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Boards continue governance work
Train hop
Subcommittee asks for more time; discussion paused for budget season By COLIN FLANDERS The governance subcommittee will take more time to finalize its report detailing how the town and village could change the structure of their governments, and while some officials feel a slow-and-steady pace offers the best chance for success, others see no time to waste. The trustees and selectboard last week discussed a draft of the subcommittee report and posed hypothetical questions to their recentlyhired attorney, Dan Richardson, who is tasked with guiding the municipalities on their journey toward a governance change. Over the last several months, Richardson has helped the subcommittee vet 10 different scenarios ranging from an entirely new charter and governing board to a full-out divorce, with several options involving some form of district or ward system that would give both village and town-outside-the-village dedicated representatives. Elected officials often emphasize See GOVERNANCE, page 2
The Reporter collected dozens of letters and drawings at the 10th annual Train Hop last Friday at the Brownell Library.
PHOTOS BY COLIN FLANDERS
‘TIS THE SEASON
Rec departments make progress on co-locating By COLIN FLANDERS Essex’s two recreation directors reaffirmed hopes to move their departments into a single office space next year, touting the benefits of co-locating while stressing a goal to preserve their identities. Essex Parks and Recreation director Ally Vile and Essex Jct. Recreation and Parks director Brad Luck told the trustees and selectboard last week they’re aiming for a late summer move if all goes according to plan. In a memo to the boards, they said both staffs could operate out of the offices at Maple Street Park, losing only a conference room in the process, while staff duties would remain the same with several
Hundreds of people turned out for the annual Train Hop event last Friday, and for the third-straight-year, The Reporter was there to gather holiday wish-lists and drawings to send along to the North Pole. See photos from the event on page 14 & 15 and look out for some of the entries in upcoming issues.
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The selectboard and trustees will pause their governance discussion for several months to focus on creating the fiscal year 2020 budget.
Governance from page 1 the large workload involved with creating a new government, and discussion last week suggested there’s still a long road ahead. The boards need to figure out how to narrow their options – whether on their own or by some form of public engagement – while also tackling issues like tax equity that many believe have stalled prior merger efforts. That’s all before potential changes even make it on a ballot. Some in town, however, feel the boards are making the process harder than it should
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“This is not Brexit, but you’re treating it like Brexit. It is not that complicated. We’ve gone through this stuff before in my lifetime,” said resident Bruce Post, a former selectman. “You’re going through contortions. What do you want to do?” “What we’re trying to not do is fail,” village president George Tyler responded. “I was right there with you with the others. They failed. We’re trying to learn from past mistakes.” To some, the past only underscores the need to move slowly. Pointing to several recent outreach campaigns on topics of lesser importance, trustee and selectwoman Elaine Sopchak suggested the boards seek a professional facilitator who could guide a process of such “magnitude.” And selectman Michael Plageman wondered if they should create some citizen committees, like those used in the search for a new manager. Others hoped for a quicker timeline. Trustee Lori Houghton reiterated vows against agreeing to further department consolidations until the boards first address governance. Trustee Andrew Brown hoped the boards would consider a November 2020 vote, expecting a major turnout due to the presidential election. With no drop-dead date for
a public vote, any such deadline would be self-imposed, and the boards agreed to table the governance discussion until after budget season, meaning it will be at least several months until the topic regains airtime. Meanwhile, the town and village relationship continues to grow intertwined. Voters will likely see a budget proposal later this winter that effectively blesses a move from the town and village recreation departments to co-locate into the same building. While the departments would maintain separate budgets, the move mimics that found in previous consolidations under the shared services initiative, with an eye toward aligning practices across the municipalities. At the heart of that initiative are memoranda of understanding, or legal agreements prescribed by state law. That’s why even without a hard deadline, Richardson, the merger attorney, cautioned the boards against maintaining the status quo indefinitely: If the law changes, he said, these agreements “could come to a crashing halt.” “It can hobble along,” he said of the municipalities’ relationship. “But the bigger it grows, the more complicated – and unwieldy – it becomes.”
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ABOVE: Rolling sheds house telescopes at the astronomical society’s observation site in Hinesburg. Below: Members of the astronomical society use a vintage telescope in the early years of the club.
Essex Jct. group continues legacy of amateur astronomy By MADELINE CLARK “How much do you know about dark matter?” Jack St. Louis asked. He stirred the black coffee before him, slowly adding the eggnog he’d brought along in a travel tube. “See that?” he said, as the nog spun tighter and tighter in a cyclone fashion, breaking up the void of joe. “That’s how galaxies are formed.” St. Louis presides over the Vermont Astronomical Society, a group of amateur astronomers who meet the first Monday of each month at the Brownell Library from 7:30-9 p.m. Members range from high-schoolers to retirees, but
all are welcome to join. Each meeting features a guest speaker, question and answer period and comradery with other celestially-inclined Vermonters. Up to 35 people attend the monthly meetings in Essex Jct., secretary Paul Walker said. He’s attended meetings since the 1980s and helps produce the “Morning Star,” a newsletter filled with club member observations and photos. According to St. Louis, the society is a great place to get ac-
quainted with an ancient activity. “A lot of telescopes sit in a garage or a closet and never get used,” he said. “People have trouble with them.” But that’s where society members come in, able to help newcomers see stars. St. Louis joined in 1966, two years after the now-54year-old club formed. He helped found the junior astronomical society while a student at Burlington High School. Like vagabonds, the society members moved across the county from farm to farm setting up temporary observation buildings wherever landowners were amenable to their presence. Initially, the crew built structures with removable roofs they’d hoist on and off with sheer muscle. “Our first observatory was 8x8, terribly built construction,” St. Louis said. “To observe we’d have to get four guys to lift the roof off and put it on the ground.” But eventually they refined their designs using a track system and roller skate wheels to slide the roof away for easier viewing. One of See AstRoNoMy, page 24
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CTE forestry students prep holiday decor, gifts By AMANDA BROOKS As December falls deeper into winter, students in the Center for Technology, Essex forestry program can be found working hard in the middle of the holiday season preparing Christmas trees, festive wreaths and sweet treats to sell to the community. Earlier this month, the students went out to the CTEmanaged forest to cut down Christmas trees. Senior Asher Pellett said they trimmed the excess brush off the trees to reuse for holiday wreaths. He showed off the process of wrapping bundles of smaller evergreen boughs onto a metal wreath ring with green wire. “It’s a little bit complicated, but it works,” he said, weaving the wire in and out of the wreath base. Brian Japp, CTE forestry teacher, said each student makes at least two wreaths: one for a practice prototype to be brought home to families, and a graded one, which is perfected and sold to the community. He said the program gets between 30 and 40 wreath orders a year. Courtney Berscheid, a junior at CTE, was also working on wreaths. The best part is getting to decorate them with bows (handmade with some difficulty, she noted) and adding adornments like fake snow, berries and small birds. “It’s very, very fun,” she said. “Some [customers] choose the design, but most of the time it’s [our] artistic choice.” In an adjoining room, other forestry students could be found preparing maple syrup for transformation into maple candies. Ben Middleton, a senior, explained the process, which the students had just learned that day. When the boiling syrup reached a certain temperature, the students poured it into a metal funnel-like piece of equipment called the troth. A two-person job, the work required one student to hold the troth and another to guide the silicone maple leaf molds under the flowing sap to fill them up, he explained. Japp said students have a hand in every part of the process, from tapping trees to processing sap to bottling syrup and making candies and maple cream.
