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‘Utter chaos’

Local EMT shares her up-close view of Nepal devastation Katherine Furland, 19, of Essex Junction traveled to Nepal to help with medical relief after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on April 25. She is an EMT and is volunteering in the Kathmandu Orthopedic Hospital — changing bandages and splinting broken bones alongside American relief doctors and Nepali nurses. The hospital has many tents set up, including an emergency room tent. She was working in the hospital when the 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck on May 12. Furland will be a junior at Clarkson University in the fall. After graduation, she plans to school to become a physician’s assistant. When she is home, she serves on Essex Rescue and as a ski patroller at Smuggler’s Notch. Here is a recent dispatch that Furland sent home to Vermont:

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was outside in a tent at the time… I was about to plaster someone’s leg and all of a sudden people were screaming and running. Wasn’t sure what happened, because commotion like that could have just been an injury coming in. I felt the earth move, and realized

there was an aftershock happening. I stepped outside the tent and heard all the birds start screeching and they all flew off at once. People were freaking out. I had never been in an earthquake before…. The trees were swaying pretty hard and the entire front of the hospital

was swaying. That was actually pretty scary. The worst part was the screams of the people who don’t flinch at physical pain, but they are so affected and terrified at the possibility of a second earthquake.

– See FURLAND on page 2a

OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND This weekend, artists will open their studios to the public as part of the statewide Spring Open Studio Weekend. To find out more about local artists who are participating, turn to page 3b.

“Great Uncle Albert” is a watercolor by Ginny Joyner.

Counselor pleads not guilty to child porn charges By JASON STARR The Essex Reporter

Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators allegedly found sexual pictures of naked young boys on a laptop belonging to a former Essex Junction after school and camp counselor in April. Last week, Anthony Giroux, 21, of Essex pleaded not guilty to three counts of possessing child pornography. Each offense carries a penalty of up to two years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. Giroux resigned from his position with Essex Junction Recreation and Parks the same day investigators questioned him at his home on Tyler Drive, according to a sworn statement from lead investigator Detective Sarah Superneau of the South Burlington Police Department. The police also seized 14 electronic devices from Giroux’s home. According to police, Giroux used two email addresses to send himself two videos of young boys performing sexual acts. Grioux denied seeing the videos but acknowledged having downloaded “a tiny bit” of child pornography, according to Superneau. Giroux was arraigned and released last Thursday on conditions that include a mandate that he remain in Chittenden County unless granted court permission to leave. He is prohibited from having contact with people under the age of 16, and he is not allowed to access the Internet or to use Internet-enabled devices. He is also banned from schools and parks. Investigators were tipped off to alleged illegal activities on email addresses that Giroux used, Superneau said. The tip came through a cyber tipline operated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that allows Internet service providers to alert the center to illegal pornography being moved on their networks. The center then alerts investigators in the states where the accounts being used are registered. Superneau stated she received a tip of emailed child pornographic videos in January and contacted Comcast to trace one of the email accounts to Giroux’s home. In March, Superneau received a search warrant to monitor one of the email accounts. On April 15, she received a search warrant for Giroux’s home. She and another investigator knocked on the door at Tyler Drive at 6 a.m. on April 17 and interviewed Giroux. According to Superneau’s sworn statement, Giroux began shaking when investigators asked him about his email address. Giroux said he had deleted any photos depicting children. Investigators said they found the images in a “backup/mobile sync” folder on Giroux’s laptop.

Colchester artist Ginny Joyner works in her studio, which will be open to the public this weekend. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

Five years of Five Corners market By JASON STARR The Essex Reporter The Five Corners Farmers’ Market enters its fifth season next Friday with a seasonopening evening on Lincoln Place. It’s a significant milestone, says market board of directors President Lori Houghton, a testament to the sustained effort of a group of community volunteers who launched the weekly series as part of a larger downtown revitalization effort. The market is on solid fiscal footing, Houghton said, and it has partnered this offseason with the Heart and Soul of Essex citizens group on financial management. As a result, a Friends of the Market entity has been established to accept donations for the

Essex Junction resident and EMT Katherine Furland is volunteering to aid earthquake victims in Nepal. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

“We really want to keep it a farmers’ market and not just a dinner market.” Lori Houghton Five Corners Farmers’ Market board president

market’s educational events and lost some balance between service to low-income shoppers. agricultural items and prepared foods as patrons But its survival is not a given. In recent years, Houghton said, the market has – See MARKET on page 2a

Essex remembers

Essex does Memorial Day right, with a pre-parade ceremony Friday, May 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Essex Junction. The 30th annual Essex Memorial Day Parade will take place on Saturday, May 23 at 10 a.m. This year’s theme is “30 Years of Remembrance.” For more information on the Memorial Day festivities — including profiles of this year’s Grand Marshals — please see our Memorial Day 2015 Tribute special section inside.

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MARKET from page 1a

have gravitated to the hot, readyto-eat food. She and the board are reminding market-goers to give special consideration to supporting produce vendors at the market this season. Without them, it’s not a farmers’ market, she said. “Hot foods are good, but produce

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vendors could stand to make more money while they are here,” Houghton said, noting the all-day effort it takes to bring produce to Five Corners and set up for sales. “We really want to keep it a farmers’ market and not just a dinner market.” New produce vendors this year include Montpelier’s Gratitude Farms, Jericho’s Home Farm, Cambridge’s Nama Farm and Middlebury’s Fairytale Farm. Returning hot food vendors will offer pizza, tamales, samosas, Mediterranean food and Persian food. The farmers’ market adds a food truck this year to the dinner mix called Fork in the Road. It’s a project of the Burlington School District to offer job skills and culinary training to high school students. Also, members of the Summit Street School Parent Teacher Organization will be selling beverages as a fundraiser for their natural playground initiative at the school. Houghton said the ideal mix for the market is 60 percent agricultural products and 40 percent prepared foods and crafts. The addition of new produce vendors will bring the market closer to that mix. Musical entertainment will be provided by a rotation of new and returning bands, she said.

FURLAND from page 1a

Searching for solutions? Caring for someone with dementia requires patience, training and is a full time responsibility.

In the moments after it happened, everyone was on their phones and everything was utter chaos. It really makes me appreciate the incident command system and all the things that are set up in the U.S. for when things like this happen. All of a sudden, people were running out of the hospital and family members were dragging their patients out in the gurneys. Some people were carrying patients in all sorts of ways. The director came out and was yelling at everybody to go into a nearby field. We all just ran around helping wherever we could, but there was no organization or real direction. Tents somehow got set up and people just somehow made it work, shuttling gurneys back and forth to get people out. I helped transport people out of the hospital down this bumpy gravel and broken concrete road (all these people with major broken bones). Very soon after the evacuation, new

injuries began coming in. Many broken extremities, so we just plastered them and moved on. There were so many. A monk came in with a broken femur (incredibly painful). A woman came in with a shoulder dislocation. None of the surgeons could reduce it, so finally the American team just hung her arm off the gurney with a weight and eventually the muscles stopped spasming and it popped back in. She got x-rayed and released a few hours later. It was awesome to see that happen. It’s crazy how many new patients there are. The hospital was down to nearly15 patients who still needed surgery from the first quake, and now there are hundreds. Another thing that struck me was the sense of community, both within the Nepali people and within the aid workers. The people are just trying to support each other. It’s a really cool thing to be a part of something so genuine.” — Katherine Furland

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Essex High School student wins new car in dealership report card contest By COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Reporter When Essex High School senior Alexander Kreissle recently was faced with a tough choice, he elected to let fate decide. Kreissle found himself with two great options this weekend when he won the opportunity to choose between a new Hyundai Elantra and a new Subaru Impreza courtesy of Burlington Subaru Hyundai’s annual Drive for Excellence program. How did the 18-year-old make his choice? He flipped a coin, and the Hyundai won. “When I found out, I still didn’t believe it, even when we matched the numbers up,” Kreissle said. “Since I

never expected to win, I didn’t really think about what car I would choose.” Kreissle said since he was on the spot, he decided to let a coin decide for him. The Hyundai was “tails.” In its eighth year, the dealership’s Drive for Excellence program rewards hardworking high school juniors and seniors by giving them the chance to win a new car. The staff at Burlington Subaru Hyundai sifted through 536 student report cards whose grades amassed the 13,338 entries. Kreissle was chosen at random to be one of the 75 finalists entered into this year’s raffle. “We are thrilled to have wrapped another successful year of our Drive for Excellence program,” said Steve Kelson, general manager of Burlington

Essex High School senior Alexander Kreissle won a brand-new car in a report card contest run by Burlington Subaru Hyundai. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

exciting.” The Hyundai Elantra will be accompanying Kreissle as he makes his way to the NASCAR Technology Institute in North Carolina this fall.

