Programs & Special Events

 

Falls are not a normal part of aging and can result in more serious injuries over time, but the risks can be reduced by working on all the possible causes.

 

Upper Valley Rehab will be offering a Fall Prevention Clinic at the Thompson Center and will provide free comprehensive fall risk Screenings for people who have fallen or who have a fear of falling. At the Clinic/Assessment, a licensed physical therapist will ask participants to complete a fall assessment screen which will include a history of previous falls and what might be causing them. Additionally, a therapist will screen participant’s gait, balance, range of motion, strength and sensation and ask questions regarding home environment, fear of falling concerns, and pertinent medical history that can contribute to falls. This total assessment will include your screen results, which can be sent to your primary care physician, and recommendations for treatment if needed. Each comprehensive assessment is about fifteen minutes and will require an appointment.

 

 

This presentation examines the many meanings of maple sugaring. Maple is enormously important to Vermont’s economy, ecology, and heritage. Champlain College professor Michael Lange will discuss sugaring ethnographically, based on over five years of research among sugarmakers all over the state, to learn from them what sugaring really means to Vermont.Rather than discussing the practical aspects of sugaring, such as how to tap a tree or how an evaporator works, his talk focuses on how and why maple has become so important to Vermont’s identity, and how and why it helps us shape who we are as Vermonters.

 

 

We can work on individual mini paintings or on small pieces of a larger group mural. Be inspired by master painter Georges Seurat using small dots of paint to mix and create a lovely personal masterpiece. Please sign-up in advance. 457-3277.

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TAX ASSISTANCE AT THE THOMPSON

 

Do you need assistance with your tax return? The Thompson Center will offer individual tax preparation for seniors and low income persons. AARP Tax-aides will complete your 2019 taxes free of charge during  scheduled appointments on Mondays, February 3 through April 6. On the day of your appointment, please come early to fill out a questionnaire. 

 

Please bring: Valid picture ID  and Social Security card for the taxpayer and spouse, copies of income tax returns you filed last year, proof of all  income, W-2 forms (if you worked), 1099-R forms and statements for pensions and annuities, Social Security received, interest and dividend income, state rebates, IRA income and copy of your 2019 property tax bill. If you are filing for a Renter’s Rebate or Homeowners Property tax rebate, you will need proof of income for everyone in your household. For rental rebate, you will also need Form LC-142 from your landlord. Please call 457-3277 soon to schedule an appointment. Appointments are limited and will fill up quickly!

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Chuck Gundersen came to Woodstock in 1976 to be the Chef at The Prince and the Pauper Restaurant. In 1987 he and his wife, Alice, bought the Teago General Store in South Pomfret, which Chuck operated for thirty years before retiring in 2018. He has been a columnist for the Vermont Standard for nearly twenty years, originally as a town correspondent, and then, beginning in 2005, at the invitation of then-editor Kevin Forrest, as author of the weekly column, You Never Can Tell.In 2017, Swallow Tail Press published a collection of Chuck’s columns in a book titled, naturally, You Never Can Tell.  Author Castle Freeman, Jr. said of the book, “In Chuck’s columns, the reader will find short fiction, history, sociology, humor, philosophy, linguistics, personal essay, letters, journalism, Vermont documentary, meteorology, old jokes, new jokes, autobiography, auto-obituary, memoir, stream of consciousness, and Ph.D.-level rock and roll  scholarship.”

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Tech Tutoring at The Thompson Provided by NWPL

 

We are happy to continue offering individual tech tutoring thanks to Norman Williams Public Library and Meg Brazill. Meg offers 1:1 assistance for any one of your devices: cell phone, lap top, iPad or tablet – free of charge. 45 minute   appointments are available and you can book more appointments as you need them. Please call to schedule yours at The Thompson 457-3277.