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TOP: CTE senior Asher Pellett demonstrates how to wrap bundles of evergreen boughs onto a metal ring to form a wreath. ABOVE: Finished wreaths made by CTE forestry students wait to be picked up by customers. Middleton said he and his peers will sell the candies at the school and to community members, and all their profits would be used for materials for the CTE programs. The students are also selling poinsettia plants which they acquired from Claussen’s and learned how to foster in
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CTE from page 5 “We learn everything in here; Japp just knows everything,” Berscheid said. “I asked him one day what gas does for a car, and he was just like, ‘Oh, let’s pop the hood, and let me
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Ben Middleton, CTE senior, shows off the trough he’s about to use to funnel boiling maple syrup into maple leaf molds to make maple candy.
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By DAVID VOEGELE Executive director, Essex CHIPS For the first time in many years, there is a Speech & Debate Club at Essex High School. The high school administration was very receptive to the idea of offering this opportunity to students, when first suggested a few months ago by Justin Hoy, Director of Prevention Services at CHIPS. It just so happens Justin was a Maine state champion in Speech & Debate in his long-ago youth. He is now the Coach of the EHS team, which is recognized by the National Forensics League. The new EHS club has already participated in four events sponsored by the Vermont Debate and Forensic League. As a result, the Essex community now has at least one new rising star in this challenging interscholastic competition. After finishing 2nd in her first three tournaments, Fatima Khan (15 years old) won 1st place in the Original Oratory category on December 8th in South Burlington. I asked Fatima why this new club at EHS was of interest to her. She responded, “I joined the Speech & Debate Club because I believed it would allow me to grow my skills in public speaking, communication skills, and critical thinking. Also, because I love to talk. Forensics has really allowed me to advocate for issues I care about, and spread awareness. I also have gotten a chance to listen and learn from other people.” The competitive category in which Fatima
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RECREATION from page 1 exceptions: Job descriptions would be tweaked to allow two staffers to perform duties for both departments, and both directors would supervise the senior center program director. Vile and Luck have said co-locating would create a onestop-shop for all recreational needs instead of the confusing relationship the two now maintain, where they often find residents are unsure of what department offers what programs. They sped up their planning process in recent weeks so the boards could address any needed budgetary impacts the next fiscal year. “We found that everybody’s on board and supportive, and we’re all ready to proceed,” Luck said. One big change will be to program feees. Currently, town-outside-the-village residents pay non-resident fees for EJRP programs and sometimes register later than village residents. Under the new proposal, anyone who lives in Essex will pay the same price and be afforded the same priority. “We need to have one communication to people, and that is that they are residents,” Luck said. He said he plans to budget about $7,000 less revenue for non-resident fees. Luck and Vile expected some savings by switching over to a single brochure and registration system. Those savings would compete with
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The plan to co-locate Essex’s two recreation departments would result in the end of non-resident fees for town-outside-the-village residents participating in Essex Jct. Recreation and Parks programs, as well as entry to the Maple Street Pool. funding for a new part-time communications and marketing coordinator, however, whose salary would be paid by both departments. They planned to propose that position in the upcoming budget.
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But the elected boards have repeatedly asked for a municipality-wide communications specialist, and trustee Andrew Brown said he’d prefer to secure that position instead of one solely focused on recreation. Advocating for the position, Luck said recreation requires an immediacy due to cancellations and other daily changes that most other departments don’t see. Last week’s joint meeting comes two years after Essex voters shot down a proposal that would have created a joint recreation district. That proposal, and the process leading up to it, became the subject of ire for many who opposed creating another layer of government, one with its own taxing authority. Selectwoman Irene Wrenner, who has applauded the directors’ goal to improve customer service and find savings, asked what “checks and balances” they would use to ensure this process doesn’t mimic that of two years ago. “A lot of voters need a lot of reassurance that this isn’t the same thing,” she said, cit-
ing the department’s “credibility gap” created two years ago. She added she wants to see a transparent, ethical process that shows “exemplary behavior” by everyone involved. The directors didn’t weigh in on Wrenner’s question, but some of her elected colleagues did. Trustee and selectwoman Elaine Sopchak said that unlike the previous rec proposal, this one won’t result in a tax hike, nor will it take away each department’s individual budget. Selectman Michael Plageman likened it to the police department moving into a single building and said “the gain in operating and efficiencies” will outweigh any “bumps” along the way. Some officials did recognize the potential for this new proposal to be conflated with the old one, like selectman Andy Watts, who questioned what would happen if one of the two communities opposed the idea come budget time. “I just want to make sure we’re careful when we move forward that it doesn’t look like a backroom deal,” he said, wanting to avoid a “publicity
nightmare.” To many residents, the proposal may feel like a merger regardless of what it’s called, he said. Resident Margaret Smith agreed. She said while the directors say their departments will remain separate, “it’s not going to look like it from the outside.” “It sure looks like merging to me,” she said. Others, however, shared positive reviews. Jerry Fox, a staunch opponent of the 2016 proposal, recalled his apprehension stemmed from creating more government. “I see absolutely nothing wrong with this,” he said. And Diane Clemens, who previously served on the village’s recreation advisory group, called it a “brilliant idea” that’s been a long time coming. “The two departments collaborate always on a lot of different programs, and now they’ll be talking they can be in the same room face to face … only to the benefit of the entire residents of our community,” she said.
