Hi! My name’s Roman, and I’m a 10-month-old neutered male. It was a strange experience being so young and out on my own, but thankfully a sweet citizen found me and brought me to Lucy Mackenzie. I am adjusting well […]
Category: Column
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Column, Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with Kent Baker
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg “ii-V-I” are jazz changes and chords but it’s also the name of the new jazz trio playing at the Foundry every Sunday from 5-9 p.m. If you like jazz, I highly recommend them. They’ve been there […]
Column, Movie Diary
The beat goes on: A six-part series on the Beatles
By Dom Cioffi I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard a musician say that watching the Beatles’ performance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, is what inspired them to start playing an instrument. […]
Column, Funologist
The garage years — Part 2: Night crawler
How too much stress for too long can make you sick By Sandra Dee Owens Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of The Funologist’s story “The garage years.”Part 1 was printed in the July 7 issue of the Mountain Times. […]
Column, Tree Talk
There is a season, prune, prune, prune
By Gary Salmon In early July I got a call from two members of the Northam Church concerned about the role a tree might play during the summer season on Sunday mornings. This sugar maple had been planted several years […]
Column, Sports
Chittenden Softball League: Rock runs away with the season, undefeated
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Rock Landscaping vs. First Stop Base Camp Rock Landscaping completed their undefeated season with a shutout, mercy win over First Stop Base Camp (FSBC). Rock is poised to repeat as league champs, although this is their […]
Column, Pets
RCHS offers tips to keep your pets safe in the hot, summer weather
The Rutland County Humane Society reminds owners that pets need special care during the hot, summer months! When the temperature rises, dogs and cats should be inside with air conditioning or fans, or in the shade if outside. All animals […]
Column, Living the Dream
Paddling with the sisters of the single blade
By Merisa Sherman Like so many of you, I have been watching the Olympics as much as possible over these past two weeks. Not having cable makes it a bit tricky, but I’ve been able to catch a moment here […]
Column, The Outside Story
Visiting an old forest
By Susan Shea Decayed wood crumbled underfoot as I stepped on a mossy log. The ground was almost hidden by a lush, diverse growth of wildflowers and ferns. Brown scapes of wild leeks poked up above mottled leaflets of Virginia […]
Column, Cosmic catalogue, Horoscope Archives, Horoscopes
Wiping clean the slate
By Cassandra Tyndall If you’re considering a reset of your goals and plans that may have fallen by the wayside at the height of the season, then it may pay off to pause a while longer. The first week of […]