Shelburne News - 8-17-23

Harbor Road raises resident concerns

Merrymac Farm, a sanctuary for all

STAFF WRITER

“I don’t really half-ass anything and I don’t think my team does either,” Era MacDonald, owner and operator of Merrymac Farm Sanctuary, said as she leaned against a pile of hay, her warm voice and laughter lulling the nearby goats into a peaceful sleep.

The farm on Lime Kiln Road, a rural dirt road in Charlotte, is home to nearly 80 animals of all different varieties and breeds

— pigs, sheep, horses, ducks, goats, chickens, donkeys and bunnies — each carrying with them their own unique story of how they reached the sanctuary.

For MacDonald, Merrymac Farm is an extension of her natural born instinct to help animals and her sixth sense ability to communicate with them. Wherever MacDonald goes, there is sure to be a long line of farm animals following behind her, weaving in and out of her legs, waiting for a loving pat on the head.

“I’ve always been a huge animal lover

and I was always bringing animals home. I’m not really like Doctor Doolittle, but sort of,” she joked as she put out her hand toward a pig named Eli. “I really am a stray magnet.”

The mission of the animal sanctuary is to provide abandoned animals with permanent, healthy homes where they can live free of abuse or cruelty, while also providing education for the local and broader communities

The year-long debate over who owns a portion of Harbor Road near the Shelburne Shipyard resurfaced at a recent selectboard meeting, leaving some residents to fear what might happen if it’s turned into a private road.

The issue began over a year ago when Safe Harbor Marina, the Texas-based company that owns the historic Shelburne Shipyard, proposed a multimillion-dollar expansion that would increase its boat and dock capacity by 20 percent.

According to development review board meeting minutes, plans would create multiple improvements to the company’s 15.4acre property, including a relocation of the access road to the property’s southern end and the reconstruction of a clubhouse and administration building.

See HARBOR ROAD on page 13

LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY LEE KROHN

An eastern newt enjoys a rain-soaked rock on Mt. Philo in Charlotte.

Salamandering along

LIBERTY DARR

THE GOLDEN HOUR SUMMER

CONCERT SERIES

Free live music at the North Dock on Wednesdays while summer lasts. The show starts at 7pm.

AUGUST 23: SANCTUARY

AUGUST 30: NEON RAMBLERS

Find out more at BasinHarbor.com/music

Bike land demo project comes to Spear Street in September

Spear Street provides important connectivity within Shelburne and between Shelburne and South Burlington and Burlington. It is a route that is frequently used for non-motorized transportation. The Shelburne Bike and Pedestrian Paths Committee and Local Motion will hold a demonstration project designed to evaluate possible bike lane alternatives that might improve the experience for users.

A bike lane demonstration project will take place on both

sides of Spear Street between Caspian Lane and the Fisher Brothers Farm (Sisters of Anarchy ice cream) beginning on Friday, Sept. 1, and running for 10 days.

The purpose is to evaluate three different possible bike lane designs: buffered, delineator protected with closely spaced flex posts, and delineator protected with dispersed flex posts. The flex posts and painted buffered areas will be installed along this stretch of road on Aug. 30 and 31.

Evaluation forms will be made available so that users can provide feedback regarding their experience with the various configurations. Bikers, walkers and drivers are urged to complete these forms so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding bike lanes on Spear Street. For more information, go to localmotion.org/events. For questions, contact Susan Grasso at susan@localmotion.org or Barb Johnson at bvejohn@aol. com.

Sally Patrick Johnson, 94, died peacefully at the Wake Robin in Shelburne on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, with her family by her side.

Sally was born in Burlington on April 6, 1929, the daughter of Jane Howe and Robert Fleming Patrick. She attended Burlington Junior High and then the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Mass., graduating in 1947.

After graduating from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology in 1951, she moved to Seattle, Wash., and married fellow Northwestern student James H. Johnson of Oklahoma City.

They restored two houseboats in Seattle, and their son Stephen Patrick Johnson was born there in 1952.

Later Sally moved to New York City where she worked with book publishers Prentice Hall and MacMillan, going on to publish three anthologies with Harper & Row.

She was married to literary agent Max Gartenberg, before moving to the town she loved for a lifetime, Essex, N.Y.

In Essex she restored 11 old houses, all with great professional help. In 2009 she was recognized for this work by the Essex Community Heritage Organization and the Essex County Adirondack Garden Club.

She was a member of the Town of Essex Planning Board for 17 years, member of the Essex County Planning Board, Essex County Soil and Water District Board, and the boards of the Essex Community Heritage Organization and the Adirondack Land Trust. In 1988, she founded the Kelsey Trust, which continues to support the

environment, education, health, and children and families at risk in the Champlain Valley.

In 1999, while continuing to live in Essex, she became a parttime resident of Wake Robin, where she was a vigorous participant in the annual tag sale. She was very fond of the staff in the Linden Health Center, where she spent her final years, and they were fond of her.

Sally is survived and treasured by her son, Stephen and his wife, Paula Doherty Johnson; grandsons, Patrick and his wife, Shelsey Weinstein Johnson, and Samuel and his wife, Perry Blank; granddaughter, Susannah; great-granddaughters, Winifred and Fern, daughters of Patrick and Shelsey; sister, Harriet (Happy) Patrick and brother-in-law, Richard Cunningham of Charlotte; and much-loved nephews, cousins and their families.

A memorial service will be held in Essex, New York in the fall. Contributions in Sally’s memory may be made to Patient Choices Vermont, P.O. Box 671, Shelburne VT 05482; any chapter of Planned Parenthood; or any worthy charity.

Sally Patrick Johnson

Sally Patrick Johnson

CCV announces half-priced tuition for in-state students

LILLY KELLER CONTRIBUTOR

Vermont residents can now get a 50 percent discount on tuition for specific programs at the Community College of Vermont in the 2024 academic year through the Vermont Tuition Advantage Program.

