County farmers adapt with the times WELLS—The Larson Farm in Wells has changed from a large commercial dairy farm with 150 Holstein cows in 1993 to a smaller organic farm with 20 head of Jersey cows, some heifers, and 20 […]
Tag: Green Mountain College
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
GMC hosts fall open house, Thanks & Giving Day
Friday, Nov. 11— Green Mountain College (GMC) will hold an open house on Nov. 11, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., which gives prospects and parents the opportunity to experience GMC in person. Highlights include campus, farm, and sustainability tours, providing insights into GMC’s […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Featured
Champlain Philharmonic to perform two concerts in fall series
Saturday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.—POULTNEY—The Champlain Philharmonic will return to Ackley Hall at Green Mountain College in Poultney on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and will also be at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society Sanctuary, 2 Duane Court, […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Horace Greeley Writers’ Symposium returns to East Poultney for 15th year
Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m.—EAST POULTNEY—In its 15th year of offering the writers’ symposium, the non-profit Horace Greeley Foundation, funded through donations and proceeds from Symposium fees, is dedicated to promoting the writer’s trade and the spirit of public oration […]
News Briefs
Lakes Region News Briefs 8/16
By Lani Duke Lake St. Catherine hosts loons for perhaps first time ever POULTNEY— The Vermont loon population has spread now as far as Lake St. Catherine, Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife Migratory Birds biologist John Buck told the […]
Local News
Green Mountain College to leave NCAA
POULTNEY— Green Mountain College President Bob Allen announced on Wednesday that the college’s athletic affiliation with the North Atlantic Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will end after the 2017-18 academic year. Green Mountain is currently pursuing admittance into the […]
Featured, Local News
Farmer Olympics return for third year
POULTNEY— Teams of farmers from all over Vermont will come together Wednesday, Aug. 2 at Cerridwen Farms on the Green Mountain College campus in Poultney to compete in a wide range of events designed to challenge farmers’ field skills at […]
police
Man burglarizes cars at college
Police arrested a Poultney man on night of Sunday, Aug. 30 for breaking into cars on the campus of Green Mountain College. On Sunday evening at around 11 p.m., troopers from the state police Rutland Barracks responded to a report […]
News Briefs
Lakes Region News Briefs
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 […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Killington School of Resort Management to hold open house for prospective students, March 18
Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Students in search of a unique hospitality and resort education experience in the heart of the outdoors, look no further: Green Mountain College’s Killington School of Resort Management (KSRM) invites prospective students and their families to […]