The Citizen - 07-07-22

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Charlotte Grange redefines, embraces its historical mission

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Charlotte ends extra stipend for planner

Hinesburg celebrates

Move takes effect immediately, tied to fiscal year COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

The Charlotte Selectboard Friday voted to stop paying weekly stipends to town planner Larry Lewack for filling in as interim zoning administrator and helping to train staff in the planning and zoning department. The town has paid him nearly $5,000 since December.

Charlotte hired a new zoning administrator in January, but he resigned last month.

“I think we all should thank Larry for the extra work he put

into the zoning office,” selectboard member Frank Tenney said.

Louise McCarren echoed that appreciation: “I want to make sure we give Larry our heartfelt thanks.

You did an amazing job taking care of everything.”

The two selectboard members were joined by chair Jim Faulkner in a 3-0 vote to stop the weekly $175 payments effective July 1 after emerging from executive session.

Town manager Dean Bloch said Wednesday that the board convened See LEWACK on page 4

Local author debuts unapologetic memoir AVALON STYLES-ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

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Revelers celebrate America’s independence and watch as the parade goes by on July 4 in Hinesburg. More photos on page 11.

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It’s hard to write an article on Nate Methot’s memoir about ALS without swearing. Fresh off a June debut, his book, “A Life Derailed: My Journey With ALS,” is full of memories, grief, flashes of humor and bitingly honest reflections on fear, shame and anger. But in person Methot is quick to laugh and drop an F-, S- and BS-bomb with a wry smile.

“If it wasn’t real, if it was a puff piece, it wouldn’t be me,” said Methot, 37, sitting on the back porch of his Hinesburg home where he lives with his parents.

Methot’s memoir largely focuses on the last 12 years of his life, moving in loose chronological order from his first symptoms of ALS at age 25 through his diagnosis just over a decade ago to today.

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Some residents want to bring the historic Grange building back to being the center of the East Charlotte community.

Charlotte Grange evolves beyond its farm-focused mission ABBY CARROLL COMMUNITY NEWS SERVICE

Historically, the Charlotte Grange acted as a society of farmers, a place for them to socialize, sell their wares and seek support from one another.

Today, Grange president Mike Walker still wants Charlotters to honor the hall’s history, but he also wants them to see the organization in a new light: As a place for the whole community, not just farmers.

“We want to be known as an organization that actually does things,” Walker said. “It’s more important that people enjoy the activities and get the benefit of the activities.”

The Charlotte Grange runs a slew of programs throughout the year. In February the group held a meet-and-greet night for local candidates so townspeople could ask questions of office-seekers.

Last month, Grange members held a Memorial Day celebration to honor the human cost of war by recognizing veterans and Charlotters who’ve served in the Armed Forces.

Those are just two of the projects the Grange has taken on in Charlotte — and the group has even more planned.

The Grange Hall on Spear Street in East Charlotte was built in 1870 as a debating hall by the Young Men’s Literary Society.​​ For years afterward it served as a

schoolhouse.

But since 1958 it’s been home to the Charlotte Grange, which was founded in 1908. Granges, historically, were agricultural societies that worked as a social and support group for farmers.

Farmers could talk to one another in a central place and buy and sell seed supplies and machinery.

At its peak the group boasted as many as 120 members.

Today the Grange has about 20 members, and the group has expanded beyond agriculture. But members still try to honor their history.

One way they’re doing that is by creating a Charlotte farm map.

The project is an effort to promote the town’s remaining

farms and began after a conver- details for local farms selling sation with local farmers last directly to consumers. The map December. isn’t finished yet, “One of the but when it is the “More important things that was Grange hopes it identified was will help boost than the name, it’s a desire for traffic to farms increased awareactually the activities and help Charness of what the lotte residents local food options access local food. that we do and the were and a desire Dinnan was for increased trafalso involved people that fic of local Charin the Charlotte we reach.” lotte neighbors Hand-Me-Downs to farmstands project, another — Mike Walker of the Grange’s and farms,” Tai Dinnan, a latest efforts, member of the group, said. which helps Charlotte residents The Grange decided to put get clothes when they need them. together a double-sided map See GRANGE on page 3 showing the location and contact

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Above: The old sign on the Charlotte Grange is now safely stored inside.

Below: The historic building’s grand entrance. The building has been in use as a grange since 1908.

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continued from page 2 “In Charlotte, we have a lot of extra clothes that are finished being used, and we have folks who need them,” she said. “To keep those resources here and redistribute them in a way that’s helpful was the inspiration behind the effort.”

Working with the Charlotte Food Shelf, volunteers collect clothing donations and match them with families in need.

Grange volunteers gather and sort the clothes while people from the food shelf match clothes with families.

Walker is particularly excited about one program this summer: Grange on the Green music series. The Grange, in collaboration with the local library, puts on free concerts for residents. Three concerts are scheduled going forward on July 14, Aug. 11 and Sept. 8. (See community note, page 6) As the community in Charlotte continues to grow and change, Grange leaders hope their organization grows too.

Grange members want to make improvements to the hall, such as its heating system. The group hosted an auction in April to raise money for building maintenance, and in the past the organization has worked with the Preservation Trust of Vermont to restore windows and repaint the building’s exterior.

The hope is that over time the

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hall can act as a hub for community life in East Charlotte again.

“I hope that the name of the Grange will still be seen and recognized by the community,” Walker said. “But more important than the name, it’s actually the activities that we do and the people that we reach.”

