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Laberge firing range case heard by Vermont Supreme Court Jacqueline Flynn The case against the Laberge Farm firing range has reached the ears of the Vermont Supreme Court.

Located on Lime Kilm Road, the farm has been the focus of many disputes among neighbors, who complain about the unregulated noise levels of the range.

On July 26, the Court heard arguments regarding whether the firing range should continue to be exempt from Act 250. Act 250, according to the Vermont Official State Website, exists to ensure that “larger developments complement Vermont’s unique landscape, economy, and community needs.” The Act provides community members the opportunity to participate in the review process.

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While the donations make it easier to operate the range, it’s not necessary for them to collect the donations.

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Hans Huessey Representing Laberge Farm

Affordable Housing Trust Fund focus of Selectboard discussion

The case first began in 2015, when the Neighborhood Group, those living near the range, filed a request for a jurisdictional opinion. However, despite the efforts by the community, the Supreme Court announced on Friday that the range would continue to operate without an Act 250 Land Use review.

The farm has been operating a firing range in its fields since the 1950s and is frequented by many. Hans Huessey, representing Laberge Farm, said that almost every police force in Chittenden County uses the Laberge farm as a practicing range, as does the University of Vermont shooting team.

At the entrance to the range sits a donation box that, according to the court papers, brings in as much as $20,000 in donations per year.

“While the donations make it easier to operate the range, it’s not necessary for them to collect the donations,” said Huessey during the court hearing on the 26.

“Even if you take down the donation box, the activity at the farm would be the same.”

Since the decision was announced by the Court, the Laberge family has declined to comment. The Neighborhood Group has released a statement saying they were “deeply disappointed and surprised” regarding the ruling. However, they are still reviewing the possibility of further legal action.

A spokesperson for the Group said, “In the meantime, despite the decision, we do hope that the Laberge family will consider placing reasonable limits on the noise impact of the firing range on surrounding neighbors.”

Underpass on Town Link Trail Opens

Meghan Neeley Charlotte Selectboard members returned to the subject of affordable housing on Monday, August 13 with a continued review of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund’s grant policies and procedures.

The Affordable Housing Trust Fund has a current balance of $139,000 that has not been added to in recent years. Despite several successful projects in the past, members of the grant program stated that interest in the fund is at an all-time low.

Current grant policies, such as the perpetual nature of affordability and repayment schedules, are reportedly deterring residents and contractors from seeking help via the trust fund.

Program members suggested several changes to address these issue without changing the main intent of the trust fund.

It was also suggested that the fund be more widely marketed and promoted to encourage the creation of affordable housing.

With only Selectboard members Lane Morrison, Frank Tenney and Carrie Spear present, a formal decision on the trust fund’s policies was once again delayed.

Charlotte Fire and Rescue services also appeared before the Selectboard for a second time to present their end-of -year finances.

Fire and Rescue currently estimates that they will end the fiscal year with a $2,000 surplus. Switching to an out-of-state billing provider reportedly helped emergency services cut down on cost.

According to Fire Chief Dick St. George, the fire department also received a $60,000 grant to replace the station’s aging air compressor. Funds to match this grant were

taken from pre-existing Fire and Rescue funds, ultimately costing the town nothing.

Eric and Elizabeth Buttery were approved for a highway access permit to shift the private right of way at 1824 Hinesburg Road approximately 15 feet to the east. The new road will be named Cayman’s Way. Melody Danaher of Turn the Towns Teal met with the Selectboard and was approved to hang teal ribbons around Charlotte for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in September.

The Selectboard also purchased a spam filter service for Town Hall through Tech Group for $540 per year. The town’s previous spam filter service was provided

by SymQuest and will expire at the end of August.

The Selectboard also decided to send the town attorney to a Planning Commission hearing with Ballek & Echeverria. Ballek & Echeverria has appealed to the commission in hopes of avoiding restrictions placed on a three-lot subdivision.

Lastly, the Selectboard discussed the process for budget review. Starting September 10, the board plans to meet individually with the different town commissions to review their plans and financial needs for the upcoming year.

The Rt. 7 underpass will officially open on Saturday, September 8.

Photo contributed The Charlotte Trails Committee invites all to attend the Grand Opening Celebration of the Underpass on the Town Link Trail on Saturday, September 8 at 11:00.

The trail system in Charlotte has been advantageous for recreational tourism and for locals wanting to move through the natural spaces and from neighborhood to neighborhood in Charlotte. The underpass, under Rt. 7,

is the crucial link, bringing together the trail systems that link the many great places in Charlotte: the inns, the Berry Farm and baseball field, Pelkey’s the village and the beach. Clark Hinsdale will speak at this event and members of the Charlotte Trails Committee will be on hand for the ribbon cutting.

Note: those needing handicap access can unload at Lower Old Town Trail.

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Letters to the Editor Letter To The Editor

I pretty much agree with Edd Merritt [Out Takes, The Charlotte News, 8/8/2013] regarding having guns for hunting (providing food), and getting rid of weapons of human destruction or weapons of war. To me, the latter only belong in the trained hands of military or police (full disclosure —I am so trained and qualified.

I do not own such.). I support the Second Amendment (but remember what was available when it was written). The only point I disagree with Mr. Merritt on is his not supporting individuals owning guns to protect themselves. He claims that we should “turn to agencies…to protect us.” Though that is probably the preferred route, I can envision times when a person is facing an intruder. A time delay while “agencies” respond could result in the unarmed victim’s death.

Roger Crouse Wake Robin Drive

Stop the Sport Killing of Foxes & Help Combat Lyme Disease

As someone who enjoys spending time outdoors here in Vermont, I was very concerned to learn that the Green Mountain State has the second highest rate of reported cases of Lyme disease in the country. This fact became even more concerning when I learned that the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has little to no data on the population of Vermont’s foxes, animals who are scientifically proven

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to curb the spread of Lyme disease. In Vermont, there is no limit on the number of foxes that can be hunted or trapped.

I find this policy to be backwards and ill-informed, considering the ecological services that foxes provide to the people of Vermont.

Humans can contract Lyme disease when bitten by a black-legged tick. Ticks are not born infected with Lyme disease; they are only infected when they feed on an organism that carries Lyme, such as whitefooted mice. White-footed mice carry Lyme disease and transmit it to ticks, which in turn spread it to humans. But foxes disrupt this cycle by hunting these mice, which reduces both the mice population and level of activity. This two-fold impact means that foxes are very efficient in reducing the amount of black-legged ticks that are infected with Lyme.

A petition to establish a moratorium on fox hunting and trapping in Vermont is circulating throughout our state because of the role foxes play in reducing the spread of Lyme. I urge you to google: “Vermont Petition Stop the Sport Killing of Foxes & Help Combat Lyme Disease” and add your name to the growing list of residents who support this initiative. Why should such a small proportion of Vermont’s populace, hunters and trappers of fox, be allowed to rob our landscapes of an animal who may be our greatest ally in our fight against Lyme disease?”

Emma Hopkins Burlington

Thank you voters

Thanks to all Chittenden County voters in Tuesday’s primary. I was very glad to see the pundits proven wrong in that the turnout was far greater than predicted.

Obviously, I am also thankful for the support I received from so many of you in my bid to be re-elected to the Vermont State Senate. I am eager, should I be re– elected in November, to hit the ground running to continue with my work in promoting and protecting the interests of Vermont consumers and working families.

Thank you again.

