Essex Reporter: December 14, 2017

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By COLIN FLANDERS Disposable wipes are to blame for a Tuesday morning overflow that spilled untreated sewage into Indian Brook in a line cleared just last month, water quality superintendent Jim Jutras said.

A homeowner on Mansfield Avenue reported a backed-up bath tub at 8:33 a.m. Public works responded with a flusher truck and

restored the flow 22 minutes later, Jutras said, in what he called a “fantastic response.”

“They did a tremendous amount of work to get there quickly during a snow storm, and traffic was horrible,” he said.

Jutras said the wipes balled up and caused the clog, backing up the main line until it found a relief point and overflowed. The spill sent an estimated 100 to 1,000

gallons into an Indian Brook subtributary, a report filed with the Vermont Watershed Management shows. The same section of the line was just serviced by the flushing crew November 29.

Jutras explained while toilet paper is designed to break down — think the last time you used it to wipe up water — wipes are found relatively intact at the treatment plant. While some wipes claim to

be “flushable,” Justras said they’re far from it.

It’s not the first time Jutras has seen wipes cause an issue, nor is it a problem unique to Essex Jct. In September, crews in London removed a 130-ton lump of congealed fat and household items, while U.S. cities report sanitary wipes are filling up their sewer systems. There’s even a name for it: “fatberg.”

See SEWAGE, page 2

finalist still not named

Boards continue work to finalize contract

By COLIN FLANDERS The selectboard and trustees still haven’t released the name of their choice for municipal manager 10 days after voting to extend an offer due to unresolved questions in the contract, village president George Tyler said Tuesday.

After planning to announce the candidate’s name Tuesday night, Tyler said he’s been advised by the village attorney to withhold the name until the contract is ready to sign.

Tyler explained the boards haven’t finalized language stating that while the manager works for both — and is paid by both the town and village — he or she only receives benefits from one entity. Tyler said he believes that will be the town due to its “desirable” retirement plan.

He said the boards are See MANAGER, page 2

town explores path for Rt. 15

By COLIN FLANDERS

trains, trains &

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rain Hoppers filled stations around Essex Jct. last Friday at the annual rail-themed gathering, hosted this year by the Essex Jct. Parks and Recreation and Parks Department, which says over 1,000 people flocked to

21 stops around the village. Attendees were treated to dozens of train model sets, fine-tuned by famed train coordinator John Gaworecki, while The Reporter fielded 75 letters to Santa at the Brownell Library. Among our favorite requests: a new rottweiler, a YouTube account and a cure for cancer. See pages 14 and 15 for more.

Essex and Essex Jct. officials are exploring concepts for a shared-use path along a stretch of Route 15 that would connect a missing link between the town and village.

In doing so, they hope to improve means for walking and cycling and plan for future development in the surrounding areas.

“You’re connecting, really, two growth centers,” public works director Dennis Lutz said at Monday night’s public forum.

Lutz explained the town has considered the project for years, but high costs deterred the start of any real conceptual work. Now, with a grant from the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, the town has hired engineering consulting firm Stantec to study alternatives and see if the project is viable.

If so, the town will request design funds from the CCRPC before seeking grants for construction. Even with an 80 percent grant, however, Lutz expects the local share will be significant.

The project area begins in Essex Jct. where the existing shared-use path ends at Athens Drive. It extends eastward about two-thirds of a mile to the I-289 interchange, ending at the start of another shared-use path on the east side.

Route 15 narrows from 66 feet to less than 30 along this stretch, changing from 25 to See ROUTE 15, page 2

Siblings take the stage for VBT’s ‘The Nutcracker’

By MICHAELA HALNON

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eventeen-year-old Liam Kinney would have happily bid adieu to the Nutcracker Prince character after his performance last Christmas. He decided to reprise the role one more time, though, insisting he was absolutely certain who would be picked to play the ballet’s iconic Clara this year: his little sister.

“There was never a doubt in my mind that you would be Clara,” he told his sibling with a grin inside the Vermont Ballet Theater’s Essex dance studio last week. “I knew I wanted to dance with her one more time on

the stage.”

Nora Kinney, 13, humbly waved off that suggestion, swearing she wished the leading part would be hers but wasn’t sure until the cast list was announced. The Essex siblings will dance opposite one another in two of the four shows later this week, uniting with the main company members.

Liam usually studies hip-hop and jazz with the Jericho-based Vermont Youth Dancers but has joined the VBT’s Nutcracker for three years to help fill the titular male role.

Luckily, he joked, the part predominately requires acting and miming instead of the highly technical ballet moves.

“After that, Nora does most of the dancing,” Liam said. “It’s very impressive.”

Logging her seventh year in the VBT show and 11th with the studio overall, Nora said she had a lot of fine-tuning work to do despite her familiarity with the production.

With Nutcracker rehearsals added to her normal class schedule, she’s spending about 25 hours dancing per week.

See NUTCRACKER, page 3 PHOTO BY MICHAELA HALNON

Essex siblings Liam and Nora Kinney rehearse for the Vermont Ballet Theater's upcoming production of "The Nutcracker" last week.

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SEWAGE from page 1 “That is exactly what we have on a smaller scale,” Jutras said.

Municipal officials and sewage professionals around the country are working to change that nomenclature. It’s even made its way to the nation’s capital: A manufacturer is now suing the District of Columbia over a city law that

MANAGER from page 1 also still working to ensure language on evaluation and termination conform to the process described by their charters.

They have agreed, however, that if one board wishes to terminate employment, then the other board will also nullify the contract.

He said while these are not deal breakers, the process of getting the wording satisfactory to each party

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Jutras admits he’s seen his fair share of accidental oddities in the system — diapers, matchbox cars, silverware — but it’s the “things that get there on purpose cause the problems,” he said.

“There are only two things that belong down the drain,” he said. “No. 1 and No. 2.” is taking longer than expected. Once the contract is finalized, it will be sent to the manager and his or her lawyer.

“We tried the best we could to get this ready tonight,” Tyler said in a phone interview Tuesday. “But the timing was just too fast.

We just didn’t have enough time.”

At Tuesday's joint meeting, Tyler said the boards also plan to wait for their recruiter to finish a background check on the candidate. He's unsure how long that will take.

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On any given day, up to 12 psychiatric patients wait for an inpatient bed at the University of Vermont Medical Center while jails and police cruisers serve as “detox” spaces in lieu of appropriate facilities.

Suicide rates are rising across Chittenden County — there were six attempts during a recent two-week period, one of which was successful — and police agencies say they are responding to an increasing number of mental health calls, forcing officers to address crises in which they have no formal training. One officer in the county reports tazing a suicidal individual to save a life.

Those were all takeaways from a summary of a June summit between town and city managers, law enforcement and health professionals, which sparked a bi-weekly meeting to address the rising number of mental health issues facing Vermont.

One major initiatives to come out of that fivemonth process: A collaboration between the Howard Center and a half-dozen communities to create a community outreach team, which officials say will connect at-risk individuals with trained specialists and better address the county's mental health crises.

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A worn path of grass along the south side of the road shows evidence of foot traffic beside the two-foot shoulder, and cyclists at the meeting said they avoid this route on commutes due to safety concerns, especially when crossing the circ ramps, though Stantec’s proposal assumes the path won’t extend through the interchanges.

