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Dec. 19-25, 2018
One of Killington’s longest employees to retire By Katy Savage
NUTCRACKER SUITE The Nutcracker ballet is a holiday classic. This year local dancers from Miss Lorraine’s School of Dance will perform the ballet at the Paramount Theatre, Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Page 9B
WINTER BEGINS WITH SOLSTICE This Friday, Dec. 21, is the first day of winter. Unfortunately (and ironically) it isforecast to rain… and it will be extra dark, as it is also the Winter Solstice – the day with the shortest daylight and longest night. Here in central Vermont, the sun will rise at 7:21 a.m. and set at 4:17 p.m. giving us just 8 hours and 56 min of daylight. But let’s look on the bright side and welcome back the light, it will only get brighter from here! (And it will be snowier, too, between Christmas and New Year’s Day.)
When Dick Horner came to Killington back in 1989, Killington Access Road was just one lane in both directions, the Killington Grand Hotel didn’t exist and snowboarding was in its infancy. In his 30 years as town planning and zoning administrator, Horner has overseen development of major projects that have shaped Killington Resort and the town into what it is today. He helped plan Green Mountain National Golf Course and helped the Basin Sports ski shop expand. He’s watched snowboarding grow into a major sport and helped Killington Resort open its terrain parks. Horner is the one of town’s longest-serving employees. He is retiring Dec. 31. “It’s time,” he said. Paul Buhler, a former Planning Commission member, will serve as interim planning and zoning administrator until a new person is named. “The town is going to lose an asset,” said Buhler. Buhler, a retired math teacher at Woodstock Union Middle School, has been part of Killington since 1971. He served as interim zoning administrator in the 1980s. “I like public service,” he said. “Finding someone who has the experience and interest isn’t easy.” Planning and zoning was second career for Horner. He grew up in Minnesota. Horner received a master’s degree in urban planning in New Orleans and then moved to Florida. Horner, now 66, interviewed for the position in Killington over Columbus Day weekend in 1989 and was hired immediately. He and his wife, a former nurse at Rutland Regional Medical Center, moved from Florida to Proctor, where they have since raised four children, now ages 25-39. Since then, Horner has rewritten the Killington town plan five times, adding and tweaking language and rules of Killington’s development. Horner, page 10A
By Robin Alberti
Killington Elementary School held a concert Tuesday, Dec. 11, to usher in the holiday season. Students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grade sung an upbeat song called “Hot Chocolate.” Leland Montag, Pippa Scott, and Kaitlyn Burres (pictured left-right) helped to lead the song on stage.
A tree goes to Washington Vermont inaugurated a national tradition
By Julia Purdy
When President Calvin Coolidge called for the first-ever national Christmas tree in 1923, Riley Bostwick was ready. He knew just the tree, an imposing wild balsam fir growing on Bread Loaf Mountain in Ripton, on forest land belonging to publisher and philanthropist Col. Joseph Battell of Middlebury. Working at that time as private forest warden for Col. Battell, Granville-born Riley Bostwick was as deep-rooted in the White River Valley as the tree he sent to Washington. Bostwick’s affinity for the woods and his talent for silviculture established an enduring legacy in the form of two national Christmas trees, chosen by Bostwick himself. A World War I veteran, Bostwick had grown up in the woods without benefit of forestry software and GPS, and he knew the woods inside and out. On Christmas Eve, 1923, President Coolidge walked out to the tree, pressed a button, and the 48-foot tree blazed with 2,500 lights in red, white and green. Even then, Bostwick already knew of another young balsam fir, which had sprouted in 1911 in a sheltered spot on his own land in Granville and now showed exceptional promise. For years he nurtured this new tree, giving it plenty of sunlight while encouraging seedlings to sprout around it, thus holding moisture in the soil, and even porcupine-proofing it with a special cuff. In 1963, at age 74, Riley Bostwick approached the U.S. Forest Service, which now adminisVt Christmas trees, page 3A
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After nearly 30 years at Killington town, Dick Horner is planning to retire at the end of 2018.
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A new restaurant and deli are opening in Killington. Don Billings, who owns The Bakery on West Street and Roots the Restaurant on Washington Street, in Rutland, recently purchased the former Phat Italian and On the Rocs in Killington. His deli, now called Mountain Merchant, opened in time for the World Cup, Thanksgiving weekend in November. “We’re trying to create that healthier option of grab-and-go out of the store,” Billings said. Billings hopes to open the new restaurant above the deli, called Crux, this weekend.
Billings has partnered with Khele Sparks, Mountain Top Inn and Resort’s general manager, to purchase the Killington businesses. The Mountain Merchant offers craft beer, catering, homemade baked goods as well as a gas station. Billings said the Crux’s menu will be similar to Roots. Crux will be open 4-9 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and 4-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Billings also just expanded Roots in Rutland moving it to a bigger location in the Center Street Market Place, downtown.
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NEWS
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Mondo terminates contract Regional marketing initiative seeks new vendor
By Katy Savage
Mondo Mediaworks is pulling out of a one-year $150,000 contract to market Rutland County three months early. Mondo, the Brattleboro-based digital marketing company, was hired by the Rutland Regional Chamber of commerce and Rutland Economic Development Corporation two years ago to produce digital marketing campaigns for Rutland and the surrounding area. The company is shifting away from digital marketing to focus on video production, and is down-scaling from 14 employees to three. “It was the most difficult choice I had to make since I started the business eight Luke Stafford years ago,” said owner Luke Stafford. Stafford said there’s more competition The initiative to market the Rutland area now in digital media. He said Mondo made began in the spring of 2016 to to support significant investments and new sales business growth and increase the workdidn’t come soon enough to offset them. force. Chamber of Commerce Director Mary A contract with Mondo began in Cohen said the marketing campaign will April 2017. The company made vidcontinue despite Mondo’s sudden aneos, launched a website and started social nouncement last month. media promotion in October 2017. “At first we were a bit surprised, howThe campaign has reached a total of 4 ever, this is a vendor that we can replace,” million social media users across all platshe said. “This forms, Cohen said, “THIS PROJECT IS MUCH project is much including Instabigger than Mongram, Facebook, BIGGER THAN MONDO do Mediaworks.” Twitter though it’s MEDIAWORKS.” SAID COHEN Mondo will unclear what imend its contract, pact that has had. It which was supposed to expire in March, also purchased TV ads on cable networks Dec. 31. Rutland-based Green Mounin Vermont, Boston, Hartford and the New tain Marketing and Advertising, Inc. will York/New Jersey metro area. manage the website and social media cam“It is extremely hard to measure this the paigns for the time being. full impact,” Cohen said at a recent Select In January, Cohen said the board will Board meeting in Killington. “We can only consider hiring a new public relations firm. speak anecdotally… and we’ve heard lots Mondo, page 3
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Killington town seeks to limit vacation rentals
By Katy Savage
A Killington vacation homeowner may need an Act 250 permit to continue renting his home. Act 250 District Coordinator William Burke said the three-bedroom home on Estabrook Road has “potential for significant adverse impacts under Act 250 criteria” in a Dec. 13, 2018 opinion letter. Homeowner Vincent Connolly has caused contention for renting his home out to 36 people or more through the website, Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO), despite water supply and wastewater systems that were approved for only a three bedroom home. Burke cited wastewater, traffic and aesthetic concerns in his opinion letter. Connolly’s home is in the Cricket Hill community, which carries a convenance established in 1972, saying “single private dwellings shall not be used for commercial purposes.” Connolly’s neighbors have expressed concern about noise and wastewater overflowing into their yard. Connolly, who has owned his home since 2005, is facing appeals at the town and state level. Connolly received his first zoning violation notice from the town in October. Town Zoning Administrator Dick Horner said at the time that Connolly’s rental home far exceeds the town’s two people per bedroom capacity. Connolly appealed the violation and the Zoning Board of Adjustment held a four-hour public hearing Nov. 7,
ultimately determining the appeal lacked merit. Since then, Town Zoning and Planning Administrator Dick Horner issued another violation to Connolly Nov. 21 for changing use of his single family dwelling into a commercial facility without seeking a zoning permit first. Connolly appealed that decision again Dec. 4. The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold another hearing Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. “I’m assuming we’re going to go to the environmental court with both violations,” Connolly said. Connolly was looking forward to explaining
nolly’s home can sleep, the more money he can get on VRBO. This isn’t the first time one of Connolly’s properties has been in contention. Connolly received a zoning violation in Morristown in 2017 for a three-bedroom home he owns and rents there to 20 people at times. Connolly appeared before the Morristown Planning Council after he received the violation for exceeding the town’s three-bedroom, six person capacity for short term rentals. The town changed the zoning bylaws to work with Connolly. “The select board
“WE’RE GETTING MORE AND MORE REPORTS OF PEOPLE RENTING TO MANY PEOPLE,” SAID HAGENBARTH. his case before the state’s environmental court. “We have done nothing to the exterior of the house to trigger Act 250,” he said. “Now we just need to get in front of a judge.” Connolly and his lawyer have argued his home is grandfathered. Connolly, who lives in Colorado, purchased his home in Killington and started renting it in 2005. The zoning bylaws changed, limiting bedroom capacity, in 2006. The Vermont Division of Fire Safety classifies the home as a hotel because of its sizable sleeping capacity. Connolly has stacked double-size bunk beds into the home’s existing bedrooms. The more people Con-
wants those vacationers in town. They spend money here,” said Morristown Town Administrator and Planning Director Todd Thomas. However, the Killington Select Board sees it differently. The board is considering an ordinance to limit vacation rentals in Killington. “Our attorney is giving us some direction,” said Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth. “We’re getting more and more reports of people renting to many people.” If the town pursued an ordinance, it would apply to all like properties. It is considering making the zoning language more specific, so that different rules could apply to different districts within the town.
LOCAL NEWS
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
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Barnard school will merge By Curt Peterson
After 1 ½ years of fighting and pondering an independent school, the Barnard School Board agreed on Dec.17 to pursue a voluntary merger with the Windsor Central Modified Unified Union School District. “I move that the WCMUUSD Board not pursue a forced merger, and require Barnard to vote in the affirmative before the WCMUUSD Board takes action,” said Woodstock MUUD Board representative Matt Stover said. The motion passed unanimously. “This is a good partnership for us,” said Pamela Fraser, who represents Barnard’s High and Middle School students on the MUUD Board through the Windsor Central Supervisory Union. MUUD Board co-chairperson Paige Hiller of Woodstock described a meeting with fellow board members where they discussed continuance of the Barnard pre-kindergarten program, criteria for a “sustainable school,” clarification of the closure policy, and a more sensitive classroom and grade configuration policy. Park said the decisions were what Barnard voters want Merger, page 23A
Mondo: continued from page 2A of success stories.” The campaign focus changed from the first year to the second year, to focus on stories of people who live in Rutland and those who have chosen to move to the area – answering the question “Why Rutland? While Mondo will no longer be the vendor in charge come January, the marketing initiative will continue. Along with strong support from the business community, Cohen and REDC Director Tyler Richardson are currently in the process going town to town across Rutland County, asking each of the 27 towns to contribute $1 per resident toward the regional marketing campaign. Cohen said the 10-year campaign is still in the brand awareness stage. About $175,000 was spent the first year and $150,000 the second year with Mondo. Cohen was optimistic that the campaign would bring more people to live in Rutland County. “We think our objectives are strong,” Cohen said in a phone interview. “We intend to move ahead with the same objectives.”
Vt Christmas trees: continued from page 1A tered the Green Mountain National Forest that included Granville, with the suggestion that the 70-foot spire was about ready for its national debut. So it was that in 1967, Republican Governor Richard Snelling and Richard Curtis, Bostwick’s longtime assistant, harvested yet another national Christmas tree by hand, this time for the Johnson White House. The tree was swathed in burlap and left Rochester on a flat-bed trailer, escorted by a convoy of automobiles. At the departure ceremony in Rochester’s park on Nov. 27, 1967, Rev. Alan Bond of the Federated Church gave the prayer of invocation. The nation was torn apart by war and dissension. Rev. Bond asked the Almighty to “let this tree stand as a symbol of peace on earth, good will toward men. Let the needles represent the peoples of the earth; may the branches be tribes, races and nations; allow the trunk to be a sign of Thee from whom all things grow.” Bostwick, now 77, made the trip to Washington, assisted by Helen Pierce, Rochester’s former public health nurse, where he watched his “baby” come to life with 6,000 twinkling lights. In the meantime, Bostwick established “Mountain Meadows” on old farmlands under Mt. Cushman in Rochester, where he raised Black Angus cattle and Christmas trees. In 1949 and 1954 his “sustained yield” management methods earned him the Certificate of Good Forest Practice, signed by the governor and Perry Merrill, then state forester. In 1957 he sent a 67-foot tree from Mountain Meadows to adorn Rockefeller Center. That same year, Bostwick enrolled his woodlands in the American Tree Farm System, topping the millionth-acre mark. Riley Bostwick died in 1971 at age 81, his life’s mission more than completed. Wooden signs on Bethel Mountain Road announce the state’s Riley Bostwick Wildlife Management Area and the “Millionth Acre Tree Farm,” totaling 350 acres.
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The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
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When Killington Basin Ski Area opened for skiing on Dec. 13, 1958, it was a momentous occasion that went largely unnoticed. Founder Pres Smith attended a sub-zero “Access Road” ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. along with various dignitaries, including Governor elect Robert Stafford, who cut the ribbon. On that same Saturday, the Rutland Daily Herald ran a picture of Suzanne Smith standing on skis under the Killington Basin Ski Area sign. At the mountain, no fanfare took place that anyone could remember. Area co-founder Joe Sargent sold lift tickets in the converted chicken coop that served as an outdoor ticket office on weekends. Sue Smith thought that Pres was probably working on installing the Glades area Poma (now North Ridge area). “It was probably a lowkey day because we were still working to get the other lifts installed,” Smith said, a reference to the “Glades” Pomalift that had just arrived from France and the Model C novice Poma. Two Pomalifts on Snowdon Mountain operated that day with two to three feet of snow on the seven trails and slopes. Records show that four stockholders signed the season pass-
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book to obtain their day passes and $25.50 worth of tickets were sold Saturday, $67.50 total on Sunday. Business was light that first week with no entries for lift receipts from Monday to Friday but restaurant revenues indicate that season passholders probably skied. December and January saw minimal ski business due to the newness of the area and the low-keyed, low budget advertising and public relations. By the end of January, however, the Glades Poma and beginner area Model C Poma were operating, although not always smoothly. There were many kinks to be worked out in lift operations in those days, and Smith still remembers running up the novice slope by the base lodge, hot dog in one hand, soda in the other, to scamper up a lift tower to unjam a lift hanger. “The hard part was swinging hand-over- hand, monkey-bar style down 50 feet of cable before climbing up over the bull wheel to get to the hangar,” Smith said of being part gymnast in the early days. Washington’s Birthday saw the area “discovered,” and February posted $10,000 in lift revenues and showed potential for profitability. The last day of operation was April 16. With gross receipts of $42,847.67, the area lost $21,045.22 for its first fiscal year ending July 31, 1959,
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A skier in the ‘80s, demonstrates a Daffy (trick) off a jump. the only season under Smith (38 years at the helm) to lose money. Shoestring start to Superstar Contrast that shoestring start – four Pomalifts, no gondola or chairlift – with today’s Killington Resort and this year’s $25 million in upgrades this year. The only similarity is that the 60th anniversary passed with skiing as usual – no big doings. However, on Dec. 8, 2018, the resort did debut the new Snowdon Six Express bubble with champagne and bubbles for kids at a ribbon cutting. The popular K-1 Express
Gondola was upgraded with new cabins and a new barn to store those cabins. The former Snowdon Quad was relocated to South Ridge to reinvigorate that area, which had been liftless since 2011. Along with RFID ticketing, these were just some of the improvements for the new season. So how did the fledgling area with its shoestring start become the East’s largest and most successful ski resort? At Killington there was a commitment to find “a better way.” An innovative “can-do” attitude came from Smith and can be seen in the addition of snowmaking in 1963. K turns 60, page 22A
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STATE NEWS
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Vermont ranks No. 2 per capita for Peace Corps’ volunteers in 2018 Vermont ranks No. 2 among states with the highest number of Peace Corps volunteers per capita, according to a recent announcement. There are 43 volunteers from Vermont currently serving worldwide and 1,622 Vermonters have served in the Peace Corps since the agency’s founding in 1961. Notably, Vermont has ranked as a top volunteer-producing state per capita for the last five years and held the No. 1 spot from 2014-2016. Vermont volunteers are among the more than 235,000 Americans who have served around the world in areas such as agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health and youth development volunteers since 1961. “Encouraging all Americans, from every corner of our country, to become involved in international service is something that continues to be at the forefront of my mind,” said Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen. “At the Peace Corps, we recognize the leaders who cultivate a culture of service in their states. Communities across America are
embracing the domestic dividend of returned Peace Corps volunteers and, today, we celebrate these global citizens who contribute so much to our country.” Worcester, Vermont, resident Jocelyn Hill serves as an English language facilitator in Tonga. “Values of loyalty and humility run deep throughout the Tongan culture and in every interaction,” said Hill. “The Tongan hospitality is so strong and welcoming, it is a kindness and generosity I have never experienced before. I am supposed to be the one coming to serve my country of service, yet my host country nationals have helped me more than I could ever reciprocate.” The Peace Corps is unique among service organizations because volunteers live and work at the community level. Service in the Peace Corps is a life-defining, hands-on leadership experience that offers volunteers the opportunity to travel to the farthest corners of the world and make a lasting difference in the lives of others. This Peace Corps data is current as of Sept. 30, 2018. The area data
Pot recommendations
Roadside testing, edibles debated in final public meeting of commission By Kit Norton/VTDigger
After months of subcommittee meetings, the full Marijuana Advisory Commission held its final in-person meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 12, with the 10 members debating whether edibles – food products infused with cannabis oils – should be included in a regulated market, and the Department of Public Safety pushing for the inclusion of roadway safety tests for impaired driving. In the 2 ½ hour meeting, the commission, which has been tasked with drafting recommendations for the governor on a legal cannabis market, went over proposals from subcommittees that researched tax and regulation, public safety, and education prevention programs. The commission hoped to reach consensus on these key areas before issuing a final report to the governor early next week. While they agreed on a number of recommendations, including a 26 percent tax rate for cannabis, they did not come to a consensus on whether edibles will be included in a regulated cannabis market, if roadway safety tests should be included in legislation, and whether municipalities will be given the authority to block cannabis businesses. Tom Anderson, commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, said that Vermont must have a roadside impaired driving test before a legal recreational cannabis market is created and that the state will likely see impaired driving rates and roadway deaths increase. “If the experiences in Colorado and Washington are the experiences we have here, roadway deaths are going to go up, impaired driving is likely to go up,” Anderson said. “So to me it’s critical that we have that tool if we’re going down that path.” Anderson recommended that law enforcement be given the ability to collect and test saliva both as a roadside and evidentiary test – similar to the current protocol for driving under the influence of alcohol – through legislative action. John Campbell, executive director of the Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs, emphasized that even if oral fluid testing was made law, it would still have to be ruled on in court before it could be an established tool for law enforcement. “If we passed oral fluid collection today, it’s still going to have significant hurdles,” Campbell said. “The court will have to decide whether it’s reliable or not. I don’t want people thinking if we passed it today it would be admissible in court tomorrow.” Sen. Joe Benning, R-Caledonia, argued there is little consensus in the scientific community regarding the relationship between impairment and THC levels in the Pot suggestions, page 10A
used is derived from the most current U.S. Census Bureau “Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area” data. Below arethe nation’s top volunteer-producing states for 2018. 2018 Top States – Per Capita (# of volunteers per 100,000 residents) 1. District of Columbia – 14.8 2. Vermont – 6.9 3. Montana – 4.6 4. Oregon – 4.4 5. Virginia – 4.3 6. Maryland – 4.2 7. New Hampshire – 4.1 8. Maine – 4.0 8. Colorado – 4.0 8. Rhode Island – 4.0 11. Washington – 3.8 11. Minnesota – 3.8 2018 Top States – Total Volunteers 1. California – 836 2. New York – 475 3. Virginia – 364 4. Texas – 351 5. Illinois – 312 6. Florida – 311 7. Pennsylvania – 291 8. Washington – 285 9. Maryland – 257 10. Massachusetts – 242
Report: Vermont has lost child care capacity By Lola Duffort/VTDigger
Child care capacity in Vermont’s regulated market fell by 7 percent between 2015 and 2018, mostly because of a precipitous decline in home-based providers, a new report from the Joint Fiscal Office found. Legislators asked for the report last session to get a better picture of Vermont’s shifting early education landscape. It includes data on child care capacity for kids ages 0 to 5 by county, age and type of provider. Department for Children and Families Deputy Commissioner Reeva Murphy said the report includes useful, granular data about the problem – but few surprises. “This reduction in family child care trend is national and particularly exacerbated in rural areas,” she said. “In rural areas, for me, this is particularly concerning. Because we need family-based providers.” The number of available slots at school- and center-based providers increased slightly, but not enough to offset closures in the home-based market. There were 204 fewer home providers in 2018 compared to 2015, and 1,854 fewer spots available in those settings – a 25 percent decline in capacity. The hardest hit counties were Essex and Grand Isle.
