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Trinity proposes housing subdivision Trinity Baptist Church and its adjacent private school sit on a 50-acre parcel of mostly open space. In filings with the Williston Planning and Zoning Department earlier this month, the school has proposed subdividing the land into two lots, building a 58-unit condominium development on 20 acres on the east side of the property and retaining about 30 acres where a new indoor gym and classrooms would be built, as well as five units of staff housing. Pastor and school administrator Rob McIlwaine said the plan is to have the housing subdivision help finance the new school facilities. The new gym and classrooms would handle expected future enrollment growth, and the staff housing would be a draw for recruiting teachers, he said. “We’re looking for ways to be able to accomplish a multi-purpose building … and we’re also looking for ways to provide housing for teachers,” said McIlwaine. “Right now it’s hard for me to recruit teachers to come to Vermont because our cost of living here — mortgage and rent — is so high.” The proposals are up for preliminary review at the Nov. 23 meeting of the Williston Development Review Board. — Jason Starr

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Trinity Baptist Church is seen as clouds lift over Mt. Mansfield Wednesday morning.

Less restrictive Covid protocols attract new students to Trinity BY JASON STARR Observer staff Enrollment at Trinity Baptist School has risen roughly 25 percent since the start of the pandemic. During the 2020-2021 school year, the increase was mostly the result of families wanting (or needing) their children to be in school full time, instead of the learn-from-home options offered at local public schools. Enrollment increased again this school year as the Baptist school on Mountain View Road offered a mask-choice classroom environment different than the indoor mask mandates imposed by public schools. According to pastor and school administrator Rob McIlwaine, about 90 percent of Trinity’s roughly 100 K-12 students do not wear masks in class.

“We told parents that masks would be their choice and that we would support that,” McIlwaine said. The school’s first close brush with Covid arose this week, when an older sibling of two Trinity students tested positive Monday. The two students were picked up early from school and will remain out of school until they test negative, McIlwaine said. The school asks parents to keep their children home and to get them tested to rule out Covid if they are sick, and it follows “the Vermont and CDC (Centers for Disease Control) guidelines on quarantining strictly,” McIlwaine said. “It would be a game-changer if these two students come up with a positive test,” McIlwaine said. “We would probably go to … students and staff wearing masks until we get to the point where we think there is not going to be spread.” The majority of the school’s

enrollment growth has come in the K-2 age range. A bigger draw than mask choice this year has been the alternative Trinity offers to public school teachings around racial history and gender fluidity, McIlwaine said. In 2020, however, enrollment growth was fueled primarily by Trinity’s less restrictive Covid protocols, particularly its retention of in-person instruction. “If you have two working parents and the local public school was only offering a hybrid (schedule) where they are in school some days and not the others, that wasn’t working for them,” McIlwaine said. “Parents needed their young ones in school.” Trinity draws students from Williston, Essex, Milton, Georgia and as far away as Addison County. According to a VTDigger report published last week, Vermont school districts are still recovering from last year’s learn-from-home

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schedule, with acute behavioral issues cropping up in several public schools across the state. Teachers in Addison County have described damage and destruction of school property and increased classroom disruptions. After a year where kids could “sign on and off at will” during remote learning, some are “really having a difficult time reengaging,” Superintendent Catherine Gallagher of the Lamoille North School District told VTDigger. Williston Schools Lead Principal Greg Marino wrote in an Oct. 8 note to families that incidences of vandalism at Williston schools have been on the increase this fall, due largely to “challenges” on the social video platform TikTok that students are carrying out. “I don’t even know how to explain it,” Rutland Northeast Superintendent Jeanne Collins told VTDigger. “It’s almost like people have forgotten how to behave in school.”

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Students seek athletic gear for swap fundraiser Champlain Valley Union High School’s Athletic Leadership Council is holding an “All-Sports Gear Swap/Sale” to provide affordable options for active families and to raise money to support the council. The council seeks any sports gear with life left in it: for example, cleats that have been outgrown or a used tennis racket. Donations will

be accepted at the front offices at Williston Central School and CVU until 7 p.m. Thursday. Visit the sale on Sunday in the CVU cafeteria — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — to pick up affordable sports equipment.

