No. 27 May 2006
SELECTBOARD NOTES
The Selectboard thanks Gary and Tim Ulman for volunteering
their time and equipment to install a drainage system and regrade the Thetford Center Common. Anyone wishing to
help with the future development of the common is invited to a meeting on
Wednesday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. at the Thetford Center Common.
Plans are underway to redesign the town
recycling center to provide a safer flow of traffic and increase parking. The
design also includes earth ramps to replace stairs at bins. Work is anticipated
to begin within the next few weeks.
Anyone interested in volunteering to help publicize the Thetford Summer Concert Series, please contact Mary Dan Pomeroy,
785-2539.
This calendar and other town information is available on our
town website at www.thetfordvermont.us.
Submitted by Mary Spata
RICES MILLS
Rices Mills Community Association May Potluck will be held on SUNDAY, MAY 21st at 6pm. All are welcome!
Join
neighbors for good food, good conversation and a SURPRISE PROGRAM for all
ages.
AND remember to bring your own drinks, plates, and utensils as there is no
running water.
For information call Gina Sonne at 785-4220
We're getting closer...to summer fun! Treasure Island is a Town of
Here
are a few
Saturday,
May 6 10AM - Please bring a rake.
American Red Cross Swim Lesson
Registration
Saturday, May 13, 10-12pm, Town Hall and
Wednesday,
May 17, 3-5 pm,
Lessons are for ages 4 & Up; Fee - $10; Lessons take place
daily M-F for two-week sessions; Classes are a half-hour in duration running between
the hours of 10am - 12:30pm; First session begins Monday, June 19.
Sorry
no telephone registrations are accepted.
Out-of-Town Swim Lesson Registration
Opening
Day, Saturday, June 17, 10-12pm,
(*Residents
may also register today)
Future Events:
All Summer-Long:
Arts and Crafts 10-12 Tuesdays,
Field
Sports 12:30 Fridays
Children's Tennis Clinic - July 24-27 (rain date 28th), 10-11AM
Milfoil Volunteer Day - Sat., July 15, 12-2PM
Treasure Island Beach Party - Friday, August 11, 12-3PM
Treasure Island Season Passes are available now for purchase at Thetford Town
Offices. Thetford residents: Family - $50, Individual - $30;
Non-Residents: Family - $65, Individual - $45.
Purchase
a Season Pass BEFORE June 1 and save $10 on a
For
more information, call
See you at the beach!
Submitted by Ann and Scott O'Hearn
LATHAM
LIBRARY
Don't forget we have wireless internet access at Latham Library. Bring
your laptop to the library and try it out.
Hours are:
Monday 2:00 -8:30
Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 -5:00
Wednesday & Friday 10:00 - 5:00
and Saturday 10:00 - 1:00
If we're not open, park in the parking lot or take your laptop out on the
green. That's the beauty of wireless.
Submitted by Maureen Morse
GREEN UP DAY
This year, Vermont Green up Day is Saturday May 6th.
This is a national program that many states have adopted. It is a great way to show how we care for our town. The program is designed to help clean up road side trash. You choose an area, pick up trash and deposit it at the designated drop off sites listed below.
1 First turnout
Norwich line on Rte 132
2 Gove Hill and Rte 132
3 Tucker Hill and 132
4 Miller Pond Rd and 132
5 Poor Farm Rd and Tucker Hill Rd
6 Whipporwill Rd and Tucker Hill
7 Clay N and rte 5
8 Turnpike and Latham
9 Cadwell and Sanborn
10 Stevens and Rabbit
11 Stevens and Quail John
12 Godfrey and Burnham
13 Godfrey and Cranberry
14 Godfrey and rte 113
15 Thetford Hill Fire Station
16 Turnout before bridge on Sawnee Bean
17 Turnout past Barker on Sawnee Bean
18 Post Mills Fire Station
19 5 Corner intersection
20 North end of Pavillion
Green Up Vermont supplies special bright green Green Up
trash bags that can be picked at Town Hall or the
And remember to recycle every week at Thetford Recycle
Center Rte 113 just north of the
Submitted by Gina Sonne
TA NOTES
New Parent Orientation for Grade 9, the Class of 2110, will be held May 8 at
6:30pm downstairs in the
Get ready to be entertained!! May is the month of multiple offerings at TA. May
12 and 13 Thetford Academy Drama presents "Searching for Love," an
evening of short plays, including "Groom's Day," an original work by
TA junior Mary Arnold. Performances are at 7:30pm each evening at the Eclipse
Grange. Call 785-4321 for information and reservations.
