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1 day ago | 
rutlandherald.com | Janelle Faignant
Spring is finally here, the birds are back and it’s time for the bees to come out of hibernation, and some of them are just looking for a little peace and quiet. Contrary to popular knowledge, honeybees don’t all live in hives by the thousands. Most are shown in mass swarms in their hives, which can house anywhere from 20,000 to 80,000 bees, but surprisingly there is a population of solitary bees who would rather live alone than in a colony.
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6 days ago | 
timesargus.com | Janelle Faignant
It’s not every day you get the chance to hear a real cowboy sing original country western tunes, but Bob Bovee will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Adamant Community Club. “Have you heard those real old recordings of a cowboy singing a traditional song?” Cowboy Magazine said. “The songs have an ‘old’ quality about them, and the singers’ voices seem to belong to a (cowboy) just in from off the trail. Bob Bovee … renders these songs with authenticity and affection.
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1 week ago | 
rutlandherald.com | Janelle Faignant
What do you get when you fill a gym big enough for 1,000 kids full of bouncy houses, cotton candy and snow cones? The answer is Bounce-a-Palooza, presented by Whirlie’s World and the Rutland Recreation and Parks Department. The all ages event takes place on Sunday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rutland Rec Community Center at 134 Community Drive in Rutland. The day of “high-flying fun” will help benefit The Kids Zone at the rec center, which needs some upgrades.
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1 week ago | 
timesargus.com | Janelle Faignant
Back in summer 1996, the soulful country hit “Blue” was all over the radio, sweeping up new fans of the genre in its wake, and the artist behind it was only 13 years old. It’s been almost 30 years since LeAnn Rimes made her mark on country music with the song.
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2 weeks ago | 
rutlandherald.com | Janelle Faignant
Don’t let the name throw you off. Director Jeff Hull says “Urinetown” is the most popular musical you’ve never heard of. The Paramount Players are bringing something new to the stage with the Tony Award-winning “Urinetown: The Musical,” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 11, and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Rutland’s Paramount Theatre. “People don’t really know what it’s about until they see it and then it’s one of (their) favorite musicals,” Hull said.
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2 weeks ago | 
rutlandherald.com | Janelle Faignant
Once a year, Rutland High School's cafeteria turns into the hottest soup spot in town, but with only 200 bowls available, it's a good idea to get tickets fast or you might be told "No soup for you!"In its 19th year, Soup Bowls for Hunger, the school's yearly fundraiser for food shelves in Rutland County where the RHS students design and handcraft one-of-a-kind soup bowls that patrons get to take home with them, opens Thursday evening.
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2 weeks ago | 
rutlandherald.com | Janelle Faignant
Don’t let the name throw you off. Director Jeff Hull says “Urinetown” is the most popular musical you’ve never heard of. The Paramount Players are bringing something new to the stage with the Tony Award-winning “Urinetown: The Musical,” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 11, and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Rutland’s Paramount Theatre. “People don’t really know what it’s about until they see it and then it’s one of (their) favorite musicals,” Hull said.
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3 weeks ago | 
rutlandherald.com | Janelle Faignant
‘There were two instances actually,” Chris Janson told the Bobby Bones Show about what pushed him to seriously pursue music. “The first (was the) song, The Georgia Satellites’ ‘Keep Your Hands to Yourself.’ That’s the song I learned to play guitar on. I heard it, I got a pawn shop guitar for like $240 bucks, and I knew music from that point on. Every instrument I wanted to pick up and play, I pretty much went to that template and I learned, I just did it.
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3 weeks ago | 
rutlandherald.com | Janelle Faignant
With the lights catching their sparkling black-and-pink uniforms, a dozen girls at Precision Cheer ran through their routine last weekend — all handsprings and flips and one girl even balancing in the air on one leg. Outside, it was cold and rainy, but the girls were all smiles at the gym in the Howe Center in the same spot as Fitness Made Fun.
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3 weeks ago | 
rutlandherald.com | Janelle Faignant
‘There were two instances actually,” Chris Janson told the Bobby Bones Show about what pushed him to seriously pursue music. “The first (was the) song, The Georgia Satellites’ ‘Keep Your Hands to Yourself.’ That’s the song I learned to play guitar on. I heard it, I got a pawn shop guitar for like $240 bucks, and I knew music from that point on. Every instrument I wanted to pick up and play, I pretty much went to that template and I learned, I just did it.
