Two people were killed in a car crash in West Charleston Sunday afternoon. Esperanza Robles, 29, of Derby Line and Ryan Coulter, 26, of Newport were thrown from a 1994 Honda Prelude operated by Joshua Cole, 30, of Derby when the car hit a big tree, State Police said. A press release from Sergeant Sean Selby says that both speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the accident, which occurred at about 4:40 p.m. No one was wearing a seatbelt, and all three passengers were thrown out of the vehicle. The Honda was westbound on Route 105 at the intersection with the Fontaine Road. After exiting a sharp corner, it went off the north side of Route 105, Sergeant Selby said. Mr. Cole suffered head injuries, police said, and Amanda Letourneau, 27, of East Charleston suffered serious head and leg injuries. Ms. Robles was the mother of three children. Police say the case remains under investigation. The car was totalled. the Chronicle THE WEEKLY JOURNAL OF ORLEANS COUNTY TWO SECTIONS, 48 PAGES Remembering our veterans by Joseph Gresser U.S. District Court Judge Darrin Gayles granted, in part, Ariel Quiros’ request for money to pay legal fees and living expenses last week. The same day Mr. Quiros, the owner of Jay Peak and Burke Mountain resorts, and the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appeared to argue whether his assets and companies should be placed under a receivership. Mr. Quiros’ assets were frozen and placed under the control of a receiver in April after he and Bill Stenger, former president of Jay Peak, were charged by the SEC with civil offenses including mishandling, comingling, and, in the case of Mr. Quiros, misappropriating about $200- million. The money was invested in hotels and other projects at Jay Peak and Burke Mountain and in a biomedical facility in Newport by foreigners who hoped to gain permanent residency status through the federal EB-5 visa program. Since his personal and company accounts were frozen, Mr. Quiros has argued for a loosening of restrictions on his ability to use his assets to pay legal and personal expenses. Most recently he asked Judge Gayles to let him sell or mortgage a condominium he bought on Fifth Avenue in New York City to pay what he said was around $400,000 Quiros allowed $15,000 a month for expenses by Elizabeth Trail HOLLAND — The Public Service Board awarded Dairy Air Wind, LLC, in Holland a long-term contract on May 27 to sell about 6,000,000 kilowatt hours of power a year to Vermont utilities. That puts dairy farmer Brian Champney a step closer to his longstanding hope of producing wind power on a hayfield on his 600-acre farm north of the school and town clerk’s office here. That’s enough to power 2,000 to 2,500 homes, Mr. Champney said. The power will be produced by a single 2.2-megawatt wind turbine in the center of the Champney family farm. Mr. Champney’s house is about 2,000 to 2,500 feet from where the turbine will stand, he said. It’s right in the center of the family farm, on land belonging to his mother, Linda Champney. “I’m going to be the closest one,” he said Tuesday. “The next closest house is probably my mother’s.” VOLUME 42, NUMBER 22 JUNE 1, 2016 ONE DOLLAR In Holland Dairy Air plans single turbine wind project Jackson, Holland to run for House. 2, 3 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — The cats are gone from the upstairs of the Coventry Community Center. While touring the building to plan repairs and maintenance during the regular select board meeting on May 23, board members discovered cats living in an unused room upstairs in the community center building. Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz was given until the weekend to get rid of the cats. A special meeting was called for Thursday, May 26, to discuss the condition of the building and make a list of repairs. The cats were strays that she had rescued, Ms. Diaz said. She said there were two of them. Unable to find another home for them, she had put them in the old library until her daughter was able to take them, she said. “As I said before,” Ms. Diaz told Coventry Select Board Cats are out of the community center American Legion Post #28 Commander Gaston Bathalon carried the U.S. flag in the Memorial Day observance parade in North Troy Monday. He is seen here with Sons of the American Legion member Rene Lague carrying the post's flag. Mr. Lague's grandson Wyatt Lantagne marched with the color guard, carrying a mock M-1 rifle, on the right. Post #28 member John Pelletier, one of three rifle bearers for the ceremonies, can also be seen directly behind Wyatt carrying an actual M-1 Garand used for a three-volley salute during the ceremony. For more coverage of Memorial Day observances around the area, please see page sixteen. Photo by Jef Barker Two killed in West Charleston car crash (Continued on page twenty-five.) (Continued on page twenty-six.) (Continued on page twenty-eight.) Brownington students re-enact history. 10
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Two people were killed in a carcrash in West Charleston Sundayafternoon.
Esperanza Robles, 29, of DerbyLine and Ryan Coulter, 26, ofNewport were thrown from a 1994Honda Prelude operated by JoshuaCole, 30, of Derby when the car hita big tree, State Police said.
A press release from SergeantSean Selby says that both speed andalcohol are believed to be factors inthe accident, which occurred at
about 4:40 p.m. No one was wearing a seatbelt,
and all three passengers werethrown out of the vehicle.
The Honda was westbound onRoute 105 at the intersection withthe Fontaine Road. After exiting asharp corner, it went off the northside of Route 105, Sergeant Selbysaid.
Mr. Cole suffered head injuries,police said, and AmandaLetourneau, 27, of East Charlestonsuffered serious head and leginjuries.
Ms. Robles was the mother ofthree children.
Police say the case remainsunder investigation.
The car was totalled.
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Remembering our veterans
by Joseph Gresser
U.S. District Court JudgeDarrin Gayles granted, in part,Ariel Quiros’ request for money topay legal fees and living expenseslast week. The same day Mr.Quiros, the owner of Jay Peak andBurke Mountain resorts, and thefederal Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) appeared toargue whether his assets andcompanies should be placed under areceivership.
Mr. Quiros’ assets were frozenand placed under the control of areceiver in April after he and BillStenger, former president of JayPeak, were charged by the SECwith civil offenses includingmishandling, comingling, and, inthe case of Mr. Quiros,
misappropriating about $200-million.
The money was invested inhotels and other projects at JayPeak and Burke Mountain and in abiomedical facility in Newport byforeigners who hoped to gainpermanent residency statusthrough the federal EB-5 visaprogram.
Since his personal and companyaccounts were frozen, Mr. Quiroshas argued for a loosening ofrestrictions on his ability to use hisassets to pay legal and personalexpenses.
Most recently he asked JudgeGayles to let him sell or mortgage acondominium he bought on FifthAvenue in New York City to paywhat he said was around $400,000
Quiros allowed $15,000a month for expenses
by Elizabeth Trail
HOLLAND — The PublicService Board awarded Dairy AirWind, LLC, in Holland a long-termcontract on May 27 to sell about6,000,000 kilowatt hours of power ayear to Vermont utilities.
That puts dairy farmer BrianChampney a step closer to hislongstanding hope of producingwind power on a hayfield on his600-acre farm north of the schooland town clerk’s office here.
That’s enough to power 2,000 to
2,500 homes, Mr. Champney said.The power will be produced by a
single 2.2-megawatt wind turbine inthe center of the Champney familyfarm.
Mr. Champney’s house is about2,000 to 2,500 feet from where theturbine will stand, he said. It’sright in the center of the familyfarm, on land belonging to hismother, Linda Champney.
“I’m going to be the closest one,”he said Tuesday. “The next closesthouse is probably my mother’s.”
VOLUME 42, NUMBER 22 JUNE 1, 2016 ONE DOLLAR
In Holland
Dairy Air plans singleturbine wind project
Jackson, Hollandto run for House.
2, 3
by Elizabeth Trail
COVENTRY — The cats aregone from the upstairs of theCoventry Community Center.
While touring the building toplan repairs and maintenanceduring the regular select boardmeeting on May 23, board membersdiscovered cats living in an unusedroom upstairs in the communitycenter building.
Town Clerk and TreasurerCynthia Diaz was given until the
weekend to get rid of the cats. Aspecial meeting was called forThursday, May 26, to discuss thecondition of the building and make alist of repairs.
The cats were strays that shehad rescued, Ms. Diaz said. She saidthere were two of them.
Unable to find another home forthem, she had put them in the oldlibrary until her daughter was ableto take them, she said.
“As I said before,” Ms. Diaz told
Coventry Select Board
Cats are out of thecommunity center
American Legion Post #28 Commander Gaston Bathalon carried the U.S. flag inthe Memorial Day observance parade in North Troy Monday. He is seen here withSons of the American Legion member Rene Lague carrying the post's flag. Mr.Lague's grandson Wyatt Lantagne marched with the color guard, carrying a mockM-1 rifle, on the right. Post #28 member John Pelletier, one of three rifle bearersfor the ceremonies, can also be seen directly behind Wyatt carrying an actual M-1Garand used for a three-volley salute during the ceremony. For more coverage ofMemorial Day observances around the area, please see page sixteen.
Photo by Jef Barker
Two killed in WestCharleston car crash
(Continued on page twenty-five.)
(Continued on page twenty-six.)
(Continued on page twenty-eight.)
Browningtonstudents
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Ron Holland, the senior emergency physicianat North Country Hospital is a candidate for theVermont House of Representatives to represent thecitizens of Irasburg, Coventry, Newport City,Newport Town, and Troy. Dr. Holland filed therequired petition with the district clerk in Newportlast week.
“I’ve been practicing medicine since 1972, andevery day I see both the successes and failures ofthe health care system,” Dr. Holland said. “Arevolution in health care is impossible. Instead,we need a health care system that can learn andgradually decrease costs and increase effectiveness.With my years of experience in both medicine andpolicy analysis, I have decided that it’s time toreframe the debate so that health care providers,not politicians, can improve the system.”
Dr. Holland began practicing medicine inOrleans County in 1979. After completing aninternal medicine residency at the University ofVermont, he opened a primary care practice inBarton. Since 1989 he has practiced emergencymedicine and completed a graduate program inhealth policy at Harvard University and aNational Library of Medicine Fellowship indecision and policy analysis at Tufts University.He has professional publications on the costeffectiveness of health care interventions.
Dr. Holland’s analysis on the placement ofdialysis facilities in Vermont was the basis forstate approval for the Ron Holland, M.D.Community Dialysis Facility at North CountryHospital that garnered federal, state, andcommunity support.
The facility celebrated its tenth anniversarythis week.
Dr. Holland performed a cost-effectivenessanalysis of the Lowell wind project thatdemonstrated that this project is eight times morecostly than other options to reduce carbonemissions. He finds that ridgeline wind projectsgenerate generous profits for developers but are fartoo expensive as options for meaningful carbonemissions reduction, even without consideration ofthe damage they do to ridgeline ecosystems.Through a series of state-sponsored deceptions, theLowell wind project actually increases Vermont’scarbon footprint.
He and his wife, Laurie, live in Irasburg.Their family includes four children: Abe, Larson,Jesse, and Althea; five horses, two dogs, and onebarn cat. — from Ron Holland.
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Judith Jackson, a member of the IrasburgPlanning Commission, has announced hercandidacy for the Vermont House ofRepresentatives to represent the citizens ofIrasburg, Coventry, Newport Town, Newport Cityand Troy.
“I’ve seen the huge impact of policies anddecisions made in Montpelier on almost everyaspect of life in Vermont towns,” Ms. Jacksonsaid. “With our Northeast Kingdom towns facingso many critical issues, from energy siting toeducation to our economy, it seemed like a goodtime to speak up.”
Before moving to Irasburg with her husband,Peter Limon, in 2010, Ms. Jackson spent most ofher professional life as the communicationdirector for Fermi National AcceleratorLaboratory, a U.S. Department of Energynational laboratory located near Chicago anddedicated to research in particle physics, thescience of the fundamental nature of the universe.
