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Editorial
Departments
8 F rom This Side of the Mountain A Sweet Gift The Ninth Annual Chocolate Festival Cassie Horner
56 T ime Travels Over the Waves to the Isles of Shoals Cassie Horner
Features
60 S tepping into Nature Maude & Her Babies Susan Orzell-Rantanen
14 R utland Young Professionals Kim J. Gifford 26 R ebuilding Brandon Caleb Kenna 34 K illington “Supper” Heroes Karen D. Lorentz
50 H istory in the Air An Original B-17 Bomber to Visit Rutland Paul Post
86 A ll About the Arts A Community of Music Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra Sandra Stillman Gartner 92 W hat’s Happening Poultney Chili Cook-off, Horace Greeley Writers’ Symposium, and Mount Holly Cider Days Susan Orzell-Rantanen
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THE DOGS DID IT
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hen people say, “The dog did it,” they are usually referring to a mischievous incident fraught with varying degrees of frustration. For example, the dog ate the homework; the dog helped himself to a plate of raw beef marinating on the counter; the dog thoughtfully chewed the binding of a favorite book of Hemingway short stories. But in the case of the title of this reflection, the “it” is a positive action done simply because the dog was being a dog. We enjoy walking our dogs year-round on the dirt roads near our house. We can walk to the Camp Plymouth State Park, the Lake Amherst access, or along the Black River near Hawk Resort. Some times of the year, we rarely meet anyone else. Other times we encounter folks biking, running or hiking, or even walking a dog or two.
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Last fall, on a beautiful weekend day with perfect sun and temperatures, we were out with Dora, our dachshund, and Gus, our young pup. An Audi passed us, all the windows open, and lively Indian music blasting. The car went a short distance and turned around, passing us again and we could see young people “dancing” to the music. Clearly, the four were having a good time and it made us smile to see them. The vehicle stopped a short distance from us, and a young man got out and smilingly asked if he could take our photo with the dogs. He said he was with college friends from Massachusetts, exploring Vermont during the foliage season. We were happy to pose, since often our photos are of one of us with the dogs while the other takes the picture. He took a series of images, and was on his way. We continued
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From This Side of the Mountain
A SWEET GIFT
9TH ANNUAL CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL BY CASSIE HORNER PHOTOS BY LEXI MOORE
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ven the thought of chocolate warms the heart so the sight of the gorgeous, decadent display at the annual Chocolate Festival in Rutland can’t help but make people smile. Not only does the event delight the senses, the festival, in its ninth year, has raised over $90,000 that supports the good works of area nonprofits. This year, the event is slated for October 5 at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Rutland. Organized by the Rutland United Methodist Church, the Chocolate Festival features the lavish chocolate display along with a series of silent auctions that run throughout the evening. The silent auctions offer 350-400 choices, ranging from gift certificates to physical items. While the bidding takes place, attendees can sample the tantalizing chocolate treats. The entry fee is $5, which provides for a sampling of the chocolate desserts. The fundraiser supports the outreach work of the church. “It has been a total church family program from start to finish,” says Bobbie Fillioe, co-chair with Lori McVeigh. “Almost everyone gets involved. It is a lot of work but there are a lot of people along for the journey.” Most of the funds stay local, with recipients including the Rutland Community Cupboard, Rutland Dismas House, NewStory Center, The Dodge House, and the Rutland Free Clinic. Volunteers set up the display of decadent chocolate samples.
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Last year, funds helped with the opening of a dental suite as well as other services at the clinic. “The Chocolate Festival funds facilitate financial contributions, first through relationship experiences by myself as pastor and by anyone in the church,” says Pastor Hannah Sotak. “We don’t just give a check; we want to create a partnership with a promise of support and care, encouraging people and hearing their needs.” The connections might occur through volunteering at the food shelf or making a monthly meal at Dismas. “We have found a recipe for how a nonprofit exists, not as a 10
An extravagant array of chocolate desserts highlights the festival.
Not only does the event delight the senses, the festival, in its ninth year, has raised over $90,000 that supports the good works of area nonprofits. Rutland Magazine
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nonprofit in existence to fund other nonprofits but to also support spiritual (not religious) human needs. Often, the relationship precedes a donation.” The Chocolate Festival was inspired by a parishioner’s visit to a similar event in Florida. “He brought the idea back and we adapted it for our use,” says Fillioe. “The Festival is our biggest public event, with the most public participation with the church on a given day. It’s a night for us to be in fellowship and celebration as part of our community.” The planning starts early, with letters going out in the summer to businesses requesting their support. The Festival calls on the skills and talents of the congregation to be put to use to raise funds to support groups identified as “ministry partners.” In December, donation recipi-
ents are announced at a luncheon. The festive event brings out the joy in people thanks to the magic of chocolate and the opportunity to support a community tradition of helping others.
Tickets to the Chocolate Festival are available the Tuesday after Labor Day, in advance by calling the church at (802) 773-2460, or at the event on October 5. Parishioners will also have tickets to sell after Labor Day.
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BY KIM J. GIFFORD PHOTOS BY VIBE PORTRAIT ART & B. FARNUM PHOTOGRAPHY “It is because of RYP that I have friends here ....”
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hen Gunjan Shah, a pharmacist at Rutland Regional Medical Center, first came to the area to interview for a job in the summer of 2017, she, like so many others relocating to a new region, knew little about the area. “As an outsider, you can really only find out so much about a place online. You can find out
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Rutland Young Professionals (RYP) is an allvolunteer, all-inclusive organization focused on creating a vibrant Rutland area and promoting that area to young professionals near and far. It was founded in July 2013 by a core group of energetic folks seeking a way to connect with other people, jobs, volunteer and mentorship opportunities, professional development
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about the hospital or the town, but what is it like to live here?” she said. Shah was able to find out before relocating to Rutland through the help of the Rutland Young Professionals (RYP). RYP is a 501 C3 non-profit organization with 250-plus members, catering to people ages 18 to 45, although most events are open to all ages. According to their literature, RYP’s goal is to “create a vibrant Rutland area and promote it to young professionals near and far.” They were able to help Shah learn about Rutland through their Let’s Dish program. Tyler Richardson, RYP’s secretary, explains that RYP started its Let’s Dish program a couple of years ago. “Instead of prospective employees coming to the region and just seeing the inside of an office or a hotel room, we take them Rutland Magazine
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Shah relocated from Minnesota and once in Rutland took part in RYP’s Halloween Party. “It is because of RYP that I have friends here,” she said. “I can bluntly say that I went to their events and the seven best friends I now have are because of the people I met there.” Reed Wilcox of Edward Jones is on RYP’s board of directors. He agrees that one of RYP’s most important functions is connecting “folks to other folks of a similar age demographic in the community.” One of RYP’s cornerstone events is the monthly mixers, which range from tradi-
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out for coffee or dinner, show them around town and answer questions, whether it's about housing or schools or whatever. We put a friendly face on the community.” Shah learned about RYP through the human resources department at RRMC when she came for her interview. “RYP took me out for coffee and gave me an idea of what it’s like to live in Rutland. They walked me around the downtown, told me places to eat and where I could find housing, farmers markets, walks, etc.” Later, once Shah accepted the job offer, she was able to get in touch with RYP again to help find her apartment. “It was nice to have someone besides your work because it is hard to reach out to your future boss.”
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND EMERGING LEADER PROGRAMS AT CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS Two programs at Casella Waste Systems are designed to develop leadership capabilities of new- and long-term staff, creating career-path opportunities. The Operations Management Training Program is a one-year program to train newcomers, while the Emerging Leader Program is an 18-month program designed to develop existing staff into senior leaders. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM This program was initiated in 2008. Since then, over a dozen people have completed it. “The main idea behind it is to build up our bench strength,” says Devin Siva, Human Resources Representative, who is a recruiter and mentor for the program. “It’s a year-long, total immersion program,” explains Kelley Robinson, VP Human Resources. Casella Waste Systems has two regions: the Eastern consisting of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and the Western which includes Vermont, New York and northern Pennsylvania. The company identifies General Managers and Operations Managers who have the ability and personality to coach and train the individual. The manager’s work with the trainee covers a wide range of areas, including how to understand the issues drivers face on a day-to-day basis, becoming familiar with division finances, working with customer care, sales and earning a Commercial Driver’s License. The trainee initially spends time in a truck, helping a driver with collection and then eventually being able to complete a route on their own. Other areas of concentration include OSHA Law and Regulations, DOT Policies and Procedures and the work involved in conjunction with the Fleet Maintenance department. All of this training, including a week with the Customer Care Center and Corporate Office in Rutland, leads to qualification for an operations management position. “We are very proactive in finding the right person for the training,” says Siva. “We recruit at a number of colleges and universi18
ties and also work with organizations that help transition people out of the military. We look for people who have proven leadership experience, such as a former captain on a sports team or commander of a military platoon.” A Bachelor’s degree is also a requirement to be considered for the program. A key characteristic for a candidate is flexibility in terms of relocating. The individual, for example, might train in Portland, Maine, then need to relocate to Boston, Massachusetts to fill a vacant operations position. “This person must be very personable,” says Siva. “At the end of the year, the trainee will be responsible for managing a number of drivers and other employees, and will have to be ready to lead and work as a team while resolving any issues that arise. “They have a very defined career path,” says Siva. “Near the end of their training, we identify potential opportunities and openings where they are an ideal fit.” “Really impressive people are attracted to the program, such as helicopter pilots and submarine officers,” says Robinson. “People who are very eager, energetic and have done really special things.” The management jobs at Casella Waste Sytems require a high level of training. “A division could be as large as 70-80 people, and the manager could be responsible for profit/loss for tens of millions of dollars. Devin should be very proud of this program. It is very successful.” EMERGING LEADER PROGRAM This program is aimed at training existing leaders in the company to become future senior leaders. For 18 months, they are immersed in academic and practical development. The academic side is in conjunction with Dartmouth College’s Tuck Business School. The practical aspect involves doing research on real business problems and making recommendations on efficiencies and performance improvement that have an important impact on Casella’s business.
