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Teachers, board declare impasse Support staff negotiations proceed, teachers await mediation

By COLIN FLANDERS Essex Westford School District teachers are working off a temporary contract amid a stalemate over salary and health benefits while school board and union reps await more information on the legislature’s health care deal.

The two sides are now seeking mediation, where they hope to reach a settlement

in lieu of entering the fact-finding phase, where they would be required to present their offers to a neutral party who would issue a non-binding report.

“There just isn’t enough information to move further right now,” EWSD board and negotiations committee member Kim Gleason said. “We’re all at a place where we’re needing more information.”

They’re not alone: Twenty-six of Ver-

mont’s 60 supervisory unions have already declared impasse, said Nicole Mace, executive director of the Vermont School Boards Association.

Mace said while it’s a unique year for negotiations — every district and supervisory union needed to negotiate a new contract — the rate of impasse is unusually high. She blamed a “perfect storm of complicated issues,” many of which are affect-

ing EWSD. That includes navigating a complex legislative tussle over health care and remedying differences in two former contracts. In January, local union reps described those as “too many to list.”

“No year will be as hard as this year,” Gleason said.

Most notably, EWSD’s former contracts See IMPASSE, page 4

Act 250 stymies 160-acre donation

By COLIN FLANDERS

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Reporter Kaylee Sullivan tries on a pair of drunk goggles during the Ford Motor Company's Driving Skills for Life course on July 19. Below, she whips around a turn in a shiny red Mustang.

By KAyLEE SULLIVAN

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Texting behind the wheel wasn’t an option either.

Or spinning out in a Mustang, for that matter.

Being the dutiful daughter I am, I’ve always listened. Up until now.

With the car in gear, I slowly inched forward. The array of orange traffic cones appeared yellow now, and multiplied.

I felt nauseas and dizzy, thanks to the drunk goggles I’d just strapped to my head.

“You got it,” my co-worker prodded from the back seat, simultaneously chuckling at my enlarged four eyes — something she made sure to chronicle on camera.

In the name of journalism, I’d decided to enter the Ford Motor Company’s Driving Skills for Life course, which aimed to showcase first-hand the dangers of distracted and drunken driving.

A known speed demon in the newsroom, I immediately jumped on the story when the press release came through.

But here, now, I was nervous.

My first task was to text the Pledge of Allegiance. My coworkers back at the office were a bit confused to receive my last few lines: “One nation under God individual one mayor.”

Just a short cry from the original, really.

According to my instructor, Todd Wittman of Arizona, student drivers are usually assigned lengthier subjects to type considering teens’ growing texting speed. At 23, I’d apparently aged out of the “kids these days” age bracket.

Another sign of my aging emerged: I missed a stop sign earlier in the day as Wittman listed off dos and

don’ts of the mostly open course, but he brushed it off as a beginner blooper instead of my aging eyesight.

The second course aimed to test my reaction time. A single lane led into three coned-off routes with traffic lights to test my ability to quickly switch lanes in an emergency.

Wittman took me through the route once before I plopped into the driver’s seat, my nausea still paired with nervousness. It was time to floor it.

See VROOM, page 3

An environmental commission’s denial of Act 250 permits for an Essex subdivision is jeopardizing a local developer’s 160-acre donation to the town.

The Unsworth family, who owns the land near Indian Brook Park, offered the donation after its initial Act 250 denial in 2016.

The proposed transfer was part of the family’s reconfigured layout for an Indian Brook Road 10-lot subdivision that would include four homes. They hoped the land transfer would allay the Act 250 commission’s concerns over impacts to prime agricultural soils.

Though his family, operating under Indian Brook Properties LLP, had already received all necessary local approvals and most of the required state permits, James Unsworth said the process “quickly evolved into a nightmare.”

“It’s very much feeling like no good deed goes unpunished,” he said.

“The state is fighting us with a ferocity that isn’t justified.”

Act 250, Vermont’s land use and development law enacted in 1970, provides a quasi-judicial process for reviewing and managing impacts from subdivisions and developments. Nine commissions around the state evaluate projects based on 10 criteria.

Acting as an agent for his family, Unsworth said he began working with Lamoureux & Dickinson engineers on the subdivision about three years ago with the hope of creating a proposal that avoided Act 250.

Developers can subdivide up to 10 lots in one environmental district in five years before needing Act 250 review. But because Indian Brook Properties LLP had already received permits for a four-lot project in South Burlington – the same district – Act 250 was triggered, the commission’s decision reads.

The family has been mired in appeals ever since.

At the crux of the matter is disagreement over how to mitigate the impacted soil. The commission asserts the subdivision will reduce the “agricultural potential” of about seven acres that should instead be conserved.

See ACT 250, page 10

Fund balance policy questions overshadow grand list growth

By COLIN FLANDERS A surging grand list presented to the Essex Selectboard last week was eclipsed by debate over how much surplus the town should retain.

Members set the fiscal year 2018 tax rate at $.4997 for village residents and $.5108 for town residents based on a 2.47 percent grand list increase, nearly double Town Meeting Day projections.

Town assessor Randy Viens said a few large building projects that wrapped up this year after being partially assessed last year, like Spring Village and the Green Meadow Apartments, contributed to the growth.

For the owner of an average $280,000 home, taxes will increase by about $30. The full impact on village residents, who also pay taxes into the town, aren’t final until the trustees approve their own tax rate. They

planned to do so Tuesday, after The Reporter’s deadline.

Though the town’s rate was about $13 less than expected, it didn’t earn unanimous approval.

Selectman Andy Watts, the lone dissenter in the 4-1 vote, challenged the board’s plan for its money left over after all expenses are paid, known as the fund balance. In FY18, a $126,000 See FUND BALANCE, 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

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t 74 years old, Marti Powers is a force to be reckoned with. Not only is she president of the Vermont Senior Games, she competes in many of its sports.

In 2014, she won first place in the track and field javelin event, qualifying her for the National Senior Games. That same year, she took second place in weight lifting.

“The Vermont Senior Games puts on competitive events for athletes,” Powers said. “A lot are people in their 60s who are just starting to run and eventually become competitive. This year, we had 30 people attend the nationals in Birmingham. The organization gets you thinking about how important having a physical life is. It’s less about winning medals and more about striving to do your personal best.”

For nearly 15 years, Powers has been making a difference in the community. She is president of her condo association, a strength-training teacher at Town Meadows Senior Housing and serves as treasurer for

Green Mountain Transit. She is equally active with her two grandchildren and gets a thrill out of seeing what activity each will try next.

