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The South Burlington School Board appointed Tim Warren last week to fill its vacant seat.

Warren is a Vermont native and has lived in South Burlington for 25 years. He attended the University of Vermont and was a paraeducator at South Burlington High School from 1994 until 1998 working in the special education department.

Currently, he is lead instructional designer at GE Healthcare, where he has been since 2006.

“For the last 25 years I’ve actually been on the corporate side as an instructional designer and a trainer and course developer, so I have quite a bit of experience with course development tools,” he told the board last Wednesday.

School Board member Bryan Companion resigned in September, leaving an open seat.

Warren has been a familiar face at school board meetings this year and has three children whose educations were spent entirely in the school district.

“I am interested in filling the current school board vacancy as an opportunity to contribute back to the community,” he wrote in his application. “My family has relied on the effort and dedication of others to accomplish much of the hard work that ensures our district is one of the best in the state. If I am able to give back to the district by supporting the board as a temporary

New councilor won’t seek seat in March

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The South Burlington girls’ field hockey team hoist the trophy into the air after winning the Division I crown against Rice on Sunday. See story on page 18.

COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

Larry Kupferman, the newly appointed member of the South Burlington City Council, said he will not seek reelection in March and will only remain on the council for the four-month term.

Kupferman, who previously served as vice chair of the city’s natural resources and conservation committee and as chair of the Housing Trust Fund Committee, was selected out of a group of 10 other candidates to replace former councilor Tyler Barnes.

One of the questions during candidate interviews, conducted by councilors Meaghan Emery and Andrew Chalnick, was whether they would seek reelection

come March.

“I said, ‘Well, it wouldn’t be for me, because I really don’t plan on seeking the seat,’” he said. “In fact, I don’t really think it’s great practice of appointing people for incumbency purposes.”

The city council received 10 applications. Among Kupferman, other applicants included Lydia Diamond, Laurie Smith, former councilor Paul Engels, John Killacky, Michael Scanlan, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Jim Knapp, Linda Bailey and Chris Trombly.

Emery, who with Chalnick, spent a week interviewing candidates, said that during the interview process she felt “very committed to that kind of pact that we make with our voters — that they are to choose

who their representatives are.”

“Several of the candidates stated that they wanted to run in March. Larry did not,” Emery said. “Larry said, ‘No, I am not here to make a mark. I’m not here to accomplish an agenda. I’m here just to help get you through these next four months. Then I’ll go back to my previous commitments.’”

Kupferman will replace Barnes, who was first elected in March 2023 after beating out Engels by only 212 votes to fill the seat vacated by Matt Cota.

Barnes said he was motivated to run for council to “help ensure that the city will provide our children with the same oppor-

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Construction of walk-bike bridge over interstate now on for 2024 LEAH GOLDING COMMUNITY NEWS SERVICE

Construction on the walk-bike bridge known as the East-West Crossing in South Burlington is expected to start at the end of 2024, with a target opening two years later, city leaders say.

The $14.5 million project, which would see a bridge for cyclists and pedestrians stretch over Interstate 89, has been in development for years now and aims to address one of the riskiest tracts of road in the state.

Design work is about 60 percent finished, according to Ilona Blanchard, the city’s community development director, and a study is underway to determine connection points between the bridge and existing walk and bike lanes and sidewalks.

“We have to do good planning for what happens on both sides of the bridge — does it all match up?

Does it all feel comfortable? Is it connected to where people want to go?” Bryan Davis, senior transportation planner for South Burlington, said.

Blanchard expects construction of the bridge to zip by and said the project is on track to open in 2026.

“It’s going to add to the community on so many levels,” Blanchard said. “It is a very multi-dimensional project. It really creates a strong East-West travel corridor for people who are walking and biking.”

The proposed route would start near the University of Vermont campus in Burlington and cross I-89 close to the Williston Road bridge over the highway, connect-

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A draft of the proposed design of the I-89 walk-bike bridge in South Burlington.

ing Burlington with South Burlington.

The project is partially funded by a $9.8 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant — a competitive annual award from the federal Department of Transportation.

South Burlington is paying a significant amount for the project, said city councilor Meaghan Emery.

Blanchard said officials are still looking for gap funding.

The federal grant program gives money specifically to projects that reduce carbon emissions and support underprivileged populations, Emery said.

“I feel very strongly that we have to really invest in making it possible for people to get out

of their cars and also for people who don’t have cars to be able to get from point A to point B,” said Emery.

In a 2018 report put out by the city and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, over 75 percent of respondents indicated that they feel “very uncomfortable” walking or biking across the existing Williston Road bridge, which extends over the cloverleaf interchange west of Dorset Street.

“I biked across there once and I said, ‘Never again,’ Emery said.

“It’s incredibly dangerous to bike down Williston Road. I did not feel comfortable doing it.”

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Emery hopes the planned structure’s sleek design will also help put South Burlington on the map.

“Oftentimes when South Burlington is noted in the press — like the national press — it shows Church Street in Burlington, so we really need our own symbol,” Emery said.

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But in his resignation, he said a recent promotion by his employer required his family move out of Vermont, a “difficult decision” that he said his role as city councilor only compounded.

Emery said that Kupferman’s committee experience, as well as his work on previous capital improvement plans further influenced the council’s decision.

Through his work in both housing and conservation, Kupferman “straddles what has been a contentious debate over at least a decade by being pro-housing and pro-conservation,” Emery said.

“I found him to be someone who bridged a divide and did not take the choice away from the people,” she said.

Kupferman, a Queen City Park resident, has also served as the treasurer for the Sara Holbrook Community Center. He was the coordinator for the local disaster shelter initiative with the Vermont and New Hampshire Upper Valley American Red Cross and was the director of Burlington’s Community and Economic Development Office. In 2011, he was recognized by City Market Onion River Co-op with a Community Service Award for his contributions to the Burlington community.

While Kupferman said in an

interview that his interest in the council was to make sure “the city can get a budget passed and hear from people about it,” as well as addressing more shortterm issues like the city plan, he will almost certainly be involved in other long-term issues for the city — from climate change to the city’s charter committee work, and more.

“We were honored to receive 10 statements of interest in serving on the City Council,” city manager Jessie Baker said. “We look forward to working with councilor Kupferman in this new capacity as we consider the city plan and the upcoming fiscal year municipal budget.”

