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JULY 17, 2014
VOL. 13 No. 29
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Depicting ‘the spirit of the place’
Selectboard finalizes
causeway scene for logo
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
Colchester’s new town logo got a full public
vetting last week when community members
weighed in on its colors, configuration and
focus on the town’s causeway.
Brian Mullins, Colchester resident and
creative director for advertising agency
Kelliher Samets Volk, volunteered to serve
on the town’s logo design team. He explained
that Colchester’s multi-faceted community is
difficult to distill into a single logo and that the
design focuses on the causeway as something
that is uniquely Colchester’s.
Debate on the wisdom of that approach
unfolded at the outset of last Tuesday’s meeting
of the Colchester Selectboard. Ultimately, the
board unanimously approved a Causewaycentric logo depicting a lake scene with a biker,
runner and sailboat and authorized Economic
Development Director Kathi Walker O’Reilly
to use it in a town rebranding effort. Debate
about a tagline to go with the logo is set for an
August board meeting. Ideas include “Land.
Lake. Life.” “Work life balance” and “There’s
no place like it”.
“The feeling it creates is what Colchester
is all about — the quality of life,” Colchester
Planning Commission chairwoman Pam
Loranger said about the logo. “It just gives a
breath of the spirit of the place.”
Other residents thought the focus on the
lake lifestyle gives short shrift to the town’s
agricultural heritage and business community.
–See LOGO page 2
Fifth accident
on Lakeshore
‘demands action’
Slip ‘n Slide
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
Hazelett Strip-Casting hosts annual employee family picnic
On Saturday Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation held its annual employee family picnic. This year over 120 people attended. A water slide was set
up from the top of the bank near Lakeshore drives and dumped the sliders into the lake at the foot of the hill. Employees and their families grilled
lunch and shared a potluck. Besides the water slide, which was hands-down the hit of the day, there were also other games and face painting for
the children. This picnic has been celebrated every year for at least 30 years.
RIO GIRELLI
Investors ready to roll
Inaugural Road Pitch
event culminates
with stop in Essex
By JASON STARR
The Colchester Sun
Cairn Cross had been looking
for a summer counterpart to
Peak Pitch. Then, he took up
motorcycle riding.
The co-founder at Shelburne’s
Fresh Tracks Capital, Cross
has been getting investors and
entrepreneurs together on the
slopes of Vermont for several
years with the Peak Pitch
event, offering a chance for
entrepreneurs to share a full day
of chairlift rides and ski runs with
venture capitalists.
The format for a summer
version was elusive, Cross said,
until he got his motorcycle
license, began riding and
initiating himself with the rider
subculture. He realized quickly
there are a number of investors
like himself whose hobby it is to
travel the countryside by bike.
Cross put the word out over the
winter and spring and recruited
roughly two-dozen investors from
Vermont and New Hampshire for
the inaugural “Road Pitch” event.
The event will take the investors
on a four-day road trip through
the heart of Vermont in early
August, ending with a meetup
at The Essex Resort and Spa on
Aug. 7.
In Essex, Cross plans to meet
with members of the press and
take part in a networking event
with the Startup Essex group that
launched as a local network of
entrepreneurs in June. Vermonters
hoping to make a formal pitch
to the pack of investors should
contact Cross at ccross@
freshtrackscap.com or visit www.
freshtracksontheroad.weebly.com
for more information.
The four-day tour includes
stops in Middlebury, White River
–See INVESTORS page 2
A three-car accident the evening of July 4
on West Lakeshore Drive was the last straw
for town administrators: Something needs
to be done to improve safety for drivers and
pedestrians at the crosswalk adjacent to The
Moorings marina.
The accident was the fifth at the location
over the past year, and they’ve all followed
the same pattern. A pedestrian enters the
crosswalk, a driver notices late and slams the
breaks, a rear-end collision occurs with the car
behind it.
Moorings owner Mo Germain requested
the town install a flashing beacon to let
drivers know ahead of time when a pedestrian
is crossing. The devices, which are solar
powered and activated by pedestrians, have
been installed recently in several Chittenden
County locations and are known nationally
to be effective at improving crosswalk safety,
according to Colchester Public Works Director
Bryan Osborne.
“This accident history I think demands
some type of immediate action by the town,”
Osborne told members of the Colchester
Selectboard during their meeting last Tuesday.
“We think we need to install one of these
devices as quickly as we can.”
Osborne hopes the installation, at a cost of
$7,000, can be completed before the end of the
summer. He began an approval process through
the Federal Highway Administration in June
but is uncertain when that will be complete.
Osborne also noted that flashing crosswalk
beacons are not recognized by the Federal
Highway Administration’s “Manual of Uniform
Traffic Control Devices,” so there is a lack of
standards about under what circumstances they
should be installed. Osborne said there are 14
crosswalks in town that could benefit from the
devices.
“My sense is when you put one up, there’s
going to be a lot of requests for them all over
town,” Osborne said.
He is working with the Chittenden County
Regional Planning Commission to develop
standards for when a beacon is necessary in an
effort “to control the deployment of these.”
“They are popping up all over the place,”
selectboard chairwoman Nadine Scibek said.
“I think they are great. You are alerted by the
light so you see (pedestrians) much sooner.
When people just start walking across that road
(West Lakeshore Drive), it’s a horrible place
to cross.”
30th Annual Colchester Triathlon next week
By ANTHONY LABOR
The Colchester Sun
The Colchester Triathlon has become a
familiar event during the summer months in
the area.
This year will mark the 30th year the event
will take place with athletes from all around
coming to Colchester to compete.
“We have had some people who have
volunteered every year from the start with
the triathlon,” said Colchester Parks and
Recreation Director Glenn Cuttitta. “This
is a true community event that wouldn’t be
possible without all the hard work of everyone
who has volunteered over the years.”
The triathlon will take place on July 27
with the starting line at Bayside Beach and
finish at Bayside Park.
With two weeks still to go before the event,
there are already over 300 people registered
for the triathlon.
“This event always reaches the max,” said
race coordinator Kelly McGinley. “We are
hoping this year isn’t any different and we
reach 400 racers.”
Registration is still open for the event.
Registration fee is $60 for an individual
18-and-under, $75 for anyone older than 18,
$85 for a team comprised of people under 18
or $105 for a team of racers over 18 years old.
There are seven different age groups in
the race with the divisions split up by gender.
The top three finishers in each category will
receive a prize.
McGinley said the people who race and
organize the event are why the triathlon has
been successful every year.
“It’s all about the people,” she said.
“The people who organize the triathlon, the
volunteers, and of course the athletes who
compete make it a great event to attend. No
matter what role someone has in our triathlon,
they are always excited and willing to work
toward making this a memorable and special
event.”
The event will be a half-mile swim followed
by a 12-mile bike ride and finish with a three
mile run. Racers could opt to kayak two miles
instead of the half-mile swim portion.
The swim portion will take racers on a
–See TRIATHLON page 2
Dave Connery, of Shelburne, celebrates as he crosses over the finish line winning the men’s
division of the Colchester Triathlon in 2012. FILE PHOTO | OLIVER PARINI
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The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 17, 2014
TRIATHLON
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triangle track at Bayside
Beach to kick off the event.
Kayakers will paddle a mile
out and a mile back to shore
if they choose that route.
The bike ride will take
racers along the waterfront
leading to Main Street in
Colchester in the center of
town.
The run portion of the
race will take competitors
through
neighborhoods
back along the waterfront
until they arrive at Bayside
Park at the finish line.
The triathlon has had
increasing support along
the years and this year
looks to be no different.
“I think triathlons,
like 5Ks, are increasing in
popularity because they are
a great and achievable goal
for people,” said McGinley.
“The fact that this event is
approachable and doable in
terms of someone’s athletic
ability adds to why they
are becoming even more
popular now.”
The race will begin at
8:30 a.m. with kayakers
starting
the
event.
Individual male swimmers
will begin at 8:35 a.m. with
individual women and team
swimmers beginning at
8:40 a.m.
Anyone looking for
more information can go
to the website at www.
colchestertri.com.
“Nobody wants to see
change at IBM, but everyone
expects there will be. But in the
last 10 years, there’s definitely
been this renaissance of
entrepreneurship and a lot
of companies in Chittenden
County that have been
successful.”
He listed Winooski’s
MyWebGrocer, Burlington’s
Dealer.com and the growth
of Keurig Green Mountain,
which is expanding at its
Essex location, as examples.
“You can see there
are startups that are able
to accelerate and add a
tremendous
number
of
employees,” Cross continued.
“A healthy startup climate
is the way you build things
for the future and to be
resilient when tough times hit.
Hopefully this is a better time
for this uncertainty than might
have been the case a decade
ago.”
Greg Morgan is chairman
of the Essex Economic
Development
Commission
and organizer of Startup
Essex. He said Startup
Essex’s first event last month
generated interest from about
100 locals. Co-hosting the
culmination of Road Pitch at
The Essex is a chance to build
the group’s momentum.
“There is a fair amount of
good energy here, but we need
to do more,” said Morgan.
“This will be another startup
event that says ‘Essex is part
of this conversation.’”
LOGO
The focus on the bay
lifestyle could be divisive
to the community, resident
Maureen Dakin said.
“In a town that’s divided
geographically, economically
and in other ways, this isn’t
uniting the town,” she said. “I
still think we need to recognize
the importance of agriculture
in our community.”
Jacob Hemmerick, who
chairs the town’s Governance
Committee, supports the
design, saying that a focus
on the town’s rural character
would not set Colchester apart
from other Vermont towns, as
the causeway does.
Town Manager Dawn
Francis said the tagline, to be
finalized next month, could tie
in the economic and business
potential of the town.
“This
is
excellent
feedback,” said Mullins. “I
appreciate all the passion
everyone has for this town.”
With a logo and tagline,
the Economic Development
Department will be armed
with the foundation of a
branding campaign planned
for a fall launch. Plans
include redesigned, search
engine optimized websites
for the town and its Economic
Development
Department,
information
packets
for
prospective new residents
and new businesses, and
invigoration of the town’s
social media presence.
with
The Smokey Newfield
Project
The Smokey Newfield
Project entertained the
Colchester Farmers’ Market
last week with their mix of
folk rock, classic rock, pop
and country music. The fivemember band decided that
forming SNP was “a cheaper
way to deal with our mid-life
crises than therapy or buying
convertibles,” explains their
Facebook page.
The group of five brings
a lively and relaxed energy
to their music, but what you
notice most is that it just looks
like fun.
Denise Puisto, of Essex,
is an engineering manager
at IBM. She plays keyboard,
sings and has written at least
one song the band plays.
Tom Chadwick, of Essex,
is an electrical engineer with a
start up in Williston. He plays
an electronic drum set and
sings. Tom’s wife, Laura
Chadwick, is also in the band
and an engineer at IBM. She
plays violin, bass, mandolin,
guitar and sings.
Cathy Cameron-Muscente,
of St. Albans, is the only
“professional musician” of the
bunch, as a music teacher at St.
Albans City School (K-8). She
plays guitar, bass, trumpet and
percussion. She also holds a
music degree from Oklahoma
State University.
Bill Valliere, of St.
Albans, also known as
Smokey Newfield (we’ll get
to explaining that in a little bit)
works at the UVM Rubinstein
School as a research tech,
where he studies national
parks. He plays guitar and
sings.
The band recently
elaborated on their group just
before performing at the July
9 Colchester Farmers’ Market.
Catch the Smokey Newfield
See The Smokey Newfield Project
live video at
www.colchestersun.com
INVESTORS
from page 1
Junction, St. Johnsbury and
Morrisville. Each stop has a
local coordinator to organize
the local pitch sessions.
After media attention
online from the Wall
Street Journal last week
and a subsequent flurry of
interest from investors and
entrepreneurs, Cross believes
the event has a bright future,
increasing the potential for
out-of-state capital to flow
into the state.
“People really love the
idea of spending a week
riding motorcycles around
Vermont,” he said in an
interview Monday. “Dozens
of riders have the credentials
to be part of it. I think we
will end up with a good-sized
event.”
So far about 25 investors
The Smokey Newfield Project performs at the Colchester Farmers’ Market on July 9. ELSIE LYNN
Project’s next performance
at the Essex Junction Five
Corners Farmers’ Market on
Aug. 1 from 5-7:30 p.m.
