The Charlotte News | May 19, 2016

Water Matters, part 2

On Tuesday, May 24, at 7 p.m. at the Hinesburg Town Hall, Rebekah Weber of the Conservation Law Foundation will share information about the new rules and regulations being discussed and prepared as a result of Act 64, Vermont’s new clean water initiative. The public is invited, as watershed-wide community involvement is necessary in order to advocate for strategic and meaningful regulatory improvements.

Three rule-making areas will be addressed: stormwater, agriculture and funding. Diane Snelling and Marty Illick will provide introduc-tory remarks. Snelling and Illick have championed clean water and shoreland protection measures for over 20 years.

For comments and questions, please call Marty Illick at 425-2002 or Jean Kiedaisch at 482-3382.

Mike Cook surprised with

Community Citizenship award

at GrangeOn May 16, Mike Cook was cele-

brated with a Community Citizenship Award for over 40 years of service as a volunteer firefighter. Presented annually by the Charlotte Grange, the award honors the dedicated individu-als who give their time and energy to the Town of Charlotte.

Cook’s grateful colleagues from Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service packed the Grange Hall and surprised him with a certificate, engraved paperweight and deep appreciation for all that he does.

Assistant Fire Chief Rob Mullin said, “Mike’s a great guy. He’s always been here and we hope he sticks around for many years to come.”

Andrew Thayer Junior Golf Clinics at Basin Harbor Club carry on the memory of a beloved Charlotter and help area youth

Geeda SearfoorceTHE CHARLOTTE NEWS

A community’s generosity honors the memory of Andrew Thayer, the Charlotte native who passed away unexpectedly on March 21 in Delray Beach, Florida. A fund started by friends and family will support area youth participation in the Andrew Thayer Junior Golf Clinics at Basin Harbor Club this summer, free of charge.

The clinic, which will run four Mondays—June 20 and 27, July 11 and 18—from 9 to 11 a.m., is designed to expose students to the positive values that the game of golf provides, including

sportsmanship, honesty, courtesy, appre-ciation and empathy, all of which Andrew Thayer lived every day of his life, accord-ing to those who knew him.

Sadie Stone, communications manager and special events coordinator at BHC, can attest to Thayer’s generosity of spirit and good will. Thayer and Stone grew up together and attended CCS and CVU at the same time. “Charlotte is such a close-knit community,” Stone said. “We had a

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Under the big top

The stage at Charlotte Central School was lit up with smiling faces on Friday, May 13, as students from grades K – 4 treated the packed crowd to a rousing circus. The gleeful performers wowed with acts of plate-spinning, feather-balancing, juggling and clowning, and were encouraged by the cheers of the eager audience to ham it up in style. Troy Wunderle of Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures worked with the students in advance of the show to practice movement, coordination, and collaborative dexterity—skills that can support student growth at early developmental stages. All proceeds benefitted the CCS PTO. PHOTO: KEN HOWELL

about selling it. While many senior farmers may not have a future plan for their land, they all would like it to remain in farming.

The transfer is vitally important for everyone, especially considering the amount of land that is going to be trans-ferred within the next 20 years or so. Vermont has a lot of agricultural land; the 28 percent of older farmers who plan to retire soon manage 363,600 acres and own a collective $1.2 billion in land and agri-cultural infrastructure.

Currently, farmers’ main concern is to find buyers who can afford to purchase the land and successfully continue to farm it so that the senior farmers can retire. But when there is such a large amount of land involved, retiring isn’t so easy.

For additional information visit the American Farmland Trust and Land For Good websites, at farmland.org/gaininginsights.

Aging Vermontfarmers seeksuccessors

The farming culture that defines much of Vermont is in crisis. Twenty-eight percent of the state’s farms are in the hands of farmers who are 65 years of age or older—people who are ready to retire within the next 10 years or so. However, farmers are finding it harder and harder to retire because younger generations can’t afford the land and there is often no one in the family to pass it on to.

The land cannot just be passed on to anyone, either. Cris Coffin, policy direc-tor of Land For Good, says, “How and to whom this land and farm infrastructure transfers will have an enormous impact on the future of farming in New England.”

It is no secret that a lot of farmland is turned into commercial or residential property, which adds to farmers’ anxiety

Mead salary talks delayed again

John HammerCONTRIBUTOR

The Selectboard “kicked the can down the road” yet again when it met on May 9 and deferred action on the town clerk/treasurer (TC/T) pay issue until May 26 at 3 p.m. At that time the board will hold a single-issue meeting analyzing the position using the Palmer salary method with the expectation of finally resolving the question. The pay consultant, Frank Sadowski, who helped develop the salary administration policy (SAP), will be asked to attend.

In arriving at this decision, the board reviewed and repeated many of the issues that have been previously heard at numer-ous meetings. The present decision was influenced by the fact that Mary Mead

had recently submitted a list of 115 job elements when asked to describe her job. Lane Morrison and others stated that because the Palmer method is entered using elements from a job description and not in the form of a list, it made the anal-ysis very difficult. This precipitated an exchange between Mead and Fritz Tegatz, in which each accused the other of failing to honor the other’s interpretations of the elements in the job description.

Matt Krasnow, in an attempt to mediate the argument, noted that people on each side of this issue appeared pretty well entrenched in their positions, even with Frank Sadowski’s presence to ensure impartiality. Krasnow said that so far the Selectboard had completed analysis of the three hardest Palmer categories. He reit-erated what many others had been saying, that they wanted to evaluate the TC/T job fairly. He further suggested that any change allow “two different selectboards to look at a re-evaluation of existing jobs and both give their stamps of approval.” This might serve to steer the process away

see SelecTboArd, page 6

Yay or neigh to Act 46???

The ballot for the school district consolidation vote is Tuesday, June 7. Absentee ballots are available at the clerk’s office and polls are open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. at the CCS Multi-Purpose Room. More info on page 18.

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The Charlotte News is very happy to report that Kali Adams, our industri-ous Outwater intern, won first place in the Senior Individual Website Category at Vermont History Day on April 2. She humbly hid this fact from us until only recently. Her website, “Dorothy Thompson: Finding the Truth,” impressed the judges of the Vermont Historical Society and has qualified her to compete in National History Day in June in the Washington, D.C. area. She also won the Deborah Pickman Clifford Vermont Women’s History Award. Well done, Kali!

Horse

businessMountain Moon Farm’s grand opening at Country Cedar Farm

Madison HakeyTHE CHARLOTTE NEWS

On June 1, Annie Fitzgerald, trainer at Country Cedar Farm, will launch her new business, Mountain Moon Farm. Fitzgerald’s new business will operate out of Country Cedar, and will offer an array of services including riding lessons, board-ing, horse training and summer camps.

Before coming to UVM, Fitzgerald lived and trained in Medfield, MA. Starting out at just seven years old, she continues to take lessons with the same trainer when she goes home. “She was the inspiration for me doing this myself.” It wasn’t until middle school that Fitzgerald started to get serious about horses. She started showing and giving ground lessons at 12 years old, and giving riding lessons at 18.

Fitzgerald gained a new perspec-tive when she came to Charlotte. “I was surprised to see how many horse farms there were, specifically in Charlotte,” she says. This amount was intimidating when she first scoped out the competition. “Who am I to say I can do this better than any of these people?” she said.

Fitzgerald soon realized that she would have to work hard and hope that people would come to her. “Keep your head down, work hard, and people are going to respect you and come to you.” In addition, she learned how to brush things off. “Try not to take anything too personally,” she says, “it’s not usually about you.”

This can be extremely hard in a busi-ness where relationships are often very personal. “It’s a very deep passion for a lot of people and when you share that, it bonds you,” she says. Throughout her life, Fitzgerald’s closest friends have been made through an interest in horses. There is a reason people call the community at the farm a “barn family.”

In the end, everyone is there for the horses and wants what is best for them. “It can tend to get a little bit out of sight when things get a little messy, but when it comes down to it,” she says, “the grounding factor is that we are all here for the horses.”

The horses, of course, are Fitzgerald’s favorite part, but it’s the “problem” horses that are her passion. Just recently, Fitzgerald started training Summer, a rescue pony who is nervous and untrust-ing. In the past two months, the improve-ment has been dramatic. “Seeing your hard

work pay off in the life of another animal is really amazing and very unique to this business,” she says.

Another unique part of the business is the intense emotional stress. “Ups and downs are inherent in everyday life, but in this business, they can be high highs and low lows,” Fitzgerald says. However, she wouldn’t give up any part of it. “Every little bit along the way, I can trace to some-thing that seemed bad at one point, but that moment was necessary in order to bring me to the next important thing.” Everything has a silver lining, and Fitzgerald chooses to see it.

She doesn’t need to look too far to see the positive aspects of where she stands now. It may be more challenging to build a business in a small town and the financial implications of sustaining her work may be trickier in Charlotte than in Medfield, but the town’s beauty energizes Fitzgerald. The peace and serenity that she and others have found on the farm is unmatched anywhere else. “It’s beautiful!” she says. “There’s amazing scenery, there’s a ton of space, it’s quiet and the quality of even the grass is better for the horses.”

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As the final installment of my legisla-tive reports this year, I thought it would be good to highlight some of the import-ant work the Legislature did over the two years of the biennium.

Water quality

In 2015 legislation was passed that will help prevent agricultural runoff from farms, roads and other impervious surfaces by controlling discharges that could violate our water quality standards. The Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) that all farms must follow are in the final stages of development and should be released in September, 2016. The Agency of Agriculture will provide technical and financial assistance to help farmers comply, and there is funding in the budget to help towns comply with water treatment and road runoff mitigation.

