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Billado to lead state Republicans

By COLIN FLANDERS

REDEMPTION

In state title rematch, Essex girls volleyball nets one for the rafters

Deb Billado, a former Essex Jct. trustee and local business owner for three decades, has been named the new Vermont Republican Party chair.

She will serve a two-year term after defeating Michael Donohue of Shelburne and replaces David Sunderland, who didn’t seek re-election after two terms.

Billado owned the village-based Body Shop until it closed last year, served on the board of trustees for 12 years and was recently the Chittenden County Republican Party chairwoman.

Her experience in these positions helped her “fine-tune her leadership skills,” she said Tuesday, which she said will use to help “set the direction of the Republican party.”

Even though Donohue, who is currently the party’s Chittenden County chairman, earned support of several notable state Republicans, including Gov. Phil Scott, Billado said this wouldn’t affect her relationship with the governor.

“I wouldn’t read anything into the outcome of this election,” she said. “The Republican Party is still a strong team.”

Billado said she can’t share the results of the vote, and no count was released after last Saturday’s GOP reorganizational meeting, though Seven Days reports the margin may have been as close as a single tally.

Jeff Bartley, executive director of the Vermont GOP, said both candidates were qualified for the position.

“The state committee made their choice, so we’re going to continue moving

PHOTOS BY KYLE ST. PETER

See BILLADO, page 3

The Essex girls volleyball team captured its first state title last Saturday, defeating No. 3 seed and defending champions CVU 3-1. For more photos, see page 14.

In style

Chicago manual tap an Essex Jct resident wordsmith for 17th Edition

By COLIN FLANDERS

Peter Olson is a neatnik.

From the refrigerator to the cupboards to the spotless living room, everything has its place. Order is found even on the front porch, where most relegate belongings unfit for life elsewhere: On Olson's, carefully positioned rows of shoes point forward, as if waiting for a family photo.

“That’s what draws me to this work,” Olson said last Friday. “It's taking a document that's a little disheveled, and probably has missing parts and parts not in the right place, and tidying it all up.”

Olson works for Sheridan Journal Services, a Waterbury-based company that contracts with primarily scientific journals and STEM-type societies. He’s been with the company for 22 years, including the last 16 overseeing an army of freelance copyeditors, and recently added a prestigious name to his résumé: The Chicago Manual of Style.

Impressed by his talk at a science conference in 2014, a fellow panelist asked for Olson’s help on the newest

revision, earning him a slot on the advisory board.

For the uninitiated, Olson describes the Chicago Manual of Style as the “go-to manual — the definitive resource — for grammar and usage and writing style.”

It’s generally used by business, history and fine arts writing, though many of Olson’s STEM journal affiliates subscribe to the manual for the author-date citation system.

The Washington Post calls the Chicago manual the “rule of reason made flesh.” Publishers Weekly calls it the “indispensable” style resource for those who “attend to the minutiae of written expression.”

The University of Chicago Press published its first manual in 1906. A skinny 200 pages, it cost a half-dollar plus 6 cents for postage and handling.

Sixteen editions later, the manual has grown to over 1,000 pages.

The newest addition reflects how technological advancements have shifted workflows and publication formats over the last seven years.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JUSTIN NORRIS

The Essex High School boys golf team is pictured at its state final match on October 11 at the Green Mountain National Golf Course.

What about the golf team?

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By KAYLEE SULLIVAN

n a celebratory feat, the Essex High School boys golf team swung to a Division I state championship title last month.

Seniors Brody Yates and Ben LaPlant said they returned to the halls of EHS with striking support and congratulations from classmates.

But out on the green, fewer hometown supporters cheered them on. In the local paper (this very one), only a graf in Joe Gonillo’s weekly

sports column featured the big win.

Not exactly the roaring crowd a state soccer or hockey game attracts, or the photo spread the accolade merits, is it?

The lacking excitement almost comes with the territory of the sport: bleacher-less, quiet and geographically tough to attend.

But the boys accomplished something great. This year, golf moved from a spring to fall sport. They dedicated their summer months to the game, spending hours outdoors instead of See GOLF, page 4

Selectboard changes fund balance policy

By COLIN FLANDERS The selectboard adopted a revised fund balance policy Monday night that provides more flexibility in what members can do with the town’s excess funds, instead of being forced to return the money to taxpayers.

The policy was back before the board three months after selectman Andy Watts questioned the plan for money left over after all expenses are paid, known as the fund balance.

In fiscal year 2018, a $126,000 transfer from the fund balance dropped the general fund’s remaining unassigned fund balance — money without a designated purpose — to about 16.5 percent of the town’s operating budget.

However, the board’s thenreigning policy said the town must put any money over the 15 percent toward a reduced tax rate.

Town officials say the 15 percent is enough to keep the town running for eight weeks without

revenue in the case of an emergency.

In July, Watts voted against setting the tax rate due to this inconsistency. On Monday, he and the rest of the board approved the policy revisions, which authorize the selectboard to allocate the unassigned fund balance as it sees fit.

The policy now also codifies when the town should examine its unassigned fund balance.

In a memo to the board, deputy town manager Greg Dug-

gan said unassigned fund balance for any given fiscal year can’t be determined until an audit is completed. That usually occurs about six months after the fiscal year’s end, Duggan said, around when the selectboard is preparing its next budget.

“Once the selectboard knows the exact amount of the unassigned fund balance … it can better determine how to use that balance,” Duggan wrote.

During the last budget process, resident Mona Sheppard

asked the board to increase its FY18 transfer to $170,000, thus siphoning the fund to what was, at that time, the 15 percent threshold. Instead, members duplicated the previous year’s transfer.

Duggan offered the board several options for the monies over 15 percent: returning fund balance to voters as revenue in the upcoming budget, directing those funds to the capital fund or setting them aside to prepare for pending retirement payouts.

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Motion mending, 24 years later

By COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Selectboard has corrected a mistake 24 years in the making.

On Sept. 13, 1993, the selectboard nominated then-town manager Pat Scheidel to serve on the Unemployment Trust Board of Directors, a Vermont League of Cities and Towns-affiliated private nonprofit.

The only problem: For the last near quarter-century, Scheidel actually served on the Property and Casualty Intermunicipal Fund Board of Directors.

The mix-up stems from an initial appointment two years earlier. In 1991, a year after hiring Scheidel, the selectboard appointed him to the PACIF board, only his predecessor on the board didn’t leave for another three years.

Instead of reneging his appointment, the PACIF board kept Scheidel on a subcommittee, where he remained until the official vacancy. The PACIF board’s then-executive director suggested Scheidel return to the selectboard for another motion since so much time passed.

When he did, members appointed him to the wrong board, he said, and when he tried to correct it at the following meeting, the mistake endured.

At a joint meeting last month, Scheidel

STYLE from page 1 Other chapters expand the glossary of problematic words and phrases, while a new section helps writers and publishers wade through gender-neutral pronouns and bias-free language.

As the scribbler’s bible, each new edition ripples through the publishing world, and this year’s offering answers questions like whether to ditch the dash in e-mail (yes), drop the case in Internet (uh-huh) and employ the singular “they” (only informally, and if unavoidable).

Not everyone is on board with the revolution.

One Washington Post com-

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

The selectboard amended a motion from this 1993 meeting that named Pat Scheidel to the wrong board. He's served on the PACIF board for over two decades now, rather than the Unemployment Trust Board, as shown in these minutes. guessed the selectboard thought he didn’t need authorization for the same entity, since it had already appointed him to PACIF

menter reported plans to still use "e-mail" to stick it to the “self-appointed grammar police.”

