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June 23, 2016 • The Essex Reporter •1

THE ESSEX June 23, 2016

Vol. 36, no. 25

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CCSU names new finance director

By COLIN FLANDERS

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he Chittenden Central Supervisory Union announced Katherine “Deac” Decarreau was named its new chief financial officer, set to begin August 1.

Decarreau, a Winooski native, worked as the city manager for her hometown over the past seven years. She was responsible for all aspects of city operations, including finance, human resources and

general services, as well as annually preparing and executing budgets that topped $8 million.

“Deac’s impact on Winooski’s government and community cannot be overstated,” Winooski Mayor Seth Leonard said in a written statement.

“Winooski has flourished under her leadership, and we are extremely thankful to her for her years of service.”

Decarreau will have the unique opportunity of developing the Essex-Westford

unified school district’s inaugural budget, as well as recommending staffing for food and IT services, safety and security, property services and the payroll and finance offices.

She cited last year’s decision by Essex voters to merge the Essex Town School District and CCSU as one of her motivations for making the move, believing it showed “some really innovative thinking.”

Despite this shifting land-

scape, Decarreau feels well prepared for her new position.

“In all my career, I’ve come into organizations in the midst of significant change,” she said, citing her time at Fletcher Allen Health Care during its own merging phase.

She graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and earned her master of science in administration from St. Michael’s College. She’s also served as See CFO, page 2

Courtesy photo Winooski City Manager Katherine "Deac" Decarreau was named chief financial officer of Chittenden Central Supervisory Union this week.

Police: Driver collides with motorcyclist

By COURTNEY LAMDIN A Burlington man was ordered into court after police say he collided with a motorcyclist in an early morning crash on Tuesday.

Police say Jeremy Rodriguez, 23, of Burlington, entered the intersection at Pinecrest Drive and Colchester Road without making a complete stop and hit 39-year-old Dan Ingham of Milton, who was riding a motorcycle.

When officers arrived just before 6 a.m. June 21,

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Ingham was laying on his back in the southbound lane of Colchester Road.

Essex Rescue transported Ingham to the University of Vermont Medical Center for evaluation.

The hospital confirmed around 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday that Ingham had been discharged.

Rodriguez was taken into custody and processed for driving under the influence at the police station.

He will answer a citation for careless and negligent operation on August 4, police said.

Courtesy photo VELCO’s licensed applicators apply herbicides via handheld backpack sprayers.

Landowners question notification process

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By COLIN FLANDERS he process to inform landowners they can opt out of pesticide spraying by local utility companies has some Essex residents frustrated over a perceived lack of

clarity.

The concerns, raised by residents at recent selectboard meetings, were highlighted in an open letter written by the conservation committee last week.

“Our biggest concern right now

is getting the word out to landowners who may not have known they could opt of spraying,” committee member Darren Schibler said.

This is because by law, utility companies aren’t required to notify landowners of this option, though company representatives say they make efforts to do so regardless.

The committee also questions the chemicals’ safety, since two of the world’s largest health organizations don’t seem to agree on their long-term effects.

Vermont Electric Coopera-

tive will begin spraying within the next week or two, according to Sara Packer, VEC’s manager of forestry, though in a scaled back area due to landowner opt-outs and too-close water sources.

Packer attended the May 16 selectboard meeting, joined by Jeff Disorda, head of vegetation management for Vermont Electric Power Company, to explain the herbicide spraying process, which they called safe and effective for controlling tree growth around power lines.

See PESTICIDE, page 12

‘Four Corners’ trial scrapped Planners push for permanent closure of Brownell Block

See BLOCK, page 3

Blaze damages Lost Nation Road home

By COLIN FLANDERS A Lost Nation Road homeowner awoke to a house filled with smoke on Sunday morning.

A press release said the man attempted to put the fire out with an extinguisher, but the flames

had already spread, forcing him to leave the home as he struggled to call 911 due to poor cell service.

The fire had spread to the home's second story by the time Essex and Essex Jct. Fire Departments arrived.

See FIRE, page 2

Five Corners building on track for Sept. opening

Developer offers new details in meeting with Essex Rotary

By JASON STARR The vision of a pedestrian plaza in the heart of Essex Jct., with the first block of Main Street closed to cars, has captured the imagination of village officials and community organizers.

Earlier this year, the citizens who organize the annual block party and street dance on Railroad Avenue considered a one-day trial of the idea, closing Main Street for the July 16 event that is traditionally held on Railroad Avenue.

The idea emerged out from the Heart and Soul of Essex project and

Photo courtesy of ESSEX FIRE DEPT. Fire crews fought a two-story house fire on Lost Nation Road on Sunday.

By JASON STARR

Photo by JASON STARR The Brownell Block of Main Street, seen here on Tuesday, will be closed to cars and converted into a pedestrian plaza under plans advocated by village officials and community organizers.

Five Corners developer Brett Grabowski expects the building under construction at the corner of Park and Pearl streets will be about one-third occupied when it opens in September, with the majority of street-level commercial space spoken for.

McGillicuddy’s restau-

rant has leased the corner retail spot, leaving 10,000 square feet remaining for first-floor businesses.

“We are in multiple discussions with a lot of different tenants,” Grabowski, director of development at Milot Real Estate, said last week at the Essex Rotary Club’s weekly meeting.

See BUILDING, page 10

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Crews battle Essex brush fire

from page 1 director of transportation and parking at UVM for five years and has experience with the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.

"Superintendent [Mark] Andrews and I are thrilled to welcome Katherine to both our current and new districts,” CCSU superintendent Judy DeNova said in a written statement.

DeNova cited Decarreau’s years of experience serving communities, adding she has the knowledge and cultural sensitivity to help support the process of unifying into one district.

“Systems change was a focus area for her during her studies to attain a master's degree, and she seeks challenges that require a growth mindset and outof-the box thinking,” DeNova said.

She called Decarreau “exactly the kind of leader” the district had hoped to attract to the position.

