Student pilgrimage to Spain highlighted at dinner
WILMINGTON - On Thursday, June 8, St. Mary's in the Mountains Episcopal Church, 13 East Main St., will host a dinner and presentation by Twin Valley High School students who walked the legendary pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago.
Every other year since 2009, Twin Valley Athletic Director Buddy Hayford and a Spanish teacher have led a group of students along the most famous of the great medieval pilgrimage routes of Europe. For more than a thousand years, the Camino has drawn pilgrims who walk distances of 100 (the minimum required to earn the official certificate, the Credential) to 1,000 or more kilometers on foot to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
The total number of pilgrims in recent years has reached 350,000 annually. In April, this year's student pilgrims accompanied by Hayford and Emily Beeman, their Spanish teacher, spent six days with Spanish host families and then five days traveling without complaint the 100 kilometers on foot to Santiago.
St. Mary's is one of the sponsoring churches of the Deerfield Valley Pilgrimage Walk on September 16, 17, a local annual 25-mile pilgrimage which was inspired in part by the Camino.
The dinner on June 8 runs from 6 to 7 p.m., and the presentation will start at 7 p.m. It is open to the public, free of charge. As a bonus, a group of high school students from the Spanish host families will also be in attendance. For more information, contact Dick Ward at 802-464-8480 or Lincoln Rathnam 781-715-5968 or [email protected].
Manitou healing walk set for June 9
WILLIAMSVILLE - The Manitou Project will hold its Healing Walk on Friday, June 9, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The walk will be led by Fred Taylor and will include poems or other readings and chances to share about the experience. Healing walks will be held, rain or shine, every second and fourth Friday of each month until October.
The Manitou Project seeks to foster community with Nature on its 235-acre land preserve in Williamsville, located at 300 Sunset Lake Rd. For more information, contact Taylor at 802-254-2675.
Chicken pie dinner served in Dummerston
DUMMERSTON - Evening Star Grange presents its old-fashioned Chicken Pie Supper on Saturday, June 10, at the Grange Hall, 1008 East West Rd., Dummerston Center, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
On the menu is old-fashioned chicken pie; mashed potatoes and gravy, corn casserole, and buttered cauliflower/broccoli, with carrot cake for dessert. Admission is $13 for adults, $7 for children 6–12, and free for children 5 and under. Eat in or take-out. Reservations are requested, reserve meals by calling 802-254-1138.
Hilltop Montessori celebrates 50 years
BRATTLEBORO - Hilltop Montessori School will host a 50th anniversary community celebration on Saturday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their campus on 99 Stafford Farm Hill. This event is open to all, with food available for purchase from Tito's Tacos, Jamaican Jewelz, and Frisky Cow Gelato.
There will be a variety of performances in the Arts Barn Theater. Sandglass Theater will provide a mini version of Punschi at 10 and 11 a.m., and at noon. Magicians Without Borders will perform their magic show at 1 p.m., Hilltop alum Eben Viens will bring his band to play music at 2 p.m., and Boogie Down Kids will close out the day from 3 to 4 p.m.
NECCA will be on the Elementary Field from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., while the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum will present their Live Birds of Prey from 10 to 11 a.m. on the Middle School Lawn. The River Gallery School of Art will host a plein air workshop from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m, on the Middle School Lawn by the pond.
There will be a 2 p.m. photo opportunity for all past and present Hilltop community members as well. The event will be held rain or shine and the school asks people to carpool, as parking will be limited. For more information, visit hilltopmontessori.org/50th/june10.
Abijah Prince Walk in Guilford on June 13
GUILFORD - On Tuesday, June 13, at 10:30 a.m., Guilford Cares sponsors a walk for seniors down Abijah Prince Road with guides Shaun and Karen Murphy, to admire giant old maple trees and to identify plants along the path and bird calls above. Just off the road, walkers will find the Abijah and Lucy Prince cellar hole dating back to 1764 and learn the amazing history behind that early settlement.
The Class 4 road hikers will walk is about a mile round trip. It is not arduous, but there is a steady uphill on the return trip. Walking sticks are always helpful and walkers should come prepared against ticks.
Parking is very limited at the start of the walk. carpooling is suggested. Meeting by 10:10 a.m. at Broad Brook Community Center, which is about 3.5 miles from Abijah Prince Road. Contact Guilford Cares for more information or to request a ride at 802-579-1350 or [email protected].
Senior meal served in Dummerston
DUMMERSTON - Senior Solutions and Evening Star Grange will serve their first June meal on Wednesday, June 14, at the Grange Hall in Dummerston Center with pick-up of takeouts between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and an in-house meal served at noon.
The menu consists of meat or vegetarian stuffed shells, tossed green salad, and garlic bread with a mixed fruit upside down cake for dessert. Reservations are strongly suggested to make sure they make enough food. Call 802-254-1138 with name, phone number, number of meals desired, and whether eating in or taking out. A donation of $3 for those 60 and older and $4 for the younger folks is suggested.
Kitchen Table Conversation looks at green burial and home funerals
BRATTLEBORO - On Wednesday, June 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Experienced Goods, 80 Flat St., Brattleboro Area Hospice will host a Kitchen Table Conversation on green burial and home funerals. This event is free and the public is encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be available. Staff and volunteers with knowledge and experience on these subjects will be attending this event.
Kitchen Table Conversations are facilitated group discussions on specific topics. Smaller and more focused than a Death Cafe, less formal than a presentation, the intention is to sit together around a table, building and deepening a sense of community while exploring information and opinions on a particular topic in a supportive and congenial atmosphere. Space is limited, RSVP by emailing [email protected] or call 802 257-0775.
Book donations sought for Moore Free Library summer sale
NEWFANE - The Friends of the Moore Free Library are accepting donations of books and media for their summer sale to take place on Saturday, July 8, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items will be welcome at the library at 23 West St., on Tuesday, June 13, from 4 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Materials will be reviewed as donors wait, so that they can find another home for the ones they cannot take. Donations should not be left on the porch of the library. A sheet of “Guidelines for Donating” is available at the library, at moorefreelibrary.org, or by request to [email protected].