It has been a very busy day in spite of the weather being a bit iffy. I rushed around this morning putting stuff together to take back to the Cabot Historical Society - a winter's worth of work, so to speak. I met Bonnie Dannenberg, our hard working president of the historical society, and together we did some organizing in preparation for our first official open date, July 4th. It's always fun to be there on the Fourth because there are so many people who show up that we don't usually see any other time.

When I came home, I buzzed down to see how things had progressed on our new boathouse. It's looking good! We had taken pictures last night on our way to Bill and Monika's for dinner - the top picture shows what it looked like then. Tonight when I went there I was surprised to find it actually had some walls up. The boys are going to do some of the finish work themselves - the roof and the siding, once it is all framed - but it seems to me that it's moving along very well. At least part of Larry's (Larry Rossi) crew was putting in a new septic system for our neighbor, Henretta Splain today, so I guess Larry was busy, too. We're pleased with the progress on our boathouse.

We went to meet Monika's mother, Floriana, last night. What a pleasure it was to get to know her. She's as charming and full of joy as her daughter Monika and granddaughter, Jo-Ann. And you can see beauty runs in the family. When we were taking pictures, Monika insisted we should take a picture of her "baby bump" - needless to say, she expects to go to the hospital any day! Her mom is an experienced mid-wife, having delivered babies for women in Namibia, many times, but when she went with Monika last week and saw an ultra-sound image of the baby, she was amazed. She had never seen anything like that before. I was as amazed as she was when I saw the pictures. Our little granddaughter takes a pretty nice picture, like her mom, sister and Grandma Floriana. That's Floriana above.

Although Floriana doesn't understand or speak English, with Monika translating, we all did very well getting to know one another. We found out she has a wonderful sense of humor and we laughed a lot during the evening as we exchanged family stories. We found out Bill has already introduced Floriana to the "Three Stooges" and she has apparently become a fan, which will impress the other two Dimick "boys" no end. Jo-Ann was an immediate fan when she arrived a little over a year ago.

They will pick Jo-Ann up from camp tomorrow, and if the weather is nice, and Monika doesn't go into labor, they will all be here at Joe's Pond for the fireworks on Saturday night. We'll see how that goes!

This message came from Helen Morrison on W. Shore Road:

I have a beagle-type dog visiting my yard a lot...a young, fixed male. He must belong to someone down near the pond and I am not sure it is a good idea to just let him run loose, for lots of reasons. I wonder if you could put something on the blog or website that it might be a good idea to keep him home...

I totally agree this young fellow could get into lots of trouble wandering about on his own. There's not only lots of speeding traffic, but he could get into something he shouldn't that would make him ill, or tangle with a skunk or porcupine, and we don't want him to get hurt. If you know who may be his owner, mention we are concerned. If he continues to hang out in the area, we will assume he's a stray and we'll contact Cabot's animal control officer.

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The Cabot Public Library will be CLOSED on Saturday, July 2^nd, for the 4^th of July weekend.

Have a wonderful Holiday.

Cabot Public Library

Here is an interesting blog by professional photographer, Gillian Randall: vtsenior.blogspot.com

Ms. Randall, who lives in Charlotte, Vermont, recently interviewed Blanche Lamore, who lives on West Hill Pond Road in Cabot and, as many of you know, is still very much involved in activities about town. You'll find Blanche at every town meeting checking in voters (she's been a justice of the peace for many years), at church on Sundays, working in the kitchen for church suppers, and at various meetings of committees throughout the year. Blanche is pure Vermont Yankee, and a powerhouse of energy.

Work began today on our boathouse that was crumpled by the ice this spring. Larry Rossi's crew got started early this morning, straightening the big I-beams and the blocks they rest on that will support the new boathouse. Here's what they were about today: Boathouse foundation

Don't forget to pick up your luminaries for this weekend's Fourth of July celebration. This picture isn't of Joe's Pond, but gives you an idea of how pretty they will be lighted along your waterfront. It's fun, and they cost only $1 each - plus, the proceeds help the Joe's Pond Association to keep things going. There's a list of where you can get them if you scroll down a few entries - you'll see the poster - or just stop by Hastings store to pick yours up.

Now if the weather will just cooperate so the fireworks can go off Saturday night . . . we'll be sure to keep you posted. We have a rain date set - July 5th - just in case, but we hope to set 'em off on the 2nd.

