Cavendish Update 5/24/24: Memorial Weekend Edition
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MEMORIAL WEEKEND EDITION: The Cavendish Historical Society’s Annual Plant Sale starts this evening with an Early Bird Special 5-7 and continues on Saturday morning from 9-noon. BRGNS Rummage Sale today & tomorrow at Fletcher Farms 10-3.
5/24/24
1. Smart Phones-The Right Tool for Emergent Situations
2. Remembering those from Cavendish Who Gave All
3. Cavendish Related News
4. Events Calendar
1. SMART PHONE-THE RIGHT TOOL FOR EMERGENT SITUATIONS: Between NOAA’s Hurricane forecast ; VT Digger’s-More People Heading Out that are Unprepared reports, and this weekend being the start of the summer season, it’s a good time to think about how you will respond to emergencies, including flooding, storms, accidents or getting lost on a hike.
Smart Phones are an excellent tool and now is the time to familiarize yourself with the many features that can make a big difference in an emergency.
Protect your phone and keep it charged. Use a waterproof case and have on hand both a portable and regular charger. If you have to leave home suddenly, have chargers and other items together in one spot so you can grab them as you head out the door.
Sign up for VT Alert: Cavendish is a participating town in the VT Alert System. In the event of a local, state or national emergency, you can receive a text, e-mail or even a call. Register by going to VTAlert.gov Nearly all states have similar systems, so if you are traveling for vacation, be sure and register. Here are the alert systems for nearby states, NH ; Maine/; NY ; MA
Set up & turn on Emergency SOS: With Emergency SOS, you can quickly and easily call for help and alert your emergency contacts. For iPhones For Androids .
Conserve Usage: As soon as you are aware of an approaching storm or other emergent event, charge your phone and all electronic devices you rely on. Try not to let your phone battery dip below half a charge. Remember texts can often get through even when calls can’t and use less battery than a call. Keep phone use to a minimum. You can extend the phones energy by dimming the screen, not using live Wallpapers or Blue tooth. Turning it off and only using when necessary during an emergency can extend its use.
Other things to do:
- ICE (in case of emergency) your phone
- Back up to the Cloud
- Create a private group list of emergency contacts. One text can let them know you are fine or you need help
- Bookmark useful sites and apps such as the NOAA forecast
- Use your health care app (it’s the read heart). Include medications, blood type, allergies, diagnosis, medical providers etc.
- Include images of important documents
- Make screenshots of survival guide, tips and fire aid instructions for access, even if data and Wi-Fi are down
- If you aren’t regularly using them, check out the flashlight, compass (can help to locate people); and radio
Please note that we are working with the Cavendish Library to set up a workshop on this topic. If you are interested in attending or have a recommendation for a guest speaker, please e-mail cavendishconnects@gmail.com
2. REMEMBERING THOSE FROM CAVENDISH WHO GAVE ALL: Memorial Day is when we remember those who died while in service to their country. Started as a Civil War remembrance, James A. Garfield, when he was an Ohio Congressman and a former Civil War Union General, stated at the commemoration of Arlington National Cemetery, We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.”
Revolutionary War: Soldiers who died in and around Cavendish, particularly on the Crown Point Road, were buried in the Coffeen and Revolutionary cemeteries and in private graves.
Civil War: More soldiers died of disease during the Civil War than were killed in battle. Intestinal disorders such as diarrhea, typhoid fever, and dysentery were rampant in the camps, along with various types of fevers, measles, chicken pox, mumps, whooping cough, and small pox. Men who left their home towns for the first time were exposed to new diseases that they had no immunities against. A lack of sanitation and close quarters contributed to the spread of disease, and poor food, lack of shelter, and a lack of proper clothing increased their severity. In the field, a common cold could quickly become pneumonia. Army War College.
Of the 173 names appearing on the Cavendish civil war memorial: 14 died in battle/wounds, 1 in prison, 13 while in the service from disease); two were lost at sea; one was drown and one was missing in action.
Died from disease: Jesse Adams; Sylvanus S. Barnard; Thomas W. Demary; Henry C. Fletcher; Nathan Graves; Myron Hicks; Chancellor Paige; Otto Rimley; Michael Shannon; Charles Spaulding; George Taylor; William Webster; Henry P White
Died in Battle or from wounds: Joseph Ashley (Gettysburg); Zaccheus Blood (Winchester); Henry G. Fillebrown (Petersburg); John Quincy French (Wilderness); John L. Hemenway; Horace Needham (Petersburg); Wesley Sheldon (Cedar Creek); John Smith (Petersburg); Nicholas Smith (Spotsylvania); Matthew Stewart; George Wallis; James Webster (Cold Harbor); Luther Graves Lee’s Mills; Merritt White
Lost on steamer “North America” off Cape Hatteras Hial W. Holden and Lowell B. Paine.
