Weathersfield Weekly Blog October 9 edition
The fall colors before the rain
More Fall Foliage from around town: CLICK HERE
We played tourist and visited Bromley, Londonderry, Weston and Ludlow (Buttermilk Falls) last Thursday.
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LOH ON LOCATION: WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL THEATER
Friday, October 13, 7:30 pm
Tickets
Brian “B Glow” Glowacki’s comedy feels like home. The Nantucket native’s playful style has propelled him from small town class clown to nationwide crowd favorite.
B Glow’s sharp observations on life landed him the coveted opening slot for comedian Bob Marley and he recently made waves as the first local independent comedian to headline the historic Wilbur Theatre in Boston.
Through his comedy, Glowacki proves that we can all remain devoted to family, friends, and our careers — while leaving room to get a little rowdy!
Recommended for ages 18+; general admission seating. The Windsor High School Theater is located at 127 State Street in Windsor, VT.
Check out B Glow's video: CLICK HERE
Brian “B Glow” Glowacki’s comedy feels like home. The Nantucket native’s playful style has propelled him from small town class clown to nationwide crowd favorite.
B Glow’s sharp observations on life landed him the coveted opening slot for comedian Bob Marley and he recently made waves as the first local independent comedian to headline the historic Wilbur Theatre in Boston.
Through his comedy, Glowacki proves that we can all remain devoted to family, friends, and our careers — while leaving room to get a little rowdy!
Recommended for ages 18+; general admission seating.
B Glow’s sharp observations on life landed him the coveted opening slot for comedian Bob Marley and he recently made waves as the first local independent comedian to headline the historic Wilbur Theatre in Boston.
Through his comedy, Glowacki proves that we can all remain devoted to family, friends, and our careers — while leaving room to get a little rowdy!
Recommended for ages 18+; general admission seating.
The Windsor High School Theater is located at 127 State Street in Windsor, VT.
Check out B Glow's video: CLICK HERE
Frippery is BACK with a Barn Sale October 14 , 9AM-until all the stuff is gone.
A benefit for the Weathersfield Historical Society
They are back at it! Please come visit them at 5357 US Route 5 in Ascutney. This special event supports the Weathersfield Historical Society. Any questions, please call 603 252 0936.
Frippery (meaning) noun. Showy or unnecessary ornament in dress, architecture, or language.
A benefit for the Weathersfield Historical Society
They are back at it! Please come visit them at 5357 US Route 5 in Ascutney. This special event supports the Weathersfield Historical Society.
Any questions, please call 603 252 0936.
Frippery (meaning) noun. Showy or unnecessary ornament in dress, architecture, or language.
Star Parties at Hoisington Field
The Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (SoVerA) and the Weathersfield Proctor Library will host Star Parties at Hoisington Field this fall. The parties will be on Fridays when the weather is good and the Moon cooperates (that is, it doesn't shine so brightly that it washes out the sky).
All of these dates are weather dependent.
Below is the list of Friday nights with crescent moons or no moon for the rest of the year.
Friday Night Star Party Possibilities:
October 13, No Moon
October 20, Waxing Crescent sets at 10:35 pm
November 3, 3rd Quarter sets at 9:19 pm
November 10, Waning Crescent sets in daylight
November 17, Waxing Crescent sets at 9:32 pm
December 1, Waning Gibbous rises at 9:27 pm
December 8, Waning Crescent sets in daylight
December 15, Waxing Crescent sets at 8:27 pm
Star Parties at Hoisington Field
All of these dates are weather dependent.
Below is the list of Friday nights with crescent moons or no moon for the rest of the year.
Friday Night Star Party Possibilities:
October 13, No Moon
October 20, Waxing Crescent sets at 10:35 pm
November 3, 3rd Quarter sets at 9:19 pm
November 10, Waning Crescent sets in daylight
November 17, Waxing Crescent sets at 9:32 pm
December 1, Waning Gibbous rises at 9:27 pm
December 8, Waning Crescent sets in daylight
December 15, Waxing Crescent sets at 8:27 pm
Flapjack Frolic at the Weathersfield Proctor Library, October 13 and 14
Friday, October 13--Families drop off stuffed animals.
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 am--Pancake breakfast for stuffed animals and families.
Flapjack Frolic Guide:
On Friday, October 13, 2023, Library Bear will host a sleepover for his Weathersfield stuffed animal friends. Overnight activities will include story time, pizza, games, and a movie.
Stuffed animal parents can drop their animals off at the Weathersfield Proctor Library on Friday, October 13 with a permission slip that lists bedtime and any food allergies.