Governance

Legislation was passed this year that will allow voluntary regional collabo-ration by municipalities around a range of services, including ambulance, solid waste, fire protection and land use plan-ning to achieve economies of scale. The law promotes transparency, local munici-pal voice and treatment of municipalities as equal partners. The Legislature relaxed the requirement on how often municipal plans need to be updated from every five

years to every eight years to allow more time for plan implementation. We also passed a bill that automatically registers eligible Vermonters to vote when they apply for a state driver’s license, making it easier for our citizens to exercise their fundamental right to vote.

Human services

The Legislature continues to focus on efforts to keep our children safe. At the end of 2015, there were 1052 children in state custody placed in foster or adoptive foster homes or in foster homes of relatives. In the past two years, reports of child abuse and neglect have surged and the state has experienced an 82 percent increase in the number of children under six who are in the state’s custody. In 80 percent of these cases, families are struggling with prob-lems related to opioid addiction or other serious substance abuse. In addition, the tragic death of a DCF social worker, allegedly by a parent, this past summer has continued to place our state’s child protec-tion system under pressure. The number of case workers added last year has not kept pace with the increase in cases, and more social workers will be hired along with substance abuse screeners to address this ongoing problem.

More is being done to address the opioid addiction problem as well, includ-ing treatment, education, prevention and increased market-constraints, such as

increased fees on pharmaceutical manu-factures to help fund mitigation programs. A key provision is a requirement for health care providers and pharmacists to register with the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System (VPMS) and to query the system upon prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance to help eliminate prescription fraud and the diversion of controlled substances.

natural resources and enerGy

Over the past decade, Vermont has led the nation with its energy efficiency programs, lowering both electricity costs and rates. In 2015 the Renewable Energy Standard Act was passed, which will elim-inate the double-counting or Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and is helping Vermonters transform their energy use in the heating and transportation sectors. This year we recognized Vermonters’ concerns over the proper siting of solar and wind projects and passed legislation that will give municipalities a greater voice in these decisions if they develop energy plans to address the state’s goals for renewable energy in collaboration with their Regional Planning Commissions. We also required the Public Service Board to develop noise standards for wind projects in recognition of complaints about existing projects. We passed legislation this year that will preserve and maintain the health of Vermont’s forests, and we ensured that conservation easements meant to be perpetual will continue to be so by remov-ing the 40-year renewal requirement and

ensuring that the easement remains with the property if a tax sale of the property occurs.

WorkinG vermonters

Legislation passed this year guaran-tees working Vermonters the right to earn paid sick leave up to three days per year, increasing to five days in subsequent years. We also increased subsidies for child care facilities to provide high-quality, afford-able child care for working families.

education

The Legislature continued to address the increasing cost of education by encour-aging school district consolidation under Act 46 passed in 2015 and made some changes early in 2016 to address budget-ing issues being faced by school boards. Several districts across the state have already voted to merge and more, includ-ing Chittenden South, are expected to vote in the next couple of months. Chittenden South will hold its vote on June 7, and I encourage everyone in Charlotte to take the time to vote in person or by absentee ballot. You can find information about the proposal at act46.cssu.org. I strongly recommend reading the final report to inform your vote.

I can be reached by phone (802-233-5238) or by email ([email protected]). You can find this article and past articles at my website: MikeYantachka.com. I wish you all a wonderful summer and hope to see you around town.

Legislative Report by Representative Mike Yantachka

End of session summary

A new 800-foot boardwalk at Raven Ridge Natural Area, spanning the town lines of Charlotte, Hinesburg and Monkton, will be completed in early June. One of the 55 natural areas that The Nature Conservancy owns and manages in Vermont, Raven Ridge is a diverse preserve comprising cliffs, caves, vernal pools and shrub swamps that offer extraordinary habitat for myriad wildlife, including 140 bird species, Indiana bats and bobcats.

New trail improvements were made cautiously to avoid any negative impacts to bobcat populations. The Nature Conservancy of Vermont recruited UVM students from the Rubenstein School of Natural Resources to conduct a baseline population analysis prior to boardwalk construction to better understand bobcat movement throughout the area and to miti-gate any impacts due to the construction. Timber and Stone, a Montpelier-based business focused on conservation-minded construction, is building the boardwalk. For more information, contact Eve Frankel, director of communications and exter-nal affairs at The Nature Conservancy of Vermont, at [email protected].

Raven Ridge boardwalk to be completed in June


tight crew and did so much together.”

Thayer worked at Basin Harbor, along-

side Will Benton, the current director of

golf, for six years, and spent many years

enjoying the club with friends and family.

“Andrew celebrated events here and really

came to appreciate it as a special place in

his and his family’s life,” Benton said.

When a family friend of the Thayers

reached out to Stone, Benton and others at

BHC to see if they knew of a junior golf

clinic that they could donate to in honor of

Thayer, the idea was born. “It was simple

for us,” Stone says. “We love what we do

every day and we wanted to honor Andrew

with something he loved.” The community

fund was launched and the plans for this

summer’s clinics were begun in earnest.

“Andrew was such a great guy,” says

Benton, who oversees the entire program

and leads a teaching pro and staff, “and his

values are embodied in all the good that the

game of golf can instill in people.”

But participation in the sport is challeng-

ing for some, a reality BHC seeks to correct

by offering these clinics free of charge.

“The barriers to entry for some—financial

concerns and time constraints—can make

the sport inaccessible,” Benton said.

“Making it possible for young people to

learn and love the sport is the ideal way to

remember Andrew.”

During the clinics, BHC staff will use

unique activities and drills to better the

students’ understanding of the athletic

golf movement. Area youth ages 6-16 from

Charlotte, Shelburne and Addison County

towns are eligible. If space permits, resi-

dents of other towns are welcome. “The

response has been great so far,” said Stone,

“but we still have room for more students

to participate.” Each of the four clinics

have a maximum capacity of 30 students.

Participants will receive complimentary

apparel, a BBQ celebration on the last day

with lawn games, jumpy castle, food and

fun (end time on the final day is 12:30 p.m.)

and a gift certificate to Basin Harbor Club

Golf Course for a round of golf to come

back with an adult to play later in the

season.

Those interested in participating can

sign up by June 1 at basinharbor.com/

andrewthayerjuniorgolfclinic and may

contact BHC at 475-2309 or will.benton@

basinharbor.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Andrew ThAyercontinued from page 1


Katie Manges

Letters to the EditorediTor: Many thanks to Joanna

Cummings (bottom right) for taking the

helm of Green Up Day. She is continuing

the tradition of John Quinney and Joe

Gallagher in making this important event

more efficient and effective every year:

on-line sign-up, a detailed map at the

quonset hut and plenty of green bags as

well as clear plastic ones for recyclables.

Thanks also to Junior Lewis who deals

with trucking all of the junk we find by the

sides of our otherwise-beautiful Charlotte

roads, to Rick Benson at Little Garden

Market for donating coffee to energize the

Quonset Hut Volunteers, and to Transition

Charlotte for facilitating the very popular

recycling of electronics.

A great Vermont tradition getting better

every year!

Elizabeth Bassett Charlotte

VOLUNTEERS AT THE CHARLOTTE GREEN UP DAY

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from potential personality conflicts and allow for any change to be reflected in the next budgetary cycle.

A further fear was expressed that if one position is adjusted, it might very well affect other salaries controlled by the SAP grid. It was generally agreed that a second step after Ms. Mead’s review should be the reconsideration of other employees on the SAP grid to adjust their salaries if necessary.

Mark McDermott, chair of the Charlotte Central School (CCS) Board, described the new Act 46, which calls for consoli-dation of school districts, which would thereby reduce school taxes. This will be an issue under much debate leading up to a vote on June 7. McDermott pointed out that, because CCS is already within the Chittenden South Supervisory Union (CSSU), about 80 percent of the consol-idation has already taken place, and the tax effect will be small. In fact, if the act passes in the CSSU area, state (school) taxes will be successively discounted by 10¢, 8¢, 6¢, 4¢ and 2¢ each year onward from July 2017. He pointed out that no schools in the CSSU district would be lost for at least another five years, if ever. This briefing was advisory only, and the Selectboard took no action. There will be

a public information meeting at CCS on June 6.

In other actions, the Selectboard swiftly approved Sections A, B and C of the Charlotte Park and Wildlife Refuge management plan, agreeing with changes submitted at the last Selectboard meeting (http://bit.ly/1VY-qyAC). Similarly, the board approved a request from VELCO to apply herbicides to invasive plants in the transmission line right of way that passes through the park.

The board went on to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,159 to implement a plan to landscape the north side of the Town Hall. The funds come from publi-cally raised money to accommodate the war memorial move to the Town Green.

Future camp leases for lots 201-208 will mandate hooking up to the Thompson’s Point wastewater system. This followed the board’s approval of a request to change the state septic permit allowing an exten-sion of the system to service the Lane’s Lane area.

The temporary settlement to the long-running Kessler duplex question in the old Affectionately Cats building was reaffirmed. The settlement allows the Kesslers to maintain a duplex configura-tion pending a vote on town land use regu-lations next year.