“She listens deeply and values relationships and various perspectives. We look forward to her guidance and expertise as we continue moving forward with

SHE lISTENS DEEPlY AND VALUES RElaTIoNSHIPS AND VARIOUS PERSPEcTIVES. CCSU SUPT. JUDY DENOVA ON KaTHERINE DEcaRREaU unifying our current systems,” DeNova said.

Decarreau follows Grant Geisler, who is leaving CCSU after 10 years to become business manager for Montpelier public schools.

“I’m really excited to get back into on-the-ground work, and look forward to getting here in August,” Decarreau said.

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By COLIN FLANDERS Fire crews fought a brush fire near Route 289 in Essex on Monday evening after residents reported smelling smoke that afternoon.

Those reports prompted crews to investigate the scene, and by 4:40 p.m., the fire had spread to several acres, a press release said. Access to the area was restricted due to steep, rocky terrain.

A second alarm was quickly called due to the high heat index, requesting mutual aid from the Underhill-Jericho, Colchester Center, St. Michael’s College, Malletts Bay, Williston, Winooski and Richmond Fire Departments.

The crews fully extinguished the fire around 8:30 p.m. Officials believe the blaze started as an “improper outdoor campfire,” the press release said.

Essex Rescue and St.

Photo courtesy of ESSEX FIRE DEPT. Officials believe an "improper outdoor campfire" sparked a brush fire near Route 289 in Essex on Monday.

Michael’s Rescue were on scene to provide rehab and medical monitoring to

those fighting the blaze, while Essex police assisted in traffic control.

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from page 1 Fire officials had the blaze mostly under control within 30 minutes, and the entire fire was out after two hours.

The Colchester Center, St. Michael’s College and Winooski Fire departments provided assistance, while the UnderhillJericho Fire Department provided station coverage for both the town and village departments.

Officials have yet to determine the cause of the fire. Damage to the house is estimated at $225,000, the press release said.

Essex Fire reminds homeowners to have working fire extinguishers and properly installed smoke detectors in their homes.

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a “Design Five Corners” visioning session last year. The looming Crescent Connector bypass road around Five Corners is the concept’s primary enabler.

The road is scheduled for construction next summer and would allow north-south traffic to flow through Essex Jct. without using the first block of Main, known as the Brownell Block. Closing this to traffic would create a four-corner intersection at the current Five Corners.

“A four-way intersection is exponentially more efficient than a five-way intersection, in terms of light cycle time, movement of vehicles and reduction in pollution from idling cars,” village community development director Robin Pierce said.

Design Five Corners consultant Julie Campoli recommended the village test out the idea with temporary Main Street closures for community events even before the

connector is built. Members of the Heart and Soul committee suggested the block party and street dance would be a good place to start. Traffic could be diverted through Railroad Street and Railroad Avenue.

But Essex Police Chief Brad LaRose panned the idea in a May memo to event organizers, saying the detour would create difficult turns for larger trucks and require temporary signs for cars approaching Main Street on Pearl and Park streets.

“This will undoubtedly bring a level of confusion and distraction to motorists and pedestrians,” LaRose wrote. “This would also place a strain on police resources … Alternative [contracted] traffic control would need to be employed.”

In light of LaRose’s comments, the block party committee tabled the idea.

Advocates of a permanent pedestrian plaza on the Brownell Block want to make sure any trial run

File photo by DAMIR ALISA Revelers at a prior block party are pictured. Village officials and community organizers are advocating the closure of Main Street to vehicles to convert the street to a pedestrian plaza.

goes smoothly.

“There is that fear that if it’s not done right, the community will reject the idea,” Heart and Soul of Essex co-founder Liz Subin said. “We need to take our time.”

The Crescent Connector was originally scheduled for construction this summer but is now expected next summer since the project will create a new railroad crossing. Genessee and Wyoming initiated

a new study of the road after the company acquired the rail line in 2013.

Pierce said the project will be incomplete if the village doesn’t follow it with a closure of Main Street to cars.

“Closing off Main Street … creates positive results that speak to good urban design, efficient traffic management and a safer and more humane village core that will attract people and business-

es,” he said. “In fact, it creates a village core. We don’t have one at the moment.”

Subin noted some business owners on Brownell Block have spoken out against the idea.

“We need a lot of input from the business community and really respect their concerns,” she said.

“It is important they have a voice in this.”

Brett Grabowski, owner of the new residential

and commercial building at the corner of Pearl and Park streets, favors the idea.

“We are very excited about that potential,” he said at last week’s Essex Rotary Club. “Car traffic is essential to bring people to the area, but you want to have walkability, and I think what the village is doing to achieve that is really important to our project and the whole area.”

Walking for a cure

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Photo by MICHAELA HALNON

he Chittenden County Relay for Life celebrated its 25th anniversary last Friday evening at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Jct., inviting participants to “sparkle, shine and save lives” at the silver jubilee.

Cancer survivors kicked the event off, donning bright purple shirts and walking a lap with their caregivers.

Nearly 1,000 participants and 118 teams walked from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., interrupted only briefly by a sudden thunderstorm.

At night, the track was lit by luminaries honoring cancer survivors and memorializing loved ones who lost their battles.

The event raised over $250,000 for the American Cancer Society.

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How about a fresh start for all Vermonters?

By DEBORAH BUCKNAM

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ast year, Gov. Peter Shumlin issued an executive order “banning the box” for applicants for state employment. Last month, he signed a bill ordering all private employers “ban the box.” Banning the box means no employer can ask on an employment application if an applicant has a criminal record.

In signing the legislation, Gov. Shumlin said, “[Banning the Box] gives everyone an opportunity to make their case, regardless of whatever mistakes they've made, to get a job and make a brighter future."

Dan Barlow of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility added, “We believe strongly that if a person pays their debt to society, they deserve a second chance through employment."

Vermonters are fair minded and always willing to give someone a fair shot and a second chance, and this legislation reflects those Vermont values.

Now let’s give the 20,000 to 30,000 Vermonters on two government blacklists –many, if not most, who have never been convicted of a crime – a fair shot as well.

