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From the Heart Killed in Vietnam, local vet receives overdue recognition By JASON STARR The Essex Reporter Official Purple Heart medallions turn up in some unbecoming places Ñ yard sales, flea markets, antique stores, auction websites. Some are inscribed with the name of their recipient, others appear orphaned. Three years ago, Vermont Air National Guard Capt. Zacharia Fike started a non-profit whose mission it is to reunite Purple Heart medals with those to whom they belong Ñ members of the U.S. military wounded or killed in battle. Purple Hearts Reunited works nationally to coordinate these reunions, either with wounded veterans or family members of those killed in action. On Saturday, it held one of its first Vermont ceremonies, bestowing a Purple Heart upon Pfc. Bruce Allen Baker, a U.S. Marine who was killed at the age of 19 in Vietnam

in 1966. Baker is buried in Fairview Cemetery on Old Colchester Road in Essex. The Essex Historical Society has been working with Purple Hearts Reunited to gather information about BakerÕ s life. According to historical society member Paula DeMichele, research shows Baker went to Essex High School for a year before joining the Marines. Some locals remember him as their newspaper delivery boy, she said. But the historical society has been unable to locate any family members of BakerÕ s to accept the medal. The historical society will steward the medal, framing it for public display with a photo of Baker at the historical societyÕ s Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum at the intersection of routes 15 and 128 near to the Essex Free Library. Before being turned over to the historical society, the Purple Heart was part of a ceremony at BakerÕ s

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Thanks to the efforts of Purple Hearts United, Essex’s Pfc. Bruce Allen Baker, a U.S. Marine who was killed at the age of 19 in Vietnam in 1966, was honored this weekend at a graveside ceremony. PHOTO | THAD WOLOSINSKI

Playing the name game ‘Essex-Westford Educational Community’proposed for district By COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Reporter Now that a committee has decided to put the idea of a unified school district up for a vote, another decision of considerable importance has created an interesting subplot worthy of its very own subcommittee: what should the new district be called? Four community members Ñ three from Essex Town and one from the Village Ñ met on Monday evening at the Essex High School Library to decide just that. A half-hour brainstorming session exploring the nuances of diction and abbreviation led ultimately to the proposed Ò Essex-Westford Educational Community.Ó During the discussion, specific criteria arose in the pursuit for a viable name: geographical recognition, avoiding unnecessary complexity and redundancy (such as Ò unified union,Ó which came from the state department of education language on mergers) while also encompassing the entire spectrum of the area the district will serve. A whiteboard displayed a list of possible names as Essex Town resident and subcommittee chair Cathy Printon Ñ armed with an eraser Ñ gradually whittled down the prospects. Ò Alder Brook School DistrictÓ was the first to go. Ò ItÕ s snazzy, but where is that?Ó said Mitch Stern, a member of the subcommittee and Essex Town resident. Essex Area School District was highlighted, although there was a consensus among subcommittee members that WestfordÕ s inclusion in the name is vital in moving forward with the process. The subcommittee entertained a brief conversation regarding local celebrities, getting as far as JerichoÕ s Wilson Ò SnowflakeÓ Bentley before deciding, as Printon put it, Ò If you have to search and dig for it, itÕ s not going to happen.Ó Ò Essex-Westford School DistrictÓ was highlighted for its simplicity, although the members resolved the acronym of EWSD sounded more like a district for waste-disposal than education. Marla Durham, of Essex Village proposed Ò Essex-Westford Educational District,Ó or E-WED, although it fell out of favor after Stern suggested it might be better to leave out references to marriage. A quest for synonyms of Ò districtÓ came up with Ò community,Ó which was ultimately a selling point for both Printon and Kim Gleason, chair

READING LIKE A CHAMP Members of the Vermont Lake Monsters minor league baseball team visited the Essex Free Library last week to read to local children. Even mascot Champ made an appearance.

Above: Noah Yoon, 4, and Champ, (age unknown but he has been spotted by a lucky few since 1609), listen as catcher Nick Collins of Carthage, N.C. reads a story and centerfielder Skye Bolt, center, and pitcher James Naile look on. Right: Lake Monsters pitcher James Naile, from Cape Girardeau, Mo., reads to children at Essex Free Library on Wednesday morning. In front are Liam Vile, 5, and his brother, Jack Vile, 3, of Essex. PHOTOS | SEAN HOOD

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Essex emergency responders honored for their life-saving work in April fire COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Reporter Police cars and fire trucks lined the outside of Essex High School on July 22, a sight usually reserved for situations unworthy of celebration. This occasion, however, was different; a sea of light and dark blue uniforms gathered in the auditorium to honor the actions of some of their own, stemming from a daring rescue of an Essex Junction woman on April 12. Kori Chambers, 22, was there to witness the ceremony, taking a brief moment at the podium to show her appreciation for her rescuers. Ò I just wanted to say thank you. I obviously owe you guys my life,Ó she said, pausing briefly at times as emotion took over. The Essex Police Department was called to 1 Cherry St. at 5:33 a.m. on Sunday, April 12, and found the building engulfed in flames and a woman in her 20s, later identified as Chambers,

trapped inside. She was located by rescue crews and found to be unresponsive. Officer Stephen Dunning, Essex Junction Fire Capt. Jim Kellogg and Essex Junction firefighters Stephen Gragg and Dan McCaig had to cut a hole in the exterior of the house to rescue her.

“If it weren’t for them, she wouldn’t be here. They took time out of their busy lives to come here tonight, and to see them get recognized gave us a little closure as a family.” Bonnie Benedict, Kori Chambers' great-aunt

Gragg, Macaig and Kellogg were among the honorees last week, along with Essex Town firefighter Derek Lamotte and Essex Junction firefighters Hayley Leo and Richard Smith. Three Essex Rescue members were honored as well: Mike Weinberg, Peter Mutolo and Shelby Evans. Essex Police Officer Stephen Dunning also received a medal of valor for his role in the rescue, and Essex Junction resident Trevor Wagar was presented an award for his efforts. A video presented by the Essex Junction Fire Department featured the firefighters and Dunning describing the events. It showed footage from the fire, beginning with a police cruiserÕ s dashboard recording upon pulling up to the scene. Flames are seen engulfing over half the building, a surge of smoke pouring upwards, blackening the night sky. Ò It was different. You could tell that every single person was stressed out, from firefighters Kori Chambers embraces Essex Police Officer Stephen Dunning, who helped

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PHOTO | ROY MERCON

The Essex Reporter • July 30, 2015

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gravesite Saturday. Purple Hearts Reunited coordinated with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association on a ride that started Saturday morning in Sharon and ended at the cemetery in the early afternoon. Riders from New York and New Hampshire joined the Vermont chapter of the association on the ride. Ò ItÕ s a respectful military service. ItÕ s also a celebration and a way to honor his life and his sacrifice,Ó said Purple Hearts Reunited Spokeswoman Hannah Doyle. BakerÕ s Purple Heart, Doyle said, was found at an antique store in Essex Junction Ð with BakerÕ s name inscribed Ð and was handed over to the Vermont National Guard. The Guard contacted Purple Hearts Reunited to research BakerÕ s personal history and coordinate a reunion of the medal and his family members. The Essex Historical Society was recruited to help with research. Doyle said Purple Hearts Reunited receives Purple Heart medals each week from all over the country. Those that were awarded after a soldierÕ s death are inscribed with a name, but most are unmarked. The organization pairs unmarked medals with families seeking Purple Hearts. Documentation from the U.S. Military confirming that the medal was bestowed is required. The U.S. Military has a process for families to appeal for a Purple Heart medal, but Purple Hearts Reunited reacts much faster than the government, Doyle said. Ò As long as it is from the same era,Ó the organization will pair medals with deserving soldiers and their families,Ó she said.

Purple Hearts Reunited partnered with the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association to honor Vietnam War veteran Pfc. Bruce Allen Baker. Starting at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Sharon and continuing along the Purple Heart Trail, the motorcyclists joined state legislators and local residents to honor Baker in Essex Saturday. PHoTo | Roy MERCon

Vietnam memorial replica coming to Fairgrounds By JAson sTARR The Essex Reporter A traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica known as Ò The Wall That HealsÓ will be open to the public around the clock during a four-day stint this fall at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds in Essex. Hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6689 in Essex, the wall carries the names of all United States military members killed in the Vietnam War. It travels to help people who canÕ t make it to see the original memorial in Washington D.C. pay their respects. Its last appearance in Essex was in 2001, according to retired Vermont Air National Guard Colonel Vince Benevento, who is helping to organize the event for the VFW. The display will run Oct. 1-4, with Post 6689 leading ceremonies the first and last day and ColchesterÕ s American Legion Post 91 taking the lead Oct. 2. The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 829 of Essex Junction will lead ceremonies Oct. 3. The Vermont Legislature passed a resolution earlier this year, sponsored by the five-member Essex delegation to the House of Representatives, that Oct. 1-4, 2015 are Ò The Wall That Heals Days in Vermont.Ó Ò The names of the over 110 Vermonters who perished

while serving in Vietnam and who will never again see the Green Mountains are enshrined on that wall,Ó the resolution reads. The wall is a half-scale replica of the memorial in Washington. Ò ItÕ s a great idea to bring it here,Ó Essex Selectboard chairman Max Levy said during a board meeting earlier this month. Levy recalled a trip to Washington during which he sought out the name of a soldier from his hometown on the memorial: Ò I found it, and it was very moving,Ó he said. Each of the 58,220 soldiers who died in Vietnam will be recognized with a name reading while the replica wall is in Essex. Organizers at the VFW are currently looking for volunteers to read names. Benevento said a different reader will read 15 names every 15 minutes. Also, the name of every Vermonter killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will be read every half hour. The wall will be open to the public 24 hours a day, guarded by VFW and American Legion veterans during the overnight hours. The VFW will be open 24 hours a day during the event offering beverages and restrooms, said Benevento.

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from page 1a of the town school board. Ò The purist in me wants to say itÕ s about the education, itÕ s not about the school building,Ó Gleason said of the motivation to include Ò communityÓ in the name. Durham echoed this sentiment, commending the scope the name represents. Ò I know how important education is to Westford so when you say Ô educational communityÕ youÕ ve also got programs outside of the school, so everybody is included,Ó Durham said. Ò I think itÕ s a more evolved version of school district,Ó Gleason added. Ò ItÕ s more in keeping with the way education is moving, with personalized learning plans and many of the legislative acts in the last few years in the vein of supporting learning anytime, any place. ItÕ s not just about the school. I think this reflects it well.Ó The subcommittee noted that Article 20 of the mergerÕ s Articles of Agreement states that if Westford chooses not to vote in favor of becoming a unified district, it will be dropped from the name.