New councilor on housing, climate change, and more COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

Larry Kupferman, South Burlington’s recently appointed city councilor, will not seek reelection when his four-month term ends in March. But he will nonetheless be involved in some of the most important issues facing the city in the coming months.

From the city’s work on climate change to its efforts to strike a balance between housing and conservation, Kupferman will join four other councilors — council chair Helen Riehle, Meaghan Emery, Tim Barritt and Andrew Chalnick — in tackling these issues.

Kupferman was interviewed by The Other Paper on his appointment, and his opinion on issues facing the city.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Question: There is this debate in the city and the state about the balance between building housing and conservation efforts.

Given you have experience in both of those worlds, I just wanted to ask your thoughts on that debate overall. How do you balance those two needs?

Larry Kupferman: There’s definitely a tension between the two. There is in Vermont, something called the housing and conservation board — the state plays a role in this as well. I think it’s a well-established example in our state that the two may not go hand in hand, but there’s certainly room for development, where appropriate, and for conservation where appropriate.

I think that the two work very well together, if you can clearly identify where the housing is supposed to go, and where the conservation is supposed to be.

Some things may get in the way

of that, such as people owning property. There are always property rights. That’s where your land development regulations come in, and I think South Burlington has played a very good role in balancing those two things.

Q: The city has made it a point to do their part in tackling climate change. Your predecessor Tyler Barnes on leaving office suggested it might be a delicate balance to strike to focus on climate change and put money towards it, while also ensuring services and taxes remain stable.

Do you have any thoughts on that?

LK: I’m probably a little more in line with understanding that we need to make some changes here pretty soon. It’s going to be costly, there’s no way around it. How we pay for it, I’m way open for discussion. I know people are burdened by the property tax. This is why I’m really interested in conservation because I think there’s real value in maintaining open space for climate mitigation purposes.

But beyond that, these are massive, massive social issues that need more than municipal work, that needs a national attempt at understanding how to proceed.

For a four-month assignment, I’m not sure I’m going to have a lot to do with solving the climate crisis, but I would tend to think that that I probably would be more in line with spending the money we need to spend — however we can raise it — to offset municipal use of energy. That’s where municipal government can work to lessen its own impact on the climate.

Q: This is something that may or may not be decided while you’re in office, but it is important: the charter committee and city council has been talking about different ways of struc-

turing the city government. The big thing has been wards versus at-large elections and the number of councilors, and then tied to that is the issue of campaign finance, and how does the city make government representation more equitable and accessible for people. Do you have thoughts on that?

LK: I did attend the charter committee public meetings and I did offer some opinion. I think that that geographic representation is missed here in South Burlington.

I think a ward system would be a good thing to explore.

I know that people in South Burlington enjoy a nonpartisan approach to government. That’s fine, and I’m not suggesting we need a whole bunch of political parties, but I think that we’re weighted a little heavy on the other side of town in terms of our representation. That’s not to say that things on the Shelburne Road side of South Burlington are vastly different than the Williston Road side. But it’s been rare to have a candidate from this side of town.

I’m not sure why that is.

Running at large, I was just actually talking to somebody about what the cost is. It takes $6,000 to $7,000 to run a city-wide campaign, which is not chump change. A ward would certainly lessen the expense for somebody to be able to represent a smaller area of the city.

Q: You’re now the second of the last eight counselors on the board who have not been from the southeast quadrant. So, you’re part of an exclusive club now.

LK: That might have to do with the cost of running or the time. I’m retired so I’ve got a lot of time — that’s why I was able to do this short-term assignment. Age, work, family, those are all important things to consider.

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American marten reappears in Vermont, intriguing researchers PAIGE FISHER VTDIGGER

Elusive, beady-eyed and adorable, the American marten, colloquially known as a pine marten, has a long, tumultuous history. After being practically wiped from Vermont’s landscape in the 1800s, reintroduced in the 1990s and disappearing again, these mammals now scurry among the Green Mountains, intriguing and puzzling researchers.

Martens are medium-sized carnivorous animals in the weasel family. In direct competition with fishers, they mostly snack on small mammals like red squirrels. But, if enticed by denser calories, they can take down something as large as a snowshoe hare, Jill Kilborn, biologist for New Hampshire Fish and Game, said.

Native to Vermont and typically residing in high elevations, marten populations suffered when colonizers clear cut the old-growth forests that martens depended on for hunting. They were also major targets for trapping during the fur trade because of their coats, Kilborn said.

By the 1800s, the species was considered to be extirpated in Vermont and there was just a scattering of observations in the 1920s through the 1950s, said Bree Furfey, wildlife biologist and furbearer project leader at Vermont Fish & Wildlife.

The Endangered Species Act was legislated in 1973 and martens were listed as endangered in Vermont and New Hampshire, Paul Hapeman, a specialist in small carnivore conservation at Central Connecticut State University, said.

Still, it wasn’t until the 1990s that the U.S. Forest Service and Vermont Fish & Wildlife tried to reintroduce the species to southern Vermont, relocating 115 martens

from Maine and New York, according to Furfey.

The effort was a major one, but the follow-up was disappointing. Researchers couldn’t even detect them until the mid-2000s, when people started noticing hints of the sneaky creatures. Even then, the traces were scarce: a few pawprints in the snow, an offhand sighting.

The researchers finally confirmed a few sightings of martens in Green Mountain National Forest when three were caught in traps in the early 2010s, Furfey said.

That excitement prompted Fish & Wildlife to launch more robust research into the animals.

Now, a decade after those first sightings, researchers have determined two pools of marten populations, one in the Northeast Kingdom and another in the southern part of the state, Hapeman said. But they still have a lot of questions.

“Where did they come from? Were they left over, and did we just not detect them after the reintroduction?” he said. “Or are these new marten that have come from somewhere else and have now made their way to the southern Green Mountains?”

Because Vermont is the southernmost region of marten territory, there’s a good chance the martens that reside in the north are from neighboring states or Canada. And in southern Vermont, there’s a good chance they came from the reintroduction 30 years ago. And sightings of the mammals in the middle area of the state remain a puzzle, he said.

His team is working to unravel the mystery by looking at the populations’ genetics, Hapeman said.

Depending on those results, that initial reintroduction effort could be a huge victory for conservationists.

