Editor’s note: The Mountain Times receives many questions from readers every week about Killington Resort and Pico Mountain operations. In order to best answer some of the most common questions we will pose them directly to Mike Solimano, president and general manager for Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, who has agreed to respond in an…

KILLINGTON—Killington Aquatic Club’s competition swim team competed on Jan. 18 at Norwich University. Swimmers Bailey Peters, Justine Peters, Heidi Alf, and Logan Sudol competed in five individual swimming events. Bailey Peters, a national-level swimmer, received first place overall among the 15-to-18-year-old boys, where he won the 100 Fly, 100 Free, and 200 Individual Medley. Peters…

CAVENDISH—The Town of Cavendish has discussed “going solar” for several years and has finally reached the turning point. After much planning and discussion, and after much very hard work, the town-owned solar array has gone on-line and is now feeding electric power into the grid to support Cavendish municipal buildings and facilities, town officials announced…

RUTLAND—On Jan. 13, Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) announced the appointment of Christine Hoard as development director for the newly formed VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSWR). Hoard received a Bachelor of Science from Castleton State College. She brings more than 20 years of experience in professional fundraising, project management…

CHITTENDEN — Mountain Top Inn & Resort was recently named one of America’s top wedding venues by Brides Magazine. Brides Magazine interviewed 847 brides, inquiring about their experience with their wedding venue’s space, service, food and more. Fifty venues were chosen for the final Brides Best Venues in America 2015 list. The list, touted as the…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON – There doesn’t seem to be a lot of enthusiasm for public service in Killington this year. “I’m going to have to start calling incumbents,” said Town Clerk Lucrecia Wonsor. “Two people have taken out petitions for library trustee, and that’s about it.” That means the position has a contested race…

RUTLAND – Members of West Rutland Cub Scout Pack #116 along with Cubmaster Chip Reed and Danielle Sweeney recently delivered bags of comfort to cancer patients at the Foley Cancer Center. The troop collected a variety of items including handmade knit hats, headphones, mints and fleece blankets made by the troop to fill special totes…

RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph, in partnership with the Rutland County Women’s Network and Shelter (RCWNS), is celebrating the completion of a major community service project that renovated an apartment at the shelter. Throughout the fall semester, 35 scholars in the Provider Program completed more than 600 hours of service to renovate an apartment at the…

Tech integration A couple of times throughout each week, Mrs. Knipes’ kindergartners and first graders break out the iPads to review and practice skills. Mrs. Knipes finds that purposeful and meaningful use of the iPad facilitates learning and prepares her pupils in the use of technology as they progress from one grade to the next.…

By Cristina Kumka RUTLAND TOWN — Rutland City will lose money and at least 30 local workers will lose their jobs come April, when J.C. Penney will leave the Diamond Run Mall. In a statement made on Wednesday, Jan. 7, Rutland Alderman Ed Larson said: “In a lengthy telephone conversation with J.C. Penney Corporate, they…

William Duval, 68, died on Jan. 3, 2015, at his home in Waits River. He was born in Rutland on Dec. 9, 1946, the son of Charles L. and Germaine Duval. Bill grew up as one of ten siblings in Castleton and graduated from Fair Haven Union High School in 1965. He served in the…

By Stephen Seitz KILLINGTON – Next year’s town budget should be ready by the next time Killington selectmen meet, Town Manager Seth Webb told the board at the regular meeting on Jan. 6. “At the end of the year (2014), we had just over $6.68 million in debt,” he said. “That’s composed of things that…

By Ginny Grimsley As the season gets underway and skiers of all levels journey to the snow capped mountains, chances are that a great many of them will do some things that won’t help their cause, says world-class ski instructor and keynote speaker Chalky White. “You can boil down skiing to a few basic principles,…

LUDLOW—The board of directors of Black River Good Neighbor Services in Ludlow announced Jan. 8 the receipt of a major gift from Black River Produce (BRP) of North Springfield. BRP owners Mark Curran and Steve Birge have given the Ludlow-based food shelf the land on which BRP first opened its wholesale business in the late…

RUTLAND — PEGTV recently announced two new shows to its lineup. “The Inside Track” will debut this month and is produced by Duane Carleton. It is an introspective look at local musicians through one-on-one interviews talking about musical influences, lyric meanings, their backgrounds, etc. His first interview was with musician Phil Henry. Look for new…