Information can also be posted on the Cavendish VT Facebook Page
This issue of the Cavendish Update is made possible by the Cavendish Historical Society blog
The 2/3/12 Cavendish Update Contains the Following
1. Cavendish Related News
2. "Irene's Wake": CD & DVD and Benefits
3. Lancaster & Curtis in Cavendish Film Noir
4. Classifieds
5. Historical Society Annual Meeting and Screening of “Life in Windsor County”
6. Civil War History: Was Cavendish Part of the Underground Railroad?
7. February Calendar
1. Cavendish Related News
Groundhogs: Unreliable and Nasty to Boot: Even though our national ground hog saw his shadow on Feb. 2, predicting six more weeks of winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration analyzed the forecasts of groundhog prognosticators from 1988 to 2010 and concluded there was no correlation between predictions and the length of winter weather in a given year. The Valley News
No Contested Elections in Cavendish: Petitions to run for various town positions were due Jan. 30. As it stands, those that have submitted petitions will be elected as there is no one running in opposition to them. Vermont Today
Prisoners Sneak Pig into VT State Police Decal: Police, troopers, cops, the fuzz, and pigs; police officers are called a lot of names. Inmates apparently decided to use their creative sides, making sure that pigs made their way into the state seal for the first time since it was first designed more than three centuries ago. WCAX
Sundeaver Merges with Great Northern Solar Distribution: Energy Solutions Group Inc. (ESG), a Vermont-based provider of renewable energy products and services, says its solar products distribution arm, Sundeavor Inc., based in Proctorsville, Vt., has merged with Great Northern Solar Distribution (GNSD), based in Port Wing, Wis., and Duluth, Minn. Solar Industry
2. "Irene's Wake": CD & DVD and Benefits
At Mount Hollywood Studio in Belmont, more than twenty area musicians have recorded original songs written in response to Tropical Storm Irene. At LPCTV Community access television station in Ludlow, staff has been busy editing photos and videos of the historic and devastating event. The resulting CD and DVD are soon to be packaged together under the title "Irene's Wake" and released at two concerts in Ludlow, February 17th and 18th.
The keepsake will then be available at area retailers for $20. Proceeds of all sales will be split between the Vermont Flood Relief Fund and the non-profit LPCTV
Musicians and bands featured on the commemorative CD include Rick Redington and the Luv, Gypsy Reel, The Pleasants, Victor Paul and Guy Burlage of Seabird, Rick Davis, Dank & the Funksticks, and the Mount Holly Folk Club. “We’ve got rock, funk, folk, bluegrass…,” offered Mount Hollywood Studio's Rod Ferrell who has generously donated countless hours to the project. “It’s an eclectic assortment of good, original songs by some really talented Vermont musicians and songwriters.”
In addition to the CD, the commemorative package will include a DVD of photographs and videos of the storm, its damage, and its effect on Vermonters. The DVD will also feature video clips of recording sessions and interviews with the artists. Songs from the CD will be played on the DVD as well.
To celebrate the release of “Irene’s Wake”, five of the bands featured on the CD are gracing two stages in Ludlow, February 17th and 18th. Mark your calendars! On Friday, February 17th at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium: Gypsy Reel, The Pleasants, the Salt Ash Serenaders, along with members of the Mount Holly Folk Club and special guests will be performing from 7:00 – 8:30. In unison with the bands, there will also be a showing of the DVD which commemorates the historical flood as it effected our region. Admission is $10 at the door.
On Saturday, February 18th at the Outback Nightclub in Ludlow: the volume will be turned up a notch with Rick Redington and the Luv performing along with Dank & the Funkstix. Music start around 9:00. Admission is $10.
Proceeds from the sale of “Irene’s Wake” and related events will be shared between the Vermont Flood Relief Fund and LPCTV – which is currently raising funds for their new facility at the Ludlow Community Center Campus.
For more information, go to www.lpctv.org, or call 802-228-8808.
3. Lancaster & Curtis in Cavendish Film Noir
Greed and corruption in the worlds of journalism and celebrity are brilliantly portrayed in Sweet Smell of Success, a 1957 classic film starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. The film will be shown on February 10 as part of the Cavendish Black & White Nights film series that runs every winter. In this gritty film noir J.J. Hunsecker, the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York, is determined to prevent his sister from marrying Steve Dallas, a jazz musician. He covertly employs Sidney Falco, an unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair by any means possible. The film captures a time when newspapers ruled and a negative portrayal by a powerful columnist could make or break a career. Excellent performances by Lancaster as the columnist and Curtis as the sleazy Falco, give this old classic legs, and Curtis was nominated for an Academy Award for his strong performance.
The backdrop of old New York City, with its jazz clubs, hardboiled cops, weary cigarette girls, and crooked politicians, is practically a character in itself.
Sweet Smell of Success will be shown on February 10 at 7:00 p.m. at Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. The film is free, donations welcome, and refreshments available. For further information call 226-7187.
4. Classifieds
ISO: Looking to buy a used kennel in good condition for a 20 pound dog. Please contact Wendy awregier@tds.net if you have one.
5. Historical Society Annual Meeting and Screening of “Life in Windsor County”
The Cavendish Historical Society is holding its annual meeting on February 12, 5 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School in Proctorsville. The evening will start with a pot luck supper and will include the screening of the documentary, Life in Windsor Count.” This is the seventh county documentary produced through collaboration between Johnson State College students, Professor Bill Doyle and Vince Franke of Peregrine Productions, LLC.
For this documentary, JSC student intern Matt Daubenspeck worked with Vince to interview 17 local residents, including CHS board member Bruce McEnaney, to hear their memories of Vermont’s biggest county covering events from its earliest settlers through the sheep craze, machine tool industry and stories of life in the first half of the 20th century. When blended with over 250 historical images, their stories provide new and unique insight into Windsor County’s past.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net
6. Civil War History: Was Cavendish Part of the Underground Railroad?
If you ask many in town about whether the Underground Railroad (UGRR) went through Cavendish, you will hear stories of various houses on Tarbell Hill Rd., and Twenty Mile Stream as well as the Golden Stage Inn that had special hiding places for fugitive slaves. However, there is no documented proof of UGRR activities in this part of Vermont and in fact, according to “The Vermont Underground Railroad Survey Report,” by Ray zirblis, because Vermont was the first state to outlaw slavery, 50% of the documented escaped slaves spent a great deal of time in VT. They could safely live openly and many were brought here to work on farms.
