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Charlotte officials set location for town garage

Waiting game

Cost remains unclear COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

Town officials in Charlotte have settled on a new location for a town garage, beginning the process of replacing the Lewis Excavating building that was lost in a fire last year.

The new garage, according to plans submitted to the development review board, would be located at the former flea market on Route 7 on the southeastern-most portion of the Burns Woods, a 54-acre townowned property between Route 7 and Greenbush Road.

The building would be set at PHOTO BY COREY MCDONALD

Travelers wait at the Charlotte Ferry dock in McNeil Cove for a boat ride to Essex, N.Y., April 18 on the Lake Champlain Ferry.

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Hinesburg OKs cop budget, voters will decide

Vigil held for slain Hinesburg resident; alleged killer arraigned

Proposal cuts administrative assistant position but keeps six full-time officers

The man accused of killing a Hinesburg resident in Morristown last Tuesday has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder.

Police say Fern Feather, 29, was stabbed to death by Seth Brunell, 43.

A vigil held Saturday in Morristown to celebrate Feather’s life drew hundreds.

Due to deadline and print space limitations, the entire story is available online at thecitizenvt.com.

Feather’s obituary appears in this issue, on page 10.

COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

Hinesburg town officials have OK’d a revised police budget, once again leaving it up to the voters to decide the size of the town’s police department.

The new budget approved during a meeting on April 13 is nearly $40,000 less than what was originally proposed Town Meeting Day. It cuts the administrative assistant position entirely and reduces the budget for per diem

service but retains six full-time officers.

“The general feeling was with six officers” the work of the administrative assistant “could be spread around and that that was less important than having the six officers to make sure we can cover as many two-person shifts as possible,” town manager Todd Odit said.

Voting on the revised budget is tentatively set for May 17.

Odit offered up four different versions a budget for the town’s

selectboard: one kept six full-time cops and the administrative assistant, but cut back on salary benefits to reduce the overall budget to $800,491; another cut the administrative assistant entirely; while another also brought the total number of police officers down to five.

One option used nearly $50,000 in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to offset some expenses.

“A lot of communities are using ARPA funds to retain and

attract employees,” Odit said, “so I just wanted to put that forward to the board,” but selectboard members decided against it.

“I’m not keen on it. If we were to apply these funds without a community discussion of where to apply these funds — it feels a little underhanded to me,” selectboard member Phil Pouech said. “It just doesn’t feel like the right way to deal with this issue.”

Selectboard members were See BUDGET on page 12

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Hummingbirds use lichen for well-camouflaged nests The Outside Story Rachel Sargent Mirus Birds use a wonderful variety of materials and techniques to create their nests. Some nests are small and tidy, like grass baskets lined with cozy feathers. Others are large and messily blobbed with mud. Some species build their nests in trees, some on the ground and others woven into wetland plants or adhered to cliff faces — or your back porch wall.

I’ve spotted and admired many birds’ nests, but never one made by a ruby-throated hummingbird or a blue-gray gnatcatcher. This is likely because both species shingle their nests with lichens, making them exceptionally well camouflaged.

Both ruby-throated hummingbirds and blue-gray gnatcatchers breed in the Northeast, arriving and beginning their nest-building in early spring, according to Robyn Bailey, NestWatch project leader with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

While many birds incorporate lichens into their nests, researchers believe that hummingbirds and gnatcatchers use lichens every time.

Bailey cited a 2010 study from Ohio in which “every published nest description mentions the presence of lichens as exterior shingling on gnatcatcher and hummingbird nests.”

Hummingbird nests are very small, about 2 inches wide and 1 inch high, and shaped from thistle and dandelion down stuck together with spider silk or pine resin. Gnatcatcher nests are slightly bigger, up to 3 inches wide, and are built in layers. The first structural layer is woven from fibrous materials such as stems, bark and grass, with each layer incorporating finer materials

until the inner cup layer, which is lined with soft materials including plant down, cocoons, hair or feathers.

Both species attach their nests firmly to the tops of slender, horizontal branches. The birds use spider silk to plaster the outside of the nest and the supporting branch with lichens, merging the nest silhouette with the contours of the branch. Unless you’re looking directly down at the eggs inside, one of these nests looks just like a lichen-encrusted knot.

Hummingbirds and gnatcatchers are pragmatic about their lichen choices. They collect nesting materials with their beaks while hovering in the air, Bailey said. Consequently, they favor common foliose (leafy) lichens growing on trees, with fat lobes that attach loosely to the bark and are easy for a beak to pick up.

In a survey of nests, Ohio researchers found hummingbirds and gnatcatchers preferred lichen species including hammered shield lichen (Parmelia sulcata), two speckled shield lichens (Punctelia spp.) and greenshield lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata). All of these lichens tend to form round doily-like blotches on trees, ranging in color from powdery gray to faded cyan to pale green.

Sourcing materials is a challenge for all nest-building birds.

If they prefer or require a material that is hard to find, that could lower their ability to build a successful nest. Bailey thinks hummingbirds and gnatcatchers rarely, if ever, have trouble finding lichens in northern forests. Both nest in lichen-encrusted habitats.