Q: How did you form the
band?
A: We came together
through our church during a
“U2charist” service in 2011.
Cathy, Bill and Denise were
the original members. Now we
look for any opportunity to play
together.
Q: What’s with the name
Smokey Newfield Project?
A: The name of the band
comes from Bill’s nickname,
Smokey Newfield. The
nickname comes from the
“Stripper Name” game where
you take your favorite pet
when you were a kid, and the
street name you grew up on
... and that is your “stripper
name.” Mine sounded more
have committed to at least
part of the tour. About 12 will
ride the whole tour.
The tour route chosen
deliberately to hit the rural
parts of Vermont, Cross
said, but its ending in Essex
is significant. With rumors
swirling about the sale of
IBM’s Essex facility, Cross
hopes to highlight the state’s
up-and-coming ventures in
IBM’s backyard.
“It’s symbolic,” he said.
like a blues singer than a
stripper, so we decided to name
the band after the nickname. It
was a fun way to come up with
a band name. Seems to work
for us.
Q: What’s the best thing
about the band?
A: Making music together
with our friends. At first we
didn’t know each other, now
were very good friends; that’s
definitely the best thing about
it.
Q: Where else can folks
catch your show?
A: We also play at the
Milton and Westford farmers’
markets, the maple festival in
St. Albans and for some private
parties.
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Kate Youlen, a local
designer who created the
town’s logo for its yearlong
250th celebration in 2013,
said the causeway logo would
be a good fit for the Parks and
Recreation Department, not
the whole town. She said a
more abstract approach would
be more inclusive.
“The causeway is a
wonderful asset to the
community, (but) I don’t
think we need to be so specific
to it,” she said. “I don’t think
it speaks to the vitality of the
town and where we want to
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The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 17, 2014
Family welcomes 10-year-old for a summer stay
“Vermont is such a special place,” said
Moriah McCullagh, of Colchester, “I love
being able to share it with somebody.” The
McCullagh family has hosted Gabriela, a
10-year-old girl from Queens, N.Y., since
2012. McCullagh knew other families who
had hosted through The Fresh Air Fund’s
Volunteer Host Family Program and signed
up to host when she heard about their great
experiences. She wanted to show the beauty of
Colchester to someone who had not yet gotten
to appreciate it.
The Fresh Air Fund, an independent,
not-for-profit agency, has provided free
summer experiences to more than 1.8 million
New York City children from low-income
neighborhoods since 1877. Each summer,
over 4,000 inner-city children visit suburban,
rural, and small town communities across 13
states from Virginia to Maine and Canada
through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host
Family Program.
When Gabriela, affectionately referred to
as Gabby, arrived in Vermont for the first time,
she got along with McCullagh’s
daughters immediately. “She was
instantly a friend,” McCullagh said.
“When she returned last summer,
they picked up right where they
had left off. It was like the year had
not gone by.” McCullagh’s oldest
daughter Maeve is the same age as
Gabby, and “Maeve thought it was
amazing that she and Gabby knew
the same games and rhymes, even
though they live in different parts of
the country,” McCullagh added.
One of Gabby’s favorite things
to do is visit Shelburne Farms.
McCullagh said “the staff there
was great about taking her into
the gardens and teaching her about
how plants grow. That is a place
she always asks to go back to.” In
addition to that, the family enjoys
hiking and swimming. Last summer,
Gabby learned to ride bike on her
own by the time she left, which
McCullagh siad is one of her favorite
memories that they got to share.
“We look forward to her visit
every year,” said McCullagh. “It
is the highlight of our summer.”
McCullagh doesn’t have much
planned yet for this summer, because
they want to see what Gabby wants
to do first. But they make sure to do
something fun every day, and take
full advantage of the beautiful state
of Vermont.
The Fresh Air Fund is always
seeking host families to enable as
many New York City children as
possible to benefit from a summer
experience outside of the city. To
learn more about how to become
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Moriah McCullagh’s daughters pose with Gabby. The area, call Mary Sherman at 802McCullagh’s, of Colchester, are a Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer 782-5426 or visit The Fresh Air
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One-room schoolhouse reborn
Private Fairfax
facility re-imagines
learning
By MICHELLE MONROE
Messenger Staff Writer
FAIRFAX —The first
private elementary school
in Franklin County, the
Imagine School House, will
open its doors in Fairfax this
fall.
Executive
director
Christina DeGraff-Murphy
said the school was started
by a group of parents
who believe there is a
better way to educate their
children. “We were feeling
disconnected from public
education,” said DeGraffMurphy.
The
parents
were
looking
for
something
more personalized for their
children.
They’ve hired a statecertified teacher, Jessica
Tomkowicz,
who
has
experience in teaching an
integrated,
project-based
curricula in a multi-age
classroom.
Each student will have a
personalized learning plan.
Detailed
questionnaires
already have been sent to
parents of enrolled students
in order to gather information
about the students’ learning
styles and interests.
“Every student learns
differently,” said DeGraffMurphy. “Every student
should have their own
individual education plan.”
DeGraff-Murphy
also
described Imagine as “the
rebirth of the one-room
schoolhouse.”
With
a
multi-age
classroom, what students
M
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L
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S
T
O
N
E
S
learn will be determined by
their ability and not their age,
she suggested. For example,
a third-grade student who
is able to do fifth grade
math will be able to do fifth
grade math instead of being
confined to learning what
other students of the same
age are learning.
Conversely, the same is
true for students who learn
more slowly.
The school also will use
project-based learning and
is working with community
partners as curricula are
being developed, explained
DeGraff-Murphy.
For
example, a local songwriter
will work with children
on songwriting, providing
literacy
and
music
instruction.
Founders of the school
hope to create an environment
in which students are
excited to learn. “It should
be a welcoming, exciting
learning environment,” said
DeGraff-Murphy.
She pointed out that
schools as they are currently
designed are not always
the best environments for
learning. It’s hard to do
creative writing when sitting
under fluorescent lights,
DeGraff-Murphy noted.
The school will follow
Vermont state education
standards, but is adapting
them in ways the parents
believe will better serve their
children. For example, they
are considering doing arts
instruction less frequently
but for longer periods of
time, to allow students to
explore their creativity in
greater depth.
The
curricula
also
includes foreign language
instruction.
Students are expected
to play a role in their own
education, beyond passively
absorbing what they are told.
Instead, they will be asked to
help develop their learning
plans and will be in charge of
reporting to their parents at
what are traditionally parentteacher meetings.
“This is the kids’ learning
environment, and the teacher
is there to facilitate it,” said
DeGraff-Murphy.
The plan is also to have
close relationships between
the school and families.
“Schooling doesn’t begin
at 8:30 and end at 2:30,”
DeGraff-Murphy said.
There are five children
enrolled for next year, with
the ideal classroom size
projected at 10. Sixteen is the
maximum number of students
the school can accommodate
In addition to Tomkowicz,
DeGraff-Murphy said it
is likely that parents will
volunteer in the classroom.
Tuition has been set at
$5,500 annually.
For the first two years,
the classroom will be located
in a 700-square-foot section
of a private home on River
Road. The classroom will
have its own entrance.
Interested parents can
get more information at the
school’s website (www.
imagineschoolhouse.org).
An open house will be
held on Thursday, July 30, in
the classroom at 138 River
Rd. in Fairfax. It will begin
at 5 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.
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The Colchester Sun | Thursday, July 17, 2014
OPINION
Perspective
Lion Emery elected district governor
‘The rest of the story’
The Vermont Lions elected Colchester’s Ken Emery district governor for the 2014-2015
Lions year. Emery was the vice district governor over the past year, a past president of the
Colchester Lions, and is currently the chairman of Vermont Lions Charities.
Speaking at the recent Vermont Lions Convention, Emergy said his theme for the coming
Lion year is “We work, we play: Together, we serve. Throughout the year, Lions work on
service projects (such as Food from the Heart, where thousands of pounds are collected for
local food pantries), and fundraisers (the annual Spring Walk-a-thon, for example). They
also build community commeraderie.
Vermont’s 37 Lions Clubs with 1,200 members provide eyeglasses and hearing aids
to those Vermonters in need throughout the state. Local clubs also support youth, senior
citizens, veterans and area food shelves. For more information, visit www.d45lions.org.
By ANGELO LYNN
“There they go again.”
The Gipper (President Ronald Reagan) said it of Democrats
in the 1980s for what he claimed was twisting the truth in
congressional battles. The same phrase could be used in
Vermont these days as opponents of Gov. Peter Shumlin and his
administration produce a continous chorus of negativity about
the state’s economy.
In a recent column, David Sunderland, chairman of the
Vermont Republican Party, states unequivocally: “Despite the
claims from Gov. Peter Shumlin and his political allies, the data
supports what Vermonters know to be the truth — Vermont’s
economy is stagnant, there is virtually no net job growth and low
and middle income families are struggling under the burden of
rising costs.” He’s joined by similar partisan comments from
outfits like the Campaign for Vermont, and a chorus of individuals
who prefer to see the glass half-empty and take every opportunity
to suggest lowering taxes and less government is the only way to
ensure a growing economy and strong state revenues.
And give them any chance to take a survey and twist it to
show the worst, and it will be done in a heartbeat. A survey by
the Thumbtack/Kaufmann Foundation, for instance, recently
gave Vermont a failing grade for not being “business friendly,”
a source pounced on by naysayers, despite the fact that every
Vermont governor since Gov. Dick Snelling’s second term has
made a concerted effort to change that perception and create a
business friendly environment — including Republican Gov.
James Douglas from 2002 to 2010. (That survey was also
seriously flawed as it represents two-year-old data and comes
from a very small pool of businesses — there was no update in
2013 and 2014 because the firm couldn’t get the minimum of 30
businesses to give them information — as if any 30 businesses
in the state could provide accurate data on the state’s economy.)
Fortunately, there’s more to talk about than doom and gloom.
Here is, as radio personality Paul Harvey used to say, the rest
of the story:
• In the past biennium, the state has: initiated a one-stop
shop portal within the secretary of state’s office that will reduce
the paperwork of creating a business from 10 days down to 30
minutes; boosted VEDA’s Entrepreneurial Lending Fund by
$500,000; created a Great Jobs site in the state to simplify job
searches through Vermont Department of Labor’s JOBLINK,
which currently has more than 370 members listing jobs;
launched statewide financial networking workshops; continued
to make progress with Vermont’s EB-5 projects, including
work with Mount Snow ski resort, ANC Bio in Newport, Burke
Mountain Ski Resort and expansion at the Stowe airport, to name
a few.
• On the job creation front, the unemployment rate in the state
was 6 percent when Gov. Shumlin took office and is now 3.3
percent, second lowest in the nation. (Critics cite the U-6 rate,
which are those underemployed or who have given up looking
for work, but that is the same throughout the nation, and has
always been higher than the unemployment rate.) Furthermore,
since 2011 about 11,000 net new jobs have been created in the
state, which works to counter those jobs that have been lost in the
constant churn of the economy. Vermont is also among the top
four states in the nation for wage growth in the technology sector.
• While job losses dominate the news, including the focus
on what IBM might do in Essex Junction, here are a few
businesses that are expanding: Darn Tough socks in Northfield,
which projects a doubling of its production in the next few
years; Vermont Castings in Bethel; Keurig Green Mountain in
Williston; Mack Molding in Arlington; Vermont Hard Cider in
Middlebury; Vermont Precision Tools in Swanton; Dealer.com
in Burlington; Myland in St. Albans; an $80 million Spruce Peak
Adventure project in Stowe that will create jobs, as well as a $21
million, 80,000-square-foot club house at the Hermitage Club in
Wilmington, that will also create numerous new jobs.
In the food sector, Vermont has added 199 businesses and
2,162 jobs since 2009, and the overall number of farms in the
state has reversed a decades old trend to post an increase of 5
percent in the past five years. In the same time period, the overall
value of agricultural products has grown 15 percent.
On the energy front, Vermont’s incentives have been working.
Solar Foundation rates the state first for solar job creation (1,000
jobs created in 2013 alone), and more solar job creation per capita
than any other state in the nation.
• In tourism, Vermont again posted a strong year in skier
visits, ranking it best in the East and third best in the nation, just
behind California and Colorado, but ahead of Utah for the second
consecutive year and far ahead of New Hampshire or Maine. That
leads to strong economies in the state’s 18 ski resort markets.