Her youngest granddaughter, Rachel, recently sent her a letter from summer camp. Smiling from ear to ear, Powers picked up the letter and shared an excerpt. “‘A lot of the activities I am taking are very athletic, so I am pretty sore,’” Powers read. “‘But I will be strong by the time I get back. One of the classes I am in is weights.

It’s been very trying. It seems to be the type of thing you would like.’

“You don’t realize how much your children and grandchildren internalize what you do,” Powers continued. “Grandchildren watch you a lot.”

Powers herself had a less than ideal childhood. Her father died when she was 8, and when she was 11, her mother left her at an old schoolmate’s home. She was told she would be there for the summer but was left for three years without explanation. When Powers turned 14, her mother came back,

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“I was always fighting to be somebody and to fit in,” Powers explained. “It felt like a real struggle. I never had close relationships with family.”

The turning point for the Texas native came when she was in her 20s and was offered a job with Verizon, formally Mountain Bell, in Denver. She credits the human resources team for believing in her and building the self-confidence she has today. In 2003, after 33 years with the company, Powers retired and moved to Vermont to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren.

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This was the wake-up call she needed to turn her health around. She refused medication for her condition and decided to give strength training a try.

Two years ago, Powers fell on her icy driveway and broke her wrist in two places.

She credits strength training for helping her get through it.

“It was almost dusk, no phone on me,” Powers recalled. “I rolled over onto the lawn, picked my body up with my upperbody strength and got myself moving. It’s a little thing, but it’s something that could have been a tragedy. That’s why I concentrate so much on upper-body strength with women.”

Powers’ greatest achievement is fostering confidence in the elderly folks who take her strength-training class at the senior center. One of the participants is 92 years

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“If I was in the house not doing anything and not seeing other people, you tend to become the stereotype of people of this age,” Powers said. “Society will tend to put you in that box. Getting out, being around people, being involved in things, that’s the key — the magic that everyone is looking for. It’s the fountain of youth. My fountain of youth.”

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LocaL from page 1 Pedal to the medal, we accelerated to what I assumed was a decent speed.

Two of the three green lights turned red, and I swerved left. The green light flickered to my right, the direction I should have followed.

I couldn’t ignore the obvious: My eyes aren’t as good as they once were.

Thankfully, the next time around I made the correct swerve. My delight was dampened, though, when Wittman politely told me I didn’t accelerate enough, making it easier to react quickly.

As they say, third time’s the charm, right?

Pedal to the medal once again, I revved up and as the light changed from green to red, I followed the green.

“Phew,” I thought, “mission accomplished!”

All hyped up, I later showed a video of my new driving skills to my editor, who was in for some deep disappointment. My 30 mph haul appeared as if I drove in slow motion.

Even so, a swift heartbeat remained in my chest recalling the anti-lock brake drill that followed. Wittman told me to floor it until the light turned red – then I was to brake, and hard.

Act as if the neighbor's dog is in the road, he said, encouraging me to brake with fuller force.

Wittman coached me to lift my body up and slam my weight down into the brake pedal. The harder the push, the faster you stop. And the safer “Fluffy the Dog” is, he joked.

It’s a good thing he explained things so well, because he didn’t have any controls in the passenger seat, just the car’s emergency brake in arm’s reach.

Last but not least was a spinout drill in a stylish, blazing red Mustang – a step or two up from my beat-up 2006 Saab.

Throughout the day, I’d gently adjusted to the newer car features. In my rig, I double pump the brakes with force, but in these Fords, the tiniest pressure jolts to a stop.

So when it came time to jump in the Mustang with instructor Zenia Amezquita, I was finally acclimated to the ABS, but didn’t quite need it.

Spinning out was all about gaining speed, releasing the gas around a corner and letting my hands fall into place on the wheel.

“You go where your eyes go,”

Amezquita said. “Your hands will follow.”

As I kept my eyes on a cone over my left shoulder, the car started to spin out but remained controlled because my hands and eyes were in sync. It was unnatural to look over my shoulder, because I was so worried about hitting cones in my immediate vicinity. And who could forget Mr. Fluffy? Even so, I persevered.

Skidding along the lot, a wide smile couldn’t help but stretch across my face.

This was fun.

Feeling almost invincible — that nervous pit growing smaller in my stomach — spin out after spin out ensued.

On the outskirts of the course stood my co-worker, still clutching her camera. A man beside her couldn’t help but repeatedly say I should be driving faster.

Looking back on the video footage, he had a point. My speed was snail-like, but you couldn’t have convinced me of that in the midst of my Mustang glory.

I was the best driver on the track! Well, the only one, to be more specific.

As I exited the red-hot car, a group of teenagers waited to take a spin. I held the door open for a young driver and her mom. The engine’s roar filled the air as the tires hit the pavement.

Most of the parents and students there said they took the course to better their driving skills.

Preparing for the unknowns, such as a dog crossing the road, a heavy load escaping off the back of a truck or a slippery snowfall is essential, instructors said.

The latter is more prevalent in Vermont than in some other states that host the program, Wittman added, so Ford tailors to each geographical spot.

Essex police Cpl. Kurt Miglinas and Vermont State Police Lt. John Flannigan were also present to answer questions about the rules of the road.

Wittman said kids often take part in the course because it allows them to drive with someone other than their parents. The instructors stress practice, but teens don’t always listen to their parents as well as they do professional drivers, he said.

Picturing my mom in the passenger seat during a spin out, clutching onto the roof grab handle with all her might, I had to agree. She would’ve had a heart attack.

That’s why I called her after my day’s work, not before.

“Mom, guess what I did today,” I said with a sly grin.

PHOTOS BY MICHAELA HALNON

TOP: Reporter Kaylee Sullivan takes notes last week while interviewing Todd Wittman, a driving instructor from Arizona. Wittman is on Ford Driving Skills' summer tour. ABOVE: Sullivan straps on a pair of drunk goggles during a distracted driving course in the parking lot of Essex Jct.'s GlobalFoundries on July 19.

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Gov. Phil Scott’s proposal to move teacher healthcare negotiations to the state level complicated the latter.

While Scott’s initial idea failed, a since-reached deal with Democrat leaders reduces state payments to local districts by $13 million. This sets a standard for boards to negotiate an 80/20 split on healthcare premiums with teachers.

Following the deal’s provisions would mean a change for teachers from both former districts: CCSU teachers paid 16 percent, and ETSD teachers paid 15 percent.