So what about those rooms, secret tunnels and odd spaces in chimneys? Interestingly, Vermont has a very long history of smuggling, as early as 1812. Whether it was sneaking food to Canada or “rum running,” Vermonters had a variety of reasons for secret rooms. In Cavendish, there is documented proof that Glimmerstone was used in rum running during prohibition. Other spaces, such as the hidden chambers within hearths, had a specific purpose-smoking meats. A tunnel from a stream to a cellar, was very possible for operating a still, since VT had prohibition long before the rest of the country.
Cavendish has a very strong history of being anti slavery. While maybe not part of the UGRR, Cavendish and Vermont were definitely part of the “above ground” railroad. Many prominent Cavendish citizens, including Governor Ryland Fletcher, were staunch abolitionists. In fact the support was so strong for the abolitionist movement that the leading abolitionist of the day, John Brown, stayed in Proctorsville as he tried to raise money for his efforts in Kansas. Henry Bridge Atherton, a lawyer from Cavendish wrote to John Redparth, a biographer of John Brown of that visit, which appears on-line at the CHS blog.
There were former slaves that lived in Cavendish. According to Linda Welch, CHS genealogist and author of “Families of Cavendish,” who has the letters and correspondence of both Captains French and Atherton, these men brought slaves back to Cavendish as a result of the Civil War. A probate guardianship paper dated at Cavendish, 19 July, 1864, signed by Gilbert A. Davis, Register gives George B. French guardianship of “Arthur Lewis, a colored boy, apparently about fifteen years of age now residing in said Cavendish.” Lewis was rescued by George French in Virginia during the early years of the Civil War, and stayed with him at different headquarter stations as George’s Regiment fought the war. Lewis lived with the French family for many years, where he was taught to read and write. Excelling in the raising of thoroughbreds, he was a valued member of the family, paid for his work with wages, board and room. He married in Woodstock and had at least two children. Lewis did not join the French family when they moved to Nebraska, instead he remained in Woodstock.
Additional reading
The Underground Railroad in Vermont: Separating Legend from Reality
The Underground Railroad in Vermont: Tall Tale or True Adventure by Tom Calarco
7. February Calendar
February 3 (Friday): Cavendish Black & White Film Series features How Green was My Valley, 7 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
February 4 (Saturday): Winter Farmers Market at the Ludlow Teen Center (Goodmans American Pie), Main Street Ludlow. FMI: www.ludlowfarmersmarket.com
• Landscape Weaving with Carolyn Scott at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
February 5 (Sunday): Super Bowl Sunday
• Landscape Weaving with Carolyn Scott at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
February 7 (Tuesday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
February 8 (Wednesday): Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce Mixer 5:30-7:30 at the Inn at Weston, Route 100, Weston VT. FMI:228-5830
February 9 (Thursday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Sit & Knit" at the Six Loose Ladies yarn shop, Pollard Building, Proctorsville Green, 2:00 -9:00 PM. Open to knitters, spinners, crocheters, hookers. Free. FMI: 226-7373
• Ludlow Winter Carnival FMI: Liz 802-228-7530
February 10 (Friday): Mardi Gras party to benefit CCCA at Crows Bakery in Proctorsville. Features the Cajun/zydeco band Yankee Chank. Dinner and dancing gets underway at 6 pm. Tickets are $35 and are limited. FMI: 226-7736
• GMUHS Library Renovation Survey Due. The survey is available on-line.
• Ludlow Winter Carnival FMI: Liz 802-228-7530
• Cavendish Black & White Film Series features The Sweet Smell of Success, 7 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
February 11 (Saturday): Winter Farmers Market at the Ludlow Teen Center (Goodmans American Pie), Main Street Ludlow. FMI: www.ludlowfarmersmarket.com
• Ludlow Winter Carnival FMI: Liz 802-228-7530
• Ribbon Work Pins with Cynthia at the Fletcher Farm School FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Felting Lamb to Lamb with Sue Carey at the Fletcher Farm School FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
February 12 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Annual Meeting, 5 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School in Proctorsville. Includes a pot luck supper and screening of “Life in Windsor County.” All are welcome. FMI: 226-7807 or margoc@tds.net
• Ribbon Work Pins with Cynthia at the Fletcher Farm School FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Felting Lamb to Lamb with Sue Carey at the Fletcher Farm School FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
February 13 (Monday): Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office. Agenda posted to blog as soon as it is received. LPC-TV tapes meetings and makes them available on-line and Comcast Cable TV.
February 14 (Tuesday): HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
• Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
February 16 (Thursday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Sit & Knit" at the Six Loose Ladies yarn shop, Pollard Building, Proctorsville Green, 2:00 -9:00 PM. Open to knitters, spinners, crocheters, hookers. Free. FMI: 226-7373
February 17 (Friday): Cavendish Black & White Film Series features My ManGodfrey, 7 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
• Gypsy Reel, The Pleasants, the Salt Ash Serenaders, along with members of the Mount Holly Folk Club and special guests will be performing from 7:00 – 8:30 at the Ludlow Auditorium. In unison with the bands, there will also be a showing of the DVD, Irene’s Wake, which commemorates the historical flood as it effected our region. Admission is $10 at the door.
February 18 (Saturday): Winter Farmers Market at the Ludlow Teen Center (Goodmans American Pie), Main Street Ludlow. FMI: www.ludlowfarmersmarket.com
• Felted hats are warm, comfortable to wear and VERY fashionable! Working with roving in your color choice, we will wet felt a hat using a resist, while also learning a bit about felt and how to handle it. We will start with a simple style that can be shaped into a variety of sophisticated and/or playful hats. You will be able to wear yours home. (Except it might still be a bit damp!) This class is beginner friendly. Instructor: Deborah Ellis; Members: $45 Non-members: $55. FMI: 802-226-7373 or visit www.sixlooseladies.com.
• Shaker Tape Chairs with Sandy Sherman at Fletcher Farms School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Rick Redington and the Luv will be performing along with Dank & the Funkstix. Music Outback Nightclub in Ludlow as part of the “Irene’s Wake” event. Music gets underway around 9:00. Admission is $10.
