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Remembering Mark Bolles Melissa O’Brien NEWS EDITOR

There are times in life when it’s not until someone dies that we come to understand how their life impacted ours, even when we didn’t know them while they were here, even if it was and is peripherally. Such is the story of Mark Bolles, the former pastor of the Charlotte Congregational Church, who was born on August 21, 1951, and died on August 12, 2018.

Mark’s son Tyler is someone I have known for a number of years. I know his son Dan as a fellow journalist. They were both happy to take the time to talk about their dad after he died last month, and I was more than happy to hear the stories of a man who, like me, was a preacher who worked for community building, justice and service to this world, and wrote stories for his local paper, this local paper, that were also his sermons.

The story of Mark’s life was both ordinary and extraordinary, as is so often the case in this life. He grew up in Rhode Island where he was inspired by his local church community, in particular by the minister there, Ralph Barlow. Dan tells the story beautifully: “There was a Sunday, when Dad was about 18 years old, and members of a black militant rights group stormed the church in the middle of the service, demanding restitution for the wrongs their people had endured. The pastor, rather than being angry or scared, welcomed the group and then spent the days afterwards working with the church

“I wish I had known him” was what I told Tyler and Dan as they revealed to me, in stories and pictures, their dad, who and what he was in this world.

Mark gets boutineered at his daughter Ariel’s wedding in 2017. community to figure out the best course of action. Dad was inspired by Barlow and his ways.”

Mark got married (Carolyn), had three kids (Ariel, Tyler and Dan), then moved his young family from Rhode Island to Bangor, Main to attend seminary. There were side trips, detours along the way, for him having to do with transportation. “He loved driving really large vehicles” is how Tyler puts it. He had a tour bus company, and while he lived in Charlotte, he drove the school bus. He was the garbage man in Rhode Island.

What Mark Bolles did was weave the

seemingly disparate pieces of his life into one lovely tapestry of service to this world and his community. He found creative ways to help people. “He once filled his tour bus with Charlotters to take them south to help rebuild churches that had been torched by arsonists. In Maine he drove people who had no transportation to and from work. He loved being the bus driver in Charlotte,” Mark used his love of vehicles as vehicles for love.

“I wish I had known him,” was what I told Tyler and Dan as they revealed to me, in stories and pictures, their dad, who and what he was in this world: “He

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was an amazing preacher. He had an amazing sense of humor. He didn’t take himself too seriously. He made the church more inclusive. He loved everybody unconditionally. He gave you all the space you needed to find things out for yourself.

He let people draw their own conclusions.”

(Tell me today that these are the things my kids will say about me someday and I could die happily right now.) He was a gifted storyteller, a musician. All three of us are musicians.”

Mark got divorced and remarried see

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Private roads, open spaces, drainage help and, again, affordable housing policy Meghan Neely

The Charlotte Selectboard agenda on Monday, Aug. 27, opened with a joint meeting with the Planning Commission, and a lengthy discussion on the standards set for private roads and driveways in town ensued.

The standards, set by the Planning Commission and Fire and Rescue back in 1997, have not been updated since their inception and are not legally binding.

According to Fire Chief Dick St. George, many Charlotte properties do not meet the 1997 standards, which slows down emergency services when a truck or ambulance cannot turn around or get close enough to a property.

The Planning Commission expressed hopes that the Selectboard would help

update the standards and enact them into ordinance. Potential updates would include the widening of access roads and enabling trucks to get within 100 feet of buildings.

Selectboard member Lane Morrison asked whether a new ordinance would affect existing properties, but got no answer.

The standards will be rewritten at the next meeting, following attorney counsel on whether the guidelines can become an ordinance.

Selectboard member Fritz Tegatz then provided the board with an update on improvements to the Charlotte Library and said capital plans for the construction should roll out soon. A budget and fundraising update from the library is expected sometime in October.

The board approved an open-space agreement with Remo and Donna

Pizzagalli for a three-lot development.

The agreement features 28 acres of land adjacent to Church Hill Road and 18.74 acres of land adjacent to McCabe’s Brook.

The agreement will preserve the view from Route 7 and protect wetland.

The Selectboard then approved a request for technical assistance from the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission to help with drainage problems at Lane’s Lane. Residents at Lane’s Lane have been dealing with the issue on their own until this point.

Board discussion once again focused on the subject of affordable housing, resuming discussion of the policies and procedures of the Charlotte Housing Trust Fund Grant Program. The original discussion on Aug. 17 was delayed when only three Selectboard members

were present. However, the Selectboard remained hesitant to vote on any changes.

The Affordable Housing Trust Fund has a current balance of $139,000. Funds have not been added to in recent years even though several successful projects were completed in the past.

Members of the grant program said that interest in the fund is at an all-time low due to current grant policies, such as the perpetual nature of affordability and repayment schedules. The Selectboard will seek input from the Chittenden County Regional Bank before approving any changes to the grant program.

Last, a decision was made to designate Selectboard Chair Lane Morrison as a representative to the Vermont League of Cities and Towns meeting in South Burlington.

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Commentary

Two faces of Vermont I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who gave me a vote in the recent primary election. I do not take your support Mike Yantachka for granted, and STATE REP. I appreciate the confidence you place in me to do a good job representing you in Montpelier.

This election contained many surprises, not the least of which included the above average turnout. Almost 24 percent of Charlotte voters either took advantage of voting early or took the time to vote in person on election day. Voters showed strong support for Governor Scott in the Republican Party, and Christine Hallquist was the overwhelming choice among Democrats.

This speaks well for Vermonters, who affirmed polls showing that a strong majority, regardless of party, favors reasonable gun regulations. It also showed that Vermonters can look past a candidate’s gender identity and vote for the person they think will do the best job.

This is Vermont at its best, continuing the tradition of championing civil rights and civil discourse.

Recent events, however, also revealed that there are dark undercurrents to Vermont’s facade. Bennington Representative Kiah Morris, one of our few black legislators, won her primary

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but chose a few days later to step down as a result of the racist harassment she and her family have experienced over the last two years that included threats and online trolling. Kiah is a strong, intelligent woman and an effective legislator whom I have had the pleasure of serving and working with for the last four years. She was not only a leader but also a valuable contributor on the Judiciary Committee.

No one should have to endure conditions that make them unable to perform their job or live in fear for their own or their family’s safety. I am glad to see that Attorney General T. J. Donovan is now investigating this case.

This speaks to the conditions that have led to increased intolerance and divisiveness not only in Vermont but across our nation. To be sure, bigotry has existed throughout our history and continues in spite of the civil rights movement, the passage of civil unions and subsequently marriage equality, and the election of Barack Obama. It is our collective responsibility to call bigotry out when confronted by it. What can’t be excused is the permission that was explicitly given by the person holding the highest office in the land to a small but significant minority to vent their hateful rhetoric and actions.

In contrast, our nation just lost one of the beacons of integrity and civility in Washington, Senator John McCain. He spoke courageously in the Senate against the intolerance and divisiveness coming from the top when others in his party would not. Let us hope that his passing will jog the consciences of his colleagues and encourage them to finally do the same.

In the August 22 issue of the News it was incorrectly reported that Charlotte Fire and Rescue Services appeared before the Selectboard for a second time to present their endof -year finances. This was the first time that CVFR was presenting their preliminary end-of-year finances.

Additionally, it was reported that Fire and Rescue estimated that they would end the fiscal year with a $2,000 surplus. CVFRS’s surplus is in the $19,000 range.

Letter to the Editor Say “No” to legalized trapping While trapping might have been a

way for settlers to make a living in the 17th century, it provides little monetary benefit in modern times. A study done on behalf of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies found that 78 percent of people say that trapping is simply a hobby or sport done for recreation.

In its 2017 trapping report card, the national advocacy group Born Free USA gave Vermont a grade of D based on four criteria, including the type of traps used, the species restrictions in place and the methods in which caught animals are killed. In a state that prides itself on the natural, wild beauty it offers, why are we failing to protect the lives of those sentient animals that make it this way? It’s time to put an end to the archaic practice of trapping in Vermont and stop what is no less than legalized cruelty to animals sold as “tradition” and “conservation.”

Shannon Ritter Burlington

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Opinion

Our forests, our future: Can Vermont landowners sell carbon offsets?

By Nick Richardson PRESIDENT OF THE VERMONT LAND TRUST

The Vermont Land Trust has a long history of conserving Vermont’s most productive working lands. As VLT’s president, I’m proud of that track record, but I’m also concerned about our farm and forest economy. These lands and the industries that rely on them are facing real challenges today, with bigger challenges on the horizon.

With around 60 percent of Vermont’s forestland owned by people over the age of 55, transfers of land will be happening at an unprecedented pace in the years ahead. There is a real risk that this will result in the breaking up of forestland into smaller and smaller parcels, which will jeopardize the sugaring, timber and recreation industries while also negatively impacting wildlife and water quality. And then there is climate change—something expected to have significant effects on people, plants, animals and infrastructure.

In my work, people will often share with me the deep connections they feel to the places they love and their desire for their children and grandchildren to have the same connection. Often they talk about experiences such as walking in a beloved forest, sugaring, hunting, fishing, farming, managing a family woodlot or simply admiring the beauty of our hills and valleys.

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Vermont’s trees benefit us all by storing carbon and reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We think landowners can be paid more for doing what they already do: managing forests exceptionally well.

The Vermont Land Trust has the opportunity and, I think, the responsibility to do our part to keep Vermont’s forests intact and viable for today and for future generations. That’s why we are continuing to conserve important forestland with conservation easements that prevent the breaking up of parcels, while also keeping the land in private ownership and available for logging and sugaring.

And we are also looking at ways to make the economics of forestland ownership better for landowners. One example of this is the sale of forest carbon offsets, which has the potential to bring new revenue to landowners, supplementing what can be earned from timber and other forest products.

Vermont’s trees benefit us all by storing carbon and reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We think landowners can be paid more for doing what they already do: managing forests exceptionally well.

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That’s why—with the backing of the High Meadows Fund and the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board—the Vermont Land Trust commissioned a study on whether Vermonters could incorporate the sale of carbon offsets in their forest management plans. The study was completed by the University of Vermont’s Carbon Dynamics Lab and carbon consultant, Spatial Informatics Group. (It can be viewed at vlt.org/carbon-report.)

One of the most significant findings is that it is now possible to group forest properties together so that the administrative costs can be shared. The study estimated that forest owners can net $16 per acre, per year over the first 10 years of a project. At the right scale,

this could supplement other forest income and help support continued good forest stewardship.

The study was a first step. We are now exploring what role we can play in aggregating private forestland for participation in carbon offset programs.

We want to move beyond the research to get something done on the ground.

