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 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Town Meeting Day and Voting: March 1 & March 2
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Second Photograph of Phineas Gage Found
4. Cavendish Events for Feb. 26-28
1. Town Meeting Day and Voting: March 1 & March 2
The Annual Town Meeting for Cavendish will take place on Monday, March 1 at 7 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School in Proctorsville. Town budget will be first this year. Balloting will take place on March 2, from 10-2 pm at the Cavendish School. Voting information is posted on the town posting boards at the Village Green in Proctorsville (attached to the bus stop) and at the Cavendish Town Office. The Town’s Annual Report includes a Sample Ballot for March 2. School budget voting, for both GMUHS and Cavendish Elementary, are now done by Australian ballot on March 2.
2. Cavendish Related News
Cavendish Man Denies Burglary Charges
3. Second Photograph of Phineas Gage Found
A second photograph of Phineas Gage has been found. In 1848, Gage, was working on a railroad track in Cavendish when a tamping iron went through his head. Dr. John Harlow documented his injury and recovery in various medical journals, making Gage the first well documented case of traumatic brain injury. This new image, copies of which are in the possession of two different branches of the Gage family, depicts the same subject as the daguerreotype identified in 2009. A copy of this photograph can be seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_GageA
An article about Gage appears in the January edition of the Smithsonian Magazine
For more information about Gage, please contact the Cavendish Historical Society margoc@tds.net, or 802-226-7807
4. Cavendish Events for Feb. 26-28
February 26 (Friday): The Black and White Film Series will be screening “42nd Street” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 27 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. The third group ride for the Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Snowmobile Club is to the home of Steve Turco on Hawks Mountain. Club members will meet at the club’s Food Shack at 10 a.m. for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill their food. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Candidates Night Cancelled
The Candidates Night, schecduled for February 24, has been cancelled due to the snow storm. March 1 is Town Meeting. It will begin at 7 pm at the Cavendish Town Elementary School in Proctorsville. Balloting takes place on March 2 10-7 at the Cavendish School.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Cavendish Update 2/19/10 H20/News/Forum/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 2/19/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Water Tests Results Differ from the Tap and the Source
2. Cavendish Related News
3. CCCA to Hold Candidates’ Night Forum
4. Cavendish Old Home Day 2010
5. Gethsemane Free Adult Charity Crafts Workshop
6. Cavendish Events February 19-27
1. Cavendish Water Tests Results Differ from the Tap and the Source
The new filtration system is working very well, yielding levels of iron and manganese (Mn) well below the accepted standards. Several years ago, Dave Duquette, the town water’s operator explained that even though the water at the source would be clean, it would be months before the same quality would be coming from the tap. He explained that even with flushing and the cleaning of the water tanks, which were conducted in late October, the system is quite complex and there are seasonal variations. In short, water users should expect a delay in the water quality improving at the same rate as the source water.
Residents have recently begun to test their water and are definitely finding much higher rates of manganese (Mn) than what the town reports from the source. The standard is 0.05 mg/L. The town is reporting 0.02 mg/L. Jo Frye recently tested three buildings in Proctorsville and found the following levels of Mn:
• Village Clipper Building and Cavendish Elementary School- .19 mg/L
• St. James Church .28mg/L
Frye took her samples to Aquacheck, the same lab the town uses. Other Proctorsville residents have started testing their water, also using this lab. One Proctorsville resident reported a level of 0.11mg/L for Mn from their tap.
Aquacheck staff concurred with Duquette that the problem isn’t with the water source, which is testing very clean, but rather in the pipes, both town and residents. There is considerable corrosion and build up over the years, and places where there are bends and elbows have even more build up. They estimate that it would be over a year for the pipes to completely be flushed and the water coming from the tap in homes and businesses would match the water source quality.
Aquacheck also noted that the additives used to make the medium for the bacteria reduces the acidity of the water, so it will take longer to eat through years of build up. Because the levels are now so much lower, there is the possibility that home filtration systems (the kind you attach to your kitchen sink) could easily clean up the remaining Mn and iron while we wait for the pipes to finally clean out. However, systems like Britta and Purr, the cheapest of the sink filters, are not designed to remove Mn. The resident with the 0.11 mg/L for Mn tried a Purr filter and them tested the water. The Mn level dropped down to 0.08 mg/L, and not the 0.05 mg/L standard, let alone the town’s reported 0.02 mg/L
In order to know the water quality coming from your tap, you will need to test it. If you want to learn more about testing your water, contact Aquacheck at (802) 263-9595.
The town will shortly be issuing information and new guidelines on the water, including flushing pipes at home. In addition, as soon as it’s possible, there will be an aggressive town wide spring flush, which will hopefully hasten the levels of water source and tap corresponding.
2. Cavendish Related News
Cavendish man will face burglary charges
3. CCCA to Hold Candidates’ Night Forum
Continuing its tradition, the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association will hold Candidates’ Night on Wednesday, February 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Cavendish Town Elementary School in Proctorsville. The forum will address all issues on the 2010 ballot and town officials will be present to discuss them. This includes the town and school budgets. Although there are no contested races on the ballot this year, candidates will be asked to make short statements and answer voters’ questions. The meeting is open to all Cavendish citizens and residents.
4. Cavendish Old Home Day 2010
The Cavendish Historical Society is planning Cavendish Old Home Day for July 3 (Saturday) on the Cavendish Green. We are sending out notices now, so community groups, artists and local business owners can plan ahead. This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to gather, enjoy time with friends, make the community aware of what you are doing, and hopefully raise some money. Last year we had the highest number of vendors to date. It's a wonderful time for many of the second homeowners to meet their neighbors and find out what's available to them locally. We also encourage our second homeowners to become involved as well. As always, there will be a kid vendor area as well as special activities for kids.
There is no charge for a booth. You are required to bring your own table, chairs, tent and be responsible for your own clean up. The sooner we know if you plan to participate, the more you can be assured of having the space you want. If you require electric hook ups, we need to know this in advance. In order to avoid duplication, please let me know what type of products you will be offering, or what other activities you might like to do.
The Historical Society has chosen the 1940s as their theme for 2010 and we will be providing games and other activities that relate to this theme.
