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Manz reflects on time with rescue, talks dept.'s future

By COLIN FLANDERS

For the first time in over 30 years, Dan Manz won’t awake to the crackle of a radio in his bedroom.

After five years as executive director of Essex Rescue, Manz retired from his post last week, bookending a three-decade career with the department that includes a quarter-century of volunteering.

Yet Manz’s influence reached well beyond the local sphere, shaping emergency medical services on both a state and national level.

He was the Vt. Department of Health’s EMS director for 25 years and previously served as the president of a national association comprised of state directors.

During that time, he helped negotiate rules na-

Changing of the guard PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

Dan Manz looks out of his office window at the Essex Rescue building last Thursday. He officially retired the following day, marking the end of a three-decade career with the department that included 25 years as a volunteer. tionwide around Medicare payments and is now a frequent consultant with his former employer; he’s currently on the administrative team updating national

scope of practice model for the first time in 10 years.

Perhaps Manz’s proudest accomplishment, however, is co-chairing the group that created the EMS “agen-

da for the future,” he said, a lengthy, strategic plan that’s still guiding EMS development across the country 20 years later.

“In my career, there's

been a number of situations that I was the right guy at the right time for EMS systems,” Manz said.

That experience contributed to Essex Rescue’s

recognition by the American Heart Association’s Mission Lifeline program last year for its quality care of patients having heart See MANZ, page 3

Families sought for Habitat homes

By COLIN FLANDERS

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Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity construction chairman Dick Shasteen looks over building specs in April at 57 Park St., the site of Essex Jct.'s first Habitat build. Shasteen said he hopes to finish the triplex by year's end, and Habitat's organizers say they're still accepting applications for three of the four homes on the property.

rganizers from Green Mountain Habitat for H u m a n ity are urging families in need to apply for one of three remaining homes in Essex.

Located at 57 Park St., two of the three available homes are within a triplex being built where the previous house, which was left partially burned from a 2016 fire, once sat.

Catherine Stevens, the organization’s director of advancement, said GMH has now selected one family from Burling-

ton and received “quite a few” other applications that didn’t meet the program’s requirements.

“It would be great if some families in Essex would apply,” Stevens said.

With Habitat, families can purchase the homes with a 25- to 30year, no-interest loan with no money down.

Those payments are then used to construct more homes.

Estimated monthly costs for the two-bedroom, one-bathroom carriage house are about $1,000, which includes the mortgage payment, property taxes and an association fee. Estimated

costs for one of the triplex condos, which have three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms, are about $1,100 per month. volunteer-based

A family selection committee pores over applications before choosing families, which qualify if they make less than 60 percent of the median household income, currently about $50,000 for a family of four, yet have a stable income to pay for a mortgage.

They must also demonstrate a need for the home, for reasons like living in a crowded or unsafe environment.

Additionally, they’re reSee HABITAT, page 3

Blodgett Oven moves to Essex

By COLIN FLANDERS

A 169-year-old Vermont business will soon call Essex home.

Blodgett Oven, an oven and steam equipment manufacturer, announced late last month plans to leave Burlington for a 180,000-square-foot facility at 42 Martin Allen Dr. in a deal finalized by its parent company, The Middleby Corporation.

“We’ve experienced double-digit growth every year for the last 10 years,” Erica Havers, vice president and comptroller, said in a phone interview last Friday. “We are growing. We were able to take on other Middleby brands. Now that we have some more space, we’re in the game to hopefully bring some more business here.”

The company’s 200 workers will continue to work in Burlington while the Essex facility is customized to include office space, a training center and a kitchen.

Signaling the end of an era for

Blodgett — which moved into its three Lakeside Ave. buildings in the 1940s — the move culminates a twodecade search for a new location, Havers said.

“We’ve been pretty cramped here in a while,” she said. “We’re really busting at the seams.”

Yet Blodgett tried to “walk a tight line” during the search, Havers said, fearing that if it pushed too hard, its parent company would initiate a move out of state.

“We definitely attribute a lot of our success to our local workforce,” she added. “Hardworking Vermonters help make Blodgett a good brand.”

Greg Morgan, Essex Jct. resident and chairman of the town’s economic development commission, said the move is not only good news for Essex, but for Vermont.

“Essex just did the state a big service by creating an environment where Blodgett could go,” Morgan said.

See BLODGETT, page 3

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

Blodgett Oven, founded in 1848 in Burlington, is leaving the Queen City for the town of Essex after its parent company, The Middleby Corporation, purchased this 180,000-square foot facility at 42 Allen Martin Dr. last month.

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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!

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Fit for the job: Picard Fitness focuses on client

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ver since Mike Picard was 12 years old, he has been fascinated by muscle.

Growing up with a crossed eye limited his depth perception and the sports he could play. So, in high school, he stumbled upon weightlifting and fell in love with the sport.

Today, Picard owns Picard Fitness on Pearl Street in Essex Jct. The facility has two connecting rooms of exercise equipment and free weights. A picture window provides natural light that shines on the back wall, which is filled with photos of Picard’s bodybuilding competitions.

His career path started in 1982, when Gold’s Gym, a facility known for bodybuilding training, opened its doors at the Fort of Ethan Allen Industrial Park. Picard heard the gym was looking for personal trainers, so he contacted the owners, Pete Sweeney and Bob Blood, who hired him immediately.

Picard worked his full-time job during the day and, on nights and weekends, trained his growing clientele.

In April 1983, Picard, Sweeney and Blood hosted the first Vermont State Bodybuilding Championship at Essex High School.

“None of us knew what the hell to do,” Picard said, laughing. “We had no idea how to diet, how to do anything.”

The annual competition became so popular that it outgrew EHS and sold out the Flynn Theater in Burlington for the next three years. From 1983 to 1988, Picard won the Vermont State Bodybuilding Championship, Mr. New England, Mr. Old Orchard

PHOTO BY CINDY CHITTENDEN

Mike Picard, right, is pictured outside his Essex Jct. business, Picard Fitness, with his son, Adam.