The next regularly scheduled Selectboard meeting will be on May 23. High Honors

Evan G. BealVictoria E. BergsteinHannah R. BernierOliver H. BijurBenjamin R. BlackmoreTatum BraunLillian M. CazayouxIsaac A. ClevelandAlexander R. D’AmicoSabrina L. DavisSimone R. Edgar HolmesBay Foley-CoxKatey J. HayesLindsea B. HayesMeara A. HeiningerSeamus M. HigginsNathaniel B. Hodgson-WalkerSara A. HolmBenjamin R. HyamsJulia L. KahnChristopher E. KeaneKienan J. KittredgeJohn J. KoskinenKatherine M. MahoneyMegan A. MahoneyHadley S. MenkSadie B. OtleyLucy M. PappasWilliam B. Pinney IIICassidy R. PriceAnnabella L. PuglieseMadison B. RandallBenjamin K. RecchiaMorgan M. SchnellAndrew M. SilvermanRayona T. SilvermanJayce W. SlesarSamuel H. SturimCharlie TegatzPaige E. ThibaultEleanor C. Woodruff

A/B Honors

Caroline J. ArthaudElise B. AskewChester B. BarberShane Beal

Elaine L. BeaudinAnne M. BedellRussell G. BergerDaniel P. BernierCole A. BoffaDillion BothwellJack W. BoyntonWilliam B. BraunIain C. BuxtonMalina C. CarrollCatherine A. CazayouxAshley N. ClarkSilas A. ClevelandHannah G. ClevelandMason E. CohnSamuel J. ComaiRebecca D. CottrellGeorge W. DavisJohn F. DelisleArielle M. DeSmetKevin G. DevineBrandon J. DonahueSpencer DooleyJohn C. EaganElizabeth T. EmmonsMichaela M. FloreEmma E. FloreJosephine M. FoxJoseph R. FranceschettiCassandra M. FranklinLeo M. GarboseAlana E. GoldingSophia R. GormanMaxwell J. GormanAdam G. HamiltonShannon G. HelfmanEmma M. HessMaeve G. HigginsAndrew HinsdaleElizah R. JacobsKyle T. JaunichLaurel M. JaunichClaire S. KellnerSamuel W. KnoxSam R. KoskinenGenevie A. LemieuxEthan P. LeonardJennings R. LobelGabriel S. Lourie-Wisbaum

Devan A. LussierKenneth S. MacKillopMorgan K. MagoonCali T. MagoonBrynn T. MarshallNathaniel S. McChesneyFinn L. McGarghanNathaniel R. MickQuinn W. MlynarickColin R. MonseyLiam D. MorseKaelan T. MurdockLillian A. OatesRosanne M. OatesCole B. OtleyMason V. OtleyStella J. PappasDylan R. PaulReece PawlaczykLily M. PecorAmelia B. PflasterCole A. RehkuglerBradley L. ReynoldsCaroline F. ReynoldsAudrey A. SchnellJane F. ServinWyatt J. SheaSohaila C. ShiffertMatthew B. SilvermanCurren C. SimardJulie A. SulvaJack P. ThibaultAndrew T. TiesoZachary O. ToensingDeclan J. TrusRyan M. TrusPeter J. UngerZaqary N. UrbaitelSydney O. VincentSamuel A. WeeseCampbell C. WhalenKyler O. White-HansenThomas D. WrightJohn R. ZahnSuzannah T. ZimmermanErin L. Zubarik

CVU HONOR ROLL 2015/16Congratulations to all the Charlotte students at CVU who made the

third quarter honor roll. For your efforts, The Charlotte News presents you with a lofty quote about education to keep you company on that

long walk to graduation.

“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” —Martin Luther King Jr.

The Fourth Annual Vermont State Middle School Scholars Bowl Tournament was held at

Burlington High School on Saturday, April 30. Above, teacher advisor Brent Tremblay

confers during a break with two Mater Christi competitors: Charlotte Vincent of Charlotte

and J. B. Bahrenburg of Shelburne. Fourteen Mater Christi School students competed

against seven teams from other schools in a round-robin tournament, with the MCS team B

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Mater Christi takes second place in Scholars Bowl


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Lyme disease: prevention and treatment

David Ziegleman, M.D.CONTRIBUTOR

May through July is the peak time of year to contract Lyme disease. So, you look in the mirror, and to your surprise you find a tick buried in your left armpit. What do you do?

First, some background information Lyme disease, which was first described

in Lyme, Connecticut, in 1975, is the most common tick-borne disease in the US. It’s caused by a spirochete (corkscrew- shaped) bacterium called Borrelia burgdorfuri and can involve the skin, joints, heart and nervous system. Humans get Lyme disease after being bitten by the black-legged deer tick.

The most common areas in the U.S. to get the infection are the Northeast and the upper Midwest. Vermont was strangely unaffected until 2005 when cases began to increase dramatically. Now the disease is just as prevalent in Vermont as in other New England states at 100-plus reported cases

per 100,000 population—or 500 to 900 cases per year. The most common season is May through July and then later in the fall. But people can get Lyme in midsum-mer and even in the winter if temperatures are above 40 degrees. Ticks are found in highest numbers in grassy, brushy areas at the edges of meadows or lawns. They are designed to latch onto animals, bite gently, then hang on and suck blood for three to

five days.Ticks have three

stages of development. The first stage is the larva, which is the size of the period at the end of this sentence. Larvae are not born infected with the Lyme bacteria. They wait in the detritus leaves of the woods or on grass and then latch onto small

mammals such as mice. If the mouse has the B. burgdorfuri bacteria in its system, the tick becomes a carrier.

The tick then becomes a nymph, which is the size of a poppy seed. After a second blood meal, the nymph molts and becomes an adult. The nymph and adult ticks have no eyes or ears but can sense a mammal is nearby by vibration and the carbon dioxide it produces. Nymphs and adults can feed on small mammals, as well as larger mammals like deer—or people.

The most important thing to know: PREVENTION

Any time you are in the garden, woods or grass, wear long sleeves and pants. Later that day do a full body check, particularly of your chest, abdomen, armpits, groin, thigh and legs. A shower shortly after a hike also reduces the chance of getting Lyme by washing off a tick before it is fully latched on. You can wear DEET to repel ticks (and mosquitos).

The Three sTages of Lyme disease

1. Early localized disease occurs three to 30 days after a tick bite. Symptoms include fever, fatigue and body aches (but no cough or sinus symptoms and no GI symptoms such as diarrhea), as well as an Erythema migrans (migrating redness), a gradually spreading, flat red patch, usually with the tick bite at the center. The rash can get large (15 cm or more), some-times with central clearing with a target appearance.

Early localized Lyme disease is treated with two to three weeks of doxycycline or amoxicillin.

2. Early disseminated disease can come on from weeks to months after the tick bite. Symptoms include facial nerve palsy (one or both sides of face are weak, with inabil-ity to close the eyelids); headache, neck stiffness, meningitis, painful nerve pain down an arm or leg; and carditis—short-ness of breath, palpitations, lightheaded-ness. At this stage the disease is treated with intravenous and oral antibiotics.

3. Late Lyme: six-month-long episodes of painful, swollen joints; difficulty concentrating and memory issues. Late Lyme is a challenge to diagnose and, when found, is treated with prolonged

antibiotics. Now back to our question: You see a tick

in your armpit, what do you do?Use a tweezers to grasp the tick close to

the skin, pull firmly, straight out. If you see a black center to the bite area,

don’t worry, mouth parts are almost never left behind. Do not use other removal means, like matches or nail polish.

If the tick is in for less than 36 hours, remove the tick. No further treatment is needed. To be careful, however, watch for an EM rash or a feverish, viral type illness. If this occurs, see your doctor.

If the tick has been in for more than 36 hours or for an unknown duration, contact your healthcare provider. You

should be treated with one dose of 200 mg doxycycline.

Save the tick if you can and bring it in with you to help with identification. In its nymph stage it may be the size of a poppy seed. If it’s been on your body long enough it will be engorged and fat with blood.

Don’t forget the most important tip: Check yourself and kids for ticks after every trip to the garden and woods. Otherwise, enjoy the outdoors!

David Ziegleman is an assistant

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Medical School and an internist

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Moosalamoo National Recreation Area: With more than 70 miles of trails, lakes, rivers and waterfalls, it is a magical place to explore. And let’s be honest, it’s just fun to say the name. Information: moosalamoo.org.

Swimming holes: I grew up swimming in crystal clear rivers that tumbled out of the mountains near my home town of Danby. There were rockslides and large boulders to warm yourself on on a lazy summer afternoon. To this day, a river is my favorite place to swim. Bristol Falls is a great one for kids and is not too far from Charlotte with lovely views along the way. Jumping from the cliffs is obviously done at your own risk.

Overnight adventures

There is no shortage of campgrounds in Vermont or New York. Nor is there a short-age of cabins if the thought of sleeping in a tent with your two-year-old makes you want to curl up in the corner and cry. If you would like to step out of your comfort zone or don’t want to pay for a camp site, then you can venture into the the Green Mountain National Forest where visitors can camp anywhere (unless the area is posted as closed to camping) while staying the recommended 200 feet from roads, trails and bodies of water.

With a little research there is a microad-venture that can fit your schedule, budget

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Some tips for planning your next microadventure

1. Perfect isn’t fun. The point is that you get outside, unplug and spend time together as a family.

2. Be flexible. You may want to get to the top of the mountain, but the kids may want to throw leaves into the stream.

3. Let the kids lead.

4. A packed backpack that weighs equal to or less than a quarter of the hiker’s body weight is ideal.

5. Travel distance rule of thumb: a half mile per day multiplied by the youngest child’s age.

6. Make sure you have some-thing to spark curiosity (a bug net, field guide, magnifying glass or binoculars).

7. Always carry a first aid kit, bug spray, a space blanket, headlamp, matches, warm clothes, wind and rain protection and duct tape.

6. Carry snacks and water for every adventure, no matter how short.


Planning your microadventure

Jorden BlucherCONTRIBUTOR

The best way to have a microadventure is to plan one, not just in your mind—you need to write it down on the calendar. This is imperative because if you are anything like our family, if you don’t plan it, then it usually doesn’t happen. Here are a few ideas to help you get your planning started.