Boards and unions statewide are now waiting to hear from the Vt. Agency of Education how much they must cut from their budget if they don’t hit that target.

“That matters dramatically in all the settlements that people are considering,” Gleason said.

The funding gap that would result from missing that benchmark will likely need to be addressed by cutting costs or raising taxes. Otherwise, the reduction could “[come] out of teach-

ers’ pockets,” said Jessica Psaros, co-president of the Essex Westford Education Association. Her concern is shared by unions statewide.

“It’s not like we’re trying to take from the district or take from the kids,” Psaros said. “Situations arise all the time, [these] unexpected costs that school districts need to absorb.”

With previous contracts expiring June 30, EWSD teachers are now working off a temporary contract signed by the union and board in April.

The temporary contract plugs in elements agreed on over 11-month, closed-door talks. It reflects individual existing salary schedules, association dues and grievance procedures.

There’s also a five-page policy for reduction-in-force that clarifies seniority across the district. While the board isn’t expecting layoffs, Gleason said it was “very important for people to know where they stand.”

She said while she can’t disclose where the last offers fell, issues not addressed in the temporary contract agreement default to the two previous contracts.

EWEA co-president Jennifer Letourneau also declined to share the re-

cent offer but said the board has been a “good faith partner” in the negotiations.

“But, I feel like the legislation that came out of Montpelier has really gotten in the way of finishing this up,” she said.

Updates from the AOE will also likely affect support staff negotiations, which started later and are still ongoing.

Letourneau said several items remain outstanding. She again declined to specify but said the process is likely a bigger challenge than faculty contracts due to the wide-ranging roles support staff fill.

Like the teachers’ contract, however, Letourneau said the support staff and board reps are working cordially to reach a deal.

Reaching the fact-finding process would mean unchartered territory for Gleason, who has prior experience negotiating contracts as a member of the ETSD school board.

She noted both parties in teacher contract negotiations are willing to return to the table once more information becomes public.

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transfer from the fund balance will defray the tax impact to lower taxes by about $14.

Approved by the selectboard during its budget process in January, the transfer drops the general fund’s remaining unassigned fund balance — money without a designated purpose — to about 16.5 percent of the town’s operating budget.

This clashes with a selectboard policy adopted in April 2015 that says the town must put any money over the 15 percent toward a reduced tax rate, said Watts, who called on members to change the policy or beef up their transfer.

Chairman Max Levy said exceeding the amount approved on Town Meeting Day would be “jumping the gun.”

He recommended following the board’s usual process — setting fund balance transfers during the budget cycle — and concurred with selectwoman Sue Cook’s suggestion to review and, if needed, clarify the policy.

“We can make sure it says what it is that we intended it to do,” Levy said, “and not follow it with, perhaps, the wrong intention.”

Even so, he said the town has been consistent in its fund balance method.

“I don’t believe that,”

Watts responded.

He said the board approved the amount because it represented a half-penny on the tax rate, not because it met the policy standard.

At that January meeting, resident Mona Shep-

project fund balance transfers based on what they believe is a “safe number” for the remainder of the fiscal year.

“We have precious little revenue as it is,” Scheidel said. “When we lose it from

“It’s your decision, but I’m just saying, for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction.”

Pat Scheidel

Joint municipal manager pard asked the board to increase its transfer to $170,000, thus siphoning the fund to what was, at that time, the 15 percent threshold. Instead, members duplicated the previous year’s transfer.

Portions of the fund

other sources, like the state or the federal government, our only buffer is our own fund balance.”

He said that’s why he supports keeping the fund balance as-is, since the extra 1.5 percent could be used to pay out accumulated leave

“You can always come up with the concern that you might need to spend more."

Barbara Higgins Essex resident

balance are considered restricted or encumbered for reappraisal costs or prepaid expenses like records preservation.

At the end of FY15, the town’s unassigned fund balance was $1.95 million. This balance jumped to $2.4 million by the end of FY16, representing 19 percent of the general fund operating budget at the time, according to the town’s 2016 audit.

Finance director Lauren Morrisseau said the increase resulted from Essex Police Department underspending its budget after struggling to find new officers.

Joint municipal manager Pat Scheidel said staff

for retiring employees.

The town’s 2016 audit shows the total accumulated leave due for employees paid out of both the general fund and water/sewer department at the end of FY16 was $1.1 million. That includes both vacation and sick time, though only retirees get paid out both benefits; employees who move simply move don't receive accumulated sick pay.

The town currently has $100,000 in assigned fund balance to pay for the costs, but may have to dip into its unassigned balance depending on how many employees retire in the same year, Morrisseau said.

Scheidel added the

policy is mute on when the board needs to drain the fund balance. He said doing so now would steer the town toward the “bad old days,” stymying other policies that value tax rate predictability.

And transferring what’s beyond 15 percent to lower this year’s rate would leave nothing come next budget season, Scheidel said, creating a void of revenue the town has now become “accustomed to.”

“It’s your decision,” he added, “but I’m just saying, for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction.”

Watts said he’s not proposing the town abandon its fund balance completely.

Rather, he said the town should pay retirement costs from the 15 percent its policy allows.

Scheidel said that could leave the town vulnerable in the case of an emergency, like Tropical Storm Irene.

The 15 percent is enough to keep the town running for eight weeks without any revenue, he said.

“I don’t want to paint doom and gloom about what may or may not happen.

Even though it seems like a lot to us looking at it during a budget review discussion, it’s not a lot of money,” he said.

Selectman Michael Plageman agreed. He said the town has a responsibility to “keep some powder dry,” especially with the upcoming retirement liabilities, and he would rather explain the rationale of keeping taxpayer money now than chewing it up before its needed.

One such taxpayer, resident Barbara Higgins, said threats from potential catastrophes are a never-ending excuse. The town can never guarantee how many employees will leave, she said, or predict when a major storm will slam Essex.

"You can always come up with the concern that you might need to spend more," she said.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Do you recognize these servicemen?

This year marks the 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I, the "War to end all Wars" or the "Great War" which devastated Europe and many other countries. Essex had many soldiers participate, and we are looking for diaries, memorabilia, reflections or stories from local families for an article to be published this fall in the ECHO, the newsletter of the Essex Community Historical Society. If you or a family member recognizes names on this list, let us know. Contact Tim Jerman at 878-2972 or Ann Gray at 878-4088.