Olson’s influence falls more into the citation sphere, so he’s unlikely to catch much flak. He was tasked with churning through the draft to offer comments, both when prompted by the notes from the editorial staff and whenever he felt internal compulsion.

Olson admits none of his suggestions were “earth shattering,” like removal of the serial or Oxford comma, which some argue is confusing, pretentious and redundant. (Note: The Associated Press Style, subscribed to by most newspapers, including this one, disdains its use.)

In fact, Olson had yet to

read through the book since he received a courtesy copy.

After a quick peruse over the weekend, he found some contributions.

For one, he suggested a brief statement reflecting the trend of journals subscribing to a new publishing model that assigns an ID number rather than a traditional page range. The new manual reflects that change in full, in addition to another section on how to retract an erroneous article.

Though not the sexiest changes, they solidified Olson’s mark on the influential publication. His participation also helped him secure another advisory gig: He’s currently on the board of the American Medical Association Manual’s 11th edition.

two years prior.

“I was pretty new there, so I wasn’t any-

The big-time roles might seem like much needed variance in a profession where the clear majority of time is spent in the linguistic trenches. Yet Olson, who loved puzzles as a child, finds both interest and pride in his day-to-day work. By helping authors achieve understanding as they write about advancements that could one day help cure ailments, or better the lives of an entire generation, Olson feels he can contribute in a positive way.

He does, however, have another confession: Much of what he reads goes over his head.

That’s fair, seeing as his daily readings are a much different beast than the works of, say, Upton Sinclair, that were published around the Chicago Manual’s first edition.

“It’s kind of a funny job,” Olson said. “I don’t really know the content, but I know enough to be able to navigate through a guide and know when sentence structures are wrong.”

Two decades have helped acclimate him to the material, though he still follows the adage: Know what you don’t know.

Quick to point out he’s not so regimented that he’s inflexible, Olson said believes in the importance of standards because too much disarray can affect our understanding.

“Not to get too philosophical about it,” he said.

where near as aggressive as I am now,” he said.

He reported only learning of the mistake when he penned a resignation letter for the PACIF board in anticipation of his upcoming retirement next year.

He asked the selectboard to remedy the mishap with a motion to amend the old minutes so he could “err on the side of caution” and leave the PACIF board with everything in place.

Selectwoman Irene Wrenner questioned the precedence of changing old minutes after they have been approved. Scheidel pointed to Roberts Rules, which allow municipal boards to fix previous motions through a process called “curing.” The language proposed at the meeting was approved by the town attorney, he added.

Scheidel also noted a prior attempt to resign from the board failed when a fellow member encouraged him to stick around and help the new executive director — yet another example of what Scheidel calls his lack of credibility when it comes to leaving.

“You realize if you don’t pass this motion, he’ll never be able to resign,” village president George Tyler said to the selectboard.

Luckily for Scheidel, the motion passed unanimously.

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

Peter Olson holds a copy of the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. Olson served on the manual's advisory board, drawing from more than 20 years experience in copyediting.

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Berda's gets permanent

By COLIN FLANDERS Cory Charles envisioned the move one day, though he didn’t plan for it quite this soon.

After all, he built a mobile food hub equipped with an arsenal of his own recipes, and while food truck to brick-and-mortar presents a natural progression, the shift sat at the tail end of his fiveyear plan.

Just a few years in, people noticed Berda’s, and not just those looking for a quick bite: Charles has been offered restaurant space numerous times and almost decided to take his business south to Shelburne.

Yet fans rejoiced on social media last month after learning the renowned greasy grub will be dished out at a storefront in the Essex Outlets, taking up a permanent residence in the town where it all began four years ago.

“The Essex community is great,” Charles said. “It's been really awesome, standing behind us, supporting us, and that's the main reasons why we want to stay.”

Plus, moving away felt like starting over.

Charles stands well over 6 feet with a frame that’s hard to imagine bouncing around the confines of a food truck, though for the last four years his specialty burgers have flipped their way to a notable following.

Sheets of brown paper cov-

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

Owner Cory Charles (left) and assistant chef Shaun Trepanier are pictured in front of Berda's new permanent location in the Essex Outlets, four years after Charles first debuted the popular food truck. ered the storefront’s windows last Thursday, hiding the work inside.

Assistant chef Shaun Trepanier brainstormed potential seating arrangements while Charles sat in what will soon be his food laboratory.

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BILLADO from page 1 forward as we have been the last four years,” he said.

House minority leader Don Turner (R-Milton), who worked with Billado during both her tenure as county chairwoman and her involvement in the Essex Town Republican Committee, said he fully supports her in the role.

Turner said while both candidates offered different traits, Billado’s election illustrates Vermonters believe in those who “work their way through the system and earn their way to the top.”

“People know that Deb has been committed for years to the party and has given her time and money to move the party forward, and I think they rewarded her in the election,” Turner said.

Turner also noted two longstanding issues facing the Republican party that Billado will need to address: filling the party’s coffers to fund elections and finding candidates to back with that money.

Billado believes she can help that cause by refining her party’s messaging to ensure people, especially youth, understand “what Republicanism is and what our core beliefs

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show only one rating below perfect (the lone four-star appraisal called it “great for catering any event”). One reviewer said he and his wife moved to Essex, in part, to be closer to the food truck, while another informs “your taste buds will thank you.”

Charles expects the restaurant’s popularity to only grow now that he has a permanent spot.

The extra foot traffic will help him hire up to eight new employees, he said, and with the possibility of hundreds more residents living within walking distance, thanks

and values are.”

Her comments come a day after CNN released a poll showing President Donald Trump — the de facto leader of the Republican Party — with a 36 percent approval rating.

Billado said that doesn’t affect her job, though.

“My focus is on the state of Vermont,” she said.

Turner, in his third term as minority leader, said while Vermont offers some isolation from the national landscape, D.C. will always have some influence on state politics.

“A challenge for [Billado] will have to be seeing more the other side, the more moderate to liberal side of the Republican party,” Turner said, latter adding: “There has to be room for all of us.”

Yet Turner said Billado’s work at the county level helped organize many towns that had never done so before, and her remarks after Saturday’s election show she remains focused on bringing people together.

“If anybody can do this, she’s going to do it,” he said.

Talks of a unified state party mimic a national discussion as Republicans grapple with the direction of their party moving forward, spurred by last year’s presidential election.

Billado played a role in Trump’s 2016 campaign, voting for him at the Republican National Convention; serving as the co-chairwoman of his Chittenden County presidential

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to conceptual plans for the Essex Outlets, Charles said he’s moving in at the right time.

Berdas’ faithful can expect much of the same offerings when they enter the new space. Charles, who grew up on a Vermont farm, said he will continue his farm-totable approach.

“Any single product we can get, from our eggs to the meat to the produce, is all going to be from local farms,” he said.

He has some future additions, too, like more vegetarian options, local beer to pair with burgers and a “killer breakfast menu.”

“We’re going to have something unique that nobody’s seen before,” he said of the morning meals. “Everything is going to be from scratch, nothing out of the can.”

He’s keeping the specifics secret for now, however. To start, he’ll focus on keeping it simple and listening to input.

Though he won’t be able to attend as many events as before, Charles said he still plans to do the Champlain Valley Fair and hopes to make a few other festivals around the state.

And while he’s also looking forward to no longer having to find a new place to drag the food truck, it’s safe to say it won’t be relegated for spare parts any time soon.

