June 16, 2016 The Essex Reporter by Essex Reporter

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Photo by COLIN FLANDERS Essex Jct. Recreation & Parks Director Brad Luck answers a question during last Wednesday's study committee meeting.

Rec study committee decides on joint district Voters will see proposal in November

By COLIN FLANDERS

Photo by ROBERT GALLAGHER The Hornets pose for a photo in Poultney on Monday after completing a historic season with a 4-2 win over Mount Anthony, earning Essex the state title for the first time since 2012. SEE STORY ON PAGE 15.

10 years out, students recall slain teacher Shanks’ last class graduates from EHS

By COLIN FLANDERS

s Essex senior Jason Harnois stood inside the skating rink following graduation rehearsal last Friday, his mind drifted back to a day in late August 10 years ago.

He’d been helping his former second grade teacher, Alicia Shanks, move to a new classroom throughout the summer. That day, like many others, he rode his bike down to the school and knocked on the classroom door. Shanks was caught up See SHANKS, page 5

Photo courtesy of The Northern New England Drone User Group A drone takes flight above the Ethan Allen Homestead.

Drone regs grounded

By JASON STARR Where does wildlife habitat end and federally regulated airspace begin? It’s a question trustees and staff members at the Winooski Valley Parks District are grappling with as a growing number of Vermonters seek open spaces to fly unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly called

drones. A group of drone users that coalesced online as The Northern New England Drone User Group began gathering to fly drones in a field at the park district’s Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington two years ago. The meetings caught the attention of district See DRONES, page 2

The study committee tasked with exploring ways to provide parks and recreation services to the town and village voted to form a union municipal district. The 10-member committee unanimously approved the move at its June 8 meeting, which would consolidate the village and town’s rec budgets and create its own taxing entity. The decision comes just under a year before the Essex-Westford unified school district begins operation on July 1, 2017. When that occurs, the prudential committee, which oversees both the village See REC, page 12

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YOU FLIPPIN' DID IT!

Essex High School graduates flip their tassels at commencement on Saturday, June 11. See more photos on page 3.

Narcan program counts on incomplete data State to provide free overdose reversal drug to rescue, police agencies

By MICHAELA HALNON

he state’s plan to provide municipalities free overdose antidotes could leave some first responders wanting more, as the delivery model is based on data that may not show a towns’ true use of the drug. The legislature signed off on a $32,000 allotment to provide naloxone, or Narcan, to ambulance services statewide after state officials struggled to explain why a separate program provides the $45-plus treatment free to civilians but not to first responders. Naloxone has become an increasingly valuable resource as the opiate See NARCAN, page 11

Photo by MICHAELA HALNON Essex Rescue Chief Dan Manz points to dosage markings on an expired vial of naloxone.

Village files lawsuit against homeless man By COLIN FLANDERS The village of Essex plans to file a lawsuit against Michael Barney, the homeless veteran living in front of the Essex fairgrounds’ entrance, sparking the next step in a multi-week process aimed at removing him from the grounds. The lawsuit, written by attorney Andrew Bolduc of McNeil, Leddy & Sheahan, states Barney has lived in the area for seven months “despite numerous verbal requests to vacate.” Once Barney is served a summons by the Chittenden County Sheriff’s Office, the documents will be sent to the Chittenden Superior Court – Civil Division to begin the court process, Bolduc said Tuesday. It will be the second official document Barney’s received; Essex police hand delivered a notice two weeks ago informing See HOMELESS, page 5

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executive director Nick Warner, who has led an ongoing discussion at the district’s monthly board of trustees meetings about creating a drone policy. The district owns and operates 18 parks in Chittenden County with support from seven member municipalities. Its board is comprised of one member from each city or town. “Our hope is the district would adopt a common sense policy with some basic restrictions so people don’t operate near other [park users] and use designated areas within the district,” said Steve Mermelstein of South Burlington, a leader of the group. “We do regular events without complaint or incident. We’re just trying to

have a framework and understanding.” At the trustees’ most recent meeting in April, they denied the drone group’s request to use the homestead on May 7 for an International Drone Day celebration. The group instead held the event on private property at Bolton Valley ski area. Park trustees argued the natural areas “should include the air space into the sky to protect migration patterns of birds,” according to November meeting minutes. Trustees are also concerned about drone noise. But Warner has advised the trustees they may not have the authority to regulate airspace above the parks. “We do not have a policy,” he said. “It’s an active discussion with our board. It is a rapidly evolving topic nationwide.” Drone advocates have challenged

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municipal bans on drone use across the country, Mermelstein said, pointing to the Federal Aviation Administration authority to regulate all U.S. airspace. Colchester revised its ordinance earlier this year to ban drone use in town parks. Parks and rec director Glen Cuttitta said the ban was introduced because the town already banned model planes and rockets. He declined to comment on the FAA’s authority over town airspace. “Right now, it’s sort of fractured,” said Steve Budreski, one of the drone group’s founders who started a drone photography, videography and mapping business called AirShark. “It’s difficult for entities to make decisions and figure out what to do.” Budreski testified in the legislature this year on S. 155, a drone regulation bill that focuses on privacy related to drone use by law enforcement that requires they obtain a warrant to use drones in investigations, except in emergencies. Regarding civilian drone use, it defers to the FAA. FAA drone regulations require users keep their drones in their sight, keep them below 400 feet in elevation and operate them only during the day. They also ban drone use within five miles of airports. Drones are also banned in national parks. Trustees have considered several approaches to drones, including a ban and restricting them to certain areas at certain dates and times with prior permis-

Photo courtesy of The Northern New England Drone User Group Drone user Jim Carroll sets up during a “fly-in” organized by The Northern New England Drone User Group at the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington.

sion. “We are not drone experts. We’re all trying to get an education on their impact and learn more about them,” said Tom Malinowski, Essex’s representative on the board. Mermelstein said the drone group has stopped using Ethan Allen Homestead to give trustees time to decide on a policy. Instead, gatherings will be held on private property. “The parks are in a difficult position,” he acknowledged. “Federal rules don’t allow them to control flight. It’s up to them to get some voluntary buy-in from the drone community. We don’t want it to be the wild West either. We want people to use these toys responsibly. If policies are adopted that work with users, we are happy to comply.”

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Letters tO tHe eDitOr Pedestrian safety is paramount in any community Chief Brad LaRose is spot on to take on changing the gun ordinance in Essex, as we just moved from Colchester to Essex because we felt Essex enforced no shooting areas for runners, mountain bikers, hikers and cared more about pedestrian safety than Colchester. As a runner, sailor, professional in the Colchester community, I found it appalling that the dirt road I ran on in the early morning before work was crawling with hunters. There are now 17,000 people living in Colchester! It's not 1968 anymore! Public dirt roads should have at

least a 500-foot buffer. I spent the last five years going to Colchester town meetings stating these facts to promote a change in the firearm ordinance. A bullet can travel a mile or more, especially across wide-open spaces where dirt roads may bisect. Even if a hunter does not point a firearm in the direction of the public dirt road, a bullet may ricochet off an object and still kill you if you are in its path! The ordinance should have changed the instant Professor Reiss was killed in his house from a ricochet bullet. I want to personally thank

Chief Brad LaRose for being a great leader! Every town in Chittenden County needs a police force like the town of Essex to advocate for pedestrian safety. This morning our two corgis and I drove to Saxon Hill to run on its dirt road. I paused to read the white sign as I turned on to the road: “No shooting zone.” No more wearing orange on a daily basis. Thank you, Chief Brad LaRose! Patty Davis Hillside Circle Essex Town

Essex Jct. needs more care The earlier letter in The Reporter praising “more” in Essex Junction left me feeling like I have not lived in the same village. I was a village resident from 2007 through 2014. Through that time, I struggled to pay rent and maintain a car to drive for work and spoke with other Essex Jct. working families and retirees struggling to stay in their housing. Many things in Essex Jct. that are more desperately need to be less. At a 2013 Village Planning Commission meeting, I heard figures on percentage of income residents spend on housing costs. A regional planning council rep stated that in Essex Jct., 17 percent of residents pay more than 50 percent of income on housing. Another 25 percent pay 40 to 50 percent of income on housing. The HUD standard is no more than 33 percent of income for housing. Essex Jct. figures translate into working families and senior citizens being unable to meet costs for food, gas and medical needs. Many of these residents, including myself, use the monthly Congregational Church food pantry. Numbers show that over the past six years, there was more Essex senior citizens and more working families using the pantry and

emergency food shelf than ever. More Essex children than ever qualify for the EJRP summer lunch program and the reduced cost school lunch program. And more new food shelf users come from Essex than from Williston or Colchester. Village leaders and many residents don’t want to hear about these instances of more. At the December 2013 planning commission meeting when the Five Corners project was passed, a 20-something village resident asked the developer how many apartments would be Section 8. The astonished developer replied the building was “not really set up for Section 8.” Statewide In Vermont, 48 percent of Section 8 vouchers go to citizens over 62. I faced becoming homeless in 2014 at the age of 65, and only receipt of a Section 8 voucher after a sevenyear wait prevented my sleeping on friends’ couches. Just a room in the junction rents for $600. We may as well tell average income retired residents that in Essex, only the well to do need apply. The issue is not fear but apathy and poor planning. I give the village trustees and planning commission an “F” in housing planning. Regional Planning Commission figures show that no affordable