Greg Edwards, Stantec’s senior principal of transportation and the project manager, said the intent is to choose the north or south side of Route 15, since constructing on both is unnecessary and cost prohibitive. Ei-

ther way, with the challenge of extending over the Indian Brook culvert, the construction is expected to be difficult.

Other questions include lighting — long stretches of the road are dark at night — and whether to separate the path from the road. Stantec’s proposal says the latter would allow a buffer for any potential widening of the road, but noted it’s not part of the scoping study.

Town planner Darren Schibler wondered if the town should consider lowering the speed limit from 40 mph to slow drivers for the increased pedestrian and bike traffic.

Doing so would require a petition to the state transportation board, a lengthy process that requires the town to explain why it’s necessary. Lutz said it might be easier to do that before the project picks up steam, because other-

wise the transportation board may see no need.

A project advisory committee comprised of Christine Ford from the CCRPC and two staff members from both the town and village — Lutz, Schibler, village community development director Robin Pierce and village public works superintendent Rick Jones — will assist Stantec over the next few months.

Edwards said his team will host another public meeting for feedback on the proposal in the spring before finalizing its report this summer, which will include cost estimates of each alternative.

The selectboard and trustees would then choose an option. Lutz expected a five- to seven-year process if the project moves forward.

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LEFT: COURTESY PHOTO, RIGHT: PHOTO BY MICHAELA HALNON

LEFT: Essex siblings Liam and Nora Kinney first appeared in a Vermont Ballet Theater's production of "The Nutcracker" as young children. RIGHT: This year, Nora will star as Clara, Liam as the Nutcracker Prince.

NUTCRACKER from page 1 “It’s just really become nostalgic to me.

When I hear the music and see the set, it just makes me happy,” Nora said. “Clara is just really a great part because you get to do a little bit of everything.”

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s highly popular ballet follows the adventures of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, a toy that has come to life on Christmas Eve. Together, they battle the villainous Mouse King and travel to the Land of Sweets ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy.

A series of dances, performed by the older members of the VBT company, coincide with the presentation sweet gifts — chocolate, coffee and tea among them.

Many Nutcracker productions cast a

much younger dancer to play Clara, but VBT traditionally favors older performers, according to marketing and public relations director Michele Fodero.

“She dances through the whole thing, which is why she has to be accomplished,” Fodero explained. “[And] she’s on pointe through the whole thing.”

It’s unique to have siblings sharing the stage in these principal roles, but Fodero said the entire VBT production is consistently family-oriented from year to year.

In the opening party scene, for example, studio parents (the majority non-dancers) often briefly perform with their own children.

Like Nora, many VBT students have danced their way up through the Nutcracker ranks over the years. In fact, VBT alumni and current principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater in New York

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City is performing the Sugar Plum Fairy in two of this year’s performances, a press release said.

“It’s an awesome effort by the kids; they’re just amazing,” Fodero said. “[Every year] we watch the video of the previous year and they’ll start learning the next part that they may be eligible to audition for. They throw themselves in there and know what they’re doing already.”

The chance to perform on the Flynn Theater stage in Burlington only adds to the professional atmosphere the studio attempts to create throughout the year, Fodero said.

And while Nora is eyeing a potential career in dance, Liam said he plans to hang up his dancing shoes for a while when he begins college next year. A three-sport high school athlete himself, Liam doesn’t hesitate when asked who works harder in their

extracurricular activities.

“Absolutely Nora puts in more work,” Liam said. “I have such a respect for dancers. They’re so dedicated.”

Nora and her peers will have a brief reprieve after the show closes, but many will begin auditions for summer intensive programs in January. Even with the demanding schedule, she said she’s never once considered taking a break from the craft.

“I’m always anxious to get back to ballet, even after a school break or something,” Nora said. “I get so stir-crazy if I’m not dancing.”

The Vermont Ballet Theater’s production of “The Nutcracker” plays at the Flynn Theater in Burlington on December 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on December 17 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets are available at 863-5966 or at www.flynntix.org.

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By MICHELLE MONROE St. Albans Messenger staff ST. ALBANS – As the threat of another government shutdown loomed last Thursday, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) spoke with the Messenger about what is transpiring in Washington.

“It’s wild,” Welch said, mentioning Jerusalem, impeachment and the House firearms vote, all of which had taken place the day before.

Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would consider Jerusalem the capital of Israel, drawing rebukes from around the world.

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, brought articles of impeachment to the House floor, and the House voted to override local gun laws and allow concealed carry of firearms in places which currently bar it.

Then there was the government shutdown.

“My guess is it will be averted,” Welch said.

He was correct. The Republicans in both the House and Senate passed a con-

tinuing resolution to keep the government operating until December 22, with few Democratic votes.

The resolution, Welch said, was entirely in Republican hands, and they didn’t want a distraction from their tax bill, he suggested.

“Everything they’re doing is trying to get their tax bill through by Christmas,” Welch said.

The debate over a continuing resolution and whether it should keep the government running for two or three weeks was between the Freedom Caucus, Republican moderates and conservative Republicans, he said. Democrats were excluded from the conversation.

“My view, very strongly, is that we should keep the lights on,” he said.

However, his position is that unless a continuing resolution contains funding for the opiate epidemic, the Veteran’s Administration, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and an agreement that any cuts to non-military programs will be matched by cuts to the Pentagon budget, Democrats See WELCH, page 4

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Pork and Pickles converts to Lazy Farmer

By KAYLEE SULLIVAN On the doors of 34 Park St., white paper covers the former Pork and Pickles signs, now reading “Lazy Farmer.”

It’s a change some Essex Jct. residents and Vermonters are surprised by, but the name isn’t as new as some may think.

Five years ago, ownerchef Chris Simard debuted his aqua-and-white food truck, Lazy Farmer. He operated its catering component out of his home. In June 2016, he opened Pork and Pickles BBQ in Essex Jct. Last month, he closed the joint for a week before re-opening on December 1 under the new name.

The shift stems from Simard’s desire to shy away from smokehouse essentials, cook a varied menu and focus more on catering.

“I felt like I was locked in with Pork and Pickles,” Simard said. “We were doing BBQ, but I like to

cook all sorts of stuff so it allowed me to open up what I can do and mess around with the menu a little bit more.”

Lazy Farmer’s menu is simplified: more sandwiches, fewer large plates.

Customers looking to test their palates can find a varying dinner menu every Friday and Saturday night from 4:30 – 9 p.m. and Saturday brunch from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Some evenings, Simard will switch up the menu altogether: Meatball, taco and fried rice nights may be fast approaching.

Last week, the appetizer menu showcased pork belly wraps, poutine and fried pickles. Sandwiches ranged from fried chicken, falafel, meatloaf and December’s hottest pick, the “Yes Please” burger. The three available large plates included pork schnitzel, strip steak and Simard’s famous fried chicken.

The latter is an offer-

PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN

Chris Simard, owner-chef at Lazy Farmer, chops an onion in his Essex Jct. restaurant last week.

ing from Pork and Pickles, which Simard said customers are happy to see remains and the star of a catering party Simard is hosting this week.

The Pork and Pickles space will now host private parties and in-house catering opportunities.

