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Macaig steps aside, endorses Brady for state rep By Jason Starr Observer staff

Terry Macaig is stepping aside after 12 years representing Williston in the Vermont House of Representatives and endorsing teacher and school board member Erin Brady as his successor.

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Brady filed with the Secretary of State to be on the Democratic primary ballot alongside Rep. Jim McCullough for the two Williston seats. No other candidate of any party filed by last Thursday’s deadline. Macaig said he has known of Brady’s interest in the position for a couple years; the two first talked about it when Macaig was campaigning in 2018. Brady reinforced her interest in running when the two spoke again this spring. “I figured it is probably the time, if there is someone interested who I would support to run in my place,” said Macaig, who has no plans to step away from his service as chair of the Williston Selectboard. Macaig has served six terms on the House Institutions and Corrections Committee. “It’s been a wonderful experience,” he said. He is looking forward to making winter trips to see his son and daughter-in-law in Florida, something he has been unable to do while serving in January-through-May legislative sessions. Brady is a teacher at Colchester High School and four-year member of the Champlain Valley School Board. Her political experience includes five years working for Sen. Mark Dayton of her native Minnesota as a legislative

aide in the U.S. Congress. While in Washington, she met Ted Brady, a staffer for Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy. The couple married and moved to Williston 15 years ago, where they are raising two boys. Ted Brady is currently the deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development. If elected, Brady’s focus in the Legislature will be “how we do more for those who are the most in need,” as well as “doing what’s best for folks in Williston, particularly families.” “I think we need to do more for low-wage workers, the disenfranchised and people who have faced discrimination and lack of opportunity,” she said. The coronavirus pandemic has illuminated many of the issues Brady cares about and strengthened her resolve to serve. “The tenuous nature of our safety net is becoming much clearer,” she said. As Macaig has done with the selectboard, Brady would continue serving as a local elected official (on the school board) simultaneous to her work in the Legislature. “She is a very smart person and has been very active in the town and on the school board,” said Macaig. “She will do well in the Legislature no matter what committee she might be on … She shares my values on health care, protection for small business and affordability for all Vermont families.” In a press release from Brady announcing her candidacy, McCullough said: “I have every confidence that Erin will be an excellent fit for Williston’s representation in the Legislature. I believe she shares Williston’s and my ‘core values’ for protecting people and business. I look forward to serving with Erin in Montpelier.” Brady was also endorsed by Ted Kenney, chair of the Williston Democratic Party and a member of the selectboard: “Erin Brady is a passionate, common sense leader,” Kenney said in the press release. “(She) listens, cares and acts with great enthusiasm. As a school board member, award-winning educator and the mother of two very active young boys, Erin has shown the strength, skills and compassion we need representing us in Montpelier.”

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Parents of CVU’s graduating students organized to surprise the graduates with custom, individualized signs and placed them at the homes of the graduates Saturday morning. The parents also created class signs to be sold in the community to support the class of 2020. A graduation ceremony is scheduled for Friday, June 12 at the Champlain Valley Exposition. TOP: CVU Principal Adam Bunting (left) hands off CVU Senior salute signs to CVU football coach Rahn Fleming. ABOVE LEFT: Volunteers Lara and Mark Militello plant a CVU Senior salute sign. ABOVE RIGHT: Volunteers at the pick-up location of the CVU Senior salute signs.

July Fourth fireworks show is a go Display will be moved to Taft Corners area By Jason Starr Observer staff

The Town of Williston plans to proceed with an Independence Day fireworks show. The show is planned for a 9:30 p.m. start on July Fourth in a field between Walmart and Gardener’s Supply. Landowner J.L. Davis Realty has offered the field for the show. The town typically launches its July Fourth fireworks show from Allen Brook School. But pandemic-related concerns about physical distancing prompted the town to look for a location where viewers could be more spread out. There

are nearly 2,500 parking spaces in the retail area near the field from which to view the show. People will be asked to park their cars at least 6 feet apart — using every other space — and to refrain from gathering in groups of more than 25, per Gov. Phil Scott’s current state of emergency order. According to Town Manager Rick McGuire, Williston’s Independence Day fireworks display was held in the same field in 2001. The selectboard cancelled the town’s July Fourth parade two weeks ago, but held out hope for a fireworks display. The town’s fireworks vendor asked for a decision this week. During a videoconference meeting Tuesday night, a majority of the board — Ted Kenney, Joy Limoge and Terry Macaig — voted to move forward with the show. Board member Jeff Fehrs

did not support the idea, citing safety concerns. Board member Gordon St. Hilaire was absent. The town plans a campaign to alert residents to the new location, provide suggestions on where to watch the show and urge them to observe physical distancing and limits on large gatherings. With other towns and cities, such as Hinesburg and Burlington, having already cancelled their July Fourth fireworks shows, Williston administrators expect a regional crowd. They acknowledge that enforcement of distancing requirements and gathering restrictions will be minimal. “We’re not in any position to enforce it,” McGuire said. “It will be up to people to make the proper choices and keep themselves safe,” said Recreation and Parks Director Todd Goodwin.