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“When you look at all the reintroductions of different species that have gone on in history in the U.S., you’ll see that a lot of the fur bearers like marten and fisher are really way up there in the number of reintroductions that have taken place,” Hapeman said.

Further research is also important for determining the future of the hard-to-find mammals, whose biggest threats are habitat loss and climate change, Furfey said.

Because martens are in direct competition with fishers, their only advantage is their ability to burrow through snow. Fishers have much bigger bodies and carry more weight.

With smaller feet, they suffer in deep snow conditions, whereas martens are built for snow, Kilborn said.

Martens also need unfragmented land for their population to survive. If the species’ males can move freely, they can breed with other marten populations and make it more robust, Furfey said.

To protect their habitats, Vermont Fish & Wildlife is working with private landowners to provide technical assistance on habitat conservation. It is an important consideration for timber management, particularly over 2,500 feet in elevation, Furfey said.

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Letters to the Editor Leash laws benefit both dogs, community To the Editor: I’d like to thank Janet Franklin for voicing the perspectives of many of us in the community who support the continuation of leash laws. I’d also like to express gratitude to the majority of dog owners who have clearly trained their dogs to walk beautifully on leash, remaining at their sides without tugging, straining or lunging when others walk past. (“Uncivil war breaks out on the South Burlington recreation path,” Oct. 26, 2023) Many of these well-trained dogs would no doubt remain at their owners’ sides even without a leash. However, there are also many wonderful dogs who would not. They are dogs who seem unable to resist the urge to greet every human they pass. I imagine these same dogs, if not on leash, would be difficult to restrain.

As a daily walker, I’m alarmed when an off-leash dog runs at me. I have no idea if it’s going to jump on me or run past. its owner yelling, “Don’t worry, he’s friendly” does nothing to allay my anxiety. Walking the South Burlington bike path over the years, I’ve been bitten, chased, slobbered on and knocked over. Thankfully, due to leash laws, these are rare occurrences. I’d hate to think how often this thing might happen if our leash law was eliminated.

It’s not just people who are stressed by dogs off leash. I sat on the jury for a dog-bite case where an expert on animal behavior was brought in. He informed us that dogs on leash become stressed and feel unsafe when they see dogs off leash. For this reason, he advised that even well-trained dogs be kept on leash. He also recommended the gentle-leader as more natural, effective and healthier than neck-leashes.

Regarding the idea that the leash law should be eliminated because not everyone follows it, let’s not lose sight of the fact that most of our community’s wonderful dog-owners do follow the law.

So obviously, it works. However, we need more designated dog parks and areas for dogs to run and play off-leash, for the health of the dogs, their owners and community.

Stephanie Miraglia South Burlington

Lots of words on dogs, to say very little To the Editor: If we distill the 1,000-plus word guest perspective (“Uncivil war breaks out on the South

Burlington recreation path,” Oct. 26, 2023), the writer is effectively saying: “Dogs are untrustworthy, unpredictable and intimidate me, as do their owners. Disingenuous survey authors chose not to present an unbiased study, but instead intentionally slanted it toward their desired outcome.

Ultimately, no off-leash area for dogs to socialize, play or exercise in South Burlington can be considered safe.”

Just 48 words, no scary tales of kicking, screaming or dancing with poorly behaved strangers’ pets. No red herring rides down What If Lane. No threat of chemical assaults. No fear mongering or trolling for sympathy or validation.

Rather than stewing and spewing, much of the writer’s outrage might be more productively deployed in a forum that benefits the community by developing equitable policies. The Committee on Common Areas for Dogs welcomes residents’ input before pursuing solutions. Maybe offer to take the lead in future surveys’ design to ensure objectivity?

Better yet, consider exorcising the dread of demon dogs by just getting to know them. Unknown doesn’t mean dangerous. Spend time with abandoned or abused dogs at our county’s Humane Society. Insight into the imagined source of one’s anguish may result in greater empathy.

As is often said: you can’t change the behavior of other people … you can only change your own.

John Zwick South Burlington

Tribalism won’t lead to lasting peace To the Editor: I am responding to the letter from Jewish leaders condemning a Burlington protest regarding the Israel-Hamas war. (“Jewish leaders condemn Burlington protest,” Oct. 19, 2023) As a Vermont Jew, I cannot help but feel some personal relation to the current tragedy, itself so directly related to the great tragedy of the Holocaust that preceded my birth by only seven years. I did not attend the event the rabbis wrote about in their letter, and I certainly have no sympathy whatsoever for Hamas, whose atrocities the rabbis eloquently decried.

However, I was disappointed that something was missing from their letter. It seems to me that they surrendered to the present circumstances’ great compulsion to pick sides. Far too much of

the conversation about Israel and Palestinian relations consists of competitive claims of victimization.

As I do not side with Hamas, I do not side with an Israeli government that pays lip service to humanitarian obligations but deprives millions of innocents of food and water, displaces them through bombing and shelling and unlawful evacuation orders, terrorizes and inflicts enormous suffering on children, threatens the lives of the disabled, aged and newborns alike.

I side with no side but that of the innocents. At the present moment in these decades of conflict, the overwhelming numbers of these are Palestinians.

I would have liked to see some acknowledgement of this reality by the rabbis. I also would have liked to see some acknowledgment of the oppression, impoverishment, discrimination, brutality and theft that Israel has inflicted on Palestinians for so many decades now — all conditions at the basis of the present violence.

I would have thought that spiritual leaders would understand that the way to lasting peace is not through insisting on one’s own, tribal perspective, but rather by accepting the primacy in the present moment of loving and caring for all those who hurt, themselves having done no harm.

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Reader supports keeping dogs on leash To the Editor: In response to the well-written guest perspective regarding unleashed dogs, “Uncivil war breaks out on the South Burlington Recreation Path (Oct. 26, 2023), I would add that larger dogs sometimes perceive small dogs as prey.

It is terrifying when one hastily picks up his small dog to protect it and a large dog jumps up to see or get at the small dog.

My small dog was blind, having had both eyes surgically removed due to painful glaucoma. In an instance where any dog rushed up to him that he could not see, he immediately became defensive.

Because I was his seeing-eyeperson, and protector, he was always leashed.

It is also my strong feeling a dog park should have separate sections for large dogs and small dogs, for the reason explained above.