SHE POINTED TO STATE MANDATES AS A POTENTIAL CULPRIT. By design, the JFO report provides an incomplete picture of the child care shortage. Legislators have also asked for a survey of parents to take a look at demand by age, the need for full-time versus part-time slots, and affordability constraints. That analysis is due out in January. The report offers some potential explanations about why home-based providers are declining, including that older, retiring providers just aren’t being replaced by new entrants in the market. That could be because state regulations are perceived to be too onerous, or because low unemployment is steering people away from the field, where wages and profit margins are notoriously low. Maureen Blanchard runs a child care center in Canaan – the only registered home-based center in northern Essex county. She’s never had much competition, at least in the regulated market, she said. “I’m full and I have a waiting list,” she said. “And parents call all the time to find out if they’ve moved up on the waiting list.” She said she’s not sure why there are fewer home-based providers, although she pointed to state mandates as a potential culprit. “I know the new regulations probably don’t entice people to go in that direction,” she said. Child care capacity, page 10A
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Opinion
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The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
OP-ED
Urban sprawl is killing the American dream in Vermont By Euphemia Anderson
Vermont is known for its picturesque pastures, endless seas of white pines, and its historically tight-knit communities. Being the sixth smallest state in the country geographically, with the second smallest population, it has maintained its open spaces without infringement for most of its existence. But there is something that is slowly killing this dreamlike actuality of Vermont. It exists, slowly creeping through the farms and wooded mountain areas, wiping out native vegetation, separating the rich from the poor, and making personal cars a requirement. This silent killer is known as urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is the expansion of developments away from city centers, usually done in leapfrog patterns. There are both positives and negatives associated with urban sprawl. Affordability of larger homes for less money, for example, is a big reason sprawl is increasing. Coupled with this is the possibility for citizens to own larger plots of land, which are often unattainable in city centers. Another desire of those moving out of city centers into suburban areas is the increased feel of community with lower population densities. These low-density areas also offer less populated schools that are attractive to prospective parents. So what’s wrong with Vermont? Although there are both pros and cons associated with urban sprawl, outward developments from city centers have exacerbated both environmental and socioeconomic issues within the state. Environmentally, sprawling developments foster habitat fragmentation and habitat loss, which can lead to decreases in biodiversity. Socioeconomically, isolated towns and settlements outside of city centers worsen geographical separations between the rich and the poor. Leapfrog developments create car-dependent commuSprawl, page 7
Farm Bill passage lauded; inequitable loophole exposed By Angelo Lynn
Vermont’s congressional delegation lined up in support of a compromise $867 billion Farm Bill passed overwhelmingly by the U.S. House and Senate earlier this week. The House approved the bill 386-47; the Senate approved it 87-13. The strong bipartisan support, analysts said, was spurred in part by pressure from farmers battered by President Trump’s trade war with China. The bill allocates billions of dollars in subsidies to American farmers over the next decade, legalizes hemp, bolsters farmers’ markets and rejects stricter limits on food stamps pushed by House Republicans. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.
THE BILL ... LEGALIZES HEMP, BOLSTERS FARMERS MARKETS AND REJECTS STRICTER LIMITS ON FOOD STAMPS. The farm bill is essentially a five-year extension of federal farm programs and while Republicans tried to restrict nutrition programs to the poor, those measures were ultimately rejected, allowing those important nutritional programs to continue serving Americans who might otherwise not have enough to eat. Along those lines, and while agreeing with the bipartisan support of the larger bill, the Washington Post had this blistering critique about that one aspect of the legislation: “The vast majority of that money (roughly 80 percent of the $867 billion), goes to the government’s main nutritional aid program for the poor, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. This brings us to the relatively good news about the House-Senate deal: It omits a provision in the House bill that would have Farm Bill, page 7A
COMMENTARY
Time to shred the naughty or nice list By Melissa Martin
Santa Claus (a.k.a, St. Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa) is a Christmas figure celebrated for flying around the globe on Dec. 25 to give gifts to children. And the holly-jolly guy carries around a list of names with two columns: one labeled “good” and one labeled “bad.” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” a Christmas song (first recorded in 1934) is still a popular tune in America. “He’s making a list. And checking it twice. Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice.” Naughty kids have a sad Christmas without gifts. Nice kids have a happy Christmas with gifts. And Santa is the decider. Adults, would you like it if your manager at work proclaimed a man in a red suit was watching your every behavioral reaction to determine whether you received a bonus or not? I didn’t think so. Parents, stop using the North Pole behavior police to make your children follow school and homes rules, play nice with siblings, and be kind to Aunt Bertha’s grouchy cat. Threats are not positive motivators. Fear that gifts will be withheld by a fantasy figure on the biggest holiday of the year is not proactive parenting. Worry about a lack of presents on Christmas morning may produce anxiety in small children. Kids believe the malarkey. “He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good...” Santa resembles Big Brother. It sounds like a hidden camera follows kids around. Scary! A Santa snooper webcam. The Elf on a Shelf is Santa’s modern-day CIA agent. Watching. Observing. And then reporting back to the list-making commander-in-chief. The charming elves are the tattletales. When you think about it, the “naughty or nice list” tricks children by threatening a lump of coal instead of desired toys. Put yourself into a child’s shoes: “I’m sorry; you’ve been late to work five times this year, so no holiday goodies for you during the office party. ” Now, please note that I have not found any research studies on children being diagnosed with anxiety disorders because of the North Pole squad of spying elves. And do parents actually withhold gifts due to a naughty or nice list? I hope not. Do any parents cancel Christmas over a child’s disruptive behaviors? I hope not. But nonetheless. John Duffy, clinical psychologist, asserts that kids take the idea of being categorized as naughty or nice seriously. “We have to remember that kids invest a lot in this notion – it is far from benign to them. And the ongoing threat of a ‘naughty’ list can be detrimental to the well-being and self-esteem of some children.” Now is the time to come clean—the naughty or nice list isn’t real. Parents, if you don’t confess, Santa will deposit a hefty lump of coal into your bank account because Santa doesn’t want to be the scapegoat. That’s how I see it. Melissa Martin is an author, psychologist and educator. She lives in Ohio.
LETTERS
Thank you to craft fair volunteers Dear Editor, On Saturday, Nov. 17, the Pittsford Recreation Department sponsored the annual holiday craft sale in the Lothrop Gym and downstairs in the cafeteria. The Recreation Department would like to recognize Kelly Connaughton, the craft fair coordinator. Thank you very much for all your hard work you put into the Craft Fair events the past four years. Each fall she volunteers many, many countless hours to make certain that each event is a huge success for all. Thank you, Kelly! New in 2018 was Sara’s Stories that ran their third annual chili cook off in the Lothrop School Cafeteria with the Craft Fair for the first time. Reports were that Sara Stories doubled the amount raised! Kelly Connaughton said “So happy to have both groups benefit!.” In all there were 38 paid vendors. All registration fees directly go to the Pittsford Christmas for Kids. About $570 was donated to the Pittsford Christmas for Kids, formally known as the Santa Fund. Thank you to all the crafters who signed up this year! Thank you to Debbie Alexander, Lothrop School principal, for allowing the Recreation Department to host the Craft Fair at Lothrop Elementary School. Randy Adams, Pittsford Recreation Director
Relax, and let the sun shine in Dear Editor, Things are getting better. Dec 11 is the time when the sun starts to set later. A second of time a day at the start and by noon March 20 (the equinox, when the Sun crosses the equator and day and night are equally long at the equinox) when we gain 4 minutes of daylight a day. But it is not until Jan 1. that the morning sunrise starts to get earlier. And Dec. 20 is when the sun stands still (Solstice) and has stopped going south and starts to go north. This due to the analemma, which is due to complex spherical geometry and that provide “sun fast” or “sun slow.” Unfortunately, lack of Sun on the northern regions has allowed them to get very cold and when the Sun returns up there the cold comes south and gives us Winter and snow. So, it is getting better for evening light but not for cold weather. Sit back and enjoy, inside with a picture window. Peter Grant, Bristol
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CAPITOL QUOTES
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
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CAPITOL QUOTES “I find it incomprehensible that we have a president of the United States, the leader of our government, who wants to shut down the government, impact the livelihood of some 750,000 federal workers and seven government agencies, which impacts millions of Americans. I think it’s totally absurd and disgraceful…” Said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in a CNN interview Dec. 12.
“This is a very fundamental issue. At stake is the question of whether or not the United States remains a sovereign country, whether or not we can establish and enforce rules for entrance into our country.” Said Stephen Miller, a senior advisor to the White House told The Guardian Dec. 16.
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continued from page 6A nities that are peppered in equality issues incentives for smart growth, emphasizing related to vehicle accessibility. efficient land use, transportation, and In order to slow the proliferation of growth related issues. This new smart urban sprawl, urban planning should be growth track also set in motion legislation utilized. Smart-growth strategies can be that prevents state funding from funneling used to create policy frameworks that offer into developments that would increase high-quality residential areas in existing overall sprawl. cities. These smart-growth developFix it first. Why build more when we ment patterns will promote high-dencan improve what we already have? Using sity developments in land plots that are smart growth strategies, and increasing underutilized, or not utilized at all. This development within existing urban areas offers feasible options to improve existing allows cities to capitalize on the present infrastructure. transportation infrastructure. Portland, Vermont is in a period of population Oregon was one of the first cities in the growth, which is optimal for a places United States to implement a comprehenlooking to utilize sive Pedestrian urban residential Master Plan, AFFORDABILITY OF LARGER intensification which emphaHOMES FOR LESS MONEY, (URI). sized increased URI would funding and FOR EXAMPLE, IS A BIG entail developing developmenREASON SPRAWL IS land areas that tal designs of have already interrelated bike INCREASING. been urbanized. paths, walkways, To effectively employ URI, cities should and effective mass transit. This plan not focus on infill developments, which only helped the city become sustainable, would efficiently utilize land. Another key accessible, and equitable, but also helped characteristic of URI is building up, instead Portland reach the Health People 2000 goal of out. By reevaluating building height set by the CDC. By building less sprawling restrictions, building vertically instead of infrastructure, funding can be put into horizontally would provide an efficient existing infrastructure allowing more and effective way to maximize housing people to use it. This not only improves the in city centers. An important component sustainability of a city center, but also acts in increasing and intensifying residenas an economic stimulus. tial areas in cities is the concept of mixed Smart growth strategies may not reduce housing. the sprawl that has already happened, but By building diversified residential areas they will help improve city sustainability, that are available to various income levels efficiency, accessibility, and overall econoand family size, everyone will have more my moving forward. By improving existing options of places to live. infrastructure before building new, as well A key ingredient to the proliferation as redirecting funding towards non-sprawl of sprawl is the funding to do so. Policies development, smart growth planning that redirect funding away from sprawling strategies and design can be an integral development outside of cities into the city part of using finite land resources to the itself can have a huge impact for smart best of their potential. growth strategies. In 2001, Gov. Parris GlenEuphemia Anderson is a senior student dening of Maryland created a cabinet-level in the Environmental Program at the Uniposition that focuses solely on producing versity of Vermont.
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“More than 420,000 will be working without pay, including more than 41,000 Federal Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers, 2,614 ATF agents, 16,742 Bureau of Prisons correctional officers, 13,709 FBI agents, 3,600 deputy U.S. Marshals and 4,399 DEA agents. Also, up to 88 percent of Department of Homeland Security employees, including 53,000 TSA employees; 54,000 customs and border protection agents and customs officers; 42,000 Coast Guard employees, as many as 5,000 Forest Service firefighters and 3,600 Weather Service forecasters.” Said Sen. Patrick Leahy.
tightened eligibility for SNAP by requiring childless adult recipients between the ages of 49 and 59, as well as adults with children 6 or older, to work or participate in job-training programs for 20 hours per week. “Ostensibly a measure to encourage ‘independence’ among this population, the proposal would actually have saved the federal government only about $1.5 billion over the next 10 years, while ballooning state bureaucracies needed to enforce the work requirement. Meanwhile, up to 1.2 million previously eligible people would have would up without benefits – in other words – hungrier. “In one important respect, however, the farm bill appears likely to loosen a work requirement. We refer now to the rest of the measure, which provides a ‘safety net’ – subsidies – for agricultural commodity producers. Current law limits the amount any one farmer can receive from the two largest crop-subsidy programs to $125,000 per year ($250,000 for married couples.) However, SOME OWNERS OF LARGE FARMS HAVE there is a large loopPUSHED FOR AN EXPANDED DEFINITION hole for ‘family farms’ that permits not only OF A ‘FAMILY FARM’ THAT WILL ENABLE a couple but also their MORE DISTANT RELATIONS ... TO ALSO children (and their spouses) to get paid RECEIVE UP TO $125,000 EACH as long as they are ‘actively engaged’ in the management of the business. And this particular requirement can be met through little more than occasional participation in farm-related paper pushing. “Even that is too stringent for some owners of large farms, who have pushed for an expanded definition of a ‘family farm’ that will enable more distant relations — such as nieces, nephews and cousins — to also receive up to $125,000 each, as long as they do something that can be characterized as management. The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, says this is a way to keep new generations of younger people involved in farming, and his concern has carried the day, because this provision is reportedly included in the final bill. “…For the most part, this farm bill simply maintains the existing set of subsidy programs, bloated and wasteful as they often are. Still, the extension of taxpayer largesse to extended families would be a step backward in the long-term fight for incremental rationalization of agriculture policy. It is also quite a comment on Republican legislative priorities: The party’s lawmakers have fought simultaneously to make the poor work more for taxpayer-funded help they really need, while allowing some farmers’ relatives to work hardly at all to get taxpayer-funded help they don’t need.” Angelo Lynn is the editor and publisher of the Addison Independent, a sister publicaiton of the Mountain Times.
Calendar
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WHAT TO DO IN CENTRAL VERMONT
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.
Playgroup
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.
Story Time
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.
Killington Bone Builders
10 a.m. Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. 802422-3368.
LIVE NATIVITY IN BROWNSVILLE TRIBUTE PARK
Mendon Bone Builders
10 a.m. Mendon bone builders meets Thursdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694.
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WEDNESDAY DEC. 19
Bikram Yoga **
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.
Gift-of-Life Marathon
10 a.m. Annual Gift-of-Life Marathon Blood Drive, Dec. 11, 19-21. Today, College of St. Joseph, 71 Clement Road, Rutland. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Visit redcrossblood. org to make an appointment.
Moonlight Madness
Tobacco Cessation Group
Ski Bum Races
All Levels Yoga
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.
Gift-of-Life Marathon
12 p.m. Annual Gift-of-Life Marathon Blood Drive, Dec. 11, 19-21. Today, RRMC, 160 Allen St., Rutland. 12-5 p.m. Visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment.
Jewish Discovery School
4 p.m. For ages 5-13, at Rutland Jewish Center, 96 Grove St., Rutland. Based on core Jewish values expressed through Torah, music-based approach to prayer; Jewish history, and contemporary experience. rabbakaya@rutlandjewishcenter.org.
Tobacco Cessation Group
5 p.m. Castleton Community Center, 2108 Main St., Castleton. Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m. Free nicotine replacement therapy and other resources and supports. 802-747-3768.
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
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.
Song Circle
7:15 p.m. Song circle and jam session at Godnick Adult Center, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Welcomes singers, players of acoustic instruments, and listeners. Donations welcome. 802-775-1182.
THURSDAY Bikram Yoga **
DEC. 20
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.
10 a.m. Annual Gift-of-Life Marathon Blood Drive. Final day! College of St. Joseph, 71 Clement Road, Rutland. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment.
Story Time
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.
Winter Storytime
11 a.m. VINS offers Winter Storytime: Tales for the Season, 11 a.m.-12 noon. Reading of children’s books aloud by an educator, a craft and a live animal encounter. Included with admission. 149 Nature’s Way, Quechee. vinsweb. org.
Paint & Sip at K Sports
3 p.m. Paint and sip outing with local artist Maurie Harrington, painting a Snowy Tree in the Forest. $35 includes all supplies, light apps, and discount card for shopping. Cash bar available. 21+ event. Limited to 15: 802-422-6800 or in store. Killington Sports, Route 4, Killington - at the bottom of Killington Road.
Magic: the Gathering
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.
Candlelight Vigil
5 p.m. Homeless Prevention Center’s 19th annual candlelight vigil in Depot Park, 98 Merchants Row, Rutland. Join for short readings to help remember the face of homelessness. Stand in solidarity with poorest neighbors. Hot cocoa and cider provided. 5-7 p.m.