Beach and Northeast USA.

During the same period, Picard and his wife, Lorrie, competed as a team and, together, won the USA Couples Championship in Atlantic City and the Vermont State Couples Championship.

During the late ’80s, Gold’s Gym changed hands, and Picard moved his clients to the Athletic Club of Vermont. Years

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later, in 2000, Picard left his day job at Blodgett Oven to pursue a full-time career in personal training.

“If I don’t try doing this on my own, I will feel like I am cheating myself,” Picard said. “I had a great reputation, and I thought, with the support of the club that had trust in me, it would grow by leaps and bounds.”

Three years later, Picard, now in his 60s, had a major setback. The Athletic Club of Vermont closed its doors. So, he moved again to Planet Fitness in Essex. He used the gym until it changed its policy and stopped allowing outside trainers to bring in their own clients. He uprooted once again and relocated to the EHS gym until he opened his own facility in 2011.

Picard Fitness focuses on personal training in an intimate setting. In addition,

the gym offers a circuit-training class on Thursday nights, open to anyone looking for a full-body workout. Picard’s clientele ranges from weight teams to seniors to people with physical restrictions.

“I work with a woman with cerebral palsy who has lost 42 pounds,” Picard said.

“She’s a lot stronger with her weaker side, and she’s falling a lot less than she was before. I have a 78-year-old client who came in bent over and now has good posture.”

For nearly two years, Picard’s middle child, Adam, has worked as a trainer alongside his father. The younger Picard is a 2015 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he studied kinesiology – the ins and outs of the human body in motion, muscle structure and the essentials of strength and conditioning.

Like his father, at 12 years old, Adam Picard focused on light weights and proper form. When he turned 13, he started lifting.

In college, he was a Division I baseball player and credits lifting as a major reason why he played the sport.

“The coach said, ‘We want you to come here mainly because you are a high school senior with a body of a junior in college,’” Adam Picard recalled.

Adam Picard’s clientele tends to be made up of young athletes from middle school to college. Picard and his son feel strongly that large fitness chains, which they call “factory gyms,” don’t offer the same level of personalized attention and experience.

“Anyone can become a trainer by reading a book and taking a test,” the younger Picard said, adding they ask their clients specific questions to help them meet their goals.

With more than 100 clients, Picard and his son are looking for a larger facility in Essex so they can accommodate new clients and welcome Picard’s daughter, Brittany, into the family business.

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local MANZ from page 1 attacks.

It’s also helped him manage a department with a robust volunteer program, making Essex Rescue a “top-tier” service while remaining “bargain basement, dirt cheap” while other local departments move toward more paid staff, Manz said.

“The amount of money we have to get for subsidy from the community is very low compared to most other agencies in Chittenden County and most other agencies in Vermont,” he said.

Yet volunteerism is the biggest challenge facing Essex Rescue, Manz said, one the next director will need to address if the department hopes to keep its quality high and budget low.

Essex Rescue fluctuates around 45 volunteers while operating with five career staff, covering Essex, Essex Jct., Underhill, southern Westford and northern Jericho.

The town’s 2016 annual report shows the department responded to 2,070 calls — 1,420 in the Essex area — while nonprofit tax records show its communities contributed a combined $110,000 in fiscal year 2016 toward annual operating costs of over $1 million.

Much of the remainder is offset by revenues from billing for patient services — about $680,000 in FY16, the tax forms show — and more importantly, volunteer labor, Manz said.

The type of volunteers has changed since Manz’s beginnings, however, drastically altering the way the department prepares its workforce.

Volunteers in the early days were “the thought leaders, the business leaders, the up-and-comers,” Manz said. Fifteen-year veterans weren’t uncommon, and some went on to serve for decades.

“They took this work really seriously, and a lot of them came in the door and they stayed for a long time,” he said.

Now, the turnover rate is much higher, with five years often marking senior status.

Manz guessed the next volunteer to walk through the door would likely serve up to three years before moving on.

That’s no knock against today’s volun-

teers, he said: “We get a ton of smart people through here. We're not shy on bright folk who have great potential in their lives to go on and do more things.”

Rather, it’s a symptom of the economic realities many people face today, he said.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the median annual salary for EMTs and paramedics is just under $32,000, with the profession’s top paid 10 percent earning about $55,000.

The department is a common stop for those looking to enter higher-paying professions, like physicians or nurses, providing a place to gain some clinical experience.

Meanwhile, the demand on volunteers continues to grow. Training gets harder,

BLODGETT from page 1 Blodgett is no stranger to Essex: The company purchased the assets of Massachusetts company Market Forge Industries in 2014 and moved its proprietary steam equipment production to Thompson Drive.

Havers extended grati-

tude to the Essex town offices and the selectboard, both of which have been very helpful in the process of securing Blodgett’s new location, she said.

“We didn’t do this alone,” she said.

and more education on correct medicine techniques is required, Manz said.

“We're a time suck,” he said of EMS. “People's lives are changing.”

Plus, as an around-the-clock emergency organization, the work itself can be extremely taxing, said Will Moran, who’s taking over as the department’s interim director.

“We can place them into very stressful, very difficult situations at any time and then they have to be able to return to their normal daily duties of life,” he said.

Moran was hired as the department’s training officer in March after previously serving as South Burlington Rescue’s EMS coordinator, which he said carried several

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HABITAT from page 1 quired to perform 400 hours of “sweat equity,” like helping with their own home, on other construction projects or working shifts at ReStore, a Habitat-owned resale shop.

Stevens said helping build your own home is one of the most rewarding parts

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

Dan Manz poses in front of an Essex Rescue ambulance last week.

of the experience. That’s why, with the projects aiming for a December deadline, Habitat is anxious to finalize the families.

“We want to make sure that people can get in there and really learn how their house is built,” she said.

