Shelburne News - 7-6-23

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Ice cream truck with flair treks through the region

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It’s crazy!

Bruce Hill talks life on the lake

LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER

“I have a lot of good memories about Golden Dazy. That was my high point in sailing,” recalled 90-year-old Shelburne resident Bruce Hill as he pointed to the replica of the sailboat hanging on the wall of his lakeside home.

Hill has lived in town for nearly 55 years, hailing from Long Beach, Calif., and although he may not consider himself a natural-born thrill seeker, his life

story is seeping with tales of sea adventures, races against time and having the courage to strike out on new endeavors.

During his time on the Golden Coast, he worked for an engineering company called Autonetics. He later moved to South Burlington to work at GE, and five years later he transferred to the new IBM plant that was being constructed, but his time there was cut short just shy

See HILL on page 11

Parade Grounds revamp

Shelburne Selectboard responds to backlash

somehow bring about an increase in crime.

The Shelburne Selectboard last week let residents air continued grievances with an idea to revamp the Parade Ground — an issue that many are equating to the iconic lyrics by Joni Mitchell, “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.”

The selectboard said at its meeting last week that the backlash has led members to feel disappointed in the way some residents have handled the situation. Board chair Mike Ashooh said that although there are some valid concerns, there have been other claims that are completely irrelevant: That director of planning and zoning Aaron DeNamur is trying to boost his resume, that people who aren’t from Shelburne are making decisions for the town, and that the change would

“I thought that was pretty disappointing, and I didn’t generally respond to those types of comments,” Ashooh said. “There’s just no need to insult people or question their motives of why they want to do this.”

He urged residents to reexamine the root causes of their concerns while vice chair Cate Cross encouraged people to seek factual information about the process.

“I also want to just step back and say there is a lot of change coming to Shelburne,” Ashooh said. “We can be like the proverbial frog in the pot as it heats up around us and we don’t do anything, or we can be proactive and start to think about where are we going.”

See PARADE GROUNDS on page 7

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Kristie, the Crazy Cotton Candy Lady, spins sugar magic at last weekend’s Shelburne Farmers Market. See more photos on page 9.

LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER

Feeding Chittenden eats away at food insecurity

MAX SCHEINBLUM VTDIGGER

Raspberries. Brie. Spinach. Ground turkey. Orange juice.

That eclectic mix is just a sample of Jon Brandom’s early morning grocery haul on a recent Wednesday. He was picking up for Feeding Chittenden, a hunger relief organization based in Burlington that provides meals, a market, cooking classes and more to Chittenden County residents experiencing food insecurity.

UVM researchers estimate that 40 percent of Vermonters experienced food insecurity in 2022. Meanwhile, Feeding Chittenden helps feed more than 12,000 people a year.

“I feel like this is an answer,” Brandom said, as he crisscrossed the Burlington area in a boxy white van.

Brandom, Feeding Chittenden’s food rescue coordinator, makes trips like these five days a week in the Burlington area to grocery stores such as Hannaford, Trader Joe’s and City Market. The stores designate items up for donation with a “Food Shelf” label, and Brandom is left to search fridges and freezers to snatch as much as he can. He begins his day at 8 a.m., and he hopes to bring back fresh produce before the Feeding Chittenden doors open at 9.

Once he scours the shelves, Brandom returns to the organization’s headquarters at 228 N. Winooski Avenue in Burlington to help put away the bounty and set up Feeding Chittenden’s food market — a self-service setup where people who don’t have enough food can get sustenance, no questions asked.

“You get what you want and that’s all that counts,” said a Burlington resident who declined to give her name as she left with a bag of pork, beans and other items. She has been going to Feeding Chittenden since 2004, she said. “It’s a good place to be.”

Brandom’s job is a sliver of the pie at Feeding Chittenden,

where the vast array of offerings separate it from other food relief operations in the area. As one of nine organizations that are part of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, it can offer a wealth of diverse programs to underserved Vermonters.

Its headquarters also house CVOEO’s Community Resource Center, which helps connect people experiencing homelessness to medical, transportation or housing resources, among others.

“What sets us apart is just the variety of programs that we provide. It isn’t just about giving people food there,” Anna McMahon, associate director of Feeding Chittenden, said.

“We’re truly trying to change the way that we’re interacting with marginalized populations so that we can better serve them and trying to continually evolve our programming to better meet the needs of economically disadvantaged Vermonters,” she said. “I think we’re definitely at the forefront of this in Vermont.”

‘Helping people out’

Brandom’s collections are part of the over two million pounds of food the organization procures every year, most of it donated. They are items that have not yet expired and are always safe, but not quite up to snuff to be sold in stores.

For example, many bags of oranges and apples contain only one or two bad ones. The rest of the fruit is usable, but supermarkets ditch the entire bag.

If food does spoil, Feeding Chittenden has an array of trash and compost bins on-site, something Brandom admits didn’t sit right with him when he joined the organization in January.

“I used to feel squeamish about it at first,” he said. “But we’re literally the last possible stop before it gets thrown out.”

A 2016 graduate of the University of Vermont, Brandom said he enjoyed studying sociology because “it felt nice knowing I had answers.” He also majored

in environmental science and analyzed food waste systems and poverty, inspiring him to return to the area in 2020 to pick up where he left off.

He arrived at Feeding Chittenden over five months ago after working for City Market Co-op in Burlington, a major supporter of Feeding Chittenden’s work. He enjoys the physical aspects of the job, carrying boxes of food in and out of trucks and always being on his feet, but admits that it’s “put a dent in my running.”

“I obviously enjoy the aspect of helping people out. That definitely helps me sleep at night,” said Brandom, accelerating through a yellow light — something the self-proclaimed “defensive driver” said he rarely does — to make it back to headquarters before the doors open.

Brandom finishes his day by hitting the road again, this time on the delivery side, handling both emergency and scheduled dropoffs for Chittenden County residents in need — another arm of its work. People in need who leave voicemails and send emails to the organization help him plan out his day. He leads a team of about 10 other delivery drivers who help with smaller food pickups in the latter half of the day.

