Cavendish Update 9/30/22: News/Events
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9/30/22
1. Cavendish Info
2. Donations Needed for Indoor Recess
3. Covid update
4. Events
1. CAVENDISH INFO
• CORRECTION: PLEASE NOTE THAT BLACK RIVER SENIOR CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEALS ON WHEELS TO CAVENDISH RESIDENTS.
• The Loft in Ludlow has new owners: Tom Koch, the self-proclaimed grumpy owner of The Loft Tavern has sold his quintessential après ski bar and restaurant business to three entrepreneurial women. Becky Holland, Dorothy Josselyn and Marie O’Hare, are longtime employees who have been serving up pints of draft beer, massive platters of nachos, meaty chicken wings and the hearty tavern fare that has made The Loft a favorite with locals and visitors alike. The Loft reopened under new ownership on Friday, Sept. 9. Mountain Times
• GMP Installing Grid Scale Energy Storage: Vermont's largest electric utility has announced plans to double the amount of battery storage it has installed on the power grid. Green Mountain Power will install nearly 25 megawatts of grid-scale energy storage in six Vermont communities over the next two years. The utility says this will make power more reliable and cut costs for customers. People tend to consume the most electricity at times of day when renewable power sources like solar and wind are the least productive. At those times, utilities have to buy electricity from expensive and polluting fossil fuel sources. In theory, big batteries like these let utilities use more renewable power. They store electricity when the sun shines and the wind blows, and release it when people are consuming the most. The batteries will be installed in Georgia, Springfield, Bethel, Middlebury, Bristol and Barre.
• Canada Lifts Covid Border Requirements: Canada announced Monday that as of Oct. 1, it is lifting all Covid border requirements. Travelers will no longer have to provide proof of vaccination or test negative before being allowed into the country. VT Digger
2. DONATIONS FOR INDOOR RECESS NEEDED: The Cavendish Town Elementary School is in need of items for indoor recess. f you can either donate a gentle, but good condition item or donate a new one, the students would be thrilled.
• Chinese jump ropes
• Regular small jump ropes
• Nerf basketball and over the door hoop
• Pop and Catch Ball Games (foam balls)
• Foam Scoop ball sets
• Sit and Spin
• Bucket Stilts/ Romper Stompers
• Coloring Books for 8-12 year olds
• Just Add Water Paint books
• Decks of playing cards
• Decks of Uno cards
• Boxes of Dominoes
• K'Nex
• Fast puzzles ~ ones that take about 15 minutes to complete
• Lincoln Logs
• Games: Checkers, Operation, Connect Four, Perfection, Don't Spill the Beans, Ants in the Pants, Don't Break the Ice, Boggle, Twister, Stare! Junior, Pick Up Sticks, Jenga, Sorry, and Trouble
3. 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.
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 cases of Covid in TRSU schools (CTES, GMUHS, CAES, LEM and MHS) this past week
State: The current VT Dept of Health Weekly Report Sept.18-Sept 24, continues to report statewide community levels as low, though five counties (Bennington, Rutland, Orleans, Lamoille and Caledonia) are reporting “medium” levels
• New hospital admissions with Covid: 52 new admissions (increase from last week’s 39)
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with Covid: 3.46% (increase from last week’s 3.17%%)
• Outbreaks: As of 9/26, there were 14 active outbreaks with 12 at schools, 1 each in Long term care and non-LTC Healthcare. There are 4 active outbreaks listed for Windsor County.
• Deaths: No additional deaths this week, 4 deaths only have now been reported for September, with 719 Vermonters having died since the start of the pandemic.
Vaccine Bivalent Boosters: The Moderna Bivalent Vaccine is now available at the state’s Walk In Clinics. Unfortunately, Rite Aid in Ludlow is only offering the Pfizer’s Bivalent vaccine at this time. They are running out of Moderna bivalent at the Walk In Clinics so arrive early.
4. EVENTS
OCTOBER 4-5 (TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY): Yom Kippur
OCTOBER 6 (THURSDAY): Free Community Lunch Noon at the Ludlow Community Center Cafeteria, 37 Main St. Ludlow. A homestyle Harvest Meal menu will include baked ham, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, brown bread, Mac & Cheese, candied Yams, coleslaw, apple crips and ice cream. The chief will be Cavendish resident Vicki Mastroianni. This meal is provided by Black River Good Neighbor Services.
OCTOBER 9 (SUNDAY): Talk on the “Columbian Exchange,” which refers to the transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, disease and ideas between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia, 2 pm at the Cavendish Historical Society Museum. This is the last Sunday the Museum is open. This event is free and open to the public. FMI: 802-226-7807 or margocaulfield@icloud.com
OCTOBER 10 (MONDAY): Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Town Office Closed
OCTOBER 31 (MONDAY): Happy Halloween
NOVEMBER 9 (TUESDAY): Election Day! Proctorsville Fire Dept. 10-7. Town Office Closed
NOVEMBER 11 (FRIDAY): Veteran’s Day Town Office Closed
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.