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Nonprofit gains new leadership By ABBY LEDOUX For David Voegele, every issue is a youth issue. Rightly so, as Voegele is the new executive director of Essex CHIPS, the Essex Jct.-based nonprofit that’s aimed to “inspire youth and build healthy communities” for the last 30 years. That’s roughly how long Voegele’s been in the business, too. A Danbury, Conn. native, he got his start in social services as a volunteer at a childcare center, a position that led to a paid job there, a PHOTO BY ABBY youth worker poLEDOUX sition at another organization and, eventually, his first David Voegele, the new executive director of Esexecutive directorsex CHIPS, brings over ship in his late 20s. Fast forward to 30 years of experience last Friday, where in social services to the Voegele recounted youth agency. his first month on the job at CHIPS from a bright meeting room above the village offices where the nonprofit enjoys rentfree space. “That’s an enormous in-kind contribution,” Voegele said, noting CHIPS’ $250,000 annual budget is the smallest of any org he’s ever worked for; the last two each had $1.5 million yearly budgets. “It’s just a really wonderful community that values youth as much as they do.” When he applied for the job, vacated by former director Diana Ferguson, Voegele admittedly knew little about the community where he’d soon be immersed. Drawn by the nonprofit’s status as a youth agency with growth potential and itching to move to Vermont, where he vacationed every year, he officially started as executive director June 5. Voegele endured a hiring process that included no less than four separate interviews, meeting with a search committee and the organization’s board of directors before earning his spot at the helm. Right away, Voegele was impressed with the concentration of youth leading the nonprofit – including the board president – an indication the organization “has embraced not just youth input, but youth engagement and youth control,” he said. “It’s very unusual.” That’s something he tried to implement in previous roles in Massachusetts but faced resistance from leaders there, he said. Voegele comes to CHIPS by way of

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TOP: Bella Turnbaugh, 1, chases bubbles while waiting for the Maple Street Park fireworks on Tuesday, July 4. BELOW RIGHT: Attendees applaud after a musical performance at Maple Street Park. BOTTOM LEFT: Brooke Perry, age 10, slides down the inflatable obstacle course. See more Independence Day photos on page 10.

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'The process is broken' Welch talks healthcare and Congress at Rotary By COLIN FLANDERS A simple regimen helps Peter Welch survive as Vermont’s lone congressman: exercise and bourbon, he joked. So far, he’s doing more of the former. “But I’m getting nervous,” Welch said. Home during a weeklong break, Welch stopped by the Essex Rotary to offer a glimpse into what he calls a Congress that’s lost its way, where lawmakers recently hatched one of this decade’s most hyped bills in secret and approval ratings over 30 percent are in a seven-year drought. Perhaps that’s why the most common questions he fields from Vermonters these days aren’t about the president or North Korea or even healthcare. “It's, ‘Peter, why don't you guys get together and get something done?'" he said. Maintaining a functional Congress is now one of Washington’s biggest challenges, he said, prompting an “immense” amount of his energy aimed at building relationships across the aisle. He offered the battle over healthcare as an unfortunate gauge. The rollout for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, involved 14 months of hearings brimming with testimony from healthcare professionals, Welch said, leading to a slew of changes before the vote. He compared that to Republicans’ efforts to repeal the law with the American Health Care

Act, which he first saw in March during a marathon 27-hour hearing where no witnesses testified. Republican leaders pulled the bill from the House floor in March before passing a restructured version in May. That bill would make major cuts to Medicaid and repeal taxes on the highestincome Americans, Welch said, forcing many who currently work full-time jobs to lose insurance. The Senate since released its own plan that, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, would reduce the deficit by billions over 10 years while leaving leave 22 million Peter Welch more people D-Vt. Representative uninsured. Last week, many Republican lawmakers faced backlash in town halls in their home states for supporting the bill. GOP party leadership released it late last month after hashing it out behind closed doors.

"We don't pick the times we're in. We just decide whether we're going to engage."

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Essex Westford School District chief operating officer Brian Donahue and superintendent Beth Cobb say they're working to create a vision for the district.

New admins focus on vision By COLIN FLANDERS For the last year and a half, Essex administrators juggled daily tasks with transition efforts, an imprecise tango leaving most wishing for just a few more hours in the day. Meanwhile, the Essex Westford School District’s first official day, July 1, flickered like a beacon on a foggy night, a reminder of the bigger picture; and though chief operating officer Brian Donahue

only started last month, his arrival still felt like a final, culminating moment. If only there wasn’t still so much left to do. “Now it’s time to listen,” Donahue said. In an interview last week, Donahue and superintendent Beth Cobb laid out a main goal for their first few months: learning what people value, and how that can be used to intertwine two formerly silo-ed systems. See EWSD, page 4

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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