The Friends of the Library will host a pancake breakfast at 9:00 am, Saturday, October 14 for families to share with their stuffed animals as they pick them up.
Participants will receive photos of all activities.
Flapjack Frolic: Sign up required. Email The Library or sign up in person.
Friday, October 13--Families drop off stuffed animals.
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 am--Pancake breakfast for stuffed animals and families.
Flapjack Frolic Guide:
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 am--Pancake breakfast for stuffed animals and families.
Flapjack Frolic Guide:
On Friday, October 13, 2023, Library Bear will host a sleepover for his Weathersfield stuffed animal friends. Overnight activities will include story time, pizza, games, and a movie.
Stuffed animal parents can drop their animals off at the Weathersfield Proctor Library on Friday, October 13 with a permission slip that lists bedtime and any food allergies.
The Friends of the Library will host a pancake breakfast at 9:00 am, Saturday, October 14 for families to share with their stuffed animals as they pick them up.
Participants will receive photos of all activities.
Flapjack Frolic: Sign up required. Email The Library or sign up in person.
Concerts
Michael Franti and Friends
A benefit concert for Vermont Flood Relief
Spruce Peak Green, Stowe, VT October 4, 2023
On Wednesday, October 4th Michael Franti & Friends and special guest Adam Melchor performed a benefit concert where 100% of ticket sales went to the VT Flood Response & Recovery Fund (over $11 million has been raised so far! And over $4 million in grants have been dispersed to our neighbors in need!) with The Vermont Community Foundation.
Franti took the stage at 7 PM and played until just after 9:30 PM.
Being Franti fan-atics, my friend Michelle and I grabbed front row standing just after Adam Melchor left the stage.
We made a lot of new friends, including Tristan who got to sing twice with Franti.
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The front row was basically a sea of children. (And they were actually very well behaved.)
Always a good time when Michael Franti is on the stage.
This special event was proudly presented by Spruce Peak with supporting sponsors WhistlePig Rye Whiskey, Stowe Mountain Resort, Ten Bends Beer, Spruce Peak Arts, Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Stowe Cider, The Point FM & Nantucket Crisps.
It was announced that as of 7PM over $70,000 had been raised for the Vermont Flood Relief Effort.
The Vermont Community Foundation was founded to help Vermonters create permanent charitable funds to keep Vermont strong and vital as it meets the challenges of the future. Today, its funds and programs provide more than $60 million a year in grants in Vermont and beyond. Learn more at vermontcf.org.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Videos: CLICK HERE
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Town/School/Regional News
1879 Schoolhouse Gardens created by the Weathersfield Garden Club
Summited by the Garden Club
The Weathersfield Garden Club was excited to plant the perennial beds that were started earlier this year at the 1879 Schoolhouse.
A wonderful assortment of spring bulbs, and various perennials were planted.
Perennials included but not limited to bee balm, Shasta daisies, butterfly weed, asters, echinacea, catnip, and sedum.
In addition, there is chives, thyme, and oregano – for those visiting the Food Shelf to enhance their meals. There will be colors from spring through fall.
The WGC also spruced up the barrels with fall décor to include: corn stalks and cabbage.
Photos courtesy of the Weathersfield Garden Club
WGC always welcomes new members at their monthly meetings.
Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at the Weathersfield Proctor Library.
Best of the Vermont Conversation: Investigative journalist Jane Mayer
“The thing is that the internet is filled with junk. So we’re competing now with outlets that just are not quality, and I think it’s hard for readers to separate out which is real and which is not real.”By David Goodman reporting for VT Digger
Jane Mayer has earned a reputation as one of the country’s top investigative reporters. As chief Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, Mayer has been relentless in exposing the hidden forces shaping American politics. Her bestselling book, “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right,” documents the vast influence of the Koch brothers and was named one of the 10 best books of 2016 by the New York Times.
In the past year, Mayer has exposed the right-wing funders behind former President Donald Trump’s Big Lie of a stolen election. She reported how Ginni Thomas secretly supported the Jan. 6 insurrection as her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, considered cases that involved her. And this month she exposed the shadowy conservative organization that smeared Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in a failed attempt to derail her Supreme Court confirmation.
Mayer often provokes the ire of those she exposes. The Koch Brothers hired investigators to smear her, and the subject of her most recent exposé tweeted her personal contact information in an attempt to intimidate her.
Eric Forand named director of Vermont Emergency Management
Forand had been serving as interim director of the department since June, including during this summer’s flooding.By Patrick Crowley reporting for VT Digger
The Vermont Department of Public Safety has named a new director of emergency management — a role that has grown in prominence in recent years as the state has navigated a pandemic and catastrophic flooding.Eric Forand, who led Vermont Emergency Management as interim director starting in June, will now hold the official position, the department announced in a press release Thursday.
Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison said in the release that she was excited by the hire and said Forand came with “extensive experience in emergency services in Vermont and can use that insight to inform decisions that will benefit local emergency responders and help the evolution of emergency response in Vermont.”
Gov. Phil Scott cited Forand’s work at the State Emergency Operations Center during this summer’s flooding, saying in the release that the new director “proved himself as a competent leader” at that time. “His guidance of the State Emergency Operations Center through the response and the continued recovery have shown his dedication to Vermont,” Scott said in the release.
Forand, a volunteer deputy chief at the Bristol Fire Department and former fire academy instructor, joined emergency management in 2017 as an exercise administrator before being named deputy director in July 2022.
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Take the Climate Impact Survey
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The Town of Weathersfield will be updating its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) in 2023. The purpose of this planning effort is to identify natural hazards and vulnerabilities, assess risk, and identifies mitigation actions to reduce or eliminate future losses resulting from those hazards.
This survey provides an opportunity for you to share your opinions and participate in the planning process. The information you provide will help us better understand your hazard concerns and can lead to mitigation activities that reduce the risk of injury or property damage in the future.
This survey consists of 16 questions and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Town Volunteer Vacancies
The vacancies are as followed:
Budget Committee (5 Vacancies)
Conservation Commission (2 Vacancies)
Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
Green Up Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
Lister (2 Vacancies)
Budget Committee (5 Vacancies)
Conservation Commission (2 Vacancies)
Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
Green Up Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
Lister (2 Vacancies)
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission (1 Vacancy)
Parks and Recreation (1 Vacancy)
Planning Commission (1 Vacancy)
Veterans Memorial Committee (2 Vacancies)
Village Wastewater Committee (3 Vacancies)
Zoning Board of Adjustment (2 Vacancies)
Parks and Recreation (1 Vacancy)
Planning Commission (1 Vacancy)
Veterans Memorial Committee (2 Vacancies)
Village Wastewater Committee (3 Vacancies)
Zoning Board of Adjustment (2 Vacancies)
Anyone interested in serving should contact the Town manager Brandon Gulnick at 802-674-2626
Select Board
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.Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m. October 16November 6November 20December 4December 18
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboardSeptember 5 Canceled no explanation givenAugust 21 (published in a Word document)May1 (minutes were not posted within 5 days, a violation of the Open Meeting Law)
Select Board Minutes: The minutes can now be found at https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/node/586/minutes
Select Board Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month 6:30 p.m.
October 16
November 6
November 20
December 4
December 18
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboard
September 5 Canceled no explanation given
August 21 (published in a Word document)
May1 (minutes were not posted within 5 days, a violation of the Open Meeting Law)
*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
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldPoliceVT
Weathersfield School
October 10th Picture Day
October 10th School Board Meeting
October 12th Service Day
October 13th P.R.I.D.E. assembly
October 20th Staff In-Service Day No School for Students
Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23-27
Red Ribbon Week is October 23-27th this year! Red Ribbon Week has been celebrated nationwide since 1985 and is a part of a campaign to provide drug and alcohol prevention awareness to students across the country.
Weathersfield will be participating in a Red Ribbon Spirit Week (see flier) and our school counselor will be providing age appropriate lessons to students Grades 3-5.
Lessons for K-5 can be accessed and reviewed by parents using this link. WS encourages you to look at the materials your child will be learning in class and have a conversation at home with our child about personal safety and healthy choices.
If you have any questions about these lessons, please reach out directly to our school counselor, Melissa Cole, via email at melissa.cole@wsesu.net or by phone at 802-674-5400 x5102
Service Day is Thursday, October, 12th at Weathersfield School
We are excited to have our local service teams from across our town come and share what they do for our community. We will have fire safety talks and police safety talks for students. It is a great opportunity for our students to get to meet our community helpers.
Weathersfield School Board meets on Tuesdays
The October Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October, 10, 2023 at 6:30 PM. The board meeting will be in the music room at Weathersfield School. Board Meeting Agenda.
Meeting Agendas may be found HEREOctober 10 AgendaNovember 14 AgendaDecember 12 Agenda
Weathersfield School Board meets on TuesdaysIn Person at Weathersfield School (135 Schoolhouse Road, Ascutney)
Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney
Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney
School Board Meetings MinutesSeptember 12
Weathersfield School PTO
Weathersfield Proctor Library
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
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
Please call Maureen Bogosian for details
@ 603-252-0936
@ 603-252-0936
Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" Reading Group at WPL Tuesday evenings 6:30-8 PM
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night features shipwrecked identical twins, unrequited love, drunken debauchery, and unbridled ambition! What could go possibly wrong?
