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COURTESY PHOTO Gianna Pierce has fun with Veggie People activity at the Milton Farmers Market.
Milton seeks Village Center designation By NEIL ZAWICKI
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Farmers Market aims to popularize fresh produce By NEIL ZAWICKI
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ilton Farmers Market manager Keely Agan wants everyone to embrace fresh, local produce, and her motives are not as much economic as they are nutritional. Agan grew up in Milton, and in 2016 graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and food sciences. She managed the Williston Farmers Market while in college, and works as the Farm-to-School Coordinator with the Milton Town School District. She says many families think of a farmers market as a novel place to buy one or two items at a high price, but the reality is such markets are a great source for better food at comparable prices.
“When you’re buying fresh, local food, you’re getting at its most peak ripeness,” she said, explaining how produce that travels from outside the state will lose nutrients by the time it finds its way to the dinner table. “It’s not just better tasting when it’s fresh,” she said. “It’s actually at its best nutrient capacity. If you’re buying something that has traveled on a truck from California, it takes days to get to you.” Still, Agan says perceived cost and familiarity with the produce are two elements that keep may shoppers away. “There’s a ‘why is that healthy and how can I use that?’ part when people see things like garlic scapes or eggplant,” she said. But such items are versatile and
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he Milton selectboard on July 15 voted to amend the town comprehensive plan to include language that will let the town apply for a Village Center Designation. Such a designation, given through the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, is designed to accelerate economic development. If designated, property owners and private developers in Milton’s Village district, centered around Route 7 and Main Street, would be eligible for a host of tax credits for renovation, storefront improvement, and code improvement. The designation also gives priority consideration for state grants and building services for merchants who lease their building. The designated area would run from Route 7 over to Railroad Street, and down from Main Street to Cherry Street. Town Manager Don Turner said he’s excited for the potential designation. “We have a neat village,” said Turner. “It’s not in our downtown, but it’s a great area.” Turner said the designation is great for development because it doesn’t carry any requirements for developers. “It doesn’t hold people to any standards, and there’s no design review committee beyond the town,” he said. Turner said the move is a good step in the town’s efforts to emerge as a vital area for commerce and quality of life. “We have a lot of heritage here and I’m proud of our community,” he said. “We’re excited for this opportunity.”
Community says goodbye to VPR anchor Steve Delaney
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e had a voice that carried authority, facts, color from the scene, insight and, above all, carefully crafted words that captured it all. That voice belonged to Steve Delaney – longtime NBC News correspondent – and was silenced at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, in Charlotte, N.C., after a valiant struggle with overwhelming health issues.
age of the Israeli rescue of He took television viewers hostages in Entebbe earned to Kent State, the Attica prishim a cameo role in two films on riots and the Challenger about that historic event.) space explosion that claimed Steve covered politics in the life of a teacher and a Washington, D.C. and the NASA crew before millions of political campaigns of George viewers and then he helped H. W. Bush, John Glenn, America understand what Howard Baker, and Walter had happened. In the midMondale. 70s, he was based in Israel From Washington, he went and later Greece covering the tensions in the Middle East > See Delaney on page 5 from both sides. (His cover-
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UPBEAT NEWS The art of cars D
iscover the artistry of classic car design and custom paint jobs at the Milton Artists Guild’s car show Aug. 3. “MAG wheels: Artistry in Motion,” will run Saturday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Milton Artists Guild Art Center and Gallery in the Hannaford Shopping Plaza. Green Mountain Kruzerz will co-host the event. The artistry of custom paint jobs on cars and car parts will also be showcased at the Milton Art Center throughout the month including in its window display. MAG artists Ethan Rogati, Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr., Alissa Kenwood, Richard Lyon, Donna Underwood, Cathy Hartley, and Catherine Putzier will be featured. Aaron Stein and Norman La Rock will also show their work. There will be a pin striping demonstration and anartists’ raffle. The proceeds will benefit the Milton Artists Guild.
Academic Achievement Celeste Adele Gander received a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary: Human Rights Studies from Trinity College. Shelby Wilinski received a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (K-8) from Western Governors University. Heather Gonyeau received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University. Tyler Molleur received a Master of Science in Nursing - Education (BSN to MSN) from Western Governors University.
Erica Lavallee graduated from the Vermont Technical College Practical Nursing program. Jennifer Pennington graduated from the Vermont Technical College Practical Nursing program. Nicholas Wolff graduated from the Vermont Technical College Practical Nursing program. Jessica Farnsworth has been named to the Champlain College President’s List for the Spring 2019 semester. Naomi Adu-Damoah was named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester. Megan Holbrook was named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester. Kristen Jensen was named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester.
Breekya Bartlett graduated from the Vermont Technical College Practical Nursing program.
Katherine Manley was named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester.
Shauna Bates graduated from the Vermont Technical College Practical Nursing program.
Meagan Staley was named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester.
Jennifer Brunelle graduated from the Vermont Technical College Practical Nursing program. Ella Cole graduated from the Vermont Technical College Practical Nursing program.
History Q&A
How well do you know your town? Find out with our weekly quiz. Q: How many full-time police officers did Milton have in 1977? A: 9 B: 12 C: 3 Answer see page 7
Milton History Challenge is brought to you with the help of the Milton Historical Society.
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Building relationships at the White House Selectboard members travel to D.C.
