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First, do no harm Licensing boards leaning toward criminal checks for doctors and nurses

Invasive plant species sparks community dialogue

By AMANDA BROOKS

Vermont is one of a shrinking number of states that still relies on applicants to self-disclose all past criminal convictions.

The Reporter's examination of hundreds of discipline records show they can't always be trusted.

By COLIN FLANDERS

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wo Vermont licensing boards may soon require doctors and nurses to undergo criminal background checks before they can practice medicine here. The move would strengthen a system that some advocates say allows unfit candidates to skirt detection.

The Vermont Board of Nursing and Board of Medical Practice now rely on disciplinetracking databases and self-disclosure, a level of trust placing the two in a shrinking minority. And while they support a tightened process, some hurdles remain.

“My concern is always finding out something after the fact,” said Dr. Harvey Reich, a Rutland-based ICU physician and member of the medical board, which licenses doctors.

Reich asked his colleagues to re-examine the process after a close call outside of his work on the board where someone was nearly hired with “significant issues that we wouldn’t have known about.”

Only 15 of the 70 state medical boards in the U.S. don’t fingerprint background check doctors at the licensing stage, according to the public advocacy group Federation of State

Medical Boards. And the Council of State Governments reports Vermont was one of nine states in 2013 to not background nurses.

Instead, candidates must disclose past criminal convictions on their applications.

Lying on these amounts to felony perjury, which carries a punishment of up to 15 years in prison. But discipline records show some take their chances.

A New Hampshire woman received her license from the Vt. Board of Nursing in February 2015, eight years after she was convicted of a felony for forging prescriptions and diverting more than 800 Percocet tablets – a crime her application omitted.

The woman’s N.H. license was later suspended after she again allegedly falsified records and diverted pain medication meant for nursing home patients. In its emergency order, the N.H. nursing board said the woman was searching for a job in Vermont.

Doctors aren’t always honest on their applications either. Records show one man lied about being under investigation two weeks after federal agents searched his home. He later pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge.

After an Essex woman was treated for burns from contact with wild parsnip, residents raised concerns about the invasive plant growing along roadsides.

The Vermont Department of Health warns sap from the plant, when it comes into contact with the skin, can cause burns after exposure to sunlight, and advises to stay away. If one does find themselves with sap on their skin, experts say to wash it off right away and stay out of the sun.

Wild parsnip flowers from late May to early July and can grow up to five feet tall, according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

It has stalks of flat-topped yellow flowers and yellow-green smooth stems, and looks like hogsweed or Queen Anne’s lace.

Essex residents have seen the plant all over town, including on the side of Route 128, Mansfield Avenue and the Brickyard neighborhood. Many have raised concerns about the plant being so close to the road, especially when their children and pets are walking by, unsuspecting.

Erin Bolger lives on Brickyard Lane and said her then-2year-old daughter ended up with blisters after coming into contact with wild parsnip in their neighborhood.

“Last summer we found a swallowtail caterpillar, and I didn’t know what wild parsnip looked like,” she said. “So I snapped the little branch off, and she held it and ended up with some small blisters on her leg.”

Bolger said the town should provide information to residents on wild parsnip to educate them on its appearance and dangers.

“I don’t think a lot of people know what it is and think it’s just a pretty yellow flower,” she said.

“It is related to Queen Anne’s lace, so people may get them confused.”

Essex Parks & Recreation is collaborating with public works to identify locations of high concentration of wild parsnip in Essex.

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Road pitch roars back into Essex

PARTY ANIMAL

By AMANDA BROOKS Over 50 motorcycle riders pulled up to the Green Mountain Harley Davidson in Essex Jct. on Monday morning, but they weren’t there for a tuneup or a new bike. Instead, they were visiting their first stop of the fourth annual Road Pitch project organized by Cairn Cross with FreshTracks Capital.

For four days, motorcycle riders will drive to eight towns in Vermont and listen to business pitches by local entrepreneurs.

The riders all have investing and business startup experience and provide advice, and sometimes money, to business owners. Riders rate each pitch, provide feedback and declare a “rider’s choice” winner to compete in the finals in October in Burlington.

“It’s a great thing to be able to support our businesses and our upstarts here,” said Keith Koehler, business development manager for Manufacturing Solutions Inc, who is also a motorcycle rider in this year’s event. “We’re all in business too, so it’s a mutually symbiotic relationship where we’re helping each other.”

The first pitch of the morn-

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Pitchers network and talk business with potential advisors and investors during the annual Road Pitch event at Harley Davidson on Monday morning. ing came from Richard Vaughn with his coffee shop called Perky Planet. Opening up on the corner of King and St. Paul streets later this year, Perky Planet will hire people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“For folks with disabilities, a job is more than just a paycheck,” Vaughn said. “A job is dignity, respect and a sense of purpose.”

He admitted other businesses

like his are opening around the country, but most of them are started by parents of children with disabilities. Perky Planet will focus on hiring as many individuals with disabilities as possible and invest in technology to “make the playing field more level” and extend their impact, Vaughn said.

Up next was Jamie Northrup, See PITCH, page 3

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A young partygoer pops his way around the annual Block Party last Saturday in Essex Jct. See more photos from the annual event on page 4.

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BACKGROUND from page 1 David Herlihy, the medical board’s executive director, couldn’t think of a case where a background check on a doctor would have found an undisclosed conviction, but the scenario has played out in other states.

A 2014 report from the Maryland inspector general found at least three cases where doctors lied about previous convictions.

In one case, a man received his license almost a decade after he was convicted of raping a woman at gunpoint – a crime he described on his application as a drunken fight, according to the Baltimore Sun. Maryland state health officials didn’t know the extent of his criminal past until two women shared new allegations.

The move toward background checks comes amid a broader push to expedite licensing around the country. More than 20 states now participate in the Interstate Medical Licensing Compact, an information-sharing agreement that offers physicians a quicker path to multi-state licensure.

Since members rely on another board’s vetting process, the compact requires a fingerprint background check. The Vermont legislature authorized the state board to join the compact, but Herlihy said lawmakers need to pass additional language before his entity can use the national criminal database.

The nursing board hopes to join a similar compact and already has authority to perform criminal background checks, said Lauren Hibbert, director of the Vt. Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation, which oversees the nursing board. The board plans to share a report on the compact with the legislature next January.

But the compact is voluntary, so doctors and nurses can still choose to apply through the regu-

“As a consumer or a patient, you’re trusting that the medical board has adequately vetted this person."

Lisa Robin Chief advocacy officer, Federation of State Medical Boards

lar system.

After the legislature adds the technical language, the medical board still needs to vote on an official policy position. Then, Herlihy said, the board must tell him to “flip the switch.”

For Hibbert and the nursing board, it’s a bit more complicated.

She said they’ve explored backgrounding applicants several times but has run into a key barrier: the Vermont Criminal Information Center.

“What we have learned is that VCIC is pretty close to capacity right now,” Hibbert said, citing its increased workload in light of a recent law impacting childcare employees.

Hibbert noted the nursing board brings a high burden, issuing just over 2,000 licenses in 2017.

She said her office has even tossed around the idea of helping pay for another full-time position at the VCIC. Jeffrey Wallin, VCIC’s director, acknowledged he looks at his resources any time the center takes on a large volume, because every fingerprint-supported check requires some human interaction.

Two full-time staffers processed about 18,000 checks last year alone.

But he said the nursing board needs to account for how a change would impact the system holistically, not just at VCIC. He said he’s had informal discussions with Hibbert’s office but believes it’s up to them to hash out further details.

“We’re not currently doing those checks, and we’re not completely gearing up to do so,” he said. “If it’s something they want to do … then we need to keep advancing those discussions.”

Hibbert said the board is still working through some issues, like how the increased costs will impact the licensee; a fingerprint exam start to finish can cost about $40. She’s also considering how background checks will affect their turnaround times, with

some applications now processed in as little as 45 minutes.

“It’s really not an overnight process,” she said of the change.

“We are trying to be respectful of VCIC and also get what we need out of them.”

Bolstering background checks directly contrasts a counter-movement gaining traction in some cities and states, including Vermont, known as “ban the box.”

Advocates here helped pass a state law prohibiting most employers from requesting criminal history on employment applications, though they can still ask in later stages of the hiring process.

The law doesn’t apply to licensing boards, but it raises an important question after the recent decade’s attention to criminal justice reform: How significant are past crimes when it comes to practicing medicine?

Supporters of background checks say doctors and nurses should be held to a higher standard given their often-unfettered access to patients in vulnerable positions and their constant access to highly-addictive medication.

Boards should also know about crimes that don’t directly relate to medicine because they speak to someone’s character, said Lisa Robin, chief advocacy officer for the FSMB. “As a consumer or a patient, you’re trusting that the medical board has adequately vetted this person,” Robin said.

Still, some wonder whether the policy changes will have much of an impact.

Jessa Barnard, executive director of physician advocacy group Vermont Medical Society, said doctors already undergo criminal background checks during entrance to medical school or residency programs.

