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Charlotte Family Health merges with Evergreen Family Health in Williston

Independent clinics join resources for long-term sustainability Lynn Monty EDITOR IN CHIEF

Whether it’s a nasty zebra mussel gash or a sudden acute illness, same-day appointments for urgent care are always available for patients at the Charlotte Family Health Center. Dr. Andrea Regan is taking measures to ensure they always will be as she and her partner, Dr. Gordon Gieg, merge their small independent community practice with the Evergreen Family Health, a larger independent practice in Williston.

Currently the Charlotte Family Health Center (CFHC) staff includes two physicians, one physician’s assistant and one licensed practical nurse, in addition to four support staff. Evergreen has five physicians, four physician assistants, two nurse practitioners and a dedicated clinical and administrative staff of about 35.

Dr. Regan and Dr. Mike Johnson, Evergreen’s managing partner, have been close colleagues since their careers began. They completed their residencies together at UVM Medical Center. The two clinics joined forces on Oct. 23 in an effort to continue to provide less expensive and more personal medical care, including how much time they can spend with their patients.

As vulnerable private practices across

the nation get bought out by large medical centers, patient care becomes much more expensive and far less personal, Regan said. “We are fighting against that tide,” she said. “So we are combining forces to keep that mission strong.”

Johnson said their goals for this merger are “first, to provide the best possible medical care to patients, and second, to be a good place to work.” They are also fighting to prevent their own burnout as primary care doctors. Regan said fewer young doctors are practicing primary medicine in Vermont, and almost 30 percent of the primary care doctors in the state are over 60.

The Charlotte Family Health Center was originally founded in 1975 by Doctors Richard “Bunky” Bernstein and Lee Weisman, both now retired. Dr. Regan joined the practice in 2008 and Dr. Gieg in 2012. Because of its small size, the practice has survived by maintaining low overhead costs, which means that much of the administrative work— including ensuring compliance with health insurance and occupational safety regulations, and battling with electronic medical records software—falls on the two doctors. Another downside of such a small practice is that any accident, something as basic as one of the doctors fracturing a wrist, could jeopardize the practice financially, Regan said.

“All of these things are exhausting,”

Evergreen Family Health Managing Partner Dr. Mike Johnson and Charlotte Family Health Center’s Dr. Andrea Regan on Oct. 25, two days after the merger of their clinics.

Photo by Lynn Monty Regan said. “And when I noticed all independent clinics are fighting the same battle, I started thinking about how we should be sharing these administrative tasks.”

Partnering with Evergreen, which has about 9,000 patients, will give Regan and Gieg and their small staff significant

added support, and it has already allowed the combined practices to hire information technology and human relations staffers to help manage both offices.

“For patient care, smaller is better,”

see HEALTH CLINIC page 13

Town Plan, five years in the making Keith Morrill STAFF WRITER

Town officials have moved one step closer to finalizing Charlotte’s new Town Plan. The proposed plan has been in the making more than five years, and if all goes smoothly, it will be put before voters at this spring’s Town Meeting.

The last town plan was enacted in 2008. At the time, the state required town plans to be updated or readopted every five years. According to Peter Joslin, the chair of the Charlotte Planning Commission, Charlotte town officials were in the process of rewriting the Town Plan when a new rule went into effect extending that timeframe to every eight years. “We knew it would not be possible to complete the plan in time to meet the five-year requirement,” he said, so the town took advantage of the new rule.

With that extra three years, the town has

attempted to streamline and reorder the document in a way that better represents town priorities. Similar to the previous draft, the plan is split into three major sections—Charlotte yesterday, today and tomorrow—though Joslin points out that sections have been reordered, placing “Charlotte tomorrow” at the forefront of the plan. “It made sense for this to be first, as it is the core of the plan,” Joslin said. “The other two sections act more as an index, supporting documentation.”

Joslin said the new plan features a number of notable changes, particularly regarding energy use in town. While the energy section addresses energy use in town, it points largely to state regulations that the town adheres to, whereas the newly proposed plan crafts an approach much more personalized and responsive to the town’s needs.

The proposed plan “seeks to guide local policy as it relates to energy demand

and potential generation” and states that, moving forward, the town itself will seek “to minimize energy use and greenhouse gas emissions within the town while ensuring a secure energy future through conservation, improvements in efficiency and an increase in renewable energy use and production.”

This ambitious energy plan is not entirely unique to Charlotte. The State of Vermont has set itself a goal of reaching 90 percent renewable energy use by 2050. The Charlotte plan takes it just a little further, aiming to achieve “zero net energy use” across the town by 2050. To achieve that end, the town will seek to pursue avenues for making public buildings more energy efficient, as well as updating municipal facilities and infrastructure standards “to accommodate changing environment conditions.”

The Oct. 12 Planning Commission meeting also hinted at other areas that

the town is interested in updating, as members spent the meeting making edits to the draft and discussing the town’s plans and strategies to address diversity issues.

According to the current draft of the plan, the town seeks to maintain and continue to grow diversity, including the economic diversity of its population. To that end, the new plan states that the town will tackle affordable housing issues, saying the town “will seek solutions to address this need.”

The town intends to present the finalized form of its new plan to the Selectboard in mid-November. From there, the town must hold two public meetings on the plan, after which it can either approve it as is or make changes. At that point, the plan will be ready to be put before voters this March at Town Meeting. In the meantime, the plan is publicly available on the Charlotte town website.

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In remembrance of a “National Veterans Day” salute

President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation to rename Nov. 11 as “Veterans Day” to honor all those who have served in the military Dan Cole

CONTRIBUTOR

The Free World was eagerly anticipating the signing of the treaty to end the War to End All Wars. The cost had been staggering in shattered lives, shattered countries and shattered economies. World leaders were optimistic that humanity would never again tread that destructive path, so symbolism became paramount to commemorate the death of war. In 1918, on the eleventh month, on the eleventh day, at the eleventh hour, the papers were signed in Marshal Ferdinand Foch’s railroad car in Rethondes, France, and the war was officially over.

President Woodrow Wilson in his Thanksgiving address six days later proclaimed: It has long been our custom to turn in the autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation.

This year we have special and moving cause to be grateful and to rejoice. God has in His good pleasure given us peace. It has not come as a mere cessation of arms, a relief from the strain and tragedy of war. It has come as a great triumph of Right.

Complete victory has brought us, not peace alone, but the confident promise of a new day as well, in which justice shall replace force and jealous intrigue among the nations.

Our gallant armies have participated in a triumph which is not marred or stained by any purpose of selfish aggression. In a righteous cause they have won immortal glory and have nobly served their nation in serving mankind ...

We have cause for such rejoicing as revives and strengthens in us all the best traditions of our national history. A new day shines about us, in which our hearts take new courage and look forward with new hope to new and greater duties . . .

To represent and pay tribute to all those who fought, or gave the ultimate sacrifice, the remains of two unidentified soldiers, one English and one French, were buried with honors on Nov. 11 in Westminster Abbey in London and in the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

The United States followed with its own burial of an unknown WWI soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11, 1921. On Nov. 11, 1958, the remains of two more unidentified

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Commentary The complex rules of dealing with wind turbine noise limits Rep. Mike Yantachka Although the legislature is not in session, many legislators serve on special committees that meet between sessions. The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) is one such committee, and it’s been keeping me busy this summer.

LCAR consists of four Senators and four Representatives and is responsible for reviewing rules proposed by agencies of the executive branch of state government. Rules spell out the process by which an agency administers laws. Examples include the health standards of hotel accommodations, licensing of professionals, and standards for fuel oil tanks in our homes. It is LCAR’s job to review the rules to ensure that (1) the rule is not arbitrary, (2) the rule is within the authority delegated to the agency, (3) the rule is not contrary to the intent of the legislature, (4) the agency provided an opportunity for maximizing public input, (5) the rule is written in a satisfactory style, and (6) the rule is accompanied by an adequate economic impact statement.

While many rules are fairly straightforward, others generate a substantial amount of

contention and involve lots of analysis, testimony, and legalistic considerations.

LCAR is not a policy-making committee and can only object to a rule or a portion of a rule if it violates one of the criteria listed above. Some rules require more than one meeting to pass muster, and LCAR can point out shortcomings and ask for revisions.

One of the most complex rules we had to consider is the one dealing with limits on noise produced by wind turbines. This rule came before LCAR in May from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with close to a thousand pages of comments both pro and con and wasn’t adopted until this week, after several LCAR objections to certain elements on the basis of being arbitrary or contrary to legislative intent. The objections focused on a setback, the maximum sound levels for nighttime and daytime, sound propagation modeling, and post-construction noise monitoring. I apologize at this point for the following very technical explanation of our consideration of this rule.

The PUC was tasked by the legislature in 2016 with determining maximum allowable noise levels near residences to safeguard public health. This legislation was passed in response to complaints by some residents living near existing utility-scale wind facilities. The PUC examined a variety of

studies and heard testimony from numerous proponents, opponents, environmentalists, and developers. One provision required a wind turbine to be located no closer than ten times its height to the nearest residence, nearly a mile in the case of a utility-scale turbine. In addition, based on a 30 decibel indoor World Health Organization criterion for undisturbed sleep and an assumption that sound levels would attenuate, i.e. diminish, by 10 – 15 decibels from the exterior of a residence to the interior, the PUC set the nighttime limit to a more conservative 39 decibels measured 100 feet from a residence. They also assumed that using a Noise Reduction Operation (NRO) mode, turbine noise could be reduced by 3 decibels, and therefore set the daytime limit to 42 decibels. To obtain a Certificate of Public Good (CPG), a developer would be required to model the sound propagation using a standard acoustic model based on the location of every proposed turbine and existing residence using the maximum output noise level of the turbines. If the CPG were granted and the turbines built, the developer would then have to conduct measurements of the turbine sound filtering out ambient, i.e. background, sounds according to a specific protocol. Up to 200 measurements per second would be taken

over several hours both during the day and at night and then analyzed and reported to the PUC periodically. You can imagine the detail that LCAR had to deal with in evaluating whether the rules as proposed satisfied the criteria above.

In objecting to the ten times height setback rule, the majority of LCAR members agreed that a distance requirement was arbitrary because there is no direct correlation between distance and sound levels. The sound levels in general decrease with distance, but the amount of decrease depends on topography, atmospheric conditions, temperature and season. In setting sound level limits, the committee agreed that decibel levels at a residence were an appropriate standard, but not distance. Setbacks are appropriate for safety and other considerations, but not for sound levels, which is what this rule deals with.

The sound level limits themselves were considered to be somewhat arbitrary in that there were various studies that specified different attenuation estimates from outside to inside. Furthermore, the most conservative values were used by the PUC, and the estimated uncertainty in both the modeling algorithm and the manufacurer’s

see WIND TRUBINE page 23

Veterans Day celebration—A slightly different take

Veterans Day, eh? I should be honored to take part in it, but, frankly, the Navy and I parted company on Treasure Island, California, in late summer of 1968 and have lived in blissful ignorance of each other ever since. I put my medals in a drawer and responded to a letter from the government asking me to become an active reserve with a “Thanks, but no thanks.” The country must have had a large enough supply of people (mostly men in those days) to keep their tanks full and did not feel the need to press too hard on those of us who said no.

To me, Veterans Day is a ritual that commemorates, unfortunately, another ritual called war. Parading to commemorate people who died in battle or elsewhere in military service seems to me to perpetuate more dying. I only felt marching was worthwhile when I was in boot camp and marched into Soldier Field, Chicago as a member of the Blue Jacket Choir to sing at halftime of the all-star football game. It was the result of the best advice I ever got from a lifer, “Do what you can to get into the choir! You won’t regret it.”

Most marching, though, is a part of a military regimen that seems to symbolize the hierarchy upon which it is based. The high ranks lead the troops; the low ranks “keep in step.” That basis rests on battlefield behavior in wars from year one, command and obey, “do-as-you’re-told by anyone of higher rank” because you don’t have time to discuss

“He’s got to be right. He’s a doctor.”

