PRSRT STD ATTENTION POULTNEY, PAWLET, WELLS, ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID CASTLETON, PROCTOR, WEST RUTLAND PERMIT NO. 65 MONEY-SAVING GRANVILLE, NY 12832 Important public notices for your communities inside on pages 2-5 COUPONS INSIDE! POSTAL CUSTOMER LAKES REGION FreePress Twig remembered / 11 Vol. 31, Issue 7 Friday, February 14, 2020 Free Classifieds/12 Winter fest weekend in Vermont Real Estate / 4, 12 Head to Rutland and Fairgrounds on Saturday Poultney this weekend for lots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. of fun in the cold and snow! Registration begins at 9 a.m. Stepping Out / 6-7 Rutland will host its 18th Show, swap meet, door priz- annual winterfest beginning es and food booths will be Saturday, Feb. 15, and running ongoing from 10 a.m., with Jobs / 14 through Sunday, Feb. 23. judging taking place from 11 Activities planned include a.m. to noon followed by a a story walk downtown, free snowmobile parade at 12:30 ice skating at Giorgetti Field, and awards at 1:30 p.m. a movie night at the Swap meet vendors can Paramount, sledding on reserve a spot for $25. Center Street, curling for kids, Admission and snowmobile corn hole mini-tournament, entry are free. XTRA professional and amateur For more information or snow sculpture/carving, a for entry forms, call Andrea SPECIAL moonlight snowshoe, a chili Hathaway-Migliore at 802-345- cook-off, winter dance and 9257, email acenterlinefarm@ Rutland’s annual winterfest will run through next weekend and upcoming edition much more. Many events are aol.com or visit the snowmo- will offer a ton of free fun for families. free. bile festival Facebook page at Rutland, Vermont. Street Extension. Follow signs Visit www.rutlandrec.com/ www.facebook.com/ Over in Poultney, the from Poultney. winterfest for a complete events/212309153265786. Entry Lakes RegionRegion Poultney Valley Snowmobile The day will include snow- 2020 Business & Services Directory schedule of events. forms can be mailed to 911 Club will host its annual win- mobile rides, sliding and And while you’re in North Grove St., Rutland, VT ter carnival on Saturday, Feb. games, as well as hot soup, Rutland, check out the first 05701. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the annual snowmobile festival at Vermont State Fairgrounds home of Bob Chesnut on York See FESTS, pg. 2 the Vermont State are located at 175 S. Main St., Girls on the Run 2020 returns to Mettawee school The Girls on the Run Valentine’s Day dance and Vermont program is return- encouraging local giving, the ing to Mettawee Community Mettawee program is able to Lakes Region Business School for a 17th year for girls offer assistance that aims to in grades 3-6. bring the per student cost & Services Guide Over 10 weeks, Girls on the down to $85 to register. coming next week! R un programs, Girls on the For those who would like to Run and Heart & Sole, offer sponsor a student for the 2020 girls the opportunity to take Girls on the Run Vermont sea- part in a “life-changing pro- son at Mettawee Community gram that offers them the nec- School, send a check payable Love essary tools to grow into joy- to MCS GOTR to GOTR Coach ful, healthy, and confident Kelli Lewis, Mettawee is in young women.” Girls also Community School, 5788 the air! train for a 5K (3.1 miles) cul- Mettawee Community School Girls on the Run Vermont coach- VT-153, West Pawlet, VT 05775. minating road race. es past and present are looking forward to the upcoming Girls For more information about The cost of Girls on the the program or sponsorship on the Run/Heart & Sole season. Run is $220 per girl. Through opportunities, contact Heart & Enjoy our special its own statewide fundraising bring that cost down to a $100 And through its own Sole coach Linda Maness at Valentine’s Day page efforts and sponsorships, Girls registration fee. efforts, by hosting a [email protected]. of sweetheart photos on the Run Vermont is able to from across the region. See page 9 Free marble carving class for high schoolers next week The Carving Studio and ble, with provided tools and door installations are in pub- Sculpture Center will host a stone. They will also learn lic and private collections in free one-day carving workshop about different sculpture tools Europe and the United States. for high school students on and techniques, and the mar- His 100-ton marble and granite Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 10 ble itself: how it forms, which monument to 9/11 victims, 57 a.m. to 4 p.m. ones are good for carving and “Memoria,” was covered by This special course will why it’s been such an impor- more than 50 print and tele- Finds under $100 give participants a chance to tant material