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Board denies Wrenner seat on dispatch

By COLIN FLANDERS

BUILDING BRIDGES Club reflects on 44 years, seeks new members

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INSIDE: Made in Essex: Rich Maggiani

By TOM MARBLE

PHOTOS BY ABBY LEDOUX

TOP: Four original members of the Essex Ladies’ Bridge Club thumb through the group’s 44-year history at their year-end gathering last week. Pictured L to R: Marian Bickford, Bricky Duquette (seated), June Silverman and Joyce Stone. CENTER: Duquette, a founder of the club, examines old records of scorekeeping from the early days. BOTTOM: Club members enjoyed a potluck spread at the Essex Area Senior Center last Monday night for their final meeting of the year.

DeNova welcomes retirement after 43-year career

Weekly police log

By COLIN FLANDERS

Legislators talk 2017 session See page 10

Survey asks for input on town center See page 11

Essex team county's top Relay fundraiser See page 14

For the first time in over a year, the Essex Energy Commission met last Wednesday evening, this time with some new faces.

Seven attendees, including chairman Will Dodge and veteran members Sue Cook, Irene Wrenner and Chris Fayomi, assembled with talks centered on new ways to strengthen the commission’s relationship with the community, other town boards and energy alliances on the state and national level.

Dodge said the committee’s charge is to “track municipal energy” and recommend to the selectboard ways to decrease energy use, implement renewable resources and increase energy efficiency in town operations.

The group brainstormed potential ways to steer Essex toward becoming a more energy efficient See ENERGY, page 4

Gone fishin'

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See DISPATCH, page 11

Energy board regroups

By ABBY LEDOUX ricky Duquette and Marian Bickford may look like your average grandmothers, but don’t let the lemon chiffon cake or maternal hand squeeze fool you: They’re fierce competitors.

Duquette and Bickford are two original members of the Essex Ladies’ Bridge Club, still active 44 years after Duquette and former bridge partner Sandra Viele founded the group.

Back then, members paid $8 a year, and the group presented a $200 check to Essex Rescue on June 21, 1974 – “the only charity we could come up with,” Duquette recalled last week.

“You know, I’m kind of impressed we were able to do that,” she added, flipping through pages of her club’s history.

With bright red fingernails, she pointed to a letter from then-president of Essex Rescue Donald L. Hamlin dated June 26, 1974.

“Your efforts in our behalf and moral support mean a great deal to the squad,” Hamlin wrote, going on to invite the entire group to the new quarters “so that you can share in what your generosity has helped make possible.”

Now collecting $15/member in annual dues, the club still donates to Rescue today, but they’ve since added other charities like Meals on Wheels, Heavenly Pantry Food Shelf and the Essex Teen Center to the mix.

In 44 years, the group has donated more than $17,000 to local causes, co-chair and treasurer Donna Harnish calculated from meticulous recordkeeping.

Last Monday night marked the club’s final meeting of the year, and Harnish went over finances: After paying $225 in rent to the Essex

Joint municipal manager Pat Scheidel will remain an interim dispatch committee member after the Essex Selectboard decided not to appoint its only volunteer for the position: selectwoman Irene Wrenner.

Wrenner had applied to serve as a permanent member on the committee working on an agreement to create a union municipal district, the same model proposed in last year’s recreation proposal to merge departments in the town and village.

The district would govern a regional dispatch center, which could improve the average delay of 60 to 90 seconds between a 911 call and the dispatch of units in the county, according to consultants paid for by eight municipalities, including Essex.

“I’m very interested in seeing that this governance model is the correct one for regional dispatch for the county, as well as for Essex,” Wrenner said at the June 5

J

udy DeNova’s bucket list will be a little shorter next month.

After taking no more than a week off during her four-decade career — the last four years as the superintendent of the Chittenden Central Supervisory Union — DeNova will usher in retirement by learning to fly fish off the Kenai Peninsula, basking for a month in the Alaskan solitude.

Even as her career

winds down, the pursuit for growth continues. It’s a feeling DeNova traces back to her own journey as a child in central New York, when, despite all odds, she found her passion.

One day, her older sister returned from school with a bout of chicken pox, just one of a slew of childhood ailments she’d contract.

The disease spread through the household and infected DeNova’s mother, who was pregnant at the time. She miscarried and

was told there was so much scar tissue she’d never bear another child.

But she did — two, in fact — allowing DeNova to look after her new brother and sister, cementing a love for child development during her most formative years.

“I just loved watching the first step, the first word,” she said.

She would go on to pursue a career in education, leading to a degree in elementary and special See DENOVA, page 3

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

Judy DeNova, who has led the Chittenden Central Supervisory Union for the past four years, will retire at the end of this month. With the unified school district starting July 1, DeNova will be CCSU's final superintendent.

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Editor's note: Made in Essex is a feature in The Reporter highlighting local businesses in town. Each week, you'll see a new piece by our freelancer, Cindy Chittenden, an eighth generation Vermonter who grew up in her family business, Chittenden's Cider Mill in South Burlington.

She worked in sales for 25 years but recently switched to a writing career. Cindy and her husband, Jason, live in Essex Jct. with their cats, Olive and Cannoli.

Have an idea for a business Cindy should profile? Contact us at news@essexreporter.com, and you might just see your idea in print!

By Cindy Chittenden

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Essex entrepreneur helps utilities reach renewable goals

ich Maggiani is fueled by energy and led by integrity.

Since 2007, Maggiani has owned and operated Solari Communication, a business that helps utility companies put complicated data into simple terms people can understand.

Maggiani didn’t see himself in the utility-energy field until quite a bit into his career, though.

For 16 years, he ran and operated Page Designs, a graphic design company that later became a full-service marketing communication agency called PDI Creative. In 2004, the business peaked with 40 clients and 18 employees.

“I had a vision of where I wanted the business to go, and I surpassed that vision,” Maggiani said.

So, at the top of his game, the Essex resident sold his business to PDI’s creative director. after the sale, it was a wedding that led Maggiani was down his new career path. Speaking at the reception, a rabbi said: “This is my advice to you: Find work that is fulfilling for you today and that will last when

you leave this earth as well.”

Maggiani took that advice and began contracting for Systems and Software, which writes software for utility companies. Though he had an existing relationship with the company from his former business, he knew little about the software industry. He was, however, fascinated by how complicated the utility business was – especially electricity – and wanted to get more involved.

“The amount of effort needed to generate power all the time is incredible,” Maggiani said. “I asked the company, ‘What is your biggest problem?’ and the software company answered back, ‘Getting staff that understands the utility business.’ It’s so complicated, and there are so many parts to it.” a lightbulb went off when Maggiani had the idea to start a business that bridged the gap with clear communication and simplified data.

In 2007, the same year Vermont was mandated to add more energy, Maggiani got a phone call from Green Mountain Power asking for

his help in writing shortand long-term resource plans for generating energy. He took the bull by the horns, did his own research and wrote two plans. GMP accepted them both.

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The entrepreneur pitched to the Hawaiian Electric Company, the largest utility company in Hawaii, serving 95 percent of the islands’ residents. In 2012, Maggiani landed the client.

With a 15-year goal to be at 40 percent renewable energy, the utility started at just 5 percent. Maggiani wrote four plans to help simplify the complicated demands and, within five years, the company is already at 25 percent. The last resource plan projected the company will reach 72 per-

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“The beauty about renewable energy is that everyone is involved,” Maggiani said. “In Hawaii, every fourth house has solar panels. Homeowners are now interested more than ever about what’s going on.”

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“There is so much innovation going on with solar,” Maggiani said, “such as sidewalks that are just solar panels, sides of high rises and roof shingles that are solar that are generating power.”

Grateful to have found his creative niche, Maggiani is proud of the way energy is shifting to communities.

“You know when you go to a party and people say, ‘What do you do?’” Maggiani said. “I say, ‘I work with electric utilities to integrate more renewable power.’ People respond, ‘You mean like rooftop solar?’ Everyone starts talking about it. It means that everyone is involved, and we won’t be fighting wars for oil because nobody will care, we won’t be fracking, and it’s going to last longer than I’m alive.”

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education with a minor in psychology.

After a year as an assistant director and teacher at a Michigan daycare, DeNova moved to Maine, where she taught as a special educator for the next 13 years.

With a family of her own, she moved to Vermont to be closer to home and became a principal in Bakersfield. Four years later, she moved to Westford, where she served as a principal for 12 years.

“You know their families, you know their grandparents, you know their learning styles and you know how to make decisions around placements,” she said. “You just know the kids.”

She also realized the importance of decision-making on an educational continuum — understanding how policies for 3- and 4-year-olds affect the type of students these children become.

So after former CCSU chief Mike DeWeese convinced her to try out an associate superintendent role for a year, one of her first initiatives was a full-day preschool program. This year’s graduating class will be the last to have the half-day model.

While her career arc pulled her further from the classroom, DeNova learned how to lead through others, too. One of the best ways to do so, she said, is by listening.