A multipronged approach

up food, prepping the kitchen, and filling any other gaps that crop up. That is where most of the donated food Brandom picks up comes into play. McMahon said the organization also purchases items that are less frequently donated, such as milk and eggs, to ensure people have a lot of good choices.

“It’s very important to us that it’s a dignified experience,” said Ansley Laev, volunteer and receiving coordinator. Feeding Chittenden prides itself on being organized, well stocked and an overall welcoming space for people dealing with food insecurity.

Hot breakfast is served every weekday from 9 to 11 a.m. and grab-and-go lunches are offered through the early afternoon. Many people will come in for coffee, eggs, bacon, and other early morning staples and, after eating, leave with items from the food shelf, too. An average day sees between 140 and 200 people come into the facilities.

Going to school

In our summer music preview, we conflated two different musical offerings and listed the wrong dates and musical acts for SB Nite Out. Here is the correct information:

Concerts are held weekly, on Thursdays, 5-8 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Park, South Burling-

ton, through Aug. 24.

July 6: The Grift

July 13: Grippo Funk Band

July 20: B-Town

July 27: Barbie-n-Bones

Aug. 3: Quadra

Aug. 10: Sticks & Stones

Aug. 17: Neon Ramblers

Aug. 24: A House on Fire

Feeding Chittenden’s flagship program is the market that Brandom stocks, a pick-and-choose setup open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. People can come in once a week and take anything they need, with options ranging from pork to fresh produce to canned applesauce.

More than 160 volunteers help the 18-person staff with stocking shelves, delivering and picking

Feeding Chittenden was launched in 1974 as the Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf but rebranded to its current name in 2019, to indicate it was offering broader services. It has relocated twice over the years, most recently in 1994, expanding all facets of the operation in response to a growing need for food relief.

“It’s all exciting, you know. We’ve continued to innovate and we’re not stagnant,” McMahon

said. “We’re not just doing the same-old-same-old over the last nine years that I’ve been with the organization.”

Part of that development has been its Community Kitchen Academy, where chefs train aspiring culinary artists, helping both in and out of the kitchen with reading over resumes, interview prep and, of course, foodbased training.

The meals they prepare are made exclusively with donated food, giving the chefs a chance to showcase their creativity and make recipes on the fly. Their creations are served to residents both on-site and, historically, out of Feeding Chittenden’s food truck — a COVID-19 casualty that McMahon said will be back on the road soon.

Nearly 300 people have graduated from the Community Kitchen Academy since 2009, and Feeding Chittenden says 91 percent of them found jobs in the food industry.

Feeding Chittenden has also grown to help people who are not onlyu experiencing food insecurity, but face access barriers to food pantries or other meal sites.

“We’re really trying to reduce those reasons why people aren’t coming in to get food,” McMahon said, “whether that’s transportation or stigma or a language barrier.”

“It’s sad when organizations like this have to exist,” she said. “We used to say, ‘Oh, we hope to work ourselves out of a job.’ But that just doesn’t really seem feasible at this point.”

PHOTO BY MAX SCHEINBLUM/VTDIGGER

Jon Brandom is Feeding Chittenden’s food rescue coordinator. He stands for a portrait outside of Trader Joe’s in South Burlington.

“It’s very important to us that it’s a dignified experience.”

— Ansley Laev, Feeding Chittenden

Lewis Creek Association is looking for volunteers to remove invasives

Have you heard about all the non-native invasive species in Lake Champlain? These include 50 species of plants, animals and pathogens that were introduced to the Lake Champlain Basin.

Some were planted because they had pretty flowers. Others got here through ballast or bilge water from boats. These non-native species (species that were not present at the time of European settlement) can, in some cases, spread and becoming invasive because they have no natural predators. This can cause a major problem for ecologically rich natural areas, not only for native plants and animals that get choked out by these intruders, but also for people who like to recreate on the water.

Plants like water chestnut, European frogbit and Eurasian watermilfoil can grow so thickly that it they are difficult or impossible to boat, swim or fish in. Some of the aquatic invasive species you’ve likely heard about (like zebra mussels) can be difficult to control. Others, like European frogbit, are more easily removed to limit their spread.

Lewis Creek Association has been working closely with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the Lake Champlain Basin Program since 2009 to monitor and remove European frogbit, water chestnut, yellow iris and flowering rush in Town Farm Bay in Charlotte, and the LaPlatte Natural Area in Shelburne. These two areas are very diverse ecologically, and many people recreate there, making control of non-native invasive

species critical.

When frogbit was first discovered in Town Farm Bay in Charlotte, there was over 50 percent cover throughout the wetlands. The LaPlatte Natural Area had lower frogbit levels to begin with, due to earlier detection. Lewis Creek Association, funded by the towns of Charlotte and Shelburne, organized groups of volunteers to rake frogbit off the surface of the water in these areas. Through this work, the percent cover has been reduced to 5 percent or less annually and has held there thanks to long-term and annual maintenance efforts of volunteers.

This spring, the association

will lead groups in June and July to remove frogbit in Charlotte and Shelburne.

“These expeditions are great fun — all the equipment is provided, so all you have to do is show up and be able to paddle in a canoe or kayak, raking plants off the water surface, and putting them into a bucket or laundry basket on your boat,” Kate Kelly, Lewis Creek Association program manager, said. “While paddling, your leaders will help identify as many animals and plants as possible so you’re almost sure to learn something new out there.”

If you’re interested in participating, contact Kelly at lewiscreekorg@gmail.com.

News from Pierson Library

On Thursday, July 13, at 7 p.m. Shelburne author Stephen Kiernan will read from his new book, “Glass Chateau” at the Pierson Library. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

On Saturday, July 15, at 10:30 a.m. Lake Monsters baseball players will visit the library to share stories, read books and sign baseballs! No registration needed.