However, the researchers speculate that air pollution could impact these birds through the lichens they harvest. Some of the lichen species

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hummingbirds commonly use in their nests, including a speckled shield lichen and the greenshield lichen, are sensitive to air quality, leading researchers to raise the possibility that “increases in air pollution may have deleteri-

ous consequences on the nesting success of blue-gray gnatcatchers and ruby-throated hummingbirds.”

Hummingbird and gnatcatcher nests are rarely re-used, even if the birds can nest twice in a single breeding season. “The nests get

dirty, and predators find them,” said Bailey, and most nests fall apart during the winter, before the birds return. The birds do sometimes re-use materials from the first nest to make a second nest within the same breeding season.

While the nests themselves are ephemeral, their impact on lichens may not be. A preliminary study from Virginia found that hummingbirds tend to place nest lichens where they might survive or even thrive. The researchers found that the lichens can persist at least up to three years after being incorporated into a nest, giving the lichens the opportunity to grow onto the branch where the nest was built and suggesting that the birds could help their favorite lichens spread to new homes.

Given their effective camouflage, I don’t expect to stumble upon a ruby-throated hummingbird or blue-gray gnatcatcher nest, but I can look for familiar lichens on the trees I pass and imagine how they might appear as shingling on a tiny nest.

Rachel Sargent Mirus lives in Duxbury. Illustration by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol. More at nhcf.org

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Marina Hallisey’s winning entry in the Armand Poulin Memorial Green Up Day Poster Art Contest for 2022. She is a seventh grader at Shelburne Community School. Green Up Day this year is Saturday, May 7.

Charlotte, Hinesburg plan Green Up Day events on Saturday, May 7 Did you know that Vermont was the first state to designate a day of the year to clean up litter along the roadsides? On that day in 1970, 52 years ago, participation and results far exceeded expectations. Ninety-five percent of 2,400 miles of the interstate and state roads, and 75 percent of 8,300 miles of town roads were cleared of garbage.

Thanks to Gov. Deane C. Davis and Sen. George Aiken, this tradition still inspires Vermonters to get out and de-trash their state.

In Charlotte, where tons of trash are annually removed from local roadways, Green Up Day central Saturday, May 7, is at the Charlotte Central School, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

There are three ways to sign up for a route: online at charlottevtgreenupday.com before 6 p.m. on Friday, May 6; email Kim Findlay at farafieldfarm@gmavt.net before May 6 at 6 p.m.; or on the day of the event.

Pick up bags at the Charlotte Library, Old Brick Store and Spear’s Corner Store starting April 30 or on Green Up Day. After greening up your route, bring bags back to the school.

Green Up Day bags are for litter and trash while clear bags should

be used for redeemables and recyclables, but sorting into two bags is optional.

Only tires picked up along roadsides will be accepted. Personal tires must be taken to a transfer station, and no hazardous waste should be brought to Green Up Day collection.

Volunteers are needed to help at the quonset hut. Two-hour shifts are available from 8-10 a.m., 10 a.m.-noon, noon-2 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. Email or call Findlay at 802-999-3084 or farafieldfarm@ gmavt.net.

Hinesburg Green Up Day includes community lunch Hinesburg is getting ready to green up Saturday, May 7, for Green Up Day. Trash bags will be available starting Wednesday, April 27, at the town hall and Carpenter Carse Library.

Green Up Day begins May 7 at 8:30 a.m. at town hall. Pick up more bags, enjoy a doughnut, review the town map, sign up for a road section, and grab a visibility vest to keep you safe along the roadsides.

Organizers are once again using the sign-up genius website to allow

volunteers to sign up for different predetermined road sections to keep track of which roads are already covered and which roads are still available. Find the link at hinesburg.org or go directly to bit. ly/3rwGJde. Drop off Green Up bags at the town garage, next to the Chittenden Solid Waste District transfer station, between 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Green Up Day. If you need a volunteer to pick up your bags, leave them tied up and secured on the side of the road.

Those bags are also a visible sign for everyone to see that Green Up is happening.

The town will also hold a community lunch at town hall on Green Up Day from noon to 1 p.m.

Here are some tips for a safe Green Up Day: • Use extreme caution while out on the roads, especially with children.

• Wear bright clothing.

• Wear gloves and boots.

• Take precautions for ticks.

• Be aware of COVID-19 protocols with social distancing use of masks if appropriate.

If you have questions or need more information, email Phil Pouech at ppouech@gmavt.net.

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St. George and the Dragon Smallest Vermont holds town meeting, celebrates connections St. George, the smallest town in Vermont at 794 residents, hopes to empower its townspeople through connection at an upcoming event.

On Saturday, April 30, after the town’s deferred town meting, all St. Georgers are welcome to Dragon Day, a community gathering where folks will share music, food, free goodies and fun.

Part of the goal for organizer and sponsor St. George Connect!, a community outreach effort launched by locals, is to gather input on what the community values; to identify priorities and offer guidance to town boards; and to promote priorities that support residents, the town and

St. George’s relationships to the broader community.

How should St. George spend its allotted pandemic relief funding? What is the best use of town land? How can local youth be supported in overcoming educational and social challenges?

Explore some of these questions and more at the upcoming Dragon Day. “With such immediate, as well as long-term planning needs, we are looking for everyone’s ideas,” said Sarah Tischler one of the St. George Connect! steering committee members.

Town meeting starts at 10 a.m. at the town center — look for the

tent — immediately followed by Dragon Day. St. George Connect! is also seeking volunteers as it continues community outreach over the coming months.

