Bethel, Vermont -

Volunteering to save our Schools

2008-03-11T20:11:20-04:00

I have been putting alot of thought into how I/we the community might be able to help save our school by volunteering in different ways to save costs and save tax dollars. A couple of ways I thought of was volunteers (there are 5 in my family alone) that would be willing to shovel/snowblow off the roof as needed. That would save possible damage and costs for hiring someone to do it if we have hard winters like this one has been.

There are many ways to volunteer - such as kitchen help, janitorial, office help, library help, bathroom cleaning, mowing of lawns/fields. I know there are many older citizens that would love a little something to do to feel useful and it would cut costs - therefore save school tax dollars.

The other benefit to volunteering and working together is that it would bring our community back together like it used to be... I feel we have become a divided community and we need to join together. If we work together and all use our our skills we will be a proud community too!

I would like some feedback. I myself have volunteered many hours and am willing to volunteer many more to help save our school, save in school taxes and bring our community together.

Genealogical question concerning Daniel Woodbury

2007-12-17T16:38:44-05:00

My 3rd Great-Grandfather was Daniel Woodbury. All of the information I can find states that he was born in Bethel, VT on May 30th 1791. I am looking for further information concerning his birth, siblings and parents. Any help would be appreciated.

Randy Lyon
rklyon@att.net

General Forum Usage Instructions - PLEASE READ THIS FIRST

2007-11-29T07:57:54-05:00

Thanks Peter for giving folks these instructions.
Turns out to not be as daunting as I first thought.
I am looking forward to reading people's thoughts.

Victoria Weber

General Forum Usage Instructions - PLEASE READ THIS FIRST

2007-11-26T11:20:07-05:00

Here are some general instructions and guidelines for use of the forum:

1) Anyone can read the forum.

2) Registration is required if you wish to post to the forum. This is necessary to keep spammers from clogging up the forums with garbage. I will never turn anyone who has a legitimate interest in the town of Bethel away from these forums, but you must register first.

A valid email address is required. You can create an account by clicking the "Sign In" link at the top right of every page. If you do not have an account, then click the "Apply for Membership" link.

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Thank you,

Peter

Fiber Optic Internet, Phone, and Television in Bethel

2007-11-19T09:57:05-05:00

I recently posted a couple of blog entries regarding the East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network (http://ecfiber.net/) and their plans to bring fiber optics to many towns in this area.

Rather than repeat what was said there, I'm enclosing links to ECFiber.net, and my blog posts. I look forward to hearing what people have to say about this topic.

http://blog.nikolaidis.com/?p=105
http://blog.nikolaidis.com/?p=127

Peter