Thursday, September 17, 2009
September News
(whoops, I forgot to post this after emailing it out to folks at the beginning of the month...)
FAIRS & FESTIVALS - there are still a few more happening in Vermont this fall - closer ones include the Champlain Valley Expo goes until Sept. 7th and the Tunbridge World's Fair is Sept 17-20. Check out the complete list and details at:
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/buylocal/visit/fairs.html
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PICK YOUR OWN - http://www.pickyourown.org/VT.htm
APPLES
Liberty Orchard - 2408 West St, Brookfield 276-3161 Between exits 4 and 5 I-89 either Stone Road from north or Ridge Road from south to Crossover Rd to West Street Look for signs. Open late Sept through mid-October. Trees are low making it great picking for kids! Hours: Friday - Sun 10-5 and Monday - Thursday 1-5.
Vermont Technical College in Randolph - featuring McIntosh, Cortland and Liberty. Hours: Monday-Friday 3pm-5pm and Sat & Sun 10am-5pm. Exit 4 off I-89, follow Route 66 up the hill to VTC, look for signs. 728-1207
POTATOES! - on a Sunday in September which has not yet been announced, will be the long standing tradition of potato picking at the Chappelle Potato Farm in Williamstown, Vermont. The Stridsberg family has been going behind the digger for probably 20 years picking hundreds of pounds of potatoes every year, mostly for their own use! The cost is well below what you pay in the grocery store. Bring your buckets or sacks and wear your boots and old clothes. We have one more child fundraising for their 8th grade trip to DC so if you don't want to pick the potatoes yourself or just can't make it there - you'll still able to buy potatoes at below store cost through us and help a good cause! Fresh & local - You can also buy 50 lb sacks of various grades of potatoes from the Chappelle warehouse throughout most of the year. More information to come when the picking date is announced. 3242 South Hill Road Williamstown 433-5930
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CORN MAZES - trying to find your way out does work up an appetite so bring a snack or plan on buying one there! If you've never been, check out the websites as there is lots of information.
The Great Vermont Corn Maze in Danville http://www.vermontcornmaze.com
Opens at 10am, last people to enter at 3pm, closes at 5pm. 1404 Wheelock Road 748-1399 Adults 16-59 $12, child 5-15 $9, seniors 60+ $9, 4 and under Free.
Hathaway Farm & Corn Maze in Rutland http://www.hathawayfarm.com/
Sunday through Friday CLOSED TUESDAYS 10am - 5pm out of maze by 6pm, Saturday 10am to 9pm - closing down at 11pm. Bring your flashlights if you go on Saturday night! Children ages 4-11 $7, adults 12 and over $9, seniors over 65 $7, youngsters 3 and under Free.
Sam Mazza's Corn Maze in Colchester http://www.sammazzafarms.com/corn_maze.shtml
277 Lavigne Road 655-3440 Open 7 days a week through October. Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm and Sunday 10-5. No maze tickets are sold within an hour of closing.
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September 3rd!! Any young singers looking to join an ensemble? This came to me from Stefanie who is Andrea Bonamico's sister (Andrea is the chorale director at U-32). Please note there is a fee involved.
Young Singers of Vermont Program To Launch Sept. 3 at Crosset Brook
The Mad River Chorale will inaugurate its newest educational outreach program on Sept. 3 with an informational meeting about the Young Singers of Vermont ensembles.
The meeting, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Crosset Brook Middle School on Route 100 in Duxbury, will be to explain to parents and guardians the basics of a program to provide musical instruction for students in grades 1-12 with goals of enabling youthful singers to pursue music as a career or simply enjoy it as a recreation.
Piero Bonamico, artistic director of the Mad River Chorale, said that plans are to have weekly rehearsals throughout the school years for several different ensembles based upon age. In addition, the Young Singers Choruses will perform alone, in conjunction with the Mad River Chorale and with orchestral support throughout 2009-10.
“Singers will graduate as musicians,” promised Bonamico, who with his wife, Andrea, will direct the program, and lead a team of professionals who are prominent as both musical instructors and performers throughout Central Vermont. The manager of the choruses will be Alexis Murphy-Egri, choral director for the Montpelier School District High School and Middle School. The accompanist will be Mary Jane Austin-Reynolds.
Rehearsals are scheduled to begin Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. at Crosset Brook for the Treble Ensembles of Grades 1-3 and 4-6. And on Sept. 12 at U-32 High School for the two Mixed Ensembles of Grades 7-9 and 10-12.
Other notable dates are: Oct. 11, Fall Concert; Dec. 13 & 23, Holiday Concerts.
For information, call 802-496-4781.
Stefanie Weigand, MRC & CO
Operations Manager (802) 496-4781
~~~
September 4th-18th - Berlin PTNA "Genevieve" fundraiser.
