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Volume lVIII Number 24

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Thursday, JuNe 30, 2016

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A park and ride on Route 7 in Charlotte?, page 1 TCN’s declaration of dedication, page 2 Farm to Ballet is back, page 4 Charlotte Farm Guide, page 8

Fourth of July events around the region, page 18

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Roadside assistance Josie Nelson (left) and Rachel Bergstein (right) set up shop at the Corner of Ferry Rd. and Wing's Point on June 17, selling lemonade to raise money and awareness for Celiac Disease. They were very pleased that 35 people stopped during their first day and they raised $118. The autoimmune disorder, through which ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine, affects an estimated 1 in 100 people worldwide. The two enterprising friends live with the disease and are passionate about helping others understand it, as two and one-half million Americans are undiagnosed and are at risk for long-term health complications. Here in Vermont, a number of companies—including West Meadow Farm Bakery, King Arthur Flour and Against the Grain—make high-quality gluten-free products. Be sure to stop for a refreshing pause at Josie and Rachel’s lemonade stand, which will pop up again sometime this summer! Learn more at celiac.org.

Why do we pay to play at the Charlotte Beach? Emma Slater THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

hile working at Charlotte Beach, attendants are often asked how they discovered such a sweet job for the summer. Spending the day on the waterfront of Lake Champlain, listening to children playing and watching the sun set across the Adirondacks sounds heavenly to most Vermonters. However, beach attendants have other responsibilities behind the scenes and field more challenging questions, such as, “Why do residents

have to pay to use public property?” The Town of Charlotte first began charging a fee for beach parking during the 1970s when the beach was discovered as an excellent site for windsurfing. Windsurfers flooding into the swimming area created a safety issue, which was brought to the attention of the Selectboard when a windsurfer filed a lawsuit due to injury. Judy Tuttle approached the Selectboard about employing beach attendants to monitor the area. “Having someone on site, as the beach became more and more popular, seemed like an obvious thing to do,” said Bill Fraser-Harris, chair of the Charlotte recreation commission. Although the windsurfing craze has passed, the beach is still used for a variety of different activities including swimming, kayaking, picnicking, frisbee, disc

Selectboard considers three sites for a potential park and ride in West Charlotte Geeda Searfoorce THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

golf and tennis. The cost of a season beach pass is now $20 for residents and $40 for non-residents for the first car, and $5 for each car after. Day passes are also available during the operating hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. A beach attendant’s job includes clean-up of green spaces and maintenance of the bathhouse area. Keeping this area presentable for the town is an important customer service, according to recreation coordinator, Nicole Conley. It’s also a great summer work opportunity for local students who have limited options in the area. This season there are five Charlotte students employed at the beach. Conley also noted that the parking passes fund the annual installation and maintenance of the dock and rafts, which starts at $5,000.

t the Selectboard meeting on Monday, June 27, community members gathered to hear a presentation about a proposed park and ride facility that could have a dramatic effect on the structure and growth of the town of Charlotte. Lucy Gibson from DuBois and King, a firm that provides planning, engineering and construction consultation, laid out the rationale employed in the study, which was initiated at the behest of the state Agency of Transportation. The criteria for analysis of seven potential sites put equal weight on economic considerations like ease of acquisition and development costs; location concerns like proximity to the intersection of Route 7 and Ferry Road, safety and visibility; and site considerations like the impact on environmental resources. Gibson reminded the crowd that this was a follow-up to a study done a year ago. Peter Keegan, from the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission chimed in to provide context. “The State requested a revised report reflective of the need for a park and ride closer to Route 7. This is a statewide priority—to reduce traffic, be more efficient and lessen congestion. The state is looking at approximately one facility per year to be identified and implemented.” The report includes site plans for the three most advantageous locations, given the criteria used: the site of the former Steve’s Citgo at the intersection with Ferry Road (two iterations were proposed here), the site of the former Flea Market just south

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Old Dock, new crew

Food trucks and literary buffs at Annual Charlotte Library Book Sale

Popular day trip destination is bought by Burlington’s Daily Planet owner Geeda Searfoorce

VTrans to start reconstruction project on Route 7

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he Old Dock restaurant in Essex, NY, is under new ownership. Copey Houghton, Whallons Bay summer resident, and owner of Burlington’s Daily Planet restaurant, has purchased the popular waterfront eatery from Steve McKenna, the longtime owner who has been struggling with health issues. After a busy time hustling to open for the season on Memorial Day weekend, business is humming. Clement weather and a buzz about the restaurant reboot have helped boaters, travelers and ferry passengers make their way to the bucolic spot this past month. My waitress, a server at the restaurant for 10 years, has noticed the difference already. “Usually it doesn’t

Stop or go?

T get really busy until July,” she said, “but this year June has been hopping!” The town of Essex, Charlotte’s neighbor-on-the-lake, has been a popular day trip for community members for years. “My family has been going to the Old Dock for years,” said former Thompson’s see old doCk, pAge 6

ravelers along Route 7 in Charlotte from just south of the Ferry Road intersection to the Charlotte/Ferrisburgh town line are about to notice some big changes. The Vermont Agency of Transportation is set to embark on a multi-year reconstruction project that will transform the threemile stretch of road beginning this July and continuing through 2018. By widening the roadway to 12-foot

The Charlotte Library Book Sale will be on July 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Town Green. Book worms will come hungry for literature, but those with hunger in the more traditional sense will be pleased with the food trucks scene. This year’s event will feature edibles from Vergennes Laundry—Pastries and baked goods; Northern Bayou’s Cold Brew—coffee and Miss Weinerz Donuts; Little Garden Market—Hot dogs and other goodies; Caja Madera Tacos; Luiza’s Homemade with Love— Pierogis; and Maple Blues—Southeast Asian delights. The July used book sale is a longstanding Charlotte tradition, established by the Friends of The Charlotte Library in 1998. Proceeds from the event support the Charlotte Library.

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Crossword & Sudoku 13 • Library News 14 • Senior Center News 16 • Community Events 18 • Around Town 19

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The naked soul of The News

The Charlotte News Alex Bunten EDITOR IN CHIEF

Living in a constant state of wet and cold, subsisting off seal meat cooked over seal blubber, restraining mutinies, keeping morale high amongst 28 disparate rough-men, making camp in gales on drifting ice in the Weddell Sea, sailing 800 miles in a glorified dinghy, ascending the heights of the South Georgian mountains in the middle of winter, starving and exhausted—the story of Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance crew baffles and awes as much as it does inspire. Through all these trials of spirit, Shackleton later wrote that he and his crew had “reached the naked soul of man.” As we put together the final edition of the 58th volume of your esteemed community newspaper, we can’t claim to have survived the journey of Shackleton’s crew, but we’ve certainly weathered a few difficulties. Through it all, we’ve been doing some reflecting on what the paper means to us and what we believe it can mean to the community. Inspired by yet another year as proud partners with the Charlotte Library in the “Vermont Reads” program (more info on page 14), celebrating the 100th anniversary of Shackleton’s epic journey, in a way, we’ve been seeking to find “the naked soul

*** TCN writing contest delayed The Charlotte News writing contest will be extended into the fall to allow for wider participation. Later this summer we will publish a new deadline for submissions, using the same prompt, which can be found in the May 5 issue of The News or online at charlottenewsvt. org/2016/05/17/pens-at-the-ready. To those who submitted entries, thank you for the effort you put into your stories, and we encourage you to rework and resubmit them in the fall.

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Shackleton and a small crew leave Elephant South Georgia after over a year trapped in Photo: Creative Commons of The News.” Every other week, we explore local stories of all sizes—from rail safety issues and school consolidation to lemonade stands and book sales. We edit and eke out all the information we can with the finite resources we have. We work with community organizations and build collaborations. We do everything in our power to be un-biased, truthful and accurate. But what drives us? What do we believe that keeps us coming back for the long hours and meagre rations? What keeps our morale high? What takes us over the South Georgian mountain of production every two weeks? What gets us through the 800-mile journey from edition 1 to 24 each year? Recently, I asked our editorial team to write a few lines about what “We believe” beyond our mission statement. The following is a compilation of some of them: We believe that we come to know each other better and deeper when we read of the ideas, hopes, dreams, accomplishments, losses and joys of our neighbors and friends. We believe in the power of community journalism and its role in holding public officials to account, engaging citizens on a local level and knotting together the fabric of a community in transition. We believe that without community support—whether donating, writing, volunteering, editing, proofing, delivering or just reading—our archives would not be as rich as they are today, serving as a testament to our role in documenting and analyzing some of the largest changes in Charlotte’s history. We believe the community “owns” The Charlotte News, as demonstrated by its many years of financial and volunteer support. We are its stewards, helping to preserve it for the next generation.