Vermont has three registries: the child protection registry, the vulnerable adult registry and a sex offender registry. The child protection and vulnerable adult registries are the subject of this commentary and should not be confused with the more stringent sex offender registry.

To be placed on these two registries – called “substantiation” – does not require a criminal conviction.

It does not even require the lower burden of proof required in a civil case. Moreover, the standard is vague and subject to the wide discretion of State of Vermont employees who make the decisions regarding substantiation.

Not only adults, but children as young as age 10 can be placed on the registries.

The danger of the lax and vague standard is compounded by the fact that these registries and the procedures that give rise to them are veiled in secrecy. Therefore, most Vermonters are not aware the systems exist, and those caught up in the systems dare not speak up.

What happens if a Vermonter is placed on these registries? Those on the registries are not allowed to obtain any employment having contact with children or vulnerable adults, because employers in those fields must check the registries before hiring a job applicant. These Vermonters cannot work as LPNs, LNAs, RNs or physicians.

They cannot be school or hospital cafeteria workers or janitors, school bus drivers, crossing guards, foster parents, teachers or para-educators. They cannot volunteer anywhere

where there are children or vulnerable adults. They cannot be coaches or scout leaders. They may not even accompany their children on school field trips.

According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobs people on these registries are banned from constitute approximately 146,000 of the 310,000 jobs held by employees in Vermont – nearly half the jobs in the state.

Expunging one’s name off the registry is daunting. First, you cannot ask to have your name expunged for seven years. Second, you have to prove that you pose no future risk of harm.

Under legislation enacted this year, even that is not enough: You can be denied expungement based on the “nature of the substantiation” – whatever that means. For some, then, there is never a second chance.

It gets worse. Minors who are in custody of the Department of Children and Families don’t get to appeal their substantiation. Why? Because parents of children in DCF custody no longer have any right to represent their children in an appeal, and DCF will not appeal, because the agency made the determination to substantiate in the first place. The government then becomes the prosecutor, judge and jury of these children.

It gets even worse. The registries are so poorly kept that some people who were investigated and unsubstantiated remain on the registries without knowing it. And while the record of persons who are unsubstantiated – a finding of no abuse – after an investigation are supposedly expunged and confidential, their names remain in the system, and DCF has been known to use the information and even to disclose the information to a person’s employer.

These registries snare the poor and vulnerable – those who cannot afford lawyers and who are caught up in a family crisis. The ladder of opportunity has been yanked up out of reach for these Vermonters.

Registries sound like government is doing something to protect us, but there is not a shred of empirical evidence that banning people on the registries from nearly half the jobs in Vermont protects anyone except the jobs of the government employees administering the system.

If we want to give people with criminal convictions a second chance, then surely we should give the people on these government blacklists a similar second chance. Reforming the child protection and vulnerable adult registries should be a top priority of the next administration.

Deborah Bucknam is a St. Johnsbury attorney running as a Republican for attorney general in 2016.

46 and gone!

I am not a Vermont native. I moved to Vermont in 1966 after college. Nor was my mother a native. She was born in 1908, two miles from Bennington in Eagle Bridge, N.Y. But her father was a regional representative for H.P. Hood and Sons and moved with his family to Vermont in 1910, when she was 2. She was raised in St. Albans and Randolph. Her uncle ran the IGA store in Underhill for many years. I remember visiting him when I was about 8 years old and getting free ice cream from the store cooler – with permission.

Several years ago, I shared this story with an older co-worker who was a Vermonter. Obviously, he made it clear I am not a “real” Vermonter, but he did finally say, “OK, OK, I’ll call you an honorary Vermonter.” I have cherished that title ever since. I was born in Massachusetts. Little did I know as I

Spraying of herbicides in utility ROW Vermont Electric Cooperative has notified some Essex residents of its intent to spray several herbicides – including Krenite S, Patriot and Polaris -- around power lines between the end of June and beginning of July (weather-depending). Spraying will occur on parts of Old Stage Road, Brigham Hill Road and Brigham Hill Lane.

The purpose of spraying is to con-

was growing up that I would live all of my post-college days in Vermont.

I met my wife, Judy (from Ellenburg, N.Y.), in Essex. We got married in 1969 in Essex and lived in an apartment in Essex Center for 11 months. We then bought a house on Browns River Road in April 1970. We have lived in the same house since then (46 years), and we raised two daughters during that time. We are now at a crossroads moving out of Essex Center after all that time. At our advancing age, we have decided we need to downsize, and prepare for the autumn of our lives. We will not be far away, still in Chittenden County in a retirement community with multiple levels of available health care. It just made sense to us to make this move.

It is with mixed emotions that we leave Essex, particularly the center. Our daughters were schooled in Essex Center. We at-

tended many community events.

We met, and our daughters were schooled by, excellent teachers.

Our older daughter became a singer with the Essex Children’s Choir, met Garrison Keillor and traveled to many venues with the choir. She loved it. Her love for travel grew from that experience, and she has travelled to many countries around the world. Our other daughter pursued participation in running sports and loved doing so. She still runs today and has completed 25 marathons in 17 states. My wife and I became friends with many wonderful people. We even saw a partial circumferential highway get built – some wonders never cease.

We leave with many fond memories. So, 46 and gone! But not far. We’ll be watching the town and its people from a distance. May the town and its people continue to prosper.

trol large woody plants that could interfere with those power lines.

The Essex Conservation Committee wants landowners to know that they have the right to opt out of spraying on land that they own.

The safety of these herbicides for humans, animals and the environment is unclear and currently under debate.

For more information or to opt out of spraying, contact your utility company: • Vermont Electric Coopera-

tive: Sara Packer, system forester, at 730-1140 or spacker@vermontelectric.coop or Tom Deyo at Vegetation Control Service (spraying contractor) at (508) 868-4418.

For further information about this issue, contact the Vermont Agency of Agriculture at AGR.Agrichemical@vermont.gov or 8282431 or visit http://agriculture. vermont.gov/pesticide_regulation.

