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Mock disaster, real resilience Colchester rescue ops get stress test

Vt. Guard practices state emergency plan

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By KAYLEE SULLIVAN

C PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN Guardsman take a mannequin actor off on a stretcher after rescuing him from the rubble of a simulated collapsed building at Camp Johnson on Friday.

olchester Middle School collapsed, and a section of East Lakeshore Drive tumbled into Malletts Bay in the aftershock of a massive earthquake on Friday, trapping residents under rubble and leaving swaths of the town without power or drinkable water. That’s how this news story might have begun had last week’s catastrophes not been orchestrated by the Vermont National Guard and Vermont Division of Emergency Management in a test find out what happens when a town’s resources are stretched to their limit. See RESCUE, page 14

ebris, injured bodies covered in blood and cries for help were scattered around Camp Johnson in Colchester on Friday morning. The chaos, however, was planned; the blood was fake, and the cries for help came from actors. The Vermont National Guard took part in a nineday statewide emergency exercise called Vigilant Guard, which aimed to prepare not only guardsmen but hospitals, state agencies, local communities and schools. See GUARD, page 4

CRAIG PROVOST

Derby winner denies charges By KAYLEE SULLIVAN A Plattsburgh man accused of committing fraud at last year’s Lake Champlain International Father’s Day Derby appeared in court last Thursday morning. Craig Provost, 44, pleaded not guilty to the felony offense of false pretenses in Vermont Superior Court – Criminal Division. The 10.26-pound walleye Provost See PROVOST, page 12

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TRI-ATHLETES RACE TO FINISH

Participants in this year's triathlon, Colchester's 32nd, are pictured swimming in Malletts Bay on Sunday, July 31. See more photos on page 13.

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City kids arrive in Colchester By KAYLEE SULLIVAN Large areas of green grass, a safe solo bike ride down the road, and a refreshing swim in a neighborhood pool are what children with the Fresh Air Fund look forward to – and what Vermonters sometimes take for granted. Twenty-two children from the New York City area arrived in South Burlington on Monday evening. While some children returned for repeat trips, others experienced Vermont and their host families for the first time. The Fresh Air Fund is a non-profit organization that allows NYC children to experience a new place with new people, all for free. Around 6:15 p.m., the coach bus pulled up, and the kids stepped off,

PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN

Smooth sailing PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN Tracy Towers of Colchester reunites with Fresh Air visitor Faith for the third summer in a row.

one by one. Colorful welcome posters, bright smiles and vibrant rain jackets contrasted the gray skies as hugs spread throughout Dorset Park. “The Fresh Air Fund symbolizes opportunity,” fund representative Mary Sherman said. “It’s an opportunity for

kids to get away from the city and have a chance to see something different; to run through the park, to run barefoot, to look at the stars that they can’t see in the city and to see a different way of life. Not that their way of life is bad, because it’s not, but it’s different.” See FRESH AIR, page 2

Editor's note: This is the first installment in an irregular series we're calling Try-Town, where reporters from the Tri-Town Weekly papers – The Colchester Sun, Essex Reporter and Milton Independent – try activities available in our communities. Submit your suggestions to news@colchestersun.com. Above, Michaela Halnon learns the ropes from Al Baker of the International Sailing Center.

By MICHAELA HALNON

t was about 10 minutes into my first sailboat ride that I began to seriously consider my future as a sailor. Sun on my face and wind in my hair, the seasickness I’d always experienced on See SAILING, page 3

Primary: Dems vie for governor Dunne zeroes in on economic development

MESSENGER PHOTO Matt Dunne

Turbine stance distinguishes Galbraith

Minter lays out four-part plan for growth

By ELAINE EZERINS Messenger staff writer

By TOM BENTON Messenger staff writer

By ELAINE EZERINS Messenger staff writer

Matt Dunne believes the best years of Vermont’s economy are yet to come. But to get there, the Democratic candidate for governor and former state legislator says

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Galbraith knows his reputation precedes him — but which one? Maybe it’s the keen eye that helped identify Saddam

Sue Minter says she has the managerial experience necessary to lead Vermont. The Democrat and former Vermont secretary of transportation, where she

See DUNNE, page 10

MESSENGER PHOTO Peter Galbraith

See GALBRAITH, page 10

MESSENGER PHOTO Sue Minter

See MINTER, page 10

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FRESH AIR from page 1 Sherman first got involved with the fund, which was founded in 1877, when she responded to an ad in the newspaper. Thirty-one years later, she still has the rewarding experience of seeing youngsters get off the bus and reunite with past hosts. Younger kids look forward to having an all-around good time, but for teens that reunite with the same families, “it’s a deeper thing,” Sherman said. “It’s more of a family connection.” Peter and Tracy Towers of Colchester can attest to this. The Towers welcomed 9-year-old Faith back to their

home this week for the third summer. “It’s just been so heartwarming to us and so wonderful to open up our lives and hearts to a child,” Tracy Towers said. During Faith’s first visit, the family did various tourist activities, including visiting Shelburne Museum and Ben and Jerry’s, but Faith has since settled into the family’s everyday lives, going with them wherever they go and doing whatever they do, Tracy Towers said. Faith is an only child, so she most looks forward to spending time with the Tower’s 10-year-old daughter,

PHOTOS BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN ABOVE LEFT: Ellen Towers, 10, of Colchester plays with her friend Faith, a Fresh Air child from New York who visits her family every year. ABOVE RIGHT: The Perkins family of Essex greets Sarah, whose trip to Vermont on Monday was her first time traveling away from home alone.

Ellen. Indeed, moments after exiting the bus, taking in bear hugs and grabbing her suitcase, she and Ellen were on the playground. Ellen isn’t the only family member Faith will be spending time with this week, though. “She’s gonna be in for it,” Tracy Towers joked, saying her family is hosting a reunion this weekend. While Faith will meet the whole extended family, some visitors just met their host families for the first time Monday.

Jason and Stephanie Perkins of Essex are hosting Sarah, 8, for their first Fresh Air experience. The Perkins had Face-timed with Sarah and her family a few times before the arrival, but seeing their friendly 8-year old daughter with a large welcome sign might have convinced others they’d known her for much longer. “We are hoping the two girls, who are from very different backgrounds, can bond, Stephanie Perkins said.

The adventure is a life changing experience for both the child and the hosts, Tracy Towers reflected. Getting a child out of his or her routine can be a thrilling new experience, said the host families, as can going hiking and swimming in the lake with someone who’s never experienced such outings before. Whether hosting a child like Sarah, who’s never been away from home, or a young girl like Faith, who got off the bus and instantly asked

for her bike, or a teenager who’s wants to make new friends, the Fresh Air Fund provides the opportunity to a number of people. Last summer, around 400 kids made the journey from New York City to Vermont and stay primarily in Chittenden County. This year’s total number of visitors is still being calculated, as the season’s fourth bus is still yet to arrive, meaning there’s more stargazing and barefoot running to come.

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SAILING from page 1 motorized boats and ferries was notably absent. I could get used to this, I thought as I surveyed the sparkling Malletts Bay. A question from International Sailing Center instructor Al Baker snapped my trance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you want to steer?â&#x20AC;? I started with a bit too much enthusiasm and all but launched the 26-foot Soling sailboat into a 360-degree turn when he asked me to adjust my direction slightly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It handles more like a sports car than a station wagon,â&#x20AC;? Baker calmly explained as my face dissolved into panic. There are clues, he said, attached to the sails. Two yarn-like strands called â&#x20AC;&#x153;telltalesâ&#x20AC;? are used as steering aids when travelling upwind. Point the book too high, and one telltale flails wildly. Turn too low, and the second string hangs down lifeless. Focusing so furiously on the telltales, I barely noticed when Baker dove for my shifting cell phone and notebook that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d left perched on the edge of the boat. He rattled off sailing terminology as we rode: main, jib, luff, foot, boom. That last one was an important one, I learned, as we quickly ducked to avoid the swinging mast. Incredulously, I wondered aloud how he possibly finds the hobby relaxing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing this for so long,â&#x20AC;? he said with a smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like second nature to me.â&#x20AC;? Erasing the stigma An out of town visitor might be forgiven for overlooking the International Sailing Center entirely. The small building is settled across the street from the water, and colorful flags strung across the entry make it look more like a summer camp than a yacht club. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purposeful, according to director and owner Robin Doyle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boating can be for the common man,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The perception of sailing is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expensive, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be.â&#x20AC;? The Connecticut native learned to sail under her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instruction, starting at age 10. In 1987, she bought the sailing center, determined to convey a homelike feeling, rather than an elitist one. The center now has more employees than ever before â&#x20AC;&#x201C; up to 15, if you count part-timers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and functions both as a school and a sailing club. Folks pay $334 for a two-day, 14-hour introductory class. Rates and skill levels increase from there. Many students quickly get bit by the sailing bug and come back for lessons again and again until theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to be certified as instructors, Doyle said. Some join the club and pay a flat rate for unlimited use of the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boats for one calendar year before making the jump to boat ownership. But even the most skilled sailors started somewhere. As I walked across the dock, Baker handed me a bright orange life jacket. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a strong swimmer, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not required,â&#x20AC;? he said. I pulled the zipper all the way up.

