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The 3/21/14 Cavendish Update
Contains the Following:
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Ignat Solzhenitsyn Talk March 28
3. A Citizen’s Guide to Vermont Town Meeting
4. Cavendish
Historical Society in Need of a Projector
5. BRGNS to Dedicate
New Freezer
6. Events
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| Photograph Jon Owens |
1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Photographs of the Cavendish
“Bucket Brigade” Pictures from the recent community work party
to help Pieter van Schaik appear on the Cavendish VT Blog.
The Message Office Vacates Chester: According to The Message’s Facebook page, The Message for the Week will be
vacating its Chester office following publication of the March 19 issue. The
newspaper, in its 41st year, will continue to publish each week, but changes in
customer habits caused the parent company to examine the ongoing overhead
associated with maintaining a satellite office. Editor Christian Avard and
assistant Matilda von Roth will both move to the Claremont office at 401 River
Rd., though Avard says he will still be a regular fixture in the Chester
community.
2014
Maple Open House Weekend: March 22-23 is Maple Open House
Weekend. Open House Weekend is your opportunity to get a
first-hand look at how Vermont’s sugar makers are able to take the sap from
maple trees and craft something as delicious as pure Vermont maple syrup! Go to http://vermontmaple.org/2014-maple-open-house-weekend/ to
find local sugar houses that are accepting visitors.
GMOLaunches New Initiative to Empower Customers: In the first of its kind initiative in Vermont,
Green Mountain Power is testing new smart grid technology called The Smart
Home, which allows Vermonters to track real time power use using a new GMP
iPhone app. The Smart Home is the latest innovation to come from the Company’s
Energy Innovation Center in Rutland. As part of the initial test of this
technology, 25 people including GMP employees, educators and customers will
take part in the test phase. GMP will use the test phase to assess and adjust
product functionality and improve customer satisfaction. Press Release
March is the Time for Hunters to be Herd: Hunters, landowners and anyone with a serious interest
in the status of deer and moose in Vermont can attend any one of three public
hearings, set for later this month. The closest one is March 25 at the
Riverside Junior High School cafeteria at 7 pm. Rutland Herald
Clean
Bird Feeders: According to the VT Veterinary Medical
Association, feeders have been outside, freezing and thawing and the moisture and the
inevitable debris and feces from wild birds feeding provide a harbor for a
troublesome bacteria: Salmonella. As the snow melts, dogs especially are likely
to contact or eat seed or waste that is infected. Help prevent disease in your
pets and your backyard birds. Scrub out your bird feeders every couple weeks
with non-toxic soap and water, and allow them to dry well. Mold can grow in the
bottom of the feeder, too, which is quite toxic to birds. Clean up the seed and
droppings from under the feeders and prevent dogs from contacting it. Wash your
hands well after the cleanup. These simple acts can help protect your pets,
back yard wildlife, and you from being infected with Salmonella. Press Release
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| Ignat Solzhenitsyn |
2. IGNAT SOLZHENITSYN
TALK MARCH 28
The Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesday’s series had to cancel
Ignat Solzhenitsyn’s February talk due to snow. It has been rescheduled for
Friday, March 28, 7 pm at Brattleboro’s Brooks
Memorial Library. http://brookslibraryvt.org Conductor and pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn recollects his
father's painstaking crafting of the Red Wheel—a history of the Russian
Revolution—and his family's life in Cavendish in the 1980s. The Cavendish
Historical Society is organizing rides for this event. If you interested in
attending and need a ride, please call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net.
3. A CITIZEN’S GUIDE
TO VERMONT TOWN MEETING
It was apparent at Town Meeting, as well as subsequent conversations around
town, that there is some confusion about what happens at Town Meeting and
what’s being voted on by Australian ballot the following day. Several years
ago, the town voted to require approval of the CTES budget by Australian
ballot, making the school portion of Town Meeting, an information only segment.
The Town budget, and its various articles, are approved by the voters present
at Town Meeting by voice or written ballot. To better understand the Town
Meeting and voting process, check out “A Citizen’s Guide to Vermont Town Meeting, Revised July 2008.”
4. CAVENDISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEEDS A
PROJECTOR
Having recently
purchased the nine hour film series “The Vermont Movie: Freedom &Unity-One State Many Visions,” the Cavendish
Historical Society would like to show it throughout the summer at the Museum.
To make this possible, a projector is needed. If you have one you would like to
donate, or would like to contribute to the purchase of one, please call
802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net Donations can be mailed to CHS, PO Box 472,
Cavendish, VT 05142. For more information about this film and its availability
to the community, go to the CHS website.
5. BRGNS TO DEDICATE NEW FREEZER
The officers and employees of the food shelf at Black River
Good Neighbor Services invite the public to attend on Monday, March 31st
at 1:30 p.m. as they dedicate their new walk-in freezer to two benefactors who
enabled its construction.
“Ever since we moved into this building, we have wanted to
replace the multiple freezers in use.
They were inefficient, costly to run and limited in space. If we were offered a large order of frozen
food, we often had to say no because we didn’t have the room to store it. That’s all changed,” said Peter LaBelle,
Board President.
The freezer will be dedicated to the memory of Frank
Dressler, who bequeathed money to the food shelf in 2013, and to the memory of
Phyllis Agan, whose contested estate was settled this year in favor of many
charities in Ludlow.
“These two benefactors enabled us to pay for something that
was otherwise out of reach,” said Executive Director, Audrey Bridge. She added that the dedication ceremony will
be accompanied by a customer appreciation day during which all store
merchandise will be 50% off for the day, and the staff will serve beverages and
goodies to customers. FMI: Audrey Bridge at 802-228-3663.
6. EVENTS
This week, the
following activities will be taking place:
• Salt River
Revue Concert (March 22, Saturday): Five marvelous
musicians will take the stage for the Raise the Roof concert series in
Proctorsville. Between them the talented members of Salt River Revue play
guitar, mandolin, bass, recorder, fiddle, slide guitar, percussion and piano
and have been members of seven--count ‘em--seven bands in various
combinations. They have been mixing and matching members for over fifteen
years and playing music from a dizzying variety of traditions: Celtic,
Latin American, Scottish and American folk and blues. They will
perform at Gethsemane Church on Depot St. in Proctorsville at 7:00 p.m. Admission
is $10. FMI: 226-7497
• 2014
Maple Open House Weekend (March 22-23, Saturday and Sunday): Go to http://vermontmaple.org/2014-maple-open-house-weekend/ for
information about local sugar houses.
• Oliver
(March 26, Wednesday): The sixth graders at CTES will be
performing the musical Oliver at the school in Proctorsville. Curtain is 6 pm.
FMI: 226-7758.
• Ignat
Solzhenitsyn Talk (March 28, Friday): See article 3.
- Last day to order Composter from Southern
Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District (SW/WCSWMD). FMI: http://www.vtsolidwastedistrict.org/portal/index.php/about-us-mainmenu-26/remository/Publications/Compost-Bin-Order-Form/
To learn more about upcoming events in Cavendish and surrounding towns go
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