Weathersfield Weekly Blog January 6, 2025
Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendars
Auditions for Peter Pan Jr. Open Jan. 8 and 9
Auditions will be held for 5th - 8th graders in the music room on January 8 & 9 after school until 4:30 pm.
Audition scenes can be previewed here. Click on Audition Central on the right hand drop down, and click on a character. You can see character breakdowns, scripted scenes, and songs. You are not required to learn these prior to the audition.
Prepare a short selection (16 bars) of a Broadway or Disney song to show off your voice. You will be asked to read from the script and participate in a group dance audition. If you need help picking a song to sing, see Ms. Towne, or Mrs. Yuengling for suggestions.
Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne the Tony-Award winning musical Peter Pan is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time. The Junior version is a little shorter and perfect for middle school performers!
The school's performance dates at Weathersfield School are April 4 and 5.
Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, the fierce Brave Girls, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.
Audition Techniques
Directors respond positively when you do the following:
Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, the fierce Brave Girls, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.
Audition Techniques
Directors respond positively when you do the following:
- Be prepared: memorize the lyrics and melody of your song.
- Smile and Enjoy the audition process: the director and the audition team want you to do well.
- Show Good Behavior: directors are often more concerned with how you behave than how well you sing, act, or dance. Be kind, courteous, and listen to directions.
- Trust the Director's choices: do your best at whatever you are asked to do, even if you are reading for a role that you find challenging or awkward. Casting the play depends on many factors such as reliability, prior experience, behavior, and talent.
The Seeds are here!
Hoisington Park Planning Meeting, January 11, 10AM-1PM
Weathersfield Proctor Library Presents: Welcome to Zambia January 18 at 6:30 PM
Yup, that's me second from the left.
Get out, get active, and give back! No snow required.
Join their Winter Virtual Challenge by tagging Blue Cross Vermont in photos of your winter activities on Facebook or Instagram, or sending an email to events@bcbsvt.com.
They’ll donate $5 to Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports for every photo you share from January 11 thru February 8, 2025.
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports is an organization that empowers people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming regardless of ability to pay. In addition to sports, their year-round programming options integrate environmental, holistic wellness, and competitive training philosophies for people of all ages with cognitive, developmental, physical and emotional disabilities.
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports is an organization that empowers people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programming regardless of ability to pay. In addition to sports, their year-round programming options integrate environmental, holistic wellness, and competitive training philosophies for people of all ages with cognitive, developmental, physical and emotional disabilities.
Are You Signed Up for GMP Text Alerts?
They'll send storm and outage updates right to your phone. More details and how to sign up here: www.greenmountainpower.com/apps-skills/text-alerts/
The GMP app is also a super convenient way to manage your account, report outages and track restoration. It is free in the App store and Google play. More info: www.greenmountainpower.com/apps-skills/mobile-app/
Good weather is a great time to take a few steps at home, so you can be prepared in case of severe storms. Learn more at www.greenmountainpower.com/safety/
News You Can Use ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Behind the scenes at Burlington’s National Weather Service office, home to Vermont’s spokespeople for the skies
Staff meteorologists said it’s not uncommon to meet people who misunderstand what they do. The actual answer is a mix, but always requires math and messaging — and often an exciting rush.
by Maggie Cassidy
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Maureen Hastings, a lead meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Burlington office, pivoted among the five computer screens before her, each displaying a colorful digital smorgasbord of data. Interspersed with spreadsheets, line charts and big blocks of text, eight maps of New York and New England were overlaid with a variety of wavy lines, psychedelic-looking cross-sections of the rainbow and numbers — lots of numbers.
Indecipherable to most people, the toolset was helping Hastings on that mid-December morning to decide whether to extend a winter weather advisory issued for much of Vermont the day prior and set to expire in 52 minutes. After that, she would turn her attention to the next day’s rainy forecast, helping to assess the worrying threat of floods.
Hastings’ determinations would be used by commuters, road crews, superintendents, public safety officials, pilots, journalists and anyone impacted by the weather, which most days is most people. These judgment calls are the kind that she and her colleagues make on a routine basis, beamed out to the world from their second-story office at the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport.
“It’s a lot of working toward helping people make decisions and then act on those decisions,” Hastings, 45, said in a prior interview.
Staffed 24/7 by 13 meteorologists in rotating shifts, as well as three scientist-managers, the weather service’s Burlington office occupies an unusual space in Vermont’s public eye. In some ways, its forecasters are semi-public figures akin to spokespeople for the skies, their names peppering news stories before, during and after extreme weather events. They present workshops at grade schools and libraries and host informational tables at events such as the Champlain Valley Fair. Anyone can phone their office to seek their counsel, and the line is used by reporters, random residents and even a few regular callers.
