The community was invited to a discussion meeting and free dinner on Thursday, August 31, 6-8pm at Wheelock Town Hall. Wheelock was one of six Vermont grantees from the AARP Community Challenge. The Selectboard accepted the $2500 grant to identify hazards to residents of all levels of mobility and to improve overall walking safety in our village.

Wheelock Community Initiative (WCI) volunteers presented their walk audit findings and sought residents’ ideas and recommendations for possible next steps towards the goals of making the village more walk-friendly for all. Kelly Stoddard Poor, Vermont’s AARP Associate State Director, joined us for the presentation and discussion, which focused on crosswalks, speed, and signage.

In November, we did a 4 question survey to get more feedback from more residents. 37 people participated. Read the results here.

At the Town Hall green, 1192 VT Rte. 122, Wheelock VT 05851. Sales from 10am to 2pm. Rain or shine! Space rentals benefit Wheelock Community Initiative.

Sellers: Reserve your space! Call 802-626-3109 or email wheelockcmty@gmail.com. $10 per 10’ x 10’ space. Provide your name, phone number, # of spaces needed, and if you want a table. We have a limited number of tables available, first paid, first served. We encourage sellers to bring their own tables and canopies. Payment required before setup. Cash or check payable to Wheelock Community Initiative. Mail to WCI c/o 36 Red Schoolhouse Rd. Lyndonville VT 05851. Setup starts at 8:30am.

At the Town Hall green, Rte. 122. Sales from 10am to 2pm. Rain or shine! Space rentals benefit Wheelock Community Initiative.

Sellers: Reserve your space! Call 802-626-3109 or email wheelockcmty@gmail.com. $10 per 10’ x 10’ space. Provide your name, phone number, # of spaces needed, and if you want a table. We have a limited number of tables available, first paid, first served. We encourage sellers to bring their own tables and canopies. Payment required before setup. Cash or check payable to Wheelock Community Initiative. Mail to WCI c/o 36 Red Schoolhouse Rd. Lyndonville VT 05851. Setup starts at 8:30am.

At the Town Hall green, Rte. 122. Sales from 10am to 2pm. Rain or shine! Space rentals benefit Wheelock Community Initiative. We are promoting the sale on Front Porch Forum and in the Caledonian Record. Portapotty for your convenience.

Sellers: Reserve your space! Call 802-626-3109 or email wheelockcmty@gmail.com. $10 per 10’ x 10’ space. Provide your name, phone number, # of spaces needed, and if you want a table. We have a limited number of tables available, first paid, first served. We encourage sellers to bring their own tables and canopies. $10 per 10’ x 10’ space. Payment required before setup. Cash or check payable to Wheelock Community Initiative. Mail to WCI c/o 36 Red Schoolhouse Rd. Lyndonville VT 05851. Setup starts at 8:30am.

Come join the Wheelock Facilities Task Force and see what this volunteer group has been up to since they formed in May 2020! They will be sharing their research so far on how to solve our Town Hall accessibility challenge in the most cost effective way possible. Come and share your ideas too! There will be information about Town Hall, the town garage, the agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, funding opportunities, and the results of the recent survey. Please mind the Covid precautions and wear a mask. And do take home some great food to go! Sponsored by the Town of Wheelock with support from the Small Grants for Smart Growth fund of the Vermont Natural Resource Council. See event photos here.

After careful consideration in light of the Coronovirus pandemic, we will proceed with this event. We are expecting less than 25 people to be in the hall at any one time, and will practice social distancing.

All are welcome to the Second Annual Wheelock Seed Swap. Bring seeds to share; take home free seeds donated by generous seed companies, thanks to our partnership with the Community Seed Exchange at the Barton Public Library. Learn about composting, beekeeping and apple grafting. Bring apple scions to share! Bring the family for related kids activities. A raffle too! Enjoy coffee, tea and goodies.

And stay for the afternoon program on Emerald Ash Borers at 1pm.

Many people took home free seeds thanks to the Community Seed Exchange at Barton Public Library. Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District provided home composting information. Our resident retired natural science educator led kids activities.

A holiday event hosted at The Wheelock Way. On one of the coldest, darkest nights of the year, Wheelock and Sheffield families celebrated with a bonfire outside and a warm fire and potluck dinner inside. Kids painted cookie-style tree ornaments, wove gods-eyes (an ancient Mexican and Bolivian craft), and wrote letters to Santa that they deposited into the North Pole mailbox right there!