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State school board group talks savings By COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Westford School Board has voiced support for statewide teacher health care contracts and a new fact-finding process while still at impasse in its own negotiations. The two measures are among a five-part resolution the Vermont School Board Association has offered in response to Gov. Phil Scott’s call to level-funded local budgets earlier this year. In a report issued by a VSBA subcommittee, the resolutions detail ways to curb the state’s rising education costs “without limiting opportunities or exacerbating inequity,” VSBA director Nicole Mace said. The resolutions lay out the VSBA’s stance on issues affecting Vermont school boards and are crafted in anticipation of public policy discussions in the coming year, Mace said, adding while Scott’s proposal failed, calls for lower education spending aren’t likely to disappear. The VSBA, made up of representatives from 62 supervisory unions, will issue a proxy vote on each during the organization’s annual meeting October 19. The EWSD board planned to select its proxy member next Tuesday after conducting an informal poll at its last meeting. Besides a few suggested changes, the resolutions received majority approval. The discussions progressed amid a continued stalemate between the EWSD board and its teachers’ union over contracts for the 2017-18 school year. Last month, the two sides learned the state planned to withhold over $800,000 over the next two years in its pursuit See BOARD, page 3

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The Essex High School field hockey team has won six-straight games and have outscored opponents 30-4 over that stretch. Here, senior captain Jenna Puleo swipes past a Rice Memorial High School player on on September 20th.

HORNETS WIN 6 STRAIGHT

Mike Abbott looked a little out of place outside the hip coffee shop beneath his secondstory apartment in Burlington’s Old North End. Earnest and intense, he lacked the selfreflexive cool affected by the laptop-toting patrons inside. It was a scorcher, and afternoon traffic lurched noisily down North Ave, but Abbott was miles away. “It's 65 degrees. It's quiet. The sun's just coming up on the water,” he said wistfully, gazing at a scene only he could see. “Birds are chirping, the hatch is happening, you're just immersed.” See ABBOTT, page 4

Newly ordained priest leads Essex churches By MICHAELA HALNON The Rev. Michael Carter, 27, purposefully donned a traditional shirt and tie to welcome his students to class at St. Michael’s College on the first day of this semester, knowing the sight of his white clerical collar can instantly ignite snap judgments — for better or for worse. “I’m not asking you to believe in what it is that we teach,” Carter remembers telling pupils. “Faith in this tradition is not a requirement in this course.” That day, Carter, a Burlington native, said he might have looked like any other professor. But the newly ordained priest and relatively recent St. Mike’s graduate has also seen stu-

dents do a double take when they realize they’re walking by a religious leader, not a peer, on the Colchester campus. On Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Chapel of St. Michael the Archangel, Carter was ordained into the priesthood and Society of St. Edmund. Separate from the Diocese of Burlington, the group founded St. Michael’s College and currently has about 25 members based in Colchester, Venezuela and Alabama, among other locales. Carter started working as a transitional deacon in the Essex and Essex Jct. Catholic churches, including Holy Family, St. Pius X and See PRIEST, page 4

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The newly ordained Rev. Michael Carter poses for a photo outside the St. Michael's College chapel on Monday.

Locals have state impact INSIDE Six residents appointed to boards, commissions By ABBY LEDOUX When she was decorating downtown Burlington with murals in the ’80s, artist Gina Carrera never anticipated she’d become an advocate. That changed when she had two children with special needs.

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The single mom of two – Nick, 16, and Bella, 14 – counts over 100 doctors between the three family members. Her experience dealing with so many medical professionals lent itself to supporting other parents of children with special needs, who were not yet See APPOINTMENTS, page 12

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n 2016, Tom Waters dared to try something most people only dream about. He walked away from his website design business to follow his calling as a fulltime artist. It started in 2012 when Carolyn, Waters’ wife of 22 years, started scoping out artwork to hang on a large empty wall in her Essex hypnotherapy office. He took notice and came up with a fun idea to try while his wife left on a week’s vacation. “I went into A.C. Moore thinking, ‘Let’s get back into painting, Tom, after 30 years’,” he said with a chuckle. He bought three canvases, paints and brushes and decided, “If it’s horrible, I will throw it in the trash, no one will ever know, and that will be the end of it,” he recalled. Waters gave the painting to his wife for Christmas, and she dutifully displayed it in her office. “This was the first step,” he said. “If that had been a failure, I probably wouldn’t have become an artist today.” The Essex resident researched community arts organizations and learned of Essex Art League, a local organization that supports artists. He joined and quickly found himself among his people. Encouraged by his new friends, he joined the Jericho Plein Air Festival, an event that brings together artists from around the state to complete pieces in one day’s time. The following night, the work is showcased at an exhibit at the Emily A. Gruppe Gallery there. Reluctant at first, he gave it a shot. The painting was hung and, to his surprise, it sold. In 2015, still running his website business, Waters began to volunteer at the Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville, later becoming a gallery assistant. There, he submitted a piece of his own work for a juried exhibit at the gallery. It was accepted

and sold. “The universe was trying to tell me something,” Waters said with a smile. The opportunities kept rolling in. Last spring, the gallery manager left, and Waters was offered his position. He made the difficult decision to leave his old career behind. “I initially sought to become a graphics and web designer in order to scratch the creative itch I had long suppressed, “ he said. “In reality, the demands of running that business required much more time doing administrative tasks and less time being creative. The artist in me wanted to spend more time developing my own unique creative vision instead of finding ways to implement the creative ideas of others.” Since 2015, Waters’ work has been shown in 23 exhibits around the state. He primarily paints scenic landscapes, drawing inspiration from the natural surroundings of Vermont. “I’m trying to capture the essence of a space that moves me spiritually,” he said. “The best feedback is when people say, ‘I feel like I just stepped into that. It’s so serene. I want to picnic there. I want to walk down that path.’ That’s when I feel like I did my job as an artist.” While creating his new career, Waters has defined his own meaning of success. “Success in my former life was about building financial stability and my reputation,” the artist said. “I have done a complete 180. If you are an artist and in it for the money, you are in the wrong business. The best work comes from the heart. You have to feel it and believe it. And that’s how you achieve financial success. It will come through your work.” Waters’ next art exhibit opens October 12 at the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery.

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LocaL BOARD from page 1 to cut education costs, setting a clear target for the school board as it worked to address two sticking points: salary and health benefits. Kim Gleason, the board’s lead negotiator, supports a statewide health care contract. “We’re in a state that’s described health care as a right, not a privilege,” Gleason said. “Having that right provided equitability across the state makes sense.” Though no teachers were at the meeting, board member Keely Schell surmised unions would likely push back, fearing the move would domino into a statewide contract for salaries, a proposal Schell doesn’t support. Only member Patrick Murray didn’t raise a hand in support of the measure. The board also favored changes to the fact-finding process, where it may find itself if mediation fails to conjure a deal between the two sides. In fact-finding, a neutral party issues an advisory report that becomes public after 10 days if it’s not acted on. In a report detailing the resolutions, the VSBA argues fact-finders historically tend to “perpetuate the status quo” while relying on a narrow concept of what’s comparable — mostly recently settled contracts in nearby or similar districts. Doing so gives greater weight to regional settlements than to “meaningful” economic factors, the report says, like the local economy tax burdens or income measurements. “For locally-elected boards to have a chance at negotiating much-needed changes to their collective bargaining agreements — changes to health benefits plans, salary indexes and reduction in force provisions — the influence of this comparability factor must be reigned-in,” the report says. The resolution asks legislators to instead require fact-finders to only consider a statutorily-defined list measuring a community’s ability to pay. Agreeing the process needs to change, board members said comparability shouldn’t be forbidden, but rather added to a broader list of factors. The board also favored resolutions that call for the study of a state-funded retirement buyout program that conditions rehiring on hitting established staffto-equalized pupil ratios, which would be determined by a task force. The final cost-saving recommendation calls for guidelines on reserve funds and budget surplus amounts. The VSBA report also recommends creating “innovation zones,” which would allow school districts to seek state-approved exemptions from certain regulations, such as length of the school day or year, or staff certification requirements. Mace, the director, said the resolutions will help guide her when the legislature asks for testimony on the issues. Still, she admits preferring to not focus so much on cost-saving questions and instead about “education and what’s happening for students.” “Unfortunately, the reality is this keeps coming back,” she said. “This is our organization’s attempt to be prepared for that conversation.”

