Cavendish Update 8/1/09 Calendar/Gage/Events

This issue of the Cavendish Update is made possible by the Cavendish Historical Society www.cavendishhistory.org or www.cavendishhistoricalsocietynews.blogspot.com

The 8/1/09 Cavendish Update Contains
1. August Cavendish Calendar
2. Cavendish Organization Websites
3. First Photo of Phineas Gage Discovered
4. Classifieds: Rental
5. Cavendish Elementary School Playground Upgrade: Volunteers needed
6. Stepping Stones has Space Available for Fall 2009 School Year
7. Cavendish Community Theater: New Production
8. Yankee Chank Playing in Ludlow and Chester
9. Duttonsville Reunion: Volunteers Needed

1. August Cavendish Calendar
As event times and locations can change, please follow up with contact information provided. In addition, the Calendar edition of the Cavendish Update will now include websites for community organizations, many of which offer their own calendars and news events.

August 1 (Saturday): Cavendish Community Fund annual fundraising dinner at 7 p.m. at the Cavendish Inn. FMI: 226-7736

August 3 (Monday): Volunteers needed to help with the Cavendish Playground. See article below for more information

August 5 (Wednesday): Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
• Gypsy Reel Concert at the Proctorsville Green, 6:30 pm. This is the last of the summer concerts. Note that the rain venue is the Cavendish Elementary School.

August 6 (Thursday): Bounty Day: The Grow a Row project will be collecting and freezing vegetables/fruit at CTES. Drop produce off from 4-6 pm. Kitchen helpers needed. Ann Thompson will work with the kids who show up (children need an adult to be with them though). If you only plan to drop off items, look for the Bounty Box by the back door to the kitchen near the teacher’s parking lot. FMI: Sara Stowell - sarastowell@tds.net, Julia Gignoux - fhdesign@sover.net, or Karen McNamera - kbedmc@tds.net.
• 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
• Feldenkrais workshop, 6:00 pm in Ludlow. Discounts for Cavendish/Proctorsville residents. FMI: 226-7783

August 8 (Saturday): Clash of the Titans Drive in Movie-Everyone is invited to a drive in movie shown on the back of the school at 8:30. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and snacks and come and enjoy this movie classic. Sponsored by the Cavendish Library. FMI: 226-7503

August 10 (Monday): Cavendish Historical Society Board Meeting, 3 pm. FMI: margoc@tds.net
• Select Board Meeting at the Cavendish Town Office, 6:30 pm at the Town Office

August 12 (Wednesday) End of the year BBQ and open house at the Cavendish Library. FMI: 226-7503

August 13 (Thursday): 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
• Feldenkrais workshop, 6:00 pm in Ludlow. Discounts for Cavendish/Proctorsville residents. FMI: 226-7783

August 15 (Saturday): 12th Annual zucchini Festival. FMI. 228-3238

August 16 (Sunday): Ralph D. Hogancamp Memorial Duck Race. This year’s recipient is the Youth Library at Fletcher Memorial Library.

August 17 (Monday): Bounty Day: The Grow a Row project will be collecting and freezing vegetables/fruit at CTES. Drop produce off from 5-8 pm. Kitchen helpers needed. Ann Thompson will work with the kids who show up (children need an adult to be with them though). If you only plan to drop off items, look for the Bounty Box by the back door to the kitchen near the teacher’s parking lot. FMI: Sara Stowell, Julia Gignoux, or Karen McNamera.

August 20 (Thursday): 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
• Feldenkrais workshop, 6:00 pm in Ludlow. Discounts for Cavendish/Proctorsville residents. FMI: 226-7783

August 22 (Saturday): Cavendish Community Theater’s Production "All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten,” 8 pm at the Cavendish Inn Barn on Main Street in Cavendish. See article below

August 23 (Sunday): Duttonsville School Reunion. The Cavendish Historical Society will host a reunion and tour of the old school house, which is now the home and business of Dan Churchill. Opening remarks start at 1 pm with tours on the half hour. All are invited. FMI: 226-7807 or margoc@tds.net
• Cavendish Community Theater’s Production "All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten,” 8 pm at the Cavendish Inn Barn on Main Street in Cavendish. See article below.

August 27 (Thursday): 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
• Feldenkrais workshop, 6:00 pm in Ludlow. Discounts for Cavendish/Proctorsville residents. FMI: 226-7783

2. Cavendish Organizations Web Directory
If you would like your community organization included on this list, please e-mail the URL to margoc@tds.net Many of our area businesses have websites. For an updated list, download it from the Cavendish Historical Society website
• Cavendish Baptist Church
• Cavendish Community and Conservation Association
• Cavendish Historical Society
• www.cavendishhistoricalsocietynews.blogspot.org
• Cavendish Library
• Cavendish Update:
• Cavendish Town Elementary School
• Fiber Arts in Vermont
• Green Mountain Union High School
• Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce

3. First Photo of Phineas Gage Discovered
A pair of photograph collectors in Maryland, have uncovered what they believe to be the first and only photograph of Phineas Gage, the railway worker who survived an iron tamping rod passing straight through the front of his brain, following an explosives accident in Cavendish in 1848. Gage’s injuries were well documented and serves as one of the first cases of recorded brain injury. The photograph shows Gage as a scarred, handsome, proud man, smartly dressed, with one eye closed, wielding the tamping iron that made him famous. Jack and Beverly Wilgus originally thought the image was of a whaler, but after posting the picture on Flick-r, they soon learned from experts that this was not the case (it was a tamping rod, not a harpoon, that he was holding), and they followed up on an alternative suggestion that perhaps the image was of Gage. For more information, go to http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/psychology/gagepage/PgNews.php

A copy of the photograph is on display at the Cavendish Historical Museum, along with:
• Article from the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, “Face to Face with Phineas Gage” by Jack Wilgus and Beverly Wilgus, which describes how the authors identified Gage and the comparisons made to the image of items in the Warren Anatomical Museum, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine.
• “Phineas Gage-Unraveling the Myth” by Malcolm Macmillan updates a familiar tale, 160 years after its inception
• Copy of a poster promoting Phineas Gage as “The World’s Wonder.” The museum is open Sunday’s from 2-4 pm and at other times by request.

