🌱 Why Killington’s ambitious Mendon East ski dreams never came to be

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• Why Killington’s ambitious Mendon East ski dreams never came to be

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun, a snow shower, with a high of 29 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 26, low: 15.
• Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 29 and low of 11 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• More Exciting Expansion, Lift Technology (mountaintimes.info) — Plans to expand Killington’s ski terrain onto high-elevation Mendon land once promised a unique “Mendon East” back-bowl experience, but environmental concerns halted the project. The story traces how that Mendon tract shaped later resort development and lift technology, including today’s Superstar Six, highlighting what local skiers gained—and what Mendon-area terrain never became.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mendon

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Thursday December 11

• American Legion: Trivia Night
  West Rutland American Legion Post 87 , 871 Pleasant Street , West Rutland
  6:30 pm
• Bingo - American Legion
  American Legion Post 31 , 33 Washington Street , Rutland
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Character Assembly
  Rutland Town School Rutland, VT 05701
  8:45 am
• Wassail Weekend: Here we go A-Wassailing Walk
  East End Park , Woodstock, VT
  4:30 pm
• Burger Night - VFW
  Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce , 15 Wales St , Rutland
  5:00 pm
• A Classic Christmas Concert by Frisson
  Town Hall Theatre , 31 The Green , Woodstock
  7:00 pm
• Live Music at the Brandon Inn: Ana Guigui
  The Brandon Inn , 20 Park St , Brandon
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Victorian Popcorn Garland Making
  Town Hall Theatre , 31 The Green , Woodstock
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• MWA Bingo in Wells,VT
  MWA Bingo Hall , 61 MWA Loop , Wells
  4:00 pm
• 2025-26 Season Kickoff: Killington/Okemo
  Cascades Lodge , 58 Old Mill Rd , Killington
  4:00 pm
• Do You Offer Vision & Dental to your Employees?
  Casella Learning Lab (2nd floor) The HUB CoWorks , 67 Merchants Row , Rutland
  5:00 pm
• Jingle Bell Shop
  Rutland Downtown Historic District , 68 Merchants Row , Rutland
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Killington

• These 8 Ski Areas Have The Most Lifts In New England (unofficialnetworks.com)
• The Best Ski Town Distilleries in North America (insidehook.com)
• Mikaela Shiffrin talks about improving two aspects of her races that have been helping her deliver peak-level performance (profootballnetwork.com)

Rutland

• Rutland kicks off Gift of Life Marathon blood drive (mynbc5.com)
• Rutland community supports residents displaced by apartment fire at Sheldon Towers (mynbc5.com)
• Sunita Dholakia: The Next Indian Business Leader Making Waves in the United States (enrichdaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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