To learn more or join the “small but valiant” group, email stgeorgeconnect@gmail.com. Folks are also invited to post thoughts on the St. George Connect! board at Simon’s Deli in the town center.

Those involved as steering committee members of St. George Connect! include Chantal Beliveau, Jessica Brumsted, Joel Colf, Julie Parker, April Pillsbury, Abel Russ, Judy Scott, Fran Stoddard and Sarah Tischler.

United Church of Hinesburg holds plant sale The United Church of Hinesburg annual plant sale is back.

The 50-plus-year-old tradition went virtual in 2020, and this year the church is continuing its online store but bring back an in-person sale as well.

Online orders of perennials — and biscotti — will be available for pick-up Saturday, May 7. The in-person sale will be held Saturday, May 14, at the church, 10570 Route 116, and will include annuals, some perennials and bake sale.

Through the online store, find

generously sized, hardy, freshly dug perennials. To avoid the possibility of spreading the invasive Asian jumping worm, all roots are washed thoroughly after they are dug. Most plants will be potted in light potting soil, except for hostas, irises and daylilies, which will be dug just before the sale to allow them to get a better start.

These plants will not be potted but will be wrapped in damp newsprint, ready for planting.

Also available on-line will be biscotti, baked and packaged by

members of the church missions committee, with proceeds going to Hearts for Hunger and the Vermont Foodbank’s Backpack Program.

The store will be live through Saturday, April 30, at ucofh.org.

Orders will be ready for pick up May 7 in the church parking lot, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

The next Saturday, May 14, the sale will be held at the church, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Contact Anne Donegan, ardonegan@gmail.com, with questions.

Hinesburg Police Blotter April 11 at 2:51 p.m., police assisted a resident on Mechanicsville Road whose car alarm wouldn’t shut off.

April 11 at 3:15 p.m., police helped mediated a dispute between a landlord and tenant on Charlotte Road.

April 12 at 7:38 p.m., a suspicious man was reported walking in Richmond Road, but when police checked on him, they found him to be OK. April 13 at 11:41 a.m., police worked on an active phone fraud investigation on Route 116.

April 14 at 6:37 a.m., a man was reportedly walking on the sidewalk yelling at cars on Mechanicsville Road, but when police found the person, he wasn’t yelling — just listening to tunes and passionately singing along.

April 14 at 1:03 p.m., a suspicious looking car near Place Road West was gone by the time police arrived.

April 14 at 9:31 p.m., a caller thought they heard voices

outside their house on Ledge Wood Lane, but officers didn’t find anyone when they checked the area.

April 15 at 12:26 p.m., police investigated the theft of some items from an unlocked car on Birchwood Drive. This is an active investigation.

April 16 at 8:10 p.m., police worked on an active investigation into an assault at a business on Commerce Street.

April 17 at 4:55 a.m., a false alarm was triggered on Hidden Pasture Road.

April 17 at 9:44 a.m., a false alarm was triggered on CVU Road.

April 17 at 10:40 a.m., Hinesburg officers assisted the State Police in Monkton, attempting to find someone who was reported missing.

April 17 at 11:09 a.m., some family members who had a dispute over property on Hollow Road called police for assistance, but they had worked out their differences by the time officers arrived.

Vermont State Police Blotter April 13, 3:47 p.m., at the intersection of Spear Street and Lime Kiln Road in Charlotte, police responded to a single-vehicle crash and subsequently arrested Bonnie

J. Blackmer, 60, of Milton, for driving under the influence of intoxicants. She was taken to University of Vermont Medical Center where she was later released.

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OPINION

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Crazy little thing called words For instance, do we really need to say powder room anymore, let alone john?

God forbid we say the word toilet. Since Carole Vasta Folley it means the bathroom itself and the act of dressing, technically, couldn’t one go to I love words. They’re so practical. And free. We collect them throughout our lives, the toilet to toilet? Yep! By the way, those three letters are a 24-point triple-wordlike artifacts of our experience, almost score in Scrabble. A game that accepts the unaware of their power and potential. It’s unimaginable the countless ways we string word “za” for pizza. Seriously, Scrabble?

Would you like it if we called you “Ble?” our cache of words together to express the Maybe we have thousands of words mundane to the sublime, from our deepest for the sheer endeavor of using thoughts to our grocery list. How them creatively, such as making lucky are we? new expressions. Instead of the The average person knows nautical term “under the weathover 40,000 words. Not all at er,” coined when ill sailors were once. They’re tucked away in sent below deck, let’s switch it the recesses of our mind, along up. Next time your co-worker is with oft-forgotten lyrics, vows sick, how about saying, “Oh, he’s and best intentions. Thank below deck.” goodness they are filed away as You never know, it could our catalog expands every year catch on. because we’re always learning Carole Vasta Folley There are times I wish we’d new words. be more precise with words. For Times change and we must example, the word hate. Can go with it, even if it means ending our we use it less in our day-to-day parlance? sentences with an enthusiastic “amirite?”

Must we hate the weather? Our hair? Soy Yes, that’s a new word in the dictionary, lattes? The Kardashian series? OK, that albeit slang. But chill peeps, don’t dis last one might have merit. slang, it mondo helps score extra words.