She understood how isolated principals can feel, so she set up monthly walkthroughs, where she toured the halls to hear about their struggles and successes.

Since then, she’s implemented a new breakfast program, helped write guidelines for better lunches and overseen the start of a restorative justice program and the growth of several academies in Essex High School.

The shift to the district’s top post wasn’t always easy, she said. She learned how changes in education are often met with skepticism, but the challenges also cemented a mantra that’s withstood time: “When I’m faced with controversy, I've always been able to say: ‘What's best for kids?’” she said.

When a group of parents spoke against CCSU’s decision to allow bathroom use based on gender identity last year, DeNova stuck to this belief despite criticism. Now, some parents are still thanking her for the decision, she said.

Throughout the most difficult choices, DeNova said she’s been energized by how much the community supports its schools.

“They expect the best and they give it the best, and I’m not just talking about tax dollars. They're there. You go to our games, you go to our plays, you go to the STEM events — the auditorium is full.

That support makes a difference,” she said.

It’s led to one of DeNova’s fondest achievements: The overwhelmingly favorable vote by Essex, Essex Jct. and Westford to become the first unified district under Act 46, the landmark education law that incentivizes school mergers.

Essex Westford School District begins official operation this July, meaning DeNova will end her tenure as CCSU’s final school chief.

A roadside sign about the unification vote still sits in front of her desk.

She said the new entity, with its single school board, will make the position of superintendent manageable.

“It feels great to ride out of town with the beginning of that accomplishment,” she said.

Yet the work to make it a reality has taken its toll. Every morning, Ben Dickie, DeNova’s executive assistant, says he’s happy to see her back in the office. She’s working two jobs, he said, and she even has two separate calendars to show for it.

“How she continues to do that and come back day to day, I’m not going to lie, it amazes me,” Dickie said.

Perhaps that’s why DeNova’s retirement does feel a bit like recapturing childhood.

No more mornings spent scarfing down breakfast in the car before another 15-hour day. No more dinners snuck in before a night meeting with one of the five different boards she answered to this year.

Perhaps more profound will be the relief from assuring safety across the district, she said, a fear that takes many forms when responsible for nearly 3,000 children.

But it’s children she will miss the most.

She will miss the harmony of chorus concerts, the culmination of capstones and the magical moments when students find their own connection to learning.

By this time next month, she will wake up without an obligation in sight. Maybe she will even turn her phone off for an hour or two. She will fill her days wading around, she said, perfecting the cast as she imagines shapes in the clouds, slowing down to a speed of life she’s long forgotten.

From there, she has no idea.

“And I like it that way,” she said.

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Judy DeNova shows off a lime green hat that she used to wear during emergency drills. The hat has since been replaced with a vest and now takes up residency on her bookshelf.

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Essex Energy Commissioner Will Dodge speaks during the energy comission's first meeting in over a year.

municipality in an effort to ultimately comDiscussion shifted to the Compact of ply with Act 174, an initiative that calls for Mayors, a 2014 U.N. initiative that encomVermont to run on 90 percent renewable en- passes the world’s largest coalition of mayergy by 2050. ors addressing climate change, and how it The effort to reach that goal, Dodge could be advantageous for Essex. The comsaid, is based on a combination of changes, pact includes four phases for completion in including getting more electric vehicles on three years. the road, residential and commercial weath“Burlington has already joined up,” erization and introducing more efficient Dodge said. “It’s becoming a bigger orgagenerators to Vermont’s grid. nization where folks are committing at a Dodge opened the meeting with dis- much more molecular level and trying to cussion about any old business or projects achieve some of those goals from the Paris that could be resumed, but because of what Accord.”

Wrenner referred to as the committee’s Although Essex has no mayor, the “ebb and flow” of activity, the group decided town’s approval could come through the to start by generating fresh ideas. selectboard, Dodge said. Compact memberPast projects included replacing street- ship includes support and training. lights in the town and village with LED “It would provide some sort of promobulbs and working with Green Mountain tional mandate. Because if you have the Power and Effistamp, you’ve got ciency Vermont, to stick with it or Cook said. you lose it,” said The commitNatalee Brawny, tee went on to disan Essex resident cuss how to implewho attended the ment solar siting meeting. standards – reIdeas for fuquirements for lot ture meetings size, orientation ranged from schedand site layouts uling talks with for parcels where Essex’s legislative solar energy dedelegation and inWill Dodge velopment is perviting guest speakmitted – in Essex. ers from Green Essex Energy Comissioner Members exMountain Power amined maps deand Efficiency Vertailing areas in mont to carrying Essex where solar projects are prohibited out one short-term goals listed in the Town and talked about ways to redefine certain lo- Plan: Hiring an energy coordinator. cations in order to allow renewable energy That position would develop energy imventures. plementation plans, coordinate efforts with Because of a section in the town plan, other government agencies and encourage Dodge said, wind and electric generation residential and commercial energy conserfacilities can’t be located outside commer- vation, Cook said, adding the committee cial industrial zoning districts and cannot would need to push for the position in its fisimpact views identified as scenic. Off-limits cal year 2019 budget. districts are mainly residential, he added.

The group also discussed the prospect “This is the way it is until we get some of weatherization on town buildings, which type of solar siting standards adopted and led to further talks about $20,000 earmarked implemented,” he continued. “And once that in the FY17 budget for affordable housing or would happen, then in theory, you wouldn’t energy siting projects. have a complete constraint, so there would “It hasn’t been claimed yet,” Wrenner be areas of Essex that would be open … to said of the money. whichever applicant could meet those stanBy the end of the meeting, the commitdards.” tee reached consensus that it must become Because the Vermont Public Service more active in the community and spur Board issues permits for electric trans- public passion for energy-related issues. mission and generation facilities, it is the Members also agreed on filling out the comtown’s responsibility to pinpoint locations mittee – because Wrenner and Cook are also where it wants large-scale energy projects on the selectboard, the two will take a less in the next town plan. The Act 250 environ- active role and will not vote on motions, mental commission and PSB would look Wrenner said in an email. there to guide their decisions.

As of Monday evening, the commission Dodge raised the prospect of the com- had one vacancy to fill. mittee drafting potential siting standards, “Regardless of how you are politically, but with the deadline only weeks away, the Paris ordeal is sort of a galvanizing moCook and Wrenner suggested the group let ment,” Dodge said, referring to President the planning office and community develop- Donald Trump’s recent decision to back ment director Dana Hanley take the reins. out of the international climate agreement.

The committee ultimately decided to “It’s a pretty neat time to be thinking about ask Hanley if they could review the stan- what you can do on a microscopic level to dards once drafted. make a difference.“

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opinion & community LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thanks for help with Indian Brook cleanup On April 24 of this year, the Essex Conservation Committee held its 2nd Annual Invasives Clean-Up Day at Indian Brook Park. After a week of non-stop rain, it turned out to be a beautiful sunny day at the reservoir. This event was quite successful, attracting approximately 45 volunteers who removed 125 buckthorn trees from the park.

The Essex Conservation Committee has been conducting two Rebuttal: Mathis' op-ed misses the mark In his June 1 editorial, “Trump’s education budget: A paradise lost?” Mr. William Mathis argues that the Trump administration has forsaken our children by pulling back on spending in public education, illustrating his point using John Milton’s ballad of “Paradise Lost.” Prior to 2017, he paints a picture of an America that grows ever closer to paradise with every government investment in education (and the “common good”), only to be stopped by the Trump administration.

But our government’s massive increase in education spending since 1965 does not suggest enlightened public officials following the common good.

cleanup days every year in an effort to rid the park of invasive plants, which threaten native plants and animals. This effort relies on the participation of volunteers, so we wish to thank everyone who showed up and worked so hard that Sunday in April.

Thank you, and we hope you will participate again during our fall cleanup day. Stay tuned for details on a date.

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It looks more like an example of classic bait-andswitch, which, as Milton portrays it, is what the serpent gave Eve in Eden in the form of a fruit. Taxpayers keep giving more money to government up front, with the promise of better educated children in the future. After five decades, the ruse is up. The test scores of American children have shown no noticeable increases from the tests scores of children decades ago. Slovakia, which is on par with the U.S. in terms of test scores, spends just $53,000 per student, while the U.S. spends $115,000 per student (fifth most out of 92 first-world countries). Spending taxpayer money on lofty goals is easy, but forcing children into one type of schooling has made achieving higher

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test scores impossible. A lack of money for education is not the problem: A lack of competition in education is.

As a nation, we tend to be distrustful of monopolies in the business sector.

Shouldn’t we be just as distrustful, if not more so, of monopolies in the education sector? Public schools may not be right for some children, and parents know their children far better than a bureaucrat ever will.

If a family is poor and private schools are not an option, charter schools stand the best chance of giving poor children a good education.

Mathis admits that public and charter schools (which began in the 1990s) are already on par in terms of test scores, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.

