L.A. emigrant creates circus class in Williston
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“With anyone who has delin quent taxes, our first approach is we want to work with that
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Crites is a circus performer with a resume that includes a stint on Paul McCartney’s 2004 tour of Europe and numerous movie and TV roles. In 2020, he embarked with his wife and son on a cross-country trip that included a stay in Vermont, where his parents (Stowe) and brother (Shelburne) live and where he had regularly
When the circus comes to town
Crites, partnering with Williston Parks and Rec, launched his circus skills class earlier this month. Seven students come to the WCS gym on Thursday afternoons for 75 minutes of juggling, stilt-walking and uni
“The process provides multi ple steps and warnings for folks to pay off the delinquent taxes,” said Wells. “It’s been a few years since the town has considered a tax sale. But we want to work to make sure everyone’s taxes are current.”
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Crites worked as a paraeducator at Williston Central during his first year here in 2021 while his son at tended Allen Brook. From there he connected with the Williston Recre ation and Parks Department. He had been a teacher of circus skills in Los Angeles alongside his performing career, and he saw an opportunity to offer a similar program here.
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our future home,” Crites said. The family returned to Califor nia, but not to stay. By early 2021,
Williston town administra tors have identified seven prop erties to put up for public auction in an attempt to recoup losses from unpaid taxes.
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The properties have tax de linquencies ranging from $3,000
delinquent taxes (and interest) to retain the property.
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You might call Rob Crites a cli mate refugee. Or a pandemic mi grant. Or just someone ready to re turn east after building a performing arts career over two decades in Los Angeles.Whatever the confluence of rea sons Crites and his family left the drought-choked West for the green er pastures of Vermont, he has found a home here — and a home for his unique educational offerings.
over 20 years, and we just fell in love with it again. We didn’t realize on the trip that we were shopping for
to $72,000, and the owners ha ven’t responded to letters from the town assessor or town attor ney seeking collection. Earlier this year, the selectboard formal ized the town’s tax sale policy in preparation to hold auctions.
A tax sale would likely be held, auction-style, at Town Hall. A property owner can pay the delinquency at any time lead ing up to the sale to cancel the sale. Even after the sale, there is a one-year grace period allowing the property owner to pay the
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they were back in Vermont, settling in a home in St. George.
height of the pandemic with no vac cines, it certainly opened our eyes to bigger things,” Crites said. “For many reasons we wanted to make a change for the better, and right at the top of the list was quality of life for our son. We were ecstatic at the pos sibility of him going to Allen Brook, Williston Central and CVU.”
person, the property owner, to bring their taxes current,” Town Manager Erik Wells said. “There are a lot of different ways to do that, and this is a step available in state law to get the delinquent taxes
“It seemed like circus was un derserved here in the greater Burl ington area,” he said.
The Circus Skills class taught by Rob Crites (far right) shows off a pyramid at Williston Central School on Thursday.
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Circus performer/instructor Rob Crites, left, demonstrates balancing a feather on his chin during the circus skills class at Williston Central School on Thursday. Eliza Howard, middle, tries balancing a feather on her palm while Vaughn Ruhl attempts it while on a roller board.
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Crites grew up in Maryland near Wash ington D.C., and while he’s happy to be back in the Eastern U.S., he’s not giving up on his California-based performing career. In No vember, he will be on the set of a Disney mu sical, in line with his previous work on movies such as “Austin Powers 3” and TV shows like “Dancing with the Stars.”
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“We know several people who lost their homes in fires,” he said. “We could regular ly see smoke in the air in Los Angeles. The incidents just kept getting closer and closer to our home.”
In addition to the pandemic, California’s wildfires were another major factor in his move from L.A.
cycling, as well as acrobatics and balancing exercises.“Inaddition to the coordination, they’re getting self-esteem, self-confidence and phys ical activity,” Crites said. “Having fun and learning skills is the goal and the result.”
Employee Sophie Soto-Phipps said the traditional two-week notice period for leaving a job is no longer a standard courtesy, which puts a strain on the work
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“The demographic bubble as sociated with the Baby Boomers is real,” Barewicz said. “It is a large cohort, and I don’t think it gets enough attention in terms of pointing to that as a singu lar massive contribution to our economic growth that occurred through the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s, when our labor force peaked … I think what we are seeing now is that people who
27,000 workers, according to Barewicz. The labor force has since rebounded slightly.
“Is the pandemic over?” Pres ident Joe Biden was asked last week in a televised interview. And while Biden answered yes, one lingering effect of the glob al health emergency is an acute shortage of workers.
“Maybe they were a year or two away from when they were thinking they were going to re tire and they made the decision to retire earlier than they were
Pandemic-induced worker shortage lingers
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Vermont Department of La bor Econ omist Matt Barewicz said thereWednesdayhave been more than 20,000 open jobs in 2022.throughoutVermont
age, but I knew it was coming,” KelleyVermont’ssaid. workforce gap predates the pandemic, Bare wicz notes — a result of the Baby Boomer generation, who are now well into their 60s and 70s, retiring. What the pan demic appears to have done is quicken the pace of retirements among older workers.
