Shelburne News - 10-13-22

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Shelburne police, outreach service calls decrease

COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

The Shelburne police depart ment has seen a significant decrease in the number of service call responses it takes from busi nesses and motels on Route 7 this year compared to 2020 and 2021, Shelburne police Chief Michael Thomas said.

Similarly, the Howard Center — whose outreach specialists work with police and service provid ers to coordinate support for indi viduals with mental health, substance use, housing or other social service needs — have seen a decrease in its number of calls to Shelburne over the past year, from 100 in the first fiscal year quarter — October, November and December 2021 — to 33 in the fourth quarter.

“We had an incredible spike in 2020 and 2021, and our calls for service ... jumped dramatically,” Thomas said. “Our numbers for 2022 have dropped drastically from 2021.”

Petty crime still occurs, he said, “but we’re not going to these locations three, four times a day.”

Shelburne residents in the past several weeks have urged the selectboard to take a more active stance in preventing petty crime on Route 7, which they have conflated with the state’s motel voucher program.

In response, selectboard members have suggested trying to limit the number of motel vouch ers that are given out in Shelburne

based on bad behavior or criminal records.

As part of Vermont’s Gener al Assistance Housing Program, elderly or disabled residents, families with children, individ uals fleeing immediate domes tic violence and people who are homeless can apply for emergen cy hotel vouchers.

Shelburne has several hotels and motels that participate in the program, includ ing the Country side Motel, the T-Bird Motor Inn Motel, the North Star Motel and the Quality Inn. The former Harbor Place, meanwhile, is operated by the Champlain Housing Trust.

“Economic development and the monies that we’ve spent on that issue will be going down the drain if something isn’t done about some of our homeless guests, in practically every hotel on Route 7,” said Susan McLellan, a Falls Road resident, at the Sept. 27 selectboard meeting. “Cham plain Housing Trust, or (Howard Center), or the state, someone else should have to take care of this.

I don’t think we as taxpayers — we’re putting up with all of this … it’s just not right. I hope some thing can be done about it.”

Tim Williams, a Shelburne resident and the owner of Exterus Business Furniture, Archie’s Grill and the Scoop, said at the Sept. 13 meeting that the voucher program is “creating an environment that is unsustainable for businesses that

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Annual tire sale keeps Vermonters snug, cozy

Wheels for Warmth is back for another winter heating season.

The annual tire recycle and resale event collects tires from around the state to be either recy cled or sold at three locations on Saturday, Oct. 29, and the proceeds both keep Vermonters warm and provide used, safe tires at afford able prices to those in need.

Proceeds go to emergency heat ing assistance throughout Vermont provided by Capstone Community Action, BROC Community Action and Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity.

“We are entering yet another challenging winter season with soaring heating, housing and food costs, and myriad transportation challenges at the forefront for many Vermonters,” said Sue Minter, executive director of Capstone Community Action.

Since 2005, Wheels for Warmth has resold 25,000 tires, recycled 50,000 tires and removed them from the Vermont waste stream, and shared $610,000 in proceeds between the three participating community action agencies to provide heating assistance to Vermonters.

Tires will be collected Thurs day, Oct. 27, and Friday, Oct. 28, from 2-6 p.m. at Vermont Granite Museum, Barre; Casella Waste Systems, Williston; and Casella Construction, Mendon; and 1-5 p.m. at the Stowe Events Field.

The tire sale will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. to noon in two locations: Vermont Granite Museum in Barre and Casella Construction in Mendon.

All unsafe tires are recycled at $5 fee per tire, $10 fee per truck tire. To learn more about the event visit wheelsforwarmth.org.

Bishop ordains seven permanent deacons

Bishop Christopher J. Coyne ordained seven men to serve as permanent deacons in Vermont at a special morning Mass Oct. 8 at St. Joseph Cathedral in Burling ton.

The men were Bob Begley of Holy Angels and Immaculate Conception parishes in St. Albans; RJ Dourney of Holy Family Parish in Springfield and Chester; Patrick Leduc of St. John Vian ney Parish in South Burlington; Thomas Lovett of Corpus Chris

ti Parish based in St. Johnsbury; John Magnier of St. Catherine of Sienna Parish in Shelburne; Josh McDonald of St. John Vianney Parish in South Burlington; and Chris Noble of St. Anthony and St. Francis of Assisi parishes in White River Junction and Windsor.

“Today has been a blessing to see so many people come together in our faith,” Leduc said after the Mass. “It renews my hope that the faithful are strong.”

Deacons exercise service to

the church and to people of God through a three-fold ministry: word, liturgy and charity.

As ministers of the word, deacons serve as evangelizers and teachers. As ministers of the litur gy, they assist not only the priest at the altar but also the gathered assembly throughout the liturgy.

Deacons may preside at other liturgical functions such as baptisms, weddings, funerals, Benediction of the Blessed Sacra ment, Sunday celebrations in the

absence of a priest and bringing communion to the sick and home bound.

As ministers of charity, a deacon brings the ministry and presence of the Catholic Church to those who need it.

The new deacons are involved in numerous activities including a hot meal program, respect life ministry, Knights of Columbus, education, visits to the elderly, social justice and social ministry and parish life.

