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The New England Clean Power Link is a 1,000-megawatt electric transmission line slated to carry electricity produced from hydroelectric dams in Canada and wind turbines in New York to southern New England utilities via Lake Champlain, passing by Charlotte’s shores on the way. This project is backed by Gov. Phil Scott. It’s been reported that it could bring the state about $7.5 million annually for the next 40 years, partly through new jobs and tax revenue. The 154-mile underwater and underground transmission line is a $1.2 billion project. Since Vermonters will be getting little to no power from the project itself, state officials have asked for and received the promise of a significant benefit. Right now, part of the deal is that about $300 million over the next 40 years will be given to Vermont for Lake Champlain cleanup efforts. Lake Champlain suffers from phosphorous buildup from farms and roads that have caused algae blooms in waters across Vermont for decades. Some see these funds as a possible solution to an ongoing and seemingly insurmountable problem for the state. This power line is to be built by Transmission Developers Inc. New England (TDI). While obtaining the proper state permits to move forward with the project, its offer to provide funding for Lake Champlain cleanup and other incentives is not the direct return some town officials are seeking. The Town of Charlotte is not new to this cable-burying trend in the lake for power. VELCO has a transmission line buried off our shores. Selectboard Chair Lane Morrison said, “For Charlotte and other lakefront communities, there is a desire to collect property tax for the right to bury an electrical power line off
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be exploited to offer neighboring states cheap power. We need to ensure we are being adequately compensated before we commit to serving as this conduit to satiate the needs of Boston and New York.” Charlotte-Hinesburg Rep. Mike Yantachka said the TDI project will be a significant source of clean hydro power on the New England electric grid. “Vermont’s in-state electric generation is highly renewable, but we still import some power from other states in the New England power grid, some of which is generated by coal, fuel oil and natural New gas,” he said. “Any clean energy that Hampshire offsets fossil-fuel-based generation will be good for the entire region, including Vermont, in our efforts to address climate change.” The proposed cable is projected to start at the U.S.-Canadian border and travel about 97 miles underwater down Lake Champlain to Benson, Vermont. Then it will be buried along town and state road and railroad rights-of-way or on land owned by TDI for approximately 57 miles to a new converter station to be built in Ludlow, Vermont. Project construction is expected to begin in 2018 and continue through 2021. The line will not use any railroad right-ofway or land component in Charlotte. Town officials said it will be entirely under the lake until it reaches Benson. The United States Department of Energy issued the Presidential Permit for the project after receiving approval from the U.S. Departments of State and Defense and after consulting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fish and Wildlife Service, Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and Army Corps of Engineers issued nine other permits confirming that the construction and operation of the Clean Power Link will be in compliance with Water Quality Standards and the federal Clean Water Act.
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Editorial Mentors and M&Ms Editor’s note: In celebration of our 60th year in production, past editors are taking the time, through guest editorials, to help us remember Elizabeth Bassett how we got here. FORMER EDITOR OF The longevity of THE CHARLOTTE this “little paper NEWS that could” is largely attributed to the dedication and perseverance of townsfolk who care—and continue to care—a whole lot about this town and the importance of its nonprofit community newspaper. Here’s a word from Elizabeth Bassett. One morning in the early 1990s, my phone rang. It was not a nice man from Nigeria telling me I owed the IRS money. James Lawrence was on the line. “There’s a situation with The Charlotte News,” James said. “I’m asking all of the
newspaper’s contributors to meet at the Congregational Church this afternoon.” He did not wait to hear my excuses. I showed up. At the time I volunteered for Charlotte Rescue and wrote a monthly column for the paper about all-things-rescue. James lived in Charlotte and was editor for Harrowsmith and EatingWell magazines and for book publisher Chapters, Ltd. “I got a call from the church,” James told the small gathering. “The Charlotte News operates under the nonprofit umbrella of the Charlotte Congregational Church.” (To read about the history of the paper’s founding, see Nancy Woods’ article in the July 14, 2017, issue of The News or online at charlottenewsvt. org/2017/07/14/commentary-startedhorse-named-sox/.) “Someone from the Secretary of State’s office alerted the church that the current editor and publisher of The News have applied to take the paper private. They want to own it.” I knew nothing about the paper’s
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Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Rep. Mike Yantachka’s commentary from Nov. 1. It is apparent that human beings are at a critical point in our life on Earth. We are confronted with a significant number of challenges to our well-being and even our future. Of all of the realities that threaten our existence, the global climate crisis is the most compelling. Changes to the Earth’s atmosphere and to the delicate balance of its ecosystems are putting the life of the planet itself at risk. Science has demonstrated that human use of fossil fuels is the most significant contributor to the warming of the atmosphere and the upheaval of the climate forces that affect Earth and all of the forms of life that dwell on it. It is also true that we have the capacity to stop the progress of climate damage and begin a process of restoration for all of life. As a person of faith and as a religious leader, I am convinced that the physical crisis we face is also a spiritual and moral one. We who are responsible for the damage done by carbon emissions into the atmosphere bear the weight of responsibility for changing our behavior and the effects of that behavior on our earthly home and all of the other forms of life that share that home with us. The question is whether we have the moral resolve to do what is necessary. As the Governor’s Climate Action Commission explores our state’s responses to the climate crisis, it will be necessary for them to consider significant actions to influence and change human behavior. It is time for us to consider the cost of carbon on our world and our
lives. I support an approach that will address the cost of carbon through a balanced and proactive tax on carbon. Vermonters deserve leadership that will acknowledge the cost of carbon and find ways to assess a tax on that cost where the revenues can be used to address our climate future. Sometimes, the practical action can reflect our moral and spiritual responsibility. This is one such time. Rev. Richard H. Hibbert, Burlington, Vermont
Wind industry rules and the interest of Vermont citizens Dear Editor, I read Representative Michael Yantachka’s commentary, in the November 1 issue of The News, on Vermont’s new turbine noise rules with interest. Rep. Yantachka is a member of the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR), which gave its final approval to the noise rules over the objections of the wind industry on Oct. 19. Never, during the LCAR deliberations, were the interests of Vermont citizens given consideration. It was always about how the new regulations would impact the wind industry. Is this because the only side of the debate that Mr. Yantachka heard was that presented by wind industry lobbyists? It may be easy for a legislator to hear only one side of the debate when the turbine impacts are only theoretical—when his constituents are unaffected. I would like to see Mr. Yantachka put his enthusiasm for wind energy to work by proposing Mt. Philo as a site for the new “quieter” 790-foot turbines
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to clarify modeling and monitoring protocols.” LCAR members were particularly interested in models that reflected the use of Noise Reduction Operation (NRO). Under NRO, wind operators can reduce the noise output of their turbines. But NRO also reduces the output of electricity and thus NRO reduces revenue. Neighbors of Vermont’s existing turbines are skeptical about NRO. Does it work? Or perhaps it’s never used. A Mt. Philo turbine would provide an opportunity for Mr. Yantachka to investigate the willingness of wind operators to forego revenue with NRO. Until Rep. Yantachka starts advocating for utility-scale electric energy in his own district, his enthusiasm for turbines is just a lot of wind.
