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Three-year-old Katherine Mercon from Fairfax didn’t let the rain put a damper on her fun at the Maple Street Park events.

t was a sodden but fun 22nd Annual Fourth of July Celebration in Maple Street Park in Essex. Just as the festivities were getting underway, a powerful storm moved through and torrential rains sent participants running for cover. For more photos from the event, see page 7b. PHOTOS | ROY MERCON

Participants wait out the rain in Maple Street Park.

Depot and Tony’s to vacate Five Corners ‘Time to stop fighting the traffic’

The building that houses Depot Home and Garden is under contract to be sold in August, displacing two long-time Essex Junction businesses. Depot Home and Garden will be consolidating with its parent company, LD Oliver Seed Company, in Milton. TonyÕ s Tack Shop is liquidating inventory and faces an uncertain future, with Essex resident Katelyn Wildey hoping to revive the store in or

near Essex. Depot Home and Garden originally opened as a warehouse in the mid-1980s for LD Oliver Seed, which is primarily a wholesaler of seed, fertilizer and gardening supplies. It has evolved into its own retail outlet selling animal food and gardening supplies. TonyÕ s Tack Shop, an equestrian goods retailer that started in 1967 in South Burlington, moved into the north side of the building in 2011.

The entrance to Depot Home and Garden and Tony’s Tack Shop in Essex Junction on Monday. PHOTO | JASON STARR

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LD Oliver Seed Company President Peg Nichols declined to identify the buyer. She said the prospect of the planned construction of a bypass road around Five Corners Ñ known as the Crescent Connector Ñ prompted the decision to sell the building. Ò ItÕ s always been a difficult place to get to,Ó she said of the store, which is hidden down a dirt road near the railroad tracks on Park Street. Ò It seemed like time to stop fighting the traffic and just move that inventory up here É For the next few years, before (the Crescent Connector) is all done, itÕ s going to add to the inconvenience of getting through Five Corners.Ó TonyÕ s Tack Shop is conducting a liquidation sale. The owners plan to be out of the building at the end of this month. A lot is riding on the sale, Wildey said. Her mother, Dina Marcotte, owns the shop, and Wildey is hoping to sell enough of the inventory to buy her out and start fresh with a new location and/or an online store. Marcotte said the advent of online shopping has eroded the shopÕ s revenue. Ò WeÕ ve been struggling the last few years to keep going,Ó said Wildey. Ò If it continues, it will have to be different. ItÕ s not working the way itÕ s been. Ò A lot depends on how things go with the sale,Ó she continued. Ò Our customers have to show us they want us here. People say they donÕ t want us to leave, but we havenÕ t seen them in a long time, so that doesnÕ t help.Ó Marcotte bought TonyÕ s Tack Shop in 2003 and moved it to Essex Junction in the nearby Flanders building. In 2011, the shop moved in with Depot Home and Garden. Wildey said she is looking for new location possibilities in Essex and Williston.

Ò ItÕ s the end of the world as we know it Ð and I feel fine.Ó That sentiment Ñ penned by the band R.E.M. in 1987 Ñ ruled the day last Wednesday at the suddenly former IBM campus in Essex Junction when a monumental transition involving roughly 4,000 employees and $1.5 billion was consummated with a party and press conference. Signs around the campus heralded: Ò orange is the new blueÓ in a nod to the outgoing corporate colors of IBM and the incoming colors of GlobalFoundries, the California company that now owns the micro-chip manufacturing facility. Federal regulators with the Ò Committee on Foreign Investment in the United StatesÓ approved the acquisition last Tuesday, clearing the way for IBM to transfer the facility that opened in 1957, along with $1.5 billion, to GlobalFoundries. According to GlobalFoundries officials and employees at the plant, substantially all IBM employees were offered similar jobs with identical salaries and improved health benefits as GlobalFoundries employees. One of those employees is Janette Bombardier, who headed up IBMÕ s Essex Junction campus and now does the same for GlobalFoundries. At a press conference, Bombardier said about 3,000 former IBM employees are now employed by GlobalFoundries. Ò Still hundredsÓ of IBM employees remain on the campus as tenants, she said. IBM had been looking to divest its hardware division, of which the Essex Junction facility was a part, and GlobalFoundries, which is owned by an investment arm of the government of Abu Dhabi, capital city of the United Arab

Emirates, is looking to become a global leader in microchip manufacturing. The deal includes a 10year agreement in which GlobalFoundries will provide technology to IBM, company executives said. GlobalFoundries counts among its microchip customers the suppliers of electronics to Ò a whoÕ s whoÓ in mobile phones and tablets, according to Brian Harrison, a GlobalFoundries executive who is overseeing the transition from IBM. The company also sees opportunity

GlobalFoundries was confirmed last week as the new microchip manufacturer at the former IBM plant in Essex Junction. PHOTO | JASON STARR

in the burgeoning internet connectedness of watches, phones and televisions Ñ the so-called Ò internet of things.Ó Ò Everything we have is becoming connected to everything else we have,Ó Harrison said. GlobalFoundries has five manufacturing facilities in Singapore, Germany and the United States. It has a growing presence in Malta., N.Y., where it has invested billions of dollars in recent years to build its most advanced semi-conductor foundry, Harrison said. The Essex

– See GLOBAL on page 3a

Committee calls for merger of Essex and Westford school districts By JESS WISLOSKI For The Essex Reporter Community members from Essex and Westford who have been investigating a possible school district consolidation agreed unanimously to merge the districts into one supervisory union last night. In order to proceed with the full unification of the districts, a majority of voters in Westford, Essex Village and Essex Town must approve. They are tentatively scheduled to vote on the issue in November. The unified district may eventually become known as the Essex Westford Unified Union School District (the name has not yet been finalized). If approved, the communities could be the first in the state to do so under a new law, called Act 46, which was passed in the spring by the Legislature. The group of 20 panel members, all of them volunteers representing parents, educators, and taxpayers across the three municipalities, approved of the merger agreement last night in the basement of Essex High SchoolÕ s library. The committee also approved 20 articles that will set the stage for the first three years of the new unionÕ s leadership. Ò There were definitely details we wrangled over a bit, and people maybe even walked away without feeling like they got 100 percent

– See MERGER on page 5a

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Ava-Marie Eldred, 5 months old, of Essex, isn’t quite sure what to make of what she is seeing during her first Fourth of July parade in Colchester. PHOTO | ROY MERCON.

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June 29 - July 5, 2015 Monday 0619 Motor Vehicle Complaint on Browns River Rd 0809 Directed Patrol on West St 0811 Accident on Colchester Rd 0917 ATV Incident in Fairfax 0937 VIN Verification on Prospect St 1026 Citizens Assist on Morse Dr 1056 Trespass Notice Req. on Sand Hill Rd 1122 Assisted Rescue on Towers Rd 1204 Welfare Check on Susie Wilson Rd 1206 Citizens Dispute on Woods End Dr 1210 Found Property on Upper Main St 1210 Lost Property on Upper Main St 1231 Animal Problem on Oakwood Ln 1246 Citizens Assist on Oakwood Ln 1323 Agency Assist on Maple St 1445 Agency Assist on Pettingill Rd 1447 Vandalism on Jericho Rd 1512 Citizens Assist on Maple St 1532 Vandalism on Kellogg Rd 1640 Citizens Dispute on Essex Way 1748 Citizens Assist on River Rd 1952 Citizens Assist on Perry Dr 2039 Suspicious Circumstance on Colchester Rd 2045 Theft on Essex Way

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Tuesday 0206 Citizens Dispute on River Rd 0702 Directed Patrol on Browns River Rd 0729 Assisted the Fire Department on School St 0847 Assisted Rescue on Lincoln St 0858 Property Damage on Essex Way 0923 Agency Assist on Pearl St 0931 Juvenile Problem on Foster Rd 1105 Accident on Upper Main St 1243 Animal Problem on Greenbriar Dr 1247 Citizens Dispute on Center Rd 1302 Theft on Essex Way 1308 Vandalism on Center Rd 1417 Vandalism on Center Rd 1453 Motor Vehicle Complaint on Old Stage Rd 1614 Citizens Assist on Maple St 1634 Disabled Vehicle on Pearl St 1701 Citizens Assist on Cascadnac Ave 1705 Phone Problem on Countryside Dr 1707 VIN Verification on Sand Hill Rd

1921 Citizens Assist on Maple St 2315 Animal Problem on Roscoe Ct 2353 Traffic Offense at Indian Brook Wednesday 0036 Found Property on Sand Hill Rd 0107 Juvenile Problem on Pearl St 0745 Accident on Brigham Hill Rd 0754 Noise Complaint on Main St 1006 Juvenile Problem on Jericho Rd 1024 Disabled Vehicle on Colchester Rd 1030 Juvenile Problem on Woodside Dr 1043 Accident on West St 1141 Citizens Dispute on Pearl St 1215 VIN Verification on Brigham Hill Rd 1234 Theft on River St 1259 Accident on Pearl St 1328 VIN Verification on Cascade St 1453 Family Fight on Greenfield Rd 1524 VIN Verification on Maple St 1529 Family Fight on Franklin St 1558 Agency Assist on Thasha Ln 1611 Animal Problem on Discovery Rd 1721 Theft on Upper Main St 1731 VIN Verification on Maple St 1806 Trespass Notice Req. on Kellogg Rd 1808 Citizens Dispute on Pinecrest Dr

Thursday 0034 Susp Circumstance on Jericho Rd 0054 Noise Complaint on Sugartree Ln 0132 Alarm on Essex Way 0137 Assisted Rescue on Wildwood Dr 0554 Alarm on Pearl St 1021 Animal Problem on Alder Ln 1039 Burglary on Catella Rd 1057 Noise Complaint on Taft St 1209 Theft on Lamell Ave 1221 VIN Verification on Maple St 1249 VIN Verification on Maple St 1255 Accident on Park St 1319 Agency Assist on Abare Ave 1348 Animal Problem on South St 1435 Agency Assist on Kellogg Rd 1439 Agency Assist on Pettingill Rd 1453 Animal Problem on Greenbriar Dr 1604 Phone Problem on West St 1707 Agency Assist on Laurel Dr 1738 Alarm on Morse Dr 1811 Animal Problem on Brickyard Rd 1816 Accident on Pearl St 1820 Citizens Assist on Kellogg Rd 1922 Citizens Assist on Hiawatha Ave 2002 DLS on Maple St 2012 Assisted the Fire Department on Stonebrook Cir 2016 Citizens Assist on Educational Dr 2051 Lost Property on Lamoille St 2056 Untimely on Carmichael St 2150 Citizens Assist on Brickyard Rd 2232 Noise Complaint on Pearl St

