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SPRINGFIELD OFFERS HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS
SPRINGFIELD, VT — Two Healthier Living Workshops are planned to assist people who live with chronic conditions such as arthritis, asthma, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, emphysema, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, etc. Beginning September 5, 2007, the upcoming Healthier Living Workshops will meet once each week for six weeks at the following locations:
Chester Family Medicine, Chester, VT, 6 pm – 8:30 pm.
Health Center at Bellows Falls, GRAS Conference Room, Bellows Falls, VT, 9 am – 11:30 am
Participants shall attend all six sessions and stay the full 2 1/2 hours. Family members and friends who help participants at home are also invited to attend this special workshops. The program will include a variety of fun activities in a supportive atmosphere. Topics will include the following:
• techniques to help deal with frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation;
• breathing techniques and guided imagery to reduce stress;
• exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and endurance
• appropriate use of medications
• how to talk with family, friends, and health professionals so they understand your needs
• nutrition
• how to evaluate new health treatments
The Workshops are FREE and enrollment is limited. For more information or to register, please contact Nancy Schaefer at 802-885-3744 or e-mail inmotion@vermontel.net.
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Carbon Monoxide Detector Changes Required by Oct 1
submitted by Margo Caulfield
One of the Cavendish Update subscribers asked that the following
information be included in the next Update. For questions or assistance
please contact Robert Howe, Chief Fire Prevention Officer, at (802) 479-7566
or on line at rhowe@dps.state.vt.us.
The requirements for CO detection and prevention in public buildings,
including multi-family and rental dwellings, have been developed under the
administrative rulemaking process and are now included in the Vermont Fire &
Building Safety Code – 2005, effective October 22, 2005:
* CO detectors to be installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the
immediate vicinity of the bedrooms for all multi-family dwellings and
lodging or rooming occupancies.
* CO detectors to be installed in the vicinity of each sleeping area in
daycare.
* CO detectors to be installed in any corridor that is in the immediate
vicinity of sleeping rooms in residential care.
* CO detectors to be installed in each nursing station in health care.
* CO detectors to be installed in any corridor that is in the immediate
vicinity of sleeping rooms, or where there is no corridor, in each sleeping
room, in hotels and dormitories. Where suites are provided CO detectors to
be placed in the suite the same as in multi-family dwellings.
* An additional CO detector to be installed in any sleeping room that
contains a fuel-burning appliance.
* CO detectors to be installed in accordance with NFPA 720, 2005 edition. CO
detectors are designed to meet Underwriters Laboratory test standards that
require an alarm between 60 and 240 minutes if exposed to 70 ppm, between 10
and 50 minutes if exposed to 150 ppm and an alarm between 4 and 15 minutes
if exposed to 400 ppm.
* CO detectors to be directly wired to a non-dedicated electrical branch
circuit for the building with battery back-up. Existing construction may use
battery operated or plug in CO detectors until October 1, 2007. Existing one
& two family dwellings may continue to use battery operated or plug in CO
detectors.
* Two hours of related training for the renewal of a certificate of
fitness for gas and oil heat technicians to include the prevention of CO
leakage and the procedure for inspecting existing appliances.
* Positive pressure ventilation to be provided for occupied spaces adjacent
or accessory to parking structures.
BRAT Raffle Drawing on September 30
Make checks payable to "BRAT."
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Community Education Classes at Springfield Hospital
SPRINGFIELD, VT — Upcoming community education classes offered at
Springfield Hospital are as follows:
THERAPEUTIC YOGA - This course is designed to provide the
participants with a gentle and integrated approach to yoga activities that
focus on health and wellness at all levels of the person: physical,
psychological, and spiritual. Yoga therapy focuses on the path of Yoga as a
healing journey that brings balance to the body and mind through an
experiential understanding of the primary intention of Yoga: awakening of
Spirit, our essential nature. This course will benefit anyone who wishes to
explore the union of body, mind and spirit in a safe and peaceful
atmosphere. The classes will include body and movement awareness, breath
awareness, gentle modified yoga poses, guided imagery, relaxation and
meditation. Integrative Yoga Therapy is yoga with a special focus on health
and healing. Integrative Yoga Therapy programs are based on a vision of
health as a unity of body, mind and spirit. Yoga is a vehicle for deepening
this experience of unity and bringing it into the world as a resource for
personal growth, healing and awakening. Instructor: Julie Bastille, PT, MS,
CYT. Classes will be held at Springfield Hospital, Level B Conference Room.
