Weathersfield Weekly Blog, October 28 edition
Back in the 802 and missing Scotland already.
Eilean Donan Castle
Editing over 4000 image and posting the daily to my gallery: https://photosbynanci.smugmug.com/Scotland-2024
Clocks get Turned Back One Hour on Nov. 2/3
Vermont's General Election Info-VOTE Nov. 5
VT Digger has launched its 2024 General Election Guide ahead of the Nov. 5 general election. Their guide includes:
Instructions on how to register and vote — early, by mail or in person on Election Day
Candidate profiles featuring biographical information, responses to survey questions about the issues facing Vermonters and individual financial disclosures
Voter tools translated in 14 of the most commonly spoken languages in Vermont, plus American Sign Language.
Pages highlighting the different county, statewide and federal races
A database of campaign finance information for statewide candidates
An explainer on who does what in Vermont state government
A roundup of VT Digger’s latest 2024 election coverage
Plus: reminders of important dates, help finding your polling place, and Senate and House district-lookup tools Read more
Early voting is available from when ballots are available through Nov. 4.
All currently registered voters will automatically be sent ballots in the mail, you should have received yours by now.
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Selectboard meet tonight at 6:30 PM
Martin Memorial Hall and on Zoom
Martin Memorial Hall and on Zoom
Meeting Agenda Highlights:
-Old Bow Road Surveying-Interim Childcare Bylaw
-American Rescue Plan Act Funding (ARPA)
a. ARPA Balance
b. Updates on Current Projects
c. Ascutney Fire Department – Modine Heater Project
d. Tree Care Project
e. Website & Social Media Improvement Project
a. ARPA Balance
b. Updates on Current Projects
c. Ascutney Fire Department – Modine Heater Project
d. Tree Care Project
e. Website & Social Media Improvement Project
-Town Manager Update
-Future Agenda Items
a. 1879 Schoolhouse Rules & Regulations
b. Conduct of Meetings and Hearings
c. Naming Waterways Discussion
d. Personnel Policy
e. Purchasing Policy
f. Yard Sign Policy
g. Meadow Lane
h. Transfer Station
-Appointments
a. Board of Listers (2 Vacancies)
b. Conservation Commission (1 Vacancy)
c. Development Review Board (1 Vacancy)
d. Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
e. Veterans Memorial Committee (2 Vacancies)
Weathersfield School Costume Parade
Oct. 31 at 1PM
Oct. 31 at 1PM
The School is inviting students to bring Halloween costumes to school on Thursday, October 31st (if they choose) and they plan to have have a parade at 1 PM to allow students to show their costume.
This is also the final day of Red Ribbon Week. Students need to remember that their costumes need to be appropriate for school not excessively gory, scary or bloody.
No masks and no weapons of any type are allowed with the costume. Students should be able to move around and do normal school activities with their costume.
If students have questions or concerns about their costume they may bring it into the office for approval or take a picture, so that we can determine the appropriateness for school.
All families are invited and encouraged to come and watch this annual event. It is great to see all of our students in their costumes and the excitement on their faces as the parade around the course. They hope to see you there.
This is also the final day of Red Ribbon Week. Students need to remember that their costumes need to be appropriate for school not excessively gory, scary or bloody.
No masks and no weapons of any type are allowed with the costume. Students should be able to move around and do normal school activities with their costume.
If students have questions or concerns about their costume they may bring it into the office for approval or take a picture, so that we can determine the appropriateness for school.
All families are invited and encouraged to come and watch this annual event. It is great to see all of our students in their costumes and the excitement on their faces as the parade around the course. They hope to see you there.
Special School Assembly on Thursday
Oct. 31 at 9:45AM
Tigh na Coille, a super-group of teen and young adult musicians from County Clare, has toured widely, including recently at the National School for Performing Arts in Kotel, Bulgaria, and at the All-Ireland Fleadh in Co. Wexford.
Tigh na Coille (named for the specific place the group comes from and translating from Irish Gaelic to ‘house in the woods’), plays traditional Irish instruments including fiddle, concertina, bodhran, wooden flute, whistle, harp, banjo and Uilleann pipes.
