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Three vie for two
selectboard seats in
upcoming election
By JASON STARR
The Essex Reporter
Kaleidoscope Yarn owner Jill Bujold stands near the register at her store in Essex Junction on Friday afternoon.
OLIVER PARINI
A yarn about
Kaleidoscope’s closing
By JASON STARR
The Essex Reporter
A kaleidoscope of customers filled the cozy yarn shop at Five
Corners last week as owner Jill Bujold held a sale that will end
Kaleidoscope Yarn’s 12-year run in Essex Junction.
Knitters after bargains braved out-the-door lines in negative
temperatures beginning with the start of the sale Thursday
morning. Customers were shoulder-to-shoulder seeking rare
deals, and Bujold could scarcely ferret out a bathroom break for
hours behind the register.
With the pace slowed slightly on the sale’s fourth day, the
proprietor delegated responsibility and retreated to the shop’s
second-floor offices to discuss her decision to close Kaleidoscope.
The store opened in 2002 after an older yarn shop in the
village shut its doors. Bujold owns the building on Pearl Street
where Kaleidoscope has grown, and also operates online retailer
www.kyarns.com. She intends to sell the building, darken the
website, let a half dozen full- and part-time employees go and
part ways with a community of customers.
The closing decision was entirely personal, not based on the
business’ performance. In fact, it is the pace of the business that
Bujold needs to leave behind. With twin 14-year-old daughters,
the South Burlington resident looks forward to focusing on
their high school years without the constant pull of business
diverting her attention.
“I never thought I’d be so consumed every hour of every day
with everything work related,” she said. “I feel like I’ve missed
out on some family things with my kids. They were 2 when I
started. They are only home for four more years, and I don’t
want to have any regrets.
Kaleidoscope Yarn in Essex Junction.
OLIVER PARINI
“I’m so proud that we’ve done so much more than I set out to
do, but I think its OK to admit I’m ready for a change.”
She set out 12 years ago to fill the void left by the former
Mary T. Booth Yarn Shop, where she was a loyal customer.
The house next to the Essex Junction Fire station, its homey
atmosphere a perfect match for the “warm, fuzzy” shop she
envisioned, struck Bujold.
She was a mother at home with twin toddlers at the time,
but her professional background in technology and marketing
served her well with the development of kyarns.com. The site
One incumbent seeking a third term,
one former member looking to return, and
one newcomer in his first shot at elected
office. That’s how the contest for two seats
on the Essex Selectboard shapes up after
Monday’s candidate petition deadline.
Three-year seats currently held by
Linda Myers and Dave Rogerson are up for
election on the Town Meeting Day ballot.
The election will be held March 4 at the
town’s two polling locations, Essex High
School and Essex Middle School.
Myers,
the
board’s
chairwoman,
announced in December she will not seek
re-election after 13 years on the board.
Rogerson, who first won a board seat in
2008, is running for reelection. Max Levy, a
two-term board member
(2007-2013) who lost
his seat in last March’s
election
to
current
board member Mike
Plageman, is running
to return to the board.
Andy Watts, one of
the founding members
of the Essex Energy
Committee,
is
also
Rogerson
running. It will be his
first campaign.
The top two votegetters will win the
two seats. Whatever
the outcome, the board
will be replacing its
chairperson by board
consensus after the
election.
“Linda will be a
big loss to the board
in that position,” said
Rogerson, the board’s Levy
vice-chairman.
Rogerson said he
considered his role on the board and sought
others’ opinions before deciding to run
again.
“It was a realization that I’m doing a
good job from the perspectives I’ve gotten,
so I decided to go ahead and run for my seat
again,” he said.
Levy said, despite his election loss last
year, he has more to contribute to the town.
“It was a privilege to serve the
community,” Levy wrote in a press release,
“but I feel I have unfinished work to do on
the selectboard.”
He is particularly interested in
continuing the steps taken between the
town and the Village of Essex Junction in
regards to combined services and working
– See KALEIDOSCOPE page 2a
– See SELECTBOARD page 3a
CCSU fiscal year 2015 budgets take shape
By KELLY MARCH
The Essex Reporter
The Chittenden Central Supervisory Union (CCSU)
school boards have been holding budget work sessions
for the upcoming fiscal year for nearly two months. The
Westford school board has now finalized the budget it will
put fourth to voters, while U#46 is working on its fifth draft
proposal and Prudential Committee its third. All three
boards will propose increases.
Those increases are partly fueled by a 7-cent increase in
the base tax rate propelling property taxes statewide. But
education spending is also increasing in all three districts,
with projected increases over the current year of about 4
percent in Westford, 4.4 percent in U#46 and 7.35 percent
in Essex Junction.
The education spending increases across CCSU are being
driven by higher special education costs and declining fund
balances, according to Executive Director of Operations
and Chief Financial Officer Grant Geisler. Essex Junction’s
spending is increasing at a higher rate than that of U#46,
Geisler said, because the district has increasing enrollment
and will need to add a teacher.
Geisler also noted that district budgets in CCSU have
been “stripped down” in previous years, allowing for less
flexibility now, and that increases in education spending
have ranged from 1.3 to 2.9 percent per year in the districts
since FY11.
Details of the proposed budgets from CCSU’s three
member districts are as follows:
U#46:
U#46 proposed a $24,013,948 FY15 budget for Essex
High School in its fourth draft proposal, which represents
a $978,889, or 4.3 percent, increase over the current year.
Additionally, the board has requested that $240,139 of
the proposed budget, which is less than 1 percent of the
total, be added to the capital fund.
The proposed increase in spending would cost the owner
of a $200,000 home in Essex Junction an additional $90 on
their annual property tax bill and the owner of a $200,000
home in Essex an additional $91.20.
The U#46 school board has also proposed an $8,485,977
budget for CTE, which is an increase of .3 percent over the
current year. The budget doesn’t have tax implications for
Essex residents, beyond the amount reflected for tuition in
the EHS budget, as a result of the revenues CTE receives
from various federal, state and local sources, as well as
tuition from sending schools.
At its Feb. 17 meeting, the U#46 board is slated to
approve its budget and sign a warning.
There will be an informational meeting about the U#46
budgets in the Essex High School auditorium on Monday,
April 7, at 7:45 p.m. before the proposal is put to a vote on
April 8.
Essex Junction:
– See BUDGET page 2a
Husband Sirotkin fills Senate seat of Sally Fox
By ANNE GALLOWAY
VTdigger.org
Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Monday
that he will appoint Michael Sirotkin, the
widower of Sen. Sally Fox, to the Vermont
Senate. Fox, who died of cancer Jan. 10,
served 17 years in the Statehouse first
as a representative, and more recently as
a state senator representing Chittenden
County.
Seven candidates originally expressed
interest in the seat, including Essex
Junction Rep. Tim Jerman. The Chittenden
County Democratic Committee sent three
recommendations to the governor last
week: Sirotkin, Debbie Ingram and Dawn
Ellis.
Jerman cited a Statehouse tradition
of appointing spouses of legislators who
have passed away and endorsed the
appointment of Sirotkin. An experienced
state lobbyist, Sirotkin told the committee
that Fox had wanted him to take her seat.
“After much soul searching and
encouragement from others, I decided I
would welcome the opportunity if given
such honor by your Committee and the
Governor,” Sirotkin wrote in an application
to the committee. “It is hard to imagine
anyone filling Sally’s shoes with the grace,
dignity and enthusiasm she displayed
throughout her lifetime.”
Four of the candidates removed their
names from consideration when Sirotkin
entered, Jerman included.
“I think Michael is going to do a great
job,” Jerman said. “He has a lot of great
experience working on the same issues
Sally worked on.”
Jerman’s candidacy was fueled in
part by the desire to have a Senate
representative from Essex. There are
six Senators that represent Chittenden
County, but none have been from Essex
since the mid-1990s, Jerman said.
Shumlin said in a statement released
to the media that there were several
“exceptional candidates” for the Senate
seat.
“But Sally wanted her husband to fill
her seat after her death, and recognizing
Sirotkin’s strong qualifications, I’m
honoring that request,” Shumlin said. “I’m
– See SENATE page 3a
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The Essex Reporter • January 30, 2014
Q&A
BUDGET
from page 1a
With ...
Gina Bernasconi
Gina Bernasconi was crowned Miss Vermont
USA, 2014 this November. In her second attempt
at the state crown, Bernasconi brought a unique
story of advocacy to the stage this year. A recent
burn victim herself, she has dedicated herself to
raising awareness about burn victims and fire
safety.
The Colchester native graduated from Mount
Mansfield Union High School two years ago and
while on a family camping trip that year she fell
into the fire. After over half a year in rehab, and
many months of pageant training, Bernasconi
was ready to share her story.
“The first year I competed, I didn’t even
place in the top 10,” she said. “I worked really
hard this year, and with all the support from
family and friends, I was able to prove that scars
shouldn’t deter anyone from their full potential.”
The standard pageant rigmarole took
Bernasconi through a series of interviews,
swimsuit
competitions,
sociability,
and
assessment of poise and confidence.
As Miss Vermont, she will compete in the
national pageant in June for the title of Miss
USA.
“I still need sponsors,” Bernasconi said. “It’s
one of the biggest challenges of pageantry: you
have to look like Miss USA every day.”
Bernasconi is currently looking for support
with: nails, aesthetics and would like to
represent a Vermont clothing line. Learn more
or contact Miss VT USA, 2014 on her Facebook
page Missvermontusa2014_GinaBernasconi.
Bernasconi recently elaborated on her
experience this year as a burn victim and how it
impacts her as Miss VT USA, 2014.
Q: What was it like when you won?
A: Well the first time I came to this pageant
it was a sob fest because I didn’t even place in
the top 10. So the second time everyone was
surprised that I won.
Q: Is it difficult to perform under so
much pressure?
A: No, not really. I tend to work better under
pressure. I am confident because I know I’m
ready. I spend a lot of time practicing, and you
reach a point where you just know you can do it.
Q: How did you suffer your burns?
A: Two years ago I was camping with my
family in Grand Isle and I tripped backward and
fell into the fire pit. I’ve always been a klutz.
Gina Bernasconi wins Miss Vermont USA, 2014 on Nov. 22, 2013 at the Hilton in Burlington.
EDWIN SHAW | PAGEANT IMAGES
That was one week after I was accepted as a
contestant for the 2014 Miss VT USA.
I suffered third-degree burns, and I still don’t
have feeling in parts of legs. It took me about six
to seven months for my legs to heal.
Q: What was your recovery process like?
A: The recovery was physically as well as
mentally challenging. I had burns on the back
of both my legs; I couldn’t walk for two weeks. I
felt ugly, which was really tough as an aspiring
model.
I am starting to work on a blog for burn
victims, which is a really important part of my
own rehabilitation. I also volunteered at Fletcher
Allen Health Care last summer with youth that
have gone through life changing events.
I used to be really embarrassed about my
legs, but now they make me who I am.
Q: How did your burn injuries impact
you as a contestant?
A: The pageant became something totally
different for me; I was going to be an advocate
for burn victims.
Q: What are your aspirations for
advocating for burn victims?
A: I want everyone who has suffered a burn
to know that it’s possible to become anything
you want to even though you’ve been burned.
Burn Survivor Week is first week of February.
I hope to have my blog up on the Fletcher Allen
blog website (http://blog.fletcherallen.org). I
want to go around to schools in Vermont to raise
A healthy smile means
enjoying the foods you
love without pain
or discomfort.
awareness about burn victims and fire safety.
Q: Who have been your biggest
supporters?
A: There are so many people who have
supported me it’s hard to list them all. But I
want to say a special thank you to my mom,
younger sister, coaches Kandi Clark and Wendi
Russo, fiancé Joe Descoteaux, dad, Captainnono
(grandfather), Grandma Anna, Maggie Hazard
(who was my hair and makeup artist) and my
brother.
Q: What happens if you win Miss USA,
2014?
A: I go and live in New York City with one
of the past Miss USAs. I receive $40,000 in my
pocket and I would continue to work on raising
awareness on fire safety and support for burn
victims.
Then, I go onto compete for Miss Universe…
and if I win that? I will solve the universe with
my cape and wand!
— Elsie Lynn
Know someone who would make a great Q&A
feature?
Let Elsie know today!
Email elsie@essexreporter.com or call 878-5282.
A line forms outside Kaleidoscope Yarn in Essex Junction.
The
Prudential
Committee proposed a total
budget of $17,892,873 for
Essex Junction’s primary
schools in the second draft
of its budget, which was
presented Thursday. This
represents a 5.4 percent
increase of $909,514 over
the current year. The
board is also proposing that
$25,000 be added to the
capital fund.
Though it is subject
to change as the board
continues with its budget
sessions,
the
proposed
budget as it currently
stands would cost the owner
of a $200,000 home in Essex
Junction
an
additional
$187.30 on their annual
property tax bill.
The
Prudential
Committee held a budget
work session on Tuesday,
and will hold another on
Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6:30
p.m. at the Park Street
School. All budget work
sessions are open to the
public.
The
Prudential
Committee will hold an
informational
meeting
about the final proposal
in the Essex High School
cafeteria on Monday, April
7, at 6:30 p.m. before the
final budget is put up for
voters on April 8.
Westford:
The Westford school
board has now finalized its
FY15 budget at $5,153,985,
which represents a $115,208,
or 2.29 percent, increase over
the current year.
Declining enrollment has
contributed to Westford’s
budget increases in recent
years, as it will in FY15, but
Geisler expects that trend to
level off in the near future as
K-8 enrollment is projected
to stabilize after two years.
There
will
be
an
informational
meeting
about the proposed budget
at Westford School on
March 3 before the proposal
is put up to public vote on
March 4.
OLIVER PARINI
KALEIDOSCOPE
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was among the first movers
for online yarn retailing,
and the resulting search
engine rankings helped
create a surprising revenue
stream. She merged the
store and online inventories
into a seamless operation
that took over the house
(Bujold bought the building
in 2004 and at one point
used square-footage next
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He is very social; coming right
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door as a warehouse.)
Just as she was in 2002,
some of her customers are
anxious about where they
will acquire yarn after the
shop is gone. Some have
even discussed following in
Bujold’s footsteps with their
own retail yarn venture.
“I would support that
100
percent,”
Bujold
said. “I’m going to need
somewhere to buy my yarn.
I would be thrilled.”
The closing sale will last
about another three weeks
running 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday.
There is no set closing date.
After that, Bujold will be
looking to sell or perhaps
lease space in the house.
She said it is ideal for
professional offices, as it
was before she opened the
shop. An upstairs kitchen
opens residential potential
as well.
