By Suzanne Freitas, UVM Extension master gardener  Warm days may tempt you to work in the garden and remove winter mulch, but wait a bit longer. We still could have more snow and some very cold nights. Plants still need protection. The freeze and thaw cycles of early spring can damage plants that have survived…

The Rutland County Humane Society is offering a low cost cat spay/neuter clinic with transportation from RCHS to Middlesex and back on May 6 for cats to be spayed/neutered. Drop your cat off at RCHS at 6 a.m. and pick your cat up later that day, likely around 6 p.m. Space is limited. If you are…

5-month-old. Female. German Shepherd mix. Tan and black. I am always on the go and have so much to see and learn that I just don’t know where to go first.  Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 • Tues. – Sat. 12-5p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org "Hi, I'm…

By Lee Emmons On certain afternoons, if I time it just right, I may spot a brown creeper (Certhia americana) on the trunk of a tree in my front yard. Moving stealthily, almost imperceptibly up the tree, the brown creeper hunts for food amongst the bark. I watch this avian mission with a sense of…

By Kevin Theissen We’ve all heard the phrase, “time is money.” But what does that really mean? And why does it matter? Time is the most precious of all resources. Once spent, it can never be reclaimed. Money is certainly a critical resource as well. Given the fact that time and money are two of…

By Sandra Dee Owens A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ... thought. Before taking a single step, I first have to think about taking a single step. Consciously or otherwise, everything begins ... with a thought. Even Funology, a wellness lifestyle that takes fun seriously — is rooted in thought. Focusing…

By Mary Ellen Shaw For most of us writing began when we learned to print our names. Occasionally, letters of the alphabet got printed backwards in the process but eventually we got it right. School classrooms had alphabet charts on the wall facing the students. Printed letters were in one row with the matching cursive…

By Merisa Sherman We pulled into the boat launch just before sunrise, the darkness just lifting enough so that we could see to undo the tie down straps without any help from our headlamps. You could hear the scraping of fabric as life jackets were pulled from the car. In the predawn silence, the sound of…

New tool for job and education seekers Advance Vermont has launched MyFutureVT.org, the state’s first free online hub to provide Vermonters with the information they need to make informed and empowered decisions about their career and education pathways. With 30,000 fewer Vermonters working than before the pandemic, MyFutureVT fills an urgent need to connect those seeking…

Record equity levels unlikely to spur many homeowners to sell Vermont has the third highest increase in real home value in the nation according to the First American Real House Price Index (RHPI), which measures the price changes of single-family properties throughout the U.S., adjusted for the impact of income and interest rate changes on consumer…

While timeouts may be torturous for young children eager to get up and go, alone time may sound like paradise to busy mothers.  It can be helpful for parents to schedule daily timeouts, though breaks a few times per week can do the trick as well.  Timeouts can benefit moms who need a break during…

By Katy Savage Killington Boot Camp is moving and expanding operations.  Owner Beth Roberts is opening Killington Boot Camp Wellness Center on Saturday, May 1, on the second floor of Base Camp Bike and Ski (formerly Base Camp Outfitters) on Killington Road. There will be an open gym with weights, cardio equipment, pliability bands, suspension…

By Curt Peterson KILLINGTON—From June 21-24, 78 young golfers, boys and girls ages 12-19, will be competing at Green Mountain National Golf Course (GMNGC) in one of more than 100 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournaments across the country. This is half the usual field for an AJGA tournament, limited by pandemic restrictions. The Killington…

From the studio into  the streets with LMNOPI (a retrospective) Saturday, May 1 at 5 p.m.—POULTNEY—Stone Valley Arts will be hosting the first solo retrospective from American muralist and printmaker Lopi LaRoe for the month of May. The opening reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit will span just under 20 years of…

Featuring the artwork of Rae Newell and Lynn VanNatta April 23-May 22 —S. POMFRET—The Artistree Gallery presents “The Way We See It,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Rae Newell and Lynn VanNatta. As artists, instructors, and friends, Newell and VanNatta share a passion for oil painting and a common interest in depicting the sights and landscapes of Vermont.…