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with the selectboard on Tuesday to urge the town to consider working with neighboring municipalities to form a CUD. “I see this as an issue of equity and access,” BY JASON STARR selectboard member Greta D’Agostino said, Observer staff “and an opportunity for our town to be a leadChittenden County is the most internet-en- er.” The board plans to vote in July whether to abled region of Vermont, and yet, there remain put a CUD question on the November general pockets of rural neighborhoods that are either election ballot. A positive townwide vote is renot connected or connected at impractically quired from at least two municipalities to form slow speeds. a CUD. Once a CUD is formed, other municiAbout 4 percent of the homes in Williston palities can join by selectboard vote, Fish said. fall into this category, according to the Chit“It is important that the region move on tenden County Regional Planning Commisthis quickly because the Vermont Communision. These 138 homes are mostly at the end of ty Broadband Board may various roads in the southreallocate the broadband ern part of town. It’s about ‘I see this as an issue of funds for the Chittenden the same percentage of County municipalities to equity and access, and unserved and underserved other regions if a good homes countywide. an opportunity for our faith effort is not made toMost have some intown to be a leader.’ ward using these funds in ternet connection, but not Greta D’Agostino the region by November,” enough to effectively work Williston Selectboard Mahoney wrote in a June or attend school remotememo to the selectboard. ly, or consistently stream There is no other viable video, especially if there path for unserved and underserved residences are multiple members of a household online in Chittenden County to get high speed interat the same time. The CCRPC estimates that net, she said. The formation of a CUD would there are eight Williston homes without access to internet at all. Meanwhile, the vast majori- also benefit those currently served at broadty of Williston homes are served at adequate band speeds by bringing everyone up to the broadband speeds, while a small minority (35 fastest (fiber) level of service. “We hoped we wouldn’t have to do a CUD, homes) are served at next-level fiber speeds, but we’re at the point where it really doesn’t according to the CCRPC. seem like there is a different solution. (It) is poCCRPC Planning Program Manager Regitentially the only way to get the public dollars na Mahoney is attempting to organize municto our communities to make this broadband ipalities to create a “Chittenden County Comexpansion work,” Mahoney said. munications Union District” (CUD), a new Fish assured the selectboard that grant shared governing entity that could accept state funding and revenue bonds would fund the and federal grants and lure an internet provider CUD, while shielding property taxpayers from to build out service at the highest speeds to evexpenses and liabilities. It would operate simiery home in the county. Nine such entities have formed in Vermont, larly to other multi-municipal districts, such as encompassing 208 member municipalities that the Chittenden Solid Waste District, he said. Still, town leaders do not take the prospect are lining up for $116 million of broadband lightly. infrastructure funding that the Legislature au“Forming a new government is no small thorized in Act 71 last spring. The legislation feat and being a town that steps forward to do created the Vermont Community Broadband it brings a lot of responsibility,” Town Manager Board to help form and fund CUDs. Erik Wells said. The board’s deputy director, Rob Fish, met

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Board seeks public comment on rezoning Taft Corners The Williston Selectboard invites public comment July 5 as it attempts to decide whether to enact a Planning Commission-recommended rewrite of the land use regulations for Taft Corners. The “form-based code” was written with the help of a consultant and input from the public over the past two years, and submitted for selectboard consideration in the spring. At its June 7 meeting, the board voted 3-2 to advance the adoption process by holding the public hearing. The regulations would move Taft Corners toward a more pedestrian-friendly and less car-centric neighborhood by prescribing a block-style street layout and dense, mixed-used buildings. The three largest property owners/developers in the district have urged the board not to adopt the regulations. The July 5 public hearing will begin at 7:15 p.m. at Town Hall and virtually via video-conference. Written comments can be submitted prior to the hearing to Town Manager Erik Wells at ewells@willistonvt.org or mailed to his attention at Williston Town Hall, 7900 Williston Road, Williston, VT 05495. After the public hearing, the board could change the regulations or decline to enact them. If the board votes to enact the changes, they would go into effect 21 days later, unless a petition is filed for a townwide vote to repeal the amendments before they take effect. — Jason Starr

