You can find the Windsor weekly newsletter for Friday, March 25th HERE and below
Upcoming Events
This Weekend
Community NARCAN Training & Overdose Awareness
Friday, March 25, 6 -7pm
Location:
1) In person at the Windsor Welcome Center, 3 Railroad Ave, Windsor, VT 05089
2) On Facebook (live stream) via the Windsor on Air Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/people/Windsor-On-Air/100064173843089/
3) On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82901324297?pwd=dVh4KyswMmZWcE1uSXVmdkg2RVJEUT09
Description:
Please join us for a free Community NARCAN Training & Overdose Awareness event on Friday, March 25, 2022, from 6 - 7 PM. This event will be in person at the Windsor Welcome Center, on Zoom at the link below, and streamed live on Facebook! Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center is partnering with the Syringe Service and Intersectional Solidarity Movement to host this informative session that will include a question and answer session and FREE NARCAN to take home with you! All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications. According to the VT Health Department, between January and September of 2021, 150 Vermonters died from accidental opioid overdoses. NARCAN can help save lives - one spray can save the day!
Upcoming
SolidariTEA & Cookies: A Fundraiser Supporting
Black & Brown People Fleeing Ukraine
Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022 Time: 1 PM - 3 PM
Location: Midva Restaurant (Address)
All proceeds go to Fundraiser: https://zrzutka.pl/z5kzxj
Event includes: tea and cookies, open mic for music and poetry, art for sale, and more!
Have You Visited the APM?
March is Women’s History Month, and APM is featuring “Picturing Women Inventors,” a poster exhibit from the Smithsonian. Admiral Grace Hopper became one of the first women programmers at Harvard? In 1952, she invented pioneering “compiler” software that translated human programming instructions into computer code. Basically, her invention made communication between humans and computers more user-friendly! Learn more about Grace, and other women inventors you should meet, in the poster exhibition “Picturing Women Inventors,” on view March 1 through 31 at the American Precision Museum. Free admission to this event – open weekdays from 10 am to 5 pm! See a WCAX report on the display HERE
ICE OUT!
The Ice Out Iced Out last Sunday around 4:25PM the Windsor Rotary Interact Club is sorting through the tickets to find the winner. The announcement is coming soon!
Community News
Windsor Rotary is looking for potential Host Families for an Exchange Student in the Fall of 2022!
The Rotary Youth Exchange Program gives high school students the opportunity to spend a year abroad. Next fall Windsor will be sending a student abroad and we are pleased to provide Violet Stanley with the opportunity to spend the 2022-2023 school year studying and living in Brazil. She will be living with host families vetted by her host Rotary Club there. It will be the experience of a lifetime!
Since this is a true 1 for 1 exchange we will be having an international student join us here in Windsor! In order for us to have a student join us, we need to provide host families – usually three over the course of the year – for this student. (for general click HERE )
We are currently accepting applications for the opportunity for you to bring an exchange student into your home. You can find more information about being a host family on the Rotary Student Exchange website. This can be a very rewarding experience for your family!
If you are willing to consider hosting a Rotary Exchange student, please contact the local Rotary Youth Exchange Officer, Kim Gogan at kimberly.gogan@wsesu.net or 802 674 8318. Kim will be happy to answer any questions and walk you through the application process!
Cannabis Regulation
Cannabis legislation is moving through the state legislature; all the details expected to be finalized this session. In addition, Windsor voted to allow retail cannabis in town in 2021 (towns needed to "opt in").
So what does all this mean and what are the local control options? For those interested in more information this LINK takes you to the State Cannabis Control Board - Guidance for Municipalities. In addition, our zoning administrator and I filmed an Around Windsor segment that covers the local zoning process for all business and for cannabis specifically. The segment is admittedly long winded at around an hour, but does cover the authority and the limitations of local government in regulating business. Roughly speaking the first half hour covers zoning in general the second half hour focuses more on cannabis.