Hubert Aldrich Donald Dixon Arkley Robert Gordon Arkley Carlysle West Atherton Henry Marvin Baldwin Joseph E. Bartumy Ernest Bash Kenneth Paul Bassett Robert W. Bates Charles A. Berry Eugene Joseph Berry Theodore E. Bessette Percy Bevins Philip Louis Biladeau

Bricardo Bilo Donald Earle Bixby Ralph E. Broadwell Seth Thomas Bruce James Henry Burke James Randolph Burke Bert I. Burns Fay Leslie Carpenter Ralph L. Clerkin Leonard Colby John Henry Demag Irving Henry Desorda Robert G. Desso Harvey C. Devino Robert C. Dingley Samuel Walter Dixon Harry Arthur Donahue James E. Donahue Alan Lawrence Drury Harris K. Drury Max W. Drury Basil Farnsworth Earl Howard Farrand Roy Slater Farrand Monroe Maynard Fay Arthur Fisher James Daniel Flynn Charles W. Foster Floyd F. Garrow Allen N. Gilbert Charles H. Goyette Joseph Granger Oscar H. Gregory Emmerson Griffith Philip Burbank Guild Theron P. Guild James Guyette Ernest W. Hanley

What do you think?

Arthur L. Hardy Peter W. Hennington Bert J. Holmes Frank E. Hopkins Fay Herrick Hunt Roy S. Hunt Rudolph Nelson Hunt Sherman Hunt Raymond M. Huntley Howard H. Kellogg Marshall Kellogg William Kent Robert Orson Kenyon Bert Louis King Percy John King Louis M. Krewet Mark S. Ladd Warren Cheney Ladd Dalfus Larce Loren T. Larsen Harold Wilburn Lincoln Roscoe Perrin Lynde Colin Sidney Martel Antonio T. Martinez David Marvin Burnit McReynolds Benjamin J. Mobbs Lyman Alton Morehouse Bernard W. Mudgett Bert Myers Marshall Naylor Clifford G. Nichols Ray E. Nichols John E. Noonan Janius James Norton Ralph Lafayette Norton George M. Ockerhausen Leon Paladee

Ernest Bari Parizo John L. Parizo Raymond Andrew Parizo Thomas F. Parizo Victor Oliver Parizo William P. Patneaude Lawrence Haley Palmer Raymond Carrol Place Arthur H. Post Arthur Charles Pratt Leslie Robinson Ernest L. Schaeffer Adolph Senecal Raymond Senecal Clayton Seymour Ernest Seymour Ralph Henry Sheahan Berton William Sibley George Siegrest Marvin John Spaulding George H. Spicer Randolph W. Still Hoyt L. Swain George W. Teachout William T. Teachout Edward Thorton Merton A. Usher Ezra Valliere Moses Alfred Valliere Leon Vasseur George W. Vautier Gordon K. Wheatley Edward M. Whitcomb Howard F. Whitcomb Albert Henry Williams Tim Jerman Essex Historical Society

Email your letter (450 words or fewer) to news@essexreporter.com. Please include your full name, address and phone number. Deadline: Fridays at 5 p.m.

PERSPECTIVE

Access to child care is the issue we need to drive debate

By EMERSON LYNN

T

he story has become routine. In Vermont, eight out of every 10 children who need child care do not have access to it. There are too many children with a need that the state cannot afford, or has elected not to.

For those children from families who can afford it, the services are available. They are not in abundance, but they are there, and they are priced accordingly. The challenge is for the low and middle-income families. The number of child care services continues to plummet – a result of low pay to providers and state regulations intended to get providers to up their game.

Here’s the reality: If Vermont doesn’t figure out how to address the issue, its struggle to meet our workforce needs will only increase. If we don’t figure out how to give these children access to high quality care, we can also assume the continued increase in what we pay to cover human services costs.

Both eventualities are hugely expensive and subtract from the state’s ability to prosper.

It’s primarily a resource issue.

The manpower needs to be available, as does the space and the financial resources to support both.

But we already know there are no new pots of money to tap. Particularly for the millions upon millions that would be required. If the proposed cuts from the Trump administration materialize, it becomes even more problematic.

To address the challenge will re-

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quire four things: First, recognize the issue for what it is. There are few challenges more fundamental to the state’s future.

Don’t let it slip from the radar. Tell the story compellingly and often. This is a role that falls to the governor, the administration and our elected leaders.

Second, tell the story in a way that makes it an issue of self interest to employers and to the public in general.

This sector of the economy has more capacity to help than supposed; but a compelling case has yet to be made and they will not step forward if the plan is not sustainable or if the funding burden falls on them alone.

Third, take a look at the Vt. Agency of Human Services, the largest agency in state government, and one with a multi-billion dollar budget.

Vermont is one of the most charitable states in the nation when it comes to general welfare programs.

If Vermont follows the national trend, and if more than a fifth of our men between the ages of 25 and 54 are able-bodied but on Medicaid, then if stricter work requirements were mandated, would that not free funding to be used for child care?

Are there other examples? And doesn’t it follow that better child care services lead to a better educational outcome, which leads to less dependency on “income maintenance” programs?

Fourth, consider the educational system as a pre-K through 16 model, one whose goal is to improve the matriculation rate from high school to college. Presently, we’re near the bottom nationally. The only way to make those essential gains is to have children be better prepared before enter-

ing school, i.e., better child care.

Our schools could play a key and very obvious role from several perspectives; we’ve lost a quarter of the state’s student population, and the decline continues, which means that somewhere there is excess capacity.

How is this unused space being employed? If our teacher/pupil ratio is half the national average, then do we not have skilled professionals capable of the required instruction? (It would be helpful if the teachers – the professionals in this circumstance – would add their voices to the debate.)

If we are to succeed, each of these four targets will need to be addressed and each will need to be seen as indispensible to the overall goal, which is figuring out an affordable, more efficient way to deal with the needs of about half to three-quarters of Vermont’s youngest children.

In doing so, we would end up discovering better ways to deal with the entire social/educational structure of Vermont. At many levels, for example, we can no longer separate what happens within the Vt. Agency of Education and the Vt. Agency of Human Services.

One directly affects the other. Figuring out creative ways to use the same dollar to hit two needs is what should motivate anyone truly interested in reform on a meaningful scale.

But that “cooperation” doesn’t happen on its own. It needs to be forced by a need. This is that need.

Emerson Lynn is co-publisher of the Essex Reporter and our parent company, the St. Albans Messenger, where this editorial was first published.