In the summer, Simard caters about a wedding per week and up to three other events around Vermont. In the colder and less-hectic months, he’s answering sales emails and “messing around” in the kitchen, devising the next-best menu item between gigs.

Last Thursday, he was getting ready to indulge in a quest for the best house hot dog.

What will that entail, exactly?

“Well, we’re gonna make the hot dog from scratch,” he said, noting he’s made sausage dogs a few times prior.

“So I don’t know, I gotta mess around with it,” he said with a grin.

In 2010, the ownerchef graduated with an agriculture degree from the University of Vermont, after attending Le Cordon

Bleu Ottawa culinary arts program for some time.

Then, he bought up a farm.

“I decided it was a little bit too much work for me, so I opened up [Lazy Farmer],” he said, hence the name. “Which is the same amount of work, just different work that I like more.”

Simard, a Colchester native, owns Lazy Farmer with his fiancée, Lizzy Williams.

Simply put, Simard likes to work with his hands and to eat — both motivating factors in his field, he noted.

The most gratifying aspect of his work is seeing a happy customer. Plus, he gets to support local farms and choose ingredients to his liking while doing so.

Last Thursday, as the door closed and the white paper signs — soon to be replaced — appeared again, Simard headed back to the cutting board.

He had some messing around to do.

To check out the latest menu and happenings at Lazy Farmer, visit facebook. com/lazyfarmervt.

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doors and without input from Democrats. The bills were, Welch said, “written in secret.”

He expressed concern the budget may take a similar path: “In any budget, there’s negotiations,” said Welch, who once led the Vermont Senate.

Impeachment Welch voted to table Green’s impeachment resolution, along with 363 other members of the House. Just 58 Democrats voted in favor of proceeding with the articles, with four voting present.

“President Trump has been divisive and destructive,” Welch said. “It’s dismaying to me how much chaos he’s created.”

Welch cited specifically Trump’s efforts at deregulation, his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords and his efforts to end the Affordable Care Act health insurance programs without a replacement.

It was that divisiveness which Green made the focus of his articles of impeachment. Previous impeachment articles have accused the president of violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution by profiting from his role as president, and alleged collusion with Russia.

Green accused the president of promoting and expressing bigotry against a number of groups including blacks, Muslims, Puerto Ricans and transgendered people.

“We’ve got to hold the president accountable,” said Welch, but he argued the investigation being led by special counsel Robert Mueller into the connections between Trump and Russia is the best means of doing that.

“There’s a lot of smoke there,” said Welch, noting the president initially denied any contacts with Russia, but now evidence has shown considerable contact during both the campaign and the transition between members of Trump’s team and Russians.

Some of those Russians have been members of the government while others reportedly had close ties to it.

While the constitution states a president and other federal officials may be impeached for “high crimes and misdemeanors,” that term has never been defined.

Before an impeachment can take place, “you’ve got to establish a foundation that has credibility with the American people and that requires investigation,” Welch said.

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The resolution as passed did not include funding for CHIP, which provides health insurance on a sliding scale to children whose parents make too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but who do not have access to health insurance through their employer. In Vermont, the program is known as Dr. Dynosaur.

Congress allowed the program to expire in the fall, and across the country, states are starting to run out of money to pay for health care for children.

Republicans only Unlike his predecessor, Rep. John Boehner, House Speaker Paul Ryan is not willing to build a coalition of Democrats and more moderate Republicans on issues such as the debt ceiling and the budget, Welch said.

“What Ryan has done so far is make a commitment to his conference that he won’t work with Democrats,” said Welch. “And his conference is divided.

“It’s a dangerous situation, quite frankly,” he added.

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opinion & community letters to the editor

Our tree situation has us stumped.

Can you help?

COURTESY PHOTOS

ABOVE, L to R: The Chittenden County civil courthouse in 1910, before the Oct. 29 windstorm that forced the removal of six Norway maples and as it stands today, tree-less.

You may have noticed our six Norway maple trees no longer line the sidewalk in front of the County Courthouse on Main Street in Burlington.

Due to heavy damage from the Oct. 29 windstorm, the trees had to be removed for the safety of pedestrians passing by the courthouse.

The Burlington City arborist recommended replacing them with Princeton elm trees to match the Burlington city trees from yesteryear (there’s an example of a Princeton elm across the street between Junior’s and Old Gold.)

There have been other suggestions too, including planting signature Vermont sugar maples (that could be tapped), or leaving the lawn treeless to highlight the beauty of the James Knox Taylor-designed building as it appeared over a century ago.

150 years of service

Former assistant Judge Elizabeth Gretkowski was surprised and saddened to see the trees removed, remembering the time and effort put into pruning them to help them grow. But she also remembers that fellow assistant judge, Tom Crowley, was in favor of cutting them down to better reveal the beauty of the building.

So, as a steward of the county courthouse, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the matter. After all, it is your courthouse.

If you live in Chittenden County, email me at: Connie.Ramsey@Vermont.gov.

Connie Ramsey Chittenden County assistant judge

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Celebrating the next 150 years A way to trump of service to God and community President Trump

By ANN GRAY December 1, 2067 Dear Diary, Can’t believe it’s been 50 years since I joined First Church.

The 150th anniversary celebration was just winding down when I became a member and now our 200th anniversary year is nearing its end. I had heard about the things they did in 2017 to celebrate the 150th and couldn’t wait to volunteer for the 200th anniversary committee. Our committee decided to repeat the 150th events for the 200th.

Since the Fairgrounds were replaced years ago with a hoverboard park, we booked the space station for our celebratory dinner – what fun it was looking down on First Church from up there! The Reporter allowed us to continue the tradition of monthly anniversary articles, which were easily read on our phones or watches, and the ladies of First Church made another wall hanging for the sanctuary. We now have the 150th and 200th anniversary histories facing each other across the sanctuary. The 150th wall hanging

still looks like new – those ladies sure knew how to make things to last! My grandson has just joined First Church and he’s planning to serve on the 250th anniversary committee. – Christopher Hymnal, Sr. December 1, 2117 Dear Diary, Another 50 years in the life of First Church has flown by – and I served on the 250th anniversary committee as I promised my grandfather I would. Our anniversary articles in the Reporter this year relayed everything we did during these last 50 years. We added mission trips to Mars and continued the trips to Jamaica. Instantly beaming ourselves from place to place, allowed Essex Eats Out to expand to every place in the world named Essex – the other 16 in the United States, one in Ontario, two in England, and two in Jamaica. My granddaughter plans to continue the family tradition of serving on anniversary committees of First Church by volunteering for the 300th anniversary – she’s another Chris Hymnal so the name will also

continue. – Christopher Hymnal, III December 1, 2167 Dear Diary, While researching The Essex Reporter articles from the 150th anniversary year for the final article this year, I found a national news release from November 2017 that talks about the discovery of a planet they were calling Ross 128b – it was described as being 11 light years away from Earth, earth-sized and similar in temperature. How amazing that when First Church makes its 10th annual mission trip next year to Ross 128b that I’ll be on that trip. I can’t wait to tell the others about this article! – Christine Hymnal First Church has sincerely enjoyed sharing its story with you throughout 2017. We hope you’ve had fun learning about who we are and what we stand for. We invite you to stop by some Sunday morning to check us out. In the meantime Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a joyous New Year to you all!