YWCA offers insightful camps

eb Jorschick never thought she’d stay at an overnight camp, let alone direct one of the most recognized camps in Vermont. But that’s how her career as the YWCa executive director began. Then a freshman in college, her friend convinced her to go to camp with the promise Jorschick could be in charge of land sports. “I was like, ‘OK, sure,’” Jorschick recalled from her sunny Essex office. “My friend backed out, but my parents told me that since I signed the contract, I had to go. When we drove up to the camp, the first thing I saw were tents. I said to my parents, ‘I am not staying in a tent all summer.’ I ended up going and loved it.” The camp was Camp Hochelaga, founded in 1919 in South Hero for girls ages 7 to 17. The camp has residential daylong and mini camps that offer activities to build character, self-esteem, self-confidence and leadership skills, its website says. The camp is YWCa’s “anchor program,” though it also puts on antiracism and anti-violence campaigns. For more than 30 years, Jorschick wore many hats at the Y before becoming

executive director in 2013. She first worked in a brick building next to Winooski’s Woolen Mill. With 20-foot ceilings, the space’s heating bills became too expensive, and Jorschick had to cash in reserves to make payroll. YWCa had to find a new office with lower costs, ample parking and a central and accessible location. a friend who worked in Post Office Square let Jorschick know a space there was vacant. Shortly thereafter, she signed a lease. “The best thing about being in Essex is the location,” she said. “It was hard to navigate in Winooski. The heat and electricity are included, which is a huge cost savings to us. at the end of the year, after filing our taxes, we actually turned a small profit.” The YWCa is 100 percent dependent on donations. IBM and Global Foundries donated grant money last year to provide new paddleboards for Camp Hochelaga, and for the last five years, lent a team of volunteers to help set up the camp. Ben & Jerry’s and Keurig Green Mountain provide volunteers annually throughout the season and, this year, Comcast paired with members of

UVM athletics to construct a custom fire pit and a gravel path that leads to the water. Jorschick encourages donations of all kinds. Sleeping bags, bedding and pillows are helpful for the international staff and campers who travel with limited items. Yoga mats for the Y’s women’s retreat in august and items like rain boots, summer hats, toiletries and nonperishable food are always appreciated. On a larger wish list, the camp is looking for a golf cart to help the handywoman get around the tough terrain now that she’s had a hip replacement. at camp, no social media is allowed, which has proven to be a life-changing experience for the campers and their parents. “We have parents say, ‘This is not the same kid I dropped off on Sunday and picked up on Saturday,’” Jorschick said. “at camp, they have to be responsible for their area. The elementary kids sleep in cabins by themselves to create independence. Some of the campers become counselors-in-training. They learn how to supervise, organize and write a lesson plan. all of this transfers into real-

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Deb Jorschick is the executive director of the Essex-based YWCA. The YWCA's Camp Hochelaga is the last of its residential camps in the country. life experience.” Camp Hochelaga in Vermont is YWCa’s last residential camp in the country. Jorschick gives credit to camp alumni for keeping the magic alive. This includes one of the oldest alumnae who is in her 90s and travels twice each summer to the camp to enjoy eating lunch on the porch and singing camp songs.

The YWCa hopes to eventually provide an after-school program for kids who attend the Island schools focusing on leadership skills and education on sexual violence and racism. For Jorschick, that first trip to Hochelaga and her subsequent years at the YWCa have changed her perspective on life, making her more assertive and empathetic to other women’s

struggles, she said. “There are women that have young girls that have come through our scholarship program … it would break your heart to hear what these girls have witnessed at a young age and what their home lives are like,” she said. “ If I can provide for them one week of camp, it’s respite that they desperately need.”

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and currently face the highest unemployment rates. Voegele sees CHIPS as a conduit between the several hundred adolescents it serves and the resources they need to thrive. He also hopes other community organizations will turn to CHIPS for assistance with youth-related concerns. While he acknowledges the agency’s effectiveness thus far, Voegele has also identified room for improvement, aiming to develop a larger statewide presence. Right now, though, his ideas for new programming and fundraising are “top secret” until the board undertakes its strategic visioning process this summer. Still, he does plan to expand volunteer recruitment, particularly for help with social media, fundraising and community engagement. “Volunteers are the lifeblood of a com-

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munity,” he said. Like other nonprofits of similar ilk, CHIPS is feeling pressure, bracing for potentially devastating federal budget cuts that translate to fewer state agency dollars for local distribution. “Major cutbacks in education and social services will impact what we’re able to do,” Voegele said. He questioned the logic behind targeting community service-based programs like AmeriCorps, which are traditionally viewed as low-cost and high-impact, for cuts. “The threat is out there, but we really can’t focus on it. We need to be focused on what can we do if resources are less, what’s our Plan B to still do a good job but with less resources?” Voegele said. “I think we have a very clear sense that we want to do more, and we want to do better.”

