S'mores and stories around the fire at Putney Library
PUTNEY - On Thursday, June 5, at 6 p.m. at the Putney Public Library, 55 Main St., join storyteller Trish Roberts to toast marshmallows and make s'mores around the fire in the library's stone seating area. S'mores supplies will be provided, but participants can bring a story to share with the group. This is an all-ages program, so bring your friends and family.
This event is free. Since this program is weather-dependent, check on the library's website (putneylibrary.org) or call 802-387-4407 for cancellation information.
Artwork sale at Gallery Walk benefits Center for Solace
BRATTLEBORO - Center for Solace, formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice, hosts an artwork sale on Friday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Centre Congregational Church & Interfaith Campus, 193 Main St. This special event is part of Gallery Walk. It will feature an array of pieces donated by Experienced Goods, with all proceeds going directly to support the work of Center for Solace.
Join us for an evening filled with creativity and community spirit. Guests can look forward to a silent auction, delicious strawberry shortcake for sale, and lively music provided by a local DJ. Find out more at centerforsolace.org.
Brattleboro Savings & Loan hosts 'Shred Day' on June 7
BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro Savings & Loan holds its annual "Shred Day" on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to noon at their main branch at 221 Main Street.
This is a free event in which the public is encouraged to bring their confidential and sensitive papers - such as old bank statements and canceled or unused checks - that need to be disposed of from this past year. Individuals can bring up to five boxes to be shredded and recycled.
The bank says it offers this service each year "to help prevent local Vermonters from joining the 23 million Americans each year who fall prey to identity theft."
At last year's event, organizers reported, 4,500 pounds of paper were shredded. The shredded paper was later recycled and turned into tissues and other paper products by a U.S. paper mill.
Each year, at the end of Shred Day, SecurShred gives the bank a check for the recycled paper that the bank then donates to a local charity. While they provide Shred Day as a free service to the community, they do welcome donations which are then added to the funds that SecurShred gives to the bank.
This year, BS&L will be taking the proceeds to add to its Commitment to Community scholarship, which is offered to local high school seniors involved in the community.
Enjoy angling and doughnuts on Whetstone Brook
BRATTLEBORO - Join Connecticut River Steward Kathy Urffer, along with friends from the Connecticut River Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited for angling along the Whetstone Brook on Sunday, June 8, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Whetstone Brook recreational access area at 244 Melrose St.
They will provide some fishing poles, lessons, and doughnuts. All are invited to discover the abundance of trout in the Whetstone and try their hand at fly or reel fishing while learning about the impacts of climate change on local fish populations.
This event is free.To register, visit bit.ly/818-trout so they can order enough doughnuts and bring enough fishing poles.
Anyone age 15 or over will need a Vertmont fishing license, which may be purchased online at bit.ly/818-license.
Vernon Museum opens for season
VERNON - On Sunday, June 8, the Vernon Historical Museum in the brick schoolhouse at 4201 Fort Bridgman Rd. will open for the summer season. The museum will be open to the public on Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. (or other times by request) throughout the summer, from June 8 through Sept. 14. It will be closed on July 6 and Aug. 31.
To celebrate the opening, there will be the annual Ice Cream Social with the opportunity to see how ice cream was made the "old fashioned way." Visitors are invited to enjoy a scoop or two. Mama T's Sweet Spot will demonstrate slab ice cream making. Bring a lawn chair.
To celebrate 200 years of the town's one-room schools, there will be a short presentation on the schools in town before Vernon Elementary School was built and opened in 1955. There will be an opportunity to informally share stories and experiences of people who attended those schools. For further information, contact [email protected].
Roger Allbee speaks about 250 years of Vermont agriculture in Guilford
GUILFORD - Former Vermont Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee will speak about his new book, Turning the Soil: 250 Years of Vermont Agriculture, at Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Rd., at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10. The program will include reflections from several Guilford farmers, including Harry Evans (Evans Farm). This free event is co-hosted by the Guilford Historical Society and Broad Brook Grange Post #151.
Allbee's book chronicles the constant changes in agriculture in the state. Turning the Soil is a historical book on changes in rural communities, farmers' activities, agricultural production, and farm policies over a period of more than 250 years and comprehensively analyzes agriculture from the perspectives of grassroots, state, national, and global levels.
Senior lunch in Dummerston
DUMMERSTON - Evening Star Grange and Senior Solutions will hold their first Senior Lunch of June on Wednesday, June 11, with takeouts available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the in-house meal served at noon. Reservations are strongly encouraged to assist in the preparation of enough food. Call 802-254-1138 and leave name, phone number, the number of meals requested, and whether they're for eating in or taking out.
Also, diners are asked to remember to return their annual information sheets for Senior Solutions if they took them home at the last meal. Copies will be available.
The June 11 menu will feature lasagna, vegetarian lasagna, broccoli salad, and garlic bread, with a rhubarb dessert. (donations of rhubarb are welcome for another dessert later in the summer.) A donation of $4 for the in-house meal for those 60 and over, and $5 for those 59 or under and all take-outs is encouraged.
What's cooking at Brooks Library?
BRATTLEBORO - The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library invites everyone to join them on Thursday, June 12, from 6 to 8 p.m., for a special after-hours spring party where guests will explore the "Library of Things" collection by experiencing live cooking demonstrations and enjoying a grand selection of sweet and savory treats and refreshments.
The Library of Things is a collection of nontraditional items which can be borrowed from the library, such as kitchen and gardening tools, technology and electronics, memory kits, and even a telescope! Take home some seeds for the garden and vote on new items to purchase for the Library of Things. Donations happily accepted. Find out more at brookslibraryvt.org.
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