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Essex Conservation Committee

Support for Lisman mailer

Why not lower fees? my opinion not a suf-

I cannot disagree more with the letter to the editor by Nicole Citro concerning the health care campaign mailer from the Lisman for Vermont campaign.

This mailer raises important, under-discussed issues in a creative and provocative way and Vermonters should be paying attention to it.

For years, I have beat the drum that many Republicans have been extremely frustrated that Phil Scott has stood by silently as Gov. Peter Shumlin pushed for Vermont Health Connect and the radical, single-payer approach. Bruce Lisman has written in considerable detail about his health care proposals, which include moving to the federal exchange and a Medicaid audit like other states have done. Scott took the politically expedient stance of standing by silently and letting others fight the battle.

Vermont needs to wake up and go in a different direction. Bruce Lisman can lead us there, to a brighter and better future.

Sincerely,

In "Understanding the Budget," the op-ed printed in The Essex Reporter last week, Vermont finance commissioner Andrew Pallito writes, "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."

That a fee has not been revised in a number of years is in

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ficiently good reason to raise it. Why not lower it? Further, I think it is far more fiscally responsible on the parts of all Vermonters to ensure that the costs to administer programs do not outstrip the ability of the citizens of the state to carry the associated resulting tax burden, not the other way around. Lastly, I do not understand what "activity in neighboring states" has to do with what we charge our residents for activities and programs here in Vermont.

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Obituary

James R. Long James Robert Long, II, 69, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Winooski and Ligonier and Pitcairn, Penn, went to be with the Lord, in the early morning of Friday, May 13, 2016, in his home.

Born Nov. 27, 1946, in Pitcairn, he was a past commander of VFW Post 6689 in Essex Jct. having served in the U.S. Army.

He was also an active member of the American Legion, Loyal Order of the Moose and Elks Lodge. He enjoyed helping others, being outdoors in nature and working with his hands.

James was preceded in death by his father, J. Robert "Bob" Long, and mother, Erva "Dolly" Long. He is survived by his children James Curtis (Christine) Long, Nathan Long, Angel Long, Angelica (Gibson) Pickels, Denise (Gibson) Proccacini, Brendan Gibson, Dori Billado, Rebecca Billado and Mariah Billado. He is also the beloved Papa and grandfather of Madison, Mikey, Damien, Zachery, Faith, Katherine and three other grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Dr. Bruce (Michelle) Long. He will be loved and missed by many friends and a large extended family.

Friends and family gathered on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in the Alfieri Funeral Home in Wilmerding, Penn. In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to your local VFW post.

COrrECtiON: A story in last week’s edition headlined “Drone regs grounded” mistakenly reported the owner of Airshark as Steve Budreski.

The owner’s name is Jon Budreski. We also reported drone use is banned within five miles of airports.

Rather, the FAA allows drone use within this range, provided the user contacts the airport and control tower before flying.

We regret the errors.

Do you have a bright idea for a story? write to us at: news@essexreporter.com

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CCSu SCHOOL NEWS Essex High School and the Center for Technology have a colorful new addition thanks to a student in CTE’s building systems program.

With support from teachers Shawn Rouleau (CTE) and KeriAnne Lesure (EHS and CTE Fine Arts), Samuel Veronneau built a brightly painted “Little Free Library” to enhance the entrance area of the school library.

Art students Eva Bosley and Evey Duval from Erin Schmitt’s EHS class painted the bold flowers. The library dedicated the Little Free Library to retiring teacher and enthusiastic reader Jackie Boucher, who has been on EHS faculty for 30 years.

The school’s Little Free Library is the latest of approximately a dozen of these small, colorful structures installed around the village.

Courtesy photo Five Fleming students were named Presidential Academic Excellence awardees. L to R: Eamon Kemerer, Katie Adams, Eli Robinson, Eden Howart and Anna Pringle-Corcoran.

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Courtesy photo Essex student Samuel Veronneau installs the Little Free Library outside the EHS/CTE library entrance.

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calendar 23 ThurSdaY eSSex building brighT fuTureS preSchool plaYgroup

june 26

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.

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.

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

Pet of the Week LESLIE

6 year old Spayed Female

Reason here: I was not a good fit for my previous household SUMMARY:

Lovely Leslie is as cute as they come! She’s a lover of soft blankets, rawhides, and lounging around! Leslie is looking for a new home where she can bask in all there is to love about being a dog. She’d love to go for hikes where she can sniff all the wonderful smells of Vermont and end the day relaxing for a movie!

Special Considerations: I take daily medication for hypothyroidism.

My thoughts on: Cats: I haven’t been around cats and I will likely do best in a home without them.

Dogs: I lived with a dog before and did well, but sometimes I can be choosy about my dog friends.

Children: I haven’t been around children and it takes me some time to warm up.

Leslie’s adoption fee is being paid for by Pronature Holistic. Her new family will receive a $50 Pet Food Warehouse giftcard & 6-months of free Pronature dog food!

Humane Society of Chittenden County 802-862-0135

6:30 - 7 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.

file photo Experience the rich, vibrant history of the French up close and personal at French Heritage Day on Sunday, June 26 in downtown Winooski. From 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Vermont's most French-settled city will transform into a celebration of music, dance, food, arts, crafts and activities honoring French heritage.

five 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!

25 SaTurdaY 4TH AnnuAL

move Your can fun run / walk

8:15 a.m., Bayside Park, Colchester. An easy run or walk that starts and finishes at Bayside Park.

Entry: $25 for adults and $15 for children under 15 years. Each participant will be provided with snacks and an event T-shirt.

Participants can register at www.active.com.

Please email misterhamilton@gmail. com with any questions.

radio field daY

2 - 6 p.m., Redmond Rd., Williston. Participants receive real time training for radio communications during natural disasters.Visitors can observe operators making calls all over the country using voice and Morse code. In addition, educational seminars on radio communications will also be going on and visitors can try their hand at making contacts.