Come and find out!
Join the revelry at the Weathersfield Proctor Library on Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00, as we read and discuss one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.
Sept. 12 through Oct. 24, 2023
Weathersfield Proctor Library, U.S. 5, Ascutney, VT
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night features shipwrecked identical twins, unrequited love, drunken debauchery, and unbridled ambition! What could go possibly wrong?
Come and find out!
Join the revelry at the Weathersfield Proctor Library on Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00, as we read and discuss one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.
Sept. 12 through Oct. 24, 2023
Weathersfield Proctor Library, U.S. 5, Ascutney, VT
Weathersfield Proctor Library, U.S. 5, Ascutney, VT
Language-Focused Book Discussion Group at WPL
Language-Focused Book Discussion Group at WPL
Weathersfield Historical SocietyFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weathersfieldhistoricalsociety
Weathersfield Historical Society
Weathersfield Garden Club
Weathersfield Garden Club
October 17th Garden Club meeting will be at the Weathersfield Proctor Library
The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at rotating venues around town at 6 p.m. Locations TBA.New members and guests are always welcome. Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com
at the Weathersfield Proctor Library
The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at rotating venues around town at 6 p.m. Locations TBA.
New members and guests are always welcome.
Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting HouseFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurch
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurchThings to Do In and Around Weathersfield
Get Outdoors, Entertainment, Classes, Workshops
Things to Do In and Around Weathersfield
Get Outdoors, Entertainment, Classes, Workshops
Star Parties Planned at Hoisington Field
They are posting a list of potential star party dates, so that interested people can pencil them in on their calendars. They will also send out notices closer to the date when it looks like we will have clear skies for an upcoming Friday. All of these dates are weather dependent.
They are planning for this to start with a cookout at Hoisington Field — a Star-B-Q. Grills will be provided. Bring your own food to grill, and a small side to share. If this is a success, we may make it a regular feature of our star parties.
Below is the list of Friday nights with crescent moons or no moon for the rest of the year.
Friday Night Star Party Possibilities:
October 13, No Moon
October 20, Waxing Crescent sets at 10:35 pm
November 3, 3rd Quarter sets at 9:19 pm
November 10, Waning Crescent sets in daylight
November 17, Waxing Crescent sets at 9:32 pm
December 1, Waning Gibbous rises at 9:27 pm
December 8, Waning Crescent sets in daylight
December 15, Waxing Crescent sets at 8:27 pm
Hawkwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry at VINS
Hawkwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry at VINS
Sunday, October 22 11 AM – 2:30 PM
$15 Per Person PLUS General Admission*
You have been accepted into Hawkwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Join a VINS educator for this magical event. Attend our Care of Magical Creatures class to meet four messenger birds, hike the trails in Herbology to uncover the uses of our understory and join some hands-on experiments in Potions class and learn what makes them work!
*Pre-registration is required. Appropriate for Ages 5 and up.
Register Today
Schedule:
11 AM – 11:40 AM / Hawkfly The Sorting Hat
This Predators of the Sky themed program will feature four raptor species. Find out which one suits your house best and learn which bird will make the best messenger for you.
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM / Neale Pavilion Astronomy
Gaze upon galaxies far far away inside of our very own magic crystal ball, the VINS Starlab. Learn the mythology behind the constellations and how to identify them for yourself in the night sky!
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM / August Pavilion Crafts & Lunch in the Great Hall
Butterbeer, Bertie Botts beans, and chocolate frogs galore! Enjoy some tasty treats made by our educators while you craft your very own magic wand.
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM / Meadow Herbology
Search for magical plants to use in your spells in a scavenger hunt. Learn about the magical and medicinal uses of these plants as well as how to identify them in the wild.
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM / August Pavilion Care of Magical Creatures
Learn how the educators care for the magical creatures at VINS, and help create enrichment from some provided supplies. Make sure to brush up on your parseltongue for a scaly animal encounter!
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM / August Pavilion Potions
Mix up a little magic and participate in some hands-on science experiments. Prepare to get messy!
For more information, contact us at 802.359.5000 or info@vinsweb.org.
Lebanon Opera House
The opera house in Lebanon is CLOSED for renovations but the SHOW must go on, LOH is taking the SHOW on the Road.
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
2023
Brian Glowacki "LOH on Location" in Windsor, VT, October 13 TICKETS
Newberry and Verch "LOH on Location" in Enfield, NH, October 27 TICKETS
2024
Sasha Velour-The Big Reveal Show, March 4, 2024 TICKETS
Yoga
Yoga
Whole Roasted Tro
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Within Reach Yoga
at the Weathersfield Meeting House (Center Church)
You must Register for each class at least a day ahead by emailing Lisa.