They are taught by Denis Liddy, well-known Clare fiddler, and Elvie Miller, pianist/accordionist originally from New Hampshire, who studied traditional music in Ireland as a Watson scholar and now lives and teaches music in Co. Clare. The multi-talented group also includes several step dancers and sean-nós, or ‘old style’ step dancers, and several prize-winning traditional singers and lilters.
Concerts and Adventures
Coming Soon-Scotland Travel Blogs!
Coming Soon-Scotland Travel Blogs!
Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendars
A Night of Local Horror at Blood Memorial Library
West Windsor Nov. 2 at 6 PM
West Windsor Nov. 2 at 6 PM
Jackson Ellis brings us Black Days, a literary thriller for fans of Shirley Jackson, Hubert Selby, Jr., and James M. Cain.
Brownsville's Asher Ellis brings us a more traditional horror offering with Curse of the Pigman, based loosely on the legend of the Northfield Pigman.
About the Jackson
Jackson Ellis is a writer and editor from Vermont who has also spent time living in Nevada and Montana. His short fiction has previously appeared in The Vermont Literary Review, Sheepshead Review, Broken Pencil, The Birmingham Arts Journal, East Coast Literary Review, Midwest Literary Magazine, and The Journal of Microliterature. He is the co-publisher of VerbicideMagazine.com, which he founded in 1999.
Asher Ellis currently lives in his home state of Vermont, where there are far fewer cannibals than his novels may suggest. A graduate of the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing program at the University of Southern Maine, he has written award winning short stories, plays, and films. When Asher isn’t killing college students on the pages of his fiction, he teaches them as a creative writing and English professor at multiple colleges throughout Vermont and New Hampshire.
Get Your Holiday Wreath NOW
Weathersfield Garden Club is having a fundraiser.
They are making 100% compostable holiday wreaths. Dried flowers, pods, birch bark, pinecones, anise, and more.
Interested in purchasing one? Email them at weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com to reserve. $50 each, limited quantity. Pick up will be Saturday, November 23rd.
Thrive will be at the schoolhouse all Thursdays (except holidays) taking donations.
Register now for the 2024 Zack’s Place Turkey Trot 5K
Registration Fee: $35.00 per person
Location: Walk/Run begins and ends at Woodstock Elementary School. Awards ceremony immediately following on The Green.
Registration after 11/27 at 12 noon: Woodstock Elementary School, Wednesday, November 27, 3-5pm
or Thanksgiving morning, 8-9am (please indicate walker or runner status).
T-Shirts: Preregistered racers may pick up t-shirt & race packet on Wed. 11/27, 3-5pm and Thurs. 11/28, 8-9:30am at Woodstock Elementary School.
Zack’s Place will do the best they can to predict the amount of t-shirts.To insure you get your size, pick up at early registration.
Fee: $35 for racers. Runners must be in place by 10am on Race Day!
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
This election, Vermont Republicans control the narrative on property taxes. Will that flip legislative seats?Bring your Donations to THRIVE on Nov. 7
Thrive will be at the schoolhouse all Thursdays (except holidays) taking donations.
The goal is to collect enough donations to start doing pop up thrift stores at the schoolhouse on Saturdays from 9AM-5PM.
Follow them on their Facebook Page
Register now for the 2024 Zack’s Place Turkey Trot 5K
Registration Fee: $35.00 per person
Location: Walk/Run begins and ends at Woodstock Elementary School. Awards ceremony immediately following on The Green.
Registration after 11/27 at 12 noon: Woodstock Elementary School, Wednesday, November 27, 3-5pm
or Thanksgiving morning, 8-9am (please indicate walker or runner status).
T-Shirts: Preregistered racers may pick up t-shirt & race packet on Wed. 11/27, 3-5pm and Thurs. 11/28, 8-9:30am at Woodstock Elementary School.
Zack’s Place will do the best they can to predict the amount of t-shirts.To insure you get your size, pick up at early registration.
Fee: $35 for racers. Runners must be in place by 10am on Race Day!
News You Can Use
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Town/School/Regional News
“I think it’s the first time in a while that some incumbents are being held accountable and feel like they’re a little bit on the defensive,” Gov. Phil Scott’s campaign manager, Jason Maulucci, said.
by Ethan Weinstein
On the campaign trail, state legislative candidates say affordability dominates conversations with constituents. Property taxes — and with them, the cost of education — are fueling some of the most fiery rhetoric.