Senator Michael Sirotkin Chittenden District Chair, Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee

Letter to the Editor

I’d been meaning to explore the new Town Link Trail all year, and the News’ recent article gave me a much-needed kick in the pants I only wish I’d tried it sooner—it’s a great leisurely ride with the bonus of a creemee at the Berry Farm too!

Congratulations and a big “thank you” to the landowners and the Trails Committee for creating this tremendous resource.

Mike Walker Charlotte

Another roadside distraction Thomas Powell Every now and then, my wife and I feel the creeping crud of “Stuff” piling up in corners of the house, gathering in the basement, filling nooks in the barn, littering the yard. I’m guessing it happens to anyone who has raised kids in the same place for 20 years. It happens subtly and insidiously, gathering momentum until we finally decree: It has to go! Neither of us is egregiously responsible for the sin of Stuff.

It just happens. Sometimes it is old and fallen into disuse. Or an unvalued present.

Or maybe it was an impulse buy that never had any real place in our lives. Just a little existential nuisance.

When one of us is moved to action, it can mean a trip to the recycling bin, the dumpster, or “gifting” the item to an unsuspecting family member. We use Front Porch Forum to good effect. In our less noble moments, we have jettisoned new and unused Stuff as wedding presents. This isn’t the same as that premeditated ritual known as “downsizing.” These are random strategies born of angst to see something disappear. It doesn’t really matter how.

And this brings me to my favorite way of separating Stuff from our life: The Roadside Distraction.

We have a pretty long driveway. You can’t see the road from our house, so it offers a perfect setting. We put Stuff out by the mailbox with a little “Free” sign,

a roadside distraction for any passerby to stop, look, and take. It sits out there, seductively beckoning to drivers in a state of humility and cost-free grace. An ancient Evinrude engine, a redundant set of jumper cables, a chair that no longer hosts a butt. It’s a remarkably effective system involving willing participants who have absolutely no idea about each other, other than implied appreciation for moving Stuff to a new home. We don’t see the “Stopper”, and they don’t see the “Dropper”. It is a model of invisible efficiency.

So, who are the unknown wayfarers who take time to stop and gather up pieces of our life at the end of our driveway? One-timers? Repeat customers?

Locals? Tourists? Neighbors? Liberal or conservative? Young or old? Do they know what they will do with it or hope to find a purpose for it? Maybe I’m enabling hoarders? I’m glad they stop, but I don’t know who they are. I am curious who it was that gathered up a set of four pretty decent tires I left out there a few years ago.

He actually left me four not-so-good tires that were a different size, and a mystery was born. I left the deposited tires at the end of the driveway, and they too vanished a couple of days later, like magic.

Actually, it’s probably better this way.

Anonymity is a lovely link in this chain of giving/receiving, and I should just be grateful one more thing has found a new home and a happier owner. That should be enough in this conflicted world of ours.

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ON THE COVER: Eddie Moore enjoys a Thompson’s Point summer day.

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Around Town Congratulations: to Courtney McDermott whose poem “Dublin” appeared in the Young Writers Project of the Burlington Free Press on August 10. In it the author wonders whether coming abroad was the right thing to do. She says she has never before felt lonely as she is sitting by herself in a café.

She wonders whether she made a mistake but at the end of the poem makes her decision. Read it to see what she decides. to Sarah Whiteside of Charlotte who earned a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Utah. Her research was featured on the cover of the Journal of Immunology and was discussed on NBC’s “The Today Show.” This fall she will pursue post-doctoral work in England at the prestigious Babraham Institute in partnership with Cambridge University. She will be studying the mechanisms of T-cell immunotherapy and immunosuppression during cancer. to Susan Ohanian whose letter to the editor of the New York Times was published in the August 13 issue under the heading of “Learning Math: The Value of Practice and Passion.” Referring to an op-ed titled “Make Your Daughter Practice Math” written by Barbara Oakley, Susan, a long-time teacher, disagreed with the message to parents that their children should practice math. Rather, she

says they use its processes to whet their appetite for it by seeing it in action. After being sent to 26 states to see how primary grade teachers were transforming their approach to math instruction, Susan found the journey to math competence in the title of the resulting book: Garbage Pizza, Patchwork Quilts and Math Magic. She closes by saying, “If the whole family is involved, it is exciting. Math opportunities can start in the kitchen.”

Sympathy: is extended to family and friends of Nancy Jane Pearson Ansley of Charlotte who passed away August 10 at the age of 89. A native of Burlington, she spent many summers on Thompson’s Point. As a youngster she spent days with a friend who owned Thompson’s Point property.

She returned with her family in the late 1960s, renting different cottages every summer for 25 years. In 1996 she and her husband, Norman Ansley, bought their own cottage. A gathering in her memory was held at the Thompson’s Point Club House on August 16. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory be made to The Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation, 8740 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268. is extended to family and friends of Elizabeth Hatch of Charlotte who passed away August 15 at the age of 86. A 52-

year resident of the town, she was married to Paul Hatch. Her surviving family includes David Hatch, and Rose and Brad Aubin of Charlotte. The family asks that those wishing to make contributions in her memory consider doing so to the VNA/Hospice, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT 05446. is extended to family and friends of Mark W. Bolles, who passed away on August 12 in Machias, Maine, at the age of 66. Mark was a former pastor of the Charlotte Congregational Church. He served in that capacity for ten years, beginning in1989. Immersing himself in the Charlotte community, he was a school bus driver for the Charlotte Central School and a columnist for The Charlotte News.

Leaving the Church in 1999 he became owner/operator of Bristol Bus Tours. His surviving family who resided with him in Charlotte includes his three children: Daniel, Tyler and Ariel. A celebration of his life will be held in Maine at the Whitneyville Congregational Church on September 1 at 2 p.m.

All are welcome to attend. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Mark W. Bolles Community Fund for aid to those in need in the Washington

County, Maine area. Make checks payable to the Whitneyville Congregational Church, 19 South Main Street, Whitneyville, Maine 04654.

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Primary Voting Results Governor Christine Hallquist (D) Phil Scott (R) Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman (D) Don Turner (R) U.S. Senate Bernie Sanders (D) Brooke Paige (R) State Senate - Chittenden Tim Ashe (D) Ginny Lyons (D) Michael Sirotkin (D) Debbie Ingram (D) Alex R. Farrell (R) Dana Maxfield (R) Phil Baruth (D) Christopher A. Pearson (D) U.S. House At-Large District Peter Welch (D) Brooke Paige (R) Cris Ericson (I)

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Education

CCS readies for a new year

Stephanie Sumner On August 29, Charlotte Central School will be welcoming students back for the 2018-2019 school year. Teachers and staff members are looking forward to getting to know several new students and families joining our CCS community.

CCS has had a few transitions within teaching and staff positions. We are happy to welcome the following staff to CCS: ● Shannon Spellman - transitioning to Grade 1 Long Term Substitute position this year ● Stephanie Murray - Literacy Coach/ Coordinator, Long Term Substitute position ● Reina Guarnaccia - 0.5 FTE World Language (Spanish, Grades 5-8) ● Allan Miller, Digital Learning Leader/Proficiency and Personalized Learning Coach ● Angie Morin - Special Educator, Grades 5-6 ● Janelle Moynihan - Speech

Language Pathologist (SLP) ● Elizabeth Kehr - General Education Para-Educator ● Lin Warren - General Education Para-Educator ● Mike Hulvey - Athletics Director CCS wishes the very best to the following educators as they begin new endeavors within the Champlain Valley School District: ● Tica Netherwood, World Language at CVU ● Trish Healy, Special Educator at CVU ● Nancy Wood, Early Education SLP ● Mary Muroski, Grade 5 at Hinesburg Community School Many improvements, upgrades and moves have occurred over the summer months. Several classroom moves took place to continue to best support high levels of teaming and collaboration.

