Weathersfield Weekly Blog November 28 edition
Michael Franti performed Sunday on the Bud Light Stage
at the Killington Cup Race. More photos below.
at the Killington Cup Race. More photos below.
Mark Your Calendars
The Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club gets ready to Open January 1
Boot fittings: Saturday, December 3- noon-4 p.m.
Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club welcomes everyone to ski with them, beginning January 1st.
The Nordic ski season is about to begin and local families are invited to take part in the Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club, which is a FREE community recreational activity.
Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club has Nordic skis, boots and poles in a variety of sizes; several miles of groomed trails that intersect with VAST trail 506 which is maintained by Weathersfield Pathfinders; and 2 weekly guided ski sessions for kids and families.
The Nordic ski season is about to begin and local families are invited to take part in the Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club, which is a FREE community recreational activity.
Kaskadenac Nordic Ski Club has Nordic skis, boots and poles in a variety of sizes; several miles of groomed trails that intersect with VAST trail 506 which is maintained by Weathersfield Pathfinders; and 2 weekly guided ski sessions for kids and families.
Boot fittings
Saturday, December 3, from noon-4pm they will offer equipment fitting. They'll help you select a set of boots, skis and poles that will be marked and ready for you to enjoy here, whether on the guided ski days or on your own.
Saturday, December 3, from noon-4pm they will offer equipment fitting. They'll help you select a set of boots, skis and poles that will be marked and ready for you to enjoy here, whether on the guided ski days or on your own.
Please contact them soon to schedule a fitting and/or sign up for one or more of the guided ski days.
Guided Ski Lessons
The guided ski sessions are led by Sean Whalen and Ashley Hensel-Browning, and go from 3:00-4:30 each Thursday and Friday, when safe skiing conditions prevail.
They teach essential skills for safety, comfort and enjoyment of Nordic skiing. They are on a Weathersfield School bus route, and kids may be dropped off there (3057 Weathersfield Center Road) after school on ski days, by arrangement between parents, school, and the club.
Beginners are welcome and will find easy trails for learning.
Outside of the guided adventures, skiers are welcome to ski the trails any time they're open.
Outside of the guided adventures, skiers are welcome to ski the trails any time they're open.
(*see note about waiver, below). The trail system is well connected and you can find your own level.
Snacks are also part of the experience. On the guided ski days they offer hot cocoa and healthy snacks starting around 4:00.
Waiver
To ski the trails here, you'll have to sign a waiver that says you won't sue them if you or your child gets hurt. This is standard practice for ski clubs. Waivers are available and can be signed at the clubhouse.
Please stop at the clubhouse at 3057 Weathersfield Center Road to sign a legal waiver before enjoying the trails; after that, you're good to go.
Donate, Volunteer
Kaskadenac Nordic would love to accept donations of ski equipment, volunteer time, money and other in-kind gifts. All of that will keep this wonderful free community activity going.
Donate, Volunteer
Kaskadenac Nordic would love to accept donations of ski equipment, volunteer time, money and other in-kind gifts. All of that will keep this wonderful free community activity going.
If you're in a family that skis with them and would like to contribute healthy snacks to Kaskadenac Nordic, please do contact them. They are looking for donations of fresh or dried fruits, baked goods, and milk for the cocoa.
Gas in the snowmobile, cocoa on the hob, parts on the groomer, skis on the rack.
For more information contact Sean Whalen and/or Ashley Hensel-Browning, 3057 Weathersfield Center Road, Weathersfield, VT 05151 (802)263-5253
Start Your Snow Dances
Special Thanks to Robin and Colin Tindall who started Kaskadenac Nordic.
They built this thing for folks in the Weathersfield community.
Weathersfield PTO hosts "Make It and Take It" and Craft Fair
December 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Make It and Take It is back and open to all Weathersfield children. On December 4th from 11 a.m.-2 p.m at the Weathersfield school, children can MAKE their own holiday gifts. Each child can select up to 5 items from the 12 available craft stations-gift bagging is included.
Santa and Mrs. Clause will be at the photo booth for holiday card pictures.
Please register your child/children by visiting: https://sites.google.com/view/weathersfield-school-pto/pto-events
Vendors will be available for holiday shopping for everyone.
Holiday Happenings in Brownsville
December 3, 4, and 24
Brownsville Christmas Bazaar
December 3rd 9 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the West Windsor Town Hall.
Church & community volunteers have, once again, pulled together an especially fine gathering of artisans and crafters who will be selling their wares at one of the area's first Christmas Bazaars. And, in the morning, shoppers at the Bazaar will enjoy coffee, donuts and Christmas music by West Windsor's famous fiddler, Adam Boyce.
