Information
can also be posted on the Cavendish VT Facebook Page
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
10/26/12 Cavendish Update Contains the Following:
1.
Hurricane Sandy Preparedness
2.
Cavendish Meetings
3.
Cavendish Related News
4.
Fall Hydrant Flushing of Cavendish Water System
5. CCCA to Hold Last Walk & Talk this
Year
6. Cavendish
Baptist Church Christmas Sale
7. Fred Marin
Cavendish Library Artist for Nov/Dec
8. CCF Announces
Grants for Local Projects
9. Cavendish
Events 10/26-11/4
1. HURRICANE SANDY PREPAREDNESS: The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Vermont, “Hurricane Sandy will have an impact on the North Country… especially during the Monday through Wednesday time frame. Based on the expected track of Hurricane Sandy the threat for strong winds during the Monday through Tuesday period is increasing. Called “Frankenstorm,” the storm is a mix of a hurricane and a winter storm. Heavy rain is expected. Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) is encouraging Vermonters to prepare for any possible adverse effects from Hurricane Sandy. Residents stock up on water, food, batteries, as well as other items necessary to keep your home warm in the event of a power outage.
Please be aware of the following:
•
As with Irene, the Cavendish Update e-mail and blog
www.cavendishvt.blogspot.com will post with information as needed and the
Cavendish VT Facebook page will be monitored throughout to identify those who may have needs.
• The local Fire
Departments Facebook pages are as follows:
• Cavendish’s
Emergency Management Coordinator is Mike Ripley
• Cavendish’s
Emergency Shelter is the Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main Street,
Proctorsville. If you are unable to get to the school, you can go to Cavendish
Baptist Church on Main Street in Cavendish. Both firehouses have MREs (ready
meals) and will be staffed through the duration of the storm.
• Call
911 for emergencies. Call the town office, during normal working hours for
non-emergencies 226-7292.
•
Other town numbers
-
Town
Office 226-7292
-
Cavendish
Fire Department: 226-7790
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Proctorsville
Fire Department: 226-7281
-
Cavendish
Town Elementary School 226-7758
Please
check on your neighbors. It’s one of the best ways we can ensure that we will
all make it through just fine.
For more information including tips on preparing for the storm.
2.
CAVENDISH MEETINGS 10/22-25: This week, there were four meetings in Cavendish that have
direct bearing on residents and property owners. While a synopsis has been
provided below for three of the four meetings, more detail is available at the
Cavendish VT blog.
Regional Concerns Meeting for Cavendish Whitesville Bridge Replacement: On Oct. 22, representatives from Vtrans presented
findings from their Scoping Report for Cavendish ER BRF 0146 (13) Bridge #1
on VT Route 131 over Twenty Mile Stream prepared by T. Y. Lin International to the town of Cavendish. The
report, available on-line, recommends replacement of the Bridge, which would
involve closing the road for up to a maximum of 35 days, with thru traffic
detoured 106 to 10 to 103 and local traffic going Brook Rd to Hoey to Center to
Whitesville to 131. The construction would not take place until after May 15,
2014 and the town would be provided planning support and possibly funds for
traffic control.
Cavendish Post Office Results of POST Survey: On
Tuesday, Oct. 23, twelve people gathered in the Cavendish Post Office to learn
about the results of the POST survey, which was mailed to Cavendish postal
customers in September. Of the 356 surveys distributed in September, 129 (36%)
were returned. There was an overwhelming response-99 respondents (77%)-to keep
the post office open with reduced service hours. Eleven (9%) respondents opted
for using a nearby post office, ten (8%) had no preference, seven (5%)
preferred a rural delivery option, and 2 (2%) wanted another post office
location in the village. After
reviewing the surveys that were returned, and taking into account Postal Service
operational needs, window service hours for Cavendish will most likely be:
Monday-Friday 7:30-9:30 am and 3-5 pm and 7-10 am on Saturday. Post office box
availability will continue to remain the same (7:30-5) during the week and on
Saturday. Changes are not expected
until after January 1.
Proctorsville Post Office will not be studied until 2014. Note that the
lease for the Cavendish Post Office ends Dec. 31, 2013, so it is possible that
more changes will be taking place in 2014.
Candidates
Forum: The CCCA
sponsored forum with Alice Nitka, Dick McCormick and Dick Tracy running for the
Senate and Mark Huntley and Scott Rainey running for state representative,
moderated by Will Hunter, will be aired on LPC-TV. See the LPC-TV website for scheduling information.
