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“Central Vermont’s Newspaper” GOLD STANDARD PUBLICATION 403 Route 302-Berlin, Barre, VT 05641 Tel.: (802)479-2582 or 1-800-639-9753 Fax: (802)479-7916 email: editor@vt-world.com or sales@vt-world.com web site: www.vt-world.com GOLD STANDARD PUBLICATION MEMBER CENTRAL VERMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Publishers: Gary Hass and Deborah Phillips. Classified GOLD STANDARD PUBLICATION Manager: Ruth Madigan. Receptionist: Darlene Callahan. Bookkeeping: Lisa Companion. Production Manager: Christine Richardson. Production: Kathleen Gonet. Copy Editor: Katie Moritz. Sales Representatives: Kay Roberts Santamore, Mike Jacques, Jody Fewer. Circulation: Aeletha GOLD STANDARD PUBLICATION Kelly. Distribution: Jim Elliot, Gary Villa, Paul Giacherio. The WORLD is published by WORLD Publications, Inc. in Berlin, Vermont. The WORLD is distributed free, and serves the residents of Washington and north-central Orange counties. The WORLD is published every Wednesday. 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Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. page 10 The WORLD January 17, 2018 The WORLD welcomes Letters to the Editor concerning public issues. Letters should be 400 words or less and may be subject to editing due to space constraints. Submissions should also contain the name of the author and a contact telephone number for verification. For letters of thanks, contact our advertising department at 479-2582; non-profit rates are available. Thank You Area Restaurants Dear Editor: On the last Sunday of every month, volunteers from Beth Jacob Synagogue serve a dinner at Bethany United Church. This free dinner is open to the community, primarily serving people who need a nutritious warm meal. This month, the dinner fell on a chilly New Year’s Eve. Because of the holiday, there were few volunteers available to cook, serve, and host the meal. Rather than cancel, we reached out to local businesses for help. Our heartfelt thanks to Sarducci’s, Positive Pie, Dominos, and Blue Stone for their generous donations. Having a pizza dinner on New Year’s Eve was a special treat for our guests and greatly appreciated by all. Please support these generous businesses that care about and strengthen our community. Joanne Mankoff 802-622-1376 www.overthehumpvt2.com email Peter@overthehumpvt.com • Internet Marketing • Career Services and Counseling • Information Technologies • Complete Non Profit Services We Must Address This Public Health Concern Dear Editor: Lyme Disease has spread at an alarming rate in Vermont and continues to grow. According to the Vermont Department of Health, in 2015, Vermont had the highest rate of reported Lyme Disease in the United States. Currently, according to the CDC, Vermont is listed #1 in the country for confirmed cases of Lyme and is designated as an “Endemic State”. In a study done by Doctor Marie J. George of the Infectious Disease Department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, upwards of 63 percent of ticks are infected statewide with at least one tick borne illness, with some carrying two at the same time. Ticks and Lyme Disease are an enormous public health concern that must be addressed immediately. An efficient and cost effective solution is to work with Mother Nature rather than against. That means stopping the recreational and commercial killing of foxes , who are the main predator of whitefooted mice who are a major transmitter of Lyme Disease. Research studies show that there is a link between the increase of mice populations and activity and the decline of predators that hunt mice, such as foxes. Mice infect up to 95 percent of ticks that feed on them and are responsible for infecting the majority of ticks carrying Lyme Disease in the Northeast. If a moratorium is placed on the recreational/commercial killing of foxes in Vermont, there is a likelihood we will see a decline in the spread of Lyme Disease and other tick borne illnesses. When there are more foxes on the landscape preying on mice this results in fewer mice transmitting Lyme Disease. It also must be noted that hundreds of foxes are likely killed each year in Vermont, yet the VT Fish & Wildlife Department has inadequate data on this since little to no reporting is required. The Department also lacks data on population trends of foxes, which means they cannot give an accurate estimate if fox populations are healthy and thriving. These animals are viewed as throwaways and I would like to see more value placed on them for the vital role they play in our ecosystems. This safe and sensible policy of halting the sport killing of foxes may have tremendous and lifesaving results for the health and safety for Vermont residents. The health benefits of establishing a moratorium on the sport killing of foxes to the entire population of Vermont far outweigh any recreational benefits experienced by a small fraction of Vermonters who kill them. No one can equate the paltry price of a fox pelt to the cost of bearing Lyme Disease or other tick borne illnesses. Taking a modest, evidencedbased step to combat the rapidly growing rate of tick borne diseases is well worth the time and effort of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board to consider. Lindzey B., Wolcott VT Guest Opinion: Beginning Farmers Stand to Benefit from Proposed Act By Anna Johnson Center for Rural Affairs The average age of today’s farmer is 58 years old. Over the course of the next five years (the duration of the next farm bill), nearly 100 million acres of farmland are predicted to change hands. Some retiring farmers and ranchers will pass their land and operations to their children or other