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Hinesburg Police Blotter June 25 at 11:53 a.m., a mama bear was found stuck in a dumpster on Pond Road, with either her leg or her back severely injured.

Hinesburg police assisted Vermont Fish and Wildlife who responded and were forced to put down the bear. Three cubs were found in a tree nearby, so Fish and Wildlife transported the babies to a rehabilitation center.

June 25 at 12:41 p.m., police are still investigating a case of appliances being illegally dumped off Lincoln Hill Road.

June 25 at 4:30 p.m., a Hinesburg resident was concerned she couldn’t find her elderly husband, but he was later located safe in South Burlington.

June 26 at 12:54 a.m., a 911 hangup at Tyler Bridge Road turned out to be a domestic squabble involving a person experiencing a medical issue. Vermont State Police and Richmond Rescue responded and transported the person to the hospital.

June 27 at 8:30 a.m., two teens got into a physical fight at Champlain Valley Union High School during summer classes.

The situation was resolved in the moment, with the student who allegedly attacked another being calmed and sent home.

The student was cited into court the next day, charges pending.

June 27 at 7:30 p.m., a kiddo thought missing turned out to just be playing at a neighbor’s

house on Lyman Meadows.

June 28 at 7 a.m., several bags of garbage and a mattress were found illegally dumped off Piette Road, but no identifying information could be gleaned from the refuse.

June 28 at 4:22 p.m., police located the owner of a dog who had slipped its collar and was running loose on Shelburne Falls Road.

June 29 at 8:15 a.m., a false alarm went off at CVU. June 30 at 11:25 a.m., a 911 call from Richmond Road was an accident.

June 30 at 12:35 p.m., a reported domestic disturbance on Birchwood Drive turned out to be verbal only and no citations were issued.

June 30 at 4:30 p.m., police stood by during a final walkthrough for a property manager who had evicted an aggressive tenant.

July 1 at 8 p.m., police responded to the parking lot of Kinney Drugs for a call about someone living in their car. Turns out the person was just waiting for a ride, they’d been waiting all day, and they were in the process of moving, hence the pile of belongings.

July 2 at 8:12 p.m., police were called to Green Street for a report of a drunk person yelling but the call was cancelled before they arrived as the person had left the area.

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continued from page 1 a special meeting to address the asked and agreed to be appointed issue because July 1 is the start of on an interim basis in addition to the new fiscal year. his job as town planner, and due The board most recently to that the selectboard paid him discussed Lewack’s extra pay at its an additional $150 a week for that June 27 regularly scheduled meet- additional assignment,” Bloch said ing but took no action. at the time. “Initially, the previous The weekly payment position included staffing to Lewack was approved the zoning board, which by the selectboard in he’s not being asked to December shortly after do at this point.”

Wendy Pelletier stepped Shortly after, the down as zoning admintown hired Keith Oborne, istrator because of family who assumed the role as issues. zoning administrator in Charlotte’s salary January. He resigned last for town planner is set month, but the weekly at $56,414, according Larry Lewack payments have continto the 2021 town report. ued.

Lewack’s additional The stipends have $175 payments began on Dec. 20 been brought up by residents at and totaled $4,725 as of press time. several meetings.

Lewack and Jeannine McCrumb On June 27 Claudia Mucklow alternatively served as interim asked when the selectboard would zoning administrators from January stop paying Lewack “stipends for to April 2021 after the departure of training new zoning administrators.

Daniel Morgan, who resigned as You owe it to the taxpayers to look zoning administrator in January into it straight away.”

2021 after less than two years on “At the very least, no more the job. stipends. Make the training part of Lewack was paid $150 a week the town planner’s job description to serve as interim zoning admin- to take away any incentive for him istrator at that time, town manag- to sabotage his own trainees,” she er Dean Bloch said at the June said.

27 meeting. But the selectboard Selectboard member Lewis bumped the pay up to $175 this Mudge asked the rest of the selecttime around. board to “fill him in,” but the issue “The last time there was a was not addressed. vacancy in that position, Larry was On May 9, Robert Mack asked

“at what point do we not pay Larry the extra money?” according to a recording of the meeting. “Anytime I speak with Keith he seems very professional. I would call him up to speed. I don’t know what Larry adds to it.”

At the June meeting, Faulkner said, “I think it’s thought still that he added a lot to that planning and zoning department by his knowledge and we have some new people here that aren’t completely ready to go. That’s why he’s still getting paid. He’s helping them out. We have a couple of people that are new here.”

Selectboard member Frank Tenney during that meeting said he believes “we’re due up for another discussion on it.”

Member Matt Krasnow said the issue has been “reevaluated a few times to see if we think it’s time to stop having that stipend and we’re not there yet. The only time an action would be taken to rescind that stipend would be when we think that additional work that’s not in his job description isn’t being done anymore for the planning and zoning office and that’s not the case. He’s still performing that work.”

Mudge and Krasnow were not at the meeting where the extra pay was rescinded.

Greg Popa contributed to this report.

Grant will build Route 116 crosswalk Cathedral Square in Hinesburg has received an AARP Community Challenge Grant to install a rectangular rapid flashing beacon at a crosswalk on Route 116 in Hinesburg near Kelley’s Field, a Cathedral Square and Evernorth affordable-housing community for older adults.

Cathedral Square was one of

260 grantees selected from 3,200 applications submitted nationwide.

The enhanced crosswalk was inspired by Kelley’s Field residents. It is expected to improve pedestrian visibility and safety, promote walkability and improve residents’ access to public transportation, goods and services.