“That’s a record high,” he said.The shortage is apparent in signs around town advertising on-the-spot interviews and signon bonuses, and in the scaled back hours some businesses have been forced into for lack of staff.At the Williston Coffee Shop, owner Eric Kelley has suspend ed Saturday operations. The change began in August, when, not unexpectedly, he lost some staff to a return to school.
“I don’t think people are just sitting around not working because the rent is gettingChamplainpaid.”ChrisDonnellyHousingTrust
Williston Coffee Shop employee Sophie Soto-Phipps preps food for the lunch crowd Tuesday at the Williston Coffee Shop. The shop has had to close on Saturdays due to a lack of staff.
ers and business owners left to pick up the “Sometimesslack.they just stop showing up,” Kelley said. “Sometimes it’s after a couple months, sometimes after a cou ple weeks and sometimes after a couple days … They are at a point in life where there is a lot of fluctuation, and they are not afraid to move on until they find
A loss of older, established workers ripples through the workforce, allowing younger workers to step into opportu nities that used to be filled by more experienced workers, cre ating hard-to-fill entry-level openings.“Teens and younger workers
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are getting more and more op portunities,” Thweatt said. That helps explain the Willis ton Coffee Shop’s experience of late, where workers are quick to leave for what they perceive as a better opportunity elsewhere.
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Assistant Attorney General Jacob Hum bert negotiated the stipulation with Trybulski or his representative, Sorrell said.
Eventually, the stipulation reads, police stopped a vehicle and Trybulski “secured voluntary consent from the operator of such vehicle to search the vehicle despite no reason able suspicion or probable cause to believe that there were any controlled substances or any other items related to potential criminal activ
“I am proud of my 13 years of service to the Williston community,” Trybulski said in a statement to the Observer. “At this point, a year and a half after my resignation, I have put my employment with the Williston Police Department behind me and have moved on. I am grateful to those who have been supportive of me, both during my employment with the town and since my departure.”
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It was not clear from virtually viewing the meeting if Trybulski took part, though he didn’t speak during it.
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Ex-Williston police officer’s certification revoked
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Trybulski worked for the Williston Police Department for 13 years, leaving in 2021. He organized the department’s annual Chowder Challenge fundraiser for the Williston Com munity Food Shelf and was instrumental in
ity in the car.”
“Both parties understand that (Trybulski), by entering into this Agreement, does not stip ulate to the accuracy, tenor, or implications of
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the facts asserted herein,” the seven-page doc umentCriminalstates.
a negotiated settlement and one must assume from that it was a give and take.”
The council could not secure a penalty greater than the permanent certification revo cation, even if it had rejected the stipulation, he said.Trybulski was the subject of a Brady letter in March 2021 written by Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George. Prosecutors prepare the letters, which can end officers’ ca reers, to inform defense attorneys about possi ble credibility and integrity issues.
Evan Meenan, deputy direc tor of the Vermont Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs, vot ed against accepting the stipulation with Trybulski. He said during the meeting that his concern wasn’t with the permanent revocation of Trybulski’s certification, but that the agreement doesn’t say what oc curred.“Five, 10 years from now if someone is reading this, those ad ditional facts that would actually support a finding of willful bias enforcement based on someone’s demographics are just not summarized in this stipulation,” Meenan said.
residence and not leaving.
During the Democratic primary campaign for Chittenden County state’s attorney, Try bulski marched with Ted Kenney, George’s opponent in the race, to promote Kenney’s campaign.Inaddition to the permanent revocation of Trybulski’s certification in Vermont, his decertification will be reported to the Interna tional Association of Law Enforcement Stan dards and Training National Decertification database, which houses the National Decerti fication index.
— Jason Starr contributed reporting
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The revocation of Trybulski’s certification stems from violations of Williston Police De partment policies dealing with fair and impar tial policing and conducting traffic stops on Feb. 4, The2021.stipulation adopted last week does not reference the race of any parties, or provide much detail about the stops. onsongardinganothertowelfareTrybulskidicatedsummaryone-paragraphAinthatleftacheckrespondtocallreaperknockingthedoorofa
However, exactly what Travis Trybulski did to warrant that ban has not been publicly spelledAfterout.Trybulski signed a stipulation with the Vermont Criminal Justice Council in which he withdrew an objection to the ban, the Council voted 13-1 last Tuesday to enact it.
George wrote that as a result of an internal investigation regarding a “pattern of miscon duct” by Trybulski, prosecutors’ ability to rely on his testimony in cases had been “signifi cantly“Specifically,undermined.”the incidents highlighted in the investigation show violations of the Fair and Impartial Policing policy through a clear pattern of profiling and bias,” George wrote. “Therefore, I am unwilling to call him as a witness and will not accept any criminal cases from him going forward.”
A former Williston police officer who a prosecutor previously said had shown a “clear pattern of profiling and bias” has been perma nently banned from obtaining certification to serve as a law enforcement officer in Vermont.
The lack of detail prompted one member of the council to question whether enough information was being pro vided to the public.
