The Citizen - 10-5-23

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Charlotte town meeting Nov. 7

Cannabis regs, solar project on agenda

Charlotte residents will vote on new land use regulations regarding cannabis and the purchase of solar energy equipment for the new town garage at a special town meeting just one month away.

Prior to the town-wide vote on Tuesday, Nov. 7, an informational hearing will take place on Monday, Oct. 30.

Cannabis regulations

The town has been working to create land use regulations that reflect the budding cannabis market for more than a year. State law gives municipalities the authority to regulate cannabis businesses,

including a requirement that they comply with local ordinances and land use rules, but prohibits treating cannabis any differently than other businesses.

“What we’re trying to do is create these fairly clear standards about what kinds of cannabis businesses can operate in what parts of town and what are the specific standards that we would apply,” town planner Larry Lewack said n January. “So, when we do get an application before the town’s development review board, we have something to look at and to base our decision on because, right now, we’re essentially making it up.”

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trial delayed until January

Angela Auclair

Prosecutors allege she killed husband in Hinesburg

other charges.

The scheduled trial of a former Williston woman who reportedly killed her husband during a nighttime ambush in Hinesburg four years ago has been postponed until at least January.

Angela M. Auclair, 50, was due to go on trial this week in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington for the July 2019 fatal shooting of her then-husband, David Auclair, 45, of Williston at a rural parking area off Gilman Road in Hinesburg.

She has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and various

Auclair tried to have her lawyer removed from the case as the trial date approached, claiming she had not been informed about the defense planned for her trial.

Judge Kevin Griffin agreed to allow veteran defense lawyer Robert Sussman to continue after he met with his client and provided documents that he believed she had been given earlier. Griffin agreed to postpone the trial until after Jan. 1

Auclair’s son and co-defen-

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New children’s book teaches the importance of giving

Shelburne resident Kristen Vincent never thought that writing a children’s book was in the cards for her life.

But her lifelong career in social work gave her a spirit of giving, way before the inception of her new illustrated book, “Hope Beneath the Tree,” came to be.

The story follows two children, Caroline and Henry — named after her own children — as they find themselves lost in a magical forest trying to navigate their way home. Through an unexpected journey and a few chance encounters with three different animal families, the team discovers the true meaning of giving.

“I have a deer family, an owl family and a fox family,” Vincent said. “It’s a magical experience where the forest creatures tell them about what they do with their families to give.”

The idea had really been brewing since her early career days when she began working for the Lund Family Center in South Burlington, which works with young women and children who have mental health or substance abuse issues by offering parental support and other forms of supportive programming.

“It’s a residential program and then also is an adoption program,” she said.

Her work centered mostly around working to reunite previ-

ously incarcerated mothers with their children.

“That was what I did for the first three and a half years of social work,” she said. “I always kind of felt a strong connection to that population.”

She then moved to Colorado where she worked in a mentoring program before coming back to Vermont and becoming pregnant with her first child. After her son was born prematurely, she ended up as a volunteer in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to give back to a community that had helped her so much.

“I’ve always been really focused on giving back to the community,” she said.

But when the pandemic hit in 2020, volunteering took on a whole new meaning.

“I was like, ‘OK, what am I going to do?’ So, I started making these wreaths and just doing it for friends for fun and then I started charging people a fee for donations. I gave all the proceeds that year to the organization Hope Beneath the Tree.”

Hope Beneath the Tree formed in 2013 when defense investigator Susan Randall wanted to find a way to provide holiday gifts for children of incarcerated parents.

“Most of the children have one or both parents who are incarcerated and they are living either with foster families or with other family members who have taken

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them,” Vincent said.

Now high school and college students throughout Vermont help run the program and last year the organization provided gifts to more than 350 children in need from all over Vermont, the East Coast, and across the country. Forty-three of those children received gifts from Vincent’s wreath-making donations.

“That experience and watching my kids ask questions about what I was doing and what giving meant and the meaning of giving,”

she said. “My kids had all these questions and at the time they were just 6 and 3 years old.”

The conversations ultimately led to the idea to write a children’s book just a year later that would focus on giving beyond just physical and financial gifts.

“You don’t always have to give back financially. You can give in other ways,” said Vincent. “We came up with ideas about how we could give back to the community not by just giving money, but by doing things for others. We talked

about helping a neighbor or something if they were sick and we would deliver food to them. We’ve done those things at home.”

Vincent said she hopes to write a middle-grade book next, and although she hasn’t started writing, ideas are stirring.

Her first book launch will be Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at Split Rock Tree Farm in Charlotte. Residents are encouraged to bring the whole family to enjoy light appetizers, drinks and

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Hinesburg Police Blotter

Total incidents: 49

Traffic Stops: 16

Arrests: 0

On Sept. 26 at 12:25 p.m., a stalking issue on Richmond Road was investigated.