Alex Weinhagen, Hinesburg’s

director of planning and zoning, said the town strongly supported the project.

“This crosswalk was identified as one in need of improvements to bolster Hinesburg’s pedestrian safety and the livability of our state-designated village center,” he said.

The installation is scheduled for fall.

Marker honors first Vermont Pride parade The state’s 300th roadside historic site marker will commemorate the first Vermont lesbian and gay Pride parade in 1983.

The marker will permanently commemorate “the courage of the original parade marchers and will honor the significance of the many in the state who have sustained Vermont’s ongoing Pride movement,” said Laura V. Trieschmann, historic preservation officer for the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. “We are proud that the Roadside Historic Site Marker Program can be used to recognize and celebrate the courage of those who marched in 1983 and the

significance of the LGBTQ movement.”

In 1983, a group of lesbian feminists planned the first Vermont Pride march and invited the gay male community to join. The rally on June 25, 1983, which was proclaimed as Lesbian and Gay Pride Day, was held in Burlington’s City Hall Park with a parade of more than 300 participants through the business district.

“Many of us had marched for Pride in large cities where we were anonymous, but in 1983 we decided, despite the many risks, to march and be visible in our home state,” said Leah Wittenberg, one

of the founding members of that Burlington march and member of the first Pride historic marker committee. “I am so proud that we have a Vermont historic marker honoring the courage of the marchers on this historic day.

It makes the roots of Vermont LGBTQ history accessible to so many who may not know the story, and most important, it is a visible reminder of our place in the history of Vermont.”

The Burlington Pride parade marker will be the third LGBTQ historic marker in Vermont.

An unveiling of the historic marker took place June 26.

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OPINION Let’s bring Vermont’s recycling into the 21st century Guest Perspective Sarah Reeves Nearly 30 years ago, the Chittenden Solid Waste District built Vermont’s first recycling sorting facility, known as a materials recovery facility, where blue-bin recyclables are sorted. In this same year — 1993 — “Jurassic Park” was the big movie hit, a gallon of gas cost $1.68, and Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey dominated the music charts.

In other words, it was a long time ago. Just like people’s taste in music has changed, people’s recycling needs have evolved.

The current materials recovery facility can no longer keep up with modern packaging and the recycling needs of Vermonters today. The facility is inefficient and outdated. Employees are still hand sorting some materials, and the facility is at capacity.

To address these challenges, the waste district proposed to build a new materials recovery facility that will be more efficient and effective, providing affordable, in-state processing for Vermonters’ recycling for years to come. It will be built with enough capacity and flexibility to adapt to

changes in volume and types of recyclables over the next 30 years.

The new facility will be better equipped to deal with the vastly diversified packaging formats that didn’t exist in the 20th century.

Chittenden Solid Waste District functions much like a school or water district, only it manages solid waste. As a municipally owned district, it serves the public without profit as a driver.

Because it’s a municipality, the district needs voter approval for long-term borrowing so that it can finance the new project. Chittenden Solid Waste District will be seeking voter approval in this year’s general election to borrow no more than $22 million to build the new facility.

In 1993, it’s doubtful that anyone could have imagined the variety of packaging that exists in our modern world. Because packaging has changed significantly since then, we are not able to process all the types of packaging that we would like to. The new materials recovery facility, however, will allow waste district to have the flexibility to adapt to future packaging innovations. And where markets are available, we will also be able to add things like packaging and containers made

from black plastic to our list of recyclable items.

The new facility will allow us to grow for the next 30 years, with 40 percent more capacity.

Vermonters know that recycling has immense benefits for the environment, the climate and economy. Chittenden Solid Waste District’s new materials recovery facility will be able to process up to 70,000 tons (140 million pounds) of recyclables every year.

Recycling these materials has significant greenhouse gas reduction benefits, the equivalent of removing 52,500 passenger vehicles from the road and conserving nearly 28 million gallons of gas annually. Recycling these materials saves 634,000 trees from being cut down, every year.

Recycling reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills, conserves natural resources,

reduces carbon emissions and creates jobs in the recycling and manufacturing industries. For all these reasons, Vermonters want to recycle, and they want to recycle more. Building a new facility will allow Vermont to recycle more volume and types of packaging, which means removing more materials from the waste stream and sending less trash to Vermont’s one and only landfill.

The benefits of a new materials recovery facility go beyond protecting the environment and extend to the economy. It will replace repetitive hand sorting jobs with more diverse, skilled jobs. It will also provide a cleaner facility and improved working conditions.

While the new materials recovery facility is an exciting prospect, what is perhaps even more appealing is the fact that this new, high-

tech facility will be built at no cost to taxpayers. This bond will not increase taxes and Chittenden Solid Waste District will pay back the loan over 25-30 years through its operational revenue.

The waste district does its best, but the current facility keeps it stuck in the past. It is long past time to move into the 21st century and help the next two generations of Vermonters recycle more. The benefits are clear. It is a win for Vermonters, the environment and the economy.

Please join the Chittenden Solid Waste District in realizing its vision by supporting the new materials recovery facility and voting for the bond in the November general election.

Sarah Reeves is executive director of the Chittenden Solid Waste District.

Letters to the Editor Court takes giant leap backward To the Editor: The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has devastating effects on anyone who can get pregnant. Plain and simple, this ruling is a clear effort to assert control over women’s bodies and therefore our agency, our autonomy, and our freedom.