As the investigation into the details surrounding the attempted murder of firearms instructor Darryl Montague continues, Vermont State Police investigators are looking for help in establishing the timeline of events and the actions of Veronica Lewis, the woman accused of shooting Montague. Montague remained in critical condition this week at University of Vermont Medical Center. Police believe Lewis shot Montague during a firearms lesson. Investigators are in search of anyone who saw Lewis at the scene of the shooting on 173 Pettingill Road in Westford, in hopes of discovering how she may have left the area and traveled to Burlington, where she boarded a bus to Montpelier. These events occurred sometime after 12:30 p.m. on June 29, police say. Anyone who recalls giving Lewis a ride or seeing Veronica Lewis has been charged with the first-degree attempted murder of firearms instructor Darryl Montague PHOTO | COurTesy Of VerMOnT sTaTe POLiCe

2151 Suspicious Circumstance on S Summit St 2201 Fireworks on Browns River Rd 2207 Citizens Assist on Maple St 2215 Motor Veh Complaint on Jericho Rd 2304 Fireworks on Baker St 2339 Traffic Offense at Indian Brook 2345 Agency Assist on Central St Sunday 0400 Alarm on Center Rd 0848 Alarm on Educational Dr 0858 Suspicious Circumstance on Alderbrook Rd 0904 Accident on West St 1058 Accident on Maple St 1235 Accident on Maple St 1240 Animal Problem on Drury Dr 1528 Animal Problem on Logwood Cir 1625 Assisted the Fire Department on Main St 1817 Alarm on River Rd 1910 Suspicious Vehicle on Prospect St 1936 Citizens Dispute on Main St 1949 Welfare Check on Jericho Rd 2049 Citizens Dispute on Carmichael St 2359 Citizens Assist on Pioneer St

Saturday 0246 Citizens Dispute on Brickyard Rd 0342 DUI & Resisting Arrest on I 289 0925 Citizens Assist on Central St 1129 Animal Problem on Lilac Ln 1236 Fireworks on Center Rd 1434 Alarm on Cascade St 1506 Susp Circumstance on Iroquois Ave 1553 Shoplifting on Essex Way 1706 Citizens Assist on I 289 1808 Theft on River St 1817 Alarm on Kana Ln 1904 Alarm on River Rd 1957 Alarm on River Rd 2034 Motor Vehicle Complaint on I 289

Friday 0140 Agency Assist in Colchester

Police beat Westford attempted murder investigation continues

0749 Noise Complaint on Indian Brook 0954 Accident on Pearl St 0959 Alarm on Pearl St 1041 Theft on Old Colchester Rd 1131 Accident on River St 1156 Welfare Check on Susie Wilson Rd 1300 Suspicious Circumstance on Susie Wilson Rd 1506 Accident on Pearl St 1515 Motor Vehicle Complaint on Pinecrest Dr 1517 Citizens Assist on Osgood Hill Rd 1524 Citizens Assist on Park St 1616 Juvenile Problem on Corporate Dr 1653 Suspicious on Prospect St 1700 Welfare Check on Central St 1818 Agency Assist on Allen Martin Dr 1900 Vandalism on Dalton Dr 1936 Traffic Hazard on Rivendell Dr 2119 Welfare Check on Central St 2120 Suspicious Circumstance on Greenfield Rd 2141 Fireworks on Baker St

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her board a bus in the area of Westford or Essex is asked to call Vermont State Police Detective Michael Kamerling at 802-878-7111.

Jericho man arrested in connection with Colchester armed robbery

Colchester Police say theyÕ ve found the man believed to have robbed SimonÕ s Store and Deli at knifepoint on Sunday morning. Dylan Bowler, 26, of Jericho was arrested on Tuesday after several callers identified him from security footage released to the media on Sunday. BowlerÕ s reported addiction to heroin is believed to be a factor in the crime, police say. Investigation into the incident as well as a connection to an earlier attempted robbery in Winooski is continuing. Bowler was expected to be arraigned Tuesday Dylan Bowler. afternoon on a charge of PHOTO | COurTesy Of VerMOnT sTaTe assault and robbery.

Main Street sidewalk project to be discussed The second of several public work sessions on the most appropriate ways to create a complete sidewalk on the west side of Main Street between Educational Drive and Athens Drive will be held next Thursday, July 16, at 5:15 p.m. in Lincoln Hall. The session is being held to give the public a chance to comment on the various options under consideration. A steering committee consisting of Village of Essex Junction staff and state officials is helping to guide the work. The steering committee is being assisted by a consulting team lead by Broadreach Planning & Design of Charlotte. The steering committee and consulting team first looked at existing conditions along and around Main Street prior to developing the set of alternatives now being considered. The consultant will be presenting the alternatives, along with their good and bad points, at the work session. Everyone is invited to offer opinions on which options will be best for improving bicycling along Main Street between Educational Drive and Athens Drive. A summary of the alternatives is available at www.broadreachpd.com/main-street-sidewalkextension-essex-junction-vt/ E-mail bikeped@gmavt.net for more information or to offer comments.

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employees at the Essex Junction plant,Ó Congressman Peter Welch said. Ò I look forward to welcoming GlobalFoundries to our community and working with them to grow the company in partnership with its outstanding and proven Vermont workforce.Ó Gov. Peter Shumlin said: Ò This is great news for Vermont and a testament to the extremely innovative and dedicated workforce at the Essex Junction facility. For years, questions about the future of the IBM facility have caused anxiety for employees, state officials, community members, and many others. Today we know that a stable and thriving workforce will remain right here in Vermont. I am extremely encouraged that GlobalFoundries has committed to continuing to support and invest in cutting edge technology and the quality workforce we have in Vermont. IBM has been and will continue to be a great partner for Vermont, and I look forward to continuing to build an equally strong partnership with GlobalFoundries.Ó

Junction facility will produce a different type of technology than Malta, but both are important to the companyÕ s portfolio, he assured. Ò If you are in this business you invest because you have confidence in your people and your applications and how they will pick up in the marketplace,Ó said former IBM and now GlobalFoundries executive Mike Cadigan. The deal also includes IBMÕ s facility in East Fishkill, N.Y. Ò Today we have significantly enhanced our technology development capabilities and reinforce our long-term commitment to investing in R&D for technology leadership,Ó GlobalFoundries Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Jha said in a press release. Ò We have added worldclass technologists and differentiated technologies É to meet our customersÕ needs and accelerate our progress toward becoming a foundry powerhouse.Ó Vermont politicians hailed the news. Ò IÕ m pleased that GlobalFoundries was able to finalize the purchase of IBM Vermont, which will provide more certainty and stability for the highly skilled

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Opinion Perspective Addressing climate change in Vermont By Rep. Rebecca Ellis On June 18, Pope Francis issued an urgent plea for

Letters to the Editor Security over divestiture Recently there has been a push for the Vermont Treasurer and the Vermont Pension Investment Committee (VPIC) to divest itself of its fossil fuel holdings. While I believe most Vermonters support our state’s move away from its dependence on such fuel sources and embrace a clean energy portfolio, divestiture is not a prudent fiscal strategy for the pension

fund. The treasurer and VPIC have a strict fiduciary obligation to the nearly 50,000 Vermonters whose pension funds they manage and who rely on these funds for their fiscal security. Independent analysis has shown that divestiture would result in an estimated $10 million ongoing loss in revenue. While we can debate investment strategies and speculate as to how one might be better than another, such debate is speculative. Retirees’ dependant on a predictable stream of

income to carry them through their golden years cannot afford to be on the losing side of that debate. So, until there is greater certainty regarding investment and subsequent returns, it is prudent and fiscally responsible to maintain the current portfolio diversity and ensure that those who have served Vermonters so ably do not suffer economic insecurity.

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countries across the world to address climate change. While Republican presidential hopefuls in the U.S. immediately brushed aside Pope Francis’ call for action, Vermont legislators took bold steps this session to move our heating, transportation and electric sectors away from carbon pollution. “Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods,” wrote Pope Francis in his papal encyclical. “It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.” Vermonters understand the catastrophic damage severe storms can wreak on housing, businesses and social stability. Tropical Storm Irene was an uncomfortable and expensive wake up call for anyone who downplays what climate change will look like in the future. In Waterbury, where I live, we saw first-hand how severe storms can ravage both buildings and lives. Scientists predict that storms like Irene, with heavy rainfall, will become more frequent and destructive. The question is not whether climate change will happen, but whether we can mitigate against the most damaging effects. Now is not the time for apathy.

Whacking the middle class By Tom Pelham

Near the end of the recent legislative session, it was said in the House Ways and Means Committee, “We’re trying to get a revenue bill and trying to get out of here”. And so they did. At the beginning of the legislative session, legislative leaders struggled to fix a problem of their own creation, the legendary $113 million “budget gap” for fiscal 2016 attributable to budget growth at 5 percent in an economy growing less than 3 percent. Higher taxes would have to be part of the plan, they said, but protecting the middle class from tax increases was a priority. In the end, it’s the middle class that will pay the higher property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes. Let’s take a closer look at the income tax increases in this regard. The legislature and governor increased income taxes by eliminating the deduction for state and local income taxes, capping itemized deductions at 2.5 times the standard deduction (excluding medical expenses and charitable contributions) and placing a minimum 3 percent income tax on incomes over $150,000. The legislature’s Joint Fiscal Office (JFO) profiled the plan. The manner by which the JFO profiles these tax increases makes them appear of relative minor impact,

with .1 percent to .3 percent effective tax increases across all taxpayers. But here’s what the JFO profile doesn’t show. First, it doesn’t show these tax increases are retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015, causing the tax increases to apply to all of calendar 2015 plus the last six months of fiscal 2016, from Jan. 1 to July 31, 2016. Secondly, the JFO profile doesn’t show the effective percentage increase specifically on those taxpayers directly affected by the increase, for example those who itemize deductions. Lower income filers will pay a relatively higher percentage tax increase. Cumulatively, tax filers with incomes below $150,000 will pay 52 percent of the tax increase at $11.2 million while higher income tax payers will cover the balance at $10.2 million. And so it goes, the legislature and governor cannot solve the fiscal mess they’ve created without whacking the middle class as there are too few higher income filers in Vermont upon whom to cost shift their overspending. Tom Pelham is a former finance commissioner in the Howard Dean administration, tax commissioner in the Jim Douglas administration, state representative and now cofounder of Campaign for Vermont.