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Girl Scouts working to reduce plastic waste By AMANDA BROOKS
Essex Girl Scout Troop 30136 is making it easier to find places to fill up reusable water bottles in the greater Burlington area to help reduce consumption of plastic containers. The effort is part of the troop’s silver award, the second highest award a cadette can earn after gold. The girls will work with a company called Tap, a startup focused on eliminating singleuse plastic water bottles, to map businesses and locations with public access to fresh drinking water for people to fill up. The data will be loaded into Tap’s mobile app for anyone to use. “It’s like Google Maps for clean drinking water,” Tap representative Amanda Denison said. Denison said she was looking for motivated student groups in her community to help with the startup’s effort. x She found the Girl Scout troop through Front Porch Forum and was inspired by the girls’ bronze award project, Girl Scouts DIY. That project, created by Scouts Avery McCaffery, Abby Culver and Nora Robertson, is a set of YouTube videos aimed at educating the public about the dangers of plastic, troop leader Marianne Robertson explained. The videos also feature an “upcycled” craft that saves everyday household plastic products, like straws, from going to the landfill. “[Denison] said she needed a proactive group, and the girls’ vision has been the same as what their mission is,” Robertson said. “It’s right up their alley.” The troop has met with Denison several times and, most recently, acted out skits to practice how to approach businesses and ask them to participate in Tap, the troop leader said. They will make a more detailed plan over the winter break and start their quest in the new year. All the girls in the troop feel passionately about protecting the planet with eco-friendly solutions. Other projects they’ve worked on
include hosting a recycling/ upcycling-themed car at the Halloween trunk or treat and collecting over 160 pounds of trash at the Seacoast Beach cleanup in New Hampshire this fall. Nora Robertson said she’s excited to continue her troop’s work in educating people about the dangers of plastic waste. She said she’s watched a lot of videos on plastic pollution, and it’s inspired her and her troop to do something about it. “It’s sad seeing videos of whales coming up to shore with tons of plastic [in their stomachs],” Nora said. “It’s not an animal that killed them; it’s us that killed them.” Nora said the girls will continue to use the video medium because it’s quick and easy for people to understand. To make the silver award project unique, she said her brother, Grant, will help the troop create videos about the Tap app to inspire other Girl Scouts and students to use it and promote it to their local community. She hopes the videos inspire others to make more informed choices about the materials they use, especially plastic. Nora said her family has already eliminated plastic water bottles and straws. And with the holidays coming up,
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OPI NI ON & COM M UNI TY
Open letter to those who help Vermonters get healthcare By SEÁN SHEEHAN, Department of Vt. Health Access As we enter the final week of open enrollment, the Department of Vermont Health Access wants to thank you for all you’ve done to help spread the word about this year’s changes. We also want to ask your help with a final push to get Vermonters into the “right plans.” Due to a complex set of policy changes, the federal government is providing a lot more financial help in 2019. This means: A family of four earning $100,000 will receive over $3,000 more in financial help than they received in 2018; Most uninsured Vermonters have a household income that would now qualify for a 0-premium plan, meaning their financial help would cover their whole monthly premium; Many Vermont Health connect members can save more than $1,000 by changing to a different “metal level” insurance plan, per the 2019 Plan comparison Tool. With your help over the last few years, Vermont has achieved one of the lowest uninsured rates in the nation. With your help this week, we can drive it even lower. By helping Vermont’s health insurance marketplace enroll as many qualifying individuals as possible, you support all Vermonters. As individuals, we’re each better off when we aren’t at risk of medical bankruptcy. collectively, we’re better off— and our state’s health care system is stronger— when there is less uncompensated health care. Many of our members have referenced communication from their
state legislators, employers, doctors, community media outlets, neighbors and family members when they apply for coverage or ask to change plans. Many others have worked with one of 300 trained in-person assisters who live and work in communities across the state. In an age where folks are buried in information and properly wary that an unsolicited call could be
the “wrong plan” is staying uninsured. consider that most uninsured individuals earn less than $30,000 per year and most uninsured couples earn less than $50,000 per year. For 2019, that individual qualifies for a 0-premium plan and that couple qualifies for a $19 plan (92 percent less than it would have cost them in 2018). If you know someone who is trying to decide between
With your help over the last few years, Vermont has achieved one of the lowest uninsured rates in the nation. With your help this week, we can drive it even lower. a scam, words of encouragement from a trusted source can really cut through the clutter. Those personal words—as much as any invoice insert, letter, email or phone call from Vermont Health connect, Blue cross Blue shield of Vermont or MVP Health care—can help Vermonters take the necessary steps to enroll in the right health insurance plan for 2019. What is the right plan? In theory, it’s the plan that will have the lowest total costs over the course of the year. In other words, the net premium (what the member pays after receiving financial help) plus out-of-pocket costs (what they pay when they receive services) is lower than any other plan. In practice, it’s easier to define the wrong plan. so, what is the wrong plan? For most uninsured Vermonters,
being uninsured and getting covered, tell them to get covered! If they say they’ve checked in the past and can’t afford coverage, ask if they’ve checked this year. For Vermonters who are sure their income is too high to qualify for financial help, the “wrong plan” can be a silver plan with Vermont Health connect. On-exchange silver plans cost much more in 2019, so unsubsidized Vermonters are better off changing to a different metal level plan—for example, gold plans now have a similar premium to silver plans, but lower outof-pocket costs—or enrolling in a lower cost “reflective silver” plan directly with Blue cross Blue shield of Vermont or MVP Health care. For Vermonters who qualify for financial help but have relatively higher incomes—roughly $25,000 to $49,000
for an individual or $50,000 to $100,000 for a family of four—the “wrong plan” can also mean staying in a silver plan. They can likely use their additional financial help to buy a 2019 gold plan for less than they paid for their 2018 silver plan and enjoy the lower out-of-pocket costs that come with gold plans. Now for the curveball: For Vermonters with relatively lower incomes—up to about $25,000 for an individual or $50,000 for a family of four—the “wrong plan” can be a gold or platinum plan. These Vermonters qualify for additional financial help in the form of lower out-of-pocket costs if they enroll in a silver plan. so, for them, enhanced silver plans still provide the best value. It can be confusing, but help is available. VermontHealthconnect. gov’s 2019 Plan comparison Tool has been used nearly 30,000 times this season, up more than 50 percent over last year. Vermonters can then log on and choose their 2019 plan online. For those who prefer phones, the customer support center is open extended hours this week and on saturday, the last day of Open Enrollment. Yes, call volumes are always high near the deadline but stay on the line and someone will help. If the wait times are long, the team will offer a call back. And rest assured, the health insurance marketplace will continue to work until each member and applicant is in the plan of their choice. In this time of giving, please give others motivation and information. Help them make informed decisions about one of the most important purchases they will make this month. Thank you.
