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AGENDA
I Call to Order – Anne Beekman
II Approval of Minutes of May 7, 2021
III Revisions to the BUHS Diversity Education Course – Steve Perrin and Tessa Anders
IV New Policy discussion:
F40 School Enrollment
Monday, December 6, 2021
5:00 am Sustainable Woodstock – Green Drinks Series – Weatherizing Your Home
5:45 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Leah McGrath Goodman – Author of Ariana Huffington
6:30 am At BMAC – Artist Talk – B. Lynch
7:30 am The News Project – In Studio – Community Development With CEDS
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
For those who may not have heard the news already through other media, Friends of Music at Guilford tried to plan a Messiah Sing for this December but with rising COVID statistics, we decided it wasn’t worth the gamble, even with protocols in place. To quote from the FOMAG Facebook post…
Well, we hoped and we tried. We had the venue reserved, we had a conductor and keyboard and soloists. We felt optimistic as things were opening up late summer / early fall. We worked on protocols for preregistration, contact tracing, proof of vaccine, limited seating, even debated about proof of negative COVID tests. We held off on making any go / no-go decisions as long as possible. But those accursed COVID statistics have just been getting worse and worse.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Attend WSESD Finance Committee FY ’23 Budget Meeting
III. Approval of Minutes from November 30, 2021
Traditionalists here are missing the old animated history calendar for the month of December. We are, too.
There is good news to report, though. A group of programmers has been working to build a Flash emulator to play old Flash-based content. The Internet Archive is using their work to preserve old Flash files, and they are also making it available to the rest of us.
Monday, November 29, 2021
5:05 am Brattleboro Historical Society presents – Brattleboro Town Managers Corwin Elwell and Peter Elwell
6:00 am New Hampshire Citizens for Progress – Union of Concerned Scientists Combating Climate Disinformation
6:30 am The News Project – In Studio – Community Development With CEDS
7:00 am At BMAC – Artist Talk – B. Lynch
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
Events for Nov 27
1782
At a secret session, the United States Congress ordered the arrest of Col. Samuel Wells forcing him to flee Brattleboro.
Seems that Colonel Wells, an early developer of Brattleboro and a loyalist to the King, had to escape to Canada during the Revolutionary War.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 p.m. – David Schoales, Board Chair
II. Executive Session – 1VSA §313(a)(1)(E) – Pending or Probable Civil Litigation or
a Prosecution, Which the Public Body is or May be a Party
I just wanted to pop in to thank Chris for continuing to run the Historical events. I read them almost daily and enjoy them very much. I’m young enough that some of the “olde tyme” terms are unknown to me, so I look them up, adding to the vast array of almost useless knowledge I carry around in my head. When I looked up ‘peripatetic’ today, it struck me that a thank you was in order, so thank you!
This committee historically reviewed three budgets: the Brattleboro Town, the Brattleboro Town Schoolboard, and BUHS. Franz explained the review process was done slightly differently based upon the size of the budget and the work done by the board. The School Budget Review historically concentrated on an explanation of the complex educational funding formula, and the size of the BUHS budget made it very difficult to review every budget line item. The review committee looked at the overall line items on the budget, and not every line item as was scrutinized. Franz recommended Dick DeGray as a citizen capable of dissecting a complex school budget to the precise line item.
Agenda
1. Approval of Minutes
2. FY23 Budget Planning & Development
3. Recommendation to Board to Approve Warrants and Payrolls
There is still room in several of HatchSpace’s holiday gift making classes. These classes are suitable for beginners and are a great way to learn some basic woodworking skills. Register now before classes fill up.
All these classes are suitable for beginners.
Monday, November 22, 2021
5:15 am Sustainable Woodstock – Green Drinks Series – Weatherizing Your Home
6:00 am Yestermorrow Fall Speaker Series – Building Hope, Building Careers 11/3/21
7:00 am Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts – MGFA Presents: Jackie Abrams and Karen Kamenetzky
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
Addiction, trauma, abuse – Don Cuerdon helps folks to heal and recover. He also talks about the early days of the ever-popular West Hill Shop and lots about cycling!
After nearly 25 years of designing and building electric violins, violas and cellos, Tucker Barrett is now dedicating his time to the repair and restoration of vintage and contemporary acoustic and electric guitars.
Trained and apprenticed under Ken Parker at Stuyvesant Music on 48th Street in NYC, Tucker has been privileged to build custom guitars for such musicians as Pete Townsend, Andy Summers, Lou Reed, and Nile Rodgers, as well as many other professional and amateur musicians. He has also repaired, maintained and set up guitars for many top groups such as the Pretenders, Foreigner, The Cars, The Police, and Joan Armatrading.
The Brattleboro Women’s Chorus will perform their fall “HeartSong Singalong” via Zoom on Sunday, November 21 at 4 pm.
The chorus will be singing songs led by Director Becky Graber. Some of the songs are very easy to join along with, and Becky will teach a song or two to all. Singalong-goers can register online via Zoom and pay for a ticket using the links on our website.
After over a year of exclusively singing on Zoom, this fall the chorus was able to sing in-person as well and recorded song tracks that we will sing with during the Singalong. Singers will be muted during the event, so feel free to sing along in the comfort of your homes, if you wish. Lyrics will be posted in the chat.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 3:30 p.m. – David Schoales, Board Chair
II. Executive Session – 1VSA §313(a)(3) – Appointment or Employment or Evaluation of a Public Officer or Employee
The next BCTV Board of Directors meeting will be November 17th at 6:15 PM via Zoom. Meetings are regularly held on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:15, and are open to the public.
To receive the coordinates for the board meeting, email info@brattleborotv.org before 5 PM on the day of the meeting.
https://www.brattleborotv.org/board
Brattleboro, Vermont (November 16, 2021) — Harris Hill Ski Jump, home of New England’s only Olympic-sized, 90-meter ski jump, is kicking off its 100-year anniversary with the publication and release of its history, “Harris Hill Ski Jump, the First 100 Years.” The 120-page soft cover book is narrated in a storytelling cadence by Vermont-based journalist Kevin O’Connor.
This book chronicles the colorful history of Harris Hill Ski Jump in Brattleboro, a celebrated winter sporting event that has attracted athletes and spectators from near and far for 100 years. The history is told in a photo-rich, engaging story format. It is broken up into segments through the years and features many aspects of Harris Hill including a colorful background on its founder Fred Harris, the history of the jump’s coveted Winged Ski Trophy, how Harris Hill helped pave the way for women in ski jumping and much more.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – David Schoales, Board Chair
II. Executive Session – 1VSA §313(a)(1)(F) – Confidential Attorney-Client Communications Made for the Purpose of Providing Professional Legal Services to the Body.