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Of drones, schools and grandchildren

By WILLIAM MATHIS

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ust as we were thinking that “The Matrix” and “The Terminator” were science fiction, the evening news shows us a different reality. We are being tracked by our own personal devices. Cameras with facial recognition systems increasingly pervade corridors and are carried by drones. Raising the specter of all-seeing snoops, these are well within the grasp of today’s technology. These are but faint harbingers of more pervasive intrusions which will affect everyone in a multitude of ways. Our jobs, what we buy, our hobbies, what will be taught in schools and our personal lives will be – despite weak assurances – open to the public. This will change the very nature of society.

But that’s not all. Open the federal and state departments of labor web sites and go to the work force projections. A quick look shows the bulk of job vacancies are low-paying.

This is troubling enough but routine jobs are being automated and will basically be gone by the end of the 2020s. That’s about 40 percent of today’s jobs says a Yale-Oxford research team. By 2065, artificial intelligence will match, then exceed, human capabilities reports MIT Technology Re-

view. Different sources estimate different doomsdays but it all happens in our grandchildren’s lifetimes.

We already see self-driving cars and trucks, delivery by drone, the desertification of shopping malls and banking by teller-less ATM. As these trends continue, a huge segment of the newly trained STEM population will be unemployed or underemployed.

An Obama White House working group report says the jobs that will disappear first are those that are lower paid, lower-skilled and require less education. This raises the specter of even greater gaps between the affluent and the increasingly unemployed. Machines will be able to repair themselves and enhance their own capabilities without human intervention (or control).

Further advances in STEM technologies and manufacturing will be accomplished much more efficiently with artificial intelligence. Car problems are already diagnosed and even repaired by plugging a computer into one of the many computers in the car. Speaking to the dangers of this brave new world, Bill Gates said in the Washington Post, “I don’t understand why some people are not concerned.”

Tesla’s Elon Musk says it is the greatest risk for civilization: "With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon."

We already see the mid-

dle class being hollowed out.

Paradoxically, technology reduces the need for highly skilled workers. Among other reasons, this is why we see a fraction of the top 1 percent accumulating disproportionate wealth as the middle class slides into poverty. As demonstrated by the proposed federal tax reforms, the privileged have shown little concern for the less fortunate. Much has been made of achievement gaps, but it is the increasing wealth gap that poses the greater risk.

Noting that technological change has always resulted in increased economic growth, President Obama’s artificial intelligence task force recommended embracing new cyber capabilities for their obvious benefits.

The group’s recommendations, unfortunately, don’t match the scope of the problem; the mandatory recitation of STEM sound bites is provided along with a laundry list of current safety net programs. These initiatives lack the scope and scale needed to deal with massive social, occupational and economic restructuring.

For our schools and our grandchildren, subject matter knowledge is essential but not enough. The tasks before us require a rebalancing of educational purposes. Educational reformers vacuously talk about high standards, the common core, standardized tests and

accountability systems but ignore the most important requirement – which is how we use these skills. It is to build a fairer and more democratic society.

It is hard to conceive of a stable society when huge proportions of the people will essentially be jobless while total wealth continues to increase. Will we invent new ways of conceiving of the common wealth and how it will be allocated?

“No government is legitimate,” said Ron Dworkin, “that does not show equal concern for the fate of all those citizens over whom it claims dominion and from whom it claims allegiance.”

A society can exist only as long as it holds cooperative and mutually supporting values. As our nation was brought into a united set of states by the molding of a common ethos, we must restore the bonds of community. In a time of atomistic isolation, we must redefine our culture, and we must reform our government as well as our schools for the benefit, if not for the very lives, of our children and grandchildren.

William J. Mathis is the managing director of the National Education Policy Center and the vice-chair of the Vermont State Board of Education. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization with which he is affiliated.

By ANGELO LYNN

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f you’re sick to your stomach with Trump’s reckless actions that are undermining America’s fight against global warming (not to mention our role in world affairs, the long-term economy, health care, education, immigration and on and on and on), here’s a positive step you can take to fight back: Share your ideas on what climate policies and solutions Vermont should pursue to meet its clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction goals.

You can do that through Vermont’s Climate Action Commission, which is looking for short- and long-term solutions. The commission was established by Gov. Phil Scott this past July and is seeking to develop at least three recommendations by Jan. 1, 2018, that the governor can take action on. There’s a Dec. 14 deadline for submissions.

Here’s a juicy fact to stimulate your thinking: According to the Vermont Natural Resources Council, Vermonters spend almost $2 billion a year to heat their homes and get people and products where they need to go. Of that amount, $8 out of every $10, goes out of state into the pockets of fossil fuel giants like Exxon and Shell. If we can bend that curve and keep more of those dollars at home, we can employ more Vermonters and help create a more robust 21st Century economy.

A few ideas to ponder, as proposed by VNRC’s Johanna Miller, include: implementing a carbon tax; various ways to use the $18.7 million Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds the state will receive as part of the Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement; expand weatherization investments. Be creative, be innovative, be involved and help Vermont be the state that shows a better way forward. Send your ideas to: anr.vcac@vermont.gov

by December 14.

Angelo Lynn is co-publisher of The Essex Reporter.

CorreCtioNs A story about traffic safety concerns in last week’s Reporter incorrectly quoted resident Raj Chawla, who said he’s heard of children riding their bikes on Maple Street in the wrong direction, not high schoolers driving the wrong way. We regret the error.

In our Home Grown Harvest section, our correspondent incorrectly identified Silvio Mazzella of Jules on the Green. He is the owner, not a chef. We regret the error.

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

CITYREACH CHURCH - 159 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Behind Subway, on the back side of the building.

Pastor Brent Collins. Sunday worship service: 5 p.m.

A casual, family-focused and friendly Christian Church with practical teaching, great music, a safe kids program (Nursery-5th grade) and an exciting and empowering church experience, www.essexjunction.cityreachnetwork. org; bcollins@cityreachnetwork.org; facebook: CityReach Church - Essex Junction.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, lead pastor, proclaiming Christ and Him crucified, Sundays: 9:30 a.m., www.cmcvermont.org.

DAYBREAk COMMUnITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Brent Devenney, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., AWANA: Thursdays twice a month, www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com ESSEX ALLIAnCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m., www.essexalliance.org.

ESSEX CEnTER UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School and childcare provided. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions and plant spiritual roots.

phoTo By Ben Chiappinelli

Volunteers help collect packages and presents during the Toys for Boys & Girls Toy Drive. The event will have refreshments, music and visits from the TDI Towing and SD Ireland trucks lit up for the holiday. Please bring unwrapped, new toys for donation from 5 - 8 p.m. on December 16. See the full listing for details.

14 Thursday Brownell liBrary Closed for sTaff in-serviCe 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. managing sTress

10 - 11 a.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr., 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. If you find yourself experiencing occasional stress or are completely overwhelmed by it, come to this month’s Thursday Topics to learn strategies to stay healthier and calmer in stressful times. Free; reservations required.

Call 876-5087.

noonTime Book disCussion group

questions answered, voice concerns or discuss opportunities with the department.

Free; coffee and donuts provided. Call 6224005 or email sam. lincoln@vermont.gov for more information.

