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Town charter on the table again at Selectboard

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in prospect. The committee was sent away with the task of developing a communications plan. he Charlotte Selectboard met for One hour was consumed by the presenanother marathon session on Oct. tation and discussion of the quarterly 26 with a 5:30 p.m. site visit followed Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue by the second public hearing on the Services financial management review. proposed legislative CVFRS’s finances, charter establishing a which are for the most new budgetary voting The Town Charter part supported by town regime. Perhaps funds, have been under because this charter close scrutiny for many Do you understand what it is will not be voted on years and this quarterly and why the town wants it? until the next March report was no exception. Will you support it at Town Town Meeting, there CVFRS is an indeMeeting? Write us a letter— were very few citizens pendent, not-for-profit news@thecharlottenews.org. in the audience save corporation operating members of the Town with a memorandum Meeting Solutions of agreement with the Committee. The committee was infor- town. Under the MOA, Selectman Fritz mally constituted to investigate means of Tegatz has a seat on the board of directors increasing the participation of Charlotters and serves as the gateway for questions in voting on the town’s annual budget. between the two groups. An extended conversation between At this meeting, however, John Snow, the committee and Selectboard members the corporate president of the CVFRS, centered on how to best communicate the Charles Russell, the corporate treasurer, intent of the charter to the public. While and Fire Chief Chris Davis were asked many on the Selectboard indicated that numerous detailed questions relative they had found a broad understanding by to the operations, costs of operation the public, there was still considerable and capital assets. They presented a resistance to change. The idea of more Composite Management Financial Report public meetings, broader communications see Selectboard, page 8 and perhaps a direct mailing campaign are THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

Maryn Askew brings the house down with her rendition of “Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road” at the Barre Opera House on October 18 as part of the Vermont Has Talent competition for 8- to 24-year-olds. PHOTO: COURTESY

Charlotte’s got talent Locals shine at Vermont Has Talent competition Geeda Searfoorce THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

harlotters Maryn Askew and Keira Yardley joined their peers, astonished the judges and won big at the Vermont Has Talent competition, held at the Barre Opera House on October 18. The event, now in its seventh year, raises money for the Miss Vermont Scholarship fund, a resource that supports young women in Vermont. Fourteen-year-old Maryn wowed the judges with her piano and vocal rendition of “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” The top-scoring vocalist and top-scoring solo female performer in the 14-24 age category, she took home a $100 gift certificate

to the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, a day of recording at Friday Pop Café and a scholarship to the Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization Preliminary Title Holder program. Additionally, Askew won first place overall in her age group. Keira garnered praise and an award for her vocal performance of “Up on the Fridge.” She earned second place in the 8-13 year-old category and a $50 FlynnArts gift certificate. Though most of the performances were given by vocalists—there were several piano/vocalists, a band, pianists, and a guitar/vocalist—there were also dancers, and a comedy routine given by second place winner Savannah Yates of Middlesex, who received a $50 FlynnArts gift certificate for her hysterical celebrity impressions. Shelburne’s Emily Friedrichsen captured the judges’ attention and a $100 FlynnArts gift certificate for her vocal rendition of “In My Own Little Corner.” see talent, page 4

Bay Foley-Cox elected to CVU Student Council Kali Adams THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

VU held elections from Oct. 5–9 for freshman representatives to join Student Council. Student Council works to promote the student voice in all aspects surrounding CVU. It organizes schoolwide activities, works to further the learning environment and seeks positive relationships not only within CVU between the faculty and students but also in the greater community. Each graduating class elects two representatives to serve for a year. This year there was a wide range of candidates, including Bay Foley-Cox from Charlotte, who was ultimately elected to represent the Class of 2019 on Student Council, along with Prince Yodishembo from Williston. The

Charlotte News caught up with Bay to ask him about his journey into student politics. the charlotte newS: First off, how did it feel to be elected? bay Foley-cox: It feels pretty good. I was happy to see that people believed I was a person who could make changes. I’m excited to get started with Student Council and am hopeful that I can fulfill some of my goals. tcn: What inspired you to run for Student Council? bF-c: I’m not satisfied with the student experience at CVU. I think it’s good now but there’s a lot of room for improvement. I wanted to help and I believed that on Student Council I could. tcn: What has been the easiest part? see council, page 3

Welcome to the jungle Veterans Day book release and film premier at Main Street Landing Film House Alex Bunten THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

rivate Loring M. Bailey Jr. was killed on March 15, 1970 in Quang Ngai fighting in the Vietnam War. He was from Stonington, Connecticut, and was only 24 years old. In the “Remembrances” section below his name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund website, John Wilson, his platoon leader, recalls the exact time it happened: “I was standing there with him discussing our defensive options. We stood in the same area while discussing the options. . . and as I walked away, there was a booby-trap explosion that killed Loring but just threw me to the ground. To this day I don’t know how or why I survived and he did not.” Although Ring, as he was called, didn’t make it home, his words live on in a soonto-be-released book, Calm Frenzy: One Man’s Vietnam War. The book will be released on Veterans Day, November 11, at the Main Street Landing Film House, Burlington, alongside a new award-winning documentary film from Soren Sorensen called My Father’s Vietnam, which is in part about Loring and his relationship with Soren’s father during Vietnam. Calm Frenzy is a series of edited letters to Loring’s wife, Maris Bailey, his parents, Loring Sr. and Dorothy, his

brother-in-law, Rik Carlson, who works at the Little Garden Market in Charlotte and a close friend—the same people who helped compile the book. The letters, mostly given without dates or addressee, paint a disjointed but candid picture of Vietnam, from basic training to a “360 degree front,” through the eyes of a curious mind and a gifted writer. Loring writes at the start of the book, “Am I hyper-critical or does it just seem that everyone here would give his back teeth to get to New York City (without having to give up the Chivalay Impala and its stars and bars front license plate). What a sad state to preserve its rights so well and see Vietnam, page 3

Loring M Bailey Jr stands with a human skull while on active duty as an infantryman in the Vietnam war. A book of his collected letters will be releases on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. PHOTO: COURTESY

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Dear Courage Grandmother, retired nurse and unshakable champion of the human spirit, Courage Turner Jones. “Be brave, Beloveds, and somehow we’ll all make it!”

Dear Courage,

My wife is becoming increasingly bothered by the long winters in Vermont. We have wonderful friends here and good jobs (and these are not easy for us to come by). I don’t want to start all over again in a new location just for added warmth and sunlight, although I know I would enjoy these, too. I want to respect her need for this, though, as an important quality of life issue. How can we make a decision whether to stay or move? Signed, Between a rock and a cold place

Dear Cold,

It’s hard, now that we’re in this strange time of year right before stick season, to imagine how we can say goodbye to those glorious summer and fall days that help us feel grateful to be alive. But Vermont winter is right around the corner, my dear, make no mistake about it. Skiers love it, Huskies grow more fur, and maple saplings go dormant for a cozy nap until sugaring begins. But what about people

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who don’t cotton to the frigid time of the year but yearn instead for more clement climes? Your respect for your wife’s wishes and feelings is beautiful. It requires strength and an open heart to feel compassion for those we love even when we hold a different point of view. And it can be exhausting trying to express our differing opinion in a way that invites discussion rather than debate. This is the work of our intimate relationships, and when we can take up that work with our partners, we experience the deep pleasure of human connection that attracted us to one another in the first place. Major life decisions like moving are best undertaken without the pressure of a deadline, if possible, and it sounds like you and your wife aren’t necessarily in a hurry, the current drop in temperature notwithstanding. Try to make a point this winter of doing something together outside on a regular basis, even if it’s just once or twice a month. Snowshoeing, cross-country skiing or even just standing quietly outside listening with closed eyes to hear how the quality of sound changes when the world is covered in a blanket of white—these activities can change your heart rate and carry more oxygen to brains

that are tired of pressing for a decision. A cup of hot cocoa in bed afterwards is also an excellent restorative measure and provides warmth enough to dispel cold conversation should your different views sometimes feel impassable. Spending time with your wonderful friends is essential too. Be here, together, while you’re here, and as the pages of the calendar flip you and your wife will know better whether or not to stay or go. That way, whatever the decision, you’ll be making it together. Finally, thank you for writing to me as you consider this potential life change. As we age we can sometimes become overwhelmed thinking about how the stakes seem to get higher with every decision, which is why it is so important to express what we struggle with and trust that another human understands. On this chilly November night as I rush to close the door after letting the dogs in, I see, beyond the porch light’s reach, the dark pile of leaves waiting for me to haul them to the compost heap, and I know what we’re in for. Vermont winter may be cold and long, but it can be profoundly beautiful when we know we’re not alone. Signed, Courage

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Look for Charlotters Mindy Bickford (left) and Kim Anderson in the upcoming production of White Christmas. PHOTO: TIM BARDEN

Locals in Lyric Theatre’s White Christmas Even though we’re just through Halloween and moving toward Thanksgiving, some locals can’t wait for a white Christmas. Mindy Bickford and Kim Anderson of Charlotte fit this bill. They are already actively preparing their roles in the Lyric Theatre’s fall production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Kim is playing Martha Watson, who is the jovial housekeeper at the Inn in Vermont, and Mindy is a featured dancer, in the quintet and in the ensemble. The stage production of White Christmas is based on the 1954 movie musical starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney. The show follows the dynamic duo of Wallace and Davis, who meet during World War II and go on to become partners on stage as singers, dancers and producers. After meeting the beautiful and talented Haynes sisters, the men decide to follow them to

the fictional town of Pine Tree, Vermont, where the ladies are scheduled to perform at an inn over the holidays. The inn happens to be run by the general that Wallace and Davis served under during the war. Unfortunately the inn has fallen on hard times, mainly because Vermont is experiencing a heat wave and severe lack of snow. Wallace and Davis decide to team up with the Haynes sisters and bring their entire stage show from New York to Vermont for the holidays to help with the general and his nearly bankrupt inn. Erin Evarts, the artistic director of the Lyric production, describes part of what helped create her vision in bringing this classic to life: “At the heart of the show we see the love the characters have for each other, especially for the general. It is a beautiful story about community, hope and decency—I can’t wait to see how audiences respond.” The first showing of White Christmas is at 7:30 p.m., November 12, at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington. More info at flynntix.org.

