Keniston & Dane Education Funds

Harry A. Keniston and Marion K. Dane, brother and sister and educators, first established an educational trust fund on August 31st 1964. The purpose of the funds is (1) "to assist in the post-secondary education of [eligible] Wheelock and Sheffield..." students and (2) to provide certain funds "the the graded school...of the Towns of Sheffield and Wheelock to be used for special out-of-the-ordinary projects...connected with"...such school.


The select boards from Sheffield and Wheelock were appointed trustees and the town clerks from the two towns were appointed administrators of the Trust in 1991.


Each year, eligible post-secondary students and students attending the Miller's Run School receive monies from the Fund. In the fall of 1994, thirty post-secondary students benefitted from the Fund. In the spring of 2014, 24 post-secondary students benefitted.

Letter of Intent

By Erika Lavallee • March 9, 2026
Town ofSheffield NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONVEY REAL ESTATE To the residents and landowners of the Town of Sheffield, the Selectboard for the Town of Sheffield hereby gives notice pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1061 of its intent to sell real estate. 1. Property Description The property consists of approximately 10 acres of undeveloped woodland in Sheffield, VT, being parcel number 13-124-01 and having a SPAN# of 579-182-10475, as the same was conveyed to the Town of Sheffield by Quitclaim Deed dated August 25, 1989 and recorded in Book 35 at Page 4 and 5 of the Sheffield land records. 2. Proposed Sale The Selectboard for the Town of Sheffield proposes to convey this land to Red Dam Conservatory, LLC in exchange for $10,000.00. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO OBJECT Notice is hereby given that if a Petition signed by 5% of the legal voters of the Town of Sheffield objecting to the proposed intent to sell is presented to the Town Clerk on or before Apr i 1 8, 2026 the Selectboard for the Town of Sheffield shall cause the question of whether the Municipality shall convey the real estate to be considered at a special or annual meeting called for that purpose. If no Petition is filed pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §1061 (a) (2) the Selectboard for the Town of Sheffield will convey the land described herein. Dated at Sheffield this 4 th day of March 2026 SHEFFIELD SELECTBOARD Erik Lavallee Kate Berry-Buonanno Benjamin Robinson

Grand List

By Erika Lavallee • June 6, 2025