July 18, 2013 - The Colchester Sun

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VOL. 12 No. 29
Protecting Colchester Pond
Park district sharpens
eye on invasive milfoil
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
Invasive Eurasian Milfoil has
shut down usage of ponds similar to
Colchester Pond in recent years, and
the Winooski Valley Park District
(WVPD) is working to make sure that
doesn’t happen here.
The district is employing new parttime staff members this summer using
a grant from the Vermont Department
of Environmental Conservation to
inspect boats for traces of invasive
species that may have been picked
up at other bodies of water. A few
miles from Colchester Pond is Indian
Brook Reservoir in Essex, which has
been dealing with milfoil infestation
for the past two years. Last season,
Indian Brook was closed to swimmers
and boaters for two days in June while
the Department of Environmental
Conservation applied the chemical
triclopyr to the plants.
Milfoil grows from the bottom of a
lake or pond and eventually reaches the
surface, favoring areas close to shore
that are also popular with swimmers.
It crowds out other plant species and
blocks light from feeding plant life
below the surface. Indian Brook is
on a five-year milfoil mitigation plan
with the Department of Environmental
Conservation.
In hopes of preventing a similar
infestation, two WVPD workers
are stationed at the entrance to
–See POND on page 3
Outdoors writer David Williams, of Washington, enjoys a peaceful summer afternoon of fly-fishing at Colchester Pond in July of 2011.
File photo by Oliver Parini
Get ready for ‘Fast Trash’ in the bay
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
A pop-up trash collection service
called “Fast Trash” is scheduled to
serve Malletts Bay neighborhoods from
a central location near the intersection
of Church and Porters Point roads this
August.
The Town of Colchester has partnered
with Myers Container Service to run a
temporary facility at the Colchester Fire
District No. 2 parking lot that will take
trash and recyclables for a fee. It will run
from 8 a.m. to noon during the first four
Saturdays in August.
The program is designed as an interim
measure to appease residents who used
to use a Chittenden Solid Waste District
trash and recyclable dropoff center behind
the old town hall. When voters approved
the construction of a new town hall in
2006, residents were assured that the
dropoff center would be re-established
after the new buildings were complete,
according to Shirley Meier, a candidate
for Colchester Selectboard last March
who has advocated for the replacement
of the dropoff facility since the new town
office building was completed in 2008.
“Ever since then it’s been a work in
progress,” said Meier.
Over the years, she has pressed the
Colchester Selectboard to replace the old
dropoff center, and the board has identified
a Vermont Agency of Transportation
(VTRANS) parcel that was once planned
for the Circumferential Highway on
Heineberg Drive as the preferred location
“The selectboard is giving
the concept a chance in
an attempt to serve that
underserved area.”
Bryan Osborne
Public Works Director
for a new dropoff site. But VTRANS
would first like to see a park and ride
facility on the parcel, Meier said.
“Complications with the use of
this area have to date prevented the
–See TRASH on page 3
Time for transition
Former IBMers search for
their next move
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
Do IBM skills translate to other Vermont companies?
Hundreds of workers who lost jobs in IBM’s layoffs this summer
are finding out through a series of job fairs and unemployment
information seminars sponsored by the Vermont Department of
Labor.
Dozens of employers set up shop Monday at the Sheraton
in South Burlington to meet with IBMers who have recently
lost jobs. Information on transitioning health coverage (IBM
is offering to maintain insurance coverage for laid off workers
for up to a year), starting your own business and government
unemployment benefits was also available.
For John Anderson and about a dozen others who sat in on
the Small Business Development Center’s seminar on starting
your own business, self-employment seemed like an appealing
option.
“My skills are great within IBM but not so great to go
to another company with,” Anderson said. “You build up a
networking team over 20-odd years, you can’t walk away with
that to another company.”
Anderson said he was considering a stone-cutting/silverworking/jewelry-making business. Two other recently laid
off IBMers were working on the idea of starting their own
semiconductor manufacturing operation — using the same
skills they used at IBM — and pitching themselves as a potential
satellite operation for existing technology companies.
They realize, however, that the financial risks to that model
are great and the investment capital required may not be readily
Colchester-Milton
Rotary elects
new board
On June 13, the Rotary
Club of Colchester-Milton
had
their
changeover
of officers and board of
directors. On July 1, the new
board of directors under the
leadership of Leora Black
took over the management
of the Colchester Milton
Rotary Club. The new
officers include Leora
Black, President; Suzanne
Brown, President Elect;
Erica Marks, Past President;
Elizabeth
Kozinsky,
Secretary; and Maureen
Garofano, Treasurer. The
Board of Directors consists
of Kevin Endres, James
Mount, Richard Kruger,
Cathy
Laclair,
Kent
Booream, Earl Wertheim
and Tim Brisson.
Black has been a Rotary
member for nearly 10 years
according to Wertheim, an
18-year member himself.
“Leora is very active
in community service,” he
noted. Black organized the
Fun Run/Walk that took
place on June 1 at Bayside
Park
Presidents
for
the
Colchester-Milton
Rotary
Club are selected by a
nominating committee that
is made up of four past
presidents. The selection
then goes to the club
for approval. Wertheim
noted that the nominating
committee
looks
for
someone who is outspoken,
a leader and organized.
“Leora is phenomenally
organized, pays a lot
attention to detail, has
very few inhibitions and
I was impressed with her
professionalism at the first
meeting she ran,” said
Wertheim.
–See ROTARY on page 3
Colchester works
well with water
By EMILY DAVIS
For The Colchester Sun
available.
“Is the economic climate right for other companies to invest
in remote offices?” asked former IBMer John Oleszkiewicz.
“It’s certainly possible. We haven’t given up, but it’s been
difficult to find interest.”
Oleszkiewicz noted a second possibility of setting up a
semiconductor shop to do business with the U.S. government,
but a track record of at least two years must be established to
work with the government, he said — even though many IBM
employees have government contracting experience.
“The government contracts a lot of semiconductor product
design and a lot of people here are already skilled to do that
With the amount of rain Vermont has seen in the past few
weeks, questions have been raised about the health quality of
Lake Champlain and the level of damage some towns have
faced.
Colchester Public Works Director Bryan Osborne
commented, “As the land and woods gets washed off, the rain
carries animal waste into streets, drains and eventually the
lake. This spring we noticed that because there’s been so much
rain, the e. coli levels are much lower compared to other years
since the consistency of the rain has flushed and spread out the
amount of e. coli.”
Flood levels have also been higher than other years, creating
two types of damage — inland surface damage and shoreline
damage. While the Town of Colchester did not experience a lot
of inland surface damage, neighboring towns like Burlington
–See IBM on page 3
–See WEATHER on page 3
Brian Hughes, right, of the Bombardier company discusses job
opportunities with Dave Jones of Winooski. Photo by Jason Starr
The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 18, 2013
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Q&A
with
Katie Matthews
Author of “Chasing Down Secrets”
At the age of 7, Katie
Matthews read the entire
Harry Potter series. Matthews
now a junior at Colchester
High School remembers that
as the time she fell in love
with reading and writing,
and the moment she knew
she wanted to become an
author some day.
“I was inspired by J.K.
Rowling and the struggle
she went through to become
a famous author,” Matthews
explained.
Although perhaps not
famous
yet,
Matthews
recently self-published her
first book, “Chasing Down
Secrets,” through Amazon.
com.
Matthews wrote about
four pages a day during her
two-hour study hall/lunch
break during the school day.
It took her six months to
complete the novel.
“I wanted to tell people
all about the book,” she said,
“but I didn’t really because I
wanted them to read it. I had
to keep most of it to myself.”
The roughly 100-page
novel follows Maria, 18,
and Emmet, 20, as they
flee a concentration camp,
guarding their forbidden
love.
Matthews
recently
elaborated on her first book
and her hopes for future
writing.
Q: How would you
describe your book?
A: It’s about this girl
named Maria Kaiser who is
brought to a concentration
camp when she is 13 because
they think she is Jewish. She
stays there for five years.
Then she falls in love with
a Nazi named Emmet. There
is an opportunity for them
to escape and they do. Then
they are on the run.
Maria comes to learn
why she was mistaken as a
Jew and why her mother hid
her when the Nazis came…
that’s the mystery of the
book.
It’s a page-turner.
I always try to end on a
suspenseful note. Sometimes
I don’t know what is going
to happen next and so it is
a mystery for myself when I
end the chapter.
Q: How did you decide
what to write about?
A: I didn’t really know
what my book was going to
be about until I wrote the
preface of it. The characters
just kind of came to life as
I wrote them. I knew that
Emmet was going to be a
really strong character and
Maria would be kind of
weaker but strong in her own
way.
I know where I want my
characters to end up, it’s just
getting them there. That’s
the creative part.
Q: What genre would
you say your book is?
A: A romance novel.
But there are a lot of twists
and turns that aren’t about
romance; it’s about Maria’s
life.
Q: Why did you use the
Holocaust as a backdrop
for your book?
A: The Holocaust has
always been a big interest of
mine. I wanted to write about
the Holocaust, but I also
wanted to write a romance
novel. I wanted to make it
dramatic and complicated.
Q: Did you enjoy
writing your first book?
A: It was really fun. It
Katie Matthews sits at her home in Colchester on July 5. was really good on days I
knew what to write, but then
on the days I didn’t know
what to do next it was really
challenging. I just knew that
I wanted to finish it.
Q: How personally
connected are you to your
writing?
A: Some writing is
personal – like my poems.
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But my stories I just want to
share with people because it
is not about me, it’s about
characters I make up.
My mom read my book
and she thought that the
main character [Maria] was
a lot like me; I don’t really
see that.
Q: How many books
will there be in your series?
A: There will be three
books. I am working on
the second book now. It’s a
little bit more difficult than
the first one because I have
to think of new ideas. I also
can’t change the characters
now because they are set in
stone from the first book.
They characters have
grown a little bit, so that
gives me some flexibility.
I hope to be done with the
second book before school
starts.
I hope to finish the third
book by the time I’m a
senior.
Q: Why did you decide
to self-publish your book?
A: I didn’t know I was
going to publish it. I was
just writing it for me. Then
when I finished it my mom
encouraged me to try to
publish it.
I was a little nervous. I
didn’t know how it would
do.
Q: What are your
reactions to the feedback
readers give you on
amazon.com?
A: It is helpful. I am still
young and have a lot to learn.
Q: Do you still want to
have your book published
by a publisher?
A: I want to be an author
when I get older. And I do
want to be published. I am
actually in the process of
writing a query letter so
that I can send my book into
publishers.
I’m considering young
author publishers.
Q: Where do you see
yourself in 10 years?
A: hope that I’ll have
a major in psychology and
that I’ll be on my way to
becoming a really successful
author.
I took a psychology class
this year and the mental
illnesses really intrigued
me and so I know when I
am older I want to study
criminal
psychology
or
mental illnesses. These types
of illnesses are something
that anyone can become
susceptible to; I want to
know why and what triggers
it.
