Weathersfield Weekly Blog April 22 edition
The trails are drying out. It's time we came out of our hibernations and take a hike!
The Pogue in Woodstock, VT last week.
The Pogue in Woodstock, VT last week.
Mark Your Calendars
Upcoming Events
Weathersfield Garden ClubAnnual Meeting April 23 at 6 p.m.
The Weathersfield Garden Club will will host it's annual meeting on April 23 at Martin Memorial Hall at 6 p.m.
The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Weathersfield Proctor Library from 6-8 p.m.
New members and guests are always welcome. Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com
Weathersfield Garden Club
Annual Meeting April 23 at 6 p.m.
The Weathersfield Garden Club will will host it's annual meeting on April 23 at Martin Memorial Hall at 6 p.m.
The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Weathersfield Proctor Library from 6-8 p.m.
New members and guests are always welcome. Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com
The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Weathersfield Proctor Library from 6-8 p.m.
New members and guests are always welcome. Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com
Ice Cream Lovers Rejoice Villagers Opens for the Season on April 27th
FREE SHOW
But donations accepted at the door
Theatre and Concerts
Something Rotten
We The People Theatre Company
Briggs Opera House, WRJ VT
Welcome to 1595. The bubonic plague is over and arts and science rule. It's the Renaissance, baby.
William Shakespeare is all the rage but there are other playwrights around. Like Nick and Nigel Bottom, who are trying to keep the money flowing from a very generous donor.
They are rehearsing "Richard II" at their theater, not to far from Shakespeare's Globe theatre, when they find out Shakespeare is opening a play with the same title.
William Shakespeare is kind of a rock star in London and is worshipped wherever he goes.
Is he just a pretty boy or does he actually have the talent to write all those plays and sonnets? Could he be stealing ideas from the Bottom Brothers?
A soothsayer tells Nick that the next BIG Shakespeare play will be about an Omelet (did she mishear her spirit guides...Omelet not Hamlet?)
Much merriment ensues.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Upper Valley Choral Festival
New England School of the Arts hosted
Tuck's Rock Dojo bands Black Magic and Last Jet opened
Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon NH
On Saturday, The New England School of the Arts hosted the Upper Valley Choral Festival at the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon NH.
Area high school choral groups that performed included: Hartford High School Chamber Choir, Hanover High School Choir, and the Upper Valley Youth Chorus.
Paul Ashton sings "She Loves Me" during rehearsal.
The Upper Valley Youth Chorus rehearses "It Takes a Village"
The Upper Valley Youth Chorus rehearses "Yemaya"
Tuck's Rock Dojo Bands opened the show.
Area high school choral groups that performed included: Hartford High School Chamber Choir, Hanover High School Choir, and the Upper Valley Youth Chorus.
Paul Ashton sings "She Loves Me" during rehearsal.
The Upper Valley Youth Chorus rehearses "It Takes a Village"
The Upper Valley Youth Chorus rehearses "Yemaya"
Tuck's Rock Dojo Bands opened the show.
Christopher Paul Stelling and Mary-Elaine Jenkins
Billsville House Concerts Manchester, VT
Road trip to our favorite Vermont listening room, Billsville House Concerts in Manchester VT to see Christopher Paul Stelling and Mary-Elaine Jenkins.
We hadn't seen him before but he came highly recommended. I'll just say WOW.
His lyrics were intense. His finger picking mesmerizing and his between songs stories captivating. Check him out on YouTube.
Mary-Elaine Jenkins opened the show, this was her fifth time appearing at a Billsville show.
She's been in the studio on and off during this mini-tour with Paul and I for one am looking forward to her new release.
And she's a wonderful person.
Following the indoor ceremony, Ascutney 1 carried the chief to his finally resting place in the Ascutneyville Cemetery.
By Sarah Mearhoff
As Vermont legislators filtered back into the Statehouse early this year for the 2024 legislative session, several set their sights on a new target for regulation: Big Tech.
With the federal government unable or unwilling to set parameters around the collection, sharing or sale of Americans’ data, state lawmakers said they would step up to the plate to establish state-level digital rules by which corporations would have to comply.
But stark differences of opinion between key players in the Vermont House and Senate — and ramped-up lobbying efforts by business interests and Big Tech — threaten to hold up the passage of two landmark bills this legislative session.
