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Police: Essex man aimed gun at store clerk, used racial slurs

By COLIN FLANDERS An Essex man who prosecutors say directed racial epithets at a convenience store clerk before aiming a gun at her denied the charges in court today.

Sheldon G. Rheaume, 23, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident early Tuesday morning.

The third charge carries an additional penalty because prosecutors allege Rheaume’s actions were motivated by hate.

“His victims were random and only targeted, apparently, because of their race,” deputy Chittenden County state’s attorney Kelton Olney said.

Prosecutors asked Rheaume be held without bail pending a hearing, arguing

he’s a continued risk to the public. Pointing to the randomness of the alleged crime, Judge David Fenster sided with the prosecution.

“It’s not clear what triggered this to happen,” Fenster said.

According to court records, a 27-yearold woman was working at Maplefields on Main Street when Rheaume entered the store. Noticing the woman sitting behind the counter, Rheaume called her a “lazy nigger bitch” and said she needed to get up and work.

He left the store to complain to another employee, again referring to the woman in racial epithets. Hearing this, she walked outside, at which point Rheaume told her, “I’ll handle you.”

Rheaume then pulled a handgun from his pocket, waived it in her face and pointed

it at her, court records show.

“Come send anyone you want after me and I’ll shoot them,” Rheaume told the two employees. He followed them back into the store, took down the store manager’s contact information and walked outside to his vehicle. He then took out a tactical vest with ballistic plates, put it on and drove away.

Police responded to the scene shortly after 3:30 a.m., and employees reported Rheaume was possibly heading to the Hannaford parking lot. There, three EPD officers found Rheaume and arrested him. Police found a loaded 9mm handgun with one See CRIME, page 3 COLIN FLANDERS | ESSEX REPORTER

Sheldon Rheaume, 23, of Essex appears in Chittenden County Superior Court- Criminal Division on Tuesday.

Selectboard nears decision on firearms ordinance

By COLIN FLANDERS

DIRT DIG KYLE ST. PETER | FOR THE ESSEX REPORTER

Players reach for the ball during the 29th annual Essex Mud Volleyball Tournament last Sunday at Tower and Chapin Road, hosted by the Epilepsy Foundation of Vermont. The foundation hosts the event to raise money for programs and services for individuals and families affected by epilepsy. More than 200 people participated. (Now that's a load of laundry). See more photos from the day on page 4.

'Two steps forward, one step back' with new busing plan

By AMANDA BROOKS The big question on parents’ minds as summer comes to a close is “Will my child be able to take the bus to school this year?” At last week’s school board meeting, chief operating officer Brian Donahue said, “The answer is: yes – but.”

In the first board meeting since the middle of June, Donahue presented the next series of transportation updates for the Essex Westford School District, which left some board members with questions and concerns.

Donahue explained on the first day of school, students who have had transportation in the past will continue to receive it, with some changes. Routes will look different and include more congregated stops.

Donahue also said the district is looking into using pre-existing public transportation, as South Burlington and Burlington students do. With a pass, high school students have access to the bus six days a week, he said.

He added this solution is much cheaper than having private EWSD buses, which cost approximately $4.50 per day to bus one student, whereas one Green Mountain Transit ride costs merely 60 cents.

In addition, K-3 Hiawatha and Summit Street students who live out of the half-mile walking radius will also receive transportation on the first day of school.

However, the plans for the rest of the district are less concrete. Donahue said as drivers come into the fold after the first quarter around October, new routes will be created and

A report summarizing how residents feel about changing the shooting ordinance has concluded there’s no real consensus in town, forcing the selectboard to confront the issue without a clear directive.

Facilitator Jennifer Knauer, who authored the report, noted most residents who participated in the months-long public engagement process believed the proposed ordinance changes unfairly targets hunting and doesn’t make anyone safer. “A few voices,” meanwhile, have been strongly in favor of the expansion, she wrote.

Despite that, Knauer said the selectboard can’t consider the input a town-wide directive due to the low participation: About 1 percent of the town’s population joined the online forum. She instead called her findings “indications only” based on those who actively engaged in the process.

“How you use this See ORDINANCE, page 2

Town sets tax rate

By COLIN FLANDERS

transportation will become available to village students, starting with elementary and eventually working up to middle and high schoolaged students.

Board members were concerned with the lack of a solid plan, noting that licensing enough new drivers was not a guarantee.

Donahue admitted to the difficulty of getting enough drivers and apologized for not having all of the answers right away.

“I’m delivering the news I don’t want to deliver and certainly not the news any of you want to hear,” he said. “I don’t expect to be off the hook.”

Donahue said the transportation team ran into several issues during the process, including keeping high school arrival and dismissal

The selectboard set the fiscal year 2019 tax rate last week, and for the second-straight year, not everyone was in favor of the final number.

Passing the rate with a 4-1 vote, members concurred with staff recommendations to set municipal rates at $.5151 and $.5261 for village and town-outside-the-village residents, respectively.

Andy Watts said he dissented due to the so-called “highway tax,” a separate toll on Essex Town residents that effectively offsets some of what village residents pay in town taxes. Finance director Lauren Morrisseau said

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See TAXES, page 2

PRIMARY 2018

Essex picks Hallquist, Scott

By COLIN FLANDERS Democratic voters hit the polls in Essex on Tuesday to help Christine Hallquist win the Democratic primary and become the first transgender candidate to earn a major party’s nomination for governor, according to unofficial results.

Essex’s three districts – Chittenden 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3, which is shared with Westford – awarded Hallquist the most votes of any candidate for governor at 813. James Ehlers placed a distant second with 466, followed by Brenda Sigel’s 306 and 14-year-old Ethan Sonneborn’s 148.

Republican voters here also strongly supported Gov. Phil Scott over his lone challenger, handing the incumbent 731 votes to Keith Stern’s 239.

While narrowing the field for statewide races, Tuesday’s primary was a trial run for House candidates: All now move onto the general election in November.

In Chittenden 8-1, Democrats Marybeth Redmond and Tanya Vyhovsky secured 632 and 496 votes, respectively, while longtime Republican incumbent Linda Myers finished with 314.

Incumbents led the way in Chittenden 8-2: Democrat

Lori Houghton led votegetters with 840, followed closely by Democrat Dylan Giambatista’s 787. Challenger John R. Brennan earned with 293 votes.

And incumbent Republican Bob Bancroft, the lone candidate in Chittenden 8-3, finished with 167 votes.