Don’t get me wrong. I am in favor of some form of service to our country for everyone.

Unfortunately, during my time for duty Vietnam was in full swing, and service meant military draft for most of us. A number of European countries treat service requirements differently. The nature of the service is more often aimed at improving the domestic nature of the country rather than its military might.

I’d like to see us move in that direction.

A college classmate of mine who became an English professor wrote a chapter in a book by veterans from our class. He said that as he was about to leave active duty he was encouraged by his battalion commander

to pursue a career in the military. My friend declined, saying that he was more interested in heading to graduate school to study English literature, “where fiction made more sense than (his) military experience.”

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matters. It was necessary when you were in the middle of battle and the bullets were coming at you, but beyond that I’m not so sure. Yet it remained ingrained in the brains of enough military types to become regular practice in their work and home lives. To me, when I’ve worked under someone who believed strongly in rank, my own abilities were not always valued.

The one group on my ship that did not operate according to rank was the Navy SEALS. They were an operations unit handling special weapons that were being tested against North Vietnamese aircraft.

Every SEAL, no matter what his rank, knew what made his weapons special and apart from others. As a result, the group worked collectively without demanding orders by hierarchy.

The rank doctrine came to light recently when President Trump called a widow of a soldier killed in Niger to offer condolences.

Congresswoman Frederica Wilson happened to be in the car with the widow, a friend of hers, and reported some things Trump said that she felt were condescending. He, in turn, became critical of Wilson. The president’s chief of staff, General John Kelly, defended his boss with some statements that contained mistruths, according to New York Times columnist Charles Blow in his October 23 oped piece. So, in came Trump’s press secretary to defend Kelly, saying it was inappropriate to question a four-star general.

There, she hit the military nail on the head.

If it comes out of a general’s mouth, it has to be right. After all, he is a general and most of the rest of us are not.

Boot camp was the way the military had of leveling the playing field and dividing authority according to what you wore on your sleeves. It taught you that salutes came from those of us of lower rank to our betters of upper rank. It’s like my father once told me when I criticized an editorial by a physician friend of his. Regardless of what he says,

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“I Ain’t Marching Anymore” It’s always the old to lead us to the war It’s always the young to fall Now look at all we’ve won with the saber and the gun Tell me is it worth it all —Phil Ochs

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Around Town Edd Merritt

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Congratulations:

to Edorah Glazer of Charlotte, the principal at Robinson Elementary School in Starksboro, who has been meeting with 24 other educators in the Vermont School Leadership Project’s class for 2018. The project is sponsored by the Snelling Center for Government and has been in existence for 13 years. Its goal is to help school administrators, including special education and curriculum directors, develop the skills and knowledge to operate effectively.

Those who were selected have shown good capabilities in these areas of their work already. The course began in July at the Lake Morey Resort, and Edorah and the others will complete seven sessions over 13 months. to Barry Finette, M.D. of Charlotte, a pediatrician who was mentioned in an article in the October 18 Seven Days, who along with his partner, Barry Heath, run an early start-up health technology firm called ThinkMD. Barry and Barry opened it as a way of helping to prevent diseases and reduce preventable deaths among children in the developing world via an app. The article mentions the importance of local firms such as IDX, South Burlington’s Mach7 Technologies and GE Healthcare in making Chittenden County one of the major centers of medical technology in the country. Many of the businesses are part of the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies and are successful, in part, because Burlington’s downtown business accelerator space houses a number of them inexpensively. to Estelle Emmons whose poem “In the Moment” appeared in the Oct. 27 Young Writers Project in the Burlington Free Press. Estelle talks through a pair of leaves who have been blown to the ground and, like many youth, want to go many places and see many things. However, the wind has died and they are bound to their spot, “No wind. Just stillness.” They recognize that the world isn’t all about changing and

moving and that it is important to “find the happiness you already have in the moment.”

Sympathy:

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Caleb Edward Ladue.

Photo by Kyle Sparks

Caleb Edward Ladue, who died on October 22 in a backcountry ski accident near Santiago, Chile. He was 25 years old.

Caleb’s passion for the mountains began in Charlotte, where he learned to hike, bike and ski at an early age. Caleb quickly grew into the star of the family. He excelled both in the classroom at CCS and CVU, as well as in outdoor activities, namely skiing and ultimate Frisbee. In 2010, he was named Vermont Ultimate Frisbee Player of the Year.

After he graduated from CVU in 2010, Caleb attended Dartmouth College, where he completed a degree in neuroscience in 2014. To no one’s surprise, Caleb chose to continue leading outdoor adventures over applying to medical school after college.

He began his guiding career at the Rainier Mountain Institute in Washington, where he led trips up Mt. Rainier during the summer, summiting 36 times. Throughout the rest of the year, Caleb took clients to a variety of destinations, his favorite being Denali, Alaska.

Caleb thrived as a guide, and completed American Mountain Guides Association Level 2 certifications in rock climbing, backcountry skiing and alpine guiding.

Caleb and his climbing partner, Randall

Morning light in Charlotte.

Stacy, spent September and early October training in Yosemite Valley. There, they climbed El Capitan before setting out for Santiago, Chile and Patagonia.

On October 22nd, Caleb and a group of four other guides set out for their first objective: Cerro Cortaderas, a 17,050foot peak in the Andes. Caleb broke trail on the way up and was leading the group back down toward their base camp when he stopped to regroup and broke through a deep snow-covered crevasse. His team was quick to retrieve him, but he did not survive the head injury sustained during the fall.

Caleb’s parents, Winslow Ladue and Mary Anne Kyburz-Ladue of Charlotte and his older brother Arlin, 28, who lives in Boston, are planning a celebration of Caleb’s life. The date, time and place will be announced in this paper as soon as arrangements are made.

Regional Bites: Toensing argues for transparency in private emails

Charlotte attorney and Vermont Republican Party Vice Chairman Brady Toensing has been leading the charge to require that private emails, which may

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Photo by Lee Krohn contain public information, should be open to review. He spent much of the past summer arguing that the state’s Public Records Act applies to officials who may have used their private email accounts to store and send what are ostensibly public records— items such as messages to lobbyists, as Toensing and then-Attorney General Bill Sorrell argued about last year, or, as in a locally cited case in which Senate Pro Tempore Tim Ashe used his personal email to inquire from the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, about the regulation of pesticides on the proposed hops farm off Thompson’s Point Road. Initially, Vermont Superior Court Judge Robert Mello ruled that such private accounts were not subject to the state’s public service law. Toensing appealed that decision, and the state Supreme Court reversed Mello, holding that, in fact, such private accounts are public records. According to an article in the October 25 Seven Days, an interesting variety of legislators, including Attorney General T.J. Donovan, went at least part way with Toensing, stopping short of full agreement and saying that searching private accounts should be based on requests that demonstrate such documents exist.

Essex town development on Dana Hanley’s platter

Charlotte resident and Essex Junction Community Development Director Dana Hanley finds herself in the middle of a debate around conflicting viewpoints of whether to allow the construction of higher buildings in the Essex Shoppes & Cinema complex, according to an article in Saturday’s Burlington Free Press. Saying that expansion of development in what has been designated “Essex Town Center” is well overdue, Hanley would like to see progress on a new master plan. Several people at the meeting said they felt that public debate will, and should, continue.

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Huge attendance for inaugural Public Safety Fun Day The event attracted more than 150 people who enjoyed the first-ever Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services Public Safety Day on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Children jumped with excitement when the DHART helicopter landed on the Town Hall Green, but the day was educational for all ages. Attendees also enjoyed an obstacle course, Vermont State Police K-9 demonstrations with the amazingly smart Kimbra, and fire safety live training.

And Charlotte was even recognized as a HEARTSafe Community (more about this on page 7).

The DHART (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team) helicopter flies 160 mph and takes care of most critically injured or sick patients and can transport as needed to UVM or hospitals south such as in Boston. They carry certain blood and sedation capability (sometimes needed for patient airway work) beyond that of any ground ambulances.

Folks watched as a volunteer was extricated from a simulated car crash. All doors were safely removed in just under 14 minutes, start to finish. The event was held at no cost to the town, and all food was donated. Proceeds from lunch and a 50/50 raffle will go toward the purchase of an automated external defibrillator for the rescue marine unit.

Contact Rescue Chief Kevin Romano or Assistant Fire Chief Rob Mullin at 4253111 for more information. CVFRS is located at 170 Ferry Road in Charlotte.

All photos by Lee Krohn

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Town Transition Charlotte to host Repair Cafe on Nov. 11

Transition Charlotte will host a Repair Cafe on Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Charlotte Congregational Church. Repairs include, clothing, knitting, correcting tension on sewing machines, tool and knife sharpening, small appliances, small electronics, smart phone tutoring, bicycles, small furniture, lamps, cords, etc.

Please let us know what you’re bringing so we can be prepared. Please visit https://goo.gl/forms/NjLDrpHUxQMDaxKa2 to register.

Local Church Services

Charlotte Congregational Church, UCC 403 Church Hill Road, 425-3176 Regular Sunday service: 10 a.m.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church Spear Street, 425-2637

Sister parish: St. Jude’s, Hinesburg Regular schedule of masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m., at St. Jude’s Sunday, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sunday, 9:30 a.m., at St. Jude’s, Hinesburg

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Learn about SCAT and VAST on Nov. 7

Volunteers needed to keep snowmobile trail system in operation

SCAT is one of the oldest trail systems created by VAST for snowmobile enthusiCourtesy photo asts.

Vermonter Chris Myers, 32, comes from three generations of snowmobilers.

He was recently appointed president of the Shelburne Charlotte Association of Snow Travelers (SCAT) Snowmobile Club and Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST).

SCAT is one of the oldest trail systems created by VAST for snowmobile enthusiasts, Myers said. It’s one of the original snowmobile clubs established in the state, and it’s currently looking for volunteers to keep the club in operation.

An informational meeting about the trail system will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Dutch Mill Family Restaurant in Shelburne.

From the age of nine Myers has taken snowmobile trips with his family and friends, leaving from his backyard on a trail they made to connect to the VAST system. He remembers embarking on long stretches through Mr. Farrington’s property to Dorset Street, followed by “mystical woodsy trails leading to and grazing Shelburne Pond.”

He spoke of childhood memories of snowmobiling open fields leading to the crossing at Palmer’s Sugar House. “The quaint rides through tree lines covered with snow led to the home of dedicated groomer Norm Thibault, whose commitment to our club is priceless,” Myers said. “Norm dedicates his own time and machine to allow us to enjoy fresh, safe trails. He is a thankless hero to me and the rest of our group, along with the Denton family of East Charlotte who also live a lifestyle of constant work.”

When the snow hits, Myers and his crew are firing up the snowmobiles, ready to take advantage of the gift of

snow. “Following Norm’s property is another scenic mix of woods and wideopen fields leading to Spears store and onward past the Nichols farm to the flats leading to the great ascent to the top of Mt. Philo,” he said.

Myers would like to invite all who utilize the trail, from cross-country skiers, snowshoers and all who enjoy walking them with pets, neighbors, friends and children to get involved and help preserve this system to bring memories and stories to future generations.

“We have a long list of loyal landowners who we cannot express our gratitude enough to,” Myers said. “It is these kind individuals who support what we do that makes all of this possible.

They are true Vermonters in my book.”

When he’s not on the trails, Myers is inspecting homes and conducting radon testing with his business, Myers Vermont Home Inspectors, in Charlotte.

“My passion for real estate is equally as strong as my enthusiasm for the available trail system for all to enjoy thanks to our loyal and much-appreciated land owners,” he said.

For more information email scatsnowmobileclub@gmail.com.

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Charlotte dubbed HEARTSafe

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Status based on American Heart Association’s “Chain of Survival” Charlotte has officially attained HEARTSafe status. “We are one of only 600 towns in the U.S. who have enough widespread CPR instruction, public access to defibrillators and high levels of training for first responders in the latest aggressive resuscitation techniques,” CVFRS President Tom Cosinuke said.