Those checks usually come early in a career, however, and most health professionals go on to work in the field for decades. And while major health care employ-

ers already background check both doctors and nurses, the same protections aren’t in place at private practices.

Barnard’s organization hasn’t discussed the policy with the medical board, nor has it taken an official position. She’s not initially opposed to the idea, but said it warrants further conversation.

“My questions would be more logistics,” she said. “How it happens [and] what the expenses might be.”

Nearly everyone interviewed for this story stressed a conviction wouldn’t automatically disqualify a candidate, and discipline records indeed show cases where doctors and nurses have shown proof of rehabilitation, whether through substance programs or references from past employers. Other issues might warrant license conditions to ensure the transgressions are truly in the past.

Both Herlihy and Hibbert said the checks would only extend to the initial license for now, with biannual renewal applications still processed under the current system. That means doctors and nurses will still be asked to report any subsequent convictions.

That isn’t a foolproof method either. Still, advocates say background checks are most useful for out-of-state applicants, whose arrests and convictions are less likely to make their way from law enforcement to the licensing boards.

A snapshot from 2016 showed two-thirds of the state’s nearly 2,200 physicians attended medical school or residency training outof-state, with the many others presumably moving to Vermont after earning their license elsewhere.

That’s why Reich, the Rutland doctor, worries Vermont could become a haven for those with an unsavory past if it doesn't change.

“I didn’t realize how many states have actually already done this,” he said. “We are one of the outliers.”

PARSNIP from page 1 “We’re going to visit a couple of spaces to see how close it is to people walking by or riding their bikes,” said Ally Vile, director of Essex Parks & Rec. “We may be cutting in areas if we feel that it’s a great danger to those in that public space, but we don’t have any immediate decisions on eradicating the wild parsnip at this point.”

She added the parks foreman has licenses for applying herbicides, but the department does not have plans in place to spray the invasive plant.

Elizabeth Spinney with the Vt. Agency of Natural Resources said the department works with communities on management strategies for dealing with all invasive plants.

“On state lands managed by my agency, this is one of many invasive plants we actively manage for through mowing and hand pulling,” she wrote in an email to The Reporter.

VTrans is also dedi-

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Residents have raised concerns about the invasive plant wild parsnip growing along roadsides after a woman was treated for burns. cated to managing roadside invasive plants as best as possible, and has two “best management practice” plans that all employees follow, said Craig Digiammarino, VTrans environmental program manager. Employees are also educated on identifying the plant and how avoid them while mowing, where possible, to keep them from spreading.

“Where [it’s] not possible and you have to cut an invasive species knowingly, we try to clean our equipment off before moving away from that patch of land so that we’re not dispersing seeds or viable plant mate-

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Removing wild parsnip for good, however, might not have a quick and easy solution in the short term, Spinney said: “Understanding eradicating invasive plants is a complex, multi-stakeholder process that may not be achievable."

Lincoln, Vt.’s “X Out Exotics” program, started

by Tina Scharff with the town’s conservation commission last year, might provide a positive outlook for managing invasive plants in Vermont. The program organizes volunteer-driven community events to remove chervil and wild parsnip in Lincoln, and it has seen some success.

“If you drive through Lincoln, you’d be hard pressed to see either chervil or poison parsnip during the summer,” said Judy Witters, a member of the X Out Exotics team. “We’re really proud of it, and the town is happy about it.”

Witters said volunteers cut down the invasive plants and leave the seed heads in the road to dry out to prevent seeding. She said the plants would probably never disappear for good because snowplows and construction trucks often spread the seeds on roadsides.

“The key is not to get discouraged. You can get on top of it; it just takes work and consistency,” Witters said, hoping other towns take notice and start up similar projects.

“As long as we give [native plants] an edge, they’ll win because this is their territory and they know how to live here,” she said.

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PITCH from page 1

who pitched his app called pairedIQ which helps students learning English as a second language with the trickier, academic language used in classrooms.

“Students who are learning English are struggling with academic English, so it’s not, ‘How much does something cost’ or ‘Where is the bathroom’ but ‘What’s a vector’ and ‘How do I use a comma correctly?’” Northrup said.

He added student-toteacher ratios are increasing all over the country, and his app and desktop technology will help facilitate independent learning for these students.

Kerri Tracy and her web platform called Cubby Spaces rounded out the first half of the event. The website assembles childcare providers nationwide into a cohesive, online system to make enrolling children easier and more streamlined for parents, as well as save childcare providers time and money by nixing a paper system.

“The average parent spends 45 hours finding a childcare solution,” Tracy said, adding that 90 percent of new parents are millenials who are both used to and expect technological solutions to problems.

Lex Osler, cofounder QOR360, went to the Road Pitch finals last year after winning the Champlain Mini Maker Faire pitch and came back this year to hopefully succeed again. QOR360 designs ergonomic chairs for active sitting.

“We now know that prolonged sitting increased the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and even cancer,” Osler said. “The solution is movement.”

The chair’s top moves in all directions, forcing users to use muscles while they sit and promote “active sitting.”

The final pitch of the morning was by Chelsea Camarata with her women’s mountain biking apparel business called Kaden Apparel.

“The stuff that’s out

PHOTO BY AMANDA BROOKS

Richard Vaughn, founder of Perky Planet coffee shop, presents the first pitch of the morning at the 2018 Road Pitch.

there is really just a ‘shrink and pink’ version of men’s apparel,” Camarata said, garnering applause from a female audience member.

“Women mountain bikers, they don’t want Spandex.

They also don’t want Spandex that’s covered in pink hibiscus flowers.”

Although none of the entrepreneurs on Monday were from Essex Jct., Greg Morgan, chairman of the Essex Economic Development Commission, was still excited for the event to kick off in town. “[We’re trying to] put Essex on the innovation and startup map because, I mean, Burlington does such a great job, but it’s all you hear,” Morgan said. “In the long run, if somebody decides to locate here, that would be great.”

Morgan also lauded the work of local coworking spaces like Excelerate Essex and Essex Hub for Women in Business for bringing growth of creativity to the community.

Dylan Giambatista, Essex Jct. state representative, echoed those sentiments, saying event organizers Chris Kesler and Emily Piper are present in the community.

“They’re coming up with really creative ideas to allow people to grow ideas,” he said. “That’s where we’re going to see economic opportunities for the community as we move forward. It’s really exciting.”

In the end, QOR360 was crowned the morning’s winner. Osler will give his pitch once again at the finals in October in hopes of securing investments to help his business grow.

While there could only be one official winner, Steve Swanson, winner of last year’s Essex Road Pitch with his unusual cricket farm business, had advice for those who didn’t make it to the finals.

“Keep losing, and you might win,” he said.

Lutz earns outstanding achievement award from New England chapter of nat'l public works group The Town of Essex announced that public works director Dennis Lutz P.E., has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Public Works Award.

The purpose of the award, which is given by the New England Chapter of the American Public Works Association, is to identify and recognize significant achievements and innovations by a member. Emphasis is given to members who implement projects which improve productivity, cut costs, or offer a new approach to providing services from which others in the industry could benefit from.

Upon graduation from Cornell University, Lutz began his military career with duty as an engineer company commander in Vietnam. His military duty ended in 2004, with 37 years of service and assignments ranging from battalion and brigade command to his final position as the Vermont assistant adjutant general (Army). He received numerous awards with the highest being the Legion of Merit.

Lutz has held the position of public works director for almost 35 years. NEAPWA Board Member Lisa Schaeffler said in a press release, "Dennis has devoted his entire professional career to the service of others through public works to improve the quality of life for all. He is a supreme civil engineer and has had a hand in everything from designing the Town’s sewer system to instituting an annual Touch-a-Truck Day in

the community. The mentoring of interns and staff has always been an important part of his career.

He is progressive on community outreach and insists that the Public Works Department has a table at every Town Meeting to talk with residents about what’s happening. He understands the importance of educating and engaging the community and the significant role that public works professionals have in their town."

Lutz is a registered professional engineer, an elected Commissioner to the Champlain Water District from South Burlington, serves on the CCRPC Technical Advisory Committee, and is one of six Vermonters appointed by the governor as a New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commissioner. In his spare time, he is an avid reader of early American History and enjoys hiking, biking, camping and canoeing with his wife, Carol.

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Exchange program bridges cultural gaps

By AMANDA BROOKS Gathered around the Pratt family kitchen eating homemade deli meat sandwiches and grapes, Max and Yang WenTong tried bread and butter pickles for the first time at the suggestion of their host father. Their eyes lit up as they ate the salty, foreign food, and the boys even tried stuffing the pickles into their half-eaten sandwiches, to their delight.

This was just one of many new experiences the two 16-year-old students had during their first trip to the United States on their two-week cultural immersion program through SPIRAL International in Burlington.

Since 2010, SPIRAL has hosted Chinese exchange students in communities throughout New England for multi-week summer sessions as well as semesters or even years during the school term. Additionally, American students can study abroad in China through the program.

