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ECRWSS Safe & Happy PRSRT STD US Postage Drug Take Back Day Hunting! PAID Permit #2 Page Saturday, Nov. 27 North Haverhill, NH 4A See Page 4B POSTAL CUSTOMER Get Ready for HALLOWEEN! FREE Independently Owned & Locally Operated THE OCTOBERVermont 24, 2018 | WWW.VERMONTJOURNAL.COM JournaVOLUME 18, ISSUEl 43 Cavendish Streetscapes has Quilt raffle tickets for local goals beyond American flags student scholarships BY SHARON HUNTLEY placement, the flags BY AIYANA FORTIN Bank, Cafe The Vermont Journal were raised July 3, 2018, The Vermont Journal at Delight, just before Indepen- The Book CAVENDISH, Vt. – The American dence Day. According LUDLOW, Vt. - The Nook, and flags that line the village of Proctors- to Van Shaik, Proctors- Black River Booster Club the Fletcher ville may be ready to come down ville Fire Department and local BRHS, BRMS, Memorial Li- within a month to be stored for the Deputy Chief Bob Glid- and LES students have brary from winter, but that doesn’t mean that den Jr. was instrumental been working together to just before the group that put them up is done in the effort to get the create nine throw-sized Thanksgiv- with their plans. flags in place. The Fire quilts to raffle this fall. As ing to the The Cavendish Streetscapes Com- Department dedicated was done with the quilt day before mittee, the 11-person group respon- two trucks and a group raffle in May, proceeds the draw- sible for organizing the effort that of men and women who, will again directly benefit ing. Tickets lined Route 131 through the town of along with committee the Frank Dressler Schol- will also be Proctorsville with 34 flags this past members, secured the arship and the Maryann sold at the summer, is just getting started. flags on electric and Farley Gagner Scholar- Christmas According to the Committee’s Flags line the streets of Cavendish. telephone poles lining ship to support promis- Bazaar Nov. Acting Board Chair Rolf Van Schaik, PHOTO BY MARGO CAULFIELD Route 131 in the village ing local students in their 24 in Presi- future plans include increasing the of Proctorsville. futures. dential Hall, number of flags, incorporating dif- way. At the same time, a Cavendish There was also an additional Both of these scholar- and anytime ferent types of flags such as Vermont Beautification Group, led by Do- fundraiser at Murdocks on the ships support students from mem- state flags or flags that represent dif- ris Eddy also approached the CCF Green Restaurant in August who are actively involved bers of the ferent groups, and expanding their for a grant. Their goals focused on called “Raise Our Flags” that in the community, aca- Booster Club. efforts to include plantings on the plantings on the Proctorsville Green raised additional money by dedi- demically promising, Contact them Proctorsville green or in other areas as well as other areas around town. cating the flags to friends and and full of potential. The directly at br- around town. In fact, the committee The two groups decided to merge family of those contributing to Frank Dressler Scholar- boosterclub@ is currently putting together a land- and became Cavendish Streetscapes. the cause. ship goes to an athletic The nine quilts that will be displayed in downtown Ludlow and raffled gmail.com. scape plan with a goal to “create an As the group began to take shape, Cavendish Streetscapes Com- student who embodies off to benefit BRHS scholarships. All the area with benches where people can they ultimately decided to operate mittee is planning to have the sportsmanship of their PHOTO BY SHERRI GEIMER quilts will gather in small groups in a park-like as a committee under the Cavendish flags come down on Veterans’ own team and others, then be on setting.” Community and Conservation As- Day, Nov. 11, unless weather dic- in memory of “Black River High portunity for our students, which display during the Black River Win- The idea for the Cavendish sociation, which is a 501(c)(3) non- tates otherwise. The Cavendish School’s Ultimate Fan,” Frank will, with enough support, continue ter Concert Dec. 11, and the draw- Streetscapes Committee began early profit organization. “Donations be- Historical Society has agreed to Dressler. The Maryann Farley biannually until Black River High ing will be right after the concert. this year when Van Shaik, along with ing tax deductible is important for store them for the winter. Gagner Scholarship goes to a School closes in June 2020. Geimer Nine winners will be chosen and do Martha Mott, Carolyn Solzhenitsyn, fundraising,” said VanShaik. A fresh round of fundraising is student who displays academic has decided to make nine quilts be- not have to be present to win, but and Julia Gignoux, submitted a grant Cavendish