The program, spearheaded by Gov. Phil Scott, aims to offer more education and training opportunities to Vermonters for in-demand jobs. The program offers seven associate degree programs and 14 certified programs, including STEM studies, clinical medical assisting and human services.

For the school’s president, Joyce Judy, the program has been a long time coming.

“It’s our responsibility to make sure that we’re offering the courses and the programs that Vermonters and Vermont businesses need because 95-96 percent of our students are Vermonters, they’re staying here, and they’re not going to move,” Judy said.

Scott proposed the program last December as an economic strategy to assist businesses and Vermonters. Judy said that the program will ensure that job vacancies throughout the state are filled.

“The incentive applies — or the half tuition applies — to those courses and

programs that support businesses in high-demand fields,” Judy said. “It’s a win for Vermonters because they’re getting the education they need, and it’s a win for employers because we need (qualified workers) to stay in Vermont.”

As Vermont’s second-largest college, CCV educates more than 10,000 students annually. It provides 12 associate degree programs and 22 career certificate programs. The college is known for being one of the most budget-friendly options in the state, charging $280 per credit for in-state students, compared to the University of Vermont’s $678 per credit.

Although it is surrounded by 21 other colleges within the state, Judy attributes the school’s prosperity to its parttime faculty and number of facilities across the state, including in Morrisville.

“We don’t have a central location, we have 12 different locations that are rooted in their communities, and they mirror their communities,” Judy said. “One of the things that makes us unique is we have 100 percent part time faculty. The students always compliment and say the faculty is so strong because they have so much practical experience.”

Throughout her 14 years as the president of CCV, along with 26 years prior at the

college, Judy has consistently advocated for improved access to higher education. With over 40 percent of CCV’s courses being offered online and at the 12 branches across the state, Judy highlighted the institution’s aim of nurturing committed and engaged learners rather than just focusing on success statistics.

While she can’t solely credit the school’s ongoing success and steady enrollment to its education model, given that community college enrollment has dropped almost 40

percent nationwide since 2010, Judy said that the pandemic and the state’s COVID-19 relief fund have allowed many Vermonters to allocate time and funds toward their education.

“What happened during COVID-19 is that there was a lot of federal money that came in and because it wasn’t necessarily related to employment, the government put a significant amount of money into providing people with the option to go to CCV,” Judy said.

Before the pandemic, Community College of Vermont had 5,104 students — a figure that leaves out students also attending classes at other institutions — enrolled for courses in the fall of 2019. In 2020, that number dropped by just two students. By fall 2022, the enrollment had increased to 5,544 students.

Following a 2021 survey of students who utilized COVID-19 funding, Judy found that over 90 percent of those who enrolled during the pandemic did it because they now had the time and money to pursue higher education.

“The tuition advantage program is in some ways a carry-over of that relief fund,” Joyce said. “It’s just one of those ways Vermont is continuing to address affordability.”

Current students in eligible programs can access the advantage program through course registration. New students can access the program by contacting their local CCV center and schedule a new student advising program.

“One of the things that makes us unique is we have 100 percent parttime faculty.”

— Joyce Judy

COURTESY PHOTO

Community College of Vermont president Joyce Judy.

CRIME & COURTS

Dealer caught with crack sentenced

MIKE DONOGHUE CORRESPONDENT

A Chittenden County drug dealer, who was caught with crack cocaine in his Shelburne motel room, has been sentenced in federal court to 27 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute drugs and the unlawful possession of a firearm by a multi-time convicted felon.

Van Vincent Thomas, 41, also had more than $40,000 in cash, a Ruger Redhawk .44-caliber

revolver with an obliterated serial number and 43 rounds of ammunition at the now closed Red Apple Motel on U.S. 7 near Bay Road during a court-ordered search by Homeland Security Investigations on March 23, 2022, records show.

They also seized about 2.5 ounces of crack cocaine in the raid.

Homeland Security agents and Milton police began a criminal investigation into Thomas in January 2022. They were monitoring him a month later when he drove

Shelburne

Total reported incidents: 79

Traffic stops: 12

Warnings and tickets: 13

Medical emergencies: 20

Mental health incidents: 7

Suspicious incidents: 14

Domestic incidents: 1

Agency, citizen assists: 11

Motor vehicle complaints: 3

Car crash: 8

Animal problem: 2

Theft: 1

Trespassing: 2

Alarms: 3

Pending investigations: 1

Police

with a companion from the Shelburne motel to the University Mall on Dorset Street in South Burlington where he sold $1,000 worth of crack cocaine to a confidential informant, court records show.

Thomas, who also is known as “Kevin,” had at least five felony convictions, including for sale of cocaine in Chittenden County in 2017 before the latest case began, court records show. As a convicted

Blotter: Aug. 7 - Aug. 14

Aug. 7 at 11:58 a.m., a retail theft was reported at Tractor Supply. Officers are investigating.

Aug. 7 at 9:49 p.m., a homeowner called police after finding a suspicious item on the boat in their yard. Officers met with the homeowner and removed what turned out to be a GPS tracker. It was not clear whether the tracker belonged to the homeowner.

Aug. 8 at 10:24 a.m., a Chesapeake Drive resident told police someone left their tires

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in a wooded area on his property, but that he was going to dispose of them himself.

Aug. 8 at 3:18 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle crash with some injuries on Shelburne Road. All patients refused transportation to the hospital.

Aug. 8 at 5:43 p.m., a two-vehicle crash with no injuries was reported on Executive Drive.

Aug. 8 at 6:05 p.m., police responded to a report of two women screaming at each other on Air Park Road. Officers mediated the dispute.

Aug. 8 at 7:26 p.m., a two-vehicle crash with no injuries was reported on Shelburne Road.

Aug. 9 at 5:33 a.m., police discovered a vehicle stolen from Burlington off Webster Lane near the tree line. Burlington police were notified, and the vehicle was removed.

Aug. 9 at 6:18 p.m., a two-vehicle crash with no injuries was reported on Shelburne Road.

