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IBM seeks new recruits

Human Resource Location Leader Dorothy Morris said. “We’ve had ongoing openings for the last couple years, and we’re at a point where we really have to get people in here,” she said. “It’s a good way to get into IBM then hope IBM needs about 100 entry-level manufacturers at to make a change to (become) a regular employee.” its Essex Junction facility to keep up with demand for its The three-year terms of the positions will take them microchips, a company official said during a recruiting through the planned transition at IBM to new ownership event last Thursday. under GlobalFoundries. There is language in IBM’s job The Vermont Department of Labor helped publicize offers that says a job offer from GlobalFoundries with and design the event, held at the Sheraton Hotel and be forthcoming, according to Morris. GlobalFoundries Conference Center in South Burlington. Job candidates — based in California and owned by an investment arm interviewed with hiring managers and submitted of the government of Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the electronic applications into IBM’s internal system. The United Arab Emirates — acquired IBM’s microelectronics “manufacturing operator” and “manufacturing technician” division last year in a deal in which IBM agreed to pay positions pay $13-15 per hour and include medical and GlobalFoundries $1.5 billion to rid itself of the business. dental benefits. The deal awaits federal approval. They are temporary positions that end after three – See IBM on page 2a years but can lead to permanent full-time opportunities,

By JASON STARR The Essex Reporter

IBM job candidates Robert Munro of Duxbury, left, and Evan Plankey, of Colchester, talk during last Thursday’s IBM recruiting event at the Sheraton in Burlington. JASON STARR

Grant seeds urban forestry program at tech center Street trees grown for town and village By JASON STARR The Essex Reporter

Jen Valyou-Hopkins of Essex picks up bags from Mary Tewarson outside the Brownell Library on Green Up Day.

Greening Up is hard to do

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The Village of Essex Junction saw more Green Up Day volunteers on Saturday, May 2 than in the last seven years, according to coordinator Mary Tewarson. While the official numbers were not in yet, it is estimated that volunteers gave out about 400 trash bags and collected more than a half-ton of trash. Saturday marked the 45th anniversary of the Vermont tradition to clean up trash that has accumulated over the long winter. Pamela Champagne of Essex picks up trash in Essex Junction.

Potent form of mixed heroin hits Vermont By JASON STARR The Essex Reporter Essex Police are on the lookout for a more potent version of heroin that, according to Vermont State Police, has resulted in multiple overdose deaths statewide. So far this year, pure fentanyl — a prescription pain drug — has been seized in several drug investigations throughout Vermont, the state police reported in an April 29 press release. Fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin has been the cause of overdose incidents in Burlington, St. Johnsbury, Royalton and Williston, state police report.

According to Essex Detective George Murtie, no hard evidence of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin has surfaced in Essex, but police believe it is available here. “We are aware it’s out there … but we are not attributing any overdose deaths to fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin,” Murtie said. In the past three years, Essex Police have seen an uptick in overdoses and deaths related to the more common morphine-based heroin. “It’s not limited to any kind of demographic anymore,” Murtie said. “Age, social, financial — it crosses all boundaries now.”

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The Center for Technology-Essex is launching an urban tree farm to supply trees to the village of Essex Junction in an effort to enliven local streetscapes and ensure a sustainable urban tree canopy. The village trustees in March approved a $5,000 grant to match $5,000 in Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation funding to get the program off the ground with 200 saplings. The trees will be planted on a 2-acre plot near the Essex High School athletic fields and be maintained by students and teachers in the tech center’s Natural Resources and Forestry program. The first trees will be ready for transplanting along local streets in roughly two years, tech center Principal Bob Travers said. The village trustees will determine locations, along with input from tech center forestry students who will have nurtured the trees to maturity. The ages of the trees will be staggered to create an ongoing inventory of free trees for the village, Travers said. Some transplants will be replacing existing unhealthy trees and others will be in new locations. Last year, the village completed an inventory of public trees to guide where new trees are needed. “We are pushing to have more urban trees, but with the budget we have, we can’t plant a lot of trees,” village Community Development Director Robin Pierce said during a March meeting of the village trustees. “The idea is to set up a program where the village and the town would have trees coming out of the nursery that are free and planted as part of the students’ activities. “This could save the town and village

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Despite challenges, governor optimistic Shumlin talks IBM, schools and drugs at local Rotary event By MARIA ARCHANGELO The Essex Reporter Vermont is facing myriad challenges — from children born addicted to opiates to growing the economy — but there are lots of reasons to be optimistic, Gov. Peter Shumlin told a joint meeting of the Essex and Colchester Rotary clubs last week. “What we are doing different from other states in our same position is that we are talking about our challenges,” said Shumlin, during a speech and question-and-answer session at The Essex resort April 29. Shumlin started his talk with a subject near and dear to audience members — the fate of workers at the former IBM plant in Essex Junction. The plant is being sold to GlobalFoundries, which is owned by the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The plant

— which has 4,000 workers — is Vermont’s largest private employer. IBM/GlobalFoundries held a job fair last week at the plant — a move Shumlin said is a good sign for the company’s commitment to continue to build high-quality semiconductors in Vermont. The governor said “he could not have dreamed of a better outcome” than GlobalFoundries purchasing the plant — telling the audience that he and former Gov. Jim Douglas talked about the “sleepless nights” both had spent worrying about when IBM “would get out of the chip business.” “Everything that I am being told is positive,” said Shumlin of the company’s plans for the Vermont plant. “They want to make the highestquality chips with the most extraordinary workforce they can find, and they want to do that here.” Shumlin segued from IBM to the Vermont economy in general, reminding the audience that the state’s 3.8 percent unemployment rate is one of

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the lowest in the nation. “Everything we do is focused on how we can grow the economy for every single Vermonter,” he said. “But Vermont employers are telling us that they need more workers, so we have to train every single Vermonter for the work that we have.” Education spending At the elementary, middle and high school levels, Shumlin said he believes state education spending is out of whack. “We are spending what we spent when we had 120,000 students, and we only have 78,000,” he said. “We have to align spending on education with outcomes for education.” Shumlin commended Essex Junction, Essex Town and Westford residents and school officials for their

efforts to consider a regional education district ahead of a likely state mandate for school districts to consolidate. The governor said that, while he understands that local communities feel connected to their schools, he is concerned that it is not in students’ best interest to keep them in schools that are so small that they cannot offer varied opportunities for learning. “On every school board in a small district, the debate is about what can be taken away from kids” because more cuts are always needed, said Shumlin. “That’s not what local control is — the conversation should be what can we give to our kids.”

repeated his belief that it is better to regulate and tax the drug. “Prohibition has failed us,” he said, telling the audience that underage drinkers have a much harder time getting alcohol because it is regulated, but that it easy for them to get pot because no one is asking for an ID. Shumlin then gave a mini-history lesson on heroin and how the state is struggling to deal with Oxycontin — which he called heroin in pill form. He said heroin is a “much bigger problem” than marijuana, claiming that a significant percentage of babies born in Vermont are addicted to opiates at birth. “When these kids show up at school, they require a lot of resources,” the governor said. “…We have to look at the way that we are dealing with addiction.”

Legalizing marijuana In response to a local businessman who expressed concern at the Rotary luncheon over the possibility that the state will legalize marijuana, Shumlin

Gov. Peter Shumlin visited a joint meeting of the Essex and Colchester Rotary clubs last week to discuss the wide range of challenges the state is facing.

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many thousands of dollars and many work hours because it would be the students that would be doing the work, not public works. When Pierce approached Travers about the idea last year, tech center staff began researching curriculum ideas for urban forestry. The school already has a traditional forestry program that inventories, maintains and occasionally fells the old growth trees that remain at the former state tree farm

off Old Colchester Road. The program also maintains a greenhouse, trout farm and hydroponics lab near the high school. As part of the urban forestry curriculum, students will provide irrigation and soil maintenance and trimming for the saplings and management of the transplanting process. Care for the trees in the summer will come from tech center staff and campers at a middle school natural resources camp

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that Travers plans to launch in the near future. The urban forestry program is set to start at the beginning of next school year. “It takes a lot of training to grow the trees properly and maintain them to get a product that we want to put out on our streets,” said Nick Meyer, chairman of the Essex Junction Tree Advisory Committee and Planning Commission member. “The concept is neat and I think it could be

amazing. Any kind of partnership we could have with the education center involving youth would be terrific.” According to Pierce, urban forestry is an in-demand skill nationwide. About 50 students a year will come through the urban forestry program, Travers predicts. “Every municipality in America is looking for people who understand urban trees,” he said.

“The bags are stickered. It’s like a form of branding,

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Vermont State Police report that fentanyl-laced heroin is coming in new packaging, including bags with the image of a devil and Superman. There has also been concern over a batch of heroin making its way through the New England area marked “Ronald Reagan,” according to the press release. “The bags are stickered,” Murtie said. “It’s like a form of branding, but it’s highly

but it’s highly unreliable.” Detective George Murtie Essex Police

unreliable.” “The Vermont State Police recommends that anyone using heroin on a daily basis be extremely careful of the product they buy.

IBM

from page 1a “We are still very separate entities,” said Morris, noting that no one from GlobalFoundries was in attendance at last week’s recruiting event. According to the Vermont Department of Labor, the

unemployment rate in Chittenden County is 2.6 percent and 3.9 percent statewide. Vermont Director of Workforce Development Rose Lucenti said the recruiting event attracted candidates from Franklin County, central Vermont and eastern New York. “We are happy with the turnout and the quality of candidates,” she said. For IBM, the hiring surge amounts to typical backfill

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to make up for retiring or resigning employees, said Morris. But with the low unemployment rate and the temporary nature of the jobs comparing unfavorably to permanent openings with other companies, IBM is finding it difficult to stay fully staffed. The plant employs roughly 4,000 people. “The labor market is very tight,” Morris said. “Right now it’s challenging for us to find people.”

