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A double rainbow on Aug. 18 in Williston inspired many residents to take photos. Pogo Senior’s camera was right above North Williston road and facing east for this photo. The neighborhood on the left is Golf Links and the Williston Golf course is in the foreground (3rd hole and 4th hole).

Voter approval sought for CSWD expands $ 2 million water service bond compost operation Ballots for the Nov. 3 general election will be mailed to all registered voters in Vermont at the end of September. In addition to the choices for U.S. president, Vermont governor and the makeup of the state legislature, Williston voters will also see a local $2 million bond question on the ballot.

Town administrators are asking for voter authorization to borrow up to $2 million for a water service project in the Lamplite Lane neighborhood.

The selectboard approved the bond question last week at the recommendation of Town Manager Erik Wells and Public Works

Director Bruce Hoar. It will cover upgrades to the water lines at Lamplite Lane and surrounding side streets — a project that has been a priority for the town since a 2018 stormwater upgrade revealed leaks and irregularities in the neighborhood’s piping.

If approved, the $2 million local commitment will help attract a grant of up to $1 million from the state’s drinking water fund, Wells said. The cost of the debt to water rate-payers will be mitigated by the state funding. Passing a local bond is a prerequisite of applying for the state funds, Wells said.

“We need to upgrade the infra-

structure there, and this is an opportunity to get more funding for the project,” he said. “The more funding we get, that would reduce the impact on the rate-payers.”

While working on a stormwater project in the neighborhood, public works staff found the location of water lines to be inconsistent with their drawings.

“We found valves that we had no idea what they were for,” Hoar said.

Many pipes are buried shallower than they should be, causing occasional frozen pipes, he added. In winter, some residents are asked to run water continuously to prevent pipes from freezing.

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Williston’s Development Review Board last week approved an expansion of the Chittenden Solid Waste District’s composting operation on Redmond Road.

The district plans to expand its composting space from 8 acres to 13 acres, use new equipment and create a trucking entrance separate from the public food scrap dropoff area. Earlier this year, the district

stopped selling small quantities of compost to retail customers to focus on wholesaling large quantities to commercial customers.

The expansion comes months after the State of Vermont’s universal recycling law went into full effect, requiring the diversion of food scraps from landfills. It see COMPOST page 3

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School day questions School district opening update

• All families with children participating in in-person learning in the Champlain Valley School District will be asked to sign a certification agreeing to review the following four questions with students each school day. If the answer is “yes” to any of the questions, students are advised to remain home and consult a doctor.

• “Do they have an abnormal temperature? I understand that my child will not be allowed on a school bus or into the classroom if they have a temperature above 100.4 degrees.”

• “Do they feel unwell or have any of the following new or un-

explained symptoms that are not due to another condition? Cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, chills, recent loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.”

• “In the past 14 days, have they had close contact with anyone that you know has COVID-19? Close contact is currently understood to be within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes.”

“Have they made any non-essential trips to a yellow or red zone area in the last 14 days as defined by the State of Vermont?”

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This week, you may be doing last-minute school shopping, getting your school year schedules in order and anticipating all the joy and trepidation that a new year brings. In this regard, this year is no different than any other.

Your kids will be waiting with bated breath to see their new classrooms, to re-engage with new and old friends, to meet their new teacher — or to get their home “office” set up for participation in the Champlain Valley School District Virtual Learning Academy.

At CVSD, we also are working right up to the deadline to make sure everything is in place for our hybrid and remote students. We’ve made our lists and we’re checking them twice. We’re making sure that we have a clear understanding of the health and safety protocols put in place to ensure student safety. We’re making sure that our teachers have everything they need to provide the best learning opportunities for our students. We’re double-checking that our learning spaces are well-ventilated, safely arranged and inviting.

Of course, some things will be different. We’ll be instituting a daily temperature check of all our students, faculty and staff prior to their boarding the bus or entering school. Parents are our partners in this endeavor. They will be asked to monitor their children’s health every day before sending them off to school.

Our class sizes will be halved.

The flow of students from classroom to classroom and around the building will be seriously curtailed. Lunch will be in the classrooms; physical education will be outside; our normal routines will be tweaked to adhere to health guidance — and still, we’ll build solid, positive memories of how schooling was in the year of COVID. One area of priority in the past

It is no small feat to put an entire ‘school’ together from existing parts, and yet, that is exactly what has been done. several weeks has been childcare for our staff and our families.

