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A town in miniature Local artist crafts dollhouse world

By AvALON AShLEy

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elcome to Bay Harbor, a coastal New England town that boasts a bakery, a yarn store, and a shell shop. Quilts can be found for sale at a barn located a few miles outside of town. A used bookstore will soon open its doors. But Bay Harbor isn’t like other towns.

For one thing, the entire town could fit in a closet. For another, it was built by Catherine Symchych—a master craftsman of dollhouse miniatures and a librarian at Burnham Memorial Library. Everything is sized one inch to one foot.

Symchych first starting crafting what she describes as dollhouse miniatures when she was five, playing with her sisters. She recalled making a tissue box out of a wooden bead. “That was the height of craftiness,” she said with a laugh.

Since then, her work has shift-

AVALON ASHLEY, Sun Staff Catherine Symchych creates miniature buildings, paying attention to details inside and out.

> See DOLLS on page 9

‘Sins of our past’

Church report names 39 priests accused of child sex abuse in Vermont

By COLIN FLANDERS

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he Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington last week released a report naming 39 priests who dating back to 1950 have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children in Vermont.

Five of the accused served in Colchester for at least a portion of their careers. See the accompanying list for details.

A seven-person lay committee wrote the report after months of combing through thousands of clergy personnel files at the request of Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, who at a press conference called the extent of the Church’s sex abuse crisis in Vermont “staggering.”

“The victims of these priests are still bearing the wounds of what happened to them,” Coyne said last Thursday, reading from a prepared statement. “Until now, the scope of all of this has been our ‘family secret.’”

“If only a list of priests with credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor had been released 15 years ago, perhaps we would be farther along our collective path of healing,” he later added. “But for many reasons, this was not able to happen.”

The committee, led by former state prosecutor Robert Simpson and Spectrum Youth & Family Services executive director Mark Redmond, found that the statewide diocese allowed abuse allegations to go unreported for decades. In some instances, priests were transferred to other parishes, or sent to treatment before being returned to duty, the committee wrote.

The 39 priests named in the report represent 9.3

percent of the 419 or so clergy assigned to the diocese over the last seven decades (An additional priest named in the report was found to have a credible accusation in Iowa, but the committee said it was unaware of any allegations in Vermont).

"What is particularly painful is knowing how lives were changed irreparably by what happened to the victims when they were young,” the committee wrote. “For some there might have been the opportunity for healing, but for many there may have been a series of life choices intended to cover scars that only resulted in more pain and disappointment. Lives > See PRIESTS on page 5

COLIN FLANDERS, Sun Staff Bishop Cristopher Coyne at a press conference last week.

Wastewater treatment at Bayside Hazelett?

Planning commission continues sewer options study

By AvALON AShLEy

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he Bayside Hazelett land parcel could be a good fit for a potential on-site community septic system, according to an investigation undertaken by the planning commission in their search for wastewater solutions.

After the failed sewer line vote in March earlier this year, the town selectboard charged the planning commission with finding a wastewater solution, kicking off a summer filled with public forums, surveys, research, and workshops all focused on wastewater. The commission has narrowed possible solutions down to three— extending sewer service to the bay, community septic, and land conservation—with a fourth, ‘do nothing’ option, as a sort of control.

At the last planning commission meeting on Aug. 20, the commission heard from hydrogeologist Craig Heindel who investigated whether

> See WATER on page 16

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UPBEAT NEWS

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hildren’s Books Nooks are now available at NorthCountry Federal Credit Union locations.

Children can take a book home, and keep it as long as they like.

They can return it or pass it along when finished.

According to Handbook of Early Literacy Research by Susan B. Neman and David K. Dickinson, many children lack access to books. In middle-income neighborhoods the ratio of books per child is 13 to 1. In low-income neighborhoods, the ratio plummets to one age-appropriate book for every 300 children. NorthCountry wants to help improve these statistics.

The project’s impact extended to the pre-technology students of Green Mountain Technology and Career Center (GMTCC) in Hyde Park, who built the Children’s Book Nooks for NorthCountry as a hands-on lesson on different approaches to production. GMTCC had produced these resources in the past for local libraries and towns.

The non-profit Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) donated nearly 200 new children’s books for the project. CLiF nurtures a love of reading and writing among low-income, at-risk and rural children up to age 12 throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. In 2018, CLiF’s Summer Readers program served 10,829 kids and gave away 21,658 books!

Costello takes ‘extra step’ for community

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teve Costello of Green Mountain Power has been recognized for going Above and Beyond by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce.

Ross was among nine Vermonters to receive the award this year.

In a statement announcing the winners, the chamber stated that the Above and Beyond Awards are given to “individuals who have taken that extra step in their job, industry, or community work, thus contributing to a more vibrant state for Vermonters to live, work and play.”

The other recipients this year are: • Steve Bryant, Dorset Inn • Mark Delaney, Smugglers’ Notch Resort • Leslie Griffiths, GlobalFoundries • Julie Holcomb, Vermont Employment Agency • Sherre Ross, Liquid Measurement Systems, Inc. • David Wulfson, Vermont Rail System

Shannon French, receiving a $1,000 National Guard Association of Vermont (NGA-VT) scholarship award. French (center), stands with (from L to R) Doran Metzger; Gregory Knight; Sarah Ricker, New England Federal Credit Union digital marketing specialist; Lisa Corman, marketing supervisor; and Sue Wainer, retail service manager.

• Maureen Hebert, Vermont Technical College • Sheena Daniell, Rutland Regional Medical Center • Amanda Benway, AeroParts Plus Inc. Recipients will be recognized at a dinner on Nov. 19 at the Hilton Burlington Hotel, along with former Secretary of Human Resources Al Gobeille, who the chamber has named Citizen of the Year.

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ver $37,000 in musical equipment was stolen from Elley Long Music Center during a burglary last week, according to a statement from Colchester Police Dept.

Person(s) broke into the music store in Fort Ethan Allen between the late hours of Aug. 20 and early hours of Aug. 21, CPD reports.

Once inside, they removed wireless

microphones, a microphone preamplifier, an analog to digital converter, 4 channel digital cable, 12 channel analog audio snake, tall microphone stands, powered monitor speaker, and miscellaneous equipment— over $37,000 worth of equipment.

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ermont will stop using federal Title X funds to provide health care for low-income Vermonters in response to a Trump administration gag rule barring doctors and other health care providers who receive the funds from discussing abortion with patients.

Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD., notified U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services that Vermont will replace the federal funds with state funds on Monday.

The funds were provided to Planned Parenthood of New England which used the money to provide contraception, cancer screenings and other health care services to low-income families and those without insurance.

Nationally, Planned Parenthood is refusing the funds, which now come with ties barring health care providers from giving patients information about how or where to access abortion services.

The administration’s new rules also require those providing abortion services to be physically separated from recipients of Title X funds, a move Planned Parenthood of New England said was “clearly meant to push Planned Parenthood health centers and other reproductive health care providers out of Title X.” In Vermont, Planned Parenthood uses Title X funds to provide care to nearly 11,000 patients at 10 centers around the state.

“These changes by HHS will disrupt one of our state’s most essential public health programs,” Levine said. “For nearly 50 years, Title X has helped ensure that Vermonters have access to quality family planning and we want to make sure this continues.”

The Trump administration’s new rules run afoul of state law. In 2019, Vermont enshrined in law “the fundamental right of every individual who becomes pregnant to choose to carry a pregnancy to term, to give birth to a child, or to have an abortion” and prohibited interference with “regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services or information, the choice of a consenting individual to terminate the individual’s pregnancy.”

“It’s important that we maintain women’s rights and access to health care,” said Governor Phil Scott. “It’s unfortunate we are at this point, but I appreciate the collaboration with the attorney general and legislature to put aside contingency funding in the 2018 budget. Vermont joins Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Oregon, Washington, Massachusetts and Maryland in foregoing Title X.” “At Planned Parenthood, we are committed to serving all of our patients in Vermont, no matter what happens in Washington, D.C.,” said Lucy Leriche, vice president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund. “The Trump administration’s gag rule is a blatant attack on the health and rights of 11,000 Vermonters who rely on the Title X program for affordable birth control, cancer screenings, HIV tests, and other critical primary care. We will continue to provide our patients with the ethical and non-judgmental care they've come to expect at our health centers, and our doors will stay open.”

The gag rule has met with extensive opposition from the health care community both nationally and in Vermont from the American Medical Association to the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems as well as nurses, insurance companies and other health care providers.

Vermont Right to Life, however, maintains that the administration is simply enforcing a longstanding requirement that prohibits federal funding of programs where, in their words, “abortion is a method of family planning,” calling Planned Parenthood “a bad investment for Vermont taxpayers.”

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t’s back to school time! Are you feeling nostalgic for the days when you could devote your time to learning new and exciting things? If so, Burnham Memorial Library is the place for you. From Civil War history to ’60s cooking, we have something for everyone, and report cards are never issued.

Come to the Meeting House on Monday Sept. 9, from 7 – 8 p.m., to hear the stories of two Vermont soldiers who served in the Civil War. Inside a wooden box in his parents’ attic, Dr. Carlton Young found 250 letters these brothers had written. They were members of the Vermont Brigade, the only brigade in the Union Army consisting of men from only one state.

They fought in many of the most famous battles of the Civil War, and suffered more casualties than any other brigade. This program is co-hosted with the Colchester Historical Society.

If you are already missing those lazy summer potlucks, Cooking the Books is just the program for

you. Each year we have a theme, and this year’s is, Cooking through the Decades. Now is your chance to choose a recipe from one of our retro cookbooks, featuring recipes from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.

Everyone cooks the recipe of their choice at home, and meets up in the Burnham Room at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12 for a delicious potluck feast. So far we know that Shoofly Pie and Chocolate Upside-down Cake will be on the menu, so start thinking about what you would like to eat!

With cooler fall weather comes a little more time to plan our gardens for next year. Come to our Fall Perennial Plant Swap on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. and meet with other gardeners. You can bring a plant in a labelled container and see what your neighbors bring to exchange. Your garden will thank you!

Speaking of getting back to nature, a hike along the Poetry Walk at Niquette Bay State Park in September is a nice way to enjoy

The library has 32 book discussion sets that are perfect for a book group. Each set has eight copies with discussion questions.

Enjoy the last days of summer with a hike along the Poetry Walk at Niquette Bay State Park. There are 15 poems along the trail and a journal at the end for leaving a comment.

the last days of summer. One of the crown jewels of Colchester, Niquette has many beautiful hiking trails that all lead to the beach and have impressive views of Lake Champlain, the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks. The Ledges Trail is a 0.9 mile long trail that rises 150’ from the trailhead near the parking lot to the top of a limestone ledge. It goes through several diverse forest habitats before descending to cross a wetland, and it rises again above Lake Champlain before joining the Allen Trail near the sandy beach.

Each month during the summer, 15 poems are placed along the trail for people to enjoy. A journal is placed at the end of the trail for hikers to comment, or write their own poetry if they are feeling inspired! This collaboration between Burnham Memorial

Library and Niquette Bay State Park is in its fifth year.

Does fall weather and darker evenings mean your book group is starting up again? We have 32 book discussion sets all ready for checkout. Each set has eight copies of the book along with discussion questions and other relevant information. This resource can be very helpful at this busy time of the year, and the sets are checked out for six weeks so everyone has plenty of time to read and meet to discuss the book. Popular titles at the moment include Educated by Tara Westover, The Radium Girls

by Kate Moore and Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple.

As always, feel free to visit, call or email the library and we will be happy to help you find what you need.

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Thursday, August 29, 2019 have been lost because of the abuse that occurred.”

The report detailed no recent Continued from page 1 cases of misconduct, with all but one of the allegations occurring before 2002. None of the 40 priests are still active clergymen, the report says.

Thirteen are still alive. That includes Charles Many, a former priest with the Colchester-based Society of Edmundites who was accused of sexually abusing at least two young boys during the 1980s.

In 2018, the Edmundites settled a lawsuit alleging it had failed to protect children from Many by moving the priest from a Church in Connecticut, where he allegedly raped an altar boy, to the St. Lawrence Church in Essex Jct., where another accusation came to public light years later.

The plaintiff’s attorney in that case told The Sun last year that she had documents proving other priests knew about Many’s actions even before he arrived in Connecticut. Edmundite leaders, meanwhile, said the decisionmakers at that time are no longer alive, “so there was no way of knowing” what the society knew.

The plaintiff’s attorney told The Sun that Many had countered the allegations against him by claiming the altar boy had initiated the inappropriate touching.

Bishop Coyne said last week he had attempted to speak with living priests named in the report before its release, contacting eight in total. He recalled receiving “all different kinds of emotions.”