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We believe we are a more powerful institution as a nonprofit, however, we understand that financial pressure and advertising trends are making this endeavor more challenging—not just for us, but all newspapers around the country. We believe this 58-year-old institution has historical and cultural value to the townspeople. We have a venerable place in Vermont history as the oldest nonprofit newspaper in the state and that should be cherished. Shackleton is marked in history as one of the greats in the Heroic Age of Exploration. He has been described as foolhardy, brave, reckless, admirable and inspirational. We, The Charlotte News, it might be said, are working in the Heroic Age of Newsprint. Against the odds, we fight on and it’s only because of you that we continue to document the happenings and illuminate the unexplored corners of this town. Our own beliefs drive us—your belief in us enlivens our spirits of literary adventure and community engagement. Where we fall in the spectrum of heroic endeavors, history will judge. But let it never be said we were uncertain in our purpose as a community newspaper. To the board, staff, volunteers, donors, contributors and community-at-large— thank you for all you do. We will take our annual summer break after this edition hits the stands. Our next publication will come out on July 28. The deadline for the submission of columns will be July 18. Letters to the Editor and Around Town submissions will be due July 25. Ads will be due July 22. Time to kick back and enjoy some summer fun!

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On the Cover Members of the herd at Philo Ridge Farm take a moment in the June sunshine. Photo: Ed Pitcavage

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Critters and full moons New Age trigger warning: The following column contains information that may be troubling to people with heightened sensibilities and little real-world experience, or who suffer from “enhanced yuck factor syndrome.” Biologists claim the only life-threatening fauna in Vermont are the endangered timber rattlers making their homes in Benson. Benson wasn’t my first choice when I was looking for a home. It’s a nice town, but until I began stacking wood at age 24, I was even afraid of garter snakes, which often confuse woodpiles with condos. Even today, “slither shock” still elicits an adrenalin discharge, but no longer paralysis. I went to a fairly low-rent summer camp for a week on Lake Eden and, where I first met leeches. We called them “bloodsuckers.” There were so many that the camp owner had a saltlick on the swimming dock so we could rub salt on them, causing them to disconnect, pucker up and fall back into the water. I was middle-aged when I first donated blood. There were no ticks when I was young, except from the grandfather clock in the hall that didn’t keep time but made weird mechanical noises and chimed at odd hours. I first learned of ticks when a friend told me a friend of his from Long Island was suffering horribly from a new disease called Lyme disease. I added both to my middle-age catalog of fears. I met my first tick many years later. It had settled into my thigh. I felt an itch, looked down and saw some tiny little legs flailing in the air. I plucked it out, examined it and dropped it in the sink. It was a harmless large tick. The next visitor landed in the middle of my back and I couldn’t reach it. My wife was away. That night, I went to a party and a friend was there. I asked her if she would accompany me into the bathroom and remove my tick. We’re

closer friends now. Nashville capitalized on the tick phenomenon with a hit single titled “Ticks.” “I wanna check you for ticks” is the new singles bar come-on. Last week I was doing my annual cattail harvest in our pond. I had never seen a leech in there in the ten years since we dug it. I was pulling cattails in about a foot of murky water and felt the usual polliwogs swimming around inside my swimming trunks. Then I began to feel some light stings and wondered if polliwogs had evolved into carnivores. I kept at it until I finished my harvest, swam around for a bit, and then emerged and pulled off my trunks to shake out the polliwogs. I gasped when I saw a good thirty leeches squirming around in the bottom of the bathing suit, the losers in a game of musical chairs unable to find any open thigh space left to attach to. I shook the losers out on the grass and returned the polliwogs to the pond. I then removed as many bloodsuckers as I could reach and walked up to the house, yelling for my patient wife’s help. Standing naked on the lawn in a mooning posture with my beloved picking slimy hemovores off my nethers, our cheery UPS driver drove up and almost careened off into the vegetable garden. “Never been mooned by a customer before,” he yelled cheerily as he drove off after discretely leaving a package in the driveway. So when Vermarketers tout the lack of dangerous fauna in Vermont, call me. I grew up here. Most of them did not. P.S. The deer ticks I remove after my chainsaw forays into the woods prefer the needle tracks left by the bloodsuckers, so at least there’s less scar tissue.

Bill Schubart Hinesburg Bill Schubart is the author of many books, including The Lamoille Stories, and regularly writes for VPR.

Letters PoLicy: The Charlotte News welcomes signed letters to the editor and commentaries on any subject of interest to the community. To allow the publication of a diverse selection of views in each issue, please limit letters to a 300 word max. and commentaries to a 800 word max. Include your full name, town of residence and phone number. The editors reserve the right to edit for clarity, English usage and length or to publish submissions in full. Have your say—email news@thecharlottenews.org.

David Scherr for sure editor, With the total number of candidates entering the double digits in our Chittenden County State Senate race, the race is totally up in the air. I hope this letter makes your choice simple when you vote in the Democrat primary on August 9. I wanted to let you know I will be voting for David Scherr. David, a lifelong Vermonter, works as an attorney defending low-income Vermont Vermonters. He understands the causes and effects of poverty and has tangible strategies for how to combat the roots of this problem. He also understands and has the experience to fight the affordability crisis that plagues this county.

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Vermonters need David Scherr if we are going to deal with the factors that have caused the median home price in Chittenden County to rise 80 percent over 15 years and made this county home to the second-highest percentage of cost-burdened renters in New England. David serves on the Vermont Community Development Board and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, and as result he knows how to make Chittenden County affordable for everyone. So please join me in voting for David Scherr on August 9.

Ashley Clark Spear St. one per category with a maximum of three photos per person. The deadline for submissions is July 27. Winning photographs will be printed in our August 11 issue and displayed at Town Hall. Send full-size, high-resolution .jpg files directly to news@thecharlottenews.org with the subject line “Photo Competition 2016.” In the email, include a name for each photo and a description of the subject/location and the date taken along, with your address, telephone number and age if under 18. Editor’s note: By submitting a photograph you will be giving The Charlotte News permission to print it in the paper, on its website and on its Facebook page. Please obtain permission for publication from any person or the parents of children photographed.

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Directed by Chatch Pregger, the fulllength production takes place outdoors on farms throughout Vermont and reinterprets classical ballet choreography to tell the story of a Vermont farm from spring to fall. The project, which celebrates Vermont’s farming culture while expanding classical ballet’s audience, gives back to the community. Each of the eight host sites selects a nonprofit beneficiary to receive the proceeds raised by the show. Funds from Farm to Ballet at Philo Ridge Farm will benefit the Farm to Ballet Project itself. A sold-out crowd of 350 people last August could attest to the richness of the work and its natural fit in a bucolic setting. “We were overwhelmed with the community response last year. Sharing our farm-raised products with community members from near and far on a beautiful summer evening is part of our vision for Philo Ridge Farm,” farm owner Diana McCargo said. “The Farm to Ballet Project is a vehicle for us to invite people to this historic Charlotte farm while supporting a creative arts initiative.” Charlotte Hardie, Charlotte native and McCargo’s daughter, is one of the 23 dancers in the production. Hardie began taking dance classes in college. “Performing with the Farm to Ballet Project is a natural fit for me,” Hardie said. “It combines my love of dance with my passion for being outdoors and connecting with Vermont’s food and farm culture.” On July 16, attendees are encouraged to come from 5 p.m. on to enjoy farm tours for every age and a farm-raised meal of pulled pork and Vietnamese chicken salad prepared by The Hindquarter. The performance starts at 6:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be cancelled. Visit philoridgefarm.com for updates. A limited number of tickets will be available at the farm on the day of the event. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance at farmtoballet.org/ philo-ridge-farm.html.

The CharloTTe News â&#x20AC;˘JuNe 30, 2016 â&#x20AC;˘ 5 delay for through travelers on Route 7 while also supporting town growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to the state that the facility be in keeping with the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan and vision,â&#x20AC;? Keegan said. But the reaction from the crowd was dubious. Community member Dave Marshall said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One possibility with this is that Charlotte is being picked on to alleviate traffic congestion in Shelburne.â&#x20AC;? Others voiced substantial concerns over the sitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; proximity to wetlands and potential adverse effect on nearby trails. One Charlotter bemoaned the lack of a police force to adequately ensure security at a type of facility that, in other parts of the state, often A POTENTIAL SITE FOR A CHARLOTTE sees cars parked for days on PARK AND RIDE end. Another spoke to the potential of a park and ride to damage the commercial growth of the Park & ride town rather than encourage it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want that to be the entrance to our town,â&#x20AC;? continued from page 1 she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one will stop here.â&#x20AC;? of it and a site behind Town Hall. The costs Selectboard member Jacob Spell was for each are, respectively, $1,458,000 (both curious why the Charlotte train station off plans would cost the same), $518,000, and of Ferry Road didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the final cut. $550,000. The costs associated with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideally suited to transform into such former Citgo, which is privately owned, a facility,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and it could become a include a $700,000 purchase price. The part of enhanced commuter rail service in other two potential locations are town the future.â&#x20AC;? owned. Within the next two months, the Agency Gibson displayed draft designs of a park of Transportation will reach out to the and ride facility, which includes a paved lot Selectboard to get feedback about the of 60 spaces with room for expansion of up analysis and move ahead with planning. to approximately 148 and an entrance and Because the closest existing park and egress that allows for buses to loop through ride facility south of Burlington is just the site. Other features include a small outside of Vergennes, a location near or in shelter, adequate solar-powered lighting, Charlotte is a high priority for the state as it bicycle parking, an LED-display of real- attempts to solve transportation challenges time bus arrival and departure informa- and build for the future. tion and construction elements that mitiMore information about the study, gate storm runoff to meet environmental including images of the plans can be found regulations. at http://goo.gl/sGMRVL. Gibson and Keegan both stressed the need for lessening the inconvenience and Contact: geeda@thecharlottenews.org

