| | Today's Forecast: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 7 to 14 mph. | | | | | Hello everyone! We are excited to announce an upcoming event.
Mount Holly School is fundraising for their music program getting new concert risers. We will be hosting a FREE concert on November 8th. The concert will be at 7 pm at Odd Fellows in Belmont, in Mount Holly. We will have three musicians performing along with free appetizers and desserts during the event. It will be BYOB and cash donations will be appreciated to help MHS reach their goal to getting new risers.
We would love if you all could share this poster via printed poster, sharing, or reposting on whatever platform you prefer.
Thank you so much for your support,
Maddi Pannell and Craig Hutt Vater | | | | |
Hi Folks, Here we are just before Thanksgiving and with a snow shower for a taste of what is to come. I am getting ready for knee replacement surgery on the 21st. I wish not to have anything to worry about while getting that done. So the Chit Chat Deadline will be Tuesday November 18th, by 6:00 pm. I plan to have the paper to the post office on Thursday the 20th. Please have all articles, announcements, advertisements and any other item you wish to share with our community to me by then. I always look forward to seeing what you send me. Wishing You & Yours A Happy Thanksgiving, Diana Garrow, Editor chitchat@vermontel.net 802-259-2314 www.mounthollyvt.org
| | | | | For sale- Set of Snow tires Selling set of 4 Firestone Winterforce 2 snow tires Size 235-55-R17 Purchased new 2 seasons ago. Very good condition. Changed vehicles and need different size tires now. Asking $50 a piece or $175 for set of 4. Contact Tim- 802-259-3839 Will meet to show and deliver. | | | | | | | | SAGE begins the monthly community music jam this Saturday night at the Russellville Schoolhouse at 7:00.
Bring an instrument, a song to share, or a love of music - all are welcome! The series will continue on the second Saturday of the month through the cold half of the year.
Hoping to light up the winter through music together! | | | | | HEARTWOOD brings a Singing Workshop and "The Well Tree" performance to the Shrewsbury Meeting House this Sunday, November 9th!
Singing Workshop: 2-3pm (Suggested donation: Adults - $10-25/Kids-$5) AND...
"The Well Tree": 4-6pm (Suggested donation: Adults - $15-30/ Kids - $5)
About "The Well Tree":
Join Heartwood for an all-ages, participatory musical journey- illustrated with a 'crankie' – an illuminated hand-cranked scroll made by papercut artist Jennifer Jones. The three members of Heartwood – Heidi Wilson, Willy Clemetson, and Sarina Partridge – are the actors, musicians and crew that runs the crankie.
Bring your parents, bring your children, and let your bodies be filled with the magic of lush vocal harmony and live storytelling!
The Well Tree is an original 'singing story' about wild journeying and remembering kinship -- the tale of a young woman moving beyond the fog of isolation and shame to meet songbirds, snails and ancient trees as she travels through these unraveling times, finding her way home. Heartwood sweeps audiences into a timeless experience, one that is rich with puppetry, banjo, guitar, fiddle, exquisite papercut imagery, and sweet harmony singing.
About Heartwood:
Heartwood is a trio of singers and instrumentalists creating new music born from time in wild places. Sarina Partridge, Willy Clemetson, and Heidi Wilson first came together as a trio in 2021 during a musical intensive on Rabbit Island, a remote 91-acre island in Lake Superior, where the inspiration for this musical was born!
Website: www.heartwoodtrio.com
For more information about Heartwood's Shrewsbury Singing Workshop or "The Well Tree" performance on November 9th , please contact Licia Gambino: hamgam@vermontel.net or (802) 492-3792.
