Thetford Town Newsletter

No. 32                                                                                                                                              October 2006

SELECTBOARD NOTES

We are looking for submissions of ink/pen sketches of town scenes for the town report. Please send your drawings to: Town Clerk, PO Box 126 Thetford Center, VT  05075 - or drop them off at town hall. The deadline is Dec. 31, 2006.


TOWN CLERK NOTES
Town Hall will be closed on October 17 for a Municipal conference.
The deadline to register to vote in the November 7th General Election is Monday October 30th by Noon.  Also, new to elections in Vermont is the telephone voting system for the blind and visually impaired. For information, please contact the Town Clerk at 785-2922 x10.

TOWN TREASURER NOTES
Taxes due October 16th at 8pm.  Treasurer Office hours for October 9 - 13th:
Monday 6 - 8pm, Tuesday - Friday 7:30am to 3:30pm
October 16 - 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Postmarks are not accepted! Please do not rely on post office delivery as postal errors may occur.  Any payment not received in the Treasurer's office by 8pm on October 16 will result in an 8% penalty.

 

TOWN COMMON NEWS 

Have you been watching the evolution of the land across from the Village Store in Thetford Center this summer? It’s emerging as our town common. Now that it has been leveled and seeded, we have a great green space to develop into a common for all of Thetford to use. The Town Common Committee has acquired playground equipment that will ready for use soon. We also have marked out a walking path around the common.  Please come try it out!

 

We’re planning a Town Common Day to take place on Saturday, October 21st from 9:00 to noon.  It’s your opportunity to contribute to this community resource.  Would you and your family like to plant a tree so that you can watch it grow over the year?  Are you interested in building stone retaining walls?  Would you like to donate a bench to be placed around the walking path?  How about building a horseshoe pit or setting up a picnic area?

 

We’d really like everyone to be part of the town common’s creation so please mark your calendars and plan on coming.  For more information, contact Sue Gault at shop@gaultantiques.com or 785-2805.

 Submitted by Sue Gault

 

 

 

THETFORD PLANNING COMMISSION NEWS

The Thetford Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed 2006 Thetford Town Plan on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 7:15 p.m. at the Thetford Community Center Association Building, Route 113 Thetford Center, Vermont (across from the Town Offices).

 

There will be informal sessions with the Planning Commission Members:

1. Thetford Recycling Center 9 to Noon, Sat., Sept. 30, 2006

(Rain Date of October 7, 2006)

 2. Thetford Town Hall 9 to Noon, Sat., Oct. 14, 2006 with cider and doughnuts

 Copies of the proposed Town Plan are available:

Print - Thetford Town Hall

Electronic - http://lists.valley.net/lists/info/thetford-planners

(Text: PDF ~ 600kB; Maps: very large {use fast Internet})

The Planning Commission meetings are the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 7:15 p.m. at Town Hall.  All are welcome and Public Comment is the first Item on the Agenda.

 

Wayne Parks, Chairman

Thetford Planning Commission

 

LATHAM LIBRARY HAPPENINGS
"DRIVE BY PIE"  ~  SATURDAY OCTOBER 7th  10-1:00 on the Porch of Latham Library
Please stop and buy a pie to help support Latham Library. All pies $12.00 - a few cakes, too. We'll have cider for folks who have time to chat with Trustees and learn about new programs.

FRIGHT NIGHT stories by Simon Brooks
Friday the 13th Oct - - 8.30pm - - Latham Library

A cool evening breeze rushes by you, or is it a ghost? No one really can tell. This evening is not for very young children! These tales are told to put a tingle down your spine. These stories are told to make you jump. These yarns are told to make you look over your shoulder as you put the keys in the car door to drive home! Put those prone to nightmares to bed and come out for a chilling, thrilling evening! Heh, heh, heehhh.

 

FRONT PORCH HALLOWEEN OCTOBER 31   5-8PM
Celebrate Halloween on Latham's front Porch.  Costumed trustees will be giving out books and candy to trick or treaters! (Sadly, there will not be a haunted house this year.)

COMMUNITY CORNER - THURSDAYS 7pm-8pm 

starting OCTOBER 26TH
The Library trustees want to promote community spirit through discussions, ideas and sharing of expertise with people in our own town.  Townspeople will be invited to give 45 minute presentations with 15 minutes for questions and answers Thursday evenings twice a month. Presenters can share about professions, hobbies, or travels or lead conversations on community concerns.

Future COMMUNITY CORNER dates:

Oct. 26th, Nov. 9th and Nov.30th.

All programs will begin promptly at 7pm and finish at 8pm. Our whole community is invited!

Contact Gina Sonne 785-4220 if you are interested in participating.

The basement room is being transformed into a homey space for these gatherings. We are looking for a large area rug in very good condition, folding hinged screens, a few comfy gently worn chairs, and a few floor lamps. If you have any of these to donate please contact Trustees:  Lisa Ladd, Darla LaRoche or Betsy Edmunds.

DOUBLE SUPPORT FOR TA and Latham Library
Sept 25th is the start of Thetford Academy's magazine sale. Consider buying a subscription and donating it to the Library. (get a tax write off too) …

Contact Peter Blodgett to find out what magazines the library wants.