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Moving memory Charlotte’s Town Green takes shape as World War II monument is transplanted Geeda Searfoorce THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

s the sun makes its way west across the sky this Veterans Day, a new and commanding shadow on Charlotte’s Town Green will shift with each passing hour. On Oct. 12, the World War II monument commemorating Charlotters who served made the trek from Charlotte Central School down the hill to a prominent location just outside of Town Hall. Originally installed at CCS when the library portion of the school building, built in 1939, was the Charlotte Town Hall, the monument lists 98 veterans—four of whom died in service or were killed in action. The heavy lifting and careful attention that Jr Lewis, Gary French and Jeff Kuhn of Kuhn Memorials paid to the monument on that bright October morning are just a piece of the story. As part of a decade-long project to improve the green and find a suitable way to honor Charlotte’s veterans, the monument’s move was the result of concentrated planning and effort by a number of community members. In 2005, a Monument Committee was appointed to look into the best way to protect, preserve and highlight the town’s existing monuments. Committee members Jim Donovan, Tom Larson, Mary Lighthall, Beth Merritt, Happy Patrick and Jenny Cole worked on compiling complete lists of Charlotte veterans and developed a concept for a monument garden on the Town Green, where the World War II monument could be moved. The committee concluded that the town’s World War I monument should remain in place, though new granite curbing was installed to protect the plantings done by

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laugh so long at hair half as lengthy.” Loring’s letters are full of wit, dry humor and sharp commentaries on everything from the subjective experience of organized religion to a detailed analysis of the aerodynamic tendencies of an M16 bullet. He adopts a duckling named “Duckly” in one letter and questions the frequency of civilian mutilation in the next. As the commanding officer’s radiotelephone operator, Loring was often in charge of calling in the helicopter strikes that led to the latter. He struggles with this and many other facets of war but somehow maintains an even-keeled voice for his readers—drenched from 100 percent humidity or monsoon rain, he wrote whenever he could. Although positive through many of his letters, the mental hurdles of war hit hard with Loring, especially when he attempts to call his wife for the first time: “Only an eccentric would run around screaming with a light machine gun under his arm. Granted. Only an eccentric could enjoy it, let it roll off his back, not react to it, relax and carry on a normal conversation with his fiancé a matter of hours later. There is no single definition of normalcy—it’s a statistically derived momentary constant which encompasses the infinitude of

Before and after: (Left) The WWII monument in its original location at CCS in 2013. The base was almost completely covered, and the names near the bottom were hard to see. (Right) The monument in its new home just outside of Town Hall. PHOTOS: (LEFT) JENNY COLE & (RIGHT) DON LOCKHART

community volunteers. The task was not always easy. Inaccuracies in record keeping in early conflicts made it difficult to come up with a correct number of Charlotters fallen in service. Even lists for more recent wars were found to have omissions, with some Charlotte veterans listed in neighboring town rosters. The lists do not include veterans who moved to Charlotte after their service or people who have served in recent conflicts where lists were not yet available. Approximately 350 Charlotte residents have served in conflicts since the early years of our town’s history. Twenty-nine people died during their service. The Civil War list contains 104 names, including 38 soldiers recruited from other towns and seven “substitutes.” There were 38 Charlotte residents who served in the Korean War, and 72 in the Vietnam War. Two people are on the list for Operation Desert Storm 1990-91. In 2012, a Town Green and Monument Committee was appointed and tasked with coming up with a plan to replace the non-native invasive shrubs and unhealthy trees near the Town Hall and to suggest other ways to improve the Town Green. Committee members and participants included Jessie Bradley, Church Hill Landscapes, Bob Chutter, Dan Cole, Jenny Cole, Winslow Ladue, Dave Marshall, Stanley Lane, Happy Patrick and Sue Smith. In addition to the natural landscape planning, the committee revisited the

planning done by the previous Monument Committee and incorporated earlier ideas into the current recommendations. In spring of 2013, non-native shrubs were removed and native trees and shrubs planted on the south and east sides of the Town Hall. At Town Meeting, townspeople approved an advisory motion to have the World War II monument moved to a monument garden on the Town Green. In September 2013, after a very wet spring, the committee concluded that the focus should shift to resolving drainage problems on the green—and that the committee should pursue a simplified version of the monument garden concept. A Town Green drainage plan was developed pro bono by civil engineer Dave Marshall, and the town worked to obtain the necessary permits for the project. “It was wonderful seeing so many community members get involved and help with this important project,” said committee member Jenny Cole. “It’s so important to remember our veterans and to do so together as a town.” At a ceremony planned for this Veterans Day at the Senior Center on Nov. 11 Charlotters can do just that. See page 16. For more information about the monument or the Veterans Day commemoration, contact the Charlotte Town Hall at 425-3071 or the Charlotte Senior Center at 425-6345.

behavior.” An articulate writer and deeply humane soul trapped in an inhumane place emerges from the pages this book. Just as the medical profession is occasionally blessed with a writer who has a keen eye for a story amongst daily suffering, such as William Carlos Williams or Anton Chekhov, so is the military for the experience of living as a soldier. For obvious reasons, however, solider writers are often more limited in their working time frame. Writing to his wife, Loring considers this, “We never said much about the hard possibility of my not returning from Vietnam, mostly because I plan to return, and under my own power; but each of the military vignettes in a letter makes that possibility more real for you.” Loring would have been 70 years old on October 24, 2015. To purchase Calm Frenzy: One Man’s Vietnam War or for further information about My Father’s Vietnam, visit calmfrenzy.com. Screenings of the film on Nov. 11 will be at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The director will attend the 11 a.m. performance and be available for questions. For tickets to the Veterans Day at the Main Street Landing Film House, go to flynntix.org. Blocks of tickets are available for veterans and their families through the support of Pomerleau Real Estate and J&A Pump and Motor Service.

Happy Patrick Pete Demick The Friends of the Charlotte Library Marine Corps League Detachment 606 Members of the Charlotte 250th Anniversary Committee The Charlotte Selectboard Dean Bloch Dave Marshall Lewis Excavating Jeff Kuhn The crew from Vermont Roads and Fields

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BF-C: The easiest part was probably getting the 100-signature petition I needed to be on the ballot. I was surprised at how many people wanted me on Student Council. TCN: Were there any difficulties during the campaign process? BF-C: The most difficult part was writing my speech. I do well at writing in school, but I found writing a speech that I had to present to everyone was very hard. TCN: What have you enjoyed most about these elections? BF-C: I really enjoyed walking around and chatting with random people and seeing what they wanted the school to be. I met a lot of people I probably wouldn’t have otherwise. TCN: What is your vision for CVU? What inspires you here? BF-C: My vision for CVU would be a

We remember… In addition to the World War II monument now on the Town Green, other monuments honoring Charlotte soldiers include: The World War I monument at the intersection of Greenbush Road and Ferry Road (by the Old Brick Store) lists 37 Charlotte veterans, three of whom died in service or were killed in action. The granite monument’s inscription reads: We hold that the right to govern is with and by the consent of the governed The memorial and dedication at Charlotte Beach for Fred St. George, Sergeant, U.S.M.C., who was killed in action in Vietnam in 1967. The memorial’s inscription reads: We shall not see our brave and young, fall to the sad chance of war, unsung A plaque in memory of Sgt. Alan N. Bean, Jr., who served in the Vermont Army National Guard, is on a large stone moved from the former Bean property on Hinesburg Road to a location opposite Spear’s Corner Store. Alan was killed in action in Iraq in 2004. The plaque’s inscription reads: Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release From little things; Knows not the livid loneliness of fear, Nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear The sound of wings. Amelia Earhart

place that looks towards the future. I would like to see the curriculum take advantage of technology in teaching but also teach students how to use technology effectively. I think we should create systems that allow homework and classwork to be handled digitally and only use paper when it adds something to our education. Skills like computer programming should be taught to more students and be implemented into other classes because students should be prepared to enter a world that is run almost entirely by computers. TCN: Have you had any people who really motivated you through this process? BF-C: I guess I was motivated by everyone at this school. I believed that I could improve their experience, and that was something worth spending a lot of time on. Congratulations on your election, Bay! We look forward to seeing your work on Student Council.

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The Grand Prize winners this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Henry and Nathan Wu of Essex Junctionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;brought the house down with their nuanced piano duet of Brahmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hungarian Dance Number One. The pair earned $500, a choice of studying at Spotlight Vermont or Vermont Musical Theatre Academy, and a photo session with Tim Barden Images. The annual event will be looking for eager and passionate performers next year and makes auditioning easy for those interested in participating. Prospective

competitors will be able to upload a video of their talent to YouTube and email the link to organizers. Amateur performers ages 8-24 will competeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in singing, dancing, juggling, acrobatics, instrumental, magic, stage combat and moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for the top prize of $500 and the opportunity to perform at the Barre Opera House. Performers who have won a town or local talent show are automatically qualified to perform and register at a reduced rate. For more information about the Vermont Has Talent competition or the scholarships it supports, contact chair Mary Catherine Jones at businessmgr@ missvermont.org.