We just had this information come about activities for children (and adults) scheduled at Danville's Pope Library:

We have two special performers as part of the Summer Reading Program. Jerry Schneider, "The Butterfly Man", will be at the library on Friday, July 1 @ 11am to present his program entitled "Let's Go to Mexico!". Jerry's program is an interacitve talk and slide show that features two amazing stories happening in Mexico. One is about Monarch butterflies migrating into the mountains of Michoacan, their wintering grounds. The other coincides with that migration, and is about Mexican people reuniting with lost loved ones during Mexico's biggest festival - The Day of the Dead. This program is suggested for ages 6 and older. This program concludes with the ever popular butterfly tee shirt craft. Kids can bring their own tee shirts to color or buy one from Jerry for $4.00 (Photo from National Geographic Magazine.)

The Pope Library also welcomes back storyteller Simon Brooks. Simon delighted our audience last year and we look forward to him entertaining us again on Thursday, July 21, 11am in the Danville School Library.

All programs are free and open to the public.

Karen Desrochers, 221 Old Homestead Rd., let me know there are two large sections of dock, or perhaps someone's waterfront retaining wall, near her place. They were caught on the Desrochers' waterfront, and are now between the Morris' rental cottage and Hood's cottage. Karen said there is a piece of green rope attached to one section. She is hoping the owner will retrieve them. For more information, you can call her at 684-2560, or Karen Morris at 684-2206.

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Re: DANVILLE FEGC 028-3(32) PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE (ROUTE 2 PROJECT)

Attention Danville Residents and Businesses:

A public meeting to discuss traffic concerns has been scheduled for 7:00 pm, Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Danville Town Offices on the 2^nd Floor. Members of the general public, interested residents, property owners and businesses are welcome to attend.

Representatives from the Town of Danville, VT Agency of Transportation and Pike Industries (the contractor) will be available to discuss and address questions and concerns. For further information please contact Francine Perkins, Public Relations Officer, FRP Enterprises, LLC at (802) 479-6994.

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Community and Economic Development Meeting

Monday, June 27th, 6:30 p.m.

Cabot Mason hall

Coffee and dessert will be served.

Agenda includes checking in on current projects, what projects to undertake next and grant updates.

~ Everyone invited to join in the continued conversation and actions concerning Cabot's Community and Economic Development ~

We want to remind you to get your luminaries to put along your waterfront, decorate your deck or whatever, around the lake. It's so pretty when everyone has them placed along the water's edge during the July 4th celebration. This weekend the fireworks will be on Saturday night, weather permitting, so get your luminaries lined up and be part of this bigger-and-better-than-ever celebration.

Here's what you do: Pick up your luminaries at Hastings, or get them from Lynn Hamilton, Patty Rubalcaba, Diane Sherwood, Pam Hebert or Diane Rossi. They are only $1 each. Saturday night, before dark, put a little sand in the bottom of the white paper bags to hold the candle and place them a few feet apart along your waterfront where they will form a ring around the pond and reflect off the water. It's so pretty. Then settle down to watch the fireworks. They'll be set off from the same place as the last couple of years, the rail bed just off Channel Drive. If you are out in your boat, please do not go past the islands, as that could be dangerous with debris falling or failed or miss-fired missiles could land there. This year's fireworks should be even more spectacular than usual since there was a large anonymous donation made - we are very appreciative, and know it will be a super special evening. Here's more information on the luminaries - click on the picture.

Programs At Cabot Public Library

Tues., June 28, 10:30 a.m.

Jewelry Making for Boys and Girls

Tues., June 28, 6:30 p.m.

Children of India, with Ed Lewis

Make your own Tie-Dye T-Shirt

Tues., July 5, 10:30 a.m.

Shavuot, Festival of First Fruits

Learn about this festival from Israel

Tues., July 5, 7:00 p.m.

Musician/performer Katie Trautz will

Share her music and original songs.

Tues., July 12, 10:30 a.m.

Mystery Ride!

Undisclosed destination – fun and games.

Tues., July 12, 6:30 p.m.

Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater

(Event shared with Jaquith Library, Marshfield)

West African traditional music and dance.

Tues., July 19, 6:30 p.m.

Origami with Gail Martin, learn to fold colorful creations

(Children under 7 should bring and adult to help.)

Tues., July 26, 10:30 a.m.

