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June 19-25, 2019

Option tax up slightly

By Katy Savage

Courtesy VT Adaptive SKi & Sport

PEDAL AND PARTY The 9th annual Vt. Adaptive Charity Ride takes road and mountain bikers on 20- to 100-mile rides to benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports, June 22-23.

The action begins and ends at Long Trail Brewery in Bridgewater on Saturday. Riders and non-riders are invited to the after party beginning at noon. A downhill portion will be held at Killington’s Mountain Bike Park on Sunday, in conjunction with the Vermont Bike & Brew Festival spanning three days – June 21-23. Live music, a whip-off contest and bonfire highlight this family-friendly event.

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By Paul Holmes

A pair of loons and their chick huddled together on Kent Pond on June 14.

Rutland City Grand List rose $4 million

By Ed Larson

Rutland City Mayor David Allaire told the Rutland City Board of Aldermen Monday evening, June 17, that figures from City Assessor Barry Keefe indicate a $3.3 million increase in the personal property assessments and another $600,000 jump in property taxes.

“This may assist when budget deliberations occur,” Allaire said.

Allaire also said the municipal budget will be presented to the Board of Aldermen earlier this year and that a potential $500,000 bond may be proposed for the March 2020 Town Meet-

ing to repair sidewalks in the city due to the numerous complaints about sidewalk quality that have surfaced recently.

Allaire also shared that the sale of the vacant Hobby Lobby has reached the city clerks office with the property transfer to Ocean State City budget, page 7

Vermont’s No. 2 ranking for Lyme disease prompts concerns

By Ellie French/VTDigger

Vermont currently ranks No. 2 in the country for Lyme disease – though many years, it’s No. 1. The CDC considers the disease an epidemic in the state.

Critics of the medical establishment, however, believe there is another problem contributing to the high incidence of the disease in Vermont: A lack of effective early diagnosis and treatment.

In 2017, there were 1,093 cases, according to the Vermont Department of Health.

Data from 2018 hasn’t been finalized yet, but according to Natalie Kwit, the state public health veterinarian, there were likely approximately 500 to 600 cases, which she SUMMER’S described as a normal year-to-year variance.

OFFICIALLY HERE Summer Solstice – the Other tick-borne diseases, like Babesiosis day with the longest and Anaplasmosis, are also on the rise in amount of daylight (for Vermont, Kwit said. Since Vermont is on the those of us North of northern edge of the area affected by tickthe equator) is Friday, borne illnesses, the lower half of the state June 21. With a sunny, gets hit hardest. According to Kwit, Benwarm weekend in the nington County has the highest incidence of forecast, get caught up Lyme disease, followed by Rutland, Windsor, on that vitamin D defi- Windham, Addison and Grand Isle counties. ciency and get outside!

Kwit said it’s hard to say how bad this year It’s time to celebrate the will be, but noted that with the ticks in their official start of sumnymph form right now – when Lyme disease mer! rates are highest – Vermonters should be

particularly careful through June and July.

Bill Landesman, who researches ticks at Green Mountain College, said Vermont is kind of a perfect storm for Lyme rates. Not only are the black-legged ticks that populate the area ideal hosts for Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme – the state also has plentiful numbers of white-tailed deer and deer mice, two primary tick carriers.

Landesman said the infection rate for nymphs, which are currently in season, is around 20 percent to 30 percent, while the adult rate, in season later in the summer, is Ticks, page 33

Courtesy of Vermont Department of Health

A black-legged tick, a.k.a a deer tick.

The first quarter rooms, meals and alcohol option tax numbers indicate a strong season.

The option taxes brought in about $215,000 for Killington this year, up from the five-year average of $204,550.

“It was a good winter as far as rooms and meals,” said Killington Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth.

Local business owners reported a good season, mostly due to the good winter weather.

“It never really warmed up,” said Basin Ski Shop General Manager Jan Pierre. “We had a good snowfall from the beginning of September straight through.”

Base Camp Outfitters owner Mike Miller said the weather and strong economy attracted more traffic through his doors.

“It was a very good season,” he said. “It was up quite a bit.”

Last July, Killington became the first town in the state to rescind the 1 option tax on sales. The town still collects a 1 percent tax on rooms, meals and alcohol.

Combined, the option taxes brought in about $429,374 to the town’s gen“NUMBERS eral fund in the first quarter last year.

WERE REALLY Hagenbarth said the GOOD—MUCH town is making up for the loss by transferring events STRONGER and marketing efforts to the THAN LAST Killington Pico Area Association and the resort.

YEAR,” KPAA Executive Director Mike Coppinger said COPPINGER restaurant owners reported SAID. a 12-15 percent increase in business from last year.

“Numbers were really good – much stronger than last year,” Coppinger said.

“The weather helped out a whole lot. We had some early storms which were seen from folks down country.”

Killington Resort held its final day of the season on June 2 this year, marking 211 operating days this season.

“From snowfall total and our operating days and people being here, it’s been a great season,” said Killington Resort Communication Manager Courtney DiFore It snowed 233 inches this year, which is only an inch more than last year, but the timing of the snow made this year a better season. Last year, skiing and riding started Nov. 8 and ended May 26.

Birch Ridge Innkeeper Bill Vines said the resort’s marketing efforts and announcement of $16 million in investments helped the season.

“The season was very strong,” said Vines. “The resort has been very public in recent years in their investment strategy.”

Vines also said promotion of the World Cup, which drew an estimated 30,000 visitors last November, has helped draw more visitors to Killington.

While business was better for some, others said it was an average year.

Hillside Inn owner Andy Batel said he hasn’t seen much difference in the number of guests the past two years.

But acknowledged that “We had a good amount of snow.”

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OBITUARY

Barbara Templeton, 72 Barbara Lynn Templeton, age 72, died with grace in the early morning of Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her daughters Traci and Kristi and granddaughter Mimi Soleil.

Born to Mary and Richard Sawyer on Jan, 18, 1947, Templeton grew up in Bridgewater Corners, as the eldest of six children. Templetonwas devoted to her family. She was very close to her sisters, Nancy and Kim, and very close to and proud of her brothers, Billy, Timmy and Tommy. She loved to laugh and share memories with her siblings. She loved them very dearly and continued to give unconditional love and support to them right up until her death. She also enjoyed her sister’s and brother’s children and grandchildren. Time with them brought her great joy.

After graduating from Woodstock Union High School in 1965, Templeton got her first job as assistant manager for Bill Alsup of Poma Aerial Tramways. Templeton was extremely proud that her life experiences afforded her Obit, page 11

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The Mountain Times • June 19-25, 2019

Woodstock entrepreneurs excel with nutty products

By Curt Peterson Caroline Olsen’s college-age stomach aches evolved into a thriving young business making cashew milk products in Woodstock.

According to the Nutty Life LLC website, nutty-milk.com, Olsen’s addiction to frozen yogurt while studying at Boston College upset her digestive system. Suspecting lactose intolerance, she switched to almond milk, but found little relief. Inquisitive, she discovered something relevant to the Nutty Life story – that frozen yogurt and commercial brands of nut milk contain gums and carrageenan to thicken the products and keep them from separating – the nuts and dairy products from the water – in the containers.

Olsen’s deduction – the gums and carrageenan were causing her distress.

“Gums are known to cause bowel issues (i.e. stomach aches) in lab rats. and carrageenan, the same chemical used to de-ice airplanes, is a known carcinogen, causing colon cancer and bowel inflammation in lab rats,” the website states.

The Maryland native continued her studies at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and developed her own products—called Nutty Life. She uses cashews and only natural ingredients – no gums or carrageenans. She sold her first products in Boston area stores but she’s since relocated to Woodstock.

Caroline met her husband Craig through an online dating service.

He introduced her to Woodstock, where he had vacationed as a child. They bought a second home in the village, then bought a permanent home outside of town.

Caroline commuted to Boston to make and market Nutty-Milk products.

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The owners of Nutty Life LLC in Woodstock are making products for dairy-sensitive stomachs.

“One trip started at 5 a.m. and I didn’t get back to Woodstock until 3 a.m. the next morning,” Olsen told The Mountain Times. “That convinced me to move the business to Vermont.”

The couple recently had a son, Wesley, an addition that would have made a Boston commute nearly impossible.

Nutty’s cashew products are all organic, come in PET BFAfree plastic bottles, and include Strawberry Vanilla (in season), Nuts Over Chocolate, and Vanilla Bean flavors. Other products are Vegan Cookie Dough in Cinnamon Oat Delight and Cheery Cherry Chocolate flavors. You can also buy “Make Your Own Cashew Milk” kits.

Products are shipped in cool-

ers with dry ice and must be kept refrigerated.

Sales are offered on-line, and in local stores such as Brownsville Butcher and Bakery, Jake’s Quechee Market, Lebanon/ Hanover/Rutland co-ops, South Woodstock Country Store, Woodstock Farmer’s Market and the Woodstock Inn, among others.

“We are talking to some major grocery chains about carrying Nutty-Milk products too,” Olsen said. “But if we are successful they won’t be on the shelves until early 2020.”

In addition to making and selling Nutty-Milk, the Olsens have developed Vermont Kitchen, a shared commercial cooking facility available for use by local producers of food products.

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Feasibility study to explore future of CSJ campus The College of St. Joseph’s Board of Trustees voted to keep the college open and reimagine its future. The board’s decision reflects its continued commitment to the community and attracting youth, diversity and innovation to help grow and maintain the economic vitality of the Rutland region as it has for over 50 years.

To work towards this future, CSJ has announced it will conduct a feasibility study over the next few months to provide a long term, sustainable plan for the campus, and the greatest economic impact for the community.

The study will be completed by a project team made up of members of the college and their project partners, Vermont Works Management Company and Vermont Innovation Commons, to explore options for the future use of its 117-acre campus. The study envisions a new future for CSJ that amplifies the local economy, invests in the careers of Rutland area residents and creates opportunities for area entrepreneurs to launch, grow and stay in Vermont. CSJ and its partners are passionate about creating a new economy for Vermont and the region to ensure a viable future for all of its residents. The group will explore expanded workforce and professional development programs, support for startup companies, the potential for co-work and co-living space being developed on CSJ’s 117-acre campus, and more.

“We are excited to start the process of reimagining the College of St. Joseph as a vibrant and vital economic hub of activity for Rutland and Southern Vermont,” said CSJ President Jennifer Scott. “Our vision is that CSJ retains and improves its core mission to provide outstanding educational opportunities for personal and professional CSJ, page 9

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A view of Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington. The course is being operated under a third party company, Brown Golf Management.

Brown Golf enters second season of management contract of GMNGC with plans for improvement

By Katy Savage KILLINGTON—It’s been a year since the town hired a third-party company to manage the struggling Green Mountain National Golf Course and improvements are slowly underway.

Brown Golf Management LLC, based in South Carolina, was hired under a 3-year $342,000 contract last spring to bring an arsenal of digital marketing initiatives to drive up revenue, as the course is carrying about $2 million in debt.

“We are making progress and I think this year we were finally making

some changes and investing in capital,” said Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth. “Things are looking much more positive than they were.”

The town recently made about $372,000 in payments to reduce the debt as a $1.4 million balloon payment becomes due next year.

“It’s a matter of stabilization,” Hagenbarth said. “We have to get revenue back up.”

Brown Golf is focusing on social media and digital marketing to attract new golfers.

“We are actively trying to build

that social media and online footprint,”said Brown Golf Regional Manager Justin Stezin at an annual presentation at the course Thursday, June 12.

Green Mountain National currently has about 1,800 Facebook followers and 418 Instagram followers. Brown Golf launched a new website this year and recently introduced new technology to make booking tee times easier.

Members can now book a tee time by texting a number on their cell phones.

“We’re trying to work toward conveniences,” Stezin said.

Brown Golf, page 7

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Vermont just passed a law raising the tobacco and vaping use age to 21. That law will go into effect this summer.

As the e-cigarette using youth come of age and join individual health insurance markets, it could certainly pressure insurers into a formal designation. If designated as tobacco, it would lead to significant increases in insurance premiums.

The FDA does not classify the e-cigarette as a tobacco product yet, so it’s a gray area for most insurance companies.

The Tobacco Use Surcharge is a rule under the ACA that allows insurers to increase premiums up to a maximum of 50 percent for enrollees who signal they use tobacco.

Methodology QuoteWizard analyzed data from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System of e-cigarette users in all 50 states.

It took the crude prevalence of current e-cigarette users in each state and ranked all 50 states from the highest crude prevalence to the lowest crude prevalence. States with the highest crude prevalence are considered to have the highest rate of e-cigarette users and are therefore most likely to be affected by e-cigarettes in terms of their health insurance premiums.

States ranked by highest e-cigarette usage (Ranking with 1 being highest e-cigarette usage and 50 being lowest usage) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

State Crude prevalence (%) Oklahoma 7.1 Kentucky 6.1 Indiana 6.0 Tennessee 5.9 Wyoming 5.8 Arkansas 5.7 West Virginia 5.7 Nevada 5.4 Arizona 5.3 Colorado 5.3 Ohio 5.3 Missouri 5.2 Utah 5.1 Alabama 4.9 Michigan 4.9 Mississippi 4.9 New Mexico 4.9 Rhode Island 4.9 Virginia 4.9 Delaware 4.8 Hawaii 4.7 Pennsylvania 4.7 Texas 4.7 Idaho 4.6 Kansas 4.6 New Hampshire 4.6 North Carolina 4.6 Louisiana 4.5 Georgia 4.4 Illinois 4.4 New Jersey 4.4 Oregon 4.4 Florida 4.3 North Dakota 4.3 Washington 4.3 Wisconsin 4.3 Maine 4.1 South Carolina 4.1 Iowa 4.0 Montana 3.9 South Dakota 3.9 Nebraska 3.8 New York 3.8 Minnesota 3.7 Alaska 3.5 Maryland 3.3 Massachusetts 3.3 Connecticut 3.2 Vermont 3.1 California 3.0

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Two lost teen hikers found Two missing hikers were found in Wallingford June 13.

The hikers, ages 16 and 19, were found on the Long Trail about 2.5 miles south of Route 140. Wallingford, Clarendon, and West Rutland fire departments responded to the White Rocks Recreational Area off of Sugar Hill Road in Wallingford, to attempt to locate two missing hikers. after a report of the incident came in via 911. The hikers were escorted out of the wilderness via the Homer Stone trail in South Wallingford. They were cold but not injured.

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Rutland seniors pursue rock climbing

By Shelby Collett

Three days before their graduation ceremony Rutland seniors Lily Duboff, Owen Massie and Elijah Jones spent the day canoeing to the base of Rogers Rock in Lake George, New York, and climbing the 3 pitch, 700-foot slab. They were led by their Year End Studies (YES) guide and Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center owner Steve Lulek.

These athletes have competed in Vermont’s rare indoor school climbing league since seventh grade.

In 1999, the climbing league was started with just two schools, Green Mountain High School and Otter Valley.

Supported by GMRCC’s two locations in Rutland and Quechee, it now includes elementary, middle and high schools and involves over 21 schools – in some it is even a varsity sport.

At the conclusion of the 2019 season, Duboff led the female division as the top scoring climber while Massie and Jones tied for top scoring male climbers. All three led RHS toward the state title for the third year in a row.

It was only natural that they would choose more time going vertical for their YES plan. Learning instructional guiding programs and outdoor climbing, they traveled to Romney in New Hampshire, Shelving Rock and Rogers Rock in New York, Killington and Mendon to gain more experience.

Duboff expressed her love for climbing and how it’s changed over the years for her, saying: “I’ve learned that it is much more than just a sport for me. Climbing has a wonderful community no matter where you go or what gym you climb at. When I climb, all I can think about is the movement and my breathing; in a way, it’s a meditation for me.”

All three plan on pursuing climbing in their futures, whether it be privately, on college teams or training outdoor projects.

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STATE NEWS

Chicken predators increase nut butter to a spot on the Protecting free-ranging chickens Keeping a small flock of chickens electric fencing as an added is impossible, so Batchelder urges at home to provide eggs and meat deterrent. people to keep their birds conhas become increasingly popular, • Cover the tops of pens with tained inside electric net fencing but many first-time small-scale wire or plastic poultry farmers netting to guard are discovering “WE HAVE HAD A DRAMATIC INCREASE against attacks that several speIN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT from avian and cies of wildlife like climbing predathe taste of chicken BEARS, FOXES, RACCOONS, FISHER, tors. as much as we COYOTES, SKUNKS, AND BOBCATS PREYING • Bury galvanized do. The Vermont hardware cloth or Fish & Wildlife ON CHICKENS,” SAID BATCHELDER. netting 12 inches Department urges deep around the poultry owners to perimeter of the pen to and to make sure any wire fencing use electric fencing and follow other prevent access by digging is secure. Use of ¼ inch hardware precautions to protect their birds predators. cloth, especially along the bottom of from predators.

• A motion-activated light to an enclosure, will block most small “We have had a dramatic inilluminate the coop after predators. Weasels can get through crease in the number of complaints dark will discourage some a 1-inch opening. The electric netabout bears, foxes, raccoons, fisher, predators. Motion-activated ting, however, is good extra proteccoyotes, skunks, and bobcats preyalarms also can deter them. tion even outside the wire netting ing on chickens,” said Col. Jason • Store poultry feed in a secure – especially against black bears, Batchelder, Vermont’s chief game indoor location in tight which are strong enough to break warden. “Many of the calls are containers, and only feed into most unprotected chicken coming from people who are new poultry the amount that can coops. Several types of electric net at keeping chickens and who do not be consumed in one feeding. fencing are available. The netting is provide sufficient protection for Batchelder, who has chickens at portable and can easily be used with their birds.” home, says having your own backmoveable chicken pens.

“Electric net fencing, secure yard flock is fun, but that knowing Here are additional tips to help housing and a few other measures how to protect them is essential for keep your chickens safe: can help protect backyard chickens success.

• Apply bacon grease or peafrom wildlife predation,” he added.

VTF&W photo by John Hall

Major disaster declared for six counties

President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster for six Vermont counties that were flooded April 14-15. Bennington, Essex, Orange, Rutland, Washington and Windsor counties suffered substantial damage during severe storms and flooding.

A preliminary damage assessment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) identified more than $2 million in eligible public infrastructure damage statewide from the flooding, exceeding the $1 million minimum Vermont must demonstrate for a disaster declaration.

Bennington, Essex, Orange, Rutland, Washington and Windsor counties each exceeded the $3.78 per capita county indicator needed to qualify communities and public utilities in those counties for assistance. A preponderance of the damage involved severe washouts and debris removal.

The major disaster declaration allows municipalities and qualifying nonprofits like public utilities in those counties to receive 75 percent federal reimbursement for storm response and recovery. Those costs include debris removal and repairs to public roads, bridges and other infrastructure with damage resulting from the storm.

“I want to thank our federal partners for moving expeditiously to approve this disaster declaration,” said Gov. Phil Scott. “The areas of greatest impact included many small towns with limited transportation budgets. This will help them rebuild roads and other infrastructure without experiencing a long-term financial strain on their town budget.”

Municipal leaders should start the process for seeking federal assistance by attending one of the upcoming applicant briefings, which will be announced soon by Vermont Emergency Management (VEMA). The briefings will outline the requirements for receiving federal awards and maximizing eligibility of repairs. VEMA and the FEMA will guide towns through the application process.

The declaration also includes funds from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for towns, state agencies and approved non-profit organizations statewide. This program provides funding for a variety of mitigation activities, including home buyouts, structural elevations, flood proofing and public infrastructure upgrades for roads, bridges and culverts in vulnerable locations.

Information on the Public Assistance program and how municipalities can apply is available at: vem.vermont.gov/funding/pa.

VTF&W urges poultry owners to use electric fencing and follow other precautions to protect their birds from predation.

GMP reports increase in customers injured thus far this year Green Mountain Power is alerting customers that with the nicer weather, they should also protect themselves and their property by thinking ahead, paying attention and being safe when driving or doing yard work.

GMP is seeing an increasing number of reports of customers felling trees onto lines, excavating work digging into lines, construction and other large vehicles pulling down lines and drivers hitting utility poles. These incidents are dangerous, cause property damage at people’s homes and outages for other customers.

“Safety is at the front of everything we do at GMP,

from the field crews, to the office team, to our interactions with customers. We want everyone to be safe, and we are concerned about this recent increase in customer

2019 IS ON TRACK TO BE ONE OF THE WORST YEARS IN RECENT MEMORY WITH 132 REPORTED CRASHES SO FAR. safety situations. Safety is a choice, and having it front of mind is key as these recent problems are preventable with planning and attention,” said GMP’s Chief of Field Operations Mike Burke. “We want to raise awareness so

everyone goes home safely and before there is a horrible accident.”

Reports to GMP for vehicle-pole crashes average one per day in its service territory, and 2019 is on track to be one of the worst years in recent memory with 132 reported crashes so far. GMP saw a dip in the number of vehicle-pole crashes in 2014 when the hands-free driving law went into effect, with 285 crashes. Then, the numbers bounced back up, averaging about 358 per year since then. About 56 percent of these crashes cause outages for customers. GMP has no statistics on injuries related to these crashes because local first responders handle them, but police say dis GMP urges safety, page 17

The Mountain Times • June 19-25, 2019

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E. coli concerns prompt King Arthur Flour recall

Staff report King Arthur Flour issued a recall for 14,218 cases (more than 85,000 bags) of 5 lb. unbleached all-purpose flour due to the potential presence of Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli).