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that only 8 percent of women went to, and graduated from, college during this time, this was quite an achievement. After graduation, she worked at Brown as a reference librarian. A biweekly trip down memory lane She resigned from Brown in 1939 with members of the Williston Historical Society to take a job at the American Library in Paris. This library, which is now the largest English language lending library in Europe, grew out of a collection of materials donated by American libraries to military service members working with our The life and times of a inspiration for a main character in European Allies after World War I. Imagine travelling across the most unlikely woman of this month’s library book club feaocean and into foreign lands 100 ture, “The Paris Library” by Janet adventure and intrigue Skeslien Charles. Spoilers ahead: ago, where the language is not BY STACEY MCKENNA This book is the selection for the your own. Now imagine doing this Special to the Observer June 28 book club, so if you have while the Nazis had started their not yet read the book, you may march across Europe and had already invaded Poland, and other Curious Willistonians have want to stop reading now! been asking about Helen Oustinoff, Helen was a trailblazer. She world leaders had yet to decide the woman honored on the bench was born Helen Margeurite Fick- how to handle Germany’s lunaoutside the Dorothy Alling Me- weiler in 1909 in New York, and tic for a leader. Was Helen couramorial Library on the town green. graduated from Pembroke Col- geous? Fearless? Foolhardy? Yes, She is a woman who lived a rich lege, the then women’s branch of yes, and yes. The timing of her arrival in and rambunctious life, and is the Brown University, in 1930. Given Paris, unfortunately, could not have been worse o… t e t i t e …. or, depending our app y g n i on your point of r B view, could not s have been more truck d o o f perfect. She arThe rived in Paris, via Lisbon, just three weeks before World War II was declared. Unexp e ct e d ly, she met the love of her life while FEATURING

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working there. At her position in Paris, Helen met many other women who had the same zest for living life; she must have felt that she had finally found “her tribe.” Neither she, nor any of the other foreign women at the American Library, left Paris after the American embassy advised

them to return to the states. The director of the library, Dorothy Reeder, started delivering books — on foot and on bicycle — to American and French soldiers three days after war was declared. Dorothy also did not kowtow to Hermann Fuchs, the Nazi’s “library protector” who see OUSTINOFF page 8

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BY KEVIN BATSON Williston Energy Committee In Vermont, we’re fortunate to have a host of consumer and commercial programs and incentives for individuals and businesses alike that make it easy to electrify. By reducing the cost and simplifying the process of electrification, Vermonters can more easily switch to an electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, change to a heating/cooling heat pump system, or mow the lawn with an electric mower. In Vermont, going electric has a huge impact on emissions as Green Mountain Power (GMP) and Vermont Electric Coop, Williston’s two electric utilities, source electricity from 100 percent renewable and 75 percent carbon free resources, respectively. This means cars, home heating and cooling systems and

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electric-powered tools are significantly free of carbon emissions. Because of the potential cost savings for our residents and high impact on carbon emissions, the Williston Energy Committee has made electrification one of its top priorities in 2022 and beyond. Many of the electrification initiatives target transportation, which accounts for the majority (around 40 percent) of carbon emissions in Vermont. With state and utility-spon-

sored incentives, including cash rebates, Vermonters can reduce the total upfront cost of purchasing or leasing an electric vehicle (EV). Thanks to regional renewable energy credit programs, we have a large selection of electric vehicles only available in New England. When it comes to fueling EVs, our two electric utilities can provide owners Level 2 chargers, which can charge a mid-size EV in roughly four see ELECTRIFY page 5

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What’s wrong with invasive plants?