Ten years ago, the Vermont legislature pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 25 percent of 1990 levels by 2050. This year, the legislature continued on that path with the passage of Act 56, a law that will increase the ratio of renewable energy in Vermont retail electric sales from 55 percent in 2017 to 75 percent in 2032, and keep us on the cutting edge of innovation. And just as importantly, it will help us to better control our energy future and keep our electric rates affordable. With Act 56, Vermont is also the first state to address carbon emissions from the transportation and heating sectors through its renewable portfolio standard. Transportation and heating generate more than twothirds of Vermont’s carbon emissions. To meet the state’s greenhouse gas goals, Vermonters need to reduce their reliance on fossil fuel in the transportation and heating sectors by moving to more energy efficient technologies and to less carbon intense energy sources. Going forward, Vermont’s electric utilities will offer an increased number of services and products that reduce fossil-fuel usage and carbon emissions in both the heating and transportation sectors. Customers will be able to design their own carbon-reduction programs, choosing from a variety of options that range from home weatherization to electric vehicles, to air source heat pumps and electric storage batteries. Total energy expenditures, along with carbon emissions, will go down with the adoption of more energy-efficient and clean-energy technologies. Even good ideas face opposition. Despite the cost savings and climate benefits of Act 56, House Minority Leader Don Turner sought to amend the bill and remove its costsaving, innovative, energy transformation program. John McClaughry of the Ethan Allen Institute, arguing against the bill, questioned the link between human activity and climate change. These actions are out of step with what Vermonters know. The legislature, including many Republicans, understand the urgency of climate change and saw the need for this law, passing Act 56 with strong tripartisan support. Vermonters are eager to take action and join in the war against climate change. And, as Vermont’s energy policy has already demonstrated, energy efficiency and

The local economy solution By John McClaughry

Fifteen years ago WalMart and Home Depot rolled into the Rutlandsized town of Midland, Ontario. A 20-year-old man who had built the web site for his parent’s paint store decided to help locally owned businesses compete with the big-box giants. The result was ShopMidland. It’s a professionally produced web site with photos and descriptions of local business vendors and their services. Today, the 1,500 participating (and fee-paying) businesses can modify their content online and offer gift certificates and weekly deals. Colin Pape, the originator, has now franchised the idea to other local entrepreneurs, who have created 25 similar sites across Canada and 15 in California. In Washington D.C., a firm called Main Street Genome is analyzing the purchasing patterns of 300 independent restaurants. Its technology-intense program reveals how the restaurants can shave as much as 15 percent off their costs by smarter purchasing and better cash management. MSG is going nationwide this year. In Bellingham, Wash., a group called Sustainable Connections has achieved spectacular success with its Local First business marketing program. A San Francisco credit union has generated new revenue for local businesses with its BernalBucks neighborhood business debit card. In Ann Arbor, Mich., a successful deli named Zingerman’s has created a family of independently owned but coordinated enterprises creamery, bakery, coffee roaster, candy making, produce farm, roadhouse restaurant, online sales — collectively named the Zingerman’s Community of Business. ZCoB operates an entrepreneurship training program for employees who have visions for new businesses of

their own. These are only five of 28 grassroots efforts to stimulate local economic activity described in Michael Shuman’s latest book, “The Local Economy Solution: How innovative self-financing ‘pollinator’ enterprises can grow jobs and prosperity,” just published by Chelsea Green in White River Junction. The first thing to understand, Shuman says, is that the traditional “economic development” model of chasing after large companies with huge taxpayer subsidy deals is absolutely the wrong way to revitalize a crippled or stagnant local economy. He says, “economic development today is creating almost no new jobs whatsoever.” In support of that conclusion he methodically dissects and refutes the “eight myths of (conventional) economic development”. There is another far more promising path. “A growing number of small, private businesses are … facilitating local planning and placemaking, nurturing local entrepreneurs, helping local consumers buy local and local investors finance local business. And most remarkably, by charging clients reasonable fees for their services, they are able to cover their costs.” These functions are performed by what Shuman calls “pollinators”. These come in five varieties: planning, purchasing, people, partnership, and purse. For each, Shuman offers insightful descriptions of their workings, drawn from site visits throughout the U.S., Canada, and even Australia. The common ingredient is that all of the pollinators are locally grounded and succeed by building local support in pursuit of the shared goal of revitalizing the local economy. Shuman is convincing in his

belief that “if we replicated the two dozen models described in this book, economic development ultimately could be done by the private sector at virtually zero cost to the public.” Spearheading the growing national movement toward local business generation is the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE, which held its annual meeting in Burlington in 2006), the American Independent Business Alliance, and the Schumacher Center for a New Economy (where Shuman is heading its Localpedia project). How can these innovative local businesses be financed? Shuman addressed that question in his 2012 book Local Dollars, Local Sense (also published by Chelsea Green). The techniques often require state government to relax long-outdated regulations that “protect” people from investing in local enterprises. Last year the Vermont legislature directed Financial Regulation Commissioner Susan Donegan to prepare a report on “crowdfunding”, that is, expanding the market for financial support of local enterprises. Her report appeared in January, and a new securities rule entitled “Exemption for Small Business” is working its way through the promulgation process. For anyone still in thrall to showering subsidies on outside corporations in the name of “economic development”, The Local Economy Solution will be a gamechanger. Anyone eager to generate new economic life in their community or region will find this book to be a treasure chest of innovative ideas, invaluable experiences, and high motivation. John McClaughry is vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute, online at www.ethanallen.org.

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England, which rose 55 percent in 2013 and another 18 percent in 2014. Pope Francis has called on each of us to do our part. Working together, our individual actions can make a difference. Act 56 creates a framework for individual action that will result in strong collective change, change that will benefit Vermont and, ultimately, humanity as a whole. Rebecca Ellis is vice chairwoman of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee. She represents Waterbury, Bolton, Huntington and Buels Gore.

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what they wanted form those conversations [around the articles], but the fact that it was unanimous vote tonight it means this committee is committed to the notion of a merger,Ó said Brendan Kinney, chairman of the merger study committee. Kinney, a parent and former school board member in Essex Town, said despite an earlier agreement by the committee in a straw poll, he didnÕ t fully expect the unanimity that came out at the end of the process Ð especially since debates over the articles wording were still quite lively until just minutes before they were completed. Ò I was surprised that it was a unanimous vote. But up until the very end, all of the members of the committee were thoughtful, they asked a lot of questions Ñ they were very focused on the details Ñ I think they just did a very amazing job in certainly vetting this very complicated question.Ó He did, however, emphasize that the group had spent 40 to 60 hours completing their investigation over the past four months, and had developed a strong rapport among the members of what was originally formed as a Regional Education District Study Committee. Ò IÕ m very pleased that we ended with an affirmative vote, but I know we also have a lot of work ahead of us in terms of engaging the greater community and the road ahead,Ó Kinney said.

State incentives promised

The definition of a Regional Education District came about under a previous law, Act 153, which offered four-year tax breaks to school districts that voluntarily took steps to merge. The newest law speeds up the timeline for unified unions, spurring them to vote to merge by June 30, 2016, and improves the incentives for those that merge with all eligible surrounding districts, with an effective operational start date of June 30, 2017. The earlier law was enacted in 2014, a year in which Vermont voters struck down school budgets at the highest rate statewide in more than a decade. With a declining population of students, the state landed on consolidation of small districts as a cost-saving measure for school districts. If all three communities vote to merge in early November (the date has not been finalized), the union will be on track to net the highest incentives the state offered for a voluntary unification effort through the newer law, Act 46. On that five-year tax incentives plan, the owner of a $250,000 home who pays full taxes could see savings of $250 to $300 per year at the very start of the incentives rollout, according to one financial model that the group analyzed. If Westford, however, does not vote to merge Ñ which some community members fear might happen due to fears of losing local control and strong ties to the small townÕ s local school Ñ the town and village of Essex will still be on track to unify under Act 153, and would still get incentives, but see slightly lower savings.

Other benefits

In the case of a Westford Ò noÓ vote, WestfordÕ s school, a K-8 elementary school, could be reassigned to become part of Franklin County districts or another region. Taxes would stay on track to increase. (Westford voters have rejected the proposed school budgets for the past two years.) Although Westford would lose school choice for high school under the merger, students from Westford attending high schools outside the district would be grandfathered in so they could stay in their chosen. For example, a Westford ninth-grader who was attending Milton High School when the merger is completed would be able to graduate from Milton. Additionally, busing could be provided for highschoolers if the new board were to prioritize and approve it. A cost-benefit analysis produced by the study group said one of the main benefits is a streamlined vote and money-tracking system.

become greater for those students.Ó

Becoming one board

One of the pivotal roles of the committee has been to develop articles of agreement, which set out how the new school board will operate in the interim period before it is able to expand upon the preliminary articles set forth in this procedure. The articles lay out the actual name of the new union, how a new board is elected, when the merger is expected to take place (July 1, 2015), when the new union will be operational (July 1, 2017), how existing employees and roles will be worked out, how the relocation of students might be dealt with, when the new union will be set to incorporate all of the existing school projects and buildings into its purview. The articles also set forth what the new boardÕ s tasks will be. After the new boardÕ s members are voted in, which will take place by Australian ballot (or open polls-style voting) in April, timed with the districtÕ s normal school board budget, they are tasked with Ò developing school district policies, adopting curriculum, educational programs, assessment measures and reporting proceduresÓ to meet the stateÕ s requirements, as well as to prepare for contractual agreements, set the fiscal year calendars, and prepare for meetings in 2018, as well as conduct any other business that arises, all before July 1, 2017. In the new school board, four members will be elected from the village, four from Essex Town, and two from Westford, though WestfordÕ s two members share a half-vote each, proportionate with population from the 2010 census. All individual contracts of employees would continue to be honored under the new board, and if new collective bargaining hasnÕ t been resolved by the 2017 start date, pre-existing master agreements will be honored.

