The Citizen - 6-29-23

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Charlotte halts municipal fire, rescue transition

CVFRS fire chief resigns effective July 23

Charlotte selectboard chair Jim Faulkner announced at the selectboard meeting Monday that the town is temporarily halting the move to a town-run fire and rescue service — a transition that selectboard members hoped to have in place by July 1.

Meanwhile, Justin Bliss, Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services’ appointed fire chief has resigned.

The $20,000 consulting work for the transistion that was being performed by Gallagher,

Flynn and Co. is also being put on hold.

Faulkner said the process has been held up mostly due to a lack of information and recent conversations to switch to a town manager form of government, along with the prioritization of other important town issues.

“ The critical reason is we don’t have enough information yet. We’ve been trying to get it,” he said. “But also, when we have the town manager issue pop up in front of us, that made it pretty

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Celebrate Fourth of July in Chittenden County

Fire up the barbecues and break out the swim trunks: Summer is officially here.

While many families have already started celebrating school graduations and longer, warmer days, some would argue it’s not officially summer until the annual Independence Day celebrations begin. Here are some of the action-packed events around Chittenden County this year.

Hinesburg

The theme of this year’s Fourth of July parade in Hinesburg is Family Reunion. The parade on July 4 at 11 a.m. will be led by grand marshals Doug and John

Summer sounds

Music options abound in Chittenden County

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Mead and family.

Monday, July 3, will feature a variety of fun events beginning with the Carpenter Carse book sale at St. Jude at 5 p.m. followed by the annual Hilly Hobble Foot Race; register in front of Hinesburg Community School at 6 p.m. The 10K begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the 5K at 7 p.m. and kids’ 2K at 7:10 p.m.

On July 4, the book sale will restart at 9 a.m. while folks assemble for the parade at 11 a.m. at the bottom of Buck Hill Road West and Route 116. Register your float

Artist in residence

Shelburne Farms uses fungi to curb phosphorus

Riparian buffers are a big deal in Vermont. Millions of state dollars have been spent on planting vegetation between farmland and waterways to help stem fertilizer runoff — and the blue-green algae blooms stimulated by it — by letting the plants remove excess nutrients from soil.

A novel experiment at Shelburne Farms aims to enhance that process along Lake Champlain by using fungi. The ecological restoration project is centered on a relatively new strategy called myco-phytoremediation, a type of bioremediation — using nature to restore nature.

It was born out of a collaboration between the Burlington-based company MycoEvolve and a lab in the University of Vermont’s Department of Plant and Soil Science. MycoEvolve provides nature-based restoration services for degraded and contaminated sites and is spearheaded by founder Jess Rubin.

You could find Rubin one sunny day this spring on a research plot at Shelburne Farms. Past a tunnel of buckthorn so dense it blocked the sun was a streamside clearing where the shrubs had been swapped for young willows. A mesh fence bordered the clearing, and inside it was Rubin, trimming stray branches and pulling up weeds to give the willows the best chance at thriving.

Clearing all that buckthorn took three campaigns across two

years, to make sure the plant’s underground energy reserves were tapped out. But it was worthwhile: Common buckthorn, an invasive species on Vermont’s noxious weed list, has deleterious effects on forest regeneration and wildlife, notably from the laxative effect of its berries.

Along with invasive species, Shelburne Farms struggles to mitigate phosphorus in its soil and waterways, a legacy of using early chemical fertilizers in the mid-20th century. Although the farm does

not currently apply fertilizer to its fields, phosphorus is still present in cow manure, which finds its way into streams during rains and into Champlain.

“That’s why Jess’s site is a good one, because it’s (a point) source that’s traditionally from some of the dairy farm, but a lot of it is from the soil itself,” Megan Camp, vice president and program director at Shelburne Farms, said. “If we could prevent all the phosphorus from running into the lake today, which we should still continue to do, there’s still this challenge of legacy phosphorus to deal with.”

The main point source of phosphorus that MycoEvolve is trying to mitigate is a 50-squareyard compost pile upslope of the experiment site. The average level of phosphorus in soils at the site, according to the researchers, is about 17 times the maximum of a healthy range as described by the Environmental Protection Agency.

“We’ve done a number of initiatives to reduce phosphorus runoff,” Camp said. “One is we’re a grassbased dairy farm, so we don’t till the land. So, we really greatly reduce runoff by having a perennial like grass in pastures.”

Another mitigation technique employed by the farm is a constructed wetland designed to intercept runoff from the manure pit, which contains high concentrations of phosphorus, before it percolates into a natural wetland and subsequently the lake.

Science of fungi

Constructed wetlands are a proven method of water purification, but Rubin’s research shows that better results can be found by incorporating fungi — known as

Already the experiment has yielded other, promising results: in fungi-inoculated plots, soil phosphorus levels were significantly lower, and the concentration of phosphorus in plant tissue was significantly higher. If implemented at a larger scale, along with cyclical harvesting of the plants, the researchers believe the technique could mitigate some of the phosphorus pollution going into Lake Champlain from Shelburne Farms if maintained over several decades.

The team hopes to triple the size of the experiment to add statistical strength to the findings. When that expansion happens, Rubin said, the researchers will use fungi sourced from a wild area of the farm, rather than the commercial mix used now, and the plants used in the restoration will be revised in collaboration with Vermont Abenaki partners — a social justice angle to the restoration work.

mycorrhizal fungi –– that can form mutually beneficial relationships with plants. While plants have roots, these fungi have hyphae, which are finer and can more nimbly explore soil and mine nutrients that plants can struggle to collect.

In exchange, host plants can feed fungi with carbohydrates produced through photosynthesis. It’s an ancient relationship that dates back 400 million years, when fossil records from Scotland show early terrestrial plants began associating with types of fungi that helped them survive in harsh, infertile soils of the late Paleozoic era. Today, up to 80 percent of all terrestrial plants are adapted to living with mycorrhizal fungi.

“In general, they’re kind of like an ecological scaffolding or a green infrastructure of much of the plant community that we see today,” Rubin said.

