4/7/10 Cavendish Update News/Events/volunteers Needed/Eco Tips

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 4/9/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Restoration of Cavendish Cemetery Markers: Volunteers Needed
2. CCCA Announces Start of Annual Photo Contest
3. Cavendish Related News
4. Cavendish Library Looking for a Few Strong Backs.
5. April 1 Was a Great for BRGNS Thanks to Okemo Mountain
6. Glimmerstone (Cavendish Inn) to be Auctioned
7. Crows Bakery and Opera House Café Closed 4/12-4/27
8. Green Corner: Sustainability Tips from Sustainable Cavendish of the CCCA
9. Cavendish Events 4/9-4/16/10

1. Restoration of Cavendish Cemetery Markers: Volunteers Needed
During the summer months, many people come to Cavendish to research their ancestors. Seeing the grave of a great grandparent can be a very moving experience. It can also provide new information, such as what middle initial might have stood for, or the exact date of a birth. Some people, by walking through a plot, have learned of family members they never knew about.

Grave markers also offer important clues to a town’s history. It is easy to track outbreaks of epidemics, the sentiments of a particular area, who served in what wars and a lot more.

Cavendish has cemeteries with very old grave markers, including the Revolutionary War and before. While our Cemetery Commission does an excellent job with marginal funds, a number of stones are in need of care. In order to restore them, so they can be read by future generations, as well as honor those who went before us, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) is launching a community wide Marker Cleaning Day the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend.

We are working with the Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA) and the Cavendish Cemetery Commission to clean and repair the grave markers in the seven Cavendish cemeteries. The students at the Cavendish Town Elementary School are also going to be involved in helping with this project.

CHS is seeking volunteers who would like to assist in the various aspects of restoration. Volunteers will be taught and equipped to clean markers. In return we will ask them to be responsible for cleaning certain areas and to help train others.

If interested in being part of this project, please contact Margo Caulfield at 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net

2. CCCA Announces Start of Annual Photo Contest
This year marks the sixth year of the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association’s annual calendar, and the third year of the annual photo contest. The contest provides photos that will grace each month in the calendar. These photos, that reflect our surroundings, are taken by folks residing in Cavendish and Proctorsville.

The theme of this year’s contest is, “Vermont's Beauty through a View of Cavendish.”

As in the past, there will be two contests in one event. First is the judged Cavendish photo contest, in which judges will select one prizewinner for each of three age categories, five to twelve, thirteen to eighteen, and over eighteen. Second is the contest for inclusion in the 2011 calendar. Calendar photos will be selected by vote of Cavendish residents. The photo with the most votes receives the Popular Choice Award.

Entries will be accepted beginning on May 3rd. The contest closes on June 1st. Contest guidelines and rules, and entry forms and instructions on how to enter are available at the Cavendish Town Offices on High Street in Cavendish, at the Cavendish Town Elementary School on Main Street in Proctorsville, and at Crow’s Bakery on Depot Street in Proctorsville.

This year we are making an extra effort to allow more people to see and vote for their favorite photos. We will create a portable photo show that we will display at various locations during June. We are very pleased to be able to present the community's work to the community. Be sure to enter your photo taken in Cavendish for the 2011 calendar. If you have any questions, please contact Robin Timko at 226-7736.

3. Cavendish Related News
Police Say Area Heists Might be Connected

Sam’s Clothing Closing in June

SEVCA Offering Computer Literacy Classes Beginning in April

April Okemo Regional Chamber Corner

SEVCA Announces Home Repair Program http://www.denpubs.com/Articles-c-2010-04-06-71455.114134-sub8594.113116_SEVCA_Announces_Home_Repair_Program.html

LPCTV Expands Free Television and Video Production Trainings

4. Cavendish Library Looking for a Few Strong Backs.
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library is looking for help moving some shelving to make the library ADA (American’s with Disabilities) compliant. In order for the shelves to be moved, all of the books must be removed from the shelves in question, as the weight of the books on the shelves would make moving them impossible. Once the shelves are in place, the books must then be placed back on the shelves. The library will be moving the shelves and books on April 19-21. Lunch will be provided. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Kata for more information at 226-7503.

