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Home away from Home

Rose bushes thwarted; trustees press on

By COLIN FLANDERS

PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN

Day of thanks at Essex Adult Day Program

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oliday cheer was in the air last Monday, Nov. 19 at the Essex Adult Day & Memory Care Program. Around 40 program participants enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal together and chatted about traditions and family plans. Personal care attendant Kath-

ryn Sheehan, pictured above, was one of many PCAs and licensed nursing assistants who made the day possible – turkey, gravy,

Village trustees are doubling down on efforts to combat loitering along the multi-use path retaining wall after an unknown vandal ripped up some rose bushes planted there to prevent such behavior.

"We're not going to back away from it," village president George Tyler said during the trustees’ Nov. 13 meeting.

The declaration followed a report from Grove St. resident Joe Kudrle, who told trustees that about a third of the 30 bushes planted to prevent sitting along the wall were uprooted within weeks of their appearance.

The deflowering marks the latest development in an ongoing, frustrating saga for Kudrle, who has shared stories of unsavory activity along the path – located directly behind his house – ranging from littering and vandalism to loud arguments that have woken him up at night.

The village has tried to deter the behavior. Staff installed two garbage cans on the path, and police pledged to patrol the area when possible.

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pumpkin pie and all. Holidays are a special time at Adult Day. Part of UVM Health Network Home Health & Hospice, the program is a home away from home for adults and seniors in need of extra assistance or companionship.

Capital committee considers new funding sources Looking for ways to fund major infrastructure projects, officials ask for research on local option tax

By COLIN FLANDERS The committee that oversees funding for the village’s costliest infrastructure projects says it needs to drum up more money to keep pace with anticipated spending within the next five fiscal years.

The capital program review committee is charged with maintaining a five-year capital reserve plan that charts future spending on projects such as water lines, sidewalks and so on. Village policy defines capital projects as any costing $10,000 or more.

To pay for such projects, the village maintains a capital reserve that relies heavily on state and federal grants in addition to a transfer of local taxes. That transfer increases by

7.5 percent annually, amounting in the last fiscal year to about $317,000, and will rise to more than $450,000 by FY24.

But the village’s expected capital spending over that same period will outpace projected local revenues, according to trustee Andrew Brown, chairman of the committee, who asked to double the annual percentage increase and suggested the committee consider additional funding options moving forward.

“You don't want to intentionally budget to go into the negative,” Brown said. “It’s bad budget management. It’s bad money management.”

The committee agreed to up the annual increase to 15 percent for FY20 and plans to review it annually. The request will come before the trustees in the next several months during

Officials: There’s hope in fight against ash borer

By COURTNEY LAMDIN

the budget process.

Brown explained the current transfer barely keeps pace with a 5 percent increase seen in construction costs each year. He understands residents never want additional taxes, but village officials who oversee capital projects say it’s important to finish these projects on a certain timeline, especially ones that require fixing existing infrastructure.

“If they don’t, we risk there being issues down the road,” Brown said.

Capital spending fluctuates year-to-year based on need and availability of grant funding.

For example, the village has spent more than $6 million on capital projects in the last two fiscal years, nearly all of which came from outside

An emerald ash borer infestation is inevitable in Chittenden County, but the state and federal officials assembled Monday night in Milton made it clear: Planning, not panic, is in order when it happens.

A cadre of tree-minded specialists from the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and more put on a 90-minute presentation on the invasive pest that represents a fatal threat to the state’s 150 million ash trees

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Everest Market earns New Hope award Business owners recognized for hard work, potential

By MADELINE CLARK

PHOTO BY MADELINE CLARK

Amnesty International members wrote letters advocating for 10 imprisoned and persecuted women at the Write for Rights event in the Brownell Library on November 17.

Letter campaign champions wrongfully imprisoned

By MADELINE CLARK Brownell Library visitors sat with their heads down and hands fervently moving across the pages before them on November 17.

They were writing letters for Amnesty International’s 16th annual Write for Rights event, which aims to free wrongfully imprisoned activists through handwritten appeals to government offi-

cials and embassies.

Around 25 people wrote 148 letters to officials and 50 cards to the imprisoned activists, according to Carolyn Smiles, Amnesty International’s Champlain Valley chapter leader.

This year, Amnesty International groups around the U.S. and the world will write at local events from mid-November through January to support 10 impris-

oned or persecuted women, including a Brazilian woman who was killed for her activism and Sengwer Indigenous people evicted from their land in Kenya, according to Amnesty spokeswoman Marina Parodi.

“We're the voice for the voiceless,” Smiles said.

According to Parodi, this was the first year Amnesty International chose See RIGHTS, page 4

Living in a refugee camp in Nepal, Damber Adhikari never imagined he’d realize his dream of owning a business.

Today, he and his brother, Prakash, operate Everest Asian Market in Essex Jct., which was one of two Chittenden County businesses awarded by a local nonprofit last month.

The Crystal Family New Hope award is presented annually to new Americans in partnership with the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. This year, two winners were selected through the CVOEO Financial Futures program, which helps residents of Chittenden and neighboring counties with financial skills and business development.

Recipients received $500 in recognition of their hard work. The New Hope Award was inspired by the Vermontbased Crystal family’s immigrant ancestors. Jon Crystal, of Waltham, served as the CVOEO board president for several years and “has a passion for the immigrant community,” according to CVOEO development director Joan White.

“When I was a kid I always wanted to do some kind of business, but back home it was only a dream,” Adhikari said.

PHOTO BY MADELINE CLARK

Damber Adhikari poses in front of his wares at the Everest Asian Market in Essex Jct. He recently received the Crystal Family New Hope Award through the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity.

“Here it's like … my dreams [are] coming true.”

Adhikari and his family moved to the U.S. after living in a refugee camp in Nepal for 17 years. They fled their home in Bhutan in 1988 when the political situation “was not great,” he said. During the 1980s and ’90s enforcement of a citizenship law, See MARKET, page 3

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The emerald ash borer is North America’s most destructive forest insect, killing ash by tunneling behind its bark and into the tissues that transport nutrients and water to the tree.

It all sounds doom-y and gloom-y, but the experts on hand told the 30-plus attendees at the Milton Grange that they have options.

“Someone over here asked, ‘Is there a reason to be hopeful?’ That gives me a lot of hope and confidence that we have Vermont landowners that care, that are interested, that ask important questions,” Vermont FPR commissioner Michael Snyder said.

“We need to take it seriously. Clearly you’re doing that, and that gives me confidence.”

A native of Asia, the emerald ash borer was discovered in the U.S. in Michigan in 2002. Since then, it’s spread to surrounding states, mostly by humans via infested firewood, and was found in Vermont this February. Since then, it’s been tracked in five counties: Orange, Washington, Caledonia, Bennington and Grand Isle.

Keith Thompson, FPR’s private lands program manager, said there isn’t one solution to slow the borer’s spread. Instead, homeowners and communities have to consider the impact of different responses.

Some, like the town of Williston, which has 42 percent urban ash trees, may elect to preventatively cut them down and plant oth-

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er species in their stead. Forest owners may decide to harvest the ash -- and their value -- while they still can. Homeowners with a sentimental attachment to an old tree could inoculate it with state-approved pesticides.

Or they could let them be.

Thompson’s main message: “Don’t be rash with your ash.”

That was welcome news to Richard Wood, a certified master arborist and tree safety professional from Colchester who has tracked the borer since it arrived in the Midwest. He and his wife, a Native Abenaki, traveled there to source ash for handcrafted baskets.

Wood said the borer narrative has, thus far, been too negative. He thinks more people – particularly those in urban, not forest, settings – should consider pesticides, what he calls a cost effective option. (He is also certified to apply them and advertises as such on his business page, TreesVermont. com.)

Wood figures it thus: It costs up to $500 to remove a tree and more than $1,500 to replant it, but it could be as low as an average $50 a year to treat one ash.

“There are other options to wholesale slaughter of the trees,” Wood said. “They are very effective, and there's a near 20-year history proving the efficacy."

A handful of people in the audience seemed to appreciate that scenario – they just wondered when they should start. If

their tree isn’t infected now, is it too soon to inoculate it? Is it too late once there are signs of infestation?

Elise Schadler, technical assistance coordinator for Vermont Urban and Community Forestry, said treatment can begin if your ash trees are within 15 miles of an infested area. And even if the borer has moved in, pesticides can still work as long as at least half the canopy is alive, officials said.

Tim Henderson said his property on Arrowhead Mountain in Milton is full of ash, including one that measures 5 feet in diameter. He wondered whether it’s worth saving one tree in a forest that could get decimated.

There were resounding “yeses” from the crowd.

“By all means, get your conservation commission involved,” state entomologist Judy Rosovsky said. “Why not? Sounds like a beautiful tree.”

Milton’s tree warden, Kris Dulmer, said he aims to assemble a community meeting in the next few months to determine a plan for Milton’s urban ash trees. A 2015 tree inventory showed Milton has 11 percent public ash, less than neighboring towns Essex and Colchester, which have 16 and 19 percent public ash, respectively.

The urgency for a plan became more apparent once the borer was discovered in Grand Isle County in September, Dulmer said.

“There's a couple streets in particular that are completely lined with ash trees. We probably don't want to take them all,” he said. “We've gotta gauge the public's interest and what we want to keep and what we want to take down."

John Sharrow, a trained tree steward who led a tree-planting project in the Milton village years back, asked what citizens can do to curb the ash borer’s spread. Officials touted VTInvasives.com, a partnership between the state and the University of Vermont Extension Service, and an ash borer listserv, but their advice boiled down to awareness.

"When you're looking at ash trees, look at them. If you see something funny on them, give one of us a call or report it,” Rosovsky, the entomologist, said. “The more people we have looking for this insect, the more likely we'll be to find infestations or the extent of an existing infestation, and that would be really helpful."