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A volunteer removes European frogbit from the LaPlatte River in Shelburne.

Stephen Kiernan

Summer Safety Tips from VGS

Keep landscaping and large objects away from your meter

Please do not place mulch, topsoil or rocks in contact with your meter. Be careful when mowing and report any damage. If your meter is located where large objects, such as vehicles or dumpsters, could collide with it, a barricade should be installed. Contact us about barricade options at 802-863-4511.

During summer, you may see VGS representatives outside your home inspecting our system and painting meters.

Business Notes

Credit union gives $5,000 to Boys and Girls Club

Vermont Federal Credit Union has partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington to support its Early Promise Program. The program provides partial sponsorship to all Early Promise graduates while enrolled in post-secondary education programs. Said Subha Luck, director of development and communications at The Boys and Girls Club of Burlington: “The financial support provided by the Early Promise program will help fill the gap between the cost of higher education and all other sources of financial aid.”

Loan officer joins bank’s lending team

Kevin DeCausemacker is the new assistant vice president and commercial loan officer at Union Bank in Chittenden County.

DeCausemacker joins a team of 11 other commercial lenders. He will split his time between the bank’s Williston and Shelburne branches.

A native Vermonter, DeCausemacker is a graduate of Colchester High School and the University of Vermont. He lives in Essex with his wife and children and spends most of his free time hanging out with his family.

Prior to joining Union Bank, DeCausemacker worked with

North Country Credit Union as a business loan officer.

Resident, family survey picks The Arbors as tops

The Arbors at Shelburne, a residential care community, has ranked among the best memory care communities in Vermont and the entire U.S. according to U.S. News & World Report’s second annual Best Senior Living ratings.

The Arbors was selected following a resident and family member survey. It is the only senior living community in Vermont to have earned this prestigious award. Respondents gave the community high marks in overall value, management and staff, resident enrichment, dining and food, safety, transportation, maintenance, housekeeping and location.

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We can, and we must, dissent

From the Senate

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale

As I thought about what the 4th of July meant to me this year, I had to dig deep.

The unelected ultra conservatives who have hijacked the Supreme Court and overturned Roe v. Wade with the help of an impeached and indicted former president have now voted to overturn affirmative action in higher education, to allow businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ customers and to block student debt relief for millions of struggling Americans.

In moments like this, I am reminded of James Baldwin’s poignant words: “I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”

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As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent on the court’s affirmative action ruling, Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC: “With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces ‘colorblindness for all’ by legal fiat. But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life.”

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale

While this past week revealed some of our darkest, most unprecedented days in our democracy, we still have the power to dissent. We can and we must.

And Justice Sotomayor laid out the stakes in her dissent on LGBTQ equality, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis: “The Supreme Court of the United States declares that a particular kind of business, though open to the public, has a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class,” Sotomayor wrote. “The court does so for the first time in its history.”

While the Supreme Court is attacking racial justice, equality and access to higher education, the vast majority of Americans disagree. We are in a fight for the soul of this nation,

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Mira, the daughter of Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Jacob Hindsale, enjoys her first Fourth.

‘Bypass Scott’ strategy in action on land use, climate

Guest Perspective

John McClaughry

The Legislature’s enactment of the Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act is another troubling example of how massive changes in Vermont are being engineered these days, whether the democratically elected governor likes it or not.

This measure (Act 59) establishes state goals of conserving 30 percent of the land of the state by 2030 and 50 percent by 2050. It requires the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board to develop an inventory of the existing conserved lands and a plan on how to reach the ambitious goals.

The new law defines conserved lands as enjoying permanent protection of intact and connected ecosystems — to put it crudely, “Humans. Out.”

Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the bill last year but this year, facing a veto-proof Democratic Legislature, he allowed the bill to become law without his signature.

Let’s look at some recent history.

When Scott took office in 2017, he pleased the climate change advocates by creating a Climate Action Commission. To the dismay of the advocates, his commission stopped short of recommending their heart’s desire, a carbon tax. When it became apparent that Scott would be easily reelected (as he has been three times so far), the climate advocates

conceived a new Bypass Scott strategy.

First was the Global Warming Solutions Act, which replaced a CO2 emissions reduction goal with an enforceable mandate. It also created a climate government within the government. The 23-member Vermont Climate Council has 15 members appointed by the Legislature, 14 of which could drive climate policy making, outnumbering Scott’s eight statutory members.

Scott vetoed the act as an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers. The Legislature overrode his veto. In December 2021 the climate council issued its sweeping 265-page Climate Action Plan. When the multistate Transportation and Climate Initiative gas and diesel fuel tax plan collapsed, climate council’s top priority became the enactment of a Vermont-only clean heat standard.

That bill required the three-member Public Utility Commission to design and carry out a complicated scheme to make heating fuel customers pay higher prices to subsidize conversions to electric heat pumps and advanced wood heat. The governor vetoed the clean heat standard as a disguised carbon tax, which it was. The House sustained his veto by a single vote in 2022.

This May the Legislature enacted the Council’s clean heat standard plan, relabeled the Affordable Heat Act, over Scott’s veto. The act assigned its imple-

mentation not to the Scott administration, but to the Public Utility Commission, chaired by a climate change alarmist who has put decarbonization ahead of the commission’s historic job of protecting gas and electricity ratepayers. The $2 billion-plus clean heat standard program was thus located largely beyond the governor’s reach.

The principal clean heat standard default delivery agent for clean heat credits will be Efficiency Vermont, controlled by the nonprofit Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. The chair of the corporation is Richard Cowart, creator of the clean heat standard plan and a legislatively appointed member of the Vermont Climate Council.

The Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act of 2023 will lay the groundwork for the coming comprehensive state land use control system. Its aim is to conserve 50 percent (4,800 square miles) of Vermont from humans meddling with ecosystems. That will diminish if not confiscate the rights of thousands of private property owners. It will be designed and possibly implemented by the government-funded Housing and Conservation Board. Four of its 11 members were appointed by the governor, and none of them are directly accountable to the people of the state.