STrawberrY ShorTcake Supper

4:30 - 7 p.m., Georgia united Methodist Church, 18 Carpenter Hill Road, St. Albans.

The Georgia united Methodist Church will be holding its annual Strawberry Shortcake Supper in the church fellowship hall. Servings at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Buffet-style menu with strawberry shortcake for dessert. Adults/$12, children 4 - 12/$5. For reservations, call 8934413.

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.

radio field daY

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Redmond Rd., Williston.

Participants receive real time training for radio communications during natural disasters. Visitors can observe operators making calls all over the country using voice and Morse code. In addition, educational seminars on radio communications will also be going on, and visitors can try their hand at making contacts.

french heriTage daY

10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Winooski Falls Way, Winooski. Winooski’s second annual French Heritage Day will enliven the downtown of Vermont’s most Frenchsettled city. The Winooski Historical Society is again hosting a free public celebration of the city’s history and a festival of music, dancing, food, art, crafts and activities for all ages in collaboration with the regular weekly Farmers’ Market. The music program this year will include groups from the Cajun, Quebec, African, French and Vermont French-speaking genres.

All are welcome! For more information, contact Steve norman at 363-2431.

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 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.

concerT muSic for cello and piano

3 - 5 p.m., St. Michael’s McCarthy Arts Center.

Cellist Jonathan Tortolano and pianist Asher Armstron present a concert of music for cello and piano. Works

by Montreal composer Alexandra Delgado, Franz Liszt and Cesar Franck. Free. Contact Grace Kelly at 6542000 for more information.

TaleS of earlY american vegeTableS

4 p.m., Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington.

Pumpkins, parsnips, potatoes and … violets? What grew – or didn’t grow – in early American gardens? Why or why not? Rebecca Rupp, author of "How Carrots Won the Trojan War," will discuss the ups and downs of our ancestors’ garden choices – among them, the under-appreciated turnip, now Vermont’s official state vegetable.

Rupp is the author of two books and dozens of magazine articles on the history and science and vegetables. Free.

For more information, call 865-4556.

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

27 mondaY jericho plaYgroup

9:30 - 11 a.m., Jericho Community Center, 329 Browns Trace Rd., Jericho. Join for crafts,

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local MeetInGs thurs., june 23

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

tues., june 28

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Public hearing FYe 17, Lincoln Hall; 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

30 thursdaY

rugs for your home.

Sign-up required; call 893-4644 to register.

droP-In storY tIMe

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

leGo cluB

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

28 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.

teddY Bear PIcnIc

2 - 3 p.m., Maple St. Park. Bring your favorite bear or stuffed toy to hear Matthew Witten and John Hadden sing earth-friendly songs and act out rollicking stories.

You’ll be dancing and singing! Refreshments served by Friends of Brownell Library. Bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Will take place under pavilion if it rains. All ages.

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.

ruG hooKInG

6:30 p.m., Milton Public Librar,; 39 Bombardier Rd., Milton. Carolyn Buttolph of Red House Rugs will teach you about the fun and relaxing craft of making hooked rugs.

See what’s involved in making your own rugs.

With simple tools and techniques, you can turn fabric scraps into sturdy and beautiful primitive

2 saturdaY

tech tIMe wIth tracI

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.

3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library. Every Monday kids walk to our library garden at Summit Street School to tend plants, pull weeds and harvest fresh vegetables. We return to the library to prepare delicious dishes from vegetables we picked. Learn food prep techniques and taste something new! For kids entering grade 1 and up.

woMen's PIcK-uP BasKetBall

29 wednesdaY

3:30 p.m. - Block Party committee, Lincoln Hall; 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

KIds Garden and cooK

get in a week's worth of shopping and find Friday's dinner, too!

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.

Mon., june 27

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

entry; vendors are cash only at this time. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on!

orIGaMI olYMPIc Bracelets

10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Catch some Olympic spirit with this simple origami craft.

For ages 5 and up; helper recommended to accompany 6- and 7-year-olds.

tech helP wIth clIF

Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering one-on-one technology help. Bring in your new gadget or gizmo and Clif will sit with you to help you learn its ways.

Reservation required.

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

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.

Peace corPs In PanaMa

3 - 4 p.m., Brownell Library. Taylor Dorn from Essex Jct. recently spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama, teaching English in a secondary school. She set up a new library in the school with a donation of discarded children’s books from Brownell Library. She will share her experiences with photos and stories. For kids and adults.

hoP on the BandwaGon: suMMer serIes

5 - 8 p.m., Lang Farm, 51 Upper Main St., Essex Jct. Join us for our 5th installment of an Essex Town community event. This week's live music is by Eastern Mountain Time.

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

laKe Monsters storYtIMe wIth chaMP

10:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Come meet some of your hometown baseball heroes as they read and answer your questions.

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.

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 6:30 - 7 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.

adult evenInG BooK dIscussIon

6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library. Join us as we discuss "Nine Parts of Desire" by Geraldine Brooks. Copies of the book are available at the main desk.

1 FrIdaY 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

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

ULTIMATE FITNESS'

the ultIMate Boot caMP In the ParK

8:30 a.m., Bombardier Park, Milton. A personal trainer will push you to your limits through 60 minutes of heart pumping, muscle building, fat shedding group workouts every Saturday through the summer. For all levels and abilities – we work within your means. Bring a water bottle, comfortable clothing and athletic shoes, and we'll take care of the rest.

For more information, contact Ultimate Fitness at 893-7811 or jazmin. ultimatefitnessvt@gmail. com.

3 sundaY 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.

onGoInG events Brownell lIBrarY satellIte hours

Brownell Library renovations will begin on June 27 and continue for about three weeks.

Satellite hours will be held in the Kolvoord Community Room from 1 - 6 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.

Summer reading programs that conflict with the timing of construction will be held on library grounds or in the Lincoln Hall parking lot. Visit www.brownelllibrary.org for updated information.

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.