Sign up for the bi-monthly VTInvasives e-newsletter, go to VTinvasives.org and click on "E-news sign up" under the “News and Events” header. To volunteer to help raise awareness about emerald ash borer and other invasive pests, click on VTInvasives.org's “Get Involved” heading, or contact Ginger Nickerson, forest pest education coordinator, at gnickers@uvm.edu or 476-2003

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Colchester Technical Rescue, pictured above, has responded to 64 calls in 26 towns over the last five years, not including airports. Eighty-eight times those calls came from Colchester, and of the 76 other calls, 11 came from Essex.

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Colchester is asking the town of Essex for an “ongoing annual contribution” of $10,000 to help cover Colchester Technical Rescue’s needs.

Town manager Aaron Frank said Colchester Tech Rescue currently has $40,000 in unfunded needs, including boat and gear replacement and management time.

“Right now, technical rescue is entirely volunteered, and we have a very generous person in Mike Cannon who volunteers to run it,” Frank explained. “But it’s really something that could use some ongoing staff time and support.”

He added that although most of the agency’s near-$1 million in total assets—including vehicles, dive gear, buildings and other equipment—was purchased with state and federal grants, the town is responsible for repairing and replacing the gear.

“Some of the stuff can really add up,” he said.

In a memo to Essex unified manager Evan Teich, Frank outlined the amount of calls to which the “highly specialized rescue service” has responded: In the last five years, CTR has responded to 164 calls in 26 towns, not including airports. Eighty-eight times those calls came from Colchester, and of the 76 other calls, 11 came from Essex.

This accounts for 15 percent of calls outside

Colchester, Frank explained.

Tech rescue responds to more calls in Burlington and Underhill, but Frank thought it was fair to approach Essex since Colchester contributes to an Essex-based regional service, the Essex Community Justice Center.

“It seemed like an opportunity to have a discussion or exchange of ideas about how do we equitably share these things that we provide for each other?” Frank said.

Teich said Essex will discuss the request during the town’s budget process, which has just started. If the town does agree to the contribution, he said it would most likely come out of the town’s fire department budget.

Teich said CTR has been beneficial to Essex in helping them find lost hikers using their technical expertise.

“It keeps us from having to duplicate the effort,” he said.

Frank said if Essex does not agree to the contribution, the town will have to continue to put off repairing and replacing equipment and compensating management time.

“We'll be faced with harder choices about what needs to be repaired and replaced,” he said. “Receiving the $10,000 really better positions us to replace things in an orderly fashion.”

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Revision rolls out new sport eyewear brand

By COLIN FLANDERS Revision Military rolled out a new brand this month that offers specialized eyewear for outdoor hobbyists, a move company officials say will allow the tactical equipment provider to build a clientele beyond its government and military partners.

“It’s always good to have a consumer base that’s maybe not as influenced by what’s happening … in world affairs,” said Kelly Krayewsky, spokeswoman for Revision, which operates an optical manufacturing facility in Essex.

Revision officially launched the new brand, Revision Outdoor, on November 13, rolling out four polarized sunglasses geared toward high-elevation hunters, anglers and outdoor adventurers. Revision is selling the products directly to consumers for $279.

Krayewsky said Revision wanted to find a way to use its existing expertise and landed on outdoor gear after hunters reported a lack of specialized gear on the market. The company assembled a group of technical hunters from around the country last year and sought feedback throughout production.

Krayewsky said that helped Re-

vision isolate specific performance characteristics, including lightweight, comfortable eyewear that could be worn all day: “These are people that are doing a lot of physical exertion, hiking miles,” she said.

The eyewear also allows hunters to peer through scopes and binoculars with less strain than traditional sunglasses, Krayewsky said.

Revision was founded as a protective eyewear company in 2001 before expanding its product line to include helmets, communications gear and other tactical technology.

The global company currently employs about 175 people in Essex and 500 people worldwide.

The brand’s launch follows news this summer of Revision’s plans to move its operational headquarters from Essex to Portsmouth, N.H. While outsourcing manufacturing for the eyewear’s components, Revision created a new position in Essex to assemble the products. If the line takes off, Krayewsky said, the company will consider expanding its on-site capabilities. The new brand will focus solely on eyewear for now, but the product line was created so it could expand, if needed.

“We’re dreaming pretty big about what that could potentially mean,” Krayewsky said.

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Revision Military has unveiled a new eyewear brand targeting hunters, anglers and outdoor adventurers. The brand includes four polarized sunglasses, including the pair pictured above.

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ethnic unrest and anti-government protests provided for political turmoil, according to the BBC. In the U.S., Adhikari held several posts before settling in Vermont for an education and job at IBM. Last November, the brothers purchased the Everest Asian Market after Adhikari’s wife, who worked for the market’s former owners, told her husband the business was up for sale. Damber was attending Champlain College for digital forensics on a scholarship for new Americans, but parenting his infant child and succeeding in class was proving difficult.

“Digital forensics is my favorite thing, but you need to give so much time and effort [to succeed],” he said. “When I [came] home, I had to spend time with my daughter and there [was] always something going on.”

So he made the difficult decision to leave the college after two-and-a-half years and transition to business ownership—an area where he could succeed.

Adhikari didn’t have much money, so he asked his brother Prakash to join him in purchasing and operating the market. An employee at IBM, Prakash was hesitant to jump ship, Adhikari recalled.

“He said, ‘That's a lot of money,’ and I said ‘Yeah, it is a lot of money, but I think we can make it,’” Adhikari said.

Today, sales are up 75 percent, and the brothers take turns on biweekly trips to New York City and Boston to stock their shelves, Adhikari said. In the store, it’s a family affair. The two brothers, Adhikari’s wife and his now 2-year-old daughter work together to better the market.

“It was the first award that I received for my business so it means a lot to me,” Adhikari said. “I just [want] to say thank you for Crystal family.”

Since the award funds weren't anticipated, he said they won’t be used for the business. Instead, he hopes to donate the cash to a child in Nepal on his daughter’s third birthday.

“At least for one day, the homeless kid in that area will not have to stay hungry on my daughter's birthday,” he said.

As for the future of the Everest Market, Adhikari hopes to purchase a larger truck for transporting goods to the store and, one day, build his own shop in the area. But those projects are far off, he said. For now, he’s happy to work alongside his family in the business his child-self never imagined he’d own.

“I'm just glad that I came here and got the opportunity to serve the local Asian community,” he said. “I wish people keep coming here, keep loving us.”

Winter parking ban begins Saturday The Winter Parking Ban for the community of Essex and Essex Jct. takes effect on December 1. It will stay in effect until April 1, 2019.

The winter parking ordinance states, “No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle of any type on any street, road, alley, lane park or public grounds in the Town of Essex and the Village of Essex Junction during the period of December 1 through April 1 of the next year between the hours of midnight and seven a.m.”

Essex Winter parking fines are as follows: (Section 7.20.090 of the town ordinance) - First violation, $5.00 - Second or subsequent violations, $15.00 Essex Jct. winter parking fines are as follows: (Section 825 of the village ordinance.)

Per violation, $25.00 Vehicles will be towed at owner’s expense ($80), plus storage cost of $30 per day whenever a member of the public works department requests streets and sidewalks be cleared of parked motor vehicles.

Those who have a disabled vehicle or visitors having to park on the public street during the dates and times of the parking ban are asked to check with the police department at 878-8331

for prior approval. Otherwise, they will be subjected to a fine and having their vehicles towed.

In order to be consistent, police officers will issue warnings to motor vehicle owners leaving their vehicles on public streets and/or public parking lots

during the period of the winter parking ban even though it might not be snowing. In so doing, it helps reduce the number of vehicles needing to be towed during a storm or when the Public Works department needs to do additional street work.

isn’t just at night. She said she often walks down the path and turns around if she sees someone sitting along the wall.

Tyler thought the rose bushes were a great idea, but “clearly some folks are determined to have their way,” he said. He encouraged staff to consider some forms of physical barriers that could prevent sitting on the wall once and for all.

Trustee Dan Kerin agreed, though he suggested the village will have some time to find a permanent solution: Apparently seeking a silver lining in the inevitable wave of frigid weather in the next several months, he doubted people will be hanging along the wall come sub-zero temperatures.

“Unless they've got a little stove there to keep them warm,” he quipped.

“Don’t put it past them,” Tyler said.

The bushes rounded out the three-pronged approach, with staff hoping the thorny deterrent would encourage loiterers to congregate elsewhere. But frequenters of the stone partition appear unpersuaded, and Kudrle’s problems remain.

A day before the meeting, he found a pile of vomit beside a heap of beer cans, and within the last week, Kudrle said he and his wife got into an argument with someone hanging out on the wall. He reported the incident to police.

“I hope the village and the board knows how problematic this is,” Kudrle said. “Somebody will eventually get hurt back there. I don't think it's a safe place.”

Trustees shared his urgency. Lori Houghton wondered if the village could install a camera or additional lights, though she acknowledged the problem

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RIGHTS from page 1 women for all its Write for Rights cases: “We've noticed that there's unprecedented levels of abuse that women are facing, and intimidation and violence for their work,” she said.

The women come from 10 countries and face persecution for activism, imprisonment and harassment among other abuses.

One subject is a Sudanese woman and refugee who has sought asylum since fleeing her country in 2012, Parodi said.

Smiles’ group is one of 109 local chapters in the U.S., though there are many more student groups in high schools and colleges.

She’s been part of Amnesty International for 32 years.

Smiles came to the library armed with pens, paper and scripts for volunteers to make their appeals. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. the Write for Rights participants came

and went, writing personal messages or copying scripts which advocated this year’s cases. There were longtime members and newcomers alike ranging in age from a sixth grade student to “the gray-haired crowd,” as one participant said.

In addition to policy-maker appeals, folks grabbed stationary and wrote cards showing their solidarity for the imprisoned women. These supportive messages help keep the imprisoned person’s morale up, according to Smiles.

Amnesty International represents nonviolent activists and carefully vets each case, Smiles said.

“We educate ourselves, we educate others and then we take action,” she said. “It's always well researched.”

The organization’s thoroughness and accountability are chief reasons Sandy

Wynne joined and elected to write letters on at Brownell.

“Amnesty has just proven itself to be such an effective professional organization,” she said. “They're well respected all around the world.”