· products include: plates, cups & frames - finished with your child’s artwork
· wrapping paper for all occasions
· handy household gadgets
· flower bulbs
· magazines
· candles
· gifts
· and more
This fundraiser supports the wonderful variety of programs PTNA helps bring to the students, families and staff of Berlin Elem. Some families prefer to make a monetary donation instead of ordering. Catalogues go home with elementary students 9/4 and can also be seen (and orders made) on line http://www.genevieves.com using account number 5355 to credit Berlin Elementary PTNA. Products ordered through students by 9/18/09 will arrive at the school mid October. Those ordered on line will be shipped directly to the person ordering.
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September 5th - Brookfield pancake breakfast and Trash & Treasures sale. Pond Village Church, 7:30am - 2 with breakfast ending at 10:30. Breakfast includes regular or blueberry pancakes, sausage, home fries, mixed fruit, & coffee or tea. $6 adults, $2.50 for kids 5-12 with a family maximum of $20.
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September 5th / 6th / 7th - Northfield Labor Day Weekend http://www.northfieldlaborday.org parade on Monday 10:30am arts & crafts, games & activities, food & merchandise, free admission, great entertainment
~~~
September 10th - First meeting of year for Middle School Parent Teacher Council (MSPTC) at U-32 6:30pm - 7:30pm Agenda will be sent to those who are on that email list.
~~~
September 12th - K9s and Company FREE on the State House lawn in Montpelier. Watch the dogs manuever through the agility course, visit booths with information on rescue breeds, many give-a-ways.
~~~
September 14th - Berlin School Board meeting 6:15pm
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September 15th - School Photos at Berlin Elem.
NO EVENING ACTIVIES OR MEETINGS AT BERLIN ELEM. AS FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE DOING A DRILL AND HAVING HELICOPTERS LAND
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September 16th - U-32 Board meeting 6pm
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September 17th 6:30pm Berlin PTNA first meeting of the year. The discussion will include the upcoming year's activities and the open. We are looking for people to participate and everyone is invited, so please join us!
~~~
September 19th & 20th 10am - 5pm FREE - Fall Harvest Festival at Adams Apple Orchard & Farm Market in Williston http://www.upickvermont.com/festival.html Cider Making Demonstrations, No Strings Marionette show, petting zoo. The Pony rides and apple picking do have small fees.
~~~
September 22nd evening - Open House at Berlin Elem. 6-7:30pm
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September 24th 6-8:30pm - Open House at U-32
~~~
September 25-27 11am-5pm FREE Children's Literature Celebration at the Main Street Landing's Performing Arts Center and Border's in Burlington. Please look at this link for the schedule and much more information http://www.burlingtonbookfestival.com Readings, Signings and Q&As; Authors & Illustrators from the US and Canada; Drawing Fun with Harry Bliss. Featured Participants include: Mary Azarian, Harry Bliss, Elizabeth Bleumie, PJ Bracegirdle, Monique Polak, Susan Mitchell, Amy Seidle, Alan Silberberg; Rita Murphy, Stephen Huneck and MORE!
~~~
Tuesday, September 29th 7pm – “Button-Up” weatherization workshop at Berlin Elementary School in the Learning Center. PowerPoint presentation, view a 30 minute “Simple Weatherization Measures to Button Up Your Home” DVD designed for individuals with basic handyperson skills. This will provide step-by-step procedures for weatherizing a attic hatches or pull-down attic stairs, air sealing plumbing and wiring penetrations in the attic and basement, weatherizing bulkhead doors and other exterior doors, plugging air leaks along the box sills, and installing an interior storm window, among other tips.
~~~
September 30th - Berlin Emergency Operation Center meeting at the Four Corners Fire Station 6pm -8:30pm
~~~
YOUTH CHESS CLUB RETURNS IN SEPTEMBER for central Vermont kids at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Each Wednesday at 5:30pm there is chess in the children’s library. Please call Robert Nichols for more information at 229-1207.
~~~
The new tennis courts have opened at U-32!
~~~
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED TO DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS TO BERLIN SENIORS We're looking for Berlin to form a volunteer group of about 8 - 10 drivers for serving Meals on Wheels to Berlin seniors. These volunteers would be ask to deliver following a designated route from 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. each day. In most cases, the meals need to be delivered 7 days a week, but the number of days per volunteers would depend on the number of volunteers. If you are interested in participating as a volunteer driver, please contact Pat McDonald at 476-8411 or by email at patmcdonald8411@charter.net. MHDP has advised that each volunteer will be subject to a background check and must have a vehicle, insurance and a valid drivers license. Volunteers do not receive mileage reimbursement. Once Berlin is able to get a group together, we will have a meeting with MHDP's Kimberley Lashua to discuss the program in more detail, answer all your questions, and finalize details.
~~~
PIANO looking for home! I'm told there is a early 1900's piano in pretty good shape looking for a home.
