The Essex Reporter: May 2, 2019

Essex Cinemas to host film on Vt. parental incarceration

Surgical center looks to expand services

“Downstream: The Effects of Parental Incarceration” will be shown at the local theatre on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Some local hospitals fear the expansion may steal even more of their patients.

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Brown elected village president

Grace O’Neil charts own path

By COLIN FLANDERS

Thibeault appointed to empty seat

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By COLIN FLANDERS The board of trustees took full advantage of its annual reorganizational meeting last week, electing a new village president and appointing a new member to fill a vacant seat.

Andrew Brown was elected village president, taking over the reins from George Tyler, who nominated him to the post after serving in the role for eight years. In turn, Tyler was elected to serve as Brown’s second-in-command.

“I am humbled beyond words,” Brown said of his new title.

Tyler, who was first elected to the trustees in 2008 and was appointed its president every year since 2011, said he nominated Brown because he felt it his duty as president to encourage young leaders.

“It was time for Andrew to step up,” Tyler said in an email. “I’m sure he’ll do a great job.”

The trustees then turned their attention to the vacant seat previously occupied by Elaine Haney. Two weeks prior, residents elected Raj Chawla to fill the seat left by Rep. Lori Houghton, who decided to not seek re-election.

Last week’s meeting was Chawla’s first with the board.

Haney’s decision to resign from the board following her election as See TRUSTEES, page 3

PHOTO BY COLIN FLANDERS

Grace O’Neil, daughter of longtime Essex High School coach Bill O’Neil, is in her second year leading the girls varsity lacrosse program.

hen Grace O’Neil became head coach at Essex High School, she joked that she did so with one lofty goal in mind: outlast her father’s tenure.

Then she thought about what that meant.

“Oh, god,” she said after a practice last week. “That means I have 50 more years.”

As the daughter of the longtime, beloved coach Bill O’Neil – who two years ago ended his 44-year coaching career at Essex High School with 24 state championships and nearly 1,300 wins – O’Neil is heir to one of Essex’s most storied sports families, a legacy that has followed her around since the days of wandering high school friends as a toddler.

Entering her second year as coach of the girls varsity lacrosse team, O’Neil’s namesake remains an inextricable part of her budding coaching career, a fact she has taken in stride.

“It can be intimidating,” she said after a practice last week. “But it’s something to inspire to recreate – in my own way.”

O’Neil graduated from Essex High School in 2010 and attended St. Lawrence University, where she played field hockey and earned her teaching degree. She eventually ended up back at EHS to teach science, and after joining the varsity squad as an assistant See O’NEIL, page 3

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UPBEAT NEWS Top para-athlete visits Founders Memorial WILLISTOn – Wounded Warrior and para-athlete Christy Gardner, her service dog Moxie, and school therapy dog in training, Lucky Tim, visited Founders Memorial School in Essex on April 18 to talk to the students about overcoming adversity, as well as accepting and including people who are different. The trio then visited FoodScience Corporation in Williston to share their thanks with employees for a generous donation from the company.

Gardner had both legs amputated after complications from injuries she suffered in 2006 during a peacekeeping mission when she served as a U.S. Army Military Police Officer. In 2010, Gardner was paired with a service dog, Moxie, who enabled Gardner to live on her own, support her when she has seizures, and get back into competitive sports – she is now an assistant captain of the USA Women’s Sled Hockey Team, and a three-time track & field national champion in the discus and shot put—and Moxie supports her through all of it.

Gardner decided to show her appreciation for Moxie’s

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LEFT: Christy Gardner speaks to a group of students at Founders Memorial School last week. RIGHT: Lucky Tim sits patiently in front of the students.

impact on her life by paying it forward and adopting a yellow lab born with missing wrist bones, from the dog breeder that she works for in Maine.

Her veterinarian advised that the puppy, who Gardner temporarily nicknamed Tiny Tim, would have to have the leg amputated.

Seeing how much he could inspire others, Gardner told her employer that she wanted to raise Tiny Tim and train him to become a therapy dog in a local school. Her employer gave her the dog at no cost, and Gardner set out to raise

$10,000 to cover the costs for his amputation and umbilical hernia repair surgery, plus get him health insurance, and training.

A few months ago, Williston-based pet supplement maker VetriScience® Laboratories, a brand of FoodScience Corporation, had filmed Gardner and Moxie for the second season of their Take Good Care video series, which shows the powerful bond between dogs and their owners. When VetriScience learned of Gardner’s plans for Tiny Tim, they just knew they

had to support this important mission.

In early February during an assembly at Leeds Central School in Maine where Gardner aims to have the pup work as a therapy dog, Gardner thought she was merely introducing the puppy to the students, but instead VetriScience was there to surprise Gardner with a $10,000 donation to cover Tiny Tim’s surgery, along with a lifetime supply of supplements. The emotional event was shared in an On the Road with Steve Hartman segment on CBS national news. The students

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By DAVID VOEGELE Executive director of Essex CHIPS As readers may recall, Eliza Kuchuk directs several programs at Essex CHIPS, including FriendCHIPS Mentoring, the Teen & Tween Centers, and the Adventure Orientation Program. Since the 2019 FriendCHIPS 5K Run for Fun is right around the corner (May18th), I asked Eliza to interview

LExus sAnDErs one of the youth who participates in FriendCHIPS at his school. His name is Lexus Sanders. He is 11 years old, and a middle school student. He has been an enthusiastic mentoring partner in FriendCHIPS for 3 years. Here are Lexus’s responses to Eliza’s questions: Favorite subjects and/or activities at school? “I like French because it’s

fun and I like learning the language.”

Hobbies/activities out of school? “I like playing with my sisters and my friends.”

School support of students?

“They’re supportive of hobbies and clubs.” Goals for after high school?

“I’m probably going to go to college. I want to be a vet…”

Favorite aspects of FriendCHIPS?

then participated in a contest to give Tiny Tim a new, permanent name. They chose Lucky Tim. Lucky Tim had his surgery in late February and is doing very well. He is adjusting to life as a “tripawd” and learning how to be a good companion as demonstrated by Moxie, his trainer alongside Gardner.

Gardner is now taking Lucky Tim on as many visits as possible as part of his training to become a certified therapy dog.

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by VetriSciences Laboratories.

“Playing games and just hanging out with my mentor.”

Should other students have mentors? “Yeah, because you just need a break from school. It’s nice to have someone to talk to.”

How has mentoring made a difference for you? “When I didn’t have a mentor school was really stressful…

When you do have a mentor it’s not that stressful because you get a break.”

Are you participating in the 5K Run for Fun to support mentoring?