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American made, so it qualifies as 100 percent U.S. steel,” said Adams, “But the truck that would be used to transport the truck to us is not 100 percent U.S. steel, so we haven’t been able to get our truck.” Both Adams and Taylor say they agree with the premise of the president’s order, but that it’s just not working in the real world. The pair brought up the issue at the conference when they met William Crozer, who is the special assistant to the president and deputy director of international government affairs. Adams said the response from Crozer was positive. “He can call the DOT person and try to get an answer for us,” said Adams. Adams said the town has considered finding a way to drive down to Florida to pick up the vacuum truck, but such a trip would incur additional expenses. Adams added that the trouble getting the vacuum truck is “ironic,” in that such a truck would help the town reduce pollution into Lake Champlain. “Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to prevent more pollution?” he said. Both Adams and Taylor say they came away from the conference with a strong connection to administration officials. “I feel with just this one-day event we’ve established a long-term relationship with this administration,” said Adams. Adams said he plans to continue a dialogue with the contacts he made at the conference.
July 16 trip by two selectboard members to a conference at the White House could help the town get a long-awaited piece of equipment held up by a presidential executive order, but one former board member wonders if the trip could have been done with just one person. Selectboard Chair Darren Adams, along with board member Chris Taylor, traveled to DC to attend the Northeast Regional White House Conference, an invitational event that gives regional elected officials the opportunity to meet with White House Administration leaders and policymakers. The board on July 8 voted to send Taylor and Adams to the conference with funds from the Town Manager’s travel fund. Both men handled their own expenses beyond the plane ticket and a single hotel room, in which Taylor stayed, while Adams stayed at a friend’s condominium. Adams said the total expense for the trip landed just under $2,000 and because it came from the travel fund it “did not burden the taxpayers.” But former selectboard member Brenda Steady complained the addition of Taylor on the trip was an unnecessary expense. “My concern is why is the taxpayer funding two board members and not sending one,” wrote Steady in a July 13 letter to the Independent. “I realize there are some questions that can [be] asked on the community’s behalf, and I believe one person could accomplish this.” The travel fund does, in fact, come from the general fund, which is created with tax revenue. Beyond the dissent regarding expense, Adams and Taylor said the trip gave them the opportunity to speak directly to policy influencers regarding some issues the town has been trying to solve. The most pressing issue, said Adams, has to do with a $300,000 Department of Transportation grant the town received in 2017 for a new vacuum truck, which the town would use to clean storm drains and culverts. The current truck is 13 years old and in need of replacement. But the town is still waiting for the new truck, which is in Florida, and the reason they can’t get it is directly related to President Donald Tump’s April 2017 executive order, called “Buy American, Hire American,” NEIL ZAWICKI, Independent Staff which requires all federal Milton Selectboard Chair Darren Adams and selectgrant recipients to use equipment made with 100 percent board member Chris Taylor visited the White House July 16 as part of the Northeast Regional White House U.S. steel. “The vacuum truck is Conference.
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CIP funds diverted for emergency tank replacement By NEIL ZAWICKI
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ilton Public Works Director David Allerton asked the selectboard on July 15 for $19,940 to replace the three hydro pneumatic tanks at the Steeplechase Lane High Service Water System facility. The board approved the request. Allerton told the board workers last month were searching for a leak when they discovered one tank’s expandable bladder was waterlogged, which means it is essentially failing. When the workers depressurized the system to address the problem, they discovered the other two were shot as well. The tanks are 16 years old, which prompted selectboard member Michael Morgan to remark the town got good life out of them. “Yes,” Allerton agreed. “So it’s time to replace them.” The funds will come from the town’s $45,000 Capital Improvement Plan budget. The emergency fund diversion will delay scheduled roof, soffit, and siding replacement at the facility, but all agreed replacing the tanks was a priority. The funds will also go toward preparing documents to hire A. Cooper Mechanical to perform the replacement.
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Police
Over the past week, Milton officers responded to 252 calls for service, wrote 50 tickets and handed out 72 warnings. Citations for using a portable electronic device while driving comprised 60 percent of the total citations issued. Milton officers arrested four people. One of those arrests was for simple assault, two were for driving under the influence and criminal refusal to submit to a sobriety test, and one was for driving on a criminally suspended license. Detectives are also working on a larger investigation involving a sexual assault that allegedly happened July 15 just after 6 p.m. on Bombardier Road.
Rescue
Milton Rescue personnel last week responded to 21 calls for service resulting in 15 transports. This
week included a response to the interstate for a one car fatal accident. Upon arriving on scene the responding crew discovered an infant in the midst of a seizure. The infant’s family had been transporting the child to Burlington for medical care when the accident occurred and stopped their progress. Milton Rescue cared for and transported the infant without incident.
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The fire service over the past week responded to three calls for service and have responded to 141 calls during 2019. This included a response to the interstate for a fatal, one-car motor vehicle accident. Although no rescue extrication was required the fire department remained on scene for over three hours to assist the Vermont State Police in securing and managing the scene.
