Mountain Times - Volume 48, Number 23: June 5-11

MOU NTA I N TI M E S 

Volume 48, Number 23 I’m FREE - you can even bring me home to your parents! June 5-11, 2019 

FREE FISHING FUN 

This weekend, enjoy 

free fishing (no license 

required for kids or 

adults) on Saturday. 

Entry is also free to all 

Vermont state parks 

and historic sites (Saturday 

and Sunday). 

Page 20 

MISS VT. CROWNED 

Jillian Fisher, 20, of Burlington 

was crowned 

Miss Vermont 2019 at 

the Chandler Center 

for the Arts on Saturday 

evening. The first 

runner-up was Ash ley 

Terpak of Ludlow and 

second runner-up 

was Hannah Roque of 

Middlebury. 

Page 2 

By Martha Howe 

A snowboarder shreds down Superstar in shorts and a tank top for the resort’s final weekend of skiing and riding. 

Killington hosts final weekend 

of skiing and riding 

Staff report 

Killington Resort has finally closed 

for the season, hosting its final day 

of skiing and riding, Sunday, June 2 

– marking 211 operating days this 

season, the longest in the East. 

“From snowfall total and our operating 

days and people being here, it’s 

been a great season,” said Killington 

Resort Communication Manager 

Courtney DiFore. 

Killington last made it to June in 

2017 and 2002. 

“I think more people were coming 

out to enjoy all the snow sports this 

season,” DiFore said. 

The season was also longer than 

last year. Snowmaking on the Superstar 

trail started on Oct. 16 in preparation 

of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup and 

the resort opened Oct. 19. 

It snowed 233 inches this year, 

which is only an inch more than last 

year, but the timing of the snow was 

more advantageous this year. 

Last year, skiing and riding started 

Nov. 8 and ended May 26. 

“It always depends when it falls,” 

DiFore said. 

Snow depths totaled more than 

30 feet on most of Superstar once 

snowmaking efforts ended. The snow 

held up through spring rain and high 

temperatures. 

People celebrated the last weekend 

of skiing and riding with tailgate 

parties while the resort gave out 

free T-shirts and Ben and Jerry’s ice 

cream. 

Summer operations at Killington 

began Memorial Day weekend. The 

adventure center and mountain 

biking which is open weekends only 

until June 21. Golf is now open seven 

days a week. 

“I’m thankful to the entire Killington 

team for providing such an 

outstanding season to our dedicated 

season pass holders and guests,” 

said Mike Solimano, president and 

general manager of Killington, in a 

news release. 

College 

grapples 

with debt 

College of St. Joseph 

is out of money, 

stiffing creditors, staff 

By Lola Duffort, VTDigger 

RUTLAND—The College 

of St. Joseph made 

it to graduation day, but 

employees, vendors, and 

taxpayers could be left holding 

the bag. 

The small private Rutland 

college announced 

in late March it would 

close because of declining 

enrollments and unsustainable 

finances. 

The school kept its door 

open through commencement 

– despite cancelling 

exam week and laying off a 

bulk of its staff a week prior. 

But former employees and 

a vendor say they’re still 

owed thousands of dollars. 

And the federal government 

recently decided to write off 

a $1 million debt CSJ owed. 

James Curtis, a former 

English professor at the 

college, was laid off on 

May 10 and received his 

last paycheck a week later. 

But administrators apparently 

forgot to factor in that, 

despite being on a 9-month 

contract, he had opted to 

take a 12-month salary 

spread. Curtis estimates he’s 

still owed close to $4,000. 

In a message to Curtis, 

CSJ president Jennifer Scott 

acknowledged the error 

and said the college simply 

didn’t have the money to 

CSJ, page 11 

ADOPT A PET 

Amber is a 9-monthold 

female feline at 

the Rutland County 

Humane Society. 

She’s described as a 

“spunky little lady who 

will come and quietly 

bulldoze you over.” 

page 35 

Rutland chamber 

names new marketing company 

By Katy Savage 

The Rutland Regional Chamber of Commerce 

has a new marketing company to lead 

its Real Rutland campaign to attract new 

families to move to the area. 

The company called LIFT of Saratoga 

Springs, New York, will replace Mondo 

Mediaworks of Brattleboro, which closed its 

digital marketing services to focus on video 

last December. 

Similar to Mondo, LIFT will offer creative 

services and social media management, 

operating under the chamber’s $150,000 annual 

marketing budget. 

Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce 

Executive Director Mary Cohen said LIFT 

was selected from four applicants. 

“They had a great proposal,” said Cohen. 

“We felt that they understood and appreciated 

what we had done in the past.” 

Mondo was hired in April of 2017. The 

company spent the first six months developing 

a strategy and researching the area. The 

digital campaign, with a website and social 

Rutland Chamber, page 38 

World Cup to return to Killington 

two more years 

Killington Resort 

has signed a two-year 

agreement with U.S. Ski 

& Snowboard to host the 

Audi FIS Ski World Cup in 

2019 and 2020. 

Killington’s place on 

the 2019 World Cup calendar 

has been confirmed 

by the International Ski 

Federation. HomeLight 

will be the title sponsor 

for the next World Cup at 

Killington, which will take 

place Nov. 30 to Dec. 1. 

Killington has hosted 

the race since 2016.Last 

year’s event attracted an 

estimated 39,000 visitors 

and broke attendance 

records at World Cup 

events. 

“Establishing another 

multi-year World Cup 

schedule here at Killington 

is an incredible 

World Cup, page 7

2 • LOCAL NEWS 

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 

Miss Vermont crowned 

Jillian Fisher, 20, of Burlington 

was crowned Miss Vermont 2019 at 

the Chandler Center for the Arts on 

Saturday evening. 

She beat first runner-up Ashley 

Terpak of Ludlow and second 

runner-up was Hannah Roque of 

Middlebury. The non-finalist talent 

award was won by Therran Adams 

of Warren and the non-finalist 

interview award was won by Alexina 

Federhen of Bennington. The Miss 

Vermont Scholarship Organization 

awarded $24,700 in cash scholarships 

and in-kind scholarships to 

the new titleholders and to the job 

candidates last night. 

Fisher is a rising senior at the University 

of Vermont studying nnimal 

science. A talented vocalist, she sang 

Dream On in the talent portion of the 

competition. 

In addition to the title of Miss 

Vermont, Fisher earned $5000 in 

cash scholarships, including a $1,000 

Stowe Rotary scholarship, and $3,900 

of in-kind scholarships to Dale Carnegie 

of Vermont. 

Fisher will spend the next year 

promoting her social impact initiative 

“Fighting Addiction” across 

Vermont as she advocates to reduce 

the stigmas surrounding opiate addiction 

and treatment. 

“I’m thrilled to be Miss Vermont 

2019,” she said. “Our state is at the 

forefront in how we combat the opiate 

crisis affecting the nation and I’m 

looking forward to sharing my message 

with a broader audience, 

especially nationally at the Miss 

America competition.” 

Miss Vermont 2019 will represent 

the state at the 2020 Miss America 

pageant in September. 

The Miss Vermont program also 

crowned its teen ambassador on 

Saturday. Danielle Trottier, 

16, of Barre is the new Miss 

Vermont’s Outstanding 

Teen. A jazz dancer, she 

performed to “Cinema 

Italiano” during the talent 

competition in the show 

last night. Miss Trottier just 

completed her junior year at 

Spaulding High School, and 

will be promoting her platform, 

“Breaking Barriers at 

the Barre,” as Miss Vermont’s 

Outstanding Teen. 

She says, “I’m thrilled to be 

able to reach such broad 

audiences in Vermont as 

Miss Vermont’s Outstanding 

Teen and I’m 

excited to speak 

with civic organizations 

across 

the state about 

making dance attainable 

to more 

people.” 

In addition to the title of Miss Vermont’s 

Outstanding Teen, Danielle 

earned $1000 in cash scholarships 

and $3550 of in-kind scholarships to 

Dale Carnegie of 

Vermont. 

She will represent 

Vermont at the Miss 

America’s Outstanding 

Teen competition 

in Florida this 

summer. 

The mission of 

the Miss Vermont 

organization is to 

promote personal 

and professional 

development, 

civic consciousness, 

service, 

higher education, 

and 

integrity. 

Rutland defeated in best 

downtown contest 

By Katy Savage 

Rutland made it to the top 10 but was edged out in a 

competition to be named the country’s best downtown. 

Wellington, Ohio was named the winner of Independent 

We Stand’s 2019 “America’s Main Streets” on June 3. The 

town will receive $25,000. 

“This is anybody’s game. I think it’s great that they won,” 

said Robert Maguire, the owner of Rutland Appliances, who 

nominated Rutland for the competition. 

Rutland made it to the top 10 semifinalists against 232 

other downtowns. Other towns that made the semifinals 

included Benica, California; Canton, Georgia; Big Rapids, 

Michigan; LaBelle, Florida; Logansport, Indiana; Peru, 

Indiana; Saco, Maine and Texarkana in Arkansas and Texas. 

“The fact that Rutland still rallied and made it to the top 

10 says a lot about Rutland,” Maguire said. 

The semi finalists are chosen by voters and then judges 

choose the winner from the semifinalists. 

Wellington, Ohio was the smallest town in the semifinals. 

The town has plans to add signs to tell the town’s history 

and restore a building that was damaged in a fire. 

Maguire partnered with Natalie Boyle, the founder of 

Intrepid Athletics, to promote Rutland’s efforts. 

“Of course we were a little disappointed because who 

doesn’t hope to win?” Boyle said. “I’m proud of Rutland 

and the work we did to get into the top 10. That’s really an 

accomplishment.” 

Maguire is already planning to enter next year’s competition. 

He wants to use the prize money to fill vacant storefronts. 

“I feel like our downtown is just as deserving of any 

downtown,” he said. “Our community is very hardworking 

and interested in seeing our downtown be improved.” 

Maguire’s not sure how many votes Rutland received in 

the end but next year he wants to get enough votes that the 

judges say, “Wow Rutland really has some support,” he said. 

Killington planners hear resort 

base lodge building status 

By Curt Peterson 

The status of Killington Resort’s 

grand plan to replace their K-1 Base 

Lodge was discussed at the Planning 

Commission’s May 29 meeting – the 

Act 250 Commission had communicated 

a list of eight requirements that 

must be completed before 

the project can get its approval. 

The news came in an 

email from Act 250 District 

1 coordinator William 

Burke. 

“An Act 250 permit will not be issued 

for the K-1 Base Lodge until the 

District Commission receives and 

reviews [additional] information,” 

Burke wrote. 

The proposed new three-story 

lodge will encompass 58,000 square 

feet, 50 percent larger than the current 

lodge which has 37,000 square 

feet. Other improvements include 

a full-service bar, enhanced dining, 

180-degree views and a farm-to-table 

food court. 