Essex woman named associate director of athletics at St. Michael’s College An experienced athletics administrator at the University of Vermont has been hired as an associate director of athletics at St. Michael's College, Director of Athletics Chris Kenny announced last week. Tacy Lincoln, a UVM graduate who spent more than 30 years employed by her alma mater will begin at St. Michael's on Aug. 10, responsible primarily for NCAA compliance and sport supervision. Ò I am honored to join the St. Michael's College Athletic Department team and excited to help build upon the many successes the Purple Knight student-athletes have attained in the classroom and on the playing field," Lincoln said in a press release. "I look forward to working with Chris Kenny as he begins his tenure in his new role and welcome the opportunity to be part of a group of dedicated colleagues who have winning aspirations and value the importance of ensuring our studentathletes meet both their academic and athletic goals." Lincoln served as the NCAA compliance coordinator at UVM from 2007 to 2015, while also acting as the academic coordinator Tacy Lincoln, the new associate for the men's basketball director of athletics at St. Michael’s program. Prior to College. that, she worked in PHoTo CouRTESy of the College of Nursing ST. MiCHAEL’S CoLLEgE and Health Sciences, first as a recruitment coordinator for two years and then as the director of student services. "Tacy will be a tremendous addition to our administrative team," Kenny said in a press release. "Her broad base of professional experiences and outstanding skill set position her very well to be an impactful member of our staff. She's an experienced and respected NCAA compliance officer, but brings much more than that to this position. Tacy is a proven team player with a dedicated student-centered approach to all aspects of her work, guided by a true understanding of how college athletics can greatly enhance the educational experience for students." Lincoln and her husband, Howard, reside in Essex Junction with their children, Carter and Lucy.

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1531 Citizens Assist on Church St 1558 Susp Circumstance on Maple St 1611 Theft on Densmore Dr 1618 Fraud on Cascade St 1618 Accident on Maple St 1628 Agency Assist on Central St 1645 Citizens Assist on Susie Wilson Rd 1651 Suspicious On Lincoln St 1740 Assisted Rescue on Center Rd 2201 Suspicious Circumstance on Logwood Cir 2349 DUI on Pearl St Thursday 0648 Motor Vehicle Complaint on Elm St 0715 VIN Verification on Maple St 0828 Vandalism on Dalton Dr 1010 Citizens Assist on Maple St 1026 Found Property on Essex Way 1142 Suspicious Vehicle on Forest Rd 1147 Motor Vehicle Complaint on Pearl St 1422 Found Property on Lincoln St 1432 Citizens Assist on Hiawatha Ave 1457 Citizens Assist on Foster Rd 1514 Animal Problem on Main St 1538 Suspicious Circumstance on Lost Nation Rd 1759 Theft on Maple St 1958 Vandalism on Brickyard Rd 2002 Animal Problem on Prospect St 2038 Susp Circumstance on Sunset Dr 2118 Susp Circumstance on Richard St

2255 Citizens Dispute on Carmichael St 2320 Juvenile Problem on Sand Hill Rd Friday 0018 Assisted Rescue on Pinecrest Dr 0828 Agency Assist on South St 1028 Agency Assist on Corporate Dr 1047 Alarm on Center Rd 1052 Agency Assist in Jericho 1106 Animal Problem on Pinecrest Dr 1129 Traffic Hazard on West St 1254 Animal Problem on Rustic Dr 1404 Citizens Assist on Maple St 1550 Fraud on Park St 1558 911 Hang-up on Corporate Dr 1712 Welfare Check on Central St 1855 Accident on Upper Main St 1910 Motor Veh Complaint on Essex Way 1951 Lost Property on Indian Brook Rd 2213 Traffic Offense on Ethan Allen Ave 2251 Juvenile Problem at Indian Brook Saturday 0007 DLS on S Summit St 0740 Alarm on Pearl St 0920 Citizens Assist on River Rd 0925 Alarm on Founders Rd 0952 Animal Problem on Old Pump Rd 1027 Welfare Check on Warner Ave 1110 Suspicious Persons on Mcgee Rd 1124 Citizens Dispute on Fuller Pl 1141 Citizens Dispute on Sand Hill Rd 1321 Alarm on River Rd

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Alarm on Browns River Rd Traffic Hazard on Main St Citizens Assist on Maple St Assisted Rescue on Center Rd Threatening on Hiawatha Ave Animal Problem on Thompson Dr Suspicious on Pearl St Suspicious on Old Stage Rd Welfare Check on Tanglewood Dr Juvenile Problem Bashaw Dr Alarm on Sand Hill Rd

Sunday 0040 Alarm on Pearl St 0147 Alarm on Pearl St 0305 Suspicious on Pearl St 1022 Assisted Rescue on Old Pump Rd 1030 Animal Problem on Rustic Dr 1130 Theft on Railroad Ave 1153 Citizens Assist on Maple St 1255 Assisted Rescue on Sand Hill Rd 1454 Accident on Pearl St 1511 Alarm on Educational Dr 1945 Citizens Assist on Center Rd 2110 Susp Circumstance on Waverly St 2140 Alarm on Susie Wilson Rd 2156 Suspicious on Lamoille St 2200 Alarm on Pinecrest Dr 2226 Animal Problem on Pearl St Tickets issued: 15 Warnings issued: 81 Fire/eMs Calls dispatched: 45

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getting dressed to the dispatcher talking to us. You could tell this was, for lack of better words, the real deal,Ó said Smith. Kellogg, the Essex Junction fire captain, highlighted the cooperative effort put forth during the rescue. Ò Everybody worked like we were all one major department, and I think that was one of the keys to why [Chambers] survived in the fire, because there was no fighting, there was no arguing. Everybody worked as a group,Ó said Kellogg in the video. Ò If it werenÕ t for them, she wouldnÕ t be here,Ó said Bonnie Benedict, ChambersÕ great-aunt, after the ceremony. Ò They took time out of their busy lives to come here tonight, and to see them get recognized gave us a little closure as a family.Ó Steve Burt, ChambersÕ grandfather Ñ or as Chambers calls him, Ò PapaÓ Ñ said the ceremony was Ò wonderful.Ó Ò They are heroes,Ó he said.

Essex Police Chief Brad LaRose presents Officer Stephen Dunning with an act of valor award for his role in an April 12 rescue. PHOTO | ROy MERCOn

Investment bikers converge on Essex Junction for Road Pitch By Colin Flanders The Essex Reporter A gang of business bikers will converge on Essex Junction on Monday, Aug. 3, the first stop on the 2015 Road Pitch, a four-day motorcycle tour of Vermont in which investors, entrepreneurs and business advisors will travel to eight towns around the state. Founded in 2014 by Cairn Cross Ñ co-founder of FreshTracks Capital Ñ Road Pitch was developed to bring advice and investment opportunities to businesses across the state, helping to connect VermontÕ s entrepreneurs to these resources. Green Mountain Harley Davidson in Essex Junction will host the eventÕ s kickoff, as 27 riders will listen to pitches by five companies beginning at 9 a.m., according to Greg Moran, chair of the economic development commission in Essex and Road PitchÕ s local event coordinator. A continental breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Moran and Emir Heco, an entrepreneur who launched the co-working space Excelerate Essex in June, sifted through the applications, eventually selecting five companies to attend the Road Pitch. Ò This is an effort to try to figure out how to support people with business ideas, get them out of their basement and get them in touch with investors,Ó Moran said. He added that in comparison to BurlingtonÕ s Ò hotbedÓ movement to support local startups, thereÕ s little opportunity in Essex to do so. Ò WeÕ re trying to

insert Essex into that conversation, so I started looking hard at Essex businesses that wanted to pitch. Some werenÕ t at the right point in their development, but two of them were and IÕ m just really elated we got them,Ó Moran said. EssexÕ s Craig Devarney, founder of Tour Impact Golf will be pitching a golf club designed with an electronic training

aid, and Aaron Smith of S&D Snowblowing, will be pitching a regional, residential snow removal system. Ò Experience is the biggest thing,Ó Smith said of his hopes for the Road Pitch. Ò We are also looking for some small investment to kick start some modifications. WeÕ re excited that itÕ s local and weÕ re excited to participate.Ó

While the Road Pitch will give investors a chance at to provide advice and, if a pitch particularly resonates with them, funding, Moran said he hopes the event will spark a community interest in backing these start-up ventures. Ò This process has helped me understand that we can help people get the confidence to share their story,Ó Moran said.

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Opinion

Perspective A health care CON job By Rob Roper We need to lower the cost of health care in Vermont, and the state, dealing with a structural budget deficit, doesn’t have the capacity to raise more taxes. So, what can we do? One simple, cost-free solution is to repeal Vermont’s Certificate of Need (CON) laws. What are CON laws? Basically, a way for the government to guarantee a monopoly (and artificially high profits) to a politically favored provider by denying potential competitors permission to provide services. In Vermont, for example, when Vermont Open MRI wanted to provide imaging technology for one half to one third the price of UVM Medical Center, they had to first convince the Green Mountain Care Board there was a “need” for cheaper, faster, more convenient MRIs. (Duh!) Why should anybody have to ask such permission, let alone be forced to waste considerable time and money getting it? Why not just let folks hang out a shingle? If there is a need, the customers will come. If there is not a need, the imaging center, or the clinic, or whatever, will go out of business. Not good for the investors, but no harm to the taxpayer or the patients. Other stories of cheaper, more convenient healthcare alternatives breaking into the market include ClearChoiceMD. When this group wanted to open a number of low-cost, convenient urgent care centers around the state, their competition insisted that they get a CON. When it became clear these clinics were not subject to CON laws, legislators, rather than encourage entrepreneurial, creative problem solving, enacted a number of regulations making it more difficult for ClearChoiceMD to operate. Most recently, Dr. Peter Gunther wrote a piece that appeared in a number of venues about some doctors needing a CON to open a Green Mountain Surgery Center, citing national data that shows “the costs of procedures at such community-based centers are 45-60 percent less than in a hospital setting.” Please! Go for it! Why would anyone object, and why would we keep laws on the books to obstruct such ventures? Currently, 36states and Washington D.C., have CON laws regulating, on average, 14 health care services, devices and procedures, but as few as just one (Arizona and Ohio), and as many as 30 in – you guessed it – Vermont! Yes, we are the worst. The ostensible reason for CON laws is that giving a government enforced monopoly to a favored provider allows that provider to over-charge some patients (who would otherwise go elsewhere) so that the unnaturally high profits can be used to subsidize indigent care services. This is bad policy on so many levels. First, it is a hidden, unjust “tax” on some medical patients. The government has the power to tax, but not a hospital. If the government wants a hospital to provide care for patients who cannot otherwise afford it, the government should pay for it, not the unlucky guy who happens to be in the next bed. This is not fair, nor does it make sense except for the fact that it allows politicians to escape accountability for what is a massive transfer of wealth. Second, this creates a baffling lack of transparency. It’s a joke to ask how much anything at a hospital costs today. An Advil? An appendectomy? Nobody can tell you because one person is being double or triple charged while another is skipping out on the bill. It is an impossible scenario for regulators to effectively monitor and keep players accountable. Which gets us to the last point … It doesn’t work. A recent study by the Mercatus Center concluded, “We do not find evidence associating CON programs with an increase of indigent care. The effect of CON programs on indigent care shows no clear pattern using either direct or indirect measures of indigent care.” What they found CON laws did to is decrease the availability of services for patients, everything from hospital beds, to MRIs to CT scans … whatever service requires a CON, there is less of it in the marketplace. That means longer waiting periods and higher costs for patients. If you want to lower the cost of anything, the goal should be to increase supply. CON laws are in place for only one reason — to restrict supply. They should be repealed by the legislature, a serious healthcare reform move that would cost taxpayers nothing to implement, and could lower the cost of health care over the long term.