BY ETHAN TAPPER Special to the Observer

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Fund, global animal populations have declined an average of 68 percent since 1970. The consensus in the scientific community is that the main contributors to this biodiversity crisis are all human-caused: climate change, deforestation/ habitat loss, pollution and biological invasions (non-native invasive plants, pests, pathogens and animals) are considered the main culprits. According to the National Wildlife Federation, 42 percent of endangered species are primarily threatened by invasives, and invasive organisms account for about half of extinctions where the cause is known. Why are invasives such a problem? Within their native environments, each species occupies a unique niche, constrained by habitat limitations and by the other species that have adapted to prey on them, parasitize them and compete with them over thousands of years. They form communities — groups of species that share a complex evolutionary history. Species are not adapted to every other species on Earth, only to those with which they co-occur. Therefore, ecosystems can harbor vast open niches. For example, New Zealand’s ecosystems have no native terrestrial mammals and have been decimated by the introduction of rats and other mammals, and Guam’s native birds are all functionally extinct due to the introduction of a single species of snake. In her Pulitzer Prize-winning book “The Sixth Extinction,” author Elizabeth Kolbert describes invasives as species released from the constraints of evolution, introduced into communities that are completely unprepared for them in an evolutionary sense. While the gravity of non-native invasive pests and pathogens, like Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), chestnut blight and Dutch elm’s disease, is relatively easy to understand, the way that invasive plants negatively impact ecosystems is much less obvious. The influence of non-native invasive plants can be just as disruptive — it’s just harder to visualize. In forests and other ecosystems, invasives — like common and glossy buckthorn, shrub see INVASIVES page 5

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honeysuckle, Japanese barberry, Asiatic bittersweet and multiflora rose — outcompete native plants and trees, preventing regeneration and often forming dense monocultures. As they do so, invasives can displace and disrupt entire communities of organisms that have coevolved with native trees and plants for millennia. As forests and wildlife respond to our changed and changing world, invasives threaten their resilience — their ability to adapt, to regenerate, to stay healthy in a trying and stressful time.

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hours, for free or at a substantially reduced cost. The Williston Energy Committee will be holding EV showcase events in the coming months. These events will allow our residents to interact with a wide range of plug-in and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and their owners to get a frank assessment of what it’s like to own or lease an EV. We will also have a few EVs in this year’s Williston Fourth of July Parade and will be available to answer EV-related questions. In addition to vehicle electrification, the Energy Committee is focusing on electrification of heating and cooling to help reduce costs and the associated respiratory pollutants and carbon emissions — all of which can be a significant burden to Vermonters. Electric heat pumps can be a great option as they provide both heating and cooling and run with greater efficiency than standard furnaces and air conditioners, even at temperatures as low as -5 degrees. Utilizing a heat pump system helps lower energy costs compared to electric resistance, propane and oil, allowing Vermonters to hedge against more volatile fuel costs. Depending on your heating and cooling needs and current electric power panel, a heat pump can be very affordable, requiring only a modest installation. Working with local organizations like Efficiency Vermont, the Energy Committee will help private residents, commercial building owners and businesses connect to resources and rebates that will allow them to assess their current heating and cool-

While eradicating invasive plants across our landscape is not possible, they are much easier to deal with than most invasive animals, pests and pathogens. In most cases, it is completely possible to control invasive plants, to lower populations to a level that minimizes the negative impacts they cause. Controlling invasives is challenging and requires ongoing commitment, but with the right tools it is fully achievable. Protecting ecosystems is as much an act of self-preservation as environmentalism. Our forests clean our air and our water, regulate our climate, underpin the biological and geochemi-

cal processes that make life on Earth possible, support our local communities and economies, and safeguard our lives and our quality of life in countless ways. Controlling invasives, and protecting the integrity of ecosystems in general, is part of how we take responsibility for our ecosystems, for each other and for future generations. It is how we build a better world for our children and our grandchildren to inhabit.

ing systems and find opportunities where efficiency, weatherization and electrification can help them lower their heating/cooling bills and carbon footprint. As almost every conceivable lawn care tool is now available in a rechargeable battery-powered version, reducing emissions through electrification doesn’t have to mean making a large investment. With the recent expansion in this consumer market, most battery-operated tools are at comparable or lower cost to their traditional gas counterparts. Unlike gas-powered tools, battery-powered tools don’t emit carbon monoxide and nitrous oxides that have a significant impact on air quality. Additionally, electric tools are much quieter, lighter and easier to use, and require less maintenance. The Energy Committee is exploring opportunities within our own town departments, like

Recreation and Parks, to electrify town-owned tools. In summary, it’s easy to electrify and more affordable than many Vermonters may realize. The next time you need to upgrade or replace a piece of yard equipment, heating device or vehicle, consider taking that opportunity to go green by choosing an electric option. There are several resources and events happening around the state that can help you make an informed choice. You can always reach out to your Williston Energy Committee at MScott@Willistonvt.org or attend one of our public meetings, held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Be sure to keep an eye out for other Energy Committee updates and news here in the Observer and on Front Porch Forum — and feel free to say hello to us at the Isham Farmers’ Market and at the Fourth of July parade.

