Mountain Times Volume 49, Number 13: March 25-31, 2020

MOU NTA I N TI M E S 

Volume 49, Number 13 Your community free press — really, it’s FREE! March 25-31, 2020 

RED-WINGED BLACK 

BIRDS ARE HARBIN- 

GERS OF SPRING 

Among the first to 

return, the red-winged 

black bird’s shrill call is 

easily identifiable, as is 

its signature markings. 

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By Marnie DeFreest 

NEEDLES & THREAD 

Locals sew masks 

for health workers at 

Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

Medical Center. 

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NEW SNOW 

On Monday Killington 

saw 10” of new snow in 

places. Sun is on its way. 

By Paul Holmes 

Hannah, Hanne and Margie cycled up Killington Road, skinned up Ramshead, then skied. 

Spinning to skinning 

By Katy Savage 

Editor’s note: at press time Tuesday afternoon, 

Killington Resort updated its uphill 

travel policy on its website, stating simply 

“Uphill is closed for the season. Thank you 

for understanding.” The following story 

was writen prior to the closing. 

Resorts are closed and the lifts aren’t 

running, but many people are enjoying the 

mountains anyway. 

Hannah of Mount Holly has gone skinning 

just about everyday since she was laid 

off of work. She and her friends, Hanne 

and Margie (who all asked to be identified 

only by first name) spent last Thursday, 

March 19, riding their mountain bikes up 

Killington Road to then skin up Ramshead. 

They carried their skis on their backs 

and wore their ski boots as they peddled 

uphill. 

“It was definitely a good warmup,” 

Hannah said. “A mix of open, like-minded 

people are trying to stay active and find a 

little bit of joy and entertainment — everything 

is so slow.” 

The friends who are in their 20s and 30s 

started near Killington Elementary School. 

The entire trip took them about 5 hours. 

They said people on the mountain are 

in good spirits, despite gloom of coronavirus 

pandemic, which has caused schools 

Spin to ski > 5 

Mayor Allaire 

declares state 

of emergency 

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 

grow exponentially 

By Polly Mikula 

On Monday, March 23, 

Mayor David Allaire declared 

a state of emergency 

for Rutland. The move 

gives him greater unilateral 

power to take action and 

move quicker to ensure 

the safety of Rutland City 

residents. While Allaire 

made no indication that he 

planned to use the power 

immediately, he said he 

felt it important to have 

the authority to do so if or 

when needed. Emergency 

declarations have been 

made in the past to deal 

with extreme weather 

events like Tropical Storm 

Irene. 

The emergency declaration 

comes after three 

people in the Rutland 

area tested positive for 

the coronavirus over the 

weekend, and one more on 

Monday bringing the total 

for Rutland County to five 

Emergency> 5 

Scott issues “stay 

home, stay safe” order 

Directs additional closures 

On Tuesday, March 24, Governor Phil Scott issued a 

“Stay Home, Stay Safe” order and directed the closure of inperson 

operations for all non-essential businesses. 

These restrictive measures are in place to minimize all 

unnecessary activities outside the home to slow the spread 

of this virus and protect the public. These actions were 

implemented in consultation with the Commissioner of 

the Vermont Department of Health and his evaluation of 

the latest data. 

“I want to be very clear about this: We need everyone to 

limit activities outside of the home and to practice social 

distancing at all times to slow the spread of this highly 

contagious and potentially deadly virus,” said Governor 

Phil Scott. “We all must do our part to slow the spread of 

COVID-19 to minimize infections — particularly for those 

who are elderly or have underlying chronic health conditions 

— and prevent it from overwhelming our healthcare 

Stay home> 4 

LOOKING FOR THE 

SILVER LININGS 

Social distancing can 

feel isolating. In this 

section we share hopeful 

stories of folks making 

the most of it. 

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Vermont distilleries make homemade hand sanitizers 

By Virginia Dean and Steven Seitz 

In an effort to offset the lack of 

hand sanitizers in the state due to 

the coronavirus, many Vermont 

distilleries have begun to make 

their own. 

“We’re on it,” said Mimi Buttenheim 

of Mad River Distillers, located 

in Waitsfield and Burlington. 

“We’ve been making small batches 

for people to fill their own bottles.” 

Nobody will be allowed to hoard, 

Butenheim emphasized. 

Mad River Distillers gave away 

250 small bottles last Saturday and 

has poured through 10 gallons at 

the refill stations. 

“Since we produce alcohol, we 

believe we have a responsibility to 

help the local community,” said 

Marketing and Communications 

Coordinator Isabelle Federico. “We 

cannot produce a lot of sanitizer 

but we can make a difference in our 

neighborhood.” 

Mad River Distillers follows the 

World Health Organization (WHO) 

recipe that includes 96 percent 

or 2.2 gallons of ethanol or 99.8 

percent or 2 gallons of isopropyl 

alcohol mixed with three percent 

or 1.76 cups of hydrogen peroxide 

(used to inactivate contaminating 

bacterial spores in the solution), 

98 percent or 0.6 cups of glycerol 

(acts as a moisturizer), and sterile 

distilled or boiled cold water. 

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Submitted

2 • LOCAL NEWS 

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 

thebus.com 

802.773.3244 

MVRTV 

PRESS RELEASE - FOR 

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

MARCH 23, 2020 

Rutland, VT – Due to the rapidly changing COVID-19 pandemic, 

please see below for changes in service effective Tuesday, 

March 24, 2020. 

Commuter Routes 

Fair Haven Route: 5:30am and 3:30pm running. Monday through Sunday. All 

other runs suspended. 

Fair Haven Expansion: 7:40pm running. No weekend service. All other runs 

suspended. 

Ludlow Route: 7:00am and 4:00pm running. No weekend service. All other 

runs suspended. 

Manchester Route: 6:30am and 3:00pm running. Monday through Saturday. 

All other runs suspended. 

Middlebury Connector: 5:30am and 4:15pm running. No weekend service. All 

other runs suspended. 

Proctor Route: 8:00am and 4:30pm running. Monday through Friday. All other 

runs suspended. 

City Fixed Routes 

North Route: Beginning at 8:30am and will run hourly. The last run of the day 

will leave the Transit Center at 4:30pm. All city fixed will be shutting down from 

12:00pm to 1:00pm daily. Monday through Saturday. 

South Route: Beginning at 8:00am and will run hourly. The last run of the day 



Hospital Route: Beginning at 8:00am and will run every half hour. The last run 

of the day will leave Transit Center at 4:30pm. All city fixed will be shutting 

down from 12:00pm to 1:00pm daily. Monday through Saturday. 

West Route: Beginning at 8:30am and will run hourly. The last run of the day 



South Extension: Beginning at 8:00am and will run hourly. The last run of the 

day will leave the Transit Center at 4:00pm. All city fixed will be shutting down 

from 12:00pm to 1:00pm daily. Monday through Saturday. 

Rutland Killington Commuter: 9:15am, 11:15am, 3:15pm and 5:15pm running. 

All other runs suspended. Monday through Sunday. 

Transit Center: 

Due to being fare free and no 

need to purchase passes, the 

gate will be closed and there 

will not be any staff available. 

If you have any questions, 

please call 773-3244 ext. 117. 

Courtesy of Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department 

One tractor trailer hit another head-on at the intersection of Routes 4 and 100 in Bridgewater 

on Monday evening. The Bridgewater store was significantly damaged. 

Tractor trailer slams 

Bridgewater store 

By Katy Savage 

The Bridgewater Corners Country 

Store was forced to close Monday, 

March 23, after a tractor trailer slid off 

the road in a snowstorm and struck the 

building, causing substantial damage. 

Bridgewater Fire Chief Ed Earle 

said the trailer, carrying U.S. mail, was 

heading west on Route 4 toward Woodstock 

when the driver, Henry Davis, 

38, from Cleveland, Ohio, tried to slow 

down for a car that was turning at the 

intersection of Routes 4 and 100. Davis 

then hit another tractor trailer truck 

head-on driven by Wesley Wheeler, 63, 

from Brandon. 

According to the police report filed, 

“Investigation of the crash 

showed that Davis’s tractor 

trailer unit traveled left of 

center and stuck Wheeler’s 

tractor trailer unit. After being 

struck, Wheeler’s unit struck 

the Bridgewater Corner Store 

causing damage to the store 

front. Wheeler’s unit then 

struck two parked vehicles which had 

no occupants at the time.” 

Police reported that there were no 

injuries in the accident. Substantial 

snow had fallen at the time of the accident 

with, upwards of 8 inches expected. 

The owners of the pick-up truck, 

who live in Bridgewater, and the SUV, 

which had New York license plates, 

were both in the store at the time of the 

accident around 5 p.m. Monday. 

The roadway was temporarily 

reduced to one lane as a result of this 

crash and was re-opened to two lanes 

at 8 p.m. 

“He couldn’t slow down,” Earle said. 

“There’s some pretty substantial damage 

to the roof.” 

Earle said a fire marshal ordered the 

store to close until a structural engineer 

could look at it. 

The truck and vehicles were cleared 

from the area around 9 p.m., but Earle 

was still waiting for a hazmat team 

from Colchester to arrive late Monday. 

“There was a lot of leaked diesel 

fuel,” he said. 

The historic Bridgewater Corners 

Country Store building dates back to 

the 1800s. It’s long been an iconic part 

of town. It was the site of the town’s first 

post office and it’s become known for 

its deli sandwiches. 

“It shook the whole store,” said store 

“It shook the whole store,” said 

store manager Irfan Aris, who 

was inside when the truck hit. 

“Everyone freaked out.” 

manager Irfan Aris, who was inside 

when the truck hit. “Everyone freaked 

out.” 

Aris said people inside screamed as 

Aris ran outside to the truck driver and 

then called 911. 

“People were obviously in shock,” 

Aris siad. 

Aris said a corner of the deck attached 

to the store and two pillars at 

the entrance were destroyed, but the 

rest of the store was intact. 

Aris wasn’t sure on Monday evening 

when he would be able to reopen the 

store. He also wasn’t sure how much the 

damages would cost. 

“I’m trying to figure that out,” he 

said.

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 LOCAL NEWS • 3 

KEEPING YOU INFORMED 

• According to the Vermont Department of Health, there are five positive COVID-19 

coronavirus cases in Rutland County as of March 24, 2020. 

• We anticipate these case numbers will rapidly increase. 

• The hospital and physician offices cannot by law tell you who tested positive. The best 

source of information about COVID-19 activity in Vermont can be found on the Vermont 

Department of Health website at www.healthvermont.gov 

• It is important to remember that as the number of people testing positive increases, we 

need to assume that we are all at risk, whatever our location. 

Testing is Currently Not Widely Available 

Currently, there is a large backlog of cases in Vermont and testing for outpatients is not readily 

available, recommended or necessary. 

• Most people who contract the COVID-19 coronavirus will be able to recover at home. 

• If you are sick, concerned about your health or have questions, contact your healthcare 

provider by phone. 

• Patients with signs and symptoms such as difficulty breathing, chest pain, sudden 

dizziness, numbness and weakness should seek immediate medical attention. 

Social distancing is your best protection against contracting the COVID-19 coronavirus. 

Now is the time when social distancing can make an enormous difference. 

VISITOR RESTRICTION 

We are RESTRICTING ALL VISITORS except for one 

ESSENTIAL support person that is necessary to assist 

with a patient’s care. 

For Our Current Visitor Restriction Policy 

visit www.RRMC.org. 

If you have a specific question/concern, 

please call our 

COVID-19 HOTLINE: 802.786.4299 

9am-4pm Daily

4 • STATE NEWS 


Town of Killington 

2706 River Road 

Killington, Vermont 05701 

802-422-3243 

www.killingtontown.com 

NOTICE FROM THE SELECTBOARD 

RE: COVID-19 - REVISED March 16, 2020 

The Town of Killington Selectboard is monitoring the development 

of the COVID-19 outbreak. In response, Killington is reviewing 

information from the Vermont Department of Health, the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Vermont Emergency 

Management (VEM). 

Effective March 20, 2020 at 3:00pm, the Town of Killington will limit 

activities and meetings at the Town Office to essential municipal 

operations only. Public Access will be limited to the hours of 12:00 pm to 

3:00 pm daily (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY). Employees will be working 

remotely whenever possible. As a result, the best way to reach staff will 

be via email. You can find all contact information on the website. We 

will be monitoring voicemail regularly and ask for patience as we will 

get back to you as soon as possible. Most Town records are available 

electronically or can be emailed to you. All visitors will be required 

to wash hands and limit contact with surfaces. The Selectboard, 

Planning Commission, Recreation Commission, and Zoning Board of 

Adjustment will postpone meetings for the rest of the month of March 

and resume meetings in April as required. We are planning to make 

future meetings accessible electronically, when applicable, and will 

provide log-in information prior to each meeting. Non-essential Town 

activities, events, and meetings will not be allowed until further notice. 

If you have symptoms of COVID-19 i.e. fever, cough and/or difficulty 

breathing, please DO NOT come into the Town Office. If you need 

assistance check our website at killingtontown.com or if you are unable 

to find what you need please contact the Town Office at 802-422-3243 

or lucrecia@killingtontown.com to assist in transacting your town 

business. 

Dog licenses are due before April 1, 2020. Consider obtaining your license 

by mail instead of coming into the Town Office. Rabies certificates can 

be emailed by your veterinarian to lucrecia@killingtontown.com of 

faxed to 802-422-3030. 

Please monitor the town’s website www.killingtontown.com for the 

most up to date information regarding the operations of municipal 

government and events. 

For the most up to date information about COVID-19 go to the State 

of Vermont Department of Health websitewww.healthvermont. 

gov/covid19 or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

websitewww.cdc.gov/covid19 

If you cannot find the answers to your questions on these websites, 

contact 211 or www.vermont211.org 

Rooms and meals tax 

canceled, income tax 

deadline extended 

By Xander Landen/VTDigger 

Gov. Phil Scott announced Monday, March 23, that the state has pushed back tax 

deadlines for businesses and individual Vermonters, in an effort to provide economic relief 

during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Scott administration also announced that businesses would not need to pay meals 

and rooms or sales and use tax “until further notice.” 

“Our local businesses are facing serious economic and logistical challenges and the 

Administration will do all it can to help them get back on their feet and operational as soon 

as possible,” Secretary of Administration Susanne Young said in a statement. 

In addition, the governor’s office said Vermonters would not be penalized for filing late 

income taxes or corporate income taxes until July 15—three months after the typical deadline. 

The federal government decided last week to push back the date to July 15 as well. 

Stay home: Scott orders all Vermonters to “stay home, stay safe” 

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facilities. The more Vermonters who take 

this seriously and stay home, the faster we 

can return to normal.” 

The Governor’s order directs Vermonters 

to stay at home, leaving only for essential 

reasons, critical to health and safety. If leaving 

the home, Vermonters should adhere 

to social distancing policies, including 

remaining 6 feet from others (except for 

those with whom they share a home) and 

thoroughly and regularly washing hands. 

Effective March 25, 2020 at 5 p.m., all 

businesses and not-for-profit entities not 

expressly exempted in the order must 

suspend all in-person business operations. 

Operations that can be conducted online 

or by phone, or sales that can be facilitated 

with curbside pickup or delivery only, can 

continue. 

The Order provides exemptions for 

businesses and entities providing services 

or functions deemed critical to public 

health and safety, as well as economic and 

national security. This includes – but is not 

limited to – health care operations; retail 

serving essential human needs, like grocery 

stores, pharmacies and hardware stores; 

fuel products and supply; news media; 

maintenance of critical infrastructure; and 

transportation and critical manufacturing 

sectors. 

For a full list, please review the governor. 

vermont.gov. 

All exempt entities must still strictly adhere 

to CDC and Vermont Department of 

Health guidance to ensure social distancing 

and proper hygiene and disinfecting is 

occurring. 

“I fully recognize the emotional, 

financial and economic impact of these 

decisions, but based on the best science 

we have available, these measures are 

necessary,” said Governor Scott. “I need all 

Vermonters to understand that the more 

quickly and closely we follow these stay-athome 

measures, the faster and safer we can 

get through this and get our daily lives, and 

our economy, moving again. I have tremendous 

faith in Vermonters and our ability to 

follow these guidelines, to save lives and 

support each other throughout – even as 

we are physical separated.” 

Governor Scott declared a State of Emergency 

on March 13, and has since directed 

a number of mitigation strategies in order 

to reduce close contact among individuals, 

including visitor restrictions for long-term 

care facilities and other health facilities; the 

closure of bars and restaurants, schools and 

day care centers and close contact businesses; 

limiting the size of mass gatherings; 

postponing all non-essential medical 

procedures; and ordering all businesses 

to implement telecommuting wherever 

possible. 

The Stay Home, Stay Safe order will be 

in effect until April 15, 2020, though may be 

extended or shortened as needed. 

EVERYDAY PREVENTIVE MEASURES 

Person-to-person spread of the virus is thought to occur mainly via 

respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or 

sneezes. Much is still unknown about how the virus spreads. Take these 

everyday preventive actions to help stop the spread of germs: 

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If 

soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. 

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. 

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick. 

• Stay home when you are sick. 

• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the 

trash. 

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. 

Courtesy of VT Department of Health 

The rise of coronavirus in Vermont 

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 charted from March 3, 2020, to March 24, 2020. The cases 

are rising exponentially and are predicted to do so for weeks or months longer.

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 STATE NEWS • 5 

Windsor Central School District faces challenges 

Auditor’s report shows budget deficit lower than projected, a welcomed surprise 

By Curt Peterson 

The Windsor Central Unified School 

District Board meeting Monday evening, 

March 23, was a “perfect storm” – literally, 

as it turned out. A surprise March 

snowstorm covered the region in up to 

10 inches of fresh snow making travel 

difficult. Most board members attended 

remotely by using “Zoom,” an internet 

meeting platform eerily resembling Hollywood 

Squares. 

Five people attended in person including 

Superintendent Mary Beth Banios, 

Special Education Coordinator Sherry 

Sousa, Finance and Operations Director 

Mike Concessi, Board Secretary Rayna 

Bishop, and Killington Board Representative 

Jim Haff. Most board members, 

and several members of the public, appeared 

in thumbnail pictures around the 

border of the SU’s large screen, their faces 

projected largely onto the screen when 

speaking. 