Being an author is not a
steady path, so going into
psychology is a way to make
sure I have an income that
can help me while I try to
become an author.
—Elsie Lynn
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Police Beat
Robbery on Creek Farm Road
Colchester Police responded to a reported
robbery at the Dollar General on Creek Farm Road
at around 9 p.m. on July 9.
Victims reported that a white male in his 20s
wearing a grey t-shirt, tan shorts and a green
baseball hat reached across the clerk while she was
making change and removed cash from the drawer.
The male was further described as having a full
beard and his face partially concealed by a white
material that appeared to be gauze.
After the incident, the male fled on foot toward
Breezy Acres Trailer Park.
“This is an active investigation at this time,”
Lt. Jeff Barton said on Tuesday afternoon. “We’re
looking into everything.”
Anyone with information is asked to call
Colchester Police Department at 264-5555.
James Marrs found
James Marrs, of Colchester, who was reported
missing on July 10, was found less than a mile
from his residence at around 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
He was located in a small ravine behind Claussen’s
on Main Street by an employee of the business.
Marrs, who suffers from the onset of dementia,
was conscious when located and was transported to
Fletcher Allen Health Care by Colchester Rescue
for further evaluation.
A search for Marrs involving members of the
Colchester Police Department, Vermont State
Police, Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations
and the Vermont Army National Guard had been
ongoing prior to his discovery.
The Colchester Police issued a statement on
Friday afternoon thanking all those that called in
with information regarding this investigation.
Update on reported burglary
On Feb. 19, Burlington Police received a report
from a resident on Lafountain Street who described
encountering a burglar inside his residence, fighting
the male off and discharging a firearm into his floor
in an effort to scare the male away.
Numerous police officers responded, including
a Police K-9 from Colchester. Several individuals
on the street were detained as they resembled the
given description and composite.
After
lengthy
inconsistent
interviews,
investigation showed the complainant, James
Maxfield, 41, now of Colchester, had fabricated
the burglary complaint. Maxfield had staged an
elaborate fight scene within his residence and
fired a handgun into his own floor. The downstairs
resident was not home at the time and there were no
injuries reported.
Maxfield was cited to appear in the Chittenden
Superior Court on July 16 to answer for the charges
of Reckless Endangerment and False Information
to Police.
TRASH
from page 1
construction of a dropoff
facility on this site,” Public
Works
Director
Bryan
Osborne advised in a May
memo to the selectboard.
At the direction of the
selectboard, Osborne worked
with Myers and Fire District
No. 2 to set up the Fast Trash
service. The service will
consist of a Myers trash truck
parked in the Fire District No.
2 lot and collecting bagged
trash and recyclables.
Myers will charge $3 for
an 18 gallon-bag of trash; $5
for a 33-gallon bag. It will
charge $2 for an 18-gallon
bag of recyclables and $3
for a 33-gallon bag. Private
curbside trash pickup is
approximately $30 a month.
Residents who drive to
Chittenden Solid Waste
District dropoff centers in
neighboring towns like Essex
and South Burlington can
drop recyclables for free but
pay a fee for trash dropoff.
“The
selectboard
is
giving the concept a chance
in an attempt to serve that
underserved area that doesn’t
have any good alternatives,”
Osborne said.
Neither
Meier
nor
Osborne is convinced that the
program will be a success. It
will need to attract enough
customers in August to
justify Myers continued
participation.
“The location is good,”
said Meier. “But people aren’t
happy with the cost.”
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POND
from page 1
Colchester Pond for four
hours
Saturdays
and
Sundays through Labor Day,
offering
complimentary,
voluntary boat inspections.
The workers will check out
the underside of boats and
the ends of paddles for any
stray plant life. They’ll also
inquire as to which body of
water boats were last in.
“We want to make sure
no aquatic life is being
transferred from elsewhere
into the pond,” said WVPD
Parks Manager Tim Larned.
In addition to the two new
grant-funded staffers, the
district is seeking volunteers
for a trail-clearing and repair
day planned for Aug. 16.
The rains of June damaged
the path leading from the
parking lot to the water’s
edge, and water bars to direct
runoff from the trail as well
ROTARY
from page 1
information
on
Rotary
International visit www.
rotary.org. For membership
information contact Erica
Marks at 355-2080 or visit
www.cmrotary.org.
— Elsie Lynn
Past President Erica Marks
pins President’s Pin on Leora
Black.
Photo contributed
IBM
from page 1
work,” he said.
“(Going into) business is
not my first choice,” he added.
“But if the right idea comes
along …”
Companies
like
MyWebGrocer and Dealer.
com, Chittenden County
technology companies that
are growing, were recruiting
Monday mostly for software
engineers.
Company
representatives said they’ve
started the interview process
with a handful of former
IBM employees. But Glen
Gehrkens of MyWebGrocer
said
the
manufacturing
skills coming out of IBM
are incongruent with his
company’s needs.
“They don’t’ have a ton
of software experience so it’s
hard to transition,” he said.
“You have to be able to train
them from the ground up.”
Christina Lord of Dealer.
com said the company has
hired former IBMers in the
past and is interviewing a
handful for current openings.
“We have absolutely
found some transferable
skills,” she said.
Kurt
Nielson,
head
recruiter for Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters, said the
openings at his company’s
growing Essex facility in
“process and packaging
engineering” translate well
from IBM’s operations.
“We’ve hired a lot of
people from IBM in the
“We have
absolutely found
some transferable
skills”
Christina Lord
Dealer.com
past,” he said.
Labor Secretary Annie
Noonan is still trying to nail
down the scope of IBM’s
layoff. The labor department
needs
that
information,
she said, to tailor its job
retraining,
unemployment
and re-employment services.
Noonan has asked IBM
officials for specifics on
the number of workers laid
off as well as their salary
histories, addresses and
names. As of Monday, the
company had only shared
that it had laid off more than
25 workers. Noonan said at
least 350 laid off IBMers had
taken advantage of recent
Department of Labor job
fairs.
“We’ll be pursuing as
much information as we can
get,” she said. “It’s not a
matter of idle curiosity. We
want to connect with these
people quickly.”
and Williston were hit,
tearing up parts of roads
and vegetation. Colchester
has also been lucky enough
to have minimal shoreline
damage,
according
to
Osborne.
“Elevated lake levels
become more problematic
as windy conditions pick
up,” he explained. “Waves
can come in very powerful
washing away beach and
aggressively hitting land
mass. Apart from raised
water levels at beaches, there
has not been any shoreline
damage in Colchester this
year.”
With an inland look
on weather conditions,
Colchester
Parks
and
Recreation Director Glen
Cuttitta shared views on
how his Department’s camps
have been dealing with the
stormy weather and high
water levels.
“It hasn’t led to us being
less successful; it’s led to
us being more creative,”
he said. “The timing of the
weather events has been
favorable for us to adjust —
to extend an event. Despite
the rain we’ve been able to
keep the programs running.”
One exception Cuttitta
explained was the relocation
of the Fourth of July fireworks
to the Bayside softball field
since there wasn’t enough
room on the beach.
“Day camps have faced
challenges of having to
relocate kids to a safe location
because of a storm, but if it’s
not thundering or lightning,
we’re outside. We’ll have the
kids do an activity inside and
then go out when the storm
clears,” Cuttitta remarked.
“Really the only challenge
for us is when it rains nonstop all day…Thankfully,
they are mostly distracted
with the heat and how warm
it has been lately.”
Emily Davis is a summer
intern for The Colchester Sun
and The Essex Reporter.
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“A lot of people run the loop.
It’s basically a 5K, so we do
see a lot of people taking sort
of an extreme jog on the trail.”
“(Colchester Pond) is a
great place nearby that some
people don’t even know
about,” he added. “It’s a great
place to fish and kayak.”
Anyone
interested
in
volunteering on trail work in
August at Colchester Pond can
contact Larned at 863-5744.
WATER
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The Rotary Club of
Colchester-Milton — a local
club of Rotary International,
which is an organization of
business and professional
persons united worldwide who
provide humanitarian service
— encourage high ethical
standards in all vocations and
help build goodwill and peace
in the world. The ColchesterMilton Rotary Club meets
at noon on Thursdays at the
Hampton Inn in Colchester.
The
Colchester-Milton
Rotary Club is active locally
in sponsoring scholarships
for students in Colchester
and Milton, supporting youth
sports activities, supporting
youth organizations, donating
to international Children’s
Funds, and other humanitarian
organizations.
For
more
as new rock to provide fill
are planned to be installed.
At a work day last Friday,
volunteers cleared about
20 downed trees from the
3-mile trail that loops around
the pond. Any lingering wet
spots from the rainy June
were quickly drying under
the heat this week, Larned
said.
“Most of it is in good
shape,” he said of the trail.
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energy, appliance, heating/
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choices students made
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All
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Continuing
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For registrants paying
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for those paying on-site,
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Because the “differential” is
located under the vehicle towards
the rear, it is difficult to see and often
overlooked. This is very unfortunate
because every vehicle relies on the
differential to compensate for the
difference in distance that the inner
and outer wheels travel when the
automobile turns a corner. In order
for this component to maintain its
ability to perform this vital function,
vehicle manufacturers recommend that
differential oil be changed every 30,000
to 50,000 miles. This maintenance chore
is as important as changing engine oil
at recommended intervals. Cleaning
metal shavings out of the housing is
also recommended. Not changing the
differential oil leads to gear wear and
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The differential is the device
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OPINION
Perspective
Joining Obama on
climate action
By JAKE BROWN
This month’s climate action plan laid out by President
Obama demonstrates bold leadership. It could chart a clear
path forward on energy and climate action for our country,
and the world.
This speech, while overdue, is an important challenge
to America: If we harness our collective ingenuity and
entrepreneurial spirit we can turn a potential crisis into
opportunity. It is a very positive step.
In his speech, President Obama affirmed what the
Vermont Natural Resources Council and many, many
people across the country have been saying for years: We
need to aggressively reduce global warming pollution
through energy efficiency, conservation and the adoption
of low-carbon renewable energy. It was noteworthy that
the president strongly denied the climate deniers, sweeping
aside the contention that global warming is not caused by
human activity.
President Obama also seemed to suggest that North
America should bypass the production of tar sands oil in
favor of 21st century, clean energy sources, saying his
administration would approve the controversial Keystone
XL pipeline – a key outlet for climate-killing tar sands
production – only if it doesn’t exacerbate the climate
problem. Greater reliance on tar sands oil would be, as
NASA scientist James Hansen has said, “game over for
the planet.”
The president’s remarks on Keystone strike close to
home in Vermont. His position strongly suggests that
federal regulators would not allow the use of an existing
crude oil pipeline – which runs from Portland to Montreal
through the Northeast Kingdom – to carry tar sands oil,
given the direct link between extracting, processing
and burning tar sands oil and a hotter, more unstable
atmosphere.
President Obama also said energy efficiency and
conservation are essential for combating global warming.
