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Normalizing the word ECP to perform “The Vagina Monologues” COURTESY PHOTOS

Clockwise from top left: Abbie Tykocki, Mary Towle-Hilt, Rowan DerbyBurras, Kat Redniss, Holly Biracree and Lori Valburn participate in a photo shoot ahead of the Essex Community Players' production of "The Vagina Monologues."

By MICHAELA HALNON Memorial Hall was briefly transformed into a studio last Tuesday evening, a camera flashing as women of all ages posed with handwritten signs. Some threw their heads back with laughter as the shutter clicked. Others kept a steely glare.

“I am resisting for those who can't,” one sign read. “I am resisting because love is a radical act,” another proclaimed, a trio of hearts scribbled beneath the words.

The Essex Community Players are tackling “The Vagina Monologues,” later this week.

The renowned Eve Ensler play contains 18 short stories exploring sex, assault, childbirth and more, as told in interviews with dozens of women.

National show organizers adopt a theme each year, the premise allowing performers to

focus in on the relatively constant script with a new lens. This time, they’re asking actors to consider “resist.”

Abbie Tykocki, the actress who orchestrated the photo shoot, is set to perform one of the play’s most recognizable monologues — “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy.”

The Essex resident was a sophomore in college when the controversial show debuted and shied away from participating.

“I wanted to be a part of it, but I was too afraid,” Tykocki said. “Now here I am, 20 years later, and I finally got my chance.”

“Monologues” show leaders also asked local performers to spotlight a group not represented in the script as it stands. The slam poetry group Muslim Girls Making Change will close out the Saturday performance in Essex.

Plus, 90 percent of the show’s proceeds are earmarked for a Planned Parenthood of North-

ern New England donation. The remaining money will go to V-Day, a charity inspired by the “The Vagina Monologues.”

Several women said ECP has worked hard to make cast and crew feel supported as they parsed through the sensitive material this year. Rehearsals have largely happened in small groups, and a closed Facebook group has emerged as an active place for conversation.

Cast members said they’ve had extensive discussions about the potentially problematic link between anatomy and gender identity, a connection that’s repeatedly underscored in the show.

“I think that’s one of the most exciting things happening in Essex right now that no one is really paying attention to,” Tycocki said, describing ECP’s efforts to push the envelope with show selection.

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Major development plans head for village

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Amtrak is pushing an “aggressive” timeline for improvements that would ensure the Essex Jct. station complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Village officials, meanwhile, say they need more time to vet the plans.

Village: Pump the brakes on railstation upgrades

By COLIN FLANDERS Essex Jct. officials are asking Amtrak to slow down planned upgrades to the local train station until the village can vet the plans and possibly sync its own project with the rail company’s timeline.

Amtrak is pushing an “aggressive” itinerary for improvements that would ensure the Essex Jct. station complies with the

Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a letter sent to the village dated December 8.

The improvements include new curb ramps, pavement repair and crosswalk markings; connecting new platform lighting to what’s already on site; and linking to the village’s existing stormwater system.

Amtrak requested the village’s approval within two weeks,

but village officials have said they need more time.

“A two- or three-week window is simply not enough time for our staff to give Amtrak’s plans the careful scrutiny they deserve,” village president George Tyler wrote in a response to the rail company.

Tyler said preliminary reviews by village engineer Rick Hamlin show there may be some See AMTRAK, page 3

The Essex Jct. Planning Commission will hear plans next week for a massive downtown development project for the southern slice of the Five Corners.

A conceptual master plan submitted by BlackRock Construction and McEwing Services shows four new four-story buildings plotted across 10.7 acres between Park and Maple Street split by the railroad. Three are sited behind the horseshoe-shaped building at 34 Park St., and one is beside the Lincoln Inn. Two will be mixed-use, while the others are solely residential.

It’s still early in the process, however. The developers need a site plan review for each building prior to construction, and the application shows an estimated completion date of 2022. But next Thursday’s hearing offers a first look at the most recent high-density project within the village center district.

“We feel that the design lends itself to helping create a true village center destination that will be a key part of the hub

of Essex Jct. for generations to come,” wrote Benjamin Avery, BlackRock’s principal developer, in a project narrative.

Avery did not return multiple requests for interview, but his narrative offers some details.

The full development includes at least 174 housing units, with the potential for 100 more through additions or further redevelopment. Ten percent of those initial units will be designated affordable, the rest a mix of market-rate and workforce, or units between 500 and 700 square feet.

The project will offer about 135 spaces of garage or underground parking, while the remainder will be on- and off-street parking for a total of 340.

The land development code has no parking requirements for the village center district, but the PC can still require parking for site plan approval.

Avery said general development standards that call for two spaces per unit would be “onerous” for the workforce units since those typically attract See PLANS, page 2

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The cast of the Essex Community Players rehearse for their upcoming production of "The Vagina Monologues" in Memorial Hall last week. The show is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

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from page 1 “The Vagina Monologues” turned 20 this year. Some of the phrases are still startlingly applicable, especially amid the #MeToo Movement, Essex actress Lori Valburn said, referencing a viral online hashtag used to expose the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment.

Other sentiments feel a bit outdated, she said, especially dialogues about the transgender population.

“In the 20 years that ‘Vagina Monologues’ has been out there being performed all over the globe, there has been this monumental change,” Valburn said. “Essex has also evolved during that period of time in a lot of ways and has become a much more diverse, vibrant community.”

The participants were emphatically supportive

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He also noted the project’s proposed pedestrian net-

of the play’s core message within the walls of Memorial Hall, but several sheepishly admitted they’ve yet to tell their parents, children or coworkers what exactly they’ve been working on in recent weeks.

Kat Redniss, also of Essex, performed the show once before. She was serendipitously chosen to perform the same monologue in the ECP production that she did the first time around. The scene, “I Was

“It’s allowed!” Valburn reminded her castmates with a laugh. “It’s a real word, folks!”

There In The Room,” offers a detailed description of a woman watching her friend give birth in the hospital.

But Redniss said a lot has changed since she embodied the role as a teen. For starters, she has now “been in the room” as a friend gave birth. The experience has put her stage persona in a whole new light.

“It brings people together,” Redniss said of the show. “Having hard conversations and grappling with challenging topics [has] become more and more valuable.”

Actress Rowan DerbyBurras hopes that’s exactly what the upcoming shows in Essex will inspire.

“If a few members of the audience walk out the door and say, ‘Hey, let’s talk about this because it’s important to talk about,’ then we’ve definitely done our job,” DerbyBurras said.

The ECP production of “The Vagina Monologues” will play on Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Hall in Essex. Tickets are available at http://essexplayers.tix.com.

work, saying he expects to ask for a waiver down to 1.5 spaces per unit.

Community development director Robin Pierce said the village will determine the necessary parking for each building during site plan reviews.

The plans reference some notable community spaces — some open to the public, some reserved for tenants. Those include a “pocket park” and streetscape improvements with seating along Maple Street; a small community park with recreation amenities along the Crescent Connector; streetscape with

setbacks for seating and landscaping along the new road; and residential community spaces, like raised garden beds, a community barbeque area and a pool.

Next week’s hearing comes a month after the village PC approved two site plans for the opposite side of Park Street for a total of 71 apartments. Neighbors of those projects have repeatedly voiced concerns over traffic in Five Corners, which is already notorious for its lengthy backups during rush hour.

Assuming a mix of residential, office, restaurant and retail use, Avery

estimates this new project would create about 3,000 daily vehicle trips, with peak morning and evening estimates of about 300 and 240, respectively.

Though that would add to the already notorious daily logjam, the site plans account for what’s long been considered a release valve for that traffic: the Crescent Connector, which connects three of the five feeder roads and offers a bypass to the intersection.