Other articles

All deficits and surpluses of all the forming districts will become the obligation of the new district as of 2017. All real estate and personal property will be conveyed to the new district before the July 1, 2017 start of the merger. Any land or buildings deemed unnecessary and to the benefit of the district to sell will be offered to purchase as right of first-refusal for $1 to the underlying community, after the repayment of any state aid, grants or capital improvements via bonds, notes, etc., made by the district. The creation of the new districtÕ s board of directors will be proportional to the fraction Ò that itÕ s population bears to the aggregate population of all forming school districtsÓ based on the 2010 census. WestfordÕ s two members of the board will have a weighted vote of .5 each, totaling one complete vote on the board of nine votes total. Board members will be elected to threeyear terms, except for those initially elected at the time of the formation of the district, who will serve shorter terms distributed across the creation period. Nominations of the school board can be made by filing with the clerk of that school district or town where the candidate resides, submitted with a statement by the nominee, and 30 signatures of voters with that district, or 1 percent of the district, whichever is less. The statement must be filed no less than 30 days prior to the vote, and no more than 40 days prior. After one year of being fully operational, the district may opt to adjust student

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Other benefits include: PreK-12 integrated curriculum and assessment model Improved school board governance model Improved leadership structure Stronger professional learning community Improvedorganizational performance. Ò We want this unification, if it goes forward, we want this to be a net positive for all communities,Ó said Kinney. Ò I think everyone is committed to making sure... that the high standards of education in Westford will continue, and that opportunities will perhaps

enrollment at the individual schools if it would enhance student needs (such as offering access to different programs or lowering class sizes), with parental consent, although student school assignments would remain geographically based. No school closures are planned in the short-term, and any shuttered within the first four years of the new board must be agreed upon by the voters. Structures and forms for community engagement and public input on budget and policy must be incorporated into the new districtÕ s operations, and established by June 30, 2017.

“I’m very pleased that we ended with an affirmative vote, but I know we also have a lot of work ahead of us in terms of engaging the greater community and the road ahead,” Brendan Kinney

The former Chittenden Central Supervisory Union will cease operations no later than January 31, 2018, but must do so Ò in a reasonable time frameÓ after the completion of business related to the district unification. The new district should be completed takeover of old business by the end of 2017. In the case of a Westford Ò noÓ vote in November, the community may reconsider the decision and opt-in by June 30, 2016. Thereafter, state statutes would prevail.

Next steps

When the articles were finally agreed upon June 30, the group took an aye/nay vote. Everyone in the room said, Ò aye,Ó and a polite applause broke through the room when the members realized what happened. As members began to chatter, the groupÕ s moderator, Brian OÕ Regan, shared some final words. Ò You may encounter over the next few months that people forget that youÕ re neighbors, and friends, and parents, and not just bureaucrats hiding away somewhere,Ó said the Brian OÕ Regan, the groupÕ s moderator. Ò The fact that youÕ re walking out of her as a 20-0 vote Ñ youÕ re sending a really important message to the public,Ó he said. He added that it was an emotional resolution for him, as a professional mediator, since he was retiring following this final agreement and moving to Virginia. Marla Durham, a member of the Prudential Committee Ñ or the villageÕ s elementary school board Ñ congratulated the leadership of Chittenden Central Supervisory UnionÕ s leaders and superintendent Judy DeNova. Ò Not one of their staff members stood up here and complained about losing their jobs,Ó said Durham, pointing out that the CCSU would likely take the biggest hit if jobs were lost. Ò So thatÕ s kudos to your folks.Ó The name of the district Ñ the Essex Westford Unified Union School District Ñ is a bit clunky and may yet change. A few ideas that were discussed included having

the voters decide on it once the unification is approved; using Ò community school districtÓ instead of the union redundancy; or renaming the district to Ò Ira Allen School DistrictÓ for the state founder or Ò Alder Brook School District,Ó for the stream that runs from northern Westford to Essex and dumps out into the Winooski River.

Outreach to community

Kinney explained that the committeeÕ s work wasnÕ t over yet by a long shot, just entering a new timeline Ñ at a breakneck pace. Ò In the next phase the committee will remain engaged as we start to go out to the community and explain the rationale,Ó he said. The final unification report will be publicly released Aug. 1, when the committee sends it on to the Agency of Education for approval. Then, all 20 committee members will be asked to play the role of evangelists, communicating the benefits of the merger to the greater community. The report, which will have narratives and explanations designed to justify the merger to the three communities that have to yet agree on it, will hopefully also get voters on board, Kinney said. The grassroots efforts to merge, after all, were prompted by the stateÕ s incentive plan and the promise that school leadership would begin to tamp down skyrocketing property taxes. Between Aug. 1 and early November, when the voters will get to decide if they want to unify, he said they will be doing their best to hold meetings and hear questions on the merger. In Chittenden East Supervisory Union, that process meant holding 16 in-person community meetings over the course of four monthsÕ time to educate residents in Bolton, Huntington, Jericho, Underhill and Richmond about the benefits of a unified district, which they approved last yearÑ and even then, one community (Huntington) voted to opt-out. Keeley Schell, a committee member and educator who substitute-teaches at Village schools, as well as in Westford, and has a kindergartener son, said the next steps might be the harder part. Ò I got involved because I was really confused as a parent Ñ I had no idea who was my school district,Ó she said. Ò IÕ d get mailers from the town about buses, and then IÕ d find out we donÕ t have buses, because weÕ re in the Village.Ó Through her role on the panel, sheÕ s now in close contact with the Prudential Committee, one of the school boards that oversees part of her districtÑ but she realizes most of her friends and neighbors know exactly what she did a few months back: very little. Ò Now IÕ m going to be trying to explain all these things to all my other neighbors, who are equally confused about how our system works,Ó she said.

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invites veteran players and newcomers to lace up for a two-hand-touch match. Meet on the ﬁeld adjacent College Parkway at Fort Ethan Allen. Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Information: www. burlingtonrugby.org/

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH- (Fundamentalindependent.) 61 Main St., Essex Junction, 878-8341. Pastor James Gangwer. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday evening worship 6:30. Wednesday evening youth groups; Awana, Pro-Teens and Prayer meeting 7 p.m. CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH- Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. Wes Pastor, Senior Minister, 878-7107, Proclaiming Christ and Him crucified Sundays at 9:30a.m. www.cmcvermont.org THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 73 Essex Way, Essex Junction - All Welcome! Sacrament Meeting - Sundays at 10 AM. Come learn about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s awesome! Family History Center - Sundays 1 - 3 PM, Thursday 7 - 9 PM. Come find your ancestry! The FHC has website resources (such as www.familysearch.org), including free access to ancestry.com, microfiche and microfilm readers, and a staff of capable genealogists. For more info, call 802-879-9142, email essexwardvt@ gmail.com, or check out www.mormon.org DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester VT. 05446 802-338-9118 www.daybreakvermont.org or brentdaybreak@gmail. com Sunday Service at 10:30am Lead Pastor, Brent Devenney ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road in Essex Junction. Sunday Services: 7:45 am, 9 am, 10:15 am and 11:30 am. Phone: 878-8213. www. essexalliance.org. ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions, and put down spiritual roots. Adult Bible Study at 8:30 am. Service at 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. 119 Center Rd (Route 15) Essex Center. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. 879-8304. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX - UCC, A Welcoming Community, Accepting and Serving All in the Spirit of Christ. 1 Church Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Telephone (802) 878-5745; Website: www.fccej.org ; Email: welcome@fccej.org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes. Associate Pastor, Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer. Summer Worship One Service 9 am, June 7 – August 30. Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Sunday School. Jr. & Sr. High Youth Groups, 5th/6th Grade Youth Group. Heavenly Food Pantry – fourth Thursday of the month, 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 Senior Choir, Praise Band, Junior Choir, Cherub Choir, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella and Ladies’ Acapella groups. GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Junction. 878-8071. 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / VT. Route 117. Worship Sundays at 9:30 a.m. with concurrent Church School Pre-K to High School. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult Study Group Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Adult Choir / Praise Band / Women’s Fellowship / Missionally active. Korean U.M.C. Worship Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Come explore what God might be offering you! HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAWRENCE PARISH, Essex Junction, - Mass Schedule, Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm - St. Lawrence, Sunday Morning: 8:00am - St. Lawrence, 11:00am - Holy Family, 7:30pm - Holy Family. For more information visit our web page http://www.hfslvt.org. MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP - Visit www.mmuuf.org. Services are held at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho (the red barn across from Packard Road). 899-2558. ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place (off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F) 802-8784014 www.stjamesvt.org The Rev. Ken Hitch v office@ stjamesvt.org 8:15am Holy Eucharist Rite II (no music) 10:30am Holy Eucharist Rite II (with music) 9:20am Adult Ed: Bible Study 10:15 am Godly Play. ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex, 8785997 - Administrator: Rev. Charles Ranges. Masses: Saturday 4:30 pm and Sunday 9:30 am. Confessions: Saturday 3:30pm - 4:00 pm or please call 878-5331 for an appointment. ST. THOMAS CATHOLIC CHURCH - 6 Green St., Underhill Center. Father Charles R. Danielson, Parish Priest. Weekend Masses: Saturday-4:30 p.m., Sunday-8:30. Daily Masses: Check with www. stthomasvt.com or call 899-4632.

muscles and gain mental focus when performing basic strikes with wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Contact: 578-9243.

