Monthly Archives: September 2010

Submitted by Okemo Mtn Resort

Okemo Mountain Resort celebrates the changing of the seasons on Sat., Oct. 9, with its fourth annual Parrothead Party. Island breezes will blow as the band Changes in Latitudes takes to the outdoor stage for a free concert at Okemo’s Jackson Gore Inn.  This popular Jimmy Buffett tribute band takes partygoers on a journey filled with good clean fun to – where else – Margaritaville.  Every musical set is a party with beach balls, conga lines and leis galore.

The party will start at noon with the music of Dave Maguire. Changes in Latitudes will go on at 1:30 p.m. Okemo’s Coleman Brook Tavern staff will be rendering some frozen concoctions and cooking up some cheeseburgers in paradise for concertgoers. They’ll even help find that lost shaker of salt plus beer, wine, soft drinks and barbecue items fresh from the grill. Free horse-drawn hay rides will be offered from noon to 4 p.m.

In addition to all the Parrothead Party festivities, Columbus Day weekend marks the deadline for early season discounts on the purchase of ski and snowboard season passes at Okemo Mountain Resort. Starting on Oct. 12, all the season pass products listed at okemo.com go to full price.

Season passes are a great way to save money on lift tickets and avoid ticket lines. Okemo offers seven-day passes, five-day passes, midweek passes and even a Sunday One-Day Pass. Some passes include skiing and riding benefits with Okemo’s sister resorts, Mount Sunapee, N.H., and Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colo. Okemo’s partnership continues with Stratton Mountain, Vt., as well.

For more information, please visit okemo.com or call (802) 228-1600.

 
Following its initial review of the Ludlow Armory and Tank Barn construction project, TW3 (That Was The Week That Was) journeyed through the complex recently with Ludlow Town Manager Frank Heald to provide an update to the construction and get an estimated date when the project would be completed.

Pictured above is the area where a very special sidewalk will be installed from the Ludlow Elementary School to the front door of the new dining room in the main Armory building.  Heald noted that the sidewalk will have electric cable embedded in it to melt snow on it for the safety of the students and faculty travelling from either the high school or elementary school.

The dining room area, which will seat up to 120 people at a sitting, is taking shape quickly. 

The rest of the main armory building is on schedule.  Heald toured the TW3 crew through the weight room which will have a composite rubber floor to ensure that accidentally dropped weights don't damage the floor.  He then toured the restroom facilities and the classroom/recreation area that will be separately accessed so that both student activities could be taking place in the rest of the building while citizen use of the classroom.recreation area occurred.

Over in the tank barn, the division between the sections to be used by LPC-TV and Black River Good Neighbors Services is in place.  Heald stressed the importance of the insulation that had been installed in the tank barn to reduce heating costs.  The piping to install plumbing in the barn has been completed and awaits connection to the main on Main Street.

One factor Heald continued to stress was the name of the main building facility.  What used to be known as the Armory will become the Ludlow Community Center to underscore the plans to make this a facility available for both educational and recreational use by Ludlow residents.

He estimated that the basic Community Center building should be ready for limited use at the beginning of October.  Heald projected that the tank barn would be later.

The entire tour will be viewable on LPC-TV, cable channel 8, during the week of September 16 through 22 when broadcast as that week's segment of the local news program, TW3 – That Was The Week That Was.  Information on broadcast times is available at the LPC web site, www.lpctv.org.

 
. . . A Traffic Jam in Ludlow, circa 1900