“We won’t have a start date until 

we have the permits,” Killington 

Communications Manager Courtney 

DiFiore said. “In any case, we will be 

using the existing facility this next 

winter season. The new lodge should 

be completed and ready for the winter 

of 2020-2021.” 

The Act 250 Commission requirements 

include three certifications 

from the Agency of Natural Resources-Department 

of Environmental 

“THE NEW LODGE SHOULD BE 

COMPLETED AND READY FOR THE 

WINTER OF 2020-2021,” SAID DIFIORE. 

Conservation regarding a Wastewater 

System and Potable Water Supply Permit, 

a Stormwater Discharge Permit, 

and a Construction General Permit. 

Comments from Vermont Fish and 

Wildlife and the Resort’s responses to 

those comments, an ANR-approved 

Riparian Management Plan, a “mitigation 

plan, if any, requested by the Division 

of Historical Preservation”, and 

either a “Public Drinking Water Permit 

Amendment or confirmation that no 

amendment is required” round out 

the list. 

Jeff Temple, director of mountain 

operations, said, “The Act 250 process 

is interesting. It’s challenging, but it’s 

all good.” Temple explained an Act 250 

permit depends on studies, inspections 

and reports from more than 

several entities and agencies around 

the state – when and if they all have 

given their approval the Commission 

will issue the final permit and a project 

can go ahead. 

“Mr. Burke’s email wasn’t announcing 

a delay,” Temple said, 

“it was just a status report.” 

Act 250 permits are 

required for most construction 

projects. The 

law was enacted in 1970 

to and is being reviewed and possibly 

updated by the legislature. Builders 

and developers have long complained 

about the complexities of the law and 

the time they feel it takes to get Act 250 

approval. 

Temple said the stormwater permit 

takes the longest to negotiate – the 

new lodge will have to collect and 

treat roof runoff and any accumulated 

water before it is released into the 

environment. 

Also, since the plan involves razing 

the existing old lodge, the historical 

loss had to be “mitigated” in the plan, 

Temple said. There will be old photos 

and information regarding the old 

structure displayed in the new lodge 

accompanied by historical information.

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4 • LOCAL NEWS 


Instructor Marty Banak demonstrates proper fly-fishing casting technique to interested participants. 

VINS educator Anna Caputo introduces kids to the creepy-crawlies. 


Marty Banak gives a young boy a lesson. 

Anna Caputo displays a baby crayfish. 




Fly fishing event 

teaches anglers 

about bugs, water, 

fly-tying, casting 


WEST HARTFORD—Perfect weather set the scene 

for the 18th annual Chang Memorial Fly Fishing 

Event in West Hartford on Saturday, June 1. Thirtyfour 

participants attended, including kids, parents 

and grandparents. 

“Everything went off without a hitch and it was obvious 

that the kids and their parents had a wonderful 

time,” Greater Upper Valley Trout Unlimited member 

and Chang event coordinator Ed Finley wrote to GU- 

VTU chapter members. 

The Chang Memorial is co-sponsored by GUVTU 

and the Vermont Institute of Natural Science in 

Quechee. Ten TU members and about a half dozen 

VINS staffers participated. 

VINS Environmental Educator Anna Caputo 

conducted hands-on pond-side entomology lessons 

with the kids, helping them scoop invertebrates 

and crustaceans from Judy Callens’s trout-stocked 

pond, identify them and release them again into their 

habitat. Caputo also taught her young students about 

testing water quality and its importance to the organisms 

which provide food for the trout in the pond. 

VINS provided all the nets, books and containers for 

the course. 

From the pond the children moved to shaded 

tables to learn about creating fishing flies to imitate 

the insects and animals they had studied, and each 

tied his or her own fly with near-professional assistance 

from GUVTU volunteers. Some of the parents 

tied flies as well. 

Vises, hooks, tools and fly-tying materials were 

supplied by GUVTU. 

Former fly-casting instructor and fishing guide 

Marty Banak staged a casting demonstration followed 

by individual lessons by Banak and four other 

GUVTU volunteers. Children, and some parents, 

tried to successfully land a waft of orange fluff inside 

hula-hoop targets with a fly rod – a few were remarkably 

quick learners. 

GUVTU provided the rods and other casting 

equipment. 

Following a break for drinks, grilled hot dogs, fruit 

and chips, participants occupied the banks of the 

Callens’s pond and tried their hand at fishing for, and, 

they hoped, catching one or more of the trout in the 

pond. A breeze came up, which added a little challenge, 

but the kids were undaunted. 

“Flytying and casting were both a hit. There were 

many frogs, tadpoles, crayfish, and even an Eastern 

newt found! A few Painted turtles were spotted as 

well,” VINS Development Coordinator Collette Reynolds 

wrote in a post-event email. 

The Chang Memorial Fly Fishing Event was created 

to honor David P. C. Chang, an executive with 

Nike Shoes, whose passion for catch-and-release 

trout angling was legendary. Chang died in November 

2001 from complications related to heart surgery. 

The Changs have lived in East Barnard for many 

years. The Chang family sponsored the luncheon for 

the event. 

The Town of Hartford Parks and Recreation Department 

manages a small parcel of land between 

Rte. 4 and the Ottauquechee River - called the David 

Chang Conservation Area - that provides fishing access. 

“David fished around the world,” Marty Banak told 

The Mountain Times. “He loved fly fishing and spent 

a lot of time on the White River.”

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The 1817 Vicarage Guest House at Mission Farm will be updated with the help of a $27,000 grant. 

Mission Farm receives a 

$27,000 challenge grant 

Mission Farm has kicked off its 

2019 Rehabilitation Campaign 

with a $27,000 challenge grant 

from the Healthy Living Fund. 

The grant will cover half the costs 

of this year’s rehabilitation work 

for two of the historic structures 

at this National Historic Site in 

Killington. This is the second year 

the HLF has offered Mission Farm 

a matching grant. 

“We are exceedingly grateful 

and give heartfelt thanks for 

the HLF’s continuing support of 

our rehabilitation campaign and 

for the foundation’s incredible 

generosity. This investment in our 

legacy and our future will inspire 

others to contribute,” said The 

Five babies born at RRMC to receive $100 each 

Every baby born in the Women’s & Children’s Unit at 

Rutland Regional Medical Center creates a buzz and 

plenty of excitement but babies born on May 29 receive 

an extra gift. Thanks to a partnership between the 

Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems 

and Vermont Student Assistance Corp., babies born on 

national 529 Day received a $100 deposit into a college 

savings account. 

This year, a total of five babies were born May 29 at 

Rutland Regional Medical Center and will receive the 

$100 savings account. Additionally, all May 29 families 

throughout Vermont that submit a completed form by 

August 29 will be included in a drawing for an additional 

$529 contribution. 

Babies 1 & 2, Kaydence Ann and McKenna Jean are 

siblings and were born to Krista and Matthew Poro at 

10:35 a.m. The third baby, Nevaeh Jean-Marie was born 

to Kasey and Garret Kitchens at 8:35 a.m. Later in the 

evening, the fourth baby, Elliana, was born to Samantha 

Santorello & Richard Perez at the fifth and final baby 

born on May 29 was Chase Asher to Ashley and Ryan 

Filskov. Rutland Regional Medical Center is pleased to be 

Rev. Canon Lee Crawford, Vicar of 

Church of Our Saviour at Mission 

Farm. 

Thanks to over 90 supporters of 

Mission Farm, last year’s rehabilitation 

campaign successfully 

raised a little over $80,000, including 

$30,000 from the HLF. The 

most critical work accomplished 

last year focused on putting the 

1817 Vicarage back on a solid 

foundation and fixing drainage 

problems, so little is visible to 

passers-by. 

This year’s rehabilitation project 

will be much more visible. It 

focuses on restoring the deteriorating 

exteriors of the Vicarage 

and Heminway Guest House. 

Submitted 

Both buildings will have their 

exterior wood siding, building 

trim and window trim repaired 

or replaced (as necessary) and 

painted. Two windows will be 

replaced in Heminway House, 

and a structural engineering study 

of its west wall will be performed 

to develop a plan for any needed 

remedial measures. The rehabilitation 

campaign goal is $55,000, of 

which $27,000 will be covered by 

the Healthy Living Fund challenge 

grant. 

Mission Farm is nestled on 

over 170 acres in between the Ottauquechee 

River Valley and the 

tree-filled mountainside along the 

eastern flats of Route 4 in Killington. 

Mission Farm, page 38 

participating in the 529 Day event. 

“The 529 Day program is a terrific way to demonstrate 

Vermont’s early commitment to the educational 

opportunities for newly born Vermonters. The partnership 

between VSAC and the Vermont Higher Education 

Investment Plan allows for an immediate deposit toward 

our ‘529 Baby’s’ college savings,” said Jessica Wood, 

director of the Women’s and Children’s Unit at Rutland 

Regional Medical Center. 

Scott Giles, VSAC president and CEO, said that 529 

Day is an effort to remind parents that now is the time to 

start saving. “We welcome our newest Vermonters with 

college savings accounts —what a great way to celebrate 

their births,” said Giles. “We hope that other families will 

be inspired to start saving for their children, no matter 

how young or old—it’s never too early or too late to save.” 

The Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan, a 

529 college savings plan, was established in 1999 and is 

Vermont’s only state-sponsored 529 plan, which is eligible 

for the Vermont income tax credit on contributions 

that are used for higher education. VHEIP is administered 

by VSAC. 

Table of contents 

Local News ................................................................ 2 

State News ................................................................. 6 

Opinion ..................................................................... 8 

News Briefs ............................................................. 10 

Calendar .................................................................. 16 

Music Scene ............................................................ 18 

Rockin’ the Region .................................................. 19 

Living ADE .............................................................. 20 

Food Matters ........................................................... 24 

Mother of the Skye .................................................. 30 

Columns .................................................................. 31 

Service Directory .................................................... 34 

Pets .......................................................................... 36 

Classifieds ............................................................... 37 

Real Estate ............................................................... 38 

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6 • STATE NEWS 


Gov. Phil Scott has 

requested a Major Disaster 

Declaration from President 

Donald Trump to acquire 

federal funds to assist 

six Vermont counties in 

repairing public infrastructure 

damaged in floods on 

April 15, 2019. 

Communities and public 

entities in Bennington, 

Essex, Orange, Rutland, 

Washington and Windsor 

counties sustained damage 

exceeding the minimum 

threshold for federal disaster 

assistance eligibility. 

A Joint Preliminary 

Session ends with 100 new bills 

Damage Assessment (PDA) 

by the State of Vermont and 

the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency 

(FEMA) validated more 

than $2 million in public 

infrastructure damage 

statewide, far exceeding 

the $1 million statewide 

minimum required for 

Major Disaster Declaration 

consideration. Each of the 

six counties in the declaration 

request also exceeded 

the $3.78 county per capita 

threshold to qualify communities 

and public entities 

for assistance. 

