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Without unanimity, board supports union district plan

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By COLIN FLANDERS s the recreation governance study committee continues down the path toward creating a union municipal district, at least one selectboard member believes

too many questions will remain when the plan goes to voters in December.

Irene Wrenner urged the board to reconsider its position earlier this month in what amounted to the harshest critique of the plan since it was announced in early June.

“Until I got into the weeds, I did not realize the depth of the mess we’ve been

asked to pass on to our voters,” she said at the July 11 meeting. “I just don’t think it’s fixable.”

Wrenner criticized the plan’s complexity, its potential tax impact and apparent lack of oversight.

Both the village board of trustees and Essex Prudential Committee, the board currently governing the Essex Jct. Parks

and Recreation department, passed motions supporting the venture.

“We have a home for our recreation department,” Wrenner said. “And, last I knew, things were going just fine.”

With the change, town residents would see a tax increase, though the amount is unknown. So is what will See RECREATION, page 2

Lincoln Hall restoration complete

By JASON STARR

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Courtesy photo L to R: Donna Del Trecco, student Jillian Del Trecco and Kaki McGeary are pictured in the Essex Town School District garden used for the Farm2School initiative.

crumbling chimney atop the nearly 200-year-old Lincoln Hall was a proverbial canary in a coal mine, signaling deeper deterioration at one of Essex’s oldest and still most important buildings.

“We were warned that the chimney was a serious hazard. There was nothing holding it up,” village president George Tyler said.

“It was going to fall on top of someone someday.”

When the trustees sent a contractor to the roof to investigate, they learned the true extent of the building’s problems. A sandblasting exterior cleaning job in the 1990s damaged the 1800s-era brick-and-mortar, leading to water penetration and damage to interior and exterior bricks. The building’s foundation showed cracks as well, and much of the ornate woodwork around the entrances rotted.

[The chimney] really snowballed the whole thing,” Tyler said. “We said, ‘Let’s figure out everything that needs to happen, put some money away, and when the time is right, go for it.’”

In 2014, the trustees hired Lizst Historical Restoration of Essex to analyze the

The Essex Town School District is looking for volunteers to water and weed the school’s garden over the summer months.

Students and volunteers prepared the garden beds and planted seeds this spring as part of the district’s service learning projects.

The garden boasts varieties of tomatoes, zucchini, onions, yellow squash, cucumbers, beans, peppers, carrots, beets, herbs and, for the first time, sweet potatoes.

For the summer’s first harvest, staff and volunteers combined kale, basil and parsley

with fresh lemon juice, garlic, grated Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to make about a gallon of pesto.

The yield was frozen to be used in September during school-wide taste tests as well as at the Founders Memorial School pasta dinner open house, according to Dale Trombley, the school’s head cook.

Students will also be able to taste the fruits (or vegetables) of their labor via the cafeteria come fall.

The garden is part of the district’s Farm2School program aimed at connecting students with local food growers and establishing healthy See FARM, page 3

ABOVE: Lincoln Hall is pictured at the turn of the 20th century.

BELOW: The 1800s-era hall’s foundation and brickwork were recently restored.

See RESTORATION, page 3

Students harvest fruits of their labor

By COLIN FLANDERS

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WAX ON, WAX OFF

Photo by COLIN FLANDERS David Mitchell, custodian supervisor at Thomas Fleming School, applies a coat of wax to a classroom floor Monday.

Schools prepare for opening

By COLIN FLANDERS Bruce Murdough employs a simple reminder during the summer: “The kids are coming.”

Murdough, director of property services for the Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, said the mantra guides the season’s standard workload as the district enters the final month before students again flood the hallways.

This includes stripping and waxing the floors, cleaning windows, walls, desks and locker rooms, fixing locks and changing combinations, and adding a fresh coat of paint where

needed.

David Mitchell, custodian supervisor at Thomas Fleming School, walked through the second floor surveying the hallway floors last Friday. Overhead lights reflected off their newly coated surface.

Early Monday morning, he’d begun a similar task inside a first floor classroom, desks and chairs stacked neatly by the windows.

It’s demanding work, said Mitchell, whose role includes serving as the daytime custodian during the school year. Even so, he initially welcomes the See SCHOOL, page 14

REPUBLICANS VIE FOR TOP SPOT

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series of profiles on Vermont's five gubernatorial candidates by the St. Albans Messenger leading up to the August primary. See Democratic candidates Matt Dunne, Peter Galbraith and Sue Minter in next week's Reporter.

Scott promises focus on economy

By TOM BENTON Messenger Staff Writer

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his election season’s early polls favor Lt. Gov. Phil Scott in the Republican gubernatorial race. He holds a 45 per-

Lisman wants to recreate gov't.

cent lead over newcomer Bruce Lisman in the most recent poll.

“Vermonters want a steady hand on the wheel,” Scott explained.

Scott knows a few things about this. He’s See SCOTT, page 5

By TOM BENTON Messenger Staff Writer

R Phil Scott

epublican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Lisman – four-time Analyst All-Star for Wall Street’s Lehman Broth-

ers, a man worth an estimated $50 million – wants to take a “different look” at the Green Mountain State’s political system.

Lisman said his rival, Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, hasn’t affected See LISMAN, page 12

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RECREATION from page 1

Photo by COLIN FLANDERS A new pergola sits on the property of 3 Main St. in Essex Jct. The village purchased the lumber with a $3,500 grant via the National Association of Realtors. The vacant lot behind the structure, owned by Gabe Handy, will now be used as a temporary parking lot.

Pergola provides place to rest

By COLIN FLANDERS

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amblers near Five Corners now have new spot to kick back and catch some sun, thanks to the construction of a wooden pergola at 3 Main St. The Essex public works department built the structure as an in-kind donation using lumber purchased by a $3,500 grant from the National Association of Realtors, according to village trustee Lori Houghton.

The grant helps quick, low-cost neighborhood projects get off the ground, according to the association’s website.

The vacant lot behind the structure is now available for parking as well, thanks to property owner Gabe Handy.

Houghton said the village will “fix it up a little,” and will have about 25 spaces.

The entrance and exit are located on Maple Street.

Essex resident and realtor Jill Vespa initially reached out to the Five Corners

Farmers’ Market about the grant, said Houghton, the market board president.

Yet since the market’s space is limited, the board suggested using the grant to create more seating near the new parking area.

It’s the result of local government and the community joining forces, Houghton said.

“I firmly believe in the fact that the municipality can’t do things on its own, and the public can’t necessarily do things on their own,” she said. “But when you come together, it tends to make things work.”

She said the pergola is part of ongoing efforts to create a more user-friendly village center, and hopes it can get more residents out and about.

“We have a lot more people moving in; I see a lot more people on the streets,” she said. “If there’s a safe place they can congregate and have a conversation, I think it’s great.”

happen to an existing EJRP $320,000 bond over the next three years.

The recreation district needs a budget, however, before the tax impact can be determined. And that work can’t begin until and unless the vote passes in December, and after a new governing body forms in January. Taxpayers would vote on the budget in April 2017.

The committee expects the new district would operate with “the same amount of tax money or less” than the two departments do now, according to its FAQs draft.

Initial savings are expected for printing a combined annual brochure and by purchasing only one membership to several parks and recreation associations.

Yet until the governing body makes decisions on IT, payroll, finance and human resources, the “final numbers are to be determined,” the committee wrote.

EJRP’s $2.35 million budget is $1 million higher than the town department’s budget. The amount raised by taxes is similar, however: $745,000 for the village, $728,000 for the town.