Let’s concede that the Public Utilities Commission and the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board do some useful

Put Parade Ground idea on the ballot

To the Editor:

things. The underlying question is: what accountability do these organizations have to the elected governor? For comparison, if the Agency of Transportation messes up plowing the state highways, that will blow back onto the governor.

But the powerful, well-funded environmental organizations, employing (at recent count) 42 lobbyists in Montpelier, have persuaded the Democrats in the Legislature to implement far reaching state policies — on the climate crisis, land use, ecosystem protection and the rest of their list of fashionable progressive causes.

This is where the Bypass Scott strategy has taken us.

The governor still has resources to slow down or thwart the climateers. But at least in this important sector of state policy making, he is no longer the policy leader who wins elections by delivering on proposals attractive to a majority of voters.

What the people want, how much they are willing to pay for it in tax dollars, how many rights are they willing to see abridged, and who will be held democratically accountable when the show slides off the rails, is of concern to a governor facing reelection.

For the Bypass Scott crowd, not so much.

John McClaughry is the vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute.

Letters to the Editor

who show up, according to board member Luce Hillman.

At Tuesday’s selectboard meeting, more than 40 people turned out in person and another 20 participated on Zoom to make their concerns known concerning a beloved green space in Shelburne.

In your article “Backlash arises over Shelburne Parade Ground plan” (June 29, 2023), Aaron DeNamur’s comment that “there has not really been any change in the status to the project regardless of the backlash” seems to reflect the let-them-eat cake obliviousness of he and the selectboard as to the public’s interest in the proposal, even after this meeting.

These are concerned citizens of town who deserve to be heard despite being labeled as just the group of negative folks

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and fundamentally, what it means to be American and what kind of country our children will inherit. This is not a fight we can give up, nor can we afford to lose.

After this 4th of July, I hope you will join me in loving this country enough to openly criticize those who would tear down the promise of liberty and justice for all. We must ensure government reflects the will of the people before it’s too late. We

Opposing thoughts don’t necessarily equate to negativity. They simply express a different viewpoint.

That different viewpoint could actually turn out to be positive and beneficial.

We want the selectboard to listen to the folks who voice their opinion, for or against the proposed changes. The lawyers have weighed in on the deed (no surprise there) and we await the historic committee decision, who also seemed to have been left out of the original loop, according to a committee member, and the development review board.

One strong suggestion from many in the concerned crowd — put it on the ballot.

Sean Moran Shelburne

must dissent.

Happy Independence Day.

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.

“It certainly was a thoughtful process, and we even got input from a variety of committees so I think that’s important to note and I encourage you to go back and watch and do some fact-finding,” Cross echoed.

The unofficial plan would erect a new 28-foot by 14-foot pavilion that would face Falls Road. Other minor changes include the addition of benches, Adirondack chairs and a 3-foot-high fence consisting of granite posts and a black metal chain. Together, these upgrades could cost about $80,000 with the hope of creating a more designated “village green” area in town, DeNamur said.

“We don’t really have a village green that you see in other towns around the state that I really envy as a town planner,” DeNamur said. “We could have official town events there and have a more formal area to do speeches and events and things like that while also just letting the community utilize it as well.”’

Funding for the project has already received preliminary approval with the state’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development through an initiative called Better Places — a non-competitive, community-matching grant program to create inclusive

and vibrant public places serving designated downtowns and village centers.

“We would get $40,000 from the state’s program,” DeNamur said.

“We would have to raise a match of $20,000 through crowdfunding. So, we get a total of $60,000. The state assists us with all that, they help us set it up and send out press releases on our behalf. They really want to see the program succeed.”

DeNamur is also requesting that $20,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds be allocated for the project along with money in the planning budget that is allocated for grant-funded projects.

The design work for the pavilion was done by planning commission member and local architect Stephen Selin and the Shelburne Craft School has already volunteered to build the entire structure for the town. Sweeney DesignBuild will help out with some of the more technical construction along with help from Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture.

But community members felt that the approval from the selectboard to move forward with more funding options was sneaky and gave no room for public feedback.

“My point of view is not with necessarily making changes to the Parade Ground but it’s the process

which as I see it has not been involved public opinion,” Linda Riehl said at last week’s meeting. Ashooh agreed that was a valid point.

“Totally agree,” he said. “But by the way, we were without a town manager for a month. But messaging and easing ourselves into these big kinds of monumental decisions needs to be handled better. So totally agree and acknowledge that.”

Over the past few weeks, residents have also raised concerns over the deed to the property, which was donated to the town by Benjamin Harrington in 1807 and does imply that the space remain

“solely for a green or Parade.”

The selectboard asked the town’s lawyers to vet the deed and ultimately determined that the structure being proposed would be permitted within the scope of the document.

“It falls under the scope of what the deed allows and this is confirmed by many, many other sorts of deeds in the state where this sort of thing is done with designated parade grounds,” Ashooh said.

After an hour of dozens of residents taking to the mic to express their vehement opposition, the selectboard made no final motion — despite chants from the packed

room to pull the plug on the project — and plan to wait for feedback from the the historic preservation and design review commission before moving forward.

“There’s no conspiracy,” Ashooh said. “We are engaged in a vision and a process for this town that we have been trying to implement for a few years, starting with the police department fiasco, starting with our zoning problems, starting with our staffing issues, and now we’re talking about creating sense of place and a sense of community. We feel like we’ve been addressing the issues and this was in the line.”

We Can Take It!

PHOTO BY LEE KROHN

A cyclist bikes by the Parade Ground, an open green some folks in Shelburne would rather see not change.

Leslie E. Bonnette

Leslie Eileen (Pilato) Bonnette, 73, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 29, 2023, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Even though Leslie had numerous health issues over her short life (open heart surgery, catheter ablations, a stroke, cognitive decline and pancreatic cancer) she never once complained about the cards that life had dealt her. Though Leslie was small in stature, she had a heart that was larger than life. She was kind, empathetic, compassionate and caring, and a great friend to all with whom she came in contact. In Leslie’s world, her family and her friends were her life.