In U.S. News’ 2017 ranking, five of the nation's top 10 high schools were charter schools in Arizona. If charter schools can achieve these results in a state with some of the lowest school funding and teacher pay in the U.S., perhaps it’s time public schools emulate the methods of charter schools and grumble less about a lack of funding.

For too long, public school has been the only “choice” of education for many families, wasting our children’s potential. Charter schools can finally break the education monopoly, returning us to our shared values of democracy, equality and the common good.

David Flemming Essex Jct.

PERSPECTIVE Doubling down on Vermont’s environment

By JULIE MOORE Secretary, Vt. Agency of Natural Resources

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resident Trump’s call to abandon the Paris Climate Agreement, slash federal funding for clean air and water and reduce protections for threatened and endangered species have made national headlines and created grim reading for those who care about protecting the health of our people and our environment.

But, as is often the case, we are charting a different course in the Green Mountain State. Instead of political gamesmanship, Vermonters of different parties and across branches of government are expanding our commitment to clean water.

In his inaugural budget address, Gov. Phil Scott proposed investing $23 million in clean water in the coming year for a total investment of $55 million in fiscal year 2018 – an increase of nearly 70 percent over FY17 levels. The legislature joined the conversation, passing a budget that came close to the governor’s proposal, for a total of $54

million in clean water funding.

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This is the start of a long effort, not the end.

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Build better local roads, which will both produce less pollution and have a stronger resiliency in a changing climate; Help farmers produce both clean water and healthy local food for Vermonters from their land; Assist towns, business people and property owners in putting new and innovative technology to work so that the rain which lands on

their roofs and parking lots either stays on-site or leaves as clean as it arrived.

This is the start of a long effort, not the end. Over the coming months I will be working with Vermonters – both those who make environmental policies and those affected by them – to develop a plan for funding needed investments in clean water over the next two decades.

I am encouraged by the resolve and the energy I see in our brave little state. The actions taken by the governor and by lawmakers tell me that even if our federal government pulls back or falters in its commitments to protect and restore the nation’s environmental assets, Vermont is prepared to make necessary investments in continued stewardship in our land, air and water.

Julie Moore is the secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and a registered professional engineer with a long history of work in the field of clean water. She lives and gardens in Middlesex with her husband and two children.

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Climate economy is Vermont’s opportunity

By LARRY WILLIAMS

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s the numbers of people who participated in the climate march recently showed, Vermonters and Americans across this country are concerned about climate change. Millions of Americans want action. And while the president and his cabinet are busy denying the science behind climate change, states, cities, businesses and individuals are tackling climate change and searching for solutions.

As former Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently said, “No matter what happens in Washington, we will meet the pledges that the U.S. made in Paris. Cities, businesses and citizens will continue reducing emissions, because they have concluded – just as China has – that doing so is in their own self-interest.”

I have a business background in Vermont, having been involved in commercial real estate for over 30 years and ski resort management for more than a decade. From my experiences in both of these sectors, it is clear that climate change is here and the impact on our lives is accelerating.

It may be obvious that from a ski resort perspective, climate change is impacting us – with warmer and more erratic winters, resorts are forced to make more snow and diversify.

How climate change is impacting commercial real estate, though, is probably less obvious.

The same erratic weather patterns that impact our ski industry also make undertaking good development more challenging. These challenges include higher costs attributable to building in greater resilience as well as an insurance industry becoming increasingly wary about increased claims for property damage.

Climate change is impacting our lives and our economy in many ways – some obvious and some not. The good news is it is also presenting us with an opportunity. As states, cities, businesses and individuals identify climate solutions, Vermont has an opportunity to lead the way.

Indeed, in many ways we already are. Vermont was just ranked second in the nation for transforming to clean power. The study by the Union of Concerned Scientists noted, “The efforts of top states create jobs and reduce pollution.” What earned Vermont its second to top mark (behind California) was in part the fact that we have nearly 18,000 Vermonters now employed in fields relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy.

But just as climate change is impacting our lives in more ways than how we get our electricity, the climate economy goes beyond energy efficiency and renewable energy. The climate economy also includes our transportation system, working lands, smart growth development, the insurance industry and more. If we embrace the climate economy and the opportunities it presents, we will continue to create more good paying jobs, make Vermont more affordable and keep money in our local economy.

There are advantages to running a business in Vermont – access to a high quality of life and an educated workforce, to name just a few. However, there are also disadvantages – high taxes, excessive regulation and prohibitively high housing costs for employees are challenging to business owners and stunt business growth.

These challenges combined with the fact that we are a rural state with a very small population means there are a limited number of ways in which we can grow our economy. The climate economy presents us with just such an opportunity. By seizing this chance, we can create good paying jobs, make our state more affordable and attract young people to make Vermont their home.

Larry Williams is cofounder of Burlingtonbased Redstone Commercial Group, where he has focused on development opportunities in both new construction and redevelopment of historic buildings. He was an owner of Bolton Valley Resort until its sale this spring. Williams resides in Colchester with his wife, Leslie.

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Religious Directory

June 25

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

CITYREACH CHURCH - 159 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Behind Subway, on the back side of the building.

Pastor Brent Collins. Sunday worship service: 5 p.m.

A casual, family-focused and friendly Christian Church with practical teaching, great music, a safe kids program (Nursery-5th grade) and an exciting and empowering church experience, www.essexjunction.cityreachnetwork. org; bcollins@cityreachnetwork.org; facebook: CityReach Church - Essex Junction.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, lead pastor, proclaiming Christ and Him crucified, Sundays: 9:30 a.m., www.cmcvermont.org.

DAYBREAk COMMUnITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Brent Devenney, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., AWANA: Thursdays twice a month, www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com

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Enjoy Franco music from Maine, Vermont, African, French and Cajun traditions along with exhibits of art, crafts, history, food, genealogy, language and more at the 12th annual French Hertiage Day on Sunday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Winooski Falls Way. See listing for more information.

ESSEX ALLIAnCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org.

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

5:30 - 7 p.m., Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Ln., Williston.

Take better pictures! This club is for anyone interested in photography who wants to improve and share their skills.

We will eplore both basic and advanced techniques and, most importantly, go out and take shots. For grades 9 - adults. Free.

FIRST COngREgATIOnAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUnCTIOn - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745. Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Sunday Worship Services: 9 a.m., June 4 – September 3. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Sunday School: 5th/6th Grade and Jr. & Sr. high youth groups during the school year. Heavenly Food Pantry: fourth Thursday of the month, 2 – 6 p.m., except for Nov. & Dec. when it is the third Thursday.

Essex Eats Out community dinner: 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella & Ladies’ Acapella groups. UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. www.fccej. org; welcome@fccej.org gRACE UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 878-8071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to grade 6. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you!

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

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

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist: 9:30 a.m. No adult study until fall. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com.

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

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

PhoTogrAPhY Club

hArrieT Powell hiSToriCAl MuSeuM

6 - 7:30 p.m., 3 Browns River Rd., Essex Jct. All new exhibit areas include the town of Essex, business and industry, home and farming and the military. A special focus is placed on World War I, as 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entrance into the war.

16 friDAY SuMMer STorYTiMe

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Come listen to picture book stories and have fun with puppets, songs and rhymes.

AniMe Club

4:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library.

Kon’nichiwa anime and manga fans!

Every second and fourth Friday we’re watching shows, eating delicious Japanese inspired creations and making kawaii crafts. For grades 6-12. Sign up at http://colchestervt. gov/158/BurnhamMemorial-Library.

fAMilY Movie

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Free popcorn and drink.

beginnerS’ luCk

7:30 p.m., College Street Congregational Church, 265 College St., Burlington. Burlington’s newest classical piano trio emerges with its

second program following the group’s debut in October. Violinist Letitia Quante, cellist John Dunlop and pianist Claire Black present the first piano trios of Beethoven and Brahms and Ernest Bloch’s “Three Nocturnes.” Free admission with donations accepted.

17 SATurDAY SATurDAY SuMMer breAkfAST

7:30 - 11:30 a.m., Isle of Patmos Masonic Lodge, 40 South St., South Hero. We will serve a minimum of 10 delicious breakfast items, including specialty pancakes with your choice of three toppings. For June, we will serve chunky monkey, peach cornmeal or plain buttermilk pancakes with warm buttercream, warm chocolate sauce or real maple syrup.

We also have coffee, iced coffee, milk, tea and juice. Adults/$10, seniors/$9, children 12 and under/$5, children under 2 are free.

Take-out available; call 777-6316 that morning and we'll have it ready!

bASkeT weAving workShoP

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center and Gallery, 199 Route 7, Milton. Tracie Quirion of Qt’s Baskets will share her love of this traditional craft. Learn to weave a beautiful berry basket. All materials included in the class fee. Recommended for adults. $40 for Milton Artists' Guild members, $45 for non-members.

To register, email castlegarden_vt@yahoo.com.

whole book APProACh

11 a.m., Phoenix Books, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct. Calling all kids! Join us for our weekly “whole book approach” story time. The approach explores the ways words, pictures and book design work together

to tell a complete story.

