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Grants in hand, town may seek more By COLIN FLANDERS After earning a pair of grants worth $1.4 million, the town of Essex is considering how to best leverage its coffers and tackle future stormwater projects amid a ripe funding environment. Issued last month, the grants will help the town and village close one chapter of

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Gene Richards, director of aviation at the Burlington International Airport, speaks to the selectboard Monday night.

stormwater mitigation, completing the 2015 flow restoration plan’s final project at Indian Brook, while supporting the creation of a new joint phosphorus control plan. The grants are the state’s latest step in showing the federal government it’s serious about cleaning up Lake Champlain, public works director Dennis Lutz said.

“They’re almost shoveling [money] out the door,” he said. “Now is the time to get on board with that.” Doing so would require the town to seek additional grants before it has the funds to match them, setting the groundwork for a potential tax increase or bond request. But with the state planning to release new phosphorus re-

quirements early next year, Lutz said competition for these external funding sources is certain to increase. He warned against falling behind the curve. “We’re crazy not to grab the money now,” he said. “We just need to make sure we pick the right projects.” That will be harder than See GRANT, page 2

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Boards wary of airport fight By COLIN FLANDERS With additional reporting by Michaela Halnon Neither the selectboard nor trustees took an official stance in the fight over who should govern the Burlington International Airport, though meetings this month saw each entertain a much different discussion. The dispute has spilled out of city limits as South Burlington officials seek partners in their push for regional governance of the aviation hub, citing its wide-reaching effect on neighboring communities like the town and village. The airport, which is in South Burlington but managed as a department by the City of Burlington, has caused friction between the municipalities for years. In an August public meeting in Colchester, South Burlington city councilor

By KAYLEE SULLIVAN

pplause from almost 200 people repeatedly exploded at Essex Tree Farm last Sunday as young soccer stars with disabilities were called up one by one to receive a trophy and stream of high-fives from coaches and players. The celebration marked Vermont’s 11th season of TOPSoccer, or The Outreach Program for Soccer. The nationwide program, run under the umbrella of U.S. Youth Soccer, matches area varsity high school soccer players with kids with disabilities, ages 4 to 21, for six weeks each fall. Kids learn basic soccer technique for speed dribbling, passing, receiving and shooting, and how to interact socially. Essex High School girls soccer, along with the Rice Memorial High School’s boys team, have been with the program since it started. EHS boys plus the Rice, Milton High School and Colchester High School girls teams have since joined, amounting to 97 varsity players. “Growth is very much secondary to the fact that it is a program that allows children who are normally on the sidelines watching siblings player soccer, get out and play,” Vermont TOPSoccer founder Ed DeMulder added. Despite being rivals, the high-schoolers said working in a friendly environment with other players creates a unique and positive bond. For Essex senior captain Addison Scanlon, the experience is a release from the everyday grind of school and soccer. “It’s about being able to be with my team and play the sport, but also really feel like you’re making a difference,” Scanlon said. Her buddy, 13-year-old Sarah McElree, summed up TOPSoccer in one simple word: “Fun!” With each goal, assist and throw-in, Sarah’s wide smile illustrated sheer excitement, winding up each time to give Scanlon a high-five or two. Just beyond the goal line in fold-up chairs, parents Judy and Lane McElree watched on, just as they’ve done for the past seven years. Prior to that, Sarah played for the local recreation department, but it was too overwhelming

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Energy committee buttons up By COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Energy Committee is joining a public outreach campaign designed to promote home energy efficiency improvements. Committee chairman Will Dodge approached the selectboard earlier this month to request its permission to participate in the Button Up Vermont campaign, a project of Efficiency Vermont that focuses on helping residents and property owners reduce their heating bills while addressing other energy-saving opportunities. The selectboard unanimously approved the committee’s participation in the campaign, making Essex the 26th Vermont community to join. Though the campaign started in September, Dodge said the committee plans to “hit the ground running” toward the Dec. 31 end date. “We really do want to make it happen, and I feel like we’ve got some traction,” he told the selectboard Monday night. The energy committee must now host at least two community engagement activities, such as home energy parties, workshops or tabling events. Dodge suggested its first event be the open house at the town offices on Wednesday evening. The committee will also need to distribute a free LED lightbulb to residents

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PHOTOS BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN

TOP: Kaimal Gumlaw strikes the ball with power last Sunday at the Essex Tree Farm. The practice marked the end of TOPSoccer's 11th season in Vermont. LEFT: Essex High School varsity soccer player Addison Scanlon performs a drill with her 13-year-old buddy, Sara McElree. The program matches area high school players alongside kids with disabilities, aged 4 to 21. Both the Essex girls and boys varsity teams take part.

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HEart & solE Essex reflexologist debuts new book By MICHAELA HALNON An 80-year-old man came to Geraldine Villeneuve’s reflexology practice in her Essex home as a last resort four years ago. Suffering from chronic back pain, he’d tried nearly everything to alleviate the ache to no avail. Assessing his feet with the traditional metal device seen in many shoe stores, Villeneuve told the man he measured a size 15. With great exclaim, he reported he’d worn a size 12 shoe to the appointment without pain. “Yes, but after this session I’m going

to relax your joints, the muscles that move your feet are going to get relieved from tension and [those shoes] are going to feel very small,” Villeneuve remembers telling him. After the appointment, he looked down at his shoes with astonishment and told Villeneuve he couldn’t bear put them on. He walked out barefoot. Villeneuve, a Vermont native, has practiced reflexology in her cozy home office on Saxon Hill Road for the last five years and sees about 12 people a week, but her involvement in the See REFLEX, page 2

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Left: Geraldine Villeneuve explains the principles of reflexology using a skeletal model. Above: Villeneuve traced her own feet to create this reflexology map.

