Cavendish Update 12/8/23: Got Water/Open Studio/News/Events

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Tomorrow, Saturday is “Stuff a Fire Truck Food Drive,” 9-5 at Singletons Store. All donations benefit the Black River Good Neighbors Services food shelf.

12/8/23

1.    Making Merry-A Christmas Carol Open Studio

2.    Water for emergency Preparedness

3.    Cavendish Related News

4.    Events

1. MAKING MERRY- A CHRISTMAS CAROL OPEN STUDIO: “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, was written as a social commentary on the deplorable conditions of England’s poor, He selected this format as being far more appealing than a tract, which many would have ignored. Cash strapped from his American tour, Dickens also thought this was a good way to raise money for his growing family, and besides it was the right time of year for a good ghost story.

Dickens didn’t make much money from the sale of his book-the binding was very expensive-but he left the world a richer place, with an endearing yearly tradition. Given the events of the last five months, following the July floods, his messages of charity and hope are quite appropriate.

In keeping with the spirit of this famous tale, the Cavendish Historical Society is hosting a Dickens’ Christmas Carol Open Studio on December 17, Sunday, at the former Crows Corner Bakery, 73 Depot St. in Proctorsville from 3-5:30.  It will feature a variety of workshops, including wreath and ornament making, and hot chocolate tasting.

This event is free and open to the public. It’s been made possible from a grant from the Cavendish Community Fund and with the support of the new owners of Crow’s. For more information, call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margocaulfield@icloud.com

2. WATER FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: If you haven't stocked up with emergency water, you'll need 1 gallon per day for each family member. The Cavendish Baptist Church now has water available for this purpose. Stop by and pick it up. Use the back entrance. The water is available just inside the church.

As we noted in last week’s update, there is a good chance of heavy wet snow, knocking out power this winter. Please be prepared by making sure back up heating system work; you have sufficient supplies of food, water, medicines etc. in the event you are without power for an extended period of time. If you are in need of assistance with heating your home, or have other needs, contact Black River Good Neighbors Services (BRGNS) 802-228-3663 .

The Cavendish Shelter, the Cavendish Baptist Church, will be set up as a warming station if power is lost for an extended period of time. Openings/closings of the shelter are posted to the Cavendish VT Facebook page. You will be able to take a hot shower, charge devices, free WiFi, have a hot drink and a bite to eat 24/7 for the duration of an extended outage.

3.CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS

• GM board members spar over misconduct allegations: What was ostensibly a review of the board’s ethics code and behavioral norms following complaints about the actions of at least two members of the Green Mountain Unified School District board turned into a tense discussion of a single member’s creation of images that he emailed to one other board member and to himself using his school email address. The complaints from the public have apparently centered around two board members’ reactions to the Chieftain controversy, either criticizing on social media those private citizens who have been fighting to have the name jettisoned from the high school or creating images to skewer the efforts to defend it. The member who some tried to censure, Steve Perani of Cavendish, survived the censure vote but was excoriated by several board members and defended by others. Chester Telegraph

• Okemo Valley post-flood business update:

• Cookie Bake & Swap: Have fun baking with others and bring home a variety of cookies!   All are welcome, kid games & movies happening while we bake. Saturday December 16 at 1:00pm until we’re done at the Cavendish Shelter and Community Space, 2258 Main Street. We will have mixers, cookie sheets, and royal icing available to use.  Please bring your favorite cookie dough already mixed or the ingredients you need to make your favorite cookies.  After we bake, we will exchange cookies and have a variety to bring home! 

• CTES KEEC Calendar Fundraiser: These make great stocking stuffers. It is time for  the Cavendish Town Elementary's Annual fundraiser for KEEC!!! Our 5th and 6th graders need to raise all of the money to get to their end of year trip to KEEC (Keewaydin Environmental Education Center)...a week-long educationally based sleep away camp! Many Businesses and Community members have donated CASH and PRIZES towards this calendar. The calendar cost just $10 per ticket and gives you 34 chances at winning. Find a 5th or 6th grader if interested or purchase tickets through Venmo. Please label the Venmo transaction at "KEEC Calendar" @Jennifer-Harper-119

4. EVENTS

DECEMBER 9 (SATURDAY):  Stuff a Fire Truck- Food drive from 9-5 at Singleton’s in Proctorsville. Non-perishable food items and monetary donations will be excepted. All donations benefit the Black River Good Neighbors Food Shelf.

