The 8/6/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Cavendish Community Fund Says “Start with Dessert!”
3. Tourist Accommodated
4. Cavendish Concerts End Season with Voodoo Alien Blues Band
5. VAST Annual Meeting Tickets for Snow Flea Members
6. Programming Highlights for LPC-TV
7. Cavendish Calendar 8/6-8/13
1. Cavendish Related News
VT Receives $116 Million to Expand Broadband Statewide
2. Cavendish Community Fund says, “Start with Dessert!”
The Cavendish Community Fund is holding its annual fundraiser on August 21st from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Proctorsville and everyone is invited. Several local chefs and experts in mom’s good cooking will have prepared delectable desserts and for a $20 donation attendees can eat all they want. The Dessert Extravaganza will be held at the home of Lucien and Connie Choiniere, corner of Depot St. and Pratt Hill.
The Community Fund has distributed grants to Cavendish organizations and individuals for the past several years for programs, projects and events of an educational or artistic nature. Most recently the Historical Society and the Cavendish Library received grants to continue or initiate innovative and instructive programs. The Fund holds annual events to raise the money necessary to continue its mission. This year the Dessert Extravaganza is the central fundraiser and will be accompanied by a silent auction.
There will be two components to the silent auction. Part one will consist of a variety of donated items that will be auctioned at the event on August 21st. Part two consists of two very special items including a vacation at Villa Trina, Treia, Italy, and the winner’s choice of a vacation in Wilmington, Vermont; North Conway, New Hampshire; Stowe, Vermont; or Newport, Rhode Island. The special items auction will begin on the 21st and bids will be accepted for the following two weeks at Crow’s Bakery and Café.
Please mark your calendar for the 21st at 6:00 p.m. and show your support for a local tradition and all of the Cavendish projects and programs that it provides. For further information, please call Peter LaBelle at 226-7250.
3. “Tourist Accommodated”
Please note that admission to the Cavendish Players production of “Tourist Accommodated” on August 14 and 15 is free but donations are appreciated. There will be no advanced seating, so come early for the best seats. Curtain is at 7:30 pm. The play is a “depression era” comedy about Vermont farmers that take in tourists to raise money to send their daughter to teaching school.
4. Cavendish Concerts End Season with Voodoo Alien Blues Band
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites everyone to come to the Proctorsville Green for the continuing summer music series on Wednesday, August 11th at 6:00 p.m. to listen to Voodoo Alien Blues Band.
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.
This concert will conclude the Wednesday night summer music series, so this is your last chance in 2010 to come and enjoy a warm summer evening with your neighbors and friends in front of the gazebo on the green. Relax in the grass on your blanket or favorite lawn chair – have a picnic or just listen to the music.
As always, the concerts are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement weather the performance will move to the Cavendish town elementary school on Main Street just up from the Green.
5. VAST Annual Meeting Tickets for Snow Flea Members
If you are a member of the Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Snowmobile Club and wish to attend the VAST Annual Meeting on Aug. 28 at Mount Snow, you must contact Gail or Woodie Woods at 802-226-7476 by Aug. 13 to obtain tickets.
6. Programming Highlights for LPC-TV
LPCTV is on local cable TV channels 8 and 10 in the Towns of Ludlow, Plymouth, Cavendish, and Mount Holly. Local video
programming can also be viewed online at www.lpctv.org. Complete program schedule listings are also found on LPCTV's website and can be seen on the TV Bulletin Board.
CHANNEL 8
Coolidge July 4th Celebration: Volunteer producer Terry Bascom provides coverage of this year's events at the Coolidge Historic Cite, commemorating Pres. Calvin Coolidge's July 4th birthday.
Okemo Valley Young Artist Concert at Coolidge Site: In addition to covering the outdoor festivities on July 4th at the Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth Notch,Terry Bascom also recorded the intimate performance by the renowned young chamber music prodigies.
Faith Christian Church: Pastor Torin Brooks keeps delivering his weekly coverage on LPCTV. Every Monday morning, like clockwork, he comes by with his latest DVD.
CHANNEL 10
E-Vermont Public Informational Hearing in Ludlow: Representatives from the Vermont Council on Rural Development will attend this first public hearing with the local e-Vermont steering committee to discuss the new Ludlow Community Broadband Project.
Republican Candidates for US Congress: The August 9th candidate forum will be covered by LPCTV as part of its Election 2010 coverage.
Local Government Meetings: Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the following local meetings & hearings will be broadcast this week: Cavendish Selectboard, e-Vermont Public Informational Hearing, Democratic Gubernatorial Debate in Ludlow.
7. Cavendish Calendar 8/6-8/13
August 6 (Friday): Reading records are due for those involved in the Cavendish Library’s Summer Reading Program. You must turn in your records to be entered in the grand prize drawing.
• Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 7 (Saturday): Free “Drive In Movie” at the Cavendish Library, 8:30 pm. The movie, “Finding Nemo,” will be screened on the back wall of the Library, or in the library in the event of rain. FMI: Kata at 226-7503.
August 8 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 9 (Monday): Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Town Office. These meetings are televised on LPCTV. To check for airing times, or to watch the meetings on-line, go to www.lpctv.org.
August 10 (Tuesday): Prize day for participants in the Summer Reading Program at the Cavendish Library.
August 11 (Wednesday): Cavendish Summer Music Series, 6 pm on the Proctorsville Green. Featuring Voodoo Alien Blues Band, led by blues legend Steve Audsley. This concert concludes the series. Rain location is the Cavendish School. Sponsored by Cavendish Community and Conservation Association.
• Cavendish Library will be holding its 3rd annual free end of summer BBQ, starting at 5:30 pm at the Library. The menu will include hot dogs, soda and all the trimmings. Entertainment will be provided by "Tom Joyce, Magic Man". FMI: Kata 226-7503
August 12 (Thursday): 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
August 13 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Cavendish Update 8/1/10 Calendar/News/Events/Classifieds
This issue of the Cavendish Update is made possible by the Cavendish Historical Society www.cavendishhistoricalsocietynews.blogspot.com
The Cavendish Update Contains
1. August Cavendish Calendar
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Cavendish Looks at Appraisal Update
4. Classifieds
5. Drive In and BBQ at the Cavendish Library
6. Cavendish Players Revive Depression Era Comedy
7. New Programming Highlights on LPCTV
8. Cavendish Grange Hall Curtain Restored
9. Cavendish Concert on the Green with Rick Redington
1. August Cavendish Calendar
August 1 (Sunday): Officers meeting at Proctorsville Volunteer Fire Dept, 5:30 pm. Monthly business meeting follows at 6 pm.
• The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 3 (Tuesday): Kripalu Yoga Class 5:15-6:30 at the Cavendish Fire Hall. Danielle Dulaney certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. FMI: danielledul@earthlink.net
August 4 (Wednesday): Cavendish Summer Music Series, 6 pm on the Proctorsville Green. Featuring Rick Redington. Rain location is the Cavendish School. Sponsored by Cavendish Community and Conservation Association.
• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
August 5 (Thursday): 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
August 6 (Friday): Reading records are due for those involved in the Cavendish Library’s Summer Reading Program. You must turn in your records to be entered in the grand prize drawing.
• Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 7 (Saturday): Free “Drive In Movie” at the Cavendish Library, 8:30 pm. The movie, “Finding Nemo,” will be screened on the back wall of the Library, or in the library in the event of rain. FMI: Kata at 226-7503.
August 8 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 9 (Monday): Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Town Office. These meetings are televised on LPCTV. To check for airing times, or to watch the meetings on-line, go to www.lpctv.org.
August 10 (Tuesday): Prize day for participants in the Summer Reading Program at the Cavendish Library.
August 11 (Wednesday): Cavendish Summer Music Series, 6 pm on the Proctorsville Green. Featuring Voodoo Alien Blues Band, led by blues legend Steve Audsley. This concert concludes the series. Rain location is the Cavendish School. Sponsored by Cavendish Community and Conservation Association.
• Cavendish Library will be holding its 3rd annual free end of summer BBQ, starting at 5:30 pm at the Library. The menu will include hot dogs, soda and all the trimmings. Entertainment will be provided by "Tom Joyce, Magic Man". FMI: Kata 226-7503
August 12 (Thursday): 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
August 13 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 14 (Saturday): Cavendish Community Theatre Presents: “Tourists Accommodated.” Curtain 7:30 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School Enjoy Dorothy Canfield Fisher's play, "Tourists Accommodated", a comedy about a 1930's Vermont family who rents rooms to summer tourists to raise money to send their daughter to teaching school. Adults @ $8, Seniors & Children (up to 16) @ $6, children 6 & under are free. Purchase tickets ahead at Crows Bakery (ph:802-226-7007), Depot St, Proctorsville or at the door. No reserve seating so come early!