For more information or to register for a booth, please call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net
5. Gethsemane Free Adult Charity Crafts Workshop
Gethsemane Episcopal Church is announcing the formation of a free adult Charity Crafts Workshop. Hearing about people in need makes us want to get busy. Our goal, is to share the fellowship and joy of making something to donate to people in need. The Gethsemane Parish Hall will be open as a studio with worktable space on Wednesdays, starting March 3, from 10 until 12 noon. Please dress casual, bring your ideas; patterns and projects to share. Sit and visit while you work. Coffee, tea and goodies will be available at no cost. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, the 3rd of March 2010. All are welcome. For more information, leave a message at 802-226-7967; Gethsemane Episcopal Church, 89 Depot Street, Proctorsville, Vermont 05153. We’re located next door to Crow’s Corner Bakery. FMI: 226-7967 or anndortch@aol.com
6. Cavendish Events February 19-27
February 19 (Friday): Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• The Black and White Film series will be screening “Witness for the Prosecution” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. Based on an Agatha Christie novel, this mystery directed by Billy Wilder concerns an esteemed and aging lawyer (Charles Laughton). On the eve of retiring, he takes on the defense of an alleged murderer (Tyrone Power, in his final film performance) accused of killing a wealthy widow for her money. Things get complicated when the accused murderer’s only alibi, his wife (Marlene Dietrich), decides to testify for the prosecution. Nominated for six Academy Awards and four Golden Globe awards, “Witness” is an engrossing drama with a flawless cast, including Elsa Lanchester who won a Golden Globe for her supporting role as a long-suffering nurse. Full of unexpected plot twists and turns, the “Witness for the Prosecution” is a showcase in black and white for the talents of the great actors that light up the screen. FMI: 226-7187
February 20 (Saturday): Celebration party of American Pie Pizza’s 10th Anniversary. Based in Ludlow on Main Street, the business is owned by Proctorsville residents Craig and Jessica Goodman. Lots of surprises and fun are being planned.
February 22 (Monday): Green Mountain Parents Meeting. FMI: www.greenmountainparents.blogspot.com, or contact Geralyn Donohue at geralyn@vermontel.net or 875-1126 or call Jill McNally at 875-3967.
February 24 (Wednesday): Meet the Candidates Forum-A preview of the town and school warnings, as well as a candidate’s night, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. This meeting is held each year so people have a chance to understand issues prior to Town Meeting and voting.
February 25 (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
February 26 (Friday): The Black and White Film Series will be screening “42nd Street” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 27 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. The third group ride for the Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Snowmobile Club is to the home of Steve Turco on Hawks Mountain. Club members will meet at the club’s Food Shack at 10 a.m. for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill their food. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
The 2/19/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Water Tests Results Differ from the Tap and the Source
2. Cavendish Related News
3. CCCA to Hold Candidates’ Night Forum
4. Cavendish Old Home Day 2010
5. Gethsemane Free Adult Charity Crafts Workshop
6. Cavendish Events February 19-27
1. Cavendish Water Tests Results Differ from the Tap and the Source
The new filtration system is working very well, yielding levels of iron and manganese (Mn) well below the accepted standards. Several years ago, Dave Duquette, the town water’s operator explained that even though the water at the source would be clean, it would be months before the same quality would be coming from the tap. He explained that even with flushing and the cleaning of the water tanks, which were conducted in late October, the system is quite complex and there are seasonal variations. In short, water users should expect a delay in the water quality improving at the same rate as the source water.
Residents have recently begun to test their water and are definitely finding much higher rates of manganese (Mn) than what the town reports from the source. The standard is 0.05 mg/L. The town is reporting 0.02 mg/L. Jo Frye recently tested three buildings in Proctorsville and found the following levels of Mn:
• Village Clipper Building and Cavendish Elementary School- .19 mg/L
• St. James Church .28mg/L
Frye took her samples to Aquacheck, the same lab the town uses. Other Proctorsville residents have started testing their water, also using this lab. One Proctorsville resident reported a level of 0.11mg/L for Mn from their tap.
Aquacheck staff concurred with Duquette that the problem isn’t with the water source, which is testing very clean, but rather in the pipes, both town and residents. There is considerable corrosion and build up over the years, and places where there are bends and elbows have even more build up. They estimate that it would be over a year for the pipes to completely be flushed and the water coming from the tap in homes and businesses would match the water source quality.
Aquacheck also noted that the additives used to make the medium for the bacteria reduces the acidity of the water, so it will take longer to eat through years of build up. Because the levels are now so much lower, there is the possibility that home filtration systems (the kind you attach to your kitchen sink) could easily clean up the remaining Mn and iron while we wait for the pipes to finally clean out. However, systems like Britta and Purr, the cheapest of the sink filters, are not designed to remove Mn. The resident with the 0.11 mg/L for Mn tried a Purr filter and them tested the water. The Mn level dropped down to 0.08 mg/L, and not the 0.05 mg/L standard, let alone the town’s reported 0.02 mg/L
In order to know the water quality coming from your tap, you will need to test it. If you want to learn more about testing your water, contact Aquacheck at (802) 263-9595.
The town will shortly be issuing information and new guidelines on the water, including flushing pipes at home. In addition, as soon as it’s possible, there will be an aggressive town wide spring flush, which will hopefully hasten the levels of water source and tap corresponding.
2. Cavendish Related News
Cavendish man will face burglary charges
3. CCCA to Hold Candidates’ Night Forum
Continuing its tradition, the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association will hold Candidates’ Night on Wednesday, February 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Cavendish Town Elementary School in Proctorsville. The forum will address all issues on the 2010 ballot and town officials will be present to discuss them. This includes the town and school budgets. Although there are no contested races on the ballot this year, candidates will be asked to make short statements and answer voters’ questions. The meeting is open to all Cavendish citizens and residents.
4. Cavendish Old Home Day 2010
The Cavendish Historical Society is planning Cavendish Old Home Day for July 3 (Saturday) on the Cavendish Green. We are sending out notices now, so community groups, artists and local business owners can plan ahead. This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to gather, enjoy time with friends, make the community aware of what you are doing, and hopefully raise some money. Last year we had the highest number of vendors to date. It's a wonderful time for many of the second homeowners to meet their neighbors and find out what's available to them locally. We also encourage our second homeowners to become involved as well. As always, there will be a kid vendor area as well as special activities for kids.
There is no charge for a booth. You are required to bring your own table, chairs, tent and be responsible for your own clean up. The sooner we know if you plan to participate, the more you can be assured of having the space you want. If you require electric hook ups, we need to know this in advance. In order to avoid duplication, please let me know what type of products you will be offering, or what other activities you might like to do.
The Historical Society has chosen the 1940s as their theme for 2010 and we will be providing games and other activities that relate to this theme.
