Vershire

Town Hall: 6894 State Route 113, Vershire, Vt. 05079; 685-2227

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Town Clerk, Treasurer and Selectboard Secretary: Naomi LaBarr, 685-2227

Selectboard: Richard L. Johnson, chairman, 333-4528; Louis Cadwell III; Sydney Veysey (meets on alternate Tuesdays at 7 p.m.)

Road Commissioner: Louis Cadwell III

Administrative Officer: Charlie Zue, 685-2227

Constable: vacant

Listers: Debra Kingsbury, head lister; Julie Furno; Ethel Pike

Agent: Martin Ward

Energy Coordinator: vacant

Grand Juror: Edward C. Grant

Delinquent Tax Collector: Robert P. Youngquist

Health Officer: Charles Zue, 685-3182

Emergency: 911

Orange County Sheriff: non-emergency, 685-4875

State Police: Bradford Barracks, 222-4680

Justices of the Peace: James Gardner, Geraldine Coleman, Sue Kruse, Robert Bland, Barbara Parker

Postmaster: Robin Tabor, 685-3046

Vershire Historical Society: Rita French, 333-9296; Beverly Hill, 333-4552

Children's Community Library: 685-9982

Planning Commission: Doug Haun, 685-7837; Chris Calhoun; Bill Bayliss; Marc McKee, chairman; Alden Smith; Dan Smithwick; Harry Black

Rivendell School Board, Vershire: Harry Black, Laura Bradley (meets first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., location alternates between Rivendell Academy and Westshire Elementary)

Superintendent: Noelle Vitt, 353-2170

Westshire Elementary School: 333-4668

Places of Interest

The Sarah Drew Hiking Trail on Patterson Mountain was donated to the town by Sarah Drew for public hiking. The hike takes approximately one hour, and the trailhead is located in Vershire Center.

The Cross Rivendell Trail is being created to connect the four towns sending students to the Rivendell Interstate School District.

The Vershire Town Center was originally built as a Methodist church circa 1870. The Advent Christian Society purchased the building from the Methodist church in 1912 and moved it from Copperfield (also known as the Ely Copper Mines area) to South Vershire. In 1973, the historical society purchased the building, and in 1978 the building was moved again-- about four miles, to Vershire Village on Route 113 -- and at that time was given to the town for use as the town hall, for town meetings, elections and other town functions.

The Church-Orr House, once a stagecoach stop between Boston and Montreal, now houses a library, a made-in-Vershire shop, and community programs.