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quickly—becoming much more involved,” Crockenberg said, admitting that being at the helm of the Moran project is “A role that we never really predicted.” “It’s almost a strength that you have when you’re young,” Cooke adds. “You don’t have a lot to lose.” Their biggest advance this year came in March, when a 70-percent vote in favor of several waterfront projects, including the New Moran, secured the population’s support. Friends since middle school, both Cooke and Crockenberg have always been the type to venture outside the box, together. While studying at UVM, Crockenberg says the college’s Rubenstein School of Environment “wasn’t exactly what we were looking for,” so they transferred to a program where they designed their own academic regime. Throughout college, the two had

Two issues dominated the Selectboard meeting of April 27. The first was what would seemingly be a simple renewal of agricultural leases for land in the Charlotte Park and Wildlife Sanctuary and the adjoining Galbreath parcel. Five years ago a contract for both was entered into with Clark Hinsdale III’s Nordic Holstein, LLC. The language in the contract gives the term of the lease being five growing seasons and ending on December 31, 2015. It goes on to say, “The parties shall have the option of renewing the lease for an additional five-year period.” Certain procedures and decision deadlines are specified for contract renewal. However, a sticking point arose over the interpretation of the word “option” in that some in the room felt the word allowed for renewal without opening a bidding process. Others, including a number of farmers in the audience who wished to partake in the bidding, felt that the sense of the contract was to allow for competition for the continuing five years. Sue Smith of the Park Commission was present in the original negotiations and stated that it was her recollection that the contract “was intended to be a ten-year lease and that the five years was in case things didn’t go well.” Robert Mack interpreted it as saying that the Selectboard “had the right to review [the contract], take the comments from the [park] committee; you (the Selectboard) also have the rights to … make a decision on whether to put it up for bid another five years for everybody to bid or you can renew it. The easy way for the board is to put it up for bid.” A third approach was suggested that now that Nordic Holstein, the current leasee, has submitted a timely request for renewal, the Selectboard has until Oct. 1 to decide. The Selectboard will now seek legal advice and address the question at the May 18 regular meeting. The second issue arose when it came time to appoint candidates for the positions on town committees, commissions and boards. Six positions were uncontested and were rapidly approved. However, the two open positions on the Planning Commission had four applicants. Two were identified for selection in executive session.

From left to right: Charlie Tipper, Erick Crockenberg, Tad Cooke—the team behind the New Moran Plant in Burlington. Crockenberg and Cooke are from Charlotte.

Moran Plant Renovators Hope to Spread ‘Creative Energy in the Community’ Charlotters discuss their plans for Burlington’s New Moran project Joseph Oliveri CONTRIBUTOR

In 1986, the Moran Municipal Generation Station, a 30-megawatt coal processing plant on the Burlington waterfront, was decommissioned and replaced by the McNeil Generating Station, a wood-burning facility. The six-story, 66,972 square foot building was left unclaimed, but not forgotten. On the Fourth of July, 2010, Charlotte natives Tad Cooke and Erick Crockenberg, then juniors at the University of Vermont, noticed the abandoned plant while sitting by the waterfront. After learning what the dilapidated building used to be, Cooke and Crockenberg decided something needed to be done. Their master plan was, and

still is, to completely renovate the Moran to accommodate a smattering of Vermont-inspired cultural hallmarks, all with an eco-friendly, zero-energy framework. A nanobrewery, an art gallery, a cafe, restaurant, and more are all included in the outline. “If there’s one thing that inspires us about Moran,” Cooke explained, “it’s that this is our generation’s opportunity to have that kind of positive legacy on the waterfront and for the city and state.” The two raised nearly $20,000 through a Kickstarter campaign, and finally got permission to begin the renovation after presenting over 80 different proposals to city officials up until 2013. By then, they were still students at UVM, but had seemingly come miles from where their brainchild to give the Moran Plant a new purpose first began, despite their project’s challenges. “Things go from being a really simple idea to—really, really,

Brett Sigurdson THE CHARLOTTE NEWS

Lisa Gaujac was volunteering at Christ the King in Burlington Tuesday morning when Father Richard O’Donnell stopped to remind her it was St. Florian’s Feast Day. As he often does, O’Donnell, the state chaplain for the Professional Firefighters of Vermont, told her to say a prayer for Florian, who is known as the patron saint of firefighters. Gaujac laughed it off. When she left the church around noon, Gaujac received a call that an ember from a neighbor’s burn pile had sparked a fire at the Old Lantern, the restaurant she owns with husband Roland. As she rushed home, she called O’Donnell. “I get him on the phone,” she recalled, “and I say, ‘Father Rich, use your direct line to St. Florian. I need him right

now.’” Gaujac told this story to Charlotte Volunteer Fire Chief Chris Davis over the racket of motorized saws and moving machinery, part of the mop up process after the fire was knocked down. “The fire department in conjunction with the saints on high, you know—it all works out,” she said, laughing. There was no doubt some serendipity involved in the response to the fire, which caused an unknown amount of damage as of press time to a ten-by-ten foot area of the popular Charlotte inn. Davis had arrived just before noon to help about ten other fire volunteers from CVFS and Shelburne Fire contain an unpermitted fire that had begun to creep into the nearby brush and woods about 150 yards to the south of the Old

Fire continued on page 8

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In Old Lantern Fire Call, More Than Prayers Answered

A firefighter pulls off siding at the Old Lantern after crews contained a fire that broke out at the Charlotte inn Tuesday afternoon.

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Enter the 2015 Charlotte News Writing Competition Benjamin Franklin once said, “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” If you hope to one day be associated with the first category, keep reading. The Charlotte News will host its fourth annual writing competition this month, and if you are an unpublished writer we want your submission. Writers who are selfpublished or who have published only locally (in the pages of The Charlotte News, for instance) are still eligible. The rules are easy: Send us a fictional or narrative nonfiction (personal biography or memoir) story that responds to the following prompt:

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Voices Paramedic Under Attack: Demand Fair Treatment for Stewie The CVFRS Corporate Board abruptly decided to remove Charlotte Rescue Paramedic David Stewart (who we all know as “Stewie”) at an emergency meeting held at the Charlotte Senior Center on April 30. The meeting had been called in order to address an unrelated issue concerning the resignation of the newly appointed Rescue Director. No notice or warning was given regarding discussions concerning the employment of Stewie. In addition to the hardship imposed on David, to whom many in this community owe their life or the wellness of a loved one, this hasty and ill-advised action threatens to leave Charlotte Volunteer Rescue without the ability to meet the needs of the community. By terminating Stewie this way, the CVFRS Corporate Board has violated its own written personnel policy in two ways. First, the policy sets out a process for progressive discipline by which management clearly articulates perceived problems, outlines a timeline for the specific changes expected, and clarifies the way that failure to meet specified expectations will result in termination. Second, the CVFRS personnel policy includes extensive provisions to insure employees have an opportunity to address issues regarding their performance. The Corporate Board has not provided Stewie with details surrounding the reasons for his removal, and has prevented his direct supervisors from initiating the process

of progressive discipline. The Corporate Board evokes “at will” status of its employees to circumvent its own policies. This is wrong and grossly unfair. Dave Stewart has been a paramedic for over fourteen years, the last five of which have been served at CVFRS. There are several people now living in Charlotte and neighboring towns who would not be alive today had Stewie not been there to perform his paramedic duties. He truly “rescued” them. During the past five years he has been on hundreds of calls, at all hours, including responding during non-assigned hours. His patient care and professionalism have been well noted by families and individuals he has treated. More importantly, Stewie lives in our town. He is one of us, cares deeply for our well-being and is respected widely by members of Charlotte Rescue. His treatment by the CVFRS Board is grossly unfair and unfitting for someone who has given so much to our community. Please email John Howe (johnh@ gmavt.net) and support fair treatment for a valued first responder.

John Howe Acting Rescue Chief

Pam Dawson Former Acting Rescue Chief

Thanks for Great Compost Sale It was an excellent sale this year! Huge thanks again go to Steven Wisbaum from Champlain Valley Compost Co., who supplied 10 cubic yards of his Charlotte “black gold,” and to all of the people who supported CCS and their gardens by purchasing the compost. Even with a greater quantity for sale, we had to turn away drop-in customers. We apologize. Next year it will be first come, first served. Thanks go to hardworking shovelers Alicia Kroll and her son Zane, Deirdre Holmes, Kit Perkins, Maureen Delaney,

Alice Trageser and Abby Foulk. Sixth graders Stella, Sophia, Elyse and Courtney gave expert tours of the school compost shed, explaining how they “farm” the microorganisms that decompose school lunch food scraps into rich humus. That compost is used in the school kitchen gardens. Enjoy Spring and gardening everyone!