Why do we hate? I woke up on Sunday morning to the news of the latest mass shooting at the nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Sitting on the couch dumbfounded, speechless and very emotional, I tried to understand and make sense of both these types of actions and the hundreds of other killings that happen every single day in our country that do not get media coverage. I just cannot wrap my mind around it. I’m struggling for an acceptable answer to the question why do we hate? Why do we hate the individual who happens to be Muslim? Why do we hate the individual who happens to have a different shade of skin color? Why do we hate the individual who cannot understand our words? Why do we hate the individual who is down on his/her luck, who can’t make ends meet, who happens to be homeless? Why do we hate the individual who happens to be a woman facing an enor-

mous and very difficult decision about her own health? Why do we hate the individual who happens to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender? Why do we hate the individual who happens to be dealing with mental/emotional/physical issues? Why do we hate the individual who happens to be overweight? Why do we hate the individual in school who wears clothes that we wouldn’t be caught dead wearing? Why do we hate the individual who cuts in line ahead of us? Why do we hate the individual who allows his/ her leaves to blow onto our lawn? Why do we hate? Why do we hate one another to the extent that hurting (physically/emotionally), maiming or killing individuals is OK, even expected? Someone please help me find the answer to why. Patty LaRose-Kent Essex Jct.

housing projects have been built in Essex Jct. since before 2007. Up to $1,300 a month for a one bedroom is not affordable. Burlington and South Burlington regulations require developers to include a fixed percentage of affordable units in their conglomerate housing projects. South Burlington voters set up an Affordable Housing Trust Fund in 2015. Essex Jct. could do both things but has not even tried. And current state tax credits for affordable housing projects cover only 30 percent of building costs. Where is the legislative will to increase those tax credits? America was founded on the principle that the things we have in common are more important than the things that divide us. How will village residents have the chance to feel anything in common with a socioeconomic mix of residents when people making $50,000 a year can’t raise families here because of housing costs? The more needed in Essex Jct. now is more care by its leaders for all residents, not just the 50 percent who make upward of $70,000 a year. Paula DeMichele Essex

Support for Dylan and Lori Many of you know that I am retiring from the Vermont House of Representatives. It’s been an honor to serve the community. Fortunately, new, experienced candidates have stepped up to run for our two seats. I am excited to support Lori Houghton and Dylan Giambatista. We could not ask for a better team to run for the village’s two House seats. Lori and Dylan are holding a kick off party on Friday, June 24. Come to Sam’s Scoop Shop to meet the candidates and enjoy free ice cream. All are welcome. Festivities will start at 7 p.m. I hope to see you there and share why I and others will be voting for Lori and Dylan. Rep. Tim Jerman Essex Jct.

Understanding the budget By ANDREW A. PALLITO Commissioner, Vt. Department of Finance & Management

t is the end of another legislative session and the beginning of another campaign season. As with all campaign seasons, the state’s budget will likely become a topic of debate and conversation. Vermont, unlike most states, does not have a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. However, Vermonters still expect fiscal responsibility from state government. Even in difficult times, such as the Great Recession and Tropical Storm Irene, the state has continuously refused to run a deficit. Moreover, Vermont has fully funded rainy day funds and has refused to tap them during difficult budget periods. Historically, Vermont has managed to balance its budget through tools such as one-time money. This includes using federal stimulus funds, which were used to help dig Vermont out from the Great Recession, federal funds from FEMA received to help with Irene recovery and federal funds to help Vermont with the expensive mandates required by the Affordable Care Act. The budget signed into law this year is the first budget since at least 2009 that does not rely on the use of one-time funds for ongoing state expenses, a practice that leaves Vermont subject to the whims of the federal government and its budget process which, at best, is unpredictable. This administration has consistently made it clear that it would not increase certain broad based taxes that could be counter-productive to Vermont’s economy. For the sixth budget in a row, this administration refused to burden Vermonters by raising income, sales or rooms and meals tax rates on working Vermonters who can't afford it. While it’s true that certain fees were raised this year in order to balance the budget, some of these fees have not been revised in a number of years. It is our collective responsibility to revisit fees annually to ensure that the fees match the cost to administer the associated program or keep pace with activity in neighboring states. In terms of budget growth, since 2012, the compounded annual growth rate of Vermont's total budget is 3.7 percent, while Vermont's economy, defined as the gross state product, has grown at 3.1 percent. One of the difficulties in having budget discussions and making comparisons is the lack of an agreed upon measurement of growth. When I was commissioner of the Department of Corrections, the same issue existed regarding the lack of one defined measure for criminal justice services, commonly known as recidivism. In the end, the legislature adopted a statutorily defined recidivism measure. This created a common measurement to monitor and have discussions regarding programmatic success or failure across the system. As an accountant, it is my opinion that the best measure of Vermont’s budget growth is a “compounded annual growth rate” calculated on Vermont's budget using all of the funds the state has at its disposal; this includes the state's general fund, the education fund, enterprise funds, the transportation fund, special funds and all federal funds. This “all funds” approach accurately measures total state spending and is blind to changes in the availability of federal funds and annual variability in individual revenue sources. Total state spending accurately reflects the purpose of the state budget and the true cost to provide state government services to Vermonters. As Vermonters, the budget is important to all of us; as we continue to discuss the state’s budget, it is important to remember the historical context that drives budgetary choices over the course of any governorship. Understanding those choices and explaining them using consistent terminology and indicators is necessary to ensure that our conversations are accurate. Ultimately, the budget as proposed by Gov. Peter Shumlin and passed by the legislature is the financial plan for the real work of government – providing the means to protect our most vulnerable citizens and communities, grow jobs, teach our children, build and maintain roads and keep Vermonters warm through the long winter season.

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ABOVE: L to R: Molly Noel, Therese Lupariello, Max Taylor and Jason Harnois pose for a photo in front of the graduation stage last Friday. The four students were members of Essex Elementary School teacher Alicia Shanks' final second grade class 10 years ago. BELOW: A photo taken in 2006 shows Shanks and her second grade students, the final class she taught before being killed by a gunman in August of that year.

in a faculty meeting, however, so he went home, planning to try again later in the day. Yet on his return, he was met with a crowd and stopped by an Essex police officer, who told him to turn around. He returned home and told his mother, who turned on the news to see a person being loaded into an ambulance. “I think deep down, [my mom] knew it was her,” Harnois said. Later that day, Harnois learned Shanks was killed in a school shooting that left two dead and two wounded. The shooter, Christopher Williams, was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in prison in 2008. Ten years later, the incident still requires contemplation for Harnois. He paused, searching for a way to describe a day in which a late-running faculty meeting may have saved his life. “It was tough,” he said. Yet he refused to let sorrow drown out the good times, rallying three of his former second-grade classmates to reflect on their late teacher last Friday. They gathered around a class photo displaying a sea of missing-tooth smiles. Shanks is standing behind, and to her left, a large orange pumpkin hangs from the chalkboard, and multicolored leaves mark the days of October on a nearby calendar. The photo captured Shanks’ final class as a teacher. Many of those students finished their high school career by walking across the graduation stage last Saturday. Absent from the photo was Max Taylor, who moved to the district midway through his second-grade year. Despite the shortened time with Shanks, he recalled a

him the village board of trustees would pursue his removal. The notice, written by joint municipal manager Pat Scheidel, states Barney’s shelter in front of the Champlain Valley Exposition is an “unlawful possession of public lands under the control of the Village of Essex Jcts.” The notice informed Barney of a 10day window during which he must vacate the property. That grace period was up June 5. Police have tried talking to Barney about support services for the homeless on multiple occasions, Essex police Chief Brad LaRose has said. They’ve also provided a hard-copy list of services with contact information. Police haven’t identified any criminal violations to authorize Barney’s removal, yet he was trespassed from local businesses, LaRose said. Once served, Barney will have 20 days to respond in writing. If he fails to

do so, the village could ask for a default judgment on the case, Bolduc said. Barney would then have another 10 days to vacate before the sheriff’s office could remove him. The summons informs Barney to contact the court clerk if he can’t afford a lawyer, who can assist with finding free legal help. According to the lawsuit, the village is asking for the “quiet and peaceful possession of the premises, a reasonable attorney’s fee and other damages or relief that the court deems appropriate,” it states. Bolduc said though the village would be entitled to attorney’s fees by statute, typically “we wouldn’t chase after that.” Both the police and trustees say the situation is unprecedented in the village, spurring the latter to research a loitering or vagrancy ordinance. A discussion on the topic was slated for the trustees’ meeting Tuesday.