Albany, N.Y., where he served as executive directory of the Early Care and Learning Council for the past four years. Before that, he led DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services in Greenfield, Mass. for 12 years. It was a few years into Voegele’s work at DIAL/SELF when his understanding of the need for it crystallized. That agency contracted with the federal government for runaway and homeless youth funding, a specific category of programming targeting “at-risk youth” – a term Voegele said some shied away from using due to its stigma. “I’ve come to believe the reality is all kids are at-risk youth,” he said. He realized he could help kids recover from crisis, but the impact was lessened by “so much damage that had already occurred in their lives,” he said. “It became clear to me that we needed to be reaching youth at a younger age.” CHIPS programs like mentoring, after school drop-in teen and tween centers and “adventure orientation” courses for incoming high school freshmen are meant to help kids navigate the sometimes perilous transition from adolescence to adulthood. “The more work that the community

engages in to promote positive youth development, the more youth are going to be productive residents of the community, who are going to be the leaders of the community 20 years from now,” Voegele said. He offered an example from his time in Massachusetts, where a former AmeriCorps member became the mayor of Holyoke at age 24. “The work that engages and promotes youth at this really critical point in their lives can be profound in its impact on their lives, but also on the community that they want to serve,” Voegele added. He’s quick to address a common misconception that youth programs center solely on recreation or prevention. While those are key components of the agency’s work – and justifiably so, as keeping kids healthy and insusceptible to the lure of drugs and alcohol are lofty goals – they’re also but a piece of the puzzle. “We can’t just be focused on stopping them from doing a particular behavior, but rather to help them make the decision themselves that these behaviors are not what they want in their lives,” he said. To empower youth, advocates must also consider “virtually everything” to be youthrelated issues, from global warming to economic development. After all, Voegele said, it’s young people who will inherit the planet

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This historic bandstand in Fort Ethan Allen is undergoing a restoration two years after unsafe structures forced officials to close it off to the public.

A historic bandstand in Fort Ethan Allen is undergoing a full restoration after failing infrastructure kept it closed for the last two years. Essex parks and recreation department director Ally Vile said the gazebolike building is a significant landmark in the area, likely built as early as 1897, and will provide a much-needed resting spot in the shade once construction is completed. According to a note from local historian William Parkinson, two U.S. presidents — William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt — visited the fort and may well have addressed the troops stationed there from the bandstand itself. The bandstand appears to have been repaired at least once since it was first built, but Vile said some foundational materials might be original. A metallic red roof curled up at the edges is perhaps the bandstand’s most unique exterior feature. “It’s really fun to know that it all happened right here,” Vile said. “The bones of it are really good.” Though technically on Essex property, Vile said Colchester officials have been active in bandstand repair discussions, as the two towns co-manage the park. After sourcing cost estimates, Essex decided to budget for the renovation this year. Kevin McKegney, owner of Burlington-based Fairbanks Construction, has taken the lead on the project, working for the past month to make fixes in line with the original design — a task far more difficult than building from new, he said.

“It takes longer,” McKegney said. “We’re just putting it back the way it was and making it safe again.” Vile said the project ultimately did not have to follow the strict historical preservation guidelines, but noted the contractors chose to take precautions and aim for historic accuracy anyway. Quoting a final budget is a challenge, too, McKegney added, noting it’s difficult to predict what might lie beneath the aged surfaces until the project is well underway. Some elements of this structure required total replacement, like the wood used to frame all eight sides and benches mounted around the interior. Parts of the decking could be saved, though, patched up seamlessly with identical flooring. On Monday morning, McKegney and one other employee were working to repair the distinct latticework encircling the bandstand. The rainy weather has made some progress slow going, but work is wrapping up quickly, they said. Fort resident Mike Madigan was asked to repaint the finished product and said he’s excited to have the neighborhood feature open to the public again. Both Madigan and McKegney frequently work on buildings in the fort. “It’s been years since it’s been usable,” Madigan said. “Obviously there are priorities, but it’s great that they’re getting it done now.” Vile said she appreciated residents’ patience and hopes the bandstand will be open to visitors within the coming week.

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That’s easier said than done in a district of 10 schools and 4,500 students, especially with an administrative team split across town. Yet the challenges are pushing the duo to create a partnership between COO and superintendent unlike which either has experienced. They’re sharing offices, planning joint school visits and witnessing how staff operate. They’re also taking time to stop and listen, a small step toward building trust necessary in a successful organization, Donahue said. “The present right now has an intensity to it,” he said. “To help combat that intensity, you have to think, what is that future we have in front of us?” But first, they must consider existing traditions. Donahue has a bit more experience here. He served in a similar capacity with CCSU for six years in the early 2000s before joining Vermont Public Radio. Meanwhile, Cobb is working on an entry plan to detail how she’ll get up to speed. So far, she’s found her staff well equipped to shoulder the load while she finds her way. “I didn't have some of these supports from where I came from. It was more, I rolled up my sleeves and did it,” Cobb said. Some initial tasks require this go-getter attitude, like merging student handbooks and revamping the communications system. Others require more nuance, like generating a vision for the future. Both administrators agree EWSD is uniquely positioned for the latter. This may sound a bit superfluous, especially considering the fiscal challenges Vermont schools face among the shifting tides of federal funding. But Donahue said this work often supersedes to-do lists. By understanding what’s important — what teachers, administrators, parents, students and community members value — leaders can prioritize spending. A vision guides how the board allocates resources, Donahue said, and can flag acceptable sacrifices as the district eyes cost-saving goals.

