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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
Cavendish Update 8/1/14 News/Events
The Cavendish Connects website now includes much of what
was included on this blog as well as a calendar of Cavendish events. The new
blog, “The Dish,” includes the Cavendish Update as well as on-going
information.
The 8/1/14 Cavendish Update
Contains:
1. Cavendish
related news
2. Proctorsville
Concerts Continue with Voodoo Alien Blues Band
3. The Vermont Movie
Part 5: Ceres’ Children
4. New Floor at the Cavendish Library
5. TRSU and Cavendish Department of Recreation open
new summer camp
6. Cavendish Energy
Committee to Hold Solar Forum
7. BRGN Initiates
Back to School Support
8. Events
9. Support
Cavendish Connects
1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Flash Flooding: On Monday, July 28, Cavendish and
the surrounding areas were hit with a very intense storm. While Proctorsville Fire Department responded to a
Cavendish residence that was struck by lighting, other than an electrical
component, there was no damage to the home. Chester was hit by flash flooding
causing road closures and damage to homes. PFD provided mutual aid to Chester,
checking on residents in the flooded areas.
Market Basket Open But Little
Food: Workers
at Claremont’s Market Basket don’t have to worry about returning to their jobs
on Monday, they never stopped working. Paul Ritz Grocery Manager for the store
says they rally during their time off. Ritz estimated that there are
about 40 employees outside rallying for the return of Arthur T including a
customer and says they have received an outpouring of customer support.. “We
truly believe Arthur T. Demoulas will get control of the company,” said Martin.
Claremont’s Market Basket employees have been protesting the firing of Arthur
T. Demoulas for weeks, along with most of the company’s 25,000 other employees
at the 71 stores in three states.
VT Yankee Emergency Planning Changes Detailed:
The last day of operation of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant will be Dec.
29, 2014. Cavendish has been approached by the Red Cross about providing shelter in the event an
accident occurs during the decommissioning phase. Brattleboro Reformer
2. PROCTORSVILLE CONCERTS
CONTINUE: VOODOO ALIENS
The Cavendish
Community and Conservation Association (CCCA) invites the Cavendish community
and all of its neighbors to the Proctorsville Green on Route 131 for the next
to last concert of this year’s Cavendish summer music series on Wednesday,
August 13th at 6:00 p.m. to listen to the Voodoo Alien Blues
Band. This concert is sponsored by the
Cavendish Recreation Department. The Rutland based all star rhythm and blues
band is led by local blues legend Steve Audsley and appears regularly at a
variety of Vermont venues. As always, the concerts are free and open to
everyone. FMI: Robin at 226-7736 or Summer Concert Series
3. THE VERMONT MOVIE PART 5: CERES’ CHILDREN
The Cavendish Historical Society will show part
five of the Vermont Movie: Ceres’ Children on Sunday, August10 at 2 pm. Part Five takes a
deeper look at some of Vermont’s cherished traditions: participatory democracy
and the conservation ethic, from the ideas of George Perkins Marsh, one of
America’s first environmentalists, to contemporary volunteer groups and
activist movements. The film captures 21st century debates over natural
resources, then circles back in time to show how these concerns originate in
the ethics of farmers, who depended on the natural world for their survival.
The disappearance of dairy farms has raised a tough question: how big is too
big? How can Vermont survive in a world economy? Can Vermont be a model for
small, local and self-sufficient farming? FMI: 226-7807 or margoc@tds.net
4. NEW FLOOR AT THE
CAVENDISH LIBRARY
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library will be closed the week of August
18 in order to replace the carpeting to a commercial grade flooring, which
looks like wood. The remodeling should be finished by Tuesday, August
26. We apologize for the inconvenience this will cause. You will
still be able to access free WiFi outside of the building.
5. SUMMER
CAMP AT CTES
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union and the Cavendish
Recreation Department are excited to announce the opening of the Cavendish
After School and Summer Rec Program. Beginning August 11th, Cavendish parents
will have the ability to send their son or daughter to camp right in town.
Sponsored by an after school grant from Afterschool Inc, the CDD, and the newly
formed recreation department of Cavendish, camp will operate from
8:30-4:00 pm until August 22nd.
Camp will follow a high energy schedule that includes
academic enrichment, recreation, team sports, hiking, local field trips, and
snack. Open to students going into 1st-7th grade, this is the first summer
program held at CTES in recent history. We hope to meet the needs of working
families by providing a quality program where kids are bound to have lots of
fun and meet friends. Residents of Cavendish will pay a weekly fee of
$70, while outside residents can attend camp for $85. As a licensed child care
program we accept child care subsidy from the state of Vermont, all qualifying
families can then attend camp for free. We also have daily and drop in fees.