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Charlotte and neighboring towns suffer after strong winds sweep the region Lynn Monty
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Green Mountain Power reported a total of 1,319 Charlotte homes without power after an Oct. 29 wind storm left parts of the state in ruins. All of these customers had power restored by Nov. 3 at 8:40 a.m., GMP’s Kristin Carlson said. Most of New England was hit hard by this weather event, with almost one million people affected at its height. The demand for line crews outstripped supply, leaving tens of thousands of Vermonters in the dark for days. Sustained 45mph winds caused about $4.5 million in damage to public infrastructure, state officials said. Rural parts of the state were hit particularly hard. Large trees were toppled across roadways and dozens of utility poles snapped like toothpicks. It was reported that in Hinesburg, Williston and Richmond trees had fallen on power lines about every 1,000 feet. Vermont Emergency Management’s Mark Bosma said neither Charlotte, Shelburne nor Hinesburg reported any damage. “That doesn’t mean there was no damage there, and in fact I know there was as I live in Shelburne,” Bosma said. “Towns aren’t required to report damages, and many towns don’t. As long as the county and state make the federal threshold we don’t chase down preliminary numbers from every town.” Charlotte Road Commissioner Hugh Lewis, Jr. and his crew began clearing debris in town at 3:40 a.m. Monday morning and had roads fully cleared by 5 p.m. the same day. He estimates storm damage will cost the town about $10,000. “We had several large trees down that took us a couple days to clean up,” he said. “We also have a lot of other small trees, six inches in diameter to a foot, around town that we have not cleaned up yet.” Reported damage in Chittenden County is just over $1 million; $800,000 of that is Vermont Electric Co-op (VEC). The storm impacted more than 17,000 VEC members. This rural utility has 32,000
members across 2,000 square miles. VEC had 65 broken poles, each of which can take six or more hours to repair with a four-person crew, a bucket truck, a digger truck and other equipment. The utility also had some unrelated system incidents that required attention and resources, including two car/pole accidents, officials at the company said. Two days after the storm hit, Ethan Allen Highway was closed temporarily at the Charlotte/Shelburne town line, both north and south bound, due to a tractor trailer becoming entangled in power lines. “Sometimes there is a confluence of events outside of our control, but our team always rises to the task,” said Christine Hallquist, VEC’s chief executive officer. “I am very proud of how everyone at VEC pitched in—the expanded member service team, the employees in the control room, in addition to the great work from the crews in the field.” To assist in the response, VEC brought in 50 line-clearance contractors and six pole-setting workers, as well as outside line workers. Eighteen line workers from three co-ops in Illinois as well as local crews from Burlington Electric, Orleans Electric, Swanton Electric and Green Mountain Power assisted to help get the power back on. Vermont Emergency Management, the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other partners began verifying damage caused by storms on Nov. 8. The preliminary damage assessment will determine if the state qualifies for a federal public assistance disaster declaration. To qualify for a declaration, FEMA must verify at least $1 million in public infrastructure damage and response costs, and individual counties must show $3.68 per capita to qualify. Those numbers include restoration costs for public utilities.
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Town Nothing gold can stay These hues of autumn were taken on Greenbush and Church Hill Roads in Charlotte in October. All photos by Chol Dhoor.
Food Shelf News Kerrie Pughe CONTRIBUTOR
Holiday preparations Families in every corner of Charlotte are very busy preparing for Thanksgiving baskets. CCS students in kindergarten through 4th grade are decorating boxes, shopping for groceries, baking and creating a special Thanksgiving meal. A turkey for each family will be donated by the Charlotte and Shelburne Rotary, a tradition started many years ago. A special thanks to Kris Gerson for coordinating the effort at CCS and Todd Whitaker, Rotary member, for coordinating with the Shelburne Market on behalf of the Food Shelf. Please join us to assemble the Thanksgiving baskets for approximately 30 Charlotte families. We’ll meet in the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry on Friday, November 17, from 8 until about 10 a.m. This is a festive and fun occasion and all are welcome. The baskets will be distributed to families in need the following morning. Please also mark your calendars for Friday, December 15, same place and time, to assemble the Christmas/Holiday baskets. Bring your friends and just show up, we love the help! The Holiday Wishing Trees will go up soon at the Charlotte Congregational Church and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Everyone is welcome to pick a tag indicating a child’s holiday toy wish from the tree. You may wrap the gifts and attach the wish tag, then drop the gifts back at the church some time before Friday, December 15, when the baskets are prepared. Holiday gift idea As the holiday season approaches, consider a donation to the Food Shelf in honor or memory of friends and family. It’s also the perfect idea for teacher gifts! Checks may be mailed to the address indicated below. We will mail a confirmation/acknowledgment to any address provided, on nice holidaythemed stationery/cards. Thank you The community gardens at the Congregational Church and the Charlotte Library have been put to bed for the winter. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped with planting, weeding and harvesting. A big thanks goes out to Andy and Birgit Deeds for the large donation of meat. Thank you to the Charlotte Organic COOP and Anne Castle for their continued support and to Tai Dinnan and family for fresh veggies and face and body soaps. Thank you to Susan and James Hyde, Janet Morrison and Susan and Hans Ohanian for their sustaining support. And thank you to Diane Cote and family for toddler clothes.
Will you volunteer? We are looking for volunteers who can act as substitutes for our distribution days as well as for volunteers to help us stack shelves once a month. Please call Karen Doris at 425-3252 if you can help. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with a small group of committed individuals who are making a difference at a local level. Wish list We appreciate donations of healthy afterschool snacks for children, such as dried fruit, granola bars, instant oatmeal packs, butter-free popcorn, salt-free nuts, canned fruit in juice, peanut butter, juice boxes (no sugar added) and low-sodium soups. In addition we need spaghetti sauce, crackers, Cheerios and Rice Krispie cereal, pancake mix and tea. Thank you! New Facebook Page “Like” us at our new Facebook page, Charlotte Community Food Shelf and Assistance, to see photos and get updates on all the Food Shelf activities. Donations We are a volunteer organization, so all donations you make to the Food Shelf go directly for food or assistance to our local neighbors in need. Thank you so much for considering donating today. Checks may be mailed to Charlotte Food Shelf & Assistance, P.O. Box 83, Charlotte, VT 05445. Donated food drop-off locations All nonperishable food donations may be dropped off at the Charlotte Library, the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (main entrance) or at the Food Shelf during the distribution mornings. We request that all fresh foods be dropped off at the Food Shelf before the Wednesday distribution hours or before 7:30 a.m. on the Thursday distribution mornings. The Charlotte Food Shelf is located on the lower level of the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry. Distribution days and times are posted below as well as on the bulletin board in the Charlotte Congregational Church Hall. You may also call the Food Shelf number (425-3252) for a recording of the distribution times. We are open to all community residents. Privacy is very important and respected in our mission of neighbor helping neighbor. For emergency food call John 425-3130. For emergency assistance (electricity, fuel) call Cindi at 425-3234. For more information call Karen at 4253252. Important Upcoming 2017/2018 Charlotte Food Shelf Distribution Dates Friday, Nov. 17, 8 to 10 a.m. Thanksgiving baskets set up by volunteers Saturday Nov. 18, 11 a.m. Families pick up baskets Wednesdays, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 8 to 10 a.m. Christmas/ holiday baskets set up by volunteers Saturday, Dec. 16, 8:30 a.m. Families pick up baskets
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BIG THANKS! On behalf of the Recreation Department, we would like to take the time to thank all of the dedicated soccer coaches this season: Jeff Albertson, John Higgins, Elizabeth Hunt, Rob Anderson, Jonathan Couture, Josh Golek, Josh Bagnato and Jamie LaBerge. We had over 100 Charlotte children participate in the soccer program this season, and it would not have been possible without our volunteer coaches. Thank you for all that you do for our community!
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Charlotte Recreation Basketball The season starts Dec. 4 and ends Feb. 17 Early Registration: Oct. 9 – Nov. 10 Fee: $50 (subtract $5 if you don’t need a T-shirt) Late Registration: After Nov. 10 Fee: $65 (subtract $5 if you don’t need a T-shirt) Registration Deadline: Nov. 24 Afterschool Horseback Riding Lessons Tuesdays 2:15-5:30 p.m. (5-week sessions) Session 3: Nov. 14 – Dec. 19 (No lesson 11/21) Session 4: Jan. 9 – Feb. 6 Session 5: Feb. 13 – Mar. 20 (no lessons 2/26-3/2) Session Fee: $250
Yoga for Sports Injury Wednesday Evenings (6-week sessions) Session 2: Nov. 29 – Jan. 17 (no class during school break) Location: Charlotte Community School Cost: $66 Snowmobile Safety Course Monday – Wednesday, Dec. 4, 5 and 6 Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Registration Deadline: Nov. 27 Instructor: Vermont State Police Ages: 12 and up Location: Shelburne Town Municipal Building (Activity Room on Ground floor) Fee: $15 Afterschool Piano Lessons Tuesday, Jan. 9 – May 22 Time blocks: (1) 2-2:45, (2) 2:45-3:30, (3) 3:30-4:15, (4) 4:15-5 Fees: Group lessons $255; Semiprivate lessons $390 Wednesday, Jan. 10 – May 23 Time blocks: (1) 3-3:45, (2) 3:45-4:30, (3) 4:30-5:15 Fees: Group lessons $255; Semiprivate lessons $390 Payment in full is due by Tuesday, Jan. 9
REMINDER: Property taxes due Town Clerk/Treasurer Mary Mead posted on Front Porch Forum: Another reminder for you all, Charlotte property taxes are due Wednesday, Nov. 15. Checks or cash only, no credit cards. Postmarked by the 15th is accepted as timely payment. If the office is closed, you can use the mail slot by the front door to drop off your tax payment; there is a lockbox on
the other side. Anything outstanding on Nov. 16 is considered delinquent and subject to an 8-percent penalty and 1-percent interest. If you have your taxes escrowed and would like to make sure your mortgage company has paid your taxes, please feel free to call us at 4253071.