Vermont has codified the right to reproductive health care in statute and will vote on a constitutional amendment to reinforce that in November. The governor issued a statement in support of that right and the amendment, but none of that means that Vermonters are shielded from the consequences of this decision.

Many have made the case that this ruling is wrong, that it sets us back 50 years and that it subjugates those who can get pregnant to the whims of the state they live in. Others have pointed out that the history of systemic racism in

this country means that Black, Indigenous and other people of color will pay a disproportionate price for this ruling.

Low-income people will struggle to access health care that better-off individuals can seek across state lines. The lack of access to reproductive health care has severe long-term economic consequences for women and their families. These are all true, and yet this is even bigger than any of that.

This is about the human right to determine for ourselves what we can do with our own bodies.

A Supreme Court that strips basic human rights from millions of Americans is dangerous for us all. Our friends and loved ones across the country saw their ability to make their own choices about their own bodies vanish overnight.

It’s also about making sure that the voices most affected by this ruling — families, especially those See LETTERS on page 7

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Community Notes Antiterrorism expert gives Wednesday, July 13: 11 a.m.-2 talk on risks, vulnerabilities p.m.Please no damp, moldy or Victor Vella, retired director of the antiterrorism service program at the U.S. Department of Defense, offers “Understanding Terrorist Ideologies” at the next Charlotte Senior Center Wednesday lecture on July 13.

In the past decades the news highlights an increasing level of criminal activity and terrorism, both internationally and domestically on U.S. soil. What are the common ideologies of criminals and terrorists and what risks and vulnerabilities allow for the rise in these criminal attacks?

Vella will share his experience in federal law enforcement as a security director for the U.S. Navy in the United Kingdom and northern Europe, and as the director of the antiterrorism program.

Register by July 12. The free, in-person lectures start at 1 p.m.

Questions? Leave a message at (802) 425-6345 or visit charlotteseniorcentervt.org.

Charlotte Library hosts porch book sale The Friends of the Charlotte Library are hosting a porch book sale Sunday, July 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Donated books are welcome — up to three boxes at the door on the east side of the library at the following times: Thursday, July 7 to Saturday, July 9, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Monday, July 11, 4-7 p.m.; and Tuesday, July 12 and

mildewed books; books in poor condition (missing pages/covers, underlined, yellowed, etc.; textbooks; encyclopedias; Reader’s Digest condensed books; or magazines.

Need to dispose of books not suited for the sale? Throw away damp, moldy or mildewed books in the trash. Recycle paperbacks in poor condition with your recyclables or at CSWD drop-off station. Hardcovers with covers removed can be recycled. Covers go in the trash.

Need a boost? Free vax clinics in June There is a free, walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic with Garnet Healthcare at the Charlotte Senior Center Tuesday, July 12, and Tuesday, July 26, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

No appointment is necessary.

Vaccines and boosters are available for pediatric Pfizer (ages 5-11), and adult Pfizer (12 and up) and Moderna (18 and up).

The newly approved COVID19 vaccines for children under 5 years will also be available.

Shelburne church holds piano, organ concert Pianist Sohyun Ahn will play in concert Saturday, July 16, 1:30 p.m. at the Shelburne United Methodist Church, 30 Church St.

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The Buck Hollers headline Grange on the Green Thursday, July 14, 5-7 p.m. on the lawn of the Charlotte Library. This high energy, fun-loving, crowd-pleasing band features tight rhythms, sweet harmonies, head-turning acapellas, soulful R&B, witty lyrics, rollicking Irish tunes, great comedy and more. Truly, music for all ages. Check social media for any last minute rain delays.

The suggested donation is $10, and no reservations are needed.

Ahn will be joined in concert

by Eun Hee Park, organist and music director at Shelburne United Methodist.

Register ahead for Age Well meals The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, July 14, is from 10-11 a.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212

Ferry Road, and features spaghetti and meatballs with mariana sauce, grean beans and cannellini beans, garlic roll with butter, Father’s Day cake and milk.

You must have pre-registered

by Monday, July 11, with Lori York, 802-425-6371 or lyork@ charlotteseniorcentervt.org The meal on Thursday, July 21 — register by July 18 — is beef steak with mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes, broccoli florets, wheat bread with butter, pumpkin cookie and milk.

The meal on Thursday, July 28 — register by July 25 — is breaded chicken breast with tarragon sauce, mashed cauliflower, spinach, dinner roll with butter, craisin and date cookies and milk.

Check the website for last-minute cancellations at charlotteseniorcentervt.org.

Farm, food organizations host Congressional forum A group of 10 food and agricultural organizations based in See COMMUNITY NOTES on page 8

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News from Carpenter-Carse Library To register, reserve books or for more information, contact Meg Malone at meg@ carpentercarse.org. Masks required indoors.

Hands and needles Mondays in July, 10 a.m.-noon Bring whatever project you are working on — quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc. No registration required.

Summer reading club Wednesdays, July 13, 20 and 27, 10:3011:45 a.m.

July 13: watershed learn and craft — boat making. July 20: sea chanteys and seascapes. July 27: “Penguin Journey” author visit.

Folk Jam with SongFarmers of Hinesburg Thursday, July 7, 6-8 p.m.

Do you play an acoustic instrument or

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just love to sing along to old time, blues, country and folk music? Join SongFarmers during its monthly gathering and participate in a live music offering. Free and open to the public in the library’s community room.

Masks required.