In the presence of scarce nutrients, those associations can make the difference between survival and mortality. However, when soils are saturated with nutrients, such as at Shelburne Farms, the relationships can deteriorate, with the fungi no longer providing any more nutrients than the plants can get by themselves but continuing to suck carbon from the plants in a parasitic manner.

This is one explanation for early data from the Shelburne Farms experiment that shows decreased plant vitality in the plots where fungi have been introduced compared to plots where they have not, according to Rubin, who says more data is needed to show whether it’s a definite trend.

Currently, there is only one plot with fungi. The other treatment plot only uses buckthorn removal.

“I’ve grown up with the awareness that we are on unceded territory,” Rubin said, describing her affinity for this type of work and her approach to academia. “One of my kind of secret missions involves bringing in First Peoples and their wisdom as equal participants — if not more appropriately guides and consults.”

MycoEvolve has planted a diverse array of native species, 88 percent of which are culturally relevant to the Abenaki, such as elderberry, which is used for medicinal syrups, and willow, which is used for baskets.

“When we designed the plant palette originally, it was really through paddles and walks and observations,” Rubin said.

Luca Kolba, MycoEvolve’s research assistant, said the project has dual priorities — to restore the environment within a scientific framework and to give Abenaki greater access to their ancestral lands — and balancing those is challenging.

“We’ve been learning as we go, and it’s really hard holding these goals as we’re still operating within a colonial scientific complex, and we’ve definitely hit some road bumps,” said Kolba, who wrote MycoEvolve’s guide on how to grow native mycelium, the below-ground body of a fungus.

In the next phase of the project, the team wants to bring on Abenaki youth to be part of the harvesting that ultimately removes phosphorus from the soil. The team will also work with a state branch of YouthBuild, a federal youth trades program, and the nonprofit Vermont Youth Conservation

COURTESY PHOTO

“At a Crossroads,” photography and mixed media collage by artist Victoria Blewer, will show at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery July 11 to Sept. 29. As a photographer and visual artist, Blewer explores a variety of photographic media that derive from silver-print black and white and hand-colored images of agricultural structures. Among her newest explorations are mixed media collages. For Blewer, this is one of the ways she claims to look into the future to find new opportunities that adapt her creative vision by utilizing a variety of materials and pictorial imagery. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., weekdays, and closed during the lunch hour; and during the Montpelier Art Walk, Friday, Aug. 4, 4:30-7 p.m. Above, ‘Paradigm Shift,’ mixed media.

Artist residency launches in Charlotte

Clemmons Family Farm

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

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

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

Located in Charlotte on unceded Abenaki land, the Clemmons farm was originally established in the late 1700s by the McNeil family — white settlers who founded the Charlotte-Essex ferry

and who were conductors on the Underground Railroad. The elders Jackson and Lydia Clemmons, an African American couple, moved to Vermont from the Midwest during the tail end of the Great Migration and purchased the farm in 1962. The 138-acre farm is now owned and stewarded by Clemmons Family Farm Inc., a Vermont African American-led nonprofit.

One of the subjects of the artists’ research will be the 11,500-year-old skeleton of a Beluga whale, which was discovered in 1849, 10 feet underground and just two miles south of what is now known as the Clemmons farm. Over the course of their two-year residency, the two artists will travel together on field trips to the Beluga Whale Historic Marker in Charlotte, the University of Vermont Perkins Museum in Burlington where the Charlotte beluga whale skeleton is on exhibit, and Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn., where they will

see live beluga whales.

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

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

Family affair Hinesburg Police Blotter

Arrests: 1

Traffic Stops: 12

June 20 at 7:30 a.m., an alarm on Commerce Street was investigated.

June 21 at 8:13 p.m., officers assisted first responders with a medical emergency on Buck Hill Road.

June 22 at 1:40 p.m., a 911 hangup on Forests Edge Road was investigated.

June 22 at 2:00 p.m., an officer investigated an animal complaint on Commerce Street.

June 23 at 12:09 p.m., a fraud was investigated.

June 23 at 7:00 p.m., a citizen was assisted with a lockout on North Road.

June 24 at 9:21 a.m., an alarm at Champlain Valley Union was investigated.

June 24 at 10:23 a.m., an officer responded to Green Street where Whitney Williams, 35 of Hinesburg, was cited for viiolating a relief from abuse order.

June 24 at 10:45 a.m., a 911 hangup on Weed Road.

June 25 at 6:30 a.m., the theft of a motor vehicle on Hillview Terrace was investigated.

June 25 at 9:25 a.m., an officer assisted first responders with a medical emergency at CVU.

June 25 at 11:35 a.m., another alarm activation at CVU.

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Post-Roe world remains scary for millions of Americans

Guest Perspective

Saturday, June 24, marks one year since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade in the case titled Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

With that decision, the court ended the federal constitutional right to abortion after nearly 50 years and allowed states to ban abortion. This was a devastating decision, but abortion remains legal in Vermont. And Vermont remains a beacon of hope for all who seek this basic health care.

Together, we have the strength to win the fight for abortion rights and access. The chaos and anguish caused by last year’s Supreme Court ruling to rob us of our rights has led to devastation for tens of millions of people and counting. It stripped people of their right to make personal medical decisions. It left patients across the country desperate, confused and fearful, and forced doctors to prioritize politics over medicine — putting health care at risk.

But opponents of sexual and reproductive rights are no match for the will of the American people. This movement is powerful and built to last. Together, we’ve already secured major victories at the ballot box and in state legislatures, and we’re just getting started.

State by state, we will hold elected officials accountable for any attempt to control our bodies, our lives and our futures. And know this: Planned Parenthood advocacy organizations won’t stop. Freedom is our birthright, and we will build a just world that includes nationwide access to abortion for all. No matter what.

In Vermont, since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Legislature, Gov. Phil Scott and Vermonters made history by passing Prop 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment in November 2022. This addi-

tion to our state constitution protects every person’s right to make their own reproductive decisions, such as whether and when to become pregnant, use temporary or permanent birth control, or seek abortion care.

