| | Today's Forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind around 2 mph. | | | | | I'll be joyously returning to Mount Holly for a spell this summer and would love to rent a vehicle from a local for the duration of my stay, rather than use a car rental company. If you have an extra set of wheels and would like some supplemental cash for craft beers and Village Green band donations, please let me know at jacob@sevenmileswest.com! Thanks! | | |
| | Today's Forecast: A chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. | | | | | COLFAX LODGE HAM DINNER Colfax Lodge is holding a ham dinner at the Odd Fellows Hall in Belmont on Saturday, May 25th. The meal starts at 5 p.m. and offers an eat-in or take-out option, with take-outs available at 4:45. The cost is $15., and $8 for those under 12 years old. Call 802-259-2460. | | | | | The Museums of Mount Holly to Open on May 25th. The Mount Holly Community Historical Museum is scheduled to open on Saturdays and Sundays beginning on May 25th through the end of August. The hours are 2 to 4 p.m., or by appointment by calling 802-259-2460 or -2049. The Will White Blacksmith Shop on Tarbellville Road contains the tool collection, farming equipment, early school items, the post office, and the Surrey that was used to bring people to the village from the railroad stations. Also on display are the creations made by a travelling druggist who was the last person to live in the building. The Perkins House Museum on the Belmont Village Green holds the family items, elementary school student murals about the railroad history and our state's Terrestrial Fossil, the mammoth tusk, an Estey organ used across the street in the Methodist Church, the museum's albums, a Civil War display, and information about the Chase Toy Factory. Both buildings date to the 1840s when the village was known as Mechanicsville. Mammoth related items are also offered for sale, and please check the website for special programs. | | | | | Hi Folks, Here we are in the middle of Spring and watching all the flowers bloom, the trees filling out with green leaves, all fresh and new. Another favorite time of year. Also time for another Chit Chat and my deadline for the June issue is Wednesday May 22nd by 6:00 pm. Please have all articles, announcements, advertisements and or changes to ads to me by then. I look forward to hearing from you. Remember color pictures and ads look great when posted on the website. Thank you for your contributions for the Chit Chat with articles or cash, they are all treasurers that keep our paper moving forward. Happy Memorial Day, Diana Garrow, Editor chitchat@vermontel.net www.mounthollyvt.org 802-259-2314 | | |
| | Today's Forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph. | | | | | Reminder! On Monday, May 20th, from 1 to 3 PM, at the Community Room of the Mount Holly Library, Green Mountain Neighbors will be sponsoring a FREE interactive session with Master Gardener, Jim Corven. Jim will discuss seasonal garden ideas, including soil preparation, transplanting tricks, and home composting, and answer your gardening questions. Soil test sample materials will be available. Participants are encouraged to bring extra garden seedlings (veggies or flowers) to trade or extra seeds to exchange. Do not dig up plants from your gardens to exchange! Please REGISTER for this event, as we know will be a subject of great interest to many "green thumbs" out there and our space is limited. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/4rrwk59t Learn more about Jim and his gardening work at https://vermonthomegardener.com/ Green Mountain Neighbors is a volunteer-led nonprofit organization that aims to help seniors in the towns of Mount Holly, Shrewsbury and Wallingford thrive in their homes and communities. Find out more about what we do at: https://greenmountainneighbors.org/ | | | | | Shrewsbury Singers' Concert – This Sunday (5/19) @ 3:00 pm! The Shrewsbury Singers present "Singing on a Sunday Afternoon", an informal concert of acapella singing, on Sunday, May19th, 3:00PM at the Shrewsbury Meeting House. Please join us in harmony as we share songs that span centuries and come from various world traditions, both near & far. This is a family-friendly concert!
We will be collecting food donations for the Shrewsbury Food Shelf. Concert admission is a "Free Willing Offering" to benefit the Shrewsbury Singers.
For more information about the Shrewsbury Singers, please contact the Music Director, Licia Gambino (hamgam@vermontel.net OR 802-492-3792). | | | | | Hi Betsy – Attached is a reminder about the upcoming Pierce's Store
Long-Term Planning Meeting at the Shrewsbury Meeting House, next
Thursday May 23rd at 6:30. It will be a great opportunity to collaborate with our community in charting the future of Pierce's Store. Long-term planning | | |
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