Cavendish Update 7/23/21: Construction/Covid/News/Events
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11TH TOWN WIDE TAG SALE: July 31 from 9-2. If you would like a spot on one of the greens, or you’d like to be listed in the on-line directory, please e-mail cavendishconnects@gmail.com or call 802-226-7807. Be sure to include items you’ll be selling to increase traffic to your booth. Space is free for Cavendish residents, property owners and businesses. If you are setting up and would like a Facebook Album of items you are planning on selling, please e-mail pictures to the e-mail address above.
7/23/21
1. RT 131 Construction/Bridge @ Exit 8 Update from VTrans 7/22
2. Cavendish Info
3. Covid update
4. Events
1. RT 131 CONSTRUCTION/BRIDGE @ EXIT 8 UPDATE-7/22: Please direct questions and concerns to Natalie Boyle at Vtrans802-855-3893 or nboyle@eivtech.com The updates below are from Vtrans:
Rt 131: Cold mix paving (base layer of asphalt) has been completed. Paving of the intermediate course will continue for the next two weeks. Weather and surface conditions will affect the paving schedule. Roadway ditching operations will begin next week and continue throughout the week. Placement of curbing and adjustments to drainage structures will begin next week.
Bridge @ Exit 8: The concrete pour for the southern approach slab for Bridge 30S has been completed. Work has begun on the F-barrier safety rail on the bridge. The first sections of rail will be poured next week and then work on the northern approach to Bridge 30S will begin. Work on pier repairs along VT 131 will continue for at least one more week. Shoulder closures will be in place.
2. CAVENDISH INFO
• Concerts on the Green: Next up on July 28th is Rick Davis and Friends who will be followed by the Irish band, Gypsy Reel on Aug. 4. Concerts start at 6 at Svec Park (Proctorsville Green) with a rain location of Gethsemane Church, just off Depot St. Concerts are free and open to the public. Wearing masks at the concert and physical distancing are only required for those who are not vaccinated. The Green is large and the band will be loud enough to be heard throughout, so please spread out and maintain distancing.
• Trail Hike: The Cavendish Association of Trails invites you to a guided nature walk on Hardy Hill, a newly established hiking trail located in Cavendish. The walk will take place on Sunday, August 1st, starting at 10 a.m. hosted by the land owner, Pieter Van Schaik. Trail parking will be located at the intersection of East Road and Susannah Johnson Lane in Cavendish, just west of Caton Place Campground. The walk will last about two hours and light refreshments will be served. Please reserve your spot by emailing erickrasnauskas@protonmail.com to say how many people will be walking. The hike includes a beaver pond, great blue herons nest. FMI: The Cavendish Association of Trails is part of the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association, CavendishCCCA.org or email Cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com.
• Canada to Allow nonessential travel starting Aug.9/US extends land border restrictions to Aug. 21: VT Digger
• VDH Warns about Blue Green Algae in lakes and streams and its impact on humans and pets:
3. COVID UPDATE: Covid continues to spiral upwards, due to the Delta variant and the unvaccinated, in VT, northern New England as well as the rest of the country. While VT continues to lead the country on a number of markers-vaccinations, fewest rates of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths-new cases continue daily in the double digits. On July 22, there were 34 new cases bringing the state’s total to 24,647 and a test seropositivity of 1.2%. This is the highest one day total VT has had since May 20. Click here for this week’s modeling data.
The Delta variant spreads a lot quicker than its predecessors. While older versions of the virus spread from one person to two or three others, the Delta variant is being spread from one person to six others. Those who are not vaccinated are more likely to develop severe disease doubling the odds for hospitalization and even death.
The statistic “99.5% of all people dying from Covid-19 are unvaccinated” (July 16, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) doesn’t appear to be sufficient to convince the 10% of adults 18 or older who say they are probably not or definitely not going to get a vaccine. In Vermont, there are still over 92,000 eligible Vermonters not vaccinated.
Those wishing to be vaccinated can do so locally at the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Ludlow (228-8477) or Ludlow Health Center (226-8867). Pop up testing sites are listed at the state’s website.
