Deerfield Valley

Mount Snow GM heading to Colorado in spring

DOVER - Vail Resorts announced last week that Tracy Bartels, general manager of Mount Snow, will be relocated to Colorado after this ski season to take on the role of vice president of maintenance, planning, and project management.
Before she was transferred to Mount Snow, Bartels was the...

Free course offered to learn about house sharing

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The bi-town housing sub-committee of Wilmington and Dover is offering two online courses to individuals interested in living in the Deerfield Valley, who respond by Friday, February 11. Open slots are on a first come, first served basis.
Sharing Housing Inc., a...

State, valley riding COVID infection wave

VERMONT- Over the past few weeks COVID-19 cases in Vermont have increased drastically. The Deerfield Valley has been no exception. Nearly every business and town has been affected.
According to the Vermont Department of Health, confirmed cases peaked on Friday, January 7. Vermont reported...

Youth sports sponsorships

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Sponsorship opportunities are now available for Twin Valley Youth Sports. Businesses can support the volunteer-based, nonprofit organization that provides sport opportunities for youth and get exposure, with a tax write off to boot.
TVYS offers three seasons of sport:...

Revised House districts would change representation

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Residents of Deerfield Valley towns could see some changes in the configuration of their House districts under an apportionment map proposed by the Vermont Legislative Apportionment Board.
The proposed districts were recently released to boards of civil authority,...

Grant of $4.1 million for broadband group

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Vermont Community Broadband Board, the new state board charged with overseeing broadband development in Vermont, recently approved DVFiber’s $4.1 million grant request. DVFiber can now move ahead with its partner Great Works Internet Inc., of Biddeford, ME, to secure high-...

Photo by Tyler Lederer

Harvest season

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Nature’s bounty was on full display at a local farmstand last weekend.

Development screening for youth

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Windham Southwest Supervisory Union offers developmental screenings for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children not yet in kindergarten. The purpose of the screening is to give parents information about their child’s readiness skills, speech and language development, and motor skills....

Peace Poster Contest offers $5,000 prize

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Deerfield Valley Lions Club is once again sponsoring the International Peace Poster Contest for 11-to-13 year old students in local schools. The theme this year is “We Are All Connected.” The posters will be evaluated on originality, artistic merit, and expression of the...

A quartet of riders enjoy a bluebird day on the Bluebird chairlift at Mount Snow. Local students can earn free passes. File/Brett MIller

Choose Snow program offers passes

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Choose Snow, a program to inspire healthy lifestyle choices, is back thanks to a generous donation to the Deerfield Valley Community Partnership from Vail Corporation and Mount Snow Resort,
Choose Snow is open to full-time Vermont students. A limited number of 2021-22...