Mountain Times August 1, 2018

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The Mountain Times • Aug. 1-7, 2018

** denotes multiple times and/or locations.

VFW Event

6 p.m.

Meat Bingo at VFW, 15 Wales St., Rutland. Play for meat prizes! Chicken, pork, hamburger, hot dogs, sausage and bacon. $8. Open to public.

Free Knitting Class

6:30 p.m.

Free knitting classes at Plymouth Community Center, by Barbara Wanamaker. Bring yarn and needles, U.S. size 7 or 8 bamboo needles recommended, one skein of medium weight yarn in light or medium color. RSVP to bewanamaker@gmail.com, 802-396-0130. 35 School Drive, Plymouth.

Seven to Sunset Concert

7 p.m.

Seven to Sunset summer concert series in Rutland’s Main Street Park, corner of West and Main streets. This week, John Lackard Blues Band. Free. Bring a chair or blanket and picnic!

Music at the Riverbend

7 p.m.

Brandon’s Music at the Riverbend free summer concert series, on the lawn behind Brandon Inn, 20 Park St., Brandon. This week, Mad Mountain Scramblers. brandon.org.

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Intro to Kabbalah

7 p.m.

Intro to Kabbalah, taught by Rabba Kaya StemKaufman. Class 2 of 3. At Sister Wicked, 3 West Seminary St., Brandon.

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WEDNESDAY Bikram Yoga **

AUG. 1

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Wednesdays: 6 a.m. 60-min. Bikram; 11 a.m. inferno hot pilates; 4:30 p.m. 60-min. hot power flow; 6:15 p.m. 90-min Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.

Pilates/Yin

8 a.m.

Pilates mat at 8 a.m.; Yin Yoga at 8:45 a.m., all levels at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Road Pitch Competition

9:30 a.m.

Rutland’s Makerspace hosts Road Pitch competition at the MINT, 112 Quality Lane, Rutland. Brings motorcycle riders with investing, entrepreneurial, business, and advisory experience on a tour to hear business ideas from local entrepreneurs. Also, the MINTacular, afternoon of free tours, demos, hands-on making, 2-5 p.m.

USO of MTB

10 a.m.

The Fox U.S. Open of Mountain Biking is at Killington Resort, Aug. 1-5.

Today’s events: All Day GT Downhill track walk, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Bike Park open for freeriding; 12-5 p.m. Racer registration open, K-l Base Lodge; 2-5 p.m. KMBC Bike Bum, Middle Step It Up; 5-8 p.m. Annie in the Water duo performs at Snowshed Umbrella Bar; 6-9 p.m.

Bike Bum/US Open Welcome Party, Snowshed Umbrella Bar. Full details at killington.com

Breastfeeding Week Walk

11:30 a.m.

To commemorate World Breastfeeding Week, Rutland Women’s Healthcare holds organized walk at RRMC Loop, 160 Allen St., Rutland. Open to all.

Info and resources available about breastfeeding. Info, 802-775-1901.

Active Seniors Lunch

12 p.m.

Killington Active Seniors meet for a meal Wednesdays at the Lookout Bar & Grille. Town sponsored. Come have lunch with this well-traveled group of men and women. $5/ person. 802-422-2921. 2910 Killington Road, Killington.

VINS Program

1 p.m.

VINS presents Screech and Hoot at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Road, Killington. 1-2 p.m. For ages 4+. Meet birds up close, identify calls, and learn about bird song.

Book Club

4:30 p.m.

Book club at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Road, Killington. Pick up a copy of “Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes” from the library and join for the lively discussion and snacks. Grades 5+.

Bike Bum Race Series

5 p.m.

Killington Mountain Bike Club Bike Bum race series Wednesdays through Aug. 29 at Killington Resort, all ages - individuals or teams. killington.com.

1807 Killington Rd, Killington.

Rotary Meeting

6 p.m.

The Killington-Pico Rotary club cordially invites visiting Rotarians, friends and guests to attend weekly meeting. Meets Wednesdays at Summit Lodge 6-8 p.m. for full dinner and fellowship. 802-773-0600 to make a reservation.

Dinner fee $19. KillingtonPicoRotary.org

Cavendish Summer Concert

6 p.m.

Town of Cavendish summer music series on the Proctorsville Green. Free!

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic to enjoy. Pizza wagon in the park, too. This week, Yankee Chank.

THURSDAY Bikram Yoga **

AUG. 2

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Thursdays: 6 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. inferno hot pilates; 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 90-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.

Open Swim **

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 5-7 p.m. 802-773-7187.

USO of MTB

8 a.m.

The Fox U.S. Open of Mountain Biking is at Killington Resort, Aug. 1-5.

Today’s events: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Racer registration Open, K-l Base Lodge; 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. GT Downhill practice Open Class, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Bike Park open for freeriding; 1:30-6 p.m. GT Downhill practice Amateur Class, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola. Full details at killington.com

WHAT TO DO IN CENTRAL VERMONT Bridge Club

6:30 p.m.

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. 1 Deer St., Rutland. 802228-6276.

Adult Soccer

7 p.m.

Adult Soccer at Killington Elementary School, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. $2.

Non-marking gym sneakers please. Info, killingtontown.com.

F.H. Concerts in the Park

7 p.m.

Fair Haven Concerts in the Park Summer Series, Thursdays, 7 p.m. Park open 5 p.m. - bring a picnic! This week, Prydein. Refreshments available.

802-265-3010. 3 North Park Place, Fair Haven.

Live at the Chaffee

7 p.m.

Live at the Chaffee Art Center music series features Moose Crossing, misfit jazz musicians. 16 S. Main St., Rutland. 7-9 p.m. $7 tickets, chaffeeartcenter.org or at the door.

FRIDAY Bikram Yoga **

AUG. 3

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Fridays: 6 a.m. 60-min. hot power flow; 11 a.m. 60-min. Bikram; 4:30 p.m. inferno hot pilates. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.

USO of MTB

7 a.m.

The Fox U.S. Open of Mountain Biking is at Killington Resort, Aug. 1-5.

Today’s events: 7-8:30 a.m. Downhill Open Class racer registration, K-l Base Lodge; 7-10 a.m. Downhill Amateur Class racer registration, K-l Base Lodge; 7 a.m.-12 p.m. Enduro, Grom and Adaptive registration, K-l Base Lodge; 8-10:15 a.m. GT Downhill practice Open Class, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Bike Park open for freeriding; 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. GT Downhill practice Amateur Class, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 1-5:30 p.m. GT Downhill qualifiers, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 4-6 p.m. Enduro, Grom and Adaptive registration, K-l Base Lodge; 4-7 p.m. Chris Pallutto performs at Snowshed Umbrella Bar; 8 p.m. Fox Racing bonfire after party, Fox Campground (Vale Lot). Full details at killington.com

Open Swim **

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 802-7737187.

RSVP for Mini Golf

8 a.m.

Greater Killington Womens’ Club sponsors ladies outing at Mendon Mini Golf on Aug. 8. Mini golf on 18 holes, putting clinic, refreshments, raffles for $10/ members; $15/ non; $20 at the door. RSVP by today, Aug. 3, for discount: evite.me/96TBTp1vmt or find them on Facebook.

Level 1 Yoga

8:30 a.m.

Level 1 Hatha Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Eagle Feather powwow

10 a.m.

Maclure Library offers playgroup, Thursdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Birth to 5 years old. Stories, crafts, snacks, singing, dancing. 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.

10 a.m.

Eagle Feather Powwow, Aug. 3-5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Pony rides, vendors, t-shirt giveaways, Tommy Hawk throwing, long bow contest, petting zoo, 50/50 raffles, story tellers, kids bike giveaway, raffle, free camping. Free admission. Intertribal, all welcome. 802-772-7947. Elm St., by Gorham Bridge, Pittsford. Today, opening day.

Story Time

Story Time

Killington Bone Builders

Magic: the Gathering

Playgroup

10 a.m.

Story time at West Rutland Public Library. Thursdays,10 a.m. Bring young children to enjoy stories, crafts, and playtime. 802-438-2964.

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied.

802-422-3368.

Mendon Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Mendon bone builders meets Thursdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694.

Wednesdays with Farmer Fred

10 a.m.

Wednesdays Afternoons with Farmer Fred at Pres. Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site. Showcasing historic farming activities and wagon rides. historic.vermont.gov. 780 VT100A, Plymouth.

10:30 a.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds story time Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m. Stories, songs, activities. Babies and toddlers welcome! 802-422-9765.

3:15 p.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds Magic: the Gathering Fridays, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Ages 8+, all levels welcome. 2998 River Rd., Killington. 802-422-9765.

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All Levels Yoga

10 a.m.

Chaffee Art Center offers all level yoga class with Stefanie DeSimone, 50 minute practice. $5/ class, drop-ins welcome. 16 South Main St., Rutland.

Tobacco Cessation Group

4:30 p.m.

Old Brandon Town Hall, Brandon. Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Tobacco Cessation Support Group 4:30 p.m.

Peer led tobacco cessation support group held first Thursday of every month, 4:30-5:30 p.m. a RRMC CVPS Conference Center, 160 Allen St., Rutland.

River Road Concert Series

6 p.m.

Thursdays on the lawn at Sherburne Library, 2998 River Road, Killington. This week, Woodchuck’s Revenge. killingtontown.com. Bring a lawn chair and picnic. Free, all welcome.

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Pop Up Market

Rotary Duck Race

Hops in the Hills

VFW Event

Lake Ninevah Findings

Author Talk Stephen Butz

Hops in the Hills

Roast Pork Dinner

5 p.m.

Wing night at VFW, 15 Wales St., Rutland. 5-7 p.m. 50 cents per wing - plus fried mozz, zucc, cauliflower, fries; and Queen of Hearts drawing. Public welcome.

5 p.m.

Hops in the Hills Beer & Wine Festival at Okemo Resort’s Jackson Gore Inn. Today, 5-9 p.m. Music by East Coast Soul. Sampling of beer, wine, and ciders, plus soda sampling for kids. Sampling tickets vary in price. Admission is free. okemo.com for details.

Brown Bag Concert Series

5:30 p.m.

Brown Bag Summer Concert Series on the Woodstock History Center back lawn, 26 Elm St., Woodstock. Free, donations welcome. pentanglearts.org.

This week, The Huntress and Holder of Hands.

Vegan Potluck

5:30 p.m.

Join the vegan potluck at Phoenix Books Misty Valley, 58 Common St., Chester. Bring a dish to share, and try others. Portion of proceeds of book sales benefits VINE vegan farm animal sanctuary. All ages. Free, open to all. phoenixbooks.biz.

Uncle Si & the Sicotics

8 p.m.

Uncle Si & the Sicotics, the guy from “Duck Dynasty,” brings a journey through music with rubber chickens, rhinestones and electric entertainment.

Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., Rutland. Tickets $35. paramountvt.org

SATURDAY

12 p.m.

Ludlow Rotary Ralph D. Hogancamp Memorial Duck Race, begins noon at Depot St. Bridge. $5 each duck, or a quack pack for $20. Cash prizes.

Tickets at Ludlow Insurance, Benson’s Chevy, Fletcher Memorial Library, Sotheby’s, or Ludlow Farmers Market.

2:30 p.m.

Find out about surprising nature of Lake Ninevah from Vt ecologist Brett Engstrom who surveyed it. Mt. Holly School, 2:30-4 p.m. Light refreshments. Public welcome. 150 School St, Mt Holly.

Concert and BBQ

5 p.m.

Jerri Katherine Howell Trio with Jimmy Kalb and Nat Colten as part of Bluegrass in the Green Mountains tour. Brings chairs and blankets for night of music and food at the Pittsford Village Farm, 42 Elm St., Pittsford.

Bingo

5:30 p.m.

Bridgewater Grange Bingo, Saturday nights, doors open at 5:30 p.m. Games start 6:30 p.m. Route 100A, Bridgewater Corners.

Just across bridge from Junction Country Store. All welcome. Refreshments available.

8 a.m.

The Fox U.S. Open of Mountain Biking is at Killington Resort, Aug. 1-5.

Today’s events: All day racer registration open (Enduro, Grom Bomb & Adaptive only), K-l Base Lodge (Registration will be closed during downhill finals); 8-9:30 a.m. GT Downhill practice Open Class, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Bike Park open for freeriding; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Enduro/Grom Bomb/Adaptive open practice, various; 9:30-11 a.m. GT Downhill practice Amateur Class, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. GT Downhill finals, awards to follow, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 5-7 p.m. USO Best Whip, K-l Base Lodge; 7 p.m. Free concert and after party with The Rustic Overtones and Fishbone, K-l Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar. Full details at killington.com

Tour de Slate

8 a.m.

Tour de Slate fund raising bike ride to end addiction, supporting Teen Challenge, VT. Four routes, from family ride to a metric century ride. Rides start and end in Middletown Springs. tourdeslate.org.

Townwide Yard Sales

9 a.m.

It’s Yard Sale Day in Brandon, all over town. Pick up official map at Visitor Center at Stephen A. Douglas Birthplace starting at 7 a.m. day of sales.

Official start is 9 a.m. brandon.org.

Downtown Sidewalk Sales

9 a.m.

Downtown Rutland Street Party with sidewalk sales and an open-air market from lower Center Street to Merchants Row. Pop-up beach party, henna tattoos, photo booth, scavenger hunt, live music and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Plus, Summer Art Walk guided tour of local art galleries, 2-3:30 p.m., hosted

by The Alley Gallery. downtownrutland.com.

Killington Section GMC

9:30 a.m.

Killington Section Green Mountain Club outing: Airport Lookout/Clarendon Gorge. Short hike up the LT to Airport Lookout for a valley view, then swim at the gorge. Moderate, 2 miles. Meet 9:30 a.m. at Rutland’s Main St. Park, near the firehouse or 10 a.m. at East Clarendon AT/LT parking lot off Rt 103.

Leader: 802-492-2143.

Eagle Feather powwow

10 a.m.

Eagle Feather Powwow, Aug. 3-5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Pony rides, vendors, t-shirt giveaways, Tommy Hawk throwing, long bow contest, petting zoo, 50/50 raffles, story tellers, kids bike giveaway, raffle, free camping. Free admission. Intertribal, all welcome. 802-772-7947. Elm St., by Gorham Bridge, Pittsford. Today, family fun day.

Plymouth Old Home Day

10 a.m.

President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site’s Plymouth Old Home Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Vt. artisans and exhibits, old games, hands-on-history activities, craft activities, old-time fiddler, reenactors, specialty food tastings, and more. Schedule at historicsites.vermont.gov. 3780 VT-100A, Plymouth.

Open Gym

11 a.m.

Saturday morning open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. All ages welcome. Practice current skills, create gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, socialize with friends. $5/ hour members; $8/ hour non-members. Discount punch cards available. 802-773-1404.

Bridge Club

12 p.m.

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. 1 Deer St., Rutland. 802228-6276.

Hops in the Hills

12 p.m.

Hops in the Hills Beer & Wine Festival at Okemo Resort’s Jackson Gore Inn. Today, 12-8 p.m. Music by North and South Dakotas, Rek’Lis and Nine Deez Nite. Sampling of beer, wine, and ciders, plus soda sampling for kids. Sampling tickets vary in price. Today is Okemo Valley Chicken Wing Championship - $5 to sample wings and vote for favorite. Admission is free. okemo.com for details.

Devil’s Bowl Dirt Racing

6 p.m.

Devil’s Bowl Speedway Dirt Track Racing: Friend Construction Night. Limited sportsman special event, kids race car rides at intermission. Grandstand admission applies, kids 12 and under are free. 2743 Rt. 22A, West Haven.

Track line: 802-265-3112. devilsbowlspeedwayvt.com.

FARM TO BALLET AT BILLINGS FARM & MUSEUM AUG. 4

Open Gym

Farm to Ballet

USO of MTB

4 p.m.

New summer music series at Willie Dunn’s at Okemo Valley Golf Club. All welcome. This week: Rhys Chalmers. 89 Fox Lane, Ludlow.

5 p.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: Tues., Thurs., Saturday 5-7 p.m. 802-7737187.

Bikram Yoga **

7:30 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Saturdays: 7:30 a.m. 60-min. Bikram; 9 a.m. 90min. Bikram; 4:30 p.m. inferno hot pilates. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.

Willie Dunn’s Summer Music Series

Open Swim

7 a.m.

Annual St. Bridget’s Fun Day, Pleasant St., West Rutland. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. yard sale/tent sale plus 25 basket raffle and food sale. Kids activities and car wash, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5 fill-a-bag at 2:30 p.m.

AUG. 4

2 p.m.

Bridgewater Historical Society hosts Stephen Butz discussion is book “Shays’ Settlement in Vermont: A Story of Revolt and Archaeology.” Come hear about the local connection, and get the book signed. 12 North Bridgewater Road, Bridgewater. Free, open to public. Refreshments served.

4:30 p.m.

Pawlet Community Church holds roast pork dinner, with all the fixings and dessert. Take outs the day of at 802-325-3022. $12/$6/age 5 and under free. 38 VT-133, Pawlet.

6 p.m.

Friday night open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland. 6-8 p.m. Ages 6+.

Practice current skills, create gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, socialize with friends! $5/ hour members; $8/ hour non-members. Discount punch cards available. 802-773-1404.

St. Bridget’s Fun Day

11 a.m.

Hops in the Hills Beer & Wine Festival at Okemo Resort’s Jackson Gore Inn. Today, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Music by Los Elk and Josh Panda Project. Sampling of beer, wine, and ciders, plus soda sampling for kids. Sampling tickets vary in price. Admission is free. okemo.com for details.

6:30 p.m.

Farm to Ballet, full-length ballet performance with a Vermont farm theme, at Billings Farm & Museum. Farm picnic supper available, or bring your own. Doors 5:30 p.m. $20 general admission; age 12 & under free. billingsfarm.org. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock. ho to sp ok

5 p.m.

Newberry Market in White River Junction hosts monthly pop up markets, 5-8 p.m. Featuring local artisans, jewelry, gift cards, artwork, photography, Lularoe, books, more. First Fridays. $25 vendor space. newberrymarketwrj@gmail.com. 19 S Main St, White River Junction.

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Cooler in the Mountains Concert

7 p.m.

Cooler in the Mountains Summer Concert Series at Killington Resort, Saturdays. This week only at 7 p.m.

(3:30 p.m. normal time) with Rustic Overtones, opening for Fishbone. Part of US Open of Mountain Biking. K-1 Base Area. Free! Beverages and food available, or bring your own. killington.com.

Washington County Band

7 p.m.

Pawlet Public Library presents outdoor concert on the lawn: Washington County Band, 7-9 p.m. Moves inside at Town Hall auditorium in case of rain.

Free. Bring lawn chairs or blanket. 141 School St., Pawlet.

Pond Hill Rodeo

8 p.m.

Pond Hill Ranch Pro Rodeo. A real rodeo complete with classic events like roping, barrel racing, and bronc riding. Excitement for the whole family, affordable admission. 1683 Pond Hill Ranch Road, Castleton. pondhillranch. com, 802-468-2449.

SUNDAY

AUG. 5 Heartfulness Meditation

7:45 a.m.

Free group meditation Sundays, Rochester Town Office, School St. Dane, 802-767-6010. heartfulness.org.

USO of MTB

8 a.m.

The Fox U.S. Open of Mountain Biking is at Killington Resort, Aug. 1-5. Today’s events: 8-10 a.m. Racer registration open (Grom Bomb and Adaptive only), K-l Base Lodge, first floor; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Bike Park open for freeriding, Snowshed & Ramshead; 9 a.m. GT Enduro start, K-l Peak/K-l Gondola; 10 a.m. Adaptive Downhill, Sideshow Bob at Ramshead; 1 p.m. Kids Grom Bomb Downhill, Rabbit Hole at Snowshed; Awards to follow Enduro/Grom Bomb/Adaptive, K-l Base Lodge. Full details at killington.com

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6:30 p.m.