Respite House celebrates first birthday

By MICHAELA HALNON year after its grand opening, the Visiting Nurse Association’s Respite House in Colchester has played host to a wedding, baby shower, memorial service and family reunion, all while providing hospice care to 50 percent more people than last year. Volunteers, medical professionals and administrators alike celebrated the new house’s birthday on Monday with a bright blue sheet cake, offering hugs and lauding the efforts of their coworkers. Debuted last September, the site is dedicated to providing quality end-oflife care to terminally ill residents across Vermont. The Colchester location sits on 25 acres of land on Route 7 and replaced the Williston Respite House, built in 1991. Most notably, the new hospice facility increased patient bed capacity from 13 to 21 and added a spacious living room with a fireplace, outdoor walking paths, multiple kitchen areas, a children’s play space and several private family rooms. “I’m so proud of our dedicated, compassionate staff and volunteers who have embraced the move to the larger, state-of- the-art house and the opportunity it has afforded us to care for more Vermonters during the last chapter of their lives,” VNA president and CEO Judy Peterson said in a written statement. “I’m thrilled the vision we had for meeting the increased demand for residential hospice services, shared by our generous donors, led by Lois McClure and Holly and Bob Miller, is now a reality.” The extra locales have since allowed families and residents to move through a challenging time with more options, Respite House administrator Sharon Keegan said. Along with practical additions, like in-room showers, the increased space can offer refuge for anyone feeling overwhelmed by their interactions. “People could have a possibly confused notion about what it means to come to the Respite House,” Keegan said. “Once they come … they just see beauty and lightness.” Tom Paquette, a longtime social worker in charge of patient intake

at the house, says he’s also seen more connections between residents and families who didn’t previously know each other, a trend he attributes to the communal spaces. A silent call system has also removed the frequent electronic buzzes or pings in patient rooms, a noticeable difference for those transferring from a hospital setting. Oxygen systems embedded in the wall add to the homelike atmosphere, too, removing the excess heat and noise of the traditional machines, Paquette said. “Families feel like they have space,” said Tara Graham, executive director of the VNA’s hospice and palliative program. “Just being able to consider something different for themselves.”

"Once they come ... they just see beauty and lightness."

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L to R, Sharon Keegan, Tara Graham, Judy Peterson and Dr. Taina Clough cut a bright blue cake to celebrate the first birthday of the new Visiting Nurse Association Respite House in Colchester.

Sharon Keegan Respite House administrator And while the Respite House offers the most clear physical manifestation of hospice care, Dr. Zail Berry, associate medical director of hospice and palliative care services, and medical director Dr. Jaina Clough both noted almost all of the

services staff can provide in the Colchester building could also be provided in home. To keep up with increased admissions, the number of hospice volunteers has grown by 25 percent, many hailing from the Colchester area, Graham said. In total, Respite House volunteers provided over 12,000 hours of support since last September. That includes serving over 1,500 meals and running nearly 2,000 loads of laundry along with office support, companionship to therapy dog visits, music and more. Two of those longtime volunteers, Carol Bitters and Pat Myette, say it was clear a year ago they desperately needed the additional space to meet demand. Volunteer teams

can now reach staff more easily when they have questions and move around the expansive kitchen without constraint as they cook meals for residents. Several fundamental things have remained steady throughout the move, though. Both women said residents sometimes just want someone to sit with them and offer a hand to hold. That level of care holds true for all residents, Keegan said, regardless of their ability to pay. Many

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PRIEST from page 1 St. Lawrence, in August. He will now deliver masses at those worship sites on Sundays and many weekdays for the foreseeable future, he said. An ordination for the Society of St. Edmund was last held in 2014. Before that, Carter said the Edmundites went 20 years without an ordination — The Rev. Brian Cummings was ordained in 1996 and is now the director of Edmundite Campus Ministry at St. Michael’s and the director of St. Anne’s Shrine in Isle LaMotte. “It’s more of the same good work that I was doing before,” Carter said of his new position, sitting outside the chapel on a sunny afternoon as a stream of students walked to and from class. “It’s a chance to be with them at a time in their lives when they’re starting to really come into their own as people. That’s an exciting thing to see happen.” Carter first wrestled with the notion of joining the priesthood around age 12 while attending a private Catholic school in Vermont. Even then, he knew he liked to read, study the history behind the artwork hung on his church’s walls, was comfortable in front of a group and wanted to help people. He’d grown up going to mass with his parents and two sisters and recalls acting out the communion ritual for fun at home with a bag of potato chips in his youth. Still, he doesn’t consider his upbringing particularly devout. “There [are] gradations of religiosity in families and, in all honesty, I don’t know if mine was super high,” he said. “The families that typically produce priests, for lack of a better term, tend to be more pious.” Financial constraints prompted a move to Burlington High School by grade 9 when, for the first time, Carter encountered a number of students and faculty who were vocal in their opposition to their organized religion. Carter said he didn’t wear his faith on his sleeve and sometimes let practiced religion slip from his radar in his teenage years, but would often defend his faith when others who hadn’t grown up in the church criticized it. By his senior year, Carter said he’d pulled down only “lukewarm” grades and wasn’t sure college would be an option.

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Priesthood was still in the back of his mind, but he felt unready to join a seminary program at age 18. After a kindly teacher put in a good word for him, St. Michael’s hesitantly extended an offer to join their religious studies program on a trial basis. Carter worked tirelessly to prove himself academically, sometimes sacrificing the other elements associated with the higher education process. “I tell myself that maybe it’s an irony of life that since I missed my college experience, that’s now what I do day in and day out every day of my life with the students,” he said with a laugh. When Carter struggled as a student, he said members of the on-campus clergy reached out to him and offered guidance, creating a support system like he’d never before experienced. “I thought to myself, it would be really cool to be this person for somebody at one point in time. There was never an a-ha moment, there was never a vision from God where I thought to myself, ‘Oh, this is what I should do,’” Carter said. “But I felt strongly enough about it to say, let me try this and see where it leads me.” Carter vividly remembers approaching church leaders with his decision and their unabashed support. His father was less easily convinced and expressed real concern his son was making a mistake. “For me that was kind of a big life moment,” Carter said. “I had to make the determination to say to him, ‘Thanks very much, but this is what I want to do and what I’m going to do regardless.’” His dad has since come around to the idea, Carter noted, especially after seeing how happy he is in his new role. Since his ordination, Carter can now lead worship services, hear confessions and offer wedding and baptism ceremonies, both of which he performed last Saturday. In between, he’s grappling with bigger issues: an aging clergy and congregation, declining attendance at Sunday mass and changing philosophies in Catholic education. But while he’s still the new kid at the pulpit, Carter said he’s begun to notice his influence spreading at the small college. “For me, there’s really no other joy that can be had in life than realizing you’ve influenced somebody’s life for the better and kind of made life easier for them, which is very, very special,” he said.

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Mike Abbott, 24, poses with his 'catch of the day.' Abbott hopes that his project, an organization called TastyWaterAdventures, will make fly fishing accessible to people with disabilities.

NONPROFIT from page 1 “You see fish jumping, you're excited to be there. Oh yeah,” he said, snapping his gaze back into focus. “Today is gonna be epic.” That’s how Abbott, a 24-year-old grad student from Essex, describes a perfect day on the water. He’s spent the past year working as a paraeducator at Essex High School and is currently on educational leave there while pursuing his master’s in education at St. Michael’s College in Colchester. But fly-fishing is his full-time passion. “Anyone can go bass fishing, but to see a trout for the first time, it's way more rewarding than bait fishing or spincasting, just because you have to have everything perfect,” he said. “The cast has to be perfect, the drift has to be perfect.” The company has to be perfect, too, but good fishing buddies are hard to come by.