For more information about the application process and requirements, visit vermonthabitat.org/applyfor-a-home.

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administrative responsibilities.

Moran seconded the importance Manz places on volunteers and said he hopes to empower staff to focus on recruitment and retention. He plans to balance that with his work helping current EMTs reach their full potential as a pre-hospital emergency care provider.

Moran said he’s considering throwing his name in for the department’s permanent director, but said for now, he’s focused on continuing Manz’s work.

Meanwhile, Manz said he’s got a busy summer ahead, highlighted by an upcoming trip to Iceland.

“This retirement stuff isn’t for the faint of heart,” he said, smiling.

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Trinity and her relative, Big Daddy, are the first dogs transferred to HSCC via our new partnership with the SPCA of Montreal. Breed Specific Legislation was recently passed in Montreal banning the ownership of dogs with blocky heads and broad shoulders that were deemed to be “pitbull type dogs”.

HSCC partnered with the SPCA of Montreal to help with dogs that are being discriminated against based on their looks. It was not an option for Trinity and Big Daddy to be adopted in the Montreal area so they are looking for new homes in Vermont.

Thoughts on: Dogs: Trinity lived with another dog and did well. She may not have experience with other dogs and intros should be done slowly.

Cats: Her history with cats is unknown.

Children: Her history with children is unknown.

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Unified district rolls out new web presence

By COLIN FLANDERS

The Essex Westford School District commemorated its first day in operation by rolling out a new web presence.

The new homepage, EWSD.org, went live July 1 and links to the district’s 10 schools.

Ellen Thompson, Essex Town School District’s director of instruction and information services, is overseeing the website’s construction and said it’s a vital part of communicating with families and the community.

That’s why Thompson’s team has strived to create a “cleaner, crisper, less cluttered look with more information,” she said, where people can find the information where they expect it.

More than that, the new web presence symbolizes a shift in thinking. Currently, ETSD and the Chittenden Central Supervisory Union have two separate websites with distinct appearances.

“The website is helping us to show our community is that we’re really a pre-K through 12 system,” Thompson said. “We are linked to-

gether. It does happen what matters in each school.”

Thompson, who will serve as EWSD’s executive director of learning design, said while each school’s site follows a similar template, the content will be tailored to specific age groups.

The district will also offer the option to subscribe for news or updates to teacher pages, and quick links from the homepage jump to high-demand destinations like lunch menus, student progress portals, the school calendar, sports schedules and bus routes.

The website will also be able to translate content into about 30 languages to reflect the district’s growing diversity, Thompson said.

The district designed the website with the assistance of the Blackboard Web Community, which is also creating a mobile app.

Thompson stressed that although the site is now live, they’re still a work-in-progress. She suggested stopping by frequently to see what new features unfold.

“We’re building it as we’re flying the plane,” she said.

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Cadets attend week-long academy

Essex Fire cadets Timothy Yandow and George Harnois attended a week-long fire cadet academy at the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford, hosted by the Vermont State Firefighters Association.

This year marked the 17th year the VSFA has conducted the cadet academy.

Throughout the week the cadets trained on topics such as wildland firefighting, CPR/first aid, propane emergencies, technical rescue, advancing and operating fire hoses and fire behavior. Cadets also

developed leadership and communication skills, camaraderie and what it means to be a part of the “brotherhood” of the fire service.

The week-long academy concluded on Saturday, June 24 with a graduation ceremony. Cpt. Matthew LaRock and Lt. Brian Wellnitz attend the ceremony along with family of the cadets. Cadet Yandow's brother Adam, father Tom and uncle Mike are also members of the Essex Fire Department. Cadet Harnois’ father Steve is a member of the Essex Jct. Fire Department.

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PERSPECTIVES

20 years later: Reflections on Brigham

By William J. Mathis

It was June 26, 1997 when Gov. Howard Dean signed Act 60 in the Whiting schoolyard with a young but unimpressed Amanda Brigham by his side. A local farmer added pungency to the event by spreading manure that morning.

The Brigham decision and the resulting Act 60 can now be considered “settled law.”

The gist of the decision, and subsequent legislation, is that equal educational opportunities must be available to every Vermont student. It is considered by many finance experts to be the fairest and most equitable system in the nation.

It came at a price.

Our educational history shows educational funding has been a perennial issue.

Our Constitution guarantees universal education -- but this was not always the reality.

It was not until the 1950s, when parents no longer had to pay textbook fees, that universal free public education was, in theory, realized.

This did not, however, mean that high quality education was available to all. Some schools were compared to pigsties while others were quite elaborate and the pride of their towns. Not surprisingly, the finer facilities and operations were in those towns

that were favored by geography, economic robustness, transportation and wealth.

The property tax was (and still is in some quarters) considered to be the dedicated resource of the local town and was not to be shared with others.

Few realized or accepted that town boundaries and tax systems were creatures of the state. In the face of centuries of tradition, the notion that towns, school districts and taxes were state-delegated powers and loaned authority was not well received.

Equality, fairness and the Constitution, however, said we were a commonwealth.

The equal protection clause of the Constitution required fairness and equality. The quality of a child’s education cannot be a matter of whether a child was born on this side or the other side of a town line.

The Supreme Court later said it this way: “The distribution of a resource as precious as educational opportunity may not have as its determining force the mere fortuity of a child's residence. It requires no particular constitutional expertise to recognize the capriciousness of such a system.”

The highest spenders had the lowest taxes. In 1995, spending ranged from $2,961 per student to $7,726. Property wealth showed even more extreme disparities with the richest town having $116,805 of property

wealth behind each student while the poorest had only $1,182 — almost 100 times less.

These inequalities were well known, but the legislature did not move. Every year, the general assembly frittered around with funding tweaks and changed formulas several times. But as long as the system relied on local property taxes, fairness could not be achieved.