Town of Essex Volunteers Needed Interested Town and Village residents are needed to serve on Town Boards and Committees. kind, welcoming woman. Shanks paid a little extra attention to him, he said, understanding the difficulty of moving into a new district. For a young, shy child, it made a world of difference. “She made it seem more like a friendship,” he said. One by one, the students shared memories of Shanks. Harnois said she always gauged how her students’ days were going, pulling them aside to find out what was wrong and how to fix it. Therese Lupariello recalled Shanks’ unique, hands-on approach to learning, like a unit on the Iditarod, an annual longdistance Alaskan sled dog race, where each student named their own husky and featured them in a story. Shanks often read books aloud to the students, like “How to Train Your Dragon,” assuming different voices for each character. “She was just really fun and very passionate,” Lupariello said. Molly Noel remembers their final day of second grade, gathering in a circle for a dancing sendoff — a fitting memory to accompany their final days at the high school. “I felt like she really cared about all of us,” Molly said. “I know she’d be really proud to see us

graduate.” Though the students’ days in elementary school seem like a distant past, EHS principal Rob Reardon said it’s there where some of the most important learning took place. He believes there’s often not a direct link seen between elementary school teachers like Shanks and a student’s high school graduation, “but it’s a K-12 journey,” he said. Shanks laid a foundation for students’ learning, teaching them “what it meant to be a good citizen at that age,” he said. Reardon also recalled his interactions with Shanks when his son was in her class. “She was just a great person,” he said. “Teachers like Alicia have tremendous impact on kids, whether they know it or not.” He gestured toward the four students as proof. “That speaks for itself,” he said. When asked what they’d say to Shanks if she were at their graduation, all four students shared the same answer: “Thank you.” And although Shanks’ last class is now moving on, Harnois believes her legacy will always live on. In fact, he’s sure of it. “She’ll be on my mind for the rest of my life,” he said.

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The following Boards/Committees have terms that will expire in June 2016: Planning Commission 2 four year terms Zoning Board of Adjustment 2 three year terms Economic Development Commission 3 three year terms Library Board of Trustees 5 three year terms Memorial Hall Committee 2 three year terms Energy Committee 1 three year term Chittenden County Regional Planning Comm. 1 two year term (PAC) A description of the individual boards/committees and the duties associated with the position is available on our website, www.essex.org/boards_committees or at the Town Manager’s office. If you are interested in serving on one of the Boards/ Committees, please apply using one of the methods below: Interested residents should send a letter to the Town Manager, 81 Main Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452 or email gduggan@ essex.org. Questions regarding these positions may be directed to the Town Manager’s office at 878-1341.

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Fundamental-independent.) 61 Main St., Essex Junction, (802) 878-8341. Pastor James Gangwer. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday evening worship 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening youth groups; Awana, Pro-Teens and Prayer meeting 7 p.m. CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. Wes Pastor, Senior Minister, (802) 878-7107, Proclaiming Christ and Him crucified Sundays at 9:30 a.m. www.cmcvermont.org. DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446. (802) 338-9118 www.daybreakvermont.org or brentdaybreak@gmail. com Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney. ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road in Essex Junction. Sunday Services: 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Phone: 878-8213. www.essexalliance.org. ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 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 put down spiritual roots. Adult Bible Study at 8:30 a.m. Service at 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. 119 Center Rd (Route 15) Essex Center. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. (802) 878-8304. 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. Summer Worship One Service 9 am, June 5 – September 4. Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Sunday School. 5th/6th Grade, Jr. & Sr. High Youth Groups. Heavenly Food Pantry – fourth Thursday of the month, 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 Senior Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella and Ladies’ Acapella groups. GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Junction. (802) 878-8071. 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / VT. Route 117. Worship Sundays at 9:30 a.m. with concurrent Church School Pre-K to High School. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult Study Group Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Adult Choir / Praise Band / Women’s Fellowship / Missionally active. Korean U.M.C. Worship Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Come explore what God might be offering you! HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAWRENCE PARISH - Essex Junction, - Mass Schedule, Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m - St. Lawrence, Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. - St. Lawrence, 11:00 a.m. - Holy Family, 7:30 p.m. - Holy Family. For more information visit our web page www.hfslvt.org. LIVING HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH - 1037 South Brownell Road, Williston ,VT 05495. A Living Hope.... a Loving God. (802) 862-2108 | Livinghope@aol.com | www.livinghopevt.org. 9:00 a.m. - Children and Adult Sunday School. 10:00 a.m. - Worship and Service. MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP - Visit www.mmuuf.org. Services are held at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho (the red barn across from Packard Road). (802) 899-2558. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place (off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F) 802/8784014 v www.stjamesvt.org. The Rev. Kim Hardy v stjamesvtoffice@yahoo.com. 8:15am Holy Eucharist Rite II 9:30am Holy Eucharist Rite II. ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex, (802) 878-5997 - Pastor: Rev. Charles Ranges. Masses: Saturday 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call (802) 878-5331 for an appointment.

calendar 16 ThurSdaY

june 22

eSSex building brighT fuTureS preSchool plaYgroup

9:30 - 11 a.m., Essex Parks and Recreation office at Maple Street Park. Enjoy this weekly playgroup for families and caregivers with children ages 3 - 5. Partake in small motor activities, crafts and stories, and begin conversations about child development and parenting.

eSSex building brighT fuTureS babY plaYgroup

11 a.m. - noon, Essex Parks and Recreation office at Maple Street Park. Come play and meet other babies and their caregivers. Clean and spacious with balls and baby toys and space to toddle.

lcaTV child producerS WorkShop

2 - 3:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Children will have fun learning the equipment used to make television programming and will complete a short library-themed project. Please register online at www.colchestervt. gov/609/Sign-Up-forPrograms.

american legion communiTY dinner 5:30 - 7 p.m., American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $10; open to all.

eSSex communiTY hiSTorical SocieTY 7:30 - 8 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Tours by arrangement. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

17 fridaY SongS & STorieS WiTh maTTheW

10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Matthew Witten sings about our world and tells funny tales on the lawn under the tent. For all ages. Funded by the Brownell Foundation.

muSical STorY Time

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

boSTon red Sox VS. SeaTTle marinerS baSeball game

1 p.m. - 2 a.m., Bayside parking lot. Start the summer off with a home run with a trip to Fenway Park. This is an evening game, so we will be traveling late. Seats are in right

photo by michaela halnon Five-year-old Sully Holcomb plays in the kids' section at the Lang Farm Hop on the Bandwagon Summer Series. Enjoy food, games and live music from 5 - 8 p.m. at the festival every Wednesday night for the rest of the summer.

field grandstand. We will ride in comfort on a Premier Coach. We will be leaving Fenway immediately after the game to arrive back in town around 2 a.m. Limited seats available; do not wait to sign up if you want to go. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $85 for residents, $90 for non-residents. Register by calling 264-5640 or emailing recreation@ colchestervt.gov.

5 cornerS farmerS' markeT

3:30 - 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Place, Essex Jct. There will be delicious fresh produce and prepared foods for sale, as well as cheeses, meats, local wines, baked goods, crafts and more! So much variety you can get in a week's worth of shopping and find Friday's dinner, too! 25TH AnnUAL

chiTTenden counTY relaY for life

6 p.m. - 6 a.m., Champlain Valley Fairgrounds. For more information, visit main. acsevents.org

18 SaTurdaY Sam mazza'S annual STraWberrY feSTiVal

11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sam Mazza's Farm Stand, 277 Lavigne Rd., Colchester. nothing quite says summer like freshpicked strawberries grown right here on the farm. Featuring strawberry milkshakes, fudge, jam and fudge-drizzled strawberries. Pony rides, kids' games, petting zoo, face painting and food samples abound. Free admission with fees for some activities. Visit www.sammazzafarms. com for more information.

Summer reading program opening parTY

1 - 3 p.m., Essex Free Library. On your mark, get set, read! Start the summer off with a bang! Meet at us on the library lawn for games, refreshments, crafts and a bouncy house!

19 SundaY faTher'S daY

american legion communiTY breakfaST

9:30 - noon, American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $8; open to all.

eSSex communiTY hiSTorical SocieTY 1 - 4 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Tours by arrangement. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

eSSex children'S choir 30Th anniVerSarY celebraTion

4 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, 2 Cherry St., Burlington. The Essex Children's Choir celebrates 30 years of culitivating compassion, creativity and cultural spirit with an afternoon of joyful singing. The group will perform music from Bach, Handel, Mozart and others. All tickets are available at flynntix.com, Hopkins Bookshop or at the door just prior to performance time. Admission: $15/adults, $7/children 15 and under. Parking at the cathedral is free. For more information, please call 864-0471.

Women'S pick-up Soccer 6 - 8 p.m., Leddy Park fields behind tennis courts, Burlington.