In this past legislative session, lawmakers passed, and Scott signed, two abortion and gender-affirming shield bills into law that are the first in the country to explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone. These bills protect health care providers from repercussions for providing legally protected reproductive and gender-affirming health care services.

With future access to a widely used abortion medication — mifepristone — in the hands of federal courts, Vermont officials have secured a supply of the pill. We have your back.

We are the majority. Support for protecting access to safe and legal abortion is at an all-time high.

The public is with us, and Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations will continue to be bold as we fight for their freedom to control their own bodies and lives.

A post-Roe world is scary for millions of Americans. We’re fortunate to live in Vermont, where most politicians have no intention of getting involved in our personal medical decisions. So, thank your representatives and the governor for supporting reproductive rights and basic health care.

Planned Parenthood will never stop fighting for reproductive rights, abortion rights and transgender rights. We will always be in your corner.

Lucy Leriche is vice president of public affairs for Planned Parenthood Vermont Action Fund. She is a former Vermont state legislator.

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Summer’s chaos leads to reflection on climate

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The lilac blossoms have exploded overnight as have the trees, grasses and the profusion of weeds encroaching my garden boxes, seriously threatening the green, leafy, impervious-to-frost vegetables and my half-hearted commitment to have a salad every day. I wonder how it got to be mid-June, expecting perhaps that since the rain and showers moved in weeks ago, those lost days wouldn’t count toward summer.

But here we are, just days before Fourth of July weekend. Memorial Day, Mothers and Fathers Days, Juneteenth and

summer solstice all slipped by, stealthy as the wisps of wildfire smoke drifting over the Canadian border, clouding Vermont and major Northeast cities with impressionistic vistas and sunsets worthy of Arizona Highways magazine. The acrid, near impenetrable haze provides an ironic clarity of sorts: our small, vulnerable world is threatened and we’re in it together, interdependent for better or worse, whether we like each other or not.

I’m a mile or so down the road, a light rain is intermittently reminding me that sunglasses are unnecessary, making a dank afternoon even danker, but immersed as I am in my daily unwind, I leave them on, deciding that listen-

ing to the rain makes as little sense as wearing Ray Bans on a cloudy day. Anyway, I like the darkness. It infuses the surrounding vegetation, already lush as a Pacific Northwest rain forest, a layer of intriguing mystery, adding portent to even the most frivolous of thoughts.

The yellow, mottled butterfly I imagine is looking for a dry spot to wait out the damp. I wonder if his fluttering wings are causing typhoons off the coast of Myanmar, avalanches in Katmandu or tornadoes in Alabama. The “butterfly effect” is part of what’s known as chaos theory that suggests that a minor fluctuation — like the flap of a butterfly’s wings — has a major impact on how climate transpires thousands

Rep works on transparency, animal welfare

the House

Before I share my legislative update this week, this link connects to a Vermont Community Broadband Board survey. I know there are still significant issues with broadband access in our area, and completing this will help: tinyurl.com/hpcvw78j.

Now to the fun stuff. We had a veto session last week that was set up to be a very long, dramatic and stressful time, but instead ended up being fairly short and non-eventful, at least from a drama standpoint.

The House overrode several Gov. Phil Scott’s vetoes. The biggest was H.494, the fiscal year 2024 budget bill. This wasn’t a sure thing as Progressive House members and a handful of Democrats held out on approving the budget during the regular session over concerns about the state’s motel housing program, which is being terminated for several reasons, the biggest of which is that COVID-19-related federal funding for the program is no longer available.

I didn’t hold out on the budget; I voted for it both times. It wasn’t an easy decision. The benefits of this program were undeniable, and the crisis of unhoused Vermonters is very real and quite dire. I also see the strain the program puts on local resources, and I know, as do those who work on housing and homelessness every day, that the program itself has its drawbacks. But Vermont doesn’t have laws that keep the government running if there’s no budget, and the potential fallout from stopping funding

for other programs felt like too much of a risk to take.

A compromise was reached between the Legislature and the administration, and the program has been extended until April 2024 with a plan in place to keep track of everyone affected and their progress toward more permanent housing in the hopes that this is enough time.

I could really get going on the circular nature of our state’s challenges that contribute to the lack of affordable and available housing, and I think our override of the governor’s veto on H.217, the child care bill, is one great place to start. Access to affordable child care is not only essential to attract and keep families in Vermont, but it’s a good investment in the future and a great economic decision — yes, there’s a cost up front — and I’m confident that helping families from the outset will avoid future costs, both financial and societal. We also overrode vetoes on a few other bills that I’ll touch base on later in the summer.

Here’s what I’m working on over the next six months before we go back to Montpelier:

• Vermont doesn’t have a good animal welfare and animal control policy. As some in Charlotte became aware of earlier this year, the responsibility to enact whatever statutes exist is split between

of miles away. Often used metaphorically to indicate minute changes leading to large, unexpected results down the road, the hypothesis may have entered the pop culture lexicon via being somewhat trivialized by mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) in “Jurassic Park,” who famously theorized that populating the island with prehistoric animals would quickly lead to unpredictable consequences — “An accident waiting to happen.”

espoused in the 1993 movie, suggesting that “if the flap of a butterfly’s wings can be instrumental in generating a tornado, it can be equally instrumental in preventing a tornado.”

Vermont saw a whopping 5-degree jump in average winter temperatures over the last 50 years.

towns, Vermont State Police, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and, in some counties, the sheriff’s department. This makes it difficult for Vermonters to figure out who to call in an emergency and the lack of clarity often leads to these departments referring callers and complaints to other agencies.

• Sheriffs and their possibly unethical behavior have been in the news a lot lately. I’m working on some legislation to loop them into the current code of ethics that state employees and lawmakers adhere to when they’re on the job or in office.

• I’m interested in media literacy. Pennsylvania just passed a law adding it to school curriculum, and I think Vermont could benefit from the same education for its students.

• Government transparency is important to me.

I’m hoping to work on some legislation updating current open meeting laws to ensure that from local to state government, meetings are as available as possible.

I’ll be around town all summer and hope to see as many of you as possible while I’m out and about. If you need anything, my email is cevans@leg.state.vt.us or call me at 917-887-8231.