Tuesday Morning 9-10 AM-Slow Flow, Rest + Restore October 10, 17, 24, 31
Tuesday Evening-Candle Glow Gentle Flow 5:30-6:30 PMOctober 10, 17, 24, 31-No Halloween evening class
OCTOBER SPECIAL CLASSCHAKRA YOGA & ART WORKSHOP, 5:00-7:00 PM, Thursday, Oct. 26
$40 includes 45 minute balancing yoga class (open to beginners), a tea or golden milk to sip while enjoying a guided art lesson from Bess French, and all the art supplies to create your own chakra themed creation on canvas. Space is limited - please register early and confirm your spot with payment in full.
Payment: Cash/Check/Venmo @Lisa-Gleeson-6. Sliding scale available - please inquire if needed.
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.
Tuesday Morning 9-10 AM-Slow Flow, Rest + Restore
Tuesday Evening-Candle Glow Gentle Flow 5:30-6:30 PM
October 10, 17, 24, 31-No Halloween evening class
OCTOBER SPECIAL CLASS
CHAKRA YOGA & ART WORKSHOP, 5:00-7:00 PM, Thursday, Oct. 26$40 includes 45 minute balancing yoga class (open to beginners), a tea or golden milk to sip while enjoying a guided art lesson from Bess French, and all the art supplies to create your own chakra themed creation on canvas. Space is limited - please register early and confirm your spot with payment in full.
Payment: Cash/Check/Venmo @Lisa-Gleeson-6. Sliding scale available - please inquire if needed.
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.
Volunteers in Action (ViA), a neighbor helping neighbor organization, is seeking immediate volunteer support for two Meals on Wheels routes in Windsor. Details:
- Open shifts available Monday through Friday, help when you have time
- Roughly 2-hour commitment (10am – Noon) on volunteer days
- Individual training available upon sign-up
- Minimal driving, low mileage routes.
- There are additional needs in Weathersfield as well, if people are interested.
Melanie P. Sheehan, MPH
Director of Community Health
Vermont Online Workshops
Lots of events and movies online. Contact: AARP Vermont Email: vtaarp@aarp.org with questions.
Visit Our Local Restaurants
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.
Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217 Daily Grind Café
Call ahead for take out (802) 674-985993 Pleasant St. Claremont, NH (in the space formerly occupied by Dusty’s Café)
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Dine inside or outside Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, call for a reservation 802-263-9217. 1342 VT Route 106 Perkinsville, VT 05151
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
4261 Route 106 in Perkinsville, Downers Four Corners to the locals.
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 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
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.
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.
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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This summer has shown some of the lowest COVID-19 numbers nationwide since the start of the pandemic. However, recently there has been a small increase in cases seen nationwide and in Vermont, and a new variant — EG.5, which is a member of the omicron family.
There’s also a new booster coming this fall.
So it seems COVID-19 is starting to be on people’s minds again. Many of you had questions — and so did we.
We talked to state experts to help answer some of these new and recurring questions to help you take stock of the current state of COVID-19, fall vaccines and testing.
This summer has shown some of the lowest COVID-19 numbers nationwide since the start of the pandemic. However, recently there has been a small increase in cases seen nationwide and in Vermont, and a new variant — EG.5, which is a member of the omicron family.
There’s also a new booster coming this fall.
So it seems COVID-19 is starting to be on people’s minds again. Many of you had questions — and so did we.
We talked to state experts to help answer some of these new and recurring questions to help you take stock of the current state of COVID-19, fall vaccines and testing.
We talked to state experts to help answer some of these new and recurring questions to help you take stock of the current state of COVID-19, fall vaccines and testing.
What’s causing the current uptick in COVID-19 cases?
These new COVID-19 cases are starting to be comprised of a new variant, EG.5, which Dr. Tim Plante — a general internist, epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine — said is on its way to being the dominant strain in the U.S. The variant is related to others in the omicron family.
These new COVID-19 cases are starting to be comprised of a new variant, EG.5, which Dr. Tim Plante — a general internist, epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine — said is on its way to being the dominant strain in the U.S. The variant is related to others in the omicron family.
"It's thought to evade antibodies from prior vaccines and prior infections," Plante said recently on Vermont Edition, which is leading to more cases after a quiet stretch.
And new variants are expected — it’s just the nature of COVID-19 and a lot of other diseases, and they aren’t necessarily a cause for concern according to John Davy, a Vermont Department of Health epidemiologist.
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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