This year, education property taxes rose an average of 13.8% statewide, driven by school spending approved by district boards and voters. And with Democrats holding supermajorities in both the Vermont House and Senate, Republicans are seeking to capitalize on voter discontent by pointing the finger at the ruling party.
“I think it’s the first time in a while that some incumbents are being held accountable and feel like they’re a little bit on the defensive,” said Jason Maulucci, campaign manager for Gov. Phil Scott. “The message that we’re running with is, ‘What we have clearly isn’t working, and we need change.’”
Scott has campaigned more aggressively than in recent years for members of his party, stumping for Republican legislative candidates in an effort to end the Legislature’s Democratic dominance. According to Maulucci, the governor is out three or four days a week supporting fellow Republicans.
Democrats, for their part, say the governor’s education finance ideas arrived at the last minute this legislative session and put the state at financial risk. When they hear from frustrated voters, some Democrats say they point out that the average statewide property tax increase is a matter of local choices, not state-level policy making.
READ MORE
Springfield to vote on rescinding firearms ban in historic forested Hartness Park
A citizen-petitioned Nov. 5 article seeks to overturn a new ordinance that prohibits shooting guns — and, as a result, most hunting — in the town’s 85-acre recreation area.
by Kevin O'Connor
When the late engineer and entrepreneur James Hartness — an early aviator, astronomer and Vermont’s governor from 1921 to 1923 — bequeathed 85 acres of local land to this town, the deed expressed his hopes for the wooded property to host recreation.
This Election Day, residents will decide exactly what that entails.
Voters here are set to consider a citizen-petitioned Nov. 5 article to rescind a new municipal ordinance that bans shooting guns — and, as a result, most hunting — in the 90-year-old Hartness Park.
Hartness, head of the local Jones & Lamson Machine Co. at the turn of the 20th century, donated the forested area upon his death in 1934. The gift capped a lifetime reputation of caring for employees and, as he wrote in his 1910 Flat Turret Lathe Manual, their “environment in general.”
Nearly a century later, the selectboard created an advisory Trails and Rural Economy Committee in 2017 to help it promote such assets as the park. The committee, seeing the area’s three miles of trails used more for hiking and biking, has added new gates and signs. This past year, it also suggested a ban on hunting, citing a state law that allows landowners to create no-gunfire “safety zones” within 500 feet of occupied buildings.
READ MORE
On the campaign trail, state legislative candidates say affordability dominates conversations with constituents. Property taxes — and with them, the cost of education — are fueling some of the most fiery rhetoric.
This year, education property taxes rose an average of 13.8% statewide, driven by school spending approved by district boards and voters. And with Democrats holding supermajorities in both the Vermont House and Senate, Republicans are seeking to capitalize on voter discontent by pointing the finger at the ruling party.
“I think it’s the first time in a while that some incumbents are being held accountable and feel like they’re a little bit on the defensive,” said Jason Maulucci, campaign manager for Gov. Phil Scott. “The message that we’re running with is, ‘What we have clearly isn’t working, and we need change.’”
Scott has campaigned more aggressively than in recent years for members of his party, stumping for Republican legislative candidates in an effort to end the Legislature’s Democratic dominance. According to Maulucci, the governor is out three or four days a week supporting fellow Republicans.
Democrats, for their part, say the governor’s education finance ideas arrived at the last minute this legislative session and put the state at financial risk. When they hear from frustrated voters, some Democrats say they point out that the average statewide property tax increase is a matter of local choices, not state-level policy making.
READ MORE
A citizen-petitioned Nov. 5 article seeks to overturn a new ordinance that prohibits shooting guns — and, as a result, most hunting — in the town’s 85-acre recreation area.
by Kevin O'Connor
When the late engineer and entrepreneur James Hartness — an early aviator, astronomer and Vermont’s governor from 1921 to 1923 — bequeathed 85 acres of local land to this town, the deed expressed his hopes for the wooded property to host recreation.
This Election Day, residents will decide exactly what that entails.
Voters here are set to consider a citizen-petitioned Nov. 5 article to rescind a new municipal ordinance that bans shooting guns — and, as a result, most hunting — in the 90-year-old Hartness Park.