Donna LeClair South Burlington

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Community Notes St. John Vianney hosts arts and craft fair St. John Vianney Church in South Burlington is hosting Treasure in Heaven arts and crafts fair on Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at its church at 160 Hinesburg Road.

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All Saints Church welcomes Rev. Hauser All Saints Episcopal Church, 1250 Spear St., South Burlington, welcomes Rev. Dr. Nancy Hauser as its transitional priestin-charge, Sunday, Nov. 12. A teacher before studying for the ministry and being ordained in the Episcopal Church, Hauser served in the Diocese of Pennsylvania.

She and her husband, Ed, moved to Vermont following her recent retirement to be nearer family members. Hauser says that her goal is to support All Saints parish as it moves toward calling a permanent new priest.

She will be at the church’s holiday bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 11, and celebrate her first Eucharist on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m. All are welcome.

Church holds holiday bazaar extravaganza Faith United Methodist Church of South Burlington hosts its annual holiday bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 899 Dorset St. There’ll be a cookie walk extravaganza — 100-plus dozen cookies — fresh pies, cakes and breads, mouth-watering fudge, 10 or more different homemade soups in ready-to-go containers, holiday decor, homemade quilts

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Violin virtuoso takes on Paganini’s ’24 Caprices’ Violinist Soovin Kim delves into the world of Niccolò Paganini in the talk, “The Paganini Phenomenon,” on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 9:30 a.m. at the University of Vermont Recital Hall, 392 S. Prospect St., Burlington.

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member, I am more than willing to do so.”

Elementary school teacher Erin Sutherland and former state legislator of 10 years Wendell Coleman were the two other candidates, but the board said it ultimately landed on Warren for his continued dedication to attending meetings, communication skills and his understanding of Robert’s Rules of Order.

“Tim, thank you,” board member Laura Williams said, noting he’s been at nearly every meeting of the board.

“That’s amazing.”

Since this four-month term will carry the board Tim Warren through the budget season, members asked each candidate a series of questions surrounding their familiarity with negotiations, budget discussions and operations of the board before going into a brief executive session to discuss the candidates.

“I don’t have a lot of experience with budget negotiations, and I’ve been in a learning phase all year around budget and financial issues with the school,” Warren

said. “But I think one of the the key things in working with the community on the budget is helping the community understand the complexity of the budget, and how funding actually works. I think it’s important that we try to educate our community on why that number is there.”

After Companion’s resignation, the board initially decided not to fill the vacant seat until Town Meeting Day, leaving it to voters to decide.

But after hearing community opposition to that plan, the board walked that back and opened the position for applications.

Warren will hold the seat temporarily until Town Meeting Day. “I was really impressed with the skills and the drive that each of you brings in here,” member Alex McHenry told the applicants. “Wendell, with your experience, that sounds fantastic. Erin, your seven years as a teacher and being so connected and knowledgeable and willing to step up, I appreciate that very much.”

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A scene from a previous Rotary Club of South Burlington Ugly Sweater Fun Run/Walk.

Make your ‘ugliest” statement at SB Ugly Sweater run, walk It’s almost that time of the year again, from dancing snowmen to dangling jingle bells, those once-fashionable-now-outrageous sweaters will once again make a comeback.

The Rotary Club of South Burlington Ugly Sweater Fun Run/Walk returns Sunday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Fredrick H. Tuttle Middle School in South Burlington.

The beneficiaries of this annual fundraising event — remember “Not on the RUNway, but in a FUN way!” — are the Rotary Club of South Burlington’s local charity initiatives, examples of which include the Rotary bandshell at Veterans Park, South Burlington Food Shelf, little libraries in recreation parks, annual distribution of dictionaries to all 4th grade students, as well as many worldwide and national efforts by Rotary International.

Other partners in the fun run and walk are the South Burlington Academic Boost-

ers Fund, which supports both students and teachers who seek to engage in extended learning opportunities and, new this year, Champlain Housing Trust, which supports the people of northwest Vermont and strengthens communities through the development and stewardship of permanently affordable homes and related community assets.

So come on out for a day filled with fun and exercise while proudly wearing your tackiest, craziest and ugliest sweaters. Oh, and bring the whole family.

Participants will enjoy complimentary food and beverages, a snapshot from the photo booth, face painting and a commemorative gift. As always, prizes will be awarded to the ugliest of the ugly sweaters.

The entrance fee is $25 for adults, and free for all under 18.

To register, visit southburlingtonrotary. org.

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Aviation shapes local student’s education, career exploration Editor’s note: Miranda Gallagher, a member of the Class of 2025 at South Burlington High School, was recently featured in the national publication, Civil Air Patrol Volunteer. She is enrolled in the school’s SBX Big Picture program, a flexible and experiential program that allowed her to spend two days a week from September through the spring last year at Beta Technologies and to take a three-credit Vermont Tech course called Special Topics in Aviation taught by various members of their team.

PAUL SOUTH CIVIL AIR PATROL VOLUNTEER

Genevieve Gallagher vividly remembers her daughter Miranda’s first flight in a green Cessna 150 nicknamed “Charlie.” She knew right away aviation captured her middle-schooler’s heart, despite a bit of a challenge.

“She had to sit on a pillow,” the proud mom remembers. “But when she got out of the plane, she was bouncing. She was so excited.”

Since that first foray into the clouds at 12, Miranda Gallagher’s smile — and her passion for aviation — have never faded, thanks

Cadet Capt. Miranda Gallagher

to a convocation of acquaintances, connections and mentors, including her parents, helping her explore aspects of aviation beyond the cockpit that include air traffic control and aircraft maintenance.

“So far, I’ve worked on everything from Cessnas to Cherokees to an Antonov II, which is a Soviet-era biplane. Now I’m on my way to a flight academy in New York, then I’ll get my pilot’s license and airframe and powerplant license for mechanics,” Gallagher said.

Her appetite for discovery of all things aviation is shaping both her education and career exploration.

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Just 16 years old, recently promoted Cadet Capt. Miranda Gallagher is hoping for a career in aviation. She is helping restore this 1940s Soviet-era Antonov II biplane.

Fast-forward a few years to the end of Cadet Capt. Miranda Gallagher’s first day as an intern at the South Burlington-based aviation firm BETA Technologies, a company developing an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

“We’re sitting in the car. They gave her a laptop and a Slack account, a company email address, and an ID to get into the building,”

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her mother said. “She was smiling. We couldn’t have gotten her to stop smiling.”