Maryn Askew, center, poses with Miss Vermont and Miss Vermont Teen after her award-winning performance. PHOTO: COURTESY

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those afflicted—in order to buttress the financial interests of the institution. Håkansson and Rodriguez are part of an international network of people who are working to use other paradigms that can be helpful to people who are experiencing emotional distress. Their work emphasizes relationships and buttressing a person’s social network. Håkansson has worked for 25 years with individuals who have rejected the standard system of care; she places them in homes where they are treated as another member of the family. Her organization does not use psychiatric labels and they assist people in discontinuing psychiatric medications if they choose. For those interested, there is a documentary about the Family Care

This past September, I had the privilege of speaking at a conference in Asuncion, Paraguay. I was invited by an inspiring young woman, Leticia Rodriguez, to join in the ten-year anniversary of an organization she founded, Enfoque Ninez, which places abandoned children in homes and provides therapeutic support to the children, their foster parents and biological parents. Their group includes psychologists, social workers and lawyers. They strive toward reunification when possible, and it is the role of the lawyers to help navigate the legal challenges that often arise. Remarkably, Paraguay has an extremely limited social-safety net. The country was under the control At one of the hospitals we of a dictator, Alfredo Stroessner, visited the waiting room was until the late 1980s. He developed no social systems, and the legacy filled with drug reps bringing of extreme income inequality their samples to the hospital. remains evident even to a casual observer. Consequently Enfoque is funded entirely by donation, and foster parents receive no stipend for their Foundation called Healing Homes, availwork. able for free on You Tube. The title of the conference was It might seem odd that the chief psychi“Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and atrist at Vermont’s largest community Youth: A view of actual alternatives and mental health center (that would be me) challenges.” The objective was to provide is traveling with such critics of her own a forum where critiques of the field could profession. Sadly I have come to share be discussed openly. Whitaker’s criticisms, and this has led me I was one of three international guests. to search for alternatives. I had traveled to The others were the journalist Robert northern Finland and Norway and this is Whitaker, author of several books critical how I came to know Håkansson. My own of psychiatry, and Carina Håkansson, a presentation focused on how I might inteSwedish psychologist who is the founder grate the work of my colleagues in northof the Family Care Foundation, an organi- ern Europe and Asunción into the work I zation that does work somewhat similar to am doing here in Vermont. Remarkably, Enfoque Ninez. I am not alone in this endeavor, and we Whitaker’s talk focused on his most now have several groups here who are recent book, Psychiatry Under the following a similar path. Influence, which was the product of a One highlight of this trip was the tours one-year fellowship that he spent with we took to two large psychiatric hospitals. co-author Lisa Cosgrove, a professor of If we had wondered if Whitaker’s writings psychology at UMass Boston, while they had relevance in Paraguay, this was put to were both fellows at Harvard’s Edmond rest during our tours. At one of the hospiJ. Safra Center for Ethics. They explored tals we visited—notably the poorest—the what the Safra lab calls “economies of waiting room was filled with men dressed influence,” the forces that exert corrupt- in suits and carrying large briefcases. We ing influences on an institution. In this learned that they were drug reps bringing book, they examine the institution of their samples to the hospital. We were academic and organized psychiatry, given the new intake manual for the and they identified three economies of hospital, and the cover was emblazoned influence: “the [American Psychiatric with advertisements for the newest (and Association’s] own guild interests, the most expensive) psychiatric drugs. influence of pharmaceutical money on the APA, and the influence of pharmaceutical Sandra Steingard, M.D., is chief medical money on academic psychiatry.” In great officer at Howard Center. She lives in detail, the authors describe how time Charlotte and blogs at and again the leaders of psychiatry acted madinamerica.com. against its stated mission—to understand psychiatric disorders and improve care for

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I am delighted that this summer the Charlotte Roadside Tree Restoration Fund received a wonderful boost with another $5,000 grant from the A. William Rutter family and the many generous gifts from community members in honor of the tree wardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 90th birthday! Thank you again so much. This has made some planting possible this fall. Residents will see new trees at several locations, and as a guide to our newest (plant) community members, the sites and actions are summarized here. There will be a new sugar maple in the northeast corner of the West Burying Ground (Barber Cemetery). This partially compensates for the Cemetery Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s necessary removal of a large decadent black cherry. It will serve to maintain the â&#x20AC;&#x153;open woodland/shady meadowâ&#x20AC;? character of this special place and be a species approved by Cemetery Commissioner Stephen Brooks as in keeping with historic tradition. At the Old Lantern on Greenbush Road, three of the 13 disease-resistant (Princeton) elms that we planted in 2007 became infected this year with Dutch elm disease and were removed. These are the first of the Princeton hybrid to be reported in Charlotte as succumbing. This reminds us that resistance is not immunity. As replacements, three sycamores have been planted. Sapsuckers managed not only to kill a two-inch diameter sycamore that Linda and I had planted in our back field a year ago but also decimated six trees in the

town right-of-way on Prindle Road east of the Bean Road intersection on the Knox property. These have been removed and five silver maples planted in their stead. A major project and headache has been the removal and relocation of an entire row of 23 trees planted in 2008 along East Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point Road adjacent to the Mack farm. This became necessary because of tree injury due to too-close crop cultivation, changed drainage ditching and a change in desire for the trees by Robert and David Mack. A difficult situation was greatly assisted by resident Richard Corley who agreed to have a landscape contractor remove 12 of these trees at his own expense and relocate them to the edge of his property along Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point Road. Thank you, Richard, for this fine contribution to the Roadside Tree Restoration Program. The remaining trees, less five that Robert wishes to retain, are being moved at the Macksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expense to the Ferry Road rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; of-way along the Jr and Leslie Lewis property. Shade-tree planting for the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playground at Charlotte Town Beach has been proposed by Selectboard member Carrie Spear, with the concurrence of the Recreation Committee. This excellent idea will result in six to seven new trees there next spring, pending additional community contributions for this purpose. (Hint, hintâ&#x20AC;Śtax-deductible donations are welcome by check made out to Town of Charlotte, marked for the Tree Fund, and left with the Town Clerk.) Larry Hamilton is the volunteer Charlotte tree warden. He is professor emeritus at Cornell University and a senior advisor to the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Protected Areas.

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CCS welcomes the town’s favorite squashling and his wife at annual Halloween parade Students, teachers, and staff at Charlotte Central School promenaded in costume from the building to the field on the bright and chilly October 30 morning to greet the incomparable Pumpkin Man as he emerged from the woods, thus celebrating a 25-year-old tradition and ushering in the darkening of the year with levity and light. “Pumpkin Man, Pumpkin Man!” came the chants from the beaming crowd of lions, witches, and ghouls. But for the second year in a row Pumpkin Man was joined by a female companion, a sprightly and engaging figure that The Charlotte News has confirmed to be his wife. “Oh, we all love it,” says Naomi Strada, School Administrative Assistant. “Pumpkin Man lets us experience a mysterious and magical world during the Halloween season.” The charming couple carved quite a figure as they strolled out from the woods at the base of Pease Mountain and accepted with gratitude the box containing homemade, all natural

goodies and vegetables prepared by Cher Feitelberg’s third grade class. Second graders in Kris Gerson’s class were filled with questions for the pair. “Do you have a dog?” one student asked. “Do you have a baby?” several wanted to know. “How deep in the forest do you live?” was another common question. Other students just wanted to send a message to Pumpkin Man and Woman, as they presumably nestle back in their home until next year. “Pumpkins are my favorite gourd,” one student said. Another, smiling, cheered, “I just want to tell them, ‘Happy Halloween!’”

Mahana Magic Haunted House and fundraiser a success On October 30 more than 450 costumeclad guests got their spook on at The Old Lantern for a great cause at the Mahana Magic Foundation’s 6th Annual Monster Bash. The foundation’s mission is to help those whose parents or loved ones have been diagnosed with cancer. Mahana Magic raised roughly $40,000 at the Monster Bash, which has become its signature event. The Old Lantern kindly donates the space for the evening, while Vermont Tent Company allows its tent to be transformed into a haunted house. To enter the Old Lantern partygoers had to snake their way through the creepy haunted house where volunteers from the UVM fraternity Alpha Phi Omega terrified the guests with screams and false mirrors. The nights prior to the party the haunted house was open to families. On those nights actors for the haunted house were students from CVU, Rice, The Waldorf School and Vermont Commons. The Mahana Magic Foundation would like to thank Charlotte resident and business owner Lisa Gaujac of the Old Lantern for her kind support throughout the years. Monica Marshall, a board member of Mahana Magic, said, “According to ticket sales this year’s turnout was the highest

it’s ever been.” All of the proceeds go directly to the support of the children through access to a child-life specialist, rope courses and art therapy. To find out more about the Mahana Magic Foundation or donate, visit its website at mahanamagic.org.