Summer concerts on the park in Rochester, Route 100. This week, Tim Beck Band. Bring a chair and a picnic! Free.

Rutland City Band

7 p.m.

Rutland City Band performs Sundays at 7 p.m. in Main St. Park, corner of Main St. (Rt. 7) and West St. in Rutland. Free. rutlandrec.com.

MONDAY Bikram Yoga **

AUG. 6

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Mondays: 6 a.m. and 11 a.m., 60 min. Bikram; 4:30 p.m. 60-min. hot power flow; 6:15 p.m. 90-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.

All Level Yoga

8:30 a.m.

All Level Flow Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

Chaffee Summer Camps

9 a.m.

Summer camps at Chaffee Art Center, Aug. 6-10, for ages 7-12: Puppet Making, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Fairies, Dragons and the Land of Fantasy, 12:30-4 p.m. $110 each or $180 for both. Register at chaffeeartcenter.org. 16 S. Main St., Rutland.

Killington Bone Builders

Eagle Feather powwow

Better Breathers

10 a.m.

Eagle Feather Powwow, Aug. 3-5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Pony rides, vendors, t-shirt giveaways, Tommy Hawk throwing, long bow contest, petting zoo, 50/50 raffles, story tellers, kids bike giveaway, raffle, free camping. Free admission. Intertribal, all welcome. 802-772-7947. Elm St., by Gorham Bridge, Pittsford. Today, honoring senior citizens and veterans.

Antique Tractor Day

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum hosts 18th annual Antique Tractor Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Narrated tractor parade, 1 p.m. Tractor-drawn wagon rides, activities, ice cream making, and more. Admission. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.

Morning Yoga

10:30 a.m.

Gentle Vinyasa Flow Yoga class with Dawn Sunday mornings through the summer at Plymouth Community Center, 35 School Drive, Plymouth. $12 or 10 classes for $90. All levels welcome, bring your own mat. 10:30-11:30 a.m. dedicatedyoga@gmail.com.

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Bikram Yoga **

9 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Sundays: 9 a.m. 90-min. Bikram; 11 a.m. inferno hot pilates; 4:30 p.m. 60-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.

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10 a.m.

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied.

802-422-3368.

11 a.m.

Better breathers support group. Have difficult time breathing? Join the American Lung Association support group led by a respiratory therapist, first Monday of each month. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Godnick Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland.

Open Swim

11:30 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 802-773-7187.

Monday Meals

12 p.m.

Every Monday meals at Chittenden Town Hall at 12 noon. Open to public, RSVP call by Friday prior, 483-6244. Gene Sargent. Bring your own place settings. Seniors $3.50 for 60+. Under 60, $5. No holidays. 337 Holden Rd., Chittenden.

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Rutland Rotary

12:15 p.m.

Rotary Club of Rutland meets Mondays for lunch at The Palms Restaurant.

Learn more or become a member, journal@sover.net.

Balloon Twisting

3 p.m.

Maclure Library offers balloon twisting fun program - learn how to make balloon creations. 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.

Young Adult Book Club

4 p.m.

Phoenix Books Misty Valley holds young adult book club for grades 7-12.

Reading and discussing a new young adult book. Free. 58 Common St., Chester. phoenixbooks.biz.

Tobacco Cessation Group

4:30 p.m.

Free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. Every Monday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at RRMC Physiatry Conference Room (PM&R) off Outpatient Physical Therapy Waiting Room. 160 Allen St., Rutland.

SUP

5 p.m.

Intermediate group SUP skills with Karen Dalury. Reservations required, 802-770-4101, killingtonyoga@gmail.com.

Citizenship Classes

Vermont Adult Learning will offers free citizenship classes. Call Marcy Green, 802-775-0617, and learn if you may qualify for citizenship at no cost.

16 Evelyn St., Rutland. Also, free classes in reading, writing, and speaking for English speakers of other languages. Ongoing.

TUESDAY Bikram Yoga **

Tobacco Cessation Group

11 a.m.

Free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges.

Every Tuesday, 11-12 p.m. at Heart Center, 12 Commons St., Rutland. 802747-3768.

TOPS Meeting

4:45 p.m.

TOPS meets Tuesday nights at Trinity Church in Rutland (corner of West and Church streets). Side entrance. Weight in 4:45-5:30 p.m. Meeting 6-6:30 p.m. All welcome, stress free environment, take off pounds sensibly. 802293-5279.

Golf League

5 p.m.

Killington Golf Course golf league night, 5 p.m. shotgun start Tuesdays.

9-hole scramble, themed event with contests and prizes. Sign up at 802422-6700 by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. killington.com.

Tobacco Cessation Group

5 p.m.

Castleton Community Center, 2108 Main St., Castleton. Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m.

Level 1 Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Level 1 Hatha Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.

5:45 p.m.

Free group meditation Tuesdays, Mountain Yoga, 135 N Main St #8, Rutland. Margery, 802-775-1795. heartfulness.org.

AUG. 7

Bereavement Group

Open Swim **

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 12-1 p.m.; 5-7 p.m. 802-773-7187.

Art Workshop

10 a.m.

Hand-in-Hand open art workshop, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays at Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington. Open art workshop - all levels, interests, mediums. Free. Ann Wallen Community Room. 802-299-1777.

Mendon Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Mendon bone builders meets Tuesdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694.

6 p.m.

VNAHSR’s weekly bereavement group, Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Grace Congregational Church, 8 Court St., Rutland. Rev. Andrew Carlson facilitates.

Free, open to the public. 802-770-1613.

Legion Bingo

6:15 p.m.

Brandon American Legion, Tuesdays. Warm ups 6:15 p.m., regular games 7 p.m. Open to the public. Bring a friend! Franklin St., Brandon.

Chess Club

7 p.m.

Rutland Rec Dept. holds chess club at Godnick Adult Center, providing a mind-enhancing skill for youth and adults. All ages are welcome; open to the public. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. 1 Deer St., Rutland.

Castleton Concert Series

7 p.m.

Castleton University’s 23rd annual Summer Concerts at the Pavilion series, in the Castleton Pavilion. Tuesdays through the summer. This week, Rick and the All Star Ramblers. Free, open to public. Non-perishable food donations encouraged. castleton.edu/summerconcerts. 62 Alumni Drive, Castleton.

Newspapers could be impacted

continued from page 7A The state’s three largest export markets happen to be countries that have put in place tariffs retaliating against the new steel and aluminum tariffs — Canada, China and Mexico.

Statistics from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture (AOA) show that exports to all three countries are down so far in 2018 compared to previous years.

Exports to China from Vermont hit a record high of $41.7 million in 2017.

Year-to-date numbers show that trade to China is down by almost a quarter this year.

Trade to Canada, historically Vermont’s largest trading partner, has decreased as well. Through the first five months of 2018, trade was 19 percent lower than it was last year.

Exports are a significant market for Vermont farmers, according to Eastman, and some of the products that they sell in those markets are subject to new retaliatory tariffs.

For instance, two of the top products Vermont sells to China are whey

Nicoll:

10 a.m.

Tuesday Tales of the Notch at Pres. Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site.

Guided tours with site administrator. historicsites.vermont.gov. 3780 VT100A, Plymouth.

Heartfulness Meditation

6 a.m.

Bikram Yoga holds classes Tuesdays: 6 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. Inferno hot pilates; 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 90-min. Bikram. 1360 US-4, Mendon. bikramyogamendon.com.

Tariffs:

Tuesday Tales

and cheese. In retaliation to U.S. trade moves, China hiked tariffs on whey from 2 percent to 27 percent. The tariff on cheese went from 12 percent to 37 percent, according to the AOA. Eastman said it is challenging to map the impact the tariffs are having on Vermont dairies because they are just one of several significant pressures facing dairy producers, such as a long-term trend of low milk prices.

The federal assistance package is likely to result in at least some Vermont farmers getting support, she said. But Eastman emphasized that the money is not a remedy for the problems facing the industry.

“This is not a long term fix for dairy,” Eastman said.

“Farmers would like to get paid an honest price for their product and not have to keep relying on subsidies and programs,” she said. “It would be well-received if they were to have some predictability in our system.”

Meanwhile, other industries — like the print news business — have

already started to see the concrete impact of new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration Among the first steps Trump took in the escalation of trade tensions with Canada was increasing tariffs on imports of lumber and uncoated groundwood paper. The result has been that newspapers around the country have been confronted with higher costs of newsprint — an added expense for an already cash-strapped industry.

Todd Smith, publisher of The Caledonian-Record, said that so far the printers the newspaper works with have managed to minimize the impacts of the new tariffs. However, he has noted relatively small price increases every month this year.

Smith said the paper’s “worst case financial scenario” would be if newsprint costs were to increase by 20 to 30 percent, as many news outlets around the country are expecting.They would likely consider reducing the amount of news they run in the paper.

Supports progressive tax structure

continued from page 4A Studies have shown that smaller schools are better for learning.”

Regarding school safety, Nicoll said he’d like to wait and see for the time being.

“I don’t think I’d do more before we see how the current laws play out,” he said.

In the area of renewable energy and the state’s commitment to get 90 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2050, Nicoll said, “Vermont has done a lot already. I don’t know what else I’d like to do. I would like the towns to meet those goals in their own way. We need more programs aimed at the household level.”

On health care, Nicoll said, “I support expanding access to universal health care. I favor [U.S Senator Bernie] Sanders’ proposal. I can’t fathom what it’s like for people who don’t have health care.”

Sanders has said he would expand Medicare to every citizen.

Nicoll also addressed the problem of attracting and retaining younger workers to the state, but said that older workers should have their chances, too. He said he’d support greater access to job training programs. “We should have affordable programs for middle-aged people to make it easier for them to keep up,” he said.

Ludlow’s tax situation is one reason Nicoll said he’d support a progressive tax structure. “Property taxes in this town make it hard just to get by,” he said. “We need a system which taxes more on income, rather than property.

Property taxes seem to hurt a lot of people around here.

The few of us trying to live in the gold towns are having a hard time doing it.”

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MUSIC SCENE • 11A

The Mountain Times • Aug. 1-7, 2018

Music scene by dj dave hoffenberg

WEDNESDAY AUG. 1

BRANDON

[MUSIC Scene] WOODSTOCK

KILLINGTON

LUDLOW

7:30 p.m. Town Hall Theatre

4 p.m. Snowshed Umbrella Bar

11:30 a.m. Jackson Gore Courtyard

Documentary: “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy”

10 a.m. Town Hall

FRIDAY

Rockin’ Ron, the Friendly Pirate

6 p.m. Brandon Inn Lawn Music at the Riverbend: Brandon Town Band, Mad Mountain Scramblers

POULTNEY 6:30 p.m. Taps Tavern

Jazz Night with Zak Hampton’s Moose Crossing

RUTLAND 7 p.m. Main Street Park John Lackard Blues Band

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

Full Band Open Mic with Robby and Jimmy

THURSDAY

AUG. 2 BARNARD

5:30 p.m. Feast & Field Market Rebecca Levi & Friends

6 p.m. Lake House Aaron Audet

FAIR HAVEN 7 p.m. Town Park Prydein

KILLINGTON 6 p.m. Liquid Art

Open Mic with Tee Boneicus Jones

7:30 p.m. Summit Lodge and Resort

6 p.m. Iron Lantern

Jazz Trio

LUDLOW 5 p.m. Okemo’s Coleman Brook Tavern Date Night with Live Music on the Patio

6:30 p.m. The Killarney

Irish Session Open Jam with Gypsy Reel

PITTSFIELD 7 p.m. Clear River Tavern Open Mic Jam with The Bubsies

RUTLAND 7 p.m. Chaffee Art Center Moose Crossing

SOUTH POMFRET 7 p.m. Artistree Open Mic

STOCKBRIDGE

Craic Agus Ceol

Duane Carleton

2 p.m. Jackson Gore Courtyard

Hops in the Hills: Josh Panda

4 p.m. Willie Dunn’s Grille at Okemo Valley Golf Course Rhys Chalmers

POULTNEY Music at The Moose: Little Greens

RUTLAND

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub

LUDLOW

Krishna Guthrie

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

10th Anniversary Hops in the Hills: North and South Dakotas

KILLINGTON Craic Agus Ceol

The Idiots

LUDLOW 5 p.m. Jackson Gore Courtyard

10th Anniversary Hops in the Hills with East Coast Soul

POULTNEY 7 p.m. Taps Tavern

Tony Lee Thomas Duo

12 p.m. Jackson Gore Courtyard

2:30 p.m. Jackson Gore Courtyard

6 p.m. Mr. Darcy’s Wayne Canney

5 p.m. Village Farm

DJ Dirty D

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern Rio County Line

6 p.m. Stony Brook Tavern WOODSTOCK 5:30 p.m. History Center Back Lawn

The Huntress and Holder of Hands

10 p.m. Bentley’s

Dancing after Dark with Guest VJ

SATURDAY

AUG. 4 BARNARD

2 p.m./7 p.m. Town Hall

Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition

BRANDON 7:30 p.m. Brandon Music Julia Mark

BOMOSEEN 6 p.m. Iron Lantern Breanna Thompson

6 p.m. Lake House Ryan Fuller

7 p.m. The Wild Fern Rick Redington

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9:30 p.m. The Venue Open Mic

STOCKBRIDGE

1 p.m. Wild Fern

RUTLAND

9 p.m. Center Street Alley

Rutland City Band

5:30 p.m. Jackson Gore Courtyard

PITTSFORD

Uncle Si and the Sicotics

7 p.m. Main Street Park

12 p.m. Wild Fern

Fiddlewitch

8 p.m. Paramount Theatre

7 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

Hops in the Hills: Rek’Lis

Hops in the Hills: Nine Deeez Nite

Cookout with a concert: Jeri Katherine Howell Trio

POULTNEY 5 p.m. Cones Point General Store Music at The Moose: Northern Homespun

RUTLAND 9 p.m. Center Street Alley DJ Mega

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

Karaoke 101 with Tenacious T

WOODSTOCK 7 p.m. Bentley’s Jamie Ward on Piano

10 p.m. Bentley’s

Dancing after Dark with Guest VJ

SUNDAY AUG. 5

BARNARD

2 p.m. Town Hall

Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition

KILLINGTON 11 a.m. The Foundry Jordan Snow Brunch

5 p.m. The Foundry

Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington The People’s Jam

MONDAY

AUG. 6 LUDLOW

9:30 p.m. The Killarney Open Mic with The Bubsies

RUTLAND 9:30 p.m. The Venue Krishna Guthrie

WOODSTOCK 8 p.m. Bentley’s Open Mic Night

TUESDAY AUG. 7

BRIDGEWATER

7 p.m. Ramunto’s Brick & Brew Pizza Trivia Night

CASTLETON 7 p.m. Castleton Pavilion Rick and the All Star Ramblers

Saturday 9pm

TONY LEE

THOMAS Duo

DUANE CARLETON

the human jukebox

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BEST POOL TABLE

POULTNEY 8 p.m. Taps Tavern Bluegrass Jam

RUTLAND 6 p.m. Rick and Kat’s Howlin’ Mouse All Ages Open Mic

Jazz Night with Summit Pond Quartet

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

9:30 p.m. The Venue

Duane Carleton

friday 9pm

12 p.m. Cones Point General Store

9 p.m. JAX Food & Games

Jake Geppert

Wayne Canney

6 p.m. Red Clover Inn

Ktown’s Finest R&B

BOMOSEEN

Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition

6 p.m. Sherburne Memorial Library MENDON

7 p.m. The Foundry

7 p.m. Town Hall

STOCKBRIDGE

River Road Concert Series: Woodchuck’s Revenge

Cooler in the Mountains: Rustic Overtones and Fishbone

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub

6 p.m. North Star Lodge Pool Stash Bros Acoustic

7 p.m. Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar

10th Anniversary Hops in the Hills: Los Elk

SUNDAY 9PM

BOMOSEEN

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12A • PUZZLES

The Mountain Times • Aug. 1-7, 2018

• SUDOKU

• MOVIE TIMES

• CROSSWORD

• MOVIE DIARY

just for fun

SUDOKU

the MOVIE diary

By Dom Cioffi

Each block is divided by its own matrix of nine cells. The rule for solving Sudoku puzzles are very simple. Each row, column and block, must contain one of the numbers from “1” to “9”. No number may appear more than once in any row, column, or block.

When you’ve filled the entire grid the puzzle is solved.

Solutions on page 31A

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

CLUES ACROSS 1. The winners 7. A place to relax 10. Monies to pay debts 12. Horse mackerel 13. Type of steroid 14. Make dry 15. The Godfather’s adopted son 16. Ivanovic and Gasteyer 17. Horror movie franchise 18. Grab 19. Iranian city 21. Yearly tonnage (abbr.)

22. One’s illicit lover 27. Fake smarts (abbr.)

28. Where Jersey natives depart from 33. Doctor 34. Front feet 36. Insurance option 37. Some is “wicked” 38. Type of weaving 39. Religious woman 40. One point east of southeast 41. Prestigious literary prize 44. Tiny humans 45. Relish over 48. Computer manufacturer 49. Envelops 50. One type is dippin’ 51. Bequeaths

CLUES DOWN 1. Dice game 2. Greek goddess of youth 3. Piers Anthony protagonist 4. One-thousandth of an inch 5. JFK Library architect 6. A type of corrosion (abbr.)

7. Beat up 8. Political action committees 9. Antidiuretic hormone 10. Of the desert 11. Oblivious of 12. Actress Lathan 14. Musical instrument 17. It’s in a plant 18. One-time special prosecutor 20. Indigenous people of Brazil 23. Mothers 24. Mongolian desert 25. Great Britain, Scotland and Northern Ireland 26. British air aces 29. A lover to Zeus 30. Frequently 31. Get together again 32. Gives a permanent post 35. Sun worshippers love one 36. Ammonia-producing process 38. 4th month of the Jewish calendar 40. New England river 41. Stores grain 42. Confess openly 43. Quarterbacks do it 44. Not good 45. Witness 46. Author Coulter 47. Type of screen Solutions on page 31A

Boys to men

The month-long experiment is officially over. Four weeks ago, my wife and I dropped our teenage son off at military camp. The idea was to build some character and revisit his suffering study habits. The program promised to nudge young men toward adulthood using exercises that build pride and confidence.

My wife and I got up at 5 a.m. this past Sunday to make the several-hour drive to pick him up. We were both anxious and curious. Would he have changed?

And if so, for better or worse?

It was easy to think he would come out on the better end of this experience, but we also knew that plenty of the kids in this program were there for disciplinary reasons. Would their bad habits or attitudes rub off on him?

We arrived at the campus and made our way to the large hall where the closing ceremony would take place. Other parents filtered in with the same looks of wonder on their faces. Before long, the cadets arrived and filed in to take seats on the opposite side of the hall.

I spotted my son at the same moment he spotted me. He smiled and I returned the look. It reminded me of a similar moment when we dropped him off 30 days earlier. As I said good-bye and made my way to the door on that day, I turned around and saw him staring at me. We gave each other a brief smile, but at that point, there was some sadness behind it.

The ceremony involved a few speeches and some award presentations before the cadets were released and sent to their dorm rooms to collect their belongings. The parents were given some final directions on wrapping things up and then were sent to find their sons.

When I found my son, he was carrying his trunk down the stairs with another cadet. They got to the bottom and set the trunk down and then the kid helping my son raised his hand to shake and said, “See ya, Cioffi. Great knowing ya.” My son returned the handshake and said goodbye.

I gave my boy a hug and pulled him in close, holding him a bit longer than he probably wanted to be held, but I didn’t care. I was ready to have my son back in my life and proud of him for surviving this test.

Before long, a few more boys walked by, each shaking hands with my son. And as we gathered up his gear and headed to the car, a couple more boys yelled, “Later, Cioffi!”

I took these recurring salutations as a good sign.

My son had obviously made ample connections throughout the month. Of course, that’s never been my son’s issue. No matter where he goes or what he does, he has always made friends easily. Sure, like any kid he’s got his issues, but socializing has never been

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one of them.