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U.S. Marshals arrest convicted sex offender in Essex Marshals report that Jennings became combative when first contacted, allegedly assaulting two federal agents, which resulted in injuries to both the agents and also to Jennings. Both agents and Jennings were treated and released. Jennings was to have an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Burlington on Friday. The arrest was a result of investigative efforts by the U.S. Marshals, the Vermont State Police, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection – Air Division, and the Essex Police Department.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. — a 1977 graduate of Saint Michael’s College who now serves as commandant of the Marine Corps — to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, another prominent alumnus of Saint Michael’s College, released a statement about the choice. “The president already is being credited with making a wise choice,” Leahy said. “General Dunford is a skilled leader, admired by the men and women who served under him, and known for his respect and care for the civilians caught in the middle of conflict. “I have spoken with General Dunford about pressing security issues, about meeting the needs of those who serve, and about the sacrifices of families who support our men and women in uniform,” the senator continued. “We have also talked about Vermont and our alma mater, Saint Michael’s College. I look forward to the Senate considering his nomination.” Gen. Dunford has returned to the St. Mike’s campus over the years for alumni events. He graduated as a political science major in 1977. “Our prayers are with General Dunford as he leads our country’s defense,” Saint Michael’s President Jack Neuhauser said. “This educated, sophisticated individual will serve us all well.”

News Briefs

Combined planning boards up for study

In a joint meeting Monday, the Essex Junction Board of Trustees and the Essex Selectboard agreed to move ahead with a unification study of their planning commissions and zoning boards, hiring two consultants to lead the effort in the coming year. The two overlapping municipalities each have their own planning and zoning departments, guiding vision statements and governance structure. Following a trend that began in 2013 with the unification of the town and village manager position, the two boards are seeking ways to avoid duplication and streamline governance for Essex residents.

Essex Junction quarterly water and sewer bills due

Water and sewer bills were mailed to village of Essex Junction property owners on April 30. The current bill includes quarterly fixed charges plus water usage for the previous six months.

The previous water and sewer bill (dated 01/30/15) was for quarterly fixed charges only, and did not include the usage that is on the current bill. Payments can be mailed or brought to the village office at 2 Lincoln St., Essex Junction, VT 05452. A drop box is available for after-hours check payments. Payments received or postmarked after June 1, 2015 will be charged a 5 percent penalty. For questions concerning your bill, or if you did not receive a bill, please call the village office at 878-6944. Water and sewer bills can be paid online or in office with credit or debit card for a fixed fee of $2.95. A link to online payments can be found on the village website at www.essexjunction.org.

Anglers and boaters reminded to be aware of cold water

With ice going out on bodies of water across the state and various fishing seasons opening up, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department urges anglers and recreational boaters to be aware of the cold water conditions that come with the start of spring. The lower water temperatures found during the spring season can increase the risk of hypothermia in the case of an onthe-water accident. Sudden immersion in cold water can also lead to loss of swimming ability and strength, gasping and the inhalation of water, and rapid unconsciousness. “The use of a Personal Flotation Device is paramount at this time of year, given that it can significantly increase the odds of survival in cold-water situations,” said Col. Jason Batchelder, warden with Vermont Fish & Wildlife. “Often the first few warm, sunny days of spring can be misleading as water temperatures remain in the high 30s and 40s throughout Vermont.”

Red Cross seeks blood donors for summer needs

The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to help ensure blood is available for patients in need by giving blood in May before the busy summer season kicks in. Blood and platelet donations often decrease when regular donors are vacationing and school is out of session, but the need for blood is constant. Donors are needed in the weeks leading up to summer to help alleviate this seasonal decline. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Chittenden County include: May 17, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Essex Cinema, 21 Essex Way, Essex May 16, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Midas, 60 Midas Drive, South Burlington

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Years after she died, I still talk to my mom MARIA ARCHANGELO The Essex Reporter

I haven’t heard my mother’s voice in more than 20 years. What I mean is that I haven’t spoken words to her with my lips and heard her respond with my ears. Like many motherless daughters, I talk to my mom a fair amount, just not the way people with living moms do. I do carry her inside me. I call on her in difficult times and ask her to be with me. I tell lots of stories about her, and sometimes I think I smell her Charlie perfume. She died in 1991, and there are still times, all these years later, when I think — for just a second — “I need to remember to tell my mom about that.” Which is why I was struck a few years back by a tidbit in a national magazine: Researchers had found that talking to your mother on the phone lowers stress levels, but chatting with her online doesn’t. The theory is that the sound of her voice is calming; what she says is not that important. Yes, I thought after reading that, what I wouldn’t give to hear my mother’s voice just calling me up to chat. Then I swallowed hard and turned the page. Over the years, I have learned to protect myself a bit when it comes to the subject of mothers. Mine was terrific. Loving. Supportive. I was truly lucky to have a great mom. As many women say, she was my best friend. I spoke to her almost every day, even when I moved to a different state. She was diagnosed with brain cancer a few months after I married at 24. She died less than six months later. As an only child, this loss was enormous. I did not have a close relationship with my father, a situation that only worsened in the aftermath of my mother’s death. I had always hated being an only child — lonely in my room at night, bored with only older parents on vacation. But that was nothing to the vast sense of loneliness I felt after she died. In the book Motherless Daughters, author Hope Edelman writes about how, as an adult, she was crossing a busy street when she was struck by physical pain so intense, it was paralyzing. A flash of memory that her mother was dead brought her up short and disoriented her for several moments. People stopped and asked if she was OK while cars honked at her. All she could think was, “I want my mother. I want my mother.” That story comes in the beginning of the book. I read that part, my hands started to sweat, and I stopped reading right there. I know several people who have read the book and recommend it — daughters whose mothers died when they were children, women whose mothers were simply never a part of their lives, children who suffered through their mothers’ addictions. I think it has been helpful to them and I think that maybe sometime I will pick it up again, but I never do. I worry about the little bombs that will send me back to a blackness I found difficult to climb out of. The way I eventually emerged from that hole was to become a mother myself. Instinctively, I knew that, if I could somehow re-create some of the relationship that I had with my mom, it would be a salve on all that hurt. It was a decision that made a lot of other decisions for me. Until that time, my career came first. I wanted to be a foreign correspondent and travel to Latin America to expose corruption (it was the early 1990s and I was an avid Joan Didion reader). All of my girlfriends had always believed that I was the least likely to get married and have children, and here I was doing both. In retrospect, it seems a little crazy. I had a good job at a big-city daily newspaper (as did my husband), an apartment in a high-rise building in Baltimore, and lots of student loan debt. We knew there would be no way to take care of a baby and both have demanding daily newspaper careers. I got a job at a weekly newspaper and soon got pregnant and we settled into a busy life that centered on a beautiful daughter. Goodbye, El Salvador; hola, day care. Like most good decisions I have made in my life, I trusted my gut on this one, and it was 100 percent right for me. I also knew that I did not want to have just one child, so Fiona was joined by her brother almost four years later. All grown up now, they remain a powerful balm for that dark fissure deep inside. In the many years since my mother’s death, I have certainly lived a happy life. Interesting, though, that Mother’s Day is still bittersweet to me. I love being a mother and certainly enjoy the recognition mothers receive on that day. But it never really feels like it is about me. Mother’s Day will always be about my own mother, and the deep sadness I still feel when I think about all the wonder in my life that she is not a part of. So this Mother’s Day, the daughter will call from Philadelphia and the son will give me a big hug and I will let that healing salve pour over me. And maybe I will go find some daffodils, my mother’s favorite flower.

From the Statehouse As you read this column, the Vermont Legislature is in the final days of the 2015 session. I anticipate that we will finish around May 15 or 16. Any longer than that means additional money will have to be appropriated to continue the session, and no one in Montpelier wants that to happen. Therefore this will most likely be my last column for this year. As I campaigned last year, I heard from many of you about your tax burdens and the need to rein in spending. I went to Montpelier in January hoping to follow the path you asked me to take to put Vermont on a sound and sustainable fiscal path, to reduce your property tax burdens, to provide access to quality health care that Vermonters can afford, to promote economic development and job creation while retaining our existing businesses, and to ensure clean water for the next generation of Vermonters. This column will tell you how I voted on many of those issues. Did the 2015 Legislature achieve what my constituents asked? I don’t think so. Faced with a $113 million budget hole, I had hoped we would end this session with a level-funded budget at least. But it appears that is not going to happen. While the House Appropriations Committee did make budget cuts to fill the hole, the House has approved approximately $68 million in new taxes, increasing the budget by 4.8 percent. But the economy of Vermont has grown at about 3 percent annually, which is the official revenue projection for Fiscal Year 2016. Since 2011, General Fund spending has grown from $1.16 billion to $1.475 billion, an annual growth rate of 4.9 percent. If General Fund spending had grown at the 3 percent rate since 2011, the FY2016 budget would be $1.346 billion or $129 million less, eliminating any need for new taxes. So what does the proposed $68 million increase in taxes cover? The House approved $2 million in new or increased fees, $33 million for the general fund, $8 million for clean water funding, and $12.5 million for health care, which will grow to over $45 million in three years. To pay for the increases, the House proposed a 6 percent sales tax on candy and soda, 33 cents more over two years on cigarettes, a similar tax on