She intended to write messages until her “fingers stopped working,” adding the event was an easy way to defend human rights.

For Susan Raimy, writing helped her feel powerful during a time she feels powerless.

“I could write for any of them,” Raimy said of the women. “They're peaceful, and they're saying something that people don't want to hear and for that they're being punished.”

Indeed, handwritten messages are key for the event’s success, Smiles said.

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“We stick to the old fashioned way of writing letters so that a government official in a particular country will have thousands and thousands and thousands of letters arrive,” she said.

The sheer volume of mail and personal handwritten notes shows officials people are keeping abreast of the situation, but interested people can email or fax their appeals if snail mail isn’t an option.

“We're calling on people in power to protect women human rights defenders,” Parodi said. “We're hoping that this will lead to real advocacy.”

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CAPITAL from page 1 sources; in FY18, local funds covered only $300,000 of the $4.2 million spent.

Upcoming spending shows a downtick, with a projected cost of $2.93 million over the next five years combined, but all of that spending, as of now, is slated for village-only funds.

A draft of the FY20 capital plan includes nearly 20 future projects with that designation.

Brown acknowledged there’s a chance the village could secure some grant funding but said he’s only aware of grants that help municipalities pay for something new. Many of the existing projects, meanwhile, are maintenance-based, he said.

“No one is going to give us a grant to re-do Lamoille Street,” Brown said, referring to a water line replacement project there.

And if the village does secure grants for some other planned-for projects, Brown said the committee would likely promote a lesser prioritized job.

While outward looking, the capital plan can only prioritize projects the committee knows about. The capital reserve fund also pays for unanticipated projects, like if a sinkhole suddenly appears on Main Street. That’s why Brown asked the committee to also consider diversifying its funding sources.

Among options discussed at last month’s meeting: a local option tax and a tax increment financing district.

Chittenden County is already at its allotted number of TIF districts, so the chances of the village securing one in the next five years is “slim to none,” Brown said.

A local option tax is more feasible, but it comes with some baggage: Residents shot down a 2009 proposal that would have placed a town-wide 1 percent tax on local sales. Officials said it would have raised about $850,000 annually, but media reports at the time noted IBM officials claimed the tax would have affected the facility’s ability to stay competitive.

Brown stressed the committee is not recommending a revival of the debate – at least not yet.

“It is purely something we’re doing some research [on],” he said, adding Essex Town should be involved in any decision, given the work to consolidate and the potential for a merger down the road.

Staff planned to research possible new taxes that could be applied to the capital budget and report its findings early next month.

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Reporter, sister papers to change format The Essex Reporter and its sister publications, the Milton Independent and Colchester Sun, are returning to their roots next week.

The three community newspapers, owned by Lynn Publications, will change to a tabloid format, the original form each paper had when first established, starting with the Dec. 6 editions.

“The change is one we think our readers and advertisers will find appealing," executive editor Courtney Lamdin said. "The new format will be more visually engaging and will better showcase the stories we write each week for our three com-

munities."

The move from the larger broadsheet – the publications' current size – to the tabloid format will also provide more color pages in each publication, which creates more value for the papers’ advertisers and more opportunity for color images to accompany our stories.

“As always, we encourage feedback from the almost 20,000 readers our publications have. Our readers have guided so many of our choices, and we appreciate their continuous feedback,” Lamdin said.

Into the Woods with Ethan Tapper

The quest for a new forestry

By ETHAN TAPPER If you research early logging practices in New England, you’ll find a lot of amazing stories. In the times before the chainsaw and the skidder, loggers headed into the woods for the winter with draft horses, crosscut saws and double-bit axes and drove the logs down the rivers in the spring. In those early days, the abundance of timber in the northern forest was so great that some people figured that by the time they finished cutting all the big trees, the first areas they had been to would be ready to cut again.

This didn’t happen; much of Vermont transitioned from woods to farmland in the 1800s, and in all areas the pace of logging far exceeded the forest’s ability to regenerate. Other facets of our landscape shrank in tandem with our forests, as many wildlife species, including wolves, catamounts, beavers, fisher, moose, white-tailed deer, turkeys and other species were extirpated from much or all of the state. Vermonters like George Perkins Marsh connected deforestation to widespread soil and water quality degradation, among other issues.

Through all of this, people watching and managing Vermont’s woodlands have repeatedly experienced the amazing regenerative ability that forests demonstrate following natural or human-caused disturbances; it seems that forests always respond to adversity with abundance, continuing to grow trees that can be harvested to build, heat, and decorate our homes and provide paper and electricity, while producing clear air, clean water, and wildlife habitat.

Over time, our understanding of forested ecosystems has improved. We now have a better grasp on how logging and land use practices of the past 300 years have degraded the health of our forests and disturbed their ecological processes, causing them to produce less healthy, high-quality trees and less diverse wildlife habitat. Viewing forests on a purely extractive basis has produced diminishing returns, often sacrificing the future health, productivity and value of forests for short-term profits.

On the surface, the balance between resource extraction and managing healthy forests seem to be at odds. For those in the forest products industry, navigating natural resource-related laws and concerns can seem onerous and frustrating at times. For those outside of the forest products industry, logging can seem overly disruptive to our ecosystems – especially when people’s concept of timber harvesting is based on the way that logging used to be done, and/

or large-scale, intensive forest management practices in other parts of North America.

In my time as county forester, and my conversations with landowners, foresters, loggers, conservation organizations and others, it is increasingly clear that despite the apparent contradictions between these perspectives there is common ground between them. I think that we are on the cusp of a “new forestry,” a management philosophy that balances a nuanced understanding of forested ecosystems with the importance of harvesting local, renewable resources.

The harvesting of forest products, done well, produces such resources while improving the health of the forest, wildlife habitat, and the growth of timber over the long term. Harvesting modeled on natural disturbance regimes increases diversity in our forests and supports their resiliency to disturbance and the effects of climate change.

Practices such as “low-grading” or “worst-first” harvesting (harvesting predominately the least healthy trees in the forest) balanced with the thoughtful harvesting of some larger, higher-value trees, leaves the forest in better condition while producing some revenue for landowners. This, in turn, supports conservation by helping to incentivize owning forested land and offsetting associated costs. Protecting forested land and other elements of Vermont’s “working landscape” from subdivision and development supports our state’s identity and economy, from the forest products industry to tourism and outdoor recreation.

Similarly, managing and advocating to protect forests from the effects of climate change, invasive species, development, parcelization and forest fragmentation benefits all of us: from those interested in recreating, hunting and leaf peeping to those who will continue to earn a livelihood from harvesting and processing forest products.

Part of embracing a “new forestry” approach involves landowners and citizens elevating their understanding of what modern, thoughtful forest management is and how it benefits Vermont, while engaging with the nuances of forest management with an open mind. My hope is that we can all unite around the idea that local, renewable resources are worth producing, that our forests are worth protecting, and that these two ideas are not contradictory.

Ethan Tapper is the Chittenden County forester. He can be reached at ethan.tapper@vermont.gov, 376-5545 or at his office at 111 West St., Essex Jct.

Perspective

Trump-Roberts flap hardly the first, not the last

By EMERSON LYNN When Supreme Court Justice John Roberts scolded the president for his partisan characterization of 9th Circuit judges as Obama puppets, it was news because the president was being rebuked by one of his own. It was embraced by those alarmed with Mr. Trump’s efforts to paint the judiciary with a partisan brush.

Fast forward to perhaps as early as January, 2021. For argument’s sake, let’s assume Mr. Trump is defeated in his reelection bid and his opponent is about to take the nation’s reins for the next four years.

For grins, let’s assume it’s Bernie.

Does anyone expect that Mr. Sanders would not be critical of Circuit Court or Supreme Court decisions contrary to his own beliefs, and that he would characterize them as products of Mr. Trump? Does anyone think he would be any less “clear” on his rebukes?

Of course he would.

And his language would be just as clear, if not more so.

And perhaps with good reason.

Mr. Trump has filled the circuit court judgeships at a faster pace than any of his recent predecessors. The nation’s circuit courts are also the secondhighest courts in the nation and where most of the important cases are decid-

ed. The president’s appointments are also largely “originalists”, meaning they hue to the closest interpretation of the Constitution.

His conservative stamp on the courts is likely to last for decades.

It’s a given that Mr. Sanders would be as critical of Trump’s appointments as Trump has been of former President Barack Obama. There is no evidence that Mr. Sanders would be any kinder in his descriptive prose than Mr. Obama.

But the president’s partisan blast is also not something that’s unusual historically. The judiciary is one of our government’s three branches, and it’s always been a target of those we elect to office. How could it be otherwise, given the importance of what the courts do, and their impact?

It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt historically one of the most popular of our presidents - who tried to pack the Supreme Court because it kept striking down his New Deal legislation. His public rebuke? “This brings forward the question of aged or infirm judges - a subject of delicacy and yet one that requires frank discussion.”

Then, there was Theodore Roosevelt who appointed Oliver Wendell Holmes to the Supreme Court thinking they would be of like minds on issues before the court. That didn’t happen.

Following one of the justice’s opinions

Mr. Roosevelt wrote: “I could carve out of a banana a judge with more backbone than that.”

That’s almost Trumpian. And from a president who is regarded as one of our best.

It was the role of Chief Justice Roberts to step forward and to remind the nation that the responsibility of judges is to be independent of political persuasion. History is littered with examples of justices who have countered expectations of those who appointed them, and it’s always the hope that justices find their own way and not follow the path of expectation set by those who appoint them.

But, as Thomas Jefferson pointed out, it’s also naive to believe judges are any less human than the rest of us, and that judges don’t have their biases and political aims of their own. They are subject to the same lures of power as those who appoint them. They have egos as well.

We’re stronger when we recognize the weaknesses of both.

At least it’s a discussion the president has brought out into the open where it’s easier to judge how both the president and the courts respond.

Emerson Lynn is co-publisher of the Sun and is publisher of the St. Albans Messenger, where this editorial first appeared.

Obituaries KAREN KJAR Karen Martha Kjar passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, Nov. 18, 2018.