One- tO three-hOur adventures

The Cohousing section of the Town Link Trail: This crushed gravel path winds its way through forest and fields. Dogs are allowed but must be leashed. This is a great path for riding your bike or even pushing a jogging stroller. Keep your eyes out for the otter and nesting Canada geese that call the pond along the trail their home.

Williams Woods Natural Area: A one-mile loop takes you through what may be the best remaining mature clay-plain forest in the Champlain Valley. The trail starts out on a boardwalk and then transitions to an uneven surfaced trail with large clusters of tree roots that twist together over the damp ground. Stop for a snack at the far end of the loop where you

can look out over the open area of Thorp Brook. Dogs are not allowed, and bug spray is a must.

Plouffe Lane: Don’t let the red gate deter you; it is simply a formality. Open it up and drive into the small parking area. Just below the parking area at the bottom of the hill there is a picnic table, a great place for families to have a picnic and let the children run around. The meadow trails fork here, one going up the hill and passing a bench that is a good resting spot and affords a nice view of the Green Mountains. The trail continues into a back field and loops back onto itself. As the trail starts to curve back around, you have the opportunity to slip into the woods and follow a nice path down to the lower field trail.

More information about these trails and others, including directions to the trail-heads, can be found at Trailfinder.info.

day adventures

Split Rock Mountain: A ferry ride across the lake and short drive brings you to the Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest. There you’ll find approximately 11.5 miles of trails that provide access to many locations, including the shores of Lake Champlain. The trails travel through a variety of terrain and forest types and offer a unique opportunity to experience the “wild side” of the Champlain Valley. Views of Vermont, Lake Champlain and

april 18. Kurt and Patricia Fischer to Harold and Jill Abilock, 0.57 acre, land only, 2501 Ferry Road, $35,000.

april 26. Estate of Eloise J. Prokop, via Town of Charlotte Delinquent Tax Collector, to Philo Ridge, LLC, 2.0 acres, with dwelling, 2417 Mt. Philo Road, $175,000.

april 28. James Lawrence and Judith Billard to Matthew and Lauren Daley, 10.83 acres, land only, 4224 Greenbush Road, $203,500.

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May 6. Steven Becker to Elizabeth Magnuson, 5.09 acres with dwelling, 1212 Thompson’s Point Road, $470,000.

May 9. Alexander and Heather Abele to Katie Gilley, 5.05 acres with dwelling, 102 Stockbridge Road, $559,850.

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The Central RecordVol. 1, No. 1 “Setting the record straight since 2016” May 19, 2016

ElysE Martin-sMith, CourtnEy MCDErMott & Ethan lislE

On Thursday, April 14, the PTO met with parents and community members to discuss their hopes and dreams for the future of our school and its students. Parents and community members could come and express what they liked about CCS and what they felt must change. Community members were asked what their dreams for the children in their lives were, what they thought their children needed to know to achieve these goals, and what their hopes and dreams were for CCS. Many people came to voice their opinion. We also interviewed teachers and students about their hopes and dreams for the school.

We thought that it was incredibly interesting that parents, teachers, and students formulated similar responses to the questions about their hopes and dreams. For example, we asked a question about parents’, teachers’, and students’ dreams for CCS. A common reply from parents was that CCS needs more diversified activities. Multiple teachers made this exact same point! This was clear in the answers of seventh graders who also responded that they want everyone’s learning styles to be valued and that there should be more diversity overall.

People were also asked what their hopes and dreams

Hello hopes, meet dreams – CCS on the horizon

were for the children in their lives, or what their hopes and dreams were for themselves if they were students. Many parents said that they hoped their child had a strong, connected community with a lot of strong role models. This was also a major point for teachers. Multiple students said that they hoped to “have a stable job and supportive family” and “a great support system.”

One last question that we asked was what students feel they need to know to fulfill their dreams. Over 12 staff members contributed answers too and said that they wanted students to be able to persevere under difficulty, be okay with being wrong, and have strong community support. Some students said that they needed support from other people and needed

to understand that they can do anything if they try hard enough. The parents also said that they wanted their kids to have a strong community and be able to persevere.

Schools are created to teach and help children learn and discover. But for this to happen, the school climate must be comfortable for each student. It’s also great to know that parents and students seem to be on the same wavelength and have common goals. That’s why their voices matter so much, so that we can make this school as perfect as possible for each child and create a beneficial place for all to learn. After all, there was one clear similarity when it came to the hopes and dreams of parents, teachers, and students: Have fun!

Students explore more in exploratories

ElysE Martin-sMith

On Friday, April 15, Charlotte Central School students participated in multiple, engaging activi-ties conducted by staff members. The exploratories combined different age groups, depending on which activity the students participated in. Each student filled out a form containing many different activities, from baking cookies to survivor fitness games. Students were placed based on their ranking and age group into a two-hour exploratory. The exploratories were excit-ing and fun for both students and staff!

Some staff members shared some of their experi-ences about how they picked their exploratory to do with kids. Omega teachers Mary Tierney and Nancy Matthews ran the Science Mystery exploratory, where kids could play and try to solve a mystery together. They said they love a good mystery and liked to work with different grade levels. They also said that they enjoyed witnessing some of the qualities you don’t normally notice in kids in a classroom setting. First and second grade teacher Monica Lubic chose storytelling as her exploratory because she says, “It is completely open to each child,” and that seeing them work collabora-tively was the most rewarding thing about it. Teacher Matt Lutz was the leader of the Weebly Web Design exploratory, and he said that watching the kids work creatively and independently was great, and he was glad to see that they seemed to be having fun.

This activity was The Charlotte News Exploratory, where students could create this page for you to read! As you now can see, the exploratories were fun activi-ties for both staff and students before break.

We will miss the retiring teachers from CCS!

Ethan lislE

As a seventh grader at CCS, I have seen many teach-ers come and go through the school. Some may stay long after I leave, and some stay only a single year. But either way, all the teachers that have ever helped students grow and meet their fullest potential at some point move on from the halls of CCS. This year, the CCS students and staff are sorry to lose five inspira-tional staff members. Jane Akin, Ed Bianchi, Stephanie Barton, Martha Edwards, Barb Ouimette, and Claire Aube are to retire from CCS.

All of these staff members have been very dear us, and they are now ready to move on to new chapters of their lives. Mrs. Edwards embraces the change. She says she is going to do ¨absolutely anything that I

want to do.̈ Mrs. Barton has plans to stay active and ski, while also taking some time to volunteer at the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program. Mrs. Akin is going to take some time to relax in her cozy home in the Northeast Kingdom.

Benjamin Recchia (CCS alumni), when asked about the retirees, says, “It’s pretty hard to be working on something for a very long time and then just stop.” After many years at CCS, it will indeed be very hard to just stop. But what will be missed the most you can not say. For Ms. Aube, she will always miss seeing the kids everyday. Getting them interested in books would always put a smile on her face.

When you close the doors behind you at CCS, happy memories will always linger. Ms. Ouimette says that she always enjoyed the times when she was really helpful to a kid in need. Mr. Bianchi says he will always remember the time that he took 4th and 5th graders to watch whales on Cape Cod.

It is always hard to say goodbye to teachers or staff who leave CCS. Their impact on the students will continue to show as they grow up, develop and excel in life.

The Charlotte News, then and now

CourtnEy MCDErMott

The Charlotte News has changed since its debut in 1958. The first edition’s front page had a “Pastor’s Corner” where the town pastor could write about his thoughts on the what was going on in town. There are long lists of stores and names long forgotten in Charlotte. However, the motto at the top of the page, “The News with the Local Slant,” still holds true today. Our community and legacy are something we care about deeply as Charlotters and Vermonters, just as in 1958.

Our newspaper has evolved as our town and its resi-dents have evolved. One thing that has not changed, though, is our interest and pride in local events, busi-nesses and residents of our town. In the August 1, 1958 edition of the newspaper, the articles seemed

much shorter than those of today. An article simply titled ¨Fire!!!¨ told about a car fire caused by a leak in the gas tank. It was four sentences long. A longer piece entitled ̈ Youth on the Go¨ talked about the local youth group and their recent dance at the vestry, and their next meetings.

The most recent The Charlotte News had an article about Camp Hoopla, a local camp for music and creativity, a ̈ Spring Ideas¨ piece and a short paragraph about the CCS Compost Sale. Though all of the new and old articles of The Charlotte News may seem to have little in common, all of them focus on events and people in our town.

An “exploratory” collaboration between The Charlotte News and CCS students and staff.

Jane Akin Ed BianchiMartha Edwards Claire Aube Stephanie Barton

Hinesburg-

Charlotte

baseball mergeBen Wetzell

Baseball is America’s favorite game, but in the small town of Charlotte, baseball is struggling to find new players. Gus Lunde (8th grade), Santiago Vazquez (8th grade) and Riley Marchand (7th grade) are among the names of those who play baseball from Charlotte.

Three players; not quite enough for a team, right? You may ask, how can we attend to this dilemma?

Well, the school decided that we should join with Hinesburg to become one team. Sounds great, right? Well, unfortunately they have more than enough players for one team with 23 players. As most of you probably know, there are nine players on the field at once, and as with most sports teams, you will have a few subs. So, 23 players is an immense number for the amount of required players. I recently asked my friend

Gus what he thought about the joining of the two teams, and he says, “I’m excited that I get to play baseball, but the number of players will shorten the minutes I get in a game.”

Gus isn’t the only one to think this way. Riley Marchand said, “I preferred the CCS school team, but I am excited to see how it turns out for this year.”