• The 13th Annual Ludlow Vermont Zucchini Festival FMI: 228-5830
• Friends of Fletcher Memorial Library (Ludlow) Annual Book Sale 9-2 on the Library lawn.
August 15 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
• Tourists Accommodated, 7:30 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School at 7:30. See Aug. 14 for more information.
August 17 (Tuesday): Cavendish School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm in the Arts Center.
August 19 (Thursday): 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
August 20 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 21 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 26 (Thursday): Fletcher Library Book Discussion “People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks, meets at 7 pm in the Community Room of Fletcher Memorial Library in Ludlow. All are welcome.
• 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
August 27 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 28 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 31 (Tuesday): First day of school for Cavendish Elementary.
• Seventh grade orientation at Green Mountain Union High School-half day
2. Cavendish Related News
Police Charge Conn. Man, Staying with Relative in Cavendish, with Attempted Murder
Ludlow Post Office Moving Aug 2 to Okemo Market Place
Springfield Hospital Cuts Nursing Staff
Debit Card Decision Awaits Consumers
3. Cavendish Looks at Appraisal Update
Rutland Herald 7/26/10 by Gordon Dritschilo
CAVENDISH – The Select Board has set a special town meeting for Sept. 13 to discuss a reappraisal.
Town Manager Richard Svec said the town’s last reappraisal was in 2006.
“The market’s taken some interesting turns since then,” he said. “The (common level of appraisal) isn’t so out of whack. It’s around 91 percent. However, the (coefficient of dispersion) appears to be out of whack.”
The COD measures the average deviation from the fair market value.
Towns are supposed to keep the COD below 20 percent. Cavendish’s was at 19.33 in December. Svec said the issue came up at town meeting in March, but voters tabled it because they wanted to see what would happen during the next tax appraisal cycle.
“It appears as though, after going through this year’s modifications to the grand list, the number may exceed 20 percent,” Svec said.
At the meeting in September, Svec said, the board will discuss doing a townwide appraisal update. Instead of a full internal inspection, it would involve a paper review of every property and on-site reviews just of those properties that appear to be furthest from fair market value.
“Of course, any recent construction or modifications to a property would have the standard review,” he said.
Svec said the town would use an outside firm for the update.
“We do have a board of listers, but most of the valuation changes were done by an appraisal consultant,” he said.
The cost would likely be $50 to $55 per property, Svec said, as opposed to $80 to $85 for a full appraisal. Cavendish has roughly 1,200 properties.
The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. Voting takes place from the floor.
4. Classifieds
FOR RENT: Comfortably furnished house off 20 Mile Stream Road. Five miles to Ludlow and Okemo on paved roads. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, basement family room or additional bedroom; wood stove, dishwasher, washer/drier. TV/internet. One car garage. Access to X Country ski/snow shoeing trails from front door. No smokers, but well behaved pets okay. $5,000 for season (November through April). Email awregier@tds.net for more info.
5. Drive In and BBQ at the Cavendish Library
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library will be holding its second "Drive In Movie" of the summer on Saturday August 7 at 8:30. The movie, "FInding Nemo" will be shown on the library wall rain or shine. All are invited. Patrons are encouraged to bring folding chairs, blankets, snacks and bug spray.
The Library will be holding its third annual end of the summer barbeque on Wednedsay, August 11 beginning at 5:30. The free barbeque will feature hot dogs with all the trimmings, soda, chips and cake. Entertainment will be provided by "Tom Joyce, Magic Man". The grand prizewinner of the summer reading program will also be drawn and other prizes for completing the summer reading.
6. Cavendish Players Revive Depression Era Comedy
When Dorothy Canfield Fisher wrote her light comedy “Tourists Accommodated” in 1932, she drew upon her neighbors’ experiences in Arlington, Vermont. Farmers, short of cash during the Depression, took in city guests who toured the countryside seeking a country experience, cheap antiques and home cooked meals. The vintage play follows one Vermont family that takes in tourists to raise money to send their daughter to teaching school. “Tourists Accommodated” will be presented by the Cavendish Community Theater on August 14th and 15th at the Cavendish Town Elementary School at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for seniors and children up to age 16. Kids under six are free. Buy general admission tickets ahead at Crows Corner Bakery in Proctorsville or at the door the night of the performance. For further information call Sandra Russo at 226-7398.
7. New Programming Highlights on LPCTV
Below are programming notes from LPCTV, community TV for the Black River Valley, for the upcoming week. LPCTV is on local cable TV channels 8 and 10 in the Towns of Ludlow, Plymouth, Cavendish, and Mount Holly. Local video programming can also be viewed online at www.lpctv.org.
Complete program schedule listings are also found on LPCTV's website and can be seen on the TV Bulletin Board.
CHANNEL 8
VT Voltage Soccer Games: Watch Vermont's own professional soccer team all season long. This week LPCTV will broadcast Voltage games against the Ottawa Fury, Long Island Rough Riders, and Brooklyn Knights. Courtesy of Vermont Voltage and
Northwest Access TV.
Ludlow Community Broadband Project: Ludlow was recently awarded as a pilot community for the new e-Vermont. Community Broadband Project initiative. Marji Graf talks with representatives from e-Vermont.
BRACC Summer Picnic: LPCTV's cameras were rolling at the Black River Area Community Coalition's summer picnic. Check it out.
CHANNEL 10
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Debate in Ludlow: LPCTV covered the July 29th debate in Ludlow Town Hall with 3 cameras.
Local Government Meetings: Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the following local meetings will be broadcast this week: Village of Ludlow Trustees, Ludlow Elementary School Board, Ludlow Select board, and Ludlow Development Review Board. Meetings play each night at 7PM and repeat and midnight, 8AM, and 2PM the following day.
8. Cavendish Grange Hall Curtain Restored
Under the direction of the Vermont’s Painted Theater Curtains, a group of volunteers from the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS), worked with professional conservators to restore the Cavendish Grange Hall curtain on Friday, July 30.
Clyde (Puss) Bailey signed the curtain in 1951. It is believed that the curtain may be an older Crystal Arts curtain, since the central scene is similar to other curtains of this type. The local advertisements that surround the central scene of a pond and trees, include: P.K. Brown, Ludlow Insurance, Paul W. Adams, Mumford Drum Corps, Bixby’s Dairy, Spaulding’s Restaurant, Specialty Press, Tom’s Taxi, Gileris Market, Ludlow Grain & Supply and Windsor National Bank.
The curtain was installed at the CHS Museum in 2007, when the Grange was closed. The curtain can be seen at the Museum on Sundays from 2-4 pm.
Thank you to the CHS volunteers Bob and Cooper Naess, Wendy Regier and Mike Pember for a job well done.
9. Cavendish Concert on the Green with Rick Redington
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites everyone to come to the Proctorsville Green for the continuing summer music series on Wednesday, August 4thth at 6:00 p.m. to hear Rick Redington and the Luv.
Whether playing an intimate solo acoustic performance in a coffeehouse setting or rockin’ out with his band “The Luv” in a large concert venue, Rick’s performances have something memorable and meaningful for all to share. No strangers to the Proctorsville Green, Rick and the band have delighted the local Wednesday evening concert goers several times in the past.
This concert will be the fifth in this year’s series that are held on consecutive Wednesday nights in July and August. Come and enjoy a warm summer evening with your neighbors and friends in front of the gazebo on the green. Relax in the grass on your blanket or favorite lawn chair – have a picnic or just listen to the music.
As always, the concerts are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement weather the performance will move to the Cavendish town elementary school on Main Street just up from the Green.
The Cavendish Update Contains
1. August Cavendish Calendar
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Cavendish Looks at Appraisal Update
4. Classifieds
5. Drive In and BBQ at the Cavendish Library
6. Cavendish Players Revive Depression Era Comedy
7. New Programming Highlights on LPCTV
8. Cavendish Grange Hall Curtain Restored
9. Cavendish Concert on the Green with Rick Redington
1. August Cavendish Calendar
August 1 (Sunday): Officers meeting at Proctorsville Volunteer Fire Dept, 5:30 pm. Monthly business meeting follows at 6 pm.