Although it likely was painful for him to forego his personal opinion, he did so in order to recognize and follow the wishes of the majority of his constituents — no bait involved.

For the record, Yantachka did not ask me to write this letter and I did not discuss it with him or anyone else.

Wednesday, July 13, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

This informal group meets virtually on the second Wednesday each month. The pick for July is “And Now She’s Gone” by Rachel Howzell Hall.

of color, those forced into low-wage jobs or otherwise struggling, those with limited access to health care — are heard. If those in power won’t listen, it’s about taking that power and giving it to those who will.

So even if Vermonters approve Proposal 5 in November, we need to be a part of this struggle. The fact is that we need to fight for the basic human rights of everyone in this country.

Vermont is not safe from the consequences of this decision, and neither are Vermonters.

Evening book discussion: ‘The Brilliant Death’

Steph Yu Montpelier

Tuesday, July 26, 7-8 p.m.

This informal group meets virtually on the last Tuesday of each month. The pick for July is “The Brilliant Death” by Amy Rose Capetta.

Steph Yu is the deputy director of Public Assets Institute, a non-partisan, nonprofit organization in Montpelier.

To the Editor: Thanks for your continued coverage of news related to our waters and woods. I appreciate how you blend nature coverage with local news of town councils and student achievements.

As a society we tend to be so worried at whatever is happening on social media that we fail to notice the invasive plants (buckthorn, vines) wrecking the forests and tearing down the trees all around us.

Your balanced coverage helps to raise awareness and vigilance. I appreciate it.

Morning book talk: ‘And Now She’s Gone’

Candidate mischaracterizes Yantachka’s actions

News from Charlotte Library All programs will take place via Zoom unless noted until further notice. Links can be found on the library website, charlotte publiclibrary.org.

Book talk: ‘Murder on Brittany Shores’ Monday, July 18, 10-11 a.m.

On the fabled Glénan Islands, three bodies wash up on shore. At first glance the deaths appear accidental, but as the identities of the victims come to light, Commissaire Dupin is pulled back into action for a case of what seems to be cold-blooded murder.

Men’s book talk: “Apeirogon’ by Colum McCann Wednesday, July 20, 7:30-9 p.m.

Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. When they learn each other’s stories, they recognize the loss that connects them and they attempt to use their grief as a weapon for peace.

Wednesday, July 27, 10-11 a.m.

Join Join Katie Devoid and Karen Tuininga, Charlotte residents of Ojibwe and Ottawa heritage to hear stories about corn husk dolls and then create your very own..

‘The Music Man’ Friday, July 29, 2-4 p.m.

The Very Merry Theatre presents “The Music Man” on the lawn. Bring low lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on.

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To the Editor: As a supporter of Mike Yantachka’s record in the Vermont House, I take offense at Chea Waters Evans’ characterization of his efforts as “bait and switch” concerning Prop 5. (“Evans announces House bid,” June 30, 2022)

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Vermont will hold a Congressional candidate forum on food and agriculture Monday, July 18, 7 p.m., on Zoom.

Candidates planning to attend include Becca Balint, Sianay Chase-Clifford, Molly Gray, Liam Madden and Ericka Redic.

The goal of the forum is to provide a venue for farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, land managers, educators, students, producers, policymakers and other food system advocates to hear about candidates’ visions and priorities for the future of Vermont food and agriculture.

Attendees can submit questions for the candidates.

The forum is being organized by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, Vermont Farm to Plate, Rural Vermont, Addison County Relocalization Network Windham County Conservation District, 350 Vermont, Vermont Grass Farmers, Northwest Vermont Healthy Roots Collaborative, Center for an Agricultural Economy, and Vital Communities.

See full event details at nofavt.org/ forum.

Theater troupe does ‘Music Man’ at library On Friday, July 29, at 2 p.m. Very Merry Theatre presents “The Music Man” at the Charlotte Library on the town green.

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The Charlotte Beach Party and Potluck is Saturday, July 16 at 5 p.m.

Please bring an item to share, your own plates, utensils and beverages. Dinner is served at 6 p.m.

Local products courtesy of Fat Cow Farm burgers, Misty Knoll chicken, Stony Loam salad and Adam’s Berry Farm dessert, gelato by Backyard Bistro.

Live music by the Mystic Party Band.

The Charlotte Fire and Rescue Squad new fire truck and rescue boat will be on hand. No dogs and it’s a carry-in, carry out event.

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The business was first started by Stanton C. Muzzy. Of interest are Excelsior’s varied products: town reports, booklets, stationery, note cards and small steel plates called “cuts” from which prints of local buildings and signs were printed. A collection of photographs and products will be on display.

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Champlain Valley schools offer free summer meals The Champlain Valley School District is once again offering free meals to kids 18 and younger from July 11 through Aug. 12.

Home delivery is available. Meals will be provided Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, delivered to your home or for pickup at Williston Central School from 10:30-11 a.m.

The summer menu is as follows: Week one: Monday, turkey sandwich; Tuesday, cheese and cracker lunchbox; Wednesday, chicken patty sandwich; Thursday, ham sandwich; Friday, cheese pizza; Saturday, Sunbutter and jelly sandwich; and Sunday, grilled cheese sandwich.

Week two: Monday, ham sandwich; Tuesday, chicken nuggets; Wednesday, nacho meal; Thursday, turkey sandwich; Friday, cheese pizza; Saturday, Sunbutter and jelly sandwich; and Sunday, grilled cheese sandwich.

