WINTER 2011—vol. 5 | issue 2

Editorial

From This Side of the Mountain

The Gift-of-Life Marathon — Blood Drives This Event
Don Wickman

Features

Mutiny on Sawyer Rocks

Adventures on snowshoes include high elevation treks in Mount Holly, Mendon and Bretton Woods.
Cassie Horner

Weather Routers

Rutland native Stasu Bizzarro does weather forecasting for yachts, barges and even celebrity vessels.
Paul Post

When Sprirts Soar
Independence Through Sports

Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, with its dedicated volunteers, sets people free on skis.
Karen D. Lorentz

Soothing the Beasts
Animal Reiki

The Rutland County Humane Society is the scene of stress-reducing Reiki sessions for people and pets.
Kim Gifford

Departments

Stepping into Nature
Snowy Scherenschnitte

Cassie Horner

Time Travels
The Little Hill That Could
Winter at the Rutland Country Club

The ski tow is gone but kids of all ages sled and cross-country ski at this local cold spot.
Mary Ellen Shaw

Kitchen to Table
You Say Potato, I Say Potahto!
Heleba Potato Farm

Over 50 varieties of spuds go to market from this Rutland farm.
Susan Orzell-Rantanen

School News
Odyssey of the Mind
Building a Better Mousetrap

A team of Mill River High students won big, thanks to their creative talents.
Sandra Stillman Gartner

Spotlight on Business
The Comforts of Home

The Gables and The Meadows in Rutland offer warmth and independence for seniors.
Cynthia Battles

All About the Arts
The Poultney Movie Club

The Tiny Theatre on the main street offers big films of all genres to the ardent moviegoer.
Sandra Stillman Gartner

What’s Happening

Wallingford Elementary School Holiday Craft Fair, Tales to Tails Reading Program, Spark Your Winter Blues Dance & Auction

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Photo by Cassie Horner