Pierce said after several delays, that project should be out to bid by this winter for a spring 2019 construction.

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ABOVE: Essex photographer Katie Paquette captured this photo of Camel's Hump along Route 117. RIGHT: Paquette is pictured next to her exhibit at the Milton Artists' Guild Art Center and Gallery. Photography is an effective form of therapy for Paquette, who lives with an autoimmune disease.

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people with disabilities and threatened a lawsuit if the rail company didn’t make substantial headway toward compliance.

In reports to Congress, Amtrak has blamed its slow progress on budget constraints, funding limitations and the “complexity” of determining station facility ownership and responsibility, according to the DOJ report.

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components of Amtrak’s plans that don’t conform to the village’s land development code. And Jim Jutras, the village’s water quality superintendent, called it a “prime opportunity” to tie in a local project and therefore minimize the disruption to downtown.

That will require some easements from Amtrak, since the company’s property extends onto Railroad Avenue. Jutras said the village could also look for some grants to offset its projects in the area.

“Every time we have a hole in the ground, we should be looking at all the infrastructure,” Jutras said.

Village and Amtrak officials planned to teleconference Monday to discuss the project. If unable to coordinate, the village will at least be aware of the timeline and not overlap, Jutras said.

Coordinating with outside entities isn’t a new practice. Public works has done so several times before, Jutras said, hooking on replacement or repair projects with improvements to the railroad. Sometimes that even involves private property: Jutras said the village is currently eying some grant-funded projects that would coincide with a project by a condominium association.

Since Jutras’ experience shows long-term projects can negatively impact surrounding businesses, any chance to lessen the impact is preferred.

“We’re always acute to that,” he said.

Amtrak has historically struggled to achieve ADA compliance. When Congress

passed the law in 1990, it gave Amtrak two decades to ensure all stations were fully accessible.

In 2011, Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General, which performs audits and investigations, found that just 48 of the rail company’s 482 stations met the benchmark.

A 2014 report from the same office found only three more stations became ADA-compliant.

A year later, the U.S. Department of Justice said Amtrak’s failures constituted discrimination against

dency to want to shy away from attention, “I just keep throwing myself out there,” she said.

So far, she’s garnered about 560 followers on Facebook, and she’s excited to keep the momentum going. Between countless doctors’ appointments, she posts photos from her past travels, eye-catching pieces of nature, animals and more.

Photography has served as a positive alternative therapy to the less effective support groups she formerly attended.

“I’ve had a lot of tests done, and it’s not fun but I just feel like I’ve grown so much as a person since all of this that I wouldn’t really change anything,” she said. “I have such a better understanding of who I am and what I love.”

Though she may not know what pain tomorrow will bring, there’s one constant she can rely on to keep her steady: Another photograph.

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work, not that she refers to it that way. Going forward, she plans to explore portraitstyle shoots. All of which she says helps her fight through her everyday pain.

On Monday, Paquette felt physically fine. But without photography, she doesn’t know how she’d handle the bad days.

When she’s frustrated with her immune system or the negativity online, she says photographing something beautiful can completely change her mood.

“I get so excited that I don’t think about the throbbing pain in my leg or my head or my shoulders. For just that little while, I don’t focus on how much pain I’m in,” she said.

Some days, you might catch her on the side of the road in her hunter green winter jacket, laced with a faux-fur hood, sporting a pair of pajama pants. You can bet her camera’s in hand.

“It’s absolutely terrifying,” Paquette said of advertising her work. Despite a ten-

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Yet each day, she finds light in photography — a medium that has changed both her career path and way of life.

Paquette, 36, lives with an autoimmune disease, Sjogren’s syndrome, as well as fibromyalsia and myofascial pain syndrome.

Sjogren’s causes dry eyes and mouth, fatigue and joint pain. The chronic pain, which often consumes Paquette’s life, is offset by her growing photography interest.

“When you have the passion for something and then when it’s like a therapy for you, it just changes your mindset completely,” said Paquette, a Milton Artists’ Guild member. “It’s a beautiful thing.”

As a child, Paquette enjoyed taking photos of her family’s German shepherd and her home’s natural surroundings.

When she later moved to Finland with her then-husband, her eye for capturing new landscapes blossomed. But it wasn’t until she returned home to Essex in 2014 when her true desire for the art came to fruition.

She kickstarted her small business, MomentsByKate, in March 2017. She made an Etsy account, Facebook page and joined the guild. Opening herself up to the world was frightening, but she says the positive support she received masked her vulnerability.

Paquette says she’s grown tremendously since her 2013 diagnosis. As a photographer, she’s enthralled to spread joy and happiness to her followers.

“In the last year and a half, I just really feel like something changed and I’m starting to see more things in ways I never saw before, and it’s really cool,” Paquette said.

Each morning, Paquette wakes up not knowing what journey her body will take her on. So every day, she makes an effort to make one picture that lifts her spirits. This could mean going to the store and buying a bouquet of flowers to document or stopping on the side of the road to capture a picturesque scene.

Her most memorable moment was a few weeks ago driving from Jeffersonville to Essex, where she spotted Jericho’s Old Red Mill. The barn is a popular subject in Vermont photography, and Paquette wanted to capture it in a meaningful way. As ice glistened on the surrounding rocks, the frosty air pulled her out of her vehicle. The angle was worth it, even if she couldn’t feel her numbed finger clicking the button on her Canon T7i.

Down the road, she also halted to capture Camel’s Hump peaking into vision along Route 117. After Paquette posted these photos online, a classmate from her Essex High School days who has since moved to Minnesota contacted her to purchase a little piece of home.

Curating this connection was a touching sentiment for Paquette, who once struggled to garner the self-esteem necessary to market her talent. Now, she’s letting the fear of rejection slip to the back of her mind as she posts daily photos to her Facebook page that ignite creative conversation.

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At the Rotary Club of Essex, Johnson leads efforts to raise money for the Rotary Foundation and is chairman of the golf committee, the local Rotary’s largest fundraiser. Through his efforts, the Rotary Club of Essex is able to support many individuals and families throughout Essex, Westford, Jericho and Underhill.

Johnson is the past president of both the Burlington and Essex Rotary Clubs, and has served in volunteer leadership positions with Catamount Outdoor Family Center, American Diabetes Association, Green Mountain Prevention Proj-

The village of Essex Jct. is regrouping after a major line break last week forced an overnight boil-water advisory for some residents.

Public works staff began receiving calls around 3 a.m. last Thursday alerting them to a water main break on Densmore Drive. Once staff arrived, it took about three hours to shut the line out because the gauge valves were frozen, according to public works superintendent Rick Jones.

Meanwhile, 2.1 million gallons of water spilled out onto the road, depleting the Champlain Water District tank that feeds the line until some houses in the northwestern part of the village lost water pressure.

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Essex Rescue’s Jackie Goss will be recognized this year. Goss is a physician’s assistant and an Essex Rescue member for 45 years.

Goss was instrumental in the growth of the Vermont emergency medical services system and contributed to

dedicated police officer with the ability to effectively counsel those in need. He is very well respected within the school district where he spends a large amount of time. He has participated in teaching the youth about the danger of substance abuse and healthy life choices.

Phillip Noyes, Jr. is the honoree from the Essex Town Fire Department.

Noyes Jr. has been a volunteer firefighter for the past 43 years, beginning his service as a junior firefighter in Essex, where his father, Phil Sr., was the first chief. Noyes Jr. moved to Underhill and Bakersfield before returning to Essex but remained in the fire service in those communities as well. He has served as firefighter, lieutenant, captain, assistant chief and was promoted in 2013 to his current rank of deputy chief. Noyes Jr. is a walking encyclopedia of fire service knowledge and is a trainer of fire ground tactics and best practices. He has spent a lifetime in service to others.