Vermont was the birthplace of Efficiency Vermont — the
nation’s first energy efficiency utility. As a result, the
state has been a leader in electric energy efficiency. This
coming year the Legislature will, we hope, build on this
accomplishment and enact a strong, well-funded program
to help Vermonters tighten up their drafty homes. Such a
program could save the average homeowner $1,000 a year
in reduced heating bills, while slashing one of Vermont’s
bigger sources of greenhouse gases and creating new jobs.
Vermont must continue recent progress made on
renewable energy, especially the distributed, communityscaled energy projects that are transforming places
like Waterbury and Rutland, and reconsider expensive,
20th-century energy solutions — such as the extension
of the Vermont Gas pipeline — that only reinforce our
dependence on fossil fuels.
The president also recognizes that we need to adapt
to changes already underway. In Vermont that means we
need to keep up our natural defenses against the ravages
of climate change. Our forests must remain intact and
healthy, our downtowns resilient and our neighborhoods
accessible for walkers, bicyclists and public transit. Our
farmland needs to be able to produce food, and we’ve got
to keep our drinking water plentiful and clean.
You can feel both the urgency and the optimism the
president expressed in his speech in Vermont’s town
halls, granges, churches and school cafeterias. It’s in these
community centers where Vermonters, many of whom are
members of the 100 and growing local energy committees,
are working to reduce energy use and cut climate change
pollution in their own towns.
President Obama has called on Americans to raise their
voices in support of his agenda. We’ve got to keep up the
volume, so to speak, in our hometowns, at the state level,
and even nationally. We all share a responsibility to create
a healthy, economically strong, and safe future for our kids
and grandkids. Let’s work with the President to do just
that.
Jake Brown is the communications/government affairs
director for the Vermont Natural Resources Council.
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Maine
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Colchester photographer
Lee Cordner travelled to
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Letters To The Editor
Climate change fact check
In the June 13 edition of The Colchester Sun (and other
town newspapers around the state), John McClaughry wrote an
article on climate change (“Gut check on ‘climate change’”).
McClaughry is the vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute,
a “conservative think tank”. Like many climate change
denialists, McClaughry gets his facts wrong. In the first
paragraph he states “global warming” was renamed “climate
change” after the warming did not occur. The fact is, “climate
change” was not a term coined by tree-hugging liberals but
by conservative Republican Party strategist Frank Luntz who
thought it sounded less severe than global warming.
McClaughry states that “since 1998, the global temperature
anomaly curve has remained flat.” What McClaughry has done
here is called “cherry picking the data”. Temperature varies
from year to year. Short-term changes fluctuate just like the
value of the stock market. McClaughry has chosen a data set
where the average of the fluctuations shows a zero change. If
you extend the data another 10 years, the average temperature
is clearly rising. This is like using stock market data from
September 2008 to March 2009 to defend the position that
putting your money under your mattress is a better retirement
savings vehicle than stocks and bonds.
McClaughry also states the United Nations IPCC
projections were never validated. This is not true. A paper
published in Environmental Research Papers by Stefan
Rahmstorf et. al. in 2012 shows that the temperature
projections do line up with actual measurements. The same
paper shows that the projected rise of sea levels was too low;
the oceans rose more than predicted.
McClaughry quotes Dr. John Christy saying “in the U.S.,
high temperature records are not becoming more numerous.”
While the U.S. has certainly seen record highs with 362 in
2012, we’re talking about “global warming” here, not surface
temperatures in the U.S. 93 percent of the global heating is
going into the oceans, not land. Nine of the 10 hottest years
have occurred since 2000.
McClaughry then makes a case for warming caused by
solar activity. After many paragraphs of denying the globe is
warming, he suggests “much of the ... warming … is in fact a
product of solar activity”. Well, is it warming or not?
The majority of McClaughry’s article is not even about
the science of global warming, it’s about politics. The title
of his article “Gut check on ‘climate change’” indicates his
position is based on emotion and not good science. There is no
scientific controversy on climate change. Ninety-seven percent
of climate scientists (McClaughry is not a climate scientist)
agree the globe is warming.
The controversy is entirely political: What can we do
about it and how are we going to pay for it? Climate change
denialists try to show the globe is not warming. If that fails
they try to make it look like humans are not responsible.
McClaughry and his conservative think tank are simply
looking for a way to avoid paying to clean this mess up.
Regardless of the globe warming or not, fossil fuels
will not last forever. We need to press forward developing
renewable energy and cleaning up the damage done by the
Industrial Revolution. I’m reminded of a cartoon in which an
attendee at a “climate summit” asks “what if it’s a big hoax
and we create a better world for nothing?”
Hammond is preparing to sell. Here are some of the
building’s uses prior to Village Cutters and the skate shop.
Built as a store in the 1800’s it was operated by several
different owners, including W.W. Dutton and Erwin Thomas
during the 1800’s and early 1900’s. The retail space was
generally where Trader Mike’s is now, and the West (left)
section was a storage area for barrels of goods, hardware,
livestock feed and bulk or backup supplies.
In the 1940’s and 50’s the Town Clerk’s Office occupied
the right section with the Post Office on the left side. At
that time there were two grocery/general stores at this same
intersection, one where Bob Degree’s Appliance Service
is and the other directly across Route 2A at the top of Mill
Pond Road.
Just try to visualize today’s stream of traffic traveling
through that intersection, with no traffic light, with Town
Offices and two stores each with a pair of gas pumps next to
Route 2A!
Burnham Library has a picture showing that intersection
as described above and it would clearly be a recipe for
disaster in our current day and conditions. Ahhhh, progress
…
Eben Wolcott
Colchester
Balancing privacy and law
enforcement needs
Village history lesson
On the drive home from a work meeting, I caught a radio
program featuring the Brookline, Mass., police chief and a
staff attorney for the Massachusetts affiliate of the ACLU.
They were discussing law enforcement’s use of advanced
license plate readers (ALPRs) in Massachusetts. These
vehicle-mounted cameras are able to capture video images
of hundreds of license plates an hour and match the plate
numbers against law enforcement records. It was clear to me
from the beginning that these devices have great potential to
aid law enforcement, but that they also have the potential to
threaten individual privacy. After doing some research, I learned that several dozen
law enforcement agencies in Vermont were using these
devices on their cruisers. The Legislature had no idea, and
from the notes and calls I received from constituents, neither
did most Vermonters. Most troubling was that the images
detailing our whereabouts were being stored in one master
database for many years whether we’d done anything wrong
or not.
To address this civil liberties issue, I introduced S.18.
The bill, which passed both the House and the Senate and
is now law, sets new parameters on the use of ALPRs,
creates a protocol for access to the database, and restricts the
amount of time that law enforcement may retain information
on people who are not suspected of any wrongdoing.
As technology continues to advance, we’ll struggle more
and more to protect individual privacy, but we must do so
lest there be no difference between public and private lives.
I want to thank Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn
and Allen Gilbert of the ACLU-VT for their work striking a
healthy balance between legitimate law enforcement needs
and Vermonters’ privacy.
Tim Ashe
Burlington
On the front page of last week’s edition you had a great
picture of the building Trader Mike’s is vacating and Lynn
Tim Ashe is a State Senator representing Chittenden
County
Daryl Stultz
Essex Junction
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Burnham Memorial Library
BOOK REVIEWS
“The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft,”
by H. P. Lovecraft, edited by S. T. Joshi
Adult Fiction, 1997
COLCHESTER’S WEEKLY
Town News
“Colchester, Vermont, located on Lake Champlain’s Malletts Bay, is a
diverse, civic-minded community endowed with a rich heritage of commercial,
agricultural, recreational, and educational gifts. Proud of the quality of life
already enjoyed here, the people of Colchester seek to build upon this foundation
to ensure economic prosperity, recreational opportunity, and an entrepreneurial
spirit for future generations”
Vision Statement, Heritage Project, 2012
Reviewed by Josh Muse, Library Technology
Though H. P. Lovecraft wrote on a wide range
of topics, he is best remembered for his weird
fiction — tales of strange and otherworldly horror
written in the 1920s and ‘30s. Joshi’s notes offer
details for fans, but won’t scare off beginners.
Despite living in relative obscurity, Lovecraft has
had a significant impact on modern horror writers
(such as Stephen King), and has been thoroughly
rediscovered by later audiences. His stories do not
read like present-day horror, ignoring character
development and other such niceties in favor of
a strict emphasis on setting, plot and atmosphere.
Lovecraft’s themes tend toward monstrous
entities from other planes, maddening horrors
lurking without or within, and the acquisition
of knowledge man was “not meant to have.”
In lesser hands, an unknowable, indescribable
monster might feel like a cop out, but Lovecraft
manages to convincingly set up experiences just
on the brink of insanity, and leaves the reader
identifying strongly with an almost paranoid
worldview and…“the windowless solids with
five dimensions…the eyes in the darkness…Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!”
The following information highlights
some activities performed by the Town
from July 8-12:
Town Manager’s Office
Reported by Dawn Francis, town
manager
Highlights included:
•Welcoming and introducing our new
Librarian, Kelly Tomaseski to the staff
and community.
•Receiving an affirmation from the
Supreme Court of the town’s position
that properties on leased land should
be assessed at Fair Market Value.
“A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel,”
by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted and illustrated
by Hope Larson
Juvenile Fiction, 2012
•Convening a Selectboard retreat to
reach consensus on priorities for the
coming year.
Reviewed by Gizelle Guyette, Youth Services
•Evaluating the results of an Information
Technology/Network Assessment.
If you were a fantasy-loving kid in the 1960’s,
‘70’s and ‘80’s, you’ll remember Madeleine
L’Engle’s classic story of awkward Meg Murry,
her strange and brilliant little brother Charles
Wallace, out-of-her-league high school guy
Calvin O’Keefe and the otherworldly odyssey —
led by the three strangest alien sisters you’ll ever
meet — that snatches them out of this realm and
into myriad others in an intergalactic race to save
Meg’s missing father (and the world) from the
consummately evil clutches of It.
Now in its 50th year of publication, “A
Wrinkle in Time” has been graphic-novelized in
crisp, bold black, white and blue-shaded serial
illustrations by award-winning comic book
artist Hope Larson. Love fantasy? Comic book/
graphic novel aficionado? Pick this one up.
Rescue and Technical Rescue Squads
Reported by Amy Akerlind, rescue chief
Rescue responded to 43 calls over
the past two weeks, and transported
29 people to the hospital. We also
participated in the Fourth of July events,
including the parade and standby for the
fireworks.
Read the complete
newsletter online:
www.colchestersun.com
Do you have a bright idea for a story?
write to us at: [email protected]
Tech Rescue has been busy with several
activations for flooding throughout the
State. Some nights have been spent
staging at the station so they could
be deployed quickly if needed for
flash flooding. They have also helped
with some evacuations, and this week
assisted Richmond Rescue with an
injured swimmer at the Bolton Potholes.