We packed up the car and got on the road and immediately wanted to know everything. But as every parent of a teenage boy knows, they are painfully hard to squeeze information out of. We suffered through countless one-word answers before the frustration kicked in. Suddenly, it was like he never left.

I got a pit in my stomach and drew within myself, letting my mind race on the idea that this experiment may have been a huge waste of time and money.

I was about to say something when I glanced in the rearview mirror. In an instant, everything became clear. My son’s head was leaning back, his eyes were closed, and his mouth was wide open. The kid was exhausted.

We let him sleep the entire ride home. When we arrived at our house, which was mid-afternoon, he said he needed to go upstairs. After I unpacked a few things, I went up to find him. Not surprisingly, he was curled up in his bed fast asleep.

He slept for another hour before a neighborhood kid, who was pining for his return, showed up and asked him to go swimming. My son quickly gathered his stuff to head out, but then told his friend to wait while he went back upstairs. A few minutes later he returned covered in sunscreen.

While this doesn’t sound like a big deal, it was for my wife and me. The fact that he put on sunscreen without being told was mind-blowing for us. At that moment, I knew there was a change. It may have been minor, but it was a start.

This week’s film, “Mission: Impossible–Fallout,” is anything but minor. In fact, this big budget action thriller dealt with a very major issue: the annihilation of millions of people.

Starring Tom Cruise as the indomitable Ethan Hunt, “Fallout” delivers exactly what’s expected of this revered franchise – namely, jaw-dropping special effects wrapped up in an unending chase scene.

Check this one out if you’re a fan of the franchise.

Just be prepared to pay attention while the convoluted storyline unfolds. It all wraps up in the end, but there’s a bit of confusion along the way.

A super-charged “B+” for “Mission: Impossible Fallout.”

Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email him atmoviediary@att.net.

ROCKIN’ THE REGION • 13A

The Mountain Times • Aug. 1-7, 2018

n o i g e R e h T ’ n R ock i otics w ith Uncle Si and

the Sic

Uncle Si and the Sicotics are coming to the Paradad. “It’s in my blood and it’s something that I love to mount this Friday, Aug. 3. Many will know Si from do. I couldn’t see life without it.”

Duck Dynasty, but what you don’t know is he has Tatum started singing when she was six. “I was a pretty good country group. Joining him are his raised in a crazy household where I ended up joining daughter in-law, Marsha Robertson; Bridgette Tatum, a gospel group with my parents and there were tent a singer/songwriter from revivals going on. My dad was a pastor, but he was Nashville; and a full band. also the abusive pastor and the alcoholic pastor so I I had the pleasure of had a very confusing childhood with Jesus growing rockin’ speaking with all three of up. Music was always my connection back to God and the region them, and as expected, that’s how I got closer with Jesus in my life. That was by dj dave the conversation was fun. the direction for the rest of my life. I moved to Nashhoffenberg They have an EP that I ville, cold turkey, didn’t know anybody. I worked my enjoyed listening to. “As way through all the channels of this business. So at six Seen on TV” is a fun song.

I started with gospel music which I still dearly love. I “Huntin’ Somethin’” is classic country. “The Yee-Haw started songwriting at 13, started playing the guitar at Song” is great with catchy lyrics, something I’ll defi15 and bam. I’m here sitting with Si and Marsha now.” nitely DJ. “Throwback Man” is Si’s song and it’s really Si is a very religious man. “If you’re around me any good. Si said, “That song was custom written for me.” length of time, five minutes or more, you’re going to “Garrison” is really nice with great vocals by Roberthear something about Jesus, and that goes for the son and “Chicken Puddin’” has great harmonies and ladies, too.” Tatum added “If I say ‘Amen,’ the other made me want some. two then said ‘Amen’.”

Si talks about how the I asked Si what he likes best about “HE DOESN’T FOLLOW group got together. “Jesus performing live as opposed to belooked down from heaven ing on television. He said, “Well, DIRECTIONS GOOD.” and said ‘I’m gonna take it’s really … what I this lady who lives in don’t like about Idaho and I’m gonna put her with this it. For me, TV lady who lives in Nashville and then I’m was a walk in gonna throw in this old man that lives the park. It was in Louisiana’ and that’s how the Sicotics easy for me. All were born.” They’ve been together for I had to do was two years. Tatum said, “We spent about show up and a year trying to get everything together, be myself. figure out what we wanted to say in the songs, Music on the writing them and trying to figure our sound other hand, out.”

I have to They’ve been on the road for the past six months. work I asked what life with Si is like on the road. Robertson really said, “Crazy, and Bridgette would say ‘Challenging.’”

Tatum added, “Most of the time we have a really good time. Have you heard of Beyonce? We have Siyonce.” I asked Si if he’s drinking iced tea right now and he said, “Yes, I am. I got a glass full of it.”

Si cites Johnny Cash, George Jones, Courtesy Dave Hoffenberg Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty as Uncle Si (center), Marsha Robertson (right), and Bridgette Tatum (left) his musical influences. “As far as I’m will make a stop in Rutland at the Paramount Theatre, Aug. 3. concerned nobody today can touch those guys.” Robertson said she likes Barbara Manhard. Bridgette’s favorite term is ‘There’s a lot of workdrell and Alison Krauss, “The good pure country that ing parts in this’ and she’s exactly right. I like getting I grew up on.” Tatum was all over the road and said, “I involved with the band out there and having a good love me some Garth, I love me some Ludacris, I love time and then just go dead on singing. She [Tatum] me some Aerosmith.” said, ‘You have to remember you’re a singing artist Si said the reason they do so well is, “We have first.’” a good blend of modern day music, old time, old Robertson said, “My favorite thing is the fans and school, hip hop, whatever. All the cultures are kind of the fun we get to have on stage. The energy that’s involved into what we’ve done so far.” They do some created.” Si added, “We were doing a signing and a covers like “Wagon Wheel.” They cover George Jones fan came up with a mason jar full of cherries with and have a Barbara Mandrell song that hasn’t made some good shine mixed in with them. He said I had it into the set list yet. Tatum loves to sing AC/DC’s to try one and Marsha said I didn’t ... I said, ‘Yes, I do, “Shook Me All Night Long.” let me try these cherries.’ I said ‘Oh my goodness, this Robertson started singing in church when she was is shine that keeps on giving.’” Robertson added, “He four and then sang in choirs and at home with her doesn’t follow directions good.”

Submitted Mendon Town Hall could come down.

Mendon’s old town hall may be razed

By Julia Purdy

MENDON—At its July 23 meeting the Mendon Select Board came to the conclusion that the only option left for the old town hall structure is to demolish it.

The old town hall currently stands at the edge of the Mendon town office parking lot. It was built in 1888 and was used for town meetings until the 1950s, when the annual town meeting outgrew it and it was converted to a town garage and later housed Adi’s Woodworking.

The Select Board studied the viability of restoring the building for reuse by the town, but the cost of renovation and repairs was more than the town could justify spending.

The Mendon Historical Society had hoped to sell the building to someone who would buy it for a song and move it to private property, as was done with the original schoolhouse on the same site.

A Request For Proposal (RFP) was published, which drew two lookers but no takers. One was a contractor who seeks out old post-and-beam frames and the other expressed interest in renting the building for seasonal storage. Since renting it out would cost the town about $150,000 to rehabilitate it for use, the Select Board rejected that offer.

The building is a balloon frame structure typical of its day: easy and cheap to put up using two-storytall studs. The remains of a raised dais line the back wall. A bit of style was added to the exterior with tall windows and weatherboards in a diagonal pattern.

But some time in the mid-20th century an overhead garage door and concrete slab were put in when the building was used as the town garage. The roof sags and the sills are rotted and on the verge of collapse.

The Select Board will review the wording for a new RFP soliciting bids for demolition at its next meeting, Aug. 13.

The town has no definite plan as yet for the use of the space left by the old building. The historical society has talked about making the town office parking lot more inviting with a gazebo.

14A • SPORTS

The Mountain Times • Aug. 1-7, 2018

Killington Softball League: CM heads to finals, again The third round of the winner’s bracket saw sophomore team, the OmyaRamas, versus defend-

Relief without penalty from the sand Question: Michelle and Oeff are playing in a tournament. On the 4th hole, Oeff hits his ball into an area of bushes where it is impossible to stroke the ball, However, the ball rests on a mound of sand made by a burrowing animal Oeff says he is allowed relief without penalty because relief from sand by a burrowing animal is allowed. Michelle says relief not allowed because Oeff could not stroke the ball regardless of the mound, Is Michelle correct?

Answer: A player may not get relief from an abnormal ground condition if there is something other than the abnormal condition creating a problem. The bushes are the other problem. See USGA Decisions on the Rules of Golf, 2016-2017, 25-1b/19 . Decisions on the Rules, 2017-2018, have not yet been printed. Oeff is not correct. Michelle knows the Rules.

Golf clinics continue Saturday mornings, 10:30 a.m. to noon. I continue to work on individual concerns. Remember,the swings the thing and continuous improvement is what it’s all about.

BE HEARD.

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ing champion Killington Resort. OR started strong, scoring four runs on five hits. KR got two back off a Nate Stoodley home run.

The second had OR’s Ben Seamen suffer the team’s only “Cold Milk K” of the night. OR went off in the third with six runs, including a Jimmy Mee home run, for a 10-2 lead. OR added a two-run shot by James Lorman to go up 10. KR loaded the bases and Greg McClallan and Matt Kinsman each knocked in a run. KR crept closer in the fifth with three runs and then faced a 12-7 deficit. Each team only managed one more hit and McClallan had a “Cold Beer K,” so OR got the big win and earned a trip to the championship.

The first loser’s bracket elimination game was Mc-

Grath’s Sushi versus Clearly Moguls. These teams faced each other many times in the playoffs, but never this early in the loser’s bracket. MS started cold going down 1-2-3, but CM’s Brett “Mr. Pink” Regimbald blasted a two-run shot for the game’s first lead and saw Russell “The K Muscle” Dalglish suffer the game’s first “CBK.” MS saw Joe Montemurro suffer a rare “CBK” in the third. Regimbald drove in another two runs and so did “Tall” Tom Gilligan to give CM a 6-0

the bottom of the sixth and MS had no offense in the seventh to end their season with the 7-5 loss.

The next elimination game was between First Stop Mosher Base Camp and the Karrtel. The late great “Umpire” Franco used to say “Friends don’t let friends go to New Jersey.” FSMBC wishes they could’ve endorsed that since they lost a third of their teammates to a vacation there, and had to play with eight. Left fielder Max Rowe stepped in for

OMYARAMAS GOT THE BIG WIN AND EARNED A TRIP TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. lead. MS finally got on the board in the fourth after “Big” Josh Tarleton jacked a two-run shot. They had a chance for more, but Montemurro ended the inning with another “CBK.” Both teams went down 1-2-3 and MS’s Ezrah Lemieux got thrown out at second by “Tall” Tom. Angel Shannon blasted an insurance run to go up four. Tarleton blasted another two-run shot and now has amounted for 80 percent of his team’s scoring. “Tall” Tom “CBK’d” in

pitcher Johnny Sharpe.

The top of the first wasn’t too bad as the Karrtel only scored two runs on four walks. FSMBC practically batted through their order twice in the bottom, scoring eight runs on six walks

by Forrest Baker. Bats were not coming off shoulders in this game. Theme music for this game would be “These Cleats were Made for Walking.” Rowe walked the first seven batters in the second – 10 overall which led to nine Karrtel runs.

FSMBC answered with two runs on two walks. Rowe walked three in the third for a 15-10 Karrtel lead. He delivered a “CBK” to Nate Gilman. Wyatt Mosher came in to relieve Rowe and Michael Smith for Baker.

Smith gave up three walks in the fourth which led to two runs for FSMBC and they only faced a 15-12 deficit. Mosher calmed down with the walks but unfortunately gave up a bunch of hits and the Karrtel jumped ahead 2213. The Karrtel added two in the sixth and all FSMBC could answer with was two “CBKs” by Chris Major and Mike “Bouff” Bouffard. The Karrtel got their first win of the season after 16 straight losses. These teams set records that nobody wants, combining for 34 walks.

The Karrtel’s reward for their first win was facing CM in a mud filled elimination game. For CM it was all about the long ball, with 12 of their 17 runs from that.

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calling it a must ride and a “classic Killington trial.” While the riding is technical and sure to challenge even the best, it’s “not going to eat you,” Rosenbaum said. “We don’t build them with mandatory gaps so you’re not going to air off something and smack into a wall on the other side.” Alternatively, try Scarecrow, a much longer trail from the Peak.

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Cavendish concerts continue with Yankee Chank, Jason Cann Aug. 1, 8—CAVENDISH—The Town of Cavendish invites everyone to a relaxing evening of music and fun on the Proctorsville Green on Wednesdays, Aug. 1 and 8, starting at 6 p.m. for its annual summer music series. Aug. 1 will see Yankee Chank, and Aug. 8 will bring Jason Cann.

Yankee Chank is a Vermont group that performs traditional Cajun music from the heart of southwest Louisiana. The French-speaking people of eastern Canada, our immediate neighbor to the north, were the inspiration for the southern Cajuns and thereby inspired Yankee Chank. The band has been performing both Cajun and Zydeco music around Vermont and beyond, using fiddle, accordion, guitar and bass since 1996. The band’s performances offer a distinctive immersion into this unique regional music.

Jason Cann is a singer-songwriter who lives in Hartland, and has long played in the upper valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. He mixes many original songs with standby covers for a terrific evening of music.

The Proctorsville Green has hosted these midweek concerts for over 10 years. The coordinators encourage all area residents and visitors to join their friends and neighbors in front of the gazebo on the green.

Bring a blanket or a comfortable chair, have a picnic, or just lie back and relax on the grass. It’s a fun way to enjoy the summer weather and either reconnect with old friends or make new ones.

Concerts are free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, check the Cavendish Facebook page. For more information, call Robin at 802-226-7736.

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Aug. 1, 4—RUTLAND—The MINT – Rutland’s Makerspace will host this year’s Road Pitch competition during the Rutland stop of the multi-town event. The pitch competition is scheduled on Aug. 1 at 9:30 a.m. at The MINT’s location at 112 Quality Lane in Rutland.

For the fourth year in a row, Rutland has been chosen as a stop on a weeklong motorcycle tour that brings riders with investing, entrepreneurial, business, and business advisory experience to towns across Vermont to hear business ideas from local entrepreneurs. The event is organized by FreshTracks Capital, a seed and early stage venture capital firm focused on financing businesses in Vermont.

Last year’s Rutland Road Pitch, hosted by the Rutland Economic Development Corporation, featured local entrepreneurs who used the shared equipment at The MINT to prototype product designs. For this year’s event, organizers at The MINT felt it made sense to host the competition in their space.

“We encounter so many incredible, talented people with innovative ideas who are working within the makerspace,” said Karen McCalla, volunteer at The MINT and lead organizer of this year’s Rutland Road Pitch. “We have such a strong entrepreneurial community here and we wanted to show that off by hosting this event.”

Businesses pitching this year included a website design company focused on empowering micro-businesses, a business that uses music to build teams and create enriching interactive social experiences, a photo tour business that connects travelers to experiences curated by local photographers, a platform designed to change the way higher education is accessed, and an online music education interface that centers around a community of established and aspiring musicians.

In addition to the Road Pitch, organizers are planning the one-year anniversary of their grand opening. The celebration – called The MINTacular! – is an afternoon of free tours, demonstrations, and hands-on making using the tools and equipment available in the space. The event is being held on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2-5 p.m.

“We’ve accomplished so much in our first year, but we’re really just getting started,” McCalla said.

Sidewalk sales span Center Street, Merchants Row Saturday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m.—RUTLAND—The Downtown Rutland Sidewalk Sales will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The event features an open-air market that spans from lower Center Street around the corner to Merchants Row, including sidewalk sales at local businesses, food trucks, unique crafters and makers, kids activities, a bouncy house, live music, a photo booth, outdoor dining and giant sized games.

Don’t miss a guided art walk featuring murals and galleries, a downtown scavenger hunt, special giveaways and for one day only, a pop up beach.

For more information, visit downtownrutland.com.

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What are the USO events?

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Downhill – this is the biggest event of the weekend.

Killington has built a new downhill track that starts at the Peak Lodge and finishes in the K-1 Base Area. The track is 2.7 km long. The race is open to pros and amateurs – no beginner class.

This race will take place Saturday afternoon.

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Enduro – this race is comprised of five stages of cross-country terrain that tests riders’ fitness and skill. The race is open to pros and amateurs – no beginner class available.

This event will take place Sunday morning.

Spectator guide:

Best Whip – The crowd favorite. It will take place on specially built jumps on Lower Bittersweet – in viewing distance of the Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar. Riders will launch into the air and try to impress a celebrity judge panel with amplitude and style on Saturday afternoon.

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Grom Bomb (Youth Downhill Race) – A real downhill race experience for kids. This is not for beginners. Kids do not need to be experts, but should have experience riding downhill at a bike park. The Grom Bomb will take place on Rabbit Hole (Snowshed) on Sunday.

Courtesy Clay Harper

Adaptive Downhill – this race will take place on Lower Sideshow Bob, the same course as the weekly KMBC Bike Bum races, on Sunday with support from Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sport.

By Auggie Tolosa

Live music –Cooler in the Mountains moves to 7 p.m. Saturday featuring Rustic Overtones opening for Fishbone. The Umbrella Bars also have live music.

See Section B for more details on the event schedule, maps, racer profices, and more.

continued from page 1A purse! For less elite riders, the Amateur Class, Grom Bomb Downhill and the US Open Adaptive Downhill races will give athletes of all abilities the chance to compete during the US Open weekend.

This is the first time this world-class event has been held in Vermont. Over the past few weeks, the anticipation has built for the event as organizers, trail builders, racers and spectators all prepare for five days of mountain biking.

“We are excited to partner with the resort to kick off the US Open in Vermont,” said Clay Harper, co-founder and event director of the US Open of Mountain Biking.

“Everyone here is so amped for mountain biking!”

Spectator guide While the Downhill event is the biggest event of the weekend, the Best Whip Competition is a crowd pleaser and is scheduled right after downhill finals.

Some of the best views of both the downhill race and the mountains themselves (without hiking) are at Killington

Peak, accessible by the K-1 Gondola. There will be a designated spectator area near the Peak Lodge.

Spectators can purchase a special US Open Spectator Ticket which will be available Aug. 1-5 only for $15 per person per day (ages 7-79). Children 6 and under and seniors 80+ are free. It’s valid for unlimited K-1 Gondola rides.

The K-1 Gondola will be open Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (K-1 will be closed 9 a.m.-11 a.m. to general public mountain bikers. Scenic riders and racers only.)

Hiking along the course, however, will be the best way to witness all the action.

Some sections of the new downhill course will not be an easy hike, with steep terrain, loose dirt and obstacles along the way, organizers warn. There will be alternate routes for hikers in certain areas. Pick up a course map on race day to see the best viewing areas.

The Best Whip will take place on spe-

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cially built jumps on Lower Bittersweet – in viewing distance of the Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar and concert stage and a short walk from the vendor village. Riders will launch into the air and try to impress a celebrity judge panel with amplitude and style. (Competitors in the Best Whip Competition are selected by invite only.)

From the Vendor Village spectators can also view the finish line and lower section of the downhill race course. Vendors include Fox Racing, GT Bikes, Fox Suspension, Horizon Hobby, Flat Tire Defender, Teton Gravity, Go Pro, Long Trail Brewing and Camp Woodward, which will host autograph sessions with Jake Kinney. The vendor village will be open Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Live music Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5-8 p.m. Annie in

the Water Duo will perform at Snowshed Umbrella Bar. Friday, Aug. 3, 4-7 p.m. Chris Pallutto will perform at Snowshed Umbrella Bar. Saturday, Aug. 4, 4-7 p.m. Duane Carlton will perform at Snowshed Umbrella Bar. Saturday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m Rustic Overtones will open for Fishbone at Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar (near K-1 Lodge.)

