The Future of Vermont action team is launching a statewide youth opportunity initiative, facilitated by the Vermont Council on Rural Development, to embark on a deep engagement process to draw input from youth, community members, parents, advocates, municipal leaders, educators, school administrators, business owners, policy experts, and others to identify strategies and action to advance…

By Glenn Heitsmith  Okemo Mountain Ski Resort buttons up its winter business on Sunday, April 16,  with a strong snowpack and equally impressive customer satisfaction numbers. As guest speaker for the April 4 meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club, Okemo GM and Vice President Bruce Schmidt described a “tale of two seasons.”  Snowfall for the…

Set in remote County Donegal in Ireland in 1936, Friel’s memory play is placed in the small cottage of the five Mundy sisters, their fallen priest brother, and a wayward Welshman on two days in August at the harvest festival of Lughnasa. Their story is told through the adult eyes of 7 year-old Michael. The…

Saturday, April 15 — GRANVILLE— On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., do something nice for yourself and help out your furry, four-legged friends. Come on out to the “Hello Spring” fair at the Granville Town Hall, 4157 Route 100N, Granville, Vermont.  This is a fundraiser to benefit Homeward Bound, the Humane Society in Addison County, featuring…

By Karen D. Lorentz When you find yourself talking to a monkey and answering his questions, you know that there’s still a “kid” in you even if you are a senior! And that makes it easy to understand why kids gravitate to this puppet named Hairball.  It jokes around with them, often asking if they…

Friday, April 7 at 6 p.m.—QUECHEE—Each year thousands of animals that prefer dark, narrow spaces for nesting and roosting become entrapped and die in vertical open pipes found in vault toilets, the self-contained restrooms found in many of America’s wilderness areas. Teton Raptor Center’s Poo-Poo Project was created to address this problem by covering vault…

Tuesday, April 11 at 7 p.m.—CHITTENDEN—On Tuesday evening, April 11, Sarah Skinner, M.S., Archeologist for the Green Mountain National Forest, will present a program for the Chittenden Historical Society on heritage sites of historical interest within the Telephone Gap area.  The Telephone Gap project encompasses the towns of towns of Chittenden, Goshen, Killington, Mendon, Pittsfield,…

Recreational fishing is enjoyed by millions of people. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported that there was an 8% increase in anglers between 2011 and 2017. Expenditures by anglers nationwide rose 2% during the same time, from $45 billion to $46.1 billion.  As more people stay closer to home, they’re eager to engage in…

By Nadie VanZandt Do you spend a lot of effort to get rid of the moss you find in your lawn? Knowing the benefits of moss may convince you otherwise. Mosses belong to the bryophyte group of the plant kingdom. At 450 million years old, they are the oldest recorded living plants on earth and…

By Andrea Knepper What could be better than fresh greens during the dreary winter months? What if you grew and harvested them yourself?  Growing microgreens in your home is easy, cost-effective and satisfying. All you need is some soil, seeds and a sunny spot.  Microgreens are immature plants that can be ready to harvest in…

RUTLAND — The Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE) program, a federally-funded, pandemic recovery initiative created to help restaurants, farmers, and eaters through the economic challenges of the Covid pandemic, ends March 30, 2023. Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) has served as the Rutland County hub for the program since August 2020.  To fill the gap, VFFC…

Innovative pandemic meal program ends, gives rise to new local initiatives After 32 months, seven program extensions, and over 3.6 million meals distributed, the Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE) pandemic relief program ended on March 31. Between August 2020 and March 2023, VEE has benefited tens of thousands of Vermonters by providing economic stabilization for independent…

Anyone thinking of violating Vermont’s fish and wildlife laws should know that they cannot just hunt, fish or trap in another state if their licenses are revoked. Vermont is one of 48 states belonging to the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact (IWVC), which recognizes fish and wildlife related license suspensions of member states.  Any person whose license privileges are…

Registration is open for Killington Resort’s summer 2023 youth bike camps.   The Beast’s downhill mountain bike camps are day camps available in three-and five-day sessions. Youth camps are open to ages 7-17 years old of all ability levels. Based out of Snowshed lodge, all camps run from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. daily, with…

Killington Resort & Pico Mountain season passes for the 2023-2024 season are on sale at a discount through June 22. “Killington is a mecca for year-round adventure with mountain access spanning all four seasons,” said Killington Resort and Pico Mountain President and General Manager Mike Solimano. “We’re excited to embark on the multi-year Six Peaks…