Since village residents pay into both the town and village recreation departments, and town residents pay only into the town, equalizing the rates means an increase for the latter.

Doug Fisher, town director of finance, said to achieve an equal recreation tax rate for all residents, a cost shift is inevitable.

“The idea is to make it more efficient and less costly,” he said July 11.

Wrenner doesn’t mind paying extra to support a village entity, but some town residents can’t afford another $100 to $300 a year for a “rec department they may not even use.”

“I’m speaking for those people now, and I will vote no on just about every option I’ve already heard,” she said.

Max Levy, selectboard chairman who serves on the study committee, said writing off the plan was premature, as they haven’t heard all the details.

“We need to under-

stand what the tax impact is before we can say it’s too much,” he said.

Though the selectboard helped form the committee, statute allows the recreation committee to decide on a structure without selectboard or trustee approval, said selectman Andy Watts, a committee alternate.

Watts told the selectboard the only way to halt the vote is by refusing to fund the December election — what he called an “extreme measure.”

At the study committee’s June 8 meeting, Watts urged the group to wait two weeks before making its decision, allowing the trustees, selectboard and prudential committee to share feedback during a joint meeting June 22.

The committee declined, citing its statutory power, said Watts, who felt the move was to avoid being “derailed.” Wrenner found this unsettling.

“That just doesn’t give my constituents, I think, any piece of mind that this is going to be a district … that is accountable to them,” she said. “And they will be the ones paying the bills.”

Watts also said the district doesn’t want representation from the selectboard or the village trustees on its governing body, only adding to Wrenner’s concern.

“The more oversight, the better when you’re spending taxpayer dollars,” she said. “To think that a board of a few people are going to be making up things as they go along, as I’m hearing has been done already, who’s going to stop them?”

Levy disagreed with her assessment, noting the Chittenden Solid Waste District is an independent board, but voters have a say on its budget, providing checks and balances.

“The residents can say, ‘You guys are crazy; this budget’s going down,’” he said.

Wrenner continued her critique, noting the committee’s draft FAQs lists more than 60 queries, illustrating the plan’s complexity.

“As a selectman who’s spent literally days with this material and hours

at meetings, how do I explain that to my voters when they call up and say, ‘What the heck am I voting on tomorrow?’” she asked.

It’s a top-down approach out of sync with Essex’s stance on mergers, Wrenner said. Recent successful consolidations like in public works were made incrementally, she added.

Wrenner fears a poor showing at the polls could undermine future consolidation, comparing this effort to a 2006 campaign by then-selectboard chairman Tom James, who aimed to merge the town and the village despite heavy opposition.

Wrenner served on the merger committee at the time.

The proposal failed, she recalled, and James wasn’t reelected.

"There’s incredible emotional strife waiting for us, just as we saw in 2006,” she said, adding, "Unless you’ve lived through that … you may not recognize just how devastating those costs can be.”

Despite Wrenner’s argument, her motion to send the issue back to the study committee failed 4-1.

The board then wrestled with wording its motion, deciding to “support the concept” of the union municipal district “pending further details.”

It passed 4-1. Wrenner, wary of the implications, dissented.

"I don’t want my name behind this come December if there are a bunch of interim questions … because whatever I vote tonight to push forward will be spun by whoever gets the mic first,” she said.

Experience tells Wrenner the board’s vote will be used down the road to show its support for the district, and “that is not the message that I intend to send,” she said.

The recreation committee will present its draft agreement to the selectboard, trustees, prudential committee and unified school board over the next two weeks. Residents can also weigh in during a 6:30 p.m. public hearing August 4 at Essex Middle School.

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RENOVATIONS from page 1

Essex Police Chief Brad LaRose is pictured during an announcement of drug-related arrests alongside U.S. Customs and Border Patrol personnel last Friday in Burlington.

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“I was looking at carpet and installation from one of the home stores and

decided to compare with carpeting specialists. Glad I did. Tyler and Ali were always helpful and pleasant. The installation crew was neat and efficient.

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The 1800s-era Lincoln Hall is pictured after a recent exterior renovation.

school district headquarters. today, the building serves at the village offices and the headquarters of Essex CHIPs, the Essex teen Center and the Essex area senior Center. restoration work began in the fall and continued through the winter behind weatherized scaffolding. the project was completed in June. the

FARM from page 1

eating habits.

Kaki McGeary, who has two children in the district, said volunteering for the program is about making sure children have access to fresh food.

More than that, she said, it’s about giving children the tools to be healthy for life.

“I feel like if we can do that, then we’re not just serving kids today, but we’re creating something that will benefit them and our society for years to come,” she said. according to the national Farm to school network, an estimated 42,000

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trustees wanted the building looking its best for its 200th anniversary coming up in less than four years.

“Everyone is really thrilled with it,” tyler said.

“It’s a beautiful building, and we don’t have a lot of historic buildings in Essex Jct. and Essex town. We really needed to restore it so we can pass it on to the next generation to take care of.”

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Eight Winooski residents were arrested last Friday and charged with distributing heroin and cocaine out of six homes on Malletts Bay avenue.

U.s. attorney Eric Miller said the cohort represents the link between out-ofstate drug traffickers and local addicts. these “facilitators,” Miller said, helped alleged drug trafficker Michael Villanueva distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from Winooski over the past three years.

Villanueva pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine and faces a minimum of 10 years and maximum of life in prison, according to a press release from the U.s. attorney’s Office in Burlington. the homes are all within three blocks of each other and surround the YMCa and o’Brien Community Center. “they were virtually using every other home in that three-block stretch to distribute heroin and crack cocaine,” Miller said at a press conference Friday in Burlington. “We hope and expect things [in that neighborhood] will get better. We think it will make a difference.” the eight arrestees, ranging in age from 27 to 53, are: aja trieb, Cory Barnier, takorian Hackney, Kerry rivard, rachel Gentes, sarah Little, anne Weber and tracy Korf. they are accused of storing, packaging and distributing cocaine,

heroin and fentanyl from the rented homes. they face up to 20 years in prison. Miller said a ninth suspect remains unaccounted for.

“Individuals who make their homes available for the purpose of drug distribution play an indispensible role in drug trafficking by giving drug dealers a safe haven from which to operate,” Miller said. “as this lengthy investigation demonstrates, we are committed to going after not only those traffickers who bring drugs to Vermont, but also those facilitators who allow drug dealers to operate and thrive within our communities.” the Drug Enforcement agency’s Drug task Force led the investigation that resulted in the arrests. the task force includes personnel from Essex, Winooski and Burlington police departments, Vermont state Police, Chittenden County Sheriff’s Office, United States Marshals service and the United states Border Patrol. “the DEa will aggressively pursue organizations or individuals who facilitate heroin and crack cocaine trafficking by allowing out-of-state dealers to utilize their residences and provide customers to the dealers in order to profit and destroy people’s lives and wreak havoc in Vermont,” DEa agent Michael Ferguson said. “this investigation demonstrates the strength and continued commitment of our local, state and federal law enforcement partners.”

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No wonder our youth are looking for cheaper climes

By EMERSON LYNN

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t’s called the rule of 72. It’s a simplified way of figuring out how long it will take for your investment to double. Just divide 72 by the annual rate of return for the answer. A 7.2 percent return, for example, doubles your money in 10 years.

That same principle works on the other side of the ledger. Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP, the two companies that provide health insurance for the vast majority of Vermonters, are both asking the Green Mountain Care Board for rate increases that exceed 8 percent.