February 19 (Sunday): Learn all the elements needed to knit a sock on double pointed needles. You’ll be making a mini sock so you can complete all the sock elements during the class. This will give you the skills to make a full size pair. Materials Needed: Double pointed needles size 4 or 5, worsted weight yarn and a stitch marker Instructor: Anne Gottier FAVT Members: Free Non-members: Free. FMI: 802-226-7373 or visit www.sixlooseladies.com.
• Shaker Tape Chairs with Sandy Sherman at Fletcher Farms School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
February 20 (Monday): No school-Winter Recess
• Women on a tiny island known as Fair Isle, in the Shetland Islands, halfway between Scotland and Norway created their own designs for stranded color knitting. In this class you will knit a headband using a classic Fair Isle design. The headband will be knit in the round and you will learn the different ways of holding both strands of yarn. You must be comfortable casting on and knitting stockinet stitch. Materials Needed: Two Skeins of light worsted weight in contrasting colors, 16" US 3 circular needle, stitch markers Instructor: Suellen Slater; Members: $30 Non-members: $35 FMI: 802-226-7373 or www.sixlooseladies.com.
February 21 (Tuesday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• No school-Winter Recess
February 22 (Wednesday): No school-Winter Recess
February 23 (Thursday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Sit & Knit" at the Six Loose Ladies yarn shop, Pollard Building, Proctorsville Green, 2:00 -9:00 PM. Open to knitters, spinners, crocheters, hookers. Free. FMI: 226-7373
• No school-Winter Recess
February 24 (Friday): No school-Winter Recess
• Cavendish Black & White Film Series features Sunset Boulevard, 7 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
February 25 (Saturday): Winter Farmers Market at the Ludlow Teen Center (Goodmans American Pie), Main Street Ludlow. FMI: www.ludlowfarmersmarket.com
• Pen & Ink/Mixed Media with Don Hofer at Fletcher Farms School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
February 26 (Sunday): Pen & Ink/Mixed Media with Don Hofer at Fletcher Farms School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
February 28 (Tuesday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
February 29 (Wednesday): Happy Leap Year
Friday, February 3, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Selectmen’s Meeting, Monday, January 30th, 2012 Agenda
The Cavendish Select Board will meet on Monday Jan. 30 at 6:00 PM. The Agenda will be as follows:
1. Call the meeting to order
2. Sign Orders
3. Review Correspondence
4. Act upon minutes of the meetings of October 4th, 2011 and November 7th, 2011
5. Finalize and consider approval of the Annual Town Meeting Warning.
6. Finalize the FY 2012-2013 Selectmen’s Budget.
7. Adjourn by 8:00 pm.
1. Call the meeting to order
2. Sign Orders
3. Review Correspondence
4. Act upon minutes of the meetings of October 4th, 2011 and November 7th, 2011
5. Finalize and consider approval of the Annual Town Meeting Warning.
6. Finalize the FY 2012-2013 Selectmen’s Budget.
7. Adjourn by 8:00 pm.
MEETING OF THE CAVENDISH BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS 1/30/12
The Cavendish Board of Water Commissioners will meet onMonday, January 30th, 2012 at 5:00 PM
in the meeting room of the Cavendish Town Office. The Agenda will be as follows:
1. Call the meeting to order
2. Hear citizens
3. Board to discuss request of Adele Kennedy, owner of Unit 8, North Country Condominiums, for the Board to waive charges for water services during the time period of the Hurricane Irene storm event.
4. Board to consider request for inactive status on Account #2V21-044, Candith Amsden.
5. Update of Water System activities, especially those relating to Hurricane Irene
6. Adjourn by 5:45 p.m.
in the meeting room of the Cavendish Town Office. The Agenda will be as follows:
1. Call the meeting to order
2. Hear citizens
3. Board to discuss request of Adele Kennedy, owner of Unit 8, North Country Condominiums, for the Board to waive charges for water services during the time period of the Hurricane Irene storm event.
4. Board to consider request for inactive status on Account #2V21-044, Candith Amsden.
5. Update of Water System activities, especially those relating to Hurricane Irene
6. Adjourn by 5:45 p.m.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Cavendish Update 1/27/12 News/Events
Information can also be posted on the Cavendish VT Facebook Page
The 1/27/12 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Help Needed
3. Warning Annual Meeting of the Cavendish Town Elementary School District
4. Letter from CCCA
5. Les Bon Temps Roulette! (Let the Good Times Roll)-Mardi Gras
6. GMUHS Library Renovation Survey On-line
7. Filing Date for Cavendish Elected Positions Jan 30
8. Cavendish Calendar 1/27-2/3
1. Cavendish Related News
Shaws Reopens Today! The newly renovated and expanded Shaw’s has its grand opening today. Ribbon cutting is at 9 am.
IBM and VELCO to Build Next Generation Communications Network for VT: At the 2012 DistribuTECH conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) announced an agreement to build an intelligent fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network across the State of Vermont. Spanning more than 1000 miles, this advanced fiber communications network will connect transmission substations to Vermont’s distribution utilities, delivering reliable electric service and the capabilities required for the state’s future Smart Grid. Press Release
VT Educational Study: The southern Vermont towns of Dover and Wilmington have contracted with Northern Economic Consulting (NEC) to ask why some schools continue to fall behind in programming equity despite successful efforts to achieve educational financing equity. The NEC report looked at several economic and equity measures. The most significant findings are: The same school tax rate does not buy an equal educational opportunity for all Vermont students. Since 1997/98, national per pupil spending has risen 30 percent. During that same period of time, Vermont per pupil spending has risen 60 percent. Student performance has not improved against national standards when comparing similar demographics. Leaders of the towns want the Vermont General Assembly to discuss how to refocus on providing and funding equal educational opportunities statewide. Press Release
VT & Smart Meters: The Vermont Legislature has recently held a hearing on whether CVPS and Green Mountain Power can install “smart meters.” Smart meters communicate with a utility, allowing it to track and bill for electrical usage without sending meter readers out once a month. They enable utilities to pinpoint the locations of power outages much more easily than was the case with previous technology. Eventually, they're expected to allow customers to track their own electrical usage with an eye toward saving money and energy. Some critics charge that the smart meters emit radio frequency radiation in pulses with uncertain and possibly health hazards. Dr. Harry Chen, the state health commissioner, told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that an international health panel last year found that radio frequency radiation emitted by cell phones is a possible source of brain cancer in heavy cell phone users. Chen said smart meters emit well less than 1 percent of the radiation emitted by cell phones, and they're not often held right next to the head. Burlington Free Press
2. Help Needed
Two of our families impacted by the flood are finally moving back into their homes!!!! We need some help, including people with trucks. We have one move scheduled for Feb. 4 (Saturday) morning at 10 am. Also, would be great to have some food for our work crew. If you can help, please e-mail margoc@tds.net
3. Warning Annual Meeting of the Cavendish Town Elementary School District,
The legal voters of the Cavendish Town Elementary School District are hereby warned to meet in the multi-purpose room at the Cavendish Town Elementary School on Route 131, on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., to act on the following articles.
