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Republished with permission from The Vermont Standard

8/3/14

Well, the weather held for Plymouth Old Home Day, which was a pleasant surprise! The Emergency Services BBQ went well & almost all of the chicken was sold. I left my post on the food line at 1:30 in order to attend Reeve Lindbergh’s talk, which was very interesting. I was unaware of the connection, but it seems that her dad, noted aviator Charles Lindbergh, had dropped a letter in the Notch from his plane on a fly-over! It is now on exhibit. President Coolidge had appointed Reeve’s grandfather to serve as Ambassador to Mexico & that is where Charles met his future wife, Ann Morrow.

I understand the debates over the past week were well-attended and animated, but respectful. It sounds like it was a wonderful experience for these high school age students, some of whom were home-schooled. The Coolidge Foundation scholarship of $1,000 was awarded to Kasey Rae Donna. She is a social work major at the U of Southern ME & has been a dedicated counselor at Bethany Birches Camp for some time now. Congratulations!

There is more going on at the Historic Site this coming weekend. Noted Civil War historian David Book will be presenting his program at 2:00 PM on Sat, 8/9. Sponsored by the VT Humanities Council, it is free & open to the public. For more information, you can call 802-672-3773.

Don’t forget the Tyson Ladies Aid Bazaar from 10 – 2 on Sat at Memorial Park in Ludlow. Lots of yummy baked good, marvelous gift baskets & gift certificates (including one for the Wilder House – thanks, Nancy!), a book sale & chicken BBQ. Something for everyone!

Republished with permission from The Vermont Standard

7/27/14

Blessing of the Animals, photo by Hiliary Pannier

Blessing of the Animals, photo by Mark Zanetti

More crazy weather, but at least most of it has been in the evening or overnight. I was really wondering how the fierce Sunday morning thunderstorm would effect church, but most folks seemed to get there just fine. Fortunately the intensity of the storm abated by the time our Worship service began. Not sure the effect on the Blessing of the Animals, but we had a number of dogs in attendance & pictures of dogs & cats to be blessed. The rain had ceased entirely, so we gathered on the lawn with dogs of all sizes announcing their presence & greeting each other! An opening prayer & a story about a therapy dog was shared, then each pet & owner was prayed for separately.

The Book Group will be discussing the Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd on Thurs, 7/31 at 6:30 at the Community Center. Even if you haven’t read it, consider joining us!

Don’t forget that Plymouth Old Home Day is coming up on 8/2 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Notch. There will be a re-enactment of Calvin Coolidge’s “Homestead Inaugural” & a special presentation by Reeve Lindbergh, author & daughter of the famous aviator. As usual you can enjoy wagon rides, old-time music, sheep shearing, traditional craft demonstrations, & historic children’s games. Bring your appetite for the Emergency Services BBQ at noon!

The following weekend, 8/9 will be the Tyson Ladies Aid Bazaar that is being held at Memorial Park in Ludlow (across from the Baptist Church) from 10:00 – 2:00. As in the past, there will a bake table with lots of yummy goodies; a large array of baskets & gift certificates with individual buckets so you can choose where to place your raffle tickets; & the luscious chicken BBQ with homemade baked beans. Books will be on sale as well. Serving the community through scholarships, sponsoring the Tyson Library, & meeting other local needs is the mission of this group of dedicated ladies. Come out & support their efforts.