But the point is that catastrophizing Maybe new words purposefully push displeasure or inconvenience disempowers out old words, such as dungarees. The the word hate. Let’s use dislike for those use of which ages us faster than basking things we don’t like and save hate for in the sun slathered with baby oil. And don’t say slacks either. And trousers? Well, things that are truly hateful.

So many words are right at our disposyou might as well put them on over your al. We use them at will. To pray, to sway, to bloomers. Call them pants, people. Wait a play, to nay-say or namaste, to make hay, minute, they’re joggers. No, leggings. I’ll say hey or convey yay. We use them on get back to you. holiday and every day, whether in PiscatMeanwhile, why not use our word treasure trove to be clever? Or should I say away or Paraguay, to make our way, sing erudite? Don’t describe your over-excitable with Beyonce and, dare I say, even seize the day. But let us be our own word-guidfriend as annoying, say she’s effervesance-counselor and choose words that cent. Handcrafting potholders? Call them matter and say exactly what we mean. bespoke. And don’t dare say you’re bored, Considering the Oxford English instead try, “I’m overcome with ennui.” If Dictionary has more than 600,000 entries, someone recommends an antibiotic, hand the perfect word is waiting for all of us, them a dictionary. amirite?

While it’s delicious using words that are foo-foo — yes, that’s in the dictionary Carole Vasta Folley is a Vermont award — most times, speaking directly is what’s winning playwright and columnist. Contact best. Let’s call a hoe a hoe, meaning the her at carolevf.com. garden implement used to break up dirt.

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Letters to the Editor Grange auction raises much-needed funds To the Editor: The Charlotte Grange says a loud and ringing thank you to the whole Charlotte community. Over one hundred townsfolk donated to our online auction, generating hundreds of generous bids and counterbids over the course of the week. We raised important funds that will let us keep the lights on at the Grange Hall in East Charlotte and continue to plan for our future work.

This year’s Grange programs are ener-

gized and going strong. We’ve already held a successful clothing drive for low-income families, started a conversation with Charlotte farmers, and plans are well in-hand for our summer concert series Grange on the Green. This work is all driven by our enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer members, and it is both heartening and inspiring for us to see so much support and messages of encouragement from the wider community.

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Learn to tune in and identify where energy flows, and where it Heidi Kvasnak may be contracted or blocked due to imbalances.

The free, in-person lectures start at 1 p.m. Questions? Leave a message at (802) 425-6345 or visit charlotteseniorcentervt. org.

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50-Plus Expo returns to University Mall The 26th Vermont 50-Plus & Baby Boomers EXPO will be held Saturday, May 7, University Mall, 155 Dorset St., South Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

While the event is designed for those age 50 and older, all ages are invited to enjoy a free day of fun and learning, including a wide array of exhibit booths.

Attendees can also enjoy interactive seminars with free coffee, live entertainment, dance party and more.

In addition to seminars, live entertainment will include Vermont’s own Smuggs Trio performing acoustic rock from the 1960s and1970s, and the EXPO See COMMUNITY NOTES on page 7

LETTERS

continued from page 5 many of you as our programs take shape through the year.

Starting wage now $18/hour minimum

have friends you stay away from to avoid difficult political discussions? Learn more about Braver Angels, a citizens’ organization that helps conservative, progressive and liberal Americans talk respectfully with one another on Thursday, April 28, 7 p.m.

Contact Charlotte Library to register for Zoom or in-person attendance.

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Climbing fuel prices incentivize change To the Editor: With the price of fuel oil hitting $4.65 per gallon this month along with corresponding increases in propane and natural gas, it is a good thing that we are reaching the end of the heating season. While there is not much we can do about these price increases in the short term, there are steps that can be taken to help reduce our heating costs over the long term.

A key step is to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

The last two issues of The Citizen contained opinion pieces that were critical of the clean heat standard bill (H.715) that was passed by the House in March.

Both pieces, one by Rep. Sally Achey (March 24) and the other by John MClaughry of the Ethan Allen Institute (April 7) focused on the potential to increase the price of propane and oil for heating while ignoring the benefits that Vermonters will realize because of the program.

Achey predicts that prices will increase “up to $8 to $10 per gallon,” admittedly a

“back of the napkin” estimate. McClaughry is similarly critical and paints a picture of the extra dollars going into “the pockets of the heat pump installers, weatherization contractors and the army of bureaucrats.”

Both these commentators miss the point. Adoption of a clean heat standard will help all Vermonters —homeowners and renters, including low and moderate-income alike — to reduce the need for fossil fuels by improving building efficiency through weatherization and by encouraging alternative heating methods like heat pumps and advanced wood heating. In addition, since Vermont’s electricity source is more than 60 percent fossil-fuel free, greenhouse gas emissions, which drive climate change, will be significantly reduced.

Dependence on fossil fuels has subjected us to record-high fuel prices, 80 percent of which is going out of state and into the record profits of oil companies. That’s where the real hit to consumers’ wallets is coming from.

Changes induced by the clean heat program will provide the very jobs that McClaughry cited, save Vermonters money, and keep most of the price of heating in-state to boost our economy. The clean heat standard will be a win for Vermont consumers, a win for our economy and a win for our environment.

Rep. Mike Yantachka Charlotte

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dance party with DJ Charlie Rice. As always, there will be giveaways and much more.

The event is handicap accessible and parking is free.