We’ve been working hand in hand with Jeff O’Hara, our Part II partner, to provide the same level of pre-COVID after-school programming.

Families that have depended on this service will continue to be accommodated. We have developed a plan for meeting the needs of our faculty and staff and have turned our energies to coordinating opportunities for our families. We await the results of a survey that went out to all licensed childcare providers, registered homes and community partners. We expect to provide a listing of available open-

ings, including a description of the services, hours of operation, age level served and cost.

Thanks go to Shelley Henson, CVSD early education coordinator, and Bonnie Birdsall, director of communication and digital learning for their work on this.

Separately, Jeff O’Hara is actively working with the Department of Children and Families on rolling out a “childcare pod” in our district — per Governor Phil Scott’s initiative. As soon as these plans are firmed up, we will let parents know how to access this option. Stay tuned. I know it’s late to be providing this information.

We will share what we know as soon as we know it.

We are very proud of our Virtual Learning Academy and its leader, Jeff Evans. Three hundred K-8 students and 60 high school students are enrolled.

The interconnectedness of our Virtual Learning Academy and our hybrid models necessitate a great deal of cooperation and collaboration among our school leaders.

It is no small feat to put an entire “school” together from existing parts, and yet, that is exactly what has been done. These teachers are eager to serve in this new venture.

The Virtual Learning Academy is at capacity. At this point, we will only be able to accept new virtual students where space is available at specific grade levels.

Elaine Pinckney is superintendent of Champlain Valley School District

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Sign of thanks The Williston Fire Department’s lawn sign salutes longtime Town employee and volunteer Deb Beckett, who passed away on Aug. 21 from complications of cancer caused by toxic burn pit exposure while she was serving in the Middle East in the Vermont National Guard. Visit BurnPits360.org if you would like to make a donation in her honor.

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will allow the CSWD to process up to 6,000 tons of food scraps annually, said Josh Tyler, CSWD director of operations. He projects the facility will reach that volume in about two years, then require further expansion or shipping of material off-site as the volume continues to increase in the coming years.

“As the tonnage increases, we will need to figure out another solution,” said CSWD compost director Dan Goossen.

A major component of the expansion is the acquisition of a “windrow turner” — a piece of heavy equipment that will turn and aerate food scrap piles more efficiently. What used to take four weeks to turn with an excavator now can be done in one day, Tyler said. The windrow turner was purchased with a grant from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and put into use in July.

“It optimizes our operation for the next 20 years,” Tyler said.

The windrow turner also helps mitigate the smell from the site, he said, as it will more frequently aerate the food scrap piles. Odor from the site has increased of late, according to residents of nearby Ledgewood Drive. The removal of trees associated with a Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) storage project nearby has contributed to the problem.

“I have lived at this address for a little more than four years, and when I first moved in, we rarely had any odor that made its way to the neighborhood due to the buffer of the forest between us,” Ledgewood resident Norm Brault wrote in a letter to the board. “We noticed that after VELCO cleared a large area of forested land off Redmond Road … a strong odor during the late fall and into the spring.”

He said his property value has been negatively affected.

As a condition of approval, the board required CSWD to plant trees along Redmond Road “where feasible.”

Goossen said the district “will be paying very close attention to odors as we do this expansion.”

“As is the case with all compost facilities, odor is one of the more sensitive issues, just by the nature of the materials we are processing,” he said. “There is potential for unpleasant odors to escape the facility.

“It is really helpful for us to hear when there are odors that might be abnormally offensive because we might not notice them. Being close to the stuff all the time, our noses are perhaps less sensitive.”

Planning Director Matt Boulanger said the town can’t enforce its odor nuisance ordinance on the district because of a state exemption.

“State law protects regional landfills from local regulations that would interfere with their intended function,” Boulanger wrote in his report on the district’s application.

The district plans to break ground on the expansion in October.

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t’s that time of year. While many things are a little different this year, the most important fundamentals remain the same. Kid’s feet grow. They wear flip flops all summer. Time for ‘back to school shoes. The temptation may be to take the position: “Oh gee, she’s just going to grow out of them. I’ll just buy the cheap shoes for her.”

