Weathersfield Weekly Blog June 12

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 It may not feel like summer but the flowers think it is.

Mark Your Calendars

LOH on Location Pride Festival, June 16 6-11 p.m.


PRIDE PICNIC
6-8:30 pm ∗ FREE for all-ages
Show your support for the LGBTQIA+ community: grab some food, throw on your most epic Pride gear, and come hang! Listen to tunes, meet representatives from local and regional organizations, and do some fun activities.

SILENT DISCO
9-11 pm ∗ Headphone reservations required
Once the sun goes down, get ready to dance under the stars! Although the music will be quiet, our support for the LGBTIA+ community will be loud and proud! Wear your finest Pride gear and dance to the beat of your own drummer.
More info: LOH on Location PRIDE

43rd Quechee Balloon Festival This Weekend in Quechee, Vermont

Event information and schedules: CLICK HERE

More photos: CLICK HERE

13th Annual Vermont Adaptive Charity Challenge presented by Killington Resort June 17th

GOAL: To raise more than $300,000 from this event for adaptive sports and expensive adaptive equipment at Vermont Adaptive - which allows us to share our passion for sports and the outdoors with people of any ability

Location: Killington Resort's Skyeship Base Lodge/Area, Route 4, Killington

Activities on Saturday
In addition to the road bike routes Saturday morning (returning to the original routes), you can now choose to mountain bike, gravel ride, paddle, hike, or participate virtually.

Online Silent Auction
The famous silent auction is online and will be live June 1 for you to start bidding. We'll display the items at the Festival, and the online auction will close at 4:30 p.m. at the end of the day's event.

Beverages & Food Trucks
Lawson's Finest Liquids, 14th Star Brewing, Stowe Cider, Skinny Pancake, Fork in the Road, Sustainable Eats, Taco Truck All Stars, and more.

Festival, Live Music & Huge Vendor Village
Come check out Turtle Fur, Vermont Mountain Bike Association, Luce Farm Wellness, Treeline Terrains, Bike-On, SDR Clothing, REI, Til I Die, Vermont State Parks, and more. Plus an appearance by Smokey Bear, Kid's Activities, 802 Events Photo Booth, and LIVE music with Jamie's Junk Show with the Deep Banana Blackout Horns.

Appreciation Gift When You Raise $150 or More
Includes:
- Special Event Tee Shirt
- The First 500 People to Raise $150 Receive a Killington Ski/Bike Ticket

Loads of Incentive Gifts for Your Fundraising Efforts
- Cycling Jersey, Mountain Bike Jersey or Hoodie - watch for images coming soon!
- YETI Lunch Pail, Thule Bags, Skis and More!
REGISTER

Weathersfield Garden Club Meets June 20 at the Library 6 PM



The Weathersfield Garden Club will meet on June 20th at the Weathersfield Proctor Library in Ascutney at 6 p.m.
New members and guests are always welcome. 

The club plans to meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month. 
Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com

Lace up for Laura Saturday, June 24th. 8:30 A.M. kids race, 9:00 5k run/walk-Registration is OPEN


The Annual Lace Up for Laura Memorial 5k Walk/Run and kids fun run has been announced and race registration is now open.

Register at: https://runsignup.com/Race/VT/Perkinsville/LaceUpforLaura

The race is held in memory of Laura Cody McNaughton who died in a tragic car accident on June 28, 2018 and raise funds for the scholarship fund in her name.

Energy at this event is fun, supportive and full of smiles as individuals and families participate in something Laura loved to do all for a meaningful cause.

Races
The event will consist of two races held on Saturday, June 24, 2023: an approximately 1/3 mile kids 12 and under fun run starting at 8:30 A.M. followed by a 3.1 mile (5km) race starting at 9:00 A.M for all ages and abilities.




Location
The starts for both races will be located near the intersection of the Plains and Reservoir Roads. The 3.1 mile race will be an out and back race on the scenic dirt road known for its lack of change in elevation.

Plenty of post-race snacks and swag will be offered!
(Contact them if you'd like to become a sponsor or make a donation to the raffle).


Proceeds from the event benefit the Laura Cody McNaughton Memorial Fund and its annual scholarship which will be awarded to a graduating senior who exemplifies Laura’s leadership and giving spirit, and, is pursuing further education and training in a field where these principles may be put into practice.