Parking/shuttles Free spectator parking is available at K-1 Lodge in bays 3 and 4, as well as in Ramshead and Snowshed lots. Free shuttles will be running a loop between Snowshed, Ramshead, K-1 Lodge, and Vale parking lot from 12 p.m. to midnight on Saturday.

Pick-up locations are at the courtyard entrance of Snowshed, Ramshead Base Lodge next to Killington Road and below the stairs to the Roaring Brook Umbrella Bar at K-1.

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Killington Wine Festival grows

By Polly Lynn Mikula

KILLINGTON—Participants at this year’s Killington Wine Festival were treated to gorgeous summer weather in addition to nearly 500 wines from a collection of over 40 vineyards.

The Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) organized the event hosted at Killington Resort. Mike Coppinger, director of the KPAA, said the event saw some growth and was an improvement over last year, but there is also room to grow in the future.

About 175 people attended the Premier Tasting at Killington Peak Lodge on Friday, July 20. “It was a classy, upscale event with string music from the Killington Music Festival and a spectacular menu by Chef Eric,” said Coppinger.

About 450 attended the Grand Tasting, the festival’s signature event at the Roaring Brook Umbrella Barson Saturday.

Sunday’s Wine and Nine golf tournament attracted about 40 for tee times, which was “on par with last year,” said Coppinger, (pun intended).

Coppinger said he’s still waiting on the exact number of funds raised from the event, but said it exceeded last year, partly due to better controlled costs.

There is definitely room to grow the event, he added. “There was plenty of headroom in the tent,” he said. “But it’s a delicate balance. We don’t want people waiting in long lines or vendors running out of food. Next year we hope to add 150200 more participants Saturday, which the event could definitely handle without negatively impacting the experience of those in attendance.

“Our goal is to grow and perfect this event so that it can be something our community is really proud of,” Coppinger added.

In addition to growing the number of attendees, next year, Coppinger said he’d like to see more Vermont vineyards represented, a tent for shade, and a better connection between the wines served at the tastings and local businesses where attendees could drink the wine again or buy bottles for themselves.

This year 12 restaurants participated in the Wine Trail. He hopes to add 3-4 more next year and to publicize the Wine Trail earlier. All three wine dinners were sold out well in advance, held at Liquid Art, the Birch Ridge Inn and Highline Lodge.

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Free community event on Lake Ninevah reveals findings Saturday, Aug. 4, 2:30 p.m.—BELhabitat in southern Vermont.

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Live at the Chaffee music series continues with Moose Crossing Thursday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Poultney-based Moose Crossing will be performing live at the Chaffee Art Center in Rutland on Thursday, Aug. 2 starting at 7 p.m. This will be the sixth installment of a new music series at the Chaffee, that will continue the first Thursday of each month.

Looking for classics from Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Josef Zawinul, or Herbie Hancock? Join Moose Crossing at the Chaffee Arts Center and support live music in Rutland.This band of misfit jazz musicians takes the stage with class and energy, providing classic, and contemporary jazz music to any occasion.

Locally grown Vermont musicians include Zachary “Moose Knuckle” Hampton, tenor sax; Tim “The Mayor” Duch, piano; and “Killer” Joe Plotts, bass.

Tickets are $7. This event is all ages. For more information, visit chaffeeartcenter.org.

MONT—What surprises did nature have in store when Vermont ecologist Brett Engstrom surveyed Lake Ninevah and the 3,300 acres of conserved land surrounding it? Find out when Engstrom discusses his remarkable two-year inventory of the ecological resources of the Lake Ninevah area.

The event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Mount Holly School from 2:30-4 p.m. and light refreshments will be served. This will be the first public presentation of his fascinating findings.

“At the outset I was expecting a fairly low diversity of natural communities and not a great number of wetlands given the setting of Ninevah Foundation lands. After the first few days in the field on the project I realized how wrong my expectations were,” said Engstrom.

The event, hosted by The Ninevah Foundation, is the first community forum since the affiliation with The Farm & Wilderness Foundation. In May, the two organizations joined forces to ensure the stewardship of 4,800 acres of land, water and wildlife

“We’re thrilled to join with the Ninevah Foundation to safeguard the region’s natural resources, ensuring over 90 percent of this land will remain open to the public.

This new partnership combines Ninevah’s expertise in on-the-ground conservation work with the educational assets of Farm & Wilderness, a nearly 80-year-old summer camp and leader in experiential education,” said Rebecca Geary, Executive Director of Farm & Wilderness and Ninevah Foundation.

Dano Weisbord, outgoing Ninevah Board president, said, “The combined team from the Ninevah Foundation and Farm & Wilderness has the potential to deepen our stewardship of this expanse of unspoiled open space and laboratory of biodiversity. I am confident that our collaboration will further the long-term conservation of this vital ecosystem.”

Representatives of both organizations will be on hand to answer questions and to hear feedback.

For info, visit farmandwilderness.org.

Okemo’s Hops in the Hills offers three days of sampling beer, wine, cider Aug. 3-5—LUDLOW—Okemo Mountain Resort will host its tenth annual Hops in the Hills Beer and Wine Festival, Aug. 3-5. Okemo’s Jackson Gore Inn courtyard will be the setting for sampling a variety of beer, cider and wine from regional and national producers. Live music will accompany the tasting all three days and an on-site marketplace will feature food trucks and craft vendors. On Saturday, festival attendees will determine the Peoples’ Choice Award, as local restaurants vie for the title of 2018 Okemo Valley Chicken Wing Champion.

Returning this year to the courtyard at the Jackson Gore Inn, Hops in the Hills Beer & Wine Festival has become a true family event. With free admission to the venue for all ages, soda sampling will be popular with the kids with

fruity flavors and more adventurous ones like birthday cake and toasted marshmallow.

Sample beverages from a selection of more than 120 beers and ciders, plus more than a dozen fine wines.

Festival hours are from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3; 12-8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5. The musical lineup for the weekend includes East Coast Soul on Friday evening, North and South Dakotas, Rek’Lis and Nine Deez Nite on Saturday, and Los Elk and Joshua Panda Project on Sunday.

In addition, on Saturday attendees may take part in determining this year’s Peoples’ Choice winner of the Okemo Valley Chicken Wing Championship. Each $5 pack of chicken wing tickets allows guests to sample five chick-

en wings prepared by seven local restaurants, and cast one vote for their favorite wing. This year’s Chicken Wing Champion will be announced at the end of the day, Aug. 4.

Admission is free and open to all ages. Soft drinks and food items will be available for purchase from a variety of food trucks and the Adventure Zone Waffle Cabin or Coleman Brook Tavern. Beer and wine tasters must be 21 or older with a valid ID. Pricing for tasting varies. Sampling portions range in size from three ounces for wine, up to 18.5 ounces for beer and cider. Each sampling glass is sold with three tasting tickets and refill tickets are available.

Okemo’s Adventure Zone and Evolution Bike Park will be open throughout the weekend. For more information, call 802-228-1600 or visit okemo.com.

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Farm to Ballet returns to Billings Farm & Museum Saturday, Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—Grab your blanket, picnic basket, and the entire family to experience Farm to Ballet – an early evening, full-length ballet performance at Billings Farm on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. The colorful program reinterprets classical ballet pieces to tell the story of three seasons on a Vermont farm – accompanied by a live string sextet playing Vivaldi.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for exploring the operating dairy farm, featuring the Jersey herd, draft horses, sheep, and oxen.

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Pack a picnic or purchase a fresh-off-thegrill Billings Farm grilled cheese sandwich with tomato jam and a garden-fresh side salad prepared by the Woodstock Inn. Also available at the Dairy Bar: Billings Farm picnic supper, Vermont-made ice cream and beverages.

General admission is $20; children 12 and under are free. Tickets are available online at billingsfarm.org/farmto-ballet or by calling 802-457-2355.

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Saturday, Aug. 4, 12 p.m.—LUDLOW— The Ludlow Rotary has selected the Ludlow Elementary PTG to be the beneficiary of this year’s Ralph D. Hogancamp Memorial Duck Race! This year’s race will be Saturday, Aug. 4 at 12 p.m. and begin at Depot Street Bridge. The ducks will travel along the Black River to Walker Bridge.

Prizes will be awarded to the first three ducklings to cross the finish line, and the last little duck will also receive a cash prize. Ducks are $5 each or a quack pack of five ducks for $20.

All proceeds will support Ludlow PTG’s winter sports program.

Tickets can be bought at Ludlow Insurance, Benson’s Chevrolet, Fletcher Memorial Library or Sotheby’s Ludlow, as well as at the Ludlow Farmers Market.

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Thursday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN—Get ready for a real Celtic treat as the Fair Haven Concerts in the Park welcome Prydein back to town on Thursday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m.

The band includes Aron Garceau on guitar and vocals; Iain Macharg on highland bagpipes, flutes and tin whistles; Dan Houghton on highland bagpipes, flutes, tin whistles, bouzouki, mandolin, and vocals; Andy Smith on bass and vocals; and Caleb Bronz on the drums. The band engages concert-goers of all ages, so grab a lawn chair and join in for yet another evening of entertainment in Fair Haven’s beautiful park.

Door prize drawings are held during intermission with prizes for children and adult. Hot dogs, soda, water and popcorn are available for purchase each week. A 50/50 raffle is also held at each of the concerts. The beautiful weather has helped draw large crowds, with anywhere from 500-800 people packing the park for the concerts. Arrive early for better parking.

Concerts are held on the Fair Haven Town Green and go on rain or shine. The rain location is at the First Congregational Church, which is located on the north end of the park. To find out the location, call the concert hotline at 802-265-3010 ext. 301.

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FOOD 506 Bistro

The 506 Bistro serves a simple, seasonal menu featuring Vermont highlights. Set in the open bar and lounge, the atmosphere is casual and warm. Your are likely to be served a yankee pot roast, a great organic burger from a nearby farm or fresh strawberry shortcake with Vermont berries.

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At Killington’s hometown bar, you’re bound to have a good time with good food. Starters, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and salads are all available. With live entertainment seven days a week, they’re always serving food until last call. www.supportinglocalmusic.com (802) 422-5334

506 506 Back Country Café

The Back Country Café is a hot spot for delicious breakfast foods. Choose from farm fresh eggs, multiple kinds of pancakes and waffles, omelet’s or daily specials to make your breakfast one of a kind. Just the right heat Bloody Marys, Mimosas, Bellini, VT Craft Brews, Coffee and hot chocolate drinks. Maple Syrup and VT products for sale Check our Facebook for daily specials. (802) 422-4411

Jones’ Donuts

Offering donuts and a bakery, with a community reputation as being the best!

Closed Monday and Tuesday. 23 West Street, Rutland. See what’s on special at Facebook.com/JonesDonuts/. Call (802) 773-7810

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Killington Market

Take breakfast, lunch or dinner on the go at Killington Market, Killington’s on-mountain grocery store for the last 30 years. Choose from breakfast sandwiches, hand carved dinners, pizza, daily fresh hot panini, Located in On The VT roast chicken, salad and specialty sandwiches. Vermont Birch Ridge River Inn, Woodstock products, maple syrup, fresh meat and produce along with wine and beer are Serving locals and visitors alike since A1998, short scenic drive from Killington also for sale. www.killingtonmarket.com (802) 422-7736 or (802) 422-7594 dinner at the Birch Ridge Inn is a delicious way to complete your Located in On The Inn, Woodstock dayRiver in Killington.

Featuring Vermont VT Liquid Art inspired Newfrom American cuisine in A short scenic drive Killington Forget about the polar vortex for the inns dining room and Great a while and relax in the warm Room Lounge, you will also find a nicely stocked bar, hand crafted cocktails, atmosphere at Liquid Art. Look for fine wines, seafood and vegetarian options, and wonderful house made artfully served lattes from their La desserts. www.birchridge.com. (802) 422-4293 Marzocco espresso machine, or if you want something stronger, try their signature cocktails. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, they focus on healthy fare and provide you with a delicious Choices Restaurant and meal different than anything else on the mountain. LiquidartVT.com (802) Rotisserie 422-2787.

Chef-owned, Choices Restaurant and Rotisserie was named 2012 ski magazines favorite restaurant. Choices Lookout Tavern may be the name of the restaurant but With a free shuttle, take away and call it is also what you get. Soup of the day, ahead seating, Lookout Tavern is a solid shrimp cockatil, steak, hamburgers, pan seared chicken, a variety of salads choice. Nachos, quesadillas, sweet potato and pastas, scallops, sole, lamb and more await you. An extensive wine list fries, salads, soups, sandwiches and dinner and in house made desserts are also available. www.choices-restaurant.com options are always a good selection and (802) 422-4030 happy hour is from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Open daily at noon and serving until midnight. on Friday. www.lookoutvt.com (802) 422-5665 Clear River Tavern Our fantastic American tavern menu featuring burgers, pizza, salads, steak and more is now being handcrafted by Voted the best ribs and burger in our new Executive Chef Tim Galvin.

Killington, Moguls is a great place for Nestled on 10 acres directly on the VAST the whole family. Soups, onion rings, snowmobile trails and only 8 miles from mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, the Killington Road. Our live music schedule will keep you entertained, and buckets of chicken wings, salads, we never charge a cover. We’re sure you’ll agree that “When You’re Here, subs and pasta are just some of the You’re in the Clear”. www.clearrivertavern.com (802) 746-8999 food that’s on the menu. Free shuttle and take away and delivery options are available. (802) 422-4777

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Looking for something a little different? Hit up McGrath’s Irish Pub for a perfectly poured pint of Guinness, live music on the weekends and delicious food.

Guinness not your favorite? They also have Vermont’s largest Irish Whiskey selection. Reservations are appreciated. innatlongtrail.com/Home.html (802) 775-7181

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Enjoy an intimate dining menu or tavern specials at Killington’s only waterside dining that also has live entertainment every Friday and Saturday. Appetizers include crab cakes, buffalo drumsticks and a cheese slate while the entrees include chicken Marsala, meat loaf, steamed lobster and more. The tavern menu features nachos, fried fish sandwich, teriyaki steak sandwich and others. www.foundrykillington.com (802) 422-5335

Mountain Top Inn & Resort

Whether staying overnight or visiting for the day, Mountain Top’s Dining Room & Tavern serve delicious cuisine overlooking one of Vermont’s best views. A mix of locally inspired and International cuisine – including salads, seafood, poultry and a new steakhouse menu - your taste buds are sure to be satisfied. Choose from 12 Vermont craft brews on tap. Dine on the terrace for lunch or dinner and enjoy the view! Just a short drive from Killington. www.mountaintopinn.com 802-483-2311

Chef-owned since 1992, Peppino’s offers Neapolitan cuisine at its finest: pasta, veal, chicken, seafood, steak, and flatbreads. If you want it, Peppino’s has it! Aprés-hour daily features half price appetizers and flatbreads. For reservations, call 802-422-3293. www.peppinosvt.com.

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MATTERS Red Clover

Farm to Table Vermont Food and Drinks. Thursday night Live Jazz.

Monday night Chef Specials. Open Thursday to Monday, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.

7 Woodward Road, Mendon, VT. 802-775-2290, redcloverinn.com

Lake Bomoseen Lodge

The Taproom at Lake Bomoseen Lodge, Vermont’s newest lakeside resort & restaurant. Delicious Chef prepared, family friendly, pub fare; appetizers, salads, burgers, pizzas, entrees, kid’s menu, a great craft brew selection & more. Newly renovated restaurant, lodge & condos. lakebomoseenlodge.com, 802-468-5251.

Seward’s Dairy

If you’re looking for something truly unique and Vermont, check out Seward Dairy Bar. Serving classic homemade food including hamburgers, steaks, chicken, sandwiches and seafood. Craving something a little sweeter? Check out their own homemade 39 flavors of ice cream. Vermont products also sold.

(802) 773-2738.

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Sugar and Spice

Stop on by to Sugar and Spice for a home style breakfast or lunch served up right.

Try six different kinds of pancakes and/ or waffles or order up some eggs and home fries. For lunch they offer a Filmore salad, grilled roast beef, burgers and sandwiches. Take away and deck dining available. www.vtsugarandspice.com (802) 773-7832

Sushi Yoshi

Sushi Yoshi is Killington’s true culinary adventure. With Hibachi, Sushi, Chinese and Japanese, we have something for every age and palate.

Private Tatame rooms and large party seating available. We boast a full bar with 20 craft beers on draft. Lunch and dinner available seven days a week. We are chef-owned and operated. Delivery or take away option available. Now open year round. www.vermontsushi.com (802) 422-4241

Vermont Butcher Shop

As Vermont’s only sustainable whole animal butcher, we are passionate about our craft and delivering the highest quality meats. Each cut of meat you select comes from a partner that shares our commitment of respect for the environment, the animals and our customers. We are here to ensure that you know where your food comes from and guarantee that you’ll be able to see and taste the difference. (802) 776-4005

Farmers’ Markets

Feast & Field Farmers’ Market

Depot Park, Rutland (75+ vendors!): Wednesday, 3-6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Clark Farm, Barnard: Thursday, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Market on the Green

Estabrook Park, Brandon: Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Village Green, Woodstock: Wednesday, 3-6 p.m.

Lakes Region Farmers’ Market Main Street, Poultney: Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Brandon Farmers’ Market Rochester Farmers’ Market & Exchange

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Mt. Tom parking lot, Woodstock: Saturday, 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

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Tour de Slate: Bike ride to end addiction

Saturday, Aug. 4—MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Addiction has touched the lives of countless friends, neighbors, coworkers, and classmates. For some it’s too close to home. For others it’s the story of someone else.

In Middletown Springs – and down the back roads of the Slate Valley, it’s a story of redemption. It’s a story of riding bikes to raise money to support the recovery of friends, family – and our own neighbors – at the first annual Tour de Slate riding to end addiction bike ride. Tour de Slate

is a bike ride through the Slate Valley on Saturday, Aug. 4 to raise money to end addiction.

“Tour de Slate will change lives,” said event coordinator Stan Achey. “100 percent of this fundraiser’s net proceeds will go directly to cover the expenses of men, women and teens ready to turn their lives around and break the chains of addiction at Teen Challenge Vermont.”

Teen Challenge Vermont is a 15 month, faith-based residential facility with an admissions office in Rutland City, at the

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When asked about the success of the Teen Challenge program, Warren York, IT Supervisor / Public Relations, Teen Challenge Vermont, shared, “I came to Teen Challenge Vermont, broken, hopeless, and suffering from the perils of drug addiction. My friends and family did not want me in their lives. Today, through the skills and training of the program, my loved ones are proud of who I have become – a constructive member of society, who wants to help others overcome addiction.”

No one is ever turned away because of financial circumstances or inability to pay, which is why fundraising is so crucial.

Achey, an avid road cyclist, was inspired to combine his love for cycling with his desire to support Teen Challenge. “The idea just came to me,” said Achey, “God put this on my heart and I thought, ‘I’ve gotta do it.’”

Achey, supporters from his church (Middletown Springs Community Church), and Teen Challenge VT came together to bring the idea to fruition. Now,

they just need riders.

The event is designed so that there is a ride route for everyone. There are three road routes, including a metric century ride (100 km, 63.4 miles), and also a family friendly rails/trails route. Rest stops and volunteers will be positioned along the road routes to aid riders along the way. All rides will start and end on the Green in Middletown Springs. Riders will receive a Tour de Slate t-shirt and a drawstring backpack goodie bag.

An authentic chicken curry dinner will be served (free of charge for riders and volunteers) at the finish line after the ride.

Organizers hope the event will raise $20,000, which directly supports the care, clinical counseling, and educational and career services for clients at Teen Challenge Vermont.

Tour de Slate is being organized by the Middletown Springs Community Church to assist Teen Challenge Vermont, which helps to rehabilitate those marred by drug and alcohol addition.

Register to ride online at tourdeslate.org.

Sunday, August 12 • 6 pm Seasonal four-course chef ’s pairing menu with three refreshing, Vermont gin, vodka and bourbon cocktails.