The Norwich-based company announced Thursday, June 13, that it was issuing the voluntary recall for some of its flour sold through retailers and distributors across the country, according to the company’s news release.

King Arthur was informed by ADM Milling Co., a Buffalo-based company, that certain wheat used to make these lots of King Arthur flour has been linked to an ongoing outbreak of E. coli infections. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with King Arthur flour, according to the FDA news release.

King Arthur Flour decided to issue the recall out of “an abundance of caution,” Adams said.

“Consumer safety is our top priority, and therefore, we are voluntarily recalling these specific lots of Unbleached All-Purpose Flour to prevent potential illnesses. We are committed to educating and reminding consumers that flour is not ready-to-eat, and anything made with flour must be baked before eating,” the news release continued.

Last month, ADM Milling issued a voluntary recall for five-pound bags of Aldi’s Bakers Corner All Purpose Flour because of E. coli concerns.

The only product affected by this voluntary recall is King Arthur’s Un-

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Last week 14,218 cases of King Arthur flour were recalled due to E. coli concerns. bleached All-Purpose Flour (5 lb.) from these six specific lot codes and three Best Used by Dates, which can be found on the bottom of the side panel, below the nutrition facts panel.

BEST USED BY 12/07/19 LOT: L18A07C BEST USED BY 12/08/19 LOTS: L18A08A, L18A08B BEST USED BY 12/14/19 LOTS: L18A14A, L18A14B, L18A14C No products sold through the King Arthur’s website, Baker’s Catalogue, or the Baker’s Store in Norwich were included in the voluntary recall.

E. coli causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can

develop a form of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

HUS is most likely to occur in young children and the elderly. The condition can lead to serious kidney damage and even death.

Consumers are reminded to wash their hands, work surfaces, and utensils thoroughly after contact with raw dough products or flour, and to never eat raw dough or batter. Consumers who have any of the affected products should not consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase for credit or refund.

For more information visit cdc.gov/ features/no-raw-dough/index.html or visit kingarthurflour.com/voluntaryrecall.

Brown Golf: Town-owned golf course still struggles financially continued from page 3

“That’s what we’ve done, that’s what October last year, down from 15,433 Brown manages 28 golf courses, we want to continue to do.” rounds played the previous year. including three municipal courses, in Brown also adjusted membership Stezin has emphasized a need to seven states. The company has about prices last year to attract younger playprotect the current infrastructure.

150,000 email contacts and 20,000 Brown assessed the course last year ers—a demographic that’s increastext message contacts to entice more ingly difficult to entice to the game. and estimated it’s worth about $1.2 people to golf.

Seven-day memberships cost $998 million. Brown said the course brings Running a golf course isn’t without a season for adults while a 30-andin an estimated $2 million to the local challenges, however. About 205 U.S. under pass costs $398 and golf courses closed in juniors can play for $149 a 2017, according to the SOME ATTRIBUTE THE DECLINE TO AN year.

National Golf FoundaOVERSUPPLY OF GOLF COURSES AND “To keep the golf industion. Some attribute the try engaged, we have to decline to an oversupply THE AGING DEMOGRAPHIC. attract the kids,” Head Golf of golf courses and the Pro David Bowyer said at the presentaeconomy each year—a large part aging demographic. tion. of which comes from the American In its first year of management at Benefits have also been added this Junior Golf Association Junior Golf Green Mountain National, Brown reported a $66,000 loss in revenue. The Tournament, which brings in children year for members, including a 14-day tee time booking window, a free and families from all over the world. golf course brought in about $943,285 driving range pass, 20 percent off golf Some improvements have already through last October, which was down merchandise and 10 percent off meals been made. This spring, the town from the previous year’s gross revenue at Gracie’s Grille. entered a 5-year lease agreement for of $1,009,907.

Despite the improvements and 70 new Nexcar golf carts to replace Stezin attributed part of the loss marketing efforts,Hagenbarth said carts that are 10 years old. Brown also to a decline in the number of rounds the weather needs to cooperate for a recommended a roof update at the played in October due to cold, wet club house and furniture replacement successful season. weather.

“We are weather-dependent,” at Gracie’s.

He previously said there were a “It’s all about exposure,” Stezin said. Hagenbarth said. total of 14,762 rounds played through

Rep. Peter Welch has introduced legislation that would provide federal funding to revitalize forests being destroyed by the emerald ash borer and help stem future infestations of invasive pests.

“The Emerald Ash Borer is devastating to forests which are a central part of our economy, our heritage, and our way of life,” said Welch. “This initiative will fund efforts to revitalize damaged forests and more swiftly stem future infestations of invasive pests in Vermont and across the country.”

The Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act (H.R. 3244) would create a federal grant program to fund research into promising strategies that advance the recovery of forests damaged by invasive pests. The bill would also expand and streamline federal invasive emergency response programs to ensure a timely availability of federal assistance in any future infestation of invasive pests.

The bill would establish a grant program to support institutions focused on researching methods to restore native tree species that have been severely damaged by invasive pests.

The emerald ash borer is an Asian beetle that was first discovered in the United States in 2002. It targets and kills ash trees by depriving them of their nutrition sources and has destroyed tens of millions of ash trees in 35 states. It was first detected in Vermont’s Orange County on February 20, 2018 and is now present in parts of Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Orange, Washington, and Windham counties.

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Opinion

The Mountain Times • June 19-25, 2019

OP-ED

Join us to discuss pros, cons of raising the minimum wage

By Angelo Lynn As different cities and states across the country experiment with raising the minimum wage to different heights, Seattle has been heralded as “a national guinea pig for the policy since 2014,” according to a report in CNN, when the city voted in 2014 to gradually raise its minimum wage from $9.47 to $15.45 for large employers THE INCREASES by 2018 and to $16 WORKERS EARNED per hour in 2019.

Studies show WOULDN’T SEND that “low-wage workers made ANYONE OVER THE more money MOON. despite getting fewer hours — but that experienced workers made out the best,” according to the CNN report.

But the increases workers earned wouldn’t send anyone over the moon.

According to a study conducted by economists at the University of Washington, lower-paid workers earned $10 more per week on average through 2016, even while reducing weekly hours slightly, while more experienced workers made $19 more per week. That extra $9 per week, however, was attributed to those employees working more hours at second jobs outside the city.

One benefit of the higher minimum wage, however, was that employee turnover decreased, partly because employers tried harder to keep valued employees. “That’s a plus for existing workers,” the CNN report said, “but potentially an Minumum Wage, page 9

The U.S. was wrong to end cruises to Cuba

By U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy

On June 5, the White House announced new regulations to choke off travel by American citizens to Cuba. This is the latest in a string of decisions aimed at dismantling the opening to Cuba begun by President Obama in 2015, following the release of U.S. citizen Alan Gross, who spent five years in a Cuban prison.

In an editorial, The Miami Herald praised the announcement as a welcome message to the Cuban government that its support for Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has a price. Presumably, the goal is not simply to send a message, but to pressure the Cubans to stop supporting Maduro.

The problem with this approach is that the past 55 years have shown, unequivocally, that it is likely to have the opposite result. And it shows that the White House isn’t as concerned with results as it is with votes, believing that this will help President Trump’s reelection chances in Florida.

The reality is that these failed Cold War restrictions on the right to travel will hurt a lot of Americans and a lot of good people in Cuba. There is absolutely no denying that.

Cruise ships have stopped sailing. Educational and cultural exchanges will shut down. Sports teams will stay home. School trips will end. Trade missions will end. American farmers and companies will be shut out.

What kind of government thinks it has a right to tell its citizens where they can and can’t travel, and where they can and can’t spend their own money?

Leahy on Cuba, page 13

By Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

LETTERS

Vermonters will be positively impacted by child care investments Dear Editor, Two months ago, I told Vermont legislators the story of how I lost my job, my life savings and my apartment after I lost access to child care. It all started in January 2017 when my child care provider suddenly closed her doors. I was a full-time state employee and single mother of three children; not working wasn’t an option but I couldn’t get to work because I couldn’t find child care. I was forced to leave my job and begin collecting welfare and food stamps. I burned through my life savings and retirement within a few months.

Then I had to give up our apartment and live with friends. I became severely depressed.

More than two years later, I’ve found child care, we moved into our own place and I’m working part-time.

But I’m still recovering from these setbacks—financially and emotionally.

When I testified before the Legislature in April, I wanted legislators to understand the devastating ripple effects of Vermont’s child care crisis on working

families like mine. They were listening: In May, legislators passed a budget including $7.4 million in child care investments.

This funding will make quality child care more affordable for families like

who currently “make too much” to receive financial assistance and they are spending more than half of their monthly income on child care. Others, like me, have had to leave wellpaying jobs with benefits

IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD CHILD CARE, YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO LIVE AND WORK IN VERMONT. IT’S THAT SIMPLE. mine by raising the levels of child care financial assistance for eligible families. The increased assistance will mean an extra almost $300 in my family’s budget. That extra money could help me buy muchneeded summer clothes for my children without worrying about how I’ll pay rent the next month.

I’m grateful for the child care investments legislators approved this session but I also know we have a long way to go in making quality child care accessible and affordable for all Vermont families who need it. I have so many friends and co-workers

when they simply couldn’t find or afford child care. I know child care providers, like the woman who cared for my children who had to suddenly close her doors two years ago, who can’t earn a livable wage.

My own situation is far from secure. I’m working as a temp employee 30 hours per week with no benefits or paid time off and I’m making more than $5 an hour less than I was earning at the full-time, full-benefits job I had to leave when I lost child care.

When I was out for several days because my daughter and I both had the flu, my paycheck that period was

$600 less than usual but I still had $400 in child care copays and all my other bills to pay. I’m living on the edge: I no longer have savings to draw from so any setback like this puts my family further in debt.

I am a hard-working young professional choosing to raise my family and build my career in Vermont. But it just won’t work without access to quality, affordable child care. And I’m not alone. If you can’t afford child care, you can’t afford to live and work in Vermont. It’s that simple.

This legislative session was an important first step in addressing Vermont’s child care crisis. While I still have fears about the future, I’m also hopeful because our policymakers are listening. I encourage others to share their child care stories with legislators. Together, we can make Vermont the best place to raise a family.

Nina LeMieux, from Barre, is a Program Technician I, (temp) Department for Children and Families

The Mountain Times • June 19-25, 2019

CAPITOL QUOTES On Vermont pride...

“Pure Vermont maple is the best in the world!”

Said Rep. Peter Welch in a statement.

after learning Vermont led the United States in maple production with 2.07 million gallons produced in 2019, up 7 percent from the previous year.

“Maple can change the world!”

Said Agency of Agriculture Sec. Anson Tebbetts.

“I’m proud of my home state of Vermont for reaffirming the right to abortion, at a time when Roe v. Wade is under attack by right-wing extremists across the country.

We cannot go back to the days when women did not have the right to control their own bodies,” Said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

“When corporations pollute our environment or water supply with toxic chemicals or expose Vermont workers to harmful chemicals, they should be held accountable for their wrongdoing. The veto of the medical monitoring bill today is disappointing,” Said House Speaker Mitzi Johhson on Monday, June 17.

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Minimum Wage: Still debating pros, cons

continued from page 8 In another study by the Congressional obstacle for inexperienced or new workers Budget Office, the authors argued that the trying to get that first line on their resume.” “overall pool of wages earned by workers is On the down side, however, the study a better metric by which to judge minimum showed that fewer new workers entered wage increases,” not the potential loss of a Seattle’s low-wage labor market compared few jobs. to the rest of Washington. According to the In that study, according to the Economic CNN report, the study’s authors concluded: Policy Institute, the CBO “estimated that “Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance appears to have delivered higher WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE pay to experienced workers at the cost of reduced opportunity ECONOMY TURNS SOUTH, OR for the inexperienced.”

Other studies take issue with WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN A RURAL some of those findings, which is AREA WITH WEAKER GROWTH IS par for the course. Liberal-leaning studies and conservativeAN OPEN QUESTION. leaning studies seem to be able raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to to arrive at different conclusions, based on the desired outcome, but the prevalent view $10.10 would have increased the hourly wages of 17 million workers by 14.5 percent, appears to be that raising the minimum prompting employers to reduce employwage by modest amounts over the years ment by 500,000, or 2.9 percent of those does not negatively affect job growth. As directly affected workers. If these employthe CNN report noted: “A different study ment declines were spread out over the released last month by the Institute for entire group—if all 17 million lost some Research on Labor and Employment at the hours but no workers were out of work for University of California at Berkeley showed an entire year, all affected workers would be no employment loss in six cities that had better off, working a little less (2.9 percent raised wages above $10 by 2016 — Seattle, fewer hours) but enjoying an annual inSan Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C., come increase of 11.6 percent.”

Oakland and San Jose. Rather, that study For those readers following this disfound that average weekly earnings for cussion and wanting to participate in an workers in the food service industry went hour-long group discussion, join us next up between 1.3% and 2.5% for every 10% Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Vermont Coffee’s increase in the minimum wage.”

Café on Exchange Street, Middlebury. We’ll An important caveat, however, is that continue to outline the issue at Wednesthese cities (and the studies about them) day’s meeting, and then meet two weeks were all in high growth areas with boomlater to discussion potential solutions. ing economies. What happens when the Angelo Lynn is the publisher of the Adeconomy turns south, or what might hapdison County Independent, a sister publicapen in a rural area with weaker growth is an tion to the Mountain Times. open question.

CSJ: Beautiful CSJ campus won’t go to waste

continued from page 3 growth, intellectual development, and service to the community while contributing to the local economy. This feasibility study represents the first step in the process, helping us determine how best to move forward. We will be looking to our community to help identify the greatest need and the best possible use of our campus.”

Significantly, CSJ has the educational infrastructure and experience to educate new entrepreneurs, who may then access funding as a result of CSJ’s geographical location in one of Vermont’s 25 “Opportunity Zones,” a new federal program that encourages private investment in businesses and facilities. The feasibility study will look at how CSJ can leverage the Opportunity Zone program to attract substantial new investment helping local startup companies launch, grow, and stay in Vermont.

“To grow our regional economy we will need to continue to develop thoughtful workforce development programming and broad, multi-dimensional business support resources,” said Tyler Richardson, executive director of Rutland Economic Development Corporation.

“Identifying a sustainable path to re-

purposing the CSJ campus in a way that addresses these priorities would be a transformative opportunity for the community.”

Initial funding for this exploration is supported through agreements with Heritage Family Credit Union and Vermont Works Management Company.

Additional community financial support for this project is necessary to complete the feasibility study.

“We believe this feasibility study is an important next step for identifying the future role CSJ will play within our community, so it may continue to serve the needs of those individuals looking for educational and developmental opportunities for many years to come,” explained Matt Levandowski, president/CEO of Heritage Family Credit Union.

The first phase of the study will seek community input through interviews, town hall meetings, and public forums to solicit ideas and opinions.

Notice of all community engagements will be posted on the college’s website (csj.edu) and Facebook page. The public is encouraged to share their ideas on Facebook @collegeofstjoseph or by sending an email to ideas@csj.edu.

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LAKES REGION

By Julia Purdy

Vermont history season is here again

The Mount Independence State Historic Site on Lake Champlain in Orwell continues to grow its programs. Always educational, this season the site features a “Mask”-erade activity in the children’s dress-up corner.

The masks are laminated cut-outs of actual painted portraits of American and British figures connected with the Revolutionary fortifications at Mount Independence, 1776-1777. They have eye-holes and are mounted on paint stir-sticks. Kids can use them in imaginative roleplay or just learn from the first-person narratives on the backs of the masks. Kids can “play” the well-fed George III, the shrewd American Gen. St. Clair, the dashing British Gen. “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne, the freed slave Agrippa Hull who was an orderly to the American generals, American Gen. “Mad Anthony” Wayne, army surgeon Dr. Jonathan Potts who stopped a smallpox epidemic among the soldiers in its tracks, “Fighting Parson” Rev. Thomas Allen, John Greenwood who led the corps of fifers who later became Gen. Washington’s personal dentist, and many more.

At the well-stocked shop, anything from fifes and pieces of eight (with explanation) to well-researched books and novels for adults and children on early Vermont.

In addition, during the Soldiers Atop the Mount event in August, for the second year reenactors will be stationed at points along a walking path to interpret key figures in the story.

Tiny Liberty Church expands its footprint The church has opened and closed over the years Just a few paces down the hill from the Hubdue to its remoteness and lack of interest in the bardton Battlefield, at 5877 Monument Hill Road community. The church has 12 parishioners “on a in Hubbardton, the tiny Liberty Church has broken good day,” said Pastor Woods, plus ground for a fellowship hall that seasonal vacation-home owners. will contain indoor plumbing to THE CHURCH HAS When the church reopened three replace the outhouse out back.

12 PARISHIONERS years ago, the congregation wanted Built in 1787 by the local Baptist to link the church with the battle for conference as the “Battle Abbey” ON A GOOD DAY. liberty and, came up with its name to hold services in memory of the unlike the church, which rises and falls with frost Revolutionary War patriots who impeded the British heaves and is unheated. advance at Hubbardton in 1777, the church building The hall will be separate from the church and will is a modest structure with simple lines. have a crawl space, a kitchen and propane heat. The Hubbardton Liberty Church is an independent children will attend Sunday school there as well. All church affiliated with the North American Baptist Association, which is helping with this project, Pastor the permits for the well and mound system have been secured.

Glen R. Woods told the Mountain Times.

Fair Haven gets GMP green light At its May 7 regular meeting, the Fair Haven Select Board discussed the response of Green Mountain Power to Fair Haven’s letter to Gov. Scott and the Legislature regarding hydropower production in Fair Haven, reviving an old dam. GMP is very supportive of the proposal and its rep at the meeting offered to undertake a feasibility study of load limits for $300.

Triumph studio enlivens Merchants Row

By Julia Purdy

and fresh, a space you want to be in. store, Raw Honey, around the corner A fitness studio has taken TatterWe really worked hard to create that on Center Street and transferred the sall’s old space on Merchants Row. space,” Buonadonna said. inventory to Fruition. Brianna is a Rebecca Buonadonna and BriBuonadonna said she has been oppersonal trainer. anna McDevitt, partners in the new erating a studio for a little over a year Triumph Barre and Pilates studio, and a half and is certified in barre, a “WE NEEDED MORE greeted their clients at the studio’s ballet-based training. opening last week. The regulars SPACE, OUR CLIENTELE McDevitt has been a private coming in for a session exclaimed trainer, with a degree in exercise with delight at the transformation of WAS GROWING,” SAID science and nutrition from the the space.

BUONADONNA. University of Arizona. She graduAn antique oak counter made of ated from Rutland High School and staircase pieces was adorned with returned eight years ago, starting a “We’re so busy we don’t get a a striking white orchid plant and tiny busy in-home training business. She chance to work out, so this forces us potted succulents. One wall is painted started partnering with Rebecca a year to work that in. We wanted to create charcoal gray for a calming effect. Beago to start teaching classes to keep up an environment that is warm and hind the counter, both walls are lined with her own fitness regimen. welcoming and supportive and clean with mirrors and barres and lighted with candle-style sconces.

The women had operated a yoga studio above Hop-N-Moose but had outgrown that space and vacated it.

“We needed more space, our clientele was growing,” said Buonadonna.

“It’s an ideal spot for us.”

Classes range from five to 20 clients, depending on which day and which class. The new location offers twice the floor space, with dressing rooms and room to grow; parking is a lot better and “the view is beautiful,” she added.

“We had a 12-day window to make this happen” before opening day. It took “long, long days and lots of elbow grease,” Buonadonna said. Some painting and décor is still left to do.

Ryan, Smith & Carbine owns the

By Julia Purdy building.

Potted plants fill the display windows, with the name of the studio, Triumph, Buonadonna closed her clothing mounted in raised wooden letters above.

The board consensus was to spend the $300 and “get things going.”

But at the May 21 meeting, Town Manager Gunter said he had met with GMP and learned that the feasibility study would cost $9,700, not $300 as represented at the May 7 meeting. The board instructed Gunter to contact the GMP rep and inform him of the discrepancy.

Castleton Rec to offer youth sailing program This July, the Castleton Recreation Commission will sponsor a second summer of sailing lessons for children entering 5th through 8th grades. Beginning on Monday, July 15, a beginners sailing camp will take place at Crystal Beach on Lake Bomoseen from 1 to 4 p.m. each weekday afternoon. The following week, from July 22 to 26, an intermediate sailing camp will be offered to graduates of the 2018 and 2019 beginners camp. The intermediate camp will include extensive opportunities for kids to participate in numerous short races.

Some area residents recall the days when the surface of Lake Bomoseen bloomed with sails. Many were flying on Lightning class sailboats that raced most weekends through the summer, but lots of lake visitors and residents also got out there for a few hours of relaxing, non competitive “day-sailing.”

There are three levels of payments. $100: The cost needed to sustain the sailing program (replacing and updating equipment, upkeep of materials, etc.). $60: The actual cost of the program.

Castleton Rec doesn’t want the cost of the program to be a barrier to participation by area youth. If a parent/ family finds the $60 cost prohibitive, they should email Castleton Recreation Committee (castletonreccomm@ gmail.com).

Registration closes July 1. Maximum enrollment: 12.

Since these camps teach young people to sail using Sunfish sailboats, they would not be possible without the generosity of area residents who previously donated their rarely used Sunfish for the Lake Bomoseen youth sailing program. For more info contact either Amy Clapp at castletonreccomm@gmail.com or Joe Mark at joe.mark@castleton.edu.