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Burlington Catholic Bishop Christopher J. Coyne stands in the sanctuary of St. Joseph Cathedral with the newly ordained permanent deacons.

South Burlington man runs for U.S. House as independent

Matt Druzba

Matt Druzba of South Burl ington is running for the U.S. House of Representatives as an independent.

“I’m not a Republican, Demo crat or long-time politician but rather your ordinary Vermont citizen and proud American with a passion to effect good change through working with both sides of the aisle,” Druzba said in a press release. “I am a left-lean ing moderate with conservative undertones.”

“I am a true independent. I will not be beholden to any politi cal party, political action commit tee or special interest group, like most Democrat or Republican candidates are,” he wrote.

Druzba, born in Albany, N.Y., and raised in nearby Niskayuna, was active in sports while grow ing up.

“The Northeast was my back yard and included many visits to quaint towns, hiking trails, camp sites and ski slopes of Vermont,” he said.

Prior to college as a junior in high school, Druzba was accepted in an advanced Reserve Officer Training Corp program to become an officer in the Army Reserve and National Guard. He received his ROTC officer commission and bachelor’s degree in comput er software at Excelsior Univer sity.

Over the past 35 years, Druzba has held many leadership posi tions, including the New York

Department of Social Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Eastman Kodak, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the law firm of Wiggin & Dana.

Druzba has experience in mergers and acquisition, and has had experience at a few dot coms, mortgage firms, and more.

Druzba, with his wife and three children, moved to Vermont seven years ago to help with his mother-in-law who was diag nosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Almost four years ago, his wife, Cecile, was unexpectedly killed by an impaired driver early one morning.

“Since then, my three adult children and I have been able to move forward within our respec tive journeys. This leads me back to my personal journey running in Vermont, as an independent, for U.S. Congress.

“Even though I have been an independent for many years, I was a Reagan-Republican as well

as a Democrat, for approximately 10 years each. During my tenure within each of the two political parties, various and sustained disappointments caused me to act upon my conscience and leave each party,” he said.

“I now recognize and support areas within each party platform, which is why I am a solid indepen dent and moderate. This makes me an ideal alternative candidate for Democrats and Republicans as well as a strong candidate for independent and swing voters,” he said.

Druzba said his five priorities are the full support for women’s rights, reducing the effects of climate change, balancing support for the 2nd Amendment, commonsense gun control and supporting personal reproductive liberty.

“With over 35 years as a successful finance and technol ogy business leader, more than 25 years as a father of three, 10 years as an officer in the military, and a youth lacrosse coach and community volunteer, I have a wealth of knowledge, seasoned experience, honesty and to repre sent Vermonters in Washington,” he wrote. “I have the breadth of seasoned leadership, drive and time required to effect positive change for Vermont, our country, our democracy and our future. It would be my honor to repre sent you in Washington. I would work tirelessly for the people of Vermont and the U.S. Learn more about Druzba’s credentials, platform and story at mattd4vt.com.

Matt Druzba

Shelburne Police Blotter

Total reported incidents: 84

Traffic stops: 2

Warnings: 2

Medical emergencies: 28

Mental health incidents: 3

Suspicious incidents: 7

Domestic incidents: 3

Citizen assists: 4

Animal problems: 2

Automobile incidents: 2

Car crash: 2

Oct. 3 at 10:39 a.m., Shelburne helped Rutland Police locate a missing person. The missing individual’s cellphone pinged in the area of the Shelburne Campground and T-Bird Motel. The officer checked the area for the individual, but they were not located.

Oct. 3 at 8:24 p.m., police sepa rated a mother and daughter having a dispute in the town hall parking lot. The daughter was transported to a friend’s home in Burlington and served an abuse prevention order.

Oct. 4 at 3:22 p.m., police gave an elderly woman visiting someone at Wake Robin a ride home.

Oct. 4 at 3:25 p.m., a caller reported money was miss ing from her room at Harbor Place. Shelburne Police was dispatched but determined no

one had entered her room.

Oct. 4 at 10:38 p.m., a man and a woman were having a verbal dispute outside Harbor Place. The officers assisted in medi ating the dispute and both individuals returned to their rooms.

Oct. 5 at 11:03 a.m., someone was reportedly riding a small dirt bike on the sidewalk near VIP Tire. Police stopped the driver and issued them a warning.

Oct. 5 at 9:14 p.m., a caller complained of loud music at Davis Park. Police found a group of people playing basketball and playing music.

Oct. 6 at 11:03 a.m., police locat ed an elderly woman who had wandered off from the Shelburne Bay Senior Living Center.

Oct. 6 at 11:41 a.m., a two-car crash was reported with no injuries on Shelburne Road.

Oct. 8 at 12:28 a.m., police assist ed in mediating a domes tic dispute at the Shelburne Campground.

Oct. 8 at 2:42 p.m., a two-car crash was reported on Shel burne Road near Graham Way.

Oct. 8 at 3:33 p.m., police responded to a verbal domes tic dispute at the Wright House.

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Plea deal falls apart on stolen Teslas

MIKE DONOGHUE CORRESPONDENT

A former South Burlington man who was scheduled to plead guilty in federal court in Burl ington with illegal possession of five stolen Teslas balked when his court hearing began.

