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Severance Corners ‘experiment’ approved Selectboard relaxes traditional rules to improve growth center By JASON STARR The Colchester Sun The Colchester Selectboard approved what board members described Tuesday as a zoning experiment to improve the look and feel of the state­designated growth center at Severance Corners. The unanimous approval of “form­based zoning” for the residential and commercial project taking shape at the intersection of Route 7, Severance Road and Blakely Road caps roughly two years of detailed work by the Colchester Planning Commission and two hired consultants — with input from the two primary growth center developers.

The new code scuttles such traditional zoning criteria as parking capacity, street setbacks and building heights in favor of more flexible guidelines that give architects the ability to design structures that match their intended uses. Ultimately, the regulations are expected to attract more commercial tenants and result in an aesthetic for the growth center reminiscent of Vermont’s historic downtowns. “What form­based zoning does is attempt to decrease the regulations of all the dimensional requirements and really get back to what the building looks like and how it’s going to function,” Colchester Planning and Zoning Director Sarah Hadd explained. “We can be more hands­off in terms of uses to give developers more flexibility and more success in seeking tenants. That makes the growth center more desirable to locate homes and businesses.” The growth center incorporates four quadrants of land. One of the quadrants is substantially complete, with a mix of condominiums and businesses. Under the previous zoning,

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the existing quadrant’s development was maxed out. The new code offers more density and more possible business uses. For example, Hadd said, a bank with a drive through was not allowed under the previous zoning and now can be built. “Form­based zoning will give the existing corner a lot more possibilities,” she said. SD Ireland Companies has developed the existing quadrant and participated in Planning Commission meetings when the new zoning was in its formative stages. Bart Frisbie of Sterling Construction has plans for one of the undeveloped quadrants and also offered input. Frisbie plans a residential development and said the new zoning “certainly has some attributes and things that should be very helpful.” “Like all new things it will take a while to see how it actually works in the real world,” he said. “There’s a learning curve, and I think it will take the town and developers a while to figure –See SEVERANCE on page 3

Invigorating Colchester’s farm-to-school connection Backed by $5K grant, middle school envisions program By JASON STARR The Colchester Sun Colchester Middle School hosted a farm­to­school celebration dinner last Wednesday along with a brainstorming session about how to develop a sustained connection between curricula, cafeteria and locally grown foods. The school district is looking to maximize a $5,000 farm­to­school grant awarded through the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and Department of Health. It is focusing the resources on Colchester Middle School and recruiting teachers there into a 12­week course on integrating farm­to­school –See SCHOOL on page 5

CHS raises awareness about dating violence By KELLY MARCH The Colchester Sun

John Quinn blows snow off his driveway on Friday afternoon in Colchester.

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Colchester High School is usually associated with blue and green, but the Laker halls took on a brighter hue on Monday. Colchester students – and their peers in Essex, Champlain Valley Union and South Burlington – donned orange on Feb. 11 as part of a national initiative to bring attention to Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. “Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month is nationally recognized as a month­long initiative to raise awareness about the prevalence of dating violence,” explained Emily DeWitt, the outreach coordinator for Women Helping Battered Women, a service provider for abused women in Vermont. “Programs around the country are coming together to highlight the need to educate young people on healthy relationships and promote programs that offer support and services to teens who are affected by abuse. The wear orange initiative is a national effort –See DATING on page 5

Colchester awaits economic strategy analysis By JASON STARR The Colchester Sun The Town of Colchester’s next move on economic development is coming together in the Connecticut offices of Garnet Consulting. The consultant was hired through the town’s Community and Economic Development Department last year to provide a list of recommendations how the town can spur job growth and tax revenue as well as become a better attractor of new businesses. Since initiating the study, the Community and Economic Development Department’s only employee has resigned, and the department has remained dormant. Town

‘The Cochran Way’ By ELSIE LYNN The Colchester Sun

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Manager Al Voegele, who also plans to leave his post this year, has taken over management of the study along with the Colchester Selectboard. The study was due to be completed last summer. Garnet Consulting President Mark Waterhouse said last week that it will be delivered by the end of this month. The delay was primarily caused by the town’s request to incorporate a build­out study of the entirety of Colchester, assessing how many units of housing and commercial space are allowed town­ wide under current zoning and analyzing what the tax revenue picture would look like at build­out.

“We teach and coach in the Cochran’s way,” said Colchester High School Alpine Ski Coach Kevin Ose — a young student of Cochran’s Ski Area founder Mickey Cochran, and racer in the National Championships in 1979. “To me, that means we use certain techniques Mickey developed and have fun doing it. Mickey was a really good engineer; he used a lot of his background to figure out the physics and science behind going fast.” Ose, who resides in Colchester with his wife Laurie, has been teaching at Cochran’s since 1986 — the year he stopped racing — and continues to help out when he is not coaching the high school team. “I learned so much growing up through the Cochran’s program; this is my way of giving back.” The nationally and globally acclaimed Cochran siblings — Marilyn, Barbara Ann, Bobby and Lindy — got their start racing by skiing a hand­cut trail behind their home in Richmond. Their father, Mickey, a trained mechanical engineer and graduate of the University of Vermont, built a rope tow behind the home in 1961 and Cochran’s Ski Area started tugging racers up the hill. “For the first probably 10 years or more of the ski area, the warming shelter was Mom’s (Ginny Cochran’s) kitchen,” Bobby remembered in an interview last week. “There were people in her kitchen all the time.”

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WHEN: Thursday Feb. 28 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration from 9-10 a.m. CAUSE: To help with operations at Cochran’s Ski Area, the family owned resort has a goal of raising $40,000 in donations through a “Rope-A-Thon.” The goal is to reach 5,000,000 vertical feet in one day on the rope tow. The rope is approximately 250 vertical feet, but since it’s just as hard to go up as it is to ski down, you get 500 vertical feet credit for every run. The event is geared toward the ski club and high school racers who regularly train at Cochran’s, but everyone is encouraged to come help out. Individuals may be sponsored or donations may be given directly to Cochran’s. MORE INFO: Contact Laura Farrell at 802-291-1348 or jlfarrell0@gmail.com

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that out.â€? Sterling Construction is â€œactively waitingâ€? to finalize plans for its quadrant of the growth center, Frisbie said, until the town secures state transportation funds to improve the intersection and increased water storage to serve the development. Regional planners have recommended that the intersection funds be included in the state transportation budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The town continues to work on the water storage capacity issue. “Without those two infrastructure components approved and ready to roll, we can’t do anything with our (development),â€? Frisbie said. The state growth center designation allows developers to bypass state land use regulations in an effort to concentrate growth in mixed­ use, walkable nodes. In order to keep the designation, the center must be served by public transportation. Town Manager Al Voegele noted Tuesday that the town is at risk for losing the designation unless bus service is implemented along Route 7 through the development. A special election is planned for October to ask Colchester voters whether to join the Chittenden County Transportation Authority that could provide the service. In approving the form­ based zoning regulations, selectboard members expressed cautious optimism about the growth center’s future. “It’s an experiment to see if we can make something better,â€? board member Marc Landry said. Herb Downing, who acted as a liaison between the selectboard and planning commission during formulation of the new code, added: â€œWe’re at the cutting edge of form­ based zoning in the state, and I think it’s going to be a wonderful experiment.â€? No one spoke during a public hearing on the new regulations at the outset of Tuesday’s meeting.Â

Gene Darrah Vermont Karaoke Championships

If grabbing a microphone and belting it out to a crowd at The Venue in Colchester sounds like fun, then get ready for the Vermont Karaoke Championships. The statewide competition kicks off Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. and continues until a champion is crowned on April 12. Gene Darrah, or Gene Clark as he’s known on the stage, has been singing karaoke style for about 15 years. He was first involved with the Vermont Karaoke Championships in 2002. Darrah is also the former owner Geno’s Karaoke Club, presently The Venue, located at 127 Porters Point Road in Colchester. “I owned Geno’s for five years,â€? he explained. â€œIn those five years we had five Vermont State Championships, five local Talent Quest contests and five New England Talent Quest Championships. There are some really great singers in this area.â€? Darrah is an Essex resident of 47 years, having grown up on Sand Hill Road in Essex Center, graduating Essex High School in 1972 and now residing in an Essex Junction home with his wife Nancy. In high school, he played four years of football and baseball. Then, 22 years after graduating from high school, he attended Champlain College. â€œI wanted to prove to myself that I could do it,â€? he said. â€œI ended up with a 3.54 G.P.A. Not bad for a guy that just barely got out of high school.â€? Darrah is one of four siblings, and has four children of his own. He and Nancy have eight grandchildren, who also visit with Darrah’s parents, who reside in Essex as well. â€œMy wife is the sweetest, kindest, most caring human being I’ve ever known,â€? he said. â€œI am truly a lucky man. Anyone who knows Nancy can’t help but loveÂ

her. She is that nice.â€? After a cancer diagnosis in 2005, Darrah really dove into his karaoke passion. â€œI guess you could say I’m a music man,â€? he said, citing another studio â€” GN Recording Studio in Essex Center â€” that he also owned and operated. Darrah still does some recording in his house, and is looking to build another studio. Darrah recently reflected on why karaoke is important to him, and he encourages singers to come out for the Vermont Karaoke Championships. Q: Why do you like Karaoke? A: A friend of mine painted a mural that covered two of the walls end to end. It had several portraits of famous singers along it, and the words â€œMusic Is The Window To Your Soulâ€? written on the bottom. I also love working with the singers in this area, there’s a lot of talent around here. But the biggest reason I love Karaoke is it saved my life. In 2005, I was told I had stage­three cancer. When you have cancer you have to find something, somehow, someway, to stay positive. For me that was singing Karaoke. The club and the music got me through a very dark period in my life. Singing picks me up no matter how low I’ve fallen. One of the men that I used to get my chemo with had the same cancer and same stage that I had. He couldn’t find a way to stay positive, and as a result, he is no longer with us. Q: Did you go to the Talent Quest National Championships as a performer or an organizer? A: I’ve performed on the Talent Quest National stage for eight years. I even went out there when I was going through chemo‌ That was my best year out there;Â

Gene Darrah

I ended up in the top 10. We’ve had five people from the old Geno’s â€” now The Venue â€” finish in the top 20 at the Talent Quest National Karaoke Championships. Q: What will this year’s competition look like? A: All competitions start at 8 p.m. There will be four qualifying rounds, Feb. 28, March 7, 14 and 21. There are three categories: Country â€” male and female, Rock  â€” male and female, and Duets. You must be 18­years­old to sing, and you can only compete in one category. No past champions can compete this year, except in the duets category. Contestants will be judged on their vocal performance, stage presence and mic control. We’re looking to send 10 people from each category to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals will be held Thursday, March 28 at 8 p.m. again at The Venue in Colchester. We’ll be cutting it down to five singers and sending them toÂ

the semifinals. The semifinals will be held Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m. again at The Venue in Colchester. At that time we’ll be cutting down to three singers in each category and sending them on to the Vermont Karaoke Championship Finals. The Vermont Karaoke Championships Finals will be held April 12 at 8 p.m. at The Venue in Colchester. We’re setting up a State Champions Tour throughout Vermont. We also have a really big surprise for the six state champs this year‌ but you have to wait to find out more. Q: Why should peopleÂ

in the area compete? A: It’s been five years since the last Vermont Karaoke Championships. If you’ve been waiting for it to come back, here it is. There are a lot of really great karaoke singers in this area, so if you can sing get down to The Venue and get into this one. We’ve got a great surprise for the winners. We’ve got a great sound system for you to sing on as well. Don’t miss this one! Even if you don’t sing come to The Venue in Colchester and cheer on your friends, and listen to some of the best singers in Vermont. — Elsie Lynn

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Community contribution Nelly Johnson and Geoffrey DeBrosse (in front, left to right) deliver boxes of food they collected in their Colchester neighborhood on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to Colchester Community Food Shelf volunteer Nick Lacroix. Johnson and DeBrosse collected food with a wagon in bonechilling cold. The donation totaled 184 pounds.

