Weathersfield Weekly Blog, December 2 edition
Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendars
Attention Local Runners: Covered Bridges Half Marathon Registration Opens TONIGHT, Monday Dec. 2 at 7 PM ET
The 33rd running of the Covered Bridges Half Marathon will be held on Sunday, June1, 2025. Race registration opens tonight at 7 PM ET. This race typically sells out in minutes.
The race offers an option to run for one of their Non-Profit Partners if you get shut out. Details on how to run when the race sells out: CBHM Non-Profit Partners
A Visit from Santa, Friday, December 13 at 6 PM
Welcome to Zambia, Saturday, January 18 at 6:30 PM
VINS-A Forest of Lights
A Forest of Lights
4:30 PM – 7 PM (Last check-in at 6:30 PM. No admittance after 6:30 PM.)
Adult: $13 / Youth: $8 / Children 3 & Under: Free
Get Your Tickets
Event dates: Dec. 5-7, 12-14, 19-23, 26-31, Jan. 1-4
Experience the enchantment this winter as thousands of lights illuminate the VINS Nature Center. Stroll through a magical landscape filled with stunning light displays, including exciting new features like the Snow Shower Tower, Snow Globe, Whimsical Woodland, and Mandala Trees. Don’t miss the chance to immerse yourself in this seasonal wonder!
This captivating exhibit promises to be an incredible experience for guests of all ages and is a great opportunity to make special memories with family and friends. We are delighted to welcome you back or have you join us for the first time!
After your walk-through, cozy up by the campfire and enjoy hot chocolate and delightful snacks that are available for purchase. A Forest of Lights will be open on specific evenings from 4:30 PM to 7 PM, beginning November 22, 2024. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience VINS like never before!
Christmas in Brownsville, Vermont December 7, and 22-24
Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 AM-2 PM-the Brownsville Community Church Christmas Bazaar with crafts, bake sale and luncheon 11 AM-1 PM at Town Hall. There will be live holiday music as well to enjoy while you shop.
Dec. 7 at 4 PM Annual Community Tree Lighting, corner of Rte. 44 & Brownsville Hartland Road.
Before the trees are lit, there's a very good chance that there will be a visit to town by Mr. & Mrs. Claus! AND, you'll usually find festive, light refreshments, caroling music and a glowing fire pit to warm you inside and out when you get there.
Dec. 5 5:30 PM-The day will wrap up with a Live Christmas Nativity at the Brownsville Community Church pavilion (66 Brownsville Hartland Road). Accompanying the Live Nativity Pageant there will be live music and possibly live animals, too!
Sunday, December 22, enjoy a special pre-Christmas Festival of 9 Lessons & Carols which will include hymns, anthems, carols, solos & special music at 9:30 a.m. at the Brownsville Community Church.
On Christmas Eve at 7 PM, there will be the beautiful Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. The Church will be adorned with poinsettias and the glow of candlelight for all to enjoy at this special service.
Bring your friends, family & neighbors to usher in the Christmas Season! All are welcome at these Brownsville, VT community holiday events!
More info about these events: ParrisHill@comcast.net
Fairs, stories, carriage rides, history tour, hot cocoa, donuts, parade, concerts, cupcakes with Santa, Skate with Santa, Messiah Sing and lots more.
Saturday Highlights
2 PM 40th Annual Wassail ParadeEnjoy live music, horse and carriages, and festive magic as the Wassail Parade travels through town and around The Village Green.
2 PM Parade Watch Party at First Congregational Church
Enjoy Hot Wassail Drinks & DIY S’mores at the First Congregational Church during the Wassail Parade.
3 PM Yule Log & Memory Tree Lighting with Caroling on the Green
Stay warm by the bonfire and enjoy music on The Green
3 PM Wrensong Presents Songs of the Season
Enjoy holiday music from this acapella group in the Mezzanine at the Norman Williams Public Library.
3 PM 24th Annual Holiday Concert featuring The Ten Acapella Group
Enjoy this free holiday concert with music from the Ten Acapella group at First Congregational Church.