Linda K. Myers e-cigarettes, and a 9 percent sales tax (rooms and meals tax) on snacks from vending machines. I voted against H.489, the House revenue bill, and H.490, the House budget. As I write this, the Senate has come out with its own budget and revenue bills, which differ some from the House money bills. The Senate has dropped the proposed sales tax on candy, kept the sales tax on soda, but added bottled water to the tax rolls, and voted a 2.5 percent excise tax on satellite TV. (Cable TV already pays a 5 percent excise tax.) There is no doubt in my mind that there will be a conference committee on the proposed House and Senate budgets and revenue bills. As for other issues I had hoped would be addressed, there will be no decrease in your property tax bills. While I voted for H.361, the education bill that proposes consolidation of school districts, there is nothing in that bill that will help alleviate your property tax. I also voted for H.35, the water bill, even though the bill increases taxes by $8 million. The importance of cleaning the waters of Vermont convinced me to vote for that bill. I voted yes on H.40, an energy bill relating to establishing a renewable energy and energy transformation program. No new tax money was attached to that bill. I voted against H.187, a bill relating to absence from work for health care and safety, because it mandates that all employers throughout the state, whether large or small, offer paid sick leave. The overwhelming majority of Vermont employers provide paid time off to their employees, but this bill places a mandate on small businesses and is one of several bills that chip away at the ability of small businesses to survive in Vermont. I voted yes on S.9, an act relating to improving Vermont’s system for protecting children from abuse and neglect, and I voted yes on H.355, an act calling for licensing and regulating foresters. I heard from many of you concerning S.108, the bill to remove the sunset on doctor assisted suicide. I voted against that bill, but it passed 83-60. And I voted no on

S.139, the health care bill, because of the $12.5 to $45 million increase in taxes it would require. However that too passed the House by an 82-57 vote. A colleague explained his H.108 vote, which pretty much expressed how I felt, by saying that he, “voted no because we can’t expect to add more new taxes for Vermonters on a failed system and expect them to feel good.” The bill I spent much of the session crafting, H.492, the Capital Construction Bill, will be voted on the Senate floor this week. (I told you about that bill in my last column). There are differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill and it could move to a conference committee. I’ve written a lot about the money issues of this session. What do I expect to see for a bottom line? After all the conference committees I anticipate a total state budget for FY2016 of approximately $5.5 billion, which includes the General Fund, education, transportation, and federal funds. This is an increase of 1 percent over the FY2015 budget. Total government spending in Vermont, including pass-through money and municipal spending, represents about 25 percent of state Gross Domestic Product, up from about 20 percent in FY2000. On another note, I had the privilege of offering a resolution on May 5 honoring the Essex High School Air Force Junior ROTC program, which is being deactivated this spring. The hundreds of young men and women who served in the program since its inception in 1978 brought recognition and honor to Essex High School. They deserved a salute from the Vermont Legislature. Even though the 2015 session will soon be adjourned, if you have questions or issues you want to discuss any time during the remainder of this year, I will be happy to answer your inquiries as time permits. I look forward to hearing from you. You can call me at 878-3514 or you can email me at: lmyers@leg.state.vt.us, or lindakmyers@comcast.net. I will get back to you as soon as I can. I appreciate the faith you have in me to represent you in Montpelier, and I will work diligently to keep the trust you have given me. Linda Myers represents Essex Town in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Consolidation means more cost shifts to the Education Fund

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union might comprise, say, five towns, each with its own elementary school, and a union high school that serves all towns. In a supervisory union, each school has a separate school board. If this same group of towns became a supervisory district, there would be one school board to oversee all of the schools. Only a small number of districts are in a position to consolidate this way by the end of fiscal 2016. (The actual consolidation has to be completed by the end of fiscal 2017.) But those that do will be eligible to have their taxes reduced 10 cents in each of years one and two, 8 cents in year three, 6 cents in year four, and 4 cents in year five. The reduction lowers school tax rates from what they would have been each year under the regular education funding formula. The Agency of Education estimates that four supervisory unions might consolidate under this plan, costing property tax payers statewide about $5 million in year one for the incentives. The first-year cost is almost as much as another school tax break the Legislature wants to eliminate — the so-called “phantom student” provision that slows the rise of property tax rates in communities with rapidly declining enrollment. While the initial round of consolidation bonuses is expected to affect relatively few districts, the Senate also proposed a three-year extension for incentives that might appeal to many more communities. The tax breaks aren’t quite as generous for towns that form Regional Education Districts (REDs), and REDs require a minimum of 1,250 students or the consolidation of at least four existing districts. However, if Vermonters come to believe that the Legislature is going to force consolidation one way or the other, they may decide not to resist the inevitable and go for a few years of reduced property taxes. And who covers the cost for the incentives to create REDs? You guessed it — property tax payers. The cost of tax incentives available to REDs is borne by the Education Fund. If consolidation is really successful and everybody does it, the consolidation incentives will become a mirage. The Legislature will have to raise school taxes on everyone to cover the incentives to everyone. Towns will end up paying themselves to consolidate. What a deal!

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By JACK HOFFMAN The Vermont Legislature is pushing ahead with school consolidation on the promise that it will produce better educational opportunities for Vermont children and lower costs for taxpayers. But if consolidation is such a good idea, why won’t lawmakers — to borrow a well-worn phrase — put a little skin in the game and invest General Fund dollars in the reform effort? The education reform bill approved by the Senate Education Committee offers inducements — either tax breaks or direct payments — to get school districts to consolidate. The cost of these inducements, however, won’t come out of the General Fund. They will come from the Education Fund, which means school districts that don’t consolidate, including those that aren’t required to merge, will pay higher property taxes for the Legislature’s sweeteners. Consolidation will become another cost shift, not unlike the cost shifts the Legislature says it wants to eliminate. The education committee’s reform bill offers five years of tax breaks to certain school districts that agree to consolidate in fiscal 2016. The incentive is designed to persuade supervisory unions with at least 900 students to become supervisory districts. A supervisory

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Wedding

Shepard and Culver Sarah Jacquelin Shepard and Robert Scott Culver were married on Feb. 21, 2015 in a ceremony at Jay Peak Resort in Jay, Vt. The bride is the daughter of David and Shannon Shepard of Hartland, Vt. She is a 2000 graduate of Hanover High School in Hanover N.H., and a 2005 graduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture. She holds a master’s in architecture from Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., and works as a designer and job captain at Dore & Whittier Architects. The groom is the son of Richard and Marie Culver of Essex Junction, Vt. He is a 1994 graduate of Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H., and a 1998 graduate of the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in political science. In 2003, he graduated from Champlain College with a degree in multimedia and graphic design. He works as a graphic designer and web developer at Dealer.com. Bridal party attendants included the Matron of Honor, Katelyn Farrow; bridesmaids Susan Shepard, Sophie Shepard, Kathryn Bilgen, Dana Twigg-Smith, Emily Foote and Bethany Brooks Bouman. The Best Man was Greg Pringle. Brian Culver, Bradford Moore, Timothy Stephens, Matthew Bradley, Jason Hemming and Michael Jung were groomsmen. Bill Jostrand was the usher, and Sophia Taylor and Abby Culver served as flower girls. The couple lives in Burlington, Vt.

Sarah Jacquelin Shepard and Robert Scott Culver

Engagements

Center for TechnologyEssex and Essex High School sponsor Marrow Donation Drive The student councils and health informatics students at the Center for Technology – Essex, along with the Essex High School Red Cross Club, are sponsoring a Marrow Donor Registry Drive on Wednesday, May 13 at the Essex High School gym from 12-5 p.m. Healthy people ages 18-44 are eligible. The drive was sparked by an Essex High School graduate’s need for a bone marrow transplant to treat stage III multiple myeloma. Information: cburton@ccsuvt.org, ldulleba@ ccsuvt.org or 373-8525.

Volunteers THE ART OF CARING

By SUE ALENICK United Way Volunteer Volunteer once a week, once a month or once in a while. The listings below are a sample of the 300+ volunteer needs from more than 250 agencies found online at www.unitedwaycc.org. More information available at 860-1677, Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

A FRIENDLY GREETING

Rickes and Lewis

The Shelburne Museum is looking for volunteer greeters for morning (10 a.m. -12:30 p.m.) and afternoon shifts (12:30-3 p.m. or 3-5:15 p.m.), May through October. Volunteers may serve one day a week or more. Training provided. Contact Pam Nuovo at 985-3346, Ext. 3305 or email pnuovo@shelburnemuseum.org.

MENTORS NEEDED

HowardCenter is seeking to provide Community Friends Mentors to hang out and enjoy the world with some wonderful kids. Volunteers are matched with a child for a fun, nurturing, one-to-one relationship. Training, personal interview and background check required. Contact Catherine Shahan at 488-6913 or email cshahan@howardcenter.org.

YOUTH EVENTS

Heidi Rickes and Logan Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Rickes of Essex Junction and Ms. Carol Lewis of Rock Hill, S.C. announce the engagement of their children, Heidi Rickes and Logan Lewis. Heidi is a 2012 graduate of Davidson College and UNC Law School. She is preparing for the Virginia State Bar. Logan is a 2012 graduate of Davidson College and Vanderbilt University Masters Program in accounting. Logan works a senior internal auditor at Carlisle Companies, Inc. in Charlotte, N.C. A May 17, 2016 wedding will be held at Stonewall Crossing in Luray, Va.

Owens and Stickney Paul and Robin Owens of Essex Junction, along with Linda and Brian McClarigan of Duane, N.Y., and Jim and Patty Stickney of Owls Head, N.Y., announce the engagement of their children, Tory Owens and Warren Stickney. A 2002 graduate of Essex High School, Tory is currently working on her master’s degree in counseling at Johnson State College and is a fulltime behavioral instructor at S.D. Associates in Williston. Warren is the Sous Chef at City Market, employing just one of his many creative talents. Tory and Warren share their Burlington home with four loving dogs who will likely join them as they walk down the aisle in their August 2016 wedding.