Out of the 16,072 registered voters across the three districts, the 2,990 ballots cast Tuesday represent an 18 percent turnout. While that’s three times more than the tepid turnout at last Town Meeting Day, it trailed the 2016 primary by 5 percent.

Primaries in Vermont See PRIMARY, page 3

AMANDA BROOKS | ESSEX REPORTER

Out of the 16,072 registered voters across Essex's three districts, the 2,990 ballots cast during Tuesday's primary represent an 18 percent turnout.

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TAXES from page 1 the tax has been on the books for at least six decades and remained at 8 cents for years.

It has since shrunk to just over a penny, raising $165,000 this year after dipping .9 percent from FY18, and staff planned to phase it out for good next year. But Watts saw no reason to wait.

“There's no such legal entity as town-outside-the-village,” he said. “I’d like to get rid of it so that all town taxpayers are paying for

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town assets that we're using that money to pay for.”

Watts also dissented from last year’s tax rate vote over qualms with how much fund balance the town was retaining. Unlike then, Watts’ colleagues agreed with his position – that the town should have one equal rate for all residents – but most were satisfied with plans to fix it next year.

“We've had it for so long,” selectwoman Elaine Sopchak, also a village trustee, said. “One more year is not going to kill us.”

Selectwoman Irene Wrenner, a strong voice for the needs of townoutside-the-village residents, was

ORDINANCE from page 1 information is going to be really important,” Knauer told the board August 6.

Indeed, the big question now facing members is how to use Knauer’s report – half of which is unabridged transcripts with lengthy opines from both supporters and opponents of the changes – in making their final decision.

Their first chance parse through the findings in earnest is during a special meeting at the fairground’s Robert E. Miller Expo Centre on Thursday night, four days before they will decide whether to move forward with changing the ordinance.

To help the board’s discussion, Knauer broke down several topics herself: the unintended impacts of an ordinance change; criteria residents used to determine the appropriate level of restrictions; and complementary or alternative options.

She also detailed the findings of a survey taken by 175 residents, which offered varied options – no change, prohibitions based on ammunition types or a full-out ban on firearms discharges – across a half-dozen areas in town.

Few chose intermediate measures, the responses show, instead favoring one of the two extremes. Opinions were also split geographically: Most within areas that currently prohibit shooting support expanding the ordinance to Indian Brook. Most who live outside the no-discharge area, meanwhile, are opposed to any ordinance changes anywhere in town, Knauer wrote.

Some selectboard members were disappointed with the participation numbers, but others were pleased with the depth of the engagement, specifically the online forum.

“There are opinions in there from all 360 points of the compass and all of them pretty strong,” selectman Michael Plage-

sympathetic with Watts’ argument but felt it was small stones compared to the broader question of representation.

“I'm all for eliminating it,” she said. “But if we don't add … the ability for outside-the-village residents to have representation on their outside-the-village issues, then we have bigger problems.”

Tax rates have long been points of contention between the town and village since residents of the latter pay taxes into both entities. The shared-services initiative has looked to find equity between the two rates, consolidating departments and shifting the tax

man said. “That’s a tool that I will use a lot of.”

Asked if she believed those who participated felt like they were heard, Knauer wouldn’t bite. She said the only thing she can report with “absolute confidence” is that “it takes courage to show up.” But she did admit she expected more people to par-

impact across the larger municipality in recent years, but village residents continue to pay more.

Town-outside-the-village residents who own a $280,000 home will pay $43 more in municipal taxes than last year. Cutting the highway tax would have saved them $24.

Village residents will pay $71 more than last year – the additional $29 is based on the approved tax rate in the village – while ditching the highway tax would have increased their bill by an additional $6.

The shift will be smaller next year, Morrisseau said, since

Bailey, a 22-year Army veteran and National Rifle Association firearms instructor who said the “open” process made him feel included. He did worry, however, that the selectboard may weigh “emotion and fears that are not based in facts” against actual evidence.

The selectboard has hoped to finalize

“We'd love to solve this at the local level, but we feel very strongly about our rights.”

Erik Bailey

Essex resident and opponent of changes to the firearms ordinance

ticipate in the online forum.

She also offered the selectboard a bit of advice.

“This decision fundamentally impacts the wellbeing of people who are watching it play out in lots of different ways,” Knauer said. “My guess is that it is excruciating to watch somebody else make this decision.

“They're looking for evidence that you're making informed decisions, thoughtful and opened-minded decisions based on all the input that's come up,” she continued.

That was seconded by resident Erik

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any ordinance changes before hunting season – an expedited timeline members justified by pointing to how long the discussion has gone on in town. Others in attendance asked members to slow down.

“No need to rush,” resident Tim Fagnant told the board last week. “Just come to a consensus, make sure everybody’s heard, because … you’re making choices for landowners that non-land owners want, potentially.”

A group of eight residents who oppose the changes shared their own recommenda-

spreading the $165,000 across the entire tax base will change each bill “a few dollars each way.”

The approved tax rate is slightly higher than projected when voters approved the budget on Town Meeting Day. That’s because voters also approved a $15,000 deposit for the conservation fund and chose to add $45,000 to the general fund budget to move up the start date for a new police officer position.

Meanwhile, a fund balance transfer of $150,000 reduced the final rate by just over a halfpenny, saving the average resident about $16.

tions in the form of a nine-page statement letter and a petition with more than 480 signatures, including a mix of residents and those with a “vested interest.”

The group asserts there have been no hunting fatalities in Essex – noting the oftreferenced death of John Reiss was the result of negligent use of a backyard shooting range – and says Knauer’s report demands a “mandate” for maintaining the status quo.

The group also recommended the town add an “exception statement” to the current ordinance to allow hunting even in areas of where shooting is now prohibited. They also ask for increased signage, educational outreach and the creation of a town shooting range.

“We'd love to solve this at the local level, but we feel very strongly about our rights,” Bailey said, clearly alluding to a potential legal challenge. He later added, “Doing this could end up undoing every discharge ordinance in the state of Vermont.”

Knauer’s report marks the third time in the last decade the selectboard has received a comprehensive document on the firearms ordinance. In 2009, a selectboard-appointed citizen taskforce recommended many changes, and seven years later, former police Chief Brad LaRose offered his own take.

The selectboard has put off action until now. Members initially hoped their facilitator would provide clear recommendations – a task Knauer made clear in her interview she wanted no part of.

The board’s goal eventually shifted, with chairman Max Levy telling The Reporter in March that members now expected Knauer to help them make an “informed decision.”