For more information or to register for a booth, please call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net
5. Gethsemane Free Adult Charity Crafts Workshop
Gethsemane Episcopal Church is announcing the formation of a free adult Charity Crafts Workshop. Hearing about people in need makes us want to get busy. Our goal, is to share the fellowship and joy of making something to donate to people in need. The Gethsemane Parish Hall will be open as a studio with worktable space on Wednesdays, starting March 3, from 10 until 12 noon. Please dress casual, bring your ideas; patterns and projects to share. Sit and visit while you work. Coffee, tea and goodies will be available at no cost. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, the 3rd of March 2010. All are welcome. For more information, leave a message at 802-226-7967; Gethsemane Episcopal Church, 89 Depot Street, Proctorsville, Vermont 05153. We’re located next door to Crow’s Corner Bakery. FMI: 226-7967 or anndortch@aol.com
6. Cavendish Events February 19-27
February 19 (Friday): Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• The Black and White Film series will be screening “Witness for the Prosecution” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. Based on an Agatha Christie novel, this mystery directed by Billy Wilder concerns an esteemed and aging lawyer (Charles Laughton). On the eve of retiring, he takes on the defense of an alleged murderer (Tyrone Power, in his final film performance) accused of killing a wealthy widow for her money. Things get complicated when the accused murderer’s only alibi, his wife (Marlene Dietrich), decides to testify for the prosecution. Nominated for six Academy Awards and four Golden Globe awards, “Witness” is an engrossing drama with a flawless cast, including Elsa Lanchester who won a Golden Globe for her supporting role as a long-suffering nurse. Full of unexpected plot twists and turns, the “Witness for the Prosecution” is a showcase in black and white for the talents of the great actors that light up the screen. FMI: 226-7187
February 20 (Saturday): Celebration party of American Pie Pizza’s 10th Anniversary. Based in Ludlow on Main Street, the business is owned by Proctorsville residents Craig and Jessica Goodman. Lots of surprises and fun are being planned.
February 22 (Monday): Green Mountain Parents Meeting. FMI: www.greenmountainparents.blogspot.com, or contact Geralyn Donohue at geralyn@vermontel.net or 875-1126 or call Jill McNally at 875-3967.
February 24 (Wednesday): Meet the Candidates Forum-A preview of the town and school warnings, as well as a candidate’s night, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. This meeting is held each year so people have a chance to understand issues prior to Town Meeting and voting.
February 25 (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
February 26 (Friday): The Black and White Film Series will be screening “42nd Street” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 27 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. The third group ride for the Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Snowmobile Club is to the home of Steve Turco on Hawks Mountain. Club members will meet at the club’s Food Shack at 10 a.m. for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill their food. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Cavendish Update 2/12/10 SB Mtg/Theater/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 2/12/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Public Hearing on Cavendish Ancient Roads
2. Select Board Meeting February 8
3. Fun with Shakespeare Workshop in Cavendish
4. Candidates Forum
5. Calendar of Cavendish Events Feb. 12-19
1. Public Hearing on Cavendish Ancient Roads
A Public Hearing was held on February 8 in order to receive comments regarding three roads identified by the Cavendish Ancient Roads Committee as needing a determination as to whether the Town maintains ownership of the roads and to determine whether the Town shall include these roads on the Town of Cavendish Inventory of Town Highways and Town Highway Map. The roads and the decision of the Select Board were as follows:
• Chapman Road, also known as the Stone Church Rd, in Cavendish: The road is on the western side of the Stone Church and connects 103 to High Street. The Select Board voted to keep the road classified as a Class 4 road. This designation puts the road on the map but there is no obligation to maintain it.
• Swift Road: Five property owners have lots embedded in the Proctor Piper State Forest. The property owners were present as having a designated trail or road impacts access to their property and ultimately property values. This has been an ongoing issue between the State of Vermont and the property owners. The Select Board voted to include Swift Road in the Ancient Roads inventory as an unidentified corridor. This gives the town some time to look at the issue.
• Knapp Pond area: Similar to the property owners in the Proctor Forest, one owner needs to have at least a portion of Old County Road included. The Board voted to include Old County Road in the town inventory and on the map, but will look at reducing its length in subsequent meetings.
2. Select Board Meeting February 8
At the most recent Select Board meeting, the following items were discussed:
• Energy Grant: the towns grant application made it through the first rounds of cuts and will be submitting an application for a $50,000 energy efficiency grant in a few weeks. A 10% match will be required. Rich Svec, town manager, explained that between in kind contributions and other funds, the total match would be closer to 16%. It is hoped that having this much in a match will increase changes at being awarded the full $50,000. Proposed projects include:
- Town Office: Insulation of the attic with a foam cell product; replace boiler; install a programmable thermostat; replace all of the lighting including LED lighting for the outside
- Town Garage: Replace windows with thermal panes; insulation; sealing cracks; lighting
- Library: Thermal curtains for windows; film to reduce heat transmission on sky lights; remote to open skylights for venting purposes
• Town Report: The Report needs to be distributed 10 days prior to town meeting. The Report is currently at the printers and will be distributed in the coming weeks.
• Depot Street Bridge: Because of the weight issue, Rich Svec planned to place Jersey barriers on opposites sides before the bridge and orange barrels to block the one side, creating a one-way bridge. Traffic would be one way go from Route 103 (Golden Stage Inn) to Route 131 (Six Loose Ladies). Svec has learned that this is not an acceptable plan to the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VAT) and that barriers would be needed to divide the bridge. When questioned about the weight issue, VAT said the concrete barriers weren’t that heavy. In August, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VAT) sent a warning to the Town about the condition of the bridge. This letter stated that within 60 days of the posting of the letter, the Select Board needed to respond about which recommendation they would follow, properly barricade, control, and close the upstream half of the bridge to traffic based on the state’s recommendation; will properly repair and/or replace deteriorated t-beams and associated supporting seating area; will properly repair hole in deck near the pier. More information about the letter from VAT is available at www.cavendishvt.blogspot.com 9/18/09 post.
3. Fun with Shakespeare Workshop in Cavendish
In April there will be an exciting theater event in Cavendish for adults and teens. New York actor and musician Jamie Ward will work with participants in his “Fun With Shakespeare” workshop that will culminate with a performance. Last summer Jaime worked with kids in Ludlow’s summer recreation program to put on a show at Ludlow Town Hall that had young performers spouting Shakespeare in humorous skits and dramatic scenes.
One of the great things about Jamie’s “Fun With Shakespeare” workshop is that there is little or no memorization required. There also is no need for costumes and scenery, making for less work and more fun!
An afternoon workshop will take place on Saturday April 17, followed by a second afternoon workshop on Sunday April 18, then a potluck before the evening performance for the public.
There will be space for up to twenty participants and the workshop is free to all through generous funding from the Cavendish Community Fund and the Cavendish Theater Group.
The two workshops and final performance will take place in the Gethsemane Episcopal Church in Proctorsville.
For more details and to register for the “Fun With Shakespeare” weekend contact Mary McCallum at 226-7497 or marmac@tds.net.
4. Candidates Forum
A preview of the town and school warnings, as well as a candidate’s night, will be held on Feb. 24, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. This meeting is held each year so people have a chance to understand issues prior to Town Meeting and voting.