The American Red Cross program began in 2002. Charlotte was designated a HEARTSafe Community through a program designed to promote survival from sudden, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The Vermont HEARTSafe community program is a cooperative initiative of the Vermont office of EMS and first responder groups like Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services.

The program recognizes local efforts made to provide strong cardiovascular-related emergency care for residents and visitors and promotes partnership between local EMS services and community agencies to improve overall cardiovascular health and awareness. The HEARTSafe Community designation is based on what the American Heart Association calls the “Chain of Survival.” The four components of this include early access to emergency care, early CPR, early defibrillation and early advanced care.

To receive a HEARTSafe designation, cities and towns are awarded points, called heartbeats, based on their ability to meet program criteria. Program criteria include: •CPR in automated external defibrillator, or AED, training for community members.

• Public education and awareness of the signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest, heart attack and stroke.

• EMS first-response vehicles equipped with AEDs. • Public AED placement and training.

• Advanced Life Support dispatched as primary or backup responders for all medical emergencies.

• Ongoing evaluation of the communities’ chain of survival.

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Vermont Department of Health EMS Training Coordinator Lindsey Simpson gives Charlotte Rescue Chief Kevin Romano the HEARTSafe award at Charlotte CVFRS Fire Safety Day Photo by Lee Krohn on Oct. 21. for one in three deaths in Vermont. To increase survival and improve outcomes associated with these cardiovascular events, HEARTSafe communities are enhancing their emergency response capacity, increasing public recognition of symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack and stroke, and promoting the importance of calling 911 immediately.

To learn more about the Charlotte HEARTSafe Community, contact Rescue Chief Kevin Romano at k.romano@cvfrs.org. If you would like to register for a CPR and/or first aid class please visit cvfrs.com.

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Emergency planning update Christopher W. Davis

TOWN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF

With recent headlines describing hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, earthquakes, hazardous spills and a host of other natural and man-made disasters nationally, it is worth taking a moment to review what all of us can do to make sure that we are prepared for an extreme weather event or if a small-scale disaster hits us here in Charlotte. As a town we are required to have an emergency plan that provides the Selectboard, fire and rescue services and the road commissioner with a check list for procedures and resources they may draw upon should a major event affect our town.

Charlotte recently submitted to FEMA an All-Hazards Mitigation Plan, which is the newest version of a plan for what to do if we are impacted by a natural hazard (a severe storm), technological hazard (a man-made problem like a chemical spill) or a societal hazard (like an epidemic). The plan also provides strategies and goals for what can be done in advance of a disaster to minimize or mitigate the impact on our town’s residents, buildings and roads. The plan also contains lists of local, state and national resources that would be available to assist our town before, during and after a local disaster.

Completing and filing this plan makes Charlotte eligible for state and federal funding to work on improving some of the conditions identified in the plan or for reconstruction after a disaster.

In the coming months the Selectboard and the others who would be called upon to manage a hazardous event will be receiving additional training on how to manage a disaster and will hold a practice session to test one or more of the scenarios covered in the plan.

The draft of the plan is on the town website, charlottevt.org. It is posted under

Selectboard, Emergency Response & Management.

Be prepared. There are things that all of us can do at home to ensure we are ready if a severe storm or other major emergency hits our town. Do you have what you need on hand to shelter in place for up to three or more days if the roads are blocked and the power is out in the winter? Do you have essential supplies on hand such as: -Water -Essential medications/prescriptions for at least a week -Flashlights/headlamps and spare batteries -Solar or battery back-up cell phone charger -Lists of important contact information, essential documents.

-Nonperishable foods For more information please take a look at the following websites: -ready.gov/make-a-plan -nytimes.com/2017/07/03/smarterliving/packing-emergency-kit-disaster. html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcoreipad-share -fema.gov/media-library/assets/ videos/82630 Use Vermont 2-1-1 before and during a disaster, as well as any other time, for information on services, support, shelters or almost any question you might have about available assistance or resources.

For information on how to configure your mobile device to receive updates from Vermont or Federal Emergency Management regarding local storms or disasters, go to vtalert.gov or to fema.gov/ media-library/assets/videos/82630.

If you have additional questions contact me or officers at Charlotte Fire and Rescue Services at admin@cvfrs.org or (802) 425-3111.

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Grow, harvest, give More than 250 pounds of food harvested for Food Shelf Abby Foulk CCS SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEMBER

In an effort to make 1st and 2nd graders beam with pride, they were given seeds to plant in a garden and were encouraged to harvest all that grew. Students at Charlotte Central School even decided where to bestow the bounty.

Last spring, Kris Gerson’s 1st graders nurtured seedlings of squash, tomato, basil and more. This fall, as new 2nd graders, they harvested more than 250 pounds of food and decided to give it to the Charlotte Food Shelf.

Karen Doris, Food Shelf coordinator, visited their class for an exchange where she talked about all that the Food Shelf has to offer. The kids, in turn, loaded into Food-Shelfbound cars four varieties of squash, potatoes, onions, watermelon radishes and the season’s final cherry tomatoes.

Squash, potatoes, onions, watermelon radishes and the season’s final cherry tomatoes were donated to Charlotte Food Shelf by Charlotte Central School students.

Courtesy photo Margaret Woodruff KIDS PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES Tuesdays at 2:15 p.m. through December 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 November 21 or November 28.

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Thursdays at 3:15 p.m. through December 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. Chromebooks and earbuds provided or BYO. For 4th grade and up. Registration required. No program on November 23.

Fridays at 10:30 a.m. through December 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 3–5 who are comfortable in a story time setting with or without parent/caregiver. Registration required. No

Karen Doris, Food Shelf coordinator, visited Charlotte Central School for an exchange where she talked about all that the Food Shelf has to offer, and students in turn gave their harvest.

Courtesy photo program on November 24.

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: November 1, 8 and 29; December 6 and 13.

Wednesday, November 15 at 3:15 p.m.

Afterschool Adventure.

Wednesday, November 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 Thursday, November 2, at 7 p.m. Sense & Sensibility Book Discussion. Part two of our multi-media Austen experience features the 1995 movie with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as Sense and Sensibility, respectively. Refreshments served and conversation encouraged.

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Tuesday, November 7, at 7 p.m. Great Decisions: Prospects for Afghanistan & Pakistan. Photojournalist Bob Nickelsberg, author of Afghanistan: A Distant War, joins us to discuss this hot-button area of American foreign policy. Reading materials available at the circulation desk.

Registration suggested.

Wednesday, November 8, at 6 p.m. Don Stevens: Native American Folk Art & Folk Lore. Don Stevens is chief of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki. He shares the art and legend of the Abenaki in this interactive presentation. Co-sponsored with the Charlotte Historical Society.

Tuesday, November 14, at 7 p.m. Great Decisions: Nuclear Security. Nuclear nonproliferation was a top priority for the Obama administration, but major threats persist from both state and non-state actors. Reading materials available at the circulation desk. Registration suggested.

Saturday, November 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Charlotte Repair Café @ Charlotte Congregational Church. Things that can be repaired by our fixers include clothing, knitted items, small kitchen appliances, bicycles, lamps, cords and plugs, dull knives and tools, small furniture, garden equipment, the tension on sewing machines and a host of other things that need mending, adjusting or gluing. We can’t guarantee your item will get fixed, but we

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From UVM to Nepal and back

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Med school hopeful Mike Kelleher volunteers as an advanced emergency medical technician in his spare time with CVFRS Tom Cosinuke CVFRS CORPORATE PRESIDENT

With the change of new folks who work at Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services and many consistent per diems doing shifts, we would like to introduce rescue and fire personnel.

This week, please meet Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Mike Kelleher.

Mike was born in Port Jefferson, Long Island, in 1993, during the height of Aerosmith, Garth Brooks and Windows 3.1. He is one of four boys. His father owns a construction firm and his mother teaches English.

During high school at Miller Place, New York, a school of just about 900 students, Mike played football, basketball and especially baseball. He is one of those rare individuals who is not only an athlete but is also musical.

Mike took up the guitar when he was 13 years old. He became interested in blues rock at an early age. During his

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Cosponsored with Transition Town Charlotte, the Charlotte Grange and the Charlotte Congregational Church, UCC. Sunday, November 12, at 3 p.m. Book Launch Celebration. Celebrate the release of Larry Hamilton’s delightful book about fences, completed by Linda in the year since his death. With his photos from around the world, it rings with Larry’s enthusiastic voice—and will change the way you look at fences! Light refreshments. Books for sale. Event co-sponsored by Flying Pig Bookstore.

Wednesday, November 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.

Wednesday, November 15, at 7 p.m.

Climate Change & Community: The Yin & Yang of Climate Change, at CarpenterCarse Library. In this adjunct session to our climate change series, we look through the lens of Chinese medicine with Chinese medical practitioner, Brendan Kelly. We’ll also talk about hopeful, deep-reaching

high school summers he held jobs but also played travel baseball.

Mike majored in biology and minored in English at UVM. During his college summers, he worked on UVM’s rescue squad. During college he became interested in public health and research, and this prompted him to sign up for a trip to Nepal. During that trip his responsibility was teaching first aid and general nutrition.

He is now in a bio-medical master’s program at UVM. The purpose of this is to better prepare for med school.

Mike’s parents will likely stay in New

personal and societal remedies to treat the underlying causes of climate change.

The program takes place at the CarpenterCarse Library in Hinesburg. Co-sponsored by the Pierson Library, Shelburne, and the Charlotte Library.

Thursday, November 16, at 7 p.m.

Agricultural Literacy Week Film Showing: VT Farm Kids. A short documentary depicting the stories of farm kids from across the State of Vermont, the film expresses the importance of what it means to each child to grow up on their own farm, and how their experiences have shaped their lives. Join Misse Doe Axelrod of NOFA for discussion and refreshments following the film showing.

Monday, November 20, at 10 a.m.

Mystery Book Group: Fer-de-Lance.

We’re reading the first Nero Wolfe mystery

by Rex Stout this month. Join us for coffee and discussion about “the world’s largest and smartest detective.”

Tuesday, November 28: Library closed for in-service day Charlotte Library Board of Trustees: Emily Ferris, Nan Mason, Danielle Conlon Menk, Jonathan Silverman and Robert Smith. Next Library board meeting: Thursday, November 9, at 6 p.m.

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York, and while he is open to living elsewhere, he would like to have a future in Vermont.

Mike’s favorite food: Whatever the specialty of the house is.

Favorite musician: Blues guitar, blues rock—John Mayer, for example.

Last concert: John Mayer in Montreal.

Next concert: Mandolin Orange at Higher Ground.

Favorite Spot: Montauk Long Island and especially Montauk surf in the late fall with a wet suit.

Favorite season: Fall. Great hiking in Vermont and great Montauk waves but no winter wetsuit.

Favorite trip: Surfing in Nicaragua.

What if he won the lottery: New Subaru, pay off student loans for self and brother, and invest the balance.

Favorite movie: Forrest Gump.

Favorite Author: Paul Farmer from Partners in Health in Boston.

On October 7, Homeward Bound came to the aid of 28 animals in Addison County who were pulled from their residence in a cruelty case. Included were seven dogs, four puppies, two cats, two ferrets, two guinea pigs, one hamster, five parrots, two finches, two canaries and one bearded dragon. The shelter is currently accepting supplies and cash donations to assist in caring for these animals. To see a supply wish list or make an online donation, please visit homewardboundanimals.org.

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Town Vermont’s “Merino Mania”

Clearing for sheep pasture caused the amount of open land in Vermont to reach about 80 percent by mid-1800s J. Ethan Tapper CHITTENDEN COUNTY FORESTER

Wool from merino sheep was much higher in quality and produced more abundantly than wool from other breeds during the 1800s.