“From the western suburbs of Chicago to theNortheast Kingdom of Vermont was quite achange,” Ms. Jackson said. “My work at Fermilabtook me to countries all over the world. However,I grew up on a Vermont dairy farm, so moving toIrasburg felt like coming home. I do know frompersonal experience the effect of the price of milkon a farm family’s livelihood. Now I’d like to putmy Vermont heritage and a lifetime of experiencein communication to work on behalf of myneighbors in Orleans County. ”
Besides serving as the clerk of the IrasburgPlanning Commission, Ms. Jackson is a trustee ofIrasburg’s Leach Public Library and a foundingmember of the Irasburg Ridgeline Alliance (IRA),a citizens’ group dedicated to the responsible
development of renewable energy and thepreservation of Irasburg’s ridgelines. She is themother of three children, including her daughterAnnie Jackson, who lives at HeartbeetLifesharing in Hardwick.
Ms. Jackson joins her neighbor and fellowIRA organizer, Dr. Ron Holland, on the ballot forstate representative for the district of Orleans-2.— submitted by Judith Jackson.
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There are two questions that arise from myreading of Amy Leroux’s letter in the May 24edition of the Chronicle. Where in Act 46 does itsay that small schools grants will transition intomerger grants? The act does say that an amountequal to the small schools grant will be providedfor merger; it does not say, as far as I can find,that one becomes the other. On that subject, it ispainful for me to see money that went into servingchildren in classrooms be diverted into governanceactivity, if Amy is correct. The state hasthreatened the existence of small schools bythreatening the loss of small schools grants,whether or not they said or meant that. Takingmoney out of classrooms to spend onadministration is not a step in the right direction.It is not clear to me where the governance grantmoney goes, or who gets it, but I doubt thatgovernance merger money does any good for thechildren sitting in our classrooms.
My second question has to do with equity.What does the word mean? From what I haveheard from the group that wrote the articles ofagreement, it appears that their view of equity hasto do with making sure all the schools spend equalamounts of time and have identical staffing foreach subject. The example given for Glover is thatGlover school spends less time on math than theother schools in the supervisory union do, andGlover also does not employ a math specialist likethe others do.
I am confident that Glover’s students performvery well in math, and that spending more timeand hiring another person will only disrupt asystem that already works well. To me, equitymeans finding the strength and needs of eachstudent, then doing whatever it takes to move that
student along as far as he or she can go. Noteveryone needs the same thing. Good teachersknow that they are teaching a variety ofindividuals, even when there is a whole group ofchildren in front of them. Children are humanbeings, and standardization works to theirdetriment. In a locally run school, much moreattention can be paid to the strengths and needs ofstudents because the board members are friendsand neighbors of the parents, grandparents, andneighbors of those children. It is misleading toassert that there is not a loss of local voice afterconsolidation. Removal of the decision makingboard from the local town automatically distancesthe decision makers from those most affected bythe decisions. The voice for each town becomesmuch weaker because they are a smaller piece of amuch larger group. While there is some voice,there is no local control, and the voice is muted.
It’s unfortunate that the study committee didnot make a real effort to promote seriouscommunity involvement in the discussion of Act46. They sent out a flyer pitching their ideas afterthey had completed the articles of agreement, butbefore that there was no attempt to contactcitizens of each town in the same way so that theycould have been better informed about the workbefore it was done. Even the flyer seemed to be hitor miss as far as who might get one. I got one, butmy son who lives across the road and has childrenwho will be directly affected by this, did not.
There is a story that I found long ago, and Ihave not been able to find who wrote it, but itexemplifies my concerns, and has been a guide forme during my years as a professional educator.
Once upon a time, the animals decided theymust do something heroic to meet the problems ofa “new world.” So they organized a school.
They adopted an activity curriculum consistingof running, climbing, swimming, and flying. Tomake it easier to administer the curriculum, allthe animals took all the subjects.
The duck was excellent in swimming, in fact,better than his instructor; but he made onlypassing grades in flying and was very poor inrunning. Since he was slow in running, he had tostay after school and also drop swimming in orderto practice running. This was kept up until hisweb feet were badly worn and he was only averagein swimming. But average was acceptable inschool, so nobody worried about it except the duck.
The rabbit started at the top of the class inrunning, but he had a nervous breakdown becauseof so much make-up work in swimming.
The squirrel was excellent in climbing until hedeveloped frustration in flying class, where histeacher made him start from the ground upinstead of from the treetop down. He alsodeveloped “charlie horses” from overexertion andthen got C in climbing and D in running.
The eagle was a problem child and wasdisciplined severely. In the climbing class he beatall the others to the top of the tree, but insisted onusing his own way to get there.
At the end of the year an abnormal eel thatcould swim exceedingly well, and also run, climb,and fly a little, had the highest average and wasvaledictorian.
Let us remember that industry producesproducts; schools educate children. There is nocomparison. I feel like the industrial model isbeing applied to our schools by Act 46, and ourchildren and our towns will be the losers. Pleasevote no on June 7.
Sincerely,Carole Young
Our children, and our towns, will be the losers from Act 46
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One important key to the economic stabilitypuzzle of the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) is the useand benefit of our many water resources. Rivers,streams, ponds, and lakes contribute to theeconomic benefits of the agricultural, recreational,and scenic aspects of the NEK. Maintaining thequality of these waters can only increase theeconomy. The Memphremagog WatershedAssociation (MWA) invites the public toparticipate in the following conversations todiscover what is being done and can continue to bedone to make NEK’s waters its finest resources.
MWA in partnership with the VermontDepartment of Environmental Conservation issponsoring a series of three public dialogues toraise awareness for the need to reduce thephosphorus (P) being introduced into theMemphremagog watershed and ultimately intoLake Memphremagog and other waters in thewatershed. Come learn how to “take the “P” out ofour watershed.” This is a multi-faceted issue thatwill need the actions of all citizens of thewatershed so please come and learn how you canbe a part of this important task.
The first conversation on June 7 will be ageneral overview of the Vermont Clean Water Act(Act 64) of 2014 and an introduction to the conceptof a total maximum daily load (TMDL) or theamount of phosphorus that can be allowed to enterLake Memphremagog in order for the lake to meetwater quality standards set by the EPA. Thestandard for Lake Memphremagog is 14 parts perbillion and currently the lake is at approximately17 parts per billion or 21 percent above thestandard. The meeting will be held at theGateway Center in Newport beginning at 6 p.m.
The second of this series will be held June 30and will be a more in-depth description of theplans to reduce the various phosphorus sources inthe Lake Memphremagog watershed and thusreduce the amount of phosphorus flowing into ourbeautiful waters. The public will learn the actionsthat are already underway, and what is proposedfor the future to meet this challenge. The meeting
will be held at the Emory Hebard State OfficeBuilding in Newport beginning at 6 p.m.
The final meeting of the series will be adiscussion with the agricultural community. Thepublic is welcome but reservations may beencouraged due to limited space. The meeting willbe held on August 11 between 11:30 a.m. and 2p.m. at the Poulin Grain conference room, lightlunch will be provided. Estimates of phosphorusfrom different sources across the watershedindicate that agricultural lands are responsible fora large percentage of the phosphorus loading toLake Memphremagog in part because they makeup 17 percent of the watershed areas throughoutVermont. Therefore, best management practicesby farmers will contribute significantly to thereduction and help bring the water quality intocompliance. This meeting will be an opendiscussion to explain the development of theTMDL with a focus on aspects related toagricultural lands, as well as a discussion of thepractices needed to meet the TMDL. Informationon reservations will be announced.
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Dear editor,This is just some of the legislation that
passed this session:1) A working group was formed to study and
make recommendations regarding the mostefficient, reliable, and cost-effective means forproviding statewide call-taking operations forVermont’s 911 system, and the manner in whichdispatch services are currently provided andfunded, including funding disparity, and whetherthere should be any changes to this structure.2) The three tax bills: The miscellaneous tax
bill, the executive branch fee bill and thetransportation fee bill together raised $47.1-million.There are too many fees and taxes to include,
but here are some of the new fees: The TaxDepartment will tighten up on rooms and mealstax through websites like AirBnB; there is anincrease in the gross fuel receipts tax from .5percent to .75 percent for coal and natural gasand liquid fuels (heating oil and propane). A 3.3percent ambulance provider tax is projected toraise $1.2-million that will go towardreimbursement rates for Medicaid patients.Another $20.8-million is expected from anincrease in initial and annual fees from mutualfunds. This bill also included a section calling onVermont’s EB-5 center to become wholly self-funded. It codifies the oversight andadministrative structure, and directs the state to
attempt to collect fees that are suspended whileprojects, including Jay Peak, are underinvestigation.3) Some items in the 128-page $5.76-billion
budget: A $1.8-million increase for theDepartment of Children and Families for newsocial workers and the judicial system dealingwith the heavy caseloads. Also, $140,000 in theDefender General’s office for a familyreunification program. And $11.6-million for thehome weatherization program.4) There was legislation to ensure that the
Vermont Association of Snow Travelers doesn’texpose itself to negligence claims as a result ofmaintaining the trails.5) There is a pollinator protection committee
established that will study ways the state canensure the health of pollinators, like bats andbees, and it will deliver a report to theLegislature in January 2017.6) S.230, the renewable energy siting bill:
This bill gives towns and regional plans thatinclude preferred sites as well as inappropriatesites for renewable energy projects “substantialdeference” before the Public Service Board (PSB).It also requires the PSB to develop noise levelstandards for wind turbines.7) Felt soled waders (fishing boots) are no
longer banned.8) Habitat needed for species listed as
threatened or endangered under Vermont law can
be designated by the Agency of NaturalResources. 9) H.854 established criminal penalties for
those who take timber unlawfully. The billmakes it explicit that, even in the case ofstanding timber, theft is still a criminal offense.10) H.595 requires new drinking water wells
be tested for a range of harmful chemicals,including those that local authorities considercommon or a problem in the area. It also sets upstandards so a homeowner might obtainpermission from the state to use surface watersources as a potable water supply.11) Foresters practicing in Vermont will now
have to be licensed. The law sets out criteria andgrandfather provisions to obtain licensure.12) The appropriation for Vermont State
Colleges received a $700,000 increase. The “40percent rule” for the University of Vermont wasrepealed, hopefully keeping the cost for Vermontstudents down.Again, these are just a few of the bills
affecting Vermonters and if you have questionsregarding any other issues or specifics on these, Iwill get you the answer. I can be reached at e-mail: [email protected] or phone: (802) 744-6379.Thank you.
Representative Mark Higley Orleans/Lamoille
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Some of the legislation that passed this session
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Letter to the editor
Richard B. Oathout
Richard B. Oathout, 81, of Lowell died onSaturday, April 16, 2016, at North CountryHospital in Newport. There will be a memorial service in Vermont
for friends at a place, date, and time to bedetermined.
Timothy “Tim” Gardner Currier
Timothy “Tim” Gardner Currier, 64, of IslandPond died suddenly on May 27, 2016, in NewHaven, Connecticut.Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday,
June 6, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-RushfordFuneral Home at 37 Lake Road in Newport, withthe Reverend Leopold Bilodeau officiating.Military honors will be held at the funeral homefollowing the service.
Death noticesRobert Lyon
Services for Robert Lyon will be held onSunday, June 5, at 2 p.m., at the BrowningtonCongregational Church.
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Page Six the Chronicle, June 1, 2016
by Rob Roper
For over a decade we have beenfollowing the goal of the VermontNEA and their allies in Montpelierto expand the public school systemby two years to include three- andfour-year-olds. The next steps inthis very expensive long-term playare underway right now.
First, a brief history of how wegot to where we are today. In 2006,the Legislature passed Act 62,which made “universal pre-k”programs for three- and four-year-olds eligible to draw down educationfund dollars. This was sold as avoluntary program for schooldistricts, and public schools wereencouraged to partner with“qualified” private childcarebusinesses — “if convenient” — toprovide ten hours of “quality”childcare per week.