“Policy this big takes everyone in the building, chamber-to-chamber and administration, being united,” Rep. Monique Priestley, D-Bradford, told VTDigger in an interview last week. “It has not felt like we as a building are as united as we need to be to fight Big Tech.”
In January, two major pieces of tech legislation appeared poised for passage. One, H.121, would establish ground rules for Vermonters’ digital privacy and data sharing, and establish a private right of action against companies suspected of violating that privacy. The second, S.289, would compel social media companies to adjust their digital codes and algorithms for users under 18 years of age, in hopes of addressing social media’s documented negative impacts on teens and adolescents.
READ MORE
Weathersfield School Board meets on Tuesdays
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP , May 14 TICKETS
Satisfaction – International Rolling Stones Tribute May 18, 8 p.m. TICKETS
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.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Videos: CLICK HERE
News You Can Use
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)Town/School/Regional News
Selectboard held a Warned Emergency Meeting on April 11
According to the published meeting minutes, the board went into executive session for about 15 minutes. When the executive session was terminated Selectboard member Dave Fuller moved, and Nate McNaughton seconded to authorize the Town Manager to spend up to $10,000 from the Reserve Account Rainy Day Fund for funeral services for Darrin Spaulding, late Fire Chief of the Ascutney Volunteer Fire Department.
The motion was unanimously approved.
Thank You Chief Darrin Spaulding
The funeral for Darrin Spaulding was held at the Weathersfield School on Saturday.
It was well attended by Chief Spaulding's family, friends, the community and many local area police and firefighters.
Another Weathersfield Tales
Another Weathersfield Tales? Wasn’t the third collection “the final collection”? And didn’t the fourth collection have the title Weathersfield Tales End? And wasn’t the fifth collection “the last collection of the series”? Yes. But this next one will be the last collection.
Send stories to Steve Aikenhead, or ask him for an interview.
Send stories to Steve Aikenhead, or ask him for an interview.
His contact information is: steve@vermontel.net, 802-263-5439, or 802-698-2620 (mobile).
By Tiffany Tan
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending Vermont $22 million to cover its costs of cleaning up debris and stabilizing state buildings in Montpelier following last summer’s historic flooding.
The bulk of the federal reimbursement to the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services — $21 million — is meant to repay it for removing contaminated floodwaters from 14 state buildings and dehumidifying them, FEMA said in a news release Friday afternoon.
Another $1 million is to recover state payments for contractors’ removal of nearly 12 tons of construction and demolition debris, as well as vegetative debris, such as damaged trees and broken limbs, from roads and public property. The work involved hauling the waste matter to a disposal site, according to the release.
FEMA said the buildings that had been stabilized included those of the Green Mountain Care Board, Vermont Arts Council, Vermont Supreme Court and the Pavilion Building, whose occupants include Gov. Phil Scott and his senior staffers.
VTDigger earlier reported that the July 2023 statewide storms had impacted 22 state buildings in the capital.
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By Carly Berlin
This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.
A key Senate committee has advanced a major bill that includes updates to Act 250 and a range of policies intended to encourage more housing development in Vermont. But hours before the vote, Gov. Phil Scott argued that the legislation does not go far enough to promote housing growth and signaled a potential veto.
Multiple bills aimed at modernizing Vermont’s half-century-old land use law have circulated around the Statehouse this year, drawing intense debate over how to protect Vermont’s natural resources in an era of climate change while also lowering barriers to more housing development.
Now, those bills have become one. On Wednesday afternoon, after a marathon of closely-watched hearings, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy effectively merged the two leading bills taking on Act 250 reform this year. The committee used H.687, a bill passed by the House last month, as its vehicle, adding housing policies from S.311, a bill advanced by the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs in February.
The hybrid bill, running nearly 200 pages long, must clear several more committees before it reaches a full vote in the Senate.
READ MORE
Feds to reimburse Vermont $22M for cleanup costs following July floods
The bulk of the money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is meant to repay the state for removing contaminated floodwater from 14 state buildings and dehumidifying them.By Tiffany Tan
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending Vermont $22 million to cover its costs of cleaning up debris and stabilizing state buildings in Montpelier following last summer’s historic flooding.