“It’s got such huge
visibility at the Five
Corners,” she said. “It’s such
a beautiful building. There
are a lot of possibilities.”
As for Bujold’s next step,
she is interested in pursuing
art and knitting for fun as
opposed to for business. It
will take time, but she will
start something new.
“I have some ideas,” she
said.
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The Essex Reporter • January 30, 2014
Car flips into Essex creek
The Essex Police Department was notified of a onevehicle crash on Lamore Road in Essex on Jan. 23 at
around 7:30 p.m. A caller reported that the vehicle had
flipped over and was overturned in a creek with a male
trapped inside.
Essex Emergency Services were dispatched to the
scene and found the Jeep and
male partially submerged in
a frozen creek. The operator
was freed from the wreckage
by Essex Fire Department
and Essex Rescue Squad.
An on scene witness reported seeing the vehicle lose
control and returned to the scene to check on the operator.
The temperature during the rescue was negative 5 degrees
below zero. The operator of the Jeep was identified
as Martin Ryan, of Colchester, who received non-life
threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation
Police Beat
EPD responds to report of gunfire
The Essex Police Department responded to a report
that someone was shooting a shotgun at a residence at
the intersection of Jackson Heights and Ira Allen Drive at
around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday.
Upon arrival, responding officers found no damage
to the residence or vehicles in the driveway. No one was
found injured or in the immediate area with a firearm.
Witnesses in the area indicated the firearm may have
been discharged three times to the east of the location of
the initial report, authorities said. A witness reported he
had seen two people near a residence at the intersection
of Kimberly Drive and Pinecrest Drive arguing a short
time before. Police concluded that this was consistent
with the information gained about the direction of the
firearm discharges.
Daniel Place, 50, later reported he had been assaulted
by another male at this location after another witness had
reported seeing a male run into 51 Pinecrest Drive with
a gun. The Essex Police Dispatcher reinitiated telephone
contact with Place and he followed instructions to exit the
home and make contact with Essex and Williston Police
Officers who had the home surrounded.
A loaded shotgun was recovered inside the home
and discharged shotgun shells outside, as well as other
evidence indicating there had probably been a physical
altercation. A resident of 51 Pinecrest Drive, Place
sustained injures from allegedly being punched multiple
times in the face.
The other male involved in this incident left the scene
and was located by the Essex Police after midnight.
Nathan Stratton, 35 of Essex, was issued a citation to
Education agency
recommends minimum
class sizes
By HILARY NILES
VTDigger.org
A report from the Agency of
Education recommends minimum
course sizes across grade levels
for four main learning categories:
English, math, science and social
studies.
Up to eighth grade, the smallest
class sizes should be 10 students
at schools of 150 children or more;
at schools with fewer students,
classes should consist of no less
than five children, the report says.
The minimum class size would be
10 for schools with grades 5-8, or
any school up to 12th grade.
Vermont has the lowest ratio
in the nation, with an average
student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4
to 1, according to a 2013 report
from the National Education
Association. The national average
is 16 to 1. Vermont also has the
second highest average spending
per pupil rate, $18,571, in the
country. (New York State is No. 1.)
The report was presented
Friday morning to the House
Ways & Means Committee, as
required by Act 60 of 2013.
The report, which includes
separate ratios of students
to teachers, school staff and
administrators,
reaffirmed
some
conventional
wisdom
about
Vermont
education:
There are a “wicked” lot of small
schools, as Rep. Jeffrey Wilson,
D-Manchester, put it.
That translates into small class
sizes typically, which in turn tends
to drive up the cost of education.
Brad James, AOE’s education
finance manager, said in an
interview after his presentation
that staffing costs — salaries
and compensation — typically
comprise about 70 percent to 80
percent of school budgets.
Committee members appeared
nowhere near ready Friday
morning to formulate legislation
based on the recommendations.
Whatever
the
committee
decides, James suggested they
delay implementation for one year
to conform to the calendar cycle of
school budgets. Rather than issue
tax penalties for noncompliance in
2016-17, James said data should
be collected first to inform tax
penalty proposals the following
year.
Tax incentives that are being
considered would operate on a onetime basis, encouraging schools
with average course sizes below
the minimum to increase their
ratios. The incentives would only
kick in for the year that threshold
is crossed — not every year that
minimum ratios are exceeded.
James also noted Vermont’s
unique struggle with class size.
Most places debate a cap to set a
maximum — not a minimum —
class size, James said.
His recommendations to that
end are based more on existing
practices
than
academically
proven “best practices,” James
said.
The state’s Agency of Education
has been gathering more detailed
data from schools in recent years
to comply with both federal
regulations and state mandates.
But James said reporting remains
inconsistent, and without more
reliable data, it will be hard to
answer some of the questions
lawmakers ask in the course of
crafting education policy.
SELECTBOARD
Police seek information on animal complaint
The Essex Police Department is seeking the public’s
help in getting information for an animal complaint that
occurred on Jan. 23 at around 3:05 p.m. on South Street
in Essex Junction.
An older male and a female were at the beginning of
the driveway located at 317 South Street walking their
two black dogs. Authorities say one of the dogs got away
from the owners and attacked a herd of cows. The female
spoke with a possible European accent and the couple was
seen getting into a vehicle, possibly a white Subaru with
a vanity plate.
Essex Police is attempting to ID the couple and dogs
involved in order to verify the dogs’ vaccines. Anyone with
information is asked to call the Essex Police Department.
Donovan won’t
run forVermont
Attorney General
By ANNE GALLOWAY
VTDigger.org
T.J. Donovan says he
won’t make a second bid for
Vermont Attorney General.
The Chittenden County
state’s attorney narrowly
lost to incumbent Bill Sorrell
in the 2012 Democratic
primary, and Sorrell went on
to win the general election.
“It’s not the right time
personally and professionally
for me,” Donovan said. “I
struggled with the decision
and went back and forth on
it, but a lot of the issues we
ran on in 2012 were enacted.”
He ticked off a list of
issues — decriminalization
of marijuana, the good
samaritan law for drug
overdoses, public records
reform for access to police
records — that he ran on in
2012 that have become law.
“My concern is it would
have been a personality
conflict,” Donovan said. “It’s
not about personality, it’s
about issues.”
Sorrell, who has been in
office for 16 years, had already
announced he would run
again.
The state’s attorney says
he won’t rule out a race in
future when his children who
are 18 months and 4 years old
are a bit older and the timing
for a political race is more
fortuitous.
Donovan also says he
doesn’t want a campaign
to interfere with his efforts
to help Gov. Peter Shumlin
to bring “pretrial services”
statewide.
Donovan launched the first
rapid intervention program
in Chittenden County, which
enables the court system
to allow drug addicts to
get treatment right away
before they are charged with
possession. If an addict gets
successful treatment, charges
are reduced or eliminated
altogether.
Three counties are now
working with Donovan to
deploy similar programs. He
said he is providing technical
assistance to state’s attorneys
offices in Rutland, Lamoille
and Caledonia counties.
SENATE
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together.
“I know the present
town/village
manager
will retire in the not to
distant
future,”
Levy
said in the release, “and
I feel the selectboard
needs
members
with
institutional
memories
who will be able to move
forward with the work
that has already been
done to bring the town
and village together.”
Levy is currently a
member of the Essex
Town/Village
Joint
Stormwater Coordinating
Committee and is Essex’s
alternate representative
on the Chittenden Solid
Waste District (CSWD)
Board of Commissioners.
He is also an awardwinning volunteer with
the American Red Cross
who chairs the Vermont
and the New Hampshire
Valley Region Red Cross
Board of Directors.
Watts served four
years on the Essex
Energy Committee until
2011
and
currently
serves on the board of the
Essex, Jericho, Underhill
Ecumenical Ministry Food
Shelf that operates out of
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church in Jericho. He is
interested in advocating
for the interests of the
town’s non-profit/human
services
organizations
through
selectboard
decisions.
“I
think
the
selectboard has little
vision or understanding
of the non-profit sector,”
appear in Vermont Superior Court on Feb. 27 for the
offense of simple assault that occurred immediately prior
to Place’s shotgun discharge, authorities said.
A citation was issued to Daniel Place to appear in
Chittenden Superior Court for the offense of reckless
endangerment.
The investigation is continuing and anyone with information
is asked to contact the Essex Police at 878-8331.
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Watts said.
He hopes to help guide
the selectboard’s current
deliberations about how
to distribute the 1 percent
of the town’s operating
budget
it
annually
donates in grants to local
non-profits.
Also on March 4, Steve
McQueen, the Winooski
Police Chief who serves
as Essex moderator,
will be running to
retain his moderator
seat as a write-in
candidate. There were
no candidates filing
petitions to be on the
ballot,
according
to
Essex
Town
Clerk
Cheryl Moomey.
ESSEX SELECTBOARD CANDIDATES
Dave Rogerson
Max Levy
Andy Watts
Two seats up for election
Election is March 4
confident that Michael will continue the
great work Sally did for the district and
the state.”
Sirotkin is a principal at the lobbying
firm Sirotkin and Necrason, which he
founded in 1998. He says he will sell his
lobbying interest in the firm and stop all
lobbying activity.
Sirotkin started his career in the law
at Vermont Legal Aid in the mid-1970s.
He is a graduate of the Wharton School
at the University of Pennsylvania, and he
holds a law degree from the University of
Denver College of Law. He lives in South
Burlington.
Over the last 30 years, he has developed
a lobbying practice focused on labor issues,
civil justice, affordable housing, land
conservation and consumer issues.
Sirotkin will begin work in the Senate
on Feb. 11.
Fox, 62, was in her second term in the state
Senate where she served on Senate Health
and Welfare and Senate Appropriations
committees. She was previously elected to
the House of Representatives in 1986 and
served seven terms. She served as chair
of the House Appropriations Committee
and House Judiciary Committee. Fox was
a lawyer and held a J.D. from the State
University of New York Law School. She
ran the Developmental Disabilities Law
Project for Vermont Legal Aid for 11 years
from 1977 to 1988 where she defended the
rights of Vermonters.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who knew Fox as
a lawyer and legislator, said she “worked
diligently to improve the lives of the poor,
the sick, and the disabled. She will be
greatly missed and I know her spirit will
live on in the Legislature and throughout
Vermont.”
— Jason Starr of The Essex Reporter
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Opinion
Perspective
Finally,
common ground
on Vermont
Yankee
By BRAD FERLAND When the State of Vermont holds a major
public hearing about Vermont Yankee and almost
no-one attends, what does it mean?
I was asking myself this question as I waited,
virtually alone, to testify at a well-announced
public hearing Tuesday, Jan. 14 in the Vermont
Interactive Television studio in Williston. The
subject of Vermont Yankee usually draws a big,
passionate crowd, with both supporters and
opponents eager to express their views. Yet
on this night, most of the state’s 13 interactive
TV studios were empty. I was the only person
to testify in the only studio located in populous
Chittenden County. For lack of testimony, the
meeting ended an hour and a half earlier than
scheduled.
The Vermont Public Service Board had
called the meeting to solicit comment from all
Vermonters about Vermont Yankee’s request to
operate through the end of 2014. A PSB decision
on whether to grant a Certificate of Public Good,
a requirement for the plant to continue to operate
in 2014, is expected by March 31.
A lot is riding on that decision. In the recent
years through 2012, Vermont Yankee provided
about a third of all electricity consumed in
Vermont, and still had plenty to sell to the rest of
New England. Since opening in the early 1970’s,
Vermont Yankee has made about three-quarters
of the total power produced in Vermont. Last
August, plant owner Entergy announced that (due
mostly to the very low market cost of electricity),
the plant would close in 2014.
On Dec. 23, the State of Vermont and Entergy
announced a master settlement of most of their
differences. The agreement says Entergy will
close the plant, proceed with safe, responsible
decommissioning, and will pay $10 million for
economic re-development of Windham County
and $5.2 million into a state fund for renewable
power. Both sides will drop the many expensive
legal disputes now in federal courts.
The agreement also specifically requires
Public Service Board approval to operate Vermont
Yankee through 2014. So if approval is denied,
the settlement falls apart and has to be entirely
re-negotiated or litigated. Supporters of the
settlement include Gov. Peter Shumlin, Attorney
General William Sorrell, and many legislative
leaders.
The financial aid is a continuation of Vermont
Yankee’s longstanding practice of supporting
the Windham County economy and the state’s
renewable power future. The plant has long been
the cornerstone of the local economy and virtually
the sole funder of the Vermont Clean Energy
Development Fund. Entergy needs PSB approval
because the plant’s workers need to know they
will have their jobs until sometime near the end
of this year, giving them time to find new work,
homes and schools. In short, PSB approval is
highly desirable for Vermont Yankee workers, for
the area’s economic recovery, and for the state’s
renewable power future.
I appeared at the hearing to tell the Public
Service Board essentially what I have been
saying since co-founding the Vermont Energy
Partnership seven years ago: An operational
Vermont Yankee helps the economy, ratepayers,
taxpayers and environment of our beloved state.
Indeed, even without a settlement agreement,
Vermont Yankee’s continued operation is in the
state’s best interest.
And now, finally, I return to the question: Why
didn’t more people attend? Perhaps it is because,
as Attorney General Sorrell said at the Dec. 23
master settlement announcement, it is time for
peace. Most Vermonters, at long last, have found
common ground on Vermont Yankee. Under the
settlement, the plant will close; the expensive
federal lawsuits are history; economic and
environmental needs are addressed. It’s a good
deal for everyone, and the PSB should swiftly
approve the Certificate of Public Good.
Brad Ferland, a resident of St. Albans Town, is
president of the Vermont Energy Partnership (www.
vtep.org), a Montpelier-based energy policy nonprofit.
Each week in our e-mail newsletter and on our Facebook page, we ask readers a question
on recent Essex news. This week’s question is:
Essex Rescue plans to reconfigure its financing so that each of the five towns it serves contributes
based on population. Do you agree with this funding formula, which would increase Essex and Essex
Junction’s contribution and relatively lessen the contributions of Westford, Underhill and Jericho?
Below is a sampling of responses. Subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter at www.essexreporter.com.
As we talked about the Essex Rescue proposal, it
seemed to miss the long standing issue between the
Town and the Junction. If both governments are asked
to pay, then Village residents will end up paying twice
— once as taxpayers in the Town and once as Village
taxpayers. This should definitely be avoided. That
said, I do believe Essex Rescue needs to solidify its
income stream. If the levy comes through the Town,
then everyone will pay once.
Greg Morgan
It should be based on the call count and mileage per
call in each town.