Take the administrative office layout, for example. Instead of leasing a new building that fits all EWSD administrators, they’re using what’s already available: Finance and human resources are located at 51 Park St., while educational administrators are at the former ETSD campus. Though not ideal, it’s a small decision that sets the tone for the future, Donahue said. In the same way, he and Cobb hope a shared vision capitalizes on the very reason people sought a career in education. “There's something about it that drives you,” Donahue said. “That is the energy, that is the magic sauce inside of an organization. If you can get that, and constantly be generating it, there's no stopping it.” Which begs the question: When, exactly, will they know they’ve found the right one? "It's cliché,” Cobb said, “but you know it.” "You feel it,” Donahue added. It’s when calls to volunteers pull in three times as many people, he said, and leaders don’t have to constantly worry about their employees’ state of mind. "They're walking out feeling like they made a difference that day,” Donahue said. This work will take place over the next year and beyond, Cobb said, noting the process will likely move slower than she’d sometimes prefer. But she also recognizes the significance of now. As EWSD’s first-ever superintendent, she must thrive off discovery, like a ship’s captain heading for unchartered lands. On board is an Essex community that’s known nothing different in more than a century of education. Cobb is prepared for a summer of introductions, like the pre-kindergarten family she met last week, whom she told, “I hope I’m here all your years.” For Donahue, it couldn’t get more exciting than that. “That pre-K student will never know anything different than this,” he said.

“The process is broken down,” Welch said. “We have to have a much more open and honest discussion and give the public and members of the Congress the opportunity to review and kick the tires on any proposed legislation.” Doing so requires departure from the comfort of one’s party in search of common ground, Welch said. For him, that means bringing a “Vermont way of doing business” to Washington and understanding that in public policy, listening is often more important than talking. What better place to start than healthcare, he said. Welch believes lawmakers need to stop debating over the subsidy equations and instead address the overall cost of healthcare, starting with the pharmaceutical industry. Earlier this year, data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed nearly 10 percent of American adults don’t take their medications because they can’t afford to. Welch pointed to EpiPens, which are sold for over $600 a box despite each device containing only about $1 worth of epinephrine. “They’re just unbelievable how expensive they are,” Welch said. “And nobody has any control.” Welch said the problem was summed up in a letter by a Vermont mother whose son requires the medicine: “I have to choose between purchasing something I can’t afford or taking a loss I can’t endure,” she wrote. The U.S. is the only country in the 34-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that doesn’t regulate drug prices, according to a paper published in March by the American College of Physicians. That group called on the U.S. government to take measures to halt bulging costs and recommended more rigorous price transparency standards. “My frustration, frankly, is that this is a place where Republicans and Democrats need to get on the same page,” Welch said. “Whatever your theory is, and whoever the payer is … there's a place of commonality here.” Yet amid Washington’s dysfunction, Welch finds inspiration in the way Vermonters have

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The benefits of diversity By ETHAN TAPPER

n the radio this morning I heard a teacher say, “The jobs we are preparing our students for haven’t been created yet.” This statement struck me as a good analogy for thinking about the importance of diversity in forest management. We forest managers make decisions that alter forested ecosystems in the long term, attempting to steer them toward a healthy, productive condition, often while extracting a resource. We are constantly at the disadvantage of time, not fully understanding what the world may look like in the distant future when the trees we are growing become mature. Many things can change in the course of the 100 to 120 years that it takes a sugar maple to mature – like climatic variables, timber markets. Often it seems that we are managing the forests of the future with our eye on the past, thinking the current conditions must persist forever. As we look ahead as landowners and natural resource managers, it is imperative that we recognize the “jobs” we are preparing our forests for haven’t been created (or at least defined) yet, and so our best bet is to encourage the growth of healthy, resil-

ient, complex For example, ecosystems, there might be with as high a a forest that degree of disupports only versity as is a few species possible. (low alpha diIn an ecoversity) but logical conthese species text, diversity are unusual or refers to the distinct from abundance of those present different conin most other ditions that areas (high exist in a given beta diversity). area. While Without recwith ethan tapper in forestry we ognizing beta often consider diversity, we structural diversity (the would only value areas used abundance of different ages by many species, and ignore and arrangements of trees many unique sites. in a forest), let’s frame this When alpha and beta didiscussion in terms of spe- versity combine, they form cies diversity. Also, while gamma diversity, or species the other plants and ani- diversity across the entire mals of the forest are also landscape. Landscapes with important, let’s talk about high gamma diversity conthe concepts in terms of tain many different species trees. (high alpha diversity) while The most common un- representing many different derstanding of species di- types of environments (high versity is alpha diversity, beta diversity). In forest which is simply the number management, this is what of species present on a given we are typically aiming for: site. Weighing alpha diver- encouraging a wide array sity might lead us to declare of species while respecting that a forest with a wide va- unique sites. riety of tree species is “very Managing forests for diverse.” By this measure, diversity is important beChittenden County has cause it helps make forests some of the most diverse resilient. Many different forests found anywhere in species of trees means the forest has a variety of tools the northeastern U.S. Less well-known is beta to deal with different forms diversity, which is the dif- that disturbance may take ference between the species (or, in keeping with our composition of two sites. analogy, the “jobs” it may