Vt. should pass death with dignity; it’s our choice By EMERSON LYNN Life is something to be protected, to be cherished and to be pursued with all possible passion. That is a given. It’s our daily task. From it we draw our sustenance, we create our memories, and we stitch together the bonds of love that make us who we are. There is no effort more personal, or one that better defines one’s freedom to choose. Every fork in life’s path is one chosen, and one from which there is no retreat. We spend every waking moment fashioning the model for that life, like a sculptor laboring to find his vision in a block of marble. Where we struggle is finding that same beauty in life’s end. Statistically, most of us are fortunate. The end either comes quickly or, like the evening’s sunset, we fade like dust blown into life’s horizon. Some are not so blessed. Life’s end is a bitter battle with pain as a constant companion. It’s a journey that ravages not only the person affected, but the families who hold their hands and hearts. We must do a better job in tending their wounds. To that effect, the Vermont Legislature is in the midst of its “Death with Dignity” debate that would allow a more merciful, and “dignified” end of life. It is a debate rich in emotion and one fraught with compelling philosophical, ethical, moral and legal arguments. One side is not good and the other bad, or one right and the other wrong. Both sides have their perspectives and both argue passionately for what they believe to be the correct choice. But how is it that we can pretend to know what is best for someone else? How do we put words to that defense? When someone has been conclusively diagnosed as being terminally ill, and when that person is writhing in pain, how is it that someone other than that person, or that person’s family, is able to declare the pain must continue and that the person’s life must continue along that tortured path? The counter argument is that today’s medicine provides the palliative care that eases the pain. That’s true for some. Not others. For those who continue to suffer, what is the justification for not allowing the patient to ask for medicine that helps end that suffering? If it’s really about the patient, if life’s pursuit is about the quality of the life lived, if our lives are our own, then by what right do those unaffected control those who are affected? Opponents demean the argument, and, frankly the dignity of the conversation when they dismiss it as nothing more than suicide, as if the person, or families involved, were weak, or amoral. That shows nothing but a profound lack of empathy. It also betrays a lack of insight and depth. People can disagree on the proposed legislation, but casting those in favor as acting contrary to our customs and religious beliefs, is as insensitive as it is shallow. Asking to be spared pain is not an act of weakness. Advocating for a loved one whose end of life is abysmal and counter to everything he or she wanted, is not amoral. It’s an act of love. It’s an act of courage. As written, the proposed law has thoroughly exhausted all the what­ifs that Vermonters should require to prevent any potential for abuse. Patients with mental disorders aren’t eligible. Patients would be required to be enrolled in palliative care, or at least undergo palliative care consultation. Patients would need to make a formal request, and the physician would have to wait 15 days to have the patient reaffirm that choice. The request would need to be signed by two witnesses who are not related to the patient. The legislation, if passed, would affect very few Vermonters. In Oregon, the first state to embrace the legislation, one out of every 500 deaths is through legally prescribed medicine. In Washington, which also adopted the legislation, it’s one out of every 1,000 deaths. According to reports, the vast majority of those who have taken advantage of the law are white, well­educated and financially comfortable. This is precisely the opposite of what opponents thought would happen. They are people who wanted the ability to control the ends of their lives, knowing that if their circumstances became unbearable and protracted that they could guide themselves to their own conclusions. Having that knowledge is both comforting and powerful. It’s freedom stripped to the barest essential. It’s life. It’s dignity in love’s tender embrace. Emerson Lynn is the co­publisher of The Colchester Sun, and the publisher of The St. Albans Messenger.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Can’t escape the budget numbers

In the Jan. 31 article entitled “School board: budget is more than numbers”, a Colchester School Board member is quoted saying “We are way, way, way too focused on numbers. But we are not getting across the human side of what goes on in the school district day after day.” This was in reference to the 6.7 percent increase that the Colchester School Board approved in spending over the current year. If approved by voters at Town Meeting Day, this will increase the property tax rate by 10.7 percent. As a Colchester taxpayer it concerns me that someone who has a huge influence over how our money is spent is not focused on numbers. As taxpayers, our bills always come in numbers and that is how they leave our bank accounts. Due to the economy many people had a zero percent increase in salary this year. A 10.7 percent tax increase is a lot to ask for. I feel a good education is important to the children of Colchester. However, Vermont spends more money per student than all but two states; and Colchester is one of the top spenders. This spending will exponentially grow out of control if we let it. Last March voters rejected the school budget before a lesser budget was approved in May. The second ballot in May asked voters if they would like to approve the reduced school budget. Voters who do not actively read The Colchester Sun would not know that the school board was actually asking for an increase that far outpaced inflation. The budget was only reduced from the proposal that voters rejected. I am appalled that such deceptive wording was used to trick voters. I feel that on any subsequent ballots it should be called an increase if the budget proposal exceeds inflation. It should certainly not be called a decrease. Derek Joyal Colchester

in the bay” Feb. 7), the ballot item was defeated. This is purely an economic development issue, increasing town tax revenue while benefiting a few property owners. Most of the properties along West Lakeshore Drive are owned by three or four entities. Based on studies, little of the water pollution in the bay is domestic — it’s mostly runoff from developed areas, farms, or the goose population at Bayside Park. When last proposed, the Planning Commission added Marble Island Road and Spaulding East and West Shores to the plan based on comments by long­ time residents of those areas that septic was failing or marginal on some of those properties. I think that those, if any, properties might be contributing to any domestic pollution and should be included in the sewer plan. When last considered, the town adamantly opposed the idea of testing suspected sub­standard septic systems although the test is simple and inexpensive. So no one knows to a certainty where domestic pollution, if any, originates. Without federal or state funding, the cost falls on Colchester property owners. After spending $1 million on a piece of property with almost no lake frontage that has not been touched, several million on a new town hall that is 30 percent hallways, several million more on renovation of the police station (sorely needed), and bidding $4.5 million on Camp Holy Cross, it’s time to do the math – Colchester is a small town of about 17,000 with only 6,150 households plus businesses to spread the burden over. Unless a large portion of the cost is allocated to the new development made possible by the sewer, we are asking all residents to support the profits of a few. James McGarry Colchester

and good. Tom will bring the needed objectivity, professionalism and respectful leadership to the selectboard. Brian J. Grenon Colchester

Please let her die

I am sitting here writing this in a nursing home watching my 95.5­year­old mother June die a terrible death, denied her medication, water and food. She had a great life; she felt she “was one of the lucky ones.” Despite the best efforts of her doctors nurses and aides her impending death has been a horrific experience for her and us, her family. You see June eventually couldn’t swallow and drink without aspirating some of it, causing pneumonia. After a trip and weeklong stay at the hospital, we were offered the options of surgically implanting a feeding tube or return to the nursing home with the likely possibility that it would happen again. We chose the latter. I visited my mom everyday after work trying to time it so I could feed her dinner and give her meds. All to no avail as she got pneumonia and got sick again. The doctor and the nursing staff recommended we begin her end of life plan with palliative care. This meant discontinuing her regular daily medication, withholding food and water, then administer pain killers until she dies. I checked, this is the standard practice. A week ago when I asked about how long she would have I was told it was hard to say, but probably a day or two. This past week has been agonizing for June and for us. Watching her wither and shrivel and listen to her groan and cough has been almost unbearable. Images of starving dying people in Bangladesh and concentration camp victims come to mind. This all could have been avoided; she didn’t need to suffer. If we had a Death Mulcahy will provide selectboard with Dignity Law allowing doctors the leadership ability to end suffering and give a positive There is no disputing that Dick closure to her life. Paquette has been a dedicated Colchester My beloved dog developed facial When will the spending slow? Selectboard member and citizen of cancer and reached the point where his I received a $20.40 raise in my Social quality of life was not worth living. So Security. Then I got hit with a $20 medical Colchester. Over the years he has given his time and effort in improving our this summer it reached the time where we benefits hike. This left me with a $.40 took him to the vet and humanley ended raise or $4.80 a year. I then read about the community, however over the last several years he has allowed the board to conduct his suffering. I only wish I could have had town and school budgets and find out that its business in a condescending way. a similar option for my mother June. my income raise will not quite cover the The chairman of the board is obligated It’s hard to care for elderly parents in approximately $400 a year tax hike. Vermont with limited choices and nursing First, I am not against better education. to assure that the proceedings are conducted in a respectful and professional home costs 150 percent the national I am fortunate in that I also receive a manner. That has not been the case. The average. pension, however it is fixed and will not town manager and other board members How can we live in a society that go up. I cannot begin to imagine what tax have been allowed to insult and denigrate understands and allows us to end an increase like this will do to people who citizens with opposing positions on issues animal’s life with dignity, but makes us only have Social Security. regarding the town’s governance. starve and dehydrate our parents to death However, I would like to know how We have a great opportunity to move at the end? As a state I know Vermont can many people in the town of Colchester can do better. We must do better! These are expect a 3 to 6 percent pay raise every year forward to make Colchester a model community in Vermont without the our loved ones, our family members. to match budget growth. Remember, for Please support passing the Death two years people receiving Social Security acrimony that we have witnessed over the last several years. I have spoken to many with Dignity bill and end the needless did not receive an increase. I don’t have the answer to this problem, citizens of Colchester and have asked them suffering for the patients, the elderly and why they don’t go to more selectboard their loved ones. however there has to be a point where the meetings to express their views on key Growing up an only child of older spending must radically slow down. parents my biggest fear is they would die John Dusten issues. The most common response was: Colchester “Why, so I can be ridiculed by one or more and I would be orphaned. My prayers board members?” were answered; they were married 69 We need a change in attitudes on that years until my Dad died at age 93. Now Few would profit from sewers in board. I find myself in a position I never could the bay Tom Mulcahy has demonstrated his have imagined, praying for my Mom I was chairman of the Colchester leadership and open­mindedness during to die to end her and our end­of­life Planning Commission when sewers in his chairing of the Heritage committee misery. Malletts Bay last went before the voters. meetings. His leadership brought the Robert D. Traquair As you stated (“Another look at sewers community together for a common cause Colchester

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That analysis was completed by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission in January. “I waited for that information, and I’m now ready to finish,” Waterhouse said, adding that he has sent pieces of the study that are finished to town officials. The build­out analysis takes a neighborhood­ by­neighborhood look at the number of houses and commercial buildings that will be built over the next 20 years using a rate of growth based on both the current and historical economies. The analysis assesses where the town will be in five­year increments. “Like any projection, the

further out you look, the less accurate it is,” Colchester Planning and Zoning Director Sarah Hadd said. “We did our best to come up with a rate of growth based not only on what we are seeing now, but on our past history.” The town has done build­out analyses before to determine the town’s septic system capacity and population projections, Hadd said. This was the first to study tax revenue benefits. Voegele declined to share results of the tax revenue analysis, saying it would be better understood within the context of the overall economic development study.

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from page 1 to show support by wearing the color that represents Teen Dating Violence.” Students from each of the four participating Chittenden County schools have been working with Women Helping Battered Women to plan awareness events at their campuses throughout the month. These students also provide education to their communities about the services offered at Women Helping Battered Women and serve as a support system for those seeking help. “These teens are part of our new outreach initiative called the Teen Peer Advocacy Program,” DeWitt noted. “They provide education and awareness to their school community, as well as offer emotional support and resources to anyone who may be experiencing teen dating violence. All (teen peer advocates) teens go through our Victim and Crisis Worker Privilege Training and serve as a peer advocate in their school.” According to DeWitt, teens are at a higher risk for

intimate partner violence than adults, with one in three adolescents falling victim to physical, emotional, verbal or sexual abuse from a dating partner. For that reason, Women Helping Battered Women – which provides emergency shelter and housing advocacy, a 24­ hour hotline, legal advocacy and educational outreach programs – is hoping to expand its partnerships with high schools in the future. “The ultimate goal is to raise awareness about the issue of teen dating violence,” DeWitt reflected. “Women Helping Battered Women is here to help those teens. We are creating a relationship with these high schools so that the students feel they have somewhere to go when they are experiencing violence. Our goal is to expand this program to every high school in Chittenden County so that each teen can feel supported.” For more information about Women Helping Battered Women, visit www. whbw.org.

principles into traditional classroom lessons. The course is designed by Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day) — a collaboration between Shelburne Farms, the Northeast Organic Farming Association and Food Works of Montpelier. School District Nutrition and Food Services Director Steve Davis said the program was supposed to be further along at this point, but the school has struggled to enroll teachers. He encouraged the group of students, parents and educators attending last Wednesday’s dinner to recruit middle school teachers into the program, saying the grant funds are at stake. “We experience that all the time,” said Danielle Pipher of Vermont FEED and Shelburne Farms. “Teachers have a very full plate. It takes a commitment. Encourage them and remind them that Vermont FEED and the farm­to­school network will support (them) and help (them) to thrive and be a success.” The school district began to get serious about developing a farm­to­ school connection in 2011. Already, local schools have built productive gardens with food grown on campus

