Remembering Everett Coffey's life in service
For decades in Waterbury, if one attended a Waterbury Village Trustees meeting back when there was a village government, or if someone was in need of an ambulance, or if while headed in or out of the town offices you caught bits of a lively conversation about the latest town business, you probably ran into Everett Coffey.
The Outside Story: Lichens are winter’s tough survivalists
In a February forest, evergreens provide welcome color.
The Outside Story: Towering Eastern white pines are a mainstay of the forest
Last summer I regularly passed a stand of towering white pine trees at Camp Plymouth State Park in Ludlow, Vt., where I live and work.
Mad River Chorale starting rehearsals for virtual spring performances
Building on a successful online holiday concert with more than 920 views so far, conductor Mary Jane Austin has announced online rehearsals for the 2021 Spring Concert of the Mad River Chorale beginning Monday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m.
Harwood students look to plant trees to offset paper use
Some Harwood Union High School students are taking aim at their school’s paper use with a project to plant more than 100 trees in April and they are looking for Waterbury, Duxbury, and Mad River Valley residents to participate.
Harwood Interact student bottle drive to support Waterbury Senior Center
The Harwood Rotary Interact Club’s next fundraiser will be a bottle drive during the week of Feb. 8 with proceeds going to the Waterbury Area Senior Center.
The Outside Story: An insect hunter extraordinaire
A woodpecker frequently visits our feeder, alighting on the wooden supporting post and hopping up the post to the suet.
‘Switten’ auction raises $750 for kids nature programs
Laura Fried’s Switten auction closed Feb. 5 and after fees, it netted a little more than $750 to cover five summer nature camp scholarships for kids at North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier.
Call for Valentines: ‘Share Your Heart’
The folks at Waterbury Rotary and MakerSphere have announced plans to decorate the Rusty Parker Memorial Park gazebo for Valentine’s Day but they would like local residents to give them a hand.
The Outside Story: Where do insects go in winter?
I consider the lack of biting insects and other invertebrates to be a wondrous gift of the winter season.
Winterfest launches ambitious COVID-safe ‘Wanderlust Challenge’
Celebrating its milestone 10th anniversary, Waterbury Winterfest is the festival the community has come to rely on to invigorate the town in the midst of winter.
A thank you in lights
In the past week or so, a new lighted message has caught people’s eye on North Main Street near Dac Rowe Park.
Ballet Vermont to hold auditions Feb. 6 for spring, summer performances
Ballet Vermont has announced it will host auditions on Feb. 6 for two upcoming productions for the 2021 spring and summer season.
Out with the old… and in with the new
At the close of 2020, Waterbury Roundabout asked readers to fill out a short survey about the year ahead and the year gone by.
Barred owls are both neighbors and characters of age-old legends
On frigid winter evenings, the hooting of a barred owl (Strix varia) serves as a reminder that the darkened forests of the Northeast are still very much alive with activity.
Look Back: Scenes from 2020
As years go, 2020 started off pretty normal in Waterbury. But just barely two months in, it became clear that COVID-19 had other plans for 2020.
The Outside Story: Where are summer birds?
Mornings are quiet now. Gone is the loud chorus of bird song outside my window that I awoke to in spring and summer.
Author Dan Brown joins Children’s Literacy Foundation’s grown-up book club Feb. 12
The Children’s Literacy Foundation has replaced its in-person programming with virtual events including storytelling, workshops and author visits for kids and adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Move over Tennessee and Kentucky, Vermont has a waltz now, too
Vermont’s got a new Christmas tune of its own this year—a soulful number titled “A Vermont Christmas Waltz,” released by Stowe’s Taryn Noelle.
Holiday kindness takes many forms
This time of year predictably makes us introspective, reflecting on the year drawing to a close and imagining the new year a clean slate before us. As we wind down, we instinctively look for ways to show appreciation and gratitude for those family, friends and neighbors close to us.