ARTICLE 1: To hear and act on the reports of the Cavendish Town Elementary School District Officers for the school year ending June 30, 2011.
ARTICLE 2: To see if the voters of said Cavendish Town School District will authorize the Cavendish Town School District School Board of Directors to borrow money by issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of anticipated revenue for the school year, as provided by in 16 V.S.A. § 562 (9).
ARTICLE 3: To transact any other business deemed proper when met, not involving the expenditure of school district funds or any other business acted upon in the preceding articles.
ARTICLE 4: To adjourn.
Ballot Items
To vote on the following items by Australian ballot. Polls open on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM. Voting to take place at the Cavendish Town Elementary School Arts Center.
ARTICLE 5: To elect a Moderator.
ARTICLE 6: To elect three (3) Cavendish School Directors for the Cavendish Town Elementary School Board, one for a three year term and two for one year terms.
4. Letter from CCCA
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association, as all groups in service to their communities, could not prosper without the support of people in the community itself. Joyce Ringhel was just such a person. Joyce passed three months ago. She was a joyous and kind woman who also baked phenomenal cookies. Joyce and her husband Charles had been tremendous supporters of our work and we are saddened for her passing. Patricia Nye is another dear friend and supporter who passed not long ago and who, in her fiery nature and humorous way never stopped encouraging us to continue our efforts on behalf of conservation and community building. This has been a series of difficult months for all of us in Vermont and so for the people of Cavendish, and it is with regret that we come so late to this expression of condolence to both Charles Ringhel and Richard, Will and Amber Nye. We know, that for all of us who knew Joyce and Pat and their bright giving spirits, they will live on in our memories and continue to bring us courage to dream and do what needs to be done. Robin Timko, President CCCA
5. Les Bon Temps Roulette! (Let the Good Times Roll)-Mardi Gras
Tickets are going fast, so get yours now for CCCA’s benefit Mardi Gras dinner and dance party featuring local fiddler Bob Naess with his Cajun/zydeco dance band Yankee Chank. The event gets underway at 6 pm on Friday Feb. 10 at Crows Bakery in Proctorsville. Tickets are $35 and available at Crows Bakery. FMI: 226-7736
6. GMUHS Library Renovation Survey On-line
Staff, students and community of GMUHS have been asked to complete a survey regarding the renovation of the school’s library. Parents and community are encouraged to complete this survey, which is available on-line, by Feb. 10.
7. Filing Date for Cavendish Elected Positions Jan 30
If you are interested in running for one of the elected positions in Cavendish (Select Board, School Board etc.) you have until 5 pm on January 30 (Monday) to file your petition with required signatures.
8. Cavendish Calendar 1/27-2/3
January 27 (Friday): The Cavendish Black and White Film Series returns with the Marx Brothers “A Night at the Opera.” 7:00 at the Cavendish Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
• Shaw’s reopens in Ludlow.
• Risk Behavior Dialogue Night at GMUHS, 6:30-8:00 in the school’s auditorium
January 28 (Saturday): Winter Farmers Market at the Ludlow Teen Center (Goodmans American Pie), Main Street Ludlow. FMI: www.ludlowfarmersmarket.com
• Attention to the Heart Meditation, 4-5 pm FMI: Robin 226-7736
• Oil Still Life Painting Workshop with Hunter Eddy at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Woodcarving Workshop with Al Wilkenson at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Beginning Spinning with Patty Blomgren. Create beautiful, unique yarn using a spinning wheel. Plenty of time will be given to establish the essential coordination skills and basic techniques every spinner must master to gain competence in spinning. There will be four class sessions: Saturday, January 28, February 4, 11 & 25; 1-5 pm. The cost for all four sessions is $155 for FAVT members and $165 for non-members. FMI: Six Loose Ladies 802-226-7373, www.sixlooseladies.com
• Flannel with Flair: Okemo Valley residents and Okemo Mountain fans will fancy up their finest flannel shirts, denim and work boots for the premier social event of the season. Flannel with Flair, an Okemo Community Challenge benefit, will take place in the Roundhouse at Jackson Gore, from 7 p.m. until the cows come home. Following cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, attendees will enjoy dinner prepared by Okemo Executive Chef Scot Emerson and his Coleman Brook Tavern staff. Music by The Master Cylinders will keep those work boots stompin’ on the dance floor all night long. his year, Flannel with Flair will continue the Ski Ball tradition, generating funds for OCC to offer challenge grants to worthy nonprofit organizations in the community. FMI: Joyce Washburn at 802-228-1965
January 29 (Sunday): Oil Still Life Painting Workshop with Hunter Eddy at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Woodcarving Workshop with Al Wilkenson at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
January 31 (Tuesday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Spaghetti Dinner: Sponsored by the GMUHS Junior class. Cost is $5 for everyone, kids under 5 are free. Silent auction.
February 1 (Wednesday): Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office
• CTES PTO meeting, 6-7 pm
February 2 (Thursday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Sit & Knit" at the Six Loose Ladies yarn shop, Pollard Building, Proctorsville Green, 2:00 -9:00 PM. Open to knitters, spinners, crocheters, hookers. Free. FMI: 226-7373
February 3 (Friday): Cavendish Black & White Film Series features How Green was My Valley, 7 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
The 1/27/12 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Help Needed
3. Warning Annual Meeting of the Cavendish Town Elementary School District
4. Letter from CCCA
5. Les Bon Temps Roulette! (Let the Good Times Roll)-Mardi Gras
6. GMUHS Library Renovation Survey On-line
7. Filing Date for Cavendish Elected Positions Jan 30
8. Cavendish Calendar 1/27-2/3
1. Cavendish Related News
Shaws Reopens Today! The newly renovated and expanded Shaw’s has its grand opening today. Ribbon cutting is at 9 am.