4 PM Woodstock Rotary Community Raffle Drawing on The Village Green
4:15 PM Lighting of the Luminaries by Woodstock Rotary
Welcome the spirit of the season as the Woodstock Rotary lights 400 Luminaries on The Village Green.
Enjoy Hot Wassail Drinks & DIY S’mores at the First Congregational Church during the Wassail Parade.
3 PM Yule Log & Memory Tree Lighting with Caroling on the Green
Stay warm by the bonfire and enjoy music on The Green
3 PM Wrensong Presents Songs of the Season
Enjoy holiday music from this acapella group in the Mezzanine at the Norman Williams Public Library.
3 PM 24th Annual Holiday Concert featuring The Ten Acapella Group
Enjoy this free holiday concert with music from the Ten Acapella group at First Congregational Church.
4 PM Woodstock Rotary Community Raffle Drawing on The Village Green
4:15 PM Lighting of the Luminaries by Woodstock Rotary
Welcome the spirit of the season as the Woodstock Rotary lights 400 Luminaries on The Village Green.
News You Can Use
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Town/School/Regional News
Mikaela Shiffrin wanted a 100th World Cup win. Instead, she shook Killington with a surprising rise and fall.
The Vermont-schooled Olympian aimed to make Alpine skiing history at the international racing circuit’s Thanksgiving weekend stop in the Green Mountain State. The “boilerplate ice” course had other plans.
by Kevin O'Connor
Sportswriters began envisioning a storybook finish a week ago when the most victorious Alpine skier in history scored her 99th victory on the international racing circuit.
“The prospect of Mikaela Shiffrin winning her 100th World Cup has been a steady drumbeat,” Ski magazine wrote in one of a blizzard of resulting articles. “It is a milestone once unthinkable.”
The only thing more surprising: What some 20,000 spectators and a national television audience many times larger witnessed instead at the circuit’s Thanksgiving weekend stop at the Killington Ski Resort.
Shiffrin, a 2013 graduate of the Northeast Kingdom’s Burke Mountain Academy, arrived as the perennial winner of the Vermont event’s closing-day slalom for all but one of its past seven years (she placed fifth in 2022). But scribes and spectators also knew her as a regular runner-up in the opening-day giant slalom, which she half-jokingly has declared a “nuisance.”
“Over years and years, I’ve consistently come short,” the two-time Olympic gold medalist told reporters at a Friday press conference.
Then Shiffrin threw everyone Saturday by finishing her first giant slalom run with a split-second lead over reigning champion Sara Hector of Sweden.
“Mikaela Shiffrin takes lead,” the Associated Press reported in a headline that quickly spun around the globe, “in chase for 100th career World Cup win.”
Two hours later, NBC Sports opened its live broadcast of the Saturday finals with news of almost two feet of snow that fell Thursday, followed by a fire-hosing of water for a hard freeze Friday.
“They have what they would call perfect — it is boilerplate ice,” broadcaster Steve Porino told some 2 million viewers. “As for the rest of the world, you can’t stand on this surface without taking a tumble.”
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‘We put down roots here:’ Vermont’s immigrant farm workers worry about Trump’s mass deportation plan
Farm owners and consumers would be impacted, too. “These threats to deport masses of people are going to reveal just how dependent our food system is on immigrant labor,” said UVM professor Teresa Mares.
by Emma Cotton
Thirteen years ago, Thelma followed her father to Vermont from Tabasco, Mexico.
Family members were already in the Green Mountain State working on dairy farms when he’d moved there five years before that, Thelma said.
Since joining him on a farm, she’s been helping others who don’t have legal authorization to be in the United States fight for protections and rights. Now, like many in Vermont’s migrant community, Thelma is worried about her ability to stay in the place she’s long called home.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to ramp up deportations of immigrants who don’t have authorization to live in the United States. Last week, Trump confirmed plans to declare a national emergency and use the military to pursue a mass deportation program, according to the New York Times.
About 11 million people were believed to be undocumented in 2022, the most recent year available, according to the Pew Research Center. It’s hard to know exactly how many people without legal status are living in Vermont, though experts at the University of Vermont and Vermont Law and Graduate School estimate it’s between 500 and 1,500 people, including around 300 in Chittenden County.
