Sports

Conservancy acquires land on Equinox

MANCHESTER-The Nature Conservancy announces the expansion of the Mount Equinox Highlands Natural Area by 118 acres, bringing the total of conserved land at the natural area to 2,568 acres. The natural area, located in Manchester and Dorset, is one of the most beautiful and biologically diverse...

Mud season returns, trail groups urge caution

VERMONT- The Green Mountain Club, maintainer and protector of Vermont’s Long Trail and advocate for other hiking trails, along with the department of forests, parks and recreation, manager of Vermont state forests and parks, and the Green Mountain National Forest, announce the return of mud...

Students can sign up now for the resource management summer camp

WOODBURY- Students entering grades seven to 12 this fall are invited to sign up now for the Natural Resources Management Academy.
Now in its 11th year, it provides an opportunity for teens to explore the outdoors with other like-minded teens from Vermont and neighboring states and learn...

Wildcats have strong outing before fading in late innings of season opener

BELLOWS FALLS- For five innings Tuesday afternoon, it looked like the Twin Valley Middle High School varsity softball team was going to open its season with a win. But the bottom of the sixth inning proved to be the team’s undoing, as host Bellows Falls plated 16 runs to pull away for a 20-5 win...

A volunteer works with a rescued horse at Gerda’s Equine Rescue in Townshend.

Help a Horse Day contest coming soon

WEST TOWNSHEND- Gerda’s Equine Rescue will be participating in the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals national Help a Horse Day contest, which kicks off on April 26, and is a competition for a chance to win some of the $110,000 available in grants.
This nationwide...

The Snow Bowl lift at Stratton Mountain will be replaced by a new high-speed quad chair.

New lift coming to Stratton Mountain

STRATTON - Capital projects totaling $10 million will enhance the Stratton Mountain experience throughout the year, with a new high-speed Snow Bowl lift topping the list of investments for 2018-19.
Now part of the Alterra Mountain Company, Stratton skiers will enjoy the ride on a new...

For photographer, in the woods or in the pipe is where the action is

DOVER- When somebody says they’re “living the dream,” they may or may not actually mean it. For action sports photographer Mike Dawson, the phrase is 100% true, and then some. Dawson has spent the winter shooting photography for Mount Snow and enjoying every minute of it.
“I love it,” said...

A solitary skier enjoys perfect corduroy on the Cascade trail at Mount Snow.

Mount Snow extends ski season to April 22

DOVER– Mount Snow has announced that the official closing date for its 2017/18 season will be Sunday, April 22, marking an end to the resort’s longest season in more than a decade. Mount Snow will total 162 days of continuous operation.
Thanks in part to over 80 inches of snowfall received...

Buddy Hayford

Hayford earns recognition

INDIANAPOLIS- The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association has announced that Buddy Hayford, athletic director at Twin Valley Middle High School, has been recognized as a certified athletic administrator.
To earn this distinction, Hayford has demonstrated the highest level...

The 2018 Twin Valley Middle High School varsity softball team. Back row, from left: coach Joni Sullivan, Jayden Crawford, Hannah Sullivan, Emily Hohn, Celia Betit, Leore Longe, Kara Bird, Sadie Boyd, and coach Jeff Putnam. Front row: Kylie Reed, Leah Putnam, Jarrett Niles, Callie Dix, and Maria Page. Missing from the photo are Janelle Fisher, Shelbea Fournier, and Loren Pike.

Twin Valley varsity softball team ready to make its mark on the season

WHITINGHAM- With a returning core of veterans and an influx of new players, the Twin Valley Middle High School varsity softball team is ready for the season to begin. The biggest holdup to that is the fact that most fields are still covered by snow.
Coach Jeff Putnam said he was looking...