The Board’s first challenge was replacing 

Patti Kuzmickas (Pomfret), who was 

elected chair of the board on March 9 

but almost immediately resigned both 

the office and her board position amidst 

rumors of ill treatment by other members. 

Another Board member, Malena 

Agin (Woodstock) resigned over frustration 

that due process was followed in 

Kuzmickas’s election, yet she was pushed 

out. 

Bryce Sammel (Barnard), who had 

been elected vice-chair, took charge as 

acting chair until Monday’s meeting. At 

the meeting, Sammel’s unanimous election 

as chair returned leadership stability. 

Pamela Fraser (Barnard) accepted 

nomination for vice-chair, easily overcoming 

a late challenge by Ben Ford 

(Woodstock). Discussions of doing without 

a vice-chair, or having two vice-chairs 

were dismissed as either complicated or 

illegal. 

The second challenge involved an 

evolving budget deficit problem. Ron 

Smith of HRH Smith, the auditors for 

the district, gave a presentation regarding 

the origin and current status of the 

deficits. On March 9, Smith predicted 

FY2019 would produce a deficit between 

$200,000 and $700,000. The “good news,” 

he said, is the final number is only about 

$175,000. 

Prior knowledge of the deficit was 

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By Paul Holmes 

Three friends rode from Killington Elementary School to Ramshead to skin up the trail on skis, Thursday, March 19. 

Spin to ski: Ladies find alternative fun by combining sports, transportation and adrenaline 

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and numerous businesses to close. 

“Its just a different way to enjoy the resort,” Hanne 

said. “We’re really lucky here between Killington and 

Pico— they’re really accommodating to people who 

want to use the resort for uphill travel.” 

Hannah grew up in Mount Holly while Hanne and 

Margie grew up in upstate New York. 

Vail Resorts, which includes Okemo, announced it 

was closing for the season while Killington Resort announced 

last Thursday that it was closing until further 

notice, but Pico would be done for the season. 

“It is an odd feeling,”Hannah said. “A beautiful Saturday 

that would have drawn hundreds but there was just 

nobody there. You’re hiking up this gorgeous trail on a 

bluebird day. It was cool but it was sad.” 

About 8 inches of snow fell on Monday, March 23, but 

before that conditions were a bit firm. 

“Not having groomers there to prep it overnight makes 

it little rough on the surface,” Hannah said. “By mid-day 

it’s soft and manageable. It’s a good distraction.” 

Killington and Pico have generous uphill travel policies. 

The resorts are open for recreational access 24/7 

when designated routes are open. Okemo also allows 

uphill travel, but only when the mountain is open. 

Table of contents 

Local News ................................................................ 2 

State News ................................................................. 4 

Opinion ..................................................................... 8 

Puzzles..................................................................... 15 

Silver Linings .......................................................... 16 

Food Matters ........................................................... 18 

Ski Shop Showcase ................................................. 20 

Pets .......................................................................... 22 

Mother of the Skye .................................................. 23 

Columns .................................................................. 24 

Rockin’ the Region .................................................. 27 

Service Directory ................................................... 28 

Classifieds ............................................................... 30 

Real Estate ............................................................... 31 

MOU NTA I N TI M E S 

is a community newspaper covering Central 

Vermont that aims to engage and inform as well as 

empower community members to have a voice. 

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Emergency: Mayor Allaire declares state of emergency for Rutland City 

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confirmed cases. By comparison, 

Windsor County had 15 confirmed 

cases as of Tuesday, which is second 

most to Chittenden County, which 

had 40. There were 95 statewide as 

of Tuesday morning, March 24 — 7 

have now died in the state. 

By law, the identities of those 

three people are protected. However, 

one was an employee of GE and 

another was a clinical staff member 

at Rutland Regional Medical Center. 

GE Aviation, which employs 1,400 

in the region, manufacturing commercial 

and military engine blades 

and vanes, announced it would temporarily 

close its facilities in Rutland 

after a plant worker tested positive 

for COVID-19. 

The company reached out to 

employees Sunday, March 22, and 

told them not to report to work until 

Wednesday morning. 

“We are partnering with public 

health officials on contact tracing 

and notification of impacted people 

at our site,” the company said in a 

statement late Sunday afternoon. 

“We continue to take all necessary 

precautions and prioritize safety.” 

The site will be cleaned and disinfected, 

the statement continued. 

The company’s statement said 

that employee has not been at work 

since March 18. 

“We are contacting employees 

who had close contact with this coworker 

and asking them to self-quarantine,” 

the statement read. “This 

action is being taken in conjunction 

with public health officials and is 

consistent with CDC guidance.” 

Rutland Regional Medical Center 

CEO Claudio Fort posted a video 

on RRMC’s Facebook page Monday 

night, in which he addressed 

the clinical staff member who had 

tested positive. “We have conducted 

contact tracing and have notified 

the Vermont Department of Health 

and we are providing information to 

patients and staff who have been in 

contact with this staff person,” Fort 

said. “I think this brings a lot of fear 

and anxiety into the community.” 

Fort went on to implore folks 

watching to abide by the best practices 

laid out by the Center for Disease 

Control (CDC) and to contact 

their primary care doctor if they feel 

they have symptoms. 

Tests are very limited, but testing 

won’t affect care protol for most. 

Polly Lynn-Mikula ............................. Editor & Co-Publisher 

Jason Mikula ......................... Sales Manager & Co-Publisher 

Lindsey Rogers ..................................... Sales Representative 

Krista Johnston ...........................................Graphic Designer 

Brooke Geery ....................................... Front Office Manager 

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Julia Purdy 

Curt Peterson 

Cal Garrison 

Dom Cioffi 

Mary Ellen Shaw 

Paul Holmes 

Merisa Sherman 

Flag photo by Richard Podlesney 

©The Mountain Times 2020 

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Email: editor@mountaintimes.info 

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6 • STATE NEWS 


E FROM THE SELECTBOARD RE: COVID-19 

NOTICE FROM THE SELECTBOARD 

RE: COVID-19 

March 16, 2020 

The Town of Chittenden Select Board 

is monitoring the development of 

the COVID-19 outbreak. In response, 

Chittenden is reviewing information 

from the Vermont Department of Health, 

the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) and Vermont Emergency 

Management (VEM). 

Effective March 16, 2020, the Town of Chittenden will limit activities 

and meetings at the Town Office to essential municipal operations only. 

The Select Board will continue to meet as scheduled until further notice 

or action is required. Non-essential activities and meetings will not be 

allowed at the Town Office until further notice. Dog licenses are due by 

State law by April 1, 2020. Consider obtaining your license by mail instead 

of coming into the Town Office. Rabies certificates can be emailed by your 

veterinarian, upon request, to chittendenvt@comcast.net. Dump stickers 

are also due April 1, 2020. Please consider purchase of these by mail, also. 

lect Board is monitoring the development of the COVID-19 

tenden is reviewing information from the Vermont Department of 

ase Control and Prevention (CDC) and Vermont Emergency 

he Town of In Chittenden addition, the will Select limit Board activities has taken and the following meetings actions: at the Town 

al operations • only. to extend The Select the late Board fee for will dog licenses continue until to May meet 1. as 

ce or action is required. Non-essential activities and meetings will 

Office until further notice. 

• to waive the use of punch cards until May 1. There is to be no 

te law by April 1, 

loitering 

2020. 

at 

Consider 

the transfer 

obtaining 

station. 

your license by mail 

own Office. Rabies certificates can be emailed by your veterinarian, 

vt@comcast.net. 

April 1, 2020. Please consider purchase of these by mail, also. 

• to extend the date for purchase of new dump stickers until May 1. 

• to suspend public use of all town buildings until further notice, 

except for the Chittenden Volunteer Fire Department and the Town 

Office as necessary. 

Group meetings for Meals for Seniors is cancelled. Home deliveries 

will be made to those who reserve as usual with Marilyn at 773-6308 by 

Wednesday evening to reserve your meal. If called, Meals on Wheels will 

make home deliveries to elderly or medically compromised, even if the 

individuals are not part of the Seniors group. 

d has taken the following actions: 

e for dog licenses until May 1. 

r purchase of new dump stickers until May 1. 

punch cards until May 1. There is to be no loitering at the transfer 

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, i.e,. fever, cough and difficulty 

breathing, please DO NOT come into the Town Office. Contact the Town 

Office at 483-6647 or chittendenvt@comcast.net to assist in transacting 

your town business. Recommendations to follow to lessen the chance of 

getting and spreading Covid-19 may be found at www.healthvermont.gov/ 

covid19 . 

e of all town buildings until further notice, except for the Chittenden 

rtment and the Town Office as necessary. 

Please monitor the town’s Facebook Page 

(search on Facebook for townofchittenden) or 

Emergency Management (search on Facebook for 

chittendenvtemergencymanagement) websites or 

www.chittendenvt.org for the most up to date 

information regarding the operations of municipal 

government and events. 

or Seniors is cancelled. Home deliveries will be made to those who 

yn at 773-6308 by Wednesday evening to reserve your meal. If called, 

home deliveries to elderly or medically compromised, even if the 

he Seniors group. @ChittendenVT 

OVID-19, i.e,. fever, cough and difficulty breathing, please DO NOT 

. Contact the Town Office at 483-6647 or chittendenvt@comcast.net 

town business. Recommendations to follow to lessen the chance of 

d-19 may be found at www.healthvermont.gov/covid19 . 

For the most up to date information about COVID-19 go to the State of 

Vermont Department of Health website www.healthvermont.gov/covid19 

or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website www.cdc.gov/ 

covid19 

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is thought to occur mainly via respiratory droplets produced when an 

infected person coughs or sneezes. Much is still unknown about how the 

virus spreads. Take these everyday preventive actions to help stop the 

spread of germs: 

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• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. 

“What you can do for your country” 

By Rep. Jim Harrison, Bridgewater, Chittenden, Killington & Mendon 

President Kennedy’s words, “Ask not 

what your country can do for you. Ask 

what you can do 

for your country,” 

never rang more 

true than in dealing 

with the CO- 

VID-19 pandemic. 

We must all make 

sacrifices and help 

out where we can. 

The spread of the 

By Rep. Jim 

Harrison 

We are all adjusting to our new CO- 

VID-19 normal. The Legislature has just 

finished its first week of working remotely 

on Vermont’s response to this crisis. In 

each committee we are addressing different 

ways to respond to the anxieties and 

uncertainties we are all facing. This crisis is 

affecting almost 

every aspect of 

our lives, and we 

need to adjust 

our state laws to 

enable us to function 

in this new 

self-distancing 

world. Whether 

it is how quickly 

By Sen. Alison 

Clarkson 

Coronavirus is escalating, 

as is the 

response from our 

state and national 

governments. 

For many of us, helping out is staying 

home and avoiding person-to-person 

contact to slow the spread of the virus. 

we can provide 

unemployment 

benefits, or telehealth, 

or health 

care equipment, or childcare, or education, 

or more flexibly renew prescriptions, renew 

licenses, or enable the state’s open meeting 

law, which effects all our municipal 

and state meetings, or defer our rooms and 

meals taxes so our closed restaurants and 

bars have some cash flow – the Legislature 

is trying to help relieve some of 

the burdens this crisis has created. 

Just like many of our businesses, 

Vermont faces huge revenue losses, 

which will affect not only how we can 

provide basic services to Vermonters but 

how we can finance relief from this crisis. To 

weather this prolonged challenge, as with 

the Great Recession in 2008, we anticipate 

massive federal assistance. At the individual 

level, two big concerns are how to replace 

lost wages and how to deal with the cost of 

housing, whether you own or rent. 

On the loss of wages issue, the Senate 

Economic Development Committee (on 

which I serve as Vice-Chair) was tasked with 

overseeing changes, initially proposed by 

For others, it is performing essential 

health care, suppling needs like food 

and servicing the public as part of local 

government emergency response. They 

deserve many thanks and prayers for 

continued good health. And for all of us – 

Please don’t hoard! It only serves to raise 

fears and deprive others of necessary 

food and supplies. 

If you are in the position of being able 

to volunteer, there has never been a better 

time. Check with your individual town 

or programs, such as Meals on Wheels to 

see if they need help. There is also an urgent 

need for blood. If you can, consider 

donating. And please be sure to follow the 

Health Department’s guidelines at: vem. 

vermont.gov/neighborly 

Governor Scott, with ongoing advice 

from Health Commissioner Mark Levine, 

Harrison > 10 

Legislative update: COVID-19 

spurs relief measures 

By Sen. Alison Clarkson 

the House, to our Unemployment Insurance 

laws. Unemployment Insurance is 

likely to be a principal way for government 

to help provide economic support during 

the crisis. Luckily, our UI Trust Fund is 

healthy, with over $500 million in reserve. 

The proposed legal changes aim to coordinate 

our approach with the newly expanded 

coverage provided – and to some degree 

financed – by the Federal government. The 

new rules will expand who is eligible for 

payments to include not only people who 

have been laid off, but also people who have 

had to resign for reasons such as COVID-19 

risk, exposure or infection, or to care for 

family who are sick or for children at home 

from school or day care. 

These changes will exempt employers 

from having COVID-19 related benefit 

payments count against their experience 

ratings and prevent increases to their 

premiums. Vermont’s Department of Labor 

will coordinate with any additional Federal 

enactments. 

For those of you facing a loss of work 

and needing unemployment insurance 

benefits, please be sure to register with the 

The new rules will expand who 

is eligible for payments. 

Department of Labor which can now be 

done online at: Labor.vermont.gov or you 

can call Monday-Friday (8:15 a.m. - 6 p.m.) 

and Saturday (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.). There are two 

numbers to try: 1-877-214-3330 or 1-888- 

807-7072. Please also actively monitor the 

website for updated eligibility standards 

over the next few weeks as the state and 

Federal governments roll out these expected 

changes. 

On cost of housing issue, many of us are 

deeply concerned with how we will pay 

our rent or mortgage. With mortgages, the 

Clarkson > 13

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 STATE NEWS • 7 

Scott now considers shelter in place order 

Staff report 

On Monday, March 23, Governor 

Phil Scott announced additional 

mitigation measures in response to 

the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In consultation with the Department 

of Health, Governor Scott directed 

all businesses and not-for-profit 

entities “to the maximum 

extent possible” to put into 

place telecommuting or 

work-from-home procedures, 

no later than 8 p.m. 

on Monday, March 23. 

“We’re now entering 

a new phase in this fight 

to flatten the curve,” said 

Governor Scott. “Vermonters 

should also expect additional steps 

in the coming days that will further 

reduce contact and direct more to stay 

home in order to keep everyone safe.” 

This order follows further reductions 

to the allowable size of nonessential 

mass gatherings to no more 

than 10 people and the closure of all 

close-contact businesses, both announced 

Saturday, March 21. 

The Governor has also said Vermonters 

should prepare for a forthcoming 

announcement on further 

restrictions and a stay-at-home 

directive. 

“All of us should already be taking 

personal responsibility to physically 

distance ourselves from others and to 

follow the guidance in place to help 

keep each other healthy and safe,” he 

advised. 

By Nate Lucas 

School communities deliver food 

On Wednesday, March 18 all schools in the state of Vermont 

closed by order of the governor. School staff members 

across the state, like the staff at Albert Bridge School 

in Brownsville pictured here, quickly started food delivery 

services to provide breakfast and lunch to children in 

their local community. 

As of Monday, March 23, the 

Associated press reported that 20% of 

people in the world is in lockdown with 

nearly one in three Americans are 

being asked to stay home. 

By Nate Lucas 

On Friday, March 20, Scott had said 

that he was “not at this time considering 

a shelter-in-place order to respond 

to the growing COVID-19 outbreak in 

Vermont.” 

But Scott did tell reporters Friday 

that “everything is on the table” when 

it comes to his administration’s 

efforts to slow the 

spread of the virus. 

“We’ll consider everything 

we can based on the 

science and data that we 

have available and then 

we’ll make the proper 

moves and take the proper 

steps at the point in time, 

but not at this point,” he said of a stayin-place 

order. 

As of Monday, March 23, the Associated 

press reported that 20% of people 

in the world are in lockdown with 

nearly one in three Americans being 

asked to stay home. 

Gov. orders > 13 

By Mike Dougherty/VTDigger 

Gov. Phil Scott and Health Commissioner Mark Levine at 

a press conference on Friday, March 20. 

College in the time of corona 

Young adults reflect on their generation’s difficulty with social distancing 

By Vivian Finck 

Just last week the federal government, backed by the 

Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization, 

sounded a warning to all to implement social 

distancing into our daily lives. 

Social distancing, if properly executed, will hopefully 

help curb the spread of the Novel Coronavirus and give 

the government—along with the U.S. 

healthcare system—time to prepare for 

the anticipated high number of people 

who will need hospitalization in the 

coming weeks, months or even years. 

The young adult population, especially 

college students who are now 

learning remotely, have been criticized 

for not following the CDC guidelines and 

instead creating their own set of “rules” 

on how to navigate this time of panic. 

A local University of Vermont senior (who requested 

anonymity) said, “I mean I’m still going to hang out with 

my friends unless they’re sick. Then I won’t.” 

And he is not alone. Many college-aged students are 

choosing to create their own rulebooks when it comes to 

defining social distancing. 

UVM freshman Riley Christy stated that, “It stems 

from the mentality that we’re not going to get sick, or if we 

do, it won’t be as severe.” 

The question then becomes, where do the lines 

get drawn and how do we reach the younger generation 

about the severity of this virus? The disconnects 

lie in the lack of understanding and awareness of the 

true effects this virus will have on every aspect of their 

lives. 

“I don’t think they understand or are educated 

enough to know that while it might not directly affect 

them, it has the potential to devastate our communities,” 

said St. Michael’s College freshman Aisha 

Navarrette. “A lot of people our age are not as healthy 

as they think they are and could bring it home to their 

family members.” 

Not only have Christy, Navarette and their peers been 

deprived of returning to their college campuses and 

“I mean I’m still 

going to hang 

out with my 

friends unless 

they’re sick. 

Then I won’t.” 

those communities, they are also now being asked to refrain 

from social gatherings altogether—a request akin 

to punishment for many teenagers and young adults. 

UVM student Jake Nicholson describes the pack 

mentality among the recently-returned clusters of his 

friends, where if one person chooses not to stay home, 

they all seem to follow. He admits to 

his lack of adherence to strict social 

distancing by saying, “I’m not really 

practicing it that well.” But he believes 

that as the days keep coming and people 

begin to isolate more, he will start 

to also. This sort of follower mentality 

is present among much of the young 

population, he said. “As long as there 

is somewhere to congregate, they will 

continue to.” 