DECEMBER 11 (MONDAY): Cavendish Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office. Agenda will be posted to the Cavendish Facebook page.

DECEMBER 16 (SATURDAY): 1 PM. Sheryl Faye, who presents historical woman, will provide a one woman show about the life and achievements of Queen Elizabeth II. This is a free and open to the public event at the Cavendish Library. Refreshments will be provided.

-       Cookie Bake & Swap  All are welcome, kid games & movies happening while we bake. 1:00pm until we’re done at the Cavendish Shelter and Community Space Cavendish Baptist Church, 2258 Main Street.  Mixers, cookie sheets, and royal icing available to use.  Bring your favorite cookie dough already mixed or the ingredients you need to make your favorite cookies. 

DECEMBER 17 (SUNDAY): 3-5:30 at 73 Depot (former Crow’s Bakery) in Proctorsville. The Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) is hosting a Dickens’ Christmas Carol open studio with a hot chocolate tasting, ornament making and more. This is free and open to the public. This has been made possible thanks to a grant from the Cavendish Community Fund.  

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Cavendish Update 12/1/23: Hearing/Scams/School Survey/News/Events

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12/1/23

1.    Cavendish Public Hearing: Town Plan-Energy Chapter

2.    Scam Alert-Caller impersonating state troopers

3.    School Restructuring Survey

4.    Cavendish Related News

5.    Events

1.CAVENDISH PUBLIC HEARING: Town Plan Energy Chapter: The Town of Cavendish invites the public to a hearing to discuss the draft Energy Chapter to be included in the Cavendish Town Plan. A copy of the draft can be found on the Town’s website. The hearing will be held at 6 pm on Dec. 11 (Monday) at the Cavendish Town Office. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81312391910... Meeting ID: 813 1239 1910 Passcode: Cavendish

2. SCAM ALERT: Vermont State Police warns of scam calls impersonating troopers: The Vermont State Police is warning the public about scam phone calls in which the caller is purporting to be a member of the Vermont State Police. Reports to the state police indicate the imposter tells the recipient of the call that his or her identity has been compromised. The number that appears on Caller ID is the main line for the state police’s Westminster Barracks, although the calls are not originating from this location. These calls are not from the Vermont State Police. If anyone receives such a call, they should hang up or not call back at the number provided, and instead telephone their local VSP barracks to confirm the authenticity of the message. VSP reminds the public never to give out personal information or to pay money, obtain gift cards or money orders, etc., in response to unknown or suspicious callers. Report potential scam calls to: Vermont Attorney General’s Office, Consumer Assistance Program 800-649-2424 ago.cap@vermont.gov

Medicare Scams: With “open enrollment” for Medicare now underway, this is a time when criminals are very active, to say nothing of insurance companies. The best tool available for identifying coverage plans is the website www.medicare.gov, which provides detailed information on all available plans in your state allowing comparisons of costs and benefits. Scammers are seeking to take advantage of seniors by posing as Medicare agents. These imposters identify themselves as officials with Medicare and are looking for two things: money and information. A caller may state that there is a problem with your Medicare account, there are free benefits you can access, you are eligible for a new Medicare card; the list goes on. Medicare does not contact beneficiaries by phone, text message, or email unless you have an existing connection or issue being addressed. If someone reaches out to you in any of these ways, report the contact by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227). For detailed, accurate information, contact the Senior Medicare Patrol for Vermont at www.vermontelders.org or 888-865-2683.

3. SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING SURVEY: Please let Cavendish representatives know how you’d like them to complete the following survey. Cavendish representatives to the Green Mountain Unified School District (GMUHS) board are Steve Parini, Lisa Sanders and Kate Lamphere. Their e-mail addresses are as follows: Kate.Lamphere@trsu.org; Steve.Perani@trsu.org; Lisa.Sanders@trsu.org

My name is Adrienne Williams, I am a member of the Green Mountain School Board and Chair of the Restructuring Committee.

This evening a survey went out to the school board representatives of your town asking them to order a list of the priorities related to the restructuring of the GMUSD assets from the highest priorities to the lowest with the purpose of using this information to guide the committee's discussion and actions along with guiding data analysis.