• As for accolades, while Vermont may never rank in the top
10 most business-friendly states (because those rankings deduct
points for corporate taxes; regulations that provide for clean
air, water, safety and good building practices; high minimum
wages and other practices that promote healthy living and strong
communities), Vermont is consistently lauded for its quality of
life.
And that’s not all.
Vermont’s Legislature took important steps to provide
Vermont’s youth with needed skills by leading the nation in
its early childhood education programs with a $37 million
federal grant; invested $800,000 to double state support for dual
enrollment to lessen the cost of a college education for qualifying
students; and expanded access to universal pre-kindergarten
education to all three- and four-year-olds, as well as many other
education-based reforms aimed at preparing young Vermonters
for tomorrow’s more advanced economy.
The fact is the state does a lot to grow jobs, attract new industry,
prevent job flight, and, in short, create a strong economy. It has
for the past 30 years or more on an active basis. It’s a tough job
with stiff competition from the other 49 states, and throughout
the globe. We win some and we lose some.
Opponents can survey the scene as the glass being half empty
and bemoan the downside while ignoring the upside, or take a
different tack and champion what is working well, while working
on those aspects that could be done better. But the next time you
read or hear a litany of complaints about Vermont’s economy,
ask yourself this: What are they proposing that’s positive and
constructive, and what about “the rest of the story.”
Angelo S. Lynn is co-publisher of The Essex Reporter and
The Colchester Sun and publisher of the Addison Independent.
Letter to the Editor
Out with incumbents
In November, voters will be asked to return a number of
incumbents to local, state and federal positions. Link that with
the problems that exist in our town, state and the country as
a whole, and I believe we need to ask the question: Do the
incumbents deserve to be returned to office?
Look at the facts: New legislation is required to fix the
problems our town and each town and city in the state is facing.
There has been no action. The reason? It’s an election year. No.
2, polls show the majority of voters do not want single payer
health care. The governor is still pursuing it, yet roll out of his
plan is 18 months late. No. 3, our state has recently received a
failing grade in the area of business friendliness, and Vermont
is in the top four of the most highly taxed states in the land. But
there are no spending reduction initiatives.
We have seen little or no leadership from anyone currently
in office representing our district or at the state level. On the
federal level, there is little leadership by any elected official as
Democrats blindly follow the president if you’re a Democrat
and Republicans wait for a mandate from the voters.
Blindly following and just waiting are not leadership
descriptions. The issues are great, and if the wrong direction is
chosen, it will bankrupt this country.
We have lost control over our own country. The laws that we
have enacted to give up our rights for the security of this country
are being abused. When/where does it stop? When November
comes!
Please make sure you vote and vote for people that will
support the will of the people. If we don’t, the effect to our state
and country will be disastrous.
Michael Wilson
Colchester
A retention plan for IBM-Essex
The Board of Directors of the Lake Champlain Regional
Chamber of Commerce has voted to endorse the implementation
of a robust economic development plan to support the current
and successor owners of the Champlain Valley Technology
and Information Park known as IBM-Essex. The Chamber
believes that the retention of high-paying, value-added, jobs is
even more essential to Vermont’s economy as the importation
or creation of new jobs. This resolution supports the efforts
of our collaborative partner, the Greater Burlington Industrial
Corporation, to retain the over 4,000 jobs currently at IBMEssex and to attract new value-added businesses to the region.
For 60 years, the knowledge-based economy driven by IBM
has defined our region and our state. Attributable in large part
to the presence of IBM, Chittenden County has become the
economic engine and hub of creativity for Vermont. The world
class programs at our state research university, medical school
and hospital have all thrived with the assistance of IBM. Our
pre-K through high school programs are recognized as the best
in the state due to the support, assistance and guidance of the
management and staff at IBM.
The Board of Directors of the Lake Champlain Chamber of
Commerce endorses the following actions in support of IBMEssex and any successor organization.
1. The creation of an economic development zone and
accompanying incentives that encompass the plant and lands
owned by IBM to assist with job creation and the retention of
high-paying, technology sector jobs. These incentives could
include: modifications to Vermont’s tax system; long-term
utility rate stabilization; job training and education credits;
expedited development permits on the property owned by IBM.
2. The formalization of linkages between the University
of Vermont, the Vermont State Colleges, Champlain College
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and other institutions of higher education that align curricula,
internships and mentoring programs resulting in a workforceready pool of employees.
3. The creation of an aggressive research and development
tax credit program that competes with surrounding states and
creates an attractive business environment for companies to
locate in.
4. The creation of a Technology Development Cabinet,
empaneled by the Governor, that includes representation from
the legislature, the business community and higher education
with the authority to plan and implement ongoing strategies to
attract and retain high-paying technology sector jobs.
5. Finally, we respectfully request that the House of
Representatives and the State Senate vote a joint resolution
when they convene in January 2015 that expresses support for
continuing Vermont’s relationship with technology research,
development and manufacturing companies and that promises
to support fiscal and educational strategies that will attract and
retain jobs in Vermont.
Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
IBM — critical to water rates too
This letter serves to document Champlain Water District’s
(CWD) elected Board of Water Commissioners support of the
Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation’s action in developing
“IBM Vermont: The Vermont Plan.”
IBM is a significant water customer for CWD averaging
3.24 million gallons per day for the fiscal year ending June
30. At this time, IBM’s daily usage is 34.35 percent of CWD’s
total daily facility production. As a high-volume user for CWD,
IBM has been the key factor is maintaining CWD’s uniform
wholesale water rate as one of the lowest in New England.
Continued high-volume industrial water usage will help ensure
that CWD’s uniform wholesale water rate remains near current
levels for CWD’s 70,000 Chittenden County customers.
As a wholesaler to 12 municipal water systems in Chittenden
County, CWD’s uniform wholesale rate costs the average family
$136 per year. Given that each community also has its own
individual retail mark up from the CWD uniform rate, CWD’s
uniform rate represents an average of 47 percent of the annual
dollar amount charged to county customers across all 12 served
water systems.
Since the vast majority of IBM’s water usage relates directly
to its wet process manufacturing, it is critical that this IBM site
continues utilization of wet processes in order to maintain the
extremely economical water rates to CWD customers into the
future. IBM’s benefit to the Champlain Water District is only a
small impact for the State of Vermont overall, therefore CWD
certainly supports GBIC’s “IBM Vermont: The Vermont Plan”
for IBM to continue to be the economic engine for our entire
state.
Jim Fay
General manager
Champlain Water District
Last call for Sally
By TIM ASHE
I
frequently
receive
constituent calls and e-mails
seeking help resolving a wide
range of state issues. Yet
after six years serving as your
Senator, I still find myself
amazed at the absurdity of
some Vermont laws and
regulations.
In September I received
a note from Williston’s
Vermont Tap House. What
was their transgression that
led to a stern talking to by
the Department of Liquor
Control? Serving underage
patrons, over-serving a drunk
customer, or handing out free
Absinthe? None of the above.
Vermont Tap House’s
mistake was serving four
4-ounce tasting glasses of
beer at the same time to one
patron. Here’s where the
absurdity comes in. Vermont
restaurants may currently
serve two 16-ounce beers
at one time to the same
patron for a total of thirtytwo ounces. They may not,
however, serve just 16 total
ounces of beer if the beer
is served in more than two
glasses. Got that? 32 ounces
okay, 16 ounces not okay!
The only exception to
this rule is brewpubs, who
are well known for selling
sampler flites or paddles so
customers can try out a few
offerings.
In light of the proliferation
of quality Vermont beers
— which is fast becoming
a nice economic success
story — it makes sense to
allow all establishments to
serve sampler flites, and to
eliminate the mathematical
nonsense that led to Vermont
Tap House’s gentle scolding
from the state.
I’m happy to report that
working with the guys at
Vermont Tap House and
several other establishments
we passed legislation that
fixes this problem and allows
the samples to flow.
On a personal note, I’d
like to add that this legislation
was the last sponsored by the
late Sally Fox. This Thursday,
when the Governor publicly
signs the bill into law, I’ll be
raising a glass to Sally.
Tim Ashe is a state senator
representing
Chittenden
County.
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Burnham Memorial Library
COLCHESTER’S WEEKLY
Town News
BOOK REVIEWS
“I Suck At Girls,”
by Justin Halpern
Adult Fiction, 2013
Reviewed by Gizelle Guyette, Youth Services
Justin is not good with women. While his friends hurdle romantic
milestones, Justin is still plodding along at the starting line. As he lurches his
way through the usual twentysomething labyrinth of casual encounters, cringeworthy partying tales, and faceplants into a couple of relationships, he seeks
advice from an unlikely source: his foul-mouthed liquor-swigging surgeon
father—the same guy whose obscenity-laced musings filled up Justin’s first
book, “Sh*t My Dad Says.” Underneath the rampant vulgarity and shudderinducing analogies, though, his father is actually saying something. These
verbal kicks in the butt help propel Justin from neurotic perpetual adolescent
to the kind of guy who can get out of his own way when the right woman
comes along.
A refreshingly unromantic account of how the writer met and courted his
wife (“courted” being a bit of an overstatement), and how his charmingly
horrid father prodded him toward relationship wisdom, this is a full-circle
tale of The Moment — the one where you go “stupid” for someone and
know they’re the One — and all the less-glorious scenes that led you there.
Hilarious, incredibly profane, and weirdly moving.
“Spider Woman’s Daughter,”
by Anne Hillerman
Adult Fiction, 2013
Reviewed by Susan Gamberg, Adult Services
Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Detectives Chee and Manolito are back, and this time
the crime is very close to home. The Lieutenant is shot by a sniper just as he
leaves a meeting he was attending with Detective Bernie Manolito. She is the
first to reach him; while calling for assistance, she struggles to stay focused
and not let her emotions get in the way. Joe is like a father to Bernie, and she
is determined to get on the case immediately and find whoever is responsible
for the shooting. While Leaphorn fights for his life in the ICU, Bernie and her
husband Det. Chee begin the hunt for the sniper. They painstakingly examine
old cases to find any thread that will give them a clue to the identity of the
shooter. While this new addition to the Joe Leaphorn series is not a Tony
Hillerman production, it is a good start by his daughter Anne in continuing the
Leaphorn detective stories.
Obituary
Duncan Alistair Laing
Winton
COLCHESTER – Duncan
Alistair Laing Winton, 63, died
peacefully on Thursday, June
10, 2014 at the Vermont Respite
House in Williston, surrounded
by his loving family, following
a valiant battle with cancer.
Duncan was born in
Stoneyburn, Scotland on June
5, 1951, the son of Duncan
Sinclair and Margaret (Wright)
Winton. Duncan was very
proud of his Scottish heritage.
He graduated from Iberville
School in Longueuil, Quebec.
On July 1, 1978, he married
Terry Ann Chadwick in
Colchester.
Duncan had a zest for life
and was always on the go. He
loved to play golf and was a
diehard Montreal Canadiens
fan.
Duncan had worked as a
Quality Control Manager at
Velan Valve, owned his own
construction company called
Jaycor, performed Quality
Consulting, was responsible
for the final inspection of the
Airtrain at JFK Airport and
lastly was very successful as
an Independent Agent selling
Long Term Health Care, and
was a member of the Million
Dollar Round Table.
Intermixed with his work
career, Duncan and a friend
began the first AAA Summer
Hockey Program in Vermont.
At the same time, he received
his Product Management
degree from Villanova and in
1994 was naturalized a U.S.
Citizen.
Duncan loved helping
others when he could and was
an anonymous philanthropist.
Duncan is survived by
his wife Terry and their three
wonderful children, Jamie
Winton and his wife Casie of
Colchester, Corey Winton and
his wife Ashley of Milton and
Stacey Simard and her husband
Jonathan of South Hero, and
by his grandchildren Isabelle,
Annalise, Evelyn, Rhyden, and
Jacob. Duncan is also survived
by his brother-in-law, Michael
Chadwick, whom he thought of
as a son, by his brothers Derek
Winton of Kingston, Ontario
and James Winton of Brossard,
memory may be made to the
Vermont Respite House, 99
Allen Brook Drive, Williston,
VT 05495.
A Funeral Service will
be held on Friday, July 18,
2014 at 1 p.m. in the Minor
Funeral Home with inurnment
following in the Resurrection
Park Cemetery in South
Burlington.
