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RESIDENTS FIGHT STATE FOR LOCAL CONTROL

Education meeting at the Newark Elementary School on Wednesday morning to hear final pleas against the mergers being proposed by the acting Secretary of Education, Heather Bouchey.

Bouchey has proposed a merger of Franklin, Highgate and Swanton Elementary schools in Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union (FNWSU), as well as the merger of Sheldon, Bakersfield, Berkshire, and Montgomery.

If that plan is ratified by the State Board of Education (SBE),

Residents Fight State for Local Control................1 Northwest Briefs...................................................2 Firefighters to Conviene in St. Albans..................3 Opinions...............................................................4 Franklin County Almanac.....................................6 Sports....................................................................8 Coming Events....................................................10 Property Transfers...............................................12 Social News........................................................14 State Filings Give Glimpse into Candidates’ Coffers.....................................15 Court Calendar....................................................16 Service Directory................................................16 Fun & Games......................................................18 Pbituaries............................................................20 Classifieds..........................................................22

Sheldon School’s oversight would be moved from the FNWSU to Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union (FNESU).

Also being proposed by Bouchey is to merge Enosburg and Richford School Districts into one K-12 district.

Enosburg School Board Member, Richard Bartholomew, represented the Richford and Enosburg boards who expressed concerns that the secretary’s plan did not have adequate safeguards in place to protect both districts.

If a merger was forced, Richford would take on the added debt from Enosburg’s district and also would not have equal representation on the new board.

One member of the SBE noted to Bartholomew that the new district if approved, could always add new articles of agreement to their structure to protect the schools.

“I’m not sure that Enosburg voters would be acting in their best interest to do so,” Bartholomew noted to the State Board.

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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the Vermont Council of Trout Unlimited are encouraging anglers to consider their impact on trout when fishing during the current hot, dry weather.

Many of the trout streams and rivers throughout Vermont are currently at or above stressful temperatures for trout and flows in most rivers are already dangerously low.

“Trout prefer water temperatures in the upper-50’s to mid-60’s and becoming increasingly stressed when water temperatures climb above 70°F,” said Clark Amadon, Chair of the Vermont Council of Trout Unlimited. “The stress of being caught by an angler when water temperatures are this warm makes it much more likely that the trout will die after being released.”

As a result, officials are recommending that anglers do not fish for trout during extended hot spells if they do not also intend to harvest their catch for a healthy meal of fresh fish. Instead, consider targeting warmwater fish species such as bass, northern pike, bowfin, or panfish. Anglers who do practice catch-and-release fishing for trout or any other species should remember to take steps such as playing the fish quickly, keeping the fish in the water as much as possible, and releasing the fish without injury to improve the fish’s chances of survival.

Warm water temperatures also serve as a reminder about the importance of naturally vegetated shorelines.

“Maintaining vegetated areas along streams and rivers is critical to provide shade that keeps water cool, even when air temperatures rise,” said Lee Simard, a fisheries biologist with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. “Allowing trout to move to coldwater areas when the waters warm is also critical to maintain healthy and robust trout populations throughout Vermont.

This is one reason we are constantly working to provide aquatic organism passage by removing dams and replacing impassable culverts.”

CARMI TO REMAIN GREEN ANOTHER YEAR

The Department of Enviromental Conservation (DEC) has delayed the treatment until at least next spring for Franklin’s Lake Carmi.

The 1.6 million project had been funded adequately by the State, but will not be installed until fall of 2018, and turned on in the spring.

According to Perry Thomas of the DEC, turning the system on too late in the year will only add to the green sludge that is being combated.

It’s called stratification, when the lower water layer and the upper water layer flip, causing much of the green algae which contributes to the dangerous Blue-Green Algae, and ultimately

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129th Vermont Firefighter’s Association Annual Convention Comes to St. Albans

By Ruthie Laroche For the County Courier This weekend members from fire departments all over the state will gather at the Collins Perley Sports Complex in St. Albans to celebrate the 129th Vermont Firefighter’s Association Annual Convention.

The convention begins on Friday, July 20th, complete with a chicken dinner cooked by members of the Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, and continues through the weekend.

The convention gives local firefighters the chance to spend time together and visit with others who share their devotion to serving the public; it also gives the departments an opportunity to learn from each other, and it helps bring awareness to the growing needs of the state’s volunteer departments.

Richford Fire Chief Andy Pond, who was elected to the position in March of 2018, shared some of the challenges and satisfaction that come with serving on a volunteer fire department.

“Finding volunteers is always a struggle,” said Pond, “Richford has about twenty volunteers on the roster including cadets who are in training. Some of the cadets are as young as 14, so their service is limited. It’s my vision to get the younger generation involved so they can pick up where we left off.”

Getting the younger generation involved with volunteer fire departments is key to the ongoing success of the service in rural Vermont.

“We have a few young people who are interested. My kids are

happy to be part of the department because I’m part of it, and they have brought their friends,” said Pond, “I hope some will choose to stay.”

Being part of a volunteer fire department is a commitment that many are choosing to forgo in local communities, but those who do choose to volunteer are providing an incredible service to their towns.

Volunteer firefighters save the taxpayer 139 billion dollars each year according to an informational video by Jonathan Weiss titled The Call.

Weiss also notes that seventy percent of our nation’s firefighters serve as volunteers. In communities with fewer than 25,000 people 95 percent of the firefighters are volunteers, and in towns with less than 2,500 people, which would include most towns in Franklin County, the percentage jumps to 99.5 percent.

On top of the training that volunteer firefighters must do, they also spend many hours fundraising to supply their department with equipment.

According to Weiss the protective clothing firefighters wear can cost as much as $3,000 per uniform. A hose for a fire truck can cost nearly $15,000, and a truck can easily cost $250,000. Amazingly, local fire departments manage to raise funds each year to help offset these costs.

The town of Franklin has an active and resourceful volunteer fire department and Fire Chief Michael Lawyer and his team of firefighters do their best to keep costs as low as possible for the town taxpayers.

“There’s a ‘must have’ and a ‘what can we do without’ or do

internally. Marshall and Curtis Ploof service our trucks in Franklin which saves taxpayer money. We try to be as creative as we can to see what we can do ourselves to save money; one way we do that is to do as much of our own maintenance as possible.”

Firefighters spend many hours in training, each department finding ways to train and integrate new members while not overwhelming them with information.

Richford has two hours of training every Tuesday night during their weekly meeting, and one week a month they hold a business meeting. Each meeting and training takes about two hours.

“We slowly incorporate new members into the department.

New members can come and get involved at a low level at first and then get into more training as they go,” said Pond.

The ranks of volunteers have been getting leaner as the years have gone by and Pond echoed the thoughts of many Vermont firefighters.

“You used to have the farmers that were around to volunteer their time when they were needed, but there aren’t as many people in that situation anymore,” said Pond.

Finding solutions to gaining volunteers is a similar challenge to finding ways to save money, but Pond is dedicated to seeing growth.

“My drive is to get people interested and keep them helping out. I’m a volunteer myself, and it’s not always easy to get everything done that I’d like to get done,” said Pond.

Becoming a member of the Richford Fire Department came as the result of a fire, and Pond remembers that day well.

“I started on the fire department because I had a friend whose parents suffered in a fire. It was a tragic situation all around. The fire department put out the fire and later they were asked to patch the roof.

I offered to help close the roof,” said Pond, “Someone asked me if I’d like to volunteer with the fire department. I said I would, and from there it’s all been about helping out people and giving a hand when they are at their lowest point.”

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been able to do more, and my kids now go with me.”

As volunteer fire departments see volunteer numbers dwindling, participation in events like the 129th Firefighters Convention can take a back seat.

Pond noted that he may attend

the event himself, but the thought of entering a truck or assembling a Muster Team for the sporting competitions was a little daunting in the busy summer months.

Mark Larose, Fire Chief for Enosburg and some firefighters from his department plan to attend the convention this weekend.

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July 19, 2018

POINTING YOUR FINGER IN THE WRONG DIRECTION

Ray Ferland is wrong about who cost us "$60,000 a day for too many days", ( "Stand Your Ground", County Courier July 12) . It was Gov.Scott who brought about the special legislative session that kept legislators working through June, and put us in danger of a government shutdown and a lowering of our stellar credit rating. This was the same Gov. Scott who said he wanted to SHORTEN legislative sessions to 90 days! Yet he pulled the same stunt as he did last year by not working with the legislature or giving them any Administrative plans about how he intended to meet his goals..... until the very LAST MINUTE, with no time to go through the normal legislative process, or really be able to study the accuracy of his plans.

Meanwhile the legislature did their job well, and with overwhelming tri-partisan support passed a very good budget that met with approval from the most fiscally conservative lawmakers, such as Sen. Brock. Even John McClaughry, of the conservative think-tank, Ethan Allen Institute, gave it his backing, and called Scott's last-minute 5yr. plan idea "fiscally irresponsible".

I'm glad the legislature did their best to compromise while still holding for fiscal responsibility.

Their budget doesn't risk all for a nifty campaign slogan, which is all the governor was after, but it does do the best for Vermonters and for the state. They even managed to restore funding for budget cuts the governor made that would have affected the most vulnerable.

Governor Scott promised not to raise taxes, but also to not hurt the most vulnerable, and it seems he did not hesitate to break that promise right from the get-go.