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elementary wing, replacing the folding walls previously in place. CCS will continue to replace the folding walls in the coming years. Additionally, new ceiling tiles have been put into several classrooms. CCS also has installed new boilers.

The start of the school year is always an exciting time. This year CCS will continue to delve deeper into proficiency based learning at all grade levels, with other endeavors taking route in the elementary grades and the middle grades.

Grades K-4 will be implementing Second Step®, a curricular program and approach rooted in Social-Emotional Learning.

Second Step is a research-based program designed to support schools in developing supportive and successful learning environments that help all children thrive.

Second Step is endorsed by CASEL, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. Focusing on Social-Emotional Learning has long-term benefits for students across academics, behaviors, attitudes and skills. The K-4 faculty will be focused on common themes, lessons, language/terms and focus areas of skill development to support an increased sense of safety and respect that is rooted in the social-emotional health and well-being of the entire CCS school community.

Grades 5-8 are continuing their focus on personalized learning, working with UVM’s Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education. Some call it a Transformational Learning Network and to others it’s The Learning Lab 2018.

Allan Miller (Digital Learning Leader and CCS Instructional Coach), Natasha Grey (6th Grade Social Sciences and Math), Marley Evans (7/8th Grade Humanities), and Jen Roth (Co-Principal and Middle-

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Level Instructional Leader) have committed to a year, long inquiry into the instructional practices and learning culture at CCS, while welcoming other cohort members from around the state to be part of this learning through visits and digital sharing of our work. At the end of this transformational experience, CCS will have documented the evolution to each of our inquiry questions focusing on personalization. The facilitators and coaches, Bill Rich of Red House Learning and Susan Hennessey from the Tarrant Institute of Innovative Learning, describe the Learning Lab as “a group of intrepid risk-takers coming together in a community of connected learners to help answer a few burning questions about this thing called personalized learning here in Vermont. We learn together and with our students through hosting and attending site visits in schools; through blended learning ecosystems including online conversations in a blog and via Slack; and through physical gatherings including overnight retreats and Saturday sessions throughout the school year.”

CCS Questionsinclude ● What is personalization? ● What, exactly, are teachers and students doing in settings that are becoming increasingly personalized? ● What are the best ways to develop the systemic capacity that schools need to get personalization right?

It is an exciting time to be a learner at CCS! Enjoy these last days of summer and we look forward to seeing you very soon.

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Food Shelf News

Susan Ohanian Thank you Special thanks go out to John and Nancy Calcagni, Charlotte Organic COOP, and Henri Proutt.

Special event At Kids Cook VT, kids learned to harvest vegetables, cook meals, and share proceeds

from these meals with the community. On a Wednesday, Kids Cook campers turned the Charlotte Congregational Church into a Pop Up café in an effort to raise money for the Food Shelf. Besides that, they provided wonderful blueberry muffins served with iced and hot coffee or tea to visitors. The meat and cheese sandwiches on bread donated from O Bread were a hit and all flew out quickly. Young cooks, supervised

by Deirdre Holmes and Rachel Stein, canned Dilly Beans and baked homemade Granola and snack Qix mix for families to take home and enjoy.

Bountiful grace Local gardeners have shared their bounty and supplied the food shelf with fresh cucumbers, zucchinis, green beans, yellow squash and onions, We are looking forward to the tomatoes and peppers that are sure to be coming.

The Food Shelf had 21 family visits in May, 20 in June and 16 in July. .

Wish List: kids’ cereal, Rice Krispies, Cheerios, apple sauce, baked beans, dry lemonade mix.

Important upcoming food shelf distribution dates Wednesdays, September 5 and 19, 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursdays, September 6 and 20, 7:30 to 9 a.m.

funds available for emergency assistance with fuel and electric bills. Contact Cindi at 425-3234 if you need assistance.

Donations The Food Shelf is a volunteer organization and all donations go directly for food and/or assistance to our neighbors.

Checks may be mailed to: Charlotte Food Shelf & Assistance P.O. Box 83 Charlotte, VT 05445 Thank you Donated food Drop-off Locations All nonperishable food donations may be dropped off at the Charlotte Library, the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (main entrance) or at the Food Shelf during the distribution mornings. We request that all fresh foods be dropped off at the Food Shelf before the Wednesday distribution hours or before 7:30 a.m. on the Thursday distribution mornings.

The Charlotte Food Shelf is located on the lower level of the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry. Distribution days/times are also posted on the bulletin board in the Charlotte Congregational Church Hall and at the Charlotte Library and the Charlotte Senior Center. You may also call the Food Shelf number (425-3252) for a recording of the distribution times.

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Notice of Herbicide Application in Town Highway Rights-of-Way Town of Charlotte The town will be applying herbicide as approved by the State of Vermont Department of Agriculture within town highway rights-of-way in 12 locations in Charlotte. The purpose is to control and prevent the spread of Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) and Common Weed (Phragmites australis). The herbicide to be used is 2%-5% glyphoshpate, which will be sprayed by hand. Applications will take place between Sept. 17 and Oct. 15, 2018, and will be performed

by Robert Hyams, Habitat Restoration Solutions, LLC. Please refer questions to Dean Bloch, Town Administrator, at 425-3071, ext. 5.

Contact at the Department of Agriculture is Dominique Golliot at 802793-2167.

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A growing community: Charlotte yoga teachers

Jacqueline Flynn For many Charlotters, yoga is an important component to everyday life here.

From meditation at the beach, to classes at the Berry Farm and with studios just over town lines, yoga has touched all corners of Charlotte. Spending my first summer here in three years, I felt drawn to learn more about the yoga community while also exploring my own practice.

However, when I sat on my mat at Yoga Roots in Shelburne, I quickly realized that many of my fellow yogis weren’t just classmates, but yoga teachers themselves.

More often than not, the person sitting next to me had participated in a yoga teacher training program to become a certified teacher. Even my own mother had gone through it! I couldn’t help but wonder, what is the draw to not just practicing yoga, but undergoing yoga teacher training?

Lynn Alpeter is a co-owner of Yoga Roots who went through the training program. Her story begins with her battle with breast cancer.

Five years ago, Lynn was finishing chemotherapy treatments when she was given a gift certificate to go to a yoga

class. She quickly fell in love with the community and spirit of the studio so when she was asked to come on as a co-owner of the business, she couldn’t help but say yes.

“I just thought how good it was for every part of my life. I’m taking care of my body and spirit, and now it’s my profession.

My whole world is in this studio,” Alpeter said.

She said she was curious about the training but had her hesitations. “Anybody you talk to that’s done it says ‘it’s so transformative! It changed my whole life!’

But for me, I’ve already been through a lot of transformation so what was it going to do for me?”

But she said that going deeper into her practice and completing the program gave her more of an appreciation for her teachers. Lynn also noticed that even though her class went through the same program and teachings, they all left with an individual style and that made her see yoga teaching as a creative expression.

Chiara Hollender did not expect to be a yoga teacher when she began her practice.