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

Both chaos theory and the butterfly effect, developed by MIT professor Edward Norton Lorenz over 50 years ago, are taken far more seriously by the scientific community than you might imagine, particularly meteorologists. In his 1990 book “The Essence of Chaos,” Lorenz explains that it isn’t as simple as A + B = C because “nature’s interdependent chains of cause and effect are usually too complex to disentangle … so we cannot say precisely which butterfly, or any at all, created a given storm.”

In an earlier paper Lorenz landed squarely on the same unpredictability Malcolm

The rain picks up slightly as I quicken my pace. The single loon has returned to a small pond down the road that he has called home for the last five or six summers, apparently contentedly living as a bachelor. A pair of Canadian geese that share cranberry meadow across the road in front of me with one remaining gosling, whose five siblings of mid-May likely got picked off by one or another of the predators so vital to the local ecosystem, regulating populations and keeping a balance in the community. As the aloof-as-ever, neighborhood ravens growl, caw and croak through their daily rounds hidden by the abundant, early season foliage, I scan the shoreline for the Abrams battle tank of a snapping turtle I saw several days ago that left me far less enthusiastic about skinny dipping with its implica-

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Letters to the Editor

kinship providers nurture kids, families

Foster,

To the Editor:

May is National Foster Care Month, a time to celebrate the hundreds of foster, kinship and respite care providers in Vermont who provide safe, nurturing homes for children and youth when they can’t be at home.

It is with deep appreciation that the Family Services Division of the Department for Children and Families thanks them for their generosity, caring, and willingness to answer the call, no matter when it comes.

This year, the Burlington District Office held an appreciation picnic in Colchester to recognize families and individuals who step up to keep children safe, support parents and help families stay connected through difficult times. These foster and kinship care providers are opening their hearts and homes to children in need, some of whom they know and some who begin as strangers.

We are honored to work with these caregivers and their whole

households, and we know that what they do is a critical part of how family services supports children, youth, and families in the Burlington area and beyond. This community of providers and caretakers is rich with love, laughter, and resilience.

Want to join our community of foster parents? There is always a need for more foster families.

If you are not sure that providing foster care is for you, you might consider providing respite. Respite is providing care for a set amount of time when kids in care are not able to be with their foster families — a few hours, a day, a weekend, or a week or two. Respite often provides foster parents with much needed time off, which helps them restore and maintain their energy and attention in the very best ways for the children and youth in their care.

For more information, visit fostercare.vt.gov.

I’m working on some legislation to loop sheriffs into the current code of ethics that state employees and lawmakers adhere to when they’re on the job or in office.

Community Notes

Tiny art auction raises money for food shelf

Responsible Growth hosts

Hinesburg’s fifth annual tiny art auction from July 4 to July 18.

This year’s artists include Mary Azarian, Cynthia GuildKling, Marcy Kass, Gregory Maguire, Sarah Morrison-Yates, Nola Parker, John Penoyar, Ashley Wolff, and others.

The art will be on display on July 4 at the United Church Osborne Parish Hall, the location for the library book sale.

Bidding for the auction, which begins that day and ends July 18, will be done online at biddingowl. com/rghinesburg.

All proceeds benefit the Hinesburg Food Shelf.

Time to donate to Charlotte Library porch book sale

The Friends of the Charlotte Library is collecting books for their annual porch sale, which this year is Sunday, July 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Collection times are as follows: Friday, July 7, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday, July 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; and Tuesday, July 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Drop off books only at the times specified above.

Bring gently used recent vintage books to the back door of the library adjacent to the program room. No textbooks, reference books, and only recent travel books. Donations are limited to two boxes or bags per person.

Questions? contact Marie Norwood at marie.norwood@ norwoodhome.net.

Shelburne Age Well hosts July Grab and Go meal

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

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

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

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

is a first-time order, provide your name, address, phone number and date of birth.

Learn about restaurant tickets to dine at participating restaurants at agewellvt.org.

Enjoy Age Well meals at Charlotte Senior Center

The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, June 29, is from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Charlotte Senior Center features beef stroganoff with mushroom sauce, rotini noodles, Brussel sprouts, wheat roll, blueberry crisp and milk.

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

The meal on Thursday, July 6 features barbecue chicken breast, baked beans, cauliflower with chives, wheat bread, strawberry shortcake with cream and milk.

The meal on Thursday, July 13 features cheese tortellini with alfredo, peas and carrots, spinach, wheat bread, watermelon and milk.

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

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

Maritime Museum hosts after hours summer party

For one night only, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, is opening after hours for a party.

Join the museum on Friday, July 7, 5-8 p.m., or a summer evening of live music by Unruly Allies, food from Open Hearth Pizza and LuLu ice cream, open

exhibits and activities, and more. There will also be a silent auction and raffle of goodies from a variety of donors.

Donations from this event support the museum’s free admission and pay-what-you-can summer camps. Tickets include food and a raffle ticket.

More at lcmm.org/summer party.

Two historic sites honor Frederick Douglass legacy

On Wednesday, July 5, Rokeby Museum and the Friends of Union Meeting Hall are hosting two family-friendly events that honor the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass.

At 11 a.m. at the Union Meeting Hall, there will be a morning reflection about the legacy of Douglass and his historic visit to Ferrisburgh in 1843. Rokeby Museum staff will lead a history talk and community reflection activity on the site where Douglass spoke. The Friends of Union Meeting Hall will speak about the legacy of the two town buildings. Union Meeting Hall will be open for touring.

At 1 p.m., Rokeby Museum will hold its annual reading of Douglass’ 1852 speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July.” Rokeby Museum will provide sections of the speech, and community members are asked to join the reading.

Fredrick Douglass gave this speech at an Independence Day celebration in Rochester, N.Y., on July 5, 1852. The event commem-

orated the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but in his speech, Douglass reminded the crowd that not all people celebrated freedom on the Fourth of July.

He said, “The blessing in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common.”

Both activities are free, and advance registration is not necessary. Admission to Rokeby Museum is free after 1 p.m.

