No. 23 January 2006
TOWN CLERK NOTES
2006
Election & Voter Information
Deadline for Petitions Requesting Articles for Warning:
January 23, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.
Town Hall
Deadline for Nominating Petitions:
January 27, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.
Town Hall
Deadline for New Applications to the Voter Checklist:
February 27, 2006 at noon
Town offices open from 10:00 a.m. to noon
Deadline to Request Absentee Australian Ballots:
(for yourself, or on behalf of another voter)
March 6, 2006 until 5 pm
Town offices open special hours - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Annual Town & School Meeting
March 4, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.
Anderson Hall,
Australian Ballot Budget Vote
March 7, 2006
Town Hall
Polls open 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE
School Budget
Discussion January 10th: The
School Board would appreciate your input for the 2006-2007 budgeting
process. We have scheduled time to hear
from community members on school budget issues at the 7:00 pm meeting on
Tuesday, January 10th in the
Other Items: The most important objective of the Board this year, beyond the regular business of policy and budget, is establishing a 3-year Vision and Strategic Plan for 2006-2009. This committee is being formed and will begin active work in February. Reminder: The School Board regularly meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 7 pm at TES. Meetings are open to the public.
Submitted by Darrin Clement
LATHAM
LIBRARY
Do you know Latham Library has wireless internet? Bring your laptop into the
library, on the Green or in the library parking lot to do your internet
surfing.
We heard your request for more bestsellers, books on tape and DVD's. Stop in
and see what new material we've added to the collection.
Submitted by Maureen Morse
HOME WEATHERIZATION WORKSHOP
The Thetford Energy Committee and Sustainable Energy Resource Group are
planning
a weatherization workshop, tentatively scheduled for Sat. Jan. 21st. The
workshop will help teach homeowners the concepts and practical skills for saving
energy through home weatherization. Those interested in volunteering for
the
Thetford Home Energy Assistance Team, which will help install weatherization
measures in homes of folks who need assistance, are also encouraged to attend.
The weatherization workshop will be led by Lee Wood, an Energy Caseworker for
Efficiency Vermont who is implementing weatherization measures in mobile homes,
and Bob Walker, SERG director and a certified Home Performance
Specialist. The
Time and Place of the workshop is to be announced. If you are interested
in participating in the workshop, contact SERG@valley.net
or 802-785-4126 for more information.
Submitted by Bob Walker
Sustainable Energy Resource Group
TA NOTES
Wednesday January 4 the biannual presentation of the
Sophomore Anthology Reading will take place from 7:35-9:00am in Rooms 1 and 2
in the
The TA Winter Choral Concert will be held at 4pm on January 7 in Anderson Hall.
The snow date is January 8. Enjoy a beautiful performance of TA harmony.
Sunday basketball and dodgeball at TA are happening! The gym is
open for basketball every Sunday from 9-noon and dodgeball from 1-3pm. All ages
are welcome. (A small fee is collected.) Keep moving now till spring!!
The next evening of "Talk with TA" will be January 12 at 6pm in the
TA library. Join Trustees for a question and information session, followed by
the quarterly meeting of the full Board of Trustees. All are invited to attend.
Hurray!! The Ten Minute Play Festival happens again--this time January 12, 13,
and 14 at 7:00pm, and a matinee performance on Sunday January 15 at 4:00pm.
This is a perennial favorite and often a sell-out; plan to make reservations at
785-4805.
Founders' Day this year will be February 3, with a snow date of February 2. The
theme this year is "Styles of Music;" come watch the students and
faculty participate in interclass competition and mayhem.
TA, in conjunction with The Vermont Rural Partnership, collected and delivered
a huge tractor trailer load of school supplies, furniture, clothing, computers
and other equipment, food, and monetary contributions to
Happy New Year to everyone - from all of us at
Submitted by Wendy Cole
DIVERSITY BOOK GROUP
The
next meeting of the Diversity Book Group will be on Monday, January 9 at 6:30pm
when we will be discussing Harriet McBryde Johnson’s Too Late to Die Young:
Nearly True Tales from a Life.
Latham
Library has extra copies of the book, so if you don't have a copy please feel
free to check out the book from Latham.
Latham Library Hours
· Monday: 2:00 - 8:30 PM
· Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 2:00 - 5:00PM
· Friday: 9:00 - 5:00
· Saturday: 10:00 - 1:00
Future Meetings:
Monday, February 13: 6:30 pm
Book: A.J. Verdelle, The Good Negress
Monday, March 13: 6:30 pm
Book: Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake
Monday, April 24: 6:30 pm
Book:
Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum
Submitted by Jo Ann Woodsum
The deadline for submissions is the 20th of each month. Send news including contact name and telephone number to Cathee Clement at 785-2668 or turtlepond@netzero.net.
Please list Thetford Town Newsletter in the subject line.