“We are thrilled to be able to get together and enjoy this exciting event and we welcome all ages to join us in celebrating the value that seniors bring to our communities,” event co-producer Marianne Apfelbaum said. “It is a great way to socialize, learn new things and have lots of fun enjoying interactive exhibits, live music, dancing, giveaways, great food and more.”

For more information, visit vermont50plusexpo.com.

Senior center hosts Monday Munch The next Monday Munch at the Charlotte Senior Center is April 25, 212 Ferry Road, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The menu features cottage pie soup, salad, bread, beverage and brownies.

A munch is also set for Monday, May 2, to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a taco bar or bean taco bowls, Mexican rice, Mexican wedding cake with ice cream and dulce de leche sauce, and tortilla chips.

A $5 donation is appreciated. Munches are planned for April 4 and 11, with menus to come.

Check the website in case of last-minute cancellations at charlotteseniorcentervt.org.

Find out the health of the stream near you Lewis Creek Association is collaborating with two consulting firms to make water quality data results more accessible and understandable to its watershed towns and citizens.

With the help of consultants from Just Water Consulting and FluidState Consulting, and funding from Vermont tactical basin planning funds, maps for Charlotte, Hinesburg and Shelburne are available for review.

Learn about the results rom the streams nearest you at bit.ly/LCA-WQ-2021, or reach out to Kate Kelly, lewiscreekorg@ gmail.com, with questions or comments.

Friends of hort farm welcome board member, curator Kate Schubart has joined the Friends of the Horticulture Farm at the University of Vermont as a board member.

Schubart is a retired journalist and editor who created and produced Camel’s Hump Radio for Vermont Public Radio. She helped found the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization of VTDigger, and was its Statehouse reporter for five years She has master gardener training and has been a volunteer for the Friends of the Horticulture Farm over the years, and has run its annual plant sale twice

“I’m particularly interested in the invasives, because that should be of interest to anybody who has a garden or cares about the ecosystem in Vermont,” Schubart said.

Paul Wieczoreck, horticulturist and owner of Champlain Valley Landscaping has joined the Friends of the Horticulture Farm as the curator of its rhododendron collection. He has been a rhododendron collector and grower for 35 years.

The rhododendron collection at the Horticulture Farm was started in the 1960s, and Wieczoreck said he looks forward to the role of caring for and developing the collection further.

He graduated from the University of Vermont and worked at the horticulture farm after graduation, so he is very familiar with the environment there.

“The thing I’m most excited about is trying to manage what I think is one of the more impressive collections of mature rhododendrons in the state,” he said.

St. Catherine’s, Age Well team up to provide meal Age Well and St. Catherine’s of Siena Parish in Shelburne are teaming up to provide a meal to go for anyone age 60 and older on Tuesday, May 10.

The meal will be available for pick up in the parking lot, 72 Church Street, 11 a.m. to noon.

The menu is baked roast pork with raisin sauce, sweet potatoes, Capri blend vegetables, dinner roll, apple crisp with topping and milk.

To order a meal, email (preferred) Sheryl at soberding@yahoo.com or call 802-8258546 by May 5.

For first timers, please fill out the registration form, which can be downloaded from agewellvt.org.

Register ahead for Age Well meals The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, April 25, is from 11 a.m. to noon, Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road, and features beef with barbecue sauce, baked beans, broccoli florets, dinner roll, pumpkin cookie and milk.

You must have pre-registered by Monday, April 18, with Lori York, 802-4256371 or lyork@charlotteseniorcentervt.org The meal on Thursday, April 28 — register by April 25 — is roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, sliced carrots with parsley, dinner roll, pumpkin pie with cream and milk.

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A simple staple in many cuisines and recipes, onions can be a satisfying plant to grow in the garden. While it is easy to buy them at the grocery store, fresh onions are unique in flavor and intensity.

I like to grow onions from sets, which are basically small, dried onion bulbs. Sets can be purchased in bags or by the pound from your local garden or hardware store.

Try to select sets that are smaller than three-quarters of an inch to help prevent the plants from bolting too early.

Often you may find a few varieties of white or purple onions.

Grab some of each and test out what grows or tastes better for you.

Onions are one of the first vegetables that can be planted in the spring. The best time to plant them is about two to four weeks before the last hard frost, or late April to early May. It is best practice to rotate the vegetable families in your beds each year, so try to plant all alliums in a different location than you did the year before.

Cabbage, beets, strawberries and lettuce are good companion plants for onions as the strong onion scent will help deter pests, while planting with peas and beans

should be avoided. Onions can be planted individually throughout the garden or planted in a group.

If space is an issue, consider interplanting with dill or other herbs that won’t compete for light and room.

Onions need to be grown in full sun in nutrient-rich soil with good drainage. The pH of the soil should be between 6.2 and 6.8. You can check the pH of your soil with an over-the-counter kits or send your soil sample to the University of Vermont agricultural and environmental testing lab. (pss.uvm.edu/ ag_testing) Plant onion sets 1-inch deep.

Depending on the expected size of the onion variety, plant the sets approximately 2 to four 4 inches apart.

Onions are sensitive to drought and need consistent, moist soil throughout the growing season.

To check soil moisture, place your finger in the soil, about 1-inch deep. If the soil is damp, watering is not required. If the soil is dry or dusty, it is time to water.

