Cavendish Update 3/20/26: Flower Wkshp/News/Events
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OPEN HOUSE FOR DIANE MCNAMARA THIS AFTERNOON: Open House to wish Diane McNamara, Town Clerk/Treasurer, A Very Happy Retirement Friday, March 20 (Friday) 2:00-4:00 pm
Our Rivers & Streams Talk: This coming Wednesday 6pm at the Cavendish Fletcher Library-What can be done to restore VTs rivers and streams to a natural ecological state?
3/20/26
1. Free Paper Flower Workshop
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Events Calendar
1. FREE PAPER FLOWER WORKSHOP: Continuing the 250 Anniversary Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, the Cavendish Historical Society, with the Cavendish Library, will be holding a free paper flower workshop on April 11 (Saturday), 1 pm at the Cavendish Library, 573 Main St. Proctorsville.
Faux flowers, made from paper, silk, and wire were favorites of the Colonial period and would have adorned clothes and hats, as well as displayed as decorative items. While often imported from England, they’d also be made by milliners (hat makers).
While the April workshop will be focusing on red, white and blue, other options will be available. Note we will have a few straw hats for decorating-first come first served. This is a free workshop, open to the public-donations appreciated and welcomed. For more information: margocaulfield@icloud.com or 802-226-7807
2. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Respiratory Weekly Report: The health department’s Respiratory Illness Activity in Vermont reports Covid and Flu A in “low” concentrations in Ludlow waste water, for the week of 3/8/26-3/14/26. Statewide Covid and flu are listed as “low.”
• Cavendish Select Board Unapproved Minutes for 3/9/26
• CTES Kindergarten Registration: Registration for kindergarten, entering fall 2026, is April 13-April 17. FMI: Donna Hamilton donna.hamilton@trsu.org or 802-875-7758.
• CTES Ham Bingo: On Friday evening, 6 pm, the Cavendish Town Elementary School will once again hold Ham Bingo, a fundraiser to support field trips, artists in residence and fun family events. The cost is $1 a card with lots of snacks and food. Prizes include hams and gift certificates.
• Safety Message-One Pot Meth Labs: These are plastic bottles that are used to mix chemicals and make Methamphetamine. The bottles often get discarded on the side of the road. Usually these bottles contain a sludge material or a white residue. A person finding the discarded bottle can be badly burned if they remove the cap allowing oxygen to mix with the ingredients. When oxygen mixes too quickly with the chemicals it explodes. The explosion often happens while the person is holding the bottle. It can turn into a fireball of chemicals and flames leaving the holder and those around him badly burned. Plastic bottles with unidentified contents should be referred to local law enforcement and under no circumstances touched.
• Time to Take Down Bird Feeders: VT Fish and Wildlife has posted the following. Early April is traditionally thought of as bear-aware time, shorter winters mean bears emerge from their dens earlier in the spring. Don't wait until a bear comes to visit your property to take steps to prevent a bear incident. Here are some steps you can take now to help teach bears, and other wildlife like raccoons, skunks and rodents, that our yards and neighborhoods are not where they should come looking for a snack: Take down your birdfeeders until next winter Keep your garbage in bear-resistant containers or structures. You can contact your waste hauler to see about getting a bear-resistant dumpster! Get your chickens and bees behind electric fencing or a bear-proof enclosure to keep them safe Visit our website to learn more about composting in bear country To learn more about living with bears, or to report a bear incident, you can visit our website
• Attorney general declines to prosecute Ludlow police chief who shot 18-year-old: Attorney General Charity Clark announced Friday her office wouldn’t prosecute Ludlow Police Chief Jeffrey Warfle after he shot an 18-year-old who lunged at him with a knife. VT Public
3. EVENTS
MARCH 20 (FRIDAY): Open House to Wish Diane McNamara, Town Clerk/Treasurer, A Very Happy Retirement 2:00-4:00 pm
MARCH 26 (WEDNESDAY): 6 pm at the Cavendish Library, 573 Main St. Proctorsville. Our Rivers and Streams talk by Jud Kratzer, a fisheries biologist with VT Fish and Wildlife. Sponsored by CCCA and the Cavendish Library.
APRIL 1 (WEDNESDAY): Dog License Renewals Due
- Planning Commission Hearing, 6 pm Cavendish Town Office to consider a conditional use application regarding the proposed improvements at 67 Mill St, Cavendish.
APRIL 3 (FRIDAY): Town office Closed for Good Friday
APRIL 4 (SATURDAY): Great Ludlow Egg Hunt, Ages 2-12, Hunt starts at 10 am at the Ludlow Community Center, sponsored by Ludlow Parks and Recreation.
- Easter Dinner Curbside pickup at Ludlow Community Center, 37 Main St., Ludlow from 12-2. Ham, potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Roll and Dessert. Call Angela at 802-356-3823 by April 1 to reserve your free dinner(s). Ludlow and Proctorsville Fire Departments with Black River Good Neighbor Services (BRGNS) are once again providing and preparing these meals.
APRIL 5 (SUNDAY): HAPPY EASTER
APRIL 11 (SATURDAY): Free paper flower workshop at the Cavendish Library, 573 Main St. Proctorsville. 1 pm. Sponsored by the Cavendish Historical Society. FMI margocaulfield@icloud.com or 802-226-7807
MAY 2 (SATURDAY): GREEN UP DAY
MAY 9 (SATURDAY): Audubon Bird Walk, 7:30 A, 731 Stevens Rd. To register or for more information jleak499Wgmail.com or 802/376-3937
MAY 16 (SATURDAY): Geological Exploration of the Cavendish Gore. Meet at the Green Mountain Power Station on Power Plant Road at 10 am. To register or more information bdayaemig@gmail.com or cavendishcommunityconsdervation@gmail.com