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School district hopes to offer free summer meals

K-8 food programs unified By Jason Starr Observer staff

The Champlain Valley School District has never operated a summer food distribution program, but as with nearly everything in 2020, this year is different. The district has already begun what resembles a summer food program this spring, as schools have been closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. School breakfast and lunch programs have morphed into meal pickup operations outside of four school buildings, including Williston Central. Food Service Director Scott

Wagner, newly promoted to the unified director overseeing all of the district’s K-8 school food programs, hopes to continue curbside pickup — and some home delivery — of meals throughout the summer. Other Vermont school districts provide free summer meals to children, no questions asked. The Champlain Valley School District has not been eligible for federal funding to run a summer program because of its relatively low rate (13 percent) of low-income families, Wagner said. But the Vermont Agency of Education applied last week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to waive the income requirements of summer food programs and fund them as a pandemic response. If the

waiver is granted, Wagner plans to implement free summer food distribution, with pickup sites in Williston, Charlotte, Shelburne, Hinesburg and St. George. “We are hoping that will happen,” he said. “We really want to feed people if they need it.” The current meal pickup program feeds about 500 people each day district-wide, Wagner said. He expects participation to wane in the summer as some kids attend camps and the economy loosens up. Still, he believes a school-based summer food program would be worthwhile. “There might not be as big of a need, but we don’t know,” Wagner said. “We just want to make sure we are taking care of people in our

community.” Without the federal waiver, the school’s food service team will still work against hunger in the community this summer, perhaps working with local food banks to order and prepare meals. Wagner, who has been with the Williston schools food program since 2008, starts this summer overseeing food service at all of the district’s five K-8 schools. The promotion was made possible by the 2016 unification of districts that now make up the Champlain Valley School District. “We are operating much more as a single K-8 team so it makes sense to have one person leading that group,” said district Chief Operations Officer Jeanne Jensen.

“Scott has been doing really well in Williston, and he accepted the challenge to take that on.” Wagner’s new role will lead to bulk ordering, aligned staff training and a unified vision across food service programs at schools in Charlotte, Shelburne, Hinesburg and Williston. The unification started last year with a merging of the daily K-8 menu. The job will take Wagner away from Williston’s day-to-day operations at times. “I have a great staff here (in Williston) so if I’m out of the building, they can handle it,” he said. “There will definitely be some efficiencies. We will work hard to have similar attitudes about food quality and customer service.”

Gov. Scott establishes racial equity task force Gov. Phil Scott signed an executive order Monday to form a Racial Equity Task Force as a component of a broader state effort to promote racial, ethnic and cultural equity, including in its response to COVID-19. The order comes in the wake of a police killing of a black man last week in Minneapolis and subsequent citizen demonstrations against police brutality. “We cannot continue to treat racism and examples like the one in Minneapolis as uncomfortable and rare events, which is why we’ve been working on a Racial Equity Task Force in recent months,” Scott said in a press release. “A task force is not the cureall for what ails us. It is going to take some soul searching and real change — individually and sys-

temically — to make a difference.” The Task Force will undertake three primary projects: — Evaluating structures of support for racially diverse populations, including a focus on the racial disparities in health outcomes highlighted by COVID-19; — Reviewing current state and federal law on hate speech and freedom of speech and considering changes to state law to clarify the path for prosecuting harassment, hate speech and other bias-motivated crimes; and — Studying and presenting options to encourage Vermonters from diverse, marginalized or underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to run and serve in public office at all levels. “This task force will contribute to advancing equity in Vermont,

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and yet it is only one piece of that effort,” said Executive Director of Racial Equity Xusana Davis, who will chair the task force. “The group will shine further light on existing disparities, but it is up to individuals, institutions and local and state government to make it happen. This is such important work, and it is everyone’s work.” The task force will include up to seven additional members, including representatives from the governor’s office, law enforcement, a Vermont chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs, the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, the Vermont Human Rights Commission and a member of the public.