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RUTLAND REGION

Fly-fishing enthusiasts, families, hunters and lovers of the outdoors were treated to an outdoor documentary on fly fishing that surpassed expectations, Thursday, June 13 at The Paramount Theatre. The occasion was a fundraising effort to spur support for creating an urban native-trout fishery on Moon Brook in Rutland city. Sales of Whistlepig Whiskey and a silent auction for an Orvis fly rod brought in revenue, and the

By Julia Purdy

Stalking the brown trout box office reported 100 tickets sold.

“Chalk: Bedrock of Fly Fishing” opens with a dramatic, full-color satellite shot of the British Isles, then zooms down to the legendary, trout-rich “chalk streams” of southern England, the cradle of sport fly fishing. “Chalk” refers to the underlying geology of the English downs (think “White Cliffs of Dover”).

Chalk enriches the waters with calcium.

The streams are shallow, slow-moving and crystal-clear, allowing anglers to select and

Brewery to open hometown tasting room The Vermont Marble Museum is excited about a new draw for visitors and locals – a tasting room for Liambru Tasty, a small-batch craft brewery operated by Josh and Amy Ridlon of Proctor. Liambru Tasty already distributes through central Vermont.

The proposition could be a match made in heaven, with the brewery augmenting the appeal of the museum and vice versa. Amy Ridlon explained that she and her husband Josh have wanted to expand their operation. On the suggestion from neighbors who are involved in the museum, she spoke with Paul Bruhn at the Preservation Trust, which owns the old Vermont Marble Company site. Bruhn showed the

Ridlons the raw cavernous space on the ground floor, which has access to water and electricity.

The Proctor Select Board approved the Ridlons’ liquor license and they are now awaiting a reply from Vermont Liquor Control. They hope to open in time for the foliage season.

Josh Ridlon has been home-brewing for about five years. They started commercially in January. Even though they both work full-time elsewhere, “We love it, we’re very busy,” Amy said.

Liambru Tasty is a 3½-barrel brewery that produces New England IPA, with a Double IPA to be available in July. The brewery name incorporates the name of their eldest son, Liam.

Obit: Barbara Templeton continued from page 2

dance parties at Nonnie’s house, and how the knowledge and ability to open two she always had a little “surprise” or two businesses, Down Under Video and The to their delight. Arlo and Billie will miss Village Exchange consignment. She was their Friday fun nights with their Nonniegrateful to the people in her life who bethese times will be most treasured. lieved in her as she worked hard to fulfill Templeton’s gift of friendship came full her dreams. circle in the form of over 100 cards she reLater in life, Templeton found her pasceived from her friends and community sion as a caregiver. She had a profound before her passing. She devotion to her clients THERE WILL BE A was overwhelmingly and their families. Her grateful for this generdesire to help, and her CELEBRATION OF ous outpouring of love sincere kindness made TEMPLETON’S LIFE and kindness. These her a woman with acts of friendship gave endless compassion ON SUNDAY, JUNE her great comfort. who provided friendTempleton was preship, comfort and a 23, AT 1 P.M. deceased by her mother, sense of dignity to all.

Mary Sawyer, her father, Richard Sawyer, Templeton was always the first to show up at your door with a home cooked meal her son, Joshua Kent Templeton, and her in times of need. It should be known – she brothers William Sawyer and Thomas Sawyer. loved to cook!

Her marriage to Gary K. Templeton There will be a celebration of Templegave her three beloved children; daughton’s life on Sunday, June 23, at 1 p.m. with ters Traci and Kristi and a son, Joshua. a service at the Bridgewater CongregaHer daughters gave her three grandchiltional Church and a reception to follow. dren, Mimi, 19, Arlo, 8, and Billie ,4 1/2.

In lieu of flowers, please send donaHer grandchildren gave joy and lots of tions to the Bridgewater Congregational laughter. Nonnie, as she was affectionChurch where Templeton was an active ately called, cherished her deep and ever- member: P.O. Box 4, Bridgewater, VT, lasting bond with Mimi, always offering 05034. her unconditional support and advice.

Arrangements are under the direction She taught Mimi how to drive. They loved of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodgoing for rides and singing their favorite stock, Vermont. An online guest book can songs together. Billie and Arlo loved their be found at cabotfh.com.

“stalk” the fish.

Interwoven with images worthy of David Attenborough are video interviews with anglers, riverkeepers, technicians and aficionados of the sport as well as a dramatic mayfly hatch-out.

Introducing the film, Joe Mark, a board member of theTrout Unlimited- Southwestern Vermont chapter, told the Mountain Times that the prognosis for restoring native brook trout in Moon Brook is “excellent” and thanked DPW Commissioner Jeff

Wennberg for his leadership.

Mayor David Aullaire was “very pleased” with the turnout. He noted that people, including himself, were skeptical at first but “out-of-the-box” thinking on the part of the neighborhood has saved a community asset.

“Chalk: Bedrock of Fly Fishing” is an independent production made for fishingtv. com (London). To view the film online, go to fishingtv.com/video/chalk-bedrock-offly-fishing/.

Otter Creek Solar faces official scrutiny The solar project being built on the west-facing slope of old farmland alongside Cold River Road in Rutland Town has run into a glitch named Vermonters for a Clean Environment. Two abutting but separate parcels were to be accessed at the railroad crossing on Windcrest Road. Otter Creek 1 consists of 17.5 acres on the lower slope; Otter Creek 2 borders Cold River Road with 10.8 acres. Both have been cleared of trees and brush and were slated to begin installation this spring, becoming operational this fall. But earlier this year, Vermonters for a Clean Environment discovered that a rough construction driveway into Otter Creek 1 had been opened on Cold River Road near Hubbard’s transfer station, apparently without seeking an amendment to the Sec. 248 certificate of public good (CPG), which puts the project in violation and also raises the question whether Otter Creek 1 and Otter Creek 2 are actually being handled as one large project, contradicting the application. The Dept. of Public Service, which took the complaint, has turned the investigation over to the Public Utilities Commission. Otter Creek Solar has until July 10 to argue its case.

Penalties might include revocation of the CPG and state contract. Meanwhile the entire hillside has been laid bare of vegetation.

The Otter Creek project is being developed and managed by Ecos Energy LLC, a Minnesota-based renewable energy development and services company partnering with Allco Renewable Energy Limited, a New York-based renewable energy investment firm.

Three projects in Addison and Rutland county receive $8,500 in grants The Vermont Community Foundation announced that three nonprofit organizations in Addison and Rutland counties are receiving a total of $8,500 in Spark! Connecting Community grants for local projects that will nurture their communities and build social capital. These grants—where a small amount can make a big difference—are intended to light the spark that keeps Vermonters healthy and happy.

The Community Foundation awarded a total of $48,668 in Spark! grants to 18 nonprofit organizations for local projects in communities across the state, including some nonprofits that serve residents in multiple counties.

“Vermonters are good at volunteering. We’re good at helping each other and creating space for youth and adults to come together,” says Vermont Community Foundation Vice President for Grants and Community Investments Sarah Waring. “This social fabric is critical to our communities and grows when there is local support for such initiatives. We are proud to support the grantees for Spark! for the spring of 2019, because we believe they’ve all found innovative ways to build community locally.”

One of the competitive grant pro-

grams at the Community Foundation, Spark! Connecting Community supports the grassroots work happening throughout Vermont that turns good ideas into remarkable results. These grants were generously supported by a number of fundholders through Giving Together, a program at the Foundation that offers the opportunity to co-fund projects.

Nonprofits interested in applying for the next round of Spark! Connecting Community grants are encouraged to visit vermontcf.org/spark for more information. The second round for 2019 just closed and the last round for this year has a Sept. 27 deadline. The recipients this year were: • The Addison Allies Network ($3,000) will hire bilingual high school students from local farmworker families to distribute a comprehensive resource guide and strengthen communications and connections between farmworker families and their community. The program will offer valuable work experience for youth and reduce the isolation encountered by many of the Spanish speaking migrant families in the area.

• The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Grants, page 13

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The Mountain Times • June 19-25, 2019

Pico invites kids to ski for free next year Kids 12 and under will be able to ski for free at Pico next year with a new season pass.

With the purchase of every Adult My Pico Season Pass, a free season pass for kids ages 12 and under is included.

A payment plan is available, allowing pass holders to put one-third of the cost down at the time of purchase with the remaining payments due August 1 and October 1.

“Now’s the time to get the family to Pico,” says Rich McCoy, director of operations at Pico Mountain. “An already amazing family ski area, we’re excited to unveil an elevated guest experience next season with improved snow making which will provide an unbeatable snow surface, better than ever trail conditions and faster trail recovery in

the seasons to come.”

My Pico Season Passes come with discounts and other perks including summertime savings on Killington’s Learn to Mountain Bike Package, free scenic K-1 Express Gondola rides, discounts at the Adventure Center, Bike Park, on lodging, retail, snow sports lessons and more.

Additional ways to get on the mountain this winter and save are the Express Card and Vermont Student Pass. The Express Card offers discounted lift ticket rates at both Killington Resort and Pico Mountain for the entire 201920 season. The Vermont Student Pass is for Vermont resident students in grades K-12.

The early season pass pricing deadline has been extended to July 25.

By Robin Alberti

Pico is offering free skiing for kids next season. These three learn on the rope tow.

WUHS class of 2019 receives awards at senior night Several seniors from the Woodstock Union High School class of 2019 were awarded during senior awards night Thursday, June 13. The following were honored: VALEDICTORIAN – Morgan Biele SALUTATORIANS – Anna Hepler, Madeline Hiller ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: Dharma Neil, Molly Thompson, Jacob Maxham, Jed Astbury, Ora Astbury, Max Dodson, Matt Ennis, Dana Castro ALUMNI TECHNICAL: Ely Chynoweth ALUMNI - JEANNE SUMNER CRANE: Katey MacMaster ALEX ABRAHAM MUSICAL EXCELLENCE: Anna Hepler MARY RITA BATESOLE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: Madeline Hiller GEORGE BROCKWAY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Max Dodson CHANGE THE WORLD KIDS WATSON SCHOLARSHIP: Oliver Wilson CLASS OF 1922-MARBARA W. BAGLEY SCHOLARSHIP: Dharma Neil CLASS OF 1926 SCHOLARSHIP: Ely Chynoweth CLASS OF 1978-JEFF ROBINSON SCHOLARSHIP: Ora Astbury CLASS OF 1978-HELEN ANN WHITNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Katey MacMaster D.A.R. GRACE MOUNCE SCHOLARSHIP: Claudia Mills D.A.R. RUTH WHITAKER SCHOLARSHIP: Khara Brettell CHICK EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOR CADDIES: Will Crompton FAYE A. DUDLEY SCHOLARSHIPS: Health-Katherine Sawyer, EducationDharma Neil FRENCH CLUB SCHOLARSHIP: Anna Hepler FRANK & OLIVE GILMAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS: Jed Astbury, Ora Astbury, Rhiannon Begin, Toby Borzekowski, Linea Kay, Ted Krawczyk, Alivia Salls, Dharma Neil, Katey MacMaster, Katherine Sawyer, Lily Walker Money

GREEN MOUNTAIN FINE ARTS PRIZE: Alivia Salls MITCH HAGER ART SCHOLARSHIP: Julia Kowalski, Micah Schlabach HALLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS: Dana Castro, Madeline Hiller HARTFORD EMBLEM CLUB #150: Rhiannon Begin GARY FRANCIS HERSEY MEMORIAL AWARD: Isaac Emery ELAINE C. HOCHMAN & ADELE M. KNOTT HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP: Morgan Biele, Katey MacMaster GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER AUXILARY: Katey MacMaster, Yeasbira Miles GIFFORD MEDICAL STAFF: Yeasbira Miles HERITAGE FAMILY CREDIT UNION SCHOLARSHIP: Matt Ennis IRVING OIL DEPENDENT SCHOLARSHIP: Alivia Salls JOAN JENNE MEMORIAL FUND: Jed Astbury, Ora Astbury, Zac Cannon, Matt Ennis, Katherine Sawyer KEITH EDUCATIONAL TRUST: Alexandra Tsouknakis GREATER KILLINGTON WOMEN’S CLUB ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP: Toby Borzekowski GREATER KILLINGTON PAT ZACK COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP: Dharma Neil KINGS DAUGHTERS & SONS TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP: Ely Chynoweth LUNA MOORE SCHOLARSHIP: Micah Schlabach MOSHER EXCAVATING SCHOLARSHIP: Ora Astbury OTTAUQUECHEE HEALTH FOUNDATION: Katey MacMaster, Katherine Sawyer DEBORAH H. PEELER NURSE SCHOLARS: Katey MacMaster PENTANGLE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP: Alivia Salls JAMES F. PIZZANI MEMORIAL: Dharma Neil PLYMOUTH MEMORY TREE: Dana Castro, Anna Hepler, Julia Kowalski

BARBARA POTWIN RHODES PERPETUAL TRUST: Mackenzie Biele, Morgan Biele, Claire Coates, Tierney Dugan, Anna Hepler, Madeline Hiller, Molly Thompson PAUL ROBBINS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Ben Blanchard LOLO SARNOFF – BARNARD SCHOLARSHIP: Max Dodson, Claudia Mills, Micah Schlabach, Natalie Strayton SEAL OF BILITERACY: Madeline Hiller, Jacob Maxham, Claudia Mills, Dana Castro, Morgan Biele, Anna Hepler, Molly Thompson, Claire Coates, Natalie Strayton, Khara Brettell, Angelina Amadeo SILVER LAKE PROGRESSIVE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP: Claudia Mills, Micah Schlabach,Natalie Strayton WINONA SMITH-LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS: Dharma Neil JEAN COLVER SOLFIELD SCHOLARSHIP: Peter Borden STUDENT COUNCIL AWARD: Anna Hepler, Madeline Hiller MARJORIE CLEVELAND SWAIN TRUST SCHOLARSHIP: Khara Brettell, Zac Cannon, Adrianna Gray, Chloe Nobel, Alexandra Tsouknakis, Oliver Wilson MAIDA F. TOWNSEND-VT NEA: Isaac Emery TWO RIVERS OTTAUQUECHEE REGIONAL COMMISSION: Matt Ennis, Jacob Maxham TYSON’S LADIES AIDE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: Julia Kowalski MABEL E. VAUGHAN MEMORIAL AWARD: Claire Coates GEORGE VON ESCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Zac Cannon WINDSOR CENTRAL EDUCATORS ASSN SCHOLARSHIP: Isaac Emery, Katey MacMaster, Micah Schlabach, Dharma Neil WOODSTOCK GARDEN CLUB: Max Dodson WOODSTOCK ROTARY CLUB AWARDS: Jed Astbury, Ora Astbury, Rhiannon Begin, Katey MacMaster, Jacob Maxham, Dharma Neil, Katherine Sawyer, Molly Thompson

WOODSTOCK ROTARY/INTERACT AWARD: Lily Walker Money 2019 VERMONT RED SOX SCHOLAR: Toby Borzekowski GAINING EARLY AWARENESS & READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP) SCHOLARSHIP (VSAC): Rhiannon Begin, Dharma Neil, Alex Reed UVM GREEN & GOLD SCHOLARSHIP: Morgan Biele UVM VERMONT SCHOLARS: Matt Ennis, Katey MacMaster, Jacob Maxham VERMONT LAND TRUST SCHOLARSHIP: Ora Astbury VSAC – GOV. PHIL HOFF VERMONT HONOR SCHOLARSHIP: Morgan Biele Department Awards ART: Mackenzie Biele, Alexandra Tsouknakis, Lucas Piconi ENGLISH: Anna Hepler, Toby Borzekowski, Dharma Neil GEOFFREY STOKES MEMORIAL: Anna Hepler HACTC: Quinn Martin, Ora Astbury, Hayley Bean, Katherine Sawyer, Matt Carlson, Ely Chynoweth HORTICULTURE: Jed Astbury, Ora Astbury, Ely Chynoweth MATH & COMPUTER SCIENCE: Jacob Maxham, Dharma Neil, Emilio Montaño, Angelina Amadeo, Ben Blanchard MODERN & CLASSICAL LANGUAGES: Morgan Biele, Anna Hepler, Tim Rogers, Natalie Strayton, Katherine Sawyer, Molly Thompson, Dharma Neil, Madeline Hiller, Alex Reed, Will Crompton, Claudia Mills, Sidney Pilot, Khara Brettell, Angelina Amadeo, Toby Borzekowski MUSIC: Anna Hepler, Ted Krawczyk, Toby Borzekowski SCIENCE: Max Dodson, Toby Borzekowski, Morgan Biele, Emilio Montaño, Isaac Emery, Chloe Noble, Tierney Dugan SOCIAL STUDIES: Alec Peyton, Caden White, Molly Thompson, Claudia Mills THEATRE: Zac Cannon, Anna Hepler, Ted Kraczyk, Alivia Salls

The Mountain Times • June 19-25, 2019

NEWS BRIEFS • 13

Beware of turtles on the roadway Vermont’s turtles on are on the move again this spring, and Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.

Female turtles are looking for places to deposit their eggs, sometimes choosing to lay them along the shoulders of roads, bringing them into the path of fastmoving vehicles.

“Turtles often go across roads as they search for a nest site,” said Steve Parren, biologist for the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. “They are slow-moving animals, so they have a tough time making it safely across the road. Turtles grow slowly and live a long time, so losing a mature breeding female is a huge loss to the turtle population.”

Turtle nesting activity peaks this time of year, and drivers are urged to keep an eye out for turtles in the road – especially when driving near ponds and wetlands.

Fish & Wildlife and partners are working to collect data on road stretches that are hotspots for wildlife movement, including turtles. When those sections of road are upgraded or repaved the roads may be altered to protect the species involved. To that end, they are working closely with VTrans, and with Jim Andrews from the Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas, among other partners.

Even with these changes, Andrews notes, the turtles’ best defense is to have friendly humans avoid them or safely help them across the roads.

“When you spot a turtle in the road, you may be able to help it across. First be sure you’re in a safe spot to stop and get out of your car, as human safety comes first,” said Andrews. “If you’re going to move a turtle off the road, always move it in the direction it was traveling.

They know where they’re going.”

According to Andrews, most turtles can simply be picked up and carried across the road. However, if the turtle has no colorful lines, spots, or other markings, it is probably a snapping turtle, so people should not get too close to the animal to avoid being bitten.

Snapping turtles’ necks are nearly as long as their shells. Instead of picking them up, people should push the turtle across the road with an object such as a shovel or broom.

Andrews is also asking paddlers, boaters, and anglers to report turtle sightings throughout the state to the Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas website at vtherpatlas.org. The reports help conservationists keep track of the status of these species in order to act if a species appears to be in decline.

“Sending in a report is quick and

easy,” said Andrews. “Just snap a photo or two of the turtle and submit your observation via the website or email. We’re constantly impressed with Vermonters’ commitment to conservation and will-

ingness to help us save turtles.”

Observations can be submitted to the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas online at vtherpatlas.org or jandrews@ middlebury.edu.

Courtesy VFWD

Turtles, like this snapping turtle, in Vermont are out digging their nests and may be on the shoulders of roads. Drivers are urged to keep an eye out for them and report any sightings.

Grants: Spark!ing connections

Leahy on Cuba: U.S. prohibition on travel is misguided to/from Cuba

Vergennes (3,000) will offer a Summer Club Camp for fourth through sixth graders. Recognizing a community need for safe recreation outside of the school year, the camp will provide a program where the campers are engaged, nurtured, and free to be themselves. In addition to fun activities, summer club campers will receive free breakfasts and lunches.

• Wallingford Day ($2,500) is reviving and renewing a formerly annual tradition of bringing together its community and neighbors to celebrate the town with outdoor activities, local food, entertainment and a fireworks display. Wallingford Day 2019 takes place on July 20 and will include representatives of local organizations and services.

The Vermont Community Foundation inspires giving and brings people and resources together to make a difference in Vermont. A family of hundreds of funds and foundations, we provide the advice, investment vehicles, and back-office expertise that make it easy for the people who care about Vermont to find and fund the causes they love.

The heart of the Community Foundation’s work is closing the opportunity gap – the divide that leaves too many Vermonters struggling to get ahead, no matter how hard they work. The Vermont Community Foundation is aligning time, energy, and discretionary resources on efforts that provide access to early care and learning, pathways to college and career training, support for youth and families, and community and economic vitality. They “envision Vermont at its best– where everyone has the opportunity to build a bright, secure future,” the organization stated in a recent news release.

For more information visit vermontcf.org or call 802-388-3355.

Not Russia, a kleptocracy with nuclear weapons pointed at us that invades its neighbors, supports Syria’s President Assad and Nicolas Maduro, interferes in our elections, and opposes us at every turn in the UN Security Council. Hundreds of thousands of Americans travel to Russia each year, and Russians travel here.

Not Iran. Its brutally repressive Ayatollahs regularly threaten the United States, but they do not prevent Iranians from traveling to the United States and Americans are free to travel there.

Not Nicaragua, which, like Venezuela, is led by a corrupt dictator. Nicaraguans can travel to any country that will accept them, and Americans can travel there.

Not China, run by a communist government that has imprisoned a million of its Uyghur citizens and whose military is deeply involved in the economy. Americans travel there without restriction.