For the "Cliff-Notes" version, municipalities cannot treat cannabis processing or retail any differently than any other business. For example, if the Town wanted to limit the number of retail cannabis retail shops in town, that could only be done if we also limited the number of every other type of retail business in town. Parameters such as this are dictated by the state. Around Windsor: How zoning works for potential cannabis businesses LINK
News from the Windsor Community GardenWindsor's Community Garden is adding fruit!Our community garden just got a grant to add berry bushes, fruit trees, and other features to the vegetable beds by the Dog Park. Since it gets hot there in the summer months, we'll be creating a vine-shaded seating area for the public to use. Trex produces attractive and weatherproof park benches, so we're partnering with Windsor's Lions Club to enter the Trex plastics challenge. If Windsor can help us collect enough plastic in the next six months, we'll win a free bench. Do you have used wood pellet bags, bubblewrap, plastic bread bags or other #2 or #4 plastic that's stretchy and that doesn't crackle? Or an unneeded luggage or fish scale that you can donate? Get in touch!Contact: windsorcommunitygardenvt@gmail.com. ATTENTION DOG OWNERS: ALL DOGS RESIDING IN WINDSOR MUST BE LICENSED WITH THE TOWN BY APRIL 1, 2022. This is Vermont law (20 V.S.A § 3581) and there are no exceptions. The Town registration fee is $9.00 for spayed/neutered and $13.00 for those not spayed/neutered. License fees, along with a current copy of the rabies certificate, can be mailed in or dropped off to the white drop-box outside the Municipal Building, once the office receives payment, we will mail the licenses and tags. A late fee will be charged for any dogs not registered by the April 1st deadline. Upcoming Activity at the Closed Prison
Dog Park
The dog park has become a great community asset. To make sure it stays that way we will be closing the dog park temporarily to preserve the turf. The fluctuating temperatures makes maintaining the exposed grass impossible. This is standard practice with area dog parks. Thanks you for your patience!
Linda Bruce Churchill local Hatha Yoga Update
Grateful to say Yoga with Linda, after over a decade teaching at the Climb Fitness Center, transitioned to Zoom March of 2020 (would you believe) and in person at Windsor recreation since summer of '21 and we still gather five times a week. Amazingly grateful for the continued support of my following.
"BRINGING PEACE TO SO MANY DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES"....student testimonial.
Words like those warm my heart and enforce my mission of offering my love and understanding of yoga to strengthen body, mind and soul... In times of sunshine and pain...and its working
Join me in 2022 to gather with others who find peace rest and reflection in yoga with Linda. FIVE weekly classes on zoom including two (masks required and distancing) in person classes at Windsor rec center Union street Windsor VT.
$50 you have access to all zoom classes. $12 is my drop in rate...
$12 drop in rate applies at the Rec Center as well with $50 for two classes in person.
Time to commit and do more..chair yoga, core yoga, yin yoga, gentle yoga, meditation and more.. Beginners are always welcome. All you need is a mat and willingness to commit.
Email me for more information and class schedule...make a choice of peace through yoga in 2022. Right in THE comfort of your own home!
Namaste!
Linda Bruce Churchill, ERYT 300 Hatha yoga certified
Lndchurchill44@gmail.com
Windsor on Air Comcast Channel 1081 and on line WOA-TV.ORG
Watch WOA Channel 1081 streaming live 24/7 from our website, www.woa-tv.org. Click on the schedule and see what will be playing. Besides Windsor-specific programming, we also play VT programming including COVID-19 updates with Gov. Scott and legislative updates. We also broadcast “Democracy Now!” every day at 6:00 pm & 11:00 pm. Religious services are broadcast on the weekends. We will be live streaming local events to our channel, website, and Facebook page so tune in and keep informed.
Windsor on Air Programming
Did you know you can watch WOA-TV live even without Comcast? At the WOA website, www.woa-tv.org you can watch our channel live. If you are not a Facebook user, you can also watch our livestreams on our website as they play simultaneously on our channel. We livestream the Select Board meetings every month, and other local events. So check it out….just click Watch WOA-TV live.
Around Windsor: How zoning works for potential cannabis businesses LINK
Around Windsor: WHS Rotary Interact Club & Spring Road Conditions LINK
Future of West Windsor LINK
Lucy Mackenzie March "Adoptables" LINK
What do I do With? Recycling and Trash Questions LINK
Around Windsor: Town Meeting and Ice Out LINK
Cat Show LINK
Old Barns of Vermont LINKWindsor Downtown Housing Project LINK
American Precision Museum "What's In the Basement?" LINK
American Precision Museum "Letters and Stiches" typewrites and sewing machines LINK Windsor in the News
Only In Your State: Covered Bridge LINK
Meals on Wheels Celebrates 50 Years LINK
Upper Valley Land Trust: Edgewater Farms and the Windsor "Plateau" LINK
Women Inventors Exhibit at the APM LINK
Vermont Celebrates 231 Years! LINK
Women that Shine in Traditionally Male Dominated Fields - Chief Frank LINK
Windsor D-III Girls Champs! LINk
Harry Ladue Announces Retirement LINK
Help Wanted
Great River Outfitters Is now hiring for their summer season:
Positions include shuttle driver to transport and deliver boats, people, and equipment
for our river tours. Check out the full add HERE
Delaney Stables in West Windsor Vermont is looking for barn help. We are a busy teaching facility that specializes in horsemanship lessons and training horses as well as running horsemanship camps.