5. Calendar of Cavendish Events Feb. 12-19
February 12 (Friday): The Black and White Film series continues with “Lost Horizon.” The film begins at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. Considered one of director Frank Capra’s most inspired films, it won two Academy Awards in 1937 and inserted the term “Shangri-La” into American vocabulary. It follows the story of English diplomat Robert Conway (played by Ronal Colman) who must leave China in 1935 and return to England to accept a new post. Before leaving, he has one last task---to rescue 90 Westerners in the city of Baskul. He flies out with the last few evacuees, just ahead of armed revolutionaries. Unbeknownst to passengers, the pilot is replaced and their airplane is hijacked. It runs out of fuel and crashes deep in the Himalayas. The group is rescued and taken to Shangri-La, an idyllic valley sheltered from the outside world. Its contented inhabitants are led by the mysterious High Lama (played marvelously by Sam Jaffe). Initially anxious to return to civilization, most of the newcomers grow to love their new home. But is it really the utopia it appears to be? FMI: 226-7187
February 13 (Saturday): The Cavendish Cares Team will be hosting a bake sale from 2-6 pm outside Shaw’s in Ludlow. Proceeds will benefit Heifer International, which provides education and livestock to poor families throughout the world, including Haiti and the United Sates. FMI: Mercury Ripley 226-7933 or mjripley@tds.net
February 14 (Sunday): Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy New Years! (Chinese-It is the Year of the Tiger for the year 4707)
• Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. This is a Tri-Club Poker Run and is 65 mile ride. The snowmobile clubs of Shrewsbury, Mount Holly, Cavendish and Ludlow will participate. Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas will meet at 8 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the Poker Run and leave by 8:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per hand and each participant can have a maximum of four hands. There will be five punches on each hand during the ride. There are also prizes awarded for the best poker hand: First prize is $350.00, Second prize is $250.00 and Third prize is $150.00. The remaining funds will be equally divided between the participating clubs. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
February 15 (Monday): President’s Day. Town Office Closed. Legal Holiday. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 16 (Tuesday): Mardi Gras. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 17 (Wednesday): Ash Wednesday. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 18 (Thursday): Community Luncheon, 11:30 at St. James Church in Proctorsville. Donations of $3 per seniors and $4.50 for those under 60 are appreciated. This month's red-and-white menu consists of spaghetti with meatballs, a tossed garden salad, warm garlic bread and a surprise dessert prepared for us by the RESPECT Club of the Cavendish Town Elementary School. Coffee, hot tea or a fruit drink will be available.
• 10th Anniversary of American Pie Pizza, a Ludlow business owned by Proctorsville residents Craig and Jessica Goodman. Congratulations! New T-shirt unveiling and $10 pizzas all day!
• Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• 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 19 (Friday): Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• The Black and White Film series will be screening “Witness for the Prosecution” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
The 2/12/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Public Hearing on Cavendish Ancient Roads
2. Select Board Meeting February 8
3. Fun with Shakespeare Workshop in Cavendish
4. Candidates Forum
5. Calendar of Cavendish Events Feb. 12-19
1. Public Hearing on Cavendish Ancient Roads
A Public Hearing was held on February 8 in order to receive comments regarding three roads identified by the Cavendish Ancient Roads Committee as needing a determination as to whether the Town maintains ownership of the roads and to determine whether the Town shall include these roads on the Town of Cavendish Inventory of Town Highways and Town Highway Map. The roads and the decision of the Select Board were as follows:
• Chapman Road, also known as the Stone Church Rd, in Cavendish: The road is on the western side of the Stone Church and connects 103 to High Street. The Select Board voted to keep the road classified as a Class 4 road. This designation puts the road on the map but there is no obligation to maintain it.
• Swift Road: Five property owners have lots embedded in the Proctor Piper State Forest. The property owners were present as having a designated trail or road impacts access to their property and ultimately property values. This has been an ongoing issue between the State of Vermont and the property owners. The Select Board voted to include Swift Road in the Ancient Roads inventory as an unidentified corridor. This gives the town some time to look at the issue.
• Knapp Pond area: Similar to the property owners in the Proctor Forest, one owner needs to have at least a portion of Old County Road included. The Board voted to include Old County Road in the town inventory and on the map, but will look at reducing its length in subsequent meetings.
2. Select Board Meeting February 8
At the most recent Select Board meeting, the following items were discussed:
• Energy Grant: the towns grant application made it through the first rounds of cuts and will be submitting an application for a $50,000 energy efficiency grant in a few weeks. A 10% match will be required. Rich Svec, town manager, explained that between in kind contributions and other funds, the total match would be closer to 16%. It is hoped that having this much in a match will increase changes at being awarded the full $50,000. Proposed projects include:
- Town Office: Insulation of the attic with a foam cell product; replace boiler; install a programmable thermostat; replace all of the lighting including LED lighting for the outside
- Town Garage: Replace windows with thermal panes; insulation; sealing cracks; lighting
- Library: Thermal curtains for windows; film to reduce heat transmission on sky lights; remote to open skylights for venting purposes
• Town Report: The Report needs to be distributed 10 days prior to town meeting. The Report is currently at the printers and will be distributed in the coming weeks.
• Depot Street Bridge: Because of the weight issue, Rich Svec planned to place Jersey barriers on opposites sides before the bridge and orange barrels to block the one side, creating a one-way bridge. Traffic would be one way go from Route 103 (Golden Stage Inn) to Route 131 (Six Loose Ladies). Svec has learned that this is not an acceptable plan to the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VAT) and that barriers would be needed to divide the bridge. When questioned about the weight issue, VAT said the concrete barriers weren’t that heavy. In August, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VAT) sent a warning to the Town about the condition of the bridge. This letter stated that within 60 days of the posting of the letter, the Select Board needed to respond about which recommendation they would follow, properly barricade, control, and close the upstream half of the bridge to traffic based on the state’s recommendation; will properly repair and/or replace deteriorated t-beams and associated supporting seating area; will properly repair hole in deck near the pier. More information about the letter from VAT is available at www.cavendishvt.blogspot.com 9/18/09 post.
3. Fun with Shakespeare Workshop in Cavendish
In April there will be an exciting theater event in Cavendish for adults and teens. New York actor and musician Jamie Ward will work with participants in his “Fun With Shakespeare” workshop that will culminate with a performance. Last summer Jaime worked with kids in Ludlow’s summer recreation program to put on a show at Ludlow Town Hall that had young performers spouting Shakespeare in humorous skits and dramatic scenes.
One of the great things about Jamie’s “Fun With Shakespeare” workshop is that there is little or no memorization required. There also is no need for costumes and scenery, making for less work and more fun!
An afternoon workshop will take place on Saturday April 17, followed by a second afternoon workshop on Sunday April 18, then a potluck before the evening performance for the public.
There will be space for up to twenty participants and the workshop is free to all through generous funding from the Cavendish Community Fund and the Cavendish Theater Group.
The two workshops and final performance will take place in the Gethsemane Episcopal Church in Proctorsville.
For more details and to register for the “Fun With Shakespeare” weekend contact Mary McCallum at 226-7497 or marmac@tds.net.
4. Candidates Forum
A preview of the town and school warnings, as well as a candidate’s night, will be held on Feb. 24, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. This meeting is held each year so people have a chance to understand issues prior to Town Meeting and voting.