Shabbat-Solstice
6 p.m. Special musical guest, Marcos Levy. Young children’s service 6-6:30 p.m. Dairy/veggie potluck 6:30-7:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by dessert 7:30-8:30 p.m. Rutland Jewish Center, 96 Grove St., Rutland. 802773-3455, rutlandjewishcenter.org.
Night Fires
7:30 p.m. Theatre Group Ltd. presents winter solstice pageant “Night Fires” at Middlebury Town Hall Theater. $25/$21/$20 general admission. townhalltheater. com, 802-382-9222. 68 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury.
SATURDAY
4 p.m. Brandon businesses are open late for holiday shopping with specials, Brandon Buzz Cards, and community spirit. Shop local!
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. 10 a.m. Killington Ski Bum races held on Highline trail at K-1, Killington Resort, Wednesdays, Dec. 12-March 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Post party weekly. This week, at Casey’s Caboose. Racers only; $5 extra for guest. killington.com.
Gift-of-Life Marathon
4:30 p.m. Old Brandon Town Hall, Brandon. Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free nicotine replacement therapy and other resources and supports. 802-747-3768. 5:30 p.m. All levels flow at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.
Bridge Club
Bikram Yoga **
DEC. 22
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.
Christmas at the Farm
6 p.m. Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Thursdays, 6 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. 1 Deer St., Rutland. 802-2286276.
10 a.m. Billings Farm & Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Historic ornament making, candle dipping, decorated farm house, interactive programs, holiday activities, “A Place in this Land” showing, horse-drawn sleigh rides weather permitting, more. Admission. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.
RYP Mixer
Open Gym
6 p.m. Rutland Young Professionals December mix at College of St. Joseph, 71 Clement Road, Rutland. 6-8 p.m. In Giorgetti Library. In part with Gift of Life Marathon blood drive. Local resident tells personal story. Free.
Late Night Shopping Event
6 p.m. Downtown Rutland holds late shopping night, when retail merchants are open until 8 p.m. to grab those last minute gifts! Many have sales, specials, free wrapping, refreshments and more. Search Facebook for Downtown Rutland Late Night Shopping, or see the ad in this paper for participating merchants.
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.
Winter Solstice Holiday Party
6 p.m. Gathering at Wilburton Inn, Manchester, 6-9 p.m. Bring instruments/voices for caroling and songs for humanity unity. 802-362-7039.
Adult Soccer
7 p.m. Thursday night soccer at Killington Elementary School Gym, 7-9 p.m. Bring $3 and indoor shoes. Adults. Schoolhouse Road, Killington.
Open Mic
UGLY SWEATER CHRISTMAS PARTY AT LIQUID ART SATURDAY, DEC. 22, 6 P.M.
7 p.m. Open mic with Jim Yeager at ArtisTree Community Arts Center, Pomfret. Free. All levels, all abilities, relaxed environment. Info, artistreevt.org. 2095 S. Pomfret Rd., Pomfret.
FRIDAY DEC. 21
Bikram Yoga **
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.
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. 802-773-7187.
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, 802-770-4101.
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Night Fires **
3 p.m. Theatre Group Ltd. presents winter solstice pageant “Night Fires” at Middlebury Town Hall Theater. Today, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows. $25/$21/$20 general admission. townhalltheater.com, 802-382-9222. 68 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury.
Visit with Santa
4:30 p.m. Santa Claus makes a grand entrance at Jackson Gore at Okemo Mountain, for pre-Christmas visit with kids before the big day. 4:30-6 p.m. Jackson Gore Village. okemo.com.
Open Swim
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.
A Holiday Evening
5 p.m. Tis the Season, A Holiday Evening at ArtisTree. 5 p.m. in the gallery, a Small Works closing reception with cookies and cocoa; 6-6:30 p.m. caroling along to the Grange Theater, for a medley of performances in holiday flavors. 2095 Pomfret Road, So. Pomfret. artistreevt.org.
3 p.m. Theatre Group Ltd. presents winter solstice pageant “Night Fires” at Middlebury Town Hall Theater. $25/$21/$20 general admission. townhalltheater. com, 802-382-9222. 68 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury.
The Nutcracker
Advent in the Night
6 p.m. Weekly outdoor advent vigil at BROC, 45 Union St., Rutland. All people, all beliefs welcome. Hot coffee, cider, donuts served after. Info, 802-773-2460, 802-773-9659.
DEC. 24 Bikram Yoga **
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.
Free Showing “Polar Express”
9:30 a.m. Flagship Cinemas shows “The Polar Express” free of charge! Doors open 9:30 a.m. for 10 a.m. showing. Free, open to the public. Get their early to grab some popcorn and enjoy the holiday classic. Rutland Shopping Plaza, Merchants Row, Rutland.
Killington Bone Builders
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.
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. 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.
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.
Candlelight Service
Open Gym
Tobacco Cessation Group
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.
Ugly Sweater Party
6 p.m. Liquid Art holds ugly sweater Christmas party with DJ Dave, 6-10 p.m. Ugliest sweater wins a prize! Raffle proceeds donated to family of Scott Giguere. 37 Miller Brook Road, Killington.
SUNDAY DEC. 23
Heartfulness Meditation
7:45 a.m. Free group meditation Sundays, Rochester Town Office, School St. Dane, 802-767-6010. heartfulness.org.
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.
Santa Balloon Parade
9 a.m. Santa and his elves will be at Okemo Mountain Resort, at the base areas, handing out free balloons and spreading holiday cheer. All day.
Christmas at the Farm
10 a.m. Billings Farm & Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Historic ornament making, candle dipping, decorated farm house, interactive programs, holiday activities, “A Place in this Land” showing, horse-drawn sleigh rides weather permitting, more. Admission. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.
Yoga with Dawn
10:30 a.m. Yoga class with Dawn resumes at Plymouth Community Center. All levels welcome, please bring your own mat. $12 per class or $90 for 10 classes. 35 School Drive, Plymouth.
All Levels Yoga
12 p.m. All levels flow at Killington Yoga with Cristy Murphy. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.
4:30 p.m. Little White Church hold Christmas Eve candlelight service with scripture and carols. Non-denominational service, open to all. Route 4, Killington. 5 p.m. Free tobacco cessation group. Mondays, 5-6 p.m. at CVPS/Leahy Community Health Ed Center at RRMC, 160 Allen St., Rutland. Free nicotine replacement therapy and other resources and supports. 802-747-3768.
Killington Yoga/Pilates
5 p.m. Two classes: Pilates Mat, 5 p.m. Yin Yoga, 5:45 p.m. at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.
All Levels Yoga
6:30 p.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.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 8 p.m. Celebrate the season with a traditional Christmas Eve candlelight service in the Jackson Gore Roundhouse at Okemo Mountain Resort. okemo.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.
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
Mendon Bone Builders
8:30 a.m. All Level Flow Yoga, 8:30 a.m. at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.
Bingo
Please note: All events listed below are ongoing events, and may not take place this week, due to the Christmas holiday. Please check specific locations for verification!
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.
MONDAY
Rutland Rotary
Today’s Events:
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.
Killington Yoga
5 p.m. Youth and adult members of Brownsville Community Church stage the church’s first live nativity, including live sheep, outside of the church, in Tribute Park, 5-7 p.m. Hot beverages provided. Special songs and carols performed at 6 p.m. Come enjoy, all welcome. 53 Brownsville-Hartland Rd, Brownsville.
DEC. 25
Bikram Yoga **
6 p.m. Miss Lorraine’s School of Dance presents the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” on the Paramount Theatre stage. Dozens of area dance students come together to create this holiday favorite - the most performed ballet in the world. Tickets $25 - $35. paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland.
SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 1 P.M. & 6 P.M.
Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Night Fires
THE NUTCRACKER AT PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Live Nativity
TUESDAY
The Nutcracker
1 p.m. Miss Lorraine’s School of Dance presents the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” on the Paramount Theatre stage. 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dozens of area dance students come together to create this holiday favorite - the most performed ballet in the world. Tickets $25 - $35. paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland.
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10 a.m. Mendon bone builders meets Tuesdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694.
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. 802-747-3768.
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. 802-293-5279.
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, 802-770-4101.
Heartfulness Meditation
5:45 p.m. Free group meditation Tuesdays, Mountain Yoga, 135 N Main St #8, Rutland. Margery, 802-775-1795. heartfulness.org.
Bereavement Group
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.
Adult Basketball
7 p.m. Tuesday night basketball at Killington Elementary School Gym, 7-9 p.m. Bring $3 and indoor shoes. Adults. Schoolhouse Road, Killington.
FREE SHOWING OF “POLAR EXPRESS” AT FLAGSHIP MONDAY, DEC. 24, 10 A.M.
10A • CALENDAR
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Child care capacity: Registered home-based child care is in short supply continued from page 5A She added that many of parents choose to go to unlicensed, and often cheaper, home-based providers, which are legal in Vermont so long as they don’t serve more than two families at a time. Blanchard said she sometimes worries about quality at unregistered centers, but she’s also sympathetic to providers who feel overwhelmed by state and federal mandates. “There needs to be a balance,” she said. Lynn Macie, who runs Essex coun-
ty’s only other home-based center, in Lunenburg, said the pressures on home-based providers are mostly economic. Families can’t pay the necessary prices to keep home-based providers open and adequately staffed. “In the Northeast Kingdom you cannot charge what you should be earning to even maintain our business,” she said. Janet McLaughlin, the executive director at Vermont Birth to Five, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding ac-
cess to high-quality child care, agrees. “It’s that under-investment in the system that we really see at the root cause of the problem,” she said. A an earlier DCF report on the closure of home-based providers echoed Macie and McLaughlin’s concerns. According to the report, nearly 80 percent of surveyed providers that closed between 2009 and 2013 said that raising the state’s child-care subsidies for low-income families would have helped them stay open.
Pot suggestions: Commission hedges on road test, edibles, local options continued from page 5A bloodstream, which can be detected for weeks after con“I think the reality is the increased cannabis sales is, a sumption of marijuana. large part of it anyway, is due to edibles,” Perkinson said, The state doesn’t need thresholds, Anderson said, “They would be subject to regulation and if not they would because a positive oral fluid test for any drug is part of be part of the illicit market by default and we would end up evidence gathering by law enforcement. in much the same situation that we are now with respect to “It’s a piece of evidence along with all the other evidence cannabis in general.” that might be presented in a case and so the idea that we Craig Bolio, deputy commissioner of the Department of need per se levels I think is simply wrong. It is evidence,” Taxes, said he worried that without sales from edibles, the Anderson said. tax revenue would take a significant hit, which could result Anderson also said that the legal market will result in in the need to cut regulatory infrastructure. a change to the search and seizure laws in Vermont. He “I do worry slightly as well that given our budgetary said he was unsure exactly how, but expects it to change as pressures, if we didn’t include edibles, I’m not sure what criminal cases go through the justice system. of the infrastructure could be scaled back from not having “We anticipate that it will change if we go to a tax and edibles,” Bolio said. regulate, even now with small amounts of marijuana I Anderson replied that he did not think there was an think it’s going to change,” illicit market for edibles Anderson said. and that the state would be THE FACT WE COULD LOSE TAX Mark Levine, commiscreating the market. REVENUE DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A sioner of the Department “I would question the of Health, said he was existence a black market,” VALID PUBLIC POLICY REASON,” concerned by the impact Anderson said. “I think the ANDERSON SAID. edibles will have on young potency and the danger of adults and recommendedibles, they pose a unique ed that those products not be included within the legal problem and I get the tax revenue but the fact we could marketplace. lose tax revenue does not seem like a valid public policy “We felt strongly, knowing that it would cause some reason.” controversy, that edibles should not be part of the barIn a straw poll, Anderson, Levine, Assistant Attorney gain,” Levine said. General David Scherr, and a representative from the AgenLevine said the subcommittee determined that edibles, cy of Commerce and Community Development office which have high potency and could be attractive to chilvoted against including edibles in the recreational market. dren, should not be sold in Vermont. Rep. Maxine Grad, D-Moretown, Benning, CommisAnderson and Campbell agreed with Levine’s recomsioner of Taxes Kaj Samson, and Secretary of Agriculture mendation. Anson Tebbetts voted in favor of including edibles. Jake Perkinson, co-chair of the commission, dissented, The commission agreed to recommend to the governor saying edibles make up a large part of cannabis sales in that the state begin data collection on cannabis related states that have already legalized, and that not including crimes, quality of life complaints, cannabis arrests, cannathose products in a recreational market would create an bis related traffic accidents, impaired driving, and other illicit trade for edibles. related data points. The central reason for creating a legal framework for A final report was scheduled to be sent to the governor marijuana sales is to destroy the illicit market, he said. Monday, Dec. 17.
Horner:
Long-time Killington town staffer to retire with roster of accomplishments
continued from page 1A Horner said the language in the town plan is general on purpose. “Killington is a pro-development town. We try to encourage development and limit the roadblocks,” he said. “It’s a resort town, it should grow.” Horner has helped a generation of Killington entrepreneurs expand their businesses, like Chris Karr, the owner of The Pickle Barrel, Jax, the Foundry, Mad Hatters and Charity’s, and Phil Black, the owner of Lookout Tavern. “We really loved him and respected him,” said Black, who purchased his 1958 building about 20 years ago and has since relied on Horner’s stack of notes about the property’s history. “That wealth of knowledge is incredible.” Besides helping commercial businesses, Horner has helped first time home builders.
He helped Martin Post and his wife build their house in 2000. “He’s always been fair and tried to make improvements in the town, yet stick within the zoning regulations and rules,” said Post, who sits on the zoning board of adjustment. Horner’s retirement will be hard for Town Clerk Lucrecia Wonsor. Horner hired Wonsor in 1998 to take meeting minutes for the Planning Commission. She was later elected town clerk. Wonsor said she’ll miss Horner. “I tried to convince him to stay,” she said. “The knowledge and history we’re going to lose when he goes is going to be a huge loss.” Horner’s job has shifted since he started. “There was a lot more development going on back then,” he said.
When development slowed, Horner focused more on grant writing and planning. Horner has stacks of sketches for future plans in his office. He’s studied the alternatives of converting Killington Road back to two lanes with a center turning lane, for example. Horner doesn’t yet know what he’ll do in his retirement. He is active in his own town of Proctor. Horner sits on the Planning Commission and has been a Select Board member off and on for nine years in Proctor, though he said Proctor is far different from Killington. “It’s a lot more low-key,” he said. As for Killington, Horner said his most complex project here has been plans for the Killington Village – a vision for the town that began when skiers flocked to the area
for the resort in 1968. The Planning Commission rewrote bylaws to make the village dream possible at one point. But after ownership turnover at the resort and the stock market crash in 2008, the vision has not yet become a reality. Under the current plans, Killington Road would be a tunnel. Ramshead and Snowshed would be replaced with new lodges. And the majority of the parking would be at the bottom of the road, making the resort more reliant on shuttles. Horner estimates it would cost $20-$30 million just to put the infrastructure in place for the Village, but he thinks it will happen someday. “It’s going to change the whole dynamic,” he said. “It’s the dream.”
MUSIC SCENE • 11A
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Music scene by dj dave hoffenberg
WEDNESDAY DEC. 19
[MUSIC Scene] FRIDAY DEC. 21
KILLINGTON
BOMOSEEN
5:30 p.m. Charity’s 1887 Saloon
6 p.m. Iron Lantern
Frank Chase
6 p.m. Liquid Art
Open Mic with Fiddlewitch
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games
Mike Schwaner
KILLINGTON 4:30 p.m. The Foundry
Brad Morgan on Piano
PAWLET 7 p.m. The Barn Restaurant and Tavern “Pickin’ in Pawlet”
POULTNEY
6 p.m. Rutland Beer Works Ryan Fuller
6 p.m. Wobbly Barn Rick Redington
6:30 p.m. Taps Tavern
7 p.m. Summit Lodge
RUTLAND
7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub
Jazz Night with Zac Hampton’s Moose Crossing
9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern College Night with DJ Mega
THURSDAY DEC. 20
Andy Prior
Curragh’s Fancy
8 p.m. Pickle Barrel Nightclub Good Noise
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games Jamie’s Junk Show
9 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub DJ Dave’s All Request Night
PAWLET
KILLINGTON
7 p.m. The Barn Restaurant and Tavern
2 p.m. Snowshed’s Long Trail Pub
PITTSFIELD
Duane Carleton
5:30 p.m. Charity’s 1887 Saloon
Andrew Whyte
8 p.m. Clear River Tavern The Steven Wentworth Band
Frank Chase
POULTNEY
5:30 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub
Northern Homespun
Duane Carleton
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games
Tony Lee and Jenny Porter
PITTSFIELD 8 p.m. Clear River Tavern Open Mic Jam with The Bubsies
POULTNEY
7 p.m. Taps Tavern RUTLAND 7 p.m. Draught Room in Diamond Run Mall Duane Carleton
7:30 p.m. Hop ‘n’ Moose George Nostrand
9 p.m. Center Street Alley DJ Dirty D
7 p.m. Taps Tavern
9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern
RUTLAND
STOCKBRIDGE
9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern
Winter Solstice with Jennings and McComber
The McCuen Brothers/Bloodroot Gap
Full Backline Open Mic with Robby Smolinski
SOUTH POMFRET 7 p.m. Artistree Open Mic
7 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant John Lackard Blues Duo
10 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant Dancing After Dark with Guest VJ
SATURDAY DEC. 22
Jamie’s Junk Show
6 p.m. Charity’s 1887 Saloon
Tony Lee Thomas
WOODSTOCK
Damn it all
7 p.m. Wild Fern TINMOUTH
8 p.m. Community Center Contra Dance: Lone Prairie String Band with Don Stratton Calling
SUNDAY DEC. 23
KILLINGTON 1 p.m. Pico’s Last Run Lounge Duane Carleton
5 p.m. The Foundry
Jazz Night with Summit Pond Quartet
6 p.m. Summit Lodge Duane Carleton
BOMOSEEN 6 p.m. Iron Lantern Nancy Johnson
KILLINGTON 2 p.m. Snowshed’s Long Trail Pub Duane Carleton
4 p.m. Killington Beer Company Supply and Demand Duo
4 p.m. Pickle Barrel Nightclub
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games Rick Webb
10 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub
Local’s Night with Duane Carleton
RUTLAND 7 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern King Arthur Junior
9:30 p.m. The Venue Open Mic
Jamie’s Junk Show with special guest opener Jenny Porter
STOCKBRIDGE
5 p.m. Wobbly Barn
Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington
Krishna Guthrie
5:30 p.m. Charity’s 1887 Saloon Brad Morgan on Piano
6 p.m. Liquid Art
Annual Ugly Sweater Party Fundraiser with DJ Dave
6 p.m. The Foundry Ryan Fuller
7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub Curragh’s Fancy
8 p.m. Pickle Barrel Nightclub Good Noise
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games Joey Leone Duo
12 p.m. Wild Fern 1 p.m. Wild Fern The People’s Jam
MONDAY DEC. 24
KILLINGTON 5 p.m. Charity’s 1887 Saloon
Christmas Carols with Brian Lynam on Piano
7 p.m. Summit Lodge Duane Carleton
9 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub
9 p.m. JAX Food & Games
RUTLAND
LUDLOW
9 p.m. Center Street Alley
9:30 p.m. The Killarney
9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern
RUTLAND
Super Stash Bros
DJ Mega
Karaoke 101 with Tenacious T
STOCKBRIDGE 7 p.m. Wild Fern
Rick Redington and The Luv
WOODSTOCK 6 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant Guy Burlage
10 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant Dancing After Dark with Guest VJ
The Idiots
Open Mic with The Bubsies
9:30 p.m. The Venue Krishna Guthrie
WOODSTOCK 7:30 p.m. Bentley’s Restaurant Open Mic Night
TUESDAY DEC. 25
Merry Christmas!