This survey is the second part of a two part survey with part one having asked your representatives to list out priorities important to their respective towns constituents regarding the use of GMUSD assets

The resulting list of issues that fall within the committee's purview is as follows:

-Cost ( reduce cost, reduce taxes, equalize pupil cost across school)

-Location (close to home, ease of access)

-Right size building classrooms (decrease student numbers at CAES and increase numbers at CTES

-Increase opportunities for different types of classes at all schools

-Building closures

This is an opportunity for you to help guide next steps. Please reach out to your representatives. If you are not able to reach them feel free to post here, or you may email me directly at Adrienne,Williams@TRSU.org

4. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS

ARPA Minutes: The ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Committee has been meeting to discuss and make recommendations to the Select Board on how to spend the approximately $400,000 the town is receiving from ARPA. At the  meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, the committee reviewed the final round of applications and voted to approve the following proposed projects:

• Barbara Dickey - submitted a revised budget requesting $58,000 for the purchase and first year operation of the Gethsemane Church for a community center

• Cavendish Streetscapes – requests $10,000 for benches for the Proctorsville Green and the Cavendish playground behind the Town Office

• Town Office – requests $24,800 for digitizing the parcel maps

• Town Office – requests $36,000 for building upgrades for ADA compliance

The Committee discussed what the remainder of the funds could be used for and what role the ARPA committee might play. The Cavendish Select Board has the final approval on ARPA funds use. Minutes are available at the Town website

• Chieftain hearing seems to inch forward but questions remain

• Family and community are top priority for Singleton’s: Dan and Alison Singleton were in line to become the third generation of owners to run Singleton’s General Store on Main Street in Proctorsville, to take effect on Aug. 1. The young couple, parents of three small boys, were ready to put down roots and take on the day-to-day responsibilities of running the infamous store, a Vermont destination known for selling “whiskey, guns, and ammo” since it opened in its current location in 1978. But, before the final paperwork was signed on Monday, July 10, Dan and Alison found themselves watching the waters of the Black River rise, as a raging storm hit Proctorsville and surrounding towns, causing major flooding and damage throughout the region. VT Journal

• Mentoring Workshop: Interested in being a mentor to a child in Cavendish? Windsor County Mentors will be holding a workshop on Dec. 5 (Tuesday) at 5:30 pm at the Cavendish Library where you can learn more about the program, which takes 1-2 hours per week. www.wcmentors.com

• Toy Drive: The Proctorsville Fire Dept. has organized a toy drive. Help kids have an amazing holiday by dropping off a toy(s) at DG Body Works, 7 Depot St, at the following times: Monday 6:30-7:30 am; 4:30-5:30 pm; Tuesdays 6:30-10:15 am, 6-7 pm; Wednesdays: 6:30-7:30 am, 5-6 pm; and Thursdays 9:15-10:15; 4:30-5:30 pm.

• Need finger printing?: Are you in need of civilian fingerprinting to work or volunteer at your local school, daycare, after school or mentorship program? Chester Police Department performs employment required fingerprint services, by appointment, during our open lobby hours: Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm. Please give us a call during these hours to schedule an appointment: (802)875-2035. You must have a fingerprint authorization form, signed by the requesting agency, and a government issued form of ID (license, non-driver ID, etc.). There is a $35 fee which can be paid by check or exact cash. Everything is digital - no inky fingers!

• Scott administration projects ‘unacceptable’ 18.5% increase in property taxes: The hike is expected to be driven largely by a likely unprecedented 12% increase in education spending. VT Digger Vt. education spending forecast to drive 18.5% property tax hike WCAX

• Why Vermont is getting more heavy, wet snow storms: The chances of there being heavy wet snow, knocking out power, is a strong possibility in the winter months ahead. The article explains the reason why. Please be prepared by making sure back up heating system works; you have sufficient supplies of food, water, medicines etc. in the event you are without power for an extended period of time. If you are in need of assistance with heating your home, or have other needs, contact Black River Good Neighbors Services (BRGNS) 802-228-3663 www.brgn.org. A reminder that the Cavendish Shelter is the Cavendish Baptist Church. VT Public

5. EVENTS

DECEMBER 2-3 (SATURDAY-SUNDAY): Indulgence Tour. From  12 pm noon to 5pm, various local Inn welcome visitors for this special tour to enjoy tasty treats and holiday decorations. Proceeds benefit local charities. To learn more, contact the Golden Stage Inn 

DECEMBER 7 (THURSDAY): Free Community Lunch at the Ludlow Community Center, 37 Main St. Ludlow. A welcoming homestyle holiday meal. Roast pork and all the trimmings. Bingo follows the meal. Meal provided by Black river Good Neighbors Services. All are welcome.