tional networking events to physical activities and workshops hosted at sites around Rutland, and frequently featuring speakers. “On average we get 60 people who attend,” said Will Gormly, RYP president. In January, they held a fashion show that attracted approximately 130 people. “We try to go to a new place and have a guest speaker or business owner explain what they do and how it relates to our crowd,” said Lyz Tomsuden, chair of RYP’s marketing committee. “Some are more networking, others are more interactive. We have some where families can bring their kids because we are trying to target different kinds of people.” RYP started five years ago in 2013, when a group of young professionals came together to network. “It wasn’t originally called Rutland Young Professionals, but it was the same idea. They sat down and put this organization together over the process of a few years. Today, it is arguably the strongest young professional organization in the state,” said Richardson. Mary Cohen, executive director of Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce says, “RYP plays an incredibly important role in our community.” She went on to explain about a new initiative the chamber is taking to encourage people to move to the region. “We hear time and time again, people don’t have enough employees and our population has been declining. We really need to address and reverse that trend. RYP plays such an integral role in that.” Richardson agrees that RYP is needed in the state for these very reasons. “Population decline, demographic changes going forward…not only are we losing population, but people are getting older and it is a rural American story. We need to put
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young people front and center to let other young people know that young people are here. It is a workforce development issue.” Cohen also praises RYP for stepping up and making their presence known. “They insist on being a part of the conversation. For instance, when we did our regional marketing, we had a steering committee and there was a very small committee within that working on the creative piece with the marketing firm and there were no young professionals on that. RYP knocked on the door and said, ‘hey, this is our message and we need to be part of this’ and they were absolutely right.” RYP functions as a volunteer organization. It raises money through membership and offers a Professional Development Grant program for career development to its mem-
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bers. Membership focuses on the 1845-year-old demographic and those who live or work within Rutland County, but older professionals and those outside the area can support the organization as a Friend of RYP. “They still receive a lot of the benefits, they just aren’t able to vote at the annual meeting,” Richardson explained. In addition to monthly mixers, RYP also offers more casual social meet-ups focused on fun such as snowshoeing at the country club.
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“One of the things we hear a lot is we want more things to do around here. How does that happen? By supporting the business we have here,� said Tomsuden. She cites the curling club as an example. After that event, she notes, they went to a taco bar at Strangefellows Pub and that brought 30 people into the pub. RYP has also hosted the annual statewide Young Professionals Summit for the past four years and the annual gala for the past two. Wilcox notes that in bigger cities there are
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so many ways to connect with people. “You are physically closer to people. So many people work and build their careers in Rutland but live in Proctor or Middletown Springs. I live in Pittsfield,” she said. “This is a way for folks in this rural area to connect with one another because we aren’t going to bump into each other on the way for a walk.” Richardson relates how he recently visited his home back in Nebraska and while there stumbled upon a young professionals event that had about six people at it. "I was talking to the organizer, telling him how I was involved back here and he was like ‘if you ever need some advice…’ and I’m like ‘no, if you ever need some advice.’” Tyler isn’t wrong in his estimate of RYP’s influence. Cohen said, “They recognize their role very respectfully and we need to use them. They are our future.” Kim J. Gifford is a writer, teacher, artist and photographer. She lives in Bethel, VT with her grumble of pugs (yes, that is indeed what a group of pugs is called) Alfie, Waffles and Amore. To view her work and hear their stories visit www.pugsandpics.com Rutland Magazine
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“This is the largest municipally managed project in the history of the State of Vermont....” —Public Information Officer Bernie Carr
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ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY CALEB KENNA
Construction on Route 7 in front of the Brandon Baptist Church in Brandon, Vermont.
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y family came to Brandon in 1970 and since then I’ve seen many changes in this classic Vermont town. The Brandon Training School closed and transformed into a mixed-use campus for businesses, medical offices, apartments and non-profit organizations. The Brandon Baptist Church got a new steeple that
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State of Vermont and five percent comes from the Town of Brandon. “The people of Brandon are getting a fantastic deal because we’re paying five percent for complete streetscape renovation and infrastructure work,” Carr says. Of course all the construction is a major disruption for local businesses, residents and drivers passing through the town. “It’s got to be done. It’s probably going to get worse before it gets better,” says Conant Square resident David Malinowski, as he watches the action at the intersection of Route 7 and Pearl Street. “When it’s all done, we’ll have a nice road through here.” “It’s slowed our business right down, but we get really busy on Saturday, when construction stops,” says Michele Alger, who was crossing Route 7 from the post office parking lot to where she works at McDonough’s Home Heating Oil. Some residents are frustrated with the project. One homeowner on Franklin Street went as far as painting the words “Better For Who” on the front of their house. But if Brandon wants to grow and prosper, it needs modern infrastructure to attract businesses and provide a better quality of life. “It’s definitely slowed down business. Hopefully it’s going to be good, that’s what people keep saying. A lot of people complain. I try to remind them to be patient,” says Crystal Phillips, owner of Hot Shots Beverage Center in Brandon. Brandon Public Works Director Daryl Burlett oversees the entire Segment 6 project. “It’s full time, weekends and everything,” he says while standing in the middle of construction around the Brandon town park. “There’s a lot of moving parts, water, sewer, storm drain, landscape, sidewalk curbs and all the overhead utilities. The end product will tell the story. It’ll be the best stop on Route 7 (when it’s done).” Confer30
One Brandon resident opposing the contruction project has painted Better for Who? on their house next to Route 7.
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ring with Burlett is Joseph Casella, owner of Casella Construction, and Don Crowe, Casella project manager. “I know it’s painful,” says Casella, “They are not cutting any corners. It’s going to bring business to Brandon.” “You got to break a few eggs to make an omelet,” says Burlett, before getting back to work and checking on the progress of the 50 or 60 workers working to build an even better Brandon.
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KITCHEN CALLING LEADS TO 22 SEASONS OF FOLIAGE DINNERS AT THE LITTLE WHITE CHURCH ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY KAREN LORENTZ
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any small churches in Vermont are struggling, both financially and membership wise and several close every year. But the small congregation of the Sherburne United Church of Christ in Killington — average attendance of 12 at Sunday worship services — has a big spirit and an even more spirited group of volunteers who put on a series of fundraising dinners that are key to the “Little White Church’s” survival.
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And the most spirited of all is “Super Senior” Josephine “Jo” Biathrow, an octogenarian! Jo, 83, started heading up the annual foliage dinners for tour-bus groups in 1997 — the year she retired from Killington Resort as “a way to help the church,” she said. The dinner fee ($16) and free-will donations from dinner guests can add up to $10,000 a year. That covers 40 percent of the church’s annual operating budget, according to church treasurer Nan Salamon.
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Sylvie Lavoie-Finer, who operates the Woodstock-based Finer Vermont Tours, has arranged group tours since 1984, working with motor coach companies and tour operators. The former Killington resident who now lives in Woodstock said she knew that people on the tours, which come from all over the East and Midwest, liked to stay and tour in the Killington area so she suggested the idea of the dinners as a fundraiser for the church. “They love the food and experience,” she noted, explaining that in
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Community spirit has always been strong in the town of Killington. The energetic and cheerful volunteers, who are mostly seniors, come from both church congregations as well as the Killington community.