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OBITUARIES Steve Delaney, continued from page 1 to NBC New York where he was one of three correspondents reporting for “Monitor”, a weekly prime-time news magazine. Steve was sent into Libya in 1986. Reporting by telephone, he led the top of Nightly News when US jet fighters strafed Tripoli including the hotel where he was staying. “Tom (Brokaw), Tripoli is under attack.” And he couldn’t disconnect that telephone line for several days for fear of losing the only communication between him and the studio in New York. And after his distinguished career with NBC News, Steve retired to his beloved Vermont where he and his wife, Lynn, built a yearround home on the shores of Lake Champlain in Milton, just across the road from a summer cottage they had purchased in 1985 and near where Steve’s grandparents had summer vacationed since 1915. Retirement was not in the books for him. He commuted weekly to Boston to anchor a daily news program on a new cable network created by The Christian Science’ Monitor followed by a news assignment a lot closer to home on Vermont Public Radio where he anchored an early morning and then a midday news program. Delaney, who was most proud of his Irish heritage, had a great sense of humor and shared his love of Irish lore with a book about Irish legends “The Last Irish Goddess.” That fondness for Irish culture carried over to a tradition he and his wife started while living and working in Israel – a St. Patrick’s Day party where you’d find his journalist colleagues, family and friends from wherever they were living enjoying Delaney hospitality. Those parties continued in Washington, D.C. (where then VicePresident Bush showed up), on Long Island when they lived there and most especially in Vermont. He wrote The Nilesburgh Chronicles trilogy about life in a fictional Vermont town, capturing the spirit and dialect of the rural Vermont village – much like the one in which he lived. He collected an array of essays reflecting life in Vermont as he saw it. Many he had delivered on air for The Christian Science Monitor or Vermont Public Radio. It was titled Vermont Seasonings (2011) and U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont said this about it, “Steve Delaney is one of the most perceptive personalities ever to grace a radio wave. In Vermont Seasonings
he captures and distills the tradition and raw nature that make Vermont a different place and a special place. He artfully blends the wry with the witty, the sublime with subliminal, and the endearing with the enduring.” Despite a busy professional career, he also had time for a family that included a son Sean and a daughter Megan, from his 45-year marriage with Lynn, and two sons Barry and Houston, and daughters Annie and Beth from an earlier marriage. Steve is also survived by eleven grandchildren, and his brothers, John, Peter and David and sister Mary, and many in-laws, and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister Cynthia. Stephen Barrett Delaney was born August 30, 1938, in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., the son of Elizabeth Barrett and John Joseph Delaney, Jr. A harbinger of the career that lay ahead, he was at, age three, playing outside their home in Aiea Heights overlooking Pearl Harbor on the morning of the Japanese attack. “Look, Daddy, smoke,” Steve reported to his naval officer dad, who quickly sped off toward the harbor. After WWII, the family lived in Virginia and Illinois before settling in Charlotte, N.C. He attended Charlotte Catholic in his senior year and in 1960 graduated from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C. While he was still in college Steve started his career in radio, at first as a disc jockey at WCGC in Belmont, and then joined WSOC Radio where the 22-year-old was known for his diplomacy and quick-thinking with his “Charlotte Party Line” show. He then joined WSOC’s television news department and in the late sixties was hired by the NBC owned and operated station WKYC in Cleveland, before moving to Atlanta, Ga. when NBC opened a southeast bureau. Steve was proud of his 50-year career as a reporter. He wrote a commentary on Facebook on October 15 of last year ending with, “We journalists are not the enemy of the people. We ARE the people.” A Celebration of Life for Steve Delaney will be held at Cornerstone Community Church on Bombardier Rd. In Milton, Vermont on Saturday, July 27, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity. Online condolences may be made to www.minorfh.com
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estford – Mildred Mae Billings, 86, died peacefully on Friday. July 19, 2019, at the St. Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in St. Albans. Millie was born on April 28, 1933, in Burlington, the daughter of Waldo and Mary Jane (Blair) Siple. On April 4, 1959, she married Richard William Billings. Richard predeceased her on June 25, 1991. Her number one priority was being a great homemaker. She loved her
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den – David M. Lawrence, 54, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, as a result of an automobile accident. David was born on September 8, 1964, the son of Maurice and Shirley (Hunt) Lawrence. On June 17, 1995, he married Melissa Duffany in Bridport, VT. He served in the U.S. Army for over seven years and with the 131st Engineers at the VT National Guard in Williston for over 14 years. He also proudly served in Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. David spent the last 18 years working in the Radiology Department at Copley Hospital, where he touched many lives. David enjoyed waterfowl hunting
Family & Dogs and was a Loving, Caring person who helped many! She also worked as a sales clerk. Millie is survived by her children Rosemary Burroughs and partner Christopher Cole of Williston, Lawrence Billings and his wife Amanda of Fairfax, Frederick Billings and his wife Brenda of St. Albans, Michael Billings and his fiancé Jean Carpenter of St. Albans and Robin King and her husband Donald of Westford; by her grandchildren Taunya, Kerrie, Mike, Chris, Ronnie, Theresa, Tracy, Bambi, Frederick II, Brittany, Amanda and Justin; and by 24 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers James and Waldo Siple Jr., her sister Marion Graham and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Millie’s family in care of Rosemary Burroughs, P.O. Box 136, Milton, VT, 05468 There will be no visiting hours, however a graveside service for Mildred and Richard will be held on Friday, July 26, 2019 at 2 p.m. in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Westford. Online condolences may be made to www.minorfh.com.