This is an 8 week session, meeting on Wednesdays, starting September 5 (on
Sept. 12, class starts at 6pm), 5:30 pm -7:00 pm, Cost: $30.00 for hospital
staff and $64.00 for all others.
YOGA CLASSES - Yin Yang Yoga is an esoteric blend of yoga styles and it is
taught under the premise that individual body structure and physical
limitations should be honored. Not all styles of yoga are appropriate for
everyone; the format of these classes allow for individual accommodations.
The basic yoga styles of Iyengar and Anasura and Pilates are incorporated
into these classes along with extensive use of a gym ball. The use of a gym
ball is a quick way to build core strength and to effectively gain balance.
The major differences between the two classes are the advanced classes will
include more advanced poses and repetitions. Nancy Schaefer, Yoga
Instructor.
Advanced Yoga - North Springfield Baptist Church, 8 week sessions, on
Mondays, starting September 17, 2007 from 5:30 pm -7:00 pm. Cost: $64.00.
Gentle Yoga - North Springfield Baptist Church, 8 week sessions, on
Wednesdays, starting September 19, 2007 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Cost:
$64.00.
CARDIO CROSS TRAINING - Spice up your cardio workout by joining this program
of Step Aerobics, Kick Boxing and High/Low Impact Aerobics. Each night the
instructor will teach a different type of workout that will entice your
interest while providing you with an excellent aerobic routine. Stretching
and strengthening mat exercises will also be included. Mats and steps are
provided. Cathy Neronski and Cindy Mayo, Certified Aerobic Instructors. This
program takes place at the Springfield Community Center (in cooperation with
Springfield Parks & Recreation) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from
5:45 pm—6:45 pm, 8 week sessions, starting September 17, 2007. Cost: $66.
CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS
FREE car seat checkups are available, every 4th Friday of the month, 2-6pm,
August thru October. The Fitting Station will be at the Springfield Plaza as
long as the weather is good otherwise, it will be at the Springfield Fire
Station. For more information, call 885-7686 or 885- 5778. Sponsored by
Springfield Hospital, Springfield Fire Dept., Vermont Dept. of Health,
Windsor County Sheriff’s Dept., Vermont State Police, Young’s Furniture and
Appliance, Land Air Express of New England, Safe Kids Vermont and the
Vermont Governor’s Highway Safety Program.
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SPRINGFIELD, VT — The current exhibit at Springfield Hospital’s gallery space features paintings by Ludmila Gayvoronsky of Newport, New Hampshire.
Gayvoronsky imbues her paintings, which range from expressionistic to
surreal,
with a visceral energy and emotionalism. Her portfolio incorporates
dreamlike, mysterious qualities, combining the past with imaginative
mythical or allegorical settings and fusing the abstract and the real into a
distinctive original style. Her work has been featured in Manhattan Arts
Magazine, Who’s Who in International Art, The New York Art Review, and
Encyclopedia of Living Artists. “In my recent works, I convey solitude and happiness, sorrow and joy, depression and optimism” says Gayvoronsky. “I show life as a gift to enjoy and to perfect ourselves, but also as a challenge to believe, to struggle, to help and to hope.”
She says that she likes to fuse the abstract and real connected by one feeling or imagery into one painting. “My goal is to say more with less. I strive for simplicity.” Her work may also be viewed at her website, The Aesthetic of Enchantment, at www.ludmila.biz .
The current exhibit runs through October 30. The exhibit is located on Level B of the main hospital building, between the main waiting room and the Emergency Department.