Courtesy photo for agriculture and settlement, clearing for sheep pasture during this time caused the amount of open land in Vermont to reach about 80 percent of the state by the middle of the 1800s. By 1837, there were more than one million sheep in Vermont and around four million in New England.

The wool industry declined in the 1840s, when wool prices dropped due to a glut of supply, wool production picked up in the west and overseas, and importation tariffs were lifted. Many farms switched to the production of dairy and other commodities and abandoned some of their pastureland. These pastures began to

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revert to forest, gradually increasing the amount of forested land in Vermont over the following century. The final blow to numerous farmers in Vermont came with the Great Depression, when many who had held on through the boom and bust of the 1800s finally gave up. From the 1930s through the 1960s, huge areas of farmland were abandoned. Many of Vermont’s forests originated from pastures “let go” during this time.

Fields are not ideal seedbeds for most of our native tree species, and so these pastures tended to be colonized by white pine, a species that does well in these conditions. The resulting “field pine” stands are often poor in quality, with a pair of invasive pathogens, white pine weevil and blister rust, contributing to their woes. Even once the pine has died

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If you spend time in the woods, chances are that you will stumble upon an old cellar hole, stone wall or agricultural implement rusting among the trees. These cultural artifacts are striking and speak to the strange and fascinating history of European settlement in Vermont, which is intertwined with the history of our forests.

In most areas of Vermont, I would classify human disturbance as the largest influence over the condition of our forests as they currently exist. The history of how this came to be is a story of settlement, war and mania.

The Napoleonic wars (1793-1813) mark the beginning of our tale. When Napoleon invaded Spain in 1808, the ensuing chaos allowed some of Spain’s prized merino sheep to be exported. William Jarvis, the United States Consul to Portugal, was able to acquire some of these sheep and introduced a large flock of them onto his Weathersfield (Vermont) farm in 1811.

Wool from merino sheep was much higher in quality and produced more abundantly than wool from other breeds.

In addition, export markets from the U.S. began to boom, and tariffs prevented the importation of wool into the country. This confluence of events initiated “merino mania” throughout New England in the decade following Jarvis’s introduction, when merino wool sold for up to $2 per pound ($0.37 per pound was the going rate for wool from other breeds). While some areas of Vermont had been cleared already

or been removed, the effect of the clearing lingers; in many cases it takes at least two generations of trees before these areas begin to regain the appearance of native forest, though thoughtful, active forest management can expedite this process somewhat.

These field-origin forests face other challenges as well. They are generally relatively poor wildlife habitat, lacking structural diversity (trees of different ages and heights) and species diversity (many different tree species). They also often lack downed trees and woody material on the forest floor, which is important for wildlife habitat, erosion prevention, carbon storage and soil building. Fieldorigin forests are also prime habitat for invasive exotic plant species. These shortcomings can be addressed with highquality forest management, but they still amount to significant problems across the landscape, due to the ubiquitous nature of these field-origin stands.

The next time you take a walk in the woods, see if you can imagine what it was like in the 1830s, when millions of merino sheep grazed these rocky hills. The complicated relationship between humans and forests continues to evolve, but we are blessed with the gift of hindsight that allows us to examine our past management practices critically. Hopefully we can use this knowledge not only to enrich our time in the woods but also to make better management decisions in the future.

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Paradiso Farm Trina Bianchi CONTRIBUTOR

A degree in agronomy and horticulture, with a concentration in golf course management, led Steve Colangeli, now owner of Paradiso Farm in Charlotte, to manage high-end golf courses in Connecticut right out of school. By his mid-20’s it was time for a change. Vermont beckoned; Steve had friends here and had often come for winter skiing.

U32 High School needed a science teacher. Steve didn’t have a license to teach, but Essex High School had started the TAP Program for people wanting to teach and Steve became the first graduate of that program earning his license in the State of Vermont.

While teaching science, Steve started a horticulture class with an environmental curriculum. He acquired a large hoop house so he could have a school garden where he started growing winter greens. It was here he recognized that it was indeed possible to successfully grow greens during the winter in Vermont. Soon came the realization that people wanted fresh, local greens all year.

Steve ran this program for several years at U32, teaching workshops to other science teachers about how to tie this curriculum into Vermont’s Common Core.

Steve has a passion for teaching, and he knows how to engage kids. “Teaching is not all about what you know,” he says.

“Teaching is knowing how to reach kids through creative and entertaining ways to make learning fun and relevant.”

Moving to Charlotte was serendipitous.

Middlebury High School contacted him about the program he was running at U32.

His alternative program at Middlebury High school is teaching science and math.

He teaches service-based projects with the kids like building 15 raised garden beds for

residents in the area, starting with cutting the wood and then going to the various homes and building the beds. A greenhouse at the school allows the students to grow 300 to 400 pounds of greens for school lunches.

He sells winter greens in Charlotte through yourfarmstand.com. Looking outside the box for what else he could offer, he reviewed his notes from a workshop he’d taken thru NOFA about growing figs in northern climates. His passion for growing figs stems from tapping into his own Italian heritage. His grandfather and greatgrandfather had grown figs in New York.

Steve purchased five fig trees from a grower in Boston. He learned to propagate them himself and six years later he has about 90 fig trees in his hoop house in various stages of growth and production. Not only does Paradiso Farm sell figs, they also sell fig trees.

Ginger and turmeric have also been growing in the hoop house. The challenge with both ginger and turmeric is the length of the growing season and the amount of patience the farmer needs to wait for the seed trees to snap out of dormancy and begin to grow. Using heat mats in the house, Steve starts them in early March and spends the next eight weeks watching them do nothing. Once they show signs of life, it’s into the ground where the plant grows and the bulb continues to develop. Harvest starts in early October and by Thanksgiving, all that Steve has grown is sold.

And then there’s Paradiso Coffee. Steve was always passionate about coffee and had the opportunity to purchase a small coffee roaster, suitable for roasting coffee at home.

Buying small amounts of coffee online, Steve spent time learning about coffee, where beans come from, about the farmers who grow them and he grew more intrigued with the coffee story. Discovering that some companies had employees on the ground, working with the coffee farmers, making

Bicycle and Pedestrian grant application denied Staff report The State of Vermont has denied funding through its 2017 Bicycle and Pedestrian Program for Charlotte’s State Park Road shared-use path.

State Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager Jon Kaplan wrote, “This was an extremely competitive funding round with 36 applications statewide totaling more than $9 million in federal and state funds.”

In a separate document, Kaplan offered feedback on the application. He said while the town has done a good job of working toward an overall trail network, the application did not highlight a strong case for the transportation aspect of this trail.

Among other things listed he wrote, “While this is a good project, it does

not seem to improve connectivity to other modes of transportation, defined improvements to safety, have a positive impact on low-income families, or even connect other complete trail networks to one another.”

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Steve Colangeli of Paradiso Farm is passionate about coffee and has purchased a commercial coffee roaster.

Photo by Trina Bianchi sure that their practices were sustainable both economically and environmentally and that the coffee produced is of high quality, Steve learned there are coffees that are truly organic, but due to the high price of certifications, are not certified organic. In Papua New Guinea coffee grows wild and he found an “Indiana Jones” type of pilot who goes into the mountains and barters with the native peoples for coffee, bringing them fresh fish and medical supplies.

Realizing that there was a market for freshly roasted, high quality coffee, Steve invested in a commercial coffee roaster and began purchasing green beans from various channels.

Starting small, Steve and his partner Dovie initially sold coffee to friends and neighbors, then launched his product at the Richmond Farmer’s Market and this year

at the Shelburne Farmer’s Market. Last year he added a nitro cold brew coffee and now sells both hot and cold coffee at the market during the season. Using technology and a large email list, Steve roasts to order and sends out what he’s roasting for coffee and his customers call or mail in orders knowing they can expect delivery of their freshly roasted coffee within 24 to 36 hours of roasting. He delivers, weather permitting, on a bicycle thus sustaining his passion for cycling, and sells at various local stores such as The Old Brick Store, Middlebury Co-op, Petes Greens Market in Waterbury, and Shelburne Farms retail store. His biggest seller is the coffee coming from Papua New Guinea. Steve has started catering weddings using a mobile coffee bar for custom pour over coffees and nitro cold brew on tap and is open to doing other special events.

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Town Trails Talk: bike transportation

Questions, comments, curiosity and straight up rejection

people in my home city of Rochester, New York, don’t fully understand why anyone would commute using any form of transportation other than a car. This Many articles online discuss bike mental construct is so pervasive that any transportation trails—on and off road. form of transit other than driving is seen The advantages of biking to work, for as either “fringe” or, worse, seen as a errands, to friends’ houses or just for reflection of the person’s socioeconomic fun are many. “Bike Commuting’s status in life.

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continued from page 1 Johnson said. “We now need to have a larger administrative structure to fulfill the requirements of our current health care system, but at Evergreen, we are divided up into smaller teams to provide more individualized personable care. Charlotte Family Health Center should remain a small personable team to provide optimal patient care while still benefiting from our combined administrative support.”

This is Evergreen’s first time forming a partnership like this one with Charlotte Family Health Center. “We don’t want to be the last [independent practice] left in town,” he said.

Regan witnessed first-hand how Hinesburg Family Health struggled before the UVM Medical Center took over that family-owned practice a few years ago. “It weighs heavy on my mind,” she said. “They loved their practice. They had to adopt electronic medical records and couldn’t bring in providers. The big lesson for me was they had to make a lot of decisions under financial duress, which is a bad time to make decisions

about your career, practice and future.”

Small independent clinics have a bigger challenge in finding good practitioners in large part because of their inability to provide benefit packages for employees, due to lower reimbursement levels for equivalent services compared to hospitals and the inability to subsidize providers’ incomes through additional revenue sources such as MRIs and other imaging. In partnership with Evergreen, however, CFHC is now able to offer health, dental, vision and disability insurance to its staff.

Patients won’t experience any big changes with the merger. While nurses will no longer have to do IT and Reagan and Gieg might be able to take welldeserved lunch breaks without having to make a dozen phone calls, the care won’t change. “Our office will need a lot of support and training through January,” Regan said. “It will be interesting for me to just be a physician again. I am eager to get back to just seeing people.”

Equally important, Regan expects the gains from administrative efficiencies and streamlined internal systems will give her some relief from endless hours working from home, and more time to spend with her husband, Jonathan, and their 17-month-old son, Thomas.

Selectboard approves new town moderator, water quality stewardship and Thompson’s Point lease Staff report With Activities Director Mary Recchia leaving her post at the Senior Center, the Selectboard approved a new position of Senior Center Director, with a somewhat changed job description, as well as an increase in hours worked to 30 to 35 from the current 28 to 30 and the addition of health benefits, both of which will affect next year’s Senior Center budget.

The new position will be scored via the Palmer & Associates Job Evaluation Manual for purposes of determining the new director’s salary.

Charles Russell attended the Oct. 23 Selectboard meeting to interview for the Town Meeting moderator position since Ed Stone resigned. There were no other candidates. The Selectboard approved his appointment.

Krista Hoffsis effectively pled the case to renew the $2,700 for Lewis Creek Association water quality monitoring and invasives control. It’s part of the Water Quality Stewardship Program contract for the Conservation Commission’s FY 18 budget. This is the third year that the town has contracted with Lewis Creek Association for these services.

The Joyce family terminated its Thompson’s Point lease after 35 years, and a new 20-year lease to FR-IV Properties, LLC was approved for lots 174 and 175 at 730 and 736 North Shore Road. These two lots, each with its own camp, are included in one lease. The lots cannot be split.

CVFRS Emergency Management Director Chris Davis presented the board with some ideas on how to promote the emergency planning issues afoot with all of the recent natural disasters. Training sessions are to be conducted to educate the board about what actions need to be taken in the event of an ice storm, flood or other disaster. Town Administrator Dean Bloch said it’s a “good time to take stock of how we would cope with such situations. Although we may be insulated from the violent storms that occurred in the south, there have been incidents in Vermont over the past decade that caused communities to lose power for a period approaching two weeks. The loss of power can lead to the loss of water (i.e. well pumps) and communications (i.e. cell phones and probably land lines).”