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Farm owners and consumers would be impacted, too. “These threats to deport masses of people are going to reveal just how dependent our food system is on immigrant labor,” said UVM professor Teresa Mares.
by Emma Cotton
Thirteen years ago, Thelma followed her father to Vermont from Tabasco, Mexico.
Family members were already in the Green Mountain State working on dairy farms when he’d moved there five years before that, Thelma said.
Since joining him on a farm, she’s been helping others who don’t have legal authorization to be in the United States fight for protections and rights. Now, like many in Vermont’s migrant community, Thelma is worried about her ability to stay in the place she’s long called home.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to ramp up deportations of immigrants who don’t have authorization to live in the United States. Last week, Trump confirmed plans to declare a national emergency and use the military to pursue a mass deportation program, according to the New York Times.
About 11 million people were believed to be undocumented in 2022, the most recent year available, according to the Pew Research Center. It’s hard to know exactly how many people without legal status are living in Vermont, though experts at the University of Vermont and Vermont Law and Graduate School estimate it’s between 500 and 1,500 people, including around 300 in Chittenden County.
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What Trump’s tariffs could mean for Vermont
“It’s certainly causing economists distress. We import a lot. It’s not as if we’re a sole entity here, we’re a global economy. You can’t be an island. We’re really interdependent,” said the president of Greater Burlington Industrial Corp.
by Klara Bauters
During the last Trump administration, Vermont rallied with other Northeast states against tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, remembered Tim Tierney, director of Recruitment and International Trade of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development.
Northern New England governors wrote a letter to the Trump administration. Ultimately, metal imports from Canada were exempted as outcry rose over the impact.
This time, the outcome remains uncertain. President-elect Donald Trump promised during his campaign to impose steep tariffs on trade, including a 10-20% tariff on all imports and potentially a 60% tariff on Chinese imports. Trump has made tariffs central to his economic strategy, claiming they will stimulate the U.S. economy, protect American jobs, and increase tax revenues.
If tariffs are imposed again, Tierney said, states are likely to band together to influence policy, as they did last time, although not everything can be stopped.
“We will do our best to coordinate with all of our states that would be adversely impacted, whether it’s in agriculture or commodity pricing,” he said.
A tariff is a tax on imported goods that raises their prices, encouraging consumers to buy domestic products instead and allowing domestic producers to raise their prices, too. Often the goal is to make goods produced in the U.S. more attractive to consumers. Some economists, however, caution that tariffs could backfire by fueling inflation and driving up interest rates.
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Design changes delay but don’t deter Killington slopeside village plans
Developers have a new 2025 target date for seeking approval for the first phase of a 450-acre retail and residential center they’ll update the public about at this weekend’s World Cup ski competition.
by Kevin O'Connor
Developers of a proposed 450-acre retail and residential village at the base of the Killington Resort — the biggest ski area in eastern North America — say design changes will postpone the project for at least a year.
The Great Gulf real estate group announced plans last winter for a new lodge, some 32,000 square feet of commercial space, 193 condominiums and 32 single-family homes — the beginning, it said, of a larger $3 billion capital investment in the next quarter-century.
Developers had hoped to receive local and state approval for the first phase by this weekend’s World Cup ski competition at the Rutland County resort. Instead, they’re now set to report a new timeline that will aim to seek permits in 2025, start construction as soon as 2026 and open the first buildings by 2028, according to Michael Sneyd, head of Great Gulf’s resort residential division.
“When people tell me, ‘How come you’re not in the approval process right now and why are you not showing us your latest plans?’ I tell them, ‘Good design takes time,’” Sneyd said. “The village will be the centerpiece, and so we really want to make sure we do the best job possible.”
A year ago, Great Gulf hired the international architecture firm of Moshe Safdie — whose work ranges from Montreal’s Habitat 67 World’s Fair housing complex to the Singapore Marina Bay Sands resort featured in the film “Crazy Rich Asians” — and PWP Landscape Architecture, known for the National Sept. 11 Memorial in New York City.