Last winter, Abbott’s longtime fishing companion, Ryan McLaren, took a devastating spill while skiing at Mad River Glen. He fractured his spine, paralyzing him from the knees down and restricting him to a wheelchair. Abbott went fishing around 180 times this season. But without McLaren, fishing wasn’t the same, so Abbott started thinking how he could get his friend back on the water. There weren’t many options: Only a handful of adaptive fly fishing programs exist in the country, Abbott said, and the only such program in Vermont caters exclusively to veterans. Abbott realized he would have to cast a wider net. He began working to establish his own nonprofit organization, TastyWaterAdventures, with the long-

term goal to provide free adaptive fly-fishing trips to any client with a disability. Without a parent organization, Abbott has to obtain his own liability insurance, trade name and recognition. As a 24-year-old with no startup capital except his own savings and, by his admission, no experience running a nonprofit, the deck seems stacked against him. When he and McLaren met, Abbott didn’t have any fly fishing experience either. They’d go out for hours, not catching a fish for months straight, but that taught them about adversity and persistence, he said. Abbott has been teaching himself the nuances of nonprofit work with the same masochistic doggedness he used to teach himself to fish. So far, he’s secured legal representation, built a website and bolstered his social media presence. Following his lawyer’s advice, he assembled a trustworthy board of fly-fishing guides and paraprofessionals, chaired by McLaren. First, Abbott said, they need to raise around $1,000 to pay registration fees to establish a nonprofit and for insurance. The next move is to lead as many trips this summer as Abbott can manage, and to fundraise further by holding a fly-fishing tournament. As the old fishing adage goes, use bigger bait to catch a bigger fish. Once TastyWaterAdventures is a registered nonprofit, with an operating budget and a client-base, Abbott hopes corporate sponsors like Orvis will be more willing to align themselves with the cause. “I'm excited about it. I have my foot in the door; I think we're moving in the right direction,” he said. For now, Abbott is brushing up on his guiding skills, leading trips and establishing proof of concept. This summer, while doing personal care work for a boy, they went fly-fishing. “We fished for three hours, kid had never fished before in his life, caught probably five brook trout,” Abbott said, beaming. “I’ve never seen him happier.”

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opinion & community Letters tO tHe eDitOr Thank you for covering DaCa protest Many thanks for the Essex Reporter's coverage of the protest that Essex Resists held in Five Corners in support of DACA recipients. If anyone is interested in learning more about the work that Essex Resists is doing locally and nationally, please looks for us on Facebook: Essex Resists. Kelly adams Essex Jct. Need more data on SBaCs I was disappointed to read the results of the SBAC testing for the EHS, but perhaps more disappointed to hear few, if any, constructive ideas to improve student learning, and consequently, our SBAC scores. It was mentioned in the article that our high school students may have done poorly (EHS math proficiency ranks fifth behind other area high schools and is hugely behind MMU, while our EHS literacy scores are even worse) because our 11th grade students may not have taken the test seriously. What data supports this assumption? Are our EHS students somehow that much more jaded and un-invested than MMU students, for instance? Or Milton students? Another suggestion postulated was the low performance was due to the timing of the test. Apparently, EHS held its testing during the first week of the three-month testing window, while other schools may have chosen to schedule toward the end of the three-month testing window, “allowing more time for instruction.” It’s my understanding that schools schedule their own testing dates. Why did EHS schedule SBACs at the beginning of the three-month window when they could have taken advantage of significantly more teaching time prior to the test? Thirdly, the article mentioned that school officials “can compare SBAC results to local assessments, to make decisions” about improving instruction. I’d like to know what the local assessment results also reveal about all of our EHS students. Do they take the SBAC mini-interim assessments? Are there other local assessments that all students take? There should be a comparison made publicly about this.

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Lastly, I believe strongly that the best way to find out what is going on, in terms of learning with high school students, is to ask them. They are very insightful, because they are the ones who sit in class for 6.5 hours a day. Survey all students in grades 9-12 about whether or not they find their learning relevant and transferable to real life, whether or not their teachers help them monitor their proficiency growth around the Common Core standards (or other national standards), and if their teachers work hard to engage them in this learning and correct misunderstandings. And also, maybe ask them how they did on the SBAC assessment (do they even know?) and what they think that this means. And then, report out the findings of that data, as well. That way, you can cross-reference your SBAC scores with your local assessments, with student insight, and perhaps have a more focused picture of what is really going on at EHS. Katherine Barwin Educator and parent Essex Jct. Inaction disappointing in firearms issue It is most unfortunate that eight years after the Essex Firearms Discharge Ordinance Task Force provided the selectboard with a comprehensive report compiled from 10 public meetings held over a 60-day period that nothing has been done to minimize the potential public safety risks posed by firearms discharged in thickly settled areas. The task force was asked to consider several proposals to expand several existing no shooting zones in the town. In studying this, the task force searched for but could not find the criterion used for establishing the current no shooting zones. Therefore, the task force rejected the expansion proposals and recommended that the selectboard develop standard criterion then revisit the matter. The task force made several recommendations to “bridge the gap” recognizing that it would take time for the selectboard to establish new standards. The report called upon board to: • Add a preamble to the firearm ordinance: Any firearm or weapon shall not be used, carried or discharged in a careless or negligent

manner to endanger or jeopardize the safety, life or property of a person regardless of any other provision of this ordinance. • Increase the penalties for violations of the firearms discharge ordinance. • Advise and assist any residents choosing to post their property in accordance with the laws governing signs indicating: no shooting, no trespassing, no hunting and hunting by permission only. • Limit firearm discharge in the Indian Brook area to hunting only, ensure that the main “circ” trail stay within the no shoot zone, and post signage during hunting seasons to alert hunters and nonhunters to the probability of each other’s presence. • Explore the feasibility of a creating a safe and proper shooting range within the town seeking guidance from the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. On Dec. 7, 2009, the Essex Firearms Discharge Ordinance Task Force delivered its report to the Essex Town Selectboard. In the cover letter transmitting the report, I indicated that it should be considered as a package. Because most of the input received during the public sessions was from the perspective of hunters and target shooters, I suggested that the selectboard consider this matter from the perspective of all stakeholders. In addition to the hunters and shooters, they should hear from the property owners whose no-trespass signs are being ignored; the mailperson delivering mail on Chapin and Old Stage Roads; the golfer on the Essex Golf Course; the dog walker in Indian Brook Park; and the children attending nature classes in Betty’s meadow. The matter of where shooting should be allowed in Essex will demand even more attention as the town continues to grow, and the best solution is one that will protect the public and the rights of the sportsman at the same time. It would not serve the citizens of Essex well to wait until there is another tragic shooting incident before finalizing this matter. Peter Gagliardi Santee, Calif. (formerly Essex, Vt.) Former chairperson, 2009 Essex Firearms Discharge Ordinance Task Force

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conservation corner

Clean-up day planned at Indian Brook Park The Essex Conservation and Trails Committee will hold the 4th Annual Fall Clean-Up Day at Indian Brook Park on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteers of all ages are invited to help in ongoing invasive plant eradication efforts and in trail maintenance. This event is a great way to learn, not only about invasive species at the park, but also about plants that might be found in any backyard or neighborhood. Refreshments and informational materials will be provided, and volunteers are asked to wear work gloves and sturdy shoes and to bring shovels, pruning tools and/or loppers, if they have them. Rain date will be October 7. The Essex Conservation and Trails Committee holds two clean-up events each year, in the fall and spring. Vol-

unteers at Indian Brook Park have removed invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle from around the parking areas and cleaned out swales along the trails. This effort is important as invasive plants crowd out native plants that provide habitat and food sources for native wildlife. For more information on the fall clean-up day, contact town planner Darren Schibler at 878-1343. For more information on the Conservation and Trails Committee and what it does, please attend one of the meetings held on the 2nd Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at the town offices, 81 Main St. Meetings are open to the public.

