Cavendish Update: 3/30/20: Opportunity/how you can help/Testing

Self quarantine with a good book is not terrible. Jane Hart

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3/30/20: An Obstacle or an Opportunity

1.    Opportunity or Obstacle

2.    Everyone can help & make a difference

3.    The Cave Fish: Is Testing free? Why aren’t they telling us more?

4.    What’s Happened Over the Weekend

5.    Sanity Break

6.    Events

We’re staying at home for Cavendish’s water/waste water treatment operators. Please help them out by not tossing wipes, paper towels and other items down the toilet that can make their jobs more difficult. Thank you for staying home this weekend for Ludlow Ambulance Service

The hoarders have switched from tails to tops with their newest obsession-hair dye! Stylists take advantage of every minute of the Stay at Home order, because when it’s lifted, you will be spending many hours on hair repair.

We had to replace Miss Manners, as she just wasn’t up to the task of the variety of questions we are receiving and was also getting a bit lippy. We’ve recruited Cave Fish to answer your questions now.

As we move into this new phase of “Staying Home, Staying Safe,” the Update is changing to best meet the needs of the community and we’re recruiting various people to write on specific topics. So we don’t overwhelm you, we will be posting the Update on MWF, unless there is a specific issue.

I posted this to my Facebook page this weekend and a number of people related to it, so thought you might find it interesting. We are the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the "Greatest Generation." They survived WWI, the flu of 1918 (40 million deaths), polio epidemics, the Great Depression, untold natural disasters, and then WWII arrived. They took care of business, just as we need to do now. Posting things about how we're a nation/world in grief is not helpful. Don't pathologize what are normal reactions to abnormal situations. We are wired for resiliency and we will get through this. A different nation we will be, but it will be an improved one. Remember our ancestors are counting on us and I sure don't want to arrive at the pearly gates only to have my parents say , "What the hell, you couldn't stay home for a month and watch Netflix or something?"

 Finally, Thank you Julie and Michael of Golden Stage Inn for honoring me with your incredible "Saturday Night Chocolate Cake" and the note that accompanied it. Thank you for all you do for our community. You are what makes Cavendish such a terrific town.

If you need help with shopping, a transfer station run or something else, please call the Cavendish Town Office, M-F from 9-5 226-7291 or 7292.

1. OPPORTUNITY OR OBSTACLE: When was the last time we all stayed home like this? A couple of snow days and that’s about it. Even more amazing, we’re doing this with people all over the world.

We have no control over the Stay at Home orders, or the fact that there is a virus that doesn’t care who it attacks. What we can control is how we respond to this situation.

We’ve been given a unique opportunity to take stock of where we are individually, within our family, community, country and world. You can look at it as “the big think,” “the big course correction” or “the big stuck.”  If you spend your days, watching endless news loops, obsessing over bills, and basically gnawing and gnashing your teeth, you’ve clearly opted for the “stuck” option.  

The day we are free to move about the state, we will face a different world. While this may sound frightening, watershed marks, like the Depression and WWII have resulted in positive changes. The Social Security Act came out of the Depression, and provides a level of security to those in their later years.  Opportunities for women to enter the job market and for minorities to serve in WWII, laid the foundation for the  equal and civil rights movements. Even our recent “Great Recession” in 2008 gave rise to banking regulations and renewed scrutiny of illicit financial tools.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to assess and make changes that help you find more purpose and meaning in your life as well as  helping to create a stronger Cavendish and Vermont that is based on the lessons we are learning from this experience.   

2. EVERYONE CAN HELP & MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Unlike Irene, where there were many physical ways to respond to the emergency, staying at home and practicing social distancing makes it harder to know what to do. None the less, there is a lot that you can do to help. Pay particular attention to # 5 as the more we focus on what we can do to prepare for the recovery phase after the “stay at home” order is lifted, the better off we’ll be.