Subaru Hyundai, in a press release. “This program is something that we’re really proud of; students put in a ton of hard work over the year and to be able to reward one with a new car is really

Claussen’s plans solar array By JASON STARR The Essex Reporter

Claussen’s Florist and Greenhouse in Colchester is in the middle of a $500,000 investment in reducing its energy footprint that will include an eight-panel solar farm near the corner of Main Street and Middle Road. The 20-foot-tall panels will have sun-tracking capability and will combine with a series of fixed, rooftop panels to produce roughly 130 kilowatt hours of electricity, according to Claussen’s co-owner Chris Conant. The business has submitted an application with the Vermont Public Service Board for a certificate of public good for the project. With 40 greenhouses each cooled by two large exhaust fans, Claussen’s is an energy-intensive business. Conant estimates it spends $285,000 a year on natural gas and $75,000 a year on electricity. Company founder Bill Claussen expects on-site solar generation to cut into the business’ energy bills by about 15 percent. The company has contracted with an energy design and construction company called Smith & McClain of Bristol to permit and build the system. Conant and Claussen expect the panels to be built this summer. “We got the best of the best panels,” said Claussen. “We said ‘if we’re going to do it, we might as well do it well.’” The parcel for the panels is toward the back of the Claussen’s property. The business purchased it in

“You’re going to see them, but the trees will grow to be tall enough to block the majority of the panels.” Chris Conant Claussen’s co-owner

2009 from the Colchester Lions Club. The Lions had used the property to store items for its annual auction fundraiser. Claussen’s now uses it for outdoor growing of perennials, which it will continue to do after the panels are installed. The panels are sited to line the east and north side of the property. Trees that were planted in 2009 to shield the property from neighbors on Middle Road, and from the Union Memorial School playground that borders the south side, will reduce the visual impact of the solar panels, Conant said. Each of the panels will be 22 feet in width, according to the Public Service Board application. “You’re going to see them, but the trees will grow

to be tall enough to block the majority of the panels,” Conant said. In addition to energy production, the company’s plan to reduce its energy footprint also includes energy efficiency upgrades that it has already put in place. Efficient new boilers have cut into the company’s natural gas needs, and computerized controllers have been installed to run the greenhouses’ exhaust systems in a smarter way. “We’ve gone the efficiency route, which is a big step. It’s had a huge impact,” said Conant. “The next step is investing in solar power … anything we can to cut our utility use for economic reasons and for the health of our world.”

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Perspective Universal recycling — an opportunity for Vermont By DEB MARKOWITZ

As I’ve been traveling around the state talking with Vermonters about the new Universal Recycling Law, I have met many impressive individuals on the front lines of implementation. Trevor Mance, founder of TAM Waste Management, is one example. Trevor got his start in the solid waste business when he was a student at Mount Anthony High School working at the Shaftsbury landfill on weekends. Pretty soon he had bought himself an old one-ton truck and was hauling waste for customers in and around Bennington. By 2007, Trevor had constructed a recycling and transfer station, allowing him to keep costs down by recycling as much as possible. Pioneering entrepreneurs like Trevor were part of the inspiration for Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) passed unanimously in 2012. After a decade of stagnant recycling rates, the law sets forth benchmarks for consistent, convenient recycling services statewide. Vermont has come a long way in 25 years. In 1980, nearly everything we used ended up in the trash. Then the Vermont Legislature passed a law closing unlined landfills, leading to the formation of Vermont’s solid waste districts. Transfer stations opened, curbside pick-up was established, and recycling services offered. More recently, the concept of “waste” has shifted to one of “materials,” recognizing the value of what we throw away, and the cost savings and business opportunities reusing, recycling or composting these materials provides. Thanks to the Universal Recycling Law and folks like Trevor, by summer 2015, whether you’re in Springfield or St. Johnsbury, you’ll have access to recycling services. By 2020, food scraps and leaf and yard waste will be managed in your compost pile, dropped off at transfer stations, or picked up at the curb. Already, businesses or institutions generating two tons of food scraps per week, like the University of Vermont Medical Center or many grocery stores, are diverted from the landfill as donations to food banks, animal feed, composting, or anaerobic digestion. The law’s phased-in approach allows time for needed businesses and infrastructure to be developed, and municipalities and solid waste districts to adjust services. Of course, not all change is easy. Some business models and municipal collection systems will need to change as a result of the new law. As challenges arise, it is important to recognize that opportunities also lie within these changes. The state’s two largest recycling facilities, located in Williston and Rutland, were both recently upgraded and will be able to handle the increased quantity of materials. Ten food scrap composting facilities from St. Albans to Brattleboro to Burke have improved operations and are ready for more. Twelve food scrap hauling businesses have grown across the state. Anaerobic digester projects are also cropping up. The Vermont Technical College digester in Randolph will soon be accepting food scraps in partnership with Grow Compost; and Casella Waste Systems is working with Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport on a similar project. It is impressive to see the business community embracing and building around this new law. Universal recycling also presents opportunities for municipalities and solid waste management districts. Towns like Vernon, Castleton and Canaan have adopted unit-based pricing, ensuring Vermonters only pay for what they dispose of. When Canaan adopted this disposal structure, it cut the amount of trash generated nearly in half, and the town’s waste disposal costs dropped from $117,000 to $58,000 annually. In addition, many towns and residents will see new recycling collection services that they have not had before. Very few laws pass the Vermont Legislature unanimously. The Universal Recycling Law achieved that distinction because Vermonters were ready to grow our commitment to recycling and composting, and we are benefiting as a result. In 2012, when Trevor Mance went to the bank for a business loan to construct a facility for recycling organic materials, he brought his hauling business plan and a copy of the Universal Recycling Law. With that loan, he’s expanded recycling and food scrap collection operations, and now employs 25 Vermonters. Change is not without its challenges, but as recycling, composting and businesses like Trevor’s grow, and municipalities save money, I look forward to all that universal recycling will do for Vermont.

‘FriendCHIPS’ solidified at 5K race

Thirty runners participated in the first Essex FriendCHIPS 5K Race for Mentoring last weekend at the Albert D. Lawton School. This event was held May 16 to raise funds and bring recognition to the school-based youth mentoring program that serves Essex youth in grades 3-8. There are currently 30 students in the program who are matched with caring adult mentors and meet weekly throughout the school year. The program is in its fourth year at Founders Memorial and Essex Middle School and its second year at Fleming and the Albert D. Lawton School. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Celebrating Essex teachers, staff

Martin Powell, EES custodian

Please join us in wishing our retiring faculty and staff all the best as they begin new chapters in their lives. If you have a special memory/ story you would like to share, please send them to us at pto@etsd.org. We will gather any notes and well wishes and present them at the retirement celebration planned for June. This year, 13 people are retiring:

Emily Tyl EES second-grade teacher

Deborah Joecks EES second-grade teacher

Elizabeth Conlon EMS French teacher

Alice McNeish EES kindergarten teacher

Larry Laush EMS reading and math teacher

Nancy Chamberland FMS math teacher Kathryn Grace FMS guidance Kay Hahn FMS special education

Elizabeth Parke EMS seventh- and eighth-grade teacher Laurie Wight EMS sixth-grade teacher Marie Bombardier EMS cafeteria Sarah Hall-Fox EMS speech pathologist Please send your stories/memories by Friday, May 22. Thanks so much for your help!