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the development of EMS at the national level. After 45plus years, Goss is still serving the community where she supports the ski patrol working in the clinic at the mountain and continues to serve as a paramedic with Essex Rescue.

Goss also teaches a group of EMT candidates and is an active member of the admissions committee at the UVM College of Medicine.

Garrett Bartlett will be honored for the Essex Jct. Fire Department. Bartlett joined the crew in 2016 and is a firefighter and EMT. Bartlett is the department’s No. 2 for fire call response and No. 1 when combining fire and EMS response, which equates to over 250 calls a year. Bartlett is also active with fire prevention events and other department functions.

Essex Police Cpl. Kurt Miglinas is a 34-year department veteran and has served as a patrol officer, detective, special crimes investigator and school resource officer. He has served on many boards and committees over the years and has been recognized with many awards. Miglinas is a

and replace it with a new section.

“It was massive. That’s the biggest one I’ve seen in my career,” Jones, a 29-year public works employee, said of the break.

Without water, the town offices closed Thursday, and both Essex High School and the Center for Technology sent students home around 10 a.m.

The village issued a precautionary boil-water notice around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, indicating there was a “strong possibility” that water supplies for customers who experienced low or no water pressure were contaminated.

Jones said the advisory was an attempt to be “extra cautious.” He noted testing

by Champlain Water District shortly after public works turned the water back on around 6 p.m. showed no contaminants, and a subsequent test the following day showed the same. The village lifted the advisory around 9:40 p.m. Friday.

Jones said his department is now focused on repairing the area of Densmore Drive that suffered major damage. As of Monday afternoon, he said the department is close to reopening the section of road near the intersection with Route 15 that was impacted the most.

The village is now working with a contractor that will drive to Massachusetts to obtain hot mix for pavement, since there’s no place locally to find it during the winter months, Jones said.

He hoped to lay at least a base coat this winter.

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Water pools on Densmore Drive after a main break last week spilled over 2.1 million gallons and prompted a precautionary boil water advisory. body’s patience during this time, and sorry for any convenience,” Jones said.

He added one of the biggest takeaways from the event is communication with the public.

Community relations assistant Darby Mayville led the outreach effort, posting to various social media websites and sending it out emails to those signed up for updates on the village website. Some residents

commented on Mayville’s posts thanking her for the updates, and Jones lauded her efforts.

Still, the village offices were inundated with phone calls throughout Friday from people — including some that don’t live in the village — wondering if their water was safe to drink.

Staff now plan meet Friday to discuss more outreach options during situations like these.

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February 8, 2018 • The Essex Reporter • 5

opinion & community LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email your letter (450 words or fewer) to news@essexreporter.com. Please include your full name, address and phone number.

Deadline: Fridays at 5 p.m. Read our full policy at www.essexreporter.com.

Privacy is warranted For the second weekend in a row, I read with amusement the Reporter’s “breaking news” about investigations over personnel matters at the village and now the town offices. But my amusement is beginning to turn into disgust. Clearly, your writer will not be satisfied until he can find a story, even if he has to create one by insinuating cloak-and-dagger impropriety at every turn. It does not seem to occur to him that village and town trustees may have very good reasons for not wanting to provide information about an investigation that could identify an employee, especially if that person has not been found to have acted inappropriately. Not all allegations need to be amplified by the megaphone of media.

But we live in a time when many people believe that government can never, ever be trusted and is always and necessarily up to mischief. How sad.

I have no connections to anyone in the town or village government and

no knowledge of what has happened to prompt the personnel investigations but I can think of plenty of possible reasons why the trustees might not want to share information about personnel matters with your reporter.

Here’s hoping you will use your cover page to report on more pressing issues going forward. robert brenneman essex Secrecy should be exposed My compliments to reporter Colin Flanders for trying to dig out the story behind the town and village investigation into alleged wrongdoing by a public employee. Somehow the terms “private investigator” and “$10K in legal fees” suggest that this is no runof-the-mill personnel matter but an issue of much larger significance. In my opinion, town and village officials, especially selectboard chairman Max Levy, revert to form in trying to hide

and obfuscate what exactly is going on, and given my prior experience on the selectboard, this is not surprising.

As my old boss, the late Gov. Richard Snelling, used to say, “In the absence of data, you supply your own.”

In this matter, I can only speculate that, because both town and village governments are involved, the allegations could possibly focus on an employee who serves both governments.

Perhaps this speculation misses the bullseye by a mile, but as long as Mr. Levy apparently tries to misdirect legitimate press inquiries by attempting to brush certain things off, as Mr. Flanders suggests, we may never know. Absent transparency, folks in our community can justifiably conclude, as Marcellus did in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, there is indeed “something rotten in the state of Denmark” or, at least, the Town of Essex. bruce S. Post essex Jct. Former member, Essex Selectboard

ESSEx fREE LIBRARy BOOk REvIEwS

the immortalists

By Chloe Benjamin Adult Fiction, 2018

What if you knew the date of your death?

This novel addresses this theme with the four Gold children – Varya, Daniel, Klara and Simon – in the late 1960s living in Manhattan. During one summer vacation, they all decide to visit a fortune teller famous for predicting when people will die. We follow each sibling over time as they come to terms with their predicted date of death. Each part centers on one sibling acting as a period piece from the 1980s to 2000s. Did the fortune teller know the truth, or did the children convinced of their date, set their own course to that particular date?

everything here is beautiful

By Mira T. Lee Adult Fiction, 2018 In this debut novel, sisters Miranda and Lucia have a very strong bond. Older, reliable sister Miranda is always there for free-spirited Lucia. When Miranda and Lucia lose their mother, Lucia begins to hear voices. Miranda wants to be there for Lucia. Lucia decides to marry an older shop owner, then leaves him for a Latino immigrant, has a baby with him, and moves to Ecuador to live with his family. Lucia tries to live with the constraints of mental illness. Miranda has her own life in Switzerland when Lucia has a major crisis.

OBITUARIES

GeorGe A. DunbAr, Jr. ESSEX JCT. – George A. Dunbar, Jr. shed his earthly ties on Jan. 27, 2018 to go to his heavenly home.

Born Oct. 8, 1925 to George and Tressa (Haley) Dunbar of Windsor, he spent his youth in Windsor graduating with honors from Windsor High School in 1943.

George enlisted in the U.S. Navy in September 1943 at the age of 17 to be deployed to the Pacific theater to pilot landing crafts during the invasion of Okinawa.

George returned to Windsor after the war where he met the love of his life, Olive (Tootsie) Russell, whom he married on Oct. 26, 1947.

George's family grew while in Windsor with the birth of his beloved daughter, Linda.

He held a number of jobs while in Windsor ranging from plumber's apprentice to machinist at Cone Automatic.

In 1957, the family moved to Burlington when George accepted a job at the newly constructed IBM facility in Essex Jct. It was shortly after that they were blessed again with the addition of their son, George III. George held several positions at IBM, ultimately achieving the position of third level manufacturing manager in 1972. George retired from IBM in December 1983 after 27 years of service.

Moving to Essex Jct. in 1975, George became active in his community proudly serving as a trustee from 1985 to 1989 and village president from 1989 to 2001. He was recognized by the Vermont State Legislature for his dedication and service

MArGAret GlAze Margaret Helen Tylar Fields Glaze died in her sleep on Jan. 28, 2018.

Margaret was born on Sept. 15, 1929 in Los Angeles to Helen Dorthy and Harvey Lee Tylar. The family moved to Lakeport, N.H., where she met and married Frederick

to the community in 2002.