By Alison Clarkson 

Vermont’s 2019 legislative session 

adjourned on Wednesday, May 29. It 

has been a productive four and a half 

months. We welcomed a record number 

of new legislators, passed over 100 

bills aimed, in their separate measures, 

at improving the lives of Vermonters. 

And, while in the final hours, we didn’t 

come to agreement on minimum wage, 

paid family and medical leave or the 

legalization of cannabis, I am hopeful 

we will in January when we meet again. 

The plus of this being the first year of a 

two-year biennium is that we are able 

to keep working on bills or constitutional 

amendment proposals which 

didn’t make it over the finish line this 

Session. 

There were thematic aspects 

to a number of the bills we addressed 

this year. First theme was keeping 

Vermonters healthy – from ensuring 

reproductive liberty for our women and 

families, including contraception and 

abortions through immediate statutory 

protection and in a proposed constitutional 

amendment, hopefully ratified 

in 2022; to expanding dental care 

services for low income Vermonters; 

to raising the age to purchase tobacco 

products from 18-21, taxing vaping and 

e-cigarettes at the same rate as cigarettes, 

and prohibiting on-line sales of 

all tobacco products, we expect to significantly 

reduce smoking and its cost 

to Vermont lives; to increasing funding 

for community mental 

health care agencies and 

enable them to retain 

staff and support crucial 

services, especially in rural 

areas; to establishing 

a 24-hour waiting period 

for the purchase of handguns 

to further prevent 

the use of firearms for 

suicide; and, to creating 

two new staff positions 

to further coordinate and 

expand existing community 

based substance 

misuse prevention programs. 

Second, there was a series of 

bills designed to protect Vermonters 

from toxic chemicals. We did this in 

the following areas – safeguarding our 

underappreciated pollinators (responsible 

for pollinating two-thirds of our 

food) by banning residential use of 

neonicotinoid pesticides, increasing 

beekeeper education and hive inspections; 

ensuring that companies responsible 

for exposing Vermonters to toxic 

chemicals are the ones who must pay 

State requests federal 

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“This was a destructive 

event and it will be tough 

for these towns to recover,” 

Scott said. “Emergency 

responders did an outstanding 

job protecting the 

public from harm during 

the floods, and road crews 

have worked hard since 

then to rebuild. Recovery 

has been and will continue 

to be long and expensive, 

so communities are very 

much in need of federal 

assistance.” 

If approved, the 

declaration provides a 75 

percent federal reimbursement 

to communities for 

storm response and recovery, 

including repairs to 

public roads, bridges and 

utilities; debris clean-up; 

and other infrastructure 

repairs. 

FEMA will review 

Scott’s request and make 

a recommendation to the 

president. 

The declaration request 

also seeks funds from the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program, which reimburses 

projects that reduce 

the likelihood of damage 

to public infrastructure in 

future disasters. 

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for toxic medical monitoring to diagnose 

possible cancers and other diseases; 

protecting public water systems and 

waterways from the contamination of 

harmful PFOAs/PFAStype 

chemicals, requiring 

standards, testing and 

remediation; creating the 

strongest-in-the-nation 

program to test for lead 

in all Vermont school 

waters and to help remediate 

taps and infrastructure 

if necessary; and 

promoting education for 

veterans exposed to toxic 

military burn pits during 

military service to ensure 

they receive appropriate 

compensation and medical care. 

In the next few weeks I’ll write 

about the other themes bills this session 

addressed: Economic development, 

mitigating climate change, Supporting 

Vermont Families, Caring for 

Vulnerable Vermonters, and Promoting 

Social Justice. 

A nice piece of news was published 

near the end of our session. US News 

and World Report ranked Vermont as 

the 5th best state to live in. Every year 

they survey over 50,000 Americans 

A new statewide addiction recovery 

center for women – many of them victims 

of sex trafficking – will be opened 

in July in Hardwick by Vermont Adult & 

Teen Challenge. 

A spring gala to celebrate the center 

and launch a capital campaign to 

support it will be held at the Killington 

Grand Resort Hotel on Saturday, June 

15 at 4 p.m. 

The women’s center 

is a response to the 

growing crisis of opiate 

addiction and sexual 

exploitation of women 

who need a safe place to live while in 

recovery. 

In 2017, opiates overdoses took the 

lives of over 74,000 Americans, a 45 

percent increase on 2016. 

Between 2014 and 2017, officials estimate 

there were 250 cases of human 

sex trafficking in Chittenden County 

– but the numbers are believed to be 

much higher, according to the Vermont 

Human Trafficking Task Force. 

The women’s center is the latest addition 

to addiction recovery services by 

Vermont Adult & Teen Challenge which 

has operated a men’s recovery and 

rehabilitation center in Johnson since 

2005. 

Pioneered by Executive Director 

Pastor Rick Welch, the men’s center is 

home to 40 residents in recovery from 

using eight categories (listed below). 

Each state is ranked from one to 50 (one 

is the best). 

The final list reflects the states that 

“offer residents public safety and just 

corrections programs, strong employment 

and growth, high-quality public 

education, clean air and water, long 

and short-term financial stability, access 

to high-quality healthcare as well 

as robust energy, internet and transportation 

infrastructure. U.S. News 

also calculated opportunity based on 

variables like cost of living and economic 

equality.” 

Vermont was ranked fifth in the top 

five best states to live in by U.S. News 

and World Report. Here is its score: 

5. Vermont: Crime and corrections: 

2; Economy: 29; Education: 8; Fiscal 

stability: 19; Healthcare: 11; Infrastructure: 

28; Opportunity: 10; and Environment: 

7. 

I appreciate hearing from you. Now 

that the 2019 Legislative Session has 

ended, I can be reached by email: 

aclarkson@leg.state.vt.us or by phone 

at 802-457-4627. To get more information 

on the Vermont Legislature, and 

the bills which have been proposed 

and passed, visit the legislative website: 

legislature.vermont.gov 

New statewide addiction 

recovery center to open 

Programs, services to expand in Rutland 

addiction. An additional 16-bed dorm 

at the campus in Johnson is being built 

to meet increased demands for capacity 

caused by the increase of addiction 

in Vermont. 

Vermont Adult & Teen Challenge has 

also expanded services to Rutland, with 

a crisis center and transition house at 

197 West Street, helping residents safely 

THE RUTLAND HOUSE HAS A CAFÉ 

WHICH HAS SERVED OVER 1,000 MEALS 

SINCE THE START OF THE YEAR 

re-enter the community after completing 

the recovery program. The Rutland 

house has a café which has served over 

1,000 meals since the start of the year, a 

clothing bank and other services. 

The Rutland gala will feature the 

Rutland Middle School Choir and its 

dynamic principle, Deb Hathaway. 

Money raised will help launch the 

new women’s center with preventive 

and protective services at a cost of 

$25,000 to $30,000 a year per person, 

and also support the expansion of the 

men’s facility. 

Tickets for the Spring Gala at the Killington 

Grand Resort Hotel are $50 until 

June 9, and then rising to $65. 

For more information about the 

Spring Gala, contact Robert Giles at 

802-760-7676 or rgiles@tcvermont.org.

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 STATE NEWS • 7 

Vaccination rates receive increased attention 

from schools, summer camps 

By Felippe Rodrigues and Lola Duffort, VTDigger 

State officials are asking public and private school 

administrators to follow-up with the families of unvaccinated 

children as a record number of measles cases are 

reported across the country – and popping up in every 

state and province bordering Vermont. 

Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine said the 

state needs to act “with the number of measles cases approaching 

1,000 nationwide.” 

Overall, Vermont’s vaccination rates are high – 94.5 

percent of the state’s K-12 students are fully vaccinated, 

and 97 percent have the MMR vaccine, which protects 

against mumps, measles, and rubella. But top-line 

numbers hide wide variability in vaccination rates, and 

health officials are warning that under-immunized 

communities are susceptible to outbreaks. 

In a memo to administrators sent last week, Levine 

and Education Secretary Dan French notified each public 

and private school about their individual vaccination 

rates. The state also makes immunization rate data on all 

schools and licensed child care centers available online. 

“Families of students who are provisionally enrolled, 

and of exempt students, should be instructed to receive 

needed vaccines over the summer and advised that adherence 

to the school entry requirements will be strictly 

enforced in the fall,” Levine and French wrote. 

Health officials say schools should aim to have 95 

percent of students immunized with the MMR vaccine 

to achieve “community immunity,” which helps protects 

those with compromised immune systems who cannot 

get vaccinated against the spread of disease. 

According to health department data, 294 schools 

meet the 95 percent immunization threshold, and 110 

THE WORST VACCINATION RATES 

ARE FOUND IN SMALL RELIGIOUS 

SCHOOLS THAT EACH ENROLL 

FEWER THAN 20 STUDENTS. 

don’t. Immunization rates are better in public schools, 

where 97.4 percent of children have had both doses of 

the MMR vaccine. In private schools, 93.2 percent do. 

Measles is a highly infectious disease that can lead to 

hospitalization and, in rare cases, even death. If contracted 

while pregnant, it can also lead to miscarriage, 

early birth, and low birth-weight. Symptoms include 

a fever, full-body rash, cough, and runny nose. About 

9 in 10 people with close contact to a person infected 

with the virus will get the 

disease if they are not 

vaccinated, according to 

public health officials. 

The disease was considered 

eliminated in the 

United States in 2000, but 

the country has since seen 

outbreaks – sometimes severe – in the intervening years. 

A record number of measles cases nationally have 

been recorded this year. Public health officials largely 

blame the anti-vaccine movement and the rise of misinformation 

about the health risks of vaccines online. 

Three elementary schools in the Windham Central 

Supervisory Union have the worst MMR vaccination 

rates in Vermont for public schools: Windham (62.5 

percent), Jamaica Village (71.7 percent), and Marlboro 

(82.9 percent) elementary schools. Windham Central superintendent 

Bill Anton told WCAX last week that school 

nurses were reaching out to parents and had already 

seen rates improve since they’d been published by the 

Health Department. 

The worst vaccination rates are found in small religious 

schools that each enroll fewer than 20 students. 

The Brownington Parochial School and the three Twelve 

Tribes Community Church schools (in Rutland, Island 

Pond, and Bellows Pond) all have overall vaccination 

rates of 0 percent. 

But certain secular private schools with sizable 

student populations also have very poor immunization 

rates – most notably, all three of the state’s Waldorf 

schools: at the Orchard Valley Waldorf School in East 

Montpelier, only 43.8 percent 

of children have the MMR 

vaccine, at the Lake Champlain 

Waldorf School in 

Shelburne, only 66.5 percent 

of students are immunized 

against measles, and at the 

Upper Valley Waldorf School 

in Quechee, 78.4 percent of students are. 

At the Lake Champlain Waldorf School, which enrolls 

close to 200 children, director of development Laura Slesar 

said the school mostly takes a hands-off approach. 