The bulk of the federal reimbursement to the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services — $21 million — is meant to repay it for removing contaminated floodwaters from 14 state buildings and dehumidifying them, FEMA said in a news release Friday afternoon.
Another $1 million is to recover state payments for contractors’ removal of nearly 12 tons of construction and demolition debris, as well as vegetative debris, such as damaged trees and broken limbs, from roads and public property. The work involved hauling the waste matter to a disposal site, according to the release.
FEMA said the buildings that had been stabilized included those of the Green Mountain Care Board, Vermont Arts Council, Vermont Supreme Court and the Pavilion Building, whose occupants include Gov. Phil Scott and his senior staffers.
VTDigger earlier reported that the July 2023 statewide storms had impacted 22 state buildings in the capital.
READ MORE
Senate panel advances Act 250 reform bill, while Phil Scott signals potential veto
Multiple bills aimed at modernizing Vermont’s signature land-use law have circulated around the Statehouse this year, drawing intense debate. Now, those bills have become one.By Carly Berlin
This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.
A key Senate committee has advanced a major bill that includes updates to Act 250 and a range of policies intended to encourage more housing development in Vermont. But hours before the vote, Gov. Phil Scott argued that the legislation does not go far enough to promote housing growth and signaled a potential veto.
Multiple bills aimed at modernizing Vermont’s half-century-old land use law have circulated around the Statehouse this year, drawing intense debate over how to protect Vermont’s natural resources in an era of climate change while also lowering barriers to more housing development.
Now, those bills have become one. On Wednesday afternoon, after a marathon of closely-watched hearings, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy effectively merged the two leading bills taking on Act 250 reform this year. The committee used H.687, a bill passed by the House last month, as its vehicle, adding housing policies from S.311, a bill advanced by the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs in February.
The hybrid bill, running nearly 200 pages long, must clear several more committees before it reaches a full vote in the Senate.
READ MORE
Disagreement and lobbying threaten passage of Vermont’s landmark data privacy bill
This was supposed to be the year that Vermont legislators took on Big Tech in a sweeping data privacy bill years in the making. With mere weeks left in the session, that’s looking less likely.By Sarah Mearhoff
As Vermont legislators filtered back into the Statehouse early this year for the 2024 legislative session, several set their sights on a new target for regulation: Big Tech.
With the federal government unable or unwilling to set parameters around the collection, sharing or sale of Americans’ data, state lawmakers said they would step up to the plate to establish state-level digital rules by which corporations would have to comply.
But stark differences of opinion between key players in the Vermont House and Senate — and ramped-up lobbying efforts by business interests and Big Tech — threaten to hold up the passage of two landmark bills this legislative session.
“Policy this big takes everyone in the building, chamber-to-chamber and administration, being united,” Rep. Monique Priestley, D-Bradford, told VTDigger in an interview last week. “It has not felt like we as a building are as united as we need to be to fight Big Tech.”
In January, two major pieces of tech legislation appeared poised for passage. One, H.121, would establish ground rules for Vermonters’ digital privacy and data sharing, and establish a private right of action against companies suspected of violating that privacy. The second, S.289, would compel social media companies to adjust their digital codes and algorithms for users under 18 years of age, in hopes of addressing social media’s documented negative impacts on teens and adolescents.
READ MORE
Vermont’s chapter of Girls on the Run celebrates 25 years
Since the Vermont chapter began in 1999, more than 30,000 girls in the Green Mountain State have participated in the program.
By The Commons News
This story by Victoria Chertok was first published by The Commons on April 10.
BRATTLEBORO — In 1999, when her daughters were young, Nancy Heydinger said she “wanted to find a way to ensure that they would grow up loving themselves, feeling complete.”
“I wanted them to celebrate and embrace their natural gifts, to know that what they communicated was of value, and to believe that they could make an important impact in their communities and in our world,” the Vernon resident told The Commons.
So Heydinger looked at opportunities for her daughters and found that “there weren’t a lot of opportunities for girls that were solely for girls.”
That was the impetus for her founding Girls on the Run Vermont that year.
Since the Vermont chapter began in 1999, more than 30,000 girls in the Green Mountain State have participated in the program.
Girls on the Run was originally founded by Molly Barker in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1996, and since then more than 2.5 million girls have taken part nationwide in a full life-lessons curricula for girls that includes cultivating a love of movement.
