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State hears testimony on village smoke shop
“All our efforts are going up in smoke,”
said Lorrie Picard, using a pun that
encapsulates the opinion of a group of
Essex Junction residents about a potential
smoke shop in an area of the village they
have worked to revitalize.
Tom Hanks as Richard Phillips
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
Hanks takes
the role of
Underhill’s
Capt. Phillips
Movie due
out in October
By JASON STARR
The Essex Reporter
If you had to pick one leading actor
to play you in a movie, it’s hard to argue
against Tom Hanks. The versatile,
Oscar-winning
Hollywood
veteran
adopts a thick Boston accent and hits the
seas off the coast of Somalia to inhabit
the character of Underhill Merchant
Marine Captain Richard Phillips in a
movie due out in October.
Phillips recounted his 2009 encounter
with Somali pirates — a drama that
played out over four days and upon
which the movie is based — for an
audience of current and former military
members last week in Burlington. It was
a gathering of the local chapter of the
Air Force Association, a non-profit that
promotes American aeronautic military
power. Some of those in attendance had
seen the trailer for the movie — titled
“Captain Phillips” — which was released
earlier in the week.
Phillips' ordeal was certainly made
for Hollywood – a hijacking, a standoff
on the deck, a hostage taking and an
improbable rescue, all in the blazing
heat of the Indian Ocean. Phillips has
already released a book about the events,
and his life in the Merchant Marines,
titled
"A Captain's Duty: Somali
Goggins said a decision is expected in
early June.
Picard’s son, Essex High School senior
Joey Picard, gave emotional testimony
about how the store would undermine
his efforts with the “Above the Influence”
student group to reduce tobacco use
among Essex youth. His passion for the
subject has grown in the wake of his
grandparents’ smoking-related deaths.
“This whole topic hits home because
my grandparents died six months
apart, both from smoking,” Joey Picard
said. “That’s why I’m part of Above the
Influence. It’s why I try so hard to be a
part of the community. And a (store) like
this just really irks me, and obviously it
affects other people as well.
“I’m proud to say I’m a high-schooler
who is clean, and I speak for those kids
who couldn’t show up today.”
Business-owners Penny and Phillip
Bissonnette testified about their plans
for Up in Smoke and appealed for
understanding from the community to run
what they called “a family business.”
“I think it’s going to be great for the
community,” Penny Bissonnette said. “It’s
going to bring in revenue … I understand
tobacco is unhealthy, but I also understand
it’s a choice people can make. This is what
I want for my family. I’m not setting out
to hurt anybody.”
– See MOVIE on page 2a
Dylan Mikel Renca of Essex Junction grins after receiving his diploma for a degree in English and religious studies.
See more photos on page 8b. Photo by Oliver Parini
Center for Technology thanks employers
“The 10 of you
are very special
employers and
you understand
that we can’t do
it alone."
Trina Bianchi
– See SMOKE on page 3a
Graduates Shine!
By JASON STARR
The Essex Reporter
Picard’s statement was part of
testimony last Thursday in front of a
Department of Liquor Control panel
deciding on the shop’s tobacco license
application. Picard was one of about 10
people to speak against the application
for the shop, which plans to open at 8
Railroad Avenue as “Up in Smoke” —
selling cigars, cigarettes, humidors,
glass pipes and bongs. The department
moved the hearing from Montpelier to
Park Street School to make it easier for
locals to submit live testimony. The threemember panel consisted of Commissioner
Michael Hogan, Director of Licensing Bill
Goggins and Assistant Attorney General
Jacob Humbert. The trio took a site visit
to the vacant storefront after the hearing.
ST. MICHAEL's COLLEGE
Up in Smoke applies
for tobacco license
for Railroad Avenue
business
Last Thursday, local employers
were invited to the Center
for Technology – Essex for a
recognition dinner. Professional
foods instructors and their students
prepared and served an elaborate
buffet dinner. The meal began with
assorted greens, roasted beets and
walnut salad with maple-balsamic
vinaigrette. Main course offerings
were carved roast beef strip with
red wine and mushroom sauce,
pan roasted scallops and shrimp
in a puff pastry with leeks, lemon
and fines herbs; or pasta with
asparagus, spinach and snap peas,
duchess potatoes, green beans
and carrots. The meal ended with
assorted desserts.
With satisfied appetites, Trina
Bianchi — a CTE liaison between
students and employers who works
with the Building Technology,
Automotive
Technology,
Professional Foods and Childhood
Education/Human
Services
programs — began the thank-yous.
There are “450 different
employers who in some way work
with us and our programs,” Bianchi
explained. Ten of those employers
were recognized for the 2012-2013
school year:
Automotive Technology —
Goss Dodge Chrysler and Green
Mountain Kenworth.
Building Technology — Mike’s
Electric
Childhood Education and
Human Services — Kids and
Fitness at the Edge in Essex
Dental Assisting — Associates in
Orthodontics
Graphic Design and Digital
Publishing — Burlington City
Arts
Health Informatics — Fletcher
Allen Health Care Clinical
Radiology
Health Informatics — Fletcher
Allen Health Care Radiology
Communications
Natural Resources and
Agriscience Technology — CCR
Engineering and Architecture
Technology — IBM
Computer Systems Technology
— Logic Supply
“You’ve been selected because
you’ve been working with us for
more years than we can count,”
Bianchi said. “The 10 of you are
very special employers and you
understand that we can’t do it
alone … You not only help our
faculty to keep our programs
current with today’s technology,
you provide our students with
‘real world’ experiences, which
are a critical component to their
technical education.”
— Elsie Lynn
Body found
in Indian
Brook
Reservoir
On May 11 around 4
p.m. the Essex Police with
the help of Colchester
Technical
Rescue
recovered the body of
Edward Daggett, 41, of
Essex, from Indian Brook
Reservoir. Daggett was
found in the water near the
dam. The cause of death in
the incident is still under
investigation pending the
results of an autopsy. At
this time there is no reason
to believe the death is
suspicious, according to
the Essex Police.
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The Essex Reporter • May 16, 2013
Q&A
we thought we’d like to do
something else.
Q: What are your
aspirations for ABC Café?
A: I hope this café is a
source of living for us. We’re
just beginning and learning
the ropes. We’re having a lot
of fun meeting some of the
regulars and everyone has
been nice and helpful. We’re
enjoying it so far.
Q: What sort of food do
you serve?
A: We’re still mostly a
bar, so we’re offering food
that goes well with drinks.
The menu has munchies,
appetizers,
salads,
hamburgers, sandwiches and
more.
We’ve had great feedback
on our food so far. The
chicken wings seem really
popular; they are tasty.
Q: Do you plan to use
local ingredients?
A: Yes, for lettuce and
the salad stuff we’ll try to buy
from the farmers’ market or
we get it from my garden.
I have a huge garden at
home. I don’t eat half of it.
I try to give it away to my
neighbors and to David’s
family. We’re excited to use
some of our tomatoes and
other vegetables. It is very
early in the season, so we’re
not quite ready to harvest
my garden yet.
Q: Why did you call the
cafe “ABC”?
A: We were playing
around with a lot of names.
One day we were joking and
said well how about ABC
(American Born Chinese) it
will be easy to spell and at
the top of the phone list. We
said, “OK, why not?”
Q: How would you
describe your cultural
identity?
A: I grew up in America
and a lot of my friends are
ABCs. I have kind of lost the
feeling of how to be ChineseChinese. It’s a little difficult
to feel this way. China
just doesn’t feel like home
anymore. I speak Chinese
pretty well still, but not as
well as I probably should.
A lot of my way of life
is Chinese, and that’s
kind of hard to change no
matter where you are. For
example, I like rice a lot.
Rice is comfort food for me.
It’s funny because my kids
— who are ABCs — don’t
really love rice.
Another Chinese thing
we do is we take our shoes
off when we go home. In
China people are used
to the outdoors being
contaminated and dirty…
here it’s so green and the air
is so clean. We take that for
granted.
Q: Have you visited
China recently?
A: In 2002, I went back
to China. I visited our
hometown Tai San, and
couldn’t handle the climate
change. It is so humid there.
It looked so different
to me; there’s been a lot
of change. I left when I
was 8-years-old and went
back when I was 30; a lot
happened in 20 years. I
remember
when
there
were no tall buildings and
we’d walk everywhere. I
guess progress must have
happened while I was away.
— Elsie Lynn
incredulous that Phillips hijackers will come.
and his crew were unarmed
Phillips
spoke
at
in the dangerous waters Brownell Library in 2011
off Somalia, where deadly around the release date of
piracy continues to plague his book. His presentation
cargo
and
recreational was more detailed last week
vessels.
Phillips’
ship in Burlington, with Phillips
carrying grain, vegetables detailing
the
cat-andand oil as food aid for mouse game that saved his
Somalians.
hiding crew after the armed
He explained that a pirates boarded the ship, his
majority of Merchant Marine decision to join the pirates
ships remain unarmed, but on the life boat where he
he believes that a small spent four days in stifling
number of crewmembers heat believing he would
should be prepared to fight not live through the ordeal,
how he overcame mental
with deadly force.
“You need weapons, and physical torment at the
both lethal and non-lethal,” hands of the pirates, how
he said. “Pirates have to be he attempted an escape,
kept off the ship. A group and how he was eventually
rescued by Navy SEALS.
will have to get into harm’s
His presentation also
way to do that.”
had a moral, centered
Pirates, he said, have around
a
surprising
adapted to the presence inner strength and the
of armed ships by sending performance of his crew
scout boats at a target to under dire circumstances.
test for an armed response.
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we’ll find the strength
within us to do what needs
to be done,” he said. “I
discovered a strength in me
that I didn’t know I had,
and I grow in pride at the
strength my crew displayed
… A dedicated motivated
professional
team
can
overcome any obstacle.”
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Jie Zhu
ABC Cafe & Pub
Jie Zhu and her husband
David Lee both associate
with a cultural identity that
Zhu says isn’t used much any
more: ABC – American Born
Chinese. If you frequent the
Town Market Place in Essex
Junction, this may sound
familiar. On May 1, the
couple opened ABC Cafe &
Pub in what was for nearly
five years prior Banana
Winds Cafe & Pub.
Although they are not
ABCs themselves, having
both been born in Southern
China, Zhu and Lee came
to America when they were
about eight-years-old.
Zhu grew up with her
younger sister in New
York City and remembers
there were a lot of Chinese
immigrants.
“So,”
she
explained in an interview
Friday, “there were lots of
Chinese children born in
America — ABCs.”
Lee came to Vermont in
1988 and graduated from
South
Burlington
High
School. The 41-year-old
chef comes from a family
of restaurant owners. His
parents, who also live in
South Burlington, owned
Hunan restaurant — a
Chinese
restaurant
on
College Street in Burlington
— from 1986-2001. His
two older brothers also
run Chinese restaurants:
Lee’s Chinese Restaurant
on Dorset Street in South
Burlington,
and
Shuen
Lee’s Chinese Restaurant in
Vergennes.
“He’s following a family
tradition,” Zhu explained.
With a degree from
Baruch College, a business
school in New York City, Zhu
took a full-time accounting
job for LPA Design, an
engineering company in
South
Burlington
that
makes electronics for camera
equipment, when she moved
to Vermont 12 years ago. Now
she’ll also do the accounting
for the cafe.
The couple is excited
to offer ample portions of
food from ABC Café & Pub,
competitive prices and a
great option for lunch. The
restaurant will be open seven
days a week.
“We’re pretty easy going
people just trying to have fun
and make a living,” Zhu said.
Zhu currently resides in
South Burlington with her
husband and their two sons,
Jaden Lee, 6, and Jordan Lee,
8. She recently elaborated on
MOVIE
good job. I told him if you’re
going to play me you’ll have
to put on a little weight.”
Phillips also took a
lighthearted stab at Hanks’
accent attempt in the movie,
calling it more of a Maine
sound than Phillips’ classic
Boston tone.
Air Force Association
members had a
lot of questions
after
Phillips
relived
in
detail the
f o u r
d a y s
in
a
lifeboat that
captivated
m a n y
Vermonters
a
n
d
Americans.
Many
were
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Pirates, Navy SEALS and
Dangerous Days at Sea".
He has taken a back seat
in the movie-making. He
said he has met Hanks on
a few occasions and talked
several times with the film's
prop and wardrobe design
specialists.
“They want to get
everything right,” he said.
But Phillips, a dutydriven man who is devoted
to his profession — he
returned to the seas about
one year after nearly being
killed by the pirates — was
nonchalant about the movie
on Thursday.
“It’s Hollywood,” he said.
“Hopefully (Hanks) will do a
Stay Cool This Summer
David Lee and Jie Zhu stand behind the bar at ABC Cafe & Pub in the Town Market Place in Essex
Junction on Monday afternoon.
Photo by Oliver Parini
ABC Cafe & Pub.
Q: Why did you start
ABC Café?
A: It was a very spur of
the moment decision. The
sales agent for the previous
business here contacted me
and asked if I wanted to
check out this bar. I came
in here and really loved it. I
thought about it over night
and gave him an offer the
next day. I am a very spur of
the moment kind of person.
Q: Is this something
you had wanted to do for
a long time?
A: I never thought
about owning a bar. We
were getting out of another
business (Sophia’s Pizzeria
in Burlington) because my
partner bought us out and
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The Essex Reporter • May 16, 2013
Welch stops by in continued ethanol fight
By JASON STARR
The Essex Reporter
It was the summer of
2011 and Congressman
Peter Welch stood on the
Moorings Marina deck in
Colchester to rally for the
elimination federal ethanol
subsidies he said were
spiking food prices and
corroding small engines.
Nearly
two
years
later, Welch returned to
Colchester Friday — this
time on the other side of
town — and touted progress
Congress has made in
scaling back the program
that was originally meant
as a way to wean the United
States off oil.
At the Small Engine
Company in Fort Ethan
Allen on Friday, Welch
said there are other ways
to de-emphasize oil in the
U.S. economy. He has cosponsored a bill that focuses
resources on biofuels other
than corn-based ethanol,
such as algae and woodchips.
Since his 2011 appearance
at The Moorings, Congress
has acted to end the subsidy
SMOKE
from page 1a
The family has raised
children in Essex Junction
and said they would
gladly post signs to keep
anyone under 18 out of
the store. The products
are meant to appeal to
“tobacco aficionados and
connoisseurs,”
Penny
Bissonnette said.
Phillip,
however,
acknowledged
plans
to sell bongs and glass
pipes commonly used for
marijuana smoking and
said he can’t be responsible
for what customers do with
them. He said the backlash
from
the
community
since word of the tobacco
application spread has
been “really rough.”
“We’ve been harassed,”
he said.
Opponents of Up in
Smoke
are
concerned
primarily
with
the
location of the proposed
store, in close proximity
to schools and in an area
that has been the focus of
downtown
revitalization
efforts. Those efforts were
initiated largely to turn
the tide of drug dealing
and loitering that the bus
and train station down the
street seems to attract.