Online condolences may be
made to www.minorfh.com.◊
“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
The following information highlights some activities performed by
the Town from June 30 – July 7.
TOWN MANAGER’S OFFICE
Reported by Dawn Francis, town manager
The Governance Committee met with the Selectboard to
present some suggested changes to the Town’s Charter. The
Selectboard will be holding a work session on July 17 to review
the changes and hope to hold hearings in September and
October in advance of a town vote on these changes on Nov. 4.
A summary of the recommended changes under consideration
are:
• Rather than an 8 percent penalty for late tax payments
established in the Charter, allow the Selectboard to determine
the penalty via policy.
• Change the Town Clerk and Treasurer positions so as to be
appointed by the Town Manager rather than elected subject
to the advice and consent of the Selectboard in order to vet
credentialed candidates that are prepared for the immense
complexity and responsibility of the positions.
• Remove positions that are no longer relevant such as the
Grand Juror, Fence Viewer, Constable and Tax Collector.
• Housekeeping changes and removal of references to a specific
start time for Town Meeting as well as the requirement for the
Town Manager to attend every Selectboard meeting.
• Change the process for Ordinance adoption, amendment and
repeal.
• Changes to the structure and responsibilities for the Cemetery
Commission.
As always, your thoughts about these proposed changes are
welcome and more detail is available on the town’s website
at http://www.colchestervt.gov/governance/Governance_
ProgressReport_July.pdf
For more information about the Town Manager’s Office, visit http://
colchestervt.gov/Manager/index.shtml or call (802) 264-5509.
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For more information about
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town offices at 781 Blakely Road,
Colchester, online at
www.colchestervt.gov
or call (802) 264-5500.
Duncan Alistar Lang Winton
Quebec and by many beloved
nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be held
on Thursday, July 17, 2014
from 5-8 p.m. in the Minor
Funeral and Cremation Center
in Milton.
Memorials in Duncan’s
Essex Automotive Services
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Trivia Mania. Nectar’s presents Trivia Mania, a pub style trivia game. Questions
are displayed on the TVs and are read
aloud. Categories range from pop culture, history, science, literature and more.
Entertainment provided by Top Hat DJS.
All ages. Nectars, Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m.
Free. Info: 658-4771.
Franklin County Chamber of Commerce
July Mixer. The Franklin County Humane
Society and the Chamber of Commerce
host a mixer at Westaff’s new Mapleville Depot office location and see what
they have to offer. The Franklin County
Humane Society will be on hand to discuss all aspects of pet adoption, and
show off a few furry friends. Enjoy a cold
beverage, snack and perhaps leave with
a new companion. Cash bar catered by
The Traveled Cup. Door prizes include
gift certificates for spa and salon services
will be given away. Westaff Office, St.
Albans, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5 members; $8
non-members. RSVP: [email protected] or
524-2444.
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“Arsenic and Old Lace.” The St. Michael’s
College Summer Playhouse presents the
third installment of their popular summer
theater series, “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
Joseph Kesselring’s classic Broadway
comedy follows spinster sisters Abby and
Martha Brewster as they adopt a new
charity project, relieving older gentlemen of loneliness by poisoning them with
homemade elderberry wine laced with
arsenic. Play runs through July 26. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College
campus, 8 p.m. Tickets: $32.50- $43.50.
Information:
www.saintmichaelsplayhouse.org or 654-2281.
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MUSCLE NIGHT
Mikes Mazza’s Muscle Night 9th annual
car show is a cruise-in event just for
fun. $10 suggested donations benefit
Ronald McDonald House charities. Free
prizes will be given away, as well as a
free slice of pizza to drivers.
Stop by Mike’s Auto Parts at 794 West
Lakeshore Drive in Colchester and
check it out from 5-9 p.m.
Saturday
BYOP (Bring Your Own Piece) Workshop.
Vintage Inspired presents this workshop
hosted by Mary Heinrich Aloi. Bring in a
small piece that can be carried with one
hand. Techniques on how to paint and
wax with Chalk Paint decorative paint
will be demonstrated. Mary will assist
participants to be confidant with their
techniques and selections. All supplies
will be provided. Vintage Inspired, Burlington, 10 a.m. $55. Register: 488-5766
or [email protected].
13th Annual Essex Junction Block Party and
Street Dance. The Village of Essex Junction presents its annual summer tradition.
This year there will be a roaming railroad, bounce castle, face painting, dunking booth, climbing tower, mini boot camp,
fire trucks, great food and more. Music
will be provided by the Contois School
of Music Band and the Dave Keller Blues
Band. New this year, a comedy show by
Vermont Comedy Divas in Murrays Tavern and a 5K Light the Night Run. Railroad Avenue, Essex Junction, 5-10 p.m.
Information: www.essexjunction.org. Sign
up for the 5K at www.ejrp.org.
4th Annual Jericho Plein Air Festival. The
Emile A. Gruppe Gallery will serve as
headquarters for the 4th Annual Jericho Plein Air Festival. The public is encouraged to meet the 75 artists as they
work “en plein air” creating their work
outdoors in the Vermont summer weather. The gallery will have maps and a list of
artists taking part. This event will be held
rain or shine. Work created during the
festival will be on exhibition at the gallery through August 10. Emile A Gruppe
Gallery, Jericho, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Information: 899 3211.
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Community Breakfast. The American Legion
Post 91 will be hosting its weekly community breakfast. The menu will include
a buffet of all your breakfast favorites
including eggs, breakfast meats, coffee,
juice and more. American Legion Post 91,
Colchester, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. $7. Information: 872-7622.
Ghost Walk: Wicked Waterfront. Get to
know the stories and spirits of Burlington’s captivating and mysterious waterfront with guide Thea Lewis, author of
the book “Ghosts and Legends of Lake
Champlain.” Meet at the fountain across
from Pearl Street. Please arrive 10 minutes in advance of start time. Tours leave
promptly at specified start time. Suitable
for ages 9 and up. Battery Park, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15 in advance. Tickets: Flynntix.org or 863-5966.
Edward T. Clifford, “The Master Voice Impressionist.” Using karaoke tracks, Clifford
has come to be known for his uncanny
ability to impersonate original artists, recreating the sounds of over 40 musicians
such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Neil
Diamond and more. Robert E. Miller Expo
North at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $10. Tickets:
Flynntix.org or 863-5966.
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Monday
Starlight Walk. Join one of Winooski Valley
Park District’s educators for a star lit walk
around the trails of the Ethan Allen Homestead to catch glimpses of fireflies and
learn about wildlife behavior at night.
Bring a headlamp or flashlight. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 8-9:30 p.m.
Free. Contact Ashley: 863-5744.
Trivia Night. Trivia buffs gather for a meeting of the minds. Hotel Vermont lobby,
Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Contact: 6515012.
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Tuesday
Plein Air Watercolor Workshop. Local artist
and watercolorist, Libby Davidson introduces participants to the art of outdoor
painting. Personal paint and brushes
required. Pre-registration required.
Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.12:30 p.m. Free. Information: 878-6955.
Heartstrings: Songs of Love Lost and Won.
Counterpoint, Vermont’s professional vocal ensemble accompanied by a quintet
of local professional string players pres
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ent “Heartstrings: Songs of Love Lost and
Won.” All the works lament lost love or
celebrate newfound passion, and each is
expressive in a different way. The program includes sets of songs by the two
most admired American choral composers of our time: Lauridsen and Whitacre.
The musicians also perform a deeply
moving but little-known short work by
Beethoven. The Episcopal Cathedral,
Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20 adults, $15
seniors, $5 students and the financially
challenged. Information: 540-1784 or
counterpointchorus.org
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Friday
What Can You Make With a $45 Computer? Using BeagleBone Black, a credit-cardsized computer, participants ages 12 and
up create interactive, programmable objects. Pre-registration required. Logic
Supply, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Free. Contact Lauren: lauren.lavallee@
logicsupply.com PHOTO CONTEST:
Have you taken a great
photo of “Life, ColchesterStyle”? The Town is seeking
photos of Colchester events,
people, or scenery captured
by local photographers,
to grace our 2014 Town
Report. Student photographers are encouraged to
enter. Be sure to include
your full name so we may
credit your photo.
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Which animals live or pass through the Niquette Bay State park?
How can you read the forest to see what lives here? Join Neil
Sand on a fun and educational hike for the answers to
these questions and more. You will be introduced to
techniques that allow you to be aware of signs of animals such as trails, beds, scat, foliage, ghost scale signs
and track identification. Learn how tracks age over
time and what to look for as you track over debris.
Space is limited, you must reserve a place in this
program. Dress appropriately for walking through
the woods; consider insect repellant, and water to
prevent dehydration. Leave all pets at home for this
program. Niquette Bay State Park, Colchester, 9-11
a.m. $3 adults; $2 age 4-13; children under 3 free. Free
for VT State Parks season pass holders as well as Green
Mountain Passport holders. Information: 893-5210.
Wednesday
E-Textiles: Make It Glow. Crafters ages 11
and up sew LEDs into fabric and build
simple circuits. Pre-registration is encouraged. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library,
Williston, 1-4 p.m. Free. Information:
878-4918.
“Pop-Up” Gastronomy: Sicilian Food and
Wine. The Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Center presents the second installment of its popular “Pop-Up” Gastronomy dining experiences. The inspiration
for this installment is drawn from Sicily’s
Mongibello Etna, an active stratovolcano.
The meal will feature rare wines made
from grapes plucked from the lava flows
and food inspired by the bounty of the
volcanic soils and the Mediterranean
Sea. The event will be limited to 100
people. Echo Lake Aquarium and Science
Center, Burlington, 6-10 p.m. $65 ECHO
members; $75 non-members. Tickets:
www.echovermont.org
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Thursday
Jukebox The Ghost in Concert. The Point and
the H Team present Jukebox The Ghost
in concert as part of the 2014 Battery
Park Free Concert series. With a quirky,
brainy pop sound the band logged several years together under the name,
the Sunday Mail, before rebranding
themselves in 2005. Bring a blanket, sit
on the green and enjoy amazing views
while listening to great music. Secure bike
parking available. Battery Street Park,
Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Information:
http://pointfm.com/battery-park-concerts.html
Ongoing
Harriet Farnsworth Powell Historical Museum. The museum contains vintage photographs and collections of everyday objects from Essex Junction and Essex Town.
Self-guided walking tour offered. Open
through October. Harriet Farnsworth
Powell Historical Museum, Essex, Thursdays 6:30-8 p.m.; Sundays, 1-4 p.m.
Free. Contact Eva: 879-0849. Writers for Recovery. The Turning Point Center of Chittenden County are offering a
series of free summer writing workshops
focusing on stories of addiction and recovery for individuals and their families.
The series aims at leading the writer to
explore their experiences of addiction,
recovery and family relationships in
the shadow of addiction. Led by local
author, Gary Miller and documentary
filmmaker, Bess O’Brien, the series will
engage the writer to explore their own
story, while working at their own pace.
Writers will have the option of including
their work for display during Burlington’s
Annual Celebrate Recovery Event, which
will be held in September. Every workshop will begin with pizza. Workshops
run on Wednesdays, through Aug. 20.
The Turning Point Center of Chittenden
County, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Information: [email protected]
or 861-3150.
Colchester Farmers’ Market. Wednesdays,
starting June 11. The market will take
place rain or shine, and will feature local
farmers, artisans, food vendors, and often music. Limited parking is available at
Burnham Library, with additional parking at Our Lady of Grace next door. 4-7
p.m.
Five Corners Farmers’ Market. The market
features local farmers artisans, food
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vendors and entertainment. Fridays from
3:30-7 p.m. on Lincoln Street in Essex
Junction. More info: 5cornersfarmersmarket.com.
Karaoke Contest. Backstage Pub will be hosting Talent Quest, a national karaoke singing contest. Every Wednesday through
July 30. Backstage Pub, Essex Junction,
7 p.m. For more information, call Geno:
338-7744.
CVAA Tai Chi for Arthritis. CVAA will be hosting ongoing Tai Chi classes. Tai Chi for Arthritis has been shown to increase flexibility and muscle strength; improve balance,
posture, and situational awareness; and
help people avoid falling. It can expand
pain free range of motion, and increase
functionality and agility. Anyone age 50
or older is welcome. Every Monday and
Wednesday, Runs through August 31.