Après Ski Acts Doors open 6 p.m. Thursday & Fridays 5 p.m. Saturdays Hailing from a long line of musicians, Krishna started playing drums at the age of two, and could keep at beat before he was three years old. He was fifteen when he started playing guitar. 2229 Killington Road, Killington
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12A • PUZZLES
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
• SUDOKU
• MOVIE TIMES
• CROSSWORD
• MOVIE DIARY
just for fun
SUDOKU
the MOVIE diary The home stretch
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 25A
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
CLUES ACROSS 1. Pairs 5. Try to gain favor 10. Bloodsucking African fly 12. Preserve a dead body 14. Philly delicacy 16. Early multimedia 18. Agency 19. Teenagers’ test 20. Net 22. Computer memory 23. Drove fast 25. Expression of annoyance 26. Google certification 27. A way to caress 28. Charles S. Dutton sitcom 30. OJ’s judge 31. Pack up 33. Croc hunter 35. Extract 37. Leg parts 38. Herbal tea 40. Humans have 10 41. Autonomic nervous system 42. Swiss river 44. Paddle 45. Taxi 48. Something to break 50. Hoarse 52. Flow’s partner 53. Famed English cricketer 55. Parts per thousand (abbr.) 56. Peacock network 57. Sports highlight show 58. Great generosity 63. Barbary sheep 65. Agave 66. Crab (German) 67. Egyptian god of life
CLUES DOWN 1. Speedy ballplayer Gordon 2. Utah athlete 3. Former CIA 4. Teeter totter 5. Sporting dog 6. Woman (French) 7. Greek sophist 8. Gathered leaves 9. Milliliter 10. African nation 11. In a brazen way 13. Aquatic mammal 15. Pouch 17. Denies 18. Germany 21. Brightness 23. Cool! 24. Department of Defense 27. Indian city 29. “Our Betters” director 32. Ice cream brand 34. Midway between north and northeast 35. Postage are one type 36. Balearic island 39. Body part 40. Scotland’s longest river 43. Where rafters go 44. Type of Kia 46. Where monks live 47. UK TV station 49. A way to raise an objection 51. Sunscreen rating 54. Unfriendly 59. Catch 60. Panthers’ QB 61. Self 62. Type of sister 64. Alright
Solutions on page 25A
So, here we are in the home stretch of the holiday season. With only days to go, the intensity of this glorious annual event is heating up. As I mentioned a few columns ago, this is the part of the holiday rush that I love. Not because I inherently like chaos in my life, but rather, I love being calm while the world around me is frenetic. I’m feeling calm because I worked tirelessly to get everything related to Christmas and New Year’s accomplished well before the actual days arrived. I had all my inside and outside decorations up right after Thanksgiving, all my presents purchased and wrapped by the first week of December, all my Christmas cards in the mail by the second week of December, and all my holiday party obligations well in order before they took place. On top of that, I have enough vacation time saved up that I’m able to truly relax for the final two weeks of the year. Now I’ll just sit back and revel in not having to panic about anything. One of the things I love to do at this point is go to the largest mall I can find to observe the mad rush of the season. I’ll grab a hot coffee and wander around, taking in the sights while watching the people as they frantically move about. Sometimes I’ll find a comfortable seat and just people watch for an hour or two. Inevitably, I’ll close my eyes and just listen to the echoing voices as people move through the mall corMORTAL ENGINES ridors. This usually causes me to doze off for a time (I’m always amazed at how easy I can fall asleep in the most populated places full of relentless noise). of getting frustrated from buying crappy presents Occasionally, I’ll also jump in my truck at night at the last minute, putting up decorations with little and drive around to look at the Christmas lights, ustime to enjoy them, and panicking at trying to get a ing my artistic eye to analyze who bothered to think Christmas card out so it would actually arrive before about their displays and who simply threw lights up Christmas. with little concern. Year after year the holiday season would come and But my absolute favorite moments surrounding go and I’d be an anxious mess. And to make things Christmas happen when I’m sitting in front of my worse, it seemed like I was starting to resent the fireplace, scented candles whole experience. burning, carols playing I specifically reI LOVE BEING CALM WHILE THE softly in the background, member a moment lights dimmed to a faint one year when I was WORLD AROUND ME IS FRENETIC. glow, and my Christmas at work complaintree fully lit up and glising about the comtening in the corner. Just sitting in my chair staring mercialism of Christmas when one of my coworkers at this scene with nothing to worry about brings me called me out as being a total downer. immense joy. For some reason this struck a chord with me and I can honestly say that these peaceful evening mo- made me realize I was the problem, not the holiday. ments far surpass the actual December 25th morning After that, I made a concerted effort to better plan for when really the celebration is supposed to occur. the season. Of course, navigating the holiday season in this It took me a few years, but eventually I learned to way didn’t come naturally to me. In fact, it took years navigate the weeks leading up to Christmas and New Years in such a way that I was able to bring joy back into the experience. Now I revel in the grandiose nature of it all, while trying to do my best to enjoy everything the season has to offer. Grandiose would be a good work to describe some of the visuals in this week’s film, “Mortal Engines.” Set in an apocalyptic future, this picture imagines a world in which human survivors live and work on gigantic moving cities that traverse the landscape of the earth (you’ll have to see it to truly understand it). Discovering that Peter Jackson (the mastermind behind “The Lord of the Rings” franchise) helped write this film had me thinking it was going to be an epic experience. Unfortunately, while this movie did offer some stunning visuals and immense creative vision on the elemental structures, in the end it failed due to a hohum story arc. Check this one out if you love creative science fiction experiences, just don’t plan on being wholly entertained by the people who inhabit this strange world. A barren “C-” for “Mortal Engines.” Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email him at moviediary@att.net.
NESW BRIEFS • 13A
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Did you know?
By Lani Duke
Tot’s Diner becomes taco spot The former Tot’s Diner, 25 Main St., Poultney, has taken on a new flavor spectrum with its purchase by Adam Lindberg of Hartford, Connecticut. Having purchased the building, he began planning his new business venture centering on tacos, with their combination of protein and vegetables, made of high-quality, locally-sourced
ingredients. Better yet, the site is a college town close to the ski slopes. Besides the offerings that include cervezas, tequilas, and Southwestern food, the décor is new too, brought up-to-date with fresh, bright colors. He plans a soft opening before the first of the year, staffed with local workers, open for breakfast and lunch at first.
VLT purchases Purple Burdock Farm Ali and Rick Wilson successfully transferred their owner-operated Purple Burdock Farm in West Haven into the hands of the Scott Hertzberg family with the help of the Vermont Land Trust. The Wilsons received the full market value of their land while the new owners were able to sell development rights to the property, thereby lowering their out-ofpocket costs, said Donald Campbell, regional director of the Southwest VLT. Renaming their new home Otter Point Farm, Scott and Tanya Hertzberg and their family moved into the yellow, four-bedroom farmhouse on Hackadam Road. The Farmland Access Program connected the farm-hunting Hertzbergs with the property. The property carries with it a “conservation easement,” Campbell explained to the Rutland Herald. Purchasers acquiring land with a conservation easement give up rights to subdivide it for either residences or commercial business. Nor can they extract minerals from it. Forest management must be in line with a conservation plan. The Hertzbergs have been operating Jug Band Market garden at three sites
near the Chesapeake Bay, where they grew vegetables, cut flowers, and berries and other fruit, sold via community sponsored agriculture and farm markets. The family already owned a cabin on Lake George. At New Haven, they acquired the 48-acre property with 13 tillable acres and 35 acres of forest. Campbell said the VLT chose the Hertzbergs from among numerous applicants; they already have a successful history of agriculture, with innovative thinking, and a backstory of hard work while caring for long-term soil health. The couple and their children, Ezra and Shira, moved to West Haven last January. They focus on wholesale production, selling to Fair Haven’s Kinder Way Café and Market, Bolton Landing. In their first year of operation, the Hertzbergs plan to build more high tunnel greenhouses and employ students. They plan to grow more highly-colored foods, because brighter colors most often have greater nutritional value, as well as more greens and more vegetables that are shelf-stable. They are also importing and distributing olive oils from Israel’s Makura Farm.
Once renovations are complete, he anticipates opening for dinner, with beer, wine, and cocktails that feature Padre Azul tequila, a company he co-owns. Locally grown food products that will top the menu include pork from Brown Boar Farm in Wells; bison, beef, and tortillas from Vermont Tortilla Company; his own home-smoked brisket; and an array of eclectic condiments.
Castleton’s Old fire station caught in land dispute A 4-foot-wide strip of land seems to be preventing the town of Castleton from selling the vacant “old fire station” at 39 Elm St. Built in 1974, the 4,800-squarefoot Quonset hut contains three 11-foot bays, an office, kitchen, and upstairs training room, sitting on a .20-acre lot. The realty website
lies next door to the Lee Lodge No. 30 Free and Accepted Masons. Lee Lodge, is contesting the sale, because of that 4-foot-wide strip. The town believes that the lodge conveyed the property in a deed recorded Oct. 20, 1986. Courcelle Surveying Company later surveyed the property so that the
“HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR QUONSET HUT WOULD BE TO RAZE IT. UTILIZE IT FOR PARKING.” Loopnet includes in its description, “Highest and best use for Quonset hut would be to raze it. Utilize it for parking.” The town may not be able to sell the property to anyone, however. It
town could sell it, in a study identifying the property lines, completed Nov. 20, 2014. The lodge declared the survey in error, filing two separate liens in 2018. Filed Feb. 1 by Lodge Lakes Region, page 31A
Kwanzaa traces its origins to Africa and is celebrated across North America and other nations that have large populations that trace their heritage to Africa. The holiday begins on December 26 and continues until January 1. The main components of the celebration include family, community and culture. Kwanzaa was not designed to replace Christmas. In fact, many Kwanzaa celebrants also celebrate Christmas. The word “kwanzaa” is from the Swahili phrase “Matunda ya kwanza,” which means “first fruits.” Maulana Karenga, the professor who created the holiday in 1966, chose Swahili as the language associated with the holiday because it isn’t affiliated with a particular African region or tribe. At the heart of the holiday are seven principles that celebrants embrace and follow: unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. Even though the holiday was created for African Americans, many other ethnic groups are inspired by the foundations of Kwanzaa and choose to join in the festivities.
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14A • NEWS
BRIEFS
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
By Lani Duke
Bridges, culverts, sewer funding on March ballot
Rutland Town offers safe meet-up space People wanting to meet with online buyers or sellers in person can now do so in relative safety, thanks to Select Board chair Joshua Terenzini, who got the idea from a town in New York state. The outdoor “Safe Exchange Zone” is posted with a 30-minute parking limit, lighting and surveillance cameras. Sponsored by the Rutland Town Police Dept., it also posts the 911 number and the police dept. contact number for non-emergencies. (A call made to this number at 11:30 p.m. Sunday Dec. 16 was not answered.) The project has attracted numerous views and shares on the town’s facebook page, Terenzini told the Rutland Herald.
As Rutland City begins to grapple with next year’s budget, the Public Works Committee of the Board of Aldermen approved Commissioner Jeff Wennberg’s request for $3.7 million to repair or replace bridges and culverts on Park, Church, Allen, and Grove streets, Lincoln Avenue, and Bridge 25 on Grove Street, the Rutland Herald reported. The locations were identified by a citywide engineering survey. The request continues
the 2012 bridge bond. Wennberg also asked the city for a $6.8 million bond on the March ballot to improve the sewer system. The state has already approved $800,000 in grants to improve the sewer plant and two stormwater projects. The city would pay only $4.5 million for the work because other funding sources would pick up the rest, the Rutland Herald reported. Projects included refurbishing the two oldest digesters at the
sewer plant ($3 million from the bond, plus a $1.5 million state grant); replacing a 20-inch pipe connecting the River Street pumping station to the sewer plant ($1.5 million); extending Northwest stormwater separation to Main Street, reducing stormwater flow on West Street and into downtown basements ($2,125,000); and putting in a Meadow Street stormwater separation project ($1 million). The committee approved the budget.
Accreditation future iffy The College of St. Joseph may lose accreditation in August 2019, college president Jennifer Scott learned recently. Placed on probation by the New England Commission of Higher Education in August 2018, the school seemed to have two years to rectify its financial status. But written notification arrived Dec. 7 that CSJ must produce “material and substantial new evidence” by April 1 that it could reach compliance with NECHE standards for financial resources. The school had invested most of its $5 million endowment in the launch of a new degree program designed to fill a gap in the state’s medical education programming. However, that program failed to get accreditation. Only $500,000 remain of the endowment. Unless CSJ produces evidence that it is remedying the endowment shortage, NECHE plans to withdraw accreditation by Aug. 31, 2019. Scott said the CSH
staff remains confident in its “stabilize, rebuild, grow” strategy toward a balanced budget. Administrators plan to inform applicants that the school’s future is uncertain, Scott said. Current students already have knowledge of the school’s shaky prognosis. An agreement with Castleton U already provides that Castleton will accept CSJ students on their way to completion of their degrees if the accreditation is withdrawn. Castleton will accept all currently enrolled students in same or similar degree program at the same tuition rate they were paying at CSJ. The agreement applies for four years, allowing sufficient time for the students to complete their degrees. There is no question of CSJ’s educational efficacy, Scott said. Closure would terminate about 100 jobs at the school and result in the collapse of six sports teams.
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Adult Learning asks for ballot slot Vermont Adult Learning Regional Director Michelle Folger presented the aldermanic board with a March ballot budget proposal Dec. 11. Financial difficulties have forced the organization to lay off two Rutland office employees and shrink its footprint in the 11 Evelyn St. facility to compensate for a $100,000 shortfall, the result of years of flat state funding. The state organization cut at least two employees in each of its seven centers. The local center works with about 222 students a year, Folger noted. Those who are employed and working toward a GED may be at risk of losing their jobs if they do not complete the program. Working an 8- to 10-hour a day job while completing a diploma is difficult, she said; employers are increasingly more likely to demand certification that employees have the skills deemed necessary to do their jobs correctly, the Rutland Herald reported. Voters in 12 other towns will see a request for VAL funds in March, totaling about $7,000. Classes at VAL help students get their GED or diplomas if they couldn’t or didn’t finish high school.
Manager dies Rutland Town Transfer Station Manager Richard S. Lloyd died unexpectedly between the evening of Dec. 7 and the early morning of the following day. Family members reported him missing at 1:21 a.m. after he failed to return from a visit to a friend at Hathaway Construction. Searchers located his vehicle a 4:20 p.m. Dec. 8 by a logging road near Blueberry Lane, with a solo pair of footprints leading away. the Rut-
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land Herald recorded. A tracking dog found the 74-year-old’s body; the Rutland Town Fire Department helped to carry it out of the woods. Police attribute his death to alcohol consumption and cold overnight temperatures. Lloyd was a sitting member of the Planning Commission and served his community in many ways, including as a sheriff’s deputy, justice of the peace, ski patrol, American Red Cross, and firefighter.