The adult leads the children through the book, rather than reading the book at/to them.

We’ll hold story time just about every week.

Want to double check on a particular date?

Call us at 872-7111.

ater and local African musicians. Co-sponsored by the Burlington Civic Symphony and the Champlain Philharmonic Orhcestra. Tickets: $20/ adults, $20/seniors, $10/students; available at flynntix.org.

ChilDren’S STorYTiMe

5 - 7 p.m., Colchester Mead Hall, 856 Hercules Dr., Colchester.

Join Brittny Mee at the family friendly mead hall for a paint your pet fundraiser for Potters Angels. Bring a picture of your pet and use acrylics to paint it on a canvas with guest teacher Alison Logan.

All levels welcome.

Space is limited, preregister online at http:// bit.ly/2rUX1yQ. $25.

For more information, contact bmeeart design@gmail.com.

11 a.m., Phoenix Books, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Enjoy your Saturday morning with Phoenix Books and City Market with a reading of the children’s book “Gregory the Terrible Eater” by Mitchell Sharmat. Gregory the goat refuses the usual goat diet staples of shoes and tin cans in favor of fruits, vegetables, eggs and orange juice.

After we read together, we will have a fun and interactive healthy food activity. Free. For more information, visit www. phoenixbooks.biz or call 448-3350.

luCY’S houSe PeT fooD Drive

11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sweet Clover Market, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct. Pick up a can or bag of pet food to donate to the volunteer organization dedicated to keeping 1,200 pets in their homes across Vermont.

GREEN MOUNTAIN MAHLER FESTIVAL PRESENTS

brAhMS “gerMAn requieM" 4:30 p.m., Elley-Long Music Center, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. The Green Mountain Mahler Festival in conjunction with the USCRI/Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program and the Vermont Somali community presents a performance of the Brahms "German Requiem" to benefit famine relief efforts in Africa. Conducted

by Daniel Bruce with chorusmaster Richard Riley, the performance will feature soprano Sarah Cummins and baritone Geoffrey Penar as well as the Bread and Puppet The-

PAinT Your PeT

18 SunDAY fATher’S DAY fiShing DerbY

8 - 11 a.m., 1397 Wes White Hill Rd., Jonesville. Chittenden County Fish and Game Club’s annual free derby is for kids ages 14 and under.

Trophies for ages 5-14; prizes for all. Lunch available.

hArrieT Powell hiSToriCAl MuSeuM

1 - 4 p.m., 3 Browns River Rd., Essex Jct. All new exhibit areas include the town of Essex, business and industry, home and farming and the military. A special focus is placed on World War I, as 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entrance into the war.

19 MonDAY TeCh helP wiTh Clif

Noon & 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering one-on-one technology help. Bring in your new gadget or gizmo and Clif will sit with you to help you learn its ways.

Reservation required.

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calendar LocaL meetings tHurs., June 15 6:30 p.m., cemetery commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

mon., June 19

tues., June 20 7 p.m., Brownell Library trustees, Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

tHurs., June 22

5:45 p.m., Village bike/walk advisory committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

6:30 p.m., town planning commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

7 p.m., town selectboard, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

5:30 p.m., Village tree advisory committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

Vermont raptors

Donate Books for LiBrary saLe

4:30 - 7 p.m., Colchester High School. Accepting hardcover and paperback as well as DVDs and CDs. Please, no periodicals, encyclopedias, videotapes, textbooks or books that are moldy or damaged.

neeDLe feLting nature

6:30 - 7:45 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library.

Learn how to needle felt items from nature.

All materials provided.

Sign up at http:// colchestervt.gov/158/ Burnham-MemorialLibrary.

20 tuesDay Donate Books for LiBrary saLe

2 - 4 p.m., Colchester High School. Accepting hardcover and paperback as well as DVDs and CDs. Please, no periodicals, encyclopedias, videotapes, textbooks or books that are moldy or damaged.

Vermont geneaLogy LiBrary

3 - 9:30 p.m., 377 Hegeman Ave., Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. The Vt. Genealogy Library has the resources to help you find those elusive ancestors. For more information, visit www. vtgenlib.org.

Drop-in gentLe HatHa yoga

4:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Bring a mat and enjoy poses for mindful stretching and relaxation. A registered nurse of over 30 years, Betty Molnar is certified as a Hatha Yoga instructor from the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago. Beginners and intermediates welcome.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Burnham Library.

cooking up a story cookBook group 6:30 p.m., Milton Public Library. Love recipe books, cooking and meeting new people?

21 weDnesDay Donate Books for LiBrary saLe

10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Colchester High School.

Accepting hardcover and paperback as well as DVDs and CDs. Please, no periodicals, encyclopedias, videotapes, textbooks or books that are moldy or damaged.

tecH HeLp witH cLif

Noon & 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering one-on-one technology help. Bring in your new gadget or gizmo and Clif will sit with you to help you learn its ways.

Reservation required.

Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

weDnesDay BooktiVity: fairy anD eLf Houses

3 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Every Wednesday we offer a hands-on activity based on the summer reading theme. This time, using only natural objects, build inviting dwellings for our friends from other realms. Supplies will be provided, but you are welcome to bring all-natural items from home. Sign up at http://colchestervt. gov/158/BurnhamMemorial-Library.

young atHLetes

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. The Special Olympics Young Athletes Program introduces children to the world of sports prior to Special Olympic eligibility at age 8. YAP is an 8-week unified sports program for children ages 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities. Parents must accompany their children.

22 tHursDay Harriet poweLL HistoricaL museum

6 - 7:30 p.m., 3 Browns River Rd., Essex Jct. All new exhibit areas include the town of Essex, business and industry, home and farming and the military. A special focus is placed on World War I, as 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S.

23 friDay songs anD stories witH mattHew

10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Matthew Witten performs songs about our world and tells adventurous tales. Funded by the Brownell Library Foundation. For all ages.

LiVe action roLe pLay

3:30 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. LARP with Sydney is open to all middle and high school students who want to have adventures in a mythical land.

summer Book saLe

5 - 8 p.m., Colchester High School. Help support the library during the preview sale! Don’t miss our collection of gently used books and audiovisual materials, all at bargain prices.

We have a wide range of hardcover, paperbacks, CDs and DVDs in a variety of genres. $5 suggested donation.

Call 264-5660 for more information.

teen moVie nigHt 6 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Enjoy a movie with popcorn, beverages and comfy seating. For grades 6 -12. Sign up and vote for a movie online at http://colchestervt. gov/158/BurnhamMemorial-Library.

Dungeons anD Dragons

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

Embark upon imaginary adventures. Our Dungeon Master, Aiem, serves as the game’s referee and storyteller.

Call 878-6955 to join.

For grades 6 and up.

summer reaDing program kickoff party

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library.

Brownell Teens will “Build a Better World” with a marshmallow roast for families on the library lawn. Teens will entertain kids with bubbles, sidewalk chalk, badminton, hoops, a beanbag toss and more.

24 saturDay cHs footBaLL Boosters car sHow

7:30 - 10:30 a.m., registration, 11:30 a.m. voting, 2:15 p.m. awards, Colchester High School. $20 per car, $15 for high school students. Class will be determined at registration by the owner.

Several prize categories up for grabs.

summer Book saLe

8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Colchester High School.

Help support the library! Don’t miss our collection of gently used books and audiovisual materials, all at bargain prices. We have a wide range of hardcover, paperbacks, CDs and DVDs in a variety of genres. Call 264-5660 for more information.

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Tired of Weeding? Call Patty!

Weeding, Redesign,Pruning Dividing, Upkeep, Cleanup

11 a.m., Phoenix Books, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct. Calling all kids! Join us for our weekly “whole book approach” story time. The approach explores the ways words, pictures and book design work together to tell a complete story.

The adult leads the children through the book, rather than reading the book at/to them.

We’ll hold story time just about every week.

Want to double check on a particular date?

Call us at 872-7111.

Accepting select clients in Essex and Jericho

Patty’s Perennial Care 802-662-4187

25 sunDay summer Book saLe

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Colchester High School.

Help support the library! Don’t miss our collection of gently used books and audiovisual materials, all at bargain prices. We have a wide range of hardcover, paperbacks, CDs and DVDs in a variety of genres. Call 264-5660 for more information.

12tH annuaL frencH Heritage Day

10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Winooski Falls Way. Franco music from Maine, Vermont, African, French and Cajun traditions along with exhibits of art, crafts, history, food, genealogy, language and more.

The Mill Museum and Winooski Historical Society Museum will be open, and the farmers’ market will take place on the street.

etHan aLLen: in His own worDs

2 p.m., 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington.

Using excerpts form Allen’s writings, Jim Hogue will make the case that Allen’s vision for Vermont was that of a sovereign state where reason and science would find welcome and where international trade and cultural exchange would bring peace, prosperity and understanding.

Harriet poweLL HistoricaL museum

1 - 4 p.m., 3 Browns River Rd., Essex Jct. All new exhibit areas include the town of Essex, business and industry, home and farming and the military. A special focus is placed on World War I, as 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entrance into the war.

