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This issue of the Cavendish Update
is sponsored by the Cavendish Historical Society.
Note Just a reminder to everyone that as the snow leaves us it is illegal to
burn without a burn permit issued by the fire warden or a warden keymen. PFD
Asst Chief Roger Sheehan is the Fire warden for Proctorsville and Cavendish.
His keymen are PFD Chief Bob Glidden, CAVFD Chief Jeff Davis and PFD
Firefighter Ray Fitzgibbons. All are listed in the phone book. The current fire
danger for the state of VT is a class 5.
The 4/5/13 Cavendish Update Contains the Following:
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Cavendish Historical Society Annual Meeting Will Show
"The Homecoming"
3. CCCA
Annual Photo Contest Begins
4. Raising the roof in song in Proctorsville: House Blend
5.
Cavendish Events 4/5-4/14
1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Bartolotta Returned to Windsor Superior Court: The alleged victim of a sex
slave crime, who lives in Ludlow, has sued Brett Bartolotta of Cavendish, VT to
seize his home and bank accounts to compensate him for suffering. A Windsor
Super Court has recently granted this request. Bartolotta has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of
aggravated sexual assault and engaging in sex traffic, which if convicted,
could lead to life in prison. On Monday, April 1, Bartolotta appeared in court
where prosecutors
unsuccessfully tried to have him held without bail after Judge Robert Gerety
declined to make an immediate ruling. Bartolotta has been free on $50,000 bail
since his arrest. Valley News
Proctorsville
Fire Dept Budget Passes: The
Proctorsville Fire Dept notes We would like to
thank the few that attended the budget meeting last night. The proposed budget
of $97,903.00 was accepted by all with no objections. Thank you to the
residents of the village of Proctorsville.
Cavendish Game Farm Update: The owners of a Vermont game farm who lost
more than 20,000 quails and 30 pigs in a fire say they have enough insurance to
get some new sows and start re-breeding quail. In the meantime, brothers Rick
and Bill Thompson of Cavendish Game in Springfield say they plan to buy and
sell turkeys, guinea hens and pheasant. Burlington Free Press
PACE Program Begins in Cavendish: The town is implementing a Property
Assessed Clean Energy district, which is a financial incentive program for home
improvement projects. The program came into existence with the passing of the
2009 Vermont Energy Act and a provision in the bill created the PACE program,
whereby towns secure funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy
projects. Rutland Herald 4/1/13
Vtel Grants Terminated: The Vermont Telecommunications Authority has
terminated two grants awarded to the Springfield based broadband provider VTel,
who were slated to provide broadband coverage for under served areas. VPR
VT Health Insurance Rates Posted:
Companies with fewer than 50 employees, and anyone who doesn't get health
insurance through work, will need to purchase a policy through a marketplace
called Vermont
Health Connect starting next January. On Monday , the state posted
the proposed rates for the various plans being offered by Blue Cross-Blue
Shield and MVP. If you work for a small business or if you don't have insurance
through your employer this gives you a sense that the prices that you're paying
today are not going to be substantially higher -- probably -- in the exchange.
For instance, the state says a single self-employed person earning $40,000 a
year could go from a $600 a month premium, down to $317 a month. For a family
of four, making $34,000, the state says their premium would drop from $700 a
month to $45. WCAX
VHFA Launches New Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program: A new grant program launched will
connect lower income Vermonters with the down payment and closing costs needed
to buy a home at historically low rates. Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA)
has rolled out its down payment and closing assistance grants for Vermont
homebuyers, calling the program MOVE ASSIST. Press Release
VT Transparency will Promote state and local transparency: The leaders of the Public Assets
Institute and the Ethan Allen Institute announced that they have formed a new
nonprofit, Vermont Transparency, Inc., http://vttransparency.org to advance
their work to make state and local government fiscal information easily
accessible to citizens. Press Release
Vermonters Oppose Gas Take Hike:
Sen. Doyle’s annual town meeting survey (13,998 voters responded) has found
strong opposition to higher gasoline taxes even if the revenue is reserved
solely for highway and bridge projects. The Vermont House has approved a 7-cent
per gallon gas tax increase and the governor strongly supports the bill, which
is now before the Senate. There was also strong support for prohibiting
cell phone use while driving and expanding Vermont’s bottle deposit bill to
include all bottled beverages. WNNE
2. CAVENDISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S ANNUAL MEETING
The Cavendish Historical Society Annual Meeting will be held on
April 14 (Sunday), 5pm at Gethsemane Episcopal Church Parish Hall, off of Depot
Street in Proctorsville.
There will be a potluck supper, short meeting, and an update on
the acquisition of the Cavendish Universalist "Stone" Church and its
proposed use as the future home of the permanent Alexksandr Solzhenitsyn
exhibit and small venue space for concerts, films etc. Starting at around 6 pm,
the film “The Homecoming” will be shown.