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showing revenues at 25.18 percent for the first quarterly budgeted amount while the expenses stood at 20.71 percent. The shortfall in expenses was explained away as being a function of timing factors. The most significant remark by Snow was: â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we sit here today, we have not seen anything in our current experience, nor are we aware of any intended changes in rates, that would cause us to believe that our budget for next year would be materially different from our budget this year.â&#x20AC;? He went on to explain that his definition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;materiallyâ&#x20AC;? implies a variance greater or lesser than 5 percent. The largest component of the budget is for compensation of the EMS personnel who must fill 28 shifts per week. Currently volunteers can cover only 2.5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 shifts, so all others come generally from part-time employees whose rates are based on their certifications. There is one full-time

employee who covers three shifts plus administrative functions. In addition, the CVFRS team presented its preliminary capital budget request of $21,892 for next year. This amount covers the replacement of three sets of bunker gear (helmets, suits and boots) that have outlived their certified lives, a replacement thermal imaging camera and an IV pump that has been mandated recently by state regulations. In other budget previews, Kate Lampton of the Charlotte Land Trust requested an annual allocation of $5,000, down from $5,500 last year. She reported that the Conservation Trust Fund will total $553,019 after Nov. 16 Tax Day and recommended that an additional $90,000 be added again for the next year. Currently, there are four potential properties in consideration for these funds. Estimated costs for conserving these properties totals $510,000. Lampton pointed out that most of these actions reap benefits largely from state and federal grants in a highly competitive process. In the past Charlotte has been in a highly advantageous position by being able to move quickly in providing the required matching funds. She pointed out that in the 20 years of its existence, the trust fund has paid out $1.4 million with a return to the town of $7 million in conserved land value. The Board of Listers came in with an estimated $63,000 budget,

down 10 percent from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request. Jenny Cole, for the Charlotte Park and Wildlife Refuge Committee, requested level funding again for next year at $13,950. She cited approximately 500 hours of volunteer work as being one of the ways the committee is holding costs down. This meeting also included a number of administrative items, the first of which granted a renewed five-year lease on the town-owned Galbreath parcel to Nordic Holsteins, LLC. This parcel is farmland located south of the intersection of Church Hill Road and Route 7. A highway access permit was granted to George and Claire Aube for access to a proposed building site on the east side of Dorset Street just south of the Shelburne town line. Other administrative items included approval of a $200 donation to Front Porch Forum, approving payment of a mileage allowance for the animal control officer and authorizing the town attorney to make an appearance at a court action on an appeal by Scott Hardy. In a final action, the Repro company bid was accepted for $4,495.95 to print and mail the 2015 Town Report. The next regularly scheduled Selectboard meeting will be on Tuesday, November 17. The normally scheduled meeting on Dec. 28 has been rescheduled for Dec. 21.

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The CharloTTe News • November 5, 2015 • 9 the end of the season. So first two kickers might wrench build big and fill those an ankle and twist a knee and my seats. Sounds pretty friend would be called to cease his Republican to me. conversation with a cheerleader I am glad that Naomi and vacate the far end of the bench. includes kudos for spell- Trotting onto the field, he’d have Commentary ing whizzes with cross to set his mind on the goal posts, by Edd Merritt country whizzes. In this estimate the cross breeze and respect, CCS is miles drop an end-over-ender through ahead of the University the uprights, smiling and priding Nosebleed heaven? of Alabama or Arkansas because himself as he left the field, hearing Not in Charlotte CCS kids haven’t been living the 2,000 fans in the stands giving for football since they were six him dignified applause. I never Central Stadium asked him whether he washed his months old. In all likelihood, neither uniform over the course of the I’m a Ramblin’ Wreck from have the Banana Slugs from the season. So, parents of CCS students, Georgia Tech and a hell of an University of California at Santa engineer, Cruz (and yes, that is their nick- think about the purpose and value A helluva, helluva, helluva hell name along side their competitors, of sports for your kids. I speak from of an engineer, the Tritons, Aggies, Gauchos and some experience in this regard Like all the jolly good fellows, I Anteaters). The Slugs are a branch having had two sons who played drink my whiskey clear, of the University of California varsity sports through CCS, I’m a Ramblin’ Wreck from system south of San Francisco CVU and into their first years of Georgia Tech and a hell of an with about 17,000 students which college. They both quit varsity at engineer. fields 25 varsity teams and the college level because, even at Georgia Tech Fight Song nearly as many club programs, the small liberal arts schools they ranging from Ping Pong to attended, the coaches expected the Two sports shorts struck my scuba-diving and Taekwondo. sport of choice to be a year-round fancy near the end of October. These are enough activities to activity. Both my sons found One was a note in Front Porch keep the mascot, Sammy the Slug, other educational experiences in Forum from Naomi Strada occupied year round. Speaking college to be equally enticing and under “Charlotte Central School of nicknames, how about Rhode declined to devote themselves to a Happenings,” saying that two Island School of Design’s hockey single sport for out-of-classroom teams from our school ought to team, called the Nads? When the learning (club sports, yes; varsity, be congratulated for their recent rival Narragansett Clams are in no). At first, because I had been victories. town, one can hear the rink echo watching them play for many The first team was the 5th and with a chant of “Go Nads! Go years, I missed it more than they did. But I soon picked up on 6th grade CCS Spelling Wizzes Nads!” who won the district team-spellDeford compares the University what they sacrificed athletics for ing competition. The other was of Washington (29,000 students) and, I hope, encouraged them the girls cross-country running to Williams College (2,000 to pursue their interests before mine. As far as I can tell, it team that defeated 19 worked and did what Deford other schools to become suggests activities (sports and Chittenden County Both my sons declined to champions. devote themselves to a single others) should do— expand learning. It goes back to what The second sport short my graduate-school dean said that struck my fancy was a sport for out-of-classroom about how we learn through commentary on National learning. At first, I missed a constellation of methods, Public Radio by Frank it more than they did. activities and interactions Deford, in which he talked with various people from about the differences he perceived between many students) and notes that Williams parents and classmates through small- and large-school athletic fields 10 more teams than UW’s teachers and coaches. Schooling programs. His primary observa- 22. At Williams athletics are part is just a part the experience. If you’re stuck in a stadium and tion came as a question: “Who of an educational experience as are the programs designed to opposed to a Saturday afternoon live with your team in a sports serve?” His desired answer was of drinking, driving and, despite dorm, your existence is single the students, but he found that in the fact that fans can barely see track and the bridge across the fact many of the major athletic the line of scrimmage from the river is down. You better have programs are designed to serve the top-row seats of the stadium, some Matt Damon in you if spectators—some of whom may claiming Husky superiority in the you’re going to get off “football Mars.” But, then again, he is the have been students, many others sport. were not. Ah, but the schools My good college friend was lone human on his planet. More need to raise money in order to third-string kicking specialist at and more university football and fund athletic scholarships and our small upper-Midwest liberal basketball players have state-wide pay exorbitant coaching salaries arts college, and he loved it even solar systems to accompany them. and build teams that will knock though most of his actual athletic Dream on, Razorbacks. off other star-studded teams and activity occurred in practice. One head to one of 40-some bowls at never knew, however, when the

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CVU womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer comes together when it counts Two losses were hard to fathom for the Redhawk women soccer players. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what did happen. They faced one of the opponents who defeated them during the regular season, Burr and Burton Academy, for the state Division I title on Saturday. For a record fifth year in a row, CVU took the state trophy in hand, beating the top-seeded BBA by a goal, 2-1. Two Charlotte products, one an offensive whiz, Catherine Cazayoux, the other, goal

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Mittlestadt hand-in-hand across the finish line tying for fifth place among individual runners, followed by four more teammates among the top 15, the Charlotte Central girls cross-country team won the team title in Chittenden County. The runners then moved on to state championships at Stowe on November 1, where they finished second behind Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edmunds Middle School and ahead of nine others. A distinguishing factor between Edmunds and CCS, according to coach David Baird, is that Edmunds racers were all 7th and 8th graders, whereas CCS had two 8th graders and the rest were 6th and 5th. Chloe Silverman placed sixth for the top CCS individual finish. The course was muddy and cleats may have helped. Both Baird and co-coach Dave Parmelee are teachers at CCS and have managed to develop â&#x20AC;&#x153;great relationships with kids and parents.â&#x20AC;? They feel this has helped to draw 5th graders to the program.

CVU women runners follow suit The CCS spirit and skill seems to have carried on into high school as the CVU girls won both Northern Vermont and Division I Vermont State championships, with Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sophia Gorman leading the Redhawk runners in the state competition by finishing five seconds ahead of the second-place runner from Stratton. The team won despite an injury to Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Julie Sulva, one of its top runners. This victory makes it seven straight titles for CVU women.

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The year 2015 has been a series of second places for CVU menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross-country team. However, the boys came through when it counted, dominating the Division I state championships at Thetford Academy. Tyler Marshall paced the field with a firstplace finish, nearly 18 seconds faster than his teammate Calvin McClellan in second. Baxter Bishop, Elliot Eastman and Harken Spillane also placed among the top seven Klyer White-Hanson fi runners. defender in the state fi

Rice drops Redhawk menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer in state final Rice coach Matt Gazo said in the November 1 Burlington Free Press that, while the victory may not have been pretty, the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game plan, particularly its defense against the Redhawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leading scorers, paid off in a 2-0 win over top-seeded CVU. The chances were there for the Redhawks and especially for forward Owen McCuin who fired left-footed off the post and could not get a handle on a set-up from a deflected shot near the end of the game. The Gazo family, from father coach to two sons on the fieldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;goal keeper Leland and forward Louis who scored both Rice goalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;were the stalwarts for the Green Knights along with Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hayden Kjelleren who set up the second Gazo tally.

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Klyer White-Hanson fights for the ball with a Rice defender in the state finals. PHOTO: VTSPORTSIMAGES

Field hockey takes the Rebels into overtime

Chasing the field of dreams in the field hockey state championships. PHOTO: VTSPORTSIMAGES

Number one against number three in Division I field hockey saw top-seeded South Burlington get an overtime goal with a little over a minute and one-half against third-seeded CVU. Playing on

UVM’s Moulton Winder Field, the Rebels (yes, that’s what they still are) came out running in the first half, forcing Redhawk goalie Tashia Pashby-Rockwood to make five of her total six saves in that half. South Burlington scored the opening goal just over 12 minutes into the game. It took CVU well into the second half before tying matters following a penalty corner and a rebound from Caroline Hern. It seemed appropriate that the winning overtime goal came off the stick of senior captain for South Burlington, Casey Johnson. The win was the seventh state Division I championship for the Rebels since the program began, their first since 2012 which was also over CVU.