“Yeah because it seems really cool, and I want to support mentoring - because I’m in mentoring!

We are excited that Lexus will be joining other youth and adults on May 18th to run, walk, or roll the FriendCHIPS 5K. Join them if you can! Contact Eliza at eliza@essexchips.org for more information!

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A screengrab from “Downstream: The Effects of Parental Incarceration,” which will be shown at the Essex Cinemas on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Film on Vt. parental incarceration to be shown at Essex Cinemas

By COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Community Justice Center next week will host a free showing of a new documentary film that shares the stories of Vermont children with parents who have gone to prison.

The hour-long film, “Downstream: The Effects of Parental Incarceration,” will be shown at the local theatre on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. It was produced by director Brad Salon, of Bradford, and the Lamoille Justice Center’s Resilience Beyond Incarceration program.

Tricia Long, the program’s director, said she dreamed of producing such a film since beginning her work at the center in 2003. She hoped the film would increase awareness around this “invisible population” of children.

“From the very moment I started working with these kids, I recognized that their stories needed to be told,” Long said.

The film features interviews with state officials, educators, a medical professional and nearly a dozen children who have experienced parental

incarceration at some point in their lives. A 2015 report from Essex CJC director Jill Evans, who was the director of the Department of Corrections’ Women and Family Services at the time, found that an estimated 6,000 children in Vermont experience parental incarceration – about 1 out of every 17 kids.

According to the report, these children are at increased risk of behavioral and mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, delinquency and substance abuse. And families with a parent in prison often find themselves in dire financial situations, if they weren’t already, putting children at higher risk of homelessness and food insecurity. “Because of the stigma, these children often aren’t identified or given the sort of help children who lose a parent for another reason,” Long said. “We can all play a part in supporting these kids and their caregivers, and I hoped that the film would move hearts and minds to become imaginative and creative about helping to solve this problem.”

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TRUSTEES from page 1 the selectboard’s chairwoman left the trustees with an empty seat with almost a year until the next regular election. So, per the village charter, the trustees needed to appoint someone to fill the vacant seat until April 2020 election.

To do so, the board had two options: conduct a search, through which residents could apply to join the board and undergo an interview process, or appoint Amber Thibeault, who ran against Chawla earlier this month.

The trustees decided on the quicker approach, noting they already have a qualified candidate who put in the work to speak to voters prior to the recent election; they briefly interviewed Thibeault before unanimously

choosing her for the seat.

Thibeault, a lawyer who serves on the village capital committee and planning commission, will need to step down from the latter board, since trustees can’t also serve on the PC. She described an interest in helping the board continue to navigate through governance and consolidation over the next year and said she has no problem making tough decisions, even if everyone in the room might not agree.

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Obituaries Irene Cecile (Gaboriault) Bowen Irene Cecile (Gaboriault) Bowen died on April 23, 2019 at the age of 85.

She was born November 30, 1933 in Glover, daughter of the late Rosina Clouatre and Stanislaus Gaboriault.

She graduated from Sacred Heart School in Newport in 1951.

Irene married Howard Bowen on November 6, 1954. They lived in Essex Junction for over 50 years where they raised their 5 children. She worked in the Essex Junction High School cafeteria for 25 years where she was known for her famous chocolate peanut butter bars. Irene was a member of Holy Family Church and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America.

Irene enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cribbage, rummy, and making puzzles.

She leaves behind her 5 children and their spouses. Gregory and his wife Rosemarie of Essex Junction, David and his wife Alicia of Barrington NH, Carlene Metruk and her husband Paul of Underhill, Debra Phelps and her husband Duane of Milton and Michael and his wife Ellen of Monkton. Her 4 sisters, Noella LeBlanc of Newport, Florence Fontaine of Newport, Georgette Rowell and husband Marvin of South Albany and Ruth Rowell of South Albany, 16 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, and sistersin-law.

She was also predeceased by her

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The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Bayada Home Health Care and Mansfield Place for providing their loving care and support to Irene over the years.

Visiting hours will be held Friday April 26th, at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, Essex Chapel from 5 to 8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Holy Family Church, Essex Jct. at 11 am on Saturday April 27th. Burial will follow in the family lot in Holy Family Cemetery.

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FILM from page 1 Children whose parents take part in the Resilience Beyond Incarceration program are more likely to stay in school and less likely to be convicted of a crime later in life, Long said. The program supports families through every aspect of the criminal justice system: supporting the family from the moment the parent is arrested to the day they re-enter the community.

Long said state and federal leaders could better address the issue by passing criminal justice reform and better policies around visitation and communication between children and their incarcerated parents. But she said local communities can play a role, too, from acts as simple as letting children interact and play with other children whose parents aren’t in prison.

“In your community, what is your opinion of people who become incarcerated?” she asked. The film’s showing in Essex comes amid a tour of the state following a sold-out premiere in

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Long said all the children in the film were given an option to back out up at any time, but all said they wanted to do the film if it would help someone else in their situation.

“We as community members could return that by watching this film and allowing ourselves to be moved,” Long said. “When the audiences talk afterward they talk about how powerful it is and how they had no idea and that watching this movie has changed them in some way.”

“When you put a face to this, you see that there is suffering here,” she continued. “Kids should not be made to suffer because of something that their parent did. We as a society can’t afford to ignore this.”

For more information about the film, including future screenings, visit www. downstreamfilm.com.

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War legacies and the expanding U.S.-Vietnam partnership

By SEN. PATRICK LEAHY When I became a senator for Vermont in 1975, one of the first votes I cast was for a law to stop funding the war in Vietnam. That law passed by one vote.

Many of us know people who served in the war. Some lost their lives.

Others were grievously wounded.

Words cannot adequately describe the magnitude of the catastrophe of that war for the people of both countries.

Forty-four years later, we still struggle in our country with the remnants of the divisions in our society caused by the war, as do the people of Vietnam.

My involvement with post-war Vietnam began in 1989, when former President George H. W. Bush and I talked about the need for reconciliation with Vietnam – something that many Americans, including veterans, were calling for.

President Bush agreed to use what was later named the Leahy War Victims Fund to provide prosthetics and wheelchairs to Vietnamese who were disabled from landmines

and other unexploded bombs. That assistance, which continues today, has enabled thousands of Vietnamese to regain their mobility, and their dignity.

Of course, others had been working on the MIA issue even earlier. That work helped bring closure to hundreds of American families. It was possible thanks to the help of the Government of Vietnam, at a time when Vietnam was struggling to recover from the war’s devastation.

For many years the United States has also helped locate and destroy the millions of landmines and other unexploded bombs that continue to maim and kill innocent Vietnamese.