The Vermont Land Trust plans to begin a demonstration project later this year.

It is no surprise that forestland, when cared for, takes care of us in return. The science is clear: by maintaining intact, healthy forests and the headwaters they contain, we help mitigate the impact of floodwaters and improve water quality, while also reducing the toll from climate change on our landscape and our communities. If we act now to protect key forest blocks we can make a difference on these important issues. And future Vermonters will look back with gratitude for our effort as they live surrounded by a healthy forest. It’s what inspires us all to keep trying new things and finding new ways to work toward this goal.

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Around Town Congratulations:

to Leath Tonino, author, former Charlotte resident and CVU High School grad who had a short story in the summer edition of Orion Magazine. Titled “Middle of Nowhere,” the piece takes Leath and his three friends from high school to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, not for the Burning Man festivities, “not for 60,000 humans, not for lasers and whumping bass and skyscraper flames, but for the desert’s own severe weirdness.

Its isolation.” That night a “whispering darkness fills the ears: middle of nowhere, middle of nowhere, middle of nowhere. . .”

But, says the author, the phrase is wrong.

There is meaning in the wilderness.

“Nature has no edges.” “Everywhere is the middle of somewhere.” Their patch of desert is the center of their universe.

Leath has a book of essays coming out titled The Animal One Thousand Miles Long. to recent CVU grad, Abigail Francis who was one of six recipients of Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom’s 2018 Eunice B. Farr Incentive Award scholarships that are presented annually. The award is made to a graduating senior from each of the public schools in the company’s service area who plans to further his or her education. It should be someone who has shown steady improvement in her or his academics, so it commends effort as well

as grade point average. to Andrew and Briana Volk of Portland, Maine, on the publication of their book Northern Hospitality with the Portland Hunt + Alpine Club. The book, which includes many food and cocktail recipes, is a celebration of cocktails, cooking, and coming together gathered over their five years of owning and operating the Portland Hunt + Alpine Club, a craft cocktail bar in Portland.

A copy is available at the Charlotte Library. Andrew grew up in Charlotte and attended local schools and is the son of Mary and Tim Volk.

Sympathy:

is extended to family and friends of Florence Moran of Charlotte who passed away August 27 at the age of 91.

A legendary apple pie maker, she was married to Harold Moran for 68 years.

A resident of Charlotte, he survives her along with their son, Dan, and Dan’s wife, Ceal, also of Charlotte and son Sean of Shelburne, who has been active with the Charlotte Senior Center. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the VNA Hospice Program, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT 05446. is extended to family and friends of Mary Kalbfleisch of Shelburne who passed away August 16 at the age of 85. She and her husband Jim moved to

Shelburne in 1984 where she was active in the Shelburne-Charlotte Newcomers group. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to commemorate her life consider a donation to the Shelburne Rescue, the American Cancer Society or the Burlington and Shelburne Garden Clubs. is extended to family and friends of Sarah Russell of Vero Beach, Florida, who passed away August 16 at the age of 87. After having left a cattle ranch in Colorado in 1965, she and her family came to live in Brandon, Vermont, later moving to Vero Beach. Her surviving family includes two sons and their families who reside in Charlotte: Charles and his wife, Julia, and Michael and his wife, Margaret. The family encourages donations in her name be made to the ALS Association, Washington, D.C., or to Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, VT is extended to family and friends of Kenneth Coleburn of Redding, Conn., who passed away August 19 at the age of 90. A graduate of Middlebury College, he and his wife Carolyn and their family were longtime residents of Thompson’s Point, spending many summers there. His surviving family includes a son, Robert, and Robert’s wife, Robin. They lived on Charlotte’s Whalley Road until recently.

is extended to family and friends of Barrie Dunsmore who died August 26 at the age of 79. A Canadian by birth, he became an internationally recognized journalist who covered foreign affairs for ABC News for thirty years between 1965 and 1995; for seven of those years he was the network’s senior foreign correspondent, reporting from over 100 countries on many major world events. 1989 was a particularly significant year in world history, and Barrie witnessed drama in the collapse of communism and was Barrie Dunsmore a live reporter from the Berlin Wall at its fall. After retiring, he was awarded a fellowship in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and received the Weintal Prize from Georgetown University. He moved to Charlotte after he retired and lived here for 18 years, longer than anyplace else over his lifetime. From here he and his wife, Whitney, moved to the D.C. area to be near a job she took as vice president of the supply chain of a large hospital group in Virginia. There will be a memorial service for Barrie on September 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. It will be livestreamed through the organization.

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Barrie Dunsmore, Charlotter Vince Crockenberg PUBLISHER

Barrie Dunsmore died on Sunday, Aug. 26, in Washington D.C. of congestive heart failure. He was 79 years old.

In 1998, three years after Barrie retired as ABC News’s senior diplomatic correspondent, he and his wife, Whitney, and their young daughter, Campbell, moved to Charlotte, where they lived until 2016.

Barrie’s first column for The Charlotte News appeared in our Nov. 7, 2002, issue.

In it he explained his family’s decision to move here. “Because of location, good schools and especially its eclectic mix of interesting people (not to mention being one of the more beautiful areas in an already beautiful state), we chose Charlotte, and we have never been sorry.”

Barrie understood right from his arrival here, however, that Vermont had its fair share of the wider world’s problems.

“This is not some little hideaway, closer to Brigadoon than to Boston. It has its pleasures but also its 21st century pains.”

Nevertheless, he said, “Compared to the rest of the world our problems here are certainly manageable, and I have faith that they will be managed for the common good.”

“To sum up,” he concluded in that first piece, “I feel privileged to have the unique opportunity to live and bring up our daughter here in Vermont and especially in Charlotte. For me it is the perfect spot to sit back and look at the world.” And, of course, to continue to comment on what he saw—in op-ed pieces in the BarreMontpelier Times Argus and the Rutland Herald, on VTDigger and WVNY, and as part of Vermont Public Radio’s commentary series.

In 2009 Barrie accepted an invitation

Trenchcoat-wearing Barrie Dunsmore reported from Berlin as the Wall is being torn down.

Photos contributed to serve on the Board of Directors of The Charlotte News, which he did until 2013. And we published his columns— sometimes reprinting his Times-Argus and Herald pieces, sometimes publishing original columns written for The News— on a semi-regular basis from 2002 until he moved to Washington in 2016. As he noted in “Goodbye Vermont,” the final column he wrote for us on Jan. 14, 2016, “Having spent most of my adult life as a foreign correspondent—traveling, working and residing all over the world—I have actually lived in Charlotte, Vermont, longer than any other place. And as I take my leave, I do so with a sense of gratitude for what turned out to be 18 very significant years of my life.”

Barrie parted with these words: “I will never forget my and my family’s time in

Vermont—nor those lovely Green Hills and the many Vermonters who welcomed and nurtured us.”

Five or so years ago, we surveyed people at Town Meeting about the content of the paper; among other things, we asked them whose columns they particularly looked forward to reading.

The two writers who tied for the most votes were Larry Hamilton and Barrie.

When I mentioned this to Campbell, she said, “I’m sure my dad would be happy to know that the Charlotte community still thinks of him fondly and appreciates the words he wrote and said over the course of his life there.”

On behalf of all those Charlotters who appreciated his words—and maybe even argued with him about at least some of them—and especially on behalf of all of

Barrie and his daughter, Campbell. us at The News who enjoyed him as one of our colleagues in journalism, thanks, Barrie, for being part of our lives.

Barrie’s family is having a memorial service in Washington on Saturday, Sept.

8, at the National Press Club. The event will be live streamed, and we’ll post more detailed information about it on our website when arrangements are finalized.

Remembering Barrie Dunsmore Susan Cooke Kittredge The following piece appeared as commentary on VPR on Aug. 30 and is reprinted with permission.

Barrie Dunsmore died last Sunday—and he’s been my constant companion—rowing with me on the lake as the sun rises, walking around meadows and offering amusing peanut gallery perspectives on the news. It’s odd that when people die, they seem not gone but ever closer.

As a foreign correspondent for ABC for 30 years, Barrie witnessed and reported on many of the major events of the last half of the 20th century. His years covering the struggles in the Middle East affected him profoundly and continued to inform and enlighten.

Barrie was first and foremost an oldschool reporter, trained to report and not comment. But with the advent of the internet and social media, the demand for clarification and interpretation increased.

Barrie deftly rode the shifting tide and provided thoughtful perspectives as well as information.

When someone dies, what we remember is not so much the person’s

accomplishments as who they were inside.

Barrie was as kind and gentle a man as I’ve known. Perhaps his time in the trenches made him the humble and sensitive man he was. But I suspect it was the other way around, that his innate tenderness gave his reporting the urgency it had. He was a beacon for honor, dignity and justice and did not shy away from calling out those who sully the landscape of truth— especially of late. If he could with furrowed brow focus on complicated questions more earnestly than most, he could with equal measure erupt in laughter, chuckling with his whole body like a radiant St. Nick.

Barrie’s wife, Whitney, had kept in touch during his final days, so last Sunday morning under sunny skies, the Charlotte Congregational Church, Barrie’s church, prayed deeply for him and his family. As the service was ending, quite surprisingly, a cloud floated overhead, sprinkling a gentle rain upon the gathered throng.

Held outside, it was the annual Blessing of the Animals service with, dogs, cats, toads and ducks in attendance.

As it turned out, the cloud passed just as he did.

Goodbye, and God bless.

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On the late morning of Aug. 22 police and rescue crews were dispatched to Cheesefactory Road in Shelburne for a dog that was stuck between two rocks.

Shelburne Police were the first to arrive on scene to find a hound-type dog that had fallen into a hole in a rock ledge and was unable to get out. The police officer was able to get a leash on the dog to prevent any further movement into the hole. He also immediately requested help from Shelburne Fire Department. Shortly after arrival of Shelburne Fire, they also requested assistance from Charlotte Fire & Rescue for our four-wheel-drive Gator, as they were out in the woods approximately half a mile from any road.

After assessing the situation, it was determined that it was going to take some ingenuity and tools to remove the dog

from its predicament. Fire crews loaded up Charlotte’s Gator with a variety of heavy rescue tools (ladder, chipper hammers, airbags, struts hydraulic spreader and cribbing) to assist in the removal.

After several attempts to remove the dog from an opening in the rocks, fire and rescue workers decided to start cutting trees and moving some rocks. The hydraulic spreaders were put in place after carefully supporting other rocks, and the rock that was creating the small opening was lifted with the hydraulic spreader, creating an opening large enough to be able the remove the dog. Once removed, the dog was brought out of the woods and checked over.

She emerged virtually unscathed from her ordeal and was given back to the caregiver.