CVU football defeated in semis The first half saw a strong passing attack, while in the second half Rutland reverted to running to knock off CVU in a semifinal football contest. With marches of 80 and 88 yards in their first two possessions, the top-seeded Raiders took an early 14-0 lead. However, the Redhawks quickly cut the lead in half on an 80-yard run by quarterback Andrew Bortnick. Rutland discovered that the short passing attack paid off, gaining 190 yards and four touchdowns by passes. Bortnick paced the CVU offense with four carries for 79 yards and 37 yards through the air. Charlotte’s Richard Lowrey carried the ball 17 times for 49 yards including a touchdown run. The Rutland coach believed his team was able

to dictate the tempo of the game—fast, without a huddle—to be in its favor.

CVU volleyball clubs take on Essex

Mid-Vermont in the semis in a match that included a major come-back in the second set. The women took the state title by defeating Essex, while the men lost to the Hornets in a close match. Coach Gino Johnson noted that the girls maintained their advantage through a strong service edge, hitting a number of aces.

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CVU men’s volley ball takes to the net. PHOTO: VTSPORTSIMAGES

Saturday afternoon saw both men and women volleyball players from CVU face the Hornets from Essex for the third annual state volleyball championships. The men got to the top tier with a semi-final win over Burlington. The women beat

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Former Charlotte resident and CVU grad, Haliana Burhans, has been helping Brandeis University maintain its ranking among the top-ten Division III women’s soccer programs in the country. The Judges drew with the University of Rochester to move their record to 13 wins, 2 losses and 3 ties. Haliana set up the tying goal in the 37th minute with a through-ball to her teammate from Massachusetts who split the UR defenders for a goal into the lower right corner of the net.

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Building a better bat house Bats are more than a symbol for Halloween and Vermonters are advocating for and protecting our essential winged neighbor Geeda Searfoorce THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

Barry Genzlinger and his wife, Maureen, are on a mission. As licensed bat rehabilitators for the State of Vermont, the Milton couple has been providing educational programs about bats for more than 15 years, and for the past three years they have been working with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned and injured bats from throughout Vermont. Now, as part of this effort, they have created a nonprofit,

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Celebrating success: The Genzlingers release an endangered Northern Long Eared bat that was rescued from a restaurant where it had gotten covered with cooking grease and would not have survived without their intervention. PHOTO: BARRY GENZLINGER

state-certified organization called the Vermont Bat Center. While they are waiting for acceptance as a 501(c)(3) from the IRS, a process that should be completed soon, they are busy running the center and have begun work on its social media presence, website, blog and Facebook page. Though its “brick and mortar” presence won’t be open to the public, in order to protect the creatures in rehabilitation there, its cyber presence will be strong, providing comprehensive information and resources for anyone interested in finding out more or getting involved. Why create a center devoted to bats? Genzlinger eagerly explains the big picture about why it is so critical to redouble our efforts to protect these tiny creatures that make a huge impact on our environment. “With all the news reports about white nose syndrome (WNS) in the past nine years, people throughout the northeast have become

much more aware of bats and their value as nature’s finest pest controllers. Each bat consumes enormous numbers of insects every night. With the loss of huge numbers of bats, the number of insects increases. As the insect populations increase, those who grow our food look to more pesticides as a means of control,” says Genzlinger. The deleterious effect of certain pesticides on our environment threatens the larger ecosystem and carries with it financial implications that affect our economy. White nose syndrome, caused by a deadly fungus, has devastated bat populations in the eastern United States since it first appeared near Albany, New York, almost ten years ago. An estimated 5.7 million bats have died, and conservationists have struggled to find solutions. Caves in the Champlain Valley, the Adirondacks and the Black River Valley have been especially hard-hit. Scientists across the country have been working on finding a way to control the fungus that causes WNS in bats. Genzlinger explains the challenge of eradicating it. “Since the fungus is a cave dwelling fungus—caves are where many bat species spend the winter— [a lot of people think] ‘why don’t we just spray something into all the caves to kill the fungus?’ That would be a huge mistake since we do not know what effect this would have on the good fungi in caves that are essential to keeping the caves as viable habitats for many other creatures.” Scientists at Vermont’s Department of Fish and Wildlife have studied little brown bats—tagging and following them—for

Bat house 101: Secure summer shelter in which female bats can raise their young is crucial to their survival. Bat houses can be installed any time of the year but are more likely to be used during their first summer if installed before the bats return in the spring. When getting ready for winter, add a bat house-building project to your list! The whole family can participate, learn more about the interconnectedness of the environment, and reap the benefits of fewer mosquitos when the weather turns warmer. Now that’s home improvement! Bat houses need to be the correct dimensions, located on a post or building (never a tree), painted black, and receive maximum sunshine to entice bats to occupy the structure. Buy a pre-built house or build your own. More information can be found at batmanagement.com.

several years. A statewide initiative to better understand bats and the vital roles they play in the ecosystem and in agriculture has been led by U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who worked on the Senate Appropriations Committee with the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, to make white nose syndrome a budget priority. “Bats are vital to the sustainability of natural ecosystems, national economies, and human health,” Leahy says, “by controlling damaging insect pests, pollinating plants including fruits and vegetables, and dispersing seeds to ensure healthy functioning ecosystems. Research suggests that bats save U.S. farmers at least $3 billion a year in pest control, and some years the value may be as high as $53 billion a year. Bats are found on nearly every continent, providing valuable benefits to farmers worldwide. Those are big savings for farmers, thanks to bats patrolling the skies at night and gobbling up insects that eat or damage our crops.” Leahy partnered with a team of government, nonprofit and private organizations to launch Bat Week—now in its second year—which was just celebrated during the last week of October. Coordinated bat house building events around the country raised awareness for the plight that these incredibly important animals face and yielded tangible life-saving help in the form of shelter when they are at their most vulnerable. For more information about the Vermont Bat Center, email VermontBatCenter@ gmail.com. To learn about Bat Week and organize events in your community, visit An orphaned big brown bat pup (baby) is rescued, raised, batweek.org. For additional information and released by Vermont Bat Center’s Barry Genzlinger. and to learn what you can do about WNS, PHOTO: BARRY GENZLINGER visit whitenosesyndrome.org.

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Turnau is lead plaintiff in lawsuit against Volkswagen Charlotte resident Bob Turnau was featured in an Oct. 15 Burlington Free Press story about the fraud in emission standards engineered into diesel-powered Volkswagens. Turnau bought a Jetta Sportwagen TDI two years ago and was very pleased with what he perceived to be its high fuel mileage—over 50 miles per gallon on one long trip, he noted. Then he learned Volkswagen had cheated him.

Vermont Woodlands Peter Hiser CONTRIBUTOR

This time of year the beauty of the forests of northern Vermont is easy to see. The gold and reds of maples, yellows of birches and the steady green of the conifers stand out. What is not so easy to see is the health of those forests. One universally accepted measure of the health of an ecosystem is the species diversity the environment supports. That diversity encompasses the microbes and the mushrooms, the moose and the bear. The healthiest forests are those without too much disturbance, forests managed by nature, where natural processes of disturbance and renewal are intrinsically balanced. There aren’t many examples of forestland in New England managed entirely by nature. Most forests have had significant man-made disturbance in the fairly recent past. But man-made disturbance can be a good thing for species diversity, and forest managers and tree farmers can play an important role in improving the health of these forests. Landowners manage their property with many different goals. Some focus on producing revenue or maximizing the land’s recreational use. A property owner could also want to let nature do her thing—decay and renewal, season after season will leave the forest to its own time-honed processes. In each of these goals the landowner is able to increase the health of the forest. But how can a managed forest be a healthy forest? By creating a management plan with the over-arching goal of enhancing forest health, individual landowners can cohesively manage their forests for species diversity. It may be useful to think of the concept of species diversity from the perspective of the wildlife that lives in a forest. What kind of wildlife does your forest support? Do you have ancient apple trees planted by early homesteaders? Your forest may support turkey and deer. Towering oaks? Squirrels, bear, turkeys, deer—lots of wildlife depend on the oak. Young forest and regenerated forest could be grouse, furbearer and fox habitat. Managing for wildlife habitat is a great way to make a healthy forest. Currently Vermont is 80 percent woodlands. Of these, 80 percent are privately owned. This fragmentation has made it difficult to manage our forests in a consistent fashion. Vermont Coverts, a nonprofit organization founded in 1985,

Cars such as his were not actually environmentally sound and were emitting 40 times the allowed levels of nitrogen oxides. Turnau’s lawsuit says that owners paid a higher price for their cars because of the alleged lower emissions and through the suit, he and others hope to get back the money they say VW scammed from them. The Burlington law firm of Downs Rachlin Martin is leading the class-action lawsuit.