No doubt informative, Knauer’s 149page report doesn’t suggest the board take a specific position, meaning members must now come to their own conclusion, knowing well they will be hard pressed to please both sides.

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LocaL BUS from page 1 have been footing the transportation bill for Essex and Westford for multiple years now … and we are continually missing out on it,” EWSD board member Patrick Murray said. “The drivers that we have now, in my opinion, should be distributed to the youngest, K-8, throughout the district, because I think frankly that Essex Jct. is done paying for transportation that we are not getting.”

EWSD board member Keeley Schell was concerned with the lack of communication and urged the transportation team to keep the board in the loop so parents know what to expect as the summer draws to a close.

“More communication is better,” echoed board chairwoman Martha Heath.

“Keeping us in the loop all the time I think doesn’t have to wait for a board meeting.”

While the subject of transportation was not an official action item on the agenda, the board voted to continue with the plan Donahue presented and agreed to work diligently to provide busing for Essex Jct. students as soon as possible.

“Essex Jct., at this point, is owed,” board member Diane Clemens said. “I want to see the kids in my neighborhood not walking on the street, as they do now, in the middle of winter.”

PRIMARY from page 1 only allow voters to cast a ballot in one of the state’s three main parties. Results in Essex show voters submitted Democratic ballots at a 2-to-1 ratio over Republican with the following breakdown: • Chittenden 8-1: 786 to 393 • Chittenden 8-2: 983 to 443 • Chittenden 8-3: 264 to 114 Democratic voters could choose six of nine candidates in the Chittenden County senate race.

They went with the incumbents – Tim Ashe, Ginny Lyons, Debbie Ingram, Michael Sirotkin, Phil Baruth and Christopher Pearson – who campaigned as a unit.

In federal races, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders easily earned the Democratic nomination, with voters here giving him 94 percent of the vote – three points

COLIN FLANDERS | ESSEX REPORTER

Prosecutors say Sheldon Rheaume directed racial slurs at a convenience store clerk before aiming a gun at her.

CRIME from page 1 round in the chamber located in his vehicle’s center console. He was still wearing the vest, the affidavit says.

The Maplefields manager confirmed via security footage that Rheaume removed an item from his pocket and waived it toward the woman, court records show. Police say they learned through a prior investigation last February that Rheaume

above the state average.

(Per usual, he will turn it down to run as an independent).

Sanders will face H. Brooke Paige, who eked out a tight race with Lawrence Zupan for the Republican nomination. Jasdeep Pannu, an Essex lawyer, finished a distant third, though he appears to have benefited from the hometown bump: He led Republican vote-getters in Essex’s three districts.

Paige, a perennial candidate who this year ran for all the statewide and federal offices except posts with governor in the name, also won the nomination for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House. He runs up against incumbent Peter Welch, who handily defeated challenger Dan Frelich for the Democratic nod.

owns two handguns and a rifle.

Rheaume is not shy about his appreciation for weapons. The Burlington Free Press reported earlier this year he was one of 150 gun-rights advocates who attended an April rally along Shelburne Road. A video on the newspaper’s website shows Rheaume wearing a ballistic vest with an AR-15 strapped to his chest.

“It’s not an evil gun,” he told the reporter. “It’s a tool. That’s how I look at all guns: They are tools, they are not weapons of murder.”

Mandy Lewis, a public defender

representing Rheaume, pointed to her client’s clean criminal record and argued prosecutors have no evidence to show conditions of release wouldn’t prevent further violence. Lewis said Rheaume lives at home with his parents and has recently found employment delivering newspapers in the village.

“I’m shocked by the state's argument in this case,” she said.

If convicted on all counts, Rheaume could face up to eight years in prison and be fined up to $8,000. His bail hearing has yet to be scheduled.

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times the same and recruiting bus drivers.

The transportation team received dozens of responses to the job postings, a major improvement over last year when it only got one, Donahue said. However, there were setbacks, he added, noting candidates who use recently-legalized CBD products failed drug tests and the district didn’t have enough time to test and license drivers before school begins.

Currently, three new employees are licensed to drive buses on the first day of school, with several more in the pipeline to start after the first quarter, Donahue said.

Keeping consistent start times will allow students from surrounding communities to attend the Center for Technology, Essex. Donahue explained there is not enough turnaround time for the elementary school buses to be reused for the high school bus loops, meaning more drivers and more buses are needed.

To fix the issue, Essex Jct. residents grades four and up will have to wait until more drivers are licensed for new bus routes to be created.

Some board members questioned whether this decision is equitable for Essex Jct. residents who still do not receive busing.

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opinion & community PERSPECTIVES

TO THE RESCUE

Enemy of the American people?

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By Angelo lynn

hen President Trump tweets in a late night rage that American journalists are the “enemy of the American people,” that they are “sick and dangerous,” what does he mean, and what is his intent?

Does he truly think journalists are trying to overthrow the government? Does he think that by pointing out the thousands of lies, untruths and misstatements he has made since he has taken office (now averaging over seven per day), that correcting the record undermines American democracy? Does he think that showing how the tax cuts benefitted the wealthiest 10 percent of the nation and increased the wage gap between the very rich and everyone else is harmful to the nation? Does he think that journalists who explain how his administration and this GOP Congress has tried to gut the provisions enacted under Obamacare will put the majority of Americans in increased jeopardy is “dangerous”? Does he think that exposing his connections to Russia, and their proven nefarious involvement in the 2016 presidential election, is damaging to American democracy?

No, he’s not delusional. He knows that when journalists expose those truths, his power as president is threatened, and that, possibly, if he has committed crimes against the country, further investigation and reporting could cause his downfall.

From Trump’s perspective, it makes sense to attack American journalists and the press in general. The first rule of any dictator is to discredit outside information and control the message, and to control what the public deems to be “the truth.”

Hence, Trump’s campaign to declare factual news as “fake” and fake news — “Fox and Friends” and other Trump-friendly outlets — as fact, is true to form.

The idea is not new, even in the United States. American presidents always try to shape the message the media reports to favor their agenda. But Trump has taken that tactic in a dangerous direction. Dangerous to the nation’s democracy because his intent is to undermine the very notion of reliable and trustworthy news from an independent press, and dangerous to journalists themselves because he is inciting his supporters to take out their anger against those journalists.