DECEMBER 9 (SATURDAY):  Stuff a Fire Truck- Food drive from 9-5 at Singleton’s in Proctorsville. Non-perishable food items and monetary donations will be excepted. All donations benefit the Black River Good Neighbors Food Shelf.

DECEMBER 11 (MONDAY): Cavendish Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office. Agenda will be posted to the Cavendish Facebook page.

DECEMBER 16 (SATURDAY): 1 PM. Sheryl Faye, who presents historical woman, will provide a one woman show about the life and achievements of Queen Elizabeth II. This is a free and open to the public event at the Cavendish Library. Refreshments will be provided.

DECEMBER 17 (SUNDAY): 3 PM on, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) is hosting a Dickens’ Christmas Carol complete with workshops, mince pies, pot luck and ghost stories at the former Crow’s Bakery site on Depot St.

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Cavendish Update 11/24/23: VT Alert/News/Events

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11/24/23

1.    Sign up. For VT Alert

2.    Cavendish Related News

3.    Events

1. SIGN UP FOR VT ALERT: If you haven’t signed up for VT Alert please consider doing so. You will receive personalized alerts via phone, text or e-mail about emergencies statewide and locally. Not only is the information coming from state and federal agencies but also local first responders. If something happens you’ll be the first to know. You can sign up not only for Cavendish/Proctorsville but also for areas where you might work, travel through or where family and friends live. You can decide what alerts you wish to receive such as life threatening emergencies; severe weather; transportation issues; public health; amber alerts; missing persons; scams; recalls etc. In short, you’ll be among the first to know. Sign up by going to vtalert.gov

2. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS

• Cavendish Fire Dept Tree & Wreath Sale: The Annual Cavendish Fire Dept Tree/Wreath sale is now underway at the Fire Station. They are available Monday-Friday from 9-4 and on the weekends.

• Green Focus for the Holiday Season: For many people today is a major shopping day for the holidays. By being mindful of how you prepare for the holidays you can save money as well as help the planet.

• Café at DeLight closes its doors

• Clean Water & Climate Resilience- A Community Conversation

• More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail: Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery. The U.S. government is offering to send another round of four at-home virus tests ahead of the typical surge in cases during the winter holiday season. Anyone who did not order a batch of four COVID-19 tests in September can secure up to eight of them this time around starting Monday at COVIDtests.gov. The U.S. Postal Service will deliver them for free.

 

3. EVENTS

NOVEMBER 24 (FRIDAY): Town Office closed

DECEMBER 2-3 (SATURDAY-SUNDAY): Indulgence Tour. From  12 pm noon to 5pm, various local Inn welcome visitors for this special tour to enjoy tasty treats and holiday decorations. Proceeds benefit local charities. To learn more, contact the Golden Stage Inn 

DECEMBER 9 (SATURDAY):  Stuff a Fire Truck- Food drive from 9-5 at Singleton’s in Proctorsville. Non perishable food items and monetary donations will be excepted. All donations benefit the Black River Good Neighbors Food Shelf.

DECEMBER 16 (SATURDAY): 1 PM. Sheryl Faye, who presents historical woman, will provide a one woman show about the life and achievements of Queen Elizabeth II. This is a free and open to the public event at the Cavendish Library. Refreshments will be provided.

DECEMBER 17 (SUNDAY): 3 PM on, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) is hosting a Dickens’ Christmas Carol complete with workshops, mince pies, pot luck and ghost stories at the former Crow’s Bakery site on Depot St.

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Cavendish Update 11/17/23: SB Mtg/News/Events

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11/17/23

1.    Cavendish Select Board Meeting 11/13/23

2.    Cavendish Related News

4.    Events

1. CAVENDISH SELECT BOARD MEETING 11/12/23: Minutes from Monday’s Select Board (SB)  meeting are available at the Cavendish Municipal website. A video of the meeting is available at Okemo Valley TV.

Items Approved/Acted on:

• Appointed Dave Norton to finish out Stephen Plunkard’s term on the SB.