PHOTOS BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN ABOVE: Al Baker, an instructor at the International Sailing Center in Malletts Bay, is pictured outside the club entrance, designed to look like a summer camp rather than a yacht club. BELOW: Baker tends the sails on his 26-foot Soling sailing boat.

It was a tough blow for the ISC. Haller started as a sailing student as a kid and later became an instructor and raced competitively with his coworkers. Back on shore, Doyle laid out several pamphlets for the Live Like Benjo Foundation. The ISC and Hallerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents created the organization to promote awareness about shallow water blackout and to provide sailing scholarships to financially needy youth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was like a son to me,â&#x20AC;? Doyle said.

Live like Benjo Born in Arkansas, Baker picked up sailing at age 11 while living in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He moved back the U.S. for college and never gave up the sport, working on various â&#x20AC;&#x153;projectsâ&#x20AC;? during the sailing off-season. Most recently, he trained state workers how to implement the ailing Vermont Health Connect. It was, he said, about as fun as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d imagine. Indeed, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to picture the tanned, middle-age man with wild white hair stuck behind a desk. Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extreme love for the sun is evi-

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The next generation I was not the only ISC student on the water this day. Two young boys nearing the end of a weeklong course squirmed with excitement as they prepared to sail a dinghy without an instructor on board. The boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parents fervently waved as they embarked, taking photos and videos with an iPhone. The excitement was music to Doyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ears. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole sailing industry is asking, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How can we get younger kids excited to sail?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re worried that the younger generation doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to deal with the boat ownership commitment.â&#x20AC;? Once theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the water, though, Baker said kids soon learn sailing offers them an important sense of freedom and independence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more helicopter parents, no more helicopter instructor,â&#x20AC;? Baker said fondly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on your own.â&#x20AC;? You can register for sailing classes at www. vermontsailingschool.com. Classes will continue through September, weather permitting.

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LOCAL GUARD from page 1 The exercise attracted 5,000 participants. At Camp Johnson, hundreds of people took part in the emergency simulation, said Major Gen. Steven Cray, the adjutant general of Vermont. Friday morning marked the start of the site’s structural collapse venue, which simulated a collapsed building. The training was two years in the making, Cray said. Among the strewn culverts, lanes and cement slabs stood four large shipping containers and a makeshift elevator shaft. The lower right container represented a confined space chambered into four parts with mannequins spread throughout. An access hatch was attached to the above container, which served as an office. As for the elevator, the tallest section of the “building,” suspension through the top was the only option for an entrance and exit. The bottom left container constituted a garage with a car, live people and mannequins inside. Another hatch connected the “garage” to the above slanted container, which imitated a residence. The goal? To get everyone, alive and mannequin, out safe. “This is an opportunity in particular for the National Guard perspective to train alongside their civilian counterparts in support of them,” Cray said. “They’ve asked us for our assistance, and we don’t get a lot of opportunity to do that in the state of Vermont.” Companies provided civilian actors to support the exercise, Maj. Christopher

Gookin said. Tags worn around actors’ necks indicated their medical symptoms, so National Guard members could evaluate the situation and help various “victims” in a timely and effective manner. One civilian, whose tag presented a head injury and disorientation, found his condition was trumped by other actors with more severe symptoms. In a spur of the moment decision, he ran into the woods. Upon return, he yelled at the soldiers, “What are you doing? You gotta help me!” “It was great because they were all freaking out and

they showed real concern,” the actor, who preferred not to share his name, said. “It gave them a jump. Like this is real; there are people who could be dying,” he continued. “It’s hard to prepare for any sort of mass casualty exercise because there are so many moving parts. It’ll give them as much preparedness that it’ll give them, but nothing really prepares you for that kind of carnage.” Wearing a ripped T-shirt and sporting fake blood on his head, the actor was only one piece to the puzzle. As mannequins were rescued from the rubble and actors

were taken off on stretchers, one group of soldiers drilled through a cement tunnel, and another dealt with a car trapped under an unstable cement slab. The Guard’s emergency response plan, used when activated by the state, was evaluated through the emergency drill, Cray said. “What we’re going to learn over the next few days is one, we’re going to validate if those plans are accurate. And two, we’re going to take the lessons learned from those and make them even better,” he said.

PHOTOS BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN TOP: Members of the Vermont Army National Guard train in a collapsed building scenario at Camp Johnson on Friday, part of a statewide emergency drill. ABOVE: The Guard used these shipping containers to simulate different environments to which soldiers could respond during a real emergency.

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Town Manager’s Office Dawn Francis, town manager Colchester residents have a lot to be proud of. With summer in full bloom and the luxury of warm weather, we can partake of many events, services and business offerings right here in town. Whether you garden with seeds and seedlings from Claussen’s, pick your own berries at Paul or Sam Mazza’s farms, join Paul Mazza’s CSA or shop Brigante’s vegetable stand, we have a generous selection of farm-fresh, local produce available in our community. We take pride in our special events. Our parks and recreation department sponsors many throughout the year. Have you attended any of the summer concert series on Thursdays evenings at Lower Bayside Park? Take a picnic, and enjoy music by the lake beginning at 7 p.m. On Sunday, July 31, we hosted the 32nd Colchester Triathlon! With hundreds of participants and volunteers, it’s one of Colchester’s most popular annual events. With so many wonderful things to do in town, we want to share with visitors, so we now have signs in local hotel lobbies promoting the wonderful amenities we offer. We’ve recently placed town logo apparel at Sam Mazza’s Farm Market and Dick Mazza’s General Store. They are great souvenirs but also make nice gifts; tuck a T-shirt or hoodie into the suitcase of a student heading off to college; it will remind them of home. Be sure to show your pride by voting in the August 9 state primary election. If you’ll be out of town that day, you can stop by the clerk’s office to cast an early ballot or request your ballot online in the new Vermont Election Management System: https://mvp.sec.state.vt.us. Exercise

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In the past four weeks, we have responded to 1,150 calls for service, arrested 30 people for 31 crimes, applied for and executed numerous search warrants for cases related to arson, larceny, embezzlement , fraud and sex crimes; completed a quarterly check on all registered sex offenders in Colchester; participated in and staffed the Town’s 4th of July events; staffed the Raftapalooza event; prepared for the statewide disaster drill “Vigilant Guard”; and finished a comprehensive rewrite of the town’s ordinances related to traffic. CPD would like to thank the many community members and groups that have shown support to us during these difficult days in American policing. We have been showered with notes, food, cards and other expressions of support. We are fortunate to be able to work in such a supportive community! For more information, please visit http://colchestervt. gov/police or call 264-5556 (non-emergency). Rescue and Technical Rescue Squads Chief Amy Akerlind Summer continues to keep us busy. The winter months showed a downward trend in calls, most likely due to the lack of snow and fewer cars crashes. However, the first couple of months of summer have started to make up for the lower winter call volume. In June, we had 115 requests for service. As of July 28, we have had 114 requests for service. Since our last newsletter, we have received 142 requests for aid. Seven calls were turned over while we were already on a call, and we responded to 23 mutual aid calls while other agencies were on calls. Both rescue and technical recue have also been active with summer events is town. This included being on standby for the Raftapalooza event at Thayer Beach on July 23; participation in a statewide disaster drill on July 29, and for standby coverage for the Colchester Triathlon on the 31st. Enjoy your summer, and stay safe! For more information, please visit http://colchestervt. gov/rescue or call 264-5990. Highlights

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During his journey toward becoming a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was interested in his patients’ lives, so he spent time finding out what defined quality of life for them. What makes a meaningful life? Before performing brain surgery, Dr. Kalanithi honored his patients’ lives. At the age of 36 and chief resident in neurosurgery, Paul receives a diagnosis of cancer. The doctor becomes the patient and is suddenly faced with the questions so many of his patients have faced: What is a meaningful life, and what is the best way he can spend the rest of his? Interesting, informative and inspiring.

