Cavendish Update 8/27/10 News/Proctorsville/YH/Classifieds

The 8/27/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. News Reporting-Black River Today
3. Celebrating Proctorsville
4. Young Historians Program
5. Classifieds
6. DIY Home Energy Efficiency Pilot Program
7. Cavendish Events 8/27/-8/31

1. Cavendish Related News
Blood Donations Needed in Northeast

Apple Season Starting Early in Vermont

With all Precincts reporting, primary result still up in the air

State to Close Section 8 Waiting List

2. News Reporting-Black River Today
The Black River Valley community, which includes Cavendish, does not have a daily paper, radio station or TV channel providing news coverage. There are a variety of weekly papers, which very in distribution and content, and the Rutland Herald and Eagle Times, while daily papers, don’t have this region as a primary focus.

One of the most consistent sources of daily information is the Black River Today, a Rutland Herald blog run by Ralph Pace. You can now link to this blog from the Cavendish Update site www.cavendishvt.blogspot.com Pace also co-hosts a weekly news TV program on LPC-TV, Channel 8, called "That Was The Week That Was" (TW3). Taped segments of TW3 may be viewed at www.lpctv.org. News, stories, comments, opinion columns and any suggestions dealing with the Black River area can be sent to ralphpace@tds.net

3. Celebrating Proctorsville
The Cavendish Historical Society is pleased to announce that this fall, we will be focusing on Proctorsville. On September 12, there will be a walking tour of Proctorsville, starting at 1 pm in front of the Proctorsville War Memorial. Learn about an Inn with a ghost, the hotels that once graced Depot Street, see the homes that were built by the founder of Proctorsville, Capt. Leon Proctor, and much more. There are 16 stops on the tour. Copies of the tour, available on the 12th, will also be at the Cavendish Library, starting September 14. Be advised that there are some hills, so be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.

For the month of October, there will be a pictorial display of Proctorsville in the Cavendish Library.

On October 10, the annual cemetery tour will take place at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Proctorsville at 2 pm. There will be a second guided Proctorsville Walking Tour that day starting at 1 pm at the War Memorial, which will include the Cemetery tour. Carmine Guica, one of CHS’s genealogists, will have information about who is buried in this Cemetery. If you don’t know the story of “Fire Bug Fitton,” Carmine will tell you about it when you visit the family grave plot. FMI: margoc@tds.net or 226-7807

4. Young Historians Program
The Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) in conjunction with the Cavendish Town Elementary School, will be offering a Young Historians program for students in grades 3-6 on Wednesday mornings from 11:30 to noon. Our focus this year is the 1940s. For the first half of the school year, we will be doing activities relating to Cavendish’s response to WWII. The second semester will focus on the changes that took place when the veterans came home. Funding in part for this program has come from the Cavendish Community Fund. If you are interested in helping with the program, or have stories or memorabilia from this era, please contact Margo at margoc@tds.net or 226-7807

5. Classifieds
For Sale. White GE microwave, hardly used. $40.00. Contact: Mary 226-7497.

6. DIY Home Energy Efficiency Pilot Program
One of the challenges for folks who want to make their own energy efficiency improvements on their homes is getting the proper guidance and training on how to achieve meaningful energy savings. Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC) is implementing a statewide program to support and train do-it-yourself (DIY) homeowners to undertake comprehensive efficiency improvements in their own homes under the supervision of a certified energy auditor. Financial incentives are available to cover your costs.

Here's how it works:
• Participating homeowners attend a day-long Weatherization Skillshop, receive a professional energy audit, and work under the direction of a certified energy auditor to perform the work. The auditor provides consultation and support, and helps you make effective energy-saving improvements in your home.

• The auditor will conduct an in-depth audit of your home and provide a detailed report and list of action items. The auditor will also help provide details on how the potential improvements may qualify for incentives. Then, you'll begin work on the improvements recommended by the auditor, and the auditor will conduct a mid-project inspection to check on the work-in-progress. When the improvements are completed, the auditor will run a test to verify efficiency improvements. The auditor also handles all necessary reporting to Efficiency Vermont.

• Efficiency Vermont will reimburse DIY participants $1,000 for the auditor's services under its Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES) program (contingent upon achieving minimal efficiency improvements). Participants who install additional qualifying measures will be eligible for additional financial incentives from Efficiency Vermont, up to $1,500. In addition to these incentives, homeowners who complete renovations on their own homes are also eligible to receive up to $1,500 in federal tax credits for weatherization-related materials (30% of $4,500 maximum).

Each Skillshop is designed to accommodate 15-20 participants for hands-on training and skills development. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; new workshops will be opened as spaces fill up. Each workshop will be offered on multiple dates around the state.

To learn more about this program and to register for the Skillshop, call 888-514-2151, e-mail info@weatherizationskillshop.com or go to http://weatherizationskillshop.com/

7. Cavendish Events 8/27/-8/31
August 27 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.

August 28 (Saturday): 11th Annual RiverSweep takes place at various points on the Black River. There are to headquarters-Springfield Shopping Plaza and at the gazebo in Ludlow. Stop by anytime between 8 and noon to sign in, pick up a free T-shirt and refreshments, grab a pair of work gloves and a trash bag and start work. Free lunch is being donated by local businesses. FMI: http://blackriveractionteam.org/

August 28 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807

August 31 (Tuesday): First day of school for Cavendish Elementary.
• Seventh grade orientation at Green Mountain Union High School-half day