Ron Willis and Henry Biathrow work in the kitchen.
addition to enjoying “home cooking,” the dinners provide “a unique Vermont experience. Meeting locals is a big part of a wonderful warm and fuzzy experience for the people on the tour as well as for the parishioners,” Finer commented. Jo and her crew, which includes some second-generation volunteers, serve 45 to 50 people for each of the 8 to 10 dinners they put on annually, usually two per week. Last year they did nine dinners but this fall it will be twelve. On dinner day, Jo said she starts
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preparations around 7 a.m. and is joined in the white- and sweetpotato peeling and cutting duties — 40 pounds worth — by various assistants. She also prepares and puts the pork or turkey into the oven to roast before taking time off for lunch. [If Finer has a turkey dinner next on a tour schedule, she asks the church to offer a pork dinner.] Then, as head cook, Jo oversees the mashing of potatoes by hand and preparation of rolls, coleslaw, stuffing, gravy and desserts. Husband Henry, 85, hand-carves the meat
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under Jo’s watchful eye and it goes back into the oven to stay warm. Others join them to finish table set-ups, cut the pies, arrange the dessert table, prep the beverage table, and put the coleslaw and rolls out on the tables. Wait staff have assigned tables and each chats with their guests as they serve them beverages, the main course, and desserts. On October 4, 2017, the guests from Indiana arrived promptly at 6:00 p.m. and parishioners greeted them as they were shown to the sanctuary. Church trustee Andy Salamon welcomed them and gave a brief history of a shared church. The Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic congregation holds their services on late Saturday afternoons — when skiers pack the pews — and the Protestants on Sunday mornings, providing a unique
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erships, financial support to local families in need, and summer lunch program for children. There is a new program to offer assistance to people in crisis, among other contributions to the community, as well as Sunday worship services open to all. When he points to the food shelf and mentions that they even provide dog food for people with pets, audible sighs of approval emanate from the appreciative guests. They also express support for the work of the church by dropping a little extra in the “free will” box as they leave. As the volunteer crew eats dinner together the conviviality continues. Although they have been working hard and long hours — many arrive at 3 p.m., some at 5 and others who arrive in the morning and return — there’s no lack of energy and clean up is fast and efficient. The energetic and cheerful volunteers, who are mostly seniors, come from both church congregations as well as the Killington community. “It’s neighbors helping neighbors,” noted Willis. Community spirit has always been strong in the town of Killington. Part of that derives from so many residents having worked at the ski area or in the hospitality business. In fact, it’s Jo’s background in food services that makes her particularly suited to running the successful dinners. Henry and Jo worked in the first (temporary) Killington Base Lodge, “cooking and serving food to hungry skiers” the year the area opened (1958-59), she said. With the area’s expansion, Jo operated the Snowshed and Ramshead restaurants and later became supervisor of the (first) Peak Restaurant while Henry worked “outside seven days a week doing everything from building lifts to grooming.” Rutland Magazine
“They tried to teach me to ski but it didn’t work out,” Jo noted, explaining she commuted by lift to the peak cafeteria where she oversaw the ordering and serving of food for so many years that it was tough for Henry, who retired in 1995, to get her to retire. “I told her if she retired, I would take her to Florida and she finally retired the next day,” Henry said. But since she enjoys cooking and had the requisite organizational skills, Jo was happy to take the lead for the foliage church dinners. For the 2017 dinner season, the Biathrows, Linn Minard, and dishwasher Willis were the remaining original dinner-crew members, Jo said, of their 21 seasons and hundreds of dinners. After the hall and kitchen were cleaned up, Jo commented on what an “efficient team” they all make. “People often tell us it’s the best meal Garden because you want to, they get” [on their tour], she said pride, adding, “Theyhave like home notwith because you to! cooking.” Joe Carroll, a Rutland native and MSJ graduate who now lives up north, filmed Jo and the October 4 supper for his weekly WCAX “Super Senior” segment featuring her (http://www.wcax.com/features/superseniors). It’s a heart-felt tribute to a super lady who has joyfully continued her calling in the kitchen and her enjoyment of “good team work” as well as contributing to the continuation of the Little White Church. Karen Lorentz is a freelance writer and author of several women's biographies and ski books, including Killington, A Story of Mountains and Men, updated in 2009 and available locally.
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n oak leaf floats prettily across the surface of the lake. Its dry points curl up towards the sky and perform the function of tiny sails that catch the breeze. Fall is in deep in Vermont, the turning season that takes us into quieter, slower, shorter days. Really, it started back in late July when we spotted red and orange leaves from an apple tree, scattered in the recently mown grass. “Not yet!” We cried. “Too soon!” We were enjoying the sounds of summer vacation traveling across the water from a merry family crowd, taking to the lake in kayaks and canoes, casting fishing lines and talking back and forth.
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“We’re friendly!” One called cheerfully to our dogs on the dock. With fall, the sounds diminish. No more random fireworks echoing from varied locations. No more motorboats’ hums funneled up the brook and across the dam between the lakes. The loons head south, taking their haunting cries and brilliant plumage with them. If summer is a time of sound, fall is a time of sight. The march of turning leaves whispers us into full foliage. We decide to take a drive up into the hills. We go from our house to the CCC Road just before the waters of Woodward Reservoir in Plymouth. The road ascends earnestly, and we hold our breath crossing the narrow spot with its look into the ravine — a remnant of Tropical Storm Irene. The road saws back and forth to make the grade change into the Shrewsbury hills. We see where my great-great grandfather surely travelled, down from his farm into the crossroads. From Pierce’s Store in North Shrewsbury, we could turn sharply right on the Cold River Road toward Rutland. Or we could turn left on Eastham Road, but we choose the gentle right curve of the Northam 44
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H I STO RY I N T H E A I R An Original B-17 Bomber To Visit Rutland BY PAUL POST • PHOTOS PROVIDED BY EAA
It’s this plane’s first-ever trip to Vermont, as part of a nationwide tour to educate people about the harrowing missions, and sacrifice that crew members made during World War II.
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arolyn Haley’s flight aboard a B-17 “Flying Fortress,” the plane which helped preserve the world for democracy during World War II, is one she’ll never forget. “It’s quite a shock to realize what these guys went through during missions,” she said. “It’s eye-opening and can change people’s lives.” Area residents may get a similar up-close look at living history when an original B-17 bomber visits Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport from Friday to Sunday, September 21-23. The war bird, nicknamed “Aluminum Overcast,” is one of only 10 actively flying survivors from the 12,731 B-17s built to protect America’s freedoms. It’s this plane’s first-ever trip to Vermont, as part of a nationwide tour to educate people about the harrowing missions, and sacrifice, crew members made during World War II. “This is an incredible living history tour that won’t be available forever,” said Rex Gray, a Vietnam veteran who pilots the aircraft. “One day this airplane will be too valuable to fly. It will be in a museum somewhere and you won’t even be able to touch it.” Haley and her husband, Charles North, are secretary-vice president and president, respectively, of Green Mountain Flyers, a group of aviation enthusiasts that are organizing the upcoming event. Haley and North began working on bringing a B-17 to Rutland after taking a flight aboard one a couple of years ago in Lawrence, Massachusetts. “The very sound of four rumbling, radial engines is something young people have never experienced, and older ones barely remember and may never have experienced,” she said. “It grabs one’s belly, especially when you project back into history. Hundreds of these ships used to take off together and the noise rocked the world. The sensory effect was phenomenal, and something no one will ever experience again.”
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This plane belongs to the Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based Experimental Aircraft Association. Green Mountain Flyers is EAA Chapter 968. One-hour tours of the plane are available for a fee, which includes about 20 minutes of flight time. “Passengers can move around and explore the B-17’s interior while it’s in the air,” said North, a small plane pilot who also restores vintage aircraft. “Each section of the B-17 has a completely different character. For example, there’s the loud rumble from the props and engines in the aft gunner’s position. The midsection radio compartment has a drone to it. Passing along the narrow walkway through the bomb bay, to get forward into the cockpit, has a distinctive buffeting of wind. The cockpit is insulated and quiet. “And when one crawls up into the nose and sits in the Norden bombsight, it’s peaceful with a panoramic view, with just a mild sound of drones coming from behind,” he said. 52
The one thing passengers won’t experience is the physical and mental demands of long, high-altitude flights that exposed crew members to extremely cold conditions for hours on end. “Those men wore heated suits and oxygen masks,” North said. “Missions were flown at anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000 feet.” And the closer they got to their targets, Allied bombers would encounter attacks from enemy fighters and flak from ground-based anti-aircraft guns. “When you see the stark functionality of the plane’s interior, you start to feel the harshness of what our forebears went through to protect the taken-for-granted liberties we are blessed with today,” Haley said. So the upcoming event helps Green Mountain Flyers fulfill its mission of getting people involved in general and sport aviation, along with building aircraft and aviation history. The group, formed in the early 1990s, participates in the EAA’s Young Eagles program that offers free plane rides to
youths, 8 to 17, to spark their interest in aviation, which could lead to careers as pilots or aircraft mechanics. “It also helps them understand why we teach math and science in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) programs in schools,” Haley said. Green Mountain Flyers also has a WINGS program that provides pilots with ongoing education and safety lessons. In October, the group has an annual Leaf Peepers Fly-In breakfast at Rutland airport. Plans call for making the B-17’s weekend-long visit part of a larger aviationthemed event, with participation from groups such as Civil Air Patrol and local veterans organizations. Made by Boeing, for the U.S. Army Air Corps, the first B-17 took off for the “Wild Blue Yonder” on July 28, 1935 — just 32 years after the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. “So the B-17’s technology is a lot different from modern aircraft,” Gray Rutland Magazine
said. “They hadn’t figured a lot of things out yet.” A Navy veteran, Gray served as an aviation radar technician aboard an EC-121 that flew electronic surveillance flights over the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam. Later, he piloted Boeing 737s for Alaska Airlines. Prior to each B-17 flight, he sits alone in the cockpit “thinking about what this airplane means, and the people who have flown it before me,” he said. During stops throughout the country, he especially enjoys meeting World War II veterans who served or worked on B-17s. Earlier this summer in Knoxville, Tennesee, a 97-year crew chief named Jules Bernard spent hours talking to spectators who turned out to see the plane. “He walked back up and down the line and shook every hand,” Gray said. In Seattle, a spry elderly woman was allowed to sit in the cockpit. During World War II, she was one of the countless young women, nicknamed “Rosie the Riveters,” who helped build planes while men were serving overseas. “I offered to help her down and she said, ‘No sonny. I’ve got it,’” Gray said, with a smile. The moniker “Flying Fortress” came from Seattle Times reporter Richard Smith, who was impressed by the plane’s numerous (11 to 13) machine gun mounts. However, the B-17 didn’t see combat until 1941 when the British Royal Air Force took delivery of several planes for high-altitude missions. B-17s saw considerable action in the Pacific theater, but are most wellknown for their relentless pounding of German military targets from the skies over Europe. According to the website boeing. com, General Carl Spatz, the American air commander in Europe, said, “Without the B-17 we may have lost the war.” The planes were 74 feet, 9 inches long and had a wing span of 103 feet, 9 inches. They cruised at 150 mph, Fall 2018
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OVER THE WAVES TO THE ISLES OF SHOALS BY CASSIE HORNER • PHOTOS BY TIM SINK AND CASSIE HORNER
There are lots of stories connected to these historic places. For example, Smuttynose Island is allegedly the site of the pirate Blackbeard’s honeymoon.