The two health insurance companies have not routinely asked for 8 percent increases; nevertheless people’s minds do the math pretty quickly. An 8 percent rate increase doubles the cost in nine years. They fear the future.

A family of four with a silver plan pays in the neighborhood of about $1,400 a month for health insurance – with the base assumption that both parents work and earn $50,000 each. That $1,400 is about the same mortgage the same family would spend each month on a $300,000 home. Even if the household income were adjusted to $85,000, the monthly health insurance cost would still constitute 75 percent of the cost of that same mortgage.

The figures are estimates and vary, but the point remains: When the public reads its health insurance costs are about to be jacked up over 8 percent, it’s foolish to think the response would be anything other than complete exasperation.

There are a number of factors that contribute to the increase. We are the nation’s second oldest state, and it costs more to treat an older population than it does a young one.

We are also one of two states (New York being the other) that does not allow insurers to differentiate between ages. A 30-year-old is charged the same premium as a 70-year-old.

We’re not a competitive market, nor do we allow out-of-state health insurance purchases.

We’re also highly rural, which makes the delivery of health care costs more expensive than in densely populated states.

Given health insurance is a prerequisite for most young families, having it be unaffordable isn’t doing Vermont much good when it comes to keeping our youth or attracting others.

One’s math skills needn’t be too keen to figure that out.

Letters tO tHe eDitOr Response: Not all jokes are appropriate This open letter is in response to Ms. Deb Kalkstein-Lamb, who submitted a letter in last week’s Essex Reporter about an inappropriate joke told at the June 9 planning commission meeting.

Ms. Kalkstein-Lamb, thank you for your letter. It is great to know that so many people follow us on Channel 17 and are interested in public issues.

As a devout supporter of the value of humor, I am equally sensitized to

There are three strong candidates running for lieutenant governor this year. They are all good people. I worked with all of them during my years in state government while I was the executive director of the Vermont Commission on Women, a non-partisan state agency. Now that I am retired, I can voice my opinion.

I strongly support Kesha Ram for lieutenant governor. Despite being the youngest candidate by far, she has the greatest depth of knowledge and real life experience working with people around issues such as finding and paying for childcare and college, dealing

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with the effects of domestic violence and opiate addiction in our communities, finding affordable housing or buying a first home and engaging the community in decision making.

Kesha Ram has an eight-year track record in the Vermont House of Representatives building consensus with conviction. Go to her website, www.kesharam.com, to learn more about her solid record of accomplishment.

She was the first to announce her candidacy and has traveled the state exhaustively meeting with a wide variety of groups to listen to their con-

cerns. She will be a great “connector” as the lieutenant governor.

The lieutenant governor is often called upon to represent Vermont on a larger stage. Kesha is the face of the future. She is the only candidate of the three to have received national and international attention and recognition for her work and leadership potential.

Please join me in voting for Kesha Ram for lieutenant governor on Tuesday, Aug. 9.

Wendy Love Essex Town

Evans stands for Sirotkin Prior to becoming a senator, many of my fellow lawmakers already knew Michael Sirotkin as a highly effective and respected advocate for Vermont consumers and working families. He had frequently taken on some of the most powerful interest groups – tobacco, insurance and drug makers. He scored impressive legislative victories against them.

Representing Essex Town in the legislature for the last 12 years, I have known Michael for decades. I first met him through his late and great wife, Sen. Sally Fox, who served Essex for 17 years in both the House and the Senate. Michael and Sally raised their

two boys for 24 years in Essex near the elementary school.

As a Statehouse advocate for many consumer and professional organizations, Michael led the fight for working Vermonters, senior citizens, affordable housing and the preservation of Vermont's unique working landscape and more. It is a pleasure now to see Michael put his decades of statehouse experience to work for Chittenden County and how effective he has proven to be. In this session alone, he successfully championed combatting opioid abuse, expanding farm to school, paid sick days, improving ratepayer representation in utility matters and creat-

ing significant new financing options for downtown Burlington redevelopment.

As a legislator, I am pleased to see how Michael regularly seeks input from his constituents and always responds to their questions and concerns. His strong ties in Essex are certainly an added bonus.

Michael clearly stands out in a crowded field. Please join me in casting one of your six senate primary votes for the re-election of Sen. Michael Sirotkin.

Rep. Debbie Evans Essex Town

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their comments, and we hope that no similar statement is made in the future. Our behavior is self-regulated by guidelines stressing appropriateness to all individuals and groups.

Thank you again for your concern.

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the fact that not all jokes are appropriate. It is especially important for those of us who conduct our business in public to self-regulate when the urge to offer humorous comments occurs.

On behalf of the selectboard and Town of Essex, please accept my apology for any hurt feelings and unintended disrespect that resulted from the planning commission meeting.

All appointed and elected officials are highly sensitive to the impact of

Hans E. Dietsch Hans Erich Dietsch, 87, passed away at his home on Friday July 22, 2016. He

was born in Weissenfels, Germany on Aug. 8, 1928 son of the late Martha and Erich Dietsch.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Katie Dietsch, of Essex; son, Harald Dietsch, and wife, Polly, of Essex Jct.; daughter, Carla Ely, and husband, Rod, of Fort Myers, Fla.; brother, Gunther Dietsch, and wife, Heidi, of Marl, Germany; sister Anne Marie and husband, Walter Bosse; sister Krista Kretchmar and husband, Connie, all of Weissenfels, Germany; sisterin-law, Marlene Michael, of Naples, Fla.; four grandchildren Samantha Dietsch and partner, Alex Summerfield;

Eric Dietsch, Kristen Glick and husband, Adam; Brent Ely and by several nieces and nephews.

Hans had a full life; he turned his mother’s hair white at an early age. After serving in WWII, he attended the University of Berlin where he earned a bachelor of science in civil engineering.

Hans married the love of his life, Katie, in 1954 and together had two children. Hans helped build bridges and dams all over the world before becoming a micro-electronics engineer for 27 years. He and Katie settled in Vermont where he enjoyed tending apples and

bees in later years. Hans loved his wife, children and grandchildren very much.

He was happiest when the house was full of family.

Visiting hours will be held Thursday July 28, 2016 from 5–7 p.m. at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, Essex Chapel, 57 Main St., Essex Jct. Per Hans’ wishes, there will be no other public services held. Memorial contributions in Hans’ memory may be made to Essex Rescue, 1 Educational Drive, Essex Jct., VT 05452. The family also invites you to share your memories and condolences by visiting www.awrfh.com.

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served as lieutenant governor for five years and maintains a 70 percent approval rating, according to a recent Castleton University survey.

But he’s raced stock cars much longer. Scott said his racing philosophy is as simple as treating people the way he wants to be treated. It’s won him five track championships and earned him the most wins at Thunder Road track in Barre.

Scott said he applies the same philosophy to politics. Though he’s always served in the minority, he said, he’s learned how to work successfully with the Democratic majority.

“It’s about trust. It’s about how you treat each other,” he said. “I don’t play political games. It’s not about ego or power. It’s about public service. “ Scott pointed to nine unsolicited endorsements from Democratic senators in the last election.

“That tells me that I’m willing to listen, to work together — that I give credit where credit’s due,” he said.

Scott has presided over the Senate for the last five years, using fairness as his guiding principle, he said.

“There are some times when I’d love to rule a different way, because of the way I feel in my own heart — but I resist that,” Scott said. “I try to deal with it as judicially as possible. You have to gain faith and trust in people.”