READ MORE
“Staying focused on affordability, I think, is key,” said Sen. Anne Watson, D/P-Washington, after Democrats saw major losses during November’s elections.
by Emma Cotton
Democratic leaders in the Statehouse appear open to changing or abandoning some of the climate and environmental policies they’ve championed in recent years following their party’s major losses in the recent election.
In November, Democrats lost more seats in the Vermont Legislature than in any other state in the country, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have seen the shift as a mandate from voters to address the state’s affordability challenges.
A new urgency related to the cost of living in Vermont has stemmed from an increase in property taxes related to education spending, but the frustration has seeped into discussions about climate policies, too.
“I think voters asked us to focus on their wellbeing over the allure of being some kind of national leader in an abstract sense,” said Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D-Chittenden Southeast, the incoming Senate majority leader.
Because Republicans broke last session’s supermajority of Democrats and Progressives, and because Gov. Phil Scott has historically vetoed climate laws that involve new fees or expenses for Vermont residents, Democrats would need to collaborate with Republicans on any climate policies they want to introduce in the coming session.
READ MORE
While Vermont’s homeless population increased last year, other states saw much more dramatic spikes.
by Carly Berlin
This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.
As the number of people experiencing homelessness in Vermont continues to rise to record levels, the Green Mountain State’s per-capita rate of homelessness remains among the highest in the nation.
That’s according to a new analysis of the 2024 point-in-time count, a coordinated, federally-mandated tally of unhoused people taken each January. The annual report on the count, which took place nearly a year ago, was released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development late last week.
The department found that about 53 out of every 10,000 Vermonters were unhoused when the count took place, putting Vermont fourth on the state-by-state list. In 2022 and 2023, it had the second-highest rate in the nation, a distinction that turned heads as Vermont’s homelessness crisis has grown more visible.
But Vermont’s shift in this oft-cited nationwide comparison shouldn’t necessarily be read as an indication of improvement locally, said Anne Sosin, a public health researcher at Dartmouth College who studies homelessness.
READ MORE
Increasing pharmacy closures mean long drives for Vermont residents, mirroring a national trend
“You lose something really important when you lose your community pharmacist,” said Mike Fisher, Vermont’s chief health care advocate.
by K. Fiegenbaum
Hardwick’s sole pharmacy — a Walgreens that had twice been hit by Vermont’s recent summer floods — closed for good at the end of September. Since then, residents have had to drive 25 minutes to access a pharmacy in Morrisville or 40 minutes to the closest Walgreens in Lyndon, leaving Hardwick squarely in a “pharmacy desert.”
Pharmacy deserts are generally defined as places where there is no or limited access to a pharmacy. In rural areas, this means the closest is over 10 miles away, while in urban areas, the closest is over one mile away.
Hardwick is hardly the only pharmacy desert in the state. According to a recent analysis of pharmacy locations across the country, 41 of Vermont’s 193 census tracts (21%) had low access to a pharmacy in 2022. The analysis, published by the academic journal Health Affairs Scholar, defined low access as at least one-third of the tract’s population living within a pharmacy desert. Between closures of independent pharmacies and national chains continuing to scale back back “less profitable” operations, the number of pharmacy deserts is only increasing.
Mike Fisher, Vermont’s chief health care advocate, said that pharmacy closures across the state are an ongoing and “very serious” trend.
“I live in Addison County,” he said. “When the local Marble Works Pharmacy closed, I remember just how upsetting and difficult that was for so many people.”
READ MORE
Weathersfield Town Information
No Winter Activities This Year
The school has decided that they will not be doing winter activities this year. Please stay tuned for a different opportunity for students to be involved.
Weathersfield 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
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.
ALL EVENTS
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, Presented by Upper Valley Baroque, January 24, 7 PM TICKETS
Cindy Pierce: Glitchy Business A benefit for the Special Needs Support Center, Presented by the Special Needs Support Center
January 26, 7 PM TICKETS
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, February 2, 3 PM FREE but please REGISTER
If I Could Ride 2, Presented by Don Miller, March 9, 2 PM TICKETS
Another Tequila Sunrise A Tribute to the Eagles, March 14, 7:30 PM TICKETS
San Jose Taiko, March 30, 4 PM TICKETS
BeauSoleil (50th Anniversary)with special guest Richard Thompson, April 4, 7:30 PM TICKETS
Trailblazing Women of Country Music A tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly, April 5, 7:30 PM TICKETS
Fly Fishing Film Tour, April 10, 7 PM TICKETS
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at 2PM.