Joshua L Harris MD, FACEP addressed this concern 

in his March 11 FaceBook post. “If you’re young and 

healthy, your responsibility is to make sure you don’t 

contribute to its spread. We have no treatment for this 

disease other than preventing its spread.” All members 

of the community, he elaborated, have a duty now to 

act in the interest of the whole. 

UVM parks, recreation, and tourism major Reilly 

Shannon, is opting to spend his time hiking in the 

woods rather than going to parties. He believes that 

his peers are acting in ways that are, “pretty selfish because 

if only a few people do this, then nothing is going 

to change,” he said. 

In order to try and contain this virus, said Navarette, 

there has to be a collective realization among her generation 

to learn to be okay with solitude; for the time 

being, at least. However, she predicts, the likelihood 

of this happening is slim, as many young adults lack 

“respect for themselves, for their families and for other 

people enough to understand that this is a critical issue 

and has to be a group effort.” 

Vivian Finck is an english and writing major at 

UVM. She resides in Killington and is interning for the 

Mountain Times this spring.

Opinion 

8 • The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 

OP-ED 

Coronavirus job loss 

likely to exceed Great 

Recession 

By Art Woolf 

We are in the first weeks of what will probably be the 

fastest and largest employment decline in Vermont’s 

history. The economy will be in much worse shape than I 

imagined just a week ago. 

Today there are 314,000 jobs in Vermont. By May, we 

will have lost 28,000 of them. That’s more than 8% of all 

the state’s jobs. By contrast, during the Great Recession 

of 2007-2009, Vermont lost 4% of its jobs. And that loss 

unfolded over a period of two and a half years, not two or 

three months. 

During the Great Recession, more than 60% of the job 

decline was in manufacturing and construction. The job 

losses we are now experiencing will be concentrated in the 

services sector. 

Here’s how I see the situation unfolding: 

Restaurants and bars 

Vermont has 20,000 jobs in restaurants and bars. Bars 

are all closed and restaurants can only offer takeout. That 

will probably have a small impact on fast food restaurants. 

Other restaurants that offer takeout and sit-down service 

will be affected more and most sit down only restaurants 

have already closed. 

Restaurants will have no need for waitstaff or bussers. 

They won’t need as many cooks or dishwashers, although 

that will depend on the type of restaurant. Fast food 

restaurants will probably keep on most of their cooks and 

dishwashers, but other types of restaurants will employ a lot 

fewer. My guess is that overall, employment in the restaurant 

industry will fall by 50%. 

Job loss > 9 

Immediate action needed 

for Vermont businesses 

By Marc Sherman 

We are facing an unprecedented catastrophe. 

Whether you believe the threat is real and upon us or 

you think it’s a hoax, the reality is people are suffering 

very real illness and very personal challenges. 

For my business, Stowe Mercantile, we have closed 

following the governor’s proclamation for food service 

businesses. We unfortunately have had to let a few staff 

members know that when we reopen, we will not need 

their service – a painful reality for them and for me. For 

the balance of our staff, we are paying their wages for the 

three weeks we’ll be 

closed. I have initiated 

another bank loan so I 

can carry this payroll 

while there is no 

revenue coming into 

my business. My only 

hope is that future 

sales will cover this 

immediate expense – 

a risky strategy at best. 

My only hope 

is that future 

sales will cover 

this immediate 

expense – a risky 

strategy at best. 

Vermont small business needs immediate help. We 

want to continue in business. We want to support our 

employees. We want to be a part of the solution to keeping 

Vermonters employed and keeping the Vermont 

economy running. 

Small businesses operate on thin profit margins, any 

significant impact on cash flow, cash reserves or profits 

jeopardize our ability to reopen and may lead to mass 

business failures. 

I do recognize the commitment by all legislators, all 

agency commissioners, the governor and his staff to 

tackle this rapidly changing situation. I urge the swift 

Vt businesses > 10 

LETTERS 

Fill out your Census form, it’s quick, easy and important 

Dear editor, 

Today I received a thin 

envelope from Census 

2020 in my mailbox. It 

instructed me to respond 

by internet. It took me all 

of three minutes (I do live 

alone). 

This is the first time 

the Decennial (10-year) 

Census has been able to 

take responses by internet. 

It can be done the 

next time you sit down at 

your computer, and the 

questionnaire won’t go to 

the bottom of your to-do 

pile or get mixed in with the 

recycling. 

Best of all, responding 

before April 1 means that 

you won’t get a Census 

worker knocking on your 

door to get your participation 

later on (at taxpayers’ 

expense). 

A population census 

of some kind has been 

required by governments 

since pre-Christian times. 

Mary and Joseph were 

responding to the Roman 

census when they traveled 

to Bethlehem. This Census 

is required by law, ever 

since Thomas Jefferson got 

the idea it might be good to 

know something about the 

citizens in the new United 

States of America. The 

Congress created the Census 

Bureau and established 

the Census in Article 1 of 

the Constitution. 

The first national 

census was taken in 1790. 

Vermont’s census was 

conducted in 1791 after we 

had gained statehood. 

Why respond to the 

Census? 

As a former Census 

worker, I have heard the 

arguments against participating. 

Some people feel 

it’s “intrusive,” “nobody’s 

business,” “too personal,” 

an infringement on freedom, 

a distraction, and a 

pain in the neck. 

But what is unique 

about the U.S. Census 

is that the data is not 

gathered from other 

records, such as the town 

office or some think tank. 

It’s gathered direct from 

ordinary people who are 

speaking for themselves. 

Any other method could be 

a violation of your privacy. 

Wouldn’t you rather the 

feds heard it from you 

instead of some other 

unreliable source? 

But there are other compelling 

reasons. 

Congress can’t realistically 

allocate funds, pass 

bills, and adequately represent 

us if they don’t know 

we’re out here and what 

our needs may be. 

Economic Stimulus Package Delay in Senate by R.J. Matson, CQ Roll Call 

As the letter points out, 

billions of federal dollars 

for local communities at 

are stake – aid for highways, 

education, and other 

services. 

Finally, each state’s 

representation in Congress 

depends on the population 

count in each district. 

In that way it’s the next 

best thing to voting. 

The letter is mailed to 

“Resident.” The Census 

doesn’t know who lives at 

your address. Last summer 

workers went around, 

street by street, updating 

the address lists and 

making sure the residence 

they thought was there, 

was actually there. But the 

questionnaire does ask for 

your name and telephone 

number, for quality control 

purposes. As Personally 

Identifiable Information 

(PII), it is protected by law. 

The questionnaire does 

not ask for citizenship 

status, financials or bank 

account/credit card numbers. 

Household makeup 

includes everyone living 

with you (no names), and 

whether you own or rent. 

Five minutes and it’s 

done! But those five minutes 

are worth billions of 

dollars. 

Julia Purdy, Rutland 

Voting against 

our needs 

Dear Editor, 

I’m trying to make 

sense of the recent VPR- 

Vermont PBS 2020 poll 

done in conjunction 

with Castleton University. 

I’m not having much 

luck. 

A strong majority, 

74%, favored raising 

the minimum wage. A 

majority, 56%, favored 

the family leave bill even 

if it meant a tax increase. 

But, the poll said, 

Phil Scott 

would 

beat David 

Zuckerman 

52% to 29%. 

if the election were held 

today Phil Scott would 

beat David Zuckerman 

52% to 29%. Which is 

odd, to say the least, 

because Scott vetoed 

both the minimum wage 

and the family leave 

bills, while Zuckerman 

strongly supports both 

pieces of legislation. 

How can people support 

a governor who 

vetoes two bills that they 

Voting > 13

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 CAPITOL QUOTES • 9 

CAPITOL QUOTES 

On COVID-19... 

“My mother is not expendable. Your 

mother is not expendable. We will not 

put a dollar figure on human life. We 

can have a public health strategy that 

is consistent with an economic one. No 

one should be talking about social darwinism for 

the sake of the stock market.” 

Said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo 

“Our people want to return to work. They will 

practice Social Distancing and all else, and 

Seniors will be watched over protectively & 

lovingly. We can do two things together. THE 

CURE CANNOT BE WORSE (by far) THAN THE 

PROBLEM! Congress MUST ACT NOW. We will 

come back strong!” 

Said President Donald Trump 

“The best way to protect our economy in this 

crisis is to protect workers & families, who are 

the life-blood of it. That is why we are working to 

get money into the hands of workers as soon as 

possible.” 

Said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi 

“The consequences of the coronavirus on 

people already suffering from war are truly 

unimaginable. Humanity should end its conflicts 

and killing right now, and come together to save 

lives. The United States can and must play a 

leading role in bringing about a global ceasefire.” 

Said Senator Bernie Sanders 

Letter to the readers of the 

Mountain Times 

Local businesses that benefit from events and the recreational opportunities here in 

central Vermont, are a big part of the Mountain Times. Our pages are typically chockfull 

of photos and news related to the ongoings throughout our region — many of 

which happen at Killington, Pico and Okemo Mountains this time of year. 

However, due to the social distancing all of us are now practicing to limit the spread 

of the coronavirus, all ski resorts have closed, nearly all events have been canceled 

or postponed (when possible), all dine-in restaurants have been shut down as have 

schools and many many other businesses have closed or significantly reduced operations 

as a result of those closures. 

Consequently, marketing and advertising dollars have been curtailed, too. 

That advertising funded our journalism. 

That is why, this past weekend, we started reaching out to our readers to support our 

work. We sent out a newsletter and have a “donate” button now on our website. 

Thus, far we’ve heard from lots of readers who have been happy to help and have left 

gratifying messages of support. We want to say a sincere “thank you” to each and every 

supporter. Whether giving $5 or $200, your act of support is truly inspiring and fuels us 

to do our best work. 

While most readers have welcomed the opportunity, some have expressed concern 

for the vitality of the Mountain Times and we want to address that, too. Giving readers 

the opportunity to donate is not an act of desperation — VPR and VTDigger rely on 

reader/listener support and underwriters exclusively and are very successful — and 

it’s a common practice at many other newspapers throughout the country. Others, like 

the Mountain Times, the Addison Independent and Seven Days, have recently added 

the option in response to the closing of so many businesses and the consequent loss of 

advertising dollars. 

The Mountain Times will continue to print its weekly paper, post news online and 

on social media and send out newsletters as we always have to keep our community 

informed during these trying times. We will do so, however, with limited staff — a decision 

that was incredibly difficult to make, but one we felt was the smartest thing to do 

as stewards of the Mountain Times. Being proactive will ensure the overall success of 

the business over the long term and will hopefully allow us, when this pandemic ends 

and businesses reopen, to be back at full strength. 

If you value the Mountain Times and can afford to help us weather this storm, please 

consider making a one-time contribution or a recurring monthly payment by clicking 

the “donate” button at the top of our website mountaintimes.info. 

Additionally, if you have a photo or story to share, we welcome your contributions! 

The Mountain Times is a reflection of the community it covers and the more we hear 

from you, the better we can accurately tell our collective story. 

Email editor@mountaintimes.info. 

While no one knows how long the pandemic will last, we know it will be temporary. 

We look forward to once again helping local businesses market their assets, to promote 

events and to welcoming visitors back to our community! 

Sincerely, 

Polly and Jason Mikula, co-publishers 

> 

Job loss: How bad will it get? It doesn’t look good by sector 

from page 8 

Hotels 

Hotels, motels, and inns employ about 

15,000 people. April and May are not important 

for the tourism economy, but business 

travelers and others won’t be coming in the 

numbers they usually do. Based on what 

is happening now in the hotel industry, I 

expect an 80% employment decline by the 

end of spring. 

Retail 

Other parts of the services sector, retailing 

in particular, will also be adversely 

affected. L.L.Bean and REI, which have 

stores in Vermont, have announced a total 

shutdown of all brick and mortar stores nationwide. 

I expect other national chains and 

many locally owned stores to follow suit, 

or at least cut their hours and staff, with at 

least 5,000 people losing their retail jobs as 

stores try to reduce costs as sales plummet. 

Manufacturing 

Job losses may also hit manufacturing as 

employers close for public health reasons 

and because of lower sales. For example, the 

Big Three U.S. automakers are all shutting 

their plants and Nissan, Honda, and Toyota 

have all announced at least some closures. 

Vermont businesses supplying parts to 

these companies will probably also shut 

down or significantly reduce employment. 

Who’s hiring? 

Costco and Walmart have announced 

increased hiring nationally, and local supermarkets 

will be hiring to deal with their 

increased sales. As people buy more goods 

online, FedEx and UPS are also likely to add 

workers. But those additional jobs won’t be 

nearly enough to make up for the job losses 

elsewhere. 

Add all those together and by the end of 

April or May 28,000 workers will lose their 

jobs. Vermont’s unemployment rate will 

spike from the current 2.4% to nearly 10%, 

higher than it was at the peak of the Great 

Recession and probably higher than at any 

time since the 1930s. 

I hope I am wrong. 

Art Woolf is a columnist for VTDigger. He 

recently retired as an associate professor of 

economics at the University of Vermont.

10 • OPINION 


OP-ED 

Work at home by Steve Sack, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN 

> 

Vt businesses: Need government assistance to hang on 

from page 8 

passing of H.681 with minor changes, so 

those Vermonters out of work because of 

the COVID-19 virus, can receive benefits 

quickly while not penalizing employers. 

Additionally, to the Legislature and 

the governor: 

• Relieve employers of any impact to 

their unemployment rating for a minimum 

of the next four months; we simply 

will not be able to absorb any substantial 

increase in taxes. 

• Support any effort, state and federal, 

for low interest, short-term loans for 

operating capital. 

• Delay the implementation of the bag 

bill for six months. The increased expense 

is a burden on small business, we 

support the initiative, just give us time. 

Additionally, single use bags are far safer 

than reusable bags right now. 

• Do not institute new programs or 

new taxes on employers. It is enough 

to absorb the new minimum wage and 

the escalating wages that occur for all 

employees. Let’s collectively maintain as 

many jobs as we can right now. 

• Please allow any changes to paid 

leave laws come from the federal level. 

Have all businesses live by the same 

rules; do not put Vermont businesses at 

a competitive disadvantage. 

• Consider support for a federal, 

countrywide shutdown. It will do us no 

good to take drastic steps in Vermont 

to end the spread of this virus, to only 

have early returning tourists come into 

the state and potentially create another 

wave of illness. 

• Move any supportive legislation 

quickly. I realize it’s hard and awkward to 

hold committee meetings remotely. But 

any delay in supportive measures hurts 

every small business and jeopardizes the 

return of jobs when this passes. 

• Continue to engage all Vermonters. 

Information is critical. Open and nonpartisan 

conversation is critical. 

We are all Vermonters. We all want this 

to end as quickly as possible. We need 

businesses to survive and provide jobs. 

We need our employees to come back to 

work and then spend their paychecks in 

our communities. We need to greet our 

legislators and our governor without partisan 

rancor and engage with our stories, 

with our reality. We all need to be a part of 

the solution for getting through this. 

We are one community and must 

move forward as one. 

Marc Sherman is the owner of Sherman 

Enterprises Inc., which includes Stowe 

Mercantile, The Boutique and the Stowe 

Mercantile Kitchen. This commentary was 

also published by VTDigger, March 22. 

Dog Care by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com 

Facebook Experts by Rick McKee, Counterpoint 

Harrison: Legislators priorities change as COVID-19 escalates 

from page 6 

any of us. 

If you can, support 

your local businesses, 

your newspapers and 

online reporting and 

nonprofits serving the 

less fortunate. (Vermont 

received a federal disaster 

declaration this past 

weekend so that small 

> 

has been issuing executive 

orders on a daily basis 

to deal with the crisis. 

In just the past week, 

schools, restaurants, 

bars, gyms, DMV offices, 

hair salons/barbershops, 

some child care centers 

and many others have 

been shut down. 

Legislative 

committees 

have been 

meeting via 

conference 

calls to take 

up CO- 

VID-19 related measures, 

such as changes to our 

unemployment laws, 

health care needs and 

open meeting laws. As we 

write this, lawmakers are 

making plans to reconvene 

this week to give 

final passage to the necessary 

bills. 

In addition to the 

health impacts of the 

virus, there will be economic 

ones as well. During 

this partial shutdown, 

people are losing their 

jobs, some businesses are 

struggling to survive, media 

outlets and publications 

that rely on advertisers 

are on the edge. The 

next few months will not 

be business as usual for 

It is unrealistic to think Vermont 

and its taxpayers, can make up for 

all the shortfalls. 

businesses may be able 

to access SBA loans.) On 

Monday, the Commissioner 

of Taxes indicated 

they would provide relief 

on penalties and interest 

for businesses unable to 

meet the March 25 and 

April 25 filing deadlines 

due to the implementation 

of mitigation steps 

to slow the spread of 

COVID-19. 

In this challenging 

time, state and local 

governments, which 

cannot print money, need 

to reassess what it is they 

do and what is necessary 

right now. The state, for 

example, is forecasting 

a $200 million deficit in 

just the next few months 

and that is probably 

optimistic. It is unrealistic 

to think Vermont and its 

taxpayers, can make up 

for all the shortfalls. We 

can’t meet the needs and 

desires of everyone. All 

areas will undoubtedly 

have to sacrifice. 

This is a wakeup call for 

all of us from 

the federal 

down to the 

local level. 

But we will 

get through it 

and hopefully 

make some positive 

changes as a result. 

Take care and stay 

healthy! 

Call 211 (the Vermont 

211 database) for additional 

information on 

Covid-19 and assistance 

options or visit: healthvermont.gov/covid19. 

In the meantime, I will 

do my best to keep you informed 

via email updates 

(to sign up at eepurl.com/ 

gbxzuz) or my Facebook 

page (facebook.com/ 

harrisonforvermont). You 

may reach me at JHarrison@leg.state.vt.us. 

Messages may also be left 

at the State House during 

the legislative session at 

802-828-2228.

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 NEW BRIEFS• 11

12 • NEWS BRIEFS 


Jeff Dillon 

President 

Mary Young-Breuleux 

Vice President 

Jennifer Baxter 

Treasurer 

Stephen D’Agostino 

Secretary 

Dear Friends and Neighbors of OHF, 

March 16, 2020 

The Coronavirus COVID-19 situation is changing daily. Many of you are 

preparing to stay home with your children due to the recent school closures 

and/or are trying to navigate the ability to continue to work while adhering to 

social distancing. We are right here with you. 