The one-time cadet noncommissioned officer and eventual cadet commander of the Vermont Wing’s Green Mountain Composite Squadron in South Burlington has worn a variety of CAP hats — from command to public affairs, from emergency services to drill and ceremony.

Now, after holding most of the leadership and staff positions, she’s helping mentor other young cadets who, like her, love aviation.

“I’m just there, hoping to help them figure out what they want to do,” she said.

Working with cadet staff officers, Gallagher tries to instill the value of communication.

“It’s better to overcommunicate than not (to communicate),” she said. “Communicating something will help you avoid most things that could cause problems.

And don’t hesitate to ask for help.”

“Do your best,” Gallagher said. “Try to do what you can. And if you need help, make sure you ask someone.”

Asking questions is something she isn’t shy about herself. While other teens are taking it easy or just hanging out, 16-year-old Gallagher is helping restore a vintage 1940s Antonov II biplane and asking lots of questions herself.

“I just enjoy learning how things go together, to see how each individual part works together, and then eventually ends up flying,” she said. “It’s really cool to see, especially when you’re the one who ends up flying it.”

That endless curiosity about

the nuts and bolts of how things work, combined with real-world experience through CAP, Experimental Aircraft Association, and in the private sector, have immersed her in her passion — aviation.

She’s also taking college courses while in high school and hopes for a possible career in aviation where she already made a splash early in her aviation internship. When the coordinator of her school’s internship program introduced her to Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of BETA Technologies (the owner of the Antonov II she’s helping restore), he was surprised to discover her age.

“He was like, ‘Wait, you’re in high school?’” and Miranda said, “I’m a 10th-grader.”

Like most teens, Gallagher has other interests outside Civil Air Patrol and planning her future career — she’s a cartoonist and draws some anime.

She sums herself up simply. “I try my best,” she said.

Mom Genevieve Gallagher is amazed by her daughter who once had to rely on a pillow to raise her stature enough to see from the cockpit of the Cessna named Charlie. Today she rises to every occasion effortlessly.

“I did not think my super-duper shy, barely turned 12-year-old kid would be into wearing a uniform and doing drills, and she hopped right into it and found her place,” she said. “Everything she has done surprises me, and I don’t know why I keep getting surprised.”

Reprinted with permission from Civil Air Patrol. (gocivilairpatrol.com)

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ALBERT “SKIP” BALTZ United States Air Force (Ret.) Ch (Col) 1978-2010

BETTY BANDEL Woment’s Army Corps Air WAC Division Lieutenant Colonel, 1942-1945

WILLIAM AGNEW USMC Corporal 1980-1983

ARTHUR J. BLAINE United States Air Force (Ret.) Master Sergeant 1954-1976: France, Germany, Vietnam, Thailand and Guam

BRIAN N. BLANCHETTE USNR 1965-1971 active duty 1967-1969

CHESTER L. BODETTE WWII Germany/Japan USAAF/USAF/VTANG 1944-1987 CMSGT

A. RICHARD BOERA United States Navy Lieutenant (J.G.) World War II July 1943–September 1946

BRUCE BOOZAN United States Army SP/4 Vietnam/Korea 1968–1969

RUSSELL D. CHASE Army Air Corp 2nd Lieutenant (Ret.) 1942–1946, 1950–1967

ROBERT D. BRUECKNER United States Army

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MARK EVNIN Corporal US Marine Corps Scout Sniper Born 5/10/81, Died 4/03/03

WALTER J. LUCHINI United States Army, SP 4 Years of service: 1963 - 1966 United States and South Korea

MSGR. JOHN R. MCSWEENEY United States Air Force 1st Lieutenant 4750th Air Defense Wing Yuma, Ariz. 1953 - 1956

ELEANOR ALEXANDER Jacobson (In Memoriam) United States Navy, WAVE Yeoman Third Class September 1944–June 1946

ROBERT A. MILLETTE United States Navy; WW II Seaman 1st Class 1944-1946

GEORGE R. NATTRESS United States Marine Corps Pacific Theater

BILL OAKES United States Army Corporal 1952-1954

DEBBIE OAKES United States Army Sergeant 1977-1980

LAURIE JACQUES USCG and ARNG 1994-2005

DENNIS JOHNSON A2C USAF 1959 -1963

WILLIAM F. LADD United States Air Force Airman 1st Class 1955-1959

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ROGER L. BOURGEA United States Navy Armed Guard Gunners Mate Third Class Served on Tankers and Liberty Cargo ships Dec. 1942 - Jan. 1946

THOMAS R. KLEH US Merchant Marines United States Navy Captain 1943-1977

RAYMOND ‘RAY’ LEBLANC United State Air Force Strategic Air Command Alert Force Feb 1960 - Mar 1968

ROBERT ‘BOB’ LEBLANC United States Air Force 1st Lieutenant, F-100D Pilot Mar 1956 - Dec 1958 Lost on classified mission Posthumous burial Arlington National Cemetary

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FELIX F. COWEY, JR. Col. Ret. United States Army Korea 1949, 1951-52 West Point 1946

JUDITH A. COHEN Captain, Nurse Corps, USNR-R Reserve service 1973-2004 Active duty 1975-1978 National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

W. DONALD DALTON, SR. United States Navy 1942–1946

C. LOUIS “LOU” DEFORGE United States Army Captain 1967 - 1971

TIMOTHY J KEEFE United States Marine Corps Corporal May 1976 - May 1980

EDWARD GARVEY United States Air Force S/Sgt, Communications Specialist 764th Radar Squadron, St. Albans Headquarters, 31st Air Division, MN

WM DAVID GERNS, JR ICC(SW) United States Navy (Ret.) 1st Class Petty Officer

CHRISTOPHER GIRARD United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel 1965-1985

HENRY JOSEPH GIROUX III United States Navy Chief Petty Officer

RICHARD GARROW United States Navy Torpedo Man

ROBERT ERNEST KAIGLE United States Navy World War II, 1943-1945 Korean War, 1950-1951

GORDON KEARNS United States Army WWII

DAVID W. GARVEY USMC, Sargent EOD Specialist 1985-1993

JAMES M. KEHOE VT Air National Guard Chief Master Sergeant 158th FW DET 1 at Langley AFB