V Letters to the Editor Navigating the car-cyclist relationship

through Essex Junction and to Williston. As a cyclist, I try to do the following: 1. Ride on the shoulder as far to the right as practical, This biking season there notwithstanding 8-inch have been three cyclists granite or concrete curbs killed by drivers. With the between the shoulder and increasing popularity of the sidewalk, storm drains, cycling for both commuting gravel, broken glass, or and recreation, it may be potential car doors. 2. Be time for both drivers and as predictable as possible. cyclists to reconsider their I attempt eye contact with behavior when meeting each drivers and I use hand other on the road. signals, so that a driver isn’t I’m an occasional surprised. 3. I don’t ride commuter and casual two abreast with friends if I recreational rider. I ride know that there is a chance from my home in Mallets that a car will come from Bay to work in Williston, behind and not be able to which is anywhere from pass, or worse, not be able to 14 to 20 miles one-way slow down quickly enough. depending on the route. I 4. When not on a bike path, have to say, as a cyclist, I (and we have some great feel I’ve had good luck with ones in the area) I ride the the car drivers on my route same direction as traffic, on — along Lakeshore, Blakely the right-hand side of the and Severance roads road.

In my car, I do the following: 1. Try to give a cyclist as much room as practical. If it isn’t possible to cross the center line because of oncoming traffic, I hang back and wait. I don’t think I’ve ever had to wait more than 20 seconds before I can safely pass. 2. When I see a cyclist, I know sometimes they may do something unpredictable. They may have to maneuver around an obstacle, or a parked car. I can hang back to allow this to happen. 3. In roundabouts or at intersections I try to take special care to allow bikes to change lanes or make turns. When everyone plays their part, there is joy in smoothly traveling alongside bikes as everyone executes their lane changes with grace and accuracy, and what pilots call “situational awareness.”

When we’re driving and must stop for a school bus, we suck it up, following the law and normal conventions of behavior around vulnerable children. There is no contest between a car and a kid, should they ever come in contact with each other. It is the same with cars and cyclists and pedestrians. Vermont has so much going for it as a great place to ride a bike. As more natives and tourists take to our roads on two wheels, we can expect to have more bike/car encounters. It may cost a driver a few seconds of inconvenience, but bikes can contribute to the efficiency and convenience of our transportation mix if we make an effort to peacefully co-exist.

Governance and community in a unified school district

(Regardless, any new construction would need to be approved separately Do you love your local schools? by voters.) If so, you have a lot in common with Because there is no plan to open other community members in Essex or close any schools, class sizes should Junction, Essex Town and Westford. remain stable in a unified district. After Many survey respondents had the merger, board members and parents questions about the future of their would be free to explore grades K-8 local schools under a unified district. I school choice or redistricting as options will address some of the most common to spread the student population more questions here, but as always, if you equably among schools. This would have further questions, feel free to lessen the need to alter staffing from contact a Regional Education District year to year. Study Committee member or your local In a unified district, there school board. will be many fewer school board Will any schools be opened or members. Will the workload be closed if we merge districts? What manageable for them? How will I will this do to class sizes? have input? Some residents have expressed Much of the workload for school concerns that by merging our school board members is set by the state on districts, we would create a “mega- a district-level basis. For instance, district,” but our towns have less than every school board must conduct an 4,000 students total, and that number annual audit. Therefore, if our towns has declined over recent years. While operate fewer districts, there will be we love our schools, we also spend less work of this kind to be done. (The more to support them than many other board also will not need to conduct places that also offer high education inter-district business, such as CCSU quality, mostly due to declining billing Westford for services provided.) enrollment. Research shows that There will be a smaller number of districts with fewer than 2,000 pupils board members serving the same (like each of our districts currently) number of students and families, but have higher per-pupil costs, while the building-level administrators, such districts educating 2,000-4,000 pupils as principals, with whom much family can balance costs to the taxpayer and contact occurs, will remain unchanged. offer more educational opportunities The smaller number of board members without overwhelming the capacity of should mean that it is easier to find the board and administration. (For a candidates for the school board and recap of the research, please see the conduct competitive campaigns, so that paper “When Is Small Too Small?” your vote will have a real impact on linked from the “Related Documents” the ideas, vision and direction of school page of the RED website — www. board policy. redstudy.wordpress.com.) Many things about the new district The student-to-teacher ratios in will work just as they always have; for each of our schools are currently in instance, PTO being organized at the line with state guidelines. Therefore, school level, parents being encouraged there is no plan to close any schools. to volunteer in their local school, school In addition, the proposed Articles of property being available for use by Agreement specifically state that no community groups, and the work of school can be closed for at least four the school board being guided by state years. While declining enrollment is legislation and the will of local voters. a current challenge for the Westford The new school board, which would be School, the total number of students in elected by all of the three communities’ Westford still places it as a “mid-sized” voters on the date of the ballot to Vermont school. Your local school will determine whether unification should still be there for your community! occur, will simply be able to accomplish Furthermore, it is quite easy at once things that now have to occur for Essex High School, which has as many as three times in parallel (for experienced an approximately 25 instance, setting up procedures for percent reduction in students over access to universal preschool for 3-tothe last decade, to absorb additional 5-year-olds as stipulated in Act 166) students from Westford or other before they are final, due to having four municipalities. But each of the separate boards. elementary and middle schools has Each community would elect enough students that their population members to the new school board based could not easily be absorbed into the on the percentage they make up of the other schools. total unified district population. Essex There is also no plan to construct Town and Essex Junction would each any new schools. A unified school have four seats and Westford would board might decide to use the have two seats sharing one vote, with increased efficiency and resources representation adjusted according to of a unified district to explore new each federal census. As with any public placement options, but doing so would board, it is the responsibility of school Rob Roper is president of the Ethan Allen Institute involve rearranging the use of current board members to listen carefully and (ethanallen.org). He lives in Stowe. buildings rather than new construction. actively to ensure that the best interests of all children and residents in the district are being met. 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Junction and Westford) and U#46 (for the high school), there is a long and respectful history of collaboration and joint decision making. It is important to remember that every community resident may still attend board meetings and have their voice and concerns or ideas heard at any time. At present, with declining enrollment, filling the existing board seats across multiple school boards is challenging for our communities. The new school board would ensure strong governance while also allowing numerous opportunities at the local level for community engagement. How will school choice work? What school will my child attend? Limited school choice is available to all Vermont students under Act 77. A high school student can apply for a slot at a different high school through a lottery. No tuition changes hands, which is different from the current system in Westford, where grades 9-12 have full school choice. Westford students may choose any high school, but the taxpayers pay tuition, which varies from school to school. Current Westford high-schoolers attending schools other than Essex High School would be grandfathered under a unified district, but younger students would participate in the Act 77 school choice process. However, it is important to know that lottery slots available under Act 77 (allowing students to attend another public high school instead of Essex High) are currently underutilized due to Essex High’s strong student outcomes. As a result, it appears that even if Westford students continued to select other high schools at the same rate as in recent years (roughly 30 percent of Westford students), sufficient lottery slots would be available for the foreseeable future to those students seeking school choice. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the board of a unified district would have the option to allow some school choice within the district in grades pre-K-8. For instance, they might allow an Essex student to apply to attend Westford, or they might set up different learning themes at Founders and Fleming. Redistricting would also be an option at that time, to respond to changes in population distribution and make the most efficient use of available spaces and staffing. However, again, these decisions would not involve the closing of any existing schools.

Questions about details

Some details of the unification process are set, and others would be the responsibility of a new board. For instance, we know the necessary timeline for unification, since that is set by the state: a vote in November 2015 would allow a new board time to get organized before taking over operation of the unified district in July, 2017. Part of that organizational process will involve determining the dates for future budget votes, the location of administrative offices, etc. Other decisions will be made by the superintendent of the new district, such as snow days, just as those decisions are currently made (in duplicate) by the Essex Town superintendent and the CCSU superintendent. The board and administration will be working to smooth out any friction between policies, rather than trying to remake everything from scratch. Brendan Kinney chairs the Regional Education District Study Committee in Essex studying the possibility of consolidating Essex, Essex Junction and Westford school districts.

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Volunteers By Sue Alenick United Way Volunteer Volunteer once a week, once a month or once in a while. The listings below are a sample of the 300+ volunteer needs from more than 250 agencies found online at www.unitedwaycc.org. More information available at 8601677, Mon.-Fri. from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Join uS to tAlk ABout volunteering Ð United WayÍ s Volunteer Connection staff will host a ñ volunteeringî open house at the Carpenter-Carse Library in Hinesburg, on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Stop by anytime between 4-5:30 p.m. to explore the wide range of volunteer opportunities available and learn about our Signature Programs for adults age 55 and over. SUMMER EVENT VOLUNTEERS: kidSAfe collABorAtive needs many volunteers from Aug. 5-10 to help put on their huge annual Community Yard Sale in Essex. Volunteers can accept and sort donations, serve as cashiers, roving helpers and help with clean up. 3-hour shifts between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Contact Lisa Simon at 863-9626 or email kidsafe@ kidsafevt.org. turning Point center is looking for help with the Hank Schaefer Golf Tournament Aug. 7 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Help

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members attend monthly meetings, volunteer at championships and serve on committees. Contact Janet Nunziata at 656-4220 or email jnunziat@uvm.edu omBudSmAn „ Volunteers for the Vermont Long Term Care Ombudsmen program work with residents of long-term care facilities (nursing homes, residential care homes and assisted living residences) as advocates. Volunteers make frequent and unannounced visits to assigned facilities in their local area, responding to resident complaints, reporting serious problems to supervisors, participating in the nursing home survey process, and providing residents and their families with information. 20 hours of self study and classroom training and 30 hours of field training are required.

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Elisabeth Simms and William Hughes Jr.

Doug Simms of Essex and Michelle Simms of Colchester, and William and Gloria Hughes of Colchester announce the engagement of their children, Elisabeth Simms and William Hughes Jr. Elisabeth works at University of Vermont Medical Center and William is employed by J & B International. An August 2016 wedding in Vermont is planned.