Auntie Kay, as she was known, was born on April 7, 1942 in Highland Park, Ill. She took great pleasure in painting and admiring the natural beauties of Vermont. In addition to this, she had a bond with the Milton High School community. Auntie cherished the phone calls and visits from students and remembered those who had graduated.

Karen is survived by her nieces: Rose Ferguson of Essex Jct. and Mary Flaherty of Highland Park, Ill.; greatniece Genevieve and husband, Abdallah Mzili, and their daughters Sophia and Khalila; brothers Jay Jones and Francis Carr of Lake Forest, Ill. A celebration of life was held at Lucky's Restaurant located next door to Penny Cluse Café, 169 Cherry St. in Burlington on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to UVM Medical Cancer Research Center. Arrangements are in the care of the Cremation Society of Chittenden County, a division of the Ready Family, 261 Shelburne Rd., Burlington. To send online condolences, please visit www.cremationsocietycc.com.

GISELE FLEMING Gisele (Danis) Fleming passed away peacefully November 10 in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

She was surrounded by her loving husband of 67 years, Marshall, and her children.

She was born March 14, 1932 in Burlington to Arthur and Alice Danis and spent her youth growing up in Burlington's Lakeside neighborhood. She graduated from Mt. St. Mary’s in Burlington followed by taking a job at the Howard Bank. It was there that she met her husband, Marshall, and they were married Sept. 3, 1951 at St. Anthony’s in Burlington's South End. They moved to Essex Jct. to start a family before retiring to Williamsburg, Va. in 2003. In addition to raising six kids with her husband, Gisele found time to work for Dr. Archambault, the UVM Extension Service, and as a bookkeeper at the Maranatha Christian Church during her lifetime.

A strong commitment and her unconditional love of family were among the characteristics that defined Gisele. She and Marshall spent hundreds of hours attending sporting events, plays and concerts of their children and grandchildren. They were also elders at Maranatha as well as participants in Bible Studies. Gisele maintained her desire to stay healthy right to the end.

At age 86, she still found the strength for her regular visits to the health club and frequent walks around the neighborhood.

She was predeceased by her father, Arthur; mother, Alice; brother, Claude; sister, Norma; and grandson, Jared; as well as in-laws, Susan, Beverly and Ellen Danis, Mike Dattilio, Fern Audette, Ken Burns and Thomas, Grace, Robert, John and Janet Fleming.

Gisele leaves her husband, Marshall, and her six children, Jane Provost (Bob) of Essex, Tom of Milton, Joe (Sue) of Underhill, Brian of Williamsburg, Kevin (Anne) of Sheldon and Laurie Monfreda (Vince) of Williamsburg. Also she leaves grandchildren Tracy, Kyle, Kelly, Isaac, Luke, Sam, Jacinda, Jony, Sarah, Jesse, Danny, Joel, Clare, Adrienne, Norma, Caleb, Josiah, Abigail; and great-grandchildren Sebastian, Joseph, Dustin, Joshua Jr., Reimer, Seth, Kiersten, Marian, Isabelle and Teddy. She also leaves behind her sister Jeannine Dattilio, brothers Leon, Al and Paul Danis, sister-in-law Rita Burns and numerous nieces and nephews.

There will be a celebration of life next summer in Vermont.

"A wife of noble character, give her the reward she has earned and let her works bring her praise at the city gates." – Proverbs 31:31

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ESSEX AREA

Religious Directory

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

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

COVENANT COMMUNITY CHURCH - 1 Whitcomb Meadows Lane, Essex Jct. 879-4313. Rev. Jeannette Conver, pastor. Adult bible class: 9 a.m., Sunday service: 10 a.m. with fellowship following. Infant through pre-K childcare provided, cccpastorjeannette@gmail.com; Facebook page: bit.ly/2rDz4NE DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Jesse Mark, 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 am 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 - 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. 1 Church Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Telephone (802) 878-5745; Website: www.fccej.org Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes, Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Josh Simon. Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 and 10:15 am. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Faith Formation meets weekly at 10:15 am. Jr. & High School Youth Groups on Sundays. Heavenly Food Pantry – second Monday, 5:30-7:30pm; fourth Thursday, 2-6pm, except for Nov & Dec when it is the third Thursday.

Essex Eats Out Community Dinner – 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7pm. Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Finally @ First Band, Joyful Noise, Cherub Music, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella and Ladies’ Acapella groups.

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

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

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

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Children of all ages should flock to the Essex Junction Fire Station to see Santa arrive in town this weekend on a fire truck! Enjoy holiday snacks, play games, enter to win prizes and, of course, get your picture with Kris Kringle. See Saturday, Dec. 1.

29 Thursday

mixed up will be provided.

Food shelF

Modern wesTern sTyle sQuare dance

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

Building BrighT FuTures Preschool PlaygrouP

9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. Join other caregivers and children for play time. We ask that you bring a drink and indoor shoes. There will be craft, sensory, story time and songs.

seaTed yoga

10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Led by dedicated member and volunteer, Sandi McGowan, this exercise class is open to all seniors. Class is free for EASC members, $2/session for non-members.

new canasTa

12:30 - 4 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Free.

wii Bowling

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

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

gis day

2:30 - 3:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Join on GIS Day to celebrate the fun you can have with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), maps and the geography of Essex. GIS Day is celebrated each year from Essex Junction to the far corners of the globe. Learn how to tell a story with maps. For ages 5-10.

Teen cenTer

2:30 - 5:45 p.m., Essex CHIPS, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Throughout the school year, students attend to play, relax, visit with friends and receive homework help under the supervision of our lovely staff and volunteers.

Open to students attending ADL and EMS. Free; open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

evening Book discussion

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. This session the group will discuss "Where’d You Go Bernadette" by Maria Semple.

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.

30 Friday Music wiTh raPh

9:30 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library.

Come sing, dance and play with Raph. All ages.

Mah Jongg

10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. Members play for free. Non-members pay $1/ visit. Newcomers are always welcomed!

Musical sTory TiMe

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

All ages.

kniTTing and crocheTing

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

greeTing card class

1 - 2:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Send your sentiments from the heart with a handcrafted card. Learn several techniques and practice them during this class. All supplies will be provided.

sTeaM Fridays

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Create and explore with science, technology, engineering, art and math. For grades 1 and up.

vT. inTernaTional FesTival

5 - 8 p.m., Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. The Vermont Performing Arts League proudly presents an annual celebration of cultures from around the world, bringing their crafts, foods, music and dance to our doorstep. $5, children and seniors; $7, adult; $20, family of two adults and children. Visit vermontinternationalfestival.com for further details.

essex eaTs ouT

7 - 8:30 p.m., Essex Middle School, 60 Founders Rd., Essex Jct.

5:30 - 7 p.m., St. Pius X Parish, 20 Jericho Rd., Essex Jct. Free community dinners for all! If you need a ride, please let us know with an email to essexeatsout@ gmail.com.

Queer coMic and Zine reading ParTy

vFw scholarshiP awards dinner

eMs chorus concerT

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

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

7:30 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park. You don't need to know how to dance - "If you can walk to music you can learn to square dance." Email Wayne or Susan Pierce at sewpie@aol.com.

7 - 9 p.m., Words & Pictures, 14 Main St., Essex Jct. There will be a ton of comics and zines by LGBTQIA+ creators featuring queer stories and characters.

Read material provided by the hosts or bring along your collection. Ways to make sure everyone's books don't get

6 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Tickets are available at the post for this catered dinner. Open to the public.

dungeons & dragons 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Embark upon imaginary adventures. Dungeon Master

serves as this role playing game’s referee and storyteller.

For grades 6 and up.

FaMily Movie "The Polar exPress"

6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Founders Memorial School, 33 Founders Rd., Essex Jct. Enjoy this holiday classic and purchase pizza to snack on. Kids should bring a pillow or blanket to sit on, and adults should bring a lawn chair.

ecP PresenTs "The regiFTers"

7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. When a couple “regifts” a not-so-great Christmas present, then finds out it’s worth a fortune, they will stop at nothing to get it back. $16, seniors/students; $18, adults.

Visit EssexPlayers.com for more information and to purchase tickets.

1 saTurday Bird MoniToring walk

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Colchester Pond. Join the Winooski Valley Park District for the monthly bird walk led by environmental educator Juli Tyson.

iT Takes a village: voice For eQuiTy and Belonging

8:30 - 12:30 p.m., Essex Middle School, 60 Founders Rd., Essex Jct. Join a discussion about our experiences regarding the community that we live in. The event will feature a series of group discussions with other participants, in order to promote an understanding regarding the numerous unique viewpoints throughout the community. Lunch will be provided following the event. Please RSVP online. If you have any questions, you can contact Ben Dickie at: bdickie@ ewsd.org or 857-2001.

chariTy chrisTMas Tree sale

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., All Breed Rescue, 491 Industrial Ave., Williston. All proceeds from this event will be donated to rescuing adoptable dogs. Free poinsettia plants will also be given out while supplies last to those bringing nonperishable food items for the local food shelf. Hot drinks will be provided and you can even visit Santa from 2 - 4 p.m.

heavenly cenTs ThriFT shoP 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 39 Main St., Essex Jct. Come get a jump on your holiday shopping.

Donations are always accepted; urgent needs are winter gloves and jackets for men and women, winter hats for men and winter boots for women.

Food shelF

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Nov. 29 for details.)

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Fire sTaTion

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Essex Junction Fire Station, 3 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Make sure to come to the station right at 10 if you would like to see Santa arrive on a fire truck. Then enjoy holiday snacks, play games, enter to win four $50 gift cards and, of course, see Santa! Bring your cell phone or camera with you if you would like a picture of your child with Santa.

essex holiday Fair

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. Come to the Relay for Life Team Sunflowers Essex Holiday Fair! We will have 100 to 125 vendors, food, and Santa.

vT. inTernaTional FesTival

10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Nov. 30 for complete details.)

weekend sTory TiMe

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

50 ways To Prove he's dead

10:30 a.m., Vermont Genealogy Library, Fort Ethan Allen, 377 Hegeman Ave., Colchester. Our staff members will show you more than 50 ways to locate a death date. These sources can range from formal documents to the truly bizarre. Cemeteries are an important source of information and they will be covered in detail. $10.

ecP PresenTs "The regiFTers"

2 and 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Nov. 30 for details.)