Maple Street Park, Essex Junction, 9:45
- 10:30 a.m. Free. Call Rachael at CVAA,
865-0360, x1046.
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.
Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Thursdays. Serving the communities of Colchester, Milton and the Champlain Islands.
Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12 p.m.
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Thursday, July 17
Body Art. Mehndi, the ancient art of applying henna designs is back by popular demand. There is science involved but mainly it just looks cool. Henna tattoo expert
Rebecca Freedner will show you how it’s done so you can DIY. Grades 6-12. Register online. 2-4 p.m.
Burnham Library Trustees Meeting. The library’s trustees meet monthly, and meetings
are open to the public. 4 p.m.
Friday, July 18
Monster Hunters. Join our Cryptozoological comic book workshop with Eric Cram. Learn
about cryptozoology and cryptids. Discover your own cryptid creatures and make
a comic book of your findings. Register online. 3 p.m.
Monday, July 21
Summer Encore Theatre presents The Race to Save the World. An original story performed by students ages 12-18. This time, the action centers on a mad scientist who
wants to take over the world. Register online. 10 a.m.
Blue Collar America: Empire Falls. In this four-part Vermont Humanities Council program, we’ll be discussing the working class, looking past stereotypes to examine
the realities of minimum wage existence, small-town economics, and social divisions.
The discussions will be led by Suzanne Brown. This month, we’ll discuss “Empire
Falls,” by Richard Russo. Copies of the book are available for checkout. 6 p.m.
Tuesday, July 22
R4-K2 Presents Sumo Lego Bots. Participants must attend both sessions, the second is
on July 29 from 2-3:30 p.m. Space is very limited. For ages 5-11. In this class your
child will learn to use the scientific method and basic physics to build EV3 Lego
robots that battle in a Sumo arena. Each team’s autonomous robot will attempt to
push the other team’s robot from the ring. Register online. 2-3:30 p.m.
Tie Dye for Teens. Barefoot in the grass, tying off t-shirts, soaking them in buckets of
sun-drenched color, making spirals and starbursts of patterns. This is another annual tradition, a rite of summer to share with friends. Register online. 4 p.m.
Wednesday, July 23
Experiment & Explore: Poetry Garden. This week, painted rocks have never looked so
beautiful. Choose the words that you feel will combine the best to express your
poetic self. For ages 5 and up. Register online. 2 p.m.
Essex Eats Out Community Meals. Essex Eats
Out seeks to build community connections by providing healthy, free meals in
a warm, safe and inclusive atmosphere.
Meals will be served: first Friday at First
Congregational Church; second Friday at
Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish Center;
third Friday at St. James Church; fourth
Friday at Essex United Methodist Church;
and fifth Friday when applicable at St.
Pius X Church. 5:30-7 p.m. each week.
Transportation available. Call Dawn
Thursday by 9 a.m. to schedule Friday
transit: 878-7622. Information: [email protected] or www.essexeatsout.
org.
ONGOING
Drop-In Pottery Wheel Class. Spend Friday
nights with our pottery instructors learning the basics of wheel working. Try the
wheel and have some fun with other beginner potters. Through demonstrations
and individual instruction, students will
learn the basics of preparing and centering the clay and making cups, mugs
and bowls. Price includes one fired and
glazed piece per participant. Additional
fired and glazed pieces are $5 each. No
registration necessary but space is limited. First come, first serve. BCA Print and
Wheel Studio, Burlington, Fridays 8-10
p.m. $12. Contact: 865-7166.
Drop-In Life Drawing Class. This drop-in life
drawing class is open to all levels and facilitated by local painter Glynnis Fawkes.
Spend the evening with other artists,
drawing one of our experienced models.
Bring drawing materials and paper. No
registration necessary. Ages 16 and up.
BCA Center, Burlington, Mondays 6:308:30 p.m. $8. Contact: 865-7166.
Free Yoga for Survivors. H.O.P.E. Works is
offering a free and confidential traumainformed yoga program for survivors of
sexual violence. Meets on the first Saturday of each month. Registration is required to attend. Laughing River Yoga,
Burlington, 1:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 8640555, x19 or [email protected].
Creative Tuesdays. Artists exercise their
imaginations with recycled crafts. Children under 10 must be accompanied by
an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:15-5 p.m. Contact: 865-7216.
Line Dance Classes. Denise Brault Line Dance
presents Beginner and Beginner Plus
classes. No experience needed. St. Joseph School Gym, Burlington. Mondays
through March 31. Beginners’ class, 6:157:15 p.m. Beginners’ Plus class 7:15-7:45
p.m. $4 for beginner class and $6 for beginner and beginner plus classes. Contact
Denise: 658-0096.
Bingo. Sponsored by the Whitcomb Woods
Residents Association. Whitcomb Woods,
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October. The market will feature an
eclectic mix of vintage household goods,
local artists, wood-fired pizza and tours
of the nearby Switchback Brewing Company. Vintage Inspired Lifestyle Marketplace, Burlington, 12-4 p.m. Contact:
488-5766 or [email protected].
Bagpipe and Drum Lessons. The St. Andrew’s
Pipeband of Vermont offers instruction
for bag piping and drumming as an encouragement and incentive for attracting
new members. The instructional program
is designed to integrate and transition
a piper or drummer into the “parade”
band at a level of basic competency. St.
James Episcopal Church, Essex Junction,
Wednesday evenings. Free. Contact Beth:
343-4738.
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refitting a completed garment in a way that complements the
body and doesn’t look or feel awkward. Professional tailors
are trained to reform clothes to fit you better.
Thursday, July 24
Burnham Monopoly Tournament. Join your wheeling and dealing friends for our
annual tournament. Prizes awarded to all finalists. Fun for beginners as well. We
will provide drinks and snacks. Open to those ages 6-18. Register online. The first
round runs from 10-11:30 a.m. Finals are from 12-1:30 p.m.
Colchester Farmers’ Market. Wednesdays. The Market will take place rain or shine,
and will feature local farmers, artisans, food vendors, and often music. Limited
parking is available at Burnham Library, with additional parking at Our Lady of
Grace next door. 4-7 p.m.
Burnham Knitters. Knitters of all skill levels meet Wednesdays. Beginners welcome.
Colchester Meeting House or Burnham Memorial Library. 6-8 p.m.
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Preschool story-time. Thursdays. Join us for stories followed by a craft or activity. For
ages 3-6. Call to register. 10:30 a.m.
Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga. Tuesdays. Bring a mat and enjoy poses for mindful stretching and relaxation. A registered nurse of over 30 years, Betty Molnar is certified
as a Hatha Yoga instructor from the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago. Beginners
and intermediates welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Burnham Library.
4:30 p.m.
Saturday Drop-In Storytime. Saturdays. A weekly selection of music and books for
children of all ages. No sign-up required. 10 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
Contact: 879-7576 or [email protected].
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.
Burlington Writers Workshop. A free writing
workshop for all Vermonters. Meets every Wednesday in downtown Burlington.
Free and open to the public. Participants
must register at meetup.com. More info:
burlingtonwritersworkshop.com.
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.
Champlain Echoes. A women’s four-part
harmony chorus group seeks additional
women to sing in their holiday performances. Meetings are Monday nights.
The Pines, Aspen Drive, South Burlington,
6:30 p.m. Contact: 655-2174.
Community Wellness Day. Practitioners offer
Reiki, Shiatsu, aromatherapy, acupressure, energy work and more to those
looking to experience alternative heal-
ing. 2 Wolves Holistic Center in Vergennes, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. most Fridays.
Sliding-scale donations; preregister the
Tuesday prior. Contact: 2wolvescenter@
gmail.com or 870-0361.
English As A Second Language Classes. Improve your English conversation skills and
meet new people. Wednesdays. Administrative Conference Room: Intermediate/
Advanced. Pickering Room, 2nd Floor:
Beginners. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 865-7211.
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.
Family Support Group. Outright Vermont
holds support group meetings for family
members of youth going through the process of coming out. One Sunday evening
and one Wednesday morning each month
at Outright Vermont. Contact: 865-9677.
German-English Conversation Group. Improve your German conversation skills
and meet new people. First and third
Wednesday of each month. Local History
Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington,
6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 865-7211.
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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
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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.
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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
Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:30 p.m.;
Sunday: 9 a.m.; 11 a.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.
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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. Interim Pastor Rev. Debbie Ingram
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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Are you a writer who is interested in
expanding his or her horizons within
the context of community journalism?
The St. Albans Messenger is looking for reliable, competent,
accurate, trustworthy, and flexible freelance writers to assist in
telling the stories of Franklin County.
Education in journalism and/or experience in newspapers or
magazines helpful, but may not be required in the final selection.
Photography skills are a plus.
Please send resume (clips are appreciated) and/or a letter
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St. Albans Messenger
281 North Main Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
FOR SALE
MUST SELL
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and fondation
still in plastic
only $150 -802870-0998
2006 HONDA
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91k miles One
owner. Excellent
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roof, 6 CD
changer, tailgate
package. Car
Fax available.
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details.
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$11,750.
EXCELLENT
CONDITION: 6’
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additional leaves
and 6 chairs
-$350. Maple
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46”W 73”H $200. Vintage
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4 drawers and
attached mirror
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- $200. 802-8797615
REMODELING
KITCHEN!
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granite counter
tops; double
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electric oven,
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cook top, and
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microwave. All
in very good
HOME PLUS INCOME
Charming 3 bedroom Colonial with a 1 bedroom in-law suite or accessory
apartment. Desirable Essex neighborhood & lovely landscaped treed yard.
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Carol Audette | (802) 846-8800 | www.carolaudette.com
Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty
A DIAMOND
IN THE ROUGH
$260,000
Looking for an excellent
opportunity for increased
value? This 2001, 3+
bedroom home is listed at
a price offering financial
benefits from your reasonable
investment and efforts. Great
neighborhood, setting, styling,
structure, layout and features.
A little love and it will once
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and opportunity. Milton
Four Seasons Real Estate Inc. 802-893-4316
Hometown experience, service and pride . . . everyday.
Custom-designed
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Price Reduced
$30,000
Beautifully shaped living space in 3400 sq ft. 4 bedrooms.
3 full bath. 2 car garage. Living room, dining room, family
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setting in great neighborhood. Reasonably priced at
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Call/text Lydia Wisloski (802) 238-5206 Brian French Real Estate
Dietary Manager
Holiday House Residential Care Home is seeking a Dietary Manager
for a forty bed assisted living facility. Position consists of being the
head chef as well as responsibility for the overall operation of the
dietary department. This position is a vital component for the quality
of life for our residents.
Qualifications: The ideal Candidate should have a degree or
Certificate in Culinary Arts or at least three years’ experience in
institutional cooking and management or for the right candidate a
strong desire to develop a career. Experience in Healthcare a plus but
not necessary. Background Checks are required.
Please send resume to:
Coleen Kohaut
642 Sheldon Road
St. Albans, VT.
Email Resume to:
[email protected]
GREAT OPPORTUNITY!
Newly renovated convenience
store for LEASE!
Located at 60 Gore Road,
Highgate, VT (formerly Shacam’s)
First six months of the store rent
will be FREE!
1,500 Sq. Ft. (+-) Convenience Store available
for lease (currently unoccupied)
Location offers creemees, pizza, deli
and gasoline with full canopy
A two-bedroom apartment is also included
with this lease which could be used for
a homestead or rental income.
This is a great start up opportunity
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For more information please call:
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Refunds are not issued for classified ads, but
if notification is given to our department after
the first day of publication, we will run your
corrected ad for one extra day. We will not
be responsible for more than one incorrect
publication of each ad.
condition, must
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APPLIANCES
GAS RANGE,
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standing, 4.65 cu.
ft. self cleaning
oven. $100 or
best offer. 802527-7235
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OVEN, BLACK &
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condition. $20.
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condition. $55.
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$100. 802-4858266
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Call Ed Lambert
802-868-4040
802-782-1223
READING
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BUILDING
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CLOTHING &
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SANDALS,
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color is blonde.
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You become successful the moment you start moving
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Community Inclusion Facilitators
Enjoy each workday while providing one on one inclusion
supports to a variety of individuals with developmental
disabilities. This goal-oriented job is a great opportunity
to make a difference in someone’s life while working in a
supportive, person centered environment.