Gratitude can help your health Contributed by Lou Ann PioLi Coordinator, Essex Area Senior Center

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recently came across a quote that said, “It’s not happy people who are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy.” I’ve believed this for quite some time, but I wanted to dig deeper into the scientific evidence of that sentiment. I was both astonished and pleased with the number of clinical studies that have been done regarding the benefits of gratitude on our health.

Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at UC Davis, has done much research on the link between gratitude and wellbeing. Says Emmons, “Clinical trials indicate that the practice of gratitude can have dramatic and lasting effects in a person’s life. It can lower blood pressure, improve immune function and facilitate more efficient sleep.” His studies also found that people who keep a gratitude journal have a reduced dietary fat intake- as much as 25 percent lower. Stress hormones such as cortisol are 23 percent lower in grateful people. And, very importantly to our senior population, practicing gratitude daily can reduce the effects of aging on the brain. Emmons research further confirms that gratitude increases happiness and reduces depression.

Especially as we age, when it is not uncommon to face many different kinds of loss –the loss of one’s spouse or loved one, loss of eyesight and/ or hearing, loss of mobility, loss of independence, loss of one’s home, etc. – feelings of depression can set in. So, how do we practice gratitude so that we can reap the mental and physical benefits and overcome the feelings of being downtrodden?

One of the most effective tools is journaling. One does not have to be a poet or professional writer to create a gratitude or joy journal. A notebook and a writing utensil is all you’ll need to get started. The key is to notice something every day that made you smile, warmed your heart or brought you joy. It doesn’t have to be something big or notorious.

A few things that come to my mind are hearing my son share an experience that touched him in his role as teacher or coach. Or receiving a new photo of my newborn grandson. Or watching as a mourning dove strolled across my balcony railing inspecting my cherry tomato plants (I dubbed it my “quality control supervisor.”)

Others have mentioned the sound of a baby’s laughter, a beautiful sunset, a rainbow, an act of kindness from a friend or a stranger, sharing a game or a meal with someone whose company you enjoy, receiving a compliment or a hug. It’s often the little things that can make the most lasting impression. Once entered in this journal, if you’re having an exceptionally bad day, read through some of your own entries. Often just remembering those moments can help you to feel better and get back in touch with your own joy and gratitude.

An easy tip if you’re having a bad time and can’t think of anything to be grateful for is to make an effort to express gratitude. Say thank you. Expressing gratitude enhances relationships and can help you to focus on something good in your life. It only takes a moment to notice someone’s efforts to brighten your day or make your life a little easier or to simply be grateful for another day. One of my dearest friends suffered for two years with stage four breast cancer, yet every day when I called her to see how she was doing, her reply was, “Every day above ground is a great day,” and that’s how she lived her final years, in gratitude for another day. Here’s hoping we each learn to find things to be thankful for each day.

Notice something every day that made you smile, warmed your heart or brought you joy.

Essex Area Senior Center is located at 2 Lincoln St. at the Five Corners in Essex Jct. Please call 876-5087 or visit our website at www.essexvtseniors.org for more information.

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Religious Directory

JulY 31

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.

COurTeSY PhOTO

Watch six business risk-takers reveal their plans during a 7-minute “Shark Tank”-like pitch in front of venture capital investors and entrepreneurial advisors at the Green Mountain Harley Davidson from 9 - 11:30 a.m. on Monday, July 31. See listing for more information.

27 ThurSDAY OrigAmi wiTh gAil mArTin

12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Build a better world and begin with paper! Explore the world of origami and learn the basic folds needed to make a heart, fox, star box and penguin. For ages 7 and up. Please register at http://essexfreesummer. weebly.com.

CODe A BeTTer wOrlD

2 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. Join us for an introductory workshop on coding.

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.

"BrigADOOn"

7 p.m., Hyde Park Opera House. A beloved Scottish fantasy musical about a town that disappears into the Highland mist, returning for only one day every 100 years. A tribute to simplicity and true love featuring an Essex Jct. resident in a leading role. $18 for adults, $12 for students or seniors. Tickets available at www.lcplayers.com.

28 friDAY Summer STOrYTime

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

muSiCAl STOrYTime

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Rock and read together with songs, stories and instruments.

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.

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: Meet Brent McCoy, a wildly entertaining comic performer who happens to be dressed as a construction worker. In the “Real McCoy Show,” he combines circus, comedy and audience participation for kneeslapping entertainment.

Our exPAnDing SOlAr SYSTem: ASTrOnOmY AnD mYTh

6:30 p.m., Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd., Jericho. Kelley Hunter presents a talk on the many newly discovered planetoids in our far solar system, several named for indigenous creator gods and goddesses. This slideshow will get us up-to-date with our new neighbors and their stories. We’ll also consider a different answer to the question “is Pluto a planet?”

Coloring pages will be shared with pencils and crayons on hand. For adults and kids alike.

DungeOnS AnD DrAgOnS

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

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

referee and storyteller.

Call 878-6955 to join.

For grades 6 and up.

SiT AnD KniT

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Adult knitters and crocheters are invited to settle in front of the fireplace in the Main Reading Room to knit, share projects and patterns and engage in conversation.

"BrigADOOn"

7 p.m., Hyde Park Opera House. (See Thursday, July 27)

29 SATurDAY BrOwnell liBrArY ClOSeD SATurDAYS unTil SePTemBer 29 BASKeT weAving wiTh AlexA riverA

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library.

Learn how to weave a traditional reed basket with experienced basket maker Alexa Rivera. $10 fee to defray the cost of materials. Sponsored by the Friends of the Burnham Memorial Library. Class size is limited, so early sign-up is recommended.

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.

"BrigADOOn"

7 p.m., Hyde Park Opera House. (See Thursday, July 27)

30 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.

"BrigADOOn"

2 p.m., Hyde Park Opera House. (See Thursday, July 27).

31 mOnDAY rOAD PiTCh

9 - 11:30 a.m., Green Mountain Harley Davidson, 157 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Watch six business risk-takers reveal their plans during a 7-minute “Shark Tank” pitch in front of venture capital investors and entrepreneurial advisors who are touring Vermont on motorcycles. The Essex winner will compete in October for a statewide award of $4,000. For more information, email Greg Morgan at gsmorgan@yahoo.com.

STOrYTime

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Drop in for stories, songs, rhymes and a craft!

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

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calendar LoCaL Meetings tuesDay, aug. 1

6 p.m.,village Capital Committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

weDnesDay, aug. 2

5 p.m., Public works Consolidation review Committee, town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

tHursDay, aug. 3

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

at least 24 hours in advance.