Hollender is one of the teachers at Yoga Roots and said that her journey started when she went on a trip with a friend with

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She said that yoga changed every aspect of her life from what she ate to her relationships, her mental health. It made her a happier person and she, like many others, simply wanted to deepen her practice.

“If I have something to give and there are people who want to learn, then why wouldn’t I want to share this? It’s making me so happy,” said Hollender.

“I had enough happiness to give others happiness which wasn’t something I experienced before.”

The yoga teacher training program attracts people of every age and background, but the results tend to be the same: everyone comes out of it with more than they expected. My mother went through the program in May 2017, and although she has no Yoga Roots teacher and practitioner Chiara Hollender. desire to teach, says that

Photo by Jacqueline Flynn the teaching program definitely impacted her after that, then you might be moved to dive personal life. deeper,” Alpeter said.

Everyone that I asked about their Hollender said that coming back to program said that they went into their Charlotte and having a slower pace of life training not really knowing what to expect, is really what pushed her to go through but came out with a new way of life that the teacher training. “It feels as though they felt like they needed to share. everyone has more time and people are On the Yoga Roots website, they have more interested in connecting with each an information page on the teacher training other here,” she said. program.

Perhaps it is people wanting to further “As a human race, we are craving their practice, but for Charlotters, deeper longer, lasting and more meaningful meaning seems to come from wanting that experiences and yoga teacher training connection with a community, something to programs can provide a rich and fertile strengthen an already friendly town a little ground for this kind of learning,” it says. more: yoga practice and teaching.

“I think people are searching for more meaning in their life. And if yoga has moved you and you think you feel better

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11th Annual "Tour de Farms" bike ride to take place in Vergennes 2018 tour features 18 new farms and Eat on the Green Festival

ACORN’s 11th annual Tour de Farms is happening on Sunday, Sept. 16. One of Vermont’s oldest cycling farm tours has released the list of farms for the Tour’s first-ever route in Vergennes. Riders will be invited to stop at Adam’s Berry Farm, Boundbrook Farm, Flower Power VT, Kimball Brook Farm, Nea Tocht Farm, Pelkey’s Blueberries/Charlotte Village Winery and Philo Ridge Farm for a day full of fresh flavors. There is also a shorter, kidfriendly 10-mile route for those who prefer a more relaxed adventure.

“We are thrilled with this year’s roster of farms. There will be so many different tastes, landscapes and food systems to experience, it really will be a feast for all the senses!” says Amelia Norris, the Tour de Farms Event Manager.

Boundbrook Farm is the first stop on this year’s Tour. Erik Andrus and his wife, Erica, began farming their land over 14 years ago. Originally interested in growing wheat and having previously lived in Japan, Erik realized that with its wet, heavy soil, the land would be better suited for rice. At under six acres, Boundbrook is much smaller than typical Japanese rice operations, but is considered large in New England.

The Andrus family uses ducks for a unique system to manage its weeds and fertility. In addition to providing a natural pest and weed control, the ducks provide a rich source of meat and eggs for the farm. Boundbrook Farm is also home to Good Companion Bakery, which produces wood-fired breads, pastries and pretzels. Learn about the Andrus family while enjoying Good Companion baked goods and maple iced coffee brewed fresh from Middlebury’s own Vermont Coffee Company.

After Boundbrook Farm, riders will continue on to Flower Power VT, run by Anne Flack-Matthews and her partner, Ed. Using organic farming and permaculture methods to lessen the farm’s impact on the environment, Flower Power VT boasts over 100 varieties of perennials and annuals, as well as vegetables, herbs and eggs. At the farm, riders will get a beautiful flower to attach to their bicycles and will be sampling pickles from Pin Up Pickles as

well as maple-glazed ham, cheese, crackers and mustard from Dakin Farm.

“I’m very excited to be a part of the Tour and share our beautiful valley with outdoor lovers. We will have thousands of flowers to enjoy, and the donkeys and llamas are looking forward to saying hello,” says Anne.

Adam’s Berry Farm in Charlotte, where Adam and Jessica grow organic strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, is the next stop on the Tour. Adam and Jessica will be serving up fresh strawberry lemonade alongside Agricola Farm’s sausages, bacon bites and torcetti cookies

on the Green is another chance to explore Addison County’s amazing local food providers with an added bonus of valet bike parking provided by Local Motion for riders of the Tour.

The terrain is hilly with a mix of paved and dirt roads, so a mountain bike or road bike with wide tires is recommended. The Tour de Farms is a rain or shine event.

Advance registration is now open at https:// www.bikereg.com/tourdefarms and will close on Sept. 7 at 5 p.m. The advance registration fee for those who sign up

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8 • August 22 2018 • The Charlotte News

Cooking With Coco

Revisiting ‘Chopped Junior’

Coco Eyre It all started with my mom saying, “You should look on the Food Network website and see if there are any casting calls for cooking shows.” I thought about it for a little while then I decided to go for it. What harm could it do? The odds of me getting in were so slim I thought it would just be a fun experience. I thought wrong.

“Chopped Junior,” it turned out, was looking for new contestants. The first part of the process was filling out an application form and making a video about why I wanted to be on the show. Just a few days later we received a voicemail from a woman in New York City.

She worked for “Chopped Junior” and she wanted to have a phone interview with me.

I was beyond excited. I never even thought they would see my application let alone want to speak with me.

When the interview day came I was very nervous. I kept thinking, “What would happen if I didn’t know the answer to a question?

What if I completely messed up?” When the woman called I was ready. The interview didn’t last too long and the questions were not that hard to answer. I thought I did pretty well, but I wasn’t sure what would happen next.

The process continued when we got an email saying I had to send three pictures of dishes I made from scratch with no recipe.

One of them would become my signature dish. Then came a Skype interview during which I would talk about the three dishes I made and answer more questions. My dishes were: seared tuna over a bed of mangopineapple chutney; a pork roulade stuffed with mushrooms and arugula, on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes; and orange balsamic glazed salmon with a side of lemon broccoli.

I was so proud of myself for creating these dishes and I was confident about my interview; it went well.

Time passed to roll during which We arrived in I worked New York City hard learning and headed to our techniques and hotel. I had to go training with my to the studio and Auntie Margaret film for the show. at her restaurant This was when in Pawlet. We they created each occasionally got kid’s introduction. an email offering I got to meet the me a chance to other kids, my be on special competition. I episode, but none remember them of them seemed to all being so nice be the right fit for and having such a my personality. strong passion for I was starting to Coco in her first Chopped Junior Skype interview. cooking, just like lose hope as no

Photo by Melissa O’Brien me. I had to make sign of a good my signature dish episode was being and describe on offered to me. Then one day we got a phone camera a little bit about my life. I remember call. One of the kids on the show was sick and being so scared and shaky being in front of the producers thought they might need me, a camera, but as time passed on it got easier right away, to take his place. It seemed a little and easier. After a few hours we were finally weird, but after all of the of waiting I thought done and then it was time to take a tour of it would be the right thing to do. So, we the actual studio, where the show is filmed. It packed our bags as quickly as possible and was so cool to see the place I’d only seen on we started heading to the train station to take television, to walk through the supply area, to us into New York City. I was beyond excited stand at my station. It was all coming to life! even if I wasn’t going to get the chance to It was a long day and I was exhausted when cook. When we arrived in Saratoga, the sky we got back to the hotel. Still, I didn’t sleep was getting darker and we began to realize very well that night. we might not make it to the train on time. Not The next day all of us, contestants and long after the producer called to tell us they parents and people from the show, met didn’t need me to come after all. This was a very early for breakfast. We were all tired big let down, a very sad moment. and excited. It was competition day. My Finally, on a cold December evening, my stomach was full of butterflies; I still couldn’t mom told me that I had been offered another get over the fact that I was going to be on opportunity to be on the show! The theme of national television! At the studio I got to the episode I would be on was Stick Food so meet the judges: Sunny Anderson, Marcus I knew I could have fun with that. Luckily Samuelsson, and Dale Talde. They set us up this time we had a month’s notice. I was so with our microphones and aprons and we excited to know I was finally going to be on were ready to go. the show! Early January came and were ready We got to our cooking stations and shortly

after were told to open our baskets. Inside were the four mystery ingredients: corn dogs, tortellini, shisto peppers, and mushrooms. The studio people gave us the countdown: “3, 2, 1, go!” And just like that we started cooking.