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“The Most Magnificent Thing” By Ashley Spires Juvenile picture book, 2014 This is the story of an ordinary girl and her best friend (a dog) who attempt to build a most magnificent

thing. She knows exactly what it will look like and just how it will work. After numerous failed attempts, our little protagonist gets more than frustrated; she gets furious and quits. Readers will learn the importance of perspective, as well as building a larger vocabulary as our budding inventor tinkers, wrenches, fiddles, adjusts, tweaks and studies. Bright, collage illustrations enhance Spires’ tale of perseverance. This is an excellent addition to a primary level STEM curriculum.

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or many, summer in the Green Mountain State brings to mind long days, fun camps, sunshine and time spent outside with a good book or a new hobby. However, summer doesn’t always promise the same opportunities for all of Vermont’s students, especially those students who live in poverty or are “school dependent” because their parents may not be able to provide them with the rich opportunities other students receive. The gap between families with resources and families without continues to widen. Nationally, the achievement gap between children from high- and low-income families has been growing for at least 50 years, and according to researcher Sean Corcoran, is roughly 30 to 40 percent larger among children born in 2001 than among those born 25 years earlier. In fact, it is now nearly twice as large as the black-white achievement gap. Children of color who also struggle with both racial prejudice and the adverse effects of poverty are uniquely disadvantaged. Our children don’t choose the circumstances into which they are born, but right now, more than any time in the last 50 years, the circumstances into which you are born determine your life outcomes. That is fundamentally undemocratic and unfair, and it is a fundamental waste of the promise of these children. It doesn’t have to be this way. We know access to good nutrition, health care, responsive adults and safe and supportive environments can help even the most challenged child thrive and learn. If we don't provide these conditions, we are essentially manufacturing inequity at the level of the brain. More than half of the achievement gap between more and less affluent children can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities. Together with our school districts, we need to make sure that every child has the support and opportunities he or she needs to learn and develop, regardless of his or her family circumstances. High quality summer learning programs and strong afterschool programs, coupled with food programs, will go a long way toward narrowing our opportunity and achievement gaps. Around Vermont, innovative leaders from local schools and communities are blending more local, state and federal resources to create high quality summer learning opportunities. These programs can offer academically rich curriculum, choice based engaging projects that build critical thinking and teambuilding skills as well as providing nutritious meals, extensive movement and intentionally designed community based excursions. The nearly at-capacity program in Rutland City, for example, serves students for six weeks of learning. In addition to individualized tutoring in math and English language arts, the program offers many integrated choices such as field trips to state parks, swimming at the local pool, mountain biking and African art, for example, where a livestream of wild animals in Africa is projected through a Smartboard. A recent peek into the Jamaica Elementary School and grounds revealed groups of smiling young youth practicing summer “Olympics” in stations, running and measuring results. Inside, youth played learning games in teams, while others were tutored in areas of need. School data and teacher recommendations help program directors identify which students need what type of additional assistance. At the SEEK middle school program in Townsend, young budding engineers built and troubleshot their robotic creations, completed complicated circuits, field tested and collaborated on design. Another group headed into the forest to research. A third group worked on teamwork and leadership development. All these choices were clearly driven by youth interest and desire. Academics and summer opportunities like these are blended into high quality summer programs, giving every student exposure to unique opportunities in different ways, building off of the strength, resources and creativity of local Vermont educators, partners and families. All of Vermont’s children deserve a summer filled with rich experiences that not only create lasting memories of joy and friendship but help to access a full life of continued opportunity and learning, no matter the season.

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2 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. A hands-on musical experience with Bennicent Agbodzie. Celebrate the traditional music, dance and art of Ghana, West Africa. Best suited for ages 5 and up. Register online at www.colchestervt. gov/609/Sign-Up-forPrograms.

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6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. Meet up with others to share breastfeeding information and mothering experience.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

7 p.m., Lower Bayside Park. Join us for Colchester’s summertime tradition. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner and enjoy great music with the beauty of Malletts Bay as your backdrop. This week features the folk-Americana band The Dupont Brothers. Free admission.

5 FRIDAY SUMMER STORYTIME

10:30 a.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Join us for stories followed by a craft or activity. For ages 3 - 6. Call 264-5660 to sign up.

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

6 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. It’s time to kick back, watch a movie and eat some food. For teens in grades 6 - 12. Vote for a movie when you sign-up online at www. colchestervt.gov/609/ Sign-Up-for-Programs.

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4 - 7 p.m., Hannaford green, 209 Route 7 South, Milton. The market includes produce from area farms, prepared foods and crafts from local artists. It brings the community together to promote healthy eating and support our local farmers and artists. We accept Farm to Family Coupons and WIC Coupons. For more information, email farmersmarket@ miltonyouth.org.

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CHURCH VENDOR CRAFT FAIR

9 a.m. - 3 p.m., New Life Christian Church, 38 Centre Dr., Milton. A vendor/craft fair to benefit the NLCC Ladies Ministry. For more information, call Jen Hemingway at 8819788.

GEORGIA PUBLIC LIBRARY BIRTHDAY 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Georgia Public Library. Join the library as it celebrates 120 years with a day of free festivities for all ages!

10 a.m., Burnham Memorial Library. A weekly selection of music and books for children of all ages. No sign-up required.

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10:30 a.m., Burnham Memorial Library. A weekly selection of music, rhymes and stories! For ages 18 months - 3 years. Call 264-5660 to sign up.

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9:30 - noon, American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $8; open to all.

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WOMEN'S PICK-UP SOCCER 6 - 8 p.m., Leddy Park fields behind tennis courts, Burlington.

1 - 3 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. The Big Blue Trunk is back to whisk you away to a land of knights, princesses and dragons. Court Jester Mike will bring his castle playhouses and themed costumes and lead children in a variety of medieval games and activities. Register online at www. colchestervt.gov/609/ Sign-Up-for-Programs.

MAH JONGG AT THE LIBRARY

1:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Join us for Mah Jongg, the Chinese tile game that has become increasingly popular in the U.S. Whether you’re new to the game, or have played for years, you’re invited!

TRIVIA TAKEDOWN WITH JOSH 6 - 7:45 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Join us for a trivia contest! Come solo or with a team. Topics will include literature, science, history, pop culture and more! Snacks will be provided, and the winning team will receive

11:30 a.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Come to the library for music and fun every Tuesday. Best for ages 3 - 5. Sponsored by the Friends of Burnham Library.

VERMONT GENEALOGY LIBRARY

3 - 9:30 p.m., 377 Hegeman Ave., Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. The Vt. Genealogy Library has the resources to help you find those elusive ancestors. For more information, visit www. vtgenlib.org.

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3:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Sign up to read to our new certified therapy dog. If you’re not yet reading, an adult will read to you while you and Willy Wonka sit back and enjoy the stories. Call 264-5660 to sign up!

DROP-IN GENTLE HATHA YOGA

4:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Bring a mat and enjoy poses

CALENDAR for mindful stretching and relaxation. A registered nurse of over 30 years, Betty Molnar is certified as a Hatha Yoga instructor from the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago. Beginners and intermediates welcome. Sponsered by Friends of the Burnham Library.

TRAIL RUNNING SERIES

6 p.m., Catamount Outdoor Family Center, 592 Governor Chittenden Rd., Williston. An event for all ages, featuring a 5K and 2.5K "cubs" race. Courses are rotated weekly for variety. Prizes awarded at end-of-season awards pot luck party. $8 for adults, $4 for teens, free for kids 8 & under. Contact info@ catamountoutdoor.com for more information.

SONGS FOR HOPE

7 - 8:30 p.m., Burlington waterfront. Join the Peace & Justice Center for this annual event featuring community singing of peace and justice folk songs followed by candle boats set afloat in memory of those killed by the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 71 years ago.

10 WEDNESDAY COLCHESTER PLAYGROUP

9:30 - 11 a.m., downstairs in the Colchester Meeting House, shared driveway with Burnham Memorial Library, 898 Main St., Colchester. Please bring a snack and drink for your child and come enjoy a wide variety of activities. For ages 0-5. Call 264-5643 for more information.