1.    Stay home and practice social distancing if you must go out. Remind family and friends to do the same.

2.    Connect with neighbors and friends and see how they are doing. If they need help, call 226-7291 or 7292

3.    Donate blood.

4.    Donate supplies, such as N95 masks, and other protective gear to area hospitals. If you have a 3 D printer, consider making protective equipment. Directions available by clicking here.

5.    If you belong to an organization, or have a group of friends, start planning ways you can help others in the community during the recovery phase. Remember the Cavendish Town Wide Tag Sale is July 25 and this is a good time to raise funds.

3. THE CAVE FISH ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS: Is Covid-19 testing free? Yes. Vermont has more test kits and will now test those with milder symptoms in part to determine how wide spread the virus is. To schedule a test, contact your primary care provider. If you don’t have one, call the Ludlow Health Center 228-8867.

Why can’t we find out if there are people in our town with Covid-19? VT Department of Health (VDH) only provides county data and occasionally for specific situations, such as the Burlington nursing home. It’s about patient confidentiality. However, those in the Okemo Valley are aware of two deaths that have occurred from Covid-19. That means the virus is out and about, which is why the Stay at Home, Stay Safe and social distancing measures are absolutely critical to controlling the spread of the virus and keeping you healthy.

Questions can be sent to cavendishconnects@gmail.com

4. WHAT’S HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND:

• New FDA Approved Covid-19 Test, No Lab, Results in 5 minutes

• Springfield Medical Care Systems response to COVID-19

• The Vermont Department of Health has launched VTHelplink, a new, single source clearinghouse for Vermonters to receive free, confidential, and personalized information and referrals to substance-use prevention, treatment, and recovery services throughout the state. At the www.VTHelplink.org website, in addition to information resources, an online screening tool is available that Vermonters can use to learn about treatment options that meet their needs. People can also securely chat online with call center staff through the website.

• CDC issues domestic travel advisory for New York, NJ and CT

• What does the Coronavirus Relief Package mean for your family? The vast majority of Vermonters will receive at least $1,200 as part of Congress’s massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief stimulus package.

• To Fight Virus, Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines For 30 More Days

• Avoid Disinformation: The Vermont Department of Public Safety strongly encourages residents to avoid spreading rumors, speculation and disinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please use the state’s Avoiding Disinformation During a Pandemic to separate fact from fiction.

• The scammers and hoaxers are working overtime during the pandemic. Protect yourself by using the Covid-19 Consumer Warnings and Safety Tips from the FCC. Remember if it sounds too good to be true, it generally is.

• Lost Work Because Of Coronavirus? How To Get Unemployment, Skip Loan Payments And More:

5 . SANITY BREAK: Showing solidarity with your community and state helps in situations like this. “Help Vermont Light up the World” is encouraging people to put up their Christmas lights as a way of sending a message of hope and thanks to our essential workers and to encourage each of us in remaining home. Let’s be honest, how many take down our lights until Easter? So really, it’s a matter of testing what works and flipping the switch.

6. UPCOMING EVENTS: Go to dgBody Works  for classes that are being posted via Facebook live. Take a new one, do an old one. Stay fit and healthy. Class schedule for the week.

This week’s class schedule:
Mon (3/30) 7 pm Bootcamp with Denise
Wed (4/1) 5:30 pm Power Barre with Kata
Wed (4/1) 7 pm Bootcamp with Denise
Thu (4/2) 5:45 pm Meditation with Lori
Thu (4/2) 6 pm Beginner Yoga with Lori
Fri (4/3) 7 am Bootcamp with Denise
Sat (4/4) 7 am Good Morning Sun Salutations with Lori
Sat (4/4) 9 am Above the Barre with Kata

Staying home for Patty, Bob Kirkbride, Singletons, Dave Norton, Deb Hryckiewicz, Ludlow Ambulance Service and the Cavendish Water/Waste Water Treatment Team

                      The Longer you delay, the longer we stay

 Have a Heart -stay home or 6 feet apart. 

                        Stay healthy to protect yourself and Cavendish.