Justice Council Chair William Sorrell, speaking after the meeting, said he shared Meenan’s concerns upon initially read ing the stipulation. He ultimately supported the resolution after the council debated for 90 minutes, including about half behind closed doors.“What you heard in the discussion, at least on the part of some, (was) ‘Why isn’t there more flesh on the bones of the allegation,’” Sorrell said. “The explanation was this was
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Vermont has taken the unique approach of unearthing something that was previously lost. The fourth Saturday of August has been pro claimed Vermont First African Landing Day. Inspired by the pas sage of the 400 Years of African American History Commission (H.R. 1242) and the 1619 Project, the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance initiated this commemoration three yearsVermontago. First African Landing Day marks the historical begin nings of African Americans in what would become the United States. It reminds us of the day that “20 and odd” enslaved Africans who had been stolen from a Portuguese slave ship placed their feet on the ground in what was then Port Comfort, Va. They were immediately traded for supplies.Shortly before this, Virginia held its first meeting of its gener al assembly. This historical event is considered to be the beginning of the system of government we proudly call democracy. While many historians are quick to point out the prior existence of Spanish
― Nikole Hannah-Jones, “The 1619 Project: Born on the Water”
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The worldwide racial reckoning in response to the televised police murder of George Floyd served as one of the components that sparked a desire for a deeper understanding of who we are as a nation. Consis tent with our history as a nation, that step forward sparked a massive backlash of hate.
This means coming together, standing with and acknowledging the contribution, resilience and power of black folks in Vermont, and commemorating the fact that we have come this far by faith.
In keeping with the spirit of this theme, many local and nationally known gospel artists were part of this year’s celebration last month in Burlington, which included history exhibits, wellness activities, spoken word presentations and youth activ ities. The 1619 traveling exhibit was on display in the Richard Kemp Center through mid-September.
“This is our national truth: America would not be America without the wealth from black labor, without black striving, black inge nuity, black resistance.”
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If convicted of aggravated as sault, Gaudette could face up to 15 years of jail time and be fined up to $10,000, as well as losing his
The Vermont Warden Service issued charges Tuesday against Alex Gaudette, 25, of Bolton, for the hunting-related shooting of James Cameron, 35, of Fairfax, in Huntington earlier this month.
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sentative, is a long-time school teacher and also a member of the Champlain Valley School Board.
In her role as our representative, she led the effort to pass the Uni versal School Lunch bill, helping to ensure that no school-aged child in Vermont goes hungry, and has supported efforts to promote climate action and racial justice.
Amongst the most important issues for this election, and in light of the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn national re productive rights, is Angela and Erin’s support for Proposition 5 and Article 22, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment. Proposition 5 states, “The right to reproductive liberty is central to the exercise of personal autonomy and involves
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decisions people should be able to make free from compulsion of the State. Enshrining this right in the Constitution is critical to ensuring equal protection and treatment under the law and upholding the right of all people to health, dig nity, independence, and freedom.”
Gaudette faces felony charges of aggravated assault and negli gent use of a gun. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment.Gaudettewas set for a Thurs day arraignment in Chittenden County Court.
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A hound is released from the back of a truck with others to pursue the scent of a bear during a bearhounding trip in Peacham last year.
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Hunting groups are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over new re strictions on hunting with dogs in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wild life Refuge, which spans several eastern Vermont counties.
Keith Shannon, acting chief of public affairs for the Northeast Region of U.S. Fish and Wildlife, declined to comment, citing the litigation.
The hunting groups filed the suit last Wednesday in the United States District Court of BrennaVermont.Galdenzi, president of Ver mont wildlife advocacy group Protect Our Wildlife, said a public comment period took place for the plan. Her orga nization submitted comments, she said, and solicited comments from other mem bers of the public at the time.
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In a plan finalized in August 2021, the agency shortened the length of time that hunters can train their dogs in the wild life refuge, according to the suit, banning the activity in June and July to protect ground nesting birds.
The groups, which include the Sports men’s Alliance Foundation, the Vermont Traditions Coalition, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs and the Vermont Bearhound Association, claim that Fish and Wildlife did not provide an adequate opportunity for public comment before imposing the new rules.
“U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services should be spending all of their time and resources protecting our endangered and threatened species on these wildlife ref uges, and instead, now, they’re forced with fighting this frivolous lawsuit that’s mired in special interests,” Galdenzi said.
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“Quite frankly, sports people were somewhat blindsided about new rules being promulgated that they had no in put on,” said Chris Bradley, president of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs. “Honestly, I would like to think there’s nothing sinister here other than a fairly major procedural oversight by the Fish and Wildlife department.”
The Service’s plan also banned hunting with dogs entirely on Putney Mountain in Windham County, which is part of the ref uge, unless hunters are pursuing grouse. The refuge covers the Connecticut River watershed and includes parts of New Hamp shire, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Hunters sue feds over new hounding regulations
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Pacific Group Resorts owns a handful of other ski areas in the United States and Canada, including Ragged Mountain in New Hampshire and Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Colorado.
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The receiver, Michael Gold berg, also revealed that another Vermont property under his con trol, Burke Mountain Resort, may soon be sold.
Pacific Group Resorts had made an initial bid of $58 million for Jay Peak, according to earlier court filings leading up to the auc tion.Goldberg had provided little information about the daylong, closed-door auction, not even re vealing the number of other bid ders that took part.
“Theremillion.were about 48 separate bidding rounds,” he told the judge.