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170 native and edible trees planted along the LaPlatte River This spring, the Vermont River Conservancy planted 170 trees and shrubs at the Albertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way neighborhood on the LaPlatte River and Mud Hollow Brook in Charlotte. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to see this land support a beautiful park-like area for the residents to enjoy and the increased ecological benefit of mature riparian trees, abundant wildlife and healthy rivers,â&#x20AC;? said Lydia Menendez Parker from the Vermont River Conservancy. Once a frequently flooded farm surrounded by actively adjusting rivers, this 3.6-acre parcel was generously donated by Gertrude Jordan in 2011 to the Vermont River Conservancy (VRC) and the Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity to provide affordable housing and conserved river lands. The river corridor

easement held by VRC prohibits channel management and development alongside the river and requires a vegetated buffer on the riverbanks. The tree planting was funded through a Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Watershed Grant to improve the ecological and recreational values of conserved land within Albertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way. VRC worked with landowners to develop a site design that included a berry patch, edible fruit trees, a pollinator garden, a mown path to improve river access, seating areas and native trees in the buffer area along riverbank. Since residents also expressed concern over poison parsnip, VRC is working with residents to better manage this invasive species. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been fun to see how excited the neighborhood kids were to plant trees and learn about tree identification,â&#x20AC;? said VRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AmeriCorps member Elizabeth Gribkoff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope planting trees and watching them grow up will create strong connections with this beautiful piece of land.â&#x20AC;? Information is available at vermontriverconservancy.org or by calling VRC at 229-0820.

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travel lanes and 8-foot shoulders, VTrans will ensure consistency with the majority of the US 7 corridor. Reconstruction includes drainage improvements, building detours, removing the existing pavement along with underlying select materials, and replacing the roadway with new select materials and four layers of new pavement. Good news for bicyclists and pedestrians Improvements to existing culverts along the three-mile stretch are also planned. Crews will remove and replace several aging culverts with new concrete box culverts, one of which will serve as a recreational facility underpass near the Lower Old Town Trail. This underpass will enable bicyclists and pedestrians to connect from Greenbush Road west to Mt. Philo State Park and is a critical piece of the Charlotte Town Link Trail. Two-way traffic will be maintained throughout the duration of the project, except for brief transition periods when traffic is being shifted into a new pattern. The contractor is anticipating completing the first mile from the Charlotte/ Ferrisburgh town line north to State Park Road this year. Although the contract completion is scheduled for 2018, the focus for 2017 will be to complete the reconstruction of the remaining two miles by the end of the year. The project will shut down during the winter from approximately mid-December through mid-April. Crews will return in the spring of 2018 to complete landscaping installation and other related activities. For more information, contact Project Coordinator Francine Perkins of FRF Enterprises at 479-6994 or visit roadworkupdates.com.

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Point resident Ruthie Nye, who fondly remembers evenings spent in the late 1970s taking her family’s 1955 Chris Craft out for aquatic adventures after dinner. “So much tomfoolery!” she said. Everyday adventure is a recurring theme among those who have enjoyed the 30-minute ride on the Lake Champlain Ferry from Charlotte. “I used to take my grandchildren over there,” said Charlotter Ruah Swennerfelt. “It was just like an adventure. It’s an inexpensive excursion and everyone loves it.” A sand box, filled with toy trucks and shovels, sits on the restaurant’s side deck for children to play while family members enjoy the view of the Green Mountains across Lake Champlain. The menu, populated with American summer fare like burgers, salads and fish n’ chips, has a few regionally inspired items like lobster poutine. A full complement of beer, wine and house cocktails are available to quench alfresco diners’ thirst. “Mr. Houghton—Copey—is already making some great changes,” my waitress said. “New menu additions are coming soon, but we’ll always keep some old favorites going for sure.” A recent sunny Friday attested to the appeal and accessibility of the restaurant. Though many tables were full of happily chatting families and couples, there was space enough to enjoy the view. Long wooden tables can accommodate larger groups and smaller tables perch under umbrellas or in full sun. The restaurant itself is described as an old favorite by any who have gazed out over its railing at the idyllic splendor of a Vermont summer day. And the efforts to re-open the restaurant this season, despite

the uncertainty caused by its former owner’s health concerns, are a testament to the tight-knit willingness of a community to come together. Announcing the good news of Houghton’s purchase and the staff and patrons’ support, the McKenna family posted on the Old Dock’s Facebook’s page, “We would like to sincerely thank everyone for their kind messages, offers of help, prayers and get well wishes. Without your help, the Old Dock would not have opened. This truly is a fabulous community.” Ruthie Nye agrees, and feels the mutual support of the two communities that are separated by a lake but united by it, too. “It takes a village,” she said. “Or in this case, two! It’s such a good place, and I think we’re all grateful that it can keep going.” To keep up with restaurant updates, visit facebook.com/Old-DockRestaurant-112356458790961 or to book a table, call 518-963-4232. To plan an excursion and confirm ferry schedules and rates, visit ferries.com.

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have a satisfying morning routine of roaming in my backyard to observe the growth, changes and abundance I find. I may pick a juicy strawberry, delight over the opening of a new flower or squeak with distress over something new the bunnies or the chipmunks have eaten. That morning tradition helps me feel rooted to the land I’m caring for. It helps me feel grounded and helps me begin my day in gratitude. My food feeds my body and my flowers feed my soul. But growing our own vegetables and fruits isn’t an easy task. It takes a lot of work spring, summer and fall. There’s the planting of the seeds indoors, preparing the beds for transplants and direct seeding, continuously weeding (and sometimes watering), harvesting, putting up and, best of all, eating! Why do I do it? I could just hop in the car to buy my food from local vendors or from the supermarket. But I wouldn’t feel the sun on my back as I dig my fingers into the soil to pick carrots, potatoes or beets. I wouldn’t get the taste of a fresh tomato picked from the vine. And I wouldn’t have the satisfaction of putting up my food and taking it out with delight for a winter’s meal. I asked two other home gardeners why they also choose

to spend time working in their backyards. Hillary Maraham, who lives just down the road from me in East Charlotte, was an ornamental gardener long before she was a vegetable gardener. She saw it as creating a painting in the landscape. “Coming from the perspective of an architect, which focuses on permanence,” Hillary said, “I saw that gardens had flexibility. When I first came to Vermont, part of coming here was the need to have an interaction with the landscape. I started with ornamentals. Then wanted to be more self-sufficient. Now I have almost no patience for ornamental gardening.” She said that edible gardening feels satisfying and that the planting of a small seed is incredible. “The rows of vegetables, with all their textures and with intermittent flowers are so beautiful,” she said. “I just love it. I’m intrigued with the aesthetics of the garden. Sometimes the lettuces look so beautiful I hesitate to pick them. But then they begin to bolt, and I know I have to eat them.” Hillary grows more food than her family can eat and donates the excess to the Food Shelf and processes much of it to serve at the Waldorf High School lunches. A lot of her garden is timed for heavy production in late August and September, to harvest for the food programs. “I’m definitely intrigued with the aesthetics of the garden— the textures and intermittent flowers. For me it’s the deeper satisfaction of growing food. I feel like it completely shifts my consciousness. I can’t think of anything more satisfying than that.” She says that the work is sometimes like being a gerbil on a wheel—it’s a never-ending task—going out every morning to weed and tend the beds.

Christie Garrett lives in West Charlotte and has a beautiful garden with raised beds supported by stonewalls. It brings to mind gardens of old Europe. She feels that connecting to the land is important and grounding. “It connects me to the changes in the seasons, the cycles of the moon. In one season you see the span of life from birth through growing and dying. It gives me a deeper perspective of it all. What a joy it is to go out and pick the fruits of the garden. I used to tell my children, ‘You’ll never taste fresher broccoli than this.’” She said that ever since she and her husband were no longer living in apartments she’s had a garden. “Digging and planting are my favorites. I love to feel the texture of the soil.” Her daughter gave her special garden gloves this year that still allow her to feel the soil without getting her fingers too dirty. She loves getting the garden started and appreciates when she can see the architecture of the plants before they meld together in their growth. Maintaining and harvesting are less pure pleasure. Christie plants flowers among the vegetables because of their beauty and loves having cut flowers in her house. She has been learning how to work with colors, which has enriched her understanding of nature and appreciation of color and form. I could see in both women the delight on their faces as they expressed their love of the land, the beauty of the gardens and the connection to the food cycles. I feel the same way. We’re sisters of the home garden, and I’m sure there are many more of you in your Charlotte backyards, reveling in the summer splendor.