WEDNESDAY WACKTIVITY: LIBRARY OLYMPICS 2 - 3:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Compete in events in our library decathlon. Be prepared to run, jump, balance, throw and more! For ages 5 and up. Register online at www.colchestervt. gov/609/Sign-Up-forPrograms.

YOUNG WRITERS AND STORYTELLERS 4 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Join us for our writing club for children in grades K-5. Let’s create stories! Call 264-5660 for more information and to sign up.

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5 - 8 p.m., Lang Farm, 51 Upper Main St., Essex Jct. Join us for our an Essex Town community event featuring music, art, food, drink and fun for the whole family, every Wednesday through the summer! There will be live music and food vendors include WoodBelly Pizza, Lazy Farmer and Jericho Cafe & Tavern. A cash bar will be onsite with a new, updated menu each week. Corn hole and bocce ball game set up, as well as a mini artisan market. Free entry; vendors are cash only at this time. Bring a chair or blanket

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TEEN/ADULT DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS NIGHT

5:30 - 7:45 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. For participants ages 14 to adult. Whether you’re new to pen and paper role-playing games or have playing since the olden days, join our D&D group for an evening of fun! Players take on invented personas and use cleverness and luck to face challenges, defeat enemies and save the day. Email jmuse@colchestervt.gov for more information.

KIDS' DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS NIGHT

6 - 7:45 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Whether you’ve played before or it’s your first time, you should join! Players take on invented personas and use cleverness and luck to face challenges, defeat enemies and save the day. Email jmuse@ colchestervt.gov if you have any questions.

BURNHAM KNITTERS

6 - 8 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Knitters and other needleworkers of all skill levels meet at the library or next door at the Colchester Meeting House. Beginners welcome!

WOMEN'S PICK-UP BASKETBALL

8 - 9:30 p.m., Lyman Hunt Middle School, 1364 North Ave., Burlington. These pickup games are designed for women who want to get a good workout and have fun. Players' skill level varies widely. RSVP at www.meetup. com/BurlingtonWomens-PickupBasketball-Meetup/ events.

11 THURSDAY MAGIC WITH MARKO

11 a.m., Burnham Memorial Library. The whole family will be amazed and entertained by this talented magician. Marko is sure to leave you laughing as you ask yourself, “how did he do that?” Register online at www. colchestervt.gov/609/ Sign-Up-for-Programs.

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7 a.m. - 7 p.m. polls, Vermont Primary Election 6:30 p.m., Colchester Selectboard, Outer Bay Conference Room, 781 Blakely Rd.

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

AMERICAN LEGION COMMUNITY DINNER 5:30 - 7 p.m., American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $10; open to all.

CHILDREN’S STORYTIME

6 p.m., Rocky’s Pizza, 39 Park St., Essex Jct. Mother Goose stories and Aesop’s Fables.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

7 p.m., Lower Bayside Park. Join us for Colchester’s summertime tradition. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinner and enjoy great music with the beauty of Malletts Bay as your backdrop. This week: Satin and Steel, rescheduled due to weather. Free admission.

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SATURDAY DROPIN STORYTIME

10:30 a.m., Burlington Waterfront. After a 10-year hiatus, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration team returns to the skies of Burlington as the headline act. An all-star lineup of world class aerobatic performers will also be featured in the show. Free entry; proceeds benefit the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, Camp Takumta and other local charities. For a schedule of events and more information, visit www.wingsover vermont.org.

CANS FOR A CAUSE

All day, Midtown Jolley, Route 7, Milton. Donate your bottles and cans to Emma’s Foundation for Canine Cancer. All earnings will go toward purchasing pet oxygen masks for the Milton Fire Department.

SUMMER STORYTIME

YOGA ON CHURCH STREET EXPO

2 - 3:30 p.m., Burnham Memorial Library. Children ages 8 - 9 will have fun learning the equipment used to make television programming and completing a short library-themed project. This month’s theme is "Game Show." Register online at www. colchestervt.gov/609/ Sign-Up-for-Programs.

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10 a.m., Burnham Memorial Library. A weekly selection of music and books for children of all ages. No sign-up required.

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9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Church Street Marketplace, Burlington. Yogis descend on downtown Burlington for an annual free community class led by Bill O'Connor from Hot Yoga Burlington and Heidi Bock from Yoga Roots from 9 -10:30 a.m. From 11 a.m. - 5 p.m, enjoy local vendors including Athleta, Dobra Tea, Seventh Generation, local yoga studios and more. Bring your own yoga mat. Free, but all money raised will benefit H.O.P.E. Works, a Burlington non-profit dedicated to ending sexual violence.

AMERICAN LEGION COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

9:30 a.m. - noon, American Legion Post 91, 3650 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester. $8; open to all.

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10:30 a.m., Burlington Waterfront. (See Saturday, Aug. 13.)

Champlain Water District Retail Department Fire Hydrant Flushing Notice 2016 The Champlain Water District Retail Department will be conducting fire hydrant flushing in the following Colchester water systems during the month of August, 2016: Colchester Fire District #1 (St. Michael’s College area), Malletts Bay Water Company (near Winooski on Malletts Bay Ave.), and the Colchester Town Water Department (I-89 Exit 16 area). Customers may experience temporary low water pressure and discolored or cloudy water at times during the flushing. To clear any cloudy or discolored water let your cold water run for approximately 5-10 minutes from an outside hose bib. Repeat this process if necessary. If you have questions regarding this notice please call the Champlain Water District at 864-7454.

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Religious Directory Daybreak Community Church 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester 338-9118 / brentdaybreak@gmail.com www.daybreakvermont.org Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. Brent Devenney, lead pastor Holy Cross Catholic Church 416 Church Road, Colchester 863-3002 / Fr. Julian Asucan, administrator Mass schedule: Saturday, 5:30 p.m. & Sunday, 8:45 a.m. Confessions: 5-5:20 p.m. or by appointment Daily Mass: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, 9 a.m. Holy Day Masses, please contact the church. Malletts Bay Congregational Church UCC 1672 West Lakeshore Dr., Malletts Bay 658-9155 / Rev. Adrianne Carr, bridge pastor Worship Service: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Church School: Sunday, 10 a.m. Fellowship time: Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Childcare provided. All are welcome! St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 1063 Prim Road, Colchester 658-0533 / Rev. Lisette Baxter, rector Sundays: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Sunday School: Nursery & all grades Wednesdays: 11:30 a.m. Bible class; 12:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist For evening services & adult education, check answering machine. All are always welcome. United Church of Colchester - ABC Rte. 2A-Village Green, Colchester 879-5442 / Rev. Dr. Russell Willis Worship: 9:30 a.m. Nursery care available during worship. Christ Centered - Family Oriented.

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6:18 p.m., Domestic disturbance in Colchester 8:55 p.m., Domestic disturbance in Colchester Sunday, July 31 12:51 a.m., Domestic disturbance in Colchester 6:45 p.m., Threats on W Lakeshore Dr. 8:03 p.m., Juvenile problem in Colchester 11:47 p.m., Suspicious on Porters Point Rd. Monday, August 1

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LOCAL DUNNE from page 1

it will take rethinking old approaches and investing in infrastructure. A multi-generational Vermonter, Dunne lives with his wife and three children in the same Hartland farmhouse where he grew up. Although he spent the last eight years as a Google executive with offices based in White River Junction, Dunne began his career in the House at the ripe old age of 22. After seven years, Dunne served as the director of AmeriCorps VISTA before being elected to the Senate in 2002. In 2006, he lost the race for lieutenant governor, followed by an unsuccessful bid for governor in 2010. Economy Dunne believes in developing the economy with Vermont values. He was a co-sponsor of the land recycling act, which allows abandoned industrial sites to be redeveloped. “At the time, people were saying, ‘It seems like a strange thing for you to focus on. It’s not that sexy,’” Dunne said. “But … we were in an economic downturn. There was huge pressure to develop farm and forestland, and yet there were millions of square feet of abandoned industrial sites.” His bill helped a developer convert an old factory in Bennington into a dam. Dunne said a distillery could be built there someday. Dunne said developers use the program to redevelop such locations into “vibrant centers.” “I don’t think it’s the most radical thing in the world, but its good Vermont common