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July 28, 2015 The Essex Select Board unanimously approved the expenditure of additional funds for the rehabilitation project at 81 Main Street. The additional funds will come from the undesignated capital reserve account and will be used for two change orders to the project. The first change is the purchase of new energy efficient windows for the entire building. The second change is a 452 square foot addition to the existing conference room. “The project bid came in lower than expected so we explored the possibility of adding these components to the project” said Dennis Lutz, Public Works Director. This collaborative recommendation was made by Town staff, the architect, the contractor, the Clerk of the Works and Mike Plageman who serves as the project liaison to the Board. The reasons for moving forward are: (1) The availability of undesignated funds. (2) The contaminated soil process could cost over $30,000 to set up and operate a second time if the conference room addition was not done now. (3) It is highly unlikely the building will be significantly refurbished again for at least 20 years. There is a distinct possibility the conference room addition would not be completed unless it was done now. (4) The permit additions are minor and administrative. The work for the conference room addition needs to happen early in the project because of the soil remediation and the foundation work. (5) With the demolition nearly complete, the window replacement will be much more energy efficient than rehabbing 30 year old windows. (6) The voters have asked staff and the Board for years what can be done to improve the conditions in the current conference room. There will now be the ability to expand seating, reduce background noise pollution, and improve audio/visual capability. It was agreed that it is too early in the project to use the construction contingency funds available for these changes. If the construction contingency funds are not fully utilized by the project’s end, those funds would be used instead of the undesignated capital funds. The complete testimony for this project is available on the Town’s website, www.essex.org

Philip Wyman Noyes, Sr.

Philip Wyman Noyes, Sr., 88, passed away at Starr Farm Nursing Center in Burlington on Wednesday July 22, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 12, 1927 in Colebrook, N.H. and was the son of Richard Wyman and Nellie (Gray) Noyes. He proudly served his country with the US Navy aboard the USS Missouri during WWII. He married Margaret Ather of Morrisville, VT in January 1947. They were married for 59 years before her death in 2006. Philip started his career with the Bailey Feed Company, where he quickly rose to become a store manager. Philip moved with his family throughout Vermont managing Bailey Feed Stores, and everywhere he went he dedicated his life to the fire service and protecting the communities where he resided. In 1959 Philip was in the first class of Fire Instructors for the state of Vermont, and he spent the next 23 years instructing fire fighters throughout the state and New England. He served as the First Assistant Chief with the Essex Junction Fire Department and was a charter member and the first Chief of Essex Town Fire Department from 1973-1980. He was a member of the Chittenden County Fire Fighters Association and the Vermont State Fire Fighters Association. In 1971 he began selling fire equipment for Middlesex Fire Equipment, and in 1984 he and his wife Margaret started Philip W. Noyes Company, where they sold fire equipment and E-One fire trucks throughout the region. Phil and Margaret retired from the business in 1999 when they sold the company to their son Phil Jr. and his wife Lorrie. Phil loved hunting and fishing in Peacham Pond and Parmachenee Lake in Maine. Camping in Maine was a family summertime priority, and he and Margaret often returned to Ogunquit, Maine. Both were also avid country music fans who attended Fanfare in Nashville for many years. In his later years Phil was an active member of the Essex Senior Citizens Center and the Grace United Methodist Church. Philip is survived by his daughters, Lorilee Lawton of Colchester and Beverly Noyes of Grand Isle, and his son Philip W. Noyes Jr. and his wife, Lorrie of Essex; three sisters, Carolyn Adams of Connecticut,

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Frances Haynes of New Hampshire, Lucille Bouthillier of Fla.; sisters-in-law Nancy Ather and Mary Geno of Morrisville; grandchildren Deborah Lawton Winters and husband Gordon of Swanton, Jeffrey Lawton of Seattle, Nicole Noyes of Milton, &RU\ 1 R\ HV DQ G ILDQ Fæ H 6DUDK &LQ R RI Moretown, Jenna Carroll and husband Ryan of Milton; great-grandchildren William Winters, Anna Winters, Owen Carroll and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Elaine Ather Noyes, grandson Adam Philip Noyes, brothers David Noyes, Paul Noyes and son-in-law Lee Lawton. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday July 30, 2015 from 4-8 p.m. at A. W. Rich Funeral Home Ð Essex Chapel, 57 Main St., Essex Jct., VT 05452. Funeral services will be held on Friday July 31, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Jct. with Reverend Daniel Ames officiating. Memorial contributions in PhilipÍ s memory may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 130 Maple St., Essex Jct., VT 05452 or Essex Meals on Wheels, CVAA, 76 Pearl St., Suite 201, Essex Jct., VT 05452. The family invites you to share your memories and condolences by visiting www.awrfh.com. ◊

Delores J. (Layman) Pavlik

Delores J. (Layman) Pavlik, 81, of Williston, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, July 31, 2015 from 5-8 p.m. at A.W. Rich Funeral Home Ð Essex Chapel, 57 Main St., Essex Jct., VT 05452. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Aug.1, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Richmond with Reverend Lance Harlow officiating. The family also invites you to view further information and share your memories by visiting www.awrfh.com.

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Essex Automotive Services COMING UP FOR AIR While today’s diesel engines are as durable as ever, changes in exhaust emissions technology make it especially important to observe air-filter replacement recommendations. In particular, turbo-charged diesel engines use high volumes of air to provide added power and help with emissions control. With this in mind, replacing and servicing the air filter on diesel engines requires a great deal of care, without which air will likely be introduced into the intake during the change process. This is especially important with regard to diesel engines in vehicles involved in construction, farm, and other dusty environments. While city cars with diesel engines have air-filter replacement intervals similar to those of gas-driven engines, diesels driven on dirt roads require more frequent servicing. Should you have your airfilter changed? At ESSEX AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES, our goal has always been to provide the best auto repair. We understand car trouble is one of the most inconvenient problems anyone can have. That’s why we strive to make auto repair easier for you by providing a clean, upbeat, and reputable place where people are smiling and eager to help you! Stop by 141-147 Pearl St, Essex Jct., or call 802.879.1966. We feature A.S.E. Technicians. We open 6:59am with no appointment needed. “Service You Can Trust.”We are open for Business!

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Essex Area Religious Directory

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH- (Fundamentalindependent.) 61 Main St., Essex Junction, 878-8341. Pastor James Gangwer. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday evening worship 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening youth groups; Awana, ProTeens and Prayer meeting 7 p.m. CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH- Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. Wes Pastor, Senior Minister, 878-7107, Proclaiming Christ and Him crucified Sundays at 9:30 a.m. www.cmcvermont.org. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 73 Essex Way, Essex Junction - All Welcome! Sacrament Meeting - Sundays at 10 a.m. Come learn about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s awesome! Family History Center - Sundays 1 - 3 p.m., Thursday 7 - 9 p.m. Come find your ancestry! The FHC has website resources (such as www.familysearch.org), including free access to ancestry.com, microfiche and microfilm readers, and a staff of capable genealogists. For more info, call 802-879-9142, email essexwardvt@gmail.com, or check out www.mormon.org. DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446 802-338-9118 www.daybreakvermont.org or brentdaybreak@gmail. com Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney. ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road in Essex Junction. Sunday Services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Phone: 878-8213. www.essexalliance.org. ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 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 put down spiritual roots. Adult Bible Study at 8:30 a.m. Service at 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. 119 Center Rd (Route 15) Essex Center. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. 879-8304. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUNCTION, 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. 1 Church Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Telephone (802) 878-5745; Website: www. fccej.org; Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes. Associate Pastor, Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer. Summer Worship One Service 9 a.m., June 7 – September 6. Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Sunday School. Jr. & Sr. High Youth Groups, 5th/6th Grade Youth Group. 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 and Ladies’ Acapella groups. GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Junction. 878-8071. 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / VT. Route 117. Worship Sundays at 9:30 a.m. with concurrent Church School Pre-K to High School. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult Study Group Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Adult Choir / Praise Band / Women’s Fellowship / Missionally active. Korean U.M.C. Worship Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Come explore what God might be offering you! HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAWRENCE PARISH, Essex Junction, - Mass Schedule, Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm - St. Lawrence, Sunday Morning: 8:00am - St. Lawrence, 11:00am - Holy Family, 7:30pm - Holy Family. For more information visit our web page http://www.hfslvt.org. MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP - Visit www.mmuuf.org. Services are held at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho (the red barn across from Packard Road). 899-2558. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place (off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F) 802-8784014 www.stjamesvt.org The Rev. Ken Hitch v office@ stjamesvt.org 8:15am Holy Eucharist Rite II (no music) 10:30am Holy Eucharist Rite II (with music) 9:20am Adult Ed: Bible Study 10:15 am Godly Play. ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex, 878-5997 - Administrator: Rev. Charles Ranges. Masses: Saturday 4:30 pm and Sunday 9:30 am. Confessions: Saturday 3:30pm - 4:00 pm or please call 878-5331 for an appointment. ST. THOMAS CATHOLIC CHURCH - 6 Green St., Underhill Center. Father Charles R. Danielson, Parish Priest. Weekend Masses: Saturday-4:30 p.m., Sunday-8:30. Daily Masses: Check with www. stthomasvt.com or call 899-4632.

C ALENDAR 30 Thursday Forza Samurai Sword Workout. Sculpt lean muscles and gain mental focus when performing basic strikes with wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Contact: 578-9243.

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Art Opening. The Milton Artist’s Guild will be hosting an opening reception for their latest show entitled “Collage.” Members of the Guild will exhibit work which explore the genre of collage in various mediums. Light refreshments will be served. Gallery at LCATV, Colchester, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

OPEN FARM WEEK. Open Farm Week is a weeklong celebration of Vermont

Friday

Ice Cream Social. The Holy Family St. Lawrence parish will be hosting an ice cream social featuring the Onion River Dixie Land Jazz Band to celebrate Fr. Charlie’s 70th birthday. Ice cream will be donated by Ben and Jerry’s. Donations will be accepted to beneﬁt Pilgrims to World Youth Day. Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish Center, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. Information: 878-5331. The Sound of Music. The Very Merry Theatre Company’s Teen Tour will be performing the beloved classic musical “The Sound of Music.” All of the proceeds go towards helping children participate in Very Merry Theatre shows and summer camps. Incase of inclement weather the performance will be held at the Essex High School Auditorium. Maple Street Park, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free. Information: http://www.ejrp. org/friday-night-family-fun-series.html

farms. Learn more about local food origins and to get to know your local farmer. Activities vary and may include milking cows and goats, harvesting vegetables, collecting eggs, and tasting farm fresh food. Also, look for scavenger hunts, hayrides, dinners, and live music. Continues through Aug. 9. Participating farms across Vermont. Information: vermontopenfarmweek@gmail.com or 434-2000.

Tuesday

Tuesday Night Trail Running Series. Cata-

mount Outdoor Family Center invites all trail-running enthusiasts to this fun event for all ages and abilities with a 5 km race, a 2.5 km “Cadets” race and a short “Cubs” race. Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Williston, 6 p.m. Adults $8, Teens $4, Kids 12 and under $3, and Kids 8 and under free. Information: www.catamountoutdoorfamilycenter.com.

Movies at Main Street Landing: “The Hustler.” The Movies at Main Street Landing series present the Robert Rossen directed 1961 sports drama “The Hustler,” starring ﬁlm legends Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie. Main Street Landing Film House, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations beneﬁt a local charity. Contact: 540-3018 or www.mainstreetlanding.com/movies.