I believe that the reason why our teams had to combine is because there is a CCS trend of fewer base-ball players but more lacrosse players. I have started to see this same trend throughout the entire nation. According to ESPN writer David Schoenfield, “Youth baseball players aged 7 to 17 have declined from 8.8 million in 2000 to 5.3 million in 2013, and the number of softball players has declined from 5.4 to 3.2 million.”

So, Charlotte isn’t the only town or city to see declin-ing numbers in baseball. You may ask why the numbers are declining. My thesis is that the booming increase of lacrosse is leading to fewer baseball players. The NCAA reports that lacrosse is “the fastest-growing NCAA sport, with more than 36,000 students playing at the college level. There were 60 new college lacrosse programs added in 2013, with another 39 expected to be added this year.” If you didn’t know already, both sports occur in the spring, so they compete for the few valuable players. As I have stated above, more student players have been choosing lacrosse.

So what’s next for the future of baseball? The small town of Charlotte, Vermont, is already having issues fielding players for baseball. If Little League isn’t thriv-ing, how will there be enough adult players to play baseball 20 years from now? Will similar issues be reflected in major league baseball?

America is now known for apple pie and baseball; if we have concluded that baseball is losing players, is it possible that America will be known for apple pie and lacrosse?

Q&A with CCS

lacrosse coachesSean Gilliam

Lacrosse is Charlotte’s most attended sport. No other spring sport can compete size-wise with the 24-player team. With lacrosse becoming a major sport in our students lives, [CCS Editorial Team] thought it was a good idea to interview the coaches.

Q: What is your coaching experience?Ray Gilliam (RG): After I graduated from Hobart

College, I spent a year coaching youth lacrosse in Western Australia. When my son was in kindergarten, I started coaching youth lacrosse in northern California. In 2009, when my family moved to Vermont, I started coaching recreational lacrosse. For the last three years, I have been coaching with the 802 Lacrosse Club.

Pete Cahn (PC): I started coaching lacrosse 11 years ago. I started with the third and fourth grade Charlotte-Hinesburg team. I co-coached with a lot of other people over the 11 years. During those years, I also started a kindergarten, first and second grade program in Hinesburg that is still going today. I stayed at the 3/4th level for five years until my son Kyle was ready to move on to the 5/6th grade level. Since then I have followed him. Early on, I became certified with US Lacrosse, which includes a Positive Coaching Alliance workshop. I have also coached Kyle in soccer from kindergarten to 5th grade.

Q: What background do you have in lacrosse?RG: I played at Hobart and won four Division III

lacrosse championships. After college, I played at the New York Athletic Club for nine years. When I moved to San Francisco, I played for the Olympic Club.

PC: I started playing lacrosse in high school (Byram Hills High School). My school/town did not have a youth lacrosse program. I played four years in high school. I ended up going to a college that did not have a lacrosse program. There I played summer league in Westchester, New York, during my college years and a couple of years after college. I also played a couple of years of spring league once I graduated from college.

Q: What college team do you try to model when you coach rec lacrosse?

RG: I love to watch Syracuse because they play a fast-paced, run-and-gun style of lacrosse. I think this style of lacrosse makes the game fun and exciting and teaches young boys how to think on their feet. I give them an outline, and they work around that.

PC: Because I have coached with so many different people over the years, I’m not sure I model my coaching after any specific college program. I think I have been influenced by many different indi-viduals throughout my coaching.

Q: What do you look for in a player?RG: I always look for a good work ethic.

There are many different roles to play on the lacrosse field, and if a player is willing to work hard, he can usually contribute to the team.

PC: I look for players to be the best teammate they can and give 100 percent effort when on the field, whether it is practice or a game. I like my players to be good sports whether they win or lose. It is important to me for players to respect

Sports Central

Editorial tEam: Ben Wetzell, Aidan Trus, Sean Gilliam

CCS athletes moving on

aidan truS

Charlotte sports teams have produced success-ful athletes throughout the years, many of whom have moved on to CVU to present the same skills that they showed during their years at CCS. They have gone on to be starters on varsity teams and to become local heroes for Charlotte citizens.

Charlotte Central School’s former students have helped lead their teams to victory and have showed impressive skills when playing. Some of these students have even made varsity teams for many sports, although freshly graduated from CCS and only in their freshman year. Others have been playing on these teams for a longer period of time and will be continuing their athletic careers outside of CVU. Our school is proud of the fact that students who once walked CCS halls and played on CCS teams have moved on to show their CCS pride and skill further in their athletic careers.

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Book

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Bitter and

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Jamie Ford

Isabel Cohen This is a powerful story about a Chinese-American

boy in Seattle during World War II. Although he wears an “I am Chinese” button night and day, Henry Lee is constantly being mistaken for one of the feared Japanese. “Scholarshipping” at an all-white school, he is teased and forced to do dishes, work in the kitchen, and clean up after his classmates. The future looks bleak… until Keiko Okabe, a Japanese-American girl, turns up in his school. The two immediately bond. Soon though, Keiko and her family are ripped away from their lives in Seattle and placed in an internment camp. It is up to Henry to bring the friends back together and safe again, but that is no small feat.

I thought this book was enlightening. People usually focus on how the Japanese were the ultimate enemy, that they could do no good, but we rarely consider how they felt living in the U.S. I believe that this disre-spect to people who had no part in the war can easily be compared to racial discrimination today--just look in the news. Black men, women and children are being mistreated and killed just like Japanese-Americans, and like the victims of the early 20th century. Not many white people are considering how those victims are feeling. Keiko and Henry were no more our enemies than whites are to these black people, and yet we are treating them the same way. This book teaches a lesson that is vital to our lifestyle in 21st century America: one person alone is not the entirety of an ethnicity and should not be treated like that entirety.

Just because someone is part of a group of people, for example, the Japanese, does not mean that they should be classified as being a devout supporter of that group and all of its beliefs. This book is perfect for grades seven and above.

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Arts & EntertainmentEditorial tEam: Isabel Cohen, Claire Slater

their teammates and the game. Players should always be working to be better in every aspect of the game.

Q: What are your goals for the team this year?RG: I want to give the boys a good fundamental knowledge of how to play lacrosse

and have fun.PC: My goals are for our players to come together as a team, to support and

respect each other no matter how the games go. I would like to see our team get to the point where we are executing what we practice. Of course, it is always great to go far in the playoffs, but skill development and execution for me are sometimes more important than our record.

Q: If you had to name one thing that is the most important for the team to remember, on and off of the field, what would it be?

RG: Whatever the task, give it 100 percent.PC: That is a great question...I think players should remember that while sports

like lacrosse are just games, they are a metaphor for life. It is my feeling that if players are supportive and respectful to their teammates, their opponents, and the referee, that is most likely who they will be in life off the field.

The CCS PTO Variety

Show wows and entertains

Sports continued...

Isabel Cohen and ClaIre slater

On April 29, Charlotte Central School hosted the ninth Annual CCS Variety Show. From skits about the zoo to an original piano duet, the talent show was a welcom-ing, laid-back, local venue for aspiring young artists and comedians.

Picture 1: The emcees, Chea Evans and Katie Taylor, made the CCS Variety Show a welcoming and easy place to experience performing; their jokes and overall friendliness calmed, nerves and lift spirits.

Picture 2: Although Sam and Max Zinner are not new to the stage, this was the first year that Max accompanied his older brother on the vocals. Together with Stuart Robinson, the trio sounded amazing, bringing back the old song “Crazy” by Willie Nelson. All three of them have great musical talent, proving the point that CCS is the perfect place to start out on the path to professionalism.

Picture 3: Second grader Hailey Sheehan took a great risk in singing alone—and performed beautifully.

Picture 4: Taryn Martin-Smith’s excellent voice was put on display for everyone to hear. Although being on stage was daunt-ing, Taryn pulled through. I have a feeling that we will be seeing her in the future—in plays, talent shows, and more!

Picture 5: Patcha Hennessey (right) made his debut at CCS with an original piano duet, accompanied by Sam Zinner. “Das Sturm Untershlupf Duett” was an amazing display of their abilities and we hope that Patcha will return next year with another stunning piano score.

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Film review: The Divergent Series

Freya ChapdelaineShe’s different. She was born in

the faction Abnegation and ended on Dauntless. Her name is Tris Prior and she’s fearless. Four Eaton, Tris’ friend, tells her that she’s factionless, which means she wasn’t born for any faction. She lives in Chicago. She’s a girl who will not stop until her question is answered, “What’s on the other side of the wall?”

In the movie, Tris must find out why they’re keeping the people inside the wall. But outside the wall isn’t what they thought it was going to be. They thought it would be beautiful and better than inside the wall. She thought they would find a place on the other side of the horrible, deserted wasteland. And it rains blood in the wasteland. In Dauntless Tris goes to The Pit, the heart of Dauntless to buy some new clothes. Watch the movies to find out more.

Jumble

Enthusiasm is the strongest of all wordsSome RiddleS

Answer 1. TomorrowAnswer 2. A StampCRoSSwoRd Puzzle

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Isabel CohenI chose the Newspaper Exploratory because I enjoy writing and read-ing. I think that it’s interesting to know that what you write is being seen by the whole community.

Jasmin TownsendingI chose to do this Exploratory because I like publishing stuff.

Sean GilliamI chose to do the Exploratory because it is interesting to learn about what is happening in the town right now.

Courtney McDermottI chose to because I like to write

and know what’s going on in our town.

Ben WetzellI wanted to know more about what goes into newspaper publishing.

Aiden TrusI chose it because you can learn things from newspapers.

Ethan LisleI chose it to have my piece published in The Charlotte News and have my voice heard.

Elyse Martin-SmithThe Exploratory improves writing, editing and formatting skills, and keeps you updated on local events

and stories. It may also keep you updated on global news stories.

Claire SlaterMy sister worked for the paper. I decided, why not?