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3 p.m., Colchester Meeting House. The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum invites you to meet birds of prey!

Three to four live hawks, owls and falcons will come for a face-to-face exploration of what it takes to be a raptor.

Ages 5 and up. Sign up at http://colchestervt. gov/158/BurnhamMemorial-Library.

This fun group meets quarterly throughout the year. Pick a recipe out of a cookbook for us to copy for you; give the recipe a try, and bring the result to a potluck gathering where we'll share our cooking experience (and results)!

Sign-up required; call 893-4644.

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L.D. Oliver Seed Company, Inc. Green Mountain Fertilizer Co. 26 Sunset Ave., Milton, VT • 802 893-4628 www.ldoliverseed.com

Mon-Fri 8am-5:30pm; Sat 8am-4pm; Sun: Closed.

June 23- 25, 2017

 CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EXPO  ESSEX JUNCTION, VT 

Quilt Exhibits

Contest Quilts  Antique Quilts  Special Exhibits Vendor Mall  Appraisals  SewBatik Challenge Free Gallery Talks and Demonstrations Evening Lectures Friday & Saturday

Classes

Kathy Beltz  Ruth Ann Berry  Cathy Brown  Augusta Cole Pam Damour  Bonnie Dwyer  Dominque Ehrmann Kimberly Einmo  Amy Friend  Kathy Gaul  Linda Hahn Michelle Renee Hiatt  Michele O’Neil Kincaid  Merry May Sue Pelland  Nancy Prince  Ann Shaw  Erin Underwood Christa Watson  Lynn Wheatley  David Taylor  Margaret Willingham

Champagne & Chocolate Preview THURSDAY, JUNE 22

For a 2017 Class Brochure, send $6 US; international, $10 US to: VQF Brochure, 11 Pearl St. Ste. 205, Essex Junction, VT 05452 Visit us at vqf.org and facebook.com/vermontquiltfestival

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11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Airport Park. The schoolhouse is open for the summer Friday - Monday until Labor Day. Visitors are welcome to explore one of our town’s earliest schoolhouses. The Colchester Historical Society is also seeking a few volunteers to host the site this summer.

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10:10 a.m., Citizens assist on Educational Dr. 10:21 a.m., Trespass notice request on Main St. 12:47 p.m., Accident on Hiawatha Ave. 1:00 p.m., Juvenile problem on Educational Dr. 1:05 p.m., Traffic hazard on I-289.

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1:41 a.m., Noise complaint on Maplelawn Dr. 6:53 a.m., Alarm on Pearl St. 8:32 a.m., Family fight on Sand Hill Rd. 9:20 a.m., Animal problem on Pinecrest Dr. 9:25 a.m., Suspicious on Park St. 9:28 a.m., Theft on Essex Way. 9:44 a.m., Welfare check on Railroad Ave.

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1:06 a.m., DUI on Pearl St. 3:25 a.m., Theft on Upper Main St. 5:26 a.m., Accident on Browns River Rd. 7:35 a.m., Animal problem on Hawthorn Cir. 7:47 a.m., Suspicious on Hiawatha Ave. 12:57 p.m., Alarm on Sand Hill Rd. 6:59 p.m., Suspicious on Market Pl. 8:23 p.m., Citizens dispute on Maple St. 8:53 p.m., Suspicious on Park St. 11:02 p.m., Citizens Assist on Maple St.

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Lawmakers sound off on session After an extended legislative session that kept lawmakers in Montpelier late into May, The Reporter sat down with all five Essex legislators to get their take on some of the prominent issues that cropped up. In Q&A format, each legislator was asked to respond to five questions. Their answers were edited for length and brevity due to space restrictions. Ellipses were used to indicate breaks in the conversation where content was removed.

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Linda Myers (R) District 8-1 You’ve been in the legislature since 2001. What is it like to have a Republican governor again?

It was very nice ... but because the Republicans are in the minority, I felt the majority party was trying to make things difficult for the Republican governor. … As for Phil, I think the world of him. … I knew him from when I worked for The Reporter. … He had some great ideas for this year. It’s unfortunate that some of them didn’t come out.

How did this session compare to others?

I felt that we didn’t get a lot accomplished. Forget about the budget and the marijuana and teacher healthcare.

We didn’t get a lot of bills.

I don’t know if that’s good or bad. … We introduced a

whole lot of bills, which we always do, but compared to the past, there weren’t as many that passed.

Is there a piece of legislation that you either sponsored or were heavily involved in that directly affected Essex?

S.135, the Senate introduced the bill and threw it over to my committee and we worked on it for a long time ... the state’s main economic development bill. It was a good thing ... we got six new [tax increment financing districts.] The other one was S. 136, which was the same thing, and that’s a consumer protection bill. … Most of the bills that I’m impressed with or I’m very happy with are the bills my committee worked on.

This is a new year for me because for the past 15 I’ve been on corrections and institutions. I got put on commerce and economic development ... completely out of my sphere of expertise.

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Why did you vote against the teacher healthcare proposal?

Who did you consult?

Initially, Martha Heath, chair of the new Essex Westford School District and previous chair of House appropriations, sent a letter to [Essex reps] and a private email to me that said, ‘This is good for us.’ I also received support emails from the ETSD chair and superintendent. Then when the alternative proposal came forward, I immediately got emails from them saying, ‘This is worse than what we have right now.’ I voted based on those concerns.

Have you ever been part of a veto session before? Do you have any predictions for the June 21 session?

I was surprised Phil vetoed the marijuana bill. I thought he might let it become law without signing it. While I voted against it, I feel it’s going to happen.

This summer I’m going to Oregon, a legalized state, so it’ll be interesting to talk to people there. … I am hoping they come up with a plan for the budget and teacher healthcare. … When the budget hit the floor, I voted for it because it was good.

But because they’re now hinging teacher healthcare in the budget, I had to vote against it based on what I heard from my constituents.

Betsy Dunn (D) District 8-1 This was your first session as an elected representative.

What was the experience like and was there anything that surprised you?

I found this experience incredibly stimulating and so rewarding in its nature because you're constantly learning … making you aware of what challenges there are in Vermont and how you might be able to contribute. The healthcare committee has been such a right fit for me. It's incredible. I can't say how much I thank the people of Essex that voted me into this office to be able to serve them and the incredible experience they've given me. And I feel that I've done good work for them.

You voted in favor of the senate’s marijuana legalization

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Out all the people that have reached out to me, I had probably a 7-to-1 ratio of people that said, “Please vote yes for this.” They had a wide variety of reasons … I felt it addressed the things that we were hearing.

Reaching out to people, I went and talked to different doctors and I know that a lot of [them] were concerned about the use of marijuana, that children would be able to get ahold of it. To me, that is a part of the parental concern just as alcohol is …

I thought we gave ourselves enough time to be able to do due diligence to all those issues.

Is there a piece of legislation that you either sponsored or were very involved in that directly affected Essex?

The biggest one that I got the most mail on was the telemedicine bill. We have telemedicine for medicine, but we didn't have it for mental healthcare … took a lot of energy to get that organized. We focused on the fact that there are many people who are shut in because of agoraphobia or other issues that make it hard for them to get to counselors. Or people who have may have moved ... and they must choose another person. Now, they're going to be able to maintain that contact with telemedicine. I had so many people reach out to me on that bill and wanted to have that passed, and many of them were counselors and psychiatrists.

In your most recent Message from Montpelier, you had some pretty strong words for Gov. Phil Scott’s healthcare proposal. What are your thoughts on his decision to veto the budget?

He's trying to hold Vermont hostage to this idea.

He campaigned and said he would work with the legislature ... He did this eight days before the end of the session. Does he tell us? Does he come to us to talk about that? No. How do we find out about it? There's a press conference. I don’t think this is working with us … I do think teachers have a right to have a say in this. Maybe they would have been willing to give this up. But no one ever asked them. He

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talked to the state board. He talked to the other boards in the towns. But he never talked to the other side of the equation. How can you do that? You can't do that.

That's wrong.

Looking forward to the veto session, what should constituents keep an eye on?

How willing we — [the governor] and the legislature — are to sit down and hear one another. Are we entrenched? I don't know … I can't see myself voting to take the teachers’ rights away. I've been hoping [they] settle their contracts before we sit down for the veto session … because then it’s settled for this year.

Lori Houghton (D) District 8-2 You’ve been heavily involved with many Essex Jct.-based groups and boards such as Heart and Soul and the Board of Trustees over the years. How did your first session in the legislature affect your outlook on the village?

We’re doing really good things in the village. … The development that’s happening is good. If we're not growing, as a lot of communities in Vermont are not, it’s stagnant. So this helps us do more ... Essex might need to start thinking more about services offered. Our community is changing; we're becoming more diverse ...That’s the next place I see us going based on what I see happening in the state.

Essex is in a really good spot for the future.

You voted in support of S.22, the bill that would legalize recreational marijuana.

