Mount Holly Newsflash- Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Mount Holly Newsflash - Tuesday, January 4, 2022  The weather today in Mount Holly - Sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com Remember that the library has adult and kid snowshoes available for check out. Maybe we can coax Ullr (Norse God of snow) into granting us some white stuff. -- Joe Galbraith, MLS, Library Director Mount Holly Town Library 26 Maple Hill Road Belmont, VT 05730 802.259.3707   January 4, 2022 CONTACT: Andrea Wicher (802) 855-5394 Advance Directive - A Guide For Health Care Decisions Rutland Community Collaborative Sponsors Free Webinar Rutland - Advance planning can bring peace of mind. Detailing your loved one's health care desires. Leaning how to create your own advance directive. These are the goals of the Rutland Community Collaborative's second free webinar, "Advance Care Planning for Peace of Mind" on Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 5:00-6:30 pm. During the discussion and Q&A, a panel of local experts will walk through the process of creating an advance directive and discuss the importance of this valuable and caring document for yourself, a relative or friend.   The panel includes: Eva Zivitz, MSN, RN, CHPN from the Palliative Care Program at Rutland Regional Medical Center Cynthia Stadler, MSN, APRN, CHPN from BAYADA Home Health Care Jessica Greco, LICSW from VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region So, what is an advance directive?  An advance directive documents the name of the person who you would like to make health care decisions for you when or if you are unable to make them yourself. The directive also gives instructions about what type of health care you want or do not want.   Register for this free 90-minute program at https://bit.ly/Advance22. The Vermont Ethics Network has created an online document, Vermont Advance Directive for Health Care, that provides further details and instructions on how to fill out an advance directive. Download the document before the webinar and come prepared with questions.  Sign up now for the Rutland Community Collaborative's free webinar "Advance Care Planning for Peace of Mind" on Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 5:00-6:30 pm. If you have questions about advance directives contact Andrea Wicher at awicher@chcrr.org.   The webinar is sponsored by the Rutland Community Collaborative (RCC), a network of health care providers in the Rutland region who coordinate community-wide health care efforts to address specific goals. RCC is committed to improving the overall health outcomes for the Rutland region. This group of health care stakeholders supports and drives initiatives in the community where there is an identified need. This community event is one of those initiatives and is meant to help provide guidance to address advance care planning. Advance care planning is one of the most important ways that someone can take control of their health outcomes. Come join us for this virtual event to learn more!   ## Copyright © Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region 2022. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Community Health 71 Allen St., Suite 101 Rutland, VT.  05701

Mount Holly Newsflash- Monday, January 3, 2022

Mount Holly Newsflash - Monday, January 3, 2022  The weather today in Mount Holly - Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -6. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com dedicated to providing a local alternative to commercially produced factory food   Happy New Year! Happy New Year's Eve!   Another year almost over, and a new one on the horizon.  We look forward to another year of providing you and your family with a local alternative to commercially produced factory food.  Thank you all for a fantastic 2021!  For those of you who stopped by the farm stand, visited our online store, followed us on social media, purchased hay from us,  and waved as you drove by - we are grateful for each and every one of you! We've got our farm stand open this weekend (12:00-5:00) and will be waiting for YOU!  Fresh pastries arrive this week on FRIDAY, instead of Saturday, so take note!  Our online store is open 24/7 in case you didn't get any Vermont maple syrup under the tree! We look forward to sharing our 2021 highlights with you in next weeks email.  Until then, Happy New Year and we hope your weekend is filled with lots of love, laughter and good food!   Plew Farm 1966 Healdville Road     Mount Holly, Vermont  05758 www.plewfarm.com Farm stand open Tuesdays through Sundays (CLOSED ON MONDAYS) 12:00pm - 5:00pm   802.259.2250 plewfarm@gmail.com Please post the American Red Cross BLOOD DRIVE on Monday, January 17, from 12:00 - 5:30 pm at the Ludlow Community Center.  No walk-ins at this time; call 100-RED-CROSS to make an appointment. PLEASE GIVE BLOOD.

Mount Holly Newsflash- Friday, December 31, 2021- morning edition

Mount Holly Newsflash - Friday, December 31, 2021  The weather today in Mount Holly - A chance of freezing drizzle and patchy freezing fog before 7am, then patchy freezing fog and a slight chance of freezing drizzle between 7am and 8am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of drizzle between 8am and noon, then a chance of rain and patchy fog. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Southwest wind around 5 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