Busy shoppers can also recharge with a fine lunch starting at 11:00, when the ladies will be offering an array of delicacies including homemade soups, stews, salads and sandwiches as well as freshly baked deserts.
Contact Gail Britton at 802-674-6805 for more information on the Vendors.
Contact Molly Holleran at 802-289-0351 for information on the Luncheon.
Annual West Windsor Tree Lighting
December 3 at 4 p.m.
The Brownsville Beautification Committee volunteers will be hosting the Annual West Windsor Tree Lighting, a fire pit and a visit by some very special guests from the North Pole across from Town Hall.
Christmas Concert
December 3, 5:30 p.m.
At 5:30 on Saturday, December 3rd, the community will be treated to a Christmas Concert and Carols at the Brownsville Community Church.
Christmas Story
December 4 at 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
On Sunday, December 4th at 5:00 and 5:30, the community will have two opportunities to enjoy an entertaining narration of the Christmas story complete with Mary, Joseph, angels, wise men, shepherds, live animals and more acting in the new Brownsville Church Pavilion in Tribute Park adjacent to the church. The story will be interspersed with beautiful Christmas songs sung by all.
Candlelight Service
December 24 7 p.pm
At 7:00 on Christmas Eve, there will be the much-anticipated and beautiful Brownsville Community Church Candlelight Service.
Admission is free for all the events on December 3rd, 4th and 24th. A free-will offering will be accepted at the church for local non-profits. Masks are optional.
The Brownsville Community Church & Pavilion are located at 66 Brownsville-Hartland Road, between Albert Bridge School and the West Windsor Town Hall. Contact the Brownsville Community Church at for more information on the Christmas Concert and Carols, the Live Nativity and the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. bcchurchvt@gmail.com.
Woodstock, VT
December 9-December 11, 2022
Woodstock Vermont's favorite time of year! Filled with twinkling lights, historic decorated homes, and so much more, the town transforms into the holiday wonderland of your dreams, complete with sleigh bells and holiday decorations at Billings Farm that harken back to historic 19th-century charm. There's something for all ages throughout this festive holiday weekend.
Weathersfield Proctor Library hosts a Cookie Swap
Concerts
Say Darling
The Parlor Room
Northampton, MA
It's been a few years since we've seen Say Darling but when we heard they were doing a mini post-Thanksgiving tour with a stop in Northampton MA-we bought a couple of tickets.
The Parlor Room in Northampton is celebrating 10 years of being the best listening room in the Pioneer Valley. It's a BYO venue but people were slightly older than the usual concert goers-so no talking during the show and no obnoxious screaming. Just lots of cheers and clapping after every song.
We've been following Celia Woodsmith (a former Upper Valley resident) for years and absolutely love her voice. Check out some of my Say Darling videos. I'll be posting Parlor Room videos soon!
They played one extended set then hung around and said "hi" to the close to 100 patrons that had just given them a standing ovation at the end of the show.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Michael Franti Trio (Claudio and Carl)
Killington Cup 2022
K1 Base Lodge, Killington VT
So, there was this ski race at Killington on Saturday and Sunday at the new K1 Base Lodge. But my girlfriends and I went mostly to see Michael Franti perform between slalom runs on Sunday.
Before the show the MC invited a very colorful family from Poland on stage. The youngest got to fire the t-shirt canon and was pretty psyched about it.
Michael and his band mates Claudio (on guitar) and Carl (on bass guitar) took the stage around 11:30 and played until 12:30 when the second run was to begin.
Carl has been with Franti for years and is a super nice guy as well as an excellent bass player.
Oh yeah and there was this ski race too. Everyone was watching Mikaela Shiffrin.
From VT Ski+ Ride:
But slalom is Shiffrin’s forte and already this season she has won the two opening World Cup slalom races in Levi, Finland, giving her a solid lead in the World Cup standings.
On the first run at Killington on Sunday’s slalom race, she flashed to a 0.21 second lead over Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener and 0.22 ahead of Katherina Liensberger of Austria. Shiffrin was gunning for her sixth slalom victory at Killington and what could be the 27-year-old’s 50th career World Cup slalom win.
On the second run, as it came down to the last five starters it looked as if Shiffrin’s chances were good. Petra Vhlova, the overall 2021 World Cup winner from Slovakia, starting in fifth, skied a conservative run that put her just out of running for a medal with a time of 1:43:41. Liensberger skied out of the course. Then it came down to three skiers: Truppe, Holdener and Anna Swenn Larson of Sweden.