Bruce Trudo
Since Essex Rescue is based in Essex, I think it
makes perfect sense that if we have to drive extra
distance to a neighboring town, then their service
would cost more. Think of it in terms of a taxi service
(with a very well-educated team of drivers, and a
specially decked out taxi). Wouldn’t you expect to pay
more to ride from Westford to Fletcher Allen than
Essex Junction to Fletcher Allen? I mean, I want them
to be financially sound, and if that means an increase
so be it, but it doesn’t have to be completely equal.
Matthew Reed
Wait for the presentation by Essex Rescue for this
increase. You’ll see then it makes NO SENSE.
Tim Miller
When both Essex and Essex Junction fire departments
agreed with Essex rescue to start a first-response program,
it was only for severe cases like heart attacks, stroke, or
anything that is life-threatening. But you see both fire
departments first-response teams going to everything with
Essex Rescue, from broken arms to nose bleeds. I think,
because of this, there should not be an increase in the Town
or Village.
Scott Miller
From the Statehouse
As we enter the second
year
of the biennium, we
Linda
are facing many hurdles,
not the least of which is
Waiteanother year of budget
Simpson challenges. Last week, we
passed the House Budget
Adjustment
Bill,
the
first money bill from the
House Appropriations Committee each year. It acts as
a true-up to unforeseen expenditures and includes the
following adjustments:
— Additional funding for opiate treatment with
$200,000 directed at the waiting list and another
$175,000 toward recovery centers
— $1.87 million to the Vermont Veterans Home to
address a budget gap and $980,000 to cover Medicaid
shortfalls
— $2 million to programs that allow our seniors to
remain at home
— $500,000 for Windham County
development, post Vermont Yankee closure
economic
— Funding winter road maintenance with $1.375
million
updates to our probate statutes and procedures that
have been pretty much been untouched since the 1920’s.
— Traumatic Brain Injury: Currently the legal
definition is neither as a mental illness nor a disability.
We have had recent cases where someone has been found
incompetent to stand trial but the case is dismissed
and the person is released due to lack of authority to
take custody for treatment. Some of these people pose
considerable risk to public safety (H.555.)
— Further work on opiates issues including finding
a solution to regulating second hand metals dealers who
are sometimes involved in purchasing stolen property.
— We will be doing further work on innocence
protection and looking carefully at wrongful convictions,
wrongful incarceration, policies on eyewitness
identification and videotaping confessions/interviews in
cases of serious and violent crimes (S.184 and S.297).
— We will be looking at a process that will allow
amendments to perpetual conservation easements
(S.119).
— Judicial Retention for the following: Judges
Davenport, Walsh, Maley, Hayes, Sontag and Corsonnes.
More
generally,
the
Legislature continues to struggle
It is a complex issue, a complex
with education property taxes.
The system has built-in pressures
system and both our finance and of declining statewide grand
list values, declining student
education policy committees are enrollments and increased costs.
These things result in baseline
I am honored to again sit on
trying to find ways to help reduce increases that will be costly and
the House Judiciary Committee
difficult for many communities.
and we have a very full agenda
Chittenden
County
in
before us. Here are some of the
costs and soften the increases
particular will see increases
issues for consideration:
primarily due to the fact that our
— Mental health: involuntary
coming our way.
local grand lists have been more
treatment
and
medication,
stable than in other areas of the
specifically around due process
state. I hope that we will not get
and timely access to our judicial
system (S.287.). The Senate will be working on this issue caught in the finger pointing that seems to be going on
first and a public hearing is scheduled for Thursday in in the media at the moment.
We are all responsible for educating the children/
Room 11 of the Statehouse from 5-7 p.m.
youth in the state. Yes, school districts propose increased
— Domestic violence and relief from abuse orders:
budgets; yes, communities approve them; and yes, the
Vermont is one of very few states that does not have a
state and federal government over the years have passed
policy on how to safely store firearms when ordered by
on many mandates that have exacerbated cost increases.
a judge to be temporarily surrendered during a relief
Where do we go from here? It is a complex issue, a
from abuse order. The Ways and Means Committee
complex system and both our finance and education
is including provisions for a storage fee to be charged
policy committees are trying to find ways to help reduce
by firearms dealers and law enforcement agencies
costs and soften the increases coming our way.
that voluntarily agree to store these firearms for the
Another potentially thorny issue under consideration
duration of the order. The Vermont Network Against
in the Senate (and if passed by the Senate, will be sent
Domestic and Sexual Violence provided compelling
to the House General, Housing and Military Affairs) is
testimony on how other states have reduced domestic
Earned Sick Time (S.255.) Many small businesses are
homicide by having a safe storage policy.
concerned with the costs associated with this mandated
— We are taking testimony on H.88, a proposed policy. It is important to remember that the bill under
change in statutes that would protect a victim of sexual consideration allows employees to earn sick time at a
assault who has a child as a result of the assault from rate of 1 hour per week. Whether or not seasonal and
having to interact with the assailant who, under current part-time employees will be included is a question not
statutes, may challenge custody of the child.
yet resolved.
There are many issues under consideration by our
— Minor guardianship: We will be considering
various committees. In an effort to provide the public
with more information on what we are doing, we have
introduced a new element to the legislative website
which includes the weekly agenda for each committee.
Some committees also include specific information on
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STUDENT ART SHOW. The Brandon Artists Guild
is proud to present their annual student art show.
Equally dynamic at all grade levels, the work will
delight you with fresh and fun style. The exhibition is a tribute to their talented teachers as well.
Exhibit runs through Feb. 28. The Brandon Artists
Guild, Brandon, daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact:
247-4956.
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ANONYMOUS: CONTEMPORARY TIBETAN
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between an ancient culture’s unbroken artistic
tradition and the personality-driven world of
contemporary art. Fleming Museum, East Gallery, Burlington. Runs through June 23. Contact:
656-2090.
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“LUMINOUS VERMONT.” Lorraine Manley, of
Milton, captures the natural beauty of her native
Vermont in impressionistic paintings that are
vibrant, colorful and warm. The work serves as a
perfect antidote to the bluster and cold of winter.
Her use of colors make her paintings pop from
the walls. In addition, Lorraine uses a palette
knife and bold strokes for spontaneous results.
The Festival Gallery, Waitsfield. The exhibit runs
through March 31. Contact: 496-6682 or www.
vermontartfest.com.
Spotlight on PossumHaw
By ELSIE LYNN
The Essex Reporter
Colby Crehan grew up in music and
there she has stayed. Most recently, she
was named the Vermont Vocalist of the
Year for 2013, but she didn’t start out that
way.
She began on the piano at age 6, then
grew into the guitar and singing harmony
as a teenager.
“I was introduced to bluegrass music
at college in North Carolina, and began
writing songs on the guitar in this style,”
said the 37-year-old lead singer and
songwriter of the band PossumHaw.
Possum… What?
Yes,
PossumHaw.
Botanicalenthusiasts know PossumHaw is a little
shrub that grows wild in the forest.
“The original members of the group
were all nature nerds,” Crehan explained.
“So we thought an odd, obscure plant name
would be fun. We didn’t think too much
about the name when we picked it, but now
we’re stuck with it I guess.”
PossumHaw is described as a blend of
bluegrass, folk and country styles
“We have bluegrass instrumentation
(banjo, mandolin, guitars and upright
bass) but also use harmonica and piano
sometimes. We play mostly original music,
so it has a distinctive flavor unique to our
group,” said the Burlington resident. “We
try to offer a nice blend of styles when we
play — some rip-roaring fast numbers,
some sweet slow songs and lots in between.”
Crehan tries to employ harmony singing
whenever she can in her songs using the
vocal talents of “the guys.” The four other
members of PossumHaw back Crehan
up with their instruments: Ryan Crehan
(Colby’s husband) plays the banjo and
Upcoming Events
“OTHER DESERT CITIES.” Vermont Stage Company presents a riveting new play by Jon Robin
Baitz features high drama, serious laughter and
authentic dialogue. The play runs Jan. 29 through
Feb. 16. FlynnSpace, Burlington, Wednesday
through Saturday evenings 7:30 p.m.; first Saturday matinee 2 p.m. and Sunday matinees 2 p.m.
Tickets: 863-5966 or visit Flynntix.org.
INTO FOCUS: VT HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENT EXHIBIT. Calling for Submissions.
Only current Vermont high school students
are eligible. You don’t have to be enrolled in a
photography course to enter this show. Deadline
March 5. Exhibition runs April 3-20. More info:
www.darkroomgallery.com/ex54.
PossumHaw
harmonica, Charley Eiseman plays lead
guitar, Stephen Waud plays mandolin, and
Mitch Barron plays upright bass.
The group has been together since 2004,
with only a few changes in the ranks.
Early this month, PossumHaw put out
a new release “Waiting and Watching.”
The group recorded it in Williston with
Peter Engisch of Ad Astra Recording. The
12-track album has nine original songs by
Crehan, one original instrumental song
PHTOTO CONTRIBUTED
by her husband, versions of “Six White
Cadillacs” (a Will Jennings and Emmylou
Harris song) and Herb Pedersen’s “Wait a
Minute.”
“We’re really excited about how the
album sounds,” Crehan added.” We can’t
wait to share the songs with audiences.”
The new album will be performed as part
of the Westford Winter Music Series on the
Westford Common at 4 p.m. on Feb. 9.
Find out more about PossumHaw at
www.possumhaw.net.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Established and emerging
artists are invited to submit one or two pieces in
any medium on the theme “The Warm Seasons”
for a show to be hung in the Jericho Town Hall
from May through August 2014. The show is
non-juried and you don’t have to live in Jericho,
but the subject of all work submitted must have
some connection to the town of Jericho. Deadline for registration will be April 15, 2014. For
information and registration forms: 899-2974 or
blgreene@myfairpoint.net.
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CORE CONNECTION
The heater core is the radiator-like
component that heats the cabin of a
vehicle by circulating heated coolant from the engine through tubes
and blowing air over them into the
cabin. One of the mystifying problems associated with the heater core
occurs when the inside surface of
the windshield persistently mists
over. This problem can be traced
to coolant that leaks from the core
into the vents and then condenses on
the cooler surface of the windshield.
Ironically, vehicle owners often instinctively turn up the heater blowers in an effort to clear the misting;
however, this response only compounds the problem. Once a correct
diagnosis is made, the solution rests
with removing and either repairing
or replacing the heater core.
We’re focused on one goal: caring
for you and your vehicle. If you
suspect that your heater is failing
– then bring it down to ESSEX
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES today. Our friendly ASE-certified
technicians will take a look at your
car and determine what service is
necessary. We also provide the preventive maintenance that will keep
your car running smoothly. Visit us
today at 141-147 Pearl St, Essex
Jct. or call 802.879.1966 to make
an appointment. We offer same day
service, and free customer shuttle.
Ask us for details.We open 6:59am,
with no appointment needed. We
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for winter. Bring your car in today
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Essex Area
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C alendar
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nature walks, workshops, demonstrations,
children’s activities, bonfires, s’mores, hot
cocoa and more. The festival will continue
into the early evening with live music, refreshments, and a raffle. Green Mountain
Club Visitor Center, Waterbury Center,
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $8 members, $10 general public, kids are free. Contact: 2418320.
Thursday
College Visits and Interviews Meeting.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH- (Fundamentalindependent.) 61 Main St., Essex Junction, 878-8341.
Pastor James Gangwer. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship
Service 11 a.m. Sunday evening worship 6:30. Wednesday
evening youth groups; Awana, Pro-Teens and Prayer
meeting 7 p.m.
CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH- Route 2A, Williston, just
north of Industrial Ave. Wes Pastor, Senior Minister, 8787107, Proclaiming Christ and Him crucified Sundays at
8:30a.m. and 9:45 a.m. www.cmcvermont.org
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 73 Essex Way, Essex Junction - All Welcome! Sacrament
Meeting - Sundays at 10 AM. Come learn about the restored
gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s awesome! Family History Center
- Sundays 1 - 3 PM, Wednesdays 7 - 9 PM. Come find your
ancestry! The FHC has website resources (such as www.
familysearch.org), including free access to ancestry.com,
microfiche and microfilm readers, and a staff of capable
genealogists. For more info, call 802-879-9142, email
essexwardvt@gmail.com, or check out www.mormon.org
DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH 67 Creek Farm Plaza,
Colchester VT. 05446 802-338-9118 www.daybreakvermont.
org or brentdaybreak@gmail.com Sunday Service at
10:30am Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney
ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH- 37 Old Stage Road in Essex
Junction. Sunday Services: 7:45 am, 9 am, 10:15 am and
11:30 am. Phone: 878-8213. www.essexalliance.org.
ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH- Please
join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and
contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and
welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask
questions, and put down spiritual roots. Adult Bible Study
at 8:30 am. Service at 10:00 am with Sunday School
and childcare provided. We offer a variety of small groups
for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying
contemporary faith issues. 119 Center Rd (Route 15) Essex
Center. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. 879-8304.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX
JUNCTION- UCC, A Welcoming Community, Accepting
and Serving All in the Spirit of Christ. 1 Church Street,
Essex Junction, VT 05452. Telephone (802) 878-5745,
Fax: (802) 872-8236; Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior
Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes. Associate Pastor, Rev. Ryan
Gackenheimer. Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 and 10:15
am. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Sunday
School meets weekly at 10:15 am. Junior High Youth
Group meets Sundays from 11:30 – 1pm. Senior High
Youth Group meets Sunday evenings from 5 – 7pm.
Music includes Senior Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir,
Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acappella and Ladies’
Acappella groups.
Juniors and parents are encouraged to
attend to learn how to get the most from
a college visit, as well as the different
types of college interviews. Included will
be a panel of current seniors who will discuss their visit and interview experiences.
Information on how to use Naviance as a
tool to search for schools and stay organized will also be discussed. Essex High
School, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free.
Contact: 879-7121.
Burlington Gap Year Fair. High school stu-
dents are increasingly choosing to postpone college in favor of a Gap Year, a
structured time of personal grown aided
by activities of enrichment. Burlington-area high school students will have the opportunity to learn more about Gap Year
options at the 2014 Burlington Gap Year
Fair. The fair will highlight programs that
offer students the chance to volunteer,
study abroad, intern, and more. South
Burlington High School, South Burlington,
6-8:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 652-7000.
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the 2nd Annual “Rails for Ryan” rail jam
under the lights at the Madonna/Sterling
Base Lodge. Prizes will be awarded to
those who step up and really throw down.
