Cindi Wight is a great ambassador for Rutland Recreation and Parks Department as well as active living in general. But Wight, the superintendent of the department, has been bringing a lot more to the job than even that for years. She's been bringing her family. The Wights -- husband Keith and children Josh, Molly and… Continue reading Rutland’s first family of recreation
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Food, from farmers
By Randal Smathers Can eating your veggies make you healthier? There's an innovative program in Rutland that aims to show it's a fact. Each Wednesday, 100 bags of locally grown vegetables are handed out by the Health Care Share program to families and residents of senior and assisted living homes whose doctors have prescribed them.… Continue reading Food, from farmers
Summer @ the Farmacy
By Randal Smathers Madison and Griffin Kingsbauer have a different story to tell when it comes time to write their “what I did this summer” essays. The sister and brother – she's 15 and he's 13 – ran a farm stand at their father's medical practice. Every Monday from April 9 to August 22, the… Continue reading Summer @ the Farmacy