Fortunately, thanks to that effort, the number of casualties is far fewer today than it used to be. But more remains to be done.

Over the years I had many conversations with Vietnamese officials, before and after diplomatic relations were reestablished in 1995. No matter what the subject of those conversations was, the Vietnamese always brought up Agent Orange, and its effects on their

people.

At the same time, American veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and were suffering from cancers and other illnesses, were also seeking help from our government. In 1991 the Department of Veterans Affairs recognized those claims, but it wasn’t until another 15 years later that we began to address this issue in Vietnam.

We started at the Da Nang Airport, a former U.S. military base where Agent Orange, contaminated with dioxin, had been stockpiled. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) deserves great credit for undertaking and completing such a complex, difficult, and ultimately successful project to decontaminate 100,000 cubic meters of soil and sediment.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Defense worked closely with USAID to overcome many obstacles to complete the project, and in doing so they helped advance relations between our two countries to a higher level. Like the MIA and UXO issues before it, Agent Orange evolved from a subject

of anger and resentment, to one of cooperation and appreciation.

For four decades, the Da Nang Airport was a health hazard to thousands of people living nearby. A little over a year ago, the APEC Summit was held there. Soon after that, a U.S. aircraft carrier docked at Da Nang, and sailors visited an orphanage for children who may have inherited their disabilities from parents or grandparents who were exposed to Agent Orange.

None of this would have happened were it not for the perseverance and cooperation of our two governments.

Throughout this period, USAID also expanded health and disability programs to seven Vietnamese provinces.

They provide medical, rehabilitation, infrastructure, and social assistance to severely disabled Vietnamese in areas that were heavily sprayed with Agent Orange or contaminated with dioxin.

On April 17th I will arrive in Vietnam for the third time, accompanied by 8 senators of both political See LEAHY, page 7

The new “old growth” of Vermont forests

By ETHAN TAPPER As many Vermonters know, prior to European settlement Vermont was almost completely forested. In the 1800’s about 80% of the state was clearcut, largely to create sheep pasture.

Many of these pre-settlement forests were what we would now call “old growth”: forests which had developed without extensive disturbance for centuries. Our modern understanding of how forests naturally grow and change is largely informed by the study of our few remnant old growth forests, and this understanding has led to modern forest management techniques that seek to emulate these natural processes. Using forest management techniques that mimic natural disturbances and create old growth-type conditions helps create forests which provide high-quality timber and maple sap in addition to great wildlife habitat, carbon sequestration and storage, clean air and clean water. The result is healthier forests -- though they might not look how you’d expect.

For some reason, many people think of a well-managed forest as an area of evenly-spaced trees with a completely bare understory. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Forests are dynamic systems, and death, distur-

bance and change are natural parts of how they develop over time. Old growth forests are generally what most people would call “messy,” with some large, ancient trees but also trees of all sizes and ages, dead standing trees (“snags”) and a lot of dead wood on the forest floor. These features develop as forests encounter natural disturbance events, from the death of a single tree to larger-scale disturbances like windstorms, wildfires and insect/disease outbreaks. Through these disturbances forests become more diverse, which makes them healthier; diverse forests are more resilient to future natural and human-caused disturbances and will be better suited to deal with the uncertain effects of climate change.

They also generally store more carbon and provide a wider range of wildlife habitat conditions than less diverse forests. As people who own, manage and appreciate forests it is critical to recognize their dynamic nature and to support the continuation of these natural processes, even if it looks messy.

Today, most of Vermont’s forests are relatively “even-aged” --- dominated by a single generation of trees --- recovering from being cleared for agriculture in the 1800’s. In many cases the oldest trees in a forest date back to when a farmer sold off the

herd, headed west, or found an easier way to make a dollar. By contrast, in Vermont’s pre-settlement forest large even-aged forests were probably somewhat rare, originating only from infrequent, large-scale natural disturbances. Because old growth forests feature a variety of conditions beyond just big trees, they often take hundreds of years to form through natural disturbance and regeneration.

While we can’t make old growth appear overnight, we can manage forests for old growth-type conditions.

This includes creating “uneven-aged” forests by encouraging the growth of multiple ages of trees and modeling our management on the way that forests naturally grow and develop.

“Uneven-aged management” supports irregularity and diversity, rather than uniformity, in the forest, harvesting individual trees and small “groups” or patches of trees, which simulate small-scale natural disturbances.

Additionally, I tell loggers to leave a lot of dead wood on the ground and (even though it looks “messy”) not cut tree tops and limbs down to lay flat. Leave any dead standing or fallen trees alone and consider “girdling” a couple lowquality trees per acre to create additional snags for wildlife. I also like to leave a few trees per acre as “biological

legacies,” which are allowed to live out their natural life and are not managed for timber.

To muddy the waters a bit, it is also important to consider forest diversity on a landscape-scale. In addition to old growth there are other forest types, like early successional habitat, which provide unique ecological features and habitat opportunities and which are also underrepresented on Vermont’s current landscape. Our management should seek to create landscapes, not just individual properties or forests, that are diverse and healthy.

Through thoughtful forest management as described here, we can increase the overall health and resilience, of our forests, in addition to their utility to wildlife and production of ecosystem services like clean air, clean water and carbon sequestration and storage. We can use management techniques modeled after the way that forests naturally grow and develop, and we can do so while extracting a local, renewable resource. What’s not to love?

Ethan Tapper is the Chittenden County Forester. He can be reached at ethan.tapper@vermont.gov, (802)585-9099, or at 111 West Street, Essex Junction.

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Conservation and trails committee to hold annual clean-up at Indian Brook To celebrate Earth Day, the Essex Conservation and Trails Committee will hold its fourth annual Spring Clean-Up Day at Indian Brook Park this Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Volunteers who attend the event will continue efforts to eradicate invasive species, such as buckthorn, and remove winter debris from along the trails.

Participants are asked to wear insect repellant, work gloves, and sturdy shoes and bring pruning tools, shovels, and/or

LEAHY from page 6 parties. This time we will travel to the Bien Hoa Air Base near Ho Chi Minh City, which was the largest U.S. military base in Vietnam during the war.

Along with U.S. Embassy and Vietnamese officials, we will inaugurate the remediation project at Bien Hoa, the largest remaining hotspot of dioxin contamination. This will be one of the largest environmental remediation projects in the world.

At the same time, we will witness the signing of an agreement between the United States and Vietnam, spelling out a new 5-year commitment to support health and disabilities programs for persons with disabilities in provinces that

loppers. There will be refreshments and informational handouts.