Burnham Memorial Library
Reported by Kelly Tomaseski, Director
Despite our collective weather woes,
Summer programming at Burnham
Library has been going full-steam. This
week we held a Monopoly Tournament
and Pirate-themed Treasure Hunt for
kids, and a Henna Tattoo workshop
for teens, among other programs. You
can still see our full list of programs
and register at our website (http://
colchestervt.gov/Library/). Next week
we’ll have yoga and “Black Ops” for
teens, and circus arts and a lesson about
worms for kids; the following week is
an adult program about landscaping
with native plants. Also keep in mind
the Colchester Farmers’ Market, which
runs every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.
on the library lawn. Though belated,
we would like to thank everyone who
stopped by the Friends of the Library
Book Sale back in June. The Friends’
financial support makes so many of our
summer programs possible. Also, we’d
like to express enormous thanks to the
many loyal volunteers who made the
sale possible, despite the challenging
weather conditions
For more information about the Town of Colchester visit
the town offices at 781 Blakely Road, Colchester, online at
www.colchestervt.gov or call (802) 264-5500.
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ARTISANS’ SAMPLER DAY
The Colchester 250th celebration continues!
Live demonstrations and talks relate traditional crafts to
local history.
Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Speaker:
Tim Cope - Fleischer Jacobs. Serving the
communities of Colchester, Milton and the
Champlain Islands. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12 p.m.
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Craftsmen/artists include:
Friday
“Digging in the Dirt.” Meet live turtles, toads
and snakes from Southern Vermont Natural History Museum. All ages. Dorothy
Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane,
Williston, 11 a.m. Contact: 878-4918. Wing night. Hosted by the Men’s Auxiliary.
Live entertainment: One Duzzi. Cost: $47. VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl Street, Essex
Junction, 5:30 p.m. Contact: 878-0700.
Friday evening at The Bryan. The gallery will
keep its doors open for art and conversation, light refreshments and the live performance of Shimmering Flutes. No admission charge, and reservations are not
required. Bryan Memorial Gallery, 180
Main Street, Jeffersonville, 5-7 p.m. Contact: 644-5100.
Brown bag book club. This month: ”One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May
Dodd“ by Jim Fergus and J. Will Dodd.
Books available at the front desk. Coffee,
tea, juice and dessert provided. Free and
open to the public. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston,
12:30-1:30 p.m. Contact: 878-4918. Saturday
Essex Block Party and Street Dance. A community celebration featuring live music,
demonstrations, face painting, a dunk tank
and lots of vendors. Celebrating 12 years!
Railroad Avenue, Essex Junction, 4-9 p.m.
Celebrate Colchester Artisans Sampler. A
showcase of live demonstrations and talks
in which traditional crafts are related to
local history. Colchester Middle School
Gym, Blakely Road, Colchester, 9:30
a.m.-4 p.m.
Historic tour of UVM. Professor emeritus William Averyt leads a walk through campus,
referencing architectural highlights and
notable personalities along the way. Meet
at Ira Allen statue on UVM Green, Burlington, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Preregister: www.
uvm.edu.
“Spreading Light” music festival. Live performances by the Adam Ezra Group and the
DuPont Brothers. All proceeds support Active Minds nonprofit, which aims to change
the conversation about mental health on
college campuses. Battery Park, Burlington, 1:30-5 p.m. Contact John: 202-5315605.
Jericho Plein Air Festival. An outdoor painting event. Free for visitors. Watch painters complete pieces at designated spots
around town. Afterward, peruse and buy
framed and gallery-wrapped originals
from the day. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery,
22 Barber Farm Raod, Jericho, 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Contact: 899-3211.
Jericho garden tour. Eight gardens open for
visitors on a self-guided tour. Each garden is unique, including the “Mad Hatters
Tea Site,” and the “Master Garden Site.”
Proceeds benefit the Community Center in Jericho. Tickets are $12 and can
be purchased at Jericho Center Country
Store, Old Mill Craft Shop, and Underhill
Country Store. Day of tour: Jericho Center
Country Store only. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact:
899-3853.
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Sunday
Benefit plant sale. Choose from a wide variety
of ornamental trees, shrubs, perennials
and annuals from nurseries and greenhouses throughout Vt. Proceeds support
plant collections maintenance and site enhancement projects at the Hort. Farm, as
well as it’s student intern program. Rain or
shine. UVM Horticultural Research Center,
off Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: http://friendsofthehortfarm.org/
Concert. Rock group “No Left Turn” performs.
Open to the public. Westford Common,
7-8 p.m. Contact Andy: 879-3749.
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Joe Laferriere: woodturning and bowls
Bernadette Ferenc: tole painting
Hazel Geake and Carmen Brunelle:
doll-making and collecting
Rose Orr and Colchester Quilters: quilting, methods
and uses
Ginny Joyner: children’s book illustration and watercolor
Howard Riley: folk art and painting
Mickey Palmer: woodturning and lathe work
In addition to demonstrations, their work will also be
available for purchase.
Colchester Middle School Gym, Blakely Road,
Colchester, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Check out the A&E page for more info!
Open house. The museum will open to the public. Featuring the Morrisville Military Band.
Noyes House Museum, 122 Lower Main
Street, Morrisville, 6-8 p.m. Contact Scott:
888-7617.
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NEW LISTING!
Thursday
Presentation. “The Re-birth of the Ethan Allen Homestead” John Ewing and Thomas
W. Anderson will share anecdotes about
historian Ralph Nading Hill and other
visionaries who succeeded in making a
dream become a reality. Free and open
to the public. Ethan Allen Homestead,
Burlington, 4 p.m.
Concert. The Vermont Jazz Ensemble performs music in big band style. All profits
from the concert are used for the Island
Arts youth scholarship fund. Tickets: $25
at the door or $20 in advance. Grand
Isle Lake House, Grand Isle, 6:30 p.m.
Contact Flynn for tickets: 863-5966. For
info: 372-8889.
Concert. “Full Circle” is a group of five women who sing and perform on recorders,
hammered dulcimer, harp, guitar and
drums. Fisk Farm, 3849 West Shore
Road, Isle La Motte, 2-4 p.m. Contact:
928-3364.
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Monday
Full moon hike. Watch the moon rise from
Cedar Point in the park on a guided
2-mile hike. Headlamp or flashlight and
good walking shoes strongly recommended. Cost: $3 adults, $2 children
4-13. Space is limited; preregistration
required. Niquette Bay State Park, 274
Raymond Road, Colchester, 7:15-9:45
p.m. Contact: 893-5210.
Cancer prayer and support meeting. Conversation, prayer, and support for those
living with cancer. Essex United Methodist Church, Route 15, Essex Center, 6:308 p.m.
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Tuesday
Tai Chi. Gentle workout with Gwen Morey.
Free and open to everyone 50+. Bayside Activity Center, 36 Blakely Road,
Colchester, 1 p.m. Contact: 264-5646 or
[email protected].
Bus Tour. Rock of Ages Quarry. Tour includes
free time in Barre to visit to the Vt. Historical Society or to grab lunch. Cost per
visitor: $10. All ages welcome. Seating
limited. Preregistration required. Meet
at Brownell Library parking lot, Essex
Junction, 8:30 a.m.
“Fascinating Fossils.” Listen to stories and
explore the hidden world of fossils with
Kristen Littlefield. Free and open to the
public. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library,
21 Library Lane, Williston, 11 a.m. Contact: 878-4918.
Film screening. “Southwest (Sudoeste)” is
about a young woman who gives birth
on her deathbed to a child who, spirited
away to a remote lakeside village, lives
her lifetime in a single day, in this hauntingly dreamlike tale of incommensurable
life. Portuguese, with subtitles in English.
The BCA Center, Burlington, 7 p.m.
Concert. “Jenni Johnson and The Junketeers.”
Free and open to the public. Islands Center, Knight Point State Park, North Hero,
6:30 p.m. Contact: 372-8400.
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Wednesday
Author reading. “Pedal To the Sea” by Vt.
author Gilbert Newbury will share his
true story of a family with young children
on a remarkable coast–to-coast bicycle
trip across America pedaling a custommade bike. Book signing available. Free
and open to the public. Dorothy Alling
Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 6 p.m. Contact: 878-4918.
Writing workshop. “Writing Stories From
Your Life” with Joe Ryan. Free and open
to the public. Bayside Activity Center, 36
Blakely Road, Colchester, 1 p.m. Contact:
264-5646 or kmcginley@colchestervt.
gov.
Colchester Farmers’ Market. A weekly community event that showcases local produce, arts and crafts, prepared food and
health and wellness info. This week: The
Colchester Community Band and Community Wellness with Colchester Family
Practice. Rain or shine. Burnham Library
Green, Colchester, 4-7 p.m.
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Thursday
Look Good — Feel Better program. Female
cancer patients receive beauty techniques to help restore their appearance
and help them feel good about they way
they look during chemotherapy and radiation treatments. American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, Lois McClure — Bee
Tabakin Building, 237 East Avenue, Burlington. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 658-0649.
Tai Chi. Gentle workout with Gwen Morey.
Free and open to everyone 50+. Bayside Activity Center, 36 Blakely Road,
Colchester, 1 p.m. Contact: 264-5646 or
[email protected].
Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Speaker:
Onan Whitcomb - Robotic Milking. Serving the communities of Colchester, Milton
and the Champlain Islands. Hampton Inn,
Colchester, 12 p.m.
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Friday
Pasta night. Live entertainment: Working Man
Band. No cover. $7 adults, $3 children
under 12. Open to the public. VFW Post
6689, 73 Pearl Street, Essex Junction,
5:30-10 p.m. Contact: 233-2673.
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Saturday
Trunk show and sale. See the work of 70+
artists. Demonstrations daily. Grand Isle
art Works, 259 US Rte 2, Grand Isle, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Contact Ellen: 378-4591.
Bird monitoring walk. Join experienced birders for monthly bird monitoring. Please
bring binoculars. Free, donation encouraged. Best for adults and older children.
Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman
Hollow Road, Huntington, 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Contact: 434-2167 or [email protected].
Flea market and craft fair. St. Amadeus Parish Center, Alburgh, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Introductory group rides. Free and open to
new riders. Rides are 12-20 miles at a
leisurely pace for folks new to road cycling. New cyclists will be taught the rules
of the road and how to ride in a group.
Offered by the Green Mountain Bicycle
Club. Parking lot, Dorset Park, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Contact: 363-0963 or
[email protected].
Festival of the Islands. Through July 28. Family-friendly community events involving
the Champlain Islands’ towns of Alburgh,
Isle LaMotte, North Hero, Grand Isle and
South Hero. Activities vary by town. Live
music, vendors, fundraising meals and
rummage sales. Most events are free.
Champlain Islands, various times. Contact: 999-5862.
Charity auction. Hosted by the Colchester Lions Club. Many items for sale. Donations
are welcomed. Old Red Fire Station,
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Sunday
Voice recital. “Danke Schoen” features soprano Sierra Marcy accompanied on piano
by Michael Halloran and Mary Jane Austin. An hour of musical theatre selections.
Free admission; donations accepted. Recital Hall, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, 5-6 p.m. Contact Sierra:
324-6047.