Ethan Allen Homestead holds annual meeting

Ethan Allen Homestead will hold its annual meeting and program on Sunday, July 9, at 2 p.m.

The business meeting will feature election of officers, presentation of a research grant

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Rolf Diamant, University of Vermont adjunct associate professor and former superintendent of five national parks, will give a talk on “Vermonters and The Blockade Board’s Backdoor War.”

All are welcome.

Middlebury Garden Club honors life members

The Middlebury Garden Club recently honored two of its

members who were granted lifetime membership in the Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont.

Andrea Landsberg created the club’s logo, the “Garden Thymes” publication and hosts member garden tours to her gardens.

Barbara Greenwood assists with club bylaws and facilitates the master gardener and composting scholarships.

One member described Barbara this way: “She neither seeks nor expects recognition, she commits and follows through.”

or organization at hinesburgrec. com.

The parade starts at the bottom of Buck Hill Road and heads through the village, turning onto Mechanicsville Road, ending at the post office.

Community Alliance Church will serve ice cream in front of the Hinesburg Nursery School and from noon-3p.m. the Hinesburgh Public House hosts a lawn party.

Vendors are Mac’s Sugar Shack and Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream.

Fireworks begin at dusk.

Shelburne

Pack a picnic and celebrate the sounds of the summer season with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra at the Shelburne Museum on July 4.

Enjoy a lineup of American favorites to get you dancing and celebrating the most anticipated time of year in Vermont. Guest trumpeter and jazz legend Ray Vega joins the orchestra and Argentinian/Italian conductor Michelle di Russo in a concert of swing, jazz, spirituals and marches.

Fireworks will take place at the conclusion of the performance.

Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking and concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

More at vso.org.

Burlington

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Monday, July 3 is Vermont’s largest fireworks display of the year on the waterfront.

Enjoy family-friendly activities beginning at 5 p.m. with Sambatucada! to warm up the crowd at 5:30 p.m. That’s followed by a live performance from The Motts, who aren’t just your run-of-themill cover band. They are all of the bands you know and love rolled into one. The Motts will play three sets, 6:30 p.m., 8:15 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.

Local food vendors will serve up a variety of food options from falafels and sliders to poutine and

ice cream. There’s a drone show and fireworks at dusk.

Williston

Williston puts on a two-day Independence Day celebration full of all day activities for the whole family. Kicking off the holiday fun on Monday, July 3 at 4 p.m. is a library book sale, followed by an ice cream social and a town band concert at 7 p.m. on the village green.

July 4 begins with a continuation of the book sale from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The annual parade will begin at 10 a.m.

Activities and vendors on the green begin after the parade along with the fire department open house. Celebrations continue into the evening and end with a fireworks display at Village Community Park at 9:20 p.m.

Colchester

The annual parade begins at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 4, at Colchester High School and will cross down Blakely Road and end at Lavigne Road.

Evening activities begin at 5 p.m. at Bayside Park and feature inflatables, food vendors and live musical entertainment from The Hitmen, a 1970s and 1980s party rock ‘n’ roll band featuring hot guitar, organ and vocal harmonies playing everything from John Mellencamp to Santana, The Atlanta Rhythm Section to Steely Dan.

Fireworks will take place at dusk from the Bayside softball field.

Essex Junction

The annual Essex Junction July 4 celebration is back at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds Midway Lawn. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. with live music from Sticks and Stones, games, face painting, balloon artists, mini golf on the go, and more. Enjoy your favorite fair foods from over 12 vendors.

Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.

Margery Salmon, Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont life membership chairperson and Doris Van Mullen, president, awarded the certificates.

In addition, member Carol Kress was recognized for serving as the club’s new state scholarship chairperson.

“The Middlebury Garden Club is one of the oldest garden clubs in Vermont. The club’s mission is to pursue interests in the love of gardening, floral design, youth programs, aid in the

protection of our natural resources and civic beautification,” club president Marilyn Needham said.

During the gardening season, club members tend to the gardens at Sheldon Museum Gardens. The club is known for its dedication to offering gardening education and community service opportunities.

The Homestead Book Club will meet on Sunday Aug. 6, 3-4

p.m. at the Homestead Museum to discuss “Blindspot,” a historic fiction novel that takes place in revolutionary Boston. Two Harvard history professors wrote the book to celebrate ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times.

Preregistration is required but book talk is free.

Check out ethanallehomestead.org for a schedule of demonstrations and tours for the Ethan Allen Day weekend or to register for the book club.

CVU’s Chloe Pecor named year’s Gatorade Soccer Player

LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT

Champlain Valley Union High School’s Chloe Pecor was named the Gatorade Vermont Girls Soccer Player of the Year on June 20.

Pecor helped CVU capture the Division I state championship in the fall, scoring 27 goals and dishing out seven assists for the 15-0-1 Redhawks. The junior is the fourth player from the CVU program to be named the Gatorade Player of the Year.

“Chloe’s impact is more than just her soccer skills and ability,” said Kevin Barber, head coach of Essex High School, in a press release. “She has a great work ethic, mental strength and a neverquit attitude that drives her and her teammates.”

Pecor was also named the Burlington Free-Press Player of the Year and was a United Soccer Coaches All-American selection.

Girls’ lacrosse

The Champlain Valley girls’ lacrosse team was well represented on the Vermont Lacrosse Coaches

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tions of either joining the castrato chorus or being left to harmlessly guard the harem.

When the precipitation picks up, I turn for home sooner than I want, glad I invested in a rain jacket that’s passing its initial test with flying colors, but wondering why I hadn’t bought moisture shedding pants too as my legs get squishy enough to feel as though they’re weighing me down. The rain is more an inconvenience, intruding on summer plans, but has me scrutinizing the huge weather and climate transformations the country has seen in just the last decade and wondering what’s in store the next 10 years.

Association all-state team.

Maddie Bunting was named to the first team on defense for CVU, while Stella Dooley, Tess Everett, Emerson Rice and Amelie Scharf all made the first team from the midfield in DI.

Bunting was also named a U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American. Kate Boehmcke (defense) and Dicey Manning (attack) were both named to the second team, and Maddy McDade (defense) and Grace McNalley (attack) both earned an honorable mention.