20 mondaY jericho plaYgroup

9:30 - 11 a.m., Jericho Community Center, 329 Browns Trace Rd., Jericho. Join for crafts, playtime, stories, songs, local information and more! Playgroup is a wonderful opportunity to socialize with your children ages 0-5 and connect with other area families and caregivers.

drop-in STorY Time

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.,

Essex Free Library. Enjoy reading, rhyming and crafts each week. All ages!

backpack TheaTer performanceS

1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Essex Teen Center. The Talented Teen Troupe of Backpack Theater acts out two beloved stories: "The Wild Things" and "Sleeping Beauty." For kids entering kindergarten and up.

big blue Trunk: big inSane gameS

2 - 4 p.m., Essex Free Library. Move your body and get ready for creative active play, obstacle course challenges and lots of laughs!

lego club

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

21 TueSdaY eSSex building brighT fuTureS preSchool plaYgroup

9 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Parks and Recreation office at Maple Street Park. Enjoy this weekly playgroup for families and caregivers with children ages 3 - 5. Partake in small motor activities, crafts and stories, and begin conversations about child development and parenting.

Trail running SerieS

6 p.m., Catamount Outdoor Family Center, 592 Governor Chittenden Rd., Williston. An event for all ages, featuring a 5K and 2.5K "cubs" race. Courses are rotated weekly for variety. Prizes awarded at end-of-season awards potluck party. $8 for adults, $4 for teens, kids 8 & under free. Contact info@ catamountoutdoor.com for more information.

drop-in kniTTing club

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

22 WedneSdaY Tech Time WiTh Traci

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calendar

lOcal MeetInGs thurs., june 16

6 p.m. - Village Planning commission, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

wed., june 20

7:30 p.m. - essex town selectboard, Town Offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

tues., june 21

7 - 9 p.m. - Brownell library trustees, Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

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

cOnstructIOn stOry tIMe

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Join us for a construction story time under the tent. For all ages.

BOOkMark stItch-In

10 a.m. - noon, Brownell Library. The Embroiderers' Guild of America celebrates our sports theme with a "stitch-in." Watch them create intricate embroidery. Choose an embroidered "You're a Star!" bookmark to take home. For all kids and adults.

MInI BasketBall GaMe

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Make your own mini basketball game with a shoebox and paper cup. Perfect for rainy day play, backseat living and quiet mornings when the sun gets up early. Ages 5 and up.

essex rOtary cluB MeetInG

12:10 p.m., The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. The Rotary Club of Essex serves the communities of Essex, Essex Jct., Jericho, Underhill and Westford. We are known for offering a superb lunch, featuring speakers on topics of interest to the community at large. Visitors are always welcome. Visit www.rotaryclubofessex. org for more information.

hOP On the BandwaGOn: suMMer serIes

5 - 8 p.m., Lang Farm, 51 Upper Main St., Essex Jct. Join us for our fourth installment of an Essex Town community event featuring music, art, food, drink and fun for the whole family, every Wednesday through the summer! This week's live music is by About Time Vermont Band. Food vendors include WoodBelly Pizza, Lazy Farmer and Jericho Cafe & Tavern. A cash bar will be onsite with a new, updated menu each week. Rookie's Root Beer and orange cream soda served by kids from St. Francis Xavier School. Corn hole and bocce ball game set up, as well as a mini artisan market. Free entry; vendors are cash only at this time. Kidsonly area with the Big Blue Trunk is $4 to enter. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on!

wed., june 22

6:30 p.m. - joint Meeting: recreation Governance study committee, Prudential committee, essex town selectboard and essex junction trustees. Albert D. Lawton School, 104 Maple St., Essex Jct.

thurs., june 23

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

wOMen's PIck-uP BasketBall

8 - 9:30 p.m., Lyman Hunt Middle School, 1364 North Ave., Burlington. These pickup games are designed for women who want to get a good workout and have fun. Skill level of players varies widely. RSVP at www.meetup. com/Burlington-Womens-Pickup-BasketballMeetup/events.

23 thursday essex BuIldInG BrIGht futures PreschOOl PlayGrOuP

essex BuIldInG BrIGht futures BaBy PlayGrOuP

11 a.m. - noon, Essex Parks and Recreation office at Maple Street Park. Come play and meet other babies and their caregivers. Clean and spacious with balls and baby toys and space to toddle.

yOunG athletes

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Special Olympics Young Athletes Program introduces children to the world of sports prior to Special Olympics eligibility at age 8. YAP is a unified sports program for children ages 2 - 7 with and without intellectual disabilities. Parent must accompany child. Register in advance at 878-6956.

lunG fOrce walk

5 - 7:30 p.m., Battery Park, Burlington. A charity event like no other! With an inspiring signature song and music, we will celebrate the collective power of our breath. Our voices will soar as we raise funds for research, advocacy, education and awareness. The event also includes music, food trucks, vendor-led activities, games for kids, yoga, Zumba and a photo booth. Register at lungforce.org/walk. For more information, contact Kristen Brassard at 876-6866.

aMerIcan leGIOn cOMMunIty dInner 5:30 - 7 p.m., American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway,

Colchester. $10; open to all.

Backyard cOMPOstInG: a VIsIt frOM the chIttenden sOlId waste dIstrIct

6 - 7 p.m., Essex Free Library. Our "Food for Thought" series continues! Learn all about backyard composting with the Chittenden Solid Waste District.

essex cOMMunIty hIstOrIcal sOcIety 7:30 - 8 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Tours by arrangement. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

24 frIday all aGes stOry tIMe

10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers listen to picture book stories and have fun with finger plays and action rhymes.

MusIcal stOry tIMe

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

fIVe cOrners farMers' Market

25 saturday VerMOnt lake MOnsters BaseBall GaMe

6 - 9 p.m., Centennial Field, 287 Colchester Ave, Burlington. Lake Monsters vs. Staten Island Yankees. Ticket sales benefit Brownell Library Foundation for new children's furniture. Choose Reserve Section B, $7 per ticket.

26 sunday aMerIcan leGIOn cOMMunIty Breakfast

9:30 - noon, American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $8; open to all.

Martha's Barn fun run

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Foster Road Park, 60 Foster Rd., Essex. The second annual Martha's Barn Fun Run supports people with autism. Come run, walk or dance at your own pace – rain or shine! Prizes for the

best team costumes and dance moves. Food, games, music, face painting and a 50/50 raffle. Bring your friends and meet new ones. Register online at www. marthasbarnvt.com. $25 registration fee includes a T-shirt. For more information, call Kathleen at 578-5460 or email kathleenbk@ comcast.net.

essex cOMMunIty hIstOrIcal sOcIety 1 - 4 p.m., Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center, Routes 128 & 15. Step into the story of Essex and its people. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those in the armed services from the Civil War to Vietnam. Tours by arrangement. Free and ADA accessible. For more information, email essexcommunity historicalsociety@ myfairpoint.net or call 879-0849.

OnGOInG eVents VerMOnt QuIlt festIVal

June 24 - 26, Champlain Valley Expo, Essex Jct. New England's largest and oldest quilt event celebrates its 40th anniversary with eye-popping color and design in the hundreds of new and antique quilts on display. The three day event offers lectures and classes presented by noted quilt artists, quilt appraisals, free gallery talks, demos and great shopping.

VerMOnt hIstOry exPO 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., June 18 - 19, Tunbridge World's Fairgrounds. The Expo takes visitors back to the days of small Vermont hill farms, rural country stores, horses and buggies, homespun clothes and hearthside stories. Nearly 150 history and heritage organizations offer fascinating exhibits sharing community history from all over the state. Artists, artisans, musicians, authors, crafters and genealogists complete this history-filled heritage extravaganza! Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for children. Half price admission for visitors in period dress! For more information, contact Amanda at amanda. gustin@vermonthistory. org or at 828-2180.

Venture VerMOnt OutdOOr challenGe

Locations statewide. An outdoor scavenger hunt designed to encourage kids and families to get outside. Download a score sheet and participate in a variety of fun activies to earn points. Once you accumulate 250 points, win free day entry into Vermont State Parks for the rest of this season and next! All ages. Download a score sheet at www. vtstateparks.com. Call 241-3655 for more information.

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VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION Volunteer Opportunities The Village Trustees are looking for citizen volunteers for the following: • Essex Junction Planning Commission • Essex Junction Zoning Board of Adjustment • Capital Program Review Committee • Bike/Walk Advisory Committee • Tree Advisory Committee Details are available on the Village of Essex Junction website at www.essexjunction.org. Any interested Village resident may submit a letter of interest to the Municipal Manager, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Junction, VT 05452 or email admin@essexjunction.org.

Foreclosure: Chittenden County Commercial Building on 1.8± Acres Wed., July 20 @ 1PM

30 Elm Court, Colchester, VT

M an y Pe rM it te d Us es! Former “Amoskeag” woodworking shop with more than 5,600±SF plus 1,422±SF garage. Great location on a corner lot with Prim Road frontage. GREAT visibility!