It’s also an area with
to the ethanol industry that
totaled $6 billion per year.
What
remains
is
tackling the Environmental
Protection Agency mandate
that gasoline be mixed with
ethanol. Currently a 10
percent mix is mandated,
but that is scheduled to
increase to 15 percent.
Welch’s legislation would
cap the mix at 10 percent
while giving corn-based
ethanol
substitutes
an
opportunity to thrive.
“We’re making long
overdue progress on ending
ethanol subsidies,” Welch
said. “This
bipartisan
legislation will remove
another key underpinning
of unnecessary taxpayer
subsidies for the ethanol
industry.”
As Adam Porter of the
Small Engine Company
explained, corn ethanol
corrodes the innards of the
equipment the company
sells:
lawnmowers,
snowblowers,
chainsaws
and wood-chippers. James
Ehlers of Colchester’s Lake
Champlain
International
joined Welch and Porter at
a lot of tobacco products
already for sale in general
stores and bars, opponents
pointed out.
“A
store
that
is
dedicated solely to tobacco
exists on a different plane
than a convenience store,”
said Matt Whalen of Essex
CHIPS, the local non-profit
that works to curb teen
smoking and drinking.
“This is a problem we’re
looking
to
quell
not
reinvigorate, and I think
a store dedicated solely to
tobacco would do that.”
The store's proposed
hours – 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Saturday
– are also problematic said
Gabrielle Smith, the local
school district's prevention
and wellness coordinator.
The daytime hours will
make the storefront visible
to kids walking to and from
school. By contrast, the
bars that serve alcohol to
patrons on sidewalk patios
on the avenue don't pick up
until the evening, she said.
“This is just a very
visible spot,” Smith said.
“I understand it’s a legal
product, but we’d want the
location certainly further
away from where our
children are.”
The hearing was the
first the Department of
Liquor Control has ever
Friday’s news conference
to speak to ethanol’s
deleterious effects on boat
engines.
“It makes the aluminum
porous and makes the fuel
go all over the place instead
of where it’s supposed to
go,” Porter said. “It’s costing
consumers a lot of money
unless they’re doing a real
high level of maintenance.
The smaller the product,
the worse it gets.
“You hate to sell someone
a new product that starts to
have problems a year or two
later.”
Ehlers called it “a
little guy issue” against
an
entrenched
ethanol
industry.
“We are making progress
and we are getting more
and more support,” Welch
said. “This bill has a real
chance of moving.”
Welch said a bipartisan
group of 40 Congressmen
have signed to co-sponsor
the bill. Each have people
like Porter in the small
engine business in their
districts who rail against
the ethanol mandate, he
"I understand
tobacco is
unhealthy, but I
also understand
it’s a choice people
can make. This is
what I want for
my family. I’m not
setting out to hurt
anybody.”
Penny Bissonnette
Up in Smoke
conducted on a tobacco
license application. Before
a 2010 law was passed to
give the department better
control of tobacco licensees,
municipalities
had
jurisdiction over tobaccoonly establishments. It
was a change neither the
Town of Essex nor the
Department of Liquor
Control was aware of
until the Up in Smoke
application.
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, left, is joined by Lake Champlain International’s James Ehlers in a press
conference Friday in Colchester about the effort in Congress to end ethanol subsidies.
Photo by Jason Starr
said.
Among the mandate’s
unintended consequences,
Welch said, is increased
cost of doing business for
dairy farmers, who rely on
corn as feed for cattle. Corn
prices have risen by more
than 300 percent under the
inflated demand caused by
the ethanol mandate, he
said.
Amazing Park Challenge
kickoff set for Sunday
This
Sunday
Essex
Junction
Recreation and Parks will kickoff the
5th Annual Amazing Park Challenge
from 3-5 p.m. in Maple Street Park. The
weekend event is free and open to the
public; however, to participate in the
challenge, passports may be purchased.
The $25 passport covers teams of
up to six people, and grants one-time
admission for all team members into the
11 participating parks in the Champlain
Valley
Recreation
Association.
Throughout the summer, teams are
challenged to complete activity pages
and gather stamps in the passport at
each of the parks.
“Each park has a different challenge,”
explained EJRP Program Coordinator
Nicole Fields. “For example, you might
have to swim a certain number of laps in
pool or find a treasure in a park. Teams
will get stamps for each challenge
completed and fill their passport-books.
Then at the end of the summer we’ll
have a final party and give out prizes to
the winning teams.”
The finale will be held on Aug. 11 at
Red Rocks Park in South Burlington.
EJRP has been involved in the APC
since the beginning, but this year they
are hosting the kickoff party. Sunday
will offer mini challenges in BMX, the
bike park, Zumba, tennis, crafts, a
scavenger hunt and raffles.
“We’re honored to host the kickoff
event this year,” said Fields. “We’ve
never been this involved before … It’s
a great opportunity for community
members to explore other parks, to get
outside and to realize how many great
parks we have in our area.”
For more information visit www.ejrp.
org, call 878-1375, or stop by 75 Maple
Street.
— Elsie Lynn
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The Essex Reporter • May 16, 2013
Opinion
From the Statehouse Letters to the Editor
A not-quite-final
rundown of new laws
I
was hoping by now
to
have
adjourned
Linda
so I could deliver a
Waitefinal report of the
Legislature’s bills for 2013.
Simpson
Due to differences, however,
between the Senate, House
and Governor, we don’t yet
have a budget or tax bill for the year, though we are very
close.
Many of you will be happy to hear we are not considering
the tax increases proposed earlier this year. Revenue
forecasts for April and May show the state in much better
fiscal position than predicted in January. We are closing a
near $10 million budget deficit by reducing discretionary
spending, but details are not yet agreed upon by the
Appropriations Committee members. The Ways and Means
Committee members are also working on changes to the tax
code. I am told they will be revenue neutral.
A controversial bill still under consideration but likely
to pass this year is S.77, a bill that allows a person under
very defined circumstances to request a prescription for
a lethal dose of medicine at the end stage of a terminal
disease. I support giving Vermonters this choice as part of
end of life care. Although hospice is a wonderful choice for
many people, there are circumstances where palliative care
is ineffective. I understand and respect concerns about this
bill, but we have been very careful to scrutinize 15 years of
data from Oregon and almost five years from Washington
in order to build safeguards into the statute. Health care
professionals are not required to participate if they so
choose. Many people will find this statute on the wrong side
of their religious convictions, but I know it is a bill that
many Vermonters want.
A common theme with bills passed out of Legislature this
year is that we are not waiting for the federal government to
address issues important to many Vermonters. The House
passed the GMO/GE labeling bill (H.112) last week and it is
in the Senate for consideration next year. A complex bill,
it is packed with findings we believe show a compelling
state interest in requiring labeling on foods sold here after
2015. We can’t predict what the federal courts may consider
when food manufacturers challenge Vermont, but we can’t
wait for the FDA to do their job. We believe Vermonters
have a right to know what is in their food and where and
under what circumstances that food is produced. This issue
is about making informed decisions about the foods we
choose for our families.
Instead of waiting for Washington to reclassify
prohibited drugs, Vermont is passing legislation that
decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana
(under 1 oz.) so people will not have criminal records for
simple possession of this drug (H.200.) Criminal records
can stand in the way of getting student loans, applying
for jobs and eligibility for licensure in some professions.
Testimony from the Department of Public Safety and the
Drug Task Force was compelling: Marijuana is not the
problem, heroin, diverted oxycodone, methamphetamine
and cocaine are. Both chambers also passed legislation
(S.157) removing state prohibition from growing hemp (it
is legal under federal law with a DEA license that requires
substantial security measures even though hemp contains
almost no THC, the active component of marijuana.) This
bill passed the House with only four members voting ‘no’
and now goes to the Governor for signature.
The Legislature also decided not to wait for Washington
to pass immigration reform. We have undocumented
migrant workers here in Vermont. They have been here for
many years and our dairy farms cannot survive without
them. The Legislature passed S.38 that allows migrant
workers to obtain driver privilege cards. This legislation
does two very important things: it ensures drivers are
licensed (they know the rules of the road) and it allows our
migrant workers to drive to do simple things like go to the
store or a doctor’s appointment. It does not translate to valid
identification for any other state or federal purpose. Other
states that have passed similar legislation are Washington,
New Mexico and Utah.
Vermont is first in the country to pass a law that
protects Vermont companies from patent trolling (S.39)
under our consumer protection statutes. We are No. 1 in the
nation (per capita) for patents granted, and many of these
patents are for intellectual property. Vermont companies
have been threatened with lawsuits from individuals or
businesses that have purchased patents — often from
bankrupt companies — and indiscriminately sent letters
to software developers demanding payment for alleged
patent infringement. The majority of the threatened suits
are filed in federal district court in east Texas where judges
are sympathetic to the individuals and companies that
are claiming patent infringement (also known as trolls.)
Our legislation will allow the target of the claim to file
for protection in state court or our federal district court
and will require the ‘troll’ to post a bond if there is little
or no evidence of good faith effort to perform research and
determine whether the target is infringing their patent.
Other small but important bills passed this year are
S.148 where we adopt federal Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) standards for access to public records; S.31 reverses
the SCOV Billings ruling and now prevents courts from
considering revocable trusts in divorce proceedings; S.47
addresses some flaws in the process of serving relief from
abuse protection orders; a good Samaritan statute (H.65)
provides criminal immunity for someone calling ‘911’
during a drug overdose; the pension forfeiture statute (H.41)
allows a court to order forfeiture of a public pension in cases
where the public trust has been violated, i.e embezzlement;
H.99, the equal pay act requires businesses to consider (but
not grant) flexible work arrangements when employees
request it.
If you have any questions about our work this session, I
would be happy to discuss any of the bills we have passed.
You can reach me at home at 872-0499 or on my cell at 8818528 or by email at [email protected].
Linda Waite-Simpson represents Essex Junction
in the House of Representatives.
Green up every day
Green Up Day is a service day held
near and dear to many Vermonters’
hearts, and while there are unarguably
many benefits to this communal
cleansing of our environment, one
must also stop to think of the damage
done on this first Saturday in May.
After all, where do all of the old
carburetors, beer bottles and tire
rubbings go directly after being picked
up by a concerned citizen? That’s right,
a garbage bag. Thousands of these
bags are used in a single day, not only
adding to the undecomposable mass in
landfills, but to the tons of pollutants
released into the atmosphere when
they are manufactured.
All of this waste for a single day of
environmental awareness.
When Green Up Day was created
in 1970, there was a critical need for
it — to raise public concern over the
increasing destruction of our planet.
In this interconnected age, we already
know the dire consequences of our
actions. This day has long outlived its
usefulness and I propose an initiative
to make every day Green Up Day.
Why not stress the importance
of responsible waste disposal in our
schools? How about focusing on future
technologies that could make use of
our waste in a beneficial manner?
The health of the natural world is not
a once annual concern but a yearlong
issue, with us every minute of every
day. Let’s not backtrack on our work
but rather move forward.
Katie Burke
Essex
Inspiration in the auditorium
How wonderful it is that nobody
need wait a single moment before
starting to improve the world. — Anne
Frank
Please consider this an invitation
to attend this inspiring event. Essex
High School’s Academy of Visual
and Performing Arts (AVPA) is
proud to announce that we will be
holding the second annual Senior
Community Capstone Presentation
and Celebration on May 30 at 6 p.m.
in the EHS auditorium. What is it? All
seniors enrolled in AVPA must create,
facilitate and complete a Community
Capstone Project in which they identify
a need in the community and give back
in some tangible way. This culminates
in a panel presentation and prepared
speech in which they share the results
of their year -long project and learning.
In order to be successful students need
to: demonstrate time management
skills;
problem
solve
obstacles
and barriers; work on effective
communication skills; persevere and
maintain flexibility; be resourceful;
and practice active compassion.
Why does AVPA require this of our
graduating seniors? Because it offers
graduating students an opportunity
to contribute to the community that
has supported them. It gives them the
experience of taking on a project and
managing it by themselves, with the
aid of a community consultant. It helps
acquaint them with the incredible
feeling of making a difference. It fits
with Essex High School’s mission
of fostering a sense of civic and
social responsibility among our
students. It emphasizes learning over
teaching, and giving over receiving.
It also engages students to be active
participants in the learning process;
encourages students to give back to
the community in some way, including
the world community; gives students a
chance to choose the manner in which
they make a difference; allows students
to learn about themselves by moving
an idea or dream forward toward a
community need.
So please mark your calendar
for Thursday, May 30, from 6-7:30
p.m. at the EHS auditorium. This
evening promises to be inspiring and
rewarding. If you have any questions,
please contact me, Bonnie Destakasi,
AVPA
Planning
and
Outreach
Coordinator: [email protected]
or 802-857-7000 ext 1599.
Bonnie Destakasi
Essex Junction
A place for bikers
There’s a subtle sweetness in
the tempted air of spring, even with
commuter traffic passing down South
Street in order to bypass the Junction.
Unlike the through riders or IBMers,
I relish in the opportunity to cross
the Five Corners because for me, the
chirping of the crosswalk and the
musical chair stoplight of the Five
Corner is what makes Essex Junction,
Essex Junction.
Most residents are aware Essex
Junction is a hub for transportation.
It’s literary everywhere. The word
junction
means
connection,
or
intersection, often referring to the
movement of vehicles, people or
livestock. Here in Essex we have lanes
and crossings for everything from
trains to cars to boy scouts. We have
right-turning lanes, left-turning lanes,
lanes that stop, lanes that go. We have
lanes that take us into the parking lot
of Big Lots.
There are pedestrian lanes too, yet
something’s askew. There is a path
missing amongst the many driveways,
byways and intersections, and that’s a
practical bicycle lane.
Now, I know what you’re thinking,
and I must confess I too have
frustration with bicyclists. But the
truth is this frustration comes from
lack of infrastructure and road design.
This issue cannot be blamed on the
bikers, and if you were to only look
at how poorly designed and lined the
bicycle lanes are painted in Essex you
might have a greater understanding of
why these recreationists are constantly
swerving in front of you.
What I propose is we simply paint a
line for bicyclists that is a little longer,
and that coincides with the rest of Essex
Junction’s traffic. This will lessen the
risk of these bikers denting the hood of
your car. This is something that does
not need to be sent to Montpelier, but
can be decided here is Essex.
Christopher Ricker
Essex Junction
Walking limitations
I regularly fitness-walk into Essex
Junction from my home just south of
the Winooski River bridge off Vermont
2A. Several times I have extended the
walk along Route 15 with hopes of going
as far as the Firebird Cafe, but it is a
no-go because the route is too unsafe
for walking. It reminds me of the single
night I spent holed up in a Plattsburgh
hotel and the attempted walk I made
there before bedtime. Clearly, much of
the North Country remains unfriendly
for walking.