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dents to share their thoughts on the school district budget for the upcoming fiscal year as the board begins the process of creating the budget to put to voters at Town Meeting Day in March. Go to http://bit.ly/CVSDBudgetInputOct2021 before Oct. 31 to share your thoughts and rate the thoughts of others. The board is also hosting a community budget forum Oct. 27 beginning at 7 p.m. via Zoom. A link to

the Zoom meeting will be posted at www.cvsdvt.org/budget. The meeting will be an input session on what residents value most about local schools, an overview of the district’s financial outlook and information on the budgeting process. Residents are also welcome to participate in the board’s regular budget meetings as follows: • Nov. 16: topic, special education • Dec. 7: topic, instructional program • Dec. 14: topic, operations and maintenance • Jan. 4: topic, summary and tax implications • Jan. 18: final approval Contact the school board at cvsdschoolboard@cvsdvt.org for more information.

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The Rotary Club of Williston-Richmond is marking World Polio Day (Oct. 24) with an educational display in the foyer of the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. The display will be up through the month of November. Through 30-plus years of work by Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, millions of lives have been saved and many millions more have been spared a lifetime of paralysis. These efforts have reduced the incidence of polio by 99.9 percent.

The focus now is on completing the difficult final mile and making polio only the second human disease ever to be eradicated. Rotary’s polio programs also deliver a range of additional benefits, including serving as critical healthcare infrastructure in the fight against vitamin deficiencies and Covid-19. To support the campaign, visit www.endpolio.org or contact the Williston-Richmond Rotary at rotaryclubofwillistonvt@gmail. com.

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Then again

Williston Historical Society member Jack Price opens a time capsule Sunday at the Village Green. The time capsule was last opened in 2010. The Historical Society reopens the capsule each decade to view the old items and place current items into it.

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Public school choice would give parents a voice BY JOHN MCCLAUGHRY I consider myself a longtime champion of local democracy. I co-wrote with Frank Bryan a book subtitled “Recreating Democracy on a Local Scale” (“The Vermont Papers” 1989). But over the years, I have occasionally had the thought that there can also be a problem with local democracy, when powerful outside forces are brought to bear on local decision making. What public schooling should teach their students gave rise to controversy as far back as the 18th century, when townspeople engaged in recurring struggles over which ministry and which brand of (Protestant) religion the taxpayers should be required to support. Over the past 50 years, public education in Vermont has evolved far from traditional local control. Nowadays, we have an all-powerful Agency of Education (per Act 60 of 1997), a school boards association ever-vigilant to stamp out competition from independent schools and a 12,000-member teachers union constantly demanding more pay, more benefits, smaller classes and more control inside the schools. These three entities sometimes disagree among themselves, but there’s one thing they agree on: Decisions about education are too important to

be left to parents, who have few qualifications to interfere with the policies of education professionals. On the other side are parents. Aside from solving an occasional problem for their own children and voting on taxes to meet the needs and demands of the

National organizations, left and right, are using school controversies to mobilize supporters and raise money.

education system, most parents usually don’t pay much attention to what’s being taught in their public schools. But now and then an issue arises that alarms some parents (and grandparents). One example of a controversial issue is the 2018 “Full Spectrum” handbook distributed by the Agency of Education, in cooperation with Outright Vermont (LGTBQ) and Planned Parenthood. It advises the teachers of sex education to “recognize that anyone with certain anatomy can become pregnant including individuals of all genders,” banishes ref-

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Celebrating restorative justice pioneers

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On behalf of the Williston Community Justice Center, we would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to Williston residents Adina Panitch and Liz Merrill for their 17 years of volunteerism with the Williston Community Justice Center. Both Adina and Liz were part of a grassroots initiative that began as a small group of concerned citizens who were eager to address crime and infractions on a community level through the use of restorative justice, with little to no funding. Today, the center operates with two full-time staff members, a nine-member executive board and 50 volunteers, with an annual operating budget of $150,000. Adina and Liz have shown their unwavering strength and commitment to service, while advancing the tenants of restorative and social justice work throughout our community. Please join us in celebrating their success!