Service Rendered is in need of volunteers for their ongoing youth events including dances and basketball tournaments throughout Chittenden County. Training provided. Interview and background check required. Contact Bruce Wilson at 772-7699 or email servicerendered@comcast.net.

WALKING BUDDIES

Ethan Allen Residence is looking for volunteers to join elders for a walk around the neighborhood. Walks are usually half an hour or less and help keep these seniors moving and engaged during the summer. Flexible scheduling. Contact Chloe Marchand at 658-1573 or email cmarchand@livingwellresidence.org.

Art from the Heart offers artmaking opportunities for young hospital patients and their families. Volunteers transform hospital areas into temporary art studios and help children create paper airplanes, decorate IV stands, and just be kids again! Volunteers are asked for a one morning a week, sixmonth commitment. Training provided. Interview, references and background check required. Contact Rebecca Schwarz at 578-2831 or email rschwarz@ burlingtoncityarts.org.

SOWING THE SEEDS

Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) will be giving away seeds, seedlings and compost to interested low-income gardeners and needs volunteers to help set up and organize the plants and manage the flow of gardeners. Gardening knowledge is helpful, but not necessary. May 15, two-hour shifts between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Contact Travis Clairmont at 863-6248 or email tclairmont@cvoeo.org.

MARCHING ALONG

Essex Parade Committee is gearing up for the Essex Memorial Parade and needs volunteers to help set up, walk the parade as a marshal, hand out water, clean up, etc. All volunteers receive a parade T-shirt! May 23, 8 am - Noon. Contact Caroline Ashley at 878-4671 or email essexparade@gmail.com.

REMOVING INVADERS

The Nature Conservancy of Vermont invites volunteers to join them to help remove invasive garlic mustard from the Raven Ridge preserve in Monkton. Adventurous eaters can take some home to make pesto! May 28, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Contact the volunteer coordinator at 229-4425, Ext. 111, or email volunteer@ tnc.org.

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Essex Area Religious Directory

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH- (Fundamentalindependent.) 61 Main St., Essex Junction, 878-8341. Pastor James Gangwer. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday evening worship 6:30. Wednesday evening youth groups; Awana, Pro-Teens and Prayer meeting 7 p.m. CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH- Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. Wes Pastor, Senior Minister, 8787107, Proclaiming Christ and Him crucified Sundays at 9:30a.m. www.cmcvermont.org THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 73 Essex Way, Essex Junction - All Welcome! Sacrament Meeting - Sundays at 10 AM. Come learn about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s awesome! Family History Center - Sundays 1 - 3 PM, Thursday 7 - 9 PM. Come find your ancestry! The FHC has website resources (such as www.familysearch.org), including free access to ancestry.com, microfiche and microfilm readers, and a staff of capable genealogists. For more info, call 802-879-9142, email essexwardvt@gmail.com, or check out www.mormon. org DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446 802-338-9118 www. daybreakvermont.org or brentdaybreak@gmail.com Sunday Service at 10:30am Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road in Essex Junction. Sunday Services: 7:45 am, 9 am, 10:15 am and 11:30 am. Phone: 878-8213. www.essexalliance. org. ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 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 put down spiritual roots. Adult Bible Study at 8:30 am. Service at 10:00 am 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. 119 Center Rd (Route 15) Essex Center. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. 879-8304. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUNCTION -UCC, A Welcoming Community, Accepting and Serving All in the Spirit of Christ. 1 Church Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Telephone (802) 878-5745, Website: www.fccej.org ; Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes. Associate Pastor, Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer. Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 and 10:15 am. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Sunday School meets weekly at 10:15 am. Jr. High Youth Group, Sundays 11:30-1:30, Sr. High Youth Group, Sundays 5-7, 5th-6th Grade Youth Group, 1st Sunday of the month 11:30 – 1:30. Heavenly Food Pantry – fourth Thursday of the month, except for Nov & Dec when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out Community Dinner – 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7pm. Music includes Senior Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella and Ladies’ Acapella groups. GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Junction. 878-8071. 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / VT. Route 117. Worship Sundays at 9:30 a.m. with concurrent Church School Pre-K to High School. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult Study Group Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Adult Choir / Praise Band / Women’s Fellowship / Missionally active. Korean U.M.C. Worship Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Come explore what God might be offering you! HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAWRENCE PARISH, Essex Junction, - Mass Schedule, Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm - St. Lawrence, Sunday Morning: 8:00am - St. Lawrence, 11:00am - Holy Family, 7:30pm - Holy Family. For more information visit our web page http://www.hfslvt.org. MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP - Visit www.mmuuf.org. Services are held at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho (the red barn across from Packard Road). 8992558. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place (off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F) 802-878-4014 www. stjamesvt.org The Rev. Ken Hitch v office@stjamesvt.org 8:15am Holy Eucharist Rite II (no music) 10:30am Holy Eucharist Rite II (with music) 9:20am Adult Ed: Bible Study 10:15 am Godly Play. ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex, 878-5997 Administrator: Rev. Charles Ranges. Masses: Saturday 4:30 pm and Sunday 9:30 am. Confessions: Saturday 3:30pm 4:00 pm or please call 878-5331 for an appointment. ST. THOMAS CATHOLIC CHURCH - 6 Green St., Underhill Center. Father Charles R. Danielson, Parish Priest. Weekend Masses: Saturday-4:30 p.m., Sunday-8:30. Daily Masses: Check with www.stthomasvt. com or call 899-4632.

C alendar 7 Thursday

MAY 9

Community Soup and Bread Supper. The

Covenant Community Church will be hosting its monthly soup and bread supper. Eat in or takeout options available. Stay to eat with family and friends or pick up to take home. There will be a variety of soups, breads and a sweet dessert. Covenant Community Church, Essex/Jericho line, 4:30-7 p.m. Donations accepted. Contact Pastor Peter: 879-4313.

“Banana Land: Blood, Bullets and Poison” Screening. The Peace and Justice

Center will be hosting a screening of this documentary, which attempts to examine the supply chain between Central America and the U.S., and uncovering its practices. A raffle for homemade, fairtrade banana bread, as well as a discussion panel will be held following the film. Sponsored by City Market. Roxy Theater, Burlington, 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $10. Information: 863-2345.

Friday

Benefit Jazz Concert. The Grace United

Methodist Church will be hosting The Dixie Six Jazz Band. The band will be playing to benefit “Imagine No Malaria” foundation. A free will offering will be taken. Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Donations accepted. Contact Elizabeth: 878-5923.

Saturday

24th Annual Vermont Respite House 5k Fun Run and Jiggety Jog. Participants

of all ages and fitness levels will walk, run, bike, in-line skate, push strollers and pull wagons to raise pledges for Vermont Respite House, a home-away-from-home for people with terminal illness and their families. Pets on leads are welcome to join. Allen Brook School, Williston. Check-in: 8 a.m. Race: 9 a.m. Register: www.vnacares.org/run or 860-4435.

Caritas Workshop: Creativity and Compassion. The First Baptist Church

invites participants to explore pathways of transformation this relaxing and fun shop. In this workshop, music, workmeditation, and creativity will facilitate contem-

HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY RABIES CLINIC HSCC is proud to offer this community rabies clinic. No appointments needed. First come, first served. Nail trimming and microchipping will also be available. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must come in carriers. Humane Society of Chittenden County, South Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Vaccinations: $12; Microchipping: $15; Nail Trimming: $10. Information: www.chittendenhumane.org or 862-0135.

Sunday

Registration, 5p.m.; Race, 6 p.m. $10 per race. Information: www.ejrp.org/

Early Birders Morning Walk. Join us for

an early morning ramble in the Birds of Vermont Museum forest and meadows Walks are led by experienced birders familiar with Vermont birds. Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the Museum. Bring binoculars, bug spray/tick repellent and walking shoes. Early mornings are often damp with dew and boots are in order. Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7-9 a.m. Donations accepted. Information: 434-2167 or museum@ birdsofvermont.org.

Thursday

Internet Safety: Avoiding Scams, Fraud and Hoaxes. Mike Stridsberg, NEFCU

Information Security Manager, exposes the latest tricks of the hacker trade and discusses steps you can take to prevent becoming a victim of online fraud. Seating is limited, registration is encouraged. New England Federal Credit Union, Williston, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Free. 879-8790 or sign up at nefcu.com.

First Aid for Dogs. The Humane Society of

Monday

CVAA Senior Lunch. CVAA will be hosting

its weekly lunch at Covenant Church. The menu will include sliced roast beef with gravy, red potatoes with parsley, vegetable medley, marble rye bread and ambrosia. Milk to drink. Covenant Church, Essex Center, 12 p.m. Free, donations accepted. Information: 865-0360.

Tuesday

CVAA Community Senior Meal. “All You

Can Eat” Pizza Buffet. Pizza Hut, Essex Junction. 10:30 a.m. check in; 11 a.m. lunch. $5 suggested donation. Contact: 865-0360.

Chittenden County’s Our Best Friends University will present a seminar entitled First Aid for Dogs. This informative seminar will answer questions like: What to do if your dog got a laceration or bluntforce-trauma? When is it appropriate to go to the emergency room? What are some steps you can take for prevention? Hilton Burlington, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Information: www.chittendenhumane.org or 862-0135.