“For the New England area, cultural diversity has been a very important part of our education,” SPIRAL president Emily Guo said. “Bringing international students into our schools and the community can help with the cultural diversity.”

Guo said the program also has an incredible impact on the Chinese students’ English speaking skills, something they don’t get to practice often in their normal school day, which is often long, rigorous and focused on test-taking.

“Before they came [to the U.S.], they all had a class in English, vocabulary, grammar, but that’s all book language,” Guo explained. “They probably never had the experience to speak to a native speaker.”

The Pratt family spent the weekend with Max and Yang playing card games, taking hikes, cooking meals and going mini golfing to introduce the students to staples of a Vermont lifestyle. Nancy Pratt said once she eased their fears about saying something wrong in English, the boys opened up, and communication became easier.

Not only do the Chinese students learn about American culture and improve their language skills through the exchange program, but also hosts can take away lessons from the experience, Nancy Pratt said.

“It was interesting to learn about their experiences in China and compare it to students in the U.S.,” she said. “Despite some differences, there are more similarities.”

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Max and Yang WenTong, two 16-year-old students from China, have a little fun while hiking last weekend.

Nancy and Randy Pratt of Essex Jct. have hosted students through SPIRAL since 2013 when they filled in for Nancy’s brother and sister-in-law. This year, the Pratts hosted Max and Yang WenTong from Chengdu, China for a few days, covering for another family who couldn’t host for the entire two weeks.

Nancy Pratt said hosting the students is easy, even while working full time, because the program keeps them busy with activi-

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ties at the school in the morning focused on learning English, with field trips around Vermont taking up the afternoon.

“Since I didn’t feel like I had to play tour guide, I was able to spend time in the evenings and weekend doing what I’d normally do when friends and family visit,” Nancy Pratt said. “Music, sports, games, and cooking/eating were all good ways to get them off their cell phones and help them practice their English ... and have fun.”

Guo said the program is well-received by its partner schools and communities and said the Chinese students always enjoy coming to the states. Many come and don’t want to leave, she said, laughing.

The biggest challenge each year, however, is finding enough host families for the exchange students during a busy summer, Guo said. One year, the program coordinator for BFA-Fairfax High School was struggling to find enough hosts and wanted to put the program on pause.

“The community didn’t let him!” Guo exclaimed. “The community found host families for the program, and it ran.”

Nancy Pratt encourages people to try hosting exchange students through SPIRAL, as meeting and living with students from another culture can be eye-opening.

“By connecting on a personal level with people from around the world, the experience will help all involved focus on how similar people are at their core,” she said.

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opinion & community PERSPECTIVES: STATE ISSUES

Green mountains, blue waters and better tomorrow

By JULIe MOORe To help kick off the first Earth Day nearly a half-century ago, cartoonist Walt Kelly drew a poster of his character Pogo with a litter stick and a burlap sack surveying a garbage covered Okefenokee Swamp, where he lives. Like the event it boosted, the quote from the drawing, “We have met the enemy and he is us” has endured and become part of our national conscience.

The phrase – and the truth it represents – is as applicable to the condition of our collectively-owned waters as it once was to trash-strewn landscapes. Just as we all share in the benefits of clean water, we all bear responsibility for the condition of our lakes, rivers and ponds. Moreover, we share responsibility for cleaning them up.

Of course, those who contribute more to that pollution should be, and are, responsible for more of the cure. But let’s not take the easy way out and point to overflows from aging sewer systems in some of our towns, or to new big box store parking lots, or to farm fields and say only the owners of those properties are responsible.

We all shop in those stores with their convenient parking lots. We all travel to those downtowns to work or play. We all eat. And when we see murky water running in our streams after a rain event, or algae blooming in our lakes and ponds, we are simply seeing a reflection of our collective decisions and attitudes about the commodities and services we demand.

Because we all bear a responsibility,

Vermont has embraced an “all in” philosophy for restoring and maintaining clean water. The question we ask has shifted from who is to blame to what we can do to help. From local road crews to those who are building our homes and businesses, to farmers and within state government itself, that attitude shift – and an unprecedented investment – has already led to remarkable things.

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erosion associated with roads is critical to meeting the state’s clean water goals.

In the last year alone, more than 100 road-related stormwater projects were completed and resulted in 13 miles of road drainage improvements, 68 road drainage structures installed, and replacement of 109 road drainage and stream culverts.

Announced earlier this year, the Phos-

The question we ask has shifted from who is to blame to what we can do to help.

Clean Water Week will take place this year from July 29 – August 4. It is a weeklong celebration of Vermont’s lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. It’s a time to enjoy these treasured places and more importantly, it’s a time to reaffirm our commitment to protecting and restoring them.

There is amazing work taking place all over Vermont, and opportunities for further innovation abound. Our perceptions, policies, tools and tactics all evolve alongside our understanding of what is driving Vermont’s water quality concerns. Examples range from milquetoast to leading edge, such as: • Roads represent an estimated 42 percent of all impervious, or hard, surfaces in Vermont. Reducing runoff and

phorus Innovation Challenge will find and fund emerging, cost-effective solutions that capture, and ideally reuse, phosphorus that might otherwise be lost from the landscape and pollute our waterways. Specifically, the Challenge was designed to target innovations that can convert manure or other organic wastes to energy, recycled fertilizers, or other value-added products. In total, an astounding 27 responses were received from innovators in Vermont and across the country! The proposals are currently being reviewed, with funding awards slated to be made later this summer.

There are nearly 80 Clean Water Week events planned statewide (http://dec.vermont.gov/event-types/clean-water-week)

that will showcase the hard work and innovation that our communities and neighbors are engaged in in the name of clean water, as well as citizen science activities that will provide insights into the complex ecosystem of Vermont’s water resources.

Achieving clean water in Vermont is one of the greatest challenges and opportunities of our time and our ability to drive water quality improvements will be one of the biggest legacies of our generation. Our know-how, complimented by and an evolving set of tools, will allow us to solve this problem. But we must remain focused on the goal – clean water – and what each of us can to do help achieve it.

Years from now, I hope people look back and see us as a state full of innovators and individuals who faced an enormous challenge and brought our biggest, brightest and best ideas to tackle the problem. I want them to see the change we, together, accomplished, and to look out over our green landscape of working farms and forests to see a network of miles and miles of blue rivers, streams, lakes and ponds.

Julie Moore is secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, the state agency with primary responsibility for protecting and sustaining Vermont’s environment, natural resources, wildlife and forests, and for maintaining Vermont’s beloved state parks.

Moore was named to that position by Gov. Phil Scott in January 2017. She currently resides in Middlesex with her husband, Aaron, and their two children.

Remember to vote in the Aug. 14 primary

By JIM CONDOS The Aug. 14 Vermont primary election is just two weeks away.

While there has been some indication of lower voter turn-out, I hope that as Vermonters, we can make sure that’s not the case in our state.

Voting is the foundation of our democracy. When you go to the polls on Primary Day and Election Day, you’re helping shape the future of our towns, our state and our country. Mark your calendars today – August 14 and November 6 – and be sure to vote!

Early voting is also a great way to increase voter participation. You can vote early for the Aug. 14 primary right now, either in-person at your local town/city clerk’s office, or by requesting a ballot be mailed to you. Requests can be made by phone, email, walk-in or online at https://mvp.sec.state.vt.us.

Reminder, your ballot must be returned to your municipal clerk by 7 p.m. on Election Day to ensure it’s counted. Don’t wait until the last minute!

It is unfortunate that in many parts of the country, there are attempts to enact laws that would make it harder for legitimate voters to register and vote – in essence, to challenge or deny access to certain citizens to vote. That’s not the case

in Vermont!

As secretary of state, I’m pleased to report that we’ve done many things in Vermont to ensure access to the ballot box for eligible voters. From same-day voter registration, to automatic voter registration, we’re working hard to eliminate any barriers to voting for Vermonters. We’re also in the process of implementing a new, accessible voting system. This will allow individuals with disabilities to vote privately and independently, both at the polls and from home during the early voting period.

The issue of election cybersecurity has been in the spotlight since fall 2016 when the news broke that Russian intelligence-service

hackers targeted 21 states. Vermont was not one of the states targeted.

Fortunately, of the states targeted, twenty successfully defended against the attacks, and our federal partners found no evidence that any votes being altered. Yet, we do know hackers will continue to try to breach and disrupt our voting systems.

Cyber-security is a top priority for my office. In Vermont, we have taken many steps to protect our election system against cyberattacks, including: • paper ballots for every vote cast in Vermont • random audits following the general election • decentralized elections management, where vote tabulators are not connected to the internet, to each other, or to any external device either by Wi-Fi or hardwire • daily backup of our voter registration rolls • blacklisting known problem IP addresses • installation of a real-time monitor which constantly examines our system and reports on suspicious activity • periodic penetration testing • weekly Department of Homeland Security cyber-hygiene scans

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trainings with municipal clerks, who are the front lines of our election system • implementation of two-factor authentication for any user who has access to our voter registration and election management system All 50 states need dedicated funding to ensure the integrity of elections now and into the future.

