Mount Holly Newsflash 4/1/2024

 

Mount Holly Newsflash

Tonight's Forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

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Star Lake Manatee Project announced.

Efforts to clean up Star Lake have received a major boost with the generous donation of a pair of freshwater manatees that will be introduced into the lake as soon as the ice has cleared. Bradley and Mary Parker, formerly of Mount Holly, have agreed to provide the manatees from their private aquarium in Bar Harbor, Maine. The mammals, also known as "sea cows", are expected to clear the lake of excessive vegetation before the summer boating and swimming season according to the Star Lake Homeowners Association.

Mr. Parker said that the two young manatees, which weigh about 850 pounds each, are docile, aquatic, air breathing mammals that are mostly herbivores and can consume over 100 pounds of plants per day. Manatees feed on aquatic plants for up to 10 hours per day and sleep much of the remaining time. They have been successfully introduced to clear clogged rivers and waterways for boaters and swimmers in several areas.

Freshwater manatees are slow moving, nonaggressive mammals that are one of four known species of manatees. They can grow up to 12 feet in length and prefer to live in shallow, marshy areas like Star Lake. Manatees can live up to 60 years and their primary predators are crocodiles, not believed to occur in Star Lake.

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Mount Holly Newsflash 3/29/224

 

Mount Holly Newsflash

Tonight's Forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 12 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

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Ludlow Rotary Prepares for 66th Annual Penny Sale

The Ludlow Rotary Club is at it again. The final stages are in place for the 66th Annual Penny Sale. This annual event will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Black River High School auditorium in Ludlow. The Penny Sale starts at 6:00 p.m. and admission is free!

The Penny Sale is currently one of the largest fundraisers undertaken by the Ludlow Rotary Club. The proceeds are used for college scholarships for area high school students living in Cavendish, Ludlow, Plymouth and Mt. Holly. In addition to the scholarships the proceeds are used for local school events and community projects such as the Cavendish/Proctorsville Greven Field,

LPC-TV, Black River Valley Senior Center, Apple Blossom Cotillion, Mountainside House, Black River Museum, Black River Good Neighbors, the Rotary International Youth Exchange program as well as other worthy causes.

The prize list is long. Over 400 prizes totaling more than $25,000 in value will be given away during the evening! To name just a few of the donated prizes: bicycles, ski passes, local restaurant gift certificates, power tools, Red Sox tickets, home maintenance items, theatre tickets, gas cards, fire safety items, propane grill cylinders, garden tools, maple products and the all-time

favorite – cash! We will also have a swap table available for those of you who may want to swap your prize with another winner.

Our club is celebrating its 97th Anniversary this year and we will be giving away to the first 85 kids a free gift! Come help celebrate our 97 years of community and international service!

Our cash raffle of more than $1000.00 is always exciting. You do not need to be present to win the cash raffle but an additional $25.00 will be added to the winning ticket if present. Rotarians will be out and about selling raffle tickets at Shaw's and elsewhere in Ludlow on weekend afternoons from now until the evening of the Penny Sale. Raffle tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.

The prizes for the Penny Sale have been donated by area businesses and the Ludlow Rotary Club is grateful for their generosity. Mark your calendars now for Saturday, April 28, 6:00 p.m. the

Black River High School auditorium in Ludlow. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Refreshments will be

available.

For some, this "Mud Season Event" is an annual tradition. So, if this is your first Penny Sale or your 66th, we hope to see you for this fun-filled evening. Again, a special thank you to all the businesses for your generous donations and participation.

If you have any questions, please contact Kim Lampert at 228-4000 or www.ludlowrotarycom. Remember, admission is FREE! Visit our web page at www.ludlowrotary.com to see our club's projects and events! The Ludlow Rotary club meets weekly at DJ's Restaurant and is celebrating our 97th year!

Pictured below from last year's Penny Sale is Rotarian Tome Harris as he auctions off one of the hundreds of gifts provided to those attending the annual Penny Sale.
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Mount Holly Newsflash 3/28/2024

 

Mount Holly Newsflash

Tonight's Forecast: Rain showers likely and areas of fog. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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TOWN CEMETERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for a few volunteers to mow or trim in our town cemeteries. Most are small and no longer active, so nice and quiet. Towns are required to provide some maintenance, so they need to be trimmed about 3 times between June and October. The only town cemetery currently being used is the Packer Cemetery that recently came over to the town. The large Mechanicsville Cemetery in Belmont is a private association.

If interested, please contact me with a message at 802-259-2460 or ddevereux@vermontel.net for a site visit.

Mount Holly Town Cemetery Commissioners:

Dennis Devereux

Paul Nevin

Chet Gates, Jr.

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