The CVU players were not the only representatives as head coach Tucker Pierson was named coach of the year.

Softball

Four Champlain Valley softball players earned honors from the Vermont softball coaches when the all-league teams were announced.

Shelby Companion was named to the second team in the outfield. Juillete Chant earned an honorable mention as a pitcher and Kate Boget (catcher) and Baylee Yandow (first base) received honorable mentions.

somethingwheretheywouldn’t starscreen, help her neighborsandalso way herstudents“transferable skills.”Transferableskills required forgraduation.“They’reskillslike communication that go beyond thetextbook,thataremorepractithoseskills build communityconnections,” Beerworth’s assignment 120students write letter elderlyperson.Some her studentshavewrittenlettersto owngrandparents,manyhavewritseniorresidentialfacility Vergennes. students written Beerworth’sneighbors.

Although Green Mountains have largely escaped the kind of catastrophes that seem to plague someplace in the U.S. nearly every day, our seasons are living up to several long-range predictions. The Northeast has been warming faster than the rest of the country due to climate change, including Vermont which saw a whopping 5-degree jump in average winter temperatures over the last 50 years.

I know that summers are also expected to be warmer, with an

uptick in the humidity I hate with a fervor bordering on lunacy that makes me sweat just thinking about it, but I also realize that there are places that will become essentially unlivable as hotter temperatures, combine with rising tides, ever stronger and more frequent hurricanes and tornadoes, growing wildfire threats and thousand-year floods occurring every few years.

When the rain becomes a deluge, I’m still glad to be walking, trying to balance the aerobics of fast walking with hiking poles while keeping in mind John Muir’s observation that “in every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.”

I slow down and refocus, absorbing as much as I can. I’m teasing out whether Muir’s perception qualifies as the butterfly effect when I notice Helene up ahead, pulling the car over. A reclamation project. I seriously consider slogging the rest of the way home deep in thought, as though needing to complete an esoteric mission. I almost don’t get in. Almost.

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difficult to make decisions where we’re going forward with because it does have an effect on most everything we do.”

Since 1950, the nonprofit Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services, or CVFRS, has provided emergency services to the town. The service is run by a board of directors with six full-time employees, 20 per-diem employees, a full-time chief, along with 16 volunteer positions. For years, the relationship between the town and the fire squad has been governed by a memorandum of agreement, which was originally inked in 2014 and is updated every two years.

The idea to move to a municipally controlled fire and rescue service began nearly a year ago when the selectboard began seeking bids for consulting proposals to help with the switch, ultimately landing on Gallagher, Flynn & Co. for the work. While the idea wasn’t met favorably by everyone, some residents saw it as a way to solidify a more efficient fire and rescue service in town.

“I’m not very comfortable with the strength of the fire department and rescue,” Tanna Kelton said at the meeting. “It seems like we’ve had a lot of turnover in the last several years. I just got word that the fire chief is resigning, and we have far fewer volunteers than we used to have. I feel like fire and rescue is probably one of the most important departments. We need that department, and we need to make sure that it’s strong and healthy and that we have the people working there that we need when we have a disaster in our town.”

Bliss confirmed he will be leaving his position as fire chief by July 23.

“At a special meeting on June 12th, the CVFRS, Inc. Board of Directors voted reluctantly to accept the resignation of Justin Bliss as Chief of Fire and Rescue,” wrote President John Snow in an email. “Justin tendered his resignation the prior weekend. Although we are disappointed to see him go, we hold great respect for the work he has done in this past year, and we accept the personal and family reasons he has given for this decision.”

Bliss was the first full-time chief for the service, which means the process for appointment to the position is no longer an elected process but a job candidate search.

“We have developed a search committee to find a suitable successor as quickly as possible,” said Snow.

Selectboard member Frank Tenney said he’s been communicating with the fire and rescue squad as transitions plans are put on hold.

“It may be the path to abandon this completely and maybe try to find maybe an amendment for the (memorandum of agreement) to make it more clear,” said Tenney. “But right now, to put it on pause is not saying that we want to stop it, it’s not saying that we’re giving it up completely.”

The selectboard plans to review information from the consultant along with the memorandum of agreement with Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service at its first meeting in August to inform a timeline for later in the year — potentially in February —when this move could potentially be picked back up.

“We want the fire department to provide a decent service and we want it to come out of set costs and what we think is good value for money,” selectboard member Lewis Mudge said. “Whether that continues as a private enterprise or whether we absorb it, I think that’s the goal. Maybe that means we move into a position where all we have to do is tweak the (memorandum of agreement) but I’ve always been very cautious of us taking this over and us getting buyer’s remorse.”

Bliss, who lives in Hinesburg, came to Charlotte just as the selectboard started talks about bringing the service into municipal hands.

“I know in past, there have been very contentious relationships here. Nobody is served by that,” Bliss said at the time of his hiring. “I have no interest in any contentious relationships. We all need to work together to make this place run well, right. That’s what I’m interested in. I’m interested in my employees, and I’m interested in smoothly running ship.

Howard Center staff recognized

Howard Center recently honored its employees for their service. Each year, the organization marks anniversaries for employees reaching five or more years of service. This year, 130 employees reached their respective anniversaries, joining over 600 of their colleagues who have been with the organization for at least five years.

Bob Bick, Howard Center CEO says, “The commitment of our team provides crucial help and support to the children, adults, and families we serve each day. I extend my sincere gratitude to every staff member for their ongoing work in shaping a brighter future for our community.”

Those honored for 25 years include Deborah DeLadurantaye, Lenora Meyers-Nelson,

Anne Paradiso, and Prudence Trombly.

Chris Gillespie, Beth Holden, Shelly McGinnis, Cindy Phenix, and Darlene Sherman were recognized for 30 years of service. Linda Quinn and Elaine Soto were honored for 35 years. Two Howard Center employees, Peter Burns and Karen Hussey, celebrated 40 years of service to the organization.