Hartness, head of the local Jones & Lamson Machine Co. at the turn of the 20th century, donated the forested area upon his death in 1934. The gift capped a lifetime reputation of caring for employees and, as he wrote in his 1910 Flat Turret Lathe Manual, their “environment in general.”
Nearly a century later, the selectboard created an advisory Trails and Rural Economy Committee in 2017 to help it promote such assets as the park. The committee, seeing the area’s three miles of trails used more for hiking and biking, has added new gates and signs. This past year, it also suggested a ban on hunting, citing a state law that allows landowners to create no-gunfire “safety zones” within 500 feet of occupied buildings.
READ MORE
Rudyard Kipling’s historic Vermont home aims to weather changing times
The nonprofit Landmark Trust USA is working to protect the late English writer’s Dummerston hideaway — where he penned “The Jungle Book” and “Captains Courageous” — from increasingly punishing precipitation.
by Kevin O'Connor
DUMMERSTON — A century after becoming the first English-language author to win the Nobel Prize in literature, the late Rudyard Kipling has gone from being one of the world’s most widely read names to, in the charitable words of his latest biographer, a “complex historical figure” tied to the exploitative era of British colonialism.
But Kipling’s reputation isn’t the only remnant of his life facing a shifting climate.
Born in India and raised in England, the Victorian-era writer was 26 when, traveling the United States in 1892, he decided to build a home in the southeastern Vermont town of Dummerston. Kipling designed the 2½-story hideaway — named “Naulakha,” after a Hindi word meaning “a jewel beyond price” — similar in shape to the ship that transported him to America.
“Looking over sweeps of emptiness,” the author went on to write, “we saw our ‘Naulakha’ riding on its hillside like a little boat on the flank of a far wave.”
A century later, the nonprofit Landmark Trust USA purchased the property in 1992, only recently to find the aging vessel taking on water from increasingly punishing precipitation.
READ MORE
November 1 No School for Students Professional Development Day for StaffWeathersfield School Board meets on Tuesdays
Winter Sports Registration
Winter sports registrations are OPEN. Use this link to register your athletes:
https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/975095812
If you are interested in coaching, please register here:
https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/299461426
Amazing Opportunity-Join the School Kitchen Team
Do you want to work with an amazing team of people? Come join our school's kitchen team. The school offers an amazing work environment, fantastic schedule (great for parents), paid holidays, great health coverage options, and the opportunity to help feed our students every day. This is a great opportunity to work with an awesome team of culinary professionals.
Follow the link below or send them a message to learn more about our open positions.
WSESU Kitchen Team Application
Community Contra Dance Nov. 29 at the Weathersfield Center Meetinghouse
Meet Loaf – The Ultimate Tribute Saturday, November 2 at 7:30PM
Being Petty, Tom Petty Experience Saturday, November 16 at 7:30PM
90s Rockfest! Lounge Fly with Evil Empire. Saturday, December 7 at 7:30PM
Celebrate the Season: Silent Auction Benefit December 16 - 20
2nd Annual Winter Wonders Saturday, December 21st at 7:30PM
Recycled Percussion – Winter Tour February 15, 2024 at 2PM & 7PM
By-Donation Community Class: Monday 9/16 from 5-6pm
Tues. Mornings
Tues. Evening ~Register Now~
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
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.
by Kevin O'Connor
DUMMERSTON — A century after becoming the first English-language author to win the Nobel Prize in literature, the late Rudyard Kipling has gone from being one of the world’s most widely read names to, in the charitable words of his latest biographer, a “complex historical figure” tied to the exploitative era of British colonialism.
But Kipling’s reputation isn’t the only remnant of his life facing a shifting climate.
Born in India and raised in England, the Victorian-era writer was 26 when, traveling the United States in 1892, he decided to build a home in the southeastern Vermont town of Dummerston. Kipling designed the 2½-story hideaway — named “Naulakha,” after a Hindi word meaning “a jewel beyond price” — similar in shape to the ship that transported him to America.
“Looking over sweeps of emptiness,” the author went on to write, “we saw our ‘Naulakha’ riding on its hillside like a little boat on the flank of a far wave.”