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REFLEx from page 1 unusual practice dates back more than three decades. “Your feet together represent your entire body,” Villeneuve said. “When I look at someone’s feet I can see exactly what’s happening in their body — where their stress is, where their chronic ligament problems are — based on what their feet look like.” Recently, she decided to put that expertise down on paper and published “Put Your Best Feet Forward,” a book explaining the “causes and cures of foot pain” written for the layperson. Among chapters like “The Disappearing Little Toe” and “The Relationship between the Arch of the Foot and the Spine,” Villeneuve’s book includes a “foot reflexology map” she produced by tracing her own feet. The tips of the toes are labeled “brain,” while a section on the outer edge of the foot reads “shoulder.” Along the arch, cervicals, thoracics, lumbars, sacrum and tailbone are listed in ascending order. A thumb and finger “walking technique,” applied to those reflex areas can create a response in the corresponding part of the body, Villeneuve writes. She

said reflexology can soothe the nervous system and open up circulatory processes. “The feet will be the last to complain,” Villeneuve said. “Most of the time the feet will not exhibit pain, but the body will.” In college, Villeneuve first studied physical education before changing her major to therapeutic recreation. A former gymnast, she keenly understood the importance of steady feet. “I really liked the association of the balance of the muscle,” Villeneuve said. “How one muscle moves you one way and it has an opposing muscle that moves you in the opposite direction.” In 1981, the summer after Villeneuve's sophomore year, her mother brought home a stack of new-age healing arts books. Leafing through one volume, Villeneuve found a foot map not entirely unlike the one she’s since published. “I thought, 'what is that? That’s just ridiculous,'” Villeneuve said. “And I couldn’t stop looking at it.” She Xeroxed a copy of the diagram and accompanying chapter, studying and fiddling around with the idea in her free time. Then, a summer job working with the elderly provided an op-

GRANT from page 1 usual. While the control plan will identify projects to best curb the town’s phosphorus discharge levels, it will take at least six months to complete, Lutz said, well beyond the next grant deadline of November 22. And without the state’s target, the town can’t be sure how much it’s required to remove. However, some projects are inevitable, Lutz said, like work on gravel roads or stone-lined ditches, items he qualified as “low-cost public works type of things that we don’t need an expert to tell us what to do.” Grants could also help offset larger projects, like fixing outdated systems or old stormwater ponds. Lutz expects to sit down with staff and pore over the town’s current project list to see what could be completed

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PHOTOS BY MICHAELA HALNON

Essex reflexologist Geraldine Villeneuve often takes ink prints of her clients' feet at the start of an appointment to better assess where they are placing their weight on a day to day basis. portunity to try the practice out on clients. Villeneuve developed a routine of sorts, applying the techniques she’d absorbed through reading and marveling as her clients mood, disposition and facial tone improved before her eyes. At an unrelated conference in five years later, she (literally) bumped into a woman who owned a reflexology school in Manhattan. Villeneuve signed up, integrated the learning into her knowledge base and, soon thereafter, moved to Seattle to start a school of her own. By then, she’d also obtained a medical massage license and was working with injured patients in between developing a 300-hour certification course for

budding reflexologists and inviting industry experts from across the world to function as guest instructors. The west coast practice, which she sold 18 years ago, is still thriving under new ownership. One guest instructor, William Rundquist, introduced Villeneuve to joint mobilization of the foot and lower leg and eventually became her mentor. The partnership led to the development of Villeneuve’s trademarked style of treatment, “structural reflexology,” in 2013. Back in her Essex home, Villeneuve dashed in bare feet to fetch a skeletal model. Speaking with a soothing passion in between sips of coffee, she walked through the wide-

in the next three to five years. Then, they can identify what projects will likely cut into phosphorus levels. Before applying for any new grants, Lutz wants the town to firm up how it would pay for local matches. That includes the $280,000 compelled by the recently secured grants, which the stormwater capital fund currently can’t cover. Lutz anticipated the regular budgeting process will yield enough for these matches, though he cautioned against draining the stormwater capital fund for future ones because it would impact the feasibility of completing already-planned projects. The other option is seeking a long-term bond, which Lutz said would represent a “really small dollar value to what we’re going to need” for projects the town must complete anyway, with or without external funding. He pointed to the Indian Brook project as an example. With the $1 million-plus price tag, Lutz said he was unsure how the town could to finish the flow restoration plan. The

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reaching fallout prompted by weakened foot muscles. “It may not show up for years, but it will,” Villeneuve said of the bad shoe syndrome. “You don’t know why you’ve got chronic congestion in the nose or why your neck is chronically sore, why your low back hurts all the time — it has to do with how well you’re allowing your spring to engage while it’s in a shoe.” Villeneuve said she frequently uses the skeletal foot during appointments to show clients exactly what’s happening on their body. She’ll also take an ink print of the soles and, of course, sneak a peek at the footwear her clients trotted in wearing. Many highly structured shoes marketed as orthope-

dic can be the most harmful, she noted, a notion some clients have a hard time accepting. “People defend their shoes all the time; I mean, it’s our persona,” Villeneuve said. “What we put on our feet is our costume, it’s like who we are. Some people are really invested.” If and when she convinces clients to change their everyday footwear, Villeneuve rarely needs to work on their feet multiple times after she’s “cleaned up the messes” in the first two-hour session. “It can be so simple to make a change that has been chronic for years simply by changing your shoes and understanding how your feet really are your foundation and need to be given the best care,” Villeneuve said. Just this spring, Villeneuve said the daughter of her 80-year-old client with back pain came in for a treatment herself. Her father had been pain-free ever since their first meeting. Villeneuve will hold a book signing and read an excerpt at Phoenix Books in Essex on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Copies are also available for sale at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. She writes frequent blog posts at www.putyourbestfeet forward.com.