and fishing as well as walking in the woods with his dog Tucker. Some of his many hobbies were buying and fixing boats, collecting vintage decoys and researching everything he could about whatever he was interested in at the moment. He had a great love for his family and was extremely proud of them. He enjoyed entertaining all the people he came in contact with by sharing his endless collection of jokes. He is survived by his wife Melissa Lawrence, and his sons Joshua and Ethan Lawrence, all of Eden. He is also survived by his brother Don Lawrence and his wife Wendy of Fletcher, his father and mother-inlaw Harry, Muriel Duffany of Bridport and his nephews Matthew and Daniel Lawrence. Memorial contributions in Dave’s memory may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675-8517. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 1 p.m. in Johnson at Lamoille Valley Church of the Nazarene with a reception to follow in Eden at the family’s residence. Burial will be in the VT Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Randolph on July 29, 2019, at 1 p.m. For those who wish, online condolences may be made to www. minorfh.com.
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Health & Wellness
Making sure smoothies are healthy By Kate Laddison Northwestern Medical Center Community Relations
Here’s a recipe from Chef Newhard that uses kale – a super-food which packs a big nutritional punch – along with cucumbers, lemon and other summery ingredients for a delicious, nutritious, green smoothie.
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moothies are a delicious addition to your diet anytime – especially in the hot summer months. But to make smoothies a healthy option, think carefully about the ingredients in your recipe to make sure you are getting a nutritious drink. Steer clear of ingredients like sweetened yogurt and berry juice and instead use ice to help create the smooth, frozen texture. Add ingredients like fresh or frozen fruit and just a small amount of fruit juice. Watch the labels on any juice you use and try to aim for 100 percent fruit juice, says NMC’s Restaurant and Catering Sous Chef, Jon Newhard. For example, eating a whole apple is a better health choice than a glass of apple juice, he says, and the same thinking should be applied to smoothies. Newhard also offered a tip of using bananas to help create a thicker consistency or using frozen fruit, which can be treated as the ice in your smoothie recipe – giving you whole-fruit nutrition with a less watered-down ingredient. Newhard also recommended adding chia seeds to your smoothie, which will help you feel full.
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Preventing drug use by empowering youth Coalition helps kids, teens understand advertising By neiL ZaWiCKi
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ony Moulton and Tabatha Kittson of the Milton Community Youth Coalition speak like insurgents in a bunker from their basement office across from the high school. The analogy is fitting, says Moulton, who for the past five years has served as Executive Director of the decade old non-profit. The coalition’s primary mission is substance abuse prevention, and like any group with such a goal, they face a formidable adversary: big tobacco and alcohol companies. Both those groups have leveraged advertising and social media on a massive level to win the hearts and minds of kids, with the goal of getting them hooked on their substances. With a budget nowhere near that of their foes, Moutlon and Kittson, the group’s development director for community support and substance abuse prevention, work to countermand that message, and to turn kids away from substances use. “There are certainly days when it feels like an uphill battle,” said Moulton. “We’re the small entity trying to counter this massive message.” Moulton said big tobacco companies, which now deal in vaping products, as well as alcohol makers, know they need to constantly get new users for their products, and to do that they target young people with a message of personal freedom and misinformation. “They’re trying to find ways to trick teens into using,” he said. Of course, getting out in front of those messages takes some finesse, and both Moulton and Kittson say the old method of “just say no” is > see YoUtH on page 12
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REMEMBERING By LoRINda HENRy
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t’s the kind of weather that really makes cold food inviting. Back in the day we didn’t have ice cream all that often, but it was always summer when we did. My grandparents got a refrigerator soon after they got electricity, but the freezing section was very small. It would hold a half gallon of ice cream, but not for long, and not at all if something else was in the freezer.. When we decided to have it for dessert, Grampy would go down street to the soda fountain at the drugstore and buy a pint brick – or two, depending on how many of us were there. Then he would hurry back up the hill where he was eagerly awaited Grammy unwrapped the brick and cut it into neat, even slices so we could consume the entire pint, having no place to keep any remainder. Usually we had three flavors in stripes of cream, brown, and pink. It was kind of always like a birthday party, and we ate the ice cream with forks as if it were cake. In the days that were hot sometimes our nearest neighbors would take their little girl down to the village. They would get two cones (at 5c each) and bring one back for me. That didn’t work well on the very hottest days, since the ice cream wouldn’t last. Perhaps those were the days they too me with them to get my own ice cream. Buying my own gave me more freedom of flavor, but not nearly as many as there are now. I was often torn between the beautiful color of orange-pineapple and the deep flavor of chocolate. I’d switch off. at home we didn’t buy ice cream much, either. The budget was tight, and a treat was a treat, not an everyday event. Mom had excelled at home ec, and she planned good meals, which included a sweet each day, but dessert was often tinned fruit, a biscuit with a little maple on top, or the ubiquitous and outrageously colored gelatin. But once in a while she bought another kind of mix in a box and made something like ice cream in an ice cube tray in our slightly larger freezer. You can still get a mix for quite a fee, but all I see now require an ice cream freezer. I really don’t know what the stuff was, but we liked it. Whenever she had made it and we asked, “What’s for supper?” she’d chant, “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” and we’d shout for happiness. We never had soft serve ice cream until the late 50s, after we had moved to Colchester. rileys had a creemee stand up where the Milton Diner is now, and on a hot summer night we’d pile in the car and Dad would take up to get some. It was a marvel to us, soft and piled high. I don’t remember what the sizes were or the cost, but we’d stuff ourselves, eating as fast as we could before it all melted and ran down our arms. I have a friend whose youngest brother always bit the tip off his cone. The ice cream ran out, of course, causing a very sticky boy. Then the Mom would ask one of the older children to trade cones, and he’d bite the end off that one, too. “I don’t know what the point was,” my friend says, “because she ended up with three messy kids instead of just one.” Messy, melted, soft, or firm – ice cream still is one of the best things about summer!