On Spet. 26 at 1:00 p.m., officers investigated the report of vandalism and destruction of property on Route 116.

On Sept. 27 at 3:00 p.m., officers responded to the report of a domestic dispute on Route 116.

On Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m., an officer investigated gunshots on Pond Brook Road.

On Sept. 29 at 2:06 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash on

Mechanicsville Road.

On Sept. 30 at 12:40 p.m., officers responded to a domestic dispute on Hollow Road.

On Sept. 30 at 2:52 p.m., officers responded to Champlain Valley Union to assist first responders with a medical emergency.

On Sept. 30 at 4:30 p.m., an officer responded to an animal complaint on Mechanicsville Road.

On Oct. 1 at 7:00 a.m., an officer investigated a report of suspicious activity at a business on Route 116.

Note: Charges filed by police are subject to review by the Chittenden County State’s Attorney Office and can be amended or dropped.

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dant, Kory Lee George, took a recent plea deal and said he would testify against his mother. A joint trial had been planned until he pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

George maintains his mother was the lone shooter of her estranged husband, a member of a longtime South Burlington family. Evidence showed David Auclair was struck with 11 gunshots as he tried to crawl under his truck, Vermont State Police said.

George is expected to receive a sentence of 18 years to life in prison as part of the plea deal.

The change of plea hearing marked the first time in either state court or federal court — where George was prosecuted as a fivetime felon in possession of a firearm — that Angela Auclair was publicly identified as the trigger person.

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For four years the investigation pointed to George as the apparent shooter after he stole firearms from a Colchester home to carry out the plan. There was some belief his mother was home at the time of the shooting, records show.

David Auclair’s bullet-riddled body was part of an execution-styled homicide orchestrated by his estranged wife, Angela,

Vermont State Police and prosecutors have said. She had a boyfriend that she often invited over to the couple’s house on Vermont 116 in Williston, records show.

George bought a prepaid burner cellphone in Milton that was used to make two phone calls, including a late-night call that lured Auclair to the LaPlatte Headwaters Town Forest trailhead parking lot in Hinesburg, state police said.

No shell casings were left behind from the shooting, police said.

A nearby doorbell camera captured the sound of 14 shots. Defense lawyer Daniel M. Sedon on behalf of George said last

month the evidence shows only one gun was at the scene.

Deputy State’s Attorney Susan Hardin has said the conspiracy by George and his mother stretched over several weeks in Williston, Monkton and Colchester.

The plea agreement also required George to testify truthfully and consistently in all future proceedings, including at his mother’s upcoming trial.

As part of the plea agreement, eight other criminal charges, including the Colchester home burglary, where handguns were stolen, two counts of obstruction of justice and first-degree murder, will be dismissed at sentencing, Judge Kevin Griffin said.

Four other counts involve George violating his conditions of release.

George will get credit for time served since his arrest on state charges in November 2019. His mother was arrested in December 2019.

He is currently serving more than 8 years for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Federal Judge Christina Reiss sentenced him in November 2021 to 89 months in federal prison. As part of the plea agreement, he is serving his federal sentence in Vermont.

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Middlebury honors Twilight, portrait of Bright in the works

From the Senate

This past month marks the 200th anniversary since Alexander Twilight became the first Black man to graduate from a college in the United States, and his alma mater was Middlebury College.

I was honored to have Middlebury ask me to speak at its symposium to mark this auspicious occasion. He is finally getting his recognition with the recent unveiling of his portrait in the Statehouse and more people learning about his incredible legacy as an educator and legislator. It should not have taken 200 years, however.

We have recently learned of the death of Louvenia Dorsey Bright, the first Black woman and woman of color to serve in the Legislature about 170 years after Twilight. She represented South Burlington 30 years ago.

I stand on her shoulders as the second woman of color to serve in the Legislature and the first in the Senate. I am working on commissioning a portrait of Bright to

hang as a place of convening and honor, so that we may all feel welcome in the Statehouse.

When I think of the portraits of Twilight and other barrier-breaking leaders like Gov. Madeleine Kunin, it strikes me that they are looking at the viewer. Many portraits look to the side or down. It is as though they are inviting you to be there and reminding you that you belong.

We can all take something from the life of Twilight, who worked hard, gave back and loved teaching his students. As one of his students reflected in the late 1800s: “In that old academy, many young men (and women) were filled with lofty ambitions and stimulated to noble attainments, and in them Twilight still lives a mighty and an abiding power for good in the world.”

