Saturday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m.—BRANDON—Once again the Compass Music and Arts Center is holding its popular winter season arts and crafts sale. Artists and crafters, like anyone, tend to accumulate too much stuff. However, when their studios fill up, […]
Tag: Winter
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Lifts and Trails Report – Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Lift and Trails Report for Killington Peak – Wednesday, January 11th K-1 Express Gondola – OPEN – 9:00 – 16:00 Anarchy – OPEN (gladed trail) Bear Trax – GROOMING (trail with snowmaking) Blue Heaven – GROOMING (trail with snowmaking) Cascade […]
State News
Red Cross issues urgent call for blood donors
On Jan. 5, the American Red Cross reported a severe winter blood shortage and issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to make a donation appointment in order to help save patient lives. Hectic holiday schedules for many […]
Column, The Outside Story
On winter birdfeeders, many questions
By Joe Rankin Back in September, I put out the bird feeder. I try not to do it too early because, well . . . bears. My feathered friends emptied it in hours. A couple of refills later and I […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Winter tree identification workshop offered in Woodstock
Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—The leaves have fallen and identifying the trees in the backyard can be challenging. Learn how to identify trees and shrubs during our Vermont winter, focusing on their twig, bud, needle and bark structure in […]
News Briefs, police
VTF&W offers birdfeeding tips
With winter weather now taking hold, Vermonters are readying their birdfeeders. But before residents put up their avian offerings, Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife recommends a review of the birdfeeding basics. “Birds of all species have very interesting behaviors, […]
Column, The Outside Story
House sparrows in winter, scavengers that have hitch onto humans for survival
By Elise Tillinghast House sparrows—those little brown and gray birds that flash mob the bird feeder—are common and easy to see. They’re quarrelsome, noisy, and when they’re on the ground, they move in vigorous hops that remind me of popcorn […]
AUDI FIS Ski World Cup
Snowmaking Horsepower
The World Cup Expo Village at the base of Superstar is situated at 2,500 feet above sea level and nearby Killington Peak reaches to 4,241 feet — making it the second highest in the state. This elevation gives the resort an […]
Local News
Eligible households to see boost in fuel assistance this winter
Benefits will start being issued in mid-November On Nov. 3, Gov. Peter Shumlin, Vt. Agency of Human Services Secretary Hal Cohen, and Vt. Dept. of Children and Families Commissioner Ken Schatz announced that the average Low Income Home Energy Assistance […]
Local News
12th annual Wheels for Warmth raises $52,000 for fuel assistance, recycles 2,500 unusable tires
MENDON—Vermont’s Wheels for Warmth program is ready to roll out heating assistance funds for this winter, thanks to its 12th consecutive year of strong community support. Preliminary numbers for 2016 show the program collected a total of $52,000 for emergency fuel assistance […]