What went into that decision?

I voted in support of the House bill, but I did not vote for the tax and regulate, because we're not ready for that. We don’t have the prevention and education programs in place. Yes, that will help us fund them, but I'd rather have the process in place before the funding comes. The reason I voted for H.170 is the community’s overwhelming support for it. There are people who work in substance abuse within the schools that are against it. We need to listen to their concerns and make

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sure we're crafting policy that addresses the problems.

You voted ‘yes’ on the Republican-backed H.509 initiative that would have shifted teacher health care negotiations from the local to the state level. Why? When the governor first made his proposal, I looked at the headlines that said $26 million in savings. How can we not try to get that? But the more I learned, the more I recognized the unknowns, such as changing everyone to 20 percent of their premiums. What would that do to the non-teachers who make little money? ... We had no answer. We had no answers if it was legal for us to take this away from the teachers and separate their collective bargaining rights. I couldn’t vote for that. What we finally proposed in 509 would create a commission and puts a deadline on when the contracts expire again so we can recreate the situation. That is our best path forward to ensure that we’re truly vetting this process.

And at the same time, ensuring we don’t hurt the teachers and also respect our taxpayers.

Is there a piece of legislation that you either sponsored or were very involved in that directly affected Essex Jct.?

The piece I was most heavily involved in ... it will affect Essex Jct., is the mental health bill we crafted. The Senate started with mental health this year and then passed it to us.

We came up with a really good comprehensive bill. …

When we start seeing the results, we will have a better idea of how to move forward and make our system better. It’s better in terms of getting people the care they need and for treating mental and physical health as one. … It’s gonna help every community, but I definitely know there's issues in Essex. There’re people who need help, and we're not working to the best of our ability to get them the help they need.

Dylan Giambatista (D) District 8-2 Though you're no stranger to the State House, this was your first session as an elected representative. What was that experience like, and was anything surprising to you?

The legislative session is a really interesting process. You get to know a lot of people. You develop relationships. You work with folks from all over the state.

You must be someone who's willing to work with whomever it is sitting across the table from you.

I enjoyed getting into the education committee and learning about our education finance and delivery systems, but I also enjoyed the opportunity to hear feedback from our community as some of the debates heated up. It was a different experience to be the person answering questions and trying to make referrals to get people the answers they needed.

Is there anything you can point to, like a specific bill or topic where you had to challenge your assumptions?

A great example, and See WRAP UP, page 11

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By COLIN FLANDERS The town is urging residents to weigh in on the current Essex Town Center and share their hopes for its future through an online survey.

The results will help guide the community development department as it works to establish a new vision for the town center — the area around the outlets — and determine what regulatory and policy tools can support it.

“Planning projects don’t get much bigger than this in terms of shaping what an area in town is going to look like,” town commu-

nity development director Dana Hanley said.

A link to the survey can be found at www.essex.org/tmcp. It’s open until June 23.

The Essex Town Center has operated under its current master plan since 1991. Though a useful guide for long-term envisioning, the plan didn’t anticipate changes in the regional development market and housing pressures that exist today.

Hanley has spearheaded a yearlong effort with the help of three consulting firms and a 10-person steering committee comprised of both village and town

residents to update the plan.

Over the past several months, the consulting team has mapped out the existing patterns of development.

The survey, unveiled May 20 during the first of three planned focus groups, allows residents to judge the status quo and share what they hope the town center can become.

It covers topics like transportation and mobility, recreation, retail, open space and scenic views and includes a section on visual preference, where respondents can look at photos and rate the appeal of each.

Once results are in, the next phase will include conceptual planning that explores potential changes in land use, modifications to pedestrian circulation, new streetscape elements, suggestions for architectural character and open spaces.

Hanley expects the next focus group to take place in September, after which a second survey will be prepared to narrow in on specific details.

Finally, a third focus group will take place later in the fall, covering the approaches that can be used to make potential changes a reality.

This includes determining what format the planning department would like to use, such as an enhanced design review, a formbased code or a hybrid of the two.

Based on that, the department hopes to have a draft of the new plan in November.

Hanley said community feedback is the “life blood” of any planning exercise and noted it’s taken over 25 years to update the current plan.

“I’m not exactly sure when the next opportunity will arise, but everyone in the town should take advantage of this one now,” she said.

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from page 10 an issue that's important to a lot of younger families, is the universal pre-kindergarten system … I was at odds with my committee. I was one of three that voted against eight others to make radical changes …

I was concerned we hadn't done enough vetting and we hadn't dug in. A lot of that concern came from feedback that I got from my neighbors and folks around the state.

You voted ‘yes’ on the marijuana legalization bill. What went into that decision? Who did you consult?

We're in a place in time where states are rapidly evaluating their criminal justice systems and drug control systems. They're looking at the best use of resources. I talked to a lot of neighbors … there were differing views as to whether we should just remove the penalties and legalize it, whether we should regulate it and create a system that captures resources to address some of the key areas like prevention, education, criminal justice … I also supported an amendment to create a regulated market, which did not pass, because I believe that government shouldn't just walk away from this conversation.

What are your expectations for the upcoming veto session?

I'm looking at three dates … the first is June 21: The veto session. We need to put aside our political differences and work to set a balanced budget. That’s what we passed in March … that didn't raise any taxes, that made investments in critical areas I know our neighbors care about … The second date is October 23.

That's when we've set time, if we need to, to come back into session, because the federal budget hopefully will have been worked out … The third date: January 3. That's when we come back for the second half of the biennium. The decisions that are made in June, October and January are gonna determine if we're going to be able to weather the storm of federal cuts.

What was your thought process as debate over the governor’s healthcare proposal ramped up?

In the education com-

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mittee … we all recognize that there is a disconnect between how local budget decisions and how local spending decisions impact what a Vermonter pays on their property taxes. I fundamentally support and believe in public education. When I was talking to neighbors, the No. 2 thing I heard is … they support and care about their education systems.

Now, perhaps the No. 1 topic that I heard was how can we support an education system where unsustainable spending decisions in other parts of the state are driving up what we pay? For me, the proposal that was put on the table was not the best way to address those two demands.

Bob Bancroft (R) District 8-3 You voted against the marijuana legalization bill. What went into that decision? Who did you consult?

I guess I can be honest — hey, I inhaled in the past.

I understand some of the arguments that are used by those pro- people. And I do have a fairly good streak of libertarian in me. But with that said, given the number of professionals that I heard from in the medical field, law enforcement, several educators and drug addiction professionals … only two wrote to me in favor of legalization. The rest were not just opposed, they were adamantly opposed to it … I just couldn't ignore it.

You voted in favor of the governor’s teacher healthcare plan? Why? VEHI estimated about $50 million [could be] given back to the teachers by health savings accounts or health reimbursement accounts … and their total out-of-pocket cost would be slightly less than it is right now. From my perspective, it's an economic issue. The taxpayers will end up saving around $26 million a year.

I don't see any harm to the teachers, at least economically. The savings of $26 million more than offsets the loss of the collective bargaining on this one issue. There's still plenty for the teachers to collectively bargain with. I did hear from at least two of the local school board members, I won't mention their names,

Selectwoman Irene Wrenner explains why she volunteered for the committee working on an agreement to create a union municipal district, the same model proposed in last year’s recreation proposal to merge departments in the town and village.

The board did not accept her application.

and they were in support of the governor’s proposal because they felt that they were outgunned. If Essex feels like it's outgunned, then what about the smaller towns? Because Essex has the money to hire some outside expertise.

Which bill/resolution did you sponsor this year that you felt most strongly about?

One I felt quite passionate about ... was the presumption that if a person had a BAC of .05 and had any trace of marijuana in their system then they would be considered impaired … Hearing some of the testimony from some of the scientific professionals, THC can remain in the system for several days and particularly it can show up several weeks later for people who are losing weight ... I thought this was not fair, given that with medical marijuana, there's a lot of people who can legally use marijuana and the testimony from some people was while you may have small traces of this in your system, you're not impaired ... I fought real hard to get that excluded and it did.

For the first time in your three sessions, you voted in favor of the House’s budget (that is, until the teachers’ healthcare issue arose). Why? There were no new taxes and it basically only grew by around one percent at a rate lower than, at that time, the projected growth in the economy. That was something I ran on when I first ran in 2014 … I believe that Vermont is in serious economic trouble, and I do believe, more likely than not, it's going to get worse. We can't afford any new taxes right now.

What should people keep an eye on during the veto session? Any predictions?

My crystal ball, for what it's worth — it’s got a few cracks in it — says that we will achieve those savings but things may not be negotiated at the state level.

They still may be negotiated at the local level … but there may be constraints put on what could be offered for health insurance ... that guarantee there will be these savings.

DISPATCH from page 1 meeting. “And those maybe two different decisions.”

In open session, chairman Max Levy and selectman Michael Plageman questioned how Wrenner, who heavily criticized the rec proposal, could keep an open mind.

Wrenner said that opposition was aimed at the decision-making process leading up to the proposal, not the model itself. She said UMDs make sense if there’s no better option.