Neighborhood Watch Informational Meeting:
Trooper Timothy Gould of the Vermont State Police (VSP) spoke to a small
audience on Oct. 25 about Neighborhood watches and other ways crime can be
deterred. He explained that if something occurs in your neighborhood that
concerns you, report it to the state police. You can use the on-line
Confidential Web Tip Information System, which allows citizens to submit information anonymously. Either VSP or the town
office primarily alerts the town constable, Seth Perry, for duty. Since there
has been discussion about Cavendish having its own police force, Rich Svec,
town manager, provided rough cost estimates. To start a police force - two
officers, cars, office space, computers, equipment, radios etc.- the cost would
be approximately $430,000. This would increase taxes by $329.44 for a house
assessed at $200,000. Svec also noted that new signs have just been received
for Depot Street in Proctorsville. They are yellow (advisory) for 25 miles an
hour and indicate a sharp bend in the road. It is hoped that once they are up,
they will help to control speed.
3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
DUI Arrest on Chambers Rd, Cavendish: On Oct. 24, at
approximately 6:30 pm the State Police received a call of shots being fired
from a vehicle on Chambers Road, in the Town of Cavendish. Investigation
revealed that individuals had shot a deer in the field off Chambers Road. The
operator of the vehicle was also found to have consumed intoxicating beverages.
Andrew Erskine, of Springfield, VT was arrested for driving under the influence
(DUI) and transported to the Rockingham barracks for processing. He was cited
and released to his wife. Press Release VT State Police, Rockingham Barracks
Proctorsville Fire Dept (PFD) Truck on the Road: PFD
reports Our new Tanker truck is currently on the road from Breda,
Iowa to Shakerley Fire truck Sales of Clifton Park, NY. Scheduled delivery to
our firehouse is set for Nov 3rd. Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Proctorsville-Volunteer-Fire-Department/130553286913
Shumlin Calls for $9 M in Heating Assistance: Last year
the state contributed 6-million dollars to the program to make up for federal
cuts. This year the governor wants the state to put up an extra 9-million. Over
28-thousand low-income families are expected to be eligible for help to pay
their heating bills this winter. That would put the average benefit at 540
dollars at the current federally funded level. Adding in the state funds would
boost the average benefit to 900 dollars. The average household spends about
28-hundred dollars a year on heating costs. Apply for fuel Assistance
http://dcf.vermont.gov/esd/fuel_assistance
WCAX
VT Fuel Assistance Now Pays Cash for Those Using Wood: As Vermont heads into the heating
season, the state has launched a major change in how it helps people who heat
with wood. For the first time, the fuel
assistance program is making benefits directly to people on
electronic debit cards. Richard Moffi directs the program. He says the change
applies only to people who heat with wood. Instead of payments going directly
to firewood dealers, the idea now is that recipients are responsible for
finding the best deal. VPR
Register to Vote by Oct.31: Those who plan to vote in the 2012 Vermont General Election need to be
registered by Oct. 31. You can do this at the town office in Cavendish.
Absentee ballots are also available at the town office.
4. FALL HYDRANT FLUSH FOR CAVENDISH SYSTEM: The Cavendish Municipal Water System has scheduled their
fall flushing for Monday, Nov. 5 and Tuesday, Nov 6 during the hours of
8:30-4:30. System users are reminded that flushing hydrants may cause temporary
discoloration and turbidity of the water.
Users are advices to avoid drinking the water or washing clothes
(especially whites) while discoloration is in evidence. Following the flushing,
users should run cold water until it clears before resuming normal use. It is
also advisable to flush individual water heaters after the water clears
following a hydrant flush in your area. FMI: 226-7291
5. CCCA TO HOLD LAST WALK & TALK FOR THE YEAR : The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association will hold the last event of its "Walk and Talk" program series for 2012 on Saturday, November 3rd at 1:00 p.m. This session will feature landowner, logger, farmer and longtime Cavendish resident Darryl Stowell. Darryl will talk about his farm's long history and his work on the property. He will emphasize his logging and forestry practices, which include practical, sustainable traditions that can serve as models for the future. He will also discuss the subsequent positive benefits to wildlife from these sustainable practices.
If you are interested
in attending, please meet at the Snow Fleas snowmobile food shack, which is
located at the junction of Twenty mile Stream Road and Chapman Road in
Proctorsville. FMI: Tim O'Donoghue
at 802-226-7023.
6. CAVENDISH
BAPTIST CHURCH CHRISTMAS SALE: On Nov. 10, from
10-2pm, the Helping Hand Class of the Cavendish Baptist Church will be holding
a lunch, bake and tag sale. Also for sale will Rada Cutlery and cookbooks. FMI:
226-7724
7. FRED MARIN
CAVENDISH LIBRARY ARTIST FOR NOV/DEC: Fred Marin, and his wife, Lisha Klaiber have been
residents of Proctorsville since June, 2001, having moved here from Bay Shore,
Long Island. ~He currently teaches chemistry and coordinates the Sr. Project
program at Bellows Falls Union High School.