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“It’s certainly causing economists distress. We import a lot. It’s not as if we’re a sole entity here, we’re a global economy. You can’t be an island. We’re really interdependent,” said the president of Greater Burlington Industrial Corp.
by Klara Bauters
During the last Trump administration, Vermont rallied with other Northeast states against tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, remembered Tim Tierney, director of Recruitment and International Trade of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development.
Northern New England governors wrote a letter to the Trump administration. Ultimately, metal imports from Canada were exempted as outcry rose over the impact.
This time, the outcome remains uncertain. President-elect Donald Trump promised during his campaign to impose steep tariffs on trade, including a 10-20% tariff on all imports and potentially a 60% tariff on Chinese imports. Trump has made tariffs central to his economic strategy, claiming they will stimulate the U.S. economy, protect American jobs, and increase tax revenues.
If tariffs are imposed again, Tierney said, states are likely to band together to influence policy, as they did last time, although not everything can be stopped.
“We will do our best to coordinate with all of our states that would be adversely impacted, whether it’s in agriculture or commodity pricing,” he said.
A tariff is a tax on imported goods that raises their prices, encouraging consumers to buy domestic products instead and allowing domestic producers to raise their prices, too. Often the goal is to make goods produced in the U.S. more attractive to consumers. Some economists, however, caution that tariffs could backfire by fueling inflation and driving up interest rates.
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Developers have a new 2025 target date for seeking approval for the first phase of a 450-acre retail and residential center they’ll update the public about at this weekend’s World Cup ski competition.
by Kevin O'Connor
Developers of a proposed 450-acre retail and residential village at the base of the Killington Resort — the biggest ski area in eastern North America — say design changes will postpone the project for at least a year.
The Great Gulf real estate group announced plans last winter for a new lodge, some 32,000 square feet of commercial space, 193 condominiums and 32 single-family homes — the beginning, it said, of a larger $3 billion capital investment in the next quarter-century.
Developers had hoped to receive local and state approval for the first phase by this weekend’s World Cup ski competition at the Rutland County resort. Instead, they’re now set to report a new timeline that will aim to seek permits in 2025, start construction as soon as 2026 and open the first buildings by 2028, according to Michael Sneyd, head of Great Gulf’s resort residential division.
“When people tell me, ‘How come you’re not in the approval process right now and why are you not showing us your latest plans?’ I tell them, ‘Good design takes time,’” Sneyd said. “The village will be the centerpiece, and so we really want to make sure we do the best job possible.”
A year ago, Great Gulf hired the international architecture firm of Moshe Safdie — whose work ranges from Montreal’s Habitat 67 World’s Fair housing complex to the Singapore Marina Bay Sands resort featured in the film “Crazy Rich Asians” — and PWP Landscape Architecture, known for the National Sept. 11 Memorial in New York City.
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Vermont State University announces financial aid fund to honor Honorée Fleming
“Honorée was brilliant in science and the loving center of our household,” said Ron Powers, Fleming’s husband.
by Klara Bauters
One year after Honorée Fleming was killed in Castleton, Vermont State University has launched a memorial fund to honor its late dean of education.
The Dean Honorée Fleming Memorial Financial Aid Fund will provide financial assistance to students at Vermont State University’s Castleton campus who share Fleming’s “values and qualities” — particularly women pursuing degrees in science and those with financial need who are nearing graduation, according to a press release issued Monday from the university.
Fleming, 77, was fatally shot on the D&H Rail Trail in Castleton on Oct. 5, 2023. A year later, investigators said there was still no suspect in the shooting and no major leads since police released a sketch of “a person of interest” in the homicide.
Shortly after she was killed, discussion about establishing a fund to honor Fleming began, an initiative of her husband, Ron Powers, and interim university President David Bergh.
“Honorée was brilliant in science and the loving center of our household,” Powers said in the release. “We held hands for 47 years.”
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“Honorée was brilliant in science and the loving center of our household,” said Ron Powers, Fleming’s husband.
by Klara Bauters
One year after Honorée Fleming was killed in Castleton, Vermont State University has launched a memorial fund to honor its late dean of education.