Aug. 9 at 9:45 p.m., a two-vehicle crash with no injuries was reported on Shelburne and Marsett roads.

Aug. 10 at 12:12 a.m., a resident told police her juvenile son had yet to return home after dropping him off at a friend’s staying at the T-Bird Motel. Police located the friend and learned the juvenile was in Burlington.

Aug. 10 at 5:24 p.m., police responded to a call of a guest refusing to leave the Quality Inn and escorted them off the property.

Aug. 11 at 12:55 p.m., a caller on Athletic Drive told police his car had been vandalized.

Aug. 13 at 8:57 p.m., Shelburne police assisted the South Burlington Fire Department with a water rescue.

From top, Shelburne Fire Department chief Andrew Dickerson presents Craig Wooster with recognition for his 45 years of service. He also recognized engineer Greg Forsyth with his five-year service award, and Rookie of the Year Award to firefighter Michael Banerjee. Capt. Matt Kozlowski is presented with Officer of the Year Award by Lee Krohn.

SFD awards

Letters to the Editor

Newspapers must keep police, officials accountable

To the Editor:

It’s hard to imagine a more important role for the local newspaper — any newspaper — than covering the police.

The police are gun-carrying enforcers of the law. They can be intimidating, even scary. More so nowadays. The days of Mayberry are long over. Abuses of law enforcement’s immense power are well established.

We all know that feeling when an officer pulls us over and comes up to the window of our vehicle. Things could go very, very wrong. Particularly if you’re poor, or Black, or, for some reason, the officer has a grudge against you or even if the officer is just having a bad day.

So, when the Stowe police chief dismissed an officer recently, and the Lamoille County state’s attorney indicated that the officer’s conduct had been questionable, the newspapers of the Vermont Community Newspaper Group, which publishes Shelburne News, did exactly what it must. It sought to find out why.

When the newspaper was denied access to the information and appealed, the town sued the newspaper. The town lost.

It is a small but important victory. As it turns out, the officer in question was “untruthful” in a traffic stop. So, no wonder he was sent packing. And now, other communities where this police officer might seek employment have that valuable information at their disposal. No one else would have stepped up to advocate for openness. That role always falls on newspapers, despite the well-known economic difficulties they face.

The newspaper would have had plenty of reasons to just play along, kowtowing to the town’s obvious desire for secrecy. Tangling with the town’s bigwigs is expensive, might hurt a valuable working relationship, might even be bad for business as bigwigs talk to other bigwigs and use every leverage they have to punish their opponents.

But the newspaper fought for access and information, and it won. Well done.

Biddle Duke Springs, N.Y.

Duke was the former editor and publisher of The Stowe Reporter from 1998-2014.

Champlain Rightway, not Champlain Parkway

To the Editor:

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been circling the new roundabout on Shelburne Road in Burlington with ease. Other folks say the same. Wouldn’t it make sense if we had more roundabouts like the ones around Montpelier?

Studies have shown that roundabouts are safer than traditional stop sign or traffic signal-controlled intersections. They also reduce delays and improve traffic flow. Contrary to many peoples’ perceptions, roundabouts move traffic through an intersection more quickly, and with less congestion on approaching roads.

Finally, they are credited with reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Champlain Rightway has proposed three roundabouts along the Champlain Parkway plus wider bike lanes and walking paths. One of these roundabouts would occur just before Curtis Lumber on Pine Street and send cars over to Battery Street on the waterfront.

It’s called the Railyard Enterprise Project and has been in the works for years. This route would steer cars away from the densely settled King and Maple neighborhood, disproportionately harming low-income residents and people of color. This is one of the most densely racially diverse communities in the state.

The current project will result in a 37 percent increase in traffic in the MapleKing community. Plus, heavier traffic means higher risk to pedestrian safety. The Racial Justice Alliance opposes the current route through this neighborhood.

Another roundabout would be located in the south end of Burlington where City Market and Flynn Avenue meet. A third roundabout would be located where Pine Street ends at Queen City Park Road.

This dead end will have a major impact on people traveling to and from Burlington. Last summer, a group of residents who live in Queen City Park of South Burlington stood at the corner of Pine Street and Queen City Park Road with a road sign that read, “Pine Street DeadEnds Here.”

We passed out flyers informing motorists about the plan to dead-end Pine Street to make way for the Champlain Parkway. The drivers said it would be a major disruption. Some didn’t know about the Champlain Parkway and others said, “What’s wrong with the city?”

The Pine Street Coalition supports the Champlain Rightway. They are opposed to the Champlain Parkway because of increased traffic congestion, speed, noise, light pollution, increased air pollution and multiple traffic lights.

Tony Reddington was the mover and shaker behind the Pine Street Coalition. Years earlier, Reddington worked to stop a major highway through Keene, N.H., by using roundabouts as an alternative and his organization won the battle. He died this past year, but his battle for safer highways continues.

The Racial Justice Alliance and the Pine Street Coalition need to continue to fight the good fight to make the Parkway a safer and saner alternative.

DEALER

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felon it is illegal for him to possess a firearm or ammunition.

The government said his other four felony convictions stem from Michigan and include carrying a concealed weapon and three counts for the delivery and manufacture of drugs in 2004, 2009 and 2010, court records show.

Thomas worked jointly with two other defendants, Jonathan Arnold, 27, and Chad Dillion, 37, to distribute crack cocaine in the Chittenden County area, a sevencount federal indictment maintained.

Dillion, who now uses the first name “Cejai,” was provided both money and small amounts of crack cocaine in exchange for allowing Vincent and Arnold to initially set up their drug dealing business at her then-Milton home on Lamoille Terrace in January and February 2022, records show.

The crack cocaine was stored at the Dillion home and was sometimes sold there, records note. Dillion also sold drugs on behalf of Vincent, court records show.

Senior Federal Judge William K. Sessions III said Thomas would get credit for the 17 months he has been detained as a danger to the community while his felony indictment was resolved. Sessions

A summer graze

also explained that Thomas will be on supervised release by the U.S. Probation Office for three years once he is freed.