Cavendish Update 3/27/20: Career/Kids/Sanity

It might be just a swarm of gnats, but Frosty wasn’t taking chances. Jane Hart

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3/26/20

1.    Miss Manners: How do I talk to my kids about Covid-19?

2.    Don’t take unapproved drugs!

3.    What’s Happened in the Last 24 Hours

4.    Master Remote Work Certification Opportunity

5.     Sanity Break

6.    Events

 We’re staying at home today for Dave Norton (phlebotomist), Proctorsville and Deb Hryckiewicz (Medical Technologist) Cavendish who are working at the Springfield Hospital Lab. “Saving lives and stamping out disease,” as Deb noted. You can see them in full garb at the Facebook page. Thank you Dave and Deb for going the distance and keeping us safe.

If you need help with shopping, a transfer station run or something else, please call the Cavendish Town Office, M-F from 9-5 226-7291 or 7292. Make sure to call today if you think you’ll need help over the weekend.

We’re pretty much caught up on news for the weekend ahead, so unless something earth shattering happens, I’ll be back Monday. Definitely will be on the Cavendish VT Facebook page throughout the weekend and am working on some articles that require a bit more research.

In the meantime, know we’re already thinking of recovery and of strategies that will make sure we all come through healthy, and while not necessarily wealthy, but with our homes and families intact, the most important things after all. Our town has a long history of doing this, so we’re taking care of our corner of the world, with each of us doing our part to contribute to the effort. Be sure to check out Item 4 if you are unemployed or underemployed.

PLEASE CALL AND CHECK ON NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. Remind them of volunteer help, particularly those who may be at higher risk due to age (60+) and/or pre-existing conditions.

1. DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I talk to my kids about Covid-19?: The fact that you are still talking to your kids is a really good sign. So now that you’ve achieved step one….. At the end of this article is a resource link to help you with that, but it’s worth it to take a minute and note that regardless of the age of your child, from baby through adulthood, parents will always be role models.

A friend was telling me last night how his 91 year old mother has been in quarantine in her London flat for a month already. His admiration was considerable as he described all the projects she was working on, and how they Skyped regularly.

It spite of today’s obsession about “trauma” in children, the facts are that kids who experience some form of adversity actually do better as adults. Called the “Greatest Generation,” those that fought in WWII, in battle and on the home front, survived the flu pandemic of 1918, which killed about 40 million people or more, the Great Depression of the 1930s, the flood of 1927, and various epidemics of Polio. Needless to say, after all of that, they were “loaded for bear” when WWII rolled around. In short, take heart, we’re raising resilient kids right now.

While Fred Rogers said his mother told him to “Look for the Helpers,” this isn’t actually a time that they can see helpers. However, they can be shown that they are in fact the helpers because they are staying home, practicing social distancing, washing their hands, and coughing safely.  We love kids artwork and if they’d like to contribute some drawings, photographs, Lego designs that help make it easier for us to all stay on task, please send them to cavendishconnects@gmail.com

Finally, keep them away from the news. A little goes a long way for all of us. Headlines are meant to grab your attention and the adage “If it bleeds it leads,” is on over drive right now. So instead of a nightly dose of terror TV (unless your family likes scary movies), opt for a walk, board game, socially connecting with family, making something together or telling stories. These are the memories the children will pass on to their children.

The TRSU district counselors have developed a variety of resources for parents and kids to manage  stress and anxiety, fun self-care and general activities that families can do together at home, and community resources. Click here.

If you have questions for Miss Manners, you can e-mail her in care of cavendishconnects@gmail.com

2. DON’T TAKE UNAPPROVED DRUGS! There are at least 69 clinical trials underway, but you most likely don’t have any of the ingredients at your house.

The anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine may sound like the same ingredients in aquarium cleaner or some other product, but they aren’t so no experimentation. Further, while some of these drugs may be used for other conditions, such as hydroxychloroquine for Rheumatoid Arthritis, the jury is still out on Covid-19. So don’t go out trying to score them as not only could you make yourself really sick or worse, you’ll be taking them away from a patient that needs them. Results are coming as quickly as humanly possible, so if you stay at home, practice social distancing if you go out, eat healthy, get some exercise etc. etc. you’ll be fine. Of course, if you want to know about the Covid-19 clinical trials, go to https://clinicaltrials.gov/

When something like Covid-19 appears, the scam artists crawl out of the wood work. If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. There is no cure or preventive pill you can take right now.

Vermont Health officials remind Vermonters that most people who get COVID-19 can manage their symptoms at home with rest, drinking fluids and taking fever-reducing medication. Talk to your health care provider before taking any substance alleged to prevent or treat COVID-19.

3. WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS:

• Gov. Scott has closed VT Schools for the Rest of the Academic Year.

• NH is now on Stay-at-home orders

• REAL ID deadline extended for one year due to coronavirus:

• Mt. Ascutney Hospital accepting personal protective equipment donations

• Advocates, law enforcement ready to help survivors of domestic violence

4. MASTER REMOTE WORK CERTIFICATE OPPORTUNITY: If your job has been impacted by Covid-19 and you are either unemployed or underemployed, please check out this incredible offer from Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC) for their Remote Work Certification Program, after which you will work with BRIC/CORI to apply to remote work affiliate positions at an average of $18-20/hr. BRIC is waiving the fee for a select 10 applicants for this first cohort. Applications and resumes are due March 30. Go to www.bric.org/roi for more information.

5 . SANITY BREAK: Remember in “Monster’s Inc.” the slogan “Scare because we care?” By the end of the movie, they learned they could produce far more power with laughter and the “scary floors” were replaced with “laugh floors.” Laughter is much more helpful than fear and truly is A number one in relieving stress. So today, watch a funny movie, tell bad jokes, look at cartoons, call the funniest person you know and laugh long and hard. Can’t help but think of Monty Python and “The Killer Joke” sketch.

5. UPCOMING EVENTS: Go to dgBody Works  for classes that are being posted via Facebook live. Take a new one, do an old one. Stay fit and healthy. Class schedule for the week.

Friday 7 am Bootcamp (Denise)

Saturday 8 am Yoga Pose of the Day (Lori)

           Staying home for Patty, Bob Kirkbride, Singletons, Dave Norton and Deb Hryckiewicz

                      The Longer you delay, the longer we stay. Have a Heart -stay home or 6 feet apart. 

 Stay healthy to protect yourself and Cavendish.

IF YOU READ THIS PLEASE HELP SUPPORT CAVENDISH CONNECTS

Cavendish Update 3/26/20 Miss Manners Shopping Etiquette

With Zoom, the whole family could yell at the same time. Jane Hart

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3/26/20: Miss Manners Speaks

1. Shopping Etiquette from Miss Manners

2. What’s Happened in the Last 24 Hours

3. Sanity Break

4. Events

 We’re staying at home today for Singleton’s, who is putting themselves out there so we can be safe. Bud & Mary would be incredibly proud of the work you are doing.

If you need help with shopping, a transfer station run or something else, please call the Cavendish Town Office, M-F from 9-5 226-7291 or 7292. We have a great group of volunteers ready willing and able to help you. We got this for you and each other.

Vermont is absolutely practicing social distancing. There is now a Social Distancing Scoreboard Vermont not only scored an A, with an average reduction of travel by 46%. Windsor County also scored an A, and we’ve reduced travel by 44%. The even better news is that yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that New York is “bending the curve!!! Yes, rates are still high, but they are smaller  than the previous days for hospital admissions and new cases testing positive. "That is almost too good to be true. But the theory is given the density that we're dealing with, it spreads very quickly, but if you reduce the density you can reduce the spread very quickly," he said. The war is by no means won, but it’s good proof that social distancing works, and, we just got a “keep on keeping on.”  

