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NOVEMBER 27, 2013
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List of Circ alternatives finalized
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
Helping people get from point A to B
doesn’t necessarily mean laying down more
pavement, Vermont Transportation Secretary
Brian Searles said last week. At least not as
much as it used to.
Searles’ message came as a group of
Chittenden County planners finished more than
two years of work to identify transportation
projects to replace the once-planned
Circumferential Highway. Instead of pouring
tens of millions of dollars into a large, limitedaccess highway curving through suburban
Chittenden County, the group put together a list
of 34 smaller improvements to intersections,
bus service, pedestrian facilities and bike lanes
— spending about half of what was estimated
for the Circumferential Highway.
“Driving habits are changing significantly.
Millennials don’t appear to be quite as interested
in a car. At the age of 16, their first acquisition
isn’t a car. Their first acquisition is this,” Searles
said holding up a smart phone. “They’re quite
willing to take busses and trains. The planning
needs to take this into consideration. It doesn’t
point us to these outlandish expenditures on
new capacity.”
The planning group convened in 2011
under the Chittenden County Regional
Planning Commission as the Circ Alternatives
Task Force. It was a group of elected officials
and municipal staffers from Colchester, Essex
and Williston — along with other interested
parties such as the environmental watchdog
Conservation Law Foundation and IBM.
They met roughly four times a year to identify
projects that could alleviate traffic the way the
Circ was supposed to.
The project list came in three phases over
three fiscal years, ending up on the Agency of
Transportation’s statewide capital plan. From
there, the projects will compete for limited
funds with others from around the state.
–See CIRC on page 3
Circ
alternatives by
the numbers
Roadway miles
enhanced and shared
shoulders created:
7.5
Number of
intersections
improved:
26
Interstate
interchanges
upgraded:
2
(Exits 12 and 16)
Park and Ride
spaces created:
120
New bus services
created:
4
Miles of recreation
paths and
sidewalks created:
8
Colchester Projects
Ricky Klein takes a sample from a fermentation tank at Groennfell Meadery in Colchester on Friday afternoon.
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Phase II
Severance Corners intersection —
Additional turning lanes along Route 7,
Blakely Road and Severance Road.
Cost: $6 million
Construction: 2018
Meet mead
Winooski couple opens
mead brewery in Colchester
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
Meet mead — a storied alcoholic beverage
fermented from honey.
Meet Groennfell Meadery — a new
Colchester mead-making operation that
launched its first label, Mannaz Mead, this
month.
And meet Ricky and Kelly Klein — a
married couple from Delaware who graduated
from Middlebury College and opened
Groennfell this year in a small warehouse
near Costco.
The Kleins enter a wide open market with
hopes that mead — and their dry, crisp brand
of it — will follow the path to popularity
beaten by Vermont’s craft beer breweries and
hard cideries. Groennfell plans to sell bottled
four-packs for $10 at a variety of grocery and
convenience stores throughout the state. They
have kicked things off with bottle sales at The
Mule Bar in Winooski and at One Federal
Restaurant in St. Albans. They also offer
tastings at their 856 Hercules Drive location.
St. Michael’s College students who can walk
through the woods to Hercules Drive have
comprised their primary walk-up traffic so
far, the couple said.
“We want to be everywhere. Anywhere
you can buy cider, we want to have our
product,” Ricky said.
Never tried (or heard of) mead? The
Kleins have honed their quick pitch to
potential customers new to the beverage. The
story starts with honey, which is heated to 105
degrees, mixed with water, cooled, fermented
with yeast, aged and carbonated. The story
–See MEAD on page 3
Phase I
Interstate 89 Exit 16 interchange
— Construction of a “double crossover
diamond” interchange that takes traffic
to the left side of the road for a short
segment to turn left onto the insterstate
on-ramps, then returns it to the right side
after the ramps. Project also includes new
turn lanes on Route 7 at Mountain View
Drive, Hercules Drive and Rathe Road.
Cost: $5 million
Construction: 2014
Phase III
Severance Road rec path and
intersection at Mill Pond Road — 10foot wide rec path on the south side of
Severance Road from Severance Corners
to Essex town line at Kellogg Road.
New turning lanes at Severance Road
intersection with Mill Pond.
Cost: $2.4 million
Construction: 2018
Ricky Klein holds a four-pack of Groennfell
Meadery’s “Mannaz Mead”.
Main Street enhancement and East
Road intersection — New traffic light,
turning lanes and crosswalk at East Road/
Mill Pond Road/Main Street intersection.
New sidewalk and bike lanes on both
sides on Main Street. On-street parking in
front of library and town meeting house.
Village-style street lighting.
Cost: $3.9 million
Construction: 2020
–See NUMBERS on page 3
Efforts renewed
to control lake
phosphorous
EPA and DEC collaborate with public
on new regulations
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
The State of Vermont is embarking with the Environmental
Protection Agency on the development of a new set of rules to
restore Lake Champlain’s water quality.
A public engagement campaign begins in December with a
series of public meetings on the EPA’s “Total Maximum Daily
Load” (TMDL) program that caps the amount of phosphorous
allowed to enter Lake Champlain. Excess phosphorous is
blamed for summer blooms of toxic algae.
The new effort follows a lawsuit from the environmental
watchdog group, the Conservation Law Foundation, which
sued the EPA in 2008 for approving a flawed TMDL program
–See EPA on page 3
Rotary seeks donations for
Holiday Food Basket Project
By KELLY MARCH
The Colchester Sun
The Colchester-Milton Rotary Club has already received
145 requests from local families hoping to receive holiday food
baskets this December. With more requests expected in the
coming weeks, Rotary is seeking donations to help nourish those
in need this holiday season.
“The requests we’ve received already exceed the number of
baskets we delivered to families last year and they’re still coming
in,” said Rotary Club Chair Will Hamilton. “There are still a
few weeks to go, so we’re anticipating a lot of need. Businesses
or community members that can contribute anything in the way
of monetary donations, nonperishable foods, gift certificates or
small gifts for kids would be greatly appreciated.”
Now in its 39th year, the Holiday Food Basket Project was
started by Colchester elementary and middle school teachers
looking for a way to provide students in need with food for
the holidays. Since adopting the program in 2008, the Rotary
Club has relied on donations of food, money and time from
community members and local businesses to make the project
“The requests we’ve received already
exceed the number of baskets we
delivered to families last year and
they’re still coming in.”
Will Hamilton
Rotary Club Chair
possible.
Recipients are drawn from the list of families that receive
free and reduced lunch in Colchester’s middle and elementary
schools. The schools distribute a packet with an application
form to those eligible and the families can choose to request or
deny a basket.
–See BASKETS on page 3
Q&A
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The Colchester Sun | Wednesday, November 27, 2013
with
Vince Hayes
of Colchester
“The neighbors [didn’t]
even know about this,” Vince
Hayes said of the 45-foot tall
blue spruce that stood to the
side of his driveway, but they
found out when the crane
came to take the tree away on
Friday.
The Colchester resident
donated his tree for display on
Church Street in Burlington.
“If we’d let it grow another
10 years, we’d have called
Rockefeller Center,” Hayes
joked. Jim Daly, who
works for the Church Street
Marketplace, supervised the
tree’s removal.
Hayes, a New Jersey
native, has lived in Vermont
for 30 years. He and his wife,
Ann, have been married for
28 years; they have three
children and two dogs. Since
they’re empty nesters, Hayes
enjoys taking their dogs,
Toby and Layla, Caviler
King Charles Spaniels, on
walks to Airport Park. All
of his dogs have been named
after singers; Toby after Toby
Keith and Layla after the Eric
Clapton song.
Last Saturday Hayes
elaborated on donating his
tree.
Q: What is the selection
process like to get a tree on
Church Street?
A: My wife, Ann, gets
all the credit. One day I said,
‘that tree would look nice on
Church Street. If they want
it, they can have it.’ We
got in contact with Becky
Cassidy from Church Street
Marketplace and we’ve
been emailing for about
four months. A guy from a
committee came to check out
the tree and said it looked
good. They had it narrowed
to about four or five trees,
and mine won.
Q: Is there anything
special about this tree?
A: Well, there are no
wires around it. All of the
utilities are underground, so
The Hayes family watches as a tree is removed from the front lawn of their home in Colchester to the top of Church
Street in Burlington on Friday morning. Pictured from left: Vince Hayes, Luke Hayes, Maggie Stryker and Anne Hayes.
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that is probably an advantage
in terms of its removal. The
whole process will be that
much easier.
Q: Will you miss the tree?
A: I won’t! My daughter
will miss it because we’ve
always put lights on it around
the holidays. It’s been here
since we bought the house
in 2001. But the branches
were scraping the car when
you go up the driveway and
I’ve been trimming them
back for some years now.
We’re doing a good deed
for the community. If it
weren’t being donated, we
might have kept it for maybe
another year or so.
Q: Are you going to
plant another tree in its
place?
A: In spring we might
plant another one a bit more
to the left. Maybe in another
20 years we can donate again.
— Sharon Rhodes
Barrett’s Tree Service rigs a hook around the tree.
ABOVE: The tree is loaded onto a trailer.
LEFT: The tree is lifted away on a crane.
Pet of the Week
Alix
5 year-old Neutered Male
Reason Here: Owner moved and could not
take him.
SUMMARY: See a slight
resemblance to Snoopy?
Like that feisty Peanuts
pup, Alix refuses to
conform. Silly and
outspoken, this little
guy will keep you
chortling with his
goofy antics and
fun-loving grin. His
happy-go-lucky
nature has won
him a loyal fandom
with the HSCC staff, and he’s
a popular pup in canine
playgroups, too. There’s
just one thing he’s still
missing: a sidekick.
Will you be his
Woodstock?
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CIRC
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“We are committed to
doing the whole package,
and the speed with which we
do it is dependent on factors
we can’t predict,” Searles
said.
Gov. Peter Shumlin set
up the task force in 2011 after
declaring Circ plans defunct.
He made a brief appearance
at last Thursday’s final Circ
Alternatives Task Force
meeting in Williston to thank
the members and encourage
them to see the projects
through to construction
— despite the fact that
groundbreaking
estimates
range from 2015 to 2030.
“Let’s work together now
to get it through the process
and start actually making a
difference,” Shumlin said.
The 34 projects total
roughly
$125
million,
and funding is an everpresent
question
mark.
Funding for the Agency
of Transportation’s capital
project list comes from
MEAD
the
Federal
Highway
Administration.
Searles
said the agency is preparing
for a time within the next
two years when there is no
federal assistance for capital
projects.
“There has to be a reinvention of the way we
fund transportation,” Searles
said. “Everyone knows the
gas tax isn’t working …
Can Congress meet this
challenge? I’m optimistic.
People have to move. Things
have to move. That’s a reality
no matter what your political
party is.”
Less than half of the
projects annually listed as
needs on the agency’s capital
project list currently receive
funding. But for the list of
Circ Alternatives, just getting
on the capital program is a big
hurdle, Searles said.
“If we get the funding we
need, we won’t hesitate,” he
said.
Blakely Road/Laker Lane intersection – Widening of
Blakely to provide a eastbound and westbound turning
lanes.
Cost: $360,000
Construction: 2018
Prim Road/West Lakeshore Drive intersection —
New traffic light, realignment to make Prim to West
Lakeshore the primary direction and improved pedestrian
corssing.
Cost: $1.7 million
Construction: 2018
*Costs and construction dates are estimates
Source: Chittenden County Regional Planning
Commission
EPA
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includes mead’s history as the
alcoholic beverage of choice
of the ancient Celtic, Gaelic
and Nordic cultures.
The Kleins also have
a message for the alreadyinitiated. You may have tried
what some call “honey-wine”
and considered it too sweet
for your palette. Groennfell
Meadery concocts a unique
style that de-emphasizes the
sweetness, despite the honey
foundation.
“We go for dry and
drinkable,” Ricky said. “It’s
easier when someone says
‘I’ve never heard of it.’ We
can start from scratch.”
The
Mannaz
label
contains 5 percent alcohol.
Groennfell is also putting
out a cranberry-infused mead
this year and plans two other
varieties for 2014.
The Kleins’ love of the
beverage and its lack of
availability fueled the idea for
Groennfell Meadery. There is
only other commercial meadmaker in Vermont.
“You can buy all kinds of
awesome beer in Vermont,
but we could never find mead
on the shelves. We thought,
‘we make it. We love it.
Let’s make it available and
affordable for people,’” Ricky
said.
“There is a huge potential
for growth,” Kelly added. “In
Vermont we’ve seen huge
growth in the cider industry,
so the industry just seems like
it’s ready for this. We’ll see.”