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GOV. NOT THERE WHEN WE NEED HIM

Well so much for a native Vermont citizen getting to speak with our Governor. I’ve been trying to schedule a very short five minute meeting with Governor Scott to ask him to help me and my fellow citizens

of Franklin regarding a crisis created by Act 46. I followed all the instructions in requesting a meeting over two months ago. I was called three weeks ago and asked to explain why I wanted to meet with the Governor. After I explained my reason I was told the scheduler would be calling me. Having not received any call from the scheduler in the past three weeks I decided to stop in at the pavilion building after attending a meeting in Barre, with the hope that I could at least speak with the scheduler. The security guard let me speak by phone with a person named Mary Ann, and she told me she would send someone right down. My neighbor, Jim Jewett and I sat there for 45 minutes and nobody came. Then a WCAX reporter and camera man arrived and within less than 5 minutes they were given badges and allowed upstairs. I asked the security guard for a note pad, wrote Mary Ann message, informing her we were very disappointed in the way we are being treated and informed her we were leaving the building. Today a week and a half later, I called the Governor’s office and spoke with a person named Brendan, who refused to give me his last name. I told him who I was, and requesting to speak with Kendall Smith who was recommended to me by Rep. Brian Savage. After being placed on hold Brendan came back on the phone and asked me why I wanted to speak with Kendall. After explaining to Brendan my reason I was placed on hold again. A few minutes later Brendan came back on the phone and explained on behalf of Kendall the Governor is very busy that he did not have time to meet with me. Yet just the day before yesterday Governor Scott was campaigning at Leddy Park with Don Turner stating how great it was “listening to what’s on the minds of Vermonters”!!!

Well Mr. Scott and Mr. Turner this is a perfect example why real Vermonters feel the way they do about politicians like you guys, it’s quite obvious where your priorities are and it’s definitely not with people like us living in rural Vermont!!!

Way to go Governor Scott shows how much you really care about us Vermonters living outside the bigger municipalities like Chittenden County. I voted for Mr. Scott, going to have to rethink that this time around, too bad...

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Jeff Jewett listens to the State Board of Education in Newark on Wednesday morning. teachers and administrators to alter their curriculums to fit into their new district, which could be a costly and challenging process.

The Board of Education asked Moris about test scores, noting that the local proposal stated that test scores are low, but on the rise.

Although the Board of Education should have already known the answer, Morris put it simply, “I can’t legally tell you that.”

Regardless of the district being represented, the concerns all boiled down to a few simple views- local

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Bartholomew noted that the two communities have worked hard in recent years to build support from each other and mend fences from years of deep rivalries in sports. He said a forced merger by the State could harm all the positive work being done by the neighboring towns.

Berkshire and Bakersfield voted to merge last year, but Bouchey is proposing to add Sheldon and Montgomery into that two school district, even though in most cases they don’t even share a border.

Speaking for the Sheldon District, Emily Moris spoke to the concerns of changing supervisory unions from FNWSU to FNESU. “It’s not possible for us” Moris said, “In terms of the geographic isolation they are like 25 miles away from us,” referring to a merger that includes Sheldon and Montgomery.

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concerns that teaching staff is already difficult to retain in Sheldon, adding extra burdens to an educator’s employment by requiring them to travel dozens of miles to another school could cause more of these hard to keep teachers to leave the district.

Adding insult to injury, Morris said the current curriculum for students was developed between their school and the other three schools currently in the FNWSU. By moving them to another supervisory union, it would require

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SUNRISE/SUNSET Date Thu, Jul 19 Fri, Jul 20 Sat, Jul 21 Sun, Jul 22 Mon, Jul 23 Tue, Jul 24 Wed, Jul 25

july 19 - July 25

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Sunset 8:32:06 8:31:12 8:30:17 8:29:19 8:28:19 8:27:17 8:26:14

Length of day 12:58:42 12:58:45 12:58:48 12:58:50 12:58:51 12:58:52 12:58:52

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WEATHER FORECAST Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 74.

South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Chance of precipitation is 70%.

New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm.

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in

thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind.

Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. South wind around 7 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 8 mph.

Monday: A 30 percent chance

of showers and thunderstorms.

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Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

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Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Independence Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.

• On Aug. 1, 1498, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the South American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela. Thinking it an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for Spain. Columbus, a deeply religious man, believed that Venezuela was the edge of the Garden of Eden.

• On Aug. 4, 1927, the Father of Country Music, Jimmie Rodgers, is recorded for the first time during the legendary Bristol Sessions. A talent scout had set up a makeshift recording studio in an empty warehouse in Bristol, Tennessee, and recorded numerous then-unknown acts during the 12-day marathon.

• On Aug. 2, 1943, future President John F. Kennedy is serving as commander of a torpedo boat in the Solomon Islands when his ship is rammed at night by a Japanese destroyer, cutting it in two. Kennedy’s heroics led to the rescue of the survivors from an island six days later.

• On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare, a health insurance program for elderly Americans, into law. Former President Harry Truman was enrolled as the first beneficiary and received the first Medicare card.

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do you call? Horses in a manure pit, cat in a tree (never thought I’d see that, but it happens),” said Lawyer with a chuckle, “structure fires, car accidents, alarm activations, and events like the flooding in Highgate, the fire departments were there.”

Lawyer encouraged people to look into joining a local fire department.

“We understand that people have lives, so we don’t require people to be at our meetings every week.

Although new members will benefit from being around and learning on a weekly basis in the beginning,” said Lawyer, “We are a relaxed group, and we have fun when we meet.”

Lawyer noted that being part of a volunteer fire department provides an outlet for those who want to help the community.

“Why be a firefighter? I often think of that. I’m active, and I don’t like to stand by and watch someone going through something.

It’s a great feeling to be able to go to someone in their worst situation and try to make that better for them,” said Lawyer, “Usually, when you get that call, someone is at their last resort. We are there to help them. It’s a drive that we have as firefighters. If you are looking to help people and want to be part of your community in a way that makes a difference this might be a good fit for you.”

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tools including a hand pulled cart and a diving bell,” said Larose, noting that the antiques within the department are very unique and rare, possibly some of the few remaining in the county.

As to service, Larose agrees with the others in the county.

“Everybody needs people,” said Larose, “we are fortunate in Enosburg that we have a lot of active people, but we are always looking for people. I’d love to see some young people join the department.”

Two young people have also joined the Enosburg Fire Volunteer Fire Department in recent years.

“Coming on as a cadet gives young people a taste of what it means to be on the fire department,” Larose said.

While younger members may not be able to drive the fire truck, Larose, who spends time recruiting for the department at the Enosburg high school, does make sure that they get to be involved in plenty of hands-on activities.

Larose welcomed the county’s women to come out and volunteer with the fire departments. Many departments have seen women join their ranks, and he hopes to see Enosburg follow that trend.

St. Albans Town Fire Chief Harold Cross, who has been part of the fire department and the convention for many years, is eager to see a renewed sense of service in the local community.

“In the fire service, we have always tried to look to the future and plan for the future. We need to see more people join our departments, especially young people. Our firefighters are getting older, and we need new, younger members,” said Cross.

Michael Lawyer and the Franklin Volunteer Fire Department has entered a truck in the Apparatus judging event, but it was no small feat to accomplish.

“It’s a white glove operation in and out,” explained Lawyer, “We’ve put trucks in the Apparatus competition before and won trophies, but it’s a lot of work to get the truck ready.”

This year Franklin will serve the convention in a different capacity.

“We are part of the setup for the event, and we will be cooking dinner for the delegates,” explained Lawyer, “It’s a hard industry with volunteers dwindling. We hope that events like this convention will bring people out and encourage them to want to be part of the departments.” Franklin has had two new cadets join the department recently. Norah Racine, who joined a year ago, and Brian Paradis who joined in the spring of 2018.

“It’s great to see young people coming in. The average age of those in the departments is increasing, and this is a hard job; we value the help of young people starting out,” said Lawyer.

The Franklin Fire Department has been looking for ways to reach out to the community, and this year the department held an open house to get more folks interested, but they are also utilizing even more

modern strategies.

“We are opening our eyes to find ways to reach people through social media especially,” said Lawyer.

Lawyer noted that although the main goal of being part of a fire department is to fight fires, other aspects are often overlooked.

“It’s a lot of fun, and it’s a great camaraderie,” said Lawyer, “The firefighting community is one big family.”

Often that family extends beyond the boundaries of the town each department serves.

“We can’t fight a large fire alone, so we are always helping each other in the small communities,” said Lawyer, “Very rarely do you see a structure fire in Franklin County that doesn’t have more than one department on site.”

Events like the Vermont Firefighter’s Convention helps that camaraderie to grow.

“It’s a gathering of people who are dealing with the same thing; the games give a bit of a payoff for those who spend time training--it lets everyone let loose for a little while,” said Lawyer.

The chance to let loose is appreciated by the men and women who attend the convention. Today, firefighters are responding to more calls than they have in the past.

In Franklin, the calls per year have risen by fifty percent.

“When anything happens, who

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“We are lucky in Fairfax that we have a great sports community.

The kids have so many options.

The community is strong and the parents are great, dropping off and picking up kids from practice.

It’s been a great experience for everyone,” said Durocher.

Durocher will be retiring from coaching for a few years so he can watch Seneca and the rest of the boys play for Fairfax at the middle school and high school level.

“I think I hold a world record for coaching T-Ball in Fairfax,” said Durocher with a chuckle, “I’ve seen all my kids through. I’m going to miss the kids and the coaching.

But I will hope that my staff and I have prepared them to play middle school ball and high school ball.

We hope that they will continue to develop their skills and the mental aspect of the game.”

For the 12-year-old boys, the next time they take the field it will be a big change from their Little League days.

The Little League field has 60foot base paths and measures 46 feet and 6 inches from the pitching rubber to home plate. The high school field they will play on next year will have 90-foot base paths and 60 feet 6 inches from the apex of home plate to the pitching rubber.

