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JUNE 2015 Vol. XXX No. 6The Barnard Bulletin
SELECTMEN’S NEWS
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Following lengthy but civil and constructive discussion, voters narrowly defeated an Article to increase the select-board to five members at a recent Special Town Meeting called by petition. We left standing therefore have pro-ceeded to various business tabled pending the outcome of this vote. Rock Webster was elected Chair for the year and I will continue to serve as clerk until we fill the position we’re advertising for an Administrative Assistant. I also announced at the Special Meeting my intent to resign on Town Meeting Day 2016 at which time voters will elect a new selectperson to fill the remaining two years of my term. We are reviewing and finalizing a Purchasing Policy and Conflict of Interest Policy at the suggestion of voters and a Dog Ordinance requested by Constable Wes Hennig following a marked increase in rather barfy incidents.
We’ve had scant interest in our Road Foreman vacancy but considerably more, if generally lacking specific mu-nicipal experience, in the Administrative Assistant posi-tion. We will be better positioned to consider our options following interviews.
With winter type weather lasting well into April and frost until the middle of May, mud season was gradual if seem-ingly never ending. Jeff and Delmar did a great job keep-ing up with it and have gotten to just about every road by now. The weather has cooperated allowing the grader to be on the road more than not.
We’ve had complaints from our hauler again about “ahems” in the recycling (almost) zero sort box. Please read the signs delineating what goes and doesn’t. Glass, plastic bags and just plain trash seem to be the big of-fenders. All papers are fine but, puhleeze, not used and soiled. The Spring Household Hazardous Waste Collec-tion Event is scheduled for June 20th at the Bethel-Roy-alton Alliance facility. See posters around Town and the list serve. Someone recently dumped a bunch of paint on us which we’re not certified to accept or store. All paints may be recycled at no charge at the Alliance during their normal operating hours.
A few short items:
For sale: new take-off truck tires, less than 100m, 6 Good-year 12x22.5, 2 steer, 4 drive
For sale: 07 IH Paystar 5000 AWD, 350 Cummins, 8LL Eaton, 68k, 4900hrs, side dump, scraper, sander, plow/frame, well maintained, still used daily
Part time help to operate road side mower, experience re-quired
Large volume truck to haul 250+ tires to Wilder for re-cycling
Thanks to the Progressive Club for putting a little spring in our step with the beautiful bulbs in the garden by BGS. Hard to imagine there was still ice on the Lake just 3 weeks ago!
Tom Morse
EAST BARNARD PLANS SUMMER EVENTSby Virginia Glass Schlabach
After all our laments about the long winter and late spring, East Barnard has suddenly burst into glorious greens and yellows with the pinks and purples still to come. A lively crew of Green-Up Day volunteers used tractors, chain-saws, rakes, and wheelbarrows to clear broken branches, pine cones, and other winter debris from the grounds of the community hall and church. Birds are nesting, peepers sing each night, and bumblebees and hummingbirds are buzzing again. The roads have been graded and our vil-lage is ready to welcome the summer visitors who come to us by foot, bicycle, and car.
Open Studios: We expect plenty of auto traffic on May 23 and 24 when our local artists Marilyn Syme and Max-ine Hugon participate in Vermont Open Studio Weekend, sponsored by the Vermont Crafts Council.
Summer Church Services: East Barnard Church wel-comes everyone to the first summer service on Sunday, June 14, at 9:30 a.m. Kellyann Wolfe continues as our minister. Anyone interested in singing in the choir should meet at the church at 8:00 for rehearsal. The church will soon send out a letter to the community with more infor-mation about summer services and activities.
Remember the number 12: Looking ahead, please mark your calendars for Broad Brook Firemen’s Fun Day on Sunday, July 12, and the East Barnard Community Club’s Largely Local Dinner on Saturday, September 12. Fun Day’s parade, chicken barbecue, and old fashioned games always draw good crowds in support of our firemen. The September dinner celebrates the end of the summer gar-dening season and raises money for local projects. Com-munity Club women are finishing the annual quilt - called “Round the Corner” - which will be raffled at the dinner; tickets will be on sale throughout the summer.
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LOCAL ARTIST RECOGNIZEDMarilyn Syme, of East Barnard community, has been awarded a two week artists residency by the Outer Cape Artist in Residence Consortium in Provincetown, MA. She will stay in the Margo-Gelb Dune Shack from June 13-27. One writer, photographer, sculptor and a painter-poet are also awarded a two week stay from mid May- mid October each year.