Kesha Ram Hinsdale, a Democrat from Shelburne, serves the towns of South Burlington, Shelburne, Charlotte, Hinesburg, Milton, Burlington, St. George, Westford, Underhill, Jericho, Richmond, Winooski, Williston, Essex and Bolton in the Legislature.

Letters to the Editor

Now’s your time to speak up on Windy Ridge

To the Editor: Hinesburg is between a rock and a hard place. We have major, necessary infrastructure projects that we can’t afford. The hope, I guess, is that the two developments across Route 116 from NRG are going to provide enough property taxes that these infrastructure projects can be funded someday. (“Hinesburg hopes new designation will boost affordable housing,” Sept. 28, 2023)

After the Hannaford fiasco, I was amazed that anyone would attempt a major development project in the downtown area. Based upon casual observation, I always assumed that the areas in question were too low for development, not to mention what they will be like after a few more decades of climate change.

Obtaining the designation of Neighborhood Development Area for the downtown area would potentially avoid the need for Act 250 approval for the Windy Ridge Development on the NRG side of Route 116.

Windy Ridge is a Champlain Housing

Trust project, to be built on land donated by Jan Blomstrann. Removal of the need for Act 250 permitting would save the housing trust from about $200,000 in Act 250 permit fees and associated costs.

I agree with the Hinesburg Conservation Committee. This is a miniscule savings that would result in the developments across Route 116 from potentially avoiding Act 250 review. We need to put on our big boy and big girl pants, and if we want to subsidize the housing trust, the town should give them the $200,000 out of property taxes.

We now have plenty of affordable housing in these development plans. It’s well past time that we focus on revenue to pay for the town projects that we really need. Beyond this, we need to have the businesses and retail stores to support the proposed increase in population and to provide real jobs and living wages for occupants of all this affordable housing.

Here’s my real concern. The Hinesburg Center II project is currently in environmental court. The Vermont Agency of

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Voting plus word problems equals fun. But no Chunky Monkey!

From the House Rep. Chea Waters Evans

We had some visitors to the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs last spring. They were in town from Utah and Colorado to talk about ranked choice voting, and to illustrate their points in a way they thought Vermonters could understand, they had us vote for our favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor, which was totally relatable, and I appreciated it.

Ranked choice voting is currently part of a bill from the Vermont Senate called S.32 that would allow towns to use the system only for local elections starting in 2024. It would eventually phase the system in for presidential primaries across the state in 2028. It’s a slow roll-out.

The whole thing with our expert guest witnesses started with a bad taste in my mouth — I know, sorry — because one

of the candidates was Chunky Monkey. I’ll go out on a political limb here and say it’s disgusting and I’m willing to debate anyone who wants to throw down over it. Anything else, I respect and appreciate your thoughts and opinions, but I draw the line at banana-flavored ice cream.

Ranked choice voting is a voting system that allows voters to rank their choices and then winnows them down until there’s a clear majority winner. Let’s say you like Chunky Monkey the most. You are wrong, but I’m not going to tell you how to vote. Your other options for Best Ice Cream Ever are Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cherry Garcia and Phish Food. If we used ranked choice voting, your ballot might rank like this:

• Chunky Monkey

• Cherry Garcia

• Phish Food

• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

In real life, this system would work well for a selectboard race, for instance, or a city council, if there are multiple candidates for one position or one board. If, say, Chunky Monkey won at least 50 percent of the vote plus one, then Chunky Monkey would officially be the best ice cream ever. If, however, it didn’t get a clear majority

of the votes, then the flavor (or candidate) that received the fewest number of firstplace votes would be removed from the race.

In this case, let’s say Cookie Dough is the least common favorite. We’d get rid of Cookie Dough from everyone’s ballot and then tabulate again, moving the second choice up to first on the ballots of everyone who had initially chosen Cookie Dough as their number one. In a regular election, if you voted for Cookie Dough, your ballot would just be out.

In a ranked choice voting election, your second choice would then be your first choice. After tabulating that round, if there’s no clear 50-percent-plus winner, the second least-popular candidate would then be removed and we’d keep going until there’s a clear winner of the majority.

I’ve lost you, haven’t I.

It can hurt your brain a little bit if you think too much about it, but we listened to a lot of people talking about this, and it really does make sense to me, and allows for more voices to be heard. Unfortunately, it also seems like the people who are going to be most bothered by it are the town clerks and their election-night volun-

teers, but I’m confident that the Vermont Secretary of State’s office will offer a lot of support and education in the years and months leading up to its implementation, if the bill goes through this coming year.

The downsides to ranked choice voting are that it’s admittedly a little confusing at first, and like any system change in the government, it will probably cost some time and money to implement.

I think the part about confusion is especially valid. I know many people worry about secure elections, and the only way this is all going to work at all is if people trust the election system and have confidence that their vote will be counted fairly and securely.