Registration begins at 4 p.m. in the Base
Lodge. Base Lodge, Smugglers’ Notch,
6-8 p.m. $5 suggested donation to benefit the Flyin’ Ryan Foundation. Contact:
332-6841.
St. Michael’s College presents a French Film Festival, “The
Tournees Festival: New French Films on
Campus,” organized by The Department
of Modern Languages & Literature, and
presented in collaboration with the SMC
Film Series. The first film to be shown in
the series is “Couleur de Pau: Miel” (Approved for Adoption), preceded by an
introduction to the festival and the film.
Cheray Hall, St. Michael’s College, 7 p.m.
Free. Contact: lclerfeuille@smcvt.edu or
pvantine@smcvt.edu.
VFW Meal. The VFW Post 6689 present G-
HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAWRENCE PARISH, Essex Junction,
- Mass Schedule: Holy Family Church located at 36 Lincoln
Street, Sundays, 8a.m, 11a.m. and 7:30p.m. St. Lawrence
located at 158 West Street, Saturdays, 4 p.m.-Sundays,
9:30a.m. Reconciliation: St. Lawrence, Saturdays, 3:153:45p.m For more information visit our web page http://www.
hfslvt.org.
Breakfast. Essex Alliance Church presents
MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
FELLOWSHIP- Visit www.mmuuf.org. Services are held at
9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month
from Setpember through June. 195 Vermont Route 15,
Jericho (the red barn across from Packard Road). 899-2558.
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place
(off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F) 802-878-4014 www.
stjamesvt.org The Rev. Ken Hitch v office@stjamesvt.org
8:15am Holy Eucharist Rite II (no music) 10:30am Holy
Eucharist Rite II (with music) 9:20am Adult Ed: Bible Study
10:15 am Godly Play.
ST. PIUS THE TENTH CHURCH- 20 Jericho Road, Essex,
878-5997. Pastor: Rev. Richard W. Tinney. Masses: Mon.Thurs. 8:30 a.m.; Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8:30 and
10:30 a.m. Confessions Sat. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. www.together.
net/~stpius.
ST. THOMAS CHURCH- 6 Green St., Underhill Center.
Father Charles R. Danielson, Parish Priest. Weekend
Masses: Saturday-4:30 p.m., Sunday-8:30. Daily Masses:
Check with wwwlstthomasvt.com or call 899-4632.
French Canadian Supper. Rosary Council
of the Knights of Columbus 4684 will be
hosting a French Canadian supper. Meal
will include pea soup, meat pie, baked
potatoes, dessert, beverages, etc. Our
Lady of the Holy Rosary Church Hall,
Richmond, 5 p.m. $10 suggested donation to benefit local charities. Contact:
434-2521 (daytime) or 876-7713 (evening).
Choral Union and Queen City Brewery
present “A Mid-winter Musical Tasting,”
a fundraiser for the Vermont Choral
Union. Come warm up with samples of
Queen City Brewery’s fresh, quality craftbrewed beer and assorted appetizers
and desserts, while enjoying a variety of
music by members of the Vermont Choral Union, Maple Jam and more. Seating
is limited. A valid I.D. is required. Richmond Free Library, Richmond, 4-7 p.m.
$20 suggested donation. RSVP: events@
vtchoralunion.org.
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the Every Woman Breakfast Cafe with
Leo Martin. Rediscover the Christian roots
of the United States. Learn how the Pilgrim’s relationship with God influenced
their everyday life, and used them it to
establish the Colony of Plymouth. Essex
Alliance Church, Essex, 9-11 a.m. Free.
878-8213, x212.
Winter Trails Festival. The Green Mountain
JAN 31
- FEB 2
Club presents the 18th
Annual Winter Trails
Festival. The festival
includes winter hikes,
ing of the minds. Hotel Vermont lobby,
Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Contact: 6515012.
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Sunday
Winter Trees and Birds of Red Rocks. The
Vermont Audubon will present an educational opportunity to learn about the species of birds and trees native to the Red
Rocks Park. Buds, bark and branching
provide clues to discern the differences
between oak, maple, birch and beech.
Also observe the resident winter birds of
Red Rocks. Pre-registration is required.
Red Rocks Park, South Burlington, 1-3 p.m.
Members $10, Non-members $15. Contact: 434-3068.
and read to a therapy dog. All dogs
registered with Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Pre-register for 10-minute individual sessions. All ages. Dorothy Alling
Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30
p.m. Free. Contact: 878-4918 or www.
williston.lib.vt.us.
Homeschool Program. The Dorothy Alling
Memorial Library presents “Vermont’s
History Through Archaeology.” Use clues
from the past to uncover history like an
archaeologist, homeschooled students
ages 8 and up will discover how Vermont
has changed over the years. Students will
participate in a hands-on artifact activity
to learn about people who lived on the
land that is now Vermont. Pre-registration encouraged. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free. Contact: 878-4918 or www.williston.lib.vt.us.
Vermont’s Breeding Bird Atlas Presentation. The recently published Second Atlas
of Vermont’s Breeding Birds represents
the work of over 350 volunteers over a
five year period of time. Join Rosalind
Renfrew, the editor of the Atlas, who will
describe the results of this project and
the conservation implications of this important work for Vermont’s birds. Pierson
Library, Shelburne, 6:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 863-2436.
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Leave No Trace Workshop. The Winooski
Valley Park Department presents an outdoor ethics awareness workshop. Learn
how to put the “leave no trace” principles
into action. Event great for the whole
family. Registration encouraged. Ethan
Allen Homestead, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Free. Contact Ashley: at americorps@wvpd.org or 863-5744.
Israeli Folk Dancing. Come dance at the
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue Social Room. All
ages and skill levels are welcome. Dances
will be taught, reviewed and prompted.
Sessions progress from beginning to advanced dances. Dances will be performed
in circles and lines, no partner required.
Dress comfortably and bring a pair of
soft-soled shoes with clean treads. Ohavi
Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:30-9:30
p.m. Tickets $2. Contact: 864-0218 or
portico@stowevt.net.
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Monday
Wednesday
Team In Training Information Meeting.
The upstate New York/Vermont chapter
of Team In Training will be holding an
informational meeting. Team In Training
provides training to participate in marathons, half marathons, triathlons, century
bike rides, and hikes which benefit the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Pomerleau Family YMCA, Burlington, 5:30 p.m.
Free. Contact: 233-0014.
Groundhog Day Nature Hike. Join naturalist
Larry Clarfeld for a hike around Gilbrook
Natural Area to look for winter birds,
animal tracks, and more. The Winooski
Valley Park Department will provide
snowshoes for those that need them. Registration encouraged. Gilbrook Natural
Area, Winooski, 9-10 a.m. Free. Contact
Lauren: info@wvpd.org or 863-5744.
Tuesday
Reading with Therapy Dogs. Bring a book
the Veterans of Foreign Wars presents a
community breakfast with all the fixings.
All are invited, both members and nonmembers. VFW Post 6689, Essex Junction,
9-11 a.m. Adults $6, Children $3. Contact: 878-0700.
Genealogy Class. Sheila Morris of the Ver-
mont Genealogy Library will discuss the
hobby of genealogy research. She will
cover what records to use, where to locate records and how to document your
family history. Sheila will also discuss
common mistakes, typical problems as
well as the strengths and shortcomings of
many online sources. Vermont Genealogy Library, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-12
p.m. $5. Contact: 310-9285.
Trivia Night. Trivia buffs gather for a meet-
Community Breakfast. Ladies Auxiliary to
Man’s Pasta Night. Pasta with all the fixings. Live music begins at 7 p.m. VFW
Post 6689, Essex Junction, 5:30-7 p.m.
$7. Contact: 878-0700.
Saturday
Adena Rose Harford presents the
Ayurveda a system of medicine from India, which uses diet, lifestyle and herbs
for healing. Learn about the basic principles and how you can utilize them for
better digestion, and feeling your best.
Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 878-4918
or www.williston.lib.vt.us.
Fundraiser and Beer Tasting. The Vermont
French Film Festival.
GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH- 130 Maple
Street, Essex Junction. 878-8071. 1 mile south of the Five
Corners on Maple Street / VT. Route 117. Worship Sundays
at 9:30 a.m. with concurrent Church School Pre-K to High
School. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult Study
Group Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Adult Choir / Praise Band /
Women’s Fellowship / Missionally active. Korean U.M.C.
Worship Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Come explore what God
might be offering you!
ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF VERMONT- 182 Hegeman Ave,
Suite 1, Colchester, VT 05446. Join Imam Islam Hassan
(imam@isvt.org) for the five daily prayers. Timings at ISVT
homepage www.isvt.org The call for Friday Jumah prayers is
exactly at 1:00PM followed by Khutbah and prayer. Additional
Friday night lectures between Magrib and Isha prayers.
Weekend Islamic classes on Sundays 9:45AM-1:30PM for all
children 4 years and older during the school year. Interested
non-members always welcome. (802) 655-6711 or salam@
isvt.org or Facebook.
and Chorus will present its Winter Concert. The program will feature music by
Vermont composer Richard Stöhr. ElleyLong Music Center, Colchester, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets at the door, by phone and online.
$15 adults. $12 seniors. $5 students.
Contact: 476-8188.
Faith Adventures Series. The Faith United
Rails for Ryan. Smugglers’ Notch presents
Ayurvedic Lifestyle and Diet Workshop.
Concert. The Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday
Methodist Church presents the next installment in their Faith Adventure Series
with speaker John Lucy’s presentation on
human trafficking. John’s presentation will
follow his cycling journey across the United States to fight human trafficking. The
presentation will be held in the sanctuary.
Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Contact Anne: abmcmahan@comcast.net or 863-6764.
Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m.12 p.m. Free. Contact: 864-1502.
Documentary Viewing. City Market pres-
ents “The Dark Side of Chocolate,” an
eye-opening documentary that sheds light
on the issue of child labor on African cocoa plantations. City Market, Burlington,
6:45-8 p.m. Free. Contact: 861-9700.
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Thursday
Food For Thought Teen Group. Teens meet
for pizza, discussion, book/DVD selection, and planning special events for the
library. New members welcome. Dorothy
Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4-5
p.m. Free. Contact: 878-4918.
French Film Festival.
St. Michael’s College presents a French Film Festival, “The
Tournees Festival: New French Films on
Campus,” organized by The Department
of Modern Languages & Literature, and
presented in collaboration with the SMC
Film Series. The film being presented will
be “Apres Mai” (Something in the Air).
Cheray Hall, St Michael’s College, 8 p.m.
Free. Contact: lclerfeuille@smcvt.edu or
pvantine@smcvt.edu.
Ongoing
Bagpipe and Drum Lessons. The St. An-
Adult Computer Workshop. An interactive
session for older adults and seniors teaching participants how to get started with
Microsoft Windows 8. Pines Senior Living
WINTER CARNIVAL
The Colchester Parks and Recreation Department
present the annual community Winter Carnival.
Events at this year’s carnival include “Colchester’s
Got Talent,” pancake breakfast, various indoor
and outdoor activities, a murder mystery dinner
and open skate. Carnival events will be located
at various venues throughout Colchester. Admission
bracelets are $6 and allow access to all weekend
events. Info: 264-5640 or http://colchestervt.gov/
Recreation/WinterCarnival.html
drew’s Pipeband of Vermont offers instruction for bag piping and drumming
as an encouragement and incentive for
attracting new members. The instructional
program is designed to integrate and
transition a piper or drummer into the
“parade” band at a level of basic competency. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church,
Essex Junction, Wednesday Evenings.
Free. Contact Beth: 343-4738.
Drop-In Pottery Wheel Class. Spend Friday nights with our pottery instructors
learning the basics of wheel-working. Try
the wheel and have some fun with other
beginner potters. Through demonstrations
and individual instruction, students will
learn the basics of preparing and centering the clay and making cups, mugs
and bowls. Price includes one fired and
glazed piece per participant. Additional
fired and glazed pieces are $5 each.
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C alendar
Administrative Conference Room: Intermediate/Advanced. Pickering Room, 2nd
Floor: Beginners. Fletcher Free Library,
Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 8657211.
Essex Art League. Meets the first Thursday of
the month. The meeting agenda includes
a business and social time, and features
a guest artist presentation. Essex Junction
Congregational Church on Main Street,
Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. Visit: www.essexartleague.com.
news@essexreporter.com 802.878.5282
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Special event
coming up?
Essex Rotary Meeting. Essex Rotary Meet-
ings are held on Wednesdays at 12:10
p.m. at The Essex. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and
Underhill.
Family Support Group. Outright Vermont
FEB 1,
3&4
Essex Community Players will hold open auditions for its
upcoming production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” Audition
for the many and varied roles encouraged. In addition to the actors,
ECP are also looking ushers and a lighting technician as well as volunteers
for set construction, costumes, props and other production duties. Memorial Hall,
Essex Center, Feb. 1 from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.; Feb. 3-4, 6-9 p.m. More info: www.
essexplayers.com
No registration necessary but space is
limited. First come, first serve. Begins Jan.
31. BCA Print and Wheel Studio, Burlington, Fridays 8-10 p.m. $12. Contact:
865-7166.
Drop-In Life Drawing Class. This drop-in
life drawing class is open to all levels
and facilitated by local painter Glynnis
Fawkes. Spend the evening with other
artists, drawing one of our experienced
models. Bring drawing materials and paper. No registration necessary. No class
on Feb. 17. Ages 16 and up. BCA Center,
Burlington, Mondays 6:30-8:30 p.m. $8.
Contact: 865-7166.
Free Yoga for Survivors. H.O.P.E. Works is
offering a free and confidential traumainformed yoga program for survivors of
sexual violence. Meets on the first Saturday of each month. Registration is required to attend. Laughing River Yoga,
Burlington, 1:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 8640555, x19 or atsarah@hopeworksvt.org.
Bolton After Dark. Bolton Valley Ski Resort’s
mini party complete with night skiing and
riding for all ages and public screenings
of movies by Meathead Films. Bolton
Valley Ski Resort, Bolton Valley, 4-8 p.m.
Saturday evenings through March 15.
Tickets $19. Contact: 877-926-5866.
Tai Chi for Arthritis Beginners. A fun, joint
safe activity proven to reduce pain while
improving balance, agility and increasing lower and upper body strength. Participation in this program can help you
maintain your independence. Tai Chi for
Arthritis can be done seated or standing. Classes are led by certified instructors Sponsored by CVAA. Mondays and
Wednesdays, Jan. 22 through March
14. Congregational Church, Essex Junction, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free for adults 50
years or older. Contact: 865-0360.
Creative Tuesdays.
Artists exercise their
imaginations with recycled crafts. Children under 10 must be accompanied by
an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:15-5 p.m. Contact: 865-7216.
