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The 1/11/13 Cavendish Update Contains
1.
Cavendish Related News
2. CTES 12/18/12 Board Meeting Minutes & Agenda for 1/15/13
3. Annual
Mardi Gras Party to Benefit CCCA
4. Looking for a Direct Care Worker?
5.
Cavendish Events 1/11-120
The
flu season is off to an early and deadly start in Vermont. Officials say three
Vermonters have died from the flu. They were all adults. And the number of flu
cases is up dramatically statewide. Many hospitals are now at full capacity and
officials worry about the long-term availability of beds. WCAX
Given that we are a resort area, it is important to note that flu
is also widespread in NY, NH and MA. Boston has declared a public health
emergency with 700 confirmed cases, compared with 70 overall last season.
1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Passport Services at the Cavendish Post Office No Longer
Available
All passport services at the Cavendish Post Office have been
suspended effective last week. To find the closest place to obtain a passport,
call 877-487-2778.
Proctorsville
Fire Department News:
For the year 2012 PFD received almost $280,000 in grant money, allowing us to
purchase a 3000-gallon tanker truck several new sets of turnout gear and 14
handheld radios and 1 mobile radio. This has been great for our dept and our
community, as this all had allowed us to purchase top of the line equipment
with no effect on our tax rate. PFD Facebook Page
State
Rep Huntley Assignment:
Mark Huntley, state rep from Cavendish, has been assigned to the House
Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
New Supervisory Union Adopts Budget, Sets Goals: The Windsor Southwest and Rutland Windsor supervisory
unions recently approved new goals and a budget for when they become the Two
Rivers Supervisory Union on July 1. The new supervisory union will include the
towns of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Ludlow, Mount Holly and
Plymouth and have 1,120 K-12 students. Rutland Herald
Springfield Medical Care Systems is Now Tobacco Free: Effective January 1, 2013,
Springfield Medical Care Systems (SMCS) became a tobacco-free organization.
There will be no smoking or tobacco use allowed on any property owned or leased
by SMCS, including Springfield Hospital buildings and all grounds and parking
areas. Press Release
North Springfield Biomass Project Moving Forward: As developers for a proposed North
Springfield biomass energy plant continue working to get their permits, a
Windham County resident says the proposed project will have effects far beyond
it's location in Windsor County. Brattleboro Reformer
The Shopper/Vermont Journal Hacked: A hacker named "VandaTheGod"
from "UGNazi" hacker group, has taken over control of the website of
the weekly Vermont Journal published in Ludlow, VT. Springfield blog
VT Legislative Session Opened Jan. 9: Two term Speaker Shap Smith faced no opposition and was unanimously elected to
a third term in office. Smith wants the House Natural Resources committee and
the Commerce committee to work on efforts to help businesses cope with the
effects of climate change. House Minority leader Don Turner listed the
implementation of a statewide teachers' contract as one of the best ways to
control education costs in the future. Windsor senator John Campbell was elected
to a second term as Senate President Pro Tem. He wants to create new higher
education opportunities for Vermont's high school students. VPR
Gov Shumlin Focuses on Education in Inaugural Speech: Gov. Peter Shumlin says improving
education - from pre-school to college - is the key to improving the Vermont
economy. Using his second inaugural address to lay out a series of initiatives
that he believes will lead to a better-trained workforce, Shumlin laid down a
challenge to lawmakers, saying without investment in pre-school education and
in training workers for today's jobs, Vermonters will be left behind. VPR
2. CTES 12/18/12 BOARD MEETING MINUTES & 1/15/13 AGENDA
The December School Board Meeting minutes have been posted
to the Cavendish Update blog. Note that this meeting included discussion about the school’s preparedness in
view of the Newton, CT disaster.
The
CTES board meeting will take place on January 15, 5:30 at CTES. The agenda will
include:
• Warning
of Annual Meeting, Public Information Hearing and Australian Ballot
• Security
Update
• Reports
from the Principal and Superintendent, as well as an update on the Two Rivers
Supervisory Union
3. ANNUAL MARDI GRAS PARTY TO
BENEFIT CCCA
Featuring Cavendish’s Bob Naess on fiddle, along with his Cajun
band, Yankee Chank, the Mardi Gras party features fabulous food, music,
dancing, and more fun than should be legal. This year’s Mardi Gras bash will be on Saturday, February
9th at the Opera House (Crows Bakery). Tickets are $35 and on sale at Crows
Bakery. This is a fundraiser for the Cavendish Community and Conservation
Association (CCCA), whose projects include the Cavendish Community Fund, the
Annual Cavendish Calendar and the Walk and Talk Series. In addition, they are
one of the sponsors of the Cavendish Update. So dig out your mask and dancing shoes, and purchase your
tickets early. Les Bon Temps Roulette! (Let the good times roll).
4. LOOKING FOR A DIRECT CARE WORKER?
Individuals
with disabilities, elders, and their family members particularly, find it
challenging to recruit support outside their immediate network of
contacts. Rewarding Work
Resources, Inc., a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation, developed the Rewarding
Work website which gives older people and individuals with disabilities the
choice of hiring staff directly and allows them control of the process of
hiring personal assistants. The site also provides private agencies a resource
to assist in recruitment of direct support professionals and other staff.
The
RewardingWork.org registry provides the only comprehensive and current list of
people in Vermont who are ready to provide direct care in your home. This is a
free service for everyone in Vermont who needs support to help them live
independently. A
subscription service, you will need to obtain an access code from a contact
agency, such as Senior Help Line, Vermont Center for Independent Living etc. Go
to http://www.rewardingwork.org/State-Resources/Vermont/How-it-works/Contact-agency-for-free-subscription.aspx#Southeast
for a list of local agencies.
Job candidates in the Rewarding Work
database have not been screened in any way and their backgrounds have not been
checked. That is your responsibility as an employer. FMI: www. RewardingWork.org/vermont
toll-free at 866-212 WORK (9675) or E-mail info@RewardingWork.org
5.
Cavendish Events 1/11-120
January
11 (Friday): CCCA and
VINS Present “Raptor Encounter, 6:30-7:30 at the Cavendish Town Elementary
School. Meet live ambassador raptors from VINS and learn about their winter
habits, predator-prey relationships and the interdependence of the systems that
support life. FMI: 226-7736 As the
National Weather Forecast has issued a winter weather advisory for freezing
rain-which is in effect from 4 pm to 7am on Saturday, check the Cavendish Facebook page for cancellation. You do not have to be a Facebook subscriber to read this
page.
January
12 (Saturday): Ludlow
Winter Farmer’s Market, 9-1 at Inside Market at the corner of Main St. and
Andover St. (Rt. 100 South) FMI: http://ludlowfarmersmarket.org/
• New Hours at the Cavendish Post
Office begin. Window
service hours are available M-F 7:30-9:30 am and 3-5 pm. Saturday hours,
7:30-10, remain unchanged.
January
14 (Monday): Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
Agenda posted to blog as soon as it is received. LPC-TV tapes meetings and makes them available
on-line and Comcast Cable TV.
January 15 (Tuesday): CTES School Board Meeting 5:30 pm at the school. See Item 2 for the
agenda.
• 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
January
17 (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
January
19 (Saturday): Ludlow
Winter Farmer’s Market, 9-1 at Inside Market at the corner of Main St. and
Andover St. (Rt. 100 South) FMI: http://ludlowfarmersmarket.org/
• Rec Day GMUHS Girls Varsity Game vs Poultney at 2:30PM. All boys and
girls from the Cavendish and Chester Recreation programs will get in FREE!!
Come and support the GM girls!!!
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