George was an avid baseball and hockey fan. As a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, he was elated to have lived long enough to see his team win their three World Championships. As a hockey fan, he supported the UVM men's of the ’60s and ’70s and continues to cheer for the Boston Bruins, much to his family's dismay.

George was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Tootsie; by his parents and an infant brother, Edward. His spirit lives on with his family, including daughter, Linda Ballard, of California; son, George III, and wife, Judy, of Essex Jct.; grandson and wife, George IV and Sabrina Dunbar, of California with their children George V and Gavin and granddaughter Sarah Dunbar of Essex Jct. He is also survived by two sisters Mary Kent of Windsor and Beverly King and husband, Frederick (Jim), of Eliot, Maine. Uncle "Dubbie" also leaves behind numerous beloved nieces and nephews and their families, each of whom added greatly to his happiness over the years.

E. Fields. Marge and Freddy enjoyed swing dancing, swimming, skiing and amateur radio activities. They lived in the Essex Jct. area and had four children.

Marge was active in the VFW. Her passions were bingo and fishing. Her stories and sense of humor will be missed by many.

The family would like to thank the Mansfield Place staff, Essex Rescue and the University of Vermont Medical Center ER staff for their professionalism and compassion during his final hours.

He was a fortunate man to have so many friends and colleagues whose friendships he cherished over the years.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Essex Rescue, 1 Educational Drive, Essex Jct., VT 05452.

A celebration of his life will occur Saturday, Feb. 10 with calling hours from 1-3 p.m. at Corbin & Palmer Funeral Home, 9 Pleasant St., Essex Jct. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. Internment will be in Windsor at a later date of the family's choosing.

For a more detailed version of the obituary please visit corbinandpalmer.com.

MESSAGES

FROM MONTPELIER reP. bob bAnCroFt r-Chittenden 8-3 Eight bills were passed on the floor last week, ranging from animal cruelty laws to adding more appliances/ equipment to Vermont’s efficiency standards. Additionally, the House concurred with a Senate amendment to the Budget Adjustment Act, which the House passed on January 18. A complete list of bills passed by the House and/or the Senate can be found at https://legislature. vermont.gov.

The Transportation Committee, of which I am a member, spent half of last week listening to budget presentations from various divisions within the Vt. Agency of Transportation. One morning was spent listening to testimony on roadside saliva testing, which can test for eight drugs including marijuana. The committee heard from 11 witnesses. Three science professionals with considerable experience with the efficacy of using saliva to test for drugs testified by phone, the Department of Public Safety commissioner, the director of the Vermont Forensic Laboratory, the Policy Director for the ACLU of Vermont, two Vermont motor vehicle law enforcement professionals and three attorneys testified. The attorneys were from the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, Defender General’s Office and the Department of State’s Attorneys & Sheriffs.

All of the witnesses except two supported roadside saliva testing for drugs. The attorney from the Defender General’s Office did not outright oppose roadside testing; however, he reiterated what a couple of other witnesses mentioned. It is unclear if Vermont’s Supreme Court and/or the U.S. Supreme Court would find taking a saliva sample to be invasive and, like a blood sample, would require the suspect to voluntarily agree to giving a sample or the arresting officer having to obtain a search warrant. Some believe the courts will find it non-invasive like breath tests.

The ACLU representative was adamantly opposed to roadside saliva testing. She believed it was invasive, an abridgement of personal freedom and might lead to racial profiling. She made it clear that the ACLU would challenge any such a law. It is important to point out that a roadside saliva test is not an evidentiary test, whereas a sample taken after an arrest is evidentiary. Law enforcement personnel, and a couple of the attorneys, view roadside testing as just one of many tools used, such as heel-to-toe walking, counting backward, following a finger, in determining if a person is impaired. The only use for the saliva test is to determine if a suspect has a drug in his/her system. Unlike alcohol (.08 BAC), there is no legal limit for drugs.

Many of those testifying believed the new marijuana law will lead to an increase in impaired driving. I also concur. Given the multiplicative impairment effect of marijuana used in conjunction with alcohol, I fear there will be a significant increase in serious injuries and/or deaths on Vermont’s highways.

Sen. MiChAel Sirotkin D-Chittenden County; Chairman, Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Very pleased to report last week’s 23- 5 Senate vote, requiring all internet service providers such as Comcast, Fairpoint, AT&T, etc., to maintain “net neutrality” in their services, if they wish to procure any Vermont state contracts.

This is a big deal and will impact all Vermont internet users. Net neutrality principles essentially guarantee that all data on the internet should be treated equally, and ISPs should not discriminate or provide preference to any data, regardless of its source, content or destination. It means you can go where you want and do what you want online without your broadband provider getting in the way or making choices for you.

The bill, S.289, is very timely, as these long-standing consumer protections are currently being stripped away by the FCC in Washington, in favor of the large ISPs. The idea that ISP companies will shortly be empowered by the federal government to decide what information and ideas on the internet receive preferential or disfavored treatment has outraged Americans from coast to coast.

Our Vermont Senate appears to be the first legislative chamber in the country to vote to preserve net neutrality for its citizens and is modeled after the executive orders issued last week by governors in New York and Montana. I was honored to be S.289’s reporter to the full Senate. You can read the bill at www.leg.state.vt.us.

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Margaret leaves her sister, Phyllis Drury; her children Rebecca, Gerald and David; her many grand-, great-grandand greatgreat-grandchildren.

Her husband, Freddy, and son, Michael, predeceased her. A graveside service is being planned.

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Jct., 878-8341. James Gangwer, pastor. Sunday School: 10 a.m., Worship Service: 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship: 6 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups, Adult Bible study and prayer: 7 p.m.; FundamentalIndependent.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, lead pastor, proclaiming Christ and Him crucified, Sundays: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., www.cmcvermont.org.

COVENANT COMMUNITY CHURCH - 1 Whitcomb Meadows Lane, Essex Jct. 879-4313. Rev. Jeannette Conver, pastor. Adult bible class: 9 a.m., Sunday service: 10 a.m. with fellowship following. Infant through pre-K childcare provided, cccpastorjeannette@gmail.com; Facebook page: bit.ly/2rDz4NE DAYBREAk COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Brent Devenney, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., AWANA: Thursdays twice a month, www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org.

ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School and childcare provided. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions and plant spiritual roots.

FIRST CONgREgATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUNCTION - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745.

Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Sunday School: weekly at 10:15 a.m. 5th/6th Grade youth group: first Sunday of month.

Jr. & Sr. high youth groups: every Sunday. Heavenly Food Pantry: second Monday of the month, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and fourth Thursday, 2 – 6 p.m., except for Nov. & Dec. when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out community dinner: 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella & Ladies’ Acapella groups. UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. www.fccej.org; welcome@fccej. org gRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 878-8071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to grade 6. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you!

HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAwRENCE PARISH - St. Lawrence: 158 West St., Essex Jct. 878.5331. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.; Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. Holy Family: 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct., Sundays: 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.hfslvt.org.

MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOwSHIP - 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho, the red barn across from Packard Road. 899-2558. Services are held 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. Visit www.mmuuf. org.

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist, Sundays: 10 a.m.

Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com.

ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex.

878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

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The Essex Community Players will stage a benefit production of "The Vagina Monologues" as part of V-Day, a movement during the month of February to raise funds and awareness for anti-violence groups. The curtain goes up on Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10. See listing for complete details.

8 Thursday aarP Free Tax helP

9:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., Brownell Library.

Tax help provided by volunteer AARP foundation certified tax preparers Tak and Dorothy Ng. This service is for taxpayers with less than $60k annual gross income, with special attention to those over 60 years old. If married, both spouses should (but do not have to) be present during an income tax counseling session.

