by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – I’ve been planting bulbs around my property for at least 40 years, and some of them are still flowering each spring. I even have daffodils I brought up from my childhood home in Connecticut that might be 70 years old or more. Others[Read More…]
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History Book Group
MARSHFIELD – The history book group meets the second Saturday of the month at 2 p.m., at the Jaquith Public Library. This is a free program series of reading and discussion co-sponsored by the Marshfield Historical Society and the library. Books are available for loan from the library. Upcoming book[Read More…]
Winter Clothing Give-away Nov. 11
MARSHFIELD – There will be a winter clothing giveaway on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., upstairs in the hallway and meeting room of the Old Schoolhouse Common. The Jaquith Public Library is looking for clean winter clothing to be dropped off in the upstairs hallway from[Read More…]
Book Group Meets Oct. 23
MARSHFIELD – The Jaquith Public Library book group meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. For copies of the book, please stop by the library. New members are always welcome, and it’s only one hour a month. Upcoming book discussions include October 23, “The Postcard” by[Read More…]
Autumn Harvest Programs
MARSHFIELD – Several Autumn harvest programs will be held, sponsored by the Jaquith Public Library. They include, Autumn Care for Fruit Trees and Fruit Tasting on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at East Hill Tree Farm in Plainfield with Nicko Rubin; Fermentation Workshop with Peter Young on[Read More…]
Pumpkin Walk Oct. 27
MARSHFIELD – A Pumpkin Walk will be held on the recreation path at Old Schoolhouse Common on Friday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., sponsored by the Jaquith Public Library. Trick or treaters are welcome. Call (802) 426-3581 for more information.
Plant Swap on Oct. 21
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Public Library will host a houseplant swap on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring extra houseplants to pass and pick up new plants. Make sure the plants swapped are pest and disease free. There is no cost to participate in this exchange and[Read More…]
Moose in Rut are Laser-focused
by Susan Shea RANDOLPH – On an October day years ago, my husband and I were canoeing on a pond in the Green Mountain National Forest. We heard crashing in the bushes along the shoreline just before a magnificent bull moose with large antlers appeared. He plunged into the water[Read More…]
AWARE Report
HARDWICK – AWARE served 34 people from October 8 through October 15. AWARE is a nonprofit organization, established in 1984, dedicated to resolving the causes and effects of domestic violence and sexual assault in the greater Hardwick area.The 24-hour hotline is 802-472-6463.
Mal Maiz Brings Afro-Latin Dance Music to ArtPort
ST. JOHNSBURY – Catamount Arts will present Vermont’s own Mal Maiz, at Catamount ArtPort, Friday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. A psychedelic take on Afro-Latin dance music, Mal Maiz promises an evening of rhythms. Costa Rican frontman and multi-instrumentalist Maiz “Brujo” Vargas Sandoval formed his Afro-Latin Orchestra 10 years ago,[Read More…]
Kish Returns as the Student Development Coordinator
LYNDON – Lauren Holt Kish from Hardwick, has join the Upward Bound program at VTSU Lyndon as the new student development coordinator. Kish was a four-year member of Upward Bound as a student from Rivendell Academy and attended Castleton University. She was a mentor leader for the college’s mentoring program.[Read More…]
Vermont Author to Join Book Discussion
GREENSBORO – Waitsfield author Erika Nichols-Frazer will join in Greensboro Free Library’s book club discussion of her memoir, “Feed Me,” on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 5 p.m. “Feed Me” is Nichola-Frazer’s account of growing up with undiagnosed bipolar disorder. At age 10, she taught herself to cook, and from then on found that preparing[Read More…]
