Wheelock, Vermont

This is the Wheelock, Vermont town hall. My sister had her wedding here on February 10, 2001. I lived in Connecticut then and I couldn't get here because the weather was so awful all over New England that I had to turn back in Massachusetts. I told her to never get married in February again!

Last week I drove by this town hall twice a day on my way back and forth to the class "Teaching Mathematics to ADD/ADHD/LD Students." It was three intense eight hour days. I learned a lot and got a lot or resources for this coming school year.

Here is some more information about the founding of Wheelock:

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The Dartmouth College Land Grant

When Eleazar Wheelock founded Dartmouth in 1769, he sought land grants to support the new college.

In 1785 the Vermont legislature chartered and named a town of 23,000 acres for Wheelock.

In the early 1800s substantial support for financially impoverished Dartmouth came from this one grant, a gift of Vermont.

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First Crocus

My sister has more snow on the ground than I do. But she also has flowers blooming and mine are not even coming up yet. Her elevation is 1215 ft (370.3 m) and I am at 1330 ft (405.4 m). Photographing the first crocus of the year is always fun. These were taken Thursday, April 18, when I visited my sister in Wheelock.



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General Safety Tips

All overhead and underground power lines are live. These lines carry high voltage electrical charge and most are not insulated. That's why we put them up so high or bury them.

Stay 10 feet away
All outdoor tasks, including pruning, trimming, or felling a tree, cleaning a pool, moving an antenna, or working on a roof, require you to be aware of electrical safety.

Keep yourself and your equipment at least 10 feet away from overhead lines. Always work with a spotter. When you are on a ladder or on a roof, it is difficult to judge your distance from power lines.

Choose double-insulated and properly grounded tools when working outside or in wet areas.

Make sure that all outdoor electrical outlets have weatherproof covers and ground fault circuit interrupters.
If you have any questions, or simply want to learn more, call us at 1-888-TEL-GMPC (1-888-835-4672.) Staff at Green Mountain Power are available to consult with and assist you, free of charge.

from Green Mountain Power — General Safety Tips
photos taken in Wheelock, VT

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