We are currently hiring for several part time, benefitted positions
as well as per diem shifts.
If you are interested in joining our team, submit your letter of
interest and resume to Karen Ciechanowicz, [email protected].
Champlain Community Services
512 Troy Avenue, Suite 1
Colchester, VT 05446
www.ccs-vt.org
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CHILDREN'S
ITEMS
BABY BOUNCY
SEAT with little
toy. Very good
shape. $25. Call
or text 802-3700563.
Tuesday, July 8
0134 Medical in Colchester
0903 DLS on W Lakeshore Dr/Sharrow Cir
0917 Larceny on Sand Rd
1043 Suspicious Event on E Lakeshore Dr
1127 Vandalism on Porters Point Rd
1239 Larceny on Rathe Rd
1256 Suspicious Event on Chestnut Ln
1346 Trespass on Marble Island Rd
1351 Assist Public on Church Rd
1418 Assist Public on Spear St
1447 Suspicious Event on Prim Rd
1547 Disorderly Conduct on 2nd St
1632 Assist Public on Bluebird Dr
1819 Medical in Colchester
1849 Boating Incident on Marble Island Rd
1925 Welfare Check on Rail Rd
2124 Trespass on 3rd St
CRADLES
(2), WOOD,
handmade, for
big dolls. Good
condition. $20.
each. 802-8683691
JUMPEROO,
FLOOR MODEL,
very good shape.
$25. Call or text
802-370-0563.
Wednesday, July 9
0039 Suspicious Event on Riverside Ave
0730 DUI on Roosevelt Hwy
0800 Assist Agency on Prim Rd/
W Lakeshore Dr
0949 Assist Agency on Severance Rd/
Blakely Rd
1153 Assist Public on W Lakeshore Dr
1414 Citizen Dispute on Campus Rd
1439 Assist Public on Maple Ridge Dr
1654 Burglary on Porters Point Rd
1702 Accident on Malletts Bay Ave
1807 Medical in Colchester
1817 Suicidal Subject/Suicide Attempt
in Colchester
1821 Assist Public on Windermere Way
2056 Suspicious Event on Heineberg Dr
2128 Medical on S Park Dr
PACK AND
PLAY, Winnie
the Pooh, has
full bassinet,
changing
table, and side
organizer. Very
good shape. $30.
Call or text 802370-0563.
ROCKER CHAIR,
WOODEN,
child’s. Great
shape, hardly
used. $30. Call
or text 802-3700563.
835 Blakely Rd,
Colchester, VT 05446
Emergency 911
Non-emergency 264-5556
1729 Suspicious Event E Lakeshore Dr
1840 Welfare Check on 6th St
2038 Drugs on Malletts Bay Ave/Pine St
2108 Assist Public on Roosevelt Hwy
2148 Assist Public on Colchester Point Rd
July 6 – July 15, 2014
1547 Accident on College Pkwy
1606 Accident on Roosevelt Hwy
1608 Suspicious Event on S Park Dr
1646 Intoxication on Roosevelt Hwy
1814 Missing Person on Jefferson Dr
1946 Suspicious Event on Blakely Rd
1947 Trespass on College Pkwy
2042 Medical in Colchester
2202 Suspicious Event on Roosevelt Hwy
2204 Fireworks on Colchester Point Rd
2213 Assist Public on Blakely Rd
2224 Disorderly Conduct by Electronic
Communications
2237 Burning Complaint on Middle Rd
2244 Medical in Colchester
2133 Assist Public on Al Shir Rd
Thursday, July 10
0750 Suspicious Event on Horizon View Dr
0812 Suspicious Event on Rathe Rd
0900 Suspicious Event on Heineberg Dr
0919 TRO/FRO Service in Colchester
1031 Suspicious Event on Belair Dr
1041 Medical in Colchester
1047 Medical in Colchester
1149 Suspicious Event on Ethan Allen Ave
1309 Citizen Dispute E Lakeshore Dr
1435 Assist Public on Heineberg Dr
1613 Suspicious Event on Poor Farm Rd
1818 Fraud on 5th St
1840 Medical in Colchester
2027 Medical in Colchester
2051 Medical in Colchester
2219 Welfare Check on Roosevelt Hwy
2234 Robbery on Roosevelt Hwy
Saturday, July 12
0157 Suspicious Event on S Bay Cir
0244 DUI on Roosevelt Hwy/Munson Rd
0319 Assist Agency on W Spring St
0322 DUI on Bean Rd
0401 Welfare Check on S Park Dr
0908 Medical in Colchester
1105 Assist Motorist on Roosevelt Hwy
1153 Boating Stop on Malletts Bay Boat Launch
1159 Accident on Roosevelt Hwy/Severance Rd
1206 Medical in Colchester
1212 Boating Stop on Malletts Bay Boat Launch
Friday, July 11
0004 Assist Public on Roosevelt Hwy/Hercules Dr
0654 Violation of Conditions of Release
on Chestnut Ln
0913 Vandalism on Whispering Pines
1448 Medical in Colchester
1512 Medical in Colchester
1340 Accident on Blakely Rd/Edgewood Dr
1403 Assist Public on Creek Farm Rd
1443 Boating Stop on W Lakeshore Dr
1538 Assist Agency on 2nd St
1600 Assist Agency on Providence Island
1637 Assist Public on Wiley Rd
1640 Assist Public on Holy Cross Rd
1657 Suspicious Event on Belwood Ave
1740 Assist Public on Hollow Creek Dr
1853 Suspicious Event on Vermont
National Guard Rd
1937 Assist Public on Sunset View Rd
2049 Intoxication on College Pkwy
2127 Intoxication on Gilman Cir
2139 Assist Agency on Weaver St
2254 DUI in Colchester
2325 Suspicious Event on Sunset View Rd
Sunday, July 13
0141 DUI on Roosevelt Hwy/US Rt 7
0625 Larceny on Truman Dr
1132 Assist Public on Heineberg Dr
1212 TRO/FRO Service on Gilman Cir
1245 Medical on Young St
1247 Accident on Mountain View Dr
1632 Boating Incident on Malletts Head
1657 Accident on Lower Mtn View Dr
1710 Suspicious Event on E Lakeshore Dr
Monday, July 14
0844 Citizen Dispute on Heineberg Dr
1126 Accident on Blakely Rd
1244 Trespass on S Park Dr
1411 Assist Agency on Belwood Ave
1411 Larceny from Motor Vehicle on
Mills Point Rd
1426 Assist Public on Porters Point Rd
1451 Assist Public on Prim Rd
1700 Citizen Dispute on Holy Cross Rd
1936 Medical on Roosevelt Hwy
2015 Suspicious Event on College Pkwy
2045 Assist Agency on Macrae Rd
2049 TRO/FRO Service in Colchester
2259 Assist Public on Roosevelt Hwy
Tuesday, July 15
0046 Suspicious Event on Heineberg Dr
0722 Drugs on Mt View Dr
1003 Assist Agency on Don Mar Ter
1018 Trespass on Blakely Rd
1051 Fraud on Bissette Dr
1055 Medical in Colchester
For more information about
these and other incidents,
contact the Colchester Police
Department
(802) 264-5556
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Current
Exhibits
September
Now featuring
Kevin and Melissa’s
photography at:
colchestersun.com/
cic
World in your Hand Art on Main
presents “World in your Hand“ which
showcases work by Essex Junction
photographer, Cal Williams and pottery
by Plainfield farmer Leslie Koehler. Cal
Williams is a self-taught photographer,
active in the craft since he borrowed his
brother‘s camera and purchased his first
roll of film over fifty years ago. Viewers
often comment on the striking vividness
of the colors in Cal‘s photographs and
the delicacy of the details he captures.
Cal‘s engineering background is evident
in that attention to detail and faithful
representation of color, as well as technical
precision and high quality materials.
Potter Leslie Koehler received a degree
in Art History from the University of
Massachusetts focusing her studies on
Japanese Ceramics. After graduation she
held a year long apprenticeship, then
traveled first to Alaska, then to Africa
where she worked with traditional potters
to learn the artistic skills of indigenous
cultures. She moved to Vermont in 1985
and established her own studio in 1989.
Leslie’s majolica style pottery incorporates
the many elements of her world-wide
interests: Mediterranean pottery, the tiles
of the Middle East and North Africa, and
Japanese ink painting with its simple,
yet elegant brushwork. The exhibit will
be on view through August 17. Art on
Main, Hinesburg. Gallery hours: MondaySaturday, 10a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, 11
a.m.-3 p,m.Information: www.artonmain.
net or 453-4032.
Spotlight on “Take a Seat in the Islands”
The fourth annual
Take a Seat in the Islands
is now on display in the
Champlain Islands until
Aug. 15, when they will be
sold in a fast-paced auction at
the North Hero Community
Hall. Take a Seat in the Islands
is a community art project
that includes 19 benches all
painted by local artists. The
show is presented by the
Lake Champlain Regional
Chamber of Commerce and
sponsored by KOOL 105. The
benches can be seen at inns and restaurants,
shops, banks, orchards and vineyards throughout the
Islands. Maps are available at each bench location, at the
Chamber offices in Burlington and North Hero and at
local stores.
This year’s benches are Amish-made, from Sam’s
Wood Furniture. The professional artists have found
creative ways to paint the benches in a rainbow of colors
and styles, flora and fauna, landscapes and fish. Two
benches have exquisite wood-burned designs.
Vermont artists in Take a
Seat in the Islands are Haley
Bishop, Paula Bradley, Heidi
Chamberlain, Alison
Chase, Cathy Croteau,
Laurie Darling, Linda
Effel, Jessica Goerold,
Maurie Harrington,
Nicole Mandeville, Karen
McCloud, Daniel Pettullo,
Suzie Quinn, Kevin Ruelle,
Elaine Sarkisian, Suzanne
Sauve, Amanda Schirmer,
Judy Tiplady and Kay Webb.
The benches are
sponsored by A&B
Beverage, Allenholm
Farm, Bauer Gravel
Farnham, Camp
Abnaki, Grand Isle
Art Works, Green
Frog Gifts, Hackett’s
Orchard, Hero’s
Welcome General Store,
Kinney Insurance Company,
on
Lake
Champlain Transportation,
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Mazza’s
Store, Merchants Bank,
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Ha Northwestern Medical Center, North
rie
au Country Federal Credit Union, North Hero
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House Inn & Restaurant, Preservation Trust of
Vermont, Shore Acres Inn & Restaurant and Snow
Farm Winery. At the auction there will also be a
raffle for a smaller painted bench, which is on display at
the Grand Isle Art Works on Route 2 in Grand Isle.
Partial proceeds from the auction will go to the artists
and to the Visiting Nurse Association programs in Grand
Isle. For additional information call the Islands branch of
the Chamber at (802) 372-8400 or (800) 262-5226 or visit
www.vermont.org.
Upcoming
Events
September
The 9th Annual CIAO Art Show and Sale.
The Champlain Islands Artists’ Organization
will be hosting its 9th annual art show
and sale which showcases 50 artists from
the Champlain Islands. There will be many
mediums represented including painting,
photography, clay, glass, fiber, jewelry,
mixed media and more. This year the show
takes place July 25-27 at the North Hero
Community Hall in North Hero. Friday,
1-7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9-5 p.m.
Information: 343-7118 or www.ciaovt.org.
Champlain Valley Folk Festival. On July
26, traditional music fans from all over New
England will rejoice in an afternoon and
evening of first-rate music and dance, with
a potluck and sessions between, organized
by the Champlain Valley Festival. Elley Long
Music Center, Colchester, 4-11 p.m. $15
concert or dance; $25 whole event. Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/724377
Suzie Quinn
PHOTOS CONT
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No Job too small or too big
ROBINSON
Call to Artists. Think square! Established
and emerging artists who live and/or work
in the Chittenden East Supervisory Union
school district are invited to submit one or
two pieces interpreting the square in any
medium and in any size. Exhibit to be hung
in the Jericho Town Hall from September
through
December 2014.
Deadline for
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THE COLCHESTER SUN / JULY 17, 2014
BASEBALL
Cannons
complete
Alaska trip
By ANTHONY LABOR
The Colchester Sun
Colchester’s Jensen
Hamblett takes a slap
shot during a game
this season.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Determination pays off
Hamblett defies odds to become
All-Star hockey player
By ANTHONY LABOR
The Colchester Sun
To say Colchester graduate Jensen Hamblett is
a determined person and hockey player would be an
understatement.