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Riders are lined up in anticipation of the first annual Tour de Slate, a ride to end addiction.

VERMONT STATE FAIR Vermont State Fairgrounds, Rutland, VT AUGUST 14th - 18th 2018 Fair Hours

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Pawlet Library presents Washington County Band

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See restored and unrestored antique tractors on parade during the day honoring the machinery.

Narrated parade highlights annual Antique Tractor Day at Billings Farm

Sunday, Aug. 5, 10 a.m.— WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host its 18th Annual Antique Tractor Day on Sunday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. featuring both restored and unrestored tractors dating from the 1920s to the 1970s. The narrated tractor parade at 1 p.m. provides a wonderful opportunity to see the machines

operating, while learning the details and historical background of each tractor. Tractor-drawn wagon rides will be offered along with activities for children to include: make-it-take-it wooden tractors, a toy tractor sandbox, ice cream making, and pedal tractor pulls.

Admission to Antique Tractor Day, and all related programs and activities, is included with gen-

eral admission to Billings Farm & Museum. A bonus for event attendees is admission to the 32nd Annual Quilt Exhibition, on display at Billings Farm & Museum through Sept. 16.

The Farm & Museum is located one-half mile north of the Woodstock village green on Vermont Route 12. For information: 802457-2355 or www.billingsfarm.org.

Plymouth celebrates Old Home Day Saturday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m.—PLYMOUTH NOTCH—The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site is proud to present Plymouth Old Home Day on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This century-old tradition features craft and farm demonstrations, wagon rides, music, chicken barbecue, and many other fun activities for the entire family.

At 11 a.m., Merrill Lewis, president of the New England Moxie Congress, presents a program about Moxie, which was President Coolidge’s favorite soft drink. At 1 p.m., author Scott Green-

berger discusses his new biography about Vermont’s “other president,” Chester A. Arthur; a book signing follows. Greenberger’s appearance is made possible with support from the Vermont Humanities Council. Both programs will be held in the Union Christian Church. At 2:47 p.m., a reenactment of Calvin Coolidge’s 1923 Homestead Inaugural with Coolidge family members participating will take place on the Homestead porch.

Throughout the day, visitors can enjoy Vermont artisans and special

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exhibits, Clara’s Games sponsored by the Vermont Historical Society, Handson History activities in the one-room schoolhouse, children’s craft activities, old-time fiddler Adam Boyce, Crown Point Road Association display joined

by The King’s Rangers living history re-enactors, Green Mountain Timekeepers Society (bring historic clocks and pocket watches and learn more about them), Vermont specialty food tastings at the Plymouth Cheese Factory, and more.

Plymouth Old Home Day is a great opportunity to explore Plymouth Notch, considered one of the best-preserved presidential sites in the country. Twelve buildings are open to tour. At

the Coolidge Museum & Education Center, visitors can view the temporary exhibit, “Presidential Holiday: The Coolidge Summer Retreats, 19241928,” which examines the idyllic settings and historic events associated with President Coolidge’s five summer White House locations. There is also the nationally award-winning permanent exhibition, “‘More Than Two Words’: The Life and Legacy of Calvin Coolidge.”

For more information, call 802-672-3773 or visit historicsites.vermont.gov.

Saturday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m.—PAWLET—The Pawlet Public Library presents the Washington County Band in an outdoor concert on the library lawn Saturday, Aug. 4, 7-9 p.m.

In case of rain, the concert will be held at the Pawlet Town Hall Auditorium across the street from the library.

Concertgoers must supply their own lawn chairs and/ or blankets.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Over 40 talented musicians from New York and Vermont play at various venues during the summer months.

Under the direction of Paul Kafer, each concert is unique to encourage followers to attend all the band’s concerts in the local area.

The Washington County Band performs popular songs of different styles of music including show tunes, jazz and American classics.

The volunteer band was organized about 40 years ago, and it recruits younger musicians to join the seasoned musicians who take on a mentorship role. Currently, the ages of the band members range from 16 to 86.

The Pawlet Public Library is housed in a renovated and accessible historic grammar school building, located at 141 School St., Pawlet.

For more information on the concert series and the full schedule of public programs, visit pawletpubliclibrary. wordpress.com or call 802-325-3123.

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GKWC sponsors mini golf outing in Mendon Wednesday, Aug. 8—MENDON—The Greater Killington Women’s Club (GKWC) is sponsoring a ladies’ outing at Mendon Mini Golf on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (If necessary a rain date is scheduled for Aug. 15). Proceeds will benefit the club’s scholarship/ awards program for local students. GKWC members, their guests and potential new club members are all invited to attend this event.

Beginners are also welcome to attend as a putting lesson clinic will be offered by former collegiate coach and athletic professor, Ted Kershner.

Prices are $10 per GKWC member (or $15 for members-to-be) if reserved in advance; or $20 at the door. The cost includes a free putting clinic, 18 holes of mini golf, refreshments and raffle prizes.

To participate, RSVP by Friday, Aug. 3 for advanced discounted prices. Members and guests can reserve spots on the club’s Facebook page or online at evite.me/96TBTp1vmt.

For more information, visit swcvt.com.

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By Carolyn Lorié

House wren eviction

One afternoon in early June, a small brown bird swooped down in front of our kitchen window. I wondered where it had swooped from when, a minute later, I saw it fly back up, with a sliver of straw in its beak. I went out the back door, onto the deck, in time to see the bird exiting the shower vent on the gable end of the house. It was a house wren, and it was THE OUTSIDE building a nest in my house.

Tip to tail, house wrens, STORY Troglodytes aedon, are generally about 5 inches long and weigh about .4 oz.

– half the length of the average robin and far lighter. They have brown feathers, longish beaks, and tails that are often tipped upwards. These tiny birds have one of the most expansive breeding ranges of any songbird, stretching from southern areas of Canada, to the far southern reaches of South America. In between they are found across the entire continental United States, the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America.

As a bird lover, I was delighted at the idea of having a family of house wrens just outside the backdoor. My delight was tempered, however, by the fact that my partner Rick and I had spent the past month avoiding the front door, as a pair of robins had built a nest on our front porch.

Once all the nestlings fledged, we again felt free to enter and exit our house using either door. At least until the following afternoon, when the house wren showed up.

As cavity-nesting birds, house wrens are often drawn to buildings with crevices and crannies that suit their nesting needs. The shower vent was ideal, except that it wasn’t designed to stay open. The bottom two flaps happened to be stuck when

the wren decided it was a good place to raise a family. Not only were we not interested in restricting our access to the deck or back door, but we worried the bird would find itself unable to get to the nest if the vent suddenly closed.

Still, I didn’t like the idea of interfering with the bird’s efforts. I was already feeling a touch guilty that we’d moved the

now-empty robin’s nest to a nearby apple tree, because we didn’t want the pair raising a second brood on the porch, where Rick had some carpentry work to do. My reluctance faded, however, when I learned that the wren was most likely a male constructing a dummy nest – a sort of prototype used to court a potential mate. A single male can construct as many as a dozen, though “construct” may be too an ambitious a word.

“This is not so much to start the nest-building process as it is to psychologically ‘claim’ the space,” explains Scott Johnson, professor of biology at Towson University in Maryland. “When a female arrives on the territory, he often will direct her to one or more of these potential nest cavities by flying between her and the cavities.”

The male will claim the space with nothing more than a few twigs and a bit of white cottony material. When a female chooses one of the offered sites, it is not unusual for the building process to start almost from scratch. “She sometimes will throw out some of the male’s sticks, because they’re just too big and hard to work with. Females wisely use smaller, more manageable sticks that can be shaped into a cup,” said Scott.

We decided to check out what was underway in the vent. Rick climbed a ladder and found exactly what Scott described: several twigs and a ball of fuzz. He tossed it into the yard and closed the vent. The wren returned a couple of times that afternoon, but then gave up.

This foreclosure was probably a good thing, because, unlike our resident robins that left the nest at the sight of us, wrens can be tiny terrors when defending their territory. “They will attack nest predators such as chipmunks, weasels and the like, by flying at them, sometimes striking them with their feet. About one in 50 adult males will similarly strike a human in the back of the head when you are looking in their nest box,” said Johnson.

Not only will house wrens attack predators and the occasional human, but the males sometimes destroy the eggs of other birds. “As far as we can tell, this is typically done by unmated males and males whose mate has not yet laid her own eggs,” said Johnson. Once the pair has a clutch to tend, the behavior stops. The usual victims are other cavity-nesting birds that are taking up coveted nesting space. But sometimes male house wrens will attack the eggs of open-nesting species, such as cardinals and robins.

“We have no idea why this is done,” said Johnson.

Though they didn’t have the opportunity to take up residence in the vent, a pair of house wrens did settle nearby.

We see them flitting around the garden and around the thickets at the edge of the yard. As for the robins, they ignored their displaced nest and built a new one in the exact same spot as the first. Their second clutch had three eggs, and neither we nor the male wren disturbed them.

Carolyn Lorié lives in Post Mills with her partner, Rick, and their three dogs. The illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine and sponsored by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.

How to cope with stress The average American household with debt owes $132,158.

And credit card debt accounts for $15,675 of that.

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BY KEVIN THEISSEN Little wonder that money worries are a major cause of stress.

The link between stress and health: Humans have an innate response called “flight or fight.” It is nature’s way of launching our bodies into action; consider the physical responses we feel during moments of stress—faster heartbeat, accelerated breathing, tightening of muscles, and increase in sweating.

These are response mechanisms that prepared our ancestors

to run from, or confront, a danger on the savanna. But they can be less useful in more modern times.

In the short term, stress can manifest itself in physical symptoms, such as headaches, fatigue, difficulty sleeping or concentrating, an upset stomach, and general irritability.

These brief episodes of stress usually do not cause lasting harm to personal health.

However, debt—and the stress it causes—is typically a persistent problem. If your stress system stays activated over longer periods of time, it can lead to serious health problems, such as obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, depression, gastrointestinal problems, and asthma.

Managing stress and debt: If you are experiencing debt-related stress, you should consider attacking the root of the problem.

Generally, it takes time to work down debt, but that doesn’t mean

you can’t manage the stress during the interim period.

Developing a strategy to eliminate your debt is the first step to lowering stress, since the sense of control that a strategy gives you might furnish you with hope and optimism.

It’s also important that you keep your debt worries in perspective. Remind yourself that debt may not permanently ruin your life. Writing in a journal can be helpful as an outlet to the worried thoughts that can cycle endlessly through your mind.

Seek social support—knowing that family and friends are in your corner can be a great source of strength.

Finally, find time for laughter and extending small kindnesses—each unleashes wonderfully positive chemical reactions that are good for the soul and the body.

Kevin Theissen is the owner of Skygate Financial Group in Ludlow.

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‘A disaster they created’ History repeats itself.

That’s why it must never be forgotten. History is in the making due to the administration’s “zero tolerance”

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policy that separated thousands of children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border. It is a cruel injustice and human rights abuse against our Constitution and international law.

It will live on in history as a horrific act and it reminds us of other repressive crackdowns and inhumane regimes that have resulted in movements of asylum seekers and refugees.

There is no tale more powerful than a child’s own account of escape from dangerous circumstances they don’t understand.

“A Refugee’s Journey: A Memoir” by Walter Hess recounts his experience as an 8-year-old boy fleeing Nazi Germany with his family — upstanding German citizens who happened to

be Jews. His boyhood recollections of how it all began are insightful and chilling: from suddenly being shunned and belittled in school, encountering “No Admittance” signs, being targeted in broadcasts of new doctrines and laws designed to label, separate, discriminate, and attack Jews and other “undesirables.” Reading his story constantly reminded me of the religious and ethnic persecution driving many refugees today, some to the U.S. border.

Walter’s father was taken to Dachau and later released, traumatized. On the cusp of WWII, with great difficulty, the Hess family managed to escape, leaving relatives, friends, and everything behind. They fled to Amsterdam, and eventually to America, but in between to a ranch in Ecuador. When Walter’s little brother went missing for a day, his mother was frantic, sobbing in terror. I thought of our own refugee families, and how they belong together. The separation of children from their parents is one of the cruelest acts imaginable.

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Remembering music lessons If you were a student at Christ the King School in Rutland back in the 50s, you probably were encouraged to take music lessons at school. You chose an instrument after they had been demonstrated at an assembly. The lessons were given in the auditorium. Sister Emmanuel could teach you to play just about every instrument that Looking existed. I realize now how Back talented she was. by mary ellen If piano was your inshaw strument of choice, those lessons were given by Sister Mary Louise in the music room off the auditorium.

Most of us had been introduced to a musical instrument prior to the “real thing.” After all, you had to start somewhere! For our class, that musical experience began with a flutophone. Our regular teacher taught us how to play it right in the classroom. These instruments were made from a heavy white plastic and they had a red mouthpiece. They were a great introduction to finding out what playing a wind instrument would be like. You had to learn to place your fingers over the correct key in order to produce the various notes. You also were taught how to breathe while you played.

As I look back I can’t imagine how a classroom full of kids blowing into their flutophones at the same time must have sounded. It probably wasn’t pretty! They should have come with earplugs for the teachers.

The more serious music lessons began when someone came to the school and showed us the various instruments available to rent for lessons. My first endeavor was the clarinet. Sr. Emmanuel warned the girls that the clarinet could produce a flat chin if it was played for many years. Nobody quit after being warned, so I guess future beauty was of little concern back then.

Of course, some instruments were chosen because we could play them in the school band. Clarinet was one of them. We wore skirts, white blouses and plaid caps. As we learned to march we were told that if we got out of step to take a half step in order to catch up. My parents watched as our band went through downtown. My father told my mother that everyone in the band was out of step but me.

It was said with humor because I “half-stepped” throughout just about all of the parade! I still have the clarinet and Looking Back, page 29A

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The Mountain Times • Aug. 1-7, 2018

Benefits of bugs More classes for Fletcher Farm School

By Dr. Leonard Perry, Horticulture Professor Emeritus University of Vermont

Although we focus on the insects that destroy our landscape plants and crops, undesirable insects give a bad name to virtually all insect species, most of which are beneficial. These either do no harm, provide food for desirable species such as birds, or attack and kill the pests we don’t want. Here are ten common beneficial insects that we should be aware of in our yards and gardens.

Lady beetles, also known as ladybugs and ladybird beetles, are perhaps the most well-known beneficial insect.

The brightly colored, rounded beetles are often orange, but can be red, pink or yellow, and with or without spots. If you see an insect that is black and orange, with an alligator-like shape, leave it. This is probably the larva (caterpillar stage) of this beneficial beetle. Both the larvae and the adults can eat hundreds of aphids in their lifetimes. They also eat insect eggs, mites, and soft-bodied insects such as mealybugs.

One of these, known as the multi-colored, Asian, or Halloween lady beetle, enters homes in large numbers in the fall. They often then appear in spring in huge numbers in warm indoor areas, on light-colored surfaces, and on windows seeking to get out. Proper screening, patching cracks in exterior walls, and just vacuuming them up are simple controls (I have a hand-vac just for them).

While lady beetles arguably are the best known predator, spiders are the most abundant on landscape plants.

They’re actually not an insect, having eight legs and two body parts (insects have six legs and three body parts),

[PRAYING MANTIS] ARE NOT PROTECTED BY STATE LAWS AS SOME BELIEVE. similar to mites and ticks. They are a diverse group, with over 3,000 species in North America, most not biting humans.

Ground beetles range in size from a quarter inch to over one inch long, and are shiny brown, black, or bluish-black.

They have long legs and antennae. Most feed at night on caterpillars such as armyworms, cutworms, and grubs.

They may even eat small snails and slugs. A pair of adult ground beetles can eat over 300 gypsy moth caterpillars per year.

Praying mantids also are known by many, being up to three inches long, with their enlarged front legs held out in front as if praying. They are not protected by state laws as some believe. In fact, they may do more harm than good, eating anything they can including honey bees, other beneficials, and even each other!

Lacewings, both green and brown, are about threefourths of an inch long as adults, with lacey wings. They are attracted to lights at night, and give off an odor when handled. Larvae are like small alligators, with sickle-shaped mouthparts (“mandibles”). Green lacewing larvae are called “aphid lions” from their large consumption of aphids, as well as mites and other small insects.

Hover flies, also known as syrphid or flower flies, closely resemble wasps and bees yet they don’t sting. One key difference is that they have only two wings. Larvae resemble tiny slugs, and often are found feeding in aphid colonies.

Each larva can eat over 400 aphids. Attract adults with flowers that provide lots of nectar and pollen.

Predatory bugs feed on nectar and pollen too. They include several species. Big-eyed bugs are black and white with silvery wings and bulging eyes. They feed on most insects they can catch, including chinch bugs, small caterpillars, mites, and insect eggs. Minute pirate bugs are similar, with similar feeding. Damsel bugs are under a half-inch long, longer than wide, and with long legs. They have a spike on each shoulder. They feed on over 100 types of insects.

Predatory wasps include ones that can sting us, and so we usually kill them on sight. Bald-faced hornet, yellow jackets, and paper wasps, though, are important predators of caterpillars and similar soft-bodied insects. For this reason try and coexist with them, only destroying nests (using proper precautions) if they threaten people and pets.

Parasitic wasps are a large group of many species, most tiny (under an 1/8 inch long, so often overlooked) to an inch and a half long. They lay eggs inside hosts such as aphids and caterpillars. Once the larvae hatch, they consume the insect hosts. Swollen aphids, and caterpillars with white eggs on their back, are examples of this beneficial insect at work.

Parasitic flies, also known as tachinid flies, are a diverse group of over 1,300 species.

You can find diagrams of these insects, more information on them, methods to help and not harm them, and plants to attract them, in the online Extension Bulletin #7150 from the University of Maine.

LUDLOW—Since its inception, the Fletcher Farm School has offered thousands of classes in traditional and emerging arts and crafts, many led by world-class artists.

Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts celebrates its 71st anniversary this summer.

As arts programs lose funding in the public educational system, the importance of a vital resource like the School increases. The School is supported solely by donations and class registration fees. Besides providing the basic skills in the arts and crafts taught there, instructors provide historical background and strive to link that background to contemporary culture. Students are invited to explore their creativity and are given support in this endeavor by nationally renowned instructors.

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Life sentence questioned in death of Tinmouth farmer

continued from page 2A As part of an agreement, prosecutors were permitted to ask for a sentence of up to life in prison, while his attorney, William Cobb, was able to argue for any lesser sentence.

Rutland County State’s Attorney Rose Kennedy on Thursday asked the judge to impose a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. She talked of Velde’s long history of crime, his failure to take responsibility for his actions, and his attempts to shift blame onto others.

Cobb, Velde’s attorney, pushed for a sentence of four to 20 years for his client, telling the judge that Velde has long struggled with substance abuse that has fueled his mostly non-violent criminal actions.

The defense attorney also spoke of other cases in Vermont involving defendants charged in driving-related deaths in which sentences handed down came nowhere near approaching two decades in prison.

Judge Corsones, in delivering the 19-year-to-life sentence, took pains in listing off Velde’s past criminal record, which included six felony and 30 misdemeanor convictions.

The judge added that Velde, who

night of the crash “egregious,” and the result of those actions “horrific.”

Cobb, in arguing earlier for a lighter sentence, said that his client did stop his vehicle after striking Branchaud, and determined that the man was already dead.

Velde then drove the short distance to his mother’s house, Cobb said, where she called 911 to report the crash and initially told authorities she was the driver who struck Branchaud.

“Mr. Velde, had he wanted to be a true scoundrel, he would have just kept going,” Cobb said. “He did stop and check on Mr. Branchaud … he did try to get help.”

The defense attorney added that the dual-wheeled, one-ton pickup truck Velde was driving had failing rear brakes, and it’s still unclear why Branchaud was in the road.

“We can’t really say for sure why Mr. Branchaud was struck in the road when he was,” Cobb said. “Maybe he was there for some time, maybe he wasn’t, it’s all a little bit gray about what happened.”

