‘Dream’ delivered
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Martin Luther King Jr. statue finds its way to Pierson Library.
Vernal pools nurseries for some animals, buffets for others
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CVU seniors face threat of deportation Students still plan to leave the U.S. despite federal stay BRIANA BRADY STAFF WRITER
Two Champlain Valley Union High School students who were ordered to leave the country by the end of the month or face deportation will still leave, despite a judge recently blocking the order, according to school officials. Judge Indira Talwani, a federal judge in Boston, on Monday blocked an order from the Trump Administration that sought to end special humanitarian parole protections for immigrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti. The program grants temporary legal status to individuals for two years, allowing participants to work and apply for more permanent visa status while in the United States. “This is only a temporary reprieve and does not change the fact that the program could still be terminated upon appeal. In light of this, the CVSD students are still leaving as planned,” the school’s student and community engagement facilitator, Christina Daudelin, said in an email Tuesday. According to an earlier email sent to Champlain Valley School District staff and families last week, under the initial order from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the teens, who are originally from See STUDENTS on page 12
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Shelburne nonagenarian Flo Meiler a world track and field record with her 4’6” vault at the Masters World Championships last month in Gainesville, Fla.
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Meiler setting track world records at 90 BRIANA BRADY STAFF WRITER
Flo Meiler pointed with her foot to a line on the ground at the University of Vermont’s indoor track last Friday. “I forgot my tape today, but this is usually where I jump from,” she said.
After marking her spot, Meiler walked away from the sand pit, further and further back, until she had enough room to run. The 90-year-old Shelburne resident then sped down the track, arms pumping, and with a hop, a skip and a jump, landed her triple jump in the sand. Meiler isn’t just a casual hobbyist
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when it comes to track events — she’s still competing. At last month’s Masters Indoor World Championships in Gainesville, Fla., Meiler brought home eight gold medals in her age See MEILER on page 12
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