We were successful in March, with the support of Senator Patrick Leahy and others in Congress, in securing $380 million ($3 million for Vermont) in Help America Vote Act funds to be used for election cybersecurity and election infrastructure upgrades in states.

We work hard to provide accurate voter information on both Facebook and Twitter, so follow us to stay updated. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us either on these accounts or my office. You can find contact information for my office at www.sec.state.vt.us. To find us on Facebook go to www.facebook.com/ SecretaryOfStateJimCondos, and we’re @VermontSOS on Twitter.

Please be sure to vote on August 14 and on November 6. Your vote is your voice! See you at the polls!

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OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM

BILL BOGARDUS William (Bill) Bogardus, of Elizabeth City, N.C. and formally of Essex Jct., born on March 26, 1935 in Hanover, N.H., to the late Grace Bogardus and the late Stanley Bogardus, passed away at age 83 on July 1, 2018 in Elizabeth City, N.C. William graduated from

Canaan High School in 1953.

William was the beloved husband of the late Lorraine Bogardus.

Bill was a kind and gentle man who loved his family and friends. He is survived by his daughters Bev Couture (Bryan Couture) of Elizabeth City, N.C. and Linda Bogardus (Steve Doyon) of Essex Jct.; brothers Frank Bogardus and Peter Bogardus; sisters Blanche (Bogardus) Maxwell and Gwen Schweitzer; brothersin-law Bruce Maxwell, Alton Tibbals and Paul Tibbals; sister-in-law Martha Bogardus; grandchildren Tatyana Szymanski, Serena Baker (Chris Baker), Marissa Szymanski, Megan Couture and Alora Couture; nieces Kathy Conway, Judy Whelchel, Peggy Tibbals and Susan Whitney; and

nephews Paul Tibbals, Jr., Joe Tibbals, Thomas Tibbals, Danny Tibbals, David Maxwell, Mark Maxwell and Peter Bogardus. He is also survived by many cousins, great-nieces and nephews and special friends including Marge, Sarah and Brian Wilmot. He was predeceased by his brother-inlaw Ernest Tibbals, Jr. and sisters-in-law Sue Tibbals and Marge Tibbals.

Bill had a long working career. First as a farmer in Canaan, N.H. then H. P. Hood in East Hartford, Conn. and Burlington, IBM in Essex Jct. and Toys-RUs in Williston. He was a member of Williston Federated Church, and a 70-year member of the National Grange. He was active with Blue Spruce Grange of Essex Jct., serving many roles

including organizing the rest area fundraisers. His favorite vacation was spending time with his daughters and granddaughters on Cape Cod. He would love to put his beach chair near the ocean edge and soak it all in.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Vermont Grange Center c/o James Morse, 92 Happy Valley Rd., Middlebury, VT 05753. The funds will be used for the Center in Brookfield, which both Lorraine and Bill loved to visit.

Friends and family members may attend the memorial service, officiated by Rev. Mark Mendes, on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 1 at First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct., 05452.

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ESSEX AREA

Religious Directory

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Jct., 878-8341. James Gangwer, pastor. Sunday School: 10 a.m., Worship Service: 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship: 6 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups, Adult Bible study and prayer: 7 p.m.; FundamentalIndependent.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, lead pastor, proclaiming Christ and Him crucified, Sundays: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., www.cmcvermont.org.

COVENANT COMMUNITY CHURCH - 1 Whitcomb Meadows Lane, Essex Jct. 879-4313. Rev. Jeannette Conver, pastor. Adult bible class: 9 a.m., Sunday service: 10 a.m. with fellowship following. Infant through pre-K childcare provided, cccpastorjeannette@gmail.com; Facebook page: bit.ly/2rDz4NE DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Brent Devenney, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., AWANA: Thursdays twice a month, www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org.

ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Summer Service 9:00am with nursery provided. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions and plant spiritual roots.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUNCTION - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745; Website: www.fccej.org ; Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes, Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Josh Simon. Summer Worship One Service 9 am, June 3 – September 2. Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Faith Formation. Jr. & High School Youth Groups. Heavenly Food Pantry – second Monday, 5:30-7:30pm; fourth Thursday, 2-6pm, except for Nov & Dec when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out Community Dinner – 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7pm. Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Finally @ First Band, Joyful Noise, Cherub Music, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella and Ladies’ Acapella groups.

GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 878-8071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to grade 6. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you!

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

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

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist, Sundays: 10 a.m.

Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com.

ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex.

878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

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A Very Merry Theater presents "The Wiz" free in Maple Street Park. This unique local touring theater company is turning their talents to this modern musical adaptation of Dorothy's classic adventures through the Land of Oz. See the listing for Friday, Aug. 3 for complete details.

2 Thursday Food shelF

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. A community resource for neighbors in need. Aunt Dot's Place is happy to serve the communities of Essex, Westford, Jericho and Underhill. Visit auntdotsplace.com for more information.

essex arT league

9 - 11 a.m., First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct. The goal of the Essex Art League is to support the appreciation and creation of art among artists and within Chittenden county. Members meet monthly to share ideas and information, create and implement programs and participate in show venues.

Musical Makerspace: panpipes

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

Whistle away at the library and make your own panpipes out of straws.

rock around The World

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Essex Senior Center., 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Teens and seniors "Rock Around the World" preparing an international meal together. Over dessert, mixed groups of teens and seniors will compete in a "Name that Song" intergenerational competition. This is a Brownell LIbrary event.

senior Wii BoWling

2:30 - 4 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Join the fun and see if you can beat your friends!

Maybe we’ll start a league. Can be played seated or standing.

Trucks, Taps and Tunes 5 - 8 p.m., HammerFit parking lot, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct. Come to a family-friendly community food truck event featuring local food trucks, live music and craft brews. This food truck night happens every Thursday starting through August 30; check the Facebook event page for weekly updates on music, food trucks and more at facebook.com/essexvt.

lang FarM FaMily concerT series

5:30 - 8 p.m., Lang Farm, 45 Upper Main St., Essex Jct. Talented musicians performing, delicious local food for sale and plenty of space for roaming and playing! Includes an activity center for children and a cash bar for adults. Performing this week will be Mr. Chris and Friends.

essenTials oF gluTen-Free Baking

6 - 8 p.m., Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. Come and learn about helpful resources and some essential tips for gluten-free baking.

adulT coloring

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Join the fun of adult coloring!

Bring your own books or choose from a variety of printed pictures supplied by the library.

la leche league

6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Whether you are pregnant, nursing your first tiny baby or weaning your last toddler, come connect with other nursing mothers, share your stories and questions and find breastfeeding support.

A La Leche League leader will be on hand to answer questions or for a private conversation. Meet downstairs in the children’s area.

3 Friday The Big laTch on

9 a.m. - noon, Sand Hill Park, Essex Jct. The Global Big Latch On takes place at registered locations around the world, where women gather together to breastfeed and offer peer support to each other. All supporters of breastfeeding are welcome (dads, too!), whether currently nursing a little one or not! Moms who exclusively pump will also be included in the count, if they express milk during the 1 minute Latch On at 10:30 a.m. Please plan to arrive as early as possible so you have time to register and buy raffle tickets.

FaciliTy open house

9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., 39 Cascade St., Essex Jct. Come celebrate Clean Water Week with a tour of the facility! You will learn how we improve the water quality of Lake Champlain, and how we use wastewater treatment by-products to reduce our dependence on heat, electricity and fertilizer. Free refreshments will be served.

Musical sTory TiMe

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

Rock ‘n’ read together on Friday mornings with books, songs, and instruments. All ages.

Blood drive

11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Essex Cinemas, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct. The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Thank you for supporting our community and the American Red Cross!

essex eaTs ouT

5:30 - 7 p.m., St. James First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct. Free community dinners for all! Essex Eats Out seeks to build on this shared value by providing healthy, free meals in a warm, safe, and inclusive atmosphere. If you need a ride, please let us know with an email to essexeatsout@gmail.com.

Magic: The gaThering

6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library. Come play the role of planeswalker.

Your deck of cards represents weapons in your arsenal, spells you know and creatures you can summon to fight for you. Grades 6 and up.

very Merry TheaTer presenTs "The Wiz"

9:30 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Listen to picture book stories, sing, dance and create a craft. For children ages 2 - 6.

6:30 p.m., Maple Street Park. Come see this unique local touring theatre company for children and teenagers who perform classical drama and literature including works by Shakespeare, Dickens, and Twain, as well as Broadway musicals. This year’s performance, "The Wiz," is a timeless tale of Dorothy’s adventures through the Land of Oz presented as a fun, family-friendly, modern musical.