Ethan Tapper is the Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.

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Why is it easier to build a Dollar General than a solar project? BY PETER STERLING Over the last decade or so, while most of us weren’t looking, something very concerning has happened in Vermont: It has become easier to build commercial strip development — for example, a Dollar General store — in a rural town than to build renewable energy. Between 2006-2020, 37 Dollar General stores opened in Vermont. By comparison, Vermont hasn’t allowed a utility scale wind array to be built since 2012 and none are being planned for the foreseeable future. I’m not picking on Dollar General, they aren’t breaking any laws and in many communities are the go-to place to shop. But something is very wrong when it’s harder to build the renewable energy we need to stave off climate chaos than it is to build another chain big-box store. Why is this? In general, unless they trigger Act 250, most commercial projects only have to comply with local zoning ordinances. Meanwhile, commercial renewable energy projects have to run a regulatory gauntlet that gets more restrictive and less predictable every year. By law, Vermont’s Public Util-

Most commercial projects only have to comply with local zoning ordinances. Meanwhile, commercial renewable energy projects have to run a regulatory gauntlet that gets more restrictive and less predictable every year. ities Commission (PUC) treats each application for commercial wind and solar as a “contested case” litigation requiring more extensive evidence for approval than any other local or state agency. Most wind and solar projects must meet all the same criteria as apply to other development under Act 250 plus comply with additional PUC rules, special criteria set by the Legislature, comply with town

and regional plans and obtain permits from the Agency of Natural Resources before being considered for approval by the PUC. Going through all of this excessive permitting adds a lot of cost to these renewable energy projects and often results in otherwise well planned projects being rejected. In the end, all of this red tape greatly disincentivizes Vermont from going solar. In one example, a landowner in Bradford was trying to install solar panels on a parcel near a highway interchange that was behind a Hannaford shopping plaza and next to an existing auto parts supply warehouse, self-storage facility, convenience store and gas station. The PUC denied the permit for the solar array based on its aesthetic impacts to this industrial area. It is hard to comprehend how the PUC believes solar panels conflict with the aesthetic nature of an industrial park. The PUC has also crafted the most restrictive statewide sound standard for wind power in the nation, making the siting of wind energy projects basically impossible. Vermont now has a standard for sound from a wind turbine (39 see STERLING page 7

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Tuesday, July 5, 10:30-11 a.m. Join Danielle for outdoor stories, rhymes and songs. SWEDISH FISH CHALLENGE

Tuesday, July 5 through Monday, July 11. Stop by the youth desk and guess how many Swedish Fish are in the jar for your chance to win them.

MULTI-AGE PROGRAMS SUMMER READING PROGRAM

The Summer Reading Challenge has begun! Register now at www.damlvt.org. Join the Youth or Adult challenge to track reading and listening, win prizes and enjoy great books! FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR ALL

Saturday, July 9, 10:30-11:30 p.m. Join Romain Feuillette for informal conversation. All abilities and ages. Register at www. damlvt.org for all sessions.

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

To join a program, email programs@damlvt.org or call 878-4918. For programs with online registration, register at www.damlvt.org. ONLINE MEDITATION

Fridays in June and July, 1212:30 p.m. Maryellen Crangle leads a Zoom meditation.

LEGO TIME

BROWN BAG EVENT

Thursday, July 7, 3-4 p.m. Make something exciting with the LEGO collection at the library.

Tuesday, June 28, 12:301:30 p.m. Discuss “The Paris Library” by Janet Skeslien Charles. Learn about the Library’s connection to the book, which is based on a true story. Available in Libby (Overdrive) and in print from the library.

AUTHOR VISIT AND ACTIVITIES WITH ANGELA KUNKEL

Saturday, July 9, 10-11 a.m. Join Vermont author Angela Kunkel in her reading of “Penguin Journey” and try out some penguin activities.

