WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – David Schoales, Board Chair

II. CONSENT AGENDA

• CLERK’S REPORT – Approval of Minutes – April 6, 2021

III. Public Comment on Non-agenda Items (10 minutes)

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

• Hiring


BCTV Schedules – Week of April 19, 2021

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 4/19/21

Monday, April 19, 2021

4:10 am Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program – Historical Treasures in the Vermont State Archives 3/21/21
5:00 am Brattleboro Rallies – Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 10th Anniversary 3/11/21
5:15 am VHC Digital 1st Wednesdays – Charity And Sylvia – A Same-Sex Couple In Early Vermont
6:30 am Community Senior Center – Canal Boat Trip 12/17/20
7:30 am The World Fusion Show – EP 99 – Milford Graves – A Celebration Part 1


BCTV Schedules Week of April 12, 2021

BCTV Channel 1085 schedule for the week of 4/12/21

Monday, April 12, 2021

4:30 am Vermont State House – House Comm. on Corrections and Institutions 3/19/21
5:00 am Newfane Selectboard – Newfane SB Mtg 3/15/21
6:00 am West River Education District – WRED Info Mtg 3/23/21
6:35 am Townshend Selectboard – Townshend SB Mtg 3/23/21


Nature Explorers Summer Camps & Programs

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center is offering seven weeks of Nature Explorers Summer Camp for children ages 5 to 11 from June 28th through August 13th. BEEC is also offering one week of Nature Photo Explorers for ages 12 to 18 on August 2 – 6 in collaboration with the In-Sight Photography Project.

BEEC’s Nature Explorers Summer Camps are for the young person who enjoys the natural world. Our goal is to foster children’s love of nature in a fun, safe, and supportive environment. Campers spend most of each day outdoors, in small groups, exploring the forests, meadows and waters of our 60 acres.


BCTV Schedules – Week of April 5, 2021

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 4/5/21

Monday, April 5, 2021

4:52 am Stuck in Vermont – The Tran Family Patriarch Gets Vaccinated
5:00 am BUHS Basketball – JV Girls vs. Mt. Anthony 3/5/21
6:30 am The News Project – Press Pass – 3/18/21
7:00 am Ideas for the Future of Vermont – Broadband (Ep. 1)
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast


“Town… Voted to get Mr. Reeve’s fire wood by rate.”

Today In History is on of the most interesting  ibrattleboro feature, even though it is almost never mentioned in stories or comments.

The April 3, 1775 news report fascinates me, even though I only have a hazy notion of its meaning.  I wonder if anyone can translate the 1775 language to make it more understandable in 2021:


Brattleboro-West Arts: Fresh New Exhibit at Brooks House Atrium Hallway Gallery

BRATTLEBORO:   The Atrium Hallway Gallery in the Brooks House has a fresh new look for spring, with an exhibit spotlighting the artwork of four members of Brattleboro-West Arts.

Titled New Passage, the ongoing show’s latest offerings demonstrate the diverse talents of BWA members, from Kay Curtis’s bright and active Swing Dance series of drypoint monoprints to Bobbi Angell’s detailed and elegant botanicals to Sharon Myers’s handsome prints using lingerie to Lesley Heathcote’s closely observed and beautifully rendered animal and bird pastels.


BCTV Schedules – Week of March 29, 2021

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 3/29/21

Monday, March 29, 2021

5:00 am Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce – Legislative Forum 3/15/21
6:05 am BUHS Varsity Hockey – Boys vs. Burlington, Vermont State Quarterfinal Game 3/17/21
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am BUHS Basketball – BUHS JV Boys vs. Mt. Anthony 3/12/21
10:35 am BUHS Basketball – Varsity Girls vs. Rice 3/16/21


Occasional Robot Round-Up – March 2021

We haven’t done one of these in a while. What’s up with our robot overlords?

It seems as if it is a given, now, that robots can walk, fly, swim, drive, crawl, and otherwise move freely about. It looks like robot research is now moving into more subtle forms of communication and action.


BCTV Schedules – Week of March 22, 2021

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 3/22/21

Monday, March 22, 2021

4:30 am The Future of Vermont 2021 – with Paul Costello 3/5/2021
5:00 am BUHS Varsity Hockey – Girls vs. Harwood/Northfield 3/6/21
6:55 am Vermont Institute of Civic and International Involvement – The Consequences of Trying a Past President 2/3/21
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Hooker Dunham Presents – SOLOs Episode 6


BCTV Schedules – Week of March 15, 2021

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 3/15/21

Monday, March 15, 2021

6:00 am BrattRock – Virtual BrattRock 2020
6:45 am Yoga with Liza Eaton – Hatha Yoga 2
7:51 am Fusion Nomads with Tony Vacca – Troubling Tendencies Funeral with Paul 10/2/20
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am At BMAC – 2021 Vermont Scholastic Art & Writing Awards


Best Blues Roadtrip Ever!

THE BEST VERSION OF JOHN HENRY I EVER HEARD, STARTS AT 15:00

If you love Blues, but sometimes start to want something more than even your favorite singer punching out one song after another in their particular style: This video will keep your interest… but it might disrupt your work if try to use it as background. Pretty soon it may draw your attention to the screen, as it moves along from one incredible venue to the next.


Vermont Jazz Center Presents Live Stream Performance of Acclaimed Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt

The Vermont Jazz Center will present trumpeter Jeremy Pelt in a live stream show featuring his working quintet on Saturday, March 20th at 8:00 PM. He will be performing music from his most recent album called Griot, This is Important! Joining Mr. Pelt will be the performers featured on this new recording: Chien Chien Lu (vibraphone), Victor Gould (piano), Vicente Archer (acoustic bass) and Allan Mednard (drums).

Jeremy Pelt is one of the finest jazz trumpeters of his generation; he has been compared favorably to Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Woody Shaw and Miles Davis. Nate Chinen of the New York Times sums up his abilities in a simple phrase: “Mr. Pelt plays brilliantly with warmth and depth.” Pelt expresses his mastery in a variety of settings. For example, his most recent trio album, The Art of Intimacy, Volume 1, showcases his golden tone in an understated set of Great American Songbook gems with pianist George Cables and bassist Peter Washington. Pelt’s numerous albums as a leader and sideman reveal his ease in playing over burning tempos and his delight in grooving over a visceral, swinging beat or taking his time on a saucy blues. Furthermore, Pelt is an accomplished composer and arranger – his original compositions convey unpretentious yet complex harmonic choices that complement the natural cadences of his melodies, resulting in song forms of enigmatic beauty.