IBM and VELCO to Build Next Generation Communications Network for VT: At the 2012 DistribuTECH conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) announced an agreement to build an intelligent fiber optic and Carrier Ethernet communications and control network across the State of Vermont. Spanning more than 1000 miles, this advanced fiber communications network will connect transmission substations to Vermont’s distribution utilities, delivering reliable electric service and the capabilities required for the state’s future Smart Grid. Press Release
VT Educational Study: The southern Vermont towns of Dover and Wilmington have contracted with Northern Economic Consulting (NEC) to ask why some schools continue to fall behind in programming equity despite successful efforts to achieve educational financing equity. The NEC report looked at several economic and equity measures. The most significant findings are: The same school tax rate does not buy an equal educational opportunity for all Vermont students. Since 1997/98, national per pupil spending has risen 30 percent. During that same period of time, Vermont per pupil spending has risen 60 percent. Student performance has not improved against national standards when comparing similar demographics. Leaders of the towns want the Vermont General Assembly to discuss how to refocus on providing and funding equal educational opportunities statewide. Press Release
VT & Smart Meters: The Vermont Legislature has recently held a hearing on whether CVPS and Green Mountain Power can install “smart meters.” Smart meters communicate with a utility, allowing it to track and bill for electrical usage without sending meter readers out once a month. They enable utilities to pinpoint the locations of power outages much more easily than was the case with previous technology. Eventually, they're expected to allow customers to track their own electrical usage with an eye toward saving money and energy. Some critics charge that the smart meters emit radio frequency radiation in pulses with uncertain and possibly health hazards. Dr. Harry Chen, the state health commissioner, told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that an international health panel last year found that radio frequency radiation emitted by cell phones is a possible source of brain cancer in heavy cell phone users. Chen said smart meters emit well less than 1 percent of the radiation emitted by cell phones, and they're not often held right next to the head. Burlington Free Press
2. Help Needed
Two of our families impacted by the flood are finally moving back into their homes!!!! We need some help, including people with trucks. We have one move scheduled for Feb. 4 (Saturday) morning at 10 am. Also, would be great to have some food for our work crew. If you can help, please e-mail margoc@tds.net
3. Warning Annual Meeting of the Cavendish Town Elementary School District,
The legal voters of the Cavendish Town Elementary School District are hereby warned to meet in the multi-purpose room at the Cavendish Town Elementary School on Route 131, on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., to act on the following articles.
ARTICLE 1: To hear and act on the reports of the Cavendish Town Elementary School District Officers for the school year ending June 30, 2011.
ARTICLE 2: To see if the voters of said Cavendish Town School District will authorize the Cavendish Town School District School Board of Directors to borrow money by issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of anticipated revenue for the school year, as provided by in 16 V.S.A. § 562 (9).
ARTICLE 3: To transact any other business deemed proper when met, not involving the expenditure of school district funds or any other business acted upon in the preceding articles.
ARTICLE 4: To adjourn.
Ballot Items
To vote on the following items by Australian ballot. Polls open on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM. Voting to take place at the Cavendish Town Elementary School Arts Center.
ARTICLE 5: To elect a Moderator.
ARTICLE 6: To elect three (3) Cavendish School Directors for the Cavendish Town Elementary School Board, one for a three year term and two for one year terms.
4. Letter from CCCA
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association, as all groups in service to their communities, could not prosper without the support of people in the community itself. Joyce Ringhel was just such a person. Joyce passed three months ago. She was a joyous and kind woman who also baked phenomenal cookies. Joyce and her husband Charles had been tremendous supporters of our work and we are saddened for her passing. Patricia Nye is another dear friend and supporter who passed not long ago and who, in her fiery nature and humorous way never stopped encouraging us to continue our efforts on behalf of conservation and community building. This has been a series of difficult months for all of us in Vermont and so for the people of Cavendish, and it is with regret that we come so late to this expression of condolence to both Charles Ringhel and Richard, Will and Amber Nye. We know, that for all of us who knew Joyce and Pat and their bright giving spirits, they will live on in our memories and continue to bring us courage to dream and do what needs to be done. Robin Timko, President CCCA
5. Les Bon Temps Roulette! (Let the Good Times Roll)-Mardi Gras
Tickets are going fast, so get yours now for CCCA’s benefit Mardi Gras dinner and dance party featuring local fiddler Bob Naess with his Cajun/zydeco dance band Yankee Chank. The event gets underway at 6 pm on Friday Feb. 10 at Crows Bakery in Proctorsville. Tickets are $35 and available at Crows Bakery. FMI: 226-7736
6. GMUHS Library Renovation Survey On-line
Staff, students and community of GMUHS have been asked to complete a survey regarding the renovation of the school’s library. Parents and community are encouraged to complete this survey, which is available on-line, by Feb. 10.
7. Filing Date for Cavendish Elected Positions Jan 30
If you are interested in running for one of the elected positions in Cavendish (Select Board, School Board etc.) you have until 5 pm on January 30 (Monday) to file your petition with required signatures.
8. Cavendish Calendar 1/27-2/3
January 27 (Friday): The Cavendish Black and White Film Series returns with the Marx Brothers “A Night at the Opera.” 7:00 at the Cavendish Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
• Shaw’s reopens in Ludlow.
• Risk Behavior Dialogue Night at GMUHS, 6:30-8:00 in the school’s auditorium
January 28 (Saturday): Winter Farmers Market at the Ludlow Teen Center (Goodmans American Pie), Main Street Ludlow. FMI: www.ludlowfarmersmarket.com
• Attention to the Heart Meditation, 4-5 pm FMI: Robin 226-7736
• Oil Still Life Painting Workshop with Hunter Eddy at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Woodcarving Workshop with Al Wilkenson at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Beginning Spinning with Patty Blomgren. Create beautiful, unique yarn using a spinning wheel. Plenty of time will be given to establish the essential coordination skills and basic techniques every spinner must master to gain competence in spinning. There will be four class sessions: Saturday, January 28, February 4, 11 & 25; 1-5 pm. The cost for all four sessions is $155 for FAVT members and $165 for non-members. FMI: Six Loose Ladies 802-226-7373, www.sixlooseladies.com
• Flannel with Flair: Okemo Valley residents and Okemo Mountain fans will fancy up their finest flannel shirts, denim and work boots for the premier social event of the season. Flannel with Flair, an Okemo Community Challenge benefit, will take place in the Roundhouse at Jackson Gore, from 7 p.m. until the cows come home. Following cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, attendees will enjoy dinner prepared by Okemo Executive Chef Scot Emerson and his Coleman Brook Tavern staff. Music by The Master Cylinders will keep those work boots stompin’ on the dance floor all night long. his year, Flannel with Flair will continue the Ski Ball tradition, generating funds for OCC to offer challenge grants to worthy nonprofit organizations in the community. FMI: Joyce Washburn at 802-228-1965
January 29 (Sunday): Oil Still Life Painting Workshop with Hunter Eddy at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Woodcarving Workshop with Al Wilkenson at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
January 31 (Tuesday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Spaghetti Dinner: Sponsored by the GMUHS Junior class. Cost is $5 for everyone, kids under 5 are free. Silent auction.
