Brattleboro Town Report is now available
BRATTLEBORO - The annual Brattleboro Town Report is available for pick-up at the circulation desk at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., and at the Town Clerk's office at the Municipal Center, 230 Main St., Suite 108. The town report can also be found at brattleboro.gov.
Youth Services' Summer Resource Calendar available for download
BRATTLEBORO - Youth Services has once again created a downloadable spreadsheet of all camps in Windham County as a service to area families.
"Our Summer Camp Listing gives parents and grandparents a listing of all the options in one convenient location," Youth Services Executive Director Russell Bradbury-Carlin said in a news release. "We've been doing this for years as a service to local families."
Dates, age range, cost, and scholarship availability are listed, as well as contact information. Organizations who provided information include Beaver Brook Children's School, Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center, Brattleboro Music School, Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department, The Collaborative, Kroka Expeditions, Giant Journey Farm, In-Sight Photography Project, Meeting Waters YMCA, Miss Martha's Creative ELP, New England Youth Theatre, New England Center for Circus Arts, The Putney School, River Gallery School, Road's End Farm, Theatre Adventure, and more.
Youth Services' Summer Resource Calendar is available online. For more information, call Youth Services at 802-257-0361 or visit youthservicesinc.org/publications.
Learn about home weatherization at RFPL
BELLOWS FALLS - Two local experts on weatherization will kick off the Rockingham Energy Committee's "Home Energy Forum" series on Thursday, March 21, at 6:30p.m. at the Rockingham Free Public Library.
"Winter in Vermont does not have to mean a drafty, uncomfortable house that requires wearing multiple sweaters and uses lots of expensive fuel to heat," organizers wrote in a news release. "While the traditional approach to winter's cold was to just put more wood in the stove, modern building science shows how we can be more comfortable and spend less on energy at the same time.
Local homeowners, landlords, and renters who want to increase their home's comfort and energy efficiency should attend this presentation by two local experts on weatherization: John Hyslop, the weatherization operations manager for Southeastern Vermont Community Action, and John Dunbar, a project consultant at Farnum Insulation in East Dummerston. Each will give a short presentation and then will take questions.
Hyslop will address options for low-income residents, while Dunbar will address available weatherization rebates and low-interest loans, and both can discuss the pros and cons of spray foam insulation.
They will also explain how getting a "home energy audit" will create a strategy for weatherizing homes, which is done primarily with air sealing, insulation, moisture control, and ventilation.
This event is free. Contact Rockingham Energy Committee Chair Peter Bergstrom at 802-444-1860 or [email protected] for more information.
Rabies clinic in Wardsboro
WARDSBORO - The Wardsboro Town Office will sponsor a pet vaccination clinic at the office of the Town Clerk on Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to noon. Dr. Miles A. Powers of East Dover will be vaccinating both dogs and cats. This clinic is open to any dog or cat owner.
Fees will be $15 for rabies and $25 for a distemper-complex vaccine for either a dog or cat, or $35 for both vaccinations. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers. For information, call 802-348-7918.
Easter Egg Hunt at Valley Cares
TOWNSHEND - Valley Cares invites everyone to an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23, at 10 a.m in the living room at West River Valley Assisted Living, 461 Grafton Rd.
This event is indoors, organizers said, "because you never know what sort of weather to expect on a morning in March." Egg hunters should bring their own basket or bag. To RSVP, or for more information, email [email protected].
Crockpot buffet supper in Bellows Falls
BELLOWS FALLS - The United Church of Bellows Falls, 8 School St., will host a crockpot buffet supper with a variety of entrees on Saturday, March 23, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for children 6-12, and free for children under 6. Included with the meal is a salad bar, bread, beverages, and dessert. Gluten-free and vegetarian choices will also be available. The building is accessible to all. Enter from the back.
Egg-decorating party in West Dummerston
WEST DUMMERSTON - The Dummerston Community Center, 150 West St., is holding their annual Egg Decorating Party on Sunday, March 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. The cost is $5 per dozen of hard-boiled eggs, or $1/each for blown-out eggs.
Call 802-380-1424 by Friday, March 22, with the type and quantity of eggs. All materials are included (dye, stickers, paint, ribbons, beads, glitter, and more.) This event is for kids and adults, and all money raised will go to the Community Center Playground Fund.
Annual soup fest, auction benefits historical society
NEWFANE - The Historical Society of Windham County's eighth annual Soup Fest and Silent Auction will be held on Sunday, March 24, at the NewBrook Fire Station on Route 30. The event will help raise funds for the society's West River Railroad Museum and the new Windham County Museum to be housed in the 1825 Windham County Jail Building.
Sample homemade soups from these restaurants and restaurateurs "up the gauge" of the West River Railroad, from Brattleboro to Londonderry, including Whetstone Station, Brattleboro; Jon Julian, Williamsville; The Newfane Market; Harmonyville Store, Townshend; West River Community Project, West Townshend; West Wardsboro Store; West River Provisions, Jamaica; Family Kitchen & Pizzeria, Winhall; and The New American Grill, Londonderry.
Doors open at 4 p.m., with a suggested donation of $5 to $10. Bidding and the 50/50 raffle open at 4 p.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. Soup and bread will be served at 5:30 p.m., with desserts to follow. Contact 802-365-4517, [email protected], or visit historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org for more info.
Senior meal in Dummerston
DUMMERSTON - Evening Star Grange and Senior Solutions will present their next Senior Lunch on Wednesday, March 27, with take-outs available between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and in-house meals served at noon. The menu will be stuffed shells, green salad, and garlic bread, with banana bread for dessert.
Reservations are strongly suggested so that they make enough food. Call the Grange at 802-254-1138 and leave name, phone number, the number of meals, and whether they are for eating in or taking out. A donation of $3 for those 60 and above and $4 for the younger folks is suggested.
Free produce distribution in Putney
PUTNEY - The Vermont Foodbank and the Putney Foodshelf co-sponsor a monthly food drop of free produce and some nonperishables on the fourth Thursday of every month, from 9 to 9:45 a.m., on Alice Holway drive (in front of Putney Meadows, the white building across from the Putney Co-op and the Putney Fire Station.)
All are welcome. This is a drive-up service; Bags provided. The next monthly food drop is Thursday, March 28, 9:00-9:45 am.
Putney Farmers Market seeks vendors
PUTNEY - Putney Farmers Market, located on Carol Brown Way, is seeking vendors of all kinds. Summer 2024 applications are available at putneyfarmersmarket.org, or contact the market manager at [email protected].
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