• Signed Perpetual Care Fund Deed

• Approved Reappraisal Agreement with NEMRC (New England Municipal Resource Center's, Ltd.). Appraisals will be from 2025-2027

• Approved Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas Crossings for the 23/24 winter season

• Set date for hearing on draft Town Plan Energy Chapter for Dec. 11 (Monday) at 6 pm at the Cavendish Town Office.

• Agreed to do a survey of the Academy Building site, with costs shared with prospective buyer Chris Chadwick.

Ryan Palmer Sheriff: Provided an update on activities in town to the SB, since February: responded to 281 calls; $15,000 in traffic fines; 19 stolen guns recovered; outreach to the youth group home on Twenty Mile Stream; a finger printing service; body cams are operational; increased training and tasers have been purchased.  They currently work eight hours a week but would like to increase to at least half time, which would be $65,000.

2. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS

• GM restructuring reboot gets under way:  Last week’s Green Mountain Unified School District (GMUSD Restructuring meeting was about how to make the best use of the buildings that are part of the District  and not about  school choice or the Ludlow-Mount Holly District or the transportation issues. The big issue is cost. Using a figure derived by dividing the total annual cost of teachers and other personal plus building operations of a school by the number of its students, CTES had the highest per pupil cost of $23, 500  Note: This number is for comparison and is not the “equalized pupil” amount used by the state for budget and taxation calculations. It also should be noted that CTES has 71 students not the 77 that the article states. CTES was built for 140 students. Chester Andover Elementary, with 235 students, had the lowest cost,  of $15,200 housed in a building designed for 260 students. GMUHS has 299 students for a per pupil cost of $19,400 in a building designed for 600 students. That next meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at Cavendish Town Elementary, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. Chester Telegraph

• Analysis: Act 46 impacts ‘mental exercise’ of shuffling schools between districts: In October, Andover rep, Scott Kendall requested an analysis for Cavendish to “redistrict to the Ludlow-Mount Holly District and what the advantages/disadvantages would be. The Chester Telegraph article, provides an overview of such a change, including what the mechanisms are for  removing a jurisdiction from a district. While complicated, there is a process, which begins with  a petition  by a town’s voters and formation of a study committee to look at the advantages and disadvantages. Chester Telegraph 

• Stephen Plunkard: The family will be holding a Celebration of Life ceremony on Dec. 2, from 3-6 p.m., at Calcutta’s restaurant at the Fox Run Golf course in Ludlow, Vt. All are welcome, but RSVPs would be greatly appreciated and can be sent to celebrate.s.plunkard@gmail.com.

• Mennonites Thanksgiving Praise Event: The Mennonites have made an incredible contribution to Cavendish and other towns in the Black River Valley following the July floods. Their MCBR signs, with a phone number, dotted our landscape as they moved from property to property providing much needed help with mold remediation, new construction, repair and more. On Friday, Nov. 17 they are once again returning to our area. This time it's for a Thanksgiving Praise Event that will take place at the Ludlow Community Center from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.

• Pie Bake and Exchange – Love to eat pies but don’t love to bake them? Love to bake pies but don’t love to eat them? Love it all? This is the event for you! All are welcome, kid games & movies happening while we bake. Sunday, Nov. 19, 4pm until we’re done at the Cavendish Shelter and Community Space, (Cavendish Baptist Church) 2258 Main Street.  Please sign up at https://forms.gle/hunXLLB1sqiKHnLx8

• CHS Fall Newsletter: The Cavendish Historical Society’s fall newsletter is now on-line. This issue includes another excerpt from Sandra Stearns’ book, “Cavendish Hillside Farm 1939 to 1957.” For Halloween, we posted the chapter Ghosts and Goblins so we thought readers would enjoy reading “Mud or Snow, Still we Go.” The fall issue also contains a history of Cavendish’s Polish community.

• Pie Sale Benefit for Stepping Stones: Stepping Stones pre school will be selling pies in front of Singleton’s starting at 8 am until sold out on Wed., Nov. 22.

• Former CTES Principal in “Love Letters:” On Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., Friends of Ludlow Auditorium (FOLA) will present the play “Love Letters,” at the Heald Auditorium in Ludlow Town Hall. It will star Linda and George Thomson, who previously performed the production to a standing-room-only audience in Rutland. George was the former CTES principal for 30 years and entertained students, parents and the community on many occasions. It will be fun to see him perform again. The play is free and open to everyone. Donations are appreciated, and will be forwarded to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease in honor of Janet Pace, longtime secretary and founding member of FOLA, who recently passed away from Parkinson’s. For information, call 802-855-8883 or visit www.fola.us.