Alan Gregory
Williston
CORRECTION
A letter in last week’s edition titled
“Stacking cost increases, year after
year” was unsigned due to an editing
error. The letter writer is Sharon
Zukowski of Essex.
Health care financing slides toward chaos
By JOHN MCCLAUGHRY
In his 2011 inaugural address Gov.
Peter Shumlin declared “we must create
a single-payer healthcare system that
provides universal, affordable health
insurance for all Vermonters that brings
these skyrocketing costs under control.
Let Vermont be the first state in the nation
to treat healthcare as a right and not a
privilege…”
From that moment on Gov. Shumlin
has directed a large part of his political
capital to bringing that vision to reality.
So, how are we doing?
The great goals of Canadian-style
single payer health care are to abolish
health insurance, guarantee that all
Vermont residents will get “affordable and
appropriate care at the appropriate time in
the appropriate setting” (as determined by
a government board), enforce cost-saving
efficiencies, “payment reforms”, and
“global budgets” on medical providers,
and finance the $5 billion enterprise with
tax dollars from one source or another.
Early in the legislature’s 2011 session,
Dr. William Hsaio of Harvard delivered
his blueprint for achieving all these
objectives. His cost projection for Option 3,
the one selected by the governor, projected
an astonishing “savings” of $580 million
in the first year of single payer operation
(2017).
In May 2011 the governor proudly
signed Act 48, built on 13 principles that
have achieved mythic status among
advocates. Notable among them is (11):
“The financing of health care in Vermont
must be sufficient, fair, predictable,
transparent, sustainable, and shared
equitably.”
The Shumlin team was supremely
confident that it knew just how to do
this. The Governor’s health care guru
Anya Rader Wallack set forth the coming
Vermont program in an article in the
New England Journal of Medicine. When
it was pointed out that much of what Act
48 hoped to do required waivers from the
Federal government, our equally confident
governor informed the media that “we can
outsmart the feds”.
Act 48 required a detailed financing
plan for Green Mountain Care, to be
delivered by January 15, 2013 (conveniently
after the 2012 election). In July 2012 the
Shumlin
administration
contracted
with the University of Massachusetts to
perform the specified work.
As the emails and documents obtained
by Vermonters for Health Care Freedom
later revealed, in November 2012, with
the presentation deadline two months off,
the Shumlin people suddenly got a serious
case of the vapors. UMass was told to never
mind explaining where Shumlin should
find the $1.6 billion in new tax dollars
needed to pay the Green Mountain Care
bill (above and beyond current Medicaid
spending.)
When the administration released the
sanitized UMass report in late January
2013, the governor triumphantly claimed
that Green Mountain Care would achieve
$34 million in first-year “savings”. (What
became of Hsiao’s $580 million?) But on
inspection, the Vermont Medical Society
discovered that almost all of the claimed
“savings” “appear to be achieved solely by
reducing provider payment rates” by $155
million.
A month later Shumlin supported
the formation of a special legislative
committee to figure out how to get
Vermonters to agree to paying $1.6 billion
in new taxes in 2017 – larger than the
entire present day General Fund. A month
after that the governor announced a
“Governor’s Business Advisory Council on
Health Care Finances”, composed of handpicked GMC supporters. A month later
Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding
endorsed a “Joint Legislative-Executive
Commission on Health Care Financing”
to give Vermonters the bad news in 2015 —
after yet another election.
While all this was going on, the
Administration has been eating through
a $125 million federal grant to create a
health insurance exchange called Health
Connect, that beginning in 2014 will offer
a small menu of federally-subsidized but
comparatively unaffordable insurance
plans to individuals and small groups.
Health
Connect
(costing
Vermont
taxpayers $18.4 million the first year) will
disappear in 2017 when Green Mountain
Care replaces health insurance. Also, last
February, the Administration pocketed
another $45 million federal grant to design
workable “payment reform” models that
the single payer advocates thought they
knew all about just two years ago.
On March 28 Anya Rader Wallack,
the governor’s health care guru who
he appointed to head the all-powerful
and supposedly “independent” Green
Mountain Care Board, announced her
departure in September, leaving the yet
unborn Green Mountain Care to fend for
itself.
Hamilton Davis, a longtime single
payer advocate, recently cast a critical eye
on this financing saga. He concluded that
"Shumlin's performance on this dimension
has been pretty much a mess." Not even
the profusion of new study committees is
likely to keep this grandiose but completely
unworkable scheme from a monumental
crash and burn.
John McClaughry is vice president of the
Ethan Allen Institute,
online at www.ethanallen.org.
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The Essex Reporter • May 16, 2013
Blue Spruce Grange donates
quilts to Ronald McDonald House
After a delicious potluck
supper, those attending the
Grange No 574 meeting on
April 12 heard volunteers
Joe and Jackie Vezina, speak
of The Ronald McDonald
House, located at 16 South
Winooski Ave., in Burlington.
Alice Daley, President of Blue
Spruce Grange, presented
almost 50 quilts made by
Grange members from Blue
Spruce
Grange,
Milton
Grange and Beacon Light
Grange in Richmond and
several volunteer quilters
from Milton. Jackie said
the quilts would be shared
between the Family Room
and the Office Building.
The Ronald McDonald
House meets the needs of
many who have children or a
member of the family staying
in the hospital. They may
stay for few days or a lengthy
period of time. It provides a
haven for those who cannot
afford the cost of staying in
motels. The house provides
shelter for free or $10 per
day.
The Ronald McDonald
House is supported by
donations.
These
funds
provide supplies and needs
to the house, its office, the
Family Room and the Care
Mobile unit that travels
throughout the state with
a hygienist. All the funds
collected by the coin drop cans
in McDonald’s Restaurants
are use for grants and Ronald
McDonald Charities. Funds
collected in coin drops are
matched by the Global Office.
Many volunteers support
the Ronald McDonald House
by cooking meals, cleaning
or helping families staying
in the house. The house is
always looking for volunteers.
The Blue Spruce Grange No. 574 met at the Congregation
Church on April 12 to hear about the Ronald McDonald House
and to donate almost 50 quilts to the cause. Photo contributed
Following the Vezina’s
presentation in April, local
Grange members enjoyed
a period of questions,
comments
and
issues
provided by Village Trustees
George Tyler and Elaine
Shopchak,
and
Town
Selectmen Irene Wrenner
and Mike John Plageman.
The Blue Spruce Grange is
grateful for the attendance
of the Village Trustees and
Town Selectmen.
EHS sophomore wins mathematics talent search
Essex High School sophomore
Matthew Wu was the top prizewinner
of the 20th Annual Mathematics
Talent Search sponsored by the
Vermont State Mathematics Coalition.
Wu tied for first place last year and
placed second in 2011. Jean Ohlson,
Chair of the Coalition’s Talent Search,
introduced the top winners at a Sunset
Ballroom dinner on April 30. Secretary
of Education, Armando Vilaseca
praised the students in his remarks
and encouraged their continuance of
the study of mathematics.
Second place winner was Yuzhou
(Oscar) Lin, a senior at Thetford
Academy and third place winner was
Zachary Farr, a sophomore at Bellows
Free Academy, St. Albans. Others in
the top nine, all receiving sophisticated
graphing calculator software from
Texas Instruments representative
Jim
Donatelli,
were
Vignesh
Rajendran, a sophomore at Essex
High School, Aleksandra Zakrewska,
a senior at South Burlington High
School, Matthew Ellison, a freshman
at Mount Mansfield Union High
School, Tristan Ohlson a junior at
South Burlington High School, Binyan
(Mike) Ding, a junior at Lyndon
Institute, and Andrey Chmykh, a
Obituary
ESSEX
—
Edward
Howard “Eddie” Daggett,
41,
passed
away
on
Saturday, May 11.
He
was born on Feb. 18, 1972
in Burlington, Vt. son
of Francis and Pauline
(Therriault) Daggett. Eddie
graduated from O’Brien’s
Academy of Massage and
Elements of Healing. He
became a home care aide
provider who helped the
disabled to remain living in
their homes independently.
Uncle Eddie also known
as Uncle Waddleson to his
nieces and nephews will
be sorely missed. He was
known to give the best
massages to his nieces
and nephews. He loved to
play the guitar and spend
time with his father in the
woods. With Eddie around
you never had to worry
about leftovers going to
waste.
He is survived by: his
parents Francis and Pauline
(Therriault) Daggett of
Essex; two brothers Alfred
Barnes and wife Sun of
Essex Junction; Russell
Barnes and wife Pamela
of Underhill; his sister
Dawn Daggett of Essex;
Memere Mary Therriault
of Colchester; nieces and
nephews, Tiffany, Justin,
Jessica, Taylor and Austin
Barnes; many cousins,
Don Phillips honored with
Lifetime Achievement Award
sophomore at Essex High School.
The winners are all invited to be
a part of the team of 15 representing
Vermont in the annual American
Region
Mathematics
League
competition at Penn State University
on May 30 and many will be attending
the Governor’s Institute in the
Mathematical Sciences which the
Vermont State Mathematics Coalition
operates at the University of Vermont
in June.
For further information contact
Bob Chaffee, Executive Director,
Vermont State Mathematics Coalition
at (802) 878-4813.
aunts and uncles.
He is predeceased by
his maternal grandfather
Henry Therriault; paternal
grandparents Francis and
Margaret Daggett and niece
Samantha Barnes.
Visiting hours will be
held today, Thursday, May
16, from 5-8 p.m. at A. W.
Rich Funeral Home, Essex
Chapel, 57 Main Street,
Essex Jct., VT 05452. A
Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated on Saturday,
May 18 at 1 p.m. at Our
Lady of Grace Catholic
Church, Colchester with
Reverend Peter O’Leary
officiating.
Inurnment
will be at the convenience
of the family. Memorial
contributions in Eddie’s
memory may be made
to the Special Olympics
Don Phillips, of Williston, stands with his wife Cecile after he
received the VRWA Tony Torchia Award from Vermont Rural
Water Association during the annual conference held at the
Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vt. earlier this month.
Photo contributed
The Vermont Rural Water
Association (VRWA) recently
honored Don Phillips, of
Williston, with the Tony
Torchia Award during its
annual conference and trade
show held at the Lake Morey
Resort in Fairlee, Vt. Don
and his wife Cecile were
special guests of VRWA for
the conference event. The
Tony Torchia Award is
presented on an annual basis
by VRWA to an individual
for their outstanding service
efforts over a career in
the water industry. As a
professional engineer Phillips
served over 40 years assisting
many Vermont communities
with
planning,
design,
construction and upgrades to
their water and wastewater
infrastructure. He recently
retired from Aldrich + Elliot,
Notice Annual Meeting
Essex Junction
Cemetery Association
Edward H. “Eddie” Daggett
of Vermont, Chittenden
Delegation, 97 Brook Drive,
Burlington, VT 05408. The
family invites memories
and condolences at www.
awrfh.com.
based in Essex Junction, and
is now enjoying some welldeserved travel time with his
wife. “I really didn’t think I
did anything special over my
career,” Phillips said. “What
I did focus on was insuring
I always acted in a manner
that built trust and respect
at a very personal level. It
was very rewarding for me
to have built some very close
relationships over the years
with many different folks
including, system personnel,
regulators, other engineers,
as well as many local and
state officials.” VRWA wishes Don all
the best as he enjoys his
retirement, and thanks him
for providing such stellar
service to the water industry
over his entire career.
Essex Junction Cemetery Association
Annual Meeting to be held at the
Village Conference Room at the Lincoln Hall
on May 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Essex Automotive Services
SPARE CHANGE
In efforts to reduce vehicle
weight,
many
automobile
manufacturers are replacing spare
tires with run-flat tires, road-side
inflator kits, or emergency sealants.
While many vehicle owners have
never replaced a flat tire on their
own, there is good reason to inspect
the condition of a spare. At the very
least, it should be properly inflated.
Otherwise, it pays to know what
“plan B” is in the event that a blowout or leak forces a vehicle to the
side of the road. If the vehicle is
equipped with a run-flat tire, drivers
should familiarize themselves with
its speed limits and replacement
requirements. If the vehicle is
equipped with a sealant, it should
be replaced immediately after use or
before its expiration date.
Regardless of the state of
your vehicle, consult with the
experts at ESSEX AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICES. You
might
be
surprised at the array of services
we have available. If you ever have
questions, or concerns with your
automobile, please contact us today
at 802.879.1966, or come see us at
141-147 Pearl St, Essex Jct. for the
care your car deserves. We offer
same day service, and free customer
shuttle. Ask us for details. We open
at 6:59am, with no appointment
needed.
We
feature A.S.E.
Technicians including Master Techs.
“Service You Can Trust” “We do it
all!” We are open for Business!!!
OPEN 6:59 AM
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HINT: Just as vehicle owners should
familiarize themselves with a car jack
lug wrench, they should also learn how
to use an inflator kit before the occasion
to use one arises.
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The Essex Reporter • May 16, 2013
Essex Area
Religious
Directory
C alendar
16
Thursday
Cookbook fundraiser. Donated cookbooks
find new homes during this fundraiser for
Women Helping Battered Women. Each
cookbook is $5. Runs through May 22.
Sweet Clover Market, Essex Shoppes and
Cinema, Essex Junction.
Workshop. Building Bright Futures parenting
workshop. Topic: meal planning on a budget. Essex Elementary School, 6:30-7:45
p.m. Contact: 878-6715 or bbfessexvt@
gmail.com
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH- (Fundamentalindependent.) 61 Main St., Essex Junction, 878-8341.
Pastor James Gangwer. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship
Service 11 a.m. Sunday evening worship 6:30. Wednesday
evening youth groups; Awana, Pro-Teens and Prayer
meeting 7 p.m.
CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH- Route 2A, Williston, just
north of Industrial Ave. Wes Pastor, Senior Minister, 8787107, Proclaiming Christ and Him crucified Sundays at 8:15
a.m. and 10:15 a.m. www.cmcvermont.org
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS - Sacrament Meeting each Sunday at 10am 73
Essex Way, Essex Junction, VT 05452, 802-879-9142,
[email protected]. All visitors welcome to attend
church services each Sunday at 10am. We learn about
the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and how we can follow
Him. We believe in strengthening families and serving one
another. Learn more about members and the church at
www.mormon.org.
DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH 67 Creek Farm
Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446 802-338-9118 www.
daybreakvermont.org or [email protected]
Sunday Service at 10:30am Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney
ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH- 37 Old Stage Road in Essex
Junction. Sunday Services: 7:45 am, 9 am, 10:15 am and
11:30 am. Phone: 878-8213. www.essexalliance.org
ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH- Please
join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and
contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and
welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask
questions, and put down spiritual roots. One service at
10:00 am. Sunday school and childcare provided. We offer
a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, handson ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. 119
Center Rd (Route 15) Essex Center. Rev. Mitchell Hay,
pastor. 879-8304.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX- 39
Main Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Telephone
(802) 878-5745, Fax: (802) 872-8236; Email: welcome@
fccej.org Rev. Mark Mendes, Senior Pastor, Rev. Ryan
Gackenheimer, Associate Pastor. Sunday worship services:
8:30 and 10:15 a.m. Communion: first Sunday of every
month. Sunday School meets weekly at 10:15 a.m. Junior
High Youth Group meets regularly Sundays from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m.; Senior High Youth Group meets regularly Sunday
evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. Adult Choir, Junior Choir, Cherub
Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Choir, Ladies Choir.