As Cavendish’s most famous social distancer-Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn noted, Freedom is self-restriction! Restriction of the self for the sake of others! That is what we are doing now and why we’re doing it.

PLEASE CALL AND CHECK ON NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. Remind them of volunteer help, particularly those who may be at higher risk due to age (60+) and/or pre-existing conditions.

1. DEAR MISS MANNERS: WHAT’S THE SHOPPING ETIQUETTE FOR COVID-19?: Gentle Reader: What the…? I went shopping yesterday for the first time in two weeks and couldn’t find one lousy roll of toilet paper, let alone oatmeal. Is there some ratio that I’m not aware of? 1 box of oatmeal to 10 rolls of TP? Really? Oatmeal is good, but not 10 TP worthy.

Ah yes, but you ask the proper way of shopping during this challenging time:

• Consider using Singleton’s service, where you call your order in and they have it ready for you to pick up. There are volunteers that can pick up if you need it.

• Shop for no more than a two weeks supply. Bare shelves are not a proper thank you to our essential workers who often shop after long hours of work.

• Respect the shopping hours set aside for those most at risk.

• Stay 6 feet apart from all humans. If the aisle’s busy, move on and come back later.

• Do not bring your own bags.

• Thank all of those people who are making it possible for you to be safe at home while they work.

For those who believe they must horde toilet paper because the Chinese production of it is slowing down, reality check, 90% of TP is produced in the United States, so give it a rest already, cause I’m tired of talking about it.  

If you have questions for Miss Manners, you can e-mail her in care of cavendishconnects@gmail.com

2. WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS:

• Shout out to Neal Baron of Neals Restaurant is offering $5.00 meals. Delivered for free or curb side pick-up. We are proud to announce our "Feed a Friend For Five" Program. Every day we will have a basic offering for just $5. If you have $5, you can get something to eat. If you want to purchase food for someone in need, you can donate $5. If you are in need, you can redeem $5 and remain anonymous. This will be available for delivery whenever possible. No one 65 or older will ever be denied. In order to kickstart the program, We are donating 20 meals. Let's help each other in this time of great need!

• Is your business essential? Now that we’re in “Stay Home, Stay Safe” with only essential employees working, the question becomes, who is essential. The state Agency of Commerce and Community Development is fielding calls from business owners and managers and has set up a form on its website where Vermonters can submit questions. The exemptions include – but are not limited to – health care operations; retail entities that serve essential human needs, like grocery stores, pharmacies and hardware stores; fuel products and supply; news media; maintenance of critical infrastructure; and transportation and critical manufacturing sectors. Read the full list in the order.

• On-line & Drive By Easter Egg Hunts likely this year: Vermont’s Governor and Health Commissioner believe that the US being open by Easter is a bit optimistic. As it is, Vermont’s Stay Home, Stay Safe extends to April 15. Note that Governors are responsible for making determinations about what is safest for their state.

• Dartmouth Coach to Suspend Services due Covid-19 Passenger: Concord Coach Lines, which owns Dartmouth Coach, said it will suspend bus service throughout New England on Saturday after a former passenger tested positive for the coronavirus. The passenger was on a Concord Coach Lines bus on four separate trips between March 11 and March 16, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. The Valley News

3. CAVENDISH LIBRARY IS OFFERING THE FOLLOWING: A message from the Cavendish Librarian Kata Welch

1) Libby/Overdrive- Free e-books and audio books. Call or message the library for your card number to access. This is an app available through the Apple Store and Google Play

2) Universal Class- Bored? Test prep and other resources courtesy of the Department of Library 

3) Junior Library Guild- free high quality books for All ages.  Many of the High School Books are adult crossover.  Patrons will need to scroll down and choose the grade level.  Many of the high school books cross over to adult reading very well.

Also for our Facebook peeps.  I am doing daily story times on the library page.  I am reading a picture book, a chapter of a David Rosenfelt book and “Pippi Longstocking.”   I have copyright permissions for all.