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Legislative Report by Representative Mike Yantachka

Difficult Decisions on Vaccines The legislature is in the final stretch of the session and instead of winding down, we seem to be winding up as bills dealing with some of the more difficult issues reach the floor. Differences of opinion seem to become more pronounced even as everyone strives to adhere to the rules of civil debate. Contention instead turns to use of parliamentary strategies such as amendments, roll call votes, and sometimes interminably long floor speeches. The work on the floor ran into the evening on both Thursday and Friday as numerous amendments and 16 roll calls were requested on the Senate health care bill, S.139. Moreover, many of the bills passed earlier by the House will be coming back from the Senate with changes. Several of these will have to be resolved by a conference committee, including the budget. Two bills this session generated a large volume of emails and constituent contacts: the firearms regulation bill which strengthens enforcement capabilities for illegal use of guns, and the bill passed by the Senate with a provision to eliminate the philosophical exemption from vaccinating children. The vaccine issue came up very late in the session with a Senate amendment to a House bill that was passed earlier, so it is not certain whether the House will actually take action on the floor before the session ends sometime in the next two weeks. However, having passed the health care bill on Friday, the House Health Care Committee decided to begin to consider S.98, the vaccine bill on Tuesday. The Vermont House rarely takes up a bill without exhaustive testimony from all sides of an issue, and this will give the public an opportunity to weigh in. Existing law allows three types of exemptions from the immunization requirements for children to attend school: a medical exemption, a religious exemp-

tion, and a philosophical exemption. The use of the philosophical exemption by parents who believe that vaccines pose a higher risk than the diseases they are supposed to prevent is opposed by the medical community who see it as a threat to the health of the general public. Vaccines are important and have been successful in practically eliminating many diseases and reducing the incidence of many others in the general population. Recently, I have heard many first person accounts of adverse reactions to vaccines, which give me pause when faced with the question of whether the philosophical exemption should be eliminated. Supporters of keeping the exemption are concerned that if a child has an adverse reaction to a vaccine, or if there is a possibility that such a reaction occurred, that it should not be dismissed automatically as having nothing to do with the vaccine. This is probably a rare occurrence, but it does become the overriding concern for parents who are faced with it. Parents need to be reassured that they are heard and listened to when they have serious concerns. While each side is convinced that their position is right, we in the Legislature take our responsibility seriously to allow testimony from all sides of any issue before taking a firm position to change or not change a law. We need to let the process work before we make such a decision. I am looking forward to an open process that will lead to the correct decision. I continue to welcome your thoughts and questions and can be reached by phone (802-233-5238) or by email (myantachka.dfa@gmail.com). You can find this article and past articles at my website, MikeYantachka.com.

Pope’s Plea Could Frame Global Warming Debate When he visits this country in church. The Vatican has signaled that September, Pope Francis will be carry- this one will frame the debate in moral ing a message that will put and religious terms. And it will him on a collision course call for a sweeping new agreewith America’s climate ment to cut global warming change deniers. This just carbon emissions, at the next might be a game changer. U.N. environmental conferLate last month, the ence in December in Paris. Vatican hosted a summit Pope Francis will personmeeting of the Pope’s top ally enter the fray in September advisers, the head of the when he speaks to the United United Nations, religious Nations General Assembly leaders of different faiths, and when he addresses a joint Nobel laureates and respectmeeting of the United States ed environmental scientists. Barrie Dunsmore Congress. CONTRIBUTOR This was the latest step in House Speaker John Boehner Pope Francis’ campaign to caused the White House great take up the battle against angst, when he invited Israeli climate change. Prime Minister Benjamin In June, the Pope plans to issue an Netanyahu to speak to Congress, in encyclical dealing with environmental opposition to the Iran nuclear talks. So degradation and its impact on the poor. it’s ironic that the Speaker’s invitation An encyclical is one of the highest to have the Pope speak to Congress, forms of papal communications to the may bring him more grief than the

Netanyahu invitation. Most Republican members of Congress claim not to believe that global warming is largely man-made. And at last count, of the dozen or so Republicans running, or thinking about running for the 2016 presidential nomination, none is so far willing to admit that climate change has been scientifically proven. So it’s no surprise that Pope Francis is already under attack from those who evidently fear his intervention on this subject. The Heartland Institute, is partly funded by the billionaire Koch brothers, who consider any mandatory action to deal with climate change, bad for business. Heartland’s president Joseph Bast said in a statement, “Though Pope Francis’ heart is surely in the right place, he would do his flock and the world a disservice by putting his moral authority behind the United Nations unscientific agenda on the climate.”

The conservative writer Maureen Mullarkey was much less gentle. According to the Times she wrote, “Francis sullies his office by using demagogic formulations to bully the populace into reflexive climate action.” Thirty percent of the members of Congress, including John Boehner, are Roman Catholics, the largest single religious group. When it comes to climate change issues, it remains to be seen what impact the Pope’s passionate pleas will have, not just on their votes but on their consciences. This commentary originally appeared on VPR on April 30, 2015. Barrie Dunsmore is a journalist who covered foreign affairs for ABC News for 30 years. His commentaries are also featured in the Rutland Herald/Montpelier Times Argus. He lives in Charlotte.

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The Other Side of the City Two CVU students and two former CCS teachers share their experience touring New York City schools

our interest in helping Vermont students understand at a young age that all kids donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live the cozy and secure lives with which they and most of their friends have been blessed. Megan and Lauren got an up-close-and-personal picture of city Tom Scatchard life while spending four days living in a CONTRIBUTOR Brooklyn rental apartment and traveling all over the city via subway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Megan, I have a feeling weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not in Thanks to the efforts of Brett Cluff Vermont anymore.â&#x20AC;? (who is an administrative liaison in the Lauren Hanley didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually say this New York school system and son of forto Megan Mahoney, but she certainly mer teachers Lynn and Greg of Charlotte), could have as the two CVU freshmen the four Vermont travelers were able to (Lauren from Shelburne, Megan a CCS visit two of the city schools. grad) explored Brooklyn and Manhattan The first was The School For over April school vacation. The subway International Studies in Brooklyn, which car leaving Times Square after seeing is where the two uniformed, armed guards Phantom of the Opera on Broadway were checking photo IDs of all adult (packed with one person per square foot visitors. In contrast to what the security [really!]), or the two gun-carrying secu- suggested, the Cobble Hill neighborhood rity guards at a high school they were of the school was beautifully tree lined visiting were clear give-aways that they (flowering, in fact!), with well-manicured werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anywhere near Hinesburg Road. brownstones and mothers wheeling baby The two adventurous teens were visit- carriages. The high school itself was ing Brooklyn schools and exploring the undergoing renovations, particularly to its many dramatic differences (and more sports area, which was paved, and about subtle similarities) of life in the big city, the size of the southern section of the accompanied by me and Ebeth Scatchard, CVU parking lot (one of the dramatic difboth of us retired CCS teachers. The idea ferences, compared to the multiple sports for the excursion to New York came from fields and open spaces of Vermont). Lauren and Megan shadowed two senior girls in AP history and statistics classes, and also spent two periods in culinary classes. One of girls had just won a prestigious scholarship to culinary school in Italy. Both were AfricanAmerican, as was the vast This is majority of the Spring! school populationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;another Come try it of the ways city schools were on! different from Vermont. The girls found the classes were -BLFXPPE $PNNPOT t 4IFMCVSOF 3E 4P #VSMJOHUPO run quite a bit . 8 o Ä&#x2021; 'S 4BU 4VO like they are at XXX TQPSUTUZMFWU DPN CVU, but the !TQPSUTUZMFWU