A century later, the nonprofit Landmark Trust USA purchased the property in 1992, only recently to find the aging vessel taking on water from increasingly punishing precipitation.
READ MORE
Weathersfield Town Information
Weathersfield Town Information
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 as of October 28:
Board of Listers (2 Vacancies)
Conservation Commission (1 Vacancy)
Development Review Board (1 Vacancy)
Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
Veterans Memorial Committee (2 Vacancies)
The following positions are vacant as of October 28:
Board of Listers (2 Vacancies)
Conservation Commission (1 Vacancy)
Development Review Board (1 Vacancy)
Energy Coordinator (1 Vacancy)
Veterans Memorial Committee (2 Vacancies)
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: October 28 AgendaOctober 28 Public Hearing on Energy Use AgendaNovember 12November 25December 9December 23
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboardAugust 15 Site Exam MinutesApril 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:
October 28 Agenda
October 28 Public Hearing on Energy Use Agenda
November 12
November 25
December 9
December 23
Meeting Minutes https://www.weathersfieldvt.org/selectboard
August 15 Site Exam Minutes
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
Save the Dates
Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days-Spirit Dress Up Days
Monday, October 28- All Out Red- Wear Red Clothing
Tuesday, October 29- Bright Future - Wear Neon Colored Clothing or College Apparel
Wednesday, October - Don't Get Mixed Up With Drugs- Wear a Wacky or Mismatched Outfit
Tuesday, October 29- Bright Future - Wear Neon Colored Clothing or College Apparel
Wednesday, October - Don't Get Mixed Up With Drugs- Wear a Wacky or Mismatched Outfit
Thursday, October 31- Say Boo to Drugs- Bring your costume to wear at the Costume Parade at 1:00 PM
November 1 No School for Students Professional Development Day for Staff
November 4-8 Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 7 Veterans Day Assembly
November 7 Early Release Day All students are dismissed @ 12:00 PM
November 8 No School for Students Conference Day
November 11 No School Veterans Day
November 12 Weathersfield School Board Meeting @6:30 PM
November 20 Community Thanksgiving Luncheon
November 7 Veterans Day Assembly
November 7 Early Release Day All students are dismissed @ 12:00 PM
November 8 No School for Students Conference Day
November 11 No School Veterans Day
November 12 Weathersfield School Board Meeting @6:30 PM
November 20 Community Thanksgiving Luncheon
School News Weekly Newsletter: October 25
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 Agendas and MinutesAugust 27 Special Meeting
Winter sports registrations are OPEN. Use this link to register your athletes:
https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/975095812
If you are interested in coaching, please register here:
https://weathersfield-athletics.sportngin.com/register/form/299461426
Amazing Opportunity-Join the School Kitchen Team
Do you want to work with an amazing team of people? Come join our school's kitchen team. The school offers an amazing work environment, fantastic schedule (great for parents), paid holidays, great health coverage options, and the opportunity to help feed our students every day. This is a great opportunity to work with an awesome team of culinary professionals.
Follow the link below or send them a message to learn more about our open positions.
WSESU Kitchen Team Application
Weathersfield Historical SocietyFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weathersfieldhistoricalsociety
Weathersfield Historical Society
Weathersfield Garden Club
Weathersfield Garden Club
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 is embarking on a 100% compostable holiday wreath.
Season is over - toss it in the woods, where it will compost.
$50 each, limited supply. Proceeds benefit Weathersfield Garden Club's initiative to bring beauty to Weathersfield's public spaces and build a strong and sustainable community, one garden at a time!To reserve please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com or we can be reached on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WGCVT
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 is embarking on a 100% compostable holiday wreath.
Season is over - toss it in the woods, where it will compost.
$50 each, limited supply. Proceeds benefit Weathersfield Garden Club's initiative to bring beauty to Weathersfield's public spaces and build a strong and sustainable community, one garden at a time!
To reserve please email weathersfieldgardenclub@gmail.com or we can be reached on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WGCVT
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
Community Contra Dance Nov. 29 at the Weathersfield Center Meetinghouse
Community Contra Dance & Social in the Weathersfield Center Historic District
Doors open at 6:30, Dancing 7–9, Social hour (Potluck snacks) 9–10
Friday, November 29 with caller Dudley Laufman
A fun event! No special clothing, footwear, or experience required. You’re welcome to dance, listen, sit or chat and enjoy that cold beverage you brought along.