grant has now cut that down to about $270,000. “My gut feeling is the voters will accept [a bond request] knowing that we’ve been proactive,” Lutz said. He planned to meet with the stormwater coordinating committee on Wednesday to discuss the town’s options. He predicted it would be two years before the grant competition significantly increases and said the town may decide to skip this grant cycle and learn more about the state’s requirements. He added there’s no guarantee the town even receives another grant. Lutz said even though it takes more work, staff don’t have much choice but to pursue more grants, though it may require contracting out some work the town would otherwise do in-house. He stressed his is to make stormwater mitigation more manageable for the next generation by finding a “smart place” to make investments. “If we don’t jump on the train now, it’s going to leave the station without us,” he said.

Police seek dog after bite incident By COLIN FLANDERS Essex police are hoping to identify the owner of a Rottweiler they say bit a man last Sunday evening. Police say the incident occurred around 5 p.m. near Maple Street. The victim de-

scribed the dog’s owner as a 40- to 50-yearold male with short brown hair, brown eyes, about 5 feet 9 inches, stocky, wearing blue jeans and navy blue T-shirt. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 878-8331.

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PHOTOS BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: 1) Judy and Lane McElree watch as their daughter, Sara, passes the ball with her buddy, Essex High School soccer player Addison Scanlon. 2) Essex's Sam Chase, right, bonded with Rice Memorial High School player Amanda Bloom. 3) Vermont TOPSoccer founder Ed DeMulder hugs one of his players at the end of Sunday's session. 4) EHS varsity assistant soccer coach Stephanie Fay high-fives Delaney Johnson of Essex.

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ENERGY from page 1 and property owners, who will need to commit to undertake at least one new energy-efficient action in their homes. The committee will ask to send some of their information to Efficiency Vermont. Residents can then record their progress in what’s called the Community Energy Dashboard, which tracks Vermont communities and individuals as they strive toward the state’s goal to obtain 90 percent of its energy needs through increased efficiency and renewable resources by 2050. Dodge said the dashboard includes information like which communities have energy committees and how well they’re progressing in their energy goals. He said before last week, Essex’s page was completely blank, so the Button Up campaign will be a good launching point. At the campaign’s conclusion, the committee will prepare a brief report on Essex’s results. The select-

board asked Dodge to return once that’s complete so it can review the findings. Button Up Vermont’s website shows dozens of winter preparation explainers, such as ways to weatherize homes and ensure hot water efficiency. It also includes a long list of do-it-yourself projects, from turning down the thermostat to air sealing an attic — with demonstrational videos, too. The campaign marks the energy committee’s latest move after ending a 16-month drought this June. Members have since met each month since then, discussing topics like how to involve the Essex Westford School District and a new solar proposal on River Road. Dodge hopes the campaign can further spark the committee’s efforts. “We’ve got to start to show some progress for it to really keep the momentum,” he said.

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Thomas Chittenden explained the two cities have gone head-to-head on the issue for years, seeing friction over everything from taxable property values to home demolitions to dog parks. Chittenden, who couldn’t attend Monday’s meeting, said in an email to the selectboard that the current “abnormal model” is holding the region back, and the airport would be stronger and more competitive if “there were more voices drawn from larger pools of statewide expertise.” In hopes of forcing the conversation, the South Burlington City Council sent around a resolution requesting Burlington form a commission to review the airport’s governance structure. The resolution named Colchester, Winooski, Williston, Essex and Shelburne as communities also direct-

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The Essex energy committee is joining Button Up Vermont, a campaign aimed to helping Vermonters become more energy efficient. The committee is agreeing to hand out a free LED light bulb, which residents can use to replace their less efficient counterparts. ly affected by BIA operations. An additional threepage memo included over 50 bullet points to establish a “reasonable basis” for South Burlington’s position. According to that document, the Winooski City Council

at a meeting earlier this month, and, at the request of selectwoman Irene Wrenner, discussed it again Monday night. The selectboard received over 30 pages of minutes from other local municipalities that have discussed

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requested a position on the Burlington Airport Commission, which currently boasts one South Burlington delegate and four from Burlington, last November but never received a response. Burlington officials, meanwhile, have made clear they’re against the move. Village president George Tyler, who said he’s uninterested in wading into the brewing controversy, chose to place a resolution in the trustees’ consent agenda, explaining that to discuss it during the regular business items would “elevate the conversation” and place the board at in a potential “adversarial situation.” “There didn’t seem to be a lot of collaboration to this point,” Tyler said. “It seemed to be forming along battle lines.” Tyler said it might be a different conversation if Burlington invited the trustees to discuss a shift. He suggested the two sides “work this out” on their own. “If they want to come to the suburbs and talk about it again, we’d be happy to listen to it,” he said. The trustees concurred, glossing over the resolution at their Oct. 10 meeting. The selectboard, meanwhile, saw the resolution

