JOHNSON – Vermont Electric Co-op’s (VEC) incentives for electric technologies are available for customers in Caledonia, Lamoille and Orleans Counties. VEC offers credits on members’ electric bills for the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles, $250; all-electric vehicles, $500. For both types, there is an additional $500 for income-qualified members. (vehicles[Read More…]
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Book lovers social, Feb. 4
CRAFTSBURY – A book-lovers social will be held on February 4, and every first Wednesday morning after that, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at the Craftsbury Public Library. Valerie Morrison and Susan O’Connell will facilitate this book group, with no assigned reading. The group will share books, authors, or books[Read More…]
Pesticide-free landscapes webinar, Feb. 5
ONLINE – A free webinar “Pesticide-Free Landscapes for Pollinators and People: How We Can Help,” to hear about actions to take at the state and local levels to challenge the use of pollinator-toxic pesticides, is offered February 5, 6:30 p.m. Three experts, Pollinator Pathway advisory board members, will be panelists[Read More…]
Poetry event, Feb. 6
WOODBURY – Friday, Feb. 6, the Woodbury Community Library will host a poetry event. This bimonthly event welcomes writers and people interested in poetry to share a light meal at 5:30 p.m., and have three poems ready to share between 6 to 7:30 p.m.. Attendees may share poems or short[Read More…]
Skein and Sketch at the library, Feb. 9
HARDWICK – Bring knitting, embroidery, carving, drawing, felting, beading, painting, crocheting, spinning, quilting or other handwork to the Jeudevine Memorial Library, Monday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. for Skein and Sketch, meeting in the teen area of the library, where there is seating and tables to work on.[Read More…]
Community-building projects, Feb. 12
HARDWICK – Thursday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m., Shawna Trader will present “Facing A Flooded World: Why Relationship is the Sweetest Way,” at the Jeudevine Memorial Library. Central Vermont endured flooding in 2023 and 2024. This presentation will explore several examples of community-building projects that are proving to be pathways towards[Read More…]
Nichols pond reed study webinar, Feb. 17
ONLINE – Annie D’Alton will present a webinar February 17, from noon to 1 p.m. about a pilot study at Nichols pond concerning manual phragmites control. She is an amateur botanist, citizen scientist and volunteer with the Lake Champlain Committee Cyanobacteria and Aquatic Invasive Species monitoring programs. Phragmites australis, or Common[Read More…]
Select board candidate forum, Feb. 21
HARDWICK – A forum for the community to hear from the eight Hardwick Select Board candidates running for one three-year and two one-year seats will be held in the Jeudevine Memorial Library, Parker Ladd Community Room, Main St., Saturday, Feb, 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Candidates who submitted petitions[Read More…]
Book group discussion, Feb. 26
CABOT – Thursday, Feb. 26, members of the Cabot book group will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. to discuss February’s book selection, “All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business” by Mel Brooks. The book offers insight into the inspiration behind the ideas for his collection of boundary-breaking[Read More…]
Zentangle drawing class, March 1
CRAFTSBURY – Zentangle Certified Teacher Katy Abbot will offer a free introduction to this drawing technique in a program at the Craftsbury Public Library, with an option to join from home over Zoom, March 1 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Zentangle is an easy-to-learn drawing technique using repeating patterns to create[Read More…]
M. Ann “Annie” Brown
WOODBURY – Mary Ann “Annie” Brown, 92, formerly of Woodbury, died January 30, at the Greensboro Nursing Home, with family at her side. She was born April 25, 1933, in Hardwick, the daughter of the late Paul Ainsworth Sr. and Arlene (Ross) Ainsworth. She graduated from Montpelier High School in[Read More…]
Joan Brown Simmons
CRAFTSBURY – Joan Brown Simmons was born, December 18, 1936, in Brooklyn N.Y., to Edward and Hazel (Stratton) Gearin, and died January 19. She grew up in Beebe Plain, Vt., with her brother Robie Brown and graduated from Derby Academy. She went on to receive a teaching degree from Lyndon[Read More…]