Lift Every Voice Friday, February 7th at 10AM
Disciple of the Garden – Legacy of Chris Cornell Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8PM.
Rock n’ Roll Circus Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 8PM.
A Tribute to Willie Nelson Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8PM
Take 3 – Where Art and Pop Music Collide Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:30PM.
Johnny Folsom 4 Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 7:30PM
Comedian Juston McKinney Saturday, April 19 at 7:30PM
Tell Me Lies – Fleetwood Mac Experience Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 8PM
Floydian Trip – New England’s Premier Pink Floyd Tribute Saturday, May 24 at 7:30PM
Class Schedule January Classes
Tuesday Evenings 5:30-6:30pm Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28
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.
They'll send storm and outage updates right to your phone. More details and how to sign up here: www.greenmountainpower.com/apps-skills/text-alerts/
The GMP app is also a super convenient way to manage your account, report outages and track restoration. It is free in the App store and Google play. More info: www.greenmountainpower.com/apps-skills/mobile-app/
Good weather is a great time to take a few steps at home, so you can be prepared in case of severe storms. Learn more at www.greenmountainpower.com/safety/
ICYMI (In case You Missed It)
Town/School/Regional News
Behind the scenes at Burlington’s National Weather Service office, home to Vermont’s spokespeople for the skies
Staff meteorologists said it’s not uncommon to meet people who misunderstand what they do. The actual answer is a mix, but always requires math and messaging — and often an exciting rush.
by Maggie Cassidy
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Maureen Hastings, a lead meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Burlington office, pivoted among the five computer screens before her, each displaying a colorful digital smorgasbord of data. Interspersed with spreadsheets, line charts and big blocks of text, eight maps of New York and New England were overlaid with a variety of wavy lines, psychedelic-looking cross-sections of the rainbow and numbers — lots of numbers.
Indecipherable to most people, the toolset was helping Hastings on that mid-December morning to decide whether to extend a winter weather advisory issued for much of Vermont the day prior and set to expire in 52 minutes. After that, she would turn her attention to the next day’s rainy forecast, helping to assess the worrying threat of floods.
Hastings’ determinations would be used by commuters, road crews, superintendents, public safety officials, pilots, journalists and anyone impacted by the weather, which most days is most people. These judgment calls are the kind that she and her colleagues make on a routine basis, beamed out to the world from their second-story office at the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport.
“It’s a lot of working toward helping people make decisions and then act on those decisions,” Hastings, 45, said in a prior interview.
Staffed 24/7 by 13 meteorologists in rotating shifts, as well as three scientist-managers, the weather service’s Burlington office occupies an unusual space in Vermont’s public eye. In some ways, its forecasters are semi-public figures akin to spokespeople for the skies, their names peppering news stories before, during and after extreme weather events. They present workshops at grade schools and libraries and host informational tables at events such as the Champlain Valley Fair. Anyone can phone their office to seek their counsel, and the line is used by reporters, random residents and even a few regular callers.
READ MORE
Killington and Okemo are ahead of the pack
By Karen D. Lorentz, Mountain Times
Editors note: This is the first of a three-part series that explores how innovations at Okemo and Killington enabled them to become successful ski resorts that also contributed to the growth of the ski industry in Vermont, the East, and the nation.
Vermont’s Killington Resort and Okemo Mountain have been, over the last half-century and into the 21st, two of the nation’s most successful ski resorts. They have also been leaders in the ski industry, developing many innovations and enhancements that engendered a better skiing and riding experience, including investing in robust snowmaking operations, which is crucial early season and after thaws like the region saw this past week.
The early days, innovative beginnings
Killington was created by a group of dedicated skiers headed by Preston Leete Smith, an ambitious 24-year-old entrepreneur who never stopped pushing the envelope to create a better ski experience. A dedicated skier, he was instrumental in the development of better learning techniques and easier learning terrain. By getting more people into skiing, he helped drive skiing’s rapid growth in the 1950s and 1960s.
Okemo, under the ownership of early investors from the town of Ludlow, started the real estate revolution in American skiing by selling homesites on land it owned and soon boasted a rapidly expanding mountainside of ski chalets and condominiums, which in turn earned it the loyalty of families and profits that could be poured back into mountain expansion. The convenience of ski in/out vacations homes also helped drive the popularity of skiing and the ski industry and Okemo led the pack in this regard.
During the 1950s, the demand for more resorts in the East grew as the number of skiers accelerated beyond all predictions after World War II. The classic resorts like Stowe-Mt. Mansfield and Mad River in Vermont and Mt. Cranmore in New Hampshire were stuck in pre-war thinking that saw skiing as a sport for the “elite” rather than as a huge pyramid with a mass of bus riders as the base and chalet owners at the top. At the same time, there were notable start-up failures like Vermont’s Snow Valley and other areas struggling and dying young because they didn’t have the “right stuff.”