A successful employee will participate in all aspects of horse care for a busy teaching facility including blanketing, turnout, barn cleaning, restocking, and barn maintenance as well as outside maintenance of buildings, fences, and grounds. There is the potential for working into teaching lessons and training horses.
If you are interested in this diversified job that will bring you close to these wonderful animals, please contact Jill at DelaneyStables@gmail.com with your qualifications and a statement of interest.
Simon Pearce is hiring-update part-time and full-time associates in Corporate Sales, Glass, Pottery, Retail, Shipping, and Technology. The Simon Pearce Restaurant in Quechee is also hiring a sous chef, prep cook, food runners, dishwashers, line cooks, and servers. All employees enjoy competitive pay, paid time off, plus product and restaurant discounts. Learn more at simonpearce.com/careers-at-simon-pearce.
Municipal Meetings
If you are interested in learning more about the workings of Town government you can find the agendas and meeting minutes to the various town boards and commissions here. Agendas are generally posted a couple of days prior to the scheduled meeting. You can also find meeting information on the Community Calendar located on the town website home page. Minutes are posed several days after the meeting. Additionally, Windsor on Air video records a variety of municipal meetings including the selectboard and school board. You can generally find videos of past meetings several days after the meeting takes place here. The Town Charter is the guiding document for our local government. You can find that document here
Windsor Library News
Updated for Friday, March 25thMasks are suggested in the library to protect those at risk.
THE SEED LIBRARY IS WAITING FOR YOU!
We have received our seeds for 2022 and there are lots of them! Are you ready to garden? Stop by and pick some up! And later this summer/fall, if you’re confident about saving seeds, we’d be delighted if you could return some at the end of the season. Especially peas and beans which are really easy to save. (You just leave them on the vine until they dry out. But don’t let them freeze.)
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
Wednesday, April 6th, 10:30AM Indoor Preschool Story Time Resumes!
Starting in April, join us every Wednesday at 10:30 in the library for story time for kids ages 0-5 plus their parent/caregiver. Stories, songs and a craft.
Wednesday, April 6th, 2:30ish After-School Program Returns Inside!
Through the end of March, Wednesday after-school will be on hiatus. Simple take and make projects will be available each week at the front desk. Stop by and get yours!
ADULT PROGRAMMING
Saturday, March 26th, 6:30PM Zoom Poetry, Storytelling and Music Open Mic
Come to tell a story (or two. or three!), read a poem, play some music, or just watch and listen! Email librarian@windsorlibrary.org for more information.
Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 914 5038 6225 Passcode: 736331
Tuesday, April 5th, 6:30-8PM: How to Grow Vegetables in Containers
Just because you don't have a garden plot or are surrounded by hard surfaces doesn't mean you can't grow delicious, fresh vegetables at home - enter container gardening! UVM Extension Master Gardener Gordon Clark will review all the essentials for successful container vegetable gardening, including container selection (from 5 gallon buckets to gutters to salad tables!), soil requirements, plant selection and best practices for location, watering, fertilizing and more! Let's get gardening!! Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 965 7512 6435 Passcode: 976274
Monday, April 11th, 6:30PM Presentation on Willing Hands
Like being outside? Interested in feeding your community? Ever wonder what gleaning is? Join Willing Hands at the Windsor Public Library on Monday, April 11th at 6:30pm (virtually or in person) for a fun, interactive information session!
With the help of our tireless volunteers, Willing Hands recovers fresh food from local farms and delivers it to over 80 food shelves and social service organizations. Last year, we recovered over a million pounds of food!
If you’d like to help feed your neighbors, get out to local farms, and play in the dirt, don’t miss this opportunity to get involved!
This will be a hybrid event, occurring at the library but also via Zoom. Meeting ID: 948 5042 4177 Passcode: 248109 Masks suggested for in-person attendance.