Saturday

Book Launch Celebration. Join Phoenix Books for a book launch celebration with Christine Hadsel, author of “Suspended Worlds” at Shelburne Farms. Christine will give a short talk with photos of New England’s fantastic stage scenery. The “flower garden” painted An Evening by the Fire with Kurt Valenta. Join the Milton Historical Society for an curtain from the Moretown Town Hall will encore performance by “Mr. K.” This outbe on display. The launch will feature light door “hands-on” evening is designed for refreshments and a cash bar. Coach Barn younger members and for those young at at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, 3-6 p.m. heart. Naturalist Kurt Valenta will regale Free. Information: 448-3350 or www. participants with folk tales and stories of phoenixbooks.biz our natural history outside on the museum Wall To Canvas 6. Magic Hat Brewery preslawn. Bring a chair or a blanket and ents this fundraising event to benefit the enjoy some smores. In case of rain, the Shelburne Craft School. Wall to Canvas event will move inside the museum. Milton features 12 artists who are chosen from Historical Society, Milton, 7 p.m. Informaaround the region for their style and tion: 893-1604 or creativity. Competing live, each artist starts miltonhistorical@yahoo.com with large blank canvases and finishes with Pub Style Trivia. Join other teams of fellow off-the-wall and into-your-home mastertrivia buffs in a battle of the brains with piece. The freshly created artwork will be Top Hat Entertainment. Seven rounds of sold at the end of the day in a live auction, fast-paced trivia with prizes awarded. with a portion of the proceeds going to Let the inner-geek surface. Cody’s Irish fund educational programs at the ShelPub, Essex, 7-9 p.m. Information: www. burne Craft School. Artists will compete facebook.com/pages/Codys-Irish-Pubto win a cash prize and a solo exhibit at and-Grille. Magic Hat Artifactory. Beer garden, merch tent, and live music. Magic Hat Artifactory, South Burlington, 1-6 p.m. Information: http://www.magichat.net/walltocanvas/

Sunday

20th Annual Ice Cream Social and Band Concert. This annual social includes all the trimmings from toppings to whipped cream and cherry on top. Westford, Fairfax, Fletcher Town Band will perform. Proceeds to beneﬁt the Brick Meeting House. Rain or shine. In case of rain, the social and concert will be held in the Brick Meeting House. Westford Town Common, Westford. Ice cream 6:30 p.m.; Concert 7 p.m. $1.50 per scoop. Information: 777-3995

Wednesday

Thursday

Pickup Rugby. Burlington Rugby Vermont

invites veteran players and newcomers to lace up for a two-hand-touch match. Meet on the ﬁeld adjacent College Parkway at Fort Ethan Allen. Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Information: http:// www.burlingtonrugby.org/

Forza Samurai Sword Workout. Sculpt lean

muscles and gain mental focus when performing basic strikes with wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Contact: 578-9243.

Ongoing Monday

Shape and Share Life Stories. Prompts trig-

ger real-life experience stories, which are crafted into engaging narrative and shared with the group. Led by Recille Hamrell. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free and open to all adults. Information: 878-4918 or www. williston.lib.vt.us.

English Country Dance Class. No special

footwork required. Participants will learn and repeat a pattern of movements to music that ranges from spritely to stately. Attend solo or with a friend, partners change each time we do a dance begins. Casual clothing. Teaching by Val Medve to recorded music. Teens and adults welcome. Richmond Free Library, Richmond, $3-$5 donation helps defray cost of air conditioning. Information: 899-2378 or www. burlingtoncountrydancers.org.

Trivia Night. Trivia buffs gather for a meeting

of the minds. Hotel Vermont lobby, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Contact: 651-5012.

CVAA Tai Chi for Arthritis. CVAA’s Tai Chi

for Arthritis Falls Prevention program is a joint-safe activity proven to reduce pain while you increase both lower and upper body strength and improve balance and agility. It can be done seated or standing. Classes are offered at no charge to adults 50+ and are led by a certiﬁed instructor. Class size is limited and will ﬁll quickly. This is an eight-week session beginning Aug. 4 through Sept. 24. Covenant Community Church, Essex. Tuesday and Thursday, 10-11 a.m. Contact Rachael: 1-800-6425119, ext. 1046 or Rachael@cvaa.org to register.

Essex Eats Out Community Meals. Essex

Eats Out seeks to build community connections by providing healthy, free meals in a warm, safe and inclusive atmosphere. Meals will be served: ﬁrst Friday at First Congregational Church; second Friday at Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish Center; third Friday at St. James Church; fourth Friday at Essex United Methodist Church; and ﬁfth Friday when applicable at St. Pius X Church. 5:30-7 p.m. each week. Transportation available. Call Dawn Thursday by 9 a.m. to schedule Friday transit: 878-7622. Information: essexeatsout@gmail.com or www.essexeatsout.org.

Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group. Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNSBC will answer questions about prostate cancer surgical procedures. Plus, general discussion and sharing among survivors and those beginning or rejoining the battle. Second Tuesday of each month. Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Contact: 274-4990.

Essex Community Historical Society. Essex

Community Historical Society invites you to step into the story of Essex and its people at the Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center. The museum is open from June 7 through Oct. 11. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those who served in wars from the Civil War to World War II. Hours: Sundays 1-4 p.m. and Thursdays 6-7:30 p.m. Tours by arrangement. Free to the public. Information: essexcommunityhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint.net or 879-0849.

Five Corners Farmers’ Market. The market

features local farmers, artisans, food vendors and entertainment. 3SquaresVT (EBT) cards and debit cards accepted at the market manager’s table to buy market tokens. Through Oct. 2. Fridays from 3:30-7:30 p.m. on Lincoln Street in Essex Junction. More info: www.5cornersfarmersmarket.com.

Interstitial Cystitis Support Group. Intersti-

tial cystitis (IC) is recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic region, and urinary frequency/ urgency. This is often misdiagnosed and mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. We are building a Vermont-based support group and welcome you to email bladderpainvt@gmail.com or call (802) 899-4151 for more information.

Free Yoga for Survivors. H.O.P.E. Works is

offering a free and conﬁdential traumainformed yoga program for survivors of sexual violence. Meets on the ﬁrst Saturday of each month. Registration is required to attend. Laughing River Yoga, Burlington, 1:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 8640555, x19 or atsarah@hopeworksvt.org.

Creative Tuesdays. Artists exercise their

imaginations with recycled crafts. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:15-5 p.m. Contact: 865-7216.

Beginner yoga classes. Tuesdays. In lieu of

a fee, bring a non-perishable item or monetary donation for the Richmond Food Shelf. Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, 6-7 p.m. Contact: ldiamond@uvm.edu or 318-5570.

Burlington Writers Workshop. A free writing

workshop for all Vermonters. Meets every Wednesday in downtown Burlington. Free and open to the public. Participants must register at meetup.com. More info: www. burlingtonwritersworkshop.com.

Cell Phones For Soldiers. Local residents can

support these collection drives by donating their old cell phones at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Essex Junction, or at the American Legion, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. Collections accepted 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 849-6261.

Champlain Echoes. A women’s four-part

harmony chorus group seeks additional women to sing in their holiday performances. Meetings are Monday nights. The Pines, Aspen Drive, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Contact: 655-2174.

Community Wellness Day. Practitioners offer Reiki, Shiatsu, aromatherapy, acupressure, energy work and more to those looking to experience alternative healing. 2 Wolves Holistic Center in Vergennes, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. most Fridays. Sliding-scale donations; preregister the Tuesday prior. Contact: 2wolvescenter@gmail.com or 870-0361.

English As A Second Language Classes. Improve your English conversation skills and meet new people. Wednesdays. Administrative Conference Room: intermediate/advanced. Pickering Room, 2nd Floor: beginners. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 865-7211.

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C ALENDAR members of youth going through the process of coming out. One Sunday evening and one Wednesday morning each month at Outright Vermont. Contact: 865-9677.

Italian Conversation Group. Open to all

interested in learning/hearing the Italian language. Room 101, St. Edmunds Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 654-2536.

Toy Library Playgroup. Fridays. Ages birth

through 5 years. Memorial Hall, Essex, 9:30-11 a.m. Contact Lauren: 878-6715.

VCAM Access Orientation. Free. Vermont

Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Ave. 2-G, Burlington. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org.

Essex Rotary Meeting. Essex Rotary Meet-

ings are held on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. at The Essex. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and Underhill.

Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Thurs-

days. Serving the communities of Colchester, Milton and the Champlain Islands.

Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12 p.m.

Senior Center at 10 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays. New players are always welcome. Free to members of EJSC, others pay $1 per day. Membership at EJSC is open to anyone 50 years of age and older and is $12 per year. Contact: 8765087 or Lpioli@essex.org.

Duplicate Bridge. Wednesdays. Essex Junction Senior Center, Essex, 1 p.m. Information: 876-5087.

Essex Art League Meetings. Meetings happen on the ﬁrst Thursday of the month. The meeting agenda includes a business and social time, and features a guest artist presentation. Essex Junction Congregational Church, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. Information: www.essexartleague.com.

dance and ﬁtness class that combines dance, yoga, Pilates and strength training for all levels of ﬁtness with instructor Kit Sayers. 10-visit punch pass can be purchased at Essex Junction Senior Center. Essex Junction Senior Center, Essex Junction. Tuesdays 8-9 a.m. and Thursdays 11 a.m.-12 p.m. $30 members, $35 nonmembers. Contact Lou Ann: 876-5087.

Write a Letter to a Soldier: part of our “Be a Hero” Projects. Each week we do a different project to become a hero in our own community. WeÕ ll provide the supplies. Choose up to 3 sessions. Grades 1-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-3 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 31 Axis and Allies. Play a WW II game of strategy using battleships, air fleets, and submarines to decide the fate of the World. Grades 6 and up. Brownell Library, 3:30-5 p.m. Dungeons and Dragons. Embark on imaginary adventure. Our Dungeon Masters serve as the gameÕ s referees and storytellers. Grades 6 and up. Brownell Library, 6-8:30 p.m. Maggie’s Fiber Friday for Adults. 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 youÕ d like. If you wish to contact Maggie: 6maggie2@myfairpoint.net. Brownell Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

MONDAY, AUG. 3 Hero Stories Comics Workshop. Join N.H. Cartoonist Marek Bennett in this exciting workshop to create original comics about the HEROES in your life, real or imaginary. Register in advance. First Session Ages 7-10. Brownell Library, 12-2 p.m. Hero Stories Comics Workshop. Join NH Cartoonist Marek Bennett in this exciting workshop to create original comics about the HEROES in your life, real or imaginary. Register in advance. Second Session Ages 11-14. Brownell Library, 3-5 p.m. Vermont Astronomical Society: “Crash Landing on Mars” video by The History Channel. You have been blown off course by a huge dust storm while descending through MarsÕ atmosphere and crashlanded. You are far from the habitat module with the supplies you need to survive the several months before Mars and Earth have the proper alignment for the return trip. Not to mention you are far from the return vehicle. See how future astronauts may need to use their ingenuity to survive the challenges they would face. Brownell Library, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUG. 4 Fresh from the Garden, Good Food for Kids. Every Tuesday young Garden Heroes walk to our 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

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5 Teddy Bear Sleepover. Children all ages drop off their stuffed animals sometime during the day. Teens come in 6:30-8:30 p.m. to take pictures, have pizza, and make cards for the kids coming the next day. Teens register in advance. Brownell Library, All day.

