Weathersfield Weekly Blog, January 9
Weathersfield select board and town news: The select board has put the regional policing proposal on hold but will cover Baltimore with current personnel. The town office has been having phone issues for some time and has authorized the town manager to enter into a 5-year contract with Comcast for phone and internet services not to exceed $779.20 per month with a $509.15 activation fee. The select board authorized moving $2,000 from the town office capital reserve to upgrade the phone system. The town manager recommended to the select board that they ask the voters for a loan of $250,000 for the Center Road Paving Project. How this would work was not discussed in detail at the board meeting on December 17. 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 school announced that fourth and eighth grade students will be participating in NAEP testing on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Students will be tested in reading and math. More information about this assessment will be out soon. For questions please reach out to Jenna Brown at jenna.brown@wsesu.net. For more information school news, please call the school at 674-5400.
Weathersfield Proctor Library news: The library announced that you can “check-out” snowshoes and poles (if we ever get snow!) provided by the Weathersfield Parks and Recreation and a grant from RiseVT. right at the library. More information about the Friends of Weathersfield Proctor Library or the library contact Mark at 802-674-2863.
Adventures and Assignments
Journey from Vermont to the Land of the Incas. (Recap)
Talk about the trip of a lifetime. I’m just back from two weeks in Peru, the land of the Inca. Or as one of guides called it “The land of possibilities.”
My husband and I flew on a LATAM airlines direct flight from JFK airport in New York to Lima, Peru. It was an overnight flight; we landed at 8 a.m. in Lima. There is no time difference between eastern United States and Peru, but it was still close to an eight-hour flight, so we were quite tired when we landed, and who can sleep comfortably on a plane in economy?
We are met by a driver from G Adventures, the tour group we chose for this trip. The driver takes us on a one hour drive from the airport to our boutique hotel in Miraflores-the upscale neighborhood of Lima right on the Pacific Ocean. Traffic in Lima is horrendous. I thought Boston drivers were bad. Here drivers use a serious of horn honks instead of directional to let other drivers know their intentions. It’s quite chaotic and noisy. I’m so glad we didn’t rent a car.
We are staying at the San Augustin Exclusive hotel right in the heart of Miraflores. We’ll be meeting the rest of our travel group later in the evening. We have one night in Miraflores to start our trip and one night at the end before we fly home. Most of our time in Peru will be spent in the mountains or on the Amazon River.
We fly from Lima to Cusco the next morning. There are six of us. Two newlyweds from Belfast, Northern Ireland, a young man from Singapore, an older woman from Montana and the two of us from Vermont.
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On the first “First Friday” of the New Year, Oodles, in the Tip Top Building in White River Junction, hosted a send-off party for Dave and Helen Clark. Dave, an Upper Valley music icon, has been on the liver transplant list for all of 2018. He recently received word that he is second on the Barnes Jewish Hospital’s list. Helen and Dave will leave for St. Louis, Missouri in February and hope to return to their home in Quechee sometime in May. Friends, family and Upper Valley musicians gathered Friday night to wish them well.
Get Out and About Events
Pierogies and More Cooking Class in Perkinsville, Saturday, Jan. 12 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.. The Inn at Weathersfield is hosting a cooking class by Luiza of Luiza’s Homemade in Burlington. Learn how to make the stuffing and dough for pierogies, classic Polish mushroom soup and a Polish carrot salad. Call (802) 263-9217 to reserve your spot.Chinese Take-Out Cooking Class in Perkinsville, Saturday, Feb. 2 10:30-1 p.m.. The Inn at Weathersfield is hosting a cooking class by Denise Atland. Learn to make: Shrimp toast, Vietnamese style soup with soba noodles, veggies with peanut paste, Sweet and Soup Pork, General Tao Chicken, Fried Rice & Soy-ginger Edamame Salad. Call (802) 263-9217 to reserve your spot.
Fondue Night in Ascutney Saturday, Feb. 9 5;30 p.m. The Weathersfield Proctor Library is hosting a Fondue party with appetizers, main course samples and desserts. For more information call 802-674-2863.
Town Meeting: School and Town Informational Meeting Saturday, March 2.
Town Meeting Australian Ballot: Tuesday, March 5
Music and Performances
Inn at Weathersfield Live Music Fridays in Perkinsville 7-9 p.m. Jan. 11 Johnny O; Jan. 18 Ali T; Jan. 25 Peter Neri; Feb 1. Steve Ellis.The Engine Room in WRJ. Jan. 19 The Wheelers 9p.m.; Jan. 26 Heartless Rocks 9 p.m.; Feb. 1 The Conniption Fits 9 p.m.; Feb. 3 Super Bowl party 5 p.m.; Feb 27 Girls Night Out 8 p.m..
Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon NH. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Jan. 12 Recycle Percussion; Jan 30 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival 7 p.m.; Jan. 31 The Three Musketeers 10 a.m.; Feb 1 Moondance; Feb 8 Lula Wiles; Feb 9 Mike McDonald’s Comedy Extravaganza; March 14 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 10 a.m.; march 17 John 5 and the Creatures 7p.m.; April 12 A sick Day for Amos McGee 10 a.m.; April 18 Stand Up America-50 years of Jethro Tull; May 17 Dan Zanes and Claudia Eliaza 10 a.m..
Taverne On The Square in Claremont. Jan. 12 Conniption Fits 8 p.m.; Jan 18 Diamond Special band 8 p.m..
Skinny Pancake in Hanover NH. Jan. 11 Strangled Darlings 8 p.m.; Jan. 12 Ryan Leddick 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 18 The Conniption Fits 9 p.m.; Jan. 25 Barika 9 p.m..
Windsor Station in Windsor. Jan. 11 Turner Round 9:30 p.m.; Jan 12 The Dark Star Project 9:30 p.m.; Jan. 15 Ted Mortimer 6 p.m.; Jan. 17 Still Hill 7 p.m.; Jan. 18 The Party Crashers 9:30 p.m.; Jan. 19 The Road Trash Band 10 p.m.; Jan, 25 Mister Burns and the Hounds 9:30 p.m., Jan 26 Adwela and the Uprising 9:30 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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