Shelburne Vineyard Thursday Concert Series: Carol Ann Jones. The concert will

feature Carol Ann Jones, a Vermonter and singer/songwriter of music ranging from rock, country and pop to jazz and blues. Southern Smoke BBQ will be on hand selling supper dishes; wine and beer will be for sale by the glass; and a portion of all wine proceeds will benefit VT Family Network. Shelburne Vineyard, Shelburne, 6 p.m. Free. Information: www. shelburnevineyard.com

Ongoing Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group. Dr. Scott D. Perrapato, DO,

will answer questions about prostate cancer surgical procedures. Plus, general discussion and sharing among survivors and those beginning or rejoining the battle. Second Tuesday of each month. Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Contact: 274-4990.

MAY 12

HAND BELL CONCERT Northern Bronze, Vermont’s exciting hand bell ensemble will take the audience on a world tour through the artistry of hand bell music from eleven countries around the globe. “Bells ‘Round the World” is the theme of this spring’s concert series. Enjoy familiar tunes in addition to pieces from Africa, Russia and Wales. This concert is a benefit concert for the music program of the First Congregational Church. First Congregational Church, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. $12 adults; $10 for students and seniors. Information: http://northernbronze.org/

plation of Caritas, or loving-kindness. Participants will learn about Hildegard of Bingen, explore her chants, be guided through some meditation exercises and finish the day creating a piece of personal contemplative artwork. Bring a bag lunch. First Baptist Church, Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Material fee: $20. Register: HildegardWorkshop@gmail.com

Maximizing Your Use of Census Records. Census records can show genealogists more than just who belongs to what family. Lynn Johnson will show you where to access census records, provide an overview of U.S., Canadian and state censuses, and will point out ways to get the most out of the information that was collected. Vermont Genealogy Library, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. $5.

Most Dangerous Women. The Burlington

Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom will be presenting Most Dangerous Women, a play celebrating the 100th anniversary of the international women’s peace movement. Directed by Jan Maher, with music direction by Matthew LaRocca, the show weaves together headlines, speeches, memoirs, poems, and songs to tell its story. Matinee performance on May 10. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7 p.m. Tickets: $5. Information: http://www. brownpapertickets.com/event/1364812

Free Estate Planning Seminar. Unsworth

Law, PLC is offering a seminar to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Wills, Trusts, and Probate. Also, how to qualify and use Medicaid to pay for nursing home expenses. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited, please register in advance. Unsworth Law, Essex Juntion, 2-4 p.m. Free. Register: 8797133 or www.unsworthlaw.net

Wednesday

Free Yoga for Survivors. H.O.P.E. Works is

offering a free and confidential traumainformed yoga program for survivors of sexual violence. Meets on the first Saturday of each month. Registration is required to attend. Laughing River Yoga, Burlington, 1:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 8640555, x19 or atsarah@hopeworksvt.org.

Creative Tuesdays. Artists exercise their

imaginations with recycled crafts. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:15-5 p.m. Contact: 865-7216.

Beginner yoga classes. Tuesdays. In lieu

of a fee, bring a non-perishable item or monetary donation for the Richmond Food Shelf. Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, 6-7 p.m. Contact: ldiamond@uvm.edu or 318-5570.

Burlington Writers Workshop. A free writing

workshop for all Vermonters. Meets every Wednesday in downtown Burlington. Free and open to the public. Participants must register at meetup.com. More info: burlingtonwritersworkshop.com.

Cell Phones For Soldiers. Local residents can

support these collection drives by donating their old cell phones at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Essex Junction, or at the American Legion, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. Collections accepted 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 849-6261.

Marrow Donor Registry Drive. Sponsored

Champlain Echoes. A women’s four-part

Maple Street Park 5K Running Series.

Community Wellness Day. Practitioners

by the CTE Student Councils, CTE Health Informatics Students, and the EHS Red Cross Club. Essex High School Gym, Essex Junction, 12-5 p.m. Information: cburton@ccsuvt.org or 373-8525.

The Maple Street Park Running Series is a points-based series designed to encourage friendly competition and the enjoyment of running and racing. Course length will be 3.1 miles, where new and experienced runners will enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the course around Maple Street Park and adjoining property. Additional races May 20 and May 27. Maple Street Park, Essex Junction.

harmony chorus group seeks additional women to sing in their holiday performances. Meetings are Monday nights. The Pines, Aspen Drive, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Contact: 655-2174.

offer Reiki, Shiatsu, aromatherapy, acupressure, energy work and more to those looking to experience alternative healing. 2 Wolves Holistic Center in Vergennes, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. most Fridays. Sliding-scale donations; preregister the Tuesday prior. Contact: 2wolvescenter@ gmail.com or 870-0361.

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C alendar meet new people. Wednesdays. Administrative Conference Room: intermediate/ advanced. Pickering Room, 2nd Floor: beginners. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 865-7211.

Family Support Group. Outright Vermont

holds support group meetings for family members of youth going through the process of coming out. One Sunday evening and one Wednesday morning each month at Outright Vermont. Contact: 865-9677.

second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 654-2536.

Toy Library Playgroup. Fridays. Ages birth

through five years. Memorial Hall, Essex, 9:30-11 a.m. Contact Lauren: 878-6715.

VCAM Access Orientation. Free. Vermont

Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Ave. 2-G, Burlington. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org.

Women’s Craft Group. Inventive females work on artful projects. First and third Thursday of the month. Free. Essex Alliance Church, Essex, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 238-2291.

Italian Conversation Group. Open to all

interested in learning/hearing the Italian language. Room 101, St. Edmunds Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Every

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are held on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. at The Essex. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and Underhill.

Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Thurs-

days. Serving the communities of Colchester, Milton and the Champlain Islands. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12 p.m.

The ceremony will be held for the graduating class of 2015 in Ross Sports Center on the Colchester college campus from 8:30-10 a.m. At 10 a.m. commencement speaker Bernard Lafayette, Jr. will give his address. For a full listing of events visit www.smcvt.edu.

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Loretta’s last day of business will be May 16, 2015 — our building is coming down. Loretta’s and all of her staff thank you for a wonderful 20 years. Please use your gift certificates before we close. Reservations 879-7777 We will be open Mother’s Day 4:00 - 8:00

Essex Art League Meetings. Meetings happen on the first Thursday of the month. The meeting agenda includes a business and social time, and features a guest artist presentation. Essex Junction Congregational Church, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. Information: www.essexartleague. com.

dential 12-step recovery program puts faith in Jesus Christ at the heart of healing. We offer multiple support groups for both men and women, such as chemical dependency, co-dependency, sexual addiction and pornography, food issues, and overcoming abuse. All those 18 and older are welcome. Sorry, no childcare. Essex Alliance Church, Essex. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., sessions begin at 7 p.m. Information: recovery@essexalliance.org

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THURSDAY, MAY 7 Noontime Book Discussion. Come and discuss “Little Failure” by Gary Shteyngart. Essex Free Library, Essex, 12 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 Songs and Stories with Matthew. Matthew Witten performs songs about our world and tells adventurous tales. For all ages. Funded by the Friends of Brownell Library. Brownell Library, 1010:45 a.m. TAB (Teen Advisory Board). Join us for our year-end party; splatter painting with Kayley, and a look to next year planning. Brownell Library, 3-4:30 p.m. Dungeons and Dragons. Embark upon imaginary adventures. Our Dungeon Master serves as the game’s referee and storyteller. Grades 6 and up. Brownell Library, 6-8:30 p.m.

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MONDAY, MAY 11 Lego Fun. Participate in fun and friendly building with LEGOs. For kids entering kindergarten and up. Kids under 5 are welcome to participate with parental supervision. Brownell Library, 3-4:30 p.m. Must Read Mondays: “My Life in France” by Julia Child. When Julia Child arrived in Paris in 1948, a ‘six-foot-two-inch, thirty-six-year-old, rather loud and unserious Californian’, she spoke barely a few words of French, and didn’t know the first thing about cooking. As she fell in love with French culture, buying food at local markets, sampling the local bistros and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life began to change forever, and we follow her extraordinary transformation from kitchen ingénue to internationally renowned expert in French cuisine. Pick up a copy of the book at the main desk and join us for a cozy, informal discussion in front of the fireplace in the Main Reading Room. Brownell Library, 6:30-8 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 12 Digital Literacy for Seniors Program: Intro to Facebook and Twitter. The Essex Free Library will be hosting a series of informative programs to help local senior citizens develop new technology skills. This week seniors will learn about Facebook and Twitter. Limited spots available. Please register by calling (802)879-0313. Essex Free Library, 1 p.m.

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Tech Help with Clif. Offering one on one technology help. Bring in your new electronic devices and Clif will sit with you to help you learn more about them. No reservations needed. First come, first helped. Brownell Library, Mondays, 6-7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. Drop-in Story Time. Mondays. Reading, rhyming and

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Minecraft Club. Fridays. Come show off your world building and survival skills on our XBox 360. Play and discuss with fellow “minecrafters.” Snacks will be provided. Essex Free Library, 3-5 p.m. Rock, Roll and Read Story Time. Fridays. Rock out and read with books, songs and instruments. All ages. Essex Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Drop-in Story Time for Kids of All Ages. Twice a month on Fridays. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers are welcome to come listen to picture book stories and have fun with finger plays and action rhymes. No registration required. Brownell Library, 10-10:45 a.m.