As the onions grow, the bulbs will begin to emerge from the soil. This is normal and does not require any intervention. Onions are ready to harvest when the tops begin to fall over.

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Champlain Valley robotics team qualifies for worlds Students from four Vermont schools, including Champlain Valley Union High School, qualified for the 2022 FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship in Houston, Texas, April 20-23.

Fourteen teams from throughout the state participated in the Vermont championship in March, with the top two teams earning a trip to the world championship at the state event at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg.

FIRST — For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — is a global program for young people, ages 5-18, with four age-based levels. Participants learn how to design, build and program robots to solve a challenge or complete a task using science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The CVU Robo-Hawks placed first in the state tournament. Batteries Not Included from South Burlington High School placed second.

At the international event, the Vermont delegation will have an opportunity to meet with representatives from engineering and technology firms, college STEM programs and other exhibitors and engage with interactive exhibits. They also may take part in a dance party, movies in the park, outdoor games and other fun activities with students from other countries and U.S. states.

The University of Vermont College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences oversees the program with support from Extension 4-H. For more information, check out firstinvt. org or the global program website at firstinspires.org.

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The CVU Robo-Hawks, a robotics team at Champlain Valley Union High School, earned a trip to the 2022 FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship in Houston, April 20-23, after finishing first in the state tournament. From left, Jared Kennedy, Sam Yager, Jack Gourlay, Wolfie Davis, Violet Fennern, Charlotte Tyler, Olaf Verdonk (coach), Lindsay Beer and Crawford Phillips.

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OBITUARIES Albany; brother, Samuel Barbeau Patsy and Dick had three chilof Orleans; maternal grandpar- dren, Susan, Peter and Ben, and ents, Roger and Pat Sanville of lived primarily in New Jersey.

The world has lost one of its Albany; maternal grandmother, While her children were growing brightest stars with the death Lucille Sanville of Craftsbury; up, she was an active volunteer of Fern Feather, affectionately and paternal grandmother, Manon with many organizations, includknown to his family as Zachary Gagnon of Quebec. ing the Presbyterian Church in Barbeau. Born April He is also survived Westfield, N.J. 22, 1992 — Earth by his aunt, Amy She and Dick retired to Day — to his parents Sanville Wiggett and Williamsburg, Va., in 1994 and Lisa Barbeau and her husband, Shane of moved back to Vermont in 2012.

Rodney Horskins and Newport, and cousins, Patsy and her family spent Jean-Francois Barbeau.

Lindsay and Samson every summer at the family Fern lived a life Wiggett; uncle, Jean- cottage on Lake Champlain in focused on his love of Loup Barbeau and his Grand Isle, which she enjoyed for nature, his family and wife, Carol of Quebec, 55 years. She spent her time at the extended community. and cousin, Edward lake gardening, swimming and He was a gifted hortiBarbeau; aunt, Ariane taking long walks. Family meant culturist whose deep- Zachary Barbeau / Barbeau and cousins, everything to Patsy, and she was est pleasure came from Fern Feather Mary-Lou and Charles jokingly referred to as the matricollecting and tending of Quebec; as well as arch to her extended family of to plants and creatmany other great aunts, 18 who congregated frequently ing phenomenal flower arrange- uncles and family who loved him. to Patsy’s adoring eye at Grand ments. He spent many years both Friends and family called Isle. The cottage was a place that in Vermont and Oregon creating from 1-3 p.m. on Monday, April her family and friends enjoyed an amazing collection of tropi- 18, 2022, at the Curtis-Britch immensely, and she oversaw it cal plants. Fern was also an avid & Bouffard Funeral Home in with kindness and generosity. animal lover, helping to rescue, Newport, which was immediately Patsy was very active rehab and rehome many creatures followed by a celebration of life throughout her life and loved over the years. at the home of his grandparents, swimming and playing tennis.

Fern had a rich childhood Roger and Pat Sanville, in Iras- She also enjoyed gardening, spent in the beautiful woodland burg. reading, decorating and collectof northern Vermont, surrounded Online condolences may be ing antiques. Patsy was a member by his tight and loving family. He made at curtis-britch.com. of the Charlotte Congregational graduated from North Country Church.

Union High School and proceedPatsy was a wonderful mother, ed to explore the country living Mary S. Nostrand beloved mother-in-law, granda gypsy lifestyle as he traveled Mary “Patsy” Schweyer mother and great grandmother. coast to coast, even making it to Nostrand of Shelburne, died She was always interested in the World Rainbow Gathering peacefully in her home at Wake their lives and was great fun to in 2012. He touched the lives Robin on Saturday, April 2, 2022. be around. She will be greatly of hundreds of people, easily Patsy was born in Owego, missed. making friends wherever he went. N.Y., on October 14, 1927, Patsy was predeceased by her Fern was a very special soul, to Mildred Sanford husband, Dick, and her filled with love and infectious joy Schweyer and Benjabrother, Ben Schweyer. that he freely shared wherever he min Franklin Schweyer.

She is survived by wandered. her children, Susan Patsy grew up on An active and important Kingsland Terrace in Nostrand Boston and member of Vermont’s queer Burlington where she husband, David of community, Fern was fluid in met Dick Nostrand who Woodstock, Peter his gender identity and used all lived across the street.