OBITUARIES
Hubert Pfingst
EssEx JcT.–Hubert “Hugh” Pfingst, 74, passed away Nov. 30, 2018 at the Mcclure-Miller Respite House in colchester, VT due to cancer. He was born May 21, 1944 in Hackensack, NJ to Ludwig and Norma Hoverman Pfingst. He grew up in Nanuet, NY and graduated in the very first class from then named Nanuet Jr/sr High school. Hugh graduated from Miami University, Oxford Ohio, and from the University of Vermont. He taught school in Hamilton, Ohio and in Burlington, VT. In addition, he also taught driver’s education for years as well as driving for
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Vermont Transit and Premier coach bus companies during summer vacations, holidays and special events. He is survived by his wife of 25 years Pauline coon Pfingst, son David and daughter-in-law christina Pfingst, of Milton, VT, son Jason and daughter-in-law Renee and grandson Joe Pfingst of Winslow, ME. His stepdaughter Pam and her husband Rich Gerardi and their children Jacob and Nicole of Port Orange, FL. His stepdaughter Debbie and her husband Michael McGirr and their children Michael Jr, christopher, and Kaitlyn of Fayetteville, Nc. His brother
Gunther and wife Maryanne Pfingst of Honesdale, PA. As well as many sister & brothers-in-law, cousins, nieces and nephews. Also surviving are life-long friends John clausen, Michael and Nancy simmons, and David coulter. Hugh was pre-deceased by his parents and by his brother and sister-in-law Dieter and Renie Pfingst. Hugh enjoyed great times and many great memories as a member of the band and special chorus in high school as well as being a member of the sea scouts in his youth. Hugh loved being a teacher and cared deeply about his
students. While driving bus, he enjoyed meeting new people and hearing of their travels. In later years, Hugh and Polly loved to travel and visit family. Anyone who knew Hugh, knew of his love of books and reading. It was a love he gladly passed on to his son Jason. No services are planned at this time. Donations in his name can be made to the American cancer society or the charity of your choice. The family invites you to share your memories and condolences by visiting www. awrfh.com.
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Time to redefine: Fixing logging in Tongass National Forest By CALEB GUZIAK The idea that it’s impossible to protect earth’s natural resources without destroying the economy is false. This has been proven by Vermont’s deep history, influenced by its forest ecosystems. In the earliest part of Vermont’s statehood, timber was shipped into Canada, and by the early 1800s, Vermont was home to the nation’s third-largest lumber port. Between the clearing of land for agriculture and the success of the logging industry, Vermont saw nearly 80 percent of its forests depleted by the mid-1800s. In response to the state’s deforestation, Vermont naturalist George Perkins Marsh helped raised public awareness of environmental damage from logging within the state and implemented reforestation efforts, allowing 77 percent of the Vermont landscape to return to forest by the mid-20th century. Since then, land management policy has forgotten the instrumental and intrinsic value of nature, overlooking the importance of our ecosystems as the foundation of our economy. At a time in our nation’s history when one’s belief in science must align with party lines, profit continues to be the primary motivator for extracting natural resources, occurring at unsustainable scales. Yes, the logging industry has transformed and grown more complex in the last 160 years. It’s estimated that the industry for timber in the U.S. today
generates over $1 billion per year, with an expected growth rate of 4.8 percent in the next year, according to a 2017 IBISWorld industry report. However, current logging practices pose a threat to forest ecosystems and the communities surrounding those natural areas. Current federal and state policies allow logging of forests beyond sustainable scales, which decreases forest ecosystems’ regenerative capacity, reduces the numerous non-timber services forests supply, which are increasingly important on our full planet, and ultimately threatens the very resource that the industry relies on in the long run. This is highlighted most recently by profit-motivated land management policy regarding Tongass National Forest. This past spring, Alaskan senator Lisa Murkowski attempted to add two provisions to the omnibus bill on U.S. government spending, weakening protections of Tongass, allowing for increased logging operations in the area. A new review under the National Environmental Policy Act “hazard fuel reduction,” states that efforts to log in areas less than 3,000 acres do not have to be regulated by the government. Tongass, America’s largest national forest, spans 17 million acres across Southeast Alaska and holds the last stands of temperate old-growth rainforest in the world. This forest ecosystem sustains high quality fish and wildlife habitats, supplies clean water to surrounding communities, stores carbon at high
Biden v Sanders: This is the best Democrats can do? By EMERSON LYNN Former Vice President Joe Biden entertained a soldout crowd of 1,400 Vermonters without answering the question on everyone’s mind, which is whether he would seek his party’s nomination to be president. He didn’t say he wouldn’t, and at a recent speaking engagement he said he was certainly the most qualified to do so, but he didn’t make the commitment, other than to say he would make that decision within the next eight or so weeks. Vermonters are particularly interested in knowing because Bernie Sanders is also in the midst of the same calculation. He, too, is operating within the same two-month time frame. Both Biden and Sanders are immensely popular in Vermont and nationally both are, by far, the most popular of all the candidates likely to consider the rigors of the two-year campaign. We’re roughly 14 months from the first presidential primary in 2020. What Mr. Biden and Mr. Sanders know is that it takes an enormous amount of money, time and organization to run a presidential campaign. Both have all three; if they can get out early enough they also have the chance to take up the space necessary for lesser knowns to gain any traction. Both are also highly motivated to be the person that unseats Donald Trump. But the campaign is unfolding at a time when the Democratic Party is trying to flip to the next page, to step past the Clinton era. The obvious question is whether the Biden-Sanders duo is the best the party has to offer? For the dyed-in-the-wool Sanders supporters - including most Vermonters - the answer comes quickly. Mr. Sanders was the one who lit the imaginations of the party’s left wing and particularly the young in the 2016 presidential campaign.
But in politics recreating that same thunder is next to impossible. It’s not a given that Mr. Sanders would be the crowd favorite. If Mr. Biden also chose to run, his more moderate policies would split the party and prompt precisely the same debate faults as existed in the 2016 campaign. If both Mr. Sanders and Mr. Biden do decide to run, and if this divide does appear, then Hillary Clinton may, as her former aides have suggested, decide to try her luck one more time. So how, precisely, is the party positioning itself for the decades ahead if its most likely candidates are about as old-guard as they could possibly be? This question also needs to be framed with another: The midterm election - which swamped the Republicans - was fueled by the young, people of color, and perhaps most important, by women. How does a Biden-Sanders race fit that narrative? It doesn’t, or clumsily at best. As much as Mr. Sanders and Mr. Biden detest President Trump, it’s not enough that either would beat him in 2020. And it’s not a given that either would. It would be a battle of septuagenarians, and one framed by ageism, fair or not. And the chances are considerable that the campaign would be devoted less to the future than to the past. The hopeful news in all this is that what the election of Donald Trump showed is that the nomination process is not a given, that lightning can strike and that the most improbable outcome is possible. That’s the hope as the party faithful watch their two big contenders push the party toward a collision that pulls the party backward, not forward. Emerson Lynn is co-publisher of The Essex Reporter and St. Albans Messenger, where this editorial first appeared.