“Beatrice’s Goat” – about a young Ugandan girl’s dream

of attending school.

Wed., July 27, 6:30 p.m.

Raptors and Humans with Michael Clough, southern Vermont

Natural History Museum. (A shared event with Jaquith Library,

At Jaquith Library, Marshfield)

Live animals and storytelling.

For more details and information, click on the document below, or e-mail: (after you've opened the document, click on it to enlarge for easier reading.

cabotlibrary@yahoo.com

We've endured another dreary day with numerous suggestions of sunshine that never materialized. It hasn't been cold, just overcast and damp. We had a slow fire in the wood stove yesterday, but today it wasn't really necessary except to maybe dry things out.

I've been working on the computer some today - a special project for the Cabot Alumni Association - and in between doing that and regular household stuff, did a little Joe's Pond Association stuff to get ready for the meeting next Saturday, and filed some newspaper clippings in the Cabot Historical Society albums. Good rainy day stuff.

On Saturday I delivered a JPA directory to a member on Old Homestead Road, and as I was going by the Allen's two cottages, I noticed this fence. I'm guessing no human hand has touched that fence in a while. In this kind of damp weather, some stuff grows like crazy.

Like on the north side of our house. We get mildew on the vinyl siding. Every year we scrub it off, but by the end of summer, it's back again, with a thin coating of dust that I imagine gives it a little nourishment. I don't know why we wait for a dry day to go out there and attack it - I'm sure it would come off just as well on a rainy, damp day. It's not a job either of us likes, so waiting for a sunny day is as good an excuse as we can come up with.

Someone recently inquired about the loons here at Joe's Pond. We have two chicks here on the big pond - Evelyn (Richer) distinguishes the resident loons as either the "Cabot Loons" or the "West Danville Loons." The two Cabot chicks are doing very well, and Evelyn told me today as far as they know the West Danville loons have not nested. She said it isn't too late, and we think if the water level stays somewhat stable they might, if they can find a likely spot for the nest. It is getting kind of late, though, and perhaps they've given up any thought of nesting this year.

Fred just came out of his "office" - he's taking another computer course, so has been studying, making good use of a rainy day - and I'm getting hungry, so I'll go out and get something for us to eat. We had lettuce and radishes from the garden at lunch - it's always so nice to bring our own produce in from the garden. I don't think I've ever seen as many snails as there are this year, though. I know they are going to be trouble. If it stops raining for a bit, I'll set some beer traps - but as long as it continues to rain every night, there's hardly any sense in doing that. I suppose their proliferation is due to the wet weather we've been having - and they really like the dried grass I spread between the plants. I may have to give up on that for this year. We'll see.

Don't forget to make your reservation for the Beans & Rib dinner on July 9th. There will be no tickets sold at the door, and there are only 150 available. Click on the poster for details.

Work Update

Danville Route 2 Project

Project: Danville FEGC 028-3(32)

Week of June 27^th, 2011

Pike Industries will be performing the following work on the Danville Route 2 project as follows:

Waterline and storm drain work will continue between Marty’s Store and Smith Street in the westbound lane of Route 2. The work will remain centered in this area for most of the week and will require lane closures.

Waterline work will include Smith Street as well this week.

Starting Monday, reclamation of the existing roadway on Route 2 will continue from Park Street to the project limit west of the Danville School. This work will require lane closures.

Temporary Water: Temporary water services will be connected this week along Route 2 from Park Street west to the project limits. This work is necessary in preparation for blasting which is planned for the week of July 4^th.

All work this week will start at 8 am each day.

Traffic delays can be expected in and around the project for the entire week. Traffic control will be present to maintain traffic flow at all times. Motorists are encouraged to plan accordingly.

Contact Francine Perkins, Public Relations Officer, FRP Enterprises, LLC with any questions or concerns with regard to this project at 802-479-6994 or for a more up to date schedule visit www.roadworkupdates.com.

Sunday Concerts on the Green

Sponsored by Pope Memorial Library, Danville VT:

July 3 Danville Town Band

July 10 Bailey Hazen Boys, bluegrass

July 17 TBA

July 24 Bill Moulton & Friends Jazz Band

Aug 7 Mill River Band with Skip & Deb Grey and more

Aug 21 Cold Country Bluegrass

Sept 4 Danville Town Band

All concerts are 7 - 8 pm on the Danville Green if possible;

alternative site is Danville Congregational Church on Hill St.