We would like to remind you that the Ottauquechee Health Foundation 

(OHF) is committed to providing you with the support you need. During 

these trying times, OHF will continue to offer financial assistance for health 

and wellness needs through grants to those living in any of our nine service 

towns. If you, or someone you know, is experiencing financial stress in light 

of COVID-19 or other health reasons, please contact us. We are able to assist 

with co-pays and health service costs as well as any other health or wellness 

need that may arise. 

This said, for the safety of our employees and to follow the recommendations 

of the CDC regarding social distancing, the OHF offices will be closed to 

walk-in traffic at the Simmons House in Woodstock, effective immediately. 

This closure will remain in effect till April 6th, though is subject to change. 

This is for the health and well-being of our staff as well as you, our patrons. 

Applications for financial assistance can be found on our website and outside 

our door. We also have a secure drop box outside our office for paperwork 

that may need to be delivered to us. We will be available via email and phone 

with any questions you may have. 

OHF will continue to serve our patrons by: 

• Being available via email and phone Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm. 

• Providing up to date COVID-19 information via our Facebook page. 

• Providing financial assistance to those who qualify that may have 

been effected by COVID-19 or have other health/wellness issues 

requiring support. 

• Remaining a reliable resource for you, your neighbors and your 

friends. 

Please feel free to reach out to us. Even if you are not seeking health and 

wellness support, we are here to help guide you to the proper support 

channels and are working closely with other area non-profits to ensure we 

can all provide the best support to our friends and neighbors. 

Together we will get through this, and will be stronger and healthier. 

Stay healthy, stay strong and be well. 

Sincerely, 

The OHF Staff and Board 

________ 

Board of Trustees 

Mark Boutwell 

Richard Brooks 

Michael Kilcullen 

Priscilla Marsicovetere 

Todd Roberts 

Josh Roylance 

Paul Rigali 

Kaveh Shahi 

Ottauquechee Health Foundation 

PO Box 784 | Woodstock, VT 05091 | 802-457-4188 | www.ohfvt.org 

@ottauquecheehealthfoundation 

Staff 

Tayo Kirchhof 

Executive Director 

Beth Robinson 

Grants Coordinator 

The Ottauquechee Health Foundation strives to improve the health and 

well-being of people who live in our core towns through grants, community 

partnerships, education opportunities and support of wellness initiatives. 

We assist in the healthcare needs of these core towns: Barnard, Bridgewater, 

Hartland, Killington, Plymouth, Pomfret, Quechee, Reading, and Woodstock. 

Job losses mount as small 

businesses comply with new 

coronavirus orders 

By Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger 

BRANDON — Faced with the loss of 

their standard food deliveries from New 

York City as a result of COVID-19, the 

owners of Li’s Chinese decided to cook 

the ingredients they did have and give 

the meals away for free Tuesday before 

closing their restaurant altogether. 

“Lunch is on us today!” the Brandon 

restaurant announced to its Facebook 

followers, drawing a steady stream of 

customers who collected containers of 

chicken fried rice, egg 

rolls, crab rangoon, and 

sweet and sour soup. 

Co-owner Tiffany 

Li, who was working 

in the kitchen with her 

husband and two sons, 

chatted with customers 

who stopped at the 

register to thank her, 

but she refused payment when it was 

offered. 

“We’re just taking it one day at a 

time,” Li said. She’s not thinking about 

the long-term future. 

The restaurant is one of many that 

closed Tuesday after Vermont Gov. Phil 

Scott on Monday ordered restaurants 

and bars to limit their activity to takeout 

and delivery. Scott issued that directive 

— effective 2 p.m. Tuesday. 

Restaurants are a $1.1 billion business 

in Vermont, according to the 

Vermont Chamber of Commerce, which 

studied their economic impact in 2018. 

The Chamber counted more than 1,400 

eating establishments in the state that 

year, with 29,600 jobs – about 9% of the 

state’s employment. 

The Chamber also separated full-service 

restaurants from limited-service, 

or takeout. It said each dollar spent in 

restaurants with table service contributes 

$1.66 to the state economy. Each 

dollar spent in limited-service restaurants 

$1.45. 

Scott’s decision to close bars and restaurants 

to dine-in service did not come 

as a surprise to restaurant owners, who 

had been watching fast-changing policy 

limit more and more economic activity 

in Vermont and elsewhere. Governors 

in more than a dozen states, including 

California, Washington, North Carolina, 

Illinois, Florida and Ohio, had already 

closed bars and restaurants to dine-in 

service, as did areas such as New York 

City and Los Angeles. 

Erin Sigrist, president of Vermont 

Retail & Grocers Association, which has 

restaurants and delis among its members, 

said she knows many restaurants 

have closed down for now, rather than 

trying to continue with takeout or 

deliveries. 

“We have members in fairly rural 

areas saying, ‘I don’t know if I’m going to 

make it long term,’” she said Tuesday. 

Line Barral, who co-owns Gourmet 

Provence and Café Provence in Brandon, 

closed her restaurant Tuesday but 

started offering limited meal pickup 

at her nearby café, with some delivery 

available. On Tuesday, St. Patrick’s Day, 

the store was selling corned beef and 

cabbage. 

“At 2 p.m., the chairs will go away,” 

she said of the café’s seating area. 

Benjamin Adler, the co-owner of 

the Burlington-based Skinny Pancake 

Restaurants are a $1.1 billion 

business in Vermont… there are more 

than 1,400 eating establishments in 

the state with 29,600 jobs – about 9% 

of the state’s employment. 

chain, said Tuesday that home deliveries 

might help him keep on some of 

his staff as he faces a large reduction in 

business. 

“We have the ability to produce a 

huge amount of food, and we are immediately 

pivoting to try to sustain our 

staff to try and offer home meal replacement,” 

he said. “My expectation is that 

those will be delivered by our team to 

people’s homes.” 

Many of the businesses that are 

scrambling to adapt have already laid 

off workers. Barral laid off her restaurant 

workers last week. 

“All the staff from the restaurant has 

been told to file unemployment,” she 

said. 

It’s likely thousands of others are suddenly 

out of work. 

While some of the lost jobs might 

return when the economy recovers from 

the closures, there is concern that some 

are gone for good. 

“If you’re on the margin, and then you 

can’t be open or you can’t serve, face it, 

that’s going to affect you dramatically,” 

said Tom Torti, president of the Lake 

Champlain Chamber of Commerce. 

The downturn and closures could not 

have happened at a worse time for Vermont, 

Torti added. Spring usually marks 

an increase in meetings and events. 

“The spring and summer season are, 

for Burlington, the time when businesses 

really make their budget for the 

year,” Torti said. 

The same is true for many central 

Vermont towns including Rutland and 

Woodstock. 

According to the Vermont Agency of 

Commerce and Community Development, 

about 5 millions of visitors spend 

nearly $500 million in the state over the 

summer, which supports almost 38,000 

jobs. 

Sarah Asch, Justin Trombly, Kevin 

O’Connor, and Aidan Quigley contributed 

reporting

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 NEWS BRIEFS • 13 

> 

Gov. orders: Gov. Phil Scott continues to ramp up social distancing orders to protect health 

from page 7 

California was the first. 

Then New York, Illinois, 

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, 

Ohio, Louisiana, Connecticut, 

and Delaware 

have joined the list. In all, 

an estimated 101 million 

Americans are being told to 

stay in their homes. 

New York City has 

become the epicenter of 

the U.S. crisis. About half of 

the over 30,000 confirmed 

infections in the country, as 

of Monday, were there. 

Confirmed cases are 

projected to rise exponentially 

for the next few weeks 

at least. 

Economic relief 

Scott also highlighted 

the actions he’s taking to 

provide economic relief 

to Vermont workers and 

businesses in the wake of 

the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Such as expanding the 

unemployment insurance 

program and tripling the 

staff at the unemployment 

insurance’s call center. 

The state has also requested 

a disaster declaration 

from the Small Business 

Administration, which 

would make emergency 

loans available to businesses 

impacted by the evolving 

response. 

The state public service 

department has built a map 

of free WiFi hotspots for employees 

and students now 

working remotely, so all can 

access the tools they need 

to be productive. 

The Department of 

Motor Vehicles has shifted 

to mail, phone and online 

services only. The Department 

is granting a 90-day 

extension for licenses and 

other renewals. 

The governor said he has 

worked to prevent utilities 

from shutting off services to 

Vermonters who can’t pay 

for them in the coming 

weeks. 

Scott also eased regulations 

so that bars and restaurants 

can deliver — and 

provide take-out alcoholic 

beverages. 

“We know this is not 

nearly enough and there 

will be much much more in 

the future to help our small 

businesses — the backbone 

of our economy,” Scott said. 

“But working to provide 

some economic relief, we’re 

also working to ease the 

regulatory burden and simplify 

government services in 

ways that will help us better 

respond to this crisis.” 

Governor orders limit of 

gatherings to 10, closes 

gyms and salons 

On Saturday, March 21, 

Scott ordered gatherings to 

be limited to 10 and added 

gyms, salons and tattoo 

parlors and similar “closecontact” 

businesses to the 

list of businesses mandated 

to close no later than 8 p.m. 

on Monday, March 23. 

“As I’ve said throughout 

this crisis, I will continue act 

to slow the spread of this virus 

in Vermont because we 

must protect those at greatest 

risk of serious illness and 

ensure they can get the care 

they need, when they need 

it,” said Governor Scott. “We 

will continue to make decisions 

based on science and 

guidance from our experts. 

I don’t make these decisions 

lightly and my heart 

goes out to these workers 

and small business owners 

who are feeling the negative 

effects.” 

Scott continued: “My 

administration – with the 

help of the legislature and 

Vermont’s Congressional 

delegation – will do all we 

can to help those impacted 

by this virus or these measures,” 

he said. “I’m proud 

of the people of our state 

and how they’ve pulled 

together. The strengthen 

of Vermonters is how I 

know we’ll get through it. I 

encourage everyone who is 

able, to join this movement 

to make a difference in this 

time of crisis.” 

Takeout booze and 

deliveries gets 

approval 

Staff report 

Now you can have an 

alcoholic beverage with 

your takeout meal. 

Gov. Phil Scott signed 

an executive order 

Thursday, March 19, that 

allows restaurants to 

provide “to-go” orders of 

cocktails, beer and wine. 

Restaurants can also 

deliver those drinks. 

The order also allows 

licensed retail stores to 

deliver beer, wine and 

liquor (including cocktails). 

The directive takes 

effect immediately and 

will continue through 

> 

April 15, at which point 

the governor and state 

officials will “assess the 

emergency and determine 

whether to amend 

or extend this Directive.” 

The order does limit 

offering by licencing 

type, however: establishments 

with first-class 

liquor licenses can do 

takeout, curbside delivery, 

and beverage delivery. 

Second-class licensees 

can allow for delivery 

and curbside pickup 

of unopened alcohol. 

Voting: What’s in your best interest? 

from page 8 

strongly support, essentially 

voting against their 

own interests? 

The question seems 

especially relevant to our 

current COVID-19 health 

crisis. 

Public safety concerns 

are causing considerable 

financial hardships 

to the very group of 

workers that would have 

benefited most from the 

family leave bill. Yet the 

Democratic-controlled 

legislature failed to pass 

the 2019 bill, which 

would have taken effect 

in time to help workers 

now, and failed by a 

single vote in the House 

to override the veto of the 

2020 bill, which would 

have taken effect too late 

to help now. 

Governor Scott’s future 

popularity will likely 

depend upon on how he 

squires Vermont through 

these trying times. 

However the COVID-19 

pandemic unfolds here 

in Vermont, I hope that 

we learn some hard lessons. 

Without the supports 

workers need, like a 

livable wage and family 

leave, our economy cannot 

function properly. 

Charlie Murphy, 

Bennington 

> 

Clarkson: Legislators in Vermont pass aid measures 

from page 6 

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) mandate by the regulator. Many banks 

has announced a program that will allow have announced that they will have 

some level of payment forbearance to forbearance programs of their own. For 

borrowers impacted by COVID-19. The those who may be eligible because of lost 

plan put forward is for people to work income, please be in touch with your lender 

with their lenders to arrange for reduced 

as soon as possible to get the process 

or suspended payments for up to 12 started. 

months due to hardship. People with loss There are no specific programs yet for 

of income related to the COVID-19 crisis rental relief although this may change. 

should first calculate and document their However, the Vermont Courts have suspended 

losses and then get in touch with their 

eviction proceedings during this 

lender or mortgage administrator to work COVID-19 crisis. 

out an appropriate reduction. The deferred 

Many rental properties may be eligible 

payments will still be owed – either for the mortgage relief described above, 

through increased monthly payments which could result in a pass through of 

once they resume or through an extension forbearance to tenants. Renters facing 

of the loan’s term. 

payment problems should start a conversation 

This reduction is not automatic – it 

with their landlords to explore 

needs to be worked out with the lender. different payment possibilities. 

Nor will it cover all mortgages. Getting 

Clarkson can be reached by email: aclarkson@leg.state.vt.us 

relief on those outside the Federal system 

. For more information 

is a matter of lender policy rather than of visit legislature.vermont.gov.


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The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 PUZZLES • 15 

WORDPLAY 

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18. Manila hemp 

20. Comedienne 

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21. British School 

22. Human 

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25. Surrenders 

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theSilverLining 


This week’s infusion of hope and positivity. 

Courtesy of Marnie DeFreest 

Masked sewed by Marnie DeFreest for health workers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. 

Volunteers make cloth masks for 

Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

By Anne Galloway/VTDigger and Polly Mikula 

As the nation, and the region, faces a dearth of personal 

protective equipment for health care providers 

in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, volunteers and 

small local companies are stepping up to fill the void. 

Jillian Bradley, co-owner of the Barnard General 

Store, posted the following message to the Barnard 

Listserv on Sunday, March 22: 

“I’ve seen several emails on the list about sewing 

masks for the hospitals. I have created a box for dropping 

off and picking up fabric and elastic. It is located 

at our round table. Anyone who has extra supplies, 

please put them in the box. Anyone who is sewing 

masks, feel free to come pick up the supplies that have 

been dropped off. If need be, I’m happy to deliver these 

materials to those sewing masks.” 

Marnie DeFreest, the finance manager for VTDigger, 

also dragged her sewing machine out of the closet 

and got to work on her kitchen table this past Saturday 

morning, whipping up a colorful array of cotton masks 

for front-line workers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical 

Center. 

DeFreest and other local sewers are using instructions 

based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

guidelines. 

“I am doing it specifically for relatives and friends 

who are nurses who are being told their only option is 

to come to work wearing a bandanna,” DeFreest said. 

The CDC has said patients, pharmacists, dentists 

and providers who are treating patients who don’t have 

the virus can use homemade masks, bandannas or 

scarfs to protect themselves and patients from spreading 

COVID-19. Cloth face coverings, however, are not 

enough protection for front-line workers who are taking 

care of people who test positive for the virus. 

All DeFreest needs to keep going is more elastic 

for the ear loops. She made 18 before she ran out of 

the stretchy stuff, and anticipated making 38 over the 

weekend. 

It turns out access to ¼-inch elastic is more elusive 

than she anticipated. There appears to have been a run 

on the material, according to several sewers interviewed 

for this article. Walmart and Joann Fabric were 

both sold out in Barre and Rutland, she said. 

She put a call out on Facebook, and her husband 

and she, in a drug-deal like encounter inspired by 

social isolation in the era of COVID-19, picked up a bag 

of elastic dropped off at a gas station. 

DeFreest is part of a group of 490 Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

volunteers who are sewing masks for hospital 

staff and patients. Two companies, Fat Hat Clothing in 

Quechee and Vermont Glove in Randolph, have also 

offered to manufacture masks for health care workers 

in the region. 

The hospital is preparing kits with fabric and elastic 

for local pickup and launched a website with directions 

on how to sew the masks. 

The cloth masks allow the hospital to redeploy 

medical masks for critical care nurses and doctors. 

Masks can be dropped off in resealable plastic bags to 

the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Service Center, Green 

Warehouse, 50 LaBombard Road North, Lebanon, New 

Hampshire. The hospital will sanitize the masks and 

distribute them to staff, patients and visitors. 

Kristin Roth, director of volunteer services at 

Dartmouth-Hitchcock, said they have ordered a bulk 

supply of elastic that should be in early next week. In 

the meantime, the hospital has found other sources for 

the material and is offering kits for volunteers. 

“It allows us to stretch our supplies,” Roth said. “We 

have a robust group of volunteers who want to help, 

and it helps people feel empowered at a time when 

they don’t feel in control of things.” 

Vermont Glove, a goat skin glove factory in Randolph, 

has made prototypes of the masks and plans 

to begin manufacturing them this week, according to 

owner Sam Hooper. 

Joan Ecker of Fat Hat Clothing, a family-run designer 

clothing company based in Quechee, is also working 

on a prototype that can be mass produced by a small 

group of sewers and cutters. 

“It’s an interesting and frightening time,” Ecker said. 

“The fact that it’s like a war zone, and the government 

isn’t doing anything is surprising. This gives people 

something to do every day.” 

Ecker said her small team of four can cut 50 masks 

at a time, and with two sewers, she estimates they can 

produce one mask every 15 minutes. She is also going 

to offer kits to local sewers who want to pitch in. 

“We want to help people feel safer going into the 

hospital,” Ecker said. 

Her company also plans to make medical gowns for 

health care workers. 

10 bright sides to 

social distancing 

By Brooke Geery 

With life upended for everyone in the world, it’s important 

to stay positive and look for whatever rays of sunshine 

may come. Things may not be perfect, but they’re definitely 

going to get better eventually. In the meantime, be thankful 

for what you have. Here are 10 bright sides, or silver linings, 

to appreciate during this pandemic: 

1. Way better delivery/takeout options - I recently 

moved back to Vermont from a real food city— a 

place where you could literally find any type of 

cuisine whenever you wanted it. So, pulling up Uber 

Eats in Rutland to see a choice between fast food 

and pizza was a bit of a disappointment. And while 

many restaurants have closed, others have shifted 

operations to take out and delivery, featuring special 

menus. Eat well, and please, leave a tip. 