rates, and provides a range of recreational services which support the state economy. By implementing these bill provisions, the services provided by forest ecosystems in Tongass National Park are put in direct danger. But land management policy can help protect these vulnerable services. Policy regarding logging operations in Tongass National Forest should include the following land management goals: generate revenue from timber through the development of second growth projects while protecting the interests of surrounding communities, establish lasting relationships between the U.S. Forest Service, NGOs, Native Alaskan tribes, and local communities which encourages collaborative planning, and lastly, define and operate logging at a sustainable scale in order to keep forest ecosystems within their regenerative capacities. Ecological sustainability and issues of sustainable scale simply cannot be solved by market forces. As a society, we need to define the value of nature for ourselves, whether it be instrumental or intrinsic. By implementing policy which considers these perspectives and those of all stakeholders impacted by policy, we can determine the scale to which natural resources can be used without lessening their value. Caleb Guziak is an Essex High School graduate who is currently enrolled at the University of Vermont.
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Essex Area Religious Directory 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.; Fundamental-Independent. 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., www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com
DEC 13 13 Thursday Brownell liBrary Closed for in-serviCe from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. food shelf
9 - 11 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Aunt Dot’s Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. Serving the communities of Essex, Westford, Jericho and Underhill. Visit auntdotsplace.com for more information.
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.
ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 8788213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org.
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ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 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.
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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. 8788071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to grade 6. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you! HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAwRENCE PARISH - St. Lawrence: 158 West St., Essex Jct. 878.5331. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.; Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. Holy Family: 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct., Sundays: 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.hfslvt.org. MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOwSHIP - 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho, the red barn across from Packard Road. 899-2558. Services are held 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. Visit www.mmuuf.org. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 878-4014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist, Sundays: 10 a.m. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt. com. ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex. 878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.
10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center.
10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center. This four-hour classroom experience is designed to provide mature drivers with new skills and awareness of changes in the driving environment. Some insurance companies offer a discount for successful completion of this course. $15, AARP members; $20, non-members. Persons interested in registering for the class should call 876-5087.
Teen CenTer
2:30 - 5:45 p.m., Essex CHIPS, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Open to students attending ADL and EMS. Free; open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
KniTTing CluB
3:30 p.m., Brownell Library. For all skill levels. Ages 7 and up.
modern wesTern sTyle square danCe 7:30 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park. “If you can walk to music you can learn to square dance.” Email Wayne or Susan Pierce at sewpie@aol. com.
14 friday musiC wiTh raph
Community
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. Nonmembers pay $1/visit.
musiCal sTory Time
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.
amnesTy inTernaTional meeTing
10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock ‘n’ read with Caitlin on Friday mornings with books, songs and instruments. All ages.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Brownell Library. All are welcome, even from neighboring towns and cities.
KniTTing and CroCheTing
weeKend sTory Time
1 - 2 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. For more information call Lou Ann Pioli at 876-5087.
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.
essex eaTs ouT
5:30 - 7 p.m., Holy Family Church, 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Free community dinners for all! If you need a ride, please email essexeatsout@ gmail.com.
parenTs’ nighT ouT
5:30 - 9:30 p.m., Founders Memorial School, Essex Jct. Enjoy a night out, but still get your kids moving with organized activities and free choice options as well as dancing along to some preselected, kid appropriate tunes. A pizza dinner will be provided. Call 878-1372 for pre-registration.
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.
grange
10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!
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.
16 sunday woKo flea marKeT
8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Champlain Valley Expo, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Call 878-5545 for more information.
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.
vfw auxiliary BreaKfasT
9 - 11 a.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Open to the public.
orChesTrapalooza
15 saTurday
4 p.m., Flynn Center for Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Enjoy this annual favorite performed by the VYO, which has students from across our region participating. Visit flynntix.org for tickerts and further details.
heavenly CenTs
miChele fay Band
7:30 - 9:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct. The Grange is a family, community organization with its roots in agriculture.
4 - 5 p.m., Westford White Church. The Westford Music Series will feature the compelling and captivating Michele Fay Band featuring original and Americana music with Michele’s heartfelt lyrics woven seamlessly together as she delivers songs with a crystal clear, authentic voice. Freel refreshments to follow.
17 monday mah Jongg
10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr.
sTory Time wiTh deB
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 oneon-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.
Bridge
12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center.
lego fun
3 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Children under 8 must bring a caregiver.
Tween CenTer
3 - 5:45 p.m., Essex CHIPS, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. 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.
moThers of presChoolers 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!
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yCalendar 18 TueSDAY TODDLer STOrY TiMe 9:10 - 9:30 a.m., Brownell Library.
PreSchOOL PLAYgrOuP
9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. (See Thursday, Dec. 6 for details.)
PreSchOOL STOrY TiMe
10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library.
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.
creATe A cOOKie 3 - 4:40 p.m., Brownell Library. Come decorate a cookie!
rOnALD McDOnALD hOuSe chAriTieS bingO 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Early bird games start at 6:30 p.m.
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.
DrOP-in KniTTing cLub 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library.
19 WeDneSDAY Tech TiMe
10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. Drop in with your device and your questions!
PreSchOOL STOrY TiMe
Zine cLub
3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Explore different writing styles and art techniques as you create a zine. What’s a zine? These underground publications are cheaply made, printed forms of expression on any subject.
bAnD AnD chOir cOncerT
7 - 8:30 p.m., Essex high School, 2 Educational Dr., Essex jct.
20 ThurSDAY PreSchOOL PLAYgrOuP
9:30 - 11 a.m., Maple Street Recreation Center, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct.
SeATeD YOgA
10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center.
Wii bOWLing
2:30 - 4 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Can be played seated or standing.
KniTTing cLub
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Come learn to knit. For all skill levels ages 7 and up.
MODern WeSTern STYLe SquAre DAnce
7:30 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park. Email Wayne or Susan Pierce at sewpie@aol.com.
21 FriDAY bAbY TiMe
9:30 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Meet other families, read a board book, learn some sign language and play.
MAh JOngg
10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. Members play for free. Nonmembers pay $1/visit.
PreSchOOL YOgA
10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library.
10 a.m. - noon, Brownell Library. Best for children 2 to 5 years old. No registration required.
rOTArY cLub OF eSSex
KniTTing AnD crOcheTing
Noon - 1:15 p.m., The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. Visitors are always welcome.