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Addressing Vermont’s oral health deficiencies By STEPHEN PITMON Vermont has a great deal to be proud of when it comes to dental health care. We are one of America’s healthiest states. Eighty-eight percent of our children received dental care last year — the highest such rate in the nation. And, only 4.3 percent of Vermonters live in an underserved dental coverage area — the lowest in the nation. But, we know many Vermonters still face barriers to dental care. More than half of adults have some stage of gum disease. Many seek relief in emergency rooms rather than the dentist’s chair where the root cause can be addressed and further preventive care can be given to keep these issues from reoccurring. Oral health has a significant effect on overall health. If prevention falls short, dental disease can create or complicate other medical conditions. Getting a patient back to good oral health will frequently require a specific diagnosis and aggressive treatment from a dentist. This is why it is so important that we all work together to

reduce barriers to care. We must acknowledge that barriers to dental care vary from person to person and are complex and multifaceted. To adequately address these obstacles, we must employ a comprehensive set of solutions. Thats why Vermont community dentists have responded to this challenge with the Vermont Action for Dental Health. Our focus is on promoting education and prevention, as well as expanding dental care in underserved communities, schools, nursing homes and federally qualified health centers. Our approach recognizes and addresses the social, cultural and economic barriers Vermonters may face when seeking dental care. This set of solutions includes only programs and policies that have measurable and proven results. For example, a key solution for underserved communities is the expansion of the community dental health coordinator (CDHC) program. A recent pilot program in Vermont showed CDHCs can increase the number of low-income patients receiving care by 20 percent and with

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great promise in linking underserved communities with dental care. The other initiatives included in the Vermont Action for Dental Health are similarly designed — with proven methods at their core. Vermont’s dentists are best equipped to ensure the highest quality, comfort and attention to detail in this highly specialized medical practice. Achieving our goal of quality oral healthcare for every Vermonter requires a thorough plan that measurably improves a system that already leads the nation. Healthy teeth and gums must not be a luxury afforded to only part of the population. The Vermont Action for Dental Health plan is the most effective way to address the oral health needs of Vermonters. To learn more about this complete and equitable approach to addressing Vermont’s dental health care challenges, join the effort at www. VTActionforDentalHealth.org Dr. Stephen Pitmon is president of the Vermont State Dental Society and has practiced dentistry in Colchester for 27 years.

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the same thing the bill might be $100, so you can each pay $50. But the next time, if your friend doesn’t order dessert, they might only chip in $45, and if you decide to order their dessert, your share is now $56. So the overall bill went up 1 percent, but YOUR share went up 12 percent. Similarly, Vermont uses federal funds to match programs to certain income eligibility standards. But when we’re more generous than the Feds, instead of splitting the cost, we assume 100 percent of the liability. The other issue is that our economy is not growing as fast as our spending. While we continue to spend over 4 percent, our state revenues are projected to grow at 2.7 percent. Our growth on existing taxes wasn’t enough to cover our spending, so $30 million in NEW taxes had to be raised. The problem is that the new taxes we added, largely by capping income tax deductions, are still going to grow at only 2.7 percent next year. So we can balance the FY16 budget, but everyone already knows that we are going to start off being around $50-$70 million short when we come back in January for FY17. And if growth is less than 2.7 percent due to an economic slowdown, the problem worsens. When I talked to folks last year, everyone told me that being in the minority I could have no impact. But looking back over the end of the session, I think we the minority’s impact was significant. One of the things I campaigned strongly on, a repeal of the “cloud tax” on software companies, was included in the economic development bill. This will help to build Vermont’s reputation as being tech friendly and foster job growth in a clean and high-paying job sector. Also having a critical mass in the minority allowed us to give the governor strength to use his threat of veto power to reduce the final tax bill a few million dollars. We also turned a $50 million health care bill (which included a tax on everything from soda to dietary supplements to possibly employer fees or payroll taxes) to eventually become a $3 million bill to boost payments to primary care physicians funded by an increase in cigarette taxes. While our structural budget deficit is still uncorrected, a stronger minority of fiscally conservative representatives (Republican, Democrats and Independents) helped to move the needle in the direction of long-term financial sustainability, which I think is what Vermonters asked for in November.

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Paul Dame represents Essex Junction in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Deb Markowitz is secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.

Taxpayers, rest easy as the Legislature has Paul adjourned for the 2015 session. The Education Bill, Dame which originally had strict spending caps, came out of the Conference Committee with spending targets still around 2 percent, but used penalties (not outright prohibitions) for districts that spend over the target. After being the only Essex Rep to vote against the original bill, I voted for the final version because it gave communities choice as to what they wanted to do for their schools, while putting the burden more fairly on high-spending schools that raised the statewide average. It uses part of that burden to reward low-spending schools that want to bring up educational quality. It strikes a better balance between local control and real cost containment than the previous version. While the Legislature used the Education Bill to hold school districts to “cost containment” of around 2 percent, our state spending grew at 4 percent. You may hear that “overall” spending grew at 1.1 percent, which is also true. How can our budget grow at 4 percent and 1 percent at the same time? If you go to dinner with a friend and both order

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Essex Junction Senior Center Peggy Pearson Essex Junction Senior Center

Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Spring Bridge Tournament! Thirty-two teams competed and first place went to Fran Wager and Nancy Reed. Paula Flaherty and Eva Breckenridge took second, and coming in third were Mary Ann and Bob Nancy Reed (left) and Fran Wager won first prize at the Spring Chaffee. Way to go! The Bridge Tournament at the Senior Center May 15. tournament is always one PHOTO CONTRIBUTED of the highlights on our calendar, and we love to see the community come may sell them, and we Nominations from the floor out for it. are very grateful for his are also welcome. We sincerely appreciate outstanding generosity. On May 27, Essex the generous donations There’s a lot going on Senior Citizens meets from our terrific sponsors: at the Center! Come make at Maple Street Park Merchant’s Bank, Dunkin new friends, play games, for potluck. Bring a dish Donuts, Rocky’s Pizza and exercise, learn new things, to share or pay $4. The Creemee, Essex Discount and/or volunteer. final luncheon of the Beverage and Deli, Ray’s year features soup and The Book Club meets Seafood, and Maplehurst sandwiches on June 3. Thursday, May 21 from Florist. Plan a fun day on the 10:30-11:30 a.m. to Many special thanks lake June 25 with a trip to discuss “The Beekeeper’s go to the tournament Burton Island State Park. Apprentice” by Laurie committee, chairwoman Ride a van to scenic Kamp King. New members are Linda Himelstein, Brooke Kill Kare State Park and always welcome. Conger, Donna Harnish board a ferry to Burton On May 23, as part of and Sandy White. We Island for a picnic. $10 the Memorial Day parade, also recognize the efforts includes transportation, the center holds an open of the ever-patient and ferry ride, lemonade, and house. hardworking Jerry a creemee. Bring your own All members are Himelstein, Bud Conger, picnic. Leave the Center at encouraged to come to the John Harnish, Brian 10 a.m.; return at 3 p.m. Annual Meeting June 8 at Kinsman and Bill Pearson. noon to elect officers. After Bring your Green Mountain In addition, we are very Pass for free entrance to doing an outstanding job grateful to those who the state parks. for two years, Sandy White assisted with refreshments, There are a few seats as well as to the volunteers is retiring from her position left on the coach taking us as treasurer, and Karen from the Teen Center, and to Meredith, N.H. to see a Miller has recently been to Lou Ann Pioli. It was play. The Winnipesaukee recruited to fill that slot. truly a team effort and a Assuming they are elected, Playhouse presents Table thrilling success. Manners, a comedy about the other officers have Come and check out families. Transportation, agreed to stay on: Peggy our art show featuring tickets, and lunch are $67 Pearson as president, watercolors by Gil Myers, for members and $75 for Linda Himelstein and an accomplished selftaught artist. Gil has non-members. Interested? Carl Houghton as co-vice donated four lovely prints Call Lou Ann Pioli at 876presidents, and Sandi to the Center so that we 5087. McGowan as secretary.

Anyone 50 years of age or older is welcome at the Essex Junction Senior Center. Located at the Five Corners between the fire station and the Brownell Library, the Center is open weekdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For information, call 876-5087 or visit essexvtseniors.org. To make a reservation for the Senior Van call 878-6940.