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rom the large picture windows in the house we rent in Rye, New Hampshire, we can see the Isles of Shoals resting on the horizon like the gray backs of whales. From that distance of about six miles, we can pick out the WWII-era observation tower on Appledore Island, home of the Shoals Marine Laboratory run by Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire. We can see the distinctive shape of the lighthouse on White Island. We can also see, in the bright beacon of late afternoon sunlight, what looks like white cliffs but is really the stately Victorian-era hotel on Star Island. We have island-watched all four seasons, from the hazy days of sum-
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mer and fall to the clear cold of spring and winter. We have seen them disappear into a torrential storm when the lightning flashes zig zag straight down from sky to water, and then reappear in the brightening sky. Many an evening, we have watched them vanish into the night with only some twinkling lights to mark them. Last year, we finally had the opportunity to travel by boat to see the islands up close. On a brilliant sunny day with blue sky and water, we headed for Rye Harbor to cruise off to the Isles of Shoals. There were several choices of tickets; we chose the trip that included a few hours stop on Star Island, time enough to have a picnic and explore. It was exciting to be on Rutland Magazine
clockwise from top left The stately Oceanic Hotel on Star Island looks like white cliffs from the mainland; The old glass of the Gosport Chapel on Star Island turns the view into a painting; The view from the house we rent in Rye, New Hampshire reveals the distant Isles of Shoals.
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the water, with the wind whipping up salty spray and the sun turning the water deep blue. There were about 12 of us on the boat, and everyone’s excited energy was contagious. Approaching the islands, we faced Appledore on the left and Star straight ahead. There are are lots of stories connected to these historic places, some in New Hampshire and some in Maine. For example, Smuttynose Island is allegedly the site of the pirate Blackbeard’s honeymoon. Star Island, part of New Hampshire, was originally known as Gosport and was mapped in 1614 by Captain John Smith. Seasonal fishermen settled it in the early 17th century, and it was more permanently settled in 1677. During the American Revolution, residents were forcibly evacuated to the mainland, some of them transporting their houses across the water. In the mid-19th century, first Appledore and then Star became popular summer resorts, with visitors flocking to the big hotels. Today, only the Oceanic Hotel remains, operated as a religious and educational conference center. Embarking in the little natural harbor, we walked past the Oceanic, surprised to see the Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater set up out front. We moseyed up to the gazebo to have lunch and feast on the wide views out to the lighthouse and the adjacent Seavey Island where the Audubon Society of NH carries on a tern restoration project. After lunch we made our way around part of the island, stoping by the Gosport Chapel and some beautiful stone cottages. Our walk took us back to the hotel, where lunch is served, and we gazed at the beautiful old interior. Back on the mainland, back at the house, we were drawn to the view out the picture windows. Now when we look across the six miles, we imagine the beautiful details from our summer visit to the Isles of Shoals.
top to bottom A quartet of boats lines up in the little harbor near Star Island; Another boat heads to shore; Passengers on the boat we took view the White Island lighthouse.
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hat constitutes a family? There are many opinions. For my own personal answer, I refer to the example set by an unlikely teacher: my favorite hen, Maude. The quintessential maternal symbol of a hen, clucking with concern and gathering her chicks under her wings for warmth and protection, portrays, in reality, a thing of the past. Today's commercial poultry breeds are shortlived egg-laying machines with the maternal instincts, or “broodiness” bred out of them. And, from the view-
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She disrupted everybody. She would not be dissuaded. Alright. Fine. To make her happy without sacrificing eggs that I could be using, I took two duck eggs from Friend Brenda and gave them to Maude. Oh, the bliss! She clucked and cooed to those eggs, turned them over gently to make sure they were evenly warmed, left the nest only to eat and drink for short periods of time, and screeched bloody murder at any other hen who ventured near. I ignored her, waiting for her to get over being broody and start laying eggs for me again. I was sure that after 21 days, which is how long it takes chicken eggs to hatch, she'd realize it was futile and give up. She did not. On day 28 (for crying out loud, Maude!) I was cleaning the henhouse. Maude was entrenched on her nest. I decided to pick her up to see the condition of the month-old eggs. And stood staring, gobsmacked, at a tiny black duckling, its feathers just barely dry, and, next to him, a wiggling egg with a tiny bill poking through as another baby fought to make an exit. Of course! The eggs I had gotten from Friend Brenda's pair of ducks were fertile, and duck eggs take a week longer than chicken eggs to hatch! Was Maude proud? She saw nothing at all amiss with their flat bills and webbed feet. They were her very own babies at long last, and she thought they were beautiful. Euphoric, she led them out into the yard as they stayed close by her side. Unlike the Dr. Seuss book Are You My Mother?, these infant birds absolutely knew Maude was their mom. Do chickens have eyebrows? If so, were any raised quizzically as Maude showed off her ducklings to the flock? She didn't care, as, day by day, she strove to raise the babies she had
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so lovingly hatched. They recognized her cluck and rushed to her side when she fretted that danger might be near. At night they slept under her wings. Maude wouldn't admit it but there were differences between her and her hatchlings. She taught them to look for food, but bills don't work as well as beaks when pecking at bugs and webbed feet are downright clumsy when it comes to scratching the ground. No matter. Ever patient, she coaxed them along. Bemused, I watched the little family as the ducklings waddled around after the hen. What had I done? I knew that to grow into well-adjusted adults, the ducklings needed to be able to swim. I dug a large shallow hole and lined it with a child's wading
pool, which I filled with water. The babies flung themselves in, ecstatic. A horrified Maude put her foot down. No child of hers was going to be exposed to such danger! She cackled and pecked at their downy little heads but, undaunted, they floated and paddled in the “pond” anyway. Poor Maude finally gave up and as much as she hated water, she went in with them. If ever she gave me a lesson in motherhood, that was it. The day came in early fall when it was time for the ducklings Henry and Edward, as I named them, to go to a new home. A woman I knew kept a collection of ducks in her barnyard, adjacent to a small pond, and she agreed to adopt them. I helped her place the well-raised young
ducks in a box filled with hay, and she settled it in the back of her car. Maude watched. Then, so help me, she seemed to heave a sigh of relief. “Good riddance,” she all but said, melding herself into the flock. Maude went broody again the next year, and I had the wit to put fertile chicken eggs under her. She hatched two pullets (baby girls). They were a lovely pair, if not as...interesting...as her first family. Susan Orzell-Rantanen has worked as an editor and freelance writer in the Rutland area for the past 31 years. A seventh generation Vermonter, she holds degrees in animal husbandry and journalism. She lives in Rutland with her husband, two badly spoiled dogs and an opinionated cat.
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“ We actively practice our social responsibility in sustaining and encouraging growth within the Rutland community and beyond.” —Mike Gauthier Founder of Green Screen Graphics
BY CASSIE HORNER PHOTOS BY TIM SINK n a typical day at Green Screen Graphics in Rutland, the staff is busy with a wide variety of projects that reflect the diversity of what the company does. Josh Morse is working at the enormous flatbed printer that takes up a significant portion of a large room. He is printing a six-foot panel that is part of a traveling exhibit, “On Fly in the Salt: American Saltwater Fly Fishing from the Surf to the Flats” for the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester Center, Vermont. In another large space, staff are doing the fine-tuned cutting of machine identification labels for
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manufacturers such as NRG Systems, a designer and manufacturer of wind and solar measurement tools in Hinesburg, Vermont. In the shop at the back of Green Screen Graphics’ offices, construction of a sign is underway. The work includes everything from the design and construction to calling Dig Safe and loading shovels in a vehicle to install the finished product. Another staff member sits at a computer designing a website for a client. Behind every job at Green Screen Graphics is a creative plan tailored to the needs of each individual client. It can be as straightforward as printing labels for small food producers to as complex as helping to plan the launch of a new business with services that include marketing, logo design, interior decorative elements and website and other social media design and maintenance. The goal is to support the growth of the community by helping businesses develop and sustain their imaging needs.
“We actively practice our social responsibility in sustaining and encouraging growth within the Rutland community and beyond. Green Screen Graphics does this by engaging with the community on many levels to foster a sense of pride and accomplishment,” says founder Mike Gauthier. “We assist local charities and nonprofits with needs for fundraising and outreach and our officers serve on a number of charitable and municipal boards.” Green Screen Graphics was born 26 years ago. Gauthier, who grew up in Concord, New Hampshire, had worked in his dad’s graphics businesses from the time he was a kid. After working in the industry in Vermont for a few years, he decided the time had come to start his own business in Rutland, the town where his wife Jackie grew up. He quit his job and opened Green Screen Graphics at their home, producing work done by screen printing, with a unique focus on the use of water-based inks.