My adrenaline was at an all time high as the clock was winding down. I was confident about what I was making, but in the last few seconds the girl next to me, Sannah, needed help. So I ran over to her and did what she asked me to do. By then the 30 minutes were over. Our plates were taken to the judges and we followed. When my time came to talk about my dish I describe it like this, “Today I have made for you a creamy herb tortellini with a hotdog, mushroom, and shisto pepper skewer.” I had never felt so confident.

When everyone was done talking about their dishes, we went to what’s called the Cookie Jar. It was a room in the back where we waited and talked about how we thought it went and, of course, we got cookies. Shortly after, they called us back out. It was time to find out who had been chopped. The host said the words, “Who’s dish is on the chopping block?” We all held our breath as they lifted the plate cover. I almost burst into tears; it was my dish. All the hard work I put into this and the hours spent training to come here, were done. I had been chopped.

After one last final interview, I rushed to see my dad (only one parent was allowed in the studio). By then I couldn’t help but cry.

All I wanted to was go home and see my family. The tears kept coming. We went back to the hotel and met up with my mom, and my parents reminded me about how lucky I was to have been able to be on the show at all. I had been chosen from thousands of applicants.

This experience taught me how to work hard at something I was passionate about, and I realized that even though I had gotten chopped, I had met incredible people and had the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Charlotte Library News Margaret Woodruff LIBRARY DIRECTOR

Back to School Reminders!

School starts next week, and, as everyone’s schedule transitions from breezy summer to organized autumn, we wanted to share a few reminders.

First of all, we welcome everyone to the library. Children 10 and over may come to the library on their own; children 9 and under must be attended and supervised by a responsible adult, unless they are at the Library for a library program for which they are registered.

Second, please do join us for library programs. A full list is available on our website: charlottepubliclibrary.org. You’ll find a wide range of activities for all ages and interest.

Third, we design and make available our library collections to appeal to a similar wide range. In order for everyone to get the most enjoyment from our materials, please comply with circulation rules and

Sunny Side Up Carrie Fenn

A few weeks ago, I realized I needed an attitude adjustment. I felt as though everything that came out of my mouth was laced with indignation, my thoughts as I fell asleep were fraught with negativity and I found most things (with the exception of my husband and grandchildren) in my arguably perfect life annoying. I was angry about the political climate, my lack of downtime, work stress and my plethora of unfinished projects.

As I felt myself spiraling into a pattern of negative thought (which is particularly scary for me because I come from a family that suffers from bipolar disorder), I checked myself, made some changes in lifestyle, and most importantly, started working on viewing things around me differently. In an amazingly short amount of time, my attitude adjustment worked and I turned things around. Work got better, the unpainted porch stopped bothering me, and while the political climate in this country is driving me mad, I’ve chosen to focus on areas of government that give me hope.

My success in this endeavor got me thinking about the power of positive thought, and the danger of the negative. I don’t know anything about cognitive science, but I do

return or renew items in a timely manner. Details about our circulation rules are also available on our website.

Fourth, please let us know if there’s any item or activity you’d like to see at the library.

The Charlotte Library belongs to you and we aim to make it as accessible, meaningful and connected as possible.

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Train your brain

love to ponder human nature and the forces that motivate us (lately, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about power- specifically how those who have it crave more of it, and how that craving may lead them to moral turpitude. But I digress).

Because we live in a digital age, I was able to quickly pull up several articles on neuroplasticity, the ability to change one’s brain throughout one’s life. I know we have a few neuroscientists here in Charlotte, so before they get their feathers ruffled let me explain that I am not attempting an expose into the extremely complicated chemistry of the brain. But I did find a few things that I feel are worth sharing. Throughout our lives, our brains grow and adapt, and research shows that thought changes the structure of the brain. Research also shows that rumination, repeatedly going over the same thought or problem without working towards a solution, has a direct line to the depression and anxiety centers of the brain.

So, as I was ruminating over the things that were bothering me, I was deepening my own anxiety about those things, leading me to more negativity. Breaking those trains of thought and thinking about positive solutions helped me to look at the problems in a completely different light.

This past week, I took a class on woodfired bread baking at Sterling College. While there, I became friends with a chef from Florida. At some point during the week, I told him about my attitude adjustment (and my theory about power hungry people). He assured me that I was on the right track.

“When I was in high school, my family was poor. I wore second hand clothes and had no confidence. Kids made fun of me, and I got beat up a lot. One day, I got sick of it and told one of my tormentors I was done. He still beat me up, but one of the more popular kids came up to me later and told me he was proud of me for sticking up for myself. After that, I decided I didn’t want to get picked on any more. I started emulating the popular kid,

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watching how he carried himself, the things he did, the way he dressed. I changed how I dressed and how I acted around people, I started working out after school, and eventually the cool kids started noticing me and inviting me to their outings. My life got better, I was much happier, and it was all a result of me changing my attitude toward my life. My circumstances didn’t change, but I did.”

We have an incredible amount of power within our brains, and an incredible amount of flexibility to change our outlook. I’m trying to look at everything with a smile on face and a lightness of being that has often eluded me. I wish the same for you.

10 • August 22, 2018 • The Charlotte News

Sacred Hunter

You might be a redneck if…

Bradley Carleton As we drift through the last Dog Days of Summer, my attention turns to preparations.

And Squirrel Season. There is wood to be stacked, elderberries to be picked and processed and chicken of the woods to seek out amidst the muggy evening mists.

I am buried in chores – not the kind that most people think of – repairing storm windows, getting the last cut on the lawn and such – but the abundance of pleasurable tasks that preclude my favorite season – hunting.

I take all 1200 decoys out of the garage and the trailer and dust them off, check anchor lines and make sure that they still float painted side up. I put some new tires on the boat trailer, a new winch and bow guard.

New fire extinguisher and a snap-on paddle fixture for my push pole. I replace broken decoy heads and practice my duck and goose calls on the way to work.

At night I watch movies, not Netflix so much, but Ducks Unlimited TV. For September First – that glorious first day of Resident Goose Season is just days away. And so is Squirrel Season! “Squirrel Season” you say? You mean people actually hunt those rodents that fly from tree to tree and raid your birdfeeder like entitled members of some boy band gone nuts?

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A steady hand and a lot of patience helped Bradley Carleton on his squirrel hunt.

Photo contributed Yep! “Must take an awful lot them to make a dinner, huh?”….Well, no, not that many.