It’s going to take some clear explanation and training to make sure, should this system be implemented, that it works for the voters. That’s the whole point.

I’m actually willing to hear your thoughts on Chunky Monkey, but I’m pretty sure my mind is made up. Feel free to email at cevans@leg.state.vt.us or text or call me at 917-887-8231 any time.

Chea Waters Evans, a Democrat, represents Charlotte and Hinesburg in the Chittenden-5 House district.

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Natural Resources is opposing the project because of the increased risk for flooding. I can easily see all this downtown development being appealed over and over again, just like the Hannaford fiasco. We don’t have time for this.

All the objectors, Responsible Growth Hinesburg, the developers — everyone — now is your time to make your final objections and suggestions to the environmental court and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. We should have no additional delay.

Selectboard displays lack of transparency

To the Editor: I am writing about the recent decisions of the Charlotte Selectboard regarding the Thompson Point property. I don’t have much of an opinion on what should

happen to the property itself, but your reporting really highlighted a town in governance crisis. (“Selectboard approves Thompson’s Point project,” Sept. 21, 2023)

Due to the lack of transparency — a lack that is seemingly more and more willful with each passing month — the selectboard’s decisions seem more and more capricious. No one can decipher a rationale to what zoning rules are to be followed or not.

I know being a selectboard member is not easy, but rather than give them a pass on that basis, this most recent debacle highlights what is basically a degrading of the rule of law, and it should spur Charlotters to push toward a town manager before we are left with a subdivided suburb without even the services (think doctor’s office) those suburbs usually provide.

Joshua May Charlotte

MacKenzie Scott donates $20 million to Champlain Housing

COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

The billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, made a $20 million donation to the Champlain Housing Trust, the largest donation in the organization’s history.

Michael Monte, Champlain Housing Trust’s CEO, said Scott’s “generosity gives our community the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to move the dial on affordable housing right now.”

“Thousands of lives long into the future will be impacted because of this donation,” Monte said. “We can’t thank Ms. Scott enough.”

The trust said the donation will be used to help expand and sustain its mission to support communities in northwest Vermont through the development of permanently affordable homes and related community assets.

The Champlain Housing Trust, Vermont’s largest affordable housing organization, has an operating

budget of $27 million, according to budget records, but also has a development budget of roughly $60 to $70 million to use for real estate acquisitions.

Twenty-three percent of the trust’s rental housing is currently occupied by people exiting homelessness. It recently converted an old motel on Williston Road in South Burlington that it purchased via COVID-19 relief funds in 2020 into the Braeburn Apartments, available specifically for

people who lack permanent housing and are exiting homelessness.

The trust also operates Harbor Place in Shelburne Road, is developing property on Shelburne Road into affordable homeownership and rental units, and is a partner in efforts to turn property just south of the Champlain Union High School in Hinesburg into a project with 75 homes — 60 of which will be perpetually affordable.

The donation, the trust said, will “create an ongoing, stable stream of funding to help support this work.”

Scott, one of the wealthiest women in the world with a net worth estimated at over $30 billion, made the donation through her philanthropic fund, Yield Giving, which according to reporting from The Associated Press has since 2019 donated more than $14 billion in unrestricted funds to 1,600 nonprofit organizations. Her 25-year marriage to Bezos, then CEO of Amazon,

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Enjoy Age Well meals at Charlotte Senior Center

The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, Oct. 5, is from 10-11 a.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road, and features baked meatloaf, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat roll, sugar date cookie and milk.

You must have pre-registered by the prior Monday at 802-425-6345 or meals@charlotteseniorcentervt. org

The meal on Thursday, Oct. 12 features chicken cacciatore, wheat rotini pasta, peas and carrots, wheat bread, pumpkin cookie and milk.

The meal on Thursday, Oct. 19 features pork cutlet with peppers and onions in sauce, mashed cauliflower, beets, wheat roll, applesauce and milk.

The meal on Thursday, Oct. 26 features beef steak, barbecue sauce, Italian risotto with diced tomatoes and vegetables, Italian vegetables with black beans, berry crisp with cream and milk.

The suggested donation is $5. Check the website for last-minute cancellations at charlotteseniorcentervt.org.

Come one, come all to Hinesburg block party

Hinesburg’s having a block party and you’re all invited.

On Sunday, Oct. 29, from 3-5 p.m. in Lyman Meadows, enjoy authentic Mexican hermosas and tacos, chips and salsa, quesadillas and flan, for both carnivores and vegans — ice cream too.

Costumes are optional.

Knights of Columbus host community breakfast

Join the Knights of Columbus DeGosbriand Council # 279 on Sunday, Oct. 8, for a community breakfast, 9-11:30 a.m., in the parish center of St. Joseph’s Cathedral, 29 Allen St., Burlington.