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Driver’s Education Dates: Jan. 29, 31; Feb. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21; Mar. 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 20, 25 Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Registration Fee: $690 Make-up Class: Feb.15, Mar. 27 Location: Charlotte Community School
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Indoor Pickle Ball Wednesday nights at 6 p.m. at the Charlotte Community School. All levels are welcome to attend! SOLO Wilderness First Aid Course The WFA is the perfect course for the outdoor enthusiast or trip leader who wants a basic level of first aid training for a short trip with family, friends, and outdoor groups. Meets ACA guidelines. Classes meet at the Charlotte Town Hall on Feb. 17 and 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $150 (CPR offered from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 17. Cost: $35) Full and partial scholarships are available for all youth recreation activities. You can find additional information on all of our programs as well as registration forms on our town website at charlottevt. org under the “Recreation” tab, or contact Nicole Conley by email Recreation@ townofcharlotte.com or by phone 425-6129 ext.204.
Thank you, Rotary and Josh Flore, for a spooktacular Halloween Staff report Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary Club rotary member Richard Fox said of this year’s Halloween parade, “Despite the rain earlier in the day, we called in a few favors and had the rain abate for the entirety of the parade, which allowed hundreds of ghosts, princesses, hockey players and spirited adults to enjoy a great time.” This is the 35th year for the Rotary’s management of this popular annual event, and members are already looking forward to the next, which is slated for Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, at 2 p.m. “Our parade participants and attendees alike were exuberant and filled with Halloween spirit,” Fox said. “The postparade festivities were equally well enjoyed, and we all had a great time celebrating Halloween and Rotary making a difference in our communities.” And on another Halloween note, for the 15th year in a row Charlotter Josh Flore set up construction lights in town for the hundreds of trick-or-treaters who trek from house to house. He does this at no charge to the town. At an October Selectboard meeting he told The News, “Halloween is a popular event in
ShelburneVolunteer Fire Fighter Garrett Levin with his wife, Pam, and daughters, Audrey and Ophelia, enjoying the Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary Halloween Parade in Shelburne on Oct. 29. Photo by Lee Krohn town. I’m always happy to do it to keep everyone safe.”
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Town Meet CVFRS Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Jenna Lindemann Tom Cosinuke CVFRS CORPORATE PRESIDENT
Jenna Lindemann was born in 1991 and raised in Shelburne. Her father is an insurance professional and her mother is an expert seamstress and sewer who applies those skills at an interior design firm. Jenna also has an older brother who lives in Maryland and works on fighter jets. Jenna attended Shelburne Community School and CVU. She found that, perhaps due to her mother’s influence, she developed seamstress skills and began in high school to specialize in making handbags. As a young girl some of her fondest memories are of visiting her grandmother, who had a place in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. She remembers beach time and many rides on the famous Jet Star roller coaster that was recently destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Worth noting is while at CVU, Jenna took on being the yearbook editor.
Very early on in grade school, Jenna discovered her interest in baking. Maybe it was the science, the creativity or the sharing, but whatever it was she was hooked on baking then and remains hooked now. She got her first baking job at age 15 at Harrington’s, where she started her days in the kitchen at 5 a.m. Today, in addition to her Rescue work, she is also the lead baker and snack bar manager at Kwiniaska Golf Club for about six months of the year. Check out her quarter-pounder cookies if you stop in. In lieu of college, Jenna launched a business making handbags that she sold at various farmers markets and craft fairs throughout Vermont. She is on the board of directors of the Burlington Farmers Market. Jenna started her career in rescue work with Shelburne Rescue in 2014. She has taken her EMT and AEMT course work during the spring season. She finds that EMS work, while regimented and based on science and physiology, can also be
another form of creative expression. Favorite meal: Spaghetti at Juniors Favorite musician: Three Doors Down Last concert: Gavin Degraw Next concert: TBD Favorite spot: Seaside Heights, New Jersey, and Gencarellis Bakery in Bloomfield, New Jersey Favorite season: Fall for the change of seasons and fall foods If she won the lottery: Still run rescue, open a bakery, buy a Ferrari or Bumble Bee Camaro Favorite Movie: “50 First Dates” Favorite Author: Gregory Maguire, “Wicked”
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The great Charlotte gravestone mystery Wing exhibit work slated for spring
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Erich and Whitney Finley are renovating their circa 1790s home on Greenbush Road. Neither has been surprised by the occasional find of old newspapers, theater posters and debris. They were surprised, however, when they discovered their front porch steps were gravestones. When Erich removed the exterior stone steps and turned them over he realized they were grave markers for Nicholas and Samantha Wing, Charlotte residents who passed away in the late 19th century. Research showed the Wings, at one point, lived in a house at 324 Wings Point Road (Wings Point is named in honor of Nicholas). It remained a mystery, however, as to why the stones were resting under steps rather than marking the Wings’ graves. The Charlotte Cemetery Commission had no record of the Wings being buried in the town’s historic cemeteries. Further research revealed the family rests in Ferrisburgh, their graves marked with a single stone. The commission reached out to local historian Dan Cole, hoping to learn more. Cole found that Nicholas Holmes
Wing was born in Monkton in 1795, son of Gideon and Phebe (Holmes) Wing. Samantha Roxana Barto was born to Gilbert and Susannah Barto of Williston in 1805. Nicholas and Samantha married in 1831 and gave birth to daughter Minerva Emily Wing in 1833. Samantha passed away in 1878, Nicholas in 1880. The couple were buried in the Friends Cemetery on Quaker Street in Ferrisburgh, their graves marked by the stones found by the Finleys. When the Wings’ daughter passed away in 1902 the family commissioned a single stone for the three of them—perhaps because Samantha’s maiden name was omitted from her original stone. With Nicholas and Samantha’s original gravestones now redundant, their family faced a question: what to do with the original markers? Each stands nearly four feet tall and weighs more than two hundred pounds. Perhaps they were given to a family member or friend who lived in the Greenbush Road house— frugal Vermonters wouldn’t have wanted them to go to waste. One hundred plus years later, however, the Finleys wanted a more respectful location for the Wings’ gravestones. Because the Wings are interred in Ferrisburgh, the Charlotte Cemetery Commission reached out to the town
Photos by Chris Falk with a request for ideas. The Ferrisburgh Historical Society responded. Society President Silas Towler had an idea: The grave markers would become an exhibit at the Society headquarters at the former Center School at the corner of Little Chicago Road and Route 7. After consulting with Charlie Marchant of the Vermont Old Cemetery Association, Towler decided upon creating a frame for the stones, including information
about the Wings and how they, and their extra grave markers, came to be located in Ferrisburgh. The Society hopes to begin work on the exhibit in the spring. In the meantime the Wings, their original gravestone, and their replacement marker reside in the same town for the first time in 115 years.