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Delayed opening for Chittenden East Supervisory Union sparks concerns

By PHYL NEWBECK For The Essex Reporter Superintendent John Alberghini admits the Chittenden East Supervisory Union did a poor job of public relations when it rolled out a proposed delayed opening one school day each month for the 2015-16 school year. “The communication should have been much, much better,” Alberghini said, noting that the district sent out an apology for the way things were handled. He hopes that parents will forgive the way the message got out and will come to embrace the idea that schools throughout the supervisory union will open two hours later on the second Wednesday of every month during the upcoming school year. “The change is purely for professional development,” Alberghini said. “There are a lot of new initiatives that educators will need to implement over the next few years and we don’t have enough time during the school day to get it all done.” Alberghini detailed a number of changes that the district believes will require more preparation time than is currently devoted to in-service training. The new state education quality standards approved last year by the Vermont Board of Education require professional learning to be embedded into

“We’re going to have a community forum and listen to what parents have to say and make sure we understand their concerns.” John Alberghini Superintendent Chittenden East Supervisory Union

the school day. Learning plans are now required for all students in grades 7 through 12. There are new proficiency-based graduation requirements that require more than just a letter grade to prove that a student can move to the next grade level or graduate. The supervisory union is implementing the Common Core of Standards and Practices, which were adopted by the state. CESU has new K-12 data teams composed of educators and staff who will get together to determine how students are doing on a particular assignment, skill or concept and then decide how best to help those students become more successful. The district is implementing the Next Generation Science Standards, which are supported by the state of Vermont, and the U.S. Department of Education.

Achievements Adele Julianelle, of Under-

hill, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. Adele is a first-year student in the diagnostic medical sonography program in RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology. Noelle Kichura, of Underhill, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Boston University in Boston, Mass. Christian Kleiner, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at The University of Vermont in Burlington. Christian is a sophomore majoring in Business Administration. Andrew Lange, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Andrew is majoring in Visual Art Studies. Maria Leech, of Underhill,

“and we’re trying to implement them and implement them well, but we only have a finite amount of time. We’ve moved from content and rote learning to understanding that practice makes the most difference for student achievement and all these initiatives are focused on helping students reach their full potential.” Alberghini proposed the two-hour delay in the spring and the school board approved it. Word leaked out before letters were sent and there was an outcry on social media about the hardship the move would pose to parents. “The last thing I want to do is stress families and increase their anxiety,” Alberghini said. “There’s enough of that to go around without schools adding to it.” Recognizing that the two-hour delay may cause challenges for some families, Alberghini said his administrative team is working on ways to accommodate those who will be affected adversely, perhaps with schoolbased options. He noted that other school districts are also planning either delayed starts or early closures. “We’re going to have a community forum,” Alberghini said “and listen to what parents have to say and make sure we understand their concerns. That’s the great thing about this board and this community. We have a lot of thoughtful people and their top priority is to support students. They care about their neighbors and will listen to their concerns.”

was named to the spring 2014 semester Dean’s List at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. Maria is a member of the class of 2018. Linda Lewis, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Community College of Vermont in Montpelier. Rachel Loggins, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Lyndon State College in Lyndonville. Rachel is a junior majoring in Music Business and Industry - Concentration in Production. Addison Marcus, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at The University of Vermont in Burlington. Addison is a sophomore majoring in Biological Science. Emily Marshall, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at The University of

Vermont in Burlington. Emily is a senior majoring in Neuroscience.

Ariana Matthews-Salzman, of Jericho, was

named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at The University of Vermont in Burlington. Ariana is a first-year majoring in Environmental Studies. Austin Merrill, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at The University of Vermont in Burlington. Austin is a junior majoring in Biological Science.

Jeffrey Meyer-Lorentson,

of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at The University of Vermont in Burlington. Jeffrey is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Emilie Moreau, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Champlain College in Burlington. Emilie is ma-

In addition to those specific changes, Alberghini said the district is focused on closing the achievement gap between economically disadvantaged students and their peers. “Some students do not have the assets that others do,” he said. “It takes a great deal of time, thought and effort to put together individual learning plans so they can be successful and close the gap.” CESU is also working on ways to integrate technology into all the curricula and lesson plans. “We want to use technology to expand learning and engage students,” Alberghini said “but it takes training to teach staff how to do that.” Alberghini noted that many of the new initiatives have been imposed by the state, but he believes they have the potential to support students and help the schools to be as student-centered as possible. “Some of these are fairly new,” he said

joring in Psychology.

Congratulations

Emily Mulvihill, of Un-

derhill, was named to the spring 2014 semester Dean’s List at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. Emily is a member of the class of 2016 and is majoring in English and multilanguage. Andrew Nitchie, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga. Alexandra Orsky, of Underhill, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Orsky is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. Dakotah Patnode, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Champlain College in Burlington. Dakotah is majoring in Early Childhood/Elementary Education. Darcy Patnode, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Champlain College in

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Burlington. Darcy is majoring in Early Childhood/ Elementary Education. Ryan Peden-Spear, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Ryan is majoring in Legal Studies Program. David Polson, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at The University of Vermont in Burlington. David is a junior majoring in Biology. Matthew Prahl, of Underhill, was named to the fall 2014 semester President’s List at Champlain College in Burlington. Matthew is majoring in Computer Network-

ing and Information Security. Kaerstin Quinlan, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minn. Clay Reid, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Community College of Vermont in Montpelier. Jillian Reynolds, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at The University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I. Daniel Shank, of Jericho, was named to the fall 2014 semester Dean’s List at Boston University in Boston, Mass.

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Upcoming Events “LIFE FORMS AND COLOR STUDIES.” Vermont artist Lynn Cummings will be showing a collection of her newly-created abstract paintings. The ‘life forms’ paintings exhibit bold use of color and abstract forms based on personal symbols, shapes and patterns perhaps reminding one of creatures from the depths of the ocean or microbes enlarged millions of times. On display through June 28. The Gallery at Main Street Landing, Burlington. Information: www. artsalivevt.org/

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appy May. Spring, fresh air, 70-degree days – like last weekend – Green Up Day, Cinco de Mayo, no freezing rain, buds on the trees, mulch in your yard, cutting the grass, and about one month of school left. Our sports teams are rolling with games and matches just about every day. Enjoy.

Madison Stephenson competes in the high hurdles at the Burlington High School Invitational on May 2.

Hornets hurdle past competition Essex wins 10th straight at Burlington Invite

“Our coaches are so proud of the team’s performance on Saturday,” said EHS track and field coach Joe Gonillo. The Hornets captured their 10th straight win at the Burlington Invitational on Saturday, May 2. Top finishers for Essex included Sade Hankey in the high jump, Amanda Sinkewicz in the shot put

and the boys’ 4x800-meter relay team (made up of Martin Thomas, Angus Hutcheon, Connor Knowles and Peter Feehan). “We will enjoy the win and now get back to work focusing on the state meet scheduled for June 6,” Gonillo said. — Joe Cardello

Kyle Baker competes in the pole vault at the Burlington High School Invitational.

Jeremy Jarvis competes in the pole vault at the Burlington High School Invitational.

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Jacob Rigoli competes in the triple jump at the Burlington High School Invitational.

Hornets confront Colchester for second season win

By JOE CARDELLO The Essex Reporter

Prior to their 18-8 win on Monday over the Division II Colchester Lakers the Essex High School girls’ lacrosse team was 1-3. Late in April, the Hornets were downed by South Burlington 12-7 and on May 1 they were out-scored by the Middlebury Tigers 13-8.

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On May 4, the ladies managed to light up the Laker goal and 10 players netted shots on goal. The Hornets were led in scoring by senior captains Jackie Quackenbush and Anna Olsen. Quakenbush had four goals and two assists and Olsen snapped in three. Sophomore Hannah Danis slung in three of her own and Mady Corkum struck true for two goals. Players with single goals included Haley Golden,

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Macall Meslin, Lydia Palker, Justine Martin, Zan Zinger and Marlo Allaire. Golden added three assists in the win. The Monday evening game was Essex’s highest-scoring game of the season preceded by their 11 goal win over BFA St. Albans. The Hornets, now 2-3, played Burlington on Wednesday and will go to CVU on Saturday for an afternoon match.

TRACK AND FIELD Congratulations to the Essex track and field team on their improbable win at the 43rd Burlington High School Invitational Saturday. The Hornets eked out a 4.5 win with a score of 158.5 points to BHS’ 154. St. Johnsbury was third with 137.5, and South Burlington finished fourth with 127.5. MMU’s Alec Eschholz and SB’s Kayla Gilding each won four events and just happen to be attending Dartmouth next September. The Hornet girls scored 123.5 points, the boys totaled 35. The boys’ mile relay team clinched the victory with their third place finish right after the gals placed third in their final event of the meet. Not many people expected the Hornets to be in the mix at the end as they were not even in the discussion of winning, but the athletes took events one at a time and walked away smiling with the team title. Sade Hankey won high jump with a leap of 5-feet, 3-inches. Amanda Sinkewicz won the shot put with a heave of 36-feet, 2.5-inches – a personal best. In fact the talented junior hit personal records of over 34-feet, more than 35feet and her winning throw of over 36-feet. The boys’ 4x800-meter relay team of Martin Thomas, Angus Hutcheon, Connor Knowles and Peter Feehan took gold. Feehan, who is coming into his own this spring, went from third to first in the final 100-meter straight-a-way. The athletes hit for countless seasonal and personal bests. Highlights from the meet include: A secondplace finish in the long jump by Madison Stephenson; girls’ 400-meter relay; Katie James 400 meter; Charlotte Murphy 800 meter; a thirdplace finish by Stephenson in the high hurdles; girls’ 4x800-meter relay; Jessica Stowe 400 meter; Marisa Minadeo low hurdles; the boys’ and girls’ mile relay teams; a fourth-place finish in the pole vault by Abigail Evans; Stephenson in the triple jump; Morgan Whitney 100 meter; a fifth-place finish in the triple jump and 100 meter by Hankey; Justin Barnes 400 meter; Feehan 800 meter; Mychaela Harton took sixth in the shot put; Evans high jump; Feehan 1,500 meter; Shaun Morris took seventh in the shot put; Lindsey Gleason long jump; Mia Verro high hurdles; boys’ 400-meter relay; Emma Farrington 3,000 meter; Gleason took eighth in the triple jump; Matt Davis 3,000 meter; AnneMarie Martell 3,000 meter. In non-scoring frosh events, Justin Poulin finished fourth in the 1,500 meter, Jenna Agricola took fifth in the 1,500 meter, Arianna Moffatt finished fourth in the 100-meter dash and Mya Dusablon took ninth in the dash. The meet serves as a mid-term exam of sorts, and the Hornets sprayed in many personal bests in their performances Saturday proving to most that their training is working. The state meet June 6. The New England’s are in Saco, Maine on graduation Friday, June 13. LACROSSE The boys’ lax team won twice last week and is now 4-1 as the Hornets remain undefeated in Vermont. They edged out South Burlington 6-5 in a beauty of a win. Brendan Gleason scored five goals – and the game-winner – under the lights on the Rebels’ turf field. Sean Paul Vanzo scored the other. Goalie Andrew Lounsbury stopped 11 shots. On Saturday, they drubbed Spaulding 19-6. Henry Adams and David Forbes scored five goals apiece, Joe Galati notched two, and Gleason had one goal and three assists. Avery Lamphere made 12 saves in net. The jv’s and the JV-Bs combined to go 2-0 last week with wins over Milton 14-3 and SHS 8-7. The girls’ lacrosse team is 1-3 after a tough 0-2 week. Essex lost games to South Burlington 12-7 and then 13-8 to Middlebury. Against SB high-scoring forwards Anna Olsen and Jackie Quackenbush scored two goals while goalies Sarah Horrigan and Lindsay Hallowell stopped a total of 16 shots. This week they play Colchester, BHS and CVU. The JVs fell to SB and Middleburry to go 0-2 last week.