Great lastminute gift ideas MS — Tradition is a hallmark of the holiday season. Religious services, family gatherings and trips to see Santa Claus are just a few of the many traditions people adhere to during the holiday season. Many holiday shoppers also adhere to the time-honored tradition of last-minute shopping. The perfect gift can sometimes prove elusive, especially as the sand in the holiday hour glass keeps dwindling. These last-minute gift ideas may be just what shoppers need to put smiles on the faces of their loved ones this holiday season. • Books: Books are often overlooked, especially now that so many readers use e-readers. But books can be an ideal gift and especially convenient for last-minute shoppers, who can even gift e-books. For example, Amazon, which has thousands of e-books in its onGift ideas, page 27A
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Holiday gifts are an integral part days? I understand. Years of and bases constant waxing. Fortuof the season. Whether you recoaching and frost bite have left nately, from Reliable Racing to ceive or give a new two way radio my feet with poor circulation. One high-end tools from such comto use for communication at and solution? Boot heaters! panies as Swix, FK-SKS, and Sun on the mountain, a pair of skis, The Hotronic Footwarmer Valley Ski Tools, enthusiasts can a down jacket, or a skier’s watch (my choice), similar to Thermpurchase file guides for hand tunto track vertical, holiday gifts can ic, is easily installed in virtually ing and polishing similar to those brighten a vacation memory. any boot and features multiple used by many racers and pros. Still need a gift for someone? temperature settings, include reMost side-edge holders can Whether shopping at Killington chargeable batteries. My Hotronic position a diamond file for easily or Okemo or exploring the shops batteries sit on the top of my maintaining a sharp edge. In fact, which dot the landscape, the boots and often offer two full days from approximately $30 for a baoptions are wide. Interested in gift of heat while blasting my toes. sic plastic side file holder to $100 ideas? To help we have put toIf you’re unfamiliar, know these for a sophisticated guide with gether a holiday gift guide. From heat a small pad under the toes. rollers, the options and choices stocking stuffers to major gifts we Other options? Consider boot are wide. My FK Pro has a carbide know what’s fun, we know what’s gloves! steel bit for side filing, has rollers nice, but only you can decide on The DryGuy Boot Glove is a to minimize base wear, and has a the gift which will entice. neoprene cover which quickly built-in guide to remove plastic Technology’s toys covers the lower ski boot proside material prior to edge sharpHave you ever tried to make a viding an insulating cover. It is ening. call to a family member but found reported to retain 20 degrees of Interested in a more modern that your cell lost service while warmth. I find it clearly mainoption? Edgetune, Inc. offers a on the mountain? Walkie-talkies, tains considerable warmth and unique tuning tool for home use. rugged two way radios built for is a daily item in my winter ski Using ceramic grinding technolosnow, camping, and gy, engineer Dave Hibbert WE KNOW WHAT’S NICE, BUT ONLY outdoor adventures, offer produces a tool able to a unique option. The Moprovide a machined, YOU CAN DECIDE ON THE GIFT torola T800, one popular stone grind for side edges, WHICH WILL ENTICE. two-way radio, uses radio using a dremel rotary frequencies to keep you drill. With bevel adjustconnected while off-grid. Offerchest. These are available in many ments and a ceramic stone, this ing the ability to connect over mountain shops. tool brings ceramic stone grindBluetooth, the “TALKABOUT” Tuning tools ing to home tuning. smartphone app enables commuRacers and coaches know Mountain clothing: insulated nication options using the T800 well-tuned skis turn, glide, and jackets, shells, and layering as a modem to send messages to hold on firm snow more easily options fellow users. While the range can than untuned skis. Unfortunately, Jackets & shells vary because of mountains, these while periodic shop tunes may No one retreats to the lodge walkie-talkies are more affordsuffice for occasional mountain because they are too warm! In able than cells, are tough, and escapes, those who ski frequently the East insulated jackets – from offer a fun alternative. Off season know that one day of hard skiing down jackets to thinner Thinsuthey are great on the beach or in can dull even the sharpest edge. late lined coats – remain popular. campsites! Hand tuning: Clearly, perforWhile Western skiers often favor Boot heaters mance skiing requires that side shells, the biting chill of Vermont Are your feet cold during ski edges receive constant polishing makes an insulated jacket warmly
Picking just the right presents for your friends can be easy. 1-800-Flowers.com, a company that’s been trusted for more than 40 years to deliver smiles, has new, original gifts this holiday season, as well as tried-and-true treasures, all designed to surprise and delight. Kiehl’s Since 1851, purveyor of the finest skin care products, pledges 100 percent of its net profits from the Kiehl’s x Andrew Bannecker for Feeding America collection, up to $100,000, to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. The donation will help provide 1,000,000 meals to families. Learn more at www.Kiehls.com. Giving a gift card this holiday season could make shopping a lot easier for the lucky winners of the Vanilla® Gift Winner Wonderland Sweepstakes. Entering gives you a chance for one of over 100 prizes from some of the most giftable brands. Learn more at www.vanillagift.com. Toys such as Wonder Workshop’s Dot, Dash and Sketch Kit bundles and the Kano Computer Kit Touch teach tech topics once reserved for the classroom. Learn more at www. makewonder.com. The Postal Service anticipates Dec. 17 will be its busiest day online, with more than 8 million consumers predicted to visit usps.com for help shipping that special holiday gift. Learn more, including how to get your package where it’s supposed to be on time, at www.usps.com/holidaynews. A great gift for college students is “The Secret to Getting a Job After College: Marketing Tactics to Turn Degrees into Dollars” by Dr. Larry Chiagouris. It addresses obstacles that college students must overcome to make it through the job search process. Learn more at https:// thesecrettogettingajobaftercollege.com. The succulent expert, 1-800-Flowers.com, added several truly original products to its collection to meet the everincreasing demand for succulent gifts, and has fleshed out the succulent care-and-keeping content on its website, www.1-800-flowers.com. The ENERGY STAR Holiday Gift Guide at www. energystar.gov/holiday features energy-saving products popular at this time of year, along with special deals from manufacturers, retailers and utilities that participate in the ENERGY STAR Program.
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Days Inn sees armed robbery Police said the Days Inn in Rutland Town was robbed around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec 11. Police said a thin male, approximately 5’ 8” tall, wearing a maroon hooded sweatshirt and a black ski mask, entered the Days Inn and ordered a front desk attendant to provide money, displaying a crowbar to the attendant. The attendant provided a small sum of cash before the man left on foot. The attendant was not injured during this incident. A search of the area was conducted however the individual was not located. Additional information including surveillance footage will be released when it becomes available. Anyone with further information is encouraged to contact the State Police in Rutland at 802-773-9101.
Man uninjured in Route 4 rollover, was wearing seatbelt
Traffic was temporarily delayed on Route 4 the morning of Dec. 12 due to a rollover. Police said Barry Conger, 55, of Poultney lost control of his vehicle on the icy roadway around 6:30 a.m. His vehicle, a 2003 Volkswagen bug, left the road and come to rest on its roof in the culvert. Conger, who was wearing a seatbelt, was able to leave the vehicle on his own prior to police arrival and was uninjured in the crashed. Troopers were assisted by West Rutland Fire Department, VTrans and Rutland County Sheriff’s Department.
Did you know? Giving the gift of an experience is a rising trend, particularly among millennials. Harris research has determined that millennials (defined as people born between 1980 and 1996) highly value experiences, and they are increasingly spending time and money on them. Types of experiences include athletic pursuits, cultural visits, concerts, social events, and various travel. The research goes on to say that more than three out of four millennials choose to spend money on a desirable experience instead of
buying a product. And it’s not just millennials. Overall, consumer spending has shifted in the last 10 to 15 years. HSBC bank chief economist Kevin Logan has said consumer spending on recreation, travel and eating out has been trending upward for more than a decade, while purchases of clothing and shoes as a share of discretionary spending has dropped. These trends can help drive purchases during holiday gift-giving. Gifts that are more experience-oriented may be more appreciated by their recipients.
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Kayla Sarajian is the Lift Operations Supervisor at Killington Resort.
Meet Kayla Sarajian, lift ops supervisor
By Karen D. Lorentz
Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Kayla ski instructor,” calling it “one of In summer 2018 I was promoted Sarajian moved to Medford, New the most rewarding jobs in my to lift operations supervisor. York, a suburb on Long Island, life.” MT: What are your responsibilwhen she was 5 years old and Due to a 6-month lease, she ities? graduated from Patchogue-Medmoved back to Long Island. HowKS: I share oversight of all lift ford High School in 2007. ever, realizing her “heart belonged operations with Ryan Crawford, Acknowledging that she didn’t in Vermont,” but being “scared who is also from Long Island and really know what she wanted to of moving away from family and is the other lifts ops supervisor. I do after high school, Sarajian being on my own,” she “flipped a also train lift operators for sumsaid, “I did a lot of bouncing back coin and moved to Killington for mer and winter. and forth between living with my good.” In winter my days start at 6:30 dad in Virginia and mom on Long a.m. on weekdays and 5:30 a.m. Q&A with Kayla Sarajian on weekends. Before as a team Island. I waited on a lot of tables between the ages of 18 and 23 and Mountain Times: How did you leader, every morning I hopped was just hoping one day I would get to your current job? on my snowmobile and headed figure out what I wanted to do Kayla Sarajian: After I taught out to my area of Snowshed/ with the rest of my life.” 4-6-year-olds to ski the first year, Ramshead to get the lifts and the Enter the serendipity of skiing. I moved into Killington’s seasonal magic carpets operating. Now I Her dad had taught her to ski ski school program and skied with oversee the entire mountain with when she was 11 and then a best about 15 kids every weekend. It Ryan. Whether it’s transporting friend’s family regularly took her was the best experience. operators or shoveling after a to Okemo, “where I really got into When I decided to move to Kilpowder day, mornings are usually skiing,” Sarajian recalled. lington for good, Nick Brylinsky nonstop until we open. Luckily Later, she traveled to we have a great team FINALLY, WE SAT DOWN AND Killington with a close of lift mechanics and friend from work. “We electricians to help get REALIZED IT WOULD BE CHEAPER would come up every everything set up. We’re a TO LIVE HERE FOR A SEASON ... weekend, and I found big family that works well Killington to be our ‘home together. away from home.’ Finally, we sat (then a lift ops manager) offered During the day I am either in down and realized it would be me a summer position with lifts the office doing paperwork or cheaper to live here for a season at the Adventure Center. As time roaming from lift to lift seeing if so we moved up for winter 2012.” passed the supervisors saw pooperators need help, assisting That’s when she “fell in love tential in me and offered me a job with lunch breaks, or just keeping with Killington and became a kids as a team leader in lift operations. them company. It’s really importKayla Sarajian, page 29A Live vibrant. Live local. Live here.
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Courtesy MT Gary Milliken VistaMap
Killington’s winter and summer maps are the product of VistaMap.
Killington’s hi-tech trail map at a glance
By Karen D. Lorentz
There are many different ways to combine one’s love of skiing and mountains with making a living. For Gary Milliken that means creating trail maps. First asked to produce a summer map for Killington in late winter 2017, Milliken said, “Killington didn’t have a comprehensive map that included all of the hiking/biking terrain and other summer activities. The hiking/biking map was a set of topographical maps which can often be challenging to gauge the level of terrain. The existing winter map had been in use for almost 20 years and presented several challenges in incorporating changes over time. The time was ripe for a clean approach, and I was lucky to parlay the opportunity into creating new maps for both summer and winter.” Once the summer map was complete, he converted it to winter colors and info. With traditional hand painted maps, there is a point very early on in the process where the artist has to start painting and the ability to change on the fly becomes more and more
difficult. But the VistaMap process allows receiving input and fine tuning right up to the point of going to print, which came in handy on the Killington project with a quicker need for the summer map, Milliken noted. Jordan Spear was his main contact and had the task of coordinating and consolidating the review of the map across several different departments (marketing, ski patrol, mountain ops, etc.) which Milliken noted “can be a daunting task.” “A trail map seems like a simple thing, but it accounts for several important functions for the resort – creating an attractive image for marketing and display purposes, modifying for different uses and events, but arguably the most important aspect is that as a resource for guests to successfully navigate the mountain and have easy access to vital safety information. The safety aspect makes it imperative for all of the information to be accurate,” Milliken added.
ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT IS ... FOR GUESTS TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE MOUNTAIN AND HAVE EASY ACCESS TO VITAL SAFETY INFORMATION.
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Gary Milliken introduced the ski industry to the process of using large format digital vinyl graphics to reproduce large on-mountain maps.
The challenge to creating the Killington maps was “the variety of terrain across multiple, opposing faces. The easy way out is to take a view from a very high, bird’s-eye perspective, but the drawback of this is it visually flattens the terrain. I spend a significant amount of time optimizing a lower perspective view that gives the guest a better visual feel for the terrain,” he explained. Having just produced the new winter map last year, Milliken had to update it for this season due to some major changes like the new skier bridges, Snowdon Six and South Ridge chairs. “This is where the way my maps are built make for easy and seamless changes. For Killington, I only needed to push a few things around to integrate the changes,” Milliken noted. Milliken’s route to map making While loving his job and traveling the world now, Milliken didn’t know he wanted to become a cartographer when he attended college. So when he graduated from the Parsons School of Design in 1985, he became a self-employed house painter for several years. Then one rainy day, curious about what they did, he visited Sitour North America, which is located near his New York home, and walked out with a job. That fortuitous 1989 meeting led to a new career and a vocation that combines his lifelong love of skiing with creative design. At Sitour at the time, map displays were hand painted and when they required updating, Milliken travelled to the resort and handpainted the required changes on each map. “I also produced mountain renderings in pencil that were used as the reference to produce the large displays which were painted in Austria,” he said. He saw the possibility of creating a new form of trail-map illustration after being introduced to Adobe Illustrator in 1993. Milliken left Sitour, bought his first Mac and pioneered the use of digital-based art for creating trail maps using a computer. Along the way, he introduced the ski industry to the process of using large format digital vinyl graphics to reproduce large on-mountain maps. He created maps for Whiteface, Gore and Mt. Van Hoevenburg in 1994 and formed his company VistaMap. Since then, he has created trail maps for 36 ski reTrail map, page 28A
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Litany and prayers for snow, winter enthusiasts
The history of holiday lights
President Coolidge lit the first National Christmas Tree MC—Holiday celebrants employ holiday lights in various ways. Certain individuals may be content to hang lights on their Christmas trees and call their decorating complete. Others may get their holiday jollies by making sure each square inch of their home is covered in twinkling lights. The tradition of Christmas lights stretches back to early modern Germany when people used candles to decorate Christmas trees in Christian homes. Those candles were harbingers of what would come when electric lights replaced gas and other open flame illuminating devices that were commonplace prior to the 20th century. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the first successful,practical light bulb, also created the first strand of electric lights that would be used in holiday decorating. By 1880, Edison had standard incandescent light bulbs well sorted out and desired a way to better advertise his invention, so he decided to make the most of the holiday season and put his light bulbs on display. According to a 2003 article in American Heritage magazine titled “The Wizard of Your Christmas Tree,” Edison strung incandescent bulbs all around the compound of his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory. Edison constructed an 8-mile underground wiring
system in order to power this grand light display. Because the laboratory was situated along the railroad that passed between Manhattan and Philadelphia, thousands of people were able to see the display. The concept of electric holiday lights took a bit of time to catch on. Edison’s friend and associate Edward Johnson was tasked with stringing together colored lights in 1882 and placing them on an evergreen tree. Johnson handwired 80 red, white and blue light bulbs. In 1895, President Grover Cleveland requested the White House family Christmas tree be illuminated by multi-colored electric light bulbs. In 1903, when General Electric began to offer pre-assembled kits of holiday lights, stringed lights were reserved for the wealthy and electrically savvy. For example, in 1903 a single string of electric lights cost $12, or around $300 today. It would take several more years before holiday lights became a national tradition. On Christmas Eve 1923, President Calvin Coolidge began the country’s celebration of Christmas by lighting the national Christmas tree on the Ellipse with 3,000 electric lights. Today, illuminated lights have become a large part of holiday celebrations.
By the Reverend Canon Lee Crawford, Church of Our Saviour, Mission Farm Road, Killington
IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO FIND JOY IN THE SNOW, YOU WILL HAVE LESS JOY, BUT STILL THE SAME AMOUNT OF SNOW.
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Our Father who art in Blue Heaven, hallowed be your Name. Thy snowfalls come, thy slopes be fun, at Pico as they are at the Beast. Give us this day our daily passes, and forgive us our off-trail trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass in lift lines. Lead us not into temptation without Rime or Reason, but deliver us from rainstorms and Helter Skelter. For thine is the powder and the Glades, forever and ever. Amen
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A skier/rider’s prayer
A Winter Litany Let us pray to God, Saint Ditimar, Saint Bernard and all the saints… From long lift lines and cranky people, Good Lord, deliver us. From stopped lifts and smoky cabins, Good Lord, deliver us. From sleet, graupel and freezing rain, Good Lord, deliver us. From sub-zero weather and negative wind chills, Good Lord, deliver us. From frozen fingers, toes and noses, Spare us, Good Lord. From broken bindings and bent poles, Spare us, Good Lord. From sno-cat ice and boilerplate, Spare us, Good Lord. From caught edges and death cookies, Spare us, Good Lord. For sunny days and long ski runs, We pray to you, O God. For warm toes, fingers and cores, We pray to you, O God. For hot chocolate and warm coffee, We pray to you, O God. For great uphill skinning, and safe and fun telemarking and riding, We pray to you, O God. For well-maintained trails, We pray to you, O God. For outdoor rides on VAST and happy walks with dogs, We pray to you, O God. For a safe season, that we all end up in one piece, We pray to you, O God. That you may protect all who work on the mountains—the “Guys in Black,” lift operators, ski patrollers, the Killington Rescue Squad, and EMTs We pray to you, O God. For all these things and those we do not know to ask, We pray to you, O God. (Saint Ditimar is the patron saint of winter, cold and snow. After 26 October, his feast day, expect the heavens to open with snow.)
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American Mountain Ash: A rosaceae by any other name...
By Laurie D. Morrissey
There’s a giant living in northern Coös County, New Hampshire. It’s a 61-foot tall tree, the country’s largest known American mountain ash. At last measurement, it stood at a height
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of 61 feet and had a circumference of 70 inches. That’s outstanding for a tree that’s described by most sources, including my old dendrology textbook, as “a small tree or shrub.” This tree is a champion—but the species as a whole has a lot going for it. I love the mountain ash for the beauty of its white flower clusters and red berries. More importantly, though, it fills an important spot on the menu for birds and mammals, especially in winter. Despite its common name, the American mountain ash is not an ash, but a member of the rose family, along with black cherry, hawthorn, and shadbush. The confusion is due to its leaves, which bear a resemblance to those of the white ash. The two are easy to differentiate, however. The compound, toothed leaves of the mountain ash are alternate, not opposite, meaning the leaves or buds do not appear directly across from one another on the twig. Mountain ash grows throughout the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, extending south to the mountains of Georgia. In New England, I see it growing on high
ridges and steep, rocky hillsides. It prefers moist, slightly acidic soil and grow best in full sun. It thrives in open areas such as hilltops, roadsides, and the edges of swamps, and quickly regenerate a cut-over area or storm blowdown. Starting in late May, the mountain ash stands out in the forest because of its creamy-white flowers. In the fall, the foliage turns yellow and the flowers are replaced by small red berries. These berries hang on during the winter, which is why it’s an important food source for birds such as robins, waxwings, and ruffed grouse. Dave Govatski, a forester and birder who lives in Jefferson, New Hampshire, samples locations in the White Mountains and the Northeast Kingdom as a volunteer on a winter finch survey. By reporting the berry and cone crop in August, he contributes data to a winter finch forecast that is released every September. “Birds just love those berries,” he said. “We don’t get a good berry crop every year, but when we do, we’ll see pine grosbeaks, Bohemian waxwings, and American robins feeding on them all winter. Some winters I’ve seen robins singing away like it’s summer at 4,000 feet on Mount Clinton. This isn’t a good winter for a bumper berry crop, but maybe next winter will be better.” Mountain ash is also preferred by moose, who snack on the foliage, twigs, bark, and buds. It also provides forage for white-tailed deer, marten, snowshoe hare, squirrels, and other rodents. Thanks to its value to wildlife, mountain ash sometimes gains an advantage, according to Brendan Prusik, who measured Cöos County’s
champion. Before joining the UNH Cooperative Extension Service, he worked for a paper company. It was not uncommon to promote mountain ash, he notes. “When we came upon one, we’d open that area up, retaining the tree at the cost of spruce and fir, to maintain the diversity of the forest and because of its wildlife value.” Besides its important role in the forest ecosystem, the mountain ash holds a prominent place in folklore and mythology. My interest in the mountain ash was sparked by “The Golden Bough,” a classic study of folklore, religion, and magic by the Scottish social historian Sir James Frazer. The book devotes an entire chapter to trees. Greek and Norse mythology contain references to the mysterious power of the American mountain ash’s European relative, known as the rowan tree. In the British Isles, the rowan tree warded off witchcraft and enchantment. It’s possible that the belief in its power is due to the pentagram marking on the bottom of the berry. Some of these practices and superstitions crossed the ocean to the New World. (One of its common names is witchwood). But whether or not you can ward off hexes with a cross of mountain ash wood, there is much to enjoy and appreciate in Sorbus americana. If you want one in your yard, they are usually available through the New Hampshire State Forest Nursery. Laurie D. Morrissey is a writer in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: wellborn@nhcf.org.