TRAVIS J. KEHOE VT Air National Guard Technical Sergeant

DEAN KIRBY United States Air Force A1C Viet Nam 1970

DAVID R. LECLAIR United States Marine Corps Corporal 1976-1980

PIERRE LEMIEUX United States Marine Corps 4th Marine Infantry Regiment Sergeant, Vietnam Veteran July 23, 1963–October 14, 1966

LOU LERTOLA US Army, US Army Reserve & VTANG 1960–1994 Command Sergeant Major 40 years military service

CHAD LEWBER (w/daughter Leanne) VTANT/US Marine Corps Sargeant, Flight Medic Served in Iraq

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JESSE W. ROBERTS United States Army, WW II 1st Lieutenant 2nd Armored Div. 1942–1945

JOHN CHARLES ROBERTS United States Navy Chief Petty Officer, 1930–1960 Pearl Harbor Survivor President Vermont Chapter

FLOYD SHEPARD USN Nov 1944 - July 1946 ANG Jan 1951 - October 1952

BERNHARDT SMYLE VT National Guard/ United States Army 43rd Infantry Division, Retired Captain 1969

JIM SORRELL United States Air Force Strategic Air Command 1968–1972

JOHN WILLIAM STOCKS United States Army Intelligence Chief Warrant Officer 4 [P] Afghanistan

ALBERT V. STONE United States Army PFC World War II Purple Heart

RAYMOND R. UNSWORTH U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant j.g.

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JEANETTE MARTIN SMITH United States Army Sergeant

MICHAEL N. SPARGO US Marine Corps 1994-2002 US Air Force Reserve 2002 to Present Lieutenant Colonel USAF, Staff Judge Advocate Kuwait and United Arab Emirates Veteran

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KEVIN ZAETZ NH Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel SBHS class of 1993

ROGER W. ABARE United States Navy USS Ingersoll Seaman First Class March 1944-March 1946

ROBERT VOGEL United States Army Corporal T5 1943-1945

THEODORE M. RIEHLE, JR. United States Navy Commander 1943–1983

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DENNIS E. LUTZ Retired Colonel, Army 1967-2004 Vietnam 1969-1970 VT National Guard Brigadier General 1999-2004

PAUL G. MAYER United States Marine Corps Corporal 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, Lima Company March 1967- April 1968 Vietnam

FRANK F. PARIS US Army - CE SGT First Class Feb. 1951–Feb. 1954

DAVID L. MAGNAN United States Navy Seabee Vietnam 1968-1969

ED MARCEAU Army Dentist 1942-1945

MICHELLE MARCEAU Navy Aerospace Physiologist 1992-1997

KEITH MARSTON Staff Sargent Air Force Strategic Air Command 1952-1965

DANIEL L MEUNIER Vermont Army Nat’l Guard Sergeant | 1975-1995 Operation Desert Storm, 1990-1991

JEFFREY PHILBIN United States Army 1st Lieutenant Current station: Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA

RALPH PAQUETTE United States Air Force Captain, B-52 pilot/aircraft commander; 1969–1976

CLAYTON H. PORTER United States Navy RMSN Korean Conflict Oct. 1950 - Feb. 1952

GARTH L. PETERSON United States Air Force Captain February 1964–July 1969 Vietnam Veteran

MICHAEL PAPARIELLO LTC - United States Army Deployed as MAJOR Afghanistan 2010

RYAN D. POIRIER United States Marines Corporal 1st Marine Division 2004-2008

TERENCE PAQUETTE (with son Gavin) United States Army Staff Sergeant

ALBERT P. FARRINGTON U.S. Army Engineers 1st Lieutenant March 1965 – March 1967

CHRISTOPHER T. RUGGERIO United States Army Vermont National Guard Lieutenant Colonel

DAVID J. ROBERTS United States Army Ordnance 2nd Lieutenant 1971-1973

JESSE W. ROBERTS, JR. United States Army Intelligence Captain 1966-1973

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DONALD BOYLE U.S. Marines, 8 years Sergeant World War II & Korea Battle of Iwo Jima, Age 18

SHIRLEY BOYLE U.S. Navy-Wave Petty Officer 2nd Class 8 years World War II & Korea

ARTHUR R. ZIENER U.S. Army, PFC World War II, 1941-1945

ROBERT A. CHRISTOFFEL U.S. Army, E5 Sergeant 1968-1974, Vietnam

VINCENT N. MERCADANTE U.S. Army Air Corp Corporal WWII (1942-1946)

PAUL BOYLE U.S. Air Force, 21 years Master Sergeant Hospital Administrator Operation Iraqi Freedom

JERRY MERCADANTE U.S. Navy Seaman 3rd Class WWII (1942-1945)

WILLIAM BLANCHETTE United States Army North Africa, European Theatre EX POW

PAUL MERCADANTE U.S. Army Private WWII (1943-1945)

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FRANCIS BOYLE U.S. Navy, 30 years Chief Petty Officer World War II & Korea

JIM RUBLEE Lt. United States Navy, Ret. US Navy 1962 - 1981 Vietnam 1964-1965

GEORGE J. ELLWOOD Lt. Col. U.S. Army Vermont National Guard Vermont State Guard 1943-1999

CHARLES F. BOUDREAU U.S. Navy Second Class Petty Officer Fire Controlman 4 Years Vietnam War

KARL R. GABBEITT U.S. Army, PFC World War II 13th Airborne Division 676th Glider Field Artillery 1943-1946

RICHARD T. NOWAK U.S. Navy Commander USNA

CRAIG H. SUTHERLAND United States Army Sergeant 1985-2020 Afghanistan, 5 years

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ROBERT E. KAIGLE Gunners Mate Third Class Navy WWII - April 1943 - Nov. 1945 Korean War Aug. 1950 - Dec. 1951

GEORGE H. AGNEW PFC Army 1958-1960

PAUL DEGRECHIE United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Thunderbird F-16 aircraft mechanic

DAN DESLAURIERS VT Army National Guard 186th VTANG Brigade Sergeant

DAVID DESLAURIERS SR. United States Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class USS Grand Canyon, AR-28 1974-1978

