From toothpicks to timber, we use over 2,000 products made from wood every day. Visit the Forestry Building at the Vermont State Fair from Aug. 15 to 19 in Rutland to learn where many of these products come from, how they are manufactured, and gain a clearer understanding of our connection to the forest. Forests are all…

WOODSTOCK— Gary S. Thulander, president and general manager of the Woodstock Inn & Resort, has announced the appointment of Andrew Porter as director of tennis at the Woodstock Athletic Club. As director of tennis, Porter will cultivate the tennis programming at the resort by further developing instruction, clinics, tournaments and social programs, ushering in a…

Proposed pavilion to add new amenities for community WEST RUTLAND— West Rutland is applying for a $25,000 facilities grant to add a pavilion on its recreation area that would require a match from the town. The cost of the 48-foot by 70-foot pavilion is $53,321; with site work and electrical wiring, the project cost is…

Fair Haven considers F&W purchase, looking at stormwater FAIR HAVEN— The Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife (VTF&W) intends to buy 281.4 acres of land next to Kehoe Green Mountain Camp, Jane Lazorchak, VTF&W  land acquisition coordinator, told the Fair Haven Select Board July 18. The land acquisition is critical to the camp’s success, she…

Compass is seeking innovative work for solo and/or group exhibits from artists working in a variety of media. Curators and both emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply. Site-specific work/installations will also be considered. This is a rolling open call for exhibits to begin in Fall 2017. A variety of exhibit spaces are available,…

NORTHFIELD—Vermonters heard about opportunities to continue our work toward the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change by learning about the US Partnership for Sustainable Energy for All (US-SEforALL), at a conference hosted at Norwich University. More than 50 leaders representing state and local government, educational and environmental organizations, the business and employment sectors,…

By Karen D. Lorentz While the stagecoach and boat brought “summer people” to Vermont’s lakes and mineral springs in the late 1700s and early 1800s, the advent of the railroad in 1850 made a “mountain trade” possible. Soon visitors were discovering the delights of sunsets from mountain peaks and the rehabilitative powers of mountain air.…

PITTSFORD—On Monday, July 17, Maclure Library, Pittsford Recreation Summer Camp, and Lothrop Elementary School teamed up to treat the children of Pittsford to a storytelling presentation and brand-new books to keep, thanks to a grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF.) Duncan McDougall led an interactive presentation for 62 children and their families. At the…

LUDLOW—After advertising its availability at no cost for six months on social media, Front Porch Forum and news releases, the Friends of Ludlow Auditorium (FOLA) decided it was time to dismantle a very old and somewhat out-of-tune piano stored back stage in the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium last week. So, armed with hammers, saws, screw drivers,…

PROCTOR—Police say a Proctor woman attempted to use a motor vehicle as a weapon last week and in doing so placed her two juvenile children in harm’s way. On the evening of Tuesday, July 18, state police with the Rutland Barracks responded to a family fight on Market Street in the town of Proctor. Investigation…

POULTNEY—State police have charged a Mendon woman with burglarizing a building at Green Mountain College. Police said they went to the college at 4 a.m. on July 15, after campus security advised them they had detained a woman they suspected had committed a burglary on the campus. Police identified the woman as Hilary Dernier, age…

Hickory Street affordable housing enters final phase Rutland City’s Forest Park neighborhood will be no more, once current demolition is complete, Rutland Housing Authority Executive Director Kevin Loso told the Rutland Herald. The demolition signals the beginning of the third and final phase of removing the aging housing project in favor of a development that…

RUTLAND—Chris Heintz, president of Habitat for Humanity’s Rutland County affiliate, announced last week that Jenna Watson and John Braun have recently accepted the Rutland board’s invitation to join. “We look forward to working with Jenna and John and know they will contribute a lot to their community through their work with our affiliate,” he said.…

LUDLOW—After serving the Black River Valley and the Okemo region for the past 16 years as LPCTV (Ludlow-Plymouth-Cavendish TV), the community TV station and media education center has decided to re-brand itself as Okemo Valley TV, in order to better reflect its mission and strengthen its identity. At its annual meeting on June 22, Board…

RUTLAND—Rutland Mental Health Services is relocating its Evergreen Substance Abuse Center this fall to unoccupied space in the administration building of BROC Community Action in Southwestern Vermont, adjacent to downtown Rutland on 45 Union St. Both organizations say the move, in addition to providing Evergreen with more space for programming and expansion, creates opportunities to…