Ongoing exhibits in this hospital gallery are provided in cooperation with VAULT (Visual Arts Using Local Talent). For more information, call Larry Kraft, Springfield Hospital Foundation, at 885-7644.
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This calendar is for informational purposes only.
The organizations and events listed here are not
necessarily affiliated with the Windsor County Democratic Committee.
If you have information you'd like included in
our online calendar, please e-mail us the details
including date, time, location, and contact
information. Any info you wish to include should be sent to
tomgray@igc.org .
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EVENTS CALENDAR
Sunday, August 26
HARTLAND: STAMP & LABEL work party, 4 p.m., Damon
Hall. Come help us get out a mailing for our
major County Democratic fundraising event -- the
Sept. 15 Kick A-- Party. For more information call Ann Raynolds 295-1584.
Saturday, September 1
***SPRINGFIELD: The Springfield Democratic
Committee is having a yard sale fundraiser at
Cynthia Martin's Bull Run Farm. Contributions
would be gratefully accepted. Pickup of large or
small items cheerfully arranged! For more info
call Bill Kuch 885-6388 or Cynthia Martin 886-8470.
Saturday, September 8
RANDOLPH: Vermont Democratic Party State
Committee meeting, Randolph Elementary School, 40
Ayers Brook Road (just off Route 12). Social
Hour: 10-10:30. Meeting starts 10:30
sharp. From I-89: Exit 4. East on Route 66 to
Windover Road. Left at end. Right onto Ayers
Brook Road. All Democrats welcome!
Saturday, September 15
***HARTLAND: Windsor County Dems Kick A-- Party!
When: Saturday, Sept. 15, 7 pm -
Where: Damon Hall off I-91 (Exit 9) in Hartland
Please join us for Food, Music and Fun at our Potluck Dessert Party!
Representatives from most of the Democratic
Presidential Campaigns will be there. Visit their
booths--hear them speak--then vote in our straw poll!
For more information call 295-1584.
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TOWN CAUCUSES -- the building blocks of our
democracy: Plan to attend in your Town of your
residence the week of September 18 and join your
local Democratic Town Committee. As the time
gets closer we will list the locations, dates and
times of all Town Caucuses in Windsor County and
ads are required in newspapers the week before.
For more information call Ann Raynolds (457-4286) or watch this Calendar.
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Freelance Family Singers Practice for Holidays
On Tuesday, September 18th the Freelance Family Singers of Woodstock, Vermont will begin practicing for Saturday Dec. 1st and Sunday December 2nd holiday concerts. The weekly Tuesday rehearsals are held at Woodstock’s Little Theater, on Route 4 just west of the town green, from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. All ages are welcome to participate and there are no auditions. Sponsored by the Woodstock Recreation Department, this concert marks the 25th year of Ellen Satterthwaite’s dynamic direction of the popular chorus. There is a $15.00 participation fee with scholarships available.
The chorus will sing both sacred and secular music, featuring "A Christmas Noel" with handbells,"Moonlight in Vermont," and the fun to sing "Frosty the Snowman." Please join!
The McCostis Memorial Scholarship, a project of the Ludlow Teen Center, is
now accepting applications for Okemo Valley youth in grades 5-12, who are
interested in snowboard or ski training for the winter 08 season. The
Scholarship was established in honor and memory of Susan and Dick McCostis,
ski instructors at Okemo Mountain.
Applicants must be:
• A legal resident of Ludlow, Cavendish, Proctorsville, Chester,
Perkinsville, Springfield, Mt. Holly or Plymouth VT.
• Enrolled in grades 5th-12th and in good academic standing
• Demonstrate interest in and commitment to skiing or snowboarding
• Parents or guardians are in need of financial support and are supportive
of their child’s pursuit of training
The size of scholarships will be based on need and available funds. Those
interested in applying must submit a completed application. An application
is not considered complete until the tax information and letter from the
coach/teacher has been received. For more information, call 802-226-7807 or
e-mail margoc@tds.net
Those interested in applying must submit a completed application by November
1, 2007. To obtain an application, please call 802-226-7807 or e-mail
margoc@tds.net
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