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Goldberg also said during the hearing that the sale of Burke Mountain Resort might be soon at hand. He did not disclose the po tential buyer. Goldberg had testi fied at a court hearing earlier this year that he was pursuing a deal with Burke Mountain Academy, a world-class ski training school, involving some of its benefactors.
Both ski resorts had been owned by Ariel Quiros and em broiled for years in the largest fraud case in state history.
However, during a hearing Fri day morning to approve the sale of the resort, Goldberg provided a
Regulators accused the two men of misappropriating $200 million of the more than $350 million they raised from foreign investors for massive upgrades at the ski re sort through the federal EB-5 visa program.Those enforcement actions were resolved with financial set tlements with Stenger and Quiros, which included Quiros surrender ing his ownership stake in both the Jay Peak and Burke resorts.
plea deals with prosecutors. Friday’s hearing took place in a Florida federal court because that is where Quiros was living and where many of his business es were based when the civil enforcement action was filed in 2016.Goldberg said during the hear ing that the sale remained contin gent on the “assignment” of state leases currently with Jay Peak to Pacific Group Resorts, which he did not anticipate would create a problem.Judge
The court-appointed receiver overseeing Jay Peak Resort pro vided a new look Friday into the recent auction of the ski area, and gained the approval he was seek ing to sell it to the highest bidder.
Darrin P. Gayles then approved moving forward with the sale to Pacific Group Resorts. “I do note that this is a fair resolu tion,” the judge said. “It’s actually a pretty good resolution.”
glimpse of what took place during the auction. The hearing was held over video from U.S. District Court in AccordingMiami.to Goldberg, two other bidders, who he did not identify, took part in the auction, offering initial bids of $60 million and $61
would then be distributed to de frauded Jay Peak investors.
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State and federal regula tors began enforcement actions against Quiros and Stenger in April 2016, landing the resort in court-appointed receivership.
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Goldberg had said in a court filing last week that Pacific Group Resorts Inc., of Park City, Utah, bid $76 million for Jay Peak, which has been in receivership for more than six years.
“We expect the distribution, or I do, (based on a) preliminary back-of-a-napkin estimate to the creditors of Jay Peak, the inves tors, to be somewhere around 40 cents on the dollar, your honor,” the receiver Goldbergsaid.said he would pro vide the court with the exact fig ures following the closing of the sale, which is expected to take place around Oct. 15.
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Three years after the civil en forcement, Quiros, Stenger and Kelly were indicted on federal criminal charges related to a sep arate project they orchestrated to build a $110 million biomedical research facility in nearby New port. All three eventually reached
Jay Peak Resort is valued on the town of Jay’s grand list at about $85 million, having been assessed as high as $121 million in 2020 but reduced following a challenge to the figure from resort officials.Quiros, Jay Peak’s former owner, as well as Bill Stenger, Jay Peak’s past president, and Wil liam Kelly, an adviser to them, are all in federal prison.
“We’re in discussions on a po tential sale of that and we would go through the same process as we did here and bring that before your honor,” Goldberg told the judge Friday. ”Again, we will never take any major step without coming before your honor and getting yourGoldbergapproval.”told the judge that after a roughly $5.2 million sewer bond that Jay Peak is on the hook for, as well as broker and other fees associated with the transac tion, he expected to net about $70 million from the sale. Those funds
came a nonprofit in 2005 and was conserved as a public conserva tion area in 2019. It is a combina tion of forests, fields and wetlands with over 20 miles of trails.
An abundance of hiking op tions with arresting views can be found at the Catamount Commu nity Forest on Governor Chitten den Road. Situated on 400 acres, this town-owned forest has trails for everyone young and old, from bikers to hikers, novice to experi enced.The area started as a cross country ski center in 1978, be
Vermont is known for its beau tiful fall foliage and “leaf peepers” are a common sight in September and October. For those looking for photo opportunities, a nice walk through nature, or an Instagram story worthy of #nofilter, the Ob server has created a list of the best spots in Williston.
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We’re counting down to the end of this year’s farmers market. Help us celebrate the bounty we’ve seen at the farmers market this year. our final market, Sept. 27th, wear your favorite costume; vendors will hand out Halloween treats.
Five favorites for foliage in Williston
MUD POND COUNTRY PARK
Another area for more relaxed leaf peeping is the Mud Pond Country Park area off of Oak Hill Road. The Mud Pond Conserva tion area as a whole is 113 acres; the hiking trail is a 2.3-mile main loop with a .75-mile extension loop. This white pine forest is home to remnants of stone walls, a spattering of northern hard wood trees on the eastern slope and southern border, as well as a hemlock grove along South Road. Parking can be found in the Mud
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A view of Camel’s Hump from Old Stage Road.
Probably the best view is from the “Look Out” accessed by the Bear Run Trail or Look Out Trail.
For a slightly more leisurely walk, Williston’s Allen Brook Na ture Trail is home to some wonder ful photo opportunities. While the original trail was built in 1997, the 2019 brochure from the Town of Williston explains that it has been extended once in 2010 to connect to Michael Lane and again in 2019 to connect to Wildflower Circle and Jensen Lane. “The boardwalk and observation platform (are) ideal for nature study or quiet con templation,” the brochure states. However, local photographer Jenn Adams suggests the top of the trail by Williston Central School for the best spot for a snapshot.