Basin program launches lake video series

The Lake Champlain Basin Program and Peregrine Productions has launched “Meet the Scientist,” a new video series that spotlights scientists who are working to better understand the water quality, ecology and history of Lake Champlain and its watershed.

The videos explore the scientists’ research and their personal stories, providing a glimpse into their day-to-day activities in the field and how they help turn knowledge into action that protects and restores clean water and habitat.

The videos profile five scientists working in a variety of disciplines and at different stages in their careers:

• Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, Vermont state climatologist and professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University of Vermont: climate change and community preparedness.

• Ellen Marsden, professor of wildlife and fisheries biology in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at UVM: fish and behavioral ecology.

• Mindy Morales, assistant professor of environmental sciences in the Rubenstein School: microorganisms and ecosystem functions.

• Chris Sabick, archaeology director at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: Lake Champlain maritime history.

• Brendan Wiltse, water quality director at the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith’s College: winter road salt and lake health.

“The work these scientists do is, of course, vital to the health of the lake. What are their motivations? Their challenges and rewards? How did their professional journeys lead them to where they are now?” said Ryan Mitchell, communications coordinator for the basin program.

“These videos highlight their fascinating research and offer a window into their experiences for future scientists who are exploring career opportunities.”

The videos are available to view at lcbp.org.

“Whether that continues as a private enterprise or whether we absorb it, I think that’s the goal.”

— Lewis Mudge

Charlotte Selectboard

Get ready for a summer of music in the county

LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER

Nothing says summer in Vermont like live music!

Whether you’re enjoying a sandy Wednesday evening on the beach in Charlotte or rocking out at the Shelburne Museum, there is no shortage of entertainment this summer season. In fact, the real struggle might be narrowing down which concerts to attend.

Here’s a glimpse at some of the fun going down in Chittenden County this summer.

SB Nite Out

Cancel your plans on Thursday nights starting July 7 until Sept. 1 and visit Veterans Memorial Park in South Burlington to indulge in some grub and live music from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.

July 7 – Grippo Funk Band

July 14 – The Hitmen

Aug. 11 – B-Town

Aug. 18 – Devon McGarry Band

Aug. 25 – Sticks & Stones and fireworks display

Sept. 1 – Barbie-N-Bones

Burlington City Arts Summer Concert Series

The BCA Summer Concert Series is an annual celebration of Vermont’s wide-ranging roster of local talent. Every Wednesday and Friday throughout the summer, the series provides a lunchtime

concert from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in City Hall Park, energizing the downtown district with vibrancy while supporting local musicians.

Old Round Church, Richmond

A full season of summer and fall concerts at the Old Round Church is in the works, including both indoor and outdoor events. Doors open at 4 pm and music begins at 5 pm.

Tickets at the door. $12 for adults, $3 for ages 12 and under.

June 25 – The Tenderbellies

Aug. 27 – Honey and Soul

Sept. 24 – The Larkspurs

Oct. 23 – Wild Branch

Grange on the Green, Charlotte

The Charlotte Grange invites friends and neighbors to enjoy four evenings of music and merriment on the Charlotte town green every Thursday in July from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Bring a picnic and enjoy local music in good company.

July 6 – Patti Casey and Tom MacKenzie

July 13 – Will Patton Quartet

July 20 – Nick Carter

July 27 – Minced Oats

Summer Concerts in the Park, Hinesburg

The Hinesburg Recreation Department presents Summer

Concerts in the Park, Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. throughout July and early August at the gazebo behind the Hinesburg Community School in the Village.

July 12 – Rodney Putnam

July 19 – HCS Greenhawks opening for John Daly Band

July 26 – Rough Suspects

Aug. 2 – Shellhouse

Aug. 9 – Hinesburg Community Band

Aug. 16 – In the Pocket

Music at the Beach, Charlotte

Wednesdays, July 19 and 26 and Aug. 2, with picnicking at 5 p.m. and at 6 p.m. Free with season parking pass or paid day pass. Bring your friends and family and enjoy a summer sunset over Lake Champlain.

Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival

Join the chamber for nine days of exploration through three of the most significant musical capitals in classical music: New York, Paris and Vienna. Concertgoers will hear quintessential American colors through Gershwin and Bernstein, the new sounds of Paris with Ravel and Debussy, and the great Viennese masters, Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart.

Tickets are available at lccmf. org.

All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne

Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. – Inside Pitch with David Serkin Ludwig

The City of Love: New Sounds from Paris

The allure of Paris attracted many of the great artistic minds who drew inspiration from one another. Change was in the air, and composers like Debussy and Ravel experimented with exotic harmonies and textures that became the hallmarks of French music.

Aug. 24, noon – Concert II: New Sounds from Paris

The other three works on this program give us a taste of Paris’s rich musical fabric between 1920 and 1924.

Summer Concert Series, Shelburne Farms

Shelburne Farms has another great lineup of artists to enjoy this summer at the Farm Barn. Set up your lawn chair and blanket, bring a picnic dinner or enjoy food for sale on-site. This event is certain to be a pleasure for the whole family. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; The bands will play from 6:30-8 p.m.

July 12 – Tenderbellies

July 19 – In the Pocket

July 26 – Sky Blue Boys

The series will conclude with fireworks on Aug. 1 (rain date is Aug. 2) at Vermont Teddy Bear.

Concerts on the Green, Shelburne Museum

Although most of the concerts are sold out, there are tickets still available for these shows available at shelburnemuseum.org.

July 13, 6:30 p.m. – Guster

Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m. – Mt. Joy

Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. – Shakey Graves and Lucius

Sept. 15, 7 p.m. – Grace Potter

Shelburne Vineyards

Shelburne Vineyards has live music every weekend this summer, from bluegrass and folk to local favorites like The Beerworth Sisters.

Old Stage Summer Series, Essex

Concerts on Old Stage on The Green at The Essex Experience feature a wide range of artists from reggae to rock, jam band to hip hop and country.

Purchase tickets at essexexperience.com. Children 12 and under get in free. Here’s a partial list of concerts:

July 1, 7 p.m. – Lorrie Morgan

Known for her vocal phrasing and down-to-earth believability.

