Mount Holly Newsflash 9/28/2023

 

Mount Holly Newsflash

Today's Forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

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Ludlow Rotary Club Hosts

32nd Annual Chili Cook-off, Oct. 7

The Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) is sponsoring its 32nd Annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The cook-off will be located at the traffic light on Depot Street. Proceeds will benefit the Ludlow Rotary Charitable Fund to enable the LRC to continue its programs of local support.

Over 20 entrants will be competing for the various awards offered by the cook-off. It will be an opportunity for cook-off guests to taste a wide variety of chilis and enjoy great local cider and Vermont ice cream.

Cash prizes will be awarded in the "People's Choice" category. Awards also will be given to the chili entry with the most votes in the "Judges' Choice", "Spiciest", and "Team Spirit" categories. Plaques and three cash prizes will be awarded in the "People's Choice" category.

1st Place will receive $ 200.00

2nd Place will receive $ 100.00

3rd Place will receive $ 50.00

The Judges for these awards will be three area leaders: Ludlow Town Manager - Brendan McNamara, Cavendish Town Manager - Richard Chambers, and Plymouth Select Board Chair - Jay Kullman.

Admission to enjoy the several dozen chilis is:

$15 per person

$5 for kids 12 and under

Special family $35 for 2 adults & 2 kids

This includes sampling all the chilis plus bread, ice cream, and cider.

For more info, contact Kevin Barnes at 802-558-0479 or ludlowrotary@gmail.com.

Pictured below is a scene from a previous Chili Cook-Off as a large group of "tasters" get ready to sample the many sources of chilis featured at the Ludlow Rotary Chili Cook-Off. This is a scene likely to be repeated at this year's chili fest on Saturday, Oct. 7.

Manhattan Short Film Festival returns to the Mount Holly Town Library!! 

Dates and times are Sept 30th @ 7 PM Oct 4th @ 7 PM Oct 5th @ 7 PM Suggested donation 5.00 Hope to see you there for the 10 finalist films for 2023.

Ludlow Rotary Hears from Jane Hart of Pets by Jane

At their September 26th meeting the Ludlow Rotary Club, Illustrator Jane Hart encouraged members to follow the lead of a tradition in Tunisian cafes where people make drawings together at a table while sipping their coffee. She encouraged them to follow her lead of posting a whimsical drawing daily on Facebook. She has an Art Therapy background and feels everyone should doodle and draw often.

Hart started drawing at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. She saw art therapy as a refuge and an option for inmates. When an inmate left, she gave them a notebook and pen, and told them to draw every day, for life. She now works at the Westchester County jail via Zoom. Some inmates have committed serious crimes, and many are vulnerable people.

Hart gives them a prompt from which they draw. She herself, however, does not draw from a prompt. She has the Pareidolia trait, which is the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern, such as seeing an elephant in a cloud formation or a face in a tree trunk.

Hart shared her second book of images with the Club. In response to a question, she said the book was self published by a friend, which she indicated is a challenge. Her first book was titled "Stop Screaming: How some of us made it through Covid-19". Her website is PetsByHart. In closing, she encouraged the Rotarians to draw on a board she provided for an absent member of the club.

Anyone interested in learning more about joining Rotary is invited to contact Kevin Barnes, Membership Chairman at (802) 228-8877, to receive an invitation to a meeting.
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