So we went to court. In a miraculous four months of litigation, a unanimous Supreme Court decision was reached. The legislature’s Ways and Means Committee, with Majority Leader Paul Cillo and Ways and Means vice-chairman John Freidin leading, took only another four months to pass the bill. In eight months, we resolved a centuries-old problem. In legislative and school finance terms, this was warp speed.

In a time where public education bashing is promoted by wealthy vested interest groups (many of which see that money is to be made), the magnificent successes of Vermont education are overshadowed. Depending on the year, grade and subject, we rank between first and fourth in reading and math test scores; if our test scores are compared to nations, we are tied for eighth in the world. We rank third in child well-being.

This is a tremendous return on investment, particularly for a small state with limited

resources.

At the same time, we have to be aware that we face challenges. Our national instability echoes across our state. Resources are limited, demographics are changing, economic bifurcation harms our citizenry and our schools, the opioid crisis is real and privatization pressures threaten the concept of a commonwealth.

Yet we can and should celebrate the Brigham decision and the resulting gains in equal opportunities. At the same time we face new and growing inequities in preschool funding and special needs. These are evolving and controversial challenges.

Throughout Vermont’s history we have met these challenges and must do so yet again.

Our future lies with all our children.

All must be contributors to our society. Fortunately, we have success stories to guide us. Amanda Brigham now has a master’s degree, is recently married, works in higher education and has returned to Vermont.

William J. Mathis is managing director of the National Education Policy Center and is vice-chairman of the Vermont State Board of Education. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization with which he is affiliated.

Condos: Vermont needs an ombudsman

By JIM CONDOS, Vermont Secretary of State

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take my role in state government seriously. I am honored to have been elected by Vermonters to serve as secretary of state. Since taking office in 2011, I have worked hard to improve how our government serves the public by increasing transparency, efficiency and productivity.

I value government accountability and transparency as the cornerstone to building trust. If we work diligently to create a culture of disclosure and transparency in our state and local government, we are providing a great service to Vermonters.

Through Vermont’s Open Meeting Law and Public Records Act, we’ve made it clear that Vermonters have a right to know: We can witness how decisions in government are being made, review and sometimes criticize those decisions and get nearly unfettered access to the documents created by state government.

In my experience, the vast majority of government officials want to comply with the law and provide this public information. However, the unclear parameters of the law and the lack of an intermediary between citizens and government agencies regarding public records requests creates a culture of protectionism where the default is to deny information first, rather than disclose, and await an appeal and legal action.

The fact is, unless someone is an attorney or a journalist, they’re unlikely to pursue enforcement actions in court.

Most citizens don’t know the extent of their rights when it comes to obtaining access, and they don’t have a resource to turn to for appeals or enforcement of appropriate requests.

Most citizens don’t know the extent of their rights when it comes to obtaining access.

The time has come for Vermont to create an open government ombudsman with the authority to make decisions about contested public records requests and open meeting violations. A state ombudsman would be a resource for both citizens and government officials, providing advisory opinions and acting as a first-level, less formal alternative to a lawsuit.

Having an intermediary as a resource and support for both citizens and government agencies would provide the tools needed to comply with the law and to ensure that our

citizenry can access the greatest tool of accountability at their disposal: openness and transparency surrounding government activity.

You only need to read the news to see what a difference an ombudsman could make to improve transparency and access to public records. Let’s remember that the media is the public and serves an important role keeping us all informed and keeping our government accountable.

This is about more than enforcement. An ombudsman could also assist in providing education and training to government officials about how to comply with public records requests and the open meeting law. This is an opportunity to shift our government away from a culture of denial and distrust to one of openness and transparency.

I’ve talked before about “letting the sun shine in” on government, and my tagline “open government is good government” won’t ever stop being relevant. Trust in government is currently at an all-time low. Right now, many citizens feel like government decisions are being made in locked rooms behind closed doors and without their best interests in mind. One way to disprove that is to meet and make decisions out in the open for all to see.

Here in Vermont we have the opportunity to throw open the doors of government, and an open government ombudsman is the key.

Obituaries

JOHN KUNKEL, D.V.M.

Dr. John Kunkel died Nov. 21, 2016 at 76 years old in Arizona after a valiant battle with

Alzheimer's. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 41 years, Donna; by their six children and by 10 grandchildren. John is also survived by many loving and supportive friends.

In 1977, John joined the faculty at the University of Vermont in the Animal Health Lab. He also was extension professor in animal science and taught animal health courses.

John was appreciated for his initiative and enthusiasm for developing, researching and imparting his knowledge and expertise to students, farmers and veterinarians, as well as his associates. He was the first vet in Vermont to do embryo

transfer in cows beginning with his own cow, Molly, and then with UVM’s herd.

After retirement he assisted students and colleagues at Massey University in New Zealand for four years during our Vermont winters.

He loved our land in Vermont, especially the high meadow and the woods. John and Donna conserved their wooded land in Essex with the Vermont Land Trust, which is conserved for others, enjoyment forever. The land hosts wildlife of bears, coyotes, deer, moose and other species.

A walk in the woods with John quickly became an expert lesson in botany and

bird species. His infectious laugh made people smile. He constructed massive and extensive rock walls around our house, and he willingly tackled any difficult project as long as he could use one of his tractors. He shared his many dahlias and cannas with all, including at weekend masses.

A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Thomas Church in Underhill Center on Saturday, July 15 at 11 a.m. Reception will follow after the mass. Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas Church Renovation Fund or to the Alzheimer's Association.

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Religious Directory

JULY 15

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

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

FIRST COngREgATIOnAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUnCTIOn - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745. Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Sunday Worship Services: 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: second Monday of the month, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and fourth Thursday, 2 – 6 p.m., except for Nov. & Dec. when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out community dinner: 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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Starting at 4 p.m. on Railroad Ave. in Essex Jct. on Saturday, July 15, enjoy a bouncy castle, balloon art, face painting, a photobooth, food and dancing — ­ all free! Live music provided by the X-Rays. The Essex Jct. Recreation and Parks 5K Night Run begins at 9 p.m.