She set a goal for herself her freshman year at Colchester
High School to be on the Vermont team for the Make-AWish Vermont vs. New Hampshire All-Star Hockey Classic.
She reached them and played in the annual All-Star game on
June 28 this year.
However, there was a time in Hamblett’s life when
hockey didn’t seem like it was going to be possible.
When she was only 8-years-old, Hamblett was diagnosed
with bacterial meningitis, which required her to have brain
surgery to live.
Doctors told her parents if the surgery was successful,
there was a good chance she would lose some of her senses.
Hamblett defied the odds not only getting through the
surgery successfully, but reaching her goals to become a top
high school hockey player in the state.
“I never really thought of the surgery as a roadblock, but
rather an inconvenience,” said Hamblett. “I couldn’t really
comprehend at the time what was going on, I thought I was
just sick. But looking back now, I realize how serious it
actually was.
“It made playing in the All-Star game that much more
rewarding,” she added. “It was such an honor to be playing in
the game to support such a good cause like the Make-A-Wish
Foundation.”
Hamblett was at her brother’s hockey tournament in
February 2004 when her mother noticed she was sick with
severe headaches, couldn’t eat or sleep and was more sick
than just the normal flu.
After a number of doctor visits, Hamblett’s mother
Stacey, took her to the hospital after she was unable to walk
or even hold her head up.
A CT scan showed the meningitis had formed an abscess
on her upper sinuses and her brain, which required immediate
surgery.
After six-plus hours, Hamblett’s surgery was a success.
“Even at a young age, Jensen was a girl to be reckoned
with,” said Stacey. “She is truly a determined girl and making
it through the surgery and defying the odds like she did is a
testament to how driven she is.”
Hamblett had to spend the next month in the hospital
before she was allowed to go home, but was still under the
care of nurses in her home for the next six weeks.
Every two weeks, she had to get another CT scan to
monitor fluid in her brain. Rather than asking if everything
alright with her brain, Hamblett had questions of her own for
her neurosurgeon.
“Every time we went in, she kept badgering him about
playing hockey in the fall,” said Stacey. “Needless to say, she
wasn’t going to take no for an answer.”
After weeks of home treatment, Hamblett was dedicated
to play hockey anyway she could.
She wheeled her IV pole out to where the neighborhood
kids were playing street hockey and suited up in her goalie
pads.
“I remember my husband came home and was so mad
at me for letting her out there,” said Stacey. “He yelled at
her to come in and she yelled back ‘Just because I had brain
surgery doesn’t mean I can’t play hockey.’ She was just that
determined to get back out. I can’t say enough about what
hockey did to keep her driven through the whole thing.”
Later that year after months of hospital visits and home
–See HAMBLETT on page 12
District tournaments wrap up
The Colchester 10 and
After dropping its first
11-year-old baseball team
game of the District I double
eased past the competition
elimination tournament, the
during its first three District I
Colchester 9 and 10-yeartournament games.
old baseball team showed a
After
taking
down
lot of poise on its way to two
Williston and Winnoski
straight wins to advance to the
during pool play last week,
semifinals.
Colchester
took
down
Colchester
dropped
Williston 14-7 on Sunday to
its opener against South
advance to Wednesday night’s
Burlington 6-4. They responded
championship round.
with a 7-4 win over Burlington
Colchester struggled early
and got some redemption in a
on Sunday, as it allowed
13-3 win over South Burlington
Williston to jump out to a 5-0
to advance to Saturday’s
lead after an inning and a half.
semifinal.
It didn’t take them long
The magic ran out there, as
to answer in the bottom of
they were shut out by Williston
the second, as they responded
7-0 ending Colchester’s season.
with eight runs. Dylan
Colchester 11/12 baseball
Fullerton, Tristan Olsen and
Colchester’s 11 and 12-yearColby Fane-Cushing each Colchester’s Colby Fane-Cushing delivers a pitch during the old baseball team also showed
knocked in a pair of runs in the 10- and 11-year-olds’ game against Williston on Sunday at a lot of poise throughout its
second to lead Colchester to Hawthorne Field in Winooski. ANTHONY LABOR double elimination tournament
the big inning.
after dropping its first game.
Alex Jones and Michael
They lost to a tough South
Collins each knocked in a run in the inning.
Burlington team in its opener before taking down Burlington 11-1.
After giving up two more runs in the third, Fane-Cushing
Chase Carey, Cole Tarrant and Ethan Fischer each pitched
settled down and shut down the Williston bats the rest of the way. well for Colchester in the win over Burlington. Carey and Alex
Colchester tallied three runs in the fourth and fifth to extend its Nadeau led the offense in the game with home runs.
lead to 14-7. Fane-Cushing scored two more runs in the game with
Colchester kept the power going in its next game against
Brendan Fath, Olsen, Matt Zuk and Jones each adding a run in the Richmond. Justin Dattilio hit a grand slam in the bottom of the
final two innings.
first followed by a three-run home run by Nate Lamphere in the
Jones pitched the final inning in relief for Colchester.
bottom of the second, as Colchester beat Richmond 10-0 in four
Colchester will face the winner of Tuesday’s game between innings.
Williston and Winooski in the championship round. Colchester
Dattilio and Lamphere each added another home run in the
only needed to win one game to come out as District I Champions. fourth to end the game.
If Colchester loses the first game, a decisive game will be played
Chase Carey and Brody Stannard combined to pitch a perfect
on Thursday at Hawthorne Field in Winooski to decide the District game in the win.
I champions.
Colchester ran into South Burlington again in the semifinals
The Vermont 10/11 State Tournament will begin this Saturday on Sunday where they couldn’t keep the momentum going, as
in Waitsfield.
they fell 15-1 to end the season.
— Anthony Labor
Colchester 9/10 baseball
The Colchester Cannons American Legion baseball
team rounded out their trip to Alaska going 5-5 in the 10
games they played on the trip.
After starting out the trip 1-4, Colchester won four
games in a row before dropping a close decision in its
finale.
Colchester opened up the trip with an 11-0 win
before dropping four games by scores of 8-6, 1-0, 3-2
and 8-0.
After the 8-0 loss to Kenai, Alaska, the Cannons
started to turn things around.
Cannons 11, Team Avenue, Calif. 6
After losing to Team Avenue the first time they faced
off, Colchester came out on top during their game on
July 9.
Ian Machia knocked in three runs in the game, while
Cole Reilly and Brandon Arel drove in two. Jared Rylant
and Deli Hue each had an RBI.
Reilly scored three runs in the game with Brett
McAllister, Nick Lamphere and Sean Callahan scoring
two runs each.
Cory Hemingway pitched the first five innings for the
win giving up six runs with only one earned with three
strikeouts. Derek Sanderson picked up the save, as he
Colchester’s Nick Lamphere waits for a pitch during a
game last week in Alaska. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
pitched the final two innings without giving up a hit.
Cannons 6, Dimond, Alaska 4
Colchester kept the momentum going last Friday
with a tight win over Dimond, Alaska.
Down 4-1 in the third inning, Colchester erupted for
five runs to take the lead for good.
McAllister pitched a complete game for the win,
giving up four runs, three earned with three strikeouts.
Reilly was clutch again, as he knocked in two RBIs
and scored a run. Machia scored a pair of runs with
Rylant and Sanderson scoring the other runs for the
Cannons.
Cannons 7, Calgary 4
The Cannons finished out their doubleheader last
Friday with a strong win over Calgary.
They scored four runs in the fourth inning and three
in the seventh to break the tie for the win.
Rylant had a big game at the plate, as he went
1-for-2 with four RBIs and a run scored. Lamphere and
Sanderson each scored two runs with Machia and Reilly
also scoring a run each.
Sanderson pitched a complete game for the win.
Cannons 8, Eagle River, Alaska 2
Colchester kept pouring on the wins on Saturday, as
they made it four wins in a row.
Rylant had another strong game, as he went 2-for-3
with two RBIs and two runs scored. McAllister knocked
in three RBIs and scored a run. Lamphere scored two
runs with Reilly, Luke Covey and Hemingway scoring
the other runs.
Nick Lamphere pitched five innings, as he gave
up two runs with four strikeouts. Deli Hue and Sean
Callahan each pitched an inning in the game.
South Post 4 8, Cannons 2
Colchester’s magic ran out on Sunday, as they fell in
the semifinal of the BP Tournament.
Rylant drove in Sanderson to tie the game 1-1 in
the first inning, but the bats went quiet from there, as
Colchester’s only other run came on an error in the sixth.
Colchester will return to Vermont play with an away
game at Green Mountain Post 1 in Fairfax on Thursday.
They will have a home game on Friday at Saddlemire
Field starting at 5:30 p.m.
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SPORTS
Rowing on
Lake Monsters end tough road trip
2013 Colchester High School graduate Nicole Quintal competed with the Worcester Polytechnic
Institute’s women’s rowing team at the Royal Henley Regatta and the Reading Regatta in England
last month. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
HAMBLETT
from page 11
visits from nurses to get back to full health,
Hamblett stepped back on the ice that fall.
She needed a special helmet to help protect
her head and medication to make it so the
helmet didn’t bother her head.
“It was the best thing that ever happened
when I was able to get back on the ice,” said
Hamblett. “I didn’t want the special helmet or
anything like that, but once I was actually able
to get back on the ice, none of that mattered.”
Two years later, Hamblett was back to full
health being able to play hockey without any
special helmet or anything.
Through her years of hockey, she has
become a sound defenseman and helped lead
the Colchester High School team the past four
years.
“Jensen’s drive to excel is phenomenal,”
said Colchester girls hockey coach Bob
Lehouiller. “She has such a great passion and
tenacity on the ice and plays to win. I could
always depend on her to give 110 percent
every practice and every game.
“She also has a rocket of a shot,” he
added. “She was one of our scoring leaders
throughout the year and was pivotal in our run
in the playoffs this year.”
Colchester advanced all the way to the
Division I semifinals this year before falling
to eventual champion Essex.
It was still a run that Hamblett was proud
of for her and her team.
“Making it to the semifinals this year was
one of my favorite moments in my high school
career,” she said. “All I wanted was to get to
the championship, but we still made it as far
as we did, which was really great. I was really
proud of our team this year.”
Other than playing for Colchester,
Hamblett also played for the Vermont Stars
from the 14u team to the 18u team.
This summer she will be playing for the
Rice prep team playing in tournaments around
New England and Canada.
In the fall she will be doing a post-graduate
year at Rice before moving on to college.
“I’m hoping to grow as a hockey player
both on and off the ice,” she said. “I’m hoping
to get some looks from teams to play college
hockey. Just hoping to get ready for bigger
and better things for my hockey career.”
Needless to say after everything she has
been through, the drive and determination on
the ice will be there.
The Vermont Lake Monsters went 1-5 on
their six-game road trip, as they fell nine games
behind first place in the Stedler Division of the
New York Penn League.
Vermont took one of three games from
Williamsport last week before being swept by
Jamestown over the weekend.
They fell to 11-20.
The Lake Monsters opened up a six-game
home stand on Wednesday. They will host
State College Wednesday through Friday and
Hudson Valley Saturday through Monday.
Friday
Vermont 14, Williamsport 2
Ryan Huck hit a three-run homer and Max
Kuhn a two-run homer to cap off a seven-run
second inning as the Vermont Lake Monsters
scored 13 times over the first four innings and
went on to beat the Williamsport Crosscutters
14-2 in New York-Penn League action Friday
night at Bowman Field.
The Lake Monsters took a 1-0 lead in the
first on a Ben McQuown two-out RBI single
and then scored seven times in the second
inning, the most runs for Vermont in an inning
since scoring eight runs in the first inning vs.
Tri-City on September 3, 2011 and the most
runs scored on the road in an inning since
seven at Jamestown on August 14, 2010.
Six of seven runs in the second were
unearned due to an error by centerfielder
Aaron Brown on an Andy Paz one-out flyball
that scored Jose Brizuela for a 2-0 lead.