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Upcoming Red Cross blood drives Upcoming Red Cross blood drives include: Cathedral Square, Williston, 126 Williston Woods Road, Thursday, July 7, noon-5 p.m.

United Church of Hinesburg, 10580 Route 116, Hinesburg, Thursday, July 7, 12:30-6 p.m.

St. Catherine of Siena, 72 Church St., Shelburne, Tuesday, July 19, 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Vibrant Church, 2025 Williston Road, South Burlington, Monday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m.2:30 p.m.

Bank expands into Williston with new branch Community Bank opened a new branch in Williston Thursday, May 19.

A grand-opening event featured food trucks, appearances from K9 Duke and Rally Cat, gardening demonstrations from Vermont Community Garden Network and a ribbon-cutting. After the ribbon-cutting, bicycle helmets were given out to the first 30 children, followed by a mountain bike drawing.

The event also featured “vote for your favorite charity” throughout the day for the Williston Comfort K9 Program, Williston Community Food Shelf and National Alliance on Mental Illness. After voting closed, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Williston Comfort K9 Program received $2,500, and the food shelf received $5,000.

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The Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club underwrites the cost of a tent at Shelburne Farmers Market every week. It sets up Rotary-related displays one Saturday each month and welcomes local non-profits to use the tent for outreach messages the other Saturdays.

Left to right, Rene Sanchez, superintendent of Champlain Valley School District, outgoing president Susan Grimes, past president Chris Davis, vice president Dan York, incoming president Carrie Fenn and Shelburne town clerk Diana Vachon.

Local Rotary celebrates 50 years of service, outreach to community ROSALYN GRAHAM CONTRIBUTOR

The annual passing of the leadership role to the new president is always a time for a celebration for the Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary. This year was an occasion for a very special celebration: the club’s 50th anniversary.

A large crowd of Rotarians and friends and family filled the halls of All Souls Interfaith Gathering to enjoy the views of the lake and mountains, to meet and greet old and new friends, to share a fine meal, and to look back on the accomplishments of the past year and salute those who have embodied Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self.”

Rotarian Linda Gilbert detailed the list of the club’s accomplishments to demonstrate a theme of “people in action.”

Among the projects during 2021-2022 were the Charlotte tractor parade, Shelburne Halloween parade — now in its 40th year — planting 1,000 crocuses at both the Shelburne Town Office and Charlotte Library, coordinating toy collection barrels in all three towns to collect toys for less fortunate kids, collecting rubbish in all three towns on Green Up Day, raising funds for fire and

rescue departments in Charlotte, Shelburne and Hinesburg and also funding automated external defibrillators for the towns.

The club has also installed bicycle repair stations in its three towns, helped Race Vermont with races throughout the year, helped prepare school lunches in Shelburne and Charlotte and helped to prepare and deliver food bags to children in Shelburne and Charlotte.

They organized and coordinated a drive for winter clothing for local children as well as adults in need, collected socks to be delivered to the homeless, provided turkeys to Shelburne, Charlotte and Hinesburg food shelves, and filled holiday gift boxes to deliver to Harbor Place and local motels.

On an international scene, the Rotary Club collected supplies for newly arrived Afghan refugees, packed backpacks for children arriving in Poland from Ukraine and continued its many Hands to Honduras Tela projects, despite the pandemic. A small group spent three weeks in Tela, Honduras, working on projects for maternal-child health, education, community needs, medical assistance and completed work on two medical buildings at Tela Hospital.

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Rotarian Bill Deming, a member of the Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary for 50 years, was honored with a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his years of service to the club and the community.

Incoming president Carrie Fenn of Charlotte, who is succeeding Susan Grimes of Shelburne, said, “I’m looking forward to continuing the wonderful work of the Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary. Our club stayed strong and supported many community efforts during COVID-19 and I think we’ve come out on the other side stronger than ever. I am excited to welcome folks who are new to town, or perhaps just new to Rotary. Rotarians are incredibly open-hearted and inclusive, so I encourage anyone who lives or works in Charlotte, Shelburne or Hinesburg to join us for a meeting.”

The club meets every Wednesday at Shelburne United Methodist Church on Church Street in Shelburne. Meetings open at 7 a.m. for breakfast and 7:30 a.m. for programs. More at rotaryclubofcsh.org.

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Knotweed is beautiful, yet invasive, and grows rampantly throughout Vermont, particularly along streambanks.

‘So, what’s wrong with invasive plants?’

Into the Woods Ethan Tapper A big part of my job has become dealing with non-native invasive plants, also called invasive exotic plants or invasives, in the woods. While many of the plant species found in Vermont are non-native, only a small portion of these is invasive, meaning they outcompete native species and negatively impact natural communities.

So, what’s wrong with invasive plants?

We find ourselves in a strange and important moment in the history of our planet. We’re in the midst of a mass extinction event, the sixth such event in history but the first caused by a single species.

Today, an estimated 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, including more than 40 percent of amphibians, one-third of reef-forming corals and more than one-third of marine mammals.

About 700 vertebrate species and at least 100,000 species of invertebrates have gone extinct since the 16th century and, according to the World Wildlife 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 and 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 of which 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 — and so 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. 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,” 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, chestnut blight and Dutch elm 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 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 co-evolved 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 and to stay healthy in a trying and stressful time.

While eradicating invasive plants across our landscape is not possible, invasive plants are actually much easier to deal with than most invasive animals, pests and pathogens. In most cases it is completely

possible to control them, to lower populations of invasives to a level that minimizes the negative impacts they cause to a forest or other ecosystem.