Megan (left) and Lauren meet students at the School for International Studies in Brooklyn. Photos: courtesy. hall passes were much more strict. Each ences to balance the more personal expoclass allowed one bathroom pass per year. sures at the two schools. And the consisThe second school they visited was tent kindness of strangers on the streets MS 88, with a hugely diverse eth- and subways, who helped poor, confused nic population, and a large English as Vermonters navigate the city jungle, was a Second Language student body. This was great example of the similarities between a 1,300-student middle school with an urban and rural environments. A takeaway from four days living the innovative curriculum that emphasized city life seems to be that the urban stustudent leadership. The three floors were dents, subway riders, and people walking divided into three academic themes of the streets seem generally content, and Technology, Medicine, and the Arts. have adapted to the crowds, In addition to the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trains, constant action and vast broad range of curricular range of daily options, just as opportunities, stemming Vermonters have adapted to from the large staff, the the cold weather, driving cars energy and enthusiasm everywhere, placid setting, of students and staff was and more limited options. astounding. It had been a Lauren and Megan noted it failing school ten years would have been interesting to earlier, but new leadersee schools and areas that were ship has transformed the much more different from school and has brought Vermont in terms of income in new sources of funddisparity, but that would have ing (such as the Gates created a whole different level Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bill Gates of concern around safety of visited the school for a (From left) Tom schools, neighborhoods and day this year). Scatchard, Lauren transportation. Their desire to be The students loved Hanley and Megan exposed to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;rougherâ&#x20AC;? side of attending MS 88, and Mahoney. the city shows a commendable Megan and Lauren immeawareness of the real-world challenges diately could sense the positively charged and inequities they will see when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re vibe within the school. One of the teachâ&#x20AC;&#x153;not in Vermont anymore,â&#x20AC;? an attitude ers explained that the many immigrant families and the diversity of the students one hopes will remain with them as they helped provide the â&#x20AC;&#x153;joyousâ&#x20AC;? atmosphere progress in education and life. As a way to further share this effort to in the school. Another teacher said the expand Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cultural awareness, if visibility of the students in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people have questions about this trip, or handicapped classrooms helped each of comments or ideas, they could be sent to the students â&#x20AC;&#x153;be a good person.â&#x20AC;? The Charlotte News, or any of the authors. The very powerful 9/11 Museum, a Broadway musical, shopping around Times Square, seeing Ellis Island and the Ebeth Scatchard, Lauren Hanley and Statue of Liberty (even though our ferry Megan Mahoney contributed to this articould never land because of a bomb scare) cle. were excellent tourist/learning experi-

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Charlotte Goes Green (Up Day) It was a beautiful weekend with sunshine and warm temperatures, and once again, Charlotte residents showed what they are made of, demonstrating their commitment to keeping our town clean, safe and beautiful! Thanks to Rachel Stein and Abby Foulk for introducing a recycling component this year to Green Up Day. In addition to green bags for trash, blue or clear bags were provided to residents who wanted to separate out bottles and cans for recycling. Recycling this material, rather than adding it to the landfill, is another step forward in our efforts to protect the environment. There was great interest in and appreciation for this effort, and we hope to expand upon it next year. Thank you to Rachel, Abby and Mort Wasserman and to Aubuchon Hardware in Shelburne for donating bags for this effort. Thanks to Abby Foulk for coordinating the compost sale generously donated by Champlain Valley Compost, to

Margaret Woodruff for coordinating the seed library, and to Sue Smith for coordinating the cleanup of the Charlotte Park and Wildlife Refuge. Thanks also to the volunteers at the Quonset Hut who help to make all of these wonderful things happen. To Ruah Swennerfelt and her gangâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ted Montgomery, Raven Davis, Catherine Bock, Nancy Severance and Mike Yantachkaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; for managing the e-cycling effort. Thanks to Kathy Gallagher, Walter Gundel, Kate Lampton, Joe Masha Thurber helps her father, Andrew, pick up Messingschlager, Carol Hanley, Bunky trash along Ferry Road. Bernstein and John Quinney for their help hauling trash from vehicles and taking at the Quonset hut, greeting residents, on other odd jobs necessary to make it all happen. Special thanks to Leslie and Junior Lewis for generously providing the trucks for collection and hauling the materials to the drop-off centersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it done without themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and to Spears Corner Store, Old Brick Store and Charlotte Library and Town Hall for distributing bags in advance of the weekend. Thank you, Charlotte residents, for caring so much! I hope to see you out there again next year!

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Joe Gallagher CONTRIBUTOR

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Stacey Sheehan and her daughters Hailey and Riley clean up a ditch along Williams Hill Road near CCS. The trio was among many Charlotte volunteers who picked up trash along the road Saturday, May 2.

Two Injured in Rte 7 Crash The Charlotte Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services responded to a two car crash that occurred at 11:23 on April 27, 2015 in the northbound lane of U.S. Route 7 in Charlotte. Jim Podrasky of Burlington had pulled off of the northbound shoulder and attempted a U-turn to head southbound, in front of Kathleen Fox of Charlotte. Fox applied the brakes of her Volvo XC-7 station wagon in order to avoid Podraskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honda Odyssey, however her vehicle hit the left front side of Podraskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle. Both individuals were wearing seatbelts during the accident, and only Podrasky was evaluated for possible head and neck injury after being extricated from his totaled vehicle. Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Volvo sustained right front end damage, however she was uninjured and declined medical treatment. During the accident, Route 7 was reduced to a single line for 45 minutes. The Vermont State Police is continuing to investigate the crash.

CorreCtion In a Town Bite from our last issue titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Karen Frost helps Burlington City Arts host a free film series on architectural design,â&#x20AC;? we mistakenly noted the next film in the second season of the Architecture + Design Film Series, Maya Lin: A Clear, Strong Vision, will be shown in October 2015. That film was already shown as part of the first season in 2013. The third season is still in the planning stages. It kicks off in September. We apologize for the error.

Selectboard: May 11, 7 p.M. planning coMMiSSion: May 7, 7 p.M. ccS School board: May 19, 7 p.M. cVU School board: May 19, 7 p.M.

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

CCs sChool board Chair Mark McDermott: 425-4860 Vice Chair Erik Beal: 425-2140 Kristin Wright: 425-5105 Clyde Baldwin: 425-3366 Susan Nostrand: 425-4999

PLANNING COMMISSION Administrator Jeannine McCrumb: 425-3071; jeannine@townofcharlotte.com Chair Jeffrey McDonald: 425-4429 Vice Chair: Peter Joslin Members: Gerald Bouchard, Paul Landler, Charles Pugh, Donna Stearns, Marty Illick Check the town website for more info.

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Maddy Hyams lives through Nepal’s earthquake Fearing that she might die from Saturday’s massive earthquake in Nepal, Charlotter Maddie Hyams (above), a social service volunteer living with a host family for a year in Lekhnath, felt firsthand the effects of the shocks. She fled the host’s home as its roof started to collapse, even though its outside walls, made of stone, remained solid. Maddy plans to cut her stay short as she wends her way back to the airport in Katmandu, hoping to get a flight home this Saturday. Her host family does not have sufficient funds to rebuild its home and is currently living in a shed. Although more than 5,000 people died in the quake, Maddy made it through unscathed, calling her mother, Kristen DeStigter, 20 minutes after the earthquake hit. Buildings down, people liv-

ing in tents, food and fuel shortages rampant throughout the country are all things she has noticed. She was quoted on WCAX TV as saying that, “the airport is mayhem, so that is going to be the biggest obstacle for me.” Maddy returned home to Charlotte earlier this week.