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Decorations and memories
Some of us (and that includes me) have had our Christmas decorations up since the day after Thanksgiving. But by mid-December “the spirit moves” just about everyone. As you bring out your boxes of decorations you will find them filled not just Looking with “things,” but memoBack ries. by mary ellen When I start removing shaw items from the boxes my husband, Peter, knows that the decoration process will take awhile because what the boxes hold will take me down Memory Lane. For me, when the Thanksgiving turkey has been put to rest in the form of soup, it’s time to decorate. The balsam wreath is hung on our front door and the white lights adorning our shrubs and window box are turned on. Many people have not even strung their outside lights but with age comes wisdom so we put ours up on a warm October day. Yes, we got some strange looks and comments but our hands were warm. There has been a window box beneath our living room window for over 70 years. My father built the first one and my husband has replaced it a couple of times over the years. My parents always had boughs in the box but we have gone a step further and make it a focal point with small white lights. When it’s time to take the inside decorations from their storage boxes I am always reminded of two friends who have passed away. One gave us a small woven basket with a red ribbon-candy type bow on top. It was filled with potpourri and each year I keep that tradition by filling it once again. Another friend gave me a trio of wax candle choir members dressed in red and white. They are identical to the ones that belonged to my mother. I had accidentally put them in the attic many years ago and they melted from the summer heat. My friend remembered what had happened to them so when she saw them in The Vermont Country Store she immediately thought of me and gave them to me as a gift. Several years ago my husband, Peter, began giving me ceramic buildings to create a village on our fireplace mantle. It is now filled with buildings that have a special meaning for me. I worked at City Hall so that one has a Looking back, page 23A
A holiday gift Do you have a friend whose healing hugs and spoken words encourage and inspire you? Do you have a friend who sees your strengths and teaches you how to overcome weaknesses? I do. Argentine born artist Graciela Giles emanates love, joy, and Mountain healing energy. on Meditation Mom introduced By Marguerite te us years ago. Jill Dye She feels like my sister. Graciela stopped by to share her joy that her late husband will receive a special award for his life contribution to the arts. Jamaica-born Herbie Rose shared his immense joie de vivre through his vibrant plein air paintings, teaching watercolor painting to hundreds of students, and his efforts in community building. Herbie founded an artist community in an affordable, rundown neighborhood that needed revitalizing. Fellow artists invested their savings and energy in Herbie’s beautiful vision: the Village of the Arts. Artists now live and work in cottages that double as their studio/galleries. People flock to their openings and events. Herbie left a trail of love and happiness throughout his long and productive life. I can’t imagine a richer path of being a blessing to all he met. We are happy and grateful for his recognition. I told Graciela about a wonderful day I’d spent at home just catching up. I was so exhausted, I’d decided to re-energize our house and myself. I cleansed our space with burning sage, rang a bell, danced to music, and used other Mt meditation, page 23A
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“When I first started out, I used to say this is a great snow area, we’ll never run short. But I soon found there were periodic times that natural snow wasn’t enough and I called in a firm to design a snowmaking system. The idea was that if it didn’t snow, we could have skiing for people,” Smith explained of having listened to Fred Pabst at Bromley and the Slutzky brothers at Hunter Mt. (New York) extol the virtues of making snow. But when Snowshed’s expensive Larchmont system was turned on, the miscalculated water pressure blew up the aluminum pipes. When the firm’s engineer arrived to get the system working, he froze all the pipes. Smith dismissed him.
Smith had many reasons though. “In order to maintain a large operation and continue to grow with confidence, we must replace flexibility with insurance. “In other words, the question becomes who will pay our future payroll of perhaps 500 persons or who will patronize perhaps 100 commercial lodges and restaurants in the area if we have a poor snow year or a series of poor weekends?” Proving the skeptics wrong, snowmaking enabled Killington to become the first Eastern ski area to bring November into the income account. Snowmaking helped the area recover from major thaws and helped extend the 1964-65 season to May 4 for a 160-day record in the Northeast!
“THE HARD PART WAS SWINGING HAND-OVERHAND, MONKEY-BAR STYLE DOWN 50 FEET OF CABLE BEFORE CLIMBING UP OVER THE BULL WHEEL,” SAID SMITH. From that point on, Killington would hire its own engineers and design its own snowmaking systems. An R&D approach was necessitated by not wanting to have to fix the problems that others created and by a desire to be able to deal with snowmaking, lift, or other technical problems efficiently and quickly. At the time, however, snowmaking was thought to be something for banana-belt areas, not for the high-altitude ski areas in the Green Mountains and many were skeptical.
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program was seen as an important tool to meet this objective. Through the years this guiding principle proved to be a crucial element in the ski area’s growth and success. In turn, the profits generated by this approach were consistently poured back into the mountain to provide a better ski experience. Smith’s entrepreneurial leadership, combined with an uncanny ability to predict where the ski business was going, allowed the area to be profitable when other operators were delighted just to make ends meet. With all the stars aligned in the early 1960s, Killington was on a roll and continued to improve and expand, taking all ability levels and ages into consideration as plans were made, including finding a better way to teach never-evers to ski, which led Killington to participate in Ski magazine’s experimental program of using short skis to teach parallel skiing from Day One. This led to the pioneering development of GLM, the graduated length method, and its popularity and success spawned growth. Snowmaking, ski reporting, ski instruction, lift engineering (the first gondola was a prototype made to Killington’s specifications), trail design, snow grooming, and even customer ticketing became important areas that contributed to the ski experience at Killington and to the entire ski industry. Karen Lorentz is the author of “Killington, A Story of Mountains and Men.”
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prominent place in the village. I used to do the banking for work so that building was added to my collection. There is also a church, a library and a “Sweet Shoppe.” The latter was added because I can never pass by a candy shop without getting some sweet treat. The village rests on a blanket of snow and has a white-lit pine garland behind it. A few little trees and some benches complete the village that will provide another season of enjoyment. We have a beautiful ceramic tree on our dining room cabinet. It was made over 40 years ago by a friend of my mother. The multicolored lights always brighten up a dark winter day. Our dining room hutch holds a snowman collection, many of which my husband has given me over the years. Our favorite is a “snowman couple” sitting in front of a campfire roasting marshmallows. We spent 25 summers doing just that at Crystal Lake in Barton, Vermont. The light bulb inside makes the fire glow and we reminisce each year about the fun we had sitting by the fire with our own marshmallows on sticks. As anxious as I am for the decorations to go up after Thanksgiving, our tree doesn’t go up until a couple of weeks before Christmas. Many of the ornaments have a story to tell and I repeat their history each year as we trim the tree. Some belonged to my parents, some are from collections of friends and relatives who have passed away, some are Hallmark ornaments with the year engraved on them, a gift from my late mother-inlaw. There are even a few that I made over the years and, as worn as they are, there is always a place for them on our tree. Christmas is a wonderful time to relive the memories that come back to us this time of year as we decorate our houses and trees. Take time to enjoy your trip down Memory Lane. It’s a special journey! Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2019.
feng shui cures from the Tao of Dana. (taoofdana.com). Since disorganization and clutter are energy drainers, I tackled a couple of closets and shelves and found objects I’d lost and needed. I planted flowers in pretty pots, dusted, and tidied up. It was the first day in a very long time that I hadn’t put myself under pressure to accomplish a goal or meet a deadline. The day transformed me from exhausted to joyful as I floated around like a butterfly. “You need more days like that,” Graciela wisely said. “That’s why I mix it up: things I must do with things that I love.” She’d been overcome by grief since Herbie, her soulmate, had passed away. “Since I love to dance and teach I decided to schedule both several days a week. Now I manage to get things done by doing chores in between. I’m enjoying life, once again.” Graciela has a way of showing up whenever I’m troubled, ill, or blue. (We think Mom, in spirit, nudges her). She’s teaching me to prioritize, conserve my strength, and send healing thoughts to people in need instead of absorbing their energy and feelings (which leaves me down and exhausted). This is a tough lesson to learn, especially for an empath. But Graciela points out that taking on someone’s negative feelings in the name of compassion is no help to them or myself. By imagining a protective shield, then sending heart energy for their healing instead, a more positive vibe may be maintained and possibly have an impact. I’ll strive to make it my “go to” plan. Pastor Hannah Sotak and the First United Methodist Church have positively impacted Rutland through
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continued from page 3A ed to hear. Barnard rejected merger with the other six towns in the MUUD, objecting to the Articles of Agreement proposed. Heller said the Board has decided to be policy-guided, rather than articles-driven, and a policy committee is working on significant amendments Barnard found compatible. Hiller said half the original Articles are already irrelevant. “Barnard voters were never closed to the merger, just to the terms in the Articles of Agreement,” Fraser said. Superintendent Banios described forced or voluntary merger processes available. In the voluntary process, Barnard voters would have to approve merging with the MUUD, which would then have to ask the voters in the six participating towns to accept Barnard into the district. Votes would be comingled, and a simple majority would prevail. In a forced merger, the MUUD Board would hold a district-wide vote on the same basis - Barnard’s voters wouldn’t have a say. The State Board of Education told Barnard they must merge with WCMUUSD if district voters approve accepting them. Barnard has joined a group of towns litigating against the forced mergers, which they would drop if voters approve merging. This has been a long road for Barnard – voters rejected the merger, and the school board presented a proposal for remaining independent to the Agency of Education. The AoE rejected that proposal, and recommended to the BoE that Barnard be forced to merge with the MUUD. The BoE announced Nov. 30 they agreed – Barnard must merge. Meanwhile Barnard considered closing Barnard Academy and reopening as a private school, to avoid merger. That idea was dropped because of ambiguous legality, personnel complications and limited resources. Recently the School Board has joined the suit against the BoE. Chairperson Heller said the next step is to get relevant policy changes done so the vote can become reality.
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24A • PETS
ARTHUR - 1-year-old. Neutered male. Rottweiler mix. I’m an adorable, playful fella and I must admit that those plush squeaky toys are my favorite so I hope my new family stocks up on them for me! Squeak, squeak, squeak is such fun!
PETPersonals ALFRED - 2-year-old. Neutered male. Labrador Retriever mix. I’m a super cute fella who is outgoing and social and such fun to be around. I love to give and receive affection and I’ll rest my head on your lap when you sit on the couch. I’m very playful!
SISSY - 2-year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Black. Hello! My name is Sissy. I arrived at RCHS on November 7 as a stray from Rutland City. I was a little roughed up when I arrived but the staff at the shelter have taken excellent care of me!
NESQUICK - Adult. American Rabbit. Neutered male. White. I am one of three large white rabbits brought to the Rutland County Humane Society by a good Samaritan who luckily found us. I very much resemble the two others in color and stature.
JERRY - 4-year-old. Neutered male. Labrador Retriever mix. Get ready for some fun because I’m an outgoing, goofy guy who will get you out of the house and out and about for lots of good times. I’m an active dog who will need lots of playtime.
LEO - 1.5-year-old. Neutered male. Domestic Short Hair. Orange tiger. Hello! My name is Leo! Lovable is my middle name! If you take a look at my paws you will see that I am polydactyl. That doesn’t mean that I am related to dinosaurs. I have extra toes!
KIKI - 4-year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Gray and White. Hi, I’m Kiki. I arrived at the shelter in September. I am quite a uniquely marked lady with my sharp gray and white markings and my trademark white blaze on my forehead. Stop by.
TUX - 2-year-old. Neutered male. Miniature Pinscher mix. I’m a playful fella and I have to admit that tennis balls and squeaky toys are my favorites. Oh I do love the joy of toys! I’m smart and I already know Sit and I do like treats. I’m very social.
XENA - 1-year-old. Spayed female. Hound mix. Get ready to smile from ear to ear when we meet because I have that effect on people! Also, get reach for a smooch or two because I do like to give kisses! I’m so sweet and friendly!
JEFF - 2-year-old. Neutered male. Labrador Retriever mix. I’m a very smart, loveable fella who will make you giggle when we meet. I have a clunky, cute way about me with my big feet and lumbering ways. I enjoy my walks with volunteers!
PEACHES - 2-year-old. Spayed female. Labrador Retriever mix. I’m an on the go dog so I’ll need lots of exercise and play time with my new family. Walks, hikes and other outdoor adventures sound perfect for me! I’m super cute. I’m also quite smart!
KINDY - 9-year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Gray. Hello World! I am Kindy! My owner needed to surrender me because I was getting in tussles with the other cat. That being said, I think it would be best that I be the only cat in your home.
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Featuring pets from:
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BUNNIES Looking for somebunny to love?! How about 2 bunnies? We have four 3 month old house rabbits for adoption. They are being adopted as pairs only as rabbits do best with a friend. They are spayed, microchipped and litterbox trained. Their bonded mothers Miffy and Trixie are also looking for somebunny to love, too. Stop by 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, Wednesday through Saturday from 12-4:30 p.m. Call 802-885-3997 for more information.
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BAILEY Hi! My name’s Bailey and I’m a 7-year-old spayed female Mixed Breed. I’m a big beautiful girl that is very big on love! I came to Lucy Mackenzie when my dad died. I was lost without him at first, but then I made lots of new friends. Making new friends is one of my most favorite things! Since I’ve been here, lots of good things have happened. I’ve always had really red itchy skin, but not anymore! In my former life, I really loved human food…. like really, really loved it. I can’t have it anymore, because it makes me feel horrible. I also eat a special hypoallergenic food that has made such a difference! In my new home, I would like very comfy beds, a nice fenced in area I can play in and people that will make sure I lead a healthy life. My new home would have no cats or small dogs. I could probably live with another larger dog, as long as we got along. I’m a fun-loving girl that promises to bring lots of smiles and laughs to my new family. Oh, and I LOVE car rides! If you think we’d be a good match, stop in and meet me today! Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society is located at 4832 Route 44, West Windsor, VT. We’re open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 12 - 4 p.m. Reach us daily at 802-484-LUCY. Visit us at www.lucymac.org, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. We hope to see you soon!
HOROSCOPES • 25A
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Light of the Winter Solstice By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye
This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries Moon, a few days ahead of the 2018 Winter Solstice. I was born with the Moon in Aries, and on top of the power of the Solstice, this week is a big milestone for me. As I write these words, I am so grateful to be alive my heart is full of things that require more from me than my usual astrological ramblings. That being said, I have written a prayer, and would like to take this opportunity to share it with all of you. I hope that you will keep these words in mind on Dec. 21, I pray that all of your dreams come true as we leave the darkness and return to the light, and that you take what you can from this week’s scopes. Here is the prayer: In this season where darkness and light meet and become one, quantum effects in the Heart of Creation stir the matrix and birth the seed atom for the coming year. From the central core of the gravity wave, the life force begins to oscillate, rippling through the waters of the deep, opening us to a sense of oneness out of which the next cycle can emerge.
TRUTH SETS YOU FREE If we are attentive to the way spirit moves whenever it enters the Great Void, it becomes more than evident that a new atmosphere is formed. Within this nothingness, no longer spell-bound by worn out distractions, and patterns of fear and separation, time and space cease to exist, and each breath connects us to all that is, and to the love that fills us with life. As this love awakens and expands beyond the boundaries that confine it only to the self, we begin to understand that it is now safe to let it flow unconditionally. With the Light of the Winter Solstice calling us to add this higher kind of love to the ceremonial fire, with our senses focused, and our attention on the only thing that matters, there is no place to go but within. Inside the silence that pervades that space, the voice of the Great Mother will speak and it is through her that the visions for the next cycle will be made real. We are living on a Fifth Dimensional wavelength. On this level love travels at the speed of thought. What lies ahead will be woven into the threads of thought and feeling that we spin this coming week. Keep prayers for love, truth, beauty, trust, harmony, and peace echoing in your life. Close your eyes and light up the corner of your heart that remembers the purpose for which you came into being. When it becomes clear enough to read the writing on the wall, and see what that involves, bathe in that message and in the moment when the Truth sets you free, let it steer you closer to the light through the coming year.
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t any major crossroad, so many things come up for review. With pictures of your perfect life dissolving in the face of direct experience, the “should I stay or should I go?” button is switched on, big time. Up until now you thought you had your bases covered. In light of recent events, you are being called to re-evaluate all of your most cherished illusions. The choices that line the road ahead will involve huge needs to look at the gap between what you believe and what’s right in front of your nose. With any luck you will pass this test, and find the strength to go for what’s real and true.
ell something has come along to take the edge off; at least for a while. You’ve been wound up tighter than a Swiss watch over circumstances that drive you nuts or by people who seem to be hell bent on doing the same. The next few weeks will offer you a hiatus, with enough peace, and joy, and quiet to regroup and come back to center. Make the most of it. With plenty of freedom to breathe and reflect, you will be able to re-enter the fray with more strength than ever. Others are 100% there for you. Don’t miss out on the chance to reconnect and remind yourselves where the love is.
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s you plow through your current affairs, a thousand and one things will come to light. Life is about to take you a hell of a lot deeper than you ever thought you would go. Nobody but you can pierce the veil that lies between you and the truth. Some of you are more than willing to face it. Others are afraid that it will kill you. However you see it, only the truth can set you free. The next few weeks offer you a chance to come to terms with issues that keep it at bay. Those close to you are supportive or not. Align yourself only with the ones who want to see you grow and change.
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ooking back over the last seven years, it’s clear that your entire being has been redefined. From now on, whoever you thought you were will morph into both a force to be reckoned with, and a truer version of yourself. For the next stretch of this journey, keep your focus on the inner plane. Why? Because life gets birthed from the inside out, and nothing you do will hold water until the ego is extracted from the mix and you are willing to let your higher calling shine through. Keep the faith. Be less concerned with how things appear and more concerned with what feels real and true.
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ith more than a few things rattling your cage, and too many people expecting you to walk on water, finding ways to handle it all and remain true to yourself will require a miracle or two. At times like this one has to wonder why it’s your job to be the one that everyone needs to lean on. You’ve been here before. And the saying goes, “Life doesn’t get easier; we get better.” At this point you’ve gotten so good at surmounting the rough stuff, the deeper part of you can do this with your eyes closed. One more round of chaos? No need to freak out over it. It’s a piece of cake.
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ou have to figure out how to listen to your heart instead of your ego; there is a huge difference. What you are drawn to on any given day is subject to the tricks that the mind plays on all of us. There are times when what we take to be our heart’s desire is actually an egocentric thing that appeals to our desire to be worshipped and adored. It takes a lot of honesty and maturity to look within and see what our truer desires really contain. Be mindful of this – because at this point your future happiness and success hinges completely on your ability to listen to your heart.
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aiting for other people to wake up and smell the coffee breeds disappointment. Hoping against hope that all of this will turn out the way you want it to is a clear sign that life’s fundamental lessons have been lost on you. “You can’t always get what you want – but you get what you need” is where it’s at right now. Learning how to live with the fact that whoever or whatever you’ve put so much stock in didn’t pan out will take time. Be patient with yourself as you work through issues that are rising up just to remind you that your higher self knows more about it than you do.