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Pre-winter prep work for perennials crew One last ride By Jorden Blucher
Stocky and solidly built The wide brimmed hat shading his weathered face from the mid-day sun
A man of 86 not one to mince words requesting one last ride before he kicks off
“I was practically born on one of these” a longing in his eyes he recounts distant memories a log cabin in the mountains of Western Nevada an uncle raising horses
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Trails Committee: 1 vacancy with a term ending in April 2019
Planning Commission: 1 vacancy with a term ending in April 2019
Dean Bloch, Town Administrator Charlotte Town Office, P.O. Box 119, Charlotte, VT 05445 dean@townofcharlotte.com 425-3533
West Charlotte Village Wastewater Advisory Committee: 1 vacancy with a term ending in April 2018
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Staff report On Nov. 2, 2017, Kidde announced a recall of almost 38 million fire extinguishers sold in the United States. They may not work during a fire emergency if they become clogged and require a lot of force to use. Also, the nozzle can come off with enough force to strike and hurt someone. Kidde recommends owners immediately replace these fire extinguishers.
The company is aware of one death when emergency responders couldn’t get the recalled extinguishers to work. There have been almost 400 reports of problems related to these Kidde fire extinguishers. Check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website for information on specific model numbers involved with this recall. Kidde will replace recalled extinguishers for free.
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Town Chromebooks and earbuds provided or BYO. For 4th grade and up. Registration required. No program on Nov. 23. Fridays at 10:30 a.m. through Dec. 22: Preschool Story Time. Join us for stories, songs, crafts and fun as we discover the wonder of books and the tales they tell. For children ages 3 to 5 who are comfortable in a story-time setting with or without parent/caregiver. Registration required. No program on Nov. 24.
News Margaret Woodruff What do you do when there’s a power outage in town? Come to the library! We welcomed over 120 people to the Charlotte Library on Monday, Oct. 30, following the wind storm that swept through town. Telecommuters checked their email side-byside with students finishing up homework, while LEGO creations and train table time occupied the youngest visitors. Coffee and good cheer were shared by all! KIDS PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES Tuesdays at 2:15 p.m. through Dec. 19: After School Story Explorations. Take the bus from CCS and explore the world of stories! For kindergarten and 1st-grade students. Registration required. No program on Nov. 21 or Nov. 28. Thursdays at 3:15 p.m. through Dec. 21: Coding Club. Beginners will learn to code with Scratch through guided video lessons to make their own simple games. Members with more experience will plan and create their own using skills they’ve learned.
Wednesdays at 3:15 p.m. Minecraft Meet-Ups. Bring your Minecraft mania to the library and help build new worlds each week. Please come with your own device loaded with Minecraft Pocket Edition. For ages 7 and up with basic knowledge of Minecraft. Meet-up dates: Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 10:30 a.m. LEGO Vacation: Drop by the library and see where your creativity and LEGO blocks take you! INFO & INTEREST FOR ADULTS Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. Net Zero Year Round. Learn how cold-climate heat pumps, a new technology, can save you money on your heating and cooling bills and reduce your dependence on fossil fuels. Bill Kallock of the Charlotte Energy Committee shares a homeowner’s perspective of living with an air-source heat pump. Co-sponsored with the Charlotte Energy Committee.
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Arts Flying Pig welcomes Katherine Paterson on Nov. 18 New book launch for young readers set in Cuba in the 1960s
Elizabeth Bluemle THE FLYING PIG BOOKSTORE
The Flying Pig Bookstore will welcome legendary author Katherine Paterson to celebrate the launch of her newest book for young people, My Brigadista Year, a historical novel set in Cuba in the 1960s. The event begins at 1 p.m. at Shelburne Town Hall, 5240 Shelburne Road, on Saturday, Nov. 18, and will include a short reading and conversation with Katherine Paterson who will be signing copies of her new book. The Flying Pig will also have a full selection of the author’s earlier titles for autographing. Few writers for children are more internationally known, have won more awards and are more celebrated than Paterson, whose five-decade career includes, among many literary distinctions, two Newbery medals and two National Book Awards. She is also one of only three authors in history to
win both of the international lifetime achievement awards for contributions to children’s literature: the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Recently, she served as the United States National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and she has been a leader in the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance for several years. Paterson’s books span a range of eras and subjects, from ancient China and Japan to Arthurian legend to mill and textile workers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, to stories of more contemporary Vermont children. Some of her best-known books include Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, Lyddie, The Same Stuff as Stars, Flint Heart, The King’s Equal and Jacob Have I Loved. No matter the subject, Paterson’s great sense of humor and compassion imbue her writing, and her deep understanding of the hearts of children have made her books beloved among generations of readers.
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Now, eight years after her last book, Katherine Paterson has written My Brigadista Year, which follows a 13-yearold Cuban teenager as she volunteers for
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TRAVEL: A Walk Through Eysins Small town Switzerland/Small town Vermont
Nancy E. Wood CHARLOTTE NEWS FOUNDER
Families at the playground. Walking paths. Houses and apartments clustered together. Farming all around. These are some of the elements that impressed me on a recent early evening walk through the tiny town of Eysins, Switzerland, population 1,600. We were staying nearby in Nyon, a city founded by the Romans in 50 BCE on the shore of Lake Geneva. A five-minute walk took me out of the city and into the countryside, where I found a gravel path through cabbage fields recently plowed and cover-cropped. A couple and small child strolled by; a man walked his dog up ahead; two women were picking up walnuts under trees by the nearby river. Light from the sinking sun highlighted the snow on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, visible off in the distance. A few more minutes of walking brought me into the village. Closest to the fields were newer buildings. There was a modest condominium development and several attractive apartment buildings. At two to four stories high, with pleasant landscaping and flower-filled balconies overlooking the fields, their architecture and rooflines blended in with the older homes and farm buildings. Our host explained later that there is a high demand for homes in small communities, but real estate prices are very high. Families and young professionals are seeking a pleasanter environment than the urban life of Geneva, just 15 miles to the south, and Lausanne 30 miles to the north.
The demand is being filled with multi-family buildings tucked into the scarce land within town and city boundaries. The surrounding farmland and vineyards continue to produce an abundance of vegetables, sugar beets and wine, and provide pasture for dairy cows, sheep and horses. The town center was just two blocks from the fields. A few people were sitting at tables set up in the square ready for a harvest festival the next day. They were sharing cheese and a bottle of wine purchased at the market, which was one of four small shops in the adjacent building. I could hear the sound of children nearby and found them in a large playground on the far side of the building. Small groups of parents were chatting and laughing as their children played with their friends. A school and soccer field were behind the playground, a community billboard was posted with notices and event posters. A 20-plot community garden and the town office building completed the scene. I walked back to the field through a neighborhood with single family homes, some new, some much older. The street was one car-width wide, and lots were small. Most yards were full of flowers and small vegetable gardens; sheep pastured in an adjacent lot. A busy road from Geneva was a few blocks away, but the atmosphere was very peaceful. As I walked back to Nyon, I thought about the differences between Eysins and Charlotte. Switzerland has the distinctly European settlement pattern of densely populated villages and cities surrounded by open farmland, vineyards and orchards. This
Self-help, pick-your-own vegetable farms are close to the village of Eysins. Photo by Nancy Wood pattern goes back centuries to when people lived close together for protection within walled fortresses. The surrounding land was owned by the squire or lord or other wealthy family that kept it intact and farmed by tenant farmers. Our history is very different. The independent New Englanders who settled Vermont cleared, lived on and farmed land that they owned. Early maps of Charlotte show most of the town divided into lots of hundreds of acres. The villages consisted of smaller lots where businesses like taverns, stores and blacksmiths were located and their owners lived. Over the years many of the large lots were subdivided, and smaller homesteads and developments have replaced big farms. The pattern continues of scattered development with mostly fiveto10-acre lots spread across town. The Charlotte Town Plan has consistently urged residents to funnel new growth into our village centers rather than continuing to subdivide the open spaces. Why hasn’t that happened? Perhaps it would help to have a clearer vision of Charlotte’s future. My walk through Eysins offers a hint of what that could be. Imagine what it would be like in our West and East Villages if there
were playgrounds at the centers, with safe walking and biking paths leading to them and to the stores, library, Senior Center, Town Hall, Grange and church. Imagine a small condominium complex and attractive apartment buildings designed to blend with the architecture of the older homes. Imagine the young families and seniors who could afford to live there and who would add to the vitality of our school and community. And moving even farther outside the box, imagine such a settlement in the area near our central—but isolated—school, where there are already fine recreational and community facilities. Like Eysins, Charlotte is nestled in a lovely valley, with spectacular views of open fields, beautiful lake, rivers and mountains. Both are home to farmers who are leaders in the local foods movement, offering fresh meats and vegetables. Our Town Plan protects and encourages these assets and has been fully supported by Charlotters. But our school enrollment is declining; our population is aging; jobs are scarce in town; it is unsafe to walk on the busier roads; and the little growth that there is divides up the countryside. Imagine a future for Charlotte where these trends are reversed.