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Friday, July 1, 1-3 p.m. Drop by the library to play the classic tile-based game. All skill levels.

informed her that certain people — Jewish people — were not allowed to visit the library. Defiantly, Dorothy Reeder snuck the books to them. Clearly, Dorothy was knit from the same wiry cloth that Helen was. As the Nazis advanced through Europe, Helen caught the eye of another library employee, Pierre (Peter) Oustinoff. After 18 months at the American Library in Paris, seven of which were under Nazi occupation, Reeder insisted her staff leave, as the threat of becoming Nazi prisoners was growing by the day. Helen and her beau, Peter, returned to the U.S. and married in Agawam, Mass., in October 1942. After the wedding, the couple lived in New York City, where Helen was the librarian for The Chemist’s Club, a private club that welcomes anyone interested in chemistry. Eventually Helen and Peter moved to Williston, and Helen became assistant director of the University of Vermont Library. While there, she developed a process called the Oustinoff System, which made doing research simpler and speedier than it was before. Remember, this was pre-internet, so research was a painstaking process in which one fact or anecdote in a book might require further explanation, so the source of the fact would need to be found. Usually this was accomplished by the researcher looking at the

Librarians Lori Ledak (right) and Debbie Roderer (left) pose on the bench that celebrates Helen Oustinoff outside the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library on the town green. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

original book’s bibliography, then requesting source books from the librarian via a handwritten request card. This process could be repeated through multiple cycles until the researcher was satisfied. This process — of one source leading to potentially multiple new lines of inquiry, and those then leading to yet more lines of inquiry — is often referred to as “going down the rabbit hole.” By using a Polaroid camera, Helen made research much faster and more accurate. Polaroid was so impressed with this use of their technology, they made Helen their model for an advertising campaign that went across the U.S. She also volunteered her time and expertise by being a trustee of our library in Williston, and served as its interim director for many months. She passed away in 1988, having lived an unusual, unexpected, happy and fulfilling life.

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Fourth of July Preview Liz Demas

Sally Dattilio

Lynn McClintock

Cathy Kohlasch

Local teachers receive parade grand marshal recognition

partment has announced that Liz Demas, Sally Dattilio, Lynn McClintock and Cathy Kohlasch will be this year’s parade grand marshals. The honorees will lead the parade in commemoration of their service to the town. The director of the recreation department, Todd Goodwin, said this year’s nominees were chosen

because they are all teachers that have also worked with the recreation department in the past. The town wanted to recognize the hard work of teachers, especially considering the challenges that educators have faced through the Covid pandemic. All four of the grand marshals have taught at Williston Central

School. McClintock and Kohlasch both work in physical education, Dattilio is a paraeducator, and Demas taught art. This year, Dattilio and Demas are both retiring after acting as mentors to many generations of students. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to work at such a dynamic see GRAND MARSHALS page 14

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Independence Day schedule of events ★★ SATURDAY, JULY 2 ★★ Deb Beckett Memorial 5K Race/Walk 8:30 a.m./9 a.m. Village Community Park

5K Run/Walk sponsored by the Williston-Richmond Rotary. 8:30 a.m.- Walkers • 9 a.m.- Runners

Independence Day Parade 10 a.m. Parade Route: Rt 2: Williston Road west from Johnson’s Farm to Old Stage Rd.

Activities on The Green 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Village Green

★★ SUNDAY, JULY 3 ★★

Activities by Crosspoint Church

Library Book Sale 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Williston Central School

Fire Dept. Open House 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Williston Fire Dept.

For more information, contact the library at 878-4918

Ice Cream Social 7 p.m. Village Green

Ice Cream Social sponsored by Williston Federated Church

Town Band Concert 7 p.m. Village Green

★★ MONDAY, JULY 4 ★★ Library Book Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Williston Central School

Evening Celebration 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Village Community Park

Activities by Crosspoint Church. Food trucks— Penzo Pizza, Grazers, El Gato Cantina & more—sponsored by Adams Farm Market.

Shuttle to Fireworks 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Before fireworks, the shuttle will run from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. After the fireworks, the shuttle will run until 10 p.m. See pg. 15 for details.