Broadway play ‘Fun Home’ garners a dozen Tony nominations for best new musical Vermont cartoonist Alison Bechdel wrote a somewhat autobiographical play Fun Home, which opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York and includes among its cast Oscar Williams (above, second from left), son of Zoe and Tom Williams of Charlotte. It is one of three shows (out of a possible 35) to get nominated for 10 or more Tony Awards. It was also nominated for “Best Direction of a Musical,” its music for score and orchestration, and its staging for scenic design and lighting. Fun Home has the “critical bona fides,” according to an article in the April 29 New York Times, having been a Pulitzer Prize finalist last year and being based on a best-selling graphic novel. Photos: Courtesy

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Agency of Transportation requesting authorization for town mowing wild parsnip within the Route 7 right-ofway adjacent to the park. from page 1 Two applications for road use were granted. The first was to Vermont Cares for its 17th annual (fourth in Charlotte) When the two were announced it preChamp Ride on June 13. This recreational cipitated a number of audience comments ride will include about 100 riders out questioning the process. Marty Illick of Burlington and will asked for an “explanause a number of roads tion how you go about A ppointments mAde At shown on the map at deciding. This is a new http://bit.ly/1R6n36H. thing that the town and April 25 selectboArd The second will be a Selectboard is undermeeting road closure for the taking, entertaining 13th annual Charlotte people subbing or takCentral School (CCS) ing the place of existFor terms ending in 2016 ing commissioners Larry Hamilton (Tree Warden), PTO Champ Run. Permission was who are interested in Roger Richmond (to be appointgranted to close continuing. It feels like ed Deputy Tree Warden by Road a concern to me if you Hamilton), Larry Hamilton Hinesburg between Church Hill are not going to give (Fence Viewer) and Robin Reid and Mt. Philo roads for an explanation on how (Community Safety Committee). the period of 8:15 to you go about your deci10:15 a.m. on June 7. sion-making. There is For terms ending in 2017 The run/walk format no protocol for doing Laurie Thompson (Trails this ... and you’re going Committee) and Chad Clark calls for participants to cause controversy (Community Safety Committee). in the 5- and 10-km run to head north from and maybe reduce the CCS along Mt. Philo volunteerism.” For terms ending in 2019 Road to McGuire Pent Her comments were Robin Pierce (Design Review echoed by a num- Committee), Jeff McDonald and Road (5 km) and west along Lime Kiln Road ber of others. The Charles Pugh (both Planning (10km) before returnSelectboard, taking the Commission) ing to the school. The position that the seleclatter is a community tion process is just like fund-raising event for that of filling a job, extra curricular activiwent on to select Jeff MacDonald and ties at CCS. Charles Pugh to terms ending in April In two separate actions, Josh Flore was 2019. The other two candidates, Linda reappointed Town Constable for the twoRadimer—who was an incumbent memyear term ending on June 30, 2017, and ber of the board, and Annie Geratowski, Stacy Beaulieu was granted his request to will be approached to ascertain their hold a private party on the Lake Road Ball interest in applying for an empty position Field green. The party will be held from on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Other 1-4 p.m. on July 11 and will not impact appointees are listed at the end of this the public’s use of the beach. article. The next regular Selectboard meeting The rest of the meeting included grantwill be held on May11. ing Susan Smith a highway access permit and license agreement allowing underground utilities installation within the town right-of-way adjacent to 5166 Lake Road. In another road matter, a permit application was approved to the Vermont

VTrans Reports Vandalism at Charlotte Train Station Vermont State Police last week received a complaint from the Vermont Agency of Transportation about graffiti and vandalism at the Charlotte train station on Ferry Road. According to a police report, a trooper responded to the complaint and noted a significant amount of graffiti painted on the structure, which includes swastikas and anti-Semitic and racist statements. As of Tuesday, the graffiti had been covered. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call VT State Police at 802-878-7111.

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As Sanders Looks Toward Presidency, A Look Back at His Time in Charlotte Bernie Sanders entered the 2016 race for the president last week with an email to supporters stating, “For many months I have been traveling from coast to coast across our country, and have had the opportunity to meet with thousands of good, hard-working, and remarkable people … [who] are deeply concerned about the future of our country.” While not on official presidential campaign business, Sanders has stopped in Charlotte on a few occasions to speak with locals. When Sanders was campaigning for a U.S. Senate seat, he spoke at Jeff and Tammy Hall’s farm on August 8, 2006. He was joined by country music legend Willie Nelson, a fellow champion of small farm agriculture and cofounder of

Dakin Farms Burglarized Samuel Cutting of Ferrisburg reported a burglary at Dakin Farm on Route 7, at 7 a.m. on April 27. According to police, between 2:30 and 6:30 am a burglar forced entry through a window to steal money. The Vermont State Police in New Haven are continuing to investigate the incident, and anyone with information can contact the Vermont State Police at 388-4919, online at vtips.info, or text “CRIMES” (274637) to keywork: VTIPS.

Farm Aid concerts, who was performing in Shelburne that night. With 200 attendees gathered for the “political rally with a twist,” the joint speakers addressed issues such as “abysmally low” milk prices, according to Charlotte News reporter Edd Merritt. Punctuated by the mooing of two nearby Holsteins, Sanders called for action in Congress with a specific request for $4 billion of emergency aid to support family farms. Nelson urged voters to help keep Sanders in Washington. “So long as we keep Bernie there, the better off we’ll be,” he said. Sanders returned to speak in Charlotte on Feb. 19, 2012, this time as a senator. Speaking at the Senior Center to a standing-room-only crowd, he continued to voice concerns about the economic recession and a growing disparity between the earnings of the top one percent (Above) Bernie Sanders speaks to a full room at the Charlotte Senior Center in and the bottom 50 percent in the 2012. (Left) The Charlotte News covered Sanders and Willie Nelson when they United States. He’s made these visited town in 2006. issues a cornerstone of his 2016 While it remains to be seen if Sanders announce his candidacy on May 26 in campaign. Sanders also empathized with will return to Charlotte on an official Burlington. the issue of affordable hous- campaign stop, he’s set to formally ing, advocating for greater taxes for the wealthy, shutting down Vermont Yankee and defeating the Tar Sands oil pipeline. All the while, Sanders endeavored to present these political issues without “getting political”— a difficult task, according to Merritt, who also covered this visit.

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Bluemle’s Book Receives Zolotow Honor On April 25, author Elizabeth Bluemle of Charlotte traveled to Madison, Wis., to accept a 2015 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book Award for her children’s book, Tap Tap Boom Boom. The annual prize recognizes outstanding writing in a picture book for children up to seven years old. This is yet another reason to celebrate, as Bluemle’s book was well received at its release in 2014. Tap Tap Boom Boom, illustrated by G. Brian Hara and published by Candlewick Press, has already received a spot on the 100 Best Children’s Book List and the New York Times Editor’s Choice list, as well as a New York Times Book Review in 2014. It’s the story of a sudden thunderstorm that draws strangers together to become friends. It is filled with playful, rhythmic language that celebrates the sensory experience of a downpour. According to a Publishers Weekly review, Bluemle tells a story that appeals to young children “with plenty of hullaballoo, subtle attention to the senses, and an affirmation of the way misfortune can lead to small miracles.” Bluemle is a co-owner of the Flying Pig Book Store in Shelburne, and has four other children’s books published by Candlewick Press: My Father the Dog, Dogs on the Bed, How Do You Wokka Wokka?, and Tap Tap Boom Boom, My Father the Dog and How Do You Wokka Wokka?

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Lantern, on land owned by Robert Mack. Standing at the brush fire, Assistant Fire Chief Dick St. George turned to get a tool off a nearby truck and saw flames rushing up the side of the banquet hall. “That changed the whole thing,” said Davis. “That’s when we got all of the rest of the departments here to help us.” About 40 firefighters from Hinesburg, Burlington, Monkton, Ferrisburgh and Vergennes aided in the fire—a standard response for these conditions, explained Davis. “That is typical,” said Davis, “when you have a large building and its this hot out. We weren’t sure how serious it was.” The fire crept in between the two layers of wall, under the floor and up the face of the building, reaching part of the interior ceiling. CVFS called in a ladder truck in the event firefighters had to cut the roof open, but the fire was knocked down within 20 minutes, Davis said, and mop-up continued through the afternoon. “The damaged was minimized, the fire was put out quickly, and it can be rebuilt,” said Davis. Given the dry conditions and high winds blowing toward the Old Lantern, fire officials believe embers from the brush fire may have ignited on dry leaves near the base of the Old Lantern. Charlotte firefighters, however, weren’t alone in battling blazes caused by dry conditions—several communities around the state reported out-of-control brush fires. On Tuesday, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation ordered fire wardens to cease issuing burn bans until May 19. Gaujac embraced Davis when she saw him. “Thanks you so much,” she said, relieved. “I am so appreciative.” “I’m so glad we were here,” said Davis. “That could have happened tonight, and no one would have seen it until it was big enough for a car to see from the road.” Gaujac’s brother, a fire captain in New Haven, called on her drive home from Burlington to tell her that it would be all right, that area crews were on the scene at the Old Lantern. “He said when the call came on the

(Above) Firefighters from surrounding towns help put out a brush fire on property adjacent to the Old Lantern. Fire officials believe embers from the fire started the blaze at the inn. (Right) A firefighter cuts away part of the wall burned by flames. radio everyone dropped what they were doing to come up,” said Gaujac. “When they heard the Old Lantern is on fire, they all just flew up from everywhere.” Still, she said she felt trepidation upon arriving at the Old Lantern and seeing a dozen heavy equipment trucks lined up outside of her restaurant, but she knew she was in good hands, she said. Once she saw the damage was reparable, Gaujac immediately began looking to the future—as she spoke to Davis, her contractor was already inspecting the damage. She expects the repairs will be finished soon, and that none of the 60 weddings she has planned this year will be affected. As they finished off their conversation, Gaujac and Davis showed it wasn’t so much the fortune of saints that helped put out the fire—just the kindness of neighbors. “We are so lucky,” Gaujac again told Davis.

