County creemees
Artist residency
Ice cream truck with flair treks through the region
Clemmons Family Farm offers 15K in grants
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Bruce Hill talks life on the lake
It’s crazy!
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“I have a lot of good memories about Golden Dazy. That was my high point in sailing,” recalled 90-year-old Shelburne resident Bruce Hill as he pointed to the replica of the sailboat hanging on the wall of his lakeside home. Hill has lived in town for nearly 55 years, hailing from Long Beach, Calif., and although he may not consider himself a natural-born thrill seeker, his life
story is seeping with tales of sea adventures, races against time and having the courage to strike out on new endeavors. During his time on the Golden Coast, he worked for an engineering company called Autonetics. He later moved to South Burlington to work at GE, and five years later he transferred to the new IBM plant that was being constructed, but his time there was cut short just shy See HILL on page 11
Parade Grounds revamp
Shelburne Selectboard responds to backlash LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY LEE KROHN
Kristie, the Crazy Cotton Candy Lady, spins sugar magic at last weekend’s Shelburne Farmers Market. See more photos on page 9.
The Shelburne Selectboard last week let residents air continued grievances with an idea to revamp the Parade Ground — an issue that many are equating to the iconic lyrics by Joni Mitchell, “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.” The selectboard said at its meeting last week that the backlash has led members to feel disappointed in the way some residents have handled the situation. Board chair Mike Ashooh said that although there are some valid concerns, there have been other claims that are completely irrelevant: That director of planning and zoning Aaron DeNamur is trying to boost his resume, that people who aren’t from Shelburne are making decisions for the town, and that the change would
somehow bring about an increase in crime. “I thought that was pretty disappointing, and I didn’t generally respond to those types of comments,” Ashooh said. “There’s just no need to insult people or question their motives of why they want to do this.” He urged residents to reexamine the root causes of their concerns while vice chair Cate Cross encouraged people to seek factual information about the process. “I also want to just step back and say there is a lot of change coming to Shelburne,” Ashooh said. “We can be like the proverbial frog in the pot as it heats up around us and we don’t do anything, or we can be proactive and start to think about where are we going.” See PARADE GROUNDS on page 7