While not all expensive shoes are good/healthy, most low price children’s footwear represent some of the worst investments you will ever make in the next generation.

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Your wise investment is quickly flushed if shoes are not snuggly tied, then ***untied*** before taking them off. Seemingly small but valuable action and opportunity to give them a daily compliment. We should all note the little things.

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State autopsies its drug abuse support systems

The Vermont Department of Health has released the state’s first “Social Autopsy Report,” a detailed look at how those who died of a drug-related overdose in 2017 interacted with state agencies, and where improvements in the state’s efforts can be made. The release coincides with the observance of International Opioid Awareness Day, Aug. 31.

The Social Autopsy report examines data from 2017, when 109 Vermonters died of an accidental or undetermined drug overdose. The report found that of those who did, nearly all had an interaction with at least one agency in the years before they died (98 percent).Twothirds interacted with three or more state agencies, including the Vermont Department for Children and Families and the Department of Vermont Health Access.

Funded under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Overdose Data to Action grant, the Health Department partnered with the Departments of Corrections, Children and Families, Vermont Health Access (Medicaid) and Public Safety to analyze each department’s data.

The review found that many Vermonters who died of a drug overdose in 2017 had complex needs, as well as varied physical and mental health conditions.

They also were prescribed more controlled substances than the Vermont population in general and had multiple interactions with Emergency Medical Services.

“Any overdose death is one too many,” said Health Commissioner Mark Levine. “This report will be a valuable resource in our ongoing work to improve how we can help

‘This report will be a valuable resource in our ongoing work to improve how we can help people with substance use disorders and those struggling with addiction.’

— Mark Levine, Vermonthealth commissioner

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Overall, people most frequently had some contact with the Vermont Prescription Monitoring Program (VPMS) — 84 percent had at least one prescription for a controlled substance between 2012 and 2017.

The VPMS is used to support and coordinate clinical care and substance misuse prevention, and to assist in understanding the patterns of controlled substance prescribing and dispensing in Vermont. The report also found that 82 percent interacted with Vermont State Police between 1988 and 2017.

Levine said the report is especially relevant now, with opioid-related fatalities at a markedly higher rate when compared to last year. In June 2019, Vermont reported 48 such fatalities since the beginning of the year. Preliminary data for 2020 shows there have been 72 over-

dose-related deaths this year as of June.

“Opioids are powerful drugs and affect people differently,” said Levine. “Anyone can become addicted and be at risk of an overdose.”

Levine said the state has a moral obligation to keep focused on preventing drug overdoses.

“We will use this report to inform our policies and programs to keep Vermonters alive, so they can get the treatment and supports they need, wherever they are, to succeed in their recovery,” he said.

Recommendations in the Social Autopsy Report include: — Improving data collection and analysis — Establishing and enhancing linkages to treatment and care — Further integrating state and local response efforts

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Casella builds food waste processing facility Casella Waste Systems has broken ground on a de-packaging facility in Williston designed to separate spoiled food from packaging, allowing items that would become waste to be recycled.

The facility, located on Avenue C off Industrial Avenue, uses a mechanical process to separate spoiled or contaminated food waste from its packaging. Casella has already contracted with several commercial food waste producers in Vermont to accept their spoiled food.

“It’s very exciting for the company to bring this technology to fruition in our home state,” said Chairman and CEO of Casella Waste Systems John W. Casella.

“This facility will allow us to separate valuable organic and recyclable feedstock from waste material, put them to a higher and better use, and preserve natural resources. I couldn’t be prouder of our team

in Williston for seeing this process through and working hard to bring this service to our customers and community.”

This facility allows us to make better decisions about how we close the loop with certain materials, in addition to eliminating material from the waste stream.

Once collected and processed at Casella’s Williston facility, the organic material will be shipped to an anaerobic digester and con-

verted to biogas. The packaging material will then be recycled or disposed of depending on its material composition.

Depending on the type of food waste received, food scraps may also be used as animal feed for local farms.

“This facility allows us to make better decisions about how we close the loop with certain materials, in addition to eliminating material from the waste stream,” Casella said. “If we receive a load of spoiled bread product, we can efficiently separate that from the plastic bags, recycle the bags, and ship the bread to a farm for livestock feed. If it’s a load of spoiled liquid in aluminum cans, that liquid can be extracted, sent to the digester, and the aluminum recycled.”

