Pledge drive fails to raise funds to offset long-term debt By Lee J. Kahrs An appeal for pledges from members to keep the Neshobe Golf Club alive in the face of foreclosure has failed. Neshobe Golf Club Board Chair Jeff Wallin said Tuesday morning that the club was only able to raise about half of…

Killington Cup welcomes the fastest women ski racers, will Shiffrin defend her Slalom title for the fourth year? By Polly Mikula There’s no question that Mikaela Shiffrin is at the top of her game — a true superstar in ski racing. For the past three years, nearly 40,000 fans have traveled to see her race…

Multiple factors contribute to demand, vacation properties are majority of boom By Karen D. Lorentz Investments in both winter and summer attractions and activities at Killington Resort, expansion of Killington Mountain School programs, the transition to a year-round vacation paradise, the good value of real estate prices, and the “gig” economy of short-term rentals have…

KILLINGTON – Killington Resort on Thursday, Nov. 21, received a positive snow control announcement from FIS (Internal Ski Federation), the governing body of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup. “This is to inform you that the Women’s' Audi FIS Ski World Cup races in Killington (USA) are confirmed following the official snow control from today…

By Curt Peterson The Windsor Central Unified School District Board’s “new build committee” met for the first time on Nov. 6. Woodstock representative Ben Ford told the Mountain Times the committee’s mission is “to advance our endorsement of the new building option.” Ford outlined options for financing the razing of the existing Woodstock High School/Middle…

Staff report The Village Ludlow Electric Light Department dedicated a substation to the late Howard Barton Jr. on Friday, Nov. 8, who spent 35 years working at the electric department. Barton was an active community member who died of a heart attack while mountain biking near his home in Ludlow on June 2, 2018. He…

By Brooke Geery Friday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m.—CHESTER— Shannon Parker finds no shortage of inspiration in the natural world. “The color combination of flowers, the details on a fern frond or the ice formations in a puddle,” she said. “There is never a lack of inspiration when you look to nature.” She has turned…

By DJ Dave Hoffman Kicking off the Women’s World Cup Friday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. is Recycled Percussion. You may have seen them on Season 4 of America’s Got Talent in 2009 where they placed third. I was a fan of theirs then and had the opportunity to see them perform at a Uconn…

Charity’s Chris Karr offers suarbush to First Chair Syrup for ultra-local brand KILLINGTON—Colton Blackman and his wife, Katie, have been sugaring for five years in what started off as a hobby. Now, 15 buckets and a turkey boiler have evolved into 800 taps and growing. First Chair Syrup has announced that the company will relocate…

By Julia Purdy A quiet, little-known pond on North Main Street that once furnished ice has finally met its inevitable end, literally giving way to eventual stream and habitat restoration as well as relieving public worry about safety. On Friday, Nov. 1, Markowski Excavating of Florence began the process of removing, one by one, the…

By Curt Peterson Oliver Szott calls his company Barnard Newspapers. Oliver is 13 years old and he’s been supplying newspapers since August 2018 when he recognized and seized an opportunity created by changes in the newspaper distribution businesses. In 2018, Barnard General Store, the only place within miles that patrons could purchase the Boston Globe,…

By Virginia Dean The 45 members of Woodstock’s Change the World Kids (CTWK) are taking Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s warning on climate change seriously by galvanizing for more action to combat the impact of global warming. “I want you to act as if you would in a crisis,” Thunberg said to world leaders…

Hunters urged to wear orange Vermont Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters to wear fluorescent hunter orange. “Hunting is one of the safest outdoor activities, and it’s getting safer thanks to advances in education as well as science,” said Nicole Meier, Vermont Fish and Wildlife information and education specialist.  “Our volunteer hunter education instructors stress…

‘He cared more about other people’ By Katy Savage Fred Coriell, the beloved owner of the Peak Performance Ski Shop in Killington who had a passion for developing youth interest in ski racing, died Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 67. Coriell was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in November 2018, but he…

By Karen D. Lorentz In response to a “nice to see men here” comment,” a male responded, “We have daughters.” It was an encouraging observation as the first Northeastern POWDER event focused on encouraging women to be brave in building a career in the ski industry. POWDER is an acronym for Providing Opportunity for Women…