GALBRAITH from page 1 Hussein’s crimes and chemical weapons in the late 1980s, years before the Gulf War. It could be his decades of diplomatic skill, honed during service as America’s first ambassador to Croatia, his time as advisor to Iraq’s Kurdish government and his career as the United Nations’ director for political, constitutional and electoral affairs in East Timor. But it’s not. In fact, Galbraith is talking his two terms as senator for Windham County and his reputation for being, as described by fellow senators, abrasive. It only seemed that way from a distance, he said. “It was not as tempestuous as it appears, and I wasn’t the lone wolf that I appeared,” he said. “Frankly, for someone who’s only served two terms, I have a fair number of legislative accomplishments.” His chief being a bill to ban fracking. Vermont became the first state to do so when the bill, introduced by Galbraith, passed. “I had a different view of what a senator should do than many,” he said, noting the “traditional model” is to support committee leadership. “That wasn’t my view,” Galbraith said. “I was elected to represent my constituents in what I thought was the best action for Vermont.” Doing so meant raising bigger questions. He cited one example regarding campaign finance when legislators denounced the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on corporate campaign contributions and then changed then tune, voting to keep them on a bill’s third reading. Banning big money is a familiar refrain for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who just ended his presidential bid. Galbraith maintains he’s held the same positions before the high profile campaign. “I know a few of my rivals have discovered Bernie Sanders,” Galbraith quipped. “Everything I’m talking about I did while I was in the senate.” Sanders, too, called for a $15 per hour minimum wage, although Galbraith might have a unique qualification to explore the idea: He comes from a family of internationally renowned economists. His father, John Kenneth Galbraith, was one of the foremost economists of the 20th century. Galbraith said raising the minimum wage would save taxpayers $18 million in earned income tax credits. He would raise the rate to $12.50 per hour immediately, gradually increasing to $15 by 2021. “It’s an issue of fairness, and it’s an issue of affordability,” Galbraith said. “Taxpayers now subsidize low-wage employers. The earned income tax credit is not taxpayers supporting low-wage workers; it’s taxpayers supporting their employers. It just doesn’t make sense to me.” It’s the only proposed tool for affordability that doesn’t come out of taxpayers’ pockets, Galbraith said, and also potentially the most effective. “When we talk about affordable housing, a few million dollars, how many

sense,” he said, “and it’s a way to make sure we’re making the most of the land that we have and ensure we’re not destroying what makes Vermont incredibly special.” Dunne also had a hand in the state’s “designated downtown” program, which directs state funds to revitalize village centers, create financial incentives and remove barriers for developers. His economic plan is focused on developing broadband infrastructure, innovation centers and a healthy environment for telecommuting. At Google, Dunne managed the rollout of high-speed internet in rural and urban communities across the U.S. With Vermont nestled between Montreal, Boston and New York City, Dunne said the state is strategically located to capitalize on telecommuting, as long as broadband is up and running. “It’s going to take that infrastructure,” he said. “It’s going to take that continued redevelopment of in downtowns.” Dunne proposed investing in mixed-use innovation centers funded through public and private partnerships. He also wants to help people start small businesses by micro-lending funds with corresponding support programs. At AmeriCorps VISTA, Dunne found this strategy “very effective at helping low-income people start and sustain local business.” Dunne has proposed a Vermont Service Scholarship Program to allow anyone who completes two years of national service in AmeriCorps or the military to graduate from any Vermont state college or the University of Vermont debt-free. He also thinks Vermont is perceived as a place to visit rather than to live. While on houses will that actually build?” he asked. “Ten, with extreme luck?” Galbraith says he entered the race because no other Democratic candidates were talking about the issue. He cited the first debate, during which Matt Dunne and Sue Minter both supported a $12.50 minimum wage. “Sue says she’s for $15 in stages, but that really means nothing,” Galbraith said. “Matt’s come along to say $15 by 2021, and I just hope that if he does win the primary, he’ll stick to it.” Galbraith is the only Dem who opposes “the destruction of our ridgelines with industrial wind turbines,” he said. As a senator in 2013, Galbraith proposed a bill requiring consent from affected towns before siting an industrial wind project, and prohibiting projects from being established in state parks or forests, the latter which was permitted in another bill. Galbraith said electing him is a chance to say this kind of industrial wind is not what Vermonters want. He also thinks the issue is directly related to cleaning up pollution in state waterways. “What starts at the top comes down,” he said. “The water quality and lake quality are actually very related to mountain quality and forest quality.” With this in mind, Galbraith created S.100, which, if it had passed, limited industrial wind to no closer than one-third of a mile from any house or road. Galbraith’s stance on Act 46, a controversial education law to merge school districts to achieve savings and equity, also sets him apart: He thinks Vermont has a property tax crisis, not an education funding one. “We have maybe 40 percent fewer students than we did in the 1970s, but we’re doing so much more for them,” he said. “The whole Act 46 issue is addressing a problem that doesn’t exist.” Health care, on the other hand, is a real problem for Galbraith, who recently announced his plan for universal primary health care. “I’ve been a diplomat,” he said. “The countries that have publicly financed health care have healthier societies at half the cost.” Galbraith said he’s especially precise in describing how to fund his proposal, something he said Dunne has failed to do. Most of the $174 million required for the plan would come from a 2 percent payroll tax, he said. Premiums would be lower for employers, since universal primary care would reduce their overall cost. Employers could list the payroll tax as a deductible business expense, “meaning the federal government picks up part of the cost,” he said. Galbraith has also proposed four years’ free tuition at state colleges for $28 million, which would come from cutting special interest tax breaks, which he estimate would net $26.5 million of his plan. “I’m running to give people a choice,” he said. “If they like what I’m saying, I hope they’ll vote for me. And if they don’t…” He shrugs agreeably. “Then they shouldn’t vote for me.”

the Senate Economic Development Committee, he urged lawmakers to refocus on innovation instead of Vermont’s rural character to attract young workers. Health care Dunne thinks the failed execution of Vermont Health Connect is a “huge setback” that challenges people’s trust in the state. Citing data from OneCare Vermont, Dunne noted health care costs in Vermont rise $650,000 a day. “There is nothing sustainable about that,” he said. Since leaving Google, Dunne pays $1,900 a month for coverage: “That used to be two mortgages,” he said. Dunne said serving on the Dartmouth Hitchcock Center board for three years reinforced his belief that the current health care system isn’t sustainable. Dunne thinks hospitals should receive incentives for moving toward health outcomes instead of fee-based services. He detailed a three-pronged approach to achieve this, starting with fixing the Vermont Health Connect website and ending at universal primary care. Act 46 Dunne also shared his views on education costs, another driver in state budget increases. As for Act 46, the state’s landmark education reform law that asks schools to merge into more cost-effective structures, Dunne said he believes “there is a pathway to better education quality and value without necessarily jumping to consolidation.” “I want to be clear that there are places where consolidation makes sense, and there are places where it doesn’t,” he said.

MINTER from page 1 managed a $600 million budget and 1,300 employees, is one of three contenders on next week’s primary ballot. “I’m not running because I’m a woman. I am running because I’m the most qualified for the job,” Minter said, citing her experience as a community volunteer, planning commission member and downtown revitalization planner, plus her time spent both in the state’s legislative and executive branches. As secretary, Minter said she focused on performance, innovation and efficiency. After discovering 20 percent of Vermont’s bridges were structurally deficient, Minter and her team passed an infrastructure bond to invest in bridges and make the design and construction process “faster, cheaper and safer.” The state went from taking eight years to design and build a bridge to an average of two and reduced the number of structurally deficient bridges from 20 to 7 percent. Minter also wants to expand the customer service model she began in VTrans to the rest of state government. That model prioritized reducing wait times at the department of motor vehicles – and it worked, allowing customers to get in and out within 30 minutes. Gun safety If elected, Minter said she would address gun safety within her first term. She first announced her position just weeks after the 2015 shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood. “It’s such an important issue nationally,” Minter said. “When people say, ‘We don’t have a problem in Vermont,’ I say, ‘Well, we do, but its often behind closed doors.’” She referred to the state’s rate of domestic violence, the eighth highest in the country in 2013. The majority of domestic homicides in Vermont are committed with a gun, she said. Minter’s plan requires criminal background checks for all gun sales, using the same standards as federally registered dealers. She also supports banning militarystyle assault rifles. Minter said states with