“They’ll be burying me in that,” he said.

campaign; and, as reported by the Brattleboro Reformer, praising his “passion, vision, brilliance and unwillingness to take no for an answer” during introductory remarks at his speech in Burlington last year.

Still, she challenges being dubbed a “strong” supporter of Trump, explaining she introduced all Republican candidates who came to Vermont during the 2016 election cycle.

“I support the president of the United States as a Republican, and our president today is Donald Trump,” she said. “I support Donald Trump as a Republican.

“If the president was John Kasich,” she continued, “I would be saying the same thing.”

She added she would prefer to “stay on track” with the state party instead of “defaulting to what the press and media and many people want to make a contentious issue.”

Still, she indulged when asked for a brief evaluation of Trump’s time in office.

“He has a very difficult job. A very difficult job. I think everyone knew stepping into it was going to be difficult job,” she said. “I think he’s doing a pretty good job given the circumstances that he has to work with, and I think in the end he’ll do fine. He’ll be fine. His core support group seems to be standing with him and not moving away from him, and that’s important. I think he’ll be successful.”

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CTE SHOWS APPRECIATION PHOTOS COURTESY OF EWSD

On November 3 and 4, CTE students hosted their annual community appreciation days, where students put their skills to use and treat Essex community members. During the event, automotive students conducted 15 safety checks, nine snow tire changes, five tire rotations and one tire plug. Photography students restored 31 photos, the cosmetology class provided 63 manicures and 48 hair cuts, dental students took 46 seniors' blood pressure, the EHS jazz band performed, engineering students handed out keychains they designed on the 3-D printer, pre-tech kids made birdhouses and ornaments for seniors to paint, the natural forestry class raked 10 Essex Jct. yards and culinary students served 120 lunches. Sixty-seven community members also attended crafts and bingo.

GOLF from page 1 their usual gymnasium-based preparation.

As practice conditions improved, so did their competition. Personal and team success was their motivation as they grew both their physical and mental stamina.

The real spotlight shone at the finals, the two golfers said. Up until that Oct. 11 day at Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington, only scores from their sectional match — which advanced them to the states — mattered.

The rest lay meek on old scorecards, tucked away as memories of personal achievement.

The lack of seeding is another reason people don’t always pay attention to the high school sport until the playoffs, the boys said. Yet to them, each stroke counts: They’re both interested in playing in college.

At sectionals, they tackled a tough course with confidence, head coach Justin Norris said. They zeroed in on

their most notable opponents: Rutland and Champlain Valley Union.

While other teams lost players to graduation and fall sports, Norris said Essex developed a “deeper” lineup, with his top three guys breaking 80 on any given day. Yates and LaPlant made it to the finals each of their four years on the team, but said this season was their best chance to come out on top.

In the finals, Yates and Brennan Moreau notched a 78, leaving LaPlant at 83 and Sam Foster at 98.

Essex thrust into first place with a 337 total after Rutland committed a rules violation. It was an unfortunate way to win, Norris said, but a happy occasion nonetheless.

The day after they returned from Killington, an EHS assembly was scheduled: a perfect way to celebrate the team on a large scale, Norris said.

“There’s the stereotype that golf ’s kind of boring; it’s an old man’s game,” Yates said. “But it’s changing.”

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“There's the stereotype that golf's kind of boring; it's an old man's game. But it's changing.”

Brody Yates Essex High School boys golf team now peaking in their 20s, LaPlant added.

In town, Essex’s own professional golf star, Libby Smith, is creating opportunities for youngsters on the green at The Links at Lang Farm. Norris said this is an “invaluable resource.”

Smith, a 1998 EHS grad, played on the boys golf team before a girls group formed. She turned pro in 2004 and is now the links’ head golf professional. This summer, she saw 130 kids aged 7 to 12 at her junior camps and helped coach the two Hornet squads this fall.

Soon after, Smith received an honor as prestigious as her passion: In late October, Golf Digest ranked Smith the No. 1 golf instructor in Vermont.

Spreading her love for the game in her hometown is a blessing, she said, especially after 10 professional years on the road.

“What I hope to do is help people get better,” she said.

“Simplify the game for them. Enjoy every minute; enjoy the game and process of improving.”

She watched the Hornets advance their game little by little this season. When Norris and assistant coach Gabe Coleman drove players to matches, Smith instructed the remaining players at the links, providing another layer to the program, Norris said.

According to Smith, golf is on the rise in Essex. While she agrees the sport lacks a fan-friendly environment, she said increased exposure will get more golfers out on the green — the first step to falling in love with it.

“That’s on us to get the message out there,” she said.

“And highlight the achievements of these kids, and bring to light the work ethic they have.”

Part of that means embracing the individuality the non-mainstream sport presents.

“I like being alone on the course, having complete control over my game” LaPlant said. “Sometimes you’re fighting against the course, but I like getting focused on something that I can work toward.

“I wrote my college essay about it: How I can get lost in it,” she added.

In doing so, LaPlant tacks a particular motto in her mind, courtesy of former coach Kim Perry: “Take it one shot at a time.”

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opinion & community LETTERS TO THE EDITOR State reps want to hear from you Village community members: We want to hear from you as we approach January and the start of the 2018 legislative session. Please join us for a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27. We will gather at the Essex Community Senior Center (2 Lincoln St. at Five Corners). All are welcome to attend and participate.

We want to hear your feedback about local and state issues. Do you have an item you'd like to see the gov-

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ernor and legislators address next year? Is there a policy of concern or particular interest? Please join us and let us know what is important to you.

The Nov. 27 meeting will be the tenth community forum we've held since taking office in January.

Throughout the year, participating neighbors have shared their stories about accessing health care, education policy, business development and more. We want to hear from you to make sure your voices are represented when we return to Montpelier.

If you can't make the meeting but would like to connect, please shoot us emails or feel free to call. Dylan can be reached at (802) 734-8841 or at dgiambatista@leg.state.vt.us. Lori is available at (802) 373-0599 or lhoughton@leg. state.vt.us.

We look forward to seeing you on November 27. rep. dylan Giambatista Chittenden 8-2

Email your letter (450 words or fewer) to news@essexreporter.com. Please include your full name, address and phone number.

Deadline: Fridays at 5 p.m.

150 years of service

Community pitched in for church renovations

By ANN GRAY

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he church building, completed in 1869 at a cost of $7,826.06, bore little resemblance to the current church. There was a long flight of outside stairs for entry into the sanctuary. These stairs ended where the fanlight window is now located, and entrance to the downstairs was from Church Street.

In December 1913, there was a Congregational vote to repair and rebuild the original church. The outside stairs were removed, a small hill in what is now the lawn was removed, the wood frame was bricked over, and the present entrance vestibule was built.

At the same time a parish house was added to form the “L” in the rear of the church. The cost of remodeling the entrance and building the parish house was $18,000.

The church kitchen was completely rebuilt in the 1ate 1940s. The ladies of the church were mainly responsible for the kitchen design. However, the Rev. Earl Vincent drafted the plans and supervised the work – not normally part of a pastor’s job description.

In 1959, it was determined that additional space was needed and a single story addition on Church Street was designed. The cost for the addition and a complete renovation of the Parish House was approximately $90,000.

This project was completed in 1961.

In addition to the church itself, First Church owns other property. In 1887, Bryon Steven’s house in the back of the Church was purchased for a

parsonage; and in 1961, the Hildreth property (currently the thrift shop) was purchased in order to gain additional parking.

Upon completion of the one-story addition and purchase of the Hildreth property, First Church and the surroundings resemble the current church property. None of this growth would have been possible without the help of church members volunteering their time.