Monday, April 18th, 6:30PM 3rd Book Discussion Group: The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe
We’ll be discussing the last 4 chapters of this book. These chapters include: 9. The Laying Flock, 10. Squash and Pumpkins, 11. Beans, and 12. Corn. “Deppe challenges us to experiment with and practice all aspects of gardening, seed saving, and food storage, and advises on the growing need to meet special food and climate requirements in the face of our food system’s fragility.” Stop by the library to get a copy of this book if you don’t already have it. No need to attend all 3 discussions. Come when you can!
Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 967 5618 3222 Passcode: 192506
Monday, May 2nd, 6:30-8PM: Gardening - Low Tunnel Construction
UVM Extension Master Gardener Gordon Clark explains how to stretch your growing season by building low tunnels that protect your plants early in the season and late into the fall. More info is forthcoming.
Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 968 1936 5679 Passcode: 043864
Wednesday, May 11th, 5:30-6:30PM Friends of Windsor Library Annual Meeting
Come hear what the Friends have been up to and what their plans are for the coming year. You can join the Friends of Windsor Library here and learn more!
Some Thursdays 3-5PM: Come Play Mahjong!
Our Mahjong players have so much fun but we could always use more participants! Do you play Mahjong? Do you want to learn how to play? Mahjong is one of the oldest games, played by thousands of people. This tile game involves skill, strategy, and calculation along with a bit of luck. All materials are provided. All are welcome. Please email librarian@windsorlibrary.org if you’re interested in joining this group.
Some Wednesdays at 3pm: Spanish Conversation Class: All levels
Day and time subject to change due to instructor's schedule so call before coming! Please call instructor Paula Dart at 802-674-5812 to confirm.
2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 6:30-8PM: Knitting Group!
Join us on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at the library from 6:30-8PM and meet other knitting enthusiasts. Knit, chat, and swap ideas and new techniques. All ages and abilities welcome, including beginners. Come once or come often!! Bring along any projects you are working on. If you are just starting out, we do have some supplies available for use, though we encourage you to bring your own.
Community shopping / Restaurant Update
Shop Local!
Social Media Support for Windsor BusinessesDo you operate a Windsor brick and mortar or home based business? Could you use some help with your social media messaging? Not sure what that hashtag business is all about? If so, contact Riley White in our Development Office Riley White rwhite@windsorvt.org or myself tmarsh@windsorvt.org Our development office can help you navigate the social media landscape, leverage your messaging and assist with platform implementation. Would like to know more about establishing an on-line platform, accept online orders and payments? Let us know. Running a special? Let us know. New menu? Let us know.
Riley also works in our Town Clerk's office and will be busy with Town Meeting this week so I may be the better option for a few days.
The information below has been provided to the Town but for the most current information please check with the business website.
Main Street Racing
Main Street Racing VT UPDATE: Friday Night Lights was crazy!!! From 3-way ties coming into last race to novices winning against pros, (but no jar entry!!!) to a coin toss to win the final!!!! The night was epic!! Friday night lights is building fast, come check it out!!!! Here are the top 5 leaders in each round last night. Yes, very close!!
Muscle mania 2 is set for April 9th, here is the new teams!! Muscle mania 3 signup sheet is up, and will be filled up soon. If you are not stopping in, call to get on list!! Only 24 can enter so hurry!! I listed the teams for Mania 2 here also.
Have you checked out Main Street Racing? Not sure what it is about? Check out their FAQ section on their website gather up some buddies and start your engines!
Bistro Midva Midva's first wine dinner! Short notice I know, but we got word from Artisinal Cellers that a wonderful wine producer from Italy is passing through our area and wanted to do another wine dinner together. I did a dinner with Nicola and Matteo a couple years ago, and let me tell you they do some damn good grape juice! Very exited to share their wines as well as my food with you all!The dinner will be on Monday the 28th at 6:00 pm and will be $75 per person.Seats are limited, call or message if you would like to join us! Click HERE for the menuWednesday through Saturday 4:30 to 9:30 More info. HERE
Windsor Station Restaurant
Fresh Pasta Every Day!
Open Wednesday Thursday Sunday 4-8 PM, Friday Saturday 4-9PM
Order take out line HERE
Harpoon News
Haven't visited us in awhile? We have new menu items that you won't want to miss! Spoiler alert: we now offer a PB&J burger (just trust us on this one).
Windsor Diner
We are open !! Wednesday- Sundays 7-3
American Precision Museum
New exhibit coming in April LINK
Coming in April: Inventors and Innovators. (We narrowed it down to those in the Machine Tool Hall of Fame, shown here!) Drawings, portraits, machines, and tools will be a part of this celebration of ingenuity. The Machine Tool Hall of Fame was an initiative of AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology and APM, and is now a part of at The Manufacturing Ledger!