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Answer: The answer is C. The town of Milton had three full-time cops in 1977, serving a population of 7,000. In his annual report to the selectboard that year, Chief F.M. Paradee wrote, “...It is imperative that we add at least one more full-time officer to the department this year if we are going to attack the crime problem in Milton.” The chief also mentioned the national recommended average of police-to-residents is two cops per thousand. With that recommendation, Milton should have had 12 officers in 1977. Today, the department employs 17 officers, serving 10,000 residents. One of those officers is the designated School Resource Officer.
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Dear Don Quick passers irk Duffy Road driver Dear Don: appreciate all your good work, especially on quickly having the pot holes on east rd fixed. That was Great! I have another concern, which relates to Duffy rd & Marrs Hollow. I have been driven off these roads three times in the past 12 months by vehicles on my side of the road. These vehicles were moving and on the wrong side of the road on a corner. My suggestion is to have a center line painted down the middle of these roads and hopefully this will help keep these folks on the right side of the road. appreciate whatever you can do. Thank You! -EM Dear eM: Thank you for sharing this safety concern with me. I will ask our Public Works engineer ashley Toof to look at these areas and develop a plan to improve safety. We are planning to include both center and fog line painting in the coming years. I like your suggestion and would implement pavement marking on all roads. However, at this time it is cost prohibitive. Today we rely on the Vermont agency of Transportation to paint yellow lines on all of our class two roads as it fits into their schedule and budget. I will get back to you after we have had time to look at this intersection. Thanks again for sharing this concern with me. -DON Don Turner is Town Manager for Milton. A large part of his job involves fielding questions, answering requests, and giving advice to residents when they contact him with their concerns, complaints, and needs. If you have a question, complaint, or request, send it to dturner@miltonvt.gov
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Take a hike – in Milton Easy trails offer scenic views
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uried behind a dense forest at a halfway point down a dirt road that winds past Miltonboro in west Milton, Eagle Mountain seems a lot like many of the smaller mountains that creep toward Lake Champlain: It’s off the typically traveled routes, accessed by a single-lane dirt road and easily dwarfed by the Green Mountains to its east and the Adirondacks to the west. But with a well-developed trail network leading toward an easy mountain climb and a view stretching across Lake Champlain, Eagle Mountain is an easily accessible hike with a beautiful payoff, and it’s only just across the Franklin County line. Eagle Mountain stands almost 600 feet above the shoreline of Lake Champlain, one of the tallest to overlook the lake from Vermont’s shoreline. Winding around the mountain is approximately 2.5 miles of trail, rising gently toward Eagle Mountain’s peak. Several rings of trails spinoff from a main route heading toward the mountain’s western face, winding south through more woods. Save for a short stroll through the nearby prairie leading into Eagle Mountain, most of the natural area is covered under the shade of a forest canopy. A parking area for visitors sits at the end of Henry Road, a single-lane dirt road branching off of Beebe Hill Road. Beebe Hill Road hooks north back toward Lake Road, a scenic link to Route 7. Lamoille River Walk Another trail carved into Milton skirts the wooded shorelines of the Lamoille River, starting at a power plant in the heart of Milton’s downtown before winding to its ultimate trail end on Checkerberry Square. The Lamoille River Walk only reaches toward the river once, just west of its trailhead at Green Mountain Power (GMP)’s hydroelectric plant at Milton Falls. The rest of the 1.5-mile trail cuts through more forest and over a handful of streams trickling into the Lamoille River. Parking for the trail is accessed by the same road used to access GMP’s plant. That parking sits just beyond a driveway that passes through the foundations of the old International Paper mill that once built up the Lamoille River’s Milton shoreline. Milton Town Forest Across 492 acres of Milton’s east is the Milton Town Forest, where roughly seven miles of trail provide thousand-foot views orbiting the forest’s centerpiece: Milton Pond. The forest and its abutting wetlands provide habitat for a variety of hardwoods, wildflowers, birds and mammals from bears to beavers to bobcats to moose. The Milton Town Forest is accessible from Westford Road, a continuation of Main Street that branches east from Route 7 just south of the dam on Arrowhead Lake.
