Weathersfield Weekly Blog, November 28
I hope you’ve cleared all the turkey and fixings from your fridge by now. As we say goodbye to Thanksgiving Day it’s time to turn our attentions to Holiday Craft Fairs. We are literally surrounded this weekend by craft fairs. Pick a town and I’ll be you can find a fair or bazaar just a quick drive from your reference point. I’ll be visiting the one I always do in Brownsville at Story Memorial Hall Saturday late morning. They have the BEST corn chowder so plan your visit around noon. I’ll also be heading to Bridgewater, Vermont to visit with the good people at Shackleton/Thomas for their annual open house on Saturday afternoon. The best part about this event is one of my favorite local bands will be performing-Ida Mae Specker and The Terrible Mountain Stringband. Ida and crew are from Andover, Vt. And they are just so talented-you should check them out.
Adventures and Assignments
Despite the record breaking, bitterly cold morning, about 50 people and their canine companions braved the elements to walk/run the 5th Annual Canine-Friendly Turkey Trot hosted by The Climb Fitness Center in Brownsville. The first humans across the finish line were: Charlotte Taguta from Brownsville, Bryce Moody from Windsor and Belle Leicester from Hartland. The first canine and his people to cross the finish line was “Tek” with Dillon Armstrong and Joshua Bruce.
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News You Can Use
Weathersfield School news: The school hosted a fresh fruits and vegetable cooking contest using apples. The judges Mr. and Mrs. Roland Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Newhall, and Mrs. Kitty Lique had some tough choices to make but came up with the winners: Most Visually Appealing Apple Recipe- Olivia Follett, Grade 3 - Applesauce Cake; Easiest Recipe - Parker Nissenbaum, Grade 1 - Candy Bar Apple Salad; Most Apples Used - Anderson Ellingwood, Grade 2 - Apple Pie; Most Creative Ingredients Recipe -Hailey Follett, Kindergarten - Apple Muffins; Most Family Tradition Recipe - Madison MacDonald, Grade 5 – Sharlotkal Best Tasting Apple Recipe- Aiyana Dawson, Grade 4 - Apple Piel Most Non- Traditional Apple Recipe - Kelly O'Brien - Mock Apple Piel Overall Winner- Heather Gokey- Great Grandmother's Spicy Apple Bars. Congratulations to all these bakers. For more information school news, please call the school at 674-5400.Get Out and About Events
Basketball Clinic in Ascutney Saturday Dec. 1 at the Weathersfield School, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.. K/1/2 9-10 a.m., 3 and 4-0-11 a.m.; 5 and 6- 11-noon, 7 an 8-noon-1 p.m..Brownsville 2018 Holiday Happenings in West Windsor Saturday Dec. 1 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Brownsville Community Church & West Windsor Town Hall Kick off your holiday season in Brownsville 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Christmas Bazaar at Town Hall; 11a.m.-1 p.m. Luncheon at the Bazaar; 4:00 Brownsville Holiday Tree Lighting, Caroling, Refreshments and Santa across from Town Hall; 5:30 p.m. Christmas Concert at Brownsville Community Church. More info. Contact Linda Ley 802-484-3200.
Music and Performances
Briggs Opera House in White River Junction FaLaLa Holiday Revue Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. an evening of community theatre, dance, film, and music to benefit Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity. Performances by Raq-On Dance Studio, Upper Valley Music Center, Valley Improv, White River Ballet Academy, and three short films by Vermont filmmakers - L'Abduction, Ingredients, and Vermont Is. Tickets are $15 per person, and children 12 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.tututix.com/wrba or at the box office on the day of.Inn at Weathersfield Live Music Fridays in Perkinsville 7-9 p.m.. Dec. 7 Steve Ellis, Dec. 14 Johnny O, Dec. 21 Josh Hall, Dec. 28 Ali T
The Engine Room in WRJ. Dec.1 Fire and Ice 9 p.m.; Dec. 6 Comedy Club-Tricia Auld 8 p.m.; Dec. 7 The Conniption Fits 8 p.m.; Dec. 16 Parsonsfield Holiday Acoustic Tour 7:30 p.m.; Dec 22. Hot 97.5 Hip Hop Holiday 9 p.m.; Dec. 31 New Years Year with Brooks Hubbard Band 4 p.m.;
Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon NH. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Dec 8-Dec 9 Clara’s Dream; Jan. 12 Recycle Percussion; Feb 1 Moondance; Feb 8 Lula Wiles; April 18 50 years of Jethro Tull.
Windsor Station in Windsor. Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve The Tricksters 10 p.m..
Ongoing Events
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
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville every Thursday from 2-3 p.m. Route 106 at the old Perkinsville Elementary School.
Need to Find a Business in Weathersfield: weathersfielddirectory.org.
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