Scott thinks people want authenticity in their leaders.

“They don’t see the legislature living within its means,” he said. “They see the legislature having these overoptimistic projections on where we’ll be. We need to put people on the same page, to pull them in the same direction.”

How do you do that? First and fore-

most, Scott said, you focus on the economy.

“We haven’t paid attention to the economy in the last seven years or more,” he said. “Two years ago, we had 1,200 bills introduced in the legislature. We found 30 bills that would have had a positive effect on the economy. Three of those passed. That doesn’t tell me we prioritize the economy enough.”

Scott means to attract a crucial demographic of people aged 25 to 45, a population that has steadily declined, a trend he realized during his “Everyday Jobs” initiative, when he spent days working multiple jobs to better understand his constituents.

For Scott, the answer is affordable housing. He pointed to the 10,000 students who annually graduate from Vermont colleges and universities, calling them a captive audience.

“We have to find ways to keep them here,” he said. “We have to recognize that people are changing, and we have to change with that.”

Scott also reflected on health care, saying the proposed all-payer system “sounds good on paper.” The state is negotiating with the federal government for permission to implement the model, which would give providers a set amount of funds to care for residents of a specific area.

“This type of model could pull us back towards taking care of the patient,” Scott said.

Still, he believes Vermonters have lost faith after the failure of Gov. Peter Shumlin’s proposed single-payer system, which proved too expensive, and the widely lamented Vermont Health Connect website.

“I worry [all-payer] could create a

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Highgate man leads police on high-speed chase

By COLIN FLANDERS Essex police are looking for a Highgate man they said led a high-speed pursuit through the Five Corners intersection last Wednesday evening, according to a news release.

Police called off their pursuit of Jason Douglas, 32, after reaching speeds of more than 80 mph, the news release said. His vehicle — a 2014 white fourdoor Nissan Altima with New York plates reading “HHC1183” — is believed to still be in the Chittenden County area.

Officers initially responded to a report of “at least three black males chasing after each other

with weapons” in the parking lot of Sherwood Square apartment complex, located off Densmore Drive in Essex Jct., the news release said.

Two of the men were seen leaving the area in a white sedan displaying orange New York license plates, which officers located upon their arrival, police said.

While officers spoke to the vehicle’s passenger outside of the vehicle, they learned Douglas, the driver, had an active warrant for his arrest, the news release said.

Police say Douglas sped off as they tried to detain his passenger, sparking a chase that continued

onto Main Street, through the Five Corners and onto Pearl Street.

Police then called off the pursuit “for public safety concerns,” the news release said.

Police found a white substance believed to be drugs by the area where they first pulled Douglas over, the news release said.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, including the location of Douglas and the vehicle, are asked to contact Essex police at 8788331.

Police urge any residents who see Douglas to call the police and not approach him.

him with Gov. Shumlin’s policies.

“With Bruce, what bothers me the most is it’s not factual,” Scott said. “It’s petty. Bruce says, ‘I’m not the usual politician, I don’t do the usual things.’

It sounds pretty typical to me. It sounds like D.C. politics all over again.”

Instead, Scott emphasizes the need for Vermonters to “pull in the same direction.”

But that’s not to say he won’t rev his engine. Scott described his self-defensive philosophy like — what else? — driving.

“On I-89, when someone cuts you off, and they do something really stupid, your first reaction is to get angry,” he said. “Maybe you want to go up beside them, give them the finger, cut them off — people do that. If it’s a mistake, I let it go. But if they do it to me a couple times, then I take action.”

He insists he takes the job of governor “very seriously” — but he’d still like to race occasionally if time allows.

And when it comes to racing, Scott said, he’s ready for any challenge.

monopoly among health care providers in this state. I’ve been assured that isn’t the case, but the fact that that isn’t clear just shows we need to be better educated before we sign off on anything,” he said.

Scott was quick to clarify the state’s controversial school consolidation law, Act 46, “wouldn’t have been a piece of legislation I would have crafted.”

He called the landmark legislation a “hurried” fix for property tax relief, but said if it hadn’t passed, “we wouldn’t be having these difficult conversations.

“It needs incentives, and it needs flexibility,” he said.

Scott hopes his proposals will result in 700,000 new residents within the next 15 years, more than doubling the state’s population.

He also emphasized what he sees as the core values of Republicanism — frugality, volunteering, giving back and efficient government.

Scott said he’s never run a negative campaign, and calls fellow candidate Lisman’s jabs “disappointing.” Lisman has called Scott ineffective and connected

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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: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups: Awana, pro-teens and prayer meeting, 7 p.m.; Fundamental-independent.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, senior minister, 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., www. daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com

file photo by oliver parini The 32nd annual Colchester triathlon will be held this Sunday at Bayside Park from 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. Participants can kayak or swim, bike and run through the course. For more information, visit www.colchestertri.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.

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ESSEX CEnTER UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Adult Bible study: 8:30 a.m., 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.

9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Essex Green Florist.

Watercolors of stained glass windows will be on display at the Essex Green Florist through Sept. 30. The display features illustrations of the seasons as well as more traditional window patters. For more information, contact Lynn Ann Powers at 879-4988.

FIRST COngREgATIOnAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUnCTIOn - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745.

Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Summer Worship One Service: 9 a.m., June 5 – September 4. Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Sunday School: 5th/6th Grade, Jr. & Sr. high youth groups.

Heavenly Food Pantry: fourth Thursday of the month, 2-6 p.m. except for Nov. & Dec. when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out community dinner: 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Music includes Senior 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 high school. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult study group Sundays: 11:00 a.m; adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12:30 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you!

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

LIVIng HOPE CHRISTIAn CHURCH - 1037 South Brownell Road, Williston. 862-2108. A Living Hope...a Loving God. Children and Adult Sunday School: 9:00 a.m., worship and service: 10:00 a.m. Livinghope@aol. com; www.livinghopevt.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, Essez Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Holy Eucharist Rite II: 9 a.m. Visit www.stjamesvt. org; stjamesvtoffice@yahoo.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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Tai chi for healTh and WellneSS

11 - 11:45 a.m., Bayside Activity Center, Colchester. For ages 50+; registration is available at taichi@ cvaa.org or by calling Karen at 865-0360, ext. 1019. Classes are no charge, but we welcome sustainability donations to further the program – these can be made online while registering or mailed to CVAA, 76 Pearl St., Suite 201, Essex Jct.

field daYS

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. Just move it with challenges, obstacle courses, races and relays! There’s something for everyone!

YounG aThleTeS

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

american leGion communiTY dinner 5:30 - 7 p.m., American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $10; open to all.

eSSex communiTY hiSTorical SocieTY 6 - 7:30 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15.

Step into the story of Essex and its people.

Our museum collection brings the stories of

Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

adulT eveninG Book diScuSSion

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Join us as we discuss "The Ocean at the End of the Lane"

by Neil Gaiman. Copies of the book are available at the main desk.

Summer concerT SerieS

7 p.m., Lower Bayside Park. Join us for Colchester’s summertime tradition. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner and enjoy great music with the beauty of Malletts Bay as your backdrop.

This week features sixpiece jazz band In the Pocket. Free admission.

29 fridaY SonGS and STorieS WiTh maTTheW

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

muSical STorYTime

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

Rock out and read with stories, songs and instruments. Special guest: Llama Llama!

fiTneSS fridaY: oBSTacle courSeS

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Each week we do a different activity to exercise and have fun!