Lego CLub

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. Build masterpieces with our collection of Legos.

Harry Potter Day

teCH HeLP witH CLiF

Noon & 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering oneon-one technology help.

Reservation required.

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

2:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library.

Visit Diagon Alley to get ready for school, get sorted into your house and attend classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

waCky weDnesDay

Movies in tHe Park

young atHLetes

8 p.m., Fort Ethan Allen.

Bring a lawn chair, blanket and some snacks and watch a series of family-friendly, free movies at parks around Colchester. This week: “The Secret Life of Pets.”

1 tuesDay reaDy raPunzeL

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Teens meet to help brownell prepare for the First Ever Vermont Fairy Tale Festival on September 23 in Killington.

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.

young reaDers' book grouP

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Design your own cupcake and join us as we discuss "Close to Famous" by Joan Bauer. For grades 4 - 8.

knitting CLub

6:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Bring in your current knitting project or start a new one in the company of fellow knitters!

2 weDnesDay teCH tiMe witH traCi

10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. Need some tech help? Drop in with your device and your questions.

12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Create your own juggling balls, learn to juggle and try your hand at sculpting balloon animals. For ages 7 and up.

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

3 tHursDay big bLue trunk

10 a.m. - noon, Essex Free Library. Pave your way to the library for creative active play, imaginative games and lots of laughs! For all ages.

teens buiLD a better MeaL

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Teens and seniors will prepare and eat a meal together at the senior center next door to the library.

buiLDing briDges 2 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. Cross a chasm with a bridge of your own making.

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.

suMMer ConCert series: tHe DuPont brotHers

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 DuPont Brothers.

This Burlington duo has hit the ground running since the formation of the group in March 2013. The brothers have recently shared the stage with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Ben

Sollee, Gin Wigmore, Chris Thomas King, Langhorne Slim, Howie Day and The Lone Bellow, to name a few. The sound is Vermont-made Folk-Americana.

4 FriDay suMMer storytiMe

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

MusiCaL storytiMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Rock and read together with songs, stories and instruments.

teDxbrowneLLLibrary: PeoPLe buiLDing a better worLD 2 - 3:30 p.m., Brownell Library. We'll view and reflect on TED Talk videos around this theme.

knitting CLub

3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn to knit with Maggie Loftus! All skill levels are 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: Walk back in time with Andrew Pinard as he performs as nineteenthcentury Jonathan Harrington, one of the earliest American magicians. Pinard transforms into Jonathan Harrington during the performance in both character and period costume to present mysteries and wonders from the nineteenth century with the help of audience members.

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6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library. Grab your PJs, sleeping bag and pillow because we're camping out at the library for the evening to read!

Therapy dog Daisy will be there for the evening. Refreshments provided, but patrons are welcome to bring their own as well.

MagiC: tHe gatHering

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

5 saturDay weekenD storytiMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs every Saturday morning.

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.

Email Michaela@essexreporter.com We can cover ALL your home & family needs

STOC ON C K UP AN SUPP NING L IE S

roCk & roLL DanCe Party

7:30 - 10:30 p.m., ArtsRiot, 400 Pine St., Burlington. A live music event to benefit the Burlington-based Me2/ Orchestra, the world’s only classical music organization comprised of individuals with mental illness and the people who support them, featuring hits from the 60s and 70s performed

by The Regressions.

Tickets are $15 and available at the door or at www.artsriot.com. For more information, email mssvt@hotmail.com or call 238-7572.

PLY OF BIG SUP SKETS A BERRY B Quarts d -Pints an

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

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

6 sunDay 12tH annuaL Lake CHaMPLain Dragon boat FestivaL

8 a.m., Waterfront Park, Burlington. Team up with co-workers, family and friends to race at this Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival and support cancer survivors in our community. Donations support Dragonheart VT and Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. No experience necessary.

Come join the fun! For more information, visit www.ridethedragon.org.

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.

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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1:04 a.m., Agency Assist on Pearl St. 5:42 a.m., Citizens Assist on Jackson St. 11:11 a.m., Citizens Assist on S Hill Dr. 12:48 p.m., Citizens Assist on Irene Ave. 2:12 p.m., Fraud on Pleasant St. 4 p.m., MV Complaint on Nahma Ave. 4:54 p.m., Animal Problem on Pearl St. 9:08 p.m., MV Complaint on Baker St. 10:19 p.m., Animal Problem on Jericho Rd. 11:17 p.m., Citizens Dispute on Pearl St.

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4:48 p.m., Theft on Maple St. 5:33 p.m., Accident on Center Rd. 9:30 p.m., Suspicious on Old Colchester Rd. 10:23 p.m., Suspicious on Ridge Rd. 11:17 p.m., Intoxicated Person on Hiawatha Ave.

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10:54 a.m., Citizens Assist on Laurette Dr. 11:16 a.m., Suspicious on Saxon Hill Rd. 11:18 a.m., Suspicious on Densmore Dr. 12:28 p.m., Property Damage on Essex Way. 3:48 p.m., Trespassing on Park St. 4:04 p.m., Citizens Dispute on Maple St. 4:09 p.m., Burglary on Railroad St. 5:13 p.m., Accident on Pearl St. 5:33 p.m., Citizens Dispute on Main St. 6:10 p.m., Motor Vehicle Complaint on Pearl St. 6:50 p.m., Citizens Dispute on Center Rd. 11:14 p.m., Suspicious on Susie Wilson Rd. 11:34 p.m., Suspicious on Brickyard Rd.

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3:04 p.m., Noise Complaint on West St. 7:23 p.m., Citizens Dispute on St James Pl. 7:31 p.m., Intoxicated Person on Carmichael St. 8:12 p.m., Suspicious on Turcotte Rd. 8:43 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Essex Way. 10:16 p.m., Motor Vehicle Complaint on Park St. 11:55 p.m., Noise Complaint on Pearl St.

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A large crowd gathers at Moonrise Farm in Essex on July 15 for Farm to Ballet, a full-length production Inspired by native Vermonter Chatch Pregger's experience teaching ballet classes outside and interest in local food production.

From farm to stage “Storybook” Moonrise Farm hosts Farm to Ballet

By ABBY LEDOUX A local farm transformed to a stage for a classical ballet troupe and about 300 guests on Saturday, July 15.