OCARC’s agreement with the National Park Service re-quires the participants to develop a means of sharing their dune shack experience with a broader audience.
The project Marilyn selected is the creation of a “word-less book” illustrated with woodcut prints.
It will tell her experiences of living in this pristine and solitary location overlooking the ocean. The narrative will exemplify how the Peak Hill Trust is working to save the structure and landscape from all the forces of nature and man that threaten its continuation.
The completed book will be presented in July of 2016 at the “Artistree Gallery” exhibit “Unbound”. This coin-cides with the annual literary event in Woodstock, VT. called “Bookstock”
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LOCAL CRYPTOGRAMA cryptogram is a code in which one letter is substituted for another. For example, the word “Church” could be written BWMSBW. The letter B would be the letter C and would be throughout the entire message. In this message R = I The solution is found by trial and error.
“R U J A M Y T Y R B S E D X M V C E J V H,
R E N X M V C L O X G J G V W G X J K E R E
R Y P T Y E T C O X F J Y D T.”
- G T O Y J O C N R V V R J F
The answer to the CRYPTOGRAM can be found on the inside of the back page.
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Farm to Ballet, a Burlington-based dance company, will stage throughout Vermont beginning in early August six performances of an original composition linking farmers and food production to music and dance.
Programs are scheduled at agriculturally relevant sites. Some of the evenings that combine music, dance and food are organized as fundraisers to assist farmers.
Chatch Pregger, who left the ranks of professional bal-let dancing to become a teacher, has choreographed a 75-minute program that weaves together the timeless arts of farming and ballet. The company is made up of 18 dancers who rehearse at Spotlight Vermont studio in South Burlington. They are volunteering their time for both rehearsals and performances.
The programs are scheduled as follows:
Aug. 1 – Dorset, Marble House Project: 6:15 p.m. with wine and cheese reception. A fundraiser for Marble House Project that engages artists in residencies, workshops and sustainable agriculture,
Aug. 4 – Shelburne, Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms: gates open at 5 p.m. for 6:15 p.m. performance with farm-to-table fare available.
Aug. 15 – Charlotte, Philo Ridge Farm; 6 p.m: A fund-raiser for Vermont Land Trust Farmland Access Program.
Aug. 16 – Poultney at Green Mountain College: time TBA. A fundraiser for Rutland Area Food and Farm Link.
Aug. 22 – Barnard, Feast and Field Market at Heartwood Fable Collective (Clark Farm): doors open at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. performance; farm fresh tacos and cider available. A fundraiser to support weekly farmer’s market and art venue.
Aug. 23 – Essex, Von Gal Farm: doors open at 5 p.m. for 6 p.m. performance; food available. Tickets are $20. This is a fundraiser for Farm to Ballet and a scholarship pro-gram for dancers at Spotlight Vermont that offers educa-tion in the performing arts. Reception with dancers after the show.
For more information please contact Farmtoballet.org. For those interested in working with this program through promotions or advertisements, interviews and photos please contact: [email protected]
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NEWS FROM HELPING HANDSWhat a beautiful few weeks we have had! The warmer than usual May weather has made spring unfold with great speed and encouraged the gardener’s among us to get our plants in early. Kayaks are once again dotting the lake and some intrepid souls are even jumping into the lake for a swim.
We would like to thank the 50 people who participated in the Green-Up Day. They filled the dump trailer at the BGS and took many more bags of trash to the recycling center. It was lovely to see whole families scouring the roadsides for trash. We also want to thank Joe and Jil-lian for providing free coffee, tea and hot chocolate to the people who took part in the clean up. When participants picked up their green bags, they also had a chance to enter their name in a drawing for two $25 gift cards to the BGS. Louis Mills and Heather Little were the lucky winners.
Given the warm weather we are now enjoying, it is hard to remember that George only sank through the ice three and a half weeks ago. Joe and Jillian generously shared half the betting pool with Helping Hands. Peter Kahn was the lucky winner, but Helping Hands received $100. Many thanks!
Please help us keep our food shelf collection box at the BGS filled to overflowing. There are many in our com-munity who depend on both the Woodstock and Bethel Food Shelves to supplement their food needs. Here is a list of items that are always needed: pasta and pasta sauce,
hot and cold cereal, canned tuna, canned soups and stews, canned and packaged meals, peanut butter, jam and jelly, coffee and tea, mayo and ketchup and personal care items such as shampoo, toothpaste and toilet paper. Thank you for supporting the food shelves!