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A guide to the agricultural landscape of Charlotte, Vermont

mother and child are winding their way through the meat aisle at Price Chopper supermarket. “Mom, where does our food come from?” asks the girl, looking at the packet of ground beef in the cart. “Good question!” says the mother, proud of her daughter for considering the origin of what she eats. “That meat came from far away, but other options are available from farms nearby.” Those nearby farms are abundant in Charlotte, our hometown that has deep roots in the agricultural soil of our state’s economy. Our neighbors to the south have made a wonderful guide to Addison Country farms called The Acorn Guide, which lists a handful of Charlotte farming

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enterprises. We thought we might try to fill it out and help support local. Nobody like “food miles” so why not buy from within the borders of your own town?! The Charlotte News, in advance of our month-long summer hiatus, has put together this supplement to offer a glance at the hard-working folks who make our community what it is. We’re more than a bedroom community, more than the hot seat for education policy quarrels. We’re a community built from the earnest, sweaty

brows of people who love the land so much they work it. Whatever part of the political spectrum you put “Vermont values” on, no one in this fair state—flatlander transplant or seventh gen woodchuck—can deny our dependence on and love of a good farm. We’re proud of our farmers, and we thank them every time we bite into a juicy blueberry, crisp radish or delicious grass-fed burger that was cultivated with care right down the road.

| est. 2001 | Adam Hausmann | 985 Bingham Brook Road | hArles ussell Arm | Charles Russell | 142 Windswept Lane | 425-4757 | 802-578-9093 | adam@adamsberryfarm.com | adamsberryfarm.com cdegr@yahoo.com Products: Certified organic strawberries, summer raspberries, blueberries, currants, gooseberries, kiwis, farm made popsicles, berry sorbets, jams, vinegars and frozen hArlotte erry Arm | est. 1980 | Russ and Melissa Beatty | 4702 Ethan Allen Highway | berries 425-3652 | melissacbfarm@gmavt.net | charlotteberryvt.com Available: PYO, wholesale and farmers markets Products: Strawberries, blueberries, black raspberries, raspberries, pumpkins, Vermont maple syrup, Vermont honey, T-shirts, refreshments, baked goods (scones, ryn eAdow | Elysabethe (Libby) James | 3960 Spear Street | 425-5570 | pies, bars, and crisps), creemees, blueberry lemonade and jams brynmdow@gmavt.net | brynmeadowfarm.com Available: PYO, farm direct Products: Heritage sheep, turkeys (Bourbon Red, Slate, Holland White), standard and Bantam Buff cochin chickens, and Blue Cochin Bantams hArlotte illAGe inery | est. 2000 | William Pelkey | 3968 Greenbush Road | 425-4599 | Available: Farm direct and online wpelkey@gmavt.net | charlottevillagewinery.com NB: Also a B&B and art studio Products: Vermont-made boutique wines made from fruit and grapes Available: Farm direct and online eres Arden | W.L. Shriner | 1503 Ferry Road | info@ceresgardens.net | ceresgarden.net yrus rinGle Arm | est. 2012 | Michael Russell | 2577 Lake Road | 802-777-8757 | Products: Mixed organic vegetables and culinary herbs Mrblueearth@gmail.com Available: Commercially Products: Currants (black) Available: Farm direct

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This parking pass system is designed to be a zero budget item, and reflects the town’s interest in a “pay to play” approach to funding. “The town is leaning in the direction of a fee for service model,” said Fraser-Harris. “People who use the beach pay a small fee to maintain the quality of services that are provided.” This means that residents who choose not to use the beach are not charged for seasonal amenities, and that non-residents, such as large groups from New York and Canada, help pay to maintain the property as well. Of the first car passes sold this season, about 17% were purchased by non-residents. This is the key difference between Charlotte Beach and other local areas like Shelburne Beach. In Shelburne, a season pass costs $25.00 for the first car and $5.00 for each car after, with a discount for seniors. Unlike Charlotte, Shelburne Beach was a privately owned property donated to the town with a stipulation that it is to be used only by residents. Charlotte Beach was purchased using public funds, a noteworthy difference, according to Fraser-Harris. “We do try to model ourselves a little after Shelburne from a service perspective,” he said, “but the public has to realize that they are a completely separate form of ownership and management.” Although each town has slightly different policies to fit their management goals, the pass system in Charlotte is consistent other local beaches. Charlotte residents and their friends from across the lake are fortunate to be able enjoy a beautiful slice of shoreline, and expanding opportunities for recreation on the green.

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Cleaner water, healthier farms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Act 64 in brief (Above) Roelof Boumans and his help, Dave, harvest garlic on Windy Corners Farm. Photo: Alex Bunten (Top far right) A farm hand at Philo Ridge Farm takes care of some weeds. Photo: Emma Slater (Above middle) The Laberge Farm, now run by the Laberge brothers, Amie and Mark, is one of the oldest farms in town. Photo: Alex Bunten (Opposite left) A new combine at work at Nitty Gritty Grain Farm. Photo: Courtesy of Catherine Kenyon (Opposite right) An escaped calf at Philo Ridge Farm. Photo: Emma Slater

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When Act 64â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Vermont Clean Water Actâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was signed into law in June 2015, the Agency of Agriculture updated key rules, which were in place since 1995, to further reduce the impact of agriculture on water quality across the state. The resulting RAPsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Required Agricultural Practicesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;regulate farms in order to protect water quality, and have been re-written to a higher level of performance. The impact on small- and large-scale farms is significant and could create an additional economic burden due to changes in soil sampling frequency, number of animal

units and gross farm income. The last opportunity to provide input into the new regulations is fast approaching, as the public comment period ends on July 7. Visit agriculture.vermont.gov/ water-quality/regulations/rap to learn more. Send us a letter to the editor or comment on our Facebook page and let us know what you think. Are you infavor or against the legislation? Will it help our hinder your work as a farmer in Charlotte? Email news@ thecharlottenews.org.

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| est. 2008 | Drew and Brittany Slabaugh | 319 Converse Bay Road | 802-377-5127 | info@shakeygroundfarm. com | shakeygroundfarm.com Products: Strawberries, kale, radishes, carrots, cucumbers, garlic, zucchini, scallions, squash, chard, asparagus, herbs, and wool, fiber, pelts, and honey products Available: Farm direct and online

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| est. 1959 | Nick Cowles | 216 Orchard Road, Shelburne | 985-2753 | apple100@together.net | shelburneorchards.com Products: Apples, peaches, pears, table grapes, pumpkins, plums, sour cherries, apple cider, cider donuts, ginger cider, Ginger Jack, cider vinegar, apple brandy Available: Farm direct NB: Nick has three acres in Charlotte. He says of the trees planted there, “they always act different. They never do what I want them to...and they argue a lot!”

ground and the weatherman predicts rain, there’s no fiddling with obert L. Mack Jr. has called fellow Charlotte native and renowned s up-and-running again, quickly. Mack and Bora were raised and . Photo: Stephen Brooks

Don’t see your farm here? Summer in Charlotte is glorious, brief and borderline frantic for farmers. Catching up with everyone in town in order to make this guide comprehensive proved tricky as deadline loomed. Please forgive any omissions and errors. If you want to be included in or taken out of this guide in the future, please send an email to news@thecharlottenews.org and we’ll happily change or correct any of the listed information.

Now go make hay while the sun shines!

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On fair chase and stereotyping hunters Bradley Carleton CONTRIBUTOR

I’ll be the first to admit that I am not an accomplished bass fisherman. I know that the intense explosion of a largemouth on a popper in the weeds is as dramatic as anything you might experience in the outdoor world, but with so many different pursuits it is truly difficult to master them all. Guys (and gals) who consistently shoot big-racked bucks are rarely fly fishers. Turkey hunters and ice fishermen are often two different breeds. Those who take the journey down to the Merrimac River for stripers or bluefish are not commonly the same people who prefer to hunt squirrels or hares in the winter. Here in Vermont, we are blessed with so many options to hunt and fish that even the catch and release trout fishermen often snub those who choose to eat what they catch. We all have our passions. Mine is

waterfowling for ducks and geese. I started fly fishing when I was just eight years old—too young to appreciate the intricate details of a handsome tight looped back cast and too innocent to know that it wasn’t appropriate to take all the fish out of one pool when I figured out what fly was working. I’ve heard it said that the difference between laws and ethics is that ethics are something we practice when we know no one is looking. It is the decision not to take a shot at a duck that might be a mallard/ black hybrid when you know the limit on mallards is four birds, and the limit on black ducks is one, and you’ve already got one black duck in the bag. Ethics is knowing that the limit on brook trout is 12 per day, but choosing to only take enough for tonight’s dinner. It is the definition and implementation of “Fair Chase,” as described by Jim Posewitz in his book by the same name, which we are given at the end of a Hunter’s Education Course. Fair chase means that the animal has a reasonable chance of escape and that the choice to pull a trigger is one that is an action laden with respect for the animal. This year the Vermont Fish & Wildlife passed a law that allows hunters over 50 years of age to use a crossbow to hunt deer.