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Reading Buddies. Kids read for an hour with Teen Mentors. Bring a favorite book or choose one here. Every Wednesday through Aug. 12. ItÕ s OK to miss a session. Math activities, too. Grades Kindergarten-5th grade. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-3 p.m. Summer Chess Club. Join Teen Chess Lovers from our library for an hour of play. We provide chess sets and you provide strategy. Continuing every Friday thru Aug. 17. All ages. Those 8 and under, please bring an adult. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 4-5 p.m. Adopt a Beanie Pet. Want a pet of your own? Adopt one of our cute critters for a week. Keep a daily journal to share with us. For kids entering grade 2 and up. Tech Help with Clif. Offering one on one technology help. Bring in your new electronic devices and Clif will sit with you to help you learn more about them. No reservations needed. First come, first helped. Brownell Library, Mondays and Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m. Drop-in Story Time. Mondays. Reading, rhyming and crafts each week. All ages welcome. No registration required. Essex Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Lego Club. Mondays. We have thousands of Legos for you to build awesome creations. Snacks will be provided. Essex Free Library, 3:30-5 p.m. Drop-in Knitting Group. Connect with other knitters and tackle new knitting projects. Both beginner and advanced knitters are welcome. Essex Free Library, Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Creative Writing Club. Wednesdays, for ages 9 and older. Let your imagination soar as you write your own stories and poems using prompts, games and other writing exercises. Essex Free Library, 3:304:30 p.m. Toddler Story Time. Wednesdays. Stories, songs and crafts for ages 18 months-3 ½ years. Essex Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Registration required. Preschool Story Time. Books, songs, rhymes and crafts for ages 3.5-5 years. Free and open to the public. No registration required. Essex Free Library, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

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Celebrate Recovery. Thursdays. This conﬁdential 12-step recovery program puts faith in Jesus Christ at the heart of healing. We offer multiple support groups for both men and women, such as chemical dependency, co-dependency, sexual addiction and pornography, food issues and overcoming abuse. All those 18 and older are welcome. Sorry, no childcare. Essex Alliance Church, Essex. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., sessions begin at 7 p.m. Information: recovery@essexalliance.org or 310-9062.

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Pine Island Community Farm in Colchester invites visitors By COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Reporter

More than 80 Vermont farms will take part in the stateÕ s first Open Farm Week, which runs from Aug. 3 to Aug. 9 and is hosted by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. The goal of the event, made possible in part by funding from Vermont Speciality Crop Block Grant and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market Promotion Program, is to connect people with farmers and promote direct buying through farmers markets.

“We want to organize a fun and successful statewide event, and have it grow every year, as a tradition for Vermonters and visitors.” Erin Buckwalter

Ò This weeklong event is really a celebration of our farmer and our agricultural landscape,Ó said NOFA VermontÕ s Erin Buckwalter in a press release. Ò We want to organize a fun and successful statewide event, and have it grow every year, as a tradition for Vermonters and visitors to Vermont to be able to enjoy the Ô inside scoopÕ and get to know more about our farms.Ó Karen Freudenberger, the project manager at ColchesterÕ s Pine Island Community Farm, which represents a partnership between the Vermont Land Trust and the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, said the week is a great opportunity to Ò connect better to our food system and where it comes from.Ó

Ò We plan to have some of our younger goats right up here where people can go in and pet them, feed them and frolic with them. And then if people are interested, they can go down and visit the gardens and talk to some of the new Americans who are farming or growing crops that will be a little different than what people are used to,Ó Freudenberger said. Freudenberger highlighted one specific venture the farm has undertaken, which she called Ò eat your weeds.Ó Ò We have noticed that many of the new Americans have really great recipes using what we consider to be the weeds in the garden,Ó Freudenberger said. Originally, the weeds would be pulled and spinach would be planted in their place. After doing some research, however, Freudenberger said they realized this practice was a Ò really crazy thing to do,Ó as the weeds have much more nutrition than the spinach does, Ò and it tastes really yummy.Ó Ò So weÕ re collecting up some of those recipes and we hope to have some of those people can taste, and show them what some of those useful weeds are Ñ even people in the city have these weeds in their garden Ñ so you donÕ t have to take care of them or even water them,Ó Freudenberger said. Other offerings at Pine Island Farm will include rides around the property as well as a Saturday afternoon potluck goat roast where people can bring a dish they wish to share. An up-to-date listing of participating farms, their offerings, and their Open Farm Week hours can be found at www.DigInVT. com. Participants are encouraged to join the conversation on social media by using #VTOpenFarm. Ò Everyone needs to remember to connect back to the land, because it just makes you happy,Ó Freudenberger said. Ò What more can I say?Ó Pine Island Community Farm is located at 1029 Pine Island Road in Colchester, and will be hosting visitors from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekend of August 8 and August 9.

Visitors to Pine Island Community Farm can frolic with goats this weekend.

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USDA proposes ways to help low-income, homebound seniors and people with disabilities

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced earlier this month that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to improve access to groceries for homebound seniors and people with disabilities who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. USDA is proposing for the first time to permit grocery purchasing and delivery services run by government and non-profit organizations to accept SNAP benefits as payment, allowing for home delivery to those unable to shop for food. Vilsack announced the proposal July 13 during the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. Nationally, only 42 percent of eligible elderly individuals participate in SNAP, compared to 83 percent for all people who are eligible. Ò Home delivery of groceries is an important step forward in serving the needs of these vulnerable populations. Allowing homebound seniors and people with disabilities to use their SNAP benefits through government and nonprofit home delivery services will help ensure they have access to healthy foods,Ó Secretary Vilsack said, noting that one in five SNAP participants is either elderly or disabled. Ò This issue has a particular importance for seniors living

in rural areas, as AmericaÕ s rural population is older than the nation overall and rural seniors experience higher poverty than seniors nationwide.Ó Authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, the proposed rule outlines eligibility and participation criteria for purchasing and delivery services serving the homebound elderly and disabled, and seeks comment from stakeholders. In addition, USDAÕ s Food and Nutrition Service will soon begin seeking up to 20 food purchasing and delivery services to participate in a one-year pilot program. Lessons learned during the pilot will used to help shape the final rule. As the nationÕ s first line of defense against hunger, SNAP helps put food on the table for millions of lowincome families and individuals every month and has never been more critical to the fight against hunger. SNAP is a vital supplement to the monthly food budget of more than 46 million low-income individuals. Nearly half of SNAP participants are children, nine percent are over 60 and more than 40 percent of recipients live in households with earnings. Ñ Staff report

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Essex Junction’s Guild capitalizes on summer college league opportunity

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By Thomas JoycE For The Essex Reporter Plymouth N.H.Ñ Winning is hard enough in summer collegiate ball, but the real battle is being able to maintain and keep quality playersÑ specifically pitchers. Inning limits, injuries, fatigue and frustration are all reasons why a player might abandon a summer team. While it is unfortunate for those who leave the team, it opens up an opportunity for those who did not originally have the opportunity. When Essex Junction native and Keene State College pitcher Kevin Guild found out he had an opportunity to play summer collegiate baseball for the Laconia Muskrats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League midseason, he was hesitant at first. He had a job and an apartment. He was making money, had a place of his own and was a lights-out pitcher for the undefeated I-89/91 Mariners of the Green Mountain Baseball League. His 1.21 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 40.1 innings made him arguably the best player in the league. Even so, Guild was intrigued by the opportunity. After all, Keene State pitching coach Marty Testo had tried hard to put him in a summer collegiate league. So Guild made what he described as leap of faith. Guild joined the team July 15 and made his debut three days later, earning a win in long relief. He finished off a 14-inning thriller by hurling the last three innings, scattering four hits while striking out a pair. Ò IÕ ve been starting since freshman year,Ó he said. Ò So those longer outings are just fine for me. IÕ ll take the long reliefÑ IÕ ll take whatever role I can get.Ó Through a pair of outings, Guild is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA. In 4.2 innings, he has struck out three men. Even though he is a late addition to the team, Guild still believes he can benefit from the experience. With the scouting presence at NECBL games, of course lurks the possibility of the rising senior playing pro ball when his college career is done. Ò EverybodyÕ s got the dream,Ó he said with a smile. Ò Just like everyone else who has already, this is a great league to take that step.Ó

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D Essex Junction’s Kevin Guild is taking the pitcher’s mound for the Laconia Muskrats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League this summer. Photo | thoMas JoyCE

Logging innings is nothing new for Guild. A rising senior at Keene State, he was an anchor in the starting rotation this past spring, making six starts. He went 1-4 with a 5.96 ERA in that timeframe, but he managed to strike out over a batter an inning (23 in 22.2 innings). His strikeout totals might say otherwise, but Guild admits going for the third strike isnÕ t always what he has in mind. Ò I like to pitch to contact,Ó he said. Ò Especially in a wood bat league like this so I can stay in games a little bit longer.Ó A two-year letterman at Essex High School, Guild made the AllMetro League second team his senior yearÑ serving the Hornets as a captain. In 2012, he helped Essex Post 91 to a Legion State Championship. It was at Essex High School where he met arguably his greatest influence to date. Ò Wayne Corsi, who is the pitching coach at Essex High School,Ó he said. Ò HeÕ s been a mentor, heÕ s been a friendÑ pretty much a second father to me since the day I got into Essex High School freshman year. HeÕ s done everything for me.Ó Originally attending Keene State, Guild attended St. MichaelÕ s College in Colchester for the spring semester of his freshman year before headed back to Keene.

id anyone else blink and miss July fly by? Wow, was that fast! August kicks off the last month of summer. It starts in a big way with the Shine Game on Saturday. The Vermont Soccer Officials Association holds its annual referee meeting next weekend. We are about two weeks away from the start of fall sports. My advice: hang on to summer for as long as you can! Town of EssEx swim TEam The TEST swim team competed in Leagues last weekend. Sand Hill Pool, the team, TEST parents and volunteers, and the SHP staff hosted the meet. TEST placed second scoring 2006.5 pts. Congratulations to the EDGE (2714) on their win. Burlington Tennis Club was third (1751.5) and Burlington Country Club was a distant fourth (944). The TEST boys won their competition scoring 1137.5 to the EDGEÕ s 975. EDGE took the gals division over TEST by a score of 1739869. Congratulations to swimmers and coaches Ñ Pete Picard, Justin Bouffard, Sky Enright, Jim Austin, Sammy Gilliam and Cole Picard. First-places were won by Oliver Austin 100m IM, 50m breast; Matt Bergeron 100m IM; Charlotte Brace 50m free, 100m free, 100m fly; Austin Hayes 50m breast; Casey Keenanm 100 fly, 100m free; Elliot Lomanek 50m back; Ross Maceym 200 free, 50m free, 50m fly; Jake McIntyre 100m free; Katelyn Miller-Johnson 100m free; Lucy Miquel 50m fly, 100m free; Ashley Warren 50m breast, 100m breast, 100m IM; and Nathan Wu 50m breast. This weekend the team travels south down I-89 to Exit 1 for States at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River. Their address is 100 Arboretum Lane. The center holds a no pet policy and admission will be free. Good luck swimmers.