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH- (ELCA)- 273
VT. Rte. 15 – Between Jericho and Underhill – 899-3932.
Sunday Worship - 9:00 a.m./Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m.. [email protected] All are welcome. Rev.
Phillip Roushey. Email: pastor_phil@goodshepherdjericho.
org.
GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH- 130 Maple
Street, Essex Junction. 878-8071. 1 mile south of the
Five Corners on Maple Street / VT. Route 117. Worship
Sundays at 9:30 a.m. with concurrent Church School Pre-K
to High School. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult
Study Group Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Adult Choir / Praise
Band / Women’s Fellowship / Missionally active. Korean
U.M.C. Worship Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Come explore what
God might be offering you!
HOLY FAMILY- ST. LAWRENCE PARISH, Essex Junction,
- Mass Schedule: Holy Family Church located at 36 Lincoln
Street, Sundays, 8a.m, 11a.m. and 7:30p.m. St. Lawrence
located at 158 West Street, Saturdays, 4 p.m.-Sundays,
9:30a.m. Reconciliation: St. Lawrence, Saturdays, 3:153:45p.m. For more information visit our web page http://
www.hfslvt.org.
ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF VERMONT- 182 Hegeman Ave,
Suite 1, Colchester, VT 05446. Join Imam Islam Hassan
([email protected]) for the five daily prayers. Timings at
ISVT homepage www.isvt.org The call for Friday Jumah
prayers is exactly at 1:00PM followed by Khutbah and
prayer. Additional Friday night lectures between Magrib
and Isha prayers. Weekend Islamic classes on Sundays
9:45AM-1:30PM for all children 4 years and older during
the school year. Interested non-members always welcome.
(802) 655-6711 or [email protected] or Facebook.
MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
FELLOWSHIP- Visit www.mmuuf.org. Services are held at
9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month
from Setpember through June. 195 Vermont Route 15,
Jericho (the red barn across from Packard Road). 899-2558
ST JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH- 4 St. James Place
(Gate F to the Fairgrounds) Essex Junction 878-4014 http://
www.stjamesvt.org. Services: 8:15 am Holy Eucharist Rite
II without music. 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II with music.
Coffee hour to follow. Adult education at 9:30 and Godly
Play for PK-3rd graders at 10:15
ST. PIUS THE TENTH CHURCH- 20 Jericho Road,
Essex, 878-5997. Pastor: Rev. Richard W. Tinney. Masses:
Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.; Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8:30
and 10:30 a.m. Confessions Sat. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. www.
together.net/~stpius
ST. THOMAS CHURCH- 6 Green St., Underhill Center.
Father Charles R. Danielson, Parish Priest. Weekend
Masses: Saturday-4:30 p.m., Sunday-8:30. Daily Masses:
Check with wwwlstthomasvt.com or call 899-4632
Musical performance. The CMS sixth-grade
band, seventh- and eighth-grade band,
and jazz band will perform their last
concerts of the year. Colchester Middle
School, 7 p.m. Visit: www.friendsofcolchestermusic.com.
Film screening. “War Witch.” An Academy
Award nominated Canadian film about
guerilla warfare in the African jungle.
Free and open to the public. A discussion
with the Burlington Film Society will follow the screening. The Main Street Landing Film House, 60 Lake Street, Burlington,
7 p.m.
MMU After Dark course. “Home energy
workshops.” First of three sessions. Learn
and discuss home weatherization opportunities. Cost by donation: $15. Mount
Mansfield Union School, 211 Browns Trace
Road, Jericho, 7-9 p.m. More information:
Kathie Voigt Walsh 872-9972. Register:
www.mmuafterdark.com
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Friday
Wing night. Hosted by the Men’s Auxiliary.
Live entertainment: Working Man Band.
Cost: $4-7. VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl
Street, Essex Junction, 5:30 p.m. Contact:
878-0700.VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl
Street, Essex Junction, 5-7 p.m. Contact:
878-0700.
“Makers on deck.” Bring a problem, project,
or a question that you have always wondered about. A team of artists, engineers
and scientists will brainstorm new ways to
fix the problem, approach the project or
answer your question. BCA Center, Church
Street, Burlington, 5 p.m.
Bark for Life. A non-competitive 1.5-mile
walk-a-thon to raise funds for the American Cancer Society while celebrating the
special bond between people and their
dogs. Features activities for dogs and
owners alike, demonstrations, contests,
team photos and prizes. Advance registration: $10 per person/dog with the
commitment to raise additional funds for
the American Cancer Society. Both teams
and individual walkers are welcome.
Technology Park, South Burlington, 5 p.m.
To sign up and for more information, contact Amy Deavitt at the American Cancer
Society: 802-872-6316 or visit RelayForLife.org/barkchittenden
Game night. Open to all ages. Play a dif-
ferent game at every table. Refreshments
provided. St. James Episcopal Church, 4
St. James Place, Essex Junction, 6-9 p.m.
Contact: 878-4014
Presentation. “Livable Communities and
Transportation.” Discussion leader: Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur, AARP, Senior Advisor States, Education and Outreach. Bring
a lunch and participate in a conversation
about critical issues in transportation.
Handicapped accessible. Free and open
to the public. Decision Theater, Farrell
Hall, UVM, Burlington, 12-1 p.m.
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Saturday
Recognition ceremony. Honoring the 2013
high school seniors who have chosen to
enlist in the military following graduation.
VA Medical Center, White River Junction,
3 p.m.
Concert. Burlington Chamber Orchestra with
David Horak, the winner of the BCO’s
2013 Young Artist Solo Competition. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College,
Colchester, 8 p.m.
Outdoor Art day. Calling all artists, artisans,
and crafters to a day of creating outdoors. All ages, skill levels, and mediums
are welcome. Bring friends and personal
supplies. Designated sites. Milton Grange,
Route 7, Milton, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Reception: 3-5 p.m. Sign up: [email protected]. Big truck day and children’s festival. Chil-
dren of all ages to see, touch and explore dozens of their favorite big truck
and vehicles. Climb on, peer through and
explore fire trucks, dump trucks, school
buses, cement mixers, tractors and more.
Horn free event from 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Includes crafts, BBQ and live entertainment. Cost: $5 per child; free for adults.
Rain or shine. Behind the Hinesburg Nursery School/Hinesburg Community School,
9:45 a.m.-2 p.m.
Bird Day festival. An annual celebration of
migratory birds. Birds, live music, crafts,
walks and vendors. All ages. Birds of Vermont Museum. 900 Sherman Hollow Road,
Huntington, all day. Contact: 802-4342167 or [email protected]
MAY 22
Fleming Week of
Cultural Diversity
family event
Families are invited to attend
the “One World, Our World”
assembly to celebrate diverse
cultures. 2-3 p.m.
That evening, bring a dish for the
“One World, Our World” potluck
dinner. 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Following the dinner will be a
performance by hip-hop group,
A2VT in the gymnasium. 6:307:30 p.m.
Thomas Fleming School, Essex
Junction. For more info, Contact
Christina: [email protected].
their latest followed by fourth graders
performing with recorders. Malletts Bay
gymnasium, 6 and 7 p.m. Visit: www.
friendsofcolchestermusic.com.
Heartsaver CPR and AED class. In honor
of National Emergency Medical Services
Week Colchester Rescue will be holding
a Free American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and AED class. Space is limited. Colchester Rescue 687 Blakely Road
Colchester, 6-8 p.m. Contact Jamie: 802264-5595 or jamielynburdick@gmail.
com.
Concert. “The Singer’s Choice: A Garland of
Our Favorite Songs and Arias.” Singers
include Gail Whitehouse, soprano; Dave
Lackey, tenor; Nathaly Agosto Filion,
mezzo-soprano. St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington, 12-1
p.m. Contact: 864-0471.
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Wednesday
Career fair. An event with numerous post-secChange the World day. Learn about the Imag-
ine No-Malaria nonprofit and make a donation. Family friendly games, drenching
tank, hula-hoop, whiffle ball and more.
Admission: two cans of non-perishable
food per person. Receive a free ice cream
sundae. Grace United Methodist Church,
130 Maple Street, Essex Junction, 11
a.m.-3 p.m. Contact: 878-5923
Welcome baby social. Free event for par-
ents of babies born in the past year. Features music, yoga, activities, refreshments,
and raffles prizes. Memorial Hall, Towers Road, Essex, 9:30-11:30 a.m. RSVP:
[email protected] or 876-7555.
Concert. “Songs of Hope and Freedom.” In-
cludes a cantata about the life of Harriet Tubman and her involvement in the
Underground Railroad. Sung by Bella
Voce Women’s Chorus of Vermont. Tickets: $15-18. First Baptist Church, 81 St.
Paul Street, Burlington, 8 p.m. Contact:
802-86-FLYNN or www.flynntix.org.
Auditions. “Bye, Bye Birdie.” Presented by
the Lamoille County Players. 10 roles plus
chorus parts, stage ages 12-70+. Show
dates in October. Also May 19. Hyde
Park Opera House, Hyde Park, 1 p.m.
Character descriptions and more info at
www.LCPlayers.com “Time, Talent and Treasure” silent auction
gala. An evening with more than 60 items
up for auction, live entertainment and
plenty of food. Free and open to the public. Essex Center United Methodist Church,
6:30-9 p.m. Contact: 878-8304
Medieval Fair. Madrigal singing, costumes,
live entertainment, pony rides and bratwurst. Free parking and admission. Handicapped accessible. Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church, Jericho, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Visit: www.goodshepherdjericho.org
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Sunday
Walk to Cure Diabetes. Fundraiser for re-
search toward prevention, better treatment and a cure for Type 1 diabetes
(T1D) and its complications. Features entertainment, kid’s activities, food, raffle
and more. Champlain Valley Union High
School, Hinesburg. Registration begins at
9 a.m. Visit: www.jdrf.org
Concert. “Songs of Hope and Freedom.” In-
cludes a cantata about the life of Harriet Tubman and her involvement in the
Underground Railroad. Sung by Bella
Voce Women’s Chorus of Vermont. Tickets: $15-18. Congregational Church, 24
South Street, South Hero, 3 p.m. Contact:
802-86-FLYNN or www.flynntix.org.
Demo day. Mini classes and demonstrations
including BMX, Zumba, tennis and crafts.
Includes a scavenger hunt, raffles and
food. Maple Street Park, Essex Junction,
3-5 p.m. Contact: 802-878-1375 or
[email protected]
5K Fun Run. A fundraiser for VYOA’s school
tour program — enabling VYOA music
groups to travel to area schools and bring
orchestral and choral music to schoolchildren. Entry fee: $15 adults, $10 students.
Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester, 10
a.m.-12 p.m. Register: http://vyoafunrun.
webs.com or 9 a.m. day of run.
Cribbage tournament. Entry fee: $6. Cash
prizes. Refreshments. Raffle. Essex Senior
Center at the 5 Corners, 1 p.m. Contact:
871-5791.
Auditions. “Annie Get Your Gun.” Show dates
in July. Opera House at Enosburg Falls,
123 Depot Street, Enosburg Falls, 1-5
p.m. Contact: 933-6171.
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Monday
Concert. The Hinesburg Artist Series spring
concert will be a joint performance of the
Hinesburg Community Band, the a cappella group In Accord and the South County
Chorus. Free and open to the public. CVU
High School auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
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Tuesday
Spring concert. Third graders will showcase
ondary options for students. Over 30 Vermont organizations will be represented,
including employment opportunities, apprenticeships and nontraditional educational opportunities. High school groups
are encouraged to attend. Free and open
to the public, and parking for buses will
be available. Vermont Technical College,
201 Lawrence Place, Williston, 9 a.m.-12
p.m. For further information and/or to
register with a group of high school students, contact Debbie Beretta: 802-6527064 or [email protected]
Fleming week of cultural diversity. From
May 21-24. The Thomas Fleming School
will celebrate diverse cultures with an
assembly, evening potluck and live entertainment. Thomas Fleming School, Essex Junction, 2 p.m. assembly; 5:30 p.m.
potluck; 6:30 p.m. performance. Contact:
[email protected].
Spring band and chorus concert. Fifth grad-
ers sing and play for an audience. Colchester High School auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
Visit: www.friendsofcolchestermusic.com.
Family fun and safety night. A family event
packed with educational fun for kids and
safety information for parents. Free and
open to the public. Colchester Rescue,
687 Blakely Road, Colchester, 6-8 p.m.
Contact: 802-264-5595 or visit: http://
colchestervt.gov/Rescue
Rhododendron walk and talk. A tour of the
farm’s rhododendrons and Eastern U.S.
Native Azalea collections in bloom. Event
is rain or shine. Cost: $10. Qualifies for
Master Gardener education hours. The
Horticultural Research Center, 65 Green
Mountain Drive, South Burlington, 6-8 p.m.
Register: [email protected]
or 802-864-3073
Essex Rotary meeting. Essex Rotary Scholarship Awards to Essex, Jericho, Underhill students. Carolyn Barra Scholarship
Award to an Essex student. Serving the
communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and Underhill. The Essex, Essex Junction, 12:10 p.m.
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Thursday
Senior seminar service learning celebration night. All CHS seniors enrolled in
Senior Seminar for the second semester
will showcase their semester long service
learning projects. Colchester High School,
7 p.m.
Auditions. “Annie Get Your Gun.” Show dates
in July. Enosburg Elementary School Band
Room, Enosburg Falls, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Contact: 933-6171.
Theater production. “Singin’ in the Rain.” Pre-
sented by Missisquoi Valley Union High
School. Runs through May 25. Tickets: $10
MAY 18
Medieval Fair
Madrigal singing, costumed
nobles, stilt walking, crafts,
vendors and demonstrations.
New this year: pony rides, stick
juggling, The MMU Saxophone
Quartet and The Luther Room
Museum — complete with monk
translating the Bible into German
and a hand printing press.
Free admission and parking.
Handicapped accessible.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Jericho, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Visit: www.goodshepherdjericho.org
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adults, $7 students. Opera House at Enosburg Falls, 123 Depot Street, Enosburg
Falls, 7 p.m. Tickets: www.enosburgoperahouse.org or at the door.
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Friday
Reception. “Soundings.” Abstract oil paintings
by Gail Salzman exploring the influence
of water on our daily lives. Exhibit runs
through July 6. BCA Center, Church Street,
Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Contact: 802-8657166
Memorial Day vigil. Service followed by a
candlelit ceremony at the 5 Corners war
memorial. First Congregational Church,
Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Contact: 878-0700.