The feast will feature bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes, French toast and more. Coffee, juice, butter and real Vermont maple syrup are included.

The cost is $10, and the breakfast benefits seminarians or religious aspirants for books, car insurance, maintenance, travel during vacations, clerical clothing, emergency expenditures and other living expenses.

Contact David Ely, davidely1986@gmail.com or 802-8625109, for more information.

Girls on the Run presents Sneaker Soirée

Girls on the Run Vermont will host its annual fall benefit, The

Sneaker Soirée, on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Burlington Beer Company from 6-9 p.m.

A fundraiser like no other, it will surely be the most comfortable cocktail party in town. Suggested attire is semi-formal and, of course your favorite sneakers.

The soiree includes a silent auction packed full of getaways, lift tickets, spa treatments, yoga packages, custom artwork and tons of other deals, a gift card grab and wish wall, and a photobooth.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while listening to DJ Love Doctor spin the night away.

The event benefits Girls on the Run Vermont participants. More at gotrvt.org/sneaker-soiree.

‘From China to Vermont,’ Guy Cheng story

Vermont has long attracted artists, but few perhaps whose background is as eclectic as Guy Cheng’s.

Born in China in 1918, Cheng first came to the U.S. to represent China in the Davis Cup in 1936. The story of his life, from receiving a Master of Business Administration from Tulane University to becoming a much-collected silversmith and artist, whose works were sold at Tiffany’s, will be told by David Sisco, his stepson, co-owner of Designers’ Circle Jewelers in Burlington.

“From China to Vermont: The Story of Longtime Resident Guy Cheng,” is Sunday, Oct. 15, 2 p.m. at the Pierson Library in Shelburne.

Perhaps you remember Cheng’s store on Route 7 in Charlotte with its unusual door? Or maybe you’re a collector? If so, wear your jewelry and share your memories of this artist who made Vermont his home.

Sponsored by the Chittenden County Historical Society. Refreshments will be served.

Play on spiritualism and spirits at Rokeby

Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh once again offers its annual spiritualism play this fall.

This year’s play, “Spirits of Rokeby: Spectral Rooms,” features a new script inspired by Rokeby and Vermont’s spiritualist history.

Ticket holders will gather for

a drink and short talk on Victorian spiritualism before entering the historic home, where actors guide visitors through a participatory dramatization, recreating a series of séances in various rooms of the historic house. The play will run on Oct. 21, 27 and 28.

The second-generation Robinsons practiced spiritualism and attended several séances in Ferrisburgh and Vergennes. Their encounters with spirits were recorded by a family friend and are preserved in the museum’s

collection.

“This event draws inspiration from the archive and is an opportunity to experience a 19th-century séance just as the Robinson did over a century ago,” executive director Lindsay Varner said.

Tickets are $20 for members or $25 for non-members and are on sale at the museum or by visiting the museum’s website.

Tickets should be purchased in advance as there is limited seating, and tickets are timed.

More at rokeby.org.

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More information and links can be found on the library website.

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Preschool storytime

Tuesdays in October, 10-11 a.m.

Preschool stories, crafts and activities. No registration required. Age 2 and over.

Kinder storytime

Tuesdays in October, 3-4 p.m.

Preschool free play

Wednesdays in October, 10-11 a.m.

Kids explore the sensory table, sorting, playing with blocks, play dough and more. Ages 2 and over.

Book chat

Wednesdays, Oct 18 and 25, 3-4 p.m.

Join Margaret to discuss new books, old books and books missed.

Charlotte Coding Club

Wednesdays in October, 2:15-3:30 p.m.

Hack Club, a global organization that helps teenagers to code, hosts a six-week program. For kids in grades seven to 12. Email nila@ hackclub.com for more information.

Writing art into poetry

Crochet and knit night

Wednesdays in October, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Garden circle

Wednesdays in October, 4:30-6 p.m.

Join the garden circle volunteers who tend the educational gardens around the library. Contact stewards Karen Tuininga and Linda Hamilton at seed@ charlottepubliclibrary.org to sign up.

OTHER PROGRAMS / ALL AGES

Get started with Gmail

Saturday, Oct. 7, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Create a Gmail account and learn how to do basic email functions, such as sending, receiving, replying and deleting email. Bring a cellphone. Laptops and snacks provided. registration required online or call 802-425-3864. Gmail basics follows on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Landa Townsend talk

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7-8 p.m.

“Dragonfly Habitat at the Edges of Weatherhead Hollow Pond: 2021-2023” is collection of prints from two summers of

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To register, reserve books or for more information, contact Rachel Matthews at rachel@carpentercarse.org. Masks required indoors.