Race Co-Chairs: Ethan McNaughton and Lisa Gleeson. 
Media contacts, please visit our website to get in touch. https://www.laceupforlaura.com/

More photos from the 2022 race: CLICK HERE

News You Can Use
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)

Town/School News


Selectboard Orders Penalties to Unlicensed Dog Owners

The Selectboard has voted to levy a penalty of $25.00 on all owners of dogs that have not been re-licensed for the current year in accordance with the Town Dog Ordinance and Vermont State Law. 2023 dog licenses were due on April 3rd. The Selectboard extended the deadline to June 30, 2023. Any owners of dogs that fail to license their dogs will be fined $25 + the cost of licensing their dog. Failure to license your dog after the initial penalty will result in additional penalties applied on a monthly basis.

Owners of previously licensed dogs were sent a post card in early January 2023 with the instructions on how to register by mail or in person. Follow up post cards were sent in April to dog owners who missed the statutory deadline. You are now on the Town’s delinquent dog list.

The Selectboard’s penalty of $25 must be paid in order to obtain a license. Licenses may be purchased at the Town Clerk’s Office between the hours of 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. on Monday and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday or through the mail with a stamped, self- addressed envelope. After April 3rd. the license fees are $12.00 for neutered/spayed dogs and $18.00 for unneutered/unspayed dogs in addition to the $25.00 penalty if you license your dog after June 30th, per state law.

If your dog is deceased please notify the Town Clerk at (802) 674-2626.

Licensing your dogs is very important, as they help police, animal control, and shelters quickly identify your dog and get them back to you safely. Licensing your dog also proves dogs within our Town have had their vaccinations. During animal bite incidents, the Town Health Officer communicates with the Hospital regarding vaccination records kept in our office.



Town Volunteer Vacancies
There were no appointments made at the April 17th meeting but Selectboard Chair Mike Todd read the available vacancies  
a. Budget Committee (5 Vacancies) 
b. Conservation Commission (2 Vacancies) 
c. Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy) 
d. Green Up Coordinator (1 Vacancy) 
e. Lister (1 Vacancy) f. Parks and Recreation (2 Vacancies) 
g. Veterans Memorial Committee (4 Vacancies) 
h. Zoning Board of Adjustment (2 Vacancies)

Anyone interested in serving should contact the Town manager Brandon Gulnick at 802-674-2626
 



Select Board


All regular meetings are broadcasted live on Comcast channel 1087, VTEL Channel 161, and SAPA.org on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Selectboard Members  and Term 
Mike Todd Chair 2024
Paul Tillman Vice Chair 2026
David Fuller Member 2025
Kelly O'Brien Clerk 2025
Wendy Smith Member 2024
Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m.  

*Vermont Open Meeting Law
Minute 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: June 19th


Save the Dates
  • June 12th Volunteer Tea
  • June 14th Last day of School Dismissal at 12:00 PM
  • June 14th 8th Grade Graduation at 6:00 PM

Graduation Dates Across the SU
Here are the upcoming graduation dates and times across the Supervisory Union. 
WINDSOR 12TH: June 2nd 6:00 p.m. 
ABS 6TH: 6/15 during day 9:00 a.m. 
HARTLAND 8TH: 6/13 4:00 p.m. 
WEATHERSFIELD 8TH: 6/14 6:00 p.m. 
WINDSOR 8TH: 6/15 6:00 p.m.

Weathersfield School Board

Meeting Agendas may be found HERE

Weathersfield School Board meets on Tuesdays
In Person at Weathersfield School (135 Schoolhouse Road, Ascutney)

Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney 


School Board Meetings
Meeting Minutes
May 9
April 18 
March 14
February 14
January 10, 2023  
December 13 
November 8
October 11


Weathersfield Proctor Library
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)


WPL Drop in Scrabble
Mondays at 1 p.m.

Please call Maureen Bogosian for details
@ 603-252-0936

Weathersfield Historical Society
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weathersfieldhistoricalsociety

Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurch

Local and State News

Gov. Phil Scott vetoes child care bill
Lola Duffort reporting for VT Digger

Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed child care legislation that would infuse more than $120 million annually into the chronically underfunded sector, extending subsidies to most families and significantly hiking reimbursements to providers.

“I know some headlines will probably read ‘Scott vetoes child care,’ but I’m not vetoing child care. I’m vetoing the payroll tax,” Scott said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference. “No governor in state history has been as committed to funding child care, and I’m very proud of that record.”

The Republican governor’s veto of H.217 was widely predicted. Scott had stopped just short of pledging one but has been telegraphing his intentions for months, saying he strongly objected to the new tax that would partially fund the measure.