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In 1960, the original brick por tion of the Dorothy Alling Memo rial Library opened. The library saw two extensions between 1980 and 1988 due to population in creases. Town administrators are currently studying the possibility of expanding the library again.
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Left, A view of the mountains to the east from Old Stage Road.
Pond Conservation Area parking lot on South Road.
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Williston is a must see for all. While large parts are residential, the Village still holds splendid scenery and popular photography spots such as the Town Green be side the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library.According to the library’s website, the Williston Public Li brary was established in 1905 and opened in what is currently the Town Hall Annex with Sylvia Warren as its librarian for the next 50 years. In the 1940s, however, Dorothy Alling decided to create her own library out of her house through donations from famous Vermonters and the “Williston Mother’s Penny Club.” She called it “Little Folks Library.”
Five Tree Hill Country Park, off Old Creamery Road and Oak Hill Road, is 57 acres of forest owned by the Town of Willis ton. Before being acquired by the town, it was an agricultural site. In the town’s description of the history of Five Tree Hill in its 2018 brochure, the town notes “(a) survey from the 1800s reveals that part of the land was also used as (an) apple orchard and had an operating cider mill beginning in
1836.”Though some of the steeper hik ing trails are for those with more experience or time on their hands for a longer trek, the sights are con sidered to be worth it as the pinnacle offers a spectacular view of the val ley toward Lake Champlain.
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Above, foliage in historic Williston Village.
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Summer ends and all those lovely annuals we’ve grown so fond of will soon come to an end, too. But it doesn’t have to be.
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can take cuttings to root over the winter to grow new plants for spring
Some of those “annuals” ar en’t really annuals as their life cycles aren’t completed over the course of a single growing season. They’re actually what are referred to as “tender peren nials” — perennials that aren’t cold hardy in our U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture plant hardi ness zones.
Coleus, begonias and mums are among several types of ‘tender perennials’ from which
Take cuttings now for new plants next spring
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While they won’t survive our Northeast winters, they can spend the winter indoors safe from freezing temperatures. This means that the beautiful fuchsia you’ve had hanging on the front porch or the colorful wave of coleus bordering your favorite flower bed don’t have to die when the first killing frost arrives.You can bring a potted plant indoors to overwinter, or dig up an in-ground plant, pot it and bring it inside until spring. But a better alternative may be to take cuttings of your favorites gardeners planting.
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Extension Master Gardener from North Adams, Mass., who is part of Vermont’s Bennington County Chapter.
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As an alternative, you can start cuttings directly in soil. To do this, prepare a container of moist potting soil. As with wa ter-rooted cuttings, remove the bottom leaves. Dip the wet stem in rooting hormone (available in the gardening section of your lo
Prepare each cutting by re moving the leaves from the bot tom portion of the stem, leaving only the top two leaf clusters.
To root in water, place the cutting in a contain er of ingwater,temperatureroommaksureno leaves are below the surface of the water. Place the container in indirect light. Change water week ly. In a few weeks you should see roots appear.
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Once roots have grown, transfer the cutting to a contain er with potting soil. Keep the soil moist, but not wet.
to grow new plants that will be ready to move outside in the spring. It’s a little more work, but it’s a fun project at a time when the garden is heading to ward its long winter’s nap.
Begin by taking a cutting about 5 inches long from the end of a healthy stem, being sure to include several leaf nodes. A node is the place on the stem where a leaf is attached. Put the cuttings in a container of water so they’ll remain fresh.
cal Usestore).a pencil or chopstick to make a hole in the soil. Insert the stem and gently press the soil around it. Pots can contain one or multiple cuttings.
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Some of “annuals”thosearen’t really annuals … While they won’t survive our Northeast winters, they can spend the winter indoors.
By taking cuttings from ten der perennials, such as coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides), geraniumsceae)(Begoniabegoniasand like the lem newcanrosum),goniumplantcitronellaon-scented(Pelarcityougrowplants over the coming win ter.Look around your garden. Any likely candidates? You’ll want a nice, healthy specimen to give your cutting the best chance to root and produce a ro bustWhetherplant. you’re taking a cut ting from a coleus, geranium or begonia, the process is the same. You have the option of rooting in water, then transferring to soil once roots have formed, or plac ing the cutting directly in soil.
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Place a cover, such as a clear plastic bag, over the container to help retain humidity. If con densation appears on the cover, open it to let the excess moisture
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You’ll be able to tell when the cutting has rooted if you tug gently on it and feel resistance. Once it has established roots, it should begin to show new growth.Besure the young plant stays out of cold drafts and away from drying heat sources. Water as needed and provide adequate
light.By spring you should have a new crop of your favorite plants for your garden.
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Armadillo means “little armored one” in Spanish. Their tough outer armor protects them from danger and predators such as coyotes, bobcats, wolves, bears and raccoons. This armor is made up of plates of keratin, a protein found in hair, fingernails and toenails.
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Armadillos used to be found only in South America and Central America. Now, one species, or type, of this small mammal lives in the United States: the nine-banded armadillo.