February 1 (Wednesday): Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office
• CTES PTO meeting, 6-7 pm
February 2 (Thursday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Sit & Knit" at the Six Loose Ladies yarn shop, Pollard Building, Proctorsville Green, 2:00 -9:00 PM. Open to knitters, spinners, crocheters, hookers. Free. FMI: 226-7373
February 3 (Friday): Cavendish Black & White Film Series features How Green was My Valley, 7 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Selectmen’s Meeting, Monday 1/23/12 Agenda
The Cavendish Selectmen will meet on 1/23/12 (Monday) in the Cavendish Town
Office Meeting Room at 6:00 PM. PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE! The Agenda will be as follows:
1. Call the meeting to order
2. Sign Orders
3. Review Correspondence
4. Cavendish Planning Commission Chair, Etienne Ting, present to discuss with the Select Board plans to re-adopt the existing Cavendish Town Plan.
5. Discussion of potential articles for inclusion in warning for Annual Town Meeting.
6. Continue work on FY 2012-2013 budget.
7. Adjourn by 8:00 pm.
Office Meeting Room at 6:00 PM. PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE! The Agenda will be as follows:
1. Call the meeting to order
2. Sign Orders
3. Review Correspondence
4. Cavendish Planning Commission Chair, Etienne Ting, present to discuss with the Select Board plans to re-adopt the existing Cavendish Town Plan.
5. Discussion of potential articles for inclusion in warning for Annual Town Meeting.
6. Continue work on FY 2012-2013 budget.
7. Adjourn by 8:00 pm.
Cavendish Update 1/20/12 News/Events
Information can also be posted on the Cavendish VT Facebook Page
The 1/20/12 Cavendish Update Contains:
1. Cavendish Related News
2. CHS Museum Tree Comes Down
3. CHS Newsletter Available on-line
4. Meet Laura Ingalls Wilder at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library
5. Freaky Fridays Come to BRGNS Thrift Shop
6. Cavendish Events 1/20-1/27
1. Cavendish Related News
Free snowmobiling Weekend in Northeast: Legally registered snowmobiles can roam trails in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine at no cost from January 27-29. WCAX
Health Dept Offers Free Radon Test Kits for Homeowners: Radon cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled but more Vermonters than ever before can find out if it exists in their homes. The Vermont Department of Health distributed 1,700 free radon test kits to homeowners last year and has more than 3,000 free kits to give away this year. “Radon causes lung cancer over a long period of time, and we know that about one in every eight Vermont homes has elevated levels of radon,” said Lori Cragin, a Health Department epidemiologist. The likelihood of a radon problem cannot be predicted by the style, age, or location of a home. All homes are at risk. You cannot know the radon level in a house without testing for it. Testing is easy. Open the kit immediately and leave it in place throughout a heating season, and then mail it back to the Health Department to get your results. Get a free kit by e-mailing radon@state.vt.us, or call 1-800-439-8550. Exposure to radon is preventable and fixable through proper venting techniques. If test results show high levels of radon in the air, a mitigation system can be installed at a cost of approximately $800-$2,000.
VT to receive $8.7 Million in Irene Recovery Assistance: Vermont will receive $6,300,000 for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) and $2,325,000 for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). Both programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). EWP assists property owners, whose homes are threatened by flooded rivers, helping to stabilize stream banks and protect foundations and houses from further flood damage. EWP also provides resources for clearing log jams that threaten property and public infrastructure. ECP provides emergency funding and technical assistance for farmers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters. Press Release
Ladies First Expands Eligibility for VT Women: Any Vermont woman age 21 or older earning 250 percent of the poverty level or less can now receive free screening services through Ladies First. For example, a woman in a two-person household earning less than $36,775 a year can qualify. Uninsured women with a breast or cervical cancer or pre-cancerous condition can be referred by Ladies First to a special Medicaid program, Vermont ’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program, to receive full health insurance that covers the cost of their treatment. To apply or for more information call 1-800-508-2222 or go to www.LadiesFirstVt.org. For Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, please use Vermont Relay Service 711 and give our number: 1-800-508-2222. Press Release
VT Tops List for Risk for Embezzlement Loss: Vermont is at the top of the list when it comes to states that are at highest risk for loss due to embezzlement. “We have done this report for four years now and Vermont has been on the list of highest risk three out of the last four years. This year, topping the list,” Christopher T. Marquet, chief executive officer of Marquet International told the Burlington Free Press.