Fireworks 9:20 p.m. Village Community Park

Beckett run will kickoff the weekend

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The Deb Beckett Memorial 5K Run/Walk is named after the late Deb Beckett, longtime Williston Town Clerk, and sponsored by the Williston-Richmond Rotary Club. It will kickoff the town’s Fourth of July celebration on the morning of July 2 at Village Community Park. The pre-registration deadline has passed but registration will be available on race day starting at 8 a.m. All running and walking levels are welcome. Walkers will start at 8:30 a.m. and runners at 9 a.m. On-site registration is $25 for those over 17 and $20 for 17 and under. Proceeds from the run support Rotary Club projects. The course goes along paved paths and sidewalks through the park, onto North Williston Road, Mountain View Road and Old Stage Road before turning back into the park.

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Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church

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NOTE: NOTE: Route 2 (Williston Route 2 Johnson’s (WillistonFarm Road Road — to— Old Stage Road) Johnson’s Farmparade to Oldroute Stage will beparade closed to through Road) route will be

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Happy Fourth of July! OBSERVER FILE PHOTOS

Book sale volunteers needed The Friends of the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library are in the final planning stages for the annual Fourth of July book sale. We need help! On Saturday, July 2, from 8 a.m. to noon, we need volunteers to move boxes of books from the library to the gym and to set the books out on the tables. On Sunday, July 3 from 4-6 p.m., we need volunteers to work at the book sale as helpers, and book counters. Book counters tally up large numbers of books that people buy to keep the cashier lines moving smoothly. On Monday, July 4 from 9-11:30 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., we need volunteers to work at the book sale as helpers, and book counters. And we especially need help on Monday, July 4 from 2-4 p.m., when we box up any books that didn’t sell, break down the tables and clean up the gym. Please call the library to help with any of these times, at 878-4918. Or you can stop by in person to sign up. In past years, we’ve had a big turnout when we’ve asked for help — we hope that the community responds again to our requests! — Joanne Arsenault, Friends of the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library

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free to pour as much time as they want into their projects. Some of the activities that continued from page 9 Demas leads include pottery making, book arts, and mosaic mirror design. and inspirational school for all these years,” While Dattilio and Demas have startDemas said. ed their own niche camps, McClintock Besides working at the school, the has embraced her passion for the outdoors grand marshals have gone above and beand physical activity, yond in the education coaching skiing, socfield by leading camps cer, basketball and little The town wanted to through the recreation league. department. They recognize the hard McClintock stronghave used both their ly encourages free play, work of teachers, professional skills and always taking the last individual passions to especially considering slot for basketball pracdevelop these camps. tice to allow people to the challenges that Their passion is play in the gym after exemplified by Dateducators have practice. Ever since tilio’s cake decorating Covid, she has not been faced through the camp. When Dattilio able to do this, but she was a child, her grandCovid pandemic. hopes she can allow mother gave her cake free play in the gym decorating tools, and again soon. after that moment she The educators have all used their pasbecame enchanted with baking. Dattilio sions and talents for the community’s brought her knowledge of pastry design to benefit, and many of their pupils will go the community with her camp and is proud on to remember how Demas, Dattilio, to have inspired many young bakers. McClintock and Kohlasch have supportSimilar to Dattilio, Demas’ love for art ed and inspired them. The town recogled her to start the Williston Summer Art nizes the teachers’ positive impacts by Camp. Demas enjoys teaching art in the granting them the grand marshal title summer because there is less of a time con— a well-deserved honor. straint than during the school year; kids are

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FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO THE FIREWORKS There will be two free shuttles run by SSTA on July 4 starting at 6 p.m. One shuttle will start at Allen Brook School and the other at the side parking lot of Shaw’s. Shuttle stops for both buses will be at Allen Brook School, Finney Crossing, Healthy Living, Shaw’s, and Village Community Park. The last shuttle to catch the for the fireworks at Village Community Park will be at 9 p.m. Fireworks will be at 9:20 p.m. The final shuttle to return you to your car will be at 10 p.m.