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Body found in couple’s vehicle BY ALAN J. KEAYS AND SHAUN ROBINSON VTDigger The husband of a missing woman reportedly last seen Saturday in Bolton faces a charge of first-degree murder in her slaying, Vermont State Police said late Tuesday night. Joseph Ferlazzo, 41, of Northfield, N.H., was expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Chittenden

County Superior criminal court in Burlington on the murder charge in the death of his wife, Emily Ferlazzo, 22. The court ordered Ferlazzo jailed overnight without bail, state police said in a news release. Maj. Dan Trudeau, head of the Vermont State Police criminal division, announced the arrest and charge against Ferlazzo during a press briefing late Tuesday night at the state police barracks in St. Albans. “It’s very tragic, and our thoughts and prayers certainly go

out to friends and family of Emily,” Trudeau said. State police first announced an investigation into Emily Ferlazzo’s disappearance at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday and issued a series of updates culminating in Tuesday evening’s press conference. Shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, police said they were also trying to find her husband and asked for the public’s help in locating him. However, shortly after putting out that request, a state police detective located Ferlazzo by chance in a convenience store in

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From Winooski to Williston — Jr’s opens second spot BY JASON STARR Observer staff A longtime Colchester and Winooski eatery has opened a second location in Williston’s Cottonwood Crossing neighborhood. A four-phase development with plans for about 200 residences and extensive commercial and retail space, Cottonwood is under construction off Williston Road. Jr’s Italian restaurant opened its doors there on Oct. 11, serving dinner in a 50-seat dining room and fulfilling takeout orders. The original Jr’s opened in 1993 near the Colchester-Winooski town line. Bogdan Andreescu, a Winooski native, began working there under founder Frank Salese

as a teenage dishwasher. When Salese was ready to step away in 2018, Andreescu, who had advanced to a chef position at the restaurant, acquired the Jr’s brand and opened a restaurant under the same name about a quarter mile away to the south, in Winooski. During the middle of 2020, seeking a spot for a second location, Andreescu called local land developer Al Senecal, who recommended his Cottonwood development. At the time, the only other occupant at Cottonwood was the headquarters of Community Bank. “Williston is a very nice, popular town. It’s growing exponentially,” Andreescu said. “It’s a very business friendly town. They

want small businesses there. They don’t want to see all chain restaurants.” Jr’s opens at 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Having a small dining room and foregoing lunch service keeps the business manageable for Andreescu, who continues to work as a chef. Jr’s in Winooski is also now only open for dinner. Both restaurants are closed on Sundays, a form of staff appreciation. “I feel bad for larger restaurants with 100-150 seating capacity because I know it’s very difficult to staff that,” Andreescu said. “I decided to keep it very small where it’s easy to staff and manage. I have good people. I treat them well. I take care of them and

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Jr’s Italian restaurant opened its doors in Williston’s Cottonwood Crossing neighborhood on Oct. 11. OBSERVER PHOTO BY JASON STARR

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Active chair business standing tall

BY DANNY MONAHAN SBA Vermont District Office

“Active sitting” sounds like a contradiction — an oxymoron along the lines of open secret or bittersweet. How can one be sitting down and still moving? This is the entire concept behind QOR360, a growing business in Burlington that designs ergonomic chairs. “Active sitting keeps your core strengthened and body aligned. We are designed to move, and when you stay in motion, your back appreciates it,” Turner Osler, a retired surgeon and inventor who founded the company, said. Osler was a surgeon for 30 years with the University of Vermont Medical Center. When he retired from operating on patients, Osler moved on to become a research epidemiologist at UVM. That is when the pain started. “As an epidemiologist, I had to do a lot of sitting. For the first time my back starting hurting. I bought an ergonomic chair, and it did nothing. Then I bought