the resolution. Colchester and Williston voted it down, while Winooski accepted it. Wrenner referenced other regional talks, like the ongoing effort to create a regional dispatch center, saying it’s appropriate to consider sharing the governance of larger entities. Plus, in this case, the entity already exists, she said. “Maybe it takes a couple of towns passing a resolution to say, ‘Hey, this is really important. This is about fairness. This is about equity. This is about taxation without representation’ — our air is taxed, the quality of our air,” Wrenner said. “Our noise levels are taxed by having an airport nearby. So, shouldn't we be part of the governance structure?” Other selectboard members expressed unease at hearing only one side of the debate and wondered why Burlington’s voice was not present. “You can't have regional governance if the main party isn't at the table," vicechairman Michael Plageman said. “For me, that is the biggest question mark.” Following their discussion, members had a chance to hear Burlington’s stance loud and clear. Gene Richards, the airport’s director of aviation,

defended the BIA’s reputation and called South Burlington’s resolution “poorly written” and a “big farce.” “There's nothing that's in this resolution that's accurate or has been factchecked by the airport,” he said. He asked the selectboard how it would feel if a group came to Essex and said it was going to regionalize its library. “Matter of fact, we’re not going to ask you … we’re going to go to the state and see if we can bully you into it. That’s not cool. That’s not the Vermont way,” Richards said. He explained prior pushes for regionalization failed for the same reason this will: Other communities don’t want to invest in the airport. “If you don't want to put anything into it — that means money — then you probably shouldn't be part of this organization going forward,” he said. Wrenner questioned why Burlington, which makes no money off the airport — it’s an enterprise fund, meaning all money must be reinvested — maintains 100 percent authority and ownership. “It’s an asset that belongs to the city,” Richards explained. “But the liabilities belong to all of us,” Wrenner responded. “Just because these externalities are not things that you can put on a ledger sheet or that you haven’t, doesn’t mean that they don’t affect us … it’s not all about dollars and cents because life isn’t all about dollars or cents.” Richards pushed back, arguing the airport benefits Essex. “They built your community,” he said. “You wouldn’t have an IBM if it wasn’t for an airport,” he added.

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opinion & community LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Clean-up day a success The Essex Town Conservation and Trails Committee wishes to thank all of those who participated in the 4th annual Indian Brook Park Clean-Up Day on Saturday, Sept. 30. approximately 50 enthusiastic volunteers of all ages showed up to work on what turned out to be a sunny and pleasant-

ly beautiful day. One group of volunteers worked on the trails cleaning leaves out of the swales in advance of the winter. a second group worked on digging up and pulling up invasive buckthorns and managed to eliminate approximately 375 plants. The success of the clean-up day depends on volunteers and we are

grateful to those who took time that afternoon to help maintain and enhance this wonderful town resource. We hope you’ll join us in the spring for another clean-up day. Thank you!

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hen you ask people their definition of the Vermont food economy, they’ll often talk about farms, farmers’ markets or CSas. What’s often missing from the conversation are the supply chain of local businesses such as distributors, food processors and manufacturers and seed, feed and equipment dealers. Vermont’s local food economy not only extends well beyond the farm, it’s also an important part of our state’s economic engine. Sales from food and beverage manufacturing and wholesale distribution in 2012 totaled $9.1 billion. In terms of employment across the food system—spanning farm inputs (seed, feed, fertilizer), production, processing, distribution and retail—64,000 Vermonters are employed in the food economy. In Vermont, local food is considered to be anything produced or processed in Vermont plus 30 miles. Essential to Vermont’s food economy, food manufacturing and processing involve a series of mechanical (chopping, mincing, mixing ingredients) or chemical (fermentation, pickling, curing) operations to preserve or change raw food into other forms, such as cheese, beer, maple syrup, meats and sauces. Food and beverage manufacturing has boomed since 2010 as one of the few growing manufacturing sectors in Vermont. Employment increased 47 percent from 2009 to 2015, up from 4,628 jobs to 6,810. Processing and food manufacturing facilities in Vermont represent a diversity of products and scales, from large commercial facilities like Cabot Creamery Cooperative and king arthur Flour to smaller operations like Green Pasture Meats, Baird Farm Maple Syrup, 14th Star Brewing and Mad River Food Hub. The growth in food manufacturing is even more impressive when you contrast growth in food manufacturing with non-food manufacturing in Vermont. From 2004 to 2013, total value-added, non-food manufacturing in Vermont decreased 37 percent (-$2.3 billion). But in the food economy, it’s an entirely different story. Net value-added food manufacturing (when raw products are processed into something else, like beer, salsa or ice cream) increased 58 percent ($359 million). Traditional supply chain businesses view relationships as transactional, competitive, and benefits are unevenly

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distributed. The average U.S. farmer, for example, only receives approximately 17 cents of each dollar spent on food, while the remainder goes to food service, processing and retail. Vermont’s food economy emphasizes the relationships between supply chain businesses and their shared commitments to be financially profitable, as well as provides positive benefits to the community and environment. In Vermont’s values-based supply chain, businesses work together to boost the entire local economy and contribute to our self-sufficiency as a state. For example: •Pumpkin Village Foods distributes products both from selfowned Green Wind Farm in Enosburg Falls (mostly maple), and other small producers concentrated within 55 miles of Burlington—including honey, cider, cranberries and flour—to independent grocery stores in New York City. •The Intervale Food Hub in Burlington aggregates multiple farm products, provides an online purchasing platform for buyers and then delivers to Vermont institutions, local businesses and organizations, as well as homes. •a longstanding supply chain partnership between St. albans Cooperative Creamery and Vermont Creamery resulted in the production of “St. albans”—a 100 percent cows’ milk aged cheese, verified by the Non-GMO Project. St. albans Coop member, Paul-lin Dairy in Bakersfield, produced the milk using non-GMO feed. The St. albans cheese marks the first non-GMO verification for Vermont Creamery. These are just a few examples of Vermont food system businesses that are going beyond the traditional supply chain model to succeed in the local, regional, and national marketplace. local food is truly a bright spot in Vermont’s local economy. Increasing consumer purchases of local food keeps more money here in Vermont—and in turn creates jobs, supports businesses committed to their communities, protects family farms and helps more local food be accessible for more Vermonters.