Swenn Larson pushed it, putting herself in the lead position at the bottom. Truppe was close but could not catch her. Then came Holdener, the two-time World champion in combined and a five-time Olympic medalist. Neither Holdener nor Swenn Larson have been able to win the slalom, perennial bridesmaids to Shiffrin.
Today changed that. Holdener flashed the course, finishing with the exact same time to the hundredth of a second as Larson: both women posting a time of 1:42:97. Larson, who was sitting in the winner’s chair, gasped with amazement then started cheering for her competitor. Katharina Truppe came in at 1:43:19.
Then all eyes were on the slope where Shiffrin was carving through the first few gates, looking strong and steady. But perhaps too steady. “In some spots, I was a little off my timing, but I was pushing and giving it my best. Some spots I gave a little respect but those spots were no different for me than they were for Anna or Wendy,” Shiffrin said. “It was a pleasure to ski though, and Wendy and Anna got their first win –a tie!—it was a special day,” the American superstar said graciously as she was interviewed at the finish, still catching her breath. Shiffrin ended the day in fifth with a time of 1:43:56.
Swenn Larson pushed it, putting herself in the lead position at the bottom. Truppe was close but could not catch her. Then came Holdener, the two-time World champion in combined and a five-time Olympic medalist. Neither Holdener nor Swenn Larson have been able to win the slalom, perennial bridesmaids to Shiffrin.
Today changed that. Holdener flashed the course, finishing with the exact same time to the hundredth of a second as Larson: both women posting a time of 1:42:97. Larson, who was sitting in the winner’s chair, gasped with amazement then started cheering for her competitor. Katharina Truppe came in at 1:43:19.
Then all eyes were on the slope where Shiffrin was carving through the first few gates, looking strong and steady. But perhaps too steady. “In some spots, I was a little off my timing, but I was pushing and giving it my best. Some spots I gave a little respect but those spots were no different for me than they were for Anna or Wendy,” Shiffrin said. “It was a pleasure to ski though, and Wendy and Anna got their first win –a tie!—it was a special day,” the American superstar said graciously as she was interviewed at the finish, still catching her breath. Shiffrin ended the day in fifth with a time of 1:43:56.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Adventures
Top of the World
Cornish, NH
Hump Day Hikers
The Hump Day Hikers are back and hitting the trails. Last week we hiked up to "The Top of the World" in Cornish, NH. The views are spectacular and the hike fairly easy after the first steep climb at the very beginning (UGH).
It's dog, kid and family friendly. But you should keep your dogs on leashes and clean up after them if the use the trail for a bathroom rather than the woods.
Kids will get a kick out of all the stuffed animals and little bird houses along the trail.
At the top, you can write in the journal about your journey or just leave some encouraging words for the next hikers.
The trail head is located off of Lang Road at the Langwood Tree Farm. Directions
Looks great for x-country skiing too.
More photos: CLICK HERE
News You Can Use
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Admin/Finance Budget
The town manager explained that revenues are reduced because delinquent taxes are very low. The Town won’t be getting the interest and penalties collected in previous years. He further suggested that the $27,500 needed to offset the revenue reduction be taken from audited fund balance.
In the budget and COLA discussion, departments presented their requests for COLA increases.
Land Use Revenue will be increased by 6% to reflect previous trends. The Land Use Administrator is requesting a 5% COLA.
Listers: This budget is being level funded. An 8.7% COLA is being requested.
Town Clerk: This budget is also being level funded. An 8.7% COLA is being requested.
Library: A 3% increase outside of personnel is being requested to reflect the cost of maintaining the library building. An 8.7% COLA is being requested. The Trustees have not finalized their budget yet.
(Note-Social Security COLA increase for 2023 will be 8.7%)
Town Insurance Discussion
The select board voted unanimously to offer the MVP Gold 3 Plan with a $3,000 HSA for Single Plans and a $5,000
HSA for Family Plans, Employer Share 86% & Employee Share 14% and the Platinum
Plan with no HSA, Employer Share 90.5% & Employee Share 9.5%.
Vermont experts offer guidance for bringing birds, not bears, to the feeder
Juliet Schulman-Hall reporting for VT Digger
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is recommending that Vermonters wait until the beginning of December to put up their bird feeders to avoid attracting bears.
Although bird feeding is an exciting way to get up close and personal with the neighborhood chickadees and cardinals, Doug Morin, Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s bird project leader, said that feeders aren’t essential to helping birds survive the winter. As such, people should avoid the temptation to put feeders outside until bears have begun to hibernate.