Michael A. Gonzalez, 33, fraudulently obtained the five Teslas valued at about $607,000 from dealerships in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Florida and brought them across state lines to Vermont in 2018 and 2019, federal charges note.

One Tesla was destroyed during a fire in Shelburne Bay on Lake Champlain in February 2019, the U.S. Secret Service has said.

Chief Federal Judge Geof frey W. Crawford learned as the change of plea hearing started that Gonzalez did not want to go through with a signed 15-page plea agreement.

Gonzalez never said why.

Crawford ordered Gonzalez, who arrived about five minutes before the scheduled hearing, to be taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service pending the outcome of the case.

Gonzalez had to turn over about $10,000 in cash to his defense lawyer, Chandler W. Matson of Stowe, when federal marshals said neither they nor the prison that the defendant would likely end up in would want to be responsible for the cash.

After counting it out in front of the marshals, court staff and public, Gonzalez handed it to Matson, who provided a receipt.

Gonzalez, also during the hearing, denied he violated the terms of his federal supervised release in an unrelated criminal case. Gonzalez began three years of supervised release in May 2021 as part of his conviction for trying to buy a firearm while he had a pending felony charge for aggravated domestic assault, records show.

The new charges maintain he tested positive for cocaine on four occasions between March and August. He also is charged with violating the terms by failing to notify the U.S. Probation Office that he had contact with police five times between July 20 and Sept. 6.

Four cases involved domestic violence reports, including twice Gonzalez claiming he was the victim of an attack, court records show. The four cases involve the mother of their child. The fifth case involved a traffic stop by police on July 22 in which Gonza lez was a passenger, but probation was never told, records note.

Matson said his client would waive any right to a probable cause hearing on the violations. Crawford said he was inclined to recall the case for December.

Gonzalez, who has lived in several Chittenden County communities, is well known to police in Vermont for a wide

range of cases. He spent 13 months in custody for making a false written statement about his criminal record when he unlaw fully attempted to buy a firearm in September 2019.

Gonzalez, who was living in Hinesburg at the time, failed to disclose to the Williston gun dealer he had a pending felony charge of aggravated domestic assault involving the mother of his child, police said. Gonzalez threatened to kill her by trying to drive his truck over her and then ramming her van twice with her inside it in Colchester in August 2019, records show. They note he continued to threaten to kill her as she called 911.

Gonzalez made initial down payments of $2,500 for each of the five Teslas and then arranged for electronic transfer of funds to cover the balance of each vehi cle, but the accounts lacked suffi cient money or were from phony accounts, the indictment main tains.

The 20-page indictment main tains an elaborate sequence of events to create the alleged fraud.

Gonzalez took delivery of each of the five cars before Tesla discovered his failure to complete the final payments. Gonzalez resold or attempted to resell four of the five vehicles, the indict ment said.

The fifth car was torched in Shelburne, but the insur ance claim never was approved, records show.

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Why Johnny can’t tweet?

Poor Elijah’s Almanack Peter N. Berger

While Twitter began as a medium for posting urgent messages like what your favorite reality TV star had for breakfast or things you ordinarily wouldn’t bother to tell casual acquaintanc es if you accidentally wound up sitting next to them, tweeting has grown in scope and gravity since it was hatched 16 years ago.

Now our presidents have Twit ter accounts on which they offer the government’s 280-character positions on world and national affairs. It reminds me of Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” where the great truths of the revolution were

reduced to “four legs good, two legs bad.”

Right alongside Twitter, Facebook is where our self-ab sorption gets to stretch out and consume as much space as it wants, meaning all the space in the world. In addition to enabling us to bask narcissistically in full view of strangers we designate as “friends,” Facebook also provides a service to the criminal under class by alerting them to what our children look like and when we’ll be away from home.

According to NEAToday, American schools are “embracing social media as a teaching tool.” While Twitter and Facebook were once regarded as a classroom distraction, and students’ post

ings as a threat to their privacy and security, a growing cadre of teachers has been shrugging off those concerns since they rest only on social media’s documented role as a distraction and threat to students’ privacy and security.

Even as they urge us to rear range public education around a pernicious commercial phenom enon that’s less than two decades old, supporters concede that teach ing via social media is still contro versial. A 2013 survey conducted by Pearson, the software, publish ing and assessment giant, found that while 41 percent of educators were using it in their classes, 56 percent described classroom use

Regenerative agriculture will combat climate change

To the Editor:

As a resident of Vermont, I sincerely hope my legislator, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, chooses to support regenerative agriculture in the 2023 farm bill.

I’m a concerned citizen, parent and a recent student at the Soil Food Web School. I went down this path after watching the docu mentary “Kiss the Ground,” and my hope was renewed that we can actually make substantial positive changes to help combat climate change.

I had given up decades ago, but the solution is right under our feet if we only act to steward the soil, instead of degrading it, and help those farmers who want to transition to regenerative practic es do so successfully. The 2023 Farm Bill will be a significant opportunity to get America on a positive track to regenerating our soils.

This is also a national secu rity issue. International food and agricultural markets have been disrupted by the conflict in Ukraine, threatening the food supply and driving up input costs for America’s farmers. Transi tioning to regenerative agricul ture will make our fields more productive and our farmers less reliant on international markets for fertilizer.