5. April 1 Was a Great for BRGNS Thanks to Okemo Mountain
In a spectacularly successful promotion, Okemo Mountain Resort collected thousands of pounds of food for Black River Good Neighbor Services (BRGNS) food shelf.

On Thursday, April 1st, Okemo Mountain let everyone who came with three items of non-perishable food ski for a drastically reduced price of $10. Many skiers took advantage of Okemo Mountain’s generous offer. Okemo employees and community members who don’t ski donated bags of food as well just to take part in the event.

“So many families will benefit from this tremendous show of support that it’s almost impossible to express our overwhelming gratitude to Okemo and the generous folks who took part in the day’s donation and activities” said Audrey Bridge, Director of BRGNS’s Food Shelf and Thrift Shop.

Jim Fuller, President of Black River Good Neighbor Services Board of Directors said “We want the employees of Okemo Mountain to know how much we appreciate their hard work in collecting, loading and transporting the food. They deserve our grateful acknowledgement for the important part they play in the success of this endeavor. And thank you to the Windsor County Youth Services out of Mountain Side House who helped unload and stack the food.” Fuller added “special thanks to Okemo Mountain. Resort Managers Diane and Tim Mueller without whose support none of this would have happened”.

No one in our area needs to go hungry. If in need of food support, please come to the Food Shelf or call Audrey Bridge at 802-228-3663. The Food Shelf and Thrift Shop is located at 105 Main Street in Ludlow. Store hours are Monday through Saturday 10PM until 4PM.

Cavendish is one of the towns served by BRGNS.

6. Glimmerstone (Cavendish Inn) to be Auctioned
Thomas Hirchak Company will hold a Foreclosure Real Estate Auction on the Glimmerstone Mansion (Cavendish Inn) on Thursday, May 20 at 11 am at the Mansion. Inspect and register 10 am.
http://www.thcauction.com/05202010Glimmerstone.html

7. Crows Bakery and Opera House Café Closed 4/12-4/27
Crows Bakery and Opera House Cafe will be closed starting Tuesday April 13th for deep spring-cleaning! Thanks to all our loyal customers and we look forward to seeing you when we reopen on Tuesday April 27th.

8. Green Corner: Sustainability Tips from Sustainable Cavendish of the CCCA
What is meant by carbon footprint? The carbon footprint is a tool to understand personal impact on our environment and global warming. The definition for carbon footprint is - the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of CO2 or carbon dioxide. In other words, when you drive your car or heat your house, when you buy groceries that have been trucked from afar, all these things create a certain amount of carbon dioxide. The total sum of all these amounts, measured in a certain time frame is the size of your carbon footprint. For more information and for ways to calculate your personal carbon footprint go to www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator

Eco Tip: Keep your tires properly inflated and you will use less gas!

9. Cavendish Events 4/9-4/16/10
April 9 (Friday): GMUHS Drama Club’s Spring Musical “Anything Goes, 7 pm at the school

April 10 (Saturday): GMUHS Drama Club’s Spring Musical “Anything Goes, 7 pm at the school

April 12 (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.

April 13 (Tuesday): Cavendish Elementary School Board Meeting. FMI: 226-7758

April 15 (Thursday): Join Stepping Stones Preschool from 5-8 pm at Friendly’s in Springfield. Come for dinner, ice cream or both and help the preschool receive up to 20% of the entire restaurant’s proceeds that night. There will be celebrity servers including teachers, parents and students.
• Early Release for Cavendish Elementary School due to Parent Teacher Conferences.
• Star Wars Cooking Club Episode II: Darth Double Dogs 4-4:30 PM at Fletcher Library. Kids ages 7 - 17 are invited to come and learn how to make and evil but tasty treat! Registration is required, call Megan @ 228-3517 to sign up today!
• 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

April 16 (Friday): Early Release for Cavendish Elementary School due to Parent Teacher Conferences.