Morin also noted that if people see a bear during its dormant period — from December to April — they should take down their bird feeders for at least one week. If a bear isn’t able to find food, it will be more likely to return to its winter den.
“People should do everything they can to prevent a bear from finding food at their home, because once this happens the bear may return for years continuing to check for food,” Jaclyn Comeau, Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s wildlife biologist and black bear project leader, wrote in an email to VTDigger.
Comeau said that if Vermonters have a “chronic history with (bears) foraging in their yard,” they should wait until there’s at least a foot of snow on the ground before putting a bird feeder outside.
“Historically, bears are known to come out of their hibernation during warm periods in the winter. So it's not crazy if you see a bear in January,” Morin said.
Bear sightings during dormancy, however, are happening more often, according to Morin, in part due to warming temperatures from the effects of climate change.
While Vermonters will likely see the same cast of avian characters at their feeders this year, climate change is also affecting migratory patterns among the state’s bird populations.
Juliet Schulman-Hall reporting for VT Digger
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is recommending that Vermonters wait until the beginning of December to put up their bird feeders to avoid attracting bears.
Although bird feeding is an exciting way to get up close and personal with the neighborhood chickadees and cardinals, Doug Morin, Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s bird project leader, said that feeders aren’t essential to helping birds survive the winter. As such, people should avoid the temptation to put feeders outside until bears have begun to hibernate.
Morin also noted that if people see a bear during its dormant period — from December to April — they should take down their bird feeders for at least one week. If a bear isn’t able to find food, it will be more likely to return to its winter den.
“People should do everything they can to prevent a bear from finding food at their home, because once this happens the bear may return for years continuing to check for food,” Jaclyn Comeau, Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s wildlife biologist and black bear project leader, wrote in an email to VTDigger.
Comeau said that if Vermonters have a “chronic history with (bears) foraging in their yard,” they should wait until there’s at least a foot of snow on the ground before putting a bird feeder outside.
“Historically, bears are known to come out of their hibernation during warm periods in the winter. So it's not crazy if you see a bear in January,” Morin said.
Bear sightings during dormancy, however, are happening more often, according to Morin, in part due to warming temperatures from the effects of climate change.
While Vermonters will likely see the same cast of avian characters at their feeders this year, climate change is also affecting migratory patterns among the state’s bird populations.
Ethan Weinstein reporting for VT Digger
One person was killed in a fire in Springfield Sunday night, when back-to-back blazes abetted by cold and wind in Windsor County drew a dozen fire departments.
The person died in a two-alarm fire in a storage shed behind a duplex at 165 Park St., Springfield Fire Chief Paul Stagner said. The victim’s identity has not been released, and Stagner said it was not yet clear why the person was inside the structure.
“When we arrived, there were a number of people that were in the back area that, upon initial reports, could not confirm or deny if there was anybody inside the building,” Stagner said. “A lot of the structure — probably a third of it — was not searchable when we arrived just because of the heavy fire.”
The frigid, blustery conditions that dropped into the 20s aided the quick spread of the fire, which his department responded to just before 7 p.m., Stagner said.
Springfield’s mutual aid partners responded to the incident, which is now being investigated by Vermont’s fire investigation team, he added.
About an hour later, crews from more than a dozen departments responded to a fire at a home in neighboring Chester at 1324 Route 103, according to Chester Fire Chief Matthew Wilson.
“It was windy, and I think we were around 12 degrees in temperature,” Wilson said. “Our firefighters were literally ice cubes, so we had to keep rotating people into the warming stations to dethaw them so they could go back to work again.”
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‘Soldier on’: The death of an intelligence officer from Vermont leads his family to support long Covid research
Paul Heintz reporting for VT Digger
Charlie Vallee’s friends and family knew something was wrong — but they didn’t know how wrong.
After contracting Covid-19 in January, the 27-year-old Vermonter could not shake the persistent symptoms of long Covid, the mysterious affliction that has plagued countless survivors of the global pandemic.
Those close to Vallee noticed the uncontrollable tremor and the blank stare. He suffered from brain fog so severe that he struggled to read. He became lost in a grocery store.
An officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency, Vallee had been set to deploy to Iraq for a second tour of duty in the Middle East. But a week before his scheduled departure in March, he reluctantly informed his superiors that he feared his condition could put troops at risk. He took medical leave from the Department of Defense in April to seek treatment.
On May 3, Vallee died by suicide in Washington, D.C.
“We all wish we could have done more,” said Chris Rothe, who met Vallee in college and became one of his closest friends. “It took us all by surprise.”