• The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 3 (Tuesday): Kripalu Yoga Class 5:15-6:30 at the Cavendish Fire Hall. Danielle Dulaney certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. FMI: danielledul@earthlink.net
August 4 (Wednesday): Cavendish Summer Music Series, 6 pm on the Proctorsville Green. Featuring Rick Redington. Rain location is the Cavendish School. Sponsored by Cavendish Community and Conservation Association.
• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
August 5 (Thursday): 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
August 6 (Friday): Reading records are due for those involved in the Cavendish Library’s Summer Reading Program. You must turn in your records to be entered in the grand prize drawing.
• Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 7 (Saturday): Free “Drive In Movie” at the Cavendish Library, 8:30 pm. The movie, “Finding Nemo,” will be screened on the back wall of the Library, or in the library in the event of rain. FMI: Kata at 226-7503.
August 8 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 9 (Monday): Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Town Office. These meetings are televised on LPCTV. To check for airing times, or to watch the meetings on-line, go to www.lpctv.org.
August 10 (Tuesday): Prize day for participants in the Summer Reading Program at the Cavendish Library.
August 11 (Wednesday): Cavendish Summer Music Series, 6 pm on the Proctorsville Green. Featuring Voodoo Alien Blues Band, led by blues legend Steve Audsley. This concert concludes the series. Rain location is the Cavendish School. Sponsored by Cavendish Community and Conservation Association.
• Cavendish Library will be holding its 3rd annual free end of summer BBQ, starting at 5:30 pm at the Library. The menu will include hot dogs, soda and all the trimmings. Entertainment will be provided by "Tom Joyce, Magic Man". FMI: Kata 226-7503
August 12 (Thursday): 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
August 13 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 14 (Saturday): Cavendish Community Theatre Presents: “Tourists Accommodated.” Curtain 7:30 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School Enjoy Dorothy Canfield Fisher's play, "Tourists Accommodated", a comedy about a 1930's Vermont family who rents rooms to summer tourists to raise money to send their daughter to teaching school. Adults @ $8, Seniors & Children (up to 16) @ $6, children 6 & under are free. Purchase tickets ahead at Crows Bakery (ph:802-226-7007), Depot St, Proctorsville or at the door. No reserve seating so come early!
• The 13th Annual Ludlow Vermont Zucchini Festival FMI: 228-5830
• Friends of Fletcher Memorial Library (Ludlow) Annual Book Sale 9-2 on the Library lawn.
August 15 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
• Tourists Accommodated, 7:30 pm at the Cavendish Elementary School at 7:30. See Aug. 14 for more information.
August 17 (Tuesday): Cavendish School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm in the Arts Center.
August 19 (Thursday): 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
August 20 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 21 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 26 (Thursday): Fletcher Library Book Discussion “People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks, meets at 7 pm in the Community Room of Fletcher Memorial Library in Ludlow. All are welcome.
• 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
August 27 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
August 28 (Sunday): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm. Stop by and see the newly restored Grange Hall Curtain and explore the 1940’s candy store. FMI: 226-7807
August 31 (Tuesday): First day of school for Cavendish Elementary.
• Seventh grade orientation at Green Mountain Union High School-half day
2. Cavendish Related News
Police Charge Conn. Man, Staying with Relative in Cavendish, with Attempted Murder
Ludlow Post Office Moving Aug 2 to Okemo Market Place
Springfield Hospital Cuts Nursing Staff
Debit Card Decision Awaits Consumers
3. Cavendish Looks at Appraisal Update
Rutland Herald 7/26/10 by Gordon Dritschilo
CAVENDISH – The Select Board has set a special town meeting for Sept. 13 to discuss a reappraisal.
Town Manager Richard Svec said the town’s last reappraisal was in 2006.
“The market’s taken some interesting turns since then,” he said. “The (common level of appraisal) isn’t so out of whack. It’s around 91 percent. However, the (coefficient of dispersion) appears to be out of whack.”
The COD measures the average deviation from the fair market value.
Towns are supposed to keep the COD below 20 percent. Cavendish’s was at 19.33 in December. Svec said the issue came up at town meeting in March, but voters tabled it because they wanted to see what would happen during the next tax appraisal cycle.
“It appears as though, after going through this year’s modifications to the grand list, the number may exceed 20 percent,” Svec said.
At the meeting in September, Svec said, the board will discuss doing a townwide appraisal update. Instead of a full internal inspection, it would involve a paper review of every property and on-site reviews just of those properties that appear to be furthest from fair market value.
“Of course, any recent construction or modifications to a property would have the standard review,” he said.
Svec said the town would use an outside firm for the update.
“We do have a board of listers, but most of the valuation changes were done by an appraisal consultant,” he said.
The cost would likely be $50 to $55 per property, Svec said, as opposed to $80 to $85 for a full appraisal. Cavendish has roughly 1,200 properties.
The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. Voting takes place from the floor.
4. Classifieds
FOR RENT: Comfortably furnished house off 20 Mile Stream Road. Five miles to Ludlow and Okemo on paved roads. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, basement family room or additional bedroom; wood stove, dishwasher, washer/drier. TV/internet. One car garage. Access to X Country ski/snow shoeing trails from front door. No smokers, but well behaved pets okay. $5,000 for season (November through April). Email awregier@tds.net for more info.
5. Drive In and BBQ at the Cavendish Library
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library will be holding its second "Drive In Movie" of the summer on Saturday August 7 at 8:30. The movie, "FInding Nemo" will be shown on the library wall rain or shine. All are invited. Patrons are encouraged to bring folding chairs, blankets, snacks and bug spray.
The Library will be holding its third annual end of the summer barbeque on Wednedsay, August 11 beginning at 5:30. The free barbeque will feature hot dogs with all the trimmings, soda, chips and cake. Entertainment will be provided by "Tom Joyce, Magic Man". The grand prizewinner of the summer reading program will also be drawn and other prizes for completing the summer reading.
6. Cavendish Players Revive Depression Era Comedy
When Dorothy Canfield Fisher wrote her light comedy “Tourists Accommodated” in 1932, she drew upon her neighbors’ experiences in Arlington, Vermont. Farmers, short of cash during the Depression, took in city guests who toured the countryside seeking a country experience, cheap antiques and home cooked meals. The vintage play follows one Vermont family that takes in tourists to raise money to send their daughter to teaching school. “Tourists Accommodated” will be presented by the Cavendish Community Theater on August 14th and 15th at the Cavendish Town Elementary School at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for seniors and children up to age 16. Kids under six are free. Buy general admission tickets ahead at Crows Corner Bakery in Proctorsville or at the door the night of the performance. For further information call Sandra Russo at 226-7398.
7. New Programming Highlights on LPCTV
Below are programming notes from LPCTV, community TV for the Black River Valley, for the upcoming week. LPCTV is on local cable TV channels 8 and 10 in the Towns of Ludlow, Plymouth, Cavendish, and Mount Holly. Local video programming can also be viewed online at www.lpctv.org.
Complete program schedule listings are also found on LPCTV's website and can be seen on the TV Bulletin Board.
CHANNEL 8
VT Voltage Soccer Games: Watch Vermont's own professional soccer team all season long. This week LPCTV will broadcast Voltage games against the Ottawa Fury, Long Island Rough Riders, and Brooklyn Knights. Courtesy of Vermont Voltage and
Northwest Access TV.
Ludlow Community Broadband Project: Ludlow was recently awarded as a pilot community for the new e-Vermont. Community Broadband Project initiative. Marji Graf talks with representatives from e-Vermont.
BRACC Summer Picnic: LPCTV's cameras were rolling at the Black River Area Community Coalition's summer picnic. Check it out.
CHANNEL 10
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Debate in Ludlow: LPCTV covered the July 29th debate in Ludlow Town Hall with 3 cameras.
Local Government Meetings: Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the following local meetings will be broadcast this week: Village of Ludlow Trustees, Ludlow Elementary School Board, Ludlow Select board, and Ludlow Development Review Board. Meetings play each night at 7PM and repeat and midnight, 8AM, and 2PM the following day.
8. Cavendish Grange Hall Curtain Restored
Under the direction of the Vermont’s Painted Theater Curtains, a group of volunteers from the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS), worked with professional conservators to restore the Cavendish Grange Hall curtain on Friday, July 30.