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be called on to serve in the future). Disturbances put forests at risk of soil and nutrient loss, infestations of invasive species and some serious management headaches. Forests with more diversity are better equipped to maintain their overall health in the midst of these destabilizing events. A prime example is climate change, which will affect our forests in ways we don’t fully understand. As forest managers, our best chance at dealing with this is making sure forests are resilient and can respond to any new challenges that arise. The “job” of a tree is to survive, grow and reproduce. But even these basic tasks may become more and more difficult for our trees and our forested communities in the future. The jobs that we are preparing our forests for haven’t been created yet, and so we need to prepare them as best we can for the unknown. Our best hope for that lies in the encouragement of forest health and diversity. Ethan Tapper is the Chittenden County forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. He can be reached at his office at 111 West St., Essex Jct., at 585-9099 or at ethan. tapper@vermont.gov.

sanders: expanding community health centers can help primary care crisis By SEN. BERNIE SANDERS, I-VT.

he Trump-Ryan-McConnell "health care" bill currently being pushed by Republicans in Washington is one of the worst pieces of legislation to ever pass the U.S. House of Representatives in the modern history of our country. This legislation would throw 22 million Americans off of health insurance, cut Medicaid by almost $800 billion, significantly raise out-of-pocket health care costs, defund Planned Parenthood and do away with protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Meanwhile, it would provide $500 billion in tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent, insurance companies and drug companies. I will do everything I can to defeat this bill. But no matter the fate of this legislation, we must all recognize that the current health care system is totally inadequate. Premiums, deductibles and co-payments are too high and we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. Further, our primary health care system is totally inadequate. Tens of millions of Americans, including many with insurance, are unable to get to a doctor or a dentist when they need to. In Vermont, we spend more than $5.5 billion on health care each year. Amazingly, this is an amount just about equal to the entire state budget. And of that amount, we spend over $2 billion in hospitals. That's a lot of money. In my view, an aggressive emphasis on disease prevention and expanding the delivery of primary health care will not only keep Vermonters healthy, it will save substantial sums of money by keeping people out of emergency rooms and hospitals. Ask any doctor or nurse, and they will tell you this: Having reliable access to high-quality primary health care is a big part of what keeps people healthy. That’s because primary care providers are the first line of defense in health -- they work to promote healthy habits that prevent disease and manage diseases so they don’t become more serious. That’s exactly the kind of care provided at Vermont’s federally qualified health centers each and every day. In recent years, we have greatly expanded community health centers in Vermont. Today, with over

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60 locations in all 14 counties, these community health centers provide vital health care services to 155,000 Vermonters, about one in four people in our state. Our health centers treat children and adults, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Community health centers see patients with private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or no insurance at all. They provide primary care, dental care, mental health services and the lowest cost prescription drugs in America. In the very rural areas of our state, health centers like Little Rivers Health Care and Northern Counties Health Care are particularly important, as they might provide the only doctor for many miles. In areas like

Reliable access to high-quality primary care is a big part of what keeps people healthy. Springfield and Randolph, health centers are partnering with local hospitals to find better ways to care for patients. The Community Health Centers of Burlington has gone to great length to provide culturally appropriate care to the many New Americans they treat. Each of our community health centers is unique, doing what is best to care for the Vermonters they serve. Federally qualified health centers not only provide care where it’s needed, they do it in a cost-effective way and can be economic engines in their communities. When compared to other providers, community health centers save, on average, $2,371 per Medicaid patient and up to $1,210 per Medicare patient. In one year, they generated more than $24 billion in savings to the entire national health care system. And, because community health centers help people maintain and improve their health and wellness by focusing on reasonably priced primary care, they also help people avoid bankruptcy because of unaffordable medical costs. In addition, community health