In the months since, Vallee’s family members have been trying to make sense of their loss — and prevent others from enduring the same. They’ve established the Charles M. Vallee Foundation with a goal of funding long Covid research and providing resources to those in search of answers.
Paul Heintz reporting for VT Digger
Charlie Vallee’s friends and family knew something was wrong — but they didn’t know how wrong.
After contracting Covid-19 in January, the 27-year-old Vermonter could not shake the persistent symptoms of long Covid, the mysterious affliction that has plagued countless survivors of the global pandemic.
Those close to Vallee noticed the uncontrollable tremor and the blank stare. He suffered from brain fog so severe that he struggled to read. He became lost in a grocery store.
An officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency, Vallee had been set to deploy to Iraq for a second tour of duty in the Middle East. But a week before his scheduled departure in March, he reluctantly informed his superiors that he feared his condition could put troops at risk. He took medical leave from the Department of Defense in April to seek treatment.
On May 3, Vallee died by suicide in Washington, D.C.
“We all wish we could have done more,” said Chris Rothe, who met Vallee in college and became one of his closest friends. “It took us all by surprise.”
In the months since, Vallee’s family members have been trying to make sense of their loss — and prevent others from enduring the same. They’ve established the Charles M. Vallee Foundation with a goal of funding long Covid research and providing resources to those in search of answers.
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Vermont officials are ready to ban sale of new gasoline passenger cars by 2035
Emma Cotton reporting for VT Digger
State regulators are on the cusp of adopting a rule that would push Vermont’s market for new passenger cars to all-electric in a little more than a decade.
The rule, called Advanced Clean Cars II, is part of a set of regulations that are designed to lower emissions in cars and trucks. It “requires that all passenger car and light-duty truck vehicles delivered by manufacturers for sale in Vermont by 2035 meet the definition of zero-emission vehicle,” according to a document produced by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
The percentage of zero-emission vehicles that manufacturers must deliver to the state would gradually increase from 2026 until 2035.
Advanced Clean Cars regulates manufacturers, not people. Vermonters would still be able to purchase used gasoline-powered cars under the rule.
Another rule in the set, called Advanced Clean Trucks, applies to medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and does not phase out gasoline-powered vehicles entirely. Instead, it requires manufacturers that sell trucks to include an increasing percentage of zero-emission vehicles, depending on the vehicle’s weight class, by 2035.
“The clean truck standard recognizes that the technology isn't there yet for heavier-duty applications the way it is for passenger vehicles, essentially,” said Julie Moore, secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources. “And so while it works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it doesn't have the same sort of endpoint.”
Cars, buses, trucks and other modes of transportation are responsible for 40% of Vermont’s climate emissions, making it the state’s most polluting sector.
Vermont’s Climate Council, established by the state’s 2020 Global Warming Solutions Act, called for a wide-scale adoption of electric vehicles in its first Climate Action Plan.
December 4 PTO Make and Take, Craft Fair
December 5 Early Release Day
December 21 School Sing-a-long
Looking for Odds and Ends for the Art Room
Have you been looking for a way to clean up that craft room, but didn’t want to throw out all of the “good stuff” you are not quite sure what to do with?
The WS Art Teacher is looking for leftover craft/recycling items that you may have in your home.
Leftover plastic flowers and greenery (does not have to be whole… pieces are great)
Petals or leaves
Beads or flat plastic gems
Cardboard (shipping boxes, cereal boxes)
Bamboo skewers
Wide elastic
Feathers
Ribbon
Anything sparkly…
Weathersfield School Board meets on Tuesdays
Northern Stage’s joyous holiday tradition returns with the world premiere production of The Railway Children, a new American adaptation of Edith Nesbit’s beloved British classic children’s novel with new music and lyrics by Jane Shaw and Mark Hartman (A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie; The Wanderers at Roundabout), November 22, 2022 – January 1, 2023, in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, Vermont.
Performance times are Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217
Outer Limits Brewing (802)-287-6100
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; Wednesdays and Thursdays 3-8 p.m.; Saturdays noon-8 p.m. with LIVE MUSIC; Sundays noon-6 p.m..
60 Village Green, Proctorsville, VT 05153
4261 Route 106 in Perkinsville, Downers Four Corners to the locals.
VT Digger Coronavirus Report: CLICK HERE
Emma Cotton reporting for VT Digger
State regulators are on the cusp of adopting a rule that would push Vermont’s market for new passenger cars to all-electric in a little more than a decade.