For kids entering grades 1 - 5.

five cornerS farmerS' markeT

3:30 - 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Place, Essex Jct. There will be delicious fresh produce and prepared foods for sale, as well as cheeses, meats, local wines, baked goods,

crafts and more! So much variety you can get in a week's worth of shopping and find Friday's dinner, too!

marShmalloW roaST & laWn GameS

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

Brownell Teens host a marshmallow roast and play games with kids on the library lawn, including hopscotch, marbles, bocce, badminton and more. For all ages.

maGGie’S fiBer fridaY for adulTS

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. If you wish to contact Maggie, email her at 6maggie2@ myfairpoint.net.

30 SaTurdaY Special SaTurdaY STorYTime 10:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Llama Llama stops by for llama stories, songs and hugs!

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colcheSTer TriaThlon

7:30 - 11:30 a.m., Bayside Park. Participants will swim or kayak, bike and run their way to the finish line. The event will be capped at 400 participants. For more information and to register, visit www. colchestertri.com.

american leGion communiTY BreakfaST

9:30 - noon, American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $8; open to all.

eSSex communiTY hiSTorical SocieTY 1 - 4 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes

128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

1 mondaY drop-in STorY Time

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Enjoy reading, rhyming and crafts each week. All ages!

viSiT WiTh The lake monSTerS

11 a.m. - noon, Brownell Library. Meet players from our local minor league team, the Vermont Lake Monsters, who will autograph your glove or ball. For kids in grades 1 and up.

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!

Registration required.

Call 878-6955.

GroW YourSelf a meal 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Every Monday kids walk to our library garden at Summit Street School to tend plants, pull weeds and harvest fresh vegetables. We return to the library to prepare delicious dishes from vegetables we picked. Learn food prep techniques and taste something new! For kids entering grades 1 and up.

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3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Come build awesome creations using our collection of Legos!

vermonT aSTronomical SocieTY

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6 p.m., Town Zoning board, Town Offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct. 6:30 - 8 p.m., village Planning commission, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St.

WOMen'S PIcK-uP baSKeTball

8 - 9:30 p.m., Lyman Hunt Middle School, 1364 North Ave., Burlington. RSVP at www. meetup.com/BurlingtonWomens-PickupBasketball-Meetup/ events.

4 ThurSday Vermont Astronomical Society stops by for a visit!

2 TueSday TaI chI fOr healTh and WellneSS

11 - 11:45 a.m., Bayside Activity Center, Colchester. For ages 50+; registration is available at taichi@ cvaa.org or by calling Karen at 865-0360, ext. 1019. Classes are no charge, but we welcome sustainability donations to further the program – these can be made online while registering or mailed to CVAA, 76 Pearl St., Suite 201, Essex Jct.

SuMMer cheSS

1 p.m. - 2 p.m., Brownell Library. Join teen chess lovers from our library for an hour of play. We provide the chess sets, you provide the strategy. For all ages; adults should accompany those younger than 9.

PaGe TO STaGe

2 - 3:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Take a book from page to stage!

Kids read the story "The Day the Crayons Came Home," learn a script, rehearse and perform for an audience. Family and friends return at 3:15 p.m. to watch the show. For kids entering grades 1 - 5.

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 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!

3 WedneSday Tech TIMe WITh TracI

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

felT flaGS Of The WOrld

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

Learn a little geography

and make a little art while getting ready for the Olympics opening ceremony. Choose a country and make its flag in felt, or make up your own flag. For ages 5 and up.

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!

Registration required.

Call 878-6955.

eSSex rOTary club MeeTInG

12:10 p.m., The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. The Rotary Club of Essex is known for offering a superb lunch, featuring speakers on topics of interest to the community at large.

Visitors are always welcome.

bIG blue TrunK: MedIeval TIMeS

1 - 3 p.m., Essex Free Library. Young lords and ladies take an imaginary trip to medieval times. The Big Blue Trunk will whisk us away to a land of knights, princesses and dragons. Court Jester Mike will bring his castle playhouses and themed costumes and lead children in a variety of kid-safe games and activities.

readInG buddIeS

2 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. Kids read for an hour with teen mentors. Bring a favorite book or choose one here. For kids entering grades K-5.

hOP On The bandWaGOn: SuMMer SerIeS

5 - 8 p.m., Lang Farm, 51 Upper Main St., Essex Jct. Join us for an Essex Town community event. Food vendors include WoodBelly Pizza, Lazy Farmer and Jericho Cafe & Tavern. A cash bar will be onsite with a new, updated menu each week. Rookie's Root Beer and orange cream soda served by kids from St. Francis Xavier School. Corn hole and bocce ball game set up, as well as a mini artisan market. Free entry; vendors are cash only at this time. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on!

frOM bOOK TO MOvIe: "SOul Surfer"

TaI chI fOr healTh and WellneSS

11 - 11:45 a.m., Bayside Activity Center, Colchester. For ages 50+; registration is available at taichi@ cvaa.org or by calling Karen at 865-0360, ext. 1019. Classes are no charge, but we welcome sustainability donations to further the program – these can be made online while registering or mailed to CVAA, 76 Pearl St., Suite 201, Essex Jct.

yOunG aThleTeS

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

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fITneSS frIdayS: fITneSS JeOPardy

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Danielle presents "Fitness Jeopardy" for students ages 9 - 13.

fIve cOrnerS farMerS' MarKeT

3:30 - 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Place, Essex Jct. There will be delicious fresh produce and prepared foods for sale, as well as cheeses, meats, local wines, baked goods, crafts and more! So much variety you can get in a week's worth of shopping and find Friday's dinner, too!

7 p.m., Lower Bayside Park. Join us for Colchester’s summertime tradition. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner and enjoy great music with the beauty of Malletts Bay as your backdrop.

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SPecIal SaTurday STOryTIMe 10:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Llama Llama stops by for llama stories, songs and hugs!

7 Sunday aMerIcan leGIOn cOMMunITy breaKfaST

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6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Meet up with others to share breastfeeding information and mothering experience.

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

Rock out and read with stories, songs and instruments. Special guest: Llama Llama!

9:30 - noon, American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $8; open to all.

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5:30 - 7 p.m., American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $10; open to all.

6 - 7:30 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15.

Step into the story of Essex and its people.

Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

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1 - 4 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

MOran'S arT recePTIOn

3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. "The Art of Marbling Fabric" opens for the month of August in our Community Room.

Burlington native Dean Moran and his wife Linda will soften our walls with close to two dozen works of handmarbled fabrics. They sell fabric internationally and have exhibited their fiber art in gallery shows across the country.

Join them for an opening reception.

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10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers are welcome to come listen to picture book stories and have fun with finger plays and action rhymes. No registration required.

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Keep babies sun-safe

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ome babies are being exposed to the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays too soon – in the first six months of life, when their skin is most vulnerable.

In fact, a research team at the University of Miami found that as many as one-third of local parents actively increased their infant's sun exposure each day, believing mistakenly that it would build their babies' tolerance to the sun's rays.

As a result, 12 percent of the parents reported their babies' skin had tanned before they were six months old, and 3 percent said their infants had been sunburned.

"Sun exposure can be extremely dangerous for babies due to their thin skin and relative lack of melanin – the skin pigment that provides some sun protection," said Dr. Deborah S. Sarnoff, senior vice president of The Skin Cancer Foundation. "All of the sun damage we receive as children adds up and greatly increases skin cancer risk later in life. That's why it's so important that parents make sun protection a priority early in life."

