Cavendish Update 6/5/15 News/Events/Workshop/Memoir
/6/5/15 EDITION OF THE CAVENDISH UPDATE
1. Cavendish Related News
2. Tiemann’s Cavendish Memoirs Chapter 14/ Sugar on Snow Recipe
3. No Sew T-shirt Tote Workshop
4. Events
1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Vermonters Need $21 per hour to Afford Rent: The National Low-Income Housing Coalition, which released the report, ranks Vermont as the 13th-most expensive in the country for renters — the same as last year. A Vermonter working at the $9.15 minimum wage would need to put in 70 hours per week to live in a one-bedroom home, according to the report, titled “Out of Reach.” The reports says Vermonters need to earn $20.68 per hour to rent a two-bedroom home. In Windsor County, the average is $19.56.
VTel Rolls Out 10 Gbps Internet: VTel today introduced 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) Internet available to every VTel home. “We were proud four years ago to initiate first-in-Vermont 1 Gigabit Internet, at a billion-bits-per-second, at $35 a month” said VTel Chief Technology Officer Justin Robinson. “We’re even more delighted today to announce first-in-Vermont 10 Gbps Internet.” Note that VTel, which is suppose to be offering wireless service to Cavendish, is planning to build towers on Okemo and in Cavendish this month. Unfortunately, when completed speeds will be slower and costs higher than services offered to their landline customers.
2. TIEMANN’S CAVENDISH MEMOIRS CHAPTER 14/RECIPE
In Chapter 14, Tiemann describes sugar-on-snow parties as well as welcoming peepers and the arrival of spring after the coldest winter on record. Following this chapter, there is a recipe for making sugar-on-snow, which can be modified for the summer days by pouring over ice cream versus snow. To read the prelude and other chapters of Tiemann’s Memoirs go to Coming to Vermont (Cavendish): Memoirs of Philip Tiemann.
3. NO SEW T-SHIRT WORKSHOP
Inspired by the Tiemann Memoirs, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) is holding a series of workshops this summer with the theme of Yankee Thrift-Use it up, Wear it Out. Make it do or do without! On June 14 (Sunday), from 2-4 pm, there will be a workshop on repurposing T-shirts that requires no sewing. Included will be how to make a no sew tote, pet toys and an infinity scarf. The workshop will be held at the CHS Museum. This is a free workshop. Participants are asked to bring T-shirts and scissors. FMI: margoc@tds.net or 802-226-7807
4. EVENTS
Activities for the coming week include:
• June 6 (Saturday): 1st Annual Running for the Books (9 am) and Solarize Makes Sense Launch (11 pm)
• June 7 (Sunday): CHS Museum Open 2-4 pm
• June 8 (Monday): Select Board Meeting 6:30 pm-Agenda will be posted when received.
• June 10 (Wednesday): Grievances Meeting with Listers (call for an appointment)
For more information on these and other events, go to the Cavendish Connects Calendar. For regional events, check out the Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce Calendar.