On the campaign trail he incited supporters to beat up opposing hecklers, to lock up his opponents, to revile the “fake news” reports of journalists reporting the facts and to consider those reporters as “unpatriotic,” as antiAmerican. He has singled out reporters by name, labeled our nation’s most trusted newspapers like The New York Times and Washington Post as particularly bad, and has slandered CNN and its reporters time-after-time as they have taken the president and his team to task. But Trump

takes it another giant step further by equating his opponents (be that Hillary Clinton, fired FBI Director James Comey, special prosecutor Robert Mueller or the press) not just as foes to be defeated, but as evil to be rooted out so he can deliver his political promises, aka, salvation. It’s an appeal that is most effective for those “true believers,” why his support is likened to cult worship, and why that approach is so dangerous to journalists.

While those tactics have not stopped the press from doing its job, they are having an effect on the perceived freedom and democracy we have as a nation.

“The President’s hostility towards the press is trickling down to states and communities, where officials are refusing interviews, denigrating the press, and obstructing access to information,” said Courtney Radsch, advocacy director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, which ranked President Trump as the number one world leader who has “undermined global press freedoms.”

“It’s staggering to see the extent to which some world leaders are so fearful of their critics and the truth,” Radsch said. “At a time when the number of journalists in prison globally is at a record high, the failure of President Donald Trump and other leaders to stand up for press freedom risks weakening democracy and human rights.”

For perspective, in 2018 the U.S. ranked 45th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, down from 20th in 2010, and now behind most developed, democratic countries.

In Vermont, we’re fortunate that community and state leaders have not followed Trump’s lead. For the most part, Vermonters have embraced truth and transparency as the forces that strengthen our democracy. Nevertheless, we join newspapers around the country this week to highlight Trump’s alarming tactic to target journalists as the enemy of the people, just as he targets truth as the enemy to his cause.

At this newspaper, we appreciate that recognition and dedicate our mission to supporting our communities, our state and nation by reporting on the news as factually as possible, and consistently pushing for transparency and openness in government. Democracy is best strengthened when “the people” have full access to factual information, are free to debate and determine the truth, not when a few leaders in power make it their political goal to convince supporters that lies are facts, untruths are true — and reporters who tell the truth are the evil to defeat.

Angelo Lynn is co-publisher of The Essex Reporter Sun. This editorial originally appeared in the Addison Independent as part of The Boston Globe's call for newspapers across the country to publish editorials August 16 denouncing what the newspaper called President Trump's ‘‘dirty war against the free press.’’

Childcare essential to economic development

By SARAH KAeCK This summer, we saw two studies about Vermont that appeared in contrast: One rated Vermont as one of the best places to live. The other paints Vermont as a hard place to find employees and run a business. As a business owner and employer, I know both are true, but I believe a crucial piece of the conversation is missing: Why is it hard to recruit employees and, once we recruit them, what structures are in place to keep them here and help them thrive?

I own Bee’s Wrap, a sustainable food storage company, in Bristol. Bee’s Wrap began in my kitchen six years ago and has grown into a thriving small business. Our growth has been organic, but substantial. We doubled our sales numbers each year until 2017, when they tripled. We invested in machinery, rented new production and administrative space, and our staff increased from two to nine to twentyfour.

We are currently hiring and, although we are committed to looking within Vermont (we have built a robust team that includes neighbors), we are open to the opportunity to bring new qualified employees from out-

of-state. Initiatives, like THINKVermont, aimed to attract new workers to Vermont are part of the solution to improving our workforce problems.

To grow my business, however, I also need to reduce absenteeism and retain the employees I do recruit.

The lack of quality, reliable child care has been a source of worry, and an inhibitor to regular attendance for my business since its inception.

There is nothing more distracting, and rightly so, than trying to work when you are worried about whether your child is safe or well cared for. Like the rest of the state, parents at Bee’s Wrap struggle to find and afford child care. As a result, they often patch together care. Too often that patchwork unravels, causing last minute stress for the employee and our team.

I believe that creating a healthy, supported work environment is crucial to my business’ success. But let me put this in terms based purely on numbers: I have six production employees.

If one is absent, our ability to produce decreases by at least 15% that day.

Over time, this absenteeism creates a real, financial impact on my company.

Some absenteeism is expected, but in our case, it is often attributable to child care falling through. These ab-

sences would be largely avoidable if my employees had reliable child care.

It is in my company’s financial best interest to ensure my employees can find and afford quality child care and it is in Vermont’s best interest to support this effort.

We cannot simply market Vermont as a great place to live. We need to implement solutions now that support our current and future residents’ ability to stay in Vermont and in the workforce. I am currently exploring what child care supports I can offer my employees and I hope to see state solutions that recognize child care as a fundamental support to our current and future workforce. Through the combined resources in Vermont, and with the participation of employers, we can invest in efforts that help all families afford care and support the network of childcare givers to provide healthy, reliable care. In turn, this will give peace of mind to our working mothers and fathers, help our businesses become more positive and productive places, and make lasting change for the state’s economy.

Sarah Kaeck is owner/founder of Bee’s Wrap, a sustainable food storage company in Bristol.

OBITUARIES & IN MEMORIAM

MARy PAtRICIA o’Connell toMASI Educator, artist, beloved mother and grandmother, Mary (“Pete”) Tomasi passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 9. She died surrounded by her loving family in her daughter’s home in New Canaan, Conn.

Pete spent her childhood in Westport, Conn. and moved to Underhill Center with her family at age 12. She attended Mount St. Mary’s and ultimately graduated with a B.A. from the Pratt

Institute of Art in New York.

After a stimulating career in New York’s commercial art industry, Mary returned to Vermont to get her degree in education, and there she met her husband, John Tomasi.

Her husband, being no fool, successfully proposed to her on their third date. They were married at St. Thomas Church in Underhill in February 1959. After her husband’s early death, Pete returned to her family home in Underhill Center with her four children. Embarking on a second career, Pete taught art at Essex Middle School for many years, where she delighted in passing along her passion and knowledge about art.

After her retirement, Mary volunteered at Meals on Wheels, Hospice and the Mary Bryant Art Gallery.

She actively pursued her interests as a watercolorist and student of art with her beloved Monet Mamas art group. She was intensely supportive of her four

children on their journeys through life, and she delighted in her grandchildren. She was a devoted parishioner of St. Thomas Church throughout her life.

Mary is survived by her sister, Paula O’Connell, of Albuquerque, N.M. and her four children, Lisa TomasiCarr, John Tomasi, Martha Lane and Anne Kraft; and by seven grandchildren: Ramsey and Antonia Tomasi-Carr; Peter and Lydia Tomasi; Jack, Julia and Winston Lane.