Barker recognized a need for girls to have their own spaces, noting that there were already plenty of spaces for men and boys.
She wanted to change that. She hoped to help girls find their voices and encourage them to lift one another up rather than compete.
READ MORE
By The Commons News
This story by Victoria Chertok was first published by The Commons on April 10.
BRATTLEBORO — In 1999, when her daughters were young, Nancy Heydinger said she “wanted to find a way to ensure that they would grow up loving themselves, feeling complete.”
“I wanted them to celebrate and embrace their natural gifts, to know that what they communicated was of value, and to believe that they could make an important impact in their communities and in our world,” the Vernon resident told The Commons.
So Heydinger looked at opportunities for her daughters and found that “there weren’t a lot of opportunities for girls that were solely for girls.”
That was the impetus for her founding Girls on the Run Vermont that year.
Since the Vermont chapter began in 1999, more than 30,000 girls in the Green Mountain State have participated in the program.
Girls on the Run was originally founded by Molly Barker in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1996, and since then more than 2.5 million girls have taken part nationwide in a full life-lessons curricula for girls that includes cultivating a love of movement.
Barker recognized a need for girls to have their own spaces, noting that there were already plenty of spaces for men and boys.
She wanted to change that. She hoped to help girls find their voices and encourage them to lift one another up rather than compete.
READ MORE
Town Volunteer Vacancies
The Town of Weathersfield is seeking volunteers to appoint to various available positions. The application can be found at this link.
Alternatively, you can contact Susanne Terrill at weathersfield@weathersfield.org to obtain a copy via email, or stop by the Town Office at 5259 US Route 5, Ascutney, VT 05030 to obtain a paper copy.
The following positions are vacant:
The following positions are vacant:
Animal Control Officer – 1 Vacancy
Budget Committee – 7 Vacancies
Connecticut River Joint Commission Representative – 1 Vacancy
Conservation Commission – 1 Vacancy
Energy Coordinator – 1 Vacancy
Board of Listers – 2 Vacancies
Fence Viewers – 3 Vacancies
Green Up Coordinator – 1 Vacancy
Health Officer – 1 Vacancy (Current Health Officer not Seeking reappointment but will continue to serve until the position is filled).
MMH Board of Trustees – 3 Vacancies
Parks and Recreation Commission – 7 Vacancies
Planning Commission – 2 Vacancies
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission – 1 Vacancy
Southern Windsor County Transportation Committee Rep – 1 Vacancy
Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Mgmt. District Rep – 1 Vacancy
Surveyor of Wood and Lumber – 1 Vacancy
Veterans Memorial Committee
Weigher of Coal
Tree Warden – 1 Vacancy
Zoning Board of Adjustment – 5 Vacancies, 2 alternates
Budget Committee – 7 Vacancies
Connecticut River Joint Commission Representative – 1 Vacancy
Conservation Commission – 1 Vacancy
Energy Coordinator – 1 Vacancy
Board of Listers – 2 Vacancies
Fence Viewers – 3 Vacancies
Green Up Coordinator – 1 Vacancy
Health Officer – 1 Vacancy (Current Health Officer not Seeking reappointment but will continue to serve until the position is filled).
MMH Board of Trustees – 3 Vacancies
Parks and Recreation Commission – 7 Vacancies
Planning Commission – 2 Vacancies
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission – 1 Vacancy
Southern Windsor County Transportation Committee Rep – 1 Vacancy
Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Mgmt. District Rep – 1 Vacancy
Surveyor of Wood and Lumber – 1 Vacancy
Veterans Memorial Committee
Weigher of Coal
Tree Warden – 1 Vacancy
Zoning Board of Adjustment – 5 Vacancies, 2 alternates
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.
Selectboard Members and Term as listed on the town websiteChair
2027
Vice Chair
2026
Clerk
2027
Member
2026
Member
2025
Select Board Meets: May 13May 28June 24July 22August 19September 23October 28November 12November 25December 9December 23
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboardApril 11 Emergency MeetingMarch 18 public hearingTown Meeting March 2
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.
Selectboard Members and Term as listed on the town website
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Select Board Meets:
May 13
May 28
June 24
July 22
August 19
September 23
October 28
November 12
November 25
December 9
December 23
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboard
April 11 Emergency Meeting
March 18 public hearing
Town Meeting March 2
*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
April 23rd-April 26th VTCAP Testing ELA Grades 3-8
April 26th P.R.I.D.E. Assembly
April 26th and 27th Beauty and the Beast Jr.