relatives, however, many are heading toward retirement without a succession plan in place. Today’s beginning farmers juggle a great deal in raising and marketing crops and livestock. We need to support policies that ensure they have the necessary tools and resources to be successful. In November, congressional lawmakers introduced the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act to ensure the 2018 farm bill focuses on the future of American agriculture. The bill provides for programs and policies that would create opportunities for the next generation of farmers and ranchers. The bill expands beginning farmer and rancher access to affordable land; empowers producers with the skills needed to succeed in today’s agricultural economy; ensures equitable access to financial capital and federal crop insurance; and encourages commitment to conservation and land stewardship. We stand with congressional sponsors of this legislation in supporting beginning farmers and ranchers. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act should be included in the 2018 farm bill.
Politics And Graveyards... • • • It’s a Tad Chilly for Me By G. E. Shuman So, recently my brother Steve, who lives in Florida and I were having a bit of a ‘climate’ contest, which went on for a few days. The contest went like this: Steve would text me a picture of his outdoor thermometer, and I would answer back with a picture of mine. Or, he would text with a comment on the weather down there, and I would answer with one about how things were here. One of Steve’s pics was accompanied by a note of “I think I can… I think I can…” as the needle slowly climbed to fifty degrees (I love my brother, I just hate his thermometer). In reality, my brother doesn’t brag, and seemed very concerned for us when I sent the picture of our weather situation with the big numerals showing -20 degrees. Yes, if you don’t live around here, that was MINUS twenty degrees. What fun. Our texting soon stopped, and I had to go outside and try to start up my stupid snow blower anyway. Steve likely went out to check on his posies or something. I suppose I need to watch my adjectives. There really can’t be anything particularly stupid about a snow blower. I like mine because it works, and I hate it because it only works if I’m out there with it, like it gets lonely or something. Maybe that’s the part that’s stupid. We have remote controls for everything in our country, from turning on the AC in the summer to starting the car in the winter. And Elon Musk can land a rocket back on the launch pad without even touching it (oh yes, that’s also in Florida). Still, why can’t my snow blower simply run itself up and down the driveway without me? I would be happy to • • • An interesting topic for a show, don’t you think? Pat McDonald and Ben Kinsley, co-produce and co-host a TV show called Vote for Vermont. On a recent show they interviewed Dan Barlow, public policy manager for Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR). He represents VBSR at the statehouse lobbying on such topics as health care reform, clean energy, and employment issues. He was also an awardwinning journalist. But in his off hours he is the co-founder of Green Mountain Graveyards, a photographer and researcher devoted to telling stories about Vermont cemeteries. This year Dan was among the 40 most accomplished young leaders in Vermont who were recognized by Vermont Business Magazine as a Rising Star for their commitment to business growth, professional excellence and their communities. VBSR’s goal is to advance business ethics that value multiple bottom lines to include the economy, social issues and the environment. VBSR has over 700 members representing a wide variety of businesses from entrepreneurs and LLCs to major corporations. Because their members run the gamut, each has its own interests and concerns. VBSR tried to find the common denominator that they can all agree on and work together to make an impact on their employees and business. – such as child care or health care. VBSR believes businesses have as much responsibility to workers, communities and the environment as they do to being financially successful. VBSR works hard to find the balance of these two objectives as opposed to making it an either/or proposition. Asked which companies demonstrate a strong balance between the environment and business, Dan mentioned the Alchemist for their work with clean water; Black River Produce for their work with the Farm to Plate initiative; and Seventh Generation for their work with energy and the environment. With regard to the economy, VBSR runs the Vermont intern program, matching businesses with recent college graduates and they publish the Buy Local First Vermont Coupon Book as a great way to highlight strictly Vermont businesses. The Book includes over $3,000 in coupons to more than 250 locally owned and independent Vermont businesses. During the legislative session, Dan works as a lobbyist but when the legislature is not in session, Dan provides workshops on changes in legislation to members and works with individual members to help them be in compliance with new laws and regulations. One topic of importance to VBSR is the continuing issue of the Independent Contractors. Dan notes that the existing test (referred to as the ABC test through the Department of Labor) has not kept up with the changing economics. VBSR is supporting using the Federal test which provides a set of criteria where no single factor is decisive in determining a worker’s status. Dan commented that if Vermont is so focused on entrepreneurs, it makes sense to support the Independent Contractor designation to foster the sole proprietor model. VBSR