“We all are,” said Davis. “We have the best volunteer fire force in the world,” said Guajac. “Well you’re the best innkeeper in town,” said Davis, laughing. “So we’ve got to keep you going.”

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The CharloTTe News • May 7, 2015 • 9 acknowledged the project’s importance, and voiced his full support for Cooke and Crockeberg’s efforts. “There’s a great story already, what continued from pg. 1 Tad and Erick have done,” Weinberger said. “There’s a long way to go before the end of the story, before this story has the “talked about working and starting some- finish that we all hope it does.” thing that combined food and energy Cooke and Crockenberg have also been together,” as Cooke explained, “hopeful- joined by Charlie Tipper, a Burlington ly, working in an area resident who had that brought together his own plans that intersection and for the plant, and trying to make that joined forces with system work better.” the Champion’s After graduatCouncil. ing, it became clear Crockenberg that their path had points out that led them to full-time the New Moran is involvement in the poised to be a fresh New Moran. representative of To further bolthe Burlington ster funding, pubwaterfront itself, lic support, and to and will likely combat the “uningarner newfound formed buzz,” as exposure for nearCooke describes by businesses, like Burlington’s low the Community level of awareSailing Center. —Mayor Miro Weinberger ness of the project, Cooke says this the duo formed the will help “connect Champion’s Council, the threads,” and a 30-member network make the commuof Burlington partnity that shares it stronger. ners that act as ambassadors and sponsors There is no denying that their efforts are for the New Moran. Champion’s Council the result of a passion for environmental members include Jerry Greenfield, of Ben consciousness, and a desire to implement & Jerry’s fame, and John Killacky, head that on a community level. But Cooke and of the Flynn Center for the Performing Crockenberg are quick to attribute their Arts. success at building their tightly-knit team At an event promoting the New and securing their resources to their roots. Moran in February, hosted by ArtsRiot, “I think Charlotte was a special place to Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger

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‘There’s a great story already, what Tad and Erick have done. There’s a long way to go before the end of the story, before this story has the finish that we all hope it does.’

A rendering of the New Moran project in Burlington. The project is part of a bigger initiative to revitalize the city’s waterfront. grow up,” Crockenberg recalled. Smaller and more remote than other surrounding towns. Living in Charlotte, “resulted in this really, really, close-knit group of friends. Because Charlotte was kind of a place that was farther away, it made it all that much more important to reach out.” “Sometimes, you develop values without really realizing it,” Cooke says.

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While Cooke and Corckenberg’s main objective is to advance the project slowly but surely, they do have some specific plans for the future, after the New Moran is ready for the public. “A really nice, healthy vacation,” Crockenberg said, laughing. Information on the Moran Plant and tips on how to get involved can be found at moranplant.org.

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OutTakes Commentary by Edd Merritt Who’s the fairest mom of all? To answer that question you send a boy to do a man’s job for Mother’s Day and he comes back with something from his college years as a literature major that just crawled into his brain out of context—not unlike the Fugs’ joint that, on their 1968 recording, just Crawled into my Hand, Honest! As is increasingly the case, I leapt to Google for information that might help me form my idea. Computers benefit the writer’s research, because they allow him to search history with speed, ease and precision in a way that the old desk encyclopedias could never deliver. With that excuse up front, let me get on with the topic. I saw an ad in the Free Press for a concert by Loreena McKennitt, who is com-

Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Fairest Mom of All? ing this October to the Flynn Theatre. Now I happen to be fond of Celtic music and, in fact, assumed from her musical tastes that she grew up on the highland islands themselves. It turns out, however, that in reality she is the next best thing, a Canadian of Scottish and Irish descent, born in Morden, Manitoba, minutes from the North Dakota border and not far from Winnipeg. Of course, I turned to YouTube to listen to her music and discovered early on that she wrote melody and chords to an Alfred, Lord Tennyson poem called The Lady of Shalott, changing a few lines of verse to suit her musical needs. Naturally, given the upcoming day dedicated to mothers and given that “Shalott” and Charlotte seem entwined, I decided to pursue the lyrics. The ballad was based on Arthurian legend around Sir Lancelot, Queen Guinevere and Galahad. In the poem, Shalott is an island in the river leading to Camelot, and its “Lady” lives in the tower of a castle on the island where she is isolated from all except the farmers on Shalott. Only they know of her and anything about her. She suffers a curse that doesn’t allow her to see the world directly. Instead, she views a busy road to Camelot through a mirror and weaves images of what she sees on her loom. Now, you may ask, how many Charlotte mothers view their world on the Champlain shores through a mirror? Sometimes, when I find myself at the checkout counters of Spears’ or the Old Brick, catching bits of conversations, I’m

“The Lady of Shalott”—not “Charlotte”—by John William Waterhouse of a mind that a number do. The mirror may be a school. It may reflect a landscape or a solar array. It may be the neighbor’s pasture or this manure pit that cropped up overnight and brought its wonderful odors with it. It may be collecting points such as the Senior Center, the marinas or the village stores; the ideas for quilting patterns that adorn Town Hall. Tables in the shade outside Pizza on Earth add zesty pepperoni to town gossip. Tennyson, however, called the Lady of Shalott’s images “shadows of the world,” and felt they presented poor substitutes for seeing things directly. He wrote: There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colors gay. She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot. She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott. It is Sir Lancelot heading down the road that first brings reality into view for the Lady of Shalott. His presence urges her to hop in a boat and begin to float down the river from the island toward the towers of Camelot castle. She ends up dying along the way, leading readers to feel that in doing so she preserves her innocence. Her curse, on the other hand, is that

of many artists and musicians whose dilemma is their inability to simply live in the world and enjoy it. They must create their own reality and either build upon or lose that of others. In the Lady’s case, all the knights of Camelot, except Lancelot, were stricken with fear when seeing her float by. Lancelot, however, recognized her for her presence and beauty, the innocent features that kept her artistry alive. And they crossed themselves for fear, All the knights of Camelot: But Lancelot mused a little space; He said, “She has a lovely face: God, in his mercy lend her grace, The Lady of Shalott.” So moms, on this day dedicated to your position in the world, keep your own talents alive, let your Lancelot recognize and appreciate them. Then proceed to: . . .gather at the river The beautiful, the beautiful river Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God. “Shall We Gather at the River?”, Robert Lowry And while you’re at it, tip a top hat and seat yourself to be served as “hot mama” for the day. You deserve it.