After the Crosscutters scored a pair of
unearned runs in the bottom of the second,
Vermont got the runs back on RBI singles
from Brett Vertigan and Bennie in the third for
a 10-2 advantage. The Lake Monsters scored
three more times in the fourth, including a
Vertigan RBI infield single for Vermont’s
12th and final hit of the game with one out
in the fourth. Vertigan ended the night 3-for5 with singles in the second, third and fourth
innings.
Vermont got its final run in the sixth on
a hit by pitch, two walks and a bases loaded
hit by pitch of Gabriel Santana. The 14 runs
were the most for the Lake Monsters in a
game since a 14-4 win over Hudson Valley on
August 20, 2011.
Saturday
Jamestown 3, Vermont 2
Tyler Filliben tied the game with a oneout RBI double in the bottom of the ninth
inning and Kevin Ross scored a game-ending
run on a Fernand Cruzado wild pitch as the
Jamestown Jammers rallied for a 3-2 victory
over the Vermont Lake Monsters in New
York-Penn League action Saturday night at
Diethrick Park.
The Lake Monsters had taken a 2-1 lead in
the top of the ninth when John Nogowski was
hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, advanced
to third on a Max Kuhn single to right and then
scored one out later on a Yairo Munoz RBI
single to right field. Vermont had a chance
to plate an insurance run after Kyle Wheeler
walked to load the bases, but Brett Veritgan hit
into a forceout at home and Dayton Alexander
popped out to end keep the lead at 2-1.
Sunday
Jamestown 6, Vermont 2
Kevin Kruase was 2-for-4 with two home
runs, including a three-run homer in the bottom
of the sixth inning and a two-run shot in the
eighth as the Jamestown Jammers rallied from
a 2-1 defict for a 6-2 New York-Penn League
victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters on
Sunday evening at Diethrick Park.
Vermont starter Jose Torres allowed just one
run on two hits over the first five innings, but
left after allowing a one-out walk and striking
out the last batter he faced for the second out
of the sixth. Lee Sosa replaced Torres and
promply gave up a single and then the threerun homer to Krause to give the Jammers a
4-2 lead. Reliever Daniel Gossett took over
for Vermont in the seventh and retired the first
five batters he faced before giving up a twoout single.
Monday
Jamestown 6, Vermont 3
The Jamestown Jammers used a four-run
fifth inning to complete a three-game sweep of
Vermont with a 6-3 New York-Penn League
victory on Monday night at Diethrick Park as
the Lake Monsters finished 1-5 on their sixgame roadtrip to Williamsport and Jamestown.
The Jammers led by a run when they scored
four runs on six hits in the fifth inning to take
a 6-1 lead. After Vermont starter Cristhian
Perez recorded the first out of the inning,
Jamestown got a single and double before a
Carl Anderson two-run single. Anderson was
tagged out trying to advance on the hit, but the
Jammers were able to score two more runs in
the inning with the help of two walks followed
by RBI singles off reliever Michael Fagen by
Kevin Krause and Kevin Ross.
Vermont had scored its first run of the
game in the fourth on a walk, Max Kuhn
double and an RBI groundout from Jose
Brizuela. The Lake Monsters added another
run in the seventh on a run-scoring wild pitch,
then scored another run in the eighth on an
Andy Paz RBI single to cut deficit to 6-3. The
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Wedding
Vermont Trophy and Engraving acquires
Engraving Bench and Fine Gifts
Vermont Trophy and Engraving announced
the acquisition of the Engraving Bench and
Fine Gifts of Essex Junction on July 11.
Vermont Trophy and Engraving has focused
on developing the business-to-business
market since Steve and Margi Swett bought
the company in 1996. With the purchase of the
Engraving Bench they will now add to their
company a well-established customer base.
“This is a natural expansion for us,”
Margi Swett, owner of Vermont Trophy and
Engraving said. “As Steve Shover, owner of
the Engraving Bench and Fine Gifts is looking
to retire. We feel we can easily assimilate
his customers into ours pretty seamlessly.
Vermont Trophy and Engraving is dedicated
to serving the Engraving Bench customers
with the same integrity and dedication we
have with our own customers all these years,”
Swett said.
The storefront in Essex Junction will close;
the inventory and equipment will be relocated
to Vermont Trophy and Engraving’s location
at 566 Hercules Drive in Colchester.
Vermont
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Engraving Bench and Fine
Gifts. Engraving Bench and
Fine Gifts, of Essex Junction,
was acquired by Vermont
Trophy and Engraving on July
11 after Steve Shover, owner
of the Engraving Bench and
Fine Gifts, decided to retire.
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Laurie and Timothy Krywanczyk of
Essex, and Sean Stephen McCarthy
Bullis, son of Laurie McCarthy-Bullis
and Stephen Bullis of Colchester,
were united in marriage on May 10,
2014 at St. Francis Xavier Church
in Winooski. The Monsignor Richard
Lavalley officiated the ceremony. The
Maid of Honor was Angela Krywanczyk
and bridesmaids were Emily Bullis and
Katie Chadurjian. The Best Man was
Brendan Dempsey and groomsmen
were Scott Moore and Nishan Bingham.
Following a reception at The Essex, the
couple vacationed in St. Lucia. Alison is
a May 2014 graduate of the University
of Vermont College of Medicine and
begins her pathology residency at the
University of Vermont FAHC facility in
June. Sean is a third year student at
the University of Vermont College of
Medicine. The couple resides in South
Burlington, accompanied by their latest
family member — a little rescue dog
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Police march in
dress uniforms
An Honor Guard of the Colchester Police Department
marched in ceremonial dress uniforms complete with
proper equipment for the first time in the Fourth of July
parade. These officers are wearing the first uniforms
purchased with funds raised from community businesses,
organizations, families and individuals. This is yet
another example of the way Colchester demonstrates
its pride in and appreciation for the town we call “home.”
Leading the committee are Sen. Dick Mazza, David
Coates, Moe Germain and Maureen Dakin. If you
would like to help reach the goal, make a tax deductible
contribution payable to the Town of Colchester and mail
to Colchester Town Office, PO Box 55, Colchester, VT
05446. Write CPD dress uniforms in the memo line.
MAUREEN DAKIN
Colchester Middle School Honor Roll Trimester Three 2014
Grade 6
High Honors
Kyle Abbott
Louise Bacon
Petra Bajuk
Zakir Beridze
Gabrielle Berthiaume
Preslie Beuschel
Ethan Carnesale
Lizbeth Cintron
Margaret Desmond
Ethan Fischer
Courtney Fredericks
Abdifatah Hussein
Anna Kalfus
Jessica Laquerre
Madison Laquerre
Rebecca Manley
Cassidy Martin
Grace Martin
Nastassja Nguyen
Caitlin Richardson
Courtney Rocheleau
Blake Ruescher
Gavin Sicard
William Spencer
Jessica Thompson
Shea Tomlinson
Grade 7
High Honors
Lauren Baillargeon
Michael Blair
Sophia Brigante
Julia Dell’Amore
Alexandra Duffy
Elisabeth Faul-Welfare
Alan Frank
Ava Hayes
Evan Lamothe
Zachary Lavalley
Lucas McClanahan
Abigail Palaza
Jacqueline Palaza
Shyanne Roberge
Amanda Rogers
Dasha Serdyuk
Kaitlyn Small
William Stetson
Ruby Tetrick
Angelo Trevisani
Lauren Zehnacker
Grade 8
High Honors
Jasmine Bushey
Grace Carroll
Landon Cayia
Katelyn Chicoine
Nathan Colgrove
Jacob Dell
Taylor French
Louis Gazo
Ethan Goedken
Gabrielle Gosselin
Autumn Hathaway
Josh Kalfus
Kristian Labrie
Megan Lagerquist
Dorcas Lohese
Bailey Luter
Liam Martin
Rebecca Mier
Daniel Morton
Tabitha Myers
Duy Pham
Gwendolyn Ruescher
Alicia Tebeau-Sherry
Savanah Tebeau-Sherry
Elysia Way
Brayden Wilkins
Grade 6 Honors
Timothy Abele
Ameen Aljaf
Hasan Aljaf
Brooke Barrows
Nathaniel Bartlett
Graham Bertoni
Joshua Blow
Riley Breen
Josiah Briggs
Owen Brooks
Neeve Callane
Hannah Carpentier
Cole Chagnon
Jordan Clark
Michael Collins
Emma Corriveau
Alex Daigneault
Isabella DeFeo
Julia Dragon
Nagwa Emam
David Fournier
Deseray Gonyea
James Hinchey
Selby Jacobs
Stephane Katende
Piper Kendrick
Meghan Lehouiller
Molly Marcou
Kaitlynne Mazza
Christopher McHugh
Ciera Morse
Rachael Noel
Nicholas Perry
Spencer Plumpton
Maria Quintal
Jacob Roberge
Andrew Rosato
Elise Scorsome
Benjamin Stapleton
Krisanta Strong
Kai Sweeten
Nora Tetrick
Foster Viau
Jenna Walker
Valery Warren
Tracy Wear
Grade 7 Honors
Nora Allen
Maxwell Anderson
David Campbell
Amelia Cassidy
Owen Chamberlain
Annika Cooper
Justin Dattilio
Keegan Davis
Anna Dean
Katelyn DeMatteis
Chloe Echo
Molly Echo
Basmala Fadel
Isaiah Freeman
Zachary Goad
Mikayla Groseclose
Summer Hathaway
Christopher Howard
Myla Jacobs
Edin Jukic
Jack Kasupski
Ava Kendrick
Vincent Lai
Austin Lathrop-Johnson
Mariah Lavallee
Kelsey LeClair
Trevor Matot
Madison McElroy
Caleb Mercure
John Moore
Joshua Moran
Devin Mulac
Alexander Murray
Anna Nault
Van Nguyen
Conroy O’Donnell
Autumn Olsen
Kaleb Parton
Ally Peeters
Lauren Pelletier
Eleanor Peterson
Joshua Porter
Llewellyn Powell
Michael Prevost
Alex Ratkovits
Jameson Roach
Kailey Robert
Cameron Rolston
Molly Ryan
Kaeleigh Shamberger
Anna Singer
Evan Soulia
Gavin Sweeney
Kayley Tullgren
Ryan Valley
Jayden Walters
Joseph Ward
Joshua Wefers
Grade 8 Honors
Jacob Blow
Alex Carp
Ella Cole
Thomas Colgrove
Sophia Comi
Emily Conant
Aidan Connors
Charles Davidson
Robert Davis
Anna Eaton
Morgan Eaton
Avery Finelli
Evan Fredericks
Bailey Gagnon-Foy
Natalee Garen
Dzejna Halilovic
Ryan Hayes
Emily Huff
Isaac Hutchins
Karah Kingsbury
Hunter Kinney
Camden LeClair
Abigail Longchamp
Riley Magoon
Brooke Marcotte
Scott Mass
Luke Matthews
Gabrielle McDonald
Olivia Mead
Samantha Messier
Marissa Miles
Hannah Miller
Kaylyn Morse
Anya Olmstead-Posey
Ella Pellegrino
Kenan Pilav
Selma Poljak
Sydney Ranalletti
Holden Riley
Tiana Roberge
Olivia Rosato
Michael Schick
Jerrett Schnabel
Brooke Senesac
Allison Sheets
Everett Simkins
Nathan Smith
Sydney Soren
Mason Thackara
Brandon Thibault
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the Head to Toe Sale of the Season!
25% to 50% off Selected Styles
Summer Accessories
Handbags & Wallets
Needle-less anesthesia
we do that here
All Jewelry
unique
needle-less approach to anesthesia and through
Our ophthalmologist, Dr Brophey, provides a
Selected styles of
summer
sandals
phacoemulsification, the most modern form of removing
cataracts, uses smaller
incisions for surgeries.
Without needle injections, you are more comfortable, the
procedure is safer, and recovery is quicker with less swelling
*Limited time – sale ends on 7/31/14.
and bruising. And, smaller incisions not only mean a faster
recovery time, but eliminate the need for stitches. So you can
get back to your life right away—no eye patch required.
Monday–Friday:
8 am–4:30 pm
Conveniently located at 53 Fairfax Road,
St. Albans, VT 05478
Call us at 524-4274
or visit Northwestern.org/
northwestern-ophthalmology
BURLINGTON : 864.7899
SHELBURNE : 985.3483
COLCHESTER : 863.2653
ST ALBANS : 527.0916