Not even Saudi Arabia, whose monarchy commits war crimes in Yemen, treats women as property, and murdered Jamal Khashoggi and other dissidents. Most of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudis, but the White House has no objection to Americans traveling there.

In fact, Americans can go anywhere, except North Korea. And now Cuba, a half hour plane ride from Miami, whose people could not be more welcoming to Americans. I know, because unlike the people in the White House, I have been there. They, instead, have been on a crusade to pressure the Cuban government to change its policies, believing that one way to do that is by preventing Americans from traveling there.

This is a paternalistic, anachronistic, hypocritical —and, yes, cynical—policy that is beneath the world’s oldest democracy. We tried it for half a century. It failed.

In fact it backfired. The Cuban authorities solidified their control. And this will likely backfire too.

Are we so blinded by arrogance and ideology that we are destined to keep repeating our mistakes? We all

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want Maduro gone. He is wreaking havoc on his people and on Venezuela’s neighbors. But this policy won’t sway the Cubans, who take pride in having thwarted repeated attempts by the United States to force them from power. It will embolden the hardliners who will intensify their support for Maduro.

And it will hurt the people who deserve and need our help the most. The Cuban families who own small businesses.

Who rent out rooms in their apartments. Who own their own taxis and restaurants. Artisans and musicians. People who otherwise subsist on meager government salaries and rations, who are struggling to make ends meet, and who benefit enormously from Americans who visit Cuba.

Of course we disagree with the Cuban government.

We strongly disagree. We disagree with many governments, over Venezuela and other issues. But is the answer to tell Americans they can’t go to a Cuban baseball game, or eat at a Cuban paladar, or listen to a Cuban jazz band, or visit a national park, or teach English, or visit the home of Ernest Hemingway, or just walk along the Malecon and talk to Cubans in Cuba?

These regulations are an insult to every American and a disgrace to a free society. Freedom to travel is a right. It is fundamental. It is part of who we are as Americans. We travel. We explore. We meet people. We share our values. We build relationships with people we agree with and disagree with.

The Cuban people want better lives, and they don’t need us to make their lives more difficult any more than the American people need to be told where they can and can’t travel. All of us should put a stop to the worn out, Cold War, isolationist, fear mongering, selfdefeatist policies of the past.

Patrick Leahy is a United States Senator from Vermont. This op-ed first appeared in the Miami Herald.

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Calendar

The Mountain Times • June 19-25, 2019

THURSDAY

JUNE 20

Dump the Pump Day - Free Bus Rides!

6:30 a.m.

The Bus (Marble Valley Regional Transit District) holds 14th annual Dump the Pump Day, offering free rides on all routes today only. For routes/ schedules, visit thebus.com or call 802-7733244 x 117 (TDD Relay 711).

SUMMER REVELS SOLSTICE FESTIVAL AT ARTISTREE FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 5:30 P.M. Su bm itt ed

WEDNESDAY JUNE 19

Free Mindful Meditation

11:30 a.m.

Sol Luna Farm offers free class, Mindful Meditation Wednesdays June 19 & 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Brief discourse and relaxation, then guided and silent meditation. Culminates with Singing Bowl Sound Bath. No experience needed, great for beginners. 329 Old Farm Road, Shrewsbury. sollunafarm.com

Active Seniors Lunch

12 p.m.

Killington Active Seniors meet for a meal Wednesdays at the Lookout Bar & Grille. Town sponsored. Come have lunch with this well-traveled group of men and women. $5/ person. 908-783-1050. 2910 Killington Road, Killington.

KMBC Bike Bum Race Series

1 p.m.

Killington Mountain Bike Club holds races in Killington Bike Park, Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m. for all ages. Individuals or teams. Held on Middle Step It Up to Wiggle. After party at Domenic’s Pizza, 5:30-7 p.m. killington.com.

Vermont Farmers’ Market (Rutland)

3 p.m.

The outdoor summer market is held every Wednesday, 3-6 p.m. in Depot Park (in front of WalMart), Rutland. 75+ vendors selling farm fresh veggies and fruits, flowers, specialty foods, and much more. vtfarmersmarket.org.

Brandon Book Sale

4 p.m.

Brandon Free Public Library holds used book sale, through October.

Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Amazing selection for all ages, fiction and non-fiction. For May, BOGO. 4 Franklin St., Brandon.

Rotary Meeting

Open Swim **

8 a.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 5-7 p.m. 802-773-7187.

Playgroup

10 a.m.

Maclure Library offers playgroup, Thursdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Birth to 5 years old. Stories, crafts, snacks, singing, dancing. 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.

Story Time

10 a.m.

Story time at West Rutland Public Library. Thursdays,10 a.m. Bring young children to enjoy stories, crafts, and playtime. 802-438-2964.

Killington Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied.

802-422-3368.

Mendon Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Mendon bone builders meets Thursdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694.

Restorative Yoga

11 a.m.

Restorative Yoga at Sol Luna Farm, Thursdays, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. All levels, no experience needed. Surrender into rest and relaxation, with supported postures on bolsters and blankets. Crystal Singing Bowl Bath culminates. 329 Old Farm Road, Shrewsbury. sollunafarm.com.

Vt Law School Summer Lectures

12 p.m.

Vermont Law School faculty, scholars, media, and others will deliver “Hot Topics” lectures on current issues in environmental law and policy. Free, open to public. VLS campus, Oakes Hall Room 012. Vt Bar Assn. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit available. Today, “What’s In your Water?” with Jen Duggan, Conservation Law Foundation Vermont.

Killington Farmers’ Market

3:30 p.m.

The Killington Farmers’ Market returns to Church of Our Saviour on Mission Farm Road, off Route 4. Nine vendors, and more to come.

Weekly market, Thursdays, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Today, group bike ride starts at Mission Farm at 4 p.m.

Balance Workshop

4 p.m.

Rutland Regional Medical Center hosts Gaining Traction: Improve your Walking, Balance, and Stability workshop on Thursdays, May 23-June 20, 4-5:30 p.m. in CVPS/Leahy Community Health Ed Center. 160 Allen St., Rutland. Registration required at rrmc.org; 802-772-2400. $15.

6 p.m.

The Killington-Pico Rotary club cordially invites visiting Rotarians, friends and guests to attend weekly meeting. Meets Wednesdays at Clear River Tavern in Pittsfield, 6-8 p.m. for full dinner and fellowship.

802-773-0600 to make a reservation. Dinner fee $21.

Tobacco Cessation Group

Meditation Circle

Ukulele Lessons

6:15 p.m.

Maclure Library offers meditation circle Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m.

802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford.

Free Knitting Class

6:30 p.m.

Free knitting classes at Plymouth Community Center, by Barbara Wanamaker. Bring yarn and needles, U.S. size 7 or 8 bamboo needles recommended, one skein of medium weight yarn in light or medium color. RSVP to bewanamaker@gmail.com, 802-396-0130. 35 School Drive, Plymouth.

4:30 p.m.

Old Brandon Town Hall, Brandon. Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free nicotine replacement therapy, resources and supports. 802-747-3768.

Bridge Club

6 p.m.

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Thursdays, 6 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. 1 Deer St., Rutland.

802-228-6276.

Youth Mountain Bike Group

6 p.m.

Rutland Rec youth mountain bike club group - open to all grade 3-12 kids, from any town. Need: mountain bike with gears, helmet, closed toe shoes, appropriate attire. Mondays and Thursdays, 6 p.m. at Giorgetti/Pine Hill Park, Oak St. Ext., Rutland. Through July 25. Register at pinehillpark.org.

Mix, Mingle & Make

6:30 p.m.

Facilitated open studio for adults to spend time with other adults and explore the creative process of choice. Held at ArtisTree Community Arts Center, 2095 Pomfret Road, So. Pomfret. $5 material fee. artistreevt.org.

Fair Haven Concerts in the Park

7 p.m.

Fair Haven Summer Concert Series! Free concerts Thursdays throughout the summer. This week: Annie & the Hedonists. Bring a chair, picnic, blanket, and enjoy the music. Free ice cream tonight! Drawing at intermission for door prizes. Concession available. On the Park, Park Place, Fair Haven.

The Music Man

7 p.m.

Rutland High School Theatre and Music Depts. present YES Plan Musical, “The Music Man,” at Paramount Theatre. $8 children, seniors. $10 adults. paramountvt.org, 802-775-0570. 30 Center St., Rutland.

Open Mic with Jim Yeager

7 p.m.

Relaxed, supportive atmosphere at ArtisTree Community Arts Center, 2095 Pomfret Road, So. Pomfret. All levels and abilities welcome.

Come alone or with a group. Or, just watch. artistreevt.org.

Dorset Theatre Festival

7:30 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival opens summer season with Noel Coward’s “Private Lives.” Get tickets or season pass at dorsettheaterfestival.org.

104 Cheney Road, Dorset. Preview tonight.

FRIDAY JUNE 21

Summer begins Level 1 Yoga

8:30 a.m.

Level 1 Hatha Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.

BROC Food Drive

9 a.m.

Killington Resort teams up with BROC Community Food Shelf for food drive. Donate three non-perishable food items for discounted adventure center, gondola ride, bike park/rental, or golf tickets - including season passes. Details at killington.com.

Vermont Bike & Brew

9:30 a.m.

Killington Resort’s Vermont Bike & Brew weekend. Today, bike park open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Divas of Dirt ladies group ride at Snowshed base, 3 p.m. Live music by Rick Webb, 3 p.m. Vt Adaptive Charity Ride Registration Party at Umbrella Bar, 5 p.m. Group ride at Sherburne Trails 5:30 p.m. Sunset group ride on Green Mountain Trails 8 p.m. Details, killington.com.

Story Time

10:30 a.m.

Sherburne Memorial Library holds story time Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m.

Stories, songs, activities. All ages welcome! 802-422-9765.

Brandon Book Sale

5 p.m.

Chaffee Art Center offers ukulele lessons weekly on Thursdays, 5-6 p.m. $20. RSVP requested: info@chaffeeartcenter.org. 16 South Main St., Rutland. Bring your own ukulele!

11 a.m.

Brandon Free Public Library holds used book sale, through October.

Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Amazing selection for all ages, fiction and non-fiction. For May, BOGO. 4 Franklin St., Brandon.

All Levels Yoga

Knitting Group

Thursday Night Ride Series

Open Studio

5:30 p.m.

All levels flow at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.

5:30 p.m.

Weekly mountain bike ride at various locations throughout Slate Valley Trails and beyond. slatevalleytrails.org for details and locations weekly.

Rides 1.5-2 hours, friendly, no drop pace. info@slatevalleytrails.org.

Poultney.

12 p.m.

Maclure Library offers knitting group, Fridays, 12-2 p.m. 802-483-2792.

840 Arch St., Pittsford.

3 p.m.

Community Art Garden holds open studio 3-5 p.m. Hands-on art for all ages. $10/ hour - no time limit. Followed by Sticks & Stones earring workshop with Shannon Parker of Wisdom River Designs, 6-7:30 p.m., $55. communityartgarden.com. 287 Main St., Chester.

The Mountain Times • June 19-25, 2019

Chaffee Opening Reception

5 p.m.

Chaffee Art Center holds opening reception for “A Celebration of heART” exhibit, featuring Ann McFarren and 50 years of art; plus juried member artists. 5-8 p.m. Exhibit through July 26. 16 S. Main St., Rutland. chaffeartcenter.org.

Castleton Townwide Yard Sale

9 a.m.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. throughout town and on the Castleton Community Center Green/indoors at the center. Info, 802-468-3093.

Killington Section GMC

9:30 a.m.

Killington Section Green Mountain Club outing: Dean Preserve, East Poultney. Hike to overlook for views of Lake St. Catherine. Option for longer trek or swim after. Call for meeting time/place: 413-687-1109.

Serenity Gentle Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Kick off the summer at ArtisTree Community Arts Center with familyfriendly performance in festival atmosphere. Food, crafts, activities BYO picnic. 2095 Pomfret Road, So. Pomfret. Free. artistreevt.org.

10 a.m.

Gentle yoga class helps strengthen, stretch, and lengthen the body gradually, while bringing mindful awareness to breath. Culminates with healing vibrations of Crystal Singing Bowl Sound Bath. Great for beginners and practiced yogis. Sol Luna Farm, 329 Old Farm Road, Shrewsbury. sollunafarm.com.

The Music Man

Parent Literacy Program

Summer Revels Solstice Festival

7 p.m.

Rutland High School Theatre and Music Depts. present YES Plan Musical, “The Music Man,” at Paramount Theatre. $8 children, seniors. $10 adults. paramountvt.org, 802-775-0570. 30 Center St., Rutland.

Dorset Theatre Festival

7:30 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival opens summer season with Noel Coward’s “Private Lives.” Get tickets or season pass at dorsettheaterfestival.org.

104 Cheney Road, Dorset. Opening night!

SATURDAY JUNE 22

Vermont Adaptive Charity Ride

7 a.m.

9th annual Vermont Adaptive Charity Ride starts/ends at Long Trail Brewery, Route 4, Bridgewater. 20-, 40-, 60-, and 100-mile rides Saturday. Apres party starts noon at LT Brewery, featuring Starline Rhythm Boys, Duppy Conquerors, kids activities, vendor village, silent auction, demos, barbecue, and more - all welcome to the party, not just riders!

Rain or shine! Sunday, Downhill timed session at Killington Bike Park. charityride.vermontadaptive.org.

Vermont Forest Birds

7:30 a.m.

A Working Woodlands Workshop at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock: Learn to identify birds by their sounds, and how to be a part of bird monitoring program. Binocs available - or BYO. Meet at Carriage Barn Visitor Center at MBRNH. Park at Billings Farm, Old River Road. Free, but please RSVP to 802-457-3368 ext.

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5K Run/Walk for Prevention & Wellness Fair

8 a.m.

Ludlow Community Center. Registration for 5K begins 8 a.m.: $5 or $10/ family, benefits Turning Point of Springfield. Wellness fair 9 a.m.-1 p.m., free admission. braccvt.org. 37 Main St., Ludlow.

Vermont Bike & Brew

8:30 a.m.

Killington Resort’s Vermont Bike & Brew weekend. Today, breakfast at Snowshed Base Lodge 8:30 a.m., Rutland Lady Shredders group ride to Killington Peak, Snowshed Base Area. Bike park open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Critical mass ride 10 a.m., Ramshead Express Quad; vendor village and bike demos open at Snowshed. Kids group ride 11 a.m., plus outdoor bbq opens - both at Snowshed. Adult group rides 1:30 p.m. at Snowshed & Ramshead quads, K-1 Gondola. Whip-off contest 3 p.m. at Snowshed Base Area - awards follow at Umbrella Bar. Live music

by Elovaters 5 p.m. at Umbrella Bar. After-party bonfire 10 p.m. in Vale Road Lot, camping area. Details, killington.com.

Vermont Farmers’ Market (Rutland)

9 a.m.

The outdoor summer market is held every Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Depot Park (in front of WalMart), Rutland. 75+ vendors selling farm fresh veggies and fruits, flowers, specialty foods, hot foods, eggs, artisan cheeses, handcrafted breads, maple syrup, Vermont crafts, jars of every type, and more; plus hard goods and services. vtfarmersmarket.org.

Brandon Book Sale

9 a.m.

Brandon Free Public Library holds used book sale, through October.

Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Amazing selection for all ages, fiction and non-fiction. For May, BOGO. 4 Franklin St., Brandon.

Flea Market

9 a.m.

Pittsford Village Farm hosts a flea market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Vendors, $15, BYO set up - reserve at 802-345-0970). Many items to choose from! 42 Elm St., Pittsford.

Solar Observation

9 a.m.

Observe the sun, sky, and more with telescopes set up by Green Mountain Astronomer’s Club. Held at Pittsford Village Farm, 42 Elm St., Pittsford. 9 a.m.-12 noon. Free, open to all.

10 a.m.

Pawlet Public Library hosts program for parents/grandparents/caregivers to help better foster reading skills for kids ages 4-8. Free, with literacy coach. This week’s talk: Encouraging Growth Mindsets. Preregister at 802-325-3123. 141 School St., Pawlet.

Open Gym

6 p.m.

Friday night open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland. 6-8 p.m. Ages 6+. Practice current skills, create gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, socialize with friends! $5/ hour members; $8/ hour non-members. Discount punch cards available. 802-773-1404.

Castleton U Gala

6 p.m.

Castleton University annual Castleton Gala at the Castleton Pavilion, 6-10 p.m. Cocktail hour, dinner, live music, silent auction, awards, more. “A Night Among the Stars.” $75/ person; $500/ table of 8. castleton.edu/gala.

MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS STRAWBERRYFESTIVAL SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2 P.M.

Dairy Celebration Days

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum holds Dairy Celebration Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sample dairy products, take part in engaging dairy education programs, help make cheese, ice cream, butter - plus learn how goat milk is made into soap. Admission. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.

Open Gym

11 a.m.

Saturday morning open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., Rutland. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. All ages welcome. Practice current skills, create gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, socialize with friends. $5/ hour members; $8/ hour non-members. Discount punch cards available.

802-773-1404.

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4 p.m.

Every Friday, Memorial Day to Columbus Day, 4-7 p.m. on the front lawn of Okemo Mountain School, 53 Main St., Ludlow. 30+ local vendors. Rain or shine.

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Kids’ Saturday Classes

11 a.m.

Chaffee Art Center offers different activity for kids each week - painting, cooking, craft making and more. $10. Pre-register at 802-775-0036. chaffeeartcenter.org.

Bridge Club

12 p.m.

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick Center Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge games. 1 Deer St., Rutland. 802-228-6276.

Apres Party! Vt. Adaptive Charity Ride

12 p.m.

9th annual Vermont Adaptive Charity Ride after party at Long Trail Brewery, Route 4, Bridgewater. Starts at noon at featuring live music by Starline Rhythm Boys, Duppy Conquerors; plus kids activities, vendor village, silent auction, demos, barbecue, and more - all welcome to the party, not just riders! Rain or shine! Sunday, Downhill timed session at Killington Bike Park. charityride.vermontadaptive.org.

Movie Screening

4 p.m.

“Of Mind and Music” award-winning drama showing at ArtisTree Community Center. Brilliantly embraces the city of New Orleans and the wonderful jazz that made it famous. $7. 2095 Pomfret Road, So. Pomfret. artistreevt.org.

Saturday Gravel Rides

4:30 p.m.

Analog Cycles leads weekly 20-35-mile gravel rides from Baptist Church Parking lot on East Poultney Green. Mix of road/dirt road/ double track and easy single track. Gravel bike approved. Hard terrain, slacker pace. No drop rides. Rain or shine, unless lighting. Bring legit bright light lights, a tube, and water. 301-456-5471.

Open Swim

5 p.m.

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: Tues., Thurs., Saturday 5-7 p.m.

802-773-7187.

Chicken Barbecue

5 p.m.

Chicken barbecue supper in the Fellowship Hall at Brandon Congregational Church, 5-7 p.m. Barbecue chicken with baked beans, salads, strawberry shortcake, beverages. All ages, all welcome. Free will offering taken. 1 Carver St., Brandon.

Bingo

5:30 p.m.

Bridgewater Grange Bingo, Saturday nights, doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Games start 6:30 p.m. Route 100A, Bridgewater Corners. Just across bridge from Junction Country Store. All welcome. Refreshments available.

Youth Pride

Prom

7 p.m.

Merchants Hall hosts Youth Pride Prom/Drag Show for ages 13-18.

Come celebrate being yourself - dance, enjoy a drag show with local performers. Pre-sale tickets only: 802-342-1803. $20, $30/ couple (parents welcome!). Doors open 6:30 p.m. 40-42 Merchants Row, Rutland.

Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble

7:30 p.m.

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Cooie DeFrancesco is joined by her Jazz Ensemble in a concert at Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Road, Brandon. $20 tickets, BYOB venue. brandon-music.net.

Dorset Theatre Festival

7:30 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival opens summer season with Noel Coward’s “Private Lives.” Get tickets or season pass at dorsettheaterfestival.org.

104 Cheney Road, Dorset.

SUNDAY JUNE 23

Heartfulness Meditation

7:45 a.m.

Free group meditation Sundays, Rochester Town Office, School St. Dane, 802-767-6010. heartfulness.org.

Vermont Bike & Brew

8:30 a.m.

Killington Resort’s Vermont Bike & Brew weekend. Today, breakfast at Snowshed Base Lodge 8:30 a.m. Bike park open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Vt Adaptive Mountain Bike Race 11 a.m. at Snowshed Base Area - award follow at Umbrella Bar. Live music with The Wheel 1 p.m. at Snowshed Umbrella Bar. Details, killington.com.

All Levels Yoga

9 a.m.

All levels flow at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.

Dairy Celebration Days

10 a.m.

Billings Farm & Museum holds Dairy Celebration Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sample dairy products, take part in engaging dairy education programs, help make cheese, ice cream, butter - plus learn how goat milk is made into soap. Admission. 69 Old River Road, Woodstock. billingsfarm.org.

Yoga Class

10:30 a.m.

Yoga with Dawn resumes at Plymouth Community Center, 35 School Drive, Plymouth. All levels welcome, bring your own mat. $10/ class.

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Essential Oils 101

1 p.m.

Maclure Library hosts essential oils program with Christina Bunker and Michelle Daigle. How to use them, what they help with, and how to find the right recipes for each mixture. 840 Arch St., Pittsford. maclurelibrary.org. 802-483-2972.

Dorset Theatre Festival

2 p.m.