Invasive plants crowd out native plants that provide habitat and food sources for native wildlife and trails need to be cleared for spring hikers. This event has been important for helping to maintain the health of the park and it is a wonderful way for whole families, scouting groups, and individuals to learn about invasive plant species that may be encroaching on their own yards and to spend some fun time outdoors.

For more information on the Spring Clean-Up Day, contact Darren

were heavily sprayed with Agent Orange.

The benefits of this humanitarian cooperation have been far-reaching: · It has reunited the remains of U.S. soldiers with their loved ones; · It has enabled many people in Vietnam who lost their mobility to become mobile again; · It has helped Vietnamese families and communities to care for the disabled; · We are getting rid of the dioxin; and · We have begun to help Vietnam identify the remains of Vietnamese MIAs. Just as important, this cooperation has been the foundation of a growing partnership. While our two governments have disagreements on important issues, we share many interests: from increasing student exchanges, to expanding trade relations, to combating climate change.

Schibler, Town Planner, at 802-878-1343 or dschibler@essex.org.

For more information on the Conservation and Trails Committee and what it does, please attend one of the meetings held on the second Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Offices at 81 Main St. The meetings are always open to the public and we welcome your ideas and thoughts on conservation issues important to you.

Cristine Hammer Vice chair of Essex conservation and trails committee

Our partnership with the Ministry of Defense, and the active support and engagement of the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State in these humanitarian efforts, have opened up new opportunities for cooperation on regional security issues, today and in the future.

We cannot escape the fact that the war was a disaster for generations of Vietnamese and Americans. Each of us who lived through that period has our own memories, our own emotions, our own opinions. For me, there can be no excusing the folly of that war, nor diminishing of the immense destruction and suffering that it caused.

But we can all be proud of the way our two countries have worked to overcome that tragic legacy. We have come a long way, and we have further to go.

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By REP. LORI HOUGHTON With the end of the session just a few weeks away, I will focus our attention on three bills working their way through committees to reach the floor for a vote. I appreciate constituent feedback and can be reached at lhoughton@leg.state.vt.us.

S169 an act relating to firearms procedures, otherwise known as the waiting period bill, currently in House Judiciary would require a 24 hour waiting period on hand gun transfers after the completion of the background check. It would not apply to hand gun transfers that do not require a background check. The bill also makes changes to various pieces of the 2018 gun legislation related to large capacity ammunition feeding devices, shooting competitions, reporting on extreme risk protection orders and allows for, does not require, healthcare provider notification options.

S23 an act relating to increasing the minimum wage passed out of House

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General and will now go through the money committees. The bill would raise the minimum wage gradually until it reaches $15 in 2024. Thereafter, the minimum wage would increase each year by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index. Unfortunately, no language was added to raise the wages for Medicaid-funded health care workers.

Over the past two years we’ve worked on this issue in the health care committee increasing funding for mental health workers, but workers at home health agencies, nursing homes and others have not seen an increase in wages. This is an issue we need to focus on in the near term.

S54 an act relating to the regulation of cannabis. Although a vote in the committee has not yet occurred and language is not final, the committee has added language regarding a Substance Misuse Prevention Fund. Thirty percent of the revenues raised by the cannabis excise tax, not to exceed $6 million per fiscal

year, would go to the fund for prevention education. No decisions, as of this writing, have been made to roadside testing requirements.

Other areas of importance from last week – the House Energy and Technology committee held a public hearing on proposed bills that would ban or limit new fossil-fuel infrastructure (H.51, H.175 and H.214) The hearing was well attended and the committee will continue to work on this issue.

The House passed S.86 which will increase the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age. Passed originally in the Senate the House concurred with their language except to change the effective date to September 1, 2019. This was the third leg of our strategy to reduce youth tobacco usage.

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A close win in the high jump gave Neddo three victories at the Essex Vacation Meet April 24. The senior took the long jump with a 4-foot-10 leap, good for first by 2 inches. Her victories in long jump and triple jump were not as close.

Neddo’s 15-4 long jump won by well over a foot (1-4.5), and while her four closest competitors in the triple battled it out between 27-1 and 28-11, Neddo flew 33-4 in the triple jump.

Junior: Lacrosse Meunier played a big part in Essex’s scoring in a split of Division I games, scoring six of the Hornets’ 20 goals in an 11-3 win at home against Mt. Mansfield on April 22 and a 14-9 loss at Champlain Valley two days later.

Meunier netted four goals and added two assists against the Cougars, and was one of four Essex players to score two at Hinesburg against the 6-time defending champions in a rematch of last sprin’gs semifinal.

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EssEx sport shorts April vacation has ended, and here comes May. Next day off Memorial Day, then the beginning of summer vacation. NFL draft is over. Still waiting, but not so patiently, for springlike temperatures. SAT’s Saturday.

The boys’ lacrosse team, 2-3, picked up its’ 1st win of the spring, 8-7 over South Burlington. The defeated MMU 11-3 early last week.

Luke Meunier led the offensive charge with 4 goals 2 assists. Chris Labonte supplied 3 goals and two assists. Chris Davis two goals, Cam Frankenhoff 1 goal and 1 assist, Grady Corkum 1 goal and 1 assist, Sam Bowen 2 assists and Carter Frankenhoff 1 assist completed the scoring. Aidan Haggerty and Devin Norton stopped 8 shots. Lost to CVU 14-9 then their BFA game was postponed. This week it’s CHS and Woodstock with the latter Sat evening on the stadium field at 6 p.m.

The girls’ lacrosse squad, 1-3, was off and resumes play with road games at SB and CVU. Red Hawks game is now Friday at 4:30 p.m. because of SATs. The baseball team fell to StJ 16-1. 6 E’s and a 9-run inning sealed the Hornets’ fate in this one. Robby Meslin 2B’d and drove in Essex’ only run of the game. Gordon Schmalz also 2B’d. LP Cory Giannelli gave up only 2 earned runs. The boys are 2-1 and play the Lakers, Wolves, and Bobwhites.

Not sure when the Green Knights’ game will be made up. The jv’s shutout StJ 10-0 and are 2-0. The 1-0 frosh had all games wiped out last week and play Winooski and Mt. Abe. The softball team blanked the Hilltoppers 11-0 behind the strong pitching of soph Emily Augustino. She K’d

10 allowing only 3 hits. Jamie Morin belted a 2-run 3B and had 3 RBIs. Ainsley Thorne knocked in 2 runs, and Kaylan Ferreira had 2 hits, and Emma Sabourin hit an RBI 3-bagger.

The Rice game was rained out. They are 3-0 facing CHS, SB, and BFA. The latter up in St. Albans Saturday at 1:45 p.m..

