Cavendish Update: 9/10/21: Construction/News/Events
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9/11 Remembrance Weekend: While the annual Honey Festival takes place from 10-4 on Saturday at the Golden Stage Inn, there will be a parade and speakers in Ludlow to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The Okemo Valley fire departments, including both Cavendish and Proctorsville, have planned this event. Learn more in the events section, Item 4.
9/10/21
1. Construction Reports
2. Cavendish Info
3. Covid update
4. Events
1. CONSTRUCTION REPORTS: Please direct questions and concerns to Natalie Boyle at Vtrans802-855-3893 or nboyle@eivtech.com. The updates below are from Vtrans:
131 Construction: The roadway has been paved with the intermediate course of asphalt and temporary markings have been placed. Traffic speeds have picked up with the smoother surfaces. Please be advised that the work zone speed reduction to 40 mph is still in place. Fines are doubled for speeding in the construction zone. Adjustments to drainage structures is scheduled to continue next week. Paving of the wearing course is scheduled to start next week project-wide. Paving will start on the east side of the project and progress to the west. Some modifications are being made in the Town of Cavendish for drive access and sidewalk.
Bridge @ Exit 8: The contractor is scheduled to mill the pavement and pave the approaches to the bridge on I-91. Milling and paving should not have any effect on traffic.
2. CAVENDISH INFO
• Jennie Kolenda: Among the last of her generation, Jennie Kolenda who worked for the town, Kenwood Mills and served 32 years as a ballot clerk for various town elections died on Sept. 4. A funeral mass will be celebrated today at 11 am at the Church of Annunciation in Ludlow. Her obituary is available online.
• Annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk: There are probably few readers in our area that aren’t aware of Phineas Gage, the railroad foreman, who on September 13, 1848, had a tamping rod pass through his head as a result of a blasting accident. The Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) will host its annual Gage Walk & Talk on Sunday, Sept. 12 at the CHS Museum, Route 131 in Cavendish, VT. The program begins at 2 pm. The walk includes the location of the accident, Dr. Harlow’s home/surgery, and the boarding house where Gage was taken after his injury. The accident site is approximately three quarters of a mile from the Museum and by the time other sites of interest are visited and we return to the museum, you will have walked close to 2 miles. Participants can stop at any time. It’s recommended to wear comfortable walking shoes. This program is free and open to the public. Donations welcome. For more information, please call 802-226-7807 or margocaulfield@icloud.com
• Cavendish Community Fund Accepting Applications for Fall 2021 Grants: The Cavendish Community Fund has announced that it is now accepting grant applications for fall 2021 awards. Generally, grants are not expected to exceed $1,000 each. Award amounts will depend primarily on the number of applications received and the amounts requested. The Fund will consider applications filed anytime, but will only award grants this fall to those who file by November 1st. Applications can be made by letter that describes the organization that is applying, the project proposed and the overall budget, including the amount requested. Of utmost importance, the application must also describe how the program, project, or event will specifically benefit the people of Cavendish. Further information on applying can be obtained by emailing CavendishCommunityFund@gmail.com or by mailing to the Cavendish Community Fund, P.O. Box 154, Proctorsville, VT 05153. FMI: Douglas McBride at 226-7142 or Peter LaBelle at 226-7250.
• BRGN Rummage Sale Returns: Black River Good Neighbor Services will hold its 25th Annual Fall Rummage Sale at Fletcher Farm, 611 Route 103 South in Ludlow, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24 and 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Funds raised will help the cost of utilities, heating fuel, rent, and food for qualified individuals and families in Ludlow, Mount Holly, Belmont, Cavendish, Proctorsville, and Plymouth. Masks will be required for everyone’s safety. FMI: Krey Kellington at Black River Good Neighbor Services Thrift Store, 37B Main Street, Ludlow at 802-228-3663 or BRGNS@gmail.com.
• St. James Methodist Church Concert: To raise money for the church’s fuel fund, a free concert is being held on Sept. 12, 2 pm (doors open at 1:30). The church is located at 570 Main St.
• Schools open with masks, Ludlow man continues to object Chester Telegraph
3. COVID UPDATE: Cavendish had two new case of Covid this past week, bringing the total to 34 cases. There were four new cases each for Ludlow and Chester. Please help our kids, as well as yourself and community by vaccinating and wearing masks.
• Weekly Press Conference: Mask mandates continue to be a hot topic. The state is requesting that all schools keep masks in place until Oct. 4, after which, those schools with a completed vaccination rate of 80%, can make masking optional. All but one district in VT has adopted the state’s recommendation on masking. The state is making this request because of the Delta variant and wanting to better understand where it’s heading. Those schools with high vaccination rates are eligible for extra funds. School will submit grant requests with student input.