Controlling invasives is challenging and requires an 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 water, regulate climate, underpin the biological and geochemical processes that make life on Earth possible, support local communities and economies and safeguard our lives and 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’s how we build a better world for our children and grandchildren to inhabit.

Learn more about invasive plants and how to control them on my YouTube channel at tinyurl.com/mkbnm4jd or at vtinvasives.org.

Ethan Tapper is the Chittenden County forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. See what he’s been up to, check him out on YouTube, sign up for eNews and read his articles linktr.ee/chittendencountyforester.

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Fire and rescue vehicles from Hinesburg, Shelburne, Monkton and Charlotte helped residents and visitors celebrate the 4th of July in Hinesburg Monday.

Hundreds turned out on for the festivities to wave flags, cheer on parade participants and watch the floats go by.

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continued from page 1 trophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing the loss of muscle control and gradually impacting mobility and the ability to breathe, speak and eat, among other things.

While some treatments aimed at lessening symptoms and increasing quality of life exist, there is no cure yet.

How does one come to terms with that prognosis? How does one avoid gazing back at those first symptoms, at that scared 20-something looking for answers, and feeling anger or hopelessness? How does one understand their identity after their favorite activities, hobbies, dreams — what at one point defined them — are no longer possible?

Methot probes many of these questions in his book, sprinkling in reflection with childhood memories

of growing up in the Chamberlin neighborhood of South Burlington, playing whiffle ball at his backyard “Dumont Diamond” with older brother, Nick, who died suddenly at age 21, working at his parents’ pizza shop, canoeing Chesuncook Lake and sleeping under the stars.

This narrative rhythm, the bobbing between then and now, pours out smoothly, like the way memory actually feels, at some points hazy, at others in sharp focus.

Methot paints that process with seeming effortlessness, reflecting and gaining new perspective as he returns to the past.

But it’s not effortless.

Compiling, editing, writing and rewriting was hard, he said, and the book took almost two years to finish. In some ways it parallels moments in the memoir where Methot slows down and sinks into detail describing how his body moves, every motion and limb he must concentrate on or fear a

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He writes: “On a regular basis, I find myself unable to do things the old way, the way I learned as a child and never considered again...

The way I walk, eat, type, sit, stand and brush my teeth are all entirely outside the norm. Everything about my body, from the way that it looks to the way that it functions, is unnatural. Everything I do has been carefully and sometimes painfully crafted to create function where none should exist. And that function is not guaranteed — an unknowable something is lost every day.”

Methot didn’t set out to write a book about his life, he said.

But as he started writing about 10 years ago, mostly to vent, a vast collection of stories accumulated.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, after Methot had moved in with his parents, filling time became one of his main drivers for writing.

“With varying effectiveness, writing has become therapeutic,” Methot writes. “In attempting to communicate my feelings with the world, I’m forced to determine exactly what they are. I’d never spent so much time in self-reflection. I think I’ve learned a lot. But it has also filled another massive void in my life: it’s given me a sense of accomplishment.”

Not every story made it in — he could write a whole screenplay about his childhood whiffle ball adventures — but as Methot looked at the stories cumulatively,

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Nate Methot, of Hinesburg, is a Vermont native through and through, having grown up in South Burlington, attended the University of Vermont, and lived for stretches in Waterbury, Stowe and Monkton. His first book, published in June, is titled “A Life Derailed: My Journey With ALS.”

he began to reflect on themes of shame and toxic masculinity, identity and friendship, among others, that seemed to connect individual stories he’d written.

Perhaps one of the book’s starkest themes is Methot’s desire to remain independent and avoid feeling or being vulnerable with others.

This reflection, which surfaces as his first symptoms creep in — fingers feeling cold, hands feeling like bricks, legs tiring quicker than they used to — hits harder because of how vulnerable the book is.

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of Methot’s innermost thoughts, his heartbreak or his most painful days. It’s also his familiar tone, his sarcasm and the quintessential Vermont environment. He’s changed the names of people mentioned in the book, but the names of places remain the same, making the memoir feel even more intimate for a reader who calls the Green Mountains home.

Amid all the pain, fear and anger that ripples through the pages, Methot’s fleeting mentions of playing drunk chicken on Saint Paul Street, skiing at Bolton Valley Resort, buying groceries at Lantman’s in Hinesburg and drinking at Rimrocks Mountain Tavern in Stowe feel sort of grounding.

This was on purpose, he said: “It makes it more familiar. It makes it feel like you’re being told a story by a friend.”

Methot’s not looking for pity, nor does he feel the need to paint a rosier picture than exists. But he does hope readers gain a little perspective for how their lives and their problems fit into the world.

More than that, he hopes as people read his reflection on regret toward the end of the book, that someone will learn from what he considers his mistakes.

“Don’t just choose what’s right in front of you because it’s easiest,” Methot said. “Try not to let your fears run your life. Ask yourself, ‘Will I regret this?’ That’s more important than momentary fears.”

“A Life Derailed: My Journey With ALS” can be found online and at numerous local libraries and bookstores, including at Barnes & Noble in South Burlington, Phoenix Books in Burlington and Essex and Bear Pond Books in Stowe.

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CROSSWORD

ARIES

LEO

March 21 - April 20 Aries, you can expect anything to happen this week, which makes it an ideal time to fall in love or fall back in love. Throw caution to the wind and welcome romance.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Taurus, don’t be surprised if a former romantic partner or close friend reconnects with you this week. It may be possible to rekindle this connection if you so desire.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Don’t hesitate to try something new this week, Gemini. You’ll likely be surprised at what you discover you enjoy. You may even meet some interesting people.