The governor does support further investments in child care, and in his budget submitted to lawmakers in January, he proposed using $50 million from the General Fund to expand subsidies. It’s an idea that lawmakers even incorporated into their financing mechanism for their child care bill, trimming the cost of the payroll tax to 0.44%.

But the administration settled upon $50 million because this is how much officials estimated they could spend without having to raise new taxes — Scott’s red line. Democrats, meanwhile, argued that the state would have to spend far more to truly stabilize the labor-intensive sector in which workers often qualify for public assistance while parents struggle to pay a bill that often eclipses the cost of a mortgage or college tuition.

And even the sum contemplated by lawmakers in H.217 falls short of the funding called for in a study commissioned by lawmakers in 2021, which pegged the cost of reform between $179 million and $279 million annually.

Calling the bill “a truly significant benefit for Vermonters at a minimal cost,” House Speaker Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, released a statement Tuesday estimating that the payroll tax would only cost an individual earning the state’s median wage less than $1 a week.


Vermont leaders pursue federal disaster aid after orchardists face ‘heartbreaking’ losses in May freeze

Sarah Mearhoff reporting for VT Digger

Strolling through rows of his trees on a gray, rainy day in June, Greg Burtt couldn’t help but smile when he pictured a typical autumn day at his apple orchard in Cabot.

In his picture-perfect imagination, he envisioned a sunny day. He described how hundreds of cars park in his fields and stretch down his road on any given fall weekend. Along with his family and a handful of staff, Burtt will fry roughly 600 dozen cider doughnuts in a single day. Families will stay for hours picking their own apples and munching on fresh fruit, doughnuts and cider. Kids can slide down a playground’s yellow curly slide or run through the small corn maze as many times as they’d like. A pumpkin patch and 15 acres of fruit trees are surrounded by hazy blue mountains.

“You know, it's surprising how it doesn't feel crowded in the orchard. I think there's just so much space,” he said. “But you can just hear chatter and families hanging out together having a good time.”

Things may look different this fall at Burtt’s Apple Orchard. On the night of May 17, temperatures plunged into the 20s in Vermont, and a deep freeze set in across the entire Northeast, decimating fruit crops in a region known for its yearly bounty.

More than three weeks later, it is unclear how much aid the federal government will provide to farmers who suffered devastating losses in the once-in-a-generation weather event.

“A frost in May is not unheard of, but this one was significant enough because it was so cold,” Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts told VTDigger this week. “And the particular timing — the apples were in bloom, the blueberries were in bloom, very tender vines for the grapes — everything was really vulnerable.”

Much of the damage was immediately visible. On the morning of May 18, farmers could split open their apple buds and find brown inside, a sure sign of death for the young fruit. But weeks later, a fuller picture of the frost’s impact is coming into focus.

Along with colleagues at the state Agency of Agriculture, staff with the University of Vermont Extension surveyed fruit tree farmers across the state. Nineteen apple orchards responded, accounting for roughly half of the state’s acreage. “For the vast majority of respondents, estimated crop loss was 95% or greater,” Tebbetts told VTDigger.

In apples alone, the financial losses accounted for in the survey are upward of $3.6 million. For cider, the survey documents another $1.2 million in losses. Add in other types of fruits — grapes, blueberries and stone fruits — and the total crop losses among respondents are an estimated $5.8 million.

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Still Flying High: Vermont's State Flag Turns 100


Abigail Sylvor Greenberg reporting for Seven Days

Though the Vermont state flag flies across the Green Mountains, many Vermonters can conjure only a fuzzy mental image of it — a seal with a pastoral scene, a blue backdrop. Perhaps they know it includes the state motto, "Freedom and Unity." Historian Andrew Liptak said of the flag: "You see it, but you don't see it."

After turning 100 last Thursday, the flag merits a closer look. Liptak and his colleagues at the Vermont Historical Society have been researching its roots and even have a delicate prototype flag in their collection.

The flag's focal point is the Vermont coat of arms, which was first used in 1862 by one of Vermont's Civil War regiments. The coat of arms' iconography — a pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat — can be traced back to the Great Seal that Ira Allen, a founder of Vermont, designed in 1779.

Earlier flag iterations had less to do with Vermont's flora and fauna. The original, made official in 1803, followed national precedent: 17 stars and 17 stripes (then the number of states in the union), with "VERMONT" across the top.

In 1837, legislators added a small image of the coat of arms in the flag's blue left corner. Yet this version still looked an awful lot like the American flag. So, in 1923, the state eschewed stars and stripes and adopted the blue regimental flag — an expression of pride in Vermont's landscape and militia.