The judge imposed concurrent 27-month sentences for each felony and assessed $200 in court costs.

Arnold, who maintained Thomas was the “boss,” withdrew from the conspiracy in February 2022 and moved back to Michigan, Smith said in court papers.

Until his indictment in Vermont, Arnold’s only significant blemish on his record was a charge of carrying a concealed firearm when unlicensed in Michigan shortly before he came to Vermont, Smith wrote.

It appears he was on pre-trial release in the gun case when he committed the crimes in Vermont, Smith said. A Michigan court eventually imposed a one-year term on probation, and it appears the conviction has since been dismissed after completing a rehab program, court papers noted.

Dillion, who admitted to a crack cocaine sale earlier this year, was due for sentencing this month, but both sides agreed in June to give her a chance to enroll in the Federal Drug Court program in Burlington.

LETTERS

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Unfortunately, federal judge Geoffrey Crawford recently gave the go-ahead for construction to continue on the Champlain Parkway for a project that has been in the works for five decades. I’m angry that we are building a highway to nowhere — where we’ve

already cut down a forest, losing carbon in the process — and plan to run a highway through a poor neighborhood in a time when we should know better.

City leaders are complicit in allowing the current design of the Parkway to proceed. It’s as

if we are living in the past rather imagining what the future could bring. What can you do? Get involved and support the Champlain Rightway.

Ron Krupp South Burlington

PHOTO BY LEE KROHN

Sheep graze on a hillside at Meach Cove Farm.

Arts town meeting

COURTESY PHOTO

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and singer-songwriter Grace Potter recently hosted a town meeting on the arts in South Burlington with young Vermont artists and Vermonters from across the state. The events featured performances by Potter, as well as up-and-coming Vermont artists. Following the performances, the musicians joined Sanders and Potter for a panel discussion about how to advance the arts in Vermont and create more opportunities for young Vermont artists.

Student Milestones

Mackenzie Marcus of Shelburne made St. Lawrence University’s dean’s list for the spring semester. Marcus has also been granted a St. Lawrence University fellowship to perform research on campus this summer.

Jack Scotnicki IV of Shelburne graduated from St. Lawrence University. Scotnicki majored in economics and business in the liberal arts.

Charles Averill of Shelburne graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management, this spring.

Matthew Ireland of Shelburne made Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

Caitlyn Southworth of Shelburne made Stonehill College’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

Adam Tuhacek of Shelburne made Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

Jackson Townsend of Shelburne made the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

Brendan Tivnan of Shelburne made Tufts University’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

The following students from Shelburne recently graduated from Tufts University: Kyle Bergeron, summa cum laude with a degree in biology; and Brendan Tivnan, summa cum laude with a degree in computer science.

The following students from Shelburne have been named to the Champlain College dean’s list: Miles Bosma and Gerrit Pottmeyer

Olivia Fewell of Shelburne made the Champlain College trustee’s and president’s list for the spring semester.

The following students from Shelburne earned bachelor’s degrees from the University of Vermont this spring: Jacob Abel

Palmer, anthropology; Joshua Ashooh, mechanical engineering; Josie Beeken, anthropology; Charles Bernicke, parks, recreation and tourism; Cooper Bolduc, biomedical engineering; Aidan Bundock, biological science; Peter Cockayne, biomedical engineering; Lily Donnelly, global studies; Joanna Engisch, professional nursing; Meghan Gilwee, professional nursing; Oona Gourlay, human development and family studies; Meredith Gove, business administration; Michele Guyette, community and international development; Sara Kelley, human development and family studies; Samuel Langdon, computer science; Talia Loiter, environmental science; Maxwell Perrotto, cum laude, data science; Boaz Pike, magna cum laude, business administration; Ed Precourt, business administration; Emma Rosenau, environmental science; Teddi Simons, biology; Andrew Snell, computer science; James Williamson, political science.

Jake Schaefer of Shelburne graduated from The University of Tampa. Schaefer graduated with a Bachelor of Science in sport management.

Ian Rider of Shelburne made Rochester Institute of Technology’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

Ursula W. Zia of Shelburne made Clark University’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

Joseph DuBrul of Shelburne made Norwich University’s president list for the spring semester.

River Mitchell of Shelburne made Springfield College’s dean’s list for the spring semester.

Richard Hall of Shelburne graduated from Stonehill College following the spring semester.

Meagan Keefe of Shelburne graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in public relations and strategic communications.

Shelburne Day Saturday

Shelburne Day, the beloved annual tradition held in conjunction with the weekly farmers market, returns this Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., on the Parade Ground.

The celebration allows for members of the Shelburne Business and Professional Association to showcase their products to the community.

In addition to the farmers market and other vendors, the day will be filled with loads of kid and family activities, games and music.

Bart Feller will play from 9-10 a.m. The Avery Cooper Duo will follow from 10 a.m.-noon., with the Connor Brien Trio from noon-1 p.m.

Also, Michael Clough will bring his birds of prey to Pierson Library at 11 a.m. He’ll have hawks, owls and falcons on hand to meet.

PHOTOS BY LEE KROHN

A solo art show, “I Am Your Playground,” features drawings by Christine Mitchell Adams and will be on display on the first floor of the Pierson Library in Shelburne from Aug. 26 to Sept. 30.

The show is open during library hours.

“I Am Your Playground” explores the shifting sense of self and identity as a parent or caregiver within the lens of play. As a parent, your body is often at the mercy of your child’s play and exploration. You become a jungle gym to climb, a bridge to crawl under, a pony to ride on, a doll to dress up, a road to drive cars on or playdough to manipulate.

Through her drawings, Adams depicts a variety of these very physical identities

Celebrate Shelburne Day

Shelburne Parade Ground

Celebrate Shelburne Day

Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9 to 2

while also exploring their emotionality. There is the mental, emotional and physical toll of the invisible labor of caregiving and parenting. Simultaneously, the fierce love and connection that is built through physical touch and being the safe space helps to foster a child’s expansive imagination.