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Education Mater Christi School announces new leadership
CCS to receive Youth Hero Award School honored by COTS for outstanding service
Mary Warner MATER CHRISTI SCHOOL
The Trustees of the Mater Christi School are honored and pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Loescher as head of school and president. As Mater Christi School continues its tradition of academic excellence, Loescher will direct its future initiatives and support the school’s mission in partnership with the board of trustees. “Mater Christi School is a very special place where students learn and grow spiritually, intellectually and interpersonally in a dynamic and nurturing learning environment,” Loescher said. Loescher had previously served as the assistant head of school at Mater Christi and as a mathematics teacher in the middle school. Prior to his career at Mater Christi School he worked in college ministry on the campuses of Penn State, UVM and among the major universities of northern Germany. He also previously taught science at Worcester Academy in Worcester, Mass. He has a B.A. from Middlebury College, a M.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.S. in teaching from UVM, where he has also served as instructor. Loescher began his appointment in July 2017 and is supported
Charlotte Central School hosted “Be the Change” during the 2016-17 school year. COTS will present the Youth Hero Award for this effort at an assembly on Nov. 17.
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A total of $185 was raised throughout the 2016-17 school year at Charlotte Central School through its “Be the Change” program. The school received the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) Youth Hero Award for that effort, which will be presented at a school assembly on Nov. 17. COTS hosted its annual meeting and volunteer appreciation breakfast on Friday, Oct. 27, at the First Congregational Church of Burlington. The event is an opportunity to honor the extraordinary contributions by volunteers, community partners and local businesses that support COTS’s work to end homelessness. The recipients were chosen for their
outstanding service and commitment to assist and advocate for our neighbors struggling with homelessness or those who are marginally housed. This year CCS implemented a school-wide “Be the Change” program in an effort to recognize students’ positive behavior. Throughout the 2016-17 school year, a student’s positive action was acknowledged by a penny. Pennies were then added to a classroom collection jar and then, ultimately, to the school-wide penny bank in the main lobby. This past June, all those positive pennies were donated to COTS at a year-end assembly. The students wanted to show that “a little goes a long way.” Learn more at cotsonline.org.
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Sports Edd’s Sports Report
Edd Merritt
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
White and red claim women’s soccer championship
CVU women’s soccer capped an undefeated season with a 1-0 win over Burr and Burton Academy on November 4. It was their sixth straight title and 17th state championship overall. That’s right, “Soccer Central” lives up to its name once again. It was a close contest with strong defense on both sides until sophomore Charlotte Hill hit her team-best 21st goal of the season after the BBA goal keeper had trouble handling a pass intended for Hill from midfielder Ali Bisaccia. The goalie’s slight bobble gave Hill an opportunity to hit the net easily and cleanly. Early on, Burr and Burton had hushed the Redhawk crowd with a free kick with less than 20 seconds to go in the first half that another sophomore, CVU goalie Marilyn Askew, stopped on a dive and kept the game scoreless until the final minutes.
Men’s Volleyball goes the way of the Redhawks
It did not look good for CVU men’s volleyball team after the first set of the state finals against Essex. The Hornets captured the beginning set of the match 26-24. But CVU came back, winning the next two sets 27-25 and 25-23. While set four again belonged to Essex, the Hawks finally put away the trophy, winning the fifth set 1512. This was only the second year that volleyball has held varsity status, and its popularity has grown dramatically.
This was the volleyball year for both teams of CVU and Essex to face each other. While the CVU men overcame a tough set of Hornets, the CVU women could not duplicate it. Last year’s reigning champion Redhawks managed to capture the first set of the match 25-21 but lost the next three 25-8, 25-19 and 26-24.
Redhawks turn toward Wolves in the field hockey final
From Hornets in soccer to Wolves in field hockey, CVU hit UVM’s Moulton Winder Field in the Division I state championship against South Burlington. The game marked a challenge for the Wolves since CVU had brought them their lone defeat this season. Much of the early part of the game occurred at midfield. The Redhawks managed one clear shot that the South Burlington goalkeeper kicked clear. The strong defensive play seemed to turn on the Wolves’ offense, and they scored the game’s lone three goals before halftime. Shots on goal show the defensive pressure South Burlington placed in the second half. They outshot CVU 10-2 in the first half, and the Redhawks managed only one more shot in the second session. CVU had avenged two earlier defeats by Essex during the regular season and knocked off the Hornets in the state semifinals by a 2-1 score in order to reach the championship game.
We’re number 1! CVU men’s volleyball team surrounds the state trophy.
CVU men’s soccer gives way to the Hilltoppers in the state semifinals
The end of October saw the end of the Redhawk men’s soccer season, as they lost a semi-final match to St. Johnsbury, 2-0. It was the first trip to the finals for St. Jay, a team which eventually lost the championship to top-ranked South Burlington.
CVU grad led Castleton State University to NCAA Redhawks and Hornets also in tournament the women’s finals
Natalie Durieux (#16) dribbles through the South Burlington defense in the Redhawks’ semi-final victory before their sixth-straight state title. Photos by Al Frey With a goal in the second overtime period, former Redhawk Bronwen Hopwood led Castleton in a 1-0 win over Husson to clinch the North Atlantic Conference soccer title. The Spartans traveled to Boston and faced MIT in the Division III NCAA tournament.
A win by both Castleton and Middlebury would have brought two Vermont colleges together in the second round. However, Castleton dropped its match to MIT 7-2, ending its season.
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Sports Adelaide Toensing continues riding career at Georgia U
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Bow Wow Film Festival set for Nov. 25
Staff report Georgia equestrian head coach Megan Boenig announced 14 riders have signed a National Letter of Intent to continue their riding careers and education at the University of Georgia beginning with the 2018-19 school year. The signed riders include Adelaide Toensing of Charlotte. “Our early 2018 signing class is a strong one,” Boenig said. “It brings depth in each event with strength in both competitive success and catch riding. We are additionally very proud of the academic strength of many of our student-athletes. They continue a tradition of strength outside of the arena, both in school, in the community and in leadership. We look forward to this bright young Bulldog class to be our future.” Toensing will head to Georgia with a lengthy list of accomplishments, awards and accolades. Among those, she was the Hits Ocala Equitation Championship Winner in 2017 and an EAP National Finalist in 2015. She also earned a silver medal in Zone Jumper Championships and Reserve Champion in the $10,000
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After several seasons of the Internet Cat Video Festival, Homeward Bound and Town Hall Theater are changing things up and offering a film festival on Saturday, Nov. 25, devoted entirely to dogs. The Bow Wow Film Festival is a traveling, dog-centric film festival that celebrates, educates and inspires all things doggie through the art of short film. This delightful event celebrates our beloved canine companions and all the joy they bring to our lives. The films feature pups as adventure buddies, service dogs and lifelong pals. We hope the community will
come out to celebrate all the ways these wonderful creatures touch our lives! I imagine there will be laughing, cheering and maybe even a few tears shed. Haley Rice of the Town Hall Theater said, “We have such a blast partnering with our local humane society on these events. It’s wonderful to be able to offer such a fun family event following the Thanksgiving holiday. We look forward to hosting everyone at the theater.” Two matinees are being offered, one at 2 p.m. and the other at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for ages 12 and under and may be purchased online at townhalltheater. org, at the Town Hall Theater box office Monday–Saturday, noon–5 p.m. or by phone at (802) 382-9222.