Other: George Smith: Drowned in Rio Grande River and Henry Spaulding died in Andersonville Prison; Charles Stockdale Missing in Action Crampton’s Gap
Spanish American War: Six men served with one, Ernest Grout, dying
World War I: Fifty seven men and one woman enlisted. Four men died, George Dixon, Winthrop Hoyle, Truman McNulty and Francis Wallace. Winthrop Hoyle was 16 and died from nephritis in Rhode Island. The American Legion Wallace Mcnulty Holye Post was named in honor of these veterans.
World War II: 168 men and one woman served with seven men dying during the course of the war. Ted Berg, Harold Davy, Duane Hodge , Kenneth Hodge, Morris Percy, Edward Sherer Jr and H. Allen Spaulding.
WWII was the last war in which a person from Cavendish died in service.
3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Water Testing on the Black River: Once again Black River Action Team (BRAT) is conducting water testing on the recreational spots on the Black River. Please note that Greven field will not be tested as the beach was washed out in the various floods. All swimming holes reported in well below the EPA's recommended "safe swimming limit" of 235 colony-forming units: Lake Rescue: 12 cfu; Cavendish Gorge: 44 cfu; Twenty-foot Hole: 150 cfu; Lake Pauline: 3 cfu; Tolles Power Dam in Perkinsville: 93 cfu. Reminder that these results reflect the bacteria levels found in one grab sample of 100 mL of water on Wednesday morning; the goal of this monitoring program is to recognize trends in our swimming holes so we can each make an informed recreational decision. It is always recommended to stay out of water that is cloudy or milky, and for 24 - 48 hours after a heavy rain.
• Cavendish, Vermont Man Sentenced to 14 Months for Unlawful Receipt of a Firearm: The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 23, 2024, Mitchell Horton, 37, of Cavendish, Vermont, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford to a term of 14 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Horton previously pleaded guilty to receiving a firearm while under indictment for a New Hampshire felony. According to court records, on April 3, 2023, Horton possessed a Smith and Wesson .380 semi-automatic pistol in his waistband. Vermont State Police seized this firearm from Horton upon his arrest for the theft of diesel fuel in Cavendish, Vermont on April 3, 2023. Following his arrest, Horton admitted to law enforcement that he purchased the pistol from another person. On or about April 3, 2023, Horton knew that he was under indictment in the State of New Hampshire for Theft by Unauthorized Taking, a Class A Felony, that carries with it a maximum penalty of fifteen years of imprisonment. US Attorney’s Office District of VT https://www.justice.gov/usao-vt/pr/cavendish-vermont-man-sentenced-14-months-unlawful-receipt-firearm
• Cavendish Bird Walk to be held Sunday, May 26: The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA) will host its 2024 annual Cavendish Bird Walk with Marianne and Michael Walsh of the Ascutney Audubon Society at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, May 26. This year the walk will begin at 731 Stevens Road in Cavendish. This is a quiet stroll on wooded, hilly trails and is of moderate difficulty. Please bring your binoculars and your curiosity, and wear good shoes and long pants for tick prevention. Please RSVP to Robin Timko at 802-259-2327. For more precise directions contact Julia at 802-522-2675.
• New England Cider Donuts Bakery & Ice Cream Opens: May 24 (Friday) at the former Ludlow Cooking Company location in Ludlow.
4. EVENTS
MAY 24 (FRIDAY): Early Bird Special for the Cavendish Historical Society plant sale in front of the Museum. 5-7 pm
MAY 25 (SATURDAY):Cavendish Historical Society Plant Sale 9-Noon in front of the Museum.
MAY 24-25 (FRIDAY-SATURDAY): BRGNS Gigantic Spring Rummage Sale at Fletcher Farm off route 103 on the Cavendish/Ludlow border. 10-3.
MAY 26 (SUNDAY): 7:30 am. Annual CCCA Bird Walk with Marianne and Michael Walsh Meeting location to be announced. FMI: cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
MAY 27 (MONDAY): Memorial Day Town Office Closed
MAY 30 (THURSDAY): Cavendish Memorial Day activities: 10 am Program at CTES followed by the parade in Cavendish Cemetery ending at the Cavendish Cemetery off High St.
JUNE 4 (TUESDAY): GMUSD budget Vote. Proctorsville Fire Hall 10-7. Absentee ballots are available from the Town Office.
JUNE 11 (TUESDAY): CTES 6TH grade graduation
JUNE 12 (WEDNESDAY): Last day of school
JUNE 14 (FRIDAY): GMUHS graduation
JULY 3 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Gypsy Reel (Irish band). FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 4 (THURSDAY): 4TH OF JULY Town office closed
JULY 10 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Soul Rockers FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 17 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Yankee Chank (Cajun/Zydeco Dance Band) FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 24 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-East Bay Jazz Ensemble FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 27 (SATURDAY): Cavendish Town Wide Tag Sale. 9-2 pm
JULY 31 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Rick Redington & Tuff Luv FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
AUGUST 7 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Bear Mountain Boys FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com