“He can’t wait to play on the big field,” said Matt Desrocher, of his son, “and that field is huge.”

When asked how it felt to play his last Little League game, Seneca

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Friday’s game ended in a loss and elimination for Fairfax, but Durocher had nothing but praise for his hardworking players.

“The kids were down after our first game against Essex, but I was so proud of them. They picked themselves up and beat Browns River. It would have been easy to give up, but they worked hard! We played Essex again and had a much closer game; the kids never gave up!” said Durocher.

The lead in the last game with Essex changed three or four times throughout the evening, each team battling for the win.

“They had a three-run home run and then we had a grand slam,” said Durocher.

The grand slam came thanks to the three clever batters who got on base for Fairfax and thanks to the quick, powerful bat of 12-year-old Seneca. The grand slam brought Fairfax into striking distance for the win.

In the end, Essex Junction won the game 18 to 14.

“Everyone wants to win every game, and how you recover from the hard things is the most important thing,” said Durocher.

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does their job and works hard, good things will happen,” said Seneca, “I have been lucky to play with my friends since I was in preschool. My greatest friend is Parker Daudelin; I have played baseball with him from Tee Ball to now. I’m sure we will always be friends because we played sports together.”

Seneca’s statements speak of what is best about youth sports and any activity that gets kids active and enjoying the company of others.

Durocher and his coaching staff see the game of baseball as one, fun avenue to help prepare kids for much more than a single game or a season.

“I feel confident that in some small way, Little League has prepared our boys for the ups and downs of competitive sports and hopefully given them the ability to navigate the ups and downs of life in general,” said Durocher, “You gain a mental toughness through sports like baseball that will help you through life.”

Baseball is a game of strategy and skill, but as Durocher explains, there are so many parts of the game that can be explored to help prepare a team.

“We have always worked on the mental part of the game as well as the physical part. Baseball is a game of failure and the great players learn how to shake off the strikeouts, errors, and losses and move on to the next play,” said Durocher, “Knowing how to win and lose with respect for the opposing players, coaches,

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By Ruthie Laroche For the County Courier Little League baseball and softball play an important role in the lives of many young athletes in Franklin County. Many families spend hot summer days at ball fields around the county and the state watching their youngsters compete in America’s favorite pastime.

The Fairfax 11/12 Little League Baseball All-Star Team faced Essex Junction on Friday night, a rematch of a game the two played earlier in the week in the District III Double Elimination Little League Tournament at Maple Street Park in Essex.

Fairfax lost their first game to Essex Junction, went on to face Browns River and win 7 to 0, and then began preparing for last Friday’s game.

Matt Durocher, manager of the Fairfax 11/12 Little League team has coached Little League for twelve years.

“We had a great run in the tournament. I was fortunate to coach six of these boys from fiveyear-old T-Ballers to their last game as 12-year-olds in the All-Star tournament,” said Coach Durocher, “Watching them become very good ball players and even better young men has been an experience I will never take for granted or forget.”

Durocher’s own son, Seneca, was one of the boys who played his last game as a Little Leaguer on Friday night.

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“It hurts that our last game was a loss, but our team needs to move past that game and start looking forward to school ball.”

As the summer months pass by, kids all over the county will be getting ready to head back to the classroom and the athletic fields.

Some kids will be eager to get back to the assignments and schedule of the school day, but many will be looking forward to their first day of football or soccer practice.

“Sports can be so valuable in so many different ways and life lessons are a big part of what we do as coaches. My goal as a coach would be to help prepare these kids to be functioning adults in life as well as sports. Sports help keep kids in school and encourage them to keep up their grades; they pull a lot of kids through.”

Durocher encouraged parents to get their children involved in sports, especially Little League.

For some parents that might mean taking on a coaching role which, a job which requires a tremendous time commitment, but has plenty of upside.

“If you’re lucky enough to commit to the kids you have, you have the opportunity to help them in so many ways, regardless of their walk of life. For many kids, this is the best time of their day. If you can help a little kid be happy, that’s a big part of it,” said Durocher, “It’s not easy, but it’s worth everything you do.”

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Photo: Kristin Gaudette Tuesday evening the Franklin the fourth when Harvey singled on more in the seventh on a balk County Legion team traveled to a 0-2 count, scoring one run. and FC pitcher Kristian Viljanin, CVU to face SD Ireland. Post 1’s Kristian Viljanon led Franklin who threw two innings of relief, spirits were high after a 6 to 4 County to victory on the mound. closed the game, holding South victory over South Burlington the He threw six innings, allowing Burlington to four runs. evening before. seven hits and four runs while Mike Roy got the win for Franklin County stole the lead striking out one. Colby Brouillette Franklin County, throwing five late in the game in a 5 to 4 victory threw one inning in relief out of innings. over SDI on Tuesday evening. the bullpen.

Colby Brouillette went 2-forThe game was tied at four with Harvey, Brouillette, and Boucher 4 at the plate to lead Franklin Franklin County batting in the top each collected multiple hits for County in hits. Franklin County of the sixth when Andrew Harvey Franklin County. Brouillette and stole five bases during the game as singled on the first pitch of the at Harvey each had three hits to lead. two players stole more than one. bat, scoring one run.

Monday’s game against South Caleb Laroche led the way with Franklin County scored first Burlington saw the score tied at three. in the game when Ryan Boucher four in the top of the sixth. Ryan The wins were welcome after doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring Boucher hit a sac fly that scored Franklin County took two losses to one run. one run for Franklin County and SD Ireland late last week and one SD Ireland took the lead, but giving them a tenuous lead. loss to the Colchester Cannons.

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THURS. JULY 19 year and will need their physician’s Info: Sara (instructor) 881-9673 or • Puppet show and mini concert, approval to participate. Please feel Patty 524-5520.

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• Summer Encore Performance: July Mixer: 5:30 – 7:30pm, Art, • David Rosane & the Zookeepers: 1pm workshop, (registration refreshments, your friends & 7pm, Arvin A. Brown Library. required: 524-1507) 2:30 neighbors at the St. Albans Museum, Libraries Rock Reading Program. performance.

St Albans Free 9 Church St., St. Albans. View the Suggested donation at door: $10, Library, 11 Maiden Lane. Welcome newest exhibition, Agriculture is goes to the hosting library. this talented group of students as at the heart of “Farming Franklin they perform “In Search of a Song.”

County”. Cash Bar, door Prizes; SAT. JULY 21 • Berkshire Historical Society registration required 524-2444.

Meeting: 5pm, Historical Society • Financial Issues of Divorce: • Bird Walk: 8am, Missisquoi Building, Montgomery RD, 6-7:30pm, Fairfax Community National Wildlife Refuge. everyone welcome; info: 848-3459. Library, please register 849-2420, • Farmers’ Market: 9-1, • Living Strong in Vermont Program Montgomery Village.

(Light Strength Training)4-5pm, lead by Jo Ann Thibault.

• Lap Time Story Time:10Tuesdays and Thursdays, through 10:30am, Fairfax Comm. Library.

FRI. JULY 20 September 27) at Hawk’s Nest Geared for littlest listeners. Sweet Senior Housing, Community story time with great board books, Rm., St. Albans. To pre-register, • Dance for Parkinson Exercise: 10- songs and finger plays.

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July 19, 2018 • Kingman Street Klassic:10am2pm, Downtown St. Albans; annual Antique & Classic Car Show, benefits the Franklin County Area Cancer Network (raindate is tomorrow!)

SUN. JULY 22 • Biblical Parenting Seminar: 6:30-7:30pm, Redeeming Grace Church, East Georgia.

MON. JULY 23 •Swanton’s History Camp, July 23rd – 27th: 10am-12:30pm, covering American history from the Native Americans to the 20th Century. Activities include candle dipping, indigo-dyeing, and gravestone rubbings. The fifth day ends with a Camp Rocket launch in the park.Themed snacks and daily prizes. Ages 6-12 yrs, info 802-7337471, Swanton Library.

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Everyone is invited.

•Summer Music at Grace: 7pm, Village Harmony- Vermont’s teen vocal ensemble, Grace Church at 215 Pleasant St. Sheldon (the brick church); wheelchair accessible.

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Fairfax Comm. Library. Ages 0-6 • OWLS ROCK at the Sheldon Elementary School! 10–11am, Outreach for Earth Stewardship will bring their owls who have been rescued and cannot return to the wild. Come see three live owls up close and learn more about these magnificent creatures. All ages, free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Sheldon Municipal Library.

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Bakersfield

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• Vermont Land Trust, Inc. transferred property East of VT Route 118 to The Nature Conservancy, $1,630,000.

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• Lance & Priscilla Loomis transferred property at Sycamores 33 Week 04, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $9,660.

• Alf & Gloria Nilsen transferred property at Sycamores 43 Week 34 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $6,090.

• Robert Miller & Danuta Skiba-Miller transferred property at Sycamores 37 Week 05 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $6,090.

• Jill & Timothy Brennan transferred property at Sycamores 32 Week 06, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $16,740.

• Carol & Jon Harris-Shapiro transferred property at Sycamores 60 Week 33 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $4,830.

• Steven Vagnino & Susan Yardley-Vagnino transferred property at Sycamores 54 Week 05 Even, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $4,830.