Davis is helping the town to reduce vulnerabilities under such circumstances.

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Education CVSD community budget forum set for Nov. 7 Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

The Champlain Valley School District board of directors is hosting a community budget forum on Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at CVU, Room 160, and encourages everyone to come share what is on their minds. Childcare and kid food provided.

At this event, Chief Operating Officer Jeanne Jenson will share the present budget climate and the updated budget process, now that CVSD is a consolidated district. In addition, the principals from each school will share the state of each of their schools, including accomplishments and goals.

The bulk of the evening will focus on attendees discussing what they value most about their local schools and anything else they have on their minds.

In order to make it family friendly, childcare and food for the children will be provided. The CVSD board wants so much to hear what the community is thinking that it has created the CVSD Community Input Form for those who cannot make it. Since this is one of those worthwhile events that nobody from our member towns should miss, tell a friend or a neighbor, and plan to attend.

CVSD serves the residents of Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, St. George and Williston and is committed to developing citizens who learn actively and collaboratively, think creatively and critically, live responsibly and respectfully, contribute positively to their community and pursue excellence.

To learn more, visit cvsdvt.org and facebook.com/ ChamplainValleySchoolDistrict/.

College acceptance rates drop Denise Shekerjian CONTRIBUTOR

Thinking of going to college?

Working on your applications? Good!

Now the sobering news: During the last cycle for fall enrollment, acceptance rates nationally dropped to as low as 4.65 percent. Ouch! Some of the most selective schools posted single digits: Harvard (5.2%), Stanford (4.65%), Yale (6.9%) and Columbia (5.8%). More locally, the statistics for acceptance were more encouraging: University of Vermont (69%), Boston University (32%), Dartmouth (10.4%) and Middlebury (19.7%).

How do you improve your chances of acceptance? Write a dynamic personal statement. This essay is your chance to emerge from behind your scores and grade point and stand vibrant and alive before the admissions committee as a human being. Show these decision makers who you are—who you really are: the interesting, honest and certainly memorable person who wants to go to their school.

1. What story do you tell a lot? What’s it about? Why do you care? One student I had, for example, never tired of telling how, as a curious exchange student in South America, bored with the family’s routine, she requested to visit the local shoe factory where the men of the family worked. Reasonable, right? Shows interest in the culture and the host family? In fact, a pall settled on conversation, and she was shunned for weeks before she figured it out: the only females who sought to hang out at factories were prostitutes. The essay she wrote tied this experience to her desire to study gender assumptions, diplomacy and communication in college.

2. What story carries with you? Put another way: Tell me what you can’t forget, and I’ll tell you who you are.

Another of my students recounted the time she was in a Paris restaurant and witnessed a waiter very carefully assembling a tray of food: white cloth napkin, silverware just so, steaming plate of stew, bud vase, wine glass wiped clean of spots, half bottle, half

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Sports Kelly Brush Foundation partners with Women’s World Cup organizers Press Release: The Kelly Brush Foundation has partnered with the local organizing committee for the Audi FIS Women’s Ski World Cup at Killington Resort on an initiative to improve on-hill safety for the upcoming event, Kelly Brush Foundation Executive Director Zeke Davisson announced.

As part of the Venue Improvement Initiative, the foundation has committed $40,000 to the two-day women’s alpine ski event, matching a commitment by Killington’s parent company, Utah-based Powdr Corp., for a total of $80,000 that will go directly towards the purchase and installation of on-hill safety equipment, including safety netting to line the edge of the race course and impact protection to mitigate hazards on the course.

The Kelly Brush Foundation has deep roots in ski racing. The foundation was started after Kelly Brush of Charlotte sustained a spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed while collegiate racing for Middlebury College. Together with her family, Brush started the foundation to improve safety in the sport and to provide adaptive sports equipment to others with spinal cord injuries. Brush’s mother, Mary Brush, is an Olympic skier who raced in the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

Brush’s father, Charlie Brush was head alpine ski coach at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, an NCAA Div. 1 program with a legacy of producing Olympians. Lindsay (Brush) Getz,

sister of Brush, and Davisson, husband of Brush, were also standouts on the Middlebury College Ski Team.

“The Kelly Brush Foundation is focused on ensuring that safety in alpine ski racing is modeled at all levels of the sport, from the elite level on the international stage to local clubs at small ski areas across the country. We are honored to partner with Killington to put on an event that sets the standard for venue safety at all levels,” Davisson said. Since its inception in 2006, the foundation has awarded over 20 miles of netting to programs around the country seeking to improve on-hill safety.

This is the second year Killington is hosting the Audi FIS Women’s Ski World Cup, which is scheduled for November 25 and 26, 2017. In addition to supporting the World Cup, the benefits of the investment will extend to all athletes who race and train at Killington, which includes skiers from Killington Mountain School, Killington Ski Club and all participants of Vermont Alpine Race Association sanctioned events.

Vermont Alpine Racing Association President Tao Smith praised the foundation’s work. “The Vermont Alpine Racing Association is grateful to the Kelly Brush Foundation for its tireless support for improving venue infrastructure and athlete protection and for the foundation’s commitment to World Cup racing at one of our local resorts,” said Smith, who is also head of school at Killington Mountain School.

Edd’s Sports Report Edd Merritt CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

CVU women’s cross country keeps on running

It was state championship time for high school cross-country runners at Thetford Academy on Saturday. CVU men’s and women’s teams mirrored the blaze of red in the mountains with women clustering it near the top of the pack. The Lady Hawks won their ninth-straight state title by finishing five individuals among the top 20, led by freshman Alice Larson who placed fourth, one spot ahead of teammate Jennifer Ireland, with Chloe Andres running 10th, Cate Noel and Ella Whitman in 16th and 17th. This team victory was their 14th in the last 15 years.

The men’s team finished fourth behind Essex, Burlington and South Burlington.

Baxter Bishop in eighth place was the leading individual for the Redhawks.

CVU women’s soccer still without a loss

Within two minutes of a draw with Colchester in its Oct. 19 game, Redhawk women’s soccer kept its unbeaten streak alive on Charlotte Hill’s goal off the left post in the second overtime, giving the Hawks a 3-2 win. Ahead 2-1 early in the game, it looked as though CVU might not need overtime to clinch a victory. However, Colchester’s Autumn Hathaway scored her second goal in the 67th minute on a free kick and header.

CVU outshot its opponents 18 to 7.

Breathing easier as the state tournament playdowns began, the Hawks demonstrated their strength as a team effort, crushing Mississquoi 11-0 on goals from many players, including Charlotters Lilly Cazayoux, Elizah Jacobs and Ella Woodruff.

They followed that victory with a quarterfinal win over eighth-ranked North Country. Natalie Durieux and Charlotte Hill each scored a pair of goals, and goalie Maryn Askew made her one save count to hold a 7-0

shutout.

Men’s soccer avoids an upset

Rutland nearly made it worth the drive north to face CVU in men’s soccer.

Unfortunately for the Raiders, Nick Durieux’s goal halfway through the second overtime won it for the Redhawks 1-0. CVU outshot Rutland significantly, playing its usual strong midfield and defensive game.

Field hockey and volleyball move through the quarterfinals for CVU

Field hockey overtook Rice 1-0 in the Division I quarterfinals of the state tournament for the Redhawks’ second victory in a row over the Green Knights (the first going into overtime with CVU coming out on top 3-2), and the women volleyball spikers, ranked third in the state, topped sixth-ranked St. Johnsbury 3-0, winning their matches 25-11, 25-19 and 25-21.

CVU football closes in the Kingdom

Rankings among teams do mean something as St. Johnsbury demonstrated against CVU in football on Saturday. The Hilltoppers were positioned at the top of the Division I heap with the Redhawks in the 16th spot, the last team to make it into the playoffs. Having yet to lose this season, St. Jay led by 25 in the second quarter and added to the score for a 31-14 win. CVU did end its season in good fashion with a touchdown run

by Jacob Brassard with 13 seconds remaining in the game.

A congratulations to Stan Williams, coach and teacher

Women’s soccer coach Stan Williams was recognized for his work in the classroom as well as on the soccer pitch recently. He received a $15,000 W. O’Toole Leadership Award from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. The O’Toole awards go to public school teachers who develop programs that focus on student-centered learning. Twelve teachers in New England received them this year. Stan teaches humanities and serves as an instructional as well soccer coach.

He plans to use the grant to run a “Think Tank” class for teachers in Chittenden South School District. He will host a studentled symposium designed to expose district teachers to the ideas generated in the class.

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TRAVEL: Banff and the Canadian Rockies A lifetime of dramatic vistas and endless rows of peaks

Gay Regan CHARLOTTE NEWS BOARD MEMBER

I fell in love with tall mountains when I was thirteen. My parents and I took the Trans Andean Railway from the pampas of Argentina to Santiago, Chile. It was winter and we were the first train through in a month. High in the mountain peaks of the Andes the train stopped at an army camp.

The soldiers were throwing snowballs and laughing. The sky was intense blue and the snow dazzled. The previous eerie silence of the landscape outside of our window was shattered by this moment of human joy set against nature’s cold but beautiful power.

I have been lucky to be able to go to Bhutan to see the Himalayas and to visit the Alps on several trips during my adulthood.

I had never seen, however, the Canadian Rockies. I was able to fulfill that dream on Aug. 25, 2017. My traveling friend, Joan Paul, and I began our trip in Banff before we traveled by train to Vancouver to catch our cruise ship to Alaska.

In Banff we had our first spectacular introduction to the Canadian Rockies. The town of Banff has an elevation of 4,500 feet, with high mountains rising above the town. Our hotel was near the gondola that takes skiers in the winter and tourists year around to a nearby peak. We climbed into

the four-seater gondola at six in the evening and made our way up to the large building that clung to the rocky peak above us. This building housed a landing platform for the gondola cars, two restaurants, a small museum and ample decking to observe the rings of peaks that encircled this large observatory. A boardwalk, approximately a mile long, followed the saddle of the mountain ridge that led to a small, historic observatory.

Joan and I began to amble down the many steps of the boardwalk, taking pictures, studying the moss that clung to the various evergreens, sitting on the occasional bench, and watching the other people on their pilgrimage to the original rock observatory. There were turbaned men and women in saris and groups of Japanese and Chinese tourists and all of the brown, black and white diversity that came from all of the Americas, Europe and Africa. We were all there to soak in the dramatic vista of endless rows of peaks, some as high as twelve or thirteen thousand feet. Sometimes we peered around the trees, and at other spots along the boardwalk there was a clear view. As the sun went down it provided a staged lighting of the crags—some rosecolored in the spotlight and some dark in the contrasting shadows. It was a moment of sharing my personal joy with a community of world strangers.

Photo by Gay Regan Joan and I walked and climbed steps for about an hour and a half. All those hundreds of steps were my first test of endurance after my double knee replacements ten months earlier. I ached as I climbed the last 50 or more steps to the old observatory but celebrated my achievement as well. On the way back an uninspiring hamburger at the cafeteria tasted great. I slipped alone into a gondola car while Joan took a last

few pictures. The car dipped down into the darkness while a few canine-toothed peaks caught the last glimmer of the day.

I have loved all of the great mountain ranges that I have been lucky enough to visit over a lifetime. They are all natural wonders that have produced in me this sense of awe.

I am pleased that my experience in our neighboring Canadian Rocky Mountains stands proudly among my other memories.

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continued from page 13 baguette . . . She watched as he carried it straight through the dining room, out the door and delivered it with due waiter decorum to a homeless man on the stoop.

This story became the basis of an essay on her attentiveness—the kind of person who sees things others may not notice. It spoke to her values, the notion of humility and her belief that acts of kindness are never wasted. It was a winner.