Velde had told police that he saw Branchaud jump out in front of him from the right, while a security

WHAT MADE VELDE’S CASE UNLIKE OTHERS CITED

BY COBB, CORSONES SAID, WAS THE HABITUAL OFFENDER ENHANCEMENT. has three drunk driving convictions and hasn’t had a driver’s license since 1996, continued to make the “choice” to get behind the wheel, including on the night of the crash that led to Branchaud’s death.

What made Velde’s case unlike others cited by Cobb, Corsones said, was the habitual offender enhancement.

“This is a critical difference,” Corsones said. “This case is in a very different posture.”

In addition to reciting the criminal record, the judge also spoke of the time Velde has spent behind bars awaiting resolution of this case, during which he picked up several “DRs,” or disciplinary reports, including two for fighting.

And in a recorded prison phone call, Corsones said, Velde is overheard asking his longtime girlfriend to get a drone and drop a 9mm handgun into the prison yard for him.

Police never did find a gun, but Velde admitting to prison officials that he made the request, Corsones added, earning himself a stint in solitary confinement.

That showed Velde continued to believe that the rules don’t apply to him, even behind bars, the judge said.

Corsones called Velde’s actions on the

camera from the Branchaud property showed him coming from the left.

In his interview with police, Velde repeatedly termed the crash an “accident,” saying as soon as he saw Branchaud in the road he slammed on the brakes, all the way to the floor.

He also told police he was coming home from playing cards with friends and had only one beer at most, “if I even had one.”

Nothing in his client’s criminal record shows he has a “depraved heart,” or doesn’t care about people, Cobb said, which is often the case for someone receiving a prison sentence of two decades.

That type of sentence, he contended, is reserved for the worst of the worst, the murderers, kidnappers and rapists.

The defense attorney said that Velde may be “less than ambitious,” and “at times a troublemaker,” but that didn’t warrant taking him out of society for the rest of his life.

A sentence of four to 20 years would allow the state Department of Corrections to continue to supervise him following his release from prison until the maximum term is reached, Cobb said. The DOC could set conditions for release, including that he not

drive, he added.

“Oh yeah, that worked,” a woman shouted out from the crowd before the judge admonished everyone in the courtroom that the next such outburst would result in that person’s removal.

Kennedy, the prosecutor, said that Velde had “earned” every one of the 25 years in prison she was asking a judge to impose.

She said only hours before the fatal crash a man had confronted Velde about his reckless driving around town, and told him to slow down and be more careful.

Velde’s reaction, Kennedy said, was to chuckle and say he was probably going even faster than the man reported. She also noted that Velde was well aware that the rear brakes weren’t working.

At the time of the crash, she said, Velde could have gone to Branchaud’s residence or barn and tried to call police and emergency personnel to the scene immediately.

Instead, the prosecutor said, he drove to his mother’s place, had her dial 911 and say she was driver.

“It was just accepted they would all stick to the plan,” Kennedy said.

That scheme unraveled a few days later when a security camera on the Branchaud property showed Velde had been driving, not his mother.

Kennedy also told the judge that in a recorded prison phone call Velde is heard in expletive-laden language blaming Branchaud for his own death, questioning why he was out in the road, even suggesting the farmer wanted to cause the crash to collect on insurance.

Any remorse Velde now expresses, the prosecutor said, is out of “desperation.”

Kennedy said the decision to ask for the 25-year prison sentence did not come easily.

“Leo Branchaud did not jump out in the road, this was not an accident,” she said. “The defendant killed Leo Branchaud.”

Velde, wearing a white T-shirt and dark sweatpants, did address the judge, saying in a soft voice that he was sorry for his actions “from the bottom of my heart.”

He turned to the Branchaud family and their supporters in the courtroom and added, “I am sorry and I hope that someday you will forgive me.”Moments earlier, Carboni-Branchaud delivered her victim impact statement. She described Velde as a “coward” who sought to escape accountability. “How could he get away with this crime was all he could think about,” she said.

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Area towns sign on to class action lawsuit Mendon and Rochester Select Boards to join nationwide suit

By Julia Purdy

MENDON—At its regular meeting July 23, the Mendon Select Board directed town clerk-treasurer Nancy Gondella to submit the Class Action Opt-In Notice to join a class action lawsuit to recover missing federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT), for 2015 through 2017.

Early in July, the National Association of Counties (NACo) announced in its newsletter that the counties in 49 states (excluding Rhode Island), the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories are eligible to join the lawsuit.

In a press release dated June 27, 2018, the U.S. Dept. of the Interior announced that “over 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $552.8 million in PILT funding for 2018.”

NACo views this figure as an all-time record. Because of the vast amount of federal lands in the Western states, the majority of that $552.8 million can be expected to be paid out in those states.

Vermont towns received letters last month inviting them to join the class action suit that was initiated a year ago by Kane County in Utah on behalf of all PILT recipients and certified by the United States Court of Federal Claims to recover shortfalls in PILT payments resulting from “insufficient appropriations” for those years, according to NACo. “It makes all the sense in the world for us to sign on,” said Select Board Chair DickWilcox, “but we’re not counting our money yet.”

The Rochester Select Board voted to opt in on July 9 after investigating it further. Select Board chair Doon Hinderyckx told the Mountain Times the board wanted to “energize” the effort to incentivize the federal government to “do things right.”

PILT funding amounts can be found at doi.gov/pilt. Clink the link for state and county, then select Vermont.

Vermont towns were paid a total of $3,121,500 for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

According to an article in the July 8 edition of the NACo online newsletter, the PILT program has returned about $8.5 billion to counties and towns nationwide since its authorization in 1976.

What is PILT? Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) are federal payments to local governments that help offset losses in property taxes due to containing non-taxable federal lands within their boundaries (Chapter 69, Title 31 of the United States Code).

The law applies to all lands under the jurisdiction of the Dept. of the Interior, Dept. of Agriculture, and federal water projects.

PILT payments are meant to help defray the expenses of firefighting, police protection, construction of rural schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations.

Payments are calculated based on population, revenue sharing payments, and the amount of Federal land involved. (Source: U.S. Dept. of the Interior bulletin)

Dorset Theatre gives back to those who give back DORSET—The Dorset Theatre Festival hosted the second of its Community Partner nights July 26 in honor Vermont’s EMRs, EMTs, nurses, and paramedics. The event was sponsored by Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.

Since 2010, Dorset Theatre Festival’s Giving Back program has helped expand the reach of the summer company’s professional productions and educational initiatives by providing “Pay-What-You-Like” tickets to selected groups.

The theatre provides Pay-WhatYou-like tickets to all of its performances for EMS workers, farmers, firefighters, police, military, veterans, the special needs community, student graduates of the Refuse to Use program, and Habitat for Humanity volunteers.

Through the new Community

Partner nights, the theatre aims to expand participation and awareness for its Giving Back program and thank its regional business partners by hosting three pre-show receptions honoring community heroes.

“OUR GIVING BACK PROGRAM IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO HERE,” SAID THE FESTIVAL’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DINA JANIS. Honorees and their families are invited to the reception and the evening performance for free. Dorset Theatre Festival sponsors receive half-price tickets to the events for all of their employees.

“Our Giving Back Program is at the

heart of what we do here. It is also a way for us to give back to those in our community who give so much every single day,” said the festival’s artistic director, Dina Janis.

By actively reaching out into the community, Janis and her team at the festival hope to reach a new generation of theatre audiences who otherwise might not have the chance to see the world-class theatre happening locally. she said.

Local rescue workers and their families and Dorset Theatre Festival’s corporate sponsors and advertisers showed up early for the evening performance of the theatre’s production of “Skeleton Crew” and found the Dorset Playhouse filled with food and libations donated by area businesses.

Dorset Theatre Festival will host one more Community Partner Night this summer.

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Semifinalists were CM versus KR. These two have quite the rivalry. It was more long ball for CM and they used up their allotted five by the fourth inning. Regimbald, “Tall” Tom (2) and Zink (3) accounted for CM’s

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From left to right, Democrat gubernatorial candidates James Ehlers, Christine Hallquist, Brenda Siegel and Ethan Sonneborn debate issues in Ludlow.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate issues LUDLOW—The four Democratic party primary candidates seeking the party’s nomination for governor participated in a candidates’ forum in the Heald Auditorium in Ludlow Town Hall recently. The forum, moderated by James Alic and sponsored by FOLA, addressed questions covering property taxes, educational funding, minimum wages, gun laws, and the lack of civility in political debates.

Assisting Alic were Jacalyn Diesenhouse, acting as timer, and Kevin Kuntz, who handled audience questions, which were numerous and pointed.

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Later, in the Bronx, Walter’s parents eked out a meager existence while trying to learn English and find work. Still traumatized and broken, they endured poverty and hardships.

When grandparents “Oma” and “Opa” needed money to escape, Walter’s parents couldn’t raise the funds and were powerless to save them. And so they did what parents do: they carried on for the future of their children. Again, I thought of America’s refugees, desperate for survival and their children’s future. Often in great peril, they left their relatives and homes, only to encounter insurmountable obstacles intentionally placed in their path by our own government.

One in three children have not been reunited with their parents. Federal Judge Sabraw ordered the government to reunite the 2,551 refugee children aged 5 to 17 with their parents

by July 26. She deemed this uncoordinated, chaotic, and egregious mistake “inhumane” and “unconstitutional.”

The numbers don’t add up. “Clearly, this is gross incompetence and purposeful chaos,” Governor Cuomo said of inaccurate lists and incomplete travel arrangements. Some children were not reunited with their parents due to various government errors and excuses, in secrecy and without oversight of details and numbers.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said, “No one is getting any answers” and there

is “no end in sight.”

The government’s court filing July 26 stated that 1,442 families have been reunited with children 5 and older, and another 378 children were released under “appropriate circumstances” to a friend or family member, were previously released, or were now 18. The government claimed it met the deadline because the remaining 711 families were not “eligible” to be reunited. Parents of 431 children in government custody were deported, according to Matthew Albence, the chief of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division.

“We cannot force a parent to take a child with them. ... Parents that did return home without their child did so after being provided an opportunity to have that child accompany them on the way home,” Albence said. “Yes, they’ve been deported. We don’t keep track of individuals once they’ve been deported to foreign countries.”

The ACLU said that many of the parents were pressured to sign reunification waivers or deportation papers that they didn’t understand.

“The only deadline they met is their self-defined deadline,” ACLU lead attorney Lee Gelernt said of the “inhumane” policy resulting in the problem.

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My next experience was with the flute. That only lasted a few months and my excuse to end it was that it made me dizzy! Who could argue with that reason? I didn’t play that instrument long enough to own it, so it was returned.

My final music lessons at Christ the King School were on the piano. Based on my previous experiences there was no way my parents were going to buy a piano only to have it sitting idle when I got bored. That meant I had to practice on a piano that was in the school basement auditorium. It was used for school concerts. I actually loved the piano but all the talent I had would fit in your little finger! I faithfully went to the basement after school and practiced every day. I remember going to Wilson’s music store on Center Street to buy sheet music so I could learn popular songs.

One day Monsignor Kennedy, the pastor of Christ the King Church, called my mother to tell her that I could have the basement piano for free if they could get someone to bring it from school to the house. I think that was code for “Get her out of the auditorium!” People were probably tired of an hour’s worth of wrong notes ... song after song!

My father found someone to move the piano and it ended up in our cellar. Just like at school, I practiced faithfully, even on Sunday mornings, However, one Sunday I was practicing early before we went to Mass. Our next door neighbor called and asked my mother to have me stop playing. She said I was giving her a migraine.

My mother must have had high hopes for me, thinking that I had inherited some of her talent. She was the organist for awhile at St. Patrick’s Church in Wallingford. In an attempt to improve my skills she signed me up for lessons with Theodore Lange on Park Avenue. He tried his best and stretched my fingers with all his might in an attempt to have them land on the right keys. That didn’t happen.

Eventually I figured out that the piano and I were never going to be a match. The keyboard cover went down and both that and the top of the piano became storage sites.

Since the piano sat idle for many years, several of the keys didn’t work and I had no incentive to spend money getting it fixed.

Recently I had the piano removed from the cellar of my family home – about 60 years after it arrived. It was actually sawed up and removed in pieces. I heard a few notes squeak out of it as the insides were taken apart. The fellow who took it to the dump for me told me it weighed 1,100 pounds. My “free” piano was no longer “free,” as I had to pay by the pound to dispose of it.

It was the end of an era when it left the cellar, but an electric outlet is going in that area along with the button for an electric garage door. It looks very empty in that section at the moment but shelving will soon go up and a proper storage area will be welcome.

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KENO - 10.5 -year-old. Neutered male. Pit Bull mix. I’m a sweet, older fella but I have a spring in my step! I’m a social guy who loves being with people and getting a little extra love and attention. I’m a well mannered guy who is fun to be with.

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PETPersonals REX - 1.5 -year-old. Neutered male. Labrador Retriever mix. It may be obvious but I’ll tell you anyway that I am a big fella! But I’m a big love bug. I’m a super playful guy who loves plush squeaky toys and I think I’ll need lots of them in my new home!

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SCOOBY - 2 -year-old.

Neutered male. Domestic short hair. Orange tabby. Hi, Scooby. I know, I bet you thought I should be a dog with a name like this, but I am very much a cat. What a great cat at that. I am a social fella and I get along well with other cats.

ELSA - 1 -year-old. Spayed female. Pit Bull/Labrador Retriever mix. I’m an active, on the go gal who enjoys walks, hikes and other outdoor adventures. Exercise and play time will be important for me because I’m still young and I have lots of energy.

BRE My name is Bre and I am famous for my ability to sing and to sing often! I love people, but need to be your only pet. I am a couch potato that loves to go for rides and since I am only 17 pounds I am easy to take everywhere! Stop by 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, Wednesday throuth Saturday from 12-4:30 p.m. Call 802-885-3997 for more information.

NEZ - 1 -year-old. Spayed female.

Domestic short hair. Black. Hi, my name is Nez and I am an adorable black cat with beautifully expressive green eyes. I am a loveable little girl who likes having my ears scratched and being held. I was a stray.

DUKE - 5 -year-old. Neutered male. Domestic long hair. Black and white. I am really enjoying my time here at the shelter and can’t wait to find my forever home. I have to admit I didn’t enjoy my time on the streets and I hope those days are behind me for good.

LUCY - 8 -year-old. Spayed female. Domestic short hair.

Calico. I arrived at the shelter in July. I was in a wonderful home, but unfortunately I was being bullied by the other cats, so my owner felt it wasn’t fair and decided I should find a new home.

ANNIE - 10 -year-old.

Spayed female. Beagle mix.

I’m a super sweet yet super shy lady who is looking for a quiet home and a very patient owner. You see, I am very wary of new people and places and I will need lots of time to adjust.

HOPE - Adult. Spayed female. Satin Angora Rabbit.

Hi there, I’m Hope. I arrived at the shelter in July. I am one gorgeous bunny. I have the most beautiful fur and you won’t believe me until you see it. I love my share of vegetables.

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society

All of these pets are available for adoption at

Rutland County Humane Society

765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 Tues. - Sat. 12-5p.m., Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org

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SYLVIA Hi! My name’s Sylvia and I’m a 7-year-old spayed female. If you’re looking for a new best friend, I may just be the gal for you! I came to Lucy Mackenzie with my feline friends when our human mom became sick and could no longer care for us. Since we’ve been here, lots has happened, but the most important thing is that I’ve made so many new human and kitty friends - I love it! In my new home, all I really need is lots of hugs, pets and cuddles. Oh, yeah - comfy beds strategically positioned in sunlight and toys would be great, too! If you were looking to adopt a pair of cats, I could introduce you to some of my friends, like Sampson, Felix and Little Hat. I’d be so very happy, and I just know that you would be, too. Stop by and meet me and my friends today! Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society is located at 4832 Route 44, West Windsor. We’re open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 12 - 4 p.m. Reach us daily at 802-484-LUCY. Visit us at lucymac.org, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. We hope to see you soon!

HOROSCOPES • 31A

The Mountain Times • Aug. 1-7, 2018

‘Wherever there is great light there is also great darkness’

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye

This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Pisces Moon. After a week of auspicious astrological events, one that got lost in my mental shuffle was a lunar eclipse on Saturday, July 27. Hey what do you bet it was a retrograde Mercury lapse? Now that I’ve called it to mind, maybe it’s good that I spaced it out because between that, the Day out of Time, and the Heliacal Rising of Sirius, there was enough to talk about. The full moon eclipse on the 27th was the second in a series of three, and it was empowered by the fact that Lughnassah will be following on its heels on the first of August.

Eclipses are akin to milestones. They are markers on the galactic spiral that tell us where we’re at in the Grand Cycle.

Most of us are aware that we are at the tail end of the Kali Yuga, a.k.a. the darkest, most corrupt point in the equinoctial precession. Loosely translated, the Sabian symbol for the fourth degree of Aquarius suggests that we as individuals, and mankind as a whole, are leaving the karmic shadows and abandoning the corruptions and perversions that have blinded us to the truth and prevented us from accessing the “vast spiritual chord of consciousness” that will allow us to connect with and embody the potentialities that are inherent in the archetyped man.

With Lughnasah right around the corner, all of the above will be punctuated by the annual celebration of light. One of the eight main cross quarters, Lughnasah, or Lammas, marks the point in the yearly cycle where we get to rejoice in the fullness of life and love, and celebrate the highest aspects of human expression.

Wherever there is great light there is also great darkness, so in and around this there are bound to be darker motifs. Martha Lang Wescott is an astrological genius whose perspective on things is worth paying attention to. In her latest newsletter she discusses aspects to last Saturday’s eclipse axis that are bound to trigger events that will shine a light on some of the shadowy stuff that has been going on around us. Here are some paraphrased points from that letter: Eros, Toro, Demeter, and Mars were cross checking the Nodal Axis on July 27. Those influences were intermingled with other points and asteroids, including Kronos and Atlantis. Without getting too technical, Eros and Toro relate to sexual abuse and brutality. Combined with Demeter, an asteroid that showcases our connection to children, we are looking at a picture of child abuse that is sexually motivated. There will be stories that highlight cruel and sadistic people, along with attempts to arrest them and their activities.

With Kronos and Atlantis we could hear about people falling to their deaths from high places. Plane crashes, people falling, or suiciding themselves off the top of cliffs, or bridges, or skyscrapers come under this influence. This asteroid combination extends to include the idea that people in high places will fall from grace, after their secrets are revealed.

Dark themes are all over this, stuff we can’t even get into. Much of what comes to light will not be believed. If we think we’ve seen and heard it all, we ain’t seen nothing yet.

Expect pieces of what’s mentioned here to show up within the next week or so – but remember – every eclipse has an impact that unfolds over the ensuing months. These things will be leaking through the cracks between now and January 2019. At the end of the day, 13,000 years of darkness is being purged. There is so much more to this, but we only have so much page space.

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Aries

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Capricorn

March 21 - April 20

June 21 - July 20

September 21 - October 20

December 21 - January 20

bird’s eye view of your situation would show you that your life is in the middle of a game of ’52-Pick-Up”: all the cards are in the air and your Free Will has to step up to the plate.

In some cases it’s quite obvious that nothing can stay the same – and there is no need to perpetuate whatever stopped working, or, never worked from the getgo. Moving on will be subject to others who opt to drag things out, but as long as you know that, you’re OK. If you’re still stuck on the idea that you want/need to keep on keeping on, consider the virtues of changing your tune.

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p until now, with questions that relate to which direction to take, you’ve been hovering between a false sense of security, and the feeling that you’re floundering in the weeds. From day to day you go back and forth, trying to convince yourself that you’ve chosen wisely, while the deeper part of you keeps checking your luck in the mirror to make sure all is well. As you contemplate your next move, hopefully all of this up and down-ness has taught you enough about faith to proceed from here, knowing that your inner strength is rooted firmly in things that are real.

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ppearances lie. This is why you’d do well to stop judging yourself and the situation(s) that you find yourself in.