“I worked by myself and with a partner for a few years, then gradually hired people,” Gauthier says. “I moved to space above where Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center is on Merchants Row. We did a lot of screen printing and had to lug all of the equipment and plywood up the stairs.” About 15 years ago, he began the switch to digital printing, though he continued to do a lot by hand. “I began to invest in large-format printing equipment,” he recalls. “Printing has undergone so many changes and continues to change.” The new equipment required more space so the company moved to its current location, which he later purchased. “We converted to all digital roll and flatbed printing, while always exploring other options as advances in printing technologies became available,” Gauthier says. “With the purchase of a Mimaki UV curing flatbed printer, we have been able to direct print on substrates, thereby eliminating roll stock use and waste.”
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Screen Graphics. In the case of the American Museum of Fly Fishing, the creation and production of the new exhibit involves collaboration with the museum’s deputy director Yoshi Akiyama. “They are great people and wonderful clients to work with and we’re excited to be designing and building this exhibit,” Gauthier says. “It’s easily our largest single project to date… involving over a dozen large three dimensional displays with really interesting information and historical artifacts.” Gauthier brought in collaborators Todd and Dee Fillmore of Signs of Distinction to partner in the engineering and construction as well. Since the exhibit will be traveling to Manchester, Vermont, Virginia, Connecticut and the Florida Keys, its crating, shipping and set up Rutland Magazine
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are critical pieces of the project. “… we’ll also be sending a crew to each museum to ensure the proper set up in four unique environments.” Green Screen Graphics’ name reflects a commitment to the environment that started with its inception 26 years ago. “We recycle everything that we can and continually look for ways to reduce our waste stream,” says Gauthier. “Green Screen is a part owner of a community solar array located down the road here in Rutland. In addition, our building is highly energy efficient with new lighting, insulation and split action pumps to heat, cool and dehumidify. We have been able to dramatically reduce our fuel oil consumption in the winter
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Kitchen to Table
PUTTING FOOD BY BY MARY ELLEN SHAW PHOTOS BY TIM SINK
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here is no need to stop eating foods from your garden just because the growing season ends. Join me as I take you on my own garden journey that begins in May and ends in October. During those months I harvest and preserve various fruits and veggies that are enjoyed all winter by my husband, Peter, and me. Seeing what works well for me may give you some ideas about the planting choices for your garden next season. The cold snowy months that will soon be upon us are a great time to plan your garden for next season. Laying out a garden design on paper will help you to best utilize your space. Preserving what you grow is an easy process. My culinary skills are just average so people know that if I do something it can’t be too difficult! Enjoying your garden goodies year round is an easy task. Although I garden in a relatively small space, our refrigerator’s freezer was not adequate for holding what I grow. Many years ago we decided to buy an upright freezer and put it in our cellar. I can tell spring is right around the corner when the freezer is no longer crammed to the max. That means it’s time to start filling it up again! Rhubarb has “the honor” of starting the process. One of our first treats is a strawberry-rhubarb coffee cake. Making it allows me to use up
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some of the remaining strawberries from the previous summer along with fresh rhubarb. My favorite recipe produces a large coffee cake that I cut up into individual pieces and wrap in aluminum foil. Then into the freezer it goes. I also make a very simple rhubarb conserve that only requires a box of raspberry or strawberry Jell-O and sugar. I make it in a double boiler to prevent sticking. It goes into glass jars that are freezer safe and it can be enjoyed on toast in the winter. When it comes to freezing veggies most need to be steamed or boiled first. Others require blanching which means heating them in boiling water and then immediately plunging them into ice water. This stops the enzyme actions in the cooking process, which can cause flavor loss and affects the texture. Either method requires dry74
ing the veggies thoroughly before freezing. You can use cloth towels, paper towels or a salad spinner. When blanching veggies you should consult a cookbook as the times vary according to the size of the veggie, but even that process is easy. The veggies you choose to freeze should be in excellent condition and cleaned thoroughly. Veggies tend to stick together in the bag when frozen. To avoid this, the pieces can be placed individually on cookie sheets, frozen and then placed in freezer bags. I freeze veggies in two-portion sizes for my husband and me, so sticking together isn’t a problem as they come apart easily when steamed later to use in a meal. Experiment and see what works best for you. Carrots are one of the easiest veggies to freeze. I cut them into bite size pieces, boil them, dry them between
paper towels and put them in freezer bags. Beets are a little more labor intensive but they are a “two for one deal”. The beet greens can be steamed, dried, and frozen. The beets themselves need to be cleaned, boiled, peeled, dried and then frozen. They are stuck together when they come out of the freezer bags but as mentioned above they separate nicely once steamed. I have found it difficult to get beans to have a little “crunch” to them when frozen and steamed later for use as a dinner vegetable. I have tried both the blanching process as well as freezing them directly from the garden after washing and drying them. Both methods produced beans that were certainly edible with our dinner but were a little too soft for our liking. However, they are great in soups. Rutland Magazine
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Kale freezes well after steaming and drying. I use Red Russian Kale and can pick it until the end of September or beyond. I use it in soups all winter. Whatever is left after “soup season” can be steamed and sprinkled with a little lemon juice. Because we always seem to have plenty of frozen kale, it’s often served with burgers in the spring as we wait for the fresh veggies to be ready. At this time of year acorn squash and pumpkins are plentiful. I have grown both but usually buy them from local farmers. I like to bake and freeze six to eight acorn squash, our favorite because they are great for holiday dinners and throughout the winter. I also buy “pie pumpkins” which are less watery and sweeter than the jack-o-lantern pumpkins. I scoop out the seeds, cut them up and place the pieces on a baking sheet. After cooling I scoop out the pumpkin, beat it with the mixer and store it in freezer bags filled with the quantity I will need for various recipes. It will be used for pies, bread and pumpkin cookies. I made pumpkin cookies for the first time this past fall. They are a delicious soft cookie. They will be an annual treat from now on. I cut the bread into individual slices and freeze them that way so they can easily be pulled out for breakfast or with afternoon coffee. So good! We also have an apple tree, raspberry bushes and a couple of blueberry bushes in our yard. Our small apple tree produced about 30 cups of applesauce this past year. I use a Foley Mill in preparing the sauce as peeling all those apples would be too labor intensive. Like everything mentioned above, the applesauce goes into freezer bags. It’s used for apple-walnut muffins and deep-dish crumb apple pie as well as plain ol’ applesauce. Each summer we battle the birds for our blueberries. My handy 76
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husband built a tall cage with small holed plastic netting that I can walk into and pick the berries. They freeze well so blueberry muffins are plentiful all winter. Raspberries tend to clump together and become mushy when frozen unless you freeze them individually. I don’t usually take time to do that so I make several batches of raspberry muffins when the berries are fresh. The muffins freeze well. If you are considering adding berry bushes to your yard, I have found that the birds don’t seem to be as attracted to raspberries as blueberries. I have caught squirrels standing on their hind legs to grab a raspberry but I always have plenty for baking. Of course, some berries don’t make it into the house as I grab a few off the bushes for a snack when I am working in the yard. Both types of berries are easy to grow and can be used for numerous goodies such as pies, jams, muffins, pancakes, smoothies and the list could go on and on. Whether your freezer space is limited or spacious, fill a portion of it with your favorite fruits and veggies. Some day when the snow is falling and the wind is howling take out a freezer bag and enjoy a treat from your summer garden. It will be a nice reminder that those days will come around once again. Mary Ellen Shaw is a graduate of Trinity College. She is the author of the book, "Kittenhood 101," and is also a freelance writer for several publications.
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YEAR-END STUDIES—THE "YES" PROGRAM— AT RUTLAND HIGH BY ABBY SLENKER
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y the time June swings around, kids are more ready to be out of school than ever. Classes seem to drag on, the curriculum seems to be running out, and it becomes increasingly tempting to stare out at the bluebird skies and wish you were out swimming in the eighty-degree weather instead of sitting in a classroom that, no matter how many fans are going, still feels too ungodly hot. School slowly becomes less of a place where you go to learn and more and more like a ticking time bomb leading up to the main event: summer vacation. It’s no secret that this is arguably the most unproductive time of the school year, no matter where in
the country you may live. However, at Rutland Senior High School, a solution has been formulated for this seemingly unavoidable problem in the form of YES Plan. YES Plan, standing for Year-End Studies, began when the new high school building on Stratton Road first opened its doors back in 1994. Originally called JAN Plan, this severalweek-long program was held after midterm exams and winter break in the month of January. Modeled after a similar program already in place at Middlebury College, JAN Plan offered not only students a bit of a break from their regular studies, but teachers as well. “The idea was to allow students
the opportunity to take some classes that just didn’t fit into our regular curriculum,” explains Steve Sampson, an Assistant Principal at RHS. “It was also an opportunity for teachers to teach some things that they had an interest or passion in that again, just didn’t fit into our curriculum.” However, quite soon after JAN Plan started, it became clear that maybe the middle of the school year wasn’t the most ideal time for such an event to be held, and the program was moved to the end of the school year and renamed YES Plan. “It was almost like a mini summer vacation,” says Sampson. “For year-long classes, such as AP (Advanced Placement) classes,
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JAN Plan caused them to lose a lot of ground.” This almost month-long break led to a lot of backtracking for teachers and extra time spent reviewing material for students, so the program’s quick switch to the beginning of June following final exams was definitely a smart one. However, as Sampson clarifies, the goals for YES Plan stayed the same as those for JAN Plan and remained in congruence with the Rutland Public School District's philosophy “that there is an awful lot to learn that can take place beyond what you would think of as a traditional classroom or learning environment.”