• Katharine Frase & Kevin McAuliffe transferred property

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4BD, 2.5BA, Cedar Contemporary Ranch, (wired for a generator), 21.2 acres. Open fl. plan, Kit: granite countertops, tiled floors, hickory cupboards. LR: tongue & groove pine walls, peeled balsam beam ceiling; Mstr. BA w/ jet garden tub. Pellet stove; boiler connected to outdoor wood boiler. Det. heated 24’x32’ garage, 2nd story has 20’x32’ finished area. Heated 32’x36’ barn, 20’x32’ w/hay storage. Sm. potting shed/greenhouse w/water. Apple orchard, spring-fed pond stocked w/ bass; sweeping views. Richford mailing address. MLS#4703769 Call, text, or email Armand armand.chevrier@yahoo.com 802-309-4735

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at Sycamores 30 Week 34, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Lisa & Paul Emrick transferred property at Sycamores 30 Week 09 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $6,090.

• Elizabeth & Keith Henry transferred property at Sycamores 52 Week 08, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $16,740.

• Frank & Irene Wallace transferred property at Sycamores 40 Week 03 Odd; Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $6,090.

• Kathaaleen & Wayde Gilston transferred property at Sycamores 62 Week 08 Even, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $6,090.

• Judith Pagano transferred property at Sycamores 50 Week 25, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Sycamores C Owner Association transferred property at Sycamores 50 Week 06; Sycamores 45, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $18,270.

• Paula McHugh transferred property at Sycamores 34 Week 29, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $9,660.

• Suzanne & William Kersten transferred property at Tamaracks 03 Week 02 Even, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $6,090.

• Susan Petrou transferred property at Sycamores 29 Week 28, Cambridge to First American

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Alburgh

• Bonnie Dulude transferred property at 17 Center Bay Road So. to Daniel Dulude, $n/a.

• St. Amadeus Padish Charitable Trust transferred property at 9 North Main St. to Town of Alburgh, $n/a.

• David & Karen Becker transferred property at 9 Boudreau So. to David & Karen Becker, $n/a.

• Albert Maitner, Jr. transferred property at 28 Hilltop Rd. to Sharon Wildley, $147,000.

• David & Karen Becker transferred property at 9 Boudreau So. to Benjamin & Danyelle Becker and Dawn Frazier, $n/a.

• Curtis Family Trust transferred property at 181 Cedar La. to Jean & Michael Chevalier, $220,000.

Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $16,740.

• Andrea & David Lingley transferred property at Sycamores 40 Week 51, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Rhonda Myers transferred property at Sycamores 27 Week 33 Even, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $4,830.

• John & Susan Delano transferred property at Sycamores 30 Week 30, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Junko Ishihara & Piers Murray transferred property at Sycamores 35 Week 51, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• George & Lori Zemla transferred property at Sycamores 40 Week 01 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $6,090.

• Jane Regan transferred property at Sycamores 33 Week 33 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $4,830.

• Smugglers Notch Management Co LTD transferred property at Sycamores C 49 Week 03; Sycamor, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $21,210.

• Mikhail & Rita Rekhtman transferred property at Sycamores 53 Week 25 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $4,830.

• Jeanne & Scott O’Gorman transferred property at Sycamores 50 Week 33, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Steven Anglada & Vivian Gandia transferred property at Sycamores 28 Week 51 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed

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Tree house for the youngsters! MLS# 4694046 Margo Sherwood, Realtor / Broker 802-848-3836 802-782-0821 www.sherwoodrealestate.net

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Beautiful 9.85 acre lot w/ a 2 acre building lot; State and village approved building permit for a 3 bed, 2 bath home; approved conventional septic.

Great mountain views on a low traffic road. MLS#4636776 Margo Sherwood, Realtor / Broker 802-848-3836 / 802-782-0821 71082 www.sherwoodrealestate.net

$72,500 Spacious floor plan w/ 4 bdrms, 2-ba; Lg.backyard on .44 A, barn, garage; Near VAST trails, Rt. 105 & Rail Trail; Jay Peak 4-season Resort 20 minutes away. Come on in & make an offer!

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Fabulous investment for a good return on your money! Convenient to the Rail Trail & river! Well kept 3-apt. building; lg. spacious downstairs 3-bdrm apt. and two smaller upstairs apts.

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Jay

• Melanie Benoit & Martin Depelteau transferred property at 303 North Village Road #110 to Bradford & Stacy Standley, $425,000.

• Leonard Prive transferred property at 537 North Jay Rd. to Kathleen & Louis Legere, $185,000.

Montgomery

• William Wetherbee transferred property on West Hill Rd. to William F. Wetherbee Revocable Living Trust, $n/a.

Saint Albans City

• Bruce Scott transferred property at 30 Rugg St. to PHC Holdings LLC, $135,000.

• Franklin South, LLC transferred property at 91 Messenger St, Suite 101 to Leah Christopher & Diane Prockish, $249,900.

• R & S & E Properties LLC transferred property at 315 Lake St. to 315 Lake Street LLC, $215,000.

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• George T. Costes Living Trust

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Swanton

• Estate of Phyllis Young, Brian Young Executor transferred property at 4 ½ Church St. to Estate of Lorraine Chevalier, Eric T. Chevalier Executor, $1,749.

• Madonne Perry transferred property at 170 Russell Road and 78 Russell Rd. to Madonne & Pamela Perry, $n/a.

• Angelica & Douglas Harris transferred property at 66 Grand Ave. to Sean Harrington, Judith & Mark Hunziker, $237,000.

• Kristin Begnoche transferred property at 14 Spring St. to Brian Begnoche, $n/a.

• George & Wanda Mae Leddick transferred property at 94 St. Albans Rd. to Kevin & Marybeth Nichols, $20,000.

• Ann & Raymond Hakey transferred property at 9 Laroe St. to Kyle Fauth & Thomas Mock, $198,500.

• Deso and Chase Properties LLC transferred property at 74 Rail

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• Callie Holt & Kathleen Kinney transferred property at 501 Pleasant St. to 501 Pleasant St., LLC, $n/a.

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VAUGHN COMEAU for PROBATE JUDGE

I am pleased and honored to announce my candidacy for Franklin County Probate Judge to succeed the Honorable Larry Bruce, who is retiring.

My wife, Sara, and our wonderful daughter, Amelia, make our home with our dog, Jesse, beside the Trout River in Berkshire. Together, we serve the diverse legal needs of our community with an emphasis on probate, estate planning and real estate from my office in Enosburgh.

I grew up in Swanton and graduated from Missisquoi Valley Union High School. Following graduation, I attended Keyon College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in both chemistry and international studies. After graduating, I worked nine years worldwide for a multinational company reorganizing and managing its offices throughout the United States and abroad.

When Sara and I settled near her home in Baltimore, Maryland, I was determined to follow my lifelong dream of attending law school. I graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law. Upon graduating, I had the honor to serve as a law clerk for the Hon. Marvin J. Garbis in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Subsequently, I served as an associate in corporate real estate for McGuireWoods, one of the nation’s most prestigious law firms. In 2012, I finally came home to Vermont when a law practice became available in Enosburgh.

Throughout my career, I have been dedicated to my community, my family and the law. It will be an honor to use my education and experience to serve the people of Franklin County as Probate Judge.

Vote now at your Town Clerk’s Office or on Primary Day Tuesday, August 14th I appreciate your support.

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Fairfield

• Teresa Menard transferred property at 819 Castle Rd. to Michael Menard, $n/a. • • Craig & Diane Piazza transferred property at 2712 Dodd Rd. to Ann, Perry & Sean Browning, $289,500.

• Linda Hodet Fairfield Delinquent Tax Collector transferred property at 9648 Route 36 to Rebecca Salerno, $1,485.

• Fuad & Loraine Kawar transferred property at 800 McKenzie Rd. to Brian & Penny Dubie, $60,000.

• Teresa Menard transferred property at 35 North Rd. to Michael Menard, $n/a.

• Daniel Kittell transferred

Highgate

• Dean & Diana Fackler transferred property at 1265 Durkee Rd. to Adela Piralic & William Trieb, $245,000.

• Town of Highgate transferred property on Route 78 to Vermont Transco LLC, $28,000.

• Cathy & Terry Brace transferred property at 1191 Carter Hill Rd. to Hannah Hudson & Blake Isaacs, $205,000.

Westfield

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transferred property at 4941 VT Route 100 to Donna & Timothy Kane, $280,000. •

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Fairfax

• Robert Ovitt transferred property at 154 Meade Rd. to Bronson Johnson, $50,000.

• Justin & Kasey McCuin transferred property at 14 Pheasant Run Rd. to Jean Harding, $239,000.

• Craig S. McDonald Construction, Inc. transferred property at 18 Crosby Rd. to Christine & Robert Romano, $345,452. •

• Bruce & Martha Webb transferred property at 458 Webb Rd. to Webb Family Trust, $n/a.

• Carlton & Harold Bessette & Brian Bouchard transferred property on Kinsley Rd. to Green Crow Forecastle Timber LLC, $6,351.

• Grren Crow Forecastle Timber, LLC transferred property at End of Taylor End of Kinsley to Carlton & Harold Bessette & Brian Bouchard, $13,228.

• Suzan Comette Estate transferred property at 706 School Rd. to Arnold & Deborah Parenti, $150,000.

Trail Ln. to Pier Kristen, $142,000.

Vermont Gift Baskets

• Kaja Holdings 2 LLC transferred property at 104 Maple Park to DSV SPV3 LLC, $10.

Fletcher

transferred property for Boundary Line Adjustment for Lot A to Gregory Costes, $n/a.

• Debra Patinka transferred property at 55 Hathaway Inn Dr. to Gregory & Rebecca Krueger, $55,000.

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Enosburgh & Enosburg Falls

property at 663 Rugg Rd. to Jesse Hill, $259,000.

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under the Declaration, $4,830.