The committee said while publication of the list may harm the legacy of the accused, it may also offer “long-missed consolation” to the victims and their families.

“It is just one small step that might offer healing,” the committee wrote.

Coyne commissioned the citizen panel in October 2018, a month after state leaders announced they would be creating a task force after reading a Buzzfeed News article that documented allegations of abuse at Burlington’s St. Joseph’s Orphanage. In a statement Thursday, Vt. Attorney General TJ Donovan said he had reviewed the report and his office’s criminal investigation is ongoing.

The bishop said he met with the independent citizen panel twice since – once at the beginning of the process and once near the end – and stressed the final document was published just as the committee wrote it.

Some names had already been publicized over the years through civil lawsuits, their personnel files becoming public when introduced as evidence; VtDigger reports that more than 50 Vermont men and at least 2 women have sued the diocese over the last two decades, winning more than $31 million in damages.

Others in the report were named for the first time.

The committee did not detail specific allegations. Nor did it say how many accusations it found against the priests, only noting that each faces at least one credible accusation. Committee member Mike Donoghue, longtime Vermont journalist and head of the Vermont Press Association, said the group left out such numbers because it knew there was no way to be sure that it would capture the full extent of the allegations.

The committee said it received 52 personnel files of priests identified by the dioceses as having some type of complaint. From there, it tried to determine the credibility of the accusations, judging the plausibility and probability of the claims, whether they could be corroborated with another source or evidence and whether the accused admitted the abuse.

The files ranged in length, with some more than 1,000 pages long, covering everything from academic records and vacation requests to correspondence between the priest and the Bishop at the time and documents associated with the allegations. Records for priests belonging to other religious orders or communities, meanwhile, like the Edmundites or Maryknoll, were less comprehensive.

The committee recommended the diocese adopt a more formal system

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moving forward that could make it easier to keep track of complaints.

“Additional files are and will need to be reviewed as more allegations surface,” the committee wrote. “Formalizing the reporting process and including independent citizen panels are steps toward ensuring these crimes are no longer hidden. We all need to protect our children.”

Some committee members have also agreed to continue stay abroad if more allegations come because of the report going public, Coyne said.

Coyne said there has been only one allegation of misconduct since the diocese adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in 2002. The charter implemented mandatory reporting and removal policies for any credible allegations as well as proactive measures like abuse recognition and prevention training and background checks.

Asked if he believed the Church could ever regain the trust of parishioners who left because of the sex abuse scandal, Coyne said many will probably never return.

“The wound of this is generational,” he said. “I think it's going to haunt us for decades still to come. All we can continue to do as a Church is to do the right thing for the right reasons, one person at a time.”

Six people are currently suing the diocese over abuse claims, Coyne said, and he acknowledged the report may lead to more litigation, especially since Vermont no longer has a statute of limitations for civil cases involving sex abuse of children thanks to a bill Gov. Phil Scott signed into law last year.

The bishop said he hopes any victims seeking compensation will contact his office rather than file a lawsuit, which “gets expensive on both sides.” But he said he also hopes there’s "not a lot of victims out there that haven't already come forward.”

“We don't have any money,” he said. “There's no more insurance and we have very limited unrestricted funds. I hope we can settle, but I don't know what we're going to do.”

“I don't know,” he said again moments later. “I just trust in God. I just have to trust.”

The full report can be found at vermontcatholic.org/promise.

AreA Priests NAmed iN rePort Robert J. Baffa Pastor at Holy Cross, 1990-1993 Faculties revoked June 19, 2002, the same day he retired. Deceased Paul M. Bresnahan Director of Camp Tara, 1959-1962 Retired May 15, 2002. Deceased.

Michael K. Madden Temporary administrator, Our Lady of Grace, Sept. - Nov. 1976 Priestly faculties revoked on April 18, 1988. Resigned as pastor July 12, 1988. Deceased.

James McShane, Jr. Diocesan Youth Director and Chaplain at Camp Holy Cross, 1976-82, with residence at St. Michael’s College starting 1977 Priestly faculties revoked and placed on administrative leave on May 24, 2002. Resigned as pastor Jan. 20, 2003.

Brian E. Mead Pastor at Our Lady of Grace, 1986-1998 Placed on administrative leave on May 24, 2002. Resigned as pastor on Jan. 17, 2003. Priestly faculties revoked on Dec. 6, 2004.

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Police News

By Douglas allen Colchester Police Chief

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chool opening preparations are well underway. CPD administration has been working with Colchester School District administration to make sure we are providing a safe and welcoming environment for our community’s students. Corporal Mark Jacobs will be returning for his third year as our School Resource Officer and Cpl Jaime Bressler will fill the D.A.R.E. Officer position starting in October.

Preparations are also being made for the return of St Michael’s College students with classes starting August 26.

Please help us keep our students safe, particularly as they travel to and from school: • Approach all crosswalks carefully and stop for pedestrians waiting to cross. This includes our signaled crosswalks on College Parkway.

• Pay attention to the changes to the speed limit when the lights are flashing on Blakely Road, Main Street, and Porters Point Road.

• STOP in both directions for buses displaying red flashing lights.

This includes four lane roadways such as Roosevelt Highway and College Parkway. Oncoming traffic may continue in the opposite direction ONLY where there is a raised median. CPD will be working with Mountain Transit to strictly enforce this important safety law.

Over the past four weeks, CPD officers responded to 934 calls for service. These calls resulted in 46 arrests. These arrests were for violations that included, Violation of Conditions of Release, Grand Larceny and Felony Unlawful Trespsss, among others.

For more about Colchester Police Department visit http://colchestervt. gov/police or call (802) 264-5556 (non-emergency).

Rescue News By scott craDy Colchester Rescue Chief

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aptain John Keating has resigned from his full time position at Colchester Rescue effective August 28, 2019. We are proud to announce John has accepted the position of Rescue Unit Chief for St. Michael’s Fire and Rescue.

Even though John’s expertise and experience will be missed here, John will be heavily involved with the community of Colchester in his new position.

All of us at Colchester Rescue would like to congratulate Chief John Keating on this well-deserved career advancement.

We are proud to announce Clayton Cameron as our new full time Captain, effective September 13, 2019. Clayton started with Colchester Rescue over four years ago as a volunteer EMT, He eagerly and successfully advanced through a number of positions, including patient care attendant and driver, and then obtained his AEMT certification. Most recently he completed a regimented training program to become a Crew Chief/ Supervisor. We are excited to have Clayton’s energy and medical/leadership skills working with the Colchester Community and the Rescue team.

