Reprinted with permission from The Vermont Standard
9/24/23
Well, we are officially into the autumn season and still no frost. I did bring in the remaining tomatoes and have started fall cleanup in my yard. I notice the several others are doing the same. I haven’t observed much color yet, although there are fallen leaves in my driveway. Those coming to VT to see the foliage will need to be careful since several roads have not been fully repaired yet.
I gleaned this information from the minutes of the 9/18/23 Select Board meeting. Chloe’s Market, site of the former Plymouth Store and owned by Rick Martin will hopefully open 10/3 with Hannah Davidson as Store Manager. She mentioned that the store is still looking for help. Their planned hours of operation will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Friday and Saturday open until 7:30 pm and closed on Mondays. The gas pumps would be available during business hours.
Congratulations to Ben Lynds and Gabrielle Hilder who were married at their home on Saturday 9/23! I admit that I am not consistent with birthday acknowledgements, but I did notice that best wishes should go out to Steve Moyer on 10/18 and Robert Buchan on 10/25. Mark your calendars for the Fall Festival at the Coolidge Historic site on 10/7. Details to follow!
Don’t forget The Bethany Birches Camp auction that will take place this coming Sat, 10/30. This is the 20th year of the benefit auction that helps to provide funding for the amazing activities at both summer and winter camps and a few other events in-between. There will be luscious food to enjoy as you preview the items in this lovely setting, but if you cannot be there in person, you can still support the effort by bidding on-line. This is an opportunity to mingle with friends and others who are like-minded about providing wholesome experiences for campers.
The following is a message from Brandon “Tuna” Bergey, Executive Director of Bethany Birches
Good morning dear friends.
The leaves are changing, the air is cool in the evening, and campers are into their school year. That means it’s time for the annual benefit auction! I want to give you a couple updates about the auction this year.
Challenge Match: a generous, and faithful supporter has offered to increase her challenge match for the kids to camp fund to $15,000 this year. See the details and help us collect all of the challenge dollars here: https://event.auctria.com/603d0ad2-ca20-4335-be8c-0c0041be1975/6f883eb0787811eaa1612dbaed5276f0
Online: this is for you if you know you can’t make the auction (which is sad and we will miss you). There are two ways to participate.
This weekend, we opened the online auction and it will be live until Friday evening. Check it out here:
You can pick up a kayak, ski tickets, week of camp, Kitchen Aid mixer, quit, etc.
The live items are available to you as well, through our “absentee bid” process. View the live items list here and fill out the absentee bid form here:
Fun, Food, and Community: as always, there will be delicious food at no cost to you, thanks to our sponsors Gallagher Flynn and Jesse’s BBQ. There will be lovely people to spend the day with, fun times for any kiddos you bring along with you, and one of the best auctioneers on the East Coast who will do his best to make fun of anyone he can.
For the sake of helping young people develop their relationship with God, I hope to see you this Saturday!
Brandon “Tuna” Bergey
Executive Director
Do you own land in Vermont? Does it need any clearing, or other work? A long time camp supporter (Gerry Hawkes) has donated a day of time with all the resources of Forest Savers. Trees, invasive brush, trail building… if it has to do with the earth’s surface, he is almost certainly able to tackle your project.
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