Courtesy vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports   Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a leading nonprofit in the adaptive sports industry committed to providing year-round sports and recreational opportunities to people with disabilities, recently announced that 2023 marked a historic year of growth and impact for the 37-year-old organization. Vermont Adaptive provided a record-breaking 5,336 total…

Town offices in Bridgewater, Killington, Ludlow, Plymouth and Pomfret will receive 1,000 free Covid tests by the end of the week. The Ludlow Fire Dept. and First Stop Ski Shop in Killington will also have some available.  Maxwell Elles, the director of Bridgewater’s FAST Squad, received 5,000 free Covid tests from the federal stock that…

Submitted David Francis Minard   Nov. 9, 1945-Jan. 7, 2024 In the quiet early morning of Jan. 7, 2024 our father passed peacefully, on the knoll with family by his side. He was born on Nov. 9, 1945.  As daylight approached a cardinal pair were fluttering in his picture window to take him on his…

Submitted “Poldi” Pfeifenberger Leopold “Poldi” Pfeifenberger III, 82, passed away at his home on Dec. 31 surrounded by family and friends, as any entertainer would love to have timed properly. Pfeifenberger was born in Salzburg, Austria on April 19, 1941, the son of Leopold Pfeifenberger II and Maria Ferner. He was raised in the city…

Submitted By Polly Mikula Ben Ford, vice chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) board, and other leaders from MVSU presented plans for the proposed $99 million bond at the Killington Select Board meeting Monday night, as they have done and will continue to do in all seven district towns leading up to the…

By Bob Giolito Volunteers search for missing skiers/riders via the Bucklin Trail in Mendon. By Victoria Gaither and Polly Mikula On Saturday, Jan. 20, multiple groups of skiers and snowboarders, including six juveniles (two of whom were 5 years old), ventured past Killington Ski Resort boundaries and ended up lost in the backcountry, in an…

The American Lung Association urges everyone to test their home, businesses Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and the State of Lung Cancer report reveals that it is detected at high levels in about 21.7% of homes in Vermont. During January for National Radon Action Month, the American Lung Association in Vermont is…

  Scam reports to the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) totaled 3,212 in 2023. The “computer tech support” scam took the No. 1 spot on the list, totaling almost 25% of the top scams reported. Phishing scams involving financial institutions, where a scammer tries to lure victims into clicking malicious links or tricking them…

Following a veto by the governor of a bill to increase legislative pay last year, Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky of Chittenden County, along with Senators McCormack and White of Windsor County, introduce a bill to reduce the governor’s pay to equal that of a part-time legislator on a weekly basis. The governor’s salary (set by the…

By Curt Peterson Hartland’s popular, successful community nurse program is administered by Aging in Hartland, (AiH), a non-profit group of volunteers dedicated to helping Hartland seniors remain independent and safe in their own homes. But many other towns, including Killington, currently have no community nurse program. The proposed Senate bill S.231 and partner House bill…

  Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast announces the opening of a donor milk depot and dispensary at Sage Willow Midwifery located on Main Street in Manchester Center in the Red Clover Community Wellness collective space.  The nonprofit milk bank collects milk from mothers who have more supply than their babies need. They screen donors, then pasteurize,…

Submitted   Mission Farm in Killington has been awarded a grant of $4,000 from the Laurance and Mary Rockefeller Fund and a grant of $15,000 from the Vermont Arts Council.  The Laurance and Mary Rockefeller grant will help to create durable and informative signs throughout the Mission Farm property.  “Currently, there is nothing that welcomes…

David Francis Minard   David Francis Minard, 78, of Killington died peacefully Sunday morning Jan. 7, 2024, with family by his side. He was born on Nov. 9, 1945 in Rutland.  A detailed obituary will be printed in the next edition of the Mountain Times (on stands Jan. 24) and a celebration of life will…

Following many years of research and writing, John Swanson is finally able to see his book in publication. Swanson, a resident of The Gables in Rutland, has released his book, “War Tears: A Journey from Vermont to Gettysburg,” as an eBook and paperback on Amazon’s Kindle. In February it will be available as a hardcover…

By Brooke Geery, Killington Resort On Thursday, Jan. 11, Deirdre Morris was wished happy trails from the team at Killington Resort as she retired from her position as hospitality controller. Her career at The Beast began some 40 years ago in 1983 as the Southside Food and Beverage Manager, responsible for Bear Mountain, Skyeship and…