centers create jobs and are a boon to local economies in communities that are often struggling. Nationally, nearly 190,000 people are employed by a community health center and they generate more than $45 billion in total economic activity. Here in Vermont, community health centers have provided more than 1,100 people with jobs, making them equal to one of the top 15 employers in the state. For all of these reasons and more, I have long been a strong supporter of community health centers. I am proud that legislation I first introduced in 2009 greatly expanded community health centers as part of the Affordable Care Act. But there are too many Vermonters – and people throughout this country – who still can’t access primary care. And many, many more can’t find – or can’t afford – a dentist, a key service that contributes to a person’s overall health. That is why I have introduced “The Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act,” along with Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina. This bill calls for a doubling of the number of patients served by community health centers around the country – from roughly 25 million today to 50 million people in the next decade. This will not only save lives and ease suffering but also taxpayer dollars by providing some of the most cost-effective care in the country. The bill also doubles the amount of money for the National Health Service Corps, a federal program that provides debt forgiveness for medical professionals who practice in underserved locations. This is particularly important in Vermont, where we not only desperately need more doctors, dentists and nurses, but are facing a situation where nearly 30 percent of our physicians are over age 60 and may soon retire. This bill also invests heavily in teaching health centers and nurse practitioner residency training programs, which train new primary health care doctors and nurses, the majority of whom are trained in community health centers and continue working in them after graduating. These programs are a win-win, helping young people develop professional skills and filling a need for improved access to care in our communities.

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First Congo Church gives back locally, regionally and globally By ANN GRAY Helping people outside of our four walls has always been a guiding principal at First Church. Supporting outreach programs at the local, state, national and international levels has been at the heart of who we are since at least 1877, when the church ladies formed an auxiliary of the Women’s Board of Missions. They proposed a series of collections on the first Sabbath of January, May and September to raise funds to help This column is the seventh in a series spread Christ’s provided by members of Essex's First love and com- Congregational Church to celebrate the passion for all parish's 150 years of service. people both locally and internationally. These collections not only helped spread the good news but also brought food, medical supplies and educational materials to societies in great need in the U.S. and beyond. Since 1877, financial support has gone to Elizabeth Lund Home, Vermont Children’s Aid Society, Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Camp Daybreak and Camp Thorpe (camps for children with mental and physical challenges), a Native American Reservation in South Dakota, Baird Center, COTS, Dismas House, Woodside Teen Center, JUMP, Heifer Project, Habitat for Humanity, Crop Walk, Meals on Wheels, natural disaster relief and others too numerous to mention. In addition to financial support, First Church has rolled bandages for a missionary in India, entertained at local nursing homes, collected clothing for the Church World Service, collected food for the emergency food shelf, prepared food baskets for the needy at Thanksgiving and Christmas and sent toys and books to a Native American reservation at Christmas. In 1955, a program on the importance of milk was presented to the Junior and Senior Sunday School students, and they become “little missionaries” by bringing in their pennies for the “Be Their Milkman” project to provide milk to children in Africa. The adult members of the church also made financial contributions. For Christmas 1976, church members chose to not send Christmas cards to their church friends. Instead they sent the money saved to the Mt. Silinda School in Rhodesia. The tradition of giving at Christmas continues with the “giving tree” – tags with Christmas wishes are taken by members and gifts purchased, making Christmas brighter for children in the local area. Missions have not been without controversy in the history of First Church. In the 1970s the World Council of Churches, of which the United Church of Christ and First Church were members, sent $55,000 to the Patriotic Front of Zimbabwe. Some people felt that this was a terrorist organization and First Church’s Our Christian World Ministry Committee sent a letter voicing its concern. The newest mission for First Church is an everyother-year trip to Jamaica. In July 2015, a team of 10 adults and youth worked there, repairing and painting a preschool and a clinic. This summer, another team will be planting a vegetable garden to provide fresh food for school children. Giving back is an integral part of who we are at First Church, and it feels great!

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Jct., 878-8341. James Gangwer, pastor. Sunday School: 10 a.m., Worship Service: 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship: 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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Join Colchester's summertime tradition on Thursdays at Bayside Park starting at 7 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner to the summer concert series. This week: Satin & Steel, a 10-piece R&B horn band based in central Vermont. Free.

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.

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

7 - 8:30 p.m., Bayside Beach, 1 West Lakeshore Dr., Colchester. Join us for Colchester's summertime tradition. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner to our summer concert series on Thursday evenings. This week: Satin & Steel, a 10-piece R&B horn band based in central Vermont. Free.

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.

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DungeonS AnD DrAgonS

SuMMer ConCerT SerieS: SATin & STeel

SongS AnD

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.

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

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

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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15 SATurDAY lAke MonSTerS STorYTiMe

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.

BloCk PArTY AnD STreeT DAnCe

4 p.m., Railroad Ave., Essex Jct. 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.

16 SunDAY WinooSki

2 p.m., 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington. Museum director Dan O’Neil examines the legal battles, world events and family dynamics that colored the lives of the inhabitants of the Ethan Allen Homestead for many years to come. Free admission with donations accepted.

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

SuMMer enCore TheATre

3 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Summer Encore Theatre presents “Mirror, Mirror, Show Me the Fairest World of All,” a story that

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

Tues, July 17

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

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

includes villains from folk-and-fairy tales around the world who have a change of heart and start a crusade to unite the world in peace. Sign up at http:// colchestervt.gov/158/ Burnham-MemorialLibrary.

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.

Japanese Tea TasTing

6:30 - 7:45 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Learn about the origins, production methods, brewing techniques and history of tea with the founders of Burlington’s “Little Tree Tea.” Sign up at http://colchestervt. gov/158/BurnhamMemorial-Library.