Sampson explains that there are four main types of YES Plans offered, the first being the “typical enrichment type activities”, which are offered as either half-day courses (if chosen, a student must also take another halfday course, one in the morning, one in the afternoon) or full-day courses. The second is the “School to Work experience”, where students spend time on a job site receiving experience in a career of their choice. The third type of YES Plan offered is Credit Recovery, which Sampson describes as the “bread surrounding the meat of YES Plan”, as it’s held before and after the typical hours of YES Plan, which are Rutland Magazine
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Gabriella Gorruso and Skye Howard were part of the year-long program P.L.A.C.E. (Promoting Learning By Activating Community Engagement), interning at Rutland Regional Medical Center photos abby slenker
“ I really feel like I’m learning something through this YES Plan. The medical field is definitely what I want to go into, so this opportunity definitely had provided me with some good insight.” —Gabriella Gorruso from about 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity for students to “make up academic or attendance challenges they might have experienced.” The last type of opportunity offered is the two international trips, which Sampson explains are so unique because they are an opportunity for students to travel to extraordinary places at a lowered cost. In the 2017-2018 school year, RHS offered appropriately 50 different YES Plans to its students, which would last about eleven school days for underclassman (June 6-20) and seven days for seniors. On the last day of 82
YES Plan, all underclassmen gather back at the high school to present what they’ve experienced and accomplished that year in the YES Plan. This end-of-the-year opportunity, once quite unique to Rutland, has began to spread to other high schools in the area as they hear about this fun alternative to the usual dragged-out classes that are common at the end of the school year. Sampson explains that representatives from schools all throughout the state have come to observe and learn more about this program with the hopes of implementing their own type of “YES Plan”
at their school in the near future. Sampson shared that some of his favorite YES Plans that the school offered were “Exploring the Historical Landscapes of Vermont”, where students take daily hikes that are several miles long and keep a journal about each hike. He also highlights School to Work, where students have the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in a line of work they may go on to choose as their careers. Another notable YES Plan is “Volunteering and Valuing Your Community”, where students spend their days participating in several different types Rutland Magazine
of community services, including spending time at local senior citizen centers and elementary schools, and working to clean up the community. Two international YES Plans are currently offered: trips to both Germany and Spain, where students stay with host families while experiencing the local culture and language. YES Plan is much more than a few weeks in school. Alexa Mcphee, 17, has been to both Spain and Germany through YES Plan, and explains that some of her favorite memories come from these trips. “In Spain, there’s this festival called Fallas, which is a traditional celebration where everyone carries these huge 40-pound torches which they light in a gigantic bonfire and run down a mountain,” she laughs. “It’s absolute chaos but it’s so special and unique to the Spanish culture. It’s one of those things I never will forget and never would have experienced if it weren't for YES Plan.” Gabriella Gorruso, 16, and Skye Howard, 17, both have interned at the Rutland Regional Medical Center as part of the P.L.A.C.E., or Promoting Learning by Activating Community Engagement program, which is a year-long program that is also offered as a YES Plan option. Gorruso, who spent her time shadowing in the O.R. (Operating Room) Unit, was able to watch a surgery involving an amputation on her very first day. “I really feel like I’m learning something through this YES Plan,” she explains. “The medical field is definitely what I want to go into, so this opportunity definitely had provided me with some good insight.” Howard, who worked in the Respiratory Care unit shadowing nurses, witnessed a C-section take place while a baby boy was delivered. “YES Plan is so special because it gives students the tools and resources to do things like this. P.L.A.C.E. is an extra cool and unique program because people who already have an idea of what they might Fall 2018
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want to do when they get older are given a chance to get a hands-on look at what their future jobs and daily lives might look like.” YES Plan isn’t only valuable to students. Many teachers and other faculty members use this time to teach subjects they might not normally be able to teach about and to experience once-in-a-lifetime opportunities right along with the high schoolers. Klarina Renfrow, an informational technology instructor at RHS, is in charge of running the School to Work program. “YES Plan is such a great opportunity for students to learn about something they really want to learn about, not just something that they needto learn about,” Renfrow explains. “It’s also just a great wind-down to the school year, both for students and faculty. From a teacher’s perspective, this program is great because it gives us a chance to share something that maybe we are an expert on or really passionate about that just doesn’t fit into our usual, day-to-day schedule and instruction.” However, it’s Kasey Thompson, 18, who really sums it up the best. “YES Plan provides students from all backgrounds and walks of life a chance to
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experience really unique and genuinely interesting things. But more importantly,” she adds, smiling, “It allows us all to have fun.” And honestly, after a full year of school, what could be more important than that? Abigail Slenker is a rising senior at Rutland High School. She hopes to go into written journalism after college. This article was completed as part of her School to Work YES Plan in the 2017/2018 school year. Rutland Magazine
“It’s George. He’s gone and enlisted.”
The heat of June and July drove on into August and the harvest began. I was out with Hiram many days, helping him determine what the goal would be and working by his side to take in the corn, loading the wagon for the gristmill. It was a day late in that month, and we were haying. I was out in the field on the far side of the orchard with a long rake, when I saw motion and stopped my task. I peered into the bright light, and finally made out it was Myalina running toward me, her hands gathering up the sides of her skirt and her long hair flying behind her, dark and glossy in the sun like the feathers of a crow. I dropped the rake and hurried to meet her, fear making me gasp for breath. Her face streamed tears and when we were close, she flung herself at me and I caught onto her waist and she wrapped her arms tightly around my shoulders and sobbed so hard I was even more afraid. “There, there,” I soothed. “There, there. What has happened? Myalina, what is wrong?” When she did not stop crying, her frame racked with her weeping, I gently, but firmly unfolded her arms from me and placed my hands on either side of her face to calm her and get her to talk. “You have to tell me,” I said. “I can’t help if I don’t know.” My heart was hammering; was it her mother, Malinda, one of the children, Horace...Charles? “It’s George!” she got out the words at last. “It’s George! He’s gone and enlisted. For three years. He’s gone and enlisted in the Third to be with his brother. He’s leaving in a few days. Oh, my God, what am I to do?” A hundred thoughts flared through my mind. Not Charles, no one dead, my sister safe, but Myalina was losing George, her husband whom she loved, to the war. I took her back in my arms, and she continued to cry, though with less heat, and I rocked her like I would a baby. Hiram had come to stand close by and he watched us silently. “It’s George,” I told him, over her shoulder. “He has enlisted.” He shook his head and looked mournful. One after another, all of the men were going. Now both of the able Gage sons would be at war, leaving only the consumptive son who moved like a shadow around the house and only went outside to sit on warm days in the sunshine.
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A COMMUNITY OF MUSIC CHAMPLAIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA BY SANDRA STILLMAN GARTNER PHOTOS BY CALEB KENNA
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utland Intermediate School music teacher Kathy Luzader has played violin with the Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) for three years. There is one special performance that stands out in her memory over the time she’s been with the group. “It featured a surprise flash mob element, and was an exciting experience that I’ll never forget,” she recalls. The inspiration for
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left Matt LaRocca of Burlington conducts the Champlain Philharmonic rehearsal at Vergennes Union High School. right Mary Barron of Rutland plays the violin.
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The Champlain Philharmonic, conducted by Matt LaRocca, presents its Fall Concert Series on Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 pm, in Ackley Hall at Green Mountain College in Poultney and Sunday, October 21 at 4:00 pm at Mahaney Center for the Arts at Middlebury College. Virtuosic Vermont flutist Karen Kevra will perform Carmen Fantasy for Flute in this Gypsyinspired program which will also include a composition by Middlebury College Professor of Music Peter Hamlin, Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, and Bartok’s Romanian Dances. More information is available at http://champlainphilharmonic.org/.
this concert was a guest performance by renowned electric violinist Tracy Silverman with a premiere of a violin concerto written for him by Kenji Bunch. Welcome to the modern world of classical music. The founding of the CPO began 88
in spring 2004, when two Vermont Symphony Orchestra string players, violinist David Gusakov and cellist Dieuwke Davydov, wanted to “enhance the thriving arts scene” surrounding Addison County by forming a full orchestra. They invited commu-
nity musicians to audition, and then selected 55 qualified string, wind and brass players to begin rehearsals at the Vergennes Opera House for a debut performance. On November 15, 2004 the CPO performed at Middlebury College and the orchestra was born. As the resident orchestra at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, the CPO has expanded their performance schedule to include Rutland County and Green Mountain College in Poultney. Around some 15 members of CPO come from Rutland County including Barry Cohen, who has been playing bassoon with the group since the 2015-2016 season. “I enjoy playing Rutland Magazine
the symphonic repertoire with CPO,” he says. “A very memorable moment for me was when the orchestra did an incredible performance of one of the Mozart piano concertos.” He also performs with the Burlington Civic Symphony, the Green Mountain Mahler Festival Orchestra and the Vermont Philharmonic. The director of the Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew LaRocca, came to the podium by way of a science lab. In his first career, he worked as a research scientist, a family profession that he decided to follow. After graduating from Middlebury College in 2002 with a B.A. in chemistry, he worked in the field for Fall 2018
clockwise from left Don Mathews of Burlington plays the stand-up bass; Chris Stork of Plainfield focuses on the score; Tina Ellison of Cornwall plays the cello.