A service for Mary will be held at St. Thomas Church in Underhill Center on Friday, Aug. 24 at 11 a.m.

A reception will follow at the family home at 79 Pleasant Valley Rd. in Underhill. All are welcome.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary’s memory may made be made to The Vermont Land Trust at https:// donatenow.networkforgood. org/VLTDonate. Leave condolences at hoytfuneralhome.com.

EMT Q&A By teSSA Roy, Essex Rescue I’ve had friends and family ask questions about what it’s like being an EMT, and it occurred to me that my readers might have some of the same questions, so this month’s article will be a Q & A. Q: How clean is the back of the ambulance, really?

A: We take the cleaning of our ambulance, stretcher, and equipment very seriously. After each call and before we take another call the bedding is pulled off the stretcher and left at the hospital to be cleaned, then the stretcher is wiped down with germicidal disinfecting wipes and dressed with clean sheets, a new pillow, and fresh blankets. Our driver will stay up with the truck and use those same wipes to clean the equipment used during the call as well as the counterspace in the truck.

During mud season and winter the truck is mopped out as well. So all in all, the back of the ambulance is very clean.

Q: Sometimes I see the ambulance go by with the emergency lights and siren but then farther down the road the lights and siren are off and it’s pulling into dunkin donuts/Mcdonald's/Subway. did the crew really need coffee that badly?

A: I guarantee we only use our emergency lights and siren for two things: we’re either heading to an emergency call or we’re rushing a very sick patient to the hospital. Sometimes we’ll turn off those emergency lights and siren because the patient drastically improved and it’s much safer to drive to the hospital going with the speed of traffic than to make everyone move over. Other times we’ll turn off the emergency lights and siren because the call we were heading to was canceled. If that call is canceled and we happen to be right next to a restaurant the crew may decide to make a pit stop for food and coffee while we’re right there. I promise we don’t abuse our emergency lights and siren just to get to Dunk’s a little faster.

Q: do you have a pager to respond from home or do you hang out somewhere?

A: At Essex Rescue we stay in the quarters while we’re on shift so that we can respond to a call as quickly as possible. We always aim to be in the ambulance and on the road within 2 to 3 minutes of receiving a call. Several of our members also volunteer as emergency medical responders, which means that they’ll keep a radio with them at their house and if they hear a call come in nearby they’ll go to the scene to assist until the ambulance arrives.

Q: How long are your shifts and what do you do when you’re not on a call?

A: At Essex Rescue we typically work 12-hour shifts, although some people occasionally work a 24-hour shift.

When we’re not on a call we’ll check the ambulance to make sure it’s in working order and that we have all the equipment we need on board. Each shift also has a few chores to do, so we’ll take out the trash and clean the kitchen, dust, or vacuum depending on the day. Once those housekeeping tasks are out of the way each crew will train for a little while and other than that the shift might be spent sleeping, watching TV, reading, or getting caught up on some work emails. It’s up to each individual and how they prefer to spend their down time.

As always if you’re interested in volunteering with Essex Rescue as an EMT or a driver please contact Colleen Nesto at 847-4859 ext 4.

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REPORTER RoBeRt g. lAndRy ESSEX JCT. – Robert Gary Landry, 75, passed away Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 at the Vermont Respite House in Colchester.

Visiting hours will be held Thursday, Aug. 16 from 4–7 p.m. at A W Rich Funeral Home – Essex Chapel. Per Bob’s wishes there will be no funeral services held. The family also invites you to view further information and share your memories by visiting www.awrfh.com.

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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.

archiVe phoTo

There are several blood drives for the American Red Cross throughout Essex this week. The need for blood is constant and only donors can fulfill that need in our community. See events on Thursday, Aug. 16, Saturday, Aug. 18, Monday, Aug. 20, Thursday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 25 for opportunities to volunteer.

16 Thursday Town and Village offices, senior cenTer, essex free library and brownell library closed for obserVance of benningTon baTTle day. 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.

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!

blood driVe

11 a.m. - 5 p.m., CVE Expo, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. (See above event for details.)

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 Josh Panda.

oxfam hunger banqueT eVenT

6 - 8 p.m., Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. Join the CHIPS Teen Center as they host this banquet in an effort to raise awareness for the local

and global problem of world hunger. We will eat dinner, watch a short film about the event, and participate in meaningful discussion about how we can make a difference. Open to grades 8 - 12.

VermonT reads: "bread and roses, Too"

6:30 p.m., Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd., Jericho. Gather to talk about this Katherine Paterson novel, and we hope that those who attend will share stories of immigration experiences, either their own or those from the recollections they have of their ancestors’ stories. We have copies of the book available at DRML, so please stop in to check one out and be part of the conversation!

mounT mansfield scale modelers

6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library, Essex Jct. An informal gathering of scale model enthusiasts and model builders encompassing all areas of skill level. Show off projects, discuss modeling tips and techniques and gain inspiration from fellow modelers. Call 879-0765 after 6 p.m. for more information.

17 friday yard and rummage sale

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., St. Thomas Church, 6 Green St., Underhill Ctr. The yard sale will feature house wares, dishes, toys, miscellaneous items and a surprise or two.

The rummage sale will feature fall and winter clothing for children and adults. There will be a food concession stand featuring a variety of tasty goodies. Come - rain or shine - to find real bargains or a real treasure. If you have any questions, please call the church rectory at 899-4632.

summer sTory Time

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

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.

are. All are welcome from any city or town.

essex eaTs ouT

weekend sTory Time

5:30 - 7 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, St. James Pl., 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.

family moVie: "JumanJi, welcome To The Jungle"

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Four teenagers are sucked into a jungle-themed video game. Columbia Pictures Industries 2017.

Rated PG 13. 119 min. Free popcorn and drinks.

moVie nighT in The park

8 p.m., Maple Street Park. An end of summer night time movie at Maple Street Park! We will provide the lawn space, popcorn and a family-friendly movie.

Bring a chair, blanket or sleeping bag and get comfortable for a great family fun event.

moVie in The park

8:30 - 10 p.m., Sand Hill Park. The magic of an outdoor movie is contagious and brings together people from all walks of life. A movie in a park is fun and a perfect setting to sit back and enjoy an evening under the stars.

Pre-registration is suggested; call 878-1342.

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

Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

blood driVe

11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Holy Family Church, 4 Prospect St., Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 16 for details.)

