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Miss Vermont 2009, Laura Lee hall, emcees Mettawee Mania 2010, A Talent Extravaganza at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, march 13, Mettawee Community School. in West Pawlett. Tickets are available by phone at (802) 645-9009 and in person at the Mettawee Community School weekdays, as well as at the door.
Learn easier ways to budget and save, get financially organized, recognize good and bad habits, set goals, and protect your identity in a money management workshop from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 19, and repeated the following day from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at Castleton Community Center. Call the CCC to register, 468-3093.
The Castleton Community Seniors, Inc. recently elected Bud Rousse to its board of directors. Recently retired from the principalship of Castleton Elementary, he has served on the board of directors of the Lake Bomoseen Association, the Rutland Battered Women’s Network and Rutland Mental Health.
Brighten up your home by planting bulbs ordered through CCC's front desk. The deadline for placing your order is April 15; sale proceeds help support Community Center programs and services.
A Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging grant has financed Pat Harrison's eight-week nutrition program at CCC on Mondays from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Her program helps explore your eating and activity habits, food triggers, realistic goal setting (both diet and exercise), helpings vs. servings, reading nutrition labels, snacking, the importance of fluids, and stretching your food dollar. Call the Center, 468-3093, to register.
Learn to text (by phone), talk (on facebook), trade (via E-Bay), and transfer (pictures) on the 'net from Castleton State College's Shelby Alveraz in a series of Thursday afternoon classes; they begin March 18 and continue on alternate weeks. Take individual classes or the series; call 468-3093 to register.
Take a van excursion to Manchester, VT, for the “Gorgeous Gardens, Green Living” show Saturday March 13th. Sign up soon -- there has to be a minimum of 10 people on board to take the trip. Call 468-3093 for specifics.
Whether you're Irish or not, come expecting to see a lot of green at the Castleton Community Center's March birthday lunch on Wednesday, the 17th. East Creek Catering plans a traditional corned beef and cabbage meal. Register no later than Monday, March 15, by calling 468-3093.
A new art exhibit featuring artist Elizabeth Billings and photographer Michael Sacca opened recently at Green Mountain College's Feick Fine Arts Center. It will remain in place through May 14.
The Rutland Area Farm 8 Food Link (RAFFL) holds its annual meeting on Monday, March 22, at Castleton Community Center. Everyone is welcome to review the previous year's work, meet members and staff, and learn ways to become more involved. Call exec director Tara Kelly, 417-7331, for specifics.
RAFFL, Green Mountain College, and Poultney Mettowee Natural Resource Conservation District invite area farmers to an afternoon Farmer Resource Fair at GMC's Withey Hall on Tuesday, March 30. Information will be available for all types of farming and farmer age groups -- including new and beginning farmers -- to learn about the many services and programs available to help with ongoing farm management and agricultural development. Subjects include conservation programs, agricultural promotion and development, nutrient management, farm financing, home and farm stress management, energy and vocational rehabilitation. Workshops cover rental relationships between farmers and landowners, farmland access and land purchase options, energy efficiency and renewables on the farm, and affordable health care and insurance options for farmers.
Students at Fair Haven Grade School recently spent a day learning about taking better care of their teeth in recognition of February's being Dental Health Month. Some classes received toothbrushes and toothpaste.
FHGS second graders recently studied penguins, making life-size paper models of the various penguin species and contributing to a classroom blog.
Dinoman will visit FHGS at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 13, to talk about both dinosaurs and space, aided by songs, magic, and 'Reflex' the raccoon. His presentation is open to all preschool and primary age children, part of the Early Education program.
First graders at FHGS recently learned math and raised money for Children's Hospital in Burlington. Learning to identify and count coins are part of their math standard goals.
What if this were purple, first graders in Mrs. Miller's class asked, and then wrote about their reactions to such newly purple-ized objects as a purple hamster, snake, and chicken. They were to write a poem in seven minutes as part of the Vermont Young Writers Project.
Donald Garside and Ana MacDuff of Castleton, Phyllis Morgan and Meggan Rovelli of Fair Haven, Jayme Burnham and Ashley Cummings of Orwell, Jacob Mach of Pawlet, Jessica Scott of Poultney, Alisha Cratty of Rupert, Darcie Parrott of West Haven, and Jessica Lourie of West Rupert were all named to the president's list for the fall semester at Castleton State College. |
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