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The outdoor world is my studio

December 7, 2018
I’m inspired by artists’ journeys and the quality of their powerful work on an international blog that features 52 artists each year. It’s called “Artists Tell Their Stories.” Beginning Dec. 6, I’m honored to be the artist of the week. Along with showing colorful paintings of various places I’ve traveled and lived, it’s made me…

Rockin’ the Region with Brad Morgan

December 5, 2018
By Dave Hoffenberg “Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight Well we’re all in the mood for a melody And you got us feeling alright,” sang Billy Joel. Brad Morgan is the piano man I’m referring to and you can catch him the next few weekends at Killington’s new…

One for the ages

December 5, 2018
By Dom Cioffi On March 24, 1975, in Summit County, Ohio, a heavyweight boxing match was held between Muhammad Ali and a relatively obscure fighter named Chuck Wepner. Wepner was a journeyman boxer with a semi-respectable record. What he was known most for was leaving fights covered in his own blood, as attested by his…

Storm clouds ahead?

December 5, 2018
By Rep. Jim Harrison You are out on a walk and you see the dark clouds nearby. Do you seek shelter or take a chance on the storm passing by? Last week there was a fiscal briefing for all new and returning legislators at the State House. While some of the information shared was positive,…

Mind your p’s and q’s this week

December 5, 2018
By Cal Garrison a.k.a Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Moon that will be sitting on the Libra-Scorpio cusp until it officially enters Scorpio, a little after 2 p.m. on Dec. 3. My Sun is in Virgo, but I have a ton of Scorpionic energy. With…

Customer service – people and manners

December 5, 2018
By Mary Ellen Shaw I don’t know about you but if you are old enough to be called a “senior” you probably miss dealing with “real people” when you have business to transact. Face-to-face will always be my preferred way of doing things. But when the place of business isn’t local you are forced to…

Inebriated wildlife

December 5, 2018
By Brett Amy Thelen It’s the time of year when the landscape is laid bare, the ground is impenetrable with frost, and flying insects have faded into memory. As fall slides into winter, resident songbirds like robins and waxwings must switch from their warm weather diets of earthworms and arthropods to the best of what’s…

The outdoor world is my studio

December 5, 2018
I’m inspired by artists’ journeys and the quality of their powerful work on an international blog that features 52 artists each year. It’s called “Artists Tell Their Stories.” Beginning Dec. 6, I’m honored to be the artist of the week. Along with showing colorful paintings of various places I’ve traveled and lived, it’s made me…

Rockin’ the Region with Pam and Dan

November 30, 2018
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Come to McGrath’s Irish Pub, Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. for the first ever Killington appearance of Pam and Dan. Hailing from Carbondale, Colorado, they are embarking on their Ikon ski and music tour. They plan to play music at all of the Ikon pass resorts in North America to…

Tis the season

November 30, 2018
By Dom Cioffi Here we are again – the start of another busy holiday season is upon us. It’s no surprise that Christmas and New Year’s happen at the end of December, but inevitably many of us find ourselves scrambling to get a handle on the things that need to get done before the big…

Rejuvenation, gratitude and blessings

November 28, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye “What should I write my column about?” I asked my friends at our dining room table. Between bites of turkey and mashed potatoes, they offered ideas, one after the other. “Gratitude,” newspaper reporter Francesca said. “It’s the season to remember how blessed we are.” “We’ve entered the holiday season when many…

The times are changing

November 28, 2018
By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Cancer Moon, in the aftermath of the annual Thanksgiving rituals, and the late-November, Black Friday, ‘Greed-athon’. As we blindly go through the motions that are automatically fed by the traditional patterns that seem to keep everything…

Giving thanks

November 21, 2018
By Dom Cioffi Thanksgiving has transformed itself over the last several decades. No longer a one-day, solely American holiday, the Thanksgiving “festivities” now span from Wednesday, through the weekend, and into Monday. First of all, it’s become customary to throw major parties on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. These parties grew out of the number…

Rockin’ The Region with Michael Franti

November 21, 2018
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg The 2018 FIS Women’s Ski World Cup in Killington is quite the event for the skiing spectator, but also for a music lover: DJ Paul Oakenfold, KT Tunstall, Guster and this week’s subject, Michael Franti. All the free shows are at the K1 Base Area. Franti will perform Saturday afternoon, following…

Keep it simple this Thanksgiving

November 20, 2018
By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries Moon on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday. I was born with the Moon in this sign, and more than likely, this has a lot to do with why I get so riled up about…