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Long Live the King Bradley Carleton CONTRIBUTOR

It is 2:30 a.m. and I’m sitting under a small maple at the bottom of a steep hill where, last night, I put a big tom turkey to bed. I sat for two hours in the dusk listening to him gobble and the juvenile jakes respond out of respect for the boss. I knew which tree he was roosted in and bid him a good night before retiring myself to a night of fitful rest. Now I sit here in the dark among the trilliums glowing in the three-quarter moonlight, waiting for his first vocalization for the day. Birdsong begins at 4:40 a.m. with robins and chickadees and increases to a crescendo at 5:10 a.m., when the symphony is punctuated by a roaring gobble from above. The woods go quiet, then a boisterous outbreak of lighter-throated gobbles arise from the jakes, answering that should the king lose his throne today, there are four stalwart knights willing to assume his royal duties. For the next half hour vociferous gobbles echo through the wooded hillside. Then the sound of beating wings and the first bird flies off the roost gliding all the way through the woods to the middle of the field where the manure pile sits. Then another and another. Soon there are 15 birds walking around the field sizing one another up and singing the praises of another spring day. But one remains in the tree. The deep throated one. He bellows out to the others that his majesty is not yet ready to make his royal entrance. Then, at 6 a.m. he finally thrums his mighty pinions and glides to the ground in the woods to my right. His form is obscured by a large outcropping of rock. He continues to gobble on the other

side of the rock every few minutes. I can hear that the powerful vocals are getting closer. I squint toward a small pine blow down and recognize the red and blue head at about 60 yards to the left of the rock. Suddenly, he puffs up his chest and spreads his magnificent fan, then spins like a football player doing a victory dance in the end zone. I raise my gun to my shoulder and turn to face him. I wait. It takes him a full 15 minutes to close the distance to 40 yards. He jumps up on the rock outcropping and roars a resounding gobble to the peasants below. My shotgun bead is on his head. He stands and spits at me, then struts and spins and gobbles again. I know that my ammunition and shotgun can reach the 40 yards to him having verified that the pattern of my pellets is tight enough to take this bird. And yet I wait. What am I waiting for? I want to watch. I want to watch this majestic animal display his finery and strut and gobble in passionate fashion. I am in wonderment. When I realize that he will not proceed any closer, I make the choice to slip off the safety and pull the trigger. Slowly. At the sound of the shot, he jumps straight up into the air and executes a perfect mid-air barrel roll, landing on his feet. Next, the most amazing thing happens. I expect him to curl up in a ball and meld with my own spirit, when, astonishingly, he ruffles his feathers, shakes his whole body like a dog shaking off water after a bath, and walks away behind the rock. I shake my head and wonder what I did wrong. The answer comes to me slowly. Nothing. The king was meant to reign over his kingdom for another day. I bow my head and give thanks. Long live the king! Bradley Carleton is Executive Director of Sacred Hunter, a non-profit that seeks to educate the public on the spiritual connection of man to nature and raises funds for Traditions Outdoor Mentoring, which mentors at-risk young men in outdoor pursuits.

Charlotte Conservation Currents Grassland Birds: Timing Is Everything How to be bird friendly this spring

A male bobolink perches on a branch. Early mowing has led to a loss of breeding habitat for grassland birds like this.

large-scale loss of breeding habitat and a corresponding decline in bird popuCONTRIBUTOR lations. To help change this situation and make a difference in grassland bird One of the loveliest signs of spring is survival, there are bird-friendly practices the return of migratory birds. Grassland you can employ. birds will soon arrive in Charlotte, if they It is all about timing. Timing your haven’t already, to nest and breed a new haying and mowing activities is everygeneration. The eastern meadowlark’s thing. Cutting fields in June can result sweet, easy whistle in 100 percent of the and the bobolink’s active nests failing, 80 excited chatter have percent by machinery been an integral and 20 percent by gulls, part of the warmer crows and mammals 'Timing your haying that then have easy months. But for how long? pickings. The longer Grassland bird and mowing activities you can wait, the better populations such the survival rate of the as the bobolink, is everything. Cutting nestlings. Waiting until meadowlark, savantwo broods have been fields in June can nah sparrow and raised is ideal. northern harrier are result in 100 percent of To learn more about declining faster than grassland birds and what any other bird group the active nests failing you can do, visit the in North America Charlotte Conservation due to loss of habiCommission’s link on tat. This is true for the town’s website, the grassland birds charlottevt.org. The in the Champlain Valley as well. How website contains a wealth of information many of this new generation will survive on grassland bird friendly practices, as to return next year depends largely upon well as programs that are available for how we manage our grassland today. farmers to offset the cost of delayed hayHistorically the Champlain Valley’s ing. pastures and fields have provided key breeding and nesting habitat. The past Note: This is as an edited version of 50 years have seen the adoption of more an article that appeared last year in intensive land management practices. the News. Haying is more frequent, and corn and other crops are being planted in what Holly Sullivan is a member of the were traditionally hay fields. More and Charlotte Conservation Commission. more homeowners with grassland bird habitat mow their property for aesthetic reasons. As a result, there has been a

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SportS CVU coach Scott Bliss named to Vermont hall of fame

threw the discus to a thirdplace finish.

RunVermont Hall of Fame will induct four new members on May 22. Champlain Valley Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track and crosscountry coach Scott Bliss is one of them along with Vermont City Marathon leaders Howie Atherton, Jim Strouse and John Scheer. Scott has coached at CVU for 17 years, winning 12 state and three New England championships. A coach who trains alongside his runners, Scott is reputedly building a Redhawk running dynasty to compete with the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous moniker under Peter Coffee as â&#x20AC;&#x153;soccer central.â&#x20AC;?

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Mike Williams, who will take over the reins of CVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football program in the fall, was named coach of the year by the National Football Foundation Vermont Chapter for his success at Fairfax High School last year. Fairfax was one of two schools in the state recognized for its high level of sportsmanship.

Redhawk baseball gets back on the winning track

Champlain Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s baseball team retained its winning ways with a victory over MMU on Saturday, 5-2 after shutting out South Burlington 7-0 on Thursday. The last loss to mar their 5-1 record was an 11-inning pitching duel to these same Rebels April 22 in a game that took two days to complete. The Hawks turned things around by shutting out South Burlington 7-0 to end the April schedule. Mount Mansfield Union was the latest victim as the Redhawks scored three runs in the fifth inning to loosen a tie game and go on to win 5-2. Sam Mikell and Shea Ireland each had RBI doubles in the fifth, and Rayne Supple continued his strong batting going 2-for4 and contributing two RBIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Charlotte pitcher Will Potter gained the win. On April 28 Mikell and Thomas Stevens combined to pitch 5 innings of no-hit ball to topple Spaulding 17-1. This time Potter went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI.

CVU scores sixth among 30 Redhawks and Rebels send high schools in Burlington 38 runners across home Invitational Track Meet plate Burlington High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fields and track were the sites of the BHS Invitational Track Meet last Saturday. The weather cooperated and two new records were set, one of them by the Redhawk menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4X100 relay team consisting of Zach Akey, Richard Baccei, Jeremiah Corey and Tawn Tomasi. Their new meet record was a time of 44.71 seconds. As a combined team of men and women, CVU finished sixth with Essex taking the top spot. Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sadie Otley finished among the top six in the 100-meter sprint and the 300-meter hurdles. Tawn Tomasi was third in both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100 meters and 200 meters, while Tyler Marshall and Tyler VanDyk placed second in the 1,500-meter run and the pole vault respectively. Max Riley

Home plate on the CVU softball field breathed a sigh of relief after the April 30 game with South Burlington, which the Rdhawks lost 24-14, despite Elizabeth Boutinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five hits at five at-bats. The Potters, coach Paul and catcher/infielder Claire, have helped CVU double its winning record over last season with two victories out of six games under its belt.

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Both menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis teams hit the win column

With the women playing in Jericho and the men in Shelburne, CVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s net minders topped Mount Mansfield, the women blanking MMU 7-0, the men only losing one match, going 6-1. On May 1 Stephanie Joseph took over where her older sister, Kathy, left off by winning the number one-seed match 6-1, 6-0. Charlotte sophomore Hadley Menk was half of a winning doubles pair. Following its 5-2 win over South Burlington on May 4, the team stands undefeated with 6 wins. On the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side, Charlotte p r o d u c t s co-captain Nathan Comai and Ethan Leonard both won their singles matches, while Ben Hyams lost out to his MMU opponent 6-2, 6-0. After losing to South Burlington 6 matches to 1, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record now stands at 4 wins, 3 losses.

A CVU baseball player makes a throw to first during the team's 5-2 win over Mount Mansfield Union on April 22. The win came after a 7-0 shutout of South Burlington the day before. Photo courtesy of VT Sports Images.