• Nancy Ackerman & Noel Choquette transferred property at Sycamores 30 Week 06, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Saladino Barbery transferred property at Sycamores 44 Week 25, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Barbara Gibbs transferred property at Sycamores 34 Week 33, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $9,660.

• Margaret Chu-Moyer & Mikel Moyer transferred property at Tamaracks 01 Week 30 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $8,370.

• Keith Stewart transferred property at Sycamores 28-06 Flex Even, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $4,830.

• Melissa Fusco & Rudolph Fusco, Jr. transferred property at Sycamores 41 Week 31, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Martin Fellner transferred property at Sycamores 30 Week 29, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $12,180.

• Joel & Sondra Levy transferred property at Sycamores 36 Week 33, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $16,740.

• Christopher Cestaro transferred property at Sycamores 37 Week 10 Odd, Cambridge to First American Trust, fsb, as Trustee appointed under the Declaration, $6,090.

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Montgomery LOIS WITH THE MONTGOMERY NEWS, JULY 15, 2018 It has turned out to be a wonderful afternoon the air seems less humid.

I have had a short nap and now will finish up this column. I have most of it done and saved it. This

week while I was outside cleaning the weeds out of the cracks of our sidewalk I had several people stop by and say Hi. Our neighbors down the street Titus and Michelle Pressler have company and it happens to be Michelle’s parents from Indiana. I was quite sure it was Michelle’s parents as I recognized Ingrid walking with her grandmother Laurel Schaap, she and her husband Wayne have retired and have come to visit with family. They like the area very much and Ingrid being their only granddaughter, just maybe they might come this way later. Ingrid was just so adorable walking up the street with her little sun hat and

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Claude!

Love, Your Family “Oakie Dokie”

beautiful little dress on.

7 /10 The 500 Card Club met at the lovely home of Carmen Scott on Route 242. She had invited the club to come for noontime lunch.

She had prepared meatball sliders, salads, hot and cold drinks and a delicious Strawberry ice cream cake, then there is plenty of snacks for the afternoon. Sue Cherrier had the high score (3050); Second highest was Roberta Morin (3000) she was sub for Lorraine Gillis; Low Score was Linda Van Gieson (370) WHAT?; Most horses (3) went to Jeannette Sylvester. The August meeting will be at the home of Linda Van Gieson on West Hill Road.

7 /13 .. Fifteen members of the Green Mountain Ruby Reds gathered at Papa’s Place in Eden on Route 100. The waitress’s fixed up the tables so we could all be seated together around them. We were all so very pleased with our meals. We had a short meeting and will be going to St.Isidore’s on July 25 for a pot-luck and play games. When we finished our meeting we got up to pay our bill and only to find out that someone had paid for all of us. YES, that is the second time for me. Our new members could hardly

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B E R K S H I R E , E N O S B U R G , M O N T G O M E RY, SHELDON: • The Dairy Center: Enosburgh, Mon.-Fri.: 11am-1pm, all welcomed, $5/suggested donation; 9332030.

• Community Meal:

on July 22nd

Please send wishes to: 1 Pinnacle Meadow Richford, VT 05476

Milk these savings while you can!

Stop in at the St. Albans Co-Op today and see how much you can save today!

2/$5 SHURFINE MINI MARSHMALLOWS $0.89 BETTY CROCKER BLUEBERRY MUFFIN 5/$5 BETTY CROCKER 2/$4 COOKIE MIX HUNT SNACK PACK CHOCOLATE/VANILLA 5/$5 PLYMOUTH CHEESE

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believe it. If that kind hearted, generous person reads this, KNOW that we were so surprised and SINCERELY THANK-YOU VERY MUCH!!!

The Quiting Circle Nimble Thimble will meet at the home of Sue Peter’s on July 26. Jeannette Sylvester is taking a few days of family vacation, and of course we will miss her. The plan for the meeting is to work on the waterproof pouches that Susan Smolinski demoed for us a few meetings back. SueP has 2 yards of Matte Vinyl Fuse and will purchase more, so bring any fabric that seems to be interesting to you. SueP also has multiple 8 inch zippers of various colors.

Hopefully Susan S. will be in a position to attend the meeting to help with directions. Edith Dunlap has sent various videos from the internet and if Cheryl Heneveld makes the meeting, she can download them in the sewing area.

Everyone is to bring something to eat, SueP will have beverages and dessert. To date they have 16 sunshine quilts completed, the goal is 25. Sharon Perry and Carolyn Babcock are invited so we can all catch up on what they are doing. Shirley Duso is doing

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Enosburg Falls Methodist Church meal starts at 5pm through Daylight Savings Time. Donations accepted. All are welcome.

FAIRFAX: • 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month:11am/doors open, 12pm/Lunch at the Fire Station, Goodall St. (off Main St.). Family style, catered by Steeple Market; $5 suggested donation.

Info: 849-6820 (Elaine).

F A I R F I E L D COMMUNITY CTR.: Tuesdays at noon: meals open to everyone; suggested donation: $4/over 60 yr. and $6/under 60 yr. Call 827-3130 to reserve a place. All menu items subject to change.

RICHFORD: • Mon.-Fri. 11am-4pm: Senior Meals at The Crossing.

• 1st Wed. ea. month, 12pm: Senior Community Meal 60+ yr. at Dorion Hall, Main St.,

BIRTHS

Rushford/ Greenia: Madilyn Nicole Rushford was born to Cody Rushford and Shawnee Greenia of St. Albans on July 6 at NMC. Lumbra: Evelyn Grace Lumbra was born to Steven Philip Lumbra and Kaitlyn (Shepard) Lumbra of St. Albans on July 9 at NMC. Bosworth: Kilian Lael Bosworth was born to Adam Tyler Bosworth and Kristina (King)

better and if you feel up to it give us a call during our meeting. Call SueP if you have questions, she has two machines and a serger and 2 ironing boards. (Thank-You SueP) To whom this may concern, the RED BARN STUDIO is open for the season, If Gila Domina has her flag out she will gladly help you out, at 32 Fuller Bridge Road, Montgomery Village.

Happy Birthday to: Gary Lumbra, Dr. Ester Pratt, Susan Baddorf 7 /22; Kelly Lagasse 7 /25; Matt Snider 7 /26; Tosca Smith, Lynn Caforia 7/28.

Anniversary wishes to: Robbie and Nicky Gendron, Gary and Darlene Marrier 7 /23. ** A neighbor was baby-sitting a young boy at her home, she had prepared some cooked beef and she noticed that he was having a problem cutting it, She asked do you want me to help you cut it up, He said No, we have tough meat at our house too.** Hope you have enjoyed the week so far, take time for yourself when it gets hot, humid and hazy. Until next week .God Bless you all .. M.L.T.A.

Richford, w/ raffles. Info: Marion 848-3685, Mary 8482045, Robin 848-3402.

• 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Wed. 10am-3pm: Missisquoi Manor, 71 Liberty St., Richford. Join us for crafts, activities & games.

Info: Mary 848-2045, Robin 848-3402, Marion 848-3685.

• Cornerstone Bridges to Life Community Ctr.: 12pm, Meal & activities, Senior Programming open to all 60+, The Dorian Hall, Main St., Richford. To reserve: Trish 393-7347/Sharry 933-4816.

ST. ALBANS: Franklin Cty. Senior Ctr., 75 Messenger ST (802)5246616 • 1st Mon. of the month, VFW Meal.

• Mon., Wed. & Thurs.: 12pm; Reservations 524-6616 SWANTON/HIGHGATE: •Tuesdays, Swanton School House Apartments, 55 Church St., Swanton. Call 72 hours in advance, 802-662-5264 for reservations. Available to individuals 60+: $5, suggested donation. 50/50; Bingo after the meal.

Bosworth of Highgate on July 9 at NMC. Cantell-Tipper/ Smith: Liam Mykal Cantell-Tipper was born to Matthew John Cantell-Tipper and Kaitlin Smith of Alburgh on July 10 at NMC. Corliss: Peyton Makenna Corliss was born to Brian Matthew Corliss and Sabrina Marie Corliss of Enosburg on July 10 at NMC.

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STATE FILINGS GIVE GLIMPSE INTO CANDIDATES’ COFFERS agreed to seek the Franklin Senate 26 donors, all of it in the past four

representing Fairfax, Mary Beerworth is the only candidate to have filed a report with the state. She reported raising $2,000 from two donors, Tom and Carol Breuer, who typically donate to Republican candidates throughout the state.

Leading the financial pace for the Franklin 3-1 district, which includes St. Albans City and part of the Town, is Kate Larose, a Democratic newcomer in Franklin County. She leads the pack with $7,810 from 72 donors, of that more than 95% was raised since the last report was filed.

Casey Toof comes in at number two with $5,042 from 42 donors, all of which was raised since March.

Mike McCarthy, a Democrat who has run at least three other races for House and Senate in the past, reports having $1,334.82 in his campaign account, all of it was raised in the last four months, and it came from 24 different donors.

Coming in last, at least financially, is James Fitzgerald, who reports having $894.41 in donations, 844.41 of that was a loan that he made to his campaign.

Voters will elect two representatives from that district in November, and no incumbents are running for re-election. Current Representative Kathleen Keenan has decided to retire after serving in Montpelier for 28 years while her counterpart, Corey Parent has

months. $800 of that was donated by two our of state donors, according to her filing.

Following Fegard in the funding effort is Richford Republican Shane Rhodes, who reports raising $900, and spent $153 for a fundraiser ticket and signs.

Josh Aldrich, who has filed to run as a Republican reports raising $800, and spent 187.50 for a fundraiser ticket and parade expenses.