another one. And another one. I bought so many ergonomic chairs and each one was just awful. Then I thought to myself ‘I’m a doctor. I’ll figure this out myself,’” said Osler. He started working on some sketches for his own ergonomic chair in 2016. He had a bunch of ideas in his head, and he was tinkering in his basement working on simple prototypes but wasn’t really sure if he was on the right track on how to build it. So he ended up going to a makerspace to get advice. “There were some guys at the makerspace who knew about design. They put their arms around me, and we started to get to work. In less than a year we created the best chair in the world. I know this because I have bought and used all the competitors’ chairs,” said Osler. The chair they came up with allows one to constantly move while sitting. It looks like a work stool, yet between the base and seat is a ball that allows one to rock in pretty much any direction. After partnering with a manufacturer

to increase production, QOR360 sold one of its chairs to a Google employee, who then sent an internal email to many of his colleagues stating “hey guys, you should buy one.” QOR360 then sold more than 100 over the next few weeks. Since then, the company has sold 6,000 chairs. Osler’s company was expanding, and he knew he needed assistance managing the growth. “I was a career surgeon… I didn’t know how to read a spreadsheet or profit and loss statement,” he said. “Now I have a thriving little business and I better learn how to run a business.” Earlier this year, Osler applied to the Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leaders Program to create a three-year strategic growth plan. “(The program) is so much better than reading about it in a book,” he said. “Interacting with the class is really informative and collaborative. Everyone in the class seems to know much more than I do. I am learning so much.” One of Osler’s three-year goals is to

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Mamava brings manufacturing in-house Mamava, the category creator of freestanding lactation suites, announced this week the acquisition of its manufacturing operations based in Springfield, Vt. The business will now operate as Mamava Manufacturing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mamava, Inc. The integration provides autonomy in new product development, enhances Mamava’s design capabilities and creates production efficiencies. The company placed its first pod at Burlington International Airport in 2013. There are currently 1,900 Mamava pods across all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Estheticians open ‘Cheeks’ at Blair Park Cheeks Concierge Aesthetics, a skincare business co-founded by Anna Gilcris and Gena Boyden, recently opened at 34 Blair Park Rd., in Williston. The business specializes in treating acne, pigmentation and signs of aging. The business offers private visits with estheticians by appointment. Visit www.cheeks.cc

or call (802) 871-5716 to make an appointment or for more information.

Tech Jam returns this weekend The Vermont Tech Jam returns in 2021. The career and tech expo, sponsored by Seven Days, takes place Saturday at the Hula Lakeside campus in Burlington. Dozens of local startups and technology companies will be exhibiting and hiring, including: BETA Technologies, Benchmark Space Systems, Resonant Link, GlobalFoundries, Marvell, BioTek/Agilent, VIP, Data Innovations, C2 and OnLogic. The event is divided into two sessions. Admission is free for the first session, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. A ticket for session two, from 1:30 to 6 p.m., costs $10 and includes the keynote presentation: an interview with BETA CEO Kyle Clark and BETA adviser and

client Martine Rothblatt, entrepreneur, futurist and CEO of United Therapeutics. Tech Jam organizers are encouraging attendees to be vaccinated and will be following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention masking guidelines for indoor events. For more information, tickets and registration, visit www.techjamvt.com.

Turnbaugh Insurance comes to Williston The Turnbaugh Insurance Agency has relocated from Burlington to 188 Allen Brook Lane in Williston. The company has been family owned and operated since 1979. It can be reached at (802) 862-1600 or online at www.turnbaughinsurance.com.