The rule, called Advanced Clean Cars II, is part of a set of regulations that are designed to lower emissions in cars and trucks. It “requires that all passenger car and light-duty truck vehicles delivered by manufacturers for sale in Vermont by 2035 meet the definition of zero-emission vehicle,” according to a document produced by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
The percentage of zero-emission vehicles that manufacturers must deliver to the state would gradually increase from 2026 until 2035.
Advanced Clean Cars regulates manufacturers, not people. Vermonters would still be able to purchase used gasoline-powered cars under the rule.
Another rule in the set, called Advanced Clean Trucks, applies to medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and does not phase out gasoline-powered vehicles entirely. Instead, it requires manufacturers that sell trucks to include an increasing percentage of zero-emission vehicles, depending on the vehicle’s weight class, by 2035.
“The clean truck standard recognizes that the technology isn't there yet for heavier-duty applications the way it is for passenger vehicles, essentially,” said Julie Moore, secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources. “And so while it works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it doesn't have the same sort of endpoint.”
Cars, buses, trucks and other modes of transportation are responsible for 40% of Vermont’s climate emissions, making it the state’s most polluting sector.
Vermont’s Climate Council, established by the state’s 2020 Global Warming Solutions Act, called for a wide-scale adoption of electric vehicles in its first Climate Action Plan.
Select Board
Select Board Minutes: The minutes can now be found at https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/node/586/minutes
All regular meetings are broadcasted live on Comcast channel 1087, VTEL Channel 161, and SAPA.org on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.David Fuller Vice Chair
Kelly O'Brien Clerk
Wendy Smith Member
Paul Tillman Member
Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m. December 5December 19
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboardNovember 21
November 14 Special Meeting (Generator for Martin Memorial Hall)August 17-Emergency Meeting-Golden Cross Contact (5 Year Term)June 16
May 18 Special Meeting (to sign the Warrant from the May 16th meeting)May 2 (posted now but not posted at press time May 9 in violation of Vermont's Open Meeting law. )
April 18 (posted now, but not posted at press time April 25 in violation of Vermont's Open Meeting law. )
April 4March 21
March 7-(The March 7th meeting minutes are now the March 7th meeting minutes not the Feb. 7th's as originally posted)
Special Meeting March 3-Select Board organization
Town Meeting Minutes
February 21
February 7
January 20
January 3
Select Board Minutes: The minutes can now be found at https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/node/586/minutes
David Fuller Vice Chair
Kelly O'Brien Clerk
Wendy Smith Member
Paul Tillman Member
Kelly O'Brien Clerk
Wendy Smith Member
Paul Tillman Member
Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m.
December 5
December 19
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboard
November 21
November 14 Special Meeting (Generator for Martin Memorial Hall)
November 14 Special Meeting (Generator for Martin Memorial Hall)
August 17-Emergency Meeting-Golden Cross Contact (5 Year Term)
June 16May 18 Special Meeting (to sign the Warrant from the May 16th meeting)
May 2 (posted now but not posted at press time May 9 in violation of Vermont's Open Meeting law. )April 18 (posted now, but not posted at press time April 25 in violation of Vermont's Open Meeting law. )
April 4
March 21
March 7-(The March 7th meeting minutes are now the March 7th meeting minutes not the Feb. 7th's as originally posted)
Special Meeting March 3-Select Board organization
Town Meeting Minutes
February 21
February 7
January 20
January 3
March 7-(The March 7th meeting minutes are now the March 7th meeting minutes not the Feb. 7th's as originally posted)
Special Meeting March 3-Select Board organization
Town Meeting Minutes
February 21
February 7
January 20
January 3
*Vermont Open Meeting LawMinute posting: Minutes of all public meetings shall be matters of public record, shall be kept by the clerk or secretary of the public body, and shall be available for inspection by any person and for purchase of copies at cost upon request after five calendar days from the date of any meeting. Meeting minutes shall be posted no later than five calendar days from the date of the meeting to a website, if one exists, that the public body maintains or has designated as the official website of the body. Except for draft minutes that have been substituted with updated minutes, posted minutes shall not be removed from the website sooner than one year from the date of the meeting for which the minutes were taken.
Weathersfield Police Blotter
Weathersfield School
Weekly Newsletter: November 18
Winter Activities Sign Up is OPEN
Use this form to register your child/children
Save the Dates!
November 30 Staff MeetingDecember 4 PTO Make and Take, Craft Fair
December 5 Early Release Day
December 21 School Sing-a-long
Current Employment Opportunities at Weathersfield School
If you or if you know of anyone that has always wanted to work in a school setting, now is the time to apply.