Earlier this month, we reported on Essex High School student Carl Fung who built a robotic arm that won him an all-expenses paid trip to Denmark from Lego. Dan Tifft Spoke to him at the Mini Maker Fair, very bright young man.

Reporter Colin Flanders also updated Essex on the search for its next town manager, an effort that has attracted few applicants.

Businesses work together to boost the entire local economy and contribute to our self-sufficiency as a state.

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Janet Fitzpatrick People are not applying for the job because it's too expensive to live in Essex. In the article, the recruiter said that the small number of applicants was due in part to high state taxes and an expensive housing market in Essex. He then said that neither of these things make living here prohibitive. REallY?

There was also a protest in Five Corners last month tp express opposition to President Donald Trump's announcement to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that shields young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. Merrikay Olson Baxendale Perhaps his ancestors should have applied for citizenship. We need to find a way for them to do this and not just hand it to them. Diane Clemens a path needs to be created. For the Dreamers and others who have come. Our immigration

and green card policies need the fix now, the wait has made the mess we are in now. Casey Tillotson The only problem I have with this whole thing is that over 1,000 of these dreamers served in our american military. and some died for this country. That's what makes this issue difficult for me.

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o you have a servicemember in your family? The Essex Reporter is honoring local heroes by asking residents to submit a veteran's name, photo, town of residence, branch of service and rank, plus a personal message from you to news@essexreporter. com by October 30. These will be printed in our special Veterans Day section on November 9. Have your own story to tell? We want to hear that, too! Contact us today.

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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: 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

Enjoy an apple talk by Chapin Orchard at the Essex Free Library from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20.

ESSEX ALLIAnCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org.

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ESSEX CEnTER UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. 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: 8:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Sunday School: weekly at 10:15 a.m. 5th/6th Grade youth group: first Sunday of month. Jr. & Sr. high youth groups: every Sunday. 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, Sundays: 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com. ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex. 878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

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19 ThurSDAY 2 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Three 17thcentury witches hanged for their murderous crimes are resurrected on Halloween in modern-day Salem by an unsuspecting boy who must now figure out how to get them back in the ground. Rated PG. Free popcorn and drinks!

opening recepTion: “el YuMA: conTeMporArY cubAn ArT”

5 p.m., McCarthy Arts Center Art Gallery, St. Michael’s College. An exhibition by contemporary Cuban artists examining images, histories and fantasies about the United States. The exhibition will remain open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until December 15.

AuThor AppeArAnce: gerAlDine villeneuve

7 p.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Join structural reflexologist and Essex resident Geraldine Villeneuve for a talk on her new book, “Put Your Best Feet Forward.” Villeneuve educates readers on the importance of foot health for the body and mind and empowers them to take their health and vitality into their own hands. Free. Visit www. phoenixbooks.biz or call 872-7111 for more information.

20 friDAY SongS AnD STorieS wiTh MATThew

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

11Th AnnuAl Tech JAM 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,

Champlain Valley Expo. A free career and tech expo that attracts some of the most exciting companies, colleges and innovators from around the state.

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.

MuScle ShoAlS To MArgAriTAville: An evening wiTh norberT puTnAM

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. & 7 8:30 p.m., St. Michael’s College McCarthy Arts Center. Hit-making producer, bassist and music industry pioneer Norbert Putnam will visit St. Michael’s College for an afternoon “bass summit” with Phish’s Mike Gordon followed by a multimedia evening talk and performance centered around Putnam’s new autobiography, “Music Lessons.” Free.

eDucATion AnD enrichMenT for everYone

2 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington. Richard Gauthier, executive director of the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council/Vermont Police Academy, presents “Training the Modern Law Enforcement Officer.” Participants can join EEE for the fall semester for $40 or pay $5 per lecture at the door. For more information, contact Adam at 864-3516.

lego fun

3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come build creatively with Legos and see what others make. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver.

chApin orchArD Apple TAlk

6 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library.

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.

tor Christian Robinson. Free and open to all ages. For more information, visit www. phoenixbooks.biz.

fAMilY Movie: “corAline”

5:30 p.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Join us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Phoenix Books! All are welcome to enjoy light fare, music and the company of neighbors, booksellers, authors and more at this open house.

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. A stopmotion animation tale of a darling youngster who finds a magic portal that whisks her into a seemingly perfect, parallel world. Rated PG. Free popcorn and drinks!

21 SATurDAY verMonT geneAlogicAl SocieTY fAll conference

9 a.m., St. John Vianney Church, Hinesburg Rd., South Burlington. Speaker topics include French-Canadians fighting in the American Revolution, a history of Acadian ancestors and Montreal 375 years ago. Visit www.vtgenlib. org or call 310-9285 for more information and to register.