Summer Greek Food Festival. Featuring full
Greek menu, Greek pastries, Greek music
and dancing. Rain or shine. Free admission. Greek Orthodox Church, Burlington,
12-5 p.m. Contact: 862-2155.
Ongoing
Causeway Bike Ferry. The ferry runs this summer through Sept. 2 on Fridays, Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Adult $8; youth (7-17) $5; under age 6
riders are free.
Bayside Activity Center walk-ins. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday through Aug.
Grab a free hot coffee, socialize, play
cards, billiards and other games. Open
to the public. Bayside Activity Center, 36
Blakely Road, Colchester, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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 318-5570.
EVENTS AT BURNHAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Thursday, July 18
Workshop. Marvelous Marvin’s Circus Arts. Learn how to juggle scarves, balls, and
clubs, and spin plates. Walk on stilts, tame the rhythm sticks, twirl rings, and discover your own balance. For ages 5 and up. 3 p.m. Register: http://colchestervt.
gov/Library.
Thursday, July 19
Presentation. “Diggin’ in the Dirt: Vermont Wildlife.” Michael Clough returns with live
turtles, toads, and snakes. For all ages. 2 p.m. Register: http://colchestervt.gov/
Library.
Monday, July 22
Talk. “Landscaping with Native Plants.” Interested in making more use of native plants
in your yard and garden? Certified Horticulturalist Rebecca Lindenmeyr will offer
design tips and techniques. 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23
Summer encore theatre. “There Be Treasure Buried Here.” An original story performed
by students ages 12-18 combining the lives and adventures of well-known and
not-so-well-known pirates. For ages 4 and up. 4 p.m. Register: http://colchestervt.
gov/Library.
Essex Art League. Meets the first Thursday of
the month. The meeting agenda includes
a business and social time, and features
a guest artist presentation. Essex Junction
Congregational Church on Main Street,
Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. Visit: www.essexartleague.com.
Essex Junction 5 Corners Farmers’ Market.
Check out this great community event!
Every Friday until Oct. Local produce, activities, vendors and more. Lincoln Place,
Essex Junction, 3:30-7:30 p.m.
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.
Family Support Group. Outright Vermont
holds support group meetings for family
members of youth going through the pro-
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Friday, July 26
Performance. “Groovin’ and Diggin’ to Another World.” Jay Cook and his plethora of
instruments bring us all to Earth with traditionals, originals, and crowd favorites.
Music for the whole family. 12:30 p.m. Register: http://colchestervt.gov/Library.
Saturday, July 27
Welcome children ice cream social. A celebration of Colchester children ages 0-3.
Bring the whole family for “Music with Ellie”, prizes, snacks and to meet new
friends. Siblings are welcome. Please call the library to register. 12 p.m.
Ongoing
Burnham Knitters. Knitters of all skill levels meet Wednesdays. Beginners welcome.
Colchester Meeting House or Burnham Memorial Library, 6-8 p.m.
Colchester Farmers’ Market. Every Wednesday. Live entertainment weekly. Thirty vendors sell their wares. Rain or shine. Limited parking is available at Burnham Library, with additional parking at Our Lady of Grace next door. Burnham Library
Green, Colchester, 4-7 p.m.
Drop-in story-time. Saturdays. A weekly selection of music and books for children of
all ages. No sign-up required. Contact: 878-0313. 10 a.m.
English as a second language classes. Improve 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.
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Thursday, July 25
Teen foodie competition. “At First Bite: Chocolates.” Create a box of 3-4 chocolates.
We will provide basic ingredients and contestants may add a secret ingredient
of their own. Small prizes will be awarded. 3 p.m. Register: http://colchestervt.
gov/Library.
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. Or
at the American Legion, 3650 Roosevelt
Highway, Colchester. Collections accepted
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 849-6261.
Early birder morning walks. Sundays. Enjoy 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: 4342167 or [email protected].
colchestersun.com/calendar
Wednesday, July 24
Booktivity. “Fairy and Elf Houses.” Using only natural objects, build inviting dwellings
for our friends from other realms. 2 p.m. Register: http://colchestervt.gov/Library.
Preschool music with Mr. Chris. Wednesdays. Mr. Chris brings music and fun to the
library. Best for ages 3-5. 1-1:30 p.m.
Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Thursdays.
Serving the communities of Colchester,
Milton and the Champlain Islands. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12 p.m.
Email Susan at:
Burnham Library Trustees meeting. The library’s trustees meet monthly, and meetings
are open to the public. 4 p.m.
Burlington Farmers’ Market. Saturdays. A
weekly selection of seasonal produce, artisan products and more from over ninety
outdoor stands. Free and open to the public. City Hall Park, Burlington, 8:30 a.m.-2
p.m.
Colchester Farmers’ Market volunteer opportunity. Be a part of a great community event by volunteering the Colchester
Farmers Market. The Farmers Market will
be held in front of the Burnham Memorial Library and will run every Wednesday through Sept. 11. We are looking
for helpers with parking control, set up,
special events, promo and marketing, and
much more. Contact Melissa: 878-1190 or
[email protected].
Susan would love
to hear about it!
SUPE R
Main Street, Colchester Village, 9 a.m.
registration. Contact Ken: 578-7483 or
[email protected].
Special event
coming up?
Drop-in gentle Hatha yoga. Tuesdays. Bring a mat and enjoy poses for mindful stretching and relaxation. Beginners and intermediates welcome. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Call
878-0313 to sign up.
Parent-child yoga with Jaycie. Tuesdays starting July 9. Yoga program for ages 5-11
with a parent. Sign up soon, as space is limited. Register online. 1 p.m. Register:
http://colchestervt.gov/Library.
Teen yoga. Mondays. For ages 12-17. Space is limited. Register online. 1 p.m. Register:
http://colchestervt.gov/Library.
Toddler story-time. Tuesdays. A weekly selection of music, rhymes, and stories. For ages
18 months-3 years. Call to sign-up. 10:30 a.m.
Preschool summer story-time. Thursdays. Join us for stories followed by a craft or
activity. For ages 3-6. Call to register. 10:30 a.m.
Burnham Library hours
Monday, Wednesday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday: 12-5 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
898 Main Street, Colchester
cess of coming out. One Sunday evening
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: 238-5934 or
www.vt-fcgs.org.
Italian conversation group. Open to all interested in learning/hearing the Italian language. Room 101, St. Edmunds Hall, St.
Michael’s College, Colchester. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month,
7-9 p.m. Jericho Plein Air Festival is looking for volunteers! This full-day event on July 21 will
host artists from all over New England as
they paint outside. Begins with an early
registration and breakfast, followed
by an afternoon of painting. At the end
of the day, there’ll be a reception with
framed paintings put on display. Want
to help out? Contact the Emile A. Gruppe
Gallery and ask for Emilie: 899-3211.
Mount Mansfield scale modelers. Informal gathering of model enthusiasts. All
skill levels welcome. Third Thursday of
each month. Kolvoord Community Room,
Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:308:30 p.m. Contact: 878-0765.
Reading with Frosty and friends. Tuesdays. All
dogs registered with Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Bring a book and read to a dog. All
ages. Pre-register for 10-minute individual
sessions. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library,
21 Library Lane, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Contact: 878-4918.
Sing and dance with Constancia. Thursdays.
Music in both Spanish and English with stories and movement for children up to age
6. Free. No pre-registration. Dorothy Alling
Memorial Library, 21 Library Lane, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Contact: 878-4918.
Tai Chi for Arthritis classes. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Runs through Aug. 8. CVAA volunteers provide low-impact, joint-safe activities for seniors 50+. There is no charge
for the program but donations to CVAA
are gratefully accepted. The Bayside Activity Center, 2 West Lakeshore Drive, Colchester, 1-2 p.m. Register with Colchester
Parks and Recreation: 264-5646.
Toy library playgroup. Fridays. Ages birth
through five years. Memorial Hall, Essex,
9:30-11 a.m. Contact Lauren: 878-6715.
VCAM access orientation. Free. Vermont Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Avenue
2-G, Burlington. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.- 10 p.m.,
Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Contact: 651-9692
or www.vermontcam.org.
For more calendar events, visit
www.colchestersun.com/calendar
Colchester
Religious Directory
Daybreak Community Church
67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446
802-338-9118 or [email protected]
www.daybreakvermont.org
Sunday Service at 10:30am
Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney
Holy Cross Church
416 Church Road, Colchester; 863-3002
Summer Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:30 p.m.;
Sunday: 9 a.m.; 11 a.m.; 6 p.m.
Monday - Wednesday & Friday: 9 a.m.
For Catholics who are returning home to the Church,
welcome. We are happy that the Holy Spirit is leading you
and we are pleased to welcome you.
Come Join Us!
Islamic Society of Vermont
182 Hegeman Avenue. 655-6711
Islamic Society of Vermont. 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.
Malletts Bay Congregational Church UCC
1672 West Lakeshore Dr.
658-9155. Rev. Mary Nelson Abbott, Pastor.
Worship Service: Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Church School: Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Fellowship time: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Childcare provided.
All are welcome!
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
1063 Prim Road, 658-0533.
Rev. Lisette Baxter, Rector
Sundays: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.,
Holy Eucharist 10 a.m.
Sunday School: Nursery & all grades
Wednesdays: 11:30 Bible class; 12:30 Holy
Eucharist
For evening services & Adult Education,
check answering machine. All are always
welcome.
United Church Of Colchester - ABC
Rte 2A-Village Green, 879-5442.
Pastor Josh Steely.
Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Nursery care available during worship.
Christ Centered - Family Oriented.
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TOWN OF COLCHESTER
SELECT BOARD
Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Chapter 59, the
Colchester Select Board will hold a public
hearing on Tuesday, August 13, 2013
at 6:30 P.M. at the Colchester Meeting
House on Main Street to hear citizen’s
comments and questions on Amendments
to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14
Construction Standards Applicable to
Land Development. Information can be
obtained on the Town Website: www.
colchestervt.gov or by calling the Town
Offices at 264-5509.
TOWN OF COLCHESTER
SELECT BOARD
Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Chapter 59,
the Colchester Select Board will hold
a public hearing on Tuesday, August
13, 2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the Colchester
Meeting House on Main Street to hear
citizen’s comments and questions on
Amendments to the Code of Ordinances,
Chapter 12, (Traffic) for Caleb Court,
Fox Run Extension,and Blakely Road
and Heineberg Drive. Information can
be obtained on the Town Website: www.
colchestervt.gov or by calling the Town
Offices at 264-5509.
Publication date:
July 18, 2013
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lamps and chairs,
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MICROWAVE,
2006 GOLDSTAR,
goes above the
stove, works
great. Asking $25.
802-868-0096
EMPIRE STAND,
ANTIQUE, $50.
802-393-5127
END TABLE,
ROUND, antique,
stenciled, four
legged. $75. 802485-8266
SUMMER SAIL!
CABIN SAILBOAT
DS 16, on trailer,
1991 Suzuki 8hp
motor, fixed
keel, 50 hours.
$1,760. OBO.
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email: mbgreen@
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LIFE JACKET,
FOR boy or girl
approximately
10-12 years
old. Very good
condition. $15.
