Cavendish Update 11/18/22: Shop/Energy/News Events
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11/18/22
1. Cavendish Energy Committee Seeks Interested Citizens
2. Shop Cavendish this Holiday Season
3. Cavendish Info
4. Covid update
5. Events
Please note that there will be no Update on Friday Nov. 25th.
1. CAVENDISH ENERGY COMMITTEE SEEKS INTERESTED CITIZENS: Are you concerned about climate change and how it is affecting our world? Are you interested in seeing more alternative energy generation? Are you uneasy with our aging housing stock and our fossil fuel driven transportation system? If you live in Cavendish, either full or part-time, the Cavendish Energy Committee would like to hear from you.
Established in 2010, the committee works to propose solutions to our problems on a micro-scale – concentrating on what Cavendish and its citizens can do. The committee meets once a month and works on projects all year round. What project interests you? For more information, please visit www.cavendishvt.com/energy-committee or contact Peter LaBelle at peterjlabelle@aol.com. Or, come to a meeting at the town office.
2. SHOP CAVENDISH THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: Before You Shop-Think Green this holiday season: Updated from 2019, this special post addresses how to approach the holidays with sustainability in mind, including what you can recycle at the Transfer Station. Gift giving can be an opportunity to support our local businesses and craft vendors. Below are ideas to consider
• Holiday Open House @ Mason House Pottery: Located at 384 Atkinson Rd in Cavendish, Mason House Pottery will be holding a holiday open house and sale on Nov. 19 & 20 from 10-4 each day and has tentatively scheduled a second open house on Dec. 10 & 11 weather permitting. FMI: 802-226-7477.
• Purchase tickets for the CTES 6th grade "A Prize for Every Day in March." 31 chances to win, with the biggest win being the 6th grade trip to Keewayden. Prizes include maple syrup, cash, gift cards, an oil change, leaf blower, 8 hours of home repair/painting/clean up and lots more. Tickets are $10 a piece. You can pay one of four ways:
- buy one from a 6th grader
- stop by the school’s front office
- send a check CTES 6th grade, PO Box 236 proctorsville VT 05153
- Venmo @Robin.Bebo-Long Put fundraiser in the notes
• Use the Cavendish Business Directory to purchase gift Certificates
3. CAVENDISH INFO
• Immediate Job Opening: Cavendish Town Elementary School, long-term, 2nd grade substitute teacher needed starting immediately to the end of the school year. All inquiries: amy.bohren@trsu.org
• News Analysis: Next steps for GMUSD after bond defeat Chester Telegraph
• Crown Point Road Trip: Ron Patch visits the Crown Point Road in Cavendish and not only finds a Revolutionary gravesite but also a marble marker for William Sperry, who received the Civil War Medal of Honor. VT Journal
• Okemo Mountain Opens tomorrow Saturday Nov. 19.
• Springfield Police Dept Now Offering Finger Printing: Fingerprinting will be offered Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning by appointment only. The agency issued paperwork, formal ID (state license/ID), and fee needs to be in hand at the time of the appointment. Appointments can be made through dispatch at 802-885-2112. Please be advised, there is one dispatcher on duty, emergency calls take precedence. If the call volume is too high at the time, you will be asked to call in at a later time. We appreciate your help and look forward to seeing you soon!
• Vermont minimum wage will increase in January but hasn’t kept pace with living wage demands:Vermont’s minimum wage will increase by 63 cents per hour on the first day of 2023, the Vermont Department of Labor announced this week. But even with the bump up from $12.55 to $13.18 per hour, the new minimum wage will fall short of what state analysts consider to be a living wage in Vermont. VT Digger
4. 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: No new cases at CTES or GMUHS this past week.
State: The current VT Dept of Health Weekly Report Nov. 6 to Nov. 12 reports statewide community levels as low, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists Bennington and Rutland counties as having medium levels.
• New hospital admissions with Covid: 53 new admissions (increase from last week’s 38).
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with Covid: 3.55% a decrease from last week’s 4.25%
• Outbreaks: As of Nov. 14, there were 5 active outbreaks, all of which were at schools/childcare. One active outbreak was listed for Windsor County.
• Deaths: No additional deaths this past week.
5. EVENTS
NOVEMBER 18 (FRIDAY): Turkey Bingo Fundraiser at CTES 6 pm
NOVEMBER 19 (SATURDAY): Okemo Mountain Opens
NOVEMBER 19 (SATURDAY)-20 (SUNDAY): Mason House Pottery Open house and Holiday Sale will take place from 10-4 each day. The studio is located 384 Atkinson Rd in Cavendish
NOVEMBER 24 (THURSDAY): HAPPY THANKSGIVING
NOVEMBER 25 (FRIDAY): Town Office Closed/No Cavendish Update
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.
DECEMBER 24 (SATURDAY): Christmas Eve
DECEMBER 25 (SUNDAY): MERRY CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER 26 (MONDAY): Town office closed for Christmas holiday
DECEMBER 31 (SATURDAY): New Year’s Eve
JANUARY 1 (SUNDAY): HAPPY NEW YEAR!
JANUARY 2 (MONDAY): Town office closed for New Year’s