Cavendish Update 1/8/10 News/Events

This issue of the Cavendish Update is made possible by the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA), a non-profit membership organization that is dedicated to the conservation of land and natural resources and to the preservation of historic sites within the context of sustainable economic growth. FMI: PO Box 605, Cavendish VT 05142 or 802-226-7736

The 1/8/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Yankee Chank to Play at CCCA Mardi Gras Fundraiser
3. Unclaimed Property
4. Events Calendar January 11-17

1. Cavendish Related News
Proctorsville Girl Teams Up with Heifer International

CVPS Raises Rates by Six Percent

Ludlow Okemo Valley Women’s Club to Host Lasagna Dinner on Jan. 17

Ludlow Armory Project Update

Bullet Proofing Whitney’s Friends

2. Yankee Chank to Play at CCCA Mardi Gras Fundraiser
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association has scheduled MARDI GRAS 2010 in Cavendish. The festivities will happen on Sunday, January 24th at the Opera House Café on Depot Street in Proctorsville (otherwise known as Crows Bakery). The café doors will open at five for a limited space, reserved seating dinner serving a New Orleans, Cajun themed menu. Dinner guests can participate in a mask decorating contest to compete for various prizes. Masks will be provided with each ticket for the dinner.

Dancing to the music of Yankee Chank will begin at six in the Opera House upstairs from the café. Yankee Chank is a well known, popular Vermont based Cajun/Zedeco band. There is no better way to get in the spirit of Mardi Gras than with an evening of their foot stomping Louisiana beat. If you can’t come for dinner, you can still come for the music.

Meanwhile, to start the evening’s festivities, the whole family can enjoy a “kids’ hour” party beginning at 4:30 in the Opera House, with several kid friendly activities to enjoy including snacks, games, dance instructions and fun!

While the dinner requires a reservation, tickets will include admission to the dance and will cost $30 per person. The dance alone costs $8 per person or $12 per family and tickets are available at the door. Kid’s hour festivities are $12 per family at the door. Light refreshments will be available to purchase at the dance. There are also several prizes to be raffled at the end of the evening. First is a two night stay at the Trapp Family Lodge Guest House plus a $200 gift card. The second item to be raffled is a Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Valentine cake from Crows Bakery, and the third item is a kid's Activity Basket filled with fun filled stuff for the kids to enjoy their Mardi Gras. Raffle tickets are available from any CCCA board member.

Reservations for the dinner are required and can be made at the café or by calling 226-7736. Tickets for the dance and “kids’ hour” are available in advance from the café or at the door on the 24th. For more information please call 226-7736.

3. Unclaimed Property
The Vermont State Treasurer’s Office Unclaimed Property website has a number of Cavendish and Proctorsville residents and businesses with claimable properties in their database. Unclaimed property includes items such as forgotten bank accounts uncashed pay checks, unclaimed security deposits, and unused gift certificates. It's most often in the form of money, but it can also be stocks, mutual funds, and the contents of safe deposit boxes. The property comes from many sources--called holders--such as banks, credit unions, corporations, utilities, insurance agencies, retailers, and governmental agencies throughout the United States. The Vermont State Treasurer's Office acts as custodian to safeguard the assets until they can be claimed by the rightful owners or their heirs. To find out if you are on the list, go to the Office of the State Treasurer website

4. Events Calendar January 11-17
January 11 (Monday): Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Town Office. These meetings are televised on LPCTV. To check for airing times, or to watch the meetings on-line, go to www.lpctv.org.
• LEGO Club at the Fletcher Library in Ludlow 3-4:30. Kids ages 9-14 are invited to come together, listen to a short chapter or two from a book then build something from that chapter.

January 12 (Tuesday): Cavendish Elementary School Board Meeting. FMI: 226-7758

January 14 (Thursday): Up Matinee at the Fletcher Library in Ludlow 3-4:30-. Free popcorn and matinee after school.
• The Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Snowmobile Club meets at 7 pm at the home of Claire and John Bellino, 80 Christmas Tree Lane, Ludlow. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
• GMUHS School Board Meeting, 5 pm
• 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

January 17 (Sunday): Ludlow Okemo Valley Women’s Club are hosting a lasagna dinner from 6-8 pm at the Black River Senior Center on High Street in Ludlow. Tickets are being sold in advance at The Book Nook or at Knight Tubs. FMI 226-7417 or e-mail mbjfpick@sover.net or remyslp@comcast.net.