In 2013, the Legislature renegedon the voluntary arrangement andmandated that all school districtsprovide access to those ten hours ofpre-k whether they wanted to or not(Act 166). And, by this time, morepublic schools were finding fewer“qualified” private partnerships andwere, for convenience sake, movingmore programs into their ownbuildings. A trend that continues.
In 2014 Vermont got a $33-million federal grant (Hooray, freemoney!) to support full-day, 40-hour-per week, pre-k programs forfour-year-olds. A Vermont Diggerarticle notes that one such program
“includes meals, transportation andaccess to art, music, gym andlibrary.” Sounds like a wholeother grade of school, doesn’t it?The grant pays for everythingexcept the ten hours per weekVermonters are mandated to coverunder our own law.
But here’s the catch. Thefederal money goes away after fouryears. So, Vermont propertytaxpayers, get out your wallets. The$33-million grant (average $8.25-million per year) only covers pilotprograms in eight supervisoryunions and a half a dozen or soindividual school districts. That’sabout $1-million per supervisoryunion per year. There are currently62 supervisory unions in Vermont.Do the math.
Technically, the wayVermonters would take overresponsibility for this cost would beto increase the average dailymembership weight of pre-kstudents from .46 to 1.0 on theeducation fund — a more thandoubling overnight. Statewideproperty taxpayers would be on thehook for a very big bill. And then,of course, you can double that priceagain when they inevitably moveonto the next phase of the plan,adding three-year-olds into the mix.
The propaganda campaigntrashing the hundreds of small,independent childcare providers,mostly women, who currently servetens of thousands of Vermontfamilies, has already begun.
Concurrently, there has been asteady stream of op-eds, newspaperarticles and public forums hypingthe desperate need for “highquality” childcare — which isconveniently defined as that onlyrun or regulated by the publicschool bureaucracy.
Neither argument is justified. Ifit were, then why, since 2007 when“universal” publicly funded “highquality” pre-k programs becameincreasingly available, and smallindependent providers wereincreasingly squeezed out, have thefourth-grade standardized testscores of the kids matriculatingthrough this system dropped everyyear, year after year? This is aquestion we certainly deserve asolid answer to before spending tensto a hundred million dollars onprograms that appear to be doingmore harm to kids than good.
But don’t expect such duediligence. The current Legislaturehas no interest in asking suchquestions let alone getting at theanswers. They continue to plowahead, despite voluminous lip
service to the notion that theyreally, truly are doing all they canto control rising property taxes.
In fact, Speaker of the HouseShap Smith recently asked theState Board of Education toinvestigate and recommend fixes toVermont’s universal pre-k law.
The main concerns are thatsome working and impoverishedfamilies can’t take advantage of thevouchers the state provides for tenhours a week of pre-kindergartenfor every child, because they can’tpay for the rest of the week.
Families may also lacktransportation to get their childrento a center or pick them up after thevoucher hours and move them to daycare for the rest of the workday.
Yup. Ten hours a week ofproperty taxpayer funded pre-k isnot enough. We need 40 hours aweek of property taxpayer fundedpre-k just to make it “fair.” Even apreschooler can see exactly wherethis is going. And where themoney’s going to come from. You.
Rob Roper is president of theEthan Allen Institute.
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A potentially huge bill for Vermont property taxpayers
DIVORCE EDUCATION“I want a DIVORCE” is one of the most difficult things to hear when you are married.In Vermont, when one person wants a divorce, it does happen one way or another. Thereis no stopping it; it is like a freight train headed down the track to the “divorce station.”
There are several options for couples who wish to end their marriage:
LITIGATION: Both spouses retain an attorney, there is very little contact between thecouple and all communication and negotiation is done between the attorneys. Advantagesto this path is that the couple do not have to communicate with each other directly.The disadvantages include time and money; it has proven to be lengthy and expensive.A judge can make the final decision about who gets what and the couple have no controlover the decision, and it is made public.
MEDIATION: The separating couple meet with a divorce mediator in one room, arounda table, and over a series of sessions agree to divide assets, and create a child visitationschedule if there are children involved. Advantages include having direct control innegotiating and a say in the decisions about the future, and it is private and confidential.
COLLABORATIVE: This is the “team approach” to divorce. Each spouse retains acollaborative attorney who is trained in collaborative divorce and does not litigate. Aroundthe table are each spouse and their collaborative attorney and a neutral coach who keepsthe sessions productive and civil. The advantages to this method are that legal counsel is atthe table and anyone can talk to anyone at any time. All negotiations and decisions aremade jointly; there is control over the outcome and it is private and confidential.
ADMINISTRATIVE: A separating couple go online and download all the divorcedocuments from the Vermont Judiciary website, fill out the forms and submit the finalpaperwork to the court. This is the “do it yourself” option. Advantages include the cost;it is very inexpensive and efficient.
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by Donald Van Nostrand, Orleans Central SupervisoryUnion Superintendent
On June 7, voters in seven school districtswill have the opportunity to decide on a futuregovernance model for their schools. The districtsinclude Albany, Barton Incorporated,Brownington, Glover, Irasburg, OrleansIncorporated, and Westmore. By visiting thepolls in your community and voting in favor ofunification, you are confirming that it is time towork together for our students by enhancingcollaboration, sharing resources andopportunities, and spreading rising costs ofeducation across a broader tax base.
A change in governance presents manyopportunities for students and communities.These opportunities include continued access tofinancial resources, ability to broaden availabilityof programming across small schools, andincrease capacity to support academic offerings tostudents. Our students ultimately transition toLake Region Union High School, and the goal isto ensure they do so on an equal basis.
Unifying the governance model presents anopportunity for community members to have fullparticipation in the budgeting process. Beginning
with initial budget development and continuingthrough public informational hearings,community members have opportunities to offerinput and ask questions. Arguably, the greatestopportunity for input on the budget comes onTown Meeting Day when every voter, includingthose who work that day and those who are out oftown, has an opportunity to vote by Australianballot on the budget.
Voting in favor of Act 46 presents financialopportunities for communities. One opportunityis the ability to retain the approximately halfmillion dollars currently being used in smallschools. A second financial opportunity allowsthe voter to have a direct say in the costsassociated with the central office. A thirdopportunity includes the potential of cost savingsthrough enhanced purchasing power associatedwith a broader base.
Unification strengthens small schools.Population in communities and schools acrossVermont is decreasing, and our communities arenot immune to this trend. Unifying the schoolcommunities increases opportunities to ensure thelocal school can better respond to fluctuations instudent population and keep the local school openso as to remain a valuable hub of its community.
Opportunities for students are wide reachingin a unified model. Working as one entity for theneeds of all our students provides small schoolswith opportunities to enhance programcollaboration and share educational resources.Having these options in a time when populationis decreasing across Vermont and in our townshelps your elected school board to ensure acontinuous high quality program for studentsfrom pre-kindergarten through high schoolgraduation.
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by Elizabeth Trail
ORLEANS — Longtime Barton AreaChamber of Commerce member Rich Royer washonored at a special chamber meeting on May 24at the Carriage House restaurant in Orleans.
The meeting had been billed as a “SpringFling” to socialize and elect new board members.To entice more members to come, there were freeappetizers and a cash bar.
“One of the reasons that we’re holding thismeeting,” chamber President Jethro Haymansaid, “is to honor one of our longstanding andmost important members.”
Mr. Hayman was talking about Rich Royer, alocal massage therapist who is one of thechamber’s three board members, and one of itsmost active volunteers. Along with his wifeMarianne, Mr. Royer puts on the MoonlightMadness craft fair. He also runs the soundsystem for nearly every event in town.
About seven weeks ago, Mr. Royer had aheart valve replacement.
On behalf of the chamber, Ed Helm gave Mr.Royer his choice of a hanging plant in full bloom,or a vigorously growing tomato plant, also in ahanging basket.
“We can meet everyone’s need but noteveryone’s greed,” Mr. Helm joked. “You have tochoose.”
Mr. Royer chose the blooming plant.“I’m seven weeks out from a total rebuild,” he
said. “And there’s not a lot of difference betweenbeing a patient and impatient now.”
But after the smiles and congratulations, thetalk turned serious.
“Rich’s illness has shown us that we need todeepen our board,” Mr. Hayman said. “Rich ishere and wants to be involved, but the reality isthat he can’t do things at the level he did before.”
Former board member Allie Hastings, whoused to be with Parker Pie in West Glover wentto teaching, Mr. Hayman said. And Meg Gibsonwent to Maui.
“Getting back up to a five-person board wouldgive us more flexibility and spread the workaround.”
It’s not a lot of work, Mr. Hayman hastenedto say. There are monthly meetings at arearestaurants for planning, and the chamber paysfor the food.
There aren’t a lot of budget worries, he said.“Unlike a lot of chambers, we’re solvent.”
The Barton Area Chamber of Commerce hasabout $40,000 in the bank, he said. And the moreboard members, the more any other work can bespread around.
“It’s a chance to get experience and makecontacts,” Mr. Hayman said.
He is stepping down as president of the boardto make room for fresh ideas and perspectives.He plans to remain on the board, but just as aboard member.
(Continued on page nine.)
Rich Royer was honored at a May 24 meeting of theBarton Chamber of Commerce, held at the CarriageHouse restaurant in Orleans. Next to Mr. Royer is hiswife, Marianne, also an active volunteer for thechamber. Photo by Elizabeth Trail
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“If we could get just a new president and anew vice-president, that would move us toward afive- to seven-person board instead of three to fivepeople.”
But the silence in the room was deafeningwhen Mr Hayman called for nominations — oreven volunteers.
“Maybe instead of monthly board meetings,we could just have mini-chamber meetings,” CarolDavis suggested. Ms. Davis owns a number ofrental properties in Barton and Westmore.
Others criticized the way the board handlesmeeting notifications and communications,
suggesting monthly mailings and e-mails. “You don’t want to be involved, but you’re
making more work,” Mr. Hayman said. In the end, John Morley of Orleans and
Randy Williams of West Glover were nominated.Mr. Williams accepted the job, as long as he canwait to become active until this year’s PioneerCamp for youngsters is over for the season.
Mr. Morley, who was described by Mr.Hayman as the “busiest man in Orleans,” said hewould think about it.
“Well, we’ve talked around the room now,”Mr. Royer said. “It’s time to socialize.
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by Elizabeth Trail
BROWNINGTON — To the bemusement ofthe cows grazing in neighboring fields, members ofthe eighth-grade class at Brownington CentralSchool donned costumes and acted the parts ofhistoric Brownington figures at an eveningcemetery walk last week.
Over the year, the eighth-graders in KyleChadburn’s class have spent some of their “geniushour” project time on Fridays researching the livesof their characters and creating their ownimaginative re-enactments with help from BobHall, education director at the Old Stone HouseMuseum, which can be seen from the cemetery.
“They really got excited about this,” Mr.Chadburn said.
Mr. Hall gave the students a list ofBrownington names to choose from — somefamous, some not.
One reason for putting particular people on thelist was that documentation of their lives wasavailable.
Many people live and die without leaving muchbehind — birth and death dates in a family Bible,a marriage certificate, and a property deed or willmight be the sum of it.
So the students chose people who werehistorically prominent, or ordinary people whokept diaries or letters.
“We pulled people that we know their history,”Mr. Hunt said.
Some of the people whose stories were told onThursday evening are actually buried in the
cemetery. Others are buried in BrowningtonCenter or Orleans.
“Some of the spirits are not in this cemetery,but they’ve joined us for this evening,” Mr. Huntsaid.
One such person was Samuel Seavey, who diedof tuberculosis at age 15 in 1876.