Four bushytails, quartered and seasoned, can fill a succulent pot pie that would rival your Granny’s!

Squirrel hunting can be the most relaxing way to ring in the fall. All you have to do (having assumed you’ve got your marksmanship badge with your .22 rifle)

is to sit under an oak tree and listen for the delectable pitter patter of acorns dropping on the ground. Then listen for some “chipping.”

“Chipping” is one of those onomatopoetic wonders. The gray squirrel makes a “chipping” sound when cracking nuts high in the canopy of trees.

If you stay still long enough, you will begin to see them skittering up trunks and running the branches high up in the tops of oaks and beechnut trees.

From there it takes a steady hand and a lot of patience to put one of these rascally critters in your sights. They are small targets, but great fun to hunt and even better to eat. Most non-hunters will look at me quizzically and ask, “How can they be hard to hunt? I see hundreds of them every day.”

If you ask them where, they will answer “the town park”, “behind the playground at school” or “at my birdfeeder.” All unlikely places to be allowed to hunt. But squirrels that have not been domesticated by eating out of the hands of well-meaning humans are a different story.

Daily bag limits are four per licensed hunter. And the real beauty of this particular niche of the hunting sports?

Other than shooting raccoons at night with dogs, this is the least pompous sector of hunting. Often times I will hear people brag about their exploits to Africa or the duck hunting in Argentina. Even my favorite sport

of duck hunting can take on an elitist air that belittles the value of the experience and the love of the animal. Squirrel hunting, on the other hand, is still considered a high ranking of probability on Jeff Foxworthy’s “You might be a redneck if…” list.

The funny thing to me is that some of the most enjoyable hunting sports do not require you to wear moleskin breeches and Wellie boots with a colorful Hermes ascot wrapped around your neck. Squirrel hunting is about an old pair of Timberlands, jeans and a comfortable T-shirt topped off with a hunter orange baseball cap.

So here’s my challenge to you: the next time you are at a party that is getting a little stuffy, between bites of the foie gras pate with the little cocktail pickles, and listening to some brandy sniffing Master of the Universe talking about how he travels to England every year for the “Opening Day of Ruffled Grouse Season” and how much he enjoys a single malt scotch after a day in the moors – ask him if he’d like to go squirrel hunting with you on your estate.

But beware, you may need to take a step to the side as he gags and spews that fine malt beverage on the armoire.

Bradley Carleton is Executive Director of Sacred Hunter.org, a non-profit that seeks to educate the public on the spiritual connection of man to nature.

Getting ready I am moving to Grand Isle in October. After years of searching for a house on the water that I can afford, I’ve finally found a wonderful house. Part of me thinks this is crazy as I will have

barely finished cancer treatment and have two big shows at the FlynnSpace just two weeks prior to the move date, but in some bizarre way this is all making sense to me.

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I have a third bay to my garage which I never use, ever. I have known for a long time that the door is literally hanging on by a thread of rotten wood with massive gaps that allow critters easy entering and exiting. Now confronted with a great realtor who tried to open the door only to have it begin to crumble in his hand and look at me and say, “Seriously?” I am getting a new door. I’m sure the local squirrels will find this irksome as the weather turns chilly, but the animals will need to relocate to a garage of someone whose house is not on the market.

My chimney has two flues, which I learned upon inspection last week. One of them is wonderful, the other, the one used by the furnace, not so much. The technology of the chimney inspection is incontrovertible. Live action film is captured on an iPad so I can see what I don’t understand. Gaping holes where there should be none. “It’s a really easy fix and very common in a house this age.” I am learning that easy fixes are not inexpensive.

In fact, getting a house ready to sell is just one new expense after another. My very serviceable dishwasher door broke last week after ten good years of service.

I am not replacing, but rather will suggest that it’s quirky and you need only not be directly in front of the door when it opens

if you like your shins. The refrigerator is making odd noises. It’s almost as if the house knows I’m leaving it and it’s got somethings to say.

Moving also means dealing with the accumulation of things. I’ve lived in the house for 22 years and must come to grips with clothing that I’ve held onto since then. Honestly, they’re the clothes I didn’t deal with when I moved here. I think every woman who has struggled with her weight, as I have, is loathe to give up that pair, or two, of goal jeans and conversely the fat pants. Because I’ve not really given away many clothes, my closet is a bonanza of sizes where I can comfortably shop for whatever weight I happen to be.

This will change in the new house. I have vowed to only bring clothes that fit right now.

Moving is very much about starting over. My goal is move to a house that has been inspected and is in good shape, and more importantly it’s about only bringing to the house what I actually want. This is the hard part for a former-bookstore owner. It feels a little bit like choosing favorite children. As I work at packing up and sorting, every day I tell myself that this is the hard part of moving and this will allow me to have only the things that make me truly happy in the new house.

I’d write more about this, but I’ve got boxes to pack.

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Outdoors Elizabeth Bassett Tour de Farms Tour de Farms is coming to Charlotte on Sunday, Sept. 16. The 11th annual fundraiser supports local agriculture and food-centered poverty programs. Ten- and 30-mile bicycle itineraries begin and end at Vergennes High School and visit six farms along the route. Stops in Charlotte include Adam’s Berry Farm, Pelkey’s Blueberries and Charlotte Village Winery, and Philo Ridge Farm. Tasting of farm products ranges from organic fruit smoothies to pulled pork to maple scones from 30 local farms, businesses and restaurants. See acornvt.org/ tourdefarms.

Kelly Brush Ride The Kelly Brush Ride takes place this year in Middlebury on Saturday, Sept. 8.

Kelly is a Charlotte native and resident who suffered a spinal cord injury while ski racing for Middlebury College. After the accident Kelly and her family established the Kelly Brush Foundation whose mission is to inspire and empower people with spinal chord injuries to lead active and engaged lives. The 810 riders at the 2017 event raised $545,000 for the foundation.

Ride options are 10, 20, 50 or 100 miles through the Champlain Valley. Information and registration at KellyBrushFoundation. org.

End of summer outings Bike Ferry The Bike Ferry is open! Start pedaling in Colchester or Burlington and cross the Causeway, the former Rutland Railroad, toward South Hero. The ferry operates across the Cut every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day, Sept. 3. Then the ferry will run through Oct. 8 only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Round-trip fares are $8 for adults, $5 for youth 7–17, and free for age 6 and under.

New York Adventures Looking for a walk, hike or pedal across the pond? Champlain Area Trails, champlainareatrails.com, has some great ideas, including hamlet-to-hamlet trails, wine trail and a yoga trail. An inclusive map shows 56 hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails in the Central Champlain Valley, from Willsboro to Crown Point. Generally modest outings, many are ideal for families.

Several include rewarding views of Lake Champlain, the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks.

Poke-O-Moonshine: 2.4-mile round trip (RT) to summit with fire tower and panoramic views.

Coon Mountain: 2-mile RT to fabulous views.

Rattlesnake Mountain: 3.2-mile RT to expansive views.

Split Rock: loops from 2 to 6 miles in New York’s largest protected forest on Lake Champlain with views of the lake and

sheltered bays.

Paddling Ridge Lines, published by the Burlington Section of the Green Mountain Club, suggests some paddling venues: Winona Lake, also known as Bristol Pond, is a rare place in Vermont where sandhill cranes have nested. The lake is small with marshes to explore.

Green River Reservoir, a perennial favorite, is worth the 90-minute journey to the towns of Hyde Park and Eden.