May 1st Early Release Day for Students
May 24th Leadership Day/Early Release Day for Students
April 26th P.R.I.D.E. Assembly
April 26th and 27th Beauty and the Beast Jr.
May 1st Early Release Day for Students
May 24th Leadership Day/Early Release Day for Students
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
Location: 135 Schoolhouse RD Ascutney
School Board Meetings MinutesApril 16
March 12
March 12
Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
Weathersfield Proctor Library
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
Route 5 (5181 US-5 Ascutney VT 05030)
Lear at the Library
April 10-May 1
6:30-8 p.m.
When: Weekly on Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 PM, from Apr 10 through May 1, 2024
Where: Weathersfield Proctor Library, U.S. 5, Ascutney, VT
"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!" William Shakespeare's King Lear is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest tragedies ever written. Find out why when you join the reading group at the Weathersfield Proctor Library. We will meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 until 8:00, starting on April 10 and ending on May 1. No prior experience is necessary, and all are welcome.
For more information, contact Librarian Mark Richardson: weathersfieldproctorlibrary@gmail.com
Where: Weathersfield Proctor Library, U.S. 5, Ascutney, VT
"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!" William Shakespeare's King Lear is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest tragedies ever written. Find out why when you join the reading group at the Weathersfield Proctor Library. We will meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 until 8:00, starting on April 10 and ending on May 1. No prior experience is necessary, and all are welcome.
For more information, contact Librarian Mark Richardson: weathersfieldproctorlibrary@gmail.com
Weathersfield Proctor Library Seed Catalogue
FREE COVID Home Test Kits at the Library
FREE COVID Home Test Kits at the Library
Weathersfield Proctor Library has received 420 FREE COVID Home test kits. You can pick up your kit anytime during regular library hours.
Weathersfield Proctor Library has received 420 FREE COVID Home test kits. You can pick up your kit anytime during regular library hours.
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
Weathersfield Historical SocietyFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weathersfieldhistoricalsociety
Weathersfield Historical Society
Weathersfield Garden ClubAnnual MeetingApril 23 at 6 p.m.
Weathersfield Garden Club
Annual Meeting
April 23 at 6 p.m.
The Weathersfield Garden Club will will host it's annual meeting on April 23 at Martin Memorial Hall at 6 p.m.The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Weathersfield Proctor Library from 6-8 p.m. New members and guests are always welcome. Any questions? please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com
The Weathersfield Garden Club will will host it's annual meeting on April 23 at Martin Memorial Hall at 6 p.m.
The Weathersfield Garden Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Weathersfield Proctor Library from 6-8 p.m. 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/WeathersfieldCenterChurchWeathersfield Parks and RecreationFollow them on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550836741096
Things to Do In and Around WeathersfieldGet Outdoors, Entertainment, Classes, Workshops
Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival May 5, 2024, 9:30 AM-4 PM
Where: 4 Herricks Cove Road, Bellows Falls, VT
Join online: https://amasvt.org/herricks-cove-wildlife-festival
The Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival will be held May 5, 2024, the first Sunday of May. We hope to see you there, enjoying a special day of nature, programs, and activities for young and old. The event is organized by the Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society, VT Fish and Wildlife, and Great River Hydro.
The day starts with a pre-festival bird walk led by Don Clark and Ken Cox. The programs and exhibits open at 10 am. Come learn about birds, bats, turtles, butterflies and other insects, plants, and more. There will be live-animal exhibits by Vermont Natural History Museum, Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, Squam Lake Natural Science Center, and Wildlife Encounters. There will also be kids' activities throughout the day with Wonderle's Big Top Adventures, Lindsay and her Puppet Pals, face-painting, and crafts. Plus food, book, and nature-craft vendors. Updates are listed on the Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society web page: https://amasvt.org/.