CANCER June 22 - July 22 Spiritual matters are on your mind, Cancer. You are increasingly drawn to them as you get older. Do not hesitate to ask questions in your pursuit of enlightenment.

July 23 - Aug. 23 Optimism about life is in full force for you, Leo. Others will notice you are smiling more and moving about with a spring in your step. Channel that energy into a fun project.

VIRGO Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 Virgo, this week is full of possibilities. You may strike up a new friendship or decide to try a unique hobby. Travel may be the name of the game as well.

LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Libra, even though you may be feeling positive and looking well, you’re simply not drawing that special attention you desire. Don’t be too hard on yourself; it will come.

SCORPIO Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Scorpio, communication channels have been blocked lately, so you have been facing challenges getting your point across. Employ a little more patience.

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 Sagittarius, there have been days you have felt better.

Don’t let a minor illness derail your plans. Before you know it, you will be back on your feet.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Try an activity that strays from your usual routine, Capricorn. Change the time or the location to get a fresh perspective on your experiences. It can be the boost you need right now.

AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 18 Don’t be surprised if you have a desire to redecorate or change up your living space in some way, Aquarius. A new look can refresh your mindset as well.

PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 Some interesting news is likely to come your way, Pisces. It’s important to answer your phone, read your texts and check your emails.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Ancient Greek sophist 5. Genus of insects 11. Culinary herb 12. Neutralizing antibody 16. Plan 17. Pa’s partner 18. A city in S Louisiana 19. TNT sportscaster 24. Atomic #25 (abbr.)

25. Well-known bug 26. Body parts 27. Monetary unit of Albania 28. Kids’ play things 29. Coastal city in Malaysia 30. Famed French physician 31. Flourishing 33. Excessively overweight 34. Pampered 38. Emerged 39. Order of tailless amphibians 40. Indian term of respect 43. Shift sails (Brit.)

44. Beloved Mexican dish 45. Scottish tax 49. Health insurance 50. Monetary unit of Samoa

51. Move about 53. Execute or perform 54. Taste property 56. Unit of dry measure 58. Blood group 59. Something you can up 60. In great need 63. Breezes through 64. Spoke 65. Become acquainted with CLUES DOWN 1. A particular part 2. Spanish neighborhood 3. Business 4. Reddish browns 5. Extinct Hawaiian bird 6. Disney town 7. Part of the Bible (abbr.)

8. Atomic #22 (abbr.)

9. The distinctive spirit of a people or an era 10. In a moment 13. Monetary unit of Vietnam 14. Submerge in a liquid 15. Yellowish cotton cloth 20. -__, denotes past 21. Hoopster Morant 22. Not

ANSWERS

23. Indian title of respect 27. Horsley and Marvin are two 29. One thousandth of a liter (abbr.)

30. Hoover’s organization 31. Round globular seed 32. University official 33. Spherical body 34. Iraq’s capital 35. To any further extent 36. Swollen lymph node 37. Anger 38. Technological marvel 40. Peruvian district 41. Salt of acetic acid 42. What Santa says 44. Israeli city __ Aviv 45. Late Heisman winner 46. Reveal the presence of 47. Long upholstered seat 48. Most wily 50. Sword 51. Respiratory disease 52. The Ocean State 54. Fleshy watery fruit 55. Lying down 57. Superheavy metal 61. The ancient Egyptian sun god 62. Indicates position

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The Schoolhouse marks 50 years How do you honor 50 years of history? If you’re The Schoolhouse in South Burlington, you double down on the ideals you stand for — respect, belonging, responsibility, trust and sharing — you gather your people, and you celebrate in a big way.

The school’s end-of-year and birthday festivities began for current students with a field day at Common Ground Center in Starksboro, continued with a Pride rally and parade through the surrounding neighborhood, and culminated with hundreds of alumni and friends converging on school grounds for a 50th birthday party, complete with birthday cake, singing, a photo booth and ice cream.

At field day, students from kindergarten through eighth grade spent the day playing Capture The Flag, catching bullfrogs, eating watermelon, exploring and climbing rocks.

Student Emma Kombo was the driving force behind the school’s first-ever Pride parade, held on a sunny afternoon shortly before the end of school.

Later in June, in an event that was months in the planning, alumni, friends, family and current Schoolhouse students converged on school grounds for a celebration of 50 years and a walk down memory lane.

Guests enjoyed ice cream, delved into homemade chocolate-raspberry cake festooned with flowers, and hammed it up in front of a photo booth.

There was also a raffle featuring dozens of donated local items, services and crafts, and commemorative 50th anniversary T-shirts.

“I am proud to have been a part of this big adventure and proud of all the kind and thoughtful humans who have (and will continue) to leave Schoolhouse and bring some hope to these crazy times,” said head of school Liz Shayne. “It is what we have needed for the last 50 years and what we need now more than ever.”

The Schoolhouse was founded in 1971 as a parent co-op.

COURTESY PHOTOS

Above: Student Simó Wenschhof of Hinesburg scales the flagpole to fly an Italian “peace” flag during the Pride celebration.

Top: Pausing during an epic game of Capture the Flag at field day: Zach Rollins of North Ferrisburgh, Silja Heinonen of South Burlington, and Jessey and Theo Lyons-Judge of Charlotte.