5. Calendar of Cavendish Events Feb. 12-19
February 12 (Friday): The Black and White Film series continues with “Lost Horizon.” The film begins at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. Considered one of director Frank Capra’s most inspired films, it won two Academy Awards in 1937 and inserted the term “Shangri-La” into American vocabulary. It follows the story of English diplomat Robert Conway (played by Ronal Colman) who must leave China in 1935 and return to England to accept a new post. Before leaving, he has one last task---to rescue 90 Westerners in the city of Baskul. He flies out with the last few evacuees, just ahead of armed revolutionaries. Unbeknownst to passengers, the pilot is replaced and their airplane is hijacked. It runs out of fuel and crashes deep in the Himalayas. The group is rescued and taken to Shangri-La, an idyllic valley sheltered from the outside world. Its contented inhabitants are led by the mysterious High Lama (played marvelously by Sam Jaffe). Initially anxious to return to civilization, most of the newcomers grow to love their new home. But is it really the utopia it appears to be? FMI: 226-7187
February 13 (Saturday): The Cavendish Cares Team will be hosting a bake sale from 2-6 pm outside Shaw’s in Ludlow. Proceeds will benefit Heifer International, which provides education and livestock to poor families throughout the world, including Haiti and the United Sates. FMI: Mercury Ripley 226-7933 or mjripley@tds.net
February 14 (Sunday): Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy New Years! (Chinese-It is the Year of the Tiger for the year 4707)
• Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. This is a Tri-Club Poker Run and is 65 mile ride. The snowmobile clubs of Shrewsbury, Mount Holly, Cavendish and Ludlow will participate. Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas will meet at 8 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the Poker Run and leave by 8:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per hand and each participant can have a maximum of four hands. There will be five punches on each hand during the ride. There are also prizes awarded for the best poker hand: First prize is $350.00, Second prize is $250.00 and Third prize is $150.00. The remaining funds will be equally divided between the participating clubs. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
February 15 (Monday): President’s Day. Town Office Closed. Legal Holiday. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 16 (Tuesday): Mardi Gras. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 17 (Wednesday): Ash Wednesday. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 18 (Thursday): Community Luncheon, 11:30 at St. James Church in Proctorsville. Donations of $3 per seniors and $4.50 for those under 60 are appreciated. This month's red-and-white menu consists of spaghetti with meatballs, a tossed garden salad, warm garlic bread and a surprise dessert prepared for us by the RESPECT Club of the Cavendish Town Elementary School. Coffee, hot tea or a fruit drink will be available.
• 10th Anniversary of American Pie Pizza, a Ludlow business owned by Proctorsville residents Craig and Jessica Goodman. Congratulations! New T-shirt unveiling and $10 pizzas all day!
• Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• 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 19 (Friday): Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• The Black and White Film series will be screening “Witness for the Prosecution” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Police seek suspect in Cavendish burglary
CAVENDISH — Police are investigating a burglary that took place earlier this week.
Between Sunday and Wednesday, someone broke into a home on Johnson Road and stole several items from the residence. Anyone with information about the crime or who saw suspicious activity in the area during that time is asked to call the State Police Rockingham Barracks at 875-2112.
Between Sunday and Wednesday, someone broke into a home on Johnson Road and stole several items from the residence. Anyone with information about the crime or who saw suspicious activity in the area during that time is asked to call the State Police Rockingham Barracks at 875-2112.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Cavendish Update 2/5/10 News/Events/SB Agenda/Humane Society
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 2/5/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Springfield Humane Society Looking to hold clinic in Cavendish/Ludlow
3. Select Board Agenda 2/8/10 (includes Ancient Roads Public Hearing)
4. Cavendish Events February 5-14
1. Cavendish Related News
Winter Carnival Set for Ludlow
Lawsuit claims AT&T Illegally Charging Tax on Internet Service
2. Springfield Humane Society Looking to hold clinic in Cavendish/Ludlow
Springfield Humane Society is looking to have low cost spay/neuter clinics in Cavendish and Ludlow. They would like to hold a clinic in Cavendish on June 1 (Tuesday) for Cavendish and August 10 (Tuesday) for Ludlow though those dates can be swapped if needed. They will be spay/neuter mostly cats, but there would be slots for dogs. The cost would be $30 males and $35 females.
They are in need of a site(s), preferably free. Springfield Humane Society is a 5013c registered non-profit, which means all contributions are tax deductible. The space needs to be heated with hot and cold water available for washing and a bathroom. An enclosed space for kitty escapes is a plus. They prefer limited stairs, as they need to carry lots of equipment in and out. In the past they have used churches, schools, granges, and fire stations.
If you can help out please contact Springfield Humane Society at 802-885-3997 or e-mail Spfldhumane@vermontel.net
3. Select Board Meeting Agenda/Public Hearing for 2/8/10
The following items are on the agenda for the Feb. 8 Select Board meeting, which begins at 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
• Public Hearing to receive comment regarding roads identified by the Cavendish Ancient Roads Committee as needing a determination as to whether or not the Town of Cavendish maintains ownership of said roads and to determine whether the Town of Cavendish shall include these roads on the Town of Cavendish Inventory of Town Highways and Town Highway Map.
• Selectmen to review and sign Annual Certificate of Highway Mileage for the state
• Town Manager to discuss the publication of this year’s annual town report
•. Update on energy grant program application.
• Discuss recent offer on the Cavendish Ambulance vehicle
• Discuss recent adoption of the Ordinance Relating to the Operation, Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles in the Town of Cavendish.
• Update on possible grant opportunity for wastewater treatment plant
• Selectmen to review and adopt a resolution of the Local Government Depository Agreement between the Town of Cavendish and Berkshire Bank with the purpose of adding a second signer to the General Account.
• Continuation of discussion regarding Town Highway Bridge #58 on Depot Street
4. Cavendish Events February 5-14
February 5 (Friday): Six Loose Ladies is sponsoring a Free Charity Knits Group on the first Friday of every month between 10:30 and 12:30 in Proctorsville. We are using donated yarn to complete simple projects from “A Charity Guide for Knitters” by Debbie Macomber. Patterns include projects for Mariner's Christmas at Sea (acrylic scarf & hat); Operation Helmet Liner (black & dark grey wool) and infant pullover.
• The Black & White Nights Film Series will show the Oscar winning film “Hud” at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. In 1963 Paul Newman was cast as an angry young rancher and won an Oscar nomination for his smoldering portrayal of Hud Bannon, modern-day cowboy. In “Hud” we see Newman dig deep to play the cocky young man at odds with his father, a law-abiding cattleman played by Melvyn Douglas. Hud is cocky, hard-drinking and arrogant, a handsome womanizer who drives a pink Cadillac convertible. One of his famous lines in the film is, “The only question I ever ask any woman is, What time is your husband coming home?” The age old conflict between a selfish son and an unyielding father plays out dramatically in this film set in the dry hills of Texas ranch country. It is one of Newman’s most memorable roles.