Auditor finds fault with pandemic recovery grants Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer recently released an audit of state pandemic recovery grants and found that less than half of the businesses receiving grants demonstrated revenue losses that justified their award amount. The audit also found that two-thirds of the 57 businesses sampled were

more profitable in 2020 than in 2019 thanks in part to pandemic recovery grants. In total, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) disbursed $117 million to 2,278 Vermont businesses through the pandemic recovery program. “Vermont used a significant amount of federal money to help businesses weather the worst early months of the pandemic,” Hoffer said. “The audit is not about whether Vermont was right to do so — that’s a decision made by the Legislature and the governor. Instead, our audit was focused on determining whether ACCD awarded funds only to eligible businesses, awarded grant amounts that were appropriately sized and well-targeted and took steps to protect Vermont taxpayers.”

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Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility has awarded Cindy Turcot of Gardener’s Supply Company with the 2021 Terry Ehrich Award for Lifetime Achievement and Ashley Reynolds of Elmore Mountain Therapeutics with the VBSR Young Changemaker Award. The pair was selected for championing new ideas and initiatives, leading by example and developing successful socially responsible business models. They received the awards at the 20th Annual VBSR Awards Ceremony on Oct. 12 at Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes.

Bailey chooses successor Art Bailey has recruited Josh Vanslette to succeed him as manager of New Penn Motor Express on Krupp Drive in Williston. Bailey is retiring. New Penn is a sister company to YRC Freight, which also operates on Krupp Drive.

Community Bank celebrates National Good Neighbor Day Community Bank N.A. celebrated National Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28, donating $53,750 to local nonprofits across its four-state footprint in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Massachusetts. Eight branches in Chittenden County contributed $250 each to local nonprofits of their choice, including the Williston Community Food Shelf. The bank’s New York and

Vermont branches also recently donated $7,500 to the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Burlington.Hope Lodge provides free, temporary lodging for caregivers and people with cancer receiving treatment away from home.

Xerox acquires C2 Xerox company has acquired Competitive Computing, an IT services firm based in Colchester. The acquisition continues Xerox’s expansion of information technology services. “After serving Vermont, New England and national clients for over 28 years, our company and team members are ideally positioned to contribute to the growth of Xerox IT Services,” said Marty Thieret, co-founder and CEO of Competitive Computing.

Lenny’s fundraiser nets thousands of socks Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel, Darn Tough Vermont and Smartwool teamed up on Lenny’s annual charity sock sale in September, donating about $13,500 worth of socks and support to local nonprofits serving the area’s homeless. The fundraiser provides wool socks and support to people experiencing homelessness in preparation for the colder months.

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It’s time to plant the garlic BY JOYCE AMSDEN Special to the Observer I love growing garlic. Here in Vermont, it is best planted in fall because of its need for a dormant period of two months below 40 degrees. Just as the reality of cool weather sets in, planting garlic is like planting the promise of spring. Plant your garlic in mid-October. This allows it to put down roots but not develop significant tops before the ground freezes. Avoid planting garlic from the grocery store. It may have been treated to prevent growth. Store purchased garlic also may be a variety adapted to warmer climates with longer growing seasons. Purchase garlic from growers in our area or from catalogues that are focused on the Northeast. Look into the numerous varieties available and consider trying sev-

eral. Plant the largest cloves from the biggest bulbs and save any small cloves for cooking. There are two basic types, hardneck and softneck. Hardneck garlic produces five to eight large cloves. It also produces scapes, which are flower stalks prized by many as a garlicky vegetable. Left on the plants, they produce tiny seeds that can be planted but take several years to develop into normal-sized bulbs. Softneck garlic has 12 or more smaller cloves and no scapes. Before planting garlic, incorporate compost or well-rotted manure to provide nutrition and improve soil quality. Garlic does not like competition from weeds or getting too dry. In my sandy soil that tends toward dryness, mulching retains soil moisture and keeps my garlic nearly weed-free. I plant garlic in 4-foot-square beds divided into

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The secret to making your own perfect applesauce BY JOYCE AMSDEN Special to the Observer One of the great pleasures of a sunny fall day is the juicy, sweet crunch of a new apple, fresh from the orchard. Sometimes a trip to the orchard yields such a bounty of apples that it is impossible to eat them all fresh. This can be particularly true if you get “drops” off the ground. Most food safety sources say that “drops” should be cooked before eating because of toxins that can develop on apples bruised by a fall to the ground. One of my favorite ways to cook apples is to make applesauce. On its own or with cottage cheese or yogurt, it makes a delicious breakfast, side dish or snack. You can make applesauce by peeling, coring and cooking the apples with a bit of water, then mashing or processing them to the desired texture. If you have a cone strainer or food mill, you can try the method below, which retains more of the apple flavor and sweetness.