for Vermont. vised reports, and he has been experience the rare and fun Instructor Steve Shaheen is lead sculptor for three of the inside on page 12. art of marble sculpture, a an artist who lives and works monuments in the Rutland craft that has been an impor- in New York City. He has Sculpture Trail. Check out the job tant part of Vermont’s history worked and trained extensive- For more information or to and ongoing cultural legacy. ly in Italy, earning his degree register, call 802-438-2097 or listings 24/7 at Rutland Each student will be guided as a stone sculptor in Siena, email [email protected]. Instructor Steve Shaheen County Jobs on by an expert instructor and his MFA from the New Carving Studio and demonstrates carving tech- Facebook through carving a small sculp- York Academy of Art. Sculpture Center, 636 Marble nique at a marble-carving ture from local Vermont mar- Shaheen’s indoor and out- St., West Rutland, Vermont. class 2 - Friday, February 14, 2020 - The Lakes Region FreePress TOWN OF PAWLET Winter clothing in Fair Haven Warning for Annual Meeting Winter clothing clearance at gone by Sunday, March 1, so Information Meeting – March 2, 2020 • Town Meeting Day – March 3, 2020 Fair Haven Concerned stop by and stock up on cloth- The legal voters of the Town of Pawlet are hereby warned and notifi ed to meet at the Mettawee Community School Fair Haven Concerned will ing now. on Route 153, in said town on Monday, March 2, 2020 at 7:00 PM to act upon any business not involving voting by hold a winter clothing clear- For more information, call Australian Ballot or voting required by law to be done by ballot; said meeting to be adjourned and to reconvene in the ance and “Leap into Spring” 802-265-3666. Town Hall in said town on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 to vote for Town Offi cers and to transact any business involving voting clothing sale on Saturday, Feb. Fair Haven Concerned is by Australian Ballot to begin at 9:00 AM and to close at 7:00 PM. 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. located at 49 Main St., Poultney, The legal voters of the Town of Pawlet, Vermont are hereby warned and notifi ed to vote on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 All winter clothing will be Vermont. between the hours of 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM in the Conference Room of the Town Hall, 122 School Street, Pawlet. ARTICLE:1 Shall general obligation bonds or notes of the Town of Pawlet in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Ninety- Five Thousand Dollars ($295,000), subject to reduction from the receipt of available state and federal grants- Winter camp for kids at Merck in-aid, donations, and other fi nancial assistance, be issued for the purpose of fi nancing the cost of constructing public library improvements namely, the construction and installation of accessibility betterments, the estimated Merck Forest and Farmland Cost is $50 per child per day cost of such improvements being Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($295,000)? Center will host “Winter in the or $125 for all three days. Space ARTICLE 1 Woods,” a kids’ camp for winter is limited. IF IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSITION, FILL IN THIS OVAL (YES) vacation on Tuesday-Thursday, For more information or to IF OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSITION, FILL IN THIS OVAL (NO) Feb. 18-20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. register, visit www.merckforest. ARTICLE:2 each day. org/product/hikes-volunteer. To elect all Town Offi cials as required by law as follows: Campers in second through Merck Forest and Farmland fifth grade will explore the Center is located at 3270 Moderator (Town) – 1 year term Town Agent – 1 year term snowy woods, create wintry Vermont Route 315, Rupert, Town Clerk – 3 year term Grand Juror – 1 year term crafts and play in Merck Forest. Vermont. Town Treasurer – 3 year term Mettawee School Director – 3 year term Selectboard - 1 year term (appears as Article 11 on Mettawee School District Warning) Selectboard - 1 year term Mettawee School Director – 1 year remaining of Selectboard – 3 year term a 3 year term Bingo benefit for Currier School Second Constable – 2 year term Library Trustee – 3 year term Currier Memorial School Cost is $20 per book of 10 Delinquent Tax Collector – 1 year term Library Trustee – 3 year term will host an evening of bingo games; additional books can be on Friday, Feb. 21. Doors will purchased at a discount. Article:3 Shall the Town vote to approve a budget of $466,727.00 to meet the Town General Fund expenses and open at 6 p.m., and play will All proceeds will benefit liabilities? YES/NO begin at 6:30 p.m.