Obituaries

Sam E. TaTro, Sr. SOUTH BURLINGTON – Sam Edmund Tatro, Sr., 87, passed away Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at his home in South Burlington. He was born Dec. 21, 1929, in Burlington, son of the late Harry and Melba (Ward) Tatro. Sam was employed with Vermont Transit as operations manager for 46 years. He proudly served in the Vermont National Guard. Sam was an avid fan of both the Boston Red Sox and New York Giants. He enjoyed

deer hunting. In his later years he just enjoyed being at camp and doing all the cooking for the hunters. You could often find him going to the Scott family farm and helping where he could whether it was strawberry picking, delivering mums or riding the tractor. He looked forward to Christmas and being the Santa handing out gifts. He enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s ball games and giving a point or two. Sam donated many hours of service for 13 years at the UVM Medical Center dialysis program where he helped the nurses and staff, who loved him. He was also a loving caretaker for his wife, Alberta, for many years. Sam missed maple sugaring with his good friend, and he will be missed by all those who knew and loved him. He is survived by his two sons Sam Edmund Tatro, Jr. and wife, Georgie, of Essex and Gary Tatro and wife, Lisa, of St. Albans; by his two daughters Melba

Chase and Lynda Moralee, both of Florida; by his sister-in-law, Betty Tatro, of Williston; by seven grandchildren Jason Tatro, Amy Quaglietta and husband, David; Tammy Cerroni and husband, Brian; Scott Chase and wife, Jenna; Tyler Tatro, Stephanie Banfield and Justin Banfield; by his six great-grandchildren Gabby, Sam, Christopher, Chase, Madeline and Liam and by several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his wife Alberta’s children, William Scott and wife, Donna, of North Ferrisburg; Marjorie Jerger and husband, Pete, of North Ferrisburg; Gary Scott of Port Henry, N.Y., Lynda Bolduc and husband, Andre, of North Ferrisburg; David Scott of Richmond, Watson and wife, Debra Scott, of New Haven; Charmaine Godin and husband, Kenneth, of Bolton; and Deborah Preston and husband, William, of Richmond; 28 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchil-

dren. Leonard Scott predeceased him in 1991. He was also predeceased by his first wife, Mary Rose (Mongeur) Tatro, in 1992 and by his second wife, Alberta (Martin) Scott, in 2002; and by his three brothers Harry, George and Everett Tatro. Per Sam’s wishes, there will be no visiting hours. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Pius X, Essex Center, at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 28 with the Rev. Charles Anges, S.S.E. officiating, followed by a reception and luncheon at St. Pius X. A committal service for family and friends will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the family lot in Resurrection Park Cemetery, South Burlington. Memorial contributions in Sam’s memory may be made to Camp-Ta-Kum-Ta, 77 Sunset View Rd., South Hero, VT 05486. The family invites you to share your memories and condolences by visiting www.awrfh.com.

Sen. Sanders: Join me for a Vt. college fair

By SEN. BERNIE SANDERS

t a time when post-secondary education is more important than ever to get a decentpaying job, we must do everything possible to make sure every student has the information they need to further their education and career prospects. Fifty years ago, if you got a high school degree, odds were that you could get a decent-job and make it into the middle class. But that has changed. While not all middleclass jobs in today's economy require some post-secondary education, an increasing number do. By 2020, twothirds of all Vermont jobs will require some education beyond high school. And these jobs tend to pay better, too. Nationally, median earnings for a worker with an associate’s degree will be about $360,000 more over their career than the average earnings for a worker with a high school diploma. And a worker with a bachelor’s degree will earn almost $1 million more. Yet, while the U.S. once led the world in college graduation rates, today we have fallen to 11th place. Moreover, Vermont is close to the bottom of all states in terms of college enrollment rates. Vermont has one of the highest high school graduation rates in the country, and we should all feel great pride in that fact. However, while nearly 75 percent of Vermont high school seniors say they want to pursue postsecondary education, just 53-59 percent (depending on the survey) actually enroll. Not surprisingly, the gap is widest for students whose parents did not attend college, students from low-income families, and students with disabilities. There are many reasons for this, including the ever-rising cost of college that requires most students to take on a mountain of debt. I am working very hard to address the issue of college affordability, because in the richest country in the world, everyone who has the ability and the desire should be able to get a higher education. However, cost is not the only reason for low college enrollment rates. If you are the first person in your family to go to college, as my brother and I were, you might find yourself overwhelmed by the application and financial aid process. How do you find the college that is right for you? How do you get through the many financial aid forms? Once you are in college, how do you successfully fit into an environment that could be very different from home? The U.S. Department of Education funds some excellent programs in Vermont, like Upward Bound, Talent Search and GEAR UP, which help prepare students for college and provide support so they stay enrolled and graduate. And VSAC is doing a very good job helping students with financial aid options. But clearly, we must do more. Every child should know from a young age that postsecondary education is an option, even if their parents never went to college or their family doesn't have a lot of money. Something as simple as an elementary school field trip to a local college can spark the imagination of young Vermonters. We must also do a better job making sure every high school student (and their families) understands financial aid options and has help navigating the forms. It is unacceptable that Vermont ranks near the bottom in terms of how many kids from poor towns apply for financial aid versus kids from wealthier towns. And we have to let our kids know about the many excellent educational options right here in Vermont, including our two host schools for two upcoming college fairs, Lyndon and Castleton. Many Vermont high school students are well aware of the various educational opportunities and financial aid resources that are available, and that is great. But many students are not, and that is why I am organizing college fairs. I hope you can join me at Lyndon on Saturday, Oct. 7 and at Castleton on Saturday, Oct. 14. For more information or to RSVP (encouraged, but not required), please visit www.sanders.senate.gov/college-fairs-2017 or call my office at 1-800-339-9834.

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Religious Directory

SEPT. 28

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Jct., 878-8341. James Gangwer, pastor. Sunday School: 10 a.m., Worship Service: 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship: 7 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups, Adult Bible study and prayer: 7 p.m.; FundamentalIndependent. CITYREACH CHURCH - 159 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Behind Subway, on the back side of the building. Pastor Brent Collins. Sunday worship service: 5 p.m. A casual, family-focused and friendly Christian Church with practical teaching, great music, a safe kids program (Nursery-5th grade) and an exciting and empowering church experience, www.essexjunction.cityreachnetwork. org; bcollins@cityreachnetwork.org; facebook: CityReach Church - Essex Junction. CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, lead pastor, proclaiming Christ and Him crucified, Sundays: 9:30 a.m., www.cmcvermont.org. DAYBREAk COMMUnITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Brent Devenney, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., AWANA: Thursdays twice a month, www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com ESSEX ALLIAnCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org. ESSEX CEnTER UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School and childcare provided. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions and plant spiritual roots. FIRST COngREgATIOnAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUnCTIOn - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745. Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Sunday Worship Services: 9 a.m., June 4 – September 3. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Sunday School: 5th/6th Grade and Jr. & Sr. high youth groups during the school year. Heavenly Food Pantry: second Monday of the month, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and fourth Thursday, 2 – 6 p.m., except for Nov. & Dec. when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out community dinner: 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella & Ladies’ Acapella groups. UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. www.fccej.org; welcome@fccej. org gRACE UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 878-8071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to grade 6. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you! HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAwREnCE PARISH - St. Lawrence: 158 West St., Essex Jct. 878.5331. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.; Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. Holy Family: 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct., Sundays: 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.hfslvt.org. MT. MAnSFIELD UnITARIAn UnIVERSALIST FELLOwSHIP - 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho, the red barn across from Packard Road. 899-2558. Services are held 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. Visit www.mmuuf. org. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist: 9:30 a.m. No adult study until fall. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com. ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex. 878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

filE PhoTo

The Aunt Dot's Place food shelf is open from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 9 - 11 a.m. on Thursdays and Saturdays. Door and parking spaces are located in the back of the building at 51 Center Rd., Essex Jct.