In the very beginning, a volunteer building committee oversaw the construction of the original church, and in the 1870s, the ladies of First Church managed the victualing (serving of food) at the Chittenden County Fair – no easy task as this fair was located in Burlington near the corner of North Street and North Avenue, requiring travel by horse or train and probably transporting of some of the food in the same manner. In 1873, they raised $366.23 toward a parsonage.

The men of First Church also did their fair share. In 1960, they held an every member canvass to raise funds for the one-story addition, accumulatThis column is provided by members of Essex's First Congregational Church to celebrate the parish's 150 years of service.

ing $59,000 in pledges and cash before authorizing the architect to proceed with plans.

Volunteerism at First Church continues today. Approximately 200 members serve on the governing board of the church, on committees and for outreach projects such as the Food Pantry

and Essex Eats Out, and will continue volunteering as First Church embarks on a capital campaign to raise funds for necessary infrastructure repairs and improvements. These will help ensure that First Church buildings and members can continue to serve the community for the next 150 years!

OBITUARIES & In mEmORIAm

rita h. (LamarChe) Brown COLCHESTER – Rita Helen (Lamarche) Brown, 69, passed away on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 at her home in Colchester.

She was born on June 2, 1948, daughter of the late Laurier and Flora (Robillard) Lamarche. Rita graduated from Orleans High School Class of 1966. She then moved to BurlingGertrude dorine Smith ESSEX JCT. – Gertrude Dorine Smith, 100, of Drury Drive in Essex Jct. passed away on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 at UVM Medical Center.

She was born on March 8, 1917 in Ilion, N.Y., the daughter of Julian J. Benoit and Gertrude Walrath Benoit. She was a graduate of Union-Endicott High School.

ton to work at the Howard Bank where she met her future husband, Gary Herman Brown. She then began work at the Fanny Allen Hospital.

Upon losing her husband to leukemia on Nov. 28, 1980, she found employment at Essex High School in 1981, so that she could enjoy summers and school vacations with her daughter. She loved her job at EHS and was there for 36 years. In fact, she was hoping to retire this past June. Rita was diagnosed in March with a rare form of cancer and courageously fought through for seven months. Most recently, she suffered several strokes and passed away peacefully while at home under hospice care. She was surrounded by her very loving and devoted family who will miss her tremendously.

Rita enjoyed celebrating each and every milestone with her daughter, son-inlaw and grandchildren. She

loved to attend each and every school and church event to include concerts, dance recitals, soccer, baseball and basketball games as well as anything in between. In her spare time, her passions also included shopping, traveling, craft shows, movies and dinners with friends and family reunions where she played a mean game of dominoes and a card game called Cuckoo. Rita loved to support all those in need by ways of sending cards, making food and supporting everyone whose lives she touched.

Rita is survived by her daughter, Wendy Colgrove, and her husband, Mark; her three brothers Ronald Lamarche and wife, Yvette; Maurice Lamarche and wife, Betty; Raymond Lamarche and wife, Janine; by her sister, Lorraine Webster, and husband, Eugene; by her Aunt Janine Robillard; by three grandchildren Corinne, Nathan and

Thomas Colgrove; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday, Nov. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at AW Rich Funeral Home Essex Chapel, 57 Main St., Essex Jct. Funeral services will be held at Essex Alliance Church at 37 Old Stage Rd. on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. with Pastor Jim Wilkens officiating.

Burial will follow starting at 2 p.m. in the family lot in Irasburg Cemetery in Irasburg.

Memorial contributions in Rita’s memory may be made to Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct., VT 05452 or Friends of Colchester Music c/o Mary Fran Holly, 121 Buckingham Dr., Colchester, VT 05446. Please make checks payable to FCM. The family invites you to share your memories and condolences by visiting www.awrfh.com.

She was married in Endicott, N.Y. on Oct. 7, 1937 to Edgar Clayton Smith.

They lived in Endicott and Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and later moved to Essex Jct. with the opening of IBM-Burlington in 1957. Together they enjoyed golf, golfing vacations and were members of Rocky Ridge Golf Course for many years.

She is survived by children Bonnie (Smith) and Gary Wells, Sandra (Smith) and Paul Cahill; grandchil-

dren Kimberley (Wells) and Shawn Garrett, Heather (Wells) and Sean Graves, Christofer Cahill, Lindsay Cahill and Adam Crawford; and great-grandchildren Colby Garrett, Tanner Graves and Shelby Graves.

She was predeceased by husband, Edgar C. Smith, in 1993 and son David Brent Smith in 1961.

Calling hours were held at Ready Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Essex Jct. on Friday, Nov. 3. A

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, Nov. 4 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Essex Jct., with interment following in Holy Family Cemetery in Essex Jct. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association Vermont Chapter, 77 Hegeman Ave., Colchester, VT 05446.

To place online condolences, please visit www.readyfuneral.com.

Caveat emptor

By ANGELO S. LYNN

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t’s Latin for “Let the buyer beware.” For most of modern history, the term has been applied to real property (for example, the snake oil sold by Dr. Marvel at the carnival), but today the most apt usage may be with the dissemination of information.

Facebook and Twitter have been in the news for the past year for distributing “fake news” to an unassuming American public. Turns out that hundreds of millions of fake news items spread on Facebook and Twitter helped the Russians launch a smear campaign against Hillary Clinton and in favor of Donald Trump. Most unsettling is that the American public (and even sophisticated news operations) hadn’t a clue they were being duped. Until this past election, many Americans hadn’t looked at these sites as untrustworthy.

Rather, far too many Americans just blithely assumed that if you read it on the Internet it must be true.

Well, not quite, but close. Certainly, most Americans knew that the alt-right Breitbart News, for example, wholly fabricates news that has no semblance to the truth. Similarly, conservative talk show hosts like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage and Glenn Beck all play off conspiracy theories and intentional falsehoods (the conspiracy that Obama was not born in the U.S. is an example) to con a gullible public. But they weren’t suspect of items that popped up on their Facebook page or Twitter feeds. That’s now changed.

But “fake,” or let’s say, harmful news is also broadcast in other ways, including on the local level — and that’s where area readers must learn to become savvy consumers of the news.

Vermont-based Front Porch Forum is a case in point.

As a forum for neighborhoods and town residents to share bits of information, it can work well. If you’ve just lost your cat or dog or even pet snake, post it on FPF and close neighbors are there to help. But similar to Facebook, Twitter and other user-generator forums it has its drawbacks.

When citizens write about town issues (particularly to influence voters about an upcoming election), for example, readers must ask vital questions: What is known of the author’s credibility? Is what he or she wrote accurate? Has it been fact-checked? Does that person have a bias against or for the issue? Do they quote town or school officials, or cite the sources of their information?

Readers, in short, must put themselves in the role of editor to determine the validity of the content — and most people don’t have the information necessary to do that well.

This is not to fault FPF for posting public opinion.

FPF was not designed to be a news generator with edited content, but rather to provide a digital forum to connect community members.

It’s up to readers of that forum to understand that opinions and comments are not edited for accuracy. They do monitor for decency (no foul language, no name-calling, etc.), but the model is to rely on citizens to monitor each other’s posts. That works in terms of getting the meeting of the local Girl Scout annual bake sale correct, but not as well on the nuances of more complex issues.

Just recently, the city manager of Vergennes decided he needed, on local community television, to clarify what he considered a crucial issue that someone had misrepresented on FPF. Inaccurate postings in Bristol and Middlebury in recent years have also caused town officials headaches and had them scrambling to clarify inaccurate statements posted on the forum.