The project broke ground earlier this summer and is expected to be operational before winter.

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My heart stopped as I drove by the sign in front of the Williston town offices. I recalled my last encounter with “Deb.” We had crossed paths in the Creek’s Edge neighborhood, exchanged hellos, and she told me she had retired and the neighborhood was a great place to live.

I always admired “Deb” and found her life interesting and admirable. I remember conversations we had about her daughter’s thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. I remember reading articles of her diary she shared with us during her deployments in the Middle East. She touched my soul, our town, our country, and of course, her family.

To pass from this earth and be honorably recognized by simply your first name reflects a life of great impact. I’ll remember “Deb.” When I think of her, a poem by Stephen Grellet on my desk rings true: “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

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I’m disappointed in the Williston Observer for centering Karen Sturtevant’s (white) perspective in her Aug. 13 article “I am Karen, not ‘a Karen.’”

Regardless of her intentions, she takes part in harmful attempts to shift the current conversations about systemic injustices faced by black Americans to instead center white people as victims. She‘s one of the “white-privileged women making complaints about trivial things and getting what (they) want with zero regard for other people particularly those of color.”

Karen felt targeted by memes where her name rep-

resents a common trope about white women. Our society systematically discriminates against people who have “BIPOC-sounding” names. I doubt Karen’s ever been stopped at airport security or denied a job interview because of her name. When she says we need to “advocate for social changes that benefit all of us, Karens included” she forgets that social change is intended to benefit those oppressed by our society, not those benefiting from oppression.

Karen said “(Black lives) matter as much as Native Americans, Japanese, Latinos, Asians, the LGBTQ community and Europeans, too. Can we agree that all lives matter?” However, the Black Lives Matter movement in no way asserts that only black lives matter. Rather, it works to highlight and change the ways that black people have been devalued and mistreated (repeatedly being murdered by those meant to “protect and serve”) in our country.

Black Americans make up 28 percent of those killed by police despite being only 13 percent of the population. In Williston, black drivers stopped by police are 2.3 times more likely to be arrested than white drivers.

When searching for future opinions to center in regards to the current racial justice climate, I hope the Williston Observer will seek out BIPOC voices. They are the experts whose voices should be highlighted now, for they alone have lived experiences with this topic.

- Emily Sundstrom Williston PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Emily, thank you for calling us out. Like everyone, we are still learning and growing in our awareness and we will do a better job in the future of assessing content that is contributed to our paper. And we will continue to provide a forum for respectful discourse and opinions so we can all learn together.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The hidden assumptions of hybrid learning What would a hybrid model look like if learning, child care, transportation and space were prioritized? Are we pulling on the right levers?

Regardless of learning environment, ensuring opportunities to learn with and from others, with the support of a teacher, on a regular schedule is critical. Allowing students, particularly our youngest students, to have numerous interactions with their teachers seems obvious, as does having the same teacher and consistent peers.

A hybrid model with morning and afternoon cohorts accomplishes these goals.

The same teacher instructs the same kids daily and sets them up with independent or project-based group work for home.

Instructions are given during face-to-face schooltime and parents get information to support extended homework.

A remote day might be reserved for synchronous interaction of the full class, followed by homework. This also allows the teacher to engage in professional learning, and for special educators, counselors, subject specialists and others to support smaller groups of students both in-person and remotely, and for these adults to meet with the teacher to discuss concerns. So why is this model unpopular?

Childcare prioritizes chunks of time in school. This supports parents, but is a logistical nightmare for full-time employees. Inconsistent schedules for parents are added to inconsistent teachers and learning schedules for students.

Many say schools are not daycares.

However, implicit in our schooling model is that schools care for children while educating them. We’d be upset if schools supervised children without teaching them.

Conversely, we expect daycares to provide enriching environments.

Needs for learning change over time — toddlers need adults who create environments for safe exploration while older students need pedagogical experts to impart complicated concepts, critical thinking skills, and executive functioning capabilities. But these are equally learning-based environments with supportive caregivers.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, notes, “The driving force for education should not be ‘a parent needs … a place for her kid … so she can go to work.’” True, but if that were the entire story, we’d be prioritizing learning and choosing a different model.

If there were buses and drivers to get children to school at a social distance or for students to learn 6 feet apart, these conversations might be moot. What about common public spaces? What if government pandemic spending went to renting out commercial spaces left empty because of COVID? What if we converted high schools into early childhood spaces?