We will be bringing in six new volunteer members in the next month.

With two full volunteers (over 18 years of age) and four junior members (under 18 years of age). We will give full details as these members join.

Rescue took 157 emergency medical calls in the last 30 days, compared to 159 calls last year at this time.

For more about Colchester Rescue visit http://colchestervt.gov/rescue or call (802) 264-5990.

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elcome back to our Colchester School District students, from kindergartners at Union Memorial and Porters Point School to seniors at Colchester High School. Classes also began this week for the 115th class of Saint Michaels College.

Please be careful as everyone adjusts to new habits and traffic patterns with the school year beginning.

For more about the Town Manager’s Office visit http://colchestervt.gov/manager or call (802) 264-5509.

Manager’s Message aaron Frank, town manager

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The Town Offices and Burnham Library will be closed Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day.

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studeNt membeR joiNs PlaNNiNG commissioN By avalon ashley

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n addition to being a political junkie, a low-key puzzler, and a sophomore at Colchester High School (CHS), Prinsha Neupane is the newest student member to join the town planning commission.

The selectboard voted to appoint Neupane, 14, as a new member of Get Engaged, a program which gives students an opportunity to participate in town government. Through the program, students in tenth through twelfth grade can serve on a variety of town boards including the planning commission, the conservation commission, the recreation advisory board, and many others.

“I like seeing what the people around me care about, what they’re interested in, and what they’re willing to speak out about,” said Neupane on why she applied to the program. “I like the fact that I’m going to have some sort of voice in what happens in my town.”

As far as using her own voice, Neupane sees it as her civic responsibility. “It’s important. If you don’t speak out for yourself, who will? If you’re not going to use your voice, especially in a country where you can, then what’s the point? Exercise your rights, man.”

This passion for civics shines through to her other interests as well, including activism and politics. For example, the only thing that kept Neupane from marching in last year’s Women’s March in Montpelier was the fact that she’s not yet old enough to drive. “It’s difficult to get around, especially as a 14-year-old,” she said. But lob any social issue at her—women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, immigration—Neupane is not afraid to debate.

“I look at a lot of jobs that center around either finance or law, but they’re all for companies that are either nonprofits, they promote social activism, or they promote LGBTQ+ awareness, health, etc.,” she said. As far as the future goes, Neupane hopes to attend Princeton and find a job working in finance or law. She’s already taking college classes as part of a dual enrollment plan through CHS and she hopes to intern at a local law firm next summer.

But Neupane doesn’t think she is alone in this early planning. “I think these days young people are starting to look further to their future. I think they’re looking at colleges and jobs earlier, and earlier,” she said.

But Neupane noted that there are pros and cons to this mindset. “I feel like starting earlier puts you into a box. Maybe there’s a career you would have enjoyed more and paid about the same, but you missed it because you had a onetrack mind since the sixth grade. But at the same time, some kids really enjoy that sense of stability, of knowing where they’re going. I think it depends on the person.”

Despite this criticism, she puts herself in the group of kids who have been planning since sixth grade. Although in Neupane’s case, she’s been planning even earlier. “I switched around my career options a lot. When I was really young, 6,7,8,9, I wanted to be an Ambassador, hopefully for India or China,” she said. Now she’s more interested in law because she’ll have “more power to change things.”

“I refuse to be anything but the best,” she said. “Part of it’s growing up in an Asian household, part of it is that my dad is a teacher—a lot of factors went into it. But I don’t like being second place to anything. I don’t like trying to emulate or imitate other people. And I’m enough of a history junkie to know that behind every person you think is good, there’s definitely something wrong with them,” she laughed. “If I didn’t have that stress I wouldn’t function as a person.”

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The Friend

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ollowing the suicide of one her closest friends, the narrator finds herself caring for his Great Dane in a rent-controlled Manhattan apartment that does not allow pets. The narrator and the deceased are/were both professors and it is probably the most important relationship in her life. She started off as his student and revered him. He was a misogynistic, womanizing, arrogant man whom she adored and now misses dreadfully. While he was married three times, she is single, possible because of her connection with him.

She risks everything to keep his giant depressed and smelly dog, and the two of them help each through the grieving process. The Friend is not only a beautifully constructed about grief, it also an homage to literature full of authors’ musings about writing, teaching, and all that comes with being immersed in the literary world.

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n Wellington’s latest book, the reader meets a young girl as she collects leaves to put in her leaf book. Trees are depicted in bold, geometric shapes, while the leaves are shown in color photographs and rubbings. Children are introduced to common finds like the sugar maple and oak leaves, as well as more exotic specimens such as the ginkgo and sassafras. Short author notes introduce the parts of a leaf: vein, lobe, stalk, and teeth. Finally children are encouraged to create their own leaf collections with instructions for leaf rubbings and prints. This book serves as a great inspiration for fall celebrations.

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he University of Vermont has been given $6.6 million to further its work on opioid addiction in rural America, courtesy of Sen. Patrick Leahy.

It’s a scourge well known to every Vermont hamlet and it’s encouraging Vermont’s senior senator has been able to secure funding to establish the Vermont Center on Rural Addiction at UVM. According to the information released, the funding will focus on “identifying, translating, disseminating, and implementing Hub and Spoke, Community Reinforcement Approach and other evidence-based [approaches] to address the opioid epidemic in rural communities.”

The $6.6 million is a fair amount of cash and how it is allocated, and how the success of the program is measured is something beyond our reach, but what sparks the imagination is how that money, and the program itself could be leveraged to understand the deeper afflictions that plague our rural areas, afflictions that are part of the opioid crisis.

That would require a different way of communicating. In Vermont we typically communicate within our own little silos, with those outside not privy to what is discussed or what progress is made, or what problems are encountered, or what suggestions were put forth.

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That would be a shame if the same pattern were followed with UVM’s $6.6 million. We’re a small state and highly homogenous; what applies to one community applies to us all. There should be a way to network UVM’s efforts with other state and local collaborators.

Substance abuse has a number of contributing causes, including poverty, lack of transportation and reduced employment opportunities.

These rural addiction centers are being put in rural America [UVM] because rural America is in a downward spiral. The availability of a good education, prosperity and health are things increasingly at risk in our rural areas; not only in Vermont, but nationally.

It’s THE issue in Vermont. Everything we talk about should be connected in a visible and understandable way to the state’s overarching issue, which is how the most rural state in the nation stays competitive, and healthy, as the exodus to the city and suburbia continues.