3. Ever play the ice-breaker “two truths and a lie?” The truths, of course, could well be material for your essay, but the lie is what I would urge you to investigate. Once, I had a client who told her two non-memorable truths, but the lie was about how she learned to dance the tango in Argentina. Clearly a lie—but what a lie! A closer examination of it revealed her desire to be seen as elegant, sophisticated and worldly. She wanted to travel, command attention, gain some confidence. She wanted to improve her

foreign language skills. She wanted to learn something so far outside her comfort zone that she would feel stimulated and alive.

She didn’t care how long it would take, or how hard the task—she was focused on the goal. That lie made a fabulous essay.

These are all slice-of-life stories—small moments that stand for so much more. These make excellent Common App personal statements. Small stories can be rendered more descriptively and tend to be more memorable than big, sweeping surveys of your whole life crammed into 650 words.

This approach may work, as well, for the supplemental essays, insight questions and short answers you are asked to provide.

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Tell them.

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Charlotte Public Safety Log

As submitted by the Shelburne Police Department

Wednesday October 1 - October 27, 2017 Sunday, Oct. 1 14:43 Medical Call ETHAN ALLEN HWY, Charlotte. 911 caller reported a medical emergency. Charlotte Rescue was dispatched. The patient was transported to the hospital.

Monday, Oct. 2 10:33 Medical Call GREEN ST, Vergennes.

Charlotte Rescue assisted Vergennes Rescue at a medical call. The patient was transported to the hospital by Charlotte Rescue.

BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION!!

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12, 3:00 PM CHARLOTTE LIBRARY 115 Ferry Road

Reminisce about educator and popular Tree Warden Larry Hamilton and celebrate the release of his delightful book about fences, completed by Linda in the year since his death. With his photos from around the world, it rings with Larry’s enthusiastic voice, --and will change the way you look at fences!

Light refreshments. Books for sale. Event co-sponsored

by Flying Pig Bookstore and Charlotte Library.

Thursday, Oct. 5 10:44 Fire Alarm HINESBURG RD, Charlotte. Caller reported fire alarm activation. Charlotte Fire and Rescue were dispatched. The alarm was determined to be a false alarm.

Saturday, Oct. 21 07:32 Mutual Aid WAKE ROBIN DR; WAKE ROBIN, Shelburne Charlotte Rescue assisted Shelburne Rescue at a medical call. The patient was transported to the hospital by Charlotte Rescue.

18:33 Mutual Aid QUARRY RD, Shelburne Charlotte Fire assisted Shelburne Fire at a structure fire. The fire was determined to be an unpermitted controlled burn and all units were canceled.

Monday, Oct. 23 09:21 Medical Assist JERSEY ST, Panton Charlotte Rescue Paramedic assisted Vergennes Rescue at a medical call. The patient was transported to the hospital by Vergennes Rescue.

09:54 Mutual Aid QUAKER ST, Ferrisburgh Charlotte Rescue assisted Vergennes Rescue at a medical call. The patient was transported

to the hospital by Charlotte Rescue.

11:24 Medical Call CONVERSE BAY RD, Charlotte 911 Caller reported a medical emergency.

Charlotte Rescue was dispatched. The patient was transported to the hospital.

11:40 Medical Call ETHAN ALLEN HWY & STATE PARK RD, Charlotte 911 Caller reported a medical emergency.

Charlotte Rescue was dispatched. The patient was transported to the hospital.

Tuesday, Oct. 24 14:11 Fire Call ALBERTS WAY, Charlotte 911 Caller reported a vehicle fire. Charlotte Fire and Rescue were dispatched. The fire was extinguished, no reported injuries.

Wednesday, Oct. 25 16:21 Medical Call SPEAR ST, Charlotte 911 Caller reported a medical emergency.

Charlotte Rescue was dispatched. The patient was transported to the hospital.

Friday, Oct. 27 15:16 Mutual Aid PINE HAVEN SHORES RD; SHELBURNE BAY, Shelburne Charlotte Fire assisted Shelburne Fire at an elevator emergency. The occupants of the elevator were safely removed.

18:26 Medical Call GREENBUSH RD, Charlotte 911 Caller reported a medical emergency.

Charlotte Rescue was dispatched. The patient was transported to the hospital.

21:46 Fire Alarm GUINEA RD, Charlotte Caller reported fire alarm activation.

Charlotte Fire and Rescue were dispatched.

The alarm was determined to be a false alarm.

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Health Matters Jim Hyde CONTRIBUTOR

Last July, shortly after president Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate accord, I wrote a piece for The News bemoaning the slow progress that has been made in addressing global climate change and controlling greenhouse gas emissions (charlottenewsvt. org/2017/07/26/health-matters-time-newclimate-change-message). Since I wrote that column, Scott Pruitt, the current EPA administrator, has followed through on the president’s threat to roll back the Clean Power Plan reducing carbon emissions from coal fired power plants, announced plans to delay rules aimed at setting fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, attacked rules limiting methane emissions from oil and gas wells and attacked efforts to set appliance efficiency standards. This has occurred with little if any adverse political consequences for the protagonists and only a tepid response from environmentalists and public health advocates.

Yet survey after survey show that roughly 70 percent of the U.S. population believes global warming is happening. Of those, 50 percent attribute it mostly, or in part, to human activity. Here in Chittenden County the proportions are 76 and 60 percent respectively. (See Yale Climate Change Maps.)

What explains the lack of political urgency?

The answer is that, while most Americans perceive global warming as a threat, it’s a distant threat. Only 41 percent believe they will be personally harmed (38 percent in Vermont). Especially telling and important is that very few Americans (only six percent) are optimistic that humans can, and will, act to reduce the rate of global warming. While future generations may suffer, the perils are seen as far in the future.

Of far greater significance is the fact that many Americans believe that reversing these trends is beyond their control.

If the goal is to mobilize and empower people, we have to abandon the default option of always talking about future risks.

Threats to the Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets and to Pacific coral, as well as shifts in the migratory patterns of bird populations, are remote concerns for many. Instead of talking about temperature rises of 1 or 2 degrees C. (numbers no one understands), we need to focus on how changes already happening to the environment affect people’s health today.

A few examples.

Fossil fuels. External costs associated with the extraction and transport of fossil fuels, such as land degradation and pollution of lakes and streams, are

Global environmental change: A clear and present danger

relatively easy to see and understand. But for those not living close to gas wells, coal mines or rail transport lines, the associated risks may seem remote. In addition to releasing carbon dioxide when burned, these fuels emit other gas products, such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, agents closely associated with asthma, bronchitis and other pulmonary diseases. What’s not commonly known is that, along with these gaseous products, fine and ultrafine particles are also produced. Ultrafine particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and subsequently be distributed via the blood stream to the heart, kidneys and other organs.

In the last two months, two carefully conducted studies have been published, one in The New England Journal of Medicine and one in The Lancet, showing serious long-term health effects from these particulates. Other studies have also linked particle exposure to chronic systemic infection as measured by elevated C-reactive protein (CRP). Two things are worth noting: First, these studies were done on people over 65, so the effects on young adults and children are not known. Second, you don’t need to live near a power plant or smelter to be exposed—fine particles are also produced by car exhaust, lawn mowers and tractors.

Heat, drought and extreme weather events.

The recent spate of cataclysmic weather events—California wildfires, 10 named hurricanes in the Atlantic this season, and drought spreading throughout the Midwest—are not all coincidence. While it’s impossible to pinpoint the direct cause of any one of these, it’s clear that the number and magnitude of such events is more than a statistical fluke. The warming of the oceans and the laws of thermodynamics suggest that these events will increase in frequency and magnitude over time.

But the indirect effects of global warming are also profound. Disease vectors such as mosquitoes, rodents, ticks and some species of birds are appearing in places, including Vermont, rarely seen before. The result?

We are seeing higher rates of diseases such as Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, giardia and rabies than ever before. In addition, as we saw this past summer, we are seeing increased incidence of blue-green algae blooms (cyanobacteria) in our ponds and lakes.

In a fascinating article in Harvard Public Health (Fall 2017), Dr. John Spengler describes how changes in the outdoor environment (temperature, ozone concentrations, particulates) can cause changes in our home environments. Higher temperatures increase “off-gassing” from volatile organic compounds that leach out of common materials found in the home.

For those of us living in places such as Vermont where extremes of cold (and heat) may cause us to spend additional time indoors, these risks are not trivial.

Finally, the impacts of climate change on crops and soils are clearly of special interest to Vermonters. Average annual precipitation has increased by almost seven inches in the last 50 years, with the

The harm inflicted by climate change happens daily regardless of where you live, your lifestyle, race or education—or how fat your wallet is.

frequency of heavy rains (greater than one inch) having also increased. This means more runoff, more pesticides and heavy metals in our streams, and more fertilizers and animal waste products finding their way into our aquifers. But what crop scientists are only just beginning to understand is that as global CO2 levels rise (an increase of 40 percent is predicted by 2100) there is a shift in the micronutrient chemistry of staple crops like maize and soybeans that in turn may lead to serious adverse health consequences for both humans and animals that rely on them.

The Vermont Department of Health is one of 10 states to receive funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to alert residents of the state to the impact and implications of many of these environmental changes. This program, called Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE), provides a great source

of information for Vermonters seeking additional information on the local effects of global environmental change. (See healthvermont.gov/environment/climate.)

Where does this leave us?

We need to reorient our thinking about global climate change and focus on how it impacts our lives today. These threats are real, immediate and, at least partially, solvable. To paraphrase Gina McCarthy, former EPA administrator: The harm inflicted by climate change happens daily regardless of where you live, your lifestyle, race, education or how fat your wallet is.

Hopefully, if we focus the discussion on effects occurring today, apathy will give way to action.

Jim Hyde is associate professor emeritus at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

He lives in Charlotte.

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Outdoors Local discoveries in the Green Mountains and beyond Magnificent foliage still to be had in an off year

Elizabeth Bassett CONTRIBUTOR

Autumn 2017 will not enter the record books for its magnificent foliage, yet fall hiking still cannot be beat with so many great options nearby, on both sides of the lake: Camel’s Hump, Mt. Abe and Snake on these shores, and Hurricane, Noonmark, Cascade, Coon and Hopkins across Lake Champlain.

Elmore Mountain is a bit farther afield—although no more distant than most New York State hikes—and what a great discovery it is.

Elmore Mountain At 1,608 feet, Elmore is dwarfed by its fellow Worcester Range summits: Hunger at 3,539, Stowe Pinnacle at 2,651 and Hogback at 3,440. Yet from the sturdy metal fire tower at its summit— and on the National Historic Lookout Register—views extend in every direction: Burke, White Mountains, Lowell Mountains bristling with wind turbines, Mt. Mansfield, the Worcester Range, Sterling Range with Madonna, Morse and Sterling mountains, and in the distance Camel’s Hump and the spine of the Green Mountains to the south.

As realtors say, “location, location, location.” Elmore Mountain, while technically at the northern end of the Worcester Range, is quite isolated, and no mountains block its views.

The Elmore State Park website recommends taking the 4.0-mile loop trail clockwise, hiking up the shorter

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(1.74 mile) but steeper and rockier Fire Tower Trail and down the beautiful and more gradual 2.3-mile Ridge Trail. The Fire Tower Trail includes a short ladder and a bit of clambering over rocks. The fire tower is in good repair and has an enclosed viewing platform. On the Ridge Trail expansive views open to the west where a large rock outcropping provides a perfect picnic site. On center stage: the Stowe Valley, Mt. Mansfield and two small airports. The trail then crosses the ridge to eastern vistas before reaching Balancing Rock. This huge boulder, deposited by Ice Age glaciers, perches on the bedrock.

Along the Ridge Trail bright green lycopodium, commonly known as princess pine and ground cedar, covers large swaths of the understory. Towering glacial erratics and walls of bedrock serve as “nurse rocks,” hosting ferns, moss and even small trees. For most of the gentle two-plus-mile descent the trail weaves beneath a mixed forest of hemlock, spruce and hardwoods.

