Cavendish Update 4/23/10 News/Events/Classifieds

The 4/23/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Cavendish Quilt Show
3. CCCA Sponsors Change The World Kids
4. CCF Accepting Applications for Spring 2010 Grants
5. Last Year’s Blight on This Summer’s Garden
6. Classifieds
7. Select Board Agenda for 4/26
8. Green Corner by Sustainable Cavendish, a Committee of the CCCA
9. Summer 2010 Play, “Tourist Accommodated,” Casting Call May 6
10. Open House at Cavendish Inn (Glimmerstone)
11. Calendar of Events 4/23-4/30

1. Cavendish Related News
VT Guard Warns of Hoax Calls to Families of Soldiers Serving in Afghanistan

Cavendish Snow Fleas Thank You and Work Day

2. Cavendish Quilt Show
As part of Old Home Day weekend, July 3-4, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) is hosting a “Cavendish Quilt Show” as the annual art show in the Stone Church. CHS is seeking quilts, of any era, that have been made and/or used in Cavendish. We welcome all types and styles of quilts. The show will be mounted on July 2 and does not require the owner/quilter be present during the show. We do want a brief description of the quilt, who made it and other relevant information. If you have a quilt(s) you would like to display, please contact margoc@tds.net or call 226-7807.

3. CCCA Sponsors Change The World Kids.
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association will sponsor a presentation on Wednesday, April 28th at 6:00 p.m. by a terrific group of kids from an organization based in Woodstock called Change The World Kids (www.changetheworldkids.org) who will discuss their mission and their work. The presentation will be held at Crows Bakery on Depot Street in Proctorsville.

They are an energetic group of middle and high school age youth undertaking humanitarian and environmental efforts to make a positive difference in local communities and across the globe. They have a wide variety of interests, talents, and personalities, and go to different schools, but they share a dream. Formed ten years ago in the Upper Valley area of Vermont, they became a non-profit corporation in 2003. Now chapters of Change the World Kids are forming across the United States.

They get together to help individuals in their community with activities such as weatherizing homes, cutting brush and stacking wood. They also look beyond the borders of their own town to other communities both in this country and afar. Projects to help preserve the rain forest in Costa Rica and to raise funds for the relief efforts in Haiti are some of the endeavors they have undertaken.

Come and find out more about who they are and what they do. Come and be inspired. Beverages and cookies will be served. For more information contact Robin Timko at 226-7736.

4. CCF Accepting Applications for Spring 2010 Grants
The Cavendish Community Fund has announced that it is now accepting applications for grants that will be awarded this spring. The deadline for applying is May 15, 2010. Applications are available at Crow’s Bakery on Depot St. in Proctorsville, Cavendish Town Offices on High St. in Cavendish and online at www.Cavendishccca.org

CCF inaugurated its program of giving cash grants to organizations for educational and cultural projects, programs and events in 2007. Awards have been given to a variety of schools, churches, other non-profit organizations and citizens for Cavendish events. While individuals are allowed to apply, they are strongly encouraged to partner with a local non-profit organization.

Projects, programs or events must directly benefit the Cavendish community in some way. A panel of local citizens reviews all applications and recommends the ultimate grantees based on the quality and feasibility of each proposal. Grants are not expected to exceed $1,000 each and will depend primarily on the number of applications and the amounts requested.

For further information on applying, on eligibility or on any other aspect of the grant program, or for help completing the application, please call Peter LaBelle at 226-7250 or Barbara Dickey at 226-7187.

5. Last Year’s Blight on This Summer’s Garden
According to the UVM Extension Service, The good news about this disease [blight] is that is does not over winter in Vermont. The pathogen can live only on live tissue, not on stakes, in seed, on cages or on greenhouse plastics. The only place the pathogen could over winter in Vermont is on an infected plant kept alive throughout the winter in a greenhouse or on potato tubers that were infected last fall from spores washing into the soil from the leaves. If these infected tubers survived the winter in the field or compost pile they could re-sprout in the spring and be a source of the disease. Gardeners should scout early in the season for any volunteer potato plants sprouting from tubers missed in the garden and destroy when found, to eliminate any chance of the pathogen. Potatoes harvested last year and stored should not be used for seed. Purchase certified disease free seed and choose more resistant varieties like Elba, Rosa, Defender, Ozette, Jacqueline Lee, Kennebec, Sebago and Allegheny to avoid the disease. Do not plant potatoes in the same area of the garden as last year since this would make it hard to catch potentially infected volunteers…… Hopefully, we will not have the same wet weather this next growing season that was so conducive for the disease. I suspect there will be better and more thorough scouting for the disease at the greenhouses where the infected tomato plugs were grown up into saleable size before transfer to stores and outlets. Gardeners should try to purchase local tomato transplants. A list of Vermont growers producing local tomato transplants is available through the UVM Extension Master Gardener website at http://www.uvm.edu/mastergardener/ There is some varietal resistance to the disease in tomatoes, so consider some of these in your garden this year. Resistant tomato varieties include Mountain Magic, Plum Regal, Legend, Ferline, Fantasi and Matt’s Wild. Download the article http://www.uvm.edu/mastergardener/help/Late%20Blightgardener3-1.pdf