Line Dance Classes. Denise Brault Line
Dance presents Beginner and Beginner
Plus classes. No experience needed. St.
Joseph School Gym, Burlington. Mondays
through March 31. Beginners’ class, 6:157:15 p.m. Beginners’ Plus class 7:15-7:45
p.m. $4 for beginner class and $6 for
beginner and beginner plus classes. Contact Denise: 658-0096.
Bingo. Sponsored by the Whitcomb Woods
Residents Association. Whitcomb Woods,
128 West Street, Essex Junction. Mondays at 6 p.m. Contact: 879-1829.
Beginner yoga classes. Tuesdays. In lieu of
a fee, please bring a non-perishable item
or monetary donation for the Richmond
Food Shelf. Richmond Free Library, 201
Bridge Street, Richmond, 6-7 p.m. Contact: ldiamond@uvm.edu or 318-5570.
Burlington Writers Workshop. A free writing
workshop for all Vermonters. Meets every
Wednesday in downtown Burlington. Free
and open to the public. Participants must
register at meetup.com. More info: burlingtonwritersworkshop.com.
Cell Phones For Soldiers. Local residents
can support these collection drives by
donating their old cell phones at A. W.
Rich Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Essex
Junction or at the American Legion, 3650
Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. Collections accepted 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact:
849-6261.
Champlain Echoes. A women’s four-part
harmony chorus group seeks additional
women to sing in their holiday performances. Meetings are Monday nights. The
Pines, Aspen Drive, South Burlington, 6:30
p.m. Contact: 655-2174.
holds support group meetings for family members of youth going through the
process of coming out. One Sunday evening and one Wednesday morning each
month at Outright Vermont. Contact: 8659677.
German-English Conversation Group.
Improve your German conversation skills
and meet new people. First and third
Wednesday of each month. Local History
Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington,
6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 865-7211.
Italian Conversation Group. Open to all
Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Thursdays. Serving the communities of Colchester, Milton and the Champlain Islands.
Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12 p.m.
Community Wellness Day. Practitioners offer Reiki, Shiatsu, aromatherapy, acupressure, energy work and more to those looking to experience alternative healing. 2
Wolves Holistic Center in Vergennes, 9:30
a.m.-1:30 p.m. most Fridays. Sliding-scale
donations; preregister the Tuesday prior.
Contact: 2wolvescenter@gmail.com or
870-0361.
Early Birder Morning Walks. Sundays. Enjoy
the start of the day with birds, and other
woodland inhabitants. Walks are led by
experienced birders familiar with Vermont birds. Best for adults and older children. Free, donations welcomed. Birds of
Vermont Museum. 900 Sherman Hollow
Road, Huntington, 7-9 a.m. Contact: 4342167 or museum@birdsofvermont.org.
English As A Second Language Classes.
Improve your English conversation skills
and meet new people. Wednesdays.
interested in learning/hearing the Italian
language. Room 101, St. Edmunds Hall,
St. Michael's College, Colchester. Every
second and fourth Wednesday of the
month, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 654-2536.
Mount Mansfield Scale Modelers. Infor-
mal gathering of model enthusiasts. All
skill levels welcome. Third Thursday of
each month. Kolvoord Community Room,
Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:308:30 p.m. Contact: 878-0765.
Toy Library Playgroup. Fridays. Ages birth
through five years. Memorial Hall, Essex,
9:30-11 a.m. Contact Lauren: 878-6715.
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VCAM Access Orientation. Free. Vermont
Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Avenue 2-G, Burlington. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact:
651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org.
Women’s Craft Group. Inventive females
work on artful projects. First and third
Thursday of the month. Free. Essex Alliance Church, Essex, 7-9 p.m. Contact:
238-2291.
Local Libraries
Friday, Jan. 31
Songs and Stories with Matthew.
Matthew Witten performs songs about
our world and tells adventurous tales.
For all ages — no registration. Funded
by the Friends of Brownell Library.
Brownell Library, 10-10:45 a.m.
TAB Meeting. The Teen Advisory
Board meets monthly to plan future
events for Teens. New members
welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Brownell Library. Brownell Library,
4-5 p.m.
Maggie’s Thank Goodness It’s Fiber
Friday. Maggie Loftus, veteran knitter,
will settle in front of the fireplace in
the Main Reading Room. She invites
knitters and crocheters of all skill levels
to join her with their projects. Brownell
Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Magic: The Gathering. In Magic,
play the role of planeswalker: a
powerful wizard who fights other
planeswalkers for glory, knowledge and
conquest. Your deck of cards represents
all the weapons in your arsenal, the
spells you know and creatures you can
summon to fight for you. New players
welcome. Grades 6 and up. Brownell
Library, 6-8 p.m.
Tell Elsie
calendar@essexreporter.com
Toddler story-time. Wednesdays.
Stories, songs and crafts for ages 18
months-3 ½ years. Essex Free Library,
10:30 a.m. Registration required.
Preschool story-time. Books, songs,
rhymes and crafts for ages 3.5-5
years. Free and open to the public.
No registration required. Essex Free
Library, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Crafternoon! Every Friday come
craft something creative to jump start
your weekend with fun. Materials
and refreshments provided. Brownell
Library, Fridays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Drop-In Story Time for Kids of
All Ages. Twice a month on Fridays.
Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers are
welcome to come listen to Picture Book
Stories and have fun with Finger Plays
and Action Rhymes. No registration
required. Brownell Library, 10-10:45
a.m.
Drop-In knitting group. Connect
with other knitters and tackle new
knitting projects. Both beginner and
advanced knitters are welcome. Essex
Free Library, Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.
Ongoing
Friends of Brownell Library’s Deep
Winter Week-Long Book Sale. Jan. 27
through Feb. 1. Brownell Library, all
library hours, Contact: 878-6955.
Drop-in
story-time.
Mondays.
Reading, rhyming, and crafts each
week. All ages welcome. No registration
required. Essex Free Library, 10:30
a.m.
Story-time for babies and toddlers.
Tuesdays. Picture books, songs rhymes
and puppets. Brownell Library, Essex
Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m.
Story-time for 3- to 5-year-olds.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Picture
books, songs, rhymes, puppets and
flannel stories for preschoolers.
Brownell Library, 10-10:45 a.m.
Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction. Contact: 878-6956.
Essex Free Library, 2 Jericho Road, Essex. Contact: 879-0313 or
essexfreelibrary@essex.org.
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BRIDES & GROOMS
Guide
2014
Common signs you might be a bridezilla
Few brides-to-be want to be tagged as a “bridezilla.” However, engaging in certain
behaviors just might earn them that dubious distinction.
It is believed the term “bridezilla” was coined in a Boston Globe article in June
1995. Since then, it has been widely used for an overbearing bride who is difficult
and often a perfectionist.
A woman who is obsessed about every detail of
the wedding might turn into a bridezilla. There are
several traits that many bridezilla’s have in common.
If a bride-to-be sees her own behaviors on this list,
she may want to make some changes quickly
or risk alienating friends and family members.
• Talking about the wedding nonstop.
•Extreme dieting.
•Failing to spend time with a fiancé.
•A “me-first” attitude.
•Going well over budget.
•Fighting with friends and family.
•Expecting preferential treatment.
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That certainly sounds like good advice.
But while women seem to have the knack
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Naturally, the first element involved
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When selecting a setting, experts
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some thought into a design that is classic
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“Choose a setting that truly reflects
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Although the ring is a very important
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once she has gotten engaged.
Whether taking place at the beach or a
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There are many other proposal ideas
that can secure this special moment.
Consider these tips, courtesy of O’Connor.
Make it personal. Propose at a place that
has great meaning for your relationship —
where you first met, or the place where
you first said “I love you.” Think about the
romantic places you have visited together
that can serve as the perfect backdrop for
a proposal.
Think back to all of those chick flicks
you were persuaded into watching. Was
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wedding receptions and
really set them apart from
the mundane.
With the average cost
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Consider spontaneity. Simply scratch,
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walking on the beach and hand her the
ring in a seashell.
Do it the old fashioned, and tried-andtrue way. Bend down on one knee with a
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almost every budget.”
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to the wedding that will
show guests how much
they are appreciated and
to make their celebration
different from previous
weddings. Here are some
ways to do just that.
Butler-passed hors
d’oeuvres: During the
cocktail hour guests
are mingling and
taking advantage of the
opportunity to engage in
conversation. This may be
the last real opportunity
to chat amongst one
another before the volume
of the band or DJ drowns
out discussions. Rather
than disrupt the flow of
conversation to make a
trip to the food stations,
choose butler-passed hors
d’oeuvres to bring food
right to the guests.
Valet parking: Most
wedding venues provide
on-site valet parking.
However, if you’re using
a restaurant or banquet
hall that does not provide
this service, you can hire
a valet company to do the
parking for guests. While
you will be whisked to
and fro in the back of a
limousine, guests will have
to do their own driving.
Emergency toiletries
baskets: Rather than
spending money on an
extra floral arrangement
for the men’s and women’s
restrooms, purchase items
that can be grouped into a
handy basket. For women,
include items such as extra
pairs of stockings, spray
deodorant, sanitary items,
and sewing kits. For men,
mints or mouthwash,
dental floss, cologne, and
stain removal pens may
come in handy.
Specialty courses:
In addition to the cocktail
hour and the main meal,
you may be able to arrange
specialty stations for
guests with particular
palates or interests. Some
couples like to have a
cigar smoking area or
you can offer specialty
cocktails. When ethnic
customs are included in a
wedding, menu items can
be geared around native
dishes. Candy and dessert
bars are also popular
to have at weddings,
particularly if children are
invited.
Overnight
accommodations: For
the wedding that will
run into the wee hours of
the morning, offer guests
a place to stay nearby
to remove the hassle of
driving home at a late
hour. Some reception
halls have arrangements
with nearby hotels. For
those that don’t, negotiate
a discounted rate for
wedding guests. Many do
and will set aside a block
of rooms for your event
with a discount code.
Special seating:
Guests who may have
mobility issues or
difficulty hearing may
appreciate being seated
in certain spots for
convenience. Seat the
elderly or handicapped
close to the exits and the
restrooms if possible.
Birthday and
anniversary mentions:
You can notify the band
or DJ of any guests in
attendance who may be
celebrating their own
special events on your
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proximity.
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Wedding
Love is on the air
By ELSIE LYNN
The Essex Reporter
On a day home from work, Laura
Kelsh was tending to her sick dog
and listening to the radio. Star 92.9
was advertising their “Love Is Live,
On The Air” free wedding giveaway.
Kelsh applied that day.
She was later notified that she
and her fiancé Frank Catoe were in
the top five, and they had five days
to lock in the most votes.
“It was five days of serious voting
and networking,” Kelsh said in a
recent interview. “We had people all
the way from India voting for us.”
With over 1,800 votes, the Essex
couple took the cake — and all the
other wedding amenities too — on
Jan. 20. Included in their winnings
are the following services:
by David
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Eaton
Photography,
Wedding bands provided by
Kneucraft Fine Jewelry and Design,
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Facial provided by Lori Barlow
– Aesthetician, Lumina Med Spa,
South Burlington
Genesis laser treatment provided
by Dr. Nancy Carlson, Lumina Med
Spa, South Burlington
Dresses and tuxedos provided by
Laura’s Bridal and College Formals,
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Hair,
nails
and make-up
provided by O’Briens Aveda Salon,
South Burlington
Honeymoon
provided
by
Stoweflake Mountain Resort and
Spa, Stowe
Car service provided by Classic
Limo, Shelburne
Brunch buffet reception provided
by: Hampton Inn, Colchester
Photography
services
provided
Clark and Bev Doney, of
Essex, announce the marriage
of their daughter Robin
Renae Doney to Jeremy
Lee Hauret, son of Sheri
Hauret of Downey, Calif. Robin
is a graduate of Essex High
School and Brigham Young
University-Idaho.
Jeremy
is currently as student at
Brigham Young University
in Idaho. The couple married
in the Los Angeles Temple of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints on Dec. 28,
2013. They currently reside in
Rexburg, Idaho.
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“We are incredibly lucky to win
this and to be able to have a wedding
for free,” said Kelsh. “Everybody
came out of the woodwork to support
us it’s really amazing.”
The couple will take their vows
at 8 a.m. this Valentine’s Day
— exactly one year after they were
engaged — live on Star 92.9.
As a part time nurse at Fletcher
Allen Health Care and a full
time student in the adult nurse
practitioner program, Kelsh and
Catoe, who works as a welder for
Land Air Express, would not have
been able to afford this celebration.
“We’d like to thank Star 92.9 for
this opportunity,” Kelsh said. “It’s
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I do — again!
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engagement periods, a growing number
of destination weddings and the growing
number of couples with guests from all over
the country, if not the world. Considering
people often plan business trips, vacations
and other excursions several months in
advance, save-the-date cards help secure
a greater number of attendees at your
wedding.
Save-the-date announcements can vary
in many ways. They may be postcards
or magnets that can be attached to a
refrigerator door. If you desire a cohesive
theme to your wedding stationery, select
the save-the-date cards at the same time
you choose your wedding invitations. This
way you can ensure that the patterns, fonts,
colors, or style of the cards will match. It will
also help convey the tone of the wedding.
Guests often take their cues regarding the
level of formality of the wedding from the
type of stationery couples choose.
When to send out the save-the-date
announcements is important as well.
As a general rule of thumb, it is wise to
mail out the cards six months in advance
for a standard wedding. If the wedding
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them out eight months to a year in advance
to give guests the time to investigate flight
costs and hotel arrangements. A wedding
also may necessitate planning a vacation
or personal time off from work. Therefore,
ample advanced notice is advisable.
Be sure to make your guest list in
advance of sending out save-the-date cards.
Everyone who receives a card should also
be sent an invitation prior to the wedding.
Remember to include any members of
your planned wedding party in the list
of recipients. Just because a person has
verbally confirmed attendance at your
wedding doesn’t mean they should be
excluded from subsequent announcements.
Guests may talk to one another and it is
best to avoid hurt feelings and any added
drama before the wedding by treating
everyone equally.
Savor
By ALICIA RANCILIO
Associated Press
When Letty Abraham of Sylvan Lake,
Mich., married her husband, Mark,
almost 22 years ago, she was determined
not to make a fuss.
It was her second marriage and she
didn’t want to go overboard.
“I had a big wedding the first time ...
My second wedding I was over that, and
I wanted it more small and intimate. We
got married in Las Vegas. We had family
and friends there but it wasn’t a really
big deal,” she said.