The ultimate description of Leslie would be that she was a rebel, a free spirit and an all-around troublemaker. To those who knew her well, her humor

was a large part of her personality. Leslie loved life and would try to bring joy to everyone.

She was honest to a fault and had no trouble bringing issues that were important to her into the conversation. Never judgmental and always caring, Leslie would always look for the best in everyone.

Growing up in the turbulent 1960s Leslie would always let people know that indeed, she was one of the children of the Woodstock generation. She was proud of the fact that in 1969, she was an attendee at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair (and she had the pictures to prove it). It became an impetus to her lifelong love of art and music. Leslie was an incredible artist who would draw with oils, charcoal, pastels and any other medium that was available.

She was also an incredible photographer who learned at the feet of her Uncle John, who was a lifelong photographer for Vermont Life magazine. Leslie could also be found at the numerous music venues that proliferated in the Burlington area. Her appreciation for the musical talent in the area was limitless.

Leslie was not one without her challenges in life. She was engaged in a lifelong struggle with substances, especially alcohol. She was a loyal member of AA and was extremely proud of the 10-year medallion for sobriety that she received toward the end of her life. Though she

worked through several relapses, she always had the goal of bringing sobriety to herself and those around her. She was extremely proud of all the friends she developed through the program and considered them her comrades in arms. She was always appreciative of the support she received from her family and fellow members.

Leslie was born in Massapequa, N.Y., on March 14, 1950, and spent her formative years among her friends and family. Leslie moved to Boston to attend secretarial college and returned to New York after graduation.

When her parents divorced, Leslie relocated with her mom to Jamaica, Vt. She met her first husband and moved to Putney to start her new life and raise a family. She welcomed her daughter Emily into the world on April 21, 1979. After a few years of living in an abusive relationship, Leslie fled to Burlington where she spent time in a battered woman’s shelter while she picked up the pieces of her broken life.

Always a survivor, Leslie started her career in Burlington by working for Brown-Bridgman & Company as an administrative assistant. While there, Leslie met the love of her life (Thomas) at a local watering hole in 1986. They were married on Aug. 23, 1993. Who knew that the relationship would grow into a loving and caring 30-year marriage that included the adoption of Emily on June 2, 2004.

When Brown Bridgman & Company downsized, Leslie searched for another job and landed a position as an administrative assistant at the Chitten-

den County Regional Planning Commission. It was a position that she truly loved and led to friendships that she cherished until the end of her life. Retired in 2015, Leslie spent her time drawing, working in her gardens and generally enjoying the time that she could spend with her family, which by now included two lovely granddaughters.

Leslie is survived by her husband, Thomas of Shelburne; her daughter, Emily Parker and her husband, Michael of Swanton; her granddaughters, Madison and Reagan Weaver; and her uncle, John Harris of Barre.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the home health and hospice group at the University of Vermont. The people that cared for Leslie at the end of her life were truly angels, giving care and empathy to both Leslie and her family. We will always cherish their caring and concern throughout a process that is so personal to each individual family.

There will be viewing hours at Stephen C. Gregory and Son Cremation Services from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023, 472 Meadowland Drive, Suite 7, South Burlington.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at 11 a.m. at St Catherine’s of Siena Church in Shelburne with a short reception to follow in the parish gathering space.

Katherine McIntyre

Katherine Curtis McIntyre, 73, died on Sunday, June 25, 2023, surrounded by loving family members. She will be remembered as a kind spirit who put others first and provided quiet

strength, love and support to her family and friends.

Katherine, or Kathi as she was known to those close to her, was born at Fort Lee, Prince George, Va., on June 10, 1951, to Dr. Frederick Powers McIntyre and Katherine Hart McIntyre.

Kathi lived her early life in Darien, Conn., and attended the local public schools, graduating from Darien High School in 1969. She attended and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1973.

Kathi began her teaching career after graduation and taught in New Canaan, Conn., and for many years as a science teacher at the Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School in the Haddam, Conn., district. Upon retirement from teaching, Kathi moved to Brunswick, Ga., where she continued feeding her hunger for knowledge and spent her time reading and enjoying nature.

She is survived by her family members, Lynda Reeves McIntyre-Batten of Shelburne, Frederick P McIntyre Jr. (Sharon) of Wallingford, Conn., Susan Underwood McIntyre of Brunswick, Ga., Nancy Hart Moore (Brent) of Lewes, Del., David Welch Hart (MaryRose) of Owings, Md., and John and Sharon McIntyre of Travelers Rest, S.C. Kathi is also survived by her nephews and nieces, Brendan McIntyre of Connecticut, Shelby McIntyre of Colorado, Jordan Moore of Delaware, Jesse Moore of Florida and Tim and Mike McIntyre of South Carolina.

The family is honoring Kathi’s wishes for cremation. A memorial will held at the family cemetery in Connecticut. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the MPN Research Foundation (mpnresearchfoundation.org).

Leslie E. Bonnette

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Scenes from the ever-popular farm market on the Shelburne Parade Ground. The market runs every Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 14.

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Ice cream truck with flair treks through county

COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

Surely the manufacturer of this little red van did not expect it to be used like this.

After somehow making its way across the Pacific Ocean, the van landed in Pennsylvania, where it was sold to a dealership in St. Johnsbury. Now, the vehicle that was once employed as a Japanese fire truck treks through

Vermont’s residential roads — capturing attention of kids and adults alike through its unique look, as well as the island jams echoing from of its windows.

“We pull into a development, we turn up the reggae, and we roll through at about two miles an hour,” Josh Leggett said. “It’s been quite a scene.”

Leggett and his family set out for the van’s maiden voyage on Memorial Day weekend — ready

to roll out for its new purpose: selling ice cream.