The Town of Essex swim team came in second place during the combined team event at the Champlain Valley Swim League championships, which were hosted at Sand Hill Pool in Essex last weekend. The EDGE team came in first place with a score of 2714, followed by Essex with 2006.5. EssexÕ s boysÕ team won their competition 1137.5 over EDGEÕ s 975, while the Essex girlsÕ team placed second, 869 to EDGEÕ s 1739. Essex will now travel to the state championships at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River on Friday and Saturday.

Once again, a huge thank you goes out to the Essex parks and recreation maintenance crew and Kenny Booker for all their work, as well as Recreation Director Ally Vile, the SHP lifeguards, the volunteer officials and the fantastic swim team moms/parents for their organization and help.

swimmers warm up in Essex’s sand hill Pool during the Champlain Valley swim League championships on Friday. Left: Lucius Karki swims in the 12-and-under 50-yard backstroke during the Champlain Valle swim League championships on Friday at sand hill Pool in Essex. Karki finished seventh with a time of 40.32 seconds. Photos | Josh Kaufmann

Essex 10-11 Little League places second in state tournament The Essex 10-11 Little League team made it to the state championship in St. Albans before losing to Brattleboro 22-7 on July 22. Essex was dominant in their road to the championship, first shutting out St. Albans 19-0, then beating Missisquoi 5-1 and defeating St. Albans again in the district championship 16-2. Carrying this momentum into first game of the state tournament, Essex beat Burlington American 11-1 behind an impressive pitching performance from Andrew Goodrich. Matthew Correria and Eli Bostwick took the mound in the first of what would be three games against Brattleboro. After falling behind four runs in the first inning, Essex found themselves in a tied ball game with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth. Goodrich stepped to the plate, working his way into a full count before hitting a walk-off single to win the game. Essex lost the next game against Brattleboro on July 21, setting up a final, winner-take-all showdown the next night. Down 2-0 in the second, Matt Safer smacked a three-run homer to put Essex up 3-2. A few untimely errors would allow Brattleboro to get back in the lead, which they maintained thanks to a timely offensive onslaught on their way to capturing the state championship. Ò Brattleboro was a fun team to play; tough competitors, great coaching staff, gracious winners and all around good sports,Ó said Essex coach Dave Bostwick.

Track and fiEld The Essex Summer Track and Field Team competed in the St. Johnsbury Academy State Track Meet on Saturday. The team scored a combined 94 points. Coaches Rachel Pinto, Sarah Sherman, Madison Stephenson, Tim Yandow, Marsh Palin, Omkar Borse and Jesse Monahan have done a fine job, especially since the team has been training at EMS as the high schoolÕ s track is scheduled to be resurfaced. No word on how thatÕ s going yet. Anyway, to the stats Ñ Zach Line and Patrick Herrin went 1-2 in the 11-12 high jump, clearing 4Õ 4Ó ; Herrin second in the 80m hurdles 16.13; Ella Larson 1314 400m 67.93; Griff Larson second 400m 79.89 and third in the 9-10 long jump 10Õ 7Ó ; Harriet Danis third 9-10 200m 36.03; Kevin Hancock first 50m free, 50m and 100m back; Noah Walker fourth 7-8 SB Throw 64Õ 7Ó and 100m 18.01; Maddy Larson fourth 80m hurdles 19.43; Aiden Philbrick 80m hurdles 18.46; Griff Larson 9-10 200m 34.33; Herrin 800m 2:43.61; Hannah Schmigel fifth shot put 13Õ 9Ó ; Ali Weston 11-12 discus 40Ó ; Maria Campo 1315 discus sixth 47Õ 11Ó . Nice job by all! womEnÕ s summEr soccEr sTandings: Switchback 7-1-0

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avery McClintock readies to swing during the Little League state championship in st. albans on July 22. Eli Bostwick catches a pitch during the Little League state championship in st. albans on July 22.

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30 years employed by her alma mater in various capacities, begins her appointment at St. MichaelÝ s on Aug. 10 and will be responsible primarily for NCAA compliance and sport supervision. In her new position at SMC, Lincoln brings a wealth of knowledge in the area of compliance from UVM, having served as NCAA compliance coordinator between 2007 and 2015.

Essex Post 91Õ s season came to an end Sunday after a 13-12 loss to the Colchester Cannons in extra-innings during the state tournament held at Castleton University. Post 91 began their tournament with a 14-2 victory against Bennington Post 13, and then rolling through Brattleboro 5-0 off a two hit, 19 strikeout gem by pitcher Sam Mikell. In their third game, Post 91 faced off against Hartford Post 26 on Saturday. Play picked up Sunday after rain suspended play in the top of the eighth inning with Essex down 7-5. Post 91 scored one more run but came up just short of the comeback effort, losing by a final score of 7-6. Tyler Roberge takes a cut at a low pitch during Essex Post Later that day, Post 91 took on the Cannons in 91’s game against the Colchester Cannons on July 18. an elimination game, stacking up a 5-0 lead heading PHOTO CONTRIBUTED into the fifth inning. The lead was not built to last, however, as the Cannons struck back for six runs things at 12. in the fifth. After a scoreless bottom of the ninth, the game Essex added three runs in the sixth to get back out front, only to yet again forgo the lead after a entered extra-innings, where Essex would strand runners at first and second. four-run sixth inning from the Cannons. The Cannons decided enough was enough, plating A two-run top of the seventh tied up the game at 10Ñl asting less than an inningÑa s the Cannons the final run off a Cole Reilly single in the bottom of the tenth, bringing Post 91's successful season to an plated two more in the bottom of the seventh. Essex, not yet ready to head home, continued end. Ñ Staff report the trend with a two-run top of the ninth to square

Fourteenth Travis Roy Wiffle Ball Tournament Aug. 14-16

The 14th annual Travis Roy Foundation Wiffle Ball Tournament kicks off on the weekend of Aug. 14-16 in Essex. The theme of this yearÕ s event is Ò The Best Weekend of the Year,Ó and it will once again be hosted at Pat and Beth OÕ ConnorÕ s three backyard fields, Little Fenway, Little Wrigley and Little Field of Dreams. Last yearÝ s tournament saw the debut of a third field Ñ Little Field of Dreams Ñ modeled after the cornfield ballpark in Dyersville, Iowa that was the site of the 1989 classic movie, Ò Field of Dreams.Ó It joined the two quarter-scale replicas of the two oldest big league ballparks allowing the tournament to expand from 24 to 28 teams. The 2014 tournament raised just under $475,000 to push the 13-year fundraising total to a staggering $2.9 million, making it one of the largest allvolunteer, athletic-related charitable fundraisers in the Green Mountain State. Donations will be accepted at the site and on line at the official website of the tournament: http://www. travisroyfoundation.org/trf-wiffleball-tournament. All funds go to the Travis Roy Foundation, which benefits and creates awareness for people with spinal cord injuries. It is named after the former Boston University menÕ s hockey player who resides with his family in nearby Malletts Bay in Colchester each summer.

The opening ceremonies at Little Fenway will begin on Friday, featuring the annual CelebritiesSponsor game. Although all 28 teams are filled for the tournament, many other events will be held throughout the weekend including a silent auction, raffles, the ScooterÕ s PretzelÕ s Home Run Derby, a kidÕ s Wiffle ball game and other fun kidÕ s activities including face painting, games and other contests. The complete schedule and a full list of celebrities will be announced prior to the tournament. In last yearÝ s championship game, the Staten Island Yankees Ñ one of the seven original teams to compete in each tournament Ñ captured its second team title holding off the Jackhammers of Braintree, Mass. For the fifth straight year, tournament action will be streamed live on the Internet on the Pack Network. The opening ceremonies and celebrity-sponsor game, SaturdayÝ s money count ceremony and SundayÝ s title game will be aired live as well as game action from Little Fenway throughout the weekend. For more information on: Travis Roy Foundation, visit: http://www. travisroyfoundation.org Little Fenway website: http://www.littlefenway.com/ fenway/home Live streaming video: http://www.packnetwork.com/ video/trfwiffleball/

Lincoln was responsible for overseeing a comprehensive athletic compliance program that helped UVMÝ s coaches, student-athletes and Athletic Department personnel adhere to NCAA, America East Conference and Hockey East rules and regulations. During her tenure, she was also the academic coordinator for the menÝ s basketball program. Lincoln, who began her employment at UVM in 1984, graduated from the university with a bachelorÝ s degree in sociology in 1983 before earning her masterÝ s degree there in educational leadership in 2012. Prior to her stint in the Athletic Department, Lincoln spent more than two decades in various roles around campus. Between 1999 and 2007, she worked in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, first as a recruitment coordinator for two years and then as the director of student services. As director, Lincoln oversaw daily operations for the Office of Student Services while developing an annual recruitment and enrollment plan for graduate programs. Between 1995 and 1999, Lincoln was the coordinator of volunteer programs and assistant director for the Office of Admissions, helping accept new students to the university. While overseeing the Alumni Admission Representative Program for three of those years, she was the liaison to the Development and Alumni Relations offices on campus, and proposed and implemented the Student Admission Representative ProgramÝ s name change to AdvoCats during her two years working with that program. From 1989 until 1994, Lincoln was an academic adviser in the College of Arts and Sciences. She previously worked in the Department of Hematology and the Division of Continuing Education. I got to know her while her daughter Lucy was on our track team. Good Luck! CROSS COUNTRY Another reminder to come out and support the Essex girlsÕ cross country team on Aug. 15 as the team hosts a 5K fun run at the Tree Farm fundraiser. There will be food, music and fun prizes. ItÕ s a great way to get active and support a local cause. Cost $10 preregistration before Aug. 12. ItÕ s $15 on race day. Register online at: https://sites. google.com/site/treefarm5kfunrun/ TRAVIS ROY WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENT Information on the Travis Roy Foundation can be found on www. travisroyfoundation.org/ FALL SIGN-UPS Fall sign-ups are open and need to be completed by July 31. Questions? Please email therrington@ccsuvt.org. FIRST DAY OF FALL SEASON: Aug. 10: Football. Aug. 13: All other sports. Aug. 25 is the Fall Sports Parent-Athlete Meeting at 7 p.m. Coaches Meeting at 6 p.m. SHRINE GAME Shrine Game is Saturday at Castleton University. REFEREES FOR FALL Still looking for interested folks who would like to referee soccer in the fall. Games range from boysÕ and girlsÕ middle school, freshmen and JV games. Pay is anywhere from $35 to $75 an assignment. Explayers, college students and mature high school students can help out, learn to officiate, make some money and get exercise. Contact me at jgonillo@ccsuvt.org for more information. Thanks. BOOSTER CLUB From Booster President Jeff Greene: First booster meeting will be Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in room C 101. If you plan on attending please let me know. Remember to bring at least two athletes with you to make the presentation, as well as copies of your request to hand out to the board. MISCELLANEOUS Happy Birthday wishes this week and last: go-to guidance counselor Emily Scott, along with former Hornets Sean Riehl, Travis Desilets and Justin Bartinoski. Lynne LaBonte celebrates as well as my niece, Chloe Rushford, the pride of Milton, who hits 13!