“As a school we don’t feel like medical decisions are in 

our purview,” she said. 

Slesar stressed that the school makes sure the families 

of unvaccinated children are following the law by filing 

the necessary exemption paperwork, and that the 

school provides to those families the legally mandated 

information. 

But the school isn’t flagging this as an item of concern. 

“When we have faculty meetings, this isn’t one of the 

things that teachers are talking about. As a school, our 

position is that we comply with the law,” she said. 

Vaccinations, page 14 

World Cup: 

continued from page 1 

opportunity for the resort and the surrounding 

community,” Mike Solimano, 

resort president. “I am blown away by 

the sheer size of the crowds, and their 

enthusiasm leads me to believe that 

we’ll continue to see large numbers of 

spectators to watch the fastest female 

ski racers in the world take on the Superstar 

trail.” 

The first year Killington hosted the 

World Cup in 2016, it was the first World 

Cup in the eastern USA since 1991 at 

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire and 

the first in Vermont since 1978 at Stratton 

Mountain. 

Like the other races, the 2019 and 

2020 races at Killington will be broadcast 

worldwide to more than 60 nations, 

along with national broadcast 

coverage across the US. 

U.S. Ski Team member Mikaela Shiffrin 

has won the slalom each of the last 

three years at Killington. 

“The Killington Cup has long been 

a highlight of mine on the World Cup 

tour the last three seasons,” said Shiffrin. 

“In 2018 we – all of us together – set 

a new precedent for ski racing internationally, 

boasting the largest World Cup 

crowd for women on the entire circuit. 

To get that hat trick slalom victory in 

front of thousands of screaming fans 

at home is something I will never, ever 

forget. I’m looking forward to once 

Comes back to Killington 

again competing on home soil.”and 

general manager of Killington Resort. “I 

continue to be blown away by the sheer 

size of the crowds, and their enthusiasm 

leads me to believe that we’ll continue 

to see large numbers of spectators 

to watch the fastest female ski racers in 

the world take on the Superstar trail.” 

The first year Killington hosted the 

World Cup in 2016, it was the first World 

Cup in the eastern USA since 1991 at 

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire and 

the first in Vermont since 1978 at Stratton 

Mountain. 

Like the other races, the 2019 and 

2020 races at Killington will be broadcast 

worldwide to more than 60 nations, 

along with national broadcast coverage 

across the US. 

U.S. Ski Team member Mikaela Shiffrin 

has won the slalom each of the last 

three years at Killington. 

“The Killington Cup has long been a 

highlight of mine on the World Cup tour 

the last three seasons,” said Shiffrin. “In 

2018 we – all of us together – set a new 

precedent for ski racing internationally, 

boasting the largest World Cup crowd 

for women on the entire circuit. To get 

that hat trick slalom victory in front of 

thousands of screaming fans at home is 

something I will never, ever forget. I’m 

looking forward to once again competing 

on home soil.” 

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Opinion 


OP-ED 

Population growth 

is isolated 

By Art Woolf 

It’s a well-known fact that Vermont’s population isn’t 

growing. From 2010 to 2018 the state’s population grew by 

only 0.1 percent, just a fraction of the national rate of 5.8 

percent. 

New Census Bureau population estimates drill these 

aggregate population numbers down to the town level and 

show that more than half of all cities and towns in Vermont 

had fewer residents in 2018 than in 2010. Chittenden 

County was the only county in the state where every town 

gained population. Lamoille was close, with only one town 

losing population. Only two localities in Franklin County 

shrank. 

But even in those towns that grew, population increase 

was small. Only 11 towns in the entire state, out of 252, grew 

faster than the national average. 

In some counties the lack of growth was stark. None of 

Bennington County’s 17 towns had more people in 2018 

than in 2010. Only one of Windham County’s 23 towns 

added population. That was Townshend, with six more 

people. 

Almost none of Vermont’s traditional municipalities 

exhibited any growth. St. Albans City, Barre, Montpelier, St. 

Johnsbury, Rutland, Bennington, Brattleboro, White River 

Junction, Bellows Falls, Woodstock, Vergennes and Springfield 

all lost population. South Burlington, Burlington and 

Winooski were the only cities that grew. 

Although growth was universal in all Chittenden County 

towns and cities, Burlington and Winooski grew by only 1 

percent — and remember that’s over an eight-year period, 

not per year. The big gainers in Chittenden County were 

Essex, Williston, South Burlington, Shelburne and Milton. 

Essex and Williston, two of the largest towns in the county, 

and indeed in the state, experienced double-digit growth. 

Although all towns in Lamoille County save Hyde Park 

also grew — and it shrank by only three people — none of 

the county’s towns grew faster than the U.S. average and 

only Cambridge, Morristown and Stowe had any sizable 

growth. 

Franklin County was another pocket of growth, with 

only two jurisdictions losing population — Enosburg and 

St. Albans City. Fairfax, Georgia and St. Albans Town exhibited 

some of the highest growth rates in the state, and they 

are all, by Vermont standards, large towns. Their population 

growth probably reflects their status as bedroom communities 

to the Greater Burlington job market, with relatively 

easy commutes into the job centers of Chittenden County. 

They also have lower housing prices, or at least provide 

homeowners more housing value for the price, than houses 

in Chittenden County proper. 

Growing Franklin County towns were concentrated 

along the I-89 corridor. That helps explain why Franklin 

County towns north of Burlington grew but Addison 

County towns south of Burlington did not. Commuting 

from the south along Route 7 is a lot less pleasant than 

commuting into Chittenden County on I-89. Monkton and 

Middlebury were the only Addison County towns that grew 

by any significant amount. 

Few towns in Washington County reported any sizable 

growth, with Barre City, Barre Town, and Montpelier all losing 

people. The only bright spot in the county was Waterbury, 

but its 1.5 percent growth rate was pretty feeble and 

only amounted to 78 more residents than in 2010. 

The Northeast Kingdom performed as one would expect. 

Only five towns in Caledonia County grew, and none of 

them added more than 20 people over the past eight years. 

Only two towns in Orleans County — Jay and Newport 

Town — grew, Jay probably due to the expansion of the Jay 

Peak Resort. 

The inevitability of an 

impeachment inquiry 

By Stephen C. Terry 

LETTERS 

Change schools to fix climate 

Dear Editor, 

To impeach President Donald Trump or to not impeach 

is the latest political guessing game. 

Special Counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, appears to have 

laid out a roadmap for the Democratic House to begin an 

impeachment investigation. 

Despite building momentum among House Democrats 

to have their Judiciary Committee launch an 

impeachment inquiry, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fears 

it will fail. 

Her fear is understandable. The political reality based 

on history is that even if the House voted to approve 

Articles of Impeachment, the Republican majority in the 

U.S. Senate would simply vote against convicting Trump, 

following the required Senate trial. 

If this scenario plays out, for the third time in history 

an American president would avoid impeachment, 

because the U. S. Senate could not muster the two-thirds 

required votes to remove him. 

That was the case in 1868 when President Andrew 

Johnson survived being kicked out of office by only one 

vote after the Senate failed to reach a two-thirds vote for 

conviction. Thirty-five senators voted to convict Johnson 

of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” while 19 senators 

voted to acquit. 

In 1999, President Bill Clinton was acquitted on two 

impeachment charges as the Senate’s vote was far short 

of the needed two-thirds majority. After his acquittal, 

Clinton’s favorability increased among the American 

public. 

Speaker Pelosi is very concerned that an impeachment 

effort without Senate Republican support would 

fail for the third time and propel Trump to a second term 

in 2020. 

That is the political calculation being weighed by 

some Democrats in Washington. 

Other Democrats argue that politics should be 

ignored and the Congress should focus on its Constitutional 

responsibilities given evidence uncovered by 

Mueller that points to Trump having engaged in obstruction 

of justice. 

I find the current 

discussion about schools 

and closure frustrating. 

The “problem” trying to 

be solved is short-sighted 

at best. Our perspectives 

shape how we solve 

problems and “our” 

perspective on this issue 

seems to boil down to 

money. To that end, I’d like 

to point out that no one’s 

property taxes are going to 

go down as a result of any 

choice we make. Quite the 

opposite — our taxes will 

be going up. The state may 

offer us more money as an 

incentive, but ultimately 

all options mean spending 

more, and whether it be 

from the state’s pool or locally, 

it’s still our money. 

An investment of 

this size requires careful 

consideration to all it 

will effect. Money, equity, 

community, and feelings 

are not all of what’s at 

stake. 

There’s an elephant in 

the room. It’s been here for 

some time. Decades. 

Climate change. 

All of my adult life we 

have been warned of dire 

consequences and the 

need for action and yet ... 

Ultimately we have done 

nothing. Baby steps are a 

joke when the finish line 

is hundreds of miles away 

and we only have a short 

time to get there. 

The agreed upon global 

narrative is that “we” 

have until 2030 to cut our 

carbon emissions in half 

and until 2050 to be at 

net zero emissions. From 

what I’ve learned about 

climate change this is a 

gross understatement. 

Mass extinction is already 

underway, there is enough 

carbon already locked in 

our atmosphere to exceed 

2 degrees of warming, and 

trends are no longer linear, 

they are exponential. The 

U.N. panel of climate 

scientists has said we need 

radical change in every 

facet of life to cut emissions. 

So, with this perspective 

in mind, I ask: What 

does our school system 

look like at net zero emissions? 

How do we get at 

least halfway there within 

10 years? 

Bigger still, how do we 

cut all of our emissions 

in half with the intent of 

getting to net zero? In our 

households, at work and 

how we get there, food, 

energy and so on? 

It is on all of us enact 

change at every level of 

society. Voting, signing pe- 

Pop growth, page 9 Impeachment, page 9 Letter, page 14

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 CAPITOL QUOTES • 9 

CAPITOL QUOTES 

On clean water... 

“Our goal is to have clean water in 

every watershed in the state. The 

bill focuses on restoring our most 

polluted waters while also prioritizing 

prevention projects throughout the 

state. It brings us together to meet our clean water 

goals,” 

Said Rep. Amy Sheldon (D-Middlebury). 

“Funding clean water is essential to ensuring our 

state’s economic future. This bill contains a total 

of $50.5 million in new and existing funding in 

fiscal year 2020 for clean water. To achieve our 

goal of providing a long-term funding source, we 

reallocated a portion of the meals and rooms tax 

from the Education Fund to the Clean Water Fund, 

generating $7.7 million for the Clean Water Fund,” 

Said Rep. Janet Ancel (D-Calais). 

“Our natural resources, especially our 

waterways, are the economic engine and 

ecological legacy of our state. While Vermont 

is heralded as one of the cleanest, most 

environmentally pristine areas in the country, 

water pollution threatens our economy, 

environment, quality of life, and tourism 

industry. At the start of this session, we 

committed to identifying and enacting a longterm 

funding source to improve our state’s 

streams, rivers, and lakes,” 

Said Rep. Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero). 