With Josh and his partner, Renee, and their three kids — Sawyer, Shamus and Sebastien — out of school for the summer, they saw a perfect opportunity to start a roving family-run enterprise.

“It’s been fun and interesting, and the best part about it is we can all fit in the van,” he said. “It’s been a really great experience.”

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Josh grew up in Hinesburg, where he helped his father and grandfather run Ballard’s Corner Store on the corner of Route 116 and Shelburne Falls Road before it was sold to Jiffy Mart.

“I’ve been kind of in that food industry for a while and I’ve always wanted to have a food truck,” he said. He originally envisioned a wood-fired pizza truck but was hesitant to commit to what would have been a major investment.

“We had been looking for a bit and I said, ‘Let’s go with an ice cream truck to start,’” he said.

The truck appeared out of the blue. Renee’s cousin who works at the dealership in St. Johnsbury queued the van up for a camper, but those plans never panned out. So, the family bought the van and threw a cooler into the backseat.

With only 6,000 miles on it, the truck is in great shape.

“It’s a great rig — the motors in great shape, the body is in great shape,” Leggett said. “It’s a good fit.”

The business has gotten off to an excellent start. They’ve been made a preferred vendor with the South Burlington Recreation Department, getting access to all its events through the summer,

and people have reached out for private birthday and graduation events.

The family has also worked Underhill’s food truck night on Fridays, among other events.

The ice cream truck was at South Burlington’s Dorset Park on June 24 for the city’s Camp Out in the Park event and worked in Williston for the town’s Fourth of July parade.

Both Josh and Renee work full-time, so the ice cream truck remains a weeknight and weekend operation.

But it stays flexible, they said, and they can pick and choose what events they can do.

They also do door-to-door sales as well and have made their way through South Burlington and Williston among other communities — surprising, perhaps, for folks who may visualize a classic white truck playing jingles when they think of an ice cream truck.

“It’s a different vibe than the Mr. Ding a Ling piece,” he said. “We carry around reggae music on our speaker and just kind of put the island vibes in. We’re just trying something a little different,” Leggett said.

“It’s a new school vibe to an old school tradition.”

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Josh Leggett with his three kids, Sawyer, Shamus and Sebastien, in their III B’s Ice Cream truck.

“I said, ‘Let’s go with an ice cream truck to start out with.”

— Josh Leggett

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of a decade when his old sailing friend called him with an exciting proposal that would change the course of his life forever.

“One of my sailing friends (Steele Griswold) bought the Shelburne Shipyard and he needed a manager for this new business that he owned,” Hill explained. “I’d been one of the crew on his sailboat and he asked me if I’d like to change jobs and become the manager. I gulped and I thought to myself, ‘I’ve got a pretty nice corner office at IBM and it’s a good place to work,’ but I ended up accepting his offer.”

After a year as manager, he jumped into the role of a salesman.

“I remember dad worked at IBM and he sold boats on the side of Route 7 and there would be three beautiful brand-new sailboats right on the side in a patch of dirt,” his daughter Mary Hill said. “On the weekends, he would meet people there, but he was still working at IBM at the time. It was kind of a joint venture with this friend of his but it also kind of allowed him to get his toes in the water to see what he liked.”

Hill always had a love for sailing open water, even more so when he moved to the Lake Champlain area and joined a local boat club where he learned to race star boats.

“We had a group of people, several of them were working at GE, and we belonged to the Mallets Bay Boat Club, which was a I guess the thing that got me really started enjoying sailing and sailboat racing,” he said.

He recounted stories from six different trips he took racing from Newport, R.I., to Bermuda with the last boat he owned, Golden Dazy — a well-known boat that won Canada’s Cup for the U.S. in 1975 before he owned it.

For the races to Bermuda, “Steele was the captain, and I was the navigator,” he said. “That was an exciting step up in comparison to Lake Champlain.”

His expertise in navigating is mostly thanks to his time spent in the U.S. Navy immediately after high school.

“The third year as a midshipman was a battleship trip,” he said. “So, one of those courses was a section on how to learn to navigate and it was something that stayed with me. That carried over to my boating days, too.”

With a deep knowledge of boats and years of experience working in sales at the Shelburne Shipyard, by the late 1970s Hill was ready to begin his own adventure: Bruce Hill Yacht Sales, a thriving business that has now been taken over by his son, Jeff.

“He was a good sailor and he liked it and had all the information. I think it was a natural thing for him to progress in, so he took (the

business) over and has done a great job,” Hill said of his son. “It kind of surprised me he kept the name, Bruce Hill Yacht Sales, but that’s worked out all right for him — and me,” he said with a smile.

Mary remembers when her father started the business and said growing up on the lake was an integral part of her childhood.

“I was sort of joking to dad that part of why I always wanted to go help was because mom would come home for lunch and then all three of us kids could go swimming,” Mary

said. “It was like ‘OK, what can we do to help her so we can go swimming?’”

Hill enjoys being on the lake mostly for the peace and serenity it has brought to his life, and no matter how difficult things got, the lake was always there to take some of the load off.

“I guess you it’s one of those things you don’t know you like it until you try and have an opportunity to get out of the water. It’s peaceful and quiet and it can be very pleasant,” he said.

SHELBURNE

Shelburne Highway Department Truck Driver/Laborer

The Town of Shelburne has an immediate opening for a teamoriented Truck Driver / Laborer.

This full-time position is responsible for operating trucks and equipment to maintain Town roads and properties and working as a laborer on Town projects. A commercial driver’s license or the ability to obtain one within six months is required.

A complete job description is available at: https://www. shelburnevt.org/237/Human-Resources.

To apply, submit employment application and/or resume to scannizzaro@shelburnevt.org.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Exactly how did he make all the magic happen? For Hill, the secret recipe is simple: good friends, good luck and, of course, the Lake.

“I was lucky to have somebody who helped me and this relationship with the Griswold Co. allowed me to set up the business. I was lucky enough to even start a business that I knew something about. And, we’re lucky that we have Lake Champlain right next door to us.”