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How balance training will help your back
Health Matters Many people are aware that balance exercises can help reduce the risk of falling, but what might be more Katherine Spencer surprising is that DPT these exercises can also help increase your core strength and reduce strain on your low back. “Balance training” is a term healthcare providers and fitness coaches use regularly. But what does this really mean? Balance is made up of a complex system of environmental feedback, including cueing from your musculoskeletal, vestibular (inner ear) and visual systems. Balance exercises often target the muscles that help to support your low back, which is beneficial for everyone, from high-level athletes to older adults. While many people do not think of activities like climbing stairs, walking and bending over to tie your shoes as balancing, these movements and many other daily activities require a strong core and a good sense of stability to complete the task safely and efficiently. When it comes to activating the core stabilizing muscles, some people argue balance training is just as beneficial if not
more beneficial than traditional abdominal and hip strengthening exercises. Balance exercises are typically performed in positions that make your muscles and joints work in tandem, just like they do with daily activities. This is because balance exercises are typically performed in weightbearing positions, making them functional as you are bearing body weight while, for example, walking or climbing stairs. When you are performing these activities, multiple muscles, from the large muscles of your core to the small muscles on the bottom of your foot, are activated. In addition, many balance exercises focus on maintaining a straight back with minimal bending, further reducing the stress on your spine. The term “core muscles” typically includes the abdominals, low back and hip muscles, which have direct or supporting attachments to the spine and pelvis. Balance and stability training is an effective way to target and strengthen the core muscles, which is very important for people who experience low back pain. A randomized clinical trial study published in the Journal of Orthopedic Sports and Physical Therapy compared the efficacy of trunk-balance exercises versus strength-training exercises for individuals with chronic low-back pain. The results showed trunk-balance exercises combined with flexibility exercises were more effective than a combination of strength and flexibility exercises in reducing disability and improving quality of life in patients with chronic low-back pain. Choosing the correct balance exercise for you can be a tricky task. It is important that the exercise is challenging, but also safe. To ensure proper safety, always perform your
balance exercises close to a sturdy surface such as a table or counter top. Hold on to the surface in front of you as needed with your hands to prevent a fall. You should feel moderately unstable while doing your exercises because the movement that occurs in your trunk, legs, ankles and feet required to keep you from falling is where the strengthening occurs. If you do not feel much movement in these areas, it may be time to advance your balance exercises to the next level. You may see a lot of balance equipment in the gym, being sold in stores, online and on TV. While some of this equipment is very useful, there are many exercises you can do on your own at home. When I am working with a person who has balance issues, I usually start by having them stand with their feet pressed together with their arms crossed over their chest. If it is difficult for the person to maintain their balance in this position, I modify as needed and have them continue with the exercise until they are more stable. However, if the feet-together position is easy to maintain, I progress them to standing heel to toe and then to standing on one leg. Narrowing your base of support will make it more difficult to keep your balance. It is normal to find one side is more balanced than the other and important that you do all one-legged exercises on both sides. There are many ways to further challenge your stability and activate your core muscles, such as standing on an unstable surface (like a balance ball), shifting your gaze while holding a position, closing your eyes, and adding additional movements into an exercise. A general guideline for balance exercises is to hold each position for 30 seconds and repeat at least three times once
a day. Many people find that doing increased repetitions of a given exercise improves stability due to building muscle memory. If you feel uncomfortable trying balance exercises on your own, I highly recommend seeing your physical therapist, doctor or personal trainer for further guidance. In addition to increasing core strength, balance training promotes coordination and concentration and teaches you how to shift your center of gravity. This is beneficial for reducing fall risk and aiding daily activities and can be very helpful in improving performance for athletes. Furthermore, concentration forces your mind to focus on one thing at a time, which has been proven to have a calming effect. Last, balance exercises encourage a sense of humor, which is always a positive thing!
Dr. Katherine Spencer is a physical therapist and orthopedic certified specialist at Dee Physical Therapy in Shelburne. She lives in Burlington.
Quietly Making Noise: Drones in the sky Gretchen lay awake staring straight up into the darkness, praying the door would Jorden Blucher open. Never had he CONTRIBUTOR gone out at night for this long, and she knew if he had been taken they would come for her next. She fought the urge to put their emergency plan
into motion. Just a little longer, she thought, as she began to pray more vehemently. Forty minutes later she heard him open the front door and slip into the apartment. Tension and worry surrounded him as he walked into the bedroom. Gretchen sat up in bed. “What happened?” she blurted. “I thought you’d been taken for sure.” “It may be only a matter of time,” he said as he undressed in the dark. “They’ve got
new drones in the sky, ones that work no matter the weather or time of day. It’s too risky now, we’ll have to leave tomorrow night.” “Did you deliver the package? Why not leave now? Why wait?” Her voice rose several pitches as she spoke. “I delivered the package. You and I both know it is safer to leave tomorrow. If I don’t log in for work they’ll come right away. If we leave tomorrow at rush hour we can be to the western edge by the time I am supposed to log in. That should give us enough of a head start to get across the border.” She couldn’t argue with the logic, though every fiber of her body told her they should leave now. A warm morning breeze blew through the open window, carrying the sound of children playing on the street below. Just as their boy had done years ago. Gretchen plunged her hands into the warm soapy water and looked at the pictures of the granddaughter they’d never met in various stages of life above the sink. The damn war, thought Gretchen, the source of all these troubles. Several years ago the corporations had succeeded in taking over the government, causing a civil war that had cleaved the country into two separate nation states. Their son, distrustful of the regime, had fled to the Western Territory where a new democratic government had been established. Gretchen
and Hennery, believing the lies the leaders had told, had decided to stay. Almost immediately the new Eastern Territory government had closed all roads twentyfive miles from the new border and enacted unprecedented surveillance laws. Now pencils, pens and paper were things that children in the Eastern Territory saw only in history books and museums. They learned to write on tablets. Everything was computerized so that everything could be monitored. The street below was suddenly silent; the only sound was the curtains rustling in the warm breeze. Gretchen pulled her hands from the water and wiped them on a dishtowel as she walked to the window. The street was empty except for three large black vehicles at each end of the block. Her shoulders fell as she turned and walked down the hallway, stopping to unlock the door and leaving it slightly ajar. No need for them to wreck a perfectly good door, she thought as she walked into Hennery’s office. Light flooded the room. Hennery turned from the window looking at her with worn and tired eyes. “I’m sorry,” he said. Wrapping her arms around him she buried her head into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her, kissing the top of her head as the sound of heavy boots filled the air.
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Real Estate The right way to attract a wide range of house hunters
A few tips and tricks to boost resale value and selling speed Oh, the holidays. A time of family, traditions and togetherness. Or if you’re like me, a time of deep cleaning and junkhiding to give my home the illusion Heather Morse of Pinterest CONTRIBUTOR perfection for the relatives. And while most homes will never look as tidy as they do before the in-laws pull up, there is one other time to pay such close attention to your home’s appearance—when you go to sell it. Cleaning for listing photos and showings is a lot like preparing for the mother of all mothers-in-law. Are your well-loved carpets stained? Are your walls covered in scuffs and finger smudges? Walk through your house with a shrewd eye. If it’s something you think persnickety Aunt Edna would comment on, chances are a house hunter would pick up on it too. Taking the time to address these areas can make a big difference, especially in listing photos since you’re relying on those to draw in potential buyers. And while scrubbing cabinet fronts, appliances and baseboards is time and labor intensive it’ll be worth it to make a wonderful first impression. De-cluttering is another worthwhile step you can take. Open your closet and cupboard doors. If you can barely squeeze one more coat in that hall closet, it’ll be worth the time and effort to haul it out and get organized. Your basement and attic are two more catch-all locations that will be on display. And pay extra attention to the areas surrounding your heating unit. Prospective buyers will want to take a good look at utility appliances, and those appliances will need to be accessible for any inspections down the line.
