Cavendish Update 10/30/26: Halloween Events/New
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FALL BACK: Move clocks back one hour on Sunday. This is a good time to replace alkaline batteries in smoke alarms and CO detectors.
TODAY: Bambino University’s 1st Trunk or Treat. Bring your vehicle, decorate your trunk. 6-8 pm, 2588 Route 103, Proctorsville VT. RSVP by Oct. 15th bambinouniversityvt@gmail.com
• Haunted House: Ludlow Black River High School 6-9 Free Admission
SATURDAY: HAPPY HALLOWEEN. Cavendish Historical Society’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) workshop at the Cavendish Library 10-noon. FMI: 802-226-7807 or margocaulfield@icloud.com
• Benson’s Trunk or Treat 4-6 pm, Ludlow
• Ludlow Health Center 5 pm Ludlow
• Weathersfield Trunk or Treat 3:30-5:00 at Hoisington Field in Perkinsville, the site of the 18799 Schoolhouse.
• Haunted House: Ludlow Black River High School 6-9 Free Admission
VOTE: Nov. 3 Tuesday, polls are open 10-7 at the Proctorsville Fire Department. The town office is closed that day.
LEAVING CAVENDISH THIS WINTER? Avoid burst and frozen pipes! Call the Town office to schedule a shut off date of your Municipal Water 802-226-7291. It’s free!
10/30/26
1. Proctorsville Ghost Walk
2. Ignat Solzhenitsyn to speak on “Love the Revolution”
3. Cavendish Related News
4. Events Calendar
1. PROCTORSVILLE GHOST WALK: Poctorsville seems to favor a very diverse group of hauntings and spirits. One ghost is actually written into the deed of a home, another has a thing for pennies, child spirits have their favorite haunt, and the village boasts the most haunted inn in Vermont, the Golden Stage Inn.
The annual Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) Proctorsville Ghost Walk takes place on Sunday, Nov. 15 , at 2 p.m. Meet at the Proctorsville War Memorial, which is at the intersection of Route 131 and Depot Street. Wear comfortable walking shoes. This tour includes both a visit to the Proctor Cemetery and free copies of the CHS Cemetery Guide.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed and appreciated. For more information, email margocaulfield@icloud.com, or call 802-226-7807.
2. IGNAT SOLZHENITSYN TO SPEAK ON “LOVE THE REVOLUTION:” November 17th marks an important date for the work of the Nobel Laureate and Soviet dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. On this date in 1962, “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” was published in Novy Mir, ushering in a new understanding of Stalin’s forced labor camps, the Gulag. In 2026, Nov. 17 is the publication date of “Love the Revolution: An Unfinished Novel,” in English.
According to the Solzhenitsyn Center, The major part of this unfinished novel was composed in 1948 during Solzhenitsyn's stay in the Marfino sharashka. (The writer had to leave behind what he had written when he was shipped to Ekibastuz in 1950, but was able to retrieve this material when he returned from exile.) Solzhenitsyn's original intent was for Love the Revolution to be an account of his entire military career; but his attempt to resume the narrative after returning from exile failed, and the work remains fragmentary.
On November 18 (Wednesday) at 6 pm, Solzhenitsyn’s son, Ignat, will be speaking about his father’s latest publication at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main Street Proctorsville.
Ignat Solzhenitsyn is internationally known as a pianist and conductor and is currently the editor of Solzhenitsyn’s The Calf Who Bullied the Oak, due to be published April 1, 2027.
The Vermont Historical Society’s exhibit “Solzhenitsyn in Vermont,” continues to be on display at the Cavendish Library, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-6 until Dec. 5. These events are free and open to the public. For more information, e-mail margocaulfield@icloud.com or call 802-226-7807.
3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• CHS Fall Newsletter: The Fall issue of the Cavendish Historical Society newsletter is now on-line and includes the events taking place this fall honoring Solzhenitsyn's arrival in Cavendish 50 years ago. Also included are two Christmas stories and one on grave robbery.
• Sheryl Faye Presents Helen Keller: On Nov. 4 (Wednesday), at 6 pm, at the Cavendish Library, 573 Main St. Proctorsville Faye will present the story of Helen Keller. Written from Helen’s mind eye, the story is told on a taped voice over as Sheryl reenacts Helen’s life. She will show the audience how she speaks and reads in Braille. This is one of our most unique, very special programs which helps us to understand and accept the different ways people do the same things and inspires them to be the best they can be. This event is free and suitable for all ages.
• As flooding increases and federal aid shrinks, Vermont is not prepared to manage disaster recovery: Across Vermont, repeated floods are leaving residents and towns facing a precarious future. This story is part of The Coming Storm, a yearlong investigation by VTDigger, in partnership with FRONTLINE (PBS), into Vermont’s ability to help communities recover from natural disasters. Many people in the Okemo Valley, including Cavendish, were interviewed for this series.
4 . EVENTS
OCTOBER -DECEMBER 5: Solzhenitsyn in Vermont Exhibit, Cavendish Library, 753 Main Street, Proctorsville. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am-6 pm. FMI, or to arrange other times, call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margocaulfield@icloud.com
OCTOBER 30 (FRIDAY): Bambino University’s 1st Trunk or Treat. Bring your vehicle, decorate your trunk. 6-8 pm, 2588 Route 103, Proctorsville VT. RSVP by Oct. 15th bambinouniversityvt@gmail.com
OCTOBER 31 (SATURDAY): HAPPY HALLOWEEN. Cavendish Historical Society’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) workshop at the Cavendish Library 10-noon. FMI: 802-226-7807 or margocaulfield@icloud.com
• Benson’s Trunk or Treat 4-6 pm, Ludlow
• Ludlow Health Center 5 pm Ludlow
• Weathersfield Trunk or Treat 3:30-5:00 at Hoisington Field in Perkinsville, the site of the 18799 Schoolhouse.
NOVEMBER 1 (SUNDAY): FALL BACK. Day light saving ends. Clocks move back one hour. This is a good time to check and change batteries in smoke detectors and other devices.
NOVEMBER 3 (TUESDAY): VOTE. General Election. Polls are open 10-7 at the Proctorsville Fire Dept.
NOVEMBER 4 (WEDNESDAY): Sheryl Faye Presents: Helen Keller Champion of the Disabled, 6 pm Cavendish Library, 573 Main St. Proctorsville. Free, suitable for all ages and open to the public.
NOVERMBER 11 (WEDNESDAY): Veteran’s Day Town Office closed
NOVEMBER 15 (SUNDAY): CHS Proctorsville Ghost Walk, 2 pm. Meet at the Proctorsville War Memorial across from the Green. FMI: margocaulfield@icloud.com or 802-226-7807
NOVEMBER 18 (WEDNESDAY): Book Talk-Love the Revolution with Ignat Solzhenitsyn, 6 pm at the Cavendish Community Library FMI: margocaulfield@icloud.com or 802-226-7807
NOVEMBER 20 (FRIDAY): Turkey Bingo at CTES, 6 pm, $1 per card, 10 rounds
NOVEMBER 26 (THURSDAY): HAPPY THANKSGIVING
NOVEMBER 27 (FRIDAY): Town office closed