“Actually, it’s kind of funny,” said FaithKempton, who dressed in a plaid shirt andsuspenders to play a boy of 150 years ago. “I had
picked a woman named Mary Hodges, but therejust wasn’t enough information on her, so Iswitched to him.”
Young Samuel spent the last years of his life inbed, and he kept a diary recording details of hisday-to-day life. His father kept the book afterSamuel died, and it was handed down in thefamily.
Faith read the entire diary over the course ofthe year, along with other materials she foundwith Mr. Hunt’s help.
(Continued on page eleven.)
From left to right, Faith Kempton, Ebony Cote, Elias Cooper, Richard Davignon, and Lilah Bennett-Ovitt, eighth-graders at Brownington Central School, sit on the steps of the Samuel Read Hall House, a historic building acrossthe street from the cemetery. Photos by Elizabeth Trail
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A day that Samuel was strong enough to gooutside was important enough to record in his diary.
“He said he really hated being stuck in bed,and that he had just been out for the first time in along time,” Faith said.
Samuel also painted because it was somethinga boy could do even in bed, she said. When hedied, he left his paints to his three-month-old sisterEffie.
Effie Leone Seavey grew up to be a successfulpainter. Her subject was racehorses. Eventuallyshe moved to Lexington, Kentucky, the heart of thethoroughbred world.
She was well known in that time and place,Faith said, showing a copy of one of Ms. Seavey’shorse paintings.
Samuel Seavey, the brother that Effie LeoneSeavey never knew, is buried in Brownington Center.
Another ordinary person whose life isremembered through diaries and letters wasCharles Edwin Joslin, a Civil War veteran whodied in 1898.
Mr. Joslin was acted with verve by LilahBennett-Ovitt, dressed in a Civil War cap and coat,and a beard made of shiny brown package tape.
Mr. Joslin was shot through the eye during thewar. The bullet came out his ear, but somehow hesurvived and lived to an old age.
“We had a whole butt load of choices,” Lilahsaid with enthusiasm. “But I thought, hey, a guywith a gun, why not?”
She read an imaginative recreation of Mr.Joslin’s war experiences in front of the monumentwhere other members of the Joslin family areburied. Riley Burdick, who teamed up with Faithto do the research on Mr. Joslin, held the signs andpictures.
Mr. Joslin is buried in Pleasant View cemeteryin Orleans, Lilah said.
Emma Robinson was born in 1910 and grew up
helping her father on his farm, Emily Cota said. When he died, Ms. Robinson carried on — not
just with the farm, but also with mowing andmaintaining every cemetery in Brownington. Shenever married.
Emily played Ms. Robinson in an apricot velvetdress that Ms. Robinson might have worn in heryounger days. Brooke Perkins worked on theresearch with Emily.
Ms. Robinson kept a five-year diary. Since shelived until 1978, there are also photos of her on thefarm and with her favorite animals, Emily Cotasaid.
“Mr. Hunt found the pictures,” she said.“She had a hundred cats,” Emily said, “and
every single one of them had a name.” So did the cows and other farm animals. In
one picture, Ms. Robinson has her arms around afavorite heifer.
“I liked the way she loved her animals,” Emilysaid.
Ms. Robinson is buried in Brownington Center. No cemetery walk in Brownington would be
complete without meeting the spirits of its twomost prominent historical figures — Samuel ReadHall and Alexander Twilight.
Samuel Read Hall was a minister andeducator. He founded the first normal school, orteachers college, in America and was active ingetting similar schools started around the country.He also claimed to have invented the blackboard.
The house where he lived in his later years isacross the street from the cemetery and belongs tothe Old Stone House Museum.
Mr. Hall was portrayed by Elias Cooper, whoteamed up with Cody Lanere for the research partof the project.
In his younger years, Mr. Hall married andhad three children. His wife and all of the childrendied — not in a single tragedy, but in a series ofillnesses, Elias said.
Mr. Hall moved to Brownington, marriedagain, and raised a second family moresuccessfully. He’s buried in Orleans.
Alexander Twilight was headmaster of the oldBrownington Academy. He’s actually buried in theBrownington cemetery.
Mr. Twilight was played by Richard Davignon,dressed in a top hat, dress coat, shorts, andrunning shoes.
“It’s a myth that he built the whole thinghimself,” Richard said. “He planned it all, andraised the money, but he didn’t do all the work.That would have been impossible.”
After the cemetery walk was over, guests wereinvited into the Samuel Read Hall House forrhubarb punch and a blueberry buckle baked froma 200-year old recipe.
Mr. Chadburn, the eighth-grade teacher, waspleased with the energy his students put into theproject.
Mr. Chadburn has been at the BrowningtonCentral School for four years. Next year, he’smoving to the Orleans Elementary School to teachsocial studies, his true love, he said.
Students impersonated some who are buried(Continued from page ten.)
Elias Cooper played Samuel Read Hall, who started thenormal school, or teacher’s college, movement inAmerica. In his later years, Mr. Hall lived inBrownington in the big square house across the roadfrom the cemetery. However, he is buried in Orleans.
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GLOVER — About 75 peopleshowed up Sunday for the openingof the new exhibit at the Museum ofEveryday Life. Inside the convertedbarn they found themselves or, to beprecise, their reflections.
The museum exists to focusattention on the mundane objectsthat surround us. In past shows themuseum’s founder and director,Clare Dolan, has cast a curious eyeon safety pins, pencils, matches, anddust.
This year’s show looks at anobject that looks back at its observer— the mirror.
As is its wont, the museumapproaches the subject of itsattention from a variety ofunexpected angles, starting with atribute to the first person fascinatedby a mirror — Narcissus.
In retelling the Greek myth, Ms.Dolan does not show us thehandsome hunter gazing at hisimage in a calm pool of water, buther diorama instead focuses on thetragic consequence of his infatuationwith his reflection. A skull, halfburied in sand lies next to the fatalpool, and out of it grows the flowernamed after the original narcissist.
After delivering her implicitwarning, Ms. Dolan turns hervisitors loose to enjoy the world ofmirrors. Among the itemspresented for consideration are discoballs, periscopes, and severalfunhouse mirrors.
Mirror superstitions, including
covering mirrors in the house of arecently deceased person, and theseven years of bad luck said topenalize those who break mirrors,are honored with their own displays.
Similarly, literary pier glassesare given their due with a nod toLewis Carroll’s Through theLooking-Glass, and What AliceFound There and a replica of themagic mirror which rated thebeauty of the wicked queen from thetale of “Snow White,” with dreadfulconsequences.
The museum also featured somepieces created by friends of Ms.Dolan. Cate Peck of WestTownshend created an ape infascinated contemplation of itsreflection. On the wall nearby alabel lists the few animals thatrecognize themselves in a mirror.
In addition to a number ofdifferent species of apes, the listincludes orcas, bottle-noseddolphins, elephants, and Europeanmagpies.
Greg Henderson sent a set ofmirror-bedecked high-rise bicyclehandlebars from Brooklyn, NewYork. They were created to honorthe “ecstatic bicycle adornmentpractices” of Puerto Rican cyclingclubs, his label says.
Adjoining rooms combine thepleasure of playing with one’s imagewith the darker reality of thesurveillance state. A room equippedwith a mirror and assortment ofcostume items can besurreptitiously viewed through a
Museum of Everyday Life opens reflective exhibit
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Cate Peck’s papier-mâché ape admires herself in a mirror at Glover’s Museum ofEveryday Life. Some apes, elephants, orcas, and European magpies are among thefew creatures that recognize their own reflections. Photos by Joseph Gresser
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two-way mirror from the darkened chamber nextdoor.
While anyone stopping by the museumthroughout the summer can enjoy those and otherobjects of reflection, first-day attendees enjoyed acavalcade of entertainment presented by friendsof the museum.
As always, the fun began with Adam Cooksinging the museum’s official theme song.
He was followed by Justin Lander and RoseFriedman of the Modern Times Theatre. Thetwo, and their son Charlie, warbled a warning
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A convex mirror gives a well-rounded view of visitors to the Museum of Everyday Life.
The skull of Narcissus lays alongside the fatalreflecting pool in the diorama that welcomes andwarns visitors to the Museum of Everyday Life.
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when checking oneself out in areflecting surface.
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Underground classic “I’ll Be YourMirror” along with Meredith Holch.Ms. Holch also brought along a songwritten especially for the occasionexplaining in tragic detail the fate ofone who broke a mirror.
Marygoround and her performingpartners, Maura Gahan, GeoffGoodhue, Joshua Krugman, Esteli
Kitchen, Lyndsay Love, and TysonHouseman concluded the performancewith their rendition of “I Will Survive.”
Visitors returned to the barn torevisit the show, taking with themMs. Dolan’s demand that they eatup every scrap of the museum’slavish opening day buffet.
Beware of the “mirror face”
Clare Dolan, the museum’s creator and director, welcomes guests to Sunday’sopening events. Sharing hosting duties was Nikolai, the donkey.
Marygoround and Geoff Goodhue (left) provide the music as Maura Gahan andJoshua Krugman act out the fraught inner meaning of “I Will Survive.”
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Memorial Day observances
American Legion Post #28 Commander Gaston Bathalon and Auxiliary President Louise Handy are seen herepreparing to drop a wreath from the bridge at the start of the North Troy Memorial Day parade on Monday. Thecustom originated from memorial services at sea where a wreath was lowered to the water and set adrift to honorpersons lost at sea. Photo by Jef Barker
At the Island Pond Memorial Day services Monday, CliffBiron was awarded a rare certificate for his 70-yearmembership in the Brighton American Legion Post #80.An Army veteran, Mr. Biron served from 1944 to 1946.Post Commander Deak Worth presents the award underthe watchful eye of Legionnaire Sonny Weatherstone.
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Pictured below, Richard Lafoe is saluted by JakeParenteau, commander of the American Legion’s riflesquad as he plays taps at the conclusion of Newport’sMemorial Day observance. Photo by Joseph Gresser
Pictured below, members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #76 march into Crystal Lake State Park, followedby the Lake Region Union High School marching band and a row of fire trucks and rescue vehicles. The bannerbearers in front are, from the left, Heather Morris, Tammy Stoddard, Angela Poginy, and Dolores Chamberlain.Marching behind are LeAnn Cady, Mary Scarpa, and Patsy Tompkins, Ann Marie MacEachern, Therese Stone, andKaren Morris. Photo by Elizabeth Trail
Members of American Legion Post #21 fire a salute over the Clyde River in Newport’sGardner Park. Tanner Parenteau, Colby Fortunati, Donald Racine, Bob Fortunati,Gordon Brown, Rick Kelley, and David Parenteau (left to right) made up the honorsquad. They were commanded by Jake Parenteau, who stood out of range of thecamera. Photo by Joseph Gresser
Robert Frizzell, from East Charleston, has been amember of the Shriners since 1978. The Shriners broughteight of their tiny cars to join the Orleans parade.
Photo by Jef Barker
The decorated grave of a grandfather and soldier at theLake View Cemetery in Island Pond.
Photo by Paul Lefebvre
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Memorial Day observances
A symbolic military grave was added to the veterans memorial on the Orleans Villagecommon for the Memorial Day observance Monday. A wreath was added to thememorial during the service. A flag can be seen flown at half staff in the background.In observance of Memorial Day, the United States flag is flown at half staff until noon,then it is raised briskly to the top of the staff until sunset. While the origin of the customis unclear, it likely originated to honor those who have sacrificed, during the first part ofthe day, and to honor those who are still with us, in the second half of the day.