With more than 19 miles of undeveloped shoreline, the reservoir and 5,110 acres of conserved land surrounding it are a pristine haven for wildlife. Loons nest and raise their young in the reservoir. Foliage comes early with butterscotch tamaracks, yellow birches and red maples amidst fir, balsam and pine.

Don’t forget to stop in Stowe for a maple creemee on the way home.

Raptor Migration Geese have been flying over Charlotte for several weeks. Migrating raptors cannot be far behind. Mt. Philo is a prime location in Northern Vermont for watching this

migration. As many as 10,000 migrating hawks have floated past the lookout in a single September day. Some raptors fly 4,500 miles or more to reach their wintering grounds. In order to conserve energy they ride on updrafts, an upward push of air that results when wind confronts a barrier like a mountain. A confluence of air currents set the stage on Mt. Philo for a fabulous show of migrating raptors.

Enjoy these last summer days in the outdoors!

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Mason Daring So I recently walked into the barn and counted the number of internal combustion engines thereby residing therein: eleven. How is this possible, you ask? Well, a man has certain needs, and these often revolve around the urge to cut, hew, chop, mow, and otherwise vanquish the greenery of Vermont. (Yes, I know I said “man.” Just let this one go, please— it’s a narrative thing.)

You got your weed-whackers, your zero-turn, your brush hog and your walking mower. Then you got your cutting chain-saw, as well as your hewing saw. Don’t forget the snowblower, the leafblower, and there’s another thing in the corner that came with the house. As soon as I get it running, I’ll figure out what it’s supposed to do. And, of course, you got the truck. Which is necessary to carry all the other things in for their annual maintenance romp and to get gas to run these puppies.

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The engines of summer New York border there is a chain of stores called Stewarts that carry ethanol-free, premium gas. Here and there I have found one-off mom-and-pop gas pumps that offer the same curious fare. If I could find the scoundrel that thought up ethanol, I would pillory the scalawag—it’s one of those dupe things, and you and I are the dupes. Agri-business makes out like bandits, selling extra corn for conversion into ethanol, which supposedly is better for the environment, but I’m not buying it. Walk into your local fixit shop and ask them about ethanol. They will happily tell you that it slowly eats the liner of your fuel line, eventually clogging vital parts of your engines. Figure out the cost of raising the corn, converting it, transporting it to where it is added to gas, and then compute the loss of octane that ethanol creates, and you end up with a zero sum game, the one where agri-business gains while you lose.

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I am contemplating a sea-change in my personal transportation, namely the purchase of an electric car. I mention this because the magic of electricity is now available to run many, if not all, of the machines cohabitating in your barn.

Electrical power in lawn management is not actually a new concept. When I was a wee pup we used to have an electric lawn mower. It had an electric cord that was approximately three miles long that Dad would plug into an outside socket. Then he would carefully calculate a route that would magically avoid crossing the cord while neatly cutting the quarter acre of lawn. This inevitably worked perfectly for approximately 3/16 of an acre. Then Dad would start thinking about the next chore, the next day, his next car, or, more likely, his next lawnmower, because you would hear the thing suddenly quit, followed by a couple of words that Vermonters rarely hear in church…no wait, you DO hear these words in church, but in a slightly different voice. Happily, this meant a trip to the hardware store for a new electric cord. For a child of seven, a trip to the hardware store with your Dad was a pretty great thing. So I was okay with the electric mower thing—Dad, not so much.

Somebody smarter than me woke up one morning a few years ago and thought, “If we can fly these drones with new batteries, and people ride these dumb hover boards with new batteries, what are the odds we can harness their power for the good of mankind?” Because now you can buy a bunch of machines with these

new light batteries, leaving behind the job of mixing oil and gas to the peasants among us. I don’t actually know how well these work because I wear Carhart overalls around the farm, and I’m pretty sure once you go lithium/ion, you have to wear strictly L. L. Bean shirts. It’s like a zoning ordinance or possibly a state regulation—if I can’t keep up changes in the health-care laws, what makes you think I can figure out OSHA regs?

On the subject of safety, I do indeed wear a hard hat, one with hearing protectors and a wire mask. It makes me look like I am waiting for orders from my spaceship commander while working on a beehive, but I happen to think it au courant, thank you very much. They make a version that includes headphones under the hearing protectors, but think about it for a minute: if you’re trying to figure out what the heck ‘In a Godda Da Vida’ means while you’re taking down a three-inch limb, the next limb you take down might be difficult to reattach.

The march of progress dictates that fossil fuel small engines will be replaced in our near future, probably by small, light batteries that can get the job done without frequent recharging. I can accept this, but as a future fossil myself, I readily admit to the pleasure of walking into the barn and inhaling that faint, special aroma of gas and oil. It has accompanied me all these years of mowing, cutting, hewing, and weed-whacking. Its time is limited—but so is mine. I’m betting I outlast it. And when I do, I will miss it.

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Shelburne Little League baseball team to appear on Red Sox pregame show

The Storm, Shelburne’s Little League baseball team, will appear live from Fenway Park before the Red Sox game with the Cleveland Indians on the NESN Clubhouse on August 26 at 11:30 a.m. The Storm is the AAA Little League team, coached by Little League president Scott McDade, with players from Hinesburg and Charlotte as well as Shelburne, that won this year’s league championship. The Charlotte players are Jack Dore, Sam Norstrand and Will Boyce.

We’re coming up to “fall ball”

Country singer Kenny Chesney has it right when he sings “The Boys of Fall” that took “every ounce of heart and sweat and blood to get to wear those game-day jerseys down the hall, the kings of the school man, we’re the boys of fall.”

In my high school days, football was indeed king of the fall, and we were indeed be-knighted troops. “Friday Night Lights” shown on us. Our coach followed the Lombardi doctrine—winning wasn’t the most important thing; it was the only thing.

Well, the “boys of fall” are approaching,

Shelburne Little League baseball team to appear on Red Sox pre-game show.

Photo contributed but now they are accompanied by the girls of fall on the soccer pitch and the cross-country trails.

There is another element in recent years that has come into play regarding football, and that is a medical issue, the chance of head injury. Rule changes have been made in attempts to lessen the likelihood of damaging blows to the body—particularly blows that injure the brain. Parents, however, read

almost daily of players who are affected by them, either directly or in later life. Their concerns lessen their fervor for offspring to play the sport. Who knows how much of this anxiety went toward combining Burlington and South Burlington teams into one because of low numbers? It could be excessive cost, but more likely the potential for injury.

Where does ceremony begin in baseball?

As baseball season winds to a close, let’s go back to opening day and its ceremonial first pitch – often thrown by someone who may never have stood on the pitcher’s mound or may have no clue how to grip and throw a baseball – or, like me, whose

shoulder muscles no longer have the strength to throw even a five-mile-per-hour fastball.

The July 8 New York Sunday Times Magazine contained a column by Malla Wollan about this very subject. I was drawn to it because the primary commentator, John Thorn, was an old friend from college who has made baseball a historical profession and is the official historian of major league baseball. John says he learned the procedure of ceremonial pitch the hard way. Twenty years ago he was invited to throw out the first ball at a minor-league game. It bounced before reaching the plate. After having been deeply involved with baseball since graduate school, John figured this was just another pitch in the game of life, and he had seen a million pitches in his day. Reflection followed, however, and he warned invitees to practice to “avoid chagrin.” Since the ritual is older than the major leagues themselves, throwers are part of a long tradition, so they had better be ready. Don’t wear “restrictive clothes or footwear,” John warns, referring to Mariah Carey’s spiky high heels in 2008.