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f you knew how much people cared, it would be awesome. Being too self-protective, it’s hard to open your heart to the idea that it matters. This is not a criticism. Your life has been so filled with the need to detach, letting yourself be open to your own feeling nature, let alone the feelings of others, scares you to death. If in some moment of truth you could manage to let down your guard, it would do you good to respond to these overtures of love and kindness. What feels like nothing to you, is as good as it gets, and could turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.
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henever we hit a re-set point, it often feels like all hell is breaking loose. The need for certainty has to be exchanged for a willingness to let life step in and rearrange the scenery. You may not know how this will pan out, but one thing’s for sure; what lies up on the road ahead will be way more fulfilling than what’s going on right now. Keep an eye on the signs. They are all around you. And as you let go of the need to hang onto the past, you will find out that any real sense of security rests in knowing that even when it all falls away, you will be safe, sound, and totally fine.
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eeling torn between one thing and another has a lot to do with the fact that you are evolving beyond the dictates of the past. In many ways, this is an identity crisis. Part of you is stuck on who and what others expect you to be, and the other part of you is already grounded in a newer, finer version of yourself. There are bound to be others who test or challenge your process in the midst of what amounts to a growth spurt. Don’t let this distract you. At times like this sometimes it works best to keep to ourselves, just long enough to get clear about who we want to be when we grow up.
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ike a deer in the headlights you are too shell shocked by your current experiences to have a clue as to what to do. You can’t stay where you are, and you can’t see far enough into the future to know where to go. The temptation to hang on to people and things that represent safety and security is stronger than ever. This MO is bound to complicate things that are already crazy enough. It may work better to get used to standing alone. I say this because your current affairs are testing your ability to turn on a dime and break free of things that have outgrown their usefulness.
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inor details are sucking up a lot of your vital energy. It would be easy to let this distract you from the things that really matter. Unresolved issues in the relationship department, along with heavy responsibilities make it harder to go to the still point that lies within. Without that sense of spiritual reinforcement, you’re like a candle in the wind, on the cusp of being blown out by things that can’t be successfully handled when your light is gone. With only a faint whiff of serenity floating in the background, it’s time to call it up and get centered enough to transcend this B.S.
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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BRIEFS
REAL ESTATE LOG CABIN 3 br 1400 sq ft plus 4000 sq ft 4 level warehouse, 2.3 ac, many possibilities, 20 minutes from Killington. $225K. https:// www.vtheritagerealestate. com/listing/4728961/5612-vtrt-107-highway-stockbridgevt-05772/. ROBINWOOD BUILDING LOT on 1.2 acres. On Sewer. Corner of Overbrook and Round Robin. Excellent view. Across from Pico. 516-2411879. KILLINGTON RENTAL house for sale. Why pay mortgage, taxes and expenses for your home when the rental income pays all of the above? House located on the mountain, Killington, VT. Contact 781749-5873, toughfl@aol.com. 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. KILLINGTON—2 BDRM 1.5 bath condo, Mountain Green bldg. 2. FP, ski lockers, health club membership. $92K. Owner, 800-576-5696. TAKE OCCUPANCY NOW! 3 BR, 2 BA chalet on East Mountain Rd, open living room/kitchen/dining, Master Suite with loft and vaulted ceiling, den with built in Queen bed, 520 sq ft DECK, workshop, wood stove, storage, laundry. $325,000 Louise Harrison Real Estate,802-747-8444. 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. 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.
LAND: Killington: ANTHONY WAY, 1.4 acres with access to sewer line, $59,900. UPPER REBECCA LANE, 1 acre with winter views of mountain tops, $85K; lot has a Vt. engineered 4-BR mound septic system design, lot is on a cul de sac of a private road with a written road maintenance agreement. Ski Country Real Estate, 335 Killington Rd, 802-775-5111. 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. 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 GROUP at KW Vermont. VTproperties. net. 802-353-1604. Marni@ peakpropertyrealestate.com. Specializing in homes/condos/ land/commercial/investments. 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!”
PRESTIGE REAL Estate of Killington, 2922 Killington Rd., Killington. Specializing in the listing & sales of Killington Condos, Homes, & Land. Call 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 JUST DO IT!, established deli w/ apartment(live in or rent out) on main route near Rutland. By owner, serious inquires only please. 802451-8301. MAPLE SYRUP farm for sale. 64.8 acres. 802-235-9276. OWN A BUSINESS IN VERMONT! www.bizvt.com 802-775-6251. OUTBACK PIZZA shopping center for sale, 4-acre land parcel w/ building. 4 apartments, 2 stores, 1 diner, 1 restaurant and night club — on access road. Call 800-6942250, or cell 914-217-4390. 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. QUECHEE RESTAURANT for sale - Dana’s by the Gorge. Turnkey with real estate. Profitable. Rt. 4 frontage. Info at Equitygrouprealtors.com or 603-448-8000.
RENTALS KILLINGTON SEASONAL rental 2 BR, 1 BA, woodstove, excellent location. $8,000 seasonal + utilities. 781-7495873, toughfl@aol.com.
KILLINGTON East: 3 BR 2 BA furnished chalet w/ open living room/kitchen/dining, Master Suite with loft & vaulted ceiling, DEN w/ platform for queen, NEW efficient VT Castings wood stove, DECK, workshop, storage, new laundry. $8500 now thru May + utilities and plowing. Louise Harrison Real Estate, 802747-8444.
K I L L I N G T O N R O YA L FLUSH Rentals/Property management. Specializing in condos/winter & summer rentals. Andrea Weymouth, Owner. www. killingtonroyalflush.com, 802746-4040.
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate and rentals advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status, national origin, sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to make such preferences, limitation or discrimination.”
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Rates are 50 cents per word, per week; free ads are free. CHIMNEYS CLEANED, lined, built, repaired. 802-349-0339. WEEKLY HOUSE CLEANING services - We’ll help you tackle, one room or the whole house! Bathrooms, kitchens & even windows. We are fully insured & we do background checks on all of our employees... No jobs too big or small. Call Disaster Recovery, Inc. 877-765-6340. ELECTRICIAN: Licensed/ insured, 35 years experience. Email BoiseElectric@outlook. com or call 802-747-4481. R E N TA L P R O P E R T Y CLEANING Responsible, detail-oriented professional couple has two remaining spots open for winter rental cleanings. We only take a limited number of clients so we can provide the best possible service. The fact that we own a rental property in SC, we understand the importance of good communication and having someone you can count on and trust to take care of all your needs. Along with high quality cleaning, our attention to detail, ability to assess damage and check inventory will help you get positive reviews and build your clientele. References available. 802-345-1205 or 914-262-1415.
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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.
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EMPLOYMENT
FIREWOOD for sale, we stack. Rudi, 802-672-3719.
DREWSKI’S is hiring P/T waitstaff AM and PM shifts available. Please call, email or stop by 802-422-3816.
FREE
NIGHT AUDITOR (FRONT DESK) needed at Killington/ Pico Ski Resort to prepare, balance, print reports and perform activities of the front desk at the Grand Hotel. For the full description and to apply go to Killington.com/ jobs or in person at 4763 Killington Rd., Killington VT 05701. Open daily 8-4. 800300-9095. EOE.
SKI SHARES/Full rooms available. Prime location in the heart of Killington. 2B per room/singles. Lots of amenities. 917-796-4289, outdoordiva7@yahoo.com.
FREE REMOVAL of scrap metal & car batteries. Matty, 802-353-5617.
KILLINGTON SEASONAL rental 3 BR, 2 BA, fireplace, dishwasher. $9,000, Nov. 1-April 30, + utilities. 781-7495873, toughfl@aol.com.
SERVICES
S E A S O N A L R E N TA L . 4 bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, hot tub, 1 mile to Skyeship Gondola. $12,000. Please contact: 516-993-3799.
SNOW SHOVELING roofs, walkways, etc. 802-558-6172.
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SNOW PLOWING sanding, seasonal or per time. Call Ryan, 802-291-2271.
HOUSECLEANER WANTED to clean condo at the Topridge condominiums on Sunrise Mountain. Hours are flexible but mainly needed on Sunday afternoons and Thursday afternoons. Rate would Be $25 per hour. Please email me at saltair777@gmail.com.
SOUS CHEF: The Birch Ridge Inn at Killington seeks sous chef to work with our chef on prep and evening dinner service. To arrange interview call 802-422-4293. HOUSEKEEPING POSITION through end of April. 40 hours per week guaranteed; Sundays a must. Butternut Inn, Killington. Call to apply: 802422-5660. MOGULS: WAITSTAFF, P/T bar staff, dishwasher, line cook needed to work at fun locals bar. Apply in person: see Sal at Moguls. EXCITING NEW restaurant and lounge on the Killington access road looking for reliable, well organized help who can multi task. Positions include Front desk, kitchen prep and dishes, weekend breakfast service; flexible days hours and shifts. Contact Kristen@ highlinelodge.com. D AY T I M E C U S T O D I A N needed at Killington/Pico Ski Resort to clean and maintain the Snowshed Lodge. Empty trash and recycling containers and maintain cafeteria area cleanliness. Apply online at Killington.com/jobs or in person at 4763 Killington Rd., Killington VT 05751 800-3009095. HR is open 7 days a week 8-4. EOE. PROMOTIONAL HELP NEEDED: Looking for responsible, outgoing, professional candidates to promote Anheuser Busch Products in a bar/ restaurant environment during the Winter season. Ideal person is punctual, friendly, knowledgeable about products and comfortable with large crowds. Responsibilities include: Arriving on time, setting up t-shirts, hats, and other prizes, and executing games/activities. Anheuser Busch is a premium company that does promotions for brands such as Bud, Bud Light, Rolling Rock and many others. Candidates must be 21 years of age, and be willing to converse with strangers. Pay is fifteen dollars an hour with a flexible schedule, most promotions will be held in the Killington Mountain Area, must be available to work some nights during the week, and weekends for aprés. Email Don.sady@fdcvt.com.
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The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Seasons Greetings
From our family to yours Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the team at the Mountain Times. Back row: Esmé, Polly, Erica and Katy. Front row: Curtis, Jason, Tianna, Lindsey, Siobhan, and Mac. Dogs: Chinook, Kenosha, and Troy.
Gift ideas:
For last-minute shoppers
continued from page 14A line library, makes it easy for shoppers to gift e-books to Kindle users, who will simply receive an email on Christmas morning informing them that their books are ready to be downloaded to their devices. • Experiences: A 2017 survey by the global research firm NPD Group found that roughly 40 percent of holiday shoppers planned to give experiences as gifts last year. Experience gifts open up a host of possibilities for last-minute shoppers stuck on what to give those loved ones who seemingly have it all. • Food/beverage: Television channels such as The Food Network have changed the way many people look at food. When gifting the family foodie, last-minute shoppers may not need to look further than the latest hotspot restaurant or specialty grocery store for the perfect gift. Take them out for a night on the town or give a gift card they can use at their convenience. The craft beer boom has created a host of devoted and knowledgeable beer drinkers, so a gift card or growler from a local craft brewery is sure to please people who love hoisting frosty pints. • Streaming service subscriptions: Many people are cutting the cord with their cable companies in favor of streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. Subscriptions to such services can make ideal and affordable holiday gifts. A six-month or yearlong subscription likely won’t break shoppers’ budgets and will provide months of entertainment to loved ones. Last-minute holiday shopping is easier than ever, especially for shoppers willing to think outside the box.
Hot toy list for 2018 Did you grab your L.O.L. Surprise dolls last year? What about Hatchimals the year before? Each year, a new crop of must-have toys surfaces. Smart shoppers who do their research and prepare in advance of the holidays can grab these coveted gifts. Others are not so lucky, as they sell out quickly. Each year, industry experts weigh in on which toys are sure to be hits with children and adults. This data can help shoppers become more informed consumers and may help prevent the last-minute rush when coveted gifts are already sold out and new stock is nowhere in sight. The following are some gifts children may want to see wrapped and waiting under the tree this year. • Pomsies by Skyrocket: These are fashionable plush pets for children to nurture. They’re adorable and designed to travel with children in a backpack or wrapped around kids’ wrists. The kitties can be played with in a one-on-one setting and also have a mode for social play. • Luvabella: This is a life-like
baby doll that features many of the same surprises that come with a real live infant. Realistic facial expressions and responses, as well as interactive accessories, can make this a true-to-life experience for young girls or boys. • Blind bag toys: Children seemingly can’t get enough of collectible playthings that focus on the act of unboxing. The Toy Association says sales for collectible playthings grew by 14 percent globally in 2017. The act of removing a surprise from packaging is just as exciting as the toy itself. Expect to find many more of these types of collectibles this year. • Mecard: This is a battle-action game from Mattel based on the Korean animated series Turning Mecard. Mecards are cars that transform into hero or villain action figures when they drive over a power-charged card. • Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar: This toy from Fisher-Price gives youngsters an early introduction to STEM. They learn basic coding, planning and sequencing skills by connecting segments of a cute
caterpillar. • SelfieMic Selfie Stick Microphone: Children who are into social media karaoke apps can transform themselves into pop stars. They can sing along to their favorite tunes as a solo artist or with friends in a group. This device works in conjunction with the StarMaker singing app available for iOs and Android. • Slimy squishy toys: These types of toys were a big hit in 2017 and stand to remain big sellers this year. Make-your-own and pre-made versions of slime and squishy products are sure to be filling up the shelves of neighborhood stores. WeCool’s Squishy Like Slime is one option to keep an eye on. • K’NEX building sets: These sets from K’NEX marry tangible building with interactive play. Once kids build the sets, which can include roller coasters and more, they can take them on a virtual reality ride. These are just some of the hot toys and gifts that are primed as big sellers for this holiday season.
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Seller
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Nov. 2018 Killington property transfers Buyer
Address
Property Location
Sale Price Closed
Smith, Shirley A.
Kiener, G. R. & Taylor, P. J.
Chelsea, MA
185 Tanglewood Drive
195,000
11/1
Erkmen, Kadir & Cherie
794 East Mountain Road LLC
Unionville, CT
Fall Line, G8
250,000
11/1
Plumeri, Vincent
Tharp, Alexander C
South Windsor, CT
Mountain Green, IIIB5
79,000
11/2
McCae, Sean
Oconnor, Michael
East Falmouth, MA
Northside, A4
85,000
11/2
Hummerstone, J. & Anna
Freund, Nathan & Amanda
Castleton, VT
Village Sq @ Pico, E201
177,000
11/2
Proulx, Renald E. & Carol D. Sincavage, Bill G & Terri Lynn and Chatfield, Larry A
Milton, MA
Woods, B9
192,500
11/2
Andco Ventures
Decker-Lucke, Kurt & Shirley
South Hamilton, MA
Pinnacle, F23
225,000
11/2
Spangler, George & Arleen
Pinnacle Realty Holdings LLC
Summit, NJ
Pinnacle, A6
95,000
11/5
Koch, Nancy P
Frigon, Jr Gerard & Suzanne
Simsbury, CT
Woods, G2
170,000
11/7
Santander Bank NA
Jansen, Paul (Judicial sale)
Ship Bottom, NJ
57 Overbrook Drive
170,000
11/8
Conn. Trail Creek LLC
Boone, Cynthia
Granville, NY
Trail Creek, 35
250,000
11/8
Harris Trust, Christopher
Buck, Brian & Brenda
Hyannis, MA
26 Bear Run
417,500
11/8
Cox, Kenneth M.
Dow, Charles
Boston, MA
Pinnacle, F11
126,000
11/9
Weiss, Jeffrey & Sharon
Hayes, Christopher & Paula
Newton, MA
Sunrise, CH306
145,000
11/9
Barrington, Robert & Susan
Blyskal, Michael & Corneau, Claudette Boylston, MA
Glazebrook, I3
215,000
11/9
Spangler, George & Arleen
Pinnacle Realty Holdings LLC
Summit, NJ
Pinnacle, A22
162,000
11/12
Decker-Lucke, Kurt & Shirley
Shakun, Roy & Karen
West Hartford, CT
Pinnacle, E16
162,500
11/15
Wiener Living Trust; Wiener Flynn, Ryan J & Courtney G Trustees, Herbert & Rhea
Amherst, NH
Pinnacle, E23
190,000
11/15
Conroy, John & Jennifer
Philadelphia, PA
Mountain Green, IIIA6
107,500
11/16
Tatman 1991 Family Quinn, Michael & Julianne Irrevocable Trust, Arthur & Mary
East Williston, NY
Sunrise, WGG2
265,000
11/16
Fitzgerald 2007 Revocable Fitzgerald, Ryan & Tiffany Michaela Living Trust, John A.
Bedford, MA
347 Bart’s Hill Road
300,000
11/16
Chiarella, Vincent J
Craig, Jesse & Talty, Anissa
Wilmington, MA
30 Spring Glen Road
384,000
11/16
Bianchi, Clement & Lenore
Bianchi, James A & Carolyn M
Hingham, MA
21 Rockwell Road
400,000
11/16
Federal National Mortgage Assn.
Bisceglia Jr, Paul (Foreclosure Sale)
Plymouth, MA
588 Old Coach Road
85,000
11/19
Tanglewood Develoment Corp.
Le Chalet Des Amis LLC
Hartford, CT
8.61 Ac, Gina Dr, Lot #2
85,000
11/21
Gargano, Paul & Sheila
Schermerhorn, Richard
Queensbury, NY
Topridge, #11
1,200,000
11/21
Laremore, Kenneth & Donna
Magnus, Neal & Vallerie
Montvale, NJ
Trail Creek, #2
125,000
11/26
French, Laura Palma
Turley, R David & Renee F
Durham, CT
Telemark, E2
252,000
11/26
Nelligan, Mark & Diane
Purcell, Patrick K & Renee N
Cornwall, NY
Highridge, C7
170,000
11/28
Trail map:
SBENS Condo LLC
Milliken blazed a trail for digital map-making
continued from page 17A sorts in the U.S. and another 12 worldwide. He’s also produced some 70 maps of amusement parks, zoos, and other leisure activity resorts. A hi-tech creative process Milliken uses many references to create a map, including existing maps, topographic maps, aerial photos, and site plans. He also visits the ski area and talks with resort personnel. He skis the entire mountain and takes his own photos and stresses “the value of skiing the terrain. Nothing provides the feel for the terrain and imprints the resort layout like exploring it,” he noted, adding, “This experience really helps when back at his desk doing the actual rendering.” That deskwork entails “vector graphics.” Unlike bitmap images comprised of individual pixel-driven squares which become noticeable when the image is enlarged (i.e., jagged lines, visible squares), objects in a vector-based image are defined by math and are infinitely scalable without
losing image quality. “Algorithms are used to define objects so as you enlarge the object (image) the math multiplies to maintain the shape as a smooth line. Not restrained by squares, there is no limit to this scalability; therefore my maps could be printed at any size without loss of quality – every line, edge remains absolutely smooth,” he explained. Milliken further defines objects by adding color and in some cases additional texture – “you’re just adding more information to the digital description of the object, so each object – trees, rocks, buildings, shadows, everything – remains an individual object and the description can be changed at will. Any object can be added, removed, altered in size, location, color, or orientation independently of all the other objects in the rendering,” he said. Finding our way Thirty years ago skiers checked out a paper trail
map to plan their day or find their way. Today they are as likely to use a smartphone, tablet or computer so Milliken continues to enjoy creating the digital versions that help people find their way on mountains from Stowe to Squaw Valley. But Milliken also notes the traditional printed trail maps “will always have a place in delivering guest information.” And whether working for a large or small area, Milliken is proud of producing the accurately scaled maps that assist skiers in finding their way. “The VistaMap is a complete product that integrates the mountain rendering with vital info like base facilities and services, emergency/safety info, lifts and trail ratings so the information is easy to read and understand,” he said. And by providing a more accurate perspective, he hopes to enable guests to “more easily find their way and enjoy their experiences.”