Regenerative agriculture is among the most powerful tools we have to make American land more resilient, but we can’t do it alone. It’s time for the federal

government to do more to help farmers adopt regenerative agri culture by expanding and refining education, technical service and implementation assistance as well as programs to incentivize soil health and risk mitigation in federal crop insurance and lending and increase farmland preserva tion and land access for historical ly underserved producers.

Soil health is key to our health and all our futures. It is the foundation of communities, national security and lives. That’s why Rep. Welch must prioritize regenerative practices that rebuild our soil in the farm bill.

Liz Weir Shelburne

Make sure health care choices are protected

To the Editor:

When did my uterus become your business?

This election, I will vote yes on the Reproductive Liberty Amendment/Article 22, also known as Prop 5.

I encourage all Vermont voters to do the same. Because personal choices about our bodies and our health are a fundamental human right. I make the decision when or if to become pregnant, use birth control, fertility treatments, and when or if to become a parent. Me, my body, my health, my personal liberty.

The Reproductive Liberty Amendment would codify exist ing Vermont law to constitution

ally protect every Vermonter’s right to make their own repro ductive decisions. My body is not your political social experiment. Constitutional protection ensures that all Vermonters retain their reproductive personal liberty free from political interference.

Reproductive freedom is a Vermont value, strongly support ed throughout our state, but we cannot take our current reproduc tive rights for granted. Disinfor mation is everywhere. Educate yourself and vote yes on Article 22 and elect candidates who support reproductive liberty.

Kelly Hedglin Bowen St. George

Why so little coverage of Erdmann’s crimes?

To the Editor:

I want to thank the Shelburne News for the story headlined “South Burlington businessman faces federal drug charge.” (Sept. 29, 2022)

I am stunned that no other news organization seems to have reported on Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George’s reduction of the charges again Bruce Erdmann.

How many people have to die before his acts are more than a misdemeanor?

I also wonder who paid the bill for the victim’s very long stay in intensive care.

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as “more distracting than helpful.”

In an especially creative application of statistics, promoters claimed that “educa tion dominates the Twittersphere” because “out of the half billion” daily tweets, “4.2 million are related to education.” For those of you without an iPhone on which you can do the calculations, that’s a less than staggering eight tenths of a percent, assuming everything that’s categorized as education actually is educational.

One eager superintendent defends social media classroom use on the grounds that there’s suddenly “so much informa tion out there.” In this information age, popular fiction ignores several pertinent facts.

First, thanks to Aristotle, The New York Times, Walter Cronkite and the Encyclopedia Britannica, there’s always been much more information out there than students could ever take in.

Second, the reason that many Amer ican students are uninformed and poorly educated isn’t that they lack electronic access to what other uninformed American students think.

Third, books, newspapers and most nightly news networks have editors who, while fallible, filter out most of the nonsense and libel. Who filters Facebook?

Advocates argue that social media apps allow students to “share and regularly provide feedback on each other’s work.” This same theory prompted the intro duction of writing conferences several decades ago, where students comment on

and correct each other’s essays. Unfortu nately, few students know enough to make many useful comments.

Boosters also contend that students can use social media to “follow their learning passions” after school hours, something books apparently never permitted them to do. I’m also willing to bet those passions aren’t why most students fire up their Twitter and Facebook accounts when they get home at three o’clock.

The superintendent alleges that teachers can’t “just teach from a textbook anymore.” The reality is, though, that good teachers have rarely taught from a single textbook. Depending on the subject, as long as I’ve been in school, teachers have always drawn from magazines, newspapers, films, reliable websites and their own minds. What the superintendent really means is schools can’t get a lot of students to pick up a book anymore.

Allowing social media in classrooms means at least they’ll be reading some thing, or more likely looking at it, since much of the material is pictures and videos.

Read? Who needs to read?

One tech disciple recommends Twitter for deciding whether students “want cook ies or cupcakes at the next class party.” Whatever you do, don’t ask them to raise their hands in person.

Another devotee has long encouraged

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her students to email each other during class. She concedes she exercises little control over the content of their messages, but she’s happy they’re “so comfort able communicating electronical ly,” as if adolescents who can text in their pockets need help getting comfortable. She seems uncon cerned, even unaware, that she’s effectively traded some portion of her curriculum — and her purpose — for what we used to call passing notes in class. Social media applications expand that idle conversation exponentially.

Primary level enthusiasts recommend Twitter for students who are just beginning to read. Kindergarteners, for example, can connect with other 5-year-olds around the country by sharing photos and classroom work. How do they do this since they can’t read and write? Who’s actually doing the sharing? What aren’t children learning while they, or their teachers, are busy tweet ing? Do we really want fingers that don’t yet know how to hold a pencil tapping out letters that many pre-readers don’t yet recog nize to form combinations that often aren’t words?

Welcome to yet another reason 21st century Johnny won’t be able to read.

Welcome to another genera tion of Twitter customers.

Welcome to 21st century wisdom in 280 characters or less.

Repeated studies trace chil dren’s escalating problems with socialization, attention and sleep to excessive exposure to video images. Meanwhile, American schools devote more and more time to alleged learning in front of a video screen.