~~~
FAIRS & FESTIVALS - there are still a few more happening in Vermont this fall - closer ones include the Champlain Valley Expo goes until Sept. 7th and the Tunbridge World's Fair is Sept 17-20. Check out the complete list and details at:
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/buylocal/visit/fairs.html
~~~
PICK YOUR OWN - http://www.pickyourown.org/VT.htm
APPLES
Liberty Orchard - 2408 West St, Brookfield 276-3161 Between exits 4 and 5 I-89 either Stone Road from north or Ridge Road from south to Crossover Rd to West Street Look for signs. Open late Sept through mid-October. Trees are low making it great picking for kids! Hours: Friday - Sun 10-5 and Monday - Thursday 1-5.
Vermont Technical College in Randolph - featuring McIntosh, Cortland and Liberty. Hours: Monday-Friday 3pm-5pm and Sat & Sun 10am-5pm. Exit 4 off I-89, follow Route 66 up the hill to VTC, look for signs. 728-1207
POTATOES! - on a Sunday in September which has not yet been announced, will be the long standing tradition of potato picking at the Chappelle Potato Farm in Williamstown, Vermont. The Stridsberg family has been going behind the digger for probably 20 years picking hundreds of pounds of potatoes every year, mostly for their own use! The cost is well below what you pay in the grocery store. Bring your buckets or sacks and wear your boots and old clothes. We have one more child fundraising for their 8th grade trip to DC so if you don't want to pick the potatoes yourself or just can't make it there - you'll still able to buy potatoes at below store cost through us and help a good cause! Fresh & local - You can also buy 50 lb sacks of various grades of potatoes from the Chappelle warehouse throughout most of the year. More information to come when the picking date is announced. 3242 South Hill Road Williamstown 433-5930
~~~
CORN MAZES - trying to find your way out does work up an appetite so bring a snack or plan on buying one there! If you've never been, check out the websites as there is lots of information.
The Great Vermont Corn Maze in Danville http://www.vermontcornmaze.com
Opens at 10am, last people to enter at 3pm, closes at 5pm. 1404 Wheelock Road 748-1399 Adults 16-59 $12, child 5-15 $9, seniors 60+ $9, 4 and under Free.
Hathaway Farm & Corn Maze in Rutland http://www.hathawayfarm.com/
Sunday through Friday CLOSED TUESDAYS 10am - 5pm out of maze by 6pm, Saturday 10am to 9pm - closing down at 11pm. Bring your flashlights if you go on Saturday night! Children ages 4-11 $7, adults 12 and over $9, seniors over 65 $7, youngsters 3 and under Free.
Sam Mazza's Corn Maze in Colchester http://www.sammazzafarms.com/corn_maze.shtml
277 Lavigne Road 655-3440 Open 7 days a week through October. Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm and Sunday 10-5. No maze tickets are sold within an hour of closing.
~~~
September 3rd!! Any young singers looking to join an ensemble? This came to me from Stefanie who is Andrea Bonamico's sister (Andrea is the chorale director at U-32). Please note there is a fee involved.
Young Singers of Vermont Program To Launch Sept. 3 at Crosset Brook
The Mad River Chorale will inaugurate its newest educational outreach program on Sept. 3 with an informational meeting about the Young Singers of Vermont ensembles.
The meeting, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Crosset Brook Middle School on Route 100 in Duxbury, will be to explain to parents and guardians the basics of a program to provide musical instruction for students in grades 1-12 with goals of enabling youthful singers to pursue music as a career or simply enjoy it as a recreation.
Piero Bonamico, artistic director of the Mad River Chorale, said that plans are to have weekly rehearsals throughout the school years for several different ensembles based upon age. In addition, the Young Singers Choruses will perform alone, in conjunction with the Mad River Chorale and with orchestral support throughout 2009-10.
“Singers will graduate as musicians,” promised Bonamico, who with his wife, Andrea, will direct the program, and lead a team of professionals who are prominent as both musical instructors and performers throughout Central Vermont. The manager of the choruses will be Alexis Murphy-Egri, choral director for the Montpelier School District High School and Middle School. The accompanist will be Mary Jane Austin-Reynolds.
Rehearsals are scheduled to begin Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. at Crosset Brook for the Treble Ensembles of Grades 1-3 and 4-6. And on Sept. 12 at U-32 High School for the two Mixed Ensembles of Grades 7-9 and 10-12.
Other notable dates are: Oct. 11, Fall Concert; Dec. 13 & 23, Holiday Concerts.
For information, call 802-496-4781.
Stefanie Weigand, MRC & CO
Operations Manager (802) 496-4781
~~~
September 4th-18th - Berlin PTNA "Genevieve" fundraiser.