Suggested donation at the gate is $2 per person or $5 per family.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Where: 4 Herricks Cove Road, Bellows Falls, VT
Join online: https://amasvt.org/herricks-cove-wildlife-festival
The day starts with a pre-festival bird walk led by Don Clark and Ken Cox. The programs and exhibits open at 10 am. Come learn about birds, bats, turtles, butterflies and other insects, plants, and more. There will be live-animal exhibits by Vermont Natural History Museum, Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, Squam Lake Natural Science Center, and Wildlife Encounters. There will also be kids' activities throughout the day with Wonderle's Big Top Adventures, Lindsay and her Puppet Pals, face-painting, and crafts. Plus food, book, and nature-craft vendors. Updates are listed on the Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society web page: https://amasvt.org/.
Suggested donation at the gate is $2 per person or $5 per family.
More photos: CLICK HERE
Lace up for Laura 2024
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Registration for Lace Up for Laura 2024 is LIVE
A couple of fun additions this year. You can register a team this year, be creative and lets have fun with it. Also, for an upcharge at cost, you can obtain a sweatshirt in addition to the t-shirt or tank top, or for a smaller up charge just grab a sweatshirt in place of the t-shirt.
More info about the race: https://www.laceupforlaura.com/
Registration for Lace Up for Laura 2024 is LIVE
A couple of fun additions this year. You can register a team this year, be creative and lets have fun with it. Also, for an upcharge at cost, you can obtain a sweatshirt in addition to the t-shirt or tank top, or for a smaller up charge just grab a sweatshirt in place of the t-shirt.
More info about the race: https://www.laceupforlaura.com/
Wellwood Orchards Announces Annual Strawberry Fest for June 29
They Are Looking for Vendors
Make it a day filled with the fun of Pick Your Own (PYO) Strawberries and free wagon rides during the festival.
Pick your own (PYO) STRAWBERRIES! While you're there, take a visit to our petting zoo, shop our country store, eat at the food booths, sit a spell and listen to the free live music and visit the vendors galore.
Bring your camera and enjoy the views.
The Country Store will be open 8-6, 7 days a week during strawberry season and freshly stocked with baked goods, homemade canned goods, gift items, candies and fresh picked Strawberries for your convenience.
Cider Donuts will be for sale while they last (and every weekend during Strawberry Season) as well
NO CARS ALLOWED in the strawberry fields on this day.
NO DOGS ALLOWED at Wellwood Orchards all year please.
This is an outdoor event. RAIN DATE: June 30
Scammer alert! Please do not correspond with anyone except: livefriedmanordie@gmail.com or wellwood@tds.net
Looking for activity/ craft/food VENDORS email livefriedmanordie@gmail.com
More photos from Wellwood Orchards: CLICK HERE
Make it a day filled with the fun of Pick Your Own (PYO) Strawberries and free wagon rides during the festival.
Pick your own (PYO) STRAWBERRIES! While you're there, take a visit to our petting zoo, shop our country store, eat at the food booths, sit a spell and listen to the free live music and visit the vendors galore.
Bring your camera and enjoy the views.
The Country Store will be open 8-6, 7 days a week during strawberry season and freshly stocked with baked goods, homemade canned goods, gift items, candies and fresh picked Strawberries for your convenience.
Bring your camera and enjoy the views.
The Country Store will be open 8-6, 7 days a week during strawberry season and freshly stocked with baked goods, homemade canned goods, gift items, candies and fresh picked Strawberries for your convenience.
Cider Donuts will be for sale while they last (and every weekend during Strawberry Season) as well
NO CARS ALLOWED in the strawberry fields on this day.
NO DOGS ALLOWED at Wellwood Orchards all year please.
This is an outdoor event. RAIN DATE: June 30
Scammer alert!
Please do not correspond with anyone except: livefriedmanordie@gmail.com or wellwood@tds.net
Looking for activity/ craft/food VENDORS email livefriedmanordie@gmail.com
Looking for activity/ craft/food VENDORS email livefriedmanordie@gmail.com
More photos from Wellwood Orchards: CLICK HERE
Lebanon Opera House
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
Merrily We Roll Along, April 26, 27 at 7 PM, and April 28 at 1 PM TICKETS
City Center Ballet 25th Anniversary, May 4, 7 PM TICKETS
Kinky Boots (movie), May 9, 7 p.m. TICKETS FREE but you need to register
Zach Nugent's Dead Set, June 7 TICKETS
LOH on Location: Pride Picnic, June 14, 6-8:30 p.m. Learn More
Let's Sing Taylor: A Live Band Experience August 2 TICKETS
Sheng Wang, Comedy October 18 TICKETS
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake, November 22, 7 PM TICKETS
Summerfest 2024
Enjoy performances of the highest quality each summer at Blow-Me-Down Farm, a beautiful, outdoor setting on the banks of the Connecticut River in Cornish, NH.