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This is a good law because many men and women whose bodies may no longer be able to pull a 50 pound draw compound or recurve bow, may use a crossbow that loads a shorter arrow (called a “bolt”) using mechanical drawing devices. This is a bad law in that it may increase the number of poachers that can now shoot a crossbow through the window of their vehicle without making a sound like that of a rifle. It will take greater judgmental restraint for someone who seeks to take the “easy way” to shoot a deer. My thought is that if you’re not working hard for your shot (with the exception of the luck that sometimes happens when you’re in the right spot at the right time), if you haven’t done your scouting, haven’t managed to sneak into the perfect hide, patterned your prey and learned about its habits, you’re not hunting. You’re just shooting to brag about it. Contrary to public belief, most hunters are very ethical, considerate stewards of the land and the habitat. They are the

played at Lyndon State College, Vermont came back in the second game thanks to strong relief pitching from Redhawk Andrew Bortnick, who gained the 2-1 win. CVU standout ball players Andrew Sam Mikell’s single drove in one of the Bortnick and Sam Mikell are continuing Green Mountain State’s runs, and Bortnick their seasons this summer playing for the scored on an error. SD Ireland-sponsored American Legion baseball team. So far, Ireland stands at 4 CVU’s Tyler Marshall wins, 3 losses and (unusual in baseball) a tie. In that tie, Mikell pitched four innings, named “Gatorade allowing no runs. Bortnick was the hitter Track and Field for the team when it topped Stowe 9-3 Athlete of the Year” several days earlier. He hit two out of three Winning the three races he entered times at the plate, one being a double, and in the Vermont State Meet for Division I had two RBIs. schools, Redhawk junior Tyler Marshall was named the Gatorade Male Track and Bortnick and Mikell Field Athlete of the Year in conjunction with USA Today. Tyler led CVU to its also contribute to first state championship, winning the 800 Twin-State series meter, 1,500 meter and 3,000 meter runs. Vermont and New Hampshire continued His seasonal-best time at 3,000 meters their close Twin-State Baseball series, placed him 83rd in the country. splitting a doubleheader by a single run in Despite a losing record, the CVU each game. After losing 6-5 in the opener,

greatest conservationists in the entire population. The Pittman Robertson tax on all firearms, ammunition and license sales has saved the white-tailed deer, wild turkey and wood ducks from near extinction. Since its inception in 1937, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service claims that it has raised over $2 billion which it returns to each state for habitat restoration and conservation. In 1937, during one of worst droughts in the Midwest, Ducks Unlimited was founded. This organization has managed to conserve 5,239,393 acres of land in the U.S. and another 8 million acres in Canada and Mexico. Ducks Unlimited has over 603,000 adult members and 44,954 youth members who annually raise money for further habitat restoration. From 2014 to 2015, members raised over $238 million to fund habitat and restoration projects. Only 3% of this money went to administration. My point is this; the next time you see a hunter, don’t stereotype him or her as one of those Elmer Fudd characters—ignorant, gun-toting, law-breaking, low-lifes. We know that they are out there. We know who they are. Just as terrorists are not all from one religion, neither are outdoorsmen all from the Wild West. Bradley Carleton is Executive Director of Sacred Hunter.org, a non-profit that seeks to educate the public on the spiritual connection of man to nature and raises funds for Traditions Outdoor Mentoring.org, which mentors at-risk young men in outdoor pursuits.

softball team placed four of its members in the “Honorable Mention” category. They are Reilly Brown, Natalie Gagnon, Lila Ottinger and Claire Potter. In baseball Andrew Bortnick was selected as a first-team pitcher with teammates Tanner Smith at second base, and outfielders Jacob Griggs and Jack Dugan and pitcher Liam Reiner on the second team. Sam Mikell and Chris O’Brien were voted honorable mention.

Richard Lowrey booms on Thunder Road One of Charlotte’s young racecar drivers, Richard Lowrey III, has been driving the Thunder Road Track, and he placed 21st in the Late Model Stock Division at Casella Night June 19. His father, Richard Jr., also races late models.

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Upcoming at the Charlotte Library

Margaret Woodruff CONTRIBUTOR

Summer Reading @ The Library: “On Your Mark, Get Set…Read!” Check out our full menu of programs listed at charlottepubliclibrary.org. Highlights

include a raptor visit from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, a CSI camp for grades 4 – 8 and sports challenge camps for grades K – 2 and 3 and up. Don’t miss our night at the ballpark on Saturday, August 6. Tickets available at the circulation desk. Summer Reading Story Time. Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., July 5 through July 26. Drop in for stories, songs and crafts all geared to moving and grooving to our summer reading theme. Suitable for children ages 3 – 5 with or without parent or caregiver. CSI Camp at the Library. July 11 – 13

from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Delve into glimpse into the world of maritime archaecrime scene invesology and the search for the tigation and forenEndurance. Limited seating sic science in this available. Please call the three-day camp. library for details. A visit from FBI Friends of the Charlotte agents included! Library Annual Book Sale. For grades 4 – 8. Sunday, July 10, 10 a.m. – 3 Registration p.m. This year the Charlotte required. Library will be holding its Vermont Reads annual book sale under a tent at the Charlotte on the Town Green. Browse Library. We still and buy from the terrific titles have copies of on display and enjoy fabulous The Endurance: Shackleton’s food from the vendors on the Legendary Antarctic green. Expedition. Stop by the Book donations will Senior Center or Library to be gratefully accepted get your very own book and from June 22 until July 7. join us on the lake for the Appointments can be made following related program: to drop off larger donations Shipwreck Tour of Lake prior to the official drop off Champlain. Tuesday, July dates if you have a special 5 at 9:30 a.m. Explore a situation (house on the shipwreck—without getting market for example). Please wet! Did you know that call Nan Mason (425-2588) there are over 300 historic or Beth Merritt (425-2191) shipwrecks at the bottom of to discuss. Many thanks Lake Champlain? A robotic for past and future support, camera sends back real-time video to an which helps to keep our library all that it on-board monitor for an eye-opening can be!

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Your hands, your germs, and you Bunky Bernstein, M.D., ret. CONTRIBUTOR

Last fall, we were in New York City, heading for the airport. We took the subway to Grand Central Station to pick up the JFK shuttle. The subway stop was two floors below street level. A wide staircase ascended. Carrying our luggage, we reached out for the hand rail by the stairs. The thought occurred to me: “Should I touch that handrail?” Would you touch that handrail? In an informal survey, a third of my Facebook friends who responded said, “No way.” Considering the current political scene, one might conclude that Americans are a pretty phobic lot. Politicians capitalize on the fear of terrorist attack, while statistically Americans are far more likely to be harmed in a neighborhood shooting. Returning to my subway survey, was I seeing a realistic health safety concern or a phobic fear of contagion? Perhaps few of us encounter the New York subway regularly, but most of us visit

OutTakes Commentary by Edd Merritt

Raking a “Louie liberal” over the coals “For we’re sweatin’ in the hole suckin’ down the devil’s dust, just to keep the fires a-blazin down the coal town road” —Allistair McGilvery I take grief nearly every day as I walk into Spear’s Corner Store to get my newspaper. The gang at the table often greets me as one of a handful of “Louie liberal” voters in East Charlotte. Comments reached new negative highs the other day, though, when I was told that not only was I too liberal for my own good but that I had left my truck idling in the parking lot and wasn’t that a non-liberal thing to do— carbon monoxide and all? And by the way, Edd, “Can you say President Trump?” Although I’m prepared to be politically bashed, I try not to argue back—it’s usually four against one, and I do need to stay long enough to buy my coffee. Last week, the minute I stepped to the counter, I was greeted by Robert Mack saying that he was very disappointed in Obama’s unwillingness to boost the coal-mining economy in West Virginia. I gave him my usual smile and nod and headed back to the truck, where I

