Cavendish Update 4/13/20: Internet/Stay Home Extended
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Cathy missed her sons and her hairdresser. Jane Hart
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4/13/20
1. Internet Survey (Knapp Pond/Lower Tarbell Hill area)
2. What’s Been Happening
3. Sanity Break
4. Events
We’re staying home today for Mack Molding employees, who are working to supply much needed medical equipment to combat Covid-19.
So now that the Governor has extended the state of emergency to May 15, which includes the “Stay at Home” order, we gotta talk about Covid-15. No, this isn’t a new type of virus, it’s the 15 pounds that you’ll gain if you spend hours at the computer, watching TV and eating a lot of food you don’t need. Take lots of breaks and move.
Also, the supply chain is just fine so no need to buy up all the paper products “just in case.” Given that a number of people already have a “case,” please be respectful that others also need to wipe. For those who do find they are running short, let us know and we can drop off what you need.
According to the state’s Covid-19 Team, we are on good footing as we head into what they anticipate will be the peak period, late April-early May. That noted, if people do not continue to be vigilant about staying at home, standing 6 feet apart and wearing cloth coverings, we could easily see that flip and be in terrible straights very quickly. As it is, the estimates are that between 1,000-5,000 Vermonters will become infected and less then 100 will die by the end of May. Yesterday saw the fewest new cases (16), since March 8, which is a good sign. The quicker we get to no new cases, the sooner the state will “turn on the spigot,” letting various groups return to work.
As we’ve seen with the prison outbreak, many become infected and don’t know it. While a lot of people will do okay with it, particularly children, it can be easily transmitted, resulting in devastating effects on those with pre-existing conditions (some of whom may not know they have one), those over 60 and even babies and toddlers.
If you need help with shopping, a transfer station run, TP or something else, please call the Cavendish Town Office, M-F from 9-5 226-7291 or 7292.
1. INTERNET SURVEY (KNAPP POND/LOWER TARBELL AREA): We are working with the state to improve Internet speeds for those living in the Knapp Pond, lower Tarbell Hill area. They do have stop gap measures that can be used such as a COW (cell on wheels). In order to understand where to place equipment, we need to hear from people who live in that area. Please send an e-mail to cavendishconnects@gmail.com and include your street address, what you are using for Internet and issues you may be experiencing. We want to get that information to the state ASAP.
2. WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING
• The Panic Mechanic: UVM researchers have developed an app to help get a handle on panic attacks using biofeedback. It’s available for $19.99 for iTunes now and will be available for other phones the end of May.
• School budgets vulnerable as state revenues plummet
• Unemployment Insurance: File Your Claim Based on Your Last Name; The Dept. of Labor has started an alphabetized system for receiving calls and taking claims. Anyone can call on Sunday and Friday. Monday is A-E, Tuesday F-L; Wednesday M-R and Thursday S-Z. The phone number is 800-983-2300. Click here for more:
• Vermont DMV Launches Online License Renewals
• Effective immediately: Motor vehicle inspections due in April 2020 have been extended for 60 days.
• Copley Hospital offers test for Covid-19 immunity: Copley Hospital has rolled out a new test that can identify people who have developed Covid-19 antibodies.
• No, You Don't Need To Disinfect Your Groceries. But Here's How To Shop Safely
• Vt. officials warn to keep an eye out for ticks
3. SANITY BREAK: Keep in mind that humans were designed to handle adversity. This is nothing new. Take 18 minutes and watch Lucy Hone's TED Talk. In a nut shell, through her own story of incredible loss, even armed with an extensive background in resiliency-she trained under the father of positive psychology, Martin Seligman-Hone found that while intentions were good, people were basically trying to turn her into a victim. Instead, Hone took a different approach, one largely discussed by the ancient Stoic philosophers, embraced today by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and being proven by the ever expanding field of neuroscience.
4.. UPCOMING EVENTS: Go to dgBody Works for classes that are being posted via Facebook live. Take a new one, do an old one. Stay fit and healthy.
April 13 (Monday): Cavendish Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm via Zoom (conference call available). For agenda and directions click here.
April 16 (Thursday): GMUSD board meeting, 6 pm via Zoom. See the agenda for zoom instructions.
April 17 (Friday): Proctorsville Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a community solidarity event at 8 pm. Come together to show your support for Cavendish Citizens working the frontlines at area hospitals, nursing homes and rescue squads. We are asking for the community to join us with your vehicle (do not get out) by parking along Main Street, at CTES or around Svec Park in Proctorsville on Friday April 17th at 8pm. At that time we will have our apparatus outside with emergency lights activated, and will do a one minute blast on the building siren. We ask that at that time you join in with your car horn and lots of cheering from your vehicle. If you live on Main Street or close by please participate from your yard. If you walk to Main Street, please remain with your household members 6ft or more away from others and don’t forget your mask. Let’s come together and let our local healthcare professionals know that we are proud of them and appreciate everything they do for us.
Staying home for Patty, Bob Kirkbride, Singletons, Dave Norton, Deb Hryckiewicz, Ludlow Ambulance Service and the Cavendish Water/Waste Water Treatment Team, Rocky and the Cavendish Transfer Station Crew, Cavendish Town Crew, Mt. Ascutney Hospital, Cavendish/Proctorsville firefighters & first responders and Mack Molding employees.
Have a Heart -stay home or 6 feet apart wearing a cloth mask or scarf.
Stay healthy to protect yourself and Cavendish.