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entering grades 2 - 6.

Pool Noodle Fun

Friday Nights at Maple Street Park

12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Accelerate to the library and join us to design noodle racetracks. Take a lap or two on the track for your best time trial, then race to the finish line.

For all ages.

Tinker Time

2 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. Ever wonder what’s inside a computer or drill? Come to Tinker Time to take apart appliances and see how they work.

Harriet Powell Historical Museum

5 p.m., Maple Street Park, Essex Jct. Friday nights just got a whole lot more exciting at Maple Street Park!

Enjoy a selection of food trucks from 5 - 7 p.m. and live music from 5 - 6:30 p.m. Then, set up your chair or blanket and experience one of the many free shows planned throughout the summer. This week: You won’t believe your eyes when you see Magic

by George, a fun-filled show that will keep you on the edge of your seat with exciting magic, audience participation and family humor. Visit www.facebook.com/ EJRec for more information.

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.

Magic: The Gathering

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Arrowhead Live Music

Summer Storytime

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

Garden Party

10 a.m. - noon, Burnham Memorial Library.

Come help clean up the library gardens.

Refreshments will be provided, but please bring your own gardening tools. We will meet again on August 4.

Hula Hooping & Juggling

2 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library.

Use a variety of hula hoops, juggling balls, beanbags and juggling pins. For ages 3 and up. Sign up at http:// colchestervt.gov/158/ Burnham-MemorialLibrary.

Knitting Club

3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn to knit with Maggie Loftus. All skill levels are welcome. For children

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

6 - 10 p.m., Arrowhead Golf Course, 350 Murray Ave., Milton. Join the Arrowhead community for drinks, live music and a $10 buffet every Friday night on the deck.

40th Army Band Performance

7 p.m., Bombardier Park. The 40th Army Band presents a concert by its music performance team True North, a big band-style ensemble.

Members of the 40th Army Band serve one weekend a month and two weeks of annual training each year in the Vermont Army National Guard. As civilians the rest of the year, they are engaged in such diverse occupations as education, law, security, technology, medicine and sales. Free; for more information, call the unit's office at 3383480 weekdays.

8 saturday Big Blue Trunk

10 a.m. - noon, Essex

Free Library. Get ready to move and build up your muscles as we welcome “Big Blue Trunk” for two hours of imaginative and active games. For all ages.

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.

Adult Coloring

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Dorothy Alling Memorial, 21 Library Ln., Williston. Take time to recharge your emotional self with an adult coloring session. Books and colored pencils provided; free.

Taste of the Tropics Tea Party

2 p.m., Milton Public Library. Savor summer with this tea party featuring citrus scones, skewered fruit, chilled tea and dessert to tempt your palate and make you grateful that summer is finally here! We'll embellish summery hats you can wear and take home, and you'll have the opportunity to win a door prize. Space is limited; sign-up required – call 893-4644 to make your reservation.

Community Mindfulness Practice

5 - 7 p.m., Burlington Friends Meeting House, 173 North Prospect St., Burlington. Alternate between group discussion and mindfulness practice with Soryu Forall, head teacher of the Center for Mindful Learning.

9 sunday Winooski Farmers' Market 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.,

Champlain Mill Green, 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski. The Winooski Farmers' Market brings you Vermont's finest local produce, farm goods, artisan crafts, local prepared foods, musical entertainment and a fun, interactive kids' program. Free meals distributed for anyone under age 18.

For more information, visit http://downtownwinooski.org/winooskifarmers-market.

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.

10 monday Mystery Word Challenge

All day, Brownell Library. Can you find a mystery word that will be revealed in a book on Wednesday? Those who do will win a free ice cream cone at Sam’s Scoop Shop. Search early as supplies are limited.

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.

Chess Club

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Join teen chess players from our library for an hour of play. We provide the chess sets and you provide the strategy. For all ages.

Earth Loom Weaving

4 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. We are building an earth loom with our library community all summer long. Come learn how it’s done!

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calendar LOCAL MEETINGS Thurs, JULY 6

6 p.m., Town zoning board, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

Thurs, JULY 11

6:30 p.m., Village trustees, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

Summer Sketching Outdoors

6 p.m., Bayside Park, Colchester. Join Penny Cunningham and Lisa Liotta for three one-hour sessions of outdoor sketching and painting in beautiful Colchester and offsite locations.

Some material provided, but feel free to bring your own. This will be a relaxed group, and we welcome all levels of artistic experience. Sign up at http:// colchestervt.gov/158/ Burnham-MemorialLibrary.

Must Read Monday

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library. In “Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline, Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is “aging out” of the foster care system.

As she helps an elderly woman clean out her home, Molly learns they aren’t as different as they seem to be. Pick up a copy of this 2017 Vermont Reads book at the main desk.

Vermont Astronomical Society

7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Joe Comeau and Angele Mott-Nickerson present “Messier Objects, Photos and Observing.”

Although Messier objects were originally catalogued so they would not be mistaken as comets, these objects remain a source of wonder and beauty for both amateur and professional astronomers. Comeau and Mott-Nickerson will discuss their collaboration on the rediscovery of the 110 Messier objects, including star clusters, galaxies and beautiful nebulae.

11 tuesday Theater on the Lawn

1:30 p.m., Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Ln., Williston. A student theater production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

For more information, call 878-4918 or visit www.williston.lib.vt.us.

Hoopoe Show

2 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library.

Chris Hoopoe Yerlig blends silent pantomime comedy movement illusions, sleight-of-hand magic tricks and balloon wizardry to create an original vaudeville show that is funny, imaginative and full of surprises. The audience is involved throughout the performance. For all ages. Sign up at http:// colchestervt.gov/158/ Burnham-MemorialLibrary.

Vermont Wildlife

2 - 3 p.m., Brownell

Thurs, JULY 13

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.

Library. Go wild with the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum.

They will bring snakes, birds, turtles and a rabbit.