The terrain immediately surrounding Elmore Mountain and Lake Elmore was colorful in mid-October. From Charlotte the drive is between one-and-a-quarter and one-and-a-half hours, about equidistant via Montpelier and Route 12 or Route 100 through Stowe. The park is several miles south of Morrisville on Route 12.

Photo by Elizabeth Bassett

Balancing rock on Elmore Mountain.

What’s up on Mount Philo?

Those who clamber up the trail at our state park have seen some pretty big equipment clearing a swath through the woods that, at some points, comes menacingly close to the footpath—in fact re-routing it at one point.

“We’re bringing water up from a well at the northwest corner of park property,” Park Ranger Jon Frigault said. “We’ve had to truck fresh water into the park and hope that this well will resolve our problem.”

Wells on Mt. Philo have traditionally been reluctant to give water, Frank Spaulding of the Division of Vermont State Parks said. “So we’ve gone farther down the mountain. The well has been tested as a public water supply, and its output will be piped to the summit.”

Those who lived in the Champlain Valley during the 1998 Ice Storm witnessed what appeared to be a deathblow to trees on Mt. Philo, Pease Mountain and elsewhere. For two decades the land has been healing with an explosion of young trees, shrubs and wildflowers. The path of the water pipeline will likely follow suit.

Visitor Center at Dead Creek National Wildlife Refuge If life takes you to Addison in the coming days, stop at the new visitor center on Route 17, just west of Route

22A. The center will close at the end of October and re-open in the spring.

Two bright rooms brim with informational posters, photos and specimens, including a stuffed bear cub and fox. Sobering information includes the fact that spring has come to Vermont on average three days earlier and fall four days later in each decade since the 1940s. The math is sobering. Displays cite many consequences of our warming climate. An example: The mighty moose can be brought low by ticks, tens of thousands of them, no longer killed by cold temperatures. Ticks suck blood and weaken the animals, making them vulnerable to anemia and disease.

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A “Bird of Courage”

Linda Radimer CONTRIBUTOR

The eastern wild turkey, a member of the galliformes order, is a delicious mouthful for man or beast. One of five distinct subspecies of wild turkey found in the U.S., it is also the most widely distributed. Benjamin Franklin called the turkey a “bird of courage” and urged that it, rather than the bald eagle, become our national symbol. He called the eagle a “bird of bad moral character” and a “real coward” that stole fish from other species, such as the osprey.

One of the largest birds of the U.S., adult turkeys grow to between 16 and 25 pounds; some males grow to around 30 pounds. In 1854, Vermont experienced a near total loss of turkeys because of unregulated hunting and the 75 percent clearcutting of woodlands, but the release of 31 New York birds in southern Vermont in 1969 by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department restored the species. Vermont wild turkeys have

Essential Elements Sandi Detwiler CONTRIBUTOR

In the early evening, the five of us gathered in the still steamy plaza to enjoy a last dinner together. Our table was littered with plates of sautéed peppers, vinegary bocherones, fried calamari and glasses of vino verde.

Looking across the busy plaza while our conversation hummed with the frustrations of our political time, I noticed them. They were sitting side by side together on a wooden bench in the 100-degree heat of the Madrid summer evening. An ancient cypress tree towered behind them offering some shade as relief.

His clothes were evidence that he was not American. He was wearing, like other men of Madrid, a fraying sport coat over his cotton shirt. Polished leather shoes and pressed slacks completed his summer outfit. His long white hair was pulled behind his ears in that distinctly Euro style. Though he must have been well over 70, his back was straight and his belly flat. She wore a loose blouse and baggy pants that fell shamelessly

been used to restore other New England states’ populations.

The newest F&W Big Game Management Plan (2010-2020) counts turkeys as one of its Big Four species, together with moose, deer and black bear. The plan’s goal is “to preserve the tremendous hunting opportunities and provide hours of wildlife viewing, and to educate the public about how development can fragment and compromise turkey habitats.” A turkey’s home range may be from 400 to 4,000 acres. The Champlain Valley provides excellent habitat with its larger fields, forests with nut-bearing trees, and evergreens for shelter. In the summer, turkeys eat insects found in tall grass and nests in shrub areas. As the seasons progress, they eat a variety of grasses, moss, tree buds, seeds and small reptiles and amphibians. Turkeys also enjoy foraging in farm fields. They hunt for food early in the morning and then again in the afternoon and like large trees for roosting at night.

Turkeys are social animals with a social order, traveling in flocks of about 30. These are in groups of hens (Jennies) and young birds, and in groups of bachelor males. The males, Toms, or younger Jakes, will strut in the spring with the dominant male to attract the hens. The peak of mating behavior is usually reached in mid-April. By winter the flock size can be 200.

The best thing to do when viewing turkeys is to be still and quiet. They have excellent sight and hearing. If you give them space and are quiet, they may not run off at up to 25 miles an hour or fly away at up to 55 miles an hour.

Turkeys are polygamous, with the dominant male doing most of the mating.

Turkey eggs are large and tan with black flecks. Females usually lay 10 to 12 eggs over a 12 t-o 18-day period in a slight forest litter depression. The eggs hatch in about four weeks, usually near the end of May, beginning of June. The babies, or poults, cannot fly for the first three weeks. Mothers teach them to scatter, hide, and come back to escape predators.

Once they can fly, they shelter under their roosting mother’s wings, gradually moving farther away from her as they grow. By fall, they are often in adjacent trees.

Many poults never make it into adulthood. Lawrence Pyne, of VT Public Radio and the Burlington Free Press’s

Field, Fish and Wildlife Journal, points out that “Everything eats turkeys—even the birds who steal their eggs.” Dennis Jenson, outdoor editor at the Rutland Herald, said, “The first two weeks of a poult’s life are the most precarious.

Besides predators, they are also vulnerable to starvation or exposure in a cold, wet spring. A poult will start with around 11 siblings and by autumn may have seven.”

For a full-grown turkey, the predator risk is from coyotes, bobcats, fisher, great-horned owls (while roosting) and humans during hunting seasons in the spring and fall.

Some tidbits you can talk about during Thanksgiving dinner: wild turkey breasts taste like the domestic type; deep powdered snow is hazardous to a turkey’s survival in the winter; turkeys likely got their common name from their shipping routes through Turkey in Europe; turkey hunters try to get on site before dawn because turkeys “see everything;” the standard gun for turkey hunting is a 12-gauge shotgun; a turkey can swim by tucking its wings in tight, spreading its tail, and kicking; turkeys like to take dust baths; the flap of skin that hangs down over a turkey’s bill is called a snood; the flap of skin under a turkey’s chin may be known as a dewlap or a wattle.

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A dinner in Madrid

Revelations of true love through silent observation over her too-thin body. Her wispy hair and tired, pale skin suggested an illness.

Veins popped from the paper-thin skin on her hands.

But they were smiling into each other’s eyes like new lovers.

Then I noticed the wheelchair waiting next to her. She had risen from its cushioned seat to sit on the hard wood of the bench. She had wanted to touch the body of the man. They were absorbing the life of a plaza at night in Madrid.

I stared as he turned and placed his right arm on her left shoulder and his left hand on her right hand. They were oblivious to anyone but themselves.

Easing her to standing, they smiled again as though they were about to dance. No words, only gentle smiles.

Shouting boys chased around them, soccer balls scuttled across the plaza, dogs yelped and mothers shouted their scolds. The pair remained as focused on each other as I was on them.

He turned her away from him so that she stood next to him on his left side.

Side by side now, his strong, adoring hands supported and guided her. Their walk/dance began. First, she thrust her right foot in front, and I watched it twist as she dragged her left foot to

meet the right. He bent and whispered in her ear. She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder. They breathed. But then she started the walk/dance. Again and again, thrust and drag, rest and kiss, thrust and drag, rest and kiss.

They inched their way around the

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CCS student dishes up kindness and selflessness on Chopped, Jr. In the end it came down to the tortellini. One kid had too much and the other almost had none.

A couple of weeks ago, my daughter, Melissa O’Brien Coco, made her CONTRIBUTOR television debut in a competitive cooking show on the Food Network. It had been a long and sometimes grueling process, but she’s the kind of kid who employs laser focus when she makes her mind up about something, and so we persevered.

It began a year ago when we noticed that there was an open call for contestants on a show called Chopped, Jr. We filled out the application and sent a home video and not long after received a call. Next came a Skype interview, then another, and then things got kind of crazy when it became clear that Coco had been chosen to be on the show.

Coco spent about four months preparing for the competition. The leadership team at CCS were behind her all the way, in support of her passion, giving her the time and the space she needed to work with her Auntie Margaret in the kitchen of Margaret’s restaurant in southern Vermont. And it truly was work. The two of them spent hours together each week, using every imaginable ingredient to prepare appetizers, entrees and desserts.

During that time Coco also appeared on our friend Amy Chamberlain’s (chefowner of The Perfect Wife in Manchester) cooking show, “Life of the Party,” where she cooked her signature dish, pork roulade, and served dinner to 40 people, and Stacy Fraser, who was at Eating Well,

Courtsey photo planned a Chopped Jr. evening with a whole bunch of kids so Coco could have a real-life practice run.

A false alarm came in early winter in the form of a phone call: “Can you guys get to New York today?” the young Chopped producer wanted to know. Coco and I looked at each other and thought, “Sure, why not?” One of the contestants was sick and they weren’t sure if he’d be able to participate. So we packed our bags and headed to the train station in Albany, but when we got to Saratoga there came another call: “We don’t need you after all!”

Grueling, tiring, weird.

Finally, in January we received notice that Coco had been chosen to be on an episode called “Stick With It.” We headed to New York where she spent two very

long days in interviews, cooking, getting the layout of the Chopped kitchen, meeting the three other competitors and the chef judges and finally, finally, competing.

The premise of the show is a funny one: The contestant opens a basket at the start of the round. In the basket are four ingredients and one has 30 minutes to prepare a dish with them. Naturally, the ingredients are unusual, possibly even unknown, so that’s the catch: You have to cook something using stuff that doesn’t necessarily go well together, and you have to use all four ingredients or you are automatically “chopped.”

Many of you watched the episode, so you know the outcome: Coco was chopped in the first round for having put too much tortellini in the bowl in which her appetizer was presented.

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But something happened in that opening round that I didn’t know about until I saw the episode on TV: Coco had finished a bit before the 30-minute mark, and at the very last minute, when one of the other contestants was panicking, Coco helped her get her tortellini out of the pan and onto her plate.

In other words, she saved a fellowcompetitor from an imminent chop.

My heart broke into a thousand pieces when I saw Coco’s face on television receiving the news from the judges that she was the first to go. I know how competitive Coco Eyre is. I also knew how tired she was the day of the filming, how tired we all were of the television madness. After one is chopped, they then must endure an exit interview, and finally are shown the door, and it’s over with nary a commemorative apron to take home. It was hard, that day in New York, when the whole thing was done and the months of preparation and anticipation were behind us.

After the show was aired, I asked Coco about the moment when she helped her friend plate her food. “She asked for help,” she told me, “I couldn’t not help.”

The winner that day took home ten thousand dollars. But I took home an 11-year-old who already understands everything that matters in this life.

Thank you, Helen Cooper Hood Eyre, for dishing up kindness and selflessness, in front of a national audience and famous chef judges. You did what most grownups have trouble doing: you took yourself out of the center of the universe and put someone else there. You took your opportunity to win at something you had spent months preparing for and handed it to a friend.

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Taking Care Alice D. Outwater, Ph.D. CONTRIBUTOR

When it comes to gravestones, there are as many choices as there are individuals.

Some people are adamant about their ashes being spread from a mountain top, on the water, in the forest or over their garden.

We will limit this column, however, to traditional burials in a cemetery with a gravestone.

