By Neil P. Allen RUTLAND — One hundred years ago, a Rutland resident had the foresight to donate 273 acres of land on Pine Hill to the city of Rutland to be used as a park and it is still fulfilling that vision today. On May 2, 1921, Henry O. Carpenter gave the land to Rutland with the idea…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Rock Landscaping vs. First Stop Base Camp Rock Landscaping kept up their winning ways and bashed around First Stop Base Camp in the process. Dylan Lee started the scoring in the top of the first and a couple of his teammates followed suit and they took a 3-0 lead. FSBC answered…

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By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Flannels Fanatics vs Rock Landscaping It has not been a good early season for Flannels Fanatics (FF) as they are on a two-game losing streak and both of those losses have been by mercy — a 10 run deficit after five innings of play.  In three games this season, they scored…

By Ethan Weinstein Tuesday, June 22 through Thursday, June 24 Green Mountain National Golf Course (GMNGC) is hosting the American Junior Golf Association’s (AJGA) Killington Junior Golf Championship, presented by Junior Golf Hub. Cancelled last year due to Covid, the Killington Junior Golf Championship, now in its 11th year, features some of the country’s best…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Rock vs. DMTB The 2021 season is finally upon us and the defending Champion’s Rock Landscaping started out where they left off last summer — with a win. Taking the first loss was a new team, Dirty Mike and The Boys (DMTB). Rock shut them down 1-2-3 in their first and…

By Gabriel Johnson Editor’s note: Johnson is a Killington Mountain School student-athlete from Mendon.  Most people know that cycling can be good for your health, but did you know that it can also make you a more well-rounded and better athlete overall? Whether it be downhill mountain bike racing, free riding on local trails, road biking,…

By Brooke Geery Scott Downs, from Middleton, Massachusetts, and Lincoln, New Hampshire, comes to Killington in the spring after Loon Mountain (New Hampshire) closes.  In addition to skiing as many spring days as he can, “I always try and make the June 1 days at Killington,” he said.  With the Icon Pass he also comes…

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…

Wednesday, April 28—VIRTUAL—Marv Elliott, treasurer and active member of Rutland County Audubon, will present a Zoom birding program on Wednesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. This photo talk will follow a camping trip by Marv and his wife, Sue, from their home in Vermont to Alaska. The program will concentrate on birds, animals and plants,…

Prizes include a fat-tire foldable e-bike  May 1-16 —The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) in partnership with Way To Go! invites Vermonters and schools to participate in the Get Up & Go! Spring Transportation Challenge from May 1-16 to walk, bike, roll, carpool, or take the bus for a chance to win an e-bike and…

Saturday, May 1 — The Vermont walleye fishing season opens on Saturday, May 1, marking the return of some of the best walleye fishing in New England. Excellent spring walleye fishing can be found in several Vermont lakes and rivers, including Lake Champlain and its tributaries — the Missisquoi, Lamoille and Winooski rivers and Otter…

It’s that time again for the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) to offer our spring trout stocking program that includes 6 to 8-inch and 10 to 12-inch rainbow and brook trout. Hy on A Hill Trout Farm will bring its fish tank truck filled with the 6 to 8-inch trout to the Conservation District…

Continued work on Sugar Hill Reservoir/Goshen Dam re-routes stocked fish, limits access GOSHEN—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. announced April 21 that trout originally planned for the 2021 stocking season at Sugar Hill Reservoir, also known as Goshen Dam, in Goshen will be stocked at other area waterways for anglers. The shift is being made…