Main Street GalleryVermont art gallery offering paintings, limited edition prints, photographs, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, calendars, and gifts for all price ranges.
Boston Dreams located in downtown historic Windsor, has updated their hours:
Daily 7:30am-3pm Both Take out and outside patio seating is available. Order online at www.bostondreams.com or call 802-230-4107.
FRAZERS PLACE - Regular hours, full menu.
PIZZA CHEF - Regular hours, full menu. 674-6861
Message From Windsor Schools
Parent-teacher conferences are next week March 31 and April 1 Please be on the lookout for information from the school and your child's teachers, They will again be virtual this spring Please reach out if you have any questions.
New Club at Windsor High! There is a new service-learning club called Rotary Interact that just started this semester. This club works on fundraising and community service project with the local Windsor Rotary Club to give back to the community. This is a great way for students to be involved with their community, get service hours, and be a part of fun events. New members are always welcome! See Mrs Gogan
Congratulations to Avery Bean, Windsor School's Rotary Student of the Month for March! Avery is a Sophomore who has impressed his teachers with his hard work, focus, and determination. Teachers write that they are impressed with the way that Avery keeps things on the down-low, but his consistent engagement in classes like World Studies has been noticed. He works hard, hands every assignment in, and is incredibly polite and respectful. In addition to doing well in all of his Windsor classes, Avery is also excelling at HACTC, where he was January's student of the month for the CTE program. Avery is a team player who leans in wherever it is necessary, even helping to bolster school spirit for the Sophomore class. After several students dropped out from Winter Carnival air band last minute, Avery and another student stayed the course and entertained us all. A member of the State Championship-winning football team, Avery works to pull people together, advocating for himself and others. Avery was a stellar student and class president last year, and it's wonderful to see that he's continuing on that path. Congratulations Avery!
The teacher of the month for March is Kelsey Mason! Ms. Mason is another new teacher, but she has made an immediate impact on her students. Students have cited her kindness and understanding. Her genuine care for her students has also made her a quick favorite. Students have said that they feel Ms. Mason genuinely cares about them. This leads to them being comfortable discussing many topics in her class. She shows genuine kindness and concern, which students appreciate. One student put it very simply, saying: “Ms. Mason deserves it” which speaks for itself. Congratulations Ms. Mason! Clearly, the student body is very lucky and happy to have you.
Information on Religious Services
Sunday Worship Service at Trinity Church
Sundays at 9:30am - 44 Main St., Windsor, VT
In person at 44 Main St., Windsor, VT and Live Streaming on our website.
We are following Covid-19 guidelines for the State of Vermont.
You are welcome to join us on site or online!
Old South Church
Old South Church Mask Mandate Update
Based on the latest information from the CDC, State and Local governments, the mask mandate at Old South Church has been modified from requiring masks to a “mask optional” status. This decision is effective immediately.
If you choose to attend Sunday services online, we still hold live Zoom services. You can find the link on our website (oldsouthchurch.com [windsorvt.us2.list-manage.com]) and then by clicking on our ‘Events’ tab.
If you have questions or concerns, please email the church office at oldsouthchurchwindsor@gmail.com.
Thank you and we hope to see you in person or online!
St. Francis Catholic ChurchWe hope you will join us during the Lenten season.St. Francis Catholic Church is located on Union Street in Windsor Masses schedule is Saturdays at 6:00pm and on Sundays at 10:30am. Weekday Masses are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00am. Specific information for Holy Days or changes in regular schedule can be found on our website www.stfranciswindsor.org. As an act of charity toward our fellow parishioners, Bishop Coyne is asking that masks be worn at all Masses. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with the request. If you have any questions, please call us at 802-674-2157 or email us at stfranciswindsor@vermontcatholic.org. Also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StFrancisWindsorVT
Ascutney Union Church
Spaghetti Dinner - Tonight, March 25th
Have a wonderful time connecting with old & new friends, enjoying great conversation while eating delicious food!
Any donations will be split 50/50 with church and Salvation Army Ukraine Relief. Questions? contact Lynn Likus: llikus@me.com Services Sunday at 10am in person and on line. In person masking is at your discretion.
Federal, State and Local Reference information
Vermont State Information on COVID-19: Vermont.gov
Municipal Service information
The Windsor Municipal Administrative Offices are open to the public!
The Mask Mandate has been rescinded