Dorset Theatre Festival opens summer season with Noel Coward’s “Private Lives.” Get tickets or season pass at dorsettheaterfestival.org.

104 Cheney Road, Dorset.

Middletown Springs Strawberry Festival

2 p.m.

45th annual Strawberry Festival on Middletown Springs Historical Society’s Green, 10 Park Ave. 2-4 p.m. Strawberry shortcake, homemade biscuits, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, beverages. Local artists/ crafters display and sell work: jewelry, maple products, photography, knitted items, honey, more. Tradewinds provides live music. Kids’ activities. Admission to festival and museums is free.

Grange Documentary, Panel Discussion

2 p.m.

Pawlet Public Library shows “Rooted: Cultivating Community in the Vermont Grange” documentary. Panel of local farmers talks about agriculture and local community after, with Q&A. 141 School St., Pawlet.

The First Amendment

2 p.m.

Hubbardton State Historic Site holds program: talk and discussion on basics of U.S. constitution, looking at First Amendment. Historian Paul Andriscin provides history. Q&A moderated by Bob Franzoni. Battlefield guided walk follows. 5696 Monument Hill Rd, Castleton.

Open Studio

3 p.m.

Community Art Garden holds open studio 3-5 p.m. Hands-on art for all ages. $10/ hour - no time limit. Followed by old time music jam with Ida Mae Specker, 4-5 p.m. $5/ person or donation. communityartgarden. com. 287 Main St., Chester.

MONDAY JUNE 24

Killington Yoga

8:30 a.m.

All Level Flow Yoga, 8:30 a.m. at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.

Community Work Day

9:30 a.m.

Help maintain and build trails at Giorgetti Park/Pine Hill Park, Rutland.

Combined with Youth Works Plan. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. All welcome to join! Bring food, water bug spray. Tools/gloves provided. Oak St. Ext., Rutland.

Killington Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied.

802-422-3368.

Monday Meals

12 p.m.

Every Monday meals at Chittenden Town Hall at 12 noon. Open to public, RSVP call by Friday prior, 483-6244. Gene Sargent. Bring your own place settings. Seniors $3.50 for 60+. Under 60, $5. No holidays.

337 Holden Rd., Chittenden.

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By DJ Dave Hoffenberg

American Legion Aux. Meeting

5 p.m.

5 p.m. Executive committee meets. 6 p.m. light food and social time.

6:30 p.m. regular meeting for all members. 33 Washington St., Rutland.

Live Music at Lawson’s

5 p.m.

Lawson’s Finest Liquids has live music in the taproom, 5-7 p.m. with local jazz duo, Bruce Sklar and Jeremy Hill. 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield.

Library Book Sale

5 p.m.

Friends of Fair Haven Free Library hold book sale 5-7 p.m. in the basement of the library, 107 N. Main St., Fair Haven.

Youth Mountain Bike Group

6 p.m.

Rutland Rec youth mountain bike club group - open to all grade 3-12 kids, from any town. Need: mountain bike with gears, helmet, closed toe shoes, appropriate attire. Mondays and Thursdays, 6 p.m. at Giorgetti/Pine Hill Park, Oak St. Ext., Rutland. Through July 25. Register at pinehillpark.org.

All Levels Yoga

6:30 p.m.

Chaffee Art Center offers all level yoga class with Stefanie DeSimone, 50 minute practice. $5/ class, drop-ins welcome. 16 South Main St., Rutland. Bring a mat.

TUESDAY JUNE 25

Community Work Day

9:30 a.m.

Help maintain and build trails at Giorgetti Park/Pine Hill Park, Rutland.

Combined with Youth Works Plan. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. All welcome to join! Bring food, water bug spray. Tools/gloves provided. Oak St. Ext., Rutland.

Mendon Bone Builders

10 a.m.

Mendon bone builders meets Tuesdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694.

Tobacco Cessation Group

11 a.m.

Free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges.

Every Tuesday, 11-12 p.m. at Heart Center, 12 Commons St., Rutland.

802-747-3768.

Restorative Yoga

11 a.m.

Restorative Yoga at Sol Luna Farm, Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. All levels, no experience needed. Surrender into rest and relaxation, with supported postures on bolsters and blankets. Crystal Singing Bowl Bath culminates session. 329 Old Farm Road, Shrewsbury. sollunafarm.com.

THURS.

JUNE 20

5:30 p.m. Feast and Field

Jazz Night with Zak Hampton’s Moose Crossing

6:30 p.m. One Main Tap and Grill

Michelob Ultra Softball Party

5 p.m.

Free tobacco cessation group. Mondays, 5-6 p.m. at CVPS/Leahy Community Health Ed Center at RRMC, 160 Allen St., Rutland. Free nicotine replacement therapy and other resources and supports. 802747-3768.

6:30 p.m. Taps Tavern

7 p.m. The Barn Restaurant & Tavern

8 p.m. Clear River Tavern

Tobacco Cessation Group

BARNARD

RANDOLPH

PITTSFIELD

12:15 p.m.

Rotary Club of Rutland meets Mondays for lunch at The Palms Restaurant. Learn more or become a member, journal@sover.net.

POULTNEY

PAWLET

“Pickin’ in Pawlet”

Rutland Rotary

Open Mic with Silas McPrior

WOODSTOCK

6:30 p.m. 506 Bistro and Bar Live Jazz Pianist

Music on the Farm with Pete’s Posse

KILLINGTON 6 p.m. Liquid Art

Open Mic with T-boneicus Jones

LUDLOW 8 p.m. Du Jour VT Ben Fuller

PITTSFIELD 8 p.m. Clear River Tavern Open Mic Jam

POULTNEY

OVRCC Annual Meeting

11:30 a.m.

Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce 62nd annual meeting, held at Jackson Gore Inn at Okemo Mountain Resort. Guest speaker, Wendy Knight, Vt Commissioner of Tourism. First rep from member business is free; fee thereafter. yourplaceinvermont.com for info.

Vt Law School Summer Lectures

12 p.m.

Vermont Law School faculty, scholars, media, and others will deliver “Hot Topics” lectures on current issues in environmental law and policy.

Free, open to public. VLS campus, Oakes Hall Room 012. Vt Bar Assn.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit available. Today, “Externalizing Europe’s Energy Policy in EU Free Trade Agreements: A Cognitive Dissonance Between Promoting Sustainable Development and Ensuring the Security of Supply” with Anna Marhold, Tilburg Law School.

TOPS Meeting

4:45 p.m.

TOPS meets Tuesday nights at Trinity Church in Rutland (corner of West and Church streets). Side entrance. Weight in 4:45-5:30 p.m.

Meeting 6-6:30 p.m. All welcome, stress free environment, take off pounds sensibly. 802-293-5279.

League Night at Killington Golf

5 p.m.

Killington Golf Course holds League Nights, Tuesdays, 5 p.m. shotgun start. 9-hole scramble tournament, themed weekly. Tonight, Chef Dave’s Night. $25 members, $30 non-members. Sign up at 422-6700 by 3 p.m. day of.

Level 1 Yoga

5:30 p.m.

Level 1 Hatha Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101.

Heartfulness Meditation

5:45 p.m.

Free group meditation Tuesdays, Mountain Yoga, 135 N Main St #8, Rutland. Margery, 802-775-1795. heartfulness.org.

Book Club: Childhood’s End

6 p.m.

Maclure Library holds book club, all welcome. Today: “Childhood’s End” about Overlords creating a golden age on Earth, until the age of mankind begins. 840 Arch St., Pittsford. maclurelibrary.org.

“Tunesdays” on the Farm

6 p.m.

Village Farm presents social gathering with live, local music. This week, Steve Spensley performs Americana jams. Come share dinner, music and games, 6-8 p.m. Bring blanket and picnic dinner, or visit food vendors. Free, $5 suggested donation per family. 42 Elm St., Pittsford.

Legion Bingo

6:15 p.m.

Brandon American Legion, Tuesdays. Warm ups 6:15 p.m., regular games 7 p.m. Open to the public. Bring a friend! Franklin St., Brandon.

Walk/Wag/Run Series

6:30 p.m.

Bring leashed dogs for low impact cross country running event at College of St. Joseph, Clement Road, Rutland. 2.5K or 5K options. $5 for adults - free with a dog! Kids under 18 free. pinehillpark.org.

Chess Club

7 p.m.

Rutland Rec Dept. holds chess club at Godnick Adult Center, providing a mind-enhancing skill for youth and adults. All ages are welcome; open to the public. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. 1 Deer St., Rutland.

FRIDAY

JUNE 21

BARNARD

7 p.m. The Foundry Jenny Porter

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub Donal O’Shaughnessy

7 p.m. Taps Tavern

6:30 p.m. Feast and Field

9 p.m. Jax Food and Games

RUTLAND

BOMOSEEN

LUDLOW

9:30 p.m. The Venue

6 p.m. Iron Lantern

8:30 p.m. Du Jour VT

SOUTH POMFRET

KILLINGTON

7 p.m. Hay Loft at Artistree

3 p.m. Snowshed Umbrella Bar

Erin Powers

Krishna Guthrie

Open Mic

Waiting for Godot

Erin Powers

Bike and Brew with Rick Webb

Rick Webb

First Day of Summer bash with Jester Jigs

PAWLET 7 p.m. Barn Restaurant and Tavern

Sara Trunzo and Tiffany Williams

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Rockin’ the region with Thomas and Provin The Hide-A-Way Tavern on Sunday night ed a good guitar player and Earle signed up. Earle is the greatest thing since frozen is the place to be to see the Thomas and Prpizza. He knows his way around the guitar, I ovin duo, made up of Thomas Scovatto (69) tell ya. He’s a master at it. He puts a different on guitar/lead vocals and Earle Provin (49) on national steel guitar/mandolin. The duo twist on the songs. It’s good stuff.”

The Thomas and Provin duo started recently changed its name from the John about four years ago. Originally, Thomas Acoustic Duo, to this.

Provin came in with the full I had the pleasure of interviewelectric band, but the money ing both of them. wasn’t there, so they decided to I like their Facebook tagline: go the duo route which works “All Original Acoustic Blue Colout much better financially. lar Blues.” Scovatto described Scovatto said, “We’ve had a their music by saying, “We add lot of fun doing this acoustic a little bit of twist to our music. thing and have a couple of It’s pretty unique and differirons in the fire with a couple ent. All my influences from the Rockin’ of important people who like ‘60s are in my music.” Provin The Region our music. I think we may be added, “A good combination of

By DJ Dave putting the band back together. a lot of different influences and Hoffenberg Who knows?” We then shared a genres. I even hear some ’40s laugh because that sounds just jump blues in there.” I have to like they say it in one of my favorite movies, say it sounds like music that is right up my “The Blues Brothers.” They like playing alley, and I’m looking forward to hearing in the electric band, but as Scovatto said, them.

“We’re not playing for coffee and donuts Both guys have other irons in the fire. anymore.”

Scovatto has a full-electric band – the John Both Scovatto and Provin have been Thomas Band; and Provin is in The Mean playing guitar since their youth. Scovatto’s Waltons and Snake Mountain Bluegrass. uncle’s band, The Melody Makers, used to Their duo show is comprised of rock ‘n’ roll, open for Hank Williams, Sr. when he came blues and Americana originals. Scovatto to New England. They were the first band to writes all the songs and Provin puts his be broadcast live at the Melody Bar in West input on the music end. Provin said, “Tom Springfield, Massachusetts. Scovatto’s mualready had most of the stuff written and sical influences are from old blues like BB recorded by the time I got here.” Scovatto King. Provin says his are, “Some Ry Cooder added, “He makes my music sound good.” for sure, David Lindley, a little bit of Little Scovatto used to play with Johnny Briggs Feat and Sonny Landreth, even though I in the Thomas and Irvin duo. He has a few can’t play anything like him.” I really like albums to his credit. His music is being Landreth and have seen him play live. Prplayed in seven different states. He said, ovin has seen him play at Stratton. Scovatto “When Johnny moved to Louisiana, I need-

POULTNEY

BOMOSEEN

7 p.m. Taps Tavern

6 p.m. Iron Lantern

RUTLAND

6 p.m. Lakehouse

Woodchuck’s Revenge

7 p.m. Draught Room

Phil Harrington

King Arthur Junior

Duane Carleton

BRANDON

7 p.m. Hop ‘n’ Moose

7 p.m. Brandon Music

Ryan Fuller

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern Supply and Demand

10 p.m. Center St. Alley

Cooie

BRIDGEWATER CORNERS

11 a.m. Long Trail Brewery

WOODSTOCK

Vt. Adaptive Charity Ride After Party with DJ Dave, Starline Rhythm Boys and Duppy Conquerers

7 p.m. North Chapel

KILLINGTON

DJ Dirty D

Music by the River Summer Series with Pete’s Posse

SAT.

JUNE 22

BARNARD

6:30 p.m. Feast & Field Waiting for Godot

5 p.m. Snowshed Umbrella Bar

Bike and Brew with music by The Elovaters

7 p.m. The Foundry Jenny Porter

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s Irish Pub Donal O’Shaughnessy

9 p.m. Jax Food & Games Josh Jakab

RUTLAND 9 p.m. Center St. Alley DJ Mega

9 p.m. Holiday Inn Whisper

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

Karaoke 101 with Tenacious T

POULTNEY 5 p.m. Otto’s Cones Point General Store Heart to Heart

SUN.

JUNE 23

BARNARD

5 p.m. Feast & Field Waiting for Godot

KILLINGTON

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Thomas and Provin Duo added, “Nobody has the style that Earle has.

I don’t want him to be Sonny Landreth, I want him to be Earle Provin. He’s a monster.

I have a diamond here.” Provin added, “Ya, I’m a legend in my own mind.”

They both really enjoy what they do. Scovatto loves getting his music out and getting the response from the audience. He said, “We haven’t had a bad response yet since

10 a.m. Snowshed Umbrella Bar

Vt. Adaptive Mountain Bike Race of Bike & Brew with DJ Dave

12 p.m. Summit Lodge Duane Carleton

1 p.m. Snowshed Umbrella Bar

we’ve been playing. That’s the most rewarding thing to me.” Provin added, “I feel the same way, just getting out there and playing and having people appreciate what you do.

It seems like it’s getting tougher and tougher these days. If someone hasn’t heard it on the radio, they don’t want to hear it. If you can get out there and do something different and people like it, that’s a good thing.”

4 p.m. North Universalist Chapel

Lamartine Quartet

MON.

JUNE 24

6 p.m. Third Place Pizzeria

Josh Jakab

7 p.m. Castleton Pavilion Summer Concert Series with The Grift

LUDLOW

Vt. Adaptive Mountain Bike Race of Bike & Brew with The Wheel

LUDLOW

5 p.m. The Foundry

Open Mic with Silas McPrior

Open Jam Session with Sammy B and King Arthur Junior

PITTSFIELD

PITTSFIELD

7 p.m. Clear River Tavern

7 p.m. Clear River Tavern

WOODSTOCK

POULTNEY

7 p.m. Woodstock Inn

7 p.m. Taps Tavern

Jazz Night with Summit Pond Quartet

9 p.m. Jax Food and Games Jenny Porter

RUTLAND 7 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern Thomas and Provin

STOCKBRIDGE 12 p.m. Wild Fern

Cigar Box Brunch w/ Rick Redington

1 p.m. Wild Fern The People’s Jam

WOODSTOCK

9:30 p.m. The Killarney

Drew Victor

Jim Yeager with guest opener Bow Thayer

TUES.

JUNE 25

CASTLETON

7 p.m. Du Jour VT

Trivia

Open Bluegrass Jam Hosted by Fiddlewitch

RUTLAND 9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way Tavern

Open Mic with Krishna Guthrie

9:30 p.m. The Venue Karaoke with Jess

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Living ADE

June19-25, 2019 • The Mountain Times

This weeks living Arts, Dining and Entertainment!

Courtesy Chandler Center for the Arts

Courtesy Dave Hoffenberg

Starline Rhythm Boys

Duppy Conquerors

Starline Rhythm Boys, Duppy Conquerors set to take the stage at 9th annual Vermont Adaptive Charity Ride

By Barb Wood

Athletes ride in one of the earlier Long Trail Century Ride events, held in 2013. The photo has become iconic of the event.

June 22-23—BRIDGEWATER, KILLINGTON— The 9th annual Vermont Adaptive Charity Ride presented by Long Trail Brewing (formerly known as the Long Trail Century Ride to benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports) is set to rock and roll, Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23.

Live music at the after-party includes the Starline Rhythm Boys, plus Duppy Conquerors, an eight-piece Bob Marley tribute band. The goal is to raise more than $300,000 for adaptive sports and recreation at this annual fundraising event.

In addition to event classic road routes that include the Cabot 100-, 60-, 40-, and 20-mile rides, mountain bikers now can join the cause at Sunday’s downhill timed session at the Killington Bike Park at Killington Resort.

The after-ride party is included in the rider registration fee and is also open to the public with live music, a huge vendor village, kids activities, face painting, Lazy Cow ice cream and a specialty BBQ and beer menu for the event, massive silent auction, photo THE EVENT RAISED booth, adaptive equipment demonNEARLY $300,000 strations, and more.

LAST YEAR. Admission at the door is $20/adults and $10/kids on Saturday beginning at noon.

More than 40 cyclists with disabilities plus their assistants and guides, as well as up to 700 cyclists and mountain bikers are expected to turn out for the Vermont Adaptive Charity Ride. The event raised nearly $300,000 last year, which supports the organization’s annual operating budget, participant scholarships, lessons, expensive adaptive equipment, and more.

Riders from around New England and East of the Mississippi are expected to participate in this year’s event.

All ride routes including a family-friendly 5K bike ride, start and end at Long Trail Brewery in Bridgewater Corners (except the mountain bike session, which is at Killington Resort). The event is held rain or shine.

Cyclists check in Friday night at a pre-ride party at Killington Resort, and rides begin at 7 a.m. on Saturday from the brewery on Route 4. Rider registration is $70 and includes an event wicking t-shirt, entry to the après-ride party complete with food and entertainment, plus a commemorative pint glass. Each rider is responsible for a minimum $125 fundraising requirement.

Registration, pricing, information, and more can be found at charityride.vermontadaptive.org.

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LIVING ADE • 19

Dorset Theatre Festival presents Noël Coward’s ‘Private Lives’

Courtesy Castleton University

Alumni and friends of the university enjoy a previous Castleton Gala.

Castleton University hosts annual gala celebrating past, present, future Saturday, June 22, 6 p.m.—CASTLETON—Castleton University is proud to host the annual Castleton Gala on Saturday, June 22 at the Castleton Pavilion from 6-10 p.m.

This year’s gala promises to be an exciting evening, celebrating the university’s past, present, and future while raising funds for student scholarships. The evening includes a cocktail hour, dinner, live music from the Aaron Audet Band, dancing, silent auction, awards, and more.

With a theme of “A Night Among the Stars,” Castleton will recognize outstanding alumni who have made a difference in their local communities, respective professions, and the university.

The university will also award the first ever Community Partner of the Year Award, which recognizes a community business or organization that has an ongoing partnership with Castleton and supports the institution in a variety of ways, including providing student volunteers and servicelearners with meaningful community-based learning opportunities and more.

All Castleton alumni, community members, partners, and friends of the university are welcome to attend.

Tickets for the Castleton Gala are $75 per person, or $500 for a table of eight. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit castleton.edu/gala.

Thursday, June 20—DORSET— Dorset Theatre Festival, under the leadership of Artistic Director Dina Janis and Producing Director Will Rucker, will open the 42nd Season on June 20 with a revival of Noël Coward’s classic comedy, “Private Lives,” directed by Evan Yionoulis.

The cast includes Rachel Pickup (“Wonder Woman,” “No Bananas” BBC) as Amanda Prynne and Shawn Fagan as Elyot Chase, the role originated by the author. Anna Crivelli (“Appropriate”) will play Elyot’s new wife, Sybil Chase, and Hudson Oznowicz, Amanda’s new husband, Victor. Dee Pelletier (Broadway’s “August: Osage County,” “Star Trek:

Discovery”) will play Louise, the French-speaking maid.

“Private Lives” is a revival of the beloved 1930 comedy of manners.

Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited, they again find their fiery romance alternating between passions of love and anger. Their aggrieved spouses appear and a roundelay of affiliations ensues as the women first stick together, then apart, and new partnerships are formed. “Private Lives” will open as part of the Festival’s Gala Opening

Weekend, June 20 and run through July 6.

“Evan has such a deep understanding of Coward’s style and timing that made finding this cast a truly exciting process. These actors are going to bring such gorgeous life and skill to this production,” said Janis.

Subscriptions for the 2019 Summer Season and single tickets are on sale now. The box office may be reached by calling 802-867-2223 ext. 101, Tuesday through Saturday, 12-6 p.m. For more information, or to purchase subscriptions and tickets online, visit dorsettheatrefestival.org.

Courtesy Dorset Theatre Festival

The cast of “Private Lives”: (L-R) Anna Crivelli, Chandalae Nyswonger, Shawn Fagan, Evan Yionoulis, Hudson Oznowicsz, Rachel Pickup, and Dee Pelletier.

Acoustic blues band Annie and the Hedonists returns to Fair Haven

Courtesy Annie and the Hedonists

Annie and the Hedonists

Thursday, June 20, 7 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN—Back for their second appearance in Fair Haven, Annie and the Hedonists will be entertaining crowds on Thursday, June 20. This group advertises its style as acoustic blues, vintage jazz, swing and folk roots Americana.