 

Submitted by Gina Sonne

 

PEABODY LIBRARY EVENT

Poetry Reading by Don Colburn,

Hosted by his niece, Patricia Norton
Tuesday, October 3 at 7:00 PM

Don Colburn lives in Portland, Oregon, where he is a reporter for The Oregonian. His poetry chapbook, Another Way to Begin, won the Finishing Line Press Prize and came out in June 2006. A full-length collection, As If Gravity Were a Theory, won the Cider Press Review Book Award and was published in September. Don worked for many years at The Washington Post and has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing.
Submitted by Margo Nutt

 

HARVEST SUPPER - - October 7th at the Post Mills Church

Serving starts at 5:30pm - - Adults $8.00, Under 12 $4.00

Menu - Ham, beans, squash, red flannel hash and pumpkin or apple pie

Submitted by Barbara Condict

 

CHICKEN PIE SUPPER

The Chicken Pie Supper you've been waiting for is just a few short weeks away! The family style supper will include chicken pie, mashed potatoes, gravy, fresh local squash, cranberry sauce, great dessert pies (sometimes we even have apple crisp), and the most delicious coleslaw you'll ever taste. We offer coffee, tea, milk, iced water, and/or punch to drink. The centerpieces also have edible treats for you to enjoy. We hope to see you there.

 

OCTOBER 14, 2006

SUPPER BEGINS AT 5:00 PM

NORTH THETFORD CHURCH - - ROUTE 5 NORTH THETFORD

ADULT PRICE IS $8.00

CHILDREN 4-12   $4.00

UNDER 4            FREE

 

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE PLEASANT RIDGE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, INC.

 

If supplies are plentiful we offer chicken pies and dessert pies for sale, prices are posted at the entrance.

 

Submitted by Laurie A. Ingalls, Clerk for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Association, Inc.

 

RMCA POTLUCK

NEW ZEALAND SLIDE SHOW
The next Rice's Mills Community Association community potluck will take place Sun., Oct. 8th at 6PM. Don't forget to bring a meal to share as well as a dish, silverware and a cup for yourself.
A slide show by Bob Walker and Debra Kraemer from our trip this past spring to New Zealand will follow beginning at 7:15PM. Donations to help restore the Rice's Mills greenhouse will be gladly accepted.
For information on use of the building, please contact 785-4126 or bobwalker@valley.net.  Many thanks for your support and participation.

Bob Walker
RMCA President

 

TA NOTES

*The Vermont Alliance for Arts Education, which is under the umbrella of the Kennedy Center in Washington, has chosen Martha Rich, TA Head of School, as this year's recipient of its award, Art Advocate of the Year. This prestigious award is one of two awards presented each year to Vermont educators, one for arts education and one for advocacy for the arts, for which Martha has been recognized. This is a tremendous honor, both for Martha and all of TA. Congratulations!!

 

*Thetford Academy invites families to Parents' Back to School Night on Thursday, October 5, starting at 7pm in Anderson Hall. This is a wonderful opportunity to follow student schedules, meet teachers, and see the classrooms.

*We're off and running once again on Saturday, October 7, at the annual Woods Trail Run. As always, volunteers are needed to ensure the smooth operation of this major undertaking; this year we expect 2300 runners and their coaches and families. Please contact David McGinn at 785-4805 x 214 or David.McGinn@Thet.Net to join our volunteer team.

*Saturday, October 14, there will be a bottle and can drive at the Thetford Recycling Center from 9-noon. Money raised will benefit the French Trip.

*Please join us for another "Talk with TA" on Thursday, October 26, at 6pm in the TA Library. This is an excellent opportunity to chat with members of the Board of Trustees and to make suggestions, raise concerns, and have questions answered. "Talk with TA" is followed by the quarterly full board meeting at 7pm; and the public is also welcome at that meeting.

*Community members and others have another chance to be part of an exciting cross country experience by volunteering at the Vermont Cross Country Championship on Saturday, October 28. TA is privileged to host the VT Championships each year, and our incredible volunteer team is a vital part of the reason why we have this opportunity. Please call or email David McGinn at TA (David.McGinn@Thet.Net) to sign on.

*Volunteer sign up forms for other activities at TA were recently distributed to students and their families. If you would like to receive one, please contact Wendy Cole (Wendy.Cole@Thet.Net) to have one sent. We welcome folks with a wide variety skills and interests and look forward to hearing from you.

 

Submitted by Wendy Cole

 

NEW STORE OPENING in POST MILLS

‘Kathy’s Nifty Gifts-N-Things’. Offering used clothes, new clothes arriving in November, tanning service, jewelry, balloons, and a variety of gifts. Consignment items and donated items are accepted during business hours.

Located next to Baker’s Store on Route 113

Open: 9am to 8pm Wed – Sat., 9am-6pm Sunday

 

Store Phone - 333-4110 remacle@tops-tele.com and Gift card Website: www.kathysprettygifts.com

 

Submitted by Kathy Remacle 

 

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THETFORD FORUM  - The most current town commentary and events updated daily electronically at http://lists.valley.net/lists/info/thetford.

THET.NET  - community web site of town information and resources www.thet.net/ includes Selectboard and School Board Minutes, Thetford Town Plan and other municipal and community resources.

 

THETFORD TOWN NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION INFORMATION

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