By Lee Emmons On certain afternoons, if I time it just right, I may spot a brown creeper (Certhia americana) on the trunk of a tree in my front yard. Moving stealthily, almost imperceptibly up the tree, the brown creeper […]
Category: Lifestyle
Business, Column, Lifestyle, Money Matters
Time is money
By Kevin Theissen We’ve all heard the phrase, “time is money.” But what does that really mean? And why does it matter? Time is the most precious of all resources. Once spent, it can never be reclaimed. Money is certainly […]
Column, Funologist, Lifestyle
Funology: the origin is thought
By Sandra Dee Owens A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single … thought. Before taking a single step, I first have to think about taking a single step. Consciously or otherwise, everything begins … with a thought. […]
Column, Lifestyle, Looking Back
All about writing, a note to brighten your day
By Mary Ellen Shaw For most of us writing began when we learned to print our names. Occasionally, letters of the alphabet got printed backwards in the process but eventually we got it right. School classrooms had alphabet charts on […]
Lifestyle, Living the Dream
Paddling canoes, memories of flat water and family
By Merisa Sherman We pulled into the boat launch just before sunrise, the darkness just lifting enough so that we could see to undo the tie down straps without any help from our headlamps. You could hear the scraping of fabric […]
Featured, Lifestyle, State News
MyFutureVT offers resource for Covid-19 workforce recovery
New tool for job and education seekers Advance Vermont has launched MyFutureVT.org, the state’s first free online hub to provide Vermonters with the information they need to make informed and empowered decisions about their career and education pathways. With 30,000 fewer […]
Business, Home and Garden, Lifestyle, Real Estate/Rentals, State News
Vermont sees third highest increase in real home values in the U.S.
Record equity levels unlikely to spur many homeowners to sell Vermont has the third highest increase in real home value in the nation according to the First American Real House Price Index (RHPI), which measures the price changes of single-family […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Lifestyle
Moms need timeouts, too
While timeouts may be torturous for young children eager to get up and go, alone time may sound like paradise to busy mothers. It can be helpful for parents to schedule daily timeouts, though breaks a few times per week […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Featured, Lifestyle, Local News, Sports
Killington Boot Camp to open and expand at Base Camp in Killington
By Katy Savage Killington Boot Camp is moving and expanding operations. Owner Beth Roberts is opening Killington Boot Camp Wellness Center on Saturday, May 1, on the second floor of Base Camp Bike and Ski (formerly Base Camp Outfitters) on […]
Events & Activities, Killington, Lifestyle, Local News, Local Organizations, Sports
GMNGC to host prestigious junior golf tournament in June
By Curt Peterson KILLINGTON—From June 21-24, 78 young golfers, boys and girls ages 12-19, will be competing at Green Mountain National Golf Course (GMNGC) in one of more than 100 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournaments across the country. This […]