June K. Traquair

June K. Traquair

Traquair, Junes’ great granddaughter was born 14 months ago. June got see her grow this past year and she brought her great joy. June had many unforgettable moments in her full life. Her older brother died when she was 4­years­old of hemophilia. At 19, she won an MGM sponsored talent search to win the title of Miss Buffalo. She took 17­hour flight to Hollywood, was made up by Max Factor, had a screen test and met and dined with likes of Clark Gable, Marx Bros., Spencer Tracey, Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Betty Furness, Mickey Rooney and more. Even though she had opportunities

sometimes to make that connection, but they are starting to understand that.” Attendees of the dinner included teachers, administrators, parents and students. An employee at Paul Mazza’s farm was also there. Members of Colchester’s student Iron Chef team prepared the vegetable samosas and beet dip they entered into competition a week earlier. After eating, the group discussed its vision of Colchester’s farm­to­school program. Several ideas bubbled up, to be prioritized and acted on

as the grant runs its course. Ideas included: creating an inventory of Colchester’s active farms, bringing farmers into classrooms for discussion of their work, getting students involved in preparing meals, conducting field trips to farms, improving school gardens, creating farm internships and hosting an in­school farmers’ market and harvest festival. Pipher noted that federal support for farm­ to­school programming has increased under the Obama Administration. “This is a drive we all believe in,” said Davis.

us. He never worried about style points; it was always about the clock. We were always trying to push limits, and even on this little tiny hill we still had a lot of limits to push — that’s what racing is all about.” “Everyone who raced here, not just us Cochran’s, started dropping their times after they’d do a course several times,” added Barbara Ann, “and so Dad started wondering why is it that they were getting so much faster. That’s when it dawned on him that they knew the course, and he started encouraging us to

use visualization and memorize the course… He knew all about the importance of repetition back in the ’50s.” With only 10­15 gates and a quick tow ride back up, all racers at Cochran’s are able to train with the repetition necessary for improvement. “I love that there is no lift,” Ose added during an interview Monday. “It means we’re on our feet all the time. There is a subtle part to that, which helps our team get in shape faster, have more balance, and I think makes us better racers. There’s also no lift line. We get more

done at Cochran’s in two hours than in four to five hours at any other ski area.” Ose’s own son raced at Cochran’s growing up and until he graduated CHS in 2008. Now the coach — who, like Mickey, is also a mechanical engineer — Ose is there every Wednesday evening to train with the CHS Alpine team. “One of the biggest draws is the non­intimidating, supportive family atmosphere,” Ose added. “Kids can still attend high schools at home (not go off to academies) and still get really good ski training.”

Colchester School District family and consumer science teacher Sandy Hawkes explains the district’s farm­to­school activities last Wednesday during a dinner in the Colchester Middle School cafeteria. Photo by Jason Starr

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By 1984, Cochran’s Ski Area had expanded up the hill from the original house and rope tow, into the adjacent 140­acre parcel of land now complete with eight trails, four tows and a one­room warming lodge. “It never felt small skiing here,” added Bobby, recalling how they used to set gates every evening after school and start up the rope tow under lights. “That was probably because we were trying to get better one turn at a time. “Dad would always time

Obituary COLCHESTER — We are celebrating the remarkable life of June K. Traquair of Colchester who died Thursday afternoon in Burlington at age of 951/2 with her family present to support her. She was born in Buffalo June 1917 and lived there most of her life. She was happily married to her husband Robert J. Traquair for 69 years who predeceased her in 2009. June moved to Vermont shortly thereafter to live with her son Robert D. Traquair and his wife Wendy (Schroeder) Traquair in Colchester along with her grandsons Christopher T. Traquair and Tyler J. Traquair. She lived there happily for four years experiencing Vermont culture and beauty until a fall and resulting broken hip sent her to the hospital and caused her to eventually live in an area nursing home the past year. Eldest grandson Scott R. Traquair and his wife Elizabeth (Sobieraj) Traquair went to college and lived near June and Bob in Amherst, N.Y. Scott helped them be able to live in their own home several years and they looked out for them when they moved into assisted living. Cecilia

being served in the cafeterias. The district also initiated a wellness program through which the $5,000 grant was successfully applied for. With those factors working in its favor — as well as a community of active local farms and a supportive food services director — the school district is “teed up for success” in its farm­to­school initiative, Pipher said. “The grants are competitive and you should be very proud,” she said. “You have demonstrated the most interest and promise in the work.” Before the brainstorming session, a farm­to­school video described the benefits of connecting the food­growing community with school cafeterias and classrooms as powerful and reciprocal. Among the benefits: Teaching kids to grow vegetables makes them more likely to eat them, which works against childhood obesity and increases the market for locally grown food. Also, the local food economy is buoyed and agricultural traditions are invigorated for a new generation. “(Colchester students) know they are from a farming community,” said school district wellness coordinator Jaycie Puttlitz. “They struggle

to stay or return, she was homesick and missed Buffalo and her family, Hattie Smith her Mom and Georgina (Smith) Hillary, her sister. June met Bob, fell in love and they were married and made it through the depression. June discovered the beautiful beaches in Ontario and they bought and fixed up at cottage at Cedar Bay where they spent wonderful summers and made many friends. She was a member of Studio Arena Theater. Worked as switchboard operator and lived in Dunnville in Ontario, Canada, while Bob was a Sylvania plant manager. June had her first and only child Rob, at age 39. June enjoyed singing and dancing and was a longtime front row member of Quaker Sweet Adelines serving as choreographer. She traveled to Florida in winter and went to Scotland, Tahiti and Germany. Special thanks to Shelby Miller for her personal assistance and the loving care she provided June. There will be a private memorial service in summer for June in Vermont and another in Buffalo.

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FeBREWary. An ECHO After Dark evening on the topic of beer for adults 21+. Enjoy presentations while sipping worldclass beer. Price: $20 nonmembers, $15 !"#$%&'&(')*+%,)-.'%-/.012'*%34'%('')% tastings along with collectible ECHO After Dark tasting glass. ECHO Aquarium, Burlington Waterfront, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 877-324-6386 Green Mountain Chapter of the Air Force Association luncheon. Guest speaker: Chief Master Sergeant Richard Brehm USAF (Ret). Elks Club, 925 North Avenue, Burlington, 12 p.m. Advanced luncheon registration is preferred and may be made by contacting John Roach: 8793713. Theater performance. Wendy Wasserstein’s “The Heidi Chronicles� presented by the UVM Department of Theatre. Tickets: $18. Through Feb. 16. The Royall Tyler Theatre, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. For tickets and info, contact: 656-2094.

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Cabaret Night. Guests will be treated to desserts and beverages while being entertained by vocal music students. Gen')50%52&-**-6/7%89+%,)6.''2*%:-00%('/'3;% the music department. Tickets go on sale Feb. 11 in the Essex High School main 6<3.'%6)%5;%;='%266)+%!**'>%#-?=%@.=660% Cafeteria, 7 p.m. Contact: 802-8577000 x1581. Brown bag book club. This month: the poetry of Vt. poet Sydney Lea. Coffee, tea, juice and dessert provided. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Contact: 878-4918

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Wing night. Hosted by the Men’s Auxiliary. Cost: $4-7. VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, 5:30 p.m. Contact: 878-0700.VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, 5-7 p.m. Contact: 878-0700.

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Saturday

Book sale. Friends of Richmond Free Library “Love the Library� book sale. Live music, (66A*B%)5<C'%5/2%(5A'2%?662*+%"6&&1nity Space at the Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: 434-3036. Demonstration. “Growing Your Own Indoor Salad Greens in the Winter.� Peter Burke will show how to grow the bulk of our salad greens through the winter

:-;=% *1/C6:')B% )52-*=B% (1.A:='5;B% D'5% and broccoli shoots. Everyone will take home a planted tray that will be ready to harvest in 7-10 days. Essex Junction Senior Center, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Contact: 5cornersfarmersmarket@gmail.com Poetry reading. Vt. Poet Laureate Sydney Lea will speak on poetry and read some of his work. Free and open to the public. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 11 a.m. Contact: 878-4918 Theater performance. “Urinetown.� A story of a town affected by a 20-year water shortage, forcing the people to pay to use the public facilities run by a mega corporation. If the townspeople refuse they are sent to a penal colony called “Urinetown.� Ascension Lutheran Church, 95 Allen Road, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Contact: 862-8866. Genealogy. “Searching Quebec Records with the LaFrance Collection.� Join Tom DeVarney as he teaches tips and techniques for getting the most from the Drouin-LaFrance database. Class: $5. Vermont Genealogy Library, Hegeman Avenue, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Contact: 802-2385934.

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Sunday

Presentation. “John Stark: Enigmatic Revolutionary.� Karl Crannell, independent scholar, author, and historic guide, will introduce everyone to General John Stark — a Revolutionary War hero. No charge, but donations appreciated. Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, Burlington, 2 p.m. Contact: 865-4556 or info@ethanallenhomestead.org Concert. “Shared Visions.� Theme: “Songs of Hope, Joy, and Peace.� Featured music will range from Gustav Holst’s ethereal Ave Maria to spirituals and folksongs. Presented by Bella Voce Women’s Chorus and the Vermont Women’s Fund. McCarthy Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 3-4 p.m. Contact: 802-398-2300. Musical performance. The Bells of St. James and The Essex Children’s Choir. Free and open to the public. Refreshments to follow. UCW White Church, Westford, 4-5 p.m. Contact Marge: 802-879-4028 Pancake breakfast. Menu: pancakes, VT maple syrup, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee, juice. Free and open to the public. Two servings. Grace United Methodist Church, 130 Maple Street, Essex Junction, 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Spaghetti supper. Menu: spaghetti and sauce with or without meat, salad, desserts and drinks. Take-outs available. Cost: $10 adults, $5 children 6-10. Hosted by the St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Council #7810. St. Thomas Church, Underhill, 5-7 p.m. Contact: 899-4632

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Workshop. E#'0D-/?%"=-02)'/%F'*604'%"6/C-.;% and Manage Anger� by Scott Noyes. Open to Summit Street School families only. This presentation stresses resolving .6/C-.;% ;=)61?=% &'2-5;-6/B% ;)-52*B% 5/2% supportive intervention. Begins with dinner and workshop to follow. Childcare provided. Free. Summit Street School, Essex Junction, 5:30 p.m. Register: 8577000 x2526

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Wednesday

Public forum. The public is invited to offer suggestions to the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) for regional transportation and land use planning projects in Chittenden County. ""F,"% $<3.'*B% GGH% I'*;% "5/50% @;)'';B% Suite 202, Winooski, 6 p.m. Local government day. Includes guest speakers, roundtable discussions, committee meetings, and a State House tour. Capitol Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Register: www.vlct.org/eventscalendar or 1-800-649-7915. Theater production. Through Feb. 23. “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.� William Shakespeare’s tragedy about treachery, revenge, incest, moral corruption, and family. Presented by the Champlain College Theatre Department. Tickets: $20. Tickets available at the door. Champlain College Alumni Auditorium, 163 South Willard Street, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Contact: 802-865-5468 Grand Canyon talk. Former National Park Ranger, Helen Hossley will show slides of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Lake Powell, Grand Canyon National Park and the Havasupai Indian Reservation’s turquoise waterfalls. Free and open to the public. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street, Burlington, 7 p.m. Contact Barbara: 8657211 Community dinner. Buffet-style meal organized by the Winooski Coalition for a Safe and Peaceful Community. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Transportation available for seniors. Free and open to the public. O’Brien Community Center, 32 Malletts Bay Avenue, Winooski, 5:30-7 p.m. Contact: 802655-4565

Reading and discussion. “Lincoln: Bicentennial of his Birth.� Celebrate with an in-depth look at the man behind the president in two celebrated biographies and Lincoln’s own words. VT Humanities Reading and Discussion series led by John Turner. Session 3: “Team of Rivals� by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Register: 878-4918.

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Team meeting. Relay For Life of Chittenden County. American Cancer Society, 55 Day Lane, Williston, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Musical. Porters Point School K-2 students will perform the musical, “Go Fish,� by John Jacobsen and John Higgins. Half of the school will perform tonight. Colchester High School Theater, Colchester, 6:307:10 p.m. More info: http://ppsmusicwithmsmutz.blogspot.com/.

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Theme: “Songs of Hope, Joy and Peace� Featured music will range from Gustav Holst’s ethereal Ave Maria to spirituals and folksongs. Presented by Bella Voce Women’s Chorus and the Vermont Women’s Fund. McCarthy Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 3-4 p.m. Contact: 802-398-2300.