There is no admission fee, but donations will be happily accepted.

It often amazes me the people I hear from who have come across this blog and something I've written about has jogged their memory back a few decades. Some get in touch, some write an anonymous comment, or some, like Joe's Ponder Patti Powell Nichols yesterday or Ann St. Pierre in Rhode Island today, write a nice note and sign it.

Ann St. Pierre responded today to something I'd written some time ago about barn dances at Frye's barn. Here's what she said:

I remember Frye's Barn very well. My husband used to play there on Saturday nights with a band called Bushwhack. We had some great times there. The family who owned the place were great.

Now, isn't that really nice? I bet there are a bunch of folks who probably heard that band and maybe even remember Ann and her husband. Ann, if you're reading this, thank you for getting in touch.

Then there's a fellow blogger my middle son, Bob, sent me a link for today. I'm sure you'll enjoy his stories, and probably lots of you know Gary Schoolcraft in Peacham. He and Bob are friends, and from reading his stories, I can tell Gary's mom and I had a lot in common. Just the name of his blog pretty much tells it all: When Kids Were Allowed to be Kids

Today has been a busy one for us. We did errands in St. Johnsbury this morning, starting off by delivering Joe's Pond directories to a couple of members who don't get out and about like they used to. First we visited Peggy Brickett Hosmer on Otis Drive here at the pond. I don't see Peggy often, but we chat on the phone from time to time. She had told me about her bear, and this morning I got to see it - it's HUGE! and it sits contentedly on her sofa, keeping her company at camp. It's stuffed, of course, but looks very real. Not your usual kind of teddy-bear. Peggy said her grandchildren mostly love it . . . but I can see how it would be pretty scary for some folks who didn't realize it is a stuffed toy.

Later in the morning, we dropped in on Rosalie Harris in St. Johnsbury. Rosalie is another lovely lady I don't see often, but with whom I chat on the phone sometimes. She was chipper this morning, as always, and introduced me to another Joe's Ponder, Alice "Lucille" Towle, who with her husband, owns of one of the Point Comfort condos.

We ran short of time and had to rush home so I could get to the historical society museum in Cabot where Bonnie, our president, was trying to get things in order ready to be open on the Fourth. I had two boxes of material to take there, which was just a small part of what I hope to have ready sometime next week. But I'll need to go back next week because I could only work a short time today since we'd made plans to celebrate our anniversary, which is actually tomorrow, with Bill and Diane Rossi.

We headed for Juniper's at the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville on schedule, but we were held up in Danville - not once, but three times - and thought we might be late for our reservation. However, the total time lost wasn't much and we got there with time to spare.












We took a short side trip up to the chapel - the view and flowers are exceptional. (See pictures above.) At right is the interior. It's such a lovely spot, but the wind was whipping on that very exposed hilltop, and without sunshine to warm us, we didn't linger, and got to the restaurant right on time.












As we were leaving Juniper's, there were a couple of goats and a couple of donkeys in the barnyard. They were all used to being petted and put on a bit of a show for us, complete with sound effects.

We all enjoyed our meal and the view; it was a lovely evening, and we were happy to celebrate with good friends. Diane snapped this picture.

Fred mentioned something about my getting through "another year with Chesley," which doesn't mean much to most people, but it came from a skit Billy DeWolfe used to do as "Mrs. Murgatroyd" in which he dressed in drag and complained about having spent "twelve long years with Chesley," the imaginary husband. I know some of you will remember Billy DeWolfe and his "busy, busy, busy" routine. He died in 1974 (I looked it up on wikipedia.org), but every now and then he pops up in some old movie. Anyway, I've spent 28 years with my "Chesley" and I must admit, it hasn't seemed long at all.

We've had another response to launching the SportYak off the boathouse years ago - Patti Powell Nichols weighed in today. Here's what she wrote:

At least I was sane enough only to go off the dock in the sportyak. I figured anything that took three ski ropes to get adequate length to reach the roof was way too much. Even going off the dock hurt, although I think Bill took the brunt of it. Will miss jumping off the boathouse, though. I'll have to talk to the boys about inaugurating the new one!

I'm glad you had better sense than to go off the boathouse roof in that thing, Patti - going off the dock was brave enough to keep you one of the gang! I wonder how all you adults with children (and some grandchildren, now) dealt with similar shenanigans when your kids were growing up on Joe's Pond? Or maybe that next generation found less dangerous amusement . . .?