Ricky started brewing
beer while in college and
discovered
Mead
while
studying abroad in Denmark.
After graduating Middlebury,
he worked in Iowa for a
home beer brewer and began
honing mead concoctions.
The Kleins were looking for
an entrepreneurial endeavor
and mead-making became
the obvious choice. They
returned to Vermont with a
move to Winooski in April
after landing their business
location just over the town
line in Colchester.
“We came to this business
model and it fit everything
we wanted and every skill we
have,” Kelly said. “We both
can do almost everything, and
if there’s something one of us
is lacking, the other one has it.
“Plus, we love our product
and that really helps.”
Their Hercules Drive
space functions as a brewery
with
three
1,000-gallon
tanks, a bottling operation
and a packaging center. It’s
also the headquarters of an
active blog and website at
www.groennfell.com,
the
sales/marketing center of the
business and a place to offer
factory sales and samples.
The company has played
up mead’s ancient traditions
in its branding with a Gaelicinfused font and logo, and
a
Nordic-derived
name.
Groennfell means Green
Mountains in old Nordic,
Ricky says.
“We wanted to be a
Vermont business,” he said.
“Vermont is so friendly
to small businesses and to
breweries, we just thought it
was the perfect fit.”
There is room to grow
in the Colchester location,
and with its proximity to
Interstate 89 as well the
company’s honey source in
Canada, Hercules Drive is
Groennfell’s home for now
and the foreseeable future.
for Lake Champlain in 2002.
A settlement in 2011 set the
course for the EPA to establish
a new TMDL program for
Lake Champlain phosphorous
pollution.
Phosphorous enters the
lake from a variety of sources,
such as wastewater treatment
facilities, runoff from paved
surfaces and runoff from farms.
The agricultural and pavement
runoff are considered “nonpoint” sources and are harder
to regulate than what emanates
from “point” sources like
wastewater treatment facilities.
One flaw of the previously
approved TMDL program
was a lack of assurances
that phosphorous reductions
from
non-point
sources
would be achieved. A new
TMDL program will need to
include those assurances, said
Kari Dolan of the Vermont
Department of Environmental
Conservation.
“(The EPA) is looking for
more specificity about what kind
of mechanism will be in place
to support our implementation,
and they will ask for a timetable
on reductions,” she said. “We
haven’t done enough. This an
opportunity to do more.”
The
Department
of
Environmental Conservation
has released a draft of the
new TMDL program with
regulations that touch on the
major sources of phosphorous
pollution in Lake Champlain. It
includes chapters on agriculture,
stormwater, river channel
stability, forest management
and watershed protection. The
draft is available online at
www.watershedmanagement.
vt.gov/erp/champlain/
“All of us contribute to the
phosphorus problem, and we
must commit to act together,”
at Dick Mazza’s garage,
next to the General Store in
Malletts Bay, to assemble the
baskets. The baskets will be
personalized for each family
based on size and child age.
The Colchester Center
Volunteer Fire Company and
other volunteers from the
community will then deliver
the baskets on Dec. 21.
For more information
about what and how to donate,
contact Will Hamilton at
misterhamilton@gmail.com
or 954-647-9749. Rotary can
arrange for pickup of donations
if notified by Dec. 2 and would
like to have all donations by
Dec. 6.
Those interested in making
a monetary donation can
mail a check to the Holiday
Food Basket Project, c/o The
Charitable Fund of ColchesterMilton Rotary Club, P.O. Box
82, Colchester, VT, 05446. All
donations are tax-deductible
and will directly support the
Holiday Food Basket Project.
the draft’s introduction reads.
“Reasonable
schedules
should be established that
give municipalities, farmers,
developers and the state time
to plan for the higher levels of
effort and expense that will be
required. This proposal is a first
step in this process.”
The Vermont departments
of agriculture and transportation
are involved in the process.
“We
are
proposing
solutions that restore our
treasured Lake Champlain, and
that also preserve our working
landscape of farms and forests,”
Vermont Agriculture Secretary
Chuck Ross said in an EPA
press release about the TMDL
effort. “We have a rich tradition
of tackling tough problems in
this state, and I look forward to
hearing Vermonters’ thoughts
about these solutions and other
ideas for how we address the
pollution problems facing the
lake.”
Six public engagement
meetings
are
scheduled
throughout the state. The
lone
Chittenden
County
meeting is set for 2-4 p.m.
Dec. 10 at the ECHO Center
in Burlington. A full meeting
schedule is available at www.
watershedmanagement.vt.gov/
erp/champlain.
Congratulations to
Carleen Landry
of Colchester
She found all 4 turkeys in
the November 7 edition
of The Colchester Sun. She
is this month’s winner of a
new Colchester Sun t-shirt!
Look for the next
Get In The Hunt Challenge
on December 5.
The “Get In The Hunt” contest publishes
on the first Thursday of the month.
All entries receive a free online
subscription, and a drawn winner
receives a Colchester Sun t-shirt printed
by Humble Screen Printing
in Colchester.
Submit online at
www.colchestersun.com/contest
BASKETS
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In recent years, baskets
have included items such as
turkey, juice, tuna, apples, eggs,
dinner rolls, carrots, oranges,
cranberry sauce, green beans,
corn, pasta and more. The goal
is to provide each family with a
week worth of food, Hamilton
said.
With an idea of how many
baskets will be needed, Rotary
is currently collecting donations
and planning its purchases.
On the morning of Saturday,
Dec. 14, volunteers will gather
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OPINION
Perspective
Double-digit property
tax increases? Really?
By EMERSON LYNN
Local school boards today are in the midst of putting
together the final budget numbers for voters to consider on
Town Meeting Day in March. It’s a thankless task made all the
more so by the fact that the student numbers continue to slip
and the costs continue to rise. Statewide education tax rates next
year are expected to increase between three cents and seven
cents, which is in the neighborhood of what was seen this year.
Over a two-year span, that’s roughly $125 million in
additional spending, which may result in a double-digit increase
in property taxes.
Normally, that’s fodder for political upheaval.
But not in Vermont. At least, not yet.
Most people don’t know about the increase in spending, or
the projected increase in property taxes to pay for that spending.
Roughly three-quarters of Vermont households are insulated
from such increases through the state’s income sensitivity law.
The law stipulates that if the household income is less than
$90,000 the taxpayers can elect to pay based on income, which
is set at 1.80 percent of household income.
The effect is to shift the burden to those with incomes
above $90,000 and to business, second homes, camps and
undeveloped land. This is the cohort that is in the midst of a
double-digit property tax increase. They don’t have the political
muscle to make much noise. (Or at least they’ve chosen not to.)
The current system has its defenders. School boards have
less to worry about when the vast majority of the voters are
insulated from any budget increase, and, in theory, our system
should lessen the inequality between income groups in terms of
the quality of instruction in the class room. For the education
community, income-sensitivity is a godsend. In many ways, it’s
their blank check.
For businesses, etc., it is not a godsend. It’s hard to reconcile
a double-digit increase in property taxes for a service that has
30 percent fewer “clients” than it had 15 years ago.
Vermont’s legislators are keenly aware of the disconnect,
but once a benefit has been bestowed it’s difficult to take it back.
They have been advised to look to other states for examples of
how our school system could be funded in a more defensible
manner. The proposal being floated about now is one that would set
the property tax rate at a fixed amount, and applicable to all, and
then use the income tax system to fund the system’s increases.
The need to put downward pressure on school budgets has also
prompted legislators to think more about the consolidation of
school districts, and to question the wisdom of small school
grants, etc.
It will be a difficult discussion. Vermonters, in general,
are not unhappy with what we have, thus, the compelling need
for a wholesale change is not evident. And why should most
Vermonters be unhappy? Over 75 percent of them never feel
the impact of increased school spending.
If the Legislature lowers the property tax, but applies the tax
to all property holders, and then includes the income tax as the
means to fund the increases, several things happen: first, those
who shoulder the increases now will more than likely be asked
to pay even more; second, those who are now protected may
suddenly find themselves vulnerable; third, it could be an even
more complex system than what we have now.
Beyond the issue of school finance is the lingering issue of
the state’s educational mission. We all agree (or at least most
of us) that losing 30,000 students should be the sort of thing
that mitigates against spiraling cost increases. We know there is
room to cut, but cut to what?
Anyone?
It can be argued that one has to cut before that mission is
“discovered”, that there is no need to innovate if the money is
practically guaranteed.
If so, that exposes a weakness in the voice of the state’s
educational system. One would think they would lead the
charge, showing what needs to happen to protect the taxpayer
and to ensure that our students were being given a first-class
education. It would seem to their advantage to drive this debate,
rather than sit back and let others decide for them.
Perhaps this is the task – one of many – that will fall to
the governor and his new Commissioner of Education, Rebecca
Holcombe.
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Autumn bird bingo in the skies
above Colchester
By ROSS SAXTON
heading north in the spring).
Some species rely on the
lake’s fish while others need
The Vermont skies come
various plants, insects, and
alive in the late fall thanks to
crustaceans on which to feed.
the approaching winter cold
Whatever they eat, waterfowl
and snow. Some Vermonters
require unpolluted waters for
head south to warmer climates
their migratory journey. Birds
and so do many birds. Along
are one of the many reasons
with the changing leaf colors,
why personal actions, no
shorter days, and ripe apples on
matter how small these actions
the trees, bird migration is one
might seem, are important for
of the annual events that let us
the overall health of the lake
know that it’s time to feed the
and our communities.
wood stove and prepare the ice
Some birds to keep an
fishing or ski gear.
eye
out for this fall on or
Colchester
and
the
surrounding area is an See more of Lee Cordner’s photos online at www.colchestersun. flying over Lake Champlain
PHOTO | LEE CORDNER include Canada geese, snow
especially great place to watch com/community-photos.
geese, black ducks, mallards,
waterfowl birds migrate down
wood ducks, green-winged
the Lake Champlain corridor.
With open meadows, small and large ponds, and lake views teal, greater and lesser scaup, ring-necked ducks, hooded and
(from close and afar), you can’t ask for a much better place American mergansers, and common goldeneye. Many bird
to watch migrating waterfowl than Colchester. Either alone, guides or a Google search will help you identify these various
with a friend or two, or with your family, grab some binoculars birds.
A fun and rewarding activity is to write a list of migrating
this fall and head outdoors to view dozens of waterfowl species
birds you’d like to spot this fall, and when you do, check it off
head south to find food and habitat.
A good place to look for birds is anywhere along Lake the list. To have even more fun with your family or friends is to
Champlain, including Niquette Bay State Park, the bike path play “bird bingo” where you create bingo cards with a different
that crosses the Winooski River, the Route 2 causeway, and bird species on each square; mark off each square every time
Colchester’s Bayside Park. Another great spot that is inland a bit you spot the bird that matches that square and someone will
is Colchester Pond. With a trail that follows the perimeter of the soon have Bingo! It’s a fun way to explore Lake Champlain in
pond, you can get many different perspectives. A lot of different a different way than you might have before, and the kids could
migratory bird species will fly over your head in groups of just adopt an important connection with the lake that they carry with
a couple of birds to hundreds. It’s quite a spectacle to see these them for a lifetime.
large groups land on the lake or pond and take off all at once.
Ross Saxton is director of conservation and education at
Many bird species rely on Lake Champlain for food and
protection from predators while migrating south (and, of course, the Colchester non-profit Lake Champlain International. More
information is available at www.mychamplain.net.
Mobil homes for a flood-resilient future
By REBECCA ELLIS
In my town of Waterbury, we lost 11 homes at the Whalley
Mobile Home Park in Tropical Storm Irene. An additional
19 homes were lost at the Patterson Mobile Home Park in
neighboring Duxbury. Across the state, despite making up
seven percent of Vermont’s housing stock, 15 percent of all
housing damaged by Irene were mobile homes. After the storm, Vermont energy and housing advocates
began collaborating to closely examine the quality of options
available in the low-income housing market. Led by the
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and Efficiency
Vermont, and with funding from the High Meadows Fund,
the Vermont Community Foundation, and other donors, the
collaborators convened a working group with an ambitious
goal: discover how to build a manufactured home to better
withstand extreme climate conditions while being energy
efficient and affordable to operate. Not an easy task, for sure, but a much-needed focus of
work on behalf of low-income homeowners. After two years of study, the Vermont Manufactured
Housing Innovation Project unveiled its solution this month
in White River Junction: a “high-performance” manufactured
home that is specifically designed for northern climates. It
looks like a mobile home but has the structural resiliency of a
traditional home, and is extremely inexpensive to operate and
maintain.