28 ThurSDAY EvEning Book DiScuSSion

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Join us as we discuss the graphic novel “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi.

29 friDAY STorYTimE

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

muSicAl STorYTimE

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock and read together on Friday mornings with books, songs and instruments. For all ages.

EDucATion AnD EnrichmEnT for EvErYonE

2 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington. Sara Solnick, chair of the Economics department at the University of Vermont, presents “The U.S. Economy under President Trump.” Participants can join EEE for the fall semester for $40 or pay $5 per lecture at the door. For more information, contact Adam at 8643516.

STEAmfEST

4 - 10 p.m., downtown Essex Jct. Art+Innovation exhibits, STEAM activities and live bands throughout the downtown village during the Village Art Walk. For more information, visit www.steamfestvt.com.

mAgic: ThE gAThEring

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

SinglE ADulTS vollEYBAll AnD PoTluck

6 p.m., Essex Alliance Church Community Center, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. Suggested donation: $2. For more information and to RSVP, call Patty at 238-2820.

SiT AnD kniT

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

knitters and crocheters are invited to settle in front of the fireplace in the Main Reading Room to knit, share projects and patterns and engage in conversation.

30 SATurDAY STEAmfEST

10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Railroad Ave., Essex Jct. Artists market, MiniMaker Faire, food trucks and live performances. For more information, visit www.steamfestvt. com.

PASSPorT DAY

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 235 College St., Burlington. The Vermont Passport Agency is hosting a public awareness campaign on the benefits of getting a U.S. passport card. This event is a convenient way to apply for the first time or renew your passport. Applicants will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Credit cards, personal checks and exact cash will be accepted. For more information, visit http:// travel.state.gov.

WEEkEnD STorYTimE

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs every Saturday morning!

STorYTimE AT PhoEnix BookS

11 a.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Enjoy timeless tales and new adventures with your little ones. Each week, we’ll choose a new picture book, a classic or staff favorite to read aloud together. See you there! Free and open to all ages. For more information, visit www.phoenixbooks.biz.

hArrY PoTTEr cluB

1 - 2 p.m., Brownell Library. Discussion and trivia with occasional crafts and games. All ages welcome.

fAll clEAn-uP DAY

1 - 4 p.m., Indian Brook Park, Essex Jct. Help the Conservation and Trails Committee remove invasive plants and improve trails. Wear work gloves and sturdy shoes. Bring shovels or loppers

if you have them; other tools will be provided. Meet in the lower Indian Brook Park parking lot. Refreshments provided. Rain date October 7.

1 SunDAY WilliSTon choWDEr chAllEngE

Noon - 3 p.m., Williston town green. Seventeen area restaurants and culinary enthusiasts have signed up to compete in the chowder challenge, including the Essex Junction Fire Department. Proceeds benefit the Williston Community Food Shelf and Williston Police Officers Association. To see the list of competitors, door prizes and to purchase tickets, visit www.williston chowderchallenge.org. $12 for adults, $6 for ages 6 - 12, free for kids under age 6. $1 off admission with the donation of a non-perishable food item.

hArriET PoWEll hiSToricAl muSEum

1 - 4 p.m., Sunday, 3 Browns River Rd., Essex Jct. New exhibit areas include the town of Essex, business and industry, home and farming and military. A special focus is placed on World War I, as 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entrance into the war.

2 monDAY STorYTimE

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

TEch hElP WiTh clif

Noon & 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering one-on-one technology help. Bring in your new gadget or gizmo and Clif will sit with you to help you learn its ways. Reservation required. Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

lEgo cluB

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

ASTronomicAl SociETY: fAll

oBSErving

7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Angele Mott-Nickerson and Dennis Woos will talk about 15 objects visible in the autumn sky with a 6-inch telescope and invite members to try and find them. Keith Lawrence will cover limiting visual magnitude, seeing conditions and an observing primer he has assembled, while Mark Moyer will talk about using observing lists. Bob Williams will present a piece on autumn sky orientation.

3 TuESDAY STorYTimE for BABiES & ToDDlErS

9:10 - 9:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets for babies and toddlers with an adult.

STorYTimE for PrESchoolErS

10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and early math activities for preschoolers.

vErmonT gEnEAlogY liBrArY

3 - 9:30 p.m., 377 Hegeman Ave., Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. The Vt. Genealogy Library has the resources to help you find those elusive ancestors. For more information, visit www. vtgenlib.org.

liBrArY ElEmEnTArY EvEnT PlAnnErS

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Make a Halloween snack, experiment with a STEM activity to present to elementary students and discuss activities for the year. Grades 6 - 8 welcome.

communiTY mEDicAl School: lYmE DiSEASE

6 - 7:30 p.m., Carpenter Auditorium, University of Vermont Given Building. Learn about the details of Lyme disease in Vermont, the body's immune response to Lyme, the manifestation of arthritis in Lyme patients, antibiotic resistance and research designed to support and improve education and preven-

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calendar loCal Meetings tHurs., sept. 28

tues., oCt. 3

events, have a snack and catch up after the summer. Grades 9 - 12 welcome.

6:30 p.m., town planning Commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

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

sat., sept. 30

6:30 p.m., ewsD school board, Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct.

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

tHurs., oCt. 5

sit anD Knit

7 p.m., public works Consolidation Committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

Mon., oCt. 2

7 p.m., town selectboard, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

tion practices. Panelists include staff from the Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont Center for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, as well as a CDC Lyme Corps member. For more information, visit www. med.uvm.edu/community_medical_school.

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

HistoriCal soCiety annual Meeting & tales anD treasures prograM

7 p.m., Memorial Hall, Essex Center. Before there was an Essex Jct. 125 years ago, there was a Painesville and — even earlier — there was a Hubbells Falls. Tim Jerman will explore how Essex Jct. got its start with the industries located along the Winooski River at Hubbells Falls.

4 weDnesDay storytiMe for presCHoolers

10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and early math activities for preschoolers.

teCH tiMe witH traCi

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

teCH Help witH Clif

Noon & 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering-oneon one technology help. Bring in your new gadget or gizmo and Clif will sit with you to help you learn its ways. Reservation required. Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

reaD to Daisy

3:15 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Daisy loves to listen to kids read and is certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Daisy’s owner is Maddie Nash, a retired school counselor. For all ages. Register online at www. brownelllibrary.org.

5 tHursDay essex art league 9 - 11 a.m., Essex Jct. Congregational Church, Route 15, Essex Jct. The meeting agenda includes a business and social time and a guest speaker or artist

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

presentation. For more information, visit www. essexartleague.com.

reaD to arCHie

3:15 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Archie loves to listen to kids read and is certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Archie’s owner is Christine Packard, chair of Brownell Library trustees. For all ages.

CoMMunity soup anD breaD supper

4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Covenant Community Church, 1 Whitcomb Meadows Ln., Essex Jct. A quick, easy and delicious meal to enjoy with friends and family at the church or to pick up and take home. Choose from a variety of hearty soups and breads and a sweet dessert. Donations welcome but not expected. Call 879-4313 for more information.

aDult Coloring

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Come join the fun of adult coloring! Bring your own books or choose from a variety of printed pictures supplied by the library.

6 friDay fall ruMMage sale

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Holy Family Parish Center, Essex Jct. The Catholic Daughters of Court Fanny Allen sponsors a fall rummage sale. Call 878-5879 or 878-8407 for more information.

MusiC witH raf

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Come sing and play with Raf. For all ages.