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Education One final year at CCS It’s back to school season once again! And this week I’ve been thinking about the past 10 years I’ve spent at Charlotte Central School. All the way back in 2008 I walked down the hallways of the CCS basement to begin my school career. I remember being so nervous as a little threeCoco Eyre year-old starting preschool for the first time, but all the memories I have from that time in my life are good ones. I made friends who are still my closest and most wonderful friends; the teachers were so nice and loving. I remember all the different games we would play at the start of the day.

I was always so excited to be Star of the Day, which meant that I got to bring in a snack and be the line leader all day long. This was pretty much the most fun I could have had as a three year old!

I still can’t believe that I’m an eighth grader now. I’ve made it from the bottom of the building all the way to the top, and it only took me 10 years! In less than a year I will be graduating and my CCS career will come to an end.

It’s hard for me to think about this now as I remember all the wonderful people I have met along the way. The teachers who have been so kind and welcoming, and the kids of all ages.

Some of my great memories of my time at CCS were these: Winning the Casella Art Award when I was in third grade. I submitted a drawing that had to do with recycling, and it was chosen to be in the Casella calendar for 2015. It was a complete shock when my name was announced at the Earth Day celebration that year.

I remember when we went to the Biodome in Montreal in fourth grade. It was so cool to see all of those amazing animals, like penguins, which I would never have seen otherwise.

I loved the aquarium we used to have in the entranceway at CCS. I was sad to see that go, but I know that things change over time.

One of my favorite things about our school is the Carnation Ceremony that takes place twice a year: in the fall when the eighth grade students give a carnation to each new kindergartener, and then in the spring when the kindergarteners say good-bye to the eighth graders by giving them a carnation. It’s the sweetest, most heartwarming thing.

I’m not quite ready to get my carnation yet. I’m looking forward to all this new year brings and being with my friends and this school community for the next 10 months.

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Breezy Diamond Island Regatta raises money for Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Sixth annual race, sponsored by Royal Savage Yacht Club and Point Bay Marina, draws 22 boats A light rain was falling early on Saturday, Aug. 18, as boats and sailors gathered at Point Bay Marina in Charlotte for the sixth annual Diamond Island Regatta. It was a cool, overcast, blustery morning, with a stiff wind from the north blowing down Lake Champlain. The automated weather station on the race’s namesake, Diamond Island, was registering steady winds of 15 knots with gusts over 20.

The rain stopped right about the time that folks gathered for breakfast under the Royal Savage Yacht Club (RSYC) tent at the marina. Most of the sailors were wearing Diamond Island Regatta T-shirts, many with their boat name printed on the back. T-shirt sales were one way the club was raising money for the race’s longtime beneficiary, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Ferrisburgh, just a few miles down the lake from Point Bay. The club also held a raffle and is facilitating the sale to competitors of race photos by photographers Rik Carlson and Joe Gannon.

The final numbers aren’t in yet, but the club is hoping the final amount raised for LCMM in 2018 will match the $1,000 donated in each of the last few years.

The race itself, which in its six years has become one of the favorites of Lake Champlain sailors, began just after 11 a.m. at the start/finish line in Town Farm Bay, just south of the marina. The course took competitors northwest into a stiff breeze and three- to four-foot waves to a mark off Essex, New York, south to Diamond Island off Ferrisburgh, past Split Rock and the Palisades to the west and Thompson’s Point and Kingsland Bay State Park to the east, and then back north to the finish. The fastest time for the 9.5-mile course—touching parts of the lake belonging to two states and several different towns—was recorded

by Corbeau, a 40-foot Farr 400 sloop from the Valcour Sailing Club, finishing in one hour, 14 minutes and 32 seconds.

Competitors were divided into two general categories, those who sailed with spinnakers and those who sailed only with jib and mainsail (JaM). Boats came from the local Royal Savage Yacht Club, Lake Champlain Yacht Club (LCYC) in Shelburne, Malletts Bay Boat Club (MBBC) in Colchester, the Valcour Sailing Club (VSC) in Plattsburgh, New York, and the Point au Fer Sailing Club (CPFC) near Rouses Point, New York. Twenty-six boats registered for the race, but a few were non-starters due to the weather; 22 boats, in six different classes, started and finished.

Fourteen boats finished in the four spinnaker classes, A through D, and eight in the two JaM classes, A and B. The classes were determined by each boat’s rating under the Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) system, which ranks boats based on their speed potential and is used for most sailing competitions on Lake Champlain. Winners are determined based on corrected time, with the faster boats

Boats head north from Town Farm Bay in Charlotte, heading toward the windward mark off Essex, New York, right after the start of the 2018 Diamond Island Regatta.

Polar Express, a boat from the Valcour Sailing Club, crosses the finish line of the 2018 Diamond Island Regatta.

Photos by Rik Carlson “giving time” to the slower boats.

The six class winners received trophies at the awards ceremony, held during the club’s annual Lobster Fest dinner. The trophies were historic replica deck prisms from the LCMM gift shop, with custom settings created by Erik Cooper of M//E Design in Burlington. Here are the finishers in each division: Spinnaker A: 1. Odinn, Kjell Dahlen, VSC. 2. Dunder, John Thouron, LCYC. 3. Corbeau, Jeanne Pierre Turgeon, VSC. 4. Polar Express, Donald Duley, VSC. Spinnaker B: 1. Lift Ticket, Samuel Pratt, MBBC. 2. Alchemy, Dana Bolton & Mark Damico, LCYC & MBBC. Spinnaker C: 1. Sundance, Tom Glynn,

LCYC. 2. Muse, Doug Friant, RSYC & LCYC. 3. Talisman, Les Velte, LCYC. 4. It Wasn’t Me, Branwell Lepp, RSYC. Spinnaker D: 1. Osprey, Thomas Porter, RSYC. 2. Li’l Bot, Benedek Erdos, RSYC. 3. Dragonfly, John Beale, RSYC. 4. Twig, Fritz Martin, RSYC. JaM A: 1. Spirit, Steve Koch, RSYC. 2. Kinsale, Robert Finn, LCYC. 3. Salsa, Sean Linskey, RSYC. 4. The Avengers, Jocelyn Duteau, CPFC. JaM B: 1. Mackinac, Tim & Betsy Etchells, RSYC. 2. Respite, Peter Chornyak, RSYC. 3. Raven, Wendy Friant, RSYC. 4. Blew Sky, Chip Kaupp, RSYC. Complete results can be found at rsyc. org/2018-diamond-island-regatta-results/.

For racers and club members, the day began and ended under the RSYC tent at the marina, starting with a pre-race breakfast and skippers’ meeting and wrapping up with the awards ceremony and Lobster Fest. About 90 people attended this year’s dinner.

“Our thanks go to all those who sailed and everyone who attended the Lobster Fest for their support of the club and the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum,” said Susan DeSimone, RSYC commodore, at the evening event. “And kudos to Point Bay Marina and the many RSYC volunteers who made the day’s events possible.”

At the morning breakfast, DeSimone told sailors about RSYC’s decision to run a certified Clean Regatta, helping educate and mobilize sailors to protect the world’s lakes and oceans. The club used a sustainability plan developed with the help of Sailors for the Sea, an organization promoting ways to improve the health of the planet’s waters. One result: RSYC collected 200 pounds of compostable waste over the course of the day, at breakfast and dinner. DeSimone also noted that RSYC’s co-host, Point Bay Marina, is a certified Vermont Clean Marina.

RSYC’s race director Wendy Friant thanked Dale Hyerstay and Keith Kennedy from the Lake Champlain Yacht Club (LCYC), who headed up the race committee. “We just couldn’t do this without them,” she said. She also noted that RSYC member Al Martin provided his powerboat, the Nancy Ann, as the Diamond Island Regatta committee boat. Mark boats, which helped the race committee set the windward mark off Essex and the starting and finishing mark in Town Farm Bay, were driven by RSYC member Jim Moody and Steve Pond, who brought his classic wooden 26-foot powerboat, a 1967 Lyman, down from Burlington. Pond is president of the Lake Champlain chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society and a recently retired Lake Champlain ferry captain.

Also at the awards dinner, LCMM’s archaeological director Chris Sabick gave a lively presentation on the history of the schooner Royal Savage, the club’s namesake. And Lauren Ross, LCMM’s director of development, drew the winner for one of the raffle prizes—two free day passes at the museum, lunch at the Red Mill at Basin Harbor Club, and a ride on the lake, and through Champlain Valley history, on Basin Harbor’s tour boat, Escape.

Host Royal Savage Yacht Club (rsyc. org) is named for the Royal Savage, which served as Benedict Arnold’s flagship during Revolutionary War battles with the British on Lake Champlain. Point Bay Marina is a full-service marina on Thompson’s Point Road in Charlotte (pointbaymarina.com).

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Charlotte Library News Margaret Woodruff LIBRARY DIRECTOR

September is library card sign-up month. If you don’t have a library card, you should! As honorary chairs of library sign-up month, the Incredibles remind families, students and people of all ages that signing up for a library card is a great step toward a truly super lifestyle: libraries offer fun and informative resources to help you pursue your passions and succeed in school.

Here in Charlotte, your library card gives you access to books and more! Besides checking out favorite books, DVDs and other items such as garden tools and birdwatching kits, with your library card you can visit museums and parks around the state, check out materials from over 20 local libraries, and download audio and e-books—even when the library is closed!

Whether you’re new to the library or a long-time patron, we hope you’ll visit soon. Our new crop of fall books is due in, including the latest from Kate Atkinson, Ann Cleeves, Bernard Cornwell, Clive Cussler, Louis De Bernieres, Robert Galbraith, Khaled Hosseini, Michael Lewis and Jodi Picoult. We’re happy to set aside the copy for you; you may call the library or place a hold online using your library card account.

If you’re passionate about a particular author, why not consider the library’s Adopt-an-Author program? This program allows the library to acquire all the new titles published by your chosen author.

When a new title becomes available, you are placed first in the hold queue. As a sponsor, you reimburse the library for the cost of the book, which is usually 25 to 45 percent off the cover price.

Upcoming at the library Just for kids

Thursdays, Sept. 13, to Thursday, Oct. 4, at 3:15 p.m. LEGO Machines. Gears, pulleys, levers, motors and more! Build

amazing machines and learn how to make them work even better! For 4th grade & up. Space is limited, registration required.

Tuesday is Story Time day this fall! Story Time begins on Tuesday, September 18, for all ages.

If you’re a parent or caregiver for a baby or toddler, join us for Baby Time at 9 a.m. Colleen Boyce shares stories, songs and wordplay in a program designed to share the love of reading with our youngest visitors.

