At one point during the two-hour Stowe school discussion that preceded town meeting, absent a budget to vote on, one resident jokingly suggested that Stowe try to emancipate itself from the state of Vermont.

While plenty of people are talking about next month’s total solar eclipse as a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, the same thing cannot be said about 100-year floods.

When Rick Rothammer started working at the company now known as Stowe Communications, the fledgling cable outfit provided just about the only way folks could view anything other than the local CBS affiliate, and not much more than that.

In addition to voting on and discussing local municipal and school matters, Vermonters on Town Meeting Day gave Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley her single state primary election victory.

Following a final push by an increasingly organized coalition of opposing groups, the Stowe Selectboard passed an ordinance establishing a compulsory registry and fire safety regulations for short-term rentals.

The death of a skier on Mount Mansfield last week required a recovery by backcountry rescue crews who worked all night in the same sketchy terrain that claimed the man’s life.

What a difference a week can make. Last week it was all doom and gloom as temperatures soared and precipitation arrived in its dreaded form — begins with an “R” — and the outlook for reaching April with white stuff still on the hill was grim.

The Champlain Valley Union girls’ alpine skiing team took back the state title from the defending champion Stowe Raiders after two days of downhill action last week, despite the Raiders winning the first day of competition.

A couple of weeks ago a news story caught my attention about the Mahre brothers winning gold and silver in the slalom at the 1984 Olympics. Actually, the story was about the celebration of the 40th anniversary of that event held at White Pass ski area in Washington.

“Rosie’s Mom: Forgotten Women of the First World War” is the topic of the Lamoille Valley Osher Lifelong Learning series at the Stowe Cinema, 454 Mountain Road, from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20.

The Stowe Free Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

The role that fathers play in the lives of their families is changing. What are the expectations of male parents today? Do dad’s parent differently? Is a father’s involvement important? What do studies on fatherhood suggest?

“Fire, Rock, and Ice” is the topic of the Lamoille Valley Osher Lifelong Learning series at Stowe Cinema, 454 Mountain Road, from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.

Throwback Thursday

This series of photographs provided by the town of Stowe shows how much one stretch of the West Branch of the Little River — near the town events field off Weeks Hill Road — has changed over nearly 28 years. The left photo shows the river in April 1996, the middle in June 2019 and the right in April 2023. The white line in each photo indicates where the river bank is currently located, following floods last July and December.

Nearly two feet of snow fell on Mt. Mansfield over the weekend and through Monday evening to the delight of skiers who’ve been waiting all winter for an epic snowstorm.

Lands and trails steward Nicole Corriveau tends to the kiosks at Stowe Land Trust properties, Wiessner Woods, Kirchner Woods and Mill Trail. Keeping the kiosk’s trail maps and pet waste supplies stocked is a weekly chore. Don’t forget to pick up after your pet when enjoying the trails.

Evie Pirie takes the ball up the court past a flummoxed Fair Haven player. 

“We're stoked that Stowe received a March Miracle snowfall resulting in more than 20 inches over the last 48 hours! Our season snowfall total has now surpassed the coveted 200-inch mark, reinforcing March’s reputation of being one of the snowiest months for Stowe Mountain Resort,” said Shannon Buhler, VP/General Manager of Stowe Mountain Resort.

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