4. SANITY BREAK: Try some Qigong today to reduce stress and anxiety. Really like this free video.

5. UPCOMING EVENTS: Go to dgBody Works  for classes that are being posted via Facebook live. Take a new one, do an old one. Stay fit and healthy. Class schedule for the week.

Thursday 5:45 pm Meditation (Lori)

Thursday 6 pm Yoga for Healthy Bones (Lori)

Friday 7 am Bootcamp (Denise)

Saturday 8 am Yoga Pose of the Day (Lori)

                       Staying home for Patty, Bob Kirkbride and Singletons

                      The Longer you delay, the longer we stay

 Have a Heart -stay home or 6 feet apart. 

                        Stay healthy to protect yourself and Cavendish.

IF YOU READ THIS PLEASE HELP SUPPORT CAVENDISH CONNECTS

Cavendish Update: 3/25/20: Staying Home for Bob

Maureen found Bobo, her 6 feet python, a big help in measuring social distance. Jane Hart

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3/25/20: Staying at Home for Bob

1.What’s Happened in the Last 24 Hours

2. Cavendish Transfer Station Notice: Please Read

3. Staying Connected with Family & Friends by Trevor Barlow

4. Sanity Break

5. Events

We’re staying at home today for Bob Kirkbride, and in respect for his family’s request that we all practice social distancing.  

If you need help with shopping, a transfer station run or something else, please call the Cavendish Town Office, M-F from 9-5 226-7291 or 7292.. We have a great group of volunteers ready willing and able to help you. We got this for you and each other.

So now the rest of Vermont is catching up with Cavendish and going to be staying at home. You know they’re doing this ‘cause of Denise and all the great classes dg Bodyworks is Facebooking Live. We’re just such trend setters.

Not to worry. We have plenty of ways for you to network and have cocktail hour and dinner parties, while social distancing. Proctorsville resident Trevor Barlow is an expert in telecommunications and has been at the forefront of digital communications and distance learning tech for the past 20 years. He is currently the Executive Director at the Black River Innovation Campus in Springfield and has written today’s special post on Staying Connected.

And the winner of the most famous Cavendish social distancer has to be Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He really did stay home for his art. Check out the article at the Cavendish Historical Society Blog. One quote of his seems particularly relevant this morning Freedom is self-restriction! Restriction of the self for the sake of others! We are all staying home now so we can all be safe, including our essential on-line workers.

1. WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS:

• Scott Orders Vermonters To Stay Home And Businesses To Close By 5 p.m. Today March 25. Gov. Phil Scott has ordered Vermont residents to stay at home and directed businesses and non-profits to cease “in-person” operations by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Called Stay Home, Stay Safe, “I want to be very clear about this: We need everyone to limit activities outside of the home and to practice social distancing at all times to slow the spread of this highly contagious and potentially deadly virus.” Under Scott’s order, people in Vermont are permitted to leave their homes “only for essential reasons critical to health and safety.” This includes buying groceries and medicine and for exercise. The list of exempted businesses includes healthcare operations, grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, gas stations, and news media. The stay at home order stands until April 15. VPR

• Senate reconvenes to pass emergency COVID-19 measures: Help is on the way, so sit tight. The Vermont Senate on Tuesday swiftly passed measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic, advancing bills that will boost Vermonters’ access to unemployment benefits and bolster the state’s health care system during the crisis. The Senate passed a temporary expansion of the state’s unemployment insurance system so that all employees who are laid off because of the COVID-19 crisis, or have to quit as a result of it, can receive benefits. I do want to note that some of these legislators need to practice what they preach. It’s 6 feet apart and not elbow, fist, or feet taps or bumps. VT Digger

• The obituary of Bob Kirbridge is now on-line. His family is doing an incredible job of encouraging people to practice social distancing. Check out this press clip from one of them.

• Dish has upgraded the basic package with additional channels and added free movies-channels 318-333 plus 386.

