With the mercury pushing the levels of comfort this summer, you’ll be glad to know that area pools have been given the go ahead to open. But before you grab your suit and head off to jump in the water, there are a few things you should know. First off, come dressed to swim. Many…

ROCHESTER—The “quin-towns” of Granville, Hancock, Rochester, Pittsfield and Stockbridge celebrated this past 4th of July weekend with a new tradition — a reverse parade. Route 100 became the designated parade route, but instead of the floats passing the spectators, the displays and points of interest remained fixed, while the viewers drove by in their cars.…

Let’s play Lingo...Library Bingo that is!  Fair Haven Free Library is offering a fun way to keep your family reading this summer. The game came be played individually or completed by a family.  It’s up to you. The activities are meant for all ages. Stop by the library during one of their pick-up times for a Lingo card,…

MONTPELIER—The Division for Historic Preservation has announced the Vermont State Historic Sites opened on a limited basis the week of July 1. The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch and the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell opened Wed., July 1. The Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington, Hubbardton Battlefield in Hubbardton,…

4-H State Day adopted a virtual format this year to allow 4-Hers, including nine enrolled in Rutland County clubs, to showcase their talents and recent project work. A total of 82 club members from 11 counties participated in this University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H event, submitting entries in 16 different categories via video and…

The Division for Historic Preservation has announced the Vermont State Historic Sites opened on a limited basis the week of July 1. The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch and the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell opened Wed., July 1. The Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington, Hubbardton Battlefield in Hubbardton,…

MONTPELIER— Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 12-17, 2020. The interactive field course, which gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and wetlands with some of the state’s leading natural resource experts, will take place at the Buck Lake Conservation Camp in Woodbury. Increased personal…

FAIR HAVEN—Fair Haven Free Library recently announced that it has partnered with the University of Vermont to promote and support the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Watershed Explorers Program. The water specialists, fisheries biologists, and watershed scientists of UVM’s Lake Champlain Sea Grant (LCSG) have turned their attention to reaching out to kids who don’t have…

For more than 20 years, JobsInVT.com has provided job seekers with real, local, quality jobs online — and their successful career fairs have brought seekers face-to-face with recruiters from some of the best companies in Vermont. Now, in support of social distancing, they’ve taken career fairs online. Virtual VT Career Fairs allow job seekers to…

The Old Fashioned Cocktail is the first drink to ever bear the name ‘cocktail’ (c. 1806).  People would order at the bar a ‘cocktail’ made with their spirit of choice mixed with a little sugar, some bitters and citrus twists. Ingredients: 2 oz Tom Cat gin 1/2 tsp demerara syrup (2 parts demerara sugar: 1…

WEST RUTLAND—The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center hosts Artist in Residence Tim Lehmann during the months of June and July. The Montpelier artist is fascinated by the “stark and varied forms” of withered foliage in winter. He has enlarged an elecampane (elfdock) leaf in clay and will translate it into stone while he is in…

RANDOLPH— Vermont Pride Theater at Chandler recently announced the lineup for its 10th annual Summer Pride Festival. It includes Jon Gilbert Fox’s photo exhibit At the Right Place at the Right Time, available both online and in the Main Gallery, plus a silent auction of books appropriate to this pride celebration and theater arts at Chandler. Along with…

On July 18, youth ages 8-18 are invited to take part in the virtual Sheep and Goat Camp 2020, sponsored by University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H. The free camp, offered through Facebook Live, will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants do not need to be enrolled in 4-H, just have an interest…

Give blood July 1-31 to earn a chance to win an epic prop replica RUTLAND—This July, the American Red Cross and Wonder Woman 1984 are joining forces to save the day for patients in need of lifesaving blood transfusions. The Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donors this summer, as the Covid-19 pandemic…

VINS Nature Center’s outdoor exhibits are open daily, and beginning on July 13, VINS educators will once again begin presenting in person. The schedule includes reptile time at 10:30 a.m. every day, where visitors will listen to stories of the amazing abilities of our scaly friends. At 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. explore the natural…