Cavendish Update 10/28/22: Halloween Events/News
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10/28/22
1. Cavendish Info
2. Covid update
3. Events
HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES ARE LISTED IN THE EVENTS SECTION
1. CAVENDISH INFO
• October Select Board Minutes: The unapproved minutes from the Oct. 17 Cavendish Select Board Meeting are now available at the town website
• New from the Cavendish Historical Society: The Fall Newsletter of the Cavendish Historical Society is now on-line. The lead article contains an epilogue written in 1994 by Barbara Kingsbury, the author of "Chubb Hill Farm and Cavendish, Vermont: A Family and Town History 1876-1960." In spite of all the passage of time, somethings remain the same. Also posted this week is the Carmine Guica Young Historians Update for November. It includes a lot of resources, videos and links for November holidays and events, along with what our young historians have been up to.
• Stone Church Belfry and Roof Repair: Some much needed repairs took place this week on the Cavendish Stone Church.. The Belfry was damaged in a N’oreaster several years ago. It’s been a challenge to get a construction crew but Wright Brothers Construction repaired the belfry and checked out the roof this week. Thank you to town manager, Brendan McNamara for overseeing this project. We’re one step closer to the Solzhenitsyn Museum.
• CTES’s Winter Clothing Sale: CTES’s Parent Teacher Group is holding a winter clothing sale on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9-12 at the school.
• Ski Swap: The Okemo Mountain School’s Annual Ski Swap is Nov. 18-20 at the Roundhouse at Jackson Gore. Sell your old gear (no skis, boots, or bindings older than 7 years) on consignment. 25% of the selling price goes to Okemo Mountain School – the remainder you will receive in a check about 3 weeks after the swap. You may also choose just to donate your equipment – all donations are tax-deductible. FMI: Use the OMS website to learn more about the sale and where and when to take items.
• Springfield Hospital Opens Pain Clinic: Located on Level D at Springfield Hospital, the Pain Clinic’s goal is to assist patients with chronic and acute pain issues and develop a treatment plan that meets patient’s needs and expedites their recovery process. The clinic offers pain management for medical conditions that include lower back pain, neck pain, headaches, musculoskeletal disorders, complex regional pain syndrome and neuropathy. Providers Francis Valenti, CRNA, NSPM-C, and Daniel Rice, CRNA, NSPM-C, are board certified and work closely with patients and their healthcare team. All appointments require a referral and patients are encouraged to inquire about Springfield Pain Clinic services with their primary care provider. For more information on services or referrals, please visit http://www.springfieldpainclinic.org.
2. COVID UPDATE: For local information on testing, vaccinations, boosters, notifying contacts as well as other resources, including for Long Covid, please see the Cavendish COVID-19 Resource Guide.
Vaccination clinics nearby: Fridays at Riverside Middle School in Springfield; 3-6pm, no appointment needed. Free flu shots are also available.
Free Test kits: Available Monday-Friday at the Cavendish Fire Dept from 9-4. For weekends and off hours, call 802-226-7807.
Schools: From 10/20-10/25, CTES had 3 new cases. Since the start of the school year, CTES has had 23 cases.
State: The current VT Dept of Health Weekly Report Oct. 16 to Oct. 22 reports statewide community levels as remaining medium.. Bennington county, continues to report “high” community levels.
• New hospital admissions with Covid: 76 new admissions (increase from last week’s 73). The state is averaging 10+ hospitalizations daily. This is the highest hospitalizations since mid-May
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with Covid: 5.86% and in increase from last week’s 4.25%
• Outbreaks: As of Oct.24, there were 13 active outbreaks with 4 at Long term care facilities,5 at schools/childcare and 2 each listed for “other” and non-LTC Healthcare. One active outbreak is listed for Windsor County.
• Deaths: Six additional deaths have been reported in the past week, bringing the October total so far to 14, bringing the monthly total to eight. 740 Vermonters have died since the start of the pandemic.
3. EVENTS
OCTOBER 29 (SATURDAY): Trunk or Treat at Greven Field in Proctorsville 6-8 pm.
- 6th Annual Trunk or Treat 3:30-5 at Hosington Field, Perkinsville or the ground of the 1879 school house. This is a rain or shine event.
OCTOBER 31 (MONDAY): Happy Halloween. Trick or Treating in Cavendish and surrounding area
- Trunk or Treat at Benson’s Chevrolet in Ludlow 4:30-6:30
- Cavendish Fire Dept. 5 pm on
- Cavendish Village post office 6-8:30
NOVEMBER 1 (TUESDAY): Informational Meeting on the GMUSD Bond for $20 million, 6 pm at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester.
NOVEMBER 5 (SATURDAY): Winter Clothing Sale at CTES 9-12
NOVEMBER 8 (TUESDAY): Election Day! Proctorsville Fire Dept. 10-7. Town Office Closed
NOVEMBER 11 (FRIDAY): Veteran’s Day Town Office Closed
NOVEMBER 18 (FRIDAY): Turkey Bingo Fundraiser at CTES 6 pm
NOVEMBER 24 (THURSDAY): HAPPY THANKSGIVING
NOVEMBER 25 (FRIDAY): Town Office Closed
DECEMBER 3-4 (SATURDAY-SUNDAY): Okemo Valley INNdulgence Tour. Enjoy holiday decorations, warm drinks and tasty treats at nearly a dozen inns in the Okemo Valley. From noon-5 pm, tickets are $15 per person.
DECEMBER 17 (SATURDAY): Stuff a fire truck food drive, 9-5 at Shaw’s Parking Lot, Ludlow. Sponsored by Proctorsvile and Ludlow Fire Depts. Benefits Black River Good Neighbors.