The Dean Honorée Fleming Memorial Financial Aid Fund will provide financial assistance to students at Vermont State University’s Castleton campus who share Fleming’s “values and qualities” — particularly women pursuing degrees in science and those with financial need who are nearing graduation, according to a press release issued Monday from the university.
Fleming, 77, was fatally shot on the D&H Rail Trail in Castleton on Oct. 5, 2023. A year later, investigators said there was still no suspect in the shooting and no major leads since police released a sketch of “a person of interest” in the homicide.
Shortly after she was killed, discussion about establishing a fund to honor Fleming began, an initiative of her husband, Ron Powers, and interim university President David Bergh.
“Honorée was brilliant in science and the loving center of our household,” Powers said in the release. “We held hands for 47 years.”
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Hartland Planning Commission persists in farm store opposition
The commission has nearly exhausted its budget for legal fees, with a Supreme Court case still pending.
by Valley News
This story by Christina Dolan was first published in The Valley News on Nov. 24
HARTLAND — The town’s planning commission adopted a new tone this week in its ongoing opposition to a developer’s plan to build a two-story, barn-style farm store, deli and bakery on a Route 5 property near the Interstate 91 interchange. In a Hartland Listserv post last Monday, the commission accused the developer of the proposed Sunnymede Farms Store of attacking the town plan.
“Developer flips off our legal Town Plan” was the subject line of the announcement on the Hartland Listserv posted by planning commission Chairman David Dukeshire.
Sunnymede Farms is a 600-acre cattle and maple sugaring operation near Hartland Four Corners owned by Florida real estate developer Aubrey Ferrao. In 2018, Ferrao purchased 17 acres of open land on Route 5, about two miles from Sunnymede Farm. Last fall, Sunnymede received a state Act 250 permit to build its farm store on the property. The Hartland Planning Commission and the Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission appealed the decision to the Environmental Division of Vermont Superior Court.
Opponents have argued the proposed 9,000-square-foot store constitutes “strip development,” which goes against town and regional plans. But in July, a judge denied the appeal. The planning commission is now appealing to the Vermont Supreme Court.
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The commission has nearly exhausted its budget for legal fees, with a Supreme Court case still pending.
by Valley News
This story by Christina Dolan was first published in The Valley News on Nov. 24
HARTLAND — The town’s planning commission adopted a new tone this week in its ongoing opposition to a developer’s plan to build a two-story, barn-style farm store, deli and bakery on a Route 5 property near the Interstate 91 interchange. In a Hartland Listserv post last Monday, the commission accused the developer of the proposed Sunnymede Farms Store of attacking the town plan.
“Developer flips off our legal Town Plan” was the subject line of the announcement on the Hartland Listserv posted by planning commission Chairman David Dukeshire.
Sunnymede Farms is a 600-acre cattle and maple sugaring operation near Hartland Four Corners owned by Florida real estate developer Aubrey Ferrao. In 2018, Ferrao purchased 17 acres of open land on Route 5, about two miles from Sunnymede Farm. Last fall, Sunnymede received a state Act 250 permit to build its farm store on the property. The Hartland Planning Commission and the Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission appealed the decision to the Environmental Division of Vermont Superior Court.
Opponents have argued the proposed 9,000-square-foot store constitutes “strip development,” which goes against town and regional plans. But in July, a judge denied the appeal. The planning commission is now appealing to the Vermont Supreme Court.
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Following a population dip in the 1960s and 1970s, the muskellunge were seemingly wiped out after an untreated waste spill.
by Kate Kampner
Kate Kampner is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.
Shawn Good has been working to restore muskellunge fish since 2010, when Vermont began stocking them in the Missisquoi Bay and River. But he’s had the idea to bring the species — a once-widespread relative of the pike that can grow to 5 feet long — back to prominence in Lake Champlain for close to 20 years.
Following a reduction in their range to just the Missisquoi River over the 20th century, the muskellunge were seemingly wiped out after an untreated waste spill from a mill in 1979.