Let’s go beyond the scrub brush though. When it comes to appealing to a wide variety of people, neutrality is key. Bright paint colors and bold décor may be a major part of your personal style, but it can be distracting or even deterring for potential buyers. You may find repainting, replacing worn or dated floors or making some basic repairs to be worth the investment. Just remember to keep it neutral and use products that are worth the money. For example, granite countertops sound like an impressive feature and honestly are, but if your counter tops are chipped or dated you might want to seriously consider replacing them. Don’t feel like you have to use granite; there are some affordable options that will make the world of difference. Try not to go too wild with spending though—just enough to freshen up. Studies show you get about $0.69 to the dollar back on kitchen renovations, but something as simple as a new countertop could make the world of difference for your sale. Speaking of investments to boost resale value and selling speed, be sure you’re spending wisely. If your house needs new electrical, plumbing or insulation, then walls, floors and ceilings will need to be removed, which would waste any money spent on repainting. For houses that are going to require more than cosmetic
updates, start by consulting with your realtor to be sure that any major repairs you’re considering will positively affect the listing price and therefore be worth the investment. Should you go that route, it’s especially important to use an insured and licensed professional in all specialty areas. While most anyone can wield a paint brush, roofing, plumbing, heating, etc. are not casual DIY projects and will merit a higher asking price only if done correctly by a licensed pro. In fact if done incorrectly, the work could cost you more in the long run. On a side note, one problem buyers have had in the past with Charlotte properties is our lack of high-speed internet. This has been completely out of our control and a hazard of many buyers looking for houses that will allow them to work from home. Champlain Valley Telecom, however, is bringing high speed to our area, which should add serious appeal to homes that take advantage of this. While I don’t see it adding any dollar value to the properties, it certainly will make Charlotte more attractive to buyers who have a need for high speed. It takes a lot of time and work to make your house look its best, but when it comes to creating a beautiful and inviting home that will appeal to a wide range of house hunters you can’t go wrong with keeping it as clean and neutral as possible. While certain investments can be worth it in the end, just be safe and smart with your money and know when to call in the pros. Hopefully, these tips will help your home draw in offers like relatives to pumpkin pie … and, let’s face it, the boozy eggnog. Safe travels and happy holidays! Heather Morse of Charlotte is a Greentree Real Estate agent. For more information email heather@vermontgreentree.com.
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Looking out for humanity With profound gratitude and politically appropriate salutations
Bradley Carleton CONTRIBUTOR
Thanksgiving means a lot of things to a lot of people. For most of us it’s about family and expressing gratitude for our blessings. For some those blessings are simply having a roof over our heads, food in the cupboard or enough wood for the stove or oil for the furnace. In a time when our country is so divided that we have to be careful how we wish each other politically appropriate salutations, it is sometimes hard to remember that we are still one people. But if all of our hopes, dreams and values were boiled down to just one intrinsic element, I believe it would be the need for hope and faith. Even those who choose agnostic systems believe that there is nothing to believe in. That’s a belief too. If we follow the premise that everyone believes in something and is aware of what some call “random coincidence” while others believe in miracles, it all boils down to the basic human need: the feeling that someone or something cares about our being—even if it is a fleeting moment of random coincidence. Such was an experience that was delivered to me last year at this time. I was out on the lake with a close friend (who ironically does not share the belief that there is anything that is looking out for humanity) to go goose hunting in a layout boat that sits only 10 to 12 inches above the water and where the hunter’s body is lower than the water level, giving them the advantage of not being easily seen by the migratory wizards of the flyway. The layout boat is carried on top of a larger “tender” boat to a location and anchored with decoys placed all around the layout. The layout boat is a one man “coffin” of sorts. The
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came out of their bags, boats were emptied of PFDs, guns, ammo boxes, and every piece of clothing and every pocket was searched to no avail. Which meant just one thing; I must have dropped the keys in the lake where I exited the layout boat two miles away in the half-mile wide Maquam Bay of the Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge. The wind had picked up to a solid 20 knots. What would we do? What should we do? What must we do? We knew it was a dangerous expedition to ride the waves back to the bay. My partner, John, pilots 747 jets for an international Frederic on the lake. Photo by Bradley Carleton airline, and I know that he, in spite of his abated somewhat, and the shallow water lack of faith, is one of the most dependable allowed me to exit the tender boat. John and capable captains of a vessel—be it in asked me “Does anything look familiar to the skies or the water. So I placed my faith you?” We had pulled in to set up earlier, in in him to get us there. the dark. I replied “That weed bed against We set out and traveled south about one the shoreline kinda’ looks familiar, but mile when the boat motor began acting up. I’m not sure.” I told him that I would just It was running on just one cylinder, and we begin walking in the direction that I thought began taking water over the stern as we looked like where I might have lain through spun against the wind. the early dawn. It was at this point that I turned toward I walked about 200 yards when I looked my own faith: the belief that, as a part of down and noticed a goofy looking stick that nature created by an entity that I refer to as looked like a snake with a crooked head. I the Great Spirit, I will humble myself and said out loud “I’ll be darned! There’s that let go of any expectations or fear. funny looking stick.” My eyes then caught As we traveled slowly across the bay, a slight glint of sunlight reflecting off of an the winds continued to create waves that object in the two-foot deep water. in the wake of the boat looked so powerful I again spoke out loud, “And there’s my that I sensed it would be best to worship it keys.” and accept whatever it had in mind for us. Beside them was a razorback clam. After I began looking closely at the wake and retrieving my keys, I picked up the clam, noticed that when the sun was behind the held it to my lips and kissed its little foot as wave it glowed a gorgeous sage green with it retreated back inside the shell. the tops blowing off in the wind like lacy froth. Each droplet had its own part in the Bradley Carleton is executive director of wave. Each drop of water that made up this Sacred Hunter.org, a nonprofit that seeks entire bay belonged to this universe. As did to educate the public on the spiritual I. connection of man to nature. When we got into the inner bay the waves
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Out Take Edd Merritt CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Get back to the garden Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint, I cannot Make out what it’s pointing toward “Pacing the Cage,” -Bruce Cockburn I’m tired of writing critical commentaries, which my last two have been. And besides, the natural world of Charlotte is not something one can easily criticize. Its skies, landscapes, clouds and harvest moons bring together many of the reasons for choosing here as home. Too often we fail to be conscious of the role our environment plays in our lives. The day before yesterday I was driving on Greenbush Road, looking west across the lake. It was early evening and the sun was, indeed, an angel shining its rays into puffy clouds and the back sides of the Adirondacks. Streaks of orange and yellow emanating from somewhere just below the mountain tops—which were nothing but dark abutments seemingly rising out of the lake—did indeed appear to be angelic. I counted five colors in the sky from bright yellow, to purple and blue, to a puffy wool-looking white that formed itself into a large dragon surrounded by marshmallows. It is a bit dangerous being so taken with the viewscape when you are driving. However, it made me think of what it is that grabs me about our countryside. Having come here from the urban giant of New York City, through the Berkshires of northwestern Connecticut and prior to that
from the great plains of the upper Midwest, I realize that I am now a northern New Englander and probably will remain so. It seems a bit odd going back to my former haunts and feeling quite out of place. When I die, please don’t bury me. Just throw my ashes around to become mixed into the landscape. If Robert Mack’s cows spit me out, that is their prerogative, but they may be missing some good nutrition—that and a bit of brewers yeast. Speaking of Robert, let me take a paragraph or so to touch on the local agricultural scene. Farming, if not in my blood, has been connected to my life for a long time. I grew up in southern Minnesota where windmills dotted the flat landscape. Some Vermonters complain about the damage to the Vermont viewscape when windmills of another type impinge on it. They obviously have never stood at the outskirts of Owatonna, Minnesota, and looked in all directions to see nothing but cornfields and windmills. Every little town had its own granary as well, usually just off Main Street because that is where the trains ran, and street traffic stopped as the boxcars were loaded. Having fallen in love with the daughter of a fourth-generation dairy farmer from northwestern Connecticut, whom I first met when he fixed our car’s muffler with baling wire, I immediately became impressed with the range of skills people developed through work in agriculture. Talk about a liberal education! Ask me about versatility. I don’t know what farming had to do with football, but the nose tackle on my high school team came off a farm where he milked in the early morning before driving 20 minutes to school, attending classes all day, practicing football in the afternoon and driving home to milk again. My grandfather owned a haberdashery store in a small midwestern town. After giving it up, he went into the banking business where, as head of the local small bank, his organization took over a number of farms whose owners had to sell out because of the Depression. He
initially rented the farms to tenants, a number of whom went on to buy them. My grandfather loved to visit “his” farms regularly. They were not far from town, and he would drop in on the owners or renters unannounced to discover how the cows were doing or the crops growing. He often took me along on his trips. I loved to go because I learned what really went on inside those barns and that my grandfather actually had some sort of oversight of them. To me, dairy farming was “big business,” and he was the CEO. I don’t honestly know if he ever sat on a milking stool in his life. I will periodically stop by the meetings happening around coffee in the morning at Spear’s Store in East Charlotte. Robert Mack is there regularly, and, as usual, the other morning he berated me for my
liberal views on government. Taking it in full measure as I’ve learned to do, we left the store together. Rather than continue our criticism of each other’s political views, Robert reached into the back seat of his car and pulled out a handful of hot peppers and some eggplant, saying he had just picked them that morning. We ate the eggplant last night and, yes, it “toasted” the taste buds. Aah, politics, agriculture, football, banking, learning, plus the beauty of the landscape—and add in human nature— contribute to the variety of things that create the planet upon which we live. I would like to see them melded together without hatred, but I’m afraid that just won’t happen.
