Cavendish Update: 5/1/10 Business Directory/Calendar/News

This issue of the Cavendish Update is made possible by the Cavendish Historical Society www.cavendishhistory.org www.cavendishhistoricalsocietynews.blogspot.com

The 5/1/10 Cavendish Update Contains:
1. May 2010 Calendar
2. Cavendish Organizations Web Directory
3. Cavendish Related News
4. Public Meeting: Erosion Assessment of the Black River
5. Cavendish Business Directory April 2010 edition Now Available
6. Paulette Martel Artist of the Month

1. May 2010 Cavendish Calendar
May 1 (Saturday): Green Up Day Vermont! Green up bags are available from the Town Office and can be taken for free to the Transfer Station during normal hours. FMI: 226-7291.
• Little League Parade in Cavendish. Will go from the school to Greven Field off of Route 103. Parade starts around 9.
• The Ludlow Ambulance Service. is hosting a pasta dinner to benefit Proctorsville resident and CTES student Alyssa Ripley’s Heifer International team at their facility on West Hill Road. The menu includes pasta, lasagna, salad, desserts and more. Take out available. Adults $10, Kids $5. FMI: 226-7933

May 2 (Sunday); Proctorsville Fire Department will be meeting at the Firehouse at 7 am.

May 3 (Monday): GMUHS School Board Meeting

May 4 (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 adult education classes on basic computer skills. Class begins at 2 pm. FMI: Kata at 226-7503
• GMUHS Booster Club Meeting- 7 pm at the school

May 5 (Wednesday): Erosion Assessment of the Black River, 6:30-7:30 at the Cavendish Town Hall. The Cavendish Planning Commission is sponsoring a free educational public meeting to learn about the ongoing flood and erosion problems associated with the Black River in Cavendish and surrounding towns. See article 4 below.

May 8 (Saturday): The Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District, of which Cavendish is a member, will hold free household hazardous waste collections at the Springfield Transfer Station and Recycling Center from 9-12 and at the Rockingham Transfer Station 2-5 pm. Bring aerosols, antifreeze, automotive products, gasoline, hobby chemicals, household cleaners, kerosene, paint cleaners, pesticides, oil based paints, pool chemicals, mercury thermometers and mercury thermostats. Do not bring latex paint (thicken and trash it), waste oil (service stations may take it, fluorescent bulbs (transfer station), ammunition, asbestos, auto batteries (transfer station), alkaline batteries, fireworks, medical waste, computers (transfer station) or radioactive material.

May 10 (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.

May 11 (Tuesday): Cavendish Fletcher Library adult education classes on basic computer skills. Class begins at 2 pm. FMI: Kata at 226-7503

May 15 (Saturday): Gethsemane Church Historic Preservation 2010 Rummage Sale, 9-2 on the Parish grounds, Depot Street, Proctorsville. FMI: Ann Dortch 226-7836

May 16 (Sunday): Proctorsville Fire Department monthly business and Blood Borne Pathogens Training, 1 pm at the Firehouse.

May 18 (Tuesday): Cavendish Fletcher Library adult education classes on basic computer skills. Class begins at 2 pm. FMI: Kata at 226-7503

May 21 (Friday): Black River Good Neighbor Rummage Sale from 10-4 at Fletcher Farm. FMI: 228-3663
• GMUHS Middle School Semi-formal

May 22 (Saturday): Black River Good Neighbor Rummage Sale from 10-4 at Fletcher Farm. FMI: 228-3663
• GMUHS Junior Prom

May 23 (Sunday): Phineas Gage Walk and Discussion, by the Cavendish Historical Society. The tour begins at 2pm in front of the Museum on Main Street, Cavendish. The tour will include the location of the accident, home and surgery of Dr. Harlow, Boarding House where Gage was taken after the accident. FMI: margoc@tds.net or 802-226-7807
• Black River Good Neighbor Rummage Sale from 10-4 at Fletcher Farm. FMI: 228-3663

May 25 (Tuesday): Cavendish Fletcher Library adult education classes on basic computer skills. Class begins at 2 pm. FMI: Kata at 226-7503

May 29 (Saturday): Cemetery Marker Cleaning, sponsored by the Cavendish Historical Society. Hillcrest Cemetery in Proctorsville from 9-12. Everyone welcome. FMI: margoc@tds.net or 802-226-7807

May 30 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum opens for the season, 2-4 pm. FMI: margoc@tds.net or 802-226-7807

May 31 (Monday): Memorial Day. Schools, Library and Town Office closed

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 area businesses have websites. Updated lists are available at the Town Office and the Cavendish Library. A PDF version can be obtained by e-mailing margoc@tds.net

• Bullet Proof Whitney’s Friends
• Cavendish Baptist Church
• Cavendish Community and Conservation Association
• Cavendish Historical Society
• Cavendish Historical Society Blog
• Cavendish Library
• Cavendish Library Blog
• 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. Cavendish Related News
Vermont’s New Law for E-Waste Recycling

May Classes at Fletcher Farm School

4. Public Meeting: Erosion Assessment of the Black River
On Wednesday, May 5, from 6:30-7:30 at the Cavendish Town Hall, the Cavendish Planning Commission is sponsoring a free educational public meeting to learn about the ongoing flood and erosion problems associated with the Black River in Cavendish and surrounding towns. The river flows through the Villages of Proctorsville and Cavendish, and has experienced historic flooding events, notably in 1927 when the river jumped its banks, bypassing Cavendish gorge, and created a gully through lower Main Street and destroyed buildings, roads and land. Historic development along the river, and straightening, dredging and windrowing of the channel have resulted in reduced access to floodplain areas and riverbank erosion. A presentation by the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission (SWCRPC) will involve a discussion of:

• Results of the assessment of the Black River;
• Identify potential flooding and erosion risks;
• Strategies to address these risks.

In coordination with VANR, the SWCRPC completed this river assessment in 2009 as part of their water quality and emergency planning programs. The results of this study will help to inform both the Regional and Cavendish Hazard Mitigation Plans.

5. Cavendish Business Directory April 2010 edition Now Available
In the 1869 Beers Atlas, there were 53 businesses listed in the “Town of Cavendish Business Directory,” which included Proctorsville. In the April 2010 edition, compiled by CHS, there are 127 businesses. In both, home-based business, or self-employed, was the norm. However, in 1869, there were 21 farms versus the two listed in the most recent edition. Jobs such as tanners, carriage maker, blacksmith, wheelwright do not appear on our current list. The woolen industry, with four related businesses, is still present today in the form of Six Loose Ladies, fiber shop in Ludlow and several fiber artists. Interestingly, no artists appeared in the 1869 version, but Cavendish boosts a growing number of them.

Copies of the 2010 Cavendish Business Directory are available at the Town Office, Cavendish Library, CHS and by e-mailing margoc@tds.net for a PDF version.

6. Paulette Martel Artist of the Month
In May, Paulette Martel’s work will be featured in the Redfield Proctors Room at the Cavendish Library. Paulette is a long time friend of the library, having served as a board member for a year and has finally consented to display her lovely quilts