2. Delivery booze! - On March 20, the state of Vermont 

changed its laws so that to-go cocktails are 

now a thing. More specifically, establishments with 

first-class liquor licenses can do takeout, curbside 

delivery, and beverage delivery. Second-class 

licensees can allow for delivery and curbside pickup 

of unopened alcohol. 

3. No social pressure to do stuff - Sure, maybe you like 

going out and hanging out with people, but there’s 

also something nice about getting some solid alone 

time. You don’t have to worry about FOMO (fear of 

missing out) because no one else is doing anything. 

4. More time with your family - We’re in this together 

as a society, but closer to home, you’re really in this 

with your “isolation pod” i.e. your housemates. 

Take this chance to spend some quality time with 

the people you love. Play games, do a puzzle, cook a 

meal. Before we know it, you’ll be back to your busy 

life, so enjoy this time while it lasts. 

5. Lots of great free content- Artists can and will 

still create in times of strife and right now, there’s 

nothing better to do with this stuff than put it online 

for free. Whether it’s a concert on Facebook live or 

authors reading children’s books on Youtube, there’s 

plenty of entertainment out there. Go find it! 

6. Catch up on housework. - COVID-19 has really hit 

just in time for spring cleaning, so resist the urge to 

sit around in your own filth and use your free time to 

clean it up! Rake the yard (or shovel it, as this week 

might have it), wash the floors, disinfect everything, 

and tackle those jobs that are normally too much 

after a full day of work. Not only will you have a better 

environment for yourself, but you may even slow 

the spread of the virus. 

7. Once in a lifetime experience - It may be a bit of a 

stretch, but you will remember this forever. When 

we make it through the worst of the pandemic, we 

will come out a stronger, more unified society. Yeah, 

it hurts right now, but it can only get better. 

8. Great for the environment - I hate to say that the 

viral photos of dolphins in Venice and elephants 

drunk on corn wine in China are fake, but there is no 

denying the shuttering of factories, limited cars on 

the road and other general upheaval of industry are 

great for our planet. How’s that for a silver lining? 

9. Save money! - Maybe you’re saving because you 

don’t have any money to spend, or maybe just 

because cutting out daily trips to the bar really 

is cheaper. Either way, this pandemic is great for 

learning to be frugal, not to mention the deals offered 

by businesses looking to off load stock or just 

stay afloat right now. 

10. You are helping by doing nothing. - No generation 

before us has ever had a more simple directive. Stay 

home. Do nothing. That’s all you have to do to be 

part of the solution! You can do this.

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 THE SILVER LINING • 17 

Fair Haven Memorial Day 

Parade seeks floats 

FAIR HAVEN— Now that spring is in sight, the plans for the May 23 Memorial Day 

Parade are moving along. 

Parade organizers welcome new and old parade participants from floats to bicycles. 

They hope to see organizations, sports teams, clubs and groups who want to showcase 

what they are passionate in. Traditionally students have been the final unit in the 

parade with their decorated bicycles. 

Bands, marching units, fire trucks, a helicopter and floats are on the schedule. This 

year there are generous prizes for the best floats: $400 for first place, $200 for second 

place and $100 for third place. 

The festivities will begin with the dedication at the cannon 12:50 p.m. The invocation 

and speakers will be at the platform in front of the war memorials. Marty Irons will 

be the featured speaker. The parade will begin immediately following these ceremonies. 

After the parade the participants are encouraged to go to the Fair Haven American 

Legion on South Main Street for refreshments. 

If you have questions, you can call the Legion at 802-265-7983. To be in the printed 

program you must have your information in by April 29, but entries will not be turned 

down after that date. 

Courtesy of Billings Farm 

A Jersey cow at Billings Farm examines a homemade puppet cow . “Hello!” 

Billings Farm offers Billings Farm to-go 

Crafts, activities and virtual tours available 

WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & 

Museum is offering options for local 

families and for folks farther away 

who want to explore our 

farm and museum. 

Visit billingsfarm.org/ 

billings-farm-athome 

where you 

will find “Bag of 

Fun” activities and 

crafts to download 

as well as virtual 

visits with our farm 

animals. Watch “Introduction 

to Milking” 

and “Up Close With a 

Jersey Cow” or download 

the “Dairy Cow 

Bag of Fun!” 

If you are in the 

area, bag of fun kits 

are available for pick 

up on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the 

“drive through” outside our Visitor Cen- 

Courtesy of Billings Farm 

Make a craft goat from those 

used toilet paper rolls. 

ter. Thursday, March 26’s kit will feature 

a crazy quilt bookmark craft. 

Over the next days and 

weeks, Billings Farm will 

continue to post new activities 

and videos including 

book readings, farmhouse 

tours, cooking demonstrations 

and more. 

Send your ideas for 

future kits and videos, 

and questions you 

want answered about 

our animals, the 

farm, our exhibits 

and our collections 

to askus@billings- 

farm.org. 

The Farm and 

Museum is located 

one-half mile north of 

the Woodstock village 

green on Vermont 

Route 12. For information 

call 802-457-2355 or visit billingsfarm.org. 

By Noreen McGill? 

McGill demonstrates braiding colorful fabric along the edge of new rug. 

Braided rugs weave past 

memories together 

By Noreen McGill 

Ever wonder what happened 

to that lost sock? 

I might know. 

My great uncle Ed’s 

farm in Chaplin, Connecticut, 

was our family 

farm. My mother’s great 

grandparents, Big Nannie 

and Grandpa, came from 

Ireland to farm and work 

in the Willimantic Textile 

Mills and for the railroad. 

For me, the farm was 

freedom, fields, cows, 

apple trees, a barn with a 

hay loft to jump out of. Also 

a small farm house with a 

cold pantry, a wood fired 

kitchen stove, a living room 

with a massive fire place, a 

bee hive oven, an iron hook 

hanging from the ceiling 

and a magical room-sized 

round braided rug. 

I would come into the 

cold pantry, take off my 

muddy shoes, put my hat 

and coats on the giant safe 

and head into the kitchen. 

I’d hang around and listen 

to my grandmother Nannie 

(Big Nannie’s daughter) 

and my Mom talk about 

stuff. Then I’d be off to the 

living room to collapse in 

the center of the rug, my 

fingers moving around and 

around the braided spiral. 

It was mostly black but 

every so often it would have 

a red, gray, or blue strand. 

My Mom said Big Nannie 

made the rug by braiding 

together worn out old 

clothes, sheets and socks. 

Socks! 

I didn’t see any in the 

rug. How did she do that? 

Mom explained that Big 

Nannie would cut the socks 

around and around, like 

when you try to remove the 

skin of an orange and keep 

it all in one piece. That was 

all I needed. Soon I was 

braiding together some 

rags and one of my Dad’s 

black work socks. 

This memory came to 

me when I was looking at 

page 18 of the “Winter/ 

Spring 2020 ArtisTree/ 

Purple Crayon Course 

Catalog,” which told of a 

“Braided Rag Rug Workshop.” 

I signed up. ArtisTree 

Community arts center, 

operates out of a renovated 

and repurposed barn and 

farmhouse in South 

Pomfret. The workshop, 

led by Caitlyn Eastman, 

began with a freshly laundered 

basket of old worn 

out clothes, a beautiful 

orange scarf with with 

birds on it, and sheets. We 

were encouraged to bring 

our own rags. 

We came together, sharing 

our stories and the history 

of our fabrics. One of 

our group shared that her 

mother had died recently, 

Nannie would cut the socks around 

and around, like when you try to 

remove the skin of an orange and 

keep it all in one piece. 

and that she planned 

to make a rug using her 

mom’s favorite clothes. Another 

had moved recently 

from a big city on the West 

Coast to raise her children 

in our beautiful Vermont 

mountains. She wanted 

her little ones to have the 

freedom to play in open 

spaces. As she packed up 

her west coast home, she 

had sorted the worn linens 

and the old sheets and 

duvet covers from her children’s 

beds, and cut them 

into strips, which she rolled 

into colorful fabric balls. 

Braided rug > 25

Food Matters 


By Pat Harvey 

The burger at Flannels comes with options for sides. 

Rick reviews Flannels Bar & Grill, a gem in Mendon 

Daily Bread 

By Rick Daily 

Editors Note: This Daily 

Bread visit was taken prior 

to the Governor’s mandate to 

temporarily close the state’s 

eat-in restaurants. 

Favorite Dish of the night? 

The Flannels Harvest Salad. 

It has kale, quinoa, dried 

fruits, apples, maple smoked 

cheddar with spiced vinaigrette: 

Great flavor and large enough to 

Rick Daily enjoys dessert with friends, Marie and Walter, at Flannels Bar & Grill in Mendon. 

share! It’s a regular menu item. 

What is the scene there? Who did you meet? 

Monday is a quiet night but the bar was full. I met 

some old friends for dinner: Marie Antoinette Milazzo 

and Walter Smith. 

Best time to go? 

Dinner: 5 p.m. to close 

Local tips? 

BOGO burgers on Monday night are great! 

Location? 

74 US Route 4, Mendon 

By Pat Harvey 

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THRU MAY 2nd 

251 West St 

10am-2pm 

Rutland 

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Market 

STARTS 

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We remain OPEN to ensure that our community has access to 

healthy, local food. If you cannot make it to the market, please visit 

our vendors at their farms or online! 

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BOMOSEEN BREAD BASKET 

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MENDON MTN ORCHARDS 

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RAYS OF SUNSHINE 

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STORYTIME FOODS 

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DAIRY & EGGS: 

BRIDPORT CREAMERY 

802-758-6800 

bridportcreamery.com 

ICEHOUSE FARM 

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LARSON FARM 

661 South Street, Wells 

802-645-0865 

NORTH MEADOW FARM 

726 North Rd, Manchester 

northmeadowfarms.com 

WINDY MEADOWS 

12362 NY22, Whitehall, NY 

Porkandeggs.com 

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BROWNS’ FAMILY FARM 

240 Hulett Hill Rd, Benson 

802-537-4474 (call first) 

CHAGA MOON 

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ELNICKI PICKLE CO. 

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GRANDPA JIMS HOT SAUCE 

vermonthotsauce.com 

K RUANE MAPLE FARM 

802-353-0873 

MORRILL MOUNTAIN FRUIT FARM 

mmffvt.com 

STEWART MAPLE 

5444 VT Route 103, Cuttingsville 

stewartmaple.com 

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802-683-5791 

BROWN’S ORCHARD & FARMSTAND 

1083 Route 30 South, Castleton 

802-468-2297 

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY MUSHROOMS 

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champlainvalleymushrooms.com 

DUTCHESS FARM 

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EVENING SONG FARM 

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FLOWERBROOK MEADOWS 

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PLEW FARM 

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plewfarm.com 

RADICAL ROOTS FARM 

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YODER FARMS 

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BUR-GER FARM 

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DAVIS FARM 

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WHALEBACK VINEYARD 

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By Merisa Sherman 

“There’s a bench on Kent Pond, where I like to go and sit,” Sherman reflects on a unassuming spot that holds meaning. 

There’s a bench on Kent Pond, where I like to go 

and sit. It’s not the world’s most comfortable or beautiful 

bench, just some old 2x4s bolted together and 

cemented into the ground. But 

it’s there just the same, beckoning 

one to come and sit 

and stare out across the water 

and out toward the mountain 

which surround the pond. The 

top piece of wood has been 

worn down over the years, so 

that the bench is just slightly 

Livin’ the 

Dream 

By Merisa 

Sherman 

lower on the one side. You have 

to sit down gingerly, in case you 

get a splinter where when isn’t 

necessarily wanted, but sit you 

do. 

My feet are just far enough 

away from the water that I can’t reach, no matter 

how much I scoot down on the bench and extend 

my legs. But, for some reason, I always try. Perhaps I 

think the water is higher 

than usual, or that 

the beavers have made 

some new structure 

that will have brought 

the water closer to the 

bench. Or maybe I’m 

just stretching, settling 

in to my “Thoughtful Spot” and finding the perfect 

position for a few minutes of reflection. 

It’s also a place of joy, as I was sitting here when my 

beloved cousin let me know she going to be a mom 

for the first time. I jumped off the bench then, and 

walked excitedly, through the water and onto the 

sometimes existing peninsula. It’s a peaceful spot, 

but it’s usually a loud joy. As a group of paddle-loving 

individuals gather to celebrate the 100th launch of 

one of our dear friends, there is nothing but laughter 

as we make our way out to Goose Poop Island. Or the 

rambunctious excitement of a family with two little 

The Bench 

“... maybe I’m just stretching, settling 

into my ‘Thoughtful Spot’ and finding 

the perfect position for a few minutes 

of reflection.” 

girls heading off in a canoe for the first time. 

But it’s also a bench of sadness, and where I would 

take our cherished golden retriever at the end of her 

life to wade in the water while I held back tears. I 

would sit and watch Vespi while she swayed along, 

the effects of her stroke not preventing her from putting 

her snout in the water, watching the fish swimming. 

She would follow them for hours, never even 

picking her head up when I called her name. Vespi 

loved to watch those fish. And I would try to be happy 

knowing she was happy. 


and sit. I’m not sure why, but there is something 

about that bench that makes me feel grounded and 

once again at peace with the world and myself. I always 

found it strange, that no matter how much time 

I spend on the water in my canoe or in the woods hiking 

with my skis on, that just sitting on this one bench 

has solved more problems for me than any place else. 

It is not a comfortable bench at all, but somehow it’s 

one of the few places where I can actually sit still. 

And so I went this 

week. To sit and see if 

the Green Mountains 

would guide me, if 

they had any answers 

for the anxiety and 

chaos that are quietly 

becoming the new 

normal. The pond was still frozen solid, like the ski resort 

itself, and there was a feeling of emptiness except 

for two ice fishermen braving the pond. As I sighed a 

sigh of misfortune and despair, the wind came down 

off the mountains, wrapped itself around me and 

whispered in my ear. It sang a song of Peace, Patience, 

and Constance. The wind reminded me that it might 

change direction or temperature or intensity, but it 

will be there. I sat there and let the cold wind take over 

my soul, guiding me to relax and trust and breathe. 


and sit. But I think I’ll bring some hot cocoa next time.

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 THE SILVER LINING • 21 

Family meditation can provide 

routine and calm 

By Midge Scanlan 

With the nonstop thread of news 

concerning the coronavirus, disruptions 

to our daily routines and just looking at 

the empty shelves at the grocery store, 

it’s easy to feel anxious these days. Our 

children are not immune to this anxiety. 

They too hear the news, are kept from 

their routines of school and its extra curricular 

activities — be it plays, chorus, 

band or the long awaited prom. They 

now can’t play or interact with their 

friends as they did just days ago and are 

witness to the frustrations their parents 

feel due to these current events. 

Our routines bring a sense of 

continuity, balance and security 

to our daily lives. 

Now that life has 

been disrupted 

we are being 

forced into 

finding a new 

norm not 

only for ourselves 

but 

our children 

as well. 

How can 

we nurture 

ourselves and 

“Simple 

meditations 

can bring 

about big results... A 

family meditation can 

help towards that goal 

of balance, feelings of 

wellbeing and connectivity.” 

- Midge Scanlan 

loved ones while staying grounded when 

there is so much uncertainty? 

It’s easier than you’d think — you’re 

already doing it! Just breathe. Now bring 

your attention to your breath. Breathe 

in through your nose at the count of 

four and exhale out of your mouth at the 

count of two. Repeat. 

The Internet is full of meditation 

choices for both you and your children. 

Many are as simple as breathing while 

others can be slightly more nuanced. 

Check them out and find one that you 

think might fit your family and incorporate 

it into your “new” daily routine. 

Practicing at approximately the same 

time each day will enhance the experience 

and quickly bring it into one of 

habit. Keep in mind it is a “practice” not 

a “perfect!” Don’t get overwhelmed, 

keep it light and take it at your child’s 

pace. There’s a thought that one minute 

of meditation for every year of your 

child’s age is a good gauge. For multiple 

children take an average of ages and try 

that. Though15 minutes is the maximum 

for most children,the important 

thing to remember is that this is 

your family’s routine so you 

can adapt and tweak as 

you see fit. Allowing your 

children the time and 

space to talk about 

their experiences 

with the meditation 

is also beneficial. 

There really isn’t 

any right or wrong 

experience, but 

checking in can help 

keep it from becoming 

a chore. 

Simple meditations 

can bring about big results. 

They can be brought in 

as a morning awareness, a mealtime 

prayer of gratitude or an evening 

prayer for loved ones. You can even do 

all three! They need not be affiliated 

with any religion or practiced with any 

dogma. Meditation can be utilized as a 

way to check in with our breath, quiet 

our minds, connect with our hearts. It 

can be done before or after an activity 

or any time you see a need within your 

child to redirect their anxiety, fears or 

frustrations. 

It appears that we may be just at 

the beginning of a long sequester. Some 

families will find the isolation more 

challenging than others, yet we all can 

benefit by taking a few moments out of 

each day to reconnect with ourselves 

and each other. A family meditation can 

help towards that goal of balance, feelings 

of wellbeing and connectivity. 

Midge Scanlan is a stained glass artist 

living in Rochester. She and her husband 

have been practicing Heartfulness Meditation 

for the past 28 years. 

Pine Hill Park asks you 

to protect its trails 

RUTLAND — While going for a bike ride is a great form of social distancing, the 

people at Pine Hill Park urges you to stick to the pavement right now. Specifically, avoid 

the trails when temps are 25 degrees or warmer. They are too tender, especially south 

and west facing trails. Banked corners are always fragile too. Thank you for respecting 

all the hard work that volunteers do in the park. 

Currently, we are in the freeze/thaw cycles which are common in March. The park is 

nowhere near ready to ride. Even fat bikes will be an issue until the freeze/thaw cycles 

end later this spring. Sunny days and open ground, especially on the south and west 

facing slopes, means the trails break apart easily. If the trails need repair in the spring, 

it will leave less time and energy to improve the rest of the trail system. Please respect 

all the hard work volunteers do in the park to make it such a great system. 

By Brooke Geery 

The Idiots performed live at Jax Food 

and Games on Sunday, March 22. This time, 

the show was a bit different than normal 

though. There was no live audience in 

attendance — instead, about 1,400 people 

watched on Facebook live, making requests 

through the chat and making donations to 

Killington Relief, a fund to benefit Killington 

service workers. 

“What’s good about this is it’s less bodies, 

but we’ll have a same amount of applause,” 

front man Rick Webb joked. 