12 wednesday Bookmark Stitch-In

10 a.m. - noon, Brownell Library. Members of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America celebrate our “Build a Better World” theme with a bookmark stitch-in. Watch them create embroidery using a variety of needlework techniques. Choose an embroidered bookmark to take home! For all ages, kids and adults.

Located in the Main Reading Room.

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.

Post-it Art

12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Post-its aren’t just for scribbling notes! Working in cooperative teams, a scene will come to life before our eyes as each colored square begins to take shape to make a visual work of wall art.

For ages 8 and up.

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 aged 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities. Parents must accompany their children.

13 thursday Build a Better World for Butterflies

12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Join Dr. Jacqueline Soule and learn all about local butterflies and what they eat. Then, build a butterfly feeder to take home. For all ages.

Vegetable Clock

2 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. Time to build!

We are making clocks out of vegetables. Join us to learn about electricity and circuitry.

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.

Basket Weave Snowflake

6 - 8 p.m., Milton Artists' Guild Art Center and Gallery, 199 Route 7, Milton. During this makeand-take workshop, we’ll weave a snowflake and learn about basket weaving materials, resources, ideas and handmade baskets. All materials provided. $20 for MAG members, $25 for non members.

14 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.

Tom Joyce’s Magic Show

11 a.m., Burnham Memorial Library. A funny magic show packed with audience participation.

New books, tricks and lots of laughs. For ages 4 and up. Sign up at http://colchestervt. gov/158/BurnhamMemorial-Library.

Knitting Club

3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn to knit with Maggie Loftus.

All skill levels welcome.

For children entering grades 2 to 6.

Live Action Role Play

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

Friday Nights at Maple Street Park

5 p.m., Maple Street Park, Essex Jct. Friday nights just got a whole lot more exciting at Maple Street Park!

Enjoy a selection of food trucks from 5 - 7 p.m. and live music from 5 - 6:30 p.m. Then, set up your chair or blanket and experience one of the many free shows planned throughout the summer. This week: Gather your friends for trivia night at the park!

Trivia will be suitable for all generations, and family teams are encouraged. There will also be games in the park and French-themed readings in celebration of Bastille Day. Visit www.facebook.com/ EJRec for more information.

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.

Please call 878-6955 to sign up. For grades 6 and up.

Sit and Knit

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

Maggie Loftus, veteran knitter, will be settled in front of the fireplace in

the Main Reading Room.

She invites adult knitters and crocheters to join her with their projects and engage in conversation. Bring patterns to share if you’d like.

For more information, email 6maggie2@ myfairpoint.net.

15 saturday Lake Monsters Storytime

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Join the Lake Monsters for a very special storytime!

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.

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For more information, visit http://downtownwinooski.org/winooskifarmers-market.

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.

ONGOING EVENTS Colchester Log Schoolhouse

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. For more information, email Carol Reichard at winchris65@ comcast.com

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START-UP DAYCARE SPACE 3. Joint meeting with Village Planning Commission - Review HolyPAID Cross has a newly ADS CS ONLY of operating procedures. renovated 1,300. sq. ft. space currently being used as a certified dayRENTAL 4. Consent Agenda: care. If you are interSTART-UP – Ehlerville SPACE • Minor Site Plan Amendment LLC: ested, please call Holy DAYCARE SPACE AVAILABLE Parish 802-863Proposal to fill aCross non-functional pond, including Holy Cross has a newly PAID ADS 3002 for more informablasting, in order to develop access to ft. the back portion CS ONLY renovatedan1,300. sq. tion. The space will be spaceat currently being of the property located 74 Upper Main Street in the available July 1st. used as Planned a certified dayMixed use DevelopmentRENTAL Located in theUnit Development care. If you are interOld Church District (MXD-PUD B1 Stone Subzone) & BusinessSPACE Design ested,START-UP please call Holy (Cloarec Hall), DAYCARE SPACE Control Overlay District.

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ermonters were farming, gardening, fishing and hunting long before there were craft beers and gourmet burgers. Traditions like gardening, hunting, fishing and foraging are as core to Vermont’s local food movement as purchasing local food from farmers, restaurants, schools and stores. Rooted in Vermont is a grassroots movement that empowers all Vermonters to be a part of the local food movement.

“Vermonters are proud of tradition and our way of life. Local food connects us to the land, to our history and to our communities. Rooted in Vermont is a movement to help all Vermonters see local food as their own — not because it is a trend, but rather a part of our history and who we are as Vermonters,” said Rachel Carter, communications director for the Vermont Farm to Plate Network — a network of over 300 organizations who are nurturing the Rooted in Vermont movement as a component to implementing Vermont’s farm-to-plate food system plan.

Rooted in Vermont celebrates how Vermonters acquire and enjoy local food

Growing and foraging; purchasing directly from a farmer or at the store; hunting or fishing; eating at schools, institutions or restaurants serving local food; picking up food at a food shelf or just sharing Vermont food and drinks with friends and neighbors — these are all examples of being ‘Rooted in Vermont’ and can be experienced in any Vermont community or online by following or using the hashtag #RootedinVermont.

“Our family has been hunting, making maple syrup and growing our own veggies for years, and, that’s how we eat local food," said Liz Perreault, a Plainfield resident who follows Rooted in Vermont on Facebook. "I love that Rooted in Vermont includes these traditions in the local food movement.

When more Vermonters can see their own values and traditions being celebrated and recognized, they will be more likely to seek out and purchase local foods—especially when they understand how it will benefit our state.”

Rooted in Vermont has followers from all over the state on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In fact, Vermonters from all regions of Vermont and how they enjoy local food are featured on the Facebook page every Wednesday.

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Liz Perreault, a Plainfield resident who follows Rooted in Vermont on Facebook, and her friend Melissa, cook at the grill.