Still, it was important to the couple to
make their union special, so they made a
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Fast forward 10 years, and they
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really celebrate our time together and be
grateful for our relationship.”
Sometimes, a vow renewal is not only
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but a memory to cherish.
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The Essex Reporter
January 30, 2014
EHS to host sixth annual Pink Zone event
Essex High School will
host its sixth annual Pink
Zone event to raise money
for Fletcher Allen’s Breast
Care Center on Feb. 3. The
evening will feature three girls’
basketball games – high school
varsity and JV games between
Essex and Rice Memorial and
an in-town matchup between
Albert D. Lawton and Essex
Middle School – as well as
performances by the high
school and middle school
cheerleaders.
Essex JV boys’ basketball
coach Jay Brady brought the
event to EHS with the help of
his wife, Judy, six years ago
and has organized it ever since.
“Eleven years ago my wife
experienced the life changing
diagnosis of breast cancer,” he
revealed on Friday. “The Breast
Care Center at Fletcher Allen
saved her life…I combined
my goal of giving back to the
Breast Care Center with my
position as EHS JV basketball
coach to start the Essex High
School Pink Zone game.”
This is the fourth year Essex
has invited its opponent to join
its fundraising efforts, and Rice
has eagerly jumped on board.
EMS and ADL basketball
players and cheerleaders also
support the fundraising efforts,
as do the EHS cheerleaders.
Since its inception, the
event has raised over $10,000
for the Breast Care Center,
$3,200 of which was brought in
last year.
“Breast
cancer
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an it get any colder out? Logic
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Essex High School’s sixth annual Pink Zone event will be held on Feb. 3,
starting at 4:30 p.m.
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affect every person in some way
during their lifetime and we
believe that the Pink Zone
is a tremendous way for the
basketball community to give
back to the community in
general,” Brady said. “We invite
everybody to join us on Feb. 3,
and remember to wear pink.”
The ADL-EMS game will
tip off at 4:30 p.m., followed by
the EHS JV and varsity games
against Rice.
Those
interested
in
contributing to the cause can
purchase a pink necklace from
any girls’ basketball player or
simply make a donation. Checks
The Hornets’ Nordic ski teams
competed in a Classic hosted by South
Burlington Saturday at Rikert Nordic
Center in Middlebury. Cold temperatures
and fresh snow over a layer of ice made it
challenging for Essex coach Paul Allison to
find the right wax for the race, which was
an important task given that perennial
powers Champlain Valley and Mount
Mansfield were racing full squads. Based
on the Hornets’ results, he succeeded. Varsity:
The Hornets’ varsity boys’ team placed
third of nine with 39 points, behind CVU
and MMU. Ethan John’s long hours of
roller skiing and strength work throughout
the summer and fall paid off this week, as
his time of 13:34, 4 seconds ahead of CVU’s
Charlie Maitland, earned him first place
overall. John was joined in the top 10 by
fellow Hornets Peter Feehan, who’s rapid
ascent among the best classic skiers in
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Judy Brady at Essex High
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“Breast cancer will affect every person
in some way during their lifetime and we believe
that the Pink Zone is a tremendous way for
the basketball community to give back to the
community in general.”
-Coach Jay Brady
the state was evidenced by his ninth-place
finish, and Caleb Guziak, who finished
10th. Andrey Chmykh’s 21st-place finish
rounded out team scoring for Essex. With
the Eastern Qualifiers a mere two weeks
away, the EHS squad seems to be rounding
into top form at the right time.
CVU senior Autumn Eastman cruised to
victory in the varsity girls’ race with a time
of 15:14. MMU’s Amy Bruce skied a strong
race for second in 16:26, while Chloe LemmelHay powered Essex to its fourth-place finish
by placing third in 16:45. Lemmel-Hays was
supported in the Hornets’ scoring by Katie
Moino, who skied a sensational race for 20th,
Annemarie Martell, who placed 29th, and
Kiley Boerger, who enjoyed her finest day
of the season with a 33rd place finish. The
reemergence of juniors Moino and Boerger,
combined with Boerger, Feora Leveille and
Emma Farrington’s times within 8 seconds
of each other, bodes well for the Hornets as
XLVIII
they gear up for the Eastern Qualifiers.
Junior varsity:
Tucker Wood led the Essex boys’ JV
squad, finishing fourth in a field of 46. Also
cracking the top 20 for EHS was Keegan
Fitzgerald, who finished 19th. Alaina
Mejia paced the JV girls with a 13th-place
finish, followed closely by Marlo Allaire’s
15th-place showing.
Middle School:
Coach Allison, seeking to develop a
pool of future EHS Nordic skiers, invited
students from Essex Middle School and
Albert D. Lawton to train and race an
abbreviated schedule with EHS in 2014.
Allison’s effort to promote the sport has
been rewarded with Charles Martell
consistently placing in the top 5 for middle
school boys and Emma Chadwick and
Elizabeth Martell putting in noteworthy
results for the girls.
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Gymnastics
The Essex gymnastic team is 5-0 after
a 2-0 week. The Hornets defeated both
the Hilltoppers and the Rebels away
from home. They scored over 140 points
as Kylie Svarczkopf won vault and floor,
her sister Karyn took the beam, and Abbie
Gehsmann won bars in a fantastic team
performance. This week they travel down
Route 7 to battle Middlebury.
Girls’ hockey
The girls’ hockey team is now 10-12 after racking up two more wins this
week. The girls edged NC 1-0 on a goal
by sophomore Amanda Sinkewicz and the
whipped Rutland 7-0 over the weekend.
The Hornets are undefeated in Vermont
and have won six games in a row, pitched
four shutouts in a row and have not
allowed a goal in six of their last eight
games. Harwood and Northfield provide
the opposition this week.
Boys’ hockey
The boys’ hockey team is 10-3 after
winning both their games this week, 5-1
over NC and 6-zip over Rice. In the latter,
Ryan Manley, John Palmer, Steve Morse,
Jared Lee, Joey Robertson and Nate
Nelson scored with Brody Almeida and
Brendan Gleason each assisting twice.
Erik Short made 16 saves. The Hornets
travel to Rutland this week.
Girls’ basketball
The girls’ basketball team went 1-1
last week and now plays to a record of 8-4.
BFA upset the Hornets 48-46, and they
rebounded and took out their aggression on
NC, plucking the Falcons 57-22. The team
hits the road this week to play SHS and a
rematch against BHS. Saturday afternoon
they host an improved CHS squad.
The JVs went 0-2 last week, losing a
last-second heartbreaker 32-31 to the
Comets. The JVb team went 1-1 and is
now 3-3 this winter. They lost to SHS 3836 in overtime Friday night and less than
24 hours later dropped BFA 27-14. On
the schedule this week are CVU, Rice and
SHS.
Boys’ basketball
The Hornet boys’ basketball team split
two games and plays to a 4-8 record. They
fell to CHS by six and beat SB (for the
second time this season) by six. The team
plays their next three games at home,
including BHS and CHS this week.
The JVs also went 1-1, beating the
Lakers and dropping a two-point decision
to the Rebs, and are 5-7 this winter. The
freshman broke into the win column
over the weekend beating SHS 45-40 in
overtime and in another thrilling contest
got by BFA 56-50 in double overtime. Nice
job! This week it’s CVU and SHS.
Indoor track
The indoor track team turned in another
strong performance in Norwich Saturday.
Kyle Baker won the PV. Tim Yandow high
jumped a season’s best 6’, long jumped 20’
1.5”, and tied his PR in PV at 12’ 6”. Lars
Spillebrok PR’ed in the 300m at 39.44 and
the 55m at 7.04. Charlotte Stuart won the
shot put with a 2’+ PR toss of 34’ 9”. Sade
Hankey again won the HJ with a personal
best leap of 5’ 3.25”; Lucy Sopchak jumped
second; Madison Stephenson had a season
best 15’ 2” in LJ; Katherine Furland led
a contingent of Hornet hurdlers running
their fastest 55mHH races ever, placing
second in 9.04, Mia Verro was fourth in
9.34, Marisa Minadeo 10.24 and Julianna
Battig 10.54. Charlotte Murphy and
Jenna Emery ran second and third in
the 2-mile; Rose Monahan second in the
mile; Emery second in the 1000m; Anna
O’Malley fourth in the 600m and sixth in
the 300m in 46.34; and Irma Melezovic
was fifth in the 300m in 46.02, a PR. The
team will be practicing hard for the state
meet next Saturday, Feb. 8.
Wrestling
The wrestlers placed eighth of 20 teams
Saturday at the CHS Invite. Freshman
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Hornets’
SCHEDULE
ALPINE:
1/31 Essex at Smuggler’s......... 9 a.m.
2/1 Essex at Smuggler’s........... 9 a.m.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL:
1/31 Essex vs. Colchester...7:30 p.m.
2/4 Essex vs. CVU...............7:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL:
1/30 Essex at Burlington......7:30 p.m.
2/1 Essex vs. Colchester.....2:30 p.m.
2/3 Essex vs. Rice.................7:30 pm.
2/6 Essex vs. CVU...............7:30 p.m.
GYMNASTICS:
2/5 Essex vs. Harwood............. 7 p.m.
GIRLS’ HOCKEY:
2/1 Essex vs. Northfield.......4:30 p.m.
2/5 Essex vs. MVU...............6:45 p.m.
BOYS’ HOCKEY:
2/5 Essex vs. S. Burlington...8:45 p.m.
NORDIC:
2/6 Essex at Colchester............ 4 p.m.
WRESTLING:
2/1 Essex at MMU....................... TBA
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The Essex Reporter • January 30, 2014
PYSA seeks coach and friend
of the year nominations
The Positive Youth Sports Alliance of
Essex (PYSA) is now accepting nominations
for its 2013 coach and friend of the year
awards. With the mission of “promoting a
positive sports experience that will teach
lifelong lessons through personal growth
and healthy competition,” the PYSA is
comprised of 13 local community and
school based sports organizations. The
group would like to recognize one coach
who has had a significant and positive
impact on local youth sports, as well as one
athlete, parent, volunteer, official, team or
organization that exemplifies all that is
positive about Essex youth sports.
The contributions must come from
one of the Alliance’s members, which
include: ADL, EMS, EHS, Essex Junction
Recreation and Parks, Essex Parks and
Recreation, Essex Junction Little League,
Essex Youth Lacrosse, Essex Youth
Hockey Association, Essex Youth Football,
Essex Mini Metro Basketball, Essex
Warrior Wrestling, Swim With Annie, and
Essex United Soccer Club.
Some of the criteria being used to
evaluate the applicants include: someone
or a group who shows respect for rules,
opponents, officials and teammates;
acknowledges that making mistakes and
losing are a part of life and these times are
opportunities for learning; and represents
the community in a positive manner. The
contributions should have been made in
2013.
This is the fifth year PYSA has
presented the coach of the year award.
Previous recipients have included Dean
Corkum of EHS, Ed DeMulder of Essex
United, Amanda Eldridge of EHS, Dan
Couture of ADL and Paul Ravelin of Essex
Warrior Wrestling.
PYSA added the friend of the year
award last year, wanting to expand
its recognition opportunities to others
involved in youth sports that make a
difference and demonstrate qualities as a
role model in our community. EHS Athletic
Director Ed Hockenbury was awarded the
inaugural honor.
Nominations for 2013 are being
accepted online only and can be submitted
by logging-on to www.pysaessex.org and
clicking on “Nominate a 2013 Coach or
Friend of the Year.” The application asks
nominators to submit 500 words or less
describing how the coach or friend has
demonstrated a commitment to the criteria
and mission during 2013. Previous work
and a history of accomplishments may also
be included, with an emphasis on recent
actions. Nominations must be received by
4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Warriors compete in Manchester
The Essex Warriors traveled to Manchester, N.H., on Sunday to compete against wrestlers
from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. The Warriors wrestled strong and ended
the day 28-13. Calvin Hayford, Seth Carney and Calvin Leo each took first place, while Gil Stawinski placed
second. Wyatt Lamell, James Danis, Ethan Roque, Reeve Dashnow and Brenden McCormick
all finished in third place for the Warriors, and Jack Carney and William Danis took fourth. The Warriors have this weekend off from tournaments, but are looking ahead to their first trip
to Burnt Hills, N.Y., on Feb. 9 to participate in the Jeff Blatnik Memorial tournament.
Futsal champs
The U18 Far Post Soccer Club won the Regional Futsal Soccer Championship in Hanover, Mass.,
last weekend, earning the team a shot at the national championship on Feb. 15-17 in Kansas. The
team of Essex High School, Burlington High School, Rice Memorial, Green Mountain Academy
and New York players secured a perfect 4-0 record over the weekend, with one game being won
with less than a second on the clock.
Pictured (L to R): Maddy Feeney, Kaitlin Donahue, Alexandra Pochop, EHS’s Charlotte Stuart,
EHS’s Maria Reed, Nicole DeOrsey, Lindsey Bushey and Ashley Carpenter, with goalie Eva
Shaw in front.
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Ghosts and the SB Rebels.
SHORTS
from page 1b
John Stawinski won the
first tournament of his high
school career. Jeremy Jarvis
won his third-place match
in overtime. The Hornets
hosted SHS Wednesday and
go to Jericho Saturday.
Skiing
The Nordic ski team was
in action in Jericho. The
boys were third and the girls
fourth. Ethan John won
the boys’ race, with Chloe
Lemmel-Hay fourth. The
teams will participate in the
BFA Relays on Friday.
No alpine ski team
results from Jay Peak. This
week the team and school
hosts the Essex Invite at
Smuggler’s Notch. Races
begin at 9 a.m.
Bowling
The bowling team placed
second last week with Ryan
Ploof bowling a 159. This
week the Hornets travel
Essex Warrior Reeve Dashnow waits for the
whistle during a match in Manchester, N.H.,
on Sunday.
Essex Warrior Wyatt Lamell gets a hug from
his coach and father, Keith Lamell, after
placing third on Sunday.
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Pink Zone
The sixth annual girls’
basketball Pink Zone game
at EHS will be on Monday,
Feb. 3. Jay and Judy Brady
spearhead the operation.
This year’s opponent and
partner in the fundraiser
is Rice. The event has
raised over $10,000 for
the cause. All this money
comes from the selling of
plastic necklaces that can
be purchased for $5 a pair
(one silver and one pink).
Think of the necklaces as a
receipt for a donation and
a symbol of support for
the cause. As is tradition,
all EHS girls’ basketball
players and members of
the cheerleading team have
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Redemption
Essex junior Tyler Conchieri runs during the indoor track meet at
Norwich University Saturday.