supermarkets. By the door is the dispenser of alcohol wipes. There is no doubt of the effectiveness of alcohol hand-cleaner in certain circumstances. “The Berkley Wellness Newsletter” noted in 2014 that office workers who used hand-sanitizers at least five times a day were less likely to get sick than those who casually washed their hands. And families that used hand-sanitizers routinely had 60 percent fewer GI infections. Do you reach for the sterilizer pads before you touch the handle of the grocery cart? Do you disinfect your hands before leaving the store? Should you? Bacteria and yeast can live on surfaces for up to four months, but flu and cold viruses are transmitted in droplets through air, so cleaning the supermarket cart with an alcohol wipe will not prevent the most common contagious conditions. Let’s look at germs, hands and disease. The human body is home to more than 10,000 species of microorganisms— bacteria, yeasts, protozoa, viruses. The genes of these bugs outnumber our own DNA by 100 to 1. Carried predominately on the skin, in the mouth and gut, this personal community of germs is called your microbiome. The microbiome is affected by organisms in foods you eat, air you breathe, surfaces you touch, people around you, pets in your household. The microbiome is an important factor in health, and balance among the various microorganisms maintains a defense against the dangerous germs among them. The balance is disturbed when bacteria are killed indiscriminately by antibiotic drugs, alcohol solutions and antibacterial soap. Scientists believe that a healthy collection of inner germs may help prevent or moderate certain autoimmune and allergic diseases. Reporting in the Journal Pediatrics in 2015, Hesselman contemplated what he had said, thinking isn’t coal soon to be a thing of the past, one of worst blights on our landscape? And wouldn’t it be right for places like West Virginia or Wyoming, where it has been central to the state economy for many generations, to realize that, whoops, we need to start educating our current and future generations in ways to limit coal production and produce energy from renewable sources—sorta “Coal Over Beethoven?” Now, please don’t forget that I live across the street from one of the largest solar panel displays in Charlotte. We also own a camp in Eden, not far from the mountain-top windmills of Lowell’s Kingdom Community Wind project. And, although I acknowledge the right of others to oppose both these forms of power generation, I do not view the alternate power sources to be noisy, unwanted intrusions on the landscape that I can’t open my windows to or whose generation noise causes me great physical discomfort. But then, I lived several years on an ambulance route in New York City where sirens would put windmills to shame. I feel we have to look into the future rather than the past in this regard. Every year as I plant Charlotte Land Trust posters that state “This land is conserved forever,” I twinge at using the word “forever” for fear of not knowing what that means. My gut says that, in all likelihood, solar panels and wind turbines are not “forever” items either. A new source will develop, and their future will probably undergo scrutiny just as coal and natural gas are today. But that doesn’t mean we should abandon them for the present, knowing that something else will come along. By the same token, we have to recognize that continued on page 17

and others concluded that hand-washing (vs. machine-washing) of dishes, along with eating a diet rich in fermented foods like yogurt and food brought directly from farms, reduced the risk of childhood asthma and allergy. Taking in more microorganisms from the environment seems to combat the increase in allergic diseases common in affluent, increasingly “clean” societies since the latter half of the twentieth century. Hospital studies have found that hand-washing is critical to reduce the spread of infection among patients. However, when staff wash their hands frequently, the balance of skin organisms is disturbed, and cultures, when positive, are more often associated with dangerous bacteria. Other studies found that hospital rooms supplied by internal ventilation systems had a higher percentage of pathogenic bacteria than those supplied by outdoor air with a balance of various organisms. When your mother told you to go play outside, she may have been practicing good medicine. To get back to the question of the Grand Central staircase: “Should you touch the

railing?” My personal answer to the latter would be “Yes.” In general, a healthy person with a normally functioning immune system will unlikely be harmed by casual exposure to most pathogens. This does not hold for people with immunity weakened by chronic disease, steroid therapy or some cancer chemotherapy. For most of us, exposure to our neighbors, to foreign cities with unfamiliar microbiota, to pets and to the outdoors is a good thing because it augments our personal microbiomes. Although I wouldn’t wash my hands after petting the dog or receiving one of his doggie kisses, the Center for Disease Control recommends hand-washing before, during and after preparing food; before eating; before and after caring for someone who is sick; after using the toilet; after changing diapers; after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing; after touching an animal or animal waste or pet food or treats; after touching garbage. When necessary, I believe that plain soap and water with vigorous scrubbing to remove surface grime conducted in a common sense manner (i.e., no need for compulsive hand sterilizing) is the best prescription.

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(Above) Al Martin gives his passengers a bit of lake history over a mega-phone. (Left) Boaters enjoying a brief stop for lunch at the Red Mill, Basin Harbor.

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Welcome aboard! Explore a shipwreck without getting wet! On Tuesday, July 5, meet Martha and Joe Barton-Rivera at the Center to carpool to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum for a Shipwreck Tour. Did you know that there are over 300 historic shipwrecks at the bottom of Lake Champlain? Take a tour boat to the site of one of these wooden wrecks and go for a “dive” using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This robotic camera sends back real-time video to an on-board monitor as the vessel’s dramatic story is shared. We will gather at the Center and carpool to the museum where we will meet our tour guide for the one-hour trip. Afterward, feel free to eat the bag lunch you brought or grab a bite at the Red Mill Restaurant and plan to spend the afternoon strolling the grounds since your ticket includes admission to the museum. Don’t miss this incredible experience! Registration required. Maximum: 25. Fee: $15. Adventures in Acrylic with Lynn Cummings will run on Tuesday mornings from 9:15–12:15. Dates: July 12, 19, and 26. We’ll explore the wonderful and versatile world of acrylic paints and acrylic mediums, using them in many different ways in a supportive and creative environment. You’ll learn how to use fluid acrylic paints so that your paintings have the

spontaneous look of watercolor but with very intense color. You’ll use heavy body acrylics to create works that look textured and 3D, like oils. Trying out several acrylic mediums with your paints will give you additional tools to create varied surfaces with different looks. You’ll have so much fun you’ll wonder why you didn’t try this before! Please register early and be sure to ask for the materials list. Questions: lynn.cummings@uvm.edu. Registration required. Fee: $72. Affectionately known as the tubing capital of Vermont, "The Stockbridge Yacht Club," as the locals call it, has the finest Tubing on the White River. For $15 you get a tube and a shuttle up the river; then you are on your own for the three mile float down the river that takes about two hours. Slow enough to just sit back and watch the world go by. The water is no more than a couple of feet deep, and the bottom of the river is crystal clear. Enjoy summer in full swing at one of Vermont’s natural playgrounds on Tuesday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You should be able to swim and be physically agile for the tubing. Life jackets are available on request; water shoes are required. Pack a bag lunch to enjoy at the end of the trip on the “shore” with fellow tubers. Reservations required. Weather dependent. We will carpool from the Senior Center. Fee: $15. Hank Kaestner will lead another Birding Expedition on Wednesday, July

13, at 9 a.m. as we try to beat last year’s total by recording 101 species of birds in one year! Please meet at the Center so we can carpool together to the location Hank has scouted for spectacular bird watching. Good views are guaranteed through Hank’s "Oh my God" telescope. Register for this event so we can call you if we have to change the date due to bird migration or weather. Registration required. No fee. Sail by ferry to Essex for a Mid-day Concert and Lunch on Thursday morning, July 28. We will meet at the Senior Center at 10 and go together to board the 10:30 Charlotte ferry. The scheduled concert is Dr. William Tortolano, organist, with violin and cello accompaniment. It is a one block walk to the Essex Community Church, with the concert starting at 11:30 a.m. and lasting about 45 minutes. Admission is by donation and much appreciated. Afterward you can visit the unusual shops in town for a bit and stop in at one of the local eateries for a bite to eat before returning to Charlotte via ferry by 4 p.m. Registration required. Fee: Lunch money and $7.50 for the round-trip ferry ride. For those planning ahead, An Artist’s Three-Day Outdoor Intensive, with internationally acclaimed visiting artist Angela Manno, will be held on August 16 and 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (with one-hour lunch break) and August 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. For the third year in a row, Angela

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will return to teach at the Center. This three-day, intensive workshop, “Capture Radiant Color and Light in Your Work,” formerly concentrating on the pastel medium, is now open to practitioners in other media as well. Whether you are an oil painter, watercolorist or pastellist, you will learn or sharpen your skills in capturing radiant color and light in the tradition of landscape painting that Claude Monet used to create his impressionistic masterpieces. Students will practice and learn the secret to approaching subjects in changing light, how to simplify the landscape into basic masses and develop the ability to see the full spectrum of color. Open to beginning through advanced students. Classes are taught in pastel, and beginners will work in pastel. Those proficient in other media are most welcome. Plenty of individual instruction will be given, ending with critique in a supportive atmosphere. Registration required. Fee: $150.