The common thread is this: Today’s access to digital media makes it all too easy for uninformed comments — deliberate or otherwise — to pass as news to an unsuspecting public. “Caveat emptor” is the law of the land today in media partly because they are so many ways to get information, and because we are in an era where bad actors are all too eager to use unedited forums to deliberately spread falsehoods to their advantage.

The best defense is an educated public that understands — at the very least — which news source to trust, and which sources they should beware.

In terms of generating and editing local news, community newspapers have spent decades building up trust in the community, sending reporters into the field and hiring editors to strive for accuracy in all things we publish. On the news side of the ledger, it’s what a good community newspaper does.

Angelo Lynn is co-publisher of The Essex Reporter and is publisher of the Addison Independent, where this editorial first appeared.

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Religious Directory

calendar Nov. 9 -12

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: 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 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: 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.

phoTo BY STepheN meASe phoToGrAphY

The Lyric Theatre Company presents "A Christmas Story: The Musical" from November 9-12 at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Pictured above are several Essex community members taking part in the show. Standing, L to R: Travis Hathaway, Donna Riera, Lauren Johnson, Bruce Cowan, Megan Beaucage, Ian Ferris and John Sonnick. Seated, L to R: Dana LaClair and Bella Joly. See listing for more information.

9 ThurSDAY reAD To Archie

3:15 - 4:15 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.

10 friDAY

9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd. Essex Jct. Crafters, photography, knit items, handmade crafts, soaps and skincare, makeup, candles and more. $1 suggested donation.

Raffle items from vendors and other local companies.

five corNerS crAfT feSTivAL

2 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington. Pablo Bose, associate professor of geography and director of the global and regional studies program at the University of Vermont, presents “Refugee Resettlement in Vermont.” 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.

9 a.m. - 3 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct.; Holy Family Catholic Church, 4 Prospect St., Essex Jct.; St. James Episcopal Church, 4 St. James Pl., Essex Jct.; Essex Senior Center, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Many crafters with homemade items, delicious lunches, great homemade goodies and nearly new items. The first 125 visitors at each location will receive a punch card. Cards that have been fully punched by visiting all events during the day will be entered into a drawing for one of five gift baskets. For more information, call Linda Bogardus at 872-8972 or email lbogardus@ myfairpoint.net.

Jericho ArTiSAN mArkeT hoLiDAY GifT SALe

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BroWNeLL & eSSex free LiBrArieS cLoSeD for veTerANS DAY. eDucATioN AND eNrichmeNT for everYoNe

5 - 8 p.m., Jericho Community Center, 329 Browns Trace, Rd. Jericho. Vendors offer high quality wares in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere enhanced by local musicians who join us during the show.

Take a break during your shopping to catch up with friends and enjoy onsite refreshments from the Jericho Town Library soup sale or school bake sale. For more information, visit www.jerichoartisanmarket.com.

11 SATurDAY BroWNeLL & eSSex free LiBrArieS cLoSeD for veTerANS DAY. heAveNLY ceNTS ThrifT Shop

9 a.m. - noon, First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Jct.

chAriTY BAzAAr & rAffLe

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Jericho Community Center, 329 Browns Trace, Jericho.

(See Friday, Nov. 10.)

mmu GLoBAL Service cLuB fuNDrAiSer

10 a.m. & 10 p.m., Essex Cinemas. $12 ticket to "Thor: Ragnarok" includes free popcorn and benefits the MMU Global Service Club.

For advanced tickets, email Maggie Swanke at margaret.swanke@ cesuvt.org or call 8581693. $2 discount for groups of 10 or more.

hoLiDAY ArT feST

10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center and Gallery, 199 Route 7 S., Milton. Enjoy a day of holiday shopping, refreshments, live music, an artists raffle and refreshments. Over 20 members of the Milton Artists’ Guild will feature their art at this show, as well as 80 other artists throughout the art

center and gallery. For more information, call 578-1600 or visit www. miltonartistsguild.org.

vT GeNeALoGY LiBrArY: oNLiNe SeArcheS AND ArchiveS of frANce

10:30 - noon, 377 Hegeman Ave., Colchester. Learn how to do research your ancestors in France using the 95 online departmental archives, focusing on the period before the 1792 revolution. $10. Visit www.vtgenlib.org 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.

“i WiLL Never NoT eAT A TomATo” STorYTime

11 a.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Enjoy a reading of the children’s book “I Will Never Not Eat a Tomato” by Lauren Child. In this picture book, a fussy eater decides to sample carrots after her brother convinces her they are from Jupiter. After we read together, we will have a fun and interactive healthy food activity.

Presented in partnership with City Market. Visit www.phoenixbooks.biz for more information.

Free.

meeT The GriNch

11 a.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. Children and kids at heart will get to meet Dr. Seuss’ meanest and greenest creation when the Grinch himself visits Phoenix Books. All ages are welcome to bring a camera and get a photo taken with the Grinch. Free. Visit www. phoenixbooks.biz for more information.

12 SuNDAY hoLiDAY ArT feST

11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center and Gallery, 199 Route 7 S., Milton. (See Saturday, Nov. 10.)

AuNT DoT’S pLAce

5k TurkeY TroT

1 p.m., Essex Middle School. Race day entries accepted between 12:15 and 12:45 p.m. inside the school, cash or check online. For more information and to register online, visit auntdotsplace.com.

WeSTforD muSic SerieS: heLiAND coNSorT

4 - 5 p.m., UCW White Church, Route 128, Westford Common. The Heliand Consort will perform an innovative program entitled “Crossing the Bar.” Donations accepted. Refreshments served. Call 879-4028 for more information.

13 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 gizmos and Clif will sit with you to help you learn its ways.

Reservation required.

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

ThANkSGiviNG crAfTerNooN

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. All ages are welcome to make pinecone turkeys to show what makes them thankful.

LeGo cLuB

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

Go cLuB

5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn to play this 4,000-year-old strategy game with Max and Celia. Best for grades 1 and up.

muST reAD moNDAYS: "STrAiGhT mAN"

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library.

“Straight Man” by Richard Russo tells the story of writing professor William Henry

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calendar local meetinGs thursday, nov. 9

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

friday, nov. 10

Town & Village offices closed for Veterans Day.

tuesday, nov. 14

6:30 p.m., Village trustees, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

Devereaux Jr., who tries not to let the absurdities of academia get him down. Pick up a copy of the book at the main desk and join us for a casual discussion.

14 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.

steam tuesdays

3- 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Create and explore with science, technology, engineering, art and math. We’re creating with a 3D pen and making air cannons.

Call 878-6955 or visit www.brownelllibrary.org for program updates.

Prostate cancer suPPort GrouP

6 - 8 p.m., Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave., Burlington. Men newly diagnosed, dealing with recurrent prostate cancer, the side effects of treatment, those who have been successfully treated and their wives and partners are encouraged to attend to benefit both themselves and others by sharing their experiences. All discussions are informal and refreshments will be available. This month’s guest is Dr. Jim Wallace, medical director of radiation oncology at UVM Medical Center.

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family movie 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.,

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Gis day

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Celebrate National Geography Awareness Week with a local geographer.

For kindergarteners and older.

tedxBrownell liBrary: Play

7 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Watch Ted Talk videos around the theme of play and discuss. This is a great opportunity to connect with others!