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BOYS’ LACROSSE

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5/7 EHS vs. Colchester 3:30 p.m. 5/9 EHS vs. MMU 10 a.m. 5/11 EHS @ Stowe 11 a.m.

5/8 EHS vs. Woodstock 4 p.m. 5/12 EHS @ CVU 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS

5/7 EHS @ Champlain C.C. 3 p.m. 5/9 EHS @ West Bolton C.C. 10 a.m. 5/12 EHS @ Enosburg C.C. 1 p.m.

GIRLS’ GOLF

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

5/7 EHS vs. So. Burlington 4:30 p.m. 5/9 EHS @ Middlebury 11 a.m. 5/12 EHS @ Colchester 4:30 p.m. 5/7 EHS @ Bayside Park 3:30 p.m. 5/9 EHS @ Elementary School (Route 15) 10 a.m. 5/11 EHS vs. Stowe 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ GOLF

5/7 EHS @ Champlain C.C. 3 p.m. 5/9 EHS @ West Bolton C.C. 10 a.m. 5/12 EHS @ Barre C.C. 3 p.m.

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Hornets hold their own for second win

The Essex High School girls’ rugby team was victorious in its second match of the season against a physical team from Saratoga. The Hornets had just enough players to take the pitch that day and set a hefty lead. Essex out-rucked its opponent and won a majority of the set plays. The girls snatched the ball out of the scrum multiple times. Tries were scored by Morgan Bessett and Holly Parks. Avery MacGillivray collected two of her own and Caitria Sands lead the team with five tries and seven conversions in the 59-17 game. This weekend both boys’ and girls’ teams will travel to Saranac Lake to face Adirondack. Submitted by Essex girls’ rugby head coach Amanda Eldridge

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BASEBALL The baseball team played three games last week. They fell to Rutland 7-4, shutout Mount Abe 20-0, and Vergennes. They are 3-3 with games versus SHS, SB and Middlebury. The JVs are a perfect 5-0 with the JV-B squad is 1-0. SOFTBALL The softball team owns a spotless 6-0 record beating Mount Abe and Vergennes. The girls have won with pitching, offense and defense picking up right where they left off last spring. The opposition this week mirrors the baseball schedule with their first two games at home. The JVs lost to the Raiders and the Eagles but beat ADL and are 2-3. Their game versus Vergennes was postponed.

Caitria Sands drags a defender with her over the goal line on her way to scoring her fourth try of the match, Saturday, at the Maple Street Park rugby pitch. The Essex Women’s Rugby Football club defeated Saratoga 59-17. JEANNE TRINKO MECHLER

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TENNIS The boys’ tennis team is a hot 5-0 after two shutout wins over BHS and Rice. Coach Murphy has the makings of a championship

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squad. They hit the road to play Colchester and MMU on Thursday and Saturday. The girls’ tennis squad is playing impressively on the courts too. The Hornets also went 2-0 with close 4-3 wins over the Seahorses and the Green Knights. Their matches against the Lakers and the Cougars will be at home this week. GOLF The golf team has four matches on the schedule this week. I’m still trying to find some results from last week. ULTIMATE FRISBEE The ultimate Frisbee team is 2-0 after a 13-12 win over MMU. PROFESSIONAL SPORTS I did not get into the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Talladega. The Yankees quietly swept the Red Sox last weekend… in Fenway. That was enjoyable. Since most of the world is into hating, not forgiving A-Rod, it was nice to see him connect for a game-winning, pitch-hit HR Friday – the first of his career. The NFL Draft was exciting and fun to watch. Pats, Giants, Jets and Cowboys all made some good picks. Don’t forget to follow the NHL playoffs. AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH I failed to acknowledge that April was Autism Awareness month. My wife and others had blue porch lights on to commemorate.

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MYTH: The best sunscreen is the one with the highest SPF. TRUTH: The best sunscreen is the one you will use regularly. Make sure you like the scent and the feel of the sunscreen. Decide if you prefer a sunscreen that is grouped together with a moisturizer or a makeup foundation. Try sunscreens that are lotions or sticks to figure out which application works best for you. Once you’ve found a product you like, stick with it. But make sure the sunscreen has an adequate sun protection factor, or SPF.

Use a broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher every day. For extended outdoor activity, use a waterresistant, broad spectrum (UVA/ UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher.

MYTH: I only need sunscreen on sunny days. TRUTH: The sun can prove harmful even on cloudy days. You may not be safe indoors, either, particularly if you spend a good deal of time next to an open window. Window glass will only block certain types of UV light, making sunburn possible even if you are indoors or riding in a car. It’s a good habit to apply sunscreen daily regardless of if you will be out in the sun.

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Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., and each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer. Skin cancer can affect anyone, regardless of skin color, gender or age. In fact, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. These facts may be alarming, but because skin cancer is mainly a behavioral disease, it is highly preventable.

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S chools ADL Agenda From Principal Laurie Singer The window for our new state mandated testing program, called the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), has begun in earnest. While the old version of our state assessment (New England Common Assessment Program) was completely a pencil and paper assessment, the SBAC, with the exception of 30-minute performance task discussions in math and language arts, is taken completely on our Chromebooks. Students are finding the assessments to be rigorous and challenging,

and they are adapting well to taking the SBAC via technology. Overall, we see our students more actively engaged in the testing than in previous years and look forward to sharing the results of their hard work with them in the near future. Also, coming up later in May will be the eighth-grade science NECAP assessment. Results from this assessment will be available in the fall. All testing will be completed by June 5. For those who are curious to see what kinds of questions our students are answering, sample questions can be found at: http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ practice-test/. Spring Concert The ADL Annual Spring

Concert will be held on May 21 starting at 7 p.m. in the school gymnasium. This performance will feature all ADL ensembles including band strings, chorus, select chorus, jazz band, wind ensemble, and handbells. This concert represents the hard work of our students during the past year and is always a spectacular event. The concert will end with My America featuring all of the music students performing together. The art students of Mrs. Tina Logan will also have art projects on display that will be able to be taken home at the end of the evening. We would love to see the gymnasium full for this student art show and music performance. Please join us.

FMS Looking Back By KATHRYN GRACE, Learning Specialist at Founders Memorial School This summer I will retire from the Essex Town School District after 40-plus years of service. I have had the privilege of working with an extremely talented staff and wonderfully supportive families over the past four decades in my role as a classroom teacher, administrator and special educator. I will take with me many fond memories of the students I have taught, the challenges they have overcome and the victories they have achieved. Together we have learned much, cared greatly and passed each day with compassion and dignity for others. I wish them well on the remainder of their life’s journey. Admittedly, there have been many changes since I first came to Essex in 1974. At that time, Essex and its school population were undergoing rapid expansion thanks to IBM’s part in revolutionizing the computer industry. As I near my departure date, I am frequently asked, “What has changed about Essex and education since you first became a teacher?” To that end, I offer these reflections which, by all means, are not an exhaustive list.

1974

Now

Teachers used the Vermont Basic Competencies in reading, writing, speaking, listening and math to guide their classroom instruction.

Classroom instruction and assessment is driven by the Common Core Standards, which were adopted in 2010.

Instruction was teacher centered.

Instruction is student centered and collaborative Classrooms are now supplied with or have access to the following: • Interactive white boards (SMART Boards) • Document cameras • LCD Projectors • Hand held recorders • IPads or Chromebooks • Flip cameras, I pad video applications, Smart Phone cameras

Classrooms were supplied with or had access to the following: • Chalkboards • Overhead projectors • Film Strip and slide projectors • Record and Cassette Tape Players • Individual White Boards • Pocket cameras that required film or flash cubes

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Today’s productivity devices include: Desktop and/or laptop computers Delete and/or auto correct buttons on a PC • Flash drives • IPhones • Multimedia presentations, Webinars • NOTE: Today, national statistics show there is one classroom computer for every four students.

Productivity Devices : Typewriters White Out Floppy disc storage Plan books Cut and paste presentations on poster boards NOTE: In 1984, national statistics showed there was only one computer for every 92 students.

