No. 16 June 2005
SELECTBOARD NOTES
ANNUAL KIDS FISHING
EMERGENCY 911 ADDRESS
If you haven't already done so, please post your E911 address prominently so
emergency services can find you if you need them!
VERIZON CELL PHONE TOWER has been proposed in Thetford and will require an Act
250 hearing and site visit at the proposed location off
EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR TOWN OFFICES:
thetford.clerk@valley.net
thetford.treasurer@valley.net
thetford.zoning@valley.net
thetford.listers@valley.net
thetford.selectboard@valley.net
janthony@dps.state.vt.us (Police
Chief)
This summer at
SAVE THE DATES! Friday, August 12, will be the third annual Treasure
Island Beach Party. Everyone is invited! There will be D.J. music
on the beach, an island community cook-out, and lifeguard-led water games and
children's activities. Be sure not to miss it. The party begins at 12PM
and continues into the afternoon. Our rain date is Monday, August
15. See you there!!
We wish to extend our thanks to all the community volunteers who helped on Community Work Day. Thank you also specifically to the Girl Scouts! So much was accomplished - it was greatly appreciated.
The
Summer book discussion series at
Also, New! Peabody Library will be open this summer on Saturday mornings from
10-1 beginning June 25th.
Community Exhibit
Celebrates Thetford
29 Local Artists, from Novices to Professionals, Will Exhibit in a Unique Group Show and Revive a Tradition!
“Thetford, 100 Years” is an art exhibit celebrating Thetford
and its villages. A broad cross-section
of the community is represented, from a graduating
The exhibit concludes on Saturday, July 30 with the Thetford Hill Village Fair as part of celebrating its 100th anniversary. In decades past an art exhibit was part of the fair. “Thetford, 100 Years” will revive this tradition.
The exhibit runs from June 11 through July 30, 2005 at
Latham Memorial Library Gallery,
For more information contact Marla Ianello
(802) 785-2912
REMINDER - LATHAM LIBRARY RENOVATIONS
Starting
on June 22nd the Latham Library will be closed for renovations. Thanks to a
Freeman Grant and private donations, the library will have new carpet
installed, walls painted and the space reorganized. The re-opening is
scheduled for July 20th.
The Library is regularly open:
Monday 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday - Friday 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 1:00pm
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - volunteers are needed when the library re-opens.
Please call the library at 785-4361and ask for Peter. There are a variety
of activities to choose from that will fit your schedule and
interest. We are also open to your ideas. Please give us a call.
TA NOTES
The annual
spring Choral Concert will be held Saturday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Anderson
Hall. Peter Estes will direct Academy singers in a program of song by soloists,
the select choir ensemble, and the full chorus.
A staged reading of the one act play, "Guy Walks into a Bar. . ."
will be presented June 8 at 7pm in the Shark Tank.
To be congratulated: Maggie Cawley, winner of TA's Dartmouth Book Award for
2005; Andrew Howland, whose play, "Bonfire of the Vampities," was the
featured work representing TA at the annual Vermont Young Playwrights'
Festival; and the 127 students who received the Dean's Effort and Attitude
Award recently at TA.
The TA Trustees are looking for interested folks to fill positions on the
Board. Anyone with an interest in contributing to the welfare of the Academy is
encouraged to contact Scooter Hathorn at scooter.hathorn@valley.net.
TA will graduate 63 students from Thetford and surrounding towns on Friday,
June 10 at 6:30pm. The ceremony will be held outside if at all possible. (We certainly
hope the rain has stopped by then!)
The next session of "Talk with TA" will be held Thursday, June 23, at
6pm in the TA library. The Trustees' Quarterly Meeting will follow at 7pm, and
all are invited to attend.
NEW
The Upper Valley Land Trust (UVLT), working in partnership
with the Town of
The land, donated to the Conservancy by the late Charles
Hughes, is in three parcels with substantial frontage on Poor Farm,
Whippoorwill, and Sawnee Bean Roads.
Honoring the wishes of the late Charles Hughes to permanently
protect the property, the Upper Valley Land Trust worked in partnership with
the Conservancy and the Town of
Selectboard member Mary Spata says, “It’s a great opportunity for Thetford. Our new town forest can potentially generate income from timber management, and both residents and visitors can take advantage of the great recreational resources.”
The land is mostly forested, dominated by white pine and hemlock, with some areas of mixed hardwoods. There is a pond of about four acres behind a dam that beavers have taken over and expanded. The woods are frequented by deer, bear, fishers, and porcupines.
On
Sunday June 5th please join the three conservation partners for a
community walk to explore Thetford’s new town forest. The walk will be led by
Jon Binhammer, Director of Land Protection and a naturalist with the
Conservancy. Meet at 2pm on the corner of Sawnee Bean and
The
donor, Charles Hughes died in 1999 at the age of 99. He was connected with
Thetford all his adult life. A music historian who taught at colleges in
Hughes
gave the Thetford Historical Society, of which he had long been president, his
collection of tools as foundation for a museum. He also gave the town the piece
of open land in
Hughes’ long-time acquaintance and fellow historian Charles Latham, recalls: “He was a New Englander — hard to get to first names with. But he got along with all kinds of people. He was interested in what anyone was doing, and so it was easy for him to talk and ask questions. He was easy to like.”
Additional contacts:
Peg Merrens,
Jon Binhammer, The Nature Conservancy: 802-229-4425, ext. 110
Jennifer Davey, Thetford Conservation Commission: 802-333-9607
Please note the following regulation:
Dogs must be on a leash at all times in the State Park. This included
all trails that are in the park.
Direct any concerns to Park Ranger at 785-2266
Thank you, Betty Stone, Park Ranger.
THANK YOU
A big
“Thank you” to all who help make this newsletter a success each month. A
special thank you goes to Ann O’Hearn who distributes the printed newsletter
every month to businesses and public buildings in Thetford and to Stuart Blood
who posted the newsletter and helps see that the newsletter will continue to be
available on line.
FROM THE
SCHOOL BOARD
Friday May 13 turned out to be a pretty lucky day for
A highlight of the evening was the unveiling of Carolyn Enz's mural in the
hallway connecting the lobby with the gym. This project was several years in
the making, and we are grateful for Carolyn's energy, persistence, and insight
for this project. The mural was inspired by themes suggested by the students
and was designed to complement the bicentennial quilt hanging in the lobby.
Please drop by the school to see the mural; it truly captures the spirit of
TES.
Following the concert, the Food Service Advisory Committee, in conjunction with
the PTO, held an ice cream social to raise money for a salad bar for the
lunchroom. We are pleased to announce that the event raised $676.00. The board
and the committee would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Ben &
Jerry's and Baker's Store for their donations and to the PTO and the community
for their support in this event. We hope to make this an annual event!
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