Nostrand and wife, pronouns — he, she and they. Patsy was a member Kristen of Santa BarbaIn his heart he identified as a of Burlington High ra, Calif., and Ben star-being, beyond gender. Fern School’s Class of 1946.

Nostrand and wife, was made of light, truly an angel She graduated from the Mary S. Nostrand Susan of Charlotte; six on earth. His spirit was big and University of Vermont grandchildren, Sarah, bright, with so much radiance in 1950 with a bachePeter, Helen, Leah, that it attracted many people to lor’s degree in history. Patsy and Elizabeth and Sam; and four him. Always generous with his Dick Nostrand married in 1952 great-grandchildren, Anna, Isla, presence, care and affection, he and were happily married for 63 Sally and Jane. was loved beyond words.

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SPORTS Redhawks roundup LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT

Girls’ lacrosse Champlain Valley 19, Mount Abraham-Vergennes 11: Chloe Snipes tallied six goals to lead the Champlain Valley girls’ lacrosse team to a win over Mount Abraham-Vergennes on Monday, April 18.

Snipes added an assist to her six goals for a seven-point effort.

Dicey Manning added four goals and two assists, while Amelia Scharf had three goals and three assists.

Ava Bartlett netted four goals for the Redhawks, while Clare Stackpole-McGrath and Ava Medici combined to make 10 saves in goal.

Boys’ lacrosse PHOTO BY AL FREY

CVU’s Amelie Scharf scores a goal during the Redhawks’ game gainst Rice High School’s Green Knights April 5 in Hinesburg.

Champlain Valley baseball sets sights on another Division I title LAUREN READ CORRSPONDENT

Coach: Davis Mikell Last season: Division I state champions Key returnees: Ryan Canty, senior, pitcher/infield; Oliver Pudvar, senior, pitcher/outfielder; Braedon Jones, senior, pitcher/first base; Angelos Carroll, senior, shortstop/second base; Kyle Tivnan. Junior, junior; Asa Roberts, junior, catcher.

Key newcomers: Travis Stroh, sophomore, outfield/pitcher; Robbie Fragola, junior, second base/shortstop; Lewis Kerest, junior, catcher/first base; Colby Galipeau, junior, outfield/pitcher.

Outlook: After winning last year’s DI title the Champlain Valley baseball team will have to make one big adjustment: a new voice in the dugout.

Davis Mikell takes the reins of the team this season, his first as the varsity head coach. He will certainly have talent to draw from.

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CVU returns its top three captains and pitchers — Canty, Pudvar and Jones —- to lead the team, while the team’s seven returnees also provide offensive strength at the plate and on the base paths.

“Our player leadership from the three captains has helped younger players by showing and

talking with them about how things need to be done during practice and other drills,” Mikell said. “With a large core of the team returning from last year in addition to the players who are new to the team we hope to continue to be competitive with many of the other top teams in

Division I.” Opener: Friday, April 22, at Middlebury, 4:30 p.m.

Champlain Valley 8, BFA-St. Albans 4: Matias Williams had a hat trick and boys’ lacrosse team moved to 2-1 with a win over BFA-St. Albans on Monday.

Nolan Shea, Peter Gilliam, Colin Zouck, Owen Pierce and Jacob Whitcomb each added a goal for the Redhawks, while Jake Bowen stopped six shots to earn the win in goal.

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continued from page 1 hesitant, however, to make any significant cuts to the number of police officers.

“The fact is that voters voted against this budget, so we need to do something — we do need to respond to that and take that seriously,” selectboard Chair Merrily Lovell said. “But I am very uncomfortable cutting a position without having this town-wide conversation. If we cut a position, we’re going to have to cut services and cut hours and I think the community needs to be a part of that and understand what’s going on.”

Voters in March narrowly voted down the department’s $815,483 budget, 431-484.

“I do think that it’s good if we can keep the status quo as much as possible until we have” a deeper study done on the town police department like one that was conducted in 2008, Lovell said.

The town’s police department has been facing pressure from some members of the community that it’s too large based on

population.

Residents balked at the town’s first revised budget — which was $15,000 less than what was voted down on Town Meeting Day — arguing the town was ignoring the will of the voters.

But selectboard members have insisted on getting a budget together before a July 1 deadline and then having a more robust, town-wide conversation on the department in the fall.

“There’s a small group of people in Hinesburg who are sort of just questioning police, questioning do we need armed forces, is this really what we need in Hinesburg,” Pouech said. “I think we’re all having some soul-searching over policing in the country and obviously there’s issues associated with that, and I get that — it’s a healthy discussion. But I don’t think some of the issues with our country’s policing ...

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Regardless, voters will have the final say

despite the July 1 deadline.

“I just hope we’re not back here in a little while because it didn’t pass and we’re back here again,” selectboard member Dennis Place said. “It’s up to the voters. They’re the ones who are going to decide.”

GARAGE

continued from page 1 150-feet by 60-feet with multiple garages, an office, a break room and a storage room. The design, however, is still being workshopped and will depend on the contractors hired for the project, as well as the total cost of the project.

“There’s not too many things we do as a town that are critical, and this is one of them,” selectboard member Louise McCarren said.

There are no cost estimates, but officials are expecting one to be provided on or about May 2, according to town administrator Dean Bloch. Selectboard members during a meeting on April 4 contracted with a company to develop a preliminary design — at a cost of $19,645 — and obtain a cost estimate based on that design.