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The Reverend Nathan Strong was the featured speaker at Albany’s Memorial Dayceremonies. Jesse Strong, the son of Mr. Strong, and his wife, Vicki, was killed in theIraq War. Mr. Strong said his story started a long time ago in a little country cemeteryon Chamberlin Hill. “The kids and I went up there to decorate the graves because Ifelt like it was a left-out cemetery,” he said. One headstone in particular fascinatedhim. It had two names, Frank and Ben. He did a little research and learned that thetwo had been local boys, the kind who helped their dad on the farm, did a littlehunting and fishing, good boys. At the onset of the Civil War, they enlisted, and theyboth died. So many Albany boys died in the Civil War that, when he set out to countthem, he ran out of time, the Reverend Strong said. American soldiers have been adifferent kind of soldier, he said. They haven’t fought for conquest; they have foughtfor freedom. His son Jesse, a Marine, was ambushed on the day that Iraq washolding its first free election, he said. “My story ends back in that little cemetery,” hesaid. Jesse Strong is buried there, not far from Frank and Ben, who had lived not farfrom where the Strongs live. The Reverend Strong said his own boy was one whohelped his dad, did a little hunting and fishing, just like Frank and Ben. In order tohonor those who have served, and those who have died, Americans should do theirpart — do a good job at work and serve the community, the Reverend Strong said.“Honor their memory by doing your part.” Photo by Tena Starr
Anders Hanson, a student at Craftsbury Academy, played “Taps” in front of the warmemorial. The echo, or answering verse, of “Taps,” was played by Ethan Smyth froma hidden location. Photo by Elizabeth Trail
“We’re down to one World War II veteran in Albany,” said Master of Ceremonies RogerSanville at Albany’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday. That man is Francis Whitcomb,pictured at left. “He’s mean enough that he’s outlived all the rest of them,” Mr.Sanville said, joking. In fact, he added, Albany was lucky to have Mr. Whitcombpresent. Photo by Tena Starr
Marching in to Crystal Lake State Park in Barton, the members of the color guard forAmerican Legion Post #76 are, from left to right, in the first row, Steve Trombley, AlMacEachern, Ad Taylor, and Michael Ladd. Visible in the next row are FrankDaigneault, and Casey Tompkins. Photo by Elizabeth Trail
A circle of drummers from the Nulhegan Abenaki tribe played for kindergarten through fourth-graders at BartonAcademy and Graded School on Tuesday. The drummers are, seated from left to right, Gail Girard, Francine Jones,Dawn Macie, Billie Largy, and Michael Descoteaux. Standing, at the far right, is Lucy Neal from the VermontCommission on Native American Affairs. Photo by Elizabeth Trail
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NEWPORT — Police say a Derby womancalled them on August 13, 2015, and said herboyfriend, Jay L. Gochie, had stolen the car she’drented the day before.
Mr. Gochie, 37, of Albany appeared in theCriminal Division of Orleans County SuperiorCourt on May 26 and pled innocent to a felonycharge of driving a car without the owner’sconsent. The state dismissed a second charge ofdriving with a suspended license (DLS).
Judge Howard VanBenthuysen set bail at$75,000 and sent Mr. Gochie to Northern StateCorrectional Facility when he couldn’t come upwith the money.
In her affidavit State Police Trooper DebraMunson said the woman told police she rented thecar from Enterprise Rent-A-Car in St. Johnsburyon August 12. She parked it and left the keys ona hook in her house.
When she woke the next morning the car andMr. Gochie were missing, Trooper Munson said.
It turned out that the Hardwick PoliceDepartment had the car at the town garage. Theyhad towed the car after Mr. Gochie and a 12-year-old accomplice used it in a home burglary early onApril 13, Trooper Munson said.
Mr. Gochie abandoned the car and his youngassistant and disappeared, the affidavit says.
Judge VanBenthuysen issued a warrant forMr. Gochie’s arrest on September 22, 2015. Hewas arrested on May 26 and immediately broughtto court.
A woman who was granted a relief from abuseorder against Joshua J. Hall, 30, of Coventry lastyear continues to be harassed by him, says anaffidavit from Trooper Callie Field.
Mr. Hall was charged with a felony charge ofviolating an anti-stalking order, and withviolating an abuse prevention order. JudgeVanBenthuysen released him on conditions,including a warning that he’s subject to arrestwithout a warrant if he disturbs the woman again.
Trooper Field said the woman called on April26 and said Mr. Hall has been doing “burnouts” atthe end of the drive of her Coventry home.
The woman and her grandparents say Mr.Hall does that two or three times a week,according to the affidavit. Trooper Field said thegrandfather is concerned about what mighthappen if Mr. Hall shows up when he is not home.
Mr. Hall keeps a loaded rifle in his truck at alltimes, the family told Trooper Field. She said Mr.Hall has been harassing the family since October.
The grandfather said he is afraid Mr. Hall willnot stop until someone gets hurt, according to theaffidavit.
Before to serve 18 months to five years
A settlement of outstanding charges against
Tyler D. Before, 29, of Newport will see him jailedfor 18 months to five years. He will receive creditfor time served.
Mr. Before pled guilty to five charges ofviolating conditions of release and one of first-degree aggravated domestic assault, a felony. Thestate dismissed a misdemeanor charge of domesticassault.
Although Mr. Before was prohibited frombeing in the company of a particular woman, hewas seen with her at the Coventry Village Schoolon November 19, says an affidavit from TrooperDebra Munson.
On February 15 the same woman went to theNewport police station and said Mr. Beforeattacked her in the parking lot of the WestsideDeli, according to Patrolman Corey Marcoux’saffidavit.
Doctors at North Country Hospital where shewent for treatment said her eardrum wasruptured by a blow to the head.
Mr. Before was under a 24-hour curfew andwas not supposed to be in the woman’s presence.
Trooper Abigail Drew’s affidavit says she andTrooper Steven Fauteux were sent to Mr. Before’shouse on March 19 to see if he was abiding by his24-hour curfew. He was not at home.
Noisy party provokes neighbors and police
Spring weather drew Shannon M. Webboutdoors for a party on May 26. She and herfriends may have enjoyed dancing to the music,but her neighbors were less enthusiastic.
Ms. Webb, 37, of Newport pled guilty todisorderly conduct by unreasonable noise and willspend eight days on a work crew.
In his affidavit Patrolman George Butler saidhe was sent to Ms. Webb’s home to ask her to turndown the music. He reminded her of the city’snoise ordinance.
Ms. Webb turned the music down for a while,but soon it was turned back up and the neighborswere again complaining. Patrolman Butler saidhe had to cite her for disorderly conduct andwarned Ms. Webb he would arrest her if he had toreturn.
“Arrest me,” she responded as she threw thecitation into a bonfire.
When he returned about 20 minutes later,after Ms. Webb had cranked the volume to itshighest level of the night, Patrolman Butler madegood on his threat.
After the state amended the charge ofunlawful mischief against Jaime E. Collins, 28, ofBarton from a felony to a misdemeanor she pledguilty and was given a suspended six-to-12-monthsentence.
According to the affidavit from NewportPatrolman Aaron Lefebvre, Ms. Collins went topolice on June 4, 2015, and said she had beenassaulted by a woman in the parking lot of the
Newport City Elementary School.The two met online and Ms. Collins was
expecting to buy used girls clothes from the otherwoman. Ms. Collins described the clothes as ragsand said the woman hit her when she explainedwhy she would not buy them.
Later that day the mother of the woman whotried to sell Ms. Collins the clothes called policeand said her van had been vandalized by Ms.Collins.
In all Ms. Collins did $1,900-worth of damageto the van.
59 days for shoplifting
Trevan J. Roberge, 24, of Derby pled guilty toone charge of petty larceny and no contest to twoothers. In exchange he received a suspendedthree-to-six-month sentence and a referral to thereparative board.
Newport Patrolman Nicholas Rivers’ affidavitsays the manager at Maplefields called police onJune 15, 2015, to say Mr. Roberge pumped gasand drove off without paying on three separateoccasions.
Patrolman Rivers spoke with Mr. Roberge whosaid he forget to pay $10 one time, but returnedand paid when he had the money. He admitteddriving off without paying once, but said hecouldn’t recall doing so two other times.
Mr. Roberge drove off without paying for $7.05in gas on June 15, $6.04 on June 14, and $9.20 onJune 13.
Keith B. Sylvester Jr., 27, of Newport orderedhimself a costly lunch on October 17. He wasordered to put in 59 days on the work crew afterpleading guilty to shoplifting $11.82 worth of foodfrom Maplefields.
Newport Patrolman Tanner Jacobs was calledto Maplefields on October 17 by Border PatrolAgent John Barney, who said he had a shoplifterin custody.
According to Patrolman Jacobs’ affidavit,Agent Barney saw Mr. Sylvester get a roast beef
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Albany man accused of stealing car used in burglary
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Danny J. Gosselin Jr., 26, of St. Johnsburywill spend five days of an otherwise suspendedsix-to-12-month sentence on a state work crew.He pled guilty to simple assault and unlawfulmischief.
Mr. Gosselin smashed a woman’s car with abaseball bat. He had been living in NewportCenter, but was asked to leave. On his way outhe threw things in the house, broke a couple ofpicture frames, and poured fruit punch on a bed,says an affidavit from Trooper Erika Lavallee.
A woman was waiting for the mail at the endof the home’s drive. Mr. Gosselin kicked in thetaillight of her car and pushed her to the ground,twisting her knee.
Willis E. Allaire, 44, of Newport pled nocontest to giving false information to an officerand received a suspended two-to-six-monthsentence. The state dismissed a charge of DLS.
Trooper Field’s affidavit says she saw Mr.Allaire alone in a car in a pull-off on CoventryStreet in Newport on July 30. Knowing hislicense to be under suspension she turned hercruiser around, meaning to speak with him, buthe’d gone. Trooper Field met him later in Albany.He denied driving and said a neighbor had givenhim a lift. The neighbor said her license was alsosuspended and denied driving anyone anywhere.
Judge VanBenthuysen gave Christi M.Martin, 40, of Orleans a suspended six-to-18-month sentence after she pled guilty to twocharges of driving under the influence (DUI).
Newport patrolmen Joshua Lillis and MichaelChappell found Ms. Martin on June 24 passed outin the driver’s seat of her car. The car wasstopped in the Cumberland Farms parking lot
with its engine running, Patrolman Lillis said inhis affidavit.
On October 14 Game Warden Thomas Scottheard an odd sound coming from the street infront of his Barton home. In his affidavit he saidhe looked out and saw a car with a flat front lefttire headed east.
The car slowed and stopped near the entranceof the Belleview Campground. Warden Scott saidhe got into his cruiser and went to see if the driverneeded help.
He found Ms. Martin, intoxicated, behind thewheel.
Jessica L. Lavallee, 29, of Newport pled guiltyto driving with a suspended license (DLS) and willspend 17 days on the work crew.
Orleans County Deputy James LeClair’saffidavit says he was at Cumberland Farms inNewport on September 14, 2015, and Ms. Lavalleegot into her car and drove home. Deputy LeClairthought her license had been suspended andcontacted the Department of Motor Vehicles toconfirm his recollection.
He drove to Ms. Lavallee’s home but did notsee her car there. Deputy LeClair looked downthe block and saw it parked in front of aneighbor’s house.
With Newport Patrolman Tanner Jacobs, whodrove over in case his help was needed, heknocked on the door. The residents of the housesaid Ms. Lavallee had not been driving, butDeputy LeClair told them he had seen her.