Birth Hatteras Elizabeth Chamberland was born on March 24, 2015 at the University of Vermont Medical Center to parents Erin L. (Bralich) Lawrence and Michael J. Chamberland, D.C., of Essex. She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Maternal grandparents are James and Susan Bralich of Bolton Valley. Paternal grandparents are Raymond and Julie Chamberland of Bellows Falls.

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SUMMER OLYMPICS Special Olympics Vermont is preparing for the 2015 Summer Games, which will bring together more than 400 athletes and partners at the University of Vermont Athletic Facilities. Volunteers are needed to help with many activities. There’s a perfect position for all volunteers. Shifts available May 29, 4-8 p.m., May 30 & 31 8 a.m.-5 p.m. All volunteers receive lunch and a T-shift. Contact Caitlin Jenkins at 861-0274 or email cjenkins@vtso.org. IN THE GARDEN Cathedral Square Corporation is looking for a group of volunteers to build raised garden beds at Holy Cross. Volunteers must be skilled at reading plans and building and able to commit to completing the project (it could take more than one day). Will need lead time to

Obituary William F. Matraw III

William F Matraw (Billy) III, age 21. Billy died unexpectedly on May 16, 2015. He was born on February 28, 1994 at the Medical Center Hospital in Burlington, the son of William F Matraw Jr and Chong Su (Choi) Matraw of Essex. Billy attended Essex schools, playing the saxophone in the middle school band. He was on the football team for several years at Essex High. He graduated from Essex High School in 2012. He had just finished his third year at UVM, studying computer science. He loved computer games, playing Airsoft out in the woods with his friends. He loved to build things, all sorts of things, from wood to electrical. He was very good with a soldering iron. He built his own computers. Recently, he had discovered his new love, 3D printing. He was a very generous person, always willing to help people out. He enjoyed water skiing, being on the lake on his father’s boat, and fishing. Camping and biking with his friends

PLATELET DONATION American Red Cross Blood Services is seeking volunteers to greet & register platelet donors, discuss basic eligibility, and answer donor questions. Good customer service skills and basic writing and computer skills needed. Training provided. One two-hour shift/week. Interview and background check required. Contact Alice Drislane at 497-6708 or email alice.drislane@redcross.org. GLEANING Vermont Foodbank is in need of volunteers to harvest “seconds” from Vermont farms to be processed and provided to those who would otherwise not have access to local produce. Volunteers should be able to lift up to 30 pounds. Contact Nicole Mitchell at 477-4146 or email nmitchell@vtfoodbank.org.

Calling hours will be held at Ready Funeral Home Mountain View Chapel, 68 Pine Crest Drive, Essex Jct., Vt., on Wednesday, May 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be at the Vermont Korean American United Methodist Church, at Grace Methodist Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Junction, Vt. on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 11 a.m. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, William F Matraw (Billy) III contributions may be made in Billy’s name to were among his other joys. the Howard Center, 208 Billy is survived by his Flynn Ave., Suite 3J, Burlington, VT 05401. To parents and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was send online condolences, please visit www. predeceased by all of his grandparents. readyfuneral.com. ◊

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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, 878-7107, 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 - 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. Summer Worship One Service 9 am, June 7 – August 30. Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Sunday School. Jr. & Sr. High Youth Groups, 5th/6th Grade Youth Group. 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). 899-2558. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place (off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F) 802-8784014 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, 8785997 - 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 21 Thursday Spring Grow It! Garden Leader Workshop.

The Vermont Community Garden Network presents the 2015 Spring Grow It! Workshop for community and school garden leaders in partnership with Charlie Nardozzi. The spring workshop focuses on strengthening garden leadership and growing a network of support for gardens. Participants will learn strategies to boost their gardens and programs, share ideas and problem-solve with fellow garden leaders. Each workshop is hosted by a local community or school garden. Please pre-register. Milton High School, Milton, 4-7 p.m. Registration: $30 and includes a hearty snack. Information: www.vcgn.org or 861-4769.

Traditional Pasta and Gnocchi Making. Join Dr. Greg Giasson of Alternative Roots Wellness Center for a hands-on course where participants will be guided through the process of making homemade pasta and gluten-free potato gnocchi. Participants will learn how to roll out and cut pasta with nothing more than a rolling pin and knife, how to shape the gnocchi using a fork and how to cook each of them. The instructor will also demonstrate how to make a traditional basil pesto and all-purpose red sauce. McClure Multi-Generational Center, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5 City Market Members/ $10 General Public. Information: www.eventbrite.com/e/ traditional-pasta-and-gnocchi-makingregistration-16583025275

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CELEBRATE RED NOSE DAY Burlington Town Center, WPTZ and Burlington Free Press are teaming up for a Variety Show and Fundraiser to benefit our local United Way and Boys and Girls Club chapters. All day long, Burlington Town Center will host a variety of local personalities and performers for all ages to support Red Nose Day, a charity event dedicated to stopping childhood poverty. Check out magic shows, face-painting, balloon animals and more. Burlington Town Center, Burlington 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Full schedule of events: www.burlingtontowncenter.com

MAY 23-24

Forza Samurai Sword Workout. Sculpt

lean muscles and gain mental focus when performing basic strikes with wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Contact: 578-9243.

Drink and Draw Burlesque. Join Ashlee

Rubinstein and the One Arts Center for a figure drawing session with a live burlesque model. Light drawing exercises will get the night started and then longer poses will fill a full evening of great drawing. All experience levels welcome. Bring drawing pad and drawing tools of your choice. One Art Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $20 in advance, $18 for members, $24 at the door. Information: www. eventbrite.com/e/drink-draw-burlesquetickets-16372648031

Trivia Mania. Nectar’s presents Trivia Ma-

nia, a pub-style trivia game. Questions are displayed on the TVs and are read aloud. Categories range from pop culture, history, science, literature and more. Entertainment provided by Top Hat DJs. All ages. Nectar’s, Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info: 658-4771.

Friday

The Tempest. The Essex Community Players bring Shakespeare back to Essex with “The Tempest.” The story, a magical tale of shipwrecks and storms, revenge and reconciliation, and a father’s love for his child is presented by a cast of 20. Tickets: Adults, $16; Children and Seniors, $14. Essex Memorial Hall, Essex Center. 7 p.m. and Saturday matinee 1 p.m. Information: www.essexplayers.com

Saturday

Walk on the Wild Side: Burlington. Join

naturalist, herbalist, and registered dietitian Melanie Putz Brotz for a wild plant treasure hunt in the Intervale. Participants in this workshop traditionally uncover many delectable surprises, like stinging nettles, burdock root, and invasively prolific and delicious garlic mustard greens. Meet at the small parking lot on Intervale Road.This walk will take place rain or shine, unless the weather is severe. Intervale, Burlington, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Tickets: $5 City Market Members/ $10 non-members. Information: www. citymarket.coop/calendar/2015-05-23/ walk-wild-side

North Hero Volunteer Fire Department Roast Beef Dinner. North Hero School,

North Hero, 4:30-7 p.m. Adults $10; Children under 12 years old $5. Information: 372-8488.

Sunday

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.

JERICHO-UNDERHILL OPEN STUDIO TOUR Twenty local, Jericho-Underhill artists will open their studios to visitors for sales and demonstrations. Tour Headquarters, the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery will have tour maps and a show including sample work from all artists participating. Various locations around Jericho and Underhill. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. each day. Information: 899-3211 www.emilegruppegallery.com ;

Monday

Trivia Night. Trivia buffs gather for a meeting of the minds. Hotel Vermont lobby, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Contact: 6515012.

Tuesday

Cathedral arts Presents Flowers of the Field: Early Vocal Music for Springtime. The 10-voice, Anima Early Music

Ensemble women’s chorus under the direction of Liz Thompson sing 12th century chants of Hildegard of Bingen; Renaissance polyphony of Lassus, Dunstable, and Allegri; Icelandic and Russian hymns; and compositions by members of the group. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee and tea are provided. St Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, free. Information: 864-0471.