Beginning Sept. 15, all state of VT executive branch employees will have to self-attest that they’ve been vaccinated or must be tested weekly and wear a mask.
Booster vaccines will most likely be administered in the same manner the initial vaccines were given-by age, underlying conditions. For those who had Johnson & Johnson, information about a booster should be coming in the next 10 days or so.
The Governor also noted, What we also have to acknowledge is that Covid isn’t the only virus taking hold right now. With the Delta wave, has come a wave of divisiveness and anger, a resurgence of polarization that had just started to subside earlier this summer. If we’re truly going to move forward, we’ve got to reflect on the language we use, the fear and anger these words might stoke and the wounds we’re deepening. This is the time to rally and pull together because COVID-19 is not going away and we must not let it tear us apart, especially as the risks are being significantly reduced through vaccines.
• By the Numbers: The modeling data this week shows continuing increases with over a thousand this past week. These totals are close to the all-time highs seen in March and April. The un vaccinated case rate has increased 11% in the last 7 days as compared to 1% for vaccinated. Among those fully vaccinated (426,323 Vermonters) 1,928 (0.45%) have tested positive, with 53 (0.012%) hospitalized for Covid and 18 (0.004%) have died.
To date, 29,588 Vermonters have tested Covid positive. There have been 283 deaths (3 in the last week) and 30 people are currently in the hospital, 7 of which are in the ICU.
• Covid in Schools: The VT Dept of Health is now providing weekly data on Tuesday morning of Covid cases in schools. While 81 cases were reported in the state since schools reopened this fall, with 41 occurring in the last seven days, none were reported for Cavendish, Ludlow, Chester or Springfield.
• Literature/Other News
- Biden Administration Scaling Back Sept. 20 Booster Plan: The Biden administration still plans to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots starting Sept. 20, though the rollout may differ from the initial plan. FDA and CDC advisers still need to meet next week to approve a third dose, and even then, only certain people may be recommended to get another shot for now, according to The Associated Press. First announced in August, the plan was to offer Pfizer and Moderna boosters to Americans 8 months after their second dose, the AP reported. But since then, Moderna has requested that its booster be half the dose of the original shots, and the FDA has said it needs more data from Moderna before deciding. Johnson & Johnson also needs to submit an application to the FDA for a booster dose.
- Biden Lays Out Plan To Mandate Vaccines Or Testing For Millions Of Workers
- Large Study Affirms What We Already Know: Masks Work to Prevent COVID-19
- COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines (Pfizer/Moderna): No Serious Health Risks in Large Study
- Vaccines Cut Risk of Long COVID by Half: Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal
- How Concerned Should We Be About the Mu Variant?
- FBI opens criminal probe into 3 Vermont troopers over fake Covid-19 vaccination cards.
• Make vaccination a priority! The free vaccine clinic at the Cavendish Fire Dept is Sept. 22 (Wednesday) from 3-7 PM. This will be the Pfizer vaccine. It is unclear if they will have Johnson & Johnson this time.
Vaccination is available 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.
4. UPCOMING EVENTS:
SEPTEMBER 11 (SATURDAY): VT Golden Honey Festival 10-4 at the Golden Stage Inn, Proctorsville Depot St. Free
• 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Local remembrance by area fire departments. A march will begin at the Ludlow Fire Station at 12:30 pm and end at Veteran’s Park in Ludlow. A ceremony with guest speakers will take place at 1 pm with lunch to follow. This event remembers those who lost their lives that day as well as those who have died from complications from exposures sustained in rescue operations.
· RiverSweep
SEPTEMBER 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
- St. James Methodist Church (570 Main St) free concert, 2 pm at the Church. Doors open at 1:30. Donations welcomed to help with fuel costs for the winter months. Public welcome.
SEPTEMBER 13 (MONDAY): Cavendish Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
SEPTEMBER 21 (TUESDAY): Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Cavendish. Springfield Transfer Station, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. E-mail mobrien@marcvt.org or call 674-9235 for more information or visit https://www.vtsolidwastedistrict.org/hazardous-waste.html for a list of what to bring and what not to bring.
SEPTEMBER 22 (WEDNESDAY): ): Free COVID vaccination clinic at the Cavendish Fire Department from 3-7 pm. Pfizer vaccines will be administered.
SEPTEMBER 24-26 (FRIDAY-SUNDAY): Black River Good Neighbor Services will hold its 25th Annual Fall Rummage Sale at Fletcher Farm, 611 Route 103 South in Ludlow, Friday & Saturday, 10 - 4 and Sunday, 10 - 2. Masks required. FMI: Krey Kellington at Black River Good Neighbor Services Thrift Store, 37B Main Street, Ludlow at 802-228-3663 or BRGNS@gmail.com.
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.
Oct. 9 (Thursday) 3-7 pm 2nd dose of Pfizer.
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