· products include: plates, cups & frames - finished with your child’s artwork
· wrapping paper for all occasions
· handy household gadgets
· flower bulbs
· magazines
· candles
· gifts
· and more
This fundraiser supports the wonderful variety of programs PTNA helps bring to the students, families and staff of Berlin Elem. Some families prefer to make a monetary donation instead of ordering. Catalogues go home with elementary students 9/4 and can also be seen (and orders made) on line http://www.genevieves.com using account number 5355 to credit Berlin Elementary PTNA. Products ordered through students by 9/18/09 will arrive at the school mid October. Those ordered on line will be shipped directly to the person ordering.
~~~
September 5th - Brookfield pancake breakfast and Trash & Treasures sale. Pond Village Church, 7:30am - 2 with breakfast ending at 10:30. Breakfast includes regular or blueberry pancakes, sausage, home fries, mixed fruit, & coffee or tea. $6 adults, $2.50 for kids 5-12 with a family maximum of $20.
~~~
September 5th / 6th / 7th - Northfield Labor Day Weekend http://www.northfieldlaborday.org parade on Monday 10:30am arts & crafts, games & activities, food & merchandise, free admission, great entertainment
~~~
September 10th - First meeting of year for Middle School Parent Teacher Council (MSPTC) at U-32 6:30pm - 7:30pm Agenda will be sent to those who are on that email list.
~~~
September 12th - K9s and Company FREE on the State House lawn in Montpelier. Watch the dogs manuever through the agility course, visit booths with information on rescue breeds, many give-a-ways.
~~~
September 14th - Berlin School Board meeting 6:15pm
~~~
September 15th - School Photos at Berlin Elem.
NO EVENING ACTIVIES OR MEETINGS AT BERLIN ELEM. AS FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE DOING A DRILL AND HAVING HELICOPTERS LAND
~~~
September 16th - U-32 Board meeting 6pm
~~~
September 17th 6:30pm Berlin PTNA first meeting of the year. The discussion will include the upcoming year's activities and the open. We are looking for people to participate and everyone is invited, so please join us!
~~~
September 19th & 20th 10am - 5pm FREE - Fall Harvest Festival at Adams Apple Orchard & Farm Market in Williston http://www.upickvermont.com/festival.html Cider Making Demonstrations, No Strings Marionette show, petting zoo. The Pony rides and apple picking do have small fees.
~~~
September 22nd evening - Open House at Berlin Elem. 6-7:30pm
~~~
September 24th 6-8:30pm - Open House at U-32
~~~
September 25-27 11am-5pm FREE Children's Literature Celebration at the Main Street Landing's Performing Arts Center and Border's in Burlington. Please look at this link for the schedule and much more information http://www.burlingtonbookfestival.com Readings, Signings and Q&As; Authors & Illustrators from the US and Canada; Drawing Fun with Harry Bliss. Featured Participants include: Mary Azarian, Harry Bliss, Elizabeth Bleumie, PJ Bracegirdle, Monique Polak, Susan Mitchell, Amy Seidle, Alan Silberberg; Rita Murphy, Stephen Huneck and MORE!
~~~
Tuesday, September 29th 7pm – “Button-Up” weatherization workshop at Berlin Elementary School in the Learning Center. PowerPoint presentation, view a 30 minute “Simple Weatherization Measures to Button Up Your Home” DVD designed for individuals with basic handyperson skills. This will provide step-by-step procedures for weatherizing a attic hatches or pull-down attic stairs, air sealing plumbing and wiring penetrations in the attic and basement, weatherizing bulkhead doors and other exterior doors, plugging air leaks along the box sills, and installing an interior storm window, among other tips.
~~~
September 30th - Berlin Emergency Operation Center meeting at the Four Corners Fire Station 6pm -8:30pm
~~~
YOUTH CHESS CLUB RETURNS IN SEPTEMBER for central Vermont kids at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Each Wednesday at 5:30pm there is chess in the children’s library. Please call Robert Nichols for more information at 229-1207.
~~~
The new tennis courts have opened at U-32!
~~~
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED TO DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS TO BERLIN SENIORS We're looking for Berlin to form a volunteer group of about 8 - 10 drivers for serving Meals on Wheels to Berlin seniors. These volunteers would be ask to deliver following a designated route from 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. each day. In most cases, the meals need to be delivered 7 days a week, but the number of days per volunteers would depend on the number of volunteers. If you are interested in participating as a volunteer driver, please contact Pat McDonald at 476-8411 or by email at patmcdonald8411@charter.net. MHDP has advised that each volunteer will be subject to a background check and must have a vehicle, insurance and a valid drivers license. Volunteers do not receive mileage reimbursement. Once Berlin is able to get a group together, we will have a meeting with MHDP's Kimberley Lashua to discuss the program in more detail, answer all your questions, and finalize details.
~~~
PIANO looking for home! I'm told there is a early 1900's piano in pretty good shape looking for a home.
~~~
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