Annie Rosen takes lead vocal with Jonny Rosen on guitar and vocals. Peter Davis also on vocals plays the clarinet, piano, and tenor guitar. Don Young is on bass and vocals.

The concerts begin promptly at 7 p.m. in the Fair Haven Town Park. One of the main attractions each week is the door prize drawing held during intermission. There are drawings for adults and children. In addition, a 50/50 raffle will be drawn. Proceeds support the Dodge House in Rutland, a music scholarship to a FHUHS student majoring in music, and also help defray the costs of the concerts.

Average attendance last summer was between 500600 people. Arrive a little early to accommodate parking. Pack a picnic to enjoy at the tables, or purchase a snack there.

Concerts go on rain or shine. Rain location is the Congregational Church at the north end of the park.

For more information or find out the location in case of inclement weather, call 802-265-3010 ext. 301.

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Learn to identify birds by their songs Saturday, June 22, 7:30 a.m.—WOODSTOCK— Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park will host another of its Working Woodlands Workshops on Saturday, June 22: Vermont Forest Birds. The program will run 7:30-9:30 a.m.

The hills are alive with the sound of birds! But what exactly are they telling us?

The NPS Northeast Temperate Network has been monitoring bird populations in the park since 2006.

Join in this workshops where Ed Sharron, NPS Science Communication Specialist, who will share some of the findings revealed by the monitoring and explain how the public can get involved in this volunteer-run monitoring program.

Participants will also learn how to identify the songs of common birds in the park’s forest and then head out for a walk around the park to look and listen for birds.

A limited number of binoculars will be available for loan. Dress appropriately for extended outdoor activity.

Meet at the Carriage Barn Visitor Center at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, Woodstock.

Parking is available in the Billings Farm & Museum overflow lot, located on Old River Road.

The program is free, but reservations are requested as space is limited. To register, call 802-457-3368 x 222, or email ana_mejia@partner.nps.gov.

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Dear Gardening Friends,

We grow many plants specially for this time of the season. By now many plant sellers have only some tired worn-out looking pots and packs for sale. Not at Griff’s! New crops of your favorite bedding plants such as marigolds, impatiens, veggies and lots more are in prime condition and at very economical prices as well! Come see our diverse perennial selection and the many fresh hanging baskets, ready for your porch and patio.

We also have a nice selection of houseplants and shade loving plants to brighten up those odd corners. Definitely don’t forget our super succulents!

Look for us at the Woodstock Market on the Green Wednesdays from 3-6.

AND you will always receive the same great personal service you’ve come to expect every time you visit Griff’s.

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Cooie’s Ensemble performs jazz standards at Brandon Music

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Orioles are especially easy to identify, either by sight or by their song. Learn its sounds in an identification workshop in Woodstock.

Saturday, June 22, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—On June 22, Brandon Music welcomes back popular Vermont singer, songwriter and guitarist, Cooie DeFrancesco. Frequently enjoyed as a solo performer, this time DeFrancesco will be accompanied by her jazz ensemble, made up of veteran musicians Robert Gagnon (guitar), Andy Smith (bass), and Rob Zollman (drums).

Cooie DeFrancesco has that special ability to reach the heart of a lyric and brings to it her own special blend of pathos and humor. Each song she performs showcases a true and melodic voice as well as her unique interpretive skills, using expressive vocal arrangements to take a lyric back to its foundation. Her beautiful and full voice is a joy to the soul and her passion for a song’s meaning and spirit will evoke the same feelings in the listener. At this show, she will perform some of the very best of 20th century jazz classics including “All of Me,” “Cry Me A River,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “As Time Goes By,” “All the Things You Are,” “Dream A Little Dream Of Me,” and a special “Route 66.”

Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music. net for reservations or for more information. Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road, Brandon.

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Bike & Brew spans three-day weekend June 21-23—KILLINGTON—Head to the Beast to celebrate the beginning of mountain bike season in the largest bike park in the East! Killington Resort hosts Vermont Bike & Brew, June 21-23 – three days of organized mountain biking for all skill levels plus entertainment. The Gravity Logic-designed trails on Snowshed and Ramshead mountain areas will provide riding for all ages and ability levels – whether riders are ready to rip down one of the jump lines or making first downhill laps on Easy Street.

Looking more for that rocky, rooty, technical line? The K1 Gondola has been servicing some of the best single track for over 25 years that is sure to get the adrenaline pumping.

MTBVT and Killington Bike Park have teamed up to offer a jampacked weekend of mountain biking events, including: on-site camping, bike demos, group rides, whip-off competition, Vt. Adaptive Charity Race, live music, bonfire and more!

Bike events include the whip-off competition, a pro ride-along, the Vt. Adaptive race, Divas of Dirt rides, a group ride at the Sherburne Trails, a group ride on the Green Mountain Trails, adult and youth group rides at the Killington Bike Park, and the bonfire. Sign up for any of these events at the Bike & Brew Village.

This year’s Bike & Brew Village will

offer all the basic necessities a mountain biker needs. Fuel up with the Taste of Killington offerings throughout the village. New for this year, each station will consist of beer and food pairings prepared by Killington chefs offering up mouthwatering dishes. There will be multiple craft beer selections throughout the village that are sure to satisfy the pallet. Stop by the free demo bike area to test out the latest and greatest for the upcoming season. Entrance is free; food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Bike vendors will include Outdoor Gear Exchange, Scott and Rossignol.

Entertainment will be provided throughout the weekend. Rick Webb will kick off the weekend at Friday, June 21, at 3 p.m. Expect the unexpected: whether its obscure one-hit wonders or a timeless classic, folks will enjoy his weird and goofy performance!

The Elovaters take the stage Saturday, June 22 at 5 p.m. with music from the latest album, “Defy Gravity.”

The Wheel rounds out the musical portion of the weekend, Sunday, June 23, at 1 p.m. The Wheel is a six piece rock-n-roll band covering mostly music of the Grateful Dead, adding their take on the music that has touched so many lives.

For a full schedule of events, and more information or tickets, visit killington.com.

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The highlight of the Vermont Bike & Brew event is the whip-off competition.

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Last year’s Bike and Brew featured a spectacular fireworks display.

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506 Bistro

The 506 Bistro serves a simple, seasonal menu featuring Vermont highlights. Set in the open bar and lounge, the atmosphere is casual and warm. Your are likely to be served a yankee pot roast, a great organic burger from a nearby farm or fresh strawberry shortcake with Vermont berries. Local, simple, home cooked is what we are all about. (802) 457-5000.

Lake Bomoseen Lodge

The Taproom at Lake Bomoseen Lodge, Vermont’s newest lakeside resort & restaurant.

Delicious Chef prepared, family friendly, pub fare; appetizers, salads, burgers, pizzas, entrees, kid’s menu, a great craft brew selection & more. Newly renovated restaurant, lodge & condos. lakebomoseenlodge.com, 802-468-5251.

Back Country Café

The Back Country Café is a hot spot for delicious breakfast foods. Choose from farm fresh eggs, multiple kinds of pancakes and waffles, omelet’s or daily specials to make your breakfast one of a kind. Just the right heat Bloody Marys, Mimosas, Bellini, VT Craft Brews, Coffee and hot chocolate drinks. Maple Syrup and VT products for sale Check Facebook for daily specials. Open Friday through Sunday at 7 a.m. (802) 422-4411.

Liquid Art

Forget about the polar vortex for a while and relax in the warm atmosphere at Liquid Art. Look for artfully served lattes from their La Marzocco espresso machine, or if you want something stronger, try their signature cocktails. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, they focus on healthy fare and provide you with a delicious meal different than anything else on the mountain.

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Looking for something a little different? Hit up McGrath‚Äôs Irish Pub for a perfectly poured pint of Guinness, live music on the weekends and delicious food. Guinness not your favorite? They also have Vermont’s largest Irish Whiskey selection.

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Killington Market

Take breakfast, lunch or dinner on the go at Killington Market, Killington’s on-mountain grocery store for the last 30 years. Choose from breakfast sandwiches, hand carved dinners, pizza, daily fresh hot panini, roast chicken, salad and specialty sandwiches.

Vermont products, maple syrup, fresh meat and produce along with wine and beer are also for sale. killingtonmarket.com (802) 422-7736 or (802) 422-7594.

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Mountain Top Inn

Whether staying overnight or visiting for the day, Mountain Top’s Dining Room & Tavern serve delicious cuisine amidst one of Vermont’s best views. A mix of locally inspired and International cuisine – including salads, seafood, poultry and a new steakhouse menu - your taste buds are sure to be satisfied. Choose from 12 Vermont craft brews on tap.Warm up by the terrace fire pit after dinner! A short drive from Killington. mountaintopinn.com, 802-483-2311.

Red Clover Inn

Farm to Table Vermont Food and Drinks. Thursday night Live Jazz.

Monday night Chef Specials. Open Thursday to Monday, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. 7 Woodward Road, Mendon, VT. 802-775-2290, redcloverinn.com

Seward’s Dairy If you’re

looking for something truly unique and Vermont, check out Seward Dairy Bar. Serving classic homemade food including hamburgers, steaks, chicken, sandwiches and seafood. Craving something a little sweeter? Check out their own homemade 39 flavors of ice cream. Vermont products also sold. (802) 773-2738.

Sugar and Spice

Stop on by to Sugar and Spice for a home style breakfast or lunch served up right.

Try six different kinds of pancakes and/or waffles or order up some eggs and home fries. For lunch they offer a Filmore salad, grilled roast beef, burgers and sandwiches.

Take away and deck dining available. www.vtsugarandspice.com (802) 773-7832.

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Strawberry Festival highlights Middletown Springs Historical Society’s 50th year Sunday, June 23, 2 p.m.—MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Middletown Springs Historical Society members and friends will celebrate the organization’s 50th Anniversary at the 45th annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 23 from 2-4 p.m.

Strawberry lovers are invited to the Historical Society on the Green, 10 Park Ave., for delicious strawberry shortcake made with fresh Vermont strawberries, homemade biscuits, vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream, with a choice of iced tea, lemonade or coffee.

Local artists and craftspeople will display and sell their work, including maple products, jewelry, photography, knitted items, honey and beeswax products. Items donated by Historical Society members and friends will also be for sale to benefit the organization, including two Killington golf passes.

The Peter Huntoon band, Tradewinds, will enliven the afternoon with classic ‘60s-‘80s favorites, and there will be children’s activities.

The Historical Society Museum will be open all afternoon, as well as on Sunday afternoons through October, and year round by appointment. Admission to the festival and museum are free.

On view in the Museum is the exhibit “50 Years of History” highlighting the society’s accomplishments since its founding in 1969. In addition are exhibits on Baptist pastor Sylvanus Haynes, the Montvert Hotel and Mineral Springs, and the Middletown History Timeline.

The Mineral Springs Park, located nearby, is open every day, year round.

For more information, contact 802-235-2421 or 802235-2376.

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buying materials for a boys’ band after convincing them they have “trouble in River City.” He will organize this band not knowing the difference between a trombone and a treble clef. He plans to take the cash and leave town, but love gets in the way when Marian the librarian turns him into a honor-

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Tickets are $8 for children and seniors, and $10 for adults. The music will leave you humming for days!

Paramount Theatre is located at 30 Center St., Rutland. For more information, visit paramountvt. org or call 802-775-0570.

Okemo Valley Chamber celebrates 62nd annual meeting, Tuesday Tuesday, June 25, 11:30 a.m.—LUDLOW—The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (OVRCC) is celebrating its 62nd annual meeting at a luncheon at Okemo Mountain Resort on Tuesday June 25, 2019. This event will be located in the Round House Room at Jackson Gore Inn at 111 Jackson Gore Road in Ludlow beginning at 11:30 a.m.

The guest speaker will be Wendy Knight, the Vermont Commissioner of Tourism. Karen Ballard of the Vermont Tourism Network will also make some remarks. The meeting will also provide an opportunity to learn about the progress of the chamber in the past year and upcoming plans for the future.

There is no cost for chamber members to attend (one guest per member business). Additional members from the same organization will cost $20.

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Guests are also welcome to attend for $25. Chamber members are asked to RSVP via their direct email invitation, on the OVRCC website event page or via the OVRCC Facebook page. This event is also open to potential members and guests interested in learning more about the chamber and supporting the Okemo Valley business community.

The OVRCC is a not-for-profit, member-driven association and the voice of the business communities in South Central Vermont. OVRCC includes the communities of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Londonderry, Ludlow, Mount Holly, Plymouth, Shrewsbury, Weathersfield, and Weston along the Route 100 Scenic Byway. OVRCC provides advocacy, support, and regional marketing to promote and enhance businesses in the region as well as the four-season economy.

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You can help save the monarch butterfly Wednesday, June 26, 5 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—Populations of Vermont’s state butterfly, the monarch, have been declining dramatically over the last two decades.

While conservation research has focused on this issue, there are still many unknowns in the ecology of this beautiful and tenacious species. Join Marsh-BillingsRockefeller National Historical Park for “Mission Monarch: State of the Butterfly” on Wednesday, June 26, 5-8 p.m, and learn how to get involved in documenting monarch breeding this summer! The workshop will prepare participants with everything needed to participate in the 2019 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz.

From July 27-Aug. 4, observers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico will be surveying milkweed plants in search of all life stages of monarchs. Data will be collected by Mission Monarch and used to paint a better picture of its populations.

André-Philippe Drapeau Picard from the Montreal Insectarium will lead a presentation on monarch biology, its conservation status, and actions we can take to help them thrive. Then, head into the park to survey milkweed plants and assess Woodstock’s Monarch population. Data will be reported to Mission Monarch to contribute to the greater monitoring effort. Participants can then take those skills to their community and organize monarch monitoring field trips during the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz. All ages are welcome.

Meet at the Forest Center at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, Woodstock. Parking is available in the Billings Farm & Museum overflow lot, located on Old River Road.

The program is free, but reservations are requested by calling 802-457-3368 x 222, or emailing ana_mejia@partner.nps.gov. Include the number of people attending.

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changed farming over the last two decades and led to the collapse of dairy farming, and how these changes have impacted the social fiber of the Pawlet and West Pawlet communities.

“This is an opportunity for community members to gather, to learn about farming in our area, and to understand its historic impact on the community,” said library director Mary Lou Willits. “There will be time for discussion, and we encourage attendees to ask questions.”

For more information, visit pawletpubliclibrary. wordpress.com, or stop by the library at 141 School St., Pawlet.

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Billings Farm & Museum holds Dairy Celebration Days June 22-23—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, announces its Dairy Celebration Days on Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Celebrate Vermont’s rich dairy heritage during this two-day event by sampling delicious dairy products including the awardwinning Billings Farm Cheddar Cheese, and taking part in engaging dairy education programs. Help make cheese, ice cream, and butter, and learn how goat milk is made into soap.

Also included in the weekend celebration is the Youth Invitational Dairy Show. Watch students from all around New England on Saturday as they prepare their cattle for the competition on Sunday.

The operating dairy farm, farm life exhibits, and restored 1890 Farm Manager’s House are included in the admission fee.

Admission is adults: $16; 62 and over, $14; children 5-15, $8; 3-4,$4; and 2 and under are free. The Farm & Museum is located one-half mile north of the Woodstock village green on Vermont Route 12. For more information, call 802-457-2355 or visit billingsfarm.org.

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BarnArts brings vital ‘Waiting for Godot’ to a hilltop in Barnard June 21-23—BARNARD—Outdoor theater is becoming a yearly tradition in Barnard, and this year BarnArts takes the tradition a step further, by taking the outdoor theater off the stage and up onto a hilltop with Samuel Beckett’s much loved, seminal work “Waiting for Godot.”

“Waiting for Godot,” directed by Linda Treash, will be performed “Up on the Knob” at Feast & Field, June 21-23 and 2830. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday shows begin at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20/ adults, $15/students and can be purchased through barnarts.org.

“Waiting for Godot” is Samuel Beckett’s most famous work, and many consider it to be the most important play of the 20th Century. It was first written in French and performed in Paris in 1953 as “En attendant Godot.” The English-language version premiered in London in 1955.

The exact meaning of the play is open to interpretation, which may be its greatest strength and what makes the story so lasting. Two men, down on their luck, wait by a tree for a Mr. Godot who might be willing to offer them some-

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The cast of “Waiting for Godot”: Jake O’Neill (Pozzo), Peter Mendes (Lucky), Aaron M. Hodge (Vladimir), Marlena Farinas (A Boy) and Christian Coffman (Estragon). thing – a position, an idea, a hope. Meanwhile, they linger, arguing and entertaining each other, and interacting with unusual and challenging passers-by. The play is often described as a riveting play where nothing happens.

Beckett famously denied theories or ignored attempts by critics, directors and academics to explain or apply specific meanings to the characters and the play’s symbols. A few days after receiving copies of the London reviews, Beckett

stated that he was “tired of the whole thing and the endless misunderstanding.

Why people have to complicate a thing so simple I can’t make out.”

The BarnArts production emphasizes the simplicity of the play by using a grassy, open hilltop as the stage. “We need a single tree, which we are constructing, and a mound, which is a large field rock,” said Treash. “The play is much about exposure and vulnerability, and the sky is like a character in the play,

similar to the tree.

“Being out in the open was as important as being outdoors for this production,” Treash continued. “And the hilltop is an amazing stage. The audience will take in 365-degrees of sky above an expanding landscape, while considering the challenging questions the play brings forth about life. It is perfect!”

For more information, including parking, walking and concessions info, visit barnarts.org.

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Welcome summer with Solstice Festival

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Kids ride aboard a wagon at ArtisTree’s Revels Solstice Festival, a celebration held on the solstice each year.

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By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are being written under the light of a full Sagittarius Moon! With the Midsummer Solstice coming up on June 21, the week ahead is ripe with possibilities and potential.

The energies of this cross quarter are currently intensified by transits that make it obvious that we are going through the karmic wringer. Many of us are coming up against the hardest stuff we’ve ever had to deal with.

If it feels overwhelming, be prepared to stand by beTHE MOST cause there’s no way around MIRACULOUS it: the only way out is in. The truth lives on the other side NIGHT OF THE of this personal and collective gauntlet and we have to YEAR IS RIGHT go through it in order to set AROUND THE ourselves free.

Those of us who aren’t CORNER. afraid to enter the belly of the beast are having a good time watching our fears and our lies get blown away. As they disappear, love and truth are bound to fill that void with a measure of authenticity that opens the space for us to evolve into an expanded and more miraculous version of ourselves.

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Aries

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March 21 - April 20

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April 21 - May 20

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May 21 - June 20

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June 21 - July 20

verything is getting rearranged. You are clear that there’s no sense cementing your plans when life is playing “52-Pick-Up.” As you navigate within high levels of uncertainty, you know enough to “wait and see.” Others are in the same boat. If whatever you foresee hinges on their actions, there are secondary issues to consider. Times like this bring up the need to release our attachments, and be acutely aware of the fact that nothing is permanent.

This may impact your relationships in unexpected ways. If so, know enough give everyone space to follow their bliss.

Leo

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on’t take anything for granted. You have so much to be grateful for. Understanding this is a huge part of your process right now. The ones who have stood by you could have easily walked off the set. If you are too blind to acknowledge the extent to which you would be nowhere without them, it’s time to open your eyes. On other fronts, you have too many gifts to let the line of least resistance keep dragging you down. Focus on raising your vibration, stop expecting others to be anything but who they are, and thank God that they still love you no matter what.

Taurus

hings are working out and it’s blowing your mind! This is what happens when we shake the dust off our illusions and get real about what we really want.

Little did you know that it would be OK to raise your hand and say, “Could we start all over again?” By the time you read this you will be well on your way to whatever’s next. From there? Who knows? The beauty in all of this lies in the fact that you knew there had to be more to life than whatever you had settled into. From here on out, as long as you keep your heart open and keep it real, the truth will keep setting you free.

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Sept. 21 - Oct. 20

t’s clear that radical moves are in order.

You have been aware of this for quite some time. As the dawn breaks, old response mechanisms instruct you to stay where you are. The belief that this is the right thing to do competes with the idea that you didn’t come here to perpetuate outworn structures; you are one of the ones who came here to move beyond them. Many of you will have to rearrange your thinking in order to get past your fears. It comes down to accepting the need for change and leaping into the Void. Rattling other people’s cages will be part of the deal.

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ou wish you could smooth things out and make everything OK for other people. On the surface this would seem to be the right thing to do. The thing is, you have nothing to say about anyone’s karma but your own. And what you think is what it will take to fix up someone else’s situation may have nothing to do with what they need. All our best intentions can get lost if our efforts to set things right deprive others of valuable life lessons. Focus on your own stuff, and be conscious enough to “let go and let God” when it comes to messing in the sandbox of other people’s lives.

Capricorn

aby steps my dear! Don’t get overwhelmed trying to handle everything all at once. Between your $$ issues and the fact that you seem to be scattered in more than a few places, you can only take one thing at a time. Problems dealing openly and honestly with other people is also a theme. Between the need to tread lightly, and the sense that certain situations demand a high level of pretense, the fact that you’re walking on eggshells could wind up driving you nuts. You keep wondering when things will let up. With Pluto and Saturn all over your Sun, it’ll be a while.

Libra

ou’re at a tipping point. Relative to the rest of your life, this is where things get deep. If that sounds strange it’s because no one told us that we live out multiple versions of ourselves before the jig is up.