Friday

The Middlebury Summer Festival On-TheGreen. The festival is celebrating its 37th

anniversary season at the Middlebury Recreation Park just south of the village. “Brown Bag” family-friendly programs are presented from 12-1 p.m. and evening musical performances from 7-10 p.m. The Festival is a 2015 Vermont Chamber of Commerce “Top 10 Summer Event” and participant in Vermont Arts 2015. Festival events are held rain or shine. Free admission, donations welcomed. Event continues July 11. Information: www.festivalonthegreen.org or 462-3555.

Contra Dance. Queen City Contras will hold its regular dance. Music will be provided by The Irregulars and Luke Donforth will be the caller. All are welcome, all dances taught, no partner or experience necessary. Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes for dancing. Shelburne Town Hall, Shelburne. Beginners’ session 7:45 p.m. Dance begins 8 p.m. Admission: $9 adults. Under 12 free. Information: www.queencitycontras.org or 371-9492.

Bluegrass Concert. Shelburne Vineyard will

host the second in their series of summer Bluegrass and BBQ concerts at their Shelburne Road location. The concert will feature Max Wareham and the Morning Bugle, a group that hails from Massachusetts. The concert will take place on the patio at the Vineyard. Bluebird BBQ will be onsite with a menu to suit all tastes and Queen City Pops will be on hand with their locally made desserts. Shelburne Vineyard wines and Fiddlehead will be available by the glass and soft drinks will also be available. Grounds will open early for picnickers to set up. Bring a blanket or chair or come early to get a seat on the patio and settle in for some great music. Admission is free and open to all ages. Shelburne Vineyard, Shelburne, 6 p.m. until dusk, rain or shine. Information: shelburnevineyard.com

Saturday

French Heritage Day in Winooski. Vermont’s

10th Annual French Heritage Day will enliven Winooski’s downtown. This outdoor celebration of all things French including music, art, crafts, food, and language, produced by the Winooski Historical Society includes craftsmen, genealogists, ﬁddlers, singers, historians, fencers, petanque-players and more. Admission is free. Winooski Rotary, Winooski, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Information: facebook.com/ VermontFrenchHeritageDay

Sunday

Early Birders Morning Walk. Join us for

an early morning ramble in the Birds of Vermont Museum forest and meadows. Walks are led by experienced birders familiar with Vermont birds. Finish the walk with bird-friendly coffee at the viewing window inside the museum. Bring binoculars, bug spray/tick repellent and walking shoes. Early mornings are often damp with dew and boots are in order. Pre-registration is helpful but not required. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7-9 a.m. Donations accepted. Information: 434-2167 or museum@birdsofvermont. org.

The Colchester-Milton Rotary Club will be hosting the 3rd annual MOVE YOUR CAN Fun Run/Walk. The purpose of the event is to raise money supporting the local food shelves of Colchester, Milton, and Grand Isle County. This run/walk length is approximately three miles and will start and ﬁnish at Bayside Park in Colchester. Each participant will be provided with snacks and an event T-shirt. Bayside Park, Colchester, 7:45-9:30 a.m. Entry fee: $25 for adults; $15 for children under 15 years. Register: www.active.com

Monday

Shape and Share Life Stories. Prompts trig-

ger real life experience stories, which are crafted into engaging narrative and shared with the group. Led by Recille Hamrell. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free and open to all adults. Information: 878-4918 or www. williston.lib.vt.us.

Trivia Night. Trivia buffs gather for a meeting

of the minds. Hotel Vermont lobby, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Contact: 651-5012.

Tuesday

Tuesday Night Trail Running Series. Cata-

mount Outdoor Family Center invites all trail-running enthusiasts to this fun event for all ages and abilities with a 5 km race, a 2.5 km “Cadets” race and a short “Cubs” race. Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Williston, 6 p.m. Adults $8, Teens $4, Kids 12 and under $3, and Kids 8 and under free. Information: www.catamountoutdoorfamilycenter.com.

Movies at Main Street Landing: “Born

Yesterday.” The Movies at Main Street Landing series present the George Cukor directed Garson Kanin Broadway to ﬁlm transfer “Born Yesterday,” starring Judy Holliday and William Holden. Main Street Landing Film House, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations beneﬁt Outright Vermont. Contact: 540-3018 or www.mainstreetlanding. com/movies.

Wednesday

Pub Style Trivia. Join other teams of fellow

trivia buffs in a battle of the brains with Top Hat Entertainment. Seven rounds of fast-paced trivia with prizes awarded. Let the inner-geek surface. Cody’s Irish Pub, Essex, 7-9 p.m. Information: www. facebook.com/pages/Codys-Irish-Puband-Grille.

Thursday

Forza Samurai Sword Workout. Sculpt lean

muscles and gain mental focus when performing basic strikes with wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Contact: 578-9243.

Mount Mansﬁeld Scale Modelers Meetings. The Mount Mansﬁeld Scale Modelers meetings are informational gatherings of scale model enthusiasts that happen on the third Thursday of each month. Builders of all areas of interest and skill level are welcome. The meetings offer an opportunity to showcase individual projects, discuss tips, offer helpful technique advice and gain inspiration. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info: 879-0765.

Ongoing Essex Eats Out Community Meals. Essex

Eats Out seeks to build community connections by providing healthy, free meals in a warm, safe and inclusive atmosphere. Meals will be served: ﬁrst Friday at First Congregational Church; second Friday at Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish Center; third Friday at St. James Church; fourth Friday at Essex United Methodist Church; and ﬁfth Friday when applicable at St. Pius X Church. 5:30-7 p.m. each week. Transportation available. Call Dawn Thursday by 9 a.m. to schedule Friday transit: 878-7622. Information: essexeatsout@gmail.com or www.essexeatsout. org.

Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group. Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNSBC will answer questions about prostate cancer surgical procedures. Plus, general discussion and sharing among survivors and those beginning or rejoining the battle. Second Tuesday of each month. Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Contact: 274-4990.

Essex Community Historical Society. Essex

Community Historical Society invites you to step into the story of Essex and its people at the Harriet Farnsworth Powell Museum in Essex Center. The museum is open from June 7 through October 11. Our museum collection brings the stories of Essex history to life in displays about local families, businesses and those who served in wars from the Civil War to World War II. Hours: Sundays 1 – 4 p.m. and Thursdays 6 – 7:30 p.m. Tours by arrangement. Free to the public. Information: essexcommunityhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint. net or 879-0849.

Five Corners Farmers’ Market. The market

features local farmers, artisans, food vendors and entertainment. 3SquaresVT (EBT) cards and debit cards accepted at the market manager’s table to buy market tokens. Through Oct. 2. Fridays from 3:30-7:30 p.m. on Lincoln Street in Essex Junction. More info: www.5cornersfarmersmarket.com.

Interstitial Cystitis Support Group. Intersti-

tial cystitis (IC) is recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic region, and urinary frequency/ urgency. This is often misdiagnosed and mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. We are building a Vermont-based support group and welcome you to email bladderpainvt@gmail.com or call (802) 899-4151 for more information.

Seed Sharing. A seed-sharing table has been

set up at the Brownell Library for leftover and/or unused ﬂower and vegetable seeds from last year or this year. Full or partial seed packets and home saved seeds are all welcome. This is a chance to share excess seeds with your neighbors. Bring your labeled seeds to the desk at the library through June 6. Brownell Library, Essex Junction. During normal library hours. Information: 343-4738.

Free Yoga for Survivors. H.O.P.E. Works is

offering a free and conﬁdential traumainformed yoga program for survivors of sexual violence. Meets on the ﬁrst Saturday of each month. Registration is required to attend. Laughing River Yoga, Burlington, 1:30 p.m. Free. Contact: 8640555, x19 or atsarah@hopeworksvt.org.

Creative Tuesdays. Artists exercise their

imaginations with recycled crafts. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:15-5 p.m. Contact: 865-7216.

Beginner yoga classes. Tuesdays. In lieu of

a fee, bring a non-perishable item or monetary donation for the Richmond Food Shelf. Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, 6-7 p.m. Contact: ldiamond@uvm.edu or 318-5570.

Burlington Writers Workshop. A free writing

workshop for all Vermonters. Meets every Wednesday in downtown Burlington. Free and open to the public. Participants must register at meetup.com. More info: www. burlingtonwritersworkshop.com.

Cell Phones For Soldiers. Local residents can

support these collection drives by donating their old cell phones at A. W. Rich Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Essex Junction, or at the American Legion, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. Collections accepted 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 849-6261.

Champlain Echoes. A women’s four-part

harmony chorus group seeks additional women to sing in their holiday performances. Meetings are Monday nights. The Pines, Aspen Drive, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Contact: 655-2174.

Community Wellness Day. Practitioners offer Reiki, Shiatsu, aromatherapy, acupressure, energy work and more to those looking to experience alternative healing. 2 Wolves Holistic Center in Vergennes, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. most Fridays. Sliding-scale donations; preregister the Tuesday prior. Contact: 2wolvescenter@gmail.com or 870-0361.

English As A Second Language Classes.

Improve your English conversation skills and meet new people. Wednesdays. Administrative Conference Room: intermediate/advanced. Pickering Room, 2nd Floor: beginners. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact: 865-7211.

Family Support Group. Outright Vermont

holds support group meetings for family members of youth going through the process of coming out. One Sunday evening and one Wednesday morning each month at Outright Vermont. Contact: 865-9677.

Italian Conversation Group. Open to all

interested in learning/hearing the Italian language. Room 101, St. Edmunds Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. Contact: 654-2536.

Toy Library Playgroup. Fridays. Ages birth

through 5 years. Memorial Hall, Essex, 9:30-11 a.m. Contact Lauren: 878-6715.

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C ALENDAR VCAM Access Orientation. Free. Vermont Community Access Media, 208 Flynn Ave. 2-G, Burlington. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact: 651-9692 or www.vermontcam.org.

Essex Rotary Meeting. Essex Rotary Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. at The Essex. Serving the communities of Essex, Essex Junction, Jericho and Underhill.

Colchester-Milton Rotary meeting. Thursdays. Serving the communities of Colchester, Milton and the Champlain Islands. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 12 p.m.

Duplicate Bridge. Wednesdays. Essex Junction Senior Center, Essex, 1 p.m. Information: 876-5087.