The Idiots 

Courtesy of Jax Food and Games 

Jax online fundraiser brings in $1300 for 

Killington service workers 

The show also served as birthday party 

for drummer Aaron Normand, complete 

with a drum cake from Megan Wagner at 

Dreammaker Bakers. The Idiots played 

three sets in total on Sunday. 

All told, the event raised about $1,300 for 

the cause, and you can still Venmo donations 

to @Killington-Relief. If you missed 

it and need some punk rock in your life, 

the videos are available at facebook.com/ 

jaxkillingtonvt. Stay tuned for more live 

online events from Jax in the future. 

Solid Waste Transfer Station 

Location: 2981 River Road (Behind Town Garage) 

Phone Number: (802) 422-4499 

Winter (Nov. 2, 2019 to March 30, 2020) 

SAT.& MON. (8 A.M.- 4 P.M.) & SUN. (8 A.M.-12 P.M.) 

Collection & transfer of solid waste deposited by residents and property owners of 

the Town. (Windshield sticker & punch card needed) Recycling Center for residents 

and property owners of the Town. (Free with windshield sticker) If you need to 

dispose of solid waste outside the normal operating hours of the Transfer Station 

or have construction & demolition debris or other non-acceptable waste, residents 

and property owners of Killington can go to the Rutland County Solid Waste District 

Transfer Station & Drop-off Center located on Gleason Road in Rutland. 

Summer hours begin Sat., April 4, 2020. (Sat. & Mon. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

22 • PETS 


Rutland County Humane Society 

KEANU 

Handsome husky waiting to love you!! Keanu is 2 

yrs old. He is looking for someone that loves the great 

outdoors as much as he does! Walks, hikes, or just laying 

in the sunshine all make him a very happy boy! He needs 

a fenced in yard and a home as an only pet. 

This pet is available for adoption at 

Springfield Humane Society 

401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, VT• (802) 885-3997 

*Adoptions will be handled online until further notice. 

spfldhumane.org 

LANCE 

I’m a 3-year-old neutered male. I was out cruising the 

neighborhoods before I found myself at Lucy Mackenzie. 

Cruising - what a great word! It makes me think of basketball 

players making their way down the court, you know 

confident and athletic - just like me! I’m kinda like the fans 

watching their favorite athletes, too - I can get overly excited 

at times. I mean - I’m a real fun and social guy - it’s hard not 

to! I love to play and to be around people. With all the excitement 

I bring, I think a home without cats, dogs and young 

children would be best. I mean, I really like to be the center 

star! If you think you have room on your couch and in your 

heart for a buddy to watch sports with, then come stop by 

and meet me today! 

This pet is available for adoption at 

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society 

4832 VT-44, Windsor, VT • (802) 484-5829 

*(By appointment only at this time.) Tues. - Sat. 12-4p.m. 

& Thurs. 12-7p.m. • lucymac.org 

PASCAL - 11 Month Old. 

Neutered Male. Terrier Mix. 

Tan. I am looking for a family 

that is active and will tire 

me out so that I will be behave 

better in the home. 

AZREAL - 3 Year Old. Neutered 

Male. Domestic Short 

Hair. Gray. I’m a mellow 

man, who will liven up for 

some affection. 

MAGGIE - 3.5 year old. 

Spayed Female. Terrier 

Mix. Black. I am the sweetest 

little lady around with 

the best personality. 

PRIMETIME - 9 Month 

Old. Spayed Female. Pit 

Mix. Brindle. I have a bubbly 

personality with a ton of 

energy. 

KAYLA 

ABEL - 1 Year Old. Neutered 


Hair. Black. It takes me a 

little bit to warm up to other 

cats since I enjoy being the 

center of attention. 

8 Year Old. Spayed 

Female. Siamese. Torti 

Point. If you have a 

farm, stable, warehouse, 

factory, greenhouse, 

nursery, winery, 

distillery, junkyard, 

storage facility, repair 

shop, retail store and 

more and you have a 

problem with rodents, I 

am the one for you. 

All of these pets are available for adoption at 

Rutland County Humane Society 

765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 

Tues. - Sat. 12-5p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org 

RCHS and COVID-19: In light of the recent and 

ongoing concerns about COVID-19, the Rutland 

County Humane Society (RCHS) will implement new 

procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of 

our staff, volunteers, adopters, supporters and the 

public. Beginning immediately new policies are in 

place. Appointments will need to be made to adopt 

or visit an animal or to surrender an owned animal. 

Please call if you are bringing in a stray animal. We 

are currently not accepting donations of items to 

the shelter. We have been, and will continue to, use 

the appropriate cleaning guidelines so our staff can 

safely care for the animals at RCHS and themselves. 

Please call us or e-mail with any questions. We 

appreciate your support and understanding during 

this time as we do what is best for everyone in our 

community. 

POPPY - 3 Year Old. 

Spayed Female. Domestic 

Short Hair. Brown Tiger. I 

am also a pretty independent 

gal so I wouldn’t be 

under your feet all the time. 

BLAZE - 2 Year Old. Neutered 

Male. Bullmastiff Mix. 

Red. I am one big guy but 

a little on the shy side when 

meeting new people. 

RIZZA - 8 year old. Neutered 


Hair. Black and White. I am 

a very low-key cat. I enjoy 

spending my time at the 

highest point in the room. 

MIMI - 1 Year Old. Spayed 

Female. Domestic Short 

Hair. Calico. If you’re looking 

for a sweet southern 

lady to cuddle up with and 

time to listen to a story—I’m 

your gal. 

ALLAY - 10 Year Old. 

Spayed Female. Husky 

Mix. Grey/White. At my 

age I think I would like to 

be the only pet in the home 

then I can get all your attention. 

BROOKLYN - 6 Year Old. 

Spayed Female. Pit Mix. 

Brindle. I love to go on nice 

slow walks and enjoy the 

fresh air and scenery. 

PJ - 1 Year old. Neutered 

Male. Domestic Short Hair. 

Orange Tabby. My new 

family will want to be patient 

with me while I am 

adjusting to my new home.

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 MOTHER OF THE SKYE • 23 

Aries 

March 21 - April 20 

wish I could tell you what you want to 

I hear. There’s nothing to fear but it looks 

like various forces are lining up to interfere 

with your plans. Let me remind you: interference 

is inevitably God’s way of getting 

us back on track. Your control trips need to 

loosen up enough to open your mind and 

find another way to do things. The idea that 

you might be stuck beating a dead horse 

should be strong enough to get you to wake 

up and look at what needs to happen, instead 

of clinging to the notion that this is 

where it’s at. What better time than now to 

consider your next move? 

Taurus 

April 21 - May 20 

It’s hard to be sure about any of this. Attempts 

to stabilize or get to the bottom of 

it will get you nowhere. This sense of anxiety 

could very well be ‘anticipation’; don’t 

overlook that possibility. In some cases, 

what’s about to happen will alter your entire 

reality structure. The part of you that 

is ahead of the curb can ‘feel’ this. For the 

next few months, events that have already 

started to roll out will reveal more of themselves 

in a process that is meant to show 

you that life is always way more interesting 

than our little pea brains, and our addiction 

to certainty, allow it to be. 

Gemini 

May 21 - June 20 

Everything is on the line right now. It is 

no longer a question of can you handle 

this; it is down to the wire, and you are “It”. 

When life gets like this, higher forces are 

always at work - and they are there to tap 

in to, if you can get out of the way long 

enough to let them cover you. As much 

as you may feel like you are here on your 

own, it’s not that way at all. There’s one 

more river to cross, but, you have it made 

and are more than fine. Just keep the light 

on, keep doing it your way, and tap into the 

beautiful energy that is here and ready to 

take you wherever you want to go. 

Cancer 

June 21 - July 20 

You’ve just about had it, with something, 

or someone. You could be fresh 

out of energy or fresh out of patience; or 

both. Don’t read too much into the fact that 

you seem to be at a loss as to how to make 

things better. It’s usually in the moment 

where we’ve had enough, or where things 

seem futile, that we make our biggest break 

throughs. You’re about to find out where 

you need to go and what you really need to 

be doing; and it may not be this. There are 

other options. If you’ve exhausted this one, 

stop wringing your hands over it and look 

at what’s waiting for you around the corner. 

Leo 

July 21 - August 20 

You’ve just about had it with people 

who can’t be accountable. It seems 

that you’re the only one around here who 

knows how to behave. It’s to your credit 

that you have finally figured out how to 

draw the line; how long has it been? Now 

that you have put a raft of issues into a 

perspective that allows you to live with 

yourself, those who have the most to do 

with them are bound to show up on your 

doorstep. Don’t be surprised if old lovers 

and/or those who have been a thorn in your 

side return to the scene and give you yet 

one more chance to see if you’re really on 

top of things. 

Virgo 

August 21 - September 20 

In the middle of a major reset, we can 

never be sure how things will pan out. If 

you are relieved to be on to the next thing, 

as whatever that is makes itself clear to you, 

you will begin to notice that if it’s not one 

thing, it’s another. You are so accustomed 

to certain activities and habits, this change 

in your routine is bound to present you with 

a new set of problems. On a certain level 

all of this is happening to bring you face to 

face with yourself and with the part of your 

being who, up until now, has never had a 

chance to figure out who you are and what 

you’re really here for. 

Libra 

September 21 - October 20 

You’ve never been able to figure out 

why your life doesn’t fit the norm: 

PS: there is no ‘One Size Fits All’ standard 

for whatever it takes to be human. In your 

case, you didn’t get put here to live out 

that kind of life. And from what I can see, 

your efforts to be that person never got you 

where you want to go. If the truth be told, 

you’ve spent so many lifetimes going along 

with the program, this incarnation is one 

in which it’s your turn to go, and be, an do 

whatever you damn please. Part of you gets 

this, and the ways things look, the rest of 

you is 100% ready to loosen up. 

Scorpio 

October 21 - November 20 

Nobody knows how much you need to 

make everything right. Your whole 

life testifies to this. When things are less 

than perfect you go crazy wondering how 

to fix it. Sometimes life destroys our most 

cherished illusions, not to make us wrong 

or punish us for our mistakes, but to show 

us how to mend things. In the process 

something new is born, and it is what 

comes out of that, that adds new life to the 

plan, or the dream, or the creation. Before 

you can continue with the heart of this vision, 

take a deep breath, and a good long 

look at yourself. It’s time to get real about 

a few things. 

Copyright - Cal Garrison: 2019: © 

Sagittarius 

November 21 - December 20 

You are on a good roll. Whatever’s up 

your sleeve will see you making or 

breaking things, in no time at all. The fear 

of success and the fear of failure are always 

holding hands, so you could be blowing hot 

and cold on any given day. So much is at 

stake, and this matters more than anything 

to you. Operating from your current position 

will be easier if you have someone 

close, someone you trust, to set you straight 

and keep you from getting high on too 

much pie in the sky. This is an incredible 

time. It all comes down to staying grounded 

and keeping your shoulder to the wheel. 

Capricorn 

December 21 - January 20 

Too much static from the ones who matter 

most has you feeling a little nervous 

about how to play this. Up until now, 

you thought you were in everyone’s good 

graces. The sense that you’re not on the 

“A-List” anymore isn’t your imagination. 

If it’s the usual thing, it probably has something 

to do with your ego and your inability 

to keep a lid on it when your insecurities 

weaken you or drive you to overcompensate 

more than usual. The vibes will clear 

up in no time if you stop to reflect on where 

you’re coming from and give everyone involved 

plenty of room to breathe. 

Aquarius 

January 21 - February 20 

The avalanche of change that has come 

down in the last few months has you 

torn between two people, places, or things. 

The pull in two directions, along with an 

equal and opposite need to act like you 

have it all figured out is making you feel 

totally schizophrenic. Those close to you 

are either out of commission, or wish they 

were somewhere else. You’re starting to 

feel like a cross between Jerry Springer and 

Dr. Phil, and you’re busier than a mosquito 

at a nudist colony. Knowing how to navigate 

things from here will require you to 

rethink pretty much everything. 

Pisces 

February 21 - March 20 

You stand firm in the midst of a lot of 

stuff that makes you wonder how you 

do it. Up until now you’ve relied upon true 

grit to keep yourself afloat. At some point 

along the line you shifted over into an ‘other-dimensional’ 

relationship to all of this 

that has turned you into a wizard at making 

anything work. Part of it has to do with 

the fact that you have no choice: the rest of 

it goes much deeper than that. That being 

said, fear, pain, guilt, suffering, and sacrifice 

are no longer an option. Joy is the key. 

Don’t lose yourself to the belief that what 

happens from here on out has to be hard. 

Uncertain times 

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

This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light 

of a Pisces Moon. In the astrological community, this week’s 

‘big news’ surrounds the upcoming Jupiter-Pluto conjunction. 

This aspect will be exact on the 4th of April, but will be 

within orb of exactitude by the 29th of March. 

Jupiter and Pluto form conjunctions every 12-13 years 

or so. This time, it is a relatively big deal because, due to the 

retrograde and direct patterns of both planets, the conjunction 

will be in play, off and on, from now until the middle 

of November, 2020. Loosely translated, this means that 

human consciousness is undergoing a process, a transformation 

if you will, that is impacting all of us. 

It won’t be an overnight thing; it will take time. 

Interpreting aspects involves multiple variables, so let’s 

start by looking at the nature of both planets, consider the 

sign and degree that they occupy, and try to figure out how 

the two archetypes will behave when they’re in the same 

room together. 

Pluto is always a bit of a drag in the sense that he is deep, 

dark, and lethal. To give you a sense of the type of energy 

Pluto likes to mess with, this planet was discovered in 1930 

— the year that Hitler came to power, the year that marked 

the onset of the Great Depression, the year that Edward 

Teller developed the hydrogen bomb, and right around 

the time that Sigmund Freud’s theories became all the rage 

with the intelligentsia. 

As the governor of the forces of life, death, and the hid- 

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Around the middle of March, I begin to feel that 

springtime urge to hit the road, to lace up the winterneglected 

running shoes and start slogging through 

some miles. My early-season 

jogs take me past a wetland 

area that stubbornly spans both 

sides of a road near my home. 

It’s a usual – and very welcome 

– happening to spot red-winged 

blackbirds here, even while snow 

lingers around the cattails and 

The Outside 

Story 

By Meghan 

McCarthy 

McPhaul 

Yes, it is I…looking “forward” 

instead of “back” in my column. 

Why? Because we all need something 

to look 

forward to in 

a world that 

has changed 

in what 

seems like 

a “New York 

minute!” 

So, for as 

long as these 

difficult days 

last I will 

attempt to 

brighten all of our days by reminding 

us of what Mother Nature will 

be doing to cheer us up. “She” 

has already started if we just look 

around. 

The crocuses on the Woodstock 

Avenue side of the Godnick Center 

are one of the first signs of spring. 

brushy willows. 

Red-winged blackbirds are 

among the earliest migrating 

birds to return in spring. The 

males seem natural show-offs, 

with their flashy red-and-yellow 

wing patches and loud, persistent 

song. Often, focused as 

I am at putting one foot in front of the other, I’ll hear 

the blackbird’s distinct konk-la-reee, with its extended 

ending trill, before I think to look for these early spring 

arrivals. 

While the red-winged blackbird’s song is not the 

loveliest, it is certainly most welcome this time of year, 

as is the flash of color these birds imbue onto the still 

dull landscape. 

“I think of redwings as the true harbingers of spring,” 

said Ken Yasukawa, professor emeritus of biology of 

Beloit College, who has studied red-winged blackbirds 

and their habits. 

Yasukawa explained that the timing of birds returning 

from their winter homes in the southern United 

States is mainly a matter of procreation. An early return 

helps male blackbirds compete for the best territories. 

Having the best territories means they’re more likely to 

attract the most females, who start to arrive about two 

weeks behind the males. Attracting the most females 

means a better chance of passing on those red-winged 

genes to the next generation. 

As with many bird species, male red-winged blackbirds 

are more colorful – and more vocal – than females. 

And they’re most vocal during early spring mornings, 

Looking 

Forward 

By Mary Ellen Shaw 

Red-winged 

blackbirds return 

They are in the grassy bank that 

is easily visible as you drive by or 

while you are waiting at the stop 

light by Beauchamp’s Pharmacy. 

This year I noticed them for the 

first time in mid-March. That is 

earlier than usual but it happened 

right about the time that the coronavirus 

was changing our day-today 

lives. The yellow blossoms in 

particular show the sunny side of 

life as they resiliently emerge after 

being buried in snow and sleet. 

You may wonder why the grass is 

allowed to grow longer in that area 

as spring progresses. The flowers 

when they sing at a rate 

of 10 songs a minute. 

Yasukawa said that 

while male redwings sing less 

later in the day, and later in the 

season, they are rarely silent. 

Although female redwings 

have the long, pointed bills 

and somewhat stocky 

stature of males, they 

don’t have red wings 

at all; they are mostly 

brown and heavily 

streaked. One 

common trait of 

both male and 

female redwinged 

blackbirds, 

however, is 

that both will mate 

with multiple partners. 

“Males will attract multiple females to their territories 

and will fertilize at least some of their eggs,” Yasukawa 

said, noting that one study in Washington state 

showed 33 females nesting in a single male’s territory. 

Females, likewise, will often mate both with the male 

within whose territory they are nesting, as well as with 

those in neighboring territories. 

“It’s not at all unusual for one brood to be sired by 

two or more males,” he said. “On my study area in Wisconsin, 

about one third of young were sired by males 

other than the territory owner.” 

Where one bird’s territory ends and another’s begins 

is sometimes revealed by the display, or concealment, 

of the bright wing patches, also called epaulets. 

“If you see two males perched next to each other on 

a territory, one – the territory owner – will be showing 

his epaulets, and the other – the trespasser – will be 

concealing them,” Yasukawa said. “If you see two males 

side-by-side with both showing their epaulets, they’re 

probably on either side of the boundary between their 

territories.” 

Males use those flashy red wing patches both to 

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Early spring flowers bring delight 

need to “die off” on their own. So 

when flowers are grown in grassy 

areas it means no mowing. The 

grass may look a little unkempt 

The yellow blossoms in particular 

show the sunny side of life as they 

resiliently emerge after being 

buried in snow and sleet. 

for awhile but that is necessary in 

order for the crocuses to return 

next spring. 