Pre-schoolers ages 3 to 5 are invited to Fun Time Story Time at 10:30 a.m. We read and share old favorites and new stories as we explore the world around us through books. Crafts and snacks are a key part of this hour-long program.

If you’re in kindergarten or first grade, hop off the bus at the library for After School Story Time at 2:15 p.m. Stories, snacks, crafts and games focus on nourishing a love for books as well as the ideas and themes they reveal.

Space is limited and registration required for all story time programs.

Adults & families

Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m.

Neuroplasticity: The art and practice of a living a healthy life. Mischul Brownstone, somatic educator and Feldenkrais teacher, shares the details of this new field. Learn about the themes of movement, flexibility and the inextricable link between them. The talk includes some gentle movement sequences to experience neuroplasticity in action.

Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m.

Your Well, Your Water. How well do you know your well? Come get acquainted and learn what measures to take to ensure you and your family have the safest drinking water. Sille Larsen, senior environmental engineer with the Vermont Department of Health, shares methods and approaches for determining and treating threats to your drinking water. First in a series of three programs on the water world of Charlotte.

Monday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m.

Mystery Book Group: The Hollow Man. Join us for coffee and conversation about this classic “locked-room” mystery by John Dickson Carr. When a professor is found dead in a locked room, Dr. Gideon Fell must explain the bizarre mystery of a killer who left no footprints. Copies are available at the circulation desk.

Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m.

International Read an E-Book Day. Learn how to download an ebook (or audiobook) for free with your library card.

Susanna will show you how to get started and make some book suggestions. Please

bring your e-reader or device. If you use a Kindle, make sure to have your Amazon account information on hand.

Thursday, Sept.

20, at 7:30 p.m.

Book Discussion: Before the Court of Heaven. Author Jack Mayer joins us for a discussion of his latest book, a work of historical fiction based on a true story about Weimar Germany and the rise of the Third Reich. Before the Court of Heaven explores how ordinary Germans became complicit in extraordinary crimes.

Copies are available at the circulation desk to check out.

Friday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. Burlington Songwriters Session. Musicians and songwriters Mike Abler, Tyler Smith and Karen Knaebel bring their talents to the Charlotte Library in the third session from the Burlington Songwriters Group. Come enjoy some original tunes with banjo, guitar and vocals.

Monday, Sept. 24, at 1 p.m. Internet Privacy Toolkit. Renowned library-tech expert Jessamyn West presents practical tips for protecting your privacy online. This informal discussion will cover topics such

as how to write a good password, options for browsing the internet more safely and how to deal with “smart devices.” Bring your questions!​ Tuesday, Sept. 25: Voter Registration Day. Register and be ready to vote in the November midterm elections. You can register at Town Hall or online at olvr.sec. state.vt.us/.

Charlotte Library Board of Trustees: Katharine Cohen, Nan Mason, Danielle Conlon Menk, Jonathan Silverman, and Robert Smith.

Next library board meeting: Thursday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m.

Charlotte Library Information Margaret Woodruff, director Cheryl Sloan, youth services librarian Susanna Kahn, tech services librarian HOURS Mondays & Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Kelly Brush, who founded the Kelly Brush Foundation to empower those with spinal cord injury to lead active lives, grew up in Charlotte where her parents Mary and Charlie Brush reside. Kelly and her husband, Zeke Davisson, are also Charlotte residents.

This year cycling is not the only way to support in the state’s largest charity ride.

Participants can opt to play a round of golf to raise funds for the Active Fund, which provides grants for the purchase of adaptive sports equipment for people with spinal cord injuries. The ride also supports the foundation’s ski racing safety program.

The ride through the Champlain Valley was voted “Best Century Ride” by Vermont Sports magazine in March 2018. In addition to offering golf for the first time this year, the event will feature a beer tent serving locally brewed Switchback.

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is next to the Ralph Myhre Golf Course at Middlebury College, and many of our participants play a round the day before or go out after the ride. We thought, why not make it an official part of the event?” said Davisson, executive director of the foundation. “Kelly and her family are avid golfers, and the foundation has given grants for adaptive golf equipment, so it seemed like a natural fit.”

The Active Fund has awarded more than 650 grants in 47 states. The foundation has also awarded more than 150 grants to improve ski racing safety in every state with alpine racing venues and funded more than 15 miles of safety “B” netting to make courses safer.

Timo Shaw, president of title sponsor VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations, is looking forward to this year’s event.

“We feel strongly about the work done at Kelly Brush Foundation and have been title sponsor of the ride for seven years,” said Shaw. “It is very special to see over 800 bicyclists, handcyclists, families, ski teams and community members all coming together to get outside and support a great cause.”

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Real Estate Fall and winter are the perfect seasons to focus on buying and selling a home Fall and winter have been given a bad name as time for buying and selling real estate.

This is something that simply doesn’t make sense to me.

Fall has so many Heather Morse great qualities CONTRIBUTOR about it that are perfect for home selling.

First, kids are back in school, and this opens up many home buyers’ and sellers’ schedules. It’s easier to leave the house during the day with less notice and, most likely, less to tidy up around the house.

Plus, buyers who prefer to shop alone don’t have to get a sitter.

Second, there is less on the market to choose from. Because so many people list in the spring and summer, their homes have a lot of competition. If there is less on the market your home has a better chance of standing out, especially to someone on a deadline.

Third, the staging possibilities are endless. In the fall it’s so easy to play up the beauty of Vermont foliage with tasteful decorating or pumpkins on the porch.

Also, it’s the perfect time to exhibit to prospective buyers how the holidays can feel in that space by showing off the new pellet stove or lighting the fireplace before a showing.

Fourth, lenders, appraisers and inspectors aren’t as busy. Have you heard about closings getting pushed out or deadlines not being met because buyers simply couldn’t get someone out to the house? Well, once the summer season is over, stress levels can go way down. Your buyers will have an easier time getting all the requirements met because there is less demand. This means a faster closing for you and less time just waiting for answers.

Finally, fall and winter are perfect times to focus on the potential to sell to tourists who might not otherwise be looking for a second home. Play up what your home has to offer as a vacation property. Is it good for snowmobilers, lake goers and skiers, or just the right space to host guests in their

home away from home? Vermont’s fall and winter bring in a whole new group of buyers.

So don’t let the idea that you can only list in spring slow you down from listing in the next few months.

Still thinking you don’t like the idea?

If you want to wait, but maybe not until next spring, have an agent come over and take some professional exterior photos now. This will show off the landscaping that is about to be covered and give buyers something to look forward to for their first summer.

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Aug. 27 Adam and Licia Brown to Nicholas and Caitlyn Campbell, 2.66 acres with dwelling, 105 Wings Point Road, $1,053,000.

Property Transfers Aug. 3 Erik A. and Lisa G. Beal to Jessica and Timothy Lahey, 5.6 acres with dwelling, 286 Pease Mountain Road, $760,000.

Aug. 8 Harriet S. Patrick Revocable Trust to Andrew Feinberg and Francine Stephens, 1.75 acres with dwelling, 2952 Greenbush Road, $785,000.

Aug. 13 Mikel Farley to Melissa Mlynarick, 1.02 acres with dwelling, 267 Wildwood West, $168,550.

Aug. 13 Matthew Parisi to Champlain Housing Trust, 25 Camel View Lane, unit 3, $163,500.

Aug. 13 Champlain Housing Trust to Kelly Badore, 25 Camel View Lane, unit 3, $276,000.

Aug. 17 William V. and Maureen A. Little to Donald M. and Catherine M. Holly, 2.86 acres with dwelling, 300 Partridge Lane, $555,000.

Aug. 17 Stacy L. and Michael D. Nelms to Andy and Katie Bohlin, 3.0 acres with dwelling, 156 Popple Dungeon Road, $870,000.

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Aug. 17 Blackrock Construction LLC to Matthew S. and Martina E. Bex, 461 South Forty Road, dwelling only, $665,000.

Aug 20 Richard G. LeBoeuf Family Trust to Lori A. Bruce, executor of the Estate of Shirley Bruce, 24.16 acres, 251 Ferry Road, $328,835.31.

Aug. 27 Nicholas and Caitlyn Campbell to Patrick and Mette Meyer, 5.51 acres with dwelling, 250 Pease Mountain Road, $799,000.

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Trina Bianchi Charlotte Grange #398 is committed to making the Grange Hall a community resource, one that could be used by individuals, families groups for family gatherings, group meetings or presentations. To that end the membership is planning to have monthly events at the Hall to encourage people to visit this historic building and perhaps learn about the Grange and what the organization is all about.

September will see two events at the Grange Hall. The first one on Wednesday, September 12, starting at 6:30 p.m. is an acoustic open mic night.

We want to welcome local musicians to come for this open mic evening. Sign up will begin at 6 p.m., and all styles are welcome: folk, blues, classics, a cappella. A microphone and PA system will be provided if needed. If you would like to perform, please email Mike Walker at mjwalker@gmavt.net.

The amount of time allotted to each performer will depend on the number of performers.

If you want to enjoy a free evening of great music, come and listen to our

local musicians and encourage them on their musical journey. All ages are welcome, and refreshments will be available.

Our second Grange event this month is the farm and craft market on Sunday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Jenny Cole (425-3105) and Margaret Woodruff (425-3864) are organizing this event, which is open to the first 20 crafters, farmers, bakers, cooks or artisans to sign up. Tables are available for display purposes. If you would like to come and bring a display, please contact either Jenny or Margaret to reserve your spot. This promises to be a great Sunday afternoon local shopping opportunity where you might find some goodies for the week ahead or for the freezer—or perhaps you will get an early start on some Christmas gifts!

The Charlotte Grange is proud of its heritage. The Grange is in the planning stages for some necessary maintenance and renovations to the Hall so that it can be more usable for our local community. Come and support your local musicians, farms, crafters and artisans at these two events!

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The Vermont Youth Orchestra, led by music director and conductor Dr. Benjamin Klemme of Charlotte, presents its 55th season, Beyond the Frame, a three-concert series at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. Subscription tickets are now available.

Beyond the Frame examines music’s power to portray people, places and perspectives. Throughout the season, Dr. Klemme and the VYO will explore an eloquent self-portrait, a dream that inspired a movement, and the transforming impact of crossing the globe.

The fall concert, “A Musical SelfPortrait,” takes place on Sunday, Sept.

30, and explores self-expression and the portrayal of friends in Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations. This concert also commemorates Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday with selections from his groundbreaking West Side Story and features Grace Lu as soloist in the romantic second movement of Bruch’s G minor concerto for violin.

Counterpoint, Vermont’s professional vocal ensemble, is a special guest on the winter concert, “Depictions of a Dream,” on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. This concert celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s 90th

birthday with an orchestral tribute by Duke Ellington and a cappella renditions of songs from the American Civil Rights Movement.

