Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m.—PITTSFORD— The ducks will have masks this year and will socially distance as they swim!  Join the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) for our annual Duck Derby to raise needed funds for the homeless animals in Rutland County.  On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. adopted (plastic) ducks will be launched…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum will present the next workshop in the Billings Backyard Series, “Putting Food By: Can and Preserve Your Harvest Bounty” with Chef Emery Gray, a Woodstock-based chef. This virtual workshop will be presented on Zoom on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. From the safety of your own kitchen learn how…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.‚—PITTSFIELD—Patricia McDonough is an abstract artist currently creating a piece about Covid-19, which will be installed at The Pittsfield Makers Place (formerly known as Pittsfield Bazaar) on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Pittsfield Green. The piece, entitled “Acknowledgement and Grief” is 2020 by the numbers. In addition,…

Vermonters can now check out a moisture meter from their local library for free, thanks to a new loan program from the Vermont Departments of Environmental Conservation and Libraries. The moisture meters are available at 48 public libraries across the State. “When I heard of the Wood Moisture Meter program, I wondered if there would…

“For the past 19 years, the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) has sponsored a chili cook-off regardless of the weather or other worldly problems. But 2020 will see the first cancellation of the event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We believe it is a necessary step to take to protect area residents and visitors from unnecessary…

Friday, Sept. 25—CASTLETON—The 16th annual Castleton Community Center golf outing, Friday Sept. 25 at Lake St. Catherine Country Club, will benefit the center’s elderly and disabled transportation program. Over 3,000 rides were provided last year for essential travel to doctor’s appointments, nursing home visits, therapy, adult day care and senior meals. The CCS transportation program…

The 77th Annual Vermont Conference on Recreation is being held on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 and 24. This year’s conference theme is “Creating Our Vision.” This theme was selected long before the onset of Covid. In hindsight, it seems very fitting. As a result of Covid, they  will be meeting virtually rather than in-person…

RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center is hosting the Vermont Watercolor Society fall awards show, which showcases thirty juried works of art by VWS members.  This exhibit offers a wonderfully diverse and dynamic exhibition of watercolor art, and will be on display until Oct. 30. Six categories were awarded. Best in Show:  Robert O’Brien “Leaves on My…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.—RUTLAND— On Saturday, Sept. 26, Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club will walk in support of the Northern New England Chapter  of “Walk to Defeat ALS.” Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club is typically registering new dancers for their club square dance program in September, in which square dancers meet for 25-30…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.—LUDLOW—FOLA’s next feature film, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” a satirical comedy, will be screened in Heald Auditorium of Ludlow’s Town Hall on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay in his directorial debut,…

Friday, Sept. 25 at 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—350 Rutland County plans Vote For The Earth, an event on Friday, Sept. 25 from 12-1 p.m.  This event is part of the 2020 Global Climate Action Day, and worldwide partners include: The Mother Earth Project, Global Citizen, and Climate Week NYC. The local 350 Rutland County event takes place…

Friday, Sept. 25 at 12 p.m.—SPRINGFIELD—The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (OVRCC) is hosting its 11th annual golf tournament at a new location this year, the Crown Point Country Club (CPCC) in Springfield, on Friday, Sept. 25. Registration is scheduled from 12-12:45 p.m. and tee-off starts at 1 p.m. Join in for a chance to win the $10,000 cash hole-in-one prize! Thank you to this year’s…

NAACP and GMP partner to present film at Paramount Theatre Drive-in at Vermont State Fair Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—“Selma,” the powerful historical drama that chronicles the Montgomery voting rights marches with Dr. Martin Luther King, John Lewis and other important leaders of the 1960s civil rights movement, will be screened Thursday, Sept. 24,…

By Curt Peterson WINDSOR—Seventy-four-year-old Roger Book was very busy on Saturday, schmoozing among a sizeable crowd at the Windsor Welcome Center, all of whom had come to see his abstract art exhibit, “Crazy Heart.” A dozen of Book’s recent paintings were displayed inside the center. They are large pieces, about 4 or 5 feet square…

By Brooke Geery Early in the morning of Aug. 27, Hurricane Laura slammed into DeRidder, Louisiana, causing widespread destruction. Ruth Tolar, a 30-year resident of Killington, watched from afar as her hometown, and her entire family, sat directly in the hurricane’s path. “Even though the floods were not what was expected, there is extreme damage…