Get shanties off the ice by March 31
Ice fishing shanties in Vermont must be removed before the ice becomes unsafe or loses its ability to support the shanty out of the water, or before the March 31 – whichever comes first.
Outdoors News Briefs
Stark Mountain Foundation set up StorySki at Mad River Glen Feb. 24. Green Mountain Conservation Camp registration is open. Plus, people, dogs can register now for 26th Annual Mutt Strut on April 21.
Freezing solid is no problem for red velvet mites in winter
Built like eight-legged, scarlet Beanie Babies, red velvet mites are hard to miss, even though most of them are no bigger than an eighth of an inch long. They are arachnids in the family Tombidiidae, so their relatives include spiders and ticks.
‘America Runs on Biden’: Political art gets a show at Waterbury Grange Hall
The grassroots progressive local group Indivisible Mad River Valley and Waterbury has organized a presidential election-year project of political poster art that will be on view at the Waterbury Grange Hall Cultural Center on Feb. 14.
On stage in and near Waterbury in February
Our inbox is packed with February performances on stage in Waterbury, the Mad River Valley and Barre. Here are details from the Eleva Chamber Players, the Vermont Philharmonic, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Jukebox Quartet and Mad River Chorale.
Champlain Housing Trust recognizes state Rep. Tom Stevens
Champlain Housing Trust recently held its annual meeting and awards dinner where it elected board members and honored several champions for affordable housing.
Flood recovery group CReW outlines work, announces event, seeks financial support
The following is the first annual report by the long-term flood recovery group called CReW (Community Resilience for the greater Waterbury area). It was submitted for publication in the Waterbury annual report and to Waterbury Roundabout to share with the community.
David Goodman talks backcountry skiing in first lecture series event on Wednesday
VTDigger and WDEV radio host and podcaster David Goodman kicks off the Lamoille Valley Osher spring presentation series with an illustrated talk on The Backcountry Skiing Renaissance.
Obituary: Kenneth Kreiling
Kenneth Kreiling passed away peacefully on February 2, 2024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Feb. 10 at St. Andrew’s Church in Waterbury.
What the Floods! gathering to connect, celebrate after the floods
With much of the immediate work from the mid-December flooding addressed, organizers of Waterbury’s volunteer responders and town officials are putting together a celebration for Saturday, Feb. 10, 6-9 p.m.
Mad River Valley Ambulance: Disregard those letters
Mad River Valley Ambulance wants residents in Waterbury and Duxbury to know that a mailing they received this week was an error.
Game On! Winterfest – with its Game Show – returns
Waterbury Winterfest 2024 has begun, continuing a tradition for more than a decade during the coldest days of the year to pull the Waterbury community together with a variety of activities for all ages.
Waterbury Studios dedicates gallery, opens exhibit on Friday
This Friday evening at the Waterbury Studios overlooking Stowe Street, a special event is planned that honors a figure beloved by its founders while toasting a present-day artist and inspiration.
Discovering Orion in the winter night sky
Orion is one of the most easily distinguished constellations, in part because of the three bright stars that form its belt. The hunter figure of Orion also wields a club raised above his head, a shield held before him, and a sword hanging from his belt.
Obituary: Ulilla Jean Costello
Ulilla Jean Costello, age 86, passed peacefully on Friday, January 19, 2024, at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, with her loving family by her side.
Train station’s Community Room to limit use to match Amtrak schedule
Citing concern for security and safety, the owners of the Waterbury Train Station have announced that the Community Room that serves rail passengers and the public will be closed starting Feb. 1.
Pine cones & the complicated lives of conifer seeds
My yard is full of eastern white pine trees, and every three years or so, it is full of pine cones. This is one of those years.
Supreme Court Gallery hosts Leahy photo exhibition
The Vermont Supreme Court Gallery reopens Feb. 1 for a long-awaited exhibition of photographs by former U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy.
February program highlights at Waterbury Public Library
The Waterbury Public Library hosts a variety of regular and special programs and events each month. Here are a few highlights for February adult programs. Be sure to check the complete listings for adults and children at WaterburyPublicLibrary.com.
Stowe’s The Current faces winter with garden-themed exhibition
The Current gallery in Stowe opens a new group exhibition this week in the heart of winter yet with a garden theme.