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you or someone you know could use a helping hand. We have people ready and willing to help. If the job is too big for us to handle, we can refer you to other available resources.
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THOMPSON CENTER NEWSSubmitted by Pam Butler
With very limited public transportation in our rural area, getting around can be tricky, especially if you’ve given up your keys (21% of Vermonters over the age of 65 no lon-ger drive). Did you know that the Thompson transporta-tion program provides on average 340 rides each month? We operate a door-to-door transportation program for se-niors and disabled community members from the towns of Barnard, Bridgewater, Pomfret, and Woodstock.The following are some important details about our trans-portation opportunities:Local transportation to and from your home to The Thompson Center and other local stops are provided Monday through Friday between 8:30am – 3pm. Please call the Center by 8:30am to request rides for that day. Local stops can be arranged daily with the driver, and lon-ger grocery shopping trips to Mac’s are accommodated on Wednesdays and Fridays. Suggested minimum donation: $1 per ride ($2 round trip)Medical Rides daily to and from appointments to all Up-per Valley providers can be arranged through the Thomp-son vehicles or with a volunteer driver. A minimum of 48 hours notice is requested for scheduling. When scheduling your medical appointments, please be aware that we try to arrange Lebanon/Dartmouth-Hitchcock trips on Tuesday/Thursday. Suggested minimum donation per medical ap-pointment (round trip): $10 West Lebanon Shopping Trips depart from the Thompson Center on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 9am on the Stagecoach van (returning at approximately 12:15pm). Stops at various locations throughout W. Leb. can be arranged with the driver on the day of the trip. Please sign up at least 24 hours in advance. All ages wel-come. The Thompson funds these trips with Stagecoach so any donation is greatly appreciated.Please contact our Outreach Manager, Paula Audsley, with any questions or to schedule a ride. 457-3277. Please note: Although we give priority to seniors and disabled and those in our service area, we try to accommodate oth-ers on our routes whenever possible.It’s Barnard Day on Tuesday, June 8th when Barnard resi-dents can enjoy our noon meal for just $3.00. Please call ahead if you are bringing a group or if you need a ride.Join us at the Norman Williams Public Library for “How to Hire a Caregiver – A Panel Discussion”, Wednesday, June 10, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. The panelists will be:Deanna Jones, Thompson Senior Center Executive Direc-tor, FacilitatorCarla Kamel, Community Care Coordinator, MAHHC
Sherry Thornburg, Executive Director, Ottauquechee Health Foundation, HIRS Caregiver Referral Service and Respite Grant programJanice Graham, CPA, Payroll and Tax Information for Hiring a Caregiver outside an agencyRobert Ellis - TLC - Hiring a caregiver through an agency Liza Deignan, President, Connected-at-Home Inc., Man-aging a caregiver in your homeEric Fritz, Executive Director, Woodstock Terrace, Rec-ognizing when staying in your home isn’t the best option.This is An Aging in Community program sponsored by Norman Williams Public Library, the Ottauquechee Health Foundation, and the Thompson Senior Center. This program is free and open to the public. Light refresh-ments will be served.For details on all Thompson Center services, programs, and classes, visit www.thompsonseniorcenter.org or like us on Facebook.
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NEWS FROM BARNARTSBarnArts Center for the Arts held its big fundraiser of the year on Sunday, May 17 at Silver Lake State Park. Race Around the Lake is proving to be a great commu-nity event as well as a successful fundraiser. The 5k and 10k race provides a beautiful and healthy outdoor experi-ence and the money raised goes directly to support Barn-Arts youth programming, including this summer’s THE JUNGLE BOOK. Many thanks to our 23 sponsors, par-ticularly Chef Will Dodson of Barnard Inn who provided a delicious, healthy and tasty lunch to race participants and ArtisTree Music who provided our sound system and sponsored musician Matt Seiple who spread his lively American-roots inspired solo guitar over the waterfront during the post-race celebration.
One of the main purposes of the Race Around the Lake fundraiser is to provide scholarship opportunities for area youth to attend BarnArts Summer Youth Theatre Institute. Thanks to the hard work of Director Tom Beck, Choreog-rapher Claire Shillen and Musical Director Carol Cronce, the camp will tackle Disney’s The Jungle Book based on the book by Rudyard Kipling. The camp will take place at Silver Lake Chapel on North Road with performances across the street at the Barnard Town Hall. Children ages 8 to 18 will take on characters, learn songs and dancing and prepare for the full scale production with professional staging, costuming, music and choreography. The learn-ing part of the program is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday from July 20 through Aug. 7. Four performances will take place over the weekend of Aug 7-9. Scholar-ships and before-and-after care available. Please contact us for more.