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Hands and needles

Mondays in October, 10 a.m.-noon

Bring whatever project you are working on — quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc. No registration required.

Weekly storytime

Tuesdays in October, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts.

Lego club

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2:15-3:30 p.m.

After school Lego club is back. For students in grades K-4. To reserve a spot, call 802-482-2878, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk.

Write your own picture book

Tuesdays, Oct. 10 and 17, 3:15-4:30 p.m.

Kids in grades one to six work on their very own books. Read a book, have a snack and discuss a new story element each week. Sign up at the circulation desk, or email rachel@carpentercarse.org.

Pup-up pumpkin storytime

Friday, Oct. 13, 10-11 a.m.

Young children and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen from the library for a special pump-

kin themed storytime at Trillium Hill Farm. Meet at the farmstand next to Lantmans for an outdoor storytime about all things pumpkins. Snacks, pumpkin shopping and hear from farmer Sara.

Solar eclipse event

Saturday, Oct. 14, 12:30-2 p.m. Learn ways to observe the solar eclipse partially visible from Hinesburg. Certified solar eclipse glasses will be on hand for anyone who wants to safely view the partial solar eclipse. Contact jen@carpentercarse.org to sign up.

Story and stem club

Wednesdays, Oct. 18 and 25, 2:15-3:30 p.m.

Each week, librarians will use STEM-themed picture books to engage and inspire children on each topic, then lead the group in various hands-on activities to meet a new challenge. Sign up at jen@carpentercarse.org or visit the circulation desk.

Saturday storytime

Saturday, Oct. 21, 10-10:30 a.m.

Young children and their caregivers join together for stories and singing. Stick around for coffee, snacks, simple crafts and book browsing.

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On Oct. 22, from 2:30-4 p.m., join sustainable artist and poet, JC Wayne as she explored the theme of “under the surface” by writing poetry in response to the Charlotte Public Library’s current exhibit of sustainable Japanese woodcut art by Landa Townsend. For adults, teens and tweens. Sign up required at margaret@charlottepubliclibrary.org. Above, “Water Bubbles with Dragonfly Eggs.”
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The Citizen • October 5, 2023 • Page 11 HONORING OUR VETERANS On Nov. 9, The Citizen will be honored to publish photos of the men and women who have unselfishly served our country. If you have a veteran who you would like us to honor, please mail or email your photo and the following information by THURSDAY, NOV. 2 Please include: • Name of veteran • Branch of service • Rank • Years of service • Town of residence EMAIL PHOTOS AND TEXT TO: news@thecitizenvt.com OR MAIL TO: The Citizen, P.O. Box 489, Stowe, VT 05672 If you have submitted a photo in a previous year, you do not need to resubmit. Page 14 November 10, 2022 Shelburne News HONORING The Veterans Among Us LORENZO P. BUSHWAY, SR. April 28, 1960 Active Duty: Feb. 1953-Feb. 1955 ROBERT S. BORKOWSKI Sergeant (SFC) Medic VT Army National Guard PVT. HENRI DE MARNE & PVT. CLAUDE DE MARNE Henri de Marne and his brother Claude, Patton’s 3rd army, WW2, 1944 DAVID F. LELAND United States Navy Lieutenant WWII 1944-1955 ROLAND W. WILBUR United States Army T/4, 14th Armored Division THOMAS C. GIBSON Royal Air Force Squadron Leader 1947-1952, Malaya PETER PAUL ZUK U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Served 1955-57 Japan and Korea MICHAEL W. LYNCH U.S. Navy, Lt.J.G. Civil Engineer Corp 1967-1975 VT Air Guard 1976-1979 US Army and VTARNG SHANNON B. BLAKE U.S. Army, Major 1986-2006 Afghanistan War Veteran DAVID WINER Corporal, Marine Corps March 1944-July 1946 Peleliu Campaign WILLIAM A. READ JR. U.S. Navy Commander Gunnery Instructor Patrol Squadron 101 Southwest Pacific

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ended in 2019, and as part of the divorce she received a 4 percent stake in the company. Since then, she’s worked to give away much of her fortune.

She previously made a $9 million donation in 2020 to the Vermont Foodbank, and has also donated to the Goodwill Northern New England and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Community Crisis Action Fund.

“The Board of Directors is truly amazed by this generosity,” Jeff Smith, Champlain Housing Trust’s board president, said in a release. “We couldn’t imagine a better time, with Vermont’s well-documented housing challenges and the state’s ongoing commitment to building affordable housing, to give our community the opportunity to do even more and being able to sustain this effort

over time.”

The Champlain Housing Trust says it will use the donation to sustain its existing programs.

