1-year-old. Neutered male. Corgi mix. Tan. I am sure to make you smile with our time spent together. I am just the happiest little boy and a perfect size. Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) […]
Category: Column
Column, Tree Talk
Not “just a bunch of trees”
By Gary Salmon Just as fall is appearing, two trees pop into the landscape whose color will be okay but whose form is what catches the eye. They both live in Rutland, one on Court Street across from Grace Church […]
Column, The Outside Story
Gentians provide fall color — and bumblebee food
By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul The deep purple caught my eye, an unexpected color amid the autumn-hued palette of gold, red, and orange. I stooped to look more closely, thinking perhaps someone had dropped some manmade thing on this grassy, well-traveled […]
Column, Pets
RCHS “Pet Mania” photo contest
It’s time to make your pet a star! The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) is holding an online pet photo contest, Pet Mania, from Oct. 1 at 8 a.m. until Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. For $5, you can submit […]
Living the Dream
Notice Vermont
By Merisa Sherman With great care, the BF lowered our favorite canoe into the water. With the new influx of cold weather, the water was perfectly see-through and you could see the sun shining on the rocks below the surface. […]
Column, Money Matters
The underutilized benefits of health savings accounts
By Kevin Theissen Healthcare can be one of the priciest yet most essential parts of life’s journey. And yet, many struggle to utilize the financial tools that may help. Take health saving accounts (HSAs), for example. In 2019, 55% of […]
Column, The Movie Diary
Taking it a little too easy, iPad edition
By Dom Cioffi When I go to bed at night, I generally read before finally shutting things down. In the past, my reading came via books, but since the iPad was released in 2010, that device has become my main […]
Cosmic catalogue, Horoscope Archives, Horoscopes, Lifestyle
Weekly Horoscopes for Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2021
Aries March 21 - April 20 Recent delays, confusion or uncertainty within a relationship may help you figure out where you stand. Perhaps you’re realizing what does and doesn’t work for you or, maybe you’re still discovering what does. Face […]
Column, Cosmic catalogue, Horoscope Archives, Horoscopes, Lifestyle
Living in retrograde
By Cassandra Tyndall As we cross the threshold from September to October, we’ll get a sense of how the month to come promises movement and momentum. Before that happens, Mercury will hit the brakes and head in reverse for its […]
Column, Looking Back
Going from summer to fall
By Mary Ellen Shaw It won’t be long before fall is in the air! It’s been a very hot summer compared to the weather we used to have many years ago. I don’t remember one house on our street having […]