How to Visit Canada Without Really Trying
The story is almost all images. Derby Line – Haskell Free Library & Opera House (Flowerpots circled in red)
Brooks Memorial Library Holiday Closures
Dear Library Community,
All of us here at Brooks Memorial Library wish you a safe and happy holiday!
We will be CLOSING EARLY on Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24th. Our hours will only be from 10 am – 12 pm, so make sure to stock up on reading material while you can!
Savvy Social Security Planning for Women
Join us on Wednesday, January 16th at 7pm for the educational workshop, Savvy Social Security Planning for Women.
Social Security is one of the few income sources that keeps up with inflation and lasts for life. But most women fail to maximize their benefits because they don’t understand the little-known rules that can help them get more out of the system.
Give the Gift of Art at The Drawing Studio
Good morning everyone
The Winter/Spring schedule is now up on our website and enrollment is open for classes and workshops this Season. Give a gift of Art to someone you love. We now have gift certificates for the new year. www.vermontdrawingstudio.com
Here is some of what is on offer in January at The Drawing Studio:
Everything $1 – Priced To Go: Last Book Sale Day at Brooks Library
Monday, December 17th from 10 am – 2 pm is the last day of our Like-New Holiday Remainder Book Sale, and EVERYTHING is $1!
This is it, the last day of our Holiday Book Sale!
Until any leftover books, CDs and DVDs are packed away on Monday afternoon, EVERYTHING IS $1!!!
Post Office Protester?
Whatever happened to the man who used to protest something unspecified in front of the Main Street post office always trailing computer print-out pages that he regularly stopped to switch with other trailing computer print-out pages from the back seat of his car?
Brattleboro Senior Meals
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu December 17 to December 21
Dec. 17 Chicken Pot Pie
Cauliflower
Butternut Squash
Cranberry Mousse
VFW $6 Lunch Specials Open to the Public 12-17 to 12-21
The Brattleboro VFW located at 40 Black Mountain Road is open to the public for lunch. Lunch is served Mon-Fri from 11:30 – 1:30. Specials listed below are only $6 a plate. Hand made burger, fries, sweet potato fries, wings, onion rings, soups and sandwiches are also available. Take outs available by calling 257-0438
Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – December 18, 2018
Hydrologic and hydraulic matters will be on the agenda at the next meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard. It’s all part of the Tri-Park Housing Cooperative Master Plan.
The board will review FY18 finances, discuss FY20 budget final steps, and approve a number of grants. You can participate, of course, and bring up other itmes not on the agenda during public participation.
On Banning Baby, It’s Cold Outside
One of the by products of the new ban on Baby, It’s Cold Outside is that I can’t stop humming it. It’s so eminently hummable. It doesn’t help that we listened to four hours of Christmas music last night, or that I’ve heard everyone from Dolly Parton to Dean Martin sing it in cover versions going back to the 1940s. In our extensive seasonal music collection, we must have at least a dozen versions and there are many more.
Brattleboro Committee Meeting Agendas
The Brattleboro Energy Committee will hold a special meeting and energy forum on Monday, December 17, 2018 at 5:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center.
The Brattleboro Traffic Safety Committee will meet on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 8:00am in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center.
Found Cat
I found this cat yowling unhappily in a tree on one of the tree streets tonight. He’s an intact male with a gray mackerel coat with a white chest and paws. He’s very sweet and friendly. He doesn’t have a collar and has a few small wounds. Is this your cat, or do you know who he belongs to?
Brattleboro Skating Rink Hours
The Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department would like to remind everyone that the Nelson Withington Skating Facility is open for the season and the Public Skating Schedule is as follows.
Suggested Representative Town Meeting Improvements
I’ve been watching Brattleboro budgets for quite a while, through multiple selectboards, three Town Managers and one Interim Town Manager. I’ve watched many Representative Town Meetings as well and participated in a few. That’s a lot of meetings.
While I’ve come to the conclusion that Representative Town Meeting doesn’t really work, I know that it has become cherished and it is unlikely that abolishing it will be on the ballot anytime soon. Therefore, it should be improved.
Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department Offers Mini Camp
The Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department is pleased to announce they will be offering a Mini Camp for children 5-11 year old (maximum 25 participants). The camp will be held on Wednesday – Friday, December 26th – 28th from 8:30am to 1:30 pm at the Gibson Aiken Center. (Children may stay for Open Gym at 1:30 which is also a supervised program).
BCTV Schedules – Week of 12/10/18
BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 12/10/18
Monday, December 10, 2018
12:01 am Yankee Bookshop – Archer Mayor – Bury the Lead
1:00 am Vote for Vermont – Audubon Vermont
2:00 am Vermont Alliance for Retired Americans – “Where Do We Go From Here?”
3:48 am River Garden Brown Bag Lunch Series – Resist with Love – Speak Truth to Power
Brattleboro Committee Meeting Agendas
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 6:30pm in the Mezzanine Conference Room at Brooks Memorial Library.
The Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 5:30pm in the Cusick conference room (2nd) floor at the Windham Regional Career Center located at 80 Atwood Street.
The Brattleboro ADA Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, December 14, 2018 at 9:00am in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room at the Municipal Center.
VFW $6 Lunch Specials Open to the Public 12-10 to 12-14
The Brattleboro VFW located at 40 Black Mountain Road is open to the public for lunch. Lunch is served Mon-Fri from 11:30 – 1:30. Specials listed below are only $6 a plate. Hand made burgers, fries, sweet potato fries, wings, onion rings, soups and sandwiches are also available. Take outs available by calling 257-0438
Mon – chicken cordon bleu, baked potato, & veg
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu December 10 to December 14
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu December 10 to December 14
Dec. 10 Swedish Meatballs
Rice
Broccoli
Pears
Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda – BCTV, Brownfields, and FY20 Budget
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center. It is anticipated that the Board will enter into executive session at 5:30pm to discuss contracts, labor relations agreements with employees, the negotiating or securing of real estate purchase or lease options, and the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee. The Board will reconvene the special business meeting at 6:15pm. ASL interpreters will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members.