There are a couple of beautiful 

early gardens that I look forward to 

seeing every April and May. They 

are easily visible to those who 

want to check them out. I walk by 

one of them each week as I enter 

Christ the King Church from the 

Engrem Avenue parking lot. The 

flowers are sheltered from the 

Looking forward > 26 

COVID-19: 

media and markets 

In recent weeks, we’ve seen several major stories in 

the news. On the political front, in addition to the arrival 

of the presidential election through the 2020 caucuses 

and primaries, we have just experienced the third presidential 

impeachment in American history. In international 

news, the latest coronavirus 

outbreak has hit China, now 

referred to as COVID-19, leading 

to closed borders and heightened 

screening at hospitals worldwide. 

It’s not so much the facts of 

what’s going on that are unusual 

– none of these matters are 

Money 

Matters 

By Kevin Theissen 

unprecedented – but the way that 

they are reported in the media 

can be alarming. Even frightening. 

How might this affect me? 

When major events make headlines, 

it’s easy to put yourself in the picture. Knowing, as 

well, how such events might affect the financial markets, 

it’s also easy to wonder how your investments and retirement 

strategy might fare. 

The truth? Political ups and downs, virus outbreaks, 

and other circumstances might lead to some short-term 

volatility on Wall Street. But it’s important to remember 

two things: 

1) Your portfolio should be positioned to reflect your 

risk tolerance, time horizon, and goals. 

2) The way we experience news has changed over the 

years, and not all of it for the better. 

Never-ending news 

On June 1, 1980, businessman and broadcaster Ted 

Turner debuted Cable News Network (CNN), the world’s 

first 24-hour television news channel. In the four decades 

since, other similar channels have emerged. Collectively, 

they changed how the world experiences news. 

Notably, it was the dawn of the 24-hour news cycle. 

Before 1980, news was very different. Major newspapers 

might have published several editions during a day, 

but most areas only had a morning or evening edition. 

Radio might offer news break updates at the top of the 

hour, with news programs in the morning, afternoon, 

and evening. Television followed a similar pattern. 

The never-ending news cycle means that news 

organizations have an interest in continuing to report 

on the same news story even though little or nothing 

has changed. Twenty-four hours is a lot of time to fill, 

and they need ratings in order to be of value to advertisers. 

While this doesn’t necessarily mean that the news 

has become inaccurate or sensationalistic, it might be 

perceived as repetitive. 

It’s also becoming ubiquitous. With our smartphones, 

we’re often receiving news updates immediately 

throughout the day. 

The volume and attention given to COVID-19 has 

been overwhelming and the number of media mentions 

have exceeded 1 billion. This is greater than SARS, HIV, 

MERS, Ebola, Malaria and pneumonia media mentions 

combined. 

Keep informed, but don’t be rattled. Your investment 

and retirement strategy should have considered big 

news events, both major and minor. A good strategy 

gives you room for market changes that might see reactions 

that last a few days – even a few years. Staying the 

course is often the smartest move, partially because 

you aren’t reacting immediately to a dip, and you might 

benefit from a potential recovery. 

So, keep yourself informed and instead of getting too 

worried, do something productive for yourself. Exercise, 

eat healthy, get plenty of sleep, connect with friends, 

laugh and practice gratitude. 

Kevin Theissen is the owner of HWC Financial, Ludlow.

The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 COLUMNS • 25 

Well, I can’t say that I’ve ever experienced 

a week quite like this past one. In the wake 

of the coronavirus outbreak, I’ve seen and 

experienced some interesting things. 

First of all, I am dumbfounded by the 

amount of people I’ve seen outside walking, 

running, and playing. Of course, it makes 

sense given that 

most of us have been 

trapped inside as we 

engage in the suggested 

social distancing. 

I run every other 

day and I usually cross 

paths with one or two 

other people as I make 

The Movie 

Diary 

By Dom Cioffi 

Brave New World? Part two 

my way through the 

streets. Last week, I felt 

like I was constantly 

moving out of the way as 

individuals, couples, and 

families vied for room on the crowded sidewalks. 

I’ve also been amazed at the amount of garbage 

information being circulated throughout 

the world. One would think that given the enormity 

of this situation, people would take greater 

care with the words they choose and opinions 

they express. 

I’m at the point where, unless you have the letters 

CDC or WHO attached to your name, I’m not 

listening to you. All I care about is what the experts 

in infectious diseases have to say about this pandemic. 

If they tell me to do something, I’m doing it; 

if they tell me not to do something, I’m not doing it. 

I spent all of last week working from home in a 

make-shift office in my dining room. Thankfully, I 

can conduct my entire job via my laptop computer. 

It’s a little harder, but to be honest, it’s also been surprisingly 

easy to adjust. 

My team and I still communicate daily via a text thread 

that we’ve all joined. We answer each other’s questions 

and bounce ideas just like we do at the office, with the 

added bonus of the occasional meme or interesting news 

update. 

In fact, we’ve all agreed that we communicate more 

under these circumstances than we ever did when we 

were sitting in the same room together. 

My son is camped out at the other end of the dining 

room table doing his online schoolwork. I’ve found that 

some schools have done a good job adjusting to this new 

environment while others have faltered. In an odd twist, 

my son seems to be doing 

better, no doubt because he’s 

got few distractions in a quiet 

home. 

Visiting the grocery store 

has become interesting as well. 

Not only are particular sections 

wiped out from frantic bulk 

buying, but the people milling about are all on edge. I’ve 

witnessed several individuals looking flustered when they 

can’t buy what they were looking for. 

A few days ago, I stood behind one guy in line who was 

trying to buy five rolls of packaged paper towels. The cashier 

informed him that there was a limit of two packages 

per customer. This didn’t sit well with him, so he tried to 

force the issue by claiming he was buying for his mother 

as well. This, of course, was met with another denial. 

At one point he turned and glanced back at me, 

seemingly looking for acknowledgement that he was in 

the right for wanting more than his fair share. I stared at 

him just long enough to let him know that it was time he 

moved along. 

I’ve also spoken to many people who are already going 

stir-crazy due to the social restrictions. I haven’t had a 

I’ve also spoken to many people 

who are already going stir-crazy 

due to the social restrictions. 

I haven’t had a problem yet. 

problem yet. I make sure to run every other day, and I play 

my guitar as much as possible in the evening. My son and 

I shoot baskets when it’s not too cold and play table tennis 

in the garage almost every night. 

We’ve also done several family walks and played a few 

board games. I’m guessing we’re only a few days away 

from pulling out a puzzle – a sure sign that there’s not 

much to do! 

But, one of the most reliable family activities is to 

gather in front of the television to watch a movie. This 

rarely happens now that we all have our own iPads, but 

I’ve forced the issue under these new circumstances. 

I feel bad for movie theaters during this quarantine 

period. Along with other social outlets that are being disrupted 

because of the virus, the financial repercussions 

will be devastating. Thankfully, 

many studios just announced 

that they would release films 

currently in theaters via online 

channels. 

This week, I streamed 

“Emma” from the comfort 

of my own home. And while 

it was relaxing and less stressful, it failed to match the 

excitement of the shared movie experience that occurs in 

the theaters. 

“Emma,” based on the classic novel by Jane Austen 

and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, is the story of a precocious 

young woman living the charmed existence of wealthy 

socialite in 1800s England. She spends her time manipulating 

the lives of the other young people around her until 

she falls prey to her own Machiavellian schemes. 

Check this one out if you’re a fan of Jane Austen films. 

The language and cadence are not the easiest to follow, 

but the acting and plot lines make for a well-crafted 

picture. 

An upper-crusty “C” for “Emma.” 

Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email 

him at moviediary@att.net. 

Braided rug: from rags to rugs 

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Caitlin’s peripatetic aunt came ready with tablecloths 

from her travels and a “hippie dress” that she had received 

as a gift from her siblings 40 years ago. 

At first it was difficult for me to cut up these treasures. I 

urged my fellows to hold on to the table cloth, the hippie 

dress, the blouse, the scarf. Caitlin, who exudes energy 

and enthusiasm, encouraged us to be playful and fearless 

in our forays into (re)creation. I came to understand that 

I was about to engage in a process of transformation. To 

create the rug, I had to let go and rend what was. 

When I tell people about this workshop, I hear their stories. 

Maureen remembers cutting up the work shirts her 

dad gave her for her school braided rug project. As Maurie 

gives me her mother’s vintage bold floral table cloth to 

braid into my rug, she recalls her friend who, after her 

two year stint in the Peace Corps in Hungary, cut up her 

clothes and made a braided rug. Bonnie’s 

bag of cast off clothes brings 

with it a reminder of the love 

she had for the braided 

rug her grandmother 

created from Bonnie’s 

old wool skirts as a 

wedding gift. 

The process of 

creating the rug 

is cathartic, the 

tearing of fabric, 

liberating, the 

braiding, meditative 

and calming. 

The mantra 

“under, over, under, 

through,” is repeated 

as the strands of fabric 

swirl and form new patterns. 

My mind returns to 

the farm, Nannie and Mom, 

Big Nannie, the rug, the warmth, 

the fun, the freedom. 

My rug will resonate with the past lives of Maurie’s 

mom’s festive table cloth, the ruffle from the hippie 

dress, Bonnie’s bag of bright colors, Caitlin’s raspberry 

blouse, my sister Tara’s bear flannel quilt fabric 

and both of my green ladybug socks. It will carry the 

story of passing quiet time while other activities are 

limited due to COVID-19 in this community where the 

generosity and love of neighbors is woven into my rug 

and into the fabric of my life. 

Please call or 

check us out 

online for this 

week’s movie 

offerings. 

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Submitted 

Crocuses are among the first of the spring flowers to 

bloom, often popping up through the snow! 

Looking forward: seeing beauty 

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north wind on that side. The church building combined 

with the warmth of the sun produce blossoms much 

earlier than plants that are in an open area. 

I also try to take a couple of walks through the gardens 

at Rutland Regional Medical Center. They are beautifully 

maintained and many of the flowers and trees 

there have markers to identify them. The pathways are 

wheelchair accessible. I have gotten some ideas for my 

own gardens from what I see there. 

Many people have more “down time” now that social 

activities have been temporarily halted. Since we are 

asked to practice “social distancing” why not take short 

car rides, bike rides or walks and enjoy the area gardens 

that you may not have noticed before. Seeing the beauty 

of nature is a great “attitude adjustment.” An added 

bonus is getting ideas for bulbs you can plant in the fall. 

They need an extended period of cold to produce their 

color palette in the spring. 

Seeing the 

beauty of 

nature is 

a great 

“attitude 

adjustment.” 

One of my own gardens 

is near the city sidewalk 

and I often notice people 

stopping to take a look. 

When I see a photo being 

snapped I feel like I have 

done something right! 

The “cause” of us having 

more time at home 

may be an unpleasant 

one but we do have a little 

control over the “effect” of it on our daily lives. It allows 

us to spend time outside and enjoy nature. One of my 

favorite things to do is taking a book outside to read for 

awhile. Anyone can do that! You might also choose to 

walk in your neighborhood. This will give you a chance 

to chat with your neighbors, probably some of whom 

you have never met. No problem keeping the recommended 

6-foot distance when you are in the great 

outdoors! 

Up for a little more activity? A hike in the woods is 

always a very peaceful way to spend time. Fortunately, 

Vermont has plenty of woods within its boundaries. 

How lucky are we? 

Stay tuned for more “looking forward” into the 

beautiful world of flowers and trees as they come into 

blossom. 

Time for me to get outside! 

Take care. 

Horoscopes: A pause in life as we know it will give birth to a new paradigm 

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den recesses of the mind, in any situation, if humanity is 

awake and aware Pluto has the capacity to illuminate us 

and carry mankind to the next level. If we are too asleep to 

see the light, he gives us Hell to pay. Not one to suffer fools, 

he can be ruthless and cruel. 

In the same way that human beings are subject to peer 

pressure, and known by the company we keep, like any 

other planet, for better or worse, Pluto is impacted by the 

nature of the planets he aspects. Paired with Mars, or Uranus 

he can dole out nothing but trouble. Fortunately, his 

conjunctions with Jupiter stand a good chance of having all 

things turn out for the best. 

Why is this so? Jupiter happens to be one of the nicest 

guys in the zodiac. Generous, high-minded, optimistic, 

kind, compassionate, and just, Jupiter is known as ‘The 

Greater Benefic.’ On his worst day he might overeat, overspend, 

or waste his time but mostly, Jupiter elevates and 

expands whatever he comes into contact with. 

In a conjunction with Pluto? Picture a Mafia chieftain sitting 

down for a cup of espresso with Santa Claus. With anyone 

else the mob boss might be inclined to bust heads, but 

with Santa? What would 

be the point? These two 

planets get along well 

whenever they’re in the 

same room together. 

The way I see it, this 

Jupiter-Pluto conjunction 

presents us with an 

amazing opportunity. 

In Capricorn? Essentially, the two planets are opening 

the space for humanity to restructure the way the collective 

unconscious defines the concept of ‘Power.’ Capricorn is all 

about the patriarchy, the male principle, and the statusquo. 

How human beings understand and express the 

concept of power on this planet has gotten really messed up 

in the last 13,000 years. At this point? All of the power on the 

planet has been perverted in ways that put it in the hands of 

1% and that do nothing to support the greater good of the 

planet, or the people. 

With this conjunction holding sway right through mid- 

November, and with the 2020 election one of the burning 

questions of the day, don’t you find it interesting that we are 

teetering on one of those do-or-die moments where the 

forces of good and evil are meeting eye-to-eye? Will they 

find a way to reconcile their differences? The Santa-Mob 

Boss analogy is apt; we are looking at the last battle between 

the forces of light and the forces of darkness. 

How will things turn out? Remember what I said about 

how interpreting astrological aspects involves multiple 

variables? The Jupiter-Pluto conjunction by itself isn’t 

enough to give us the answers. Let me break it down into 

layman’s terms: 

The Mars-Pluto conjunction was essentially a meeting 

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obscured by the poor state of the 

books inherited by Concessi when he 

assumed responsibility, Smith said. 

Smith’s promise on March 9 to give 

the Board two important pieces of 

information at Monday’s presentation 

– an estimate of where the deficit 

might be going as FY2020 is finished, 

and a short list of ways in which the 

district might solve the deficit problem 

– was not fulfilled. 

The Mountain Times contacted 

Smith for clarification, but he did not 

respond in time for publication. 

During the meeting Woodstock 

representative Sam DiNatale asked 

the Board to consider releasing a 

$50,000 grant supporting the new 

On his worst day he might overeat, 

overspend, or waste his time but mostly, 

Jupiter elevates and expands whatever 

he comes into contact with. 

build awarded by Woodstock Economic 

Development Commission, 

as the EDC has other current needs. 

“They promised [the district] 

would be at the top of their grant list 

next year,” DiNatale said. 

The third issue that the WCUSD 

Board faces is the possible loss of 

Banios as superintendent as she is 

hoping to win a similar position with 

the Hamilton-Wenham Regional 

School District in Massachusetts. 

This issue was hardly discussed at 

Monday’s meeting. 

However, according the Hamilton-Wenham 

website, final interviews 

for candidates for their superintendent 

job is March 24. There is no 

between the collective ego (Mars) and its higher self (Pluto). 

This conjunction happens every two-and-a-half years or 

so. It marks a moment in time when the collective ego gets 

a wake-up call from the higher mind and an opportunity to 

fall in line with whatever is in the best interests of mankind 

(Or not). Ordinarily Mars, or the ego, is like an out of control 

teenager who is hell bent on doing whatever he feels like 

doing. Mars happens to be ‘exalted’ in Capricorn; this 

means that the collective ego is feeling less selfish, more 

mature, and more willing to follow the dictates of the higher 

self – this is a good sign. 

As soon as Mars is done with Pluto, he will conjunct 

Jupiter. This means that right after Mars gets his instructions 

from ‘Mr. Big’ he will hook up with Santa, the forces 

of light, a.k.a. Jupiter and say: “I have just had my regular 

pow-wow with Pluto. Do you have any advice for me? Can 

you add anything to my ability to act in the highest and 

best interests of mankind?” In astrological terms, Mars will 

confer with Pluto, ‘collect light’ from Jupiter, and move on. 

By the last day of March, Mars will meet with Saturn. 

Saturn is the warden and the time-keeper in this dimension. 

I find it interesting 

that what first appeared 

to be just about Jupiter 

and Pluto, has turned out 

to be a beautiful mixture 

of archetypal forces, 

doing everything in their 

power to make things 

work. So, now that Mars has been straightened out by Pluto 

and uplifted by Jupiter, he is in good shape to deal with 

Saturn. Saturn is the foreman here. He will most likely help 

Mars organize his course of action and come up with the 

best possible plan for humanity. 

With Saturn ready and waiting to install a new set of 

rules, and Mars more than clear about the fact that he has 

to act in the best interests of mankind, the higher forces that 

watch over this planet are 100% there for us. All we have to 

do is wake up, smell the coffee, and start walking our talk. 

Jupiter and Pluto will be dancing around and holding 

space for all of the above through Nov. 12, 2020. This gives 

us close to nine months to rub the sleep from our eyes and 

birth the new paradigm. Our current state of affairs, with 

the coronavirus and all? Like so many other things, it is 

exactly the opposite of what it appears to be. We are in a gestation 

period. This quarantine is akin to the space between 

the in breath and the out breath, or the great void out of 

which all things emerge and begin again. It would be great if 

we could pull ourselves together, eliminate all distractions, 

and prepare for a whole new ballgame – because we are 

moving out of the darkness into the light – and no matter 

how the gap between faith and fear calls us to spin it, the 

best is yet to come. Let me leave you with that and invite 

you to take what you can from this week’s ‘scopes. 

WCUSD: School board faces three challenges with board members, budget deficit and superintendent 

indication when the decision might 

be made. 

Chairman Sammel told the 

Mountain Times no steps have been 

taken to search for a replacement for 

Banios, who is under contract until 

June 30. 

Sources close to Banios say she 

would like to return to Massachusetts 

for family reasons. 

Banios didn’t respond directly 

to an email asking if she would stay 

in her present position if she isn’t 

chosen by Hamilton-Wenham, or if 

she might seek an alternative job outof-state. 

She did state that issues surrounding 

the coronavirus crisis are 

taking up all of her time at present.

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Rockin’ the 

Region 

By DJ Dave 

Hoffenberg 

In this Covid-19 world we’re living in, 

sadly there are no music shows you can 

go to. But, you can catch many performers 

doing Facebook shows live with 

Venmo tipping so please support them 

when you can. 