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a guest artist presentation. Essex Junction
Congregational Church on Main Street,
Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. Visit: www.essexartleague.com
Essex Junction Block Party Committee.
Want to help plan the block party on
July 20? Use your talents to put together
a family-friendly community event in the
heart of a historic downtown. Meetings
are the 4th Monday of every month. Essex
Junction Municipal offices, 2 Lincoln Street,
Essex Junction, 4 p.m. Contact Patty: 8786944 or [email protected].
Essex Rotary meeting. Essex Rotary Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 12:10
p.m. at The Essex. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and
Underhill.
and one Wednesday morning each month
at Outright Vermont. Contact: 865-9677.
Genealogy. Let the experts find that missing
ancestor. Resources available for New
England and New York. Vermont Genealogy Library, Hegeman Avenue, Fort Ethan
Allen, Colchester, Tues: 3-9:30 p.m. and
Sat: 10 a.m.-4p.m. Contact: 802-2385934 or www.vt-fcgs.org.
Infant and toddler programs. Join us for a
holds support group meetings for family
members of youth going through the process of coming out. One Sunday evening
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Memorial Day chicken BBQ. Follows the Me-
morial Day parade. Cost: $8/plate. VFW
Post 6689, 73 Pearl Street, Essex Junction.
Contact: 878-0700.
Community pasta dinner. A pasta buffet
with guest speaker: Jeff Galloway, author
of “The Power of Running, Inspiring Stories
of Prefontaine, Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter
and others.” Cost: $25 adults, $15 kids
under 12. Hosted by the Burlington Ronald McDonald House Charities. Double
Tree Hotel by Hilton, 1117 Williston
Road, South Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Contact:
802-862-4943.
Bird walk. Take a guided bird walk at the
farm with Bridget the Bird Diva, from VPR.
Space is limited. Bring binoculars. Cost:
$30. The Horticultural Research Center,
65 Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, 8-11 a.m. Register: [email protected] or 802-864-3073
Bird monitoring walk. Join experienced bird-
ers for monthly bird monitoring. Please
bring binoculars. Free. Open to adults and
older children. Birds of Vermont Museum.
900 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington,
7:30 -9:30 a.m. Contact: 802-434-2167
or [email protected]
Roast beef dinner. Hosted by North Hero Vol-
unteer Fire Department. Cost: $8 adults,
$4 children under 12. North Hero School,
North Hero, 4:30-7 p.m. Contact: 802372-4503.
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Sunday
Buffet breakfast. Watch the start of the mar-
athon, have breakfast, and then cheer the
runners on as they return down Church
Street. Cost: $5. First Baptist Church, 81
St. Paul Street, Burlington, 8-9:30 a.m.
Ongoing
After school camera club. Thursdays. Stu-
dents are invited to use cameras to make
community TV and edit programs in Final
Cut. Free and open to grades 6-10. Session runs through June 27. Channel 17
studios, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Register: www.cctv.
org.
Baby playgroup. Wednesdays. Connect with
other parents of children ages 0-5. Story
time and music also included. Richmond
Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, 8:45-10:15 a.m. during the school
year. Contact: 434-3036, [email protected]
Bingo. Sponsored by the Whitcomb Woods
Residents Association. Whitcomb Woods,
128 West Street, Essex Junction. Mondays
at 6 p.m. Contact: 879-1829.
Beginner yoga classes. Tuesdays. In lieu of a
fee, please bring a non-perishable item or
monetary donation for the Richmond Food
Shelf. Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge
Street, Richmond, 6-7 p.m. Contact: [email protected] or 802-318-5570
Cell phones for soldiers. Local residents can
support these collection drives by donating their old cell phones at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Essex Junction. Collections accepted 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Contact: 849-6261.
Early birder morning walks. Sundays. En-
joy the start of the day with birds, and
other woodland inhabitants. Walks are
led by experienced birders familiar with
Vermont birds. Best for adults and older
children. Free, donations welcomed. Birds
of Vermont Museum. 900 Sherman Hollow
Road, Huntington, 7-9 a.m. Contact: 802434-2167 or museum@birdsofvermont.
org
English as a second language classes. Im-
prove your English conversation skills and
meet new people. Wednesdays. Pickering
Room, Second Floor: Intermediate/Advanced. Administrative Conference Room:
Beginners. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Contact Elena Carter, FFL
Outreach Department: 865-7211.
Essex Art League. Meets the first Thursday of
the month. The meeting agenda includes
a business and social time, and features
Local Libraries
May 16
Storytelling
with Linda
Costello. Listen to traditional
springtime
tales.
Brownell
Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4
p.m. Contact: 878-6956.
May 17
Songs and Stories. Matthew
Witten performs songs about our
world and tells adventurous tales.
For all ages. No registration.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction,
10-10:45 a.m. Contact: 878-6956.
Magic:
The
Gathering.
Whether you know the game or are
curious about finding out more,
join us for Magic night. Grades 6
and up. Brownell Library, Essex
Junction, 6-8 p.m. Contact: 8786956.
Teen Advisory Board. For
teens, by teens. Plan programs,
suggest books and DVDs for the
collection, have fun, bring friends.
Snacks provided. New members
always welcome. Grades 9-12.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction,
3-4:30 p.m. Contact: 878-6956.
Family movie. “Rise of the
Guardians.” When the evil spirit
Pitch launches an assault on
Earth, the Immortal Guardians
team up to protect the innocence
of children all around the world.
Free popcorn and soda. Rated PG.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction,
6:30-8:15 p.m. Contact: 878-6956.
May 18
Manga/Anime
afternoon
fun. Come and check out the Teen
Manga Club. Get to know other
members, share your favorite
manga series, and tell Japanese
legends. Grades 6 and up. Brownell
Library, Essex Junction, 3:30 p.m.
Contact: 878-6956.
May 20
Star Wars Wii/Lego session.
Join Star Wars Guru, Aaron
Masi, and create Star Wars LEGO
creations and play Wii LEGO
Star Wars. Feel free to bring in
your favorite Star Wars LEGO
creations to show the group.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction,
4:30-6 p.m. Contact: 878-6956.
May 21
Brownell Library closed for
Vt. Library Conference.
May 22
PBSKids
“Wild
Kratts.”
Vermont Public Television is
sharing a sneak peek at new
episodes of their series that
promote STEM learning (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Math).
More info on vpt.org. Brownell
Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30
p.m. Contact: 878-6956.
GLBTQQIA
discussion
group. For those who identify
as
Gay,
Lesbian,
Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer, Questioning,
Intersex and Allies, come join an
informal discussion to meet peers
and chat about issues and topics
relevant to us, our lives and our
communities. High school and up.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction,
5-6 p.m. If you have questions
about this program, email Kat@
brownelllibrary.org.
Upcycled book pendants.
Upcycle book covers into pendants/
medallions that could be used as
jewelry, on a key chain, or many
other purposes. Supplies will be
provided. Brownell Library, Essex
Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sign up:
878-6956 or kat@brownelllibrary.
org
May 23
Multicultural
story-time.
Join the Essex High School
Multicultural Club as they share
stories from many countries
around the world, with language,
songs and personal anecdotes from
the students’ travels and family
cultural histories. For all ages.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction,
3:30-4:30 p.m. Contact: 878-6956.
May 24
Reading
and
writing
dystopia. Love The Hunger
Games? Find out what to read next
and try out writing some dystopian
fiction of your own. Talk about
apocalyptic reads and play with
strategies to write stories that
capture readers’ attention. Grades
6 and up. Brownell Library, Essex
Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Contact: 8786956.
Dungeons and Dragons.
Embark
upon
imaginary
adventures. A Dungeon Master
serves as the game’s referee and
storyteller. Grades 6 and up.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction,
6-8 p.m. Contact: 878-6956.
Ongoing events
Drop-in story-time. Mondays.
Reading, rhyming, and crafts
each week. All ages welcome. No
registration required. Essex Free
Library, 2 Jericho Road, Essex,
10:30 a.m. Contact: 879-0313 or
[email protected]
Drop-in knitting group.
Tuesdays. Spend the evening
knitting and socializing with
fellow knitters. Essex Free
Library, 2 Jericho Road, Essex,
6:30 p.m. Contact: 879-0313 or
[email protected]
Kinect nights. Thursdays.
Play video games in the Activity
Room. Essex Free Library, 2
Jericho Road, Essex, 6-7:30
p.m.
Contact:
879-0313
or
[email protected]
Toddler
story-time.
Wednesdays. Stories, songs and
crafts for ages 18 months-2.5
years. No registration required.
Essex Free Library, 2 Jericho
Road, Essex, 10:30 a.m. Contact:
879-0313 or essexfreelibrary@
essex.org
Preschool
story-time.
Thursdays. Books, songs, rhymes,
and crafts for ages 3.5-5 years. No
registration required. Essex Free
Library, 2 Jericho Road, Essex,
10:30 a.m. Contact: 879-0313 or
[email protected]
Story-time for babies and
toddlers.
Tuesdays.
Picture
books, songs rhymes and puppets.
Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street,
Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m.
Contact: 878-6956.
Story time for 3-5-year-olds.
Tuesdays. Picture books, songs,
rhymes, puppets and flannel
stories for preschoolers. Brownell
Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex
Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Register:
878-6956.
Weekly
Drawing
for
$15
Gift
Certificate
Quality Food
The Essex Memorial Day parade. Theme:
“Home of the Free — Because of the
Brave.” Five Corners, Essex Junction, 10
a.m.- 12 p.m. Visit: www.essexmemorialdayparade.com. Contact: essexparade@
gmail.com
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Current
Exhibits
September
Spotlight on Ann Laberge
SMALL PAINTING SHOW. Small paintings
at small prices by members of The Essex
Art League. Runs through June 5. Burnham
Library, Colchester.
BY SUSAN BONDARYK
The Essex Reporter
“SOUNDINGS.” Abstract oil paintings by
Gail Salzman exploring the influence of
water on our daily lives. Exhibit runs through
July 6. BCA Center, Church Street, Burlington.
Contact: 802-865-7166
Tangled grapevine, discarded
fabric bolts, rusty dipsticks.
To most people, these objects
are mere debris. But to Essex
Junction resident, Ann Laberge,
they’re a gold mine.
At her home studio nestled
in Fort Ethan Allen, Laberge uses
found objects to create works of
art.
“Everybody tells me I think
outside the box,” she said, “but I
didn’t even know there was a box
until I was about 45-years-old.”
Laberge describes herself
as “multi-focused,” a trait she
honed during her many years
working as a nurse for the VNA.
Her most memorable experience
during her career was aiding
dementia patients. Not only was
she able to educate herself about
the disorder that affected her
father, but she also recognized
an important quality in herself:
Laberge was a careful observer.
She could successfully assist
every patient in the room and
often improvise on a whim if
need be.
After retiring from nursing
in 1995, Laberge made art her
full-time focus. She found that
the same qualities that made
her an excellent nurse also lent
themselves creatively to her
new line of work. Now when
she looked around the room
— Laberge carefully assigned
projects to every object she could
see.
When she realized there
were only Grandfather and
Grandmother clocks, Laberge
“You should
learn about
everything
you’re
interested in.”
“USER REQUIRED.” A multi-floor exhibition
featuring innovative light and sound-focused
technologies. Runs through May 18. BCA
Center, Church Street, Burlington.
“STUDENT WORK: LEGACY OF A TEACHER.” Original works by Vermont Woodworking School students in memory of VWS
instructor Robert Fletcher. Runs through May
31. Frog Hollow, Church Street, Burlington.
Contact: 802-863-6458
Ann Laberge
constructed an Aunt and
Uncle clock — complete with
working parts, faces and unique
personalities.
When she needed some extra
light in her basement studio,
Laberge converted a flexible
piece of dryer hose into a wall
lamp.
And when the marching
ground in front of the Fort
Ethan Allen became overrun by
grapevines, Laberge removed
them all — then transformed the
vines into a free-standing, 7-foot
tall buffalo, which now resides
behind the pump house at the
Gardener’s Supply in Williston.
“With found objects,
you learn the limitations of
materials,” said Laberge.
And that’s what she told
students at The Academy of
Visual and Performing Arts
about three weeks ago during
a “Guerilla Art” workshop she
taught at EHS. Laberge brought
in some chicken wire, grapevine
and fabric and encouraged
students to decorate the campus.
“NATURE REFLECTED: WATER, LINE AND
FORM” features kinetic sculptures and paintings to delight the senses. Runs through
July 2. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street,
Brandon. Visit: www.brandonartistsguild.org
A portrait of Ann Laberge.
Students manipulated the
materials and beautified the
trees, windows and grounds of
Essex High School.
While 3-D creations using
often-overlooked materials are
a favorite pursuit, Laberge also
enjoys spending time behind
the lens. And her photo subjects
follow the same theme as her
other work: minor details,
overlooked items, interesting
street signs — all the quirks and
imperfections that make life
beautiful.
“You should learn about
everything you’re interested in,”
Laberge advised. “As you age,
everything will blend together.”
Learn all about Laberge’s
interests, see her 3-D and 2-D
creations, and take a tour of her
studio in the Fort during Open
Studio Weekend on May 25-26.
Her studio on Dalton Drive will
be open each day from 9:30 a.m.5 p.m.
Can’t wait until next
weekend? Visit Laberge’s
permanent exhibit at CarShare
Vermont on St. Paul Street in
Burlington, and check out her
website at www.adlaberge.com.
Young collector
JR Pineiro, a third-grader at Summit Elementary School,
collects regalia from all eras of military history. His collection
includes an authentic 1970s GI Joe action figure to badges,
training manuals and uniforms. He has generously created
a display of his special hobby for the month of May at the
Brownell Library in Essex Junction. Photo submitted
“TRICK OF THE EYE.” A juried group of
photos that explores the art of illusion. Runs
through May 26. Darkroom Gallery, 12 Main
Street, Essex Junction.
“HARD LINE, SOFT COLOR.” Works by Robert Hitzig. Using a wide variety of woods, colored shellacs and epoxies, Hitzig constructs
pieces that take full advantage of grain
patterns. Runs through June 28. A photo ID
is required for admission. Governor’s Gallery,
Pavilion Office Building, Montpelier.
COLCHESTER TOWN OFFICE EXHIBIT. The
Colchester High School Art Department has
selected seven new artworks. Media include
paper with ink, paints, pencils and photographs. Artists include Paige Russell, Saige
Papariello, Sadie Anderson, Taylor Lance,
Molly Dickin, Robbie Peeters and Sierra
Cummings. Runs through the end of May.
Colchester Town Office, Colchester.
TWO SOLO EXHIBITIONS. “Love Songs,”
by Helen Shulman and “Spirit Into Form,” by
Karen Petersen. Runs May 25-June 22. West
Branch Gallery, Stowe. Contact: 802-2538943 or [email protected].