Movies at Main Street Landing: “Swing Time.” The Movies at Main Street Land-

ing series present the 1936 George Stevens directed musical romance classic “Swing Time,” starring a cast including dance legends Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers in arguably their most iconic roles. Main Street Landing Film House, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations benefit local charities. Contact: 540-3018.

Wednesday

CVAA Community Senior Meal. Ray’s Sea-

food, Essex Junction. 10:30 a.m. check in; 11 a.m. lunch. $5 suggested donation. Contact: 865-0360.

Ready for Retirement. The New England

Federal Credit Union will be hosting Jonathan Whitehouse, CFS Financial Consultant. Whitehouse will present a workshop entitled “Ready for Retirement.” This workshop is geared towards those within five years of retirement and addresses many of the concerns of pre-retirees. Topics include turning your retirement assets into income, when to start Social Security, how the stock market will affect retirement plans, estate planning basics and more. Please come and bring your questions for a lively and robust discussion. Seating is limited, pre-registration is encouraged. New England Federal Credit Union, Williston, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Free. Information: 879-8790 or nefcu.com.

Ongoing Interstitial Cystitis Support Group. In-

terstitial cystitis (IC) is recurring pelvic pain, pressure, or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic region, and urinary frequency/urgency. This is often misdiagnosed and mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been

diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. We are building a Vermont-based support group and welcome you to email bladderpainvt@ gmail.com or call (802)899-4151 for more information.

Seed Sharing. A seed-sharing table has

been set up at the Brownell Library for leftover and/or unused flower and vegetable seeds from last year or this year. Full or partial seed packets and home saved seeds are all welcome. This is a chance to share excess seeds with your neighbors. Bring your labeled seeds to the desk at the library through June 6. Brownell Library, Essex Junction. During normal library hours. Information: 3434738.

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.

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.

Champlain Echoes. A women’s four-part

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.

Community Wellness Day. Practitioners

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 English As A Second Language Classes. Improve your English conversation skills and 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.

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Digital Literacy for Seniors Program: Intro to Skype and Facetime. 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 Skype and Facetime for video calling. Limited spots available. Please register by calling 879-0313. Essex Free Library, 6 p.m.

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.

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Lego Club. Mondays. We have thousands of Legos for you to build awesome creations. Snacks will be provided. Essex Free Library, 3:30-5 p.m.

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, 10-10:45 a.m.

Kindergarten registration for the 2015-2016 school year will be held during the afternoons of Wednesday, May 27 at Summit Street School and Wednesday, June 3 at Hiawatha School. Students eligible for kindergarten must be 5 years old before September 1, 2015. You will be required to provide a completed registration packet, a copy of your child’s birth certificate, immunization records, recent physical, as well as residency verification. To schedule an appointment, please call the following number and leave your name and contact information: 802-857-7999

Drop-in Story Time. Mondays. Reading, rhyming and crafts each week. All ages welcome. No registration required. Essex Free Library, 10:30 a.m.

May 27 New England Ramble Dine & Discuss: “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” by Salman Rushdie. Discussion leader Ed Cashman. Let the book inspire your potluck contribution. Brownell Library, 6-8 p.m.

Axis and Allies: War at Sea. Play a World War II game of strategy using battleships, air fleets, and submarines to decide the fate of the world. For Teens. Brownell Library, 3:30-5 p.m.

Dungeons and Dragons. Embark upon imaginary adventures. Our Dungeon Master serves as the game’s referee and storyteller. Grades 6 and up. 6-8:30 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 25 Brownell Library Closed for Memorial Day

TUESDAY, MAY 26 Digital Literacy for Seniors Program: Intro to e-readers and Listen Up Vermont. 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 e-readers and Listen Up Vermont. Limited spots available. Please register by calling 879-0313. Essex Free Library, 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 New England Ramble Dine & Discuss: “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” by Salman Rushdie. Discussion leader Ed Cashman. Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and talking animals, this is the tale of a 12-year-old boy and his adventure to restore his father’s gift of storytelling. Copies available at the Adult Circ. Desk. Let the book inspire your potluck contribution. Library provides tableware, decaf coffee and water. Brownell Library, 6-8 p.m.

Transportation Public Hearing The Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA) is holding Public Hearings to discuss possible routing and schedule changes to the 1E route and the possible addition of Sunday Essex Junction (#2) service at the following dates and locations:

Drop-in Knitting Group. Connect with other knitters and tackle new knitting projects. Both beginner and advanced knitters are welcome. Essex Free Library, Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.

• Tuesday June 9th at 5:30 PM in the Community Room at the Brownell Library in Essex Junction located at 6 Lincoln Street • Thursday June 11th at 5:30 PM in the Community Room at the Williston Police Station located at 7928 Williston Road

Story Time for Babies and Toddlers. Tuesdays. Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets for babies and toddlers with an adult. Brownell Library, 9:10-9:30 a.m.

The public is welcome to attend to offer comments regarding these potential service changes. Please call (802) 864-2282 with any questions or for further information.

Story Time for 3- to 5-Year-Olds. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Picture books, songs, rhymes, puppets, flannel stories and early math activities for preschoolers. Brownell Library, 1010:45 a.m.

Persons with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in programs or activities are encouraged to contact Emily Bowser at 802-540-2454 at least 48 hours in advance so that proper arrangements can be made. Hearing disabled patrons can contact CCTA through the Vermont Relay Service (711).

Creative Writing Club. Wednesdays, for ages 9 and older. Let your imagination soar as you write your own stories and poems using prompts, games and other writing exercises. Essex Free Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Toddler Story Time. Wednesdays. Stories, songs and crafts for ages 18 months-3 ½ years. Essex Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Registration required.

Sign up in person at Maple Street Park Wed. 6/3 and Thurs. 6/4 6-8 p.m. Tackle entering grades 5-8 $100 fee Flag entering grades 2-4 $60 fee $10 discount for families

Preschool Story Time. Books, songs, rhymes and crafts for ages 3.5-5 years. Free and open to the public. No registration required. Essex Free Library, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. 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.

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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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SPORTS SHORTS Joe Gonillo

emorial Day is fast approaching. So are the high school playoffs. Did you enjoy the incredible weather last week? Before we jump ahead to the summer, let’s focus on the final three weeks of school and then exams. More important games and matches on the schedule this week. Essex will host an exciting freshmen track and field invitational on Friday.

BFA-St. Albans’ Erin Shuttle battles Hornet Jackie Quackenbush, who led the offense for Essex.

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Hornets girls fall to BFA-St. Albans despite late-game comeback push By JOEL LEHMAN For the Essex Reporter

BFA coach Mary Pipes is quick to admit her girls don’t like the heat. They managed to suffer long enough Monday to hold off the Hornets’ late-game comeback push. Andi Esenler scored five goals and Molly Dillon added an insurance tally late after Essex crawled back within one with five minutes on the clock as the Comets held on for the 11-9 victory. The win was the reversal of an 11-9 loss to the Hornets on a cold day early in the season. Monday was hot, and BFASt. Albans (7-3) pushed its winning streak to three by slowing the offense and working it inside, a departure from the fast-break offense the Comets like to

run. Esenler opened the scoring 8 ½ minutes in and scored again 37 seconds later, streaking in on net off a pass from freshman Mary Cushing. Esenler made it 5-2 with 3:08 left in the first half and then scored another to make it 10-7, ending a 4-1 run by the Hornets, who made it a one-goal game after being down by as much as five early in the second half. Cushing added a goal to go with her assist, Hannah Earl scored twice, and Erin Shuttle had a pair of tallies to close out the Comet offense. Essex was led offensively by senior Jackie Quackenbush, who scored five times. She cut the score to 8-4 with 14:28 left, and after a score by Shuttle, the Hornets scored three times in less than three minutes, with goals by

Madison Corkum, Olivia Malle and Corkum again. Esenler slowed the tide with a drive to the net to make it 10-7 with 7:06 on the clock, but a yellow card on the Comets put them shorthanded for two minutes, and Essex struck twice on the man-advantage by Quackenbush and Cassidy Knight. “That foul, that yellow card, did not help us,” Pipes said. The Comets keyed on Quackenbush and co-captain Anna Olsen Monday, Pipes said. “We paid close attention to them. She’s a really big threat on crease roll. They like to pull us over and isolate her and we had to pay attention to that.” Sophomore Lindsay Hallowell stopped six shots for the Hornets. Maria Magnan recorded 12 saves for the Comets.