The self-esteem movement corrupted our children’s self-im

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age so each thought he was the most important person in the room. Now we’re inflating chil dren’s self-importance further by perverting their school days into reality television. Yes, you’re a star on your class Facebook page.

We’re so proud of our cuttingedge efforts to get our students electronically connecting and learning side-by side with online children they’ll never see. Mean while, we lament that bullying is on the rise because they can’t get

along with the children they deal with every day.

Experts lament that students have suffered by being cut off from each other by COVID-19. Every day they tout the devel

opmental benefits of in-person schooling. Yet now that we have students back in the same room, we have them connecting via telephones and TV screens.

It doesn’t take a hashtag to see

the folly in that.

Peter Berger has taught English and history for 30 years. He would be pleased to answer letters addressed to him in care of the editor.

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From left, Mary Donnelly, Rev. Carole Carlson and Rev. Marjorie MacNeill, all of Shelburne, rally for the passage of Prop 5, the Vermont Reproductive Liberty amendment to the Vermont Constitution in front of the Pierson Library on Oct. 5.

Noted author Ellen Ogden offers garden program

Help the school district envision its future

Champlain Valley School District is hold ing a series of forums to identify the commu nity’s shared values and priorities as it designs its strategic plan for the next five years.

Share your thoughts at this link, bit. ly/CVSDOct22, or come to one of three upcoming forums:

• Thursday, Oct.13, 6 p.m., Champlain Valley Union library.

• Saturday, Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m., Williston Central School community room.

• Monday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m., Pierson Library, Shelburne.

Book discussion explores two Lintilhac titles

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 6:30 p.m., the Pierson Library holds a book discussion of two books from the Lintilhac Founda tion, “Catalysts for Change” and “China in Another Time.”

There will be a reading and discussion of “China in Another Time: A Personal Story” by Claire Lintilhac, and “Catalysts for Change: How Nonprofits and a Foundation Are Helping Shape Vermont’s Future,” by Doug Wilhelm.

Speakers include Phil Lintilhac, whose late mother Claire wrote “China in Another Time,” Crea Lintilhac, executive director of the Lintilhac Foundation, and Wilhelm, who is also editor of China.

Pierson Library hosts spooky storytime with s’mores

Calling all ghosts, witches and vampire: Spooky Stories S’mores Night will be held at the Pierson Library on Friday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. for s’mores and spooky stories.

The group will meet outside on the patio. Please note there will be no storytime if it is raining or snowing.

Learn all about Dragonheart at senior center talk

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, join Dragonheart Vermont’s execu tive director Nina Atkinson and board chair Pat King for an overview of the Lake Cham plain Dragon Boat Festival, benefitting local cancer survivors, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road.

They will share stories from the Club Crew World Championships, and what it is like to compete representing Dragonheart Vermont and the United States.

Register by Oct. 17 at 802-425-6345.

Don’t’ forget to sign up for heritage potluck dinner

To celebrate Shelburne’s diversity and honor the different cuisines that nourish the community, the Shelburne Equity & Diversity Committee, in collaboration with Shelburne Parks & Recreation, is hosting a

Vermont’s Ellen Ecker Ogden is a food and garden writer who co-founded The Cook’s Garden seed catalog in 1984, introducing home gardeners to European and American heirloom lettuces and salad greens. Her catalog grew to include a range of European specialty vegetables, herbs and flowers for gardeners who love to cook. Ogden will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, Oct. 25, monthly meeting of The Burlington Garden Club, 6 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington. Her topic is kitchen garden design. Learn what to grow for the best flavor and fragrance and how to get started growing a good garden and becoming a seed saver. The program is free and open to the public. Ogden is the author of five books, including “The Complete Kitchen Garden” and “The New Heirloom Garden.” She grows a year-round food garden and writes a weekly newsletter, “The Art of Growing Food,” featuring fresh ideas for cooks who love to garden. She graduated with a degree in fine arts and attended cooking school with Marcella Hazan in Venice, and at the Ballymaloe School in Shanagarry, Ireland. Her articles and kitchen garden designs have appeared in many national publications, including The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Better Homes and Gardens and Country Gardens.

Heritage Potluck, at the town gymnasium, Sunday, Oct. 23, 3-7 p.m.

Everyone is welcome. Just bring a dish to share that highlights your family’s tradi tional cuisine. Dig up your own recipe, or one from your parents, great grandparents or ancestral lineage.

Dishes should feed six or more people. Bring a list of ingredients to help those with food allergies. There will be no alco hol. Paperware, utensils, tables, chairs and beverages will be provided.

Register by Friday, Oct. 14, at bit. ly/3Ug3MWp.

Lewis Creek Association holds annual celebration

Lewis Creek Association holds its annual celebration on Saturday, Oct. 15, 3-5:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road.

There will be a pre-party bike tour of Ahead of the Storm sites for ages 12 and up with a parent; meet at Charlotte Town Hall parking lot with bikes and helmets at 1 p.m. Annual party includes stories, music

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and puppet show, and a live animal presentation by South ern Vermont Natural History Museum. There will be maps and exhibits of the association’s programs and a tour of the Char lotte Library rain garden

More at lewiscreek.org.