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Vermont, as opposed to larger rural states, has ways to combat these trends, but it will take a coordinated, all in approach. Everyone has to know what the other is doing and how the efforts of one contribute to the other.

This is something we should be able to address through our government agencies, our higher education community, our schools, and our political leadership. But it’s something we’re loathe to do.

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PARKS & RECREATION

Our one-day adventure camp enjoyed an afternoon at the Burlington Paint and Sip Studio, sipping on sodas, and creating “one-of-a-kind” masterpieces to bring home.

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Continued from page 1 ed towards storefronts. “They’re honestly much more fun than houses,” Symchych explained. Aside from being easier to work with, she enjoys delving deeper into the details and then being able to let go. Although, her creations are never really done. “There’s always more quilts, more cakes, more trinkets,” she said. “Every once in a while I’ll come across something and go, oh that should really go in the shop. You can always add more; cause that’s what you do in real life.”

While Symchych finds many of the items for her shops at dollhouse shows and yard sales, she often commissions custom pieces, like the shopkeepers that populate her town.

Where did the imaginary name Bay Harbor come from? Symchych has no idea. “I’m bad at naming things,” she said with a laugh. None of her townsfolk have names either, but their personalities seem to fit each shop.

“The guy that works in the Indian store does not hang out with the rock shop guy,” she said with confidence. “I can’t imagine these people socialize with each other.” Maybe the lady with the knit hat in the yarn store and the woman with the long braid in the quilt-laden barn, she conceded.

“When you say dollhouse, people tend to think of things that kids play with,” said Symchych, peering into the door—a little over seven inches—of a miniature shell shop, one of her creations recently on display at the library.

“These you don’t play with.”

But this perception doesn’t bother her. “People can think whatever they want,” she said. When they see her work—the town she’s built—that perception disappears.

Many of the shells in her shop Symchych found at craft shows or on the beach. A tiny crab in the center of the window she found on a beach in Alaska. Sea urchins and sand dollars dot the window display like little hole punches. “I just pick up stuff all over the place,” she said. “I used to go to Florida for vacation and the place that we went to has the best shelling in the world. So I decided I was going to make a dollhouse shell shop.”

Symchych’s barn is much bigger than her storefronts, though still scaled one inch to one foot. It also differs from her other miniatures because it is not made from a kit.

“I had wanted to make a barn for a really long time. But nobody made kits for barns,” said Symchych. Before moving to Vermont, she lived in Laramie, Wy, where she built many of her miniatures. While perusing a newspaper one morning, she saw a picture of the perfect barn. “They were doing a tour of all these old barns around Laramie, and they had a picture of the Corthell Barn,” Symchych paused. “I lived on Corthell. I was like, I have to do that barn.”

She built her miniature using photos, old and new, as a reference. In the staff bathroom she crafted for the barn (which she lovingly referred to as “nasty”), a framed photo of the original Corthell barn hangs above the toilet.

“Somebody called me up and said, ‘I have a picture of my grandmother, in the 1920’s, with the barn in the background—do you want this picture?’ And I was like, uh, yes please.”

Outside of Bay Harbor, Symchych made a miniature model of her garage back in Wyoming. Before moving to Vermont and joining the

COLCHESTER SUN • 9 Burnham Memorial Library staff, she worked as a bird rehabber and educator, taking care of everything from humming birds to pelicans to great blue herons. The replica of her garage is perfectly to scale, with nearly every detail—every owl postcard, vintage license plate, and bird perch—reflected in miniature. “This one was hard because I didn’t just need any cabinet; I needed my cabinet,” said Symchych.

Athena and Doug, two burrowing owls she took care of, were made by folks she met through dollhouse and craft shows. “They are so good that my volunteers saw pictures on Facebook and thought they were the real life owls,” said Symchych. “You can distinguish between the two owls. Athena only has one wing and she has cataracts in her eyes and you can see in the model that her eyes are a little cloudy.”

Currently, Symchych is working on constructing a used bookstore to join the town of Bay Harbor. “I’ve discovered that it bothers me that my sections will not be able to be alphabetized by author the way they should be,” she said laughing.

She also still has her first dollhouse, but she’s in the process of remodeling. “It’s a work in progress,” she said. “For 12 years it’s been empty of furniture and now it’s getting redone.”

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Emergency: 911 • Non-emergency: 264-5556 • 835 Blakely Rd., Colchester, VT 05446 • colchestervt.gov/261/Police-Department TRAFFIC TICKETS ISSUED: 27 ARRESTS: Wayne R. Aiken, 48 — violating conditions of release, DLS Haley A. Daudelin, 30 — violating conditions of release Ibrahim T. Garelnabi, 26 — DLS Daniel J. Gilbert, 32 — DLS William M. Guidry, 62 — unlawful trespass Tyler C. Herd, 26 — violating conditions of release [2 counts] Mims J. Lane, 57 — arrest on a warrant Kayla M. Palmer, 25 — violating conditions of release [2 counts] TOTAL: 12 INCIDENTS: MONDAY, AUG. 19 7:38 a.m. Suspicious event on Malletts Bay Campground Road.

7:43 a.m. Motorist assist on Roosevelt Highway and Poor Farm Road.

7:44 a.m. Public assist on Mill Pond Road.

9:29 a.m. Property issue on Roosevelt Highway.

9:50 a.m. Public assist on Blakely Road.

12:28 p.m. Animal problem on Hercules Drive.

12:49 p.m. Larceny from a motor vehicle on Mills Point Road.

12:59 p.m. Retail theft on Mountain View Drive.

1:52 p.m. Public assist on Wentworth Road.

2:03 p.m. Welfare check on Holy Cross Road.

2:36 p.m. Retail theft on Mountain View Drive.

4:35 p.m. Fire alarm on Willow Circle.

4:41 p.m. Burglary on Causeway Road.

5:18 p.m. Suspicious event on South Park Drive.

6:15 p.m. Welfare check on Prim Road.

6:43 p.m. Property issue on Mills Point Road.

6:44 p.m. Boating incident on East Lakeshore Drive.

8:36 p.m. Boating complaint on Holy Cross Road.

10:28 p.m. Suspicious event on Jasper Mine Road.

10:52 p.m. Noise on Marble Island Road.

11:25 p.m. Alarm on Lawrence J Drive.

11:28 p.m. Simple assault on West Lakeshore Drive.

