Members and friends of the Chittenden Dammers, a local snowmobile club, held a volunteer day at the Rutland County Humane Society in Pittsford on May 14. As part of its overall mission, the club commits to support of local organizations […]
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Green Mountain Conservation Camp ‘workcation’ weekends
May 22-23 — WOODBURY — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. is looking for volunteers to join them for fun-filled weekends to get the camps ready for the 2021 season. This year, the GMCC Buck Lake “workcation” weekend will be […]
Local News
Adult Learning volunteer reflects on service
By Evan Johnson When Nancy Mark retired from a career in education, she wasn’t ready to walk away from the classroom. After retiring from her role as principal at the Mettawee Community School in Pawlet, she took an online English […]
News Briefs
Castleton seniors volunteer in Georgia
CASTLETON—Nineteen Castleton students traded in their final break of the academic year for some hard hats, hammers, and building supplies, as members of the Habitat for Humanity Club made the journey to Dekalb County, Ga., as part of an alternative […]
Letter, Opinion
Residents thank volunteer firefighters
Dear Editor, To the volunteer firemen and women of Proctorsville, Cavendish, Ludlow, Springfield, Chester, Reading, Weston, Mount Holly, Ascutney, Walpole, and Weathersfield who rallied to our house in the early hours of Feb. 15 to fight our house fire we […]
News Briefs
Woodstock Terrace honors local senior volunteer
WOODSTOCK—On Monday, Sept. 26, Woodstock Terrace Assisted Living presented local resident James “Mac” McClelland with the annual Woodstock Terrace Assisted Living Senior Service award. The award recognizes an area senior for making a difference in the lives of others through […]
News Briefs
“Mexican Monday” heats up Mettawee’s Generator Fund
PAWLET—The Pawlet Station restaurant reopened for one special night—“Mexican Monday” —on Monday, Aug. 29, as a fundraiser to benefit the Mettawee School Generator Fund. According to Robert Morlino, who serves as the Pawlet emergency management director, the successful evening raised […]
Local News, News Briefs
Volunteer sought to join Natural Resources Conservation board
RUTLAND—Do you live in the Upper Otter Creek watershed and have an interest in becoming a volunteer member of a small team charged with directing an organization whose mission is helping the Upper Otter Creek watershed community conserve, develop and […]
Sports
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports seeks volunteers for the winter season at all state locations
Off-snow training begins mid-November, on snow in December KILLINGTON — Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest nonprofit organization in Vermont to provide daily, year-round sports and recreation to people with disabilities, is seeking new volunteer ski and snowboard instructors […]