Pop. growth: 


Newport Town is another matter. It 

topped the scales, with a 2018 population 

75 percent higher than in 2010. I don’t 

believe it. Sometimes the Census Bureau’s 

methodology leads to weird results. This 

is one of those cases. Newport may have 

grown since 2010, but not by anywhere near 

that amount. 

Hardly any towns in the four southern 

Vermont counties exhibited any population 

growth. None in Bennington County did. 

Only six towns in Rutland County grew, and 

none by more than 1 percent or 20 people. 

Only one town in Windham County grew 

and only six in Windsor County, and none 

by more than 3 percent. 

Nearly all the population growth in 

Vermont is in towns that are within 50 miles 

of downtown Burlington. Just about every 

town outside that circle has lost population 

in the past eight years. Those population 

changes are due to deep-seated structural 

changes in people’s preferences about 

Impeachment: 


This is reminiscent of the issues President 

Richard Nixon faced in 1973 and 

1974 in his effort to cover-up Watergate 

break-in crimes. 

Those in Congress today, reluctant to 

act, or simply refusing to entertain the 

impeachment question, should look 

back and reflect on a Nov. 7, 1973 speech 

delivered in the Senate by Senator 

George D. Aiken, R-Vt. 

Aiken was reacting to cries for Nixon’s 

resignation. Others were urging members 

of Congress that there should be no 

impeachment or resignation. 

Aiken said the Congress 

could not ignore 

the public controversy 

dominating the country 

by late 1973 over Nixon’s 

conduct. 

“Congress tasks are to 

legislate and to hold the 

President and the executive 

branch accountable 

for administering 

laws. These are highly technical tasks, 

demanding above all else cool heads 

and strict adherence to established 

procedures. Submission to the politics of 

righteous indignation makes it impossible 

for Congress to do its job. It tends to 

make us look foolish and incompetent, “ 

Aiken declared. 

Aiken said it was his view that the 

judicial branch of government was looking 

to the Congress to do its job and to 

decide whether the President should be 

removed. 

“It is the clear duty of the House, 

through whatever procedures it chooses 

to frame charges of impeachment, and 

to set itself a deadline for the task. If 

no agreement can be reached by that 

deadline, the leaders of the House should 

tell the American people that no charge 

could be found. If a charge is framed and 

voted, the Senate’s clear duty is to proceed 

to a trial with all deliberate speed,” 

Steady in some towns 

where they want to live and to job and other 

opportunities outside of the Chittenden 

County area. 

Paying people to move to rural Vermont 

towns, committing state resources to 

downtown development, bringing highspeed 

broadband to isolated areas, and 

other economic development policies may 

provide limited benefits to the communities 

these programs affect. But most of the 

policy proposals that attempt to reverse 

these population changes are unlikely 

to have any measurable impact on those 

towns or counties. 

Most Vermont towns had fewer residents 

in 1960 than they had in 1860. We may be 

seeing the beginning of that trend repeating 

itself in the 21st century. 

Art Woolf recently retired as an associate 

professor of economics at the University of 

Vermont. He served for three years as state 

economist for Gov. Madeleine Kunin beginning 

in 1988. 

Members of Congress differ on reasons 

Aiken said. 

Aiken was not among those asking 

Nixon to resign in November, 1973. However, 

Aiken reversed himself by August, 

1974, after the House Judiciary Committee 

voted three articles of impeachment, 

and the Watergate tapes, ordered made 

public by the Supreme Court, revealed 

that Nixon personally directed the coverup. 

Aiken’s basic message to his Congressional 

colleagues was to not let your 

emotions guide your actions, and to rely 

on your obligation of your oath of office 

AIKEN’S BASIC MESSAGE… WAS TO 

NOT LET YOUR EMOTIONS GUIDE 

YOUR ACTIONS, AND TO RELY ON 

YOUR OBLIGATION OF YOUR OATH OF 

OFFICE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND 

THE CONSTITUTION. 

to protect and defend the Constitution. 

Aiken was urging them “to do your 

duty” and to begin an impeachment 

inquiry. 

The old Vermonter’s call to action, 

delivered in the Senate in 1973, is a useful 

reminder today for Democratic Speaker 

Nancy Pelosi as well as Sen. Patrick J. 

Leahy, D-Vt., Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt , and 

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. 

The time is now to follow the Constitution 

to determine if this President is fit for 

office. It is now as urgent as it was in 1974 

when President Nixon finally resigned 

from office in order to avoid impeachment. 

Stephen C. Terry was Legislative Assistant 

for Senator George D. Aiken from 

1969 to 1975. He is currently writing a 

book about Aiken which covers the issues 

of impeachment during the Nixon Administration 

and of the Vietnam War. He 

lives in Middlebury.

10 • NEWS BRIEFS 


lr 

LAKES REGION 

Castleton receives 

VTrans municipal 

assistance grant 

Castleton Select Board Chair Jim Leamy 

informed the Board at its regular May 13 

meeting that the town has been awarded $26,400 of federal 

funds through the 2019 Transportation Alternatives Program 

(TAP) to complete a scoping study of the Staso Road 

area to address stormwater from the road as well as the adjacent 

land uses. This will require a town match of $6,600. 

Pre-K rumor put to rest 

At the May 20 meeting of the Slate Valley Modified 

Unified School District, Kris Benway, director of special services 

for the Supervisory Union, put to rest rumors that the 

Pre-K program was ending, saying that the district will be 

offer three Pre-K programs, located at Castleton Elementary, 

Fair Haven Grade School and Orwell Village School. 

By Julia Purdy 

Mom-and-pop stores make a comeback 

Kinder Way Café in Fair Haven has changed hands yet 

again opened in time for Christmas 2017, not quite a year 

after Mark and Erika Gutel and family (including a farm’s 

worth of livestock) moved to Benson to the former Take Joy 

Farm, renaming it Kinder Way Farm. From there the couple 

opened a localvore eatery, the Kinder Way Café. 

Fifteen months and many buckets of elbow grease – as 

well as much local goodwill – later, the Gutels have moved 

on to new ventures, opening the way for new ownership of 

the space and a new name – the Rosewood Café and Store. 

The new proprietors are locals Herman Spencer and 

Deborah Fallon, who envision a return to the days of the 

Sidewalk work still rankles 

business owner 

Castleton Town Manager Michael Jones told the 

Castleton Select Board May 13 that Robert Steele, owner 

of Tom’s Bait Shop on Route 4A, came into the office 

earlier that day, very upset. 

Jim Leamy had followed up with Steele and tried to 

visit the VTrans engineer for the sidewalk project in front 

of the bait shop. He was told the engineer was gone for 

a week. After Michael Jones and Steele had met with the 

VTrans regarding the sidewalk, as promised in the April 

22 Select Board meeting, a curb cut appeared. It was noted 

that this curb cut was not agreed upon or discussed. 

Town Manager Jones will follow up to address the issue. 

Steele complains that the sidewalk design varies 

from the design he was shown three years ago and is 

encroaching on the parking area for his store. 

penny-candy counter, soda fountain, pinball and low prices. 

Takeout sandwiches and soups, light hot meals, coffee 

and baked goods from local bakeries. The couple also will 

use the space as a community resource, including selling 

Vermont-made items and local artwork on consignment, 

hosting fundraisers for local causes, offering live music and 

serving traditional sit-down Sunday dinners. 

Along with De Palo Coffee in Mendon and The Market 

On West Street in Proctor, Rosewood Café and Store might 

be signalling the comeback of the small, friendly corner 

store that has been the backbone of local neighborhoods 

for generations. 

Courtesy of Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

The current medical building at DHMC. 

Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

announces expansion 

Ground was formally broken on Tuesday, May 14, 

for a new 90,000 square-foot expansion of Dartmouth- 

Hitchcock’s Manchester clinic. An Ambulatory Surgery 

Center will include state-of-the art operating rooms, 

including ones dedicated for pediatric patients. The 

new space will include expanded laboratory, imaging 

and pharmacy services and the onsite cafe. 

“This expansion is very important for Dartmouth- 

Hitchcock Manchester,” noted Dartmouth-Hitchcock 

Health CEO and President Joanne M. Conroy, MD. “It’s 

one of our oldest facilities, and its currently at capacity. 

This expansion will double the square footage and 

improve care in a number of important ways, including 

the addition of our ambulatory surgery center.” 

By improving convenient access to high-quality, 

ambulatory services, Dartmouth-Hitchcock will be 

able to provide the most effective and efficient health 

care for patients with a goal of patient recovery at home 

instead of at the hospital. With a focus on convenient, 

comprehensive services all in one location, D-HH will 

be adding and expanding medical specialties at the 

Manchester clinic. 

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The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 NEWS BRIEFS • 11 

rr RUTLAND REGION 

The 

grassy, 

city-owned 

neighborhood 

green 

space at 113 

Library Ave. was bustling 

June 1 as NeighborWorks 

of Western Vermont 

kicked off its weeklong 

Community Impact 

Survey of neighborhood 

conditions, likes and 

dislikes. By 11:45 a.m., 

the NWWV table had 

gathered 30 questionnaires 

and was hoping to 

have 209 in hand by the 

Google holds an annual contest 

for Google doodles that may adorn 

its landing page, and an 8-year-old 

second-grader has been chosen as 

the national finalist for the state of 

Vermont. 

Alyssa Chisamore of Rutland 

By Julia Purdy 

NeighborWorks launches door-to-door survey 

end of the week. Families, 

dogs, kids on bikes, 

disabled folks could visit 

tables for Rutland County 

Head Start, BROC, NewStory 

and the Council on 

Aging, grab a bag of fresh 

popcorn, take home a 

potted marigold donated 

by Radical Roots Farm, 

and fill out a questionnaire 

on the spot. 

Volunteers will be 

going house to house in 

pairs, in an area bounded 

on the north by Crescent 

Street, on the west by 

Cleveland Avenue, on 

Rutland girl places in Google Doodle contest 

won with a dramatic rendering of 

a flying dragon (or maybe two), 

made out of the letters G-O-O- 

G-L-E. Judges included a teacher 

from Spokane, Washington; Jimmy 

Fallon of NBC’s “Tonight Show”; 

and Muppet Kermit the Frog. 

the south by State Street, 

and on the east by Grove 

Street. Questionnaires 

can also be filled out 

online via a link on the 

NWWV website, nwwvt. 

org. 

This week happens to 

be National Neighborhood 

Week, said Communications 

and Outreach 

Coordinator Svea Howard. 

It’s all part of restoring 

neighborhood pride 

(and property values) on 

streets that have had a 

checkered reputation. 

This is the third community 

survey in the 

Northwest neighborhood. 

The first survey 

in 2013 happened in 

conjunction with the new 

Project VISION. Housing 

conditions are assessed 

and either torn down 

and replaced by community 

open space, or 

rehabilitated for owneroccupancy. 