The flag, Liptak told Seven Days, "is a representation of a Vermont, one type of Vermont."

After Two Decades of Searching, Biologist Discovers Rare Butterfly in Vermont

Nearly every spring for the past 21 years, Bryan Pfeiffer has trekked into some of the most remote bogs across Vermont. Along the way, he donated blood to black flies, sunk into muck, and on occasion wondered whether he’d get out of certain bogs alive.

Year after year, Pfeiffer never found what he was searching for: bog elfin, one of the smallest and most elusive butterflies on the continent, and a rarity nobody had ever seen in Vermont.

But persistence and experience finally paid off in mid-May when Pfeiffer, alone in northern Vermont, finally caught up with the tiny butterfly — and lived to tell about it.

“I half figured that I would either find this butterfly or die trying,” said Bryan Pfeiffer, 65, a writer and entomologist who finally located the elfin at a bog in northern Vermont on May 19.

One of the smallest butterflies on the continent, bog elfin is notoriously hard to locate. Not only does it spend most of its life high in black spruce trees, it is on the wing and detectable for only a few weeks from mid-May to early June. Complicating the search are hoards of biting black flies.

Pfeiffer’s fateful discovery coincides with the launch this spring of the second Vermont Butterfly Atlas, which enlists experts and novices alike to search the state for butterflies and report what they find. Kent McFarland, who directs the butterfly atlas for the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE), said the elfin’s discovery illustrates how much remains to be known about the state’s biological diversity, particularly its insect life.

“When it comes to discovering biodiversity, many of us think of far-off exotic places,” said McFarland. “But there’s plenty to find here in our own backyards.”

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Lake Fairlee gets a loon cam

It's trained on the loon nesting raft that VT's Loon Conservation Project installed back in 2017, after a raccoon got to a pair's nest near the mouth of Blood Brook. It's been maintained since then by volunteers from the Lake Fairlee Association and the cam—which went live last Thursday and is the first of its kind in Vermont, the association says—will help researchers monitor and the public keep track of the nesting pair. 


Mountain biking, a fast-growing sport, kicks off its season

Ethan Weinstein reporting for VT Digger

s the muddy trails harden, mountain biking season is kicking off.

In Vermont, where mountain biking has exploded in popularity, people have more opportunities than ever to get into the sport.

“The growth of the sport has been exponential in the past — call it five years,” said Mark Harris, a Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association board member. “It’s really hard for us to quantify what’s happening, but you can feel it.”

The association, known as WAMBA, operates three separate trail networks in the Woodstock area, managing more than 30 miles of trails, according to Harris. Since 2016, the organization has evolved from an all-volunteer operation into a paid trail crew program with two builders working about full time during the peak season. This year, WAMBA hopes to reach 500 paying members, he said.

WAMBA is one of 29 chapters that are part of the Vermont Mountain Biking Association. The nonprofit, often shortened to VMBA, provides statewide advocacy and additional resources to the local chapters.

“The model we’re really trying to establish is community-supported stewardship,” said Nick Bennette, the state association’s executive director. With more resources than the local chapters, VMBA works to help each smaller community support its vision.

In many of the last five years, VMBA has posted double-digit growth in membership, according to Bennette. Riders select a primary chapter, typically where people bike the most, and their dues support that individual chapter. But members also have the opportunity to select “add-on chapters,” thus supporting different trail networks that they might ride less often.

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Concerts and Events
Pat Metheny
Lebanon Opera House
Lebanon NH June 7, 2023

A winner of an astonishing 20 Grammy awards, guitarist Pat Metheny first burst onto the international jazz scene in 1974. He returned to Lebanon Opera House to begin his 2023 summer tour.

As a young artist, Metheny spent three years with vibraphone great Gary Burton, honing his unique style — a way of playing and improvising that was modern in conception but grounded deeply in the jazz tradition of melody, swing, and the blues. 

Over the years, the endlessly creative musician has performed with artists as diverse as David Bowie, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, and Steve Reich.


The SOLD OUT audience at LOH was treated to 2.5 hours of some new music and some re-worked Metheny classics.


This season, the NEA Jazz Master returned to the LOH stage with the latest iteration of his Side-Eye band: pianist/organist/keyboardist Chris Fishman and exciting young New Orleans drummer Joe Dyson.  