Essex Art League Meetings. Meetings happen on the ﬁrst Thursday of the month. The

meeting agenda includes a business and social time, and features a guest artist presentation. Essex Junction Congregational Church, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. Information: www.essexartleague.com.

Senior Center at 10 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays. New players are always welcome. Free to members of EJSC, others pay $1 per day. Membership at EJSC is open to anyone 50 years of age and older and is $12 per year. Contact: 876-5087 or Lpioli@essex.org.

Celebrate Recovery. Thursdays. This conﬁdential 12-step recovery program puts faith in Jesus Christ at the heart of healing. We offer multiple support groups for both men and women, such as chemical dependency, co-dependency, sexual addiction and pornography, food issues and overcoming abuse. All those 18 and older are welcome. Sorry, no childcare. Essex Alliance Church, Essex. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., sessions begin at 7 p.m. Information: recovery@essexalliance.org or 310-9062. ages 50 and over at the Essex Junction

Community Heroes, part of the “Booked for Lunch”program. Bring a bag lunch and listen to a librarian read stories about different kinds of heroes each week. We supply the dessert. Choose up to 3 sessions. Grades kindergarten and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stock the Food Pantry, part of our “Be a Hero” Projects. Each week we do a different project to become a hero in our own community. WeÕ ll provide the supplies. Choose up to 3 sessions. Grades 1-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-3 p.m. Unmasking the Greek Gods. Reading Rick RiordanÕ s Ò Lightning ThiefÓ and volumes from Ò Mythopedia,Ó participants will test their knowledge of the classics by playing a Greek god dating game, creating a Ò powerÓ artifact, performing an original puppet drama, and more. This grant-sponsored offering will provide book-inspired snacks and a graphic encyclopedia on Greek mythology. For Middle School students. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-5 p.m. Read To Rainbow The Dog. Schedule a time to read to Rainbow. Rainbow is a certified therapy and rescue dog who loves stories. Register for a 15-minute slot to read her your Ò just rightÓ book. Registration required. Essex Free Library, Essex Center, 4-5 p.m. Getting Around By Bike. Local Motion and Go. Vermont present a workshop for safely riding your bike for trips, commutes, and errands. Pizza will be served. Please register: education@localmotion.org. Essex Free Library, Essex Center, 7-8 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 10 Songs and Stories with Matthew. Matthew Witten performs songs about our world and tells adventurous tales. For all ages. Funded by the Friends of Brownell Library. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Unmasking the Greek Gods. Reading Rick RiordanÕ s Ò Lightning ThiefÓ and volumes from Ò Mythopedia,Ó participants will test their knowledge of the classics by playing a Greek god dating game, creating a Ò powerÓ artifact, performing an original puppet drama, and more. This grant-sponsored offering will provide book-inspired snacks and a graphic encyclopedia on Greek mythology. For Middle School students. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-5 p.m. Family Movie. Free popcorn and drink. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8 p.m. Maggie’s Fiber Friday for Adults. Maggie Loftus, veteran knitter, will be settled in front of the fireplace in the Main Reading Room. She invites adult knitters and crocheters to join her with their projects and engage in conversation. Bring patterns to share if youÕ d like. If you wish to contact Maggie: 6maggie2@myfairpoint.net. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 11 Saturday Songs And Stories. Start off your weekend with music and books. Essex Free Library, Essex Center, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

MONDAY, JULY 13 Harry Potter Wand Making. Accio! Do you love Harry Potter? Would you love to be a wizard? Bring in your own stick and create a Harry Potter wand. Ages 6+. Please register. Essex Free Library, Essex Center 10:30 a.m.

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Hydrant Flushing in Essex Junction The Essex Junction Water Department will flow test fire hydrants in the Village the week of July 6 and July 13 between the hours of 8 AM and 3 PM. Residents should let the cold water faucet run if they experience dirty water or air in the water lines. Residents who notice low water pressure or have no water as a result of the hydrant flushing should call the Village Office (878-6944).

Superhero Training Camp. What is your super power? Strength, flying, stealth, x-ray vision, sleuthing skills? Come to our training camp where you can explore all the powers you may possess. Come in costume if you like (optional), but make sure you can move around in it. Grades 1-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-3:30 p.m. Must Read Mondays: Ò My ç ntoniaÓ by Willa Cather. One of the outstanding novels of American literature, Ò My ç ntoniaÓ is a famous portrait of a pioneer woman in whose character the strengths and passions of AmericaÕ s early settlers are memorably rendered. Pick up a copy of the book at the Adult Desk and join us for an informal discussion in the Main Reading Room. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8 p.m. Meet a Water Rescue Dog. Rainbow is a Newfoundland who is a Trained Water Rescue Dog and Therapy Read Dog. Trainer Nancy McKee tells us how dogs can be heroes. See RainbowÕ s retrieving skills outside. Grades 1 and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8 p.m.

TUESDAY, JULY 14 Fresh from the Garden, Good Food for Kids. Every Tuesday young Garden Heroes walk to our garden at Summit Street School to tend plants, pull weeds and harvest fresh vegetables. We return to the library to prepare delicious dishes from vegetables we picked. Learn food prep and taste something new. Grades 1 and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. Hooping with Anna. Try out some new moves and create hoop choreography with Anna. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1-2 p.m. Recycle Heroes. Rhonda from CSWD helps students learn about sustainability in this interactive program (indoors and out) focused on learning how to reduce, reuse, and recycle through games and discussion. Grades 2-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-4 p.m. Essex Free Library Unplugged. EFL turns into an acoustic music and arts venue. Rock out, make music, share poetry and prose, and show off your Ò unpluggedÓ talents. Ages 12+. Essex Free Library, Essex Center, 6:30-8 p.m.

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Handsome Oliver enjoys walks and taking in the fresh Vermont air! He’s an established little guy looking for a new family to adventure with. He’s always up for whatever the day may bring, and he’s hoping it might include trips to the dog park and some new people to hang out with. Could this be the cool little dude for you? My thoughts on: Dogs: I have lived with other dogs and do well with them. Cats: I bark at cats and may chase them. Children: I would like a home without children, please.

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Big Blue Trunk. Master your superhero skills! Move your body and get ready for creative active play, heroic feats, and lots of laughs! All ages. Essex Free Library, Essex Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Summer Preschool Story Time. Our themes are Heroes in My Family, Heroes in My Community, Heroes Make Me Feel Better, Heroes Save the World, and Animal Heroes. Books, rhymes, puppets, flannel stories and activities. For preschoolers, but siblings are welcome too. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Comics, Colors and Everyday Super Powers. Cartoonist Ericc Cram shares the powers of colors and what kind of everyday hero uses each color. Kids will create a single-sheet comic book about their own heroes. Grades 3-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 11 a.m. -12 p.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 16 Kids as Heroes, part of the “Booked for Lunch”program. Bring a bag lunch and listen to a librarian read stories about different kinds of heroes each week. We supply the dessert. Choose up to 3 sessions. Grades Kindergarten and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Make a Friendship Pin, part of our “Be a Hero” Projects. Each week we do a different project to become a hero in our own community. WeÕ ll provide the supplies. Choose up to 3 sessions. Grades 1-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-3 p.m.

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Meet Miss Betty Francis… a 2 year old love-of-a-mutt! This bouncy, sweet, happy dog had been with HSCC for about a month when she became seriously ill and was rushed to BEVS (the Burlington Emergency Vet Specialists). It was unclear what was going on so we opted for very expensive exploratory Fajita is 12 years old spayed female surgery. We found she was suffering from a severe infection Reason Here: Not a good fit for previous home due to a complication in her spay surgery. Summary: for a beautiful cat that is more the strong and silent Due toLooking the extraordinary measures from our team and the type? Fajita may be your girl! This sweet gal is fi nding in shelter the excellent care at BEVS, this sweet girl is now back atlife the shelter to be tough and prefers to hide amongst her fluffy bed recovering beautifully! While we’ll never know her background, and blankets. However, once you spend a few quiet minutes with we do that this sweet of wiggling love was a behind life worth her,know she will gladly acceptmush head pets and some scratches saving. the ears. Quiet and reserved, Fajita is sure to blossom into a

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Over a three-day span, Vermont Tech graduated 138 students from their Practical Nursing Certificate programs across the state. The class included the following graduates from Essex: Kate Barash-Engel, Cara A. Ladouceur, Macie Leigh Laurin.

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Essex rugby standout pushes toward college career Caitie Sands rehabs ankle with help of St. Michael’s coach By Colin Flanders The Essex Reporter When Essex rugby standout Caitie Sands signed her NCAA letter of intent with the No. 3 ranked D-1 Quinnipiac University rugby team on May 7 Ñ the culmination of just four years of experience in the sport Ñ all signs suggested she would hit the ground running. Yet just six days later, during an exhibition game against a Canadian team out of Stanstead, Sands rolled her ankle after a tackle. Ò At first, they said at the hospital I was fine,Ó Sands said. Ò I honestly thought I was about to be a just week out from playing.Ó However, upon visiting a surgeon, Sands was told she had torn multiple ligaments around her ankle and would need surgery. A week after the operation, which occurred on May 27, Sands was back in the gym working out with St. MichaelÕ s College rugby coach Charles Cisco, who sheÕ s been training with since February. Cisco highlighted SandsÕ goal-oriented approach as a major contributing factor to her growth over the past two years. Ò SheÕ s really driven to achieve and succeed, and works hard to find ways to make those goals happen,Ó Cisco said. Since Sands had a non-walking cast on until June 11, and will have a walking cast on until Saturday, Cisco has her focused on a workout regimen aimed at increasing her upper-body strength, as well as learning correct squatting technique. Ò When she gets the cast off next week, because she has the technique, she can slowly work into that to increase her core strength,Ó Cisco said. Sands, a two-time All-American Ñ a status she achieved in both rugby and cheerleading Ñ is no stranger to adversity; she broke her thumb in the first rugby game of her freshman year, and was unable to commit to the sport full-time the next year due to academic obligations. Although Sands said the recovery process is one of the most difficult obstacles sheÕ s faced in her athletic career, what she has lacked in mobility has been replaced by optimism.