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Buddy Milligan is the only 2020 graduate at Trinity Baptist School, a Christian school affiliated with Trinity Baptist Church in Williston. The school typically holds a graduation ceremony during its Sunday evening worship service. Gov. Phil Scott’s recent allowance of church services to run at 25 percent capacity enabled the school to hold a ceremony last Sunday. Pictured with Milligan are friends Jojo Kolok, (left,) Phoebe CompanionRacicot (second from right) and Anna Oblok. Observer phot by Al Frey

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Last Monday marked the eleventh week that I will have been working from home (or WFH for those in the know). Eleven weeks of my little dog shadowing me, of no make up, showers every two days with leggings and oversized t-shirts rounding out my WFH experience. I’m fortunate to have a job where I can plug in a laptop and be connected to the working world. These are surreal days, the days of COVID-19. Globally and in our own neighborhood, we have some personal connection to the trappings of this nasty virus. Previous pandemics did not phase us as closely as this one. The ordeal was “over there” in another country — out of sight, out of mind. Not so with this vile beast. Tragic loss of life and suffering have touched most all of us. A dear friend of mine has an elderly uncle on a ventilator as I write this, fighting for every breath, fighting for his life. Vermont, our weird little state, is trending in a very positive direction with fewer reported cases each day. There is no debate that COVID-19 is a bully, the unwanted guest at the table. It’s forced us to change our way of life, our daily routines. Events have been cancelled, activities put on hold indefinitely. Masks are kept in our cars next to sunglasses. I’ve gotten in the habit of reaching for it as I would a quick gulp of coffee before I exit my car. Businesses have now begun to welcome patrons back — at a limited capacity with a long list of conditions. As a rule, people don’t like change. We want to know which market shelf the Raisin Bran is on and where the bulk black beans are kept. COVID-19 has forced our hand. We need to adapt to this way of everyday life. And, from what I’ve observed from my home perch on the world and once-a-week outing, we are. Innately, we are survivors. If that means wearing a face covering, washing our hands often and practicing social distancing, so be it. We’re adults. We can handle this. If there has been any white light of positivity in this pandemic for me personally, it has to be appreciating the rhythm of the natural world. Global pandemic or not, nature prevails. How did I never before appreciate the life cycle of the dandelion, the way the farmer’s cows know to line up at exactly the same time each day or how the red-winged blackbirds band together to protect their marshland from the noisy crows? The tiny violet lawn flowers in spring are precious. How long has that been happening? Is this a new genus? When I was in the office during the day, it seems like the winter land would morph into green spring overnight. In actuality, the foliage was following its own calendar. It was I who wasn’t acknowledging the march of time. This year, thanks to the WFH phenomenon, I was able to get out in that world, with my little dog trotting along beside me, to witness the transformation of a bud on a branch change to a brilliant green leaf and white blossom into a delicate flower of pink hue. One very early morning trip outdoors, with dog in tow, yielded the sight of something I’ve never before experienced: two shooting stars, the second following in the path of the first. And yes, I did make a wish (two, actually). Would I have noticed those falling space rocks had I not had the chance to be at home instead of crazily hurrying to get into in-office-work-ready mode? Probably not. As the weather warmed, my canine counterpart and I would take walks through the Thomas Chittenden Cemetery. It’s not at all what you’re thinking — not creepy or uncomfortable. Truly, the experience was just the opposite. Reading the final markers is like riding a time machine though centuries. We smart and evolved modern-day folks are navigating our lives, with the help of technology and creature comforts, around COVID-19. What must the map have looked like for those in the 1800s? Robust yesteryear folks had yellow fever, smallpox and typhus to fear. I know my ancestors were hardier stock than I am. I often wonder, while wandering through those uneven rows, how I would have acted and lived during the 1800s. Surviving each day was a challenge. Today, sitting on my front porch with my portable Sony speaker playing Spotify during a pandemic, is a far, far cry from the way in which past challenges were handled. I honor and offer complete respect and admiration to those pioneers who I will only know by their engraved names and dates of birth and death. Forced time at home allotted me the opportunity to explore this history. COVID-19 has changed us. My neighbor, on bicycle, regularly brings over a dozen freshly laid eggs from his flock. 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Legislators weigh vote-by-mail plan   Jim Condos over the general election in November continues, lawmakers are considering taking the universal vote-by-mail decision out of the governor’s hands. At his May 22 press conference,