What constitutes a Vermonter? “Anyone who lives and works in Vermont,” Carter said. “The intention of the Rooted in Vermont movement is to create unity among all people who make their home in the Green Mountains without judgment about how they acquire and enjoy food—or any judgments for that matter. We are trying to shift the local food narrative on social media and in Vermont communities to be inclusive and invite all Vermonters to share how they are ‘Rooted in Vermont.’”

to Vermonters. Local food sales currently account for 6.9 percent ($189 million) of total food sales in Vermont.

If 10 percent of the food purchased in Vermont was locally produced, it would equate to $300 million staying in the Vermont economy.

Purchasing local products keeps more money here in Vermont, in turn creating

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• Participate in local food activities and purchase local food — then share with us on social media.

• Businesses, organizations and Vermont communities can get involved, too. Learn more athttp://bit.ly/Rooted inVermontMovement.

The Rooted in Vermont movement is being nurtured by the Vermont Farm to Plate Network as a strategic effort to help implement Vermont’s farmto-plate food system plan to increase economic development and jobs in Vermont’s farm and food sector and improve access to healthy local food for all Vermonters. Farm to Plate is a program of the Vermont legislature, administered by the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, a nonprofit organization based in Montpelier.

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The power really lies with Vermonters to change the system by demanding more local food where we shop so that we have more in-state control about the food available to us and more economic opportunities for our families.”

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pRESIDENT'S & dean's listS Lydea Paroline of Essex Jct. was named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at Hillsdale College. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher.

Aidan Travers, Connor Calhoun, Anh Pham, Mason Yandow and Jacob Bleau of Essex Jct. were named to fall 2016 dean’s list at Northeastern University.

Dean’s list students must carry a full program of at least four courses, have a GPA of 3.5 or greater and carry no single grade lower than a C-. Aidan Travers and Everett O’Malley were named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Northeastern University.

Anna Brouillette, Danielle Couture and Hannah Bovee of Essex Jct. were named ot the fall 2016 dean’s list at St. Lawrence University. Dean's List students must have completed at least four courses and have a GPA of 3.6 or higher.

Allison Pratt of Essex was named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher

Madeline Green of Essex Jct. was named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at the University of Findlay. To earn this achievement, students must attain a GPA of at least 3.5.

Molly Noel and Laura Sturm of Essex Jct. were named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at Ithaca College. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.7 or higher.

Steven Maloney and Kara Sheftic of Essex Jct. were named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at Boston University. Students must attain a 3.5 GPA or be in the top 30 percent of their class, as well as carry a full course load as a full-time student.

Omkar Borse and Brian Sandon of Essex Jct. were named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Students are eligible for dean's list if they have a GPA of

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Joel Freidman of Essex Jct. earned the fall 2016 dean’s award for excellence at Colgate College. The dean's award is awarded to students with a 3.3 or higher term average.

Cristina Reed of Essex Jct. was named to the fall 2016 honors list at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan campus. Honor’s list students must carry a 3.5 GPA and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours.

Lee Murphy of Essex Jct. was named to the fall 2016 dean’s list at the University of Rochester. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher.

Ashley Warren of Essex Jct. was named to the Empire 8 president’s list at Ithaca College. To be considered for the president's list, a student-athlete must earn a 3.75 GPA or higher while participating in a conference-sponsored sport.

Sarah Diesing of Essex Jct. was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Harding University. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher GPA and no incompletes.

Bryan Dawood and Joanne Harnois of Essex Jct. were named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Johnson State College.

Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Christian Taylor of Essex was named to the spring 2017 president’s list at Johnson State College.

The president's list recognizes students who attain a 4.0 GPA.

Emily Dramstad of Essex Jct. was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the State University of New York at Oneonta. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Lindy Dykema of Essex Jct. was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Springfield College. She is studying human services.

Kevin James, Emma Grindle, Macall Meslin

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Maxine Cook of Essex Jct. was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Bucknell University. Dean’s list students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Adam Petrucci, Adam Potasiewicz, Alexandra Esposito, Alissa Chiu, Benjamin Kagan, Cameron Carlin, Casey Holleran, Charlotte Evans, Charlotte Pratt, Christopher Diehl, Christopher Nuckols, Clara Behrman, Elena Tall, Ella Overfield Lamberti, Emily Goodrich, Eric Lamphere, Gabriela Heermans, Grace Yu, Holly Dahlgren, Jacqueline Littlefield, Jessica Brideau, Jordan Stocker, Kaelyn Jenny, Katherine Moino, Kevin Hancock, Margaret Turvey, Meaghan Frank, Mikayla Butkus, Mina Zhao, Molly Duff, Nicholas Minadeo, Niveditha Badrinarayanan, Olivia Fontaine, Ryan Manley, Sarah Dyke, Sean Bruso, Sebastian Hanna, Tesse Barber, Timothy Yandow, Tyler Conchieri and Vladislav Suvorov of Essex Jct. were named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at the University of Vermont. To be named to the dean's list, students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Nathan Bedell, Elainey Fitzpatrick, Andrew Lamos, Kalvyn Langford, Rohin Saini and Liam Welsh of Essex Jct. were named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Castleton University. To qualify for this academic honor, students must maintain full-time status and a semester GPA of 3.5.

Caroline Rose of Essex Jct. was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Lasell College. Dean’s list students must achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher and carry 12 or more graded credits.

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Alec Dorfner of Essex Jct. was named to the spring 2017 president’s list at Siena College. President’s list students must earn a GPA of 3.9 or higher.

Erin Egan of Essex Jct. was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Saint Anslem College. To be eligible for this honor, a student must have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better in the semester with at least 16 credits of study which award a letter grade.

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Alexandra Macfarlane of Essex Jct. graduated from Merrimack College in May 2017 with a bachelor of arts in human development.

Jessica Barnett and Karlo Fresl of Essex Jct. graduated from St. Michael’s College in May 2017.

Barnett earned a bachelor of science, summa cum laude, in biology. Fresl earned a bachelor of arts in economics.