“In addition to public funds, CHT uses private debt to move development projects forward and to reinvest in properties, especially properties that serve the most vulnerable,” the trust said. “Having internal capacity to replace this borrowing will make development less expensive, more sustainable, and allow CHT to act quickly when opportunities arise.”

The donation will also help expand its Homeownership Equity Program, sustain its Old North End Community Center in Burlington and bolster efforts to redevelop the O’Brien Community Center in Winooski, and help its staff provide support to connect people to resources.

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Most residents expressed overwhelming approval to regulate cannabis, but some cultivators and other members of the public felt the regulations were too onerous from the start.

“(Charlotte’s) efforts appear to be more in the way of curtailing state-sanctioned cannabis businesses rather than implementing reasonable regulatory bumpers,” cultivator and owner of Boreas Ventures, Malcolm Greene, said in March.

The article up for adoption asks voters to vote on regulations that seek to define “cannabis establishment,” specify where operations can be located, and specify relevant performance standards for the operation of a “cannabis establishment.”

“We didn’t do everything that the people who have been vocally opposing cultivation wanted us to do nor did we do everything cannabis business owners said that

they wanted us to do,” Lewack said. “We steered a middle path.”

Solar Panel Project

In the next phase of construction for a new town garage, the town is asking residents to approve the installation of solar panels on the roof in an amount not to exceed $282,510 to be financed through loans over a period of 10 years.

Building a new town garage has been a top priority since the previous facility on Church Hill Road was destroyed in a late-night fire in December 2021. That blaze destroyed all snowplows and other equipment used to clear Charlotte’s 80 miles of roads.

Since then, voters approved a $1.5 million bond vote to build a new garage. That money, combined with American Rescue Plan Act funds and money from the town’s highway funds, set

construction in motion and, as it nears completion, the building is ready for solar panels.

Officials say that although the up-front cost seems hefty, the solar panels will also bring energy to other municipal buildings like the library, town hall and the senior center.

Charlotte can also expect a 30 percent rebate totaling $85,000 based on the Inflation Reduction Act that passed in 2022, which offers funding, programs and incentives to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy for businesses and state and local governments.

“That’s a legitimate amount of money for us. It makes it pretty feasible for us to do this.” said selectboard chair Jim Faulkner.

He said the town’s monthly electricity bill will be relatively equivalent to what the town can expect to pay on a loan for the panels, and after 10 years the town will pay little to nothing for power.

“So, the next 15 years, if these panels go 25 years, we’ll get power structures basically free,” he said.

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Redhawks post week of wins in football, golf, field hockey

each tallied for the Redhawks, who moved to 7-1.

Field hockey

Champlain Valley 7, Middlebury 0: Champlain Valley had an offensive outburst to beat Middlebury on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Claire Kim paced CVU with a hat trick, while Emily Gay tallied twice and added an assist. Claire Marcoe and Alex Wemple each had a goal for the Redhawks.

Cordelia Thomas, Carly Strobeck and Bibi Frechette each had an assist and Sophie Comeau got the shutout in goal.

With the win, CVU moved to 5-2.

Boys’ soccer

Champlain Valley 3, Burlington 0: Three different players found the back of the net as the Champlain Valley boys’ soccer team downed Burlington on Saturday.

Nicholas Menard (two assists), Julian Sicotte and Caleb Greenslit

Jacob Lepple added an assist and Ziggy Babbott made three saves.

Boys’ golf

The Champlain Valley boys golf team came in second place in the NVAC Metro championships on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Champlain Country Club.

Cooper Guerriere was the championship medalist with a score of 73. Jake Strobeck had a 79, Camden Ayer finished with an 82 and Kaiden McClure scored a 85. Jack Bryan rounded it out with an 86.

CVU came in second with a score of 319, just behind first-place finisher South Burlington (316).

Football

Champlain Valley 28, Essex 0: Champlain Valley jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first half and did not look back in win over Essex on Saturday afternoon.

Jacob Bose paced the offense

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The Redhawks moved to 4-1.

Girls’ soccer

Champlain Valley 1, Burlington 0: Champlain Valley posted the lone goal in the first half to beat Burlington in high school girls’ soccer on Saturday.

Chloe Pecor scored for the Redhawks, who remain undefeated at 6-0.

Rieanna Murray had the assist on the game winner and Anya Johnson stopped two shots.

Girls’ volleyball

Champlain Valley 3, Mount Mansfield 1: After dropping the first set, the Champlain Valley girls’ volleyball team came back to beat Mount Mansfield on Saturday.

The Redhawks won the second set 25-18, then the third set 25-8 and wrapped up the win with a 25-19 win in the fourth set.