The ten new homes under construction in this pilot project
represent the culmination of this collaboration, and I believe
a profound paradigm shift in the national conversation about
housing. Vermont, I’m proud to say, is once again leading the
way on both resiliency and energy conservation.
While resiliency is a big buzzword now and typically
refers to how we adapt to the facts of a changing climate, we
also need to combat its root cause: greenhouse gas emissions.
Adaptation, then, is not just about building stronger structures
and lifting base floors above the flood level, but about creating
affordable housing options that use as little energy as possible.
This is precisely what this project has done.
The ten pilot homes being built by Vermont High
Performance Homes and purchased by Vermont buyers
reflect the fact that durability, resiliency, energy efficiency
and homeowner comfort are each extremely important and
interrelated in building design. It’s high time that the national
housing market adapts and designs with these characteristics
in mind, especially for low-income homeowners.
The new homes are projected to use one-third the energy
of conventional mobile homes, thanks to better insulation, a
high-tech heat pump, triple-glazed windows and Energy-Star
appliances. The anchoring design is more flood resistant, with
a solid foundation that makes it harder for the homes to be
swept away and which also provides added energy efficiency
compared to the traditional “skirt” surrounding mobile homes
on concrete blocks.
We finally have a new type of manufactured home
that combats climate change through energy conservation,
efficiency and increased durability. The final piece of the
puzzle is the cost of such a home, because if nobody buys
this new type of home there will be no impact on our energy
landscape.
A study by the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
and Efficiency Vermont suggests that if fuel costs continue
to rise, within two years the owner of this high efficiency
manufactured home would save enough money on energy costs
to offset and even surpass the additional cost of purchasing
such a well-built home. This is a pilot project and only time
will tell if consumers will be in favor of tremendous energy
savings down the road versus a higher up-front cost.
I, for one, hope that these high-efficiency manufactured
homes take off, and there are currently subsidies in place
to encourage initial adoption. Not only would it benefit
the environment and many low- and moderate-income
homeowners, but it would also be a boon for Vermont’s energy
and manufacturing economy.
I truly believe that increased energy efficiency is closely
connected with the basic principle that drives homeownership
itself — a desire for freedom and independence.
Rebuilding for disaster resiliency is one of the key lessons
we learned in the aftermath of Irene. With the introduction of
the high performance manufactured home in Vermont, we can
also say that Irene left us with lessons for how we can improve
our energy and climate future. Rebecca Ellis of Waterbury represents Washington County
in the Vermont House of Representatives.
Letter To The Editor
Working for a hunger-free holiday
We started “Fill The Truck For The Food Shelf”
last year and, thanks to local residents and businesses,
$1,861 and over 1,000 pounds of food were donated to the
Colchester Community Food Shelf. This year the need is
even greater.
Please help fill the RE/MAX moving truck with food
for Colchester families that need your support to make this
holiday season hunger free.
Drop off your non-perishable food items and checks
(preferred — see below) during business hours (9-5) now
thru Dec. 23rd at the RE/MAX reception desk at 875
Roosevelt Highway Suite 201 (on the second floor near the
corner of Rt. 7 and Rathe Road). We will load the truck and
transport all donations to the Colchester Community Food
Shelf on the afternoon of Dec. 23. We can pick up large
business donations.
Priority items most needed:
• Hearty Soups
• Pasta Sauces
• Tuna Fish
• Canned Chicken
• Canned Fruit
• Canned Vegetables
• Peanut Butter
• Jellies
• Bottled Juices
Monetary donations are also accepted — and actually
preferred — as the Food Shelf’s purchasing power is two to
three times more than yours! Please make checks payable to
Colchester Food Shelf.
The Colchester Food Shelf relies on help, supplies and
continued donations from Colchester citizens churches,
schools, organizations and businesses. In Vermont, 13
percent of all households are food insecure and more than
25,000 children live in food insecure households. More
than 12,000 Vermont children depend on food shelves each
month.
Call 861-3278 for more information about the Fill The
Truck For The Food Shelf campaign and visit hungrefreevt.
org for more about hunger in Vermont.
John Abry
Colchester
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COLCHESTER’S WEEKLY
Town News
“Colchester, Vermont, located on Lake Champlain’s
Malletts Bay, is a diverse, civic-minded community
endowed with a rich heritage of commercial, agricultural,
recreational, and educational gifts. Proud of the quality
of life already enjoyed here, the people of Colchester seek to
build upon this foundation to ensure economic prosperity,
recreational opportunity, and an entrepreneurial spirit for
future generations”
Vision Statement, Heritage Project, 2012
The following information highlights some activities performed
by the Town from Nov. 18-22.
Town Manager’s Office
Reported by Dawn Francis, town manager
The Colchester Selectboard has been reviewing a draft
budget, and we expect to have a draft available for public
review shortly after their final work session on Dec. 2. A
comment that has arisen is that it seems that a lot of new
positions have been added by the Town over the last year.
To clarify, the only new position that has been added during
the current fiscal year is an Information Technology position,
which is being funded by cost savings in other areas; all other
positions are replacements due to retirements or employees
moving onto other opportunities.
As soon as the budget is finalized in two weeks, I will report
out on the proposed staffing for FY15.
Save the Date – On Dec. 2 at 5:45 p.m., there will be a
dedication of a beautiful mosaic commemorating Colchester’s
250th anniversary at the Town Hall on Blakely Road. This
work of art was the brainchild of Sandy Hawkes, a teacher
at Colchester Middle School who oversaw its preparation on
Charter Day by Colchester students and residents. A copy of
Colchester’s original charter was presented by the Wolcott
family to the community and will also be recognized at this
time. Our community has certainly had a full and exciting year
of events dedicated to our 250th anniversary as a result of many
residents’ hard work.
Attended a monthly Chittenden County Manager’s
meeting in which the escalating problem of opiate addictions
throughout our region is resulting in a significant number of
burglaries, robberies and other crimes was described by our
area police chiefs. Measures are being considered to address
these issues at a regional level.
Did a site walk of the Bayside/Hazelett property owned by the
Town. As a result of 13 meetings over a 30-month process, the Circ
Alternatives Task Force voted on a suite of 34 projects in the
towns of Colchester, Essex and Williston with an estimated
total cost of $99 million as alternatives to the Circ Highway.
Colchester will be the beneficiary of at least $19 million in
projects ranging from intersection improvements to sidewalks/
multi-use paths and transit improvements.
Clerk’s Office
Reported by Karen Richard, town clerk
Highlights of the activities of the Town Clerk’s Office this week
include the following:
• The second installment of taxes was due last week. We
billed $12,921,920.14 for this installment. The amount that
went delinquent was $318,451.57, which is 2.46 percent.
• Although our delinquency rate is low, we are still faced
with bringing accounts to a tax sale. When an account has
multiple years of delinquent taxes and the taxpayer has not
responded to our many requests to contact us to set up
a payment plan or has failed to fulfill his or her obligation
to the payment plan, we have no choice but to turn the
account over to an attorney for tax sale.
• On Nov. 21, we conducted a tax sale. Initially, there were
eleven properties advertised to be sold. The taxpayer is
notified, as well as all of the lienholders. The properties are
advertised in the paper for three consecutive weeks. During
that period, we responded to many requests for information
from the lienholders and the public. Two properties were
paid in advance of the sale. Nine properties were sold. Most
were sold for more than the taxes owed. The Town then
put the additional amount into an escrow account. The
delinquent taxpayer has a year to “redeem” the property. If
the taxes and additional monies plus interest are not paid or
“redeemed” by the taxpayer, the property will be deeded to
the successful bidder.
For more information visit http://colchestervt.gov/
TownClerk/townClerkHome.shtml or call 264-5520
Read the complete
newsletter online:
www.colchestersun.
com
For more information about
the Town of Colchester visit the
town offices at 781 Blakely Road,
Colchester, online at
www.colchestervt.gov
or call (802) 264-5500.
Volunteers
By SUE ALENICK
United Way Volunteer
The listings below are a sample of the 300+
volunteer needs from more than 200 agencies
found on-line at www.unitedwaycc.org. More
information available at 860-1677, Mon.-Fri.
from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
A Friendly Greeting
American Red Cross Blood Services
is looking for volunteers to answer phones
and greet donors and other visitors. Clerical
and customer service experience would be
helpful. Two 3-hour shifts per week. Flexible
scheduling.
Candy Cane Land
Burlington Parks & Recreation is sponsoring
its annual Candy Cane Land event for children
on Dec. 7, at the Miller Community Recreation
Center. Volunteers are needed to help with
candy cane crafts, cookie decorating, parking
cars, circulating as costumed characters,
etc. Have lots of fun and help benefit the
department’s scholarship program. 10:30 a.m.3:30 p.m.
Burnham Memorial Library
BOOK REVIEWS
“Fangirl,”
by Rainbow Rowell
Young Adult Fiction, 2013
Reviewed by Hannah Peacock, Youth Services Librarian
Cath and Wren are twins heading off to the same college. The plan has always been for them
to share a room and continue as a connected set away from home. That is until Wren decides
that she wants her own college experience. Cath is the less social of the two and just wants to
stay in her room writing her increasingly popular Simon Snow fanfic, trying to complete her
version of the story before the 8th and final book in the series is released. Wren had always been
Cath’s writing partner and fellow fan, but now she has more important things to do. As the year
progresses, the sisters drift further and further apart as they inevitably get caught up in all the
temptations that freshman year has to offer. Fangirl is a wonderful story of two once inseparable
sisters learning the importance of individuality, love, friendship, loyalty and creative expression.
“Inferno,”
by Dante Alighieri; translation by Tom Simone
Adult Fiction, circa 1300 (translation 2007)
Reviewed by Ann Doubleday, Adult Services
Are you intrigued by a perilous journey into the depths of the underworld inhabited by fearful
demons and gruesome figures of the dead so boldly depicted it would put Stephen King to
shame? If you’ve always felt you ought to have read Dante’s Inferno but never have, I highly
recommend UVM professor Tom Simone’s translation with commentary. Simone’s translation
offers clarity of meaning while retaining the poetic tone and beauty of this great classic. Each
canto is prefaced with a summary and brief analysis and each page contains helpful annotation
at the foot of the text making this edition of Inferno perfect for the beginning reader of Dante.
With this guidance, Dante’s great work becomes far more accessible than one may have
imagined. And for all you readers of Dan Brown’s Inferno, you might want to look to the
source and read Dante’s masterpiece. Who knows, you may find yourself clamoring for more
and complete the journey into Purgatorio and Pardiso. Simone’s new translation of Purgatorio
is expected to be released within the year.
Holiday dangers Colchester local helps
for pets
build a professional
By M. KATHLEEN
SHAW, DVM
The often derided gift —
fruitcake — is actually quite
dangerous to our pets. Grapes,
raisins and currants are
common ingredients and have
been implicated in kidney
failure in dogs. In addition,
many fruitcakes have been
soaked in rum or other
alcohols making it doubly
dangerous to pets. Alcohol is
rapidly absorbed into the pet’s
bloodstream causing drops in
blood sugar, blood pressure
and body temperature.
Play it safe with your pets
this holiday season. If you
have any questions about the
potential dangers of holiday
plants, decorations, or foods,
contact your veterinary office
for answers.
With the holiday season
rapidly approaching, many
pet owners are unsure which
plants, foods, and decorations
are and are not for their pets.
Most species of lilies
are deadly to cats. In some
cases, a small amount of
pollen or even one leaf
can cause sudden kidney
failure. Christmas cactus and
Christmas (English) holly
can cause significant damage
to the stomach and intestinal
tract of dogs and cats. Death
is not usually reported, but it’s
best to keep these plants out
of reach. If your pet ingests
some of these plants, call your
veterinarian immediately.
M. Kathleen Shaw, DVM
A holiday myth is that
lives in North Bennington, Vt.
Poinsettias and mistletoe are
Find out more at www.vtvets.
toxic to pets. These plants are
org or call 878-6888.
not as toxic as urban legend
describes. Poinsettias have
little crystals in them that can
be irritating to the pet’s mouth
or skin, but serious poisonings
are almost unheard of.
American mistletoe (the kind
we use for Christmas parties)
is not very toxic, generally
causing mild stomach upset. Its cousin, European mistletoe
is more toxic and causes more
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Greater Burlington YMCA is in need
of a volunteer to help with organizing and
nurturing playgroups. Tasks include setting
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Cathedral Square Corporation is looking for
a group discussion leader for 8-12 Heineberg
senior residents. Topics can range from elder
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statistics for 2005 are compared with
expectations for 2014, we see that the
percentage of coupes and hatchbacks
has gone from 6.0% of the total cars
and trucks purchased in 2005 to an
expected 13.4% in 2014. Compact
sedans have increased from 10.6%
to an estimated 14.2%, while midsize sedans increased from 14.9% to
18.1%; wagons and five-door hatchbacks increased from 5.3% to 7.5%.
