Mount Holly Newsflash- Tuesday, August 10, 2021- morning edition

Mount Holly Newsflash - Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com Free maple buffet/sideboard, very good condition.  Colonial reproduction.  Joan: 259-2773  The members of Colfax Lodge are holding their annual pork dinner on Saturday, August 14th at 5 p.m. at the hall in Belmont. The all-you-can-eat meal cost is $12, and $6 for those under 12 years old, includes one dessert. Call 259-2460 for more information.  VILLAGE TOUR ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH AT 2 P.M.   The Mount Holly Community Historical Museum will offer a tour of Belmont Village this Saturday. Dennis Devereux will lead the tour beginning at 2 p.m. Meet at the Perkins House Museum near the Village Green to learn about the early history of the area and hear about the houses. The tour will take a little more than an hour. Call 259-2460 for more information. In case of rain the tour will be of the museum's collection.  Select Board Meeting @ Town Office & via Zoom August 10, 2021 6:30 pm Agenda   1.  Call to Order          2.  Pledge of Allegiance 3.  Consideration of any changes and/or additions to the agenda 4.  Approval of July 13th, 2021 Meeting Minutes 5.  Reports a. Highways & Transfer Station                     i) Monthly Update – Clinton Woolley                         ii) FY'22 Retreatment Plan – Jeff Chase                        iii) RFP for Summit Road Culvert Design – Jeff Chase b. Treasurer – David Johnson                           i) Monthly Income & Expense Report                          ii) Independent Audit Update             c. Mount Holly Planning Commission Update – Jon McCann             d. Mount Holly Conservation Commission Update 6.  Ongoing & Old Business             a. Traffic Safety Plan Update             b. Junk Ordinance Enforcement – Ticket to be Issued?             c. Town Garage Well/School Water System Letter of Reliance             d. Other 7.  New Business             a. Cider Days Road Closure – Kevin Hollebeek             b. Fuel Bids             c. Conservation Commission – Four Terms Expire September 2021             d. Other 8.  Citizen Comments 9.  Announcements/Other Business             a. Reminder: Town Office Closed for Bennington Battle Day, Monday, August 16th             b. COVID-19 Memorial Service @ VT Statehouse, Sunday, September 19th at 3:00 pm             c. Other                                                                                                                               10. Review & Sign Orders      11. Executive Session: Title 1 V.S.A. S 313(a)(3) – personnel (if needed) 12. Adjourn     Electronic Meeting Information for Zoom Hosted by Okemo Valley TV                                Join Zoom Meeting                             https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89861265487?pwd=RU9LYnRzRzBHa0hQOWpwNXVMYkVldz09 Meeting ID: 898 6126 5487 & Passcode: 646559 Dial by phone: 929 436 2866 Meeting ID: 898 6126 5487 & Passcode: 646559 (That's "MHOLLY" on a phone keypad)   dedicated to providing a local alternative to commercially produced factory food The Countdown Is On! SIX more weeks for FRESH chicken! We are seeing many folks on Wednesday getting their chicken.  And if you haven't taken advantage of our unbagged chicken special, you might want to consider doing so!  Our delicious pasture raised chickens are sold as a whole bird, and generally average about 5lbs. CHICKEN PROCESSING SPECIAL: Purchase unbagged fresh chickens from our chill tank to your bag and/or cooler.  Unbagged chicken are $4.50/lb (you'll save .75/lb!). If you are interested in taking advantage of our unbagged special, you must reserve your chickens in advance. Drop us an email (please do NOT respond to this email) no later than Wednesday at 9:00am, and let us know how many you'd like to reserve. Your reserved unbagged chicken must be picked up at our farm stand Wednesday, August 11th between 12:00 & 5:00. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BAG (or cooler, stockpot, etc.) FOR TRANSPORTING YOUR CHICKEN HOME. Bagged chickens will be available for purchase at our farm stand after 12:00 on Wednesday. Bagged price is $5.25/lb. Our farm stand is located at 1966 Healdville Road in Mount Holly and is open 7 days a week from 12:00 - 6:00.  We look forward to seeing you!   Got Leftover Chicken?! Cook once and eat twice, or even three times! We roasted a chicken last week for dinner, and last night we grilled some sandwiches, using some of the leftover chicken. This particular one had bacon, swiss, chicken and tomato and was made with 3 Bears Bakery multigrain bread. We used Fox Meadow Farm's hummus as the spread. Talk about good! There are so many ways to enjoy a Plew Farm chicken  - we'd love to hear from you with your favorite recipes!   Plew Farm 1966 Healdville Road     Mount Holly, Vermont  05758 www.plewfarm.com Farm stand open 7 days a week ... 12:00pm - 6:00pm   802.259.2250 plewfarm@gmail.com

Mount Holly Newsflash- Monday, August 9, 2021- morning edition

Mount Holly Newsflash - Monday, August 9, 2021 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - A slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com Free maple buffet/sideboard, very good condition.  Colonial reproduction.  Joan: 259-2773 8/6/21 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POLLARDS STORE'S TEENAGE PHARMACIST The Pollard general store, operated in Proctorsville for approximately 100 years, selling a wide variety of products, including window shades, glazed windows, tobacco, sugar, medicines, footwear, shawls, rope, carpets, petroleum products, and food products.  Serving both humans and animals, Pollards provided a "compounding" pharmacy service, which made customized medications.  Dan Churchill, the owner of "Commercial Radio," wanted to be a pharmacist as a kid. Around the age of 12-13, he started hanging out at Pollard's Store and it wasn't long before he was employed in the pharmacy department. The longer Dan worked for Park Pollard, the more he turned over the day to day operations to him. The same year Dan headed off to college, 1955, Park Pollard died, and with it the pharmacy service.  While Park was able to become a pharmacist under the apprentice system, by 1948, the American Council on Education declared that the pharmacy degree should be a 6-year program. Without the funds for such an education, Dan had to opt for "plan B" and went into electrical engineering.  However, Dan never lost his interest in pharmacy and when given the opportunity by the Pollard family, he took part of the store's apothecary section along with the books of prescriptions. On Sunday, August 15 at 2 pm, Dan will be speaking at the Cavendish Historical Society Museum, 1958 Main St (Route 131) in Cavendish about his experience being a teenage pharmacist at Pollard's store. This program is free and open to the public. FMI: margocaulfield@icloud.com or 802-226-7807 Crawling out of Covid September 25, 2021 Join us! Vermont Coverts will hold a 1-day event on September 25th with woods walks, presenatations, lunch, our annual meeting and an auction.  There will be programs that are both inside and outside.  Join us in Shrewsbury, VT as we reconnect and learn together.   When:  September 25, 2021 Where:  Shrewsbury Meeting House Cost:  $20 (includes lunch) To see the scheudle and print your registration form follow the link here.  Fill it out, and mail it in!  We hope to see you! Copyright © 2021 Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife, Inc, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife, Inc PO Box 328 Vergennes, VT 05491-0328