The lovely pink color and flavor easily justifies the cost of the strainer or mill, if you are so inclined. Different varieties yield different color and sweetness. (McIntosh is one of my favorites.) Adding cinnamon adds spice and sweetness without calories or the health problems related to added sugar. To prepare your apples, first wash them under cool water and drain. One at a time, quarter the apples, removing the blossom ends, stems and core. Place them in a saucepan. Most sources recommend removing the seeds as they harbor very minimal traces of a toxin. Although it is unlikely that anyone would eat enough seeds to cause a problem, there is another reason to remove the core. The casings around the seeds do not soften in cooking and can slip through the food mill into your applesauce and have an unpleasant texture. When you have prepared your apples, add 1/2 to 1 cup water to the pot so that the apples don’t burn before they begin to

release their juice. Cover and cook over medium heat for 1530 minutes or until soft, stirring frequently. Adjust heat to avoid scorching. Put the pulp through a food mill or cone strainer. Season to taste with cinnamon. I use a heaping teaspoon for three pounds of apples. Allow the sauce to cool. Taste before making a decision whether to sweeten with a little honey or sugar. Ladle into plastic freezer containers leaving 1/2-inch of headspace. Freezing best preserves the fresh flavor but has the disadvantage of having to wait for it to thaw before use. Being a high-acid food, applesauce also can be canned in a hot water bath, which has the advantage of being ready when you are. If your applesauce makes it to the canning kettle or freezer without being devoured by your friends and family, it will make a lovely winter treat. Joyce Amsden is a UVM Extension Master Gardener intern from Sharon.

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The Williston Recreation and Parks Department is located at the Town Hall Annex Building at 7878 Williston Rd. For online program registration, visit www.willistonrec. org. For department information, email recreation@willistonvt.org or call 876-1160. ALLEN BROOK COMMUNITY PARK MASTER PLAN

If you were not able to make it to the public meeting for the Allen Brook Community Park Master Plan, there is still an opportunity to provide comments on the revitalization of the old master plan for what the park will have to offer now and into the future. Deadline to respond and take the survey is Sunday, October 24, 2021.

A survey link can be found at www.willistonrec.org. There will be a public meeting on the final concept in November, date to be determined. THANK YOU SOCCER COACHES!

The Recreation Department would like to thank the following individuals for taking on the role of coach in the Rec. Youth Soccer Program this fall: First- and second-grade coaches Kevin Rondeau, Cody Benoit, Todd Henry, Matt DeDiana, Ben Paros, Melanie Bouchard, Chris Riana, Nick Perkov; Thirdfifth-grade coaches Stephan Kilbon, Kaiya Kilbon, Kim Kilbon, Hannah Christiansen, Eva Benway, Kevin Benway. \ They gave of their time twice a week for practices and games. Thanks for your time and commitment. Without you, there would be no rec. soccer. Thank

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Surviving spouses that were married at least nine months are eligible to collect a monthly survivor benefit as early as age 60 (50 if disabled). Divorced surviving spouses are also eligible at this same age, if you were married at least 10 years and did not remarry before age 60 (50 if disabled), unless the marriage ends. How much you’ll receive will depend on how much money (earnings that were subject to Social Security taxes) your spouse or ex-spouse made over their lifetime, and the age in which you apply for survivor benefits. If you wait until your full retirement age (which is 66 for people born 1945-1954 and will gradually increase to age 67 for people born in 1960 or later), you’ll receive 100 percent of your deceased spouse’s or exspouse’s benefit amount. But if you apply between age