Thomas Hirchak Co. • THCAuction.com • 800-634-7653

Make Tracks to Oliver Seed’s

3rd Annual Poultry & Bunny Swap & Sale!

June 25th 10am - 2pm at Oliver Seed, 26 Sunset Ave, Milton VT FREE to the public! Hosted by the Vermont Bird Fanciers Club Vendors responsible for their own tents, tables, and chairs.

$5.00 Member Fee, $10.00 Non Member Fee. Food Available.

L.D. Oliver Seed Company, Inc. Green Mountain Fertilizer Co. 26 Sunset Ave., Milton, VT • (802) 893-4628 www.ldoliverseed.com

Mon-Fri 8am-5:30pm; Sat 8am-4pm; Sun: Closed.

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EssEx PolicE REPoRt

Emergency 911 • Non-emergency 878-8331 • 81 Main Street, Essex Jct., VT 05452 • www.epdvt.org

June 6 - 12, 2016 Monday 7:06 a.m., Suspicious on Chapin Rd. 8:46 a.m., Juvenile Problem on Educational Dr. 11:22 a.m., Citizens Dispute on Lavigne Rd. 12:08 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 8:21 p.m., Theft on Old Colchester Rd. 9:14 p.m., Family Fight on Carmichael St. 10:27 p.m., Suspicious on Old Stage Rd.

Tuesday 9:23 a.m., Citizens Dispute on Susie Wilson Rd. 10:20 a.m., Juvenile Problem on Park St. 12:45 a.m., Property Damage on Educational Dr. 1:26 p.m., Suspicious on Baker St. 4:13 p.m., Family Fight on Autum Pond Way 4:39 p.m., Fraud on Main St. 5:48 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Maple St. 10:36 p.m., Noise Complaint on Pearl St. Wednesday 10:13 a.m., False Information to Law Enforcement on Pearl St. 1:01 p.m., Juvenile Problem on

Educational Dr. 4:34 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Maple St. 7:05 p.m., Arrest for Violation of Conditions of Release on Central St. 9:16 p.m., Suspicious on Valleyview Dr. Thursday 7:15 a.m., Suspicious on Clover Dr. 9:25 a.m., Suspicious on Franklin St. 11:01 a.m., Threatening on Susie Wilson Rd. 11:03 a.m., Suspicious on Bobolink Cir. 1:02 p.m., Suspicious on Murray Rd. 2:44 p.m., Suspicious on Greenfield Rd. Ext. 2:51 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 3:20 p.m., Suspicious on Fort Parkway 9:21 p.m., Noise Complaint on

Pearl St. Friday 12:09 a.m., DUI on Center Rd. 12:35 a.m., Intoxicated Person on Center Rd. 2:44 a.m., Noise Complaint on West St. 12:28 p.m., Theft on Pearl St. 12:59 p.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 1:52 p.m., Suspicious on Center Rd. 3:12 p.m., Suspicious on Maple St. 3:32 p.m., Suspicious on Main St. 7:04 p.m., Suspicious on Baker St. 7:55 p.m., Juvenile Problem on Educational Dr. 10:44 p.m., DUI on Susie Wilson Rd. 11:43 p.m., Threatening on Jackson St. Saturday 7:14 p.m., Suspicious on I 289 8:21 p.m., Fireworks on Pine Ct.

10:10 p.m., Citizens Dispute on Main St. 10:15 p.m., Vandalism on Lamore Rd. 10:38 p.m., Suspicious on Colchester Rd. 10:41 p.m., Theft on West St. Sunday 3:52 a.m., Suspicious on Pearl St. 9:33 a.m., Citizens Dispute on Colchester Rd. 10:17 a.m., Juvenile Problem on Old Colchester Rd. 4:40 p.m., Family Fight on Pinecrest Dr. 9:39 p.m., Suspicious on South St. Tickets Issued: 8 Warnings Issued: 18 Fire/EMS Calls Dispatched: 50

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TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR The Franklin West Supervisory Union is seeking a salaried, yearround position responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of approximately 900 students to and from Fairfax Town School District. The Transportation Supervisor is responsible for managing and maintaining a bus fleet of ten vehicles. The position provides day to day supervision of a staff comprised of nine drivers, one mechanic and additional substitute drivers. Candidates must be well organized and possess the skills necessary to design and adjust bus routes to ensure the timely arrival and departure of students. The aspiring applicant must demonstrate excellent communication skills to ensure effective coordination with various school personnel to meet scheduled outings for athletic events, club and co-curricular trips, field trips, and any other student transportation needs that may arise.

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Town of Essex Zoning Board of Adjustment Public Hearing July 7, 2016 - 6:00 PM Municipal Conference Room 81 Main Street, Essex Jct., VT 1. Conditional Use: Eric & Rebecca Koval are proposing an unspecified use to operate a custard & ice cream shop, including a small scale retail area, at 51 Center Road in the Residential Business (RB) Tax Map 87, Parcel 1-1. 2. Minutes (February 4, 2016) 3. Other Business Katherine Sonnick, Chair, Zoning Board of Adjustment

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crisis marches on. Hailed as a miracle treatment, Naloxone can bring patients overdosing on opioids back from the brink of death. It’s not harmful to those not overdosing and can be easily administered through the nose. The state will also allow police to apply for the free antidote, an aspect of the program that hasn’t yet been made public, confirmed Chris Bell, director of the Division of Emergency Preparedness, Response and Injury Prevention at the Vermont Department of Health. Milton police already carry naloxone; Colchester and Essex police do not. All three chiefs say they’ll apply for free doses if and when the program rolls out. “We’re hopeful that it will come to fruition,” Colchester police Chief Jennifer Morrison said. “It’s definitely something we would take advantage of.” But the chosen method for doling out the naloxone supply could give some local departments a much smaller delivery than expected. It also highlights a much deeper problem – the state’s inability to accurately track overdose treatments. No box to check Milton Rescue Chief Don Turner ran the numbers a few times, certain he was missing something. Four doses of naloxone in a year seemed too low when Turner recalled more than six overdose calls in the past three months alone. But the numbers, pulled from a statewide electronic EMS reporting system called SIREN, were accurate. They just don’t reflect Milton’s use of naloxone since SIREN doesn’t track doses administered by police, who don’t have a statewide Narcan reporting system. Unfortunately for Milton, the health department will use SIREN data to award rescue departments the Narcan, plus some extra, Bell said. VALCOR, the police data collection program, doesn’t track Narcan, though in Milton, police often arrive and use Narcan first. “There’s no box to check,” Milton Chief Brett Van Noordt said. Milton PD is one of just 12 police departments statewide that carry naloxone. That includes Vermont State Police and Burlington, who made headlines last

pliers to ask how many doses were delivered to the state. But that still wouldn’t account for expired doses, nor would it explain how many patients received them. Bell said the state may very well consider a tracking system if enough police officers sign up for the free program. But Patno said there are several roadblocks that have prevented that thus far. “Systems are expensive,” Patno said. “You’d also have to create a mandate.” Even if the original database is affordable, Patno explained, the associated cost to require reports and check on the system’s use will start to add up.

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February when they reversed an overdose for the first time. A year and a half ago, Milton Rescue purchased 28 doses of naloxone from the University of Vermont Medical Center pharmacy to share with Milton PD. Overdose calls in Milton were continuing to rise, and with an all-volunteer crew, Turner knew police often arrive before an ambulance. “Seconds could mean somebody’s life,” he said. Now, police or civilians have almost always administered a dose by the time rescue arrives at overdoses, Turner said. “It’s very helpful for police to have it at the ready,” he said. “In Milton, at least, it’s critical that they have it.” Though no concrete numbers exist, data cobbled together from Turner and Van Noordt provides a better estimation of the real naloxone story in town. For all its benefits, the drug does have one downfall: It expires about 18

months from when it was packaged. To Van Noordt’s knowledge, none of the doses they’ve received have ever been thrown out. “We go through it so quickly, it doesn’t have time to expire,” he said. With four doses accounted for by rescue and none thrown out, Milton police presumably administered 24 doses in the past 18 months. But that doesn’t necessarily equate to the number of patients treated, as it often takes more than one dose to revive a patient. The last overdose Milton officers responded to required three doses for the patient to regain consciousness, according to Van Noordt. Though Turner is sure more than four people were treated last year, he’s knows it’s not as high as 28. That uncertainty will not work in the town’s favor. Likely facing a massive deficit in doses, Milton rescue will continue picking up the naloxone tab. Voluntary report system fails State Trooper Detective Eric Patno has long been troubled by the lack of a consistent reporting system, especially in the face of an increasingly serious drug crisis across the state. Patno tried collecting data himself, but voluntary reporting and different record-keeping strategies haven’t delivered great results. “I still do get reports here and there,” Patno said. “But it’s nothing even remotely close to accurate. I’d say it’s not even 50 percent of what’s actually happening.” Troopers must keep a dose on them at all times, Patno said. To apply for a new one, they fill out a memo, but that memo doesn’t require specifying why troopers used their last dose. They might have saved a life, or it might just have expired. At one point, Patno said VSP was so desperate for statewide statistics they contemplated contacting national sup-