It is Adams’ hope is that this body of work prompts conversation for anyone wishing to engage: as our identities shift as parents, how does that influence our sense of self within and outside of our caregiving role? As we focus on the development and growth of our children and create environments for them to thrive, how do we also nurture our own growth?

Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9 to 2

Celebrate Shelburne Day

Shelburne Parade Ground

Shelburne Parade Ground

Celebrate Shelburne Day!

Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9 to 2

Shelburne Parade Ground

Celebrate Shelburne Day

Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9 to 2

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All your favorite vendors from Shelburne Farmers Market

Shelburne Parade Ground

Shelburne Parade Ground

Local businesses displaying their wares, explaining their services and serving delicious food.

Many local businesses display their wares, explain their services, and serve delicious food.

Many local businesses display their wares, explain their services, and serve delicious food.

Many local businesses display their wares, explain their services, and serve delicious

All your favorite vendors from Shelburne Farmers Market

All your favorite vendors from Shelburne Farmers Market

Many local businesses display their wares, explain their services, and serve delicious food.

All your favorite from Shelburne Market

Enjoy live entertainment by local musicians.

Entertainment by local musicians

Many local businesses display their wares, explain their services, and serve delicious food.

Buy a Golf Ball Drop ticket from Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotarian ... and head over to the Little League Ball Field at 2 o’clock to see who wins.

Buy a Golf Ball Drop ticket from Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotarian ... and head over to the Little League Ball Field at 2 o’clock to see who wins.

Buy a Golf Ball Drop ticket from Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotarian ... and head over to the Little League Ball Field at 2 o’clock

animals ... take-home craft projects ... and face painting

Fun for kids -- Farm animals ... take-home craft projects ... and face painting

Fun for kids -- Farm animals ... take-home

All your favorite vendors from Shelburne Farmers Market

All your favorite vendors from Shelburne Farmers Market.

Fun for kids animals ... craft projects face painting

Fun for kids! Take home craft projects, face painting.

Fun for kids -- Farm animals ... take-home craft projects ... and face painting

Sponsor: Shelburne Business and Professional Association

Entertainment by local musicians Sponsor:

Entertainment by local musicians Sponsor: Shelburne Professional Buy a Golf Ball Drop ticket from Charlotte

“I Am Your Canvas,” Christine Mitchell Adams, 2023, graphite and street chalk.

‘I Am Your Playground’ now showing at Pierson Library

Shelburne Parks & Rec News

Registration for fall youth and adult programs will open on Monday, Aug. 21, at 8 a.m.

See the complete list at shelburnevt. org/160/parks-recreation.

Preschool soccer

Designed especially for children 3-5 years of age with the idea that children naturally want to have fun, led by Soccer Roots.

Age-appropriate games let them enjoy the game and learn basic skills without putting pressure on winning or competition. Kids also learn to work cooperatively with others. It’s a great first experience.

Limited to 15 participants per session. Shelburne residents only. Parent volunteer helpers are welcome.

Registration opens Aug. 21. Registration deadline is Sept. 5. Session dates are

Fridays, Sept. 8 to Oct. 6.

Session A runs from 3:30-4:15 p.m.; session B, 4:30-5:15 p.m. Cost is $85, and the location is the Harbor Road soccer field, 166 Athletic Drive.

Kindergarten mini-mites soccer

Join coaches from Soccer Roots for a fun and active soccer clinic on Saturday mornings this fall. Participants will learn and practice basic soccer skills while engaging in age-appropriate activities and games. This program will take place on Shelburne Community School soccer fields and is for residents only.

Maximum 20 kids per session. Registration opens Aug. 21. Registration deadline is Sept. 5. Session dates are Saturdays, Sept. 9 to Oct. 7.

The cost is $65. Session A is from 8-9 a.m.; session B, 8-10 a.m.

Waterfowl hunts

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It’s time to apply for waterfowl hunting permits for both the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison and Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area. Download the applications at vtfishandwildlife.com. Applications must be submitted no later than Aug. 25.

Vermont bear hunting season gets underway in September

Bear hunting season starts in September.

Vermont has two bear hunting seasons. The early season, which requires a special bear tag, starts Sept. 1, and continues through Nov. 10 with one exception. Nonresident hunters using dogs cannot start bear hunting until Sept. 15.

The late bear season runs Nov. 11-19. A hunter may only take one bear during the year.

In addition to a hunting license, a bear hunter using a bow or crossbow must have a prior or current bow license or a certificate proving completion of a bow hunter education course.

The hunter must field dress the bear before taking it to a reporting station. It is also legal to skin the bear and cut it up to carry it out of the woods. Although the bear must be reported within 48 hours, the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife urges doing so quickly to cool the meat.

The hunter must also collect and submit a pre-molar tooth from the bear at the time the bear is reported or within 30 days. The tooth provides important data on the age structure and size of the bear population.

Upon the request of a game warden,

a person harvesting a bear is required to return to the kill site with a game warden.

“Bears will be feeding along power lines and in forest openings and old fields where berries and apples can be found as well as in forested beech and oak stands,” Mark Scott, Vermont’s director of wildlife, said. “They also are likely to be feeding on standing corn.”

Scott says Vermont’s regulated legal bear hunting seasons help manage the population and that bears are now abundant statewide except in Grand Isle County.

Scott says with bears being so abundant, this is a great opportunity for hunters who have never hunted bear to do so this year. He says properly prepared bear meat is highly nutritious. The key to successfully securing good meat is to skin the bear as soon as possible and process it immediately if you do not have access to a large cooler.

Scott said hunters should refrain from shooting a bear with cubs and bears observed in groups as they are usually made up of sows with cubs. “Black bear cubs are dependent on their mother through the following spring. It is important to maintain these family groups,” he said.