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states like Wyoming, which built an entire economy around non-renewable sources, are falling apart. The New York Times of June 20 reports that Robert Godby, an energy economist and professor at the University of Wyoming, estimates that the state could lose up to 10,000 jobs related to the coal industry in the coming years. As a result, we need to get more creative with our learning objectives, teaching to the future, not to the past. Here is probably where my bias shows. Regardless of the subject matter, e.g., history, Latin, literature, science, technology, you name it, we should apply these disciplines to what lies ahead for mankind (and that may include learning how to learn). I believe learning is crucial for the generation of young people growing up in parts of the country that are undergoing large changes in the ways in which people earn their livings. They are no longer going to be able to hop out their back door and into the mines because the mines won’t exist, and that is probably a good thing. I’m reminded of driving through

Sudbury, Ontario, an oasis in a desert of nickel mines whose excavation created a nearly total loss of native vegetation in the landscape around the city. Price, not property, eventually reduced the devastation of the land. We’re headed to Martha’s Vineyard this week, and it will be interesting to hear where the controversy over wind generation in Nantucket Sound stands. Do the windmills clog the ship channels and ferry routes, or do they stand far enough away to generate needed resources? Also, let’s not forget that people are the primary cause of the need for energy. Check the gas-hog market at CCS some afternoon at pickup time. Try to get through Shelburne with the 18-wheeler flock heading north. I admit that one of my clear memories from childhood is shoveling coal. Every train had a coal car, and my grandfather’s friend would invite me to ride in the engine for the 30 miles across southern Minnesota on the way to visit my grandparents and help stoke the boiler. I thought I was the hottest thing on two legs, but then, the cows breathing my exhaust couldn’t tell me otherwise.

Leading Vermont in a New Direction You know better than anyone, Vermont faces a number of serious challenges in the coming years. The next Governor will need to act quickly and decisively to reverse the dangerous course we are currently on in order to bring state spending under control, stop the inexorable rise in property taxes, fix our chaotic health care system, and clean up our waterways. As you head to the voting booth to choose our state’s next Governor, you deserve to know exactly how each candidate proposes to address the issues. You deserve a clear plan of action and expect that your Bruce Lisman is a native Vermonter, candidate will have the fortitude to follow and Republican candidate for Governor of Vermont. through. I joined this race because I didn’t see a candidate who offered a clear commitment to the types of ideas that I think are necessary to put Vermont on a better path. For the past five years I have been out listening to you, carefully studying the problems you face, and researching and developing thoughtful solutions. I had hoped to build consensus for action through non-partisan advocacy; I had hoped that another candidate would step forward who was committed to the hard work of leading Vermont in a New Direction. But seeing no such candidate, I stepped forward. I formally launched my campaign on October 19, 2015, nine months ago, and have enjoyed every minute of it. My conversations with voters confirm my belief that they are eager for a candidate with specific policy ideas and the conviction to pursue them without equivocation. My website lays out clear, comprehensive policy ideas, and I share them wherever I go. Visit www.LismanForVermont.com for more information and email me at Bruce@LismanForVermont.com if you have questions. My opponent Lt. Governor Phil Scott, on the other hand, rarely demonstrates firmly held beliefs in any fashion. Rather than standing up for clear principles, he has taken shelter in the political safety of ambiguity, calling for ‘further study’ or ‘seeing both sides’ of the issue. Rather than stand up for you, he has lingered among political insiders as a member of Governor Shumlin’s inner cabinet. On the vital issues of health care and health insurance, Phil Scott offered no resistance to Governor Shumlin’s single payer plan. In 2012, he said the “single payer system may be the answer”1, then in 2014 said he didn’t “have enough information to know whether it works here in Vermont”2. But he could never bring himself to simply say: No – that’s a bad idea! He has been silent on the All Payer Model (singlepayer by another name). And on Vermont Health Connect, the health exchange, Phil Scott stood at Shumlin’s side when the exchange failed to launch. For three years he watched as the state squandered $300 million of taxpayer money on a technology platform that never worked. Only now, with the 2016 election before him, has he said he would pull the plug on the health exchange. Whether it’s health care, education quality or property tax reform, ethics standards or state spending – the story is the same – Phil Scott goes along to get along, while you get stuck with the bill. By all accounts, Phil Scott is a nice guy. He gets along just fine with his pals in government. But leadership means putting principles over popularity. It means doing what is right for Vermonters even if that makes his friends and colleagues uncomfortable in the State House. Instead of standing by Governor Shumlin, Lt. Gov. Phil Scott should have resigned from the cabinet and advocated for a different direction. Let’s face it, this 16-year career politician has been more concerned with cultivating his brand of likeability than he has studying the issues and making the tough choices that you expect of your elected officials. In my long career in business, I built relationships with many of my colleagues, but our success as a team was not a function of whether they liked me or not, but rather their appreciating my management capabilities. By laying out a clear strategic direction, and giving employees honest and fair feedback – even if it was sometimes uncomfortable – I established a culture of transparency, trust and a shared sense of purpose. I am committed to doing the same as your Governor. I will listen to you, be straightforward with you and fight for you. Don’t be content with political platitudes. Voters deserve better than they have been getting from their elected officials. You deserve to know exactly what a candidate believes and to expect some durable conviction behind those positions. I urge you to join me in calling for Phil Scott to join me in a series of public debates, so you can decide for yourself which one of us can best lead Vermont to a better, more prosperous future. I’m ready to lead Vermont in a New Direction and I ask for your vote on August 9, 2016.

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Community Events The News is taking its annual summer break beginning June 30. We’ll be back in your mailbox on July 28. See you at the Town Beach Party!

Events in Charlotte or including a Charlotter tUesday, JUly 5 PUBLIC MEETING: Public Informational Meeting for Charlotte FEGC-019-4(20) (U.S. Route 7 reconstruction). The Vermont Agency of Transportation hosts this meeting to present the public with an overview of the project. There will be a question and answer period following the presentation. Charlotte Town Hall. 6:30–8 p.m. Info: Francine Perkins, Project Outreach Coordinator, 802-479-6994.

sUnday, JUly 10 OPEN HOUSE: Charlotte’s Historic Schoolhouse on the Town Green will be open for a look around and lemonade from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. (Note: this is the day of the library book sale, which will be held 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and the schoolhouse is right next door.) Learn more about the schoolhouse watch a video that shows the reconstruction of the building and view the stories of some of the students who attended classes there. The schoolhouse dates back to 1850 and is part of Charlotte’s farming heritage. BOOK SALE: The annual Charlotte Library Book Sale. A wonderful chance to stock up on some year-round reading material. This year’s event takes place on the Town Green. When you’ve sated your book appetite, grab some breakfast or lunch from one of the several food vendors. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Info: Shanley Hinge, shanley@gmavt.net.

satUrday, JUly 16 DANCE PERFORMANCE: Farm to Ballet at Philo Ridge Farm. 2766 Mt Philo Road. Doors open 5 p.m. Show at 6:30 p.m. Dinner available for purchase. General admission is $16.50. Children 12 and under are free, but must have a ticket. Tickets: farmtoballet.org/ philo-ridge-farm.html. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be cancelled. Info: philoridgefarm.com.

monday, JUly 18 PICNIC: Grange Summer Picnic. The Charlotte Grange invites everyone to attend the annual summer picnic at the Charlotte Town Beach, Lake Road. 6:30 p.m. Hot dogs and beverages provided. Please bring a dish to share. (Rain location is the Charlotte Grange Hall on Spear Street) Info: Dorothy Hill, 4254140.

Charlotte Community Beach Party and Potluck Independence Day activities in the region sUnday, JUly 3 Burlington: Music at Perkins Pier and Waterfront Park from 5 – 9:30 p.m. Don Marcotte Biplane Airshow 8:30 – 8:45 p.m. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Bristol: Ball Park. Food, Crafts, Games and Fireworks. 6 p.m. Info: bristol4th.com. Ferrisburgh: Music by the Bessette Jazz Quartet and fireworks by Basin Harbor Club. 6:30 p.m. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Rain date July 5. Info: lcmm.org. Vergennes: Fireworks at Vergennes High School. 9:30 pm.

monday, JUly 4 Hinesburg: Parade at 11 a.m. beginning at Hinesburg Community School, Fireworks at 9:30 pm. Shelburne: Fourth of July Chicken BBQ and Auction. United Methodist Church. 30 Church Street. 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bristol: 10:30 a.m. parade, followed by music and food. Williston: 10 a.m. parade along Williston Road from Johnson Lane to Old Stage Road. Activities, music, vendors and fireworks at Allen Brook School. 7 – 9 p.m. Info: town. williston.vt.us.

Other Area Events satUrday, JUly 9 FUNDRAISER: Motorcycle ride to benefit Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, a yearround camp for children with cancer. BBQ lunch, door prizes and a 50/50 raffle! All participants receive a T-shirt and commemorative pin or patch. The registration fee is $50 per rider and $75 for rider and passenger. To register, volunteer or become a sponsor: Lindsay Longe, 802-372-5863 or lindsay@ takumta.org. Info: takumta.org.

satUrday, JUly 16 4 - 8 p.m.

Free admission and parking with potluck dish. (If no potluck dish, please consider a $5 donation.) Free Misty Knoll chicken & Fat Cow Farm burger BBQ, Stony Loam Farm salad and Adams Berry Farm dessert. Live music with the Mystic Party Band. Activities include Outdoor Gear Exchange Standup Paddleboards, Suncommon Solar Bouncy House, Volleyball, Tennis, Soccer, Petanque Playground, Disc golf demo, Horseshoes and Pickleball. Please NO DOGS and no trash: Carry-in/Carryout. BYO drinks, utensils and plates. (Rain date is July 17.) Info: Bill Fraser-Harris, billandeva@gmavt.net.