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Theater in the Woods Vermont presents Ten Minute Plays fundraiser dinner theater at Stone Valley Arts November 7 & 8; November 14-16 Thetaer in the Woods' annual fundraiser at Stone Valley Arts in Poultney takes place Friday and Saturday, November 7 & 8, and Friday, Saturday and Sunday November 14-16. Eight plays written by community writers are read by actors over two weekends in a dinner theater setting. Soups, salads and sides are served from 5:30 to 6:45 at the evening performances, with the readings beginning at 7 pm. Tickets for the evenings are $30; the November 16 Sunday matinee with refreshments afterwards is $25 and begins at 2 pm. This year's event is part of an expanded project supported in part by a Vermont Community Foundation Arts and Social Cohesion grant. Titled From Ten Minutes to One-Acts: Community Engagement Through Theater, it commenced in September with an open invitation to write a 10-minute play, in person or by Zoom. From the 23 plays submitted, eight were chosen to be brought to life in the presented readings. The initial read-through of those plays was a public event at the Theater in the Woods barn in Tinmouth which 45 people attended. "This is a favorite event for us, and for the community," Administrative Director Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman says. "Theater brings people together, and over the years producing Ten Minute Plays at Stone Valley Arts we've seen how hungry — and satisfied — audiences are for involvement in the process of creation." In addition to the usual talk-backs which follow the readings, audiences will be invited to nominate their favorite plays. Two will be chosen to be further developed into one-act plays that will be directed by Meg Bouchard over the winter and produced by Theater in the Woods in the spring. "We really hope that there are community members who participate with us in the process of creation, from the initial reads to the presented readings in November, all the way through to the one-acts in the spring," says director Meg Bouchard. "We're avid to include people, to reinforce and iterate the idea that art is not precious; art is an expression of the creative force in all of us, and it can be made by all of us." The venue has limited seating; people are encouraged not to delay booking their tickets. More information on the authors, the readers, and the schedule as well as the link to tickets is here: www.theaterinthewoodsvt.org/ten-minute-plays/ ### Theater in the Woods kindles creativity through the transformative power of theater in the magic of the woods with sessions of summer day camps; throughout the year Theater in the Woods fosters connection through community engagement creating theater.
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Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. | | | | | New Hiking Trails in Mount Holly In late Oct., over twenty people inaugurated new hiking trails, sponsored by the Mount Holly Conservation Commission. Entrance to the trails is located near the junction of Old Syria Road and Shunpike and feature well marked loops of one to two miles, that wind through mature woods and past thriving beaver ponds. So, put on appropriate footwear, (there are some decidedly wet spots) as well as blaze orange and TAKE A HIKE!
Directions and maps are on the Commission website https://www.mounthollyvt.org/conservation-commission/
If you are a Mount Holly landowner interested in creating and maintaining hiking trails on your property, please contact the Conservation Commission at: mounthollycc@gmail.com. | | | | | | | |
2025 Grant-in-Aid for Star Lake The Town of Mount Holly was allocated funds for 2025 aquatic nuisance control work at Star Lake. This came under Grant 06140-25-WSMD-ANC-4269 from Vermont's Department of Environmental Conservation through the Lakes & Ponds Program of the Watershed Management Division. The grant also includes funding for the Greeter Program at Lake Ninevah under the auspices of the Farm and Wilderness Foundation. Both the Mount Holly Conservation Commission and the Farm & Wilderness Foundation are grateful for the support provided by this grant. Star Lake activities took place between May and early November, and reporting is due at the end of November. This article gives a brief summary of grant-supported activities. The work began with a May 29 public meeting co-hosted by the Mount Holly Conservation Commission and the Mount Holly Conservation Trust. June work sessions included cleanup and hand-pulling in preparation for the annual deployment of two bottom barriers facing the beach area. This was followed by further cleanup and the purchase and installation of a 30' Lake Bottom Blanket by a volunteer crew to provide boating access from Lake Street and to assess the use of barriers of this type. After evaluation, a second such Blanket, at 40', and accompanying rebar were purchased for use beginning in 2026. The crew continually monitored the barriers and their effect, and discussed modifications to rakes and possibilities regarding additional tools for hand-pulling. At the end of September the volunteer crew removed the 30' barrier and transported it for cleaning and winter storage. Some hand-pulling tools were ordered at season's end. After hibernation, volunteers will emerge for more work next spring and summer. We encourage more Mount Holly folks to join in next year's efforts.