Also a candidate in the twoseat district, Highgate’s Daniel Nadeau, who has not reported any donation, expenses, or cash on hand.

The Franklin-6 district which is made up of Fairfield, Bakersfield and Fletcher only had one financial report filed. Democrat

see CAMPAIGN FINANCE page 17

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more than Turner as of Sunday, according to the filings. He’s used $26,959. Turner has used just shy of $13,000, Farther down the ticket, in the Franklin Senate race, Republican Corey Parent leads the charge with $15,716.90 raised so far, almost $14,000 of that being raised in the last four months.

Trailing Parent, Democratic opponent Pam McCarthy reports having raised $7,132 from 71 donors, all of it since the last filing deadline.

McCarthy’s running-mate, Democrat Dustin Tanner, reports having raised $521 in donations from 10 donors, but $106 of that is a loan he made to his own campaign.

Trailing the pack, incumbent Randy Brock reported not having any money from previous campaigns, nor did he report having any contributions or expenses.

At the House level, starting with Franklin-1, which represents the Town of Georgia, shows a statistical dead heat in their race, at least financially. Incumbent Carl Rosenquist has donated $1,000 to his campaign fund, but has yet to spend it and has no other donors.

Democratic challenger Ed Simon is just $5 shy of Rosenquist with $995, but that has come from 11 donors, nine of which were under $100.

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By Gregory J Lamoureux County Courier Sunday was the filing deadline for all candidates at the state level to notify the Secretary of State’s Office of their campaign’s financial situation.

Those filings, scheduled for the 15th of every month through November are the first filings since the official list of candidates was published for major parties at the end of May. Only candidates for Vermont office are required to file with the Secretary of State, candidates for Congress are not required to submit financials to the state, but instead to the Federal Government.

At the top of the statewide ticket, Governor Phil Scott leads the charge, raising nearly $214,000 in this year’s race so far, that’s now behind where he was two years ago when he had raised more than $764,000 by the mid-July filing deadline in 2016, according to filings. Scott’s primary opponent, Keith Stern reports raising a mere $58,880, of which only $30,690 since the last time reports were filed.

On the Democratic side, Christine Hallquist, the former CEO of the Vermont Electric Cooperative, pulled in about $132,000 in total campaign contributions, coming closest to Scott in fundraising, but since March, she’s raised more than $89,000.

One of Hallquist’s opponents, James Ehlers, a longtime environmental advocate, has raised just under $ 50,000, since May he’s added $29,000 in donations.

Swanton’s Independent candidate for Governor, Joseph Barney, reports $2,351.68 in donations from 61 donors.

The Lieutenant Governor’s race is less crowded with only one candidate from each of the major parties. David Zuckerman is showing a slight lead over his challenger, Republican Don Turner. Zuckerman has raised $49,998.79, with $47,807.10 since the last deadline in March.

Turner raised more than Zuckerman in the last three months, starting from scratch, he’s raised $48,535, all of which has been since March.

Zuckerman has spent much

seat vacated by retiring Republican Carolyn Branagan.

The only candidate who has filed running for Franklin 3-2, which represents the Town of St. Albans, Eileen Dickinson, reports not having any donations, expenses, or money in her campaign account from previous races.

Vying for one of two seats in Franklin 4, which represents Swanton and Sheldon, Brian Savage and Mariana Gamache each reported having not raised any money or spent anything on this year’s campaign. That being said, Gamache held on to $4,006.62 from her last campaign, with Savage saving only $406 from his last election.

Democrat Charen Fegard of Berkshire leads the fundraising effort in the Franklin-5 district of Richford, Berkshire, Franklin, and Highgate. She indicated this week that she has raised $2,745 from

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There will be no public visiting twenty-five years, mentoring in the 1942, in Burlington son of the late As everyone became older, the boats hours. Funeral services will be on Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) Winfred and Evelyn (Keith) Boyden. became bigger. His boat of many Thursday July 19, 2018, at 10 am at group for many years, and leading He and his wife Diancy (Montague) years, The Udder Madness, was his the Second Congregational Church of the women’s ministries later in life. were married for over 53 years. pride and joy, spending weekends Christ, Jeffersonville. Burial will be In the community, while her children Diancy has always been the love and on Lake Champlain with his wife, private in the family lot in Mountain were young, she volunteered at support of his life. friends, children and grandchildren.

View Cemetery, Cambridge. There the Highgate Elementary School Fred’s home, the Boyden Farm Fred enjoyed many years of will be a celebration of life at the and led story hour at the Highgate was purchased by his grandfather skiing. He was one of the first to Boyden Farm from 3-6 pm on Public Library. Recently, she served over 100 years ago. He grew up ski Smugglers’ Notch before it was Thursday July 19, 2018. Please bring on the planning commission for the farming alongside his father and a resort, blazing a trail from Stowe. photos and memories of Fred to share Town of Highgate. Barbara will be Uncle Stearns Boyden. When he was He loved to ski, but his real passion at the celebration. remembered as a woman of deep love, a little boy, he would pretend to have was time in the woods sugaring and Memorial contributions in faith, compassion, and generosity—a his own milk route around the farm logging. He would find pure joy Frederick’s memory may be made to true servant and Proverbs 31 woman. and made maple syrup on the front walking the woods, tapping, cutting the Second Congregational Church Her husband and children arise and lawn with local friends. He always trees and listening to the sounds of of Christ, P.O. Box 40, Jeffersonville, call her blessed. She will be missed loved farming. He lost his father and nature. He always treated the land VT 05464. The family also invites tremendously, but the family takes Uncle Stearns at a young age and with respect. you to share your memories and heart in the promise of eternal life was left to take over the farm. He Fred was involved in the Cambridge condolences by visiting www.awrfh. offered through Jesus Christ in whom grew the farm to milking over 100 community for many years as a com.

Barb put her hope. cows and increased his crop acreage. school board member, Board of She is survived by her husband, His passion was planting crops and Finance for the Town of Cambridge Claude Chevalier of Highgate driving the combine at harvest time. and the Board of Management for Center; their children, Adam Fred was widely known for the Second Congregational Church Chevalier and his wife Kelly of his infectious sense of humor and of Jeffersonville. He will be greatly Lynn, MA, Laura Chevalier of kindness. People would meet him and missed by all those who knew and Highgate Center, and Jonathan instantly want to be in his company. loved him.

Chevalier and his wife Erin of Lynn, He was always open to change and Fred is survived by his loving wife MA; five grandchildren, Ethan, had a wealth of knowledge. Fred has of 53 years Diancy Boyden, his sons Emma, Jackson, Juliet, and Alivia; been extremely proud of his family Mark Boyden and wife Lauri, David her siblings, Raymond Lambert and with their foresight and business ideas Boyden and wife Linda and his his partner Ellen, Dorothy McGrath, to diversify the farm with the Boyden daughter Stephanie Campbell and Henry Lambert and his wife Molly, Anna Lambert, Mary Chapman and her partner Edward, Ruth Lambert, Edward Lambert and his partner Susan, Louis Lambert and his & LEVESQUE FUNERAL HOME AND FUNERAL HOMEBRADYCOMMEMORATIVE wife Susan, Rita Lavallee and her SERVICES BRADY & LEVESQUE FUNERAL HOME AND for Dignity and Caring husband Peter, Steven Lambert and Dignity and Caring for COMMEMORATIVE SERVICES BRADY & LEVESQUE FUNERAL HOME Four Generations his wife Alana, and Michael Lambert Four Generations.

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Arlie Robert Fuller

Georgia – Arlie Robert Fuller, 75, died peacefully on Friday July 13, 2018, at the University of Vermont Medical Center, with his loving family by his side. Arlie was born on December 12, 1942, in Burlington, the son of Arlie and Anita (Bezio) Fuller.

He had worked as a heavy equipment operator for Pizzagalli Constructions, Wright and Morrissey, Maine Drilling and Blasting and for the Town of Georgia for over 30 years.

Arlie loved hunting and camping and having family parties. He also was a very kind hearted person.

“His bark was always bigger than his bite”.

He is survived by his wife Marie (Ellis) Fuller and his children Wendy Stous and her husband David of St. Albans and Vonnie Lamotte and her husband Michael of Highgate, Tracie Jenkins and partner Vivian Hartlett of Weare, NH, Michael Jenkins and his wife Krissy of Georgia and Jennifer Durkin and her husband Joseph of Merrill, NY, by eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, his mother-in-law Esther Ellis of Georgia

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July 19, 2018 and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours were held on Monday, July 16, 2018, from 4-7:30 pm in the Minor Funeral and Cremation Center in Milton, with a funeral service following Monday evening. For those who wish, online condolences may be made to www. minorfh.com .

Walter Ira Goodrich

FRANKLIN: Rickey Brown Haney, 60 of Franklin, VT, passed away on July 4, 2018, at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington, VT. He was born on August 22, 1957 to Cyril and Jane (Brown) Haney.

He loved working on several different farms as he was growing up. He enjoyed gardening, liked to socialize, had a great sense of humor, quick with his comments, enjoyed driving the back roads of Vermont, watched Nascar faithfully, enjoyed snowmobiling and a good cold beer.

He is survived by his mother Jane Sargent, of Barton,VT.; his children, Valerie Faust and her husband Clayton, and Jeremy Haney and his fiance’ Kelly Mayhew, all of Brownington, VT; His grandchildren, Samuel Faust and his wife Cheyenne of Verona, WI, Emily Faust and companion Collin Allard of Glover, VT, Matthew Faust, Isabelle Faust, Willow Faust, Grayce Faust, Liris Haney, Indie Haney, and Adra Haney all of Brownington, and by his good friend and fellow coworker Andy.