19 sunday yard and rummage sale

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., St. Thomas Church, 6 Green St., Underhill Ctr. (See Friday, Aug. 17 for complete details.)

keeping The home (or caVe) fires burning

2 p.m., Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington. Creating the magical ember from which our ancestors (colonial and prehistoric) made fire. Come see how easy, or not so easy, it was to make fire. Most important, see and learn that you also can do it. Bring your children as fire fascinates all ages. Free; donations appreciated.

20 monday mah Jongg

18 saTurday

10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. The Center has three Mah Jongg sets which are available for anyone who would like to come in and play. Members play for free. Nonmembers pay $1/visit.

Newcomers are always welcomed!

food shelf

blood driVe

yard and rummage sale

sTory Time

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 16 for details.)

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., St. Thomas Church, 6 Green St., Underhill Ctr. (See Friday, Aug. 17 for complete details.)

amnesTy inTernaTional meeTing

10 a.m. - noon, Brownell Library. Amnesty International is a global movement of millions of people demanding human rights for all people – no matter who they are or where they

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 16 for details.)

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.

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calendar LocaL MeeTings

Way, Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 16 for complete details.)

Cinemas, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct. (See Thursday Aug. 16 for details.)

24 Friday

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Music WiTh raPh

essex dog days oF suMMer dog jog 5k

Thursday, augusT 16 7 p.m., Town selectboard special Meeting: Firearms discharge, Champlain Valley Exposition, Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, upstairs conference room, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct.

Monday, augusT 20 6 p.m., village Bike/Walk advisory committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. 7 p.m., Town selectboard, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

Tuesday, augusT 21 5:30 p.m., village Tree advisory committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. 6:30 p.m., school Board, Essex High School Library, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. 7 p.m., Brownell Library Trustees, Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

Thursday, augusT 23 6:30 p.m., Town Planning commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. Make new friends as you rotate tables and play with different partners and opponents throughout the afternoon.

Lego Fun

3 p.m., Brownell Library.

Participate in fun and friendly building with Lego bricks. For kids entering K and up. (Kids under 5 are welcome to participate with parental supervision.)

21 Tuesday 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. Call 8658303 for more details.

dinner & ice creaM in The Park

3 - 7 p.m., Maple Street Park. This week will be the final night for this summer event. 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. Food Truck Nights are weather dependent. Check facebook.com/EJRec for updates.

Bingo

12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. very card costs a penny, so if you play 10 cards, each game costs a dime. If 20 games are played in an afternoon, your total for the afternoon would be $3. Nobody goes broke and nobody gets rich, but everyone has a good time as the tension mounts each game until a lucky person yells “BINGO!”

Food sheLF

6 - 7:30 p.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 16 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!

22 Wednesday 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.

roTary cLuB oF essex

Noon - 1:15 p.m., The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. The Rotary Club of Essex serves the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho, Underhill, and Westford.

We offer a superb lunch, with speakers on topics of interest to the community at large.

Visitors are always welcome.

Five corners FarMers' MarkeT

4 - 7:30 p.m., Five Corners, 3 Main St., Essex Jct. Market vendors offer produce, meat, specialty food, agriculture, prepared food, crafts and there will also be a featured community table. Please check out our website: 5cornersfarmersmarket. com and facebook.com/ 5CornersFarmersMarket.

23 Thursday Food sheLF

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. 9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 16 for details.)

BLood drive

11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Zeke's Automotive, 19 Gauthier Dr., Essex Jct. (See Thursday Aug. 16 for details.)

heavenLy PanTry

2 - 6 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. The Food Pantry is open to residents of Essex Junction, Essex Town and Westford. Clients will need an ID for each member of the household and a utility bill.

Clients may only visit the Pantry once in each calendar month.

Trucks, TaPs and Tunes 5 - 8 p.m., HammerFit parking lot, 21 Essex

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.

kniTTing and crocheTing

1 - 2 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. For more information call Lou Ann Pioli at 876-5087.

LarP

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., Essex Center United Methodist Church, 119 Center Rd., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Aug. 10 for complete details.)

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.

25 saTurday gLeaning ProjecT

8 - 10:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Barber Farm, 5A Hilltop Dr., Jericho. Help Emerging Leaders United with its mission to connect, serve and lead our community through this volunteer gleaning project. Sign up for one of two gleaning shifts, working together with other young professionals to collect fresh fruits and veggies. All food harvested by ELU will be donated to local food shelters, helping combat food insecurity in our region and deliver fresh produce to our neighbors in Northwest Vermont. Free; open to all ages. Sign up for one of two sessions at give. classy.org/ELUgleaning.

Food sheLF

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Aug. 16 for details.)

Weekend sTory TiMe

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

Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

BLood drive

11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Essex

11 a.m.,, Maple Street Park, Essex Jct. The day will start with a dog and owner 2 mile run/ walk. Dogs must be on a short leash (6’ or less) and under the control of a responsible owner, who is age 16 or older.

Strollers/baby joggers are welcome. This course starts and ends at Maple Street Park, and travels the roads/ sidewalks throughout the Countryside development. Various awards will be presented to dogs in the small (up to 25 lbs.), medium (26 50 lbs.) and large (51+ lbs.) dog categories.

Co-sponsored by All Breed Rescue. $15 preregistration per dog; $20 for day of race registration.

essex dog days oF suMMer

Noon - 2 p.m., Maple Street Park, Essex Jct. The Essex Dog Park is hosting the 7th annual Essex Dog Days of Summer celebration.

This is open to everyone, including your onleash pups, who will be allowed in the park for an exciting day. Meet with some of your local dog and pet related vendors to see and sample products and talk with owners and experts.

essex dog days oPen PooL

Noon - 2p.m., Maple Street Park, Essex Jct. The Maple Street Pool will be open for the dogs. There is no charge per person. Both the small and large pool will be open, including the low diving board. Dogs must be on leash from the parking lot into the pool area. Please do not bring toys that your dog is possessive over, however, you may bring balls, Frisbees or other toys that they won’t mind sharing. This event is for dogs to swim in the pool, not for people.

Please do not bring your children with the idea that they will be able to go swimming…they will be disappointed! $5 per dog.

ongoing evenTs harrieT FarnsWorTh PoWeLL hisToricaL MuseuM

Thursdays 6 - 7:30 p.m., Sundays 1 - 4 p.m, Browns River Rd., Essex Jct. Special exhibits this season focusing on WWI and the 125th anniversary of the Village of Essex Junction.