Job Openings

The Town of Hinesburg, Vermont seeks qualified applicants for the following positions:

• Highway Foreperson

• Highway Maintainer

• Water and/or Wastewater Operator

• Firefighter/AEMT

• General Seasonal Summer Help

Detailed information and an application form can be found at www.hinesburg.org under the employment tab. Applications can be mailed or delivered to Todd Odit, Town Manager, 10632 Route 116 or emailed to todit@hinesburg.org.

The Town of Hinesburg offers a comprehensive benefits package and very competitive pay. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Applications will be reviewed as received and accepted until the position is filled.

Bruce Hill

COURTESY PHOTOS

On the Golden Dazy, from left, Jeff Hill, Dorothy Hill, Bruce Hill, Fred Allen, Pam Baker (seated), Bill Cimonetti, P. Corbett, Kere Baker, and Gene Cloutier.

COMMUNITY

Shelburne Parks & Rec News

Shelburne Parks and Recreation’s summer concert series hosted by Shelburne Farms kicks off Wednesday, July 12.

The first summer concert features the Tenderbellies. Set up your lawn chair and blanket, bring a picnic dinner or enjoy food for sale on site. Kids love dancing on the lawn and visiting with the animals in the children’s farmyard.

The gate opens at 5:30 p.m. and the band will play from 6:30-8 p.m. Sorry, no dogs.

Upcoming concerts include July 19: In the Pocket; July 26: Sky Blue Boys; and Aug. 1: The Rough Suspects & Fireworks at Vermont Teddy Bear (rain date is Aug. 2).

Rocketry summer camp

Join instructor Bob Gurwicz to build, test and launch solid propellant rockets that safely return by parachute.

Registration deadline is Monday, July 10. Camp dates are July 31 to Aug. 4 from 8-11:30 a.m. for kids entering grades three

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through seven this fall.

Cost is $305 and includes model rockets and all building supplies, including launch engines.

Circus skills camp

We still have opening in our circus skills camp. Registration deadline is Monday, July 3. Camp dates are July 24-28 from 9-11:30 a.m. for kids ages 8 to 12 years old.

Camp cost is $360.00, with instructor Rob Crites, a professional entertainer, circus performer and instructor.

LEGO motion camp

Registration deadline is Monday, July 17, for a camp that runs Aug. 7-11, 9 a.m.-noon, for kids entering grades one through five this fall.

This camp is an exploration of forces and motion by testing design solutions. Brought to you by Wicked Cool for Kids. Cost: $340.

Program and event details at shelburnevt.org/160/parks-recreation.

Community Notes

Shelburne hosts blood drive July 19

St. Catherine of Siena hosts a Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, July 19, noon-5 p.m., 72 Church St. in Shelburne

Appointments are recommended as walks-ins cannot always be accommodated. To sign up call 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org.

Charlie Nardozzi speaks at community garden celebration

Come celebrate Shelburne’s new raised-bed community garden and get gardening tips from Vermont’s garden guru, Charlie Nardozzi, Davis Park, School Street, in Shelburne, Thursday, July 6, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

The raised beds are designed for easy access while standing or in a wheelchair. Tour the plantings and bring questions. Home-made treats will be served.

The project is a collaborative effort with Shelburne Craft School, Vermont Garden Network and Shelburne Parks and Recreation, and is funded by a community grant from SCHIP. One bed is dedicated to the food shelf.

Nardozzi will begin his talk

at 5:30 p.m., with time for Q&A. At 6 the group will meet some of the contributors and gardeners and enjoy refreshments.

The gardens are across the road from Shelburne Community School, behind the playground. Park along the circular drive; take the first right when after turning onto School Street from Harbor Road.

For information, contact Kit Anderson, vermontharp@gmail. com or 802-355-4522.

Shelburne Age Well hosts July Grab and Go meal

Age Well and St. Catherine’s of Siena Parish in Shelburne are teaming up to provide a meal to go for anyone age 60 and older on Tuesday, July 11.

The meal will be available for pick up in the parking lot at 72 Church St. from 11 a.m. until noon and are available for anyone 60 or older. Suggested donation is $5.

The menu is cheese tortellini with alfredo sauce, peas and carrots, spinach, wheat bread, watermelon and milk.

To order a meal contact Kathleen at agewellstcath@gmail.com or 802-503-1107. Deadline to order is Wednesday, July 5. If this is a first-time order, provide your

name, address, phone number and date of birth.

Learn more at agewellvt.org.

Enjoy Age Well meals at Charlotte Senior Center

The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, July 6, is from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Charlotte Senior Center features barbecue chicken

breast, baked beans, cauliflower with chives, wheat bread, strawberry shortcake with cream and milk.

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

The meal on Thursday, July 13 features cheese tortellini with alfredo, peas and carrots, spinach,

wheat bread, watermelon and milk.

The meal on Thursday, July 20 features beef steak with mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes, broccoli florets, wheat roll, pumpkin and white chocolate chip cookie and milk.

The suggested donation is $5. Check the website for last-minute cancellations at bit.ly/3FfyLMb.

COURTESY PHOTO

Shelburne Road just north of the village gets a new coat of pavement.

PHOTO BY KIT ANDERSON

Newly constructed beds at Shelburne’s raised-bed community garden in Davis Park are 24 inches and 30 inches high for easy access.

ARIES

March 21 - April 20

This week you are surrounded by a heightened sense of romance. It could be from reading a favorite book or watching a beloved movie, Aries. Use it to spice up your love life.

TAURUS

April 21 - May 21

Taurus, something you desperately need seems to be missing from your life right now. It’s more than a misplaced item. Focus your attention this week on guring out what it is.

GEMINI

May 22 - June 21

Try not to listen to any gossip this week, Gemini. It will only frustrate you and could put you further out of sorts. Avoid people who love to talk about others for the time being.