Now, after years of releasing fish into the lake, Good and other fisheries biologists have just finished capturing and radio-tagging six adult muskies, as they’re known, to watch their spawning behavior and learn more about how successful the fish have been in reproducing naturally.
“This project is all about bringing them back,” said Good, the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife scientist leading the program.
Since 2010, the department has stocked over 66,000 muskies. A portion of them recaptured at age 1 or older are tagged with a microchip that biologists can scan to identify a specific fish. Those tags have allowed Good’s team to monitor muskie growth and survival.
The team finished the final radio tagging only a few weeks ago and is now waiting until the spring for the muskie spawning season to start. Team members tag the fish early to let the muskies have time to recover and get used to their tags, which are inserted into their abdominal cavity. The radio tags last up to six years and allow state workers to find and keep track of where the muskies spawn and lay eggs, Good said.
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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:
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:
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: December 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:
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
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Weathersfield School
December 2nd-6th PTO Kids' Kastle Holiday Shop
December 6th Nutcracker Performance - 1:00
December 10th Winter Sports Pictures
December 10th School Board Meeting at 6:30 PM
December 13th Tree Lighting and Visit From Santa- Weathersfield Proctor Library
December 20th - Holiday Performance 8:15
December 20th - Early Release for Students - Noon dismissal
December 6th Nutcracker Performance - 1:00
December 10th Winter Sports Pictures
December 10th School Board Meeting at 6:30 PM
December 13th Tree Lighting and Visit From Santa- Weathersfield Proctor Library
December 20th - Holiday Performance 8:15
December 20th - Early Release for Students - Noon dismissal
School News Weekly Newsletter: November 22
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 MinutesOctoberAugust 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
Things to Do In and Around Weathersfield
Arts, Entertainment, Volunteer, and Health
ABS Reads
Albert Bridge School students love to read, and we're looking for a few more adults interested in joining our school on a weekly basis for 30 minutes to partner with a student to read a book, play a game, and make a connection. Reading to others strengthens reading skills, interest and enjoyment in reading, and provides another connection within our community.
A short training will be required for all volunteers to review expectations and the role of a volunteer. Volunteers will need to commit to a weekly 30 minute time slot during the school year. Dates will be provided during the volunteer training.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming an ABS Reads volunteer, please contact Amanda Yates: ayates@wsesu.net or (802) 484-3344.
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurch
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurch
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 Historical SocietyFollow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weathersfieldhistoricalsociety
Weathersfield Historical Society
Weathersfield Parks and Recreation
Weathersfield Parks and Recreation
Follow them on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550836741096
Veterans Memorial Committee
The Veterans Memorial Committee meets regularly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Weathersfield Proctor Library. In the event of holidays or special circumstances, the meeting will be held at a time and location to be set by the Committee.
Follow them on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldVMC
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
Clara’s Dream, a nutcracker story December 14 and 15 TICKETS
Presented by City Center Ballet
Paul Winter Consort’s Winter Solstice Celebration December 16 at 7 p.m. TICKETS
Presented by Paul Winter
Celtic Christmas with Cassie and Maggie December 19 TICKETS
Yellow Brick Joel Face to Face: The Tribute Concert December 20 TICKETS
Presented by Lincstar Events
The Little Mermen December 21, 2 p.m. TICKETS
2025
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
90s Rockfest! Lounge Fly with Evil Empire. Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 PM
Clara Dreamz 12/13/24 at 6pm. 12/14/24 at 2 PM
Celebrate the Season: Silent Auction Benefit December 16 - 202nd Annual Winter Wonders Saturday, December 21st at 7:30 PM
Recycled Percussion – Winter Tour February 15, 2024 at 2 PM & 7 PM
Yoga
Happy 5 Years of Yoga in Weathersfield
Whole Roasted Tro
Whole Roasted Tro
Crown Point Country Club
(Classes Moving to Crown Point Country Club This Winter beginning in Nov.! Same Great Classes - Beautiful New Location - Schedule Shift)Tuesday Evenings 5:30-6:30pm | Dec. 3, 10, 17 | Register Now
Wednesday Mornings 9-10am | Dec. 4, 11, 18 | Register Now
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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