Qualified patrons will need to have received and make available all information and documents necessary. Relatively complex returns may be advised to seek professional assistance.

Call 878-6955 or visit the library to make an hour-long appointment.

Grocery shoPPinG sTraTeGies

1 - 1:45 p.m., Hannaford Supermarket, 21A Essex Way, Essex Jct. Join registered dietitian Joanne Heidkamp, M.S., R.D.N., for a walk through the aisles.

We'll look at good values in each department and talk strategies to save money on groceries. Free; to register email, jheidkamp@ hannaford.com.

FirsT Wednesday encore: lake chamPlain in under an hour

2 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. Lake an overview of the many phases of this treasured body of water. Recorded at Brownell Library on April 2, 2013. First Wednesdays are a program sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council.

read To archie

3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Archie loves to listen to kids read. He is certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Archie’s owner is Christine Packard, chair of Brownell Library Trustees.

9 Friday rummaGe sale

9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Grace United Methodist

Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. Call Ann at 879-7943 for details.

music WiTh raPh 10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Come sing and play with Raph. All ages.

musical sToryTime

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Rock out and read every Friday morning with books, songs and instruments. All ages.

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3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Live Action Role Play is open to all middle and high school students who want to have adventures in a mythical land.

dunGeons & draGons

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library.

Embark upon imaginary adventures. Dungeon Master serves as this role playing game’s referee and storyteller.

For grades 6 and up.

"The VaGina monoloGues"

7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. Essex Community Players will stage a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s contemporary classic. "The Vagina Monologues" is a collection of true stories which delves into powerful experiences of body image, sexual awakening and sexual experiences through the eyes of women of various ages, races and sexuality. This will be part of a V-Day event; V-Day activists stage benefit productions during the month of February to raise funds and awareness for local anti-violence groups and to galvanize community action. V-Day Essex Junction is being presented as a benefit for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and The Resistance.

Adults, $20; seniors/ students, $15. Call 8789109 or email tickets@ essexplayers.com

10 saTurday rummaGe sale

9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. Call Ann at 879-7943 for details.

essex communiTy Players' audiTions 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Essex Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. ECP will be holding auditions for "The Man Who Came to Dinner," a classic 1939 comedy of the clash that occurs when a pompous celebrity, famous for his acerbic wit, larger-than-life appetites and hordes of Hollywood friends unexpectedly becomes an imperious houseguest of a small-town Ohio family. This show has a large cast with plenty of roles to showcase unique personalities and types between ages 20 and 75. Small and large roles are available. Acting newcomers welcome!

Production dates are throughout May. See essexplayers.com for more information or contact Peggy Bonesteel at 881-7116 or pdbonest@gmail.com.

Weekend sToryTime

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs every Saturday morning!

BeGinninG GenealoGy

10:30 a.m. - noon, Vt. Genealogy Library, 377 Hegeman Ave., Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester.

Sheila Morris will discuss records, techniques and best practices for conducting sound research. This talk is aimed at beginners and at those who have already started but are still relatively inexperienced. Sheila will also cover how to organize the records and images that result from your research efforts. Bring as much information as you can about your grandparents; births, marriages, deaths and where they lived. After the talk our volunteers can help you get started using our many resources. $10; call 310-9285 or visit vtgenlib.org.

sTory Time WiTh The auThor

11 a.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Join us for a story time with Sarah Dillard, featuring her new book, "Mouse Scouts Make Friends."

In this book, friendships will be tested and opposites will find they have more in common than they thought as the Acorn Scouts figure out what it takes to be true friends. Sarah Dillard was briefly a Brownie and a Junior Scout, and studied art at Wheaton College and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Sarah lives in Waitsfield with her husband. All ages.

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2 - 3 p.m., Harry Potter trivia gameplay, discussion, snack and coloring pages. All ages.

The nerBak BroThers Band

7 - 10 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. This is a Valentine themed event, so buy a flower for someone special and enter the raffle to win a box of chocolates!

Open to the public.

"The VaGina monoloGues"

7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Feb. 9 for complete details.)

11 sunday counTry BreakFasT

8 - 10:30 a.m., Parish Hall, 6 Church St., Underhill Ctr. This buffet style breakfast is an “all you can eat” affair, which includes juice, fruit, eggs, pancakes, sausage, bacon and home fries. Coffee and tea will be available.

Donations appreciated.

For more information, please call 899-4632.

GrieF share suPPorT GrouP

10 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. If you have lost a spouse, child, family member or friend, you are invited to attend.

Weekly through May 13. For registration and information, contact Ron Caldwell; ron_caldwell@comcast. net.

essex communiTy Players' audiTions 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Essex Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Saturday, Feb. 10 for

calendar StuDeNtS

local MeetiNGS tHurSDay, FeB. 8

6:30 p.m., School Board, Essex High School Library, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. 7 p.m., town planning commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

MoNDay, FeB. 12 5:45 p.m., village Bike/walk advisory

details.)

Divorce care Support Group

5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Bluewater Ctr., 145 Pine Haven Shores Rd., Shelburne. Divorce is a tough road, but there is life afterwards. Led by people who have already walked down that road, we'd like to share with you a safe place and a process that can help make the journey easier. Weekly through May 13. Call Sandy to register or for information at 4257053.

12 MoNDay aarp Free tax Help

9:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., Brownell Library.

(See Thursday, Feb. 8 for complete details.)

StorytiMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

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Noon and 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering one on one technology help. Reservation required. Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

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3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Build awesome creations using our collection of Legos!

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5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn and play this 4,000-year-old strategy game. For grades 1 and up.

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6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library. This month we discuss "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"

by Betty Smith. This is the story of Francie, an imaginative, alert, resourceful child, and of her family living in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 until 1919. Pick up a copy of this book at the main desk and join us for a casual discussion.

13 tueSDay Story tiMe For BaBieS aND toDDlerS 9:10 - 9:30 a.m., Brownell Library. For babies and toddlers with an adult.

Story tiMe For preScHoolerS

10 - 10:45 a.m, Brownell Library. Flannel stories and activities for preschoolers.

SteaM tueSDay

3:15 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Create and explore with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and

committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

tueSDay, FeB. 13

9 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. High School aged students discuss this year’s GMBA nominees.

Voting takes place in April. For grades 9 - 12.

6:30 p.m., village trustees/Joint with Selectboard, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

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tHurSDay, FeB. 15

Story tiMe For preScHoolerS

6 p.m., village planning commission, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

Math. This month we celebrate Mardi Gras!

Best for grades one and up.

proState caNcer Support Group

6 - 7:45 p.m., Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave., Burlington. The Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Wives, partners, men newly diagnosed, men dealing with recurrent prostate cancer, men dealing with the side effects of treatment and men who have been successfully treated for the disease. are all invited to attend. Any men dealing with advanced prostate cancer are also encouraged to attend in order to benefit both themselves and others by sharing their experiences. This week Dr. Mark Plante, chief of urology at UVM College of Medicine, will be our guest. Discussions are informal and refreshments available.

Drop-iN KNittiNG cluB 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Bring in your current knitting project or start a new one in the company of fellow knitters!

StartiNG tHe coNverSatioN

6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. In life we prepare for everything: college, marriage, children and retirement.

Despite the conversations we have for these important milestones, rarely do we have conversations about how we want to be cared for at the end of our lives. Join Rep. Betsy Dunn and the VNA for an in-depth discussion of hospice care.

14 weDNeSDay reD clover Group For HoMeScHooleD StuDeNtS

9 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Each month, students read two titles and do activities with one of the books on the list for this year’s Red Clover Award. Voting takes place in April. For grades K - 3.