Charlotte, a leader in dairy robotics? According to an article in the October 21 issue of Seven Days, Charlotte had the first robotic milking barn in Vermont on Clark Hinsdale’s Nordic Farm. Hinsdale installed a Lely robotic milking system in 2003 as part of a six-dairy, nationwide pilot program. He did have some early works to reach Vermont’s landowners with education and resources for such woodland management. Coverts offers spring and fall weekend trainings each year in the spring and fall open to all landowners or anyone interested in woodland management. In early September, I attended a Coverts training at the Farm and Wilderness Camp in Plymouth. Over the three-day training we participated in discussions related to timber management, invasive species, landowner programs, climate change and several aspects of wildlife ecology. The lectures were given by professionals from the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Vermont Department of Forest Parks, The Nature Conservancy and several other private organizations. The literature provided by the program covered various aspects of woodland management, including adapting woodlands to climate change and invasive species removal. I was amazed at the amount of material and professional advice freely given to the attendees. During the program we were to find out what is considered to be the biggest threat to the woodlands of the Champlain Valley. In Vermont invasive plants are most prevalent in the areas of greatest human disturbance, such as the Champlain Valley. Invasive species negatively impact our ecosystems by crowding out native species, which in turn disturbs the natural ecosystem and degrades forest health. Once established, an invasive plant, like buckthorn or honeysuckle, will completely take over an area because there is no natural competition. An observant motorist can see just how prevalent these plants are. As fall progresses, our trees lose their leaves; however, the invasive species taking up residence in our road edges, fields and forests will maintain theirs. This adaptation lets them outcompete our native understory plants. A thick invasive understory has been shown to harbor higher tick populations as well as deter wildlife from using the area. Common buckthorn, bush honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet and Japanese barberry are all common invasive plants in Charlotte, Hinesburg and Shelburne. Much of proper woodland management in our area revolves around stopping their spread and clearing areas already affected using mechanical or chemical means. Coverts training program attendees are encouraged to engage in outreach in their community as well as practice good woodland stewardship on their own property. This is rewarding work and I look forward to doing more of it. For more info, visit vtcoverts.org or email pete@churchhilllandscapes.com.

problems with his system, having to milk several dozen cows by hand because their udders did not align with the robots’ configuration. When working correctly, Hinsdale’s cows are able take charge of their own milking needs, walking to the machine where grain awaits them along with a computerized pail that clamps to their teats according to the alignment drawn by chips on their collars. The article stated that a machine can milk 60 cows three times in a 24-hour period. The staff of the milking parlor, rather than carrying cans and stools from cow to cow, now sits above the stalls monitoring the herd by computer. Milking farmers who find themselves with physical constraints

from many years of dairying now can continue and not be “knocked out of being able to run a dairy farm.” According to Paul Godin, who installed Hinsdale’s machines, his clients average a 20 percent increase in milk production once the cows and the system develop a simpatico relationship.

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Giving thanks Bradley Carleton CONTRIBUTOR

Later this month many of us will take the time to give thanks for the blessing in our lives. We will sit around a table, share our thoughts on family and friends, food and football teams, and express gratitude for all we have. It is, however, curious to me that some people don’t quite understand why hunters want to spend the early morning hours in the woods or on the water when there is so much preparation that needs to occur before a feast. But it is those early mornings spent sitting at the base of a tree, far removed from the luxuries of a heated home with electricity and on-demand hot water, that prepares us for a deeper understanding of just how fortunate we are. I have often sat on a hillside overlooking a deer trail, shivering in the northwest wind as it rips through the hollow near our deer camp, wondering what life would be like on a frigid day in the woods with no fire, no water other than what I carried in, and no shelter. I do not think about my favorite football team or the Macy’s Day parade. Instead, I feel a stronger connection to the animals seeking food among the acorns and pine buds and the people in this world for whom simply surviving another day in a war-torn countryside is a blessing. As a hunter who seeks meaning from connection to the outdoors, my “firstworld gratitude” for things like a 20-pound turkey, elderberry pie or pickled ramps goes deeper. I find myself pondering the simple grace of being alive and being nourished by the world in which we live.

I am grateful that we live in a small town where Halloween is still celebrated without fear of crime in the village. I am grateful for the young man who has come into our lives through a respite-fostering program from the Howard Center. I take great pleasure in my connections in the community in which we live, diverse opinions included. So this year on Thanksgiving morning, I will sit in my little homemade boat, blowing my homemade duck call at far-away mallards. I will watch the sun rise over the mountains and reflect upon its solemn beauty on the swamp. I will meditate on the meaning of the sage and salmon sunrise. I will smile as the whispering wings of waterfowl bless the cold morning air above my head. When it comes time to stand and shoot, I will say a prayer for all those who must procure their food on a daily basis, as I am about to do. And when my shot connects with a quick clean kill, I will say thank you for allowing me to take responsibility for my own food, rather than fighting the crowds in the poultry section of the local supermarket. I alone assume full responsibility for the death of an animal whose grace, beauty and power will become one with my family. For this I am grateful to be a hunter. Bradley Carleton is executive director of Sacred Hunter.org, a nonprofit that seeks to educate the public on the spiritual connection of humans to nature and raises funds for TraditionsOutdoorMentoring. org, which mentors at-risk young men in outdoor pursuits.

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News from The Charlotte Library Margaret Woodruff CONTRIBUTOR

Juggling: Whether this word conjures up circus acts with spinning plates and pointed swords or daily sprints from one event and meeting to another, juggling implies a sense of frenzied control. Although weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not preparing a big top here at the library, there are days when we do an awful lot of juggling. Take one recent morning: telecommuters at the main reading table, newspaper readers in the comfy chairs, more computer users on the public PCs, story time in the back room, preschool visitors in the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room, book and movie browsers in the stacks, staff proctoring an exam in the back office and other staff offering

Book Review: The Martian Georgia Edwards CONTRIBUTOR

Little did Andy Weir know that the sci-fi serial he published on his website in 2011 would morph into the phenomenon it is today. The Martian, his novel about an American astronaut stranded on Mars, went from the Web to a 99-cent Kindle Direct book. Readers raved about it, and the book got the attention of Random House, which published the hardback version in 2014. Hollywood soon picked up the film rights, and The Martian, starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott, opened in theaters last month. The Martian is the story of Mark Watney, one of six crewmembers on the Ares 3 mission to Mars. After a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travel from Earth to Marsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; orbit, the crew lands successfully. Earlier drops have provided life-sustaining provisions and research equipment, along with the Hab, the crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living quarters, and the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), in which they will return to Earth. The success of the Ares 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landing is short lived. Six days into it, a violent dust storm forces NASA to scrub the mission. As the crew scrambles blindly to the MAV, Watney suffers an injury and loses consciousness. Once in the MAV, the team notices he is missingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his spacesuit is not issuing vital signs and he is assumed dead. After a weather-thwarted attempt to locate his body, the Ares crew must depart and leave him behind.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to check for details on our website, charlottepubliclibrary.org. And sign up for our e-newsletter to stay on top of all the library news by zipping us an email at charlottelibraryvt@gmail.com. Calendars and program information are also available at the circulation desk. On display at the library: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shoes for M.â&#x20AC;? These collage postcards by Marcia Vogler represent three years of communication between the artist and her friend struggling with breast cancer.

Tuesdays itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for story time! Preschool Lunch Bunch, Tuesdays 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Please bring a packed lunch. For children ages 3 to 5 who can enjoy story time with or without a guardian. Early Elementary Story Time (kindergarten and 1st grade), Tuesdays 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Extend the school day enjoying books, songs, poems and crafts. How the stranded astronaut survives on Mars is the core of the story. Watney uses his wits, mathematic calculations, chemistry background and a lot of duct tape to stay alive in the planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hostile environment. The author takes the challenges of Mars and becomes creatively inventive. His protagonist stays warm by digging up buried radioactive hardware and obtains water by setting hydrogen on fire. Potatoes become a reliable food source grown in Mars-made soil. After picking up Watneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity on remote imagery, NASA learns that he is still alive. Contact is established and what follows is a nail-biting attempt to either devise a rescue or keep the astronaut alive until Ares 4 can arrive four years later. The story becomes a race between time, supplies, and the elements to save the marooned Watney. Weir has made his book as scientifically accurate as possible. A former software engineer, he created a program to calculate all the orbital trajectories of the spacecraft. His math is meticulous; a reviewer from The Washington Post writes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Martian is like an advertisement for the importance of STEM education.â&#x20AC;? The story feels plausible due to the authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowledgeable background and research and the authentic portrayal of the future of space travel. Watney is a likeable protagonist who is funny, resourceful and determinedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Robinson Crusoe in a spacesuit. The tensionfilled, life-threatening moments will keep the reader guessing whether he can safely survive his dire predicament and return to Earth. In Weirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands, The Martian goes beyond science fiction to become a testament to human ingenuity and resilience.