You might have seen one of these uniquelooking animals if you live between Texas and Nebraska, which is where they can be found in the U.S. The Mini Page takes a look at armadillos this week.
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Armadillos are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and come out at night to feed. However, since they have blurry, colorless vision, armadillos often forage, or search, for food when there is a bit of sunlight left in the day.
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When it feels it is in danger, an armadillo rolls up into a ball, making it seem smaller and less interesting to predators.
With changes in climate happening around the world, some animals are exploring new territories. Armadillos, which like warm weather, are migrating, or moving, north since the temperatures are rising.
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Armadillos mostly eat larvae, or insect young. Their powerful claws help them dig for ants, termites and other bugs. Their long tongues help them slurp up termites and ants from long tunnels after they dig close enough. This is a trait they share with a relative, the anteater. Armadillos can also dig their own homes, called burrows, using their claws.
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The largest type is the giant armadillo, which can weigh between 40 and 70 pounds and is around 35 inches in length. This big creature can be found in South America.Thesmallest of the species is the pink fairy armadillo. When fully grown, it is usually about 4 inches long and weighs 4 ounces. The pink fairy is found only in central Argentina. Instead of using its shell for protection, like the other species of armadillos, the pink fairy uses it to regulate its body temperature.
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There are 20 species of armadillos. They range in size and color, but they all have the shell armor.
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Scientists predict armadillos will keep moving northward as temperatures continue to rise and their natural habitats, like rainforests and wetlands, continue to reduce in size and number.
Many armadillos may live in a single burrow, so it can be quite deep.
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As melting polar ice in summer threatens the region’s iconic polar bears with starvation, a previously unstudied population of the bears in southeastern Greenland has been found to survive despite the lack of sea ice much of the year. The subpopulation has adapted by using chunks of glaciers breaking off Greenland as platforms to hunt seals year-round. Since there is sea ice in that region only from February to May, the glacial icebergs help the small population of polar bears to survive for the rest of the year.
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In 1975, President Gerald Ford survived a second assassination attempt in three weeks when his would-be assassin was thwarted by a bystander within a group of onlookers in San Francisco.
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Dear Savvy Senior, I just turned 65 and would like to learn more about the stronger flu shots I see advertised for old er adults. What can you tell me about them and how are they cov ered by Medicare?
DearThereNovice,are actually three differ ent types of senior-specific flu shots (you only need one) that the CDC is now recommending to people age 65 and older. These FDA-approved annual vaccines are designed to of fer extra protection beyond what a standard flu shot provides, which is important for older adults who have weaker immune defenses and have a greater risk of developing danger ous flu complications. Here’s more information on these three vaccines.
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older adults that are allergic to eggs, FluBlok, which is a recombinant vaccine that does not use chicken eggs in the manufacturing process, is your best option. This vaccine is proven to be 30 percent more effec tive than a standard-dose influenza vaccine in preventing flu in people age 50 and older.
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You also need to be aware that both the Fluzone High-Dose and Fluad vaccines can cause more of the mild side effects that can occur with a standard-dose flu shot, like pain or tenderness where you got the shot, muscle aches, headache or fa tigue. And neither vaccine is recom mended for seniors who are allergic to chicken eggs, or those who have had a severe reaction to a flu vaccine in theAlsopast.note that the CDC does not recommend one vaccination over the other.
The CDC recently updated its recommendations for the pneumo coccal vaccine and now recom mends that everyone 65 and older who has not previously received any pneumococcal vaccine should get either PCV20 (Prevnar 20) or PCV15 (Vaxneuvance). If PCV15 is used, this should be followed by a dose of PPSV23 (Pneumovax23) at least one year later.
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All of these vaccines are covered 100 percent by Medicare Part B as long as your doctor, health clinic or pharmacy agrees not to charge you more than Medicare pays.
Or, if you’ve previously received a PPSV23 shot, you should get one dose of PCV15 or PCV20 at least one year Medicarelater.Part B also covers two different pneumococcal shots — the first shot at any time and a different, second shot if it’s given at least one year after the first shot.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sandra J. Allen, 74, on Sept. 12, 2022 at the UVM Medical Center in Burling
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Da vid L. Dunne, 65, of natural causes at his home in Richmond on Sept. 9, 2022.
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Left to cherish Sandra’s memo ry is brother Paul Rublee and wife Janice of Georgia, VT and her sister Louise Mitchell. Also, sons Bruce Rublee and wife Joyce of Starks boro, VT, Bill Rublee and wife Lau rie of Richmond, VT, Dayle Allen, Jr. and wife Julie of Starksboro, VT, step-sons Harold Allen and wife Kum Hui of CA, Wesley Allen and partner Susan of Richmond, VT; step-daughter Beverly Allen of Morrisville, VT, several grandchil
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taxis. It didn’t take long for her to convince them to hire her and she became the first female taxi driv er in the city. This caught the eye of fellow driver, Andre. He loved her charisma and quick wit, and she loved his French-Canadian charm. This was the beginning of their love Togetherstory.they had many adven tures, but most of all they enjoyed spending time with their family. During the summers their house was always full, as Rosie and An dre hosted bbq pool parties, or a round of competitive horseshoes. You never left their house hungry, as Rosie loved to cook for her fam ily. Her baked beans, chicken and dumplings, and tapioca pudding are some of the highly requested items.Rosie took her love of racing cars to the demolition derby at the fair and took home second place amongst all male competitors. This woman could drive! She then went on to start a career at the DMV as a driving test instructor.
