PBS and Apple team up to share family favorites Peanuts fans old and new will have more ways to watch Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang on their holiday adventures as Apple and PBS team up for special, ad-free broadcasts this year. “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will air on Vermont PBS and PBS KIDS on…

RUTLAND—Come Alive Outside and Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum invite you to name one of the four new turtles that reside in the museum’s new display. The four turtles were recently rehomed from the Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine and now reside in a spacious aquarium in downtown Rutland’s Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum. All four yellow-bellied sliders…

Help spread the holiday spirit in Pittsford. String up the lights, set up the decorations! Decorate your home for the holidays and enter for a chance to win prizes in this drive by holiday lights decorating contest. Decor can include inflatables, lights, anything festive and fun! Register your home by Friday, Dec. 6 for 10…

LUDLOW—Due to Covid-19, Okemo Mountain School has decided to do a Virtual Trot it Off 5K this year. The run/walk will take place in a location of participants’ choosing over Thanksgiving weekend. Please complete your run between Thursday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 29. This running/walking race is perfect for the avid runner or the…

Grand prize winner may choose a $20,000 custom-designed solar array or to receive $10,000 cash The Paramount Theatre announced on Nov. 18 that with the support of Same Sun of Vermont, they are selling raffle tickets for a $20,000 custom designed solar array. Should the winner of the raffle opt instead for a cash grand…

The KPAA is so excited to be able to bring the Vermont Holiday Festival back in a new way! Although some things have changed, you will still have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets to vote on your favorite trees. Each business will be decorating their individual trees and showcasing them either in their business,…

RCHS is excited about this year’s dinner card. With it, cardholders can visit a variety of participating Rutland County restaurants and purchase an entrée and their guest will receive an entree of the same or lesser value free. It’s a win for the restaurant, a win for the cardholder and a win for the animals…

Friday - Sunday, Nov. 27 – 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—Learn about late 19th century Thanksgiving traditions as Billings Farm & Museum celebrates Thanksgiving Weekend, Friday - Sunday, Nov. 27 – 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Discover how Thanksgiving was observed at the Billings Farm in the 1890s through holiday programs…

The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM), in partnership with the Vermont Comedy Club, is proud to present “Little State, Big Laughs: A Vermont Comedy Club Live Stream Event,” on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. via Vermont Tourism YouTube and Facebook channels. “Little State, Big Laughs” aims to highlight one aspect of Vermont’s…

By Brooke Geery If you grew up in Rutland in the 90s, you likely have a memory of the Sound Barrier and its brightly colored banner on Center Street. Whether you were after music, clothing or skate and snowboard supplies, the store provided anything and everything an alt-teen could desire. Owner Jeff Sanborn helped rural…

Holiday decorating contest offered this holiday season By Brooke Geery If you need a little motivation to deck out your house for the holidays this year, perhaps the chance for fame, glory and spectacular prizes will help you out. Enter Jeanette Langston of Social Tinkering, who took it upon herself to create a competition for…

For many families, it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey. But proper food preparation and handling is necessary to avoid an unwanted guest for the holiday, foodborne illness. According to Dr. Omar Oyarzabal, University of Vermont Extension food safety specialist, the best way to defrost or thaw a frozen turkey depends on its size. “For large…

The eighth piece on the Rutland Sculpture Trail honors one of America’s earliest civil rights advocates and the first Black college president in the country. The work will be unveiled Friday, Nov. 20 at noon. The public is invited to attend the outdoor event in the Center Street Marketplace; masks are required, and attendees are…

By Greg Kopf, brand ambassador at POWERSPORTSiD.com With winter fast approaching, many snowmobile riders may be itching to get back on their sled for the first ride of the season. However, there are a few key things to check on to ensure that you and your ride are in proper shape to hit the trails…

Zack’s Place has wonderful news. You can still have an awesome Thanksgiving Day. Zack’s Place is doing a virtual Turkey Trot! Yay! It is true. So how does it work? You go online at zacksplacevt.org and register for the Zack’s Place Turkey Trot. This year the admission fee is only $25 and if you want…