Perhaps you've noticed that the shelter on the public beach in West Danville is beginning to take shape. I received a note from Jill Kelliher today updating us on progress there:
Not many people seem to know much about our new structure at the beach so I thought I'd give a brief overview. After arranging for the removal of the obsolete bath house three years ago, the West Danville Community Club has been working towards the construction of the new beach pavilion.

We explored different options. The St Johnsbury Academy building arts program seemed like a real possibility for a while.

We are so fortunate that Larry Rossi came to our rescue. Jules Chatot donated the architectural drawings and arranged engineering expertise, and LK Rossi generously agreed to build the structure for the amount the WDCC had managed to raise. (We would also like to thank Joey Calcagni for use of his crane during construction.)

The new beach pavilion will provide shelter from the sun and rain. Future goals include the purchase of picnic tables for under the shelter.

Anyone interested in getting involved with beach projects is encouraged to attend our next meeting July 7th at 6:15 at the beach. (Rain location: Methodist Church.)

Enjoy the summer!

Jill Kelleher

Pres. West Danville Community Club

We've had a pretty nice day today, but it's about 48 degrees now, and the forecast is for a colder night tomorrow. I added a bit of mulch to my garden, just in case. Sharon Meyer on WCAX said there might be scattered frost tomorrow night . . . we all knew we weren't home free yet, and having planted gardens earlier than usual we stand a good chance of things being frost bitten. That's ok, though, whatever makes it will be a bonus.

I have often grumbled about the method of farming that came about a few years ago - keeping cows in the barn all the time and never letting them out to get fresh air or to eat green grass like farmers used to. Tonight there was a segment on WCAX about the "new, green" method of farming . . . mostly about sheep, but I think they were applying it to other farm animals, as well. Here it is: New Trend in Farming
Now the problem is that farmers have to "train" the animals to graze. Can you believe it?