Last year a 

federally-impounded 

drug house on Park Street 

was renovated and sold 

to a family. To volunteer, 

conta ct showard@nwwvt.org. 

If Alyssa wins the national 

competition, she will also win a 

$30,000 college scholarship and a 

technology package worth $50,000 

for her school, the Northeast 

Primary School on Temple Street 

in Rutland. 

Community approves plan 

for Moon Brook ponds 

A series of five community meetings concerning the 

future of neighborhood ponds on Moon Brook have culminated 

in plans that meet residents’ approval but are still 

contingent on raising approximately $1.3 million – without 

charging taxpayers, if possible, said Commissioner of Public 

Works Jeff Wennberg at the final community meeting 

May 29. 

The current push to rehabilitate Moon Brook dates back 

to 1986, when the state first determined that Moon Brook 

downstream of the Combination Pond dam failed to meet 

water quality standards under Vermont’s Clean Water Act 

of 2015 (Act 64). Solar heating of the water at the two ponds 

was identified as a key cause of the problem; the other was 

silt buildup from storm runoff. At issue was whether to 

demolish the dam, which would drain Combination Pond, 

a favorite neighborhood recreation area, causing a furor. 

The city sued for more time to arrive at mutually acceptable 

solutions and invited the input of neighbors and others. 

Wennberg outlined the steps that will accomplish the 

goal and also preserve the dam. These include lowering the 

water levels in Combination and Piedmont ponds, planting 

vegetation and shade trees on the shorelines, raising 

the dam height and replacing the spillway. 

So far, “substantial” funds are available for restoring 

habitat, reducing phosphorus runoff and the vegetation 

buffers, Wennberg said. He hopes to raise the rest with 

fundraising events and other means. 

CSJ: Innaccuratly handles money 


pay out vacation benefits or the wages still owed to the 

three faculty members that had chosen to be paid out 

over 12 months. 

“The CFO is hopeful that enough student payments 

will come in to pay those wages and benefits; however, 

CSJ is not able to pay them out at this time,” she wrote. 

Curtis said he feels powerless to do much – going to 

court would cost about as much as he might ultimately 

recover. 

“I feel like they’re aware of that situation and assuming 

that no one is going to do anything,” he said. 

Kelly Burkett, a former learning specialist, believes the 

college incorrectly calculated her last paycheck by over 

$1,000. She’s filed a wage complaint with the Vermont 

Department of Labor. 

Burkett said she’s sympathetic the college may be running 

low on cash. But she points out her salary was funded 

from a Title III grant. “This is federal money,” she said. 

Jim Eckhardt, the president of Censor Integrated 

Facility Services, a security company based in Rutland, 

said he pulled his business in late March after the school 

had racked up an unpaid bill “in the neighborhood of 

$20,000.” 

Eckhardt said he went back-and-forth with college officials 

for a few weeks before they stopped answering his 

calls and emails. He finally went to the campus himself, 

where employees gave him an email for Jeff Sands at Dorset 

Insolvency Services. 

Eckhardt wrote to the address, and received a letter 

back on March 30, addressed to “Dear Claimant of the 

College of St. Joseph,” telling him that the school “cannot 

currently afford to pay your invoices and has frozen all 

past-due, un-secured debts until assets can be liquidated 

to generate the funds to pay these debts... Most of the 

value is in the real estate which could take years to sell. It is 

likely that all the unsecured creditors will be stuck waiting 

for resolution during that time,” the letter continued. 

“In the whole 34 years that I’ve been in business,” Eckhardt 

said, “I’ve only been burned one time.” 

The US Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development 

loaned the college $2.4 million in 2017 to fund 

the acquisition of a 32-unit apartment complex on Campbell 

Road to house students and staff. A spokesperson for 

the agency said the USDA had come to an agreement with 

the college on Wednesday 

to write off the remaining $1 

million balance. 

“USDA determined the 

College of St. Joseph did not 

have the funds or access to 

funds to make further payments 

on their loan,” USDA 

spokesperson Megan Roush 

said in an email. 

The apartment complex was purchased by the college 

in 2017 for $2.3 million from Jetbar Inc., a company 

owned by Rutland businessman Charles Coughlin, 

according to the Rutland City assessor’s office. CSJ sold 

the property this spring at a $731,000 loss, when Equinox 

Mountain Partners LLC, a company with a Manchester 

address, purchased the property for just shy of $1.6 mil- 

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The USDA has also loaned money to another Vermont 

college that announced it would close this year. Green 

Mountain College in Poultney received $19.5 million, also 

in 2017, to refinance its debts 

and acquire some property. 

The USDA has not written off 

that loan, Roush said. College 

officials have said they had set 

aside the necessary dollars to 

fund this year’s payment. 

Scott, CSJ’s president, declined 

a phone interview, but 

in a statement said that “the college values its professional 

relationships and is working to satisfy its financial obligations 

to its creditors.” 

The Rutland college is not the only one suffering from 

a messy wind-down. Southern Vermont College, in Bennington, 

which announced in March it would shutter at 

the end of the year, is facing two separate lawsuits from 

former donors. 

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Police cadet arrested for sexual assault 

Following a three-day 

trial that concluded on 

May 30, a Rutland jury 

convicted Kyle Lenher, age 26, of sexual 

assault. At trial, the state proved that just 

after midnight, on August 14, 2016, Lenher 

compelled a friend of his from high school 

to engage in sexual intercourse. Earlier in 

the evening, the two had met up for drinks 

at various bars in the Rutland area. Eventually, 

Lenher became intoxicated and the 

woman offered to drive him home to his 

place in Brandon, Vermont. At his apartment, 

Lenher took the keys of the vehicle 

and persuaded the woman to come inside 

his apartment. Inside, Lenher ignored 

her protests and forcibly escorted her to 

his bedroom where he sexually assaulted 

her. Minutes later, the woman called for 

assistance from her friends while walking 

down Route 7 after fleeing the apartment 

and Lenher. At the time of the offense, 

Lenher was a cadet at the Vermont Police 

Academy. 

The case is now set for sentencing on 

September 17, 2019. Lenher faces up to life 

imprisonment. 

Deputy State’s Attorney Travis Weaver 

tried the case for the Rutland County 

State’s Attorney’s Office. 

DSA Weaver indicated, “The state 

greatly appreciates the time of the jury 

as well as the bravery and fortitude of the 

young victim in this case. It is not easy to 

come forward after being the victim of 

a sexual assault and we greatly admire 

her courage. While many people think 

of sexual assault as a crime perpetrated 

by strangers, the experience of this office 

is that many assaults are perpetrated by 

people known and trusted by the victim. 

We encourage victims of sexual assault 

or abuse to contact the Rutland Unit for 

Special Investigations.” 

The Rutland Unit for Special Investigations 

can be reached at (802) 747-0200. 

Police said a Danby woman became 

violent when police arrested her for an 

abuse prevention order. 

Immediately after being read the 

abuse prevention order, Tiffany Covey, 

38, became disorderly and intentionally 

violated multiple aspects of the order in 

the presence of troopers. 

As Covey was being taken into custody, 

she actively resisted arrest. While 

Police arrest Danby woman 

being escorted out of the residence Covey 

kicked belongings that did not belong to 

her. Covey continued kick the door of a 

State Police cruiser while being placed in 

the back seat. 

Covey was transported to the Vermont 

State Police Barracks in Rutland Town for 

processing. Covey was later issued a citation 

of appear at Vermont Superior Court, 

Criminal Division on May 24 at 12:30 p.m. 

Police arrest man for crashing while driving 

under the influence 

Police said a Rutland man crashed 

while under the influence of drugs May 

30. Police said Brian Hathaway Sr., 55, 

drove off the roadway striking a tree. 

Troopers arrived and Hathaway was not 

responsive. Hathaway was transported 

to the Rutland Regional Medical Center. 

Investigation revealed Hathaway had 

been under the influence of drugs at the 

time of the crash. Troopers processed 

Hathaway for driving under the influence 

of drugs. 

Hathaway was released on a citation 

to appear at the Rutland Superior Court 

Criminal Division at a later date and 

time. 

Killington man arrested for marijuana, cocaine, LSD possession 

The Killington Police Department 

28 marijuana plants, multiple bags of 

cocaine, a small amount of LSD and 

several vials of suspected Butane Hash 

Oil during a search warrant at 697 East 

Mountain Road on May 31. 

The tenant Nicholas Roucoulet, 26, 

was arrested and charged with possession 

of cocaine, marijuana and LSD. 

In addition, police seized over 

150 bags of pre-packaged marijuana 

edibles, each containing 300 mg of 

THC, according to the packaging label. 

The investigation revealed that the 

edibles had been shipped to Roucoulet 

from California. 

Roucoulet was transported to the 

Vermont State Police Barracks where 

he was processed and released with a 

citation. 

Roucoulet is scheduled to appear in 

Vermont Superior Court in Rutland on 

July 15, 2019. 

The Rutland County State’s Attorney’s 

office is prosecuting Roucoulet. 

This investigation is ongoing, and 

anyone with information about this 

investigation is asked to contact the 

Killington Police Department. Alternatively, 

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The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 NEWS BRIEFS • 13 

2019 LOYALTY DAY PARADE 

Many thanks to the Parade Committee of the 55TH Loyalty Day Parade, Sam Gorruso, Gerry Garrow, Dick Blongy, Jim Mills, 

Shella Mills, Tony & Donna Manfredi, Teresa Pitts, Micky Young, Bill Gillam for all the hours they put in since February, without these 

volunteers, the parade would not be as great as it is. 

Thanks to the Parade Section & set up Workers on Sunday who lined up the units, Shella Mills, Mark Lackey, Tony & Donna Manfredi, 

Teresa Pitts, Bill Gillam, Brian Fogg. A big thanks to Central Vermont Motorcycles for the use of the side by side wheelers, and the 

drivers, Howard & Nancy Lear, Angie Bizon, Ed & Sharri Warner, Brian Gillam and Brian Fogg. 

Thanks to the VFW Post 648 Auxiliary and all their helpers for their great buffet luncheon. 

Thanks to the VFW Bartenders Tracy Townsend & Michelle Moyer for a great job behind the bar. 

To Sam’s Good News, The Mountain Times, Rutland Herald, the local radio stations: WSYB 1380, 94-5 The Drive, Cat Country, WJJR, 

Mix 98.1 & Z97.1 & Peg TV for all their help promoting the parade, thank you very much. 

To the Rutland Department of Public Works for setting up the streets and for the use of the reviewing stand and to The Rutland Police 

Department for all they do to help us to make this a safe parade. 

Thanks to all our people who donated vehicles. George Pratt, Brian McDermitt, Tim Collins, Alderman’s Chevrolet, Formula Ford, 

Brileya’s. Drivers: George Pratt, Brian McDermitt, Tim Collins, Jenna Lackey. 