Upcoming pUblic meetings Selectboard: July 14, 7 p.m. Planning Comm.: June 30, 6 p.m.; July 7, 7 p.m. Agency of Transportation special meeting about Rte. 7 construction: July 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Energy: July 13, 7 p.m. Recreation: July 12, 6 p.m. Trails: July 12, 7 p.m. We make every effort to give correct meeting times, however they are subject to change. Check the town website for more info: charlottevt.org.

Have yoUr say | Selectboard MeMberS | Chair, Lane Morrison, 425-2495 Matthew Krasnow, 922-2153 Carrie Spear, 425-4444 Jacob Spell, 425-6548 Fritz Tegatz, 425-5564 Selectboard Regular Meetings are usually at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. If you would like to bring an issue to the attention of the Selectboard, contact the board chair or administrator Dean Bloch at 425-3071, ext. 205.

| ccS School board | Chair, Mark McDermott, 425-4860 Vice Chair, Erik Beal, 425-2140 Clerk, Jeff Martin, 425-4319 Kristin Wright, 425-5105 Susan Nostrand, 425-4999

| cVU School board-charlotte | Lorna Jimerson, ljimerso@wcvt.com Lynne Jaunich, lmjau@gmavt.net

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satUrday, JUly 16 EVENT: Soccer Tournament benefit. This event is to honor Stefan Pierson and others we have lost, or who are courageously living with cancer, and to provide funds so our foundation can help local young adult cancer patients (18-26) by providing resources to pursue activities cut short by cancer and its treatments. The tournament will host competitive 7 vs. 7 games for U1012 Boys, U10-12 Girls, U14-16 Boys, U14-16 Girls, Adult Competitive and Adult Fun. Invitational Metro Division I High School Alumni games at night. University of Vermont Virtue Field Athletic Complex. 8 a.m.–9 p.m. $15 per player, $150 per team, $250 per Alumni Team. Info: conquertheday.org.

satUrday, JUly 23 CONFERENCE: League of Vermont Writers’ Biennial Writers Meet Agents Summer Conference. Registration fee for the conference, which includes lunch, is $125.00 for League of Vermont Writers members. The non-members fee is $155. Registration after July 15 will be $135 for members and $165 for non-members. DoubleTree Hotel on Williston Road in South Burlington. Info: leagueofvermontwriters.org.

Do you have a Charlotte event or an event close by that features a Charlotter? Send description, date, time and cost to Ruah Swennerfelt at calendar@ thecharlottenews.org. If it’s a public event, share what’s happening with your neighbors!

Zoning Administrator & Deputy Health Officer, Joe Rheaume, jrheaume@townofcharlotte.com Town Planner, Daryl Benoit, dbenoit@townofcharlotte.com Chair, Jeffrey McDonald, 425-4429 Vice Chair, Peter Joslin Members: Gerald Bouchard, Paul Landler, Charlie Pughe, Donna Stearns, Marty Illick

| Vt goVernMent | vt senate (cHittenden district) Tim Ashe, D/P-Burlington, 318-0903, tashe@leg.state.vt Philip Baruth, D-Burlington, 503-5266, pbaruth@leg.state.vt.us Virginia “Ginny” Lyons, D-Williston, 863-6129, vvlyons@leg.state.vt.us Diane Snelling, R-Hinesburg, 482-4382, dsnelling@leg.state.vt.us Michael Sirotkin, D-South Burlington, 999-4360, msirotkin@leg.state.vt.us David Zuckerman, P/D/W-Hinesburg, 598-1986, dzuckerman@leg.state.vt.us vermont HoUse Mike Yantachka, D-Charlotte, 425-3960, myantachka.dfa@gmail.com

| U.S. goVernMent | U.s. senators Patrick Leahy, 863-2525, leahy.senate.gov Bernie Sanders, 862-0697, sanders.senate.gov Us congressman Peter Welch, 652-2450, welch.house.gov

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Congratulations to Beatrice Woodruff who earned placement on the Colby College dean’s list for the spring semester of 2015-2016. Beatrice is a first-year student and the daughter of Margaret and Charles Woodruff of Charlotte. She graduated from CVU and was one of 452 students (24 percent of the student body at Colby) who earned placement on the list.

Charlotte’s own all-star CVU basketball coach Ute Otley (above left) directed 98 girls in grades 4 – 9 at the CVU girls’ basketball camp from June 20-24. Current CVU basketball players served as counselors and among the award-winning participants were Charlotters Celeste Slauterbeck (Spirit Award), Maryn Askew and Quinn Boardman (All-Stars). (Above center) Quinn Boardman of Charlotte drives to the basket during skill work in the afternoon. Swish!

to former Charlotte resident and founder of NRG, designers of renewable energy products, David Blittersdorf, who was invited to be a member of a panel speaking on “Energy and Climate Change – Visions for a Path Forward,” sponsored by the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. David and three others will give their views on what the transition to renewable energy may actually entail at the Center on July 7, starting at 6 p.m. The other speakers come from Biomass Energy Resource Center, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation and Solar Works, Inc. The talk will accompany an exhibition titled “Portraits in Action: Pioneers in Renewable Energy, Environmental Conservation, and LandUse Planning.”

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Fire crew in N. Ferrisburgh gets a thank you BBQ As the Charlotte local volunteer fire crew will tell you, it’s hard work at the fire station. A fully outfitted fire fighter with coat, pants, oxygen tank and helmet is carrying around 80-100 extra pounds of equipment. And our neighbors to the south know this all too well. In a show of appreciation on June 22, the North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church cooked a “Thank You Barbeque” for Ferrisburgh volunteer fire fighters. Charlotte’s own Peter Curler was one of the many hands manning the grills at the event on Old Hollow Road. Bob Jenkins, the retired fire chief who served with the department for over 54 years, could not remember anyone

ever doing this for the Ferrisburgh Fire Fighters. Pastor Kim Hornung-Marcy opened the event with a special thanks to all the fire fighters gathered for the many hours of training and service they give to Ferrisburgh and neighboring towns. They often also help Charlotte with calls. The Ferrisburgh Fire Fighters is a dedicated group of about 40 people. Cadets can begin training at age 14. When a call comes in, all volunteers respond. That means four to 40 people show up for a call depending on the time of day. Neighboring fire-fighting groups support the Ferrisburgh Fire Fighters as well. They often see one to seven calls a week.

Notices Announcement of Seguin Bridge reconstruction The Seguin Covered Bridge (above), located at the north end of Roscoe Road, will soon be undergoing significant repair. The project will replace components of the bridge that have significant insect damage and rot. The work will require complete closure of the bridge, probably starting the week of June 20. Re-opening is planned for November 18. There will not be a temporary bridge installed in its place. Detour signs will direct drivers to alternate routes. The Town is paying 2.5% of the project; state and federal funds will pay for the remainder. For more details, see The Charlotte News article from June 16. Please call or e-mail Dean Bloch, Town Administrator, with any questions: 4253071 ext. 5; dean@townofcharlotte.com.

Special education records Notice is hereby given that the Chittenden South Supervisory Union, Charlotte Central School intends to destroy the special education records of all students who exited from any special education program during the 20102011 school year that were developed to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) at Charlotte Central School. This notice is in compliance with Federal, State and local policies. A parent, legal guardian or student (18 years old or older) may request records prior to destruction by contacting the Student Support Services Office at 4256656 by July 31, 2016. If no student, parent or guardian responds to this public notice prior to or by July 31, 2016, the school district will assume consent to

is extended to family and friends of Madeline Matte of Danville, Vermont, who passed away June 16 at the age of 91. Madeline was born in Charlotte, one of 11 children of Ezra and Rose (Lavalette) Curtis. Her surviving family in Charlotte includes her sister, Shirley LaBerge. There will be no calling hours prior to the funeral. is extended to family and friends of Charles Allmon who passed away at his home in Kihei, Hawaii, last fall at the age of 94. Charles was a summer resident of Thompson’s Point for many years, spending the majority of his work years as an investment educator. He and his wife, Gwen, made a gift of 60 acres to the Mount Philo State Park in 2010. The family asks that those interested in making donations in Charles’ name consider doing so to the Mountain Bible Church in Livingston, Montana, or to the Children’s Home in Helena, Montana.

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destroy the entire record specific to the student. You will be required to produce identification or provide verification data to acquire these records. Destruction of these records will begin on August 3, 2016.

Announcement of Request for Bids For Cleaning the Charlotte Town Hall/Town Office The Town of Charlotte has issued a request for bids for cleaning the Town Hall/Town Office. A copy of the request for bids can be obtained from the town web-site, :www. charlottevt.org, or by stopping by the Town Office, or by calling/e-mailingcontacting Town Administrator Dean Bloch, Town Administrator, at 425-3071 ext. 5, or at dean@townofcharlotte.com. Bids are due by July 20, 2016, at 3:00 p.m.

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