Soloist Sebastiaan West will be featured in a performance of the festive opening movement from Beethoven’s piano concerto no. 1.

“Sketches from The New World,” the spring concert on Sunday, May 5, 2019, examines the travel-inspired musical sketches throughout Antonin Dvořák’s evocative New World Symphony as a preview to the orchestra’s 10-day concert tour of Portugal and Spain in June 2019.

Violinist Sabrina Chiang is soloist in the fiery final movement from Bruch’s famous G minor violin concerto.

Subscription tickets for the 2018-2019 season are on sale now through Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. Season subscriptions can be purchased at the Flynn Center Regional Box office, over the phone by calling 802-86-FLYNN, or by paper order form available at the Flynn Center, Elley-Long Music Center or on vyo.org.

Subscriptions cannot be purchased online and cannot be purchased at the door on the day of the first performance.

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Accidental Pastor All of your days I was having a conversation with Nate, my son who is going to turn 21 soon, about meaning and life. He was curious about how we find meaning.

Melissa O’Brien Almost as if NEWS EDITOR meaning is hidden somewhere, and our life’s work is to search and search for this thing that will bring us to a place of peace or understanding or, lord help us, happiness.

Ah! There it is! Meaning! Finally!

Nestled behind a rock in Wyoming or in a diner in Arkansas, meaning is waiting patiently for us to show up. We’re just reading the map wrong; we’ll get there one day, hopefully.

In a way, actually, it kind of is that: buried in rocks and diners. But meaning isn’t asking that we search to find it.

Meaning in life doesn’t work that way.

It’s not an ever-elusive concept; we were not born to undertake a quest to discover the location of meaning. We construct, we build, we make meaning with every single day we have here. That’s really the key and, I think, the reason why so many people are confused or anxious or disappointed—they feel they are searching for something that simply refuses to present itself, as if we spend our lives in some sort of game of dodgeball with Meaning.

Yesterday I returned to the place where I stay in Charlotte during the school year.

It’s an absolute wonderland of flowers and fruit trees, ponds, so many shades of green! So many varieties of living things, with birds and butterflies and crickets and bees flying everywhere. The owners of this magnificent place are respectful, humble, generous and playful caretakers. And gifted with vision and creativity. The gardens, when I saw them for the first time since June, brought me to tears.

It’s so quiet here that you can hear the earth breathing. There is no sound, sometimes, and sometimes you can hear a train whistle way off in the distance. It’s incredibly romantic in all the right ways.

Light here seems to take on a life of its own, as if you could take it by the hand and go for a walk together.

And if all of that isn’t enough to make my heart turn all the colors of the rainbow, the three little girls who live here have bright blonde hair and are named for flowers.

Because three months probably feels like a lifetime when you’re three years old, the middle flower child wasn’t too sure who I was when she saw me yesterday afternoon. She knows me as Coco’s mom, but since Coco wasn’t with me when I arrived, she was hesitant in precisely the way a small child should be when faced with an unfamiliar adult. So I approached her quietly and carefully. I got down close to the ground, close to her, and I let her take her time coming to me, so she could

find the place in her memory that might hold a story of me. I watched her figure it out. I watched how she took her fingers out of her mouth and came closer, how she looked at my face, carefully. How I grew safer and more familiar to her, until finally she reached out her hand and I reached out mine and we became known to each other. Then we walked together to the place where the cherry tomatoes are growing and picked and ate lots of them.

Next we went to visit the peach trees, and she picked so many and kept handing them to me and it was funny because I couldn’t hold them all, she was such a good picker. We ate some, too, and they were delicious. She asked me to put her on my shoulders, which I did, so happily, since I don’t have any shoulder sitters anymore.

Then I pushed her on the swing until we ran out of daylight and it was time to say goodnight.

Let me tell you what all of that is: Meaning, capital M. Meaning is not something we seek, it’s something we create.

I could very easily have arrived here yesterday, set myself up in the cottage and gotten to work on any number of projects or things I have due. I could have shooed the children away and demanded my space and peace; after all, it’s a rare bird of a day when I have time to myself. Instead I let that little hand lead me through her magic kingdom. I let her ask me her small-person questions. The wee flower child taught me, all over again, to take the time to hang out in the garden, to eat things right off the trees, to study the frogs, to befriend the world in which we live. Together we made joy.

This is meaning: to keep learning, to pay attention to how people do things, to want to know more, to be humble with our time, to keep all of our senses open. To make today a day in which I am something that I wasn’t yesterday. This is how we generate meaning in our lives.

Before I went to sleep last night I told a friend, someone I have only recently come to know, someone whose life work is completely foreign and therefore magical to me, that I’m grateful for the window into his life, where there is language and creation of which I am wholly unfamiliar.

This, too, is how we create meaning as we move through this life: by allowing curiosity to drive us to new places, by being grateful when people invite us in.

Don’t go looking for it, you’ll never find it; you’ll die trying. Meaning isn’t hiding from you somewhere far away. Meaning is rooted in your humility and curiosity, your willingness to go to unfamiliar places, the degree to which you are inclined to slow down and pay attention, your ability to see the divine in everything. Meaning is in all of our tender mercies toward one another and this beautiful place we call home.

Reaching out your hand isn’t just a gesture you can make with your body; it’s a way you can live your whole life, and in that posture of generosity you will find grace and meaning, in abundance.

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On Books

Good, and maybe not-so-good, end-of-summer reading

A few years ago, I went on a trip with extended family and a couple of intrepid friends to the Galapagos. The trip involved two Katherine Arthaud nights in Quito, Equador, and a week of travel by boat to the various islands, where khaki-clad naturalists walked us around carefully circumscribed paths, pointing out interesting phenomena: giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, sharks, sea turtles, flamingoes and all kinds of other fauna and flora and so on.

During this voyage, the cousins (ages 11 to 18) ran an ongoing game of “What are the odds?” I won’t explain the rules here— it would take too long—but suffice it to say, at one point early on I somehow got sucked into a round and ended up losing (the odds against losing were enormous, so I’m still not sure how this happened), and so it went that I had to touch a sea lion. Had to.

I lost this “odds” on our first day on the islands, and sea lions (we had just been warned by one of the naturalist guides), while cute looking, can be quite dangerous or at least unpredictable. So, be careful, we were told. Cuedado. And so I consider it one of the major miracles of my adult life that at the end of the walk that day (during which I had not touched a sea lion), as I was descending a rustic stairway down to the “panga” (the zodiac-like boat that took us from ship to shore, and shore to ship), a baby sea lion lurched its way towards me across the rocks, and (I kid you not) touched, with its whiskered nose, the toe of my sneaker, thus fulfilling an impossible mission, and impossible odds. The kids questioned whether I had touched a sea lion or a sea lion had touched me, but I said this was immaterial and avoided the whole bunch of them for a good few hours.

You might be asking at this point: What does any of this have to do with books?

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I’m telling you… when I put that Lisa Scottoline on the table, it was as though I had offered up crack cocaine.

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Well, not much, so far, but what I have been getting to is that I brought a cache of books with me on this Galapagos trip, one of which was a novel by Lisa Scottoline, a fast-paced, intense, straightforward, gripping page-turner. Which Lisa Scottoline book it was, I am not entirely sure; maybe Look Again or Keep Quiet. But whatever the title, I read it every chance I got, and it seems that my fellow travelers noticed that I was devouring it with gusto.

It wasn’t long before I finished it and offered it up to whoever might want to take it for a spin.

Well, my sister, and my brother-in-law’s mother, and our friend Megan had all brought ambitious reads on the trip with them, tomes which they were dutifully plowing through in the off hours between peering at wildlife and walking the sandy trails around craggy, windswept islands.

But I’m telling you…when I put that Lisa Scottoline on the table, it was as though I had offered up crack cocaine. That’s probably not a good analogy, as none of these good, grounded, upstanding women would go near such a substance, but I am trying to convey the speed, eagerness and hunger with which they lined up for my discarded book. Gone (or at least shelved for later) were the histories, the learned articles and the geographical treatises. My easy-to-read book became dog-eared and tea-stained and sea-splatted—and enjoyed by them all.

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Recently I was looking for a good book on tape to get me through some long drives, and I ended up choosing Scottoline’s After Anna (narrated

by M. Marno and J. Bobb), which begins with a happy family consisting of a woman named Maggie, a widower named Noah and Noah’s young son. They have a cat named Wreck-It Ralph, and everything is fine and dandy till Maggie finds herself faced with a much-longedfor opportunity to connect with her long-lost daughter, whom Maggie has not seen for 17 years, since the child was an infant.

The story is told in turn by Maggie and Noah, and it’s quite riveting. I loved it.

If you want to get caught up in a good, fast-paced, intense yarn, I recommend this one. Put away your Dostoevsky, your Stephen Hawking, your Economist, and pick up After Anna. It’s summer, after all—a good time for light, fun, fast-paced reads.

Scottoline has written over 30 books between 1994 and 2018. After Anna is one of her most recent. If you bring this one on a cruise, I promise you, you will be very popular.

Speaking of travel, a month ago I found myself at JFK Airport without a book to read for the flight home. So before I took off, I hurried to a nearby book kiosk to grab something quick.

I ended up settling on a hardback novel called The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams.

What especially attracted me to this book was a brief blurb on its dust jacket

by Elin Hilderbrand, calling it “exquisitely rendered” and “at the top of my picks for the beach this summer.” Since Elin Hilderbrand is at the top of my list for summer/beach reads any summer, I felt that I couldn’t go wrong. If Elin loved it, how could I not? Well, Williams is obviously bright, accomplished, with a good grasp of the English language, but to me this novel lacked depth and magic, and, though I did finish it, for me it was an effort to do so. But who knows…if Elin H. liked it as

much as she said she did, it is possible you might enjoy it. But I was not a fan.

I’m still loving the Sue Grafton series, which I have raved about since I started with A is for Alibi. I am now on V is for Vengeance, getting close to the finish line.

As I have said before, I can’t say enough about this writer and this series. They are all gems. You would think that reading 23 books that all take place in the same area of Southern California with the same female detective would get tiresome, but not at all. On the contrary.

It is a tragedy that Grafton is no more and we will never have another Kinsey Millhone story beyond Y is for Yesterday.

I think if I could meet any writer, dead or alive, I would choose Sue Grafton. I know, I know…you think I should say Virginia Woolf or Mark Twain or William Shakespeare. But, no. If you asked me today, I would choose Sue Grafton. We would meet at a seaside joint near Santa Teresa, where Kinsey Millhone (the series detective) lives in a garage apartment… or maybe at Rosie’s Tavern, a dive where Kinsey eats several times a week because it’s right next door (no matter that these places are all fictional)…and I would ask Sue G. where on earth these stories and characters and settings came from, and how she found the energy and magic that fuels them, every one.

