Crowds gather in Rutland and Castleton to celebrate reopening By Polly Mikula At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 19, the James M. Jeffords Station in downtown Rutland was packed with passengers eager to board the Ethan Allen Express for the first […]
Tag: Castleton
Events & Activities
Join the Castleton Community in walking to Yellowstone
Castleton Community Center Program Director Laurie Knauer moves the “hiker” graphic to the next stop on the center’s Walking Challenge sign. Last year Community Center walkers completed 1,542 miles to Miami Beach by Labor Day and back to Castleton by […]
Local News
Immigration issues force two more priests to leave
Fair Haven, Castleton, Orwell and West Pawlet affected The Society of Divine Vocations has informed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington that as of the end of this month the order is no longer able to provide pastoral coverage for four parishes in southwestern […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Sports
Let’s Go Fishing program seeks instructors
Training workshop is May 1 in Castleton Saturday, May 1 at 8:30 a.m.—CASTLETON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. is seeking volunteers to become Let’s Go Fishing instructors to pass on Vermont’s fishing tradition to the next generation of Vermonters. The department […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Castleton offers free tours of historical buildings
Saturday, Aug. 11, 9:30 a.m.—Castleton Historical Society offers a the opportunity to visit historic buildings on Main Street in Castleton on the following Saturday mornings: Aug. 11, 18, and 25 and Sept. 1. The venerable Buel block at 556 Main St., next […]
News Briefs
Lake region News Briefs – 4.11.18
By Lani Duke Castleton U “gives back” to Fair Haven community FAIR HAVEN— Castleton University’s track and field team “spring cleaned” the center of downtown Fair Haven, tidying up the streets and public areas from Community Bank west to Liberty […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Discover your roots with an intro to genealogy
Thursday, March 22, 1 p.m.—CASTLETON—The Castleton Community Center offers its next Great Course workshop series on Genealogy with video professor John Phillip Colletta, an independent genealogist, on Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m. beginning March 22. Genealogy is a journey of discovery that […]
News Briefs
Basketball program emphasizes sportsmanship
RUTLAND—Rutland Recreation’s basketball tournament had a different focus this year: sportsmanship! The tournament, which held 44 games in less than 10 days, took place Feb. 24 to March 3 at Rutland high school. New this year, a sportsmanship code of […]
Local News
Castleton launches CU Move for 60 Campaign; New fitness initiative aims to get Castleton community moving for 60 minutes a day
CASTLETON—Encouraging a more fit and healthy lifestyle for Castleton students, faculty, and staff, the university recently launched its newest fitness initiative, CU Move for 60. A collaboration between the Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, Health & Physical Education Club, Wellness […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Castleton International Film Festival returns to campus
Thursday, March 8, 6:30 p.m.—CASTLETON—During the month of March, the Castleton International Film Festival returns to campus with a series of contemporary films from Latin America, marking the University’s fifth international film screening festival. The festival runs from March 6-20 and is […]