802-868-3691
SINK, BEIGE,
ROUND, for
bathroom. Like
new. $25. Call
802-868-3691.
WINDOW,
DOUBLE PANE,
45"w X 55"h,
$40. firm. 802933-6219
MAN'S SHIRT,
WESTERN, and
blouses with
pearl snaps by
H bar C, never
worn. $10. each.
802-485-8266
IBM DESKTOP
COMPUTER,
works great,
comes with
everything.
Asking $40. 802868-0096
NETBOOK 7"
CRAIG, 2011,
works great.
Asking $75. 802868-0096
CRADLES, (2),
HANDMADE,
wooden. For
large doll. Good
condition. $25.
each. 802-8683691
BARKCLOTH,
COUNTRY
DESIGN, great
for drapes or
upholstery. $10.
a yard. 802-4858266
QUILTERS GRAIN
BAGS, Vintage
1940's Vermont,
pristine. $20. to
$40. 802-4858266
COLOR TV,
13", RCA, has
converter box
built in, with
remote. Works
great. Asking $40.
802-868-0096
COLOR TVS, (2),
19" and 20", both
work great. Free.
802-868-0096
HOUSE SPEAKERS
(2), good
condition. $25.
802-868-7613
POLK AUDIO
SPEAKER, great
condition. $150.
802-868-7613
TV, COLOR, 12"
with VCR and
DVD beside it. No
remote control.
$100. or best
offer. 802-3931403
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$40. each. 802527-1421
TONY LITTLE
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$100. 802-5249468.
COW NECK
CHAINS, (50), $1.
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357 MAGNUM
RELOADS, 235
rounds, 125 grain
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points. $.50.
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RELOADING
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(3) boxes of speer
bullets 100 ea.
22 caliber .224
diameter 52 grain
hollow points.
(1) box of speer
bullets 100 ea.
22 caliber .224
diameter 52 grain
hollow point boat
tail match. (1) box
of speer bullets
100 ea. 38 caliber
125 grain .357
diameter hollow
points. $20. a
box. Call 802-5270314.
ANTIQUE TABLE,
DUNCAN Phyfe, 2
drop-leafs. $100.
Call 802-393-5127
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TV, MAGNAVOX,
WITH remote
$15. 802-8683691
BED, DOUBLE,
ANTIQUE style
four poster,
box spring
and mattress
included. Hardly
used. Attractive.
$100. 802-5245106
TV, SHARP,
COLOR, 19"
with two wall TV
mounts. $25. for
all. 802-933-4257
BUREAU,
ANTIQUE, 2
over 2. $25. 802393-5127 leave
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760-8550.
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Neutered, shots
done July 2013.
Loving home
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tones, about 7
weeks old. 802868-2285
KITTENS, FREE,
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1 male and 2
females, and 2
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paws and bib,
1 female and 1
male. 6 weeks
old. Call Patti Day
at 802-782-8437.
PET DOVE,
WHITE, ringneck, free, with
cage and food.
802-393-5127
PUPPIES, (2),
7 week old
females ready
to meet their
new families.
They have been
vet checked,
first shots and
dewormed.
They are 1/2
Min Pin and 1/2
Chihuahua. $300.
each. Please feel
free to call or text
me at 802-3706011 if interested
or want pics.
POOL VACUUM
HOSES, 40 ft.,
1.5", brand new.
Paid $72. Asking
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1/2", $30. 802848-7653
EXTENSION
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802-524-3686
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fine. $75. 802527-1213
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excellent
condition. $150.
802-524-5070
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52 wide, 8'8"
long, has loading
ramp, 12" tires.
$450. 802-5244383
FOUND: BLACK
CAT with yellow
markings, July
4th on Samson
Pt. Road/Shantee
Pt. Friendly. Call
802-528-8490 or
802-524-5290.
FOUND: CAT,
FEMALE, all
white, wearing
hot pink collar.
Found in vicinity
of Upper Welden
Street in St.
Albans. Very
friendly. Has been
brought to the
Franklin County
Humane Society.
LOST: CAT,
SMALL, white
with orange
spots, tail has
different color
stripes. Lost in
Swanton area
between Jewett
and Blake
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0134 Fire Dept assist on Woodbine by the Lake
0159 Medical on Hercules Dr
0507 Medical on Wellington St
0816 Suspicious event on Calm Cove Rd
0840 MV larceny on Fifth St
1047 MV larceny on Eighth St
1305 Trespassing on Mtn View Dr
1316 Suspicious event on Sunderland Wds
1451 Boating incident on Malletts Bay
1610 Larceny on Dalton Dr
1945 K9 assist on Archibald St
2059 Robbery on Creek Farm Rd
2205 Trespassing on Mt Sterling Ave
2328 Domestic disturbance in Colchester
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0900 Missing person on Seventh St
0939 Vandalism on Calm Cove
1202 Fraud on Crossfield Dr
1209 MV complaint on Jasper Mine Rd
1211 MV complaint on Roosevelt Hwy
1239 Larceny on Gorge Rd
1433 Agency assist on Gilman Cir
1642 Medical on Middle Rd
1645 Citizen dispute on Tamorac Pl
1837 Welfare check on S Park Dr
2129 Fireworks on Bay Meadow Est
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0925 Welfare check on Morehouse Dr
1024 Vandalism on Gilman Cir
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1223 Prop damage on Lower Mtn View Dr
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2244 MV complaint on Severance Rd
2339 Motorist assist on Roosevelt Hwy
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0119 DUI on Roosevelt Hwy
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0901 Littering on Curve Hill Rd
0921 Larceny on Braeloch Rd
1010 Vandalism on E Lakeshore Dr
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1038 Prop damage on Roosevelt Hwy
1056 Vandalism on Depot Rd
1116 Vandalism on Windswept Dr
1201 Agency assist on McHawk Dr
1435 Accident on Blakely Rd
1452 EMS assist on Prim Rd
1521 Agency assist on S Park Dr
1537 Medical on Main St
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1856 Larceny on McHawk Dr
1937 Traffic hazard on Roosevelt Hwy
2113 MV complaint on Malletts Bay Ave
2240 Medical on Roosevelt Hwy
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0228 Theft of service on Roosevelt Hwy
0326 K9 assist on Foxwood Cir
0404 Medical on Willmington Rd
0744 Vandalism on Biscayne Hgts
1105 Agency assist on Sharrow Cir
1121 Domestic assault – felony in Colchester
1352 Fraud on S Bay Cir
1403 Agency assist on Lake Rd
1457 Traffic hazard on Mtn View Dr
1637 Boating incident on Malletts Bay
1924 Agency assist on I-89
2005 Suspicious event on Main St
2038 Simple assault on Creek Farm Rd
2054 Suspicious event on Holy Cross Rd
2233 Agency assist on Aurielle Dr
2334 MV complaint on Marble Island Rd
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0138 Drugs on Crossfield Dr
0257 Welfare check on Sharrow Cir
0933 Medical on Crooked Creek Rd
1156 Utility problem on Blakely Rd
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1819 Citizen dispute on McHawk Dr
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1946 Agency assist on North St
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2215 Agency assist on W Milton Rd
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A lighthouse done thing.”
on canvas.
At the event, Ferenc will
be showing the basic steps
in creating a painting, with
examples of various styles,
surfaces and mediums. She’ll
have projects that visitors can
work on if they’re interested in
giving it a try.
This Saturday, catch local crafters
and artisans selling their wares at the
Colchester Artisans’ Sampler Day.
There will be live demonstrations and
talks from every booth. And because
the event is apart of Colchester’s 250th
celebration, artisans will link their
trade to local history.
Visitors will interact with wood
turners, doll makers and quilters.
There will be hands-on activities with
folk artists and illustrators — and
even tole painting projects to try.
“Tole painting was originally stroke
work painting on tin,” explained
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one of the artisans in attendance on
Saturday. Tole painting is a style of
decorating that originated in 18th
century New England as a way to
make plain household objects more
attractive and personalized.
“The beauty of tole painting is
that you can paint on almost
anything: wood, canvas, ceramic,
porcelain, glass, slate, tin, candles
or fabric. Over the years it has come
to encompass many mediums and
surfaces.”
Ferenc, a Williston resident, has been
tole painting for 24 years. In between
a full time position at the Chittenden
In addition to demonstrations,
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ornaments that were handpainted by members of the
Green Mountain Decorative
Painters. All proceeds from
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Connections, a nonprofit that
educates and mentors women
in Vermont.
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grandsons, Ferenc still
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7/21 — Concert. “Full Circle.” Fisk Farm,
3849 West Shore Road, Isle La Motte, 2-4
p.m. Contact: 928-3364.
And it was during one
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Artisans’ Sampler
Day.
Flowers with a stroke work border on a
wooden plate.
“One of my
students is
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resident and hooked me up
with the committee,” she said.
“I felt it would be a good way
to show folks what decorative
painting is and that it is a
learned art since we start
with a pattern. You would be
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painting looks with twenty
people painting the same
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Tole paintings by Bernadette Ferenc
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Cannons go
2-2 behind
inconsistent
offense
Cody Sharrow, of the Colchester
Cannons, takes a swing during the
first of two games against the O.E.C.
Kings on Sunday at Saddlemire Field.
Photo by Kelly March
By ERIC GISSENDANNER
Same song different verse for the Colchester Cannons,
who continued their inconsistency at the plate last week.
The Cannons’ Jekyll and Hyde offense reappeared this
weekend as Colchester went 2-2 in a four-game set. At
14-9 overall and 8-6 in the league as of July 15, Colchester
sits third in the Northern District standings.
With five regular-season games remaining, the
Cannons’ playoff picture has solidified. The reassurance
of a playoff seeding, though, seems more of a “we’re lucky
to be there,” than an accomplishment. Despite pounding
19 runs on 20 hits in a Sunday double-header against
the O.E.C. Kings, Colchester’s offense struggled against
Montpelier and Burlington in the early weekend games.
“We have to bring the fire and high energy to every
game,” said Colchester head coach Jeff Mongeon. “It’s
mental preparation that we’re missing at times.”
The Cannons began the weekend with a road game
against Montpelier. The weather-suspended game was
resumed on Friday evening in the second inning with
Colchester trailing, 1-0. Reliever Sean Callahan tossed 6
2-3 innings and went 2-for-4 with an RBI single at the
plate. Montpelier won 2-1 on a two-out single to center
field to finish a three-game season sweep of the Cannons.
A visibly frustrated Callahan left the mound after
collecting the loss despite scattering five hits with nine
strikeouts and no walks. During the game, Colchester’s
leadoff hitter twice reached scoring position with zero or
one out and the Cannons both times failed to plate the run.
“It’s baseball,” Callahan said. “You can’t change
what’s already happened. I’ve just got to go out there and
keep chucking when it’s my turn.”
The Callahan/Zach Tandy pitching duo suffered a rare
back-to-back games-lost combination after Essex knocked
out Tandy in two innings earlier in the week. Tandy got
the ball Monday against Addison County and Callahan is
expected to start next weekend. Both pitchers combined
for a 2.37 earned-run average, six wins and 61 strikeouts.