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Hornets hold high rank after 2-0 week By JOE CARDELLO The Essex Reporter This past week the Essex High School boys’ lacrosse team outshined CVU and Colchester. The Hornets were 8-2 prior to their Tuesday night meeting with No. 1 Middlebury. On May 12, Essex went to Redhawk territory for its second matchup this season, and again the Hornets came out on top, with only a single goal dividing the teams. The win over CVU was capped with a Friday night win at Colchester High School when the Hornets clobbered the Lakers 17-6. Essex prepped to face the Tigers on Tuesday evening. Prior to the game, the odds seemed to favor the Hornets. They have scored double-digits in every game this month and Middlebury suffered a 6-8 loss to No. 3 South Burlington on May 12 – the Tigers’ second loss of the season. On Friday, the Hornets will travel to MMU to play the Cougars for the second time this season. On April 22, Essex defeated MMU 19-3.

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Emily Evenson of Essex drives off the eighth tee at Champlain Country Club during the Metro Team Scramble tournament May 13. The girls’ golf team plays May 22 at Kwiniaska and May 26 at Lang Farm.

LACROSSE The boys’ lacrosse team is now 8-2. Last week they edged CVU by a goal (for the second time this season) 13-12 and leveled CHS 17-5. It’s an incredible rivalry as the Red Hawks and the Hornets never play just another game in a storied history that never ceases to amaze players, coaches and fans. You just hope they meet in the playoffs at some level. The girls’ lacrosse team has now lost four games in a row after a 0-2 week and stand 2-7. They fell to the Cougars 14-7 as Madison Corkum scored three goals and had two assists. Hannah Danis had two goals and an assist, while goalkeeper Lindsay Hallowell had nine saves. On Saturday, though falling to SB 11-10, they fought hard in a comeback attempt that came up a bit short. Anna Olsen powered in four scores while Jackie “Q” Quackenbush added two. Their Middlebury game was postponed to TBA. The JVs went 1-1 and are 5-4. BFA, U-32 and BHS are up this week. BASEBALL The baseball team is 7-5 following a 1-2 week. Their five-game winning streak was snapped in an 8-2 loss to CHS. The Hornets rebounded nicely to drub BHS 9-1 in the middle of the week. They ended up dropping a close 6-5 decision to St. J on Saturday. Noah Baez was 3-3 while Tyler Roberge knocked in three runs. Pat Diebler took the hard-luck loss. The JVs went 2-1 in three games last week breaking an eightgame winning streak. They lost 5-2 to CHS and beat BHS 11-4 and St. J 7-5. This week they play MVU, Milton and St. Albans. SOFTBALL The softball team, now 11-1, went 2-1 and saw its nine-game winning streak end in a 10-0 defeat to CHS. In bounce-back fashion, as most good teams do, they crushed BHS 21-7 in their next game. Makenna Thorne got the win and had three hits. Allie Rutz had four. The Hornets totaled 21 hits in the game. They then clobbered St. J 12-2 to end the week. Rutz had two RBIs, while Kasandra Wiggett and Kristen Perkins added two hits apiece. MVU, Milton, and their annual clash with the Comets happen this week with the latter a Saturday home game at 1 p.m. Bring your chairs, your lunch, and get there early. The JVs won three times and improved to 5-4. TRACK AND FIELD The track and field teams split squads and competed at home in a wild seven-team meet Wednesday and at SB on Friday in the third annual Coaches vs. Cancer meet. The Hornet gals placed third and the boys sixth. More importantly, a slew of athletes qualified for states. Kyle Baker stepped up to win the pole vault 13’ 2”. Jeremy Jarvis placed fifth in the TJ 37’ 4.5”. He also PR’d by 21’ in the javelin 105’ 1”. Chike Asanya ran fifth in the 100m. Baker, Jarvis, Jacob Rigoli, and Asanya placed third in the 400m relay. Frosh Justin Barnes placed third in the 400m 54.47 and 4th in the 200m 24.19. He is an impressive runner with a bright future. The gals had some very good performances as well. Sade Hankey won the HJ with Lucy Sopchak third. Hankey led a Hornet 1-2-3 finish in the TJ with a 32’ 2” followed by frosh Allison Green 31’ 11” (PR), and Lindsey Gleason 31’ 4”. The 4x100m relay contingent of Hankey, Arianna Moffatt, Morgan Whitney, and Sopchak took

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BOYS’ GOLF

5/21 EHS @ Middlebury 4:30 p.m. 5/23 EHS vs. Burlington 11 a.m. 5/26 EHS vs. CVU 7 p.m.

5/21 EHS @ Newport C.C. TBA 5/26 EHS @ Rocky Ridge C.C. 10 a.m.

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5/22 EHS @ MMU 4 p.m. 5/26 EHS vs. So. Burlington 7 p.m.

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Essex Youth Football holds registration Essex Youth Football will be holding its registration for the 2015 season on Wednesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. Both registration nights will be held in the lobby of the EJRP building at Maple Street Park. The fee is $100 for fifth- through eighth-graders in the tackle program, and $60 for second- through fourth-graders in the flag program. All players that are new to the program must have a copy of their birth certificate to register. The season starts on Monday. Aug. 10. If you have additional questions, visit www.essexyouthfootball.com. You can also email questions to essexyouthfootball@ gmail.com.

gold with a season best 52.06 to edge CVU’s 52.08. Whitney and Sopchak finished fifth and sixth in the 100, and Moffatt ran sixth in the 200m. Marisa Minadeo placed third in the 300m LH with Green (PR) sixth and Anna Eekraw eighth. Mia Vero was fifth in the HH with Minadeo seventh. Hannah Poquette qualified for states in the HH. Abigail Evans was third in javelin 85’ (PR) and fourth in PV 8’ 2”. Gleason skied 7’ 8” for fifth and a PR as well. Jessica Stowe ran fifth in the 400 while the mile relay group of Eekraw, Moffatt, Whitney, and Green placed fourth deep into the night. The team competed at UVM on Monday. The freshmen are slated to go Friday at the annual Frosh Invite. The Essex Invitational/ New England Qualifier is next Saturday. TENNIS The girls’ tennis team is a slick 8-2. They beat Stowe 7-0, lost to CVU 6-1 with Anna Ursiny grabbing a win, and defeated St. J 6-1. They have two matches remaining in their regular season—both against SB. They held the fourth seed as the week began. The boys’ tennis team is a spotless 10-0 after

another 3-0 week. The Hornets devoured Stowe, CVU, and St. J. They too will matchup vs. SB, another undefeated squad, twice this week. Not sure how they stand fourth in the VPA ratings?

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ULTIMATE FRISBEE Ultimate Frisbee beat SHS 15-6. Aiden Travers, Jake Maurer, Elliot Boutin, and Caleb Guziak led the team in points. The Hornets drilled SB under the lights in Rebel land 12-6. Sarah Tallman played great defense. The Bellows Falls game was cancelled. They are 4-0. MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD Hundreds of young track and field athletes converged on the high school’s track facility last week as ADL hosted a multi-middle school meet. ADL, EMS, Williston, Edmunds, FHT, CMS, Island schools, Shelburne, and some others competed. I love seeing kids of former athletes running, jumping and throwing. This is the lifeline of our varsity track and field team. Saw Jason and Dawn Heminway (Main) and Kevin McGovern and their daughters competing in sprints and long jump. Dawson Heminway and Macey McGovern had PR’s

MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS The Rockets play the Warriors and the Hawks play the Cavs in the NBA. It’s the first time the 1 and 2 seeds in both conferences made it to the semis. How about the New York Rangers! A massive comeback from being down 3-1 to win three straight games vs. the Caps, and the Game 7 win in OT. Derek Stepan scored the goal heard round the Big Apple. They are playing the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Blackhawks and the Ducks play out west. Are the Yanks done? Playing over their heads for the last month? We shall see. BIRTHDAYS Jericho’s Dominic Monachino. Belated wishes to VSAC’s Janet Boyden and HJ/ Sprinter Lucy Sopchak who unselfishly spent Friday at SB in a twilight TF meet. I’m sure she had cake with ice cream when she got home. Congrats to graduates Sarah Flaherty, Ben Ferris, Lindsay Shumway, Lexie O’Sullivan…and others.