Clyde (Puss) Bailey signed the curtain in 1951. It is believed that the curtain may be an older Crystal Arts curtain, since the central scene is similar to other curtains of this type. The local advertisements that surround the central scene of a pond and trees, include: P.K. Brown, Ludlow Insurance, Paul W. Adams, Mumford Drum Corps, Bixby’s Dairy, Spaulding’s Restaurant, Specialty Press, Tom’s Taxi, Gileris Market, Ludlow Grain & Supply and Windsor National Bank.
The curtain was installed at the CHS Museum in 2007, when the Grange was closed. The curtain can be seen at the Museum on Sundays from 2-4 pm.
Thank you to the CHS volunteers Bob and Cooper Naess, Wendy Regier and Mike Pember for a job well done.
9. Cavendish Concert on the Green with Rick Redington
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites everyone to come to the Proctorsville Green for the continuing summer music series on Wednesday, August 4thth at 6:00 p.m. to hear Rick Redington and the Luv.
Whether playing an intimate solo acoustic performance in a coffeehouse setting or rockin’ out with his band “The Luv” in a large concert venue, Rick’s performances have something memorable and meaningful for all to share. No strangers to the Proctorsville Green, Rick and the band have delighted the local Wednesday evening concert goers several times in the past.
This concert will be the fifth in this year’s series that are held on consecutive Wednesday nights in July and August. Come and enjoy a warm summer evening with your neighbors and friends in front of the gazebo on the green. Relax in the grass on your blanket or favorite lawn chair – have a picnic or just listen to the music.
As always, the concerts are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement weather the performance will move to the Cavendish town elementary school on Main Street just up from the Green.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Cavendish Update 7/23/10 Events/News/Volunteers
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 7/23/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Baked Items Needed by Black River Good Neighbor Services
3. Wednesday Concert
4. Volunteers Needed : Restoration Project
5. Cavendish Activities 7/23-7/31
1. Cavendish Related News
Cavendish Group Gives Money for History, Clean Headstones and Virtual Books
Democratic Candidates for Governor to Debate in Ludlow 7/29/10
2. Baked Items Needed by Black River Good Neighbor Services
Black River Good Neighbor Services will be participating in the Ludlow Zucchini Festival on August 14th at the Veterans Memorial Park in Ludlow and is asking for help.
Audrey Bridge, Director of BRGNS Food Shelf and Thrift Shop is asking anyone who can to please bring baked goods to the store on Friday August 13th or directly to our booth on Saturday August 14th. Audrey said “All home baked goods including jelly or jam are greatly appreciated. Items made with zucchini as an ingredient were very popular last year and our community bakers showed great creativity. We’re relying on the community for even more support this year.”
Please call the Thrift Shop, which is located at 105 Main Street in Ludlow with any questions at 802-228-3663. Store hours are 10am to 4pm Monday through Saturday.
3. Wednesday Concert Features Dana and Susan Robinson
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites everyone to come to the Proctorsville Green for the continuing summer music series on Wednesday, July 28th at 6:00 p.m. to hear Dana and Susan Robinson.
Originally from North Carolina and now from Vermont, Dana and Susan Robinson bring to the stage an exciting blend of original songs of the American landscape and old time Appalachian mountain music. With Dana on guitar and fiddle, and Susan on banjo and singing harmony, they bring a joyful energy to their concerts. While they are internationally known, their music is the sound and feel of bedrock America.
This concert will be the fourth in this year’s series that are held on consecutive Wednesday nights in July and August. Come and enjoy a warm summer evening with your neighbors and friends in front of the gazebo on the green. Relax in the grass on your blanket or favorite lawn chair – have a picnic or just listen to the music.
As always, the concerts are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement weather the performance will move to the Cavendish town elementary school on Main Street just up from the Green.
4. Volunteers Needed: Restoration Project
The Cavendish Grange Hall Curtain, which currently hangs at the Cavendish Historical Society Museum, is scheduled to be cleaned and repaired on Friday July 30. Volunteers are needed to help with this project. If you are interested, please call 226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net
5. Cavendish Activities 7/23-7/31
July 23 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. FMI: 226-7131.
July 25 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum Open 2-4 pm. Special focus on the 1940s. Be sure to visit the 1940’s Candy Store being run by the Young Historians. FMI: 226-7807
July 27 (Tuesday): Free Adult Education Computer classes at the Cavendish Library 2-3 pm. FMI: call Kata 226-7503 to reserve a space.
July 28 (Wednesday): Free Proctorsville Green music series begins at 6 pm. Featured artist-Dana & Suan Robinson. Sponsored by CCCA. Rain location is the Cavendish School.
• Prize Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading Program receive a prize when they check out a book. FMI: 226-7503
July 29 (Thursday): Henna Tattoos and Hair Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading program are invited to drop in and get a hair wrap, streak or a temporary henna tat. FMI 226-7503.
• Quarterly meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District, 6 pm in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Springfield Town Offices. The public is welcome to attend.
• 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
July 30 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
The 7/23/10 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Baked Items Needed by Black River Good Neighbor Services
3. Wednesday Concert
4. Volunteers Needed : Restoration Project
5. Cavendish Activities 7/23-7/31
1. Cavendish Related News
Cavendish Group Gives Money for History, Clean Headstones and Virtual Books
Democratic Candidates for Governor to Debate in Ludlow 7/29/10
2. Baked Items Needed by Black River Good Neighbor Services
Black River Good Neighbor Services will be participating in the Ludlow Zucchini Festival on August 14th at the Veterans Memorial Park in Ludlow and is asking for help.
Audrey Bridge, Director of BRGNS Food Shelf and Thrift Shop is asking anyone who can to please bring baked goods to the store on Friday August 13th or directly to our booth on Saturday August 14th. Audrey said “All home baked goods including jelly or jam are greatly appreciated. Items made with zucchini as an ingredient were very popular last year and our community bakers showed great creativity. We’re relying on the community for even more support this year.”
Please call the Thrift Shop, which is located at 105 Main Street in Ludlow with any questions at 802-228-3663. Store hours are 10am to 4pm Monday through Saturday.
3. Wednesday Concert Features Dana and Susan Robinson
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites everyone to come to the Proctorsville Green for the continuing summer music series on Wednesday, July 28th at 6:00 p.m. to hear Dana and Susan Robinson.
Originally from North Carolina and now from Vermont, Dana and Susan Robinson bring to the stage an exciting blend of original songs of the American landscape and old time Appalachian mountain music. With Dana on guitar and fiddle, and Susan on banjo and singing harmony, they bring a joyful energy to their concerts. While they are internationally known, their music is the sound and feel of bedrock America.
This concert will be the fourth in this year’s series that are held on consecutive Wednesday nights in July and August. Come and enjoy a warm summer evening with your neighbors and friends in front of the gazebo on the green. Relax in the grass on your blanket or favorite lawn chair – have a picnic or just listen to the music.
As always, the concerts are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement weather the performance will move to the Cavendish town elementary school on Main Street just up from the Green.
4. Volunteers Needed: Restoration Project
The Cavendish Grange Hall Curtain, which currently hangs at the Cavendish Historical Society Museum, is scheduled to be cleaned and repaired on Friday July 30. Volunteers are needed to help with this project. If you are interested, please call 226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net
5. Cavendish Activities 7/23-7/31
July 23 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. FMI: 226-7131.
July 25 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum Open 2-4 pm. Special focus on the 1940s. Be sure to visit the 1940’s Candy Store being run by the Young Historians. FMI: 226-7807
July 27 (Tuesday): Free Adult Education Computer classes at the Cavendish Library 2-3 pm. FMI: call Kata 226-7503 to reserve a space.
July 28 (Wednesday): Free Proctorsville Green music series begins at 6 pm. Featured artist-Dana & Suan Robinson. Sponsored by CCCA. Rain location is the Cavendish School.
• Prize Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading Program receive a prize when they check out a book. FMI: 226-7503
July 29 (Thursday): Henna Tattoos and Hair Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading program are invited to drop in and get a hair wrap, streak or a temporary henna tat. FMI 226-7503.
• Quarterly meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District, 6 pm in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Springfield Town Offices. The public is welcome to attend.
• 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
July 30 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Cavendish Man Missing
Rutland Herald Jul 17, 2010
State police search for missing Cavendish man
By Susan Smallheer
CAVENDISH — A 48-year-old Cavendish man, who was last seen at the local mill where he works more than a month ago, is the object of a search by Vermont State Police.
Friends of Bryan Gomez reported him missing to the state police on July 6, and Lt. Todd Illingworth said that the police were making a public appeal now because their efforts to locate him had been unsuccessful so far.