The Skin Cancer Foundation wants parents and caregivers to know that skin cancer is highly preventable, and offers the following tips to help keep babies and toddlers sun-safe this summer and all year long:

e careful in the car.

While glass screens out most UVB rays, the chief cause of sunburn, UVA rays, can penetrate windows. Like UVB rays, UVA rays damage DNA and can lead to skin cancer. By law, front windshields are treated to filter out most UVA, but side and rear windows generally aren't. Consider buying a UV shield, which you can hang over any window that allows sunlight to reach the child's car seat. Another option is to install professional protective window film.

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tart sunscreen at six months.

Since infants' skin is so sensitive, it's best to keep newborns out of the sun rather than use sunscreen.

Beginning at six months of age, it's time to introduce daily sunscreen use. Choose a broadspectrum, water-resistant sunscreen, SPF 15 or higher. Look at active ingredients; zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are good choices because these physical filters don't rely on absorption of chemicals and are less apt to cause a skin reaction. You may want to test sunscreen on the inside of your baby's wrist. If the child has a little irritation, try another sunscreen.

Toddlers move around a lot, so you may need to get creative with your sunscreen application routine. Sunscreen sticks work well for the face and hands, since toddlers are less likely to rub the product into their eyes. Sprays are another good option. Make sure to apply the sunscreen evenly and liberally all over your baby's exposed skin. For the face, apply into your hands, then apply to your baby's face.

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eek shade.

Avoid direct sun exposure during peak sun hours, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

On walks, keep to the shady side of the street and use the sun shield on your stroller.

over up.

Keep your baby covered with a brimmed hat and lightweight clothing that fully covers the arms and legs. For added protection, look for special clothing marked with an ultraviolet protection factor of 30 or more, which means the clothing will only allow 1/30th of the sun's UV rays to reach the skin.

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se sunscreen properly.

Use sunscreen on all exposed areas not covered by clothing, such as the back of the hands, face, ears and neck. Apply sunscreen 30 minutes before going out and reap ply it every two hours or more frequently if you take your baby into the pool or if he or she is sweating.

Can music improve your health?

Plato said, "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."

While many people love music for its entertainment value, there is growing evidence that music can be good for overall health, too. A study from researchers at the Cleveland Clinic focused on the use of music for brain surgery patients who must be awake during their procedures. Researchers found that music enabled patients to manage anxiety, reduce pain and relax more fully during their procedures.

In a study examining the effect of music intervention in stress response to cardiac surgery

in a randomized clinical trial, a team of Swedish researchers measured serum cortisol, heart rate, respiratory rate, mean arterial pressure, arterial oxygen tension, arterial oxygen saturation and subjective pain and anxiety levels for patients who had undergone cardiothoracic surgery. Those who were allowed to listen to music during recuperation and bed rest had lower cortisol levels than those who rested without music.

Many doctors now play music while operating or enable patients to listen to music to calm their nerves during in-office procedures.

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Music can also have a positive impact on mood.

Neuroscientists have discovered that listening to music heightens positive emotions through the reward centers of the brain.

Music stimulates the production of dopamine, creating positive feelings as a result.

Some researchers think music may also help improve immune response, promoting faster recovery from illness. Undergraduate students at Wilkes University measured the levels of IgA – an important antibody for the immune system's first

line of defense against disease – from saliva. Levels were measured before and after 30 minutes of exposure to various sounds, including music. Soothing music produced significantly greater increases in IgA than any of the other conditions.

Music has been linked to improved health for its ability to make physical activity seem less mundane. Listening to songs can distract one from the task at hand, pushing focus onto the music rather than the hard work being done. When exercising, upbeat music can help a person go a little further as they work to achieve their fitness goals than working out without music.

The benefits of music extend beyond enjoying a favorite song, as music can do much to contribute to one's overall health.

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post 91 falls in state semis thriller

By COLIN FLANDERS

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fter dropping the first game of the Vermont State Championships at Castleton University, Essex Post 91 battled its way to the semifinals before falling to Rutland 8-7 in a 10-inning thriller.

Post 91’s tournament got off to a rocky start, struggling to find offense against Brattleboro last Saturday en route to a 6-2 loss.

Facing elimination, Essex buckled down Sunday, fighting from behind to pick up a 5-4 decision over S.D. Ireland.

They then faced off against Post 37 on Monday, jumping out to a quick lead after a seven-run second inning. Post 91 tallied 16 hits in total to take a

15-9 victory and claw its way into the final four.

Essex again got out to a quick start against Rutland on Tuesday, holding a 4-0 advantage after three innings. Rutland fought back with three in the fourth and added another in the sixth to tie the game.

Rutland then snagged a seemingly insurmountable 7-4 lead in the eighth, yet Essex refused to go down easy, tying the game up in the top of the ninth.

In the bottom of the frame, Post 91 struck down two runners at the plate to send it into extra innings.

Yet Rutland would eventually outlast Essex, scoring a walk-off sac fly to sneak into the finals.

Post 91 finished its season with a record of 2913.

PHOTOS BY COLIN FLANDERS Top: Theo McDowell turns a double play against South Burlington on July 21 at Essex High School. The day's two wins pushed Essex into the state tournament, where it fell in the semifinals against Rutland.

Left: Lefty pitcher Noah Baez winds up against South Burlington.

Bottom: Post 91 catcher Ryder Thorton dives to make a tag against a South Burlington runner. Essex won the game 11-6.

TEST falls to Edge in battle of unbeatens

COURTESY OF FINEST IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY TEST's Casey Keenan, second closest lane, and Ross Macy, second furthest lane, dive into Sandhill pool during the start of a race Friday. The Edge defeated TEST 328.5-185.5 to take first place in the Champlain Valley Swim League. The league championships are slated for this weekend in Vergennes, while states are next week.

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by JOE GONILLO Does it seem like the end of July? Time truly flies when you are having fun. Weather is nice, though unpredictable at times, pools have been busy and summer baseball enters the post-season. A soccer officials’ fitness test looms this week. A family wedding in New York creeps closer. The MLB trading deadline approaches. Last week of the regular season for the women’s soccer league as well.

Congratulations to Colchester’s Mat Fraser who won the 2016 CrossFit Games last weekend in California. ESPN covered the event so I had the opportunity (along with my wife) to watch him compete and win on Sunday. One of the announcers stated Mat is “redefining dominance at the Crossfit Games.” So proud of him. He trained with our track and field sprint team at times this spring following coach Chris Polakowski’s training methods. He scored 1096 points and set a record for margin of victory in the process. Reebok sponsored the games. He was second in 2014 and 2015. Now he’s the champion.

Without updated results or standings, I will go out on my limb and predict the top-4 playoff teams in for next week’s VT Women’s Soccer League: 1) Back Country, 2) VT Energy Legs, 3) Shenanigans and 4) 802 CrossFit. Check back next week to see if my soothsaying skills are correct. I really enjoy reffing these summer games. Great to see “older,” ex-high school players, now adults and parents like former CHS star Sarah Clark, play (and score two goals Sunday) in the league. It’s a great mix of veteran and youth.

In a battle of the summer unbeatens at the Sand Hill Pool last week, The Edge defeated TEST 328.5-185.5 to grab first place in the summer swim league. Triple winners include 9-10 boys: Daniel Coel, Edge (fly, back, free); Luke Austin, TEST (fly, breast, free), Oliver Austin, TEST (back. breast, free) and Thomas Zelikowsky, Edge (fly, breast, free).