The track and field team hosted their annual Vacational meet last week. The Hornets came away with some solid results and 1sts from Jamaal Hankey 100m (2nd IH), Michael Baker PV, Hannah Neddo HJ, TJ, and LJ, Lizzie Martell 800m; Henry Farrington 1500m; Nejla Hadzic HH and LH; Wyatt Lamell DISC, girls’ mile relay; and boys’ 4x8 relay. Home meet this week. BHS Invite next Saturday.

The tennis teams play Rice Thursday.

Looking for ultimate frisbee and b/g rugby scores.

Celtics impressed Sunday. Undefeated in postseason.

Hornet college update: BC’s Amanda Sinkewicz won the javelin at last week’s Stonehill Invite with a throw of 42.3 meters @ 139’! She just keeps getting better.

Spent most of last week in Weston, CT helping son, daughter, and granddaughter with household organization and yardwork in new home.

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Happy Birthday Sydney Duncan, Judy Brady, Tracie Cole, Andy Aldrich, Mary Krug. Joe Moore.

Mike Bates, Bruce Garrapy, Laurie Dalzell, Emerson Brady, Kevin Leo, Connor Walcott, Fiona Rey Visker Gondar, Rose Johnson Martin, Andy Marcotte, Stella Richards, and Becca Hirschman.

Get Well Wishes to CTE’s Christine Chase.

Essex Jct.’s Chris Cote wins age group at Sap Run

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Chris Cote of Essex Jct. nears the finish line of the Sap Run in St. Albans on April 29, finishing first in the age 50-59 division for the 8.5-mile race from Swanton.

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was ready to head to college, O’Neil was more than ready to become just another face in the crowd.

But over time, O’Neil’s family name became something she appreciates, finding that people who knew her father now look forward to building a similar relationship with her.

It doesn’t hurt that the two O’Neils, at times, can feel like one in the same.

“Even my siblings are like, ‘Could you guys just please try and be a little different?’” O’Neil said. “Or I’ll be talking to my mother about something and she’s like, ‘Oh my goodness, I’m talking to your father.’”

She did concede one difference, suggesting retirement may be softening the veteran coach. She recalled a recent coaching decision in which she made several players sit out a game because they missed practice to partake in a national hockey tournament.

When she mentioned plans to enforce her miss-a-game, sit-a-game policy, her father advocated for leniency.

But when O’Neil says something, she means it, and rules were rules, so that was that.

“My dad says I need to be a little bit softer. I’m trying,” O’Neil said. “[But] part of it is I’m a new varsity coach, and I’ve got to set the tone. I’ve got to let them know I mean business, and I want them to do well.”

“So maybe I am a little tougher,” she added, shrugging with a smile and a hint of pride.

from page 1 coach several years ago, took over the reins last year.

Like many players-turned-coaches, O’Neil’s transition from taking the field to patrolling the sidelines wasn’t always easy. Early on, she participated in drills and joined the team on runs, hoping to set the tone. But she’s found more success when she takes a step back and lets her players “make it happen for themselves.”

“To give them some observation, or give them some advice, and watch them put it into play and watch the lightbulb moment, is even more rewarding than playing,” O’Neil said.

She credited former coaches for helping her on the road to joining their ranks, but said her father’s influence has never been far. The two would often debrief after her games as a player, dissecting what her team could have done differently, and eventually O’Neil started to have all the right answers.

So her father suggested she consider taking over her own team, and now the two are on the phone every couple of days, with the elder O’Neil even offering to come by and help train the team’s goalies.

“He set the standard for how coaches should be,” O’Neil said. “It’s always been great to talk with him about wins

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Grace O’Neil, right, watches as her team runs through a conditioning drill at a practice last week.

and losses and the mentality of the team. He’s taught me so much about ending a game with both sides feeling like they held their dignity the whole time.”

Sometimes, that can even translate into disappointment after blowing a team out, or jubilance after a tough loss – a lesson that the journey can matter more than the result.

“He really taught me about what to look for in a game: finding positives in things that didn’t seem positive at all

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and looking to build even when you come out on top,” she said. “There’s always more to do.”

O’Neil imparts a similar lesson to her own players, emphasizing that beyond wins and losses, “when they all put in the effort together, they all grow.”

Growing up as an O’Neil did come with some challenges, of course, headlined by the pressure of growing up in a place where everyone knows your family. That’s why, by the time she

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MondAy, April 22

2:31 a.m. Suspicious event on Main Street.

5:48 a.m. Welfare check on Carmichael Street.

6:19 a.m. Suspicious event on Franklin Street.

7:51 a.m. Burglary alarm on Abare Avenue.

9:02 a.m. Fraud on Park Street.

9:42 a.m. Citizen assist on Pearl Street.

9:54 a.m. Citizen assist on Browns River Road.

10:59 a.m. Safety hazard — needles on the ground — on Pinecrest Drive.

11:22 a.m. Motor vehicle complaint on Cushing Drive.

2:39 p.m. Burglary alarm on Old Stage Road.

5:18 p.m. Citizen assist on Forest Road.

5:32 p.m. Theft on Pearl Street.

6:24 p.m. Motor vehicle complaint on the corner of Park and Cascade streets.

6:47 p.m. Crash damage on Hiawatha Avenue.

6:55 p.m. Found property on Main Street.

7:37 p.m. Found a dog on Colchester Road.

9:49 p.m. Citizen dispute on Pearl Street.

tuesdAy, April 23

12:24 a.m. Citizen assist on Maple Street.

5:26 a.m. Found property on Main Street.

6:20 a.m. Welfare check on Colchester Road.

7:48 a.m. Citizen assist on Maple Street.

9:15 a.m. Citizen assist on Essex Highlands.

12:50 p.m. Citizens assist on Perry Drive.

4:55 p.m. Burglary alarm on Browns River Road.

5:16 p.m. Trespassing on Essex Way. 7:57 p.m. Found property on Brickyard Road.

9 p.m. Crash damage in a parking lot on Pearl Street.

WednesdAy, April 24

12:10 a.m. Citizen dispute on Carmichael Street.

12:26 a.m. Alarm on Pearl Street.

12:31 a.m. Citizen assist on Button Drive.

7:18 a.m. Found property on Lincoln Street.

8:52 a.m. Citizen assist on Baker Street.

9:05 a.m. Theft on Park Street.

10:55 a.m. Citizen assist on Partridge Drive.

12:29 p.m. Welfare check on Pearl Street.

1:42 p.m. 911 hangup on Kellogg Road.

3:17 p.m. Suspicious event on Pearl Street.

5 p.m. Fraud on Loubier Drive.