Tech heLP WiTh cLiF
Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. (See Monday, Dec. 10 for details.)
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. For all ages.
1 - 2 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. For more information call Lou Ann Pioli at 876-5087.
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.
VFW Wing nighT
5:30 - 7 p.m., VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Open to the public.
DEC 23 LOcAL MeeTingS ThurSDAY, DeceMber 13
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eSSex, eSSex JcT. & JerichO reLigiOuS chriSTMAS ScheDuLe SunDAY, Dec. 16
6:30 p.m., Town Planning commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.
8:30 and 10:15 a.m., christmas Pageant, First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct.
MOnDAY, DeceMber 17
8:30 and 10:30 a.m., The Wonder of christmas, Christ Memorial Church, 1033 Essex Rd., Williston.
7 p.m., Town Selectboard, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.
7 p.m., christmas Vigil Mass, St. Pius X, 20 Jericho Rd., Essex Jct.
MOnDAY, Dec. 17 TueSDAY, Dec. 18
6 p.m., Village bike/Walk Advisory committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.
7 p.m., christmas Vigil Mass, St. Pius X, 20 Jericho Rd., Essex Jct.
TueSDAY, DeceMber 18
Please note that this schedule does not reflect regular Sunday worship service.
6:30 p.m., School board, Essex High School Library, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Jct.
SunDAY, Dec. 23
8:30 and 10:30 a.m., The Wonder of christmas, Christ Memorial Church, 1033 Essex Rd., Williston.
7 p.m., brownell Library Trustees, Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.
11 a.m., “Song of the Angels” christmas cantata, Calvary Baptist Church, 61 Main St., Essex Jct. (no Sunday school classes)
ThurSDAY, DeceMber 20
4 p.m., carol Sing Service, First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct.
6 p.m., Village Planning commission, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.
eSSex eATS OuT
5:30 - 7 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, St. James Pl., Essex Jct. Free community dinners for all! If you need a ride, please email essexeatsout@ gmail.com.
FAMiLY MOVie: “PercY JAcKSOn AnD The SeA OF MOnSTerS”
6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters, to find the mythical Golden Fleece, all the while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising. Rated PG, 20th Century Fox. Free popcorn & drinks!
22 SATurDAY WeeKenD STOrY TiMe
10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!
23 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.
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.
PubLic SKATing
Essex Skating Facility, Educational Dr., Essex Jct. Public Skate is a drop-in time when the community may enjoy rink time for public ice skating. Times and availability are limited, and hours are posted on our calendar. Admission is $3 for students, $4 for adults, and no registration is necessary. Skate rentals are available. Call 8577300 or visit ewsd..org/ domain/130 for more information.
STicK AnD PucK TiMe
Essex Skating Facility, Educational Dr., Essex Jct. Stick and puck time provides players the opportunity to practice things they cannot practice during public sessions and other hockey related ice times. A helmet and gloves are required to play. Stick and puck times may be divided into different age groupings with some rules that apply specifically to those age groups. Before joining a session, please read the complete Stick and Puck rules on our website, ewsd.org/domain/130 or call 857-7300 for skating rates, skate rental and sharpening rates and more information.
MOnDAY, Dec. 24
Noon, 1:30, 3, 4:30 and 6 p.m., christmas eve Services, Essex Alliance Service, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. 4:30 p.m., children’s Mass & choir with Pageant, St. Pius X, 20 Jericho Rd., Essex Jct. 4:30 and 8 p.m., christmas eve Service, Essex Center United Methodist Church, 119 Center Rd., Essex Jct. 5 and 8 p.m., Festive eucharist, St. James Episcopal Church, 4 St. James Pl., Essex Jct. 5 p.m., Family Service, First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct. 6 p.m., Lessons and carols, Christ Memorial Church, 1033 Essex Rd., Williston. 6 p.m., christmas Vigil Mass, St. Lawrence Church, 158 West St., Essex Jct. 6 p.m., Joint christmas eve candlelight service with the Korean church and with music, Grace United Methodist Church; 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. 6:30 p.m., candlelight christmas eve Service, Calvary Baptist Church, 61 Main St., Essex Jct. 7 p.m., christmas Vigil Mass, St. Pius X, 20 Jericho Rd., Essex Jct. 7 p.m., christmas eve candlelight Service, Covenant Community Church, 1 Whitcomb Meadows Ln., Essex Jct. 9 p.m., christmas Vigil Mass, Holy Family Church, 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. 9 p.m., Lessons and carols, First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct. 11 p.m., carols and communion, First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct.
MOnDAY, Dec. 25
9:30 a.m., christmas Day Mass, St. Pius X, 20 Jericho Rd., Essex Jct. 9:30 a.m., christmas Day Mass, Holy Family Church, 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Editor's note: While not an exhaustive list of services in the area, this list reflects information from local churches sent directly to us. Visit EssexReporter.com for a more complete list of services in the area.
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EJRP: 10th annual Train Hop draws around 1,500 attendees Submitted by Essex Jct. Parks & Recreation In its second year running the Train Hop & Tree Lighting, the Essex Jct. Recreation and Parks estimates about 1,500 people turned out for the 10th annual holiday event. Village businesses opened their doors to allow event-goers the chance to see model trains and collect goodies, while partakers again collected a free map from any participating business or community partner and wander through “hop stops,” set up all throughout downtown Essex Jct. Each stop hosted a model train and provided baked goods or other treats. This year was the first time EJRP was also in charge of the tree lighting. “We wanted to make the tree lighting a little different than in previous years” said Kirsten Santor, Program Director of Community Recreation at EJRP, in a news release. “We really focused on decorating Veteran’s Memo-
rial Park because it is such a focal point of five corners. We had the ADL middle school chorus singing and there was a community countdown when Santa lit the trees. It was really magical.” A huge thanks goes out to John Gaworecki and his contacts who are instrumental in getting trains set up in each business. Organizers say the event would not be possible without Gaworecki’s passion for trains and resourcefulness in helping each business get a train set up. Stops this year included Brownell Library hosting the Essex Reporter with a letter writing to Santa station and Essex Players; the Village Offices hosting the Lions Club, the Senior Center, Fire Station, Murray’s Tavern, Maplehurst Florist, McGuillicuddy’s, and the National Guard Office. Community Bank had one of the bravest set-ups, stationing themselves on the lawn of the village offices despite Friday night’s low temperatures.
PHOTOS BY COLIN FLANDERS
TOP: A young Train Hop attendee watches one of the sets whiz by at the Brownell Library. ABOVE: A drawing shows Santa and his reindeer.
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PHOTOS BY COLIN FLANDERS
ABOVE: Kids filled up The Reporter’s mailbox with letters and drawings to be sent off to the North Pole. RIGHT: Young Train Hop attendees think hard about what to include on their wishlists.
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2019 hunting, fishing & trapping licenses now available online Vermont hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for 2019 are now available on the Fish & Wildlife Department’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com). Existing permanent, lifetime and five-year licenses cannot be reprinted for 2019 until January 1. “Vermonters really enjoy hunting and fishing,” said Vermont Fish & Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter. “Many people like to purchase 2019 licenses before January 1, so they will be ready for the new year.” According to a federal survey, Vermonters rank first among residents of the lower 48 states when it comes to participating in fish and wildlife recreation -- with 62 percent of Vermonters going fishing, hunting or wildlife watching, and they led in the New England states in hunting and fishing with 26 percent of
residents participating in one or both. Existing permanent, lifetime or five-year licenses cannot be updated online until January 1. Porter noted that proceeds from license sales have helped pay for some of Vermont’s greatest wildlife conservation success stories, including restoring game species as well as helping nongame species such as peregrine falcons, bald eagles, loons, and ospreys. These funds also go to managing more than 133,000 acres of conserved land that provide critical habitat for many species as well as recreational opportunities for Vermonters. Printed copies of the “2019 Hunting & Trapping Guide and Fishing Guide” are also available from license agents. The department’s website will soon have a link to online versions as well.
ESSEX POLICE REPORTS Emergency: 911 • Non-emergency: 878-8331 145 Maple St., Essex Jct., VT 05452 • www.epdvt.org
December 3 - 9 Arrests
1 DUI 1 Leaving the scene of an accident
MondAy, deceMber 3
12:17 a.m., Citizen assist on Pearl St. 3:25 a.m., Motor vehicle complaint on Alderbrook Rd. 10:22 a.m., Trespassing on Kana Ln. 1:29 p.m., Citizen assist on Doon Way 1:34 p.m., Fraud on Park St. 1:40 p.m., Theft on Baker St. 2:18 p.m., Vandalism on Center Rd. 2:21 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld 2:41 p.m., Citizen assist on Maple St. 2:51 p.m., Theft on River Rd. 2:59 p.m., Suspicious event on Greenfield Rd. 3:25 p.m., Suspicious event on Baker St. 4:57 p.m., Property damage on Alderbrook Rd. 5:40 p.m., Citizen dispute on Pearl St. 6:34 p.m., Medical; location withheld 7:14 p.m., Accident with property damage on Educational Dr. 8:10 p.m., Suspicious event on Central St. 8:45 p.m., Juvenile problem; location withheld
tuesdAy, deceMber 4
7:23 a.m., Theft on Maple St. 7:35 a.m., Property damage on River Rd. 7:37 a.m., Citizen assist on Baker St. 7:39 a.m., Suspicious event on Park St. 8:08 a.m., Accident with personal injury on Sand Hill Rd. 8:44 a.m., Motor vehicle complaint on I-289 9:15 a.m., Assist with car seat inspection on Maple St. 9:21 a.m., Assist with car seat inspection on Maple St. 9:27 a.m., Citizen dispute on East St. 12:18 p.m., Found/lost property on Pearl St. 2:05 p.m., Suspicious event on Center Rd. 3:13 p.m., Suspicious event on Carmichael St. 9:44 p.m., Suspicious event on Central St.
thursdAy, deceMber 6
5:59 a.m., Accident with property damage on I-289 7:57 a.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld 8:37 a.m., Suspicious event on Foster Rd. 8:45 a.m., Theft on Maple St. 10:55 a.m., Medical; location withheld 11:02 a.m., Juvenile problem; location withheld 1:56 p.m., Accident with property damage on Main St. 4:10 p.m., Welfare check on Steeplebush Rd. 7:07 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld 7:49 p.m., Motor vehicle complaint on Chapin Rd.
FridAy, deceMber 7
2:16 a.m., Motor vehicle complaint on West St. 3:31 a.m., Accident with property damage on Colchester Rd. 2:15 p.m., Suspicious event on Pearl St. 4:21 p.m., Accident with property damage on Susie Wilson Rd. 4:44 p.m., Accident with property damage on Pleasant St. 8:09 p.m., Suspicious event on Sugartree Ln. 8:35 p.m., Medical; location withheld
sAturdAy, deceMber 8
2:49 a.m., Suspicious event on School St. 3:50 p.m., Animal problem on Wilkinson Dr. 4:56 p.m., Noise on Shawns Way 10:12 p.m., DUI on I-289 10:30 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld
sundAy, deceMber 9
3:33 p.m., Medical; location withheld 5:06 p.m., Medical; location withheld 6:30 p.m., Citizen assist on Steeplebush Rd. 7:18 p.m., Domestic disturbance; location withheld 9:37 p.m., Citizen assist on Brickyard Rd.
totAl cAlls: 98
WednesdAy, deceMber 5
12:28 a.m., DLS on I-289 11:27 a.m., Welfare check on Educational Dr. 12:13 p.m., Accident with property damage on Main St. 2:39 p.m., Citizen assist on Franklin St. 4:06 p.m., Juvenile problem; location withheld 5:42 p.m., Accident with property damage on Jericho Rd. 7:44 p.m., Trespassing on S. Hill Dr. 8:07 p.m., Motor vehicle complaint on Susie Wilson Byp.
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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SCHOOL
Albert D. Lawton Five ADL students who are part of the World of Difference program presented a lesson on December 4 to a University Vermont class of 50 students. This class was full of elementary education majors, social work majors, special education majors, and public health students. They received glowing feedback from the students and the professor, and engaged the class in meaningful discussion about bias and discrimination and promoting a healthy school environment.
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Submitted by Greg Western The hounds sniffed it right out. A new bridge on the Cross Vermont Trail was recently inaugurated by a squadron of equestrians in full English riding regalia. Members of the Essex Rotary gave a timely boost to help rebuild this bridge on a popular section of the Cross Vermont Trail. The bridge, over the Johnnie Brook in Richmond, originally washed out during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Temporary repairs were made shortly after the storm, but now the bridge has been completely rebuilt in a sustatinable manner that is much less likely to washout in the future. “It was an old class IV road bridge,” explained Cross Vermont Trail executive director Greg Western, “which means it was originally really too short to span the natural width of the brook. The new bridge is much longer, with a 50-foot approach boardwalk. The boardwalk provides a neat way for folks to get a glimpse at a beautiful, untrammeled natural area along the brook, including a beaver pond.” Local volunteers and student groups helped demolish, carry out and safely dispose of the the pieces of the old bridge, while carrying in many loads of new lumber for the new structure. A significant contribution from Essex Rotary made the project possible and was used to buy the materials needed for the rebuild. Additional work on the trail near the bridge will be done in spring 2019. All are welcome to help out. The purpose of the Cross Vermont Trail Association is to assist municipalities, recreation groups and landowners in the creation and management of a four-season, multi-use trail across the state of Vermont for public recreation, alternative transportation and awareness of our natural and cultural heritage. To learn more, go to www.crossvermont.org.
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SPORTS
Hornets varsity Winter sport scHedules Schedules based on Essex High School website. For the most up-to-date game times, visit ewsd.org/ehsathletics
Apline Skiing
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Sat. Dec. 15 RIKERT Fri. Dec. 21 COLCHESTER HS Thu. Dec. 27 ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING FACILITY Sat. Dec. 29 SLEEPY HOLLOW Sat. Jan. 5 U-32 Sat. Jan. 19 CRAFTSBURY Fri. Jan. 25 SLEEPY HOLLOW Thu. Jan. 31 COLCHESTER HS Sat. Feb. 2 ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING FACILITY Mon. Feb. 4 COCHRAN Wed. Feb. 13 HARD’’ACK Sat. Feb. 16 U-32 Tue. Feb. 19 FAIRFAX Thu. Feb. 28 CRAFTSBURY Mon. Mar. 4 RIKERT
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he second week of winter sports saw scrimmages and some opening contests - mini results below. Things really get rolling this week. Check the Hornets’ athletic website for specific games and times. The weather is only getting colder, so bundle up if you are headed outside. Christmas Wish List may make an appearance next week as we close in on Christmas Day. Week 1 schedule was highlighted by the following contests: The Essex Varsity Wrestling Team opened the season Saturday, Dec. 8 at St. Johns in Shrewsbury, Mass. They ended the day with four wins and one loss - Essex - 60 Quabbin, Mass. – 18; Essex - 34 Weymouth, Mass. – 46; Essex 46 Algonquin, Mass. – 36; Essex – 51 St. Johns Shrewsbury, Mass. – 27; Essex – 45 King Phillip, Mass. 27. Congrats to junior James Danis who achieved his 100th Varsity High School Victory. Other undefeated wrestlers Saturday: Ben Stewart, Calvin Leo and Seth Carney. The Junior Varsity traveled to Otter Valley for a JV tournament. No team score but the following wrestlers placed: River Koval - 2nd; Dyland Sordiff-Shand - 3rd, Nevin Mack - 2nd, Oliver Orvis - 1st, Scott Mathieu - 3rd and Kameron Cyr - 3rd. Boys’ hockey scrimmaged in N.Y., while girls’ hockey scrimmaged at MVU. Gymnastics participated in the Green Mountain Gymnastics Clinic. Boys’ and Girls’ basketball down in Rutland saw our boys drop a 61-53 decision to the 2017 state champs. Robbie Meslin led EHS scoring 13 points. Stephen Astor added 11 and Parker Whitney 10. The girls were edged 47-46 by the Red Raiders on a late steal that sealed the game. Sarah Coulter led Essex with 15 points (including three 3-pointers). Adrienne Noyes and Anna Sabourin each scored eight. In Jamaican news, the CSA Bocce championships just missed last week’s deadline. I lost in my opening match in the double elimination tourney to beach buddy and reigning Canadian champ out of British Columbia, Don Gibson. Worked my way back to play
Don in the finals, where in a back-and-forth title game he prevailed 15-12. ALL-StAtE FOOtBALL HONOrS Division I Coach of the year: Marty Richards, Mount Mansfield. OFFENSE First team Quarterback: Ryan Byrnes, Rice; Running back: Jehric Hackney, Mount Mansfield; Receiver: Chris Davis, Essex; Harrison Leombruno-Nicholson, Mount Mansfield; Bailey Olson, Colchester; John Rousseau, Rice; Andrew Snell, Rice. Line: Mike Blair, Colchester; Patrick Burke, Mount Mansfield; Russell Chase, Colchester; Justin Dattilio, Colchester; Evan Eaton, Rice; Mark Howland, Mount Mansfield; DEFENSE First team Line: Mike Blair, Colchester; Brett Bohlmann, BurlingtonSouth Burlington; Russell Chase, Colchester; Noah Crossman, Rutland; Evan Eaton, Rice; Robbie Mafuta, Burlington-South Burlington; Conroy O’Donnell, Colchester; Keshon Peters, Essex; Bailey Piper, Mount Mansfield. Linebacker: Patrick Burke, Mount Mansfield; Seth Carney, Essex; Justin Dattilio, Colchester; Dylan Davis, Mount Mansfield; Manny Dodson, Burlington-South Burlington; David Seymour, Mount Mansfield; Back: Ryan Brynes, Rice; Grady Corkum, Essex; Bryce DiNardo, Mount Mansfield; Jaden Elsinger, Mount Mansfield; Tyler Millette, Essex; Andrew Snell, Rice. Returner: Silas Diamond, Mount Mansfield; Punter: Alex Beaureguard, Rice; Asa Carlson, Mount Mansfield; The CVU girls’ cross country team finished 19th (after a prerace ranking of 22nd) at Nationals two weeks ago. Running on Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, Ore. Red Hawks Ella Whitman and Alice Larson were the first two runner across the line for the Hinesburg team: Whitman 79th and Larson 84th. Chloe Silverman 158th, Jasmine Nails 167th, Cate Noel 170th, Sadie Holmes 177th and Alicia Veronneau 185th were their finishing places. 22 teams and 202 runners competed in the girls’ championship race. Happy Birthday Carol
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SPORTS Hathaway, Randy-Kay Lavalley, Holly Hathaway, Cullen Hathaway, Chris Polakowski, Robin Noble, Lucille McClure, Big Mike Nadeau, Bigger Mark Nadeau, Giles Willey, Chandler Smalling Sullivan, Ryan Davis, Jamie Chalmers, Kate Shungu, Laura Dennison, Becky Anderson, Wendy Pringle-Corcoran, Devin Spence, Galen Jaques, Maria Royer, Jake Galbreath, Becca Astor, Chris Roy, Cheryl Devault, Jenn Stephenson, Alice Plomitallo, Ashley Neary, Heather Calhoun-Ahava, Aaron Doney, Keith Lamell, Micah Lemmel-Hay and Brian Shelden. So very sad to hear about the high school students’ deaths in St. Albans and Jericho. Not sure what to say except condolences to families, friends and schools. We need to do something to stop this from happening.. The Dec. 10 meeting at EHS might have been a start.
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