6. Classifieds
In Search Of: Small portable kerosene heater for green house. Call 226-7686 or e-mail jackiebee09@comcast.net

Free: Homemade hardwood computer stand. Good for stand up use. It also would make good firewood. Contact Kata at 226-7503.

7. Select Board Agenda for 4/26
The Select Board will meeting on Monday April 26 at 4:30 pm. The agenda will include:
• Consider and execute documents prepared by Bond Counsel for ANR-DEC Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)/VT Bond Bank permanent financing on $1,589,603 of the Cavendish Municipal Water System projects.

• Sign annual budgetary statement for 2010 VTrans Town Highway aid program.

8. Green Corner by Sustainable Cavendish, a Committee of the CCCA
Enjoy the earth and live responsibly. Did you know that U.S. citizens discard two and a half million plastic bottles every hour? Do you wonder where all that plastic goes? According to an article from The Independent from 2008 - "A plastic soup of waste floating in the Pacific ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States." Charles Moore, an American Oceanographer calls it the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." And, WE can make a difference - buy a thermos! Earlier this month, there have reports of a large garbage patch in the Atlantic Ocean. You can read more about it at http://inhabitat.com/2010/04/16/another-giant-garbage-patch-found-in-the-atlantic-ocean/

To honor Earth Day, here is a wonderful quote from Chief Seattle, 1855 - " Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but a thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect."

9. Summer 2010 Play, “Tourist Accommodated,” Casting Call May 6
This summer the Cavendish Players will be performing "Tourists Accommodated" by Dorothy Canfield with input from her neighbors. The play is based upon on actual experiences of what happens when‘city folk” visit the country . The result is a pleasing, familiar comedy, specially fitted to the needs of small theatrical groups. There are plenty of parts of varying lengths, as well as opportunities for singing and dancing. Kata Welch will once again direct. The performances, dates to be named shortly, usually occur at the end of August.

The casting call will take place at the Cavendish Elementary School Arts Room on May 6 at 6 pm. If you are interested in participating in this production, but can’t make the casting call, or have questions, please contact Sandra Russo at sandra.russo@yahoo.com

10. Open House at Cavendish Inn (Glimmerstone)
Hirchak Company will be hosting an open house at the Cavendish Inn on Sunday April 25 from 11-1. The auction will be held on Thursday May 20 at 11 am. Registration begins at 10 am. More information can be obtained by going to http://www.thcauction.com/05202010Glimmerstone.html or calling 800-634-7653 or 802-888-4662

11. Cavendish Events 4/25-4/30
April 25 (Sunday): Open House at Cavendish Inn (Glimmerstone) 11-1. See article 10 for more information.

April 26 (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.

April 27 (Tuesday): Cavendish Green Up Day. Starting at 2 pm, crews will assemble, pick up supplies and area assignments at the Town Highway Garage on Main Street (Rt 131). The Town will supply work gloves, green up bags and safety vests. The Transfer Station will be open between 4:30 and 5:00 to receive items collected. A BBQ takes place on the Cavendish Green immediately following Green-Up.
• Cavendish Fletcher Library will be starting a series of adult education classes on basic computer skills. Class begins at 2 pm. FMI: Kata at 226-7503
• Downloadable Audio books Training. 1-2:30 pm Did you know Fletcher Memorial Library has over 3,000 free downloadable audio books for you to use? It's true! This informal training session will show you the basics of how to use our 2 programs to bring these titles into your home or onto your portable device! Registration is encouraged, call Megan @ 228-3517 to sign up today!

April 29 (Thursday): Star Wars Cooking Club Episode IV-Clone Wars Popcorn Party, 3-4:30 pm at the Fletcher Library in Ludlow. Kids ages 7 - 17 who participated in any of the cooking sessions are invited to a popcorn party where we'll watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars together from 3pm until 4:30! Call Megan @ 228-3517 with any questions!
• 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 30 (Friday): GMUHS will host a family fun night for all families of 7-9th graders. The gym and cafeteria will be open from 6:30-8:30 pm. Snacks, drinks and desserts will be provided. Activities include adult vs. youth dodge ball, bingo, board games and an art project. FMI: Claire Schroeder 875-4155