would also like to see a common test for both unemployment and workers compensation to provide consistency and predictability in the system. One of VBSR’s frustrations as with many Vermonters is the condition of Lake Champlain and Vermont’s waters and why it is taking so many years to develop and implement a plan to clean up the Lake and our waters. VBSR realizes the economic impact the Lake has on Vermont and how important clean water is to the State. Dan noted that the solution is to identify a stable financial mechanism and a plan to address the issues. Dan noted one of the outstanding successes from last session was the Public Retirement Study Committee, chaired by the State Treasurer, to recommend the establishment of a state-wide public retirement plan. The benefit to employees of non-profits and small-businesses who can’t afford to provide a retirement plan is immeasurable to provide security in retirement. Looking ahead, VBSR will be focused on the impact of the opiod crisis on employees and businesses. Dan reminded us that everyone is impacted on some level and we should all be concerned. And now the conversation shifted to graveyards and Dan’s fascination with their history and use of symbols to explain how they reflect the lives of the deceased and their religious beliefs. Dan told many stories about such notables as Col. James Fisk, Jr. known as “Big Jim” who was murdered and buried in Bennington. He talked about how the finality of death softened over the years from the use of a skull with wings to the use of a cherub with wings. One of the more comical stories Dan told was about a stone in Calais that has a can of Budweiser etched on it with a built-in beer cozy to place your beer while you a visiting. Dan estimated that there are about 2,000 private and public cemeteries across the State. You can see all of Dan’s pictures and read his stories and results of his research by going to greenmountaingraveyards. com. Dan works on this project in partnership with Scott Baer, an artist from Montpelier. Note: Lots of other issues were discussed with Dan. If you would like to see the show go to vote802.com where you can find this and other Vote for Vermont shows or our YouTube channel. Writeups of other shows can be found on vote802. com/blog. The comments reflected in this article are opinions stated by our guests. Any rebuttals are welcome and can be expressed on the websites and Facebook pages of VFV and CFV. Pat McDonald Ben Kinsley Co-Hosts and Co-Producers watch it from the kitchen window (there is no justice, other than in the picture my daughter just sent me of a snowcovered palm tree). Those of us up here in the Arctic reaches of New England all know it has been just a tad chilly of late. Yes, we are supposed to be tough up here, and yes, I still see delivery people wearing shorts, even as their knees are probably knocking together, but, personally, I’m getting somewhat tired of being cold. It could be just me, but lately I have felt a real chill when the sun goes down, and find myself in a recliner covered with a comforter on many of those dark evenings. It helps a lot that it gets dark shortly after lunchtime around here lately. I do have the privilege of spending many evenings with my eighteenmonth-old granddaughter, Nahla. She comes over to babysit me quite a bit. Nahla also seems to like cuddling up on the couch with that old comforter and older Papa, just as much as old Papa does (I also sneak some of her snacks of popcorn or Cheeriosshe doesn’t seem to mind). We watch her favorite toddlerappropriate TV show, (it’s something we both can relate to) and both of us usually fall asleep as she listens to the music and I listen to the furnace gulping down fuel in the cellar. Fellow New Englanders, winter has really just begun, and if you’re like me, you probably didn’t like my reminding you of that fact (I wish I would be quiet). Still, I do intend to make the best of it. God has blessed me with a big old sturdy house to take shelter in, and a beautiful child to share the comforter and the Cheerios with. What more could anyone ask for? STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT Washington Unit PROBATE DIVISION Docket No. 739-12-17 Wnpr IN RE THE ESTATE OF: JAMES R. EDSON LATE OF: BARRE, VT Notice To Creditors To the creditors of the Estate of James R. Edson, late of Barre, Vermont. I have been appointed a personal representative of the above-named estate. All creditors having claims against the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy filed with the register of the Probate Court. The claim will be forever barred if it is not presented as described above within the four (4) month deadline. Dated: 1/9/18 Signed: Adrian A. Otterman, for Wendy Hannigan, Executor c/o Adrian A. Otterman, Esq. Otterman and Allen, P.C. P.O. Box 473 Barre, VT 05641 Name of Publication: The WORLD Publication Date: 1/17/18 Address of Probate Court: Washington District Probate Court 65 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT Washington Unit PROBATE DIVISION Docket No. 534-9-17 Wnpr IN RE THE ESTATE OF: CHRISTIAN MILLS-BROWN LATE OF: EAST CALAIS, VT Notice To Creditors To the creditors of Christian Mills-Brown, late of East Calais, Vermont. I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Dated: January 10, 2018 Signed: Peter Mills-Brown c/o Rice & Riley, PLLC 1 Blanchard Court, Suite 203 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: 802-223-3479 Name of Publication: The WORLD Publication Date: 1/17/18 Washington Unit Probate Division 65 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 Websterville Fire District No. 3 105 Church Hill Road P.O. 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