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WIZN is running a contest.
High school choirs have
the opportunity to submit
a video singing Foreigner’s
song I Want To Know
What Love Is. The EHS
Chamber Choir arranged
and recorded their version
of the song in one hour and
submitted the video last
week. There are only three
choirs in the running and
Essex is the only Vermont
choir. You can vote daily
until Jan. 31. The winning
choir will get the chance to
sing with Foreigner on the
Flynn stage and receive
$500 for the program. Essex
would put the winnings
towards a trip to NYC.
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Alum
Former Hornet Katie
Polakowski ’10 set a school
record in the 60m high
hurdles Friday night at
the Reggie Lewis Center
in Boston. The talented
young lady owns the current
Vermont High School State
Record in the 300m low
hurdles and was hundredths
of a second off the 100m HH
record. She was second in
the hurdle race, defeating
some D-I teams, including
UVM. She is a senior on
the Stonehill track and field
team. Wonder why the Cats
didn’t recruit her??
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The
NY
Yankees
grabbed headlines last week
in their off-season quest
to improve. They signed
Japanese superstar rhp
Masahiro Tanaka for seven
years and $155 million. Sad
news…Carlos Silva, Yankee
radio producer and engineer
on WCBS 880AM, passed
away last week after losing
his battle to cancer.
Staying in the Bronx,
I watched some outdoor
hockey last week. The
Bruins ripped Philly and
on Sunday the NY Rangers
clubbed the Devils, 7-3,
scoring six straight goals
after falling behind in the
first period. Loved keeper
Henrik
Lundquvist’s
partially
blue
NYY
pinstriped mask!
Super Bowl Sunday is
just about here. Hope you
have plans to watch the
game…with a little snack. I
am going with the Broncos
and Peyton Manning.
Personal note
Get well soon to Essex’s
Les Johnson. The former
EHS PE teacher, soccer
coach
and
Champlain
and SMC soccer coach
skied into some trouble
in Utah a while ago and
is recuperating at home
under the watchful eye of
his wife Nancy. Special
thanks to the Echo’s and
entire Brousseau clan, exBriar Lane residents, for
helping out as well.
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The Essex Reporter • January 30, 2014
ADL
Agenda
From Principal Laurie
Singer
In case folks missed the
coverage about ADL’s Winter
Olympics on the news last
week, here’s a recap. On
Jan. 22, physical education
teachers Ashley Stebbins
and Kevin Barber started
the opening day activities
with a torch run in negative
12 degree weather and were
greeted by a cheering throng
of students as they came
up the sidewalk with the
lit torch. In the afternoon,
students marched with
their country groups in a
parade of nations, heard
from Olympic gold medalist
Barbara Cochran about
her experiences as part of
the Olympic community,
received medals for various
activities that occurred in
early fall to the present, and
heard our ADL band play the
11 national anthems of the
countries being represented
by our students. Thursday,
students
competed
in
several events throughout
the day that required
both mental and physical
agility. At the end of the
day, final matches of medic,
volleyball, basketball and
floor hockey took place. On
closing
day, Friday,
students paraded in again
by nation, final medals
were awarded based on the
results of Thursday’s games,
and
African
drummers
Jeh
Kelu
performed,
giving the final moments
of our Winter Olympics
an energetic and positive
ending. Besides just plain
being fun, this incredible
event contributed to the
sense of community already
present at ADL. Mixing
the sixth, seventh and
eighth graders together into
countries allowed students
to mix and develop new
friendships we hope to
continue throughout the
rest of the school year. The
spirit of cooperation and
good
sportsmanship
blossomed over the course
of the games as well. This
was an experience our ADL
students will remember
throughout the rest of their
school careers.
Yearbook Orders
Reserve your copy of the
2014 ADL all color yearbook
today. Yearbook orders with
payment must be received
by tomorrow, Jan. 31. You
may order on the ADL
website with a credit card,
check or PayPal. You also
can still pick up an order
form in the front office.
District
III
Music
Festival
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1,
selected music students from
the ADL Band, Orchestra
and Chorus will travel to
Burlington High School to
represent ADL at the District
III Music Festival. Students
from
middle
schools
throughout
Chittenden
County will gather for two
days to rehearse together
in preparation for a concert
on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Students were selected
based on auditions held in
late October and November.
Over
400
students
auditioned and from that
group, just under 300 were
selected for this honor. ADL
will be represented by 26
seventh- and eighth-graders.
EMS News
Galaxy Team students at EMS have
been working hard at studying civilizations,
ancient and future – about how they
grow, function and fall. Here’s a sample of
Dominic’s vision of a possible future.
Collapse
February 20, 2018
Darkness. Then it comes into focus. In
my mind, I see through closed eyes visions
of the war that killed off billions of people.
I see it now, in vivid detail. I see the calm
quietness in the air, the innocent people
sleeping soundlessly in their peaceful
homes. Everything is still and silent. Until.
It starts with the barking. One dog at
first, howling into the night. Then more.
Panic erupts. Loud flaps of wings can
be heard as birds fly from their homes in
the trees in massive hordes, fleeing from
something. The forest rustles as animals
run through the plant life inside. Then,
silence. The night is still once again. A slight
breeze swims through the air, curling its
way down streets and alleys, taking stray
leaves with it. The breeze suddenly stops,
and everything is still once again. Then, in
the distance, the engines are heard. A never
ending groan of engines. A slow, mysterious
drone, repeating itself endlessly. No one
stirs. The engines continue. Louder, louder
they come. Then they appear over the hill
top. Thousands of the planes, travelling
toward the city. They fill the sky. Like
thousands of insects, circling their prey.
Except they are flying toward the city in
perfect order. Like thousands of flocks of
geese with no flaws in their formation. The
engines are deafening roars now, screaming
toward their target. When the evil metal
birds are right above their target, they
drop. They drop canisters down, down,
down to the city, hitting the ground with
loud booms. The ground erupts. Dirt flies.
Shrapnel explodes through the air. All
that is heard is the deafening roars of the
bombs, tearing into the earth, destroying
everything in the way.
EHS News
Winter
Ball
Tickets
Available
Winter Ball Tickets
available through lunches
on Jan. 31 in front of
cafeteria. No tickets sold
at the door and if bringing
a guest from another
school
approval
from
administration is required.
Math League
The EHS Math League
remains
undefeated
as
we
begin
second
semester. Stellar matches
and some unforgettable
moments have been the
norm thus far. During one
of the matches one of our
students, Anna O’Malley
amassed more points than
the other team’s combined
score. Way to go Anna. More
on their progress in the
weeks to come as well as
familiarizing
you
with
the other members of this
talented group as well as
Adviser Steve Roberts.
Schedules
Second
semester
is
well
underway;
school
counselors
have
made
schedule
changes
for
students where appropriate
and possible depending on
the availability of classes
and the machinations of
working them into various
student schedules. If
there are still issues
with
schedules,
times
or questions, call the
counseling office at 8577000, x5515. Get Involved
Students who would
like to do something
energizing
this
winter
have lots of opportunities
to get involved still. Our
newly formed EHS Dance
Team is still accepting
new members, Practices
will be every Tuesday and
Thursday
after
school
Bonnie Destakasi is the
adviser. Chess Club with
Karen
Zidovsky
meets
Wednesdays after school
and is always happy to see
new faces. Consider coming
to watch for a week and see
if it’s for you. Journalism
Club with English Teacher
John Ferris welcomes new
members on Tuesdays after
school. They plan to publish
a monthly periodical. There’s
always
something fun and exciting
to get involved with, and if
you don’t see it here, come
ask about it. Let’s beat
those winter blahs.
FMS News
With the snow, ice and cold, learning
continues to warm us up at Founders
Memorial. During the holiday season
the school focused on giving back to the
community and realizing the bountiful
gifts we have in our lives. In addition to
the strong content area curriculum offered,
students continued to flourish in the arts.
Students are studying volume-metric
art through pastels with Kerin Gitlin in the
art studio. Deanna Thibodeau and Andrew
Riegler are presenting gymnastics — with
students tumbling and perfecting their
skills on the balance beam and bars.
Under the direction of Megan
Beaucage, students from both FMS and
EMS performed at an in-school concert on
Jan. 14, followed by an evening event for
parents on Jan. 16. The combined choirs
have reached a total number of about 155
students — 123 from Founders alone.
Tyson Valyou is introducing all students to
the Ukalele. The FMS Band has increased
to over 60 members.
Several classrooms have taken a field
trip to the Flynn Center for the Performing
Arts to see Aladdin and the Freedom Train.
Tami and Bruce Zeman brought to life their
book Hobbes Goes Home whose theme is
anti-bullying in the Learning Center. Sara
Jablonsk, librarian, has invited Jason
Chin (author/illustrator) to visit on Feb. 3
to share “Redwoods, Island: a Story of the
Galapagos and Coral Reefs.”
Photos of the week
ETSD News
Teacher Growth is Key
to Student Learning
Teachers and school
leaders in Essex Town
have worked hard over
the last several months
to
develop
teaching
curriculum to support the
newly adopted Common
Core State Standards
(CCSS) for Mathematics
and the English-Language
Arts (ELA). This is the
first time in our nation's
history that we have a
common set of expectations
for students for grades
K-12, for the majority
of states. We know that Amanda Waldo, Gail Heppner and Betsey Synnott among other
our students will live and colleagues work on Common Core State Standards during inwork in a more mobile and service day on Jan. 20. JANE OLESEN
interconnected
society. The work of our students'
On Jan. 20, teachers and grade levels, is one of the
futures will be less routine administrators spent the key drivers of student
and will demand high
entire day developing units success. In addition to this
expectations for flexibility,
of instruction that aligns to important work performed
innovation,
critical
classroom
teachers
thinking, problem solving the district’s newly revised by
math
and
language
arts
on
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20th,
teachers
in
and
interdependence.
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The
investment
more
specialized
areas
Meeting these standards
make
in
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PE teachers Ashley
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Barber
prepare
to run the ADL
Olympic torch around
Essex Junction in
negative 12 degree
temperatures. The
run took them past
each school within
the village and on to
its final destination
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The Essex Reporter • January 30, 2014
Senior Citizens, Inc.
my excursion. The
programs. Well the
finale was a weekend
“To plant a garden
Program Committee
at Foxwoods which
has been working on
included a Spa Day
is to believe in
suggestions and the
compliments of my
first program will start
cousin.
tomorrow.”
in February. So check
Mark
your
the monthly newsletter
calendars:
the
that is available at the
Essex High School
— Audrey Hepburn
C o m m u n i t y
Center. The winter
Service
Committee
months can sometimes
is
planning
a
be dreary, so be sure
Valentine’s Ball again this year to come to the weekly Wednesday
on Feb. 20 from 5:30-8 p.m. in the
luncheons for good food, good times
high school cafeteria. The van
will be available for those who will and good people. Also stop in at the
need transportation. Calling in Senior Center for any of the weekly
advance for van reservations is highly activities and/or to say hello.
recommended as we need to know how
many will use the service. Remember
Recipe for Love:
partners aren’t necessary. It is an
occasion to dress up for a fun evening.
At the Essex Junction Senior
1 Cup of Romance
Center monthly meeting Sandi
1 Pinch of Humor
McGowan was selected as the “special
2 Spoonfuls of Joy
senior” — a senior who gas given more
1 Pound of Compatibility
than expected to the Senior Center
3 Tablespoons of Trust
and the seniors within. McGowan’s
1 Cup of Respect
name will be placed on the Special
1/2 Pound of Sharing
Senior plaque at the Senior Center
1 Zest of Tenderness
for 2013. 1/2 Cup of Patience. In the late fall the Essex Junction
Serve with a smile.
Advisory
Committee
conducted
a survey for ideas for future
Gloria
Deeley
Senior
Citizen Inc.
Is January really coming to
end and February is knocking at our
door? How does time go by so quickly
without us noticing? Well, recently
I was on my way to Boston (via bus)
and time didn’t pass so quickly.
The bus left Burlington under
blue skies, sun, and temperature at
37 degrees — gorgeous day. About 20
minutes into New Hampshire Mother
Nature got her dander up: grey skies
and rain. Then before our eyes the
rain turned to snow, which made
slush on the roads and reduced the
speed from slow to stop.
At one point the traffic slowed
down so that we could have had a
conversation with people in the car
in the next lane. A situation beyond
anyone’s control, so we all sat back
and continued with sleeping, reading
or keeping a watchful eye on the road.
As we entered Massachusetts the
snow stopped.
At the bus terminal I scurried to
the adjacent train station to finish
Eagle Scout project
strikes bowling ramps
Eagle Scout Nicholas Parks of Essex Junction Troop
635 completed his Eagle Scout project this past
June. Nicholas along with his father Richard Parks,
and fellow boy scouts Sheldon Rheaume and Isaac
Vance completed four bowling ramps. The bowling
ramps benefit the Unified Sports Team located
at Founders Memorial School and Essex Middle
School.
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More
information
available at 860-1677, Mon.Fri. from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Meals On Wheels
Essex Meals on Wheels
is looking for drivers to
deliver meals to seniors in
Colchester, Essex, Jericho
and Underhill. Meals are
prepared at St. James
Episcopal Church in Essex
Junction and are picked up
between 10 and 10:30 a.m.
A typical run is between
one and two hours. Weekly
or
monthly
schedules.
Interview
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Volunteers
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children
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their
mothers at the correctional
facility from 9:45 a.m. to
12:15 p.m. on Saturdays.
Volunteers are asked to
commit to at least once a
month for a minimum of
9 months. Interview and
background check required.
Driver Assistant
Green Mountain Habitat
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for a Driver Assistant to
aid their ReStore truck
driver
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donations. The assistant
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pickups and organizing the
documentation. No heavy
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Lund is in need of
volunteers to provide care
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Former head of
Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation discusses
Wright’s later years
Part of the First Wednesdays
lecture series at Brownell
Historian H. Nicholas Muller III will examine the
productive later years of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s
career in a talk at Brownell Library in Essex Junction on
Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. His talk, “The Regeneration of an Artist:
Frank Lloyd Wright After 1932,” is part of the Vermont
Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series and
is free and open to the public.
At the age of 65 in 1932, Frank Lloyd Wright, with
his wife Oglivana, began the Taliesin Fellowship, which
has become the fully accredited Frank Lloyd Wright
School of Architecture. In the depths of the Great
Depression and surrounded by youths, Wright developed
a fresh architectural vocabulary and entered into his most
productive years in the nearly three decades left to him.