MusiCal storytiMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock and read together on Friday mornings with books, songs and instruments. For all ages.

eDuCation anD enriCHMent for everyone

2 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington. Jared Carter, assistant professor at Vermont Law School, presents “Constitutional Changes since 9/11.” Participants can join EEE for the fall semester for $40 or pay $5 per lecture at the door. For more information, contact Adam at 8643516.

teen aDvisory boarD

3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. TAB has their first meeting of the 2017-18 year! Plan

MagiC: tHe gatHering

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

7 saturDay fall ruMMage sale bag Day

9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Holy Family Parish Center, Essex Jct. The Catholic Daughters of Court Fanny Allen sponsors a fall rummage sale. Call 878-5879 or 878-8407 for more information.

weeKenD storytiMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs every Saturday morning!

Cat in tHe Hat turns 60 1/2

11 a.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Meet the Cat in the Hat and celebrate this beloved character’s 60 ½ birthday. Bring your own camera and get your photo taken with the guest of honor. All ages. Free.

CHiCKen pie supper

4:30 p.m., Jericho Congregational Church, 3 Jericho Center Circle, Jericho. Tickets available at Jericho Center Country Store. $10 for adults; $5 for ages 3 - 12; free under age 3. For more information call 899-4911 or 598-8377.

roast beef Dinner

4:30 - 7 p.m., North Hero School. The North Hero Volunteer Fire Department presents its annual all-you-can-eat roast beef dinner. Also enjoy coleslaw, pickles, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, rolls, coffee, milk, tea and homemade pies for dessert. For more information, call 372-7772.

stellaria trio

7:30 p.m., Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge St., Richmond. The Stellaria Trio kicks off its 2017-18 season with a spotlight on works by Finnish, Norwegian and Danish composers. Free with donations welcome.

8 sunDay CHaMplain valley buDDy walK

Noon - 3 p.m., Battery Park, Burlington. The 8th annual Champlain Valley Buddy Walk is one of 250 events held accross the country this fall to raise awareness and funds for programs that benefit people with Down syndrome

TRUCKLOAD SALE! and their families. The one-mile walk will begin around 1 p.m., head to Church Street and return to Battery Park. Refresments will be available before the walk, and Ben & Jerry's ice cream will be provided after. $8 per person for pre-registration, $10 per person during same-day registration. For tickets, visit http:// bit.ly/2wM4X3M.

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autHor talK: "taKe Care"

2 p.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Join Elayne Clift for tales and tips from female caregivers. Clift is a writer, author, lecturer, doula, traveler, activist, liberal, feminist, internationally experienced health communications specialist, wife, mom and woman of a certain age. She's also the editor of “Take Care,” a first-of-itskind anthology by 21 women who understand the challenges, and rewards, of caretaking, whether for parents and other family members, spouses, children or friends. Free. For more information, visit www. phoenixbooks.biz or call 872-7111.

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

stellaria trio

2:30 p.m., Shelburne United Methodist Church, 30 Church St., Shelburne. The Stellaria Trio kicks off its 2017-18 season with a spotlight on works by Finnish, Norwegian and Danish composers. Free with donations welcome.

ongoing events

No Appointment Needed

aunt Dot's plaCe fooD sHelf Hours 6 - 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 9 - 11 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, 51 Center Rd., Essex Jct. Door and parking spaces are located in the back of the building.

Open 6:59 a.m. M-F FREE SHUTTLE #8, STATE DUE AUG. 31st

baKeD beaDs sale

10 a.m. - 5 p.m., October 6 - 8, 46 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield. Gather with friends and make new ones while shopping great bargains and giving back to the community. Baked Beads will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Mad River Valley Ambulance Service.

girls nite out: ripCorD

7:30 p.m., October 5 - 7; 2 p.m., October 8, Main Street Landing Black Box Theater, 60 Lake St., Burlington. Girls Nite Out presents the Vermont regional premiere of “Ripcord,” a bold and refreshing new comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire. Directed by Essex resident Abbie Tykocki. Tickets available at flynntix. org and in person at the Main Street box office.

Heavenly Cents tHrift sHop sale

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tuesday & Wednesday, 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday, 37 Main St., Essex Jct. We have our shop filled with new clothes for the fall season. Stop in and see for yourself! Affiliated with the First Congregational Church of Essex Jct.

We do it all! 141 - 147 Pearl St., Essex Jct.

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12:09 a.m., Driving under the influence on Center Rd. 5:38 a.m., Untimely on Carmichael St. 7:48 a.m., Alarm on Curve Hill Rd. 8:11 a.m., Accident on I 289. 8:15 a.m., Traffic hazard on Park St. 8;34 a.m., Property damage on Pearl St. 9:33 a.m., Citizens dispute on Pearl St. 4:54 p.m., Noise complaint on West St. 5:51 p.m., Suspicious on Dalton Dr. 8:56 p.m., Animal problem on Athens Dr.

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12:40 a.m., Alarm on Prospect St. 6:41 a.m., Theft on brickyard Rd. 11:15 a.m., Accident on Essex Way.

11:20 a.m., Burglary on Pearl St. 2:13 p.m., Fraud on Ketcham Dr. 3:07 p.m., Accident on Susie Wilson Rd. 4:53 p.m., Citizens assist on Gauthier Dr. 5:24 p.m., Accident on Pleasant St. 7:59 p.m., Family fight on Colchester Rd. 9:35 p.m., Noise complaint on Main St.

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12:37 a.m., Assisted rescue on Sage Cir. 1:03 p.m., Welfare check on Brickyard Rd. 2:44 p.m., Accident on Center Rd. 5:12 p.m., Agency assist on Carmichael St. 6:55 p.m., Fraud on Jericho Rd 7:26 p.m., Suspicious on Cardinal Ln. 8:50 p.m., Theft on Educational Dr. 9:30 p.m., Citizens assist on Center Rd.

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1:19 a.m., Assisted rescue on Freeman Woods 7:51 a.m., Untimely on Hillside Cir. 11:09 a.m., Accident on Market Pl. Noon, Theft on Bushey Ln. 12:31 p.m., Welfare check on Park St. 1:50 p.m., Fraud on Maple St. 2:03 p.m., Accident on Iroquois Ave. 3:12 p.m., Citizens assist on Pearl St. 4:11 p.m., Alarm on Weed Rd. 5:28 p.m., Theft on Grove St. 10:20 p.m., Runaway located on River Rd.

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10:51 a.m., Property damage on River St. 12:23 p.m., Threatening on Pearl St. 3:31 p.m., Suspicious on Park St. 6:43 p.m., Property damage on Baker St.

7:20 p.m., Animal problem on Countryside Dr. 10:30 p.m., Citizens assist on Park St. 10:48 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 11:00 p.m., Suspicious on Bixby Hill Rd. 11:17 p.m., Traffic offense on I 289

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warm sensation descended over me as Kiki Colgan gently tapped a needle in my upper ear. That feeling, according to my research, was my “qi” – the ancient Chinese term for vital energy that constantly circulates the body. “Take a deep breath in, and I think that’s good,” Colgan said, dimming the lights. “You can just relax, and the needles will start to release endorphins in your body.” It was a Wednesday morning at Green Mountain Acupuncture, Colgan’s business on the second floor of an office complex on Colchester’s Route 7. A licensed acupuncturist, Colgan works in Chinese medicine, an ancient discipline rooted in beliefs antipodean to the modern, western practices of the neighboring medical suites that populate the building. Chinese medicine takes a more holistic approach to healing, and Colgan is trained to identify and relieve blockages in the body – what she calls “traffic jams” for that qi – by puncturing the skin with thin, metal needles the width of a human hair. This limits discomfort significantly, it should be noted, and the very fine needles employed here are not comparable to the hypodermic sort used to inject medicine into tissues. Colgan calls acupuncture needles “pain free,” and the Vermont Acupuncture Association reports most people find it relaxing. Still, “needle fear” prevents many from trying the treatment. I found myself strangely tranquil as Colgan manipulated her needles on points known as meridians. Instructing me to breathe deeply, she stuck the first pin in the ridge of my upper ear, the “shen men” point – Chinese for “heavenly gate” – the anatomical equivalent to overall wellness. “We can access your whole body through your ear,” Colgan explained of auricular acupuncture, a more modern technique developed by a French practitioner. The system connects points in the ear with locations on the rest of the body, allowing acupuncturists to target everything from wrist pain to indigestion. Nothing particularly bothered me, so Colgan told me to stick out my tongue. “The tongue can give me a lot of information,” she said somewhat cryptically, applying pressure to a spot further down my ear. “Is that sore at all?” “Yes,” I admitted. She stuck a needle in