Building BrighT FuTures Preschool oPen gyM

3 - 4:30 p.m., Maple Street Park Recreation Center. Come run around inside during the cold winter months. There will be a bouncy house, balls, trikes, a play hut, a mini-slide and push toys for ages 5 years and younger.

verMonT Brass enseMBle

3 p.m., University of Vermont Recital Hall, Southwick Music Building, 384 S. Prospect St., Burlington. We are a student-run brass ensemble made up of majors, non majors, alumni and community members getting together to share our love for brass music. Free Admission.

Bella voce holiday concerT

7:30 p.m., McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester.

Enjoy the seasonal sounds of the winner of the 2018 Seven Daysies Award for Best Choral Ensemble. Visit flynntix.org for tickets pricing and information.

calendar lOCal meetinGS mOnday, deCemBer 3 7 p.m., town Selectboard, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

tueSday, deCemBer 4 6:30 p.m., School Board, Essex High School Library, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct.

wedneSday, deCemBer 5 7 p.m., Joint Village trustees/town Selectboard, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

thurSday, deCemBer 6 6 p.m., town Zoning Board of adjustment, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

2 Sunday Charity ChriStmaS tree Sale

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., All Breed Rescue, 491 Industrial Ave., Williston. (See Saturday, Dec. 1 for details.)

hOG BreakfaSt

9 - 10 a.m., JP's Diner and Deli, 39 River Rd., Essex Jct. Join the local Champlain Valley Harley Owner Group for a hot breakfast at the best breakfast places in the region. Visit greenmountainharley.com for details.

Vt. internatiOnal feStiVal

10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Nov. 30 for complete details.)

ShrinerS' BinGO

12:30 - 4:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Come play Bingo! Win some cash and support the Mt. Sinai Shriners of Vermont. Visit facebook.com/mountsinaishrinersbingo for more information.

eCP PreSentS "the reGifterS"

2 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Nov. 30 for details.)

Bella VOCe hOliday COnCert

2 p.m., McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester.

(See Friday, Dec. 1 for details.)

3 mOnday mah JOnGG

eVeninG meetinG

6:30 - 8:45 p.m., Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. MOPS is for moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be!

auditiOnS fOr the tell-tale farCe

7 - 9 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. The Essex Community Players invites you to audition for our Winter show.

Show dates will be between March 1 - 16, 2019. For questions, contact Jennifer Martin at jannifer2001@comcast.net or visit Facebook.com/EssexCommunityPlayers.

VermOnt aStrOnOmiCal SOCiety

7:30 p.m., Brownell Library. This month enjoy two presentations: "Project Gemini" by Steve Quigley and "Using a Planisphere"

by Paul Walker.

4 tueSday mOtherS Of PreSChOOlerS mOrninG meetinG

9 - 11:15 a.m., Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. MOPS is for moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be!

tOddler StOry time

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

BuildinG BriGht futureS PreSChOOl PlayGrOuP

10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. Members play for free. Non-members pay $1/ visit. Newcomers are always welcomed!

9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Nov. 29 for details.)

StOry time with deB

PreSChOOl StOry time

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Drop in for stories, songs and a craft.

teCh helP with Clif

Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library.

Offering one-on-one technology help. Reservation required.

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

hand and fOOt Card Game 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Join friends who already know how to play, or come learn this fun game.

BridGe

12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Join friends in this classic card game.

tween Center

3 - 5:45 p.m., Essex CHIPS, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Throughout the school year, students attend to play, relax, visit with friends and receive homework help under the supervision of our lovely staff and volunteers.

Open to students attending Thomas Fleming School. Free.

CheCkmateS Square danCinG

6 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park.

Advanced and challenge level.

Participants must have completed the plus style of Western Style Square Dancing. Call Fred or Betty Smith at 891-9677 for more information.

"Behind the BarriCade" Premiere

6 - 8 p.m., Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct. A year-long student film project, this documentary about EHS's 2017 production of "Les Miserables" unveils the creative process behind an EHS Theater production.

mOtherS Of PreSChOOlerS

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

BinGO

12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. Every card costs a penny, so if you play 10 cards, each game costs a dime. If 20 games are played in an afternoon, your total for the afternoon would be $3.

teen adViSOry BOard 2 - 3:30 p.m., Brownell Library.

Have fun, eat a snack and plan events. For grades 9 - 12.

wii BOwlinG

2:30 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library.

Try Wii Bowling for all ages.

Come form teams of young and old for an afternoon of fun.

yOGa with JOnah

5:30 - 6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church,1 Church St., Essex Jct. Wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing. Bring a mat or borrow one at the event.

Donations welcome, but not required.

fOOd Shelf

6 - 7:30 p.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Nov. 29 for details.)

drOP-in knittinG CluB 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Bring in your current knitting project or start a new one in the company of fellow knitters!

hiawatha PtO meetinG

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Hiawatha School, 34 Hiawatha Ave., Essex Jct.

auditiOnS fOr the tell-tale farCe

7 - 9 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See

Monday, Dec. 3 for details.)

BlOOd driVe

5 wedneSday

11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Essex Cinema, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct.

teCh time

knittinG and CrOChetinG

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

Need some tech help? Drop in with your device and your questions!

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

SeniOr lunCheOn

11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Bring a dish to share in the potluck and help celebrate November birthdays.

teCh helP with Clif

Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library.

Offering one-on-one technology help. Reservation required.

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

read tO daiSy

3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Daisy loves to listen to kids read. She is Certified

by Therapy Dogs of Vermont.

Daisy's owner is Maddie Nash, retired school counselor. For all ages.

auditiOnS fOr the tell-tale farCe

7 - 9 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Monday, Dec. 3 for details.)

firSt wedneSday: "daily life in Prewar naZi Germany"

7 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library.

Focusing on the prewar experience of non-Jewish citizens, Keene State professor Paul Vincent examines how ideology and terror undermined human dignity, numbed self-awareness, and atomized German society.

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5:30 - 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct.

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train hOP and tree liGhtinG

5:30 p.m., Downtown Essex Junction. Let's kick-off the holidays!

See your old favorites, including Santa at the teen center, the Roaming Railroad and model train displays in participating businesses and community partners.

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fiSh dinner

6 - 7 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Open to the public.

tree liGhtinG

6:15 - 8 p.m., Essex Elementary, 1 Bixby Hill Rd., Essex Jct. Meet at the school at 6:15. We'll walk over to the Essex Green for the tree lighting and carols followed by cookies and refreshments back at the school.

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JEWELRY SCARF &

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7 - 8 p.m., Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct.

eCP PreSentS "the reGifterS"

7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Nov. 30 for details.)

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6 thurSday eSSex art leaGue

9 - 11 a.m., First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct. The goal of the Essex Art League is to support the appreciation and creation of art among artists and within Chittenden county.

fOOd Shelf

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Nov. 29 for details.)

BuildinG BriGht futureS PreSChOOl PlayGrOuP

9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Nov. 29 for complete details.)

Seated yOGa

10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center.

wii BOwlinG

2:30 - 4 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center.

knittinG CluB

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn to knit. For all skill levels ages 7 and up.

COmmunity SOuP and Bread SuPPer

4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Covenant Community Church, 1 Whitcomb Meadows Ln., Essex Jct. Stay and eat with friends and family or pick up to take home, Donations are welcome, but not expected.

For more information call Pastor Jeannette Conver at 879-4313.

la leChe leaGue

6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library.

Come connect with other nursing mothers, share your stories and questions, and find breastfeeding support. Join whether you are pregnant, nursing your first tiny baby or weaning your last toddler.

SOuPS!

6:30 - 8 p.m., Hannaford, 21 Essex Way, Essex Jct. We'll taste some soups and talk about great sides to round out a simply, satisfying meal. Pre-register at essex. org/parks_and_recreation.

mOdern weStern Style Square danCe 7:30 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park.

7 friday mah JOnGG

10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr.

PreSChOOl yOGa

10 a.m. - noon, Brownell Library.

Do simple yoga poses, hear stories and sing songs! Best for children 2 to 5 years old. No registration required.

closed Sunday

Cash Check Visa Mastercard

9 - 11 a.m., Aunt Dot's Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Nov. 29 for details.)

nwV mOdel train OPen hOuSe

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pinewood Plaza, 57 River Rd., Ste. 1011, Essex Jct. The open house will feature the 33' x 32' operating HO-scale layout depicting Vt., as well as a smaller operating N-scale layout. There also will be reasonably priced used model railroad trains and accessories available for sale. Free; donations appreciated.

weekend StOry time

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

winter StOrieS and Craft

10:30 - 11:15 a.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. Share picture books, rhymes and songs about winter; also make a winter craft. For all ages.

2018 POlar ride and COOk Off

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m, Green Mountian Harley, 157 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Join us for the last ride of the year, and enter your chili, soup or chowder in our cook off.

Also, Biker Santa will be visiting from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

eCP PreSentS "the reGifterS"

2 and 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Nov. 30 for details.)

Vfw danCe

7 - 10 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Enjoy hot appetizers and the sounds of the band King Me. Open to the public.

9 Sunday hOG BreakfaSt

9 - 10 a.m., JP's Diner and Deli, 39 River Rd., Essex Jct. Join the local Champlain Valley Harley Owner Group for a hot breakfast at the best breakfast places around. Visit greenmountainharley.com for details.

eCP PreSentS "the reGifterS"

2 p.m., Memorial Hall, 5 Towers Rd., Essex Jct. (See Friday, Nov. 30 for details.)

OnGOinG eVentS winter liGhtS in the Park

5 - 8 p.m. nightly, Maple Street Park. Take a walk through Maple Street Park and enjoy the bright lights accompanied by festive music. Pick up a scavenger hunt list on your way into the park to see if you can you find all the hidden ornaments in the trees. Lit nightly through Tuesday, Jan. 1.