Illingworth said that Gomez was employed at Gilcris Log Homes in Cavendish and had not reported to work since June 9.
Police described Gomez as 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes.
Gomez was known to hitchhike along Route 131 and Route 106, making the trip to Springfield to visit friends and family.
Illingworth said that Gomez was a “very local man” who often hitchhiked around the area, including along Route 103.
“He has personal issues,” Illingworth said, adding that there is no indication of foul play or that Gomez may have wanted to harm himself.
“There’s nothing that points in that direction,” he said.
The police lieutenant said there was such a long delay in reporting Gomez missing because he lived alone and was an independent person.
Attempts to reach people at Gilcris Enterprises were unsuccessful Friday.
If anyone has any information about Gomez, or information about his whereabouts, they are asked to contact the Vermont State Police barracks in Brattleboro at 257-7101.
Go to http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100717/NEWS02/707179887/1003/NEWS02 for a picture of Bryan Gomez
State police search for missing Cavendish man
By Susan Smallheer
CAVENDISH — A 48-year-old Cavendish man, who was last seen at the local mill where he works more than a month ago, is the object of a search by Vermont State Police.
Friends of Bryan Gomez reported him missing to the state police on July 6, and Lt. Todd Illingworth said that the police were making a public appeal now because their efforts to locate him had been unsuccessful so far.
Illingworth said that Gomez was employed at Gilcris Log Homes in Cavendish and had not reported to work since June 9.
Police described Gomez as 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes.
Gomez was known to hitchhike along Route 131 and Route 106, making the trip to Springfield to visit friends and family.
Illingworth said that Gomez was a “very local man” who often hitchhiked around the area, including along Route 103.
“He has personal issues,” Illingworth said, adding that there is no indication of foul play or that Gomez may have wanted to harm himself.
“There’s nothing that points in that direction,” he said.
The police lieutenant said there was such a long delay in reporting Gomez missing because he lived alone and was an independent person.
Attempts to reach people at Gilcris Enterprises were unsuccessful Friday.
If anyone has any information about Gomez, or information about his whereabouts, they are asked to contact the Vermont State Police barracks in Brattleboro at 257-7101.
Go to http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100717/NEWS02/707179887/1003/NEWS02 for a picture of Bryan Gomez
Friday, July 16, 2010
Cavendish Update 7/16/10 Links/events/concert
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 Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Update Blog Link to Area Organizations and Services
2. Carolyn Van Tassell Quilt Raffle to Benefit the Cavendish Historical Society
3. More Than Flowers-Caring for Grave Stones Workshop
4. Cavendish Concert on the Green Continues with Gypsy Reel
5. Vermont Endurance Ride and Vermont 100 Pass Through Cavendish on Saturday
6. Winners of the 2011 Calendar Contest
7. Cavendish Community Fund (CCF) Announces 2010 Grants
8. Cavendish Events 7/16-22
1. Cavendish Update Blog Links to Area Organizations and Services
If you haven’t checked out the Cavendish Update blog recently you will find that the sidebar contains the websites for local non-profit organizations, schools and Cavendish related services (such as Black River Good Neighbor and the Ludlow Health Center). If there is a link you would like to see added, please send it to margoc@tds.net. Be sure to include the e-mail address.
Please note that area business websites are included in the Cavendish Business Directory, available from the Cavendish Historical Society Museum on Sundays from 2-4 pm, the Cavendish Library or the Town Office. You can also have a PDF version e-mailed to you. Send an e-mail to margoc@tds.net with “Send Business Directory” in the subject heading. The current directory is now being updated every six months. If you are not in the current directory, but would like to be in the fall 2010 version, please e-mail your information to margoc@tds.net
2. Carolyn Van Tassell Quilt Raffle to Benefit the Cavendish Historical Society
A Bargello quilt designed and quilted by Carolyn Van Tassell is being raffled to benefit the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS). Van Tassell, a former teacher of Family & Consumer Science at Springfield High School, has been quilting for 30 years. She teaches workshops throughout the state, including Fletcher Farm. She is owner of Fine Line Machine Quilting. Her quilts were recently exhibited at the CHS Quilt Show 4th of July weekend. The quilt is on display at Six Loose Ladies in Proctorsville. Tickets are $5 a piece or 3 for $10. FMI: margoc@tds.net or 226-7807
3. More Than Flowers-Caring for Grave Stones Workshop
Around Memorial Day, many people leave flowers on the graves of families and friends for the summer season. Unfortunately, a number of the stone markers are showing signs of weathering that could easily be cleaned. An additional 10 minutes of time, when leaving flowers, and a little bit of cleaning, can help preserve the stone marker for many generations to come.
While many people pay for “perpetual care,” this is often limited to just caring for the grounds of the cemetery and not necessarily the individual grave. Perpetual care only works if there are continual numbers of people being buried at a cemetery so there is a regular influx of money. This is a growing problem throughout the United States, as more people are opting for alternatives to burial in a cemetery.
To help people care for their family and friend’s memorial markers, the Cavendish Historical Society and the Cavendish Cemetery Commission are offering a workshop on cleaning stones on July 18 (Sunday) from noon to 3 pm at the High Street Cemetery in Cavendish. All materials will be supplied. The focus of this workshop is on newer stones. This workshop is part of the Cavendish Historical Society’s Cemetery Preservation Project, supported in part by a grant from the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA). For more information call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net
4. Cavendish Concert on the Green Continues with Gypsy Reel
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites everyone to spend an evening having fun on the Proctorsville Green listening to the continuing summer music series on Wednesday, July 21st at 6:00 p.m. when CCCA presents Gypsy Reel.
For over twenty years they have been acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Gypsy Reel, in their own words, is not a rock band that Celts, but a Celt band that rocks. They play high energy, stirring music rooted in the Celtic tradition but garnered from the whole world.
This will be the third of six concerts that are held on consecutive Wednesday nights in July and August. CCCA encourages all area residents and visitors to join their friends and neighbors in front of the gazebo on the green. Bring a blanket or a comfortable chair, have a picnic, or just lay back and relax on the grass. It’s a fun way to enjoy the summer weather and either reconnect with old friends or make new ones.
As always, the concerts are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement weather the performance will move to the Cavendish town elementary school on Main Street just up from the Green.
5. Vermont Endurance Ride and Vermont 100 Pass Through Cavendish on Saturday
Horse back riders and runners will be competing in the Vermont 100 and Moonlight 50/75 Moonlight Endurance Ride to raise money for Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport on Saturday July 17. Both runners and riders will be passing through Cavendish. Volunteers are still needed to help maintain the 20 aid stations. To learn more go to http://www.VermontEnduranceRide.com/ or http://www.vermont100.com/
6. Winners of the 2011 Calendar Contest
Over 200 community members voted in the CCCA’s 2011 Calendar Photo Contest - Thanks to all for participating! And the winners are:
January - Jackie Hubbard
February - Paul Gignoux
March - Salvatore Campofranco
April - Tim O'Donoghue
May - Mary McCallum
June - Gail Verheyen
July - Hans Schrag
August - Winston Churchill
September - Amanda Gross
October - Terry O'Brien
November - Jillian Palmer
December - Peter Labelle
(Martha Mott was a tie and will be in a smaller caption on 2012 page)
BEST IN SHOW popular vote goes to Tim O' Donoghue's Tiger Swallowtail
And thanks to all our local sponsors for making this year's calendar possible - Commercial Radio - rdb marketing - Chittenden Bank - Chimney Care and Beacon Pest Control - Cavendish Canine Camp - Black River Produce - Crows Bakery and Cafe - Six Loose Ladies - Timothy Mott - Move to Learn - Cavendish Solar Store - Mark Huntley Financial Advisor - Castle Hill Resort and Spa - Cavendish Game Birds - Pleasant Valley Food - Summit Soap Works - Direct TV
7. CCF Announces 2010 Grants
The Cavendish Community Fund announced that it has awarded grants to two local organizations for community oriented educational projects. The Fund has distributed grants twice each year for the last four years.
The first grant was given to the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library to expand its collection of eBooks. The library’s main mission focuses on the literacy of Cavendish residents, and it continues to expand its traditional collections in order to meet this need. However, the library recognizes the expanding trend towards electronic books and electronic readers. Faced with an onslaught of twenty first century technologies that are revolutionizing the library field, Cavendish is trying to maintain a competitive edge. It currently offers audio books for download onto home computers and MP-3 players, and finds that it is time to venture into the world of eBooks. With the grant from CCF the library will begin an innovative pilot program with schoolchildren and eBooks.