Here's a notice from Homer and Margaret Fitts:

HI -

JUST SO YOU WILL KNOW IN CASE YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED.

SUNDAY NIGHT, JUNE 26th, AT 7:00 P.M., THE PEACHAM CHURCH WILL BE AT THE OLD NORTH CHURCH IN NORTH DANVILLE. PASTOR BOB POTTER WILL BE IN CHARGE. THE PEACHAM CHOIR PLUS THE PEACHAM CHURCH YOUTH ORCHESTRA WILL BE THERE ALSO. PEOPLE BRING FLASHLIGHTS TO SEE THE HYMNALS TO SING. THE CHURCH HAS NO ELECTRICITY AND ONLY KEROSENE LAMPS.

ON SUNDAY JULY 3rd THE MAPLE LEAF SEVEN, A JAZZ WORSHIP GROUP, WILL BE AT THE PEACHAM CONGREGATIOINAL CHURCH FOR THE 9:30 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE. THIS IS A LARGELY ATTENDED ANNUAL SPECIAL SERVICE. IT IS SIMPLY GREAT !

WE WILL BE ATTENDING BOTH OF THESE.

HOMER AND MARGARET

I looked out at my garden a few minutes ago and saw this handsome fellow working on the logs I use to define the raised beds. I don't know how long he'd been there, but he waited for me to take several pictures from the window. I see ants working in the old logs sometimes, so he may have been feasting on them. He's welcome to 'em.

Speaking of the boathouse, work will begin soon to put up the new one. It won't look quite the same - the boys will have a bit more pitch to the roof (no more partying on the boathouse roof - I expect it will get christened in some way, but everyone will be closer to water level!), and the siding will come close to matching the camp, I think. It will be rebuilt around the existing ironwork that has supported it for so many years - probably since the mid 1940's. Those heavy angle irons were all that kept it from falling into the pond when the icebergs smashed into it.

I was just reminded by one of my blog fans that I haven't posted anything for a few days - so I should get cracking. I have to admit, I've been stretched in a bunch of different directions, doing stuff for the historical society, the Cabot Alumni Association, getting our new entertainment center put together (a one-man-one-woman job) to hold the new TV - and of course testing the new larger screen TV takes many hours of careful watching to be sure everything works well and we can get all the stations we could on the old one. I admit I had mixed emotions when the old set, nearly 30 years old, quit; but now I'm amazed at how much detail we've been missing in picture and sound.

Then there was daughter-in-law Monika's mother, Floriana, coming from Namibia this weekend to be here when the baby is born. She left her home in Namibia about Thursday and made her way to Johannesburg and from there to Washington, DC and finally Burlington Vermont where Bill, Monika and Jo-Ann picked her up on Monday afternoon. This lady has never flown before and speaks little English, although Monika says she can read and understand some. Monika had armed her with translations she might need along the way, she made it just fine. Even so, I worried about her - it must have taken a great deal of courage and determination for her to undertake the trip all by herself.

We haven't met her yet - she will need a few days to rest up, I expect. That's a long flight - something like 19 hrs. from Johannesburg. We are excited to have her here. She will stay for a couple of months to help with the new baby.

I've also used some of the nice weather to attend to my gardening - although things still don't look as robust as I think they should, but now that things have dried out a bit, they're doing better.

I'm trying "container potatoes" this year. I planted them in a large plastic container in a thin layer of soil and as the tops appear, I'm supposed to add more soil and keep adding as they continue developing. It's the same idea as "hilling" them in the fields - we had a machine that plowed the earth up around the plants from both sides on the farm - but some folks just hoe the earth around them as needed as the roots developed the potatoes. In the fall, you turn the container over and harvest your crop, neatly exposed. Sounds easy - we'll see if it works.

Today I'll be touching up the paint on the deck railings - winter always takes a toll. Unfortunately, it is all pressure treated wood - which I would never use now - and it doesn't take kindly to paint. Not only that, but it seems to soak up water and I've scraped as best I can to let it dry out some before I paint.