“TRAVELS WITH ALDEN.” Celebrate the
100th birthday of the late Founder of Bryan
Memorial Gallery with an exhibition of his
paintings, painted in 26 countries over a
span of 60 years. Exhibit runs through Sept.
2. Bryan Memorial Gallery, 180 Main Street,
Jeffersonville.
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5/16 — Musical performance. The CMS
sixth-grade band, seventh- and eighth-grade
band, and jazz band will perform their last
concerts of the year. Colchester Middle
School, 7 p.m.
5/16 — Film screening. “War Witch.” Free
and open to the public. The Main Street
Landing Film House, 60 Lake Street, Burlington, 7 p.m.
5/17 — “Makers on deck.” A team of artists,
engineers, and scientists will brainstorm
new ways to answer your obscure problems
and questions. BCA Center, Church Street,
Burlington, 5 p.m.
5/18 — Concert. Burlington Chamber Orchestra with David Horak, the winner of the
BCO’s 2013 Young Artist Solo Competition.
McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College,
Colchester, 8 p.m.
5/18 — Outdoor Art day. All ages, skill levels, and mediums are welcome. Bring friends
and personal supplies. Designated sites.
Milton Grange, Route 7, Milton, 8 a.m.-2:30
p.m. Reception: 3-5 p.m. Sign up: [email protected]. 5/18 — Auditions. “Bye, Bye Birdie.” Also
May 19. Hyde Park Opera House, Hyde Park,
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F ood / H ealth
Take the bite out of a dog’s bark
By DR. LEWIS FIRST
For The Essex Reporter
With kids and dogs out and about this
summer, something is bound to happen
when the two groups encounter each other,
particularly if a child provokes a dog, resulting
in a dog provoking a child. Believe it or not,
there are over 4.5 million dog bites a year. If
you want to take the bite out of a dog’s bark, let
me provide a few suggestions.
First, teach your children to be careful
around pets.
They should ask permission
from a dog’s owner before petting the dog and
never approach a strange dog they do not know.
Remind them never to bother a dog that’s caring
for puppies, sleeping, or eating, and never leave
a baby or small child alone with a dog. It is also
important to make sure if you own a dog, that
your dog is vaccinated against rabies.
If a dog appears threatening, teach your
children to stay calm, and avoid eye contact.
They should stay still or back away slowly until
the dog leaves, but never turn and run. If a dog
knocks a child down, he or she should curl into
a ball and keep their hands over their face and
neck.
If a bite does occur, apply pressure to stop
the bleeding and then wash it out with soap and
water under running water for several minutes.
Then, cover it with sterile gauze or a bandaid and seek medical attention to determine
whether further treatment such as stitches,
antibiotics or rabies prevention is indicated.
If your child has received a bite and in the
days that follow, you notice that it appears hot,
swollen, red, drains pus or your child develops a
fever, you should seek medical attention because
this may represent an infection brewing as a
result of the bite.
Hopefully, tips like this will cover any petticular issues you have, and avoid any cattastrophes when it comes to worrying about
your child getting bitten by dogs.
Lewis First, M.D., is chief of Pediatrics at
Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen
Health Care and chair of the Department of
Pediatrics at the University of Vermont College
of Medicine.
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3 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 tsp chopped roasted garlic or chopped garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 can Pillsbury refrigerated classic pizza crust
2 tbsp butter, softened
1 tbsp chopped roasted garlic or chopped garlic
8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
1/4 cup fresh basil strips
Method of preparation:
Heat oven to 400 F. Grease large dark or nonstick
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In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over mediumhigh heat until hot. Add tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon roasted
garlic and the salt. Reduce heat to medium; cook 10 to
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frequently. Set aside; cool slightly.
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minutes; remove from oven.
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is golden brown. Sprinkle basil strips over pizza before
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About the Project
YWP is an independent nonprofit that engages students to
write, helps them improve and connects them with authentic
audiences.
YWP runs youngwritersproject.org and The Schools Project,
a comprehensive online classroom and training program that
works with teachers to help students develop their writing
and digital literacy skills. Learn more at ywpschools.net or
contact Geoff Gevalt at (802) 324-9537.
Farm Project Writing Challenge Winners
This week, Young Writers Project announces the six winners of the Farm Project writing
challenge. Congratulations to David Amouretti, grade 5, Thomas Fleming School, Essex
Junction; Callista Bushee, grade 8, Home School, East Wallingford; Kelsey Eddy, grade
9, Mill River High School; Saskia Kiely, grade 7, Vergennes Union High School; Carley
Malloy, grade 7, Thetford Academy; and Eva Rocheleau, grade 8, Williston Central
School. The Vermont Community Foundation, sponsor of the challenge, will award each
writer $50 and an additional $50 donation to a local food or farm nonprofit of the writer’s
choice. Seventy-seven writers responded to the prompts to write about farming and food
in Vermont. You can read all the submissions, including the winners’ poetry and prose,
at youngwriterproject.org.
The Chicken
Coop
By David Amouretti
Grade 5, Thomas Fleming
School
I open the coop’s squeaky
door.
I pass the rooster sleeping in
a feathery mass.
He opens one eye, then
closes it,
Deciding that I’m not a
threat.
At the laying area, I reach in
The tiny room with the
mother hens,
White, brown, spotted,
Sleeping on the side.
Waiting for a peck,
But nothing happens.
David Amouretti
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I count 1...2…3…4…
Four eggs.
My trembling hands gently
pick them up.
They feel cold, chilling my
fingers
In the already freezing
winter.
Careful not to drop them,
I walk inside,
Ready for omelets.
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Emergency 911 • Non-emergency 878-8331
81 Main Street, Essex Jct., VT 05452 • www.epdvt.org
May 6-12, 2013
Monday, May 6
0106 Citizens Assist on East St
0146 Suspicious Person on Wildwood
Dr
0149 Juvenile Problem on Jackson St
0728 Directed Patrol on Maple St
0730 Late Reported Suspicious
Person on Brickyard Rd
0759 Directed Patrol on Brickyard Rd
0810 Barking dog complaint on
Weathersfield Bow
0834 Directed Patrol on West St
0922 Directed Patrol on Pinecrest Dr
0943 Late reported accident at an
unknown location
0954 Welfare Check on Margaret St
1045 Motor Veh Complaint on
Upland Rd
1137 Loose dog on Hiawatha Ave
1148 Late reported accident on Essex
Way
1224 Agency Assist on Main St
1305 Susp Circumstance on South St
Ln
1449 Accident on Colchester Rd
1452 Accident on Essex Way
1528 Agency Assist on Laurel Dr
1543 Bad Check on Pearl St
1545 Accident on Center Rd
1642 Property damage on Pearl St
1700 Agency Assist on Main St
1700 Agency Assist on Lyon Ln
1715 Citizens dispute on South St
1724 Accident on Essex Way
1744 Alarm on Thompson Dr
1816 Alarm on Main St
1855 Accident on Pearl St
2018 Runaway on Wenonah Ave –
located & returned home
2243 Noise disturbance on Pearl St
Tuesday, May 7
0018 Assisted Rescue on Pearl St
0334 Agency Assist on Maple St
0401 Assisted the Fire Department on
Lincoln St
0642 Assisted the Fire Department on
Lincoln St
0805 Lost Property on Park St
0828 Directed patrol on Lincoln St
1000 Suspicious Vehicle on Essex
Way
1036 Citizens Assist on Main St
1051 Welfare Check on Mansfield
Ave
1113 Accident on Pearl St
1254 Accident on River Rd
1406 Disabled Vehicle on Susie
Wilson Rd
1408 Found Property on Center Rd
1414 911 Hang-up on Rosewood Ln
1429 Theft on Main St
1536 Passing Stopped School Bus on
Old Stage Rd
1542 DLS on Gardenside Ln
1549 Agency Assist on Greenfield Rd
1605 Runaway on Iroquois Ave –
located
1619 Agency Assist on River Rd
1621 Agency Assist on Briar Ln
1623
1647
1707
1741
1848
1850
1920
1931
Agency Assist on Briar Ln
Accident on Jericho Rd
Accident on River Rd
Accident on Center Rd
Alarm on Commonwealth Ave
Parking problem on Maple St
Citizens dispute on Jericho Rd
Found property on Grandview
Ave
1938 Juvenile problem on Cascade St
2200 Suspicious vehicle on Main St
2332 Citizens assist on Sydney Dr
Wednesday, May 8
0307 Alarm on Center Rd
0621 Vandalism on Maple St
0649 Noise complaint on Rivendell
Dr
0729 Accident on Browns River Rd
0827 Traffic offense on Colchester
Rd
0911 Directed patrol on West St
0916 Fraud on Pearl St
0926 Motor Vehicle complaint on
Pearl St
1009 Agency Assist on River Rd
1100 VIN Verification on Main St
1110 Fraud on Saybrook Rd
1135 Welfare check on Susie Wilson
Rd
1423 Citizens assist on Market Pl
1443 Welfare check on Park St
1531 Loose dog on Rosewood Ln
1534 Citizens assist on Main St
1549 Accident on Jericho Rd
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to help those with issues of work 2-4 shifts a month (9
homelessness and housing a.m.-5 p.m. or 5 p.m. to 9
The listings below are a crises. Interview, references p.m.) and attend a monthly
background
check meeting. To become a
sample of the 300+ volunteer and
needs from more than 200 required. Training provided. Hotline volunteer you must
attend 35 hours of training. agencies found on-line at
BUSINESS
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Champlain begins June 2 and runs
information available at 860- —
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counseling and mentoring to
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new and growing businesses. PLAN AHEAD FOR
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Chittenden County is looking in the emerging fields of for special events in June:
VSA
Vermont
—
for outreach volunteers age e-commerce, social media,
55-plus with an interest in etc. by providing one-on-one Volunteers to help welcome
nutrition and healthy aging counseling. Volunteers are participants and drummers
to participate in Hunger also needed to help SCORE to the first ever Boom! Drum
Free Vermont’s Eat Well Age with their own marketing, Festival at Burlington’s
Well program. Volunteers public relations, training, City Hall Park and/or help
reach out to their peers to recruiting, and presenting clean up after the event. programs
to June 2, 4-6 p.m.
talk about the importance prepared
NFI
Vermont
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federal Flexible scheduling.
MARATHON — Join for
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NFI’s
assistance program helps
Annual
Beanbag
seniors afford fresh, healthful the fun on Memorial Day First
foods. Volunteers will be weekend. Help with the Tournament to support
trained to provide individual 25th Anniversary KeyBank mental health services,
ed
services,
application assistance to Vermont City Marathon, the special
their peers. Men and those Sports and Fitness EXPO, therapeutic foster care,
treatment
living outside of Burlington or the MVP YAM Scram. residential
are particularly encouraged Volunteers of all ages can help and crisis stabilization
for
Vermont
to apply. 1-5 hours a week. stuff race packets, monitor services
Interview and background the course, sell merchandise, youth. Volunteers can help
serve refreshments, and with setup, breakdown,
check required.
more. 2-plus hour shifts. registration, scoring of
are
needed games, or form a 2-person
ON CALL — Vermont Volunteers
2-1-1 is seeking volunteer starting May 17 for prep team and “toss the bag.” call-takers to support staff work through race day on June 8, 1-6 p.m.
Girls On The Run
during periods of high call Sunday, May 26. Children
volume. Call takers are under age 18 may not be Vermont — is holding
its 5th Run/Walk Event
trained to establish rapport course monitors.
at the Champlain Valley
with callers and provide
HOTLINE — H.O.P.E. Expo in Essex Junction. information and referrals to
opportunities
formerly
the Volunteer
community resources and Works,
services. Schedules depend Women’s Rape Crisis Center, include registration, tattoo
on call volume and volunteer needs Hotline Volunteers to application, course support,
availability. Emergency answer their crisis hotline refreshment serving, finish
provide
emotional line helpers, etc. June 8, 8
Housing Volunteers are and
also
needed
weekday support, options counseling a.m.-12 p.m.
1611 Assault on Sand Hill Rd
1641 Accident on River Rd
1736 Motor vehicle complaint on
Edgewood Dr
1935 Stolen Vehicle on Roscoe Ct –
located
1944 Intoxication on I289
2025 Barking dog on Weathersfield
Bow
2034 Disabled vehicle on Park St
2047 Alarm on Ewing Pl
2054 Citizens assist on Carmichael St
2120 Found property on Park St
2222 Suspicious person on South St
Thursday, May 9
0213 Alarm on Pearl St
0232 Noise complaint on Roscoe Ct
0602 Assisted the Fire Department on
Lincoln St
0748 Tobacco offense on Lincoln St
0752 Accident on Park St
0829 Agency assist on Sherwood Sq
0904 Assist Rescue on Lost Nation
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0917 Citizens dispute on Pearl St
0929 Citizens assist on Baker St
0953 Parking problem on Educational
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1031 Lost property on Brigham Hill
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1219 Accident on Jericho Rd
1246 Agency assist on Main St
1429 Assisted Rescue on Essex Way
1537 Accident on River Rd
1559 Disabled vehicle on Park St
1601 Susp circumstance on Railroad
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1654 Agency assist on Baker St
1921 Welfare check on Brickyard Rd
2124 Intoxication on Steeplebush Rd
2129 Alarm on Main St
2259 Unsecure premise on Center Rd
Friday, May 10
0231 Agency Assist on Indian Brook
Rd
0414 Alarm on Main St
0910 Juvenile Problem on Corporate
Dr
1026 Loose dog on Pinecrest Dr
1138 Citizens Assist on Susie Wilson
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1146 VIN Verification on Colchester
Rd
1153 Citizens assist on Bluestem Rd
1251 Agency assist on Colchester Rd
1300 Agency assist on Main St
1303 Agency assist on Main St
1431 Susp circumstance on Lincoln
St
1505 Passing stopped school bus on
Pioneer St
1509 Citizens assist on Main St
1553 Welfare check on Sand Hill Rd
1604 Wanted person on Railroad St
1703 Custodial dispute on Main St
1720 Accident on Center Rd
1758 Aggravated Assault on
Greenfield Rd
1835 Accident on Gauthier Dr
1942 Welfare check on Main St
1950 Citizens dispute on Railroad
Ave
2053 Accident on Susie Wilson Rd
2249 DLS on New England Dr
2254 Motor Vehicle Complaint/
Assault/DUI that occurred in
Winooski
2336 Suspicious vehicle on Meadow
Terr
Saturday, May 11
0157 Alarm on Susie Wilson Rd
0740 Alarm on Prospect St
0836 Alarm on Center Rd
0956 Suspicious circumstance on
Indian Brook Rd
0959 Accident on Center Rd
1003 Accident on Essex Way
1106 Animal problem on Pearl St
1119 Assist Rescue/Property damage
on Susie Wilson Rd
1333 Animal problem on Foster Rd
1353 911 Hang-up on Perkins Dr
1446 Phone problem on Sand Hill Rd
1451 Accident on Fox Run Rd
1627 Vandalism on Briar Ln
1657 Noise complaint on Chapin Rd
1753 Agency assist on Main St
1917 Custodial dispute on Baker St
2133 Family fight on Railroad St
2328 Intoxication on Doon Way
Sunday, May 12
0038 Citizens dispute on Ethan
Allen Ave
0422 Citizens assist on Main St
0538 Suspicious circumstance on
Brickyard Rd
0647 Family fight on Kellogg Rd
0742 Alarm on Prospect St
0907 Vandalism on Railroad Ave
1100 Motor veh complaint on
Center Rd
1116 Welfare check on Lincoln St
1128 Prop damage on Old
Colchester Rd
1209 Theft on Orchard Terr
1225 Citizens assist on Main St
1416 Accident on Upper Main St
1439 Accident on Kellogg Rd
1748 Suspicious vehicle on River
Rd
1813 Citizens Assist on South St Ln
1922 Alarm on Hiawatha Ave
2022 Theft on Essex Way
2116 Citizens assist on South St
2159 Phone Problem on Susie
Wilson Rd
2250 DLS on River Rd
2326 Citizens assist on Main St
Traffic Tickets Issued: 15
Written Traffic Warnings Issued: 58
B Section
The Essex Reporter •
May 16, 2013
Sports
Serving up a winning season
ALSO IN THIS SECTION:
• School News
• Classifieds
• Legal Notices
SPORTS
SHORTS
Joe
Gonillo
W
e are smack dab in the middle of
May. Enjoy the spring. We still have
a month of school remaining, so no
going on vacation early. Prom, Frosh Invite,
Essex Invitational approaching. Hope all
moms had a great Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Baseball
The baseball team has won three games in
a row after a 2-0 week and holds a 6-2 record at
the halfway point of the season. The Hornets
edged CVU 3-1 behind Luke Salerno. Then
they beat CHS 8-1 again with superb pitching. The JV A team is 5-2 following a 1-1 week. They won a slugfest vs. CVU 11-8 then fell to
the Lakers 8-2. The JV B team trounced the
Enosburg JV’s 25-3 and are 6-0. The Mount
Abe game was rescheduled for Monday. Games
vs. SHS and Middlebury are up this week.