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Food Shelf News Food Shelf Struggling to Make Donation Goals Kerrie Pughe CONTRIBUTOR

Will you consider a donation today? The Food Shelf is struggling to meet our donation goals this year. Compared to last year, the same seven months ending March 31, donations to our food shelf are down by $3,422. We are run entirely by volunteers so all donations go directly for food or assistance to our neighbors in need. If you are a customer of yourfarmstand.com, you may make a donation to the Food Shelf as part of your online order, otherwise checks may be mailed to:

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The VermonT Foodbank The Charlotte Food Shelf is a network partner of the Vermont Foodbank. The mission of the Vermont Foodbank is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to gather and share quality food and nurture partnerships so that no one in Vermont will go hungry.â&#x20AC;? Through programs and a network of 225 food shelves and meals sites, the Vermont Foodbank helps feed as many as 153,000 Vermonters each year. The Charlotte Food Shelf pays an annual member fee to be part of this network (about $75 this year). In addition, food donated to the Foodbank is passed to our food shelf free of charge with the exception of a small delivery fee per pound of food. The Foodbank is able to buy food in bulk with the cash donations it receives. Our food shelf can order what we need from the Foodbank and pay the discounted bulk price. Since the beginning of this year we have bought $3,650 worth of food from the Foodbank. Your donations will help us continue to make these purchases.

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7:30 a.m. on the distribution mornings or before the Wednesday distribution hours. The Charlotte Food Shelf is located on the lower level of the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry. Distribution days/times are posted in this newspaper and on the bulletin board in the Charlotte Congregational Church Hall. You may also call the Food Shelf number (802-425-3252) for a recording of the distribution times. We are open to all community residents. Privacy is very important and respected in our mission of neighbor helping neighbor. For emergency food call John at 802425-3130. For emergency assistance (electricity, fuel) call The Food Shelf at 802425-3252. For more information call Karen at 802-425-3252 or visit our website at https://sites.google. com/site/charlottefoodshelfvt.

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Book Review Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian Georgia Edwards CONTRIBUTOR

Orhan Turkoglu’s beloved grandfather is found dead after immersing himself in a vat of fabric dye. The funeral for his Dede is held in the ancient village of Korad, Turkey, where, in 1990, “Time and progress are two long-lost relatives who send an occasional letter.” After the last hired wailer has left, Kemal’s will is read. He has bypassed his son, Mustafa, and left his textile factories, as well as an aged sketchbook, to Orhan. In a shocking twist, the family home has been left to Seda Melkonian—an unknown woman living in Los Angeles. Orhan travels from Istanbul to California to try to regain the family home for his father and Auntie Fatma. He finds 90-year-old Seda living in the Armenian Ararat Home for the Aging. She is willing to sign away ownership of the family home if he leaves and does not come back. Orhan, however, is determined to learn what Seda meant to his grandfather. When he shows her a drawing of a mulberry tree from Kemal’s sketchbook, Seda is visibly moved and breaks her silence. Seda, a Christian Armenian, and Kemal, a Muslim Turk, were childhood friends whose youthful bond turned into first love. Their relationship was doomed from the start by political, religious and ethnic borders. During the last years of the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey), Armenians were persecuted, deported and murdered as enemies of the state. In 1915, the couple separated when Kemal was conscripted into the Turkish army. Seda and her female

relatives, along with thousands of others, were forcibly expelled from their homeland in a death march through the Syrian Desert. The couple’s story plays out against the larger backdrop of the Armenian Genocide. It is a story of suffering and survival, and long-kept family secrets of betrayal and murder. Orhan realizes Seda’s revelations are also part of his inheritance. She has given him the answers he sought, but at what cost? Ohanesian’s book moves seamlessly between 1915 and 1990, as her beautifully descriptive language and skillful movement of time create a profound and emotive narrative. While the novel contains haunting subject matter, it also offers wonderful moments of hope. Themes of resilience in the face of great loss, and empowerment following tragedy, recur throughout the book. Up to 1.5 million Armenians were systematically annihilated by the Ottoman government. Turkey still denies the genocide. Ohanesian has a very personal connection to this painful chapter in history: her great-grandmother successfully fled Turkey during the Armenian extermination. In a recent interview with NPR, the author stated, ”We are not what is done to us or what has happened to us, but how we respond to it.” She was inspired to respond to her great-grandmother’s story with this novel.

Be My Guide: An Excerpt Rachel Bergstein CONTRIBUTOR

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by Mary Recchia, Activities Coordinator Enjoy a collection of lectures, performances and special events showcasing the diverse interests of our community on Wednesday afternoons beginning at 1:00 p.m. May 13: CCS Musicians. Some of Charlotte Central School’s finest musicians will delight you with a variety of special songs that they have been working on all semester in anticipation of their Spring performances. A rare treat indeed! May 20: Jazz it Up! with the CVU Singers. Wind down the school year with singers from CVU as they celebrate the year’s work at one of their very favorite venues! The program will consist of a ‘best of’ repertoire from one or more of the choral groups at CVU. Old favorites, spirituals, contemporary a cappella and more are all possibilities as we finally welcome springtime together! –––– Please look for the new summer program of activities, classes and events as an insert in the next issue of the Charlotte News. In the mean time, here are a few offerings to conclude our spring pro-

Sylvia Levine’s Strength Maintenance Class showing off our newly donated hand weights. gramming. Getting Ready for an Active Summer – Fitness for every body with Ginger Lambert begins Friday mornings from 9:15–10 a.m. Dates: May 8, 15 and 22. We all have different body types and fitness experience but know that being strong and fit helps us to live our lives to their full potential. Using timed intervals and a series of stations this class will incorporate body weight, light weights, and other cardio/strength building tools to boost strength, cardiovascular fitness, agility, and flexibility. Some active games will

be included to make this a fun and interesting workout. Joint and ligament issues will be taken into account. Every exercise can be modified for any ability or level of fitness. If you have been looking for a class that challenges you but doesn’t leave you in the dust, then this is for you. Registration required. Fee: $10/class. –––– While our first annual Oscar Celebration has passed, there are several other nominated films that it is our privilege to enjoy. Mark your calendars for a showing of Birdman on Thursday, May 14 from 1–4

p.m. Registration required. No fee. –––– The last Spring Road Hike in the Champlain Valley with Marty Morrissey will depart on Tuesday, May 12, and head to Niquette State Park in Colchester. Please meet at the Center ten minutes prior to our 9 a.m. departure with water, good hiking or walking shoes and a snack or lunch. This park is on Raymond Road, just off Rt. 2 en route to the Lake Champlain Islands. From the parking lot we will follow a service road to the lake and then up to a ridge and back to the entrance. There are views of Mallets Bay from the ridge. The total distance is two miles. Registration required. No fee. –––– Save the date! Our Annual Plant & (New) Gardening Tools Sale will be held on Saturday, May 23. You will find buds, blossoms and bargains. If you have gardening tools, pots, seedlings or plants to donate they will be accepted at the Center on Friday, May 22. Hope to see you there!

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Margaret Woodruff CONTRIBUTOR

Second Annual 6 x 6 Reading Challenge We are a bit later with our start this year, but our zeal for reading remains unchecked. As we wrote last year, the Reading Agency of England & Wales started the “Six Book Reading Challenge” as part of its larger mission to “give everyone an equal chance in life by helping people become confident and enthusiastic readers.” In good library tradition, we are borrowing this idea for the Charlotte community. Together with the CCS Library, we invite everyone in town to read six books in the next six weeks—6 x 6. You can select whatever strikes your fancy, you can read to others, you can be read to—the parameters are wide as long as you’re reading. Even in this high-technology world we live in, reading remains a key building block for learning and development, and, in addition, has even been credited with calming nerves, sharpening brains and staving off Alzheimer’s

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WORKSHOP: Addison County Economic Development Corporation and the Vermont Small Business Development Center are co-sponsoring a seminar on “Marketing in the Digital Age” on Friday, May 15, from 9–11:30 a.m. at the Ilsley Public Library Community Meeting Room in Middlebury. $49. Info/register: 802-388-7953, vtsbdc.centerdynamics. com/workshop.aspx?ekey=51350004.

MAY 16 SatuRday

TALK: The Flying Pig Welcomes Comic Book Writer Jeremy Holt (and Shacksbury Cider!) 3-5 p.m. For ages 18 and up. (21 and up - ID required - for cider.) RSVPs encouraged: 802-985-3999 flyingpigevents@gmail.com CHILDREN’S/FAMILY EVENT: Saturday Story Time at Phoenix Books, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Saturdays May 16 to August 29 11 a.m. Free. www.phoenixbooks.biz 802-448-3350

MAY 17 Sunday

TALK: Harvey Amani Whitfield: “The Meaning of Slavery in Vermont” Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington. 4:00 p.m. Free. devino13@comcast.net 802-8635403 RIDE: Sunday, May 17 Ride: Vergennes Voyager: Two distance options. 9:45 a.m. Vergennes High School, east parking lot. Leader: John Bertelsen, 864-0101 / jo.bertel@gmail.com.

