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Wisdom from the island of “The Big Ice”

March 17, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye Have you ever felt one with the universe, while gazing in awe at the twinkling stars? Have you communed with the trees and birds while hiking in the forests and woods? Have you felt inspired and empowered high up on a mountain you’ve climbed? Feeling connected to the natural world is…

Rockin’ The Region at Sugar Daze

March 14, 2018
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Okemo Resort knows how to throw a St. Patrick’s Day Party. I highly recommend you head over to the Jackson Gore Inn courtyard on Saturday, March 17 for the Sugar Daze concert extravaganza. In honor of this major musical event, the courtyard will transform into a concert venue with a beer…

“Rightness” and “wrongness” of belief systems; Jupiter in retrograde creates the opportunity to rethink convictions

March 14, 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 Void-of-Course in Capricorn until Monday night. As usual, there is a lot to talk about. The Moon’s last aspects, before she turns Void-of-Course will be a square to Uranus, and two sextiles: one…

Our students are reviving the “American spirit”

March 7, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye “Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged, and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects of ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics – but never give up,” said Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) must be…

Rockin’ The Region with Big Boss Sausage

March 7, 2018
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Big Boss Sausage is not just something you can order on your pizza but also one of my favorite new bands to grace us here in Killington. You have two chances to see them and I highly recommend attending both: Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 8:30 p.m., both at Outback…

The darker aspects of your history

March 6, 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 heading into Scorpio at around 8:23 a.m. (EST). The shift from Libra to Scorpio is palpable. Libra tends to be all sweetness and light, and the Scorpio vibe is dark and intense. If…

The new American revolution

February 28, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye How have we come to this point, America, that students who cowered in closets and classrooms, beside murdered classmates and coaches, must lead the charge to bring sense to our laws? How have we come to be represented by leaders who solely represent the NRA? How have we sunk so low…

The haves and the have-nots

February 28, 2018
By Dom Cioffi My wife and I traveled to Aspen, Colo., this past week for a few days of skiing and snowboarding. We were lucky enough to be the guests of one of my wife’s business clients who treated us to wonderful hospitality and luxurious accommodations. The added bonus was some amazing snow conditions. We…

Rockin’ the Region with Krishna Guthrie

February 28, 2018
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Krishna Guthrie has played all over the world with his famous grandfather, Arlo, but now feels right at home in the Killington and Rutland region. You can catch Guthrie at the Hide-A-Way Tavern on Tuesday nights where he runs an open mic. He also can be seen at the Killington Resort…

Blowing the whistle

February 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. At about 4:50 p.m., the Moon will turn Void-of-Course and remain in that mode until 11:42 p.m., when it enters the sign of the Lion. As much as I would love to be able to make…

America’s killing fields and sacrificial lambs

February 21, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye “Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over,” British journalist Dan Hodges tweeted when the gun debate ended after the Sandy Hook massacre where 20 elementary school children were gunned down. We have had 239 school mass shootings since Sandy Hook, and I ask our so- called leaders: “What…

Rockin’ the region with Garden State Radio

February 21, 2018
Garden State Radio (GSR) is not only a band not-to-be-missed, it’s a concert experience not-to-be-missed. They play all the top hits and have the best lights in the business. They describe their show as the ultimate experience in sight and sound, an audio visual event like no other. They transform a venue’s atmosphere. Having seen…

Waking up to it is no easy chore

February 21, 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, in the aftermath of last week’s eclipse. I am willing to bet that many things have been shaken and stirred since the last time we spoke. At the moment I am less concerned with…

This was the week that was

February 16, 2018
There is a magic that happens when everything goes right, and everything is going right. Not only has the snow been phenomenal, but this has been straight up one of the best, most important weeks of my adult life. And counter to my usual, this is not a week that was important because of bad…

The wonder of nature à la Rachel Carson

February 15, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts . . . there is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter,” wrote Rachel Carson. It’s hard…