60 and your full retirement age, your benefit will be somewhere between 71-99 percent of their benefit. There is, however, one exception. Surviving spouses and ex-spouses who are caring for a child (or children) of the deceased worker, and they are under age 16 or disabled, are eligible to receive 75 percent of the worker’s benefit amount at any age. UNMARRIED CHILDREN

Surviving unmarried children under age 18, or up to age 19 if they’re still attending high school, are eligible for survivor benefits too. Benefits can also be paid to children at any age if they were disabled before age 22 and remain disabled. Both biological and adoptive children are eligible, as well as kids born out of wedlock. Dependent stepchildren and grandchildren may also qualify. Children’s benefits are 75 percent of the worker’s benefit. You should also know that, in addition to survivor benefits, a surviving spouse or child may also be eligible to receive a special lump-sum death payment of $255. DEPENDENT PARENTS

Benefits can also be paid to dependent parents who are age 62 and older. For parents to qualify as dependents, the deceased worker would have had to provide at least one-half of the parent’s financial support.

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Social Security also provides surviving spouses and ex-spouses some nice strategies that can help boost your benefits. For example, if you’ve worked, you could take a reduced survivor benefit at age 60 and switch to your own retirement benefit based on your earnings history — between 62 and 70 — if it offers a higher payment. Or, if you’re already receiving retirement benefits on your work record, you could switch to survivors benefits if it offers a higher payment. You cannot, however, receive both benefits. You also need to know that if you collect a survivor benefit while working, and are under full retirement age, your benefits may be reduced depending on your earnings (see www.SSA.gov/ pubs/EN-05-10069.pdf). For more information on survivor benefits, visit www.SSA.gov/ benefits/survivors. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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SPORTS

Championship just out of reach for CVU golfers Valley girls soccer team its first regular season loss since 2016 on Saturday. Maya Desautels had two goals for the Hornets, who scored in the 70th minute to give Essex the lead. Kelsie Scanlon made 10 saves to preserve the win. Emma Allaire and Ella Polli combined to make four saves in the loss for the Redhawks, who drop to 9-1-2.

BY LAUREN READ Observer correspondent

The Champlain Valley boys golf team fell just one stroke short of the Division I state championship title last Thursday at the Manchester Country Club. Burr and Burton came in with an overall team score of 329, just one ahead of CVU’s final score of 330. Bryce Bortnick was the low scorer for the Redhawks with an 80, Zach Vincent had a 82, Jason Douglas finished with an 83 and Conor Malaney scored an 85.

FIELD HOCKEY

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The Champlain Valley cross country teams came home with two trophies from the NVAC Metro Championships on Saturday in Swanton. On the girls side, Alice Kredell came in first place overall, while Jasmine Nails (seventh) and Corinna Hobbs (10th) both finished in the top 10 to help the Redhawks to the top spot as a team. CVU came in first ahead of Burlington (second) and Mount Mansfield (third). 1

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Mount Abraham 1, Champlain Valley 0: Mount Abraham scored late in the fourth quarter to beat Champlain Valley in field hockey on Monday. Lily Case had the goal for the Eagles and goalie Maddie Donaldson stopped a penalty stroke in the final seconds to preserve the win. Grace Ferguson stopped eight shots for the Redhawks, who fell to 7-5 on the season. The Redhawks captured a win last Friday, beating Rutland 3-0. Miranda Oppenheimer, Sophie Madden and Ava Bartlett each had a goal for CVU, while Ferguson earned the shutout in goal. BOYS SOCCER

Mount Mansfield 4, Champlain Valley 3 (OT): A comeback effort fell short in overtime in the Champlain Valley boys soccer team’s loss to Mount Mansfield last Friday. MMU had a 3-0 lead but the Redhawks scored three straight goals to tie the game before the Cougars found the gamewinner in overtime. Tyler Wuthrish, Fritz Wetzell and Riley Gauthier each had a goal for CVU (8-2-2), while Aiden Jaremczk made three saves.