Moonrise Farm, the Essex Jct. home to best-selling children’s book authors John and Jennifer Churchman and the beloved characters from “The SheepOver” and “Brave Little Finn,” was the backdrop for Farm to Ballet’s first performance of its third summer sea-

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A production of Ballet Vermont, the unique project brings professional dancers, classical choreography and live music to farms across Vermont. It has spurred national interest for its marriage of a pastoral backdrop with the fitting storyline of a local sustainable operation from spring to fall.

Created and directed by Chatch Pregger, a Vermont native and former professional dancer,

Farm to Ballet is a full-length production inspired by Pregger's experience teaching ballet classes outside and interest in local food production.

Set to the music of Vivaldi and Swan Lake performed live by a string sextet, a troupe of more than 20 performers costumed as dancing goats, flying pigs and prancing cabbage leaves tells Pregger’s story.

By foregoing theater-based production for an earthen stage

with natural lighting and live animals nearby, the show is meant to honor their work of local farmers and conservationists and also fundraise for the cause: Last year, the project raised over $23,000.

“I love performing with the sky as the ceiling and the earth as the floor,” principal dancer and Vermont homesteader Avi Waring said in a Farm to Ballet press release. “There is no better place to be in the summer than Vermont, and to dance outside to beautiful live music is an amazing gift.”

The July 15 performance marked the first time Moonrise Farm was used as a full-scale venue, but given the show’s success, John Churchman hopes it won’t be the last.

A sloping hillside provided a natural amphitheater for the few hundred spectators, and a patch of cleared land before a scenic pond an apt landscape for the show’s farm scene. Churchman’s famed menagerie of sheep, ducks, geese and other faunae were natural background additions to the recital.

“I feel like there is a set of rhythms that farming presents, which is a lot like Farm to Ballet,” Waring said, noting the show imitates her own daily life on her Wolcott farm. “As a farmer, I know that there are lots of struggles, but there is also an essential joy in the care of animals and having a relationship with plants and animals, and that is reflected when I perform.”

A query from Churchman and subsequent winter site visit earned Moonrise Farm a coveted spot as Farm to Ballet’s first stop on a tour of eight performances this summer. Though the performance remains the same, each show is different, organizers say,

made special by the individuality of every venue.

At Moonrise Farm, guests were treated to wood-fired pizza from NOFA-VT, small-batch ice cream from family-owned berry producer Fisher Brothers Farm and fresh-squeezed lemonade made by Churchman’s daughter and a cousin.

Churchman was impressed with the performance and its turnout. He was especially charmed by the collaborative nature of the show, distinguished from the more stilted experience of a traditional staged production by the children dancing on the sidelines, moved to join in the fun.

“It was a very nice community event, and we look forward to organizing others,” Churchman said. “It’s a really nice space where people can come and meet the animals, the storybook characters.”

If not in person, fans can meet more of those characters in print with the Churchmans’ next book about their sheepdog, “A Farm for Maisie,” due out October 3.

They’re also in the midst of finishing another book about their alpacas, a recent addition to the “storybook farm,” and will begin work on yet another when that’s completed.

Audiences have four more chances to catch a Farm to Ballet performance this season as the troupe ventures south to Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock on August 5, Studio Hill in Shaftsbury on August 6, Retreat Farm in Brattleboro on August 12 and a finale at Shelburne Farms – the project’s second show there this summer – on August 13.

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The Unsworth family's 160-acre land donation, which abuts Indian Brook Park, pictured above, is in jeopardy after they have struggled to secure an Act 250 permit.

ACT 250 from page 1 Yet Unsworth says these impacted soils are “small and fragmented” by surrounding wetlands.

“Quite frankly, no one is ever going to want to farm them,” he said.

Under Act 250, developers must avoid impacting prime ag soils as much as possible. Instead of conserving the land, however, developers can pay a mitigation fee, which the Vt. Agency of Agriculture can use to purchase other land off-site.

Liam Murphy, the Unsworths’ attorney, said commissioners should have realized the impacted areas are so small, they couldn’t contribute to an effective agricultural operation.

“This is precisely the type of place where it makes more sense to pay a fee … and they can go buy much more productive ag soil,” Murphy said.

Unsworth asked for the town’s support in March after the Act 250 commission denied the family’s revised application.

The selectboard voted 4-1 at its July 13 meeting to write the commission and explain its interest in the land for recreation.

The letter, signed by chairman Max Levy, highlights the land’s abutment of Indian Brook Park and says while the town appreciates the importance of agricultural land, it also recognizes benefits of other land preservation.

“Protecting the Unsworth land would extend an unbroken swatch of prime habitat from Colchester Pond to the center of Essex,” the letter reads.

“The selectboard and I consider this potential land donation an amazing opportunity, not just for the town of Essex, but also for Vermont’s natural environment,” the letter continues.

“We hope that the subdivision can receive all necessary approvals from the state of Vermont.”

Selectwoman Irene Wrenner, however, opposed the letter.

Reached Monday, she said residents questioned the subdivision’s effect on wetlands during a 2015 planning commission meeting and said the selectboard’s role is to “do the greatest good for the greatest number.”

Wrenner thought the letter was pressuring another government agency into a decision to benefit the town, which she saw as a conflict of interest.

Wrenner added she’s not convinced the donation is worth supporting the subdivision.

“I would counter by saying the 213 [acres] that are undeveloped are even more valuable” than 160, she said.

Murphy said his clients hope to secure “some reasonable settlement with the state,” but expected to encourage the town to testify in support of the project if it heads to trial.

Unsworth said he believes his family, which has owned the parcel for 50 years, has been good stewards of the land, which has been used for various recreational purposes.

“It would be a real shame if this didn’t go through,” he said.

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7 reasons to visit your local farmer's market A farmers’ market is likely coming to a field or open parking lot near you — if there isn’t already one operating nearby. The United States Department of Agriculture says that, between the years of 2008 and 2013, the number of farmers’ markets doubled across the country.

Farmers’ markets will continue to thrive and expand as people increasingly realize the benefits of supporting local food providers. Buyers who are not yet familiar with farmer’s markets can examine the following seven reasons to break the ice.

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Enjoy fresh, seasonal foods.

Foods at farmers’ markets tend to be limited to in-season offerings.

Some nutritionists suggest eating seasonally available foods is better for your body, because humans ate seasonal produce for thousands of years before shipping and refrigeration changed how people received the majority of their foods. In addition, many people feel that fresh, seasonal foods taste better than the alternatives.

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Discover new foods. There’s always something new at a farmers’ market, and this can entice shoppers to expand their flavor palates.

Explore interesting, locally grown items. Even children may fall in love with colorful fruits or vegetables and their refreshing tastes.