EssEx ArEA

Religious Directory

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Jct., 878-8341. James Gangwer, pastor. Sunday School: 10 a.m., Worship Service: 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups: Awana, pro-teens and prayer meeting, 7 p.m.; Fundamental-independent.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, senior minister, 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., 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. Adult Bible study: 8:30 a.m., Service 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School and childcare provided. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality.

We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions and plant spiritual roots.

FIRST COngREgATIOnAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUnCTIOn - 1 Church Street, Essex Jct. 878-5745.

Rev. Mark Mendes, senior pastor. Summer Worship One Service: 9 a.m., 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, 2-6 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 Senior Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella & Ladies’ Acapella groups. UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. www.fccej. org; welcome@fccej.org gRACE UnITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 878-8071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to high school. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult study group Sundays: 11:00 a.m; adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12:30 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you!

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

LIVIng HOPE CHRISTIAn CHURCH - 1037 South Brownell Road, Williston. 862-2108. A Living Hope...a Loving God. Children and Adult Sunday School: 9:00 a.m., worship and service: 10:00 a.m. Livinghope@aol. com; www.livinghopevt.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, Essez Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 8784014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist Rite II: 8:15 a.m. & 9:30 a.m. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; stjamesvtoffice@ yahoo.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.

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VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION ZONING BOARD ADJUSTMENT PUBLIC HEARING JULY 19, 2016 6:00 P.M. Variance application for an existing storage shed 2 feet from the side property line at 22 Pleasant Street in the R-2 District

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Public Comments Discussion: Proposed Zoning and Subdivision Regulation Amendments Other Business Minutes June 23, 2016

Note: Proposed agendas, site plans, staff reports and draft & approved minutes can be viewed online at www.essex.org or stop into our temporary office located at 42 Allen Martin Drive between 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to view application materials. Staff is available to discuss development proposals.

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VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016 6:30 PM

VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 6:30 PM

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PUBLIC HEARING FYE 17 WATER/SEWER/SANITATION RATES

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The four-story building will have 27 one-bedroom apartments and 24 twobedroom apartments. Two townhome-style units with rooftop decks are built into the upper floors.

Prices range from $1,275 to $2,500 per month.

“We already have signed leases, sight unseen,” Grabowski said of the mix of young renters and downsizing retirees with interest in the building.

Village president George Tyler had one question when he sat down across from Grabowski for the lunch meeting: With population growth stagnant in Vermont, where is interest in these apartments — and the dozens of other apartments under construction or recently built in the village — coming from?

Grabowski offered a theory, noting that roughly 600 apartments are expected to be built in Chittenden County this year.

Home ownership is not the aspiration it once was, for a variety of reasons, Grabowski said. Aftershocks of the 2008 housing crash, for one. Fewer employers offer pensions to entice employees to stay in the same job longterm, and young couples

are starting families later, staying in apartments until they have more than one child.

“I really see it as a societal shift,” he said.

“There is no incentive to stay in one place anymore … It’s going on across the nation. [Apartments] are the only thing keeping the housing market going the last five years.”

Also, although Vermont is not seeing population growth, there is a constant churn of people moving in and out. New residents are looking to rent first, Grabowski said.

“There’s a huge pent up demand for this type of product,” he said.

Milot Real Estate is named after Grabowski’s father-in-law, Jerry Milot, who developed the Brickyard area of Essex.

Grabowski was interested

Photos by JASON STARR Top left: Brett Grabowski of Milot Real Estate is pictured at an Essex Rotary Club meeting last week where he spoke about the new building at the corner of Pearl and Park streets in Essex Jct. Above: The rear of the new building at Five Corners is pictured. Below: Construction continues on one of the apartments in the new building, which Grabowski said is on track for a September opening. The space will be about one-third occupied by that time, with the majority of street-level commercial space spoken for. With McGillicuddy's restaurant leasing the corner retail spot, 10,000 square feet remain for first-floor businesses.

in revitalizing the Five Corners site, formerly a People’s Bank branch, as soon as he toured it.

“Within five seconds I said, ‘Where do I sign the letter of intent?’” he recalled. “It’s a really big piece of Five Corners, obviously. We wanted to do something significant for the area.

“The concept of residential over commercial is near to my heart, but if you look at Chittenden County, not a lot of it is

being done,” he continued. “The residents support the business, and the businesses support the residents. You’re creating a community within the building.”

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File photo by KYLE ST. PETER Essex Senior Avery MacGillivray hugs goaltender Vika Simons after the Hornets defeated Rutland in the semifinals in March. MacGillivray and Simons are two of the four women representing Essex in the All-Star Twin State Hockey Classic at UVM on Saturday.

ESSEX GRADS SLATED FOR HOCKEY CLASSIC

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ight Essex High School graduates were selected to play in the 24th annual AllStar Twin State Hockey Classic at the UVM Gutterson Fieldhouse on Satur-

day.

The women’s team will feature Vika Simons, Amanda Sinkewicz, Victoria Bean and Avery MacGillivray, while Erik Short, Will Palmer, Austin Theriault and Ethan Bartlett will represent Essex on the men’s squad.

The classic kicks off with the women’s game at 4 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door and will be $10 for adults and $5 for students (ages 7-17). Children under 6 get in free.

The classic pits some of Vermont’s top high school seniors against their rivals from New Hampshire, with all proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Make-A- Wish Vermont has granted over 725 wishes since its inception in 1989, and the New Hampshire chapter has granted more than 1,320 wishes in the last 29 years.

The Hockey Classic has raised over $250,000 toward those efforts.

For more information, call Cathy Foutz at 363-8176 or the Vermont Make-A-Wish office at 864-9393, or visit www.allstarhockeyclassicvtnh.org.

VT, N.H. split Twin State Classic

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Track and field athletes compete in decathalon

Essex track and field athletes pose for a photo after the Vermont Decathlon Championships, held at the University of Vermont. Back row, from left: Anel Peco, Chile Asanya, Jackson Baker and Omkar Borse; front row, from left Abbie Evans, Ali Green, Hannah Neddo and Lauren Echelberg.