“I didn’t get that impression,” Plageman said. “I believe your position was basically to torpedo all UMDs, and you went far and wide to find information that basically bore out that position.”

Levy echoed the concern. He cited Wrenner’s role in the political action committee, Plan B for Essex, whose website says that expected outcomes for any UMD — or special taxing district — are “problematic.”

“Why would I apply to serve on the board for a UMD if I didn’t think it might be one of the solutions?” Wrenner asked.

“That’s a good question,” Levy said.

Discussion over the appointment spilled into a closed-door session. Later that evening, Levy confirmed no decision was made, and Scheidel will continue in his role.

The following day, Wrenner said she believes the result is punishment for her role in the recreation saga. She imagined no scenario where the board would appoint her.

“They have their goals in mind for this position, and clearly I don’t meet whatever criteria they’ve set up,” she said.

Levy denied her claim. He said the board doesn’t participate in “political games;” rather, it considers volunteer positions by measuring the applicant’s skills with the committee’s need.

In this instance, Scheidel is the better fit to represent Essex, Levy said, in part because the committee originally requested town managers.

Including Scheidel, the committee is currently made up of five city or town managers, an assistant town manager, Winooski’s fire marshal and Milton’s selectboard chairman.

The committee held its first three meetings without an official representative from Essex after the selectboard tabled the issue on three occasions. Some members were concerned that the obligations would

add to Scheidel’s already heavy workload, while others felt the board should focus on other topics.

During a March meeting, Scheidel cautioned an appointment meant the selectboard would have to decide whether to warn a vote on the proposal. He said he was willing to join if they guaranteed to warn the vote. Conversely, if members knew they wouldn’t, he’d prefer not to “waste the time.”

Members tasked him to attend two meetings and report back. After one, he returned to the board and said he felt an appointment was necessary.

The seletboard then voted to advertise for the position.

Committee chairman Aaron Frank said he expects to send the final agreement to legislative bodies for comment before it heads to the attorney general.

Wrenner said her perspective as an elected official would help the committee “craft the plan to make sure it can pass muster” when it heads to voters. Plus, Wrenner said she believes experience with the recreation district only adds to her credibility as a viable dispatch committee candidate.

“I can’t see anybody at the [committee] being anywhere near as knowledgeable as I am or any of the people who worked with me,” she said.

Yet Wrenner said it was a little too late to encourage any of those people to apply.

“The writing was on the wall: People are not really welcome to apply, those who knew the most about special taxing districts who could really add something,” she said.

She called the result disappointing, but not surprising.

“I was just interested in seeing how it would play out,” she said, adding she plans to attend the rest of the committee’s meetings and said she has offered to be an alternate.

Levy said he doesn’t see a need.

The board welcomes any volunteers to “see how their skills stack up against” Scheidel, he added, but the town won’t spend money further advertising the position.

“There’s no politics, there’s no backstabbing. That’s nonsense,” he said. “All I do is look for the best interest of the entire community.”

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Six of the original Essex Ladies’ Bridge Club members remain active in the group today. Pictured in the Senior Center last week, L to R: June Silverman, Bricky Duquette, Sherry Marcoux, Joyce Stone, Marian Bickford and Anne Hewett.

BriDgE from page 1 Area Senior Center where the club meets once a month, the group voted to split its remaining $200 between the food shelf and Meals on Wheels.

Even a modest donation goes a long way for charities with tight budgets bracing for funding cuts, co-chair Paula Sargent said.

“In that way, it impacts the whole community,” she added.

A relative newcomer to the group, Sargent – along with partner Harnish – is younger than her cohorts. She had little experience playing the card game, but her interest was piqued after hearing bridge players in the community talk about how much fun the local club was.

“It is fun though, isn’t it?” Duquette asked her last week.

“It is so fun,” Sargent said. “I’ve met so many nice people.”

Come for the cards, stay for the people Today, 16 teams play once a month at the Senior Center from October to June.

Designated partners play 18 hands against other teams of two, cycling through the room in two to three hours as is the format for partner bridge – not to be confused with contract bridge, a variation of the classic game devised by railroad executive and yachtsman Harold Stirling Vanderbilt in 1925 on a ship from Los Angeles to Havana through the Panama Canal.

“If you play contract bridge, you would maybe never move all night,” Duquette explained. “[Partner bridge is] a party bridge, scorekeeping, fun type of game.”

Though the formal charge of the club is card play, friendship is the central theme. Of the original 20 teams, six women remain active in the group: Duquette, Bickford, Sherry Marcoux, June Silverman, Anne Hewett and Joyce Stone.

They share stories of grandchildren’s dance recitals, recall Louis Armstrong concerts on Malletts Bay or Dick Clark on early television sets and reminisce about the soda fountains and ice cream shops of yore – Burlington natives, Duquette and

Stone agree: Candy Cupboard’s hot fudge “We’ve had a lot of ups and downs, was unparalleled. with the babies born and people that died,” “I still love hot fudge sundaes to this Duquette said. “You’ve formed a friendday,” Stone said. ship, which I think is commendable. You “And you still love bridge to this day!” wouldn’t have known these people.”

Bickford piped in.

Before a year-end potluck dinner last Aptly named, bridge brought these week, a cluster formed around Duquette women together decades ago when most and Bickford in a back room of the Senior were young wives and mothers new to EsCenter as they examined the club’s history sex. Today, they share an easy friendship book. Every name in the records sparked reminiscent of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. an anecdote.

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When Duquette moved from Burlington to Essex in the ‘60s, she started playing bridge with her old high school friends to pass the time.

“We said, ‘this is fun,’” she recalled. “I said, ‘there’s no bridge club out here, and it wouldn’t it be fun to start one?’”

And so she did, recruiting friends of friends from the Birchwood and Pinewood neighborhoods of Essex. Through word of mouth, the group took off, and women would travel to each other’s homes for monthly games.

Each hostess would make dessert and coffee or tea for visiting competitors who arrive at 7 p.m., the women recalled.

“We were looking for a way out,” Duquette said, noting one night a month was a manageable escape for mothers with young children. “Oh my God, it was so much fun.

I loved having two tables of bridge at our house. It was fun to make a dessert, and of course you’re kind of newly wed then – you’re not tired of making dessert.”

Club practices evolved as circumstances changed, like a big IBM move that disrupted established women’s organizations – the processing plant originally brought many of the members to Essex in the first place, including Bickford and Duquette, whose husbands took jobs there.

Speaking of husbands, the women snickered at their original record keeping, which identified them by their husbands’ names. “'Mrs. Ronald Duquette,’” Bickford read from the scorekeeping sheet.

“I didn’t have a first name,” Duquette said. “Not a person, that’s how the old days treated you.”

Over time, the women earned more sovereignty; the club expanded past Essex and bridge play moved out of the home.

But something else happened: By and large, young people stopped playing.

In 2005, the American Contract Bridge League estimated there were 25 million bridge players in the U.S. – just less than 12 percent of the country’s population then, and a less impressive number when compared to the 44 percent of households reportedly playing the game in the ‘40s.

The average age of ACBL members is climbing, too, CEO Robert Hartman reported: In 2001, it was 65; in 2011, nearly 70.

“The trend is not our friend,” Hartman wrote.

Well-known bridge aficionados Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are advocates of playing the game for preserving mental acumen. Studies have shown bridge is effective in offering seniors routine intellectual and social stimulation, the AARP reports.

“It does make you think, and we need to do that to keep our minds straight,” Duquette said. “We’re all OK so far! Who knows – ask us next year, but this year we seem OK. We’re doing alright.”

Still, they need more people to join their ranks, and membership is not limited to Essex residents or retirees. Club members stress the monthly meetings are fun, social gatherings for a good cause, and even first-timers with no knowledge of bridge are invited to try their hand – literally – and encouraged to shed any preconceived intimidation of the game’s notorious complexity.

“We try to keep it simple,” Sargent said.

“And fun,” Duquette added. “I think it’s gotta stay fun – it can’t be competitive.”

That doesn’t mean they’ll stop keeping score, though.

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By JOE GONILLO

TOP AND RIGHT PHOTOS BY KYLE ST. PETER, LEFT AND BOTTOM PHOTOS BY TERI FERREIRA

TOP: The Essex baseball squad fell to Burr and Burton 18-8 last Saturday in the state finals at Centennial Field. The Hornets finished the season with a 17-3 record. BELOW RIGHT: Senior Ryder Thorton throws to second base. BELOW LEFT: Kylie Svarczkopf beats out a throw during the Hornets game against BFA-St. Albans last Saturday in Poultney. Essex lost in a tight 7-6 eight-inning game. BOTTOM: The Essex softball squad poses for a photo after finishing their season 15-4.

Essex falls in state finals

School’s out for summer! Thank you, Alice Cooper. Exams over, middle school and high school graduations, pools opening and in-service all kick off summer vacation. The weekend weather was gorgeous.

