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Killington Ski Club receives Gold-Certified status from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA)

May 21, 2015
Courtesy of KSC Chris Clarke president of Killington Ski Club (left), is joined by John Okolovich, KSC director (center) and Brian Krill of USSA (right) as they accept their Gold-certification. PARK CITY, UTAH – Killington Ski Club received the highest level of certification from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) during their spring meetings.…

On the rugby pitch: Rutland edges out Bennington

May 21, 2015
By Kate Troy Rutland;s Captain, Pete "Pepsi"Dayton breaks away from the Bennington defense to score the final try of his hat-trick By Maxx Steinmetz On a hot and humid Saturday morning, May 16, Rutland traveled down to play a friendly match against local rivals, Bennington Battle RFC. Throughout the short game, the sides remained evenly…

Virtual reality golf center to open in Rutland

May 21, 2015
By Polly Lynn The former Aubuchon Hardware store will be the new site of an indoor golf facility Stonehedge builds new indoor facility By Robin Alberti RUTLAND—The owners of Stonehedge Golf Course in North Clarendon, a three par golf course and foot-golf course, are opening a new indoor virtual golf facility this summer in Rutland.…

Grandmother to set record running the perimeter of the Continental United State

May 21, 2015
By Jason Mikula Vermont native Helene Neville stops in Killington By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — Burlington High School graduate Helene Neville is now a nurse, grandmother, author, health activist and a four-time cancer survivor. At age 50, she decided to become one more thing — Run the perimeter of the Continental United States. Neville is on…

OVGC men’s league results, May 12

May 21, 2015
LUDLOW–It was a match play format for the Okemo Valley Golf Club Men’s League on May 12. Engle & Voelkers Realty, made up of Pat McLaughlin, Bob Higgins, Larry Plumb and Chuck Sweetman, thumped UBS of Rutland and won 25.5 holes of the available 36 holes to grab first place for the night. Second place…

Rules of the game

May 21, 2015
QUESTION: Greg and Andrew are playing in a tournament. On the 12th hole, Greg strokes his ball into an area full of tree roots and the ball rests on the roots. He swings at the ball and fails to move it. He deems the ball unplayable and returns to the teeing area playing 4. Andrew says “hold…

Rutland Transfer Station announces holiday closures

May 21, 2015
RUTLAND — The Rutland Transfer Station on Gleason Road has announced closures for upcoming holidays. The station will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day, and Saturday, July 4 for Independence Day. They advise to please plan ahead for those days. Starting Monday, May 18, the recycling center at the station will…

Rutland Regional Medical Center honors employees

May 21, 2015
Submitted Photo 1 Colette Myhre and Tom Huebner Photo 2 Helen Poro and Tom Huebner RUTLAND — Rutland Regional Medical Center honored 215 employees for dedicated service and accomplishments recently at its Annual Employee Awards Banquet. The 215 employees have given 3,385 years of collective service to Rutland Regional. “I extend my sincere gratitude to these…

What do Biology and French have in common?

May 21, 2015
Courtesy of KMS A KMS teacher held class outside one sunny day last week KILLINGTON—The connections between the study of biology and conversational French may not be immediately obvious, but Killington Mountain School faculty members Lee Elliot and Christine Hartnett have found common ground within their two subjects and are working together to create an…

Castleton Downtown campus adds community partners

May 21, 2015
Castleton College's list of local partnerships surpasses 400 affiliates CASTLETON—As Castleton continues to expand far beyond the campus borders, so does its growing list of community partners. Since the opening of Castleton Downtown on Merchants Row in Rutland in January, the college’s list of community partners has come to incorporate more than 400 campus-wide affiliations…

Rochester bridge work to cause delays

May 21, 2015
ROCHESTER—During the week of May 18, construction is scheduled to continue on the new Bridge 19 over the White River on Vermont Route 73 in Rochester. The deck is scheduled to be poured on Wednesday, May 20, depending on weather conditions. There will be concrete truck traffic through town on the day of the pour,…

News briefs from the Lakes region

May 21, 2015
By Lani Duke Voters approve police station CASTLETON--Voters narrowly approved building a new police station, 362 to 345, on May 12. It will be an addition to the newly constructed and opened Castleton Volunteer Fire Station at a cost of $300,420, most of that coming from selling school buses already owned by the town. Some…

News briefs from the Rutland region

May 21, 2015
By Lani Duke Food drive falls short RUTLAND--The National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive in Rutland was a bust this year. Held the second Saturday in May annually, it is an effort to restock food pantries at a time of the year when they are likely running low and summer vacation means children may…

Vermonters sleep better than most

May 21, 2015
Up late? Early riser? Regardless, if you’re like most Americans, your sleep is taking a big hit. According to a new Sleep Number study conducted by an independent research firm, Americans sleep an average of 6.7 hours per night (experts recommend eight hours). But, only 5.68 hours of that are considered restful. If that’s not…

GMP schedules power interruption in Rochester, early morning May 21

May 21, 2015
ROCHESTER — Green Mountain Power line crews will interrupt electric service to 140 customers in the Village of Rochester, early Thursday morning, May 21, 2015. The outage will affect all customers in the village. The outage is scheduled to begin at 1 a.m. Thursday morning and last until approximately 3 a.m. The interruption is necessary to…