“Our pitching is keeping us in games,” Callahan
explained. “We just need guys to hit the ball consistently.”
Through the four-game weekend set, the Cannons left
25 runners in scoring position. In a 7-6 loss to O.E.C.,
Colchester left eight runners in scoring position that
included a failure to score with bases loaded and no outs
in the first inning. Colchester squashed two more basesloaded threats with back-to-back inning-ending strikeouts.
Callahan belted a two-out, two-run triple in the seventh
inning and served as the tying run but could not score.
“Nobody hits at the same time,” Mongeon said. “We’ll
have two people playing well during any given time, but
we need all nine guys to play well for us to win.”
Catcher Jared Rylant went 5-for-12 with two doubles,
while Callahan was 7-for-14 with one triple and four
RBIs during the weekend games. The Cannons flipped
the switch in the second part of the O.E.C. double-header
by pouring on eight runs through two innings. All of
Colchester’s starters scored a run and Callahan recorded
a two-hit inning as the Cannons batted 14 players in the
second inning.
“During that game, we finally put it all together,”
Mongeon said. “We’ve got to bring that competitive edge
to every inning.”
Colchester will close out its league schedule with five
home games. The Cannons host Essex at 5:30 p.m. on
Friday, with a Saturday double-header against Addison
County slated to begin at 10 a.m. The team will host Essex
again on Sunday at 11 a.m. before concluding the regular
season Monday against South Burlington at 5:30 p.m.
All Cannons home games are played at Colchester High
School’s Saddlemire Field.
Colchester youth excel in
Hershey Games
Youth athletes from across the state ventured to Essex
High School to compete in the 2013 Hershey’s Track
and Field Games on Saturday, July 6.
“The Hershey’s Track and Field Games are the largest
youth sports program of its kind in North America, with
hundreds of thousands of children competing every
year,” the candy manufacturer’s website explains.
“We founded the program over 35 years ago out of
a conviction that there’s no treat more rewarding than
fitness, self-esteem and hard work.”
A large cohort of Colchester residents competed in the
annual meet for children ages 7-14. Their results suggest
a sweet future for Colchester track and field.
Colchester competitors’ results from the meet were as
follows:
Colchester girls’ results:
7-8 50-Meter Dash
7 Nicole Norton
10.13
9-10 50-Meter Dash
19 Lauren Shelley
9.78
22 Caitlin Connors
9.98
9-10 100-Meter Dash
19 Lauren Shelley
18.62
22
Olivia Porter18.81
30 Caitlin Connors
19.91
9-10 100-Meter Dash
3
Zoe Grenon16.48
11-12 100-Meter Dash
32
Molly Echo16.75
44
Chloe Echo17.51
24
Anu Oka18.23
25 Elise Scorsome
35.05
18
Anu Oka39.62
9-10 400-Meter Dash
8
Olivia Porter1:31.30
10
Zoe Grenon1:39.00
11-12 800-Meter Run
8 Rebecca Manley 3:21.49
9-10 4x100-Meter Relay
4
Colchester 1:19.65
7
Colchester1:08.72
7-8 Standing Long Jump
18 Nicole Norton
3-11.50
18 Lauren Shelley
4-9.25
21 Caitlin Connors
4-8.25
28
Zoe Grenon4-5.50
39
Olivia Porter4-0.25
11-12 Softball Throw
8 Elise Scorsome 70-10
9
Molly Echo62-7
10
Chloe Echo60-8
21 Rebecca Manley 40-10
24
Anu Oka3-3
Colchester boys’ results:
7-8 50-Meter Dash
23 Abhishek Joseph
10.44
32
Ryan Fetter11.34
7-8 50-Meter Dash
5 Oliver Grenon
8.90
6
Luke Perrotte8.94
9-10 50-Meter Dash
10 Brady LeVasseur
9.19
13
Jack Kelley9.37
17 Domenic Puttlitz 9.49
23 Caleb LeVasseur
9.61
7-8 100-Meter Dash
13
Liam Messier18.66
24 Abhishek Joseph
20.24
7-8 100-Meter Dash
2 Oliver Grenon
17.14
7
Evan Baird19.68
9-10 100-Meter Dash
27 Ayden Lloyd-Newberry 18.08
28
Jack Kelley18.09
30 Domenic Puttlitz
18.36
31 Brady LeVasseur
18.37
36 Caleb LeVasseur
18.82
13 Kamiel Abdoo
15.77
31 Graham Bertoni
16.92
42
Jake Barrd18.11
51
Joshua Porter20.96
7-8 200-Meter Dash
3
Liam Messier39.90
12 Kamiel Abdoo
33.77
11
Gavin Sicard1:23.31
13-14 1600-Meter Run
6
Jacob Dell6:14.67
1
Colchester41.42
4
Colchester 1:15.34
6
Colchester 1:08.34
6 Oliver Grenon
5-1.50
8
Luke Perrotte5-0.50
11
Evan Baird4-8.00
20 Abhishek Joseph 4-2.00
33
Ryan Fetter3-5.25
9-10 Softball Throw
25 Ayden Lloyd-Newberry 69-01
32 Caleb LeVasseur 57-00
33 Brady LeVasseur 55-04
36
Jack Kelley49-01
21
Joshua Porter90-9
12 Kamiel Abdoo
6-3.25
34 Graham Bertoni 5-1.75
45
Gavin Sicard4-6
10
Jacob Dell7-0.50
1
Jacob Bell164-11
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SPORTS
MBBC’s Midweek Series floats on
Colchester’s Mallets Bay Boat Club hosts weekly sailing races on Thursday evenings. Now in its sixth week, the
Midweek Series provides an informal racing atmosphere, allowing beginning racers the opportunity to participate.
The results from the most recent race on July 11 were as follows:
A Fleet Rank Boat
Boat type
Helm
Rating
1
Buffalo Theory
Henderson 30 Fastiggi/Turnau
45
B Fleet 1
Lady Falcon
Etchells
Downing
126
2
Zoraida
Etchells
Brush/Owen/Gardner 126 3
Dog House
J-29
Browne
108
4
Lift Ticket
J-27
Pratt
126
5 Imagine...
J-92
Fardelmann
105
6 Breakaway
J-80
Damico
120
7 Joyride
J-30
Lundblad
138
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1
Blue Heron
Shark
Bowser
228
0:56:36
0:43:11
2
Robert y Lea
J-22
Smith
183
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Swan Song
Pearson 26 Johnson
213
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Saoirse
C&C 32
Jillson
165
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Thankful
Sabre 34
Couture
162
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Gingerbread Man Bombardier 7.6 Turcotte
147
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Thunderduck
Metal Mast 30 Doyle
144
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162
0:58:15
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Lilly
Capri 25
Padula
174
1:01:39
0:50:08
10
Swish Ca Bob
Capri 25
Drawbaugh
174
1:01:49
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J Fleet 1
Last Kid Picked
J-24
Ouellette
171
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J-24
Reynolds
171
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J-24
Hamilton
171
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J-24
Gardner, B
171
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Peggy O
J-24
Hayes
171
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Half Full
J-24
Hansen
171
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Gold Coaster
J-24
Klebanoff
171
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8 Innominatus J-24
Dumas
171
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8Lifted
J-24
Reindel
171 RC
10 2141
J-24
Williams
171
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Zachary/Bronger 87.6
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Brass Monkey
Oriel
Prime Time
Apres Ski
Sundance
Victory
Gusto
Patience
N/A
J-30
Catalina 30
Capri 30
Ericson 38
Ericson 30+
C&C 34
C&C 33-2
Cal 27
C&C 24
Miller
Rogers
Haas
Baglini
Bosher
Villamil
McClellan/Levin Edwards
Manning
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SMC alum honors
former coach
A former lacrosse player at St. Michael’s College, David
Dillmeier ‘91 was impressed with Paul Schimoler, who led the
Purple Knights from 2004 to 2011, amassing the best record of
any St. Michael’s lacrosse coach to date.
When Schimoler died on Feb. 15 following a short battle
with cancer, Dillmeier decided to honor the coach. Dillmeier
has given his alma mater a gift to create the Coach Paul
Schimoler Player of the Year Award, to be given annually
to the male lacrosse player best showing leadership and
commitment, as exemplified by Schimoler.
“Paul Schimoler was a student of the game of lacrosse;
he loved everything about the sport,” Dillmeier said. “With
his passion for teaching the game coupled with his lacrosse
knowledge he was able to take the St. Michael’s lacrosse
program to new heights. He did this by recruiting and
coaching well-rounded student-athletes who worked hard in
the classroom as well as on the lacrosse field. Paul brought the
best out of the St. Michael’s athletes and for that we are truly
grateful.”
Schimoler was a beloved and highly successful coach,
player, husband and father. An assistant coach at Dartmouth
College from 2011- 2013, he was named the NEILA Division
II coach of the year in 2011, and more recently he founded the
Vermont-based lacrosse school VTribe.
“I was fortunate enough to be able to play for Coach
Schimoler during my career at St. Michael’s College and
to work with him as his assistant for the last three years of
his tenure,” Schimoler’s most recent successor Patrick Ivory
reflected. “Coach Schimoler was the ultimate competitor, a
truly inspirational figure who gave all he had to his team and
his family. He was my coach, friend and mentor and I am
honored for the opportunity to try and live up to the standard
which he has set for the lacrosse team here. David Dillmeier’s
generous donation and award will honor Paul’s memory for
our student athletes for years to come.”
The Coach Paul Schimoler Player of the Year Award will
be presented to the first honoree in the fall of 2013 at the
annual St. Michael’s alumni lacrosse gathering.
Green Mountain Club
honors Colchester
resident
The Green Mountain
Club recently announced
the recipients of its highest
honors during an annual
meeting at Stratton Mountain.
Honorary Life Membership,
the only honor explicitly
required by club by-laws,
was granted to Mary Lou
Recor, of Colchester, and
Peter Richardson, of Exeter,
N.H.
The club relies heavily
on its 1,000 volunteers
to manage more than
500 miles of hiking trail,
nearly 70 shelters and the
10,000-member organization
itself.
Recor
was
honored
for her longtime volunteer
leadership. She served as
editor of a number of Green
Mountain
Club
books,
including 360 Degrees, A
Guide to Vermont’s Fire and
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20 years of work, Pete oversaw
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Killington in 2008.
Learn more about
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in an upcoming Q&A interview for
The Colchester Sun.
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FOOD/HEALTH
Pump up your
knowledge of strength
training
By DR. LEWIS FIRST
Parents
have
been
pressing me recently to
comment on whether I think
it is safe for older children
and teenagers to do strength
training. Well, let me see if I
can raise a few points about
this issue.
Strength training increases
the amount of muscle mass in
the body by making muscles
work harder than they’re used
to. It can result in increased
endurance and strength for
sports and reduce injury risk
from sports by half. It has
also been shown to improve
cardiac health, lean body
mass, bone mineral density
and reduce cholesterol levels.