Embrace organic and non-GMO offerings. Many farmers’ markets offer foods that are organically grown and are produced without GMOs. Farmers’ market retailers also tend to give firsthand accounts of where their foods come from and how they are grown or raised.

Indulge in nutritious foods. The vivid colors and smells emanating from farmers’ markets indicate just how fresh and nutritious the offerings tend to be. Farmers who peddle their wares at farmers’ markets adhere to careful farming methods to ensure their foods are as nutritious as possible.

Learn secrets and recipes. In addition to fresh produce, farmers’ markets may offer baked and other prepared goods. Shopkeepers

often mingle with their customers, offering trade secrets and recipe ideas.

Additionally, local farm families supported by farmers’ markets generally offer supreme customer service to keep shoppers coming back week after week.

Turn the trip into a social excursion. A farmers’ market can be an exciting and flavorful social gathering place for families and groups of friends, as well as a great place to meet other members of the community. Sometimes farmers also mingle with local artisans, so the market can be a one-stop-shopping locale for locally produced food and art.

Save money. Farmers’ markets may sell organic produce at a cost comparable or even lower than other retailers. That’s because local farmers don’t have to transport their items as far as retailers whose foods were shipped from far away places.

Any time of the year is perfect for grabbing a tote bag and browsing the wares at a nearby farmers’ market, where shoppers are bound to find something fresh, unique and delicious.

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any people prefer the flavor of grilled foods over the flavor of foods cooked in other ways. Grilled foods certainly have distinct flavors, but that uniqueness can be compromised when some foods finish cooking before cooks are ready to serve them.

Grilled foods may lose some flavor if they’re served cold or not as hot as cooks would like. But there are a handful of ways to keep grilled foods warm until they’re ready to be served.

• Keep a low-heat zone on the grill. As foods finish cooking, move them to a predetermined low-heat zone on the grill where they will stay warm without overcooking. Monitor this area while cooking the foods to ensure it’s warm but not hot enough to keep cooking foods once they have been moved.

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and tenting them in aluminum foil is another way to keep them warm until serving time, though this might only work if cooks need to keep foods for just a few minutes.

Create a tin foil tent and place foods inside. The tent can then be placed on a less hot area of the grill or placed into an oven that’s not on. Avoid tenting foods that are meant to have crispy skins, as tenting can moisten the skin.

Use the warming feature on the stove.

Many stoves come with warming settings that keep foods warm without cooking them. While this requires cooks to go indoors, it can help keep grilled foods warm while the rest of the meal continues cooking over the open flame.

Place foods in the slow cooker. If the stove is not an option because other compo-

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Keeping grilled foods warm until it’s time to serve meals can be difficult. But grillmasters can employ various strategies to ensure grilled foods maintain their unique flavor without getting cold.

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By JOE GONILLO Without a jinx, love the turnabout in the weather last week. We are halfway through the pool season and the summer. I saw my first (sad) back-to-school advertisement. Though I'm no longer teaching, they still send a shiver down my spine. It’s the last week of the regular season for our swim team, with leagues in St. Albans this week and states to follow.

Essex Jct. Little League update: The 11- and 12-yearolds are on a roll, going 10-1 through the district and state tournaments by scoring 105 runs and allowing a mere 8 runs.

The Vermont girls won the Twin State Basketball Classic while the boys fell to New Hampshire. The Granite State still leads the annual series.

TEST defeated Burlington Tennis Club on July 18 Sand Hill Pool, 283-209. Triple winners include Katherine Lacourcier (girls 25 fly, 25 back and 25 free) and Charlotte Brace (girls 50 fly, 50 back and 50 free). Double winners include Ken Lynch (boys 25 fly and 25 free), Thomas Denton (boys 50 back and 50 free) and Casey Keenan (boys 50 back and 50 free).

Other winners include: Izzy Subin Billingsley (girls 50 fly), Cameron Marcus (boys 50 fly), Olivia Porter (girls 50 back), Abigail Jackman (girls 25 breast), Zachary Jackman (boys 25 breast), Oliver Austin (boys 50 breast) and Meghan Denton (girls 50 free).

The Edge (SB) then defeated TEST last Thursday by 317-182, marking their first loss of the summer.

Leagues start Friday afternoon, so get to St. Albans early to grab a good spot.

Good luck swimmers!

All athletes should fill out their fall sports registration before August 6.

Let me know if you are interested in reffing soccer in the fall.

Vermont Women’s Summer League soccer standings: 1. Vt. Energy Legs (7-0-0) 2. Back Country (6 -2 -0) 3. Huff n’ Puff (6 -2 -0) 4. Shenanigans (5 -2 -0) 5. Warriors (3 -4 -0) 6. ESDI (3 -5 -0) 7. 802 CrossFit (1 -7-0) 8. Central VT (0 -9 -0) About a week left in the regular season then onto playoffs. For more info, go to vtwomensoccer.com Congratulations to Adam and Eva (Morel) Slocum on their marriage last week at the Mt. Stowe Lodge and Resort. The Honorable Scott G. Slocum performed the ceremony at the top of the hill overlooking the lodge. A beautiful wedding reception followed, where we danced deep into the night.

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EJ 10-12 nears state title The Essex Jct. 10- and 12-year-old Little League squad is vying for a state title at Maple Street Park this Saturday after a dominant 10-1 run through district and state tournaments.

They await the winner of Friday’s matchup between Williston and Brattleboro.

A win Saturday would crown EJ champions and send them to the New England regional tournament next month, while a loss means they’ll have one last shot for glory on Sunday. Opening pitch is set for 1 p.m.

for the good wishes. All appreciated. We spent a few days at sister and brotherin-law Sandy and Hank Bechtel’s condo in Killington and played our first round of golf together (Tina’s first-ever). I’m sworn to secrecy on the scores. Continued the celebration with the Bechtel Family Reunion in Newport on Sunday. We were more than ready to

The squad has allowed just eight runs while plating 105 via a .376 batting average and .451 on-base percentage.

That includes seven different players who have struck home runs.

Meanwhile, on the defensive end, EJ pitchers have struck out opposing batters nearly half the time — .496 — en route to a .737 ERA among the staff of seven, including a six-inning no hitter Monday by Andrew Goodrich to help the squad advance to the title game.

defend our bocce championship title, but our visiting Canadian opponents failed to show up. They texted something about passport/ visa issues on Lake Memphremagog. I think they just did not want to lose to our all-star team.

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