MAY 19

EVENT: Celebrate Mother’s Day at Shelburne Museum noon to 4 p.m. Special activities for the whole family. http://shelburnemuseum.org (802) 9853346 ex. 3318

MAY 15 fRiday

EVENT: Night at the museum for adults. 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the Vermont History Museum at 109 State Street in Montpelier will be the forum for Drinking about Vermont history, an evening of sampling Vermont craft beer. Tickets: $35 each; $25 for Vermont Historical Society

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CELEBRATION: SCHIP’s 10th year anniversary: 3 to 5 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, Shelburne. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Tricia Coyle 802-425-2980 or to Louise Piche 802985-3177 WORKSHOP: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, May 19, 21, 23, Building Empathy and Eliminating Oppression: A Deep Look at Racism and Religious Prejudice workshop at the Peace & Justice Center, 60 Lake Street, Burlington. This three-part series aims to educate and create an open, honest dialogue about race and racism in our society today. Register online (pjcvt.org under upcom-

CONCERT: Hinesburg Artist Series Spring Concert, with guest conductor Roy Kelley (pictured) and the Hinesburg Children’s Choir. Monday May 18, 7:30 p.m., CVU. Former Burlington High School music educator Roy S. Kelley will return to Vermont to guest conduct at the Hinesburg Artist Series Spring Concert. He was the choral director at Burlington High School until 1967. Rufus Patrick who conducts the South County Chorus was Mr. Kelley’s student. Burlington High School alumni who were students of Roy Kelley and would like to sing in the concert should contact Rufus Patrick rufpat@yahoo.com. The concert is free, donations welcome. ing events) or call 802-863-2345 ext. 6. $150 for public and $115 for current PJC members and volunteers. No one turned away for lack of funds. 802-863-2345 ext. 6 or program@pjcvt.org.

MAY 20 wedneSday

EXPO: Vermont Chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIAVT) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSIVT) present ACX 2015— Vermont’s Architecture & Construction Expo—at the Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, Burlington, Vermont. Wednesday and Thursday. Contact: Carol Miklos cmiklos@aiavt.org, 802 425 6162 Keynote Speaker: Alex Wilson, Resilient Design Institute, Topic: «Resiliency: A New Design Criterion for Buildings» For more information and to register: ACXVT.COM. Fees: $75 - $225.

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Around Town Congratulations to the following Charlotte students at Rice Memorial High School who earned placement on the Honor Roll for the third quarter: First Honors— Caroline Breen, Moira Brown, Connor Gorman; Second Honors— Saige Alpeter, Henry Atkins, Daniel “Briggs” Boardman, Hana Couture, Arielle DeSmet, Avery Kidd, Anna Schibli, Tyler Vutz; Honorable Mention—Alexa Pughe.

Sympathy is extended to family and friends of Benjamin F. Schweyer who passed away April 21 at the age of 89. Members of his surviving family include his nephew Ben Nostrand of Charlotte. is extended to family and friends of Caroline A. Rovnak of Burlington

who passed away April 19 at the age of 75. Her surviving family includes her daughter Karyn Lunde and Karyn’s son, Henry “Gus” Lunde, both of Charlotte. is extended to family and friends of Colleen Ann “Rusty” (Palmer) Paquette of Georgia, Vermont, who passed away April 24 at the age of 74. Her surviving familyincludes her grandson Jordan Paquette and Jordan’s wife, Renee, of Charlotte. is extended to family and friends of A. Gould Susslin, D.M.D. who passed away April 28 at the age of 88. Dr. Gould practiced dentistry in St. Albans for 34 years. His surviving family includes his daughter Nana Boffa and grandchildren Cole and Seth Boffa of Charlotte. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his name to either the St. Albans Watershed Association, P.O. Box 1567 St. Albans,VT 05478 or to the Hard’ack Association, c/o Tim Hulbert, 375 Lake Road, Suite2A, St. Albans, VT 05478.

New Charlotte Fire Volunteers Attend Training Three new volunteer members of Charlotte Volunteer Fire Service recently attended the annual Addison County Regional Fire School in Vergennes. They are (from left) Skip Lucia, Tom Cosinuke and Fritz Tegatz.

Regular Church Services SATURDAYS St. Jude Catholic Church, Mass, Hinesburg, 4:30 p.m. SUNDAYS Community Alliance Church, Hinesburg, Gathering Place, 9 a.m., Sunday School, 9 a.m., Worship, 10:15 a.m. Information: 482-2132. Charlotte Congregational Church, Worship, 10 a.m., Sunday School, 10 a.m. Information: 425-3176. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mass, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Information: 425-2637. St. Jude Catholic Church, Mass, Hinesburg, 9:30 a.m. Information: 482-2290. North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church, Hollow Road, Worship, 10 a.m., Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Information: 425-2770. Cross Roads Chapel, Ferrisburgh Ctr. Rt. 7, Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Information: 425-3625. Assembly of God Christian Center, Routes 7 and 22A, Ferrisburgh, Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Sunday School, 9 a.m. Information: 877-3903. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, 291 Bostwick Farm Road, Shelburne. Sunday Service 9 a.m., Evensong Service 5 p.m. 985-3819 Trinity Episcopal Church, 5171 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. “Space for Grace” (educational hour), 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist (with child care and Sunday School). 985-2269.

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pads from conferences and attractive notebooks at Staples. I think it’s an obsession worthy of a DSM-5 label. Oh my, what to do with all those notes and thoughts on small pieces of paper. I forget to date them, then relocate them in a week or two and wonder what in the world I meant. Next, I rationalize my messy desk and convince myself I’m entitled to one hodgepodge area in the house; I can always shut the door to my office. However, this is one more flimsy excuse. This week I’m into serious filing, with colorful folders marked with tabs and organized by subject. Think of Alice D. Outwater, Ph.D. my future pleasure when I can locate them easily. Once, on the way out of Staples, I couldn’t resist several pads and notebooks on sale. Now I’m back where I began. It just dawned on me: this started when I was a child. Even with my modest 15-20 cents allowance I could purchase items for my desk at Landey’s Some days, mail, magazines and store. There was enough money left local newspapers pour in from all over to purchase a few one-cent candirections. Soon I’m swamped. Any dies. I was always satisfied I had gotten feng shui expert would advise, “Stop! my money’s worth. I never lacked for Rectify this unhealthy mess immedi- pencils and erasers. ately.” My older sisters and brothers were Every week I throw out the piles. serious about their homework; I felt Then I do the same in the kitchen and almost like a scholar if refrigerator, tossing I had the proper equipout, tidying up, and ment. putting myself in a Many of you must strict mindset. Often go through this clut'I have the habit of I resent the time ter dilemma. I wonder spent, but anything finishing a piece of if you have a secret less does not finish writing and hurry- solution. I rememthe job. ber my practical sisNow, my study, ing on to the next ter-in-law saying she where I write, is the mail and without following fetches another matter. stands by a barrel in I have the habit my rule about fil- the garage to toss much of finishing a piece it unopened. “But ing or tossing the of of writing and hurwhat if you’re throwrying on to the next ing out checks?” I previous piece.' without following my ask, alarmed. She just rule about filing or shrugged and smiled. tossing the previous The next day I opened piece. If I do, another an unmarked envelope pile is thinned down with a $125 refund. and organized. Then I congratulate I will continue trying to remedy my myself effusively. As I look around, present situation and report on any I see another area mysteriously over- progress. Don’t hold your breath. I welloaded. Will this ever end? come any suggestions you might have I am crazy about paper: little writing on paring down.

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Charlotte Zoning Board of Adjustment. Pursuant to Title 24 and the Charlotte Land Use Regulations, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Wednesday, May 20th, for the following: 7:00 p.m. – ZBA15-02: Appeal by Kristen DeStigter of the Zoning Administrator’s interpretation of Section 4.11 (A) (1) Home Occupation I. The property with respect to which the appeal is taken is owned by Rebecca and Christopher Fortin and is located at 2737 Lake Road. Documents associated with this appeal are available for review during regular Planning and Zoning office hours. Participation in the hearing is a prerequisite to the right to appeal any decision related to an application.

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