The callers teach and guide everyone through the dances. Wonderful live music provided by Naomi Morse, fiddle & Amy Engelsberg, piano, and Emmet McGowan, drums.
Contra Dancing is a traditional New England folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines, following the instructions of a caller.
ALL ARE WELCOME ~~~ ALL DANCES WILL BE TAUGHT
Potluck snacks after the dancing. Feel free to bring simple finger food to share. Bring a beer, a wine, water, or whatever you fancy.
Adults: $10, Children: $5, Families: $20
Weathersfield Center Meetinghouse, 2579 Weathersfield Center Road, Weathersfield, VT
Parking in the field across the road.
Doors open at 6:30, Dancing 7–9, Social hour (Potluck snacks) 9–10
Friday, November 29 with caller Dudley Laufman
A fun event! No special clothing, footwear, or experience required. You’re welcome to dance, listen, sit or chat and enjoy that cold beverage you brought along.
The callers teach and guide everyone through the dances. Wonderful live music provided by Naomi Morse, fiddle & Amy Engelsberg, piano, and Emmet McGowan, drums.
Contra Dancing is a traditional New England folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines, following the instructions of a caller.
ALL ARE WELCOME ~~~ ALL DANCES WILL BE TAUGHT
Potluck snacks after the dancing. Feel free to bring simple finger food to share. Bring a beer, a wine, water, or whatever you fancy.
Adults: $10, Children: $5, Families: $20
Adults: $10, Children: $5, Families: $20
Weathersfield Center Meetinghouse, 2579 Weathersfield Center Road, Weathersfield, VT
Parking in the field across the road.
Parking in the field across the road.
Arts, Entertainment, and Health
Lebanon Opera House
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
Joshua Redman Group, November 7 TICKETS
Magic Rocks! Illusionist Leon Etienne, November 9 TICKETS
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, November 15 TICKETS
World Ballet Company: Swan Lake, November 22, 7 PM TICKETS
The Machine, November 23 TICKETS
San Jose Taiko, Youth Education Series, March 31 10 AM REGISTER
TheaterWorksUSA: Ada Twist, Scientist and Friends, Youth Education Series, May 19 10 AM REGISTER
Meet Loaf – The Ultimate Tribute Saturday, November 2 at 7:30PM
Being Petty, Tom Petty Experience Saturday, November 16 at 7:30PM
90s Rockfest! Lounge Fly with Evil Empire. Saturday, December 7 at 7:30PM
Clara Dreamz 12/13/24 at 6pm. 12/14/24 at 2pm.
Celebrate the Season: Silent Auction Benefit December 16 - 202nd Annual Winter Wonders Saturday, December 21st at 7:30PM
Recycled Percussion – Winter Tour February 15, 2024 at 2PM & 7PM
Yoga
Whole Roasted Tro
Whole Roasted Tro
at the Weathersfield Center Churchon the Weathersfield Center RDHappy 5 Years* of Yoga in Weathersfield
*Everyone registered for a full month series at the Meetinghouse
will be entered into the raffle for a branded shirt
will be entered into the raffle for a branded shirt
You must Register for each class by emailing Lisa.
By-Donation Community Class: Monday 9/16 from 5-6pm
Space is limited. Email Lisa
Tues. Mornings
October 29 at 9-10am ~REGISTER NOW~
Tues. Evening ~Register Now~
October 5:30-6:30 PM
Class Fee: Buy the whole morning or evening session for $48 to guarantee your spot for the month. Or, drop in (space available and registration required) for $15 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
Hikes
Local trails to explore: CLICK HERE
Also Hiking Close to Home: CLICK HERE
Workshops Online
Vermont Online Workshops
Lots of events and movies online. Contact: AARP Vermont Email: vtaarp@aarp.org with questions.
Events for Perkinsville/Weathersfield (online) https://local.aarp.org/perkinsville-vt/aarp-events/
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 131 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 131 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.
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.
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 CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
Tuesdays-Sundays 11:30 a.m. until 8 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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