At the same time, the percentage of
full-size pickups will have fallen from
14.9% to 11.6%, and vans/minivans
will have fallen from 8.7% to 5.3%.
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Adam Carr
Johnson State College
President Barbara Murphy
recognized
Colchester
resident Adam Carr as
part of Alumni and Family
Reunion Weekend festivities
on Sept. 21. Carr received
the Outstanding Alumni
Award from Johnson State.
He graduated with a B.A.
in business from JSC in
2008. While a student,
he gained exposure to a
number of athletic pursuits,
including climbing and
skiing, but it was cycling
that won his heart — so he
and his roommate founded a
cycling program at JSC and
competed nationally for the
college for three years. After
graduation, Carr signed on
with an elite-level cycling
team in Texas, then turned
pro the following year, racing
with a team in California.
Today he has moved back to
Vermont, where he remains
a full-time professional
racer and is helping to build
a professional Vermont
cycling team.
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Wednesday
Comedy Night. Benefit for American Cancer
Society. Tickets are $10 and available
at
www.thepenaltybox.org/#!events/
c66t. The show features comedians from
the former Levity Comedy Club in Burlington including Higher Ground Comedy
Battle Winner Carmen Lagala and 2013
Funniest Comic in Vermont Winner Phil
Davidson. The Penalty Box, 127 Porter’s
Point, Suite 4 Colchester. 8:30 p.m. Contact Chad Arel: 782-9111.
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Mass. St. Michael’s College invites the community to celebrate Mass on Thanksgiving Day at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of St.
Michael the Archangel.
Dinner. Veterans turkey dinner begins at noon.
Free. VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl Street,
Essex Junction, 5:30 p.m. Contact: 8780700.
Thanksgiving Dinner. Donations accepted.
American Legion 91, Colchester. 12-3
p.m. Contact: 872-7622.
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Friday
Pasta night. Live Entertainment: One-Duzzi.
No cover. $7 adults, $3 children under
12. Open to the public. VFW Post 6689,
73 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, 5:30-10
p.m. Contact: 878-0700.
No Meeting. No Elder Education Enrichment
meeting Nov. 29 or Dec. 2.
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Saturday
Christmas Craft Fair. Featuring: Granny’s
Attic, Home Made Soup & Sandwiches, Crafts galore, candy and various
foods. Everyone is welcomed, no entrance fee. Grace United Methodist
Church, 130 Maple Street, Essex Junction.
9 a.m.-3.p.m. Contact Ann: 879-7943
or 878-8071.
Craft Festival. Over 80 local craftswomen are
represented at the 24th Annual Women’s
Craft Festival. Tables will include: jewelry, artwork, pottery, clothing and more.
Admission is free. Memorial Auditorium,
Burlington. Nov. 30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec.
1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: womensfestivalofcrafts.com.
Happy
HappyThanksgiving!
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Happy
December!
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Sunday
Learn to Curl Clinic. Clinics offered by the
Green Mountain Curling Club. Bedford
Curling & Ice arena, Bedford, Quebec.
1:45-4 p.m. More info: www.greenmountaincurlingclub.org. To register for class or
for additional information, email: greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com. Contact
Connie: 238-0898.
CONVENIENT COLCHESTER LOCATION
Carol Audette at Coldwell Banker Hickok and Boardman
(802) 846-8800 | www.carolaudette.com
Vermont, Burlington. 7:30 p.m. Free and
open to the public. Contact: 656-7766.
Shape and share life stories. Prompts trigger real life experience stories, which
are crafted into engaging narratives
and shared with the group. Led by Recille Hamrell. Free and open to all adults.
Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston. Today and Dec. 16,
12:30-2:30 p.m. Contact: 878-4918 or
www.williston.lib.vt.us.
Winter holiday party with UVM Zest. An a
cappella concert and decorating the library for the winter holidays. Cookie
decorating activity for kids. Sponsored
by the Friends of the Dorothy Alling Library. Free and open to the public. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library
Lane, Williston, 6 p.m. Contact: 8784918 or www.williston.lib.vt.us.
Lecture. World AIDS week: Robin Hood Tax
Teach-In. Free and open to the public. St.
Michael’s College, Cheray Science Hall
room 101, 7 p.m. Contact: 654-2536.
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Tuesday
Holiday activities. Shelburne Museum rings in
the holidays with a week-long Deck the
Halls extravaganza that celebrates the
creative spirit of the season. Featuring
the “I Spy” game, candy cane hunt, DIY
holiday cards, snow globes and gift boxes, musical performances and more. Dec.
3-7 from 1-4 p.m., and Dec. 8 from 12-4
p.m. Admission for Vermont residents $5
adults; $3 children. Contact: 985-3346
or www.shelburnemuseum.org.
Catamount Winter Concert. The University
of Vermont’s select choir’s annual Winter Concert begins at 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays
at St Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry Street in
Burlington. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee and
tea are provided. Free admission. Free
parking. Contact: 864-0471.
First Wednesdays. Former Iranian Ambassador to the UN Mansour Farhang will look
at the prospects for democracy in Arab
countries. Brownell Library, Essex Junction.
7 p.m. Contact: 878-6955.
Story time and crafts. Preschoolers are introduced to a variety of books and authors
while gaining early literacy skills. Includes a simple craft activity. For children
3-5. Free and open to the public. Dorothy
Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane,
Williston, Tuesdays, Dec. 3-17, 11 a.m.
Contact: 878-4918 or www.williston.lib.
vt.us.
Lecture. Keeping the Catholic in Catholic Higher Education: Strategies for Church and
Academy by Father William Graham,
Ph.D. St. Michael’s College, St. Edmund’s
Hall Farrell Room #315, 12:15 p.m. Contact: 654-2536.
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Wednesday
Community Breakfast. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. All are invited, both members and
non-members! Adults $6 and Children $3. VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl Street, Essex
Junction. 9-11 a.m. Contact: 878-0700.
Percussion ensemble concert. A performance
under the direction of Jeffrey Salisbury.
Free and open to the public. UVM Southwick Ballroom, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m.
Contact: 656-7774.
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Advent Reflection. “The Old Testament for the
New,” by Fr. Richard Berube. Holy Cross
Catholic Church, 416 Church Rd., Colchester. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Info: holycrosscvt@myfairpoint.net. Contact Monica:
863-3002.
Monday
Protest Songs: Music of Latin America. Performed by vocalist Miriam Bernardo and
Jairo Sequeira – Nylon string guitar.
Music Recital Hall, 384 South Prospect
Street, University of
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250 Main Street,
Burlington
Saturday, Nov. 30
from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 from
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Free and open
to the public
Info: www.womensfestivalofcrafts.com
Thursday
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Performed by vocalist
Miriam Bernardo and Jairo
Sequeira – Nylon string
guitar. Music Recital Hall,
384 South Prospect Street,
University of Vermont, Burlington. 7:30 p.m. Free and
open to the public. Contact:
656-7766.
DEC
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toys, stories and fingerplays for children
birth-2 years and their caregivers. For information call 876-7555. Sponsored by
Building Bright Futures. Free and open
to the public. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 6-7:30 p.m. Contact: 878-4918
or www.williston.lib.vt.us.
24TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S
FESTIVAL OF CRAFTS
Blood Drawing. Sponsored by the Underhill
Lions Club. As usual, donors can enjoy pies
and other desserts after
donating. Donors will
also receive a ski pass
for buy one get one
free to Smuggs, Jay
Peak or Mad River
Glen. All blood types
are needed. Donors
must be at least 17
years old, weigh over
110 pounds and be
in good health. Covenant Church on Rt. 15.
1-6 p.m. Info: www.ju-lions.org.
Evening playgroup.
Age
appropriate
Advent lessons and carols. Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church, 273
Route 15, Jericho, 6:30 p.m. Contact:
899-3932.
Winter tales. Features stories by Vermont
writers, poetry from student in the Young
Writers Project and songs. Tickets: $32
and include complimentary hot cider and
molasses cookies from B’s pantry. FlynnSpace, Dec. 4-8. Wednesday-Saturday at
7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Contact: 86-FLYNN or www.flynntix.org.
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Thursday
PLAN results program. Tenth-grade students
and parents should pick up the PLAN
(pre-ACT) test results and students’ testing booklets and learn about how to use
the PLAN in planning for the future. Essex
High School Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m. Contact
School Counseling Office: 879-5515.
Concert. Shelburne Vineyard “First Thursday,”
a fall concert series, will feature local
singer songwriters. Local foods will be
available, as well as wine and Fiddlehead for sale by the glass. 6308 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, 6-8:30 p.m. Free
and open to the public. Contact: 9858222.
Noontime Concert Series. The ensemble Reed,
Rosin and Pedal will perform classical
and Klezmer-inspired works. First Baptist
Church, 81 St. Paul Street in Burlington,
12:15 p.m. Free and open to the public. Bring a lunch; tea and coffee are provided. Contact: 864-6515 or fbcburlingtonvt.com.
Colchester Legislative Breakfast. Hosted
by Colchester Community Development
Corporation and the Town of Colchester.
Hampton Inn, Chateaugay Room, Colchester. 8-9:30 a.m. RSVP to Kathy Finnie
at CCDC by Dec. 5 at Kathy@ccdcvt.com
or 872-9757.
Food for thought teen group. Teens meet
for pizza, discussion, book/DVD selection and plan special events for the library. Free and open to anyone grades
7-12. New members welcome. Dorothy
Williston, 4-5 p.m. Contact: 878-4918
or www.williston.lib.vt.us.
Art show. The Emile A Gruppe Gallery, in
Jericho Center, presents an exhibition of
unique creations from 16 artists of the
Caspian Arts. Works will include fine art
in watercolor, oils and acrylics, kiln-fired
glass, bronzes, ceramics, fiber and jewelry. Through Dec. 22, hours: ThursdaySunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: www.
emilegruppegallery.com.
Panel. World AIDS week: Social Justice Alumni
Career panel. Distinguished alumnae
speak about their advocacy work on
HIV/AIDS. St. Michael’s College, St. Edmunds Hall Farrell Room #315, 6 p.m.
Contact: 654-2536.
Concert. Wind and Jazz Ensembles. Jazz
Orchestra directed by Brian McCarthy,
Wind Ensemble directed by Chris Gribnau. St. Michael’s College, McCarthy Arts
Center, 7 p.m. Contact: 654-2536.
Winter tales. Features stories by Vermont writers, poetry from students in the Young
Writers Project and songs. Tickets: $32
and include complimentary hot cider and
molasses cookies from B’s pantry. FlynnSpace, Dec. 4-8. Wednesday-Saturday at
7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Contact: 86-FLYNN or www.flynntix.org.
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Friday
Holiday Tea. The Burlington Garden Club will
host their Fourth Annual Holiday Tea and
Craft Fair. A $5 donation supports academic scholarships available to Vermont
residents and civic beautification projects.
Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset Street, South Burlington. 2-4 p.m. Info:
http://www.bgcvt.org.
Colchester Community Chorus Concert.
“Heavenly Harmonies” will include selections by Braz, Herman, Leavitt, Luis
de Victoria, Martin, Miller and Jackson,
Ross, Rutter, Wood and others. Directed
by Carol Reichard, Frank Whitcomb will
be the accompanist and Heidi Soons will
play harp. Colchester High School auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Free with donations
accepted. Contact Georgene Raub: 8623910.
Elder Education. “Is Technology Rendering
Congress Obsolete?” presented by Al-
7
CALENDAR
lison Stanger, PhD, Professor of Political
Science, Middlebury College, $5 fee.
Faith Methodist Church, 899 Dorset
Street, South Burlington. 2-3 p.m. Information: eeevermont.org.
International festival. Showcasing the diversity of Vermont with crafts, food, dancing
and musical performances representing
cultures from all over the world. Tickets:
Adults $7, $5 kids age 6-12 and seniors
65+, $20 family pass, children under 6
free. Admission good for the entire weekend. Free parking and handicapped accessible. Champlain Valley Exposition,
Route 15/Pearl Street, Essex Junction.
Dec. 6: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 7: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Dec. 8: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: www.vermontinternationalfestival.com.
Rally. World AIDS week: Rally for Robin Hood
Tax and Resources for HIV/AIDS. Starts
on Church Street at Senator Bernie Sanders’ office and concludes at Senator Patrick Leahy’s office, 2 p.m. Contact:
Play. Stage version of “It’s A Wonderful Life”
presented by the Lamoille County Players. Tickets: $18 adults, $12 students and
seniors (age 60+). Hyde Park Opera
House. Dec. 6-7 and 13-14, 7 p.m. Dec.