Opera North is an American opera company based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and is the region’s oldest professional opera company. The company presents an annual summer season of three fully staged and orchestrated productions ranging from classical and contemporary opera to musical theater.
Summerfest 2024
Enjoy performances of the highest quality each summer at Blow-Me-Down Farm, a beautiful, outdoor setting on the banks of the Connecticut River in Cornish, NH.
Opera North is an American opera company based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and is the region’s oldest professional opera company. The company presents an annual summer season of three fully staged and orchestrated productions ranging from classical and contemporary opera to musical theater.
Summerfest 2024 Subscriptions-TICKETS
Summerfest 2024 productions include:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Summerfest 2024 productions include:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Thursday, July 11 at 7pm
Friday, July 12 at 7pm
Sunday, July 14 at 5pm
Friday, July 12 at 7pm
Sunday, July 14 at 5pm
Thursday, August 1 at 7pm
Friday, August 2 at 7pm
Saturday, August 3 at 5pm
Sunday, August 4 at 5pm
Friday, August 2 at 7pm
Saturday, August 3 at 5pm
Sunday, August 4 at 5pm
A Taste of Spring-Local flavors paired with wine April 27 4-6 PM TICKETS
NECCA Presents' Circus Springboard May 5 at 2 PM TICKETS
Custodian-Screening with Q/A May 24 7 PM TICKETS
Frank Santos Jr. R Rated Hypnotist June 8 7:30 PM TICKETS
Tues. Mornings
Tues. Evening Candlelit
Volunteers in Action (ViA) is seeking volunteers
Volunteers in Action (ViA), a neighbor helping neighbor organization, is seeking immediate volunteer support for two Meals on Wheels routes in Windsor. Details:
Melanie P. Sheehan, MPH
Director of Community Health
The Copper Fox 56 Main St., Ste. 1 Springfield, VT 05156 (802) 885-1031
Inn at Weathersfield (802) 263-9217
Maybelline's (802) 591-4311
Yoga
Yoga
Whole Roasted Tro
Whole Roasted Tro
Within Reach Yoga
at the 1879 Schoolhouse in Perkinsville
You must Register for each class at least a day ahead by emailing Lisa.
Tues. Mornings
April 23, 30 at 9-10am ~REGISTER NOW~
Tues. Evening Candlelit
April 23, 30 at 5:30-6:30pm ~REGISTER NOW~
Class Fee: Buy the whole morning or evening session for $40 to guarantee your spot for the month. Or, drop in (space available and registration required) for $12 per class.
Please arrive to class between 5-10 minutes early. Earlier than that, and you may find the door locked while Lisa is prepping our space.
Please arrive to class between 5-10 minutes early. Earlier than that, and you may find the door locked while Lisa is prepping our space.
If you've prepaid for a spot but can't make it, please let Lisa know since someone may be on the waitlist.
And if you want to try to switch from the morning to evening class or vice versa, please ask Lisa if there's room so she can try to accommodate you.
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS FROM AARP VERMONT:
Click the event title for more information and to register.
3/28, Virtual - Elevate Your Google Calendar Skills
Events for Perkinsville/Weathersfield (online) https://local.aarp.org/perkinsville-vt/aarp-events/
Click the event title for more information and to register.
3/28, Virtual - Elevate Your Google Calendar Skills
Events for Perkinsville/Weathersfield (online) https://local.aarp.org/perkinsville-vt/aarp-events/
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.
Exit Ate
Route 5 in Ascutney
Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-2 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.
Route 5 in Ascutney
Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-2 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
Sundaez-CLOSED Monday and Tuesday; Open Wed. & Thurs 3-7 p.m.; Fri, Sat Sun noon-7 p.m.
West Pleasant St Claremont, NH 03743 and have winter hours:
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.
West Pleasant St Claremont, NH 03743 and have winter hours:
Villagers Ice Cream Restaurant-(802) 795-0063 Reopens April 27th at 11 a.m.!!
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.
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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