DorotHy’S liSt Group For HoMeScHooleD StuDeNtS

9 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Each month, students hear book talks from this year’s Dorothy’s List. Students keep a log and vote for their favorite to win the Dorothy’s List Book Award in the spring.

Group discussion is encouraged. For grades 4 - 8.

GMBa BooK DiScuSSioN For HoMeScHooleD

10 - 11:30 a.m., Sunset Studio, 71 Center Rd., Essex Jct. Free.

10 - 10:45 a.m, Brownell Library. Picture books, sign language, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and early math activities for preschoolers.

StorytiMe

10 a.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct.

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10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. Need some tech help? Drop in with your device and your questions.

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Noon and 1 p.m., Brownell Library. (See Monday, Feb. 12 for details.)

reaD to DaiSy

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Daisy loves to listen to kids read. She is certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont.

Daisy’s owner is Maddie Nash, retired school counselor. For all ages.

Please register online.

15 tHurSDay aarp Free tax Help

9:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., Brownell Library.

(See Thursday, Feb. 8 for complete details.)

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3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Archie loves to listen to kids read. He is certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Archie’s owner is Christine Packard, chair of Brownell Library Trustees.

16 FriDay preScHool yoGa 10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell LIbrary. Come sing songs, hear stories and do yoga with Danielle. Ages 2 & up.

MuSical Story tiMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. All ages.

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3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Build awesome creations with Legos!

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3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. "Peas come back" to plan for the second annual Pun-Off! Wrap up the summer video logistics and "dig into" a snack to celebrate the groundhog. All 9-12 graders welcome.

MaGic: tHe GatHeriNG

6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library. Whether you know the game or are curious to find out more, come have tons of gaming fun!

KNit NiGHt

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.,

Brownell Library. Adult knitters and crocheters are invited to settle in front of the fireplace in the Main Reading Room to knit, share projects and patterns, and engage in conversation.

FaMily Movie: "GrouNDHoG Day"

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6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. An obnoxious weatherman finds himself reliving the same 24-hour period over and over. Rated PG. Free popcorn and drink!

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SiNGle aDultS' volleyBall/GaMe NiGHt

Contact our team!

7 p.m., Essex Alliance Church Community Ctr., 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. Contact Sue at 999-5291 to RSVP.

17 SaturDay weeKeND StorytiMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

StorytiMe

11 a.m., Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Free.

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11 a.m., Phoenix Books Burlington, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Join us for a SpongeBob story time with James Kochalka!

James Kochalka’s offmodel, chibi-like short SpongeBob strips have entertained readers since SpongeBob Comics issue #1. Now, SpongeFunnies are busting out into a full-length ultracute epic story, “Skate the Cake!” If you like SpongeBob, Squidward, skateboards, cakes, volcanoes, deserts, and famous movie star “Duke McGill,” then you will love this story time!

James Kochalka is the first cartoonist laureate of Vermont.

preScHool opeN GyM

3 - 4:30 p.m., Building Bright Futures of Essex, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. Come run around inside during the cold winter months at our open gym, sponsored by the Essex Rotary. Free.

18 SuNDay GrieF SHare Support Group

10 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. (See Sunday, Feb. 11 for complete details.)

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11:30 a.m., Essex Resort and Spa, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. Meet and greet the area’s top wedding pros, taste amazing apps, listen to music and have fun in thepPhoto booth! Sign up to win a slew of grand prizes (drawings at 1 & 2 p.m.) including gift certificates to many vendors in the area with services geared towards making your big day as special as possible. For information call 4592897 or email judy@ vermontweddingassociation.com.

Casey Toof 524-9771 ext. 125 casey.toof@samessenger.com

John Kelley 524-9771 ext. 105 john.kelley@samessenger.com

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She needs a family that will allow her time to adjust and blossom into the awesome dog that we know she is! Once you gain her trust, Caramel adores snuggling and will even climb onto your shoulders!

Dogs: Caramel has successfully met a dog at HSCC and may do well with others Cats: Her history with cats is unknown Children: Her history with children is unknown.

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1:53 a.m., Suspicious on Central St. 2:06 a.m., Suspicious on Maple St. 7:50 a.m., MV Complaint on Susie Wilson Bypass 10:15 a.m., Suspicious on Educational Dr. 11:40 a.m., Larceny on Pearl St. 1:33 p.m., Animal Problem on Rustic Dr. 1:48 p.m., Suspicious on Park St. 5:26 p.m., Citizen Assist on West St. 6:06 p.m., Larceny on Center Rd. 8:41 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Lincoln St.

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9:31 a.m., Accident on Weed Rd. 11:39 a.m., Citizen Dispute on Owaissa Ave. 4:22 p.m., Simple Assault on Founders Rd. 5:23 p.m., Simple Assault on Cardinal Ln. 6:08 p.m., Noise Disturbance on Brickyard Rd. 7:09 p.m., Suspicious on Main St. 7:17 p.m., Assault Intimidation on River Rd. 9:28 p.m., Larceny on Susie Wilson Rd.

Wednesday, Jan. 31

8:17 a.m., MV Complaint on Allen Martin Pkwy.

11:29 a.m., Larceny on West St. 12:45 Fraud on Colchester Rd. 2:45 Animal Problem on Rustic Dr. 5:21 Trespass on Pine Ct. 8:20 Accident on I-289

Thursday, Feb. 1

8:50 a.m., Family Disturbance on Jericho Rd. 9:47 a.m., Accident on Educational Dr. 12:08 p.m., Larceny on Center Rd. 1:33 p.m., Lost and Found Property on Sand Hill Rd. 2:08 p.m., Intoxicated Person on Central St. 2:19 p.m., Littering on Colchester Rd. 2:38 p.m., Suspicious on New England Dr. 4:52 p.m., Suspicious on Educational Dr. 6:03 p.m., Aggravated Assault on Pearl St. 6:46 p.m., Suspicious on Sand Hill Rd. 10:56 p.m., Noise Disturbance on Sand Hill Rd.

Friday, Feb. 2

6:53 a.m., Accident on Jericho Rd. 7:36 a.m., Accident on Center Rd.

7:53 a.m., MV Complaint on Baker St. 8:22 a.m., Accident on River Rd. 8:48 a.m., Animal Problem on Main St. 8:56 a.m., Accident on Main St. 1:01 p.m., Suspicious on Franklin St. 1:32 p.m., Property Damage on Educational Dr. 2:22 p.m., Parking Problem on Central St. 4:30 p.m., Threatening on Main St. 5:46 p.m., Suspicious on Maple St. 6:41 p.m., Larceny on Maple St.

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1:19 a.m., Traffic Hazard on River Rd. 1:36 a.m., Comm Offense on Susie Wilson Rd. 9:36 a.m., Threatening on Fort Parkway 2:29 p.m., Accident on Colchester Rd. 9:32 p.m., Suspicious on Main St.

sunday, Feb. 4

8:57 a.m., Suspicious on I-289 11:35 a.m., Lost and Found Property on Linden Ln. 12:37 p.m., Suspicious on Sycamore Ln. 3:07 p.m., Utility Problem on Tower Rd. 3:31 p.m., Animal Problem on Juniper Ridge Rd. 3:41 p.m., Lost and Found Property on Maple St. 5:52 p.m., Welfare Check on Densmore Dr. 10:47 p.m., Noise Disturbance on Sand Hill Rd.

TickeTs issued: 25 Warnings issued: 39 Fire/eMs calls dispaTched: 52

This log represents a sample of incidents in the date range. For more information, call the non-emergency number: 878-8331

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sports

Essex hosts alpine carnival at smuggs' PHOTOS BY KYLE ST. PETER

LEFT TO RIGHT: Maggie Donahue carves into a turn as she competes in the giant slalom this past Friday. Shannon Leonard swings through a gate racing down the slopes. Meredith Payson's expression of extreme concentration is easily read through her tinted visor. The Hornets were the hosts of the Essex Carnival held at Smuggler's Notch. You can see the results on the varsity scoreboard below.

