GREENSBORO − “Please Don’t Poison Their Dinner” will be presented on Sunday, Aug. 3, 3 to 5 p.m., at the Greensboro Free Library. The presentation will describe why anticoagulant rodenticide should never be used, and how to understand the alternative options. Anna Morris from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science[Read More…]
Our Communities
Pollinator Garden Tours, Aug. 5
GREENSBORO − Pollinator Friendly Greensboro is hosting tours of two gardens Tuesday, Aug. 5, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Green Mountain Monastery, 420 Hillcrest Rd, Greensboro. At 11 a.m. visit Lynette’s Native Plants, 281 The Bend Road, Greensboro Bend. The gardeners and others will be on hand to talk about the gardens and answer questions.
Intersecting Housing, Conservation, Forests Series Begins Aug. 7
GREENSBORO, CRAFTSBURY − The Craftsbury Outdoor Center and Headwaters Community Trust present a speaker series exploring the intersection of housing, conservation and forests in Vermont. Three events explore the topic and the role that forests can play in helping to find solutions.Housing and Conservation: Finding Balance and Solutions will begin[Read More…]
Housing and Conservation Talk, August 7
GREENSBORO – Thursday, August 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Highland Center for the Arts, join the Craftsbury Outdoor Center and Headwaters Community Trust for a conversation with Executive Director Gus Seelig of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and Tracy Zschau, Vermont Land Trust President and CEO to explore approaches to balance Vermont’s[Read More…]
Cabot Church Supper, August 9
CABOT – Saturday, August 9, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Cabot United Church will offer a chicken barbecue dinner. Take-out and dine-in are available with delivery available for the homebound, The meal includes the chicken, macaroni and cheese, salads and a desert. The supper is by donation with proceeds benefiting[Read More…]
Community Barn Dance, Aug. 8
CABOT − On Friday, August 8, an evening of English barn dances will be held for the community in the Willey Building, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.. Live music will be provided by local musicians. Non-dancers are welcome to come and listen. English dances are similar to American contra dances,[Read More…]
Block Party, Aug. 9
GREENSBORO BEND – The annual Greensboro Bend block party will be at Our Community Park, August 9, from 3 to 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Bleeding Hearts Family Band and there will be a basketball tournament for ages six and under and up to age 18. Other events are being planned. Hot dogs and hamburgers, bottled water and ice cream will be furnished.[Read More…]
Annual GHS Presentation Features Maple Syrup Bubble, August 4
GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Historical Society (GHS) will hold annual meeting featuring a presentation by historian Tim Breen. Monday, August 4, at 7 p.m., in Fellowship Hall, Breen’s topic, “The Great Maple Syrup Bubble,” reconstructs a lost Eighteenth Century world of social reformers and ambitious entrepreneurs. During that time, many[Read More…]
Roof Finished, Tours Available, Aug. 9
GREENSBORO BEND – The Habitat for Humanity duplex home now has a shingled roof, with labor and materials donated by Vermont Construction Company. August 9 is the annual Greensboro Bend Block Party from 3 to 7 p.m. and initiative volunteers will be there. Tours of the duplex will be offered from[Read More…]
VEC Shares Power Planning Considerations
JOHNSON − Affordability, diversity, and synergy are the principles that guide Vermont Electric Co-op when buying wholesale electricity, VEC Power Planning Analyst Dan Potter said during a recent webinar focusing on VEC’s power supply purchasing strategies. The webinar is available for review at youtu.be/babbxkxzTjE As VEC considers its purchases of power[Read More…]
Ivakhiv Talks of Undefeated Ukrainian Spirit
GREENSBORO − Adrian Ivakhiv came to the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro last Wednesday evening and gave a fascinating talk, “Ukraine the Climate of War and Peace,” setting that tragic conflict in a more global context that has serious consequences for all of us. He holds the J.S.[Read More…]
Saturday Events on the Trails
HARDWICK − The Hardwick Trails Committee Saturday events include: July 26, Medicinal Plants with Erin Rosenthal; August 2. Art and Nature for Kids (Making walking sticks) with Brittany Lumsden-Berry; August 9, to be announced; August 16, Sketching in the Woods with Susan Sawyer; and August 23, Searching the Night Woods[Read More…]
