Rochester, Vermont

August 28, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rochester High School, 222 South Main Street,

Ford Motor Company and Ted Green Ford are partnering to help raise up to $6,000 in support of Rochester High School as part of the Drive One 4 UR School program. Members of the local community will have the opportunity to raise money for the Rochester High School Athletic Department by test driving a Ford. The one-day event takes place on August 28, 2010 at Rochester High School. Ford Motor Company and Ted Green Ford will donate $20 to Rochester  High School for every person from an individual household who test drives a a Ford vehicle.

Each test drive will last approximately 5 minutes.

Participants must be 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license.  Limit one test drive per household. Interviews are available with Ted Green Ford representatives. Please contact Colleen Gerald at (603) 387-4892 or colleen@capitoldirect.net.

Saturday July 3, 2010
Right before the Parade!
5-Kilometer (3.1 Mile) Running Race and Walking Event
Registration begins at 7:45 AM at Rochester School.
BOTH Events begin at 8:30 AM.
Awards at 10:00 AM. Enjoy the Parade at 11 AM.

All proceeds will benefit the Pierce Hall Community Center restoration project.
piercehall.org

Walkers and Runners:
$20 to participate. Only $15 if you Pre-Register by July 2! (T-shirts are provided for first 75 race-day entrants)

Download pdf race registration form.

CONTRA DANCES at Pierce Hall, Main Street, Rochester
7-10 p.m.,Every 4th Thursday of the month all summer

June 24
Caller: Mary Wesley
Band: Pete Sutherland (fiddle) & Aaron Marcus (piano)

Dances also scheduled for:
July 22, August 26, September 23

No experience necessary. All dances are taught. Partner not required. Musicians welcome to bring instruments and sit in behind the band.

Admission: $8 ($5 for 21 and under)
Questions? Call Aaron Marcus (617-721-6743)

Saturday, July 3, 11:00 am
4TH OF JULY PARADE!!!!
GREAT PARADE, BBQ, KIDS GAMES, PETTING ZOO

All on the park.
Rain date Sunday July 4.

June 3, 7:00 pm
Proposed firehouse informational meeting at the elementary school gymnasium. Bring your questions with you!

June 8
Training workshop/Questions and answers on the PMF (published Map file) Mapping Software that allows towns to work with the E911 Spacial Data.

June 14, 7:00 pm,
Informational meeting at the high school auditorium to discuss the Australian ballot votes (proposed firehouse building and sewer pipe replacement project, both of which are on the same ballot).

June 15, 8:00am - 7:00pm
Australian Vote at Town Office.

Military Aircraft Crashes in the Green Mountains
April 25th from 1 to 3 PM at the Forest Service office on RT 100
Authors Brian Lindner and Bill Powers will present a slide show program on two military aircraft crashes in the Green Mountains. Learn about the B-24 “Liberator” bomber crash on Camel’s Hump in October of 1944 and the story of the one survivor. Then hear about the L-20 that crashed south of Brandon Gap in October, 1957 killing all aboard. Talk to folks (including Bill Powers and Tom Simpson) who went to the L-20 crash site that fall. Learn how a “Dowser” helped relocate the wreckage fifty years later.

This program will be held at April 25th from 1 to 3 PM at the Forest Service office on RT 100, north of Rochester.Free and open to the public, this program is sponsered by the Rochester Historical Society

May 8th, 2010 from 2- 9:30 pm
Town Park and Pierce Hall

Check out the Swing into Spring Poster (.pdf)

More info at the White River Valley Players website

Informational meeting held by the FD at the Town Office:
Wednesday, April 14, 2010         7:00 pm

Special School Meeting at the Auditorium re: conveying a parcel of land from the School District to the Town of Rochester for a new firehouse:
Monday, April 26, 2010               7:00 pm

Informational meeting with the Fire Department regarding the proposed new firehouse:
Monday, April 26, 2010               7:15 pm

Australian Ballot Vote on funding a new firehouse:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010              8:00 am-7:00 pm

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 from 8 am to 7 pm
Rochester Town Office
Australian Ballot

Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 7pm
Rochester School Auditorium