Students ride the blue bus to library. Monday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. Mystery Book Group: A Great Deliverance, by Elizabeth George. Copies available for check out at the circulation desk. Wednesdays, Nov. 4 to Dec. 2, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Tinker Belles Afterschool Program. See how women are putting S.T.E.A.M. into action on the job. For 3rdâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;5th graders. (Program full) Friday, Nov. 6, 3:15 p.m. Lego Club for 1stâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;3rd grades. Explore the world of Legos with build challenges and DIY time, too. Take the blue bus from CCS. Call to register. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 5 p.m. Knit Some Mitts. The Charlotte Library Knitters are making mittens for the holidays and invite you to join them. Stop by Nov. 11, to look over the patterns, select materials and get started. A free coupon to the new yarn store, Must Love Yarn, will help keep you inspired. Join us for additional meeting dates on Wednesday, Dec. 2, and Wednesday, Dec. 16, to work on and finish up your project. Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. Neuroplasticity: How the Brain Heals Itself. Learn about this new paradigm for well-being and how to use it in your life, with guidance from Mischul Brownstone, Guild Certified Feldenkrais practitioner. Friday, Nov. 13, 3:15 p.m. Lego Club for 4th grade +. Explore the world of Legos with build challenges and DIY time, too. Take the blue bus from CCS. Call to register. Monday, Nov. 16, 6:45 p.m. Charlotte Library Community Forum. Join the conversation to share your libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s COMPASSIONATE, STATE-OF-THEART VETERINARY CARE DESIGNED SPECIALLY FOR YOUR KITTYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WELL-BEING AND COMFORT. t /VUSJUJPOBM DPOTVMUBUJPO t ,JUUFO BEVMU BOE TFOJPS XFMMOFTT FYBNT t %JHJUBM EFOUBM 9 SBZT GPS DPNQMFUF EFOUBM DBSF t 4VSHFSZ t 6MUSBTPVOE t #FIBWJPSBM DPOTVMUBUJPO

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Senior Center News

Mary Recchia CONTRIBUTOR

Please look for the Winter Program of events and activities in the next issue of The Charlotte News. Until then, here are a few activities to finish up the fall season. The November Art Exhibit will display works from Katra Kindar, a signature member of the Vermont Watercolor Society. Her watercolor paintings have been in numerous group and solo shows in Vermont and France. The light, shadow and colors of the world around her and the “divinity of the ordinary” are always present in her art. She continues to be inspired by the work of her teachers Susan Abbott and Sean Callahan. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, we will be showing the final 2015 Documentary Feature Oscar Nominee, The Salt of the Earth, from 1–3 p.m. Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado has traveled the world creating images of great visual beauty from captured moments of human hardship and suffering. Often working in conjunction with Doctors Without Borders, Salgado has turned his lens on many of the modern world’s most desperate and forgotten inhabitants. Registration required. No fee. Join Hank Kaestner on Wednesday, Nov. 18, for our last Birding Expedition of the year. As we close in on our goal to record 100 species of birds in one year (96 and counting) we hope you can meet us at the center a little before 9 a.m. so we can carpool together to the location Hank has scouted to find the last four. Please register for this event so if we have to change

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the date due to bird migration or weather, we can call you. No fee. Challenge your brain! With an eye toward speaking and understanding the language better, our French Conversation Group comes together to “chat” about the week’s activities or interests with a goal of improving fluency through listening and speaking. A fun, no-pressure way to meet some new folks, sharpen your mind and practice your French every Wednesday morning from 10:30–11:30 a.m. No fee. The Friday Morning Art Group, an informal get-together of artists pursuing their creativity and discussing all manner of art topics and techniques, offers a chance to work on your own with the possibility of sharing knowledge and skill with other people. Every Friday morning from 10 a.m.–noon you are invited to bring whatever you are working on and enjoy the give and take of ideas and encouragement that the group has to offer. No fee. a

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Chiles rellenos bake Wild blueberry crisp Monday, noveMber 17

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Charlotte Historical Society President Dan Cole has put together a special Veterans Day celebration with an emphasis on why local veterans chose to enlist and what their service meant to them. This is an open invitation to all town veterans, and we plan to have all branches of service represented. In keeping with the Veteran’s Administration guidelines to honor all veterans, there will be a wreath laying at the newly moved monument on the Town Green after the program. Not to be missed!

nov. 18: a traditional thanksgiving

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Our weekly senior luncheon will be transformed into a spectacular traditional Thanksgiving dinner serving a “downhome” turkey supper. Accepting reservations beginning Nov. 1 with dinner service beginning at noon on Nov. 18. Limit 100.

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The science of epidemiology: beyond observation – the clinical trial James Hyde CONTRIBUTOR

Part 2: You maY be able to

observe a lot just bY watching, but sometimes it’s not enough

ast month I discussed some of the limitations of observational studies that make them a poor choice in trying to understand the causes of disease or assess the effectiveness of treatments. The best way around these problems is the experimental study—referred to in the medical literature as a clinical trial. What distinguishes clinical trials is that they do not rely solely on observing events as they occur in the natural world. Rather the researcher controls as many factors as possible in order to limit the influence of external factors. Consider the following example. The number of bumper stickers on Vermont cars extolling the merits of eating kale is remarkable. Suppose we wanted to study the health benefits of eating kale. One approach would be to recruit a group of kale lovers from farmers markets, yoga workshops, etc., and a comparison group of kale “avoiders” from customers at fast-food restaurants. We could then follow the two groups and observe differences in their long-term health status. The problem of course is that there are likely to be profound differences

between the two groups in terms of age, sex, weight, diet, smoking history and existing health conditions that could account for subsequent differences in observed health outcomes. In addition, having to rely on self-reported information about kale consumption is not very reliable. The clinical trial offers a different approach. First we recruit a group of people, let’s say 500 Vermonters, who consent to be in a study on diet and health. (We do not tell them the exact purpose of the study. More on this later). We obtain baseline measurements of their blood pressure, cholesterol levels, vitamin D and C levels, as well as information on their existing health status. Next we randomly distribute them to one of two groups—a kale group and a regular diet group. We tell the kale group to eat at least 6 ounces of kale three times a week. We give them scales for measuring, a set of recipes and a weekly stipend to buy kale. We also ask them to keep a log of days they missed eating kale due to travel or other commitments. The other group is told to just eat what they usually eat—nothing special. They too are asked to keep a logbook noting times they may have eaten “leafy green vegetables.” Both groups get a free annual checkup each year, including a reassessment of earlier baseline measures. At the end of five years we look to see if there are differences in the health status of group members. A few things are worth noting about this approach.Random assignment. This is a powerful method for assuring the groups being studied are comparable. If the sample is big enough—500 is pretty big— we can be confident that we have roughly equal numbers of people with similar characteristics in each group. The goal is to have two groups that are as similar as possible except for their kale consumption practices. “Blinding” or masking. Perhaps you have heard of the placebo effect? This is the well-documented phenomenon by which people may exhibit a positive response to the “idea” or perception of being treated. There is a literature stretching back centuries on this effect, and it has been shown to account for between 20 and 30 percent of response to treatments of all kinds. If we can “hide” our true interest in kale by asking people to also add other

things to their diets— for example, drinking six glasses of water as well as eating kale— then perhaps we can eliminate this source of error. The “cause” comes before the effect. One of the major benefits of experimental studies is that we can be pretty confident that the “cause” (kale consumption) precedes the effect (health outcomes). This is not always the case with observational studies. Did feeling good cause a person to eat kale, or did the kale cause them to feel good? Clinical trials also have drawbacks. Ethics. Although some might argue otherwise, kale is pretty benign stuff. Because we do not know if kale eating is any better or worse than a kale-free diet, we can ethically ask people to consume kale as part of the study. Conversely, because the World Health Organization recently identified processed meat as a known cancer-causing agent, we could never ethically use a clinical trial to directly assess the health risks of eating processed meats. We could, however, use an observational approach, looking at differences in cancer incidence between consumers and non-consumers of processed meats over time. Practicality. Trials often require following people over a long period of time. This is extremely time consuming and costly for researchers, as well as exhausting for the participants. People may, for example, drop out or leave the study early. This then presents a problem for the analysis of the results. Did people drop out because they felt worse not better? Perhaps they came to hate kale? How are we going to count people in the results if they drop out? Compliance. In our kale experiment we have to rely on the good faith of participants to

follow all of our kale-eating instructions. Perhaps they went away on a camping trip for a week and decided it was just too difficult to follow the prescribed regimen. Perhaps the dog “ate” their logbook and so they made up entries for several weeks. Relying on participants to provide data is always a problem, not because people are bad or malevolent but simply because of human nature. Although not always feasible, clinical trials have a huge advantage over observation alone. However, just because you hear that a “clinical trial shows...” (pharmaceutical companies say this all the time) does not mean the study was well done. Next month I will arm you with some simple questions you can use to separate good studies from bad. James Hyde lives in Charlotte and is emeritus associate professor of public health at the Tufts University School of Medicine. This is the second in a series of three columns helping readers to think critically about health research studies.

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18 • November 5, 2015 • The CharloTTe News

Community Events

Public Meetings November 5 – November 19, 2015

Selectboard: Nov. 17, 7 p.m.; none Planning Commission: Nov. 5, 7 p.m.; Nov. 19, 7 p.m. CCS School Board: Nov. 17, 7 p.m. (CSSU mtg., 5 p.m.) CVU School Board: Nov. 17, 7 p.m. (CSSU mtg., 5 p.m.) Zoning Board: Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Conservation Commission: none Meeting times are subject to change. Check the town website for more info: charlottevt.org

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Charlotte Events (or events featuring a Charlotter) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Pie sale: Charlotte Congregational Church continues to sell delicious apple pies at the pie stand in front of the church from noon to 3 p.m. on Fridays and Wednesdays until Nov. 13. Also available are small tins of breads— pumpkin, date and autumn harvest (which includes almost every vegetable in the garden and is delicious). MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Presentation: Ferrisburgh Historical Society will feature a presentation by Silas Towler and Lisa Patton, sharing some of their coastal cruising adventures aboard their 30-foot homemade sloop, Coot. The main focus of the talk will be their 2014 trip to Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy. Center School (Ferrisburgh’s former Town Clerk’s Office) at the corner of Little Chicago Rd. and Route 7, 2 p.m. Free. Info: Silas at 425-3380. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Playgroup: The Charlotte Playgroup is happening again and meets Monday mornings at the Charlotte Central School Multi Purpose Room gym on Hinesburg Rd. from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Snack will be provided. Enter through the main doors and sign in. Everyone is welcome. Info: bbfcharlotteplaygroup@gmail.com. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 A Veteran’s Day Celebration: Join Charlotte Historical Society President Dan Cole for a talk, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Town Green, 1 p.m.. See pg. 16 for details. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Bill McKibbon talk: Old Lantern, 6:30-8:30 p.m. See pg. 8 for details. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Concert: Social Band, featuring “Late and Soon” and “Six Climate Choruses” by Thomas Read. Charlotte Congregational Church, 3 p.m. Suggested donation: $15. Info: (802) 355-4216.

