Sports

Plan to improve forest health

VERMONT- In collaboration with the Vermont Community Foundation, the High Meadows Fund is putting $218,000 into action over the next two-years to launch a new initiative supporting statewide and local efforts to improve forest health and integrity in Vermont. In this first year, High Meadows is...

Komen walk helps fight breast cancer

MANCHESTER- The Susan G. Komen New England affiliate is looking forward to hosting its new signature event at its home venue - Riley Rink at Hunter Park.
The Komen Vermont More Than Pink Walk on Saturday, July 20, is an untimed, unofficial distance, all-ages-friendly event and suitable...

New dugouts at ballfield

WILMINGTON- The baseball field at Twin Valley Elementary School in Wilmington has a new set of dugouts for home and visiting teams, thanks to the generosity of a local energy company. Avangrid Renewables gave Twin Valley Youth Sports a grant of $2,500 toward the project.
Teams and...

David Jennings and Firestone T compete at last year's Vermont Summer Festival. Photo by Jump Media.

Hunter-jumper festival returns to area

DORSET- The Vermont Summer Festival will return to Harold Beebe Farm for six weeks of diverse offerings for hunter, jumper, and equitation competitors from Tuesday, July 2, through Sunday, August 11.
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last season, the Vermont Summer Festival is...

Trails day a big success

The Wilmington Trails Committee sponsored a public trails hike as part of National Trails Day on June 1. The committee used the event to showcase improvements that have enhanced trails around Wilmington.

Tee it up for a great time, cause

Sports roundup

Vote in support of local nonprofit, win Red Sox tix WILMINGTON- Southern Vermont Therapeutic Riding Center has been named one of the finalists for the Red Sox Foundation’s IMPACT Awards, which provides Red Sox fans in the five New England states outside of Massachusetts with...

Golfing for a good cause

Riders from last year’s Tour de Grace at the finish.

Fundraiser cycle ride for Grace Cottage

TOWNSHEND – Registration is open for the Tour de Grace Bicycle Rally, a unique, family-friendly ride held on Saturday, June 29, to benefit Grace Cottage Hospital.
The scenic ride is 19 miles, mostly downhill, from Stratton Mountain Resort to Grace Cottage Hospital. The route goes down...

Twin Valley softball players Morgen Janovsky, Jarrett Niles, and Maria Page, from left with flowers, were honored before the Wildcats’ last regular-season home game against West Rutland last month. Photo by Leah Putnam