Registration is limited to the first 30 campers
enrolled. Enrollment forms maybe picked and dropped off at the Cavendish town
hall, the Ludlow Recreation Department, or by emailing camp Director Zoe Lirakis
at zoe.lirakis@trsu.org. Camp
registration will end on August 6th.
FMI: Camp Director Zoe Lirakis at (802)356-4339, or
the Cavendish Recreation Director Terry O'Brien (802)738-3215.
6. CAVENDISH ENERGY COMMITTEE TO HOLD SOLAR
FORUM
The Cavendish Town
Energy Committee has proposed to the Cavendish Select Board that the town
establish a solar facility to generate the electricity used by several town
departments, and the Select Board has voted to ask the town if they will
approve a bond issue to pay for the solar facility. The Energy Committee will hold a public forum
to discuss the plan on Tuesday, August 12th at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Cavendish
Town Office meeting room.
The vote will occur
on August 26th when Vermont voters hold primary elections. Particulars of the plan were discussed at a
recent Select Board meeting, and a special town meeting will be held on August
25th to further inform voters on the plan details. However, many citizens have been asking
questions, so the committee has decided to hold a less formal forum in addition
to the town meeting to answer those questions.
The solar facility
would consist of 624 solar panels on an unused parcel of land that is invisible
to residents. It will pay for itself with the electrical power it produces and will not
be the cause for a tax increase. It
will provide cost containment for the town’s energy bills far into the
future. For more information on the time
and place of the forum, please call the Cavendish Town Office at (802)
226-7291.
7. BRGN INITIATES BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPORT
Black River Good
Neighbor Services is initiating a new program to support school children and is
requesting donations for back to school needs.
Audrey Bridge, Executive Director, said: “Over the years we have noticed
that back to school time places a huge financial burden on our clients with
children. Back to school supply purchases further stress already tight monthly
budgets. When there are several children
in a family, equipping them can seem impossible to families in need.”
Specific back to
school needs vary with grade level and the school attended. Probably the costliest general requirement is
a backpack. Families seeking back to
school support can submit an application to BRGNS at 37B Main Street starting
immediately. Then, when the schools make
known the requirements for each child, families can share those requirements
with the staff at BRGNS. BRGNS assists
families in Ludlow, Cavendish, Mount Holly and Plymouth.
For a list of items
to donate or for an application, please visit our website, or drop into our store at 37B Main
Street, Ludlow. For further information,
please call (802) 228-3663.
8. EVENTS
The following Cavendish related events are taking
place in the coming week:
AUGUST
1 (FRIDAY): Ludlow Farmer’s Market featuring a number of Cavendish
vendors, 4-7 pm on the front lawn of Okemo Mountain School, 53 Main Street in
Ludlow.
AUGUST
3 (SUNDAY): Cavendish Historical Society Museum Open 2-4 pm.
AUGUST
4 (MONDAY): Yoga with Lydia Ouvaroff: 5 pm at Gethsemane Episcopal Parish Hall
off Depot Street in Proctorsville. Cost is a donation. FMI:
802-299-9515 (cell) or 228-3261.
AUGUST 5
(TUESDAY): Bone Builders Bone
Builders meeting at the Cavendish Baptist Church each Tuesday and Thursday from
10 am to 11:30 am. Weighs are used to help build muscle and stave off
osteoporosis for both men and women. Exercises also focus on balance.
Call Charlotte Snyder at 226-7343 or Dot Ramsdell at 226-7870 or RSVP
office at 885-2083. RSVP is the sponsor of this activity.
• MakeYour Own Grassy Head Friend: Fletcher Memorial Library 10:30-11:30.
AUGUST
6 (WEDNESDAY): 1ST Proctorsville Concert, Yankee Chank sponsored
by Black River Produce. FMI: Robin
at 226-7736 or Vermont Summer Concert Series.
AUGUST 7 (THURSDAY): Bone
Builders Bone Builders meeting at the Cavendish Baptist Church
each Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 11:30 am. Weighs are used to help
build muscle and stave off osteoporosis for both men and women. Exercises also
focus on balance. Call Charlotte Snyder at 226-7343 or Dot Ramsdell at
226-7870 or RSVP office at 885-2083. RSVP is the sponsor of this
activity.
AUGUST
8 (FRIDAY): LudlowFarmer’s Market featuring a number of Cavendish vendors, 4-7 pm on the
front lawn of Okemo Mountain School, 53 Main Street in Ludlow.
To learn more about upcoming events in Cavendish and surrounding towns go
to:
• Events listed by
month
• Events
listed by day
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