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1.02 AND THE ARCHITECT (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ARCHITECT ): A. Scott + Partners, Inc. B. 20 Main St. C. Essex Junction, VT 05452 1.03 DATE: MAY 19, 2015 1.04 TO: POTENTIAL BIDDERS A. The Owner is soliciting Bids under seal to Owner for renovations and addtions to the facility located at the above address before 2:00 pm local standard time on the 10th day of June, 2015, for the following project: B. The project involves selective removals and new construction, including a new Records Vault and elavator at 81 Main Street, the Town of Essex Municipal Offices. C. All bidders are required to submit Qualification materials with their bid. Forms shall be AIA A305 - Contractors Qualification Statement. See Instructions to Bidders.

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ADL Agenda From Principal Laurie Singer ADL students and staff participated in a day of service on May 15 as one of our culminating activities related to our yearlong focus, “Year of Wonder” based on Palachio’s book, “Wonder.” Staff members Caitlin Classen, Jess Hathaway and Amie Conger spent countless hours organizing our day of service so ADL parent Russ Herrin describes the use of semiconductor that all 347 of our wafers in electronic equipment with members of TeamNRG. students and 65-plus staff PHOTO CONTRIBUTED members were organized by homerooms and gave some of the geometric Herrin for taking the time back to the community at to come in and visit with numerous locations around principals involved our ADL students. in the manufacturing Chittenden and Grand Isle process of silicon semicounties. Students planted, Spring Concert conductors. This was a did green-up, stocked food The ADL Annual Spring perfect time for the visit shelves, made lunches, Concert and Art Show will because ADL sixth-graders be held on May 21 at 7 p.m. organized books, and were knee-deep in learning in the school gymnasium. countless other activities all morning. All in all, ADL about such geometric Please join us. ideas as area, perimeter, performed well over 1,000 Memorial Day hours of community service. and volume. Herrin also Celebration brought in some of the After a whole school The annual Memorial lunch, students completed semi-conductor wafers and Day observance will take a reflection activity and explained how they are place at 8 a.m. on May 22 then competed with each used in many electronic in the school parking lot other in a rousing game devices other than (weather permitting) or of Quest. Overall, it was a computers. Herrin really gymnasium. In addition, magical day and one that brought geometry to life the ADL Select Chorus our students and staff will and the students of team will perform prior to the remember as a meaningful NRG were very engaged in parade on Saturday at part in our “Year of the presentation and had Five Corners beginning Wonder.” some great questions for at 9:15 a.m. and the ADL the guest speaker. Herrin Team NRG Guest Band will march in the then participated in a Speaker parade. Please join us to collaboration workshop On May 8, Russ Herrin support our students and to offer feedback on the visited ADL as a guest remember those who made students’ “Dream Space” the ultimate sacrifice for speaker. Herrin was project. Many thanks to Mr. our country kind enough to discuss

Hands-on Science by Ellie, Izabela, and Owen - Grade 4 students As part of our study of vertebrates (animals with a backbone), we did several activities to learn about the skeleton of many animals. Two of those activities are shown here. We used different kinds of pasta to create pictures to show the major bones of various animals. We learned about the structure and function of these bones. It was fun! Owls swallow food whole. Some parts of the prey cannot be digested so they are regurgitated in the form of a pellet. We dissected the pellet and took out the bones of the prey. To identify the animal in the pellet we looked at its features, including size and shape of skull and teeth.

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CHILD FIND NOTICE 2014 Any individuals from birth through age 21 with disabilities currently residing within Essex Junction, Essex Town, or Westford, and who are in need of special education and related services need to be identified, located and evaluated by Chittenden Central Supervisory Union (CCSU) and its member school districts (listed below). This includes children: not enrolled in school, attending private or independent schools located within the afore mentioned towns, enrolled in home study programs, suspected of having a disability despite advancing from grade to grade, who are highly mobile (such as migrant children), and who are homeless or wards of the state. Any person with information about any disabled person fitting these descriptions should contact CCSU. In accordance with CCSU’s policies and with 34 CFR Part 99 (the Family Education Rights Privacy Act of 1974), this public notice informs all parents within their jurisdictions about how information is maintained when it is collected during identification, location and evaluation of all people with disabilities. • Personally identifiable information will be protected by each school. • Personally identifiable information about people eligible, referred or considered for special education services is maintained. • Parents have the right to know what types of information have been designated as directory information (i.e. contained in a student’s education record and is not generally considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed). This information includes the student’s name (unless otherwise requested), address, phone number, date/place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities/sports, weight/height, membership in athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees/awards received, and the previous school attended. • Parents have the right to know the types and locations of educational records kept by the school and the titles and addresses of officials responsible for the records. • A list of the names and positions of employees within CCSU who have access to personally identifiable information shall be available for public inspection. • If anyone other than an authorized CCSU employee looks at the educational record of a child, that person shall so indicate by signing his/her name, date and purpose for reviewing the record on a form to become part of the education record. • Parental permission will be obtained prior to disclosing confidential information to anyone who is not an authorized employee of CCSU. • Information relevant to a child’s specific disability (such as: medical information, intelligence test results, social/ developmental history, comprehensive evaluation report and the individualized education program) will be part of the education record. • Personally identifiable information will be gathered from screenings, qualified diagnostic centers and other sources, as deemed necessary, to complete a comprehensive evaluation. • Parents, or an eligible student, will be able to access personally identifiable information and inspect and review their education record(s) no later than 45 days after the request is made. • Parents have the right to a response to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the educational records. • Parents may obtain a copy of the educational record without a fee for copying, if a fee will be a financial burden and/or will prevent them from obtaining the records. • Parents have the right to request the education record be amended. The school district will decide whether to amend the record within a reasonable time of the request. If the district refuses to amend the record, it shall inform the parent and advise the parent of the right to a hearing. If, as a result of the hearing, it is found the educational record must be amended, the school district will amend the record and inform the parent in writing. If, as a result of the hearing, it is found the disputed information is not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy right of the child, the school will inform the parent of his/her right to place in the educational record a written statement commenting on the information or stating any reasons for disagreeing with the results of the hearing. This written statement will become part of the educational record and will always be included whenever the contents of the education record is properly viewed or requested. • Parents have the right to a hearing to challenge the educational records of their child. • Parents will be notified prior to the school district’s destruction of personally identifiable information about their child • The parent has the authority to inspect and review records relating to his/her child unless CCSU has been advised that the parent does not have the authority under applicable state law governing matters such as guardianship, separation and divorce. • Parents have the right to file a complaint with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the CCSU to comply with this policy. NOTE: If there are parents within the above mentioned towns who need this information interpreted, please notify the CCSU. CHITTENDEN CENTRAL SUPERVISORY UNION Union High School #46 Essex Junction School District Westford School District CONTACT: Executive Director of Student Support Services 51 Park Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 Phone: 857-7000 x4019

EES first graders proudly displaying their life-size paintings from the character study exercise they did in their “character clubs.” JULIA BELLEN

Students from Julia Seligman’s and Jenky Snedeker’s first-grade class were able to get to know characters in several books by selecting a character to study and forming groups called ‘character clubs.’ In the “character club,” the students learned to think deeply about their characters by identifying physical and character traits. The students worked together to show proof or evidence from the story to prove that their characters acted a certain way. The students also predicted what the characters might be thinking and how they would act later in the book based on what they already know about their character. To culminate the reading unit, the students compared themselves to their characters and painted a life-size character. When comparing themselves to the character Dixie, a dog, some students wrote that they were “active, eat food, and are hairy” like Dixie. The students in the Henry and Mudge character club said they were “playful, happy, humans, both sleep at night,” like Henry, a boy. The students in the Mercy Watson club said they were “animals, active, have a love for toast,” like Mercy, a pig. The students had fun learning about characters!