Hornets Varsity scoreboard Boys' AlPINE

2/3-2/4 Essex Carnival at smugglers' Notch slalom (21) Ben Krause (23) Bryan stammelman (40) Nathan Croft Giant slalom (11) Bryan stammelman (13) Ben Krause (25) Nathan Croft

1:15.45 1:16.33 1:36.26 1:08.35 1:11.16 1:21.33

GIrls' AlPINE

2/3-2/4 Essex Carnival at smugglers' Notch slalom (31) sydney stammelman (38) Meredith Payson (42) Maggie Donahue Giant slalom (24) linna lahmadi (27) sydney stammelman (29) Maggie Donahue

1:32.46 1:36.86 1:41.48 1:18.28 1:21.03 1:23.39

Boys' BasketBall (3-8) 1/30 2/1

CVU South Burlington

L 53-58 L 61-72

GIRls' BasketBall (8-6) 2/1 2/3 2/5

BFA St. Albans Mount Mansfield Spaulding

W 49-43 W 67-48 W 38-22

CheeRleadInG 2/3

NVAC Cheerleading Competition

First place - Metro Division First place - Large Varsity Division First place - Elite Top Gun Stunts

GyMnastICs 1/25

St. Johnsbury

(4-1)

W 132.3 - 113.85

Vault: (1) Mya Dusablon 8.75; (2) Ella Lesny, 8.7;

(3) Emilee Friedman, 8.55 Bars: (1) Mya Dusablon 8.7; (2) Emilee Friedman, 7.7;

(3) Abbey Gleason, 7.4 Beam: (1) Allie Green 9.25; (2) Anna Charland, 8.85;

(3) Abbey Gleason, 8.4 Floor: (1) Mya Dusablon, 8.15; (2) Allie Green, 8.05;

Kiki Keenan, 8.0 ALL-AROUND: (1) Mya Dusablon, 33; (2) Abbey Gleason, 31.8

Boys hoCkey (10-3) 2/1 2/3

U-32 BFA St. Albans

W 10-1 L 2-5

GIRls hoCkey (10-3) 2/3 2/5

Middlebury Middlebury

WRestlInG

W 3-1 W 4-1

2/1 Mt. Abraham, W 45-24; Vegennes. W 63-12 2/3 Athol, W 69-0; Frontier, W 48-25; Franklin Tech, W 53-21;

West Springfield, L 33-40

SPORT SHORTS

By JOE GONILLO Seriously. The groundhog sees his stinkin’ shadow. Great. More winter, thanks a lot.

Sorry skiers. February sports action is heating up, despite the weather, for all our high school teams. The end of the regular season is creeping up making games more important down the stretch. I also overed a wedding down in Charleston, SC last weekend...interesting story below.

There was plenty of white stuff on the ground at Smuggler’s Notch, where Essex alpine hosted the Essex Carnival over the weekend. Here are the team scores from the event: Harwood (127), MMU (211), Rice (259), BFA St. Albans (315), Essex (470), LHS (550) and CHS (576.) Friday’s GS winners were Gretchen Kogut of Harwood, with a time of 1:03.51, and Noah Williams of Harwood who clocked in at 58.08. Saturday’s Slalom winners were Sarah Boland of Rice (1:05.03) and Jack Hayden of MMU (59.92).

Put this in your phones: Pink Zone Girls Basketball Games are this Friday, Feb. 9. EHS and the Jean Robinson Court host the event, and the game schedule has ADL vs.

EMS at 4:30 p.m., EHS JV vs. South Burlington at 6 p.m. and EHS varsity vs. SBHS at 7:30 p.m. The cheer teams from EMS, ADL and EHS are also participating in the event. All of the money raised by the athletes, and at the game itself, are donated to the Breast Care Center at UVMMC. Luckily, Sara Arden is back at the organizational helm; come out to support the teams and a great cause.

The girls’ varsity basketball team played their most exciting game of the season in a 59-54 2OT loss to CVU last week. They followed up that game with a sparkling performance in a much-needed, tough 49-43 win over BFA St. Albans. The W broke a five-game losing streak. They dropped the Cougars with a score of 67-48 behind Sarah Colter’s game-high 15; Kylie Acker and Emmalee Smith added 14. At 8-6 they have six games left before playoffs and are making their move now. The JV squad improved to 12-2 with wins over BFA and MMU. They are having a great season.

Our boys’ varsity basketball team is 3-9 after a close 5853 loss to the Red Hawks and another to the Wolves. The first one was in doubt to the very end when CVU pulled it out. The JV team is 8-4 following two losses last week to CVU and SB. It’s Rice and Burlington this week.

The Girls’ JV-B hoop team continued their unbeaten season with two more wins and is now 11-0. The girls dispatched NCUHS and CVU, and have games vs. Rutland and NCUHS this week. The freshman boys are red hot after they extended their winning streak to nine games with two more big wins over the Lakers and BFA. This week they host Rutland and participate in the BFA tourney over the weekend.

They are now a sparkling 12-1.

The wrestlers continue to have success this winter.

Last week they traveled to VHS and chalked up two midweek wins over Mt. Abraham and Vergennes. In Turner Falls, Mass., the Hornets shutout Athol by a score of 69-0; beat Frontier handily 48-25, and defeated Franklin Tech 5321 but fell 40-33 to West Springfield. They have a big NVAC match Saturday at the EHS gym.

After splitting their games this week, our boys’ var-

sity hockey owns a 10-3 mark. They extended their winning streak to seven games with a 10-1 slashing of U-32, but that streak ended with Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the unbeaten BFA Bobwhites. Ryan Young scored twice and Sam Foster stopped twelve shots. They will be back on the ice against Spaulding and SB this week.

The girls’ hockey upped their winning streak to seven games with 3-1 wins over both SHS and Middlebury. At 10-3, and ranked second in the state, they will play MIDD again and have a big date vs. BFA. This past Saturday in their win over the Tigers Maddy Young, Abby Robbins and Olivia Miller-Johnson all scored with OM-J and Young notching assists. Hannah Barrett added two assists and it was all complemented by Sophie Forcier 17 stopped shots.

The gymnastic team dominated MIDD last week 132.3–113.85. Check out the highlights in the varsity scoreboard! The Hornets host the Rutland high school Ghosts on Wednesday.

The track and field team had a throwing competition in St. Johnsbury at the Academy on Saturday. Breyer Sinor won shot (39’5”) and the weight throw (57’7”).

Nordic skiers on the snow Saturday in St. Albans at Hard’ack. Last week EHS sophomore Charles Martell took third at the Tour de Chittenden.

The bowlers took the winner’s circle for the second week in a row Saturday. EHS was followed by Fair Haven, RUHS, and BHS. Makenna Thorne and Emily Harvey bowled strong games and frames! Two matches remain before individual and team state championships. Hartford hosts the Hornets, FH, and BHS. Super Bowl was as exciting a game as I have ever seen.