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Community Notes

Chamber musicians offer ‘New Sounds from Paris’

All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne hosts the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival Thursday, Aug. 24, at noon, with a pre-concert talk at 10:30 a.m.

Musicians will perform a program of “New Sounds from Paris” featuring the works of Ravel, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Debussy, and featuring Soovin Kim, Paul Watkins, the Parker Quartet, and more.

All Souls is located at 419 Bostwick Road. More at lccmf.org

Shelburne church hosts Red Cross blood drive

Give the lifesaving gift of blood at the Shelburne community blood drive sponsored by St. Catherine of Siena Parish is holding a blood drive Tuesday, Sept. 19, noon-5 p.m., 72 Church St., Shelburne.

To sign up, call 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org and enter Shelburne to schedule an appointment. Appointments are strongly recommended as walk-ins cannot always be accommodated.

If you are an eligible type O, B - or A - donor, consider making a power red donation. Red blood cells are the most transfused blood component.

Contact Laureen with any questions at lmathon104@gmail. com.

Art from incarcerated artists displayed at Rokeby Rokeby Museum’s new seasonal exhibition, “Finding Hope Within: Healing & Trans-

formation through the Making of Art within the Carceral System,” features a gallery talk Sunday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m., at the museum in Ferrisburgh.

The show displays artwork created by incarcerated artists through collaboration between an artist on the “inside” and an allied artist on the outside who may have access to a wider range of mediums and tools. Each piece speaks to the ideas of healing, forgiveness and growth.

The show runs through Oct. 14.

Shelburne resident performs in ‘The Loyals’

Olivia Miller of Shelburne, a student at Emerson College, participated in the school’s production of “The Loyals,” a comedy about treason that took place this spring at the Semel Theatre in Boston.

Set in a divided young country during a revolution, the play follows a bright, 18-year-old socialite who becomes the wife of infamous war-hero-turned-traitor Benedict Arnold. Together they set

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Maplewood/Irving Oil Late Model victory lane from Aug. 11, from left, top rookie Kaiden Fisher of Shelburne in third, winner Chris Roberts and Brandon Lanphear of Morrisville in second. Wolcott’s Marcel J. Gravel placed fourth, and Bobby Therrien of Hinesburg came in 7th place.

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about the well-being of animals and to promote a culture of equity between animals, people and the planet.

“I’ve always at the heart come back to education,” she said. “The only way that I feel like we can make some change in the world is to educate, letting people see animals that they don’t usually get to see in a world where they’re not being raised for meat or being used for some purpose. They get to just live here.”

Although the farm has been running as a nonprofit sanctuary for less than a year, the group has been part of the rehabilitation process for two of the most widely recognized neglect cases seen this year.

The first situation concerned the deplorable living conditions for a group of baby goats at a farm in Charlotte last year.

“Our goats came in from the Charlotte case,” MacDonald said. “They have what’s called CAE (caprine arthritis encephalitis). These goats in the normal goat world would be put to sleep.”

The goats that Merrymac Farm received were in such severe condition with foot rot and other diseases that they were forced to regularly walk on their knees.

“You’re only going to get that if you live in such deplorable, gross conditions,” she said.

The second case happened just last month when two severely starved horses, Honey and Romeo, were rescued from Leicester, a situation MacDonald and vets on site said was the worst starvation case they had ever seen.

“The ranking of starvation goes from one to nine and basically below one, you’re dead. Honey was a one. Realistically she probably was like a point three, but they don’t do that,” MacDonald said. “Romeo was a two and a half. They both had heart murmurs and they both were severely dehydrated.”

Even though the horses now remain in the farm’s care, the road to recovery is just as difficult and worrysome as the first day they arrived on the farm.

“You can kill them by rehydrating them too quickly,” she said. “You can kill them by giving them salt. You can kill them by feeding them too quickly. So your instinct is always to help things and feed them right away but the whole process is a very slow process.”

With the help of a vet and steady rehabilitation efforts, Honey and Romeo are both gaining weight, but MacDonald said they’re not out of the woods yet.

“The last few nights are the first nights I’ve actually almost slept through the night,” she said last week. “Yesterday morning was the first day I came out here and Honey had some shavings on her body and

I think that she laid down and actually got up on her own.”

A sanctuary for everyone

The farm runs with the help of minimal staff and a whole lot of volunteers. It’s a true labor of love, not just from MacDonald but also those who help out with everyday maintenance.

With dozens of volunteers funneling in and out every month, MacDonald said that there are multiple times a week some volunteers come in just for their own mental health.

“It’s become not only a sanctuary for animals, but it’s sort of a sanctuary for people as well,” she said. “We have a lot of volunteers in their 60s and 70s, and I’m always like, ‘Look, if you’re having an off day, or your body doesn’t feel like it, you can clean stalls, just come and bring your coffee and spend time.’”

She’s learned that although the animals on the farm need lots of care and attention, more often than not, people come in because they need the animals too.

“There were teenagers last year that were coming from Champlain Valley Union just to sit,” she said. “Life was telling them that they needed to come be with the goats and, of course, the goats needed them.”

State process

As far as the state process regarding animal neglect and cruelty, it is slightly more complicated, said MacDonald.

“The game wardens or the police cover it,” she said. “Basically, it comes down to calling 911.”

Each county or town has an animal control officer to investigate cases of neglect, but the positions are oftentimes on a volunteer basis and if they are paid, it is very minimal.

“It’s a dangerous job, honestly,” she said. “It’s not a sought-after job, because you’re literally knocking on someone’s house to like, ‘Do you have a dog license for your dogs?’ Or, ‘Are you feeding your dogs?’ You’re not a law enforcement person, you are a volunteer or minimally paid person that we should all be grateful that anyone wants to do.”

For MacDonald, she said the first steps to implementing change is statewide education, awareness and mustering support from residents. She said she is aware of multiple grassroots projects calling upon the Legislature to make needed changes.

“The Honey case has proven that people absolutely care about the welfare and the awareness of cruelty to an animal,” she said. “People have come out of the woodwork to support her.”