• Winter Carnival begins in Ludlow
February 6 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. Ride is to the camp of Jon Springer in Barnard. The group members will meet at 9 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill his or her food.
• Dinner sponsored by the GMUHS Cheerleaders in the Café prior to the Green Mt. Festival Series Event.
• Winter Carnival in Ludlow
February 7 (Sunday): Super Bowl Sunday. This is the one day a year that American Pie Pizza in Ludlow does deliveries. The Goodmans of Proctorsville, the owners of American Pie, will also have a big screen TV and lots of munchies at the store.
• Winter Carnival in Ludlow concludes
February 8 (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.
February 9 (Tuesday): Cavendish Elementary School Board Meeting. FMI: 226-7758
February 11 (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
• GMUHS School Board Meeting, 5 pm
February 12 (Friday): The Black and White Film series continues with “Lost Horizon.” The film begins at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. Considered one of director Frank Capra’s most inspired films, it won two Academy Awards in 1937 and inserted the term “Shangri-La” into American vocabulary. It follows the story of English diplomat Robert Conway (played by Ronal Colman) who must leave China in 1935 and return to England to accept a new post. Before leaving, he has one last task---to rescue 90 Westerners in the city of Baskul. He flies out with the last few evacuees, just ahead of armed revolutionaries. Unbeknownst to passengers, the pilot is replaced and their airplane is hijacked. It runs out of fuel and crashes deep in the Himalayas. The group is rescued and taken to Shangri-La, an idyllic valley sheltered from the outside world. Its contented inhabitants are led by the mysterious High Lama (played marvelously by Sam Jaffe). Initially anxious to return to civilization, most of the newcomers grow to love their new home. But is it really the utopia it appears to be? FMI: 226-7187
February 13 (Saturday): The Cavendish Cares Team will be hosting a bake sale from 2-6 pm outside Shaw’s in Ludlow. Proceeds will benefit Heifer International, which provides education and livestock to poor families throughout the world, including Haiti and the United Sates. FMI: Mercury Ripley 226-7933 or mjripley@tds.net
February 14 (Sunday): Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy New Years! (Chinese-It is the Year of the Tiger for the year 4707)
• Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. This is a Tri-Club Poker Run and is 65 mile ride. The snowmobile clubs of Shrewsbury, Mount Holly, Cavendish and Ludlow will participate. Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas will meet at 8 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the Poker Run and leave by 8:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per hand and each participant can have a maximum of four hands. There will be five punches on each hand during the ride. There are also prizes awarded for the best poker hand: First prize is $350.00, Second prize is $250.00 and Third prize is $150.00. The remaining funds will be equally divided between the participating clubs. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
The 2/5/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Springfield Humane Society Looking to hold clinic in Cavendish/Ludlow
3. Select Board Agenda 2/8/10 (includes Ancient Roads Public Hearing)
4. Cavendish Events February 5-14
1. Cavendish Related News
Winter Carnival Set for Ludlow
Lawsuit claims AT&T Illegally Charging Tax on Internet Service
2. Springfield Humane Society Looking to hold clinic in Cavendish/Ludlow
Springfield Humane Society is looking to have low cost spay/neuter clinics in Cavendish and Ludlow. They would like to hold a clinic in Cavendish on June 1 (Tuesday) for Cavendish and August 10 (Tuesday) for Ludlow though those dates can be swapped if needed. They will be spay/neuter mostly cats, but there would be slots for dogs. The cost would be $30 males and $35 females.
They are in need of a site(s), preferably free. Springfield Humane Society is a 5013c registered non-profit, which means all contributions are tax deductible. The space needs to be heated with hot and cold water available for washing and a bathroom. An enclosed space for kitty escapes is a plus. They prefer limited stairs, as they need to carry lots of equipment in and out. In the past they have used churches, schools, granges, and fire stations.
If you can help out please contact Springfield Humane Society at 802-885-3997 or e-mail Spfldhumane@vermontel.net
3. Select Board Meeting Agenda/Public Hearing for 2/8/10
The following items are on the agenda for the Feb. 8 Select Board meeting, which begins at 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
• Public Hearing to receive comment regarding roads identified by the Cavendish Ancient Roads Committee as needing a determination as to whether or not the Town of Cavendish maintains ownership of said roads and to determine whether the Town of Cavendish shall include these roads on the Town of Cavendish Inventory of Town Highways and Town Highway Map.
• Selectmen to review and sign Annual Certificate of Highway Mileage for the state
• Town Manager to discuss the publication of this year’s annual town report
•. Update on energy grant program application.
• Discuss recent offer on the Cavendish Ambulance vehicle
• Discuss recent adoption of the Ordinance Relating to the Operation, Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles in the Town of Cavendish.
• Update on possible grant opportunity for wastewater treatment plant
• Selectmen to review and adopt a resolution of the Local Government Depository Agreement between the Town of Cavendish and Berkshire Bank with the purpose of adding a second signer to the General Account.
• Continuation of discussion regarding Town Highway Bridge #58 on Depot Street
4. Cavendish Events February 5-14
February 5 (Friday): Six Loose Ladies is sponsoring a Free Charity Knits Group on the first Friday of every month between 10:30 and 12:30 in Proctorsville. We are using donated yarn to complete simple projects from “A Charity Guide for Knitters” by Debbie Macomber. Patterns include projects for Mariner's Christmas at Sea (acrylic scarf & hat); Operation Helmet Liner (black & dark grey wool) and infant pullover.
• The Black & White Nights Film Series will show the Oscar winning film “Hud” at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. In 1963 Paul Newman was cast as an angry young rancher and won an Oscar nomination for his smoldering portrayal of Hud Bannon, modern-day cowboy. In “Hud” we see Newman dig deep to play the cocky young man at odds with his father, a law-abiding cattleman played by Melvyn Douglas. Hud is cocky, hard-drinking and arrogant, a handsome womanizer who drives a pink Cadillac convertible. One of his famous lines in the film is, “The only question I ever ask any woman is, What time is your husband coming home?” The age old conflict between a selfish son and an unyielding father plays out dramatically in this film set in the dry hills of Texas ranch country. It is one of Newman’s most memorable roles.
• Winter Carnival begins in Ludlow
February 6 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. Ride is to the camp of Jon Springer in Barnard. The group members will meet at 9 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill his or her food.
• Dinner sponsored by the GMUHS Cheerleaders in the Café prior to the Green Mt. Festival Series Event.
• Winter Carnival in Ludlow
February 7 (Sunday): Super Bowl Sunday. This is the one day a year that American Pie Pizza in Ludlow does deliveries. The Goodmans of Proctorsville, the owners of American Pie, will also have a big screen TV and lots of munchies at the store.
• Winter Carnival in Ludlow concludes
February 8 (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.
