CREATURES
& ENVIRONMENT
Plant and Baked Goods Sale in Arlington
Arlington Garden Club members invite their friends and neighbors to join them at their annual Plant and Baked Goods Sale which opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 29 at the historic Community House on Main Street, Route 7A. The sale will continue until 1 p.m., (earlier if sold out, so get there early for best selection!). Again this year, a wide variety of perennials will be available, all field-grown at the Gardens Perfecti nursery in Castleton, Vermont. These plants already have wintered in Vermont, so they are of the finest quality. Club members will offer some special plants from their own gardens as well. Some popular cooking herbs and vegetable plants are included to help the kitchen gardener get an early start. Accompanying the plants will be instructions on planting, growing and bloom time. Definitely plan to arrive early for your best choice at the baked goods table. Chairman Dot Grout advises there will be a wonderful selection of pies, cakes, breads, cookies, soups and Dot’s own famous baked beans. Another highlight will be a raffle of prizes donated by Clear Brook Farm, Shaftsbury; Equinox Valley Nursery, Sunderland; Garden Arts landscaping of Danby Four Corners; Hill Top Greenhouse, Benmont Avenue,Bennington; Home Depot, Bennington; Pembroke Landscaping, North Bennington; and Pickering Garden Center in Arlington.
FINE ARTS
Kathy Hay is the event chair, assisted by Gay Thimm who is heading the Home Grown Plant Sale, Fran Shephard has organized the raffle, Pat Williams put a team together to place posters throughout the area and of course Dot Grout heads the Baked Goods Sale with assistance from Pat Clancy, Mathilda Kenny, and Mary Militzer. All members lend a hand with donations from their gradens and kitchens. All proceeds will be used to fund the Arlington Garden Club’s extensive town beautification efforts, as well as to support its annual scholarship program. For further information, call Kathy Hay at 375-1233. (Conservation, cont.) supported by an Administrative Assistant. Appointments to the Commission are made by the Select Board, usually for a period of four years. The Conservation Commission advises the Select Board and Planning Commission concerning matters pertaining to conservation of natural resources in the town of Londonderry, and undertakes projects on behalf of conservation. These projects range from studies to actual “in the field” programs. Examples of recent projects include invasive species management, mapping the towns aquifer and water resources, managing town-owned properties, and public educational programs. Interested parties should contact the Londonderry Town Clerk at 824-3356 or the Commission Chairman (Aaron Hurst) at 802-2798625, or forwildvt@yahoo.com.
& CRAFTS
Melanie Cole’s Art at Rupert Library
The Rupert Kittay Library continues the series of local artist displays with the work of Melanie Cole who has worked in so many varied mediums she considers herself an eclectic artist. Ms. Cole has received grants from Cornell University’s Council for the Creative
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and Performing Arts, The Vermont Community Foundation, and The Professional Research Grant from Rhode Island School of Design. She taught for 10 years at Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited throughout the United States including New York, Boston, and Chicago as well as the Czech Republic. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, June 5 from 3-5 p.m. This exciting exhibit may be seen through July during regular Library hours. The Rupert Kittay Library is located at 2827 Route 153 in Rupert. _______________________
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Meeting Postponed
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Vermont News Guide
The Mountain Valley Medical Clinic Annual Meeting has been postponed until June 28. We will meet at 5:00 p.m. at In View Center for The Arts at the Landgrove Inn. The public is invited.
May 26, 2010