Arts briefs: Upcoming online events
Vermont Creative Network looks to shape creative sector action plan with Nov. 17 online ‘IdeaJam’; Online workshop to explore ‘Illusions in Art and the Art of Optical Illusions’
Voles forego reproduction for winter survival
Bent down in an apple field searching for a lost earring, I found a different treasure: a stout mouse-like animal, with a short tail and stubby ears.
Hunters may report white-tailed deer harvest online this year
Vermont’s white-tailed deer rifle hunting season opens Saturday, Nov. 14, running through Nov. 29 and the state Fish & Wildlife Department has set up an online reporting option for hunters in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday, 10-1: Annual turkey drive for the food shelf
For over a decade, the Waterbury Area Food Shelf has provided Thanksgiving turkeys and traditional meal fixings to those in our community in need of assistance.
Giving thanks 2020
Calling all students in all grades! Thanksgiving is around the corner and we would like to hear from young people in the community about what comes to mind when they think about giving thanks this year.
No brushes required: Basketball isn't far from Erik Nelson's art
Living and painting off the beaten path on the side of Camel’s Hump, Erik Nelson easily draws inspiration for his paintings from nature.
Voters didn’t forget the food shelf on Election Day
The Election Day food drive helped stock the shelves at the Waterbury Area Food Shelf despite limitations due to COVID-19.
The Outside Story: Life within the brush pile
For nearly a decade, I’ve been adding to a brush pile in the woods behind my home. A depository of pruned branches, dead flowers, discarded logs, old leaves, and an occasional Christmas tree, the pile is a decaying testament to seasons and chores long past.
River of Light expands and gets a 2020 remake
On Dec. 5 a River of Light will once again illuminate Waterbury village but not as a parade. Instead it has been “reimagined” and will expand as a series of displays across several communities as it adapts to accommodate public health concerns around COVID-19.
Remembering Waterbury suffragist Elizabeth Colley: ‘Principal, teacher, rebuker of folly’
On the heels of the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution comes an Election Day fraught with worries about voting in a pandemic, foreign interference in U.S. elections, record early turnout in places hobbled by long lines, and the prospect of possibly not knowing the results for some time.
Tots and their adults mask up for daytime outdoor Halloween party
The Children’s Room didn’t let COVID-19 put a damper on their Halloween fun this year.
Voters can help fight hunger in the community
As winter approaches and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt, the need at the Waterbury Area Food Shelf remains steady.
Carol & Fred Collins mark 50th anniversary
Carol and Fred Collins of South Duxbury were married in St. Albans by Fred’s grandfather, Frederick Owen Collins, who had never married anyone before and didn’t intend to but Carol, who was living with him, convinced him to do it.
Waterbury Public Library announces expanded hours starting Nov. 2
Waterbury Public Library will take another step to opening more fully with expanded hours starting Monday, Nov. 2.
Annual pumpkin, ice cream giveaway collects record haul for food shelf
Last weekend’s food drive and pumpkin giveaway at Ben & Jerry’s factory was a success for the Waterbury Area Food Shelf.
The Outside Story: After foliage, forest fungi put on a fall show
A walk in the woods during fall is likely to reveal an array of forest fungi.
Vermont Historical Society honors ‘Waterbury Women’ video project
A video project created to share a local history exhibit still unseen firsthand by much of the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic recently won a Vermont Historical Society award for excellence.
The Outside Story: Why many hairy caterpillars ‘sting’ but woolly bears don’t
Last October, a young student in one of my nature journaling workshops pointed out a fuzzy yellow caterpillar with long black tufts. “Those kind sting!” he declared.
State launches new 3SquaresVT program for older or disabled Vermonters
The Vermont Department for Children and Families launched a new program this month called “3SquaresVT in a SNAP” to offer older and/or disabled Vermonters an easier way to receive 3SquaresVT food benefits.
The Outside Story: Blue jays as likeable villains, astute visitors
Plenty of backyard bird watchers consider blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata) the villains of the avian world.