• Okemo Valley 2023 Indulgence Tour: On Saturday & Sunday December 2 & 3, 2023 from 12 pm noon to 5pm on both days. Blue Gentian Lodge in Londonderry, Echo Lake Inn in Tyson Village in Plymouth, Franklyn Farm Inn in Chester,Fullerton Inn in Chester, Golden Stage Inn in Proctorsville Village in Cavendish, The Governor’s Inn in Ludlow,  Grafton Inn in Grafton, Rowell’s Inn in Andover, Seesaw’s Lodge in Peru, & many more welcome visitors for this special tour to enjoy tasty treats and holiday decorations. Proceeds benefit local charities. To learn more, contact the Golden Stage Inn or any one of the participating locations.

• River conservation forum highlights resident questions about flood preparedness: At last week’s forum in Ludlow, locals came out to express their concerns. Was there an emergency plan in case local dams failed? Would sediment from flooding make local waterways unsafe for recreation? What should residents do if they saw machine operators removing wood debris from the river? What happens when the river’s path moves and is now running through a hillside neighborhood? VT Digger

• Permits available to get holiday tree in the Green Mountain National Forest: Permits are now for sale to cut down your own Christmas tree in the Green Mountain National Forest. That is thanks to the U.S. Forest Service in Vermont. Permits are $5 in person at the Green Mountain National Forest offices or $7.50 online. Two permits are allowed per household every year. Visit the U.S. Forest Service website for a map of the harvest area or to buy a permit.

• In 2024, general use fluorescent lightbulbs will no longer be sold in Vermont: A state law going into effect in the new year prohibits the sale of 4-foot linear fluorescent lightbulbs that contain mercury, citing health and environmental concerns. Sales of other types of general-use fluorescent bulbs have been restricted since February. 

3. EVENTS

NOVEMBER 17 (FRIDAY): Mennonites Thanksgiving Praise Event that will take place at the Ludlow Community Center from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.

-       CTES Bingo 6-8 pm Fundraiser $1 per card, 10 rounds. Prizes include turkeys and lots of pies, cakes, brownies, bread etc.

NOVEMBER 17-19 (FRIDAY-SUNDAY): Okemo Mountain School Ski & Swap, Round House at Jackson Gore. Friday 4-7; Saturday 8-5 and Sunday 9-1. To sell used equipment, it must be dropped off at the Round House at Jackson Gore 10-3 on Sat. Nov. 11, Sun Nov. 12, Wed. Nov. 15. All sales Benefit OMS. FMI: https://www.okemomountainschool.org/events-calendar/ski-and-snowboard-swap2023

NOVEMBER 19 (SUNDAY): Pie Bake and Exchange –All are welcome  4pm until done at the Cavendish Shelter and Community Space, (Cavendish Baptist Church) 2258 Main Street.  Please sign up at https://forms.gle/hunXLLB1sqiKHnLx8

NOVEMBER 23 (THURSDAY): HAPPY THANKSGIVING Town office closed

NOVEMBER 24 (FRIDAY): Town Office closed

DECEMBER 2-3 (SATURDAY-SUNDAY): Indulgence Tour. From  12 pm noon to 5pm, various local Inn welcome visitors for this special tour to enjoy tasty treats and holiday decorations. Proceeds benefit local charities. To learn more, contact the Golden Stage Inn 

DECEMBER 9 (SATURDAY):  Stuff a Fire Truck- Food drive from 9-5 at Singleton’s in Proctorsville. Non perishable food items and monetary donations will be excepted. All donations benefit the Black River Good Neighbors Food Shelf.

DECEMBER 16 (SATURDAY): 1 PM. Sheryl Faye, who presents historical woman, will provide a one woman show about the life and achievements of Queen Elizabeth II. This is a free and open to the public event at the Cavendish Library. Refreshments will be provided.

DECEMBER 17 (SUNDAY): 3 PM on, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) is hosting a Dickens’ Christmas Carol complete with workshops, mince pies, pot luck and ghost stories at the former Crow’s Bakery site on Depot St.

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