He was predeceased by his father Cyril Haney, his nana Merle Brown, his grandparents George and Viola Haney.

Funeral services will be held at a later date.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made in Rickey’s memory to the Mountain View Farm Animal Sanctuary, P.O Box 38, Darling Hill Road, East Burke, VT 05832.

Lucien Menard

Patricia Ann King

ST. ALBANS/ MILTON: Patricia Ann King, a longtime area resident passed away Friday evening, July 6, 2018, at the Northwestern Medical Center surrounded by her family.

She was born in Burlington on October 28, 1934, the daughter of the late Ernest ands Phyliss (Lovely) Trayah. Patricia was 83 years old.

Patricia was a graduate of Milton High School, she then entered the U.S. Army in October of 1952 and received her honorable discharge in March of 1954 and then was employed as a clerk/typist with the New York Port of Embarkation.

She was a long-time member of the United Church of Milton and Green Mountain Post # 1, American Legion.

Survivors include her daughters, Roberta Dupont and her husband, David, of Bakersfield and Laura Sundstrom and her husband, Rick, of St. Albans, as well as her grandchildren, Kyle Palmer,

Nye of Highgate and her companion Paul Sheehan; grandchildren, Cindy Desorcie (Trevor), Jennifer Corey (Mike), Victoria Kelsey (Kevin), Elizabeth Marsha (Trevor), Benjamin Nye (Elizabeth), Desarae Gabree (Brad), Kristian Perras (Leanne), Rebecca Menard (Marc), and Daniel Menard (Allison); 17 greatgrandchildren; his significant other, Sandy Martin, her children, Debra Martin, Bob Martin (Marie), Tim Martin, Sr., Wendy Gratton (Dave), and their families and several nieces & nephews, including a special niece Janet Harrison; Besides his parents, Lucien was predeceased by his wife, Hildred Menard; brother, Sylvester Menard (Gertrude); sister, Ada Beyor (Phillip).

In keeping with Lucien’s wishes, services will be private and held at the convenience of the family.

For those who wish, contributions in Lucien’s memory may be made to The University of Vermont Cancer Center, The Courtyard at Given, 4th Floor North, Burlington, VT 05405 or the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478.

Jan P. (Hintz) Peissner

TEMPLETON, Mass.: Jan P. (Hintz) Peissner, 72, of Otter River, MA stepped onto a rainbow Thursday, July 12, 2018. He died at home from pancreatic cancer.

He was born in Peterborough, N.H. on Feb. 5, 1946, to Philip Hintz and Thelma (Jurva) (Hintz) (Hakkarainen) Lebeaux and grew up in St. Albans, Vt. with his aunt Toini Peissner.

Jan worked as a carpenter for many years and then worked as a maintenance mechanic in the plastics industry. In retirement, he worked at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area.

He leaves his wife of 41 years, Patricia; a daughter Rachael and a son Nathaniel, all of Otter River; a brother, Karl Hakkarainen of Holden, nieces, nephews and cousins, and special friends Lynn Oski and Jane LaRoche.

The family is grateful to GVNA Hospice for their participation.

There will be no funeral or calling hours.

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Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home, 343 Central Street, Winchendon, Mass. is directing arrangements.

Patricia Ann Pfendner

FAIRFAX: Patricia A. Pfendner, 56, wife of Gary Pfendner, died Sunday, July 15, 2018, at UVMC, with her family at her side. She was formerly employed at Vermont Federal Credit Union in Burlington, then at BFA-Fairfax and lastly at People Trust Company.

She was born in Stuttgart, Germany on December 17, 1961, daughter of the late Edward L. and Fairy Belle (Griffin) Feaster. Patricia was 56 years old.

Patricia enjoyed cooking, crafting, sewing, gardening and especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Gary of Fairfax; their three children, Jessie Davis (Brad) of Fairfax, Zachary Pfendner of Fairfax and Megan Windhorst (Randy) of Indianapolis, as well as her grandchildren, Olivia, Landin, Stella and Oliver.

Patricia is also survived by her brother, Kenny Feaster (Nancy) of New Jersey, brother-in-law, Dennis, and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Patricia was pre-deceased by her siblings, Linda, Stan and Chuck.

It was Patricia’s wishes that services be private for her family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be

SWANTON – Lucien Menard, age 87, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at his home on Maquam Shore, with his loving family by his side.

He was born in Saint Albans on June 24, 1931, to the late Lucien and Delia (Greenia) Menard.

Lucien was a lifelong resident of this area. He married his high school sweetheart on February 11, 1950, and was happily married for over 50 years, until the passing of his wife, Hildred, on November 25, 2005. He took great pride in the cottage on the lake that he built for see OBITUARIES his family to share. The cottage was page 24 a special place of memory making and sunset watching.

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CABOT- Walter Ira Goodrich passed away peacefully at his Cabot home, where he was born, with family at his bedside, following his 90th birthday.

Walt graduated from Cabot High School in 1946 and Vermont Technical College, with an Agriculture Degree, in 1949. He married Sally Ann McCutcheon of St. Johnsbury, in 1950, and together they raised six sons. Walt was wellknown and respected for his strong work ethic, farming knowledge and overall wisdom, running the sixth generation Molly Brook Jersey Farm with wife Sally. More recently his son, Myles and wife, Rhonda, continue to build on the farm legacy.

Walt was very resourceful and could weld or repair anything mechanical.

Everyone appreciated Walt’s quick wit, famous one-liners, and his ability to recount volumes of family history and local stories. For most of his life, Walt was an avid deer, partridge, and rabbit hunter and always maintained a passion for automobiles. He operated the first road grader in Cabot and provided school bus and milk can transportation services.

Walt was a member of the Civil Air Patrol during WWII and served on the Cabot School Board for six years.

Walt served eight years as a member of the Board of Directors for the Cabot Cooperative Creamery that his father, Wendell, helped to create in 1919. Walt and Sally were also featured on the WCAX Television Super Senior show in 2013. In 1994, Walt and Sally were recognized by the American Jersey Cattle Association with the Master Breeder Award and in 2002 the couple received the National Dairy Shrine Award for outstanding contributions to the United States dairy industry for all cattle breeds. In 2009, Molly Brook Farm was recognized with the Vermont Centennial Business Award, in acknowledgment of 100 years of contributions to Vermont’s Economic Heritage. Walt and Sally were also inducted into the Vermont Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2016.

Walt is survived by his wife, Sally, and four sons and their wives, Winton and Valerie, James and Maria, Glenn and Ruth, and Myles and Rhonda and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Walt was predeceased by his sister, Ilene Goodrich Bothfeld in 2000 and his two sons, Thomas Dale in 1958 and Rodney Gene in 2001. A Celebration of Life will be held on July 21, 11 am, at Molly Brook Farm for family and friends. Family will provide grill meats and drinks; potluck salads and desserts appreciated. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Jersey Cattle Association Research Foundation, 6486 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362 U.S.A.

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Angela King, Cassy Goddard, Kahla Daudelin, Dillon Dupont, Dustin Dupont, Joann Sundstrom and Cameron Sundstrom and greatgrandchildren, Gavin, Autumn, Jayden, Hunter and Ayla. Patricia is also survived by her brother, Richard Trayah of Vernal, Utah and a sister, Ilene Morgan of Grand Isle and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her son, Peter Burnor; brothers, Leonard and Wallace Trayah and sister, Natalah Riffett. Private services with military honors were held on Wednesday at the Milton Village Cemetery.

Patricia’s wishes were for contributions in her memory go to the United Church of Milton, P.O. Box 107, Milton, Vermont 05468.

To send Patricia’s family a written expression of sympathy, kindly go to her on-line guest book at www. healdfuneralhomecom.

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Branagan currently serves on the Senate Education Committee.

Branagan expressed her disappointment with the current law and noted that one school board member, Enosburg’s Suzanne Hull-Parent, has decided to resign over the forced mergers.

Hull-Parent delivered her letter of resignation to the Enosburg board on Tuesday.

“You’ve heard this morning why this change of forced mergers should not happen,” Branagan urged the SBE, “Please listen to these people. I am an elected official, I have to listen to these people. As appointed people, you don’t have to listen to them, but I have to listen,” she added.

“Change in our schools by forcing mergers creates a change in the rural ways of Vermont that cannot be replaced.

NOTICE REPUBLICAN TOWN CAUCUS All Republican voters of the Town of Sheldon, County of Franklin are hereby notified, in accordance with 17 V.S.A. § 2303, to meet in caucus on Thursday, July 26 2018 at the Sheldon Town Hall at 6pm.

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Devin Batchelder, of Franklin, spoke to the board about his view of why Franklin and Montgomery could see their schools close in the coming years if the SBE forces mergers.

“I make budgets at Northwest Medical Center,” Batchelder said, “So I am paid to predict the future.”

Batchelder framed his view with Vermont’s most recent budget fight that came down to the final days before closing down state government.

“I expect we will see a budget that is hard to pass next year, and the year after that,” Batchelder said, “Very soon we will have mandated student to school ratios, A unified district faced with that eventually will mathematically have no choice but to close a school. Ultimately will be the smallest schools, the larger schools will have the space and the votes on the board,” he said.

“I can’t tell you today if it’s going to be Franklin, Charleston, or Richford,” Batchelder said, “But I can tell you that today the probability of those school closing is zero - if they are merged - it will not be zero any longer.”

During last week’s meeting in Franklin, five current sitting legislators all made the commitment to travel to the meeting in Newark to show their support for their schools. Those legislators were Senator Carolyn Branagan, Senator Randy Brock, House Rep Cindy Weed, House Rep Brian Savage, and House Rep Corey Parent.