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL FRETT, Independent Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2019
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Where: Eagle Mountain Natural Area Parking: Available onsite. Who should go: Families, amateur hikers, nature lovers Website: https://bit.ly/2NJt414
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Where: Milton Town Forest Parking: Available onsite. Who should go: Bird-watchers, hikers, nature lovers Website: https://bit.ly/2NzSuOg
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OBITUARIES Continued from page 5
Ramona B. Wimble
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EORGIA – Ramona B. Wimble, 91, died peacefully early Monday, July 15, 2019, at the Franklin County Rehab. Center following a long illness. Ramona was born on September 9, 1927, in Milton, the daughter of William and Gladys (LaPoint) Ellis. On June 16, 1946, she married Maurice Wimble in a double wedding with her sister-in-law, at the Georgia
Plains Baptist Church. She and Maurice farmed in Georgia most of their lives. Ramona is survived by her children Brenda Ryan and her husband Harold of Florida, Robert Wimble of Georgia and Scott Wimble and his wife JoAnn of Swanton, by 11 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and several great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Maurice in 1998 and all four of her siblings, Idabelle (Ellis) Wimble, Bob Ellis, Alfred Ellis and Nancy (Ellis) Martin. There will be no visiting hours. Memorials in Ramona’s name may be made to the Franklin County Home Health, 3 Home Health Circle # 1, St. Albans, VT., 05478. A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 22, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the Milton Village Cemetery. For those who wish, online condolences may be made to www. minorfh.com
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
Business Owners: You Need Your Own Retirement Plan Submitted by AARON GLOSSER
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s a business owner, you can’t afford to ignore your competition. You can’t afford to miss out on the trends affecting your industry. You can’t afford to alienate customers. And here’s one more item to add to the list: You can’t afford not to create a retirement plan for yourself. Of course, you might think that, one day, you’ll simply sell your business and live off the proceeds. But selling a business isn’t always simple, and there’s no guarantee you’ll receive enough to pay for a comfortable retirement – which is why you should strongly consider creating a retirement plan now. Here are some of the most widely used plans: SEP-IRA: You can contribute up to 25 percent of your compensation — as much as $56,000 in 2019 — to a SEP-IRA. Your contributions are tax deductible and your earnings grow tax-deferred until withdrawn. This plan offers you significant flexibility in making contributions for yourself and your employees. Plus, as an employer, you can generally deduct, as business expenses, any contributions you make on behalf of your plan participants. SIMPLE IRA: In 2019, you can put in up to $13,000 — or $16,000 if you’re 50 or older — to a SIMPLE IRA. As is the case with the SEP-IRA, your earnings grow tax deferred. You can match your employees’ contributions dollar for dollar, up to 3 percent of compensation. If you work for yourself, you can combine employee and employer contributions, so if you use the 3 percent matching rule, and you earn enough to fully match employee contributions, you can put in up to $26,000 per year (or $32,000 if you’re 50 or older). Alternatively, you could contribute 2 percent of each eligible employee’s compensation each year, up to a maximum of $5,600, regardless of whether the employee contributes. Contributions to your employees are tax deductible. “OwnER-OnLy” 401(k) PLAn: If you have no employees other than your spouse, you can establish an “owner-only” 401(k) plan, which functions similarly to a 401(k) plan offered by a large employer. Between salary deferral and profit sharing, you can contribute up to $56,000, in pre-tax dollars, to your owner-only 401(k), or $62,000 if you’re 50 or older. Like a SEP-IRA and SIMPLE IRA, a 401(k) provides the potential to accumulate tax-deferred earnings. However, you could choose to open a Roth 401(k), which can be funded with after-tax dollars. With a Roth 401(k), your earnings can grow tax-free, provided you’ve had your account at least five years and you don’t start taking withdrawals until you’re at least 59-1/2. Which plan is right for you? The answer depends on several factors, such as whether you have any employees and how much money you can contribute each year. But all the plans mentioned above are generally easy to establish, and the administrative costs are usually minimal. Most important, any one of them can help you build some of the resources you’ll need to enjoy the retirement lifestyle you’ve envisioned. To select an appropriate plan, you may want to consult with your tax and financial advisors. In any case, don’t wait too long. Time goes by quickly, and when you reach that day when you’re a “former” business owner, you’ll want to be prepared. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Planner.
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Community Calendar 25 THURSDAY
RoTARy MeeTing Noon, the Hampton Inn, Colchester. Contact 651-1690 or vt210@ earthlink.net. FARMeRS MARkeT 3:30 - 7 p.m. 212-222 US-7, Milton. FiReFighTeR ASSociATion Bingo 5 p.m. dinner; 6:30 p.m. warmups, Arrowhead Senior Ctr. Dinner will be served for a modest price. Contact 3097710 with questions. yogA in The PARk 6 - 7:15 p.m., Bombardier Park West. Join family, friends and neighbors for a fun filled community yoga class. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat. $36/punch card to attend any 3 classes (Register with Milton Recreation) Boy ScouT TRooP #603 MeeTing 7 - 8:30 p.m., United Church of Milton. Go to milton603.mytroop. us or Facebook.com/ troop603vt for more information.
27 SATURDAY
BiRD MoniToRing WALk 8:30 a.m., Macrae Farm Park, Colchester. Join Winooski Valley Park District’s environmental educator, Juli Tyson, for a stroll around Macrae Farm Park, about 2 miles of walking, to check out the diversity of birds along the Winooski River. chRiSTMAS in JuLy cRAFT FAiR 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Eagles Auxiliary, So. Burlington. Browse local crafters, enjoy the bake sale and enter a raffle. heRoic hoRnS 5:30 p.m., Island Arts Center, North Hero. Hear summer classics performed by 23 french horns and percussion. Proceeds to benefit arts programs and scholarships sponsored by the Center.