The last book I will mention here is one I just finished called Ruined by Ruth Everhart. Literary masterpiece it probably is not, but it is a simply and honestly told true-life account of a life that, early on, was interrupted, devastated and nearly ruined by rape. The author was a young Midwestern Christian college student when the crime occurred, and much of the book tells of her coming to grips with big questions such as, “How could a loving God allow this to happen?”… “Where was God?”… and “Why me?”

I recommend this book. It is powerful to read about how the author manages to articulate her trauma and survive, and then move on with her life, her studies, a career and new relationships. This book is about a sudden, profound breach of trust and the slow restoration of trust. Besides issues of faith, it asks some good questions about “purity” and what it means to be a female human being in modern society. Very sincere. It made a big impact on me.

I do hope you have been having a good summer. Let’s hope for some golden days still to come. Happy reading!

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The end of summer nears

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Sports It’s Champ? No, it’s a swimmer

Edd Merritt

Four women who covered the distance in just more than an hour and a half led the fourth annual swim across 3.7 miles of Lake Champlain from the dock at Essex, New York, to the Charlotte town beach. Charlotte’s John Braun was not far behind in an hour and 46 minutes, finishing second among men. The event raised money for the Lake Champlain Committee.

Summer sports end, fall sports begin

Cross country running, field hockey, soccer and football hit off their seasons last week. The two cross country teams headed to Essex for the Essex Invitational. As expected, the women’s team topped the field of 11 schools. Among individuals, CVU’s Alice Larson and Ella Whitman finished first and second with Redhawks Chloe Andrae and Finn Mittlestadt among the top six.

The CVU men’s team placed sixth among 17 schools, with Essex, Burlington and U-32 providing eight individuals among the top 10 finishers.

Redhawk field hockey started the year on the right foot with a 6-0 shutout of Burlington. Junior forward Flynn Hall added an assist to her hat trick of goals to pace CVU. Charlotte’s Caroline Reynolds added a single tally along with Hailey Chase and Lena Ashooh. No BHS shot reached the CVU goal, while the Seahorse tender was called upon for nine saves.

Another 6-0 score produced a men’s soccer win for the Redhawks. The victim was Burr and Burton Academy. Five different CVU players found the net, with a Burr and Burton own-net tally just for good measure. The scorers were Jack

Redhawk Lena Ashook beats a Burlington defender.

Sinopoli, Nate Sampson, Jonah Roberts, James Schmidt and Sam Johnson. Goalie Aiden Johnson had to make only a single save for the Hawks.

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The Redhawk football team bowed to BFA-St. Albans 37-6 on the CVU field. Charlotte’s Seth Boffa was the leading rusher for the Redhawks, running for

76 yards with one in the final quarter that covered 65 yards and produced the lone CVU score.

GMBC day touring rides Saturday, Sept. 8: NEK weekend. Day 1: Moose Country Meandering, a 67-mile (S) loop up through Norton and Canaan on routes 114, 102 and 105 with (hopefully) more moose than cars. For the short ride we will do the new Kingdom Lakeview Loop, a 50-mile ride that passes three lakes, one pond and one river. Meet at 9:30 at Island Pond fishing access or along Route 105 in front of the Irving store. Leaders: Pat Stabler and Tom Evers - 781-929-9085, everstab@verizon.net.

Camping is available at Pat and Tom’s house just outside East Burke; early birds get beds or floor space in the house.

BYOB drinks and/or potluck BBQ on Saturday afternoon/evening for anyone who is interested. There is also the Tiki Bar in East Burke that is not to be missed.

Sunday, Sept. 9: NEK weekend. Day 2: Willoughby Wanderings, a 47-mile (M/S) ride up through Sutton and Barton, along the shore of Lake Willoughby and through part of Willoughby State Forest. A 30-mile (M) version of the ride returns to Burke via Route 5. Meet at 9:15 at Kingdom Trails parking area. Leaders: Pat Stabler and Tom Evers - 781-929-9085, everstab@verizon. net.

Sunday, Sept. 9: Pleasant Valley Pedaling. The 50-mile route (M/S) travels through Jericho into Underhill and then via Pleasant Valley Road into Cambridge.

This ride is an extension of the old Pleasant Valley Voyager. Meet at 8:45 at

com. Metric century leader: Lou Bresee – 658-0597, lakelou@comcast.net Sunday, Sept. 23: East of Eden. Ride 50 or 60 (M/S) miles through the rolling hills around Eden with your choice of a long, gradual climb up Route 105 or a shorter, steeper route on Route 242 up to Jay Peak.

Last year we reversed the direction of this ride, and we will be repeating that direction this year. Meet at 9:45 at Eden Elementary School on Route 100, about half-mile south of Route 118. Leader: Matt Kuivinen - 8819045, mattkui@earthlink.net. Co-leader: Brian Howard – 505-1148, bjhowd@gmail. com.

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Sunday, Sept. 16: Century Day. Three rides, all following the same route for the first 25 miles with a food stop in Bristol.

The metric century is 62 miles (M) via Bristol and Vergennes. The full century is 100 miles (S) traveling down to the Crown Point Bridge and returning through the Champlain Valley. Those looking for an extra challenge can do the double-gap century, which is 113 miles and includes the Middlebury and Appalachian gaps.

Meet at 7:30 at the Wheeler lot, Veterans Memorial Park, South Burlington. Leader: Kevin Batson – 825-2618, kevbvt@gmail.

Sunday, Sept. 30: Meandres et Beaux Villages. A 60-mile (M/S) tour of pretty villages across the Canadian border. Bring your passport or the required customs documents. We’ll stop in Mystic for brunch and pass many farms along the way. There is some dirt—about four miles total—and a couple of hills. Meet at 9:15 at Highgate Elementary School: I-89 north to exit 21 in Swanton, take 78 east to Highgate Center, then left on 207 North, Elementary School is on the left. Leader: John Bertelsen - 8640101, jo.bertel@gmail.com. Co-leader: Karla Ferrelli - 864-0101 / karla.ferrelli@ gmail.com.

• All riders must wear helmets and obey the rules of the road. Please do not ride two abreast if there is traffic in either direction.

• For mornings with questionable weather, please call the ride leader to make sure the ride is still taking place. Ride leaders are obligated to go to the starting point and provide maps but may choose not to ride if the weather is miserable.

• Riders under the age of 18 must have a signed waiver from a parent.

• E indicates an easy ride, M is for moderate, and S is for strenuous.

• Rides begin promptly 15 minutes after the meeting time.

• Social rides are more leisurely versions of the mapped ride—usually the shorter route—with longer food breaks. Always contact the social ride leader before the ride to make sure those versions of the ride are taking place.

• Additional local social rides will be scheduled as weather permits in the Champlain Valley.

Please email lightspd@comcast. net to be added to the social riders email contact list, which is the only guaranteed notification for these rides. Weekend social rides are usually announced by Thursday.

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In The Garden There is much to offer in the late summer display The first indication I had that there was a “hussie” in the garden was the intoxicating scent of perfume as I was drifting off to sleep. How Joan Weed sweet it was.

Could it have been the Stargazer lily or perhaps Casa Blanca? Maybe clethra rosea, aka “summersweet”?

In following days as I did my ambles around the garden there was more evidence of bawdiness. The loud gold of rudbeckia “Goldsturm” and the ligularia with its burgundy-tinged leaves against golden blooms could not be ignored.

Phlox paniculata in white clusters tried to tone down the chaos, but the native fuchsia kept elbowing its way into the picture. A few steps further and some scarlet begonias and the “Lucifer”

crocosmia wanted to be noticed.

A real show-off in late summer is the slow-growing thread-leaf Japanese maple.

However, the deep burgundy of the full leaved Japanese maple would not be outdone. Here and there creeps in a stalk of native goldenrod, and the deliberately planted solidago “Fireworks” captures your eye and mind for sure.

I see the asters just off stage preparing for the grand finale and their sultry entrance. There will be costumes of royal purple and flashy lavender that will attract the wild orange of monarchs.

Vermont gardeners spend ferocious energy in spring to prepare for their garden enjoyment, which seems to last for such a short time. But we persevere in spite of the rapid progression of beauties out the back door. Each season offers its own particular excitement, and we are broken in gently from tulips and daffodils and gentle scilla and muscari. The much-anticipated ephemerals delight us too.

As sad as it is to see the season nearing

its end, there is much to offer in the late summer display. Venture out and enjoy the

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From the archives

Mark Bolles’ musings BOLLES

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(Susan). He moved from Vermont back to Maine. He became a stepdad (Daniel) and a granddad. He got cancer and was sick for this past year. Not surprisingly, some of the universe’s magic came into play at the end of Mark’s life. “For the past five or six years,” is how Tyler tells it, “we all rented a house in Maine right around the time of Dad’s birthday.

This year, the house was booked for that week, so we had to take it for another week instead. It turned out to be the last week of his life, so we got to be with him at the end.”

To all of you who knew Mark Bolles in his time here in Charlotte, as a preacher, as a school bus driver, as someone who was on the receiving end of his generosity, as a friend, as a contributor to this newspaper, I am envious. Still, I believe strongly that our spirits linger here, along with our stories, and when one lives as graciously and generously as did Mark Bolles, there remains opportunity for all of us to be moved, to be challenged to live rightly, and I believe that Pastor Bolles would like that very much.

Rest in peace, kind sir. And thank you for leaving us such a magnanimous legacy.

Mark and Carloyn Bolles and their children in front of the Charlotte Congregationel Church in 1992.

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Taking Care Science, magic and an English grandfather My Grandfather Hooker loomed like a giant at 6 feet 6 inches tall with size 15 black shoes that laced to the ankles.

Even his walrus mustache and beard seemed unusual, Alice Outwater accompanied by his commanding manner. He was born in Brenchley, Kent, England, in 1864 and hoped to become a professional magician. A frayed poster announced his performance at age 16 in a local establishment called the Lime Tree Coffee House.

He excelled in chemistry, and his father, an architect, urged him to get a scientific education. Starting at the Government Science School in London, he continued his chemical studies at a prestigious institution in Munich, Germany, and earned his Ph.D. in two years.

My grandmother from Ohio took a transAtlantic boat to London to earn her Ph.D. in 1884. Her application identified her as MA Owens, as she realized she would not be admitted to the University of London if they knew she was a female.