Softball
The softball team is an unblemished 8-0
after two big wins last week. First the girls
drubbed CVU 16-1 in a game halted by the
Mercy Rule after six innings. The Hornets
chalked up win number-8 with a 6-1 decision
over a scrappy Laker team. Boy, their pitching
has been nothing short of outstanding. How
many years have I written that? The JV’s
went 2-0 last week. A football-like win over
CVU 35-15 and then an 18-10 win over CHS. They have won four games in a row and are
5-1. Both teams’ games Saturday vs. Mount
Abe were postponed to Monday giving them
a three-game week as the varsity travels to
Barre and Middlebury. ABOVE: Essex
sophomore Daniel
Ro returns with
a forehand shot
against South
Burlington on
Monday afternoon at
Essex High School.
The Hornets won 4-3
against the Rebels,
which boosted their
record to 11-1. The
EHS team had a
Tuesday game after
presstime.
LEFT: Essex’s Ryan Wolbach, right, returns a shot during a doubles
tennis match with his partner Marsh Palen, left, against South
Burlington.
RIGHT: Essex sophomore Marsh Palen runs towards a shot. Photos by Oliver Parini
Frank named to NE-10 All-Conference first team
Stephanie Frank, of Essex, recently capped her softball career at St.
Michael’s College by being named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference first
team.
St. Michael’s College senior Stephanie
Frank, of Essex, capped her softball career
by being named to the Northeast-10 AllConference first team last Thursday. The
accolade, her first as a collegian, came
in the utility/pitcher category, as Frank
started 16 games in the circle and 15 in
the outfield.
Frank continued a run of success for
her program that has seen at least one
player land an all-league laurel during
10 of the last 11 years, with the squad
earning 23 citations in that time. Frank
was the first Purple Knight first team
pick since Ashley Harkins in 2009.
Hornets’
SCHEDULE
A .282 hitter, the beginning of Frank’s
season was delayed by 10 contests due
to an early-season injury, but she still
finished first on the squad in runs (11)
and stolen bases (9) and third in hits
(24). Frank drove home five runs, walked
four times and struck out only four times
in 96 plate appearances. She was also
second on the team with five sacrifice
bunts and completed the season riding
a five-game hitting streak. As one of the
Purple Knights’ two primary starting
pitchers, Frank won three contests
while completing 11 of her 16 starts. She
struck out 41 while limiting opponents to
BASEBALL:
5/16 Essex at Midd............................. 4:30 p.m.
5/21 Essex vs. St. J............................. 4:30 p.m.
GOLF:
5/17 Essex at Basin Harbor................. 3:00 p.m.
5/20 Essex at West Bolton.................. 3:00 p.m.
BOYS’ LACROSSE:
5/17 Essex at BFA............................... 4:00 p.m.
5/20 Essex vs. Spaulding.................... 4:00 p.m.
5/22 Essex vs. MMU........................... 4:00 p.m.
23 walks.
Last weekend, Frank became the
10th player in program history to reach
100 career hits and she finished 10th
with 104 knocks, just three short of ninth
place. Frank also took fourth in steals
(26) and tied for fourth in runs (55). As a
pitcher, she was second in school annals
in innings pitched (518.2) and third in
wins (20) and strikeouts (246).
Last week, Frank landed on the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for a week in which
she posted a 1.68 earned run average
and a 2-2 record, batting .292 with two
runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE:
5/18 Essex at MMU............................11:00 a.m.
5/21 Essex at Midd............................. 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL:
5/16 Essex at Midd............................. 4:30 p.m.
5/21 Essex vs. St. J............................. 4:30 p.m.
BOYS’ TENNIS:
5/16 Essex at CVU.............................. 3:30 p.m.
5/18 Essex vs. Burlington..................10 :00 a.m.
5/20 Essex vs. Colchester................... 3:30 p.m.
Boys’ Lacrosse
The boys’ lacrosse team was 2-0 last week,
has won four games in a row — all double digit
scoring — and stands at 7-2. They drilled CVU
14-7 as Teo Olsen scored on an assist from big
brother, James, as the Westford boys continue
to shine for the Hornets. Essex beat up BHS
16-3. They will travel to Barre and St. Albans
this Tuesday and Friday. The JV’s are a solid
6-1-1 though they absorbed their first loss
of the season last week 9-4 vs. CVU. They
bounced back nicely with a 12-2 win over the
Seahorses. The JV B team had a great week
going 2-0 against CVU and South Burlington. In the CVU game, Kipp Kelsey had three goals
and an assist to lead the Hornet offense to a
7-1 victory. Austin Lee popped in two goals,
as did Hunter Stewart. Tyler Fields and Caleb
Weinhagan had great days in the defensive
midfield. In the SB game, the Young Hornets
took the field with only 13 players and earned
a hard fought 5-3 win. The Hornets were led
by Ryan O’Leary’s three goals with Stewart
and Andrew Wagner each adding a score. Chip
Crawford and Caleb Austin had solid games
at the defensive end while Colby Trudeau,
O’Leary, Stewart, Wagner, and Big Bad Evan
Friedman all made massive contributions to
the team effort by playing all three positions
(midfielder, attack and defense) during the
course of the game. Great effort by this young
group of Hornets.
Girls’ Lacrosse
The girls lax team fell in their last game 9-8
to #1 and undefeated SB. The Hornets lead 6-5
at the half and played a great game. Linnea
Willey scored 4 goals, Charlotte Stuart had 2,
Olivia Malle and D.J. Couture 1. Haley Drury
stopped 12 shots. They defeated CVU in the
previous game and are 4-3. The JVA squad is
6-1 after 2 nice W’s last week: 7-3 over Rutland
and 7-5 SB. The JVB’s are 3-0.
Boys’ Tennis
The boys’ tennis team won three matches
last week and 10 in a row since a seasonopening loss to SB. They have won six matches
6-1 and 3 matches 7-0. The other one was 5-2. This week things get wild with four matches
vs. SB in the long-awaited rematch, Rice, CVU
and BHS.
Girls’ Tennis
The girls’ tennis team is improving steadily. They are 3-8, went 1-2 last week beating Rice
5-2 then losing close 4-3 matches to Stowe and
MMU. They have lost 4 1-game matches this
spring and will play the same four teams the
– See SHORTS on page 2b
GIRLS’ TENNIS:
5/16 Essex at CVU.............................. 3:30 p.m.
5/18 Essex vs. Burlington...................10:00 a.m.
5/20 Essex vs. Colchester................... 3:30 p.m.
TRACK:
5/21 Essex at BFA............................... 3:30 p.m.
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The Essex Reporter • May 16, 2013
S ports
First North Atlantic
Conference title earned
Essex Women's Rugby
ABOVE: Essex’s Frankie Sands tries to take a
Rutland-player down while Katie Smith and Kristen
Dahlgren back her up. Essex lost the match on
Saturday 10-7. The Essex Women’s Rugby team
looks next to a match against Stanstead — a
Canadian team — on May 15 at 5:30 p.m. in Maple
Street Park, Essex Junction.
Essex High School alum Justin Pinard (third from left) and the Colby-Sawyer College men’s
tennis team earned their first North Atlantic Conference title and a trip to the NCAA tournament
last week, while Donna Gordon (fourth from left), another Essex High School alum, and the
Colby-Sawyer College women’s tennis team earned the North Eastern Athletic Conference title
and a trip the NCAA tournament.
Photo contributed
LEFT: An MMU/Colchester player marks Katie Sands,
of Essex, as she runs the ball with her teammate
Scotti Day during a match EHS won on May 7.
Photos contributed by Scott Smith
SHORTS
from page 1b
this week highlighted by
Thursday’s North Country
Boys’ Invitational.
guys do this week.
Track
The track teams had
Golf
to relocate two meets this
The golf teams had a
week. First the varsity meet
busy week with two matches
vs. SB and MMU was moved
for each team. The girls
to Jericho, then the annual
placed first and tied for
Frosh Invite on Friday also
first as Jessica Poratti and
went up Route 15 to MMU
Maria Reed both shot 46. because of a surface issue
Then it was Erin Murray
in lane 1 around most of the
and Poratti at 49 in match
track. Huge thank you to
number-two. The boys
Cougar AD David Marlow
finished second to SHS in
and MMU track and field
Barre then first in Newport. coach Bill Eschholz (‘85
The teams have five matches
Hornet track captain) for
their help and hospitality. The freshman meet is also
Day 1 of the Dave Gomez Women’s Decathlon. We
hope to host Day 2 here
if all repairs are in order. Thanks to maintenance
head Bruce Murdough for
help and coordination there. Next week is Memorial Day
weekend and our Essex
Invitational/New England
Qualifier all day Saturday.
Thursday’s ADL meet had to
be changed as well.
Notes & News I foolishly neglected to
mention/congratulate EHS’
Nancy Chalmers. She is the
aunt of newly named SMC
women’s basketball coach,
Shannon Kynoch. Nancy
was also one of Shannon’s
biggest fans during her
years as a Rebel.
Congratulations
to
Athletic
Director
Ed
Hockenbury
who
was
presented
the
2013
State Award of Merit
by the Vermont State
Athletic
Directors
Association
(VSADA)
Monday. Hockenbury was
honored during the state
conference
for
athletic
administrators at the Three
Stallion Inn, in Randolph,
Vt. This award is provided
annually by the National
Interscholastic
Athletic
Administrators Association
(NIAAA) for recognition of
meritorious dedication to
High School and Middle
School Athletics. He has
been our athletic director
since 1997. Hockenbury has
been a long time member
and supporter of the NIAAA
for the past 15 years and
is a Certified Athletic
Administrator. Hockenbury
was the head coach of
State Champions South
Burlington Little League
All Stars in 2012. They
were also New England
Regional Semifinalist. He
has been an active youth
sports coach in baseball
and basketball since 2002. Hockenbury’s dedication to
athletics and education has
been recognized by receiving
the Community Coach of the
Year in 2011and Positive
Youth Sports Alliance of
Essex Friend of the Year in
2012. Hockenbury was the
VSADA president in 20022003 and was inducted in
the Vermont Principals’
Association Hall of Fame in
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Recognition
Ryan C. Wolbach a
senior at Essex High School
was recently awarded the
Vermont Youth Orchestra
Association’s
(VYOA)
2013 Hermance Music
Scholarship at the Flynn
Theater this past Sunday,
May 5. Wolbach performed
the 1811 Carl Maria
von
Weber’s
“Clarinet
Concertino in E Flat (Op.
26).” The scholarship is
given to one of the five
outstanding senior student
soloists that performed with
the VYOA organization this
past year. Wolbach will be
attending The University
of Vermont this coming fall
majoring in Biochemistry
with a minor in Music
Performance.
The Hermance Prize
is awarded annually to a
Vermont Youth Orchestra
senior who has performed as a
soloist with a VYOA orchestra
during the concert season.
Established in 1990 by the
parents and grandfather of
pianist Harry Hermance,
this award is presented in
honor of his commitment to
musical excellence.
Ryan C. Wolbach
Photo contributed
Jeffrey Kent
makes
Eagle Scout
Jeffrey Kent, a member of the Boy
Scout Troop No. 624 and a resident of
Essex Junction, has earned the honor of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank that the
Boy Scouts offers. Only 3 to 4 percent
of Boy Scout members ever attain this
prestigious honor.
Kent, 17, of Essex High School,
achieved the 21 merit badges required
to receive the Eagle Scout award. For
his final project he built two handicap
accessible picnic tables and two raised
flowerbeds for Albert D. Lawton
Intermediary School.
“I really appreciate everyone who
helped me through this process. It was
an amazing experience and I’ll never
forget it.”
A ceremony honoring Kent will take
place at a later date.
Jeffrey Kent
Achievements
Alexandra N. Seiler, of Essex
Junction, was named as a semifinalist
in the 58th annual National Merit
Scholarship Program. Seiler attends
Essex High School. Semifinalists have
the opportunity to continue in the
competition for some 8,300 National
Merit Scholarships worth more than
$32 million that will be offered next
spring.
Margaret
Turvey, of Essex
Junction, was named as a semifinalist
in the 58th annual National Merit
Scholarship Program. Turvey attends
Essex High School. Semifinalists have
the opportunity to continue in the
competition for some 8,300 National
Merit Scholarships worth more than
$32 million that will be offered next
spring.
Kelsa Battig, daughter of Dr.
Michael Battig and Mrs. Heather
Battig of Essex Junction, was named
to the fall 2012 semester Dean’s List
with Distinction at Grove City College
in Grove City, Penn. Kelsa is majoring
in biblical and religious studies major
and is a 2012 graduate of Essex High
School.
Lara Musaefendic, of Essex
Junction, was named to the fall 2012
semester Dean’s List at the University
of Massachusetts Boston in Boston.