5:11 p.m. Citizen assist on Kellogg Road.

5:46 p.m. DLS on the corner of the Susan Wilson Bypass and Kellogg Road.

6:18 p.m. Crash damage on the corner of Summit Street and Mohawk Avenue.

10:20 p.m. Intoxication on Railroad Avenue.

11:16 p.m. Welfare check on Pearl Street.

thursdAy, April 25

12:17 a.m. Motor vehicle complaint on Upper Main Street.

7:48 a.m. Burglary alarm on Sand Hill Road.

9:14 a.m. DLS on the corner of Main Street and Ivy Lane.

9:19 a.m. Crash damage on the corner of Fort Parkway and Ethan Allen Avenue.

10:05 a.m. Animal problem on Saybrook Road.

10:17 a.m. Citizen assist on Carmichael Road.

10:56 a.m. Suspicious event on the corner of Old Colchester Road and Educational Drive.

11:21 a.m. Crash damage on Center Road.

1:32 p.m. Burglary alarm on Sydney Drive.

2:59 p.m. Animal problem on Maple Street.

4:32 p.m. Crash damage on Jericho Road.

5:41 p.m. Burglary alarm on Towers Road.

6:07 p.m. DLS on the corner of Maple and Grant streets.

10:44 p.m. Citizens assist on Upland Road.

4:12 p.m. Citizen dispute on Hiawatha Avenue.

5:39 p.m. Citizen assist on Center Road.

5:54 p.m. Crash damage on the corner of Kellogg Road and Morse Drive.

7:50 p.m. 911 hangup on Brickyard Road.

8:49 p.m. Suspicious event on Pearl Street.

9:24 p.m. Motor vehicle complaint on the corner of Susie Wilson Bypass and Kellogg Road.

FridAy, April 26

10:57 a.m. Suspicious event on Pearl Street.

11:27 a.m. Suspicious event on River Road.

1:17 p.m. Fraud on Perkins Drive.

2:52 p.m. Theft on Grove Street.

3:19 p.m. Animal bite on the corner of Lincoln and Prospect streets.

3:44 p.m. Property damage on Old Stage Road.

4:09 p.m. Citizen assist on Upland Road.

4:51 p.m. Wanted person on Railroad Avenue.

9:41 p.m. Citizen dispute on Baker Street.

11:58 p.m. Citizen assist on Carmichael Street.

7:44 a.m. Alarm on Bashaw Drive.

7:44 a.m. Animal problem on Mohawk Avenue.

8:46 a.m. Welfare check on Griffin Lane.

9:02 a.m. Citizen assist on Cascade Street.

10:30 a.m. Vandalism on Carmichael Street.

11:17 a.m. Found property on Brickyard Road.

12:29 p.m. Animal problem on Old Stage Road.

1:33 p.m. Citizen dispute on Franklin Street.

2:22 p.m. Animal bite on South Summit Street.

2:26 p.m. Fraud on Main Street.

4:21 p.m. Welfare check on Main Street.

6:24 p.m. Citizen assist on Maple Street.

10:13 p.m. Alarm on Center Road.

11:54 p.m. Burglary alarm on Corduroy Road.

sAturdAy, April 27

sundAy, April 28

totAl cAlls: 120

5:23 a.m. Burglary alarm on Park Street.

7:45 a.m. Citizen assist on Maple Street.

9:41 a.m. Crash damage on the corner of Pearl Street and Susie Wilson Road.

12:24 p.m. Burglary alarm on Pearl Street.

This log represents a sample of incidents in the date range. For more information, call the nonemergency number: 878-8331

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Erin E. Egan of Essex Jct. was inducted into the St. Anselm College’s Tau Chapter of the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society for the 2018-2019 academic year. Students are considered for membership if they have completed at least 50% of the credit requirements for their degree and are ranked in the top 20% of their class.

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Darren Van Dzura of Essex Jct. has become a member of the Psychology National Honor Society, Psi Chi, at Assumption College. Van Dzura, Class of 2020, was inducted into the honor society during the 2018-19 academic year. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduates, of junior or senior academic standing, who have chosen psychology as their major or minor. Inductees must also have completed nine semester hours of psychology courses, rank in the top 35 percent of their class, and have a minimum grade point average of 3.25, in both psychology classes and in overall cumulative grades. Psi Chi members are invited to submit scholarly articles to the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, apply for research grants, and attend and pres-

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2 Thursday CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Jct., 878-8341. James Gangwer, pastor. Sunday School: 10 a.m., Worship Service: 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship: 6 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups, Adult Bible study and prayer: 7 p.m.; FundamentalIndependent.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, lead pastor, proclaiming Christ and Him crucified, Sundays: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., www.cmcvermont.org.

COVENANT COMMUNITY CHURCH - 1 Whitcomb Meadows Lane, Essex Jct. 879-4313. Rev. Jeannette Conver, pastor. Adult bible class: 9 a.m., Sunday service: 10 a.m. with fellowship following. Infant through pre-K childcare provided, cccpastorjeannette@gmail.com; Facebook page: bit.ly/2rDz4NE DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Jesse Mark, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@ gmail.com ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:00am, 9:30am & 11:00am, www.essexalliance.org.

ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 8788304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 am with Sunday School and childcare provided.

We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions and plant spiritual roots.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUNCTION - UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. 1 Church Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452.

Telephone (802) 878-5745; Website: www.fccej.org Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes, Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Josh Simon. Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 and 10:15 am. Communion: first Sunday of every month. Faith Formation meets weekly at 10:15 am. Jr. & High School Youth Groups on Sundays. Heavenly Food Pantry – second Monday, 5:30-7:30pm; fourth Thursday, 2-6pm, except for Nov & Dec when it is the third Thursday.

Essex Eats Out Community Dinner – 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7pm. Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Finally @ First Band, Joyful Noise, Cherub Music, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella and Ladies’ Acapella groups.

GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 878-8071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to grade 6. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you!

HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAWRENCE PARISH - St. Lawrence: 158 West St., Essex Jct. 878.5331.

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.; Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. Holy Family: 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct., Sundays: 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.hfslvt.org.

MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP - 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho, the red barn across from Packard Road. 899-2558. Services are held 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. Visit www.mmuuf.org.

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 878-4014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist, Sundays: 10 a.m. Visit www. stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt.com.

ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex.

878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m.

Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

Town and Village offices, Brownell liBrary and essex free liBrary closed for sTaff in-serVice from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. food shelf 9 - 11 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, Aunt Dot’s Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. Serving the communities of Essex, Westford, Jericho and Underhill. Visit auntdotsplace. com for more information. seaTed yoga 10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Class is free for EASC members, $2/session for non-members. Please call 876-5087 to register. drop-in KniTTing cluB 1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library.