8 and 15, 2 p.m. Contact: www.LCPlayers.com or 888-4507.
Talk. “Is Technology Rendering Congress Obsolete?” Presented by Allison Stanger,
PhD, Professor of Political Science at
Middlebury College. Admission: $5. Faith
United Methodist Church, 61 Fairmount
Street, Burlington, 2 p.m. Contact: www.
EEEVermont.org.
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Saturday
Spanish Playgroup. Join Constancia Gomez
for Spanish rhymes, books, and songs.
Includes a craft activity and snack. For
children birth to age 5. Free. Dorothy
Williston, 10:30 a.m. Contact: 878-4918.
Holiday Craft Fair. Local artisans, craftspeople and businesses will be on hand selling their products just in time for holiday
shopping. Homemade soup and bake
sale. Underhill Central School, 6 Irish Settlement Road, Underhill Center. 10 a.m.-3
p.m. Contact Lucinda: 899-1773.
Holiday Bazaar. The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington hosts their 81st
Annual Holiday Bazaar. Enjoy food, craft
vendors and a silent auction. Free and
open to the public. First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 152 Pearl
Street, Burlington. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact
Jean: 288-9566.
Winooski Scholarship Train Show. The 20th
Annual Winooski Scholarship Train Show
features operating layouts in a variety of
gauges, Lego trains and a display, books,
videos, railroadiana, toy train dealers,
displays and a food concession. Adults
$5, ages 6-12 $1, children under 6 are
free when accompanied by an adult. Admission support the Winooski Dollars for
Scholars program. Winooski Educational
Center, Main Street, Winooski. 10 a.m.-3
p.m. Info: www.winooski.k12.vt.us. Contact John: 655-2555.
Ghosts Through History. Local author and
historian Thea Lewis presents a peek at
the Winooski’s spirited past through stories and photos. Vermont Genealogy
Library, 377 Hegeman Ave., Fort Ethan
Allen, Colchester. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Free. The library is also open for research Tuesdays from 3-9:30 p.m. and
Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More info.
www.vtgenlib.org. Contact: 310-9285.
Bookfair Benefit. Make a donation to Milton
Family Community Center by doing some
holiday shopping at Barnes & Noble on
Dec. 7. Present a voucher (available at
the store) at checkout or shop online Dec.
7 -14 and use bookfair ID#11101383.
MFCC receives a percentage of your
purchase. More info: www.miltonfamilycenter.org.
Holiday playhouse. To benefit St. Michael’s
Playhouse 2014 summer season. Performances by Bill Carmichael, John Jensen,
Kathryn Markey, Amanda Ryan Paige
and Gabrielle Stravelli. Tickets: $27. Buy
online at www.saintmichaelsplayhouse.
org; call 654-2281 or visit the box office starting Dec. 2. St. Michael’s College,
McCarthy Arts Center, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Contact: 654-2536.
Holiday concert. Presented by the Vermont
Fiddle Orchestra. Tickets: $15 adults,
$12 students and seniors, children under
12 free. Reservations required; discount
coupons available. College Hall Chapel
on the green at the Vermont College of
Fine Arts on East State Street, Montpelier,
7 p.m. Contact: 1-877-343-3531(FIDDLE1) or www.vtfiddleorchestra.org.
Concert. Interfaith Festival of the Choirs concert. Free and open to the public. The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints Chapel, 73 Essex Way, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Contact: 879-9142.
EVENTS AT BURNHAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY
The library will be closed:
Nov. 27 – library closes at 5 p.m.
Nov. 28 & 29 – closed for Thanksgiving
Sunday, December 1
Christmas tree lighting and caroling. Gather for crafts, songs, cocoa, cookies and
lights on the tree. At 4 p.m., children can make a holiday craft in the library.
Around 4:30 p.m., we’ll all sing with the Colchester Community Chorus at the
Meeting House. The annual tree lighting follows outside around 5 p.m. No sign-up
required.
Monday, December 2
Gingerbread house contest. Drop off your entry on Dec. 2 or 3. Build a tasty gingerbread structure, and bring it to the library for our annual contest. All creations will
be on display and every entrant will be eligible for a raffled basket of goodies.
Gingerbread kits are welcome, and family entries are very much encouraged.
Guidelines and entry forms are available at the library or online.
Cider and cookie week. Dec. 2-6. Stop in for homemade cookies and spicy cider,
compliments of library staff.
Young Adult Advisory Board. Help make the library a destination for people your
age. Young adults in grades 6-12 can join the fabulous people on the Library’s
Young Adult Advisory Board. 5:30 p.m.
Write Now! Get the inspiration to start writing that poem or book that will someday
be your bestseller. If you’re in grades 6-12, and you want to join a writing group,
this is it. 6:30 p.m.
REBECCA J. COLLMAN, MD
Pediatrics
Primary medical care for newborns
through age 18
ONGOING
Book drive for holiday baskets. The Burnham Memorial Library’s Young Adult Advisory Board works in cooperation with Colchester-Milton Rotary on their annual
Holiday Basket project. While Rotarians collect food and other essentials for approximately 250 local families, the YA Board collects books for the children and
teens in each family. The goal is to make certain that every child and teen on the
list gets to feed their minds with something good to read. Donate a new or likenew book until Dec. 9.
Burnham Knitters. Knitters of all skill levels meet Wednesdays. Beginners welcome.
Colchester Meeting House or Burnham Memorial Library, 6-8 p.m.
Preschool music with Derek. Wednesdays (except Dec. 25). Derek brings music and
fun every Wednesday. Best for ages 3-5. 1-1:30 pm.
Drop-in gentle Hatha yoga. Tuesdays until Dec. 17. Bring a mat and enjoy poses for
mindful stretching and relaxation. Beginners and intermediates welcome. 4:305:30 p.m. Call 878-0313 to sign up.
Drop-in story-time. Saturdays. A weekly selection of music and books for children of
all ages. No sign-up required. 10 a.m. Contact: 878-0313.
Toddler story-time. Tuesdays until Dec. 17. A weekly selection of music, rhymes, and
stories. For ages 18 months-3 years. Call to sign-up. 10:30 a.m.
Preschool summer story-time. Mondays and Thursdays. Join us for stories followed by
a craft or activity. For ages 3-6. Call to register. 10:30 a.m.
VT Health Connect Help. Tuesdays until Dec. 17. Confused? Speak one-on-one with
a trained Health Connect Navigator. Schedule an appointment; in-depth (1 hour)
sessions will be scheduled from 2-5 p.m., and shorter (15 min) sessions from 5-6
p.m. Call 264-5660, and choose Option 3 and then Option 1 to speak to the
front desk.
Preschool holiday story-time. Mondays and Thursdays (Dec. 2, 5, 9, 12, 16 and 19).
Join us for stories followed by a craft or activity. For ages 3-6. Call to register.
10:30 a.m.
Burnham Library hours
Monday, Wednesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday: 12-5 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
898 Main Street, Colchester
Contact: 879-7576 or jmuse@colchestervt.gov.
Holiday Stroll. Join the Vergennes community
as they sponsor breakfast with Santa at
VUHS, a holiday craft fair at VUES and
many other holiday activities. Open to
the public. Vergennes, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
View the full schedule at www.AddisonCounty.com/HolidayStroll or call 3887951 x1.
Mass. Holy Family - St. Lawrence Parish, 158
West Street, Essex Junction. Saturdays 4
p.m. Sundays 9:30 a.m. Reconciliation:
Saturday 3:15-3:45 p.m. Contact: www.
hfslvt.org.
Christmas open house. Celebrate the season with the 15th annual Christmas open
house and paint-in hosted by the MRV
Chamber of Commerce, featuring homemade gifts, holiday music and food.
Waitsfield and Warren, all day Dec.
7-8. Contact: 496-3409 or www.madrivervalley.com/events.
Ongoing
Gallery exhibition. “Shades of Fall,” a small
picture exhibition featuring 88 artists
presented by the Bryan Memorial Gallery. Free and open to the public. Bryan
Memorial Gallery, 180 Main Street, Jeffersonville, Through Dec. 29. The gallery
is open Thursday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Contact Mickey Myers: 644-5100.
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.
First Friday Art Walk. Over 40 galleries and
art venues stay open late to welcome
walkers and share the art scene. Check
out www.artmapburlington.com to see
a list of participating venues. Citywide,
Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Contact: 264-4839
or info@artmapburlington.com.
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.
Bingo. Sponsored by the Whitcomb Woods
Residents Association. Whitcomb Woods,
128 West Street, Essex Junction. Mondays at 6 p.m. Contact: 879-1829.
Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Thursdays. Serving the communities of Colchester, Milton and the Champlain Islands. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12 p.m.
Beginner line dance class. Mondays. Learn
to line dance or refresh your basic skills.
All types of music, no dance experience
needed. Donation: $4 for gym use. St.
Joseph School, 20 Allen Street, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Crafters wanted. Ascension Church in Georgia is looking for crafters for its Craft
Fair on Nov. 30. Anyone interested in
renting a table is asked to contact Louise
St. Amour: 893-7297.
Beginner yoga classes. Tuesdays. In lieu of a
fee, please bring a non-perishable item
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Daybreak Community Church
67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446
802-338-9118 or brentdaybreak@gmail.com
www.daybreakvermont.org
Sunday Service at 10:30am
Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney
Holy Cross Church
416 Church Road, Colchester; 863-3002
Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:30 p.m.;
Sunday: 9 a.m.; 11 a.m.;
Monday - Wednesday & Friday: 9 a.m.
For Catholics who are returning home to the Church,
welcome. We are happy that the Holy Spirit is leading you
and we are pleased to welcome you.
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Islamic Society of Vermont
182 Hegeman Avenue. 655-6711
Islamic Society of Vermont. 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.
Malletts Bay Congregational Church UCC
1672 West Lakeshore Dr.
658-9155. Rev. Mary Nelson Abbott, Pastor.
Worship Service: Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Church School: Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Fellowship time: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Childcare provided.
All are welcome!
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
1063 Prim Road, 658-0533.
Rev. Lisette Baxter, Rector
Sundays: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.,
Holy Eucharist 10 a.m.
Sunday School: Nursery & all grades
Wednesdays: 11:30 Bible class; 12:30 Holy Eucharist
For evening services & Adult Education,
check answering machine. All are always welcome.
United Church Of Colchester - ABC
Rte 2A-Village Green, 879-5442.
Pastor Josh Steely.
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Adult Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.
Youth Sunday School during 10:30
worship; pre-school through 11 years.
Nursery care available during worship.
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FOR SALE
AUTO
2001 Ford Taurus
Wagon. 100,000
miles. Runs good.
Needs some body
work. $1,200
OBO. 802-9990948.
SERVICES
A burst of color
can do wonders
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FABRIC
High quality
wools, silks,
cottons, brocades
in individual
garment lengths.
Sat/Sun, Nov 30 /
Dec 1, 9-3.
Essex Jct. Info
879-3584.
TOOL WIZARD.
Repair air and
electric tools.
Small engines. All
pick and delivery
available. 10%
off Military
and retirees. ID
required. Please
leave a message.
Contact Kevin:
802-343-8690.
FOR SALE
Jeep Cherokee
Classic, 2001.
Lots of new
parts. 127, 000
miles. $2,500
288-9972.
DEHUMIDIFIER
$75
802-868-3507
COFFEE MAKER,
MR. Coffee,
12 cups,
programmable,
stainless steel
accents. New
condition. Reason
for selling:
Doesn't fit under
cabinets. $25.
802-524-6254
DISHWASHER,
PORTABLE,
ONLY used five
times. Perfect
for apartments,
office kitchens
or any smallsized kitchens.
Portable
countertop
dishwasher will
fit between most
counter tops and
cabinetry. The
quick-connect
to any kitchen
faucet eliminates
need for direct
DEADLINES
Friday at 5 p.m. for line ads
to run in the following
Thursday paper
plumbing or
permanent
installation. $145.
802-752-5694 or
email:
angiedand
@gmail.com
REFRIGERATOR,
APARTMENT
SIZE, in good
condition. Asking
$80. 802-8687975
FOR RENT
OR SALE
2-BEDROOM
MOBILE HOME
in Colchester's
Westbury Trailer
Park. $900 a
month. No pets.
Background
and credit check
required. Serious
inquiries only.
Contact: 802598-1073 or 802777-3618.
SUITCASE,
VINTAGE 1920's,
with around the
world stickers
including Queen
Mary. Great for
coffee table. $90.
802-485-8266.
STEMWARE,
ANTIQUE,
COBALT blue.