The second award is to the Cavendish Historical Society to fund two projects. In the first, the Society will purchase equipment and supplies so that citizen volunteers can clean gravestones in the oldest cemeteries in town. Some of these cemeteries date back to the revolutionary war and many stones have been neglected for decades. The second project continues an educational class that the Society began last year in the local elementary school. Last year Society members taught children about life in Cavendish during the 1930s. That class was very well received and therefore members will expand it in the coming year to discuss life during the 1940s.
The CCF sponsors educational, cultural and artistic projects, programs or events to benefit the citizens and residents of Cavendish. Anyone can apply for a grant so long as the project meets the criteria published by CCF on its website, www.Cavendishccca.org. Application forms and instructions are found on the website. The application deadline for the next grant round will be announced in the fall.
8. Cavendish Events 7/16-22
July 16 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
July 18 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum Open 2-4 pm. Special focus on the 1940s. FMI: 226-7807
• Learn to clean and care for monuments. Cavendish Cemetery Noon –3 pm. Sponsored by the Cavendish Historical Society and the Cavendish Cemetery Commission. FMI: 226-7807 See Article 3.
July 19 (Monday): Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church. Children ages 3 to 12 will have a blast learning through music, stories, science experiments, rec games and craft projects! This year’s mascot is Galileo the Gorilla who offers a “green” tip each evening to help kids learn to take care of our planet. This free program happens nightly from 5:00pm to 7:15pm. FMI: 226-7131
July 20 (Tuesday): Prize Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading Program receive a prize when they check out a book. FMI: 226-7503
• Free Adult Education Computer classes at the Cavendish Library 2-3 pm. FMI: call Kata 226-7503 to reserve a space.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131
July 21 (Wednesday): Free Proctorsville Green music series begins at 6 pm. Featured artist-Gypsy Reel. Sponsored by CCCA. Rain location is the Cavendish School. See article 4
• Tie-Dye Day at the Cavendish Library, Summer Reading Program participants are invited to bring a dye able item and make it into a work of art in the library. FMI 226-7503.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131
July 22 (Thursday): Fletcher Memorial Library Book Club-“Weight of Water” by Anita Shreve. Meets at 7 pm in the Community Room.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131
The Cavendish Update Contains
1. Cavendish Update Blog Link to Area Organizations and Services
2. Carolyn Van Tassell Quilt Raffle to Benefit the Cavendish Historical Society
3. More Than Flowers-Caring for Grave Stones Workshop
4. Cavendish Concert on the Green Continues with Gypsy Reel
5. Vermont Endurance Ride and Vermont 100 Pass Through Cavendish on Saturday
6. Winners of the 2011 Calendar Contest
7. Cavendish Community Fund (CCF) Announces 2010 Grants
8. Cavendish Events 7/16-22
1. Cavendish Update Blog Links to Area Organizations and Services
If you haven’t checked out the Cavendish Update blog recently you will find that the sidebar contains the websites for local non-profit organizations, schools and Cavendish related services (such as Black River Good Neighbor and the Ludlow Health Center). If there is a link you would like to see added, please send it to margoc@tds.net. Be sure to include the e-mail address.
Please note that area business websites are included in the Cavendish Business Directory, available from the Cavendish Historical Society Museum on Sundays from 2-4 pm, the Cavendish Library or the Town Office. You can also have a PDF version e-mailed to you. Send an e-mail to margoc@tds.net with “Send Business Directory” in the subject heading. The current directory is now being updated every six months. If you are not in the current directory, but would like to be in the fall 2010 version, please e-mail your information to margoc@tds.net
2. Carolyn Van Tassell Quilt Raffle to Benefit the Cavendish Historical Society
A Bargello quilt designed and quilted by Carolyn Van Tassell is being raffled to benefit the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS). Van Tassell, a former teacher of Family & Consumer Science at Springfield High School, has been quilting for 30 years. She teaches workshops throughout the state, including Fletcher Farm. She is owner of Fine Line Machine Quilting. Her quilts were recently exhibited at the CHS Quilt Show 4th of July weekend. The quilt is on display at Six Loose Ladies in Proctorsville. Tickets are $5 a piece or 3 for $10. FMI: margoc@tds.net or 226-7807
3. More Than Flowers-Caring for Grave Stones Workshop
Around Memorial Day, many people leave flowers on the graves of families and friends for the summer season. Unfortunately, a number of the stone markers are showing signs of weathering that could easily be cleaned. An additional 10 minutes of time, when leaving flowers, and a little bit of cleaning, can help preserve the stone marker for many generations to come.
While many people pay for “perpetual care,” this is often limited to just caring for the grounds of the cemetery and not necessarily the individual grave. Perpetual care only works if there are continual numbers of people being buried at a cemetery so there is a regular influx of money. This is a growing problem throughout the United States, as more people are opting for alternatives to burial in a cemetery.
To help people care for their family and friend’s memorial markers, the Cavendish Historical Society and the Cavendish Cemetery Commission are offering a workshop on cleaning stones on July 18 (Sunday) from noon to 3 pm at the High Street Cemetery in Cavendish. All materials will be supplied. The focus of this workshop is on newer stones. This workshop is part of the Cavendish Historical Society’s Cemetery Preservation Project, supported in part by a grant from the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA). For more information call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margoc@tds.net
4. Cavendish Concert on the Green Continues with Gypsy Reel
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites everyone to spend an evening having fun on the Proctorsville Green listening to the continuing summer music series on Wednesday, July 21st at 6:00 p.m. when CCCA presents Gypsy Reel.
For over twenty years they have been acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Gypsy Reel, in their own words, is not a rock band that Celts, but a Celt band that rocks. They play high energy, stirring music rooted in the Celtic tradition but garnered from the whole world.
This will be the third of six concerts that are held on consecutive Wednesday nights in July and August. CCCA encourages all area residents and visitors to join their friends and neighbors in front of the gazebo on the green. Bring a blanket or a comfortable chair, have a picnic, or just lay back and relax on the grass. It’s a fun way to enjoy the summer weather and either reconnect with old friends or make new ones.
As always, the concerts are free and open to the public and will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement weather the performance will move to the Cavendish town elementary school on Main Street just up from the Green.
5. Vermont Endurance Ride and Vermont 100 Pass Through Cavendish on Saturday
Horse back riders and runners will be competing in the Vermont 100 and Moonlight 50/75 Moonlight Endurance Ride to raise money for Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport on Saturday July 17. Both runners and riders will be passing through Cavendish. Volunteers are still needed to help maintain the 20 aid stations. To learn more go to http://www.VermontEnduranceRide.com/ or http://www.vermont100.com/
6. Winners of the 2011 Calendar Contest
Over 200 community members voted in the CCCA’s 2011 Calendar Photo Contest - Thanks to all for participating! And the winners are:
January - Jackie Hubbard
February - Paul Gignoux
March - Salvatore Campofranco
April - Tim O'Donoghue
May - Mary McCallum
June - Gail Verheyen
July - Hans Schrag
August - Winston Churchill
September - Amanda Gross
October - Terry O'Brien
November - Jillian Palmer
December - Peter Labelle
(Martha Mott was a tie and will be in a smaller caption on 2012 page)
BEST IN SHOW popular vote goes to Tim O' Donoghue's Tiger Swallowtail
And thanks to all our local sponsors for making this year's calendar possible - Commercial Radio - rdb marketing - Chittenden Bank - Chimney Care and Beacon Pest Control - Cavendish Canine Camp - Black River Produce - Crows Bakery and Cafe - Six Loose Ladies - Timothy Mott - Move to Learn - Cavendish Solar Store - Mark Huntley Financial Advisor - Castle Hill Resort and Spa - Cavendish Game Birds - Pleasant Valley Food - Summit Soap Works - Direct TV
7. CCF Announces 2010 Grants
The Cavendish Community Fund announced that it has awarded grants to two local organizations for community oriented educational projects. The Fund has distributed grants twice each year for the last four years.
The first grant was given to the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library to expand its collection of eBooks. The library’s main mission focuses on the literacy of Cavendish residents, and it continues to expand its traditional collections in order to meet this need. However, the library recognizes the expanding trend towards electronic books and electronic readers. Faced with an onslaught of twenty first century technologies that are revolutionizing the library field, Cavendish is trying to maintain a competitive edge. It currently offers audio books for download onto home computers and MP-3 players, and finds that it is time to venture into the world of eBooks. With the grant from CCF the library will begin an innovative pilot program with schoolchildren and eBooks.
