Weathersfield Weekly Blog, August 22
News You Can Use
Weathersfield select board and town news: The town announced that the store at Downer's Four Corners is not selling transfer station tickets yet. Stop by the town office to buy your tickets or you may purchase, with a personal check only, a temporary 5-punch ticket at the transfer station. The select board was scheduled to meet on Aug. 20. The town is looking for volunteers to serve on various committees and commissions. If you are interested in serving the town please send a letter of intent to the town manager. More information about the select board and the town contact Town Manager, Ed Morris, at 802-674-2626 or townmanager@weathersfield.org.Weathersfield School news: The first day of school is Thursday, Aug. 30. The bus routes are posted on the school website: http://www.wsesu.net/news/2018/8/15/weathersfield-bus-routes. The school will be closed Sept. 3 for Labor Day. For more information, please call the school at 674-5400.
Adventures and Assignments
On Thursday we went to the Lebanon Recreation and Parks final Front Porch Concert of the season hosted by The Point FM Radio station. Lissie performed. We've seen her before and as soon as the concert was announced in the spring the date was on our calendar.
More Lissie photos: CLICK HERE
Get Out and About Events
Touch-a-Truck and Family Day in Ascutney, Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 25. Featuring: fire trucks from AVFD, West Weathersfield, West Windsor, Windsor, the Weathersfield police cruiser, Golden Cross Ambulance, and SG Reed's BIG wrecker. Bob’s "Tommy and Friends Train" will be there for rides. AVFD offers child car seat safety checks. Vendors, chicken BBQ, bicycle safety program and face painting. Hosted by Ascutney Village Farmers Market, 5585 Route 5 in Ascutney.Music and Performances
Inn at Weathersfield Live Music Fridays in Perkinsville 7-9 p.m.. Jon Clinch Aug. 24, Josh Hall Aug. 31, Steve Ellis Sept. 7.The Engine Room in WRJ. Conniption Fits 9 p.m. Aug. 24, Karaoke Night 8 p.m. Aug. 25.
Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon NH. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. A2VT Sept. 15, How the West Was Sung Sept. 22, Pat Metheny Sept. 26, Coig Sept. 28, Paula Poundstone Sept. 30, Sara Evans Oct. 11, Youssre El Hawary Oct. 12, The Logger and the Fiddler Nov. 10.
Taverne on the Square in Claremont, NH. Ryan Williams 7 p.m. Aug. 24, The Bears Trio 5:30 p.m. Aug. 30, Adam McMahon 8 p.m. Aug. 31.
Windsor Station Live Music in Windsor. Tim Brick Country Band 9:30 p.m. Aug. 24, The Melting Nomads 9:30 p.m. Aug. 25, Still Hill 7 p.m. Aug. 30, Moxley Union 9:30 p.m. Aug. 31.
Ongoing Events
Low cost spay/neuter clinics in Springfield. Springfield Humane Society is hosting low cost spay/neuter clinics in 2018: Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 6, Nov. 27 at the Springfield Humane Society, on Route 143. Cost is $50 for female cat and $40 for male cat. Weathersfield residents may be reimbursed up to $50 for the surgery with a limit of three pets per year. Get your SNAP form from the town office. Please call Springfield Humane Society for an appointment at 802-885-3997.Senior Exercise Program in Ascutney: Free. Sponsored by RSVP. Mondays and Wednesdays 10-11 a.m. in basement of Martin Memorial Hall, Route 5, Ascutney. Classes are led by Sandy Lemois. If interested call 674-5254 for more information.
Twin State Depression Support Group in Weathersfield. Free peer-led Depression Support Groups to all, the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:30 pm, 5259 Route 5, Ascutney, VT (Martin Memorial Hall - downstairs) and the 4th Wednesday of each month, 6:30 pm, 7 Morgan Street, Springfield, VT (Turning Point) Both venues are accessible. TwinStateDepressionSupportGroup.org or on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TwinStateDSG/. More information call 802-795-0098
Valley Court Diversion Programs: Volunteers are needed in Weathersfield/Springfield areas to work with low level offenders in the community. The group meets once a month at the Springfield Police Department, your commitment will require about three hours a month. Training is provided. For more information please visit our website at vcdp.org or call Maureen at 281-5213.
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville every Thursday from 2-3 p.m. Route 106 at the old Perkinsville Elementary School.
Weathersfield Parks and Recreation Hikes: Sunday, Sept. 2 9:30 Crown Point Road; Saturday, Sept. 15 5 p.m. Ferry Road and the Connecticut River; Saturday, Oct. 6 8 a.m. Ascutney Mountain; Saturday, Oct. 20 9:30 a.m. Cooks Pond Road; and Saturday Oct. 27 9:30 a.m. Perkinsville Lower Valley. Call Steve to sign up for a hike or to get more information at 802-263-5439 or email stevea47@tds.net.
Need to Find a Business in Weathersfield: weathersfielddirectory.org.
Have anything you want included in this news and events column? Email Nancy at photosbynanci@comcast.net two weeks prior to your event.