TUESDAY, AUG. 20 6:26 a.m. Alarm on Main Street.

9:01 a.m. Animal problem on Timberlake Drive.

10:16 a.m. Fire alarm on Severance Green.

12:06 p.m. Public assist on Ethan Allen Avenue.

12:49 p.m. Intoxication on College Parkway.

1:54 p.m. Fire alarm on College Parkway.

2:54 p.m. Animal problem on Sunset View Road.

3:30 p.m. Suspicious event on Mountain View Drive.

4:15 p.m. Public assist on Lower Mountain View Drive.

4:56 p.m. Suspicious event on Main Street.

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Trespass on College Parkway.

Motorist assist on West Lakeshore Drive.

Boating incident on Island Line Trail.

Suspicious event on Hercules Drive.

Stalking on Landing Avenue.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21 12:54 a.m. Alarm on Broad Acres Drive.

4:35 a.m. Suspicious event on E. Allen Street.

7:59 a.m. Alarm on Water Tower Circle.

9:59 a.m. Suspicious event on Malletts Bay Avenue.

11:26 a.m. Burglary on Ethan Allen Avenue.

12:24 p.m. Public assist on Princess Ann Drive.

1:52 p.m. Animal problem on Fourth Street.

3:22 p.m. Alarm on Severance Green.

4:43 p.m. Intoxication on Lower Mountain View Drive.

8:07 p.m. Alarm on South Park Drive.

8:14 p.m. Public assist on Willey Road.

THURSDAY, AUG. 22 5:12 a.m. 911 hangup on Oak Terrace.

6:06 a.m. Property issue on Winooski Park.

6:17 a.m. Fire alarm on Perimeter Drive.

8:32 a.m. Larceny on Bay Road.

9:05 a.m. Alarm on Blakely Road.

9:12 a.m. 911 hangup on Lower Mountain View Drive.

10:20 a.m. Public assist on Mountain View Drive.

10:41 a.m. Suspicious event on Malletts Bay Campground Road.

11:27 a.m. Intoxication on Lower Mountain View Drive.

12:32 p.m. Public assist on Overlake Drive.

12:50 p.m. Fire alarm on Campus Road.

1:41 p.m. 911 hangup on Westward Drive.

2:08 p.m. Property issue on Blakely Road.

2:15 p.m. Welfare check on South Park Drive.

2:39 p.m. 911 hangup on Hercules Drive.

2:49 p.m. Public assist on South Park Drive.

6:12 p.m. Phone problem on East Road.

7:27 p.m. Trespass on Sunset View Road.

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3:47 p.m. Public assist on Dalton Drive.

8:43 p.m. Animal problem on Malletts Bay Club Road.

9:59 p.m. Noise on Macrae Road.

10:53 p.m. Accident causing personal injury on College Parkway and Lime Kiln Road.

SATURDAY, AUG. 24 11:21 a.m. Leaving the scene of an accident on Roosevelt Highway.

1:25 p.m. Accident causing personal injury on College Parkway and Lime Kiln Road.

3:07 p.m. Suspicious event on Hidden Oak Drive.

5:14 p.m. Suspicious event on Malletts Bay Avenue.

11:27 p.m. Suspicious event on Colchester Point Road.

11:56 p.m. Noise on Malletts Bay Campground Road.

SUNDAY, AUG. 25 1:09 a.m. Intoxication on Winooski Park.

1:35 a.m. Burglary on Campus Road.

9:35 a.m. Larceny on Roosevelt Highway.

10:39 a.m. Public assist on Landing Avenue.

12:43 p.m. Alarm on Troy Avenue.

2:25 p.m. Boating incident on Red Rock Road.

3:09 p.m. Illegal dumping on Porters Point Road.

4:48 p.m. Boating stop on Malletts Bay. 5:03 p.m. Property issue on Mills Point Road.

5:17 p.m. Public assist on Autumn Woods Road.

5:34 p.m. Public assist on Malletts Bay Avenue.

5:51 p.m. Fire alarm on Creek Farm Road.

9:34 p.m. Public assist on South Park Drive.

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This senior buddy is looking for a new lap of luxury to spend his golden years. He’s a friendly little guy who will cherish a quieter home where he can 100% soak up all the attention and pets that you can dole out. Do you fancy a love-bucket cat to add to your home before the season ends? Come meet Dyno! This kitty is DYNO-MITE! My thoughts on:.

Children: I would do best with older children Cats: I may do best as the only cat in my next home Dogs: I lived with a dog before and they scared me

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COLCHESTER

Daybreak Community Church 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester 338-9118 / Jesse Mark, lead pastor www.daybreakvermont.org Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m.

Jesse@daybreakvermont.org Malletts Bay Congregational Church UCCx 1672 West Lakeshore Dr., Malletts Bay 658-9155 / Rev. Sally May / revsallymbucc@gmail.com www.mallettsbaycongregationalchurchucc.com Worship Service: Sunday, 9:30 a.m.

Church School: Sunday, 10 a.m.

Fellowship time: Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Childcare provided.

All are welcome!

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 1063 Prim Rd, Colchester 658-0533 / Interim Rector Robert Leopold Sundays: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist Sunday school and nursery: 10 a.m.

Wednesdays: 11:30 a.m. Bible class; Wednesdays: 12:30 p.m. Communion Facebook: St. Andrew’s Church, Colchester VT Webpage: standrewscolchestervt.org All are welcome.

United Church of Colchester - ABC Rte. 2A-Village Green, Colchester 879-5442 / Pastor Rev. Dr. Russell Willis Worship: 10 a.m.

Nursery care available during worship.

Christ centered — family oriented.

Pension buyout offer: annuity or lump sum?

Submitted by AARON GLOSSER

Special to the Sun

If

you participate in a pension plan at work, you might be offered a buyout at some point.

This could happen if your employer wants to shrink its future pension obligations or if your company has been bought, and your new employer decides to terminate your existing pension plan. In either case, you will likely have two main options: You can take your pension as a lump sum of your accrued benefits, or you can convert it to an annuity, which can be structured to provide you with a lifetime income stream. Which choice is best?

There’s no right answer, but here are some factors to consider: Comfort in investing – If you take your pension as a lump sum, you can invest it yourself – but you’ll be solely responsible for making the money last throughout your retirement. To help ensure your lump sum is invested in a way that’s appropriate for your goals and risk tolerance, you may want to work with a financial professional.

