New Community Challenge will award winner with sweet treats (maple creemees!) and bragging rights RUTLAND—Planners of the 2017 Gift-of-Life Marathon blood drive are appealing to the competitive nature of the greater Rutland area with the addition of a Community Challenge that will help keep the blood supply strong as well as reward the winning team…

By Lani Duke National Night Out More than 1,000 people came to the Giorgetti Athletic Complex to celebrate National Night Out, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont announced in its recent newsletter. More than 35 organizations came to inform the community about their services and take part in the fun. The 15th annual National Night Out is…

Saturday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—“Quilters, the Musical” is being presented by a consortium of Rutland Area women who have been involved in all aspects of local school and/or community theater for decades. Director Jennifer Bagley and Music Director Rita Lane have assembled a cast of talented actresses with beautiful voices, including Marsha Cassel, Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman,…

Saturday, Oct. 14, 5:45 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—Ever wanted to learn to curl? Experience the sport with a Learn to Curl clinic Saturday, Oct. 14 at 5:45 p.m. The Upper Valley Curling Club plays at Barwood Arena on Highland Avenue in White River Junction. The club provides all equipment and full instruction. Bring warm clothes and…

By Evan Johnson KILLINGTON—Seated in the Peak Lodge at the summit of Killington Mountain, resort officials and members of the Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) set their sights on the coming winter season and the events and developments slated to come with it. KPAA news KPAA President Howard Smith brought the audience up to date…

Fireworks can be seen on July 2 at Vt. State Fairgrounds; and July 4 in Killington on River Road and at the Foundry; at Woodstock U.H.S.; as well as at most town celebrations. See calendar of events and A.D.E. pages for details. Submitted photo

Tuesday, June 20, Rochester revoted on whether or not to join the proposed Act 46 school merger. In the initial vote, April 11, Rochester and Bethel voted for the merger by wide margins, but the revote Tuesday reversed Rochester's stance. Residents voted 236 against the merger; 144 for it. South Royalton also revoted June 13,…

KILLINGTON—Killington’s Parks and Recreation Department has a received $45,000 grant from the the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The Recreation Trail Program (RTP) 2017 grant will aid in the construction of 5.3 miles of mountain bike trails located on Route 100. Additionally, the U.S. Forest Service announced a $25,000 commitment towards the project.…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations for a deeper look into this weeks horoscopes Mother of the Skye…

There is a lot more to Killington than just a ski resort. Mike, Beth, and Kelly tell us what is so great about Killington and it's Community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNRe-8_Y_D0&t=3s   To watch more videos from Killington TV go to www.killingtontv.com or tune into channel 14.

Dick is 81 years old and ski's over 100 days a year at Killington Resort. We get an interesting prospective on life from Dick as he enojoys every day he can.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jJBE0p3mBQ   For more Killington TV videos go to www.killingtontv.com.

Killington Resort Mountain Ambassadors can help you find everything from the best slopes to the best restaurants. Look for them in red jackets emblazoned with the international information sign. The Ambassador team is also on hand for Meet the Mountains Tours taking place daily at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Meet your friendly tour guide in…

Killington Ambassador Program Manager, Pete Duffy, shows us the rewarding job of being a Mountain Ambassador. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3_05wNiV3A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1DsYDIbuhY Killington Resort's Rails 2 Riches just keeps building momentum. Every year the set up gets larger and the crowds bigger. Take a look at this year's Rails 2 Riches recap.