Saturday, April 20 at 11 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Killington Resort’s passholder appreciation day, which features a free BBQ lunch at K-1, will happen in conjunction with Dazed & Defrosted. Beast 365, Winter 23/24, and Midweek passholders will be eligible to receive the free […]
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Scenes from the Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
Killington hosted its annual mogul competition and springtime party on April 6 at Outer Limits on Bear Mountain. The top 32 men and 16 women competed in an amateur competition for the Mogul Challenge cup. Competitors aged 11 and under […]
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Study: Vermont’s cigarette use has declined
Rates of vaping and use of flavored products by increased Newly released data from the Dept. of Health on March 26 show that cigarette use among adult Vermonters is decreasing, but the number of adults who use e-cigarettes, also known […]
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Billings Farm & Museum Hosts 2024 Barn Quilt Exhibition: A Celebration of Rural Artistry
WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum is bringing the rural artistry of barn quilts to our scenic site for the 2024 Barn Quilt Exhibition from April 4 – December 1. Barn quilting recreates the concept of quilt squares on durable mediums such […]
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The eclipses through Indigenous lenses
Sunday, April 7, at 2 p.m.—BRANDON— Peggie “White Buffalo Moon” Rozell will speak about how Indigenous people have thought about eclipses at The Brandon Inn, 20 Park St., at 2 p.m. Sunday. Rozell is a member of the Abenaki and […]
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Challenges and Critters Building our Killington Dream Lodge, Part 6
We were making progress on Dad’s Killington dream lodge, but it was slow going with lots of delays, often due to frequent weather changes. Whenever it rained, water leaked onto the floor. When it was bitter cold, ice carpeted the […]
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Love Your Peaks: Join Killington Resort in supporting breast cancer prevention with B4BC
Saturday, March 30 at 9 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Killington Resort is excited to host Love Your Peaks, a breast cancer prevention event series & fundraising campaign organized by Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC). Love Your Peaks is a fundraising campaign in support […]
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150 students activate HOPE with Sweethearts & Heroes
Courtesy of the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Teammates Tom Murphy and Sgt. Rick Yarosh smile with Levi Machia, a 6th-grader at The Neshobe School in Brandon. RNESU hosted the anti-bullying and suicide prevention program, March 18 An amazing duo of […]
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‘Grump’
While our grandsons call me “Gramp,” my fellow House Appropriations Committee members were probably thinking “Grump” as a more fitting name for me by the time Friday evening came along. That it was a long week would be an understatement. […]
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Vermont House passes modernized renewable energy standard
Last Thursday, March 21, the Vermont House of Representatives passed H.289, to modernize Vermont’s renewable energy standard by a 99-39-11 vote. The bill would put Vermont on track to achieve 100% renewable electricity across all the state’s utilities by 2035, which […]