More photos: CLICK HERE

Covered Bridges Half Marathon
Pomfret, Woodstock and Quechee, VT
June 4, 2023

The 31st running of the Covered Bridges Half Marathon was held on Sunday, June 4th. The Point-to Point race began in Pomfret at Saskadena Six Ski Area t 8;15 a.m. and 13.1 mile later ended in Quechee at Dewey Mills Field.

This year's men's winner was Prescott Leach with a time of 1:07:30 just shy of a course record. See all the race results: HERE



The first woman to cross the finish line was Sarah Tully with a time of 1:24:09

My friend Liba crossed the finish line with a time of 1:48:38


The finish line was organized by CBHM co-race director Mike Silverman and Lebanon Rec. Director Paul Coats.


More photos: CLICK HERE

Center Church Hikes
Weathersfield VT


I'm trying to get back into doing a 5K a day walks. I've started by walking up to the Center Church.

Sunrise on the church cupola is a great source of inspiration.


More photos: CLICK HERE

Hunt for Yellow Lady Slippers
Eshqua Bog
Hartland VT June 1, 2023

My friends Gidget, Trish and I took a little time off from Covered Bridges set-up to hunt for the Yellow Lady Slippers at Eshqua Bog.

I've seen and photographed the showy lady slipper many times, but I usually miss the yellow ones. Our timing was perfect, they were just beginning to fade but we still caught them.


We also saw many other flowers in the bog. Like Canadian Bunchberry.


Tartanian Dogwood


Cinnamon Ferns

More clumps of yellow lady slippers.


And Creeping Foamflower

More photos: CLICK HERE



LOH On Location-Hootenanny featuring: Beecharmer, Cold Chocolate and the Jacob Jolliff Band.

River View Park West
Lebanon, NH June 10, 2023


Lebanon Opera House hosted a Hootenanny at the lovely River View Park West in Lebanon NH on Saturday.

The FREE show featured three bands including Beecharmer. Beecharmer is Jes Raymond and Jakob Breitbach.
It was sunny, it was rainy, it was sunny again-Beecharmer powered through and received high praises from the audience.


Jes and Jacob live in the Upper Valley. Check their events FB page for more gigs



Next up was the Boston-based duo, Cold Chocolate, named after freezer candy a grandfather used to have ready for them during summer visits. Cold Chocolate are Ethan Robbins (vocals/guitar) and Ariel Bernstein (vocals/percussion)


The Hootenanny closed with the Jacob Jolliff Band. They had the crowd on their feet and dancing to their foot stomping bluegrass sound.


The evening's finale was a jam session with the Jacob Jolliff band being joined by members of Beecharmer and Cold Chocolate.

More photos: CLICK HERE


Next up for LOH
LOH PRIDE Picnic  6 p.m. June 16  Learn More
with a Silent Disco 9-11 p.m. HEADPHONES

Things to Do In and Around Weathersfield
Get Outdoors, Entertainment, Classes, Workshops


Andy Warhol in Vermont
Hall Art Foundation, Reading VT

The Hall Art Foundation is pleased to announce an exhibition by famed American artist Andy Warhol to be held in its galleries in Reading, Vermont from 13 May – 26 November 2023. 

Cultural icon, celebrity and provocateur, Andy Warhol produced works that are instantly recognizable and have inspired a generation of artists. Seriality and appropriation were signature aspects of Warhol’s painting and sculptural practice. 

He often made many different versions of the same subject, perhaps most famously with his iconic multi-part work, Campbell’s Soup Cans (1962) which depicts 32 different versions of a Campbell’s soup can. Shortly after completing these works, Warhol began to make paintings using silk-screens, a process that greatly facilitated his explorations of image multiplicity. 

For any given subject, Warhol might use several different source images, producing multiple versions of each picture, sometimes in different sized formats, or sometimes using different color combinations for the silkscreen inks and paints, or sometimes both. 

In other cases, he would use the same exact silkscreen and the same color silkscreen inks and paints, allowing the randomness of the screening process itself to introduce variations in tonality and color saturation in the individual paintings.



Local trails to explore: CLICK HERE

Also Hiking Close to Home: CLICK HERE

The Frippery is Coming-August 18 and 19

Weathersfield Historical Society Announces
the return of the Frippery this August!

The event will be held on August 18th and 19th.  Start putting aside those items for this special occasion.  Details to follow.
Questions please call Maureen at 603.252.0936.


