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