You’ve already figured a lot of things out, but what’s on tap at this point comes with a need to drop everything and choose to wake up, or not. If your current affairs appear to be breaking down, it’s because your soul is making way for what’s next. Keep your eyes peeled. On the other side of the next six months everything will get shaken and stirred, for better or worse.

Cancer

ou’ve come a long way. Making it through the gauntlet has been easy or hard, depending on the extent to which you’ve been ready to face the music. In some cases the deeper part of you has seen the need to make drastic changes and are currently basking in the light of a whole new set of circumstances, with endless possibilities in sight. In many ways you have been reborn. Those of you who have had a harder time letting go of the past have fallen asleep next to your illusions. Waking up is hard to do. Go easy on yourself. It takes time to release our fears and attachments.

Sagittarius

November 21 - December 20

Virgo

Aug. 21 - Sept. 20

Gemini

rying to unravel the webs of intrigue that have cropped up lately is testing all of your skills to the max. How things got this complicated will be less of a mystery once you dial back to the point where the first lie got told. It could be that others were dishonest with you. It could also be that in a moment of weakness you lied to yourself. In the former case, you saw what you wanted to see. In the latter case you pulled the wool over your eyes. Either way, things have reached the point where it’s time to confront the truth and break free long enough to pick up the pieces and move on.

July 21 - August 20

Aquarius

hings are settling in, in ways that are giving you more room to breathe.

Some of you are off on a vision quest.

Changing the scenery has opened the space for you to change your tune. Things that were cramping your style a month ago have given way to a whole new attitude; make the most of this. Old stories and memories are always there in the background. It’s that way for all of us. As you lighten up enough to expand your feelings about everything else, you will find that whatever haunts you is less painful than ever. Seen in a new light it may be easier to forgive and forget.

Scorpio

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October 21 - November 20

omething has shifted. A few months ago you were chewing your fingernails.

Many of you were wondering what went wrong. Some of you were ready to snap.

Now that the fog has lifted you’re back in the saddle, optimistic about the fact that the light has returned to your life. Everything ebbs and flows. The next phase of your journey is bound to be full of hope that will give birth to changes that look a lot different than whatever you had in mind. You’ve entered the slip stream. The cardinal rule in this neck of the woods is go with the flow and be open to anything.

Pisces

February 21 - March 2

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t’s all coming together. Recent wake up calls have opened your eyes to the fact that whoever you put your trust in has taken you for a ride. If you’ve been oblivious to all of this, it’s because you’re an idealist who wouldn’t dream of using others or taking advantage of them. As the dawn breaks on the extent of the damage, you are clear that this will never happen again. Others have shown up to help you plow through the wreckage. They may very well have come to the rescue but it’s too soon to tell.

Cross your fingers and give them plenty of rope to either prove, or hang themselves.

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Cal Garrison 2019

Mother of the Skye

Mother of the Skye has 40 years of experience as an astrologer and tarot consultant. She may be reached by email to cal.garrison@gmail.com

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It’s not a bird, it’s definitely not a plane, it’s a...?

By Carolyn Lorié

One afternoon last summer, my partner Rick called me out onto our deck to see a tiny hummingbird. Not just tiny, but the tiniest hummingbird he had ever seen. My curiosity piqued, I walked out and there it was – hovering in front of the bee balm, The Outside sipping nectar and beating its Story wings at an impossible rate. It was a rich rust color and about an inch and a half long. By comparison, the smallest ruby-throated hummingbirds are twice that length. This was truly the most diminutive hummingbird imaginable.

Or was it? When I first spotted it, I was certain it was not a hummingbird. It didn’t seem possible that in all my years of birdwatching, I had never seen this particular species, nor even heard of it. A 1-1/2 inch-bird, after all, would be something of note. The kind of thing people spend their lives hoping to see, crowds gathering as word of a sighting spread. But the longer I watched it, the less sure I felt.

It moved exactly like a hummingbird – hovering, sipping, furiously flapping. I wondered if we had stumbled upon a wayward bird far afield from its home somewhere in the tropics.

We had not. It was a moth.

More specifically, it was a hummingbird moth - a tiny trickster that sounds, acts, and looks much like its namesake. There are several species that fall into this family, known as the Sphingidae or sphinx. The most common in our area, and the one zipping around my garden, is the hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe). Another common species, the snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis), tends to be more abundant in the West. (There is also a genus, Macroglossum, found in North Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is known as the hummingbird hawkmoth and has an epic migration, some of them flying from the Mediterranean and even North Africa to the United Kingdom.)

After the sighting in my garden, I did an internet search on “tiny hummingbird” and discovered that I was not the first person to be fooled. Looking at photos of the insect, I could clearly see it was just that – an insect and not a bird. What looks like a sliver of a beak is actually a

proboscis that the moth plunges deep into blossoms for nectar. When not in use, it retracts into a coiled position.

It also sports a pair of unbirdlike antennae: details that were hard to see as it flitted about the bee balm in the middle of a sun-drenched day.

Even in caterpillar form, the Hemaris thysbe is easy to mistake for something else.

It’s a beautiful spring green, with spots along its sides and a horn on its rear end. In other words, it is almost identical to the tomato hornworm. “All caterpillars in the family Sphingidae have a horn at the rear end,” said biologist Beatriz Moisset, who writes about pollinators for the U.S. Forest Service.

“They look similar to tomato hornworms, but feed on different plants, mostly honeysuckles, viburnums, snowberries, and a few others.”

I was relieved to learn this, as I have had an infestation of tomato hornworms two summers in a row and didn’t want to regret the fates they met at my hands.

Turns out those garden decimators transform into

five-spotted moths and not into the bird lookalikes checking out my bee balm. Adult hummingbird moths first emerge in spring, but are most active in summer, when flowers such as bee balm and phlox are in bloom. Females lay eggs on the underside of leaves that the larvae eat, including honeysuckle and dogbane.

When the caterpillars are full grown they drop to the ground, where they will spend the winter in cocoons. Leaf litter is essential to their survival.

“An immaculate lawn is a death sentence for any pupa laying there. So, if you can reduce the area you rake in the fall, you may be saving some of these beauties” said Moisset. I’ve never been particularly zealous about raking my lawn and now I am even less so.

The sighting last summer proved to be a singular event, but I am hopeful more will follow this year.

The next time a hummingbird moth shows up in my garden, I won’t be fooled, but I will be delighted.

Carolyn Lorié lives in Post Mills. The illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine (northernwoodlands.org) and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (wellborn@nhcf.org).

Learning to drive This topic came up in one of my columns a few years ago. It was refreshed in my mind when I listened to TV hosts Kelly Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, talk about giving their college age son driving lessons.

Because they live in NYC a car is more Looking Back trouble than what

By Mary Ellen Shaw it’s worth most of the time.

However, once you leave the city being able to drive a car is something you depend on to get from Point A to Point B. Their son, who had no desire to get his license, finally did but not without some fear emanating from his parents.

My mother was far braver than my father when it came time for me to drive. Actually, he was probably the wiser one because

he didn’t get involved. The high school I attended did not have driver’s ed so parents usually did the teaching.

Back in the ’60s none of my friends had their license at age 16. Many families had just one car back then and for a teenager the odds of getting to use it were slim.

Even when I went to college back in the ’60s it was rare for a student to have a car.

However, by senior year I needed to be able to drive myself from Rutland to Proctor High School where I did my student teaching. How would it look for my mother to drop me off and pick me up? It was time!

We had a big Chevy Bel-Air with wings in the back. It was intimidating even to my mother, which did not help her being able to make me feel comfortable in it.

My driving lessons occurred about two miles from our house. My mother would drive down to the end of River Street and turn left from the bridge onto Dorr Drive.

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When you can’t move the ball Question: Chad and Carol are playing in a tournament. On the third hole, Carol’s tee shot ends up over the hill. On arrival at the ball, Carol and Chad find it embedded in the fairway. Carol says she will take relief under the embedded ball rule by dropping her ball right behind where the ball was embedded. Chad says because the spot where the ball was first seen could not be seen from the tee, they could not assume it landed in its own pitch-mark. Carol must play the ball from where it lies. Is Chad correct?

Answer: As the spot where the ball was first seen could not be seen from the tee, one could not assume it was embedded in its own pitch-mark. Chad is correct and Carol must play the ball as it lies or take a penalty in moving the ball. See Rule 16.3a(2)1 in the Official Guide to the Rules of Golf, effective January 2019.

Golf Clinics continue Saturday mornings 10:30 a.m. to noon. I continue to work on individual concerns. Remember, the swing’s the thing and continuous improvement is what it’s all about.

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Four reasons Millennials need an estate strategy You’re young, have little in savings and likely have no one yet relying on you financially. So why do you need to think about estate management? Here are four great reasons: You need a will. You may ask why a will is important if there’s not much to pass on. A will is not just about transferring assets. It can be used to accomplish other tasks, such as naming who should manage your social media accounts once you’re gone or inherit items you’ve accumulated, like collectMoney ibles or your car.

Matters Don’t burden others with burial

By Kevin Theissen expenses. Funerals can be expensive, and if you don’t have the savings to meet those costs, that burden gets shifted to others.

Consider a medical directive. This important document

Learning to drive:

continued from page 29 and we switched places. My lesson began by learning to start the car.

Not only was this car a “tank” it was also standard shift. There was a lot of bucking as I changed gears and made my way from Dorr Drive to Clarendon.

There was very little traffic and the driving was straight. I wondered how I would learn to turn corners. I kept thinking that might be the next lesson!

I must have had a dozen driving lessons on that road. When I got to Clarendon I was told to turn around and head back. I always had to stop just before the bridge and switch places. Finally we both realized this wasn’t going to work.

When I asked why I couldn’t drive home my mother said she was afraid to have me stop on a hill. If you have ever driven a standard shift car you know that it’s easy to roll back if you don’t know what you are doing. She could picture me sliding back into the car behind us. I was doing great if the

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24. HBO Dust Bowl series 27. ELO drummer Bevan 30. Kids’ game 31. Computer giant 32. Luxury automaker 35. Made disappear 37. Mandela’s party 38. Greek personification of Earth 39. Semitic lords 40. Where to put groceries 41. Healthy lunch 42. Greek mountain 43. Disfigure 44. Ramble on 45. Partner to carrot 46. Figure 47. Mock 48. Former CIA 49. Salts 52. Bleated 55. Never sleeps 56. Cavalry sword 60. Scottish island

states your wishes for end-of-life care. In the case of an unfortunate accident, a medical directive provides instructions about the level of care you want, for example palliative care only.

Create a durable power of attorney for health care. In the event that you are unable to make medical decisions for yourself, this gives the individual of your choice the legal power to act as a healthcare proxy for you.

Not only do a medical directive and durable power of attorney for health care ensure you are provided the level of care consistent with your wishes, but they can prevent family discord in the event of differing opinions.

Since the multiple financial goals of many young adults often require more resources than present earnings can meet, these important planning steps can be accomplished at a small cost.

Kevin Theissen is the principal and financial advisor of HWC Financial in Ludlow.

Standard transmissions were common

only place I ever had to drive was from Dorr Drive to Clarendon!

That is when Frankie Perry came into my life. He was a driving instructor. His car had a brake on the passenger side if a student ever needed his assistance. With just a few lessons I was driving all over Rutland. I even caught him taking a little “shut eye” as I was driving around “Happy Valley.” I didn’t want to wake him up so I picked my own streets to travel on for a minute or two. Maybe he was just “faking it” behind his sun glasses!

After several lessons Mr. Perry said it was time for me to take the test. I panicked and said I wasn’t ready. After encouragement and a couple more lessons I took the test and passed.

However, all my lessons had been on his car with automatic transmissions. So my lessons weren’t over yet! I needed a few more in our car before I was ready to be on my own.

I was able to get a small car for

myself and as you might guess it had automatic transmission! I was able to drive to school to do my student teaching…just like the adult I had become!

Back in yesteryear there was no texting to distract you while you were driving. But letters from your boyfriend could do it. I was riding with my friend who had just gotten her license.

A letter from her boyfriend arrived just before we headed to Emerald Lake to soak up some sun. My friend propped up the letter on the steering wheel and glanced down at it when there was no oncoming traffic. Young people don’t always make wise decisions!

Considering that there were no seatbelts back then, most of us are probably lucky to even be here today.

I can still hear my mother telling me to be careful when I headed out in the car. I would remind her that I had never had an accident and she would tell me, “Don’t be bragging!”

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year is right around the corner: Midsummer Night is when it all comes together. As the light and the darkness begin their annual dance, all of us are being called to search inside ourselves and go to the place where there is nothing left to hide.

Fear and lies are the only things that keep the truth at bay. Under the light of this Solstice Sun, do THERE’S NO we have the courage to hold every ounce of WAY AROUND darkness up to the light IT: THE ONLY and let God transmute it into the nameless WAY OUT IS IN. essence that envelopes us all?

Are any of us ready to go there?

As I watch my heart break free from the shackles that have kept it chained to the past, I am more than clear that it’s time for us to surrender all of who we are into the arms of truth, and find our way back to the only place where there is nothing left to hide.

What follows is a prayer that puts everything I have ever wanted to say into words. Let me share it here with the hope that it might ring as true for all of you, as it does for me: Our Father, Mother, Child God, Heavenly Beings, And all those who work in the light, We humbly address you and ask for your presence and assistance, In this work on behalf of our Mother, The Earth.

Nameless One, and those with names, We ask for your blessings and guidance.

We ask that our work be protected from harm.

Please help us to know how to pray.

Help us to anchor your energy here, So that all beings throughout the cosmos will learn how to live In the Light of self-governance, humility, and righteousness.

May all of the divergent energies on Earth reblend into harmony, And may we come to recognize what is sacred in our lives.

Let me leave you with that, wish all of you a happy Midsummer Solstice, and invite you to take what you can from this week’s ‘scopes.

SUDOKU

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61. Cyprinid fishes 63. Italian seaport 64. Fruit tree 65. Old World lizard 66. U. of Miami mascot 67. Gentlemen 68. Cover with drops, as with dew 69. Don’t stick it out CLUES DOWN 1. Broken branch 2. A distinctive quality of someone 3. Commoner 4. It can be poisonous 5. Recipe measurement 6. Eager 7. City in Finland 8. Acting appropriately 9. Pitching stat 10. Cops wear one 11. Evergreen genus 12. Lacking hair 13. Witnesses 21. Supplies to excess 23. This street produces nightmares 25. Cool!

26. Basics 27. Type of jazz 28. Remove 29. Seaport in Finland 32. Large formation of aircraft 33. You should eat three every day 34. Dips feet into 36. Patti Hearst’s captors 37. Swiss river 38. Talk 40. Humorous conversation

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41. Gurus 43. Actress Gretchen 44. Hitters need one 46. Offer 47. Flower cluster 49. The Navy has them 50. Palmlike plant 51. Vaccine developer

52. Guys (slang) 53. Jai __, sport 54. Assert 57. Beloved movie pig 58. __ Clapton, musician 59. Gamble 61. Hit lightly 62. Carpenter’s tool

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Each block is divided by its own matrix of nine cells. The rule for solving Sudoku puzzles are very simple. Each row, column and block, must contain one of the numbers from “1” to “9”. No number may appear more than once in any row, column, or block. When you’ve filled the entire grid the puzzle is solved.

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Killington Softball League: defining wins and losses?

By Dave Hoffenberg

Chinese Gourmet vs. Karrtell and McGrath’s Sushi The Chinese Gourmet had a great week. They won both of their games by mercy while playing at a disadvantage, down an outfielder. On Monday, they beat up the Karrtel 15-4. It was a game of long ball for C.G. as they hit the five home run limit. Geoff Bloomer had a nice looking sac in the first to start the scoring. Dom “Little Dolph” Battista hit the game’s first home run, a two run bomb in the second. Their last one in the fifth was the nail in the coffin, a two run shot by Matt Lorman that made the game a mercy.

Their next game, they whupped McGrath’s Sushi 143. M.S. started with Ezrah Lemieux’s single and ended with Jeremy Prior’s “Cold Beer K” and no runs. This game was close until C.G. came to bat and hit through their order for a 6-0 lead. M.S. managed one hit in the second but C.G’s defense shined, turning a double play to end the inning. Things got really out of hand for M.S. after C.G. batted through their order again, this time scoring seven runs. M.S. went down 1-2-3 to start the third but managed one bright spot, keeping C.G. off the scoreboard in the bottom. M.S. finally got on the scoreboard in the fourth with three runs but suffered another inning-ending double play. C.G. added one more run in the fourth and M.S. could not stave off the mercy.

McGrath’s Sushi vs.

First Chair First Stop Moshers Base Camp M.S. had a bad week because they started with a loss to First Chair First Stop Moshers Base Camp (FCFSMBC). The bright spot was they went all seven innings and didn’t suffer another mercy loss. Johnny “Not So” Sharpe started the game for FCFSMBC going down with a “CBK” and big hitter Mike “Bouff” Bouffard ended the inning with one. M.S. started going down 1-2-3 including an inning ending “CBK” to Joe Jurgen. FCFSMBC got on the board first in the second after Sam Budusky scored Max Rowe and Sharpe redeemed himself, singling in Bobby “The Rook” Dederer. M.S. put runners on the corners but Josh Linton hit into an inning ending double play. Collin “Hungry Like The” Wolf homered to make it 3-0 but Dederer ended the inning with a “CBK.” M.S. again went down 1-2-3 including a “CBK”

by Coach Jamie Rameau. Nothing doing in the fourth for FCFSMBC but Big Josh Tarleton scored in the bottom

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS MIND BOGGLING. FCFSMBC RATTLED OFF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE HITS, A WALK AND A BIG HOME RUN. to erase the zero, 3-1. M.S. started to shine on defense, shutting FCFSMBC down 1-2-3 in the fifth and sixth.

Lemieux knocked in Anthony Hendrick to cut the lead to one 3-2. They couldn’t add to that in the sixth, so on to the seventh we go. This is the closest M.S. has been this late in a game all season. Sharpe starts with a lead-off double and then scores to stretch their lead 4-2. Wyatt Mosher grounds out to first and then Anderson singles in Major to match their biggest lead at three. Bouff gets his second “CBK” of the night for out No. 2. What happened next is mind boggling. FCFSMBC rattled off seven consecutive hits, a walk and a big home run to blow the game wide open 15-2. Wolf finally flies out to end the onslaught. Rameau flies out to start the bottom of the seventh but a walk and three consecutive doubles leads to four runs and M.S.slowly creeps back in 15-6.

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Something is out there The recent Godzilla movie got me thinking.

As a youngster, nothing excited me more than a great monster film. Sure, I liked horror, science fiction, and adventure movies, but take an enormous creature and unleash it on a helpless and The Movie unsuspecting population, and I was completely enthralled.

Diary My interest and curiosity in

By Dom Cioffi these early films (most of which were exported from Japan) spread into other “monster” areas as well.

Like many boys in the 1970s, I was also consumed with the mysteries surrounding Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, two of cryptozoology’s most famous alumni. Any time a documentary or television special featuring these elusive monsters was released, you could be sure I was front and center hanging on every word.

However, as much as I wanted to believe in these creatures, I was still smart enough to question any “proof” that was provided by the media. Even at a young age, I had a keen sense that people liked to stretch the truth for either financial gain or celebrity.

So, while I was desperate for someone to offer up any unquestionable proof, like a photo or film clip that was up-close, clear, and steady, I refused to blindly believe eyewitness accounts or untestable data. And that really is the sticking point, because that proof never arrived – and to this day, it still hasn’t.

And, of course, when longstanding proof gets debunked, the whole saga loses credibility.

Consider the famous Loch Ness Monster photo that was revered for decades. Taken in 1934 by a reputable surgeon, the grainy portrait of a supposed lake monster captivated people from around the world. In those days, most people considered photography definitive proof of a claim. Nowadays, even the slightest suggestion of manipulation has legions of people screaming, “Photoshop!”

Ultimately, the photo was deemed a hoax when the stepson of the perpetrator revealed what actually transpired. It seems the boy’s stepfather was a big game hunter and, amid several reports of a monster inhabiting Loch Ness, was enlisted to hunt the creature down.

However, he was caught making false tracks that supposedly showed the monster exiting the lake. In disgrace, he retreated, only to build a model of a long-necked creature, which he photographed floating in the lake. He then gave the photo to a well-respected surgeon to give the story validity.

The secret lived on for over 60 years.

Bigfoot also had a famous moment caught on film. The famous Patterson-Gimlin footage, which was shot in 1967 in the Northern California woods, shows an upright halfhuman, half-ape creature sauntering through the woods.

This footage captivated me as a child because it seemed so believable. However, skeptics have spent years pointing out inconsistencies in the short one-minute film. So, while most people agree that the footage features a costumed actor, no one has ever admitted to perpetrating the hoax outright. (Patterson died of cancer in 1972 and claimed it truth until his death.)

And let’s not even get started with outer space aliens.

Film and photographic evidence purporting to be aliens and/or their spaceships have been alluring the population for nearly 100 years. Just one time I wish an alien would come to Earth and sit down for an interview, or at the very least, offer up some undeniable proof that they are not from this planet. That’s not too much to ask!

This week’s film, “Men In Black: International,” is full of aliens who are fully entrenched on Earth and quite comfortable being here.

This is the fourth installment of the popular science fiction franchise made famous by Will Smith and Tommy

Lee Jones. The two actors are absent from this reboot and the film suffers because of it.