Look Good — Feel Better program. Free program that teaches female cancer patients techniques to help restore their appearance during chemotherapy and radiation treatments. American Cancer Society, 55 Day Lane, Williston, 3-4:30 p.m. Contact Peg: 802-655-2000.

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CALENDAR WITH LIA SOPHIA JEWELRY Landing Film House, 60 Lake Street, Burlington, 7 p.m. Public meeting. Hear about the activities of the CIRC Alternatives Task Force. The meeting will feature an update about the transportation projects that are underway, the projects under consideration, the projects moving into planning, and next steps for the Task Force. Town Hall, 7900 Williston Road, Williston, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 802-865-1794 Musical. Porters Point School K-2 students will perform the musical, “Go Fish,” by John Jacobsen and John Higgins. The other half of the school will perform tonight. Colchester High School Theater, Colchester, 6:30-7:10 p.m. More info: http://ppsmusicwithmsmutz.blogspot.com/. Theater performance. Wendy Wasserstein’s “The Heidi Chronicles” presented by the UVM Department of Theatre. Tickets: $18. Through Feb. 24. The Royall Tyler Theatre, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. For tickets and info, contact: 6562094.

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Friday

Community meeting. The community is invited to listen to and ask questions of our legislative representatives. Congregational Church meeting room, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m.

EVENTS AT BURNHAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY Feb. 16 Friends of the library winter book sale. Don’t miss this wide variety of gently used books and audiovisual materials – all at bargain prices! Can you help at the sale? The Friends need extra hands; call 879-7576 for info about volunteering. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Feb. 20 Pajama story time. Little ones of all ages cuddle up in pajamas and listen to bedtime stories. Cookies and milk will be served. No signup required. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 Burnham Library Trustees meeting. The library’s trustees meet monthly, and meetings are open to the public. 4 p.m.

ONGOING Burnham knitters. Knitters of all skill levels meet most Wednesdays. Beginners welcome. Burnham Memorial Library, 898 Main Street, Colchester, 6-8 p.m. :*%65L6W"YZ[>Z\ZC"*&"V29'$FL*4LN$'6$&76G-*7G Preschool music with Raphael. Wednesdays. Raphael plays guitar while emphasizing good fun, taking turns, and dancing. Best for ages 3-5. Colchester Meeting House (next door to the Burnham Memorial Library), 898 Main S6&$$6D":*4LN$'6$&D"]RWAB>]"3G2G":*%65L6W"YZY>BA]A"*&"V29'$FL*4LN$'6$&76G gov. Drop-in gentle hatha yoga. Tuesdays. Bring a mat and enjoy poses for mindful stretching and relaxation. Beginners and intermediates welcome. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Call 878-0313 to sign up. Drop-in storytime. Saturdays. A weekly selection of music and books for children of all ages. No sign-up required. Contact: 878-0313. 10 a.m.

Mexican night. Nachos and tacos. Hosted by the Men’s Auxiliary. Cost: $5. VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, 5:30 p.m. Contact: 878-0700.VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, 5-7 p.m. Contact: 878-0700.

Toddler storytime. Tuesdays. A weekly selection of music, rhymes, and stories. For ages 18 months-3 years. Call to sign-up.

Saturday

Bird-monitoring walk. An early morning walk with experts to locate various bird species in their natural habitats. Free and open to adults and older children. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, 8-9:30 a.m. Workshop. “Introduction to Microsoft Windows.” Ted Horton’s will teach an overview of Windows programs to beginners. Suggested donation: $3. Preregistration required. Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Contact Barbara: 865-7211

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Bingo. Sponsored by the Whitcomb Woods Residents Association. Whitcomb Woods, 128 West Street, Essex Junction. Mondays at 6 p.m. Contact: 879-1829.

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Monday, Wednesday: 10 a.m.­8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 10 a.m.­6 p.m. Friday: 12­5 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.­3 p.m. 898 Main Street, Colchester Contact: 879-7576 or jmuse@colchestervt.gov.

the month. The meeting agenda includes a business and social time, and features a guest artist presentation. Essex Junction Congregational Church on Main Street, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. Visit: www.essexartleague.com Essex Junction Block Party Committee. Want to help plan the block party on July 20? Use your talents to put together a familyfriendly community event in the heart of a historic downtown. Meetings are the 4th Monday of every month. Essex Junction /9%,L,354" *I;L$'D" R" 8,%L*4%" S6&$$6D" T''$U" Junction, 4 p.m. Contact Patty: 878-6944 *&"3566@F$''$UV9%L6,*%G*&-G Essex Rotary meeting. Essex Rotary Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. at The Essex. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and Underhill.

Genealogy. 8$6" 6N$" $U3$&6'" ;%+" 6N56" 2,'',%-" ancestor. Resources available for New England and New York. Vermont Genealogy Library, Hegeman Avenue, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, Tues: 3-9:30 p.m. and Sat: 10 a.m.-4p.m. Contact: 802-2385934 or http://www.vt-fcgs.org.

Cell phones for soldiers. Local residents can support these collection drives by donating their old cell phones at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Essex Junction. Collections accepted 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 849-6261.

Infant and toddler programs. Join us for a rhythmic morning of play, song, puppetry and community for families with toddlers. Come once a week: every Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Infant classes offered Fridays. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 9-11 a.m. Contact: 985-2827

English as a second language classes. Improve your English conversation skills and meet new people. Wednesdays. Pickering Room, Second Floor: Intermediate/Advanced. Administrative Conference Room: Beginners. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Contact Elena Carter, FFL Outreach Department: 865-7211.

Italian conversation group. Open to all interested in learning/hearing the Italian language. Room 101, St. Edmunds Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m.

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Feb. 23 Practice SAT Part 1. Take an authentic, accurately scored SAT. Next week at Part 2, receive your scores and tips from a Princeton Review instructor. There is no charge. The registration link is available on our website. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

One-on-one tutoring. Mondays (4:30-6 p.m.), Wednesdays (4:30-6 p.m.), Thursdays (3-6 p.m.), and Saturdays (10 a.m.-1 p.m.). Students from the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Colchester campus) tutor students in reading, math, and science at the library. The program is focused on grades 1-6, but tutoring is available in other grades for certain subjects. There is no fee for this service. Call 878-0313 to sign-up.

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Winter hops conference. Speakers will discuss hops research, management practices and infrastructure for small-scale hops production. Fee: $40-45. The Essex Resort and Spa, Essex, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Round Church Bicentennial Concert Series. “Children’s Night.” Live entertainment: Swing Peepers and the Heather Morris Celtic Dancers. Community Room, 2nd Floor, Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, 6:30 p.m. Contact: 434ABACD"&EF-2576G%$6

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Lupus support group. Third Saturday of the month. Brownell Library, Kolvoord Com-

munity Room, Essex Junction, 9:30-11:30 5G2G":*%65L6W"764939'-&*93F@5N**GL*2G !"#$%& !'$()*+,& (-'+*& .",*+*/(0& Informal gathering of model enthusiasts. All skill levels welcome. Third Thursday of each month. Kolvoord Community Room, Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:308:30 p.m. Contact: 878-0765. Open gym. Ages 4 and under. Free. Every Saturday through March 2. Balls, basketball, balance beam, trampoline, riding toys, and fun activities toddlers. Essex Junction Parks and Recreation, Maple Street, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Contact: 878-6715 or LMBru%$59F5*4GL*2G Preschool playgroup. Tuesdays and Thurs+5@'G"P*&"5-$'"M,&6N"6N&*9-N";7$"@$5&'G" Essex Junction Recreation and Parks Department, Maple Street, 9:30-11 a.m. Follows school calendar. Contact Saramichelle: 872-9580 Reading with Frosty and friends. Tuesdays. All dogs registered with Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Bring a book and read to a dog. All ages. Pre-register for 10-minute individual sessions. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Contact: 8784918 Toy library playgroup. Fridays. Ages birth 6N&*9-N" ;7$" @$5&'G" /$2*&,54" X544D" T'sex, 9:30-11 a.m. Contact Lauren: 8786715. Welcome Baby Playgroup. Wednesdays. Ages birth to two years. MoveYou Fitness Studio, Essex, 9:30-11 a.m. Follows school calendar. Contact Lauren: 8786715. VCAM access orientation. Free. Vermont Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Avenue 2-G, Burlington. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.- 10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Contact: 802-651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org. For more calendar events, visit www.colchestersun.com/calendar

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Religious Directory Daybreak Community Church 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446 802-338-9118 or brentdaybreak@gmail.com www.daybreakvermont.org Sunday Service at 10:30am Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney

Islamic Society of Vermont 182 Hegeman Avenue. 655­6711 Islamic Society of Vermont. Join Imam Islam Hassan (imam@ isvt.org) for the five daily prayers. Timings at ISVT homepage www.isvt.org The call for Friday Jumah prayers is exactly at 1:00PM followed by Khutbah and prayer. Additional Friday night lectures between Magrib and Isha prayers. Weekend Islamic classes on Sundays 9:45AM-1:30PM for all children 4 years and older during the school year. Interested non-members always welcome. (802) 655-6711 or salam@isvt.org or Facebook.

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1672 West Lakeshore Dr. 658­9155. Rev. Mary Nelson Abbott, Pastor. Worship Service: Sunday at 9:30 a.m.; Church School: Sunday at 10:00 a.m.; Fellowship time: Sunday at 10:30 a.m.. Childcare provided. All are welcome!

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 1063 Prim Road, 658­0533. Rev. Lisette Baxter, Rector Sundays: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Sunday School: Nursery & all grades Wednesdays: 11:30 Bible class; 12:30 Holy Eucharist For evening services & Adult Education, check answering machine. All are always welcome.

United Church Of Colchester ­ ABC Rte 2A­Village Green, 879­5442. Pastor Josh Steely. Worship: 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School: 9 a.m. Youth Sunday School during 10:30 worship; pre-school through 11 years. Nursery care available during worship Christ Centered - Family Oriented.

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BOOK REVIEWS “Barnum’s Bones,” by Tracey Fern and Boris Kulikov Juvenile Non­Fiction, 2012

“Colchester, Vermont, located on Lake Champlain’s Malletts Bay, is a diverse, civic-minded community endowed with a rich heritage of commercial, agricultural, recreational, and educational gifts. Proud of the quality of life already enjoyed here, the people of Colchester seek to build upon this foundation to ensure economic prosperity, recreational opportunity, and an entrepreneurial spirit for future generations” Vision Statement, Heritage Project, 2012

Reviewed by Josh Muse, Library Technology Barnum Brown was born in 1873, the son of Kansas farmers. At a young age, he was fascinated with the small fossils that turned up in newly plowed fields. This led to a class at a university and fieldwork, where he showed a real knack for finding fossils, and was hired on by the American Museum of Natural History. These early pursuits would set him on a successful lifelong career as a fossil hunter — of all types of creatures, but especially dinosaurs. He traveled worldwide, finding prehistoric remains across the globe, but his greatest discovery was the first partial Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. With an enjoyable story and amusing drawing style, Fern and Kulikov’s book should appeal to the aspiring paleontologist in all of us.

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“Batman: The Dark Knight Returns,” by Frank Miller Adult Graphic Novel, 1986 Reviewed by Josh Muse, Library Technology This well­drawn tale takes place in a near future, where an aged Bruce Wayne has been retired as Batman for ten years. Both Gotham and the nation are collapsing under a wave of crime, corruption, and ineffective leaders on all sides. Batman’s greatest nemeses are released into society, after being declared reformed; but they are no more reformed than Bruce Wayne himself, whose inner demons drive him once again to action. At the same time, cold war brinksmanship hints at destruction on an even broader scale. A young new Robin and a conflicted Superman also make appearances. Like Watchmen, with which it shares thematic similarities, Miller’s is one of the seminal titles in American graphic novels. The book is dark and violent even by Batman standards, and it intersperses not very subtle social critique throughout, showing the lone individual dragged down by a complacent yet corrupt society that has no place for him.