it, which again offered me a weighty, warm feeling. That point corresponded with my liver, she explained, which my tongue apparently indicated was out of balance. I flashbacked to the weekend, when a bottle of Chardonnay got the best of me. Maybe there was something to this, after all. Colgan explained her job is essentially gathering information from the body and reversing negative patterns. “Then people’s normal qi starts to flow again,” she said. “It’s really a fun job.” It’s one she never envisioned she’d have, though. Colgan initially wanted to be a therapist. A native Vermonter, she studied at Burlington’s Trinity College before venturing west with a caravan of friends intrigued by the low in-state tuition rates of California. Studying psychology in San Francisco, she “fell in love” with Chinatown, fascinated by its many shops full of “bugs and herbs and very exotic things I’d never been exposed to,” she said. Acupuncture was a natural extension. Colgan recalled visiting one practitioner with friends seeking relief from cramps, laughing at the absurdity of their bellies turned to pin cushions. Beyond eventually assuming a minor in alternative medicine, though, Colgan didn’t think much of it. She switched gears entirely and worked as a professional chef for the next decade, but her thoughts returned to eastern medicine when, wracked with severe back pain, she contemplated a career change. She recalled when, at age 20, she successfully avoided surgery to remove a grapefruit-sized cyst – a feat she attributed to a course of acupuncture. She brushed it off initially but eventually realized “there was something there,’” she said. She traded knives for

needles, eventually earning a master’s degree in oriental medicine in San Diego. Finding SoCal “inundated” with acupuncturists, Colgan moved home for good in 2003. For the last 14 years, she’s treated a steady stream of clients afflicted with everything from chronic pain to infertility. The World Health Organization has identified 28 conditions for which acupuncture is a proven effective treatment based on controlled trials. These include pain, depression, allergies, nausea and stroke, among others. Sixty-three other conditions require further testing but show a therapeutic effect from acupuncture. Those range from insomnia to obesity to addiction. It’s the latter that holds the most promise, Colgan thinks, especially in Vermont. While the opioid epidemic rages on here, lawmakers are increasingly receptive to potential solutions, including alternative medicine. Research continues, but anecdotal evidence is plentiful, fueling acupuncturists’ mission to lobby Montpelier for inclusion in opioid and pain management bills. “The needles do such a good job treating addiction, treating pain,” Colgan said. “The more research we can put in front of [legislators, the more] they perk up and listen and say, ‘OK, we are desperate here.’ They know it’s a good solution.” The opiate bill signed into law by former Gov. Peter Shumlin last summer appropriated $200,000 for a pilot program to test acupuncture as a long-term alternative to opiates for Medicaid patients with chronic pain. Acupuncture is also used in some hospitals, rehabilitation centers and even prisons around the world to treat opiate withdrawal symptoms. A major barrier to that here, though,

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is insurance. If advocates have their way, Vermont could become one of a small handful of states to mandate insurance cover acupuncture treatment for certain conditions. People for Acupuncture, a statewide nonprofit, introduced a bill to do just that last year, sponsored by thenRep. Chris Pearson. “We must do everything we can to curb the opiate crisis,” Pearson said then. “Offering Vermonters choices for alternative treatments is a good idea and should help us prevent people from getting addicted in the first place.” Colgan is hopeful Vermont’s tight-knit community of fewer than 100 licensed acupuncturists can make real strides. “We’re not giving up on it at all,” she said, predicting an influx of integrative pain clinics in the next five to 10 years. “I don’t think we have a choice not to do it – it’s just, who’s gonna pay for it?” Colgan admits some frustration. Misconceptions abound, poorly trained practitioners feed negative stereotypes and patients are still generally more apt to visit a chiropractor or physical therapist before an acupuncturist. Still, that’s progress compared to the widespread skepticism she encountered when she first opened shop here. Today, she regularly gets referrals from traditional medical doctors. “Do you sort of feel like people are finally realizing something you’ve been onto for a long time?” I asked her, only vaguely aware now of the spikes in my right ear. “Absolutely, and from those first days of going to San Francisco and seeing this whole world that, in Vermont, we just do not see,” she said. “I just feel so grateful that I was able to bring part of that culture back here.” Today, Colgan averages

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nothing about us without us.” “They encompass that, and it’s super important,” Carrera said. “You can’t just assume that because somebody has a disability that they’re incompetent on making decisions for their life.” This is just one point she hopes to teach government officials, who she said are often out of touch with struggles families like hers face – advocating for rent money, accessing educational services for children and more. Carrera embraces her place as a leader and – if necessary – a bulldog. Achieving equality for people with disabilities is “a human rights situation,” she said. “It’s such a rich cultural exchange for me, just looking at things differently,” she said of her spot on the DDC. “I get a lot more out if it than I ever could have imagined.” WadING INtO WOrk Wayne Elliott has a professional and personal interest in his work. He’s among the latest additions to the Citizens Advisory Council on Lake Champlain’s Future, a group with an officioussounding name and a charge to match. Established by statute in 1989, the 14-member committee coordinates with the Agency of Natural Resources to study the lake’s condition and make recommendations on its management. Elliott, vice president of Essex-based water resource engineering firm Aldrich + Elliott, brings a “strong technical background” to the group. His company works predominately with municipalities in public works, so he has a vested interest in water quality. He also has a practical interest: “In the summer, I’m swimming, paddleboarding, boating,” he said. “[Water quality] affects all of us.”

Ensuring the lake is clean, swimmable and a boon for tourism comes with a price tag, and Elliott – whose tenure on the council just hit two months – is focused on funding. Namely, that the “limited pot” is spent effectively and that major federal cuts don’t impact current levels here, which still fall short of what’s needed. “Most of us want to make sure we take care of what we need to out there,” Elliott said. “We don’t want to keep kicking it down the road and leave it to [our] kids.” To that end, the council – which meets monthly – is developing a state action plan for 2018. Elliott is also interested in an ongoing flood mitigation study with the Canadian side of Lake Champlain. Elliott has three years to make his mark on the group, which also tasks itself with educating state legislators. “I’m just getting my feet wet a little bit,” he said, pun not intended. VarIEd cONtrIButIONs Essex can count four other citizens on boards advising the state on domestic violence, veterans, downtown development and municipal employee retirement. Deb Celis’ work on the Vermont Council on Domestic Violence is “directly complimentary” to her work as a domestic violence prosecutor in the Franklin County State’s Attorney office, she said. Celis was first appointed by former Gov. Peter Shumlin in 2014, seven years after Gov. Howard Dean established the council, which is now a product of statute. The interdisciplinary council includes service providers from same-sex and deaf and disabled communities, clergy, children’s representatives, domestic violence survivors and prosecutors like Celis. Members offer state guidance with a common goal of “keeping

victims safe, holding offenders accountable and ending domestic and sexual violence in our communities and our state,” Celis said. The council lobbies for legislation to further those goals and works directly with the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission, on which Celis also sits. Last year, that commission found half of all Vermont homicides from 1994 to 2015 were domestic violence-related. Essex resident David Carlson advises the state on the needs of another population: veterans. Carlson should know: He is one. A Marine, Carlson is also the coordinator of student veteran services at UVM, where he supports students using VA education benefits at the college. As a member of the Governor’s Veterans Advisory Council, he offers advice through quarterly meetings on how state government can better address veterans’ needs. Established by Gov. Jim Douglas’ executive order in 2003, the 14-member board is designed to reflect diversity of service and experience among Vermont veterans. Council members serve two-year terms. Essex resident Tom Torti was named to a slightly older commission: 1997 statute’s Downtown Development Board, which exists to enhance Vermont’s “distinctive landscape of compact centers surrounded by rural land,” the law reads. Gov. Scott appointed Torti to represent the Vermont Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives on the board, which Torti says helps the Agency of Commerce and Community Development implement regulations “that promote smart growth and that contribute to a unique character of our communities.” Torti is no stranger to that work, as he’s served as president