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coMMuniTy sWiM MeeT

suMMer sTory TiMe

7 - 8 p.m., Maple Street Pool. Join Annie Cooper and friends as they offer the opportunity for people of all ages (kids, teens, and adults) to hop in the pool for a fun yet competitive swim. You pick your event(s) and how many you want to participate in. We will group swimmers by age and heat as best as we can. Spectators are welcome to come and cheer! Swim ribbons will be given to every participant. Events may include 25/50 butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 100 individual medley. $7 per swimmer; pre-registration encouraged but not necessary. Visit ejrp.org for more information.

4 saTurday Food shelF

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 2 for details.)

Weekend sTory TiMe

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

Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

5 sunday sunday Funnies

10 - 11 a.m., Words and Pictures, 14 Main St., Essex Jct. Each week will focus on a different subject in cartooning and comic making. Stick around and we'll create tons of comics! Ages 11 - 17.

6 Monday sTory TiMe WiTh deB

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

Tech help WiTh cliF

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

Reservation required.

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

suMMer chess cluB

4 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Join other Chess players to learn the game and hone your skills. For ages 4-12.

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calendar local meeTings monday, augusT 6 7 p.m., Town selectboard, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

Tuesday, augusT 7 6 p.m., village capital Program review committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. 6:30 p.m., school board, Essex High School Library, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct.

Thursday, augusT 9 6:30 p.m., Town Planning commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

7:30 - 9 p.m., Brownell Library. "Modifications for Improving Commercial Dobsonians" by Paul Walker. There are many affordable telescopes with Dobsonian-type mounts. The trade-offs between price and features can have little effect on the functionality of the telescope or they can make a telescope difficult and frustrating to operate. Among the issues covered are inexpensive focusers, inadequate finder scopes, tubes that are not well balanced and stiff and/or jumpy movements when trying to follow an object at higher magnifications.

Paul Walker will discuss some workarounds.

7 Tuesday summer sTory Time

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, sign language, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and early math activities.

age Well senior meal

10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Ray's Seafood, 7 Pinecrest Dr., Essex Jct. The community meals program is held at over 70 different locations.

Programs vary from small rural gatherings, to senior centers, to an ever growing array of restaurants.

dinner & ice cream in The Park

3 - 7 p.m., Maple Street Park. Tuesdays this summer there will be dinner and ice cream in the park! A dinner food truck and Dudley’s Delights ice cream truck will have items to purchase each week, in the Maple Street Park parking lot. Enjoy a night in the park and support your community as some of the proceeds from sales go directly to providing program scholarships. Food Truck Nights are weather dependent. Check facebook.com/EJRec for updates

libraries rock! sTeam Program series

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Read a story and make something with sounds of music. For ages 5-12.

Food shelF

6 - 7:30 p.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 2 for details.)

droP-in kniTTing club 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Bring in

your current knitting project or start a new one in the company of fellow knitters!

8 Wednesday Tech helP WiTh cliF

Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

marko The magician

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. Enjoy an entertaining and magical hour full of laughs as we welcome Marko the Magician! All ages.

kniTTing club

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn to knit with needles or looms. All skill levels welcome. For ages 7 and up.

Five corners Farmers' markeT

4 - 7:30 p.m., Five Corners, 3 Main St., Essex Jct. Visit the new location for the return of the farmers' market! Market vendors offer produce, meat, specialty food, agriculture, prepared food, crafts and there will also be a featured community table. The market will also host a wide range of talented musicians. For a full list of vendors and musicians, to learn more and volunteer, please check out our website: 5cornersfarmersmarket. com and facebook.com/ 5CornersFarmersMarket.

"Wasabi, a dragon's Tale" summer reading ParTy

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Maple St. Park. No Strings Marionette Company will be performing "Wasabi, a Dragon's Tale." Kids who hand in their reading log will get an achievement certificate and a free book after the show. Reading logs can be picked up from the Brownell Library all summer. In "Wasabi, a Dragon's Tale," 11 exquisitely crafted marionettes perform amidst sumptuous story-book scenery. A transforming sprite, a fashionable knight, and a seven-foot dragon partake in this newfangled fable, where both your imagination and the stage have no boundaries.

follows renowned New Yorker writer and Boston surgeon Atul Gawande as he explores the relationships doctors have with patients who are nearing the end of life. The film investigates the practice of caring for the dying and shows how doctors are often remarkably untrained, ill-suited and uncomfortable talking about chronic illness and death with their patients.

A facilitated discussion will follow the film and will explore the topic of advance care planning and the tools available for medical decision making in Vermont.

bargain hunters and all around do-gooders.

Your purchases will fuel KidSafe's mission of keeping kids safe from abuse and neglect.

Trucks, TaPs and Tunes

1 - 4 p.m., Memorial Hall, Towers Rd., Essex Jct. All actors are invited to audition for Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park." We are looking for four men (mid 20s - mid 60s) and two women (mid to late 20s and late 40s - early 50s). Performance dates will be in October. For more information visit essexplayers.com.

5 - 8 p.m., HammerFit parking lot, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct. (See Thursday, July 26 for complete details.)

Teen volunTeer ParTy

5 - 7 p.m., Brownell Library. After Hours Pizza party for teens who volunteered this summer. Grades 6 and up. Visit brownellibrary. org/events to register.

lang Farm Family concerT series

5:30 - 8 p.m., Lang Farm, 45 Upper Main St., Essex Jct. Performing this week will be Kelly Ravin. (See Thursday, Aug. 2 for complete details.)

10 Friday music WiTh raPh

9:30 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Come sing, dance and play with Raph. All ages.

musical sTory Time

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock ‘n’ read together on Friday mornings with books, songs and instruments.

All ages.

salad and sandWich

Noon - 1 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. The Center provides the salad, and you bring your sandwich. $1 for members, $2 for nonmembers. Reservations required by calling 876-5087. Plan on staying and playing some games or spending time with friends.

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3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Live Action Role Play is open to all middle and high school students who want to have adventures in a mythical land.

essex eaTs ouT

5:30 - 7 p.m., Holy Family Church, 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

dungeons & dragons

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

Embark upon imaginary adventures. Dungeon Master serves as this role playing game’s referee and storyteller.

For grades 6 and up.

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"being morTal" screening

kidsaFe collaboraTive garage sale

1 - 3 p.m., Brownell Library. The PBS Frontline documentary "Being Mortal"

8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl St. Essex Jct. For yard sale enthusiasts,

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Food shelF

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 2 for details.)

Weekend sTory Time

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

Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

essex communiTy Players audiTions

dance

7 - 10 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Come groove to the sounds of the band "Dog Catchers." Open to the public.

12 sunday mud volleyball TournamenT For ePilePsy Chapin Rd., Essex Jct. Come enjoy a day of music, food, T-shirts, prizes and lots of great volleyball in the mud.

Even with 25 teams already registered, there is still time to get your team in by the Thursday, Aug. 9 deadline. Teams must pre-register and donate/raise $300 to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Vt. Call 318-1575 or email epilepsy@sover.net for information.

kidsaFe collaboraTive garage sale

10 a.m. - noon, Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl St. Essex Jct. For yard sale enthusiasts, bargain hunters and all around do-gooders.

Your purchases will fuel KidSafe's mission of keeping kids safe from abuse and neglect.

essex communiTy Players audiTions

1 - 4 p.m., Memorial Hall, Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Saturday, Aug. 11 for complete details.)

Farm To balleT

6 p.m., Moonrise Farms, 15 Gray Way, Essex Jct. Come enjoy the last performance of the season! Bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy wood-fired pizza and refreshments by Moonrise Farm and hand-crafted ice cream from Fisher Brother’s Berry Farm. Audience members should bring picnic blankets or lawn chairs and there will be flat seating options and seating on a hill for optimal viewing of the stage area. Purchase tickets in advance at farmtoballet.org. Adults, $20; children 12 and under, free.

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9:22 a.m., Theft on River Rd. 11:26 a.m., Animal Problem on Essex Way Standard size: 3 1/4� x 1 5/8�

12:32 p.m., Suspicious on Grove St. 11:39 a.m., Found Property on Jericho Rd. Pre-paid, ads run consecutive 12:36 p.m., Trespassing on Towers Rd. 12:24 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. weeks without change.

4:28 p.m., Vandalism on Maple St. 7:03 p.m., Animal Problem on West St. 4:33 p.m., Vandalism on Autumn Pond Way 9:53 p.m., Suspicious on Whitcomb Meadows Ln. 4:42 p.m., Suspicious on Old Colchester Rd. 10:56 p.m., Suspicious on Jericho Rd. 6:04 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Pinecrest Dr. sAturdAy, July 28 6:26 p.m., Disorderly on Pearl St. 6:49 a.m., Found Property on Pearl St. 9:08 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Ethan Allen Ave. 8:57 a.m., Found Property on Pearl St. 11:02 p.m., MV Complaint on Pearl St. 3:21 p.m., MV Complain on Ivy Ln. thursdAy, July 26 4:20 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 2 p.m., Animal Problem on St.anton Dr. 7:47 p.m., Animal Problem on Southdown Ct.