Drop in VT Revenues: The latest state economic numbers are in and they are lower than expected. Gov. Peter Shumlin met with the state emergency board Wednesday to go over new revenue forecasts for the state. In his budget address last week, Gov. Peter Shumlin proposed closing a $51 million general fund budget gap. Now the state needs to make up $9.3 million more, as revenue numbers are lower than expected. WCAX http://www.wcax.com/story/16549290/surprise-drop-in-vt-revenues
Judge Rules in Favor of VT Yankee: The battle over whether the state or the federal government has the authority to grant or deny licenses for nuclear plants landed in court last fall. And Thursday, Judge Garvin Murtha ruled in favor of Yankee's parent company, Entergy, saying the state is pre-empted by federal law from taking any action to close Yankee when its original license expires in March. WCAX
Okemo Skier Visits Down Over MLK Holiday: At Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, skier visits over the MLK holiday were down 24 percent from last year, Okemo spokeswoman Bonnie MacPherson said in an email. Season-to-date, skier visits at the Ludlow resort are down 30 percent, she said. On the positive side, MacPherson said, lodging occupancy at the resort for last weekend was near 90 percent. Rutland Herald
2. Tree By the Museum Comes Down
After numerous discussions by the Cavendish Historical Society Board, it was agreed that the tree next to the Museum had to come down. Large limbs were falling off after every storm and because the center of the tree had rotted away, it was just a matter of time before a limb fell on utility wires or onto the roof of the Museum. Instead of biting our nails during storms worrying whether "this would be the one" that damaged the Museum or surrounding property, the board voted to have it removed. The tree was removed Wednesday January 18. We will miss it. However, board member Marc Miele has started exploring some landscaping ideas-quince, forsythia, lilac. If you have some suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing margoc@tds.net
3. CHS Newsletter Available on-line
The Cavendish Historical Society’s newsletter for Winter 2012 is now available on-line. It is also available in PDF format and in print. FMI: 226-7807 or margoc@tds.net
4. Meet Laura Ingalls Wilder at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library is pleased to announce a visit from Laura Ingalls Wilder (portrayed by Melanie Stringer) for the students of the Cavendish Town Elementary School on Monday, January 23, 2012. The students who have been studying Laura Ingalls Wilder and the pioneer experience will meet with Ms. Stringer, ask questions and be able to handle period artifacts. This presentation was funded by a Green Mountain Festival Series Arts in Education Grant. FMI: Kata at 226-7503.
5. Freaky Fridays Come to BRGNS Thrift Shop
Black River Good Neighbors Thrift Shop is going to have freakishly low prices on items each 1st Friday of the month according to Audrey Bridge, Executive Director. Freaky Friday is Bridge’s brainchild and she said “we wanted to do something different from the past and this is a theme we can all have some fun with. Audrey said, “On the first Friday of each month many selected items in our store will be priced $1.00 each. Many of our patrons live on a fixed income and we would like to give them a chance at some freakishly good bargains! The deals at our thrift store are always great, we just want to make it even better for our loyal customers. And it’s important to remember all monies raised go to support the services we provide to the community. If you haven't visited our new location, don't delay, we have been there a year and it gets better every day.”
The Thrift Shop is located at 37B Main Street in Ludlow. BRGNS serves the communities of Ludlow, Belmont, Cavendish, Plymouth, Proctorsville and Mt. Holly. For more information please call Audrey at 802-228-3663.
6. Cavendish Events 1/20-1/27
January 21 (Saturday): Winter Farmers Market at the Ludlow Teen Center (Goodmans American Pie), Main Street Ludlow. FMI: www.ludlowfarmersmarket.com
• Kirigami Workshop with Cynthia Emedye at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Watercolor Landscape Workshop with Robert O’Brien at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Facilitated Meditation - 4 to 5pm free to all - Centering in the body, gentle and deep release of habitual tension in the body and mind and cultivation of presence. For more information call Robin at 226-7736.
January 22 (Sunday): Kirigami Workshop with Cynthia Emedye at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Watercolor Landscape Workshop with Robert O’Brien at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
January 23 (Monday): “Xin Nian Kuai Le” Happy Chinese New Year. It is the Year of the Water Dragon, which occurs once every 60 years.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder (portrayed by Melanie Stringer) will be at CTES.
January 24 (Tuesday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Book Discussion-“Julie & Julia” by Julie Powell at the Fletcher Memorial Library in Ludlow. Noon. Bring a sandwich. Beverages and desserts provided. FMI: 228-8921.
January 26 (Thursday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Sit & Knit" at the Six Loose Ladies yarn shop, Pollard Building, Proctorsville Green, 2:00 -9:00 PM. Open to knitters, spinners, crocheters, hookers. Free. FMI: 226-7373
• Book Discussion-“West with the Night” by Beryl Markham, Fletcher Memorial Library, 7 pm. FMI: 228-8921
January 27 (Friday): The Cavendish Black and White Film Series returns with the Marx Brothers “A Night at the Opera.” 7:00 at the Cavendish Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
• Shaw’s reopens in Ludlow.
The 1/20/12 Cavendish Update Contains:
1. Cavendish Related News
2. CHS Museum Tree Comes Down
3. CHS Newsletter Available on-line
4. Meet Laura Ingalls Wilder at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library
5. Freaky Fridays Come to BRGNS Thrift Shop
6. Cavendish Events 1/20-1/27
1. Cavendish Related News
Free snowmobiling Weekend in Northeast: Legally registered snowmobiles can roam trails in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine at no cost from January 27-29. WCAX
Health Dept Offers Free Radon Test Kits for Homeowners: Radon cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled but more Vermonters than ever before can find out if it exists in their homes. The Vermont Department of Health distributed 1,700 free radon test kits to homeowners last year and has more than 3,000 free kits to give away this year. “Radon causes lung cancer over a long period of time, and we know that about one in every eight Vermont homes has elevated levels of radon,” said Lori Cragin, a Health Department epidemiologist. The likelihood of a radon problem cannot be predicted by the style, age, or location of a home. All homes are at risk. You cannot know the radon level in a house without testing for it. Testing is easy. Open the kit immediately and leave it in place throughout a heating season, and then mail it back to the Health Department to get your results. Get a free kit by e-mailing radon@state.vt.us, or call 1-800-439-8550. Exposure to radon is preventable and fixable through proper venting techniques. If test results show high levels of radon in the air, a mitigation system can be installed at a cost of approximately $800-$2,000.
VT to receive $8.7 Million in Irene Recovery Assistance: Vermont will receive $6,300,000 for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) and $2,325,000 for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). Both programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). EWP assists property owners, whose homes are threatened by flooded rivers, helping to stabilize stream banks and protect foundations and houses from further flood damage. EWP also provides resources for clearing log jams that threaten property and public infrastructure. ECP provides emergency funding and technical assistance for farmers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters. Press Release
Ladies First Expands Eligibility for VT Women: Any Vermont woman age 21 or older earning 250 percent of the poverty level or less can now receive free screening services through Ladies First. For example, a woman in a two-person household earning less than $36,775 a year can qualify. Uninsured women with a breast or cervical cancer or pre-cancerous condition can be referred by Ladies First to a special Medicaid program, Vermont ’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program, to receive full health insurance that covers the cost of their treatment. To apply or for more information call 1-800-508-2222 or go to www.LadiesFirstVt.org. For Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, please use Vermont Relay Service 711 and give our number: 1-800-508-2222. Press Release
VT Tops List for Risk for Embezzlement Loss: Vermont is at the top of the list when it comes to states that are at highest risk for loss due to embezzlement. “We have done this report for four years now and Vermont has been on the list of highest risk three out of the last four years. This year, topping the list,” Christopher T. Marquet, chief executive officer of Marquet International told the Burlington Free Press.