In the sport’s early days, fancy-dressed luminaries threw out the first ball from the stands. Now they sling from the mound or near it. Thorn suggests that if you have not thrown off a mound, you may want to stand on level ground in front of it.

As a final note, John says that it is “OK to be unskilled.” Not everyone can be an expert in everything, and, as we know from watching sliders and knuckle balls, pitching a baseball can be an art. However, straight forward to home plate is the best dictate for a ceremonial opening-day pitch. So do it, wave to the crowd, get back in the stands and let the real pitchers take the mound.

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Charlotte Senior Center News “Once we get used to listening to our dreams, our whole body responds like a musical instrument.”

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So, there are wrinkled old wizards in movies, but where are the female versions?

They are more likely to be depicted as the w-word—which rhymes with stitch.

Female wizards? Or, how about “wise women,” instead? Consider for a moment that we have all possibly met wise women in real life. Really? Really.

I have. Four come to mind: Two are old acquaintances, Anne J and Catherin M— and two are public figures I’ve been lucky enough to encounter in person; activist Joanna Macy and author Marion Woodman.

They all have broad experience, a depth of understanding, insight, compassion and acceptance of the human experience. You know it when you meet them. Have you had any wise old women—or men—in your life?

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create an artwork of paper. Some materials are provided, and you may also bring your own memorabilia and papers. The instructor, Linda Finkelstein, is a collage artist and retired art educator. Registration is required. Each class is $10.

The August Art Exhibit of Kay George’s pastels is up until the end of the month. Her artist’s reception is now rescheduled for Sunday, Aug. 26, from 1-4 p.m. Come and enjoy her nearly three dozen colorful paintings of landscapes and still life.

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Come by for the form, fill out the top, and drop it off —or mail it to CSC, P.O. Box 207, Charlotte 05445. Don’t be shy! The show is open to all mastery levels, ages 50+; two pieces accepted. Maximum size is 2’x3’, and work must be ready to hang.

If you have any questions, please contact show coordinator Judy Tuttle at 425-2864 or jtuttle@gmavt.net. Here is your chance.

Fall Schedule Delay: Due to the publishing schedule of The Charlotte News, the Senior Center’s Fall Schedule will be inserted in the next issue on Sept. 5. The new schedule will be posted on the Town website on Sept. 5.

Registration for new courses will take place after that date. To register, please call the Center after September 5 at 425-6345 or stop by.

During the first week of September, there are no new classes starting, although ongoing classes are continuing as usual. All of them are accepting new participants, and you are welcome to stop in the same day of the class to sign up.

Here is a quick review of the ongoing classes that will be available the first week of September (and afterwards). None of them require prior registration and all of them welcome new participants.

The First Week of September: Monday, Sept. 3: The Senior Center will be closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 4: 9:15 Fitness for Any Age; 11:00 Strength Maintenance; 11:00 Spanish Conversation Group; 12:45 Mahjong; 1:00 Introduction to Feldenkrais, awareness through movement Wednesday, Sept. 5: 9:15 Foot Clinic (prior registration needed); 11:30 Blood Pressure Clinic (walk-ins welcome); 12:00 Senior Luncheon; 1:00 “Hidden Italy” presentation Thursday, Sept. 6: 8:30 Pilates; 10:00 Yang T’ai Chi Chuan (beginners); 11:00 Tai Chi Practice (advanced students) Friday, Sept. 7: 9:30 Dance/Movement; 10:00 Friday Arts Group; 11:00 Strength Maintenance On Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1 p.m., a free Introduction to Feldenkrais will be presented by Mischul Brownstone.

Mischul, a somatic educator with more than 40 years of experience, explains the theory behind this approach of gentle, mindful movement that can reduce pain, produce greater vitality, and increase our ability to do what we want to do. No registration required.

On Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1 p.m., visit “Hidden Italy” with Louis Giancola, an Italian American who has been traveling there since 1968. In this travelogue, you will visit the beautiful seacoast in Agrigento, the Greek theater in Taormina,

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Alberobello with its iconic UNESCO ‘’trulli” homes, Lecce with its Baroque architecture, the Adriatic region of Southern Italy, and more. No registration is necessary.

Lots more is coming for the fall season.

Look for the new schedule in two weeks.

See you soon. *Yes, there has been a name change from the former Men’s Breakfast, but it is still the same friendly, engaged guys cooking, eating, and talking about a wide variety of topics and presentations. Set your clock to ‘early’ and come join them. ________________________

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Calendar August 25 The 37th annual Vergennes Day at City Park in Vergennes from 10 a.m.–3 p.m., with a street dance the night before from 7 to 10 p.m. featuring The Hitmen. Check out 60+ vendor booths in City Park, live music on the bandstand, pancake breakfast at the fire station, horse and wagon rides, Little City Road Race, Lions Club chicken BBQ and merchant sales throughout downtown.

August 26 Fest Noz: A Breton Evening with Live Music, Festive Dancing, Crêpes & Cider from 5:30–8:30 p.m. at Tourterelle Restaurant & Inn, 3629 Ethan Allen Highway, New Haven. Experience a Fest Noz, a traditional Breton festival with live music, festive dancing, delectable crêpes and cider. On a late-summer evening, find a taste of Brittany in Vermont. Join dance instructor Mary Wesley, musicians Timothy Cummings, Jeremiah McLane and Alex Kehler (from Wheezer & Squeezer), the talented team at Tourterelle, and Alysse Anton (Your French Connection) for a rare and special soirée. All ages welcome.

Tickets: $25 in advance; $30 day of for general admission and a crêpe (ham and cheese or goat cheese and roasted veggies or banana chocolate) accompanied by a glass of Shacksbury Cider. You may also pay $10 at the door just to enjoy the music and dancing and cash bar. Tickets available on Facebook or Eventbrite. Contact: 802453-6309.

August 27 Dr. P. Brian Machanic of Charlotte.

Brian is a noted photographer, lecturer and author, who continues to be in demand for his entertaining lecture entitled “The Art In Birding”. Brian has lectured at many Vermont locations, the latest this year being at the Manchester Community Library and

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September 1 ArtsRiot & VSO present Jukebox, 6:30 p.m. at ArtsRiot, 400 Pine St., Burlington.

The Jukebox quartet marks its return to ArtsRiot for the first show of the year with a program full of fire and excitement.

Bartok and Brahms are paired with contemporary composers such as Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy-winning founder of the old-time string band, The Carolina Chocolate Drops. Add in a special guest quartet of students from the Vermont Youth Orchestra, and it’s going to be an amazing evening to kick off the season. More information and tickets are available at vso. org.

September 9 Huntington Chicken BBQ. The outstanding meal features a slow-roasted half chicken, baked beans, dinner roll, homemade pie, beverage and a choice of seven salads made with local vegetables and fresh herbs. A variety of choices will suit the needs of all diets; a vegetarian option is also available. The BBQ will be held at Brewster-Pierce School , 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until all are served. $12 Half Chicken Dinner; $9 Salads Dinner; $6.50 Child’s Chicken Dinner (children under 12). Tickets available at the door or reserve your meal by calling 434-4583 or 4342690. The proceeds benefit the Huntington Public Library.

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