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Honey, just days after being rescued, gets initial care from the team at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary.

Among a slew of environmental and safety concerns, the Harborwood Shores Property Owners Association — a group of 31 people who own property next to the shipyard — raised concerns over Safe Harbor Marina’s original application that claimed it owned a 0.14-mile stretch of Harbor Road just north of Chateaugay Road.

“The first time that this road was ever marked as private property conclusively was with the engineering construction drawings that were submitted with the shipyard,” association member Annemarie Curley said at the selectboard meeting last week. “We haven’t seen any of the material that actually backs up how they arrived at that decision.”

Although several decades of history claim that portion as a town road, town manager Matt Lawless said that the oldest property transaction from 1828 shows it may have not always been this way.

“The oldest historical argument that could be made on the shipyard’s behalf is to stick with the original survey from 1828,” he said.

A more recent 1966 case involving the town and the shipyard found that the public status of Harbor Road was never contested.

Lawless said the town’s legal counsel explained that since the town has been plowing and strip-

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ing and maintaining this road for many years, as far up as the current gate of the shipyard, the road could be considered a de facto public highway.

“That is reflected in the current state highway maps. Every year we get a map from the state confirming the town road system, and it does go all the way out around that hook and has for several decades, to the 1960s at least,” he said.

Some neighbors fear that should the road become a private drive, cars will be forced to turn down Chateaugay Road, creating unnecessary increased traffic flow and safety hazards for the nearby neighborhood.

“One of my chief concerns is that because of the car dealerships on Shelburne Road, everyone loves to test drive their car right down to the end of Shelburne Point and now they’re going to test drive it right through our neighborhood,” former homeowner

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association member Mary Kehoe said. “It’s just not safe to have everybody turn down our neighborhood.”

Paul Goodrich, the town’s superintendent for over 50 years, is in favor of the property transfer and sees the use of town resources to maintain this potentially private road as a significant liability and waste of time.

“We’ve been plowing it, we did everything down there from day one,” said Goodrich. “There’s a lot of liability sitting down there for the town of Shelburne right now.”

He explained that the seawall on the beach just off Harbor Road

is “ready to cave in,” and when it inevitably does, “that isn’t a 50-cent project, it’s millions,” he said. “The best thing (the town) can do now is let the shipyard own it immediately.

As a taxpayer, I am a little upset that this wasn’t taken care of before.”

Mark Lurvey, general manager of the Shipyard, wasn’t at the meeting, but Goodrich said Lurvey and his team are ready to take immediate ownership of the road.

But members of the homeowner’s association said they have also been in communication with Lurvey, and the shipyard is redoing its plans.

“They’re going to keep the existing road and they wanted to keep it as is so that really changes the makeup of the plans and what their intentions were for that area,” Curley said. Lurvey could not be reached for comment, but development review board coordinator Kit Luster did confirm the original application is still awaiting Act 250 review and has not been withdrawn.

Lawless said that the discussion has not yet reached a point of action, and the selectboard advised him to seek legal guidance on options for a way forward.

“There are all sorts of things they want to do there to develop it,” said homeowner association member Mary Hurley. “If you find that that’s their road, they could shut it down and just make it a pedestrian walk park for their Shipyard. There’s a lot more involved, it’s not just a seawall issue. It’s an issue of proper ownership.”

Notice of Public Hearings to be held September 6, 2023, 7:00 PM Town Center Meeting Room #1 and Remote Meeting via Zoom

Shelburne’s Highway Department has an immediate opening for a full-time Mechanic/Truck Driver. This position is responsible for the maintenance of all Town vehicles and other machinery and equipment. The successful candidate will also operate trucks and other equipment, in addition to plowing snow.

A high school diploma or equivalent and five years of experience; CDL or the ability to obtain a CDL; Vermont State Vehicle Inspection License; and background check are required. A full job description is available at http://www.shelburnevt.org/237/Human-Resources. Salary range $28-$30/hr., generous benefit package, vacation and sick time, and paid holidays.

Submit resume or application to: Susan Cannizzaro at scannizzaro@shelburnevt.org. Equal Opportunity Employer

SUB 21-01R1/FBZ 21-01R1 – Application by David Shenk and the Howard Center for Final Plan Amendment to correctly locate utility easements. Subject property at 4309 Shelburne Road is in the Mixed-Use District, Stormwater Overlay, and SR-FBOD Mixed Use Neighborhood Character District.

SUB 11-03R2 – Application by NPC Processing for Site Plan Amendment to expand existing commercial building by 6,200 square feet. Subject property at 97 Executive Drive is in the Commerce and Industry District and Stormwater Overlay District.

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TOWN OF SHELBURNE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

“The best thing the town can do now is let the shipyard own it immediately. As a taxpayer, I am a little upset that this wasn’t taken care of before.”

— Paul Goodrich

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The week-long bait drop is a cooperative effort between Vermont and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to stop the spread of the potentially fatal disease.

Rabies is a deadly viral disease of the brain that infects mammals. It is most often seen in raccoons, skunks, foxes, and bats, but unvaccinated pets and livestock can also get rabies.The virus is spread through the bite of an infected animal or contact with its

saliva. If left untreated, rabies is almost always fatal in humans and animals. However, treatment with the rabies vaccine is nearly 100 percent effective when given soon after a person is bitten by a rabid animal.

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

According to wildlife officials, rabid animals often show a change in their normal behavior, but you cannot tell whether an animal has rabies simply by looking at it. People should not touch or pick up wild animals or strays – even baby animals.

ARIES

March 21 - April 20

Do not ght your emotions over the next few days, Aries. You need to embrace your feelings or you might not grow in your relationships. Show everyone the true you.

TAURUS

April 21 - May 21

Taurus, capture all of your great ideas on paper or in digital form to refer to later on. You’re feeling creative right now, and soon you can turn this into projects that have legs.

GEMINI

May 22 - June 21

Time isn’t on your side right now, Gemini. You may wonder how you can add hours to the day, but you must make due with the time you have.