of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce since 2006 and was previously a member of the Essex’s selectboard and planning commission. On the Downtown Board, Torti assists with planning and zoning advice, approving downtown and town center designations and annually allocating tax credits. Another civil servant has a hand in state affairs, too: Essex Westford School Board vice-chairwoman Kim Gleason was appointed to help operate the Vermont Municipal Employees Retirement System. Gleason is the Vermont School Boards Association representative, and she’s also VSBA’s alternate to the Vermont Pension Investment Committee. Both groups work with the state treasurer to oversee funding for state and municipal employees’ pensions and retirement. Before moving to Essex, Gleason spent a decade at TIAA, a large New York City pension firm. Later, she helped Vermont run the college savings plan, and she’s served on volunteer boards since her children entered preschool. Her work on the state boards is often highly technical – a meeting on Monday focused on actuarial considerations, mortality rates and the formula for defined benefits. The board’s main responsibility is ensuring assets and investments properly fund the retirement and pension systems for state and town employees – including teachers. That’s important to Gleason, who’s always melded her work in finance with supporting educators. “[This is] the thing you need to get right to have our kids be ready to be the citizens we need them to be,” she said. “I love being part of this.”

Morin scored one and assisted on another and Lucy Miguel sored the other in the Saturday morning rout. GK’s Kaylan Ferreira and Leah Rushford made 3 saves. The JV’s shutout Rice and are 4-1, winning their last four games. The Hornets have allowed one goal all fall. The JV team, now 2-1-1, beat CVU 1-0 as Lucy Renaud scored with the assist from Ali Stevens. The golf teams hit the links last week: Brennan Moreau was medalist at St. J, firing a 38 to lead Essex to victory over the Hilltoppers and Middlebury by 16 strokes. Brody Yates shot 40, Tommy Williams 48 and Eric Bahn 52. Ben LaPlant and Patrick Cooper were third at Wet Bolton in the Cougar Best-Ball Invite. The girls volleyball team is cleaning out its opponents. They have not only won their seven matches this fall but won all in straight 3-0 sets. They have won 21 straight sets and continue to dominate the state. The boys have won three reported matches by a combined 9-1 score. My wife and I heard Tony Dungy speak at South Burling-

ton last Friday evening. He was nothing short of incredible. He met and chatted with fans before and after his appearance. He also appeared and spoke to studentathletes at CVU and SB during the day. His message was for all ages and touched on his life growing up, playing sports, his Christian faith, high school, college and NFL football and coaching. He signed one of his books that I read daily and laughed when I told him I rooted for the Colts every game except if/when they played the Cowboys. He thanked me for my honesty. I rate the man right up there with heroes Tom Landry, Roger Staubach and my dad. So glad we went. Happy birthday Chris “Joe Torre” Richard, Remi Poulin, Sophia Metzger, Janet Liscio, David Blondin, Alyssa Poulin, Laura Cristelli, Ron “Music Man Myers, Katie Mack, Rick Yates, Tori Couture, Antonia Armstrong Laird, Jason Lefebvre, Lindsey Keppler and a belated birthday wish to old friend Nancy Chalmers! Happy anniversary to Ally and Matt Vile and the Kents.

SportS Here we are in the last week of September, and thanks for the warm weather! Close one for the football team, some exciting soccer games, a blowout field hockey game, big out-of-state xC invite and the volleyball teams keep rolling along. Glad Burlington teachers’ strike is over! Tony Dungy spoke eloquently at SBHS last Friday night. Be careful of heat index. The football team fell in Middlebury Friday evening in a tight 21-13 contest. Jordan Hines led the Hornets again on the ground with 79 yards and added a highlight halfback-option TD pass to Anthony Hope. Essex will look for win No. 1 vs Rice at home Friday night. The JVs (3-0) won again in another rout 44-8 over LI. Luke Meunier played very well offensively, and Peyton Stephenson ran the ball with power. Logan Tourville and Calvin Leo anchored a strong defensive effort. They played MMU on Monday depending upon the heat index. The freshmen lost 34-0 to a giant BFA JV team last week. Boys cross-country finished sixth out of 37 teams at the Man-

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session for the win. Yaz Nsame and her defense stood strong in pitching the shutout. They came up short to CHS last Friday 3-0 and stand 1-4. The JVs are 4-0 after shutting out BHS 5-0 and edging CHS 3-2 in OT. Emma Legg pounded in the game-winner in the last two minutes of the extra session. The boys soccer team went 1-1 dropping an exciting 2-0 game to BHS. They bounced back with a strong game and revenge win over CVU 1-0 Saturday. Tristan Salgado scored the game’s lone goal. The Essex defense stepped up to the challenge and shut down the Red Hawk O saddling them with their first loss of the fall. Gordon Schmalz stopped five as he combined with the defense on the shutout. The JVs (2-4) absorbed two losses last week. They fell to BHS 6-0 and 2-1 to CVU in overtime. The frosh team went 2-0 upping its perfect record to 5-0. The field hockey team is now 5-1 after winning five straight. Last week saw a 2-1 win over Rice and a big 7-0 trouncing of U-32. Sniper Jenna Puleo had a hat trick, Hannah Neddo scored twice, Jamie

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This week in photos

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

Essex's Alexandra Knight races after a ball alongside Colchester's Byrnn Coughlin during the Hornets' game last week. Essex lost 3-0 but picked up its first win of the season against Burlington three days earlier. 2) Essex's Keshon Peters drives through a tackle during a game against Middlebury last Friday. Essex fell just short of knocking off Middlebury, losing by a score of 21-13. 3) Jack Carney lumbers up field. 4) Miquel Lucienne reaches for the ball during Essex's win over U-32 last Saturday.

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PHOTOS BY COLIN FLANDERS

LEFT: Jennifer Perellie stands on the front porch of her new home on Marble Island Road in Colchester last week. The "tiny-ish" house sports just 740-square feet. RIGHT: Perellie hopes to finish renovating the house next month, which would culminate a years' worth of work.

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ears into a frustrating search for a new home, Jennifer Perellie couldn’t help but wonder if a life in Vermont was simply not in her future. It was a sad prospect for the Mad River Valley native, whose parents own a lake house in Colchester, yet with high housing prices and only one income to bear the load, Perellie felt like she was running out of options. “It was a lot of tears, all the time,” she said. So when her mother sent her a web link to a house for sale on Marble Island Road, a stone’s throw from the lake, Perellie said she was “over the moon.” Even now, nearly a year after purchasing the house, she’s in awe of the area she will soon call home for good. “This is a blessing, to find this in an area that was my No. 1 dream — it’s crazy,” Perellie said. Perellie, 43, has documented her homeowner journey on Instagram, where over 100 followers share words of encouragement or pick her brain about what’s planned next. If her social media moniker — @littlehouseinVt — isn’t spoiler enough, Perellie notes she will have no trouble feeling cozy in her new home, which has just 740 square feet of livable space. It’s actually a bit bigger that she expected. “I feel like Americans live in such big houses, it's ridiculous,” Perellie said. “There’s such an awful housing shortage in Vermont and I try to be minimalistic, too. I try not to own too many things. This definitely fits into my lifestyle.” Perellie said she was inspired by the tiny house movement, which became an increasingly popular trend after the 2008 housing crash by representing a smaller environmental footprint and a rebuttal to rampant consumerism (HGTV fans are likely well initiated, with shows like “Tiny House,

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