By Karrie Etzler There was no better place to be last Friday night, Feb. 3, than College of St.Joseph, where the opening of this year’s Green Mountain District Music Festival brought together the brightest and best musicians for a night […]
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Remembering Snowflake Bentley
By Karrie Etzler For many people around the world, Feb. 9 is just another ordinary day. But for Vermonters, it’s a day etched in immense state pride. Thanks to the innovative Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley, whose discoveries in photomicrography, gave the […]
High cost of health coverage irks Vermonters
By Karrie Etzler It’s the start of another year, and while some Vermonters are preoccupied with the pursuit of personal ambitions and keeping resolutions, there are others, far less content and facing uncertainties, chief among them affordable health insurance. According […]
Vermonters laud temporary suspension of pit bull ban in Montréal
By Karrie Etzler A recent bylaw seeking to ban pit bull type dogs in Montréal, Canada, has been temporarily suspended, after lawyers representing the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) successfully filed a court order opposing […]
Grace Church: Feeding the city, transforming lives
By Karrie Etzler Residents of Rutland City and its environs were graciously fêted at a three-course culinary soiree, hosted by the Grace Congregational United Church of Christ (Grace Church), under its community outreach program on Sunday evening, Sept. 25. The […]
Applefest 2016, another successful staging
By Karrie Etzler FAIR HAVEN—The usually tranquil town green of Fair Haven became abuzz with activities last Saturday, Sept. 17, as students and community members alike, turned out in droves to support the Fair Haven Grade School’s annual Applefest. Sunny […]