Dunne likes that Act 46 created incentives and resources for districts that want to move toward consolidation, but he’s less fond of the state’s 900-student minimum for an ideal K-12 structure. Dunne thinks the merger requirement is arbitrary and lacks research and scientific support. It also “doesn’t reflect the different mosaic of schools around the state,” he said. He thinks the state should take the same approach to school mergers as it did with Act 77 and personalized learning plans and treat each school uniquely. He does support consolidating payroll and student records systems for all school districts at the state level, he said. A standout Dunne said his blend of private and public sector experience, work in both the House and the Senate and his work in higher education makes him stand out in the Democratic primary – especially because he thinks there are issues the state must address in each of those categories. “It’s going to take moving us in a new and different direction,” Dunne said. “Bernie Sanders has changed politics in our country, but he’s also changed politics in Vermont by his running.” Dunne said Sanders’ campaign made people realize “they weren’t alone in believing that we can do right by all of our citizens,” including affordable housing, access to quality health care and a livable wage. “What I’m excited about is that in this moment in time, we have the chance to bring that same message and movement and agenda back here to Vermont,” he said.

universal background checks for handgun sales report 46 percent fewer women shot to death by their partners, 40 percent fewer suicides and almost 50 percent fewer police shot. “It’s going to be a hard conversation, we know, but I’m really ready,” she said. Economic growth Minter said her administration will have a fourpronged approach to grow economic opportunity. The first, termed InvestVT, is built on successful downtown revitalization efforts like in St. Albans and Barre, the latter where $19 million of federal, state and local money was invested in water, wastewater, sewer, stormwater, transportation, brownfields and a new Main Street. Over six years, Barre leveraged over $45 million in private investment, and St. Albans saw $30 million in grand list growth, Minter said. Her second strategy is supporting clean energy, farm and forest production, tech industry and manufacturing. Minter wants to form a taskforce of industry leaders for each sector within her first 90 days, which will brainstorm start-ups and scale-ups, which Minter said will lead to workforce development. “Our world is changing, and we have to be on the leading edge,” she said. Her third initiative, Vermont Promise, would pay for high school graduates to attend the Community College of Vermont or Vermont Technical College for two years for free. Though Vermont has the country’s second highest high school graduation rate, Minter said, it falls at the bottom when it comes to continuing education: Four out of 10 kids in Vermont don’t pursue education or training beyond high school, but 66 percent of jobs require that training, Minter said. By 2025, Minter wants to decrease this rate to 1 in 4, which will help alleviate generational poverty, what she views as one of Vermont’s biggest challenges along with domestic violence and the opiate epidemic. The plan will cost $6 million in its first year and $12 million thereafter Minter said. She proposed funding

through a bank franchise fee on the largest banks – with deposits of $750 million or more – and by expanding Vermont’s corporate income tax to the largest institutions. “Obviously, it’s going to be a conversation,” she said, “but banks, I think, can be asked to do more.” Her fourth strategy, VTOutdoors, would recruit outdoor businesses and explore expanding mountain biking trails across the state, similar to the Long Trail for hiking. As governor, Minter would also raise the minimum wage to $12.50 an hour in 2018, eventually graduating to $15. “The claim is that if you do it, we’re going to have to cut jobs. I want to know if that's true before we demand a step forward,” Minter said. “But I do think we have to increase wages, because … wages are not keeping up with the cost of living.” Health care Minter said the state’s first task in health care reform is making Vermont Health Connect work. “People deserve better than a $200 million roll out that hasn’t worked,” she said. Second is reigning in costs by thinking holistically, she said, noting the Green Mountain Care Board was the state’s first attempt at having hospitals and other health care providers work together. Cooperation and investment in community care and home-based services can save money and reduce costs, she said. Minter said these two tasks come first before considering single payer, which she is passionate about, but suggested should wait until costs are more controlled. She also wants to be on track for universal health care, which can be achieved by expanding Dr. Dynasaur to cover Vermonters up to age 26 or through publicly funded primary care. Minter said she will address the opiate epidemic by appointing a crisis manager in the governor’s office. Minter is also re-thinking public transportation. She proposes working with a digital transportation platform, similar to Uber, to pilot a shared ride unit at the end of fixed public transportation routes.

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ACHIEVEMENTS Graduation Nikolas Kaim of Colchester graduated from Ithaca College’s School of Humanities and Sciences with a degree in musical theatre. Margaret Connors of Colchester graduated magna cum laude from the College of Wooster with a bachelor of music degree in music education in music therapy. The following local students were among the graduates at the University of Vermont's 215th commencement ceremony: Evyn Banach of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science. Katrina Benoit of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of science in environmental engineering. Alexis Brien of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in professional nursing. Caleb Brown of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in environmental studies. Binh Bui of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. Peter Carey of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in Russian. Sandi Caus of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in neuroscience. Matthew Cleary of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration. Adam Cooperstein of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of arts in psychological science. Natalie Crowley of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of science in athletic training education.

chester graduated with a bachelor of science in public communication. Shelby Losier of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration. Raya Lurvey of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in linguistics. Kelly McCarroll of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of arts in communication science & disorders. Christine Meunier of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in medical laboratory sciences. Joanna Nagle of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration. Kirsten Nedde of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in neuroscience. Deepa Neupane of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in biological science. Nancy Nguon of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in athletic training education. Kristen Pace of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of arts in biology. Emily Phelps of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in statistics. Elizabeth Powell of Colchester graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts in studio art. Alexander Racine of Colchester graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in nutrition and food sciences. Cody Shelton of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of arts in classical civilization.

Zachary Dandurand of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration.

Kathleen Shiman of Colchester graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in public communication.

Katelyn Decarreau of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of science in professional nursing.

Taylor St. Germain of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in statistics.

Alexis Doria of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in psychology.

Jacob Stalnaker of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science.

Andrea Elhajj of Colchester graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science in civil engineering. Megan Fortin of Winooski graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in professional nursing. Christopher Fountain of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of science in radiation therapy. Mathew Fraser of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in engineering management. Justin Hall of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science. Gwen Jackson of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in psychology. Ciara Kilburn of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in sociology. Tyler LaBonte of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration. Christian Lewis of Col-

Robert Wells Rogers of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in civil engineering. Hillary Nicole Matthews of Colchester graduated from Simmons College with a bachelor of science from the college of arts and sciences. Hannah Light of Colchester graduated from Tulane University with a bachelor of arts degree from the school of liberal arts. Marie Ploof of Colchester graduated from Becker College. David Shallberg of Colchester graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering technology. Shallberg was also named to the spring 2016 dean's list. Brittany Pfaff of Colchester graduated from the College of Saint Rose with a master of science in education.

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Colchester High School seniors Cynthia Alers-Rodriguez, Devan CameronVaupel, Ethan CameronVaupel, Kaylee Gallagher, Katina Messier and Cole St. Amour were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship from VSAC’s federal GEAR UP grant.

Rachel Cleary, Andrew Hamelink, Maria Jarvis, Jessica Kirby, Noah Kozlowski, Monique Lavallee, Frederick LeBlanc and Mark Miller of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean's list at Champlain College. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Dean's list Richard James Giroux and Connor Jacob Lamay of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Norwich University. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Lisa Liotta of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 president’s list at the Community College of Vermont. President’s list students must achieve a GPA of 4.0. Kayla Eustace of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at the University of New England. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.3 or higher. Nicole Dubois, Andrew Rogers and Ethan Thibault of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at the University of Maine. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Carina Sobel of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Ithaca College. Jacqueline Sorter of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Calvin Brault of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Regis College. Dean’s list recipients must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Haley Mock of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Roger Williams University. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher. Patrick D. McHugh, Jessica L. Gamelin, Summer K. Colley and Matthew D. McBride of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at St. Michael’s College. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher. Megan Chambers and Ashley Francis of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Hofstra University. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher. Chiara Evans of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Sean Callahan of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean's list at UMass Dartmouth. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.2 or higher. Chelsea LeBlanc of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean's list at MCPHS University. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Allison M. Pilcher of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean's list at St. Lawrence University. Dean's list students must

Millisa Gingras, Joseph McGowan and Angela Menard of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 president's list at Champlain College. President's list students must achieve a GPA of 4.0.