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FLOOR REGISTER, 7. Asking $50. Call Asking $25. Call 802868-6231 WALL, registers, and 802-868-6231 heavy metal. Stove DELL LAPTOP, HP LAPTOP, CHARpipe frames from old COMES with char- GER included, fairly farm house. $25 each ger, windows 7, works new, comes with Winor all 7 for $140. 802- great. Asking $75. Call dows 10 installed. $95 309-4062 802-868-6231 OBO. Call 802-578Clothing & AccesChildren’s Items & 7606 sories Toys DRESS, LIKE NEW, AMERICAN GIRL Firearms,Bows, Etc Camo colors, size 5 DOLL items. American .22 SHELLS, 800 large, still in packaging. Girl doll horse, $20. count, package deal.

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SKI JACKET, BUR- Items/Sewing Mach 802-309-4062 TON, size medium, like SEWING MACHINE, Lawn/Garden new. Ski boots, Tec- BROTHER, 12 differnica, size 27.0, (8), like ent stitches, still in box. BISTRO TABLE WITH new. $100. package Paid $129. Asking $95. two chairs, wrought deal. Call for details. Call 802-848-3336 iron, black, Hampton 802-524-1139 Bay. Brand new, fully

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Paid $159.99, selling for $65. OBO. Moving, must sell! 802-5787606 Pets FEMALE KITTENS (2), One Tiger and one Black/White. Not fixed, looking for a good home only. Call 802868-6231 KITTEN, (1), FREE, 7 weeks old, female calico, mother is half Maine coon. Liter box trained, and eating on its own. Call 802-5271998 Produce/Turkeys/ HomemadeFood H O M E M A D E TONGUE PICKLES, bread and butter pickles, and pickled beats.

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SNOW TIRES SNOW TIRES (SET of 4), 215-60-R15, on wheels with hubcaps.

Plenty of tread. $200.

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CHRISTMAS TREES

Planning to buy a Christmas tree? Please consider supporting Essex Boy Scout Troop 635’s annual Christmas tree fundraiser at Essex Discount Beverage (Rt. 15 in Essex)! Trees are from Canaan, VT and are priced by size. Weekends (9am-8pm) and Mon-Fri (5pm-8pm) beginning November 24th and running through December while supplies last. Decorated wreaths also available.

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This Winter, schedule your free estimate and see why we were voted the Best Household Painting Company in Vermont.

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ESSEX POLICE REPORTS

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

November 19 - 25 Arrests

1 Forgery 1 DUI

MondAy, noveMber 19

8:01 a.m., Citizen assist on Morse Dr. 9:41 a.m., Theft on Colchester Rd. 10:07 a.m., Fraud on Forest Rd. 10:28 a.m., Fraud on Joshua Way 12:22 p.m., Fraud on Brickyard Rd. 2:42 p.m., Animal problem on Park St. 4:03 p.m., Citizen assist on Athens Dr. 4:32 p.m., Citizen assist on Baker St. 7:24 p.m., Assault on Central St. 8:05 p.m., Juvenile problem; location withheld 8:27 p.m., Suspicious event on Hiawatha Ave.

tuesdAy, noveMber 20

2:43 a.m., Citizen assist on Pearl St. 5:46 a.m., Theft on Main St. 10:04 a.m., Citizen assist on Maple St. 11:01 a.m., Property damage on River St. 1:17 p.m., Accident with property damage on Pearl St.

1:27 p.m., Accident with property damage on I-289 1:34 p.m., Suspicious event on Center Rd. 2:06 p.m., Suspicious event on Taft St. 2:13 p.m., Accident with property damage on Fort Pkwy.

2:51 p.m., Fraud on David Dr. 5:47 p.m., Suspicious event on Pearl St. 5:54 p.m., Accident with property damage on Brigham Hill Rd. 7:23 p.m., Citizen dispute on Colchester Rd. 9:15 p.m., Found/lost property on Maple St.

WednesdAy, noveMber 21

5:09 a.m., Citizen dispute on Lamoille St. 7:36 a.m., Accident with property damage on Carmichael St. 8:31 a.m., Noise on Park St. 8:36 a.m., Welfare check on Maple St. 10:13 a.m., Citizen assist on Old Stage Rd. 12:03 p.m., Threatening on Clover Dr. 1:35 p.m., Fire call on Pearl St. 4:23 p.m., Theft on Essex Way 4:28 p.m., Theft on Susie Wilson Rd. 8:41 p.m., Accident with property damage on Colchester Rd. 8:50 p.m., Citizen assist on Essex Way

9:52 p.m., Burglary on Raymond Dr. 10:07 p.m., Animal problem on Essex Way 11:36 p.m., Suspicious event on Grove St.

thursdAy, noveMber 22

8:48 a.m., Animal problem on Logwood Cir. 9:31 a.m., Accident with property damage on Upper Main St. 12:36 p.m., Accident with property damage on Cherokee Ave. 7:28 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld 9:48 p.m., Found/lost property on Maple St. 11:49 p.m., Threatening on Maple St.

FridAy, noveMber 23

7:41 a.m., Weapon offense on Discovery Rd. 9:16 a.m., Custodial dispute; location withheld 12:16 p.m., Suspicious event on Pearl St. 2:05 p.m., Citizen assist on Carmichael St. 5:15 p.m., Accident with property damage on Park St. 9:44 p.m., Assault on Maple St.

sAturdAy, noveMber 24

8:46 a.m., Vandalism on Juniper Ridge Rd. 11 a.m., Citizen assist on Maple St. 2:34 p.m., Found/lost property on Jericho Rd. 3:11 p.m., Welfare check on Pearl St. 3:42 p.m., Citizen assist on Weathersfield Bow 4:17 p.m., Recovered vehicle on River Rd. 4:34 p.m., Suspicious event on Railroad Ave. 7:14 p.m., Safety hazard on I-289 9:05 p.m., Vehicular theft on Pearl St.

sundAy, noveMber 25

2:51 a.m., Assault on Pearl St. 12:46 p.m., Welfare check on Pearl St. 1:02 p.m., Citizen assist on Hiawatha Ave. 3:15 p.m., TRO/FRO service; location withheld 4:20 p.m., Theft on Upper Main St. 5:33 p.m., Animal problem on Oakwood Ln. 6:40 p.m., Motor vehicle complaint on Susie Wilson Rd.

totAl cAlls: 101

12:55 a.m., Noise on Colchester Rd. 3:05 a.m., Citizen dispute on Fuller Pl. 6:13 a.m., Motor vehicle complaint on Pearl St.

This log represents a sample of incidents in the date range. For more information, call the non-emergency number: 878-8331

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SPORT SHORTS

By JOE GONILLO

S

till full from a delicious Thanksgiving Day meal!

A couple of big-time cross country races to report on and a hoop game. Turkey Bowl news, but not really.

Now it’s on to December, the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons and winter sports.

Hopefully you recovered from the Thanksgiving frozen tundra temps - I am trying.

Might have to go somewhere warm. Here’s a look at some fall all-star teams with well-deserved honors for Hornets and area athletes. Also, a good-bye to an iconic Junction business.

Congratulations to Essex girls’ soccer coach, Albert D. Lawton PE teacher, and friend, Kevin “Napoléon Dynamite” Barber (it’s an old fantasy football tag) on being named Metro Division Coach of the Year. Barber and the Hornets enjoyed a massive turnaround from a team that notched only 1 win in 2017 to an exciting regular season and a playoff run to the D-I semifinals this fall.

The Essex Boys XC team continued to run long after most people thought the fall sports season ended. They ran every day despite the blistering cold and the mounds of early-season snow. It paid off. On Saturday, the boys made the trek down to Bowdoin Park in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to race at the Nike XC Regional Meet. The meet hosts the best teams from Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

They Essex boys represented Vt. well by placing 12th in the Championship Race 10 pts out of 10th place. This is the best ever finish by a Vermont boys team. Henry Farrington led the Hornets with a 14th place finish earning him NXR 2nd

DRS. RYAN AND EATON

SPORTS team honors. Peter Alden was next in, despite falling in the mud, at 53rd. Brady Martisus and Ben Stewart both had strong races, finishing 109th and 111th respectively. Jake Wagner was the 5th runner of the day, coming in 144th, while sophomores Liam Mack 170th and Walker Stapleton 212th completed the team. A truly great race to cap off an excellent season.

CVU cross-country coach Scott Bliss and his girls’ team is at it again. Accolades to the Red Hawks for placing 2nd Saturday in the East Regionals and are on their way to the national championships for the third time in school history.

North Hunterdon, NJ scored a mere 70 pts while CVU totaled 117s sliding by North Allegheny, PA 128 to qualify for the Nike Cross Nationals on Dec. 1 in Portland, Oregon.

Annual EHS Turkey Bowl was cancelled due to close to sub-zero temperatures. Truth is wives and significant others made the call to AD Jeff Goodrich. Better luck and warmer weather next year!

Annual Hornet alumni hoop game saw the Gray defeat the Blue 78-73. Cody Greene led the winners with 22 points.

Steve VonSitas added 13, Big Tom Carton and Scott Lyon had 11, Aiden Travers 10, Rick Norton 4, John “I’m Not Retired” Willey 3 with Marc Reyome and Matt Nguyen 2 each.

Chris Bogue dropped five 3’s for a game-high 30. Matt Wu scored 13, Dennis Barcomb 9, Nick Hendry 7, Bruce Gepfert and Nick Hendry 5, Liam Coulter 4, Brad Luck rebounds and Jessie Coutrayer assists. Great time was again had by all.

VT. SOCCER COACHES’ ASSOCIATION GIRLS’ ALL-STATE DIVISION I Essex: Emma Whitney.

Burlington: Zoe Peterson, Helen Worden.

Champlain Valley: Catherine Gilwee, Sydney Jimmo, Sarah Kelley, Jess Klein, Josie Pecor.

Colchester: Madison Finelli, Summer Hathaway, Olivia Moore.

Mount Mansfield: Willa Clark, Lauren Flewelling, Macy Wissell. South Burlington: Grace Johnson, Bella Nevin.