16 thursday read to archie

3:15 - 4:15 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 education series: haBits

15 wednesday storytime for Preschoolers

17 friday

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

tech time with traci

music with raf

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

musical storytime

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

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock and read together with books, songs and instruments. All ages.

wednesday storytime

education and enrichment for everyone

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

leGo fun

tech helP with clif

6 - 7:30 p.m., 1 Howard St., Burlington. The Howard Center presents “Habits: Understanding habits to change ourselves and change the world.” Presented by Sandra Steingard, M.D. Followed by a Q&A session.

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

So Different After All: Racial Disparities in Policing in Vermont.”

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.

favorite to read aloud together. See you there!

Visit www.phoenixbooks. biz for more information.

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.

2 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington. Stephanie Seguino, professor of economics at the University of Vermont, presents “Not

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3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come build creatively with Legos and see what other build. Children under 8 years old must bring a responsible caregiver.

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.

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Brownell Library. Free popcorn and drinks.

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.

18 saturday christmas cuPBoard community craft fair

9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Underhill ID School, 10 River Rd., Jericho.

weeKend storytime

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

Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs every Saturday morning.

saturday storytime

10:30 - 11 a.m., Brownell Library. Come listen to picture book stories and have fun with puppets, songs and rhymes. All ages.

vt GenealoGy liBrary: les filles du roi

10:30 - noon, 377 Hegeman Ave., Colchester. Sheila Morris will explain who Filles du Roi women were and what their lives were like.

Morris will also describe the requirements to earn a pin demonstrating your descent from a Filles du Roi. $10. Visit www.vtgenlib.org for more information.

saturday storytime at Phoenix BooKs

11 a.m., 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. Visit www.phoenixbooks.biz for more information.

hunter's widow wine social

2 - 5 p.m., VFW Post 6689, Essex Jct. Join us in support of veterans for a fun afternoon including a wine tasting, appetizers, raffle prizes, a DJ and special vendors selling various products and crafts.

Admission by donation; $5 for wine tasting.

BurlinGton choral society: handel's alexander's feast

7:30 p.m., College Street Congregational Church, Burlington. A

hit in 1736 London, the piece traces the Greek emperor's moods from triumphant to amorous to melancholy. Visit www.flynntix.org for tickets. More information available at www. bcsvermont.org.

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19 sunday rememBerinG the Battle of fort anne

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Saturday, November 11, 2017 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

2 p.m., 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington.

Archaeologist and author Michael Jacobson will summarize recent historical and archaeological research that has shed new light on the Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Anne and its role in the Burgoyne Campaign of 1777. Free with donations appreciated.

Benefit holiday concert

3 p.m., Jericho Community Center, 329 Browns Trace Rd., Jericho. Featuring the women’s vocal ensemble “Anima” and the instrumental group “Full Circle.” The groups will perform individually and combine for the first time in a special presentation. Enjoy traditional holiday music and songs that have been used for centuries to celebrate winter and the upcoming holidays. Suggested donation $10; $20 for a family.

onGoinG events lyric theatre comPany Presents: "a christmas story: the musical"

November 9-12, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. In 1940s Indiana, a bespectacled boy named Ralphie has one wish for Christmas — a Red Ryder BB gun.

A kooky leg lamp, pink bunny PJs, a cranky department store Santa, and a triple-dog- dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the obstacles that stand between Ralphie and his dream. Featuring members of the Essex community. Tickets $24-42. Visit www. flynntix.org for tickets and showtimes.

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.

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10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tuesday & Wednesday, 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday, 37 Main St., Essex Jct. Featuring a newly renovated shop.

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802DRESSER, OLD, 802-528-5851 or NEW, pine. $45. 802- WITH dual control, king breeds, EMPLOYMENT General Public $2.

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802252 Avenue C SCHOOL DESKS, (5), Pellet/Woodstoves/ each or $100. for both. $60 28 in.

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Auction Antiques school. $25. each or & BABY 24, CARRIAGE, $7,500. casey.toof@ households, SHELVES, brand new,preferred, time inallColchester, VT.preferred.

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Call 802-871most anything old/of strong customer service skills required.

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JACKETS, FALL, (2). $90. 802-527-7891 Lost & Found information.

7975 good quality. 45+ yearsAntiques Market SALES 868-4471please call 603-363-8200 5787 for auction information.

Interested candidates at 888-363-8200.

19.5”d X 80”h. Never SIZE 2XL. $3. each Never worn. $20. 802802-751-6138 buying!

Fair prices PLAQUE, NIGHT STAND, Computers/Supplies FOUND, used. Great gift. Asking or best offer. 802-524- 527-0857Furniture Early buyers $5. paid!

WITH Coast Guard BRAND new, made $75. 802-868-7613WOOD BOILER, IN6438 (8am) CHAINSAW, PORCall Ed LambertD O O R / O U T D O O R , LAPTOP COMPUTER, seal, BOOKCASE, BRAND shape. of pine.round $35. 802-868MERC General Public $2.

MILLING maBLANKET SHOES, BRAND TABLE 802-528-5851 orvery efficient, up to PRESARIO, Compact Please NEW, pine. $45. 802- ELECTRIC contact the 4471 (9am) chine.

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524-6438 listingscontact contact 868-7613 listings $7,500. 802-849-6195 TAGE, WOODEN, 7469 Facebook-Montpelier 802-868-7613 ALEXANDRIA LIGHTWanted to Buy yourad adrep reptoday! today!

SLACKS, (4), size 4’x3’, multiple adjustChildren’s Items your Antiques Market HOUSE SHELF, metal, 2XL. $3. each or best Pellet/Woodstoves/ 802-524-9771 & Toys able shelves.

Health Supplies BUYING ANTIQUES 802-878-5282 from 7th Avenue CataHeating$75. 802offer. 802-524-6438 BABY CARRIAGE, Complete 868-7975 log sold households, for $179.95.

TANKS, (2), LARGE, WALKER WITH SEAT, George X 103 BOILER, INMichaelBerno Snook PLAID, very clean. most SNEAKERS, SIZE 10, 19.5”danything X 80”h. old/of Never George Bernox x208 103 WOOD for CORNER householdDESK, fuel. leather, black. Good DOOR/OUTDOOR, george@samessenger.com $90. 802-527-7891 snook@essexreporter.com $5. or best offer. 802MERCHANgood quality.

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Asking TWO piece. $75.

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Fair prices $75. 802-868-7613 DISEFurniture in a 802-796-4027 basement. $75.

527-7891 date, takes 28 in. paid!

TOPS, BLOUSES, (5). each ELECTRIC BLANKET HEATING or both for $125.

DRESSER, OLD, wood. Used two years.

Call Ed Lambert BOOKCASE, BRAND WITH dual control, king the essex size 2XL. $3. each or Includes Miscellaneous fuel in the 3 LARGE,the painted, $7,500. 802-849-6195 802-528-5851 or NEW, pine. $45. 802- size, best offer. 802-524- tanks. light blue. Like large802-868-7975 drawers, 2 small SAWMILLS FROM 802-782-1223 868-4471 6438 new. $20. 802-868drawers. $15. IN802WOOD BOILER, ONLY $4,397. -MAKE St. Albans BOOKSHELF, VIN- 7469 D 527-7230 OOR/OUTDOOR, Collectibles & SAVE MONEY with TAGE, WOODEN, very efficient, up to KITCHEN CHAIRS (4) your own bandmill-Cut Health Supplies 4’x3’, multiple adjustSCHOOL DESKS, (5), date, takes $60 28 in. lumber any dimension. able shelves. $75. 802- WALKER WITH SEAT, vintage. Ideal for pre- wood. 802-796-4027 Used two years.

In stock ready to ship!