Sabrina Farmer of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean's list at Colgate University. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.3 or higher. The following students were named to the third semester honor roll at Colchester Middle School: High Honors, Grade 6 Isabella Basille, John Blair, Curtis Bourassa, Erin Boyd, Thomas Buckley, Bryce Carey, Logan Crocker, Matthew Dell'Amore, Riley Fitzgerald, Maia Franchetti, Alexis Hedman, Bella Jarvis, Peyton Jenkins, Penelope Johnson, Gloria Kigonya, Benjamin Knapp, Courtney Lai, Owen Macomber, Jennifer Martel, Maeve McCullagh, Emma McDonald, DaeHan McHugh, Hunter Navari, Prinsha Neupane, Connor O'Brien, Domenick Puttlitz, Maggie Ryan, Kendall Spencer and Choudari Vallabhaneni. High Honors, Grade 7 Madison Abair, Sierra Alling, Jake Baird, Grace Bevins, Kaleigh Bogner, Evan Bokelberg, Brooke Booska, Madison Camisa, Madison Cirillo, Julia Correll, Emma Domachowski, Colby Fane-Cushing, Cole Fenton, Carley Goedken, Max Grenier, Leah Lamothe, Samuel Lopes, Fariha Nawar, Emmakate O'Donnell, Alyssa Pratt, Kyrill Serdyuk and Brooke Tucker. High Honors, Grade 8 Kyle Abbott, Petra Bajuk, Brooke Barrows, Zakir Beridze, Cole Chagnon, Lizbeth Cintron, Jordan Clark, Emma Corriveau, Ethan Fischer, Selby Jacobs, Jessica Laquerre, Madison Laquerre, Meghan Lehouiller, Tullia Mamenga, Cassidy Martin, Kaitlynne Mazza, Ciera Morse, Nastassja Nguyen, Caitlin Richardson, Courtney Rocheleau, Gavin Sicard, William Spencer and Jessica Thompson. Honors, Grade 6 Arpana Adhikari, Kaitlin Anderson, Piotr Babyuk, Mariah Barrows, Harry Brawley, Ian Cassidy, Aiden Charron, Ryan Dousevicz, Liam Evarts, Ethan Frank, Vyson Huynh, Benjamin Kay, Kai Kendrick, Joseph Klemm, Jonathan Labrie, Siena Leang, Sydney Lemire, Wyatt Luce, Elaina Mack, Braxton Marcotte, Daniel Marcou, Joseph Maxfield, Mackenna Moulin, Justin Mulac, Hazel Nelson, Kaya Nunan, Morgan Page, Haylee Patch, Jake Perrotte, Hannah Plant, Spencer Plumb, Damiano Port, Noah Quigley, Robert Rassel, Lucas Raymond, David Rich, Devon Ricker, Alaina Rolston, Matthew Romeo, Connor Roy, Alex Rublee, Cooper

Seissen, Eva Souza, Clara Tarte, Braeden Towle, Kiera Vance, Meghan Vesosky and Austin West. Honors, Grade 7 Sebastian Alessi, Ava Bailey, Jayme Baldwin, Caitlin Beauvais, Haley Beckett, Abigail Blin, Matthew Brooks, Blake Cardinal, Hannah Carroll, Dale Colley, Caitlin Connors, Brynn Coughlin, Kyra Doloughty, Brendan Fath, Brandon Goad, Quinn Holly, Catherine Jones, Hannah Lamphier, Taylor Lewis, Ayden Lloyd-Newberry, Henry Lopez, Logan Mock, Olivia Moore, Jessica Nelson, Chandler Parker, Olivia Porter, Jason Robinson, Ashlee Russell, Sylvie Sarrazin, Megan Scheck, Isabella Seissen, Jackson Solomon, Eleanor Sowles, Stephanie Trepanier, Dominic Trevisani, Kylie Trottier and Timothy Tullgren. Honors, Grade 8 Timothy Abele, Gabrielle Berthiaume, Graham Bertoni, Preslie Beuschel, Neeve Callane, Ethan Carnesale, Phoebe Companion-Racicot, Alex Daigneault, Isabella DeFeo, Margaret Desmond, Nagwa Emam, Annabelle Erdmann, David Fournier, Courtney Fredericks, Alexander Hall, Andrew Ianni, Anna Kalfus, Piper Kendrick, Calab Kirby, Rebecca Manley, Molly Marcou, Grace Martin, Christopher McHugh, Hailey Mercure, Isabelle Port, Maria Quintal, Lillie Reid, Jacob Roberge, Andrew Rosato, Blake Ruescher, Elise Scorsome, Mary Sheehan, Nora Tetrick, Shea Tomlinson, Foster Viau and Tracy Wear. The following 8th grade students have completed the middle school academic curriculum and are moving on to high school. Any student with an * also received recognition for special achievements. Kyle Abbott*, Omar Abdi, Timothy Abele*, Jessica Abiti*, Bleonard Ademi, Ameen Aljaf, Hasan Aljaf, Louise Bacon*, Petra Bajuk*, Hunter Baker, Brooke Barrows*, Nathaniel Bartlett, Kaleigh Benoit*, Riley Benoit, Zakir Beridze*, Gabrielle Berthiaume*, Graham Bertoni*, Preslie Beuschel*, Dylan Billado, Alisa Blaisdell, Joshua Blow, Riley Breen*, Joshua Brinklow, Owen Brooks, Neeve Callane, Thomas Campbell*, Chase Carey*, Ethan Carnesale*, Hannah Carpentier, Cole Chagnon*, Madison Chagnon, Lizbeth Cintron*, Jordan Clark*, Ella Cobb, Michael Collins, Phoebe Companion-Racicot, Emma Corriveau*, Brandon Couture, Samuel Crowley, Alexis Cruickshank, Emily Cueto, Takoda Culp*, George Cummings, Alex Daigneault*, Ellie Davidson, Isabella DeFeo*, Margaret Desmond*, Julia Dragon*, Nagwa Emam, Annabelle Erdmann, Keanna Evans, Ethan Fischer*, David Fournier*, Courtney Fredericks*, Holdyn Giard, Dillen Goodsell, Tarik Halilovic, Alexander Hall, Alexis Hebert*, James Hinchey, Dallas Holmes, Andrew Ianni*, Selby Jacobs*, Anna Kalfus*, Stephane Katende, Piper Kendrick*, Godfrey Kigonya, Calab Kirby*, Halie LaBelle, Bethany Lacey, Nathan Lamphere, Jessica Laquerre*, Madison Laquerre*, Meghan Lehouiller*, Shane

Mable, Tullia Mamenga*, Rebecca Manley*, Molly Marcou*, Cassidy Martin*, Grace Martin*, Sophie Matthews, Kaitlynne Mazza*, Jason McCabe, Christopher McHugh, Hailey Mercure, Isabella Miller, Ciera Morse, Thomy Mwali, Alex Nadeau, Nastassja Nguyen*, Thomas Nguyen, Dustyn Noe, Rachael Noel*, Isaac Page, Elijah Pearce, Nicholas Perry, Spencer Plumpton, Isabelle Port*, Maria Quintal, Mariah Rayta, Kendralyn Reen*, Lillie Reid, Caitlin Richardson*, Jacob Roberge*, Courtney Rocheleau*, Andrew Rosato*, Blake Ruescher* Braden Schalk*, Elise Scorsome*, Mary Sheehan*, Gavin Sicard*, LillyAnne Sorrell, William Spencer*, Benjamin Stapleton*, Krisanta Strong, Kai Sweeten, Nora June Tetrick*, Lauren Thibault, Jessica Thompson*, Shea Tomlinson*, Foster Viau*, Jenna Walker* and Tracy Wear.*

Business Rachel Marvin of Colchester has joined VHB’s Vermont office as a project engineer, where she will focus on storm water, utility and construction inspection and oversight projects. Marvin is a graduate of UVM.

CPL. DAVE DEWEY Colchester Police Cpl. Dave Dewey has joined the Champlain Community Services board of directors. CCS is based at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester and provides employment support for people with intellectual disabilities and autism.

DAVID COATES David Coates of Colchester received the Catherine McAuley award for living and modeling the values of mercy and lifelong service to others at the Mercy Connections annual luncheon. Mercy Connections is a non-profit that encourages self-sufficiency through education and mentoring.

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Tyler James Shepard was born on June 17 at 1:12 p.m. at the UVM Medical Center to Robert Wayne Shepard and Kellie Ann Bushey of Milton. Tyler was 7 pounds 14 ounces and 20.5 inches long.