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June 4, 2020 • Williston Observer • Page 5 Scott expressed dissatisfaction that the Legislature in March left universal voting-by-mail implementation up to just him and Condos. “I didn’t ask to be put in this position,” Scott said. “If they expected a rubber stamp, they selected the wrong person.” Condos’ plan is to mail every registered voter a ballot and have the ballots returned by mail or in person. Scott would give the decision to proceed with that plan to a panel of appointees from his office, the Secretary of State, the Vermont Department of Health, the town clerks’

association and the mayors’ coalition. “That way we can think about what it means in an objective way, not having anyone who is involved in the election,” he said. In an effort to bypass this bottleneck, the Senate Government Operations Committee last Tuesday approved S.348 — “temporary elections procedures in the year 2020” — allowing Condos to proceed without Scott’s permission. It was up for initial approval by the full Senate this Tuesday. Barre City Clerk Carolyn Dawes, the legislative chair of the Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers’ Association, was set to testify. “I’m in total agreement with the proposed plan,” she said. “It

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OBITUARIES NORBERT “BERT” G. DAIGLE Williston - Norbert “Bert” G. Daigle passed away on May 2, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, June 2 at 11a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church, with burial at Mt. Calvary Annex cemetery in Burlington. Due to the ongoing crisis, attendees were asked to wear a mask and observe social distancing. Arrangements are under the care of LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Service.

FRANCES ARLENE ROUTHIER Frances Arlene Routhier passed away from this life into the loving and merciful arms of God on May 26, 2020. She was born in Newport, VT on October 23, 1946, the daughter of Armand J. Routhier and Arlene (Ste Marie) Routhier. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1964, and received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Minor in Physical Education from Johnson State College in 1968. During those college years, she served on the Student Council, was a four-year member of the Athletic Association, and a member of the NCEA, serving one year as State President. Her career began in Newport in 1968, teaching 5th grade Math and Science at Hillside School. From 1972-1980, she taught at Old Central School in Swanton. For the next seven

years, Frances taught fourth grade at St. Joseph School in Burlington. She started a second career, spanning 14 years as Lead Service Representative at Chittenden Bank. Following this, she enjoyed 12 years of retirement Frances's life was one of daily gratitude to God. Her time, talent and treasure were always at the service of the church, especially as Minister of the Eucharist Her generous spirit, determination, energy and thoughtfulness was woven into her dedication to her students, co-workers, and family. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Armand and Arlene Routhier, and her step-mother, Georgette Routhier. Frances is survived by Georgianna Adam and Alice Bowman, with whom she formed a faithful family for the past 50 years; her brother, Msgr. Peter Routhier, Pastor of Holy Angels and St. Mary's Parishes in St. Albans; a step-brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Claudette Ste. Marie of Essex; three step-sisters and two brothers-in-law: Joanne Moeykens, and Andrew Moeykens of Newport, Carol and Paul Comtois of West Charleston, Lisa Ste. Marie of Derby, nieces, nephews, several aunts, uncles and cousins. Family is grateful to the Williston Fire and Rescue, to the hospital Staff for their respectful and professional care, and to Dr. Adriane Trout and Dr. Dennis Sanders. A Mass of Christian Burial was said at noon, Tuesday, June 2 at St Joseph Cathedral in Burlington, VT. Interment followed at the Deer View Cemetery in Williston. The protocol for social distancing was observed. Partic-

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LIBRARY NOTES Although the library building is closed for browsing, patrons may request library materials for porch pickup by logging into their accounts at www.damlvt.org and placing a hold, or by calling the library at 878-4918. Pickup is now available by arrangement 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. Book and media drops are now open to accept returns. Patrons who are unable to return materials at this time may contact the library to extend due dates or make other arrangements for the return of borrowed materials. To get a library card or for help joining a Zoom program, using online databases or downloading ebooks and audiobooks, email daml@damlvt.org or call 878-4918. PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH Online preschool music with Peter Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy music shared on the DAML Facebook page. June 8 and 15. Online mindful moments Mondays at 12 p.m. Join Maryellen Krangle as she guides children ages 8-14 through a short meditation. For a Zoom link, email programs@damlvt. org with your child’s age and first name. June 8 and 15. Online preschool music with Linda Bassick Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy music on the DAML Facebook page or

YouTube channel. June 11 and 18. MULTI-AGE PROGRAMS Summer programs preview Summer is around the corner! Join us for exciting virtual events, including a Mad Science “gross-o-rama” extravaganza, cartooning workshops for kids and adults, an online ukulele jam and a live animal event. Visit www.damlvt.org for details and to register for events. Take the Summer Reading Challenge All ages — adults included — are invited to enter our virtual Summer Reading Challenge. Log your reading and activities online or with a mobile device and enter to win prizes. Register at www.damlvt.org beginning June 12. June 12-July 31. Williston Summer StoryWalk Get moving and reading with a brand new StoryWalk along the bike path. The adventure begins east of the Williston Community Park entrance. June 15-July 31.

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