Global style,
7.5" tall, 3"
across top. 10
at $8. each plus
free spare. No
dealers. 802-8685177.
DOCTOR'S
Seeking
Licensed Preschool Teacher
and
Infant Lead Teacher:
COLLECTIBLES
FROG
COLLECTION,
CAMELOT
frog sculpture
collection with
certification from
Hamilton Mint,
plus numerous
other frogs. With
shadow box. $20.
802-868-5177.
BUILDING
MATERIAL
COMPUTERS/
SUPPLIES
SINK FOR
BATHROOM,
beige color. Like
new. $25. 802868-3691.
COMPAQ TOWER
WITH mouse and
keyboard, no
screen. $30. 802782-2089.
COAT, BLACK,
LONG, wool,
women's. Good
condition. $50. or
best offer. 802524-2973.
COAT, LONDON
FOG, with
lining, tan color,
women's. $35. or
best offer. 802524-2973.
LAPTOP, HP,
WINDOWS Vista,
Wi-Fi included,
comes with
charger. Works
excellent. $100.
802-782-2089.
CHILDREN'S
ITEMS
CRADLES, (2),
HANDMADE,
wooden. For
big dolls. Good
condition. $20.
paddle. Works
great. Asking
$35. 802-7822089.
STEREO, HOME,
2 speakers.
Works great.
$40. 802-7822089
each. 802-8683691.
WINTER JACKETS
(2), Arizona
parkas, very
warm, boys size
18-20. New, tags
still attached,
$80. Will sell for
$10. each. 802524-2714.
Crafts & Sewing
Supplies
TV, PANASONIC,
36", works great.
Inputs front and
back. Free. 802782-2089
MATERIALS FOR
QUILT, cotton
and double knit.
$15. 802-8683691.
VCRS, (3), WORK
great. $15. each.
Call 802-7822089.
TABLE LOOM,
WARP and
weave, counter
balanced, book of
instructions. Paid
over $500. Never
used. Selling for
$250. 802-8685177.
EQUIPMENT/
MACHINERY
SAWMILLS FROM
ONLY $4897.
MAKE AND
SAVE MONEY
with your own
bandmill. Cut
lumber any
dimension. In
stock ready to
ship. FREE Info/
DVD:
www.Norwood
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1-800-578-1363
Ext. 300N.
WREATH MAKER,
TREADLE-CLAMP
style, with
supplies. $150.
802-868-7205
YARN, CROCHET
THREAD, and
needlepoint yarn.
Large amount.
$0.25. to $1. 802524-6254.
EXERCISE/
SPORTING
EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONICS/
CAMERAS/ETC.
TREADMILL,
LIFESTYLE, IN
working order.
$30. 802-5242973.
PS II WITH five
games and 1
COAT, LONG,
TAN, women's,
100% wool, Jones
of New York. $50.
or best offer.
802-524-2973.
Pine Forest Children’s Center, a 5-STAR child care program, PARKAS, MEN'S,
(2), size XL. One
seeks a Preschool teacher with Level 1 Educator’s License
is Columbia with
with Early Childhood Education Endorsement for a full-time
ESSEX REPORTER
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teaching position.
liner, and one
x 3.5”
We are also seeking professional level teacher for3.362
a
London Fog. Both
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cover letter, and 3 letters of recommendation to:
$50. each. 802Pine Forest Children’s Center, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 2F, 524-3054.
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ESSEX REPORTER
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Excellent benefits are included.
Email your resume to:
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281 North Main Street
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
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Refunds are not issued for classified ads, but
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SOMETIMES ERRORS OCCUR
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FORSTER
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package, never
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LEATHER, PLUM
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FURNISHINGS
AFGHANS,
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friendly. To a
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home. $15.
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802-868-2408.
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female, 1 grey
male with white
paws. 802-7828437.
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5 discs, names of
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FT Day (Job# 160718), Evening (Job# 160721), and
SOUNDS of
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Christmas,
Lost mid-August
$1500 Sign on Bonus
General Electric,
in St. Albans
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20 Christmas
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carols in 3
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offered. Call 910modes, indoor/
environment preferred.
208-3182.
outdoor, lights
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RN Supervisor
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Full Time Evenings (Job # 159973) or
8266.
vicinity of
Part Time Weekends (Job #157637)
McDonald's and
Graduate of accredited school of nursing; BS preferred.
HUNTING/
Ace Hardware
Valid RN state license. Valid CPR
FISHING
in St. Albans.
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SUPPLIES
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three stones.
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CAMOUFLAGE
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4. Slow, musically
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5. Lamentation
6. Blatant promotion
7. ___ Royal
Highness
8. ABBA’s genre
9. Auction off
10. Dry riverbed
11. Bread maker
12. Ship wrecker
15. Torch holder
20. Result of
pitcher’s dominance
22. Pendulum’s path
24. *Type of words
less common these
days
25. *Dots and dashes
code
26. Popular potato
27. Gin’s partner
29. Symphony
member
31. Patty ____
32. Accustom
33. “Sexus” and
“Plexus” partner
34. *It’s characterlimited
36. Gauche or Droite
in Paris
38. *Email button
42. Grain of
Mesoamerica
45. Hook, line and
sinker person
49. Building addition
51. Comedian Daniel
and reggae musician
Peter
54. Chill-inducing
56. Japanese port
57. *It features
postings
58. First-____
59. Pot contribution
60. Coffee choice
61. Mimicking bird
62. Came down
63. Type of pool
64. Units of work
67. Colony-living
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manufacturer
6. Third degree
9. Mop
13. Spot for
boutonniËre
14. Oahu greeting gift
15. Boxer’s move
16. Gladiators’
battlefield
17. *Yours, when
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18. Village V.I.P.
19. *As opposed to
calling
21. *Following dial
tone
23. Lennon’s wife
24. *It’s spoken
25. *E-mail was
invented by this
school’s alum
28. Marvel Comics
hammer wielder
30. Building material
35. Can be strong on
those not bathed
37. Wading bird
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40. Hindu princess
41. Clan emblem
43. Like top-notch
accommodations
44. Seven days
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46. Largest volcano in
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Oligocene
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scotch names
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hale
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Spotlight on local Holiday Arts
T
is the season for crafts, bazaars, gifts and more. Check out the local vendors and their wares at one of
the many upcoming holiday events listed below. Not interested in more stuff? Well, there’s something
for you too; performances from comedy to classical glitter local stages this season.
Wednesday, November 27
Friday, December 6
COMEDY NIGHT. Benefit for American Cancer
Society. Tickets are $10 and available at www.
thepenaltybox.org/#!events/c66t. The show features
comedians from the former Levity Comedy Club in
Burlington, including Higher Ground Comedy Battle
Winner Carmen Lagala and 2013 Funniest Comic in
Vermont Winner Phil Davidson. The Penalty Box,
127 Porter’s Point Road, Suite 4, Colchester. 8:30
p.m. Contact Chad Arel: 782-9111.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. Showcasing the
diversity of Vermont with crafts, food, dancing
and musical performances representing cultures
from all over the world. Tickets: Adults $7, $5
kids age 6-12 and seniors 65+, $20 family pass,
children under 6 free. Admission good for the entire
weekend. Free parking and handicapped accessible.
Champlain Valley Exposition, Route 15/Pearl
Street, Essex Junction. Dec. 6: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 7: 10
a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 8: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: www.
vermontinternationalfestival.com.
Saturday, November 30
Saturday, December 7
CRAFT FAIR. Featuring Granny’s Attic, homemade
soup and sandwiches, crafts, candy and other food.
Free and open to the public. Grace United Methodist
Church, 130 Maple Street, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Contact Ann: 879-7943 or the church office:
878-8071.
WINOOSKI SCHOLARSHIP TRAIN SHOW. The 20th
Annual Winooski Scholarship Train Show features
operating layouts in a variety of gauges, Lego trains and
a display, books, videos, railroadiana, toy train dealers,
displays and a food concession. Adults $5, ages 6-12
$1, children under 6 are free when accompanied by
an adult. Admission support the Winooski Dollars for
Scholars program. Winooski Educational Center, Main
Street, Winooski. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: www.winooski.
k12.vt.us. Contact John: 655-2555.
Thursday, December 5
CONCERT. Wind and Jazz Ensembles. Jazz
Orchestra directed by Brian McCarthy, Wind
Ensemble directed by Chris Gribnau. St. Michael’s
College, McCarthy Arts Center, 7 p.m. Contact:
654-2536.
HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR. Featuring local artisans,
craftspeople and businesses. Free and open to the
public. Underhill Central School, 6 Irish Settlement
Road, Underhill Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact
Lucinda Doyle: 899-1773.
Friday, December 6
COLCHESTER COMMUNITY CHORUS CONCERT.
“Heavenly Harmonies” will include selections by
Braz, Herman, Leavitt, Luis de Victoria, Martin,
Miller and Jackson, Ross, Rutter, Wood and others.
Directed by Carol Reichard, Frank Whitcomb will
be the accompanist and Heidi Soons will play harp.
Colchester High School auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Free
with donations accepted. Contact Georgene Raub:
862-3910.
HOLIDAY PLAYHOUSE. To benefit St. Michael’s
Playhouse 2014 summer season. Performances by
Bill Carmichael, John Jensen, Kathryn Markey,
Amanda Ryan Paige and Gabrielle Stravelli. Tickets:
$27. Buy online at www.saintmichaelsplayhouse.org;
call 654-2281 or visit the box office starting Dec. 2.
St. Michael’s College, McCarthy Arts Center, 2 and
7:30 p.m. Contact: 654-2536.
BCA seeking
nominations for 2014
Barbara Smail Award
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Burlington City Arts is seeking
nominations for the 2014 Barbara
Smail Award. The award is given to
a mid-career Vermont-based artist
who has a desire to expand his or her
creative experience and has displayed
an enthusiastic support of his or
her peers. Previous award winners
include Carol MacDonald, Jennifer
Koch, Diane Gabriel, Catherine Hall,
Lynn Rupe, Peter Gallo, Jude Bond,
Anthony Sini, Kat Clear, Gregg Blasdel
and Kate Donnelly.
Recipients of the 12 Annual Barbara
Smail Award will be awarded a $1,500
cash stipend and $1,000 worth of
class registration and/or usage of The
BCA Center’s studio facilities (this
includes the Print and Clay Studio
at 250 Main Street, as well as the
Community Darkroom at The BCA
Center) for one year. Upon completion
of the calendar year, BCA will host an
exhibition of the artist’s work. Friends
and family of Barbara Smail, a wellloved and highly respected artist from
the Burlington area who died in the
fall of 2001, established the Barbara
Smail Award.
To nominate an artist, submit in
writing your reasons for nomination,
along with a link to the artist’s website
or attached an image and email to
BCA Gallery Manager Ashley Landers
at alanders@burlingtoncityarts.org.
Deadline for submission is Dec. 6.
For more information call 865-7166 or
visit burlingtoncityarts.org.
Current
Exhibits
September
Caspian Arts Exhibit. An exhibition
of unique creations from 16 artists of
the Caspian Arts. Works include fine
art in watercolor, oils and acrylics, kilnfired glass, bronzes, ceramics, fiber and
jewelry. The exhibition runs through
Dec. 22. Emile A Gruppe Gallery, Jericho
Center. Gallery hours are Thursday
through Sunday 10 a.m. -3 p.m. Info:
www.emilegruppegallery.com.
Photography Exhibit: “Feast.” From
farm to table; the harvesting, preparing
and plating of culinary masterpieces. A
reception will be held at the conclusion
of the exhibit on Dec. 8 from 3-5 p.m.
Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction.
Call To Artists: Holiday Exhibitions.
The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery is now accepting
applications for small works and
ornaments, gifts $50 and under, and
large works. Deadline Dec. 2. Submission
details: http://form.jotformpro.com/
form/33164967318967. Contact:
spacegalleryvt@gmail.com
People’s choice competition. 39
architectural photographs will be
displayed online by the Vermont Chapter
of the American Institute of Architects.
Caste your vote until Nov. 27. The winner
will be announced at the AIAVT annual
meeting and design awards. All entries
are from architects in Vermont. More
information and to vote: aiavt.org/
awards/entries/peopleschoice.
“Visions of Vermont.“ Featuring
photographers Patricia Lyon-Surrey, Lisa
Dimondstein, Julie Parker, Sandra Shenk
and Gail Yanowitch, a potter. Through
Nov. 30. Shelburne Vineyard, 6308
Shelburne Road. Contact Gail Albert:
985-8222 or galbert@shelburnevineyard.
com.
“Of Land & Local.” A multidisciplinary
exhibition designed to initiate a dialogue
about the Vermont landscape, featuring
works from over 40 international and
Vermont-based artists. Through Dec.