Around the Area THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Workshop: Registration deadline for “Discover the Brain: A Day of

Neuroscience for High School” to be held Saturday, Nov. 14, 9–2 p.m. at McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College. Registration: vermontbrainbee.com. Info: vermontbrainbee@gmail.com. Theater: Neil Simon’s The Good Doctor. Middlebury Community Players. 8 p.m. Tickets: $12 Thursday, $17 Friday–Sunday available at THT box office, 802-382-9222 or townhalltheater.org. Town Hall Theater, 68 South Pleasant St., Middlebury. Info: 802-388-1436 or publicity@townhalltheater.org. Through Nov. 8. Artist talk: Shelburne Museum presents “Pop-up Art/Meet the Artist.” Caleb Kenna shares stories of his adventures as a photographer and will answer questions regarding his work photographing Russell Farm in Hinesburg and Butternut Mountain Farm in Johnson for the exhibition “Eyes on the Land,” at Shelburne Museum, 2–4 p.m. shelburnemuseum. org. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Concert: Vergennes Opera House presents the acoustic magic of the Bluegrass Gospel Project, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $18 in advance at eventbrite. com or at Classic Stitching on Main Street in Vergennes or $20 at the door. Workshop: Beginners Chanting Workshop with Charlie Nardozzi at Yoga Roots, 6221 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Fee: $30 at yogarootsvt.com/workshops. Info: 9850090. Artist talk: Shelburne Museum presents “Pop-up Art/Meet the Artist.” Painter Susan Abbott will answer questions on her year of plein-air painting, sketching and writing in the Northeast Kingdom for the “Eyes on the Land” group exhibition, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. www.shelburnemuseum.org. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Discussion: The Shelburne Charlotte Garden Club will meet 10 a.m. at the Pierson Library, Shelburne. Kristin Leavitt will talk about her hobby, the art of bonsai, and show some examples of her plants. Refreshments served. Info: Ann Mead at 985-2657. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Calm Frenzy: One Man’s Vietnam War: Book release and film screening at Main St. Landing in Burlington, 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m. See pg. 1 for details.

Chair, Lane Morrison, 425-2495 Matthew Krasnow, 922-2153 Carrie Spear, 425-4444 Jacob Spell, 425-6548 Fritz Tegatz, 425-5564

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Artist presentations: Presentations from local creatives on art, design and the Vermont landscape at PechaKucha Night, part of the annual Burlington PechaKucha Series. Shelburne Museum, 6 p.m. $6 suggested donation. shelburnemuseum.org. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Developmental screening: CSSU will hold developmental screenings at Hinesburg Elementary School. A developmental screening is an opportunity for early childhood professionals to observe the way children learn, play, speak and move. Please call 383-1226 with questions or to register your child. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Concert: Vergennes Opera House presents Charles Neville and the Gent Treadly Band. And to warm you up that evening some locals who go by the name The Good Parts take to the stage. Doors and cash bar by Bar Antidote open at 6:30 p.m. General seating. Tickets $18 in advance, available at Classic Stitching and online at eventbrite.com. If available, tickets will be $20 at the door. Artist talk: Shelburne Museum presents “Pop-up Art/Meet the Artist.” Artist and Dartmouth College studio art teacher Karolina Kawiaka explains how she uses technology to artistically explore our impact on the landscape, in conjunction with the exhibition “Eyes on the Land,” 11 a.m.–1 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Driving lessons: The Porter Medical Center hosts the new AARP Smart Driver Class. Nov. 16 at 9 a.m. The 4.5 hour refresher course is open to all drivers 50 years and older. Fee $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Info and reservations: Baird Morgan, instructor, at 802-4836335. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Musical: Vergennes Union High School Music Department presents The Addams Family, 7 p.m. (also on November 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. and November 21 at 3 p.m.), Monkton Road, Vergennes. $12/adults; $10/ seniors and students. Tickets available at VUHS (11 a.m. to noon and evenings) and at Linda’s Apparel in Vergennes.

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 Kristin Wright, 425-5105 Clyde Baldwin, 425-3366 Susan Nostrand, 425-4999

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

| Planning coMMiSSion | Administrator, Jeannine McCrumb, 425-3071; jeannine@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 Michael Sirotkin, D-South Burlington, 999-4360, msirotkin@leg.state.vt.us Diane Snelling, R-Hinesburg, 482-4382, dsnelling@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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Classifieds

Around Town Congratulations

Sympathy

to Erin Zubarik whose poem “Always at your side” was featured in the works of the Young Writers Project in the Oct. 30 Burlington Free Press. Responding to the week’s theme of “loyalty,” Erik wrote about a dog that stands “by your heel” from day one. Over the course of the verse, dog and boy grow up and as they both age, he realizes that the “dice of life” are in his hands: “life is a game and you can beat it.” There is nothing to fear because the dog “will always stand by your heel.”

is extended to family and friends of Solange Gloria Lalancette of South Burlington who passed away October 30 at the age of 87. Her surviving family includes her daughter, Pamela Munsell, and Pamela’s husband, Peter, of Charlotte. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Smile Train, 41 Madison Avenue, 28th floor, New York, NY 10010.

to Michael Metz who is a finalist for the Vermont Technology Alliance Ambassador Award. This award is presented to an individual, company or organization that positively “represents Vermont as a home for technology business.” Michael was the impetus behind Generator, the maker-space in Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium. It helps new and start-up businesses—many of them tech-based—by providing space and certain administrative functions. According to an article in Seven Days, it now has 180 members, and Michael played a major role in “gathering expertise and raising money to get the venture off the ground.” to Dianne Leary of Charlotte whose work with Vermont’s Old Cemetery Association was featured in the October 28 issue of Seven Days. While many towns, including Charlotte, have cemetery commissioners to oversee maintenance,

Congratulations to Erik Martin Fischer of Charlotte and Kerby Anne Smith of South Burlington who are engaged to be married in May of 2016. Erik is the son of Kurt and Patricia Fischer of Charlotte. Both he and his fiancé graduated from South Burlington High School. A graduate of the University of Vermont, she is a second grade teacher at Orchard School in South Burlington. He graduated from the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy and is now a captain in the Vermont Air National Guard Fire Department. there are 1,900 cemeteries on record in the state, and, according to the article, “many are too small to merit a commissioner.” Dianne is the granddaughter of Leon Dean, a late professor of English at UVM, who founded the small cemetery association in 1958. Leary “follows the family tradition” by tending a Monkton cemetery where some of her ancestors are buried. As VOCA’s grant administrator, Dianne says it is a challenge to get people to follow through on their grant-funded projects. The article also featured Jim Woodman, a retired Burlington firefighter who has now taken to restoring headstones in many out-of-the-way Vermont cemeteries.

is extended to family and friends of Paul J. Ferdinand of Charlotte who passed away October 9 at the age of 83. Paul and his wife, Barbara, moved to Charlotte from Stowe over 50 years ago. He was a technical writer in the Burlington branch of General Electric for 30 years. Barbara and their three children, Mark, Peter and Lisa, survive Paul. is extended to family and friends of William Bosworth of Surprise, Arizona who passed away October 25 at the age of 73. Having moved to Vermont following service in Vietnam, he and his family lived in Charlotte for 26 years before heading to Arizona. His surviving family includes stepchildren Tom and Molly Williams, recently of Charlotte, along with several step-grandchildren. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Mason Associates appoints Allison Kimmerle to its consulting staff Mason Associates, an independent educational consulting organization located on Greenbush Road in Charlotte, has appointed Allison Dillon Kimmerle to its staff. Kimmerle’s appointment will enable families interested in junior and secondary boarding schools to explore appropriate school options for their children. After many years in college career counseling and corporate recruiting, Kimmerle moved to private school admission positions at Miss Porter’s School and Avon Old Farms, private schools in Connecticut. Most recently she was director of admissions and, after a stint as a corporate recruiter, Kimmerle in 1986 moved into at The White Mountain School in Bethlehem, N.H. Said Kimmerle, “Ultimately, career counseling, corporate recruiting and school admissions are all about finding a great fit for the applicant and for the organization. When it comes to school, the uniqueness of the student should guide the search. One size does not fit all.” Kimmerle lives in Shelburne with her husband, Ken. They have two sons, Sam, a graduate of Avon Old Farms and the University of Vermont, and Ben, a graduate of Avon Old Farms and Boston College.

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(Above and below right): Trail Committee members volunteer their time to work with Timber & Stone Trailbuilders on the Co-Housing section of the Town Link Trail.

Charlotte Trails Committee receives grant The Charlotte Trails Committee recently received a grant for $50,000 from the VTrans Bike and Pedestrian Program to continue its work on the Charlotte Town Link Trail. This multi-use trail runs for seven miles from the town beach into the West Village center and on to Mt. Philo. Its purpose is to provide a track for hikers, bikers and cross-country skiers that connects the two sides of town, East and West Charlotte. The grant is intended to allow the committee to scope and plan the next phases of the trail. One phase is on State Park Road, the other from Cohousing into the West Charlotte village. This is the third grant Charlotte has received to support the Town Link Trail. The two previous ones came in 2011 and 2013, each for $20,000.

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