Visitors to Provincetown Advised to Get Tested for Covid-19: Following reports from Massachusetts health officials of more than 200 cases of COVID-19 in Provincetown this month, the Vermont Department of Health is urging people who recently traveled to the popular vacation spot to get tested for Covid-19.
Breakthrough cases: Wondering about the various Olympic athletes who are testing positive even though they were vaccinated? The estimates are low that vaccinated individuals will contract Covid, and if they do will have mild to no symptoms. However, these athletes are tested daily for Covid so it’s more likely they will pick up those who are asymptomatic. Read more on this topic Worried About Breakthrough Covid Cases? Here’s What to Know.
Castleton, NVU and VTC to require Covid-19 vaccines
Testing: As more opportunities to travel are becoming available, there is continued demand for testing. The Ludlow Health Center will provide Covid testing only for those with symptoms. Those needing a test for camp, travel, school, exposure (no symptoms) or work, will need to go to one of the state testing sites. The closest sites are Springfield, 51 Pearl St., Level 2, Mon-Wed. 8-11 am and Sat 8-noon; or Rutland Regional Medical Center Mon-Fri 9-10 and 4-5:2 pm and Sat. 10-11:50.
4. UPCOMING EVENTS:
JULY 27 (TUESDAY): Cavendish General Store Auction, 2 pm
JULY 28 (WEDNESDAY): Concert in Svec Park (Proctorsville Green), 6pm, free and open to the public. Artists: Rick Davis and friends. Rain location is Gethsemane Church, off Depot St.
- Streetscapes Dedication of the Depot Street Bridge, 4:30 pm at the bridge
JULY 31 (SATURDAY): 11th Annual Cavendish Town Wide Tag Sale
AUGUST 1 (SUNDAY): Trail hike on Hardy Hill. Begins at 10 am http://www.cavendishconnects.com/calendar/2021/8/1/trail-walk-in-cavendish
AUGUST 4 (WEDNESDAY): Concert in Svec Park (Proctorsville Green), 6pm, free and open to the public. Artists: Gypsy Reel (Irish/Celtic). Rain location is Gethsemane Church, off Depot St.
AUGUST 11 (WEDNESDAY): Concert in Svec Park (Proctorsville Green), 6pm, free and open to the public. Artists: Gully Boys (Rock/Jam). Rain location is Gethsemane Church, off Depot St.
AUGUST 15 (SUNDAY): What’s in the Cavendish Historical Society Museum’s Medicine Cabinet? We’ve done a study of the potions, notions and medicines that have been in the Museum’s exhibit. Talk begins at 2 pm at the Museum and will feature Dan Churchill who worked at Pollard’s store compounding medicine from 8th-12th grades. FMI: margocaulfield@icloud.com or 802-226-7807.
AUGUST 21 (SATURDAY: Fletcher Farm Craft Sale. Vendors and volunteers needed. FMI: Festival Director Sue Carey at SueSmyserCarey@hotmail.com.
SEPT. 11 (SATURDAY): VT Golden Honey Festival 10-4 at the Golden Stage Inn, Proctorsville Depot St. Free
• 20th Anniversary of 9/11; RiverSweep
SEPT. 12 (SUNDAY): Annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk. Meet at the Cavendish Historical Society Museum at 2 pm. The tour is about 1 1/2 miles round trip. Walking shoes are recommended. Included in the tour is the site of the accident. FMI: margocaulfield@icloud.com or 802-226-7807
OCTOBER 3 (SUNDAY): Fitton-the Mill, the Firebug, and Everything in Between. Starting at 2 pm at the Museum, there will be a talk on the Fitton (Spring) Mill, the town that grew up around it-Fittonsville- and the man Robert “Firebug” Fitton who was responsible for its demise and lots of other property in the town of Cavendish. The talk will be following by a walk out to the site where the Mill, boarding house, and other structures once stood. Wear comfortable shoes and be prepared for walking on uneven terrain. FMI: margocaulfield@icloud.com 802-226-7807
DECEMBER 12 (SUNDAY): Christmas Ghost Walk-Proctorsville. 7 pm, meet at the Proctorsville War Memorial. Free and open to the public. FMI: 802-226-7807.
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