One of those performers, Jim Yeager, 

has his second solo record coming out on 

April 17. It’s aptly titled “Identity Crisis” 

and relates very 

well to the world 

we’re currently living 

in. Yeager said, 

“This is weird how 

it’s happening.” 

You’ll be able to 

get it on Bandcamp, 

Artistree 

when they reopen 

and at his shows 

(if there are shows 

in the world). He 

will be releasing 

three singles from 

the album on all the social platforms and 

I had the pleasure of previewing them. 

Yeager has been writing for 30 years 

and started writing the songs for “Identity 

Crisis” in 2017 and recording them in 

October 2019. It was recorded at The Underground 

in Randolph and Würks Güde 

Stüdios in Hartland. It’s being mastered 

at Robot Dog Studios in Burlington. 

Yeager said, “The interesting thing 

about these 10 songs is they were all 

written at different times, about different 

things. As I started seeing these songs 

come together and collecting songs for a 

record, I saw these songs had a theme to 

them. It’s hard to explain because I went 

through this weird spiritual awakening 

in 2018. That’s when these songs all came 

together and I realized this is supposed to 

happen. It’s a concept record.” 

Most of the listings I have for Jim 

Yeager are in an acoustic setting so it was 

a welcome change hearing his first single, 

“Polarity.” It starts out really rocking. 

Yeager said it’s in-your-face heavy and I 

agree. His singing mixes well to make it 

a good rock and roll song. There’s some 

recorded talking at the end that gave it 

a cult of personality/Pink Floyd’s “The 

Wall” feel for me. 

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Rockin’ the Region with Jim Yeager (digitally) 

I interviewed Jim Yeager, 51, last October 

so I know he’s into classic rock and 

was a metalhead that shows here. Yeager 

said, “I grew up on classic rock like Led 

Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and all that stuff. 

I’ve always been 

wicked into music. I 

did my first professional 

gig when I was 

17.” 

Yeager said 

“Polarity” is about 

society being polarized. 

He added, “It’s this whole thing 

right now about left vs. right, blacks and 

whites, snowflakes and xenophobes. It’s 

also about being polarized from our own 

selves and losing who we are as people.” 

Yeager just did his first Facebook live 

performance last week. He did a whole 

Pink Floyd set because he wanted to do 

something different than what he regularly 

does at his shows. Yeager said, “It 

was nice and people are pretty generous 

now.” He’s also a massage therapist, or 

was since that’s on hold too, but music 

is something he can’t survive without. 

He moved to Vermont 10 years ago and 

loves it. He currently lives in Woodstock. 

“The whole record is going to be very 

different,” Yeager said. He added, “The 

first two are bangers and there’s really 

only one other on the record that’s close 

to being that heavy. It’s really all over the 

place.” 

There are 10 tracks in total. 

I really dig the second single, “Born 

With a Ladle.” It has a bit of a grunge 

rock feel to me. 

Yeager started playing solo in the 

90s and covers Nirvana. The song came 

from something his mom used to say to 

him. Yeager said, “She said I was born 

with a ladle in my hand. You really know 

how to stir the soup.” Something he 

knew I could relate to. He added, “It’s 

really about me having the power to do 

whatever I want. In the beginning of the 

song it says I can lead a horse to water 

and a pig to slaughter, all this mean stuff. 

As the song goes, it gets more light. It 

says together we can do this, we have the 

power. We’re stronger than we think we 

are.” 

The third single, “Bow My Head,” is 

a mellower song that goes back to the 

acoustic side of him. I really liked his 

singing on this one. The song had me 

foot tapping along. It had a perfect blend 

of instruments and 

vocals. 

Yeager said, “This 

one is about me going 

to everybody in 

my life that I’ve ever 

done wrong, or perceived 

to have done 

wrong. Me saying I’m honestly and truly 

sorry for what I’ve done wrong. I’m really 

doing it to let it go and let it go for myself, 

too. I bow my head to you. There’s no 

grudge, there’s no fight. I want to kind 

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defend their territories and to attract mates. Indeed, the 

bright color seems critical to both purposes. 

In studies when researchers have blackened the red 

feathers, those male birds are likely to lose ownership of 

their territories. 

Conversely, when the red coloring is enhanced, 

Yasukawa said, birds are more often challenged by their 

male neighbors. 

“It seemed as though the brightened males represent 

a great threat to their neighbors, who evict them to prevent 

females from mating with them – something like a 

preemptive strike,” he said. 

Red-winged blackbirds will cover their epaulets, 

leaving only the yellow border visible, when trespassing 

onto other territories – either foraging or seeking to 

acquire new territory. They’ll also hide the bright red 

“This is not the time 

to bash each other 

and not the time to be 

political.” - Jim Yeager 

feathers when they perceive a threat, like a Cooper’s 

hawk flying overhead. 

Male redwings have already appeared in parts of 

southern and central New Hampshire and Vermont, 

and females are starting to show up, too. In my more 

northern neck of the woods, though, I’m still waiting. 

Soon, I know, they’ll call out from their roadside perches 

and puff out those epaulets to full display, claiming their 

place in a landscape gradually transitioning to spring. 

Meghan McCarthy McPhaul lives in Franconia, New 

Hampshire, and is the assistant editor of Northern Woodlands 

magazine. The illustration for this column was 

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met through some people and we’re 

friends. We’ve jammed together a bunch 

of times. He’s been my guitar player and 

I’ve been his drummer.” 

Other artists on the album are drummer 

Titien Tolbert, bassist Jeff Stedman 

and Steven Pixley on accordion. 

Yeager has a message for everyone, 

“Let’s come together and stop bashing 

each other. This is not the time to bash 

each other and not the time to be political. 

It’s the time to help each other out. 

It’s important to me because it has a lot 

to do with the album itself and what it’s 

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Homemade sanitizers: Vermont distillers turn their expertise to making hand sanitizer 

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The distillers distributed 

the sanitizer last week at 

Mehuron’s Market and 

Mad River Taste Place in 

Waitsfield, Federico said. It 

was also distributed at its 

Burlington Tasting Room 

last Saturday, with more 

dates to come. 

In Shelburne, Wild Hart 

Distillery, Inc. owner Craig 

Stevens said his company 

has just received final 

guidance from the federal 

government that will allow 

the making of the hand 

sanitizer. 

“First and foremost, 

my original background 

is in public health, and 

this is the right thing to do, 

both making it and trying 

to make sure it gets to the 

highest risk persons,” said 

Stevens. 

The Tax and Trade Bureau 

(TTB) has authorized 

the manufacture of hand 

sanitizer products consistent 

with WHO guidance, 

the formula of which Wild 

Hart will follow. 

“National supplies of 

ingredients necessary for 

production are in short 

supply and some supplies 

are at an elevated price,” 

said Stevens. “But at this 

time for efficiency and 

safety, we’re using new glass 

bottles that are typically 

used for bottling our other 

products.” 

Given its small supply, 

priority for distribution will 

be for high risk populations 

such as the medical professions, 

Stevens said. 

In Morristown, Green 

Mountain Distillers has put 

out a five-gallon bucket of 

homemade sanitizer with 

a hand pump on top in the 

corner by the door of its 

tasting room. 

Green Mountain Distillers 

owner Howie Faircloth 

askes that people take what 

they need and not anymore. 

“There have already 

been people coming in with 

cases of mason jars – it’s not 

for resale,” said Faircloth. 

The sanitizer is made 

from a byproduct of the 

distilling process by using 

its high-proof spirit alcohol 

and combining it with an 

organic aloe gel, Faircloth 

related. Some batches even 

contain an organic lemon 

extract. 

The sanitizer is free, 

although the distillery 

welcomes donations of 

aloe gel. 

In Windsor, SILO 

Distillery is also producing 

homemade hand sanitizer 

using vegetable glycerin 

and 180-190 proof ethanol, 

following the guidelines 

of WHO, according to Erin 

Bell, head spirits distiller/ 

production manager. 

The distillery is offering 

its sanitizer free to local 

food and beverage partners 

as well as up to 16 ounces 

to members of the public, 

asking individuals to bring 

their own containers if 

possible. 

“We have provided over 

100 gallons since last week 

to local area individuals 

as well as some nursing 

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restaurants that are still 

doing take out,” said Bell. 

“We’re planning to ramp 

up production this week to 

make more as the demand 

grows exponentially every 

day.” 

SILO made the decision 

to produce and distribute 

the product “because we 

can,” said Bell. 

“It’s probably the one 

real thing we can do,” said 

Bell. “We know that right 

now people are scared and 

anxious, and they can’t get 

things they essentially need 

to take care of themselves 

and their loved ones or 

employees. This is not a 

cure. It doesn’t take the 

place of proper hygiene, 

hand washing or practicing 

smart distancing but it 

can put your mind at ease 

a little bit to have one more 

line of defense.” 

Bell said she didn’t know 

how long SILO would be 

able to produce and distribute 

the product but would 

do so for as long as it can. 

“Realizing demand was 

so high for so many crucial 

facilities and groups statewide 

is a daunting concept, 

and we have so far been doing 

it at our own cost,” said 

Bell. “We’re going to start 

to ask for a nominal fee for 

bulk orders soon, and we 

just put out a GoFundMe 

campaign to purchase 

more supplies and support 

the production staff.” 

Some of the funds will 

go to buying more grain 

from farmers in order to 

make the ethanol from the 

grain and to support them 

so that they do not have to 

shut down altogether, Bell 

added. 

To avoid standing in 

large groups, the distillery 

will meet customers in their 

cars or distribution will 

occur in small pick-up windows 

to minimize exposure 

to the staff. SILO is also allowing 

larger bulk pick-ups 

to facilities and companies 

The sanitizer is made from a 

byproduct of the distilling process by 

using its high-proof spirit alcohol and 

combining it with an organic aloe gel. 

by appointment only. 

In Montpelier, Caledonia 

Spirits — the distiller of Barr 

Hill Gin, Barr Hill Vodka, 

and Tom Cat Gin — is also 

making, producing and 

delivering hand sanitizer to 

the Vermont Foodbank and 

individuals in need. 

The distillery has committed 

to making hand 

sanitizer for first responders 

in Vermont. The state 

will pay Caledonia Spirits 

for their raw materials. 

Smugglers’ Notch 

Distillery is also responding 

to help meet the statewide 

shortage. 

“With the abrupt intrusion 

of COVI-19 in our 

lives, Smugglers’ Notch 

Distiller has turned its focus 

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to close the gap on the 

unavailability of preventive 

hygiene products that help 

ensure that our family and 

friends stay safe,” said coowner 

Ron Elliott. 

Other co-owner Jeremy 

Elliott added that the 

Smugglers’ Notch Distillery 

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Vermonters, eager to be 

given an opportunity to 

help in our small way.” 

“This is an unsettling 

moment in our history, and 

we are pivoting together 

quickly for community 

good,” he said. 

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Lisa Bruce, a part-time 

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shutting down. The company 

has a tasting room in a 

small plaza on U.S. Route 4. 

“We’re not in production,” 

she said. “The Cabot 

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won’t be back until next 

week. Basically, we’re on 

hold.” 

The American Craft Spirits 

Association has been 

encouraging its members 

“to help alleviate our national 

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individual to join our team. 

Candidate must be a team 

player while overseeing all 

our housekeeping needs 

to ensure guests’ comfort. 

Reliable transportation 

required. Position is yearround 

Basic housing option 

available. This is a key 

position at our popular 

Killington Inn. Call for 

details: 802 422 3407 Email: 

snowedinn@vermontel.net 

ALPINE BIKE WORKS in 

Killington Vermont is seeking 

full and part time bicycle 

technicians. We are a full 

service bicycle shop at the 

base of Killington Bike Park 

specializing in mountain and 

gravel bikes and stock a 

large inventory of bikes, parts 

and accessories. We offer a 

great working environment 

with a friendly atmosphere. 

Work includes all types 

of services, including 

bicycle suspension, drive 

train, wheels, tires and 

brakes. Compensation 

relative to experience. 

Thinking of relocating? 

We can help! Please 

send resume to info@ 

alpinebikeworks.com for 

consideration. 

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The Mountain Times • March 25-31, 2020 REAL ESTATE • 31 

Grow Your Life in Killington 

KILLINGTON VALLEY REAL ESTATE 

Bret Williamson, Broker, Owner 

Celebrating 

30 years! 

802.775.5111 • 335 Killington Rd. • Killington, VT 05751 

FALL LINE CONDO - SKI HOME & SHUTTLE OUT 

• 3BR/3BA beautifully renovated 

• End Unit. Panoramic Views! 

• New granite, stainless appliances 

• Cherry cabinets. Gas fireplace 

• On-site: indoor pool 

• Furnished & equipped: $299K 

MTN GREEN - BLDG 1 

THE LODGES - SKI IN & OUT 

• 1-LVL 3BR/3BA, Furnished & 

equipped, Wash/Dryer, patio 

• Gas fplc, gas range, gas heat 

• Mud-entry w/ cubbies+bench 

• Double vanity, jet tub, 

• Common: Indr pool 

• End unit, $439K 

KILLINGTON CTR INN & SUITES 

72 658 Windrift Tanglewood Ridge Road, Drive, Killington Killington $ 575,000 $459,000 

This Great unique, private Killington 3 bdrm , location, 3 bath, custom modern stone home, work situated throughout 

on the a exterior, wooded heated lot garage, overlooking VT castings nearby wood Pico stove, Mountain hot tub, 

Ski open area, floor offers plan and unexpected a large living privacy room with and valley stunning views from the 

mountain wall of windows. views. 

4552 Prior VT Drive, Route Killington 107, Stockbridge $1,200,000$129,000 

Many Exquisitely opportunities detailed Tudor for this style home located in a private minutes 20 acre to I-89 

and Killington 20 min location. drive to Spacious Killington. gourmet Excellent kitchen, rental arched history, doorways, 

recently high end fixtures, renovated carefully improvements crafted trim and including moldings a new throughout. 

standing Truly unique seam property. metal roof, windows, doors, and more. 

Mountain 298 Prior Drive, Green, Killington Killington $ 1,2000,000 $149,500 

2-bedroom, This 4934 square 2-bath foot, corner exquisitely unit Mtn Green detailed building Tudor 1. Sold style furnished, 

home updated is in a class appliances, by itself. outdoor A five pool bedroom views, shuttle home, route & 

wood surrounded burning by fireplace. the grandeur Cable, internet, of the plowing, green mountains. refuse removal 

and shuttle service included in quarterly fee. 

Cricket Hill, $ 

Lodges, Killington $459,000 555,000 

Ski-in, This 4-bedroom, ski-out from this 4-bath 3-bedroom, home with 3-bath inground furnished pool top floor is a 

Lodges ten minute unit with drive trail from views Killington of Bear Mountain. Resort with Owners stunning enjoy all 

the views Sunrise of Pico amenities Mountain. including The spa, competitively pool, hot tub priced and gym. home, 

is being sold furnished. 

View all properties @killingtonvalleyrealestate.com 

Office 802-422-3610 ext 206 Cell 802-236-1092 bret@killingtonvalleyrealestate.com 

NOTE TO READERS: 

The Mountain Times is closing its office to the public as of March 18, 2020. 

We will continue to cover local news in print as well as online, through 

social media and via our newsletter (sign up at mountaintimes.info). 

You can also reach us at 422-2399 or editor@mountaintimes.info. 

• Shuttle Service 

• Furnished & equipped 

• OnSite: In&Outdr Pools, 

• Whirlpl, Laundry area 

• 1BR @ $129K 

MTN GREEN – MAIN BLDG (#3) 

• 2BR/2BA w/lockout $162K 

• STUDIO: $95K 

• 1BR Bldg 3! $126K - 150K 

• Onsite: Indoor & Outdoor Pools, 

Whirlpl, Restaurant, Ski & Gift 

Shops, Pilate Studio, Racquetball/basketball; 

Shuttle Bus 

KILLINGTON GATEWAY- TOP/END UNIT 

• furnished & equipped 

• gas heat & fplc, tiled kitch &BA flrs 

• Cath ceiling w/ sky lt, open flr plan 

• Cherry kitchen cabinets, AC 

• Covered deck, private ski locker 

• 1 BR/1BA: $81K; 2BR/1BA, $125K 

JUST OFF KILLINGTON RD 

• 4 Oversized BR’s, 2.5BA, 

4,227 sq.ft. 

• 10 person hot tub, laundry room 

• Llarge deck & bar room 

• Furnished & equipped $599K 

• Completely Renovated 2BR/3BA 

w/one LOCK-OFF unit 

• Stone-faced gas f/plc, W/Dryer 

• Tiled floor to ceiling shower 

• Outdr Pool. Short walk to shuttle & 

to restaurant. Furnished $222K 

KILLINGTON TRAIL VIEWS 

• 6BR/3BA , 2 acres, 

2,600 sq.ft. 

• Walk-out lower level 

• Detached storage garage 

• New septic system 

• Furnished & equipped 

• $379K 

MOUNTAINSIDE DEVELOPMT HOME 

• 3 en-suite bedrooms + 4 ½-baths 

• Living Rm floor to ceiling stone fplace 

• Family gameroom w/ fireplace 

• Chef’s kitchen,sauna, whirlpl tub 

• 3 extra separately deeded lots incl. 

• www.109mountainsidedrive.org 

• $1,195,000 

WINTER VIEWS OF SUPERSTAR! 

• On cul-de-sac, great LOCATION! 

• 4BR, 2.5BA 3,470 sf, a/conditioning 

• Ctl vac, chef’s kitch, butler’s pantry 

• Cedar closet, office, master suite 

• 3 car garage, storage, screened porch 

• Deck, unfinished basemt,++ 

$789,500 

We sincerely thank local businesses, towns, organizations and individuals for helping 

us to cover the news as well as support those efforts financially. As more businesses 

close and people are laid off, community support will be more important than ever 

for the health of our organization and for all of our neighbors. 

To support local journalism, visit mountaintimes.info 

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Over 140 Years Experience in the Killington Region REALTOR 

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units. Last unit is rented cold storage space. All the 

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$319,900


MORE CARING 

The quicker we flatten the curve, the quicker 

we can get back to playing on the mountain. 

• Stay home 

• Keep a safe distance 

• Wash your hands 

• Take care of one another 

Looking forward to seeing you soon. 

For the latest updates, please visit killington.com.

Mountain Times Volume 49, Number 13: March 25-31, 2020

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