See the flyer for the TRANSITION PUTNEY, LOCAL FOODS, LOCAL FARMS SERIES, FEB. 17-20 at this URL:
http://transitionvermont.ning.com/gro...ion-putney

The Putney Craft Tour "Great Revitalization Raffle" drawing will be Friday night at the community supper. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, this is your last chance. $3000 worth of great prizes, all made in Putney. http://www.putneycrafts.com or buy them at Putney or Bratt coops or Putney Books.

All proceeds to go help rebuild the general store.

Post Oil Solutions will screen the film “Fresh” and provide information about the new Greater Falls Regional Food Hub, and opportunities the Hub presents for Putney, at Transition Putney’s “Local Food, Local Farms” series, Friday, Feb. 19th, 7 – 8:30 at the Putney Library.

Please join us for the screening of a beautiful film on the production of local food from small family farms, and how the new “Food Hub” can serve food growers and consumers in Putney and the region. Information: paull@sover.net, 387-4102.

(The information on the "Food Hub" below is from the Post Oil Solutions website: http://www.postoilsolutions.org)

There is a pair of good qualify men's Bass zip-up boots at the entrance of the Putney Central School meadow that leads to the forest. They are black and size 11. They are just past the parking lot, on a snow-free mound, waiting to be claimed by their owner.

Please join in the good food and good company at the Putney Community Supper, this Friday, February 12th. The hosts for this week's dinner are members of the Putney Craft Tour. The menu will consist of 4 soups (Chicken Peanut, Minestrone, Black Bean, and Potato Leek), Thai cabbage salad, Waldorf salad, and Apple Crumble for dessert. Also, through generous donations from Vermont Shepherd, Harlow's Farm, Amy's Bakery, Orchard Hill Bakery, and Green Mountain Orchard, there will be breads, cheese, and apples.

This will also be the last chance to buy your General Store raffle ticket. The drawing will take place during the supper, so come early to get yours!

Putney Cares will host a Victorian Valentine Tea on Saturday, Feb. 13th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Putney Cares Barn behind Noyes House at the top of Kimball Hill. In addition to "high tea" the event will include music, poetry (surprise visit by Emily Dickinson), raffles, and door prizes. Suggested donation $10.00. Please call Putney Cares at 387-5593 for reservations.

The Brattleboro Women's Chorus, with many members from Putney, will again offer the opportunity to send someone special his or her own live-performance valentine. This year, singers will be available on both Friday, February 12 and Sunday, February 14 to deliver singing valentines throughout Brattleboro and surrounding towns as a fundraiser for chorus scholarships and outreach.

Cost for a package is $35 within 5 miles of Brattleboro and $45 from 6 to 15 miles. To reserve your singing valentine, call 802-258-7150 or email annbbraden@gmail.com. If you don't reach anyone in person, leave a phone number where your call can be returned without reaching your valentine. There are also mail-in reservation forms on the BWC website, http://www.Brattleborowomenschorus.org.

The Putney Central School principal search will be soliciting community involvement in selection of a school principal. A focus group will meet with final candidates and will include parent and community members. If interested in joining this group, please contact Alice Laughlin at ael@hughes.net.

I am writing to bring you up to date on the exciting four-event series, “Local Foods, Local Farms,” and to invite you to join with others to assist in making this series a grand success.

The Series: Local Foods, Local Farms - February 17 – 20 (See detailed schedule below)

We hope you will participate in the upcoming Transition Putney four-event series exploring Local Foods, Local Farms. The series will give us, as a community, a chance to explore the question: “How we can strengthen the relationship between Putney food consumers and Putney farms?”

During the four-event series we will:
• Learn about how Food Coops across the country (including the Putney Food Coop) are reaching out to enhance local food production and consumption,

After a long January, the studio formerly known as Hot Yoga SPIN & Pilates (which lost it's space formerly in the Carriage House) re-opened in a gorgeous newly renovated space underneath SWIRL clothing. Yoga SPIN & PIlates re-located to 118 Main St, opened it's doors officially February 1st and the daily class schedule is in full swing. Yoga, Spinning, PIlates (Mat & Apparatus) and One on One training are available as well as a beautiful full on Boutique, carrying the best in Workout wear, Denim, and all things related to your fitness lifestyle. Your first class is $16, your second class is free! We look forward to seeing you sooner than later. All ages, all levels are always welcome. Visit us online at http://www.YogaSpinAndPIlates.com or call 802-387-3352.