Teen cenTer 2:30 - 5:45 p.m., Essex CHIPS, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Open to students attending ADL and EMS. Free; open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. lego cluB 3 - 4 p.m., Essex Free Library. communiTy soup and Bread supper 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Covenant Community Church. A quick, easy, and delicious meal to enjoy with friends and family at the church, or to pick up to take home coffee (or pinT) chaT wiTh eVan 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., First Republic Brewery. This is an opportunity for anyone in the community to meet Evan in a casual setting, and let him know of any questions, concerns, or ideas that you might have. This event is held at a brewery, however there is no obligation to order or consume alcohol. Non-alcoholic drinks will be available. The event is open to all ages. la leche league 6:30 p.m., Essex Free Library.

Come connect with other nursing mothers, share your stories and questions, and find breastfeeding support. modern wesTern sTyle square dance 7:30 - 9 p.m., Maple Street Park. You don’t need to know how to dance - “If you can walk to music you can learn to square dance.” Email Wayne or Susan Pierce at sewpie@ aol.com. essex communiTy players presenT: macBeTh 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., Memorial Hall. The Players will close this anniversary season with an open-casting production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Visit

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9 a.m. - noon, Sand Hill Park.

Stop by and touch a race car, fire truck, trash truck, cement mixer, police cruiser, school bus, and many other types of vehicles and equipment.

rummage sale 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Holy Family Church.

heaVenly cenTs ThrifT shop 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Essex Jct.

mah Jongg 10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. Members play for free. Non-members pay $1/ visit.

weeKend sTory Time 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

KniTTing and crocheTing 1 - 2 p.m., Essex Area Snr. Ctr.

macBeTh 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., Memorial Hall. (See Thursday, May 4)

sTeam fridays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Create and explore with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math. . For grades 1 and up. arT of healing fundraiser 5 - 8 p.m., Azimuth, Alder Brook Bldg. A portion of proceeds will benefit the work of Azimuth Counseling & Therapeutic Services, a non-profit agency serving our local communities. essex eaTs ouT 5:30 - 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, Essex Jct. Free community dinners for all! If you need a ride, please email essexeatsout@gmail.com wing nighT 5:30 - 7 p.m., Essex VFW. magic: The gaThering 6 - 8 p.m., Brownell Library.

Come play the role of planeswalker: a powerful wizard who fights others for glory, knowledge and conquest. Your deck of cards represents weapons in your arsenal, spells you know and creatures you can summon to fight for you. Grades 6 & up.

TriVia nighT aT Brownell 6:30 - 8:3o p.m., Brownell Library. EHS National Honor Society at EHS is hosting a Trivia Night contest for ages Middle School-Infinity. Prizes will be won and refreshments served. Held in the Main Reading Room. Sign your team up online! macBeTh 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., Memorial Hall. (See Thursday, May 4)

4 saTurday green up day

Visit the Essex Green Up Day website for local details. www.essexjunction.org/news/ item/2019-green-up-day/

rummage sale 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Holy Family Church. parKinson disease walK 9 a.m., Essex Alliance Church.

Fundraisers can walk up to a 5K to combat this disease.

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5 sunday spring clean-up day 1 - 3 p.m., Indian Brook. Come help the Essex Conservation and Trails committees remove invasive plant species from sections of Indian Brook Park and clear trail corridors.

Invasive species harm the environment by crowding out native species. Meet in the picnic area at 1 p.m. Wear work gloves and sturdy shoes.

Bring shovels or loppers if you have them; other tools will be provided. Rain date is May 5. macBeTh 2 p.m., Memorial Hall. (See Thursday, May 4)

6 monday mah Jongg 10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. Members play for free. Non-members pay $1/ visit. Newcomers are always welcomed! sTory Time wiTh emily 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Drop in for stories, songs and a craft.

Tech help wiTh clif Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. Offering one-on-one technology help. Reservation required. Please call 878-6955 at least 24 hours in advance.

Bridge 12:30 - 3:30 p.m, Essex Area Senior Center. New players invited! read wiTh pugsly 3:15 - 4;15 p.m., Brownell Library. Practice reading with our new friend, Pugsly, certified through Therapy Dogs of Vermont.

Tween cenTer 3 - 5:45 p.m., Essex CHIPS, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct. Open to students attending Thomas Fleming School. Free. mops eVening meeTing 6:30 - 8:45 p.m., Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. Mothers of Preschoolers exists to meet the needs of moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be!

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Calendar 7 Tuesday MOPs MOrning MeeTing 9 - 11:15 a.m., Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Jct. (See Monday, May 6) sTOry TiMe 10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, sign language, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and early math activities.

BingO 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. Every card costs a penny, so if you play 10 cards, each game costs a dime.

Magazine Bead BraceleTs 2:45 - 3:45 p.m., Brownell Library. Use the colorful pages from magazines to make paper “beads” and create a bracelet to keep or give away. rOnald McdOnald HOuse cHariTies BingO 4 p.m., Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Early bird games start at 6:30 p.m. yOga wiTH JOnaH 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church,1 Church St., Essex Jct. Donations welcome, but not required. drOP-in KniTTing 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. wriTers’ grOuP 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library.

8 wednesday TecH TiMe 10 - 11 a.m., Essex Free Library. Drop in with your device and your questions! sTOry TiMe 10 - 10:45 a.m., Brownell Library. Picture books, songs, rhymes, flannel stories, and early math activities. Repeat of Tuesday program.

TecH HelP wiTH clif Noon - 1 p.m., Brownell Library. (See Monday, May 6) rOTary cluB Of essex Noon - 1:15 p.m., The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex Jct. duPlicaTe Bridge 1:15 p.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Duplicate Bridge is a variation of contract bridge where the same bridge deal is played at each table. larP 3 - 5 p.m., Brownell Library.

Live Action Role Play (LARP) is a DIY adventure in a mythical land. Create your own character and enter the story.

Fun & fantastic for ages 11 and up.

OPen sTudiO 3 - 4 p.m., Essex Free

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lOcal MeeTings THursday, May 2 6 p.m., Town zoning Board, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

MOnday, May 6 7:45 p.m., Town selectboard/Village Trustees Joint Meeting, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct.

Tuesday, May 7 6 p.m., Village capital committee, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Jct.

THursday, May 9 6:30 p.m., Town Planning commission, Town offices, 81 Main St., Essex Jct. Library. The library supplies the materials, you bring the creativity. read TO daisy 3:15 - 4:15 p.m., Brownell Library. Daisy loves to listen to kids read. She is Certified by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. For all ages.