15 friday musiC wiTh raph 10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Come sing and play with Raph. All ages.

vso musiCal performanCe

9:30 & 10:30 a.m., Essex Elementary, 1 Bixby Hill Rd., Essex Jct. The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Symphony Reel” string trio will take students on a unique journey through a range of musical styles, including classical and folk. Cellist John Dunlop, violinist Laura Markowitz and violist Ana Ruesink are all veteran performers with the symphony and experienced educators as well.

The presentation ends with the creation of a unique folk tune for the school!

FIRST COngREgATIOnAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUnCTIOn - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745. Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Sunday Worship Services: 9 a.m., June 4 – September 3. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Sunday School: 5th/6th Grade and Jr. & Sr. high youth groups during the school year. Heavenly Food Pantry: second Monday of the month, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and fourth Thursday, 2 – 6 p.m., except for Nov. & Dec. when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out community dinner: 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella & Ladies’ Acapella groups. UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. www.fccej.org; welcome@fccej. org

3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. (See Thursday, Dec. 7.)

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!

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Justin Bunnell discusses the history of his soft drink company from prohibition to the present. Free.

musiCal sToryTime

essex middle sChool Band ConCerT

1:30 p.m., Hiawatha Elementary, 34 Hiawatha Ave., Essex Jct. (see Friday, Dec. 15.)

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

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

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist, Sundays: 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com.

ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex.

878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

Noon - 1 p.m., Essex Free LIbrary. Join us to discuss "Rules of Civility"

by Amor Towles.

read To arChie

winTer sTories

3:30 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Come hear a collection of winter folk tales from storyteller Linda Costello!

veneTian ginger ale hisTory

7 p.m. Essex Middle School Cafeteria, 60 Founders Road, Essex Jct. Come celebrate the sounds of the holiday season with this musical program.

vermonT’s foresT eConomy 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Vermont Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Conference Room, 111 West St., Essex Jct. The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation will be holding a public meeting to provide updates from different sectors of their work and to hear from those with interest in the forest economy. Communicate directly with various program leaders, have

sToryTime

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

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

vso musiCal performanCe

lego fun

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

family movie

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

Enjoy a movie with free popcorn and drinks.

siT & kniT

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

engage in conversation.

16 saTurday speCial holiday opening

9 a.m. - 1 p.m., First Congregational Church Heavenly Cents Thrift shop, 39 Main St., Essex Jct. Come browse our special Christmas and Nearly New sections.

duTCh sToryTime

10:30 - 11 a.m., Brownell Library. Come hear stories from Holland, learn some Dutch songs and traditions and make a windmill craft.

All ages.

Toys for Boys & girls Toy drive

5 - 8 p.m., 16 Heatherbush Rd., Essex Jct. Enjoy homemade cookies, hot cocoa and entertainment by a cappella groups Pitchcraft and Calloway Taxi (music from 5:15 - 7:15 p.m.). TDI Towing and SD Ireland will also be by with their trucks adorned with Christmas lights. Please bring unwrapped, new toys for donation (no used toys, please). Email tbonetroy16@gmail. com with any questions.

deep midwinTer: songs from winTer's hearT

7:30 p.m., Charlotte Congregational Church, 403 Church Hill Rd., Charlotte. Social Band presents a concert combining ancient and modern-day songs and carols to honor this season. This music is rich with the contrasts of light and dark, outer cold and inner heat. Join us for this contemplative and celebratory evening of song.

Advance tickets are $15; $18 day of the event. Order online at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/deep-midwintertickets-35568786197.

17 sunday make iT saCred yoga

10 a.m. - Noon, Maple St. Park, 75 Maple St., Essex Jct. Class will begin with meditation, mindful of the approaching winter solstice and investigate a routine way to reduce stress in your life. We will move through some asana and

end with a meditation and savasana. Led by Deb Malgeri.

musiC for winTer holidays 1 - 3 p.m., Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St., Essex. Browse for gifts while you enjoy live holiday music from many countries and many times. Full Circle is a group of five women who play a mixture of medieval, Renaissance, Celtic, folk and holiday music on recorders, tin whistle, harp, guitar, hammered dulcimer, percussion and voices.

The event is free, but their recordings will be offered for sale at the store. Visit www.phoenixbooks.biz for more information.

deep midwinTer: songs from winTer's hearT

7:30 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. (See Saturday, Dec. 16.)

18 monday sToryTime

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

TeCh help wiTh Clif

Noon & 1 p.m., Brownell Libray. Reservation required. Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

kniTTing for kids

3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Knit a hat or scarf with our looms or knitting needles. Check out the supplies and finish at home. Yarn supplied. For all skill levels.

lego CluB

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

Chess CluB

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. We provide chess sets and you provide the strategy. All ages and skill levels are welcome.

Chess Sets Funded by the Brownell Library Foundation.

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calendar local mEEtings monday, dEc. 18

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

tuEsday, dEc. 19

7 p.m., Brownell library trustees, Brownell Libary, 6 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

wEdnEsday, dEc. 19

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

8 a.m. - 3 p.m., village trustees fyE 19 Budget work session, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

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

by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Daisy's owner is Maddie Nash, retired school counselor. For all ages. Please register online.

EssEx HigH scHool Band concErt

7 p.m. Essex High School Auditorium, 2 Educational Drive, Essex Jct. Come celebrate the sounds of the holiday season with this musical program. Performances include Symphonic Band, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Pitch Pipes, Kaleidoscope, Wind Ensemble, Essex Jazz Junction and Essex Jazz Orchestra.

19 tuEsday story timE for BaBiEs & toddlErs

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

story timE for PrEscHoolErs

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

stEam tuEsday

3:15 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Middle School students will lead a STEAM session.

droP-in Knitting cluB

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

carols and cooKiE swaP

6:30 -7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Bake and bring your favorite cookies to share when you join us for an evening of caroling and holiday joy! An all ages event!

20 wEdnEsday tEcH timE witH traci

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

story timE for PrEscHoolErs

10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library.

tEcH HElP witH clif

Noon & 1 p.m., Brownell Libray. 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

discovEr girl scouts

6 - 7 p.m., Hiawatha Elementary School Library, 34 Hiawatha Ave., Essex Jct. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains will hold a free informational meeting. Offering hands-on, girl-led, girl-centered activities in STEM, the outdoors and entrepreneurship, Girl Scouts helps all girls take the lead early and often and provides abundant opportunities to develop invaluable life skills.

Visit www.girlscoutsgwm. org, or call (888) 4749686 if you have any questions.

tEdx talK: a world of discovEry

7 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. TED Talk videos around the theme will be viewed and reflected on, this is a great opportunity to connect with others! At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event.

21 tHursday rEad to arcHiE

3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Archie loves to listen to kids read. He is certified

by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Archie's owner is Christine Packard, chairwoman of Brownell Library Trustees. For all ages.

mount mansfiEld scalE modElErs

6 p.m., Brownell Library.

Model builders encompassing alll areas of interest and skill levels are welcome. Show off projects, discuss tips and techniques and gain inspiration from fellow modelers. Call 879-0765 for more information.