Despite their commitment in Franklin’s open meeting, Weed and Savage did not make the one to two-hour drive with their constituents to show their support.

Of the three that showed up, Brock and Branagan spoke their mind to the board.

Brock spoke of the positive experience that St. Albans Town and City had when they merged with Fairfield, noting that other towns like Sheldon and Franklin

have had very negative experiences with the law.

“The reason is, they are very different towns,” Brock said, “One size does not fit all.”

A view that Brock was able to bring to the discussion that very few in the room could was the view that the legislature had when they passed Act 46.

“I can’t think of a single legislator who could say that their intent was this,” Brock said, referring to forcing schools into a merger over the views of voters.

Brock reiterated a view that stood out to him at a recent meeting in Franklin, “We don’t live in North Korea, our votes should count for something.”

Brock was joined by his counterpart, Carolyn Branagan, in dismissing the Legislature’s intent to Act 46.

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Whatever the State Board decides is final and will likely take effect on July 1, 2019.

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July 19, 2018 OBITUARIES from page 21

made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, c/o Donor Services, P.O. Box 98018, Washington, DC 200908018.

19, 2018, at 11 AM at Holy Angels Catholic Church, 245 Lake Street, St. Albans. Interment will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Assisting the Pilon family is the Heald Funeral Home in St. Albans, where messages of condolence are welcome at www.healdfuneralhome. com.

Edward Allen Pilon

SWANTON: Edward Allen Pilon, a lifelong area resident, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at the Northwestern Medical Center.

Born in St. Albans on June 17, 1954, he was the son of the late Edward Joseph and Evelyn Ruth (Bessette) Pilon. Ed was 64 years old.

He married Debra Stevens, who survives him, on March 21, 2009, at their home in Swanton.

Ed was a 1972 graduate of Bellows Free Academy and then began a long career in the parts business beginning with Georgia Auto Parts, Bourbeau Equipment, Fineline Power Sports & Equipment and at the time of his passing, Champlain Valley Equipment. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed riding his motorcycles.

In addition to his wife, Debra, he is survived by his sons, Trevor Pilon and his fiancé, Melissa Latimer, of Williston and Ian Pilon and his girlfriend, Jayla Ives, of Swanton as well as his granddaughter, Ella Pilon.

He is also survived by his stepchildren, Gale Bessette and her significant other, CJ Amos, and her son, Conner, and Anthony Bessette and his sons, Bryson and Anthony; his sister, Rachel Pilon Carriveau and her husband, Frank, of Montpelier and many nieces, nephews and friends. In addition to his parents, Ed was predeceased by a nephew, Frank Carriveau.

There will be no public calling hours.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July

Hope Lancaster Towle

LARGO, FL / STOWE, VT – Hope Lancaster Towle, formerly of Vermont, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at the Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Pinellas, Florida.

She was born in Fort Kent, Maine on April 19, 1925. She and her twin sister were the youngest children of Richard F. & Tilda (Moholland) Crocker.

Hope grew up in Fort Kent and graduated from the Madawaska Training School for teachers (now the University of Maine at Fort Kent) as part of an accelerated program designed to give students an opportunity to complete high school and receive teacher training in less time than usual as teachers were needed during the war.

She began her teaching career at the age of 19 and taught three years in the rural schools of the Fort Kent area. In 1945, Hope married Thomas R. Lancaster in Fort Kent. His career brought them to Vermont and her teaching career continued in Hartland and Stowe, where she taught fifth grade for 25 years, retiring from Stowe Elementary School in 1980.

She was very proud to be from a family of educators: mother, father, siblings and then daughter, son-inlaw, granddaughter and grandsonin-law. While living in Stowe, Hope coached high school girls basketball,

attended the Stowe Community Church and was an active member of Sickle Chapter #34 Order of the Eastern Star. At the time of her death she was very proud to be a 68 year member of the Eastern Star, an organization that meant a great deal to her. Over the years, Hope was known for riding a bicycle wherever she went in town. Following the death of her husband in 1975, she learned to drive and always said she had to drive until late in life because she got such a late start!

In 1976 Hope married Elroy W. Towle in Stowe. Following her retirement, they began spending winters in Largo, Florida and summers in Eden, Vermont. This continued until after Elroy’s death in 2007. In 2012 she made Florida her permanent home and the Colonial Village community became her family.

Hope is survived by her only child, Susan, and her husband Donald Collins of Swanton; her granddaughters, Stephanie, and her husband Patrick Phillips of Colchester, and Kristina, and her husband David Collins of McLean, Virginia. Also surviving are her four great-grandchildren and the lights of her life, Kieran Phillips of Colchester, Addison, Campbell, and Beckett Collins all of McLean, Virginia. She loved seeing photos and hearing about the activities of these special children in her life.

Also surviving her are her stepchildren and their families, Mari Towle and Jerry Willert of Inverness, FL, Marjorie and Edward Andrus of Hyde Park, and El Towle and Joe Russo of Alburgh and several nieces & nephews.

Hope was predeceased by her parents and her husbands as well as her sister, Barbara Goodrich of Brewer, ME, her twin sister, Ann Marie Crocker of Fort Kent, ME, her brother, Richard F. Crocker, Jr. of Caribou, ME; nephew, Stephen Goodrich of Brewer, ME; and her childhood friend, Marcella Burns of Burlington, VT. Marcella and Hope both moved to Vermont through marriage and they maintained a close friendship.

A graveside service will take place on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 10:30 AM in the family lot in Riverbank Cemetery in Stowe, VT. For those who wish, contributions in Hope’s memory may be made to the Lamoille Area Cancer Network, 198 Farr Ave., Morrisville, VT 05661. Hope received money from

• this special group of people when she battled cancer in Florida and she was always very grateful to them for reaching out and supporting her from “home”. For as long as she was able after her recovery, Hope knit and sold “scrubbers” and gave the money to this dedicated group as her way of repaying their kindness to her.

Stanley F. White

ST. ALBANS: Stanley F. White, the fun loving, great spirited man has been sent to the angels above at the age of 81 years. He was born in Essex, VT, son of the late William White and Grace Larochelle White, on November 23, 1936.

He was a man that lived life to the fullest. Stan served in the US Air Force for four years, married the love of his life, Wanda Chagnon, had three

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cyanobacteria.

The Town of Franklin approved $10,000 at Town Meeting Day for the cost of electricity to run the system. It is unclear what will happen with that money now that the project will be delayed at least nine more months.

The system that the state is working to install will oxygenate the lower layer of water, helping to combat the formation of algae.

With the added layer of oxygen being pumped into the lake through an underwater pipe originating at the State Park, the hope is that the water will not stratify in future years- helping to trap legacy phosphorous in the silt beneath the lake.

Funding for the project comes from H.260, Vermont’s newly passed “Lake in Crisis law,” passed this spring.

A meeting is planned for tonight, Thursday, July 19th at 4:45 at the Franklin Carriage House to better coordinate the public’s help in the lake cleanup process.

In addition, experts from the state are expected to take questions about the new law and how the state’s agencies are working together during the meeting.

DUI/DLS REPORT

• Anthony Burns, 26, of Richford was arrested by a Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy on July 10th for allegedly driving

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boys, retired from Agway after 32 years, was a past commander of the American Legion Post #1, and spent much of his time with a smile on his face surrounded by family.

Stanley was predeceased by both of his parents and his wife Wanda, a brother Maurice and brothers-in-law Harold Ives and Russell Brock.

He is survived by his sisters Sylvia Ives of Florida and Sandra Brock of Arizona, his sons Gary and his wife Debbie of St. Albans, Stephen and his wife Pamela of St. Albans, and Mark and his significant other, Donna Gabree of Fairfield; his grandchildren, Douglas of St. Albans, William (BJ) and his significant other Charlotte Hineman of Johnson, Jacqueline Hawkins and her husband John of Georgia, VT, and Matt and his significant other Rachel Beaulieu of Sheldon; his great-grandchildren, Kyrel and Briana Hawkins of Georgia, VT. Per the request of Stanley, there will be no services.

Cheers to a wonderful man that will be forever missed, but always in our hearts.

Memorials may be made in his memory to the American Legion Post #1, 100 Parah Drive, St. Albans, VT 05478. Arrangements are entrusted to the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, where online condolences and memories may be shared with his family and friends at: www. bradyandlevesque.com.

with a criminally suspended license. Burns was driving on the Guilmette Road in Richford when the deputy ran his license plate, learning of his suspension.

He was cited into court on August 20th.

• Adam Baril, 33, of Fairfax was arrested on July 14th for a driving while license suspended charge as well as two charges of violation of conditions of release. Baril was initially pulled over when a deputy noticed he was traveling extremely close to the vehicle in front of him as well as swerving, according to the deputy.

• Gage Gibbons, 22, of Milton was arrested on July 12th for DUI after being stopped by a Vermont State Trooper in the “Safety Corridor” in Winooski on Interstate 89. According to the Trooper, he was stopped for a motor vehicle violation, which lead to the DUI charge. He is due in court on August 2nd.

• Dwayne Martell, 52, of Highgate was arrested by a vermont State Trooper for allegedly driving with a criminally suspended license on July 12th.

The Trooper said he stopped Martell after a moving violation on Interstate 89, near Exit 19 in St. Albans. He is due in court on August 27th.

• Joshua Yergeau, 35, of Schenectady NY was arrested by a Vermont State Trooper after police stopped him for speeding on Interstate 89 in Georgia on July 15th. He was released on a citation to appear in court on July 30th to answer to the charge.