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OBITUARIES Stanley George Wortheim Stanley George Wortheim of Hollis, Maine, formerly of Richmond, Vermont, died peacefully at home October 9, 2021. He was born in Richmond, Vermont on March 11, 1928. Stanley served in the Army during the Korean War from 19501953. He married Virginia “Jinny” Burnell on November 28, 1956. She predeceased him on August 5, 2010. Stanley was a Horse Trader by profession who drove a truck to make ends meet. Stanley loved socializing and looking for his next trade. He enjoyed horse back riding, hunting, camping and going to Florida with Jinny. He really liked driving his mule, Max, spending time with his grandchildren and riding his ATV on the trails and through the woods in his later years. Calls from Stanley’s friends in Vermont, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona and Pennsylvania meant so much to him. Stanley is survived by his son, David “Cubby” Wortheim and his wife Anne of Millington, Tennessee, his son, Dennis “Yogi” Wortheim of Bolton, Vermont, his son, Donald Wortheim of Essex, Vermont, his daughter, Deborah Mobbs of Richmond, Vermont, his son Daniel “Danny” Wortheim and his wife Sarah of Hollis, Maine. Stanley had 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren whom he loved very much. Stanley was predeceased by his sister, Barbara Whitcomb, his sister, Nellie Jean Lawrence, granddaugh-

Josephine G. Haines

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Josephine G. Haines of Williston, Vermont, born in Salisbury, Vermont, who passed away on October 1, 2021, at the age of 96, leaving to mourn family and friends. She was predeceased by her parents, George Galvin and Florence Galvin (Gale); her spouse Carleton Haines; and her siblings, Laura, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Marjorie, June, Stan and Ellsworth. She is survived by her children, Peter (Marguerite) of Chapin, SC, Jill Stout (Tony) of Ferrisburgh, VT and Joanne of Milton, VT; her grandchildren, Josephine Stout, Pierson Haines and Joanna Haines; and her friend, Chris Sandt. Donations in her memory may be made to UVM Medical Center Auxiliary, UVM Medical Center, 111 Colchester Ave, Development Office, Given 3N, Burlington, VT, 05401; or the Chittenden Emergency Food Bank @feedingchittenden.org or Feeding Chittenden, PO Box 1594, Burlington, VT, 05401. Services will be private per her wishes.

ter, Amanda Wortheim and grandson Donald Wortheim Jr. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Riverview Cemetery in Richmond, Vermont. Reception will follow at The West Monitor Barn in Richmond. Stanley will be greatly missed by his family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Stanley’s name to Operation Reboot, telephone 207491-6204, www.operationrebootoutdoors.com.

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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL TOWN OF WILLISTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD AGENDA Tuesday, October 26, 2021 – 7:00 PM

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Town Hall Meeting Room, (7900 Williston Road) or Zoom Meeting ID 823 369 798 on zoom.us/join or call 1-646-558-8656 Due to COVID-19, virtual participation on Zoom is strongly encouraged. Masks required indoors. DP 20-15 Kevin Mazuzan requests a discretionary permit for a 2-lot subdivision on a 5.27-acre parcel to create 1 new dwelling unit at 1120 Butternut Road in the Agricultural/Rural Residential Zoning

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DP 20-13 Vermont Dept of Buildings and General Service c/o Jennifer Fitch requests a discretionary permit to construct a new public safety facility, garage/storage building, and parking at 3294 St George Road in the Gateway Zoning District South (GZDS).

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Project details and site plans are available online, go to bit.ly/DRBagendas. Contact Planning & Zoning Office for more information: 802-878-6704 or email planning@willistonvt.org

DP 20-18 Pre-App Ethan Allen Holdings LLC c/o Chris Senesac requests preapplication review to participate in Growth Management in March 2022 for their proposed residential subdivision located on a 30± acre parcel located at 1400 Mountain View Road in the RZD.

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Project details and site plans are available online, go to bit.ly/DRBagendas. Contact Planning & Zoning Office for more information: 802-878-6704 or email planning@willistonvt.org

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