11Th AnnuAl Tech JAM

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Champlain Valley Expo. A free career and tech expo that attracts some of the most exciting companies, colleges and innovators from around the state.

weekenD STorYTiMe

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

STorYTiMe AnD celebrATion AT phoenix bookS

11 a.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Join us for a birthday-themed storytime and activities celebrating Phoenix Books’ 10th anniversary. Our narrator will read “When’s My Birthday?” by acclaimed author Julie Fogliano and award-winning illustra-

phoenix bookS 10Th AnniverSArY pArTY

knighTS of coluMbuS chicken pie Supper

5:30 & 6:30 p.m., St. Pius X Church, Essex Jct. Take out also available. Call 879-6989 to reserve tickets.

22 SunDAY eSSex cenTer ceMeTerY wAlk

1 p.m., Essex Free Library. Meet at the parking lot near the cemetery. Led by Laurie Jordan and Tim Jerman.

fleDglingS figure iT ouT

2 p.m., 900 Sherman Hollow Rd., Huntington. Kids ages 5 - 10 meet up for a new bird challenge. Free with Birds of Vermont Museum admission. For more information, visit www. birdsofvermont.org.

23 MonDAY brownell librArY cloSeD for new englAnD librArY ASSociATion conference. STorYTiMe

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

lego club

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

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calendar local meetinGs monday, oct. 23

Noon, town economic development commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

tuesday, oct. 24

6:30 p.m., village trustees/town selectboard joint meeting, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

thursday, oct. 26

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

Green Burial education

5:30 p.m., Jericho Town Library, 7 Jericho Center Cir., Jericho. Learn about green burial, its history and role in protecting the environment from Michelle Acciavatti.

24 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.

steam tuesdays

3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Create and explore with science, technology, engineering, art and math. This week: Make a haunted maze!

BurlinGton Garden cluB: eatinG Well, Garden to taBle

6 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington. EatingWell, a local publication, has been at the forefront of the healthy eating movement for more than 25 years. Observe staff cooking and share delicious recipes while tasting foods that will inspire you to make better choices. For more information, visit www. bgcvt.org.

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

milton community Band rehearsals

7 - 9 p.m., Milton Middle School Band Room, 42 Herrick Ave., Milton. The Milton Community Band begins rehearsals for its holiday concert and will continue to rehearse weekly through November 28. New musicians are welcome (especially woodwinds and percussion), no matter where you hail from! For more information, email

miltonband01@hotmail. com or call 893-1398.

25 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.

Wednesday storytime

10 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 a staff favorite to read aloud together. See you there! Visit www.phoenixbooks. biz for more information.

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.

Picture BooKs for GroWn-uPs

6 p.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Calling all grownups! You’re really never too old for a picture book. Join Random House Children’s sales rep Kate Sullivan and booksellers from Phoenix Books to explore this underappreciated genre. Light fare provided. Free. Visit www. phoenixbooks.biz for more information.

26 thursday music With Peter 11:15 a.m., Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd., Jericho. A special music program for children and their families. Peter Alsen has been performing for children and families throughout Vermont for many years. No registration required.

sPooKy stories With linda

costello

3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Storyteller Linda Costello celebrates Halloween with some spooky stories for the season. For students in grades 2 and up.

essex chiPs oPen house

5 - 7 p.m., Essex Village Offices, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Come by to tour the teen center space on the second floor, see student artwork, meet the staff, enjoy light refreshments and learn more about the programs they offer. For more information, email eliza@essexchips.org.

27 friday storytime

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Come listen to picture book stories and have fun with puppets, songs and rhymes. 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. Robin Turnau, president and CEO of Vermont Public Radio, presents “Public Media in a Time of Disruption.” 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.

live action role Play

3:30 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. LARP is open to all middle and high school students who want to have adventures in a mythical land.

sinGle adult volleyBall and Pizza niGht

6 p.m., Essex Alliance Church Community Center, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. Suggested donation; $2 per person. For more information and to RSVP, call 338-5558.

dunGeons and draGons

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Embark upon imaginary adventures. A dungeon master serves as the game’s referee and storyteller. For grade 6 and up. Call 878-6955 to sign up.

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28 saturday horses for hoPe halloWeen celeBration 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 906 Middle Rd., Colchester. The Flying Hooves 4H Club and Enniskerry Farm is

NEW STORE HOURS! hosting their second annual Horses for Hope event. Join us for pony rides, trick-or-treating with horses, food, games and fun. $5 for trick-ortreat with ponies. Other items available for a small fee. All money raised will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

WeeKend storytime

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

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harry Potter cluB

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Discussion and trivia with occasional crafts and games. All ages welcome.

29 sunday Girl scout trunK-or-treat

3 - 6 p.m., Founders Memorial School, 33 Founders Rd., Essex Jct. Girl Scout Troop 30136 invites families with toddlers to children in grade 5 with special needs to trunk-or-treat in a fun and safe environment without all the long walking. $5 suggested donation per child or $10 per family. Come dressed in costumes and bring a treat bag.

onGoinG events essex community Players Presents "dracula" 7:30 p.m., October 20-21 & 27; 2 p.m. October 22 & 28, Memorial Hall, 10 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. Director Cheri Gagnon, producer Andrew MacKechnie and their technical team have developed an exciting and cutting edge technical package to support the actors in their pursuit of blood, screams, dark humor and the fight of good against evil. Visit www.essexplayers.com to reserve your ticket and for more information. Disclaimer: Show includes adult content, violence, strobe lights and gunshot sounds.