If you or if you know of anyone that has always wanted to work in a school setting, now is the time to apply.
WS currently has three different opportunities for employment.
If you are interested, please apply on https://www.schoolspring.com/
World Language Teacher
Paraprofessional
World Language Teacher
Paraprofessional
Looking for Odds and Ends for the Art Room
Have you been looking for a way to clean up that craft room, but didn’t want to throw out all of the “good stuff” you are not quite sure what to do with?
The WS Art Teacher is looking for leftover craft/recycling items that you may have in your home.
Leftover plastic flowers and greenery (does not have to be whole… pieces are great)
Petals or leaves
Beads or flat plastic gems
Cardboard (shipping boxes, cereal boxes)
Bamboo skewers
Wide elastic
Feathers
Ribbon
Anything sparkly…
Meeting Agendas may be found HERE
Weathersfield School Board meets on TuesdaysIn Person at Weathersfield School (135 Schoolhouse Road, Ascutney)
Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney December 13 Agenda
January 10, 2023
February 14, 2023
March 14, 2023
School Board MeetingsMeeting MinutesFebruary 11 Special Meeting (Not posted at press time February 21 in violation of Vermont's Open Meeting law. )
February 8 video link (Now posted, not posted at press time February 14 in violation of Vermont's Open Meeting law. )
January 11
January 10, 2023
February 14, 2023
March 14, 2023
January 11
Weathersfield Proctor Library
WPL Drop in Scrabble
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
Mondays at 1 p.m.Please call Maureen Bogosian for details @ 603-252-0936
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
Mondays at 1 p.m.
Please call Maureen Bogosian for details @ 603-252-0936
Things to Do In and Around Weathersfield
Get Outdoors, Entertainment, Classes, Workshops
A New England Midwinter Revels, Dec. 16, 17, 18 shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. INFO
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Tuesday, December 20 TICKETS
Saved by the 90s, February 3 TICKETS
David Sedaris, March 31 TICKETS
Youth Education Serie: Dance of Hope, April 6 10 a.m. TICKETS
Dance of Hope, April 6, 6:30 p.m. FREE TICKETS
(you must reserve a seat to attend)
Ticket prices range from $19 to $69 — $19 for students of all ages, $20 for those under the age of 25, and $34 for preview performances (November 22, 23, and 25).
Access for All tickets (for EBT card holders) are $5 and are available for any performance while ticket supplies last. The Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts is located at 74 Gates Street, White River Junction, VT.
For tickets and information, call (802) 296-7000 or visit www.northernstage.org.
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS: Northern Stage will NOT be requesting vaccination status OR proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Masks are not required but are encouraged inside the Barrette Center for the Arts.
Exercise
Yoga
Whole Roasted Tro
Whole Roasted Tro
Within Reach Yoga
at Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
You must Register for each class at least a day ahead by emailing Lisa. (Class sizes limited to 7.)
Tuesdays
~Location Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House~
November 29
November 29
December TBA
Slow Flow, Rest + Restore Tuesdays 9:00-10:00 am
Slow Flow, Rest + Restore Tuesdays 9:00-10:00 am
Walk-ins can register up to 24 hrs. ahead by emailing Lisa and are available on a first-come, first served basis (classes fill early!).
Please arrive 5 minutes early with your own props and mats.
Workshops Online
Vermont Online Workshops
Lots of events and movies online. Contact: AARP Vermont Email: vtaarp@aarp.org with questions.
Visit Our Local Restaurants
Bistro Midva Midva is open Wednesday-Saturday 4:30-9:30 p.m. (Closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) Call (802) 299-1553 or visit their FACEBOOK PAGE for more information.Call ahead for take out 674-9859
93 Pleasant St. Claremont, NH (in the space formerly occupied by Dusty’s Café)
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Exit Ate (802) 674-4299 Wednesdays-Sundays 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
202 VT 131, Ascutney
Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217 93 Pleasant St. Claremont, NH (in the space formerly occupied by Dusty’s Café)
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
202 VT 131, Ascutney
Dine inside or outside Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, call for a reservation 802-263-9217. 1342 VT Route 106 Perkinsville, VT 05151
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; Wednesdays and Thursdays 3-8 p.m.; Saturdays noon-8 p.m. with LIVE MUSIC; Sundays noon-6 p.m..
60 Village Green, Proctorsville, VT 05153
Springfield Diner-seating inside/outside daily 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Ice cream shop open Thursday-Sunday 1-7 pm. Daily specials.