VFW Post 648 Rutland, Vt. wants to give a great big thanks to all units who attend the Loyalty Day Parade and all the people who 

attend & support the parade every year. You all are the ones who make this Loyalty Day Parade an enjoyable event. We had around 120 

Vehicles & about 1100 people in the parade this year. 

We hope that all the School Bands and our Judges John Socinski, Henry Socinski, John Sabatso & Glen Giles will join us nect year 

Winners of the High School Band Competition: 

1. Mill River Union High School 2. Rutland High School 3. Rutland Town School 4. Proctor High School 

The Loyalty Day Parade will be Sunday, May 3, 2020 - mark your calendars now. 

God bless you all. Thank you, 

VFW Loyalty Day Parade Chairpersons 

Donna Manfredi & Shella Mills 

BUSINESSES: 

American Legion West Rutland Post 87 Marble Valley Correctional Center Jones Bakery Earles Truck Repair Inc. Henry’s Barber Shop 

Fair Haven Eagles 3907 Tenny Brook Mkt’ Skene Valley Ctry. Club Dellveneri Bakery Avellino Pizza Bellomo’s Market Casella Waste Systems 

Discount Food Store Gills Deli Hannaford Ground Round Price Chopper Domino’s Pizza Ted’s Pizza Tops Market 

VFW Post 648 _Rutland Walmart Wendy’s Paul’s Cleaners Italian American Club Timco Jewelers Stewarts KFC Bouyea Fassetts Bakery 

Westminster Cracker Co. Mooser Lodge Rutland 1122 VFW AUX 1034 Brattleboro GE Employees Windcrest Rd. Aldous Funeral Home 

Blongy, Richard & Joyce Cairo Shriners Carey’s Auto Sales Inc Clarino Albert Credit Union of Vermont Franklin Conference Center 

Garrow Gerald(CSM Retired) & Mary Ellen Heritage Family Credit Union Hevrin David Initial Ideas Inc Credit Union of Vt. Mac Equipment & Steel Co. 

Fair Haven Dodge Miss Jackies Studio O’Keefe, John & Judy Omya Industries, Inc Paul’s Cleaners Proctor Gas Inc Rocking Horse Country Store 

Rutland Regional Medical Center Wilk Paving Rutland Restaurant Rutland Veterinary Clinic & Surgical Center Smalley Contractors Star Barber Shop 

Joseph P. Carrara & Sons Sugar & Spice Restaurant Tyl Stephen Henry’s Barber Shop Tossing Funeral Home Turning Heads Inc Giddings 

Enterprises Vaillancourt Tree & Landscape Vermont Ceramic Supply Inc Vermont Country Store 

MEMORIAL DONATIONS: 

Combat Veterans Motorcycle Assn.Of Vt - In Memory of all the Men & Women who have 

paid the ultimate in service of their Country 

Cragin’s Service Station - In Memory of John “Bud” & Susan Cragin 

Donna & Anthony Manfredi - In Memory of Aldo Manfredi 

Garrow Family - In Memory of Paul, Edward. Gene & Ralph Thomas. Irene, Beverly & 

Eleanor 

Gill’s Delicatessen - In Memory of Mother Veda P Ghio and Sister Paula Guerin 

In Memory of Betty & George Coburan Sr Silver Star - Korean War 

Mary Ann Fairbanks - In Memory of Mary Canavan 

Melen’s - In Memory of Irene & Edward Melen 

Meveret Manfredi - In Memory of her husband Aldo Manfredi 

Miss Jackie’s Studio of Dance-In Memory of Jackie McMahn 

Pitts, Frederick & Teresa -In Memory of Aldo Manfredi 

Romeo Family - In Memory of Anthony & Leah Romeo 

Ron & Mary Ann Fairbanks - In Memory of Eleanor & John J. Udart 

Wilk Paving - In Memory of John Wilk 

MILITARY SENT TO ALL VFW & LEGION POSTS: 

American Legion Post 25 Windsor, Vt 

American Legion Auxiliary Rutland Unit 31, Rutland, Vt 

American Legion Post 36 Ballard-Hobart Ludlow,Vt 

American Legion Post 37 Bellows Falls ,Vt 

American Legion Post 87 West Rutland ,Vt 

Edson Detachment # 379 Marine Corps League 

VFW Post 7823 Middlebury ,Vt 

VFW Post 2571 White River Junction ,Vt 

VFW Post Auxiliary 758 St Albans ,Vt 

VFW Post 793 Saint Johnsbury,Vt. 

VFW Post 1034 Brattleboro,Vt 

2019 VFW Post 648 Auxiliary Loyalty Day Donations 

DONATIONS: 

Carlene Vero William Barrett Ron Dassie Louise Jeffo Elaine Brinton Nancy Ackley Lana Skovira Angela Lavictoire Chris 

Rafter Tracy Townsend Kevin & Nancy Stevens Sherry Boudreau MJ Woods Mike & Linda Stanowski Michele Jeffo Vicki Graham Brenda 

Bonilla Tonya Rousseau Theresa Allen Tom & Beverly Allen Ed & Sheri Warner Marie Cook Robert Weinreber Sandy Patch Lee Ryan Gale 

Gantt Elizabeth Eves Edna Martell David & Yvonne Zsido Kathy Cotrupi Sue Williams Teresa Cristelli Wally Pratt Thelma 

Barrows Jill Corliss Barb Beauchamp Tony Vero Lonna Kantorski Anne Cotrupi Daniel Colton Betty LaCroix Ed Garrow Patricia McCullough Judy 

Reed Candy & Tim Temple Jeanette Bell Jackie Baker Sondra Philburt Betty Senecal Anthony Merchand Ron Parlman Rick & 

Denise Byers Mr & Mrs Francis McGinnis Stella Black Mary Wright Roy Wilkinson Denise Desrochers Louise Clarino George & Mary 

Costello Carol Bushey Mary Robinson Donna Lee Farwell Timothy Sharrow Tiffany Smit Marsha Thompson MaryEllen Grace Joyce Notte 

Elizabeth Thompson Roberta & David Buley Anne Ladabouche Gwen Racine



Courtesy of VTF&W 

Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s summer course for teachers and other educators will be held 

July 14-19 at Buck Lake in Woodbury. 

Openings available for 

wildlife course 

Vermont Fish & Wildlife says it still has a few openings in its fish and wildlife summer 

course for teachers and other educators. 

The hands-on field course gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and 

wetlands with some of the state’s leading natural resource experts. It will be held at the 

Buck Lake Conservation Camp in Woodbury from July 14 to 19. 

Now in its 34th year, “Wildlife Management and Outdoor Education Techniques 

for Educators,” is a one-week, three-credit graduate course taught by Vermont Fish & 

Wildlife and other Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) staff through Castleton University. 

“Wildlife resources are important to all Vermonters in one way or another,” says 

Fish & Wildlife’s Education Manager Alison Thomas. “If educators can get connected 

with the outdoors and in turn expose their students, then many of these students will 

be able to make informed decisions about Vermont wildlife and their habitat needs.” 

“This course is unique in that it helps non-formal and pre-kindergarten through 

twelfth grade teachers from any discipline -- math, language arts, physical education, 

or history -- improve their instructional strategies and make their lesson plans more 

relevant to their students.” 

“This course is hands-on,” added Thomas. “It continues to evolve and incorporate 

new environmental education ideas and activities. But, we also continue to do traditional 

programs that have been part of the week for 34 years. It’s a great mix of new 

and old with all of it being incredibly helpful and memorable.” 

Tuition is $650 for the course. Books, food and overnight facilities are included. A 

limited number of partial scholarships are available. A course description, schedule 

of activities, and registration information are available by emailing: Alison.Thomas@ 

Vermont.Gov. 

Buck Lake Conservation Camp is located east of Route 14, north of Woodbury Village. 

Submitted 

Vaccine rates vary significantly across the state, but overall are better than average. 

Vaccinations: 


Media reports from across the country 

suggest that Waldorf schools, which 

tout a “holistic” approach to learning, 

often have low vaccination rates. 

Last year, North Carolina saw 

its largest chickenpox outbreak in 

decades at an Asheville Waldorf school, 

according to the report. 

In Vermont, lawmakers got rid of the 

philosophical exemption to the state’s 

vaccination law in 2016. But while vaccination 

rates have gone up since that 

exemption was removed, the number 

of families using the religious exemption 

has shot up noticeably. 

During the 2015-16 school year, the 

last year in which families could still 

claim the philosophical or religious 

exemptions, just 0.9 percent of kindergarteners 

were exempt for religious 

reasons; 4.6 percent were exempt on 

philosophical grounds. The following 

year, religious exemptions jumped to 

3.7 percent. This year, it’s at 4.4 percent. 

(Families can also claim a medical 

exemption – with documentation from 

a medical provider – from vaccination, 

but that number has held steady at 

roughly 0.2 percent.) 

Schools and camps pay closer attention 

“The data kind of implies that many 

of those who can no longer utilize the 

philosophical exemption have chosen 

to utilize the religious exemption,” 

Levine said. 

Levine said many schools appear 

to be acting proactively to encourage 

immunization – including certain private 

religious schools, including those 

affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese 

in Burlington. And as the warm 

weather nears, the commissioner said 

he’s also gotten reports of summer 

camps and even resorts tightening – or 

for the first time creating – vaccination 

requirements. 

The Tyler Place Family Resort 

in Highgate Springs is now asking 

customers if they’re vaccinated and 

refunding deposits if guests say any 

member of their party (unless they’re 

too young to get their shots) is unimmunized 

against measles. 

The resort’s CEO, Ted Tyler, said he’d 

gotten a smattering of pushback, but 

mostly praise from relieved customers. 

“There’s not much question that we 

have to pursue safety, and that’s what 

we do,” he said. 

Rutland County Solid Waste District 

Household Hazardous Waste 

Rural Collection Schedule 

Date Place Time 

June 8 Castleton 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 

Poultney 

12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

June 15 Mount Holly 8:00AM - 12:00PM 

June 22 Brandon 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Pittsford 

12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

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we are Soliciting bids for all trades for a new fire station 

project. Any interested parties can contact Tim to get bid 

documents and the bidding schedule. DEW is the agent for 

the Town. 

Tim Heinlein 

Project Manager 

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direct - 802.764.2333 

cell - 802.363.3697 

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Letter: Climate solutions start with us 


titions, attending rallies, 

and having hard conversations 

is about all we can 

do at a federal level. The 

state level is similar but 

we have more say. Our 

local communities are 

where we can all make a 

difference. Advocate globally, 

act locally. 

If we are truly discussing 

an investment of $1 

million all the way up to 

a bond of $60 million, it 

had better take climate 

change into consideration. 

The claim is that the 

status quo is not sustainable. 

But to date, the 

sustainability discussed 

is that of finance. I would 

argue that our status quo 

is not sustainable due to 

climate. 