Eighteen of Vermont’s best senior baseball players competed in this year's Twin State Baseball Classic against New Hampshire last Saturday in Lyndon.

Among the squad was Essex infielder Eli Baez.

Vermont took one of two from the Granite State squad, dropping the first contest 6-5. Baez contributed a single and scored in the fourth to help extend Vermont’s lead to 4-2 before New Hampshire rumbled back.

Vermont then turned the tables, scoring a 3-2 win behind pitchers Eamonn McCabe (St. Johnsbury), Andrew Bortnick (Champlain Valley) and Codi

Smith (Hartford), who was named the team’s MVP. Mike Brown (BFA-Fairfax) was the Vermont head coach, while assistant coaches were Scott Blood (Blue Mountain), Bob Lockerby (Bellows Falls) and Marcel Girouard (Burlington).

Originally held from 1983 to 2004, the Twin State Baseball Classic returned to the diamond at Nashua's Holman Stadium last June with the two teams splitting a pair of games. The site will alternate between states each year.

For more information on the Vermont Baseball Coaches Association, visit www.vermontbaseball.org.

Felt-soled wader ban repealed

Many anglers will be happy to learn that a fiveyear ban on the use of feltsoled waders in Vermont has been repealed, effective July 1.

Felt-soled waders and boots use was prohibited in 2011 out of concern about the spread of didymo, an algae also known as “rock snot,” which was appearing as nuisance blooms in trout rivers throughout North America, including some in Vermont.

While the porous felt on boot bottoms helps prevent slipping on rocks, it was considered a potential means of transporting the algae spores from one body of water to another.

Didymo was once thought to be a recently introduced

invasive algae species, but research showed it’s actually native to Vermont and other regions of North America.

Scientists found that didymo spores are present in most Vermont rivers, and the spores can cause nuisance algae blooms under certain water conditions favoring algae growth.

Still, water recreationists are asked to thoroughly clean and dry all of their equipment after leaving any water body before going to another.

“Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species to new waters is critical to protecting the health of Vermont’s aquatic ecosystems,” said Shawn Good, state fisheries biologist.

Photo by TOM ROGERS Vermont’s ban on the use of felt-soled waders has been repealed as of July 1.

ongratulations to our softball team for not only winning the state championship but also for running the table in an undefeated season. Yes, the story was in last week, but I didn't get a chance to pass on congratulations to coaches Ashley Stebbins, Brent Farnham, Bernie Couture, Mike Thweatt and Eric Rutz on their title and 19-0 season. Essex rode the pitching of Ali Rutz, who had two runs, four hits, five Ks and her bat - two hits, one run, RBI to victory in the title game.

Eleven athletes competed in the Vermont Decathlon Championships at the University of Vermont on Monday and Tuesday.

Because of injuries, nine completed the grueling competition. Overall winners were: Open division: Cole Chapman 5837 and Page Vadnais 6084; High school division: DJ Snide Bellows Falls - 5219 and Katherine Cowan St. J - 5156 Top Hornet athletes included 11 Abbie Evans 4021, 13 Ali Green 3770, 27 Hannah Neddo 3278, 39 Lauren Echelberger 289, 30 Jackson Baker 3800, 35 Chike Asanya 3606, 47 Anel Peco 3208 and 68 Omkar Borse 2601.

Evans won the pole vault in a personal record 9' 10" and was fifth in javelin, seventh in shot put and eighth in high jump.

Neddo was third in high jump and seventh in 100m.

Green was eighth in high hurdles/high jump. Baker placed fourth in the high jump while Asanya ran fifth in the 100m. Former Hornets Kyle Baker and Izzy Federico placed fifth and fourth respectively in the open along with coach Jamie Carlson at fourth.

The girls team placed second while the boys tied for ninth. Coaches Mary Krug, Jamie Carlson and Jacob Rodriguez did a fine job. Thanks to the parents and friends who showed up at UVM for support.

802.Timing led by Pavel, Lida and Thomas Dvorak did their usual exemplary job.

Coach Chris Polakowski will be opening the Essex Middle School weight room on MondayWednesday from 5-6:30 p.m. Call, email or chat with him for details.

I neglected to mention track and field coach Chris Polakowski, who is now in the country of Georgia helping train athletes, and coach Adam Lacrosse for their help this spring.

Happy birthday John Burroughs, Deb Hollwedel, Bridget Shelden, Missy Stuart, Carol Polakowski, Libby Smith, Mike Plageman, Lucas Evanson, Joe Donahue and Linnae O'Neil.

Happy birthday also to Katie Polakowski and now Essex nephew, Owen Stark. Happy anniversary Eric and Holly Hathaway and Russ and Diane Auger.

12• The Essex Reporter • June 23, 2016

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Disorda said a shift in vegetation management traces back to an August 2003 outage — caused by overgrown trees contacting an Ohio company’s line — which knocked out power across eight states in the northeast and midwest. The event led the North American Electric Reliability Corporation to adopt new vegetation standards.

Since then, Vermont utilities have applied herbicides at a much higher rate.

Between 2003 and 2013, herbicide deployment jumped from 5,450 pounds to 77,450 pounds, a 1300 percent increase, state data shows.

Notification process The Vermont Public Service Board, which regulates utilities, requires electric companies to prepare vegetation maintenance plans and a process to notify those impacted by herbicide application.

Landowners within 1,000 feet of a utility right of way can request in writing to be notified of herbicide use, according to statute. Utilities are then required to stuff notices in customers’ bills.

By law, landowners can also request stem treatment, an alternative pesticide application, or opt out by paying a $30 administrative fee.

VEC first alerts its members through a newsletter, which includes a coupon on which landowners can sign up for pesticide application notifications. Many, however, use the couple to indicate they don’t want pesticides on their property, Packer said.

VEC records these preferences on

members’ accounts. When application is scheduled in a certain town, VEC pulls these notes, and Packer notifies landowners of the upcoming application.