Years ago I took a course on gravestones at the Shelburne Museum. The instructor, a scholar on the subject, tip-toed into the classroom as if he were walking on sacred ground. We visited some old cemeteries learning about the changes in styles of the stones. It is rare to find stones earlier than the late 1700s. Originally, abundant land and field stones provided single marked graves on a farmer’s property.

Burials became usual in the late 1700s, often near the churches. Upright slate stones dominated in the 1800s, but many are chipped, with inscriptions worn thin.

Smaller stones with the names of children under two years old and mothers who died in childbirth are common. One family had lost five infants, all in the winter months.

These relate a painful sorrow.

I walked around a private family cemetery with most of the graves from the early 1800s. The stones were so worn that names and dates had been washed thin with time. I could still read Adelia who was born in 1842 and died at 35 years old—perhaps in childbirth. Several of the women had died around 70 years and the men the same. That would have been considered a long life. A Ruth, born

The grave subject of gravestones

One engraving reads,“We did it the way we wanted and are glad.” in 1861, died at 86 years old.

Some inscriptions are amusing, others sober. “We did it the way we wanted and are glad.” And another, “The pain stops here.”

The gravestone of Ellen Patterson, who died of black measles in 1863 at the age of 18 in Glover, reads: “Stop my friends as you pass by As you are now, so once was I As I am now, so you will be Prepare for death and follow me” Graveyards often reflect epidemics that took so many lives: consumption, dysentery, small pox, fevers such as meningitis and the scarlet and typhoid fevers. Spanish influenza (1918) was the last pandemic. Years of epidemics meant shorter lives, especially affecting young children.

The well-kept cemeteries are appealing, mowed and weeded, with stones standing erect instead of lurching to one side or vandalized and broken. Greenwood Cemetery was outstanding toward the north end and seemed more like a park.

Several of the trees must have been 200 years old. All the bushes were well trimmed. One area there had 44 small four-to-five inch stones in a long row marked Baby Jane, Baby Thomas . . . The babies had been entrusted to the Catholic church and were buried together. So many deaths.

John and I had bought two lots at the Charlotte Grand View Cemetery adjacent to the First Congregational Church. Yet this preparation is not sufficient.

Choice of stones include slate, marble, granite … one must pick the size, and the shape—sharp or rounded corners, flat or curved at the top, fancy engraving on the stone such as a bird or flower. Other decisions are the font and its size, and the

placement of the inscription.

I had to attend to all this after John died and found it overwhelming. In desperation I contacted Tom, an architect friend. We walked around the cemetery, examining various stones. He pointed at one and said, “That’s what I’m choosing for myself.” I knew immediately it would be perfect for my husband: classic, dignified and strong. We took a photo so the engraver could copy it. My name and birth dates are engraved beneath his.

The date of my death will eventually be carved there. To determine the size of the stone, I used the golden mean of 0.62:1, width versus height, as the Greeks did in their architecture. Then the type size and

font must be chosen.

There is ample space for other family members, who will have smaller stones beneath if they like.

As you gain comfort considering gravestones, envision your own legacy and engage family members. Then leave instructions for your wishes. It’s ideal to put these inevitable decisions in place while family members are calm.

Friends tell me they visit John’s grave.

I frequently go myself or pause to say a prayer and meditate. I even picture his spirit flying around at night, welcoming new residents. I find it reassuring to know he’s there waiting for my arrival.

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Senior Center News

Mary Recchia CONTRIBUTOR

The Friends of the Charlotte Senior Center invite you to its Annual Meeting after the luncheon on November 1 beginning at 1 p.m. This is an opportunity for everyone to become better acquainted with the workings of our organization and to consider how they can become more active as volunteers. An update of our financial position will be given, questions will be answered, and the election of board members will take place. Hope to see you there.

The November Art Exhibit will be works by Michael Strauss, emeritus professor of chemistry at UVM. An acrylic and pastel painter who works in his studio in South Burlington, Michael

has conducted workshops and taught drawing and painting classes at UVM, for Continuing Education, and at the Wood Gallery in Montpelier and the Across Roads Center for the Arts in Waterbury.

To learn more about Michael, visit his website at mjstrauss.com.

Then, join Michael Strauss for a very special presentation after the luncheon on November 8 titled Thinking and Making at Hand, An Exploration of Visual Thinking in Drawing, Painting and Poetry. Explore the role of visual thinking in observation, reflection, problem solving and creation in both art and science. See what common activities arise in the process of creating a drawing, a painting or a poem. A poet and a painter may employ different mediums to express the same snow-blown afternoon in January, but sometimes they find a way

to capture the moment in such a way that their respective visions still manage to stir a reverberation, a connection. Come and see how such correspondences can be experienced.

Moving Better, Living Better Through Dance, with Liesje Smith, will continue for the month of November on Friday mornings from 9:30–10:30.

Session dates: November 3, 10, 17 and December 1. For generations, dance was held in the center of social gatherings of all kinds. Dance provided the opportunity to develop incredibly valuable skills such as sequencing movement, being precise in expressivity and rhythm, and engaging socially through movement.

All of these qualities are critically important in sharpening the neuropathways of the brain that enhance our quality of life, no matter what our age.

These learning challenges, when taught in a group with good music, can be irresistible! And these classes provide all the good things other movement classes offer, such as building strength, stamina,

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Our last Birding Expedition of the season with Hank Kaestner will be on Wednesday morning, Nov. 8. Please meet at the Center by 9 a.m. so we can carpool together to the location Hank has scouted for spectacular bird watching.

Good views are guaranteed through Hank’s “Oh, my God” telescope. Register for this event; if we have to change the date due to bird migration or weather, we will call you. Registration necessary. No fee.

The Senior Luncheon on November 15 will be Our Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. We will be accepting reservations beginning November 1 for expanded seating at noon.

Keep pets safe this trapping season Protect Our Wildlife Vermont Vermont trapping season has started and runs through March 31.

Each trapping season, dogs, cats and other non-targeted animals, including endangered and protected species, are injured or even killed in traps.

Traps may be set on private and public land, including National Wildlife Refuges that are home to federally

protected species, including Canada lynx. Trappers are not required to erect signage as to where they’re trapping, nor are they required to set their traps away from trails. Baits and lures are used with traps, so a trap set for a coyote can just as likely trap a curious dog or cat. Trappers are not required to report if they catch a non-targeted animal, even if it’s someone’s pet.

The two trap types that are used in Vermont that pose the greatest risk to

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pets are leghold and Conibear (“kill”) traps. Dr. Peggy Larson, retired Vermont veterinarian, said, “I am a veterinarian who has treated dogs and cats caught in traps. The injuries they suffer were horrendous, and most lost their legs.”

Just two weeks after the official start of trapping season last year, a black lab from Orleans County was injured in a trap that had been set to kill beavers. Luckily, the dog was found and recovered from its injuries. Cats are at the greatest risk since they are often left outside unsupervised.

Earlier this year we reported on a black and white cat who was found in Fairfax with his leg painfully caught in a kill trap. Thankfully, he was rescued, and while his recovery was a long one, he survived.

Each day we learn of cats and dogs that go missing in Vermont, and since trappers aren’t required to report if they trap companion animals, it’s unknown how many of these animals might’ve perished in traps that were intended for wildlife.

On Protect Our Wildlife’s website you will find a video tutorial with instructions on how to release a companion animal from a leghold and a kill-type trap. If an animal is caught in a trap, survival is less likely. These traps are designed to kill animals, but that would require the “proper” animal entering the trap to ensure that the trap triggers properly.

Animals like dogs and coyotes have been documented with traps attached to their heads, indicating slow, painful deaths.

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Quick Tips

Know when trapping season is, but remember that traps set out of season, as allowed per Vermont’s “wild animals doing damage” statute, or traps left behind after the season ends, still present a threat.

Remember that traps can be set in water, in rivers and streams—especially on banks, so always check the area before allowing your dog to swim.

Keep cats indoors or create a catproofed fenced-in yard.

Visit protectourwildlifevt.org and see the trap-release video and learn how to keep your pets safe this trapping season.

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Community Events 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.

Restorative yoga: Special guests Lee Diamond and Kirk Jones will present a workshop from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Yoga Roots in Shelburne on Nov. 4. Restore your body’s natural rhythms by melting away tension with a gentle yoga warmup followed by restorative poses with Tibetan singing bowls placed on your body. Leave class feeling rejuvenated and rested. Cost is $30. Preregistration is required. For more information call 985-0090 or visit yogarootsvt.com/workshops.

Hunger banquet: The Hunger Banquet, hosted at the Vermont Zen Center from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Shelburne on Nov. 5, is an interactive opportunity for people 10 years and older to see firsthand the effects of poverty throughout the world. All proceeds from ticket sales and silent auction donated to Oxfam America, Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and Shelburne Food Shelf. Tickets are $35.

For more information visit vzc.org/ HungerBanquet.html.

Budget forum: The Champlain Valley School District board of directors is hosting a community budget forum on Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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continued from page 3 specifications would have to be added to the model results. Environmental groups asserted that the rules would effectively preclude utility-scale wind development in Vermont. That result would be contrary to the intent of the legislature which recognizes in statute that large wind generation is an effective and competitive source of renewable energy.

Other objections were raised because the rules were not clear as to why the monitoring data had to be so granular (200

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at CVU, Room 160, and encourages everyone to come share what is on their minds. Childcare and kid food provided.

Virtual hike: “Secrets of Mt. Philo” will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at CVU on Nov. 8. Take a virtual hike up Mt. Philo to learn the history of Vermont’s first state park. No hiking boots necessary. Judy Chaves is the instructor for this CVU Access workshop. The fee is $20. For more information or to register call 4827194 or email access@cvsdvt.org.

A Christmas Story: Don’t miss Lyric Theatre Company’s A Christmas Story, The Musical on the Flynn MainStage, Nov. 9 through 12. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 6:30 p.m. on Sunday; matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Sunday matinee will be audio-described for patrons who are blind or visually-impaired. Tickets are $24-$42; student/senior discount at some performances. Order online at flynntix.org or call 802 86-FLYNN.

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.

Pie season: Apple pies will be on sale at the Charlotte Congregational Church on Fridays from 3 to 5 p.m. Homemade with Vermont apples and flaky crust with just the right dash of cinnamon, they are $16 each. Freeze one for Thanksgiving dinner and enjoy one for dessert Friday night!

At the top of the hill on the Charlotte Hinesburg Road. You can also call and reserve one at 425-3264.

Teen yoga: Yoga to Prevent Sports Injury for Teens/Tweens, with Rowan Beck, will be held on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Honest Yoga in the Blue Mall at 150 Dorset Street in South Burlington. Participating athletes will increase their endurance, speed and focus, allowing them to feel relaxed during competition.

Tai chi: Mixed-level tai chi classes for beginners to those familiar with the form run 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 922-0498 to leave a message.

Farm yoga: Yoga Roots is continuing to offer Vinyasa yoga Monday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 at Adam’s Berry Farm through the fall. Ten percent of all proceeds will be donated to the Charlotte Land Trust. Sign up online yogarootsvt.com or call 985-0090 for more information.

data points/second) and what constituted a violation of the sound level limits. The PUC responded to LCAR’s objections with modification to the rules to clarify modeling and monitoring protocols as well as to remove the setback requirement which they agreed was redundant with the sound limits. The use of the NRO mode to model nighttime levels was allowed, and the modeling and manufacturer uncertainties will be used as guidance rather than as a penalty for the modeling results. The monitoring measurements will be done in 1 second intervals to reduce the amount of data which will be averaged over 2 hours of data to determine actual noise levels. With

these changes to the rule, LCAR voted to approve them.

Unfortunately, the conservative application of the nine decibel exteriorinterior attenuation was not changed.

However, since enough of the conservative assumptions were mitigated, and since the PUC asserted that the rule would not preclude utility-scale wind projects in Vermont, I felt that the rule met the criteria for approval and voted in the affirmative.

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