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PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN Chittenden County Superior Court Judge A. Gregory Rainville presides over the arraignment for Craig Provost, accused of submitting a fraudulent entry into Lake Champlain International's Father's Day Derby last year. He pleaded not guilty to the charge on July 28.

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PROVOST from page 1 claimed as his was actually caught by his derby teammate, James Braid, court documents show. Provost had purchased “cash extras” that Braid had not, LCI director James Ehlers told police, making Provost eligible for the extra rewards, Sgt. Michael Fish’s affidavit says. According to the document, the “cash extras” for a derby record amounted to $10,000. Initial allegations were brought to Ehlers’ attention by Provost’s ex-girlfriend, the affidavit says. Ehlers subsequently filed a complaint on May 31 with Colchester police, the only one he’s filed on LCI’s behalf in his 18 years with the organization, he said. Braid and third derby teammate Kyle Laporte, of West Chazy, N.Y., both told police Provost pressured them to go along with his plan, the affidavit says. The money was split between the three teammates, with about $3,500 each going to both Laporte and Braid, leaving a about $3,600 for Provost after paying $2,700 in taxes, Provost told Fish. “[Provost] told me that James Braid had caught the fish that he registered as one he caught during the previous year’s LCI,” Fish wrote. Provost’s court appearance was his first of the case, but it’s not his first to date. Criminal records show Provost has a lengthy rap sheet, including driving while intoxicated, violent acts and arson. He’s also been incarcerated. If convicted, Provost faces a maximum possible sentence of imprisonment for up to 10 years, a fine up to $2,000 or both. Police initially arrested Provost on June 14, said police, four days before this year’s

35th Father’s Day Derby. This year’s derby was not affected by the fraud allegations, Ehlers said June 20, noting LCI has a good community involved in the event. Fish are weighed in at various stations around the lake during the derby. The fish in question was analyzed at a Plattsburgh weigh-in station, police said. Provost’s plan may have gone under the radar for a year, but “we think the process works,” Ehlers said. An anticipated community event, the Father’s Day Derby is a catch for over 5,000 participants. In 2015, a total of $22,500 was awarded to the three super bonus fish, according to LCI. Provost’s record is voided from the derby books. This year’s walleye winner, reeled in by Keith Levesque of Massachusetts, weighed in at 8.64 pounds, and the record stands at 9.97 pounds, according to LCI. Provost and his two teammates are banned from all future LCI events, Ehlers said. Bill McSweeney Sr. of Milton earned runner-up in the 2015 walleye category, has now claimed the No. 1 spot and will be re-awarded the prize money if allegations prove true, Ehlers said. In court last Thursday, Provost’s defense attorney, Leroy Yoder, introduced his client to Judge A. Gregory Rainville as “Tom Brady.” When leaving the courthouse, reporters followed Provost to the elevator, questioning the reference and whether the allegations are true. To which Provost simply responded, “Don’t you guys have anything better to do?” Provost is set to appear in court again on August 24.

Police: Woman stole rental car, hid drugs By COLIN FLANDERS South Burlington police arrested a Colchester woman July 27 after they say she failed to return a rental car, a press release said. Colchester police located the vehicle, which was reported stolen, at a residence on Shannon Road. There, police arrested 40-year-old Shannon Delage, citing her for aggravated

operation without owner’s consent. Police say she also attempted to hide a felony amount of prescription drugs during the arrest. Delage was held at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $30,000 bail. She was scheduled to appear in Chittenden District Court – Criminal Division on July 28.

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Athletes triple up TOP, Isabel Coutier, of Westmount, Quebec, left, and Pascale Grossnickle of Burlington cross the finish line hand-in-hand after completing the 32nd Annual Colchester Triathlon Sunday, July 31. L EFT: Cyclists push ahead Sunday during the Colchester Tri. The men's individual sprint was won by Jason Frank of Burlington, and Donna Smyers of Adamant, Vt. took the women's overall.

ov. Peter Shumlin and officials from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department declared August 6 “Hatchery Day” to recognize the role of fish hatcheries toward benefiting Vermont’s environment and outdoor recreationalists. Shumlin called fish hatcheries “a symbol of Vermont’s commitment to our natural resources, a tremendous tool for educating the public about the environment, and a significant part of the state’s history.” The public is invited to attend open houses at all five of the state’s fish hatcheries on Saturday, Aug. 6, beginning at 9 a.m. These locations include the Ed Weed Fish Culture Station in Grand Isle; Roxbury Fish Culture Station in Roxbury; Ball Hill Fish Culture Station in Newark; Salisbury Fish Culture Station in Salisbury; and the Bennington Fish Culture Station in Bennington. The day will also also commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Bennington Fish Culture Station and the 125th anniversary of the Roxbury Fish Culture Station, a facility soon to be re-

built following impacts from Tropical Storm Irene. “Much has changed since the state’s first hatchery opened in 1891,” said Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter in a press release. “Hatchery staff work extremely hard, often around-the-clock, to ensure the hatcheries run efficiently and effectively and meet these overarching objectives.” Each year Vermont’s hatcheries produce approximately 1.5 million fish for stocking, including a range of species such as brook, brown, rainbow, lake and steelhead trout, as well as walleye and landlocked Atlantic salmon. Along with their role in fisheries restoration, stocked fish also serve as an economic driver for the state, accounting for roughly $31.6 million annually in angler expenditures added to Vermont’s economy. To learn more about Hatchery Day in Vermont, Vermont’s fisheries programs, fishing regulations or to purchase a fishing license, visit www.vtfishandwildlife. com.

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Winners pose at Airport Park in Colchester after a 50-and-over pickleball tournament Tuesday, July 26. The group, called the Airport Park Funatics, meets annually for the three-day tournament, which has grown since its inaugural event three years ago. Tournament winners are, top row, left: Pearl Bittner and Jeanne Welch, women's division B

doubles; top, center: Greg Audette of Colchester and Marilyn Tofani, of South Hero, division B mixed doubles; top right, Becky and Wayne Davis of Colchester, mixed doubles division A; above left, Jim LeClair of Colchester and Jack Besio of Jericho, men's doubles division A; above center, Audette and Cheryl Cunningham of Colchester, men's mixed

PHOTOS COURTESY OF INGE SCHAEFER doubles division B; above right, Christine Tetrault of Colchester and Betsy Hathaway of Shelburne, women's doubles, division A.

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PHOTO BY KAYLEE SULLIVAN Malletts Bay fire crews were one of several departments responding to a brush fire behind Malletts Bay Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon.

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A vacant barn caught fire Tuesday afternoon behind the Malletts Bay cemetery. At 1:54 p.m., the Malletts Bay fire department was dispatched after a 911 call reported a brush fire. Officers from the Colchester police department were first to arrive on scene and relayed the update, Malletts Bay Fire Department Chief Steve Bourgeois said. “At this time, no one is hurt. Colchester Rescue is standing by for our members,” he said, noting the 80-degree weather. Bourgeois’ crew arrived to find the barn fully engulfed, marking it unsafe for firefighters to search. The cause of the fire was unknown at press time, but both state police and the state fire marshal’s office were on scene conducting an investigation, the chief said. There were no signs of suspicious activity as of Tuesday afternoon. Colchester Center, Burlington and Winooski fire departments also helped diminish the blaze. In total, the crew consisted of about 35 firefighters, Bourgeois said. Around 3 p.m., the fire was knocked out, Bourgeois said, and firefighters were dealing with the leftover and hotspots. Bourgeois expected to be on scene for another couple hours.

PHOTO BY JASON STARR Colchester building inspector Derek Shepardson maps mock disasters during a training last week at the Colchester Police Department.

RESCUE from page 1 Colchester was one of several towns and state agencies participating in the coordinated response drill to an earthquake centered in Montreal and an aftershock a few hours later. Officials gathered at Norwich University, feeding the scenario to responders throughout the state. In Colchester, town, school, fire and rescue personnel gathered at police headquarters to manage the town’s response from an emergency operations center. “They are trying to overwhelm the community beyond its typical resources,” Colchester Sgt. James Roy said. “We are learning to find partners in other parts of the state … or use the military.” Colchester officials arrived at the police station about 8 a.m., in the dark about what kind of mock disaster event organizers would throw at them. They soon found out about the earthquake as folks in Norwich called in with dozens of simulated reports of damaged and collapsed homes. The Heineberg Road

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