7. The BCA Center, Church Street,
Burlington.
Upcoming
Events
September
Auditions. “Les Misérables” put up by
Lyric Theatre is looking for adult and
teen actors. Auditions will be held Dec.
1 at 12:30 p.m.; Dec. 2, 3 and 4 at 5:45
p.m. at The Schoolhouse, 8 Catkin Drive,
South Burlington. There are six featured
male roles and four featured female
roles, plus a large ensemble. To audition,
adults and teens must be at least 15
years old as of Jan. 1, 2014, and have
a believable stage age of 18. Children
are welcome to audition for the play on
Dec. 7 at 8:30 a.m. at the same location.
Info: www.lyrictheatrevt.org. Contact
Sean Leach, Stage Manager: 363-4599 or
leachs@aol.com.
Colchester Community Chorus
Concert. “Heavenly Harmonies” will
include selections by Braz, Herman,
Leavitt, Luis de Victoria, Martin, Miller &
Jackson, Ross, Rutter, Wood and others.
Directed by Carol Reichard, Frank
Whitcomb will be the accompanist
and Heidi Soons will play harp. Dec.
6, 7:30 p.m. at Colchester High School
auditorium. Free with donations
accepted. Contact Georgene Raub: 8623910.
Silent Auction. Bid on fine art
photography to benefit Hunger Free VT
at Darkroom Gallery at 12 Main Street in
Essex Junction Dec. 8. Refreshments will
be served. Contact: 777-3686.
Performance. Stage Version of Holiday
Classic “It’s A Wonderful Life”. Presented
by the Lamoille County Players. Dec. 6-7
and 13-14, 7 p.m.; Dec. 8 and 15, 2 p.m.
Hyde Park Opera House. $18 Regular
/ $12 Student and Senior. Info: www.
LCPlayers.com. Contact: 888-4507.
Holiday Concert. The Vermont Fiddle
Orchestra will be presenting its annual
Holiday Concert with youth fiddlers,
refreshments and a silent auction.
College Hall Chapel on the green
at the Vermont College of Fine Arts
on East State Street in Montpelier.
Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $15 for
adults, $12 for seniors and students
and children 12 and under are free.
Contact: 1-877-343-3531(FIDDLE1),
info@vtfiddleorchestra.org or www.
vtfiddleorchestra.org.
For more listings visit
www.colchestersun.com/arts-andentertainment
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Sports
The Colchester Sun | Wednesday, November THE
27, 2013
COLCHESTER SUN / NOVEMBER 27, 2013
SWIMMING
THIS WEEK IN
ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE
ATHLETICS
Colchester native Lindsay McNall, pictured,
was tabbed Counsilman Hunsaker Women’s
Division II Swimmer of the Week for the week
ending Sunday, Nov. 17.
CODY ARRINGTON
Local makes waves in
collegiate debut
McNall tabbed DII Swimmer
of the Week
Colchester native Lindsay McNall, a St. Michael’s College
swimming and diving first-year, has racked up an impressive
list of awards in her first two weeks of collegiate competition.
She was one of only six swimmers across three divisions to
be named the CollegeSwimming.com Counsilman Hunsaker
Women’s Division II Swimmer of the Week for the week
ending on Sunday, Nov. 17, and has been tabbed Northeast-10
Conference Rookie of the Week twice.
McNall won three events while setting two school records
last Saturday during a 111-51 victory over Clarkson University.
She won the 200-yard individual medley (2:16.75) by 15.65
seconds and the 200-yard butterfly (2:14.63) by 21.83 seconds,
setting program marks in each. She eclipsed a 200 IM mark of
2:19.52 set by Kaytlyn Kelley on Feb. 5, 2010, and a 200 fly
record of 2:16.14 posted by Sammy Sweeney on Feb. 19, 2012.
McNall also swam for the top 200-yard medley relay (1:56.68).
McNall is undefeated in eight individual races this
year, setting school marks in four events – the 50 (27.88),
100 (1:01.81) and 200 (2:14.63) fly events, and the 200 IM
(2:16.75) – while falling just 0.20 seconds shy of a fifth school
record against Norwich University, finishing the 100-yard
backstroke in 1:00.29. Between 11 combined individual and
relay races, McNall has won 10 times while claiming second
place on one occasion.
Per CollegeSwimming.com’s database, McNall’s top
performances in the 200 fly (2:14.63), 200 IM (2:16.75) and
200-yard freestyle (2:00.08) are the second-best times in those
events in the NE-10 this year. She is third in the 100 back
(1:00.29), fourth in the 100 fly (1:01.81), tied for fifth in the
100 free (56.06) and 16th in the 500 free (5:34.51). Among all
Division II women, McNall is 50th in the 100 back, 55th in the
200 fly, 97th in the 200 IM and 100th in the 200 free.
Prior to joining the Purple Knights, McNall swam for
Green Mountain Aquatics, a local club team.
It’s
Yamboree
time
HOCKEY
Youth hockey tournament
slated for Nov. 29-30
By KELLY MARCH
The Colchester Sun
schedule
Lakers’
The
fifth
annual
Thanksgiving Yamboree
is expected to draw
over 320 youth hockey
players to the Essex
Skating Facility on Nov.
29-30. FILE | OLIVER PARINI
BOYS’ HOCKEY:
12/4 Colchester
at Milton
7:25 p.m.
GIRLS’ HOCKEY:
12/4 Colchester
vs. Middlebury 4:30 p.m.
12/6 Colchester
at BFA St. Albans 7 p.m.
12/7 Colchester
vs. BFA St. Albans 6:10 p.m.
12/11 Colchester
at Harwood
6 p.m.
Over 320 youth hockey players ages
5-8 will work off their Thanksgiving
indulgences at the Essex Youth Hockey
Association’s fourth annual Yamboree on
Nov. 29-30. The tournament, which will
be held at the Essex Skating Facility, will
feature 32 teams from across the state, as
well as teams from New York and New
Hampshire.
“This is our biggest Yamboree to
date,” said Jennifer McFaul, who is codirecting the tournament this year with
Missy Blondin. “Some of the teams are
house teams...they scrimmage amongst
themselves, but don’t travel to play other
organizations. It will be an exciting
experience for those kids to play in their
first tournament. It’s also a big deal to the
kids who are used to competition because
there are so many teams involved.”
Each travel team will have the
opportunity to participate in at least
four games during the round robin style
tournament, while house teams will
compete in three. The top four travel
teams will advance to a championship
or consolation game, with trophies being
awarded to the top two teams. A total of 66
games will be played in the two-day span.
Each game will be a three-on-three
with a goalie and will last for 30 minutes.
The rink will be split into cross sections,
allowing three games and six teams to
be on the ice at the same time – a format
taken from USA Hockey’s American
Development Model.
McFaul said the tournament is entirely
run by volunteers, from ticket sales and
concessions to timing.
Spectators will be charged $4 per day
or $6 per weekend for admission. The
funds will be used to help offset the cost of
ice time and referees.
Boutelle takes 86th at NCAA championship
As the first woman to represent St. Michael’s College
cross country at an NCAA Championship, junior Chloe
Boutelle claimed 86th place among 244 runners on Saturday
in Spokane, Wash. By clocking in at 22:30, Boutelle was just
six seconds shy of her own 6K school record, set at the 2012
NCAA East Regional Championship in Nashua, N.H. She
improved 21 positions after the midway point in the race.
Thanks to Boutelle, St. Michael’s was one of 57 Division
II institutions represented at the meet, and one of six from
the Northeast-10 Conference. Among NE-10 runners,
Boutelle was sixth out of 24 harriers, trailing two from
Bentley University and one apiece from Adelphi University,
American International College and Stonehill College. She
was eight seconds short of finishing in the top 70. An atlarge qualifier for the championship after taking seventh in
22:48 at the Nov. 10 NCAA East Regional Championship
in Boston’s Franklin Park, Boutelle joined Drew Best ‘04 as
the lone Purple Knight harriers to ever compete at an NCAA
Championship. Best placed 69th out of 176 during the 2003
meet in Cary, N.C.
Men’s basketball goes one-for-one
The St. Michael’s College men’s basketball team (5-1,
1-1) went 1-1 last week, rallying from 14 points down in the
second half to upset 23rd-ranked Franklin Pierce University,
68-66, on Wednesday and then falling to defending
Northeast-10 Championship victor Southern New Hampshire
University, 69-66, on Saturday.
Against the Ravens, who were ranked by the National
Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), had been
averaging 90.4 points a game and advanced to last year’s
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, the Purple Knights reached
5-0 for the first time since 2000-01, when the squad last
qualified for the NCAA Tournament, ultimately reaching the
Sweet 16. Junior James Cambronne came within two points
of his career high during a 17-point, five-rebound, two-block
evening, shooting 7-of-14. First-year Matt Bonds added
career bests of 16 points and 15 boards, with nine coming
on the offensive end alone. Junior Mike Holton Jr. had
nine points and seven rebounds, classmate Corey Crawford
II turned in eight points and three steals, and junior Dom
Ditlefsen had seven points and six rebounds. First-year Zaire
Williams tallied four steals in 12 minutes, and sophomore
Morrell Gaskins notched six points and four caroms, three
being of the offensive variety.
Against the Penmen, Crawford scored a career-high
21 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting for St. Michael’s,
while Ditlefsen shot 6-of-8 en route to 15 points. Cambronne
had 13 points and six rebounds, and Bonds pulled down
11 boards. Williams dished out three assists, and Gaskins
notched four rebounds and two blocks.
Women’s basketball goes 0-2
The St. Michael’s College women’s basketball team
(1-4, 0-2) went 0-2 last week, erasing a 22-point secondhalf deficit and forcing overtime before losing to Franklin
Pierce University, 75-69, on Wednesday, and then erasing
a 14-point second-half hole before falling to Southern New
Hampshire University, 53-47, on Saturday.
Against the Ravens, who were receiving votes toward
the preseason national poll, senior Alexa Long had a careerhigh-tying 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting for the hosts while
hauling down 14 rebounds, and sophomore Makenzie Burud
notched 16 points, 10 boards, four assists and two steals.
First-year Indira Evora banked in a tying three-pointer with
2.4 seconds remaining in regulation, totaling 16 points, four
rebounds, four assists and four steals off the bench for the
Purple Knights, who turned the ball over only twice in the
second half while using the same unit of five players from
the time 7:45 remained in regulation until there were 7.7
seconds left in overtime.
Against the Penmen, Burud shot 5-of-9 to post 12 points,
eight rebounds, four blocks and two steals while Long added
12 points and five boards. Senior Cara Deroy tacked on 10
points and four assists, and junior Maggie Sabine hauled in
10 rebounds.
Men’s hockey drops two
The St. Michael’s College men’s ice hockey team (0-5,
0-5 ECAC East, 0-1 NE-10) went 0-2 last week, losing to
nationally-regarded New England College, 4-2, on Friday
and then falling to St. Anselm College, 6-3, on Saturday.
Against the Pilgrims, who are receiving votes towards
both the D3hockey.com and the U.S. College Hockey Online
(USCHO) Division III national polls, juniors AJ Pieprzak
and Jeremy Wong both scored for the hosts, and classmate
Dave Donzanti had 29 saves, including 19 in the second
period alone. St. Michael’s was only outshot 33-26, holding
edges in the first and last stanzas.
Against St. Anselm, Pieprzak scored twice, while Wong
had a goal and an assist. Donzanti made 31 saves during
48:55 of relief, while sophomore Michael Comitini recorded
six stops. The Purple Knights erased a 3-0 deficit to tie the
game on a Pieprzak tally 7:37 into the third period before the
Hawks netted three goals in the final 5:51 of the contest.
Women’s hockey loses two ECAC East contests
The St. Michael’s College women’s ice hockey team (07, 0-6) went 0-2 last week, losing to New England College,
3-0, on Friday and then falling to in-state rival Castleton
State College, 7-1, on Saturday. Against the Pilgrims, first-year Tina Frasca turned away
a career-high 33 shots, including posting a season best for
a period with 19 in the second period. Her team outshot the
hosts 39-33, including 17-8 in the first period and 13-8 in the
third.
Against the Spartans, senior Olivia Collins scored her
team’s only goal while classmate Macey Thomas and firstyear Kayla Kee each had assists. Classmate Abby Burke
stopped 29 shots.