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three years. “My parents ran a microbiology lab and I was always around science. But I loved music as well,” he says. Fortunately for the world of music and arts, LaRocca decided to pursue his passion for music. He holds a Master of Music from Carnegie Mellon University and completed his doctoral work in music composition at Boston University. He moved back to Vermont from Boston about four years ago, following a position as conductor for the Lincoln-Sudbury Orchestra and other groups in the area. He first served as guest conductor for the CPO and then became head of the orchestra in spring 2017. The orchestra performs a fall and spring concert in Addison and Rutland Counties. The group has also collaborated with the Middlebury Community Chorus and performed at the Vergennes Opera House. Twoweek rehearsals are held prior to each concert. The mission for the CPO states: “The experience the CPO seeks to provide is inspiring concerts and community engagement projects with a nurturing environment for amateur and semi-professional musicians to perform great orchestral music. Our work is designed to honor the heritage of orchestral music while ensuring its future. We act with integrity, authenticity and trustworthiness at all times…we aim to be a contributor to the cultural landscape.” Violinist Roxanne Ramah, who serves as publicity director for the group, is part of a five-member board. “I began violin lessons at age 10, and then put my violin away when I was a student at college,” she says. “The first time I started playing again was in 2008. It was my two friends, Dino and David Rice, who encouraged me to get the violin out.” Now retired, Ramah joined the CPO in 2013. Her current focus is promoting the CPO within Rutland County. 90
top Jack Northrup of Middlebury bottom Julia Maisto of Burlington
The CPO conductor, who is also a composer, promotes the composition of music as director of Music-COMP. The organization teaches composition to students throughout Vermont and facilitates live performances of their music by professional musicians. Orchestra member Cohen adds, “I am in agreement with Matt, that orchestras should include more
contemporary music by Vermont composers in their repertoire.” LaRocca is also on the faculty of the University of Vermont. As a composer, groups such as the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO), the Metropolitan Wind Symphony, the New Jersey Youth Symphony and the Great Falls Symphony have commissioned works by LaRocca. From Rutland Magazine
2007-2008, he was the Faculty Composer in Residence for the Montana State University Symphony Orchestra. Other artistic residencies featured an expedition to the High Arctic through the Arctic Circle organization for free improvisation. LaRocca is a violist and a guitarist who is involved with a number of musical groups in Burlington. He said, “I am curator of a jukebox concert series that brings chamber music by members of the VSO to a new audience,” he says. “We often perform at the Arts Riot on Pine Street where the beer flows freely and casual dress is encouraged. “You can’t keep pushing the same agenda. I don’t think that classical music is a dying art. We have to create opportunities for people to come to concerts and have fun. I believe in letting go of some of the old rules and trying something new. It’s my goal to have a multi-generational audience in the same room.” LaRocca’s projects
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include traditional and modern classical music groups to rock bands and an improvisation dance collective. Marina Smakhtina is a professional cellist who moved from Russia to Rutland in 2016. Smakhtina is conductor of the Lakes Region Youth Orchestra and works at Mill River Union High School. Her goal is to attract a younger audience and upcoming musicians to classical music. “This is my third season with the CPO,” she says. “It’s very exciting to be able to play music by American composers, such as Aaron Copland and others. It makes me very happy when my students and friends attend the CPO concerts.” The spring concert 2018 series included music by Verdi, Grieg, Sibelius and Schubert. LaRocca warmly welcomed the audience to Ackley Hall at Green Mountain College in Poultney. The conductor took the time to introduce each piece and its connection to their spring theme of “Lion and Lamb”, featuring an array of
19th-century work filled with passion and drama. The concert in Poultney and at the Town Hall Theatre in Middlebury marked the 14th season of the CPO. The orchestra will present another concert series in the fall of 2018 and spring 2019, when they enter their 15th season. Tickets are available at the door for both the fall and spring performances. General admission is $15, $12 for seniors and $5 for students. For advance ticket ordering or more information, please go to www.champlainphilharmonic.org or Facebook. A former editorial assistant at Glamour Magazine, Sandra Stillman Gartner's articles have been published in such periodicals as Lady's Circle and Yankee. She is a published poet and screenplay writer, and is one of three producing directors of Vermont Actors' Repertory Theatre and performs on stage, television and in film.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING BY SUSAN ORZELL-RANTANEN
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RUTLAND COUNTY FARMERS MARKET The outdoor season continues through October 27 in Depot Park in downtown Rutland on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Consumers and farmers interact with one another as all of the products are sold by the people that produce them. Shop for everything from produce to specialty and prepared foods to baked goods to cheeses. This direct communication between consumers and producers in crucial to the thriving localvore movement gaining momentum throughout Vermont. For more information visit rcfmvt.org. VERMONT FARMERS MARKET The Vermont Farmers Market comes to Depot Park in downtown Rutland on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 92
p.m. and on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Along with agricultural and food products this market features hand-produced crafts and health/ beauty items. The outdoor season closes on Saturday October 27 and the market moves indoors to the spacious facility at 251 West Street in Rutland. The winter hours are Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information visit Vtfarmersmarket.org FAIR HAVEN FARMERS MARKET The Fair Haven Farmers Market sets up on the Green in the center of town on Thursdays from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. from June 7 through October 25. The outdoor market features baked goods, meats, vegetables, maple products, organic foods and more. For more information call Maura at (802) 342-4727.
PARAMOUNT THREATRE FALL VENUE The Paramount Threatre, located at 30 Center Street in downtown Rutland, offers a variety of entertainment for the Fall, 2018 season. For a preview of the exciting line-up of comedy, music, exhibitions and other memorable performances coming to the local stage or for information about tickets or seating arrangements call (802) 775-0570. HATHAWAY FARM & CORN MAZE Opening on Saturday July 28 and running through Sunday, October 28, the Hathaway Farm & Corn Maze at 741 Prospect Road Hill in Rutland welcomes visitors ready for an adventure or just looking to meet the friendly animals in the livestock barn. The 12acre maze, livestock barn, play area, mini maze, snack shack and weekend wagon rides entertain visitors to the Rutland Magazine
area as well as locals who take on the challenge of the big maze year after year. Saturdays in September and October are special with admission from 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then from 5 :00 to 9:00 p.m. for Moonlight Madness when people can explore the maze under the stars. Except for Tuesday when the farm in closed, the hours of operation the rest of the week are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pick-your-own pumpkins is a weekend activity during harvest season, or pumpkins are available in the Farm Shop as well. The maze theme this for 2018 is “Man's Best Friend” and new this year is what are billed as “The Singing Chickens.” The admission is $12 for people 12 years and older; $10 for chi children ages 4 to 11 and for seniors over 65 and includes all activities. Youngsters age 3 and under are admitted free. The operation is closed during inclement weather. For more information visit www.hathawayfarm.com or call (802) 775-2624. RUTLAND FREE LIBRARY BOOK SALES The Rutland Free Library, located at 10 Court Street in Rutland, is the site of several book sales this fall. These sales are run by the Friends of the Rutland Library and support a variety of library collections and activities. The fall events start with a sale on Friday, September 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm. and Saturday, September 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm. The sales in October are run on Friday, October 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In November the sales are on Friday, November 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 and Saturday, November 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The inventory of “gently used” items includes hardcover books, paperbacks, CDs and DVDs for all age groups and interests. For more information call (802) 773-1860 or visit www.rutlandfree.org. Fall 2018
Mount Holly Cider Days Imagine watching fresh cider being made on a century old press and then enjoying a cup of that cider (hot or cold) with home-baked apple pie or crisp topped with ice cream. You don’t have to imagine it. Come to Belmont and enjoy it along with wonderful fall colors, fresh cider by the gallon, food and crafts vendors, a library book sale, and more. Also visit the Mt. Holly Museum. Special Cider Days aprons for sale. Sat. Cider Days takes place on October 6 (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) and Sun. October 7(Noon – 4:00 p.m.) On Saturday, stick around for a roast beef dinner. Seatings are at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. ($12 for adults, $5 for children). And you can get your own Souper Bowl, made and decorated by students at Mount Holly Elementary. Visit their booth. To get there, turn toward Belmont at the flashing light on Rte 103 or turn at the Belmont sign from Rte 155. Head up the hill, find a place to park and stroll through Belmont Village to the Green, just like the folks did so many years ago when they brought their apples to be pressed. 93
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BRANDON HARVESTFEST Brandon Harvestfest, a playful and creative welcome to the fall foliage season, takes place on Sunday, September 30 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Estabrook Park on Route 7 north
of town. It is here than many of the “harvest people”...leaf people, stick figures and scarecrows...which greet visitors to the town and provide many an alter ego to the locals are crafted by townsfolk. The first “harvest person” made by each family or individual is
Pen's Ready: Annual Horace Greeley Writers' Symposium, October 20th. In its 16th year of offering the writers' symposium, the non-profit Horace Greeley Foundation, funded through donations and proceeds from Symposium fees, is dedicated to promoting the writer's trade and the spirit of public oration that was central to Greeley's life. What is perhaps equally central to our mission is preserving the sense of place and memory of life in a small New England village. Each year, we meet in those places where Greeley lived, worked, debated and vora-
Keynote speaker Stephen Ohl
ciously read the books and journals that fed his intellectual curiosity. More can be learned here: http://horacegreeleyfoundation.org/whowashoracegreeley The Symposium will be held on Saturday, October 20th., 2018 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the United Baptist Church, On the Green, East Poultney, Vermont. Registration is available online at: http://horacegreeleyfoundation.org/horacegreeleywriterssymposium There are early bird & special student rates. Registration forms can also be found in brochures throughout the region, and at the Poultney Public Library. Onsite registration will be available at the event, as well. The Horace Greeley Writers' Symposium is a celebration of Horace Greeley's life. The symposium explores the art of writing as presented by publishers and writers in the fields of literature, poetry, philosophy, history, media and entertainment. The Symposium is a dynamic day of learning and nurturing for writers of all ages, experience levels, and genres. This event draws writers and authors from across New York and New England to Poultney, Vermont every year. For more information, or a link to our brochure and registration form, visit our website at www.horacegreeleyfoundation.org or "like" us on Facebook at facebook. com/HoraceGreeleyFoundation. 94
free to take home to decorate houses and yards, .Each subsequent figure costs $5 to make. There are hay rides, food, pumpkins and fall activities for adults and children. The event is cosponsored by Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce, Brandon Recreation Department and the Neshobe Parent/Teacher Association. For more information call Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce at (802) 247-6401. VERMONT GREAT 2.4.6.8. RUN WALK The 2nd Annual Vermont Great 2.4.6.8k Run and Walk will be on Saturday, September 15 in Downtown Rutland at 10:30 a.m. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. The race will start and end on Center Street. Runners and walkers can participate individually or as a group and select their distance. Register in advance at www.active.com. Advanced registration fee is $25 and $30 the day of the Race. The entire race route will be posted on the RRMC Facebook page and on www.rrmc. org. All proceeds from the race will benefit the Foley Cancer Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center. There will be other family-friendly activities including the Green Street Challenge and Shriners Parade at 2 p.m. For more information please contact the Rutland Health Foundation at (802)747-3634.