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from page 1 school district and the village parks and rec department, will cease to exist. The study committee was formed in February to explore governance models with this in mind, including the possibility of merging with the town’s rec department. The committee narrowed its scope to two options over the recent weeks. The other alternative, to place both departments under the new school district’s direction, was scrapped after a number of committee members who met with the unified school board in May perceived the board wasn’t interested. This led to a discussion on an agreement to ensure the departments would have access to school buildings. Yet since the rec district doesn’t exist yet, the committee decided a resolution should be used as a placeholder until a formalized agreement is made. The resolution, presented by village rec and parks director Brad Luck, recognizes a long-standing “spirit of cooperation” between the departments and Essex schools, working in the “best interests of the students and community within the municipal recreation entities.” Though non-binding, the resolution publicly acknowledges the unified school district’s support, Luck said. The unified school board adopted the resolution June 7. The prudential committee will adopt a similar resolution during its next meeting, Luck said. Due to the approaching deadline, the committee also felt it necessary to create a back-up plan. If voters shot down the proposal, oversight of the village’s rec department would remain with the prudential committee, which could then form a new agreement for the rec department, like transferring control over to the village board of trustees. If the prudential committee failed to do so by July 1, 2017, the unified school board would assume oversight of the village department, as any contracts held by current Essex school boards are binding until 2018, when the school board could then rework the agreement. It’s a worst case scenario, said Michael Smith, a prudential committee member who also served on the rec study committee. At the June 1 meeting, committee member and town resident Betzi Bilodeau cited the tax impact as a concern when trying to “sell” the prospect of a union municipal district to town residents. Since village residents currently pay taxes into the town and the village, a shared recreation district would result in a tax decrease when the total budget for both departments is spread out among town and village taxpayers. Conversely, the equalization would likely result in an increase for town residents. In response to Bilodeau’s concern, the committee summarized some of the benefits from a shared recreation district, including the exclusion of “nonresident” fees for use of village programs. The committee anticipated this issue and included the question in a FAQ, the beginnings of an outreach campaign about the decision. The next step is sharing the decision with the village board of trustees, selectboard and prudential committee at a joint meeting June 22. The committee will hold work sessions in July preparing an agreement before it’s filed with the three boards and the school board. After the agreement is submitted to the attorney general in August, Essex voters will see the item on the Nov. 8 general election ballot, on which they’ll also elect members to the recreation district council. If the proposal passes, the council would begin holding meetings in January 2017, with a tentative date for an annual meeting and budget vote set for March or April. The recreation district would then commence on July 1, 2017, the same day the unified school district begins. The merger would be the latest step in the ongoing consolidation efforts between the village and town. At the close of last week’s meeting, prudential committee and unified school board member Marla Durham shared her support for the committee’s decision. "I really believe the two communities belong together,” she said.

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hen it comes to business, the Goldberg family knows how to evolve. For three generations, the family’s entrepreneurial endeavors have met the changing times, and most recently, Kyle Goldberg sees a growth opportunity in coffee. He recently launched Golden Ladder Coffee on Susie Wilson Road, next to The Bagel Market, the store his father, Ron, started in 1996 and sold last November to enter retirement. The business builds off the Vermont Coffee Works brand the family started out of the bagel store, where Kyle was head roaster for 11 years. The family legacy began in the 1940s, when Kyle’s grandfather, Rueben, opened a bakery on Riverside Avenue in Burlington to serve customers wanting breads and other baked goods. Then, the bagel boomed in popularity, and Rueben’s son, Ron, met the demand with stores in Burlington, Stowe and Essex. By the end of the year, Kyle said, Golden Ladder will offer lattes and cappuccinos in a worldly coffee shop set-

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ting. For now, he is focusing on the wholesale side of the business. While his father enjoys his first year of retirement, Kyle is employing what he learned from his father starting at age 9. “My dad is like the American dream,” Kyle said. “The family was always about working hard, but with respect for the community. That’s what I got from my dad. He always wanted us to work hard, work smart and find what suits you.” Ron started working at his father’s bakery at age 7. He opened his first bakery on Burlington’s Pine Street in 1972 and has opened three other bagel shops since then. He’s also been a consultant to entrepreneurs opening bagel shops in other states. “I told all my kids, if you’re interested, I’ll teach you everything,” Ron said. Ron’s oldest son died after working his way up to running The Bagel Market and starting Vermont Coffee Works. Ron’s two daughters worked in the shop as kids but have since moved on. Kyle took a particular interest in coffee, and after 11 years roasting, he considers himself a student of the bean.

Photo by JASON STARR Kyle, left, and Ron Goldberg stand outside their coffee and bagel business, respectively, last week in Essex.

“I’m a huge coffee-lover,” he said. “I’m always learning and focused on new blends and different origins around the world. It is never-ending what you can learn.” He named his brand Golden Ladder to reference the family name and the ladder of business success. He hopes his wholesale efforts will create name recognition

while he designs the coffee shop in a space that most recently housed a flower shop. The Bagel Market, of course, serves coffee. But Kyle expects his shop will complement his neighbor as catering to a more gourmet aficionado. “I don’t want to compete with them,” he said. “I want to help attract new customers for them.”

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First-time shopper seeks frugality By AVERY BLISS It’s my first time shopping for food on my own without my parents looking over my shoulder. I’m so tempted to just get everything I could ever want to eat, and damn the consequences, but that’s not how this works. If you’re like me, a college student, or perhaps you’re just interested in eating cheaply and plentifully, then keep reading. My first impulse when I entered Price Chopper was to go straight to the frozen aisle and maybe pick up a few frozen dinners. But since I was only shopping with about $60 in my wallet, that wasn’t the best course to take. Putting aside thoughts of eating Stouffer’s, I also thought of what cookware I had at home. Pots, pans, knives; these are all things I had to consider when buying groceries, as it would make no sense to buy something I couldn’t cook. Then it was time to get to work. Now, individual tastes vary, but I like cheap and hearty food, which tends to be things like pasta or rice – something with real substance but at a relatively low cost. When picking the pasta, it all came down to how much of a penny-pincher I wanted to be. The cheapest option was 88 cents a box, and other brands were only a few cents more. I picked out five different types from the cheapest brand, which in the end, only cost me about $4.40. How long your pasta lasts depends on how much you can eat in a meal. Each box of pasta for me lasts about two or three meals. On a conservative estimate, I can get 10 meals out of five boxes, which only costs me about 44 cents per meal. The next item was a five-pound bag of store-brand white rice for $4.59. At a low estimate, I thought the bag would last about 20 meals. Rice is very filling, and the dried product often ends up making substantially more than you’d think. Next on the list were dried beans, which, despite not being the most flavorful of foods, are some of the cheaper and more filling. One pound of dried black beans cost me $1.59, so I grabbed a bag of those as well as kidney beans and lentils. These three items added up to about $3, and would last me quite a while, so in the cart they went. After the dried non-perishables, it was time for some canned goods. Though it isn’t necessary to have a recipe to buy

Photo courtesy of AVERY BLISS The Essex Reporter intern and college student Avery Bliss shops for produce. In this new column, Bliss is on the hunt for groceries on a budget.

groceries, it does help when planning how much to get. With a recipe for lentil vegetable soup in mind, I picked up three cans of store brand diced tomatoes for $1 per can. I also grabbed a can of black beans because my recipe required them, and I didn’t want to waste 12 hours soaking the beans. Then it was time to find something for flavor, like bouillon, the cheapest form in dried cubes. One container of 25 cubes cost $2.59. In the interest of flavor, I grabbed beef and vegetable, which altogether cost $5.18. It was finally time to add some green to my diet. The traditional French mirepoix –a mixture of carrots, celery and onion – is a good base to many dishes, so in went a bag each, with two rather large bell peppers for good measure. With the carrots at $1.99 for a twopound bag, celery $2.99 for a one-pound bag, onions $2.69 for a two-pound bag and peppers $2.99 a pound, my vegetables cost me about $10.17. I know that sounds expensive just for vegetables, but they really add something special to the flavor of the food – something bouillon just can’t do. I also got a 16.9-oz. bottle of extra-virgin olive oil for $6.49, which luckily lasts a while as I mainly use it sparingly. Flour and sugar went in the cart as

well, both of which have uses outside of making cookies. The flour can be used to thicken soups or stews and cost $3.99 for a two-pound bag. The sugar, $2.39 for a four-pound bag, was mainly to flavor the tea I bought. Speaking of tea, I bought a box of 100 teabags for $2.39. Now, I realize tea isn’t for everybody, but it’s cheaper and healthier than gallons of soda and other sugary drinks. If you buy the tea and the sugar, you can regulate how much of each goes in. Everything in the cart was all necessary, nothing like those frozen food dinners. So I figured I was entitled to grab something just for me: Into the cart went a six-pack of Coronas for $8.99. At the end of this shopping excursion, my total was $56.36 before my discount card. I bought those groceries on May 16, and I am still working through the bulk of the non-perishables. This was my experience, tailored to my dietary needs and desires. However, this list will last a good while and will still be nutritious and tasty when you reach the end. Happy hunting. Editor's note: "Savory Avery" is a new column by The Essex Reporter intern, Avery Bliss, a student a Johnson State College. Next time: “What I Made.”