Hinesburg United Church holiday bazaar approaches

The United Church of Hines burg will hold its annual holiday bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., in the Osborne Parish Hall next to the church.

Shop in grandmother’s attic, the jewelry corner and an arts and crafts center. There will be home made baked goods from local cooks, including baked beans, pies, homemade breads, cookies and fudge, as well as the tradi

tional “Brown Bobbies” table.

Lunch will be offered between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and features home made soups and sandwiches. Each order includes a free dessert.

A local wreath maker will have a variety of Christmas wreaths for sale in the parking lot.

University host STEM workshops in November

STEM Showcase 3.0 will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, in Burl ington, and features a morning of hands-on learning activities for kids ages 8 to 14.

Registration is required by Nov. 3 for this free event, which will take place on the University of Vermont campus from 10 a.m.noon.

Each participant may choose two of the six workshops that

all focus on science, technolo gy, engineering and mathematics topics.

Options include the Hurri cane-Proof House Challenge (environmental and civil engi neering); Let’s Make Robots Go (LEGO robotics and coding); Engineering Helping Hands (biomedical building challenge); What is Nanotechnology: Getting Patients the Medicine They Need (biomedical engineering); A Berry Cool DNA Extraction (DNA science); and Discover the Natural World Through a New Lens (using microscopes).

To register, go to go.uvm.edu/ stem-showcase.

The program is a collaboration between UVM Extension 4-H and the colleges of agriculture and life sciences and engineering and mathematical sciences.

Obituary

David S. Chase

David S. Chase, MD, of Shel burne, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2022.

He was born Aug. 28,1936 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to Elizabeth U. Chase and Wilton P. Chase, PhD.

Dr. Chase was raised in Lancaster, N.H., by his mother, who was an elementary school teacher. He graduated from Lancaster High School. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont in 1958 followed by his medi cal degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1962. After completion of his surgical internship at the Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1963, Dr. Chase served as a lieu tenant (general medical officer) in the U.S. Navy for two years. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Indiana University School of Medicine in 1968.

Dr. Chase established a solo medical practice in Burlington in 1968 where he practiced until his retirement in 2003. He was certi fied by the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Eye Surgeons, where he was a charter member. He held memberships in numerous orga nizations including the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.

Dr. Chase dedicated his life to providing state-of-the-art medical and surgical outpatient eye care to the public. An oft-stated personal goal was to be accessible to his patients. He was rarely away from his office and was always avail able for emergency care. Deliver ing ophthalmic care was his voca tion and his avocation.

Dr. Chase was predeceased by

his granddaughter, Amy Hoar; and his brother-in-law, Rolfe Eastman.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Brianne; his three chil dren, daughter Alyson Chase Hoar

and her husband, Bruce Hoar, son Stuart E. Chase and his wife, Gail Westgate, and his son, Eric D. Chase and his wife, Tina Lind berg. He also is survived by his beloved grandchildren, Joshua C. Hoar, Benjamin B. Hoar and Yvonne Zorn and her husband, Joe Zorn; sister, Carolyn Savarese of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; sistersin-law, Viraj Eastman and Lorely E. Temple; brother-in-law, John E. Temple; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

A family remembrance will be held at a later date. To send online condolences to the family please visit vtfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements are in care of Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home, Essex Junction.

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Boat steward program stops spread of aquatic invasives

MATTHEW GORTON AND KATE KELLY CONTRIBUTORS

Lewis Creek Association recently wrapped up its boat launch steward program at Bristol Pond and Monkton Pond and helped to keep invasive aquatic species from spreading throughout the watershed and state.

The association picked Bristol and Monkton ponds due to their popularity with anglers, recreational boaters, wildlife enthu siasts and for their natural communities. As of 2022, there are three known aquatic inva sive species in Bristol Pond: European frog bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) and brittle naiad (Najas minor); and two in Monkton Pond: Eurasian watermilfoil and curly-leaf pondweed (Potamogeton cris pus).

Both ponds could function as intro

duction points for the spread of invasives. Stewards inspect watercraft for invasive species and biological materials, identify and remove suspicious specimens, collect data and educate the public about stopping the spread of invasive species.

The majority of watercraft inspected at both ponds did not carry invasive species, but they were found on 67 separate water crafts.

If stewards hadn’t intercepted the vege tation, these boats could have potentially spread these species to other bodies of water.

Lewis Creek Association also coordi nated a day with Lake Champlain Basin Program and Vermont Department of Envi ronmental Conservation staff and commu nity volunteers to remove brittle naiad from Bristol Pond. Volunteers and staff made good progress on control of an infestation near the boat launch, but further work will be required.

Shelburne Parks & Rec News

Halloween parade and activities

The Shelburne Halloween Parade presented by the Charlotte-Shelburne-Hines burg Rotary starts at 12:45 p.wm. as floats line up at the shopping park. The parade begins at 2 p.m. from Falls Road on Sunday, Oct. 30

For questions about the parade or to register a float in the parade, contact Richard J. Fox at 802-448-0118 or rfox@foxlawvt. com.

