Cavendish Update: 3/25/20: Staying Home for Bob
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Maureen found Bobo, her 6 feet python, a big help in measuring social distance. Jane Hart
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3/25/20: Staying at Home for Bob
1.What’s Happened in the Last 24 Hours
2. Cavendish Transfer Station Notice: Please Read
3. Staying Connected with Family & Friends by Trevor Barlow
4. Sanity Break
5. Events
We’re staying at home today for Bob Kirkbride, and in respect for his family’s request that we all practice social distancing.
If you need help with shopping, a transfer station run or something else, please call the Cavendish Town Office, M-F from 9-5 226-7291 or 7292.. We have a great group of volunteers ready willing and able to help you. We got this for you and each other.
So now the rest of Vermont is catching up with Cavendish and going to be staying at home. You know they’re doing this ‘cause of Denise and all the great classes dg Bodyworks is Facebooking Live. We’re just such trend setters.
Not to worry. We have plenty of ways for you to network and have cocktail hour and dinner parties, while social distancing. Proctorsville resident Trevor Barlow is an expert in telecommunications and has been at the forefront of digital communications and distance learning tech for the past 20 years. He is currently the Executive Director at the Black River Innovation Campus in Springfield and has written today’s special post on Staying Connected.
And the winner of the most famous Cavendish social distancer has to be Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He really did stay home for his art. Check out the article at the Cavendish Historical Society Blog. One quote of his seems particularly relevant this morning Freedom is self-restriction! Restriction of the self for the sake of others! We are all staying home now so we can all be safe, including our essential on-line workers.
1. WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS:
• Scott Orders Vermonters To Stay Home And Businesses To Close By 5 p.m. Today March 25. Gov. Phil Scott has ordered Vermont residents to stay at home and directed businesses and non-profits to cease “in-person” operations by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Called Stay Home, Stay Safe, “I want to be very clear about this: We need everyone to limit activities outside of the home and to practice social distancing at all times to slow the spread of this highly contagious and potentially deadly virus.” Under Scott’s order, people in Vermont are permitted to leave their homes “only for essential reasons critical to health and safety.” This includes buying groceries and medicine and for exercise. The list of exempted businesses includes healthcare operations, grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, gas stations, and news media. The stay at home order stands until April 15. VPR
• Senate reconvenes to pass emergency COVID-19 measures: Help is on the way, so sit tight. The Vermont Senate on Tuesday swiftly passed measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic, advancing bills that will boost Vermonters’ access to unemployment benefits and bolster the state’s health care system during the crisis. The Senate passed a temporary expansion of the state’s unemployment insurance system so that all employees who are laid off because of the COVID-19 crisis, or have to quit as a result of it, can receive benefits. I do want to note that some of these legislators need to practice what they preach. It’s 6 feet apart and not elbow, fist, or feet taps or bumps. VT Digger
• The obituary of Bob Kirbridge is now on-line. His family is doing an incredible job of encouraging people to practice social distancing. Check out this press clip from one of them.
• Dish has upgraded the basic package with additional channels and added free movies-channels 318-333 plus 386.
• Step up your training, there is a chance to make the Olympics after all as they’ve been postponed until 2021.
2. CAVENDISH TRANSFER STATION NOTICE : Considering the current COVID-19 Situation, the Cavendish Transfer Station is asking you to adhere to the following guidelines at the Transfer Station until further notice. These new measures are meant to protect everyone. We are concerned with the safety of you and of our employees.
1: If you have Symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, difficulty breathing, etc.) please DO NOT use the Transfer Station. Please call the Town Office at 802-226-7291 for assistance.
2: Employees have been instructed to refrain from direct contact with other employees or residents.
3: Please place all required transfer station tokens in the receptacle provided at the transfer station.
4: During this time, we encourage all residents to unload waste from their vehicle. If you are unable to unload your waste, please stay in your car and signal to the attendant for assistance.
5: Tokens can be purchased at Singletons or via mail through the Town Office. Tokens will be mailed upon receipt of a check. (Cavendish Town Office: PO BOX 126 Cavendish VT, 05142) Checks may also be written at the Transfer Station.
3. STAYING CONNECTED WITH FAMILY FRIENDS & MORE By Trevor Barlow: Video calls are a great way to stay connected with friends, family, community members, medical providers and coworkers during this time of social distancing. They are the modern day phone call but, with a bit more complexity and a bit more fun. The technology you use will depend on the purpose of your call and your equipment. For consumer use, you can choose the simplest tools. For professional use, you typically will need more specific or robust set of features. Here are some examples below.
• FaceTime by apple: For iPhone/iPad/iDevice owners, it will probably be your go to but, the person you are calling will also need to have an apple device. So, although it is a great and easy to use, it is limited to apple products.
• Skype by Microsoft: For any device, it has been around for a while and is pretty easy to use. So, no matter your device, it should work well.
• Hangouts by Google: For any device and popular with android/gmail users due to it being integrated.
It should be noted that all of these require a download on your device and those that you are speaking with in order to enable them to work. There are some lesser known video call products that leverage the features of modern web browsers to allow you to make video calls without an app or special download on your device which will be the wave of the future; examples are eyeson, magnocall, linkello, and more.
On the professional side, you have products like webex, gotomeeting, Adobe Connect, Zoom, etc. With the recent pandemic, Zoom appears to have crossed over to the consumer space. With it's free version and video centric design (points for the throwback Brady Bunch style look/feel when you have more the 6 people on a call). It's gaining in popularity for gatherings that go beyond work type environments. It is currently being used by us at the Black River Innovation Campus to do storytime chats with uniquely Vermont stories, broadcasts of local musicians and tech talks to help people get support for the best ways to use tech for remote work.
In brief, there are many tools to choose from but, you need to find the best for you whether it be based on ease of use, cost, device or features; now is the time to get familiar with these tools as they are a valuable way to stay connected with the outside world while remaining safe at home.
Visit www.bricvt.org for more info on remote work and distance learning.
4. SANITY BREAK: Try a guided meditation to start the day or whenever you need a way to just calm down. This is just one possible video available for free online. There are many many options, and it can be the sound of someone’s voice that can make it right for you.
5. UPCOMING EVENTS: Go to dgBody Works Facebook page for classes that are being posted via Facebook live. Take a new one, do an old one. Stay fit and healthy. Class schedule for the week.
Wednesday 5:30 pm Barre (Kata)
Wednesday 7 pm Bootcamp (Denise)
Thursday 5:45 pm Meditation (Lori)
Thursday 6 pm Yoga for Healthy Bones (Lori)
Friday 7 am Bootcamp (Lori)
Saturday 8 am Yoga Pose of the Day (Lori)
Staying home for Patty and Bob Kirkbride!
The Longer you delay, the longer we stay
Have a Heart -stay home or 6 feet apart.
Stay healthy to protect yourself and Cavendish.