South Newfane Schoolhouse

05/25/2025

05/25/2025

05/25/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the decades of tireless bird rescue work of Fred Homer and Deb Feiner and listen to the nature and bird inspired live playlist by Bard Owl (including a song written just for the event!). All of the financial and frozen rodent contributions will go a long way to help rehabilitate the birds currently in Fred’s care including magestic Stella and the wee baby Barred Owl that also joined us last night. 🦉❤️🥰🎶

05/18/2025

Perhaps you’ve met Stella the Owl, or rushed an injured bird to Fred Homer, or contributed mousicles or ratpops to his cooler. Or maybe you didn’t know about the decades of unpaid, tireless volunteer efforts that Fred has put in to rescue and re-release hundreds of injured birds that he’s nurtured back to health. This is your chance to help Fred with this work. Please join us next Saturday for our Fred Homer Wild Bird Rescue Fundraiser & Raptor Food Drive sponsored by us at the South Newfane Community Association, and featuring the music of Bard Owl (of course!). You’ll even have the chance to meet Stella!!

05/18/2025

Okok. We have a few more thank yous & accolades from last night’s event. First, bravo to each of the four teams (pictured below) who collaborated, corroborated, & worked together to come to a consensus on the one wine that they chose to advance to the judges 👏🏽👏🏽.
Also, we couldn’t have pulled this off without the doubled-down help from our volunteers Laura, Amy, Shey, and Daimian (and EVERYONE who pitched in to help clean up at the end!). Finally, our incredible sponsors , Vermont Wine Merchants Co, The Newfane Store, and Fat Crow Restaurant who bolstered our gift basket (bucket) prizes. It was such a special evening and we can’t wait to do it again!

05/18/2025

Huge congratulations to Brandy for taking home the Golden Goblet for our Wine Tasting & Competition: Rose Baby!! FUNraiser last night. The winning wine blew us all away AGAIN - coming from Long Island, NY! Other big winners were Kathleen, and Pamela - well done! Gigantic thank you to Jeff from and Jason from Vermont Wine Merchants for their expertise in guiding through the process.

05/13/2025

Can we get a huge WHOHOOOOOO for Daniel Rosow who has been lovingly working his butt off to give our Schoolhouse a much needed facelift?? We are so grateful and can’t wait see the finished product!!

04/22/2025

Hoping folks got our newsletter that went out yesterday. If you are interested in the conversation about programming the vacant town-owned flood mitigation sites in South Newfane (including the S Newfane store site) this is a good place to start:

The Newfane Planning Commission invites Newfane residents to a conversation on planning for flood resilience this Thursday evening, April 24, at 6 p.m., at the town office and on zoom.

The Planning Commission will joined by:
- Todd Menees, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | Department of Environmental Conservation, River Management Engineer
- Marie Levesque Caduto, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Planner
- Isabel Bowman, Windham County NRCD Conservation Specialist
- Hayley Kolding, Vermont River Conservancy, Southern Vermont Conservation Manager

They will discuss flood resilience and how we can better address this in our upcoming town plan, and specific floodplain mitigation sites in South Newfane including the former site of the South Newfane General Store.

Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85491488358?pwd=DaBflJmA0BsWrxWhdyDRIxxcylhezq.1

Meeting ID: 854 9148 8358
Passcode: 535543

04/17/2025

Ravi’s Indian Takeout at Willow Vermont is back this Saturday! Order now from the link below & pick up on Saturday between 3-6 pm. YUM!!!

Menu and PricesMenu: Chicken Biryani (GF) $18: Marinated chicken and Rice flavored with whole spices.Vegetable Biryani (VG/GF)$16: Marinated veggies and whole lentil along with Rice flavored with whole spices.Mango Lassi (VG)$6: Yogurt and mango drink with some cashew and pistachio.PLEASE READ - Pay...

02/06/2025

Introducing the new South Newfane Schoolhouse/ South Newfane Community Association website! Please sign up for our newsletter for notices about community meetings (like discussions about the floodplain restoration parcels in South Newfane) and events (like so many great ones!) You will also find details about reserving the Schoolhouse for your events, classes, and professional use.

The South Newfane Community Association (SNCA), is a non-profit, volunteer organization committed to building community, and welcoming all Newfane residents.

02/04/2025

Check out our latest newsletter https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?e=[UNIQID]&u=b58c0facf2b3be2e64cc1032a&id=b703ce0422 !! 🥰

01/30/2025

Belated gratitude to Jason Anderson for playing a mind blowing, deeply intimate show Jason Anderson LIVE at the Schoolhouse last weekend. Jason Anderson, know please know that no one was unmoved. And we are so grateful to you for your generous contribution to the South Newfane Schoolhouse. Plus, you had vinyl for sale to boot! We can’t wait til next time.