Lake monitors needed in Windsor County
Do you enjoy being on the water? If you own a small paddle-powered or motor-powered boat and can commit to getting out on your lake or pond once every 10 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day, then being a lake monitor could be for you,

Volunteers from the Black River Action Team will be tackling lakes and ponds around Windsor County, but there are several still in need of a person to take on the role of lake monitor. All training and equipment are provided. All that’s required is your enthusiasm for healthy water and an hour or so every 10 days. Water temperature and clarity data as well as visual observations will be collected during each visit, and samples will be collected and need to be delivered to a prearranged drop site in a timely manner.

The water bodies in need are Knapp Brook Pond Number One and Knapp Brook Pond Number Two in Cavendish/Ascutney, Stoughton Pond in Weathersfield, and Amherst Lake in Plymouth.

To learn more or to volunteer, please contact B.R.A.T. Director Kelly Stettner right away at blackrivercleanup@gmail.com, or by leaving your contact information at 802-738-0456.
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.


LOH PRIDE Picnic  6 p.m. June 16  Learn More
with a Silent Disco 9-11 p.m. HEADPHONES

Arrival from Sweden-The Music of ABBA August 8 TICKETS

NEXUS August 11, 12, and 13-FREE  Learn More

Cavalcade July 7-9, 2023 TICKETS
Bizet's Carmen July 16-21, 2023 TICKETS
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel July 27-30, 2023 TICKETS

Exercise

Yoga

Whole Roasted Tro

Within Reach Yoga 

at the Weathersfield Meeting House (Center Church)

You must Register for each class at least a day ahead by emailing Lisa. 
(Class sizes limited to 7.)


March Classes Mondays and Tuesdays

Candle Glow Gentle Flow
Monday evenings 5:30-6:30 p.m.
June 12, 19, 26

Slow Flow, Rest + Restore 
Tuesday Morning 9-10 a.m.
June 13, 20, 27

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 5-15 minutes early with your own props and mats.

REFRAIN FROM: Wearing ice cleats (into the building), shoes, perfume, or cologne in the practice space. Do not come to class if you are feeling ill.

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.

The Copper Fox 56 Main St., Ste. 1 Springfield, VT 05156 (802) 885-1031
Dinner 5:00pm - 9:00pm  Sunday Hours 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday through Sunday (Closed Monday and Tuesday)

Daily Grind Café 
Call ahead for take out (802) 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.

Harpoon Beer Garden and Brewery 802-674-5491
336 Ruth Carney Drive
Windsor, VT 05089

Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217 
Dine inside or outside Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, call for a reservation 802-263-9217. 1342 VT Route 106 Perkinsville, VT 05151

Maebellines (802) 591-4311
12 Clinton Street, Springfield, VT Open for breakfast and lunch, daily except Sundays.

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 

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 Open 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




The Vermont Creemee Database: Vote for your favorite

Erin Petenko reporting for VT Digger

Nothing goes better with a hot Vermont summer day than a cold, sweet, creamy cone of soft serve ice cream.

Wait, soft serve? What are you talking about? There’s only one type of ice cream that reigns supreme in the Green Mountain State: the creemee.

A creemee is not quite synonymous with soft serve, but they share some similarities. Both take prepared ice cream “bases” that vendors can mix flavor into and serve from the same machine, according to E.B. Flory, dairy chief of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.

Creemees, however, are supposed to contain a higher percentage of butterfat — a minimum of 14%, versus 10%-14% for soft serve, Flory said. Creemees are often sold in maple, black raspberry, vanilla and chocolate flavors, or as a twist of two flavors. They can come with toppings or be dipped into chocolate or other sauces to create a hard outer coating.

How many creemee stands are there in Vermont? Until recently, this seemed an unanswerable question. But then Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts revealed on Twitter that his agency maintains a licensing system that tracks this sort of thing.

So VTDigger did what VTDigger does: We filed a public records request.

The data we obtained shows that roughly 400 Vermont establishments have active licenses to operate “frozen dessert” machines. That count, however, includes vendors who sling creemees, as well as those who dish out soft serve.

About a quarter of the licensees were chains such as McDonald’s, Cumberland Farms and Walmart. There were also some oddball spots, such as universities, movie theaters and hospital cafeterias.


Food Assistance

Weathersfield Food Shelf in Perkinsville.
The food shelf is open 2:00 pm-4:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. 
 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

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and GET YOUR BOOSTER
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Vermont Department of Health COVID-19 Information Page.

VT Digger Coronavirus Report: CLICK HERE

Mt. Ascutney Hospital Open for Walk-Ins M-F 1-5 PM
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.


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