Around Town

Church hosts donation drive for food shelf

The Williston Federated Church will host a food and hygiene drive to benefit the Williston Community Food Shelf on May 6 from 9-11 a.m.

Food items especially needed are: coffee (ground, instant or K-Cups), cereal, boxes of juice, canned pasta sauce; canned soup, tuna and chicken. Hygiene items needed are laundry detergent, shampoo, conditioner, razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant and soap.

To participate, drive into the back parking lot of the church at 44 North Williston Rd. and a volunteer will unload donated items from your car.

Catamount hosts weekend events

The Catamount Outdoor Family Center will host three events this weekend.

Tick Talk with Amanda — Saturday, 10-11 a.m.

Learn about the different tick species found in Vermont, which ones pose a risk to human health and how to best protect yourself while recreating outdoors in all seasons. The hour- long program will be outside, so participants should dress appropriately for the weather. No registration required.

Outta-This-World Science Fun with Cheryl Owens — Saturday, 6-8 p.m. Participants will build a telescope and learn to use it. Registration required at www.catamountoutdoor.org/events-calendar.

Trail Days with Andy — Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

This is an opportunity to volunteer your skills and time to help get Catamount’s trails in shape for summer adventures. Trail days will also take place May 7, 14 and 21. Email trails@ catamountoutdoor.org to learn more.

CVU field hockey camp offered

A field hockey summer camp for players in grades 6-9 will take place June 19-22, 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. Current CVU players, alumnae and coaches will run the camp focusing on fundamental skills, scrimmage play and specialized positional work for registered players. The camp costs $135 and serves as a fundraiser for the CVU field hockey program.

Details and registration can be found at https://cvufieldhockey.weebly.com.

Bear alert issued for Williston

The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued an announcement to the Williston community advising residents to take extra steps to prevent bear conflicts from getting worse this spring. The department has been getting reports from Williston residents of bears getting into garbage and becoming bolder over the past few weeks. Once bears know about garbage as a food source in a community, it is important to take precautions to prevent them from gaining additional food rewards and continuing to visit.