Misdemeanor arraignments
Among those pleading innocent tomisdemeanors were:
Matthew P. Manzi, 31, of West Charleston toviolating an abuse prevention order on April 5 in
Newport;Rory M. Mizell, 22, of Brockton,
Massachusetts, to possession of a stimulant onMarch 20 in Derby Line;
Alexander W. Sullivan, 26, of Newport to DUIon May 6 in Newport;
Jessica C. Cantwell, 20, of Morrisville topossession of heroin on February 22 in Jay;
Edward L. Cyr Jr., 52, of Newport Center tothree charges of violating conditions of release onMay 22 in Derby;
Nicholas M. Montgomery, 17, of Derby Line todomestic assault on May 22 in Newport;
Donald N. Rockwell Jr., 51, of Barton to DLSand violating conditions of release on April 21 inNewport;
Kevin L. Croteau, 21, of Barton to leaving thescene of a crash with property damage;
Rainey B. Wood, 28, of Newport to ten chargesof violating conditions of release between April 18and April 21 in Newport;
Tyler D. Norris, 24, of Barton to two chargesof violating conditions of release, violating anabuse prevention order, and resisting arrest onMay 23 in Westmore;
Luc P. Quirion, 57, of Newport to two chargesof violating conditions of release on May 23 and 25in Newport;
Scott R. Lane, 39, of Barton to domesticassault on February 8 in Barton;
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The Kingdom County Debate, for five major-party candidates in the race for governor, will beheld in Irasburg on Wednesday, June 29, at 6 p.m.
Candidates Matt Dunne, Peter Galbraith,Bruce Lisman, Sue Minter, and Phil Scott willtake part in the debate in a 10,000 square-footcovered riding arena at 4328 Route 14 in Irasburg.
Reporter Jon Margolis, a former ChicagoTribune reporter and current political columnistfor VTDigger, who now lives in Barton, will serveas moderator.
The sponsors of the debate are The KingdomCounty Forum, an Irasburg citizens’ group, andthe Orleans County Democratic and Republicancommittees.
“We’ll be comfortable rain or shine,” said theriding arena’s owner, Kingdom County Forummember Ron Holland. “We suggest that folksbring along their lawn chairs so that we can allenjoy what promises to be a lively evening.”
The arena has ample free parking.The Kingdom County Debate website
kingdomcountyforum.org provides an opportunityto submit questions to the candidates in advanceof the debate. The site also provides a map,directions, information about the participants,and opportunities for Kingdom County Debatesponsorship. — submitted by Judith Jackson.
Submit questions for June 29gubernatorial debate in Irasburg
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The Bread and Puppet Museum in Glover willcelebrate the start of its forty-first season with amuseum open house on Sunday, June 5, from 2 to5 p.m., with music, shows, and bread. Traditionalearly American shape note songs will greetpunctual visitors at the entrance. Upstairs in themuseum, Burt Porter and friends will strum andfiddle next to the giant washerwomen puppets.In the backyard, puppeteers and musician friendsoffer their talents: Gravy Strugglers fromSheffield, Clare Dolan from the nearby Museumof Everyday Life, The Farm Song trio, ModernTimes Theater, and others. Freshly baked loavesof sourdough rye bread with aioli and mint teawill be served all afternoon. The museum store,besides the regular Bread and Puppetpublications and posters, will also carry the new2017 calendar and, for a short time only, somerare out-of-print books and letterpress volumes.
Although the museum already seems packedto the gills, the discerning eye will notice somenew figures and pictures scattered about.
At 4 p.m., there will be a world premiere of“The Disordering the Existing Order of LifeOratorio” in the Papier-Mâché Cathedral,performed by puppeteers and students fromConcordia University, back from two UnitedStates tours. The “Disordering Oratorio”continues every Friday at 7:30 p.m. in June, to bereplaced by “Faust 3” in July and August.
This summer’s Sunday afternoon program inthe circus field, the “Whatforward Circus and theOnward Pageant,” will be performed from June26 through August 28 at 3 p.m. A museum tourwill begin at 1 p.m., and sideshows will precedethe circus at 2 p.m.
The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6p.m. and after shows until November 1. All theevents listed are on the Bread and Puppet Farmon Route 122 in Glover.
The suggested donation for shows is $10, andno one turned away. — from Bread and Puppet.
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Thursday, June 9 — chicken, brown rice,mixed vegetables, and fruit pies.
Tuesday, June 14 — roast pork, sweetpotatoes, cabbage and carrots, and cake.
Thursday, June 16 — beef patty, potatoes,gravy, carrots, and melon.
Tuesday, June 21 — chicken vegetable soup,mixed vegetables, and tropical fruit.
Thursday, June 23 — pork, brown rice,cabbage, and pineapple cake.
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EMPLOYMENT
the select board, “they were going to go thisweekend, it was just accelerated a few days. And Icleaned everything up.”
A photo taken on the night of the surprisediscovery showed overturned food bowls on thefloor of the room where the cats were living. Thelibrary room has been unused for a number ofyears since most of the books were moved to thenewly built Coventry Village School.
The select board has been trying to figure outhow to repair the building and make it more usefulfor the community.
“We’ve been talking for months about thecondition of the building,” Selectman Scott Morleysaid. “Tonight we’re doing a full walk-through,opening every door for discussion of repairs.”
Before starting their tour, the selectmenfinalized their choice of carpet, commercial gradenubby carpet in a mixture of cream and charcoaltones.
“That’s too light,” Ms. Diaz told the selectmenwhen they had settled on their first choice. “It willshow dirt.”
The select board chose two darker samplesbefore setting off on their tour.
The walk-through included upstairs anddownstairs as well as outdoors, where a ricketystaircase around back badly needs to be replaced.
Beyond the repair aspect, clearing many years’accumulation of junk out of the cluttered rooms isurgent. New carpet is being put down in mid-June, and everything will have to be moved tomake way for the carpet layers.
In a downstairs room once used by the townlisters, the select board looked in dismay at anaccumulation of desks, chairs and computers.
“All this stuff belongs to the town,” Ms. Diazsaid. “It’s here because there isn’t anywhere elseto store it.”
“I’m sure there’s sensitive information on
everything here,” board Chair Mike Marcotte saidgloomily.
Board members agreed on the need to getprofessional advice on how to destroy hard drivesbeyond any possibility of data recovery.
That could take a little bit of time, they agreed,and the carpet is going to be installed in mid-June.
“Well, if there’s any of the big stuff that can beremoved, we need to do it,” Mr. Morley said. “Ifthe rug contractors have to move it, that will costmoney.”
The kitchen is another area that needs majorwork to update it and make it look inviting.
Although a serious overhaul is in the future, alocal resident needs to use the kitchen for a partythe first weekend after the new rugs have beeninstalled.
“I’ve told her the kitchen will be presentablefor the party,” Mr. Morley said.
He offered to clean the kitchen himself.But like the other rooms in the community
center, the kitchen has unused equipment, brokentiles, and other problems that won’t be fixed with amop and bleach.
“I’m trying to think of someone who mightwant this,” Mr. Marcotte said, looking at a four-burner stove standing unused along one wall. Thekitchen also has a huge commercial range.
The bathrooms were okay, the select boarddecided. But Mr. Marcotte dubbed one equipmentcloset the “ex-equipment closet.”
The gym has pieces missing in the flooring,particularly where strips of darker material hadbeen inserted to mark the basketball court.
“This is the original flooring from 1976,” Ms.Diaz said.
“The question is, do we repair it for now or dowe replace it?” Mr. Morley asked. “And with
what?”“I don’t know how you’re going to make it look
like a gym except by having gym flooring,” Ms.Diaz said.
In a storage room off the gym, meant to holdsports mats and other equipment, chairs made itnearly impossible to get to the equipment. Therewere boxes of bingo cards, Christmas decorations,mystery boxes, and clothing from an old rummagesale that no one had wanted.
Upstairs in the library, the select board musedabout how to get rid of the remaining books on theshelves. All of the choice books were moved to theschool when it was built, leaving only worn anddated materials.
“This is how the library association left thelibrary when it was moved,” Ms. Diaz said.
She also mentioned to the selectmen that shehas a problem with the groundskeeper’s attire.
“Can I bring up the problem we have with theperson who is doing the outside groundskeepingwork not being appropriately dressed?” Ms. Diazasked.
Her concern was that the groundskeeper wasoperating a weed-whacker and other equipment inshorts.
“I don’t think the VLCT would like that,” shesaid, referring to the Vermont League of Cities andTowns. She said she was concerned about liabilityif the person should get hurt.
Select board works on community center plans(Continued from page one.)
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ETHAN ALLEN - ORLEANS DIVISION, ORLEANS, VT.Ethan Allen Inc., a leading manufacturing/retailer in the homefurnishings industry is accepting applications for:MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLY andFINISH ROOM POSITIONS.STARTING PAY WILL BE BASED ON WORK HISTORYAND/OR WORK EXPERIENCE.
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LEGAL ASSISTANT/PARALEGALBusy Northeast Kingdom law office concentrating on transactional realestate, mortgage financing, and business matters, has immediateopening for a legal assistant or paralegal. Experience with residentialand commercial real estate matters preferred. Must be reliable, discreet(confidentiality a must), organized, detail-oriented, able to multitask, andproficient with Windows-based software, including word processing(WordPerfect experience a plus), Adobe Acrobat, e-mail and onlineservices for communication with lenders and retrieval of loandocuments. Must be familiar with, or willing and able, to learnprocedures for closing disclosure preparation. QuickBooks experience aplus as well. Will have frequent contact with clients, lenders, realtors andgovernment offices. Salary dependent upon qualifications. Benefitsinclude health and disability insurance, retirement, paid vacation andsick days. Apply by resumé and cover letter to: Legal Assistant Position,c/o P.O. Box 570, Derby, Vermont 05829.
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Vermonters for a Clean Environment hasproduced a map showing 12 to 13 structures —other than buildings on the Champney farm —located within a half-mile of the proposed turbine.
It is not clear from the aerial map and photoswhich of the buildings are houses, and which arebarns or other farm structures.
For the past few days, Mr. Champney hasbeen talking to people around town about hisproject.
“I wanted to get to the townspeople,” he said.“I wanted them to hear it from me and not thenewspapers.”
The response from the people he’s talked tohas been about 90-95 percent positive, Mr.Champney said.
“I’ve been hearing a lot about that today,”Holland Town Clerk Diane Judd said when theChronicle called her office.
However, she said, all the calls she’s receivedhave been from the press.
Ms. Judd said she hadn’t seen the press
release sent out by Vermont Energy RenewablesAssociates (VERA) on May 31, so other than whatmembers of the press have told her, she doesn’tknow what’s going on.
And no local residents have called her officewith questions.
“I’ve heard rumors,” Holland Select BoardChair Brett Farrow said. “But I haven’t seen thepress release.”
“I don’t want to comment at this point,” hesaid. “Probably the best thing is to come to theselect board meeting next Monday night.”
Holland does have a planning commission anda town plan, he said. However, it has no zoning.
Mr. Farrow is not sure what sort ofjurisdiction the select board might have over thewind project.
Dairy Air Farm runs along both sides of theSchool Road north of the Holland ElementarySchool and the town clerk’s office.
Dairy Air Wind is a partnership between Mr.Champney and wind developer David Blittersdorfput together by VERA over the past year or so.
Mr. Champney declined to spell out the detailsof the partnership.
“It’s a partnership between him and I,” hesaid. “We’re working together. I own theproperty, he’s helping get this going.”
In the VERA press release, Mr. Blittersdorfsays, “This is an exciting opportunity to help locallandowners sustain their family run dairy farm bygenerating renewable energy in a low-impactsetting while contributing substantial tax revenueto the town, and fueling the state’s growing
Champney says response has been positive(Continued from page one.)
renewable energy economy.”Mr. Blittersdorf’s press secretary Andrew
Savage had not returned the Chronicle’s call as ofpress time.
The town stands to get tax revenue of about$20,000 a year, plus somewhere in theneighborhood of $25,000 for the VermontEducation Fund, Mr. Champney said.
Renewable energy credits for the powerproduced by the Dairy Air turbine will belong tothe utility companies that buy the electricity.