“The price is going to be a hard thing to nail down,” selectboard member Matt Krasnow said. “The fewer things that we’re putting into the building, the more basic we can make the building, the more we can mitigate these supply chain issues and process issues.”

In December, a late-night fire destroyed the town’s Church Hill Road garage, taking with it all the snowplows that are used to clear 80 miles of Charlotte roads. Lewis Excavating, which has been contracted with the town for decades, also lost a grader, a bulldozer, some farm tractors and 30 yearsworth of tools.

Hugh Lewis Jr. has been the town’s road commissioner for 23 years and has contract-

ed the use of his equipment with the town since.

He previously said the garage was at least 100 years old.

What remains unclear is how exactly the town will pay for the building. Officials have indicated that they could use $600,000 in cash reserves, but that the town will need to either partially bond for the remaining cost or look at bank loans.

“At this point the ballpark amount for a bond or loan is $1 million,” Bloch said.

The town took out a bond for the reconstruction of the fire and rescue station in 1999, as well as the town library addition in 2019.

Voters will have to approve any bond or loan the town approves. Officials will also have to work out a new memorandum of understanding between Lewis and the town.

“The plan is that Lewis Excavating will be operating out of the town-owned building as long as Junior Lewis is the road commissioner,” Bloch said. “But this hasn’t been worked out yet.”

Nonetheless, Faulkner said that the town “is on track to do it this year. We’re doing pretty well.”

The timeline is being worked out, but the hope is to go out to bid for a design/build contract fairly soon, obtain all permits by the end of June, and begin construction this summer, and complete construction by this winter,” Bloch said.

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Ribbon cutting celebration to celebrate library’s solar panels and dedication ceremony for the bicycle repair station on library grounds, donated by the local Rotary.

At 3:30 p.m., “Flight of the Butterflies” in the library community room, with garden-themed crafts available for families to take home.

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CROSSWORD

ARIES

LEO

March 21 - April 20 Aries, now is a great time to try your hand at a new creative pursuit. You may be surprised at the results.

Encourage others to join and embrace a collaborative effort.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Taurus, this is the ideal week to get outdoors more. The great outdoors can be a medicinal, so take advantage of any opportunity to bask in the fresh air.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Gemini, it is easy to get frustrated with a close friend or romantic partner who is less ambitious than you. Try to be patient, as each person moves at their own pace.

CANCER

July 23 - Aug. 23 Leo, if you have been lacking a regular exercise regimen, this could be the week to make some changes. Participate in an organized sport if heading to the gym isn’t your thing.

VIRGO Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 It’s a good time to put your ambition into action, Virgo.

You’re likely to be full of energy and you have had plenty of good ideas just waiting for an outlet.

LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Libra, do not hesitate to take on projects this week, particularly those that show your management skills in action. Others will be quick to complement your organizational prowess.

SCORPIO

June 22 - July 22 Try to get some group activities together this week, Cancer. This can be valuable if it has been some time since you socialized. Enjoy the change of pace.

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Expect to feel a renewed sense of energy and purpose this week, Scorpio. This will motivate you to finish existing projects or to get started on new ones.

SUDOKU Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 This week you may be feeling extra creative and ambitious, Sagittarius. Use your strengths to work on an artistic project or one that is outside of your comfort zone.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 This is a good week to tackle projects that require you to get up and go, Capricorn. It may involve heavy yard work or even rearranging furniture.

AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 18 Aquarius, any lethargy you’ve been feeling will likely vanish in the days to come. Fresh air and physical exercise can be just what you need to feel reenergized.

PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 Pisces, it is time to take charge of your health.

Consider all aspects of wellbeing, including physical and mental health.

CLUES ACROSS 1. A woman of refinement 7. Body part 10. One who imitates 12. Tropical Asian starlings 13. A type of delivery 14. W. Australian capital 15. Many wombs 16. Wings 17. Expression of amusement 18. Brews 19. Mild yellow Dutch cheese 21. Mild expression 22. Solitary 27. Distance to top 28. The rebirth of a soul in a new body 33. Police who investigate police (abbr.)

34. Begrudged 36. Popular sports league 37. Autonomous republic of Russia 38. Double-headed

drum 39. Type of light bulb 40. Czech River 41. Male servants (Span.)

44. Previously 45. Minor 48. Metrical foot 49. Days that follow Mondays 50. Small European viper 51. News shows have one CLUES DOWN 1. Inspiration 2. Resembling wings 3. Form of Persian 4. Consumed 5. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand 6. Sea eagle 7. Jaguarundis 8. Poker stake 9. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

10. South American nation 11. A colorless, odorless gas 12. Disturbance

ANSWERS

14. Artist’s tool 17. Polish peninsula 18. Ottoman military leaders 20. Bird-like dinosaur 23. Drinking glass 24. Central Florida city 25. One’s mother 26. To do it is human 29. Atomic #10 30. Used to write 31. The branch of medicine concerned with the ear 32. Adversaries 35. Have already done 36. One of conspicuous wealth 38. It flies over sporting events 40. Geological times 41. Net 42. Musical phrase 43. Chadic dialect 44. Private Internet Access (abbr.)

45. Lizard genus 46. Woman of the church 47. Having ten

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