18 Tuesday lunCh WiThouT borders

Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Bring a bag lunch and listen to teens read stories about different cultures. We supply the dessert! For kids entering kindergarten and up.

lCaTV Child produCers Workshop

2 - 3:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Children ages 7 - 11 use equipment to make their own television program, complete a library-themed project and produce a take home DVD. Sign up at http://colchestervt. gov/158/BurnhamMemorial-Library.

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 Memorial Library.

19 Wednesday Teddy bear sleepoVer

All day, Brownell Library. Bring your favorite stuffed animal to the library for a

speed and space management. Practice in a safe, controlled environment with professional instructors sitting next to you. Vehicles provided. Register at www.drivingskillsforlife. com/events-cat/events/ state/VT.

hoVering ToWard The fuTure

sleepover. At 6:30 p.m., teens in grades 6 and up are invited to come in for ice cream, take pictures and write notes about the animal’s stay at the library.

driVing skills for life

7:30 a.m. - noon & 1 - 5:30 p.m., GlobalFoundries parking lot, Essex Jct. Ford Driving Skills for Life offers a free hands-on clinic to help newly licensed drivers improve their skills in four key areas, including hazard recognition, vehicle handling, speed and space management. Practice in a safe, controlled environment with professional instructors sitting next to you. Vehicles provided. Register at www.drivingskillsforlife. com/events-cat/events/ state/VT.

TeCh help WiTh Clif

Wednesday bookTiViTy: Tiedye T-shirTs

2 & 3 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. The ever-popular program is back! We provide all the supplies, just bring your ideas! 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 aged 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities. Parents must accompany their children.

Teen Tie dye

4:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. We have shirts, bright and dark dyes, bleach pens, spray bottles, elastics and buckets. Sign up at http://colchestervt. gov/158/BurnhamMemorial-Library to reserve your spot.

20 Thursday driVing skills for life

2 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. Make your own hovercraft.

harrieT poWell hisToriCal museum

summer ConCerT series: The shana sTaCk band

7 - 8:30 p.m., Bayside Beach, 1 West Lakeshore Dr., Colchester. Join us for Colchester's summertime tradition. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner to our summer concert series on Thursday evenings. This week: The Shana Stack Band, a group focusing on new top 40 country music. Free.

21 friday summer sToryTime

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

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 - 6.

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: Steve Corning presents a variety show of ultimate proportions, featuring fast-paced juggling routines, mindblowing escape artistry, comedy magic, controtion, balancing, LED light manipulation and nearly endless amazing stunts, all mixed with a hearty dose of off-the-cuff comedy. Visit www. facebook.com/EJRec for more information.

22 saTurday CoaTes island anniVersary

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Coates Island Barn. We invite residents of Colchester to join us on the island in the meadow at the barn to celebrate the 145th anniversary. Tours of the 1897 family-built barn will feature all the fam-

ily’s tools and artifacts. We will also offer walking or golf cart tours of the island. Members of the Colchester Historical Society will be here to co-celebrate with us. There will also be a bake sale to benefit the historical society. For more information, email hcoatesbailey@aol.com.

JeriCho CenTer peT parade

10 a.m., corner of Plains Road and Browns Trace. Creatures big and small are invited to the 2nd annual Jericho Center Pet Parade. Prizes for most fashionable, craziest, dynamic duo, best of parade and more. Ends with a celebration on the Jericho Center green. Come march in the parade or spectate from the sidelines. Goodies for all! Call 899-2366 or email andreahook@aol.com for more information.

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Poulin Grain Layer Mash, Crumble and Pellet, Poulin Grain Egg Production

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

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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2:20 a.m., Animal Problem on Pioneer St. 5:56 a.m., Citizens Assist on Saybrook Rd. 10:01 a.m., Runaway (located) on River Rd. 10:45 a.m., Found Property on Dunbar Dr.

11:16 a.m., Welfare Check on Park St. 2:20 p.m., Accident on East St. 2:29 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Sand Hill Rd. 2:48 p.m., Citizens Assist on River Rd. 3:04 p.m., Suspicious on Drury Dr. 3:14 p.m., Lost Property on Old Colchester Rd. 3:49 p.m., Accident on Essex Way 4:14 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Pearl St. 6:12 p.m., Animal Problem on Center Rd. 6:16 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Maple St. 7:39 p.m., Animal Problem on South St. 9:00 p.m., Agency Assist on Onondaga Ave. 9:47 p.m., Fireworks on Cypress Ln.

FrIDay

12:30 a.m., Arrest for Aggravated Domestic Assault on Pearl St. 10:43 a.m., Citizens Assist on River Rd.

11:38 a.m., Motor Vehicle Complaint on I 289 1:24 p.m., Citizens Assist on Pearl St. 2:16 p.m., Accident on Saxon Hill Rd. 3:46 p.m., Agency Assist in Williston. 5:39 p.m., Citizens Assist on Maple St. 6:21 p.m., Citizens Assist on Pearl St. 7:12 p.m., Agency Assist on Blair Rd.