Double winners included Elise Subin-Billingsley, TEST (fly, breast); Elsa Olafsdottir, Edge (back, free); Charles Fahey, Edge (breast, free); Alexis LaFountain, TEST (fly, back); Marin Hemmett, Edge (breast, free); Alyssa Cady, Edge (fly, free); Rayanna Young, Edge (back, breast); Katrina Khosravi, Edge (fly, free); Kimberly Nhuyen, Edge (back, breast); Ashley Warren, TEST (fly, breast); and Ella Miller, TEST (back, free). Leagues are this weekend in Vergennes with states the following week near White River.

In American Legion playoff action, Essex Post 91 fell 6-2 to Brattleboro. Maverick King threw a complete game in the loss while Eli and Noah Baez, along with Brian Godard, supplied the offense. They beat SD Ireland on Sunday, 5-4, and then played Bellows Falls on Monday as the tourney continues.

If Theo Esptein pries relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman away from the Yanks this week and the Cubs win the World Series, he will gain easy acceptance into the Hall of Fame for stopping the Curse of the Bambino and bringing a title to the Cubs!

Belated happy anniversary wishes to Structure’s Haircut Queen Randy-Kay Lavalley and her talented husband Dale on 17 years together. Birthdays this week include niece Chloe Rushford, new daddy Sean Riehl, ex-Hornet Little Indian N.Y.’s Scott Moore, former shot, discus and javelin champ Travis Desilets, 80s hoopster Julie Guerino, former mayor of Essex Jct. John Woodley, once gymnast Hadley Rakowski, Kelsey Hancock Carpenter and track star Jill Galdi Mulhern.

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significant change during Scott’s 15-year political career.

“They say, ‘Nobody’s listening to me,’” Lisman said of people he’s met on the campaign trail. “They say that about Washington, but that’s like howling at the moon. It is a national problem, but it’s so small here, and we can fix it.”

That’s the 69-year-old Shelburne retiree’s mission statement. “I want to recreate government,” he said, “not in some grand fashion, just redirected at you.”

Forget Lisman’s Wall Street experience: “Being governor is not a business,” he stressed. “It’s not about hitting a target.”

Or maybe don’t. Lisman said his work on Wall Street might be his strongest qualification to lead.

Lisman served as CEO of institutional equities for Bear Stearns & Company, where, over 21 years, he increased the number of employees 15-fold and shot revenues from $52 million to $2.3 billion.

He said he’ll use the same tactics to make Vermont better. It all boils down to hiring the best talent.

“It’s a myth that in business, it’s a ‘command and control’ kind of thing,” he said. “In fact, my experience was the opposite. If I were to make any substantive change, or even a little change, first I had to make a coalition for change.”

Lisman said his leadership would be highly transparent.

“You have a right to tell me what you think of me,” he said. “And I have right to tell you, a couple times a year, what I think of you.”

It’s a right he’s exercising about his opponent. Lisman’s campaign flyer, which he held in front of himself like a game board, is devoted to contrasting Scott’s failures and Lisman’s intentions.

Scott has called these “D.C.-style tactics”

disappointing and reminded people he’s never run a negative campaign; Lisman has accused Scott of operating at Gov. Peter Shumlin’s side, standing by while he says Shumlin took Vermont in the wrong direction.

Lisman, the fresh-faced politico, has even accused Scott of being derivative — in a press release last month, the Lisman campaign called for Scott to “stop plagiarizing and hijacking Bruce Lisman’s public policy ideas,” such as Lisman’s insistence that Vermont’s taxation of veterans and Social Security benefits be repealed.

Lisman touts his knowledge of economics, saying he wants to abolish the capital gains tax for Vermonters over age 65 who have lived here for more than 10 years.

“That encourages them to stay right here,” he said. “I believe if you’ve been here long enough, you should be rewarded in some fashion.”

As to whether that tax cut would extend to sales of undeveloped land, Lisman isn’t sure. Maybe if it’s in the form of a business, he said.

But if one was to incorporate and own a 200-acre parcel and sell it at a significant increase, would that sale, too, be tax-exempt?

“I’ll have to do the work on that,” he said.

Lisman said he’s already done the work on raising the minimum wage, and he doesn’t like it. He likes a slow increase but believes a quick hike’s effects are “not known, and likely negative.”

Lisman doesn’t put a lot of credence in studies suggesting the minimal wages paid by large-scale employers like Walmart force employees to survive on government subsidies, thereby increasing the burden on taxpayers.

{{I believe if you've been here long enough, you should be rewarded in some fashion.

Bruce Lisman Instead, Lisman suggests doubling the earned income tax credit to combat poverty and hunger over four years, financed through state spending reforms on human services, education and economic development.

Speaking of “human services,” don’t get Lisman started on Vermont Health Connect.

“It’s the proverbial faceplant, isn’t it?” he said.

Lisman said the proposed all-payer system – where providers are paid by person, not by procedure – is the “most important and least understood” alternative, but even so, there should be “no more experiments” on Vermonters.

Instead, he wondered, why not spend a little time auditing Medicaid? Medicaid was last audited in 2011.

“Since then, this governor has enrolled a significant number of people not firmly in Medicare or Medicaid benefits,” Lisman said. “We ought to find out who’s there, who’s eligible and who isn’t, what options they’re using, are we offering the right kind of things, are they healthier for being in Medicaid, do they have equal access to care.”

Beyond finances, Lisman’s priorities are environmental. He says the 1970s television ad in which a Native American beholds the trash littering his consumerravaged homeland transformed him into an environmentalist. Lisman had a similar reaction to the pollution of northern Lake Champlain.

“It’s not entirely farmers’ fault,” he said. “But they’re more than willing to participate in the cleanup.”

Lisman proposed purchasing problematic parcels of land from farmers at full market price. That land could then be leased back to farmers, who could use it for purposes other than growing corn, such as haying or pasture.

“The problem requires better management, but let’s not just accuse [the farmers],” Lisman said. “Let’s get to work.”

That’s a clear distinction Lisman draws between himself and fellow candidates: He’s about “the hard work of doing things,” he said, not making waves.

“I’m the anti-headline candidate,” he said, smiling.

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Is lemonade a lower calorie alternative to regular soda?

By KAREN COLLINS American Institute for Cancer Research Despite its healthier image, regular lemonade is not necessarily any lower in calories than an equal portion of a regular carbonated soft drink.

Whether ready-to-drink or made at home from frozen concentrate or a powdered mix, most lemonade contains about 100 to 120 calories in

each eight-ounce portion. This is not surprising, since that eight-ounce drink contains the same amount of added sugar as a regular soda. Some powdered mixes have less added sugar, making them about 30 percent lower in calories. Other mixes and “light” bottled ready-to-drink lemonades are sweetened with zero-calorie sweeteners and contain 10 or fewer calories, comparable to diet soft drinks.

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blends. In these, calorie content is reduced compared to regular soft drinks, but some bottles are large enough that the calorie information listed pertains to just a third or half of the bottle. For any of these sugar-containing beverages, finishing a large bottle or drinking glass after glass on a hot day can make calorie and sugar consumption add up quickly.

Unlike soda, some lemonade options may contain anywhere from 10 to 100 percent

of the daily value for vitamin C, though this is often due to added vitamin C and is not necessarily a sign of actual fruit juice content.