Bring your family and your best costume for judging between noon-1:30 p.m. before the parade in the town center activity room. Activities after the parade include trick or treating carnival games at the town gym, free food at the fire station with the Rotary, and a fun craft activity at the Pierson Library. All from 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Bolton Valley afterschool ski program

This popular program offers kids in grades five to eight a fun evening of night

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skiing with friends at Bolton Valley Resort. Participants can ride the bus that leaves from Shelburne Community School at approxi mately 2:25 p.m. and return from Bolton at 8 p.m.

Two different sessions; kids can regis ter for one. Each session consists of four Wednesday nights. Options include the choice to purchase a lift ticket, lessons, ski or snowboard rental equipment, and helmet rental. Pricing reflects the cost per session (four dates). Session A dates are Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22; Session B dates are March 8, 15, 22, 29.

Registration will open for seventh and eighth graders at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Registration for fifth and sixth graders will open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9 for any remaining spots on the bus.

Space on the bus is limited and may fill quickly. See website for complete program details or call the office with any questions.

Check out all the fall and winter programs at shelburnevt.org/160/parks-recreation or call 802-985-9551.

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“In the past year, I’ve had vehicles stolen, theft from vehi cles, theft from construction proj ects and, most recently, a forced entry into my office at Exterus where some cash, credit cards, business checks and personal checks were all removed,” he said. “The break-in was the last straw for me.”

He alleged the perpetrator was seen via CCTV arriving at “his taxpayer-supported hotel with over $600 in cash, a $2,000 computer, credit cards and multi ple checkbooks.”

Selectboard members sought clarification from the town’s attorneys on whether they could limit the number of vouchers or make them contingent on a having a clean criminal record. But town manager Lee Krohn told The Shelburne News that there is “no new information on any ability to limit the number of vouchers.”

“Fundamentally, we are deal ing with a huge upturn in home less population nationally,” selectboard member Matt Worm ser said. “I do ultimately support the mission of Vermont to provide safe housing alternatives for those individuals who would otherwise be homeless. With that said, we need to drive accountability ... however, we very clearly do not have all the answers.”

In 2020 and 2021, the five motels in town were frequently visited by an overtaxed police department. There were sever

al instances where police could trace retail theft or other forms of petty crime back to Harbor Place, or another motel, Thomas said.

“We started figuring out that a lot of folks were also coming in by car and by bus — folks that knew Kinney Drugs, it was easy to go in there and steal. So, they would jump on the bus line, come down, take what they had to take, and off they would go.”

The police have no data that shows any of the retail thefts or other crimes are committed by people using motel vouchers. Neither does the state or Howard Center.

Meanwhile, the number of service calls to the motels have all decreased: the Quality Inn, for example, has 59 calls so far this year compared to 164 in 2021.

At Harbor Place, which Thomas said had 216 calls for service in 2021, has had only 77 through 2022.

Shelburne has most of the motels that utilize the voucher program in the county, but only 6 percent of Howard Center’s service calls are made in Shel burne, compared to 20 percent in South Burlington and 29 percent is Essex Junction, according to data provided by the Howard Center.

Essex and South Burlington “at this point, are housing less folks on vouchers than Shel burne is,” said Rachel Lawler, a team lead with Howard Center’s community outreach program. “If there’s going to be a correlation

made, then you would expect us to be responding more to where there are more individuals stay ing on vouchers, which isn’t the case.”

The Shelburne selectboard has previously suggested creating a committee that would establish some sort of security service or a committee “directly tasked

with dealing with issues around crime.”

But selectboard member Cate Cross at the Sept. 27 meeting said that the town “looked into” whether they could withhold vouchers and “the answer was no.”

“The reality is that the prob lem that they are encountering

now in Shelburne is prevalent everywhere in the county right now,” Lawler said. “They’re not specific to the motels. It’s right on the bus line that comes out of Burlington. Theft is occurring across the county at an alarming rate. I’m not seeing that happen ing any more so in Shelburne than I am anywhere else.”

PHOTO BY BARNEY HAMBY

Barney Hamby of Shelburne captured this scene of a handful of picnickers enjoying a quintessential Vermont sunset with Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks as backdrop on Oct. 4.

Girls’ soccer action nets Redhawks two hat tricks

Girls’ soccer

Champlain Valley 9, Brattleboro 1: Ella Knudsen and Chloe Pecor each had a hat trick as the girls’ soccer team ran way with a win over Brattleboro Monday.

Anna Morton, Erin Fina and Zoe Klein each tallied once, while Riley Erdman (two assists), Natalie Webster, Esther Cuneo and Alex Loner all had assists.

Emma Allaire got the win in goal for CVU, which moves to 8-0-1.

The Redhawks also captured a win Saturday, beating Mount Mansfield 4-1.

Pecor had two goals for CVU, and Zoe Zoller and Anna Morton also scored.

Field hockey

Champlain Valley 3, Mount Abraham 1: The Champlain Valley field hockey team opened a 2-0 lead in the first half and did not look back in its win over Mount Abraham Monday, Oct. 10.

Miranda Oppenheimer had a goal and an assist for the Redhawks, who move to 7-2. Danielle Gamelin and Tess Everett each added a goal for CVU, while Emma Kim and Emily Gay each added an assist.

Grace Ferguson and Rianne Nagelhout combined to get the win in goal.

It was the second win in a row for CVU, which also beat Burlington 2-0 on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Emma Kim and Claire Marcoe each had a goal, while Rianne Nagelhout stopped five shots in the shutout.

