One winter day, while teaching a winter ecology class, I pulled on waders and rubber gloves, grabbed a catch net, and led my “Minibeasts of the Stream” program, discovering a rich variety of insects in the frigid waters of Kedron […]
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Looking back: A kid’s winter back in the ’50s
If you were a kid in Rutland back in the 50s, how did you spend your winter? I will guarantee you that it wasn’t spent inside looking at a digital device! We were outside for the majority of the day […]
Poetry is power: The painting of the New Year
It all begins with a twinkle, The sun starts to rise, Painting its colorful picture of new year. The shining sun rises, The glowing moon falls, The sky sparkles. The snow glitters, All sparkly and white, The sky paints its […]
Cosmic Catalogue: Mid-decade changes
It’s the week between Christmas and New Year, where you don’t know what day of the week it is nor what you should be doing. On the one hand, the astrology of this week supports taking it easy and letting […]
Family traditions: trees, grumblings and all
Getting the lights all untangled and the ornaments hung one by one never bothered me. We usually had family gatherings where everyone would take part so you could always hide in the bathroom if it got too intense. My […]
The Movie Diary: The candy man can
By Dom Cioffi Frank Loesser was thrown out of high school and college — both times for the same reason: he failed almost every subject. Oddly, the one class he excelled in was English, which would prove prophetic as his […]
The Outside Story: How trees prepare for winter
By Rebecca Perkins Hanissiant Of all life’s synergies, I appreciate most the one between my propensity for domestic procrastination and my love of moving through the outdoors — countless adventures are born of it. During a late November weekend, when […]
Poetry Is Power: The magic of the reindeer
By Bree Sarandrea Magical Reindeer, They dance, They prance, They land on your rooftop, With the softest of sounds. Then they leave in an instant, As fast as they had come. On Dasher, On Dancer, On Prancer, On Vixen, On […]
Cosmic Catalogue: The mind plays tricks
Too often, the mistake of regurgitating information is the benchmark by which intelligence is determined. The teacher tells you what you need to learn. You sit a test and repeat the information given and you either pass or fail. […]
Killington Resort delivers a wagonload of gifts for Teddy’s Holiday Toy Party
By Brooke Geery Killington Resort donated 25 toy wagons stuffed with goodies for Teddy Arbo’s annual Holiday Toy Party earlier this month. By Brooke Geery Teddy Arbo’s annual Holiday Toy Party is an ever-growing tradition in the […]