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WESTON CRAFT SHOW Listed among the Top 10 Fall Events by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, the 35th annual Weston Craft Show is set for Friday, October 5, Saturday, October 6 and Sunday October 7 at the Weston Playhouse on the Village Green in Weston. Hours daily are from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A total of 47 juried artisans from across Vermont use all three spacious floors of the historical building to display original Rutland Magazine
creations including glass, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, clothing, folk art, furniture, quilts and more. For more information call (802) 336-0083 or visit www.westoncraftshow.com DANCING WITH THE RUTLAND STARS The 8th annual Dancing With the Rutland Stars gala is scheduled for Saturday, October 6 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre at 30 Center Street in downtown Rutland. Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit Kids On The Move and the Pediatric High-Tech Program of the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Southwest Region. The stars for 2018 are Matt Cataldo, co-owner and partner of Carpenter & Costin; Gordon Dritschilo, staff writer with the Rutland Herald newspaper; Praveen Kesheva, MD, owner of Central Vermont Eye Care; Mike McClallen, attorney at McClallen and Associates; Jody McIntosh, MSN, RN, manager of Rutland Regional Medical Center Women's & Children's Unit; Andy Paluch, executive director of Come Alive Outside; and Lisa Ryan, program manager of the Rutland County Community Justice Center at BROC Community Action. Professional partners choreograph each dance number and perform before a panel of judges. Judges for this year's extravaganza are Dave Correll, general manager of Best Western Inn & Suites of Rutland/Killington, and Bernadette Robin, marketing and business development director for the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Southwest Region. A third judge will be announced. Kids On The Move and the Pediatric HighTech Program serve children with genetic and developmental disorders, orthopedic injuries and diseases, and developmental delays. Tickets are on sale at www.paramount.org. For more information contact Patricia McDonald at (802) 362-6811 or email patricia.mcdonald@vnahsr.org Fall 2018
PITTSFORD SHEEP FESTIVAL The Rutland Area Shepherds (RAS) present the 25th annual Pittsford Sheep Festival from 11:00 to 4:00 on Sunday, October 7 at the Pittsford Recreation Center on Furnace Road in Pittsford. Admission is free. The festival features a variety of sheep and wool products and industry-related activities. A variety of sheep breeds that thrive in Vermont's harsh environment are on the grounds, and the herding skills of sheepdogs captivate spectators. Sheep-shearing demonstrations are part of the educational demonstrations. A number of vendors offer wool and fiber products for sale, with some vendors demonstrating their crafts. RAS is a non-profit group representing local shepherds and supporting the agricultural community. For more information visit www. vermontshepherds.com. FALL FOLIAGE ART IN THE PARK The Chaffee Art Center of Rutland presents the 57th annual Fall Foliage Art in the Park gala on Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7. The Fine Art and Craft Festival focuses on the work of area artists and artisans and also features specialty foods, activities for children, musical entertainment and art demonstrations. The show is held rain or shine in Main Street Park at the junctions of Routes 4 and 7 in Rutland. The hours are Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Donations are accepted at the gate and support the Chaffee Art Center's exhibits and educational and community outreach programs. For more information visit www.chafeeartcenter.org MAKING STRIDES OF RUTLAND COUNTY FUNDRAISING WALK The annual fundraising walk for Making Strides for Rutland County, the local arm of the national Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Organization, steps out on Sunday,
October 21 at Castleton University in Castleton. Organized and run by local volunteers, the event is launched at 11:00 a.m. at the Pavilion building on the campus with on-site registration. The walk of 3.5 miles through the pastoral countryside in west Vermont is followed by a reception at the Pavilion. Participants are encouraged to join business or community-oriented groups and register in advance but individuals are welcome to sign up to walk the day of the fundraiser. Medical statistics show that about 250,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the U.S.. Nearly 300 communities nationwide join in Making Strides, forming what is billed as the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the United States. The walk is designed to raise awareness of how to reduce the risk of breast cancer and raises money to help the American Cancer Society fight the disease with research, informational services and access to mammograms. For more information or to register visit www. makingstrideswalk.org or call (800) 227-2345. RUTLAND HALLOWEEN PARADE The Rutland Halloween Parade, billed as one of Vermont's largest and liveliest Halloween extravaganzas, showcases swarms of merrymakers, many in costume, amassed to watch the procession which steps off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 27. More than 100 floats and exhibits, created by organizations including area school groups, scout troops, commercial businesses and political entities promenade along Merchants Row, West Street and Wales Street in downtown Rutland. For more information contact the Rutland Chamber of Commerce at (802) 773-2747.
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ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF September 29, 2018 • 11 am CO O K S, TA ST ER S A N D R ACER S WA N TED!
Don’t miss the chance to be part of what is known as Vermont’s longest running chili cook off! Whether you are a chili chef or a chili taster, fun is a given on Saturday, September 29 at the 29th Annual Chili Cook Off on Main Street in Poultney. “When we award the champion, we crown the Vermont State Chili Cook Off Champion!” says Bob Isherwood, president of Poultney Rotary Club. Chili cooks arrive at 8 a.m. to start stirring up their culinary masterpieces. No pre-cooking is allowed. Cooking teams bring all of their ingredients and have until 11 a.m. to get ready for the judging and for the public tasting 96
from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will also be huge raffles and a beer tent at Taps Tavern. Another fun part of the day are the festively decorated team areas. Cooks get into the mood of the day, working to earn the best designed award. “Some people really get into that, and even dress up,” says Isherwood. If you have perfected that perfect chili recipe and want to test it on a crowd, or if you’re happy because your chili makes people happy, there’s a spot waiting for you at the Chili Cook Off. To reserve your spot, call (802) 236-2790. While some folks are cooking, others are participating in the Poultney Chili
Cook Off 5k Run/Walk sponsored by Donna Johnson Physical Therapy. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m. Pre-register online at www. runsignup.com. The first 50 people to register will receive a free tee shirt. “We’re very pleased with the support the Chili Cook Off gets from throughout Rutland County,” Isherwood says. “The funds raised benefit Rotarian causes and local organizations. We are very community-oriented.” The funds support areas such as recreation and camp scholarships, programs within the schools, the Poultney Food Shelf and other hunger relief efforts. Rutland Magazine
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Pre-Book Your Stay Before Your Surgery
If you are having a knee or hip replacement, or have other surgery scheduled, leave the worrying to us... Our center is right around the corner, close to home and your family and friends.
99 Allen Street Rutland, VT 05701 T. 802-775-2331 | F. 802-775-6813 www.PinesRutland.com An98affiliate of National Health Care Associates, Inc.
Call our center to arrange a tour and to meet our caring professionals. While you’re here, pre-book your rehabilitation with us prior to your surgery. • Physical & Occupational erapies available 7 days a week • Respiratory erapy available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialty Team • Rehabilitation gymnasium, complete with state of the art equipment • Air conditioning with individual temperature controls • Private accommodations with hotel-like amenities • Selective dining menu that caters to your food preferences • Our Rehabilitation short term unit is specifically for individuals recovering and going home Most insurances accepted – we will handle everything so you can focus on your recovery.
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