July 2, 7 p.m. – Back In Black, The “True AC/DC Experience”

July 7, 7 p.m. – Melvin Seals

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and JGB

Seals is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band. Adding his rock-gospel-soul-rhythm and blues touch with his funky style of playing, no wonder Garcia nicknamed him “Master of the Universe.”

July 8, 8 p.m. – Tusk

The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute.

July 14, 7 p.m. – Cracker

A heavier alt-rock sound with a more mellow California country vibe. As Guitar Magazine says, “Cracker has never sounded

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Corps in creating the six new plots for the experiment, which, along with fighting phosphorus, could provide more pollinator habitat.

The project dovetails with Shelburne Farms’ community-focused mission. This year the farm launched an educational program with Champlain Valley Union High School to introduce students to fieldwork and applied sustainability as it assists the remediation project. Signs along the Tunnel Trail provide visitors with information about the invisible processes going on beneath the ground.

“People will just stumble upon her research while they’re out taking a beautiful stroll on the property and go, huh, I never really thought of that before,” Camp said, referring to Rubin. “We’re definitely not perfect yet, and Jess is helping us become better.”

better, cooler, more vital - or more important.”

July 20, 6:30 p.m. – The Sweet Remains

Driven by strong lyrical and melodic writing, their songs easily appeal to fans of modern folk-rockers like Jason Mraz, Ray Lamontagne and John Mayer.

July 29, 7 p.m. – North Mississippi Allstars with special guest John Fusco

Nothing runs deeper than family ties. Brothers, sisters,

fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters understand one another at the purest level. When families rally around music, they speak this oft-unspoken bond aloud and into existence. After 25 years, 12 albums, four Grammy Award nominations and sold-out shows everywhere, the North Mississippi Allstars open up their world once again.

Aug. 4, 8 p.m. – EagleMania

The music of The Eagles.

TOWN OF CHARLOTTE IS ISSUING A REQUEST FOR BIDS For Solar System on Town Garage

The Request for Bids can be viewed at www.charlottevt.org and can also be obtained by contacting Dean Bloch, Town Administrator, at townadmin@townofcharlotte.com or 425-3071 ext. 5.

Sealed bids are due by Monday July 10, 2023 @ 4 PM

Mailed or hand delivered to: Dean Bloch, Town Administrator, Charlotte Town Office, 159 Ferry Road, P.O. Box 119, Charlotte, VT 05445—envelopes should be labeled “Town Hall Roof Bid”. If hand delivering, use the mail slot to the right of the front door.

Bids are to be opened on July 10th at 6:50 PM at the Town Office.

The Town of Charlotte reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids for any reason, and may not necessarily select the lowest bid.

Job Openings

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

• Highway Foreperson

• Highway Maintainer

• Water and/or Wastewater Operator

• Firefighter/AEMT

• General Seasonal Summer Help

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

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

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.

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

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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

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March 21 - April 20

Aries, you will likely be giving much thought to your future and strategies that may increase your nancial security. Reach out to your network for advice.

TAURUS

April 21 - May 21

Taurus, if communication has been dif cult in the past, you will nd that things change for the better in the days to come. You will gain a deeper understanding of others.

GEMINI

May 22 - June 21

Gemini, useful information reaches you this week, which helps you make important decisions about your nances. Use this opportunity to make changes.

CANCER

June 22 - July 22

Cancer, a social gathering presents you with an opportunity to meet new friends who may become valued business contacts. Treat every introduction with care.

LEO

July 23 - Aug. 23

Leo, you may be wondering what the next few months will hold for you. It is impossible to know all the details, but there are strong indications that there is a big change coming.

VIRGO

Aug. 24 - Sept. 22

Career goals may come together even further this week, Virgo. This enables you to move into a position that will not compromise your needs or ideals.

LIBRA

Sept. 23 - Oct. 23

Libra, you want to make a new start but may just need a little push to get you moving. Thankfully, your mind is clear from distractions that normally might derail your plans.

SCORPIO

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22

Scorpio, soul searching is to be expected due to the positioning of the planets this week. Once you gure out your true goals you may be surprised at what you discover.

SUDOKU

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SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 23 - Dec. 21

Take time out from some of the exciting things that have been happening to you, Sagittarius. Figure out if you’re satis ed in your career. You may decide to make changes.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22 - Jan. 20

A new understanding with others comes from improved communication and more exibility, Capricorn. Optimism and understanding will spill into all areas of your life.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 21 - Feb. 18

Your mind is on family and those close to you right now, Aquarius. Any decisions you make in the weeks ahead will be focused on the priority people in your life.

PISCES

Feb. 19 - March 20

Information about investments and career potential may come to you soon. Take everything with a grain of salt until you can investigate.

CLUES ACROSS

1. Excited movements

8. Soap opera actress Patsy

13. Unknowing

14. Dangerous mosquitos

15. Exaggerated and sensationalized

19. Military policeman

20. Touch softly

21. Wrap

22. A story of one’s life

23. Midway between east and southeast

24. Toward the mouth or oral region

25. A list of dishes available at a restaurant

26. Changes the meaning of 30. Semitic Sun god

31. Sneaker parts

32. Capital of Zimbabwe

33. Breezed through 34. Partner to pedi

35. Becomes less intense

38. Bottoms

39. Tested

40. Vistas

44. Take care of

45. Traditional rhythmic pattern

46. S. African political party

47. Cologne

48. Men

49. The Science Guy

50. Gospel author (abbr.)

51. Act of signing up

55. Human feet

57. A very short time

58. Streetcars

59. Cuplike cavities

CLUES DOWN

1. A type of pool

2. Malaise

3. Seasoned

4. A pair

5. Young male

6. Make a mistake

7. Experienced

8. It often accompanies injury

9. Old world, new

10. Commercial

11. Course of lectures

12. Promote

16. Female horses

17. Greek mythological gure

ANSWERS

18. Small amount

22. Orthodox church altar

25. Actress Tomei

27. Excited

28. Looked directly at

29. Popular cold desserts

30. More reasonable

32. Disk above the head of a saint

Devoted to the extreme

Make an effort

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