"sTarT WiTh The arTs" For chiLdcare Providers

VSA Vermont is currently accepting applications for its fall semester of Start With The Arts: a professional development program for childcare providers. This experiential, on-site, inclusive arts-based literacy program is offered for no cost to providers and the

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children they care for, ages 0-5. By the end of the program, providers have the inspiration and confidence to continue the use of the model on their own. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until Saturday, Sep. 15.

"Start with the Arts" is a program provided free to child care providers and begins in October.

The For more information and to apply, contact Peggy Rainville at peggy@vsavt.org, or visit www.vsavt.org.

coLchesTer Log schooLhouse

Fridays - Mondays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Airport Park, Colchester. Since the restoration and public opening of the schoolhouse in 2007, thousands of visitors have stepped through its doors and back in time. If you are interested in volunteering as a host, please call 4973036. Free parking and admission; donations appreciated.

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3:37 p.m., Vandalism on Willey’s Ct. 4:58 p.m., Family Disturbance on River Rd. 6:00 p.m., Animal Problem on Main St. 6:32 p.m., LSA on Center Rd. 7:29 p.m., Larceny on Lincoln St. 8:33 p.m., Animal Problem on Peacham Ln. 10:46 p.m., Vandalism on South St. 10:48 p.m., Public Nuisance on Pearl St.

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The Essex Reporter • August 16, 2018

Chopped taco salad

This salad is a hearty blend of fresh peppers, tomatoes, and corn plus seasoned ground beef and shredded cheese. Catalina dressing may sound like an unlikely sauce for this salad, but trust me – it is so delicious in combination with the taco-spiced meat and the crisp veggies. This recipe makes about 10 cups.

with peppers, beef & sweet corn

Nancy Mock is a Colchester-based food blogger.

INGREDIENTS • 3 ears sweet corn cooked and sliced from the cobs - about 2-1/4 cups of kernels (or an equivalent amount of canned sweet corn) • 2 medium tomatoes • 1 green bell pepper • 1 red bell pepper • 1 4.5-ounce can diced green chiles • 1 pound 93 percent lean ground beef • 2 tablespoons chili powder • 2 teaspoons cumin • 2 teaspoons garlic powder • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt • 1 teaspoon onion powder • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano • 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese • 1 cup Catalina dressing (sometimes labeled as California French) INSTRUCTIONS Begin by putting the corn kernels into a large bowl. Prep the tomatoes by slicing them in half, scooping out the seeds, and then dicing the tomatoes. Add the diced tomatoes to the bowl.

Slice open the green and red bell peppers, remove the membranes and seeds, then dice the peppers. Add these to the bowl with the corn and tomatoes. Pour the green chiles (with the liquid) in as well, and stir all of the veggies together. Hold this aside while you cook the beef.

Crumble the ground beef into a mediumsized skillet and brown it over medium heat.

When all of the beef is browned, drain off the excess grease then add the spices to the pan: the chile powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, black pepper and oregano, along with 1/2 cup of water. Stir the spices and water in with the beef and bring everything to a simmer. Cook the mixture for about 5 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat.

Spoon the beef and sauce into the bowl of veggies. Pour in the cup of Catalina dressing, and stir to combine the beef, veggies, and dressing. Sprinkle in the shredded Mexicanblend cheese and fold it into the salad.

Serve immediately with tortilla chips, portioning some into smaller bowls if you're having it for dinner like we do!

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Essex Post 91 wraps up successful summer

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The players on the roster for this year's Post 91 team in the American Legion League are Grady Cram (EHS), Cory Giannelli (EHS), Nick Fitzgerald (LUHS), Nicholas DiLello (EHS), Tyler Roberge (EHS), Abe Koval (EHS), George Goldworthy (MMU), Maverick King (EHS), Robert Meslin (EHS), Patrick Morgan (EHS), David Roberts (EHS), Gordon Schmalz (EHS), Zach Seaver (EHS), Garrett Somerset (EHS), Ryder Thorton (EHS), Logan Tourville (EHS), Jake Vance (LUHS), Ryan Young (EHS). Of the players on the roster, the following players will be attending college in the fall: Nick Fitzgerald, Penn State Harrisburg; Nicholas DiLello, SUNY Cortland; Tyler Roberge, Lyndon State; Abe Koval, Lyndon State; Maverick King, New England College; Garrett Somerset, Castleton University; Ryder Thorton, Lyndon State; and Ryan Young, Williams College. See more pictures from the season on our website, EssexReporter.com.

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Essex had an outstanding season this year in the American Legion league as Post 91 finished the season with a 28-14 record, were crowned Vermont State Champions, and finished sixth in the Northeast and roughly 36th in the country out of 3,400 teams.

Post 91 is mostly fielded by students out of Essex, with a couple players from Lamoille Union H.S. and one from Mt Mansfield Union H.S. During a season that began in June, P91 co-hosted a tournament that brought in out of state teams and a few from Canada. They also competed in a Firecracker Baseball tournament, the 2018 All American Lighthouse Showcase, which had teams from all over the Northeast.

During the postseason, Post 91 went undefeated in the Vermont State Tournament at Castleton University. They went on to the Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass., where they opened with a 4-1 win over the Conn. state champs, Southington Post 72. In the next game, P91 was winning 2-1 over Braintree, Mass. in the

seventh inning, but with two out and two strikes on the batter, he hit a fly ball that was just out of the reach of our left fielder to score three runs for the opposition. P91 ended up losing that game 4-2 to a Braintree squad that went on undefeated at regionals and represented the Northeast at the American Legion World Series in Shelby, N.C. this week. Post 91 was then eliminated from the regional by Shrewsbury Post 397 (the 2017 Regional Champion) in a game that was a lot closer than the score suggests. The game was 4-0 until Shrewsbury scored seven in the seventh to break the game open. Not a great way to end, but the Post 91 guys battled in every inning, every game until the last.

The Post 91 team got to experience what legion baseball is all about.

Since the regional tournament, they have had a few college coaches calling in about players, they have been invited to tournaments in Missouri, Tennessee, Army West Point and also by teams competing at the regionals that want to get a crack at Post 91 on the schedule next year.

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Fall sports begin this week. Football kicked off with tryouts Monday and the Gold Card fundraising followed. All sports continue this week and Monday. Best time in the world to be a student/athlete: practice, sports, no academic responsibilities yet and still some summer left. Enjoy!

The girls’ xc team is in Sleepy Hollow.

If you are not attending camp, practice begins Saturday, Aug. 18.

Boys’ xc is in Acadia with practice Monday, Aug. 20 at Essex High School.