The second award is to the Cavendish Historical Society to fund two projects. In the first, the Society will purchase equipment and supplies so that citizen volunteers can clean gravestones in the oldest cemeteries in town. Some of these cemeteries date back to the revolutionary war and many stones have been neglected for decades. The second project continues an educational class that the Society began last year in the local elementary school. Last year Society members taught children about life in Cavendish during the 1930s. That class was very well received and therefore members will expand it in the coming year to discuss life during the 1940s.
The CCF sponsors educational, cultural and artistic projects, programs or events to benefit the citizens and residents of Cavendish. Anyone can apply for a grant so long as the project meets the criteria published by CCF on its website, www.Cavendishccca.org. Application forms and instructions are found on the website. The application deadline for the next grant round will be announced in the fall.
8. Cavendish Events 7/16-22
July 16 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
July 18 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum Open 2-4 pm. Special focus on the 1940s. FMI: 226-7807
• Learn to clean and care for monuments. Cavendish Cemetery Noon –3 pm. Sponsored by the Cavendish Historical Society and the Cavendish Cemetery Commission. FMI: 226-7807 See Article 3.
July 19 (Monday): Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church. Children ages 3 to 12 will have a blast learning through music, stories, science experiments, rec games and craft projects! This year’s mascot is Galileo the Gorilla who offers a “green” tip each evening to help kids learn to take care of our planet. This free program happens nightly from 5:00pm to 7:15pm. FMI: 226-7131
July 20 (Tuesday): Prize Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading Program receive a prize when they check out a book. FMI: 226-7503
• Free Adult Education Computer classes at the Cavendish Library 2-3 pm. FMI: call Kata 226-7503 to reserve a space.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131
July 21 (Wednesday): Free Proctorsville Green music series begins at 6 pm. Featured artist-Gypsy Reel. Sponsored by CCCA. Rain location is the Cavendish School. See article 4
• Tie-Dye Day at the Cavendish Library, Summer Reading Program participants are invited to bring a dye able item and make it into a work of art in the library. FMI 226-7503.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131
July 22 (Thursday): Fletcher Memorial Library Book Club-“Weight of Water” by Anita Shreve. Meets at 7 pm in the Community Room.
• Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church for children 3-12. 5-7:15 pm. Special free seminar for parents Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE). Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will teach this course. FMI 226-7131
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Select Board Agenda for 7/12/10
The following items will be on the 7/12/10 Select Board Meeting Agenda, which meets at 6:30 pm at the Town Office:
• Ned Swanberg of the Vermont Flood Plain Management Program will be in attendance and will give a 15 minute presentation on Fluvial Erosion Hazards (FEH) specific to the Black River Valley in Cavendish. The Cavendish Planning Commission is considering incorporating FEH language into the Cavendish Flood Hazard Regulations which are being updated. The PC has spent considerable time getting information and discussing FEH issues in the past several months and will likely be requesting the Select Board to consider re-adoption of the Flood Hazard Regulations with needed changes this autumn.
• Town Manager to give summary description of financial intricacies of establishment of a present day town tax rate and to present a proposed FY 2010-2011 Cavendish Tax Rate Schedule for Board review and approval. The tax rate under
consideration is for the fiscal period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
• Town Manager to update the Board on delinquent tax collection activities.
• Town Manager to reintroduce the Board to considerations of an Appraisal Update or Town-wide Reappraisal. This matter was last considered at Town Meeting on March 2, 2010 but was then tabled. Now that the 2010 Grand List is determined and the Town has gone through grievance and BOCA considerations, it is appropriate for the Selectmen to re-examine the issues and consider further action.
• Review progress on realignment of lower Chubb Hill Road.
• Town Manager to review results of applications for 2010 highway grants with the Board
and anticipated work activities relating to same.
• Town Manager to discuss disposition of a small fund started in July of 2003.
• Ned Swanberg of the Vermont Flood Plain Management Program will be in attendance and will give a 15 minute presentation on Fluvial Erosion Hazards (FEH) specific to the Black River Valley in Cavendish. The Cavendish Planning Commission is considering incorporating FEH language into the Cavendish Flood Hazard Regulations which are being updated. The PC has spent considerable time getting information and discussing FEH issues in the past several months and will likely be requesting the Select Board to consider re-adoption of the Flood Hazard Regulations with needed changes this autumn.
• Town Manager to give summary description of financial intricacies of establishment of a present day town tax rate and to present a proposed FY 2010-2011 Cavendish Tax Rate Schedule for Board review and approval. The tax rate under
consideration is for the fiscal period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
• Town Manager to update the Board on delinquent tax collection activities.
• Town Manager to reintroduce the Board to considerations of an Appraisal Update or Town-wide Reappraisal. This matter was last considered at Town Meeting on March 2, 2010 but was then tabled. Now that the 2010 Grand List is determined and the Town has gone through grievance and BOCA considerations, it is appropriate for the Selectmen to re-examine the issues and consider further action.
• Review progress on realignment of lower Chubb Hill Road.
• Town Manager to review results of applications for 2010 highway grants with the Board
and anticipated work activities relating to same.
• Town Manager to discuss disposition of a small fund started in July of 2003.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Cavendish Update 7/9/10 News/Correction/Events
Please note that the Agenda for Monday’s Select Board Meeting was not received prior to the posting of the Update. It will appear on the Update website when it becomes available.
The Cavendish Update Contains
1. Correction
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Second Cavendish Concert on the Green
4. Fletcher Farms Artist of the Month at the Cavendish Library
5. Adult Education Computer Classes at the Cavendish Library
6. Vacation Bible Camp/Program for Parents
7. Cavendish Events 7/9-7/15
1. Correction
Please note that the Household Hazardous Waste Collections listed on the July Cavendish Calendar for Saturday July 10 is not open to Cavendish residents. The next Hazardous Waste Collection, available to Cavendish, will be on September 11.
2. Cavendish Related News
Habitat for Humanity Accepts Applications-Includes Cavendish
Chittenden Bank to Change Name to People’s United Bank
Vermont Receives $46 M in Stimulus Money to Boost Broadband
FDA Expands Recalling Lots of Tylenol, Motrin Benadryl
3. Second Cavendish Concert on the Green July 14th
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association wants to remind everyone that the annual summer music series continues on Wednesday, July 14th at 6:00 p.m. on the Proctorsville Green with the “Band Who Must Not Be Named!” (featuring members of Satin and Steel).
You’ll hear rock, funk, blues, soul and swing that will have you dancing in the grass. If you like small bands that sound big and you like acoustic music, you will enjoy this evening of talent from polished Vermont musicians.
This will be the second of six concerts that are free and open to the public and are held again this year on Wednesday nights in July and August. Everyone is encouraged to join their friends and neighbors in front of the gazebo on the green. It’s a fun way to enjoy the summer weather and either reconnect with old friends or make new ones. Bring a comfortable chair, a blanket, maybe a picnic, or just kick back and relax on the grass.
As always, the concerts will be held rain or shine, and will move to the Cavendish town elementary school in case of inclement weather. FMI: Sharon Huntley at 226-8030.
4. Fletcher Farms Artist of the Month at the Cavendish Library
Artwork done by current and former Cavendish students at the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts is featured in Redfield Proctor Room at the Cavendish Library. The pieces on display were made at, started during, or inspired by a class at the Fletcher Farm School. Some of the classes represented here include: Tatting II, Painted Floor Cloths, Landscape Weaving - Off Loom, Mosaics: Trash to Treasure, Beginning Punch Needle Rug Hooking, Stained Glass Creations Using Old Window Frames, Primitive Folk Art Villages, and Quilting.
The Fletcher Farm School, Vermont’s oldest residential arts and crafts school, has been in operation for 63 years at the Fletcher Farm campus on Route 103 in Ludlow, VT. It is run by the Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen and the school campus is rented from the Fletcher Farm Foundation. Membership in Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen is open to all artists, crafts people and art supporters.
The beautiful artwork in this exhibit is a small window into the creative activities at the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts. Visitors are welcome to visit classes at the school to see artwork in progress.
This gorgeous exhibit of local artistry will be on display during regular hours at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library.
