Tradition! Tradition! Tradition! Jericho retains the Green Up Day Vermont tradition with gusto, caring, and contribution from many of the town's residents.
On Friday some creative folks gathered at the community center for the town's 1st Annual Green Up Day Poster-Making Event. Thank You to Jessica Alexander (Jericho Green Up Day coordinator).
Breakfast on Green Up Day at the Community Center. This town has some really great bakers and cooks; anyone attending a potluck at the community center is surely to savor the samplings.
Much thanks to the Community Center Board for organizing and sponsoring this event. The board members who were there helping today: Emilie Alexander, Deb Kalkstein Lamb, June Taylor, Julia Blake, Elizabeth Bernstein, Erin Gravelle, and Orelyn Emerson, as well as Bob and Gail Schermer from the JCPA (Jericho Center Preservation Association).
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| Thank You Vermont Coffee Company |
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| Deb Kalkstein-Lamb |
Green Up
Day Honorees:
The Board of the Community Center in Jericho welcomes you to our
2019 Green Up Day Breakfast. Every year
we recognize the contributions of citizens to the community of Jericho as well
as to the well-being of this center.
Bob Schermer is President of the Jericho Center Preservation Association
which owns this community Center building. As President, he works tirelessly to
keep this old building in good shape. He keeps a sharp eye out for building
problems and takes the lead in addressing its needs. In addition, as JCPA
President, he deals with the Town about traffic issues, monitors development in
the area, and many other jobs that crop up. Bob is a tireless worker, dependable
and thorough, as well as being very pleasant and easy to work with. 
Bernie Paquette writes a blog and articles for the Mountain Gazette that
contribute to our appreciation and valuing of this community we live in.
Bernie shows up at many community events and takes great photographs of these
Jericho happenings. (A couple of his photos are in the recently published
Community Center brochure.) He keeps the community apprised of the changing
seasons and local birds as well as holidays such as Valentine's Day..
Both these men contribute so much of themselves, their time, and
efforts, to enhance our community, so we want to acknowledge them this morning.
Let's give 3 cheers to Bob and Bernie!
Remembrance:
This morning we also want to remember and honor Brooks Buxton. Brooks loved his hometown of Jericho. He was a key supporter and benefactor of our
annual Green Up Day Breakfast here in Jericho and VT’s statewide Green Up Day
program.
GREEN
UP DAY DETAILS:
At the end of Announcements- 
Elizabeth Bernstein will
provide a tutorial on safety measures to utilize when picking up sharp items
such as needles.
Elizabeth Bernstein will
provide a tutorial on safety measures to utilize when picking up sharp items
such as needles.
Please check-in at the map at the entrance to look
for unassigned clean-up zones. Bags are
also located at the entrance.
Bags may be dropped off at the Town Garage on
Browns Trace by 2pm.
Bernie's Note: Elizabeth also praised Nate Ely for his beautiful build and installation of the new Community Center entrance stairs. And thanked him for offering to pick up a truckload of bags of littered trash set aside on a series of Jericho roads and delivering them to the drop off-site.
https://litterwithastorytotell.blogspot.com/
NOTE: In a few days I will be posting photos of folks who dropped off Green Up Day "pickings" at the Town Highway Dept. So please check back onto this blog next week. ~Bernie
GREEN UP DAY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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JCPA Annual Potluck and Presentation-Friday 5/10,
6-9pm. Potluck at 6pm with Program at
7.
Jericho Center resident Chuck Lacy will give the
talk: “The Ethan Allen Firing Range: Defense, Business, and Politics in
Vermont from the Horse Cavalry to the Nuclear Age." Chuck's
research covers the building of Fort Ethan Allen and then the acquisition and
use of the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho.
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Bob Schermer
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CCJ BLOCK PARTY!
Sunday- JUNE 9 4-7pm
Join us for a
family-friendly event with a food truck and music by the band KING ME!
Please see Deb,
Anna, or Erin if you would like to get involved!
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Deb K-L
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CCJ GARDEN TOUR-Saturday JULY 13, 9am-3pm
Theme: Edible Landscapes
Tickets
available after June 15. The cost will be
$20
Please watch
for local posters and notices on FB, FPF & CCJ’s homepage.
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Orelyn
Emerson
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4th Annual Jericho Center PET PARADE -
Saturday, July 20th at 10am
Bring
your dog, kitty, chicken, bunny, pony, lizard, and march the green …..All pets
are welcome and encouraged!! Prizes and fun for all. Please join us for a
lively morning of community spirit!
Contact
Andrea Hook or Julie Myers with any questions.
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Andrea Hook
Julie Myers
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To book the CCJ for a party, event, or class
Call or email Andrea Hook. You may also visit our website for details.
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Andrea
Hook
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Get involved! The CCJ Board seeks
new members!
Our focus is
on planning & hosting events, and maintaining this historic building. We
have working committees to address a variety of needs and interests and meet
as a full board on a monthly basis.
Please speak to any CCJ Board members here.
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CCJ Board
Co-Chairs Orelyn E
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Elizabeth
Bernstein
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For our 2020
Community Center Calendar, we are asking those who walk on walking trails
and like to take pictures to take digital photos (horizontal format) of
whatever catches your eye on your walk.
Please send digital images and a note of which trail photo was taken
on to Our favorite 13 images will be in
the 2020 calendar. If we have 26 favorite images, we’ll have the next 13
ready for the 2021 Calendar. Have fun
& thank you.
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Elizabeth Bernstein
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From JERICHO
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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Tom Baribault
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free Movie "Hometown Habitat". May 16, 7pm at
Deborah Rawson Memorial Library
Co-sponsored with the Jericho Energy Task Force. The movie
profiles seven “habitat heroes” who have used native plants to fill their
yards and focuses on how non-native plants can lead to habitat and species
loss. The goal is to inspire our audience to become habitat heroes by
providing habitat for our own native wildlife.
Light refreshments served- a waste-free event so bring your
own cups.
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Sue Morse-Slide show and
presentation, "Animals of the North". June 12, 7pm, at Community Center in
Jericho
Refreshments
start at 6:30. Co-sponsored with Transition Town Jericho and both Town
and Rawson Memorial Libraries. Books, cards, and other articles are on sale
afterward to benefit the local non-profit “Keeping Track”.
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Moth Night, Saturday, July
20, time & location TBA
Come help celebrate National Moth Week on a warm sunny
evening with a local entomologist helping us identify and better understand
the importance of these insects.
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Check out the Conservation Commission table for details on
these and the latest information on forest health, supporting native
pollinators in your own landscape, invasive pest control, and a number of
upcoming activities for families and friends of all ages.
Check out their
link at Join in Jericho, jerichovt.org,
Jericho’s new
town website for additional activities and background information.
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OPEN STUDIO, May 25 & 26 10am-5pm
Open Studio maps are available on the front table.
Start your tour at the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery on Barber
Farm to see samples of work from Jericho-Underhill artists.
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Nate Ely will be driving his dump truck on Governor Peck,
Barber Farm, Skunk Hollow & Browns Trace to pick up gathered trash and bring it to Town Garage. THANK YOU NATE!
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GREEN UP DAY INFO
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SHARPS PICK-UP DEMONSTRATION
Elizabeth Bernstein
will now provide a tutorial on safety measures to utilize when picking up
sharp items such as needles.
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Please visit www.communitycenterinjericho.com
or look for
our homepage on FaceBook- Community
Center in Jericho
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