22 friday story timE

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Come listen to readings of children's picture books, sing songs, rhyme and interact with puppets.

musical storytimE

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

Rock out and read with books, songs and instruments. Free for all ages.

larP

3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Get lost in

the part when you engage in live action role-playing. open to all middle and high school students who want to have adventures in a mythical land.

dungEons & dragons

6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library. Embark upon imaginary adventures with Dungeon Master Aiem, who serves as this role playing game's referee and storyteller.

For grades 6 & up.

sit & Knit

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

23 saturday

liBrary closEd for cHristmas.

24 sunday sEE tHE rEligious digEst BElow for cHristmas EvE sErvicE timEs.

ongoing EvEnts EssEx Junction rEcrEation and ParKs vacation camPs

Tuesday, Dec. 26 - Friday, Dec. 29. We'll be going to see the new movie "Ferdinand," sledding, playing games, and getting a visit from some sled dogs. Spaces are limited, so please stop by Maple Street Park or give us a call at 878-1375 to sign up today!

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sunday, dEc. 17 8:30 and 10:15 a.m., christmas Pageant, First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct.

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10 a.m., carol sing service, First Congregational Church, 1 Church St., Essex Jct. Noon, 1:30, 3, 4:30 and 6 p.m., christmas Eve services, Essex Alliance Service, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct.

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Noon, christmas day worship with the vt Korean american umc, Grace United Methodist Church; 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. 4 p.m., christmas Eve service, Christ Memorial Church, 1033 Essex Rd., Williston.

4:30 p.m., children’s mass & choir with Pageant, St. Pius X, 20 Jericho 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., christmas vigil mass, St. Lawrence Church, 158 West St., Essex Jct. 6 p.m., christmas Eve candlelight service with music, Grace United Methodist Church; 130 Maple St., Essex Jct. 6 p.m., christmas Eve service, Essex Center United Methodist Church, 119 Center Rd., 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. (No 7:30 p.m. mass.)

9 p.m., candlelight christmas Eve service, Calvary Baptist Church, 61 Main 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.

15 year old Neutered Male Arrival Date: 10/26/2017 Breed: Domestic shorthair Reason here: My owner could no longer care for me.

Special Considerations: I am FIV positive. Ask a staff member for more info!

SUMMARY: This super handsome dapper dude is all about snuggles and being right by your side! Mister Man loooooves to be where his people are at and is one of the most affectionate cats you will likely ever meet. Want head bonks throughout your day and night? Feel like adding a fast-feline-friend to share your day? If you have space in your heart & home for this senior fella, ask a staff member to meet him today! Mister Man is waiting!

My thoughts on: Dogs: I lived well with a dog in my previous home and may do well with another Cats: I have no known history with other cats *Mister Man is December’s PronaturePal. That means his adoption fee is paid for

by Pronature Holistic Canada along with 6 months of food! Also, Pet Food Warehouse is supplying a $50 gift card! HAPPY HOLIDAYS indeed!

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December 4 - 10 Monday

2:25 a.m., Accident on Park St. 7:50 a.m., Agency Assist on Essex Way 7:53 a.m., MV Complaint on Susie Wilson Rd. 8:13 a.m., Larceny on River Rd. 9:09 a.m., Accident on Maple St. 9:55 a.m., Suspicious on Gentes Rd. 10:48 a.m., Animal Problem on Alderbrook Rd. 10:51 a.m., Welfare Check on Willeys Ct..

11:36 a.m., Citizen Assist on Railroad Ave. 11:38 a.m., Citizen Dispute on Carmichael St. 11:39 a.m., VIN Inspection on Lost Nation Rd. 12:30 p.m., VIN Inspection on River Rd. 12:35 p.m., Animal Problem on Valley View Dr. 12:42 p.m., Suspicious on Susie Wilson Rd. 12:47 p.m., Suspicious on River Rd. 2:01 p.m., Citizen Assist on South St. 2:28 p.m., Citizen Assist on Pearl St. 2:33 p.m., Suspicious on Pinecrest Dr. 2:39 p.m., VIN Inspection on Maple St. 3:40 p.m., Communications Offense on Maple St. 3:47 p.m., VIN Inspection on Maple St. 4:03 p.m., Animal Problem on Iroquois Ave. 4:08 p.m., Suspicious on Browns River Rd.

4:10 p.m., Citizen Assist on Maple St. 7:51 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Susie Wilson Rd. 10:57 p.m., Suspicious on Brickyard Rd.

Tuesday

2:21 a.m., 911 Hang Up on River Rd. 6:54 a.m., Citizen Dispute on Park St. 8:07 a.m., VIN Inspection on River Rd. 8:18 a.m., Parking Problem on Wrisley St. 10:45 a.m., Fraud on Lost Nation Rd. 11:55 a.m., Agency Assist on Educational Dr. 12:19 p.m., Citizen Assist on Maple St. 2:12 p.m., Citizen Dispute on Carmichael St. 3:06 p.m., Suspicious on Villa Dr. 4:50 p.m., Accident on Susie Wilson Rd. 6:30 p.m., Family Disturbance on Carmichael St. 7:08 p.m., Agency Assist on Dalton Dr. 8:18 p.m., Citizen Assist on Pearl St. 10:13 p.m., 911 Hang Up on Butternut Ct.

Wednesday

12:12 a.m., Suspicious on Carmichael St. 7:13 a.m., Found Property on Colbert St. 8:31 a.m., Suspicious on Southdown Ct. 9:05 a.m., Agency Assist on Park St. 9:31 a.m., Larceny from MV on Pinecrest Dr.

9:56 a.m., Larceny on Susie Wilson Rd. 10:46 a.m., Accident on Susie Wilson Rd. 11:14 a.m., Agency Assist on Jericho Rd. 12:25 p.m., Found Property on West St. 2:10 p.m., Suspicious on Thomas Ln 5:57 p.m., VIN Inspection on Maple St. 6:07 p.m., Agency Assist on Pearl St. 6:10 p.m., Larceny on Grove St. 6:15 p.m., Vandalism on Saxonhollow Dr. 6:36 p.m., Phone Problem on West St. 7:47 p.m., Citizen Assist on Logwood Cir. 9:03 p.m., MV Complaint on Essex Way

Thursday

12:43 a.m., Family Disturbance on Edgewood Dr. 1:04 a.m., DUI on Sunset Dr. 6:39 a.m., Alarm on Morse Dr. 9:26 a.m., Citizen Assist on Educational Dr. 10:58 a.m., Agency Assist on Old Colchester Rd. 2:46 p.m., MV Complaint on Main St. 6:34 p.m., Assault/Intimidation on Central St. 6:38 p.m., Accident on I-289 8:08 p.m., Intoxicated Person on Railroad Ave. 8:41 p.m., Family Disturbance on Wrisley St. 8:44 p.m., DUI on I-289

Friday

10:06 a.m., Animal Problem on Beech St. 11:21 a.m., Animal Problem on Alderbrook Rd. 12:10 p.m., Theft on Park St. 1:36 p.m., Animal Problem on Maple St. 1:43 p.m., Suspicious on Park St. 2:39 p.m., Larceny on Colchester Rd. 2:47 p.m., Alarm on Sydney Dr. 2:56 p.m., Suspicious on Sunset Dr. 5:52 p.m., Accident on Browns River Rd. 6:24 p.m., Alarm on Abare Ave. 8:15 p.m., Suspicious on Circle Dr. 10:00 p.m., Fireworks on North St. 10:23 p.m., Family Disturbance on Fuller Pl.

saTurday

7:29 a.m., Welfare Check on Carmichael St. 7:42 a.m., Alarm on Corporate Dr. 8:21 a.m., Citizen Assist on Railroad Ave. 8:45 a.m., Agency Assist on Maple St. 9:00 a.m., Public Nuisance on Lilac Lane 9:22 a.m., VIN Inspection on Center Rd. 11:13 a.m., Citizen Assist on Browns River Rd. 12:46 p.m., Accident on Susie Wilson Rd. 1:29 p.m., MV Complaint on Creek Rd. 2:54 p.m., Property Damage on Sunset Dr.