Is strength training safe?
Generally, yes. The American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
endorses strength training
for children and teens who
are old enough to participate
in organized sports, as long
as the training is properly
designed and supervised.
What does “properly
designed and supervised”
mean? After a pre-training
physical, a trainer, coach
or
physical
education
instructor can help your child
or teen create a gradually
progressive, age-appropriate
routine that strengthens all
major muscle groups. It
is best for children to use
low amounts of weight and
more frequent repetitions
of lifting exercises, instead
of heavy load lifting and a
short amount of repetitions.
Ingredients:
30 ounces beans, white, 2 15-ounce cans,
rinsed, or 1 1/4 cups dried beans
1 tsp salt, divided
1/2 cup red onions, minced
1/4 cup cider vinegar
4 tsp honey
1 tsp oil, peanut or canola oil
1/2 tsp black pepper, ground
8 ounces green beans, trimmed and
cut into 2-inch pieces
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
1/2 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced
1 pound tomatoes, sliced
A warm up with stretching
should be performed before
strength training and a cool
down
stretching
period
Strength training
increases the
amount of muscle
mass in the body
by making muscles
work harder than
they’re used to.
should follow.
Your teenager should
never lift weights without
supervision or someone
nearby to serve as a spotter.
That person can prevent your
child or teen from dropping a
barbell on their chest should
they become unexpectedly
exhausted.
It should be noted that
weightlifting, bodybuilding
and powerlifting are not
recommended for children
since these are designed
to push maximal amounts
of weight and can injure
growing bones, muscles and
joints.
Teenagers should also
avoid the use of anabolic
steroids or performance-
enhancing drugs that are
supposed to further help
muscles develop. These drugs
can cause mood changes,
severe acne, heart disease,
sterility, and even cancer —
so they should not be used at
all in teenagers or adults.
Hopefully tips like this
will raise the bar, or is it
the barbell, when it comes
to
strengthening
your
knowledge of what a healthy
strength-training program is
all about.
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.
Keep cool
Heat Exhaustion
Excessive heat can lead
to sunburn, heat cramps, heat
exhaustion and heat stroke.
If
someone
is
experiencing heat cramps
in the legs or abdomen, get
them to a cooler place, have
them rest, lightly stretch the
affected muscle and replenish
their fluids with a half a glass
(about 4 ounces) of cool
water every 15 minutes.
If someone is exhibiting
signs of heat exhaustion
(cool, moist, pale or flushed
skin,
heavy
sweating,
headache, nausea, dizziness,
weakness
exhaustion),
move them to a cooler
place, remove or loosen
tight clothing and spray the
person with water or apply
cool, wet clothes or towels
to the skin. Fan the person.
If they are conscious, give
small amounts of cool water
to drink. Make sure the
person drinks slowly. Watch
for changes in condition.
If the person refuses water,
vomits or begins to lose
consciousness, call 911 or the
local emergency number.
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Charles Barkley
9 year old Neutered Male
Reason Here: Not a good fit for the household
SUMMARY: Meet Charles Barkley! We’ll admit it- we’ve
definitely
Bean and
Tomato Salad
With Honey
Vinaigrette
Recipe
fallen head over heels
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his previous life, it sounds
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transition and changes
for Charles Barkley over
the last few months and
we are sure that he will
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Preparation:
If using canned beans, skip to Step 3. If using dried
beans, rinse and pick over for any stones, then place in
a large bowl, cover with 3 inches of cold water and soak
at room temperature for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Drain the soaked beans, rinse and transfer to a large
saucepan. Add 6 cups cold water. Bring to a simmer,
partially cover, and simmer gently, stirring once or
twice, until tender but not mushy, 20 minutes to 1
hour, depending on the freshness of the dried beans.
(If you’re using heirloom beans, be sure to check them
after 20 minutes-they tend to cook more quickly than
conventional beans.) If at any time the liquid level
drops below the beans, add 1 cup water. When the
beans are about three-fourths done, season with 1/2
teaspoon salt. When the beans are tender, remove from
the heat and drain.
Combine the beans (cooked or canned), the
remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, onion, vinegar, honey, oil
and pepper in a large bowl. Stir, cover and refrigerate
to marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Cook green beans in a large pot of boiling water
until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain again. Pat
dry and add to the marinated beans. Stir in cherry (or
grape) tomatoes and basil. Season with pepper.
To serve, arrange tomato slices around the edge of
a serving platter or shallow salad bowl and spoon the
bean salad into the center.
Thanks!
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of the golfers, sponsors and volunteers
who made their first annual benefit golf
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Special thanks to Michelle Simms
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Collecting coins
to fight cancer
Spencer Putnam, 7, right, and his brother, Reid, 4,
surpassed their $500 fundraising goal for the Hope
Lodge Relay For Life team by knocking on the doors
of more than 50 Colchester neighbors asking for coin
donations the night before the Relay for Life event held
at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction
on June 21-22. According to Spencer, who has been
involved with the American Cancer Society Relay For
Life of Chittenden County with his family for six years, he
got involved with fundraising to help people. Spencer’s
grandmother is a cancer survivor.
Photo contributed
Open-air painting festival
celebrates third year
The 3rd Annual Jericho
Plein Air Festival will take
place on July 20. Festival
headquarters for this “painting
in the open air” event are at
the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery,
22 Barber Farm Road in
Jericho Center, and artists
will be painting at a number
of sites around the area.
Artists Dorothy Martinez,
Libby Davidson and Monique
Dewyea,
all
Colchester
residents, will be among the
more than 80 established
and emerging artists from 35
towns all over Vermont and
from several neighboring
states participating in the
event this year.
Ever wondered how artists
translate what they see onto a
canvas or paper? The public
is encouraged to wander
Lions Club to
hold annual
charity auction
Colchester Lions
Club is hosting its
annual charity auction
on July 27 behind the
Old Red Fire Station
on Main Street in
Colchester
Village.
The
auction
will
start at 10 a.m., with
registration beginning
at 9.
All kinds of items
will be up for sale.
This is the largest
fundraiser for the
club, which is entering
its 51st year, to help
it meet the needs of
the visually and hearing
impaired and less fortunate
of Colchester and Milton.
Donations are welcomed.
For more information,
contact Lion Ken Emery
at 578-7483 or via email at
[email protected].
around the sites, meet and
talk with the artists, watch the
creative process at work, and
enjoy the excitement, energy
and spontaneity of outdoor
painting.
The
Festival’s
been
attracting a lot of attention
among artists and the public,
and
organizers
Emilie
Alexander, Jane Morgan and
Barbara Greene are counting
on another successful event
this year.
The artists will be out
painting by 8 a.m.; the event
opens to the public at 9 a.m.
It’s free of charge and parking
will be available.
Participants will return to
the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery
by 3 p.m. to frame work they
created during the day. The
paintings will be available for
WHAT:
Opening reception for
the artists
sale directly from the artists
during the day. An exhibit of
the paintings will take place
at the Gallery from July 21
through Aug. 11, and the
work will be for sale through
the Gallery for the duration
of the exhibit. Gallery hours:
Thursday through Sunday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by
appointment. Contact: 8993211.
a
WHERE:
Emile A. Gruppe Gallery
a
WHEN:
July 21
2 to 4 p.m.
Dragon Boat Festival and Race
comes to Burlington waterfront
Team registration is open
for the 8th Annual Lake
Champlain Dragon Boat
Festival and Races Aug. 4 at
Burlington’s Waterfront Park.
Festival organizers encourage
co-workers, friends and family
to form a team. Each of the
56 teams is comprised of 21
paddlers who race head to
head in 41-foot long dragon
boats over a 200-meter course.
No paddling experience is
required and every team
gets a free one-hour practice
session in July. It’s all for fun,
friendly competition and to
raise money for Dragonheart
Vermont and the Survivorship
NOW,
cancer
wellness
program.
For complete information
and online registration, visit
www.ridethedragon.org.
There are a few slots open so
organize your team right away.
It’s a perfect team-building
event for businesses and
groups who want to paddle
together for charity and bring
home medals and trophies.
The festival has become
one of Vermont’s most
popular
summer
events
with over 20,000 paddlers
and spectators annually.
Admission to the festival
is free. There’s music,
entertainment, food vendors,
a silent auction, raffles and
more. The core of Dragonheart
Vermont’s mission is to give
back to the community and
over the last seven years the
Lake Champlain Dragon
Boat Festival has raised over
$655,000 to support critical
cancer programs in Vermont
This year, festival proceeds
will support Survivorship
NOW, the Network on
Wellness, helps to bridge
the gap cancer survivors
face between treatment and
“Jazzin Dragons has been in the festival since it began. Each year we have a really good time forming our team,
getting ready for competition, and paddling on the day
of the races, and of course a great day to honor and
remember the survivors in and out of our boat, as well
as those who have passed from our lives. Our Jazzercise
group also performs for the crowd in Athletes Village,
which is always a lot of fun for the crowd. It is all for a
good cause and good, clean (wet) fun!” Pam Fontaine
Jazzin Dragons
recovery. Survivorship NOW
promotes free opportunities
for therapeutic programs,
exercise classes, education,
and networking to help
cancer survivors be healthier
and live well after their
cancer diagnosis. These
Summer
Is
Here!
GIFT CARD
T
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BO TALS!
N
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We now rent pontoon boats and
bowriders in Malletts Bay!
Call Today To Reserve Your Families Day On The Lake!
278 West Lakeshore Dr., Colchester, VT
802-862-4072
Email: [email protected]
SPECIAL
HomeGrown
25% OFF
ALL SEEDS
FREE Spring Plants
Strawberries
coupon
with gift card
purchase.
Available Frozen!
Thru May 12th
It’s time to plant Onion
sets, seed potatoes,
strawberry &
asparagus roots
HomeGrown
Sweet Corn
Green &SOMETHING
Now In
Wax Beans, SWEET
Season
From our bakery: Pies,
Washed, Sugared
and ready for
PANSIES
Shortcake
ON SALE!
$16.99 ea.
Full trays only.
WEDNESDAY
empowering classes have
the strong endorsement of
cancer survivors, doctors,
and health care institutions
in our area. Visit www.
survivorshipnowvt.org
for
complete
program
information.
Buy Local!
Eat Fresh!
is Senior Citizen Discount Day
Pickling Cucumbers,
Cookies, Cakes, Pastries & More!
Summer
& Zucchini
Our
Squash, Cabbage,
Bakery Bakes
Our Own Greenhouse
Fresh Every
Grown Tomatoes
Day!
PICK YOUR OWN
Huge selection of Flower Baskets,
Blueberries
Fa r m sta
n d • Ba ke r y Now
• G re e n h o u s e s
Potted Plants, Herbs & Perennials!
Open
WE CARRY
Daily! A LARGE SELECTION OF GARDEN SUPPLIES
MARKET • BAKERY • GREENHOUSES
Mulches, Soils, FertilizersFARM
and more
802-655-3440
6:30 pm.
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July 18, 2013 - The Colchester Sun

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