11:39 p.m., Suspicious on Baker St.

sundAy, July 29

1:46 a.m., Theft on Upper Main St. 2:45 a.m., Suspicious on Tyler Dr. 10:13 a.m., Found Property on Fairview Dr. 10:17 a.m., Theft on Maple St. 11:59 a.m., Animal Problem on Greenwood Ave. 11:59 a.m., Lost Property on Autumn Pond Way 1:59 p.m., Fraud on Jericho Rd. 2:59 p.m., Theft on Main St. 3:56 p.m., Suspicious on Susie Wilson Rd. 4:50 p.m., Vandalism on Fairview Dr. 11:36 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St.

tickets issued: 8 WArnings issued: 26 Fire/eMs cAlls: 52

This log represents a sample of incidents in the date range. See a more complete police report at essexreporter.com

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Introducing the Chittenden 8-1 House candidates

By COLIN FLANDERS Essex voters have a pair of Democratic challengers and a Republican incumbent vying for support heading into the August primary.

Longtime incumbent Republican Linda Myers is seeking re-election in the Chittenden 8-1 district alongside new-

Linda Myers Republican

Marybeth Redmond Democrat

Tanya Vyhovsky Democrat

comer Democrats Marybeth Redmond and Tanya Vyhovsky.

So voters can get to know the candidates, The Essex Reporter posed them a series of questions, giving a 400-word limit to split between three answers. They were also asked to provide a short biography.

Another round of questions will be posed in the coming months since all 8-1 candidates will move on to the general

Bio • State Representative: 2001-2017 • Member: House Corrections and Institutions Committee: 2001-20016 (10 years as vice chair) • Member: House Commerce and Economic Development Committee: 2017-2018 • Member: Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules; Joint Legislative Corrections Oversight Committee • Member: Essex Selectboard: 2001-2014 (four years as chair) • Managing Editor: The Essex Reporter: 1986-2001 • Member: Essex Board of Civil Authority: 2002-current • Justice of the Peace: 2002-current • Religious education instructor at Holy Family Parish; Volunteer in Essex schools; Member of Essex High School Governor’s Institute Selection Committee; Cheerleading coach at EHS • Member: Vermont Principals’

Association Spirit Committee • High School Cheerleading’s 2003 National Contributor of the Year

Bio • Essex resident: 15 years • Parent of student attending Essex Schools • Commissioner: VT Commission on Women • Partner: VT Story Lab - training nonprofit communicators • Nonprofit director: VT Works for Women & Dismas of Vermont • Journalism instructor: St. Michael’s College • Co-founder: writing inside VT – program for incarcerated women • Co-editor: Published book of incarcerated women’s writings – “Hear Me, See Me” • Commentator: VT Public Radio • Former TV reporter: NY, CT & Indiana • Master’s degree: Columbia Graduate School of Journalism • Bachelor’s degree: University of Notre Dame • Parishioner: Essex Catholic

Community (Holy Family-St. Lawrence-St. Pius X) • Spouse: Mark Redmond, Director, Spectrum Youth & Family Services

Bio • Graduated with honors, Essex High School, 2003 • Bachelors of Science, Northeastern University, 2009 • Developed the Vermont Support Line mandated by Act 79 in partnership with • Department of Mental Health, 2012 • Launched and ran Vermont Support Line, 2013-2015 • Graduate Research Fellow, Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center, 2016 • Masters Degree in Social Work, University of Vermont 2015- 2017 • National Association of Social Work Vermont Board member and social justice steering committee member 2016-present • Private social work counseling practice serving primarily children and young adults in Essex, 2017-present • Enjoys gardening, agility, and spending time outdoors with her

dog, Laika and spouse, Jefferson

1) The 17 years I have served Essex in the Legislature and my 13 years on the Selectboard have given me an extensive insight into the concerns of Essex residents and I am looking forward to continuing to work for Essex in Montpelier. My many years working for The Essex Reporter gave me an up-close look at the needs of my community in regards to business, social issues, education, and family needs. I look at every piece of legislation introduced in Montpelier through a lens that tells me how each bill will affect Essex. My personal motto through the years has always been, “Essex First,” asking myself what will this do for the residents of my community.

1)I am eager to be a fresh voice for the Essex community.

My entire working career has focused on service to others helping improve peoples’ daily lives and advocating for a society that increases human dignity.

I’ve worked as a journalist, educator and nonprofit professional for organizations that serve the impoverished, the incarcerated, the underemployed, and women and girls. As a result, I have a strong sense of the challenges that Vermonters face. I currently serve on the VT Commission on Women, which advises the Legislature on policy. My years as a reporter have taught me how to

1) As a social worker I have many people coming into my office looking for help tolerating systemic inequities. This work is important and as a big picture thinker it is important to me to look for opportunities to change harmful systems. My skills as a social worker are useful in that I have honed my ability to listen and collaborate; and these are fundamental tools in building comprehensive, thoughtful policy at the state level. I will open up the doors to communication in Montpelier and be a voice for progress. I believe that together we can build a better tomorrow for all and make this beautiful state a place where people can afford to live and thrive.

2) Social justice is a main priority for me. I want to live in a world without systemic barriers

2) I hope to continue my involvement in seeking economic security for every family in Vermont.

I will support responsible state budgeting and look for property tax relief for low and moderateincome residents and retirees.

I will support increasing workforce housing for those who choose to live in Vermont but find affordable housing a barrier to moving here. I whole-heartedly support greater job-training efforts in Vermont especially through technical training and higher education. Vermont’s small businesses are the lifeblood of this state, and through my work on the Commerce and Economic Development Committee I will support measures that will give small businesses greater access to resources from state government. I will also continue to seek reasonable and affordable health care for all Vermonters.

3) It is imperative that the Administration and members of the Legislature work together, in a bipartisan manner, to adequately and fairly fund an educational system in Vermont that is more modern and efficient and to invest in improving opportunities and outcomes for our children.

If that requires a closer look at Acts 60 and 46 that should happen. We need to look at every facet of education funding to seek ways to maximize education results to achieve better outcomes and long-term savings.

There will be no “easy fix” to the education funding issue. I am not an expert in regards to education funding, but I hope to offer my support to those in the Legislature who are tasked with making sure the state improves education efficiency while seeking investments into educational programming that will benefit every Vermont student.

listen, ask questions, synthesize complex information, and communicate it clearly to public audiences. I am confident that this skillset will provide a valuable contribution to policymaking in Montpelier.

of VT communities and provide our children the opportunity to reach their potential. They are the incubators of a future, trained workforce. We must do everything in our power to strengthen our public-school systems in their quality, rigor, equity and cost-effectiveness. Every Vermont youth must be prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing economy with well-established school-to-work pipelines. Our education system currently ranks fifth in terms of per pupil cost at a time when the number of students is decreasing and projected to continue as such; this scenario is not sustainable. Act 46 was a legitimate effort to rectify this spiral. We need to take a deeper look at what is working well and determine where additional revisions are required.

2) I believe in a VT economy that provides livable-wage employment for all working adults.

We must create jobs that allow people to support themselves and their families. We need a robust economy that allows entrepreneurs to innovate new businesses and pay employees fairly. Most importantly, working Vermonters deserve wages that enable them to send their children to college or post-secondary training, as well as to save for a secure retirement.

3) Public schools are the bedrock

to equity, prosperity, and community. Social justice is a huge issue with many complicated parts and factors. I would start by addressing criminal justice reform, a livable minimum wage, paid family leave, and a health care system that is affordable to all.

Work on these issues has already begun and that work will be the foundation for more comprehensive policy. Another priority would be to end corporate campaign financing in Vermont politics. I have pledged to accept no corporate campaign donations because I believe campaigns should not be bought by corporate special interests. There is no single right answer to complicated issues like these, so it’s important to have ideas while also being open to others. With many diverse voices at the table, innovative solutions that could never be dreamed up by one mind alone are possible.

Car catches fire after three-vehicle crash on Route 15

By COLIN FLANDERS A three-vehicle crash near the intersection of Susie Wilson Road and Route 15 started a car fire during rush hour last week, sending one driver to the hospital as a precautionary measure, police said.

Police and Essex’s two fire departments responded to the scene on July 25 around 5:40 p.m. to find one of the vehicles on fire after the initial collision.

Headcamera footage from the Essex Jct. Fire Department shows firefighter Garrett Bartlett extinguishing the blaze, which by that point had engulfed most of the car’s hood and front seats.

Traffic remained at a standstill along Route 15 for about 40 minutes as emergency crews worked to clear the scene. Police say the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

election in November.

Here are the questions and each candidate’s responses: 1. Why are you running for office, and why are you qualified to serve?

2. If elected, what will be your main priority and why?

3. How should the state address education funding in the future?

Many more things need to be addressed and I hope to have the opportunity to explore them further in the house. I’m always happy to hear about the issues important to you. As your voice in the House I’d encourage you to reach out: tanyavforvt@gmail. com , 802-316-8329.