Muller is retired executive director of the Frank Lloyd
Wright Foundation. A historian, Mr. Muller also served
as executive director of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
He is a past president of Colby Sawyer College in New
Hampshire and former Dean of Arts and Science at the
University of Vermont. Upcoming Essex Junction talks include “Stark
Decency: German POWs in a New England Village” with
historian Allen Koop on March 5; “Robert and Elinor Frost:
Education by Poetry” with Robert Frost’s granddaughter
Dr. Lesley Lee Francis on Tuesday, April 1; and “The
Transcontinental Railroad: America’s Greatest Adventure”
with author Martin Sandler on May 7.
The Vermont Department of Libraries is the statewide
underwriter of First Wednesdays.
For more information, contact Brownell Library at
878-6955 or contact the Vermont Humanities Council at
262-2626 or info@vermonthumanities.org, or visit www.
vermonthumanities.org.
Petitions available
Village of Essex Junction
Annual Meeting Information
Petitions for office for the Annual Village Meeting are
now available at the Village office. Officers to be elected
include:
Moderator, 1-year term;
Two Village Trustees, three-year terms each;
One Library Trustee, five-year term.
Petitions may be picked up at the Village Office, 2
Lincoln Street, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Completed petitions (containing
at least 30 qualified signatures) must be returned to the
Village Clerk by Monday, March 3 in order to have a
name placed on the ballot.
Friday, Feb. 21 is the last day to file lawful petitions
signed by at least 5 percent of the registered voters to
have an article placed on the Warning for the Annual
Village Meeting.
The Annual Village meeting will be held on April
2, 2014 at 7 p.m. at Essex High School. Ballot items
(elections) will be held on April 8, 2014 (with School
elections).
Village school board
candidates
Candidate petition forms for the Essex Junction
School District Prudential Committee and for the
village representative to the Union High School
District #46 Board are available at the Chittenden
Central Supervisory Union office, 51 Park Street, Essex
Junction, 879-5583. The deadline for submitting the
petitions that must include at least 30 signatures from
registered voters in Village of Essex Junction is no later
than Monday, March 3 by 5 p.m.
Two seats are open for the Prudential Committee:
one two-year term and one three-year term. One seat is
open for the village representative to the union District
#46 Board for a three-year term. Voting for school board
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PROPOSED FYE15-FYE19 CAPITAL BUDGET
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Computer Operations Specialist
The Computer Operations Specialist shall provide quality first line support to the users
of NEFCU’s computer services including the ability to trouble shoot performance
issues with desktop systems, phone systems, peripherals and various internal and
external information system services. Responsibilities include the ability to build
and deploy desktop computer systems and associated peripheral devices based on
established standards. Must have experience in computer operations and supporting
personal computers would be a plus. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. This position will
provide support in 8-hour shifts on varying days which may sometimes include early
mornings, early evenings or Saturdays as well as occasional on-call responsibilities.
KMULAC
Unit Manager - RN
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
The Village of Essex Junction is
seeking a full time Equipment Operator/
Maintenance Technician in the Public
Works Department. 40 hours a week
plus overtime. Excellent benefits. High
school diploma or GED. CDL, driver’s
license with clean driving record. Job
application and description available at
the Village office (802) 878-6944 or www.
essexjunction.org. Submit application to
the Village of Essex Junction, 2 Lincoln
St., Essex Jct., VT 05452. Position open
until filled. EOE
Full Time (Job #166267)
Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Valid state RN/
LPN license. Valid CPR certification.
Seven years of nursing experience including two years of
supervisory experience in a long-term care environment.
RN Supervisor
Full Time, Evenings (Job #159973) &
Part Time, Weekends (Job #157637)
Graduate of accredited school of nursing; BS preferred.
Valid RN state license. Valid CPR
certification. Three years of experience in nursing; one year
supervisory experience preferred.
Apply online at www.kindred.com and search
desired job #.
Or call Maeve Luciani at 978-474-1107.
Drug-free/EOE
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Winter webinars
and workshops:
‘Extreme Home Composting’
This winter, Vermonters will have a
chance to attend a number of free home
composting classes to help them reduce
the amount of organic waste they send
to the landfills. In a series of USDAsponsored online “webinars” and inperson workshops in January, February
and March, staff of the Highfields Center
for Composting will show participants
about the benefits of compost, compost
system options, and how to maintain their
pile to produce high quality, nutrient-rich
compost.
Food scraps make up about one third
of a typical household’s trash. When food
scraps are sent to the landfill, they take
up space in our limited landfills and
contribute to increased production of
methane and toxic leachate. By composting
instead, the valuable nutrients in our food
scraps can be used to regenerate soil and
grow more food.
“People will be able to log on to the
webinars, or walk into the workshops,
with little to no knowledge of how to
compost,” said workshop leader, Maia
Hansen. “When they leave they will have
enough knowledge to start composting
and succeed in their first year.”
In addition to helping first-time
composters get started, the sessions will
answer questions for people who already
compost at home. “A lot of people have
trouble getting their compost to breakdown
properly,” Hansen said. “Or maybe they
have questions about what materials
or food scraps they
should put in their
pile. We can answer
those questions and
get people the information they need to
improve their compost.”
The online webinars are being offered
five more times:
Thursday, Jan. 30 at 12 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 27 at 7 p.m.
Participants must register for the online
webinars in advance at the Highfields
website: www.highfieldscomposting.
org/start-composting/extreme-homecomposting-webinars.
There are three more in-person
workshops planned in Northern Vermont:
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2-3:30 p.m.
at Dailey
Memorial Library, 101 Junior High Drive,
Derby, VT 05829
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30-8 p.m. at
the Northwoods Stewardship Center,
154 Leadership Dr., East Charleston, VT
05833
Saturday,
March
15,
2:15-4
p.m. at Haskell Free Library, 93 Caswell
Avenue, Derby Line 05830
No registration necessary for in-person
workshops. Questions about specific
workshops can be directed to Highfields
Center for Composting by calling (802)
472-5138 ext. 203 or by emailing maia@
highfieldscomposting.org.
For more information about Highfields
Center for Composting and its programs,
please contact Kim Mercer at 802472-5138 extension 206, visit http://
highfieldscomposting.org or send a
message to kim@highfieldscomposting.
org.
Military kids invited to get fit, be strong
Vermont’s
military
kids are invited to step up
and accept the Get Fit, Be
Strong Challenge.
The challenge, which
is sponsored by University
of Vermont Extension’s
Operation: Military Kids
(OMK) program, kicked
off on Jan. 1 and will
run through April 1. It
is designed to promote a
healthier lifestyle through
physical fitness and healthy
habits including getting
adequate sleep and eating
right.
Anyone with a parent
or
guardian
in
the
military may register for
the challenge at www.
eventbrite.com/e/omk-getfit-be-strong-challengeregistration-10222964161.
Everyone will receive a
certificate of participation
as well as have a chance
to win raffle prizes by
completing a specified
number of hours of physical
activity and certain lifestyle
goals at the bronze, silver or
gold level. In addition, if at
least two hours of activity a
week are done together as a
family, participants will be
eligible for the bonus prize
raffle.
For the bronze level,
kids must complete three
to four hours of physical
activity per week and
achieve one or two healthy
lifestyle goals throughout
the challenge. These goals
include eating three servings
of fruit or vegetables every
day, limiting desserts to
only three times per week,
decreasing weekly TV and
electronics use, increasing
family activity time by one
hour per week and going to
bed earlier.
The requirements for
silver are five to six hours
of physical activity per week
and three or four goals. For
gold, participants must
complete at least seven
hours of activity each week
and achieve all five of the
healthy lifestyle goals.
Hours and goals should
be tracked weekly and
submitted to OMK on a
biweekly basis. Participants
also are encouraged to
submit photos of their
families showing how they
are meeting their health
and fitness goals.
To learn more about
the challenge and awards
or
to
download
the
tracking sheets, go to
www.uvm.edu/extension/
youth/?Page=omk_getfit.
html&SM=omk_menu.
html.
Recipe courtesy of www.marthastewart.com
French toast kebabs
Ingredients:
8 large eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup nonfat buttermilk
pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 loaf (one-pound) unsliced dense white bread (such as pullman), crusts
removed and cut into 1-inch cubes
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 pint fresh blueberries
1/2 pint fresh raspberries
2 bananas, sliced
Maple syrup (optional)
Method of preparation:
Preheat oven to 250 F. Place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven to warm.
In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, salt and vanilla. Stir in
bread.
In a large saute pan set over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter.
Place half of the bread mixture in pan; cook, turning occasionally with a
spatula, until browned on all sides. To keep warm, transfer to the oven. Cook
remaining bread in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter as before.
Thread bread cubes onto skewers alternating with blueberries, raspberries
and banana slices. Serve immediately with maple syrup, if desired.
Chef’s Table
- Michael Clauss
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We talk about many subjects during the dining
experience at the Chef’s Table. Guests usually talk
about their families, careers, and food, the normal
dinner type conversion, until they see my Eli Manning
poster hanging on the wall of the kitchen. I explain
that my Giants quarterback poster provides me with
daily inspiration and the drive for perfection it takes
to provide them with the best possible meal. Yes, I am
a die-hard football fan. So, with the super bowl this
Sunday, I thought I would share my award winning
chili recipe with you. It is a simple beef chili with no
beans, but it packs all the necessary flavors to make
your super bowl party a success.
Beef Chili
serves 10 to 12
3 lbs.
1 each
2 each
4 Tbs.
4 Tbs.
2 Tbs.
2 Tbs.
1 can
Ground Beef
White onion, small diced
Red Bell Pepper, small diced
Cumin, ground
Chili Powder, dark
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Jeremiah Weed Hard Cola
(you can substitute regular cola)
½ gallon Tomato sauce
2 Tbs. Hot sauce, your favorite brand
2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
3 Tbs. Tomato paste
12oz.
1 lbs.
1 bu.
1 cup
Sour cream
Cheddar cheese, grated
Scallion, chopped
Corn nuts, toasted
Directions
In a large sauce pot, sweat ground beef with
onions and peppers for 5 minutes or until beef
is cooked and crumbled fine. Dust mixture with
chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and paprika.
Deglaze pot with hard cola and cook for 1 minute.
Add tomato sauce, worcestershire, hot sauce, and
tomato paste. Simmer on low heat for 2 hours. Stir
occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Ready
to serve. Garnish bowls with sour cream, grated
cheddar, chopped scallions and corn nuts.
Until next time, think food.
--Chef Michael
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1. What is the Lake Champlain Byway and where
does it go?
The Lake Champlain Byway is one of ten state designated
scenic byways in Vermont. A byway is a route or corridor
that travels through an area that is rich in the shared, intrinsic
resources of archeology, history,
scenery, outdoor recreation,
culture, and/or natural resources.
The Byway corridor includes
twenty-two communities in
three areas: the Lake Champlain
Islands, the greater Burlington
area and parts of Addison
County. Its primary motor route
consists of Route 2 in the Islands,
connecting with Route 7 via the Sandbar Bridge and then
down into Addison County where it connects with several
smaller routes. The Byway is 185 miles long and takes about
3 hours to drive at a leisurely pace.
2. What communities are part of the Byway and
who manages it?
The Byway’s member communities from north to south are:
Alburg, Grand Isle, Isle LaMotte, North Hero, South Hero,
Milton, Colchester, Essex Junction, Winooski, Burlington,
South Burlington, Shelburne, Charlotte, Ferrisburgh,
Vergennes, Panton, Addison, Middlebury, Cornwall, Whiting,
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attractions and sites such as parks, beaches, trails and
museums that provide opportunities for the traveler and
resident to experience and understand the region.
The Byway is managed by the Lake Champlain Byway
Council which is comprised of three regional planning
commissions, two regional Chambers of Commerce, and
other organizations. The Council works in partnership
with the Byway’s member communities and others to
undertake and support projects that balance the promotion,
preservation, enjoyment, and stewardship of the Byway’s
intrinsic resources.
3. What are the Byway’s assets and projects?
The Byway’s assets are the sites
and attractions located in the
Byway corridor. In total there
are nearly 200 discrete locations
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addition to these sites, the Byway
is also home to many private
businesses that serve the traveler such as lodging, restaurants,
recreation services and numerous other businesses.
Improved information is a key goal of the Byway. It has
installed close to 40 outdoor educational panels and several
travel information kiosks and route markers. Most recently
two portable toilet shelters were
built in the Islands.
The Byway’s website,
lakechamplainbyway.com is
a tremendous resource for those
planning a trip to the region and
for those who already live here.
The site contains information on
parks, trails, water recreation, historical sites, local museums,
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main categories: History & Culture, Nature & Scenery,
Outdoor Recreation, Regions & Towns, and Seasonal Events.
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2000. Over the years the Byway has grown as additional
communities have received formal designation from the
Vermont Transportation Board. Starting in 2003, the Regional
Planning Commissions worked to obtain federal National
Scenic Byways Grants to fund signage and informational
resources. The national Byways program was established by
Congress in 1991 to preserve and protect the nation’s scenic
but often less-traveled roads, and to promote tourism and
economic development. Unfortunately, in the fall of 2012,
Congress eliminated the Byways grant program.
5. What does the future hold given lack of
dedicated federal grant funding?
The lack of federal Byway grants has a silver lining.
The Byway Council is taking stock of the projects and
programs they’ve implemented, and developing a plan for
maintenance and sustainability. Our relationship with our
municipalities is an integral part to sustaining the Byway
Program. The work municipalities do to implement projects
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more kiosks is complementary.
6. How can people get involved in helping the
Byway and provide input?
One way to get involved is to
volunteer on a committee (either at
the regional level or in your town)
that maintains and shapes the future
of the Byway. For the Chittenden
County portion of the Byway, the
Chittenden County Regional Planning
Commission (CCRPC) has formed
a local implementation advisory
committee. Over the next few months, the Committee will
be reviewing the Byway’s Corridor Management Plan.
This Plan will establish objectives to assure the sustainability
of the Byway over the next decade. We’ll be looking at
the responsibilities of the various entities involved in the
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Remember that the Byway does not have staff or dedicated
funding; therefore, the plan’s aim is to ensure all entities
involved mutually promote each other’s attractions, and that
interpretive and educational programs are in place. Residents
of the Byway’s eight Chittenden County towns who are
interested in participating in this committee can contact Dan
Albrecht via email dalbrecht@ccrpcvt.org or by phone:
802-846-4490 x 29.
You can also like us on Facebook! Just type Lake Champlain
Byway into Facebook’s search feature. We post special
events, features and happenings along the Byway.
Last, we encourage you to visit the Byway website and share
it with your family and friends who are visiting the area:
lakechamplainbyway.com.