METRO DIVISION - First team Essex: Huntyr Poulin, Emma Whitney.

Burlington: Maggie Barlow, Zoe Peterson, Helen Worden.

Champlain Valley: Catherine Gilwee, Sydney Jimmo, Sarah Kelley, Jess Klein, Josie Pecor.

Colchester: Madison Finelli, Summer Hathaway, Olivia Moore.

Mount Mansfield: Willa Clark, Lauren Flewelling, Macy Wissell.

South Burlington: Madison Druzba, Grace Johnson, Bella Nevin.

METRO DIVISION - Second team Essex: Abby Robbins. Burlington: Klara Martone.

Champlain Valley: Olivia Morton, Dylan Walker, Olivia Zubarik.

Colchester: Ani McMannon.

Mount Mansfield: Taylor Bevins, Skye FitzHugh. South Burlington: Maddie Liebegott.

METRO DIVISION - Honorable mention Essex: Natalie McMahon, Souma Mitra. Burlington: Chloe Debedout, Sage Smith, Maia Vota, Ruby Wool.

Champlain Valley: Maryn Askew, Quinn Boardman.

Colchester: Sophia Brigante, Ava Hayes, Leah Lamothe, Jessica Nelson.

Mount Mansfield: Anna Betz, Allie Charland, Ava Esmay Sydney Sears. South Burlington: Maddie Fornasier, Cora Kakalec.

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Here’s a look at the field hockey all-star teams: TWIN STATE Essex: Sarah Coulter, Hannah Neddo.

Mount Mansfield: Amelia Sanborn. Rice: Lisa McNamara.

Rutland: Ella Berardi, Francie Ettori.

South Burlington: Caroline Desautels, Kate Hall, Hanako Memon, Odessa O'Brien.

Champlain Valley:Nora Weisman-Rowell.

Alternates — Catherine Ordway, Mount Mansfield.

ALL METRO - First team Essex: Sarah Coulter, Jamie Morin. Champlain Valley: Kristy Carlson, Nora Weisman-Rowell.

Colchester: Brynn Coughlin, Meg Lehouiller, Abby Palaza, Jackie Palaza.

Mount Mansfield: Amelia Sanborn.

Rice: Kate Buckley, Caroline McClintock, Lisa McNamara.

South Burlington: Caroline Desautels, Kate Hall, Hanako Memon, Danielle Sleiman.

ALL METRO - Second team Essex: Kaylan Ferreira, Hannah Neddo. Burlington: Skylar Clarke, Neema Modeste.

Champlain Valley: Hailey Chase, Flynn Hall, Maggie Warren.

Colchester: Petra Bajuk, Hannah Carroll, Kelsey LeClair.

Mount Mansfield: Carly Hansen, Lily Poor. Rice: Amy Hester, Kristen Varin.

South Burlington: Odessa O'Brien.

ALL METRO - Honorable mention - Essex: Ellie Reed, Maddie Reed. Burlington: Hamdi Jafar. Champlain Valley: Lena Ashooh, Jessica Gagne, Caroline Reynolds. Colchester: Brooke Barrows, Molly Echo. Mount Mansfield: Madi Cohen, Ava Stotz. Rice: Isabelle Brown. South Burlington: Ainsley Hultgren, Lilly Truchon.

VT SOCCER COACHES’ ASSOCIATION BOYS’ ALL-STATE LARGE SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR: Rob Cole, Champlain Valley DIVISION I Essex: Adam Lyon, Peter Osiecki, Spencer Towle.

Burlington: Sam Hogg. Colchester: Hans Nedde.

Champlain Valley: Aidan Johnson, Jonah Roberts, Jack Sinopoli, Cullen Swett.

Mount Mansfield: Asher Symanowicz.

Rice: Griffin McDermott.

South Burlington: Ben Knudsen, Ben Mazza-Bergeron, Samy Slamani.

METRO DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR: Rob Cole, Champlain Valley SpORTSMANSHIp AWARD: Colchester METRO DIVISION - First team BFA-St. Albans: Kameron Dunsmore.

Burlington: Sam Hogg.

Champlain Valley: Aidan Johnson, Jonah Roberts, Jack Sinopoli, Cullen Swett.

Colchester: Hans Nedde.

Essex: Adam Lyon, Peter Osiecki, Spencer Towle.

Mount Mansfield: Asher Symnaowicz.

Rice: Griffin McDermott.

St. Johnsbury: Pablo Gonzalez-Rotger, Sajan Harvey.

South Burlington: Ben Knudsen, Ben Mazza-Bergeron, Samy Slamani.

METRO DIVISION - Second team Burlington: Elliot Maher.

Champlain Valley: Luke Morton.

Colchester: Evan Lamothe.

Essex: Gordon Schmalz.

Mount Mansfield: Will Hauf, Jack Hayden.

Rice: Owen Greene.

St. Johnsbury: Asom Hayman-Jones, Malik Joell, Konrad Tillman. South Burlington: Jacob Gelfenbein.

METRO DIVISION - Honorable mention - Essex: Nolan Davis, Ryan Guerino, Dominic Minadeo. Champlain Valley: Nicolas Durieux, Caleb Martin, Nathaniel Sampson. Colchester: Van Nguyen. Mount Mansfield: Hunter Groff, Jake Underwood, Mark Zambarano. Rice: Elliot Limanek, Javier Milvaques, Trevor Mitiguy, Jasper Williams. South Burlington: Brendan Bridge, Ben Capano, Tenzin Choedak.

Good-bye and thank you to Aubuchon Hardware. Had no clue the store was closing until I stopped for a haircut at Gary’s and saw the GOOB signs. At a loss for words. Big void in town. You will be missed. Thanks!

Happy birthday as November turns to December: former EHS English teacher Carol Willey, Lora Waldmen, Annah Sullivan, Becky Barrows, Frank Antonucci, Beth Poratti and Tyler Stearns.

Lorette Sousie, my sister-in-law Karen’s mother, passed away last week at 94. To say she lived a full life is an understatement. I met her in the early 80s when Vin and Karen started dating. She was a dance instructor, ran the Sousie School of Dance on North Ave for over 30 years, turned into a sharp antique collector, produced fashion shows and owned a beautiful wardrobe. She was a wonderful woman.

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65th anniversary On October 30, Maurice and Beverley Mannings celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Their six children, family, and friends celebrated together their sapphire milestone at The Windjammer in South Burlington. Many congratulations to this special couple's fulfilled dreams and prosperity.

Bridget Vanzo, daughter of Guy and Barbara Vanzo of Westford, and David Campbell son of Chuck and Karen Campbell of Malvern, Penn. were united in marriage on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Reverend William Murphy officiated at the nuptial mass at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Waitsfield. A reception followed at Sugarbush Resort in Warren.

The bride is a graduate of Essex High School and The University of Vermont. She is employed as a financial analyst for Seventh Generation in Burlington. The groom is a graduate of St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia and Boston College. He is employed as controller for J&L Building Materials in Frazer, Penn.. The couple resides in Philadelphia.

SCHOOL Essex Westford improves student breakfast options Fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy – what can give students important nutrients in a single cup?

Smoothies! Smoothies have become universally popular as well as a school breakfast staple, giving students a healthy option to start their day.

It’s why Essex Westford School District (EWSD) decided to boost their smoothie program. Thanks to more than $3,000 in Fuel Up to Play 60 funding, made possible by the dairy farming families of Vermont and New England, five EssexWestford schools are building upon the success of a pilot smoothie program started in 2017 and are offering smoothies daily at breakfast.

“Student response to the district’s smoothie options has been overwhelmingly positive according to Scott Fay, EWSD Food Service Director. “Half of the students that come to breakfast are coming for the

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smoothies. We feel this is a real positive way to not only attract students to breakfast but also consume more fruits, vegetables and dairy—foods kids need more of.”

Essex High School, Thomas Fleming Elementary School, Hiawatha Elementary School, Albert D Lawton School, and Westford Elementary School all received a portion of the Fuel Up to Play 60 funding.

The district piloted smoothies last school year and they became widely popular with students. During the pilot stage, school nutrition staff blended smoothies in a centralized production kitchen with a few blenders on hand and transported them to several schools. With the funding to purchase additional blenders, they can now make smoothies daily on-site at each school.

School nutrition staff is also keeping the smoothie menu fresh –

offering a ‘Smoothie Flavor of the Day’ and ‘Smoothie of the Week’, based on seasonal fruits and student preference. Students will have the option to provide input on their favorite flavors and new additions through taste tests and surveys distributed throughout the school year.

“Dairy-packed smoothies provide important nutrients like calcium, potassium and phosphorus, some of the key nutrients of concern outlined in the Dietary Guidelines” explained Jill Hussels, Registered Dietitian, New England Dairy & Food Council, in a news release. "We applaud Essex Westford School District for building upon their momentum and providing nutrient-rich foods in a way that students truly enjoy.”

In addition to the school-year smoothie program, the new blenders will be used to offer smoothies during the school district’s summer meals program.

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To engage, inspire and empower our youth!

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By DAVID VOEGELE Executive Director of Essex CHIPS

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n previous columns I have referenced the “positive youth development” framework for helping youth to thrive. The basis for this approach to working with youth is reflected in the Search Institute’s concept of 40 Developmental Assets®.

The Search Institute (Minneapolis MN) has documented over decades that these “protective factors” are the foundation for the healthy development of youth. The Institute has also established that the more of these factors that are present in a youth’s life, the more likely that youth will be able to succeed in their school and their community. That being the case, it seems that it could be helpful to our readers if I provide a bit more information on this topic.

The 40 Developmental Assets® are essentially 20 internal attributes that benefit teens, and 20 external factors that help teens develop these attributes. The internal attributes can be summarized as: • The teen is motivated to do well in school, is actively engaged in learning, cares about the school, and does assigned homework.

• The teen reads for pleasure,

enjoys helping others, and values equality and social injustice.

• The teen stands up for her/his beliefs, values truthfulness, and accepts personal responsibility.

• The teen believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs.