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WALL TO CANVAS 6. On Aug. 1, Magic Hat Brewery presents this fundraising event to benefit the Shelburne Craft School. Wall to Canvas features twelve artists that are chosen from around the region for their style and creativity. Competing live, each artist starts with large blank canvases and finishes with off-the-wall and intoyour-home masterpiece. The freshly created artwork will be sold at the end of the day in a live auction, with a portion of the proceeds going to fund educational programs at the Shelburne Craft School. Artists will compete to win a cash prize and a solo exhibit at Magic Hat Artifactory. Beer garden, merch tent, and live music. Magic Hat Artifactory, South Burlington, 1-6 p.m. Information: http://www. magichat.net/walltocanvas/

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CONTRA DANCE. On Aug. 14, Queen City Contras will hold its regular dance. Music will be provided by Sassafrass Stomp and Mary Wesley will be the caller. All are welcome, all dances taught, no partner or experience necessary. Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes for dancing. Shelburne Town Hall, Shelburne. Beginners’ session 7:45 p.m. Dance begins 8 p.m. Admission: $9 adults. Under 12 free. Information: www.queencitycontras.org or 371-9492.

By TOM KEARNEY For The Essex Reporter Hot jazz ainÍ t dead. Far from it. Twentysomethings rediscovered it in the 2000s and started selling out joints in New York City, playing music written decades before they were born. ItÍ s great music „ tunes from the 1920s, Í 30s, Í 40s and the early Í 50s, before modern jazz drowned out hot jazz. If you have a pulse rate, it makes you want to dance. Right now, the Hot Sardines are sitting pretty on the hot jazz seat. Their album, ñ The Hot Sardines,î was No. 24 last week on the Billboard jazz albums chart; it peaked at No. 4 after the band was featured on ñ CBS Sunday Morning,î and it has spent 17 weeks on the charts. The Hot Sardines tour stops Sunday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow. What can people expect from the show? ñ Two hours of their lives to hear some of the greatest music ever written, and feel our sense of joy about it,î said Evan ñ Bibsî Palazzo, co-founder of the eight-member group; heÍ s the bandleader and plays stride piano. ñ We want them to leave with the joy of this music. ItÍ s really a joy to the soul.î Dancing will be required. ñ We want the audience to move,î Palazzo said. Even when playing in dark speakeasies, Hot Sardines always have the lights turned up, so people can see to dance in the aisles. Palazzo is highly familiar with Vermont; he grew up and lives in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts, and has skied in Stowe 20 or 30 times. You might think old fogies would be the biggest fans of the Sardines music, but no. ñ People in their teens and 20s, they have great time,î Palazzo said. ñ They tell us, ï IÍ m gonna bring my mother!Í That tells us this music in the 21st century is ready to be absorbed by new generations without the context it had in the 20th century. As rock came in and then the Vietnam War, it became thought of as old peopleÍ s music. Our job is to undo that; itÍ s a casualty of American society.î The Hot Sardines developed by accident. Palazzo was a working actor, doing theater, commercials and production work on films. Elizabeth Bougerol, the lead singer, grew up in Paris and Toronto, earned a masterÍ s degree in media and communications from the London School of Economics, and made her living as a writer „ including the guidebook ñ New EnglandÍ s Favorite Seafood Shacks.î Both loved music, and both showed up at an open jazz jam in Manhattan. They had an immediate musical connection. She asked him if he knew any Fats Waller; he started playing ñ Your FeetÍ s Too Big.î After that, they got together every couple of months to play music, him on piano, she on vocals and washboard. One day, for fun, they went to an

Current Exhibits ARTIST KEVIN RUELLE’S VERMONT TRAVEL POSTERS. Vintage Inspired Lifestyle Marketplace is pleased to announce an exhibition of faux vintage travel posters by Vermont artist Kevin Ruelle. Kevin Ruelle has created a series of faux vintage travel posters inspired by Vermont’s unique tourist past. Nostalgic not only in theme but also in the way they were painted: traditional airbrush and watercolor. The owner of Ruelle Design and Illustration for over 30 years, located in Burlington, he specializes in technical illustrations, book illustrations, packaging art, illustrated maps, cartooning, and decorative art. The exhibition runs through Aug. 3. Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 12-4 p.m. Information: www.ruellefineart. com.

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Rain site: The Rusty Nail, 1190 Mountain Road, Stowe Eventually, the band expanded to three horns, bass, piano, drums, tap dancer and singer-washboard player. ñ We got into this by accident,î Palazzo said. He and Miz Elizabeth were playing music ñ on a lark; we never expected a career. We had other jobs; we were playing for fun, for tips; we were busking in subway „ maybe for personal therapy. But we kept getting more and more invitations to play, and three years ago we quit our other jobs, and itÍ s been more than a full-time job since then.î The bandÍ s repertoire covers different songs from different eras with different arrangements. ñ The

stuff we love,î Palazzo says. Some Ray Charles, early Louis Armstrong, South American and Cuban, some Nat King Cole, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Anita OÍ Day. ñ WeÍ re influenced heavily by cities and their culture „ Paris, New York City, New Orleans, those cities and all their music,î Palazzo said. ñ Harlem, Duke Ellington, swing, Dixieland „ thatÍ s our wheelhouse.î Palazzo actually played Nat King ColeÍ s piano when he was 14; a bookstore had won it as a prize, and after school, heÍ d go into the store and play. More recently, Hot Sardines played at Louis ArmstrongÍ s house in Corona, Queens, giving concerts in the garden. ñ We played there twice,î Palazzo said. ñ We got to hold his trumpet, listen to his bootleg recordings. Our love of him is boundless.î The Sardines have also been on the Jools Holland show on the Palladia TV channel, performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra and played at the Montreal Jazz Festival, among other dates on an exhaustive tour schedule. ñ We pinch ourselves often,î Palazzo said. ñ We fell into this because we loved the music. IÍ d played cocktail piano, but who thought stride piano was something you could make a living at?î There are other rewards, too. ñ In Indianapolis, I think it was, a woman came up to us and said, ñ I wasnÍ t sure I was coming tonight because my mother died this morning. I canÍ t think of anything better to deal with this loss than to come to this show.Í î ••• If the weatherÍ s bad Aug. 2, the concert will be at The Rusty Nail, 1190 Mountain Road. ThereÍ s limited seating, but plenty of room for standing and dancing. The bar will be open and food will be available.

MILTON ARTIST GUILD: COLLAGE. Members of the Milton Artists’ Guild exhibit work, which explore the genre of collage in various media. On display through Aug. 31. The Gallery At LCATV, Colchester. Gallery Hours: Mondays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Information: www.lcatv.org PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT. The Column Inch Collection, located in the offices of the Essex Reporter and Colchester Sun, presents the work of Jericho photographer Robert Smith. The small, curated exhibit of photographs presented both traditionally, as well as, printed on aluminum plates, focuses on the theme of nature. Exhibit runs through Aug. 31. Column Inch Collection, 42 Severance Green, Unit 108, Severance Corners, Colchester. Gallery Hours: MondayFriday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: http://www.essexreporter.com/cic/ ABSTRACT SPOTLIGHT. This collection of work highlights the nebulous quality of abstract work. Each artist uses color and tone as a way to converse between the hazy edges of perception and reality to convey emotion and evoke unconscious reactions. In working outside of the boundaries of recognizable objects the abstraction emphasizes the tension between the world we see and the world we feel. Artists include Douglas Biklen, Cameron Schmitz and Johanne Yordan. BCA Center, Burlington. Gallery Hours: Tuesday- Thursday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Monday.

Call to Artists THINK RED: Autumn? tractors? sport cars? Sox? barns? herring? Where does your imagination lead you? Established and emerging artists are invited to submit 2-dimensional artwork in any medium for “Shades of Red,” an exhibit scheduled for September through December at the Jericho Town Hall. The only requirement: The work must include the color red. Register by Aug. 15; for info and registration: 899-2974 or blgreene@myfairpoint.net. The exhibit is one of an ongoing series of shows that are part of a collaborative project between the Town of Jericho and a committee of volunteers involved in the arts. The Committee includes Jericho Selectboard member Catherine McMains, artists Dianne Shullenberger and Barbara Greene and gallery owner Emilie Alexander.

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• Embrace positive results, even if they are initially underwhelming. Just because you have adopted a new diet does not mean you will see immediate results. Fad diets meant to last just a few weeks may produce immediate results, but such results likely will not withstand the test of time, and you may even gain weight when you revert to some of your old eating habits. In the meantime, place more emphasis on how you feel than the figure that shows up on your bathroom scale each morning. Upon adopting a healthier diet, you will start to notice how much better you feel than you felt when eating a diet filled with fatty, unhealthy foods. Remind yourself of this extra hop in your step as you continue on the path to a healthier lifestyle. • DonÕ t give up. Your adjustment period will require some discipline, and there may be moments when you backslide into bad habits. If that happens, don’t allow it to derail all of the progress you have made since switching to a healthier diet. Just accept that you had a setback and resolve to do your best to avoid having another one. The sooner you get back on a healthier track, the better you will feel. Ñ MetroCreative

Parents have been spicing up their nutrition knowledge by asking me lots of questions about the amount of salt in their children’s diets. Let me see if I can add some flavorful tips to this important topic. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about nine in 10 children are eating more sodium than recommended, with most sodium in the form of salt being eaten when children eat processed foods. In fact, while Americans eat the equivalent of anywhere from one to three teaspoons of salt per day, a child needs no more than a half a teaspoon of salt daily. Why is too much salt a problem? Because a high-sodium or high-salt diet can lead to high blood pressure, even in childhood, and high blood pressure can be a set-up for heart disease and stroke in adulthood. So the name of the game is to find ways to reduce the amount of salt in your children’s diets. How can you do this? First, parents should know that the saltiest foods around are processed foods such as pizza, bread and rolls, cold cuts, cheese, chicken nuggets, pasta dishes and soups. To reduce the amount of salt in your childÕ s diet: Consider using fresh rather than packaged or processed items. Try different spices, herbs, lemon juice and vegetables instead of salt to add flavor to foods. Keep the salt shaker off the table and taste foods before you add salt since they may be salty enough. Read food labels with your child and note the sodium or salt content. Best choices are foods with less than 120 mg of sodium per serving and the poorest choices are when there are more than 600 mg in a serving. Parents, you can be a good role model as well by eating low-salt diets rich in fruits and vegetables without added sodium, something we call the “salternative” diet. Hopefully tips like this will shake out well when it comes to keeping the salt in the salt shaker rather than on your child’s plate. Lewis First, M.D., is chief of Pediatrics at Vermont ChildrenÕ s Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

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