As Grandfather pursued his postdoctoral work in London he soon met Mary Alice Owens. One evening the night watchman came in to check the lab, and both were peering through a microscope. Dressed in her long dress and blouse he towered over her 5 feet 2 inches — and had his arm around her waist.

He became smitten with this feisty young woman and proposed.

She agreed to marry him if he came to the U.S. where jobs were more plentiful.

He first worked with the American Sugar Company, where Harry Havemeyer, its president, took him under his wing as a son. Grandfather successfully removed the impurities in the sugar, making it white. In sugar circles he became known as the father of the American beet industry. He also was a successful businessman and retired when he was 51 years old.

He and Grandmother moved to Brooklyn Heights in 1913, settling into 82 Remsen Street, a handsome double-width brownstone built about 1840 with a garden in back and an adjacent carriage house. After their deaths this became my family home for the following 30 years.

Grandfather renovated the latter to accommodate his well-equipped chemistry laboratory. He also raised all the slate counters six inches higher because of his

Samual Cox Hooker, who stood 6 feet, 6 inches tall, is shown with his wife Mary, who was 5 foot 2 inces tall.

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The bookcases on the second floor eventually held 21,000 volumes of periodicals and books. It was later deemed one of the most complete chemical libraries in the world. In addition, he had a respectable magic library.

Grandfather was a member of the prestigious Society of American Magicians, which convened a few times a year in members’ homes. He had invited 25 guests to show them his newest tricks. My older sister, Kitty, and two colleagues would participate as helpers in the performance. They were sworn to secrecy.

My younger sister, Louise, and I (age 5 years) wore brand–new, blue-striped taffeta dresses with wide sashes at our waists.

Grandfather knew it would be a unique evening for us. As it turned out, this performance for his peers was one of his last.

The doorbell rang and the butler greeted the enthusiastic guests. They were dressed in overcoats, top hats and tuxedos. Louise and I quickly noticed all of the men had long agile fingers and tricks up their sleeves.

They moved gracefully, standing poised as if on stage, and talked in clear, articulate voices. Each held something in his hand, such as a deck of cards, while suggesting someone stand opposite. “Pick one.” Another magician was throwing rubber balls in the air, then squeezing three into one ear and taking five out of the opposite ear. “Look over there,” Louise said, as we watched a magician stuff three silk handkerchiefs up his right sleeve and pull out a series of multicolored ones from the left sleeve.

Louise and I squealed in unison as one handsome magician reached down to pull a stack of dimes from our sashes.

Then a short stout magician lifted his top hat from under his arm and pulled out a live rabbit. We patted its silky fur until it disappeared. Everything seemed to move quickly, as several magicians demonstrated their newest slight-of-hand.

John Mulholland was among the guests; he was becoming well-known as a professional magician who lectured, wrote books and performed all over the world.

Houdini, considered the most innovative in the group, was also present. In London an assistant would tie him up in ropes and

chains, even using locks or handcuffs. A few members of the audience would go up to test them. Then he was lowered into the water and tried to escape.

Louise and I noticed the deference the group showed Grandfather. There was much good will, laughter and anticipation.

Tonight Grandfather’s performance would be “Impossibilities and Miltiades,” the talk of the magic community that was fueling endless speculation.

Next there was dinner and then the long anticipated magic performance.

To be continued in the next issue of The Charlotte News.

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Out Takes

Are they no longer headed for the Badlands?

Edd Merritt

I don’t want a pickle I just wanna ride on my motorsickle And I don’t wanna tickle I’d rather ride on my motorsickle And I don’t wanna die I just rather ride on my motorcy . . .cle

“Motorcycle,” Arlo Guthrie This has been a summer, as have the past few, when driving up to Eden we often feel like we’re part of a motorcycle rally on Rte. 100. Headed north and south alike, the flocks of cyclists on the road take me back to my youth when my hometown in southern Minnesota was on the main line to Sturgis, South Dakota, rallying point of cyclists since 1938.

Sturgis and Laconia, New Hampshire, are two of the most popular and bestattended rallies in this country. Some cyclists hit both of them, with Laconia happening in June each year and Sturgis in August. Granted, many of the Eden cycles bear Quebecois plates, and I’m not certain where they end up heading south before they return “nord” of the border.

Growing up I was on a direct route from Chicago and points east to the Black Hills that bounded Sturgis (still a town of only 6,800 people until rally time, when it blossoms to several hundred thousand.)

At the time, the major east/west road ran through the middle of my town, something that if the current town planners could have re-designed they would have—at least for the first two weeks in August.

Our parents hated it. We kids loved it.

An article in the Business section of

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Given the nature of Rochester (home to a major medical center) and the temper of the times in the 1950s, the older members of our families felt that motorcycles were vehicles of evil. We kids felt exactly the opposite.

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the August 13 New York Times and a T-shirt being worn by a fellow in my gym that read something like “Going back to Sturgis on my Harley” rekindled my memories. I did ask the fellow how far he had ridden his cycle, and he said he rode it from New England to South Dakota. I was duly impressed. The Times mentioned a rider who had covered 800 miles from Idaho to Dakota. In the 1950s most riders did not truck their bikes in, riding them only for the last few miles. They were full cyclists from wherever they began, hence the crowded highways and noisy campsites.

When the riders came through my hometown of Rochester we would get word that they were headed from Chicago and had reached St. Charles, just a few miles east of us. We all gathered to see them pass through.

Given the nature of Rochester (home to a major medical center) and the temper of the times in the 1950s, the older members of our families felt that motorcycles were vehicles of evil. We kids felt exactly the

opposite—or, at least, did not equate bikes with bad upbringing. We loved the fact that they broke up the monotony of a downtown that died daily at 5 p.m.

We lied to our parents and headed to the highway as soon as we heard the herd heading our way. There were usually several hundred of them and their rumble shook the Mayo Clinic tower. As youngsters we did not have vehicles of our own, so we had to watch them pass through, cheer and wave and go home and not discuss it with our parents. For all intents and purposes, we had been licking ice cream cones down the street.

Although Clarence (Pappy) Hoel, founder of the Sturgis classic, rode an Indian and was a member of the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club, now most of the riders drive Harley Davidsons. The Sturgis rally has been held every year with the exception of five years during World War II. Attendance runs in the 400,000 to 500,000 range and brings Sturgis a considerable financial benefit, making up 95 percent of the town’s annual revenue.

Can you believe now though, politics and tariffs have entered the picture?

According to many of the riders and loyal Harley owners, they became enraged when they heard that the company was thinking of moving its bike manufacturing to Europe. According to the Times’ article, Harley felt that President Trump’s levies on steel and aluminum would lower their bottom line enough so as to force the company to raise its prices or eat the cost in some other way.

The company’s announcement may have had a negative impact on the Harley owners, many of whom at Sturgis were Trump supporters. However, their relationships with their bikes far preceded their political support. The management of Harley Davidson has yet to decide whether the bikes, themselves, will be assembled in this country. What is clear is that their parts come from around the world, and management has said that it will move production overseas only for bikes sold in Europe. “American bikes will still be made in the United States.”

I say, “Let the cycle troops roar where they will.” The route now skirts my hometown on an interstate, and today’s Rochester kids probably don’t even know what they are missing. We East Charlotters, however, are reminded daily, getting the guttural roar right here on Hinesburg Road, up from Spear Street, down toward Guinea Road.

So remove those plugs, and open your engines, riders. I love it; war helmets, leather jackets, gray beards and all. I know you guys don’t want a tickle. You just want to ride on your “motorsickle”.

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Clemmons Family Farm wins Vermont Community Foundation grant

The Vermont Community Foundation recently granted the Clemmons Family Farm $2,500 to expand the representation of diversity and multiculturalism in Vermont’s art and culture scene through POC-Power of Color, a photography and storytelling exhibit.

The original POC-Power of Color project, co-created by 18-year-old artist/ activist Zymora Davinchi and 16-yearold photographer Audrey Grant, featured stunning photographic portraits of multicultural youth living in the Hartford, Vermont, community. The work was a 2017 summer exhibit that debuted at the farm’s

historic Barn House and was seen by nearly 300 visitors.

With the award of one of the foundation’s “Small and Inspiring” grants, the Clemmons Family Farm will partner once again with Davinchi, who will lead the initiative to share the images and stories of Vermont youth of color in selected schools in Chittenden, Orleans, Washington and Windham counties.

The new exhibit will include new multimedia platforms with photography, audio and video recordings of students’ storytelling, social media and facilitated discussion panels. The VCF funds will be

leveraged against some of the funds from the ArtPlace America creative placemaking grant, A Sense of Place. “This project is the perfect opportunity to build relationships among youth of color across rural Vermont—which is extremely difficult to do—to have our voices heard and to expand society’s definition of ‘beautiful’ to include all heritages, skin tones, textures of hair and body types,” said Davinchi.

The photography and storytelling initiative will kick off on the Clemmons Family Farm in September with a training in digital camera videography. Selected youth representatives from the six towns

State and federal officials visit Clemmons Family Farm to determine eligibility for programs Representatives from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets (AAFM) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the federal Department of Agriculture visited the Clemmons Family Farm on Greenbush Road this past week. The farm, established

by Dr. Jackson and Mrs. Lydia Clemmons in 1962, is one of the 0.4 percent of farms owned by Black families in the U.S. and is on the Vermont African American History Trail. The purpose of the visit was to check out its operations, history and future plans in the context of Vermont’s agricultural development.

According to AAFM Deputy Secretary Alyson Eastman, the agriculture agency seeks to promote innovative farming practices throughout Vermont and is interested in determining what state programs the Clemmons farm might be eligible for. NRCS Soil Conservationist Tim McCoy and his colleagues Danny Peet and Bruce Howlett have been working with the Clemmons family as well with an invasives management program for the farm’s 60-acre forest and a grasslands bird

covered by the ArtPlace America grant (Charlotte, Shelburne, Hinesburg, South Burlington, Burlington and Winooski) as well as other selected Vermont towns will attend the training sessions.

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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 rightsof-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% glyphosate, 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. Locations of applications are: Mount Philo Road within a half mile south of State Park Road Spear Street about a quarter mile west of Guinea Road Carpenter Road about a quarter mile east of Dorset Street Lake Road about a half mile north of Converse Bay Road Lake Road about a quarter mile south of Converse Bay Road Orchard Road at the corner of Lake Road At the easterly end of Jackson Hill Road Spear Street about 250 feet south of Jackson Hill Road Please refer questions to Dean Bloch, town administrator, at 425-3071 ext. 5.

Contact at the Department of Agriculture is Dominique Golliot at 802-793-2167.