JEFF DESLAURIERS VT Army National Guard 186th VTANG Brigade Specialist

KACIE ANN DURHAM United States Army Specialist Combat Medic Joint Base-Lewis McChord, WA

MAUREEN L. DWYER U.S. Army Nurse Corps Captain 67th EVAC Hospital, Vietnam 1967-1970

MURRAY EDELSTEIN United States Navy Submarine Service EN3 June 1948 – December 1953

PAUL A. EDWARDS Vermont Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major Afghanistan & Iraq Veteran

KURT P. EIFLING, M.D. US Navy Afghanistan Lieutenant, Surgeon 3rd Battalion 8th Marines 2010-2013

LEONARD S. MERCIA United States Air Force Crew Chief, T/Sgt. World War II Jan. 13, 1942 - Jan. 11, 1946

CHARLES KOWALEWITZ United States Army Corporal World War II

ALDEN “DUKE” EHLER United States Air Force Master Sergeant Korean War

PAUL GODARD Staff Sergeant Vietnam 1967-1971

JOSEPH GONYAW United States Navy Petty Officer 3rd class

THEODORE GONYAW United States Navy Petty Officer 1st class

DOUGLAS (DOUG) BOYLE United States Air Force Master Sergeant February 1957 – April 1979

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HONORING SEL YARGICI Sergeant First Class (Ret.) United States Army 1999-2022 Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Afghanistan

DR. TRAVIA CHILDS United States Navy Lieutenant 2010 - 2011

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PAUL LEO COUTURE U.S. Army Specialist 3 1955-1958

WAYNE BRONSON U.S. Army Afghanistan

R. HARRY ORTH U.S. Army Corporal 1951-1953

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COMMUNITY NOTES continued from page 6

the allure of the mysterious and the unattainable.

For all the details about this Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival program, visit lccmf.org.

Feeding Chittenden hopes to feed 10,000 families Feeding Chittenden’s Holidays Without Hunger campaign hopes to feed 10,000 families during through the end of December.

The agency is asking supporters to make a virtual donation this year by visiting feedingchittenden.org, reminding everyone that a donation of $25 feeds a family of four.

Director Rob Meehan says the agency saw an increase in demand over the last few months, with an average of 200 people coming in each day to access the food shelf.

“This increase comes at a time when many economically challenged households are facing higher inflation rates, with housing, food and heating costs continuing to rise,” Meehan said.

Donations received through the Holidays Without Hunger campaign will be used to purchase holiday fixings such as turkeys, mashed potatoes and stuffing.

Obituaries

To learn how to volunteer or get involved, visit feedingchittenden.org.

Federated Garden Clubs meet in Rutland The Rutland Country Club was the destination for the fall 2023 Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont meeting.

The Central District club hosted the meeting.

The Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont consists of 16 clubs throughout Vermont with over 700 members.

Esther Swett, the Central District director, coordinated the guest speaker, local floral designer Michele Dauphinais, who spoke on “Fall Floral Inspirations.”

Doris Van Mullen, Federated Garden Clubs president, said club projects promote the of natural resources. Those projects include raising funds for a Blue Star Memorial Marker; promoting Penny for Pines, a national project dedicated to sustaining national and urban forests to forested areas damaged by insects, fires, or natural catastrophes; and carrying out a flood recovery project with the Granite Center Garden Club in Barre.

Audrey J. Provost-Hall

Audrey J. Provost-Hall Audrey J. Provost-Hall (Sargent), 90, died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, with her daughters at her side at Birchwood Terrace Healthcare in Burlington after a long battle with dementia.

She was born in Johnson on July 22, 1933, the daughter of Frank and Marion (Hooper) Sargent. She was predeceased by her first husband, John M. Provost, in 1986; her sister, Fran; brother, Sam Jr.; and her

second husband, Dana Hall.

She was employed at Sears & Roebuck where she met her first husband, John. For several years, she was a licensed practical nurse at Clark’s Nursing Home in Vergennes, and then later a dorm mother at Northland Job Corp, where she met her second husband, Dana.

Audrey was a devoted, selfless and loving mother, wife and grandmother. She lived for many years in Winooski and in the Vergennes and Ferrisburgh area before moving to Essex Junction. In her earlier years, she and John enjoyed spending time with their many friends, and later traveling throughout the country with Dana. She adored her many dogs, enjoyed bird watching, was passionate about tending to her beautiful flower gardens and loved Sunday visits with her family.

She is survived by her daughters, Pam Provost (Danny Plouff) and Cindy Provost; son, Daniel Provost (Mary); sister, Virginia O’Brien; and granddaughters, Erin Wildman,

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William L. Harwood A memorial service for William L. Harwood of South Burlington will be held at the College Street Congregational Church, 265 College St., Burlington, on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m.

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The family of Audrey wishes to extend their sincerest appreciation to Birchwood Terrace Memory Care for its thoughtful and compassionate care, as well as Bayada Hospice for the companionship it provided.

A private ceremony and burial will be held for family at the Lamoille View Cemetery in Johnson. In remembrance of Audrey’s life, donations may be made to the Humane Society of Chittenden County or the American Diabetes Association.

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SPORTS Wolves win state title in field hockey Girls take second championship in three years LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT

After losing in overtime in the Division I state championship last season, the South Burlington field hockey team had been laser focusing on capturing the title.

As they headed into overtime — again — in Saturday’s title game, the Wolves probably felt some deja-vu.

But South Burlington refocused in the extra time. Rosa DiGuilian found Sawyer Bailey for a breakaway and the junior raced down the field and beat Rice goaltender Molly McGibney for the 2-1 win.

“I got the ball from Rosa, and I was just kind of all alone and then I just knew … I gotta go for it,” Bailey said of her game winning shot. “It felt awesome.”

The Rice High School Green Knights got the first crack at the winner in overtime, earning a penalty corner just 30 seconds into the 7-versus-7 period. But after Rice couldn’t convert, the Wolves moved the ball out of their end to DiGuilian, who found Bailey streaking up the side. “(Bailey) has great patience, great hands and just kept her composure and shot it exactly where you should have on the far post,” coach Anjie Soucy said.

“Don’t go right at the goalie and after she moved, she just put it where she saw the space.”

The goal capped off a season in which the Wolves have been focused on returning to the championship game and walking away with a different result. South Burlington lost only one game all season, pitching nine shutouts in 17 games, before cruising through the first two rounds of the playoffs.

