FALL 2014—vol. 8 | issue 1

Editorial

From This Side of the Mountain
Happy 40th Birthday to Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging

Kim J. Gifford

Features

Hairball, Huckleberries and Happy People

The Story of Killington’s Ambassador Program
Karen D. Lorentz

To Market, To Market

Turkey Drives in Old Vermont
Susan Orzell-Rantanen

Photo Highlights of the Snowy Season

Cassie Horner and Tim Sink

Shopping in a Winter Wonderland Downtown Rutland

Mary Ellen Shaw

Share the Journey Young Adult Cancer Support Group

Kim J. Gifford

Departments

Stepping into Nature
Kinglets in the Cold

How does a bird weighing less than a nickel survive the winter?
Kent McFarland

Time Travels
Otter St. Onge and the Bootleggers

Hijinks in the Green Mountain State

Paul Post

School News
Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum

A happening place for the younger set
Sandra Stillman Gartner

Spotlight on Business
Seeing Clearly
Dr. Scott Webb, Optometrist

Paul Post

Kitchen to Table
Gadgets & Gizmos

Grandma’s kitchen tools still come in handy.
Cassie Horner

All About the Arts
A Long, Strange Trip
Keeps Truckin’
Dark Star Orchestra

Kirsten Gehlbach

What’s Happening

Ladies’ Night Out concerts, Gift-of-Life 12-Day Celebration, and The Secret Garden’s eastern premiere

Winter Revels
Photo Tim Sink