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Search engines such as Google allow both students and teachers to access a multitude of information from a variety of sources including You Tube videos, Google Images, interactive websites, etc.

Research Tools: Encyclopedias Informational Texts Personal Interviews

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From reluctant compliance to true commitment will engage, figure Why should a out next steps and superintendent Mark S. begin to make expect people to Andrews a commitment change something to the change when those being requirement. asked to change Superintendent People are not don’t feel the need inclined to jump or urgency to do on the bus when so? In the eyes of they feel like many educators, their voice is not change simply valued or heard. Smart leaders see means having to do one more thing. themselves as learners, explorers and So resistance to change should be innovators — just like teachers do. expected. When school leaders give up on the For any educational leader, our notion that they are the experts, they job is not to sell an idea, coerce people give back to the professionals who into trying something different, are truly responsible for making it smother people with kindness or happen for kids. When teachers have attempt to negotiate the future. Our a strong voice and role in helping to job is to generate commitment — true figure out complex change, only then commitment. will our goals be accomplished. In Vermont, teachers are being All the logic, sales tactics, asked to change the ways they’ve negotiations etc., will not bring about been doing business based on new true commitment from teachers to state standards and reporting evaluate their current practice and to requirements. Some of these changes begin making the changes that benefit are good for kids and some are students. Teachers need to be valued questionable. This is our reality, like in the change process. School leaders it or not. One very important area must listen carefully to what teachers of change in public schools relates believe in, what they are in support to transforming PK-12 curriculum. of, what they fear and what they care Specifically, what we teach, how we teach and how we monitor student most about. Connecting the change progress. requirement for improved student Garnering true commitment from learning to a teacher’s passion is key! educators toward this end presents Change comes from within; and a daunting assignment — one that our teachers and school leaders may take several years to attain. in Essex have what it takes to Superintendents don’t have all bring about meaningful schoolwide the answers, nor should they. The achievement through their hard work most powerful ideas for instituting and true commitment to change and complex change initiatives live within working together. After all, it is all about our students and what is best teachers. When a superintendent for them to be ready for a successful steps forward and says, I don’t know college experience, career and how to solve this problem but I bet citizenship! together we can figure it out,” faculty

EHS Last week, students from Essex High School presented the minimusical Hercules. Directed, choreographed, designed, and produced by juniors and seniors, the play offered ninth- and tenthgraders the chance to be involved in a fun theatrical production. Matinees for area elementary and middle schools were held on Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1 at 12:45 p.m. There were additional performances at 6 p.m. both nights, and a matinee for the public on Saturday, May 2. As is the annual tradition, all performances were free.

CTE Space Balloon Challenge Students at Center for Technology, Essex joined the Global Space Balloon Challenge with 247 teams from 47 countries on six continents. This is a STEM project that we have been working on for several weeks, which combines many of the skills our students have been learning this year. The students used the 3D printer and laser cutter to design the gimbal, radar reflector, and several other parts of the payload. They programmed an Arduino open source computer board

to take measurements during the flight as well as to detach the balloon at 95,000 ft. The Arduino collected data to measure changes in air pressure and temperature during flight and we took GoPro video and pictures (every 15 seconds) from two other cameras. The balloon launched from Essex Junction at 9:40 a.m. on April 15. It traveled for two hours, reached a height of 107,000 feet and finally landed on Degoosh Hill in Bradford, Vt. To view more photos and a video of the flight please visit www. cawdvt.org.

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This Week: General writing

By elise schumacher Grade 8, Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School Someone walks on a circuitous road His back is bent with a bulbous load His face is hidden away But look beneath that ashen cloak And you’ll see a crooked half-moon Worn with a line of erstwhile flay. His eyes are pools of mystery In which a candle of light Flickers like the winking stars Of the cloudy night But he looks away Haggard and shriveled, scant of prey. His eyes are pockets of strange words; incomprehensible (Like the flight of the bird of dawn Spiraling into the East She comes back with a little package In the time between dawn and fledgling morning When the world is a tranquil lake of peace. Her pallid fingers Tear open the ruddy load She pulls out the lily of morning And the rose of day And the sunflower of high noon

Young Writers Project is an independent nonprofit that engages Vermont students to write, helps them improve and connects them with authentic audiences. Each week, in this newspaper, YWP presents a selection of the best local writing and photography. This week’s writing is in response to the prompt for General writing. You can find more at youngwritersproject.org, a safe, civil online community of writers, and in YWP’s monthly digital magazine, The Voice. And the flowers flash As they are tossed away And as they flash They touch the sky And kiss the slowly rising sun And morning’s white petals Caress the ruby circle of the rose And together they meld their sweet summer music As they are tossed away. Incomprehensible the morning is But daily it commences What it must do to make the sun Open his gates and part the fences Of clouds which pillow his lofty body As he sleeps in unwavering heat.) But the Someone The Someone never sleeps. He watches ‘neath his billowing veil Shriveled and old he may seem But his mouth is a bottomless cavern And from his fissured lips

Drips an icy beam. He is as haggard as the thing he brings Upon his back so bent But he delights, is immune, to the fear That lies whispering and sighing with his every movement. His shadow dances larger and larger, clutching at the things it passes by His hollow eyes spread shivers across the ebony sky. His footsteps echo forth like a drum His voice stumbles over the barren land And the summer wind turns cold and strangled When he lifts his ancient hand. The moon gasps as his bag of darkness Cloaks her stately figure But the sun is harder to catch Until the darkness finally ropes him in Like a wounded cur ...

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NECAP Testing Schedule Science NECAP testing will take place on May 11. Parents and students should take note of the following schedule for that day: Juniors: Science NECAP is for all juniors and will begin promptly at 8 a.m. and end at 11:15 a.m. (Juniors enrolled in a CTE class should report to CTE immediately after testing) Sophomore: Learn to Earn event from 8-11 a.m. However, sophomores enrolled in a CTE class should attend their CTE class. CTE will provide transportation at 2 p.m. Freshmen: No classes including any CTE classes they may be enrolled in. Seniors: No EHS classes, however seniors are expected to be in their CTE classes. CTE will provide transportation home at 2 p.m. Regular busing will be provided in the morning and departure will be at 11:45 a.m. for all students not enrolled at CTE. Lunches will be served from 10:50 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.

“The force will be with you, always.” Kids get this, especially the ones who saw the new Star Wars trailer, but in Miss Clark’s kindergarten class, we’re using the force to learn about physics. How can we make objects move? How can they go faster or slower? How does wind and gravity work? These are all concepts we are exploring to meet the Next Gen Science Standards, and the kids absolutely love it. Throughout the unit, they have built domino tracks, used wind to race ping-pong balls, and even studied the trajectory of marbles rolling down a track. They ask great

Essex High School Community Service Dinner Last month the Essex Rotary Club once again hosted and sponsored the Essex High School Community Service Dinner. This event pays tribute to members of our senior class who have made it a priority to give back to our community in a number of ways. They do it in the spirit of making a difference in the lives of others. This can mean volunteering at local libraries, working with school organizations, mentoring or being big brothers or big sisters to students in our elementary schools, helping out at Essex community events, and organizing fund drives for charitable causes. These are just a few of the ways this year’s seniors have been champions for others and have given of themselves. Presenters included representatives from the organizations that benefited from our seniors’ involvement. They all expressed their gratitude and had wonderful experiences to relay. We’re so thankful to the Rotary Club of Essex for the generosity it shows in providing a wonderful lasagna dinner for the recipients and their families. Faculty provided desserts and servers were members of Rotary and faculty of EHS. Superintendent and Rotarian Judith DeNova was the emcee for the event and put her own special touch on the importance of one’s life in her annual

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Love being outside and looking for a feline friend to spend quality outdoor time with? Sika is your gal! This older girl still has a lot of spring in her step, always looking for a toy to play with or some catnip to roll in. While Sika is independent, she loves to be pet and scratched and will occasionally stop by for a snuggle on your lap! Sika is quite smart too, using her paws to catch toys, treats, and make many biscuits on your lap. Sika is the best of both worlds – a fun adventurous companion to play with, indoors and outdoors, while also having the laid back nature of a mature cat. If you have the perfect home for this sweet girl, stop by and introduce yourself! My thoughts on: Cats: No thank you! I would prefer to be the only cat in your home. Dogs: I have lived with dogs before and I might do ok with another one!

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BANANAS try this recipe for Healthy Banana-Pear Chewy Granola Bars, which relies on fresh fruit for its sweetness instead of refined sugar, making it a delicious, healthful choice. — StatePoint Media

The average American eats 27 pounds of bananas every year — and it’s no wonder, bananas not only taste great, they are also good for your health. As an excellent source of dietary fiber, complex carbohydrates, vitamins and other nutrients, bananas are low in calories, have no fat, sodium or cholesterol. So, incorporating them into your diet just makes sense. While bananas on their own make a great snack, they can also be enjoyed in appetizers, desserts, salads, smoothies and baked goods, too. For a wholesome treat,

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1/4 tsp allspice

1/2 cup coarsely chopped almonds

1/4 tsp sea salt

3 medium, very ripe bananas

1/4 cup flaxseed

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 Barlett pear, peeled and diced

2 tbsp honey

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup dried blueberries

Directions 1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on both long sides of the pan. Set aside. 2. Spread the oats and almonds on a large baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, until the oats are just starting to brown. Cool slightly. 3. In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Stir in the coconut oil, honey, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Fold in the flaxseed, pear, cranberries, blueberries, oats and almonds. 4. Transfer mixture into the prepared pan, packing it down with a spatula. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until firm. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Lift out of pan and continue to cool completely. 5.

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