• Step up your training, there is a chance to make the Olympics after all as they’ve been postponed until 2021.

2. CAVENDISH TRANSFER STATION NOTICE : Considering the current COVID-19 Situation, the Cavendish Transfer Station is asking you to adhere to the following guidelines at the Transfer Station until further notice. These new measures are meant to protect everyone. We are concerned with the safety of you and of our employees.

1: If you have Symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, difficulty breathing, etc.) please DO NOT use the Transfer Station. Please call the Town Office at 802-226-7291 for assistance.  

2: Employees have been instructed to refrain from direct contact with other employees or residents.

3: Please place all required transfer station tokens in the receptacle provided at the transfer station.

4: During this time, we encourage all residents to unload waste from their vehicle. If you are unable to unload your waste, please stay in your car and signal to the attendant for assistance.

5: Tokens can be purchased at Singletons or via mail through the Town Office. Tokens will be mailed upon receipt of a check. (Cavendish Town Office: PO BOX 126 Cavendish VT, 05142) Checks may also be written at the Transfer Station.

3. STAYING CONNECTED WITH FAMILY FRIENDS & MORE By Trevor Barlow: Video calls are a great way to stay connected with friends, family, community members, medical providers and coworkers during this time of social distancing. They are the modern day phone call but, with a bit more complexity and a bit more fun. The technology you use will depend on the purpose of your call and your equipment. For consumer use, you can choose the simplest tools. For professional use, you typically will need more specific or robust set of features. Here are some examples below.  

• FaceTime by apple: For iPhone/iPad/iDevice owners, it will probably be your go to but, the person you are calling will also need to have an apple device. So, although it is a great and easy to use, it is limited to apple products.

 • Skype by Microsoft: For any device, it has been around for a while and is pretty easy to use. So, no matter your device, it should work well.

 • Hangouts by Google: For any device and popular with android/gmail users due to it being integrated. 

 It should be noted that all of these require a download on your device and those that you are speaking with in order to enable them to work. There are some lesser known video call products that leverage the features of modern web browsers to allow you to make video calls without an app or special download on your device which will be the wave of the future; examples are eyeson, magnocall, linkello, and more.

On the professional side, you have products like webex, gotomeeting, Adobe Connect, Zoom, etc. With the recent pandemic, Zoom appears to have crossed over to the consumer space. With it's free version and video centric design (points for the throwback Brady Bunch style look/feel when you have more the 6 people on a call). It's gaining in popularity for gatherings that go beyond work type environments. It is currently being used by us at the Black River Innovation Campus to do storytime chats with uniquely Vermont stories, broadcasts of local musicians and tech talks to help people get support for the best ways to use tech for remote work.

In brief, there are many tools to choose from but, you need to find the best for you whether it be based on ease of use, cost, device or features; now is the time to get familiar with these tools as they are a valuable way to stay connected with the outside world while remaining safe at home.

Visit www.bricvt.org for more info on remote work and distance learning.

4. SANITY BREAK: Try a guided meditation to start the day or whenever you need a way to just calm down. This is just one possible video available for free online. There are many many options, and it can be the sound of someone’s voice that can make it right for you.

5. UPCOMING EVENTS: Go to dgBody Works Facebook page  for classes that are being posted via Facebook live. Take a new one, do an old one. Stay fit and healthy. Class schedule for the week.

Wednesday 5:30 pm Barre (Kata)

Wednesday 7 pm Bootcamp (Denise)

Thursday 5:45 pm Meditation (Lori)

Thursday 6 pm Yoga for Healthy Bones (Lori)

Friday 7 am Bootcamp (Lori)

Saturday 8 am Yoga Pose of the Day (Lori)

                       Staying home for Patty and Bob Kirkbride!

                      The Longer you delay, the longer we stay

  Have a Heart -stay home or 6 feet apart. 

                        Stay healthy to protect yourself and Cavendish.

IF YOU READ THIS PLEASE HELP SUPPORT CAVENDISH CONNECTS