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Nature’s Song By Paige Hauke Grade 10, Rice Memorial High School I believe that nature sings to all Every day in each Leaf Flower Tree Scene Piece of the whole There is a story to be told A message to be taken Something to learn The tune is soft Almost inaudible Above the din of Time Work Hurry Me, me, me

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Yet still present A small whisper That sometimes only the child hears I believe that each note emitted From the mouths of the green Has an enormous edge of Purity Intricacy Delicacy Beauty Indescribable awe That can only be known By those who gather round the bushes Put an ear against the roots And listen real close If that is accomplished There is no need to try for meaning All of it is available Ready Waiting Watching

Wanting one to take it in Even without understanding How it is composed Maybe all of this nature with absolute miracles Is not something real but something else Instead something different Still Inactive Imaginary Soundless Just what is seen The nature that looks pretty But is nothing more than meets the eye Just mechanical creation doing as it should But I believe that nature sings And because of it I listen And because of it I hear

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SPORTS POND HOCKEY

Let the games begin Pond Hockey Classic slated for this weekend By KELLY MARCH The Colchester Sun Around 600 ice hockey enthusiasts will travel to Colchester to compete in the second annual Lake Champlain Pond Hockey Classic (LCPHC) on Malletts Bay this weekend. “Ice conditions are looking great and we are excited for a good weekend,” said tournament director Lou DiMasi. “A good mix of people signed up this year. We’re adding a family skate area and a skills competition. There’s going to be something for everyone.” Eighty­three teams from across the country, with some travelling from as far away as Montana and Florida, will participate in the three­day USHA tournament sponsored by Labatt Blue. This year’s event would mark the third birthday of the LCPHC if not for a snowstorm on the eve of the first scheduled tournament that forced a cancellation in 2011. The weather also prompted a change of plans last year, when four consecutive days of 40­degree weather limited the event to two days of action. Will Mother Nature have an impact on tournament plans again this year? “Hopefully the weather forecast for the

weekend stands as is,” DiMasi said on Monday afternoon. “We chose (to hold the tournament at) Malletts Bay because the boat access bay has a proven record of producing solid ice conditions.” Local businesses are hoping that that record will hold true and continue to entice the LCPHC organizers. Jeff Mongeon, co­owner of New York Pizza Oven in the Harbor View Plaza Shopping Center, estimated that his business saw nearly a 25 percent increase during the inaugural event compared to other winter weekends. “Events like (the LCPHC) are a necessity for the business community, especially during the winter,” Mongeon said after last year’s tournament. “The summers are great, but doing business in the offseason … you just wait for an event like this. We’re rooting for them to grow the event and make it bigger and better each year.” With over 30 more teams and 200 more people registered for this year’s event than last year’s tournament, growth seems plausible in years to come … if, of course, the weather allows it. The games will run from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Sunday on the shoreline of Malletts Bay near the Champlain Marina on West Lakeshore Drive. The event is free and open to the public.

Chris “The Rocket” Richards brings the puck up the edge of the rink during last year’s Pond Hockey Classic on Mallets Bay in Colchester. The second annual event will be held this weekend. File photo by Oliver Parini

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Bowling is a popular pastime across the ages. For this reason, several local organizations have decided to host bowl­ a­thons to raise money for various causes. Here’s a look at two such upcoming events that will benefit Colchester residents, as well as those across Chittenden County: Bowling and a movie VSA Vermont will host its first ever bowl­ a­thon to support Colchester resident Mark Utter’s quest to finish and share his movie I am in Here, a day­in­the­life film about Utter’s experience learning to express himself through a form of alternative communication known as assisted typing. Utter bowls twice a week and chose to include a scene from this part of his life in the movie. After filming the scene at Champlain Lanes last summer, owner Mike Longe passed a business card to Emily Anderson, the film’s producer and co­director. The card read, “Call me about having a bowl­a­thon. I will help. I think we can raise some good money.” Longe stuck by his words. The I am in Here bowl­a­thon will be held at Champlain Lanes on Sunday, March 10, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Proceeds will be used to put the final touches on the 30­minute movie and assist Utter in taking his message on the road to colleges, high schools, film festivals and communication conferences. Although Anderson and Utter have successfully raised $33,000 through grassroots efforts, the bowl­ a­thon will help raise the additional $25,000 needed to ensure the completion of the film and a successful screening tour. In the spirit of putting the fun in fundraising, prizes will be awarded for best scores, most money raised and best costume. The individual who raises the most money will

BOYS’ BASKETBALL: 2/14 Colchester at CVU 7 p.m.

receive an iPad. Bowlers could also win a stay at the Green Mountain Inn, a serenade from Robert Resnik, Lake Monsters tickets, gift cards for Healthy Living, City Market and the University mall, Where clothing, Shelburne Farms treats and more. The first 25 bowlers to register will receive a signed copy of Seven Days columnist and author Jernigan Pontiac’s second book, Hackie 2. To register as a bowler or make a contribution, visit VSA’s website www.vsavt. org. CVAA pledges to strike out senior hunger The number of seniors who need help getting food in Chittenden County and surrounding areas is on the rise, according to the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging (CVAA). In an effort to raise awareness of this issue, as well as funds to combat it, CVAA is holding its third annual “Bowl­a­thon to Strike Out Senior Hunger” on March 23 from 1:30 – 4 p.m. at Spare Time in Colchester. To play, teams of four must raise pledges of $400, enough to feed over 80 seniors in need. Teams that raise pledges of $500 or more will be entered to win tickets to the Boston Red Sox. Each year the CVAA Bowl­a­thon to Strike Out Senior Hunger has a theme and this year it is “escape to paradise.” Teams are encouraged to dress in their best Caribbean outfits. Prizes will be awarded for the team that raises the most money, that has the highest score and that has the best costume. Space is limited, so if you’re interested in participating register at www.cvaa.org or call 865­0360. –Kelly March

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: 2/14 Colchester vs. Missisquoi 7:15 p.m.

2/18 Colchester 2/11 Colchester at Burlington at Middlebury 7:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.

ABOVE: The Arbors in Wonderland bowling team strikes a pose after winning the costume contest at CVAA’s 2012 Bowl­a­thon to Strike Out Senior Hunger. This year’s event is slated for March 23 at Spare Time in Colchester. Photo contributed BELOW: Mike Longe, owner of Champlain Lanes, and Colchester resident Mark Utter, who wrote the screenplay I am in Here about finding his voice through assisted typing, are joining forces with VSA Vermont to host a bowl­a­thon on March 10. Photo contributed

BOYS’ HOCKEY: 2/16 Colchester at S. Burlington 5:10 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOCKEY: 2/16 Colchester at Essex 6:10 p.m.

2/20 Colchester at Middlebury 7:00 p.m.

2/18 Colchester at S. Burlington 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOCKEY: 2/20 Colchester at BFA 4:30 p.m.

ALPINE: 2/9 Colchester at Stowe TBA DANCE: 2/16 Colchester at Vergennes 3 p.m

NORDIC: 2/16 Colchester at S. Burlington 10 a.m.

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SPORTS Gliding into the home stretch

IN THE AIR Colchester’s Laurel Robbins gets some air during the USASA BoarderCross competition Sunday at Jay Peak, where she won all three of the Women’s Jam events. Photo by Jennifer Langille

THIS WEEK IN ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE ATHLETICS Men’s basketball snaps five­ game losing streak The men’s basketball team finished the week 1­1 in the Northeast­10 Conference, bettering the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, 81­70, to end its five­game losing streak on Wednesday before falling to Franklin Pierce University, 69­60, on Saturday. Franklin Pierce was tied for second in the league. Senior Derek Knutty recorded game highs of 21 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks off the bench against UMass Lowell while hitting 9­of­11 from the floor and adding four assists. Sophomore Dom Ditlefsen had 16 points on a 6­for­6 showing on free throws, and classmate James Cambronne added 12 points. First­year Greg Grippo notched 12 points and a season­high eight assists, while sophomore Corey Crawford II scored 11 points and collected six boards. Classmate Mauri

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Boschetti finished with seven points and three steals. Crawford netted 15 points and tallied four assists against Franklin Pierce, while first­ year Will Davis totaled a season­high 12 points on 3­of­3 three­point shooting. Cambronne had 10 points and seven rebounds, and classmate Mike Thompson grabbed a career­high 12 boards while blocking a pair of shots. Women’s basketball responds to midweek loss with 73­59 victory The women’s basketball team was 1­1 in a pair of Northeast­10 Conference games last week, falling to a team with the nation’s third­ highest scoring offense, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, 101­74, on Wednesday, and topping Franklin Pierce University, 73­59, on Saturday. Junior Alexa Long approached a double­double with 18 points and nine rebounds, including five on the offensive glass against UMass Lowell. First­year Makenzie Burud added 15 points and four boards, while senior Megan Olsen finished with 10 points, six assists, five rebounds and a pair of

steals. Classmate Nicole Adach totaled 10 points and three assists, and junior Cara Deroy had three assists and two steals. Senior Kayla Carnell matched her career high with eight points while snagging five rebounds. Olsen fell one rebound shy of a triple­double against Franklin Pierce, finishing with 19 points, a career­best 10 assists, nine rebounds and five steals in a game in which the Purple Knights were without their leaders in assists and rebounds. In her first collegiate start, first­ year Theresa Carey netted a season­high 14 points on 3­of­ 3 three­point shooting after entering the contest with eight points in 14 games. Adach had 13 points, six rebounds and three assists, moving within 27 points of becoming the 20th Purple Knight with 1,000 in a career. Burud totaled 10 points, and Carnell again scored eight points, this time in her first career start. Men’s hockey downs Castleton State The men’s hockey team posted a 1­2 record last week, posting a 5­4 overtime victory against a Castleton State College team that is receiving a vote in the most recent D3hockey.com national poll during Saturday’s Senior Day in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East game. The Purple Knights fell at Franklin Pierce University, 5­2, in a Northeast­10 Conference tilt on Tuesday and suffered a 4­3 setback to

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her 11th 40­save game of the season. Santore moved into a tie for fourth in program history in career goals (32), and she stands tied for seventh in points (50). Kristen Spulecki netted a pair of goals on Saturday, and Stevens notched 39 saves in the record victory. Swimming & diving teams break seven school records The men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams wrapped up their 2012­13 seasons at the three­day New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association (NEISDA) Championship over the weekend. The diving portion of the meet is slated for this coming weekend, and while the Purple Knights will not be sending any qualifiers, neither will any of the teams within 100 points of the St. Michael’s squads. The women currently stand fourth out of 21 institutions, which would be just their third top­four showing since 2001­02, and the men are fifth in a field of 11 schools, as they are in position to match their best finish since 2000­01. On Friday, sophomore Steph Nadow set school records in the 100­ (1:00.68) and 200­yard (2:12.30) backstrokes, topping Cassie Littlefield’s ‘04 12­year­ old marks, with the 100 back record coming during the leadoff leg of the 400­ yard medley trials. Nadow, senior Corine McAllister, junior Julie Mullowney

and sophomore Kathleen Lamontagne finished third in the 400 medley relay. Mullowney placed fourth in the 50­yard freestyle and joined Nadow, sophomore Kim Brady and first­year Luci Franklin to take fourth in the 200 free relay. On the men’s side, senior Andrew Marshall surpassed Gene Taylor’s ‘11 five­year­old mark in the 500 free, posting a fifth­place finish (4:53.74). Classmate Kyle Esposito also passed Taylor’s record to place sixth (4:58.91). Esposito and Marshall joined first­years Sam Miller and Joe Thomas to finish eighth in the 200 free relay. In the second day of the championship, Nadow bettered her day­old school record in the 100 back, winning the event (1:00.09). Mullowney broke her own school record while placing fifth in the 100­yard breaststroke (1:08.65). Brady, McAllister, Mullowney and Nadow raced to a fourth­place finish in the 200 medley relay, while Brady, Lamontagne, Mullowney and first­year Catherine Tierney were sixth in the 800 free relay. Tierney also finished eighth in the 1,000 free. Marshall was fourth in the 1,000 free (10:08.30) in another school­ record time, while Esposito was sixth. Esposito, Marshall, Thomas and sophomore Nathan Paluso combined to take fourth in the 800 free relay, and first­year Nick Johns placed eighth in the 100 back.