About
six years ago, while thumbing through a catalog from the Fletcher Farm School
for Arts and Crafts, he came across a description of a course on Solarplate
printmaking given by Roger Hyndman from Saratoga Springs, NY. After a bit of
research, it seemed that this might be just the thing for someone with
technical and computer skills. He signed up for the course, and has pursued his
craft ever since.
Fred’s
art begins with his own digital photographs, which he transforms on the
computer to create an initial black and white image. Further handwork enhances
the contrast and depth of the image; the artwork is then reproduced as a
positive image transparency. A copper plate coated with an ultraviolet
light-sensitive photo-polymer is exposed to either
Sunlight
or some other source of UV light. ~Areas protected from light (dark image
areas) remain un-polymerized, while areas exposed to light harden. ~The plate,
immersed in water, is scrubbed with a soft bristle brush to remove unhardened
polymer. ~The result is similar to an acid etched copper plate traditionally
used for intaglio printmaking. ~Ink is applied to the plate, the excess ink is
polished off, and the prepared plate is run through a roller press transferring
the image to paper.
When
not teaching at Bellows Falls, or creating art at Fletcher Farm, Fred serves as
the president of the Board of Directors of Windsor County Youth Services, which
operates Mountainside House and The House at Twenty Mile Stream. These provide
short-term shelter and crisis intervention/prevention programs for young people
and their families. He also serves as vice-president of the Board of Directors
of LPC-TV, our local public access television station and media service, and as
a trustee and board member of the United Church of Ludlow.
Fred's
artwork will be on display in the Redfield Proctor Room during the months of
November and December during regular hours. Please contact Kata at
226-7503 for more information.
8. CCF ANNOUNCES GRANTS FOR LOCAL PROJECTS: The Cavendish Community Fund has announced that it awarded
three grants to local organizations for educational projects that will benefit
Cavendish residents. The first
grant went to the Proctorsville Fire Department to help fund its Junior
Firefighter training program.
Junior firefighters are youth ages twelve to seventeen who have an
interest in becoming the next generation of firefighters. The program gives these youth skills
and confidence to be fully functional when they reach the age to join as full members
of the department. More
specifically, the grant will pay for facemasks and other equipment to help
outfit the junior firefighters so their training achieves its goals.
The second grant went to Stepping Stones Preschool to enable
it to partner with the Grafton Nature Museum in order to offer students a
variety of nature classes and studies.
The programs are indoor and outdoor, hands on explorations geared to
maximize preschoolers’ grasp of nature topics. Topics include bats, amphibians, beavers, insects, owls,
wetlands, and animals in winter.
The grant will pay for the materials necessary to teach the series of
classes.
Finally the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library received a
grant to train Cavendish residents free of charge in Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR) techniques.
The class will be limited to twenty local residents with the goal of
making Cavendish a “Heart Saver Town.”
Currently less than twelve percent of individuals who go into cardiac
arrest survive. The survival rate
doubles or triples if CPR is administered immediately. The grant will pay the cost of
residents’ tuition to the classes.
The Cavendish Community Fund has awarded more than $22,000
in grants since 2007 to local groups and individuals for programs of an
educational, artistic or cultural nature.
The next round of grants will be awarded in the spring and the
application deadline will be announced in late winter. For more information on the CCF, please
visit the website www.CavendishCCCA.org
and click on Cavendish Community Fund.
You can also call Barbara Dickey at 802-226-7187, or Peter LaBelle at
802-226-7250.
9. CAVENDISH EVENTS 10/26-11/4
October 26
(Friday): Halloween
Party at CTES, 6-8 pm. FMI: 226-7824
October 30
(Tuesday): Bone Builders
Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10-11:15. FMI: Linda at Green
Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, Charlotte
Snyder at 226-7343 or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot
Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
• Live
Music at Glimmerstone Inn, 6 pm
October 31
(Wednesday): Happy Halloween!
Trick or Treat at Golden Stage Inn
6pm - 7:30pm
Have you heard that Golden Stage Inn was once "Proctorsville
Prison?" Come trick or treating on Halloween between 6pm and 7:30pm
and get a glimpse of what this dreary prison was like before it was abandoned
so long ago. Rumors have it that some prisoners are still captive ...and
they're mighty angry about it!
November 1
(Thursday):Bone Builders
Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10-11:15. FMI: Linda at Green
Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083, or
Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802)
226-7870
•
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
November 3
(Saturday): CCCA last
Walk and Talk for the Year. At 1 pm Darryl Stowell. will talk about his
farm's long history and his work on the property. He will emphasize his logging and forestry practices, which
include practical, sustainable traditions that can serve as models for the
future. Meet at the Snow Fleas snowmobile food shack, which is located at the
junction of Twentymile Stream Road and Chapman Road in Proctorsville. FMI: Tim O'Donoghue at 802-226-7023.
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