3) High quality education is the backbone of a thriving society. Presently the educational funding system is too complicated, not transparent, and inequitable. Currently schools and communities needing the most resources often have the least funding. Working in schools as a school clinician and counselor, I see the impacts of this inequity daily. I believe untying educational funding from property taxes and shifting to an income based funding system will decrease the burden on working Vermonters and increase school equity.

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Essex team puts in a silver performance at the Champlain Valley Swim League Championships.

PHOTO BY KEVIN MACY, FINEST IMAGE

ABOVE: Members of the Town of Essex Swim Team (TEST) line up. L to R: Jake McIntyre, Ross Macy and Elliot Limanek at the start of their 50 back. They crossed the finish line Macy (first), McIntyre (second) and Limanek (third) on their way toward an overall second-place finish as a team at the Champlain Valley Swim League Championships on July 27 and 28. Read all the highlights in Joe Gonillo's Sport Shorts below, then go online to essexreporter.com to see more photos.

SPORT SHORTS

By JOE GONILLO July has ended, and August is upon us. Now the pessimists will say, “Nooooo!

School is right around the corner,” while the optimists believe “We have almost a month of summer left.” I used to get a huge lump in my stomach as a student and as an educator, but now I just look forward to the fall sports season. August is still a prime vacation month even though high school sports arrive in a couple of weeks. Sand Hill Pool hosted Leagues last weekend.

States this weekend are down south.

Results from last weekend’s Champlain Valley Swim League’s annual League Championship meet at SHP and saw host Town of Essex Swim Team swimmers perform very well. TEST swimmers swam to 66 top-five finishes in individual events and 11 top-three finishes in relay events setting five new league records in the process.

They posted 21 individual league championship victories and three league relay wins en route to an overall second place finish. Casey Keenan and Thomas Denton

led the way in the men’s division with three individual wins each.

Keenan took firsts in the 18 and under 100 individual medley with 58.93, the 100 backstroke with 57.52 and the 100 freestyle in 50.54. Denton won the 14 and under 100 IM in 59.65, the 50 back in 28.34 and the 50 breast with a time of 30.80. Double event winners include Oliver Austin 200 IM swimming in 2:05.87, and 50 breast of 29.64; Ross Macy swam the 50 free in 23.42 and had a 27.03 in the 50 back.

Women’s double event winners amassed important points as well. Elise SubinBillingsley won the 10 and under 100 IM swimming 1:25.05 and the 25 butterfly in 15.74. 12 and under swimmer Meghan Denton won the 200 free in 2:21.27 and the 50 fly in 32.90; meanwhile 12 and under teammate Alexis LaFountain took the 100 IM with a 1:10.58 and the 50 back in 32.59. Out hometown team also set five new league records including two men’s individual events and three men’s relays. Denton set the new mark for the men’s 14 and under 100 IM at

59.65. SHP LG Ross Macy established the men’s 18 and under record in the 50 Freestyle with 23.42. The 14 and under Men’s 200 Medley Relay record was broken by the TEST team of Luke Austin, Thomas Denton, Jacob Antonovich and Owen Robinson in a time of 1:54.14. TEST’s men’s 18 and under relay team of Macy, Cameron Marcus, Oliver Austin and Jake McIntire set new records in the 18 and under 200 Medley Relay at 1:42.54 and the 200 Freestyle Relay in 1:33.88.

In addition to the outstanding performances of TEST’s swimmers, their longtime swim official, Mary Beth Limanek was awarded the Most Valuable Supporter Award for her significant contribution to the success of the Champlain Valley Swim League. Limanek has spent decades volunteering her time officiating at CVSL swim meets as well as at USA Swimming meets.

The award is presented annually to an individual in memory of Allen Cummings in recognition of his support for the sport of swimming. TEST now looks forward to building on its successes competing at the Vermont Swim Association’s State Championship meet at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center next weekend. Coaches Elizabeth Austin, Jim Austin, Pete Picard, Erin Ackerman, Cole Picard and Ryan Hockenbury have done a wonderful job with the team this summer. Many thanks to the team effort of Essex Rec Director Ally Vile, coaches, timers, the myriad of volunteers parking attendants, snack bar, announcer, smoothie stand, pool deck - LG's and assistant manager/coach Nicola Anderson, Ken Booker, Dave Foster, Jarret Cram, Austin Theriault, Brayden Rabtoy, Jared Giroux, Rachael Lacourciere and others whose names I do not know. GREAT JOB ALL! WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE STANDINGS 1. Vt. Energy Legs 7-1-0 2. 2 Sisters 6-1-1

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Regular season end this week with semis on Sunday evening and finals Wednesday at the Tree Farm.

The Red Sox look unbeatable. Yanks lost Aaron Judge for almost a month.

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It provides high-quality residential hospice care for people, like Jim, with terminal illnesses and for their families and special care and support during the last weeks of their lives while sustaining dignity, respect, and caring relationships.

Congratulation to Brittany Picard McGuire, EHS cheer coach on placing first in the Vermont Powerlifting Championships at Lift VT in Williston on July 28. Her 303.1 lbs. squat, 192.9 lbs. bench press, and 358.2 lbs. deadlift were all impressive. She works out at Picard Fitness Consulting in the Junction. Mike and Adam Picard are highly skilled trainers.

Birthday wishes out to Will “The Thrill” Hammond, Ryan Shumway, Julie Guerino, Lynne LaBonte, Rob Sinkewicz, Justin Bartinoski, Hadley Rakowski, John "NYY" Woodley, Jill Galdi Mulhern, Chef Brad Smith, Sandy Bechtel, Abby Duval Lanfear, Diane Slocum and Adam Slocum.

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Summer safety Summer safety campfires Early-morning hikes to late-night

Early-morning hikes to late-night campfires

In partnership with UVM Medical Center

Until recently, many Vermonters had never heard of wild In partnership UVM to Medical Center – in the news, parsnip.

But nowwith it seems be everywhere crowding alongside the highway, popping up at the edge Until many Vermonters hadplant, never heard of wild of therecently, neighbor’s yard.

Sap from the which looks like parsnip.

But now it seems to be everywhere – in the news, Queen Anne’s Lace but with yellow flowers, is capable of crowding alongside highway, popping upif at the edge inflicting painful andthe lasting chemical burns it comes in of the neighbor’s Sap from the plant, which looks like contact with skin yard. and sun.

Queen Anne’s Lace but with yellow flowers, is capable of inflicting painful and lasting burns if from it comes in Thanks to the advocacy of chemical a young woman Essex contact with skin and sun. who shared her story on social media, Vermonters have been sharing more ways to keep themselves safe from Thanks to the of a other youngsafety woman from Essex this threat andadvocacy talking about concerns that who shared her story on social media, Vermonters have present themselves in the summer. been sharing more ways to keep themselves safe from this talking about other offer safetyadvice concerns that Here,threat UVMand Medical Center experts for those present themselves in the summer. looking to enjoy the area’s mountain trails, lakeside beaches and evening ball games safely.

Here, UVM Medical Center experts offer advice for those looking to enjoy and the Children area’s mountain trails, lakeside Protect Yourself from the Sun beaches and evening ball43 games safely.

Studies show that only percent of Americans wear sunscreen. And while it might be a surprise to some, Protect Yourself and that Children from the recent studies show Vermonters areSun ranked fourth Studies show that only 43 percent of Americans wear– in the country for the number of cases of skin cancer sunscreen.

And while it might be a surprise to some, and second for number of cases of melanoma, which is recent studies Vermonters areshould ranked aggressive and show can bethat deadly.

“Everyone tryfourth to put sunscreen in country thesays number of cases skin cancer – onthe every singlefor day,” Dr. Melanie Bui,ofclinical dermatologist at the and second for number of cases of melanoma, which is UVM Medical Center. Experts suggest using SPF 30 or higher, and aggressive and can deadly.

“Everyone should tryadd to put sunscreen reapplying every twobehours.

Hats and sunglasses an extra layer on every single day,” says Dr. Melanie Bui, clinical dermatologist at the of protection to the skin and eyes.

UVM Medical Center. Experts suggest using SPF 30 or higher, and reapplying every of twothe hours. and sunglasses anthat extrainfants layer Dr. Lewis First, UVMHats Children’s Hospital,add says of protection to the skin and eyes. under six months should never be in direct sun due to their sensitive skin. He advises shielding them from the sun using a sunshade on Dr. Lewisor First, of the on UVM Hospital, says that to infants strollers an umbrella the Children’s beach. It’s important for adults wear under six months should never be in direct sun due to their sensitive sunglasses, but it’s especially important for children, since the risk of skin. advises shielding them the suninusing a sunshade retinaHe damage from the sun’s raysfrom is greatest children under 10.onIf strollers or an umbrella on the beach.

It’s important for adults to weara your child does get sunburned, ease the pain with acetaminophen, sunglasses, but and it’s especially important for children, since the risk of cool compress, aloe vera lotion. retina damage from the sun’s rays is greatest in children under 10. If your childFires doesSafely get sunburned, ease the pain with acetaminophen, a Put Out cool compress, and says aloe vera lotion.she first started treating pediatric Rebecca Bell, MD, that when burn injuries, she saw a lot of injuries from campfires. While some Put FiresbySafely wereOut burned active campfires, most were burns from fires that had Rebecca Bell, extinguished.

