Cavendish Update 7/16/10 Links/events/concert

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. Cavendish Update Blog Link to Area Organizations and Services
2. Carolyn Van Tassell Quilt Raffle to Benefit the Cavendish Historical Society
3. More Than Flowers-Caring for Grave Stones Workshop
4. Cavendish Concert on the Green Continues with Gypsy Reel
5. Vermont Endurance Ride and Vermont 100 Pass Through Cavendish on Saturday
6. Winners of the 2011 Calendar Contest
7. Cavendish Community Fund (CCF) Announces 2010 Grants
8. Cavendish Events 7/16-22

1. Cavendish Update Blog Links to Area Organizations and Services
If you haven’t checked out the Cavendish Update blog recently you will find that the sidebar contains the websites for local non-profit organizations, schools and Cavendish related services (such as Black River Good Neighbor and the Ludlow Health Center). If there is a link you would like to see added, please send it to margoc@tds.net. Be sure to include the e-mail address.

Please note that area business websites are included in the Cavendish Business Directory, available from the Cavendish Historical Society Museum on Sundays from 2-4 pm, the Cavendish Library or the Town Office. You can also have a PDF version e-mailed to you. Send an e-mail to margoc@tds.net with “Send Business Directory” in the subject heading. The current directory is now being updated every six months. If you are not in the current directory, but would like to be in the fall 2010 version, please e-mail your information to margoc@tds.net

2. Carolyn Van Tassell Quilt Raffle to Benefit the Cavendish Historical Society
A Bargello quilt designed and quilted by Carolyn Van Tassell is being raffled to benefit the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS). Van Tassell, a former teacher of Family & Consumer Science at Springfield High School, has been quilting for 30 years. She teaches workshops throughout the state, including Fletcher Farm. She is owner of Fine Line Machine Quilting. Her quilts were recently exhibited at the CHS Quilt Show 4th of July weekend. The quilt is on display at Six Loose Ladies in Proctorsville. Tickets are $5 a piece or 3 for $10. FMI: margoc@tds.net or 226-7807

3. More Than Flowers-Caring for Grave Stones Workshop
Around Memorial Day, many people leave flowers on the graves of families and friends for the summer season. Unfortunately, a number of the stone markers are showing signs of weathering that could easily be cleaned. An additional 10 minutes of time, when leaving flowers, and a little bit of cleaning, can help preserve the stone marker for many generations to come.

While many people pay for “perpetual care,” this is often limited to just caring for the grounds of the cemetery and not necessarily the individual grave. Perpetual care only works if there are continual numbers of people being buried at a cemetery so there is a regular influx of money. This is a growing problem throughout the United States, as more people are opting for alternatives to burial in a cemetery.

To help people care for their family and friend’s memorial markers, the Cavendish Historical Society and the Cavendish Cemetery Commission are offering a workshop on cleaning stones on July 18 (Sunday) from noon to 3 pm at the High Street Cemetery in Cavendish. All materials will be supplied. The focus of this workshop is on newer stones. This workshop is part of the Cavendish Historical Society’s Cemetery Preservation Project, supported in part by a grant from the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA). For more information call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net

4. Cavendish Concert on the Green Continues with Gypsy Reel
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites everyone to spend an evening having fun on the Proctorsville Green listening to the continuing summer music series on Wednesday, July 21st at 6:00 p.m. when CCCA presents Gypsy Reel.

For over twenty years they have been acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Gypsy Reel, in their own words, is not a rock band that Celts, but a Celt band that rocks. They play high energy, stirring music rooted in the Celtic tradition but garnered from the whole world.

This will be the third of six concerts that are held on consecutive Wednesday nights in July and August. CCCA encourages all area residents and visitors to join their friends and neighbors in front of the gazebo on the green. Bring a blanket or a comfortable chair, have a picnic, or just lay back and relax on the grass. It’s a fun way to enjoy the summer weather and either reconnect with old friends or make new ones.

As always, the concerts are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement weather the performance will move to the Cavendish town elementary school on Main Street just up from the Green.