By law, landowners must return coupons by February 15. But because they continue rolling in through May, Packer often waits to generate a mailing list “to make sure we’re capturing as many people as we can,” she said.

Licensed applicators also go door-todoor to speak to landowners about the spraying, Packer said, and place door tags on residences if no one’s home. The applicators later make sure the tags were removed, and if not, they’ll call landowners personally.

The tags promote the benefits of herbicides and provide a phone number to call if landowners have a private water source – for which state law mandates a 100-foot buffer – but doesn’t explain landowners can opt out. Landowners must instead encounter VEC in person during the door-to-door process to learn of that option, Packer said.

“It does seem a little disingenuous,” Schibler said. “They don’t seem to be making a good effort to be explicit.”

At the meeting, some residents questioned the effectiveness of this process, stating they were never notified despite the guidelines for doing so.

VEC originally identified 6.3 miles of line in Essex Town for spraying this year, but just over 4.3 miles of that section was deemed restricted, Packer said.

The selectboard questioned why VEC doesn’t require landowners to instead opt in, but Packer said that wouldn’t be feasible for VEC’s 34,000 members, as the number of those who opt out are in the

Courtesy photo A section of VELCO’s DC line in the Northeast Kingdom is pictured. The section of right of way is treated with herbicides on a four-year cycle.

hundreds.

Disorda, who said VELCO has a similar notification process, estimated landowners allow herbicide use 98 percent of the time after speaking with a representative.

VELCO’s next herbicide spraying cycle is set for 2019.

Safety concerns Schibler said the conservation committee wanted to first address notification since the window for spraying is quickly approaching, but said the group wants to look into the chemicals’ longterm health effects.

An active ingredient in both companies’ mixtures is glyophosate, the primary ingredient in Monsato’s weed-killing product, Roundup.

Glyphosate kills weeds by blocking proteins necessary for plant growth. Vermont used 885 pounds of it in 2003 and 3,000 in 2013.

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Last year, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an arm of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans.”

Yet in a report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, glyphosate was listed as “not likely” to be carcinogenic to humans.

The EPA then retracted the 86-page report three days later, stating the “preliminary” report was published online accidentally and its assessment was not yet final, according to Reuters last month.

Schibler said the committee thinks residents should be informed to make their own decisions about pesticides on their property.

“There’s a lot of concerns among residents that they’re just not safe at all,” he said. “From a scientific standpoint, there may be a balance that can be struck, but we do want to get all of the facts assembled first.”

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Summer soup and salad Avocado Zucchini soup • 2. Tbs. fresh lime juice, divided • Salt to taste

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Peach & Basil salad with fresh Mozzarella

By MICHAEL KASTRE and DORI MITCHELL American Institute for Cancer Research Our delicious salad marries summer’s juicy, sweet peaches and aromatic basil with slightly briny, velvety fresh mozzarella. This quick to fix, simple salad has an enticing bouquet – peaches are related to roses, after all – and lots of vitamin C, beta-carotene, calcium and fiber. It would be peachy-keen to serve as a light main or side salad at your next summer soirée.

• 2 tsp. rice vinegar • Pinch of salt • Freshly ground black pepper (optional)

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In large mixing bowl, combine peaches, mozzarella and basil. Drizzle on oil and vinegar, add salt and pepper, if using, and toss gently until evenly coated. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 4 hours.

Makes 4 servings, about 5 cups.

IngredIents

• 1 lb. peaches, sliced into wedges, then cut crosswise (frozen may be used) • 8 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, cut in ¾-in. cubes • 1 c. loosely packed fresh basil, torn into medium pieces • 2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil

This refreshingly cool soup boasts crisp zucchini and creamy avocado. Fiber from summer squash and the avocado's healthy monounsaturated fat help you fill up and stay fuller longer.

Top with a cucumber salsa for a fresh contrasting crunch.

IngredIents Soup • 1 c. vegetable broth • 3 c. chopped zucchini (about 2-3 medium zucchini) • ½ c. thinly-sliced green onion, divided • 1 medium Hass avocado • 1/8 tsp. ground cumin (optional) • ¾ c. unsweetened plain almond milk Cucumber Salsa • 1 c. peeled, seeded, diced cucumber (about 1 medium cucumber) • 1 ½ Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro

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By NANCY MOCK, “Hungry Enough to Eat Six”

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ne of our favorite summ e r t i m e treats is this strawberry lime smoothie with bits of chocolate.

Tangy Greek yogurt and a scoop of vanilla ice cream are blended with fresh strawberries and a few chocolate chips. The chips get dashed and chopped up by the blender, adding delightful bits of chocolate throughout the smoothie (and a few at the bottom of the glass).

IngredIents

• 5 ounces (about 2/3 c.) vanilla Greek yogurt • 5 ounces (about 2/3 c.) key lime Greek yogurt • ½ c. vanilla bean ice cream • 8-10 ice cubes • 6 medium strawberries, hulled • 1 Tbs. semi-sweet chocolate chips

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1. Place all ingredi-

Photo courtesy of NANCY MOCK

ents into blender.

2. Blend on high, following manufacturer instructions, until all ingredients are incorporated and the ice is crushed, making a smooth mixture. (Add a little water or fruit juice if your blender is struggling to get things whirling.)

3. Pour into two tall glasses and serve immediately. Makes two 10-ounce servings.

Nancy Mock is a Colchester food blogger.

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1. In large saucepan over high heat, combine broth zucchini and ¼ c. onion.

Cover and bring to a boil.

2. Uncover, reduce heat and let simmer 6 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for 20 minutes.

3. In small bowl, combine cucumber, remaining onion, cilantro and 1 Tbs. lime juice. Season with salt to taste.

Toss well, cover and refrigerate.

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dventurous children and their parents flocked in droves to the Champlain Valley Expo on June 11 and 12 to experience the various stages of the Mesozoic Era at "T-Rex Planet." The young paleontologists unearthed some of history's most valuable treasures in sandboxes while patient dinosaurs struck ferocious poses.

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