Congrats to the Eagles. Actually, I spent most of the evening with what was left of the Bechtel – Coleman wedding at the King St. Public House in Charleston, S.C. Had a ton of fun celebrating my N.Y. Giants-loving nephew, Nate Bechtel, as he married Amelia Coleman, a Vt. gal. I volunteered to cover the event, of course. I had met the bride years ago at the groom’s dad and mom’s lake mansion in Colchester one Sunday evening when I was invited over to watch the Cowboys beat the G-men. Anyway, this attractive young woman comes in with a group of friends wearing an Eli Manning jersey - Brother! Little did I know she would be my future neice. At the night-before gathering, Amelia introduced me to her step-dad; a man with EJ and ER connections, my old boss from the 80’s and probably 90’s Warren Baker. I believe he was doing an outstanding job running this newspaper when I was first hired in ’88. Headquarters used to be in a second floor office above what is now Martone’s. Warren now runs the writing department at Champlain College, and he wrote a beautiful poem for the newlyweds and read it at the ceremony. Touching. Other dignitaries present were Ethan Bechtel CFO of OhMD, Alex “Scoop” Abrami of the BFP, Junction native Larry Kimble, Stacey Davis, Don Hathaway, business entrepreneur Bob Futon and a very special video tribute to the happy couple from none other than Bill Murray (check out FB for the clip)! I also ran into two lovely, former students, Kelly Morin and Chelsea Crucitti.

Happy Birthday Kristin Hathaway Peet former Hornet FH and TF all-star; former Downpour guitarist Bob Recupero, Mark Kirby, Kristina Teachout Cismoski, Leslie Wall, politician V Chase, Cheryl Wilder Fitzgerald, Walt Latrell, Tim “800m” Stratford, Ted O’Lear, Rob Molina and Jason Nokes. Happy 39th Anniversary to indoor center chief Hank “Liverpool” Bechtel and his much better half, Sandy.

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Valentine's Day

Netflix &Chill?

By BEN CHIAPPINELLI

Dinner and a movie: it’s the quintessential date night. Here in Vermont, we are blessed with an abundance of fine restaurants that plate a variety of styles enhanced by a healthy localvore movement.

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TOP: Elsa Martinelli pleads with John Wayne in “Hatari!”

Happy Valentine’s Day!

“Ratatouille” (2007) We all know Pixar movies are as entertaining for adults as they are for children, so you shouldn’t overlook this animated feature.

In one sense, the film is truly a rom-com, taking the audience through the ups and downs of the blossoming romance between innocent Linguine and world-wise Colette, but this film is also about the love affair so many of us have with cuisine. In the same way Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” tries to visually represent the aural experience of listening to music, this film uses shapes, lights and movement to portray the sensation of taste. The preparation of food in the film is presented through a warm and affectionate lens and reminds us that a good meal can win almost anyone over.

“The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) Describing this film is

like listening to a grandfather describe to his grandson all the things that make “The Princess Bride” great: “Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles …” There are few romances that can pack it all in like this movie can. The score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold is full of emotional swells and exciting themes that would go on to influence cinematic composers for years. Errol Flynn is simply electric as the swashbuckling title character, and the way Olivia de Havilland stares into his eyes in her role as Maid Marian will make you wonder if Robin is truly the greatest archer in the film or if his aim falls second to the bow of a cherubic, winged sharpshooter.

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Sweet somethings

These recipes from Colchester food blogger Nancy Mock are sure to please any sweet tooth this Valentine's Day Cherry chocolate coffee cake

Raspberry & Rolo puffs

Toffee & chocolate chunk pie Ingredients

1/2 portion Buttery Flaky Pastry Dough 3/4 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour, unbleached 1 cup dark or bittersweet chocolate chunks 8 ounces Heath Bar toffee candy bars, roughly chopped Whipped cream (optional)

Ingredients

1 17.3 ounce package (2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, thawed 36 fresh raspberries, washed and blotted dry 18 Rolo candies 1/4 cup half and half Granulated sugar for sprinkling

Instructions Ingredients

2 cups cherries, fresh or frozen, pitted 3 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened 1-1/3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup vanilla-flavored yogurt 5 large eggs 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, or chunks chopped into small pieces Streusel Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, unbleached 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup butter, melted

Instructions

1) Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 9" springform pan. Set aside.

2) Place the cherries into a food processor and pulse several times to finely chop them. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

3) In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend the butter and sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add in the yogurt and blend to combine. Add in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in the flour mixture to the bowl in three batches, mixing slowly after each batch until just combined.

4)Use a rubber spatula to stir the chopped chocolate or chocolate chips and the cherries into the batter. Stir them until just mixed in.

5) Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan and spread it to an even layer.

6) In a small bowl, stir together the streusel ingredients: 3/4 c. flour, brown sugar and melted butter. (Or use a hand mixer if preferred.) The mixture should look crumbly with pea-size pieces or smaller. Sprinkle the streusel in an even layer over the top of the batter.

7) Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour 30 minutes, checking the cake after 1 hour 10 minutes with a tester inserted into the center. The tester should come out clean, remove it from the oven as soon as this happens.

8) Allow to cool on a wire rack for about 20 minutes.

Run a knife along the inside edge before opening the springform sides. Cut into wedges to serve. Once completely cooled, the cake can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for 3-4 days. Makes 8-10 good-sized portions.

Instructions

1) Unwrap the refrigerated pastry dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out into a circle, about 1/4" thickness. The dough should be roughly 13" in diameter. Lightly fold the dough over in half and then in half again. Place in a 9" pie plate with the point of the triangle in the center and unfold to fit the pie plate. Gently fit the dough into the pie dish with overhang all around. Trim the overhang to about 1-1/2". Roll both the edge under, all around the pie to make a thick edge. Crimp the edge all around.

Lay a sheet of plastic wrap over the dough and put the dish into the freezer.

2) Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. If using a glass pie dish move the rack to the lower half of the oven; for a metal pan have a rack ready in the center.

3) In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix together. Add in the flour and mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chunks and Heath Bar chunks.

4) Take the pie shell from the freezer. Spoon the cookie dough into the shell, gently spreading it edge to edge and smoothing the top.

5) Bake for about 50 minutes, until the crust has browned and a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Allow it to cool for at least 15 minutes.

6) Slices may be served while pie is warm or after it has cooled, and it is delicious served with freshly whipped cream. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

at as they are delicious to eat. Experiencing such visual masterpieces can add to the enjoyment of the night out.

3. Enjoy a night off from cooking. One of the biggest benefits of dining out on Valentine’s Day is enjoying an evening away from the kitchen. Heading out for a restaurant meal means no stressing over what to cook for dinner, no wrangling with ingredients and no post-meal cleanup.

4. Learn something new.

Chefs and restaurants may pull out all the stops for a special occasion like Valentine’s Day. Diners may learn more about exotic foods and wine pairings on Valentine’s Day than they might when dining out on less popular nights.

5. Beat the winter blues.

For much of the country, Valentine’s Day occurs during a time of year when winter is at its most harsh.

Wintertime can be isolating as many people spend increased hours indoors to avoid inclement weather.

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Dining out on Valentine’s Day helps to make the day more special, and the following are a number of additional reasons why couples should enjoy a meal out on the town this February 14.

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1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

2) Roll out the puff pastry dough a bit. Cut each sheet into 9 squares.

3) Place 2 raspberries and 1 Rolo in the center of a square. Moisten the edges with a little water. Bring two opposite corners of the square up to meet each other, and pinch down the sides to seal them together. Then pull all the corners up to the top (with the pouch of filling below) and pinch them together. Roll the pinched top down, and check that there are no gaps on the pouch. Place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough squares, raspberries and Rolos.

4) Flaky, pastry pouches hold a melty filling of raspberries and Rolo candies!

Brush the tops of the pastries with the half and half.

Sprinkle the decorating sugar generously over the tops.

5) Bake the puffs for about 18 minutes until the tops have started turning golden brown. Remove them from the baking sheet to a serving plate. They are best served while still warm, but allow the puffs to cool for 10 minutes before serving as the filling is quite hot after baking. Makes 18.

tivities. Dining at a restaurant may be the precursor to other things to come on Valentine’s Day. While out, couples may opt to head to a movie, enjoy some local live

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