CANCER

June 22 - July 22

Is there a luxury you have been craving lately, Cancer? You could be very tempted to give in and make a purchase this week, even if your nances may not be on solid ground. Be careful.

LEO

July 23 - Aug. 23

Leo, your emotions will be all over the place the next couple of days. This turmoil may compromise your usual objectivity as well as your good sense. Try to talk your feelings through.

VIRGO

Aug. 24 - Sept. 22

Virgo, your imagination knows no bounds this week. If you’re ready to delve into a creative project, do so now when you have a lot of ideas and outside inspiration.

LIBRA

Sept. 23 - Oct. 23

You could have doubts about a friend you thought was close to you. Has this person promised to do you a favor and didn’t deliver, Libra? Be patient before you draw conclusions.

SCORPIO

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22

Feelings of confusion may get in the way of your ability to make sound decisions this week, Scorpio. You might need to lighten your load, since you often take on too much.

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 23 - Dec. 21

Sagittarius, do not get into an argument with someone who has a different opinion from your own. Ask to get more information about why he or she sees things in a particular way.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22 - Jan. 20

A bothersome feeling may persist for much of the week, Capricorn. It’s almost as if you’ve forgotten to do something but do not know what. All will be revealed in due time.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 21 - Feb. 18

Aquarius, be prepared to be a listening ear to a friend or loved one who needs to work through a few issues. You are able to give trusted advice in this matter.

PISCES

Feb. 19 - March 20

Listen carefully and take notes when someone at work provides directions for an upcoming task, Pisces. You don’t want to make any mistakes as it could delay the project.

CLUES ACROSS

1. Small Eurasian deer

4. Irish county

10. A major division of geological time

11. Broadway actor Lane

12. Canadian province

14. It causes fainting (abbr.)

15. Two

16. A notable one is blue

18. Utter repeatedly

22. Rings

23. Sullies

24. Occurs

26. Publicity

27. Near

28. Tools of a trade

30. Offer in good faith

31. “American Idol” network

CROSSWORD SUDOKU

41. Percussion instrument

42. A $10 bill

48. About ground

50. Medicine man

51. Seedless raisin

52. National capital of Albania

53. Appendage

54. OJ trial judge

55. By the way

56. Bicycle parts

58. Barbie’s friend

59. In a way, stretched

60. Commercials

CLUES DOWN

1. Make up for

2. American songbird

3. Pay

4. International organization

5. Engravers

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34. Garments 36. Soviet Socialist Republic

37. Retired NFL DC Dean

39. Hot meal

40. A type of gin

6. Declared as fact

7. Criminal

8. Jewelry

9. Hospital worker (abbr.)

12. Nonsense (slang)

13. Town in Galilee

ANSWERS

17. Value

19. Another name

20. Sheep in second year before shearing

21. Town in Surrey, England

25. Appropriate during a time of year

29. Creative output

31. Recesses

32. District in N. Germany

33. Rider of Rohan 35. The of cial emblem of the German Third Reich 38. One who puts down roots 41. Scribe 43. Painted a bright color 44. Tycoons 45. Actress Thurman 46. Walking accessory 47. Crest of a hill 49. Member of a North American people 56. Type of computer 57. U.S. State (abbr.)

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So far this year, 23 animals in Vermont have tested positive for rabies, and 14 of those have been raccoons.

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Artist residency launches at Clemmons Family Farm

Clemmons Family Farm is launching a new two-year artist-in-residence program entitled “UnderWATER, UnderGROUND: Black/Indigenous Creatives Historize Charlotte, Vermont’s Sea Change.”

The program will provide two artists who are from African diasporic or Afro-indigenous cultures with $7,500, along with logistical support, art supplies, transportation assistance and occasional lodging and studio space on the historic Clemmons farm.

This support will facilitate the artists’ research and creative work to develop multigenre art about Lake Champlain Basin’s ecological, geological and cultural histories and to engage with visitors to the farm and with surrounding communities.

Located in Charlotte on unceded Abenaki land, the Clemmons farm was originally established in the late 1700s by the McNeil family — white settlers who founded the Charlotte-Essex ferry and who were conductors on the Underground Railroad. The elders Jackson and Lydia Clemmons, an African American couple, moved to Vermont from the Midwest during the tail end of the Great Migration and purchased the farm in 1962. The 138-acre farm is now owned and stewarded by Clemmons Family Farm Inc., a Vermont African American-led nonprofit.

One of the subjects of the artists’ research will be the 11,500-year-old skele-

ton of a Beluga whale, which was discovered in 1849, 10 feet underground and just two miles south of what is now known as the Clemmons farm. Over the course of their two-year residency, the two artists will travel together on field trips to the Beluga Whale Historic Marker in Charlotte, the University of Vermont Perkins Museum in Burlington where the Charlotte beluga whale skeleton is on exhibit, and Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn., where they will see live beluga whales.

The artists will also research the history of the Underground Railroad in the Lake Champlain Basin area by visiting the historic McNeil homesteads in Charlotte, Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh and the North Star Underground Railroad Museum in Ausable Chasm, N.Y. The ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain will be another base for the artists’ research on the ecology of the area. Finally, the two artists will explore more contemporary stories of Black Vermonters’ who moved to make their homes in the state during the Great Migration and over the past several decades.

Creative outputs of the artist residencies will include works-in-progress, artist talks and presentations, and co-creation art workshops for surrounding communities and visitors to the Clemmons farm in 2023 and 2024. A multimedia art exhibit that will be installed at the farm and in fall 2024.

Pursue Your Passions

PHOTO BY NANI CLEMMONS

Multidisciplinary artist Omega Jade reads her book, “Layers of the Heart,” in front of the historic Big Barn, a dairy and hay barn (c. 1780s) on the Clemmons farm that features a weathervane in the shape of a whale, representational of the 11,500-year-old skeleton of a beluga whale unearthed near the farm in the 1800s. Jade is one of the more than 250 registered members of a statewide network of Vermont’s Black artists who collaborate with Clemmons Family Farm.