- Deb Rosenfeld Williston

Do as I say, not as I do I receive the quarterly magazine from UVM, and in the last issue there was a fine article about one of the professors working with a farm owner in Grand Isle to make his farm more productive and also to curb runoff from his land.

This has been going on for a number of years, and is so successful that other farm owners are now involved.

It’s too bad we can’t all work together to clean Lake Champlain.

The State of Vermont just completed phase one of widening Route 2A in Williston with well-groomed ditches so the runoff will flow into the Winooski River and into Lake Champlain. The worst of this project is yet to come. In phase two, the State of Vermont will widen Industrial Avenue as you head toward Essex to make two left turn lanes — more runoff into the Allen Brook and into Lake Champlain.

Each quarter, when I receive my water and sewage bill, I am taxed for runoff from my land. But it’s OK for this widening of Route 2A and Industrial Ave. that will pollute Lake Champlain?

The circumferential highway was defeated by army engineers because of wetlands, but it’s OK taking land owners’ front yards and polluting Lake Champlain?

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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.

R.E.C. CAMP THANK YOU FROM CAMP DIRECTOR SAM BEATSON On behalf of the R.E.C. camp staff, we would like to thank all the families that participated in the day camp this summer. Thank you for entrusting us with your children. It was our privilege to get to know and play with your kids.

We had a great time making memories during this unprecedented summer. To the R.E.C Camp staff, thank you for your hard work and

dedication to the campers. You made this unique summer a success.

REC FALL SOCCER GRADES K-5 Registration deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 9. Early-bird discount deadline is Sunday, Sept. 6 ($10 off the listed prices). The first day of soccer practice is Saturday, Sept. 12. There will be one practice per week and games on Saturdays through October. Schedules TBD. VOLUNTEER COACHES NEEDED Help is needed to make the soccer programs successful. Parents and community members are needed to volunteer to work with groups of children for a pos-

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FALL PROGRAMS Registration for fall programs is now open. Check www.willistonrec.org for program offerings.

There will be program offerings that are online and in person.

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FACILITY UPDATE “ARRIVE, PLAY, LEAVE”

Playgrounds, courts, elements, amenities and facilities are not disinfected or cleaned. Bring your own hand sanitizer, use face coverings, practice social distancing of 6 feet, stay home if you or someone in your household is sick, don’t touch your face and wash your hands when you get home.

Restrooms are still closed and there are no port-o-lets in the parks. Organizations/ groups using fields or courts can bring in port-o-lets for their groups use only. The port-o-let will be signed for the group, locked, cleaned and used by the group only.

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Savvy Senior

By Jim Miller

How Medicare and other tools can help older smokers kick the habit Dear Savvy Senior, I understand that COVID-19 hits smokers a lot harder than nonsmokers but quitting at my age is very difficult. Does Medicare offer any coverage that helps beneficiaries quit smoking?

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IT’S NEVER TOO LATE According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12.5 percent of Medicare beneficiaries smoke. Many older smokers, like yourself, indicate that they would like to quit, but because of the nicotine, which is extremely addictive, it’s very difficult to do.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness, responsible for an estimated one-fifth of deaths in the United States each year.

Research shows that quitting, even after age 65, greatly reduces your risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, osteoporosis and many other diseases including COVID-19. It also helps you breathe easier, smell

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HOW TO QUIT The first step you need to take is to set a “quit date,” but give yourself a few weeks to get ready. During that time, you may want to start by reducing the number or the strength of cigarettes you smoke to begin weaning yourself.

Also check out over-thecounter nicotine replacement products — patches, gum and lozenges — to help curb your cravings (these are not covered

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The intense urge to smoke lasts about three to five minutes, so do what you can to wait it out. It’s also wise to avoid drinking alcohol and steer clear of other smokers while you’re trying to quit. Both can trigger powerful urges to smoke.

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Margaret Ann (Miles) Washburn Montgomery, 91, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2020 surrounded by family and caregivers at Cathedral Square at Allen Brook Memory Care, Williston, VT. Peg was born in Toronto on November 5, 1928, daughter of Alfred Henry Barton Miles and Gladys Edith (McFarland) Miles.