Freya ChapdelaineI chose publishing a story to The Charlotte News because I love writing. I think other people should too because writing is fun.

Olivia SpellI didn’t actually choose the Newspaper Exploratory because I was sick that day, but I certainly would have because I just love the idea of writing stories for The News.

Evenly Entertaining Editorial tEam: Olivia Spell, Freya Chapdelaine, and Jasmin Townsend-Ng

Jumble Can you unjumble this impossible jumble?

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Riddle me this…1. What is it that is coming but never arrives?

2. What can travel around the world when staying in a corner?

A nice poem Spring is here, winter is gone,

Summer is coming, now let us run!

—Freya Chapdelaine

Congratulations to the hard-working staff of The Central Record for hanging in there through many weeks of writing, interviewing, editing and photography. You have taken your first step in the publishing world. Next time we’ll get you doing the layout, too. Big thank you to Barbara Anne Komons Mon-troll and Geeda Searfoorce for all their help in putting this project together. We hope to make it an annual tradition in the community.

Alex BuntenEditor in Chief

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Down

1. A giant dessert 2. Another word for dog 3. The place where we live 4. It has spikes but it’s really cute5. They are coming back from the south

Why did you choose a newspaper exploratory?

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Food Shelf News

Kerrie PugheCONTRIBUTOR

Thank you

Thank you for the support this past month from Susan and Hans Ohanian, Charles Gluck and Darrilyn Peters, and the Shelburne Supermarket Coffee Bar. We appreciate your generosity! Thank you to 13-year-old Schuyler Holmes for the wonderful fresh baked goodies.

Welcome to new volunteer Laura White, who will be joining the Wednesday evening volunteers.

Please keep the Food Shelf in mind as you begin planting your gardens this spring. The Plant-a-Row program brings in much-appreciated fresh veggies all summer.

DonaTions

We are a volunteer organization, so all donations you make to the Food Shelf go directly for food or assistance to our local neighbors in need. Thank you so much for considering donating today. If you are a customer of yourfarmstand.com, you may make a donation to the Food Shelf as part of your online order. Otherwise checks may be mailed to Charlotte Food Shelf & Assistance, P.O. Box 83, Charlotte, VT 05445.

new Facebook page

“Like” us at our new Facebook page, “Charlotte Community Food Shelf and Assistance,” to see photos and get updates on all the Food Shelf activities.

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We always need kids healthy after-school snacks, such as granola bars, raisins and other dried fruit, crackers, peanut butter and cereal. In addition, as the warmer weather approaches, we’ll need sunscreen and children’s insect repellent. Thank you!

Donated food drop-off locations: All nonperishable food donations may be

dropped off at the Charlotte Library, the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (main entrance) or at the Food Shelf during the distribution mornings. We request that all fresh foods be dropped off at the Food Shelf by 7:30 a.m. on the Thursday distri-bution mornings or before the Wednesday distribution hours.

The Charlotte Food Shelf is located on the lower level of the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry. Distribution days and times are posted in this newspaper and on the bulletin board in the Charlotte Congregational Church hall. You may also call the Food Shelf number (425-3252) for a recording of the distribution times.

We are open to all community residents. Privacy is very important and respected in our mission of neighbor helping neighbor.

For emergency food call John at 425-3130.

For emergency assistance (electricity, fuel) call Cindi at 425-3234.

For more information call Karen at 425-3252 or visit our website at https://sites.google.com/site/charlottefoodshelfvt/.

The Charlotte Food Shelf is located on the lower level of the Charlotte Congregational Church vestry.

Upcoming Charlotte Food Shelf

Distribution Dates

Wednesdays, May 25, June 8, 22, July 13, 27, Aug. 10, 5 – 7 p.m.

Thursdays, May 26, June 9, 23, July 14, 28, Aug. 11, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Schuyler

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Sports Roundup

Full Service MarinaFully stocked SHIP STORE

Coach Albertson hits the

100 mark in baseball

The sixth inning proved decisive in bringing about Redhawk baseball coach, Tim Albertson’s 100th win, an 8-6 defeat of Burlington. Tanner Smith pitched and hit his way to victory with a run-scoring double and a fielder’s choice in CVU’s three-run sixth. CVU had followed two wins over Rutland and Mount Mansfield and a loss to BFA-St. Albans, to put their record at 8-2 for the season.

Dillon Machavern

back on track

It has been a winter of college for Charlotte’s Dillon Machavern, but summer is calling him back to race tracks around the country as he seeks to maintain his standing as one of the top young drivers in the Trans Am field. Last week Dillon was at Watkins Glen, NY for the Classic Tube 100 weekend. Hitting the track in a TA 2 session, Dillon set the fast lap behind the wheel of his Heritage Motorsports Ford Mustang. His feat was partially due to his team’s successful effort to repair substan-tial damage from a test-day impact caused by tire failure.

Much racket on the

tennis courts these days

With everyone playing strong sets, the CVU women’s tennis team retained its undefeated record, moving to 13-0 for the season, with a 7-0 win over St. Johnsbury. Charlotte’s Meara Heininger won her singles match, 6-0, 6-1. South Burlington, Colchester, and two same-day wins over Essex preceded it. CVU then traveled to Rice to claim another shutout before head-ing to Jericho to face Mount Mansfield whom they also took in straight matches, 7-0. Charlotters Hadley Menk, Arielle DeSmet and Meara Heininger all rang up

Lang Farm and St. Johnsbury Country Club. Often, too, the Medalist has been from CVU. Will Ryan medaled in two of the matches, only one stroke off in a third, and his mate Jacob Boufard topped (or bottomed) the scoreboard in one.

The “Bucket” is

where it belongs

Tipped by six goals from Dylan Schaefer and Griffin DiParlo, CVU men’s lacrosse knocked off Essex 12-6 for the second time last week, spilling the “Bucket” in the Redhawks’ favor this year. Owen McCuin and Charlie Bernicke each scored twice The win puts them at 10-1 for the season, the only loss coming at the hands of New York’s Salmon River.

As a point of interest, if you have an opportunity to see a movie made by Dick’s Sporting Goods dealing with the role of lacrosse among Native Americans from the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in Akwesasnee (upstate New York) who attend Salmon River High School, I recom-mend it highly. To these Mohawk women, lacrosse is more than a game, it broadens into a way of life shared by a community and used for its spiritual as well as athletic value. It is begadwe, “little brother of war” in the Mohawk language.

CVU seems to be putting begadwe to good use with the men beating Brattleboro, a game in which ten players hit the net for CVU, Charlie Bernicke scoring four goals and adding two assists. Charlotte’s Kyle Jaunich had a hat trick, and Will Braun contributed a goal and an assist. Braun and Jaunich also scored in the Redhawks’ thrilling overtime (9-8) win over South Burlington earlier in May.

victories. The number one singles player in the state, Kathy Joseph, used her keen ball placement skills to continue her own undefeated record as well.

The CVU men boosted their season’s record to 8 wins, 3 losses with 5 victories and a single loss in the last several weeks. Beginning with a close fought 4 -3 win at Colchester, the Redhawks went on to knock off Rice, Essex, St. Johnsbury and North Country, while falling to South Burlington. Playing the number two single’s slot, Charlotte’s Ethan Leonard divided his wins, losing to his Rice and Colchester opponents before defeating a Hornet, losing to a Rebel and beating a Hilltopper.

Runners and tossers travel

to “The Kingdom”

The Redhawk track team rode the bus to St. Johnsbury to compete in a six-school meet. On both sides of the ledger, men and women, the Redhawks placed a close second to the home team Hilltoppers. Charlotte’s contribution was significant. Sophia Gorman placed first at 3,000 meters and third at 1,500. Sadie Otley finished second in the 300-meter hurdles and joined her freshman teammate from Charlotte, Elizah Jacobs, to help the Redhawks tie St. Jay for the top spot in the 4X400 relay. At the throwing end of the field, Madison Randall won the javelin with a toss of 86 feet, and Annabelle Pugliese finished third.

For the men, Tyler Marshall won the 800 and 1,500-meter runs, and Max Riely placed first in the discus with a 125 foot toss. He also finished third in the shot put. Charlotte’s Justin Clark was a second place finisher in the 400-meter run. The relay teams placed second at the 4X400 and 4X800 races and third in the 4X100 dashes. The relay teams had warmed up at South Burlington’s Iverson-Rebel Relays the week before, winning or placing second in seven different events, including shot put, discus and long jump.

The greens are green

It is always a bit disconcerting to read the team scores and see the winner with the lowest number. But, then I remember – this is golf and fewer is better. CVU men have the fewest strokes recorded in their last four match victories. And it does not seem to matter which course they play; they have won on Cedar Knoll, Kwiniaska,

Redhawk LAX women

show winning ways

Middlebury has had lacrosse on its high school spread sheet longer than CVU, but the Redhawk women caught the Tigers by the tail and upped their 2016 record to 7-3 with a 13-7 win. It took CVU the better part of the game to make the victory certaint as they led by only a single goal well into the second half. Emma Owens’ five goals and an assist helped the team climb the victory stand. The win stands on the heels of three previous victories dating back to May 6, the closest being a 14-7 win over South Burlington.

Softballers still look

for win number two

It was the end of April when the Redhawk softball team traveled to “The Kingdom” and gained their lone victory so far this season over St. Johnsbury. Their latest loss (12-3) came at the hands of the visitors from Burlington High School whose pitcher, Kendal Pace, threw a complete game and hit for two RBI’s. Both teams stood with one win each going into the contest. Lila Ottinger and Riley Brown led the 3-run CVU offense. Short of an 11-0 shutout by Essex, the Redhawks had remained fairly close to their opponents in the previous four games.