For our more adult audience, BarnArts has two plays scheduled for performances in the King Farm’s intimate hay barn in Woodstock. First up is David Mamet’s con-
troversy-inducing Oleanna, which will leave the audience feisty with opinions and many themes to ponder: academ-ic politics, student/teacher relationships, and struggles of power and gender.
The college student, Carol, will be played by Memory Apata, a southern-fried New Englander who moved to Lebanon, NH from Little Rock, AR last August. Most often a musical performer, Apata finds Oleanna to be “just the sort of edgy, weird, and dark play that I don’t often get to explore in musical theater and light opera.” The college professor, John, will be played by Justin Cipria-no Usle, who lives in Norwich, VT and grew up in New Hampshire and Vermont. Usle has been involved in act-ing since he was a kid, and has played Don John in Much Ado about Nothing and Mick Jones in Cumberland Blues.
Oleanna rehearsals began in early May with director Dave Eastman. Eastman is an experienced actor and di-rector who studied theater at the University of Hartford. He recently performed in BarnArts production of Death and Taxes, and he is the co-director of the BarnArts Teen Touring Company. He suggested this play to BarnArts as he was especially drawn to the intensity of the writing and the timeliness of the subject matter.
Oleanna will take place June 19-21 and 26-28 in the in-timate setting of the King Barn Farm. The Friday and Saturday performances will be at 7 p.m. and Sunday per-formances at 4 p.m. Parental discretion advised.
Coming to King Farm Barn in September will be David Freeman’s Jesse and the Bandit Queen in conjunction with Sculpture Fest 2015. Performances are Sept. 4-6 and 11-13. This high-energy story about Jesse James and Bella Star offers a tense but humorous portrayal of the legends, myths and realities of the American West.
Come out and enjoy a summer of performances!
For more info please contact: Linda Treash, Program ManagerBarnArts Center for the ArtsPO Box 41Barnard, VT [email protected], 234-1645
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FIBER ARTS BARNARD (FAB) - 2nd and 4th Wednes-days in the Barnard library community room, 3:30-5:30. Contact Janet Andersen, 234-5251, [email protected], or Jenney Silva, 457-9000, [email protected]. THE PLANNING COMMISSION meets at 7:00pm in the Town Clerk’s office on the following dates. 2013: June 3; August 5; October 7; November 4; December 2. 2014: January 6; February 3; March 10.HISTORICAL SOCIETY meets the fourth Tuesday of the month. Call 234-9183 or 234-9080 for meeting location.BARNARD ZONING ADMINISTRATOR’S office hours are Mondays, 9:00am - 12:00 noon.BEES MEETINGS First Tuesday of each month allow-ing for school vacations, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, at the school library.DANFORTH LIBRARY is open Saturdays 10:00 to noon, Wednesday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00. The Book Club meets the first Wednesday at 7:00pm. The Library Trustees meet on the second Wednesday of each month in the Dan-forth Library book room at 6:30pm. Winter hours, starting Nov. 1st, are Sat. 10:00 - 12:00am & Wed. 3:00 - 5:00pm.THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00pm at the Barnard Town Hall as necessary.
BARNARD CONSERVATION COMMISSION meets the second Monday of the month, 7:00 PM, Town Hall.THE BARNARD ACADEMY SCHOOL BOARD meets at 8:30 am at the school on the first Tuesday of each month.TOWN CLERK office hours are Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 8:00am - 3:30pm,SELECTMEN meet the second and forth Wednesday of the month at 7:00PM at the Town Clerk’s office.RECYCLING HOURS: Saturdays, 8:00am to 4:00pm, and Wednesdays, 4:00pm to 8:00 pm.BARNARD LISTERS [email protected], 234-9576. Office hours, except holidays, Wednesday 9:00am - 11:00am, by appointment, or anytime we are in the office.THE BARNARD ENERGY COMMITTEE meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Barnard Town Offices.YOGA CLASSES offered at Danforth Library, Mondays 9:00 am - 10:30 am and 6:15pm -7:45pm with Amanda Anderson. Classes are by donation; for more info, contact [email protected] BARNARD BULLETIN, is printed the 20th of each month. On the web at barnardbulletin.info, 457-1792, Box 161, Barnard VT 05031-0161, [email protected].