5. Vermont Endurance Ride and Vermont 100 Pass Through Cavendish on Saturday
Horse back riders and runners will be competing in the Vermont 100 and Moonlight 50/75 Moonlight Endurance Ride to raise money for Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport on Saturday July 17. Both runners and riders will be passing through Cavendish. Volunteers are still needed to help maintain the 20 aid stations. To learn more go to http://www.VermontEnduranceRide.com/ or http://www.vermont100.com/

6. Winners of the 2011 Calendar Contest
Over 200 community members voted in the CCCA’s 2011 Calendar Photo Contest - Thanks to all for participating! And the winners are:

January - Jackie Hubbard
February - Paul Gignoux
March - Salvatore Campofranco
April - Tim O'Donoghue
May - Mary McCallum
June - Gail Verheyen
July - Hans Schrag
August - Winston Churchill
September - Amanda Gross
October - Terry O'Brien
November - Jillian Palmer
December - Peter Labelle
(Martha Mott was a tie and will be in a smaller caption on 2012 page)

BEST IN SHOW popular vote goes to Tim O' Donoghue's Tiger Swallowtail

And thanks to all our local sponsors for making this year's calendar possible - Commercial Radio - rdb marketing - Chittenden Bank - Chimney Care and Beacon Pest Control - Cavendish Canine Camp - Black River Produce - Crows Bakery and Cafe - Six Loose Ladies - Timothy Mott - Move to Learn - Cavendish Solar Store - Mark Huntley Financial Advisor - Castle Hill Resort and Spa - Cavendish Game Birds - Pleasant Valley Food - Summit Soap Works - Direct TV

7. CCF Announces 2010 Grants
The Cavendish Community Fund announced that it has awarded grants to two local organizations for community oriented educational projects. The Fund has distributed grants twice each year for the last four years.

The first grant was given to the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library to expand its collection of eBooks. The library’s main mission focuses on the literacy of Cavendish residents, and it continues to expand its traditional collections in order to meet this need. However, the library recognizes the expanding trend towards electronic books and electronic readers. Faced with an onslaught of twenty first century technologies that are revolutionizing the library field, Cavendish is trying to maintain a competitive edge. It currently offers audio books for download onto home computers and MP-3 players, and finds that it is time to venture into the world of eBooks. With the grant from CCF the library will begin an innovative pilot program with schoolchildren and eBooks.

The second award is to the Cavendish Historical Society to fund two projects. In the first, the Society will purchase equipment and supplies so that citizen volunteers can clean gravestones in the oldest cemeteries in town. Some of these cemeteries date back to the revolutionary war and many stones have been neglected for decades. The second project continues an educational class that the Society began last year in the local elementary school. Last year Society members taught children about life in Cavendish during the 1930s. That class was very well received and therefore members will expand it in the coming year to discuss life during the 1940s.

The CCF sponsors educational, cultural and artistic projects, programs or events to benefit the citizens and residents of Cavendish. Anyone can apply for a grant so long as the project meets the criteria published by CCF on its website, www.Cavendishccca.org. Application forms and instructions are found on the website. The application deadline for the next grant round will be announced in the fall.

8. Cavendish Events 7/16-22
July 16 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.

July 18 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum Open 2-4 pm. Special focus on the 1940s. FMI: 226-7807
• Learn to clean and care for monuments. Cavendish Cemetery Noon –3 pm. Sponsored by the Cavendish Historical Society and the Cavendish Cemetery Commission. FMI: 226-7807 See Article 3.

July 19 (Monday): Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church. Children ages 3 to 12 will have a blast learning through music, stories, science experiments, rec games and craft projects! This year’s mascot is Galileo the Gorilla who offers a “green” tip each evening to help kids learn to take care of our planet. This free program happens nightly from 5:00pm to 7:15pm. FMI: 226-7131

July 20 (Tuesday): Prize Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading Program receive a prize when they check out a book. FMI: 226-7503
• Free Adult Education Computer classes at the Cavendish Library 2-3 pm. FMI: call Kata 226-7503 to reserve a space.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131

July 21 (Wednesday): Free Proctorsville Green music series begins at 6 pm. Featured artist-Gypsy Reel. Sponsored by CCCA. Rain location is the Cavendish School. See article 4
• Tie-Dye Day at the Cavendish Library, Summer Reading Program participants are invited to bring a dye able item and make it into a work of art in the library. FMI 226-7503.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131

July 22 (Thursday): Fletcher Memorial Library Book Club-“Weight of Water” by Anita Shreve. Meets at 7 pm in the Community Room.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131