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Dismas of Vermont founder and retired executive director Rita McCaffrey speaks at Green Mountain College's convocation, 4:00 p.m., Thursday, September 2, on the Griswold Library lawn. Today, 78 percent of residents who live at Dismas of Vermont locations for at least three months transition successfully back into society.
Boston rapper Sam Adams performs Friday, September 3, at 10:00 p.m. in the Castleton Fine Arts Center. Other upcoming FAC concerts are jazz violinist Zach Brock and accordionist Julien Labron, Wednesday, September 8, at 8:00 p.m.; acoustic minimalist John Rush on October 21; and storyteller/composer Shwa losben on both October 22 and November 13.
Join the Ladies and Gentlemen's Supper Club for a roast pork dinner, starting at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, September 4th, at the Pawlet Community Church. Call Doreen Mach, 325-3428, or Judy Coolidge, 325-3073, with your questions. For take-out orders, call the church on the day of the dinner, 325-3022.
Archaeologist Allen Hathaway leads a hike into history at Mount Independence State Historic Site, beginning at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 5. Participants will hear what archaeology along the Mount's Baldwin Trail has revealed about the Mount's original occupants, and how the site figured in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Call 948-2000 for details.
The Birdseye Mountain ATV club plans its monthly meeting for 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 12, at Fairwood Lanes Bowling Alley. The club recently picked apples at a member's orchard and gave them to the West Rutland Food Shelf.
Do you know where your chili pot is? Get prepared for Poultney's annual chili cookoff, farmers market food and craft fair, and Green Mountain College Family and Friends Weekend on Saturday, September 25. Call 287-9987 for info on the Rotary Club contest; 287-8000 for details of the family weekend.
Keep an eye out for your neighbors. Police in the Lakes Region report a growing number of break-ins in Castleton and other western Rutland County communities since the year began. If you see someone or something suspicious, do not try to intervene with force. Instead, call in license plate numbers and descriptions of suspect persons and vehicles.
Castleton State College's Academic Support Center recently received funding for five more years through a US Department of Education TRIO/SSS grant.
If you're on the Castleton campus, visit the Christine Price Gallery. From now through October 8, it displays work by Castleton alum Jason Draine. His theme is "information" and the work looks at the way we organize it. Draine will offer a talk during Homecoming Weekend in the gallery.
Want to have a say in how local schools run? The Castleton Town Board and the Castleton Hubbardton School Board both have school board vacancies.
The new school nurse at Fair Haven Grade School is Nicole Hadeka, formerly school nurse for Benson and Orwell schools. Also new at FHGS are health educator Ted Panasci, EEE-grade 5 choral music teacher Sonia Kulhowvick, and special educator Jennifer Clementi.
FHGS staff recognized outstanding teachers during an Opening Day in-service. honored were first grade teacher Kathleen Foley, ARSU Outstanding Teacher Award winner; JoAnna Surething, Special Service Award; Donna Reed, Instructional Assistant of the Year; Tami White, Substitute of the Year; and the primary Co-Teaching Team, ARSU Executive Board Award. |