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Rosalie M. Fontaine — 5/26/39 - 9/5/22 — (“Rosie”) loved to see people smile. You would often find her singing, dancing or shar ing a good laugh with friends and family. Recently Rosie made many new friends in the Willis ton Woods community during her daily walk-a-clock outings. All who knew Rosie were blessed with her endless love and humor.
In Rosie’s early days growing up at the Red house on Mill Hill in Montgomery, she helped to in still the love of family, food and music. She loved singing with her sisters; Nancy, Linda and Kay at the grange hall. A highlight at the age of 12 was performing “This Is My Country” on WWSR in St. Albans.Over the years Rosie’s love of music ranged from Loretta Lynn and George Strait to Imag ine Dragons and she encouraged everyone to join in regardless of who’s company she was in. Rosie knew that music brought people together and would make them smile.Rosie met Hollis Pudvah and they shared a love of snowmo biling and fast cars. Together they had three beautiful daugh ters: Debbie, Darlene and Diane. As the girls grew older, Rosie joined the catering department at Jay Peak with her mother-in-law, Phyliss. She enjoyed many years there and her girls enjoyed their winters sliding down the hills of Jay on cafeteria trays and sipping creamy milk from the kitchen. As they grew older, the girls and Rosie moved to the big city of Burlington, VT. This was quite a change for all of them, but Ros ie knew that it would bring them new opportunities. They moved to Elmwood Ave, across from Bushey’s Taxi. Shortly after they moved there, Rosie waltzed into Bushey’s asking for a job. But in the 70’s-80’s women didn’t drive
Rosie was an entrepreneur by nature. She was artistic and could create beautiful works of art cap turing natures beauty through photography and floral arrange ments, which she then turned into successful businesses. Rosie and her beloved Andre enjoyed travel
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enormously kind heart. She will be dearly missed by all of us. A celebration of life will be an nounced at a later date.
ton.She was born in Huntington, VT on Nov. 5, 1947, to Forrest and Margaret (Pecor) Rublee. In 1970, she married Dayle Allen, Sr. She worked as a housekeeper at the University of Vermont for 33 years. In her spare time, Sandra enjoyed playing cards with family and friends and also enjoyed crocheting Afghan quilts.
Visiting hours will be Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 between 10:30 am and noon at Gifford Funeral Home, 22 Depot Street, Richmond, with burial following at Maplewood Cemetery in Huntington. Arrangements are in care of Gifford Funeral Home, 22 Depot Street, Richmond, VT.
A complete obituary will ap pear at www.vtfuneralhomes. com at a later Arrangementsdate.are in care of Gifford Funeral Home, 22 Depot Street, Richmond, VT.
Ann Kittell Ellwood, 78, of Colchester, Vt. passed away on Sept. 14, 2022, after a brief battle withShecancer.leaves behind her children Laurie Ellwood and Trish Hoff mann of Largo, Fla., Doug Ell wood of Colchester, Vt. DeAnn and Jason Charron of Essex Jct., Vt. and Betsy Ellwood of Colches ter, Vt. Her grandchildren Clayton Ellwood, Olivia Ellwood, Avery Charron, and Ricky Beirholm. Her brother Kenneth Kittell of Burlington, Vt. and Nephew Al bert Kittell of Willison, Vt. She also leaves behind many extended family members and great friends across this earth who have wit nessed her love and light and her
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dren, great-grandchildren, and dear friends. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Dayle, and sisters Lena, Ethel, and Joan.
ing across the country in their RV. Visiting the west coast, especially the deserts of Arizona, were al ways a favorite of theirs. During the winters they eventually settled near their daughter, Darlene in Webster, Florida.
Rosie was a familiar face at the community jams, singing, dancing, and entertaining friends as “Mini Pearl” and many other characters, ensuring all who at tended left with a smile. Everyone couldn’t wait until the next jam to see what she had in store for them.
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When Rosie and Andre weren’t in Florida, they spent their time attending flea markets, going to bingo, the casino, and of course singing and spending time with family. Over the past 13 years Rosie “GG” has cherished her time with her great grandchil dren, Taylor and Michael Noonan. Some of her favorite memories were attending Taylor’s theater and band performances and kick ing pinecones with Michael to see who can send them the furthest down the street. They both had such a special bond with their GG.
There is so much more to be said about Rosie, but in the end what she did was make our worlds brighter. She would want you to remember to sing, sing your heart out. There are so many family and dear friends that made Rosie’s life grand, daughters; Debbie, Dar lene, Diane. Sisters; Nancy, Linda and Kay. Grandchildren; Angela (Shaun), Christopher (Liz) and Michael. Great Grandchildren; Taylor and Michael and many cousins, aunts, uncles.
In lieu of flowers, please con sider a donation in Rosie’s name to The American Heart Association. Services will be held at LaVigne’s in Winooski on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 4-7. A burial at the Vet erans Memorial Cemetery in Ran dolph will be Thursday, Sept. 22 at 1pm.