Villagers Ice Cream Restaurant-(802) 795-0063 CLOSED For the Season
Tuesdays-Sundays 11:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. (they stop cooking at 7:30 p.m.) 4261 Route 106 in Perkinsville, Downers Four Corners to the locals.
Unicorn Sundae at Villagers Rtes. 131 and 106, Downers Four Corners, in Perkinsville
Food Assistance
Ascutney Union Church Food Cupboard in Ascutney 5243 Route 5 Saturdays 9-10 a.m. call 802-674-2484.
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville.
Beginning Thursday, January 13, the regular opening schedule of 2:00 pm-4:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month will resume. The Weathersfield Food Shelf is located in the 1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse at 1862 Route 106 in Perkinsville. The Food Shelf has lots of good food to offer!
Call the Weathersfield Town Office to be refereed to a volunteer, visit the Weathersfield Food Shelf Facebook page and leave a message, email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com
Donations of non-perishable food are always welcomed and may be dropped off at the facility during open hours or placed in the collection box at Martin Memorial Hall. For more information, call 802-263-5584 or email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com.
Hartland Food Shelf in Hartland. 4 Corners UU Church Fridays 8-10 a.m., Saturdays 10 a.m-2 p.m.
Reading-West Windsor Food Shelf in Reading. Mondays 2-4 p.m. and Thursday 4-6 p.m. Stone School 3456 Tyson Rd, Reading.
Ascutney Union Church Food Cupboard in Ascutney 5243 Route 5 Saturdays 9-10 a.m. call 802-674-2484.
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville.
Call the Weathersfield Town Office to be refereed to a volunteer, visit the Weathersfield Food Shelf Facebook page and leave a message, email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com
Donations of non-perishable food are always welcomed and may be dropped off at the facility during open hours or placed in the collection box at Martin Memorial Hall. For more information, call 802-263-5584 or email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com.
Hartland Food Shelf in Hartland. 4 Corners UU Church Fridays 8-10 a.m., Saturdays 10 a.m-2 p.m.
Reading-West Windsor Food Shelf in Reading. Mondays 2-4 p.m. and Thursday 4-6 p.m. Stone School 3456 Tyson Rd, Reading.
Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville.
Beginning Thursday, January 13, the regular opening schedule of 2:00 pm-4:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month will resume.
The Weathersfield Food Shelf is located in the 1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse at 1862 Route 106 in Perkinsville. The Food Shelf has lots of good food to offer!
Call the Weathersfield Town Office to be refereed to a volunteer, visit the Weathersfield Food Shelf Facebook page and leave a message, email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com
Donations of non-perishable food are always welcomed and may be dropped off at the facility during open hours or placed in the collection box at Martin Memorial Hall. For more information, call 802-263-5584 or email weathersfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com.
Hartland Food Shelf in Hartland. 4 Corners UU Church Fridays 8-10 a.m., Saturdays 10 a.m-2 p.m.
Reading-West Windsor Food Shelf in Reading. Mondays 2-4 p.m. and Thursday 4-6 p.m. Stone School 3456 Tyson Rd, Reading.
Vermont State Resources and
COVID-19 Response Information
GET VACCINATEDand GET YOUR BOOSTERDo it for Yourself, Your Family, Your Community
GET VACCINATED
and GET YOUR BOOSTER
Do it for Yourself, Your Family, Your Community
Vermont Department of Health COVID-19 Information Page.
COVID-Vaccine Clinics
Visit https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cdf6b5c920a54a5f960ca73bda5943c2/ to find a clinic near you.
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is now offering walk-in service on weekday afternoons for people ages 2 and older, according to a news release.
The visits are available for urgent, but non-emergency medical needs Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. Patients can check in at the hospital’s central registration, through the main entrance.
Some of the conditions appropriate for care through walk-in services are minor cuts and burns; urinary tract infections; strains and sprains; minor fractures; rashes; and ear, sinus and eye infections. In addition, X-ray and lab services are available on-site.
A nurse will be on hand to determine if a patient’s condition calls for transfer to the emergency department.
The visits are available for urgent, but non-emergency medical needs Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. Patients can check in at the hospital’s central registration, through the main entrance.
Some of the conditions appropriate for care through walk-in services are minor cuts and burns; urinary tract infections; strains and sprains; minor fractures; rashes; and ear, sinus and eye infections. In addition, X-ray and lab services are available on-site.
A nurse will be on hand to determine if a patient’s condition calls for transfer to the emergency department.
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Nancy Nutile-McMenemy is an Upper Valley freelance photographer and writer who loves paddle, hike, attend concerts and local events in and around Weathersfield and the Upper Valley.
or visit: www.photosbynanci.com