Killington and Okemo, located 16 miles from each other, both broke the mold—they did have the right stuff. While each took a different route, innovation and outside-the-box thinking drove both resorts to the top.
READ MORE
By Karen D. Lorentz, Mountain Times
Editors note: This is the first of a three-part series that explores how innovations at Okemo and Killington enabled them to become successful ski resorts that also contributed to the growth of the ski industry in Vermont, the East, and the nation.
Vermont’s Killington Resort and Okemo Mountain have been, over the last half-century and into the 21st, two of the nation’s most successful ski resorts. They have also been leaders in the ski industry, developing many innovations and enhancements that engendered a better skiing and riding experience, including investing in robust snowmaking operations, which is crucial early season and after thaws like the region saw this past week.
The early days, innovative beginnings
Killington was created by a group of dedicated skiers headed by Preston Leete Smith, an ambitious 24-year-old entrepreneur who never stopped pushing the envelope to create a better ski experience. A dedicated skier, he was instrumental in the development of better learning techniques and easier learning terrain. By getting more people into skiing, he helped drive skiing’s rapid growth in the 1950s and 1960s.
Okemo, under the ownership of early investors from the town of Ludlow, started the real estate revolution in American skiing by selling homesites on land it owned and soon boasted a rapidly expanding mountainside of ski chalets and condominiums, which in turn earned it the loyalty of families and profits that could be poured back into mountain expansion. The convenience of ski in/out vacations homes also helped drive the popularity of skiing and the ski industry and Okemo led the pack in this regard.
During the 1950s, the demand for more resorts in the East grew as the number of skiers accelerated beyond all predictions after World War II. The classic resorts like Stowe-Mt. Mansfield and Mad River in Vermont and Mt. Cranmore in New Hampshire were stuck in pre-war thinking that saw skiing as a sport for the “elite” rather than as a huge pyramid with a mass of bus riders as the base and chalet owners at the top. At the same time, there were notable start-up failures like Vermont’s Snow Valley and other areas struggling and dying young because they didn’t have the “right stuff.”
Killington and Okemo, located 16 miles from each other, both broke the mold—they did have the right stuff. While each took a different route, innovation and outside-the-box thinking drove both resorts to the top.
READ MORE
“Staying focused on affordability, I think, is key,” said Sen. Anne Watson, D/P-Washington, after Democrats saw major losses during November’s elections.
by Emma Cotton
Democratic leaders in the Statehouse appear open to changing or abandoning some of the climate and environmental policies they’ve championed in recent years following their party’s major losses in the recent election.
In November, Democrats lost more seats in the Vermont Legislature than in any other state in the country, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have seen the shift as a mandate from voters to address the state’s affordability challenges.
A new urgency related to the cost of living in Vermont has stemmed from an increase in property taxes related to education spending, but the frustration has seeped into discussions about climate policies, too.
“I think voters asked us to focus on their wellbeing over the allure of being some kind of national leader in an abstract sense,” said Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D-Chittenden Southeast, the incoming Senate majority leader.
Because Republicans broke last session’s supermajority of Democrats and Progressives, and because Gov. Phil Scott has historically vetoed climate laws that involve new fees or expenses for Vermont residents, Democrats would need to collaborate with Republicans on any climate policies they want to introduce in the coming session.
READ MORE
While Vermont’s homeless population increased last year, other states saw much more dramatic spikes.
by Carly Berlin
This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.
As the number of people experiencing homelessness in Vermont continues to rise to record levels, the Green Mountain State’s per-capita rate of homelessness remains among the highest in the nation.
That’s according to a new analysis of the 2024 point-in-time count, a coordinated, federally-mandated tally of unhoused people taken each January. The annual report on the count, which took place nearly a year ago, was released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development late last week.
The department found that about 53 out of every 10,000 Vermonters were unhoused when the count took place, putting Vermont fourth on the state-by-state list. In 2022 and 2023, it had the second-highest rate in the nation, a distinction that turned heads as Vermont’s homelessness crisis has grown more visible.
But Vermont’s shift in this oft-cited nationwide comparison shouldn’t necessarily be read as an indication of improvement locally, said Anne Sosin, a public health researcher at Dartmouth College who studies homelessness.
