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Weekly horoscopes for April 6 – 12, 2022

April 6, 2022
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Why is it hard to find a house cleaner?

April 6, 2022
Hard work, low pay, more demand has contributed to a shortage throughout the region By Victoria Gaither Having a cleaner is crucial to your business if you own a rental property.  When guests check in, they expect to find a clean and tidy place. “Guest should expect clean surfaces, spotless toilets, mirrors, sinks, tucked in…

The state of real estate

April 6, 2022
High prices are here to stay, market was undervalued, experts say By Polly Mikula The average home in Killington sold for over $1 million in the first quarter of 2022 — the highest evaluation ever — and those prices are indicative of the town’s, region’s and state’s growing value, say local real estate agents who…

Q & A with the Pros

April 6, 2022
By Katy Savage Dave Dutton Dutton Construction Corp,  Chittenden  What advice would you give to somebody/or give to people looking to do a major remodel/build project?  Engage a designer. If it’s a project of any significance, I recommend a designer — even if it’s just a matter of tearing an old kitchen out to bring…

Discipline will be required

April 6, 2022
By Cassandra Tyndall As far as April goes, this is one of the more challenging weeks of the month. As Mars and Saturn come together, it will require discipline and focus to overcome obstacles and get things done. These two planets, while not astrology’s golden children, aren’t all bad either. If a certain situation in…

Incubate your plans and dreams

March 30, 2022
By Cassandra Tyndall This week is one of my favorite weeks of the year as we build up to the first New Moon of the astrological New Year. So, in some ways, you could say that this is the dark before dawn. It’s the time to incubate your plans, dreams and goals that you’d like…

Weekly horoscopes for March 23-29, 2022

March 23, 2022
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="194740" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1582852508329{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][vc_raw_html]JTNDc3BhbiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyaWNvbmlmeSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtaWNvbiUzRCUyMm1kaS16b2RpYWMtYXJpZXMlMjIlMjBkYXRhLWlubGluZSUzRCUyMmZhbHNlJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc3BhbiUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][vc_custom_heading text="Aries" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1568082984251{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] March 21 - April 20 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]It’s all about you now Aries, as you enter your birthday season. Happy birthday! This might be an electric week for you as Mars, your ruler, clashes with Uranus. At the best of times, you’re not…

Time to be honest

March 23, 2022
By Cassandra Tyndall A new week  brings a new season with the sun’s entrance into Aries, thus, marking the astrological New Year and the vernal equinox.  New beginnings are promised as the sun reaches its highest point in the northern sky in preparation for summer. While in the southern sky, the nights creep up on…

Redeemable bottles and cans can help RCHS

March 23, 2022
Did you know that you can drop off your redeemable bottles and cans at the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS), as a way to help the animals? Thanks to generous volunteers, there is a dry and secure shed for supporters to drop off redeemable bottles and cans. The shed is located at the back of…

Multi-mountain and early bird passes offer variety, see skiing as a way of life

March 22, 2022
By Karen D. Lorentz The season-pass landscape has erupted with many options that can be perplexing to skiers and riders trying to decide which pass to take advantage of for an upcoming season. Multi-mountain passes have driven down the cost of skiing for people who ski or ride more than a few days each winter.…

Spring events return, in style, post-Covid

March 16, 2022
By Dave Hoffenberg Editor's note: These are just a sampling of the top spring events. For a full line-up pick up a copy of the Mountain Times newspaper or visit mountaintimes.info/calendar. Punxsutawney Phil said we’d have six more weeks of winter from Ground Hogs Day, Feb. 2. That gets us through this week, expiring March…

Unexpected business trends, like microweddings, will they continue?

March 16, 2022
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have been far-reaching. People from all walks of life have had to confront the pandemic and the changes it wrought, and many of those changes could have some staying power. Wedding industry experts note that one of the more noticeable and potentially long-lasting effects of the pandemic has been…

Student resiliency: Recovering from a two-year pandemic

March 16, 2022
Schools attempt to fill academic, social and emotional cracks  By Victoria Gaither Who would have ever imagined on March 18, 2020, when Governor Phil Scott ordered all Vermont schools to shut down, that two years later educators would still be fixing the cracks inside of them — the lingering academic, social and emotional effect of…

You may feel the need to tidy up, plan

March 16, 2022
By Cassandra Tyndall The annual Virgo Full Moon generally denotes a time to get organized and attend to practical planning. You might feel inclined to draw up a to-do list, feeling a sense of accomplishment as you mark each task as completed in your home or office. Tidying up and streamlining systems is perfect for…

Weekly horoscopes for March 16-22, 2022

March 16, 2022
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="194740" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1582852508329{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][vc_raw_html]JTNDc3BhbiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyaWNvbmlmeSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtaWNvbiUzRCUyMm1kaS16b2RpYWMtYXJpZXMlMjIlMjBkYXRhLWlubGluZSUzRCUyMmZhbHNlJTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc3BhbiUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][vc_custom_heading text="Aries" font_container="tag:h2|text_align:center" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1568082984251{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] March 21 - April 20 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]When people think of Spring cleaning, they often think of stuff. That spare cupboard you’ve been meaning to clean out or those clothes you’ve had in the trunk of your car for months have finally been…