February 9 (Tuesday): Cavendish Elementary School Board Meeting. FMI: 226-7758
February 11 (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
• GMUHS School Board Meeting, 5 pm
February 12 (Friday): The Black and White Film series continues with “Lost Horizon.” The film begins at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. Considered one of director Frank Capra’s most inspired films, it won two Academy Awards in 1937 and inserted the term “Shangri-La” into American vocabulary. It follows the story of English diplomat Robert Conway (played by Ronal Colman) who must leave China in 1935 and return to England to accept a new post. Before leaving, he has one last task---to rescue 90 Westerners in the city of Baskul. He flies out with the last few evacuees, just ahead of armed revolutionaries. Unbeknownst to passengers, the pilot is replaced and their airplane is hijacked. It runs out of fuel and crashes deep in the Himalayas. The group is rescued and taken to Shangri-La, an idyllic valley sheltered from the outside world. Its contented inhabitants are led by the mysterious High Lama (played marvelously by Sam Jaffe). Initially anxious to return to civilization, most of the newcomers grow to love their new home. But is it really the utopia it appears to be? FMI: 226-7187
February 13 (Saturday): The Cavendish Cares Team will be hosting a bake sale from 2-6 pm outside Shaw’s in Ludlow. Proceeds will benefit Heifer International, which provides education and livestock to poor families throughout the world, including Haiti and the United Sates. FMI: Mercury Ripley 226-7933 or mjripley@tds.net
February 14 (Sunday): Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy New Years! (Chinese-It is the Year of the Tiger for the year 4707)
• Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. This is a Tri-Club Poker Run and is 65 mile ride. The snowmobile clubs of Shrewsbury, Mount Holly, Cavendish and Ludlow will participate. Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas will meet at 8 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the Poker Run and leave by 8:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per hand and each participant can have a maximum of four hands. There will be five punches on each hand during the ride. There are also prizes awarded for the best poker hand: First prize is $350.00, Second prize is $250.00 and Third prize is $150.00. The remaining funds will be equally divided between the participating clubs. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
Monday, February 1, 2010
Cavendish Update 2/1/10 Calendar/Websites/Shop
This issue of the Cavendish Update is made possible by the Cavendish Historical Society www.cavendishhistory.org www.cavendishhistoricalsocietynews.blogspot.com
The 2/1//10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. February Cavendish Calendar
2. Cavendish Organizations Web Directory
3. Shop Local for Valentine’s Day
1. February Cavendish Calendar
February 2 (Tuesday): Groundhog Day
• GMUHS Booster Club Meeting, 7 pm at the school
February 3 (Wednesday): Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
February 4 (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
February 5 (Friday): Six Loose Ladies is sponsoring a Free Charity Knits Group on the first Friday of every month between 10:30 and 12:30 in Proctorsville. We are using donated yarn to complete simple projects from “A Charity Guide for Knitters” by Debbie Macomber. Patterns include projects for Mariner's Christmas at Sea (acrylic scarf & hat); Operation Helmet Liner (black & dark grey wool) and infant pullover.
• The Black & White Nights Film Series will show the Oscar winning film “Hud” at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. In 1963 Paul Newman was cast as an angry young rancher and won an Oscar nomination for his smoldering portrayal of Hud Bannon, modern-day cowboy. In “Hud” we see Newman dig deep to play the cocky young man at odds with his father, a law-abiding cattleman played by Melvyn Douglas. Hud is cocky, hard-drinking and arrogant, a handsome womanizer who drives a pink Cadillac convertible. One of his famous lines in the film is, “The only question I ever ask any woman is, What time is your husband coming home?” The age old conflict between a selfish son and an unyielding father plays out dramatically in this film set in the dry hills of Texas ranch country. It is one of Newman’s most memorable roles.
• Winter Carnival begins in Ludlow
February 6 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. Ride is to the camp of Jon Springer in Barnard. The group members will meet at 9 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill his or her food.
• Dinner sponsored by the GMUHS Cheerleaders in the Café prior to the Green Mt. Festival Series Event.
• Winter Carnival in Ludlow
February 7 (Sunday): Super Bowl Sunday. This is the one day a year that American Pie Pizza in Ludlow does deliveries. The Goodmans of Proctorsville, the owners of American Pie, will also have a big screen TV and lots of munchies at the store.
• Winter Carnival in Ludlow concludes
February 8 (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.
February 9 (Tuesday): Cavendish Elementary School Board Meeting. FMI: 226-7758
February 11 (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
• GMUHS School Board Meeting, 5 pm
February 12 (Friday): The Black and White Film series continues with “Lost Horizon.” The film begins at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 13 (Saturday): The Cavendish Cares Team will be hosting a bake sale from 2-6 pm outside Shaw’s in Ludlow. Proceeds will benefit Heifer International, which provides education and livestock to poor families throughout the world, including Haiti and the United Sates. FMI: Mercury Ripley 226-7933 or mjripley@tds.net
February 14 (Sunday): Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy New Years! (Chinese-It is the Year of the Tiger for the year 4707)
• Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. This is a Tri-Club Poker Run and is 65 mile ride. The snowmobile clubs of Shrewsbury, Mount Holly, Cavendish and Ludlow will participate. Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas will meet at 8 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the Poker Run and leave by 8:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per hand and each participant can have a maximum of four hands. There will be five punches on each hand during the ride. There are also prizes awarded for the best poker hand: First prize is $350.00, Second prize is $250.00 and Third prize is $150.00. The remaining funds will be equally divided between the participating clubs. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
February 15 (Monday): President’s Day. Town Office Closed. Legal Holiday. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 16 (Tuesday): Mardi Gras. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 17 (Wednesday): Ash Wednesday. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 18 (Thursday): Community Luncheon, 11:30 at St. James Church in Proctorsville. Donations of $3 per seniors and $4.50 for those under 60 are appreciated.
• 10th Anniversary of American Pie Pizza, a Ludlow business owned by Proctorsville residents Craig and Jessica Goodman. Congratulations! New T-shirt unveiling and $10 pizzas all day!
• Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• 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 19 (Friday): Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• The Black and White Film series will be screening “Witness for the Prosecution” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 20 (Saturday): Celebration party of American Pie Pizza’s 10th Anniversary. Based in Ludlow on Main Street, the business is owned by Proctorsville residents Craig and Jessica Goodman. Lots of surprises and fun are being planned.
February 22 (Monday): Green Mountain Parents Meeting. FMI: www.greenmountainparents.blogspot.com, or contact Geralyn Donohue at geralyn@vermontel.net or 875-1126 or call Jill McNally at 875-3967.