Other sources of retirement income – If you don’t think you will have enough money from other sources – such as Social Security and your investment portfolio – to meet your essential living expenses during retirement, you may want to consider taking your pension funds as a lifetime annuity. (Keep in mind that the lifetime income payments from an annuity are subject to the issuer’s ability to meet its commitments.)

Conversely, if you think your retirement income will be more than sufficient to meet your living expenses, you could take the lump sum and put it in a mix of investments, some of which could offer long-term growth potential.

Projected longevity – If you come from a long-living family and you are in good health at the time of your pension buyout, you may want to annuitize your pension to provide a source of income you can’t outlive.

However, if you anticipate a shorter life span, possibly due to your family’s medical history, you might be better off by taking the lump sum.

Wealth transfer goals – You might not be able to transfer a pension’s annuity payments to your children or grandchildren. On the other hand, by taking the lump sum and investing it, you might have assets remaining at the time of your death – and you can include these assets in your estate plans.

Taxes – If you take your pension buyout as a lump sum, it will be taxable as ordinary income, unless you roll it over to an IRA or an employer’s qualified retirement plan. A direct rollover from your employer’s pension plan to your IRA provider won’t incur immediate taxes and can allow your investment to grow on a tax-deferred basis. Consult with your tax advisor before making this rollover. (Eventually, you will be taxed on the withdrawals, and withdrawals made before you reach 59 ½ may be subject to a 10% tax penalty.)

It’s worth noting that some pension plans may allow you to split your benefit between an annuity and a lump sum, although these plans seem to be in the minority.

Clearly, you’ll have much to consider if you’re offered a buyout of your pension. So, take your time, evaluate all the factors, and work with your tax, legal and financial professionals to reach the decision that makes the most sense for you.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Planner.

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Burnham Memorial Library Burnham Memorial Library Address: 898 Main St., Colchester, VT, 05446 Phone: 264-5660 E-mail:burnhamlib@colchestervt.gov OngOing Preschool Storytime: 10:30 a.m. Join us for stories followed by a craft or activity.

For ages 3-5. No sign-up required.

Preschool Music: Mondays at 11:30 a.m. Come to the library for music and fun every week. Best for ages 3-5.

Sponsored by the Friends of Burnham Library.

Toddler Storytime: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. A weekly selection of music, rhymes, and stories! For ages 18 months-3 years. No sign-up required.

Drop-In Gentle Hatha Yoga: Tuesdays from 4:30-5:45. 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.

Knitting and More: Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. Knitters and other needle workers of all skill levels meet Wednesdays, beginners welcome. This month, come and learn how to make jogless collar chain stitches.

Lego Club: Thursdays at 4 p.m. Do you know someone who likes Legos? Stop by the library every Thursday, and join us! Each week we’ll be creating a new project!

Baby Story Time: 10:30 a.m. This story time is for babies, aged 0-18 months and their caregivers. We will share the magic of stories, songs, rhymes, bounces, and fingerplays. Participants will receive books and more at each session they attend.

Saturday Drop-In Storytime: Saturdays at 10 a.m. A weekly selection of music and books for children of all ages. No sign-up required.

Thursday augusT 29 Drop-In Adult Coloring: All day. Are you feeling artistic now that summer is here? Did you know that coloring is considered a fun, relaxing and stressrelieving activity for adults? Drop in any time on August 29 to brighten your day.

All supplies are provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own.

MOnday sEPTEMBEr 2 Closed for Labor Day WEdnEsday sEPTEMBEr 4 Read to Willy Wonka the Volunteer Therapy Dog: 4:15 pm. Sign up to read to our volunteer certified therapy dog.

If you’re not yet reading, an adult will read to you while you and Willy Wonka sit back and enjoy the stories. Call to sign up!

Wednesday Evening Book Club: 5:30 pm. This group meets the first Wednesday of every month. This month we are reading Personal History by Catherin Graham.

TEACHER FEATURE Jim Price, Social Studies teacher with International Studies focus

Q: When did you realize you wanted to teach?

A: Most likely in college. My father was a music teacher—percussion.

Q: If you could change something about the education system, what would it be?

A: Good question...perhaps attendance and late policies.

Q: What is your favorite book?

A: Another tough question. I am really a non-fiction reader. I do like Undaunted Courage by Steven Ambrose (a historical fiction account of Lewis & Clark’s journey).

I would also put George Orwell’s 1984 and Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince up close to the top.

Community Calendar 29 THURSDAY

4 weDneSDAY

ColCHeSTeR/ MilTon RoTARY MeeTing Noon, the Hampton Inn, 42 Lower Mtn. View Dr., Colchester.

For more information, contact Earl Wertheim at 651-1690 or vt210@earthlink.net.

PlAYgRoUP 9:30 - 11 a.m., Colchester Meeting House, 830 Main St., Colchester. Playgroups are a great way for families to connect with other families, find out about other resources in the area, and begin conversations about child development and parenting. If school is cancelled due to bad weather, so is playgroup.

Playgroup also does not meet during school vacations or holidays. Free; ages 5 and under.

31 SATURDAY TAP TAKeoVeR

1 - 7 p.m., VFW Post, Essex Jct. With beverages provided by14th Star Brewing, 1st Republic Brewing and Kickback Brewing come enjoy the food of Mark BBQ. Public invited. For more info contact Charles Rittenburg at 802-782-7710.

Benefiting Vermont Paws and Boots.

2 MonDAY Town offiCeS, CSD SCHoolS AnD BURnHAM MeMoRiAl liBRARY CloSeD in oBSeVAnCe of lABoR DAY

more about it every day.

Q: What current trends among your students are baffling to you and why?

A: Cell phone addictions and the anxiety increasing with the negative aspects of social media. I also truly want more of our students to enjoy reading.

Q: What makes you proud to work in the Colchester School District?

A: Our students! Great colleagues and I am also, humbly, very proud of my accomplishments working with this district for 24 years.

Q: Why do you think it’s important for students from different cultural and educational backgrounds to engage with one another?

A: We live in a global world that is becoming increasingly more interconnected and smaller in many ways every day. Many of the challenges our country faces are also global issues and our students need to learn about

Q: What would your students be surprised to learn about you? (i.e. hidden talents, hobbies, etc…)

A: I love to telemark ski. I also worked in the ski industry for a few years after college.

Q: What is your guilty pleasure meal or dessert?

A: Prime rib - medium and chocolate chip cookies Q: Describe a moment when you really connected with a student.