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Hiawatha Highlights Good luck, third-graders: On Monday, June 13, the last day of school, the third-graders were given a special send-off as they venture on to Fleming School next year. As Principal Bochanski said in his last newsletter for the school year, “This year, we had an especially awesome group of third-graders who will be

missed very much.” Special note from the heart: As a third grade parent, I believe I can speak for many of the other third grade parents in saying that we will miss seeing our amazing principal, Tom Bochanski, and all the talented teachers at Hiawatha. Thank you for teaching, nurturing

and caring for our children every day for four years. It is truly hard to say goodbye, but we know that we have life-long friends at Hiawatha School, which is a very special gift. – Sam Stultz Many wishes to the Hiawatha School families and the community at-large for a safe and fun summer!

Founders Memorial School Students from David Powell’s fourth grade class and Mr. Falby and Jepp’s prefabrication class at Center for Technology Essex teamed up to work on a project in the Founders Woods behind the ETSD central office. Using STEM standards in Earth science, engineering and math, the two classes worked on trail maintenance and rebuild-

ing a bridge. The project took the classes about three weeks to complete. While studying the effects of erosion, the students installed water bars and steps on the trail down to the bridge. Families from Mr. Powell’s class teamed up with the students from CTE to create and install water bars and terraced steps to pre-

vent further erosion. This phase of the service project was completed in the fall. At the same time, the old bridge was demolished and the debris was hauled up from the site. Working together this spring, the students first painted the decking. The classes got together again to complete construction on the bridge with CTE

students taking the lead. Mr. Powell’s class put the final touches on the finished bridge by driving home the nails on the decking and completing some trail cleanup. Both classes did a fantastic job and learned about volunteerism, engineering practices, construction, trail maintenance and team building.

Essex High School 2016-2017 student class schedules: There are many complicating factors that must be considered in order to develop a schedule that meets the needs of students and staff at EHS. Unfortunately, some of those decisions have taken longer this year than normal, contributing to the 2016-17 schedule being completed later than anticipated. Once a schedule has been finalized, our school counselors will review each schedule for errors and make corrections as necessary. At this point, our plan is to mail home copies of student schedules at some point this summer. Information will be included with the schedule that outlines the add/drop period during the first few days of school in August and how students will be able to access counselors at that time to make any necessary schedule changes. We ask for your patience in these last few days of school as we work through this process. In order to be equitable and fair to all students, there will be no schedule changes done over the summer or by phone calls or emails to counselors. We will ensure that students have the opportunity to adjust their

schedules when we return to school in August. Band update I am completing my first year as the new band director at Essex High School. I have so much to thank our amazing community for this year. Our last band director often used the phrase, “it takes a village to raise a band” and that couldn’t be more true. This was best witnessed during the Essex Junction Memorial Day Parade this year. Without the help of our Band Booster parents, 65 students would not have been easily fit for their marching uniforms at 7:15 a.m. two days in a row; nor would the return of those uniforms have gone as smoothly. Parents were available prior to the parade to complete those last finishing touches: pinning up long pants, rearranging gauntlets on wrists, shining black shoes and straightening hats. Adults with backpacks of water marched alongside the students throughout the parade and used their personal vehicles to deliver water at the end of the parade. There were too many times to count this year when our community has astounded me with its care and assistance for our amaz-

ing band program. A band program would be nothing if not for the students. I have learned the students in the Essex Bands program are diligent, responsible, genuinely curious about learning, kind to each other, respectful of those around them and of equipment and take pride in their work. The band slogan, “Pride, Respect, Responsibility,” has been demonstrated over and over again by the exceptional students I am lucky enough to work with every day. This again was best witnessed at the Memorial Day Parade. It was a hot and humid sweltering day. Our students marched proudly as sweat dripped in their eyes and hats slid off. Their gazes never wavered, and their musical performance while marching was the best I’d ever heard. Their dedication overwhelmed me with pride that day. As our school year is winding down and I am able to fully reflect on the amazing experience I have had with students and families, this letter of thanks does not come close to reflecting how full my heart is. Thank you to everybody who helped make Essex Bands the amazing program it is today. Sincerely, Heather Finlayson

Courtesy photo Julie Furniss' third grade class at Hiawatha enjoys a Popsicle treat after the last Four Winds lesson on “Get Your Bearings.”

Albert D. Lawton ADL Agenda Dear ADL families and Essex Jct. community, It's with a bittersweet feeling that I bid you all adieu as ADL's principal. It has been an honor and a pleasure to work in this community and among the incredibly talented and committed staff at ADL. At no other school have I experienced such a student-centered approach to learning, a desire to model lifelong learning or had so many families and ADL alumni volunteer copious amounts of time in a building to provide students extra opportunities to learn and grow. I am truly blessed to have worked at ADL. I wish you all the best and an enjoyable, safe and relaxing summer. – Laurie Singer, principal

ADL end-of-year events The final two weeks of school were filled with student events for so many of the ADL community. Starting with the spring concert and Memorial Day assembly on May 26 and 27 respectively, the following activities have taken place as culminating events in anticipation of the final days of school: the French Immersion trip to Montreal, Alchemy trip to Boston, eighth grade sleepover, Immersion Day for Spanish, Distinguished Musicians trip to Jay Peak Waterpark, jazz band at Discovery Jazz and so many more. Thank you to our faculty, staff and administration for these wonderful opportunities for our students, and to you, our parents and friends, for your everpresent support and encouragement. We are truly grateful.

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Fleming Flyer Thank you for a great year: Our final day of school was Monday, June 13, and our students participated in Step-Up Day. Fifth-graders began their day as sixth-graders at ADL, our fourth-graders “stepped up” into their soon-to-be fifth grade classrooms, and third-graders from Hiawatha and Summit Street Schools visited Fleming as fourth-graders. Students had the opportunity to meet their new teachers and familiarize themselves with their classrooms and classmates. Later in the morning, students returned to their current classrooms for final-day celebrations and activities. All Fleming students met in the gymnasium for a final school-wide farewell. We watched a dance video that physical education teacher Kelly McClintock created earlier this spring with each homeroom, and we reflected on a successful year through Principal Ryan’s annual photo slideshow. (Head over to our website – http://fleming.ccsuvt.org – to view the music video and the annual photo

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EMS rocks Discover Jazz Festival Last Monday, the Essex Middle School group, All American Flying, was the first school ensemble to perform at the Burlington Discover Jazz festival. They performed 16 pieces ranging from slow pop to fast jazz on the Church Street upper block stage. Students also improvised solos demonstrating their musical skills and maturity, amazing hundreds of jazz fans in the audience. The numerous music fans were also treated to performances by the EMS Cabaret Club, Chorus and Orchestra in their Jazz Festival debut, performing both jazz and pop standards to an enthusiastic audience.

slideshow.) At dismissal, Fleming faculty, staff and fourth-graders gave our fifth-graders a “Royal Send-Off” as a symbol of celebrated accomplishment and passage from Fleming School. We had a great year at Fleming School, and it is bittersweet to see the year come to an end. Our students made great progress in their academics, and we have many memories to cherish as we look forward to next year. Have a great summer – we’ll see you in August. Tidbits: The Fleming main office will be open throughout the summer for inquiries and for new student enrollment – please call ahead if you plan to stop by (878-1381). For information on enrollment, please visit the Fleming website. The first day of the 2016-2017 school year is Wednesday, Aug. 31. We look forward to the return of our soon-to-be fifthgraders and welcoming a new fourth grade to Fleming School.

Essex Elementary School Courtesy photo EMS students Nora Cannizaro and Cara Viglucci are pictured at the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival.

Student leaders celebrated at EMS Photo by KEVIN BRIGGS Right: Brendyn Byrne and Rachel Yandow were recognized as Essex Middle School Scholar Leaders, sponsored by the Vermont Association of Middle Level Education, on Wednesday, June 1.

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Photo by PETER FARRELL EES second-graders leave the comforts of their elementary school and move on up to Founders Memorial for new and exciting experiences in learning, friendships and new teachers.

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Photo by JAY OVERTON Essex Hornets teammates gather together with their new trophy and medals after winning the state title on Monday, the team's first since 2012.