5. Adult Education Computer Classes at the Cavendish Library
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library will be holding a second session
of an adult education basic computer class. This class is designed for adults who need to learn the very basics of computers from how to turn on a computer and mousing, to setting up and using e-mail and surfing the web. No prior computer experience is necessary. The course is free and open to the public and a limited number of computers are available. It begins on Tuesday, July 13 and runs for four Tuesdays from 2:00-3:00 until August 3. Please contact Kata at 226-7503 to reserve a space.
6. Vacation Bible Camp/Program for Parents
Prepare for Takeoff!
Galactic Blast - A Cosmic Adventure Coming July 19-23
Educational Fun for Kids
Helpful Parenting Class for Adults
This summer’s Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church will be out of this world! Children ages 3 to 12 will have a blast learning through music, stories, science experiments, rec games and craft projects! This year’s mascot is Galileo the Gorilla who offers a “green” tip each evening to help kids learn to take care of our planet. This free program happens nightly from 5:00pm to 7:15pm on July 19-23.
Brand new this year is a parenting class for adults that will take place while children are involved in their activities. Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will be teaching the parenting seminar. Ms. Burge explains, “We remain committed to promoting sound sexual health practices by helping young adults develop relationship building skills that will benefit all areas of their lives. An important piece of that education is empowering parents to embrace their role as their children’s primary sexual health educator. Our Seminar, Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE) for Parents, is the first step in equipping parents with the information and skills necessary to guide their children in our sexualized culture.” A healthy meal will be provided for all children and adults. This seminar is open to all parents, even if their children are not attending VBS. ISEE is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July 20-22.
All activities and classes will take place at 2258 Main Street in Cavendish. For more information, please call (802) 226-7131.
7. Cavendish Events 7/9-7/15
July 9 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
July 10 (Saturday): Drive in Movie Night. Come see the movie, “Pirates of the Caribbean” projected on the outside of the Cavendish Library building at 9 pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. In the event of rain, the film will be shown in the library. FMI: 226-7503.
July 11 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum Open 2-4 pm. Special focus on the 1940s. Be sure to visit the 1940’s Candy Store being run by the Young Historians. FMI: 226-7807
July 12 (Monday): Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
July 13 (Tuesday): Free Adult Education Computer classes at the Cavendish Library 2-3 pm. FMI: See article 5 and call Kata 226-7503 to reserve a space.
July 14 (Wednesday): Free Proctorsville Green music series begins at 6 pm. Featured artist On the Rocks, featuring members of Satin & Steel. Proctorsville Sponsored by CCCA. Rain location is the Cavendish School.
July 15 (Thursday): Prize Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading Program receive a prize when they check out a book. FMI: 226-7503
• John Todaro will be speaking on Restoring Brownstones, part of the Fletcher Memorial Library’s Third Thursday Program.
The Cavendish Update Contains
1. Correction
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Second Cavendish Concert on the Green
4. Fletcher Farms Artist of the Month at the Cavendish Library
5. Adult Education Computer Classes at the Cavendish Library
6. Vacation Bible Camp/Program for Parents
7. Cavendish Events 7/9-7/15
1. Correction
Please note that the Household Hazardous Waste Collections listed on the July Cavendish Calendar for Saturday July 10 is not open to Cavendish residents. The next Hazardous Waste Collection, available to Cavendish, will be on September 11.
2. Cavendish Related News
Habitat for Humanity Accepts Applications-Includes Cavendish
Chittenden Bank to Change Name to People’s United Bank
Vermont Receives $46 M in Stimulus Money to Boost Broadband
FDA Expands Recalling Lots of Tylenol, Motrin Benadryl
3. Second Cavendish Concert on the Green July 14th
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association wants to remind everyone that the annual summer music series continues on Wednesday, July 14th at 6:00 p.m. on the Proctorsville Green with the “Band Who Must Not Be Named!” (featuring members of Satin and Steel).
You’ll hear rock, funk, blues, soul and swing that will have you dancing in the grass. If you like small bands that sound big and you like acoustic music, you will enjoy this evening of talent from polished Vermont musicians.
This will be the second of six concerts that are free and open to the public and are held again this year on Wednesday nights in July and August. Everyone is encouraged to join their friends and neighbors in front of the gazebo on the green. It’s a fun way to enjoy the summer weather and either reconnect with old friends or make new ones. Bring a comfortable chair, a blanket, maybe a picnic, or just kick back and relax on the grass.
As always, the concerts will be held rain or shine, and will move to the Cavendish town elementary school in case of inclement weather. FMI: Sharon Huntley at 226-8030.
4. Fletcher Farms Artist of the Month at the Cavendish Library
Artwork done by current and former Cavendish students at the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts is featured in Redfield Proctor Room at the Cavendish Library. The pieces on display were made at, started during, or inspired by a class at the Fletcher Farm School. Some of the classes represented here include: Tatting II, Painted Floor Cloths, Landscape Weaving - Off Loom, Mosaics: Trash to Treasure, Beginning Punch Needle Rug Hooking, Stained Glass Creations Using Old Window Frames, Primitive Folk Art Villages, and Quilting.
The Fletcher Farm School, Vermont’s oldest residential arts and crafts school, has been in operation for 63 years at the Fletcher Farm campus on Route 103 in Ludlow, VT. It is run by the Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen and the school campus is rented from the Fletcher Farm Foundation. Membership in Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen is open to all artists, crafts people and art supporters.
The beautiful artwork in this exhibit is a small window into the creative activities at the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts. Visitors are welcome to visit classes at the school to see artwork in progress.
This gorgeous exhibit of local artistry will be on display during regular hours at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library.
5. Adult Education Computer Classes at the Cavendish Library
The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library will be holding a second session
of an adult education basic computer class. This class is designed for adults who need to learn the very basics of computers from how to turn on a computer and mousing, to setting up and using e-mail and surfing the web. No prior computer experience is necessary. The course is free and open to the public and a limited number of computers are available. It begins on Tuesday, July 13 and runs for four Tuesdays from 2:00-3:00 until August 3. Please contact Kata at 226-7503 to reserve a space.
6. Vacation Bible Camp/Program for Parents
Prepare for Takeoff!
Galactic Blast - A Cosmic Adventure Coming July 19-23
Educational Fun for Kids
Helpful Parenting Class for Adults
This summer’s Vacation Bible School at the Cavendish Baptist Church will be out of this world! Children ages 3 to 12 will have a blast learning through music, stories, science experiments, rec games and craft projects! This year’s mascot is Galileo the Gorilla who offers a “green” tip each evening to help kids learn to take care of our planet. This free program happens nightly from 5:00pm to 7:15pm on July 19-23.
Brand new this year is a parenting class for adults that will take place while children are involved in their activities. Anne Burge, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of the Upper Valley, will be teaching the parenting seminar. Ms. Burge explains, “We remain committed to promoting sound sexual health practices by helping young adults develop relationship building skills that will benefit all areas of their lives. An important piece of that education is empowering parents to embrace their role as their children’s primary sexual health educator. Our Seminar, Intimacy & Sexual Expression Education (ISEE) for Parents, is the first step in equipping parents with the information and skills necessary to guide their children in our sexualized culture.” A healthy meal will be provided for all children and adults. This seminar is open to all parents, even if their children are not attending VBS. ISEE is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July 20-22.
All activities and classes will take place at 2258 Main Street in Cavendish. For more information, please call (802) 226-7131.
7. Cavendish Events 7/9-7/15
July 9 (Friday): Farmer’s Market, Okemo Mountain School Campus on Main Street Ludlow 4-7 pm.
July 10 (Saturday): Drive in Movie Night. Come see the movie, “Pirates of the Caribbean” projected on the outside of the Cavendish Library building at 9 pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. In the event of rain, the film will be shown in the library. FMI: 226-7503.
July 11 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum Open 2-4 pm. Special focus on the 1940s. Be sure to visit the 1940’s Candy Store being run by the Young Historians. FMI: 226-7807
July 12 (Monday): Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
July 13 (Tuesday): Free Adult Education Computer classes at the Cavendish Library 2-3 pm. FMI: See article 5 and call Kata 226-7503 to reserve a space.
July 14 (Wednesday): Free Proctorsville Green music series begins at 6 pm. Featured artist On the Rocks, featuring members of Satin & Steel. Proctorsville Sponsored by CCCA. Rain location is the Cavendish School.
July 15 (Thursday): Prize Day at the Cavendish Library. Participants in the Summer Reading Program receive a prize when they check out a book. FMI: 226-7503
• John Todaro will be speaking on Restoring Brownstones, part of the Fletcher Memorial Library’s Third Thursday Program.
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