Football had a program meeting at 8 a.m. with an 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. practice, helmets only, following. Then lunch.

Boys’ soccer 8 – 9:30 a.m. BRING RUNNING SHOES for a two mile jog then reconvene at 3 – 5 p.m. Teams will be selected at the end of the Saturday, Aug. 18 session. Every player will have a face-to-face conversation with a coach at the end of tryouts. If you have a conflict with any tryout session, this should be communicated with Coach Orr immediately.

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Boys’ volleyball holds its preseason from Thursday, Aug. 16 through Saturday, Aug. 25. All practices for this time period will be at Essex Middle School. Thursday will have registration at 4:30 p.m. and tryouts from 5 - 7:30 p.m. (new and 9th grade players ONLY). Friday, Aug. 17 will have tryouts 5 - 7:30 p.m. (again for new and 9th grade players ONLY). Saturday, Aug. 18 the team will have off.

Girls’ volleyball will hold tryouts at the Edge in Essex on Thursday, Aug 16 from 8 -11 a.m. for Group A. Please closely check the rest of the schedule on the EHS athletic website as locations, times, and dates are listed specifically.

Field hockey starts on Monday, Aug. 20 from 8:15 a.m. - noon. The rest of the week looks like this: Tuesday, Aug. 21 there is practice from 9 a.m. - noon and an optional scrimmage at 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 22 sees practice at 9 - 11:30 a.m.; Thursday, Aug. 23 is 3-5:30 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 24 is 3-5:30 p.m. with pizza party to follow (hoping for an invite); lastly, Saturday, Aug.25 is a 9 - 11:30 a.m. practice for varsity and JV-A only.

Cheerleading tryouts will be Wednesday, Aug. 22 through Friday, Aug. 24 from

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. On Saturday, Aug. 25 practice will be 3 - 5:30 p.m. Practices begin in earnest on Sunday, Aug. 26 from 3 - 5:30 p.m.

Congratulations to Women’s Summer Soccer League Champions: 2 Sisters. The second place finishers for the past twothree seasons defeated the six-time reigning league champions Vt. Energy Legs 2-0 in one heck of a soccer game. The first half was equal, a 0-0 game, but 90 seconds into the second half a sudden scramble, possession, a knock in the net and 2 Sisters was up 1 - 0. Later a cross, a shot on goal, a stop by the keeper, a rebound, a loose ball, a quick move to the side and 2 Sisters led 2-0.

Both goalkeepers were amazing and made incredible stops that should have been on instant replay. Congrats to the champs who included Becky Tisbert, Kim Johnson Martin, Erin Oliver, Lucy Higgins and others.

Credit Vt. Energy Legs who played a solid game and were the first to congratulate the new champs.

More summer swimming news. Oliver Austin (16), Thomas Denton (14), Cameron Marcus (17), and Jake McIntyre (17) were all selected to be part of New England Swimming's zone team and competed at the Eastern Zone Long Course Championship meet in Richmond, Va. from Aug. 8 - 11. The four Essex boys are also members of Green Mountain Aquatics (GMA) and the Town of Essex Swim Team (TEST). New England finished on top for the second year in a row beating out 11 other zone teams, including second place finisher New Jersey. Helping lead the way was Oliver Austin finishing first in the 200M IM and the 100M breast (tie), third in the 400M IM, fourth in the 200M breast and sixth in the 200M fly. Jake McIntyre finished first in the 200M free, second in the 100M free, sixth in the 100M back and eight in the 50M free. Cameron Marcus finished first in the 200M fly, second in the 100M fly and fourth in the 200M IM. Austin, Marcus and McIntyre were also members of the second-place finishing 400M medley relay and third-place finishing 200M medley relays. Great job!

Spent Sunday afternoon at the Enosburg Falls Country Club playing in a New York Yankee – Boston Red Sox Scramble.

Les and Nancy Johnson were outstanding, to say the least, carding a 71 (35/36) while sinking multiple birdies. Best players we have shared a course with! I sadly played... horribly inconsistent golf, but I had fun with my wife and our hosts.

Happy Birthday to ace golfer Dale Lavalley, Jane Goodman, Jim Cummings, Jessie Hammond, Heather Anderson, Phillipi Sanz, Kristin Kowalski Todzia, Chantel Trombley Lawrence and Holly Johnson.

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Essex swimmers compete in Virginia

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Vermont Fish & Wildlife is conducting a Hunter Education Instructor Training Sept. 15 at the Deerfield Valley Fish and Game Club in Whitingham.

Fish and Wildlife offering instructor courses

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Oliver Austin, 16, Jake McIntyre, 17, Cameron Marcus, 17, and Thomas Denton, 14, were all selected to be part of New England Swimming's Zone team and competed at the Eastern Zone Long Course Championship meet in Richmond, Va. Aug. 8 to 11. The four Essex boys are also members of Green Mountain Aquatics (GMA) and the Town of Essex Swim Team (TEST). New England finished on top for the second year in a row beating out 11 other teams including second-place finisher New Jersey. Helping lead the way was Oliver Austin finishing 1st in the 200M IM and the 100M Breast (tie), 3rd in the 400M IM, 4th in the 200M breast and 6th in the 200M fly. Jake McIntyre finished 1st in the 200M Free, 2nd in the 100M free, 6th in the 100M back and 8th in the 50M free. Cameron Marcus finished 1st in the 200M fly, 2nd in the 100M fly and 4th in the 200M IM. Austin, Marcus and McIntyre were also members of the 2nd place finishing 400M Medley Relay and 3rd place finishing 200M Medley Relays.

WHITINGHAM Vt. -- The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is offering a New Instructor Training Course for people interested in volunteering to teach Hunter Education, Trapper Education or Bowhunter Education courses in Vermont.

The training will take place Saturday, September 15, at 8:00 a.m. at the Deerfield Valley Fish & Game Club in Whitingham, Vermont.

Policies and procedures, field techniques and teaching methods will be covered to give instructors the tools to teach future hunters how to have a safe and enjoyable experience.

“The skills and ethics that our instructors impart to their students will serve them for a lifetime,” said Training Coordinator, John Pellegrini.

“There is no better way for a hunter to give back to the outdoors than by instructing the next generation of hunters.”

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“Our hunter education instructors are all volunteers, donating their time to pass on a cherished Vermont tradition,” said Pellegrini. “The hours our instructors put in will leverage federal dollars that enable the Hunter Education Program to function. Early fall is a great time to take this training, as there will be plenty of courses to help with.”

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