A: After 20 plus years of teaching, student connections are the best parts of this job. I think when students recognize how history connects to their individual lives, these are all great moments. There are many intrinsic rewards to this job. We are extremely fortunate to also still bring Holocaust survivors to CHS—albeit child survivors—but these guest speakers truly make incredible connections for our students.

Q: What is a difficult aspect of teaching?

A: Behavior management; a teacher is always learning

CHS and social studies teacher Jim Price (third left) welcomed ten Iraqi high school students earlier this summer, as part of a sponsorship with the VCWA. The students shared music and discussed some cultural and educational differences in their individual cities.

THe ReD BADge of CoURAge 7 p.m., Milton Historical Society.

Chuck LaRocca is a nationally recognized authority on the Civil War, and, in particular the Battle of Chancellorsville.

He gives a unique and enlightening look at one of the most

realistic war novels ever written, and perspectives on one of America’s greatest novelists and literary figures.

UPCOMING EVENT DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP

Sundays, Sep. 8 - Dec. 1

Divorce is a tough road. Feelings of separation, betrayal, confusion, anger, and self-doubt are common. But there is life after divorce. Led by people who have already walked down that road, we’d like to share with you a safe place and a process that can help make the journey easier. This free 13-week group for men and women will be offered on Sunday evenings, 5:30-7:30, at the North Avenue Alliance Church, 901 North Ave., Burlington, Vt. Register for class at essexalliance.churchcenter.com. For more information call Sandy 802-425-7053.

LOCAL MEETINGS TUeSDAY, SeP. 3

7 p.m., Planning Commission, Outer Bay Conference Room, Town offices, 781 Blakely Rd., Colchester 7 p.m., School Board, Colchester High School, 131 Laker Ln., Colchester

different cultures and educational backgrounds to promote more tolerance and understanding in this world.

Q: What’s your favorite part of the international experience?

A: Another tough question. I have been very fortunate with many international travel and educational experiences over the last few decades. I love to travel and see new places and I like to encourage students to travel as much as they can to understand more about the world. Mark Twain wrote something about travel and how it opens the mind and helps eliminate prejudice and bigotry. We need more young Americans out there helping to bring this world closer together.

I also like seeing and understanding how different countries view America and our political system, especially as it evolves.

Q: How did you get involved with the VCWA and what was the purpose of the group’s trip?

A: I have been working with the Vermont Council on World Affairs since the 2003-2004 school year. They also work in conjunction with the US State Department’s international travel programs. So over the years, many students groups and quite a few Ambassadors visit Vermont through the VCWA. And if we have the opportunity...we bring them here to CHS to interact with our students with classroom presentations, panel discussions, group activities and usually a school tour. In April 2109 we hosted 18 African Students and four adults from Liberia, Uganda, Tanzania and Namibia. We also hosted the Albania Ambassador last year. Timing was just tough in July with the Iraqi students...it would have been great to have had school in session then more Colchester students could have interacted with them. They really seemed to enjoy the visit to CHS.

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Water

Continued from page 1 the town-owned Bayside Hazelett land parcel would be able to sustain onsite septic. The planning commission looked to the town-owned land parcel because it falls within the study area laid out by the selectboard. While some residents at the meeting raised questions about examining alternative sites outside of the study area, the planning commission reiterated that it wasn’t possible within the narrow nature of their scope.

Hydrogeologist Craig Heindel surveyed the land and began the meeting by jumping straight to his conclusion. “The site has plenty of capacity for 100,000 gallons per day,” he said. “120,000 gpd are likely available and permit-able.” This amount would accommodate the 200 houses identified within the area at risk around Inner Malletts Bay. Heindel noted that his conclusion came with caveats and that his was a guesstimate based on professional experience at a similar site and evaluation of data from surrounding properties.

He noted that two forms of on-site wastewater disposal would be appropriate for the site: drip dispersal or a conventional leach field. Both are considered indirect discharge systems, meaning that wastewater joins groundwater, eventually discharging into streams, rivers, or lakes. Under indirect discharge regulations, tertiary treatment is required for processing of over 50,000 gpd. This adds additional nutrient removal, including phosphorus and nitrogen which are naturally occurring nutrients that pose a risk to Lake Champlain.

“It’s expensive,” Heindel said bluntly, in discussing what tertiary treatment would add to the cost of an on-site septic system. The total estimated construction cost would amount to $17,450,000, including a sewer collection system, a wastewater treatment facility, design, and permitting, among other things. The only way to avoid tertiary treatment would be to decrease the amount of wastewater going through the system to below 50,000 gpd.

Director of Planning and Zoning Sarah Hadd also noted the difference in cost compared to other options being considered—next to the sewer option, community septic with tertiary treatment would cost several million more.

In a drip dispersal system which was discussed in detail at a septic workshop in early July, the potential system would be able to snake around existing trees in the Bayside Hazelett land parcel and follow the contours of the land. “It’s like a fancy version of your homestyle drip system for irriga-

Thursday, August 29, 2019 tion of your garden,” Heindel said. The land parcel has “lots of big, gorgeous trees,” he continued, noting how in a leach field system, all of those trees would have to be removed. He also noted that in a drip dispersal system, there would be good phosphorus remediation and that the surrounding trees could aid in uptake.

In moving forward, he raised concerns about a steep sloped portion of the Bayside Hazelett parcel that would need to be addressed, even if the potential septic system is scrapped. “It could be a year, it could be 30 years, but that slope is going to migrate south towards East Lakeshore Drive. If you did nothing, in 50 to 100 years, I could almost guarantee you that it could take a portion of E. Lakeshore Dr. It could be made more unstable by introducing wastewater upgradient of that.”

Former selectboard member and current member of Friends of Malletts Bay, Jack Scully, proposed a situation which would allow multiple small scale on-site septic systems to accommodate the area. Scully noted that the permitting process would be reduced and the amount of water treated would hit below the regulatory mark of 50,000, meaning that tertiary treatment would not be required. Hadd reiterated that the planning commission identified 200 properties to be at risk and that more research and consideration of variables was outside of the planning commission scope.

The Bayside Hazelett land parcel is also actively being considered by the selectboard and parks and recreation department as the site of a town park.

Hadd noted that in lieu of a meeting next month, the planning commission will be taking an all-day tour of some on-site septic sites around the state, including a large leach field at Sugarbush which receives tertiary treatment. If interested in joining the tour, email Sarah Hadd at shadd@ colchesterct.gov.

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