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8:34 a.m., Citizens Assist on Franklin St. 8:54 a.m., Burglary on Pearl St. 11:12 a.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 1:04 p.m., Property Damage on Pioneer St. 1:09 p.m., Accident on Railroad Ave. 3:36 p.m., Animal Problem on Hagan Dr. 4:23 p.m., Burglary/Arrest on Gero Ct. 6:28 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Alder Ln. 10:12 p.m., Noise Complaint on Brigham Hill Rd.

11:49 p.m., Agency Assist on Indian Brook Rd.

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5:14 a.m., Arrest for C&N on Jericho Rd. 1:13 p.m., Family Fight on Jackson St. 2:43 p.m., Agency Assist in Westford 5:25 p.m., Vandalism on Pearl St. 6:56 p.m., Citizens Dispute on Pearl St. 8:56 p.m., Citizens Assist on Maple St. 10:30 p.m., Family Fight on Fuller Pl.

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Essex Jct.'s annual fourth of July festivities commenced at Maple Street Park last week. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: 1) Train riders reach out to grab bubbles. 2) Two youngsters race to finish the obstacle course. 3) The rock wall was a big hit during the fourth of July festivities.

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Honey cream blackberry icebox cake By NANCY MOCK, HungryEnoughToEatSix. com

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24 crisp ladyfingers (such as Vicenzovo brand) 12 oz. blackberries 2 tsp. lemon juice 3 c. whipping cream, cold 1/2 c. honey 16 oz. mascarpone cheese

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Have an 8 in. by 8 in. pan ready and a space available in the coldest corner of your refrigerator. Place the bowl and beater from your mixer into the freezer for 15 minutes. Place the blackberries in a small bowl, and add the lemon juice. Gently toss the berries in the juice, and allow them to sit while preparing the whipped cream. Make the whipped cream: assemble the bowl and beater on the mixer. Turn the mixer on low and slowly pour in the whipping cream. Increase the speed to medium-low or medium. The cream will whip faster the higher you can have your speed: find the highest speed you can go to without cream flying all over the kitchen! As the cream begins to thicken, add in the honey. Beat the mixture until it

has thickened and holds loose peaks. Depending on the speed you use, expect this to take between 10 to 14 minutes. (Warm weather may also make the whipping process take a little longer.) Remove 1-1/2 cups of whipped cream from the bowl and transfer to a small bowl. Wrap this reserved cream tightly and refrigerate it. (This will be used when serving the cake.) Add the mascarpone cheese to the mixer bowl with the remaining whipped cream, and turn the mixer on low. Mix the ingredients for just a couple of minutes until they look incorporated. Do not over-beat the mixture as the mascarpone will curdle. Assemble the cake: place a layer of ladyfingers in the bottom of the pan, trimming or cutting a few as needed to fit them in and cover the bottom. Spoon about half of the mascarpone-whipped cream mixture over the ladyfingers and smooth it into an even layer. Use about half of the blackberries in the bowl and lay them one at a time on top the cream layer, spacing them out evenly. Drizzle a bit of the juice from the bowl over the berries. Place another layer of ladyfingers over the berry layer, cutting them as

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before, as needed to make a tight-fitting layer. It's alright to push them down a little as you put them in over the berries. Spoon the rest of the cream over the ladyfingers and spread it in to an even layer. Place the remaining berries on the top evenly over the cream layer, pushing them into the cream. Drizzle a bit more of the juice from the bowl over the berries. Cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap. Place a small, firm cutting board on top of the wrapped pan and then place something heavy (like a heavy mug or bowl) on the board. This is to help the layers compress while refrigerating. Place the pan and weight into the coldest cor-

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Essex native named D-III All-American An Essex native and Rochester Institute of Technology senior was named a 2017 Division III All-American for her rowing achievements. Amy Guthrie, who sat stroke seat for the varsity eight and served as a co-captain,was selected to the 2017 Pocock/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division III All-America First Team, making her the first RIT crew selection in program history. Guthrie played an integral part for the Tigers, helping to win their first Liberty League Championship and advance to the NCAA Championship for the first time in program history, placing fifth overall. Last month, Guthrie was also named to the National Invitational Rowing Championship AllStewards Team. A standout in the classroom, Guthrie, an electrical engineering major, was also named a CRCA Scholar Athlete, earned NIRC All-Academic Team honors, and Liberty League All-Academic accolades. "Amy is truly deserving of this honor and has the distinction of being our first athlete to be selected to the All-America Team," RIT head coach Jim Bodenstedt said in a news release. "Over the course of her career, she worked very hard to strengthen herself as an athlete and become a top performer. As co-captain this year she furthered the program's success with her competitive drive and leadership. The coaching staff is very proud of Amy and wish her all the best as she finishes her fifth year of study in electrical engineering."

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