The fireworks show will be at Village Community Park • Seating for the display will be in the fields behind the school, the entrance to the park, the playgrounds and surrounding areas. • The display will be set off on the North Soccer Fields area. • The North Path will be closed during the day while the display is being set up, from the intersection near the volleyball courts. North to the intersection near the disc golf course. This is the path that goes by the baseball field. • The path will be open from

North Williston Road to Old Stage Road by going in front of the volleyball courts and disc golf course. • Starting at 9 p.m. until 10 p.m., and during the Fireworks display, the path will be closed off in front of the disc golf area and the entrance to Allen Brook Trail. • There will be yellow caution tape across the field area of the south soccer fields that no one is to cross. This is for the safety of all. • Parking will be available at and around Williston Central School.

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Founded by Betty Debnam

Our national anthem

A Symbol of Freedom This week, in honor of Independence Day on July 4, The Mini Page shares more about the flag that has become a symbol of U.S. freedom.

Our 50-star flag dates from July 4, 1960.

Respecting the flag

The original American flag had 13 red and white stripes and 13 white stars on a blue background. The stripes and stars stood for the original 13 states. Congress hoped the flag would be a symbol for freedom. In a resolution about the flag, it said, “White signifies Purity and Innocence; Red, Hardiness and Valor; Blue signifies Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.” No one knows for sure who designed the flag. Many people think that Betsy Ross sewed the first flag, but there are different accounts of who designed it and who produced it. Before the United George Washington States had a flag, many used the Grand of the states used their Union Flag to own flags as they fought represent the 13 colonies before against the British for the first flag was independence. adopted.

The U.S. Congress has set up rules about how our flag should be treated. Here are a few: • When the flag is displayed flat against the wall, the stars should be at the top and to the flag’s own right (our left). • A flag should be taken down if the weather is so bad it could be badly damaged. • When the flag is flown along with state flags, the U.S. flag should be displayed above and in the middle of the state flags. • Do not place any other flag above our flag, except at the United Nations. There, the U.N. flag flies above all others, and the flags of all the Flags fly outside countries are flown in the United Nations building in New York alphabetical order. City. • When a flag is flown outside, it is usually flown during the day and taken down at night. In public places, flags flying at night should be lighted. A flag flying at halfstaff, or halfway up the pole, stands for mourning.

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Mini Fact:

• Do not display the flag upside down except as a signal of distress.

Resources On the Web: • usa.gov/flag

At the library:

• “Star-Spangled: The Story of a Flag, a Battle and the American Anthem” by Tim Grove

BY OLIVIA JAIMES

Try ’n’ Find

Mini Jokes

Words that remind us of the American flag are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: ANTHEM, BALTIMORE, BLUE, BRITISH, CONGRESS, DISPLAY, FIRST, FLAG, FLY, FORT, FREEDOM, GRAND, KEY, LIGHT, MCHENRY, RED, RESPECT, STARS, STRIPES, SYMBOL, UNION, WHITE.

Do you sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at school or before sporting events? Francis Scott Key’s famous anthem is a tribute to our nation’s flag. Do you know the words? O say can you see by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? Francis Scott Key was being held prisoner by the British during the War of 1812 on a ship in Baltimore Harbor. He watched as they fired on Fort McHenry, Francis but the next morning, the U.S. Scott Key flag was still flying! He called his song “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” Congress made it our national anthem in 1931.

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A switch from the typical Western diets of meat and dairy products to proteins such as insects, algae, kelp and lab-grown meat could slash the amount of Europe’s foodrelated greenhouse gases by more 80%, according to University of Finland researchers. They also say the changes could reduce water and land use for food by up to 87%. “It would be a way for someone to [eat] their fast-food burger, but save on land use and water use,” said Rachel Mazac. adapted with permission from Earthweek.com

For later: Look in your newspaper for items about Independence Day events in your area.

Teachers: Follow and interact with The Mini Page on Facebook!

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To apply for Covid-19 funeral assistance, you must do it over the phone by calling FEMA at 844-684-6333, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The application process takes about 20 minutes. FEMA will provide an application number, to create an online account at www.DisasterAssis-

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TODAY’S HISTORY • In 1894, the International Olympic Committee was founded in Paris. • In 1947, the Senate overrode President Harry S. Truman’s veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. • In 1972, a “smoking gun” White House audio recording captured President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff conspiring to obstruct the FBI’s investigation of the Watergate break-ins. • In 2016, the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. TODAY’S FACT • Host country Greece won 47 medals, more than any other participating country, at the first modern Summer Olympics in 1896.