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VNA honors staff and
volunteers at
annual dinner
Dr. Paula Fives-Taylor (left), a VNA Hospice volunteer, poses with Roberta MacDonald, Senior
V. P. of Marketing at Cabot Creamery cooperative at the VNA Annual Dinner and Staff and
Volunteer Recognition event on Nov. 13 at the Hampton Inn in Colchester. Fives-Taylor, of South
Burlington, was recognized at the event for her five-year anniversary as a VNA Hospice volunteer;
McDonald accepted an award on behalf of Cabot for the company’s donation of volunteer tracking
software to strengthen the Hospice volunteer program.
the Burlington Free Press in 1988, she wrote
in her cover letter that she looked forward
to the “exciting challenge” of working in
home care. As VNA President Judy Peterson
pointed out in her opening remarks, anyone
working as a visiting nurse for 25 years
has experienced plenty of excitement and
witnessed remarkable changes — from
constantly evolving technology to sweeping
healthcare reforms. Through it all, Shephard
— like so many dedicated VNA employees
— has adapted with grace and shown
unwavering compassion and commitment to
her clients.
Also celebrating a 25-year anniversary
was the VNA Family
Room,
which
opened its doors in
Burlington’s
Old
North End in 1988.
The program, which
primarily serves lowincome and refugee
families, works to
improve
parenting
skills, facilitate school
VNA Board Chair Jim Madison (far left) and VNA President Judy Peterson (center) present the J.
Churchill Hindes Community Service Award to Roberta MacDonald, Senior V. P. of Marketing at
Cabot Creamery cooperative. Cabot received the award for their donation of volunteer tracking
software to strengthen the Hospice volunteer program.
popular celebration.
Over 70 staff and volunteers were
celebrated for anniversaries ranging from
5 to 25 years. Pegge Shephard, RN, was
recognized for 25 years of service with the
VNA’s Adult Home Care Program. When
Shephard responded to a VNA job listing in
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Volunteer Recognition
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Chittenden and Grande Isle Counties
(VNA) held its Annual Dinner and Staff
and Volunteer Recognition event on Nov.
13 at the Hampton Inn in Colchester. Staff,
volunteers and friends of the VNA gathered
to honor their colleagues and friends at the
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readiness and decrease isolation through
playgroups, mentoring and workshops for
children ages birth to six, and their parents.
Over the past year, the VNA conducted several
interviews in the community as we plan the
Family Room’s next 25 years. Community
partners and leaders consistently said they
value the Family Room and consider it a
unique model that serves parents and children
together. The number of families using Family
Room services has more than doubled since
2007, now numbering 494 — clear evidence
of the program’s vitality. Family Room staff
were serenaded and surprised with a birthday
cake at the annual recognition dinner.
The J. Churchill Hindes Community
Service Award, created to acknowledge a
person or group who exhibits exemplary
community service and support of the VNA,
was given to Cabot Creamery cooperative
for their support of VNA Hospice with the
donation of volunteer tracking software to
strengthen the Hospice volunteer program.
Roberta MacDonald, Senior V. P. of
Marketing, accepted the award on behalf of
the farm families of Cabot. In her acceptance
remarks, McDonald, herself a VNA Hospice
volunteer, noted that the profoundly positive
affect that Hospice care has on families during
a very difficult time ties in directly with
Cabot’s desire to support the communities
where their farmers farm and where they
sell cheese. It is Cabot’s intent to support
Hospice programs throughout the country by
offering them the volunteer tracking software
program, which was piloted at the VNA.
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Maxine Senft Miller, of
Colchester, was named to the
honor roll for the first quarter
at the Vermont Commons
School in South Burlington.
Maxine is the daughter of
John and Erika Senft Miller
of Colchester.
Eliza Jackson, of
Colchester, was named to the
honor roll for the first quarter
at the Vermont Commons
School in South Burlington.
Eliza is the daughter of Carol
Blattspieler of Colchester.
Emily Davis, of
Colchester, was inducted into
the chapter of Lambda Pi Eta,
the official communication
studies honor society of the
National Communication
Association (NCA), at ColbySawyer College in New
London, N.H.
Aaron Hodge, of
Colchester, was inducted into
the chapter of Lambda Pi Eta,
the official communication
studies honor society of the
National Communication
Association (NCA), at ColbySawyer College in New
London, N.H.
Shelby Wood, of
Colchester, graduated from
Roger Williams University
in Bristol, R.I. during the
commencement ceremony
held on May 18. Wood
received a Bachelor of Arts
in Elementary Education.
Andrew Barton, of
Colchester, was named to
the spring 2013 semester
Dean’s List at MCPHS
University in Boston, Mass.
Barton is pursuing a Doctor
of Pharmacy.
Chelsea LeBlanc, of
University in Boston, Mass.
LeBlanc is pursuing a
Doctor of Pharmacy.
Amy Horton, of
University in Boston,
Mass. Horton is pursuing
a Bachelor of Science in
Radiography.
Kylie Sheppard, of
Colchester, is a new student
at Centenary College in
Hackeettstown, N.Y. as of
this semester. Sheppard
plans to study Equine
Studies.
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“The Nutcracker”
returns to the Flynn
Musician of
the
Month
Beth Moore
Colchester High School
Beth Moore has been selected as Musician of the Month by
Director of Bands Evan Peltier. Moore is a sophomore at Colchester
High School. She plays the flute and piccolo in concert and jazz band,
and is also a member of the concert choir.
“I chose Beth because she has pretty much done everything you
can do so far this year in terms of musical opportunities,” Peltier
explained. “She auditioned and participated in the district band
festival this year, and made it into Wind Ensemble. She played
flute for the musical this year, which is always a big commitment.
She’s also a member of Vermont Youth Philharmonic, an ensemble
within the VYOA. Beth has also started to mentor other younger
students in the VYOA as well. On top of all that, she’s a part of
three CHS ensembles, which brings even more preparation, energy
and commitment.”
Along with all of these commitments, Peltier described Moore
as “an enthusiastic student and musician, always excited to be
performing in any kind of situation. She will always be a dependable
member of our ensembles here at CHS, and an asset to the music
program at large.”
When asked what her favorite part of the band program is,
Moore said, “I think that it’s a great way to get to know people and
interact with fellow students. I have a great time with the other band
students and making friends within the program. I also enjoy doing
competitions and playing new music from various composers.”
Moore has always loved music and dreams of becoming a
professional musician. “I think being in the music program is a
big part of reaching that goal,” she said.
Lecture in First Wednesdays Series
presented at Brownell
Former Iranian Ambassador to the UN
Mansour Farhang will look at the
prospects for democracy in Arab
countries in a talk at Brownell
Library in Essex Junction on
Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
His talk, “The Struggle
for Democracy in the
Arab World,” is part of
the Vermont Humanities
Council’s First Wednesdays
lecture series and is free and
open to the public. (Note:
This talk takes place on a
Tuesday on a special date.)
Farhang’s talk will examine
the cultural impediments to
democratic pluralism in the Arab
ON
TUESDAY
THIS WEEK
countries where popular rebellions led to the
overthrow of autocratic rulers. Farhang is an Iranian-born author and
former diplomat. He was Iran’s ambassador
to the United Nations in 1979-1980, resigning
when efforts to negotiate release of American
hostages in Tehran failed. In June 1981,
following the violent suppression of political
dissidents, he was forced to leave Iran. He is
a frequent contributor to scholarly journals
and the national news media. He has taught
at Bennington College since 1983, where
he is the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for
Distinguished Teaching.
More info: www.vermonthumanities.
org/WhatWeDo/FirstWednesdays/
FirstWednesdaysBurlington/tabid/164/Default.
aspx
LCATV to host sketch
comedy group
Lake Champlain Access
Television
(LCATV)
continues its 3 Camera
Theatre performing arts
series on Dec. 6, with a live
performance of Stealing
from Work: Episode II
— Son of the Bride of the
Shadow Goes to Camp, in
3D!, a sketch comedy revue.
Following
a
recent
successful run at Burlington’s
Off Center for the Dramatic
Arts, Stealing from Work:
Episode II — Son of the
Bride of the Shadow Goes
to Camp, in 3D! will move
to the LCATV studio for
a single performance to be
captured as a three-camera
video shoot before a live
studio audience. The 8
p.m. performance is free
and open to the public,
with a suggested donation
to
LCATV.
Stealing
from Work contains adult
language and situations and
is recommended for mature
audiences only.
Written by local theatre
artists Angie Albeck and
Marianne DiMascio, Stealing
THE LOGGER HOLIDAY VARIETY SHOW
R U ST Y D E WE E S
RUSTY DEWEES
Comedy – Music an Ole
Style Variety Show
Holiday
Treat
For The
Family!
With Nashville Singer Keeghan Nolan
Master Fiddler Patrick Ross
Emmy Winner Peter B. Wilder
and UNCLE FURMON
•South Burlington High School
December 6, 7, 13, 14 802-888-8838
thelogger.com
•Stowe High School
Pictured from back to front:
Kevin Christopher, Geeda
Searfoorce, Chris Caswell,
and Marianne DiMascio.
CHRISTOPHER RYAN
December 27, 28 802-888-8838
thelogger.com
•Spruce Peak Performing
Arts Center
December 31 *7 pm
802-760-4634
8 pm shows *
Show Is Full of Gluten
Rated SC some cussin’
from Work features Chris
Caswell, Kevin Christopher,
Marianne DiMascio and Geeda
Searfoorce. With each sketch
the actors deftly transform into
a different set of extraordinary
characters,
spoofing
contemporary arts, culture and
political issues, all with a local
flavor. More information about
the production is available
at
www.facebook.com/
StealingFromWork.
Dancers Eleanor Sowles, left, Nastassja Nguyen, center,
and Abigail Sowles, right, all of Colchester will perform in this
weekend’s production of “The Nutcracker.” The performance
will be held on the Flynn MainStage in Burlington on Nov. 30
and Dec. 1. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Albany Berkshire Ballet’s
“The Nutcracker” has been
captivating audiences with
ballet’s most enchanting tale
since 1974. The Burlington
holiday tradition returns to
the Flynn MainStage on Nov.
30 and Dec. 1. The holiday
classic unites children from all
over Vermont to perform with
professional dancers at the
Flynn Center for the Performing
Arts.
Albany Berkshire Ballet,
under the guidance of Artistic
Director Madeline Cantarella
Culpo, has choreographed
the ballet, which also features
the glittering score of Peter
Tchaikovsky. With lavish sets
and scenery designed by Carl
Sprague, the performances
feature over 140 local dance
students from over 30 Vermont
towns.
Helena Sullivan, owner and
Artistic Director of Stowe Dance
Academy, Mad River Dance
Academy, and the Rehearsal
Mistress for Albany Berkshire
Ballet, has been leading the
rehearsals for our young, local
dancers to prepare them for the
magical production.
Aspiring Vermont dancers,
ages 3 to 17, coming from
Caledonia,
Chittenden,
Addison, Franklin, Lamoille,
Orleans
and
Washington
counties are given the
opportunity to share the stage
with professional dancers
from across the globe on the
historic Flynn stage. Three
Thanksgiving
weekend
performances will take place
at the Flynn, each with a
different cast of local dancers.
Dancers from the Colchester
area include Nastassja Nguyen,
Abigail Sowles, and Eleanor
Sowles.
This
holiday
season,
accompany Clara on her
wonderful adventure in this
classic ballet and share in the
tradition of keeping the magic
of “The Nutcracker” alive.
Performances will be held
Nov. 30 at 3 and 7 p.m., and
Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.
Tickets
available
for
purchase at www.Flynntix.org
or by calling 863-5966.
Vermont Bee offers
high school students
opportunity to sharpen
brain knowledge
Who will be the first student from your high school to
participate in the 5th Annual Vermont Regional Brain Bee? The
Vermont Brain Bee — a day-long event devoted to knowledge
about neuroscience — seeks bright and motivated students
from all over Vermont to participate in the 2014 Brain Bee,
which takes place on Feb. 8, 2014 at the University of Vermont
in Burlington. The event is open to individuals or groups of
students in grades 9-12 from public and private schools, as well
as those who are home-schooled.
To prepare, students brush up on facts related to human
brain structure and function and then come to the Bee and
participate in a written, practical and oral competition and attend
noteworthy activities, including: a keynote address featuring
Dr. Michael Cannizzarro, who will speak on monitoring brain
signals during communication; Psychiatry Fellows conducting
mock patient diagnoses of neural disorders; and hearing from
a neuroscience graduate and undergraduate student panel.
The half day-long event joins together students from across
Vermont for an opportunity to represent the state in the U.S.
National Brain Bee in Baltimore, Maryland in mid-March.
The goal of the Vermont Brain Bee is to create excitement
for learning about the fabulous brain. Learn more about the
2014 event here. For details about past Vermont Brain Bees
visit http://vermontbrainbee.com. For more information contact
vermontbrainbee@gmail.com.
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