Cavendish Update 9/1/09 Calendar/News/Websites/Firewood

This issue of the Cavendish Update is made possible by the Cavendish Historical Society

The Cavendish 9/1/09 Update Contains
1. September Cavendish Calendar
2. Cavendish Organization Web Directory
3. Cavendish Related News
4. Firewood available for low income Vermonters

1. September Cavendish Calendar
September 1 (Tuesday): First day of school for 7th grade at Green Mountain Union High School. Bus routes appear in the Vermont Journal and
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• Cavendish Library Board Meeting, 5 pm at the Library. FMI: 226-7503

September 2 (Wednesday): School opens. Bus routes appear in the Vermont Journal and The Messenger. GMUHS Schedule CTES Schedule
• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office

September 3 (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

September 7 (Monday): Labor Day, Town Office and schools closed.

September 8 (Tuesday): CTES School Board Meeting FMI: 226-7758

September 9 (Wednesday): The Cavendish William French Chapter DAR will meet at the Eureka School House, Rt 11 E from Springfield at 11 am. The program will be History of the School House.
• After school program for grades K-1 at the Cavendish Library “Put me in the zoo” circle art 2:40-4:00. FMI: 226-7503

September 10 (Thursday): After School Program at the Cavendish Library, grades 4-6, Itchy Fingers “Collage Notebooks” 2:40-4:00 FMI: 226-7503
• Mitten Class at Six Loose Ladies 6:30-8 pm. This workshop will continue on Sept. 17 and 24. FMI: 226-7373
• 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

September 12 (Saturday): Household Hazardous Waste Day, sponsored by Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District Springfield Transfer Station and the Weathersfield Transfer Station from 9-noon. FMI: 802-674-9235 or www.vtsolidwastedistrict.org

September 13 (Sunday): Introduction to Rug Hooking workshop at Six Loose Ladies, 11-1 pm. FMI

September 14 (Monday): Cavendish Historical Society Board Meeting, 3 pm Cavendish Library. FMI: 226-7807 or margoc@tds.net
• Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office

September 16 (Wednesday): After School program at the Cavendish Library, grades K-1 Booksploration-”If You Decide to Go to The Moon” moon salt paintings 2:40-4:00. FMI: 226-7503

September 17 (Thursday): After School Program at the Cavendish Library, Grades 2-3, Club 23- “Rebus Strips” 2:40-4:00 FMI: 226-7503
• GMUHS Parent’s Night 6-7:30 pm. FMI: 875-2146
• 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

September 23 (Wednesday): After School Program at the Cavendish Library, grades K-1, Booksploration-”Elmer” giant elephant collages 2:40-4:00. FMI: 226-7503

September 24 (Thursday): After School Program at the Cavendish Library, grades 4-6, Itchy Fingers, “Fancy Candles” 2:40-4:00 FMI: 226-7503
• 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

September 26 (Saturday): Alice Fogel’s Recycled Clothing Class at Six Loose Ladies from 10-5 . This event is sponsored by the Cavendish Community Fund. FMI

September 27 (Sunday): Seamless Wet Felting workshop at Six Loose Ladies 1-5 pm. FMI: 226-7373

September 30 (Wednesday): No school due to district in-service

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
• Cavendish Historical Society Blog
• Cavendish Library
• Cavendish Transfer Station
• Cavendish Update:
• Cavendish Town Elementary School
• Fiber Arts in Vermont
• Green Mountain Union High School
• Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Proctorsville Fire Dept

3. Cavendish Related News
Forum focuses on the Back River

Group debates Route 103 Problems

Schools prepare for different kinds of flu

Activists pressure lawmakers to close Vermont Yankee Nuclear Reactor

Welcome Back to CTES by George Thomson, Principal

Green Mountain Food Services

4. Firewood Available for Low Income Vermonters
Through Wood Warms program, Vermont residents with net incomes between 125 to 200 percent of federal poverty levels are eligible for up to two cords of wood per heating season depending on the amounts available through the state. About 400 cords of seasoned wood will be available for pickup or delivery at six locations starting Sept. 15. Wood is available on first-come, first served basis. People interested in the program should contact SEVCA in Springfield, 107 Park St, Suite 2 802-885-6153.