February 25 (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
February 26 (Friday): The Black and White Film Series will be screening “42nd Street” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 27 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. The third group ride for the Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Snowmobile Club is to the home of Steve Turco on Hawks Mountain. Club members will meet at the club’s Food Shack at 10 a.m. for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill their food. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
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 area businesses have websites. For an updated list, download it from the Cavendish Historical Society website
• Bullet Proof Whitney’s Friends
• Cavendish Baptist Church
• Cavendish Community and Conservation Association
• Cavendish Historical Society
• Cavendish Historical Society Blog
• Cavendish Library
• Cavendish Snow Fleas
• Cavendish Transfer Station
• Cavendish Town Elementary School
• CTES Farm to School Program
• Cavendish Update:
• Fiber Arts in Vermont
• Green Mountain Union High School
• Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Proctorsville Fire Dept
3. Shop Local for Valentine’s Day
• “I Still Remember” Sandra Wright’s CD is available for $12 by going to the Friends of Sandra website http://www.friendsofsandra.org/index.php?p=1_4_music
All proceeds will go to the Friends of Sandra fund to perpetuate music and her legacy in Vermont through a concert series and hopefully music scholarships.
• CCCA has a variety of nature cards, which would make the perfect Valentine’s card. These can be purchased at Crows Corner Bakery.
• The Cavendish Historical Society has books, photographs of Cavendish and much more. A list of publications are available at the CHS website
The 2/1//10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. February Cavendish Calendar
2. Cavendish Organizations Web Directory
3. Shop Local for Valentine’s Day
1. February Cavendish Calendar
February 2 (Tuesday): Groundhog Day
• GMUHS Booster Club Meeting, 7 pm at the school
February 3 (Wednesday): Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
February 4 (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
February 5 (Friday): Six Loose Ladies is sponsoring a Free Charity Knits Group on the first Friday of every month between 10:30 and 12:30 in Proctorsville. We are using donated yarn to complete simple projects from “A Charity Guide for Knitters” by Debbie Macomber. Patterns include projects for Mariner's Christmas at Sea (acrylic scarf & hat); Operation Helmet Liner (black & dark grey wool) and infant pullover.
• The Black & White Nights Film Series will show the Oscar winning film “Hud” at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville. In 1963 Paul Newman was cast as an angry young rancher and won an Oscar nomination for his smoldering portrayal of Hud Bannon, modern-day cowboy. In “Hud” we see Newman dig deep to play the cocky young man at odds with his father, a law-abiding cattleman played by Melvyn Douglas. Hud is cocky, hard-drinking and arrogant, a handsome womanizer who drives a pink Cadillac convertible. One of his famous lines in the film is, “The only question I ever ask any woman is, What time is your husband coming home?” The age old conflict between a selfish son and an unyielding father plays out dramatically in this film set in the dry hills of Texas ranch country. It is one of Newman’s most memorable roles.
• Winter Carnival begins in Ludlow
February 6 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. Ride is to the camp of Jon Springer in Barnard. The group members will meet at 9 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill his or her food.
• Dinner sponsored by the GMUHS Cheerleaders in the Café prior to the Green Mt. Festival Series Event.
• Winter Carnival in Ludlow
February 7 (Sunday): Super Bowl Sunday. This is the one day a year that American Pie Pizza in Ludlow does deliveries. The Goodmans of Proctorsville, the owners of American Pie, will also have a big screen TV and lots of munchies at the store.
• Winter Carnival in Ludlow concludes
February 8 (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.
February 9 (Tuesday): Cavendish Elementary School Board Meeting. FMI: 226-7758
February 11 (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
• GMUHS School Board Meeting, 5 pm
February 12 (Friday): The Black and White Film series continues with “Lost Horizon.” The film begins at 7 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 13 (Saturday): The Cavendish Cares Team will be hosting a bake sale from 2-6 pm outside Shaw’s in Ludlow. Proceeds will benefit Heifer International, which provides education and livestock to poor families throughout the world, including Haiti and the United Sates. FMI: Mercury Ripley 226-7933 or mjripley@tds.net
February 14 (Sunday): Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy New Years! (Chinese-It is the Year of the Tiger for the year 4707)
• Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. This is a Tri-Club Poker Run and is 65 mile ride. The snowmobile clubs of Shrewsbury, Mount Holly, Cavendish and Ludlow will participate. Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas will meet at 8 a.m. at the club’s Food Shack for the Poker Run and leave by 8:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per hand and each participant can have a maximum of four hands. There will be five punches on each hand during the ride. There are also prizes awarded for the best poker hand: First prize is $350.00, Second prize is $250.00 and Third prize is $150.00. The remaining funds will be equally divided between the participating clubs. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
February 15 (Monday): President’s Day. Town Office Closed. Legal Holiday. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 16 (Tuesday): Mardi Gras. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 17 (Wednesday): Ash Wednesday. Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
February 18 (Thursday): Community Luncheon, 11:30 at St. James Church in Proctorsville. Donations of $3 per seniors and $4.50 for those under 60 are appreciated.
• 10th Anniversary of American Pie Pizza, a Ludlow business owned by Proctorsville residents Craig and Jessica Goodman. Congratulations! New T-shirt unveiling and $10 pizzas all day!
• Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• 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 19 (Friday): Schools closed for Mid Winter Break
• The Black and White Film series will be screening “Witness for the Prosecution” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 20 (Saturday): Celebration party of American Pie Pizza’s 10th Anniversary. Based in Ludlow on Main Street, the business is owned by Proctorsville residents Craig and Jessica Goodman. Lots of surprises and fun are being planned.
February 22 (Monday): Green Mountain Parents Meeting. FMI: www.greenmountainparents.blogspot.com, or contact Geralyn Donohue at geralyn@vermontel.net or 875-1126 or call Jill McNally at 875-3967.
February 25 (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
February 26 (Friday): The Black and White Film Series will be screening “42nd Street” at 7pm at the Cavendish Elementary School in Proctorsville.
February 27 (Saturday): Cavendish Snow Flea Snowmobile Ride for Club members, weather and snow conditions permitting. The third group ride for the Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Snowmobile Club is to the home of Steve Turco on Hawks Mountain. Club members will meet at the club’s Food Shack at 10 a.m. for the ride. Members are to bring their own food and beverages to drink. There will be a grill available at the camp if anyone wants to grill their food. FMI: www.cavendishsnowfleas.com
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 area businesses have websites. For an updated list, download it from the Cavendish Historical Society website
• Bullet Proof Whitney’s Friends
• Cavendish Baptist Church
• Cavendish Community and Conservation Association
• Cavendish Historical Society
• Cavendish Historical Society Blog
• Cavendish Library
• Cavendish Snow Fleas
• Cavendish Transfer Station
• Cavendish Town Elementary School
• CTES Farm to School Program
• Cavendish Update:
• Fiber Arts in Vermont
• Green Mountain Union High School
• Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Proctorsville Fire Dept
3. Shop Local for Valentine’s Day
• “I Still Remember” Sandra Wright’s CD is available for $12 by going to the Friends of Sandra website http://www.friendsofsandra.org/index.php?p=1_4_music
All proceeds will go to the Friends of Sandra fund to perpetuate music and her legacy in Vermont through a concert series and hopefully music scholarships.
• CCCA has a variety of nature cards, which would make the perfect Valentine’s card. These can be purchased at Crows Corner Bakery.
• The Cavendish Historical Society has books, photographs of Cavendish and much more. A list of publications are available at the CHS website
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