Streetscapes received already underway for next year promise, love and affection for cause Black River has been open for winners who are present will get to request to the Cavendish Commu- their grant of $1,000 for the flag with a flyer being designed that others, a passion for peer leader- almost 90 years. choose their quilt, in the order of nity Fund with their idea to line project from CCF in the spring of outlines their mission and goals. ship and for making the world a For the past two months, weekly drawing. the street with American flags. The 2018 and according to Van Shaik, “There’s a lot of enthusiasm,” said better place, in memory of our be- quilting workshops have provided Students, parents, and members CCF provides support for educa- “It was a generous grant that was Van Shaik. To donate to Caven- loved teacher and mentor Mary- opportunities for students to learn of the community are welcome to tional, artistic, or cultural programs, enough to really get things going.” dish Streetscapes, go to their Go ann Gagner. the basics of rotary cutting, ironing, help! Three more quilting work- projects, or events that benefit the After extensive coordination with Fund Me page “Cavendish Raise Sherri Geimer, parent of two sewing with a machine, and follow- shops will be hosted at the Fletcher Cavendish community in some local utilities to secure flagpole Our Flags.” Black River students, decided last ing a pattern, last May following the Memorial Library Nov. 3, 4, and 17 fall to do the first quilt project in log cabin pattern and currently using from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come for a memory of Maryann Gagner, who the rail fence pattern. couple hours, for a day, or for all wished she could have quilted in The quilts will be on display locally three. Community service hours will Fire consumes Vermont Country the community. Gagner would on Main Street in Ludlow at Sweet be given to students seeking to fulfill have wanted to provide this op- Surrender Bakery, People’s United their graduation requirements. Store overflow warehouse CLARENDON, Vt. – A late- to burn for a couple more days.” Chester Selectboard approves night weekend blaze consumed a No one was inside the build- Vermont Country Store backup ing or injured by the blaze, warehouse that many people, whose cause has yet to be de- Yosemite Piers project to start in 2019 hearing initial police scanner chat- termined. Members of the ter and incomplete press reports, Vermont State Police Fire and BY AMANDA WEDEGIS portunity. The grant would be any- water project. The state requires that feared was the nearby call and Explosion Investigation Unit The Vermont Journal where from $10,000 to $100,000 for the rates be set at 1 percent of the distribution center for the $100 and the Division of Fire Safety the development of any recreational median income. Pisha reports that million three-generation family are asking anyone with infor- CHESTER, Vt. – The Chester project that included economic with the increases, the fees are get- business. mation to contact Sgt. Thomas Selectboard met Wednesday, Oct. development. Hance considered ting closer to 1 percent. “We purchased the building just Williams at 802-773-9101. 17 to approve pushing off the Yo- the Brookside Cemetery trails and As for the Solar Farm, they are a few months ago to store over- The fire didn’t affect the com- semite restoration project to 2019. bridge project as a “perfect match” seeing savings now. The last several flow merchandise from our main pany’s customer service center, They also heard a financial update for this funding. She asked the Se- years of the project have not been warehouse location,” President Jim catalog and website operations, from Town Manager David Pisha. lectboard if there was any interest as good as projected. Lee Gustafson Hall said as the remains smoldered or its two retail stores in Weston Arne Joynas reported that re- in applying for the grant, in which explained that the trends are hard Sunday. “Fortunately, the building and Rockingham, although it search had been done following case she would do further research to track with solar, but he isn’t con- was not yet fully stocked.” Remains of the warehouse. consumed about 5 percent or the last Selectboard meeting re- and reach out to Chester Townscape cerned about the performance of the Route 7B resident James Melna PHOTO PROVIDED BY VERMONT STATE POLICE more than $2 million of the garding whether the Wright Con- and the community for volunteers solar panels. The panels may not have was watching the John Wayne 72-year-old retailer’s total in- struction would keep the same on their input on the project. A more seen as much sun as historically pro- movie “The Comancheros” late Sat- and West Rutland.