This film, by the BBC, documents the two-month train journey
across Russia, under taken by Solzhenitsyn upon his return home. Solzhenitsyn,
a Nobel Prize winner for literature and Russian dissident, lived in exile for
20 years, including 18 years in Cavendish, VT. Solzhenitsyn, the man who
experienced and revealed to the world the full horror of the Soviet gulag, is
recognized throughout Russia as 'the conscience of the nation'. But despite the
triumphant and emotional homecoming, this is no easy ride for Solzhenitsyn, his
wife and American sons. Instead, they abandon their refuge in America to find
their trans-Siberian trip from Vladivostok to Moscow dogged by the KGB, the
Russian Mafia, old-style communist bosses, the tragic plight of ordinary
Russians and the echoes of its even more terrible past. FMI: 802-226-7807 or
e-mail margoc@tds.net
3. CCCA ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST BEGINS
This
year marks the ninth year of the Cavendish Community and Conservation
Association’s annual calendar, and the sixth annual photo contest to choose the
monthly calendar pictures. The
contest begins on May 1st and the deadline for all submissions is
May 31st.
This year the
contest theme is “Images of Cavendish”.
There will be two contests in one event. First is the judged Cavendish photo contest, in which judges
will select one prizewinner for each of three age categories, five to twelve,
thirteen to eighteen, and over eighteen.
Second is the contest for inclusion in the 2014 calendar. Cavendish residents will vote for their
favorite pictures, selecting twelve for the calendar, and the photo with the
most votes receives the Popular Choice Award. All participants
must be part or full time Cavendish town residents. Photos will highlight the beauty of our various landscapes
and historic heritage and may include animals and/or people. One photo is allowed per person, taken
by the person submitting it.
Contest
entry forms and instructions on how to enter will be available at the CCCA website, at
the Town Offices on High Street in Cavendish, at the Cavendish Elementary
School, or at Crow’s Bakery on Depot St. in Proctorsville.
CCCA
will exhibit the photos at various locations around Cavendish and Proctorsville
during June for people to see and vote for their favorite photos. Winners will be announced after the
July 4th holiday. We
are very pleased to be able to present these pictures to the
community. Be sure to enter your photo taken in Cavendish for the
2014 calendar. If you have any questions, please contact Robin Timko
at 226-7736.
If you like the idea of a musical cup of coffee, you will
love the next concert in the Raise the Roof music series in Proctorsville on
Sunday April 28. The spirited a capella group, House Blend, will fill the
Gethsemane Episcopal Church with music from around the world that is spiced
with energy, humor and a passion for singing. House Blend is an
assemblage of twenty performers who are self-proclaimed singing addicts
whose repertoire includes gospel, village music from Africa and Eastern Europe,
Renaissance madrigals, Bach, contemporary music---and anything else the group
chooses to add to the mix. The crisp acoustics in the 1890 Carpenter
Gothic church, combined with their powerful voices, will create an eclectic,
infectious harmonious brew of music that will raise the roof and fill your cup
to the brim. The concert will be at 4:00 at Gethsemane Episcopal Church
on Depot St. in Proctorsville (next to Crows Corner Cafe). Suggested
donation of $10.00 will fund future concerts in the newly renovated church.
FMI: 802-226-7497.
5.
CAVENDISH EVENTS 4/5-4/14
April
5 (Friday): Spring Fling
dance at CTES. This will be an event for current CTES students only. Ian
Martel will be returning as the DJ for the evening, providing popular and
appropriate music for all the children to enjoy. There will be refreshments
available for everyone. Students in K - 2 will attend the dance from 6 - 7 PM
while the students in grades 3 - will attend from 7 - 8:30.
April
6 (Saturday): The Okemo
Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Home and Garden Show will be at the Ludlow
Community Center 10-4 pm 30 vendors will be showing and selling their wares and
offering seminars. This is a free event. FMI:
http://www.yourplaceinvermont.com/event/okemo-valley-home-garden-show/
April
7 (Sunday): The Okemo
Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Home and Garden Show will be at the Ludlow
Community Center 10-4 pm 30 vendors will be showing and selling their wares and
offering seminars. This is a free event. FMI:
http://www.yourplaceinvermont.com/event/okemo-valley-home-garden-show/
April
8 (Monday): Select Board
Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office. Agenda posted to blog www.cavendishvt.blogspot.com as soon as it is received. LPC-TV tapes meetings and makes them available on-line and Comcast Cable TV.
April
9 (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 (802) 226-7343, or Dot Ramsdell at (802) 226-7870
April
10 (Wednesday): Job Fair
at the Howard Dean Education Center in Springfield, VT. 1-4 pm. FMI: 885-5800
April
11 (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,
Charlotte Snyder (802) 226-7343, or 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
April
12 (Friday): National
Drop Everything and Read Day.
•
Ninth Annual Community Variety Show at CTES multi purpose room at 6:30 pm.
April
13 (Saturday): “Dinner
and a Movie” 1:00 pm in the Cavendish library. The featured movie will be
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” starring Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. A
generous sampling of Indian food will be served.
April
14 (Sunday): Cavendish
Historical Society Annual Meeting and Potluck, 5 pm at the parish hall of
Gethsemane Church, Depot Street Proctorsville. The film “The Homecoming,” will
be shown. FMI:
http://cavendishhistoricalsocietynews.blogspot.com/2013/03/cavendish-historical-society-annual.html
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