868-7975 IN THE HEART OF ESSEX JUNCTION school. $25. each or all $7,500. 802-849-6195 leather, black. Good KNICK KNACK FREE Info/DVD: www.

This ranch home is so close to schools, shopping and recreational 5 for $100. 802-868condition. $60. 802CORNER DESK, brand new, N or woodSa wm ills .

SHELVES, facilities. OwnerCOLCHESTER has made many upgrades and improvements.

Lost & Found DUPLEX 7975 527-7891 TWO piece. $75.

CONTEMPORARY What a great wayCOOL to begin home ownership in this 3 bedroom made of pine. $20. 802- com 1-800-578-1363 802-796-4027 Located in Essex, this home will satisfy all your needs. versatile Excellent condition inside and out.

2nd floor unitAover 1100floor sq. home with remodeled full bath and kitchen with stainless appliances.

Ext. 300N 868-4471 PLAQUE, Computers/Supplies FOUND, Miscellaneous Offered at $244,900. ft. Both offer 3 bedrooms, full bath, largekitchen eat-inwith kitchens fully plan to accommodate your lifestyle, wonderful granite and WITH Coast Guard DRESSER, OLD, NIGHT STAND, applianced plus laundry.

One-half acre lot. occupied LAPTOP COMPUTER, seal, round shape.

S/S appliances.

Two story vaulted ceiling living roomOwner with woodstove, LARGE, painted, 3 SAWMILLS FROM Carol Audette, CRS, BRAND new, made available. a great opportunity.

PRESARIO, Compact Please contact the amazing master suite, loft and more. 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 2 car large drawers, 2 small ONLY $4,397. -MAKE 802-846-8800 of pine. $35. 802-868C700. Has windows, Messenger: 802-524www.carolaudette.com, Offered at $325,000. drawers. $15. 802- & SAVE MONEY with garage and more! Offered at $429,000.

4471 works great. $75.

802carol@carolaudette.com 9771.

527-7230 your own bandmill-Cut Carol Audette, CRS, Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman 868-7613 Carol Audette | (802) 846-8800 | www.carolaudette.com Furnishings 802--846-8800 www.carolaudette.com KITCHEN CHAIRS (4) lumber any dimension.

Wanted to Buy Coldwell carol@carolaudette.com Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty In stock ready to ship!

Children’s Items $60 ALEXANDRIA LIGHTFREE Info/DVD: www. & Toys 802-796-4027 BUYING ANTIQUES HOUSE SHELF, metal, N o rw o o d S a w mi l l s .

BABY CARRIAGE, Complete households, KNICK KNACK com 1-800-578-1363 from 7th Avenue CataPLAID, very clean. most anything old/of SHELVES, brand new, Ext. 300N log sold for $179.95. $90. 802-527-7891 good quality.

45+ years made of pine. $20. 80219.5”d X 80”h.

Never buying!

Fairgift.prices 868-4471 used.

Great Asking Furniture paid! $75. 802-868-7613 NIGHT STAND, Call Ed Lambert BOOKCASE, BRAND BRAND new, made ELECTRIC BLANKET 802-528-5851 or NEW, pine. $45.

802of pine. $35. 802-868WITH dual control, king 802-782-1223 868-4471 4471 size,St.light blue. Like Albans BOOKSHELF, VIN- new. $20. 802-868Furnishings TAGE, WOODEN, 7469 4’x3’, multiple adjustALEXANDRIA LIGHTHealth Supplies able shelves. $75. 802HOUSE SHELF, metal, 868-7975 from 7th Avenue CataWALKER WITH SEAT, CORNER DESK, log sold for $179.95. leather, black. Good TWO piece. $75.

19.5”d X 80”h. Never condition. $60. 802802-796-4027 used. Great gift. Asking 527-7891 $75. 802-868-7613 DRESSER, OLD, Miscellaneous 10:34 a.m. Theft on Rotunda Ave. LARGE, painted, lands 3 ELECTRIC BLANKET large drawers, 2 small 4:20 p.m.

Fraud on Pearl St. 11:22 a.m. Suspicious on Morse Dr. king WITH dual control, FROM 8:22 a.m. Weapon Offensedrawers. on Mill St. $15. 802- SAWMILLS 3:20 a.m. Accident on Susie Wilson Bypass size, light blue.

Like ONLY $4,397.

-MAKE 5:29 p.m.

Agency Assist on Pearl St. 1:06 p.m. Property Damage on I-289.

9:19 a.m. Accident on Susie Wilson Rd. 9:00 a.m. Burglary Alarm on Susie Wilson 527-7230 new. $20. 802-868& SAVE MONEY with p.m.

Medical Assist on Acorn Cir. 1:42 p.m. Theft7469 on Pinecrest Dr. 9:43 a.m. Welfare Check onKITCHEN Osgood Hill Rd. 5:33 Rd. your own bandmill-Cut CHAIRS (4) 7:35 p.m.

Burglary on River Rd. 2:38 p.m. Injured Person on Mansfield Ave. 9:54 a.m. Citizen Assist on Maple St.$60 lumber anyAlarm dimension.

10:41 a.m. MV Complaint on Pearl St. Health Supplies In Citizen stock Assist readyon toMaple ship! St. 802-796-4027 8:30 p.m.

3:08 p.m. Vandalism on Sugartree Ln. 11:56 a.m.

Agency Assist Pearl St. 11:11 a.m. Citizen Dispute on Main St. FREE Info/DVD: www.

2:33 a.m. Traffic Hazard on Maple St. WALKER WITH SEAT, KNICK KNACK 8:40 p.m.

Accident on Browns River Rd. 5:11 p.m. Accident on Carmichael St. 12:15 p.m. Accident on River St. 11:44 a.m. Illegal Burning on Athens Dr. leather, black. Good brand new, N or woodSa wm ills .

SHELVES, 7:38 a.m. 911 Hang up on Carmichael St. 5:14 p.m. Assault on Franklin$60.

St. 802condition. made of pine. $20. 802- com 1-800-578-1363 12:25 p.m.

Theft on Suffolk Ln. 12:02 p.m. Fraud on Prospect St. 9:57 a.m. Welfare Check on Lincoln St. Ext. 300N 527-7891 868-4471 6:53 p.m. Intoxicated Person on Central St.

information.

SALES quickly the finished Burlington areas.

8and • The Essex Reporter802-751-6138 • November 9, and 2017 project is guaranteed to This is 45+ hours/week,

JACKETS, FALL, (2).

SIZE 2XL. $3. each or best offer. 802-5246438

haps, wraparound calf PLAID, very clean. protection, 36” leg. $90. 802-527-7891 Never worn. $20. 802Furniture 527-0857

most anything LIGHTold/of ALEXANDRIA Building Materials good quality.

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Call Ed fishing shanty, play19.5”d X Lambert 80”h. Never 802-528-5851 or 802house etc.gift. $20. used.

Great Asking 802-782-1223 527-7230 $75.

802-868-7613 St. Albans STORM DOORS, ELECTRIC BLANKET COMBINATION, (2), WITH dual control, king white.

Very size, light31”X80”. blue. Like good $20. condition. $60. new.

802-868each or $100. for both.

7469 802-527-7891 Health Supplies Camping Supplies WALKER WITH SEAT, TENT COT, COLEMAN leather, black.

Good with mattress, only condition. $60. 802used once. Bought new 527-7891 at Wal-Mart. $20. 802Miscellaneous 868-7613 ClothingFROM & SAWMILLS ONLY Accessories $4,397. -MAKE BLACK. & COAT, SAVE LONG, MONEY with Niceown andbandmill-Cut dressy, size your 2XL. $10. best offer. lumber any or dimension.