Lauren
Granato,
of
Essex
Junction, was named to the fall 2012
semester President’s List at Plymouth
State University in Plymouth, N.H.
Katie J. Polakowski, of Essex
Junction, was named to the fall 2012
semester Dean’s List at Stonehill
College in Easton, Mass.
Nicole M. Sjoblom, of Essex
Junction, was named to the fall 2012
semester Dean’s List at Stonehill
College in Easton, Mass.
Cali
Cornacchia,
of
Essex
Junction, was named to the fall 2012
semester Dean’s List at Ohio Wesleyan
University in Delaware, Ohio.
Melissa
Guziak,
of
Essex
Junction, was named to the fall 2012
semester Dean’s List at Ohio Wesleyan
University in Delaware, Ohio.
Samuel Carpenter, of Essex
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Brittny Goodrich, of Essex
Junction, was named to the fall 2012
semester Dean’s List at the University
of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn.
Reece Tanguay, of Essex Junction,
was named to the fall 2012 semester
Chancellor’s List at the University of
Massachusetts-Dartmouth in North
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in business administration.
Ricci M. Celia, of Essex Junction,
was named to the fall 2012 semester
Dean’s List at SUNY Canton in Canton,
N.Y. Celia is majoring in health care
management and is a 2009 graduate of
Essex Junction Educational Center.
Richard Turvey, of Essex Junction,
was named to the fall 2012 semester
Dean’s List at Assumption College in
Worcester, Mass.
Shawnda Ratcliffe, of Essex,
was named to the fall 2012 semester
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College of Vermont in Montpelier, Vt.
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a firm principal for KBI, and was one of 14 other field
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S chools
state track meet. If families
are looking for a wonderful
summer
event,
please
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Singer
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Congratulations to this ADL office and at upcoming
year's ADL Geo Bee Team; events in the school and
under the coaching of teacher community. ADL receives $3
Peter Gustafson, the team from each sale and proceeds
won their regional match will be used to cover field
and will head to Northfield trip expenses. We hope to
High School for the state have a huge ADL crowd at
competition on Saturday. the game, so please join us.
The team includes: sixthgrader Ben Stewart, seventh- Geo Bee
graders Anna Ursiny (also a
The ADL Geo Bee team
third place finisher in the composed of sixth-grader
individual state Geo Bee Benjamin Stewart, seventhcompetition), Sam Feehan, graders Jack Cronin, Anna
and Jack Cronin, and eighth- Ursiny and Samuel Feehan
graders Emily Tupaj and and eighth-graders Emily
Cassidy Read. Coming up Tupaj and Cassidy Reid
soon will be the results of finished in second place
the Fitness Competition at the Vermont Principals
at UVM, at which ADL Association 2013 Geography
students often have strong State Championships held
performances. These two at Northfield High School on
events will finish up the Saturday, May 11.
ADL dug a hole early
school year's competitive
events except for baseball falling behind the eventual
winner
Charlotte
and softball tourneys and the state
ADL
Agenda
Central School in the early
rounds but in rounds 8-12
overtook
Brownington
Middle School to secure a
second place finish.
Coach Peter Gustafson
was especially proud of this
year's team. "We're a very
young team and will only
lose three of the 12 members
of the team to eighth-grade
graduation. Our goal is to
make it back to the states
next year and give it another
shot."
There are two new
trophies for the ADL trophy
case for winning the regional
on May 4 and taking second
place on May 11. In addition
the six competing members of
the ADL Geo Bee team were
rewarded silver engraved
medallions that they will
wear proudly.
ADL Spring Concert
The
annual
Spring
Concert will be held on
Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m.
All music ensembles will
present selections in this
final concert of the year.
Please join us!
Hiawatha
Classroom Highlight
Hiawatha parents from Japan helped
Mrs. Stevens’ kindergarten class learn
about Children’s Day in Japan, which is
celebrated on May 5. On May 8, Megumi
Esselstrom and Miyako Toyama shared
with the kindergartners how to make
a special carp shaped windsock, a
traditional craft in honor of this special
day in Japan. Everyone enjoyed making
this very special craft that celebrates
children and symbolizes success in life.
Green Mountain Sing
Hiawatha staff and students welcome
the community to join them for songs
during a school-wide Green Mountain
Sing assembly on May 28 at 2:05 p.m.
This will be the final Sing for the school
year. Hope to see you there.
PTO News
Don’t forget about our fundraiser
with the Vermont Lake Monsters! Each
ticket costs $6 and for every ticket sold,
the PTO earns $3. The date on the tickets
is for a game on June 22, which will be
Hiawatha night at the Lake Monsters.
Additionally, there will be a party with
Champ if our school sells 250 tickets.
This means only one ticket per student
needs to be sold to reach that goal. If
you would like to purchase tickets for
anyone who is not a student or who is
a relative of a student, e-mail Missy at
[email protected].
Reminders and Upcoming Events
Kindergarten registration is now
open. Contact Mindy Deibler at 8786419 or e-mail [email protected] to
set up an appointment for Kindergarten
Screening at Hiawatha on June 7.
May 20-24 — Book Swap in the
Learning Center.
May 24 — Memorial Day Assembly
and Community Walk
For more information on these
“highlights” and other school news,
visit www. ccsuvt.org/hiawatha or
contact Judy Cohan at 878 1384 or Tom
Bochanski at [email protected].
ETSD News
EMS Orchestra
Did you know? When
students play instruments,
they read in a different
language, use math and
physics skills, use left and
right brain, all the while
expressing emotion and
artistry through music.
Students playing in the
Essex Middle School (EMS)
string orchestra explore
a range of music from
classical to fiddling to pop. Join us for the next
EMS Orchestra Concert
on Thursday, May 30 at
6:30 p.m. with the Founders
String Orchestra. A group of third-graders “wowed” the audience last Tuesday, May 7 during the Green Mountain
sing with their newly learned talent for playing the recorder. These dedicated students had
been regularly practicing with the Music Teacher, Ms. Reed either before school or after
school since February. Their hard work in learning several songs together paid off with a
wonderful musical performance. Photo contributed
Xiaoyao Gao and Avery
Kupferer experiment on the
violin.
Founders
Memorial
Photo by Elizabeth Skinner, EMS
Orchestra Teacher
Students in Ms. McKenna's Kindergarten class at Essex Elementary School have been studying
units of measure through cooking. They opened a Pizzeria in the classroom and served lunch to
visiting parents. Students selected the menu and made all the pizzas by hand.
Photo by Donna Sturgess, EES Administrative Assistant
Spring Cleaning?
SNAC, Anyone?
No, it’s not a misspelling…
it’s the Student Nutrition
Advisory Council (SNAC) at
Founders Memorial School.
The job of the SNAC group is
to help learn about healthy
eating habits, and then use
what they have learned to
educate other students at the
school and also advise the
Child Nutrition staff. The
group meets twice a month,
and is made up of student
representatives across grades
three, four and five.
Students
meet
with
Rachel Preston and Bonnie
Szarkowski, their advisors,
and do a variety of activities.
Recently, the group played
a nutrition game on the
computer using the Academy
of Nutrition and Dietetics
Website.
Some of the
questions included: "If you
are eating healthy, does that
Student Nutrition Activity Committee gathers around a table at
Founders Memorial School. Pictured seated from left to right:
Rachel Preston, Walker Sample, Nick Versaci, Aiden Ferreira,
Bonnie Szarkowski and Kevin Lyons. Pictured standing from left
to right: Ella Lesny, Elizabeth Mitchell and Ella Newman.
Photo courtesy of Finest Image Photography
mean that you are only eating
foods low in fat?" The game allowed the
advisors to discuss with
students how low fat and
fat free dairy products, lean
meats, etc. are all part of a
healthy diet. Research shows
that
discussions
around
healthy eating habits should
start early. At Founders,
students are learning about
healthy eating habits, and
then using what they learn to
bring new recipes to the hot
lunch program.
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S chools
Upcoming events
ETSD
CCSU
Monday, May 20
What: Superintendent Roundtable
Discussions
Where/When:
Essex Elementary School from 7:30-9 a.m.
Founders Memorial School from 6:30-8 p.m.
Thursday, May 16
What: Informational Night for parents/
guardians of incoming sixth graders Where: Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School
When: 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 23
What: Spring Choral Concert
Where: Founders Memorial School
When: 6:30 p.m.
Monday, May 20
What: No School – student-led
conference will be held instead
Where: All Essex Junction and Westford
schools
When: During day
Monday, May 27
What: Memorial Day – No School
Where: District wide
When: During day
Monday, May 20
What: Union #46 School Board meeting Where: EHS Library
When: 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 30
What: EMS/FMS Orchestra Concert
Where: Essex Middle School
When: 6:30 p.m.
Fleming
Flyer
One World, Our World
Celebration
The week of May 2124 will be Thomas Fleming
School’s “Fleming Week
of Cultural Diversity” to
coincide with the United
Nation's "World Day for
Cultural Diversity" (May
21). One piece of the week
will be our annual One
World, Our World assembly
on Wednesday, May 22 from
2-3 p.m. Students' family
members and friends are
invited to attend and join in
the fun activities to celebrate
our diverse cultures.
The One World, Our
World Potluck will be from
5:30-6:30 p.m. that evening
(May 22).
Families are
encouraged to come and
bring a favorite family dish to
share. This year, we will have
the hip-hop group A2VT come
perform
after
dinner
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the
Fleming gym. Sign-ups for
the potluck are in this week's
Friday Folders. Hope to see
you there.
EHS News
Yard work at EHS
Botany teacher Amy
Vensel has taken advantage
of the beautiful weather this
week to bring her Botany
classes outdoors. Over
the years her classes have
planted several gardens
and
the
cooperating
weather this spring has
made
it
exceptionally
attractive. Weeds have
been pulled, and the neverending task of keeping the
area raked and spruced up
is paying dividends. We're
also enjoying the scents of
the lilies of the valley and
lilacs planted in previous
years. Thanks for all the
hard work; we're loving the
results.
Wednesday, May 22
What: One World Potluck Dinner (all are invited)
Where: Fleming School
When: 5:30 p.m.
A2VT
About A2VT in their own
words: "We are A2VT: Three
young guys from Africa.
When war broke out in our
home countries, we were
forced to leave. Eventually
we arrived in Vermont, where
we now live. Now that we are
here, we want to show people
what we can do. We write
songs. We sing. We rap. We
think you will like what you
hear!" We have recorded our
first album, “Africa, Vermont”
with grant funding from
the Vermont Community
Foundation. Check out more:
www.a2vt.com.
Thank You Fleming
Parents and PTO
A big thank you to Sathya
Amouretti,
the
Fleming
PTO, and the many Fleming
parents and community
members who organized, sent
cards, baked and otherwise
fed the Fleming teachers
and staff this week. We
appreciate all these efforts
— these gestures from the
community make our school a
great place to work.
Field Trips And
Volunteers
With field trip season
After Prom Party
The After Prom Party
Committee is asking for
support and assistance
in planning this year's
"after prom party". This
is
a
fun-filled
event,
alcohol and drug free and
a wonderful conclusion to
the Junior-Senior prom
in a safe environment. A
variety of current films,
entertainment,
food
and door prizes will be
available at the Essex
Outlet Cinemas from 12
a.m. to 4 a.m. following the
prom on Sunday, May 26
into Monday, May 27. The
committee
depends
on
donations to make this event
a success and a memorable
evening for all. Please
consider
a
Essex High School
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upon us, we wanted to remind
any parents or guardians who
are interested in chaperoning
of the following guidelines:
No parents or guardians may
chaperone a Fleming field
trip without first completing
our School District’s online volunteer registration
form. This allows Fleming
to conduct a background
check on all volunteers.
You will find the link on
our school website: www.
ccsuvt.org/fleming/newvolunteer.
Within a few
days of completing the form,
you will receive an email
letting you know if you have
been approved as a Fleming
school volunteer.
Thank
you for your assistance in
this process, and for your
willingness to chaperone our
field trips.
Family Sock Hop
A family sock hop will be
held on Friday, May 31, 6:308:30 p.m. Fleming students
attending the sock hop must
be accompanied by a parent
or guardian. This is always
a fun family event. It will
be the final sock hop on this
Fleming gym floor — our gym
floor will be replaced this
summer. Enjoy the dance.
CTE
CTE students awarded
automotive industry
credentials
The
Automotive
Technology Program at
the Center for Technology,
Essex
(CTE)
recently
completed
the
State
Approved Auto Technician
Skill Assessments in the
areas of tires, disc brakes,
drum brakes, hydraulic
systems, electrical systems
and general service.
This
skills/
written assessment is
administered in order
for students to receive
industry
credentials
recognized in the state of
Vermont in these areas of
training.
Based on the results of
the recent assessment:
25 students will receive
credentials in General
Service
15 students will receive
credentials in tires
25 students will receive
credentials in drum
CTE’s Automotive Tech Program instructors work with middle
brakes
school girls during the Girls Can Too event on May 10, 2012.
25 students will receive
Photos contributed
credentials in disk brakes
year, and the data will be and Dan Clark. More
25 students will receive
reviewed for next year’s information about this
credentials in hydraulic
program and CTE can be
training assessments
systems
Instructors
for
the found at: www.ccsuvt.org/
The electrical systems
portion was a pilot for this program are Gary Swan cte.
Movie and cooking night
What: The Cooking for a Cause
club will host a movie, dinner,
and cooking night.
Watch the movie Cloudy with
a Chance of Meatballs
Eat a spaghetti dinner
Make sugar cookies to be
brought home.
Where: Essex High School
Who: Ages 6-10
When: Friday, May 31, 5-8 p.m.
Price: $8
Why: All profits go to
charity. Last year donatons
went to Share Our Strength
an organization dedicated to
ending childhood hunger.
Contact: Marybeth Perilli
Family & Consumer Science
Teacher
857-7000 x1333
[email protected]
Photo of the week
donation of money or gift
certificate or prize. To
donate or request more
information contact Nancy
Kelly at 318-2711 or email
her at scrapperjoe@comcast.
net.
ROTC
Members
of
Junior
ROTC spent Wednesday
visiting the Vermont Air
National Guard base at
Burlington
International
airport.
Col.
James
Spaulding accompanied the
cadets. Air Guard personnel
met with our students and
shared first hand knowledge
of aviation activities. Many
aviation career fields were
discussed and our students
thank the Vermont Air
Guard for being so generous
with their time.
Welcome Baby Social - This free event will be held Saturday, May 18 from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Hall in Essex. Come have fun with other parents of new
babies born in the last year. There will be music with Joanna, yoga with Danielle, activities
for siblings, light refreshments, giveaways and raffle prizes. RSVP to bbfessexvt@gmail.
com or Danielle at 876-7555. Pictured are parents and babies at the Free Building Bright
Futures of Essex Baby Playgroup that is held on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. during
the school year. For more information contact Saramichelle at [email protected] or
872-9580.
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