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Annual Meeting, Awards, & Board Election
Our Annual Meeting is Wednesday, June 23rd starting at 6pm. It will be held outside our building int he Ludlow Community Center Compelx, up on the adjacent soccer / baseball field.
Community members are invited to attend - please RSVP by sending us an email or call the station at 228-8808 ahead of time.
Light refreshments will be provided. The meeting will feature our community prroducer awards & the election for the Board of Directors. The agenda is available here.
To vote in the Board of Directors election:
Create your own user feedback surveyAs of last year, all ballots and the voting process is electronic & through an online platform. Paper ballots can be picked up at the station or mailed by request. If anyone wishes to have a paper ballot mailed, please make a request by calling the station or by sending us an email. Paper copies will also be made available at the Annual Meeting on the 23rd.
Now Streaming Community Channel 24/7
We are known for our local cable TV channels, but for many years, we have have made local programming available for online viewing as well. Beginning in 2007, we've offered video-on-demand on this very website. And in recent years, we've developed more of an online presence by offering that same programming on our You Tube channel. During the last year, we have added live streaming to our You Tube channel for some programs.. And now, we have made another ibig leap - we have begun streaming the Community Channel 24/7. (coming soon, we'll also be streaming the Education & Gov't channel as well)
What this means is that the entire channel - the same one that plays on Comcast channel 1076 & VTel channel 166 - is playing online.
So, do you want to "tune in" but don't have cable TV? Now you can! And you can always get up-to-date schedule information on the channel here, to find out what's playing.
In Memoriam...
We lost a member of our Board of Directors last week. Don Richardson of Mount Holly, who served as Vice President, passed away. Not only was he involved with our organization but also with many others. He gave back through his volunteerism, and his passing leaves a void in the community.
Prior to the pandemic, Don began to organize recordings of his square dancing group for TV, in collaboration with the Black River Academy Museum. Unfortunately, as with nearly everything, that was put on hold over the last 15 months. Also, Don was profesionally involved with energy efficiency and weatherization, and as part of his role on our Board, was serving as a liaison with Efficiency Vermont, so that we could get consultation as we prepare for the next phase of renovations in our facility. In Don's honor, we will see to it that both of these are brought to fruition - square dancing on TV and maximizing our weatherization potential.
He will be missed.
Springtime in the Valley...
The fields are greening up, the buds are popping, & the chicks are growing. Yet we're still doing what we do.
...and just a couple of short weeks ago, we were looking more like this (thanks again to Nick Arduini for another photo of the week!):
Photo Submission
Thanks to Nick Arduini of Vermont 251 Photography for this aerial shot! It's a beaut'
Divided Sky Foundation
On April 12th, the Ludlow Development Review Board held a hearing on the planned substance use disorder treatment center from Divided Sky Foundation. The Foundation, founded by Trey Anastasio, purchased the former Green Mountain at Fox Run property, which would house the center. This is the recording of that hearing, which was held remotely by video conference.
MONDAY, APRIL 12th
LIVE STREAMING TONIGHT on our YouTube Channel
Ludlow Development Review Board at 6pm (also broadcasting on Comcast ch. 1086 | VTel 167)
Plymouth Town Meeting at 7pm (also broadcasting on Comcast ch. 1076 | VTel 166)
Going Live (Two at a Time)
As we've been reporting (and as some as you may have been noticing) we have been doing more & more with live broadcasting & streaming. So far, this has mostly been with government meetings, high school sports, and some other community events. And now, for the first time ever, we're producing two live broadcasts and live streams at once. On Monday, April 12th, we are providing the following live coverage:
Ludlow Development Review Board at 6pm - televising live on the Education / Government channel & live streaming on our You Tube channel
* This is the regular monthly meeting, for which we provide "gavel-top-gavel" coverage. It is being held remotely, by video conference, and includes the hearing on the planned substance use treatment facility from Divided Sky Foundation.
Plymouth Town Meeting at 7pm- televising on the Community Access channel & live streaming on our You Tube channel
* this is the annual Town Meeting, which was postponed from March. It is being held in a"hybrid" format (part in-person / part remote, over video conference), and we will be handling all of the media & tech services
Seasonal Photos Wanted
We asked, and several of you abided. We received some great local & seasonal photographs (as well as video clips). You, too, can send us your seasonal photos & clips from around the region, and we will put them to use - whether on the community calendar / TV bulletin board, here on the website, on social media, or even in video programming. You will receive photo credit for anything you send us. Simply send your work along in an email. Here is a montage of some recent submissions featuring local seasonal scenes. Thank you to the following photographers: (clockwise, starting from upper left): George Thomson, Stefan Beaumont, Kathy Ehlers (x2), & Julianna Harris.
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