Football

Champlain Valley 38, Burr and Burton 35: Champlain Valley came out on top in the battle of the unbeatens on Saturday, beating Burr and Burton 38-35.

The Redhawks had a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter but had to hold off a late push from visiting Burr and Burton.

Max Destito threw for 210 yards and three touchdown passes, Alex Provost had a 17-yard TD catch and Dylan Frere caught two touchdown passes. Asher Vaughn added two rushing touchdowns and Aidan Morris hit a 31-yard field goal for CVU.

With the win, the Redhawks move to 6-0 in their Vermont schedule.

Boys’ soccer

Champlain Valley 6, Burlington 1: The boys won their seventh game in a row on Saturday, beating Burlington 6-1.

Eli Marden found the back of the net twice for CVU, which moved to 9-1. Zach Spitznagle, Diego Robinson, Sam Dennison and Miles Glover all scored.

Evan Statton and Ziggy Babbot combined to earn the win in goal.

Golf

Champlain Valley placed all four golfers in the top five and the Redhawks won the Division I qualifying tournament at Ralph Myhre Country Club Thursday, Oct. 6.

CVU will play in the DI state champion ship Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Orleans Coun try Club and enter as the top team.

Cooper Guerierre led all golfers with a 75 for CVU, while Bryce Bortnick, Zach Vincent and Jack Bryan all finished with an 80.

The Redhawks finished first with a team score of 315, followed by Essex (328) and South Burlington, 341.

Girls’ volleyball

Champlain Valley 3, Montpelier 0: The girls’ volleyball team won in straight sets Saturday, beating Montpelier to remain undefeated.

The Redhawks won the first set 25-20, then the second 25-10 and wrapped with a 25-13 third set win.

CVU is now 8-0 on the season.

PHOTO BY AL FREY

CVU’s Stella Dooley battles for possession during a recent Redhawks’ game against the St. Johnsbury on Oct. 3. CVU blanked the Hilltoppers 5-0. Dooley had an assist.

TOWN OF SHELBURNE

Bee’s Wrap hires new CEO from Shelburne

Bee’s Wrap has hired a Shel burne man as its new CEO.

Taylor will lead the manufacturer of reusable, all-nat ural food storage wraps.

Taylor spent two years as CEO of the luxury laundry detergent brand The Laundress, Inc. Previ ously, Taylor served as the global marketing director for Seventh Generation and worked in brand management for consumer goods at Johnson & Johnson.

Taylor holds an master’s degree in marketing from the UNC Kenan-Flager Business School.

“I’ve been a fan of Bee’s Wrap — both the product and the company — for years, and I’m excited to bring my experience to

a Vermont brand rooted in sustain ability,” he said. “As a plastic-free and biodegradable product, Bee’s Wrap is genuinely the best of the best when it comes to sustainable food storage, and I believe this

product and this company will only become more relevant and important to consumers in the years ahead.”

Founded in 2012 in New Haven, Vt., by Sarah Kaeck, the company quickly made a name for itself as an innovative replace ment for single-use plastics. Made with just a handful of fully biode gradable ingredients — including GOTS-certified organic cotton and responsibly sourced beeswax — Bee’s Wrap can be used to store bread, cheese, veggies, sandwich es and on-the-go snacks.

Taylor will work closely with Kaeck, who remains on the board of directors and is involved in the business as an advisor.

He lives in Shelburne with his wife Rachel and children Charlie, George and Grace.

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March 21 - April 20

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TAURUS

April 21 - May 21

Taurus, someone close to you may be driving you crazy, and you’re tempted to let them know. However, go with the ow instead and enjoy this calmer approach.

GEMINI

May 22 - June 21

Gemini, an important decision must be made in the days ahead. Take a calm approach and do your best to keep your emotions out of this discussion.

CANCER

June 22 - July 22

Once you involve others in a situation, it can be dif cult to dial back their involvement, Cancer. Consider whether you should ask for input or go it alone this week.

LEO

July 23 - Aug. 23

Leo, rather than shouting from the rooftops how much you love a person, it may be better to take a more subtle approach. Reel in your excitement for the time being.

VIRGO

Aug. 24 - Sept. 22

Keeping secrets is not the way to go, Virgo, especially when they are kept from someone close to you. Why all the smoke and mirrors? Be open and honest with yourself and others.

LIBRA

Sept. 23 - Oct. 23

A nancial situation may be worked out this week or even in amed, Libra. The only way to stay ahead is to keep careful track of your expenditures.

SCORPIO

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22

Be honest with yourself about your needs, Scorpio. If you don’t feel like socializing in a loud and public manner, organize a group to come over for some more quiet R&R.

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SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 23 - Dec. 21

Getting involved with chores and other tasks can occupy your mind with some busy work, Sagittarius. After a brief mental break, you can return to more serious tasks.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22 - Jan. 20

Finances may get a boost this week as a new income stream falls into your lap, Capricorn. Investigate it fully before getting deeply involved.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 21 - Feb. 18

Opening up about your personal life may relieve some pressure and stress that you have been feeling, Aquarius. Find someone who doesn’t have a close stake.

PISCES

Feb. 19 - March 20

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