Trust me; there is more to all of this than meets the eye. In moments you are totally clear about what you want. For too long the thought that it has eluded you keeps you stuck on the idea that it will keep doing so. This is your Achilles Heel. Keep your heart focused on the cure. There is a solution to the crisis that seems to have you riding out a huge chunk of Karma, on the crest of a wave that will rise or fall depending on how close you are living to your Truth.

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es, things are nuts. To maintain some level of sanity, you’d do well to put a cap on the thought that it’s your job to manage what your higher power has already figured out. Whenever we try to create order out of chaos, we create more chaos. And if joy is the point of attraction in this dimension, you won’t attract what you’re shooting for if you keep wringing your hands and agonizing over whatever is, or is not, happening in your world. It’s time to get over yourself. Take a chill pill, stick one of those tiny little umbrellas in your cocktail, and go jump in the lake.

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Leo

Scorpio

Aquarius

April 21 - May 20

July 21 - August 20

October 21 - November 20

January 21 - February 20

top needing to let this run your life and try to make sense out of what’s really going on here. Behind the drama, the truth is ready to set you free.

Those of you who keep blaming people, places and things are missing the point. The minute you see that blame obscures the truth, seeing the light is a no brainer. Those close to you care enough to empathize, but sooner later, you’ve got to buck up and go pearl diving for answers that don’t lie on the surface. Take a deep breath, strap on your gear, and jump in. Once you come up for air, you will be washed clean and born again.

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here’s a difference between being full of yourself and being full of s---. You guys hold space for so much light, your biggest pitfall comes from leading yourself to believe that your brilliance has something to do with you. From this point of reference, you run on the need to absorb as much attention as you can, and nothing is ever enough. The fine line between the need to absorb light, and the ability to radiate it from your heart, is the one that you’re walking on now. Give that some thought, and notice how much better things go when the light that you hold pours out from within.

Gemini

Virgo

May 21 - June 20

August 21 - September 20

ll of a sudden something kicked in and everything got lit up by changes that have lifted your spirits. You’re so enthralled by all of this, it would be hard to rain on your parade. While there are some who might remind you of all the blood on the tracks and tell you to hold your horses, something deep has shifted in you and for the first time in your life your higher self and your personality want the same thing. In situations like this, it’s safe to say that you have learned enough from your mistakes not to make them again, and this could be your ticket to a whole new ballgame.

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fter a deep breath you have a clear sense of what it takes to keep you centered and happy.

Months of pressure and stress have given way to a feeling of acceptance and surrender. With this much peace to still your heart, the things that really matter have boiled down to what’s left. As the weight of life recedes, you’re coming to a deeper place. Reconfiguring your options is bound to be part of this. Others don’t necessarily have to understand what you’re going through. You are finding your way to another shore. As you cross that divide, those closest to you will follow you anywhere.

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on’t assume that your productivity level will increase if you keep going. You’ve got nothing to lose by giving yourself enough space and time to come down from the changes of the last year or so. And there are unseen reasons for needing to step off the treadmill. Other people and things are about to become way more important than your ambitions and your possessions. The part of you that knows this wants to be free to find out what those things might be. Regardless of where you end up placing your focus you need to get grounded and clear before you can do anything.

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t’s time for the good, the bad, and the ugly to meet in the middle. Years of “stuff” is finally getting cleared up – or not – depending on how you decide to look at it. Some of you are ready to forgive and forget. Others feel justified hanging on to whatever your pain contains. In the latter case, it might be good to keep in mind that lack of forgiveness is akin to drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

One way or another this is a huge turning point. First you have to get to the heart of the hard stuff, but once you clear that hurdle, freedom lies on the other side.

Sagittarius

Pisces

November 21 - December 20

February 21 - March 20

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ou have come a long way.

The business of finding yourself has taken you down a million different roads. As past experience wells up to show you where things are at, you’re starting to wonder if it’s time to go back. Reclaiming things that were meant to be left by the wayside may not be the best idea. On the other hand, there could be good reasons to get back in the saddle. The answer isn’t the same for all of you. One thing is for sure - your intuition has already informed you with the truth. Trust it and let that insight show you whether it’s time to stay or go.

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f everything feels a little nuts, don’t assume that something is wrong. You’re in the middle of a situation that is rearranging all of your original, emotional response mechanisms. These things happen in cycles and if you rewind back 3-1/2, 7, 14, 24, or even 30 years ago, you will find a thread that connects to the issues that are in front of you now. Before you know it, whatever feels confusing will rearrange itself into a meaningful dynamic. As long as you are willing to take a maverick stance and embrace change with a whole heart you will be back on track in no time.

Mother of the Skye has 40 years of experience as an astrologer and tarot consultant.

She may be reached by email to cal.garrison@gmail.com

Classifieds

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REAL ESTATE 1.1+/- ACRES, ready to build.

Views of Pico, sewer line at property line. $72,000. 802342-3575.

NEW LISTING: Killington ski village location, mountain v i e w. P i n n a c l e 1 b d r m condo, $116K. Furnished, never rented, deck, stone fireplace, kitchen upgrade, ski locker, health club, shuttle to mountain. Owner, waynekay@ gmail.com, 802-775-5111.

PRECISION POWER WASHING Most everything and anything. Insured. Call Jeff, 802-558-4609.

KILLINGTON—2 BDRM 1.5 bath condo, Mountain Green bldg. 2. FP, ski lockers, health club membership. $92K. Owner, 800-576-5696.

MENDON LAND: 267 acres of secluded yet close to Killington and Rutland with outstanding mountain views of Pico and Blue Ridge Mountains. This land is bordered on the uphill side by the Rutland City watershed. There are thousands of sugar maples and a variety of hard and softwoods. There are two ways to access the land, one by truck from Rt 4 and by car through a gated right of way.

Info, LouiseHarrison.com or call 802-747-8444.

PITTSFIELD LAND: River View Trail Road: 4AC for $49,900 with State septic permit for a 4BR, 6 person home. Nice level building lot (B #1). Ski Country Real Estate, 335 Killington Rd, 802-7755111.

PITTSFIELD LAND: River View Trail Road: 8AC for $69,900 with State septic permit for a 4BR home. Lot 5.

Private Location. Ski Country Real Estate, 335 Killington Rd, 802-775-5111.

LAND FOR SALE: Improved building lot in Killington neighborhood with ski home benefits. Views. Call 802-4229500.

ERA MOUNTAIN Real Estate, 1913 US Rt. 4, Killington— killingtonvermontrealestate. com or call one of our real estate experts for all of your real estate needs including Short Term & Long Term Rentals & Sales. 802-7750340.

KILLINGTON PICO REALTY Our Realtors have special training in buyer representation to ensure a positive buying experience.

Looking to sell? Our unique marketing plan features your very own website. 802-4223600, KillingtonPicoRealty. com 2814 Killington Rd., Killington. (next to Choices Restaurant).

KILLINGTON VALLEY REAL ESTATE Specializing in the Killington region for Sales and Listings for Homes, Condos & Land as well as Winter seasonal rentals. Call, email or stop in. We are the red farm house located next to the Wobbly Barn. PO Box 236, 2281 Killington Rd., Killington.

802-422-3610, bret@ killingtonvalleyrealestate.com.

LOUISE HARRISON REAL ESTATE: An independent broker offering professional guidance and representation to buyers and sellers in the greater Killington, Mendon, Rutland area. 30 years experience. Available by appointment 7 days a week at the location of your choice. 8 Mountain Top Rd, Chittenden.

LouiseHarrison.com, 802747-8444.

PEAK PROPERTY Real Estate, 1995 US Route 4, Killington. VTproperties. net. 802-775-1700, 802353-1604. Marni@ peakpropertyrealestate.com.

Specializing in homes/condos/ land/commercial/investments/ winter rentals. Representing sellers & buyers all over Central Vt. THE PERFORMANCE GROUP real estate 1810 Killington Rd., Killington. 802422-3244 or 800-338-3735, vthomes.com, email info@ vthomes.com. As the name implies “WE PERFORM FOR YOU!”

FOR SALE

Men’s Specialized Sequoia Elite - $650 • • • • • •

Very light bike Comfortable to ride Size - 26” 27 speeds Dual brake handles Condition & tires - Very good

For details or to demo bike, contact John at: 802.422.3025 OR jat@vermontel.net

Red Clover Inn and Restaraunt in Mendon, VT has immediate openings for year-round back and front of the house kitchen positions. Experience is a plus, but we will train the right canidate.

Line Chef Server/Bartender • Dishwasher For more details or to set up an interview contact:

Carol@redcloverinn.com or call 802.775.2290

PRESTIGE REAL Estate of Killington, 2922 Killington Rd., Killington. Specializing in the listing & sales of Killington Condos, Homes, & Land. Call toll free 800398-3680 or locally 802-4223923. prestigekillington.com.

SKI COUNTRY Real Estate, 335 Killington Rd., Killington.

8 0 2 - 7 7 5 - 5 111 , 8 0 0 - 8 7 7 5111. SkiCountryRealEstate. com - 8 agents to service: K i l l i n g t o n , B r i d g e w a t e r, Mendon, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Rochester, Stockbridge & Woodstock areas. Sales & Winter Seasonal Rentals.

Open 7 days/wk, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES COMMERCIAL OFFICE space available. Great location on Killington Road, perfect spot for your small office or professional space. Will build to suit. Available in the fall.

Contact Lou at peppinosvt@ comcast.net.

KILLINGTON MALL for sale, 4-acre land parcel w/ building.

4 apartments, 2 stores, 1 diner, 1 restaurant and night club — on access road. call 800-694-2250, or cell 914217-4390. Ron Viccari.

C O M M E R C I A L S PA C E AVAILABLE with another well established business. Small or large square footage. Close to ski shop, restaurant and lodging. Great location for any business. Call 802-345-5867.

RENTALS 3 BR DUPLEX, Rutland, near Rt. 4 and Rt. 7. Perfect for small family. Cleaner available and required. For seasonal rental. Contact acobbbalk@ gmail.com.

NEAT AS A PIN, 2,345 SF, 4-6 BR, 2 BA. Minutes from skiing.

LR w/ fieldstone fireplace, full kitchen w/ granite. Barstow, 2 car garage. First, last, security, references. $1,800/ mo. 802-775-3735.

1 BR furnished apartment.

Ludlow, Vt. No smoking/ no pets. $800/ month; all utilities included. References and credit check a must. 802-6884623.

THINK SNOW! 2 BR/1 BA near Skyeship - $7,200 inclusive plus damage deposit.

Available 11/1/18-4/30/19.

Sleeps 6. No pets. 802-4229648.

WANTED 2-bedroom w/loft or 3-bedroom, 2-bath condo close to Killington, preferably on shuttle route, to rent for upcoming season or possible purchase. Please call 201444-8945.

WANTED: Quiet, mature, early-to-bed, non-smoking, female ski-instructor, seeks lodging mid Nov-mid April.

Own room with kitchen use, OR, studio, OR 1-bedroom near Killington resort. Earlymorning snow plowing/ entrance clearing MUST. 518-441-7208, vivlpisanello@ verizon.net.

THE BARDWELL HOUSE in Rutland is accepting applications for housing: studio and one-bedroom apts.

Wheelchair accessible building with coin-operated laundry and 24-hour emergency maintenance. Meals-onWheels congregate meal site: Monday-Friday. Convenient downtown location near Rutland Shopping Plaza and The Bus. Income limits apply Tenant pays approximately 30% of monthly income for rent - heat & electricity included.

Must be 62+ or disabled.

Ve r i f i c a t i o n o f e l i g i b i l i t y required. For application call 802-775-1100 or email lisa@ epmanagement.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

3 BEDROOMS, 3 full bathrooms. Fully furnished.

3 new TVs. Fox Hollow condominiums. $1,750 / month plus utilities. Call Marc 954-483-9618.

PRECISION POWER WASHING Most everything and anything. Insured. Call Jeff, 802-558-4609.

EXCLUSIVE WOODS RESORT 3 bdrm, 3 bath, fully furnished. Available year round as of Sept. 1. Rent & utilities dependent on term.

203-641-9742.

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Email classifieds@mountaintimes.info or call 802-422-2399.

Rates are 50 cents per word, per week; free ads are free.

FOR SALE SAWED PINE, cherry, and spruce boards, all widths. Bob, 802-672-3709.

POOL TABLE, best offer. 908268-8841.

PERENNIALS - All $3.00 – Hale Hollow Road, Bridgewater Corners, off 100A. Will accept most used pots. Open daily.

802-672-3335.

FREE FREE HIGH SCHOOL Career Program - Linking Learning to Careers, is a free program available for a limited time only, to students G r a d e s 1 0 — 11 w h o a r e supported by IEP or 504 plans.

Parents who are interested or have children receiving Vocational Rehabilitation services and want help preparing for their future are encouraged to contact Marianne Langello, Linking Learning to Careers, Career Consultant at Vocational Rehabilitation Marianne.

Langello@vermont.gov or 802-786-5143.

FREE: Baldwin organ.

40-years old, excellent condition. Pick up only in Killington. 413-626-0222, call to set up appointment to look at.

FREE REMOVAL of scrap metal & car batteries. Matty, 802-353-5617.

LOST

MOON RIDGE 1 BR, available N O W. F u r n i s h e d c o n d o , upgraded bathroom with jetted tub, back deck, WB fireplace, washer/dryer. $975 plus utilities. Info, LouiseHarrison. com or call 802-747-8444.

LOST DOG: “Sage,” boxer mix, brown/brindle. Last seen Upper Extension Road, Bridgewater Corners. If found please call Joni or Ray Kennedy: 802-672-3402.

WINTER SEASONAL Rentals: Pico 1 BR/1 BA heat included $7,800. Telemark Village 3 BR/3 BA $17,000. www.

LouiseHarrison.com 802-7478444.

SERVICES

PICO 3BR avail. now through mid-Nov. Furnished, equipped.

WIFI, cable included. $1,350.

LouiseHarrison.com, 802747-8444.

PRECISION POWER WASHING Most everything and anything. Insured. Call Jeff, 802-558-4609.

KILLINGTON ROYAL FLUSH Rentals/Property management.

Specializing in condos/winter & summer rentals. Andrea Weymouth, Owner. www. killingtonroyalflush.com, 802746-4040.

WANTED

~ Experienced Chef Wanted ~ Must have experience in controlling food costs, ordering, banquet management, along with restaurant dining.

This is a year round position.

Apply in person or send a resume to: P.O. Box 195, Rutland, VT 05702 and ask for Mark.

Salary commensurate with experience. 802-773-9153

EMPLOYMENT

FIREWOOD for sale, we stack. Rudi, 802-672-3719.

KILLINGTON SEASONAL rental 3 BR, 2 BA, fireplace, dishwasher. $990 /month.

781-749-5873, toughfl@aol. com.

RUTLAND COUNTRY CLUB

STILL BUYING and appraising coins, stamps, precious metals, watches, art and historical items. I have moved from VT, but can easily help new and existing clients through email and US Postal Service. Member ANA, APS, NAWCC and New England Appraisers Association. Royal Barnard 802-775-0085 or email rbarn64850@aol.com.

LIQUID ART Coffeehouse and Eatery is hiring a full time breakfast/lunch cook. Must have experience running a line and be available morning and weekends. Please drop off resume or email to beth@ liquidartvt.com.

YEAR-ROUND, Part-Time/ Sundays. High-end home decor store in Killington seeks year-round retail help on Sundays. The perfect applicant has retail experience, a commitment to customer service, is flexible and hard working. Please call Jennifer at 802-345-1750.

DREWSKI’S is hiring Waitstaff and Dishwashers. Please call 802-422-3816, email info. drewskis@gmail.com or stop in.

THE SNOWED INN seeks a live-in innkeeper’s assistant to provide nightly overnight coverage plus work front desk/ reservations/guest services several evenings per week.

Compensation includes housing plus utilities in a one bedroom apartment and hourly wage for front desk work. Start immediately. Email your qualifications and contact information to snowedinn@ vermontel.net.

SOUS CHEF: The Birch Ridge Inn at Killington seeks kitchen staff to work with our chef on food prep and evening dinner service. To arrange interview call 802-422-4293.

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE department at Killington/ Pico Ski Resort is looking to fill the following positions: Vehicle Maintenance Shop Foreman, Tractor Mechanic and Small Engine Mechanic.

Must have a valid driver’s license. These are full timeyear round positions with benefits; medical, dental, vacation, 401(k) and great resort privileges! For the full job descriptions and to apply online go to www.killington. com/jobs. EOE. MOGULS SEEKING: Line cooks, wait staff; full time and part time work available. 802422-4777. Apply daily, open 7 days.

PRECISION POWER WASHING Most everything and anything. Insured. Call Jeff, 802-558-4609.

www.LouiseHarrison.com

Realtor / Independent Broker since 1998 Kripalu YOGA Teacher since 1995

Louise Harrison Real Estate & YOGA Attention Buyers and Sellers: Buyer Representation, Listings Welcome, PICO 3 BR Wkly/ Weekend Rentals, Seasonal & Yearly Rentals

Private YOGA Classes: Available by Appt.

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NEWS BRIEFS • 33A

The Mountain Times • Aug. 1-7, 2018

14th Star Brewing creates Taste of the new ‘penny a pour’ to support Vermont Adaptive Wednesday, August 1st whatever we do,” said Steve Gagner, co-founder of 14th Star Brewing.

“Our goal is to be outstanding corporate citizens and consistently produce quality products for our consumers.”

The concept for 14th Star Brewing started on the back of a battle notebook in the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan, where Gagner, along with partner Matt Kehaya, served during their deployment. Its doors opened in 2012.

Recruit is a clean, crisp, and refreshing American Golden Ale. The golden can design features

a Marine recruit standing on the infamous yellow footprints at Parris Island in San Diego, the first step every recruit takes to begin the transformation from civilian to Marine.

“We’re looking forward to working with the folks at 14th Star to create more sports opportunities for our participants throughout the state,” said Jeff Alexander, director of strategic partnerships for Vermont Adaptive.

Want to find Recruit Golden Ale or get more information? Visit 14thstarbrewing.com.

A bit of Killington’s history is restored KILLINGTON—Last fall, the cross hanging behind Church of Our Saviour, Mission Farm Road in Sherburne Flats, came down for the first time in decades for long-overdue maintenance and restoration. Mitch Kimble, a current member of the church, called his friend Jeff Wright, a professional woodworker, for advice on how to restore it. Kimble worked on the cross in his workshop over the winter. He removed and repainted the old hardware. He then sanded the cross down to fresh wood. Next, he applied a sealer to harden the soft, decaying wood and filled in the areas that had rotted away. Kimble finished by applying four coats of spar varnish and replacing the hardware. His final step was to rehang the cross behind the church last spring.

Kimble became interested in the cross and its history while doing yard work behind the church. He noticed the 10-foot cross hanging above a small cemetery. The cemetery contained four headstones and the seven graves of the Rev. Truman Heminway and Gertrude Atkinson Heminway family. Heminway was the vicar of Church of Our Saviour from 1931-1957. He also served as moderator of Killington’s Town Meeting for 11 years. The oldest grave is that of Mary Rebecca Hopkins Huntington, 1940-1944, their grandchild. Other graves include those of George Putnam Huntington (priest), 1909-1968, and his wife, Honora Mary Heminway, 1919-1971; and Winifred Sinclair Atkinson, 1891-1948, and her husband, Frederic Bertram Atkinson, 1892-1960.

Kimble wondered if Heminway had hung the cross over his granddaughter’s grave; or had the cross been there since the church was built in 1895? Mary Jenne, member of Church of Our Saviour since her childhood in the 1940s, said the cross has been hanging there for as long as she can remember, and she didn’t know who hung it there.

Further investigation yields no more than local lore that seems to confirm the theory that Heminway placed the cross above his granddaughter’s grave.

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By Lani Duke

Combatting site contamination Vermont’s brownfields program will give $131,206 to decontaminate the Rutland County Parent-Child Center site on Chaplin Avenue.

