Happenings Calendar
Thursday, June 7-17
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Thursday, June 7
+Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m.,
Royalton Academy Building,
Rte. 14, Royalton. Info: Judy
at 763-7443.
+Healthier Living Workshop for
chronic illness sufferers, 5-
7:30 p.m., Gifford Med. Ctr.
Conference Center. Free. To
enroll: 728-2379.
+"Weavers Helping Weavers,"
7-8:30 p.m., White River
Craft Ctr, 50 Randolph Ave.,
Randolph. For info call 728-
8912.
+An evening with Vt. Speaker
of the House Gaye
Symington, who will take
questions and discuss the
2007 legislative session and
the agenda for next year, 7-
8:30 p.m., RUHS Media
Center, Randolph.
Friday, June 8
+Bingo Night, 7 p.m., Grange
Hall, North Tunbridge. Info:
889-5595.
+Talk on the 1927 flood by Dr.
Bill Minsinger, 1 p.m., at
Gifford Medical Center's
Menig Extended Care
Facility, Randolph. Free,
open to the public. Use new
entrance south of the
hospital.
Fri. & Sat., June 8 & 9
+Thrift Shop run by the
Women's Alliance, Fri., 4:30-
6:30 p.m. and Sat., 9 a.m.-
12 noon; Federated Church,
Rte. 100, Rochester.
Saturday, June 9
+Randolph Farmers Market, 9
a.m.-noon, Central Street,
next to OSSU office.
+Tag & Plant Sale, 8:30 a.m.-2
p.m., Sts. Donatian &
Rogatian Church, Randolph.
+Reception for Cynthia Jackson
of Randolph, recipient of a
"Woman in Charge" award
from the local chapter of
American Association of

University Women, 7 p.m.,
Kimball Library, Randolph.
+Car Wash sponsored by
Whitcomb High School Class
of 2012, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Whitcomb High School,
Bethel.
+Kids Fishing Derby for
children up to age 12,
registration at 9 a.m., fishing
from 9:30-11:30 a.m.,
Edwin's Pond, Harvey's
Development, Rochester.
Info: call Jackie Harvey at
767-3300.
+Birds & Breakfast with Bryan
Pfeiffer: Secrets for finding
birds, out-takes from
Pfeiffer's VPT special,
"Birding in Vermont," 7 a.m.,
North Branch Nature Center,
Montpelier. Fee, pre-registration
required, 229-6206.
+Grand Reopening Festival of
North Branch Nature Center,
nature walks, music, live
animals, more, all day, Elm
Street, Montpelier.
Admission. Info: 802-229-
6206.
Sunday, June 10
+Braintree School Stories:
Braintree students interview
former students. All may ask
questions and share
reminiscences about school
days in Braintree, 7 p.m.,
Braintree Hill Meetinghouse.
Info: 728-9457.
+Tunbridge Historical Society and
Tunbridge Library annual
History Mystery Walk from the
library, 3 p.m. Rain date June 17.
Free. Info: 889-5528.
+Walking tour of historic
Upper Village, Strafford, with
stops at Justin Morrill's
boyhood home, Morrill
Memorial Library, the
Strafford Townhouse and
more; 2 p.m., rain or shine,
Morrill Homestead, Strafford.
Tuesday, June 12
+Red Cross blood drawing,
12:30-6 p.m., Fellowship
Hall, Baptist Church, Rte. 66,
Randolph.
+"Line-Mass" floral
arrangement design
demonstration by Valerie
Cleary, flower show judge, 1
p.m., Chandler Gallery, Main
Street, Randolph. Free,
sponsored by Randolph

Garden Club. Info: Gay
Gaston at 728-5690.
+Home Buyer Orientation:
Determine if homeownership
is right for you, 5:30-6:30
p.m. Central Vermont
Community Land Trust,
Barre: Info: 476-4493 ext.
211.
+Green Mountain Civil War
Round Table with speaker
George Maharay on "The
Other Grant," 6 p.m., Black
Angus Steakhouse, Rte. 4,
Quechee. Make dinner
reservations by 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 10, call Gail at
802-296-2919.
Wednesday, June 13
+Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m., Old
Town Hall, Brookfield.
Proceeds benefit town hall
restoration.
+"Start Your Own Small
Business" class, a class for
those who are not in
business but are thinking of
starting a business,
interested in general
information or have not yet
begun a business plan,1-4
p.m., Enterprise Center, Rte.
66, (across from Especially
Imports), Randolph. To
register, call 802-295-3710.
+Talk by novelist, essayist,
memoirist, gardener Jamaica
Kincaid, 6:30 p.m., Aldrich
Public Library, Barre.
Thursday, June 14
+Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m.,
Royalton Academy Building,
Rte. 14, Royalton. Info: Judy
at 763-7443.
Friday, June 15
+Bingo Night, 7 p.m., Grange
Hall, North Tunbridge. Info:
889-5595.
Saturday, June 16
+Randolph Farmers Market, 9
a.m.-noon, Central Street,
next to OSSU office.
+One-day "Rustic Trellis"
workshop, use saplings and
simple joining techniques to
make an outdoor trellis,
presented by Mark Ragonese
and the League of N.H.
Craftsmen; workshop fee
includes materials; 10 a.m.-
5 p.m., Morrill Homestead,
Strafford. To reserve a place,
call 603-643-5384.

+Strawberry Supper with ham,
baked beans, salads, and
strawberry shortcake,
serving at 5, 6 & 7 p.m.,
Greater Hartford United
Church of Christ, Rte. 14,
Hartford. Reservations recommended:
802-295-2061.
Sunday, June 17
+Father's Day Celebration,
sponsored by The Baptist
Fellowship of Randolph, 4-7
p.m., Randolph Park (next to
the baseball fields). Skill
events for fathers of all ages.
Free. For more information,
contact Pastor Sweet at 728-
5318.
+One-day "Rustic Furniture"
workshop, learn basic
furniture design and joinery
techniques to create a oneof
a-kind chair, bench or
table from saplings, no
woodworking experience
necessary, workshop fee
includes materials, 10 am-5
p.m., Morrill Homestead,
Strafford. To reserve a place,
call 603-643-5384.