• The teen knows how to plan ahead and make healthy choices.

• The teen has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.

• The teen values cultural/racial/ ethnic/income/ability diversity.

• The teen can resist negative pressure/unhealthy situations, and resolve conflict nonviolently.

• The teen feels she/he has control over her/his life, demonstrates high self-esteem, believes life has purpose, and is optimistic about her/his personal future.

The external factors that help youth develop these internal attributes can be summarized as: • Family life provides high levels of love, support and positive communication.

• The teen receives support from nonparent adults, including those in the neighborhood.

• The school provides a caring but challenging experience, and parent(s) actively encourage the teen to succeed

in school.

• The community effectively communicates to teens that they are valued and offered useful roles in the community, and the teen serves in the community one hour or more per week.

• The home, school, and neighborhood offer safe environments for the teen.

• Family, school, and neighbors have clear rules and consequences, and monitor the teen’s whereabouts/ behavior, as appropriate.

• Parent(s), other adults, and the teen’s best friends model positive & responsible behavior.

• Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the teen to do well.

• The teen benefits from weekly participation in music, theater, or other arts, and weekly participation in sports, clubs, or school/community organizations.

From my perspective as the Director of a local youth agency, it is clear that many/most of the external factors described above are demonstrated throughout the Essex area. They are characteristic of a Quality Youth Development community, one that encourages youth to aim high, embrace challenges, and strive to rise - like our youth mountain climbers above.

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Drop locations for Toys for Kids Will all kids have a Christmas this year ? It's that time of the year when the Marine Corps League of Vermont, Channel 5 TV, and all it many volunteers become "Toys for Kids" – the state's largest toy collection program for needy kids. Toys for Kids is local and 100 percent volunteer. No one gets paid. Our trade mark Red Barrels with 3 Vt. Moose and White Snow Flakes on them will collect and be emptied many times until December 20 this year. The toys are turned over to agencies like the "Salvation Army" and many others in the area to be distributed for Christmas.

Barrels usually produce toys for children up to age 14, but 15-17 not so much.

We use donated money from our Toys for Kids coin cans and donations to buy $30 Visa gift cards for the older teens. We bought $22,000 in 2017. Our received donations were a little off for 2017 due in part to those shopping online. If you are one of those shoppers, please buy an extra toy and put it in one of our red barrels in your area or mail us a check: Toys for Kids, PO Box 4092 / Burlington, Vt., 05406. You can also donate via PayPal on our website: toysforkidsvt.com and select donate.

Toy Barrels in the area: • Peoples United Bank, 2 Susie Wilson Road • Mark BBQ, 34 Park St, Ste 9 • Edward Jones, 20 Susie Wilson Road Unit C • Nepali Kitchen, 10 Railroad Ave • Gadue's Dry Cleaning, 30 Susie Wilson Road • Murray’s Tavern, 4

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Lincoln Place Essex Family Dental, 11 Market Place Drive Champlain OBGYN, 55 Main St EDGE Sports & Fitness, 4 Gauthier Dr Essex High School, 2 Educational Dr Suburban Propane, 189 Colchester Road UPS Store #3327, 4 Carmichael St. Ste 111 State Farm Insurance, 159 Pearl Street Suite #3 Hannaford’s Supermarket, 21A Essex Way Lang Farm Harley Davidson Motorcycle, 157 Pearl St

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Ace Hardware, 15 Essex Way Vespa's Pizza Pasta & Deli, 99 Pearl St Essex Outlet Cinemas, 21 Essex Way VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St Edward Jones, 8 Essex Way Ste 103C New England Federal Credit Union, 74 Pearl St Summit Chiropractic Center, 69 Center Road (Route 15) Park Street Kuts, 4 Pearl St #106

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If your family was ever in need and you received a toy at Christmas from "Toys for Kids" or another agency - send us 1 dollar per toy and others will have a good "toy day" thanks to you and your dollars.

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Healthy through the holidays Cultivating gratitude, asking for help

A conversation with

Eileen Whalen President and Chief Operating Officer

In partnership with UVM Medical Center

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The season’s first snow has arrived, the sun is setting just after 4 p.m., and the Thanksgiving leftovers have been finished. For those who look ahead to the final month of the year and see weeks of shopping, wrapping, cooking and entertaining standing in the way of a long winter’s nap, there are strategies to help minimize stress and maintain health through the busy holiday season. One of those strategies may sound counterintuitive during a time when so much energy is expended on shopping and giving – cultivating gratitude for what we already have.

Try cultivating gratitude The week after Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on the meaning of gratitude – beyond social media posts and family dinner toasts. Gratitude can be practiced all month and all year long. It indicates appreciation for some good fortune – for our families, friends, coworkers, nature, or even something like fate.

Studies have indicated that being grateful has many physical health benefits. Gratitude is linked with increases in other positive emotions like happiness, hope, and pride.

It correlates with higher self-esteem and more generous behavior, as well as stronger relationships. It’s even associated with reduced stress and depression. Like any other skill, gratitude can be cultivated with practice. The more we activate the “gratitude circuits” in the brain, the more automatic a grateful disposition becomes.

• The “3 Good Things” exercise involves each night naming three good things that happened during your day, and considering why each one occurred. This brings awareness to the goodness in our lives and who/what contributes to it, as opposed to our usual focus at the end of the day on what went wrong or did not get done. In controlled studies it’s been shown to increase happiness sustainably for months after the exercise was assigned.

• A gratitude letter is written to express thanks to someone you haven’t had the chance to thank fully. Most powerful when shared in person with the recipient, it can also be a meaningful experience to share by phone or in writing, or simply for the sake of writing it.

• A challenging gratitude exercise is to recall two recent events that didn’t go well or that are bothering you, and to look for the silver lining. Did anything good come out of it, or can you imagine someday something good coming out of it?

Try out each exercise to see if any are a good fit for you. They can also make for good dinner time conversation. While a family meal is a great place to kick off a gratitude practice, it’s the daily rehearsal that seems to create gratitude routines in our brains and our lives that lead to beneficial effects.

Know when to ask for help While cultivating gratitude is a healthy approach to holiday stress, those who are struggling with alcohol use or other substance use disorders may need more help. It’s important to remember that many people face challenges during the holiday season.

Some tips may be helpful for those looking to avoid or minimize substance use. Find a substance-free activity that helps you relax – even a brisk walk outside. Practice deep breathing. If you are in recovery, declare your abstinence – this will help register your commitment and also signal that you may need support.

Remember that if you’re feeling lonely, inadequate, or grief-stricken during the season, know that it’s OK not to be joyful all the time – and know that you aren’t alone. If you need help, ask for it.

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Tuesday, December 11 – Job Fair for Environmental Services - Bring your resume and come ready to interview! 11 to 2

Saturday, December 1– Pain Management, It Starts in the Gut (sorry, this class is full - call to be placed on waitlist)

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Recipe: Winter Squash and Kale Scones

The UVM Medical Center offers free educational programs, healthy lifestyle classes and workshops. Preregistration is required and is free for most classes.

For more information, visit www.UVMHealth.org/ MedCenterClasses. Phone numbers and registration information are listed online.

Here are a few ideas: • Go for a walk (be sure to bundle up!) and find the whole alphabet. (animal tracks, boots, a cardinal…)

• Get out the sleds for some sliding fun • If it’s too cold out, head for the kitchen and try a healthier take on holiday reats (you can even try the scone recipe below!)

Health is almost as much about what we do with the space between meals and gatherings as it is about what we put on our plates at the big dinner. From the UVM Medical Center to your family, I wish you peace, light and a few moments of quiet this holiday season.

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

––– Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN, is a former trauma nurse who now leads The University of Vermont Medical Center.

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

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Whether it’s too cold to play outside any longer or you’re just craving some fresh, homemade baked goods, this month is a great time to try a healthy and delicious winter squash and kale scone. The addition of cheddar cheese may help to win over any skeptics. Try these scones with butternut, kabocha, acorn or other winter squash.

here are so many reasons to look forward to the holiday season. Friends, family, food… the list goes on. But this time of year often brings with it an extra helping of stress and anxiety. We go back and forth between savoring food and toasting company, and then realizing we may just want some alone time.

Finding a balance between togetherness and quiet reflection, appreciation for those at the table and sadness for those gone too soon, is easier said than done. But luckily, there are some strategies that can help us get there. Cultivating gratitude, practicing mindfulness – and knowing when to ask for help – can get us to January healthy and happy.

The UVM Medical Center, along with our partner hospitals in the UVM Health Network and across Vermont and Northern New York, community partners and OneCare Vermont, is shifting focus from treating illness and toward encouraging wellness. And although the holidays may not seem like the best time to build healthy habits, there is great opportunity at this time of year. Because as I have learned, no matter the month, there is always something going on, some reason why it would just be easier to exercise tomorrow instead of today. If we can make healthy choices during this busy time of year – eat the apple, walk the dog, take some deep breaths – then we can be successful all year round and build healthy habits for a lifetime. No need to wait for a New Year’s Resolution.

As part of our work to encourage wellness, the UVM Medical Center continues its partnership with RiseVT, a community-wide effort to integrate healthy activities into daily life. The RiseVT team believes that everyone, of any age, can fit some active play into their life.

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Ingredients: • • • • • • • • • • •

2 cups kale, loosely packed 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 Tablespoon sugar 1/3 cup cold butter 1 egg 3/4 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup winter squash, cooked and diced 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions: • •

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Steam the kale for 1-2 minutes.

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Chop finely and squeeze out as much liquid as you can (you should end up with less than 1 cup cooked kale).

Blend the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar together.

Mix in the butter until it forms small nickelsized pieces and a shaggy dough.

In a small bowl, beat the egg and add the buttermilk until well combined.

Add the wet mixture, kale and squash to the dry ingredients, mixing with a fork just to combine.

Drop the dough by spoonfulls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

The University of Vermont Medical Center is the community hospital for residents of Chittenden County and part of The University of Vermont Health Network, which serves patients throughout Vermont and Northern New York. To learn more about what we offer, please visit www.UVMHealth.org/MedCenter.