Cavendish Update 1/26/24: News/Events
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A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 7 pm this evening. Freezing rain and snow. Ice accumulations of up to a quarter of an inch and total snow accumulations of a dusting to 2 inches.
1/26/24
1. Public Hearing Notice
2.Cavendish Related News
3. Events
1. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Free Cell Phone & Service for those that qualify: SEVCA is participating in the Federal Affordable Connectivity Program for Windsor and Windham county. Many people can qualify for this program which will provide a new cellphone with case and screen protector, unlimited talk and text, and 5GB per month of data at no cost to the recipient. Those currently participating in the following programs automatically qualify for the program: 3 Squares VT; Medicaid; WIC, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veterans Pension or Survivors Benefit, Section 8 or Affordable Housing Assistance. If you are interested in finding out if you qualify - please call SEVCA at 800.464.9951 and ask to speak with Family Services about the ACP program. The current round of this program closes on February 8th so be sure to call by February 7th, 2024!
• Fletcher Farm School Announces New Board Chair: After managing daily operations and serving as board chair, Susan Damone Balch will shift to solely focusing on her administrative role. The board welcomes acclaimed metalwork artist and longtime Fletcher Farm School teaching artist Piper Strong as its new chairperson. Strong brings over a decade of leadership experience in the Vermont arts community. After managing daily operations and serving as board chair, Susan Damone Balch will shift to solely focusing on her administrative role. The board welcomes acclaimed metalwork artist and longtime Fletcher Farm School teaching artist Piper Strong as its new chairperson. Strong brings over a decade of leadership experience in the Vermont arts community. VT Journal
• How one local nonprofit supports BIPOC skiers and snowboarders: Hana Saydek, who grew up in Cavendish, raced at Okemo Mountain, attended Okemo Mountain School and taught there, is the founder and director of Unlikely Riders, a nonprofit that organizes community events at local ski mountains aimed at Black and Indigenous people and other people of color. VT Public
• Magris Talc college scholarships: Magris Talc is now accepting college scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. Two $2,500 scholarships are available for students of the greater Ludlow area in their last year of school, who are choosing to pursue either a four-year bachelor’s program degree or two-year technical/trade program. Students must be entering a field of study in one of the following disciplines: earth or natural sciences, mining, engineering, environmental studies or management, health and safety, or the industrial trades such as mechanical, electrical, welding, HVAC, and plumbing. Applicants must submit an essay describing their interest in the field they are entering, how that interest developed, and what their plans are for the future. Essays must be accompanied with a cover letter with all contact information, and submitted to Magris Talc, c/o Scholarship Committee, 73 East Hill Road, Ludlow, VT 05149. The application deadline is April 10.
2. EVENTS
FEBRUARY 7 (WEDNESDAY): Public hearing on an enhanced energy chapter of the town plan, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
FEBRUARY 12 (MONDAY): Monthly Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.
FEBRUARY 13 (TUESDAY): Mardi Gras
FEBRUARY 14 (WEDNESDAY): HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
FEBRUARY 15 (THURSDAY): Quarterly Property Taxes due
FEBRUARY 19 (MONDAY): President’s Day. Legal holiday town office and schools closed
FEBRUARY 19-23 (MONDAY-FRIDAY) Winter Break no school