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ild weather last week as the sun moved our summer temperatures into the 80s for a few days. Mix in a couple of days of rain as the wetness of June continued. Buckets of rain came down in spurts, none stranger than on July 4 when a torrential downpour ripped through town late in the day. Thirty minutes later, things calmed down and the fireworks were saved. Enjoy the summer.

Caitie Sands with the Essex High School rugby coaches; from left, Liz Royer, Caitie Sands, Amanda Eldridge and Gary Sturgis. PHoto ContRibutEd

Ò I guess it happened at a good time. ItÕ s better it happened now then when I was playing in college,Ó Sands said. Sands will begin her career at Quinnipiac University as the Bobcats take on The College of Notre Dame (Ohio) on Sept. 1. Yet the Sands family has their eyes set on a later date, when, for the first time, Caitie will take the field against her sister, Frankie, who plays for No. 2 ranked Norwich University. Ò ItÕ s going to be weird seeing her on the other side because we always play together and we know each others moves,Ó Sands said. Ò Plus, she tackles hard, so IÕ m a little nervous to play against her.Ó

Moderation, water, are keys to summer workouts By Colin Flanders The Essex Reporter With waistlines around the state feeling the effects of Fourth of July cookouts, and summerÕ s valuable warmth coaxing people out of their homes, many Vermonters are taking to the outdoors for some good, oldfashioned exercise. Yet while sunny days can provide the motivation to get up and moving, they also bring an added challenge: the heat. So, whatÕ s the most important thing you should remember before getting out there for some workouts in the hot summer weather? Ò Hydration,Ó said Michael Porter, director of Parisi Speed School and the fitness group Training for Warriors. Ò YouÕ ve got to stay hydrated; more water is almost always better, regardless how you feel,Ó Porter said.

Town oF essex swim Team The TEST swim team is off to another flying start. They stand 4-0 in the early summer and were in action Tuesday at Vergennes. EHS senior Kevin Hancock is undefeated in his races so far. Amanda Sinkiewicz and Ashley Warren swam impressively. The team has huge numbers. Come out and catch a swim meet at the pool. They start at 6 p.m. and usually run till 8:45-9 p.m. The next home meet is versus BTC on Tuesday. DonÕ t worry about dinner; there is a delicious snack bar to visit. world Cup The U.S. WomenÕ s World Cup team beat Germany 2-0 in Montreal last week in the Cup semifinals. High-scoring midfielder Carli Lloyd connected on a penalty kick in the second half to give the U.S. the lead. The Germans missed a penalty kick 10 minutes beforehand, and the momentum of the game changed. The U.S. added a late goal on a beauty of a cross, and a one-touch goal punched their ticket to the finals versus Japan. They won in extratime on an England own-goal and back in 2011, beat the U.S. in the finals. In Sunday nightÕ s game, the women clobbered Japan 5-2 behind an aggressively attacking offense that scored two goals in the first five minutes. Lloyd connected on for a hat trick, and the U.S. added a 49-yard strike for a goal that broke the back of the Japanese. They dominated the final really as no other team to my knowledge in the modern era of soccer has done. Germany put up a much better fight, and this game reminded me of the England-Brazil slaughter in last yearÕ s menÕ s semifinal. Congratulations on a job well done and thanks for the Ñ what now turn into Ñ incredible memories!

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Essex 11-12 softball team wins District 3 championship The Essex 11- and 12-year-old all-star softball team defeated Fairfax Fletcher Westford Little League by a score of 6-2 in the District 3 championship game on July 1. On a day that dumped 2 inches of rain and prompted flash flood warnings all over northwestern Vermont, the skies cleared just in time for the grounds crew to get the field ready for the championship gameÑ a rematch of two teams that met earlier in the tournament. In the earlier matchup, Essex defeated Fairfax Fletcher Westford by a score of 15-3. The championship game was much closer and featured strong pitchers for both teams.

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Fairfax Fletcher WestfordÕ s Avery Tetreault pitched the entire game, giving up six runs on four hits, walking five batters while striking out 10. EssexÕ s Logan Pollard proved to be the difference, however, earning her second win in the tournament. Pollard pitched a complete game, yielding just two runs on five hits and six walks, while tallying 11 strikeouts. Alison Stevens led the way with two doubles and two RBIs for Essex, who struggled early to get their offense started. Ainsley Thorne reached base in every at bat in the game, picking up three walks and four stolen bases. Jessie Rose and Pollard also picked up hits for Essex. Thorne and

Pollard scored twice, while Rose and Ella Bradley each added a run. A crucial moment in the game came in the top of the fifth inning, with Fairfax Fletcher Westford down 5-0, two runners on base and their cleanup hitter Taylor Mitchell at the plate. Mitchell hit the ball hard into right field Ñ where it was snagged by EssexÕ s Ellie Reed Ñ s hutting down the Fairfax Fletcher Westford rally to keep the score 5-0. With the district championship completed, Essex advances to the state tournament, which starts play next weekend in Swanton and runs from July 10-14.

the Essex 11- and 12-year-old softball team poses with the district 3 championship banner after defeating Fairfax Fletcher Westford Little League 6-2 on July 1. PHoto ContRibutEd

sand Hill pool Sand Hill Pool is into its second session of swimming lessons this week. The lessons are two weeks long during the morning. The Essex Town Pool also offers Saturday a.m. lessons before noon for very young swimmers. Also, another option for parents are the evening lessons starting at 5:30 p.m. and going till 7:20 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday. Call the Recreation Office, relocated up on Allen Martin Drive until renovations are done through the fall, or stop by the pool for more information. Daily rates are only $2 for kids and $3 for adults who are Essex residents and, $3 and $4 for non-resident swimmers. Speaking of the pool, after last TuesdayÕ s home swim meet some juvenile delinquents vandalized Sand Hill Pool. These clowns dumped dirt into the poolÕ s lap-lane shallow end. They tossed in a stack of chairs as well. TEST practice had to be cancelled Wednesday a.m. Seriously, mud in the pool? Geniuses with too much time on their hands. How about respecting property, being mature, maybe working out or getting a job? A couple of foolish youngsters tossed mulch in the pool before opening day. Essex Police caught the two and issued them trespassing violations, banning them from Sand Hill for a year. These guys will also be caught by the end of the month. On another distressing note, a car was broken into at last ThursdayÕ s swim meet. More foolishness. A description of a possible subject on a bicycle casing the poolÕ s parking lot and hanging out in a car later during the meet surfaced over the weekend. My advice to this young high-schooler is to come clean as soon as possible, as you and your accomplice will be apprehended and face much stiffer penalties. It really makes no difference if the car was locked or mistakenly left unlocked. Any reasonable person knows the difference between right and wrong. Tennis Camp On a much more positive note, Dylan Garcia, Daniel Ro and Matt Wu have started an Essex Tennis Camp. Sessions are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; ages 8-14, with the price $150 per session. Sessions run this

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During the first few workouts of the summer, itÕ s best to start easy and increase intensity at a slow pace, Porter said, because your body isnÕ t prepared for the heat. Ò The best idea for a lot of people is to not go crazy. The first few times out there in the sun, put in a good one but donÕ t try to break a world record on an 85-degree day,Ó Porter said. While you may be doing the same workout as usual, the sun can cause the body to overheat quicker than normal. To combat this, Porter suggested cooling

your body down prior to a workout by taking a cold shower, or even dumping a bucket of cold water on your head. Ò In a lot of ways, youÕ re fighting the clock regardless of who you are or the level of your conditioning. If you can set that thermostat a little lower, youÕ re going to have a little more time before your body is going to shut down,Ó Porter said. Sports-related heat injuries and deaths have continued to rise nationally, according to estimates by the National Athletic TrainersÕ Association, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

cite heat stroke as the leading cause of death and disability among high school students. For traditionally secluded outdoor activities, such as hiking or trail running, Porter suggested following the age-old advice of the buddy system, in an effort to keep an eye on one other to recognize signs of over-exertion, such as paleness or lips changing color. Other rules of thumb for working out in the heat include planning the most intense workouts for early mornings or late evenings when itÕ s not as hot out, along with looking for shade

when resting between exercises. For post-workout suggestions, Porter recommended taking a swim or a cool shower to get the bodyÕ s core temperature back down, although stressed caution in not having the water too cold as to avoid Ò shocking the system too hard.Ó This is also the best time to stretch, and, of course, continue hydration, Porter said. And for those who donÕ t have a pool and arenÕ t keen on cold showers? Ò Get into some AC,Ó Porter said.

Ride promotes adaptive athletic equipment Kelly Brush Davisson leads a group of hand-cyclists and bicyclists over the Winooski River Bridge on the Burlington Bike Path June 30. The ride, hosted by Skirack, was organized to raise awareness about the positive difference adaptive athletic equipment can make for those with spinal cord injuries. Participants had a chance to try adaptive hand-cycles and sign up for the Kelly Brush Foundation’s 10th Annual Kelly Brush Century Ride Powered by VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations on Sept. 12. The event raises funds to purchase adaptive sports equipment and improve ski-racing safety. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Wounded Warriors to play softball on Aug. 1 at Centennial Field The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will play an exhibition game against Vermont-based celebrities on Aug. 1 at Centennial Field in Burlington. Made up of veterans and active-duty soldiers and Marines who have lost a limb in post Sept. 11 combat, the Wounded Warrior Softball Team tours the country in hopes of raising awareness of the sacrifices soldiers make, and displays that through extensive training and rehabilitation, life without a limb

is limitless. The celebrity game will include former major league pitchers Bill Ò SpacemanÓ Lee and Len Whitehouse; actor, producer and writer Rusty Ò The LoggerÓ Dewees; country music star Jamie Lee Thurston and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger. The event was made possible by support from the Four Aces Family Foundation. Game time is 6:05 p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m. All tickets are $5 and will be available

Street hockey tournament slated for Aug. 9

The Essex Youth Hockey program is hosting its first-ever street hockey tournament at Essex High School on Aug. 9. The daylong tournament will take place at the Essex Rink and the parking lot next to the track, and will provide food, games and music. The tournament will be divided into separate age groups: under-8, 10-and-under, 12-and-under, 14-andunder, under-16, and 18-and under. Teams will consist of five players participating in 3-on-3 competition, in addition to a goalie. The tournamentÕ s schedule will be round robinstyle, culminating in a single-elimination playoff bracket. A cap may be placed on the number of teams in each age group to ensure a manageable schedule and good competition. Goals, boards and officials will be provided, while teams are in charge of bringing their own sticks and approved goalie equipment. The deadline for registration is July 25. Organizers encourage registering as soon as possible as they expect the tournament to fill up quickly. For more information, including how to register, visit www.essexyouthhockey.org.

at select Jolley locations and at the Vermont Lake Monsters ticket office, or by calling 802655-6611. Ticket proceeds benefit the mission of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, as well as the creation of an annual kids camp for children amputees. For more information, call the Lake MonstersÕ front office at 802-655-4200 or visit www.vermontlakemonsters.com or www. woundedwarriorsoftballteam.org.