Let’s hope that’s the norm for the summer. A couple of state championships were decided last Saturday along with the New England TF championships. Congrats, EHS Saturday graduates!

Sadly for EHS, both the softball and baseball last Saturday in their respective state championship games. Disappointing? Yes, but I will remind fans that the girls owned a 15-4 record this spring, winning many games late and in their final at bat — and that includes their walk-off semifinal win — while the boys amassed a sparkling 17-3 mark with two 7-game winning streaks barnstorming into the finals.

Softball showed grit as Jamie Morin drilled a one-out bases loaded single for a 3-2 semifinal win over the BFA Comets last Thursday. Then, in Poultney, the Hornets fell 7-6 in eight innings to come up just short of their second-straight title.

The Hornets had a handful of stellar defensive plays, including Michelle Kent’s game-saving, homerun-robbing catch over the centerfield fence in the bottom of the seventh. Meanwhile, in the top of the inning, Sarah Knickerbocker ripped a game-tying, two run homer, her second of the game. Caitlin Toth gave up nine hits and struck out four. Essex rapped out 12 hits. What a game. Fine season.

The baseball team dispatched No. 4 Hartford 4-1 in last week’s semis. Abe Koval went the distance allowing four hits with three strikeouts. Maverick King’s bat tied the game erasing an early, yet brief, Hurricane lead. In the finals at Centennial, Burr and Burton jumped out quick and fast, and though the Hornets rallied a few times, they never caught up, losing 18-8. The Hornets walked 12, hit a batter and committed four errors. Anthony Hope took the loss.

Ryan Young and Ryder Thornton banged out two hits.

Tough way to end after such a solid season.

The boys golf team finished third in states at Vt. National. Rutland took the crown 311, North Country followed with 316, then Essex with 319 in a close, exciting tourney. Jordan Calhoun had low score for Essex with a (77), followed by Adam Ely (79), Brennan Moreau (81), Brody Yates (83) and Ben LaPlant (84).

Congrats to all. Calhoun and Ely also qualified for the New England Tourney at the Bretwood CC. The girls team placed third at Newport with a score of 237. Sara Manley once again shot low score for the Hornets (102). Olivia Chan (135) and Kate Connolly (154) rounded out the scoring. New England’s are June 19.

The Hornets traveled with the Seahorses and the Red Hawks to the NE track and field meet last weekend. The contingent of EHS tracksters fared well.

They were led by senior Sade Hankey who finished sixth in the TJ with a hop, skip and jump of 36 feet 3.25 inches. Great day! The Vt. Decathlon Championships are next Monday and Tuesday at UVM. Here’s a look at the NE results: 14th: 4x800m relay team of Emma Farrington, Guilia Eddy, AnneMarie Martell and Lizzie Martell (9:8.09) Tied for 14th: Sade Hankey HJ (5’’) 15th: Ryan Guerino LJ (20’ 6”) 23rd: 4x800m relay Zach Preston, Jake Moran, Justin Poulin, Henry Farrington (8:27.19) 25th: Jamaal Hankey 300m IH (42.42); 4x100m relay Kat Morin, Morgan Whitney, Arianna Moffatt and Ali Green (52.33) 26th: Emma Farrington 2 mile (12:15.54) 27th: Peter Alden 2 mile (10:04.37) 28th: Katie James 400m (65.11) 30th: Maria Campo Shot Put (32’ 6.5”) The boys tennis team saw their season end in the quarters 5-2 vs. No. 14 CHS last week. Final record: 10-5.

The pools open this week. Sand Hill Pool opens graduation day, Saturday, at noon. Next week’s hours are noon to 8 p.m.

ADL/EHS hosted the middle school state championship last week. Riley Garrow and Rowan MacArdle ran impressively fast.

Enjoyed the Yanks taking two of three vs. the Red Sox last week. Did you catch Judge’s 495-foot homer vs. the O’s? Glad I did!

Happy birthday wishes heading out to former Hornet ’87 soccer player Jeff MacIntyre, Kathy Cinder, Courtney Griswold, Maria Sciancalepore, Jamie Chadurjian, Wild Bill Hennessy, Vt. track 300m low hurdle champion 2010 Katie Polakowski, Westford LL 3B Owen Stark. Happy 25th anniversary wishes to nephew and niece Eric and Holly Hathaway! Special eighth-grade graduation wished to nieces Madison and Sydney Peet.

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Over the last 11 years, Essex's Team Blondin has raised over $186,000 for the American Cancer Society through the Chittenden County Relay for Life.

Essex team is county's top Relay fundraiser

By KAYLEE SULLIVAN

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alloons floating into the sky, applause erupting as cancer survivors trek the track and the camaraderie of a thousand people congregating around one goal: Funding a cure for a disease that’s affected far too many lives. This is how Essex’s Tassie Blondin echoes Chittenden County Relay for Life.

Her uncle, Don Wood of Essex, was diagnosed with cancer in 2005. Forty-four days later, he walked his first survivor lap at the event. A year after that, his family formed their own team. Fast-forward another decade, and “Team Blondin” has raised over $186,000 for the fight against cancer. Out of 94 teams in the county this year, they’re ranked No. 1.

But according to Blondin, of Essex Mar-

ketplace’s Blondin Insurance, it’s not a competition.

“It’s really camaraderie and applauding everybody else’s efforts. That’s what I really enjoy about it,” she said. “I always say what we can do together is far easier than what one of us can do alone.”

Over the years, the team has amassed between 8 and 17 members, including friends, family and friends of friends. Last year’s team drew a special youth: Wood’s grandson, Jordan Wood.

The Jericho 10-year-old raised over $1,000 in his first year on board. As of press time — with four days leading up to this year’s Saturday, June 17 event — he was close to $900.

With both sides of grandparents diagnosed with cancer, Jordan said he “got sick” of hearing of all those affected in the world.

So, he acted.

Hitting the pavement, Jordan joined Team Blondin and journeyed door-to-door asking for donations. At age 9, he made a video explaining what a donation would do for the American Cancer Society, which hosts the event, and held a bake sale.

This year, he stuck to the traditional mode of knocking on neighbors’ doors.

While doing so, he was pleasantly surprised to meet a cancer survivor who relays, too.

“It’s really sad and happy and kind of mixed emotions,” Jordan said of the event.

Blondin agreed, noting there’s a sad connotation to the gathering. She prefers to focus on celebrating the survivors – as such, the survivor lap is a favorite.

“You may not even know the person, but you’re thankful they’re still there,” she said, picturing teams lined up around the track and applauding as survivors gallantly make their way past.

Years ago, individuals held a balloon for every year they’d survived. From one balloon to 25, it’s a memory Blondin will never forget.

Another noteworthy moment came in 2013 when Blondin gave the event opening speech.

“Survivors, I salute you for all of your strength and courage. Caregivers, I salute you for your never-ending care, love and support for our loved ones,” she said to the crowd. “Team captains, I salute you for all

your hard work keeping your teams motivated. Relayers, I salute you for all of your hard work getting donations.”

Each year, someone new will hear the words, “You have cancer,” propelling Team Blondin forward into the fundraising frenzy again.

Wood’s wife, Sheila, was the victim this year. Luckily, her kidney surgery went well, and chemotherapy was not necessary. Still, the group marches on in raising both money and awareness.

With the event’s time change from the usual 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. to a noon – midnight window, the motto “cancer never sleeps” will be altered a bit, Blondin explained.

She may not be curled up in a sleeping bag for her usual catnap this year, but like always, she’ll rally until the night ends, and then continue fighting until a cure is found.

Recalling his first Relay, Wood remembers walking with his wife as he received chemo through a pump.

“The whole thing just blew me away,” he said.

Jordan felt similarly about people’s generosity, allowing him to extend fundraising far past his original goal: “It was just kind of mind blowing.”

Wood said his grandson’s support is heartwarming. So, too, is Relay.

“The experience – you gotta be there to believe it,” Wood said.

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FOUNDERS MEMORIAL Essex Town School District Farm to School Community Committee and Child Nutrition Program received a $4,500 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for farm-to-school handson learning in the district’s Garden and Classroom Initiatives.

The mission of the grant application was based on promoting healthy eating and raising awareness of local food systems by providing all students and staff with the opportunity for hands-on learning through the continuous production of fresh, hyper-local pro-

duce at the school. Students will help maintain perennial plants around the exterior of the buildings and harvest produce for use in the school cafeterias and classroom cooking demonstrations. The annual plants grown in the Tower Gardens help students learn about the plant life cycle while also providing continuous local produce for the classrooms and cafeterias.

The grant includes funding for organic blueberry and raspberry bushes and four classroom grow towers. Berry bushes were purchased, and we await

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Grow towers were ordered and are expected to be delivered in July.

Founders Memorial School children from grades 3-5 will have the opportunity to participate in engaging, hands-on science activities.

“Our school and community will greatly benefit from this grant. We wish to thank our friends at Lowe’s for generously supporting this important project,” said Bonnie Szarkowski, ETSD child nutrition coordinator.

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