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Charlotte Senior Center News Carolyn Kulik SENIOR CENTER DIRECTOR

“I’m happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.” ~ James Broughton Haven’t we all been a little surprised at the person looking back at us in the mirror? We are a little like an iceberg (but in the warmest sort of way)—there is so much more below the surface. That person who ran track in high school or skied competitively or sang solos is still there. They are just smiling off stage somewhere. So, just think about it: We are all just observing a particular moment in time of each person we encounter. (Easy to remember when it is you, harder to remember when it is someone else.) And whenever you have a chance, say hello to your inner child—you both will be glad you did.

The new Fall Schedule is finally out!

It is an insert in this edition and is also posted at CharlotteVT.org under the Senior Center tab. Of course, you are welcome to stop by the Senior Center for additional copies. If you would like to register for courses, please call the Center at 425-6345, come in, or mail in the registration slip. (Registrations are not accepted by email.)

TODAY 9/5

Foot Clinic begins at 9:15, prior registration is required. Blood Pressure Clinic is at 11:30, walk-ins are welcome.

Presentation at 1 p.m.: Visit Hidden Italy with Louis Giancola, an Italian American who has been traveling there since 1968.

See Events paragraph below for more information.

New courses next week

This month, two new courses will start on Tuesday, 9/11. At 10 a.m. join us for the first of a free, 3-session Introduction to Chess, offered by Ajat Tariyal, who has been playing since he was child.

And, if you can already carry on an

conversation in French and want to stay in practice, then consider the new French Conversation Circle. It is for intermediate and advanced speakers and meets from 2 :15 to 3 :15 on Tuesday afternoons. Instructor Alysse Anton is a native speaker and also teaches at Alliance Français. Session I is $60, or $12 per class.

Outdoors

If you want to get outside while the weather is still nice, Fall Road Hikes resume on 9/25 and will continue throughout October with our intrepid Marty Morrissey. Pre-registration is important. Coming very soon is a Birding Expedition with informative and friendly Hank Kaestner on 9/19, followed by the last one on 10/17; pre-registration is also necessary for these.

The 17th season of the popular Dream Day on Lake Champlain boat trips with Al and Nancy Martin is (sadly) winding down. The final trip on Sept. 13 is full, but if you are interested, do add your name to the waiting list. Please contact Fraya Smith directly at 425-2473. Changes happen—you just might get on.

Kayaking for Women has two more trips scheduled—9/14 and 9/28. To register your interest, please email Susan Hyde directly at susanfosterhyde@gmail.com.

Registration is required. There is no fee.

Exercise and Health

It goes without saying that the Center’s popular health and exercise classes continue: Chair Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Fitness at Any Age, Pilates, Dance and Movement, Strength Maintenance, Yang Tai Chi Chuan (beginners), Tai chi Practice (advanced), Mindfulness and Feldenkrais. There is something every morning, and abilities can be accommodated in most of the courses.

September Art Exhibit

Throughout this month, the Center’s Annual Art Show is on display in the Great Room. The 42 pieces were created by 26 artists; mediums include watercolors, oils, ceramics, acrylics,

photography, fused glass, wood, pastels and monoprints. (If you are an artist and did not have time to make this show, there is always next year!) Please come visit, and be sure to check the times the Great Room is not being used for classes or presentations.

Viewing Art Shows: Since the Center is used for many classes and events, the best times to see art shows are: Tuesdays & Wednesdays after 3 p.m.; Thursdays and most Fridays after 12:30 p.m. Call the Center to check on Sunday availability.

Events

Now that summer is over (and everyone’s families and friends have left), the Charlotte Senior Center is resuming Wednesday afternoon presentations and events. Today, Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m., visit “Hidden Italy” with Louis Giancola, an Italian American who has been traveling there since 1968. In this travelogue, you will see the Greek ruins in Agrigento, the seacoast beauty and Greek theater in Taormina, views of Mt. Etna, Alberobello with its iconic UNESCO ‘’trulli” homes, Lecce with its Baroque architecture, and the Adriatic region of Southern Italy. You will also learn some useful Italian travel phrases for your next trip to Italy.

On Sept. 12 at 1 p.m., is a presentation

by Richard Kerchner titled “The Conservation and Rescue of the Lost Shul Mural.” Learn how an interdisciplinary team worked together over two years to move a 105-year-old triptych mural to Burlington’s Ohavi Zedek Synagogue. This example of traditional Eastern European, painted synagogue art is rare since nearly every synagogue in Eastern Europe was destroyed during the Holocaust.

Kerschner, an art conservator, directed conservation efforts at the Shelburne Museum for 32 years, retiring in 2016.

Dear to my heart is shape-note singing— also known as sacred harp. (The sacred harp term comes from the resonance in the body of the singer.) The monthly ‘sing’ at the Senior Center (with the Charlotte VT Shape-Noters) is every third Sunday from 1–3 p.m. The next one is 9/16. We sing centuries-old church music a cappella, in four-part harmony. For those new or experienced. No auditions; songbooks provided. Stop by to listen or sing, and leave when you wish. No fee. Yes, there is a learning curve—but it’s worth the effort.

The Shelburne Farms Formal Gardens and Tea Tour will be on 9/19 with Pam Lord, a knowledgeable, volunteer guide there for more than 25 years. Preregistration is required, and we meet at the Center at 2 p.m. to carpool for a tour of the Inn’s main floor, select bedrooms and the formal gardens. At 3:30, a casual, self-service afternoon tea with sweets and savories ends the afternoon. Maximum is 12, and the fee is $20 in advance.

SENIOR CENTER MENUS Suggested donation for all meals: $5

Monday Munch

11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

No reservations required.

September 10

Tomato Soup with feta Grilled cheese sandwiches Raspberry streusel bars & ice cream

September 17

Corn chowder, Greens Apple bread pudding

Wednesday Lunch All diners eat at noon.

Reservations required.

September 5

Three-cheese pizza, tossed salad, birthday cake & ice cream

September 12

Sausage & mushroom quiche Fresh fruit skewers Lemon bars with raspberry sauce & whipped cream

September 19

Chili dogs, chips Orange creamsicle floats

Thursday Gents' Breakfast*

7:30–9 a.m.

Reservations required.

September 13

Menu and Topic – TBA

Lots more is coming in October: Drumming Workshop with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko, Watercolors Gone Wild! with the popular Lynn Cummings, iPhone Help, October Book Group, a trip to Lemon Fair Sculpture Park in Shoreham on 10/5. Whew.

Be sure to check the schedule for the full list of courses, presentations and events throughout September, October and November.

See you soon.

______________________ Charlotte Center (802)425-6345 Visit us at CHARLOTTEVT.org

“The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.” ~ Joanna Macy

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Calendar September 5

Free tobacco cessation program to begin at Porter Medical Center. Let’s quit! You don’t have to do it alone! Our trained tobacco treatment specialist will help you decide to quit, develop a plan to quit, prepare, rehearse and know what to expect on your “Quit Day” and much more.

Workshop meets 4-5 weeks at 5 p.m., is free, but registration is required. For more info or to register contact Michele Butler at 388-8860 or mbutler@portermedical.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. The 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 halfchicken 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. Take-outs are available for $15, beginning at 12:30. This is the Huntington Public Library’s largest fundraising event; the funds raised support the purchase of books, presentation of programs and other operating expenses. Contact: Heidi Racht, 434-2690 or 434-2032.

Sugarbush Polo Club to hold benefit match for Prevent Child Abuse Vermont at the Sugarbush Polo Club on Sept. 9 at the Shelburne Polo Field, 929 Shelburne Hinesburg Road in Shelburne. The match will begin at 1 p.m., and there will be a raffle and silent auction. Polo is a great way to advance your horsemanship skills while having fun and meeting other riders who are passionate about horse sports.

Spectators are welcome and encouraged, so bring chairs, pack a picnic lunch and bring your family and friends. A prize for the best tailgate! Tickets are $20 per car and payable at the gate. For more information, call 1-800-CHILDREN or go to pcavt.org.

of Gabriel Fauré, Joaquín Turina and Richard Danielpour. Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. at the Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond. And Sept. 16, 3 p.m. at the College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington. Suggested donations: General: $20; children and persons of limited means: $5.

September 22

The 20th annual Bristol Harvest Festival at the Bristol Town Green from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Co-hosted by the Addison County Chamber and the Bristol Recreation Department. Activities begin at 10 a.m. when the Town Green will come alive with 65+ crafters and vendors, demonstrations and live musical entertainment on the bandstand throughout the day.

Introduction to Reflexology, Saturday, Sept. 22, 10–11 a.m. Shelburne Field House. What is it and how can it relieve stress and improve vitality? A free onehour presentation with Nancy Somers, certified reflexologist. Nancy is a respected teacher and presenter, who has been teaching and practicing reflexology and yoga for 35 years. She is well-known for her lively, educational and entertaining presentations. Please join her for this fun, informal presentation and demonstration of the ancient Chinese art of hands-on therapy for the feet and hands. Reflexology has been used for thousands of years to relieve tension and improve overall health.

Nancy will introduce the fundamentals of reflexology and model some techniques that participants can try. Please register at ute@shelburnefieldhouse.com. Questions?

Call 802-318-3857. Note: This fall Nancy will be offering a four-week, in-depth reflexology course that provides strategies you can learn and apply on yourself and loved ones.

September 25

The Shelburne Charlotte Garden Club will meet at the Inn at Shelburne Farms at 10:30 a.m. We will walk around the Inn’s beautiful gardens before enjoying brunch at 11:30 a.m. at their wonderful restaurant. Reservations are essential.

Please call Ann Mead at 985-2657 for further information or to confirm your attendance.

Free Diabetes Prevention Program to begin at Porter Medical Center, at 4:30 p.m. This program meets for 20-24 weeks and is designed to help people who are deemed at-risk for type 2 diabetes.

Potential candidates are those considered pre-diabetic based on elevated results in glucose tolerance test, or A1C or previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes. In addition persons considered at- risk may also qualify to participate. Some of the risks for diabetes include overweight, inactivity and family history of type 2 diabetes. The program is free; registration is required. For more info or to register contact Michele Butler of the community health team, 388-8860, or mbutler@ portermedical.org.

September 14 and 16

October 2

September 11

Stellaria Trio Presents: Reveries.

Acclaimed for their musical cohesion, virtuosic precision and rich lyricism (The Times Argus), the Stellaria Trio delivers its dreamiest, most colorful program yet. Violinist Letitia Quante, cellist John Dunlop and pianist Claire Black turn to the 20th century to perform piano trios

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November 13

Pumps, sensors & meds, Oh my!

Treatments for type 1 & type 2 diabetes—Matthew Gilbert, D.O., M.P.H., UVM associate professor of medicine, 6–7:30 p.m. At Carpenter Auditorium, the Given Building at the University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington.

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