Apology to Hadley Menk

Let us issue an apology to Hadley Menk of Charlotte, an active member of the CVU women’s tennis team who has contributed significantly to the Redhawks’ unblem-ished record through her significant doubles victories. We apologize Hadley for leaving your name out of a previous column, because we know how important everyone is to CVU’s prowess.

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“What New England is, is a state of mind, a place where dry

humor and perpetual disappointment blend to produce an ironic

pessimism that folks from away find most perplexing.

—Willem Lange (1935– )

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Mushroom-hunting season is upon us

Elizabeth Bassett

CONTRIBUTOR

Mother’s Day dawned gray like oh-so-many recent mornings. At 6 a.m. the mercury outside my kitchen window stood at 56 degrees. By midday, as our group of mushroom hunters gathered in East Charlotte, a chill north wind at 42 degrees knifed through our thin gloves and rain jackets. Arthur Hynes, whose email signature is “Funguy rising,” had suggested we wear waterproof boots and bring “a basket or bag, a small folding knife and your mushroom ID book, if you have one; a few smaller paper bags in a City Market-type bag works well to separate what we find. I’ll have binoculars also.”

Like six Little Red Riding Hoods—toting baskets, knives, bags, books and high hopes— we traipsed across the field to a copse of trees surrounding a giant elm stump. May is morel season, a “choice” mushroom in the lingo of aficio-nados. That means that morels are not only edible but also tasty. “The season is short,” Arthur said, “and you never know where you will find morels, but around dead elm trees is a good bet.” Many mushrooms have a symbiotic relationship with particular trees. The mushroom is connected by underground strands or rhizomes to the rootlets of a tree to the bene-fit of both.

After 15 fruitless minutes of searching, Andy said, “I’m feeling pretty silly—I brought six paper bags so that I could separate all the varieties of mushrooms I would find!” Meanwhile, we marveled at the prevalence of wild parsnip. Ruby, Cathy and I compared notes

on the nether reaches where we recently had removed embedded ticks.

Arthur thought there might be good pickings near the Richmond-Hinesburg Road so we hopped into our cars. We stopped at a farmhouse where Arthur asked the owners for permission to hunt mushrooms. Then into the woods we wandered, knives, containers and guidebooks at the ready. Dead elms abounded, as did roadside trash. It being Green-Up weekend, Cathy carried a green bag, and before long it was full of beer bottles, hubcaps and shattered car parts. But still no mushrooms. We

admired Indian pokeweed, or false hellebore, and horsetails. Suki told us she used to scrub dishes with horsetails when she lived in a teepee. “Full of silica,” said she. Who knew!

With still-empty bags and baskets, the group continued north to prospect along the Winooski River. We found dryad saddles, a.k.a. polyporus squamosus. “They have a good subtle flavor,” Cathy Hunter said. We also found some perfect fiddleheads along the river. Arthur’s mushroom book of choice is the Audubon Field Guide to Mushrooms, and Cathy carried her Mushroom Picker’s Foolproof

Field Guide by Peter Jordan. The latter is not as encyclopedic as the Audubon guide but has large pages with big color photographs, helpful for novices with little confidence in their identification skills.

At the end of the day, the only morels we discovered were in my very own perennial garden. Had I not recently bought a mushroom guide in preparation for Arthur’s Mother’s Day foray, I would not have noticed something so special hiding in plain sight. Nor, without Arthur’s identification, had the nerve to taste them! “At least now we know the morels are up,”

Arthur said. “The season is about two weeks long.” I can guess what Arthur will be doing next weekend.

Mushrooming is not for amateurs—at least not if you plan to eat them. Burlington-based foragers Ari Rockland-Miller and Jenna Antonino DeMare host workshops and lead walks (themush-roomforager.com). In past years they have conducted workshops at Red Wagon Plants, Shelburne Farms, Middlebury College, NOFA conferences and the Horticultural Society of New York. The Mushroom

Foragers lead excursions that are scheduled to coincide with peak foraging conditions. Their 2016 schedule is on the website, as is their blog, the ForageCast, which keeps readers abreast of gourmet and medicinal species that are in season in the Northeast. Their goal is to “teach people to make their forays targeted so they know when, where and how to look for species they enjoy and are confident.”

Happy hunting!

Out-Doors‘Tis morel in the mind

AN ELUSIVE MOREL


Senior Center News

Marty Morrissey led a group of hikers down the Chittenden Brook Trail in Chittenden on May 3. What a perfect way to spend a spring day! PHOTO: JANET YANTACHKA

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Please look for the new Summer

Program as an insert in this issue of The Charlotte News. Here are a few highlights to get you thinking summer!

Please note that The Friends of the Charlotte Senior Center Annual Plant Sale will not be held this year due to the anticipated limitations created by our building project. We all look forward to this wonderful community event returning next year!

Hank Kaestner will lead another Birding Expedition on Wednesday morn-ing, May 25, at 8 o’clock as we try to beat last year’s total by recording 101 species of birds in one year! Please meet at the Center so we can carpool together to the location Hank has scouted for spectacular bird watching. Good views are guaranteed through Hank’s “Oh my God” telescope. Register for this event, and if we have to change the date due to bird migration or weather, we will call you. Registration required. No fee.

Exploring Methods of Writing Prose with Sabina Evarts continues Friday after-noons from 1–3.

Let’s write it out! Here’s your chance to express in writing whatever your passion is: fictional stories, the “story of you,” factual, humorous, poignant, entertaining pieces. We’ll cover the mechanics of writ-ing and expressing your thoughts; you’ll set goals and share your work as a group.

Mary RecchiaCONTRIBUTOR

Currently writing stories and poetry herself, Sabina was a high school English teacher and has been published in a number of poetry magazines and in the Vermont Writers collection. Please call Sabina at 985-4099 if you have any questions. Registration required. No fee.

Rob Mullin from Charlotte

Fire & Rescue will offer an over-view of the latest “best practices” and reminders of what we all think we know about fire safety on Wednesday, June 1, after the luncheon at 1 p.m. Rob will touch on a few rescue issues and open up the conversation to any and all of your questions. No registration or fee.

Are you ready for an active summer? Ginger Lambert will continue Fitness

for Everybody on Friday mornings from 9:15–10. Dates: June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1 and 8. We all have different body types and fitness experience but know that being strong and fit helps us to live our lives to their full potential. Using timed intervals and a series of stations, this class will incorporate body weight, light weights and other cardio/strength building tools to boost strength, cardiovascular fitness, agility and flexibility. Some active games will be included to make this a fun and interesting workout. Joint and ligament issues will be taken into account. Every

exercise can be modified for any ability or level of fitness. If you have been looking for a class that challenges you but doesn’t leave you in the dust, then this is for you. Registration required. Limit 10. Fee: $10 per class.

Yes, you can learn the true Yang Family style of Tai Chi famous for its myriad benefits to health and well-being. The flowing movements and postures will increase flexibility, improve balance and strengthen core muscles. Practitioners cultivate a deeper sense of relaxation, increased energy level and a real sense of confidence and presence. John Creech has been studying and practicing tai chi for 10 years and invites you to come learn and practice together Thursday mornings from 10–11. Dates: June 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7 and 14. Registration necessary. Fee: $42 for six-week session.

Whats Available:Farm Shares

~ Icelandic Lamb ~Wildflower Honey ~Belted Galloway Beef ~Yarn ~Heritage Poultry ~Sheepskins ~Fresh Eggs ~Fresh Vegetables

SHAKEYGROUND FARM STANDNow Open!

289 Converse Bay Rd.1/4 Mile from the Charlotte Ferry

Construction has begun on the Senior

Center entry addition. To enter the building please use the south door from the deck

into the Cafe. Thanks for your

patience!

Since making its first grants in 2004, SCHIP has awarded more than $575,000 to projects that improve the lives of our neigh-bors and strengthen our communities. Grants have ranged from a few hundred to several thousand dollars and cannot

exceed $3,000.Applicants must have 501(c)(3) status or

submit their applications through such an organization.

Projects must serve residents of the communities of Shelburne, Charlotte or Hinesburg. With the exception of Food Shelves, an organization may apply only once within the calendar year. Grant funds cannot be applied to annual operating budgets or permanent staffing.

To obtain an application email [email protected] or stop by the shop at 5404 Shelburne Road, in Shelburne.

May 31 is the next deadline of three annual deadlines

Deadline

approaches

for SCHIP

grants


Trendy TiTles @ The library

ADULT BOOKS

The Woman in Blue, a Ruth Galloway Mystery by Elly Griffiths: In the next Ruth Galloway mystery, a vision of the Virgin Mary fore-shadows a string of cold-blooded murders, revealing a dark current of religious fanaticism in an old medi-eval town.

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren: Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she’s studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Her first book is a revelatory treatise on plant life—but it is also so much more. The Sport of Kings by C. E. Morgan: Hellsmouth, an indomitable thor-oughbred with the blood of Triple Crown winners in her veins, runs for the glory of the Forge family, one of Kentucky’s oldest and most powerful dynasties. Entangled by fear, prejudice, and lust, three tether their personal dreams of glory to the speed and grace of Hellsmouth.

YOUTH BOOKS:

Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout: Trust no one. Every camera is an eye. Every microphone an ear. Find me and we can stop him together.

The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island by Dana Alison Levy: The Fletchers are back on Rock Island, home of all their best summer memories. But from their first day on the island it’s clear that this year, things have changed.

Upcoming pUblic meetings

Selectboard: May 23 and June 23, 7 p.m.Planning Comm.: May 19 and June 2, 7 p.m.CSSU Board: June 21, 5:30 p.m.CCS Board: June 21, 5:30 p.m.CVU Board: June 21, 5:30 p.m.Conservation Commission: May 24, 7 p.m.Zoning Board: NoneCemetery Com.: May 19, 11:30 a.m.