CANCER

June 22 - July 22

Cancer, you are seemingly more irresistible than ever before and you’re not quite sure what to do about this newfound attention. You may want to retreat, but enjoy the limelight.

LEO

July 23 - Aug. 23

Leo, roll with whatever energy you feel coming off of the people around you. If everyone is subdued, then take that cue. If others are revved up, then you will want to light your own re.

VIRGO

Aug. 24 - Sept. 22

Hush your inner critic, Virgo. You are doing the best possible job you can at this time. You’re simply too hard on yourself and you need to cut yourself some slack.

LIBRA

Sept. 23 - Oct. 23

People do not operate as ef ciently when they are running on fumes caused by stress, Libra. It’s time to slow down and let others handle things for a change.

SCORPIO

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22

Scorpio, lately you have taken on the role of project manager and it ts you perfectly. Even though you’re juggling multiple tasks and details, somehow things will work out ne.

SUDOKU

Here’s How It Works:

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

CROSSWORD

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 23 - Dec. 21

You’re usually content being the world explorer, Sagittarius. However, lately you nd the most comfort sticking closer to home. Do whatever makes you happy.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22 - Jan. 20

Capricorn, fantasy keeps moving closer to reality for you this week. Don’t count out any of those dreams you have been having as they may be inspiration for new plans.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 21 - Feb. 18

You cannot help being unusually focused on all of the little details, Aquarius. It could be a way to quiet your mind, which has been running nonstop for a few weeks.

PISCES

Feb. 19 - March 20

This could be your chance to indulge a little more, Pisces. Whether it’s a big purchase or a night out on the town, do not resist the opportunity to get out and have fun.

CLUES ACROSS

1. Civil rights organization

5. Calendar month (abbr.)

8. Monetary unit of Burma

11. Twyla __, US dancer

13. Everything included

14. “Antman” actor Rudd

15. Italian city

16. Nowhere to be found

17. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls

18. Turkish of cer

20. Perform on stage

21. Ribosomal ribonucleic acid

22. Canadian coastal provinces

25. Furnishes anew

30. Edible mollusk

31. No seats available

32. Garden gurine

33. Two-legged support

38. Rest here please (abbr.)

41. In a silly way

43. One from the Golden State

45. Photographers

48. Native religionn in parts of China

49. Dickens character

50. Brodway actress Daisy

55. Ancient Greek sophist

56. Undivided

57. Daniel __, French composer

59. Nocturnal S. American rodent

60. Rusty

61. Jewish spiritual leader

62. Patti Hearst’s captors

63. Popular global holiday (abbr.)

64. Tall, slender plant

CLUES DOWN

1. Defunct US energy company

2. Fellow

3. It’s issued from volcanoes

4. Type of acid

5. Winged nut

6. Arouses

7. Things are served on it

8. San Diego ballplayer

9. Currency and a Chinese dynasty

10. __ mater, one’s school

12. Exclamation that denotes disgust

14. Hairstyle

19. Supreme ancient Egyptian god

23. They __

ANSWERS

24. Connecting line on a map

25. Mock

26. One point north of due east

27. Chinese philosophical principle

28. Type of tree

29. Persuade to do something

34. A place for travelers to rest

35. National Gallery of Art designer

36. Panamaniaan province

37. Field force unit (abbr.)

39. Whalers’ tool

40. Simply

41. Nigerian City

42. Not one

44. Obstruct

45. Political plot

46. Manila hemp plant

47. Dough made from corn our

48. Fishes by letting the bob y

Swiss river

Plant that makes gum

A French abbot

One point east of northeast

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out to undo America.

Miller is a design and technology major set to graduate in 2025.

Shelburne veterans receive Quilts of Valor

On Aug. 23 five veterans from Shelburne were presented with their Quilts of Valor by representatives of the Quilts of Valor Foundation.

The quilts recognize veterans for their service to the nation.

Awardees and their branch of service are Al Dunbar, U.S. Air Force; Dan Bean, U.S. Navy; Fritz Horton, U.S. Air Force; Bill Ballado, U.S. Air Force; and Ernie Goodrich, U.S. Navy.

Enjoy Age Well meals at Charlotte Senior Center

The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, Aug.17, is from 10-11 a.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road, and features cavatappi with cheese and Canadian bacon, diced beets, broccoli florets, wheat roll, Craisin and date cookies and milk.

You must have pre-registered by the prior Monday at 802-4256345 or meals@charlotteseniorcentervt.org

Birds of prey come to Shelburne Day

The meal on Thursday, Aug. 24, features turkey vegetable burger with sauce, rice with lentils, Brussel sprouts, wheat bread, birthday pound cake and milk.

The meal on Thursday, Aug. 31, features pork loin with sauce, mashed potatoes, spinach, wheat biscuit, apple cake, and milk.

The meal on Thursday, Sept. 7, features chicken marsala with mushroom sauce, diced potatoes, peas and onions, potato roll with butter, pumpkin Craisin cookie and milk.

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

Local children get new library cards

The following kids recently received new library cards at the Pierson Library in Shelburne: Emma Hanley, 8 Olivia Hanley, 6 Guy Seligman, 7 Billy Ayers, 6 Teddy Schottel, 7 Jett Nowlan, 5 Maya Coakley, 7 Presley Miller, 8 Isabella McIntire, 7 Lucy Bloom, 5

Homestead offers talk on

‘Writing Historic Fiction’

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum hosts “Writing Historic Fiction” on Sunday, Aug. 20, at

2 p.m. with local author Angela Moody.

Moody will provide insight into how one begins to write historic fiction, so the program is ideal for anyone considering writ-

ing historic fiction or for those who are curious about the writing process.

Admission is free but donations are appreciated.

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On Shelburne Day, Michael Clough will bring his birds of prey to the library, Saturday, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. Meet hawks, owls and falcons. There is no registration necessary for this event. A scavenger hunt will also be held.