The Mountain Times • Dec. 19-25, 2018
Kayla Sarajian:
• 29A
21st Century woman leads team of lift ops
continued from page 16A
129 Pine Hill Road Bridgewater, VT $329,000
Spacious & comfortable 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom home centrally located between Killington Resort, Okemo Ski Area, and the quaint Woodstock Village.
To schedule a showing, call Susan Hickey at 802.353.5090 or email susan.hickey@snyderdonegan.com
“Happy Holidays!”
www.149CramTrail.com
www.EastGladeB6.com
Bridgewater - three units - upper level 4BR/2BA & 2BR/1BA, main level 4BR/2BA. This renovated home is 1 mile From Killington Skyeship. $389,000
Killington - 3BR/2BA condominium, just a short walk to the Sunrise ski trail. Updated kitchen & baths w/granite counter tops, living room has w/ sliders to private balcony w/long range mountain views - $289,000
www.371RoundRobinRoad.com
www.141GreatHawk.com
Mendon – 4BR/3BA Colonial has lovely views of Pico. Walk-out basement could easily be finished for additional living space - $319,000
Rochester – 2BR/2BA contemporary w/stunning great room addition w/cathedral ceilings, tons of windows, 24’ x 24’ two bay garage - $234,900
REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE
ant when you are building a team for Women are a lot stronger than men think, winter that you connect and ensure and I consider myself to be a prime examtrust in all your operators because ple of that. This is the 21st Century; women without our staff the lifts wouldn’t run! don’t belong in the kitchen anymore. Weekends are my favorite, and MT: What do you think of winter and the this season I’ve been busy at the new ski-town lifestyle? Snowdon Six Express. It’s always so KS: Winter is why I moved up here! I busy on the weekends, and I love guest have a giant playground in my backyard – interaction and making people smile. literally. It’s a non-stop adventure living in Summer time I’m at the Adventure Killington. We are a small community; it’s Center – basically a repeat of winter but great going out and seeing all your friends. catching a tan while working. I make sure For anyone wanting to move up here, I say all attractions and the lifts are fully staffed go for it! and ready to open by 10 a.m. MT: What are your favorite sports or MT: What do you like about your job? hobbies? KS: Getting to drive a snowmobile is KS: In winter, it’s skiing. But I recently definitely a perk. On weekends we have a picked up downhill mountain biking and “limited sled travel” policy so that means if now skiing has a new competitor for my I have to get to a top of a lift, I’m skiing! favorite sport. I find everyday working in lifts is a MT: Do you have a favorite book or reward. Not many girls I know can operate video you’d recommend? huge machinery, not have a problem with KS: “Sunscreen Song,” a speech given by getting grease under their nails, and can Kurt Vonnegut. stand being in negative degree weather When I found myself lost in life and from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. didn’t know where my future was going, MT: Are there other women working in an old friend showed me this (it’s on lift operations? YouTube), and then I made my decision to KS: There is one female team leader move to Vermont. Best decision of my life. named Julie and plenty NOT MANY GIRLS I KNOW CAN of female lift operators. I interact with both men and OPERATE HUGE MACHINERY, NOT women in this department HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GETTING where the male to female ratio is 8 to 2. I definitely GREASE UNDER THEIR NAILS. am considered “one of the guys” in mountain ops. Just because I’m a MT: Any advice or words of wisdom? woman doesn’t mean I can’t do anything a KS: I’m just a simple 29-year-old ski guy can. bum – I have no wisdom just yet, but MT: What advice would you give to some advice would be to follow your women considering working in a “less dreams. A quote I live by is “a single traditional” ski job? dream can launch the journey of a KS: If you want something in life, take it. lifetime.”
www.100GreatHawkRoad.com This custom-built contemporary, designed by Robert Carl Williams, is an early example of the architect’s work, yet it incorporates many of the signature design features that define his aesthetic, including an open living room with a striking fieldstone fireplace, wide pine floors, local slate tile and vaulted ceilings. A south facing exposure with an abundance of windows offers long range mountain views and fills the home with natural light. Borrowing from the European chalet style, the main living area is on the upper level, bedrooms on the lower level. The master bedroom suite includes a sitting room with a Vermont Castings gas-fired stove. Offered at $161,000
5 The Green, Woodstock, VT 802.457.2600 23 S. Main Street, Hanover, NH 603.643.0599
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Kyle Kershner Broker/Owner
Jessica Posch Realtor
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INVESTMENT OPP CLOSE TO KILLINGTON! 95 seat Restaurant & Pub located on the White River w/ great mountain & water views! Comm kitchen. Furnishings, equipment & inventory incl in sale. Parking for 48 cars. Outdoor seating on river! $279K
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TWO HOMES FOR $255,000
SPECTACULAR MTN & POND VIEWS
• South-facing. 4BR/4BA, 10 acres • PLUS: Timber framed BARN • 2-car garage, stone fireplace • Custom kitchen, finished basemt Screened porch $735K
• Two 2 BR homes total 4BR/4BA • 3,248 sq. ft. • 2 acres • Mendon, VT just off Route 4 • 2 levels, Country setting • Owner financing
$255K
6 BR’S W/PRIV. BATHS
NEAR GREEN MTN NTL GOLF COURSE! • Just like new! 3BR/3BA suites • Granite, maple floors, 5Ac • Open flr plan w/cath. ceiling • Heated garage& storage • House Generator • Large deck
Lenore Bianchi
$579K
• 4BR, 6BA, 4,000+s.f., radiant heat, tile&hardwd floors • Well-appointed home just 8 miles from Killington Resort. Passive solar heating, outdr hot tub, 2-car heated garage $575K
RUSTIC RETREAT - MTN. VIEWS!!
• 1BR/1BA, on 4 Acres • Large Loft, Open floor plan • Nicely renovated + wood stove Wide board wood floors $155K
SUNRISE – NORTH STAR - SKI IN & OUT • 3-level, 3BR+den, 4 BA turnkey • New carpet & tile • 2nd living area, Laundry • Townhouse $349K
Pat Linnemayr
Katie McFadden
Chris Bianchi
Merisa Sherman
Michelle Lord
(802) 775-5111 • SkiCountryRealEstate.com 335 Killington Rd. • Killington, VT 05751
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LARGE OPEN FLOOR PLAN
Meghan Charlebois
‘tricia Carter
SINGLE FAMILY – PITTSFIELD • 3BR/1.5BA, 1.8 Ac • 1,512sq.ft. • Woodstove • Workbench room • Laundry
$235K
SHUTTLE TO & FROM PINNACLE
1 BR: $116K pool & Whirlpool tennis , paved parking
SHUTTLE TO & FROM MTN GREEN #1,2&3 1 BR: $82 - $88K Wood burn fireplaces in/outdoor pool and whirlpool Exercise area Racquetball court
FALL LINE - SKI IN\SHUTTLE OUT
• 1BR/1BA • Furnished • End unit • Large living-dining area • Common:Indoor pool
$139K
SKI OR BIKE HOME – SHUTTLE OUT HIGHRIDGE • 1BR/1BA, $124,900 • 2BR/2.5BA, 2 lvls $224,500 • woodburning fireplace • Indoor pool/outdoor whirlpool
OPEN FLOOR PLAN
• 3BR/3BA, 1Ac, 2,310 sq.ft. • Upgraded kitchen • Hardwood floors & radiant heat • Hot tub on deck • Nearby golf course & mtn bike trails
$325K
• Total of 8 BR’s and 7 Baths • 3,680 sq.ft. Deck with hot tub • Lounge w/bar & woodstove • Rec/game room + laundry • Nearby golf course & mtn bike trails
$335K
COMPLETELY RENOVATED
• 4BR/3BA Plymouth mtn home, • Multiple SMART Home features • Tiled floors/showers/lots of storage • MudRoom/Laundry/Family Rooms • All new stainless kitchen appliances • Furnished, turn key $325K
CONVENIENT LOCATION!!!
• Mtn Views & minutes to Slopes • Endless Possibilities: 13 guest rms 3 AC for RV’s, Camping & Events • Renovated Great Room with • New Windows & Custom Bar
$595,000
LOTS OF LIGHT
• 3BR, 3BA, 2800 sq.ft. 2.6 AC • Open floor plan, cathedral ceiling • Stone fireplace, large deck, garage, $470K • Wood floors, master suite, loft • Hot tub room+bonus rooms
Prestige Real Estate of Killington Exclusively Killington!
ACT NOW! PROPERTIES ARE SELLING FAST!
Condos SKI IN SKI OUT Sunrise: 4BR/3BA $359K Pico: 1BR/1BA $69.9K 2BR/2BA $169.9K 3 BR/2BA $209k HEMLOCK RIDGE 3BR/2BA $159K PINNACLE 2BR/2BA $170K THE WOODS 2BR/2BA $134K 2BR/2.5BA UNDER AGREEMENT $149.9K COLONY CLUB UNDER AGREEMENT 3BR/3BA
$279K
THE HEIGHTS 3BR/3.5BA $439K
Big Rock Road Ski to Great Eastern from NT E 3-bedroom 2M E E bath home with R AG strong rental R DE potential N U $400K
Timberpeg post & beam cape-style home w/garage & views on 1+ acres $429K
Elbow Road
The Woods Best of both worlds… privacy T & ENspace of a M REE single home G A w/amenities & ER D services of a UN condo $429K
Bear Mt Road Single family home with 6BR, 8.5BA, 2+ car garage on 2.9 acres. Sunrise amenities included. $989K
2922 Killington Road
Bart’s Hill Road
Stunning 6000 sqft mountain home with 2-car garage on 14.5 acres in quiet neighborhood near golf course. $699K
Land Elbow Road: 10+ acre home site with shared septic $125K Tanglewood Dr: 10+acre lot, views, driveway & septic field $145K Gina Drive: 10+ acre lot w/5BR septic design $145K Upper Rebecca: 2.5 acre lot w/4BR WW permit - $149.9K Truman’s Trek: (2) lots with wells, septic & utilities in place, VIEWS! $189K, $169K Trailview Drive: ½ acre lot w/4BR septic design $199K
The Vistas Beautiful Craftsman style 4BR 5BA single family home with ski in ski out access. Starting at $1,249,000
Great Eastern trailside: (3) ski in ski out lots w/septic design - $399K each Mini Drive: (2) ski in/out lots w/septic design - $369K each
802-422-3923 www.prestigekillington.com
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Gift guide:
Tony Crespi returns with this season’s buying tips
continued from page 15A appealing. In my case my last jacket was a Spyder jacket from my wife Cheryl, which lasted many seasons! Warm and windproof ,that jacket was more than wearing apparel, it was a tool for my mountain adventures. This year my hope is my new Patagonia down jacket will be equally warm. Choices? Truly, from North Face to Columbia, insulated jackets vary in price as well as styling? Check sizing. Consider length. Hard shells remain a multi-season staple. Riding the lifts at Mount Snow and Stratton it is clear many skiers like matching shells with fleece jackets! In fact, with shells offering waterproof, windproof, and breathable technologies, shells are an appealing shield. Shells are great off-season for hiking and camping. Like insulated jackets, shells come with or without hoods and many offer powder skirts as well as pit zips to allow excess heat to escape. That said, know that on cold days in the Northeast shells need to be part of a multi-layered system. Features vary! Prices vary! Compare and contrast a least two brands. Most offer some water proof technology. If you lack a shell in your wardrobe or are interested in a winter layering system, a hard shell is critical in creating that outer defense against the elements. Who doesn’t love a fleece jacket? what mountain warrior does not enjoy a fleece jacket or sweater? Today fleece offerings are truly varied. Some are virtual jackets! Some are light and resemble a sweater. Today many skiers own multiple fleece garments. Styles can vary. Warmth can vary. Yes, prices vary. Pullover? Pit-zips? Whatever your choice, fleece comes in an array of colors and styles. Most are machine washable. Soft shell technology has also become a popular staple. A cross between a hard shell and fleece jacket, soft shells are often warmer than fleece, typically more wind resistant than fleece, and many boast moisture management for perspiration. With many offering pit zips for enhanced comfort, and hoods tucked inside collars, soft shells are a wonderful addition to an outdoor enthusiast’s armor. I wear my soft shell year round and use it almost daily in spring and fall. With style, cut, and appearance variable, it can be worth comparing garments from several manufacturers. Traditional mountaineering companies such as North Face or Patagonia sell popular soft shells but many companies carry many soft shells. Ski Pants Forget jeans! This isn’t the 70s! Today’s mountain pants combine waterproof, windproof, and breathable technologies. Some offer insulation. Some resemble shells where skiers and riders add a thermal base layer. Today, pants
Lakes Region:
range from basic shells to more complex pants boasting variable “stretchable” material inserts to enhance flexibility and mobility. Most are water resistant or waterproof. Most have taped seams to minimize water access. Remember that cold chairlift? Modern pants can virtually eliminate that wet, cold access. For the most part, forget “stretch” pants. Non-nylon pants nowadays boast soft shell technology while nylon-type ski pants boast a wide range of materials able to battle the elements. From approximately $150 for entry pants (boasting a waterproof technology with a soft shell knee panel) to higher end (spell that expensive) offerings, ski pants offer style, warmth, and comfort for skiers and riders of all abilities. Thermal base layers Today, thermal base layers add critical warmth under ski pants, “wick” moisture away from the skin, dry quickly if damp, and add key warmth for a mountain outing. But it’s more than for legs. Turtlenecks to V-Necks are also a key base layer worn under a fleece or sweater. Today’s new fabrics offer warmth without that damp cold of years past. Boot bags Imagine lugging boots and gear without a bag? Understandably, a boot bag is a standard for mountain guests. Still, not all bags are equal. Years past, crossing an airport to pluck skis from a trailer on the tarmac, my long-time powder partner Keith Morris commented on my backpack. A test pack from Transpack, my isosceles backpack easily carried my gear without stressing my shoulders. Today these packs are easily available. No longer is my Transpack unique! But it’s still fabulous! Today, my Transpack heats my boots during my driving. Gloves or mittens Who can ski or ride without mittens or gloves? We need our fingers. Fortunately, area mountain shops offer an array of choices. But choices vary! Technology varies! From Outdoor Research – with gloves with Gore-Tex inserts – to Marker, the choices, colors, fit, and finish vary. Some showcase padded knuckles for racers, some offer fleece inner liners, and some boast waterproof coatings. Price varies! Compare and contrast. Check fit. Small gifts Other things to consider as gifts or stocking stuffers? Include: face cream, neck gaiter, utility carabiners, scarf, vest, gift certificate, Swiss knife, sunglasses, toe warmer packets, ski wax, boot dryer, weather radio, hand warmers, snowshoes, helmet, ski poles, sunblock, ski magazine subscription, anti-fog goggles, ski DVDs. Contributing columnist Tony Crespi has served as both a ski school Supervisor and coach. He is a contributor to publications throughout snow country.
News briefs
continued from page 13A representative Graham Trudo, the first claims the town breached a June 5, 1986, contract, in which the town agreed to plow the parking area. The claimed lien value is $250,000. The lodge filed a second $250,000 lien June 28, calling for a new survey. The town’s position is that the lodge has no current or future claim
to the property and asls a judgement for damages because the liens have tarnished the ability to sell the property. The lodge’s latest filing, date Nov. 30, disputes the Courcelle survey because it claims the Elm street property is 100 feet of land plus 4 feet on Elm, while the 2014 survey limns the property at 100.19 feet.
The lodge asks for a court order to stop the sale until the dispute finds resolution. Town Manager Mike Jones and town legal counsel Lois V. Baldwin of Vandenburg Law Office LLC both refused to comment to Rutland Herald on the town’s progress in selling the property and the legal dispute status.
Stage Road, Killington This 4-bedroom 3-bath home is located minutes to Killington and Pico situated in a tranquil location with beautifully kept grounds sprawling over 4 acres. 2-wood burning fireplaces, hardwood floors, cherry cabinets, kitchen island, 4-season sunroom, 2 living rooms, finished basement, home office and 2 garages. Solar panels and heat pump help make this home more efficient. $
499,000
Mtn. Top Looking for a VT property close to everything VT has to offer? Look no further, this fully furnished and equipped contemporary 4Br, 2Ba home is located in the heart of the Mountain Top Inn, situated next to the X-C ski trails and within walking distance to the inn to enjoy all of the resort amenities. Currently this home is enrolled in the Inn's vacation & rental program and generates excellent rental. $
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410,000
199,000
5 minutes to Pico, 15 minutes to Killington 102 Pinecrest Rd., Rutland Town
Lovely home offers large, light filled rooms with quality details throughout. Vaulted ceilings, skylights and tile and hardwood flooring. Master bedroom and two additional bedrooms on main level with one full and one half baths. The main level kitchen is well equipped and features beautiful tile. The living room is bright with a skylight and large windows. A beautiful marble fireplace with a VT Casting insert and hardwood floors. The adjacent dining room has hardwood floors and has easy access to kitchen. There is a lower level family room with a beautiful tiled floor. It features large floor to ceiling windows and skylights to let in plenty of light. A wood burning stove makes this room a great place to relax and enjoy the view of the large deck and fenced in backyard. Finally this home has a bonus walk-out in-law apartment in the basement. It features a full kitchen, bath, laundry and mechanical room. An attached two car garage makes this home complete. A great house in a quite neighborhood minutes to Pico and Killington ski areas. MLS# 4721838 Sale Price: $259,900 g 230 West Street, Rutland C: 802-353-8133 O: 802-747-0000 x16 6 keitheddy@mac.com y
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HIGH-SPEED FAMILY FUN Sure, skiing and riding are our winter staples, but there are so many other ways to fill your winter days at The Beast.
Check out the Killington Tubing Park, Snowshoe Tours, the Beast Mountain Coaster, Ski Biking, Scenic Gondola Rides, Snowcat-Drawn Sleigh Rides and Snowmobile Tours.
Learn more at killington.com/activities.