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4:05 p.m. Alcohol Offense on Maple St. saTurday NIGHT STAND, 4:44 p.m. Accident on River Rd. 7:57 BRAND new, made a.m. Burglary on Market Pl. 4:57 p.m. Trespassing on River Rd. $35. 802-868of pine.

10:25 a.m. Accident on Center Rd. 4471 6:24 p.m. Accident on River Rd. 11:53 a.m. Citizen Assist on Pinecrest Dr. 818 p.m. 911 Hang up on Carmichael St. Furnishings 12:59 p.m. MV Complaint on Maple St. 1:52 p.m. Agency Assist on Colchester Rd. ALEXANDRIA LIGHTHOUSE SHELF, metal, 2:11 p.m. Welfare Check on Sand Hill Rd. Friday from 7th Avenue Cata3:31 p.m. Found Property on Maple St. log on sold 12:50 a.m. Noise Disturbance BriarforLn.$179.95.

19.5”d X 80”h. Never 4:20 p.m. Noise Disturbance on Naylor Rd. 6:09 a.m. Suspicious on River Rd. used. Great gift. Asking 6:14 p.m. Citizen Assist on Frederick Rd. 9:35 a.m. Property Damage on802-868-7613 Park St. $75.

6:32 p.m. Animal Problem on River Rd. 9:39 a.m. Agency Assist onELECTRIC Maple St. BLANKET 7:07 p.m. Alarm on Educational Dr. WITHSt. dual control, king 10:28 a.m. Accident on Central size, light blue. Like 8:17 p.m. Accident on Park St. 12:05 p.m. 911 Hang Up on Essex High-

1:53 p.m. Citizen Assist on Baker St. 2:08 p.m. Accident on Center Rd. 5:14 p.m. Theft on Pearl St. 6:21 p.m. Accident on River Rd. 6:38 p.m. Suspicious on Susie Wilson Rd 9:33 p.m. Family Disturbance on Grove St.

Monday

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2) Preheat the oven to 450°. Very lightly coat the bottom of an 8" x 8" pan with cooking spray. Peel the sweet potatoes. Cut them into 1" thick slices and then cut each slice into quarters. Place the cut potatoes into the pan along with the boiled cider and 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar. Toss the potatoes to coat them with sugar and cider. Cover the pan with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil, stir the potatoes and bake them uncovered for 20 to 30 more minutes. The potatoes should be soft and mashable. Remove the pan from the oven, transfer the potatoes to a dish and allow them to cool to room temperature.

3) Once cooled, purée the cooled potatoes in a food processor while slowly adding in the half and half. The potato/half and half mixture should be as smooth as possible - purée it in batches if need be. Transfer the puréed potatoes to the bowl of a stand mixer.

4) Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in the microwave (10 second bursts until it's melted.) Add this to the potatoes. Add in the eggs, remaining 2/3 cup of brown sugar, the granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix them in the stand mixer until the ingredients are combined and smooth. Set this mixture aside.

5) Preheat the oven to 375° F. Remove the chilled dough from the fridge and roll it out on a floured surface into a large circle, about 13 inches in diameter. Fit the dough into a 9" pie plate and crimp the edge. Place a sheet of foil or parchment over the surface and gently shielding the edges of the dough. Fill the shell with pie weights or dried beans. Bake the pie shell for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and weights, prick the dough all over with a fork, and then bake it for 10 minutes more. Remove the pie shell from the oven and allow it to cool for 15 minutes.

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1) Senior Kaitlyn Schels glides in the air to return a shot during last Saturday’s state finals at St. Michael’s college. 2) Isaac Johnson unleashes a spike during the boys’ 3-1 loss to Champlain Valley Union. 3) Johnson and Gary Randall jump for the block. 4) Michael Duffy chases down a long shot.

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By JOE GONILLO November means fall sports is about over. Could not ignore the weather and high winds that cost some power for hours or days and a day of school (great call

by Superintendent Cobb by the way), but it did not stop sports last week. Over the weekend, the state volleyball champions were crowned, and the Hornets grabbed some hardware. The Essex girls notched their first state title in school history while the boys finished second to put an exclamation point on the season. Cross-country may be our only team in action this week. Winter sports information below.

Remembering Veterans Day on Saturday. Thanks to all who made our country great!

Our No. 1 girls’ volleyball team EHS defeated CVU 3-1 (21-25, 25-8, 25-19, 26-24) to win the D-I state championship at St. Michael’s College.

After losing a close first set, the Hornets stormed back to win the second set by a

17-point margin. EHS again played well, leading CVU for most of the third set winning 25-19. The fourth set was a nail-biter. Essex was leading 23-17, but CVU came back to tie it 24-24. Essex held on to take the set and the state championship 26-24.

Valerie Bessette, Charlotte Frivoll and Katie Schels led the team defensively. Schels and Sarah Knickerbocker led the team offensively.

Schels had 24 digs and 14 kills. Knickerbocker had 11 serves with two aces and 18 kills. Anna Ursiny served 17 with five aces and had 31 assists. Amelia Duffy served 23 with two aces and 27 assists. Valerie Bessette served 20 with four aces and amassed 18 digs. Charlotte Frivoll served 15 with five aces and 15 digs. Kylie Acker and Lizzie Goodrich blocked strong in the middle and had two kills each.

Great day; great season for

the first championship in school history. Congratulations!

The No. 2 Hornet volleyball team fell to No. 1 CVU in five sets. Essex won 26-24 to start the day. The Hawks came back to win sets two and three by just two points each. EHS fought back to take set No. 4, 25-15, and even the match, yet CVU took the crown with a 15-12 win in the fifth and final set of the day. Solid fall for the boys. Congrats!

The field hockey team ended its season in the semis as CVU snuck by them 2-1. The tough loss to the Red Hawks, who lost in Saturday’s final to SB, set the Hornets’ final record 13-3 and broke their sixgame winning streak. The Hornets turned in an absolutely fine season this fall.

The cross-country teams are headed to Belfast, Maine this weekend for the

2017 New England Championships. Good Luck to all!

All athletes should fill out their winter sports registration form by November 22.

I watched and officiated a couple of soccer semifinal playoff games last week. SB boys edged BHS by a goal on their way to a state title Saturday. Rice girls shutout Mt. Abe 4-0 on the Green Knight’s smaller home field as that win sent them to the state championship game.

Milton beat them in the second round of PK’s. CVU girls won the D-I crown 1-0 over Burr & Burton. Exciting soccer season is now over.

Congratulations to the Houston Astros on their first World Series title. Also to former student Kate Cioffi Shungu on her new position as academic adviser of the Stony Brook football team.

ESSEX YOUTH WRESTLING

Happy fourth birthday to my beautiful granddaughter Gianna, Don Hathaway, Elijah Landsberg, Brandy Henderson, CMS’ Jim Olson, Sharon Adams, Courtney Brooks, Elizabeth O’Lear, Chelsea Martin, NE Kingdom’s Nelson Mayhew, Lance Wordleman, Cynthia M Peterson, Keith Murdough, Vita Francis, Courtney “Marathon” Gleason, Laurie Avolizi Ragsdale, Amber Hall Herisson, the retired George Murtie, and

Zach Falls. Also congratulations to my niece Jenna and her new husband-to-be Nick on their wedding. Health, happiness and success to you in life!

Sad losses last week: EHS PE teacher Sandy Cahill’s mom, Gertrude Smith, a Jct. resident, passed away at 100. Also longtime main office veteran, Rita Brown is now in heaven.

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