Fred got the chimney cleaned out yesterday - a big job, but there's always just a little residue, hardly worth doing in my estimation, but he insists it has to be done anyway. I don't like him being up on the roof wrangling that heavy piece of slate that covers the big double chimney aside to get the long brush into the flue. He doesn't mind - he's been doing it for years and I guess having climbed telephone poles for the railroad years ago (in a former life) was good training. I'm not a fan of heights. I helped my father shingle roofs at the farm and at our house (in a former life) but always had trouble when it came time to climb down. I didn't mind so much going up, or while I was concentrating on the work, but navigating from staging to ladder when I had to look down to see where my feet were supposed to go, was scary.

Now I need to get things ready to go to the historical society Thursday afternoon, and call Terry Persons to stop by for some articles for the rummage sale on the Fourth.










Fred took a side trip onto the Bayley Hazen Rd. from South Walden when he went to recycle the other day. Above is a picture of the South Walden Church steeple and then the church itself - it's a very rural setting, but the church is still used even though the community is very scattered.

Great views and well worth heading off in that direction if you haven't been that way before. The road leads to Dow's Crossing and intersects with Noyestar Road at the end, with Rt 16 and E. Hardwick to the north and Rt. 15 at Noyesville if you go south, but there are numerous cross roads to explore in between, too.

You know about all the things going on in Cabot on the Fourth of July - the parade, lots of good stuff to eat, and the big rummage sale. I think it should be renamed a "Recycling Sale" - that's really what we're doing. Even when there are new items there, some merchant or someone who originally bought the item decided it should be "turned over" to someone who wants it at a great price and that will benefit the organization running the sale. Anyway, we always seem to have things we bought on impulse and either never used or found not quite right for us, but I absolutely resist throwing away anything that has any good at all left in it. So this is a perfect solution for me. Somebody gets some use out of it and the money goes to a good cause.

Here's my point: They are looking for good items - household items, clothing, or anything that's in good condition - for the sale on the Fourth. Books don't go very well, so they'd rather not have those. If you have things to donate, Terry Persons will pick up your items. Give her a call on her cell, 279-6818. We just got some stuff together, so I'm giving her a call this afternoon. She said she will be accepting donations until July 3rd. So get busy and put aside some of the things you've been tripping over or moving from place to place but never use, give Terry a call, and then visit the "recycling sale" on the Fourth to pick up something you've been looking for to fill the spaces you just emptied . . .

The sale is at the gym where there's lots of space so you can browse comfortably. See you there!

Call her: Terry Persons, 279-6818, before July 3rd.

Here's something the owner probably thought he'd never see again. Evelyn Caufield (off of Rt. 15 at the north end of the pond) found the following:

While in the process of putting in our dock today, a wintertime article appeared that someone may be looking for. It appears to be the bottom of an ice house, that is a yellow and blue platform with steel runners (like a sled) about 5'x7' long

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.Interested parties can reach us by e-mail or 684-3621..

We know it was really hard to get stuff off the ice this year - we'd had rain and then temperatures dipped at just the wrong tome so some of the fishing shantys had to be removed in pieces, and there was considerable debris frozen in that they simply couldn't remove. I hope someone will see this and let whoever had to leave part of his shanty on the ice this spring know it's waiting for him at the Caufield's.

Thank you, Evelyn, for letting us know.

Work Update

Danville Route 2 Project

Project: Danville FEGC 028-3(32)

Week of June 20^th, 2011

Pike Industries will be performing the following work on the Danville Route 2 project as follows:

Building of the new sediment pond across from Marty’s Store will continue. This work will have minimal impact, if any, on traffic flow.

Waterline and storm drain work will continue between Marty’s Store and Smith Street in the westbound lane of Route 2. The work will remain centered in this area for most of the week and will require lane closures. Although crews are not planning for them, minimal water interruptions may be experienced in this work area throughout the week.

Starting Tuesday, reclamation of the existing roadway on Route 2 will occur from Park Street to the project limit west of the Danville School. This work will require lane closures.

Temporary Water: Crews will be excavating for temporary water connection along Route 2 from Park Street/Hill Street West past the High School to the project limits. This work is in preparation for underground blasting along this section of roadway. Actual connection of the temporary water is expected for the following week.

All work this week will start at 8 am each day.

Traffic delays can be expected in and around the project for the entire week. Traffic control will be present to maintain traffic flow at all times. Motorists are encouraged to plan accordingly.

Contact Francine Perkins, Public Relations Officer, FRP Enterprises, LLC with any questions or concerns with regard to this project at 802-479-6994 or for a more up to date schedule visit www.roadworkupdates.com.