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4 - 8 p.m., Mondays - Fridays; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturdays; 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sundays, First Congregational Church of Essex Jct., 39 Main St., Essex Jct.

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.

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.

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Located just off Exit 18 in Georgia Call Chrissie at 802-849-2637 Or email: kathy@harrisonconcreteinc.com LEGAL NOTICE VERMONT AGENCY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND MARKETS NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION COUNCIL WINOOSKI NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION DISTRICT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PETITIONS FOR ELECTION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICT SUPERVISOR FOR THE WINOOSKI NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION DISTRICT To all owners of one or more acres of land lying within the boundaries of the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (NRCD), (All of Chittenden and Washington Counties) notice is hereby given that on October 13, 2017 petitions for the position of Supervisor for the Conservation District will be available. An election will be held on November 28, 2017 for one Supervisor for the District. Petitions must be completed and returned to the local District office by close of business on November 17, 2017. Only persons, firms and corporations who hold title in fee to one or more acres of land and residing within such an organized district are eligible to sign a petition or vote. Conservation Districts are local subdivisions of state government established under the Soil Conservation Act of Vermont. An eligible voter may contact the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District via email at: info@winooskinrcd.org for a petition or more information or download a copy from the website at: www.winooskinrcdorg . STATE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION COUNCIL Alan Shelvey, Chair Dated: October 13, 2017

TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA-PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER 9, 2017-6:30 P.M. MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE ROOM, 81 MAIN ST., ESSEX JCT., VT

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Fairfax Town School is looking to fill a full time Custodial position for the evening shift. If you are interested please call: 802-849-0713 for more information.

4. Minutes: October 26, 2017 5. Other Business: •PC File Folders Note: Please visit our website at www.essex.org to view agendas, application materials, and minutes. You may visit the office to review materials or discuss any proposal with staff. We are located at 81 Main Street; second floor (7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.). Members of the public are encouraged to speak at the meeting when recognized by the chair. This meeting will be recorded by Channel 17 and live streamed (YouTube)

Residents should let the cold water faucet run if they experience dirty water or air in the water lines. Residents who notice low water pressure or have no water as a result of the hydrant flushing should call the Village Office (878-6944). GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a semiconductor manuf & tech company seeks the following in Essex Junction, VT: Principal Engineer Package Engineering #17005692: Design microwave test electronics & transfer technical designs using Linux C++ control software to semiconductor manufacturing environments worldwide. To apply go to http://www.globalfoundries.com/, US Careers, & search by requisition #. TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA OCTOBER 26, 2017- 6:30 P.M. MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE ROOM, 81 MAIN ST., ESSEX JCT., VT 1. Amendments to Agenda (if applicable) 2. Public Comments 3. PC Work Session: Discuss 5-year Work Plan 4. Minutes: October 12, 2017 5. Other Business: • PC File Folders • Re-review of Planning Commission Rules of Procedure • Continued Discussion on Proposed Sidewalk Impact Fee Note: Please visit our website at www.essex. org to view agendas, application materials, and minutes. You may visit the office to review materials or discuss any proposal with staff. We are located at 81 Main Street; second floor (7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).

Emergency: 911 • Non-emergency: 878-8331 • 145 Maple St., Essex Jct., VT 05452 • www.epdvt.org

Monday, oct. 9

5:21 a.m. Suspicious on Lost Nation Rd. 7:33 a.m. Burglary on Jericho Rd. 8:39 a.m. Accident on Center Rd. 8:56 a.m. Theft on Grandview Ave. 4:51 p.m. Accident on Pinecrest Dr.

tuesday, oct. 10

10:46 a.m. Violation of conditions of release, domestic & unlawful mischief on South St. 10:56 a.m. Fraud on S Summit St. 4:17 p.m. Theft on Indian Brook Rd. 6:26 p.m. Welfare check on Essex Way

Wednesday, oct. 11

10:23 a.m. Bad check on Pearl St. 4:14 p.m. MV complaint on Suffolk Ln. 4:28 p.m. Citizens assist on Old Stage Rd. 4:47 p.m. MV complaint on St James Pl. 7:01 p.m. Family fight on Maple St.

thursday, oct. 12

12:58 a.m. Citizens dispute on Railroad Ave. 3:09 a.m. Agency assist in Jericho 6:43 a.m. Burglary on Lawrence Heights 9:56 a.m. Animal problem on Parizo Dr. 11:39 a.m. Animal problem on Lincoln St. 12:33 p.m. Property damage on Center Rd. 1:17 p.m. Theft on South St. 1:56 p.m. Juvenile problem on Maple St. 11:49 p.m. Suspicious on Essex Way

Friday, oct. 13

6:45 a.m. Accident on Park St. 8:06 a.m. Accident on Main St. 9:03 a.m. Theft on Pearl St. 3:30 p.m. Citizens dispute on Pearl St. 4:50 p.m. Animal problem on River Rd. 6:19 p.m. Assault on Pearl St.

saturday, oct. 14

6:25 a.m. Vandalism on Common

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Sweet Potato & Spicy Chorizo Fritters By NANCY MOCK, HungryEnoughToEatSix. com