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Senior Center News Submitted by the Senior Center Board Popular, ongoing programs at the Senior Center range from duplicate bridge on Mondays from 12:30 to 4 p.m., to Mah Jong on Tuesdays from 12:45 to 4 p.m., Spanish Conversation on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon and Strength Maintenance on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon. Don’t miss the Monday Munch lunches, served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., featuring homemade soup, salad and dessert—reservations not required. Our special Wednesday lunches are
served at noon, and reservations can be made by calling the Center at 425-6345. Many thanks to the energetic CCS middle-school students (and their parent volunteers) who undertook fall cleanup jobs for the Senior Center, raking leaves, cleaning up garden beds and putting away deck furniture, and for a local senior, helping prepare garden beds for winter. Art Exhibit: This month the walls of the Center’s foyer and Great Room are filled with acrylic and pastel paintings by Michael Strauss. Strauss, an emeritus
UVM chemistry professor whose studio is in South Burlington, pairs each painting with the poem that inspired it. He includes the relevant poems in the exhibit handout. For more information on Strauss go to his website, mjstrauss. com.
Upcoming holiday events Nov. 29, Annual Tree Decorating at 1 p.m. Join us to decorate our large tree with our collection of hand-made ornaments and enjoy Christmas music with Carlanne Herzog at the piano and Dorrice Hammer leading the singing. What better way to get in the holiday mood! Dec. 6, A Cello Quartet for the Holidays with Judy Chaves, 1 p.m. You will delight in the three- and fourpart harmonies of this small cello choir as members play traditional holiday carols from England, France, Spain and the United States. Some will be familiar (and you can sing along) and some not so familiar—but all are guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit. Dec. 13, CCS Musical Program, 1 p.m. A group of CCS students will present a musical program at the Center after the Wednesday lunch. Look for the Center’s winter schedule of courses and events—December through February—in the Nov. 29 issue of The Charlotte News. The travelogue series
The Fall Tea Luncheon with Liz Fotouhi was a great success—with tea, of course, and Photo by Matt Fotouhi. an exceptional spread of sweet and savory treats.
Monday Menus (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) Nov. 20 Moroccan lentil soup Caesar salad Pumpkin bundt cake Nov. 27 Pumpkin curry soup Greens with cranberries Applesauce cake Wednesday Menus (Noon to 1 p.m.) Nov. 22 Sloppy Joes Carrot salad Homemade dessert Nov. 29 Chile rellenos casserole Southwest bean salad Homemade dessert returns on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. along with several programs co-sponsored by the Charlotte Library. The Senior Center will be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, and on Friday, Nov. 24. Winter closing reminder: If you’re unsure if the Senior Center is closed due to weather, we follow the Champlain Valley School District (CVSD) school closings. You will find these posted on local TV and radio stations as well as at cvsd.org.
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Community Events Discussion: A discussion on efficiency and heat-pump technology will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Library on Nov. 15, hosted by Peter and Carrie Fenn. Please RSVP to carrie.fenn@ suncommon.com. Luncheon: Ladies of the Lake Red Hats November luncheon will be held Friday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. in the dining room of the Residence at Quarry Hill, 465 Quarry Hill Road, in South Burlington. All women in the greater Burlington area of “a certain age” welcomed. The cost is $15 for lunch with tax and tip included. Credit cards are not accepted. Please call or email for reservations no later than Wednesday, Nov. 15. Contact Katharine Stockman at (802) 999-4394 or email kastockman@ aol.com. Film Festival: The Bow Wow Film Festival, a short film for the love of dogs, will be held to benefit Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society, at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury on Saturday Nov. 25. Showings are at 2 and 5 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information and to purchase tickets visit townhalltheater.org. Charlotte Playgroup: All children 0-5, with a caregiver, are welcome for free play, stories and fun. Please bring a snack and water. Mondays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Charlotte Central School. Follows the school calendar. Email bbfcharlotteplaygroup@gmail.com for
more information. Pickleball: Step forward and whack the pickleball with purpose on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Charlotte Central School’s Multi-Purpose Room. Jugballs (the indoor version of the pickleball) and racquets will be provided to newcomers to the game. For more information call 425-6129 ext. 204 or email Recreation@ townofcharlotte.com. Driver’s education: The Charlotte Recreation Department will be offering a driver’s education program this winter by the 802 Driving School. The eight-week program will be taught by Joe Barch, who has over 15 years of experience teaching in public schools. Registration is $690. Please find forms on the town website at charlottevt.org under the “Recreation” tab or email Nicole Conley at Recreation@ townofcharlotte.com or phone 425-6129 ext. 204. Writing workshop: A morning workshop with author Tim Brookes on crafting the best prose will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shelburne Town Offices on Saturday, Dec. 2. Brookes was born in England, educated at Oxford and moved to the United States in 1980. He has published 16 books, more than 500 newspaper and magazine articles and was a regular essayist on NPR for 21 years. Fee is $65. Register at writestoriesnow. com/writing-best-prose/ or email paula@ writerstoriesnow.com.
Sing along: The Charlotte Congregational Church invites the community to its 7th annual Sing Along performance of Handel’s Messiah at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3. This special evening of music will feature musicians from the Vermont Symphony, the Burlington Chamber Orchestra and four professional vocalists, accompanied by a chorus of audience and choir members. Come celebrate the season with beautiful music and spirit. Tickets, $15 per adult and $50 for a group of four, can be purchased at the door. For more information please contact the church office at 425-3176 or scookekitt@mac. com. The church is located at 403 Church Hill Road in Charlotte. Christmas Party: The Charlotte Historical Society Christmas Party will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Charlotte Museum on the corner of Church Hill, Museum and Hinesburg roads. Join us for refreshments and conversation. Looking for unique gifts to give? Four books on local history will be available for purchase at the museum (cash or check only, please). For more information email colelogcabin@gmavt. net. Tai chi: Mixed-level tai chi classes through Dec. 6 at the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:15 a.m. to noon. Classes are progressive, starting at the beginning of the form and adding moves as the class progresses. Suggested donation is $5 per class. To register email Mary West at igolflikeagirl@gmail.com or call 9220498 to leave a message. 51. ‘60s hot spot 52. Vacation spots 57. Fertility clinic stock 58. Half a score 59. Shed 60. Race’s end 62. “___ Me,” Withers hit 65. Kind of store 68. Don McLean song 73. Hit 74. Pitcher feat 75. Renter 76. Hardly haute cuisine 77. Some dashes
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