We need to take a step 

back and consider the 

future we face. Climate 

change will affect everything, 

it already is. Cutting 

emissions will affect 

everything. Coping with 

what we have done thus 

far changes everything. 

We must make choices 

accordingly. Our future 

and that of our children 

depend on it. 

Solutions to the same 

problem look very different 

depending on 

perspective. 

It’s time to change ours. 

Giles Hoyler, Ripton

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 NEWS BRIEFS • 15 

Condos to headline 

cybersecurity summit 

Mountain Times Half page 2.19.qxp 2/14/19 10:24 AM Page 1 

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos 

will be delivering a keynote address on 

cybersecurity at Route Fifty’s “Building a 

New Cyber Security Paradigm” summit in 

Boston on Thursday, June 6. 

“Defending our elections and other 

government systems from cyber attackers 

takes constant diligence, and requires 

continual investment in the robust defense 

network that keeps the bad actors out,” 

said Secretary Condos. “With respect to 

elections, voters deserve to know that when 

they cast their ballot, their vote is secure, 

and that when they give information to 

state and local governments, we’re doing 

everything in our power to ensure that 

information is protected.” 

Condos, who also serves as president 

for the National Association of Secretaries 

of State, is considered a national leader on 

election security, due to the robust cyber 

defenses in place protecting Vermont 

elections, and the suite of best practices 

employed in Vermont, which include voter 

marked paper ballots for every vote cast, 

post-election audits, automatic voter registration, 

same day voter registration, daily 

backup of the voter registration checklist, 

and ongoing threat monitoring and deterrence. 

“State and local governments are increasingly 

challenged by the rapidly changing 

nature of the cybersecurity landscape,” 

said Condos. “Our responsibility to protect 

the foundations of our democracy is like 

a race without a finish line. We must keep 

evolving daily to stay one step ahead of 

those who wish to sew chaos and discord in 

our fair and free elections.” 

The secretary’s keynote will focus on the 

ongoing evolution of election cybersecurity 

since the news that Russian agents had 

executed a concerted effort to attack state 

election systems in 2016. Further evidence 

in the recently released Mueller Report 

shows an orchestrated effort by Russian 

cyber agents to attack U.S. election systems 

and propagate widespread disinformation 

on social media. 

More information about the upcoming 

event can be found at www.routefifty.com/ 

feature/cybersecurity-roadshow. 

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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 5:30 P.M. 

By Chuck Helfer 

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5 

Community Work Day 

9:15 a.m. 

Help maintain and build trails at Giorgetti Park/Pine Hill Park, Rutland. 

Combined with YES Plan. 9:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m. All welcome to join! 

Bring food, water bug spray. Tools/gloves provided. Oak St. Ext., 

Rutland. 

Serenity Gentle Yoga 

10 a.m. 

Gentle yoga class helps strengthen, stretch, and lengthen the body 

gradually, while bringing mindful awareness to breath. Culminates 

with healing vibrations of Crystal Singing Bowl Sound Bath. Great for 

beginners and practiced yogis. Sol Luna Farm, 329 Old Farm Road, 

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12 p.m. 

Killington Active Seniors meet for a meal Wednesdays at the Lookout 

Bar & Grille. Town sponsored. Come have lunch with this well-traveled 

group of men and women. $5/ person. 908-783-1050. 2910 Killington 

Road, Killington. 

Vermont Farmers’ Market (Rutland) 

3 p.m. 

The outdoor summer market is held every Wednesday, 3-6 p.m. in 

Depot Park (in front of WalMart), Rutland. 75+ vendors selling farm 

fresh veggies and fruits, flowers, specialty foods, hot foods, eggs, 

artisan cheeses, handcrafted breads, maple syrup, Vermont crafts, jars 

of every type, and more; plus hard goods and services. 

Brandon Book Sale 

4 p.m. 

Brandon Free Public Library holds used book sale, through October. 

Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 

p.m. Amazing selection for all ages, fiction and non-fiction. For May, 

BOGO. 4 Franklin St., Brandon. 

Tobacco Cessation Group 

5 p.m. 

Castleton Community Center, 2108 Main St., Castleton. Wednesdays, 

5-6 p.m. Free nicotine replacement therapy and other resources and 

supports. 802-747-3768. 

Rotary Meeting 

6 p.m. 

The Killington-Pico Rotary club cordially invites visiting Rotarians, 

friends and guests to attend weekly meeting. Meets Wednesdays at 

Clear River Tavern in Pittsfield, 6-8 p.m. for full dinner and fellowship. 

802-773-0600 to make a reservation. Dinner fee $21. KillingtonPicoRotary.org 

Meditation Circle 

6:15 p.m. 

Maclure Library offers meditation circle Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15 

p.m. 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., Pittsford. 

Free Knitting Class 

6:30 p.m. 

Free knitting classes at Plymouth Community 

Center, by Barbara Wanamaker. Bring yarn 

and needles, U.S. size 7 or 8 bamboo 

needles recommended, one skein of 

medium weight yarn in light or medium 

color. RSVP to bewanamaker@gmail. 

com, 802-396-0130. 35 School 

Drive, Plymouth. 

Wallingford Concert Series 

7 p.m. 

Wallingford Town Hall concert 

series presents Stewart & Slattery 

- fiddle, guitars, vocals. 

Suggested donation $10-$15 

at the door. Bake sale, too. 75 

School St., Wallingford. 

THURSDAY 

JUNE 6 

Open Swim ** 

8 a.m. 

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell 

Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement 

Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 

5-7 p.m. 802-773-7187. 

Playgroup 

10 a.m. 

Maclure Library offers playgroup, Thursdays, 10 

a.m.-12 p.m. Birth to 5 years old. Stories, crafts, 

snacks, singing, dancing. 802-483-2792. 840 Arch St., 

Pittsford. 

Story Time 

10 a.m. 

Story time at West Rutland Public Library. Thursdays,10 a.m. Bring 

young children to enjoy stories, crafts, and playtime. 802-438-2964. 

Killington Bone Builders 

10 a.m. 

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., 

Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. 

802-422-3368. 

Mendon Bone Builders 

10 a.m. 

Mendon bone builders meets Thursdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 

Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694. 

Balance Workshop 

4 p.m. 

Rutland Regional Medical Center hosts Gaining Traction: Improve your 

Walking, Balance, and Stability workshop on Thursdays, May 23-June 

20, 4-5:30 p.m. in CVPS/Leahy Community Health Ed Center. 160 

Allen St., Rutland. Registration required at rrmc.org; 802-772- 

2400. $15. 


4:30 p.m. 

Old Brandon Town Hall, Brandon. Thursdays, 4:30- 

5:30 p.m. Free nicotine replacement therapy and 

other resources and supports. 802-747-3768. 

Tobacco Cessation Support Group 

4:30 p.m. 

Peer led tobacco cessation support group 

held first Thursday of every month, 4:30- 

5:30 p.m. a RRMC CVPS Conference 

Center, 160 Allen St., Rutland. 

Ukulele Lessons 

5 p.m. 

Chaffee Art Center offers ukulele lessons 

weekly on Thursdays, 5-6 p.m. $20. 

RSVP requested: info@chaffeeartcenter. 

org. 16 South Main St., Rutland. Bring 

your own ukulele! 

Thursday Night Ride Series 

5:30 p.m. 

Weekly mountain bike ride at various 

locations throughout Slate Valley Trails and 

beyond. slatevalleytrails.org for details and 

locations weekly. Rides 1.5-2 hours, friendly, no 

drop pace. info@slatevalleytrails.org. Poultney. 

Bridge Club 

6 p.m. 

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick 

Center Thursdays, 6 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge 

games. 1 Deer St., Rutland. 802-228-6276. 

Youth Mountain Bike Group 

6 p.m. 

Rutland Rec youth mountain bike club group - open to all grade 3-12 

kids, from any town. Need: mountain bike with gears, helmet, closed 

toe shoes, appropriate attire. Mondays and Thursdays, 6 p.m. at 

Giorgetti/Pine Hill Park, Oak St. Ext., Rutland. Through July 25. Register 

at pinehillpark.org. 

“One Town at at Time” screening 

7 p.m. 

Vermont’s 251 Club’s documentary “One Town at a Time” premieres at 

Rochester Free Library - free screening. Join Mike Leonard, documentarian. 

Free, open to public. 22 S. Main St., Rochester. 

Open Mic 

7 p.m. 

Open mic with Jim Yeager at ArtisTree Community Arts Center, 

Pomfret. Free. All levels, all abilities, relaxed environment. Info, artistreevt.org. 

2095 S. Pomfret Rd., Pomfret. 

Stanley Cup Finals 

7:15 p.m. 

Paramount Theatre screens Sports Live in HD: Stanley Cup Finals, 

game five: Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. Free! 30 Center St., 

Rutland. paramountvt.org. 

FRIDAY JUNE 7 

Open Swim ** 

8 a.m. 

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement 

Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

802-773-7187. 


9:15 a.m. 




Rutland. 

Book Sale 

10 a.m. 

June Friends of the Rutland Free Library book sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Thousands of gently used, organized books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles for 

all ages. $0.25-$3. Discounted, rare and antique books. June highlight: 

Golf - BOGO golf books! 10 Court St., Rutland. 

Story Time 

10:30 a.m. 

Sherburne Memorial Library holds story time Fridays, 10:30-11 a.m. 

Stories, songs, activities. All ages welcome! 802-422-9765. 


11 a.m. 





VERMONT DAYS 

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 8-9 

By Erica Harrington

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 CALENDAR • 17 

Knitting Group 

12 p.m. 

Maclure Library offers knitting group, Fridays, 12-2 p.m. 802-483-2792. 

840 Arch St., Pittsford. 

Ludlow Farmers’ Market 

4 p.m. 

Every Friday, Memorial Day to Columbus Day, 4-7 p.m. on the front 

lawn of Okemo Mountain School, 53 Main St., Ludlow. 30+ local vendors. 

Rain or shine. 

Pop Up Market 

5 p.m. 

Newberry Market in White River Junction hosts monthly pop up 

markets, 5-8 p.m. Featuring local artisans, jewelry, gift cards, artwork, 

photography, Lularoe, books, more. First Fridays. $25 vendor space. 

newberrymarketwrj@gmail.com. 19 S Main St, White River Junction. 

SATURDAY JUNE 8 

Vermont Days 

Vermont’s all-access to state owned sites, parks, fishing and more! 

All state-owned historic sites have free admission today only. Fish any 

Vermont waterway for free - no license required - Saturday & Sunday, 

June 8-9. Plus, it’s free admission to all State Parks! 

Pancake Breakfast Buffet 

8 a.m. 

Monthly pancake breakfast at Masonic Lodge, 63 Franklin St., West 

Rutland. 8-11 a.m. $9 adults, $3 for ages 4-12. Free age 3 and under. 

Pancakes, fr. toast