THe uniTed sTaTe and MexicO: ParTnersHiP TesTed 7 p.m., Brownell Library.

Copies of the discussion books and the program DVD are available for check out.

9 THursday seaTed yOga 10 - 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center. Class is free for EASC members, $2/session for non-members. Please call 876-5087 to register. drOP-in KniTTing cluB 1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. legO cluB 3 - 4 p.m., Essex Free Library.

MacBeTH 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., Memorial Hall. (See Thursday, May 4)

10 friday Music wiTH raPH 9:30 - 10 a.m., Brownell Library. Come sing, dance and play with Raph. All ages.

MaH JOngg 10 a.m. - noon, Essex Area Senior Ctr. Members play for free. Non-members pay $1/ visit.

Musical sTOry TiMe 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Rock ‘n’ read with Caitlin on Friday mornings with books, songs and instruments. All ages.

KniTTing and crOcHeTing 1 - 2 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. essex eaTs OuT 5:30 - 7 p.m., Essex Center

United Methodist Church, Essex Jct. Free community dinners for all! If you need a ride, please email essexeatsout@gmail.com dungeOns & dragOns 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownell Library. Embark upon imaginary adventures.

Dungeon Master serves as this role playing game’s referee and storyteller. For grades 6 and up.

PHilO filM 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brownell Library. A brief documentary offering an uncommon glimpse of life on a Vermont commune in the early 1970s, followed by a Q&A session with former commune member.

MacBeTH 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., Memorial Hall. (See Thursday, May 4)

11 saTurday fOOd allergy awareness sTOry TiMe 10 - 10:30 a.m., Brownell Library. Read stories, sing songs and do an activity with food allergies to kick off Food Allergy Awareness Week, May 12-18. weeKend sTOry TiMe 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

PrescHOOl OPen gyM 3 - 4:30 p.m., Maple Street Park Recreation Center. Come run around inside during the cold winter months. There will Single Adults’ Volleyball, Game, Potluck 6 p.m., Essex Alliance Church.

For more information contact Ginny at 802-879-2518.

MacBeTH 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., Memorial Hall. (See Thursday, May 4)

28 sunday MacBeTH 2 p.m., Memorial Hall. (See Thursday, May 4)

Greenhouse is OPEN Annual Flowers, Vegetables & Hanging Baskets

L.D. Oliver Seed Company, Inc.Green Mountain Fertilizer Co. 26 Sunset Ave., Milton, VT • 802 893-4628 Mon-Fri 7:30 -5:30, Sat 8:00-4:00, Closed Sun

Pet of the Week DUNKIN

~ 5 year old Neutered male ~ Breed: Domestic longhair Reason here: My owner could no longer care Arrival Date: 3/30/2019 for me America may run on “Dunkin”, but OUR Dunkin’ runs on love! Described as a sensitive soul, Dunkin prefers the quiet life and a home where he can have space for some alone time. Don’t worry though, he still appreciates loving pats! He may be a bit shy, but as the saying goes “still waters run deep” and Dunkin is ready to fall deeply in love with his new people. If your life could use a little pick me up, do-nut hesitate to come in and meet Dunkin!

My thoughts on: Cats & Dogs: No thank you! I would like to live without cats or dogs in my new home

Humane Society of Chittenden County 802-862-0135 chittendenhumane.org

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UVM 4-H sponsoring four free science programs Submitted by University of Vermont As part of its VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café series, University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H is sponsoring four free Summer of Science programs in June and July for students entering Grades 7-12 in the fall.

The programs are organized by teens for teens and will focus on a number of exciting topics from GIS and maple to Lake Champlain and the impact of climate change on agriculture. All involve plenty of fun handson activities and a chance to interact with experts in these fields and learn about career opportunities.

Sign up is required as enrollment is limited. Registrations will be accepted at vteen4hsummerofscience.eventbrite.com until June 1 or all spaces are filled. Details and directions for where to meet will be provided upon acceptance. To request a disability-related accommodation to participate, contact Lauren Traister, UVM Extension 4-H Teen and Leadership Program coordinator, at (802) 888-4972 or (866) 260-5603

by June 1. Opportunities include: GIS camp, June 24-28, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily. This camp will focus on how researchers use GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to map data.

Campers will study spatial analy-

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The programs are organized by teens for teens and will focus on a number of exciting topics from GIS and maple to Lake Champlain and the impact of climate change on agriculture. sis and mapmaking in ArcGIS software and learn how to use these in real-world decision making. A panel discussion will provide insight into careers and ways professionals use GIS. Participants will be required to complete a short tutorial prior to camp to assess their computer skills.

Farming, climate change and water quality, July 11, 9 a.m.noon; UVM Miller Research Farm, Burlington. Youths will conduct experiments to study the potential impact of climate change on agriculture and dis-

cover how nutrients and water move through an agricultural environment.

With the help of Joshua Faulkner, UVM Extension Farming and Climate Change Program, they will take soil, water and vegetation samples and analyze water quality to see how ecological processes can be used to treat contaminated water on a farm.

Science on Lake Champlain, July 25, full day or half-day (9 a.m.noon or 1-4 p.m.); This watershed science program begins with a morning excursion on Lake Champlain on the

Melosira, UVM’s research vessel, with UVM Extension Watershed Alliance staff to conduct various tests and collect data, followed by a visit to the Fish Dissection Lab. In the afternoon participants will paddle with Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center staff to hear about local citizen science efforts that help the lake ecosystem.

The science of maple, July 31, 9-11:30 a.m.; UVM Proctor Maple Research Center, Underhill. In this café teens will learn about the different methods and measurement tools, including hydrometers and refractometers, used to measure syrup density, analyze syrup color and grade syrup and will try their hand at grading syrup. Other activities may include learning how to measure tree diameters, identify trees using leaves and bark and a tour of the research center.

Students entering grades 7-10 in the fall can also sign up for the Natural Resources Management Academy, July 19-21, at the Green Mountain Conservation Camp in Woodbury. The $125 registration fee covers accommodations for two nights, all meals and activities including hands-on workshops led by natural resources management professionals. The deadline to register is June 1. Go to www. uvm.edu/extension/youth/announcements. Scholarship aid is available.

A CAMP FOR EVERY CHILD CAMPS SERVING ESSEX & ESSEX JUNCTION • Co-ed day camps for ages K-6, full-day, 7:30am - 6pm, M-F • Half-day Specialty Camps • A new theme each week • Focus on achievement, belonging, relationships and fun!

• Financial assistance available to elibible families

gbymca.org/camp-koda The Y’s Community Partner