Drop in VT Revenues: The latest state economic numbers are in and they are lower than expected. Gov. Peter Shumlin met with the state emergency board Wednesday to go over new revenue forecasts for the state. In his budget address last week, Gov. Peter Shumlin proposed closing a $51 million general fund budget gap. Now the state needs to make up $9.3 million more, as revenue numbers are lower than expected. WCAX http://www.wcax.com/story/16549290/surprise-drop-in-vt-revenues
Judge Rules in Favor of VT Yankee: The battle over whether the state or the federal government has the authority to grant or deny licenses for nuclear plants landed in court last fall. And Thursday, Judge Garvin Murtha ruled in favor of Yankee's parent company, Entergy, saying the state is pre-empted by federal law from taking any action to close Yankee when its original license expires in March. WCAX
Okemo Skier Visits Down Over MLK Holiday: At Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, skier visits over the MLK holiday were down 24 percent from last year, Okemo spokeswoman Bonnie MacPherson said in an email. Season-to-date, skier visits at the Ludlow resort are down 30 percent, she said. On the positive side, MacPherson said, lodging occupancy at the resort for last weekend was near 90 percent. Rutland Herald
2. Tree By the Museum Comes Down
After numerous discussions by the Cavendish Historical Society Board, it was agreed that the tree next to the Museum had to come down. Large limbs were falling off after every storm and because the center of the tree had rotted away, it was just a matter of time before a limb fell on utility wires or onto the roof of the Museum. Instead of biting our nails during storms worrying whether "this would be the one" that damaged the Museum or surrounding property, the board voted to have it removed. The tree was removed Wednesday January 18. We will miss it. However, board member Marc Miele has started exploring some landscaping ideas-quince, forsythia, lilac. If you have some suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing margoc@tds.net
3. CHS Newsletter Available on-line
The Cavendish Historical Society’s newsletter for Winter 2012 is now available on-line. It is also available in PDF format and in print. FMI: 226-7807 or margoc@tds.net
4. Meet Laura Ingalls Wilder at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library is pleased to announce a visit from Laura Ingalls Wilder (portrayed by Melanie Stringer) for the students of the Cavendish Town Elementary School on Monday, January 23, 2012. The students who have been studying Laura Ingalls Wilder and the pioneer experience will meet with Ms. Stringer, ask questions and be able to handle period artifacts. This presentation was funded by a Green Mountain Festival Series Arts in Education Grant. FMI: Kata at 226-7503.
5. Freaky Fridays Come to BRGNS Thrift Shop
Black River Good Neighbors Thrift Shop is going to have freakishly low prices on items each 1st Friday of the month according to Audrey Bridge, Executive Director. Freaky Friday is Bridge’s brainchild and she said “we wanted to do something different from the past and this is a theme we can all have some fun with. Audrey said, “On the first Friday of each month many selected items in our store will be priced $1.00 each. Many of our patrons live on a fixed income and we would like to give them a chance at some freakishly good bargains! The deals at our thrift store are always great, we just want to make it even better for our loyal customers. And it’s important to remember all monies raised go to support the services we provide to the community. If you haven't visited our new location, don't delay, we have been there a year and it gets better every day.”
The Thrift Shop is located at 37B Main Street in Ludlow. BRGNS serves the communities of Ludlow, Belmont, Cavendish, Plymouth, Proctorsville and Mt. Holly. For more information please call Audrey at 802-228-3663.
6. Cavendish Events 1/20-1/27
January 21 (Saturday): Winter Farmers Market at the Ludlow Teen Center (Goodmans American Pie), Main Street Ludlow. FMI: www.ludlowfarmersmarket.com
• Kirigami Workshop with Cynthia Emedye at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Watercolor Landscape Workshop with Robert O’Brien at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Facilitated Meditation - 4 to 5pm free to all - Centering in the body, gentle and deep release of habitual tension in the body and mind and cultivation of presence. For more information call Robin at 226-7736.
January 22 (Sunday): Kirigami Workshop with Cynthia Emedye at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
• Watercolor Landscape Workshop with Robert O’Brien at Fletcher Farm School. FMI: 228-8770 or info@fletcherfarm.org
January 23 (Monday): “Xin Nian Kuai Le” Happy Chinese New Year. It is the Year of the Water Dragon, which occurs once every 60 years.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder (portrayed by Melanie Stringer) will be at CTES.
January 24 (Tuesday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Book Discussion-“Julie & Julia” by Julie Powell at the Fletcher Memorial Library in Ludlow. Noon. Bring a sandwich. Beverages and desserts provided. FMI: 228-8921.
January 26 (Thursday): Bone Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10:15-11:45. FMI: Linda at Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Sit & Knit" at the Six Loose Ladies yarn shop, Pollard Building, Proctorsville Green, 2:00 -9:00 PM. Open to knitters, spinners, crocheters, hookers. Free. FMI: 226-7373
• Book Discussion-“West with the Night” by Beryl Markham, Fletcher Memorial Library, 7 pm. FMI: 228-8921
January 27 (Friday): The Cavendish Black and White Film Series returns with the Marx Brothers “A Night at the Opera.” 7:00 at the Cavendish Elementary School. The films are free, donations always welcome, and refreshments available. FMI: 226-7497.
• Shaw’s reopens in Ludlow.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Select Board Meeting Agenda 1/18/12
Selectmen’s Meeting, Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 in the Cavendish Town Office Meeting Room at 5:00 PM.
AGENDA
1. Call the meeting to order
2. Sign Orders
3. Review Correspondence
4. Discussion of potential articles for inclusion in warning for Annual Town Meeting.
5. Continue work on FY 2012-2013 budget.
6. Adjourn by 7:00 pm.
AGENDA
1. Call the meeting to order
2. Sign Orders
3. Review Correspondence
4. Discussion of potential articles for inclusion in warning for Annual Town Meeting.
5. Continue work on FY 2012-2013 budget.
6. Adjourn by 7:00 pm.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)