The soil was found to be contaminated by polychlorine biphenyl, Rutland Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Tyler Richardson told the Rutland Herald.

Studies of 16 Chaplin Ave., originally

a residence in the early 1900s, reveal that the contamination most likely came from an auto repair shop that used the site in the 1920s and 1930s. Other enterprises that used the building engaged in furniture storage, construction supplies, baked-goods warehousing, and a school for paper-hangers, Richardson commented.

Soil analysis has also turned up pesticide traces. Richardson anticipates the clean-up will be “seamless.”

Not yet decided is the fate of the brick building. It may be put up for sale or used for additional services.

Dancin’ in the street More than 1,000 people have been coming downtown for Friday Night Live, Downtown Rutland Partnership Executive Director Steven Peters said.

No place for livestock?

Roosters may not be heard crowing at dawn in Rutland soon. The City Charter and Ordinance Committee is considering regulating livestock within the city limits.

Path to education gets a boost The Rutland Area Medical Community recently awarded six $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing healthcare careers.

Eligible candidates may be high school seniors, local college students, or local medical community employees working toward advancing their healthcare career.

The program distributed six scholarships in 2018. The 2018 high school senior recipients are Jay McCoy, Manchester Center, Burr & Burton Academy; Maddison McGuiness, West Rutland, West Rutland High; and Artur Smiechowski, Rutland. Rutland High. Non-high school recipients are Rutland Regional Medical Center registered nurses Jolana Williams of Proctorsville and Alvina Williams of

North Clarendon; and LPN primary nurse Charles Parker of Whitehall, N.Y., working for the Community Health Centers of Rutland.

Individuals in the Rutland area medical community contributed to the scholarship program, committing to raising $150,000 over three years with intent to award five $1,000 scholarships each year.

Rutland Area scholarship committee members are: Stanley Shapiro, M.D.; Fred Bagley, M.D.; Mary Beesworth, M.D.; Brad Berryhill, M.D.; Laura Cohen, N.P.; James Cromie, M.D.; Vic Pisanelli, M.D.; Julie Poulin, M.D.; Heather Smith, M.D.; Bethany Stack, P.A., and Matt Zmurko, M.D and Dr. Dan Mitchell, M.D.

Zamias fund disappearing When Diamond Run Mall’s developers went through the permit process to build the 451,000-square-foot, single-floor regional mall on Route 7, Rutland City businesses and officials worried that the indoor shopping area would draw all business away from downtown businesses. Downtowners feared the economic impact.

To counter that economic impact, and in return for supplying public water and sewer to the mall, the city negotiated $10 million in central city economic development monies in a series of semi-annual payments, based on the economic activity

of the mall’s three anchor stores, JCPenney, Sears, and Kmart.

The fund was named the Zamias Fund after the mall’s developer.

No one could foresee how much retail merchandising would change in the ensuing 20 years. While still attracting shoppers, the anchor stores determined better profits could be made elsewhere. Sears closed its local branch in 2014; a few months later, but in the next calendar year, JCPenney closed.

Kmart, a Sears subsidiary, hung on until early this year. Local furniture company Ladabouche set up in the vacant Penney’s

space but did not last long. The city tried to get payment for Ladabouche’s contribution, but the mall denied it was an anchor store.

The last payment the city received from the mall was in February 2017, City Treasurer Mary Markowski told the Rutland Herald. While the mall flourished, the city received $100,000 a year. The Zamias Fund balance the city has on hand has shrunk to $97,652; Markowski doubts the city will receive more.

City Attorney John Bloomer said the city would receive the remaining amount regardless, after the final payment is due in

2019.

In the last few years, the Zamias Fund paid for a $100,000 expenditure for the regional marketing initiative; $200,000 to finish the Center Street Marketplace; improving sidewalks on West Street; reclaiming the decrepit alley between Baxter and West streets; Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum activities; and equipment for the Paramount Theatre. A fund set up in 2015 contains $33,000 to build a protective shelter for the refurbished rail car the Green Mountain Railroad Corp. donated to the city. That project has not begun.

Old house finds new usefulness The former Reis Urso & Ewald law office at 60 N. Main St. is in the process of becoming a group-home treatment center for people recovering from addiction. Owner James Findlay described the project as a renovation and gut-rehabilitation on his 2017 zoning permit application.

The Findlay family will move from their West Rutland residence to live on-site, Tara Kelly, Rutland City zoning administrator, told the Rutland Herald.

Renovation began on the property in January; the cost estimate is $750,000.

Vermont statutes set the same criteria for a moderate-sized group home as they do for a single-family home, other

than setting a maximum of eight clients.

After having been used as office space, a permit for use change was necessary even though the building was being returned to residential, Kelly commented.

The proposed changes retain many architectural elements common to the area, important to enhancing the “gateway” ambiance of the Route 7 corridor, Kelly noted. Halfway houses are not considered treatment facilities and therefore require no licensing from the state health department.Built in 1890 as a residence, the website Zillow lists it as a 6-bedroom, 4-bath, 3,4,380-sq.ft. house with an attached garage. Work will take place in the current building footprint.

Attorney disbarred Convicted of federal tax fraud in September, former Rutland attorney John Canney III filed an affidavit of resignation July 2. The Vermont Supreme Court suspended his license May 39, 2017, finding he had violated professional conduct and was a threat to the public as an attorney. In response to his formal

resignation, the court ordered him disbarred as of May 30, 2017.

Canney admitted he had filed false tax returns for himself and his corporation in 2017 and had failed to pay as much as $182,000 in taxes. He was sentenced to serve a seven-month term in a federal prison at Ayer, Mass.

Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill seeks volunteers POULTNEY—Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill is currently seeking community volunteers to help with the repurposing and preservation of our historic property. Everyone has a skill that can help: grant writing, bookkeeping, administration, fundraising, buildings and grounds maintenance

and repairs (painting, carpentry, masonry, mowing, gardening, tree service), contractor oversight, and more.

To learn more about volunteering opportunities go to the website, stonevalleyarts.org/get-involved/ contribute.

Financial support is also

needed. A 2018 annual giving campaign is now underway. Donations can be sent to Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill, P.O. Box 47, Poultney, VT 05764, or donate online at stonevalleyarts. org/donate.

A four-year plan will culminate in a huge bicentennial celebration in 2022.

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By Lani Duke

Fair Haven discusses school safety School safety was on the collective mind of Fair Haven’s Select Board at its July 16 meeting. Fair Haven Grade School board member Mike Bache commented there is a heightened need for school safety and a school resource officer

(SRO). Select board member Robert Richards noted that he used to object to having an SRO at the school but now feels it is necessary. Voters approved funding for an SRO in the budget, Jennie Kendall commented.

The school reimburses more than the cost of the funded position to the town.

School Resource Officer Ed Harris introduced himself, outlining his 27year experience with the state police.

Parents and students are still on

edge, one parent remarked. Individuals discussed liability issues and how they may be shared among the five-school union district. The presence of an SRO should “comfort” concerns about the board’s liability, Tim Langlois contributed.

Some town reports were good: no water or sewer issues. The water reservoir is in good shape. The town received two letters complimenting the work recently performed at Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Pawlet plans for future The town of Pawlet is getting closer to having a new zoning administrator. The town Planning Commission was in discussion with five candidates, the Select Board learned at its July 17 meeting.

The board discussed the town’s emergency planning. Mettawee Community School is the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for Pawlet and West Pawlet. Residents may sign up with VTAlert to receive local emergency status updates.

Beth Moser-Duquette has been collecting animal care items and is willing to provide services and care to animals caught up in an emergency.

Danforth Pewter hires new director of retail

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Danforth Pewter has hired Matyou look at it from.” thew Parker as director of retail, Chief Parker joins Danforth from Orvis, Executive Officer Bram Kleppner anwhere he was general manager of the nounced. The move is part of the metal company’s flagship campus, which maker’s overall strategy to achieve included its flagship retail store, the growth in new and existing markets flagship outlet store and the legendary and create manufacfly rod store. During “BEING A PART turing jobs locally. his time at Orvis, he “We are stoked also led its system of OF A VERMONTthat Matt Parker is outlet stores, spread BASED BRAND joining the team out from Maine to at Danforth. With Virginia, which mirIS EXTREMELY Matt’s guidance, our rors Danforth’s retail IMPORTANT TO ME,” stores can be more footprint. fun. We can help “Being a part of SAID NEW DIRECTOR more people discova Vermont-based OF RETAIL, MATTHEW er us. We can open brand is extremely more new stores in important to me, and PARKER. new areas, and we I am excited to play can be part of more festivals and events a significant role in growing the retail around the country,” Kleppner said. division and the company. We’re about “This is all part of our strategy to make to execute some new and exciting ideas more customers happy, sell more prod- that I know customers will love and ucts, create more manufacturing jobs connect with.” and move forward on all fronts: taking Parker holds a bachelor’s degree care of our team, and the environment, from Colby-Sawyer College in New and the community and our shareLondon, N.h.. He lives in Rutland with holders. It’s spherically good, which is his wife, daughter and black Labrador/ to say, it’s good no matter what angle chow mix.

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A number of families, including children and adults of all ages enjoyed the ice cream social Saturday, July 28 at Pittsford Village Farm.A concert and cookout is scheduled Aug. 4.

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Man crashes into stone wall, car PLYMOUTH— An intoxicated man crashed into a stone wall and hit a parked car in a driveway of a home on Messer Hill Road in Plymouth, police said.

Police said Joshua Cook, 26, of Plymouth failed to negotiate a turn and crashed Sunday, July 29 around 7 p.m. He hit a 2008 GMC Sierra

1500, causing front end damages.

Further investigation revealed he was intoxicated. He was transported to the Ludlow Police Department for processing. He was later released on a criminal citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court Windsor Criminal Division on 08/14/2018 at 0800 hours to answer to the charge of DUI#1.

Man arrested after domestic assault RUTLAND—A man was arrested after police said he strangled a family member, used a deadly weapon and committed non-consensual sexual acts July 29.

Sean Oglesby, 38, of Florida was taken into custody and transported to the Rutland Barracks for processing. Oglesby was ordered to be held without bail and lodged at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility.

Climate Action Commission delivers final recommendations to governor The Vermont Climate Action Commission delivered a final report containing 53 recommendations to the governor for his consideration today. The commission was formed last year by Governor Scott, to bring together 21 business, civic, nonprofit, and state agency leaders with the goal of developing concrete recommendations to reduce Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions and spur economic growth.

The commission’s recommendations cover five core areas that touch Vermonters’ everyday

lives: homes and workplaces, getting around, communities and landscapes, carbon sequestration, and jobs and the economy. The report includes recommendations to advance low income weatherization, vehicle electrification, advanced wood heat, agricultural soil carbon storage, and Vermont climate businesses, among many other topic areas.

“I am deeply grateful to the Commission members for committing a significant amount of time, expertise, and resolve to help move Vermont forward

to achieving our climate change goals by developing climate strategies that collectively provide solutions for all Vermonters to reduce their carbon impact,” said Peter Walke, commission chair and deputy secretary for the Agency of Natural Resources. “I also want to thank the hundreds of Vermonters who have engaged with the Commission over the past year.”

Governor Scott also invites the public to review and provide additional input on the report over the next two months. Information

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Mt. Ascutney Hospital launches breakfast program WINDSOR—With food insecurity a pressing problem for many people in Windsor County, Rachel’s Kitchen free breakfast program at the United Methodist Church in Windsor provided an important source of nutritious breakfast for local people until a lack of funding and volunteers forced it to close its doors in late May 2018. Recognizing the importance of the program to health and wellness for those it serves, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center has joined with a group of committed local organizations to quickly re-establish this vital community resource. While the Kitchen

re-opened on June 18 following a twoing out to recruit a volunteer corps who Needs Assessment, a regular survey of week shutdown, the group is working to can welcome and support guests of the local people to identify the most pressing keep it open on a sustainable basis. kitchen. local health concerns. “Studies tell us that According to Jill Lord, RN, MS, director “Consistent access to healthy meals 12 percent of people in Windsor County of community health at MAHexperience food insecurity; and SERVING FREE BREAKFAST MONDAY HC, the core leadership team that percentage rises to 16 perincludes MAHHC, Support cent for children,” explained THROUGH FRIDAY TO ANYONE WHO STOPS and Services at Home, HisLord. “The numbers are even BY, RACHEL’S KITCHEN TYPICALLY SERVES toric Homes of Runnemede, higher for the families we care Volunteers in Action, and the for at Mt. Ascutney Hospital.

15 TO 20 MEALS A DAY. Windsor Police. Together, they When people have low incomes are aiming to recreate the Rachel’s Kitchis essential to both individual wellness and transportation challenges, access to en community board, raising funds from and community wellbeing,” said Lord, healthy, affordable food diminishes, and individual and organizational donors to who noted that food insecurity is a major programs like Rachel’s Kitchen are vital to support program operation, and reachfocus of the Hospital’s Community Health maintaining a healthy community.”

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Serving free breakfast Monday through Friday to anyone who stops by, Rachel’s Kitchen typically serves 15 to 20 meals a day, increasing to as many as 40 meals a day during the summer. Meals include baked goods, fruit, cereals, and beverages from milk to juices and coffee. “It’s a robust program,” says Lord, “one with considerable ongoing costs and volunteer needs, to make, transport, and serve the meals.” Established in 2017 as a 501(c) (3) organization, Rachel’s Kitchen was initially funded in part through a grant from the Mascoma Foundation, and was organized by Rev. Earl Dionne, and a community board. “That valuable grant has been spent down,” said Lord, “and while a generous, anonymous donor contributed $500 to keep the Kitchen running on the week of June 18th, a long-term solution is needed.”

Lord says that Rachel’s Kitchen is asking

philanthropic groups to provide grants of support for the operating budget. Windsor-area employers may sponsor food for a month of the year at a level of $500, while individuals and groups can sponsor food costs for a day at $25 or a week at $125. Businesses, community members, organizations, and foundations willing to partner with Rachel’s Kitchen may send checks to Rachel’s Kitchen, at 165 Main St., Windsor, VT 05089.

In addition, the group seeks community members and organizations who can volunteer their time at Rachel’s Kitchen, from one day a month to one day a week, during the hours of 6:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m..

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“The need is urgent,” stressed Lord.

“And together, we can all make a difference to reduce hunger in our community.”

“There have been several examples of the effectiveness of armed resource officers,” he wrote. “I also feel that having only one monitored available entrance to the school, equipped with metal detectors and video monitoring, would help. I am not against the idea of armed and trained volunteer staff. Mental health is the main underlying problem and we need to have effective recognition and proper treatment options.”

That said, Gray said he disagreed with Vermont’s recent tightening of the state’s gun laws.

“I do not agree that the gun bills signed into law on April 11 will do anything to prevent school or mass shootings, only infringe the good citizens’ rights,” he wrote.

Gray also outlined his ideas to improve Vermont’s economy.

“Expanding Vermont’s economy is on the top of my list of priorities,” he wrote. “I feel we need to revamp Act 250, making the permitting process easier and faster while continuing a commitment to the environment, excluding all single family residential. I want to help bring a secondary vocational trade school to Windsor County.”

Graywrote that he would restructure the tax system.

“I will move on a plan to reduce Vermont’s business tax to 7 percent instead of the current 8.5 percent, tying with the lowest in New England,” he wrote. “Reducing or eliminating the Vermont’s sales tax would make us more competitive with our New Hampshire neighbors, especially those businesses in the Connecticut River Valley. A three-year business tax-free start up is also part of my plan. All of this will change our revenue structure but the revenue will increase naturally with more businesses and employers adding to the till.”

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Close to Killington ski local views. A full sized basement with one car garage. Gravity fed spring is very close by and both Pico and Killington Ski Areas are right to your phone. $210,000 right togolfiyour area, area ng, hikingphone.$330,000 and biking. $330,000 water supplies the house at the turn of a valve. A generator, three sources within easy access. The semi-finished basement runs the of wood heat and gas lighting make this home livable year round! Only 20 length of the house. A definite must see! minutes to Killington’s Skyeship gondola and all the charms of Woodstock!

Being sold well below assessed value. $155,000

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Walter Findeisen Doug Quatchak 802-770-0093 Kaitlyn Hummel Doug Quatchak 1913 US 4, PO 137, Killington, VT 05751 1913 US Route 4,Route PO Box 137,Box Killington, VT 05751 Greg Stefurak Independently owned and operated 802-55-4645 Independently owned and operated

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838 Cricket Hill Rd, Killington

Hemlock Ridge, Killington

Contemporary Killington, 3 bedroom, home, 1.2 Acres, private wooded setting. Spacious, comfortable, light-filled living room with sliding glass doors to new deck, VT Castings wood stove, tile hearth, large dining area. Kitchen, Center Island, Oak cabinets, washer/dryer. Master Bedroom with Bath, 2 Guest Bedrooms. Bonus room/Den with TV, 4 zone propane furnace.

Extra-large Garage. Furnished. $278,900

SKI-IN/SKI-OUT, spacious 3rd floor Pico Village Square studio corner/ end unit, wood burning fireplace, high soaring ceilings, multiple windows and skylights providing natural light. Condo fee includes propane baseboard heat, water, sewer, cable TV, and firewood. Wifi and electric utilities are paid separately. Elevator services building, ski storage lockers located on the first floor. Excellent rental income potential. Unit is fully furnished and equipped. $56,500

Majestic 3 bedroom 3.5 bath contemporary family home in the beautiful Green Mountains on 1.2 acres of private wooded elevated land. Bright, open floor plan on the main living level, newly updated upgraded kitchen, granite counter tops and white cabinets. Recent improvements, new paint, new downstairs flooring, updated bathrooms. Gorgeous mountain views through the soaring tower windows, relax and enjoy the view from the new outdoor hot tub. This wonderful property is located, between Bear Mountain and the Killington Ski Basin. $435,000

Spacious, nicely decorated, multilevel, 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath Woods end unit, cathedral ceilings, wood burning fireplace, birds eye maple wood floors, tile floors, wet bar, giant whirlpool tub, and sauna. Each bedroom has its own bath. Open floor plan, large windows bringing in natural light. Enjoy the beautiful Woods Spa amenities, indoor pool, hot tub, steam room, sauna, and fully equipped fitness center. Close proximity to skiing at Killington, restaurants, shops, and nightlife along the Killington Road. $215,000

Wonderful gently sloping 2.5 acre building lot above the Vermont inn on Cream Hill Road. Great winter seasonal views of Pico and the surrounding mountains. Alpine Pipeline sewer connection available. Ideal location, midway between Killington and Rutland. $34,900

3-bedroom, 2 bath, 2 floor unit. Furnished and equipped, maintenance fee includes plowing, refuse removal, cable, landscaping and yearly chimney cleaning. $

custom home situated on 5 private acres on Cricket Hill Rd in Killington located just one mile from the Green Mountain National Golf Course $

174,500

21 Summit Path, Killington

Mountain Green, Killington

3- parcel listing consists of a building lot with 2 sewer units; a lot with a 7-Bedroom 3-Bath home and a 2- unit multi-family house; and a third lot with a 3-Bedroom 2-Bath Chalet $

585,000

Killington contemporary home built in 2006, perfectly situated between Killington Base Lodge and Bear Mtn, you choose.

Fully furnished and equipped.

599,999

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460,000

Bret Williamson, Broker, Owner Office 802-422-3610 ext 206 Cell 802-236-1092 bret@killingtonvalleyrealestate.com

Well Maintained 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condominium unit. Close to ski lifts. Ground floor unit with walk out Patio, Fireplace, Fully Equipped Kitchen, Eating Area with Bay Window. Great Rental Potential. $179,000

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Lenore Bianchi

• 4BR/3BA+ Garage, 11 Ac • Updated Farmhouse • New: Roof,Siding,Windows+ • Screened porch • Just reduced to $385,000

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• 3BR/ 2BA, oil heat • Wood burning fireplace • Master BR on 1st Floor • Unfinished walk/out basemt • Covered porch w/hot tub $310K

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