If you’re looking for a naturally low-calorie alternative to regular soda, try adding a few splashes of lemon or other juice to plain club soda or seltzer. Or consider ice tea (unsweetened or very lightly sweetened) instead.

Lanphear Family Farm wins top dairy award

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he Lanphear Family Farm, a 530cow Holstein dairy in Hyde Park, has been named the 2016 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year.

The award is presented annually by The University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Dairy Industry Association in cooperation with the New England Green Pastures Program to an exemplary Vermont dairy farm. This farm, owned by Kirk and Katrina Lanphear, was recognized for its well-managed herd, high quality milk production, sound management practices and strong work ethic.

The couple bought the farm in 2007 from Lanphear's parents, Russell and Judy Lanphear, after working in partnership with them for several years. Today they milk 440 cows in a double-16 herringbone parlor twice a day.

Their rolling herd average is 22,000 lbs. with 3.85 percent butterfat and 3.11 percent protein. They ship to the St. Albans Cooperative and have won numerous awards for their high quality milk production including the co-op's annual quality recognition award for the past 23 consecutive years.

Unlike most Vermont farms, they do not raise their own replacements, a decision that saves them money on labor,

housing, herd health and related costs of raising heifers. It also fits their philosophy of managing the farm economically and efficiently while keeping family first.

All four of their children - Chelsea, 22; Carrie, 19; Lucas, 18; and Keith, 15 - have been involved in the farm operation. The boys help out on a daily basis with the cows, crops, equipment maintenance and other tasks, therefore learning how to manage the farm. They, along with Skylar Poleio, a 10-year employee who the Lanphears consider a son, have expressed interest in taking over the farm in the future.

The farmers grow their own forages with 350 acres of corn, yielding an average of 22 to 25 tons per acre of silage; 150 acres of alfalfa/clover, yielding 10 tons per acre; and 200 acres of grass, producing seven to 10 tons.

Five years ago they switched from conventional corn to BMR varieties (brown midrib corn, a new corn silage) to grow a higher-yield, higher-quality forage for their cows' ration that contains more starch and digestible neutral detergent fiber. They also incorporated an alfalfa/grass mix into their feeding program last year. Herd health, feed-cost savings and higher milk production have since improved.

Photo by PEGGY MANAHAN, UVM Extension Pictured back row (from left) are Lanphear family members Keith, Kirk, Katrina, Judy, Russ, Calvin and Pat. Front row (kneeling and sitting): Lucas, Chelsea and Carrie Lanphear and Whitney Hart; (holding Raelyn) and Skylar Poleio.

Their success can also be attributed to good conservation practices. All of their fields are soil tested each year. A presidedress nitrogen test is done before sidedressing to determine the plants' nitrogen needs. Some of their 950 tillable acres are along the Lamoille River and its tributaries, requiring strict adherence

to conservation guidelines, including creating buffers to prevent nutrient run-off from fields into waterways.

Other finalists for this year's award, listed alphabetically, were Earl and Susan Fournier, Swanton; Brad and Jill Thomas, Shoreham; and Loren and Gail Wood, Shoreham.

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change of pace summer brings.

“But I get about halfway through, and I’m ready to go back,” he said, laughing.

While Mitchell and his crew have a few weeks left to put the finishing touches on the school’s interior, the district’s already wrapped up a number of large-scale renovations this summer.

Those include a trio of new roofs, including a 50,000-square-foot replacement at Albert D. Lawton school, as well as on the Thomas Fleming School addition and the Summit Street School gymnasium.

The district drew from

its capital plan to fund the three projects, which totaled just over $324,000, Murdough said.

All three roofs sprang leaks and had reached their 20-year life expectancy, he said, adding the new roofs’ design mimic their predecessors’.

Starting next week, the gymnasium floors will also be replaced at the high school, Fleming and ADL. Educational Drive, the road leading up to Essex High School’s front entrance, will also look a bit different, as the stretch of road now includes a slight curve to decrease vehicle speeds on the campus.

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merly located near the flag pole were eliminated, and visitor parking will now be located in the horseshoe, which was previously designated for faculty and staff.

Murdough and his staff develop a list of necessary repairs each summer before prioritizing the most important fixes.

It’s like making repairs in your home, he said, led by roofing, heating and ventilation.

“We don’t want to run around with buckets to keep the water out,” he said.

Guided by experience, looming fixes are already on his radar; he estimates the high school roof will

Photo by COLIN FLANDERS A sign notifies visitors to Thomas Fleming School of ongoing classroom maintenance. Beyond waxing floors, custodians are also cleaning windows, walls, desks and locker rooms, painting and fixing locks this summer.

need to be replaced within the next year or two.

He added the supervisory union is “very fortunate” to have the community’s continued support

for building maintenance and believes if a building looks nice, people are more inclined to keep it that way.

For Mitchell, who’s on

the front lines of that effort, the school’s appearance is a matter of pride.

"If you’re going to do it, you might as well do it the right way,” he said.

Severe storm evacuates Raftapalooza

By JASON STARR

In his four decades boating on Lake Champlain, Jeremy Dewyea can recall only one other thunderstorm that swept through with the suddenness and ferocity of the storm that popped up last Saturday in Malletts Bay. Of course, that time there were not hundreds of people partying on rafts and boats tied together.

Raftapalooza, a fourth-year event Dewyea organizes, ended abruptly about 3 p.m. when winds suddenly jumped to near hurricane force ahead of a soaking thunderstorm.

U.S. Coast Guard personnel had called for an evacuation about 30 minutes earlier as dark clouds gathered to the north. But word did not spread quickly enough for people to find shelter before the wind spiked.

“It was a freak storm that just caught

everyone off guard,” Dewyea said. “There are no microphones out there. Being able to communicate with everyone and explain to them that they need to get out of the water is not that simple.”

Two boats and dozens of rafts ended up on Thayer Beach, and some people were banged up with “bumps and bruises” in the evacuation, Dewyea said. Three boats anchored together were damaged in the rough waves, according to Colchester police. A Milton man suffered an apparent heart attack at the onset of the storm and later died.

By Monday, posts on the event’s Facebook page centered on condolences and attempts to recover items lost in the evacuation.

Late last week, Dewyea nearly cancelled because of the forecasted storms.

He did pull the plug on the band that was due to play the event. But when Friday’s thunderstorms didn’t materialize until

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Until about 3 p.m., Raftapalooza was fun as planned, Dewyea said. And despite the ensuing chaos, he’s committed to holding it next summer. He’s just not sure where.

“I would love to do it again. We had a ton of people who had a great time,” he said. “I understand there is fallout, and I’m not quite sure what is going to happen, but my intent is to find an area to do this again next year.”

Town officials were intent on banishing Raftapalooza from Colchester before Saturday’s mayhem. The issues this year’s event encountered illustrate why.

“It’s an example of how water events can be more dangerous than land events,” Colchester police Chief Jennifer Morrison said.

Dewyea is eyeing Sand Bar State Park in Milton as a future venue if Col-

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“The opportunity is there for the town to sanction this event and make it a great event,” Dewyea said.

Morrison praised Dewyea’s conscientiousness as an event organizer but would not commit to collaborating on Raftapalooza 2017.

“I would work with Jeremy any day,” Morrison said. “He worked very hard, and he is a stand-up guy. But Raftapalooza in its current form is an inherently unsafe event.

“If the scope and nature of the event would change dramatically, I’d be willing to collaborate with him,” she continued.

“Right now it is a giant drinking event, and I don’t see how that bodes well for public safety.”

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