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VERSHIRE — On a frosty Saturday morning there were signs of regrowth as town officials and volunteers worked together to construct the frame of a new ice rink on a baseball field near the Vershire Town Center building.This winter is slated to be the...

Seven Days Last year, the cover of Seven Days annual Wellness Issue, published on January 15, 2020, depicted a young woman in an 802 tank top sitting in a serene, cross-legged lotus position inside a protective bubble. With her were a steaming mug of tea, a vial of CBD and other cozy-healthy accoutrements. Said bubble floated above, wait for it, a flaming dumpster. The image was not meant to be prophetic. We actually thought the world was a dumpster fire at the time. In Janu...

Courtesy Reconnecting to the Earth: Reclaiming Our Relationship to Nature and Ourselves by Aaron Hoopes, Ozark Mountain Publishing, 112 pages. $13. If theres a silver lining to be found in the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, its that Vermonters are spending more time outdoors — and finding myriad reasons to embrace nature. According to a University of Vermont Gund Institut...