The annual spring musical this year
will be the Broadway classic "Forty-Second Street," with performances
Thursday-Saturday, May 18th-20th, in Anderson Hall. Call TA at 785-4805 or
watch for signs for showtimes.
And finally, for instrumental fans,
the Spring Concert will be Wednesday, May 24th, at 7pm in Anderson Hall.
This is great entertainment; don't miss a minute!
TA proudly graduates 64 scholars on
Friday, June 9. The ceremony, held on the Academy lawn, starts at 6:30pm;
please join us in hoping for good weather!!
Baccalaureate will be held at the Congregational Church on Thetford Hill at 7pm on Sunday, June 4.
Submitted by Wendy Cole
On May
9th at 7pm Jim Schley will be speaking at the
Jim will be speaking about his research and writing of the story of a
19th-century Native American headdress or "warbonnet" that has been
in the possession of his ancestors since the early 1870s, and which he and his
family are now seeking to return to the descendants of its original bearer.
In
addition to being a teacher with
Submitted
by Stacey Glazer
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Spring Walks/ Events
- sponsored by the Thetford Conservation Commission
Saturday, May 13 - at the
Sunday, May 14 - Post Mills Natural Area - 8PM - Bill Shepard will lead an
evening walk to listen to and watch the woodcock perform their fabulous mating
ritual. They start their display just as it gets dark so we've allowed a little
time to walk into the fields and get a ringside seat. Park on the access road
near the "Post Mills Natural Area" sign. Call 333-9607 if you need
more information.
Sunday, May 21 - Post Mills Natural Area - 7AM - Bill Shepard will lead a bird
walk during the height of spring migration so don't miss it. Same parking and
contact information as above.
Sunday, May 21 - Ehrhard Frost's home on Route 113 approximately 2.25 miles
from Thetford Center and 1.25 miles from Post Mills (It is about 1.1 miles
beyond Sawnee Bean Road on the right if you are coming from Thetford Center -
park near the small workshop building) - 10AM - Ehrhard will lead a walk on his
property with a focus on spring ephemerals and natural history. Call 785-4308
or 333-9607 for more information.
Submitted by Jennifer Davey
PARISH PLAYERS
and Bill Coons are pleased to offer "Acting Shakespeare" -
A series of classes to study the language of Shakespeare in selected plays
and sonnets. Students will learn the acting skills and techniques that are
needed to open up the heightened realities and the specific demands of
Shakespeare's language.
The class will meet on Wednesday evenings, from 7:00 to 9:30 pm, for six
weeks.
The classes begin on May 3 and end on June 7. The tuition for the classes is
$230.
The classes will be taught by Bill Coons, who recently
directed the Parish Player's production of Passion Play.
Coons says: "Acting Shakespeare" is a class that will give students the
chance to make a personal connection to some of the most glorious work
ever written for the theatre. We will not approach the language of
Shakespeare as one might approach a pulpit or some sacred space, but we
will approach it as language written to be performed. It's language
which is the basis for dramatic action. There's no requirement (or
even expectation) that anyone in the class should have a lot of acting
experience or a distinct familiarity with the plays of Shakespeare.
What is required is an eager curiosity and a willingness to discover what
the language of Shakespeare can do. My goal is not to turn people in
the class into seasoned "Shakespearean Actors," but rather to
create an environment where people can have fun, challenge themselves, and
learn something new, no matter what their level of experience.
If you'd like to register or receive further information, call Bill Coons at
(802) 333-4591 or contact him at billcoons@mail.com.
Submitted by Neal Meglathery
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.