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Skidmore College on Friday during ECAC East play. First­year Nick Potter scored the first two goals of his career during the third period at Franklin Pierce. Senior Mike Dizgun stopped seven shots in the first period before being replaced by sophomore Dave Donzanti, who made 18 saves in the final two periods. Senior Josh Geary netted a pair of goals and tacked on an assist against Skidmore, while classmate Petr Soustal also scored. Sophomores William Côté and AJ Pieprzak each added two assists, and Dizgun turned away 29 shots. Pieprzak scored the game­winning goal with 39.4 seconds remaining in overtime against Castleton State as one of his two markers in the contest. Geary also scored twice, while junior Kevin Lampron tallied his first goal of the season. Côté, senior Morgan Bell and sophomore Mark Higgins each had two assists, and senior Eric McGuirk made 32 saves. Women’s hockey ends winless streak with 2­1 win The women’s hockey team went 1­1 over the past week, suffering its third straight one­goal defeat in a 3­2 loss against Franklin Pierce University on Friday before posting a 2­1 win over the Ravens on Saturday to its end its 17­game winless streak. Senior Madelena Santore and junior Macey Thomas each scored goals in Friday’s contest, while senior Erin Stevens made 46 stops for

The Colchester High School boys’ hockey team edged Spaulding 5­4 on Saturday evening behind two third­period goals. Sophomore Jared Antoniak knocked in the go­ahead goal and sophomore Avery Steele tallied the game­winner with 2:47 on the clock. Steele’s goal prevented the game from coming to a tie when Justin Flory scored for the Crimson Tide (5­8­2) in the final minute of regulation. Sophomore Jared Rylant led scoring with a pair of first­ period goals and junior Ryan Francis added a fifth for the Lakers. With the victory, Colchester improved its record to 10­ 3­2, the third best record in the Metro division behind South Burlington and Essex. The victory also marked the fifth consecutive win for the Lakers, whose previous best stretch this season was 3­0­2. With only five games remaining in the regular season, Colchester is looking to continue its late season hot streak. That hope will no doubt be tested this week, with back­to­back games scheduled against the top two teams in the division. The Lakers hosted Essex (11­2­2) on Wednesday, after the time of press. Colchester will take on South Burlington (13­ 2­0) at Cairns Arena on Saturday at 5:10 p.m. The last time the Lakers and Rebels faced off, South Burlington bested Colchester 5­2, the Lakers’ only loss of the season to exceed one goal. –Kelly March

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Thursday, February 14

MBS fifth-grade band and chorus concert from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Friday, February 15

CHS Coffeehouse from 7-10 p.m. in the Colchester High School cafeteria

Friday, February 15

CSD choral concert from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Colchester Middle School gymnasium

Tuesday, February 19

Colchester School Board meeting from 7:00-10:00 p.m. in the Colchester High School library

Historically, Colchester’s school budgets have been challenging to CSD pass. On March 5, the voters will Superintendent determine whether they support a budget of about $34 million dollars to provide educational programs for its 2,100 children. This year, the school board also approved an additional ballot item for a five­million­dollar bond for the renovation of Colchester High School’s outdated science classrooms and labs that are of limited instructional use. Each year, I receive questions about what Colchester receives for its investment in our schools. Indeed, it is a fair question and is often challenging to answer in concrete terms. Rather than starting at the beginning of the educational spectrum, let’s go to the final experience — high school. In a recent presentation to the board, Principal Amy Minor provided an overview of our course offerings compared to other districts in Chittenden County. It was very evident that, while CHS does not offer the breadth or depth in mathematics, sciences, humanities or languages courses compared to other high schools, it excels in high performance in math, reading, writing and science — and this high performance allows

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Wednesday, February 20

Porters Point School presents “Go Fish!” from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Colchester High School theater

Thursday, February 21

Porters Point School presents “Go Fish!” from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Colchester High School theater.

Union Memorial School students practice rhythm on drums. Photo contributed

Union Memorial School students have been learning about rhythm in their music classes this year. In addition to studying progressive rhythms and four­beat rhythm patterns — quarter notes, eighth notes and rests — the students have engaged in rotation activities in order to explore a variety of drums, including Tubanos, gathering drums, hand drums and floor toms. Practicing with a variety of drums also allows the students the opportunity to try out different drumming techniques and expand their understanding of rhythm. For more information, call UMS at (802) 264­5959, or e­mail music teacher Martie Mutz at mutzm@csdvt.org. — Submitted by Colchester School District

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A group of Colchester Middle School students are hard at work for a great cause. As are some MBS Ospreys, members of CMS’s community service club are spearheading efforts to support the annual Big Change Roundup fundraiser, which fortifies programs and services for local children at Fletcher Allen Health Care’s

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CHS News and inference,” Buswell said. Students are also using iPads to conduct a short, focused research project on the Greek city­states and learning about ancient Greek life. As part of this research, they will need to argue and defend why they wish to live in a particular city­state. For more information, call MBS at (802) 264­ 5900, or e­mail Dawn Buswell at buswelld@ csdvt.org. — Submitted by Colchester School District

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Colchester High School’s award­winning debate team competed at the Vermont State House in Montpelier on Feb. 9. Six members of the team — which finished first in the Jan. 12 tournament held at CHS and finished second at the Feb. 2 tournament at Woodstock High School — competed in the poetry, prose, impromptu and original oratory categories. Debate is excellent life and career preparation. In addition to training students to carefully examine multiple perspectives of

complex issues, debate cultivates participation in leadership and conflict resolution, integrates knowledge about a variety of subjects, sharpens students’ ability to effectively defend their position when challenged, develops effective communication skills, improves confidence and much more. For more information about the program or about the meet, call CHS at (802) 264­5700, or e­mail Humanities teacher Steve Fiske at fiskes@csdvt.org. — Submitted by Colchester School District

particularly with regard to winter; students have discussed animals that are active through the winter as well as elements of hibernation and migration. Students have also studied animal tracks and have created animal­related stories. PPS’s iPads have

been used for this study of animals, as well. For more information, call PPS at (802) 264­ 5920 or e­mail Jordanna Silberberg at silverbergj@ csdvt.org.

PPS News In Jordanna Silverberg’s first­grade classroom at Porters Point School, students have been learning all about the animal kingdom and the ways in which various species interact with the natural world. Silverberg first introduced some general

species classifications — mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects — and some of the common characteristics shared among members of each group. Since that time, Silverberg has expanded the students’ study to include a variety of animal adaptations,

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our students access to top colleges and universities across the nation. More significantly, CSD’s per­pupil spending is hundreds — and in some cases thousands — of dollars less than most other schools. In the recent report “An Evaluation of Vermont’s Education Finance System” by Lawrence O. Picus and Associates prepared for the Vermont State Legislature, CHS was celebrated for consistently demonstrating high performance despite low per­pupil costs and below­average teacher salaries. CHS also has a graduation rate of 93 percent, well above the average in Vermont. Of further note is the number of tuition students we receive from communities without a high school, such as Grand Isle and Georgia, and the resulting increased revenue supplementing our budget — currently approximately $800,000 for eighty­ three tuition students — benefiting Colchester taxpayers. Students from these outlying communities report the student climate, instruction and curriculum programs and athletics as the basis for their decision to attend CHS. Though high school culminates the educational experience in Colchester, credit must be awarded to all our schools, parents and community members. Our students, teachers and administrators who work to achieve high standards are very proud to belong to our school community — and a great sense of pride in our schools is critical to our success.

Vermont Children’s Hospital. The CMS students have rolled up their sleeves and are contributing to the effort to meet the hospital’s goal of $250,000 by arranging a “change challenge” in which the school community is competing until Feb. 15. For more information, call CMS at (802) 264­5800, or e­mail Kara Pawlusiak at pawlusiakk@csdvt.org. Used water­jugs collect change at Colchester Middle School to — Submitted by support the annual Big Change Roundup fundraiser. Colchester School District Photo contributed

At Malletts Bay School, students in Dawn Buswell’s fifth­grade class have been studying Greek mythology, creating scrolls — written in Greek — and sharing and translating them with their peers. The study of mythology is a particularly important component in the study of classic and modern literature. It is also helpful in the study of ancient culture as well as the study of the beginnings of Western civilization. “Besides exposing children to classic literature, I use the unit to reinforce the concepts of theme, conflict and resolution,

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“I’ve found corks on Craigslist, some restaurants save them for me, many friends and family give me 5-10 corks whenever I see them,” Gang revealed. “As I started wanting to do more complicated patterns I realized that I needed way more corks.” Gang – a Winooski resident – recycles all the corks he can get his hands on into works of art. His patterned designs are intricate and framed with handmade barn boards. Gang interlocks light and dark corks to create contrast. Bigger champagne corks are often weaved throughout to divide his color arrangements. “Corks are very interesting to work with. They come in so many colors and types, and each cork has a story attached to it,” he explained. Working with patterns isn’t new for Gang. His previous job was in the hardscaping business. He has installed many brick, paved and stone patios, driveways and walkways. “The patterns are beautiful in their simplicity. Herringbone, running bond, basket weave. All of these patterns work well with corks,” said

“If you can think of it, I can cut it out,” Gang noted. “People seem to love my Vermont state cutouts with a heart over Burlington.” Gang will be applying for a booth at the summer farmer’s Cork art by Grey Owl Design market in Burlington again Gang. “And corks are this year, which runs from mid May much easier on the back than bricks.” through October. In the meantime, you can find Gang’s work on display After five years of making art as locally in his studio. a hobby, Gang established Grey Owl Design last year. He opened a It is also available for sale on Etsy at studio in the 4 Howard Building in www.etsy.com/shop/GreyOwlDesign. Burlington’s South End and starting selling his art at the Burlington Remember to save your corks! Gang Farmer’s Market. shared new cork art ideas that he “Working for myself has always been a major goal in my life, and that was the main reason for my decision to start this business. I love the freedom to be able to set my own hours and rely on my creativity to make a living,” said Gang. In addition to cork art, Grey Owl Design offers custom-painted wood cutouts. Gang makes signs for businesses and summer homes, cuts animal silhouettes, colorful kids’

can’t wait to try: “I want to add depth to the designs, like a contour map. I’d love the chance to install a large cork design on a ceiling, door or kitchen backsplash.” Get in touch with Gang directly by emailing greyowldesign@gmail. com. Find out more about Grey Owl Design at www.greyowldesign.com.

Know an artist? Let Susan know today! Email susan@colchestersun.com or call 878-5282.

Porters Point students to perform All Kindergarten through secondgrade students at Porters Point School will perform the musical “Go Fish,” by John Jacobsen and John Higgins on Feb. 20-21 in the Colchester High School auditorium. The performance is a culmination of several weeks of learning for the students that include reading the script and learning songs, speaking parts and dances. The school is split into two

performing groups — half the school performs on Feb. 20 and the other half performs on Feb. 21. Both performances start at 6:30 p.m. and run 40 minutes.

incorporate speaking and dancing parts … the story really comes alive for the students when they’re a part of it … for many of our children this is their first time on a real stage.”

“Musicals give the children the opportunity to learn on so many levels,” said Martie Mutz, CSD music teacher at PPS and Union Memorial School (UMS). “It’s more than just singing songs. We take the opportunity to read the story and

This colorful musical features all sorts of sea creatures, including sharks, octopus and many kinds of fish. For more information, visit Mutz’ PPS blog at ppsmusicwithmsmutz.blogspot. com.