Ingredients For the dipping sauce: • 1/4 c. mayonnaise • 2 Tbs. ketchup • 1 tsp. hot sauce For the fritters: • 1 lb. of sweet potatoes, any variety will work. Covington or Burgundy varieties make an especially smooth mash • 4 tsp. of canola oil for cooking ingredients and 3 c. more for frying the fritters • 1-1/4 tsp. salt, divided • pinch of pepper • 8 oz. spicy chorizo sausage • 1-3/4 c. all-purpose flour, unbleached • 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder • 2 large eggs • 1-1/2 c. milk

Instructions Make the dipping sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup and hot sauce. Cover and refrigerate the sauce until the fritters are ready to serve. Make the fritters: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper. Peel the sweet potato and slice it into 1/2-in. thick slices. Cut each slice into four pieces. Place the pieces into a medium bowl. Add to the bowl 3 tsp. of the oil and 1/4 tsp. of the salt and the pepper. Toss the potatoes to thoroughly coat them with oil and seasoning. Pour the potatoes onto the prepared baking sheet and spread them to an even layer. Roast the potatoes for 20 minutes, until they are tender. Remove the potatoes from the oven and transfer them to the bowl of a food processor. Purée the potatoes until they are smooth. Set them aside. Finely dice the chorizo sausage and place it into a medium nonstick skillet. Add in 1 tsp. of the canola oil. Cook the chorizo over medium heat, stirring often, until it is heated and beginning to get crispy — about five minutes. Transfer the chorizo to a heatproof plate lined with a paper towel. Use the paper towel to absorb and blot away the grease. Set the chorizo aside to cool slightly.

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SPORTSHORTS Golf team wins state title – congrats! The third week of October usually translates into the last week of the regular season for fall sports. All teams will be in action looking to qualify or improve playoff standings. By JOE GONILLO Games this week are critical. Enjoy the weather as forecasts shows only one day under 60 degrees in the next 10 days. For late October, I will take it. The boys golf team won the state championship last week and their first since 2010. Brennan Moreau and Brody Yates shot 78s. Ben LaPlant nailed an 83 and Sam Foster had a 98. Their 337 all shot 78s. The Hornets got by second-place CVU by 3 strokes. Head coach Justin Norris felt the boys had a shot and they did just that. Assistant Libby Smith helped the Essex cause as well. Nice way to start the first fall golf season in Vermont. Congratulations to all! The football team fell to Rutland, 35-6. Grady Corkum scored the Hornets’ lone touchdown. Jordan Hines led Essex with 68 yards on the ground. Essex had 198 total yards. They host No. 1 Hartford on Friday night. The JV game at Hartford was cancelled. They own a 3-1 record and traveled to Middlebury on Monday. The freshman lost to MMU JVs 45-6 and scored their first points of the season. Badal Khadka scored the touchdown on a pick-six! Listen, our team is lining up vs. other high schools JV teams and while the scoreboard results may not look pretty, the team is learning. Nice job by coaches, and fan support is appreciated. They played Middlebury on Wednesday. Cross country traveled to New York on Saturday for the Burnt Hills Invite. The boys placed third out of 68 teams. First and second and were nationally-ranked Burnt Hills and Fairport. The Hornets enjoyed a successful day as all 10 runners chalked up personal best times. Henry Farrington led the team with a fourth-place finish. Peter Alden followed in 15th, running another great race. Jake Wagner (31st), Justin Poulin (32nd) and Brady Martisus (35th) rounded out the top five. The girls were 11th with 241 points, led to the finish by Lizzie Martell (16th), Hannah Brisson (32nd), Olivia Miller-Johnson (53rd), Ari Wilson (68th), Morgan Markres (72nd), Giulia Eddy (75th) and Natalie Preston (76th). Next up, MMU Invitational on Friday. The girls soccer team dropped to BHS and CVU last week. They complete their regular season this week with games vs. MMU and SB, with the latter the senior game Saturday evening. The JVs, 7-3, shutout BHS 4-0 on goals by Mary Finnegan, Annalise Lubas, Riley Fitzgerald and Abby Robbins. CVU edged the Hornets 3-1. Souma Mitra scored their lone goal. They will battle the Cougars and the Wolves. The JV B’s are 5-1-1. They defeated CVU 3-2 in an exciting game in the rain. No word on the BFA game. The boys’ soccer team (6-6) went 1-2 last week losing a 2-0 contest to Rice, dropping a 3-2 overtime game to MMU and beating B&B 2-1. In the last game, Tristan Salgado and Ryan Guerino scored with Spencer Towles assisting on both. Goalkeeper Gordon Schmalz stopped six shots. The JVs beat Rice 2-1 improving to 4-4. No results for MMU and B&B. Both teams play CHS and St. J this week. The field hockey team (10-2) won twice, beating Mt. Abe 5-0 and MMU 1-0. Jenna Puleo scored two goals and had an assist while Sam Hemphill, Lucy Miguel and Emily Singer also tallied. Kaylan Ferreira and Leah Rushford kept the pipes clean vs. the Eagles. Puleo scored the game winner vs. the Cougars. They will play the Lakers and Tigers. The girls volleyball team (11-1) defeated Enosburg 3-0. In the Rhode Island tournament EHS defeated Scarborough, Maine 2-0 and East Providence, R.I. 1-1 — they won by a point spread and fell to Barrington, R.I. and Cumberland, R.I. They battle Rice and CVU. The boys shutout VC and play LI and CVU this week. Happy birthday wishes Sarah McNulty, Joanne Allard Stygles, Rachel Seavers, Sandy Moore, PJ Neverett, Judi Hagadorn Granucci, Michele Cioffi, Lynn Prentice Holcomb and Jared Vaughan.

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