Dairy Air’s project was one of seven non-solarprojects to be awarded what is known in the tradeas a “standard offer” to sell power to the utilitycompanies. It was the only one of the applicantsto be considered a large project.
Non-solar projects include wind, methane, andbiomass projects. The price of the power theyproduce is determined through a bidding process.
Dairy Air still has to get a Certificate of PublicGood from the Public Service Board, and has toget in line to be connected to the power grid.
The Dairy Air Wind project will be put on theselect board agenda for its next meeting on June6, Mr. Farrow said.
Mr. Champney said he doesn’t know if he’ll beat that meeting.
“It depends on the weather,” he said. “I mightbe haying.”
Town to get taxrevenue(Continued from page twenty-six.)
PROPOSED STATE RULESBy law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publicationin newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give thepublic a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices foradministrative rules are now also available online athttps://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/rules. The law requires an agencyto hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so inwriting by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.
To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities orspecial needs please call or write the contact person listed below assoon as possible.
To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s),obtain copies of proposed rule(s), or submit comments regardingproposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listedbelow. You may also submit comments in writing to: the LegislativeCommittee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier,Vermont 05602. (802-828-2231).——————————————————————————————Vermont Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Rules11.1400 and 12.1730.Vermont Proposed Rule: 16P016AGENCY: Dept. of LaborCONCISE SUMMARY: Rules 11.1400 and 12.1730 establish arebuttable presumption allowing a workers’ compensationinsurance carrier to deny or discontinue payment for opioidmedications prescribed to treat an injured worker’s chronic pain ifthe prescribing provider has failed to comply with the best practicesfor doing so as described in the Vermont Department of HealthRule Governing the Prescribing of Opioids for Chronic Pain. In suchcases, the injured worker shall have the burden of proving that theprescribed medications constitute reasonable medical treatmentnotwithstanding the prescribing provider’s failure to comply.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Phyllis G. Phillips, Esq.,Vermont Department of Labor, P.O. Box 488, 5 Green MountainDrive, Montpelier, VT 05601-0488. Tel.: 802-828-4043. Fax: 802-828-2195. E-mail: [email protected]: http://labor.vermont.gov/legal-information/proposed-rules. FOR COPIES: J. Stephen Monahan, Esq., Vermont Department ofLabor, P.O. Box 488, 5 Green Mountain Drive, Montpelier. VT05601-0488. Tel.: 802-828-2138. Fax: 802-828-2195.E-mail: [email protected].——————————————————————————————Vermont Workers’ Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation Rules58.3000, 58.4000, 58.5000 and 58.5500.Vermont Proposed Rule: 16P017AGENCY: Dept. of LaborCONCISE SUMMARY: Rule 58.3000 proposes to increase thereimbursement rate and maximum allowable fee for vocationalrehabilitation entitlement assessments performed in accordancewith Vocational Rehabilitation Rule 54.0000 from $80.00 perhour/$1,000.00 maximum to $95.00 per hour/$1,200.00 maximum.Rule 58.4000 proposes to amend the point at which vocationalrehabilitation plan development fees require employer/insurerauthorization from $2,000.00 to $2,500.00. Rule 58.5000 proposesto increase the maximum hourly fee chargeable for vocationalrehabilitation services from $80.00 per hour to $95.00 per hour.Rule 58.5500 proposes to increase the hourly rates annually inaccordance with increases in the Consumer Price Index, and toincrease the maximum allowable fees every five years as necessaryto reflect intervening hourly rate changes.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Phyllis G. Phillips, Esq.,Vermont Department of Labor, P.O. Box 488, 5 Green MountainDrive, Montpelier. VT 05601-0488. Tel.: 802-828-4043. Fax: 802-828-2195. E-mail: [email protected]: http://labor.vermont.gov/legal-information/proposed-rules. FOR COPIES: J. Stephen Monahan, Esq.. Vermont Department ofLabor, P.O. Box 488, 5 Green Mountain Drive, Montpelier. VT05601-0488. Tel.: 802-828-2138. Fax: 802-828-2195.E-mail: [email protected]. ——————————————————————————————Vermont Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Rule20.1300.Vermont Proposed Rule: 16P018AGENCY: Dept. of LaborCONCISE SUMMARY: The proposed rule will increase the rate atwhich attorney fees and liens are awarded from $145.00 per hourto $225.00 per hour. The proposed rule also will add a provisionsetting the rate at which paralegal fees are awarded at $75.00 perhour. Last, the proposed rule will establish a mechanism by whichthe rates will be reviewed and, if necessary, adjusted annuallybased on increases in the Consumer Price Index. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Phyllis G. Phillips, Esq.,Vermont Department of Labor, P.O. Box 488, 5 Green MountainDrive, Montpelier, VT 05601-0488. Tel.: 802-828-4043. Fax: 802-828-2195. E-mail: [email protected]: http://labor.vermont.gov/legal-information/proposed-rules. FOR COPIES: J. Stephen Monahan, Esq., Vermont Department ofLabor, P.O. Box 488, 5 Green Mountain Drive, Montpelier, VT05601-0488. Tel.: 802-828-2138. Fax: 802-828-2195.E-mail: [email protected].
—N O T I C E—
The Barton Town Clerk’s Office
will be closed on June 7th, 2016,
due to the Special Election of the
two school districts in the
Town of Barton.
The office will reopen on
June 8th, at 7:30 a.m.
Town of Irasburg
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe Irasburg Select Board will hold a public hearing onTuesday, June 14, 2016, at the Irasburg Town Hallimmediately following the Special Town Meeting. Regardingthe proposed adoption of the Irasburg Town Plan,consisting of an Introduction; plus the following chaptersof the Regional Plan for the Northeast Kingdom: VolumeI; Chapter One: Land Use; Chapter Two: Energy; andChapter Seven: Natural Resources, in accordance with 24V.S.A. Section 4349, “Regional plan: adoption bymunicipality.”Volume I contains the Regional Goals and StrategiesChapter One: Land Use contains the following subsections:I. Land ResourcesII. Existing Land Use and Development TrendsIII. Future Land Use and DevelopmentIV. Developments of Substantial Regional ImpactAdjacent RegionsGoals and Strategies for the Protection of Land UseResourcesGoals and Strategies for Future Land Use andDevelopmentChapter Two: Energy contains the following subsections:I. IntroductionII. Regional OverviewIII. Resource AnalysisIV. NEK PortfolioRegional Goals and StrategiesChapter Seven: Natural Resources contains the followingsubsections:I. OverviewII. Water ResourcesIII. Mineral ResourcesIV. Air QualityV. Wildlife HabitatsGoals and Strategies for Natural ResourcesThe full text of the chapters proposed for adoption can bereviewed at the Irasburg Town Clerk’s Office, or can beviewed online on the NVDA website at:http://www.nvda.net/regional-plan.php.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERSAgreeably to the provisions of Title 32, Vermont StatutesAnnotated, Section 4111, notice is hereby given that theundersigned listers within and for the Town/City of Albany,have this day completed the abstract of individual lists ofpersons, co-partnerships, associations, and corporations owningtaxable property in said Town/City on the first day of April,2016; that they have this day lodged the same in the office of theClerk of said Town/City for the inspection of taxpayers; that onthe 15th day of June, 2016, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, theundersigned listers will meet at the town clerk’s office inAlbany, said Town/City, to hear grievances of persons, co-partnerships, associations, and corporations aggrieved by any oftheir appraisals or by the acts of such listers, whose objectionsthereto in writing shall have been filed with them as prescribedby statute, and to make such corrections in said abstract as shallupon hearing or otherwise be determined by them; and thatunless cause to the contrary be shown, the contents of saidabstract will, for the year 2016, become the grand list of saidTown/City and of each person, co-partnership, association, orcorporation therein named.Given under our hands at Albany, in the County of Orleans,this 25th day of May, 2016.Town Clerk’s OfficePost OfficeRay’s Market Listers of the Town/City ofBob’s Quick Stop AlbanyCraftsbury General Store
PUBLIC NOTICENOTIFICATION OF DESTRUCTION OF EDUCATION RECORDS
FOR: All graduates, former students, and parents/guardians ofstudents with disabilities and adult students with disabilities whohave attended schools in the Orleans Southwest SupervisoryUnion, including Craftsbury Elementary and Academy,Hardwick Elementary, Hazen Union, Lakeview UnionElementary, (Greensboro and Stannard), WolcottElementary, and Woodbury Elementary.
The educational records of all students who have graduated,dropped out, transferred, or become ineligible for services priorto, and including June 2009, will be purged after June 24, 2016.This means that any educational records which are no longerneeded to provide educational services, includingpsychological, medical, disciplinary, court, special education,504 records, and recommendations will be destroyed. Thisinformation may be needed to establish eligibility for certainadult benefits, e.g., social security. If you do NOT want thisinformation destroyed, please contact the respective schooloffice before June 17, 2016.
The district will maintain without time limitation directoryinformation including student’s name, academic record, date ofbirth, degrees and awards received, date separated, attendancerecord, and pupil progress record.
TOWN OF SHEFFIELD, VERMONTPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN PLAN
In accordance with State law [24 V.S.A. §4384(d) and 24 V.S.A. §4444(a)] the SheffieldPlanning Commission hereby gives notice of a public hearing to be held on [June 21, 2016]at [7 p.m.] at the Town of Sheffield town office located at 37 Dane Road in Sheffield, VT05866, to receive public comment regarding the proposed amendments to the Sheffield,Vermont, Town Plan.Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4444(b), the following information regarding the proposedamendments to the Sheffield Town Plan is provided:(1) State law directs that Town Plans expire every five years. 24 V.S.A. §4387(a). The Townof Sheffield’s Town Plan was last approved on March, 2010, and is now expired. Thepurpose of the amendments to the Town of Sheffield Town Plan is to update it consistentwith the requirements of the State law.(2) The amendments affect the entire geography of the Town of Sheffield.(3) The table of contents of the Town of Sheffield Town Plan include the following:(4) The full text of the proposed amendments to the Town of Sheffield Town Plan may be
examined at Town of Sheffield Town Office, located at 37 Dane Road, in Sheffield, VT05866.If you have any questions, please contact Rod Dwyer at: [email protected] public hearing notice was approved by the Sheffield Planning Commission on April 20,2016.
A. IntroductionB. HistoryC. Economic DevelopmentD. Education FacilitiesE. EnergyF. Facilities and UtilitiesG. Flood resilienceH. HousingI. Land Use
J. TransportationK. Development PlanL. Municipal Direction For Future GrowthM. Development Trends And Town PlansFor Adjacent Municipalities, AreaTowns, And The Region
N. Special Notes and Recognition
ROAD CLOSING IN GLOVERSHADOW LAKE ROAD, GLOVER,
will be CLOSED to through traffic for 7 to 14 days beginning Monday, June 6, 2016.
for construction near Stone’s Farm, a shortdistance east of the intersection of HinmanSettler Road and Shadow Lake Road. All Shadow Lake residences and camps fromRoute 16 to Inlet Cove Road will be accessiblefrom Route 16. Hinman Settler Road, the Daniels Pond area, andMud Island Road will be accessible from thenorth through West Glover; from the souththese areas will be accessible throughGreensboro and Craftsbury.We regret the inconvenience to all, butnecessary repairs make this closing unavoidable.Work will be completed as quickly as possible.
Glover Select Board
NOTICES
Gardeners and landscapers are alreadytaking advantage of the mild weather to preparetheir land for the upcoming planting season. Butspring is also a great time to take control ofinvasive plants that may be creeping onto yourproperty.