FMI: 226-7807 or margoc@tds.net

4. Classifieds: Rental
• For Rent: Proctorsville. Spacious one bedroom/2 bath HOUSE. Washer/dryer, garage. No pets/no smoking. References, security and first month’s rent required. $800/month. Call 802-226-7357

5. CTES Playground Renovations Begin
Volunteers are needed on Monday August 3 from 9:30-4 to help with the Cavendish Elementary School playground for the following Phase I activities:

* painting the existing play structure and swings
* reconstructing and expanding the sandbox with boulders to retain the new mason-grade sand
* removing the old balance beams and replacing them with a "wiggle walk"
* thinning and trimming back the trees behind school for better visibility
* painting the backboards on the basketball court and installing new nets on the hoops
* removing the old retaining wall and grading the back playground area to eliminate low spots
* spreading playground-grade woodchips in the play area

Please bring your own tools, wheel barrows, and paint brushes. Come for some or all of the day -- any help will be much appreciated! Do you have a pickup truck that could help lug away brush? Any children who would like to help need to be accompanied by an adult.

Phase 1 also includes plans to add a geodesic climbing dome upon approval of the school board.

Stay tuned as plans for Phase 2 come together, very exciting upgrades and additions are planned! The Playground Committee has been working with Tim Calabrese and will be presenting information and plans to the school board at the August meeting for all those who are interested in learning more.

Many thanks go out to all who have donated time and money to our efforts so far. As we work toward accomplishing our goal of providing a safe and engaging play area for our children to be active in, we are continuously grateful for our supportive community who help make it happen.

FMI: Adrienne Power 226-7151 or Lisa Ewald 484-5323 .

6. Stepping Stones has Space Available for Fall 2009 School Year
Are you looking for a NAEYC accredited (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Preschool program for your 3-5 year old? Are you aware that there are programs out there that may pay for some or all of your child care services?
Stepping Stones Preschool has been proudly serving families like yours for 30 years by providing a high quality, affordable preschool program for young children in our community. Stepping Stones philosophy is based on the understanding that children grow and learn in different ways and at their own individual pace. Teachers at Stepping Stones nurture, guide and support children physically, emotionally, intellectually and socially. The program is designed to build independence and empower children by providing them with many learning experiences. Children make choices and learn important social and pre-academic skills in a developmentally appropriate environment. During the school year, Stepping Stones operates a full day, half day, or after school program. 7:30am-5:00pm, Monday thru Friday. Please call (802) 226-7760 for more information, a tour or to enroll!

7. Cavendish Community Theater: New Production
After two successful seasons of summer theatre, the Cavendish Community Theatre will present its third play, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten.” This humorous and poignant play by Robert Fulghum reflects on common sense lessons we learned in Kindergarten that we can apply to our lives at any age. Fulghum's "Credo" touches on the basics "share everything", "play fair", "don't take things that aren't yours"....and much more.

Dates are August 22 and 23, 8 pm at the Cavendish Inn Barn, on Main Street in Proctorsville. Come early to get a good seat. If you would like to reserve a seat the price is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 16. You can purchase tickets at Crows Bakery in Proctorsville or call 226-7398.

A pre-theatre dinner special is being offered by Sam's Steakhouse (228-2087) and Panarello's (228-7222). Purchase your reserved seat ticket then book a dinner reservation. The special menu will be offered between 5PM and 7PM on the evenings of the performance. It will consist of soup, salad and choice of one of three entrees for $15.00 per person. Dining will be at Sam's and Panarello's on Saturday night and only at Sam's on Sunday night. This is a great deal so purchase your reserved seating ticket, make your dinner reservation (you must present your reserved seating ticket at the restaurant) and enjoy a wonderful meal.

The barn door will open at 7:00 PM. Drinks and desserts will be served prior to the performance and during intermission.

Come and support your local theatre group. We appreciate all donations. The Cavendish Community Theatre is a non-profit organization that relies on donations in order to present our plays.

8. Yankee Chank Playing in Ludlow and Chester
A number of people were disappointed about not seeing Yankee Chank when they played in Cavendish this past Wednesday, as they were not aware that there was a rain location. If you didn’t catch Cavendish fiddler Bob Naess, there are two more opportunities to see him and his Cajun/zydeco dance band:
• August 13 (Thursday): Yankee Chank will be playing in Chester at 6:30. The rain location is the Fullerton Inn on the Green in Chester. FMI: 875-3400

•August 16 (Sunday): Yankee Chank will be at the Ludlow Town Park at 5 pm.

9. Duttonsville School Reunion: Volunteers Needed
The Cavendish Historical Society is pleased to be hosting a reunion of the Duttonsville School. Currently the home and business of Dan Churchill, the building will be available for tours at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 on Sunday, August 23. In addition, there will be an opportunity to meet former students, teachers and even a few of the principals. This event is open to the public. The Duttonsville School is located off of Main Street on Duttonsville School Drive. Volunteers are needed to help with this event. If you can volunteer, please call 226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net