READ MORE
“You lose something really important when you lose your community pharmacist,” said Mike Fisher, Vermont’s chief health care advocate.
by K. Fiegenbaum
Hardwick’s sole pharmacy — a Walgreens that had twice been hit by Vermont’s recent summer floods — closed for good at the end of September. Since then, residents have had to drive 25 minutes to access a pharmacy in Morrisville or 40 minutes to the closest Walgreens in Lyndon, leaving Hardwick squarely in a “pharmacy desert.”
Pharmacy deserts are generally defined as places where there is no or limited access to a pharmacy. In rural areas, this means the closest is over 10 miles away, while in urban areas, the closest is over one mile away.
Hardwick is hardly the only pharmacy desert in the state. According to a recent analysis of pharmacy locations across the country, 41 of Vermont’s 193 census tracts (21%) had low access to a pharmacy in 2022. The analysis, published by the academic journal Health Affairs Scholar, defined low access as at least one-third of the tract’s population living within a pharmacy desert. Between closures of independent pharmacies and national chains continuing to scale back back “less profitable” operations, the number of pharmacy deserts is only increasing.
Mike Fisher, Vermont’s chief health care advocate, said that pharmacy closures across the state are an ongoing and “very serious” trend.
“I live in Addison County,” he said. “When the local Marble Works Pharmacy closed, I remember just how upsetting and difficult that was for so many people.”
READ MORE
Weathersfield Town Information
Town Calendar
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: January 13January 27
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:
January 13
January 27
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
January 7th Students return to school
January 13th Weathersfield School Board 6:30 PM in the Music Room
January 20th - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day No School
January 20th - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day No School
School News Weekly Newsletter: December 20
No Winter Activities This Year
The school has decided that they will not be doing winter activities this year. Please stay tuned for a different opportunity for students to be involved.
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 MinutesMarch 11February 11
January 13
January 13
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
Weathersfield Proctor Library
Perkinsville Music Series Announced
Perkinsville Music Series Announced
Perkinsville Community Church will be hosting live music every 1st Sunday starting Jan. 5th, 2025 and will continue until June 2025. 4pm-5:30pm. Matt Meserve will open the series on Jan 5th. Matt is an amazing piano player and singer.
Come out and support our local musicians and enjoy some beautiful music. These are free events but donations will be accepted to go towards local charities.
Follow the series on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/566716035976750
Come out and support our local musicians and enjoy some beautiful music. These are free events but donations will be accepted to go towards local charities.
Follow the series on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/566716035976750
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
Weathersfield Center Church and Meeting House
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeathersfieldCenterChurch
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 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 Historical Society
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
Thrive Thrift Store & Community Resource Center
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567175561071
Entertainment
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
2025
Encanto Sing-a Long, January 11, 10 AM FREE but please, REGISTER
Upper Valley Community Band Winter Concert, January 12, 3 PM FREE but please REGISTER
Upper Valley Community Band Winter Concert, January 12, 3 PM FREE but please REGISTER
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, January 25, 9 PM TICKETS
January 26, 7 PM TICKETS
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, February 2, 3 PM FREE but please REGISTER
Mike McDonald’s Comedy Extravaganza, February 7, 7:30 PM TICKETS
Recycled Percussion, February 8, 2 & 7 PM TICKETS
Recycled Percussion, February 8, 2 & 7 PM TICKETS
City Lights (Silent Film with Bob Merrill on piano), February 13, 7 PM FREE but please REGISTER
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, February 14, 7 PM TICKETS
Dom Flemons LOH on Location, February 15, 7:30 PM TICKETS
If I Could Ride 2, Presented by Don Miller, March 9, 2 PM TICKETS
Another Tequila Sunrise A Tribute to the Eagles, March 14, 7:30 PM TICKETS
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber & More, March 15, 7 PM TICKETS
San Jose Taiko, March 30, 4 PM TICKETS
Trailblazing Women of Country Music A tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly, April 5, 7:30 PM TICKETS
Fly Fishing Film Tour, April 10, 7 PM TICKETS
Comedian Bob Marley, May 10, 8 PM TICKETS
Lift Every Voice Friday, February 7th at 10AM
Recycled Percussion – Winter Tour February 15, 2025 at 2 PM & 7 PM
Rock n’ Roll Circus Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 8PM.
A Tribute to Willie Nelson Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8PM
Take 3 – Where Art and Pop Music Collide Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:30PM.
Johnny Folsom 4 Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 7:30PM
Comedian Juston McKinney Saturday, April 19 at 7:30PM
Tell Me Lies – Fleetwood Mac Experience Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 8PM
Floydian Trip – New England’s Premier Pink Floyd Tribute Saturday, May 24 at 7:30PM
Yoga in Weathersfield
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Crown Point Country Club
Tuesday Evenings 5:30-6:30pm Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28
Wednesday Mornings 9-10am Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29
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.
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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