28 SUNDAY
coLcheSTeR TRiAThLon 8:30 a.m., Bayside Park. This sprint triathlon is just as much fun for
first-time triathletes as it is for seasoned racers. The race starts in the waters of Malletts Bay with either 500 meters of swimming or 1.5 miles of kayaking, continues to the road with 12 miles of biking, and finishes with a 3-mile run to the finish at Bayside Park. Registration and race information can be found at www. colchestertri.com.
29 MoNDAY
cLASSic counTRy MuSic 6 p.m., Arrowhead Senior Center. Enjoy the music with a 50/50 raffle, coffee and snacks. For information, call 891-6391. AL-Anon gRouP 6 p.m., Cornerstone Community Church. Support group for friends and relatives of alcoholics.
30 TUESDAY
FiReFighTeR ASSociATion Bingo 5 p.m. dinner; 6:30 p.m. warmups, Arrowhead Senior Ctr. Dinner will be served for a modest price. Contact 3097710 with questions.
31 WEDNESDAY
gRoovy Lunch Bunch Noon, Arrowhead Senior Center. Reservations 24 hours in advance to Shirley Bunnell at 893-1619. Boy ScouT TRooP #631 MeeTing 7 p.m., Cornerstone Community Church. Visit milton631. mytroop.us or our FB page under “Boy Scout Troop 631 Milton, Vt.
oNGoiNG EvENTS Boy ScouT TRooP #631 BoTTLe DRoP Cornerstone Community Church, 26 Bombardier Rd.
MiLTon hiSToRicAL SocieTy MuSeuM Open every Saturday from 10-2 p.m. from May-October, and year-round by appointment. For information, call 893-1604, email miltonhistorical@ yahoo.com and find us on Facebook.
Library Offerings Friday, July 26 • 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Friday Early Literacy Story Time for all ages up to 7. Saturday, July 27 • 10 - 10:30 a.m. Early Literacy Story Time for all ages. Monday, July 29 • 10 - 11:30 a.m. Gardening at the Library for ages 8 - 11.* • 10 - 11 a.m. Read to Cleo of Therapy Dogs of Vermont • 6 - 7:30 p.m. Teen Space for ages 12 -17. Tuesday, July 30 • 10 - 10:20 a.m. Early Literacy Story Time for ages 18 months - 2 years. • 10 - 11 a.m. Making Rockets for ages 7 - 9.* • 1 - 3 p.m. Mah Jongg - all levels welcome. Wednesday, July 31 • 1 - 3 p.m. Bridge Club - all levels welcome. • 2 - 4 p.m. Cooking Around the Globe for ages 12 - 17.* Thursday, August 1 • ?6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Evening Book Group. Story Walk • Read the book posted along the Bombardier West Trail. Free Summer Lunch • Those age 18 and under receive free lunch 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the library’s community room. Just drop in. *registration required; call (802) 893-4644 or visit miltonlibraryvt.org for more information on these, and any other programs
UPCOMING EVENTS AUGUST 3 - Car Show
The Milton Artists’ Guild will be hosting a car show, “MAG Wheels: Artistry in Motion.” See Page 2 for more information.
AUGUST 7 - History Walk
Recreation Information Milton Recreation Department
More information and pre-registration at miltonvt.gov/recregister Email: recreation@miltonvt.gov Phone: 802-893-4922 Kym Duchesneau, Recreation Coordinator Ben Nappi, Assistant Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Master Plan Survey
The Milton Recreation Master Plan is being updated and we need your help! Please visit miltonvt.gov/recreation and take a few quick minutes to complete a survey. Your input will help shape the future of the parks and recreation system in Milton.
Music in the Park Series
Great music, great food, lawn games, and more! July 30: The Hitmen (6 p.m.) Aug. 13: Milton Community Band Plus Library Festival with Big Blue Trunk (7 p.m.) Location: Bombardier Park West Fee: Free Admission
Summer Camps
Lights Camera Action, Pen Pals Handwriting, Ultimate Frisbee, All About Art, Tennis, and more! Sign up today at miltonvt.gov/recregister.
Learn to Golf
Two different programs: Ladies Learn to Golf and Mixed Learn to Golf beginning very soon! Find out and sign up at miltonvt.gov/recregister!
Advanced Pickleball
Take your game to the tournament play level! Dates: Tue, Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27 Time: 9 – 10:30am Location: Bombardier Park East Fee: $59/person/4-week session
7 p.m. An evening of outdoor natural history, this time led by Chittenden County Forester, Ethan Tapper. He will lead a “tree walk” around the neighborhood and give tips on making a quality campfire. MALLETTS BAy CONGrEGATIONAL CHUrCH, UCC AUGUST 2019 WOrSHIP SErVICES
• 8/4/19 - Blessing of the Animals with a focus on climate change and the environment • 8/11/19 - Share a Prayer and Praise & Worship Sunday - Share your favorite prayer, scripture, poem, short reading. • 8/18/19 - Blessing of the Backpacks. Bring your backpack, shoes, keys, or cell phone, what you need to begin a new academic year to be blessed. • 8/25/19 - Men at First from First Congregational Church, UCC, will be offering special music throughout our worship service.