In this version, two new agents from the top-secret agency are forced to travel the globe as they hunt aliens who are using human form in an attempt to take planetary control.

While the glitz and glam of the franchise is still evident, the lack of a solid storyline and subpar chemistry of the two main stars make this selection the worst in the series.

Check this out if you’ve been a fan of the “Men In Black” films, just be prepared to be underwhelmed.

A forgettable “C-” for “Men In Black: International.”

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32 • PET PERSONALS

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Rutland County Humane Society

LILA Got mice? You’ll be happy to know we have some rodent control technicians looking for work! If you can offer them a barn, shed, garage etc... please stop in so they can get back the freedom they are missing!

Lila is one of three that need a place to go. Call 802885-3997 for more information on our Barn Buddy program.

OREO - 8 -year-old.

Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Black and white.

I am a mature older lady who doesn’t require much more than a lap, food, and the occasional mouse.

BURNS - 10 -year-old.

Neutered male. Irish Wolfhound mix. Getting lots of love and attention makes me really happy.

CLAUDETTE - 14 -yearold. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Dilute Torbie. I can be demanding and vocal when I want attention but inside, I just want to be held and loved.

DAKOTA - 12 -year-old.

Neutered male. Domestic Medium Hair. Orange Tabby. I came in with my friend Montana and it would be fun to go home together if possible.

This pet is available for adoption at

Springfield Humane Society 401 Skitchewaug Trail, Springfield, VT • (802) 885-3997 Wed. - Sat. 12-4p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. & Tues. • spfldhumane.org

ZEVA - 8 -year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Tortoiseshell. I like being held and lap time is an all-time favorite!

CLEO

SOPHIA I’m Sophia and I’m a 2-year-old spayed female. A nice lady found me outdoors all on my own. She took really good care of me and got me checked out. It was a good thing, too, because I tested positive for Immunodeficiency Virus, and there are requirements that will be needed in my new home. I will have to be an indoor-only cat and should be an only cat, too. I could live with another FIV-positive cat. It takes time for me to let my guard down around strangers.

This pet is available for adoption at

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MONTANA - 12 -year-old.

Neutered male. Domestic Medium Hair. Buff. I am a striking fella and have been declawed, so it will be extremely important that I stay inside and safe.

Cleo is a 3 -year-old, spayed female, domestic short hair cat. Don’t let the fact that I’m black deter you from adopting me! Now that I am done raising my kittens in foster care I am ready for my next journey. Give me a chance and you’ll be glad you did.

BEAR - 7 -year-old. Neutered male. Domestic Long Hair. Black. I am a sweet, social fella who loves some good lap time.

ONYX - 9 -year-old.

Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Black and white.

Being held and sitting on someone’s lap is pretty cool but I will let you know when I have had enough.

All of these pets are available for adoption at

Rutland County Humane Society 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 Tues. - Sat. 12-5p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org

CERI - 7 -year-old. Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Dilute Tortoiseshell.

I am doing well with my roommates here, so perhaps you have a cat friend in your home.

JASMINE - 12 -year-old.

Spayed female. Beagle.

I do enjoy going for gentle walks and exercise will be good for me because I need to lose a pound or two.

JULIE - 3 -year-old.

Spayed female. Domestic Short Hair. Tortoiseshell and white. I am very social and have done very well here during my stay.

CHEWY - 6 -year-old.

Neutered male.

Chow Chow mix. I’m a super cute and smart fella and I already know Sit.

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Ticks:

JUMPS • 33

Lyme disease is growing but doctors remain cautious about diagnosing it

continued from page 1 twice that, 40 percent to 60 percent. He said that as long as he had no other symptoms, on some of the sites he studies, there is a he didn’t need to worry – though within one in four chance that you’ll find a tick in a year, the child had almost every known any given square meter – meaning if you go symptom of Lyme. on a hike through the woods, you’re at risk “I would argue that accurate and for Lyme. prompt diagnosis is a form of prevention,” Critics say the Lyme problem in Vermont said Zelis, who is studying for a mental isn’t just the result of a high tick incidence. health degree with They question whether the medical comthe aim of helping munity could do more to respond to the people affected endemic.

by Lyme disease.

Medical professionals acknowledge that “It’s preventing Lyme can be frustrating to diagnose. people from having a Prompt diagnosis as prevention more complex and severe Rebecca Zelis’ son didn’t have the form of the disease.” bullseye rash or joint pain that doctors tend Seeking treatment to look for to identify Lyme disease. But his A little over a year ago, symptoms presented behaviorally. By the Monika Reis of Montpetime he reached kindergarten, Zelis said his lier noticed an immature symptoms were deeply troubling. “Momtick, called a nymph, lodged my I just want to die,” he told her. “I want to in her neck. She later saw a rash, run in front of a car and die.” though not the typical bullseye. She went Diagnoses for her son ranged from to Plainfield Health Center, where a doctor psychological problems to bad parenting. took a picture of the rash and did blood It wasn’t until her son started to get more work – which came back negative for Lyme. classic symptoms, like headaches and Within a week, she had night sweats that chronic infections, that doctors finally were so intense she checked the ceiling to recognized he had Lyme disease. see if there was a leak.

Since he went so long without treat“I had it full on within two weeks. ment, there was a long road back to neuroThere’s no manufacturing that experilogical recovery. He was homeschooled for ence,” Reis said.

So she went back to the doctor, who a while in middle school because he was decided to treat it as Lyme, even though her too sick to leave the house. blood work wasn’t conclusive.

When Zelis looked online for more Reis’ experience was in contrast to information, she found a lot about prevenfriends who she knew were in similar sitution, but not as much about symptoms, especially less typical symptoms like the ones ations, but whose doctors didn’t immediately treat it that way. her son was experiencing. So in 2015, she “We throw antibiotics at children 12 started VTLyme.org – now a nonprofit – to help other Vermonters navigate the disease times before they’re 7 for earaches, and suddenly, an adult with a strong feeling and and other tick-borne illnesses.

When caught early and treated effective- a photo of rash comes in, and you’re not going to treat for Lyme?” Reis said. “There’s ly, Zelis said, Lyme disease typically won’t a real problem here with the resistance to cause long term problems. But oftentimes, thinking that it’s Lyme.” that isn’t the case.

In addition to taking doxycycline, the “Not all medical providers in Vermont antibiotic typically used to treat Lyme, Reis know how to accurately diagnose and used herbal remedies and acupuncture. effectively treat tick-borne diseases,” Zelis Several of her friends with Lyme regularly said. “Vermonters affected by complex go out of state just to see specialists. tick-borne diseases need more resources, Reis stressed that people who suspect understanding and support.” they have Lyme have to be assertive about In 2014, Zelis said more than half of the their treatment. children diagnosed with Lyme disease in “Even within my own story that’s true,” Vermont did not have a bullseye rash, but all of the medical information she was seeing THE STATE HAS PLENTIFUL NUMBERS still centered around that symptom. The Center for OF WHITE-TAILED DEER AND DEER Disease Control reports MICE, TWO PRIMARY TICK CARRIERS. that nationally between 70 percent and 80 Reis said. “If someone is not willing to percent of Lyme disease cases involve a treat you, I’d highly recommend going to bullseye rash. But Zelis cautions that local another person within a few days, or even a variances can get forgotten among the naturopath – somebody that is going to be broader national conversations. empathetic to your situation and not have She said in the past two months, pathis blocked mentality about it.” tients have told her they haven’t received A state law passed in 2014 gave doctors accurate information from doctors. In one more latitude in their treatment of Lyme by case, a woman wrote to her about a friend’s allowing them to treat outside of the guidechild who was bitten by a tick and was told lines set by the Infectious Disease Society to wait, and if the child didn’t get a bullsof America. eye rash, they were in the clear. Another But Rachel Nevitt, who advocated for message was from a parent whose son had the bill, believes Vermont’s response to the a bullseye rash after they got back from a disease is badly outdated. camping trip, but was told by his doctor

“The truth of the matter is providers here are clueless,” Nevitt said. “Some are catching on, but those catching on are afraid to treat it the way it needs to be treated because the medical boards will come after them.”

Nevitt had

likely had the disease for years before she was finally diagnosed. In 2009, Nevitt suddenly fell to the floor with excruciating spinal pain. She presented like she had a herniated disc, but had no precipitating accident, and an MRI showed up normal. Today, Nevitt said, people know that means Lyme. But back then, it was just another bullet point in her laundry list of symptoms she couldn’t explain.

Nevitt was becoming dyslexic, forgetful, and losing spatial awareness. Once, she accused her husband of spending $80,000 on a new irrigation system for their farm simply because she couldn’t recognize the irrigation system that they’d been using for years.

It wasn’t until her farm manager tested positive for the disease and told Nevitt she should get tested that she began to even consider Lyme. But Nevitt knew she never saw a tick bite, and never had a rash – she couldn’t have Lyme. It took weeks before she finally realized, “Oh my God, that’s what I have.”

But even then, she struggled to get a diagnosis – or even get tested. Nevitt didn’t find treatment until she left the state to see a specialist in the Hudson River Valley.

“At that point, I really realized everything that people who have Lyme say is true,” she said. “Something is wrong with the medical community, they just think we’re all crazy.”

One thing that’s common with Lyme patients, Nevitt said, is that at some point, a stressful life event causes their symptoms to get very bad very quickly. She said for a lot of people, it can be something tragic like the loss of a child or a divorce. Nevitt said in her case, it was when her husband, now-Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, ran for state Senate in 2012, which left her to run their organic farm alone.

Vermont’s Lyme research is 20 years behind, she said.

“Name one disease that they’re relying on that old of research for,” Nevitt said. “If you talk to anybody with Lyme, they’ll tell you the medical community here is woefully far behind.”

Frustrating for doctors and patients Doctors acknowledge that they don’t have all the answers on Lyme disease.

Ralph Budd, a rheumatologist at UVM Medical Center who specializes in Lymelinked arthritis, said people are often convinced that if they have symptoms, they also have an ongoing infection, though that often isn’t the case. He said treating symptoms tends to be a very effective option once the infection period has passed.

“When we don’t understand the mechanisms for something, it’s very frustrating for patients and very frustrating for us,” Budd said. “Medicine has many of those – Lyme is not the only one.”

Budd is wary of specialized labs that cater to Lyme testing. He said unlike the tests he uses, which need the Lyme antibodies to develop for six weeks before they are accurate, other labs have faster tests that he says have been proven to return a higher rate of false positives.

“When patients think they have something, and they’re not feeling well, of course they shop around and look for something to help,” Budd said. “But if the lab gives them falsely positive results, that can really do a disservice to the medical community.”

Kwit, of the Vermont Department of Health, echoed this sentiment.

“It is important to correctly diagnose Lyme disease when someone has it. But it is equally important not to misdiagnose someone with Lyme disease when the cause is really something else,” she said.

A misdiagnosis of Lyme disease could lead to a long road of treatment that doesn’t work, and could result in an illness that lasts longer, she said. She urges the use of validated, evidence-based methods to diagnose the disease.

There’s currently a rift in the Lyme community over the best ways to address the disease. Some advocates are looking to guidelines put out by the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, which they believe are more accurate ways to test. But those standards are not endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and are regarded with skepticism by many in the medical community.

Alexis Chesney, a naturopathic Lyme specialist, said the best way to address Lyme is to prevent it.

She pointed out a number of recommendations to help prevent the disease’s spread, including treating clothes with tick repellent, showering within two hours of being outdoors, checking pets to make sure they don’t carry ticks inside, and drying clothes on hot for 10 minutes as soon as you get inside to make sure any ticks – which are often as small as poppy seeds – are gone.

“I would love for people to stop getting tick bites,” Chesney said. “Then we could really solve this tick epidemic.”

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continued from page 6 far this year, well ahead of 2018 and 2017 with 36 and 39 distracted driving is causing more crashes across the incidents respectively. state.

“Luckily there have been no injuries from these tree “Last year distracted driving caused at least 1,500 and digging incidents. Customers should survey the crashes in Vermont – 48 of those crashes with fataliarea where they are working, and if there are overhead ties or serious injuries,” said Lt. Tara Thomas who is lines nearby, call ahead to GMP before doing tree work the commander of safety programs for the Vermont at home. We can shut off power if needed. Call 811 for State Police. “Distracted driving comes in many forms: DigSafe before doing any excausing a GPS, searching for vation. You can easily find out music on a portable electronic CUSTOMERS ... HAVE where it is safe to work. A simple device, or having your attenDROPPED TREES ONTO step like picking up the phone tion diverted from the roadway can save you a lot of time and due to passenger distractions LINES 26 TIMES SO FAR money. It could even save your in the vehicle. The sole responlife,” said Burke. sibility when operating a motor THIS YEAR. GMP recommends using vehicle is to give it your full and qualified contractors. If customers are doing exterior undivided attention. Lives depend on it. Help keep work to their homes, or in their yards, they can call Vermont roadways safe and – Just Drive.”

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Softball:

League hits its stride with fast action

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Clear River Tavern vs. Karrtel The Clear River Tavern has won three straight and the Karrtel has lost two straight, so a streak will be broken. The Karrtel jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The Clear welcomed back Judd Washburn off the DL and with a run on the board, he smacked a two-run shot to tie the game. The Clear also saw Josh “Little Rock” Stevens get caught looking for a “CBK.” The Karrtel went down 1-2-3 and then Hunter Pike broke the tie and DJ Dave gave the Clear a 5-3 lead. Chris George scored for the Karrtel but Washburn scored again to keep the lead at two, 6-4.

Karrtel newcomer Justin “Miles” Millz tied the game 6-6 in the fourth. He struck again in the fifth with a nice looking sac and then Evan “The Other” Anderson drove in another for an 8-6 lead. Ira Zane’s homer in the bottom cut the deficit to one. It was an interesting sixth for the Clear. First they shut down the Karrtel 1-2-3 including sub pitcher Jackie Blue’s first “CBK” to Steve Daigle and in the bottom with two on and two out, late arrival Brett “Get Some” Regimbald launched an apparent homer for the lead but Miles made the web gem of the year with a leaping catch through the fence for the big

out. Unfortunately for Regimbald, he was exuberantly rounding the bases and thought he gave his team the lead, instead it was the third out. The Karrtel put two on the board in the seventh and then MVP Miles launched a bomb for another two and a 12-7 lead. The Clear put a couple runners on in the bottom but stranded them there so the Karrtel got revenge from their opening night loss and got back in the win column.

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Mayor and Aldermen discuss city finances and developments

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Job Lots.

“They are hiring,” Allaire added emphasizing the finality of the move.

Additionally, the demolition of the former Royals Hearthside has ended, and the new owners have a lease from Starbucks Coffee for one of the three new stores in the planned development. The other two stores in the new facility have not yet been leased, Allaire said.

“We are still awaiting word on the downtown hotel,” Allaire said of planned development on Wales street.

A $3.5 million request for the Mayor to sign a request for proposals for a digester cover and other storm and sewer water related work

14th Annual

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was approved by the Board of Alderman with one abstention. This was a bond

was approved by voters in March.

A report from the

THE NEW OWNERS HAVE A LEASE FROM STARBUCKS COFFEE. issued approved by Rutland City Voters in March.

Commissioner Wennberg stated that there is hope of beginning construction by the fall of 2019.

Another R.F.P. for $1.3 million related to bridges and culvert connection under the Clean Waters Act was approved for Mayoral signature. This This also

Finance Committee indicated that the City Treasurer due to investment changes and underspending on insurance may result in a Half Million Dollar return at the end of the fiscal year June 30.

The Board of Alderman also heard from Stacy Rounds, a resident of West

Street, who expressed concerns about the West Street Bridge at East Creek.

“Going over the bridge car head lights go up into the sky,” Rounds stated.

He encouraged the City to review the design stating, “When two full log trucks pass side by side on the bridge, it rocks.”

Public Works Commissioner Jeffrey Wenberg stated that people need to slow down. The design of the bridge was done by the state and there is no means of changing the bridge contours.

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June19-25, 2019 • The Mountain Times

Hartland hosts CPR training: ‘Get blood moving!’

By Curt Peterson HARTLAND—Hartland Rescue’s hands-only compression cardio-pulmonary resuscitation demonstration drew more than 40 people to the Hartland Library on June 12, including seniors, middle-aged and young adults, and more than half a dozen kids.

Alan Beebe, director of Hartland Rescue, joked that people were turned off in the past by the thought of pressing their mouths to another’s, the accepted method of CPR until about a half-dozen years ago.

Pointing to his own face, Beebe said, “Who would want to give the ‘kiss of life’ to this face with its ugly mustache!”

Compression CPR involves putting both hands on the subject’s chest and pressing down hard, forcing air out of their lungs, then releasing pressure so the lungs draw in new air.

Oxygen gets to the person’s brain through the blood pumped by the heart, possibly keeping him or her alive. Ideal compression is about 2 inches. There is no mouth-to-mouth contact involved.

Rhythm is important – Beebe suggested picking a song, such as “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, as a sort of metronome. The recommended rate of compression is 100 to 120 cycles per minute.

Saving lives is not the

point, Beebe said. “CPR only buys time for the victim of cardiac arrest, hoping that someone with training and equipment will arrive in time to actually save their life.

“If the victim were able to speak, he would say, Get on my chest, squish my heart, get blood moving!” Beebe said.

When confronted with someone experiencing cardiac arrest, the first thing to do is call for help, giving your accurate location. If

“YES, YOU MAY BREAK BONES ... YOU MIGHT EVEN PUNCTURE THE VICTIM’S LIVER. BUT THAT CAN BE FIXED IF THE PATIENT IS STILL ALIVE. you phone on a landline, the 9-1-1 dispatcher will know your location automatically.

“Your mobile phone connects with a cell tower,” Beebe said. “The dispatcher will know where that tower is, but not where you are.”

The second action, Hartland Rescue EMT Cheyenne Placito, who assisted Beebe with the demonstration, said, is to check for a response – to ask, “Are you alright?”

Beebe urged overcoming fear when administering compression CPR. Most

cardiac victims are older, and their bones are more brittle. This often makes potential CPR givers afraid of breaking ribs.

“Yes, you may break bones,” Beebe said. “And you might even puncture the victim’s liver. But that can be fixed if the patient is still alive. If you do nothing, you have only made sure he will go into his casket intact.

Don’t be afraid.”

Several attendees learned and practiced compression CPR, with instruction from Beebe, Placito and Advanced Rescue EMT Tom Williamson using three dummies equipped with feed-back indicators telling would-be rescuers their beats were “too fast”, or “too slow.”

Beebe said the compression method has improved CPR results dramatically.

“I’ve performed CPR many hundreds of times over my lifetime,” he said.

“I’ve had more saves in the last six years than in the previous 25 because of this new method.”

Beebe is contracted about two dozen times a year to teach CPR certification courses to employees of firms and institutions around the Upper Valley.

The program was cosponsored by the Hartland Library and Aging in Hartland.

By Curt Peterson

Sherry Clarke and Cheyenne Placito demonstrate CPR training at the Hartland Library June 12.

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REAL ESTATE • 39

Northwest Rutland Neighborhood Revitalization Project turned out better than expected city leaders announce

By Ed Larson The Rutland Redevelopment Authority (RRA) and NeighborWorks of Western Vermont (NWWVT) held a mandated public hearing before the Rutland City Council Monday evening, June 17, prior to the regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen.

The Northwest Rutland Neighborhood Revitalization Project issued its final report, which had been approved by the voters some six years ago. Initial goals of the project were ambitious as they were designed to stem the decline in property values and change public perceptions of this ten square block neighborhood area which was experiencing abandoned and blighted properties.

The initial plan covering four years had been put into place utilizing the Rutland City Police Department Project Vision, as well as homeowners, which was designed to rebrand street activities that were as important to the success of the project as the “bricks and mortar” work on housing.

RRA Executive Director Brennan Duffy spoke of four properties that were demolished and turned into green spaces or public parks.

Initial funding of $1,250,000 came from the Vermont Community Development Program.

That was matched by the City of Rutland, NeighborWorks of America, and NeighborWorks of Western Vermont. The City of

Rutland contributed $200,000 in street repair work with the RRA contributing $50,000.

Melanie Paskevich, of NWWVT thanked the many community entities that worked to change the attitude of the community.

“It was successful,” she summarized Monday night.

As a result of the housing rehabilitation effort a total of seven properties were returned to the tax rolls with a total appraised value of $970,000. Numerous other properties were targeted as being abandoned and vacant, or in such poor condition that the downgraded the value of all the other homes in the neighborhood. Three homes that gained

notoriety for drug activity were either demolished or rehabilitated to single family homeownership.

Alderman Matt Whitcomb questioned a survey result from 2013. Whitcomb asked if there has been significant change in what was called the “moment of peak despair” that showed many residents were dissatisfied with living in the community. In 2016 another survey showed 82 percent were very or somewhat satisfied with the area.

Families with children showed marked improvement with conditions in the neighborhood.

By 2016, 66 percent of residents stated they would recommend the Northwest Neighborhood as a

good place to live.

Alderman William Gillam questioned future improvement designs when he asked, “Are there any programs working or planned for homeowners that need roof repairs, minor upgrades, etc.”

“There is not a program in place,” replied Brennan Duffy.

The NWWVT report at the public hearing stated that there is still need for capital via grants and deferred loans as costs may exceed homeowner’s or renters’s capacity.

City Council President Sharon Davis commented, “They’ve done a fabulous job, we don’t see any issues coming out.”

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