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Roll them as necessary until they begin to darken and blister on a few sides. Remove from pan and set aside in refrigerator. Slice the fresh Mozzarella cheese into slices a half inch thick. Then cut them into desired bite size pieces. You would want them to be the same size as your cherry tomatoes. You can leave them whole or slice them in half to your liking. Get a bowl and combine the rest of your ingredients. Add the tomatoes and fold in so they do not fully break apart. SERVES 2

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A regulating plan that specifies the location and type of new streets, alleys, bike paths, public parks, and green spaces to be constructed and dedicated as a requirement of new development in Taft Corners and identifies parking setbacks and building build-to lines. Architectural requirements for all new buildings in the form-based code overlay district.

Notice of Public Hearing Building form standards regulating building Tuesday, July 5, 2022 7:15 p.m. page (2” x 5”) height, maximum width and footprint, and SIZE OF AD: 1/16 placement in the form-based code overlay The Williston Selectboard will hold a public district. hearing to receive comment on proposed EMAILED TO: Rick@Willistonobserver.com An amended zoning map showing the changes to the existing Williston Unified boundaries of the form-based code overlay Development Bylaw to create a form-based code overlay district in the Taft Corners area district. andPublishes establish an official map for the entire in Williston Observer A Town-wide official map showing planned Town, pursuant to 24 V.S.A §4442 and the public streets, paths, trails, green spaces and Williston Unified Development Bylaw. facilities within and outside of the formAuction based code overlay district. TheSECTION: public hearing will take place on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 7:15 p.m. in General amendments to Williston Unified PO# 1417 the Beckett/McGuire Meeting Room Development Bylaw Chapters 1-46 to at Williston Town Hall located at 7900 incorporate the form-based code into the Williston Road with remote participation existing bylaws. available using the online platform zoom with access information listed at the bottom If adopted, the amendments to the Bylaw of this hearing notice. Written comments will go into effect 21 days after adoption can be submitted prior to the hearing to unless a petition is filed for a popular vote Town Manager Erik Wells at ewells@ to repeal the amendments within 20 days of the adoption vote as provided for in 24 V.S.A. §4442.

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The above is a summary. Copies of the entire text of the proposed Williston Unified Development Bylaw amendments are available for review during regular business hours at the Town Hall and can also be found on the Town’s website at http://town.williston.vt.us by navigating to public records and then documents / legal notices. Members of the public can contact the Williston Planning Department at (802) 878-6704, or at planning@willistonvt.org with any questions and also visit the project website https://mytaftcorners.com/ for additional information. Zoom Participation: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/82199906915 (web link) Phone: 1-646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 821 9990 6915 #

LEGAL TOWN OF WILLISTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD AGENDA Tuesday, June 28, 2022 – 7:00 PM Hybrid Meeting: Town Hall Meeting Room, (7900 Williston Road) or Zoom Meeting ID 864 8114 4825 on zoom. us/join or call 1-646-558-8656 DP 22-11 Cody Rice (c/o Landmark Engineering and Design) requests preapplication review for a proposed 30-lot residential subdivision on an 9.9± acre parcel to create 29 new dwelling units located at 669 Essex Road in the RZD. Continued from May 24, 2022: DP 21-05 Scott Michaud c/o O’Leary-Burke requests a discretionary permit for a 15 unit residential subdivision on a 10.4 acre parcel to create 14 new dwelling units located at 230 Mountain View Road in the RZD. 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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Big Blue Trunk came packed with fun CLOCKWISE from top left: The Big Blue Trunk made a stop at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library on Saturday morning bringing games, rides and unusual activities. Library assistant Sammy Evans spins up a cotton candy treat. Eleanor Ferrell (5) enjoys a ride on the merry go ‘round. Raena Kinsey (8) uses a catapult trying to land a ball in the yellow bucket. Jazmine Mutza (9) attempts to catch a ball with a plastic tube.

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