“That was a great battle last

year,” Soucy said. “It was the same kind of game this year, but I think I have a lot of juniors that are another year older, another year of more grit and stronger. I think that just helped push them a little bit more this year.”

Rice took the lead in the first half, scoring on a great individual effort from Violet Clough, who made a spin-around move to get free and fired a shot past South Burlington goalie Amber Rousseau with 7:36 remaining in the first half.

South Burlington took over in the second half, controlling play and keeping the pressure on the Rice team. The Wolves earned six penalty corners in the half and forced McGibney to make five saves in the second half.

“In the beginning we were a little bit nervous after they got the first goal,” Bailey said. “The second half we came back with the energy, they kind of started to get nervous and then I think we really had it in the overtime.”

The Wolves tied the game in the fourth, with Ella Maynard jumping on a loose ball in front and knocking it into the goal for a 1-1 score.

They continued to battle away but had to wait for overtime to clinch the title.

“I think the kids learned from last year, that experience helped them just keep pushing today,” Soucy said. “We just kept pushing.”

It is the 11th state title for the Wolves program and their second in the last three years.

“It feels really good,” Bailey said. “I think we really deserved it, we really wanted it for the team.

We won it for the seniors and definitely for Ange (Soucy). It feels really awesome.”

PHOTO BY PAUL LAMONTANGUE

The South Burlington Wolves, Vermont’s 2023 Division I field hockey champions.

SB boys’ soccer loses title game LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT

Sometimes soccer can be a cruel game.

As South Burlington faced off against Champlain Valley High School in penalty kicks to determine the Division I boys’ soccer state champion, that cruelness reared its head.

The Wolves thought they had taken the lead in the shootout in the third round when goalkeeper Will Goyette appeared to make a save, setting off a celebration. But the cheers quickly turned to confusion as the referees determined the ball had trickled over the line.

Still adjusting to the quick change in circumstances, the next South Burlington shooter stepped up and rang the ball off the crossbar.

“What can you do, that’s soccer,” South Burlington coach Adolphe Lumumba, said.

It was just enough of an edge for CVU, which made its next two shots to clinch the 5-4 shootout victory and the title, its first since 2019.

“We didn’t win today, but they are my champions,” Lumumba said. “I’m so proud of them, the first group to make three (straight) state championships in the

school’s history. All season long they’ve been giving their all for every single game.”

The narrow misses in the shootout capped a back-and-forth championship game, one that saw the Wolves take the lead and then battle back to force extra time.

“They have been fighting all season,” Lumumba said. “Whenever their back is against the wall, they always make it a game. All we had to do was just calm down and play the game.”

After a scoreless first half, the action really ramped up in the second frame. South Burlington broke the ice first, capitalizing on a free-kick opportunity less than four minutes into the second half.

Oliver Clifford served the ball into the box on the restart and Milo Schmidt found the and banged it in to give the Wolves the 1-0 lead.

Just three minutes later, the Redhawks responded.

Nick Menard capitalized on another free kick for CVU, taking a pass from Charlie Jennings to tie the game 1-1.

The Redhawks took the lead with just over 16 minutes left in regulation. After making a run down the right side, Caleb Greenslit centered the ball into the box. A quick pass from Julian Sicotte got the ball to George Charlson, who

put the shot past Goyette, who entered the game about a minute earlier after South Burlington starting goalie Oliver Payson went out with an injury for the 2-1 lead.

South Burlington wasn’t done though and pushed for the equalizer. The Wolves found it with just three minutes left to play in regulation. Omar Daoudi moved the ball up the field, then found Hammad Ali, who found a wide-open Connor Watson. The midfielder made no mistake in depositing it behind CVU goalie Ziggy Babbot (six saves) for the 2-2 tie.

As the game headed into overtime, South Burlington again had to go to its bench after Goyette was injured on a sequence in front that nearly cost CVU the game.

Goyette made an initial stop and then defenseman Romaric Mahe cleared two shots off the line to preserve the tie.

After Goyette left the game, Maximilian Bertmann came on in relief until Goyette could return in the second overtime.

All in all, all three of South Burlington’s goalies — Payson, Goyette and Bertmann — combined to make eight saves.

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Making their first appearance in the Division I boys’ volleyball state championship, with just four seniors on the roster and the stands at the Ross Sports Center rocking, South Burlington would have been forgiven if it had been overwhelmed by the moment.

Instead, the Wolves rose to it, battling top-seeded Burlington in a five-set nailbiter on Saturday on the campus of St. Michael’s College to determine the state title.

Unfortunately, South Burlington fell just short. The two teams traded control until the Seahorses pulled out the 16-14 win in a decisive fifth set to capture their second straight state title.

“Honestly, I think they give it their all.

I wouldn’t ask for anything else,” South Burlington co-head coach Baxter Sully said. “Some small mistakes, minimizing unforced errors, but I don’t even care about that right now. They played their (butts) off.

That’s all I care about.”

Burlington took the first set, pulling out a tight 25-23 win. Then the Wolves responded with a 25-23 win in the second to pull even.

South Burlington seemed to take control in the third, grabbing a 25-15 win and taking the lead.

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responded, found a couple of extra points in the next set, winning it 25-21, to force a fifth-set tiebreaker.

“We beat them during the regular season, and I would honestly say that there were some things that they were working on during that game that we sort of did better than them,” South Burlington coach Jacob Peers said. “They kind of evened the tables on us a little bit.”

Burlington found a quick pace in the fifth, pulling ahead 4-1, then built off that lead to go up 14-11 and earning match point. The Wolves mounted a late comeback, scoring three quick points to tie it at 14-14. But the Seahorses scored two more and won the title.

“We have so much depth as a team and we work so well together,” Peers said. “Our team chemistry is unmatched, so I think that’s what pulled us this far. We wanted it so much for them. It’s disappointing to fall short, we were within two points. We were so close.”

While South Burlington’s first trip to the final fell just short a title, the coaches were quick to point out what this group has accomplished.

“I think there’s a bright future. I feel like it really establishes us as a team and as a program for sure, which is just really exciting,” Scully said. “We have a lot of young players. We had four seniors, but we have a lot of young talent.”

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The rest of the extra time was tame as both teams began to tire after 110 minutes of soccer and the game headed into penalty kicks.

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