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In 1952 Paul entered the Burlington Fire Department and shortly after Robert was born.
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children, Cheryl Desautels, Maverick, Ledger, and Penelope St. Denis, and Greer Gauthier. Mary Jane was a strong and caring wife, mother, and grandmother to whom family was very important and she was loved and respect ed by those who knew her. Both her and her husband Paul were self-made people whose success in life was accomplished through hard work and perseverance.
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Mary Jane is survived by her daughter Frances Desautels of Troy, NY, and sons, Ro saire Longe and wife Irene of Burlington, and Robert Gauthier and wife Kathi of Milton, five grandchildren, Roger Longe, Michael Desau tels, Susan Desautels, Erik Gauthier, and Amy (Gauthier) St. Denis as well as six great-grand
They met in 1945 upon Paul’s return from service in Europe at the Liberty Diner on Church Street in Burlington where Mary Jane worked. A short court ship resulted in their mar riage in Bristol, Connecti cut on Nov. 23 1945. Mary Jane continued working as a waitress while Paul drove
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recounting her memories of years past. Until the end her mind was sharp and the detail of her memories astounded everyone. She re mained fiercely independent managing her own affairs and asking for little assistance. She was loved by all that knew her and will be deeplyTheremissed.was a graveside service at Resur rection Park Cemetery in South Burlington Sept.16th. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to University of Vermont Health Network Hospice Service.
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Mary Jane (Plouffe) Gauthier, 99, a long time resident of Richmond, Vermont and later a resident of Mansfield Place in Essex Junction passed away peacefully Sept. 8 at her home in Essex Junction with her family present to com fort her during her brief illness.Mary Jane was born on April 18, 1923 in Drum monville, Quebec and grew up in Enosburg Falls, one of nine children of her father and mother, Amede Plouffe and Olivia (Jutras) Plouffe who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by her brothers, Armand, Ro meo, Lucien, Loren, Ro saire, Paul, and Homer as well as her only sister Mary Anne Boyd, her husband of 65 years Paul Gauthier who passed in 2010, and a grandson John Desautels.
Mary Jane then became a fulltime mother and housewife devoting herself to her family and managing the couple’s apartment house. In 1962 Paul and Mary Jane founded Queen City Fire Extinguisher Company. Mary Jane worked in that business as the office/business manager until her retirement in the seventies. Together they built a family business that last ed for fifty-seven years and later became Fire ProTec in Colchester.
In her later years all the family enjoyed her
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One theory expressed through the pandemic was that enhanced unemployment bene fits ($600 per week from the fed eral government on top of regu lar state benefits) were keeping people out of the workforce. While the Labor Department has no data to verify that, Thwe att said there is anecdotal evi dence that the benefits allowed people time to re-evaluate their work situation and potentially make changes. This was espe cially true in the service indus try, which lost workers when it was completely shut down in the spring of 2020. Some workers didn’t return when it re-opened.
distributed about $160 million in federal funds to keep people in their homes, according to a VTDiggerChamplainreport.Housing Trust Community Relations Director Chris Donnelly said the bene fit offered up to $1,200 in rent for hundreds of tenants in the Trust’s low-income housing units. But he doesn’t believe it was enough to keep people out of the“Byworkforce.thispoint, for the peo ple who are getting rental assis tance, it’s because they need it,” he said. “I don’t think people are just sitting around not working because the rent is getting paid.”
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thing completely different from their previous work history,” said Thweatt. “Transitioning out of one industry into another is certainly something we heard about being a theme with how people worked through the pan demic.”Perhaps
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“That trend is positive from a labor force perspective,” said Barewicz.Thweatt attributes the re bound partly to people recon sidering pandemic-hastened retirements. Vermont’s labor force has also been bolstered by a population increase of about 4,000 over the past two years.
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He also noted that, given the high number of openings in Burl ington, the college student work force is finding jobs in the city and is not as available to Willis ton businesses as in the past.
“Successful employers are going to be the ones who think differently about the skills they need and the characteristics of the jobs they are trying to fill,” Barewicz said. “The ones that can tap into to those labor pools that are being under-uti lized that have resources and have time — it might not be a standard 40-hour schedule. It might not be the same position it was before, but there’s a lot of opportunities for employers to think creatively and hire within the existing labor pool.”
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Meanwhile, the labor force has increased by about 8,000 people from a low point in 2021, according to Barewicz. Similarly, the number of open jobs ticked down through the summer from 26,000 in June to 23,000 in July, he said.
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“Maybe they elected to pivot in their career to an office set ting or remote work or some
DP 10-34.6 Chittenden Solid Waste District c/o Sarah Reeves (Executive Director) requests a discretionary permit to amend the location and size of the previously approved parking area at the scale house for the Organic Diversion
The week-long bait drop is a coopera tive effort between Vermont and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to stop the spread of the potentially fatal disease.Rabies is a deadly viral disease of the brain that infects mammals. It is most often seen in raccoons, skunks, foxes, and bats, but unvaccinated pets and livestock can also get rabies. The virus is spread through the bite of an infected animal or contact with its
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