LOCAL MEETINGS Thu., JuLy 25 6 p.m. - Development Review Board Milton Municipal Building Mon., JuLy 29 6 p.m. - Joint School Board and Selectboard Milton High School library
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Continued from page 1 packed with nutrients. “A lot of families think farmers markets are so much more expensive,” she said, “but studies have shown that if you’re buying inseason fruits and vegetables, most are the same price or lower than the same you’ll find in the grocery store.” In fact, the Milton Farmers Market, and many others, accept payment from 3SquaresVT, more commonly known as food stamps, and the Women, Infant and Children program. Another federal program called Crop Cash lets markets match $10 through tokens to let families on such assistance maximize their buying power.
The Milton market is open each Thursday evening in the Hannaford Parking lot, and offers live music and food games for kids, such as Veggie People, where they can build figures— Mr. Potato Head style— from fresh produce, and then earn $2 vouchers toward shopping at the market. The market typically features 11 vendors, that majority of which are local farmers selling produce. “When we choose our fresh, local veggies , we can appreciate what our farmers do to get us the best produce through their hard work and dedication,” said Heidi Kobera of Bergeron Produce, one of the vendors at the market.
COURTESY PHOTOS RIGHT: Lucille Carner has fun with Veggie People activity at the Milton Farmers Market. BELOW: A fine creation from a patron at the Milton Farmers Market.
Youth
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Tony Moulton not the way. In fact, Moulton, who for the past 25 years has worked with at-risk kids in one capacity or another, said the “Just Say No” campaign not only failed, it actually made the situation worse. “Kids know everything these days,” said Kittson, a mother of three middle school aged children. “The message can’t just be ‘don’t do it, it’s bad.’ It’s about showing them how these companies manipulate them.” The new strategy, called the Truth Initiative, helps kids discover for themselves how bad vaping, smoking, and alcohol can be, and how advertisers persuade them to
buy those products. “Youth empowerment says it all,” said Kittson. To empower youth to make their own decisions, the coalition works with community partners, as well as the Health Department, to create an environment that promotes health and civic involvement. To do this, the coalition sponsors the Milton Farmers Market to champion food access for families, promotes health and wellness through programs like 802 Quits, which helps kids break the smoking or vaping habit, and coordinates community engagement with events such as the Milton Activities Fair and National Night Out. Beyond the community involvement, Moulton said most of the coalition’s work is less-than-glamorous. “We spend a lot of time working to affect policy and legislation to alter the landscape,” he said. “If you just look at all the advertising that’s out there, and then think of how a kid on a bus sees that message, it’s a really powerful thing.” Moulton said the most difficult thing to fight is how companies market the concept that it’s an individual’s right to drink and smoke. That, coupled with the pervasive social media messaging, is the key to winning the kids before they start. “We know that if you change the environment the kids live in, their usage plummets,” he said.
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Books/Reading Material PAPERBACK BOOKS, ASSORTED,thrillers, biography, novels, adventure, informational, some Harlan Coben, Ken Follett, Walter Winward & other authors $ .50 a book or $17.50 for the box. Call 802-8916140
Collectibles STAMP COLLECTION INCLUDING albums and stamps mainly from the 1930’s and 1940’s. Foreign and domestics. Asking $100. Call 802318-5293 Children’s Items & Toys DOORWAY GATE, WIDE, opens to 50” wide. Asking $25. Call 802-782-4125 Crafts/Homemade Items/Sewing Mach SWEING MACHINE. SERGER Euro-Pro EP550 with all the attachments and thread. Barely used, in excellent condition. Asking $150. Call 802-9332161 Exercise/Sporting Equipment IN-LINE SKATES SENECA, Marauder, girls, white with pink & purple, Size 4, like new condition in original box. Asking $20.00. Call 802-891-6140
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TownePlace Suites by Marriott located at 66 Zephyr Road in the Taft Corners area of Williston, Vermont offers a newly renovated all-suite hotel featuring 99 guest rooms for a comfortable extended stay hotel experience. Our spacious suites equipped with full kitchens invite guests to settle in and savor the comforts of home to include a fitness center, daily hot breakfast, nightly receptions, on site guest laundry and multiple spaces for relaxing or socializing.
We are currently interviewing for: n Breakfast Attendant: This position is responsible for the set-up, maintenance and tear-down of the continental breakfast service. This position works 20 – 30 hours per week from 5:30am – 12:00noon.
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14 • MILTON INDEPENDENT Furniture CHAIR, LIVING ROOM, comfortable. Asking $35. Call 352396-3883 COMPUTER DESK WITH rollout drawer. Asking $10. Call 352396-3883 DRESSER WITH MIRROR and large matching bureau, medium brown, 4 drawers. Asking $100. Call 352-3963883 KITCHEN TABLE WITH 6 chairs, oval shape, good shape. Asking $40. Call 802524-9786 TWIN BED, COMES with box spring & mattress. Asking $20. Call 802-524-9786
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Town of Jericho Highway Maintenance Worker The Town of Jericho is accepting applications for a Highway Maintenance Worker Level 2. This is a full-time position which requires a CDL and the ability to respond to emergencies and for snow removal outside of regular working hours. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in highway maintenance, construction procedures and methods and the operation of large trucks, preferably at the municipal level. Equipment operation experience is a plus. The Town of Jericho offers excellent benefits, including health and dental insurance, and a retirement plan. An application and job description can be downloaded from www.jerichovt.org. They are also available at the Jericho Town Hall, at 67 VT Rt. 15, Jericho, M-F 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
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