“High Trash.” Work made from the repurposing of cast-off goods, forcing attention toward 21st century environmental issues. Free admission. Through Feb. Fleming Museum of Art, 61 Colchester Avenue, Burlington. “Bounty.” Sculpture installation by Vermont artist Gregg Blasdel. Runs through Apr. 6. Art Lab, Fourth Floor, The BCA Center, Burlington. Contact: 802-865-7166. “Color Story.” A juried exhibit that crosses subject, theme and genre and focuses on choice of color. Runs through Mar. 3. Darkroom Gallery, 12 Main Street, Essex Junction. “Strength in Numbers.” Feb-March 2. Work by a group of 11 Vermont art teachers who come together twice a month to support each other in their art. Free and open to the public. Pickering and Fletcher Rooms, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street, Burlington. Contact Barbara: 8657211 “In the Eye of the Beholder.” Pastel works by Anne Unangst, Cindy Griffith, and Marcia Hill based on the same series of landscapes. Explores artistic interpretation and point of view. Runs through March 31. A photo ID is required for admittance. Governor’s Gallery, Fifth Floor, Pavilion Building, Montpelier. “The Eye of Senator Leahy.” A personally selected collection of U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy’s unique photography images while serving Vermont for the past 38 years. Through Feb. 28. Vermont Supreme Court, Montpelier, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Upcoming Events 2/14 ”The Heidi Chronicles” presented by the UVM Department of Theatre. Tickets: $18. Through Feb. 16. The Royall Tyler Theatre, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. For tickets and info, contact: 656-2094. 2/15 Cabaret Night. General admission: $7. Tickets go on sale Feb. 11 in the Essex High School main office or at the door. Essex High School Cafeteria, 7 p.m. Contact: 802-857-7000 x1581. 2/16 Poetry reading. Vt. Poet Laureate Sydney Lea will speak on poetry and read some of his work. Free. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 11 a.m. Contact: 878-4918 2/16 “Urinetown.” Ascension Lutheran Church, 95 Allen Road, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Contact: 862-8866. 2/17 ”Songs of Hope, Joy and Peace.” McCarthy Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 3-4 p.m. Contact: 802-398-2300. 2/17 The Bells of St. James and The Essex Children’s Choir. Free. UCW White Church, Westford, 4-5 p.m. Contact Marge: 802-879-4028

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HEALTH/FOOD Watching Death Panna By SCOTT FUNK Recently I was at the hospital visiting an old friend. The jaundiced color, frailty, body of skin and bones combined with the morphine drip told all this was a final visit. This was a moment of good­bye. The conversation dwelt on platitudes and humor. But what is there really to talk about at such times? Everything has already been said that needed saying by the way lives were lived, by who one is and how one made his or her way. So, in the sterile room of institutional health and diminished expectations, what can we do but joke and act like nothing extraordinary is happening? Tomorrow everyone will wake up and life will be the same except for one slight hole in the universe. One missing piece. I have long ago entered the point where funerals have become more commonplace than marriages. There are friends and acquaintances that I now see only at funerals. There are those I catch up with solely to say good­bye. Such is the blessing and the curse of a long life. If we last long enough, we get to bury everyone. If we do not, well, then someone else gets to bury us. We don’t talk about death and dying much in our society. The subject is taboo. It is almost as if dying is a personal failing. It has become more private, too. Deathbed scenes with family and friends gathered around are less common these days. When was the last time you heard the news reporter announcing the last words of someone famous? That’s too bad. If death is a part of life, then it must be good. The gift of life is good, so death must be a gift, as well. The native people of the far north believe that the wolf is a gift to the caribou. The wolf was sent to keep the heard healthy. Just like the wolf, death is a natural part of things. It isn’t personal; it just is. One of the things I’ve learned in working with older clients is that it isn’t “if I die,” it is “when I die.” Perhaps if we could talk more about this, it might break down some of the false divisions our society has erected around aging. That we all will face and deal with death is far more significant than perceived differences of years or activities. Not cheerful stuff, I know. But, aging is moving in a one­way direction. Each passing tells us more about our own mortality than anything else. This is not good. This is not bad. This is just the way of life and we must learn to deal with it. Each in our own way for more than anything else we are survivors. But, only temporarily. Aging in Place, it doesn’t’ happen by accident. And, it doesn’t last forever.

Scott Funk

Scott Funk is Vermont’s Aging in Place advocate, writing and speaking around the state on issues of concern to retirees and their families. He works as a reverse mortgage consultant in Richmond.

Putting the freeze on frostbite Q: What do ice fishers, small babies and the homeless have in common? A: They are all at increased risk for frostbite. Anyone with excessive exposure to cold is at risk: ice fishers or hunters sit for prolonged periods in the cold; babies are poor at generating heat and obviously are unable to say when they are cold; and the homeless may be inadequately dressed and have no warm shelter. Also at greater risk of frostbite: outdoor workers, joggers and winter enthusiasts who may get overly chilled with sweaty outfits, and any person who drinks alcohol (excessively or not) because alcohol increases heat loss through our skin and impairs our judgement. Q: What is the difference between frostnip and frostbite? A: Frostnip happens when an extremity cools down until it is tingling but not freezing, hence it does not cause permanent damage. Frostbite is when a part of the body actually freezes. Ears, noses, cheeks, fingers and toes are most at risk. In order to keep the body’s core temperature up, blood is shifted towards vital organs. Symptoms of frostbite include an initial cold sensation which can progress to prickling and itching and then to numbness with stiff pale, white skin. Q: Do I need to see a doctor to treat frostbite or other cold injury? A: It is safest to be seen by a medical professional to treat cold injury. People who are hypothermic (their body temperature is too low) may show lack of clear judgment and should be brought to the emergency department for immediate treatment. Treatment includes removing wet gloves or clothes, and

Alicia Jacobs, MD slowly warming the affected areas with dry clothes, warm blankets or tepid water. The warming process can be quite painful. In addition, if there is no way to stay warm, it is best to postpone thawing frozen body parts. Recurrent freezing and thawing can cause irreparable damage to the body part. If the frostbite is severe, the body part can be damaged beyond repair and turn gangrene. Gangrene can lead to the loss of the affected finger, nose or toes. Q: How do I avoid cold injury? A: The bottom line is it is better to prevent frostbite with adequate cold protection. All babies should have one additional layer of clothing than an adult would need to stay warm. Generally, it is safer to use a scarf, gator or balaclava than put protective ointments on cheeks. Waterproof mittens are better than gloves and a hat will minimize heat loss out of your head. Bring extra dry clothes if doing outdoor winter activities. Remember that a ‘nip’ of alcohol only makes you feel warmer while making your body lose more heat. If you feel you need a nip to keep warm, you may already be at risk for cold injury! Alicia Jacobs, MD is the medical director of Colchester Family Practice. Dr. Jacobs is also Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

cotta with maple aspic

Food styling and photography by Tracey Medeiros

Recipe from Vanna Guldenschuh Method of preparation: and Vermont Spirits For the panna cotta: combine the gelatin and milk in a small bowl. Set Makes six servings aside and let bloom for at least 10 minutes. Ingredients for the panna cotta: Meanwhile, in a large saucepan 1 package unflavored gelatin heat the vodka, sugar and cream until 1/2 cup whole milk it almost comes to a boil, stirring until 1/2 cup vodka, preferably the sugar is dissolved. Add the gelatin Vermont White Vodka mix and vanilla and gently whisk over 1/2 cup granulated sugar low heat until the gelatin is dissolved. 2 cups heavy cream* Strain the mix into a pourable 2 tsp pure vanilla extract container and fill martini glasses about two thirds full. Put in the refrigerator to Ingredients for the maple aspic: set. When the panna cotta has started to 1 tsp unflavored gelatin set, make the maple aspic. 1/4 cup water For the maple aspic: combine the 1/2 cup pure Vermont maple syrup gelatin and water in a small bowl. Set 1/4 cup vodka, preferably aside and let bloom for 10 minutes. Vermont Gold Vodka Meanwhile, in a small saucepan

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Vermont Spirits Distilling Company Owner: Steve Johnson

By TRACEY MEDEIROS For The Colchester Sun Vermont Spirits was originally established in 1999 in Barnet, Vt., which is about an hour north of its present location in Quechee. The original property had a sizeable number of sugar bush, so the idea to produce a distilled product from a local sugar/starch source (while slightly ahead of its time) seemed like a good one. They started in a small wooden structure, where the entire ion product process required a lot of handling and maneuvering to make up for the small workspace. The distillery outgrew the building and equipment by 2006, moving into a larger facility in Barnet, in 2008, before finally making the move south, to Quechee, in 2011. Owner Steve Johnson recently shared some information about his distilling company. Q: When did you first became interested in vodka? A: All of the employees at Vermont Spirits have a keen interest in distilled spirits, from both a creative and a production perspective. Being good, or even just a pretty good distiller, requires a lot of patience and a willingness to always be learning and trying out new methods and theories in an effort to improve on your product. Vodka is, of all the spirits, the purest expression of the source of its ingredients and therefore, deserves our interest and attention. This is where many begin and, while we have moved into producing more complicated spirits, much of the work often comes back to what we learned when producing our vodka from scratch. All this means that we do not buy raw alcohol and redistill, but rather ferment our own sugar

sources (maple sap and syrup) and then begin the distillation process. Q: What is a typical day at the distillery like? A: A typical day begins by starting the boiler and, when the desired steam pressure is achieved, starting the still or stills. Some of our stills require the distiller’s undivided attention; if you are running one of them, that job will be the focus of your entire day. Other days may include less focus and more multi­tasking, allowing one to work on any number of jobs that may include beginning a fermentation, bottling and paperwork, to name a few. Q: What makes your vodkas so unique? A: Our vodkas are made with alcohol fermented from sugars and starch, which are representative of Vermont. We began with maple, which we think is the purest expression of Vermont, and more recently have begun to work extensively with apples from the Champlain Valley. Q: Why did you choose vodka? A: Vodka is often the spirit that a new distillery will begin with, because it requires no aging and can begin to produce an immediate revenue stream for the business. We chose our product line because of the unique characteristics that are produced through maple fermentation, which still allows us to create a traditional style of unflavored vodka. As evidence of this

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warm the maple syrup and vodka to a simmer over low heat. Add the gelatin mix and gently whisk over low heat until the gelatin has dissolved. Allow to cool, but not set, at room temperature. Strain it into a pourable container. Making sure the panna cotta has set enough to hold the aspic on top, slowly pour the completely cooled maple mixture over it to form a golden layer. Return to refrigerator and allow to set for several hours or overnight. Note: You may substitute whole milk or half and half for some of the cream, but always use at least one cup of cream.

success, we were flattered to see our Vermont Gold win a blind taste test in Moscow in 2004. Q: How would you describe the flavor profile of Vermont Gold, Vermont White and the Limited Release Vodka? A: When distilled correctly, Vermont Gold, made from a fermentation of concentrated maple sap, produces rich smooth vodka with a caramel note unlike any other. Vermont White is made from lactose fermentation, which creates vodka with a super smooth mouth feel and a hint of vanilla. Our VS Limited Release is a special vodka made entirely from the early run sap of the year’s maple season. This light in color, and delicate tasting sap, produces exceptionally smooth vodka with only a hint of caramel or maple. It is only produced every couple of years to be sold in Vermont, and one or two other select markets, such as New York City. Q: Who is Harry Gorman? How did he end up joining the Vermont Spirits Distilling Company team? A: Harry Gorman has been a distiller of Vermont Spirits since 2004. He had been an enthusiastic participant in the hobby of wine and beer­ making most of his adult life, so when the opportunity to partner with Vermont Spirits presented itself, the fit was apparent. His mechanical and problem­solving skills, coupled with his enthusiastic embrace of all things related

to producing distilled spirits, have helped him to develop the formulas for Vermont Spirits highly acclaimed vodkas. Harry first came to Vermont in 1982 following an 8­year living, learning and working journey throughout Europe and North America. He and his wife, Ann, bought a 19th­century Vermont farmhouse, which they restored. Apart from an 11­year stay in Ireland, the couple have lived in the Green Mountain State ever since. Harry has always believed that his education comes from actively participating in life’s immense variety of endeavors. In his youth, he worked as a migrant agricultural worker, commercial fisherman, potter, contractor, furniture maker and baker. The common thread has been his desire to learn, perform and master the skills needed to produce quality work. Harry has an enduring love of Vermont, its serenity, resources and deep sense of community. He and Ann, now married for 31 years, live in their farmhouse in Danville, Vt. Tracey Medeiros, of Essex, is a freelance food writer, food stylist, recipe developer and tester. Medeiros is the author of Dishing Up Vermont (Storey Publishing, 2008). Countryman Press will be publishing her second book, The Vermont Farm Table in the spring of 2013. Reach Tracey at: www. traceymedeiros.com or via e­mail at: traceymedeiros@ comcast.net.