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research and observations of dragonfly flight patterns and behaviors at Weatherhead Hollow Pond in Guilford. Townsend’s series of abstract images represents this ecosystem. These woodblock prints vividly depict the dragonfly behaviors and environment of this vital and delicate ecosystem, while exploring Japanese woodblock techniques that prioritize non-toxic and sustainable methods.

Mystery book group:

‘All Systems Red’

Monday, Oct. 16, 10-11 a.m.

‘Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World’ book talk

Mondays, Oct. 16, 23 and 30, 7-8 p.m.

Five-part discussion of “Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World” by Barry Lopez. Register to attend in person or on Zoom.

Cooking book club

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 5:30-7 p.m. Select a recipe from the book set that strikes your fancy and

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Mid-grade book club

Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

For students who like to read and discuss books that are past or current Golden Dome Book Award nominees or winners. For those in the 9-to-12-year-old age range. Contact jen@carpentercarse.org.

ADULTS

Folk Jam with SongFarmers of Hinesburg

Thursday, Oct. 5, 6-8 p.m.

Do you play an acoustic instrument or 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.

Personal technology help group

Friday, Oct. 6, 10:30-noon.

Kenneth Russell leads a group exploration of facing the common frustration points in using personal technology: smartphones, computers, tablets, smart TVs, etc. Bring your devices. RSVP to Rachel.

Mystery book group

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

“Monday’s Not Coming” by Tiffany D. Jackson.

your tastebuds. Then bring that dish to share. Books available at the library circulation desk. Email margaret@charlottepubliclibrary. org if attending.

Internet browsing basics

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1-2 p.m.

Build skills and get comfortable using a web browser, performing searches and navigating websites in this hands-on workshop at the Charlotte Senior Center. Register at 802-425-6345.

Short story selections

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1-2 p.m.

Join library director Margaret Woodruff to share and discuss short stories old and new. Copies of the stories are available at the library circulation desk or via email.

The rise of the lithium-ion battery

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 7-8 p.m. Join Paul Wagenhofer talks about his personal views on the issue of green energy. At the Charlotte Senior Center.

Beginning tai chi

Thursdays, Oct. 12, 19 and 26, 10-11 a.m.

Gentle Qi Gong warm-up and a variety of movements and forms that specifically work on weight transference, mindfulness and balance. With instructor Melissa Levy. Contact rachel@carpentercarse.org to sign up.

‘Finding Hope Within’ opening

Saturday, Oct. 21, 1-2:30 p.m.

From Oct. 17 through November, the community room hosts “Finding Hope Within,” an exhibition by incarcerated Vermont artists and poets. An opening reception features co-curators John Vincent and Heather Newcomb who will discuss the creation of the exhibition and introduce the visitors to the artists and their artwork. If you would like to receive an email reminder, contact rachel@carpentercarse.org.

To be read: An any-book discussion group

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Is your to-be-read list in need of some fresh recommendations? Do you gush about your recent reads to your barista and hairdresser? Ever read a book so bad, you just need to complain about it? Join like-minded readers on the fourth Tuesday and dish.

Book discussion

Thursday, Oct. 19, 7:30-9 p.m. ‘Horse’ by Geraldine Brooks.

‘The Long Grief Journey’

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1-2 p.m. Grief can be messy and does not follow a specific timeline. Join co-authors Pamela Blair and Bradie Hansen as they discuss their book, a resource that covers the challenges that long-term grievers encounter and discusses finding hope again after death. At the Charlotte Senior Center. Registration at 802-425-6345. Internet

safety basics

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1-2 p.m. At the Charlotte Senior Center. Register at 802-425-6345.

Project micro

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2-3 p.m. Join educator Jan Schwarz to study Vermont fall artifacts, sand from all corners of the globe and other microscopic treasures of the earth. Ages 7 and up. Registration required at youth@charlottepubliclibrary.org.

Better together discussion: ‘Good Inside’

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 7-8:30 p.m.

Join this open group that discusses books related to parenthood and Dr. Becky Kennedy’s book, “Good Inside.”

Men’s book group: ‘Educated’

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 7:30-9 p.m.

“Educated” by Tara Westover. Pumpkins,

pianos and poems

Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

This event begins with live piano music and poems performed by young Charlotte musicians to sewt the mood for this quintessential Halloween craft. Everything you need to carve your jacko-lantern is provided. Finished jack-o-lanterns will be added to the ever-growing annual town display. If you can’t make it to the event and would like to have your creation included in the town display, just bring your jack-o-lanterns to the library any time before Saturday at 2 p.m. and add it to the scaffolding.

Town jack-o-lantern display

Saturday, Oct. 28 to Halloween night

Drop off jack-o-lanterns any time before Saturday, Oct. 28, at the library to be included in the display.

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