HORNETS cOmPLETE HISTORIc SEaSON Chasing perfection, Essex wins state title

By COLIN FLANDERS

he Essex softball team completed its season of perfection in Poultney on Monday evening en route to capturing its first title since 2012. Down two, Mount Anthony got the tying run on base before Essex hurler Allie Rutz induced a grounder to second to secure a 4-2 win. It was a fitting end, head coach Ashley Stebbins said, as seniors like Rutz had set the tone all season. “I wanted it for them so bad,” Stebbins said of the seniors, who have come up just short of titles over their varsity careers. The win was the Hornets' 19th-straight. Stebbins pointed to the team’s offense, something they’d lacked over the past few years, as one reason for their historic run. She credited the players for taking it upon themselves to get in practice during the offseason. And when the season began, she let them decide what would best prepare them. Their answer: Hitting, and lots of it. Fast-forward three months, and it seems to have paid off. The game’s turning point came in the fifth inning, tied at 2. Rutz and Victoria Bean each singled to start the frame before Sarah Knickerbocker grounded back to MAU pitcher Taylor Dicranian for the first out, moving the two Hornets into scoring position. Jamie Morin then grounded back to the mound, scoring Rutz to make it 3-2.

Makenna Thorne, the Hornets’ semifinals hero, then singled to drive in Bean for a 2-run lead. Throughout the playoffs, Stebbins stressed the importance of winning each inning, a way of simplifying the game. With the fifth inning in their pocket, the Hornets were on a roll. Mount Anthony didn’t back down, moving a runner to third with one out in the sixth. After a ground ball was thrown to first to secure the second out, the MAU runner took off for home. The Hornets were ready, however, spinning on a dime to strike the runner down at the plate. “We pride ourselves on throwing and catching the ball,” Stebbins said. “In a game like this, we knew they would try to steal a run when they can.” In the seventh, MAU’s Cheyenne Guetti blooped a single to right with one out before Kaity O’Brien walked for the third time that day, placing the tying run on base. Rutz was unfazed, however. She struck out the next hitter after an eight-pitch battle before a groundout ended the game, sparking the celebration. Sitting in the outfield after the win, Stebbins asked the girls for a moment of reflection. “I reminded them of all the coaches they had growing up, all the people that support them, that come to their games — our JV coaches, our grounds crew — it really does take a whole community to win a state championship,” she said.

ABOVE: Photo by PATTY LAROSE-KENT BELOW: Photo by ROBERT GALLAGHER Hornets celebrate on the field (above) and off (below) after Monday's state championship win, completing their historic season.

t's official: Another school year in the books. Graduation was Saturday. Time for summer vacation! A couple of high school sporting events this week: The softball championship game and the Vermont Decathlon. Looking ahead, the pools are open this week for the summer, so dig up your towels, suntan lotion or spray, coolers and sunglasses. The warm weather is back, so enjoy the next 10 weeks! The biggest game of the week was the girls softball semifinal, extra-inning 8-6 win over Colchester. The game was played over two days as thunder and lighting postponed play and added to the dramatic win. Essex fell behind quickly 3-0 but got on the board when Sarah Knickerbocker blasted a homerun. The Lakers added two more before Makenna Thorne hit one out to close the gap heading to the bottom of the sixth. For the second time this season, Laker starter Alli Sheets was pulled late in the game, relieved by closer Riley Magoon. Essex rallied with three runs to tie the game. Sheets singled in the top of the seventh when the lighting came. Last Wednesday, a hit batsman and error gave CHS the 6-5 lead, but again the resilient Hornets rallied to tie the score on Ali Rutz’s sac fly. Her line read 10 hits, seven Ks and no walks. She left a runner on base in the eighth to set the stage for the win. With one out, Jamie Morin crushed a triple up the right center-field gap bringing up Thorne. She calmly hit the game winning homerun, her second of the game and season, clearing the right field fence to propel Essex (19-0) into the finals, where the state's undefeated and No. 1 seed Hornets beat Mount Anthony in Poultney for the state championship Monday. The track and field team traveled to New Britain, Conn. for the New England Championships last Saturday. To save money, the Hornets shared the cost of a coach bus with BHS and CVU once again, while adding MMU, Milton and Mt. Abe to the trip, which began last Friday at 2 p.m. Ten Hornets competed in the meet; sadly, because of yet another graduation conflict, a handful of seniors stayed home and missed the meet. Sade Hankey placed eighth in both the high jump (5’) and triple jump (34'11"). Katie James took 13th in the 400m (60.26), while the 4x100m relay of Hannah Neddo, Arianna Moffatt, Morgan Whitney and Ali Green placed 26th. Green also went 32' 6" in the TJ. Chike Asanya took 23rd in the 100m (11.68), and the 4x100m relay of Jackson Baker, Anel Peco, Matt Saraceno and Asanya ran 27th. The sun sandwiched a minor two-and-a-half-hour rainstorm that watered down the facility but didn’t dampen the athletes' spirits. Eleven athletes competed in the Vermont Decathlon Championships at UVM on Monday and Tuesday. You can read a full report on the meet here next week. Congratulations to the Ultimate Frisbee team for earning the state championship with wins over Middlebury, Burlington, Fairfax and Montpelier. Congrats to Coach Legge and his team on a tremendous season. Coach Chris Polakowski will be opening the EMS weight room Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Call, email or chat with him for details/cost. Caught a few innings of Sunday's Red Sox game. Announcer Steve Lyons is an incredible homer. Sure miss Don Orsillo, who called a fair game. I'd rather listen to New York Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman. Happy Birthday wishes to Olivia Monachino, Dan Shepardson, Heather LeggettMaslak, Heather Burroughs-Bearfield, Jessica Berklay, Amy Phillippo, Courtney Keefe-Benevides, Jeff MacIntyre, Bill Hennessey and Drew Kinney.

Essex golf takes 3rd and 4th in state finals

Photo by JOSH KAUFMANN Teagan Anderson takes a cut during the boys sectional tournament at the Champlain Country Club on May 31.

The Essex boys golf squad took fourth in the state championships held at Ralph Myhre Golf Course with a final score of 339. Adam Ely led the Hornets, shooting a 78, good enough to tie for fourth place, followed by Brody Yates (82), Jordan Calhoun (87), Teagan Anderson (92) and Brennan Moreau (92). Ely and Yates quali-

fied for the New England Championships, which will be held June 20 at the Bretwood Golf Course in Keene, N.H. The girls squad then took the course for their state finals on Monday, placing in third behind North Country and Rutland. Jessica Poratti shot a 96 followed by Jordan Dumouchel with a 100.

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Courtesy photo Spice up your recipes this summer with homegrown hot peppers.

on’t be afraid to add a little spicy heat to your meals this season by growing a few hot peppers in the garden or containers. It’s easier than you think, and many of the hot pepper myths floating around the garden are simply not true. Don’t worry about your hot peppers heating up your sweet peppers. Peppers are normally self-pollinated. If an insect happens to move the pollen from a hot to sweet pepper, it will not affect the flavor or heat of this year’s harvest. If you save the seeds from a cross-pollinated pepper and plant them in next year’s garden, the plants they produce may have hot or sweet fruit (or a little of both), but only time will tell. And don’t assume all green peppers are sweet, or you will be in for a surprise. Jalapenos are typically harvested when green; others, like habanero, Anaheim and Poblano are hot, whether harvested when green or red. You'll also find that hot peppers can be yellow, orange, brown and of course red. You can turn down the heat when preparing your favorite recipes, too. Contrary to popular belief,

all the heat in hot peppers does not come from the seeds. While partially true, the majority of the capsaicin that gives hot peppers their heat is in the white membrane that houses the seeds. When the seeds are growing, they may also be coated with extra capsaicin from the membrane, so remove the white membrane and the seeds – just to be safe – if you want to turn down the heat. The spicy heat of hot peppers is measured in Scoville heat units. The ratings are based on the amount of sugar water needed to neutralize the spicy heat in the extracted capsaicin that has been diluted in an alcohol-based extract. A panel of five taste testers decides when the spicy heat has been neutralized and then assigns the rating. Today, many companies use a chemical process (liquid chromatography), but translate their results into the popular Scoville heat units. The Scoville heat unit ratings vary from one type of hot pepper to another, with Poblano rating between 1,000 to 2,000, jalapenos 2,500 to 6000, habaneros at 100,000 to 300,000 and one of the hottest, the ghost pepper, at 1,000,000 to 2,200,000 Scoville heat units. Check Scoville ratings of your desired pep-

pers online. Ratings may also vary from within a specific type of pepper based on individual plant differences and growing conditions. Whichever pepper you grow, be sure to label hot varieties when planting, harvesting and storing to avoid any mix-ups. The sweet banana pepper, for example, can easily be confused with hot banana. This could make for an unwelcome surprise when preparing, serving and eating. Also, consider wearing rubber gloves and avoid touching your face and eyes when working with hot peppers, as they can burn. Wash your hands, utensils and cutting boards when finished to avoid any future issues. Don’t worry if you are having a bad day when planting your hot peppers. Contrary to some old adages, planting hot peppers when you’re angry won’t make the peppers hotter, but unknowingly taking a bite of a hot pepper may very well change your mood. Melinda Myers has over 30 years of gardening experience has written over 20 gardening books. She is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine.

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