From Toronto, the family moved to Bristol, Vermont. In 1944, they moved to Pasadena, CA where she attended Pasadena Junior College.

In 1946 she married Fay Quimby Washburn while still in California, and then returned to live in Richmond, VT where she raised three sons.

We remember Margaret’s early years as a mother and home-maker. In 1953, to add to the family’s income, Peg decided to cater lunches for a local twine company, Cellucord. She enlisted the aid of her two oldest sons to pick up the lunch supplies before they went to school and again after school for the second shift. Everyone pitched in to help.

Peg was a skilled jeweler, learning her craft from her father, and eventually being tutored by Guy Chang in Charlotte. She also at-

tended Mrs. Mills Fine Arts Jewelry course at UVM and went on to teach her skills at the YWCA in Burlington and subsequently taught her sons.

Peg had an interest in photography beginning in the early 40s when her mother sent 25 cents and a coupon for a little camera.

Her father had a big field camera, which took beautiful photos, thus her interest began. She purchased a 35mm camera with a macro lens.

In the late 60s/early 70s she started photographing her jewelry creations and later her leather work.

Peg is best known for her Vermont Moods photographs, especially celestial events (Aurora Borealis and the comets Hyakutake (1996) and Hale-Bopp (1997), winning many blue ribbons at the Champlain Valley Exposition for best photograph over several years. She was a member of the Vermont Handcrafters Guild, as well as the Barre Artists’ Guild.

All during this time, she worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Williston, VT as a dedicated clerk. In her retirement, Peg lovingly cared for two horses, a chow dog, an African grey parrot, and anyone who knew Peg knew she just loved to collect stuff.

Peg was a woman of many talents — anything she tackled she did to perfection, whether it was

sewing, knitting, cabinet making, jewelry, leather crafts, oil painting and ultimately her passion for photography were all done to perfection. She was a fiercely independent spirit and was not afraid to speak her mind.

There are so many people to thank as Peg embarked on this new life journey. Thanks go out to Lynn and the support staff at Adult Day in Essex Junction, and the family would like to extend loving thanks and gratitude to the nurses and care providers at Allen Brook Memory Care in Williston who embraced Peg’s colorful personality. Peg immediately adapted to her new environment and said many times how much she loved her new home.

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Peg was predeceased by her son Barry Washburn, first husband Fay Washburn and second husband Roger Montgomery. She is survived by her two sons Christopher (Suzanne Chicoine) Washburn, Swanton, VT, Jeffrey Washburn, Hinesburg, VT, wife of Barry, Jackie (Benoit) Washburn Hinesburg, VT. Her grandchildren, Erin Washburn, fiancee Sarah Kelley, Williston, VT, Shawn (Karen Sternberg) Washburn, Zebulon, NC. Melissa Washburn, Lexington, KY, Brian (Lisa McEneny) Washburn, Six great grandchildren, Mary and Grace Washburn, Lia and Vinny Washburn, Liam and Emilia Washburn.

Adele Louise (Colburn) Quiet Richmond – Adele Louise (Colburn) Quiet, a long-time resident of Richmond, Vermont, died peacefully on August 10, 2020 from the infirmities of advanced age. Adele was born on April 5, 1929 in Concord, New Hampshire and was the first child to Harold E. and Marjorie H. (Ford) Colburn. She married Paul Anthony Patrick Quiet in June of 1950 in Concord, New Hampshire.

A long-time member of the Richmond Congregational Church, Adele will be remembered for her loving devotion to her family and local community.

She was a selfless, patient mother and wife who always sacrificed

her needs for the good of others.

Her altruistic nature and humble demeanor were a testament to the life she led. She was patient, kind and always welcomed others with the warmest of smiles.

Adele appreciated the simpler things in life like a good cup of coffee, her beautiful gardens and spending time with family. In her youth, she was a self-proclaimed tomboy. She always loved being outdoors, climbing dangerously high in trees.

Having grown up during the Great Depression, Adele learned early on how to stretch a dollar and food, which later came in handy with a large family of seven children.

She led by example and taught her children the importance of respect, honesty, good manners, responsibility and service to your community. In 2009, Adele received an award from the State of

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Adele is also known for being one of the original founders of the Miscellany Mart of Richmond (now named Richmond Food Shelf & Thrift Shop), where she volunteered for well over 30 years.

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