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S chools CTE CTE Residential Building Technology The Residential Building Technology Program at CTE will soon be completing another new design/build home on 19 Taft St. in Essex Junction. The homes that CTE students build continue to evolve with the times and become more energy efficient, as well as more desirable. This home is a 1,960 square-foot hillside

ranch with a full walk-out basement. The wide open floor plan has red birch solid hardwood floors throughout. The entryway and bathrooms have beautiful tile floors. The natural maple kitchen cabinets and granite countertops with a large island make it wonderful for entertaining. There are three bedrooms, two and one-half baths, a large office, and a master bedroom suite with private bath and walk-in closet. The universal designed home exceeds all VT Residential Building Energy Code standards and has a central Energy

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EHS Betty Lauer, author of the autobiography, Hiding in Plain Sight, visited EHS to share her experiences as a young Jewish girl forced to leave Germany (in her pajamas, no less) near the start of WWII. While a refugee in Poland, she was eventually separated from family members and forced to hide her identity in order to survive. Lauer spent an hour fielding numerous questions from a respectful group of more than 80 students in Meghan O. Smith, Evelyn Beliveau, Elena Tall, Analea Latimer and awe of her openness and Justin Gilbeaurepresented EHS in the Vermont Congressional warmth. In spite of the Art Show. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED fact that she had endured many hardships and the place among all the Beckage summed up the loss of her beloved sister, Vermont High School she reminded her listeners, hopes and appreciation of students competing and those present, I hope my “Life is a precious gift. Tall’s pen and ink piece generation can learn from Don’t take it lightly — was voted as the “People’s the mistakes of the past, embrace it. It’s yours!” and never let such a tragedy Choice” award by all Students took Lauer’s the viewers. The judges occur again. You’re a living message to heart. Emily and viewers alike were legend, Mrs. Lauer!” Harvey praised Lauer’s incredibly impressed by the remarkable openness, Art honors sophistication and talent and that she was “able to Essex High School art of these exceptionally, answer all of the questions students took away some creative artists. we asked, even if some of top honors at this year’s the subjects were difficult Congressional Art Show Piano recital to talk about.” Nick DiLello for Vermont. Five students Get ready for a treat. described the learning from each high school were EHS seniors Teddy Ninh of many that day, seeing selected to participate and Matt Wu will be — “how precious life is. in this National Art holding a piano recital in Some people in the world Competition. Essex High the EHS auditorium on are not as privileged as School was represented by Friday, May 22 from 7 to 8 others or even not as safe Analea Latimer, Meghan p.m. If you’ve never heard as others. It’s important to Smith, Justin Gilbeau, these young men perform, be thankful for what you Elena Tall and Evelyn you’re in for a real treat, if have and to be living the Beliveau. Beliveau’s selfyou’re heard them before, I life that you are in. Noah portrait received second know you won’t miss it.

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This Week: General writing

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.

By hope ForguiTes Grade 4, Thomas Fleming School It was Piper’s first day of kindergarten at Hunnington Elementary. It was a small school, but Piper didn’t mind. The school had red brick walls and a beautiful garden with flowers of all different colors and sizes, such as lavender, roses, tulips, daisies and sunflowers. It also had a flagpole in the front and the biggest playground ever! It had green grass and peach trees out front by the garden. Piper was in Mrs. Stapleford’s classroom sitting on the brand new red rug and listening to the lesson. When the lesson was over, Mrs. Stapleford said, “OK, children you can now read your fairy tales!” As Piper got up from the rug she thought about which fairy tale she would read. She finally decided on “The Three Little Pigs” and sat down to read in the corner next to the bookshelves. When she got to the part where the house is blown down, she noticed there was a character missing. Piper flipped three pages back. It was true! The middle pig was missing! Piper thought her eyes were just playing tricks on her, so she leaned down closer and it was not there! The middle pig was truly missing! It

was supposed to be saying, “I won’t let you in ... not by the hairs of my chinny chin chin!” Suddenly Piper got sucked into the book! She felt a tingling in her whole body. Then she found herself standing inside a stick house with a red carpet in the middle. She looked at herself and noticed that instead of hands she had hooves, instead of a nose she had a snout, and instead of a human body, she had a pig’s body! Suddenly she heard something outside, and sure enough, the house was blown down and standing there was a wolf! “You’ve got to be kidding,” she thought to herself. That second Piper screamed and sprinted down the hill!

Fleming Flyer This past Friday, Fleming students learned about the construction and purpose of the creation of a Mandala. In the upcoming weeks, fourth- and fifthgrade students will be collaborating and practicing mindfulness as they incorporate their wishes for the world into a massive schoolwide Mandala project for Fleming. The Mindful Mandala will be assembled as part of a

community time assembly on June 3. Fourth-grade NECAP science testing began on May 18, and continues throughout the week. On May 20, students throughout the district are hosting their parents/ guardians in studentled conferences; these conferences provide students the opportunity to celebrate their learning progress and share their most memorable educational moments from

this year. Students will make use of educational technology to make their celebration of learning presentations. Regular instruction will not be held on this day, and families are invited to schedule student-led conference presentations with their child’s homeroom teacher. International Food for Lunch day will be held on May 21. Students will be enjoying Egyptian food for lunch in celebration of the culture within our diverse community. Fleming will be honoring service members on May 29 for our school’s Memorial Day Assembly. This day of observance was chosen this year as it proceeds the date of May 30, the first Memorial Day of Remembrance following the end of the Civil War in 1865.

Erin McIntosh, Essex High School

She eventually came across a nice looking brick house with a beautiful chimney. She knocked on the door and out came a giant pig. “Little brother!” the pig said. “What brings you here?” This learning assembly will give special focus to the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and those who died in this war. We will take the opportunity to remember and offer our thanks to our community members and their families for their service to our country, and we invite the entire Fleming community to join us. We especially encourage veterans to join us for this special remembrance. The results of Fleming’s annual school climate survey are available for your review online. A school climate review team represented by students, staff, and parents will be meeting in early June to look over the results and plan for actions for continued improvement of school climate.

Piper replied, “ I am not your brother. I am a girl named Piper. Can I come inside? Please?” The big pig didn’t believe Piper, but he let her in anyway. Soon the wolf was knocking on the door. The giant pig and Piper stood frozen in shock with their mouths open. The wolf threatened to blow the house down if they didn’t let him in. Of course, they didn’t let him in, so the wolf blew and blew, but he couldn’t blow the house down because it was a brick house. The only other way in was through the chimney. So the wolf started climbing higher and higher. He eventually came to the top and he jumped into the red brick chimney. “Splat!” was the sound the wolf made hitting the steaming pot of stew that Piper and the oldest pig had left for him. The story ended with dinner. Of course it was wolf stew. (Piper didn’t like wolf stew, but she ate it to be polite.) As the story ended, all of a sudden there was a gleaming green light circling around Piper. Piper swatted it, trying to get it off because it tickled a little bit, but she couldn’t get it off so she just stared at it in disbelief. Moments later, Piper appeared back in the classroom, reading in the corner again. She glanced at the clock and realized she was late for gym, so she rushed out of the room before the teacher could see her.

EMS Essex Middle School students cook in a junior Iron Chef competition at the Champlain Valley Expo The “Iron Eagles” from Essex Middle School recently competed in the Junior Iron Chef competition held at the Champlain Valley Expo on Saturday, March 21. This event focuses on junior chefs developing their own recipes using local Vermont foods. Students actually make the recipe during this one-and-a-half hour timed event using camp stoves and no running water, and compete with other middle schools. This year’s EMS team developed a delicious recipe called “Double Decker Tortilla Pie with Salsa” which was a combination of butternut squash, parsnips, carrots, garlic, and cilantro in a Mexican spiced enchilada sauce layered between tortillas. Each slice of the “pie” was topped with a spicy avocado-tomato salsa. A special thanks goes to the Essex Town PTO for sponsoring the team.

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