We make every effort to give correct meeting times, however they are subject to change. Check the town website for more info: charlottevt.org.

Have yoUr say

| Selectboard MeMberS |

Chair, Lane Morrison, 425-2495 Matthew Krasnow, 922-2153Carrie Spear, 425-4444Jacob Spell, 425-6548Fritz Tegatz, 425-5564

Selectboard Regular Meetings are usually at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. If you would like to bring an issue to the attention of the Selectboard, contact the board chair or admin-istrator Dean Bloch at 425-3071, ext. 205.

| ccS School board |

Chair, Mark McDermott, 425-4860Vice Chair, Erik Beal, 425-2140 Clerk, Jeff Martin, 425-4319 Kristin Wright, 425-5105Clyde Baldwin, 425-3366Susan Nostrand, 425-4999

| cVU School board-charlotte |

Lorna Jimerson, [email protected] Jaunich, [email protected]

| Planning coMMiSSion |

Zoning Administrator & Deputy Health Officer, Joe Rheaume,[email protected] Planner, Daryl Benoit, [email protected], Jeffrey McDonald, 425-4429 Vice Chair, Peter Joslin

Members: Gerald Bouchard, Paul Landler,

Charlie Pughe, Donna Stearns, Marty

Illick

| Vt goVernMent |

vt senate (cHittenden district)Tim Ashe, D/P-Burlington, 318-0903, [email protected] Baruth, D-Burlington, 503-5266, [email protected] “Ginny” Lyons, D-Williston, 863-6129, [email protected] Snelling, R-Hinesburg, 482-4382, [email protected] Sirotkin, D-South Burlington, 999-4360, [email protected] Zuckerman, P/D/W-Hinesburg, 598-1986, [email protected]

vermont HoUse

Mike Yantachka, D-Charlotte, 425-3960, [email protected]

| U.S. goVernMent |

U.s. senators

Patrick Leahy, 863-2525, leahy.senate.govBernie Sanders, 862-0697, sanders.senate.gov

Us congressman

Peter Welch, 652-2450, welch.house.gov

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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 7 p.m.: International Student Forum. The CVU community is fortunate to have had students join their ranks for over 25 years. This year Niels from Denmark, Frederik from Norway and Manuel from Austria are living with families in Shelburne and making the most of their time here. Join us to meet them and learn about EF High School Exchange Year.

SUNDAY, MAY 22, 11 a.m.: Welcome

Baby Gathering. Come to the library to meet other families with young children, explore the library offerings and learn about playgroups and other free programs for your little ones. Refreshments served! Hosted by Building Bright Futures and the Charlotte Library.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 7 p.m.: Paris

Climate Accords: A Conversation with

Brian Tokar and Aly Johnson-Kurts.

Join these two leaders in the climate justice movement for an evening’s discussion on the Paris Climate Accords, how they are an important step forward in securing a livable future, and how much more needs to be done. Co-sponsored with Transition Town Charlotte.

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 7:30 p.m.: BYOB Book Discussion. Bring Your Own Book to share with our group.

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 10 a.m.: Mystery

Book Group. Our world tour of suspense continues as we read The Wrong Kind of Blood: An Irish Novel of Betrayal by Declan Hughes. Join us for coffee and discussion. Copies of the book available for check out at the library circulation desk.

to Willow Stein (above) who will grad-uate from UVM this month with her master’s degree in social work. She and her husband, Zach Manganello, live in Charlotte.

to Iver Bjerke of Charlotte, who was one of five co-inventors from around Vermont who received a patent for developing replaceable capture hoods for re-circu-lating self-contained ventilation systems. Iver works through SA Vent of Providence, RI, who was assigned the patent.

to Robert Turnau of Charlotte who was appointed vice president of finance/chief financial officer of Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) where he is responsible for directing all financial and human resource matters for 32 staff members. Prior to VITL he was the finance director at ReSOURCE, a non-profit known earlier as Recycle North. He had also worked for General Dynamics.

to Kayla Warren and Ryan Titus, now of South Carolina, who are engaged to be married in August. Ryan is the son of Lorraine and the late Jeffrey Titus who lived together in Charlotte for 12 years (Jeff having been a lifelong resident). Kayla is the daughter of James and Renee Warren of Landrum, South Carolina.

to Ted Castle and his company Rhino Foods which was named, in the May issue of Vermont Food Systems News, the top producer of cookie dough nationwide for ice cream and frozen desserts. Having begun as a cookies cart on Church Street, that is a long way for Rhino to progress. The Food Systems News is a monthly publication that looks at Chittenden County in its current issue. And the article also notes that Chittenden County ranks lowest in the state for the number of obese adults.

to Sadie Holmes whose piece, “The stair-case,” appeared in the May 6 Burlington Free Press, Young Writers Project. Sadie’s

writing came in response to a photograph titled “Sea-stairs and Sound: Stirring.” In it, she asks herself where the stairs in the picture came from and led to. She meets Pearl from the sea, a dolphin-like creature who explains how and to whom stairs appear and Sadie wonders at the magic in it.

is extended to family and friends of Anne Jean Doris who passed away January 28 at the age of 98. Her surviving family in Charlotte includes her son, William, his wife, Karen, and their son, Colin. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations in Anne’s memory be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 1355 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309.


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The state of bats in Vermont and what you can do to help

Mary Van VleckCONTRIBUTOR

One of the greatest pleasures of Vermont’s all-too-short summer is relax-ing outside on a balmy evening when the day’s chores are done: tending the gardens, watching the birds, greeting the neighbor-hood kids and marveling at the evening sky. Then along come the mosquitoes, destroying our peaceful reverie with their maddening high-pitched whine. That’s when, rather than birds, we wish there were more bats. Bats are the major preda-tor of night-flying insects. The native little brown bat can consume over 1,200 insects an hour and over 3,000 insects per night. Considering that there may be 100 bats in a nearby roost, you can appreciate how important bats are in insect control.

Sadly, bats are one of the most misunderstood and maligned of our native animals. Many people fear them or have cursed and killed them when they get into homes and barns. They worry that bats carry rabies (fewer than 1 percent carry rabies, and if sick with the disease, their tiny bodies succumb within four days). Or that a bat will get stuck in their hair —have you ever heard of that actually happening? Bats are not blind and, in fact, have very good eyesight. However, in the dark they pursue their prey by echoloca-tion rather than sight—they make ultra-sonic sounds that echo back, indicating the exact location of their prey.

The best way to encourage a bat’s quick exit is to close all entrances to other parts of the house, turn off all indoor lights and open an outside door or window. Place a light or a lit candle outside and the bat usually makes a beeline for the light.

Bats are the only flying mammals

that flap their wings to propel themselves (flying squirrels glide but don’t fly). The fur-covered wings are made of an extremely thin, highly elastic membrane that stretches over the four limbs, envel-oping the fingertips and extending to the ankles and tail, which is partially or wholly inside the membrane. The bones of the four fingers are greatly elongated and support the outer half of the wing, providing dexterity and flexibility so that a bat can turn suddenly in pursuit of an insect. Only the thumb, feet and perhaps the tip of the tail extend beyond the wing, which bats use to crawl about and cling to surfaces. And the tail? At least one south-ern bat—not native in New England—roosts in trees hanging only by its tail.

Nine bat species are native to the northeastern United States, though we are generally familiar with only two—little brown and big brown bats. These two species frequently choose to live in barns or attics where they quickly become a nuisance due to their dark, rice-like droppings (however excellent as garden fertilizer), their squeaks and, eventually, their odor. Little browns seek the protec-tion of a building from May to September only. Only the big brown bats would roost

inside a building in the wintertime. Most people are unaware of the seven native, forest-dwelling species living nearby in treetops, tree cavities or under flakes of peeling bark. They leave the trees at night, swoop over the meadows and lakes, eating enormous quantities of insects (up to half their weight each night), and return to their roosts before sunrise, never bothering people.

Because bats are so important as

the major predator of night-flying

insects, their crashing populations are a huge concern for all natural ecosystems and for our agricultural production. The declines in Vermont and across the nation are primarily due to the highly contagious fungal disease, white-nose syndrome (WNS), which was identified about 12 years ago. According to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 5.7 million bats have died off in the northeastern U.S. since 2006 as a result of WNS. In contrast to earlier times, the nighttime skies are empty of bats, and nocturnal insects—including mosquitoes and the moths that produce caterpillars that do such damage

to our gardens and agricultural crops—thrive in the absence of their major pred-ator. Sadly, in the absence of bats, farmers must rely more heavily on chemical pesticides.The few bats that have survived fly over meadows and

open water, hawking for insects from mid-May through September. As the insects disappear with the advent of colder weather, six of our nine native species leave their summertime roosts for the relative warmth of underground caves and old mine shafts, where they huddle together to keep warm. There they will hibernate until spring, their body temperature dropping to around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. (The three other bat species fly south, one species flying as far as South America.) As the inside of bat caves is warm and humid, and with hundreds of bats snuggled close together, it is easy to imagine how the

WNS spread so widely. This has become a very dire situation; scientists worry that we may lose some species altogether, which would be devastating for our ecosystems and agricultural crops.

Scientists are working hard to stop the spread of the fungus, but they have not yet found a cure. Senator Patrick Leahy and other legislators are working to raise funds for bat research. There is reason to hope, as the die-off rate seems to be slow-ing, perhaps as the surviving bats develop immunity to the fungus.

Mary Van Vleck is a member of the Charlotte Conservation Commission. Contact: [email protected].

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