Joel Friedman of Essex Jct. graduated from the Colgate University in May 2017 with a bachelor of arts degree in physics.

Jordan Treat and Katherine Furland of Essex Jct. graduated from Clarkson University in spring 2017.

James Rushford of Essex Jct. graduated from Colorado College in May 2017 with a bachelor's degree in biology.

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BIRTH

Victor Totu of Essex Jct. graduated from Grantham University with an associate's degree in computer engineering technology.

Benjamin Nelson, Jeffrey Porter, Laurel Vivian, Katie Bora, Sophia Cordner, Timothy Farr and Amy Jacobs of Essex graduated from Johnson State College in May 2017.

Shawn O’Brein of Essex Jct. graduated from York College in May 2017 with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering.

Yen Li Lim of Essex Jct. graduated from Quinnipiac University in May 2017 with a master’s degree in business administration.

Kathryn Boynton, Tonnay Fullwood, Victoria Cole, Lauren Gilbert, Brendan Harlow, Christopher Liehr, Ryan Malle, Susan McNamara-Hill, Jedediah Myers, Stephanie Reed, Elizabeth Stewart, Jason Tam, Cedric Thompson, Marissa Turner and Hally Yandow of Essex Jct. graduated from Champlain College in May 2017.

Jesse Earisman of Essex Jct. graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in May 2017 with high distinction and a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering.

Anna Brouillette and Keenan Weischedel of Essex Jct. graduated from St. Lawrence University in May 2017. Brouillette gaduated magna cum laude and earned a bachelor of art's in government. Weischedel earned a bachelor of arts and majored in global studies.

Joshua Belongie and Rijad Mezetovic of Essex graduated from the Community College of Vermont.

Stephanie Hibbard, Andrea Tinker, Owen Walsh, Lee Billings, Amy Branch, Sarah Combs, Steven Cristaldi, Cathleen Francis, Crystal Hendry, Lessica Lovely, Nelson Rodriguez, Charlotte Roposa, Renee Taylor and Nathan Trombley of Essex Jct. graduated from the Community College of Vermont in May 2017.

Cole Smith of Essex graduated from Acadia University with honors,

Harper Anne Luck was born on April 23, 2017 to parents Jennifer and Brad Luck of Essex Jct. She weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 20 in. long.

She is welcomed by her big brother, Graham. She is the granddaughter of Sue and Stephen Luck of Essex Jct., Jane Thurston of Essex and Stephen Pratt of Manchester, N.H.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Otter Creek Awnings received a national award for first place in dealer sales in 2016. KE Durasol Awning Company, the supplier for Otter Creek Awnings, presented president Todd Warren with the award for first place in dealer sales for 2016 for the eighth year in a row. Otter Creek Awnings is owned and operated by Todd and Elizabeth Warren of Essex Jct.

Katerine Lacourciere, an Essex Elementary student, was recognized at a Montpelier ceremony in April for her work in the "Reading is an Investment" program. The program is in its seventh year and was used in elementary schools across the state. She was awarded $250 to go toward her college savings.

Dominique Cornacchia of Essex Jct. won third place in an international photo contest at Champlain College in April. Cornacchia is a broadcast media production major.

Carolyn Harnois of Essex Jct. won a scholarship from the Stiller School of Business Division at Champlain College. Harnois is an accounting and finance major.

Rose Monahan of Essex was named to the Winter 2017 University Athletic Association all-academic team in March 2017. Monahan is one of 56 student-athletes from Brandeis University and one of 639 from across the conference to earn AllAcademic honors. She is a 2015 graduate of Essex High School.

Artwork by Emily Dramstad of Essex Jct. was featured in SUNY Oneonta's 2017 annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. On dis-

play through May 13 at the Martin-Mullen Art Gallery in the college's Fine Arts Center, the exhibition featured more than 100 works by student artists. Featured artworks were chosen from an open jury process and works entered by the art faculty. Painting, drawing, sculpture, digital print, digital video and an assortment of mixed media made this year's offerings.

Danielle J. Couture of Essex Jct. was selected for membership into Chymist, the chemistry honorary society at St. Lawrence University in April. Couture is a member of the class of 2018 and is majoring in chemistry. Couture attended Essex High School.

Ridmi Coe of Essex was honored by KidSafe Collaborative, Burlington nonprofit working to improve the community’s response to child abuse and neglect.

Over 270 guests joined KidSafe Collaborative on April 18 to applaud outstanding individuals and partnerships working on the “front lines” of child protection in Chittenden County at KidSafe’s Annual Outstanding Service Awards Luncheon at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center.

Matthew Bergeron of Essex was inducted into St. Lawrence University's Irving Bacheller Society, the English department’s honorary society. Bergeron is a member of the class of 2019 and is majoring in English.

Bergeron attended Essex High School.

Ashlyn Nuckols, a 2014 Essex High School graduate and Duke University student, was named a Beinecke Scholar in 2017. She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honor society in May. The Beinecke Scholarship supports students of exceptional promise as they attend the graduate school of their choice. Beinecke recipients receive $4,000 in their senior year of undergraduate studies and $30,000 during graduate school.

Lee Murphy of Essex Jct. was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honorary society at the University of Rochester in May. Membership in Phi Beta Kappa recognizes students for their outstanding scholarly achievements, humanistic values and personal character. Students are selected by faculty who are themselves members of the society.

Sabrina Liguori, a 2017 Essex High School graduate, will travel to the Dominican Republic this summer with VISIONS Service Adventures, an international community service program for teens. Liguori will join other high school students from around the world in Santo Domingo, the oldest city in the New World, where the teens will live in the community, tackle ambitious service projects, enjoy adventures and explore the surrounding area and get to know the local customs and traditions.

Belle Pfeiffer of Essex Jct. was awarded the Honor Pin by the Girl Scouts. The Honor Pin recognizes volunteers who have exceeded expectations in their positions while supporting the council’s goals in two or more geographic areas.

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