Thetford Town Newsletter
No.
68 October 2009
ENERGY
COMMITTEE NOTES
Heating Season is Coming --
Are You Ready?
Keep your house comfortable
and save money by not wasting energy during the heating season.
* Check weatherstripping on
all doors and windows
* Caulk cracks around doors
and windows
* Close your storm windows
and lock your windows before you turn on the heat
* Program night temperature
setback on your thermostat to 50 degrees.
Submitted by Alice Stewart
Thetford Energy Committee
TOWN CLERK HOURS
Monday, 6pm - 8pm
Tuesday – Thursday, 8pm - 4pm
Friday 9am - noon
RECREATION NOTES – Camps, Classes, Activities
Basketball Skills &
Shooting Camp Sat Oct 31 & Sun
Nov 1 from 9 AM - 2 PM each day. $75 fee. Open to ages 10 and up.
Additional 3-point shooting clinic both days from 2:30 - 4 PM. $20 for
participants also registered for camp, $50 for clinic only. Open to ages
10 and up.
Babysitting Class Saturday Nov 7 from 9:30 -1 PM at TES. $50.
Open to ages 11-16.
PE Game night for teens Friday Nov 6 from 7-9 at TES. FREE. Open to
ages 13-18
Adult PE Game night Saturday Nov 7 from 7-9 PM at TES. FREE. Adults
only, babysitting available at the school for $10.
Biking Club - Sunday afternoons 2-3 pm October 4, 11, 18, 25. FREE.
Adult Chaperones still needed!
Basketball & Skiing
In-person Registration Tuesday
October 27 ALL DAY. 7:30-8:30am @ TES, 9-2:30 @ Town Hall, 3-5 @ TES
Home Alone on Sat Nov 21 from 9:30 -noon for ages 8 & up
at TES $45
Hilary Linehan, Thetford Recreation
Coordinator
802-785-2922 x6, recreation@thetfordvermont.us
www.thetfordvermont.us/recreation.htm
TOWN CLERK NOTES
Property Tax Bills were
mailed mid-August.
Tax
payments will be due October 15, 2009.
ANNUAL HARVEST SUPPER
Saturday, October 10
Post Mills Congregational
Church
Ham, Baked Beans, Red Flannel
Hash, Homemade apple or pumpkin pie
Serving starts at 5:30pm
Adults $9.00 Under 12 $4.00
Submitted by Barbara Condict
CHICKEN PIE
SUPPER
October 10, 2009
Chicken Pie,
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Squash, Coleslaw, Cranberry sauce, Pies, beverages
Service begins at
5:00pm
Enjoy the edible treats
in the centerpieces!
Adults, $10.00,
Children 4-12 $5.00, Under 4 - Free
Sorry – no
takeouts
PROCEEDS TO
BENEFIT THE PLEASANT RIDGE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF
Submitted by Laurie A. Ingalls, Treasurer
and Clerk
HELP BRING HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO THETFORD
Pre-register with EC Fibernet. The more names on the
list, the sooner we get service when installation begins.
There's no obligation for registrants to ultimately
take the service. But, your name will help Thetford move up the list. And,
there's no cost to the town (or added taxes).
Sign up at: info@ecfiber.net, or http://www.ecfiber.net, or EC VT
Community Fiber Network
c/o ValleyNet (802) 359-4162
Submitted by Joel Legunn
T.E.N. - Thetford Elder
Network
WALKING GROUP Every
Friday morning leaving from Latham Library parking lot at 10am.
All are welcome!
CROP WALK
Annual CROPwalk to benefit Church
World Service will be held Sunday, October 11th. Registration is at 1:30pm at
the
Please
come out and support this hunger relief effort!
For
more information please call Roger or Martha Daum at 333-4082.
TA NOTES
*
*The 7th Grade
Trip to Washington will hold a benefit pie sale on the Thetford Hill green on
Saturday, October 3, from 9:00 am-noon, or until all sold out.
*VSAC Paying for College
Night will be held on Monday, October 5, at 6:00 pm in the TA Library.
*The TA Board of Trustees
will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, October 8. The meeting is held
in the TA Library and starts at 7:00 pm. All are invited to attend.
*There will be no school at
*Wednesday, October 28, will
be Fall Sports Awards Night at 7:00 pm in Anderson Hall.
*The Vermont Cross Country
Championship races will be held on Saturday, October 31. Once again, much
volunteer help is needed. Please contact David
McGinn 785-4805 to help.
Submitted by Wendy Cole
BIG TRASH PICK UP
On October 17th the Greater
Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District will be holding a collection for
big trash, tires, electronics, and fluorescent light bulbs at the Thetford Town
Garage from 9am to noon. Fees will be charged for most items.
Contact the GUVSWD at 296-3688, guvswd@valley.net, or see the website at www.guvswd.org
for more information.
Submitted by John Hurd, Programs Director
GUVSWMD, 802-296-3688, www.guvswd.org
ENJOY
FALL AT
The
Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains invites you to enjoy the fall
season at their lovely property,
The
day begins with a FREE Open House from Noon-2 PM. Tour the grounds, visit the
camp buildings , and learn all about the different programs for girls and
families offered at
Want
more? Stay for the Farnsworth Fall Festival, 2:00-9:00 PM. Through 4:30 PM,
enjoy scarecrow making, pumpkin carving, hay rides, and games. Enter the apple
pie contest, too. From 5:00-7:00 PM, families are invited to bring a
picnic dinner and enjoy a hike or leisurely stroll around this lovely 300-acre
property. Last but not least, Halloween comes early at
The
Open House is FREE. The Farnsworth Fall Festival is $15 per person OR you can
come for just the Haunted Trail event for $5 per person. Sign-up today at www.girlscoutsgwm.org.
The Girl Scouts of the Green and
Megan "
Resident
mchamberlain@girlscoutsgwm.org
(802) 878-7131 ext.309
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