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The Colchester Sun | Thursday, February 14, 2013

Taking the Plunge

Colchester High School 2012-2013 Honor Roll ~ Quarter Two

Colchester High School students and teachers participated in the Penguin Plunge on Feb. 2 at the Burlington Waterfront. Two teams that dove in together: the Colchester Lakers Football Team and the CHS National Honor Society advisor and members. Pictured from left to right are CHS football players William Ward, JP Olson and Grant Cummings. Photo contributed by Ronalyn Cummings

9th Grade High Honors Sadie Anderson Jenna Baillargeon Lauren Bergen Sevda Beridze Isabella Bertoni Nicholas Bouffard Rachael Buckley Abigail Burgess Devan Cameron­ Vaupel Kaley Campbell Matilda Carney Kalin Collins Meghan Collins John Cullen Jordan DeMatteis Patrick Desmond Jake Ducharme Ryan Eustace Justin Evans Samuel Evans Ellyse Fredericks Kaylee Gallagher Katelyn Haas Abigail Harrington Brenden Hinman Clara Johnson Brett Krzynski Andrew Lynch Cassie Mallabar Kyla McClanahan Victoria Mier Jonathon Mussaw Peri Navarro Emily O’Neill Brennan Paradee Anthony Park Robbie Peeters Madeleine Prevost Kaitlyn Robinson Jade Ronish Zachary Sheets Cameron Smith Camil Srna Garrett St. Pierre Abraham Trabulsy Emma Tudhope Jenna Visage Kyle Walker Ashley Wells Katherine White Danielle Whitham 10th Grade High Honors Andre Amrain Reid Atwood Alexander Barrett Connor Breen Patrick Bushey Rozlyn Calderon Sarah Campbell Michael Chambers Corinne Colgrove Bryce Colvin Thomas Condon Elizabeth Connors Grant Cummings Alison Davis Daniel DeMars Kevin Desmond Molly Dickin Cady Dubuque Hannah Echo Samantha Gordon Dakota Gorkun Audry Houle Elias Igneri Cassandra LaBonte Erik Lagerquist Cassidy Lawrence Timothy Lewis Patrick McHugh

Jennifer McNall Margaret McNeil Chelsea Mead Ann Meadows Meghan Meyers Haley Mock Liam Mooney Casey Nichols Bhawana Niroula Quinn O’Reilly Andrew Pike Allison Pilcher Mirela Poljak Madeline Powell Gabrielle Rancoud­ Guillon Samuel Rancoud­ Guillon Ellen Rathe Alexina Richard Hannah Rogers Nigel Sarrazin Rachel Scibek Miranda Scorsome Benjamin Seaman Megan Severance Paige Shepard Austin Simeck Sophia Simkins Hannah Spence Anthony Tabet Quinn Trabulsy Destyni Travers Rexana Vachereau Kiera Zehnacker 11th Grade High Honors Kiley Baillargeon Jeremy Barton Daniel Brigante Megan Bullock Summer Colley Benjamin Cross Braeden Doud Tanner Ducharme Emily Ellsworth Mikayla Fay Alan Feeley Joshua Gervais Danielle Hart Lauren Hutchings Jordan Lamay Taylor Lance Samantha Martello Julia Meadows Ethan Miller Justin Miller Jacquelyn Nagle Natalie Orner Samuel Pakulski Haley Palchak Maia Patrie Carina Sobel Ethan Thibault Meranda Turner Kristen Veronneau Amanda Wark Gabriela Zimbron 12th Grade High Honors Jessie Allen Pavlo Babkin Erin Balas Arthur Barrett Vanessa Barton Deanna Bessy Austin Bushey Sean Callahan Zebulon Carney Kathryn Carver Megan Chanbers Seth Chornyak Stefano Coccetti

Hunter Colvin Tiffany Couture Sydney Crady Julia Crane Meghan Critchlow Leah Dell Denir Djozic Bridget Doherty Emily Eakin; Jake Ermolovich Chiara Evans Melinda Fortuna Ashley Francis Jenna Griffith Jordan Isham Lindsay LeBlanc Abigayle Long Andrew Lopes Kevin Lynch Aaron Mallabar Kathleen McMahon Lindsay McNall John McNeil Shea Mercy Laura Miller Kyla Mooney Adam Nichols Mariah Noth Hanna Orselet Alexis Osler Jacqueline Park Nicole Quintal Ethan Reynolds Kate Rielly Joshua Rylant Jacqueline Sortor Kimberly Spacapan Lucie Stein Collin Turner Kasey Verba Alyse Winchester Grace Yasewicz Lauren Zwonik 9th Grade Honors Cynthia Alers­ Rodriguez Alexandra Anthony Kirsten Atkins Sean Bagdon Dakota Bilodeau Lauren Brooks Ethan Cameron­ Vaupel Kelsey Cauchon Curtis Chagnon Brendan Connors Nathan Crammond Kelsey Desjardin Angus Doherty Christian Douglas Thomas Duggan Stacy Franklin Lekesha Frost­ Bushey Alex Gardner Leland Gazo Nicholas Graeter Mathias Henson Mike Jurendic Colton Lafayette Taylor Losier Sabrina Maceri Joshua Mercure Katina Messier Dakota Navari Sage Papariello Angela Pellegrino­ Wood Emily Pike Jayda Posey Makayla Rounds Cole St. Amour Jake Stebbins Teeana Sykas

Bryan Thibault Hailey Thibault Suleika Torres Dominique Torro Olivia Trevisani Regan Ugalde Lily Webster Devon Wells Skyler Wilkinson 10th Grade Honors Brittany Aiken Josephine Ames Jared Antoniak Devin Ashley Joseph Baker Connor Barton Pascal Bechade Elisha Berry Julia Bessy Tyler Breen Shelby Chagnon Luke Chamberlain Robert Chase Jack Conant Jacob Dwinell Alexa Eddy Clayton Ellwood Brennan Fitzpatrick Mark Gauthier Robert Hamlin Katherine Hinman Harrison Holmes Brittany Isabelle Aleksa Jenkins Jamie Marcelino Brian Masson Kennedy Maxfield Bryan McSweeney Hytham Mohamed Keira Mulcahy Tierra Myers Samrety Nguon Ashley O’Kane Mikayla Racine Lakysha Rock Jared Rylant Karen Savage Jordan Schnabel Nathaniel Schramm Anna Senft­Miller Sophie Singer Avery Steele Erik Swan Jordyn Thayer Maxwell Trahan Cody Turner Kendra Viens Brooke Walton Jordain Williams Chelsea Wimble Janice Wood John Young 11th Grade Honors Alexander Barnes Taylor Bean Bryana Blair Avery Blanchette McKenzie Bogner Elise Bouffard Calvin Brault Matthew Brien Aidan Cameron Molly Carver Nickolas Castle Kristina Chapman Matthew Cuce Savanah Davison Autumn Devoid Woodrow Dubuque Rachel Elgert Kelsey George

Richard Giroux Julia Goldman Matthew Goudie Whitney Grant Jensen Hamblett Erica Hoffman Tucker Jean Haley Jestings Nicole LaCroix Kellie Lockerby Aaron Longchamp Milan Marak Cassidy Moore Brett Nelson Maike Neukirch Dugan O’Donnell Jason Ploof Camron Remillard Samuel Robinson Katherine Sirois Alexandria St. Peter Grant Thibault Bryan Tiburcio Maci Wallace Matthew Waters Cassidy Wells 12th Grade Honors Sarah Amour Maggie Batchelder Kristy Benoit Nicholas Bezio Alyssa Borden Marie Bouffard Sydney Brown Alexandra Brownell Miranda Bushey Devan Chanbers Alicia Champman Allsion Crammond Sierra Cummings Andrea Daly Hailey Dubuque Kayla Eustace Fiona Farmer Kassandra Fasano Samantha Ford Mandi Fortin Kyle Galusha Jacquelin Gauthier Taylor Genest Alex Gould Dominic Guerrina Jennifer Hinchey Shaun Keogh Nicholas Kerr Therese King Riley Kruger Andrew LaPlant Frederick LeBlanc Quinten Lewis Caleb Mann Joseph Marcone Ally McAuslan Matthew McBride Dylan Meekins Susan Mendl Jeremy Miles Jacob Morton­ Black Collin O’Reilly Joseph Pakulski Austen Paradee Sarah Paskevich Sarah Pike Morgan Prouty Karl Raacke Matthew Ryan Brooke Sarault Balke Stanyon John Surprenant Mitchell Thayer Samantha Thompson Nicholas Wyckoff

Colchester Middle School 2012-2013 Honor Roll ~ Quarter Two High Honors Grade 6 Alexandra Aley Lauren Baillargeon Sophia Brigante Anna Dean Julia Dell’Amore Katelyn DeMatteis Molly Echo Elisabeth Faul­ Welfare Ava Hayes Lucas McClanahan Ani McMannon Conroy O’Donnell Autumn Olsen Bryce Orner Abigail Palaza Jacqueline Palaza Michael Prevost Amanda Rogers Gabriel Sharp William Stetson Gavin Sweeney Ruby Tetrick Angelo Trevisani Kayley Tullgren Jayden Walters High Honors Grade 7 Landon Cayia Sophia Comi Morgan Eaton Ethan Goedken Gabrielle Gosselin Bailey Luter Riley Magoon Samantha Messier Rebecca Mier Tabitha Myers Yogeshwari Oka Anya Olmstead­ Posey Duy Pham Selma Poljak Brooke Senesac Andrew Spencer Savanah Tebeau­ Sherry Cydney Viens Brayden Wilkins High Honors Grade 8 Brendan Adamczyk

Cara Barmore Emily Bryant Laura Campbell James Collins Jillian Davila Rachel Gervais Sierra Gorkun Erin Horton Colyn Hutchings Alyssa Jenkins Haley Kieny Emma Lamothe Morgan Landry Charlotte Lau Corinna Pilcher Caitlain Quirini Ian Sarrazin Madeline Schroeder Anne Stetson Kristen Thompson Vivian Trevisani Connor Zwonik Honors Grade 6 Hussein Abdikadir Keisha Aikey Nora Allen Maxwell Anderson Felix Ayer Emily Bissonette Michael Blair Gavin Brunell David Campbell Grace Campbell Amelia Cassidy Owen Chamberlain Hayley Church Annika Cooper Jacob Cullen Justin Dattilio Makayla Davis Keegan Davis Alexandra Duffy Jennifer Dunn Basmala Fadel Samuel Fath Madison Finelli Alan Frank Isaiah Freeman Zachary Goad Elizabeth Graeter Summer Hathaway Anna Higgins Iverson Hines Christopher Howard Grace Johnson Edin Jukic

Ava Kendrick Samantha Kieny Vincent Lai Evan Lamothe Austin Lathrop­ Johnson Mariah Lavallee Zachary Lavalley Ryan LaVigne Kelsey LeClair Trevor Matot Madison McElroy John Moore Braylen Morits Jackson Muir Devin Mulac Hans Nedde Van Nguyen Paige Paradise Lauren Pelletier Eleanor Peterson Cassandra Ploof Joshua Porter Jameson Roach Shyanne Roberge Kailey Robert Molly Ryan Karissa Sailer Dasha Serdyuk John Shail Kaeleigh Shamberger Cameron Shepherd Anna Singer Kaitlyn Small Evan Soulia Abbie Sykas David Tran Lauren Zehnacker Honors Grade 7 Nicholas Blin Jacob Blow Justin Bouchard Alex Carp Ella Cole Emily Conant Nicole Corriveau Fiona Doherty Brayden Duggan Thurman Dusablon Anna Eaton Evan Fredericks Taylor French Molly Fuller Bailey Gagnon­ Foy

Louis Gazo Dzejna Halilovic Jack Hammond Meghan Harbison Autumn Hathaway Emily Huff Isaac Hutchins Addison Kalmer Samuel Lamphier Camden LeClair Abigail Longchamp Brooke Marcotte Scott Mass Seth Masson Marissa Miles Hannah Miller Aiem O’Donnell Joey O’Kane Ella Pellegrino Ethan Pellegrino Benjamin Rathe Holden Riley Tiana Roberge Olivia Rosato Gwendolyn Ruescher Michael Schick Olivia Schmidt Allison Sheets Everett Simkins Sydney Soren Geoffrey Southwell Michael Spillane Mason Thackara Gerardine Torres Jerome Trudeau Thomas Vesosky Kelsi Wallace Djoule Warren Elysia Way Emily White Matthew Whitham Travis Whittaker Honors Grade 8 Ray Aley IV Ryan Arel Isabell Ayer Jessica Benoure Ian Bishop Jenna Blondin Aliza Bogner Ethan Bokelberg Maxwell Brault Maggie Brigante Chloe Bullock Benjamin Clark

Jaclyn Cline Adrianne Colley Kerrigan Davis Ethan Dean Michael Draus Lucas Draus Grayson Ducharme Christopher El­hajj Jessica Erdmann Danielle Feinman Stefani Franklin Shannon French Katrina Groseclose Abby Handy Megan Hoague Nikoli Holly Mario Houle Cole Igneri Clayton Isham Acacia Kranz Abigail Ladd Jace Laquerre Haley Lathrop­ Johnson Curtis Lehouiller Sawyer Loftus Emily Lopes Alexandria Marcou Kiah Martin Madison Martin Derek Maxfield Brenna McMannon Sarah Mendl Jaeger Nedde Alyssa Noel Alana Plumb Charles Powell Kelasia Provencher Lynneah Rabidoux Isaac Racine Morgan Ricker Cassie Rivers Mason Rogers Madaline Schmidt Nicholas Schramm Laura Shaw Joseph Sheehan Amber Sicard Zayla Smith Dylan St.Hilaire Andrew St.Pierre Nathalie Stapleton Raven Sweeney Sonya Tuttle Ivy Vachereau Kyra Walker

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