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It's November and the start of a brand new weekend! It's a chilly start to the day here at the farm, but will be warming up throughout the day. Yesterday we brought the cattle in from the pasture and they are now inside the big red barn where they'll stay through the winter months and early spring. The laying hens continue to provide us with delicious farm fresh eggs. They have access to the outside during the day, where they can forage for bugs and grass. We've got plenty of eggs for sale inside the farm stand. And thank you all for dropping by with your empty egg cartons. We sure do appreciate it. Keep 'em coming! Ever wonder what's inside our farm stand? Well .. we've got a little bit of everything! You'll find our very own beef (steak, roasts, ground), pork (sausage, ribs, roasts, ham), chicken (whole), maple (syrup, cream, candy, almonds) and eggs. We don't do it all, and that's why we've partnered with over 26 of our farmer friends and producers to offer other goodies like: honey, jams, mustard, coffee, vinegar, notecards, prints, pizza, ice cream, cider, dairy, veggies, bread, baked goods, cheese, and so much more! We'll be open this weekend for your shopping convenience and we'd love for you to stop by. Located at 1966 Healdville Road in Mount Holly. We are a working farm, and ask you to please be mindful of farm equipment, customer traffic, and grandkids as you visit our farm stand.
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| | Today's Forecast: A chance of snow before 7am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 7am and 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. | | | | | Hello everyone! We are excited to announce an upcoming event.
Mount Holly School is fundraising for their music program getting new concert risers. We will be hosting a FREE concert on November 8th. The concert will be at 7 pm at Odd Fellows in Belmont, in Mount Holly. We will have three musicians performing along with free appetizers and desserts during the event. It will be BYOB and cash donations will be appreciated to help MHS reach their goal to getting new risers.
We would love if you all could share this poster via printed poster, sharing, or reposting on whatever platform you prefer. We will also be sending the students of Mount Holly home with these flyers next week.
Thank you so much for your support,
Maddi Pannell and Craig Hutt Vater | | | | |
Ludlow Rotary Celebrates Rotary Foundation The Rotary Foundation (RF), part of Rotary International, is being celebrated this month by all Rotary Clubs, including the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC). Since it was founded over a century ago, the RF has spent over $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects throughout the world. Some of these projects included: · Intensive efforts to eliminate Polio · Working to provide clean drinking water to countries in need · Campaigning against bullying of children In these programs, the RF found that for less than a dollar a child could be protected from polio, $50 would help provide clean water to prevent waterborne illness, and $500 would launch an antibullying campaign. The primary purpose of RF is to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty. LRC President, Kevin Barnes, indicated that the RF had provided financial support for the club's projects. Some of this support was for the Malayaka orphanage in Africa and many of LRC's local projects. Barnes added that the foundation had given $340,848 to the club's district to support local relief efforts during the Covid pandemic. Funding for the RF is totally voluntary. Each LRC member annually contributes $100 a year to the foundation. "It's an annual donation that every Rotarian believes is important to our mission," commented Brigid Sullivan, LRC Foundation chairperson. "We all have a strong belief that the purpose of the foundation is one that is basic to our mission."
Pictured is a young boy receiving a nasal drop of the polio vaccine. Unfortunately, this drop, which costs about sixty cents, has not been made in a number of countries. This is a situation that the Rotary Foundation is addressing in its efforts to eliminate polio entirely.
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Be a Master Gardener Grow your gardening knowledge with UVM Extension! Registration is now open for the 2026 UVM Extension Master Gardener Course — a 16-week online program running from January 23 to May 15, 2026. Dig into topics like botany, soil health, pest management, pollinators, tree care, and more! Learners choose their course path: Track 1 to become a certified Extension Master Gardener volunteer, attending live Thursday evening Zoom sessions (Jan. 29–May 14). Track 2 students explore home horticulture at your own pace — no volunteerism required. Register by Jan. 16 ($400 for Vermonters, $550 for non-residents). Local scholarships, VSAC adult learner, and AmeriCorps awards available for Vermonters until Dec. 16. Learn more and register at: https://go.uvm.edu/emgcourse. University of Vermont Extension Community Horticulture Program 802-656-9562 | master.gardener@uvm.edu | go.uvm.edu/communityhorticulture
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