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Upcoming Events FRENCH HERITAGE DAY IN WINOOSKI. Vermont’s 10th Annual French Heritage Day will enliven Winooski’s downtown on July 11 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. This outdoor celebration of all things French including music, art, crafts, food, and language, produced by the Winooski Historical Society includes craftsmen, genealogists, fiddlers, singers, historians, fencers, petanqueplayers and more. Admission is free. Information: facebook.com/ VermontFrenchHeritageDay

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ARTIST RECEPTION. Darkroom Gallery will host an artist’s reception for the Natural Realm exhibition in the gallery from 5-7 p.m. on July 17. The reception will take place in conjunction with the Essex Junction Farmer s Market and is free and open to the public.

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One-time-only this summer you can plan a sunset ride on the Colchester Causeway with Local Motion’s bike ferry waiting to carry you, north or south, across “the Cut,” 200-ft break in the causeway.

EXPOSURE: GET IT RIGHT AND USE IT AS A CREATIVE TOOL. For the July 18 iteration of the exposure class, participants will use the Essex Junction “Block Party” as a practice opportunity. Regular in class material will be covered as well as exercises and then participants will head out to the block party and put what they’ve learned to use. We’ll return to the gallery and upload our photos to a Dropbox folder and then review them in class. Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, 1-8 p.m. $40 in advance; $45 at the door. Information: http://www.meetup.com/DarkroomGallery/events/223540085/

Current Exhibits NATURAL REALM. The Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction presents it’s current photographic exhibit entitled, “Natural Realm.” From macro shots to large-scale landscapes the exhibit showcases the wild, wild wilderness, its grandeur and grace epically and intimately explored through the medium of photography. Exhibit runs through July 19. Gallery Hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: https://www.darkroomgallery.com

The ferry service is now open every day, including holidays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day Weekend. PHOTO | CAROLYN BATES

Take a sunset cruise on the Island Line Bike Ferry July 23 event features later ferry crossings and free concert at Snow Farm Winery

ABSTRACT SPOTLIGHT. This collection of work highlights the nebulous quality of abstract work. Each artist uses color and tone as a way to converse between the hazy edges of perception and reality to convey emotion and evoke unconscious reactions. In working outside of the boundaries of recognizable objects the abstraction emphasizes the tension between the world we see and the world we feel. Artists include Douglas Biklen, Cameron Schmitz and Johanne Yordan. BCA Center, Burlington. Gallery Hours: Tuesday- Thursday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Closed Monday.

BY COLIN FLANDERS The Essex Reporter Biking and blues enthusiasts rejoice; the Local Motion bike ferry service has announced a sunset ride on July 23, when the service will remain open until 9 p.m. to shuttle riders to and from a free concert by Blues for Breakfast at the Snow Farm Winery. The ferry is a 20-minute ride from the vineyard. Ò People that are coming can expect to have a good time, get their feet moving and leave with a smile on their face,Ó said Charlie Frazier, lead vocalist and harp player of Blues for Breakfast. The group, which has been performing since 1991, specializes in what Frazier called Ò Grateful Americana,Ó a mix of the Grateful Dead, blues and rock and roll. TheyÕ re also one of the five finalists for a Seven DaysÕ Daysie in the best blues band category. Ò Tell people to bring their dancing shoes,Ó Frazier said, adding their music can be found at bluesforbreakfast.com. Other attractions during the event include helmet decorations for kids, a bike-powered smoothie machine, a raffle for bike prizes. as well as a grand prize drawing for a personal bike ferry cruise. All proceeds from the event will support the Island Line bike ferry and the KohlÕ s For Kids Bike Smart program, which provides bike safety training to more than 5,000 Vermont third- to sixth-graders every year. Every day of the week, the bike ferry has volunteer slots available to help as a Dockside Ambassador. This position comes not only with scenic compensation, but volunteers also get two free passes for the ferry. The ferry service is now open every day, including holidays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day Weekend. Day passes are $8 for adults, $5 for ages 7 to 17, and children under 6 ride free. Season passes are also available for $40 for adults, and $25 for children. Last year, nearly 12,000 riders and walkers utilized Local MotionÕ s bike ferry service. For additional information, including a detailed map, current weather conditions and a sign-up form for volunteers, visit www.localmotion.org/ferry.

ARTIST KEVIN RUELLE’S VERMONT TRAVEL POSTERS. Vintage Inspired Lifestyle Marketplace is pleased to announce an exhibition of faux vintage travel posters by Vermont artist Kevin Ruelle. Kevin Ruelle has created a series of faux vintage travel posters inspired by Vermont’s unique tourist past. Nostalgic not only in theme but also in the way they were painted: traditional airbrush and watercolor. The owner of Ruelle Design and Illustration for over 30 years, located in Burlington, he specializes in technical illustrations, book illustrations, packaging art, illustrated maps, cartooning, and decorative art. The exhibition runs through August 3rd. Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 12-4 p.m. Information: www.ruellefineart. com

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On 60th anniversary, accolades come to Colchester manufacturer By Jason starr The Essex Reporter

Ò DonÕ t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.Ó This Abraham Lincoln quote pops up on a rotating display of business philosophies and industry facts on a television monitor in the lobby of Champlain Cable. After 60 years of supplying the military and automotive industries with custom copper cable solutions, 2015 is shaping up to be a year of accolades for the Colchester company. In May, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Business Magazine bestowed its Deane C. Davis Outstanding Business of the Year award to Champlain Cable. Named after former Vermont Gov. Deane Davis, the annual award recognizes a Vermont business that shows sustained growth, a commitment to employee wellbeing, environmental stewardship and service to its local community. The Colchester Selectboard followed suit in June with a formal proclamation of congratulations and recognition. Later this summer, town officials will join company executives and employees, as well as state officials, in a 60th anniversary celebration. The company started in 1955 in WinooskiÕ s Champlain Mill and moved to its current headquarters in ColchesterÕ s Water Tower Hill business district in 1956. It has evolved from producing wire and cable to focusing on how to better insulate cables for harsh environments. With cables on U.S. Naval aircraft carriers, 18-wheel trucks and tractors, and gas-powered and hybrid-electric cars, Champlain Cable is continually developing new insulations to meet changing temperature and flexibility demands. Ò We are constantly coming up with new products and new markets,Ó President and CEO Richard Hall said in an interview Monday. Ò We have to continually feed the pipeline.Ó Hall came on board after an unprofitable stretch for the company in the early 2000s. Champlain Cable was owned at the time by Swiss company Huber and Suhner, which

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Champlain Cable Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tim Lizotte stands in the manufacturing room at the company’s Colchester headquarters. Right: At its Colchester plant, copper cable is braided, spooled and insulated in a variety of configurations for delivery to Naval ships and car companies such as Chrysler, General Motors, Tesla and Ford. PHOTOS | JASON STARR

also operates a facility in Essex. By 2007, HallÕ s efforts to turn around the company were hitting their stride, and Champlain Cable began to expand beyond Vermont, opening a second manufacturing facility in El Paso, Texas. The Great Recession hit the next year. The automotive industry Ñ Champlain CableÕ s bread and butter Ñ seemed to be imploding. The company had to shut down its new facility in Texas for three months and began laying off employees. Ò Then the market recovered,Ó Hall recalled. Ò From 2010 on weÕ ve grown tremendously, along with the automotive industry.Ó Champlain Cable acquired a third facility in Leeds, Mass., in 2010, and earlier this year opened a fourth facility, also in El Paso. The company has doubled its workforce since 2009 and now employs 220 people nationwide, 135 in Colchester. Ò The thing that has us excited over the last couple years has been the growth in the hybrid (vehicle) market,Ó Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Timothy Lizotte

The price of texting and driving New law went into effect July 1 By Colin Flanders The Essex Reporter Texting while driving is a deliberate act that can have dire consequences, ColchesterÕ s Debbie Drewniak told a crowd of more than 80 at the UVM College of Medicine at the end of June. Drewniak was permanently disabled when a teenage driver who was texting hit her as she was walking her dog in August 2011. Her speech on June 24 was part of the UVM Medical CenterÕ s Ò Txt u L8rÓ campaign, presented in advance of new texting laws that went into effect July 1. Sponsored by the UVM Medical Center and the UVM College of Medicine Clinical Simulation Laboratory, the program is aimed at raising awareness of the dangers texting while driving poses. Ò This was no accident,Ó Drewniak said of the crash that changed her life, calling texting and driving an Ò intentionalÓ and Ò deliberateÓ act. Drewniak read from a prepared speechÑ her voice strainedÑ a lingering effect from her injuries. Yet the fact she was even speaking to the crowd at all showed progress; in previous programs, DrewniakÕ s sister had to read the speech for her. Ò I read it aloud every day,Ó Drewniak said, a testament to her determination in spreading her message. More than half the crowd consisted of 15- and 16-yearolds, quickly approaching the age where freedom appears in the form of a license. The program encouraged participation during various interactive portions, such as real-time polling and a texting and driving simulation, proactive attempts to instill safe driving habits early on. The program also included a realistic trauma scenario

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of July jam The show at Maple Street Park on July 4 went on, in spite of the wet conditions. Musicians from the Contois Music School entertained the crowd while they waited out the rain. Elysia Way, 15, from Colchester uses her voice to draw the crowd that dispersed during the torrential downpours that preceded their playing during Independence Day celebrations.

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