Invasive plants are almost always the firstones to leaf out in spring, according to ElizabethSpinney, the new invasive plant coordinator forthe Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
“Getting rid of invasive plants makes room forVermont native plants and helps local wildlife,and it can also make you healthier too,” Ms.Spinney said. “Areas with fewer invasive plantstend to see lower rates of infectious disease suchas Lyme disease, because rodents and ticks thrivearound many species of invasive plants.”
Ms. Spinney recommends starting with a fewplants that are relatively easy to identify andmanage, including honeysuckle, Japanesebarberry, buckthorn, and garlic mustard.
Asian honeysuckles are shrubs with whiteflowers, red or orange berries, and a hollow stem.They are often found at the edge of yards orabandoned farmlands. Japanese Barberry is ashrubby ornamental plant that forms densethickets, shading out native plants. It hasspatula-shaped leaves, red fruit, and yellowflowers that hang from the stem. Both plants canbe pulled with the roots when the ground is softafter a rain and hung from a branch to prevent re-rooting. They can also be cut down to the stump,with the stump wrapped in burlap or plastic,periodically cutting back any new growth.
Common buckthorn is a small tree with darkgreen shiny leaves, small black berries, and sharpspines at the end of twigs. It can similarly bepulled and hung, or cut with the stump wrappedin plastic or burlap. Buckthorn is one ofVermont’s most insidious invasives, requiringmore aggressive monitoring and control over thelong-term as shoots continue to sprout up.
Garlic mustard is an herb with white flowersand broad leaves that are tasty in salad. It iseasy to pull up like a dandelion, making sure toget the entire long, s-shaped root.
Ms. Spinney recommends people use a phototo properly identify the plant, and try to minimizedisturbance of other nearby plants as they’redigging up invasives.
“Be sure to check back a month later to getrid of any shoots that may be sprouting, andfollow up every six months after that,” said Ms.Spinney. “Controlling invasive plants is amarathon, not a sprint, but a few simple stepscan go a long way towards making your yard, andyou, much healthier.” — from Fish and Wildlife.
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in lawyer’s fees and to cover monthly livingexpenses of about $100,000.
SEC lawyers argued against allowing Mr.Quiros to sell real estate they say he bought with$3.8-million illegally taken from investors. TheSEC also maintains that Mr. Quiros’ legal andpersonal expenses are absurdly high.
In his order the judge gave Mr. Quirospermission to mortgage or sell what is called theSetai Condominium, but placed strict conditionson his use of the money.
If he sells the property, he must pay offmortgages and tax liens using only cash gainedfrom the sale. Any remaining money must gointo an escrow account controlled by receiverMichael Goldberg.
Mr. Goldberg is to pay reasonable bills fromMr. Quiros’ lawyers as approved by the courtfrom that account. The receiver is also to giveMr. Quiros an allowance of $15,000 a month tocover his living expenses.
While the agreement did not give Mr. Quirosall he asked for, his lawyers quickly said he foundthe judge’s decision acceptable.
The dispute over Mr. Quiro’s living expensesis only a skirmish before the major battle overwhat, if anything, he owes to investors to makeup for what the SEC claims was a Ponzi-likescheme in which money from later projects wasused to make up shortfalls in earlier ones.
Mr. Quiros continues to maintain that theamount he may be called on to repay, or in theSEC’s language, to disgorge, is no more than $50-million, an amount he claims is far less than thevalue of his principle asset, Jay Peak itself.
SEC lawyers, in a filing submitted before oralarguments in Judge Gayles’ Miami, Florida,courtroom, attacked that assumption on twofronts.
Mr. Quiros could be required to disgorge$156-million, the SEC said in its filing. Thatrepresents the amount owed to investors in theAnC Bio project in Newport and an incompleteproject in the Stateside area of Jay Peak and the$50-million in investor money SEC lawyers say
Mr. Quiros converted to his own use.Because Mr. Quiros and his partners did not
kick in all the money it promised to invest in thevarious EB-5 projects they sponsored, the SECsaid they might have to repay investors another$20-million, for a total of $176-million.
The government also disagrees with Mr.Quiros’ estimate of Jay Peak’s value. Although,Mr. Quiros has in other documents claimed theresort is worth $100-million, he originally claimeda value of $78-million.
Even that value is overstated, SEC lawyerssaid in their filing. Given the resort’s most recentfinancial reports, Jay Peak is worth only $42-million, and has debts of $60-million, thegovernment said.
In addition, Mr. Quiros misappropriatednearly $22-million from investors to purchase theresort, the filing says.
According to the SEC, Mr. Quiros improperlyused money intended to build the Tram HausLodge and Hotel Jay, waterpark and ice arena tobuy Jay Peak, moving the money throughaccounts held by Raymond James Financial tocamouflage the transaction.
Mr. Quiros, in his filing, asks how the hotelsand other amenities got built if the money wasstolen. His lawyers deny any impropriety on Mr.Quiros’ part.
According to the SEC, Mr. Quiros’ declarationthat he is worth a total of $200-million is wildlyoverstated. It disputed his claim to have $1.8-million deposited in two bank accounts, saying itcan find no trace of the money.
As they have from the beginning of the case,Mr. Quiros’ lawyers sought to confine thediscussion to an area they think favors Mr.Quiros. When the government argues that Mr.Quiros comingled money in accounts, his lawyersnote that he transferred the funds to JayConstruction Management (JCM), a companyowned by Mr. Quiros.
That means the funds no longer belonged tothe investors, Mr. Quiros argued, and thatrestrictions on blending money from various EB-5projects no longer held.
In its filing the SEC said Mr. Quiros’ focus on
what money was paid JCM ignored dozens ofother “acts of misconduct and violations.”
Government lawyers pointed out that JCMwas uninvolved in the Tram Haus and Hotel Jayprojects and that investors were not initially toldthat JCM would be involved in the AnC Bioproject. Even when investors received a revisedoffering memorandum for the AnC Bio project, itdid not allow for JCM to take whatever money itpleased from investors, the SEC said.
In a declaration in support of Mr. Quiros,former Jay Peak Chief Financial Officer GeorgeGulisano agreed with the SEC’s accountant that$47-million from the AnC Bio project went toJCM.
But in a separate declaration Mr. Gulisanosaid he did not know what JCM did with themoney, and that Mr. Quiros controlled thecompany, the SEC said.
The SEC’s filing also took aim at a pair ofKorean representatives of AnC Pharm, thecompany that holds intellectual property rights tosome of the medical devices AnC Bio wassupposed to produce in Newport.
According to Mr. Quiros, his company paid$26.5-million to AnC Pharm for equipment andintellectual property. The amount paid was muchless, according to the SEC.
In identical affidavits, the two representativessaid that their company instructed Mr. Quiros touse $21-million of the money owed their companyto pay off loans held by Raymond James.
Government lawyers said the AnC Pharmofficials flew to the U.S. to sign documentsprepared by Mr. Quiros and went back to Koreawithout allowing SEC lawyers to speak withthem.
The SEC lawyers concluded their filing byasking Judge Gayles to continue the freeze of Mr.Quiros’ assets. If the court were to release himfrom his current restrictions and remove theoversight provided by Mr. Goldberg, they argued,he would go on with what they said were corruptpractices.
Mr. Quiros’ lawyers maintained that the SECcase is groundless and based on a thoroughmisunderstanding of his business.
SEC says Jay Peak is worth half what Quiros claims(Continued from page one.)
Spring is time to control invasive plants
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More than 100 friends and family joined the approximately 50 North Country UnionHigh School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) cadets at their annualawards and promotion ceremony on Tuesday, May 24, at the Newport Army NationalGuard Armory. Cadets were awarded ribbons from the JROTC command in areas likeexcellence in academics and superior physical fitness. They were also awardedmedals from external agencies such as a military excellence medal from theAmerican Legion and one for outstanding achievement and exceptional leadershipability presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Above, Commanding OfficerColonel (retired) Keith Wooster, right, presents battalion commander cadetLieutenant Colonel Scott Tinker with an award for expert marksmanship.
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There is a community mealevery Thursday at noon at theWestfield Community Center. Adonation of $4 is suggested with thesecond Thursday of the month free.All are welcome. The June menufollows.
June 9 — free, no donationrequired; juice, meatloaf, beetgreens, mashed potatoes, homemaderolls, and cherry pie.
June 16 — juice, pasta withspring garden pesto, Berry Creeksalad, ciabatta bread, and berrycrisp.
June 23 — juice, chickenpiccata, roast potatoes, Berry Creekvegetables, whole wheat bread,cookies and ice cream.
June 30 — juice, roast pork,summer squash, mashed potatoes,whole wheat bread, and strawberryshortcake.
A free RSVP Bone Buildersbalancing and strengthening classmeets every Thursday, before themeal, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.Following lunch, people can playbingo.
These meals are sponsored bythe Troy and Area Lions Club. Formore information, call 744-2484. —submitted by LaDonna Dunn.
Westfield menu for June
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CHARLESTON - What a buy!! Like-newhome currently permitted as a 2 bedroomhome. Recent renovations. Homewarranty. Only $67,000.
LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG - Waterfronthome with 315’ of lake frontage and over5 acres. Immaculate home. 2 car garage.$545,000.
ALMOST NEW CONTEMPORARY on70 acres. Very private. Huge swimmingpond. Views of Jay Peak. Mature maples.Very energy efficient with open floor planand detached master suite. $350,000.
DERBY HOME - 4 bedroom, 2 bathwith 4 car garage. Formal dining room.2 living rooms. $199,900.
DERBY - Multi-level Derby home justwaiting for a growing family. 1.3 acre levellot. Westerly views of Memphremagog andthe mountains. 2 car garage. $179,000.
SEYMOUR LAKE - “Gilliams Lodge.”1930’s 4 bedroom lodge on almost3 private lakefront acres. Large screened-in porch. 4 bedrooms and 2 baths.$449,000.
HOLLAND LOG HOME - sitting highon a hill on 45 acres. 2 car garage.$195,000.
DELIGHTFUL LOG HOME on over 24surveyed acres with oversized 2 cargarage. Brook. Very private. $179,000.
WATERFRONT CONDO onMemphremagog. 1 of 2 units. Over3,000 sq. ft. of luxurious living spacedirectly on the water. $335,900.
BANK-OWNED HOME in Albany on 42surveyed acres with wonderful views.Needs work but great value. 3 bedrooms.2 baths. Walk-out basement. $121,000.
CLASSIC VICTORIAN on a hillside inDerby Line facing the Haskell. 5 bedrooms.Lots of the original charm is still there.$89,900.
ALBANY - Classic farmhouse with largepost and beam addition in the back. 68acres. With 32 sq. ft. outbuilding.$469,000.
JAY PEAK - Unfinished home on 80acres with great views. $275,000.
SEYMOUR LAKE - Privacy on the lakewith over 300’ of frontage. 2 car garage.$420,000.
LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG - Lakefronthome on about 3 acres with 385’ on thelake. Assessed at $362,000. Just reducedto $209,000.
CABIN on 68 acres in Holland. $90,000.
NEWPORT HOME on a dead-end street.Walk to the elementary and high school.Spacious dining/kitchen opening onto aback deck. 3-4 bedrooms. $139,900.
ALMOST 7 ACRES on Derby Pond.Soil tests on file. $89,000. An additional18 acres available on the opposite side ofthe road for $59,000 more. With septicpermit.
ONE OF THE HIGHEST HILLTOPSaround. 25 acres. Septic permit for aconvention septic. Drilled well. $89,000.
VERY SPACIOUS CONTEMPORARYin Derby with bike path access. 3,400 sq.ft. of living space. Westerly lake views. 2story high dining room. Family room withwet bar. Year-round sunroom. Fabulouspatio with gas fireplace. $359,900.
NEWPORT - 2 unit home just beside theelementary school. 3,200 sq. ft. dividedbetween the 2 units. 2 car garage. Like-new condition. $210,000.