MD, says thatThis whenis she first started treating pediatric already been because smoldering coals, ash, burn injuries, she saw a lot of injuries from campfires.

While some and embers can stay hot enough to cause burns for up to 24 hours. were by aactive most were burns from steer fires that had Whenburned you visit park campfires, or campsite make sure children clear of already beengrills extinguished.

This isshoes. because smoldering coals, fire pits and and are wearing Always extinguish fires ash, with and canorstay hot enough to sure cause up to waterembers -- not dirt sand – and make theburns area for is cool to 24 thehours. touch When you visitofayour parkhand or campsite make sure with the back before turning away.children steer clear of fire pits and grills and are wearing shoes. Always extinguish fires with water -- not dirt or sand – and make sure the area is cool to the touch with the back of your hand before turning away.

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Stay Hydrated with water and fruit Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink water. During periods of prolonged heat already this summer, the UVM Medical Center’s Stay Hydrated with waterand and Urgent fruit Emergency Department Care locations have seen Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink water.

During of patients come in with heat exhaustion and fainting.

Heatperiods can also prolonged already this summer,sothe Center’s exacerbate heat existing chronic conditions, be UVM sure toMedical stay in an approEmergency Department and of Urgent Care locations have seen priately cool place.

Drink plenty water throughout the day to prevent patients come in with heat exhaustion and fainting.

Heat can also dehydration. Avoid alcohol and caffeine, which can dehydrate. Fruits exacerbate existing chronic conditions,orso be sure toare stay in an approand vegetables, such as watermelon cucumber, a great way to priately cool appetite place. Drink of water throughout the day to prevent satisfy your and plenty help stay hydrated at the same time. dehydration. Avoid alcohol and caffeine, which can dehydrate. Fruits and as watermelon or cucumber, are a great way to Treatvegetables, Exposure such to Invasive Plants Quickly satisfy your appetite and help stay hydrated at the sameIvy. time.

Many Vermonters were raised to look out for Poison Now that wild parsnip, giant hogweed and other potentially dangerous plants Treat Exposure to Invasive Plants Quickly are more common, it’s important to know that coming in contact with Many Vermonters were raised to look for Poison that the sap can be dangerous. If you haveout been exposedIvy. to Now sap from wild giant andwash otheryour potentially dangerous wild parsnip, parsnip or any hogweed other plant, skin with soap and plants water are it’s important to know that in contact with rightmore away.common, Then, keep your skin completely outcoming of the sun for at least the sap can be dangerous.

If you have been exposed to sap from 48 hours. “Apply sunscreen and stay inside, because if you don’t get wild parsnip or UV anylight, otheryou plant, wash your skin with soap and water irradiated with shouldn’t get those symptoms,” says Dr. right away.

Then, keep your skin completely out of the sun for at least Eike Blohm, toxicologist at the UVM Medical Center. If you see blisters 48 hours. “Apply and stay inside, options becauseforif managing you don’t get beginning to form,sunscreen call your doctor to discuss the irradiated light, you shouldn’t those Department symptoms,” of says Dr. discomfortwith andUV avoiding infection.

The get Vermont Health Eike Blohm, toxicologist at the UVM Medical Center.

If you see blisters also recommends washing any clothing that has been exposed to sap beginning right away.to form, call your doctor to discuss options for managing the discomfort and avoiding infection. The Vermont Department of Health also recommends washing any clothing that has been exposed to sap right away.

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Tuesday, August This session is part28 of–a“Stop national the Bleed” Training Session. campaign to teach proper This sessionto is stop part of a national techniques uncontrolled campaign to teach proper bleeding after an injury. techniques to stop uncontrolled bleeding after an injury.

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The UVM Medical Center offers free educational programs, healthy lifestyle The UVM Medical CenterPreclasses and workshops. offers free educational registration is required and programs, lifestyle is free for healthy most classes. classes and workshops. Preregistration is requiredvisit and For more information, is free for most classes. www.UVMHealth.org/ MedCenterClasses. Phone For moreand information, visit numbers registration www.UVMHealth.org/ information are listed on the MedCenterClasses.

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Hydrating summer foods Recipe for cucumber Hydrating summergazpacho foods Recipe for cucumber gazpacho

Cucumbers are more than just a traditional summer snack. They are one of the most nutritious and hydrating vegetables that Cucumbers are to more than just a traditional can be added your everyday diet, and summer snack. They one ofduring the most they are abundant in are Vermont the nutritious and hydrating vegetables summer months.

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Community Health Needs Assessment 2019 - Every three Community Health Needs years, the UVM Medical Center Assessment Every20 three partners with2019 more- than years, the UVM Medical Center local organizations to identify partners with more than 20 priorities impacting the health local organizations to identify of Chittenden & Grand Isle priorities Counties.impacting the health of Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties.

The survey is open now: Contact AskEileen@UVMHealth.org to The survey is open now: Contact receive more information and a AskEileen@UVMHealth.org to link to participate. receive more information and a link to participate.

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The UVM area canCenter enjoy was the Burlington Bike Path, Medical proud to partner with which the city has done so to the city and the Parks Foundationmuch to install improve over the past UVM fitness equipment on few the years. path. The Clinicians Medical Center was proud to partner with with expertise in orthopedics, wellness, the city and the Parks Foundation to install physical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation fitness equipment on the path.

Clinicians collaborated with experts from Burlington with expertise in orthopedics, Parks, Recreation & Waterfrontwellness, to help physical therapy and select equipment thatcardiac would rehabilitation appeal to all collaborated with address experts from Burlington levels of fitness, multiple muscle Parks, Recreation & Waterfront to help groups in the body, and include accessible select equipment that would appeal toThis all and easy-to-understand instructions. levels fitness, address multiple muscleit was aofwonderful opportunity because groups in to theremember body, and that include helps us no accessible matter our and leveleasy-to-understand of fitness, we caninstructions. get active This and was wonderful opportunity because it enjoyathe view. helps to remember no matter our TheusUVM Medical that Center was also level oftofitness, wethecan get ofactive and excited be part of launch Vermont’s enjoy the view. first public bike-share system in early April.

UVMinMedical Center was also TheThe launch Burlington, Winooski and excited to be part ofisthethe launch Vermont’s South Burlington first of phase of a first public bike-share system early April. collaborative project that will in soon include The launch in Burlington, Winooski and 300 bicycles available to ride and dock at South Burlington is the first phase of a about 50 hubs across seven Chittenden collaborative project that will soon include County towns, including Colchester and 300 bicycles available to and dock at Essex.

Our employees areride already making about 50 hubs across seven Chittenden enthusiastic use of the hub on our campus, County towns, including and I hope members of theColchester communityand will Essex.

Ourwell. employees already making do so as Just beare sure to remember enthusiastic your helmet!use of the hub on our campus, and I hope members of the community will do so as well.questions Just be sure to remember If you have or ideas, please your emailhelmet! me at AskEileen@UVMHealth.org.

If you have questions – – – or ideas, please email me Whalen, at AskEileen@UVMHealth.org.

Eileen MHA, RN, is a former

trauma nurse who now leads The – – – Medical Center.

University of Vermont Eileen Whalen, serves MHA, RN, is a former She currently as co-chair of trauma nurse who now leads the RiseVT board, and co-chair The of the University County of Vermont Medical Center.

Chittenden Opioid Alliance board.

She currently serves as co-chair of the RiseVT board, and co-chair of the Chittenden County Opioid Alliance board.

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Ingredients:

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1 lb. cucumbers, halved, seeds removed

• •

1 lb. tomatillos, husks removed, rinsed 1 lb. cucumbers, halved, seeds removed

• •

1/2 medium onion 1 lb. tomatillos, husks removed, rinsed

Ingredients:

• 1/2 poblano chili, seeds removed • 1/2 medium onion

Instructions:

• 1/4 cup rice vinegar • 1 garlic clove

• In a food processor or blender, blend cucumbers, tomatillos, onion, chile, garlic, oil, vinegar, parsley and chopped cilantro until very smooth.

• In a food processor or blender, blend cucumbers, tomatillos, onion, garlic, oil, vinegar, parsley • Season with saltchile, and pepper if desired. and chopped cilantro until very smooth.

• 1/4 cup olive oil • 1/4 cup rice vinegar

• Transfer to an airtight container, cover, and chill •forSeason salt and pepper if desired. at leastwith 2 hours in the refrigerator.

• 1 garlic clove • 1/2 poblano chili, seeds removed

• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro • 1/4 cup olive oil • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro •

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Instructions:

•• Transfer to antopped airtightwith container, cover,chopped and chill Serve cold, additional for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator. cilantro leaves or other herbs as a garnish.

• Serve cold, topped with additional chopped cilantro leaves or other herbs as a garnish.

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