3:47 p.m., Citizen Assist on Fairview Dr. 4:40 p.m., Traffic Hazard on I-289 4:52 p.m., Public Speaking on Maple St. 5:38 p.m., Alarm on Abare Ave. 6:30 p.m., Alarm on Abare Ave. 6:43 p.m., Welfare Check on Sunset Dr. 7:49 p.m., Disorderly on Susie Wilson Rd. 10:37 p.m., Suspicious on Upper Main St. 11:54 p.m., Traffic Offense on Upper Main St.

sunday

1:02 a.m., Animal Problem on Village Glen 1:54 p.m., Alarm on West St. 3:16 p.m., Suspicious on Pinecrest Dr. 3:18 p.m., Citizen Assist on Maple St. 3:51 p.m., Assault/Intimidation on East St. 5:22 p.m., Theft on Pearl St.

TickeTs issued: 4 Warnings issued: 90 Fire/eMs calls dispaTched: 43

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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SPORTS

SPORTSHORTS

Wrestling

Head Coach: Ira Isham Assistant: Blaine Isham Dec. 14 Spaulding, Middle-

Spaulding H.S.

6 p.m.

Cohoes, New

TBD

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York Dec. 16 Tiger Duals

Cohoes, N.Y.

TBD

Home Dec. 20 MMU & Milton/

Lowell, Mass.

6 p.m.

Lowell, Mass.

TBD

Home

TBD

Peru, New York

6 p.m.

Peru, New York

5 p.m.

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Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 19 Essex Invitational

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Jan. 20 Essex Invitational

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10 a.m.

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Vergennes

10 a.m.

Mt. Abraham

7 p.m.

Turner Falls,

TBD

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We are one week away from Christmas vacation. Wow! I love this time of year; Christmas trees, lights, shopping (ours is done and gifts are wrapped), a light dusting of snow and more. The winter sports season is underway, which means high school and college sports, NFL, NHL and NBA going on every night of the week. The biggest news of the week though was straight from MLB’s Hot Stove Winter Meetings!

Christmas Wish List coming soon.

It’s time for soccer postseason awards. Leading off with the Hornets’ girls’ team Metro 2nd team honors are Emma Whitney and HM Hunter Poulin, while for the boys’ team Adam Lyon and Tristan Salgado both earned All-State and Metro 1st team honors. Also of note, Thomas and Nathan Colgrove from CHS, who are the late Rita Brown’s grandsons. Lastly congrats to MMU's Fiona Tynan on her all-star honors as well.

Wrestling results saw the Hornets place 3rd in Glenn Falls at Mat Mania’s 13 team field. Individual champion honors went to

Randolph Feb. 03 Franklin Tech Super Quads

Mass.

Feb. 10 NVAC Tournament

Home

TBD

Feb. 17 JV States

Spaulding H.S.

10 a.m.

Feb. 23 State Tournament

Otter Valley H.S. TBD

Mar. 02 N.E.Tournament

Providence, R.I.

By JOE GONILLO James Danis, Alex Rizvanov, and Seth Carney; Jack Carney earned a second place finish; Noah Bonning and Calvin Leo both ended the day third in their weight classes.

The varsity and jv girls' basketball teams tipped of the winter with wins. Essex stopped Mt. Anthony 43-33 behind Mary Finnegan's 13 points and Olivia Duncan's 11. The jv's won easily 70-11.

The varsity boys' fell in their opening game 69-58 to MAU. Robbie Meslin scored 19, Grant Robertson had 15 and Adin Peco added 10.

The gymnastics team participated in their annual SB clinic Saturday to start off their season. Defending state champ Allie Green, Mya Dusablon and Ella Lesney are looking very promising at the start of this season, and Green will be busy

Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 06 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 03 Feb. 10 Feb. 24 Mar. 03

entire car was checked and evaluated and the Florida Marlins, led by new CEO Derek Jeter, traded NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees for an all-star second baseman and two young. So Yankee fans, enjoy your early, phenomenal Christmas present!

Oklahoma University quarterback Baker Mayfield won the 2017 Heisman Trophy, thanks to his 40+ touchdown passes this season. Here's hoping the NYG do not draft him with the second pick in the NFL draft next April.

Happy Birthday to good friends Lucille McClure, Jeremy Hammond, Chris Polakowski, Robin Noble, former EHS shot put record holder Chris Bessette, former state champion Hornet high hurdler Mariah Neverett, Steve "Jerry Remy" Ferreira, Chandler Smalling Sullivan, Ryan Davis, Kate Cioffi Shungu, Laura Dennison, Becky Anderson, Wendy Pringle-Corcoran, Devin Spence, Galen Jacques, Cullen, Carol and Holly Hathaway, RandyKay Lavalley, Maria Royer, Jake Galbreath, Chris Roy, Becca Astor, Jenn Hoagies Stephenson, Cheryl Wilder Devault, Alice Plomitallo, Ashley Neary, Keith Lamell and Brian Shelden.

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Dec. 09

with captain duties which she shares with Anna Charland. Veteran gymnast, longtime assistant coach and four-time individual state champion Mary Krug is now our head gymnastic coach and Lucy Lincoln, also a veteran gymnast, returns as an assistant coach aided by Laura Ray Weiland, a former EHS grad.

Our eight returning girls and seven new gymnasts participate in their first home meet on Thursday, Dec. 14.

Our bowlers competed in the Kick Off Classic Saturday, where they finished in sixth place. Fair Haven beat the Hornets in the quarters by scores of 135119 and 224-199.

Well last year at this time, Red Sox fans were rejoicing about their Christmas present, all-star LP Chris Sale, whose presence on the Boston roster truly put them over the hump as they repeated as AL East champs. Didn’t help in the playoffs, but that’s another story.

Moments after the ink was dry on GM of the Year Brian Cashman’s contract, reports surfaced that the Bronx Bombers were “kicking the tires” on a monster trade. Later that morning the tires and the

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Springfield, Oxbow & S. Royalton

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S.Burlington, Enosburg & Burlington

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LOCAL OUTREACH from page 1 ton-based organization plans to create a community outreach team of four members assigned across six municipalities: Essex, Colchester, South Burlington, Shelburne, Williston and Winooski.

They will embed with police departments to address a void in Vermont’s health care system currently filled by law enforcement, who are currently put in situations they aren’t trained to handle, said Catherine Simonson, the center’s chief client services officer, in a presentation to the selectboard December 4.

Simonson said the team can do a better job of reaching to people are “suspicious of the system.” Over time, she said, the specialists may become the only people those individuals trust.

The center is asking a halfdozen municipalities to contribute to the team’s funding model,

which projects an annual cost of $328,000. Half will be covered by the Department of Health, Simonson said, while South Burlington will pay half of the remaining $164,000.

The rest will be split among the other communities using a cost-sharing formula based on call volume that’s being employed in projections for the proposed regional dispatch district.

The model differs from the Howard Center’s street outreach team serving Burlington, which is operating with two less people due to a large budget shortfall last year. The deficit was caused by a cease in

grant funding and served as a lesson moving forward.

“It was important lesson to us to have some consistent, sustainable funding,” Simonson said.

Essex’s costs are about $37,000

selectboard seemed amenable to a request to include the remainder in his upcoming budget proposal.

“This appears to be a very needed program,” chairman Max Levy said.

LaRose agreed. He said the team could free up his officers, who can spend hours with at-risk individuals despite not being the best avenue to connect them with necessary Catherine Simonson services.

Howard Center's chief client services officer He recalled over the next two years. Chief several recent incidents where a Brad LaRose said he can find a specialist could have helped; in third of that in his current budge one case, a man exhibiting suicidal tendencies drove under the to will cover the team’s proposed launch of January 1, 2018, and the influence and parked outside the

More often than not, this is about being patient and persistent and trusting and consistent for individuals that have experienced a lot of tough situations.

police station, tying up officers for hours.

“We had to go beyond just processing this individual for intoxicated driving,” LaRose said.

Yet the team will also look to go beyond crisis management and roll out a comprehensive community outreach effort, Simonson said.

She estimated the team working a Monday through Friday schedule to start, but that may change as the specialists get a better sense of where the greatest needs are.

She said experience shows some communities may require more attention than others, though it’s still important to develop relationships across the municipalities.

“This kind of work: There's some wonderful heart-warming success stories,” Simonson said. “[But] more often than not, this is about being patient and persistent and trusting and consistent for individuals that have experienced a lot of tough situations.”

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Kids home for the holidays

Dear Santa ...

Essex children send wishes to the North Pole, via the Essex Reporter

Don't see your letter here? Don't worry!

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& ABOVE PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS | BELOW PHOTO BY COURTNEY LAMDIN

ABOVE: Emma Riani, 3, excitedly thinks about what she'll ask Santa during the Essex Jct. Train Hop last Friday, Dec. 8 at Brownell Library. BELOW: Sisters pen letters to Santa at train hop.

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Desmond and I have tried to be very good this year. One of the things I am asking for this year is a bigger keyboard so I can practice more.

This year I would like new ski poles, Xbox 1, fishing pole, tank Nerf gun and mega Nerf gun and machine Nerf gun, iPhone X, putty, toys for fish.

– Calvin

– Gregory

I would like a dirtbike helmet.

I like you. ♥

– Michael

I would like a Lego Technic for Christmas this year. And a fidget spinner.

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Kids home for the holidays I would like some finger puppets, skates, toy car, tickets to Wild Kratts.

– Ella

I would likes a Paw Patrol boat and Paw Patrol people.

– Liv, 3

I want to see you at night. Can you wake me up?

I want a toy bunny. And a Christmas hat. And a reindeer toy, Santa ♥

I would like a lot of presents and a lot of candy. Thank you for my Elf on the Shelf.

I want an Xbox and more cars!

– Finn

– Evelyn Toys

– Beatrice

– Carson

I want the Lego Death Star for Christmas and I’m celebrating Hanukkah.

– Wylie

I HAVE BEEN GOOD THIS YEAR! My wish list: 1) Beyblades, 2) RC green monster truck, 3) Hot Wheel race truck, 4) Power Rangers, 5) Giant Batman.

– Brayden

Could you please send me Tickle Elmo?

Love, Josie

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– Emma

All I want for Christmas is a cure for cancer. I don’t know anybody with cancer but I know it hurts people and I want it to stop. My art class is doing a wish for the world. We are going to make a coloring book for children in the hospitals.

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TOP: The Essex Reporter's Michaela Halnon (left) helps 2-year-old Pranjal write a letter to Santa.

ABOVE: A boy takes a moment to think of what to say in his letter. The Essex Reporter snagged these letters on their way to the North Pole.

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FOOD

Recipe: Mexican wedding cookies Directions:

Adapted from Genius Kitchen Ready in: 45 minutes Yield: 2 dozen

baking sheets.

1

Cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.

Ingredients:

2

Mix together flour and salt; add gradually to butter mixture. Stir in chopped nuts.

1 c. butter, softened ½ c. powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 ¼ c. flour ¼ tsp salt ¾ c. chopped walnuts, almonds or pecans powdered sugar (for rolling baked cookies in)

3 4

Chill dough if too soft.

Form dough into 1 inch balls and place onto parchment-lined or ungreased

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Bake at 400 degrees for 12 – 14 minutes or just until the cookies start to turn light golden brown. Remove cookies from oven and cool. When cookies are barely warm, remove them from baking sheets and roll, a few at a time, in powdered sugar. Cool cookies completely on wire racks.

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Cookies may be rolled in powdered sugar a second time, once cooled to room temperature, for an even coating.

PHOTOS BY ELAINE EZERINS

ABOVE: Elaine Ezerins, reporter and curator of the "Elaine Eats" food column at The St. Albans Messenger, tried out a recipe for Mexican wedding cookies. The result? A delicious golden brown medley. RIGHT: These Mexican wedding cookies are paired well with a pinot grigio wine.

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Make your own fudge ture with your fingers. If it easily forms a ball, remove the fudge from the heat.

7. Add peanut butter, butter and vanilla. (I like to measure these into a small bowl at the start, to make it easier to add them quickly.)

8. Mix the fudge by hand until it thickens and starts to lose its gloss. If you would like to add nuts to your fudge, now is the time to add a cup or so of walnut pieces.

9. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and let cool.

The fudge can be stored in the fridge either after it’s been cut into half inch squares or in the pan.

If your fudge is grainy or fails to harden, it didn’t boil long enough. If the fudge is too hard and flaky rather than having a nice firm, but not dry, texture, it boiled too long. Getting fudge just right can take a bit of practice, but that’s part of the fun.

By MICHELLE MONROE Messenger Staff

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aking your own fudge often appears more challenging than it is. My mother has been making this simple, but delicious, chocolate peanut butter fudge for decades.

All told, it takes about 15 minutes to make.

Ingredients: 3 c. granulated sugar 2/3 c. unsweetened cocoa dash salt 1 c. milk 3 heaping TBSP peanut butter 1 TBSP butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1. Rub butter onto the bottom and sides of the pan in which you intend to pour your fudge.

2. Whisk together the sugar, cocoa and salt in a pot.

3. Add milk.

4. Stir the milk, sugar and cocoa while bringing the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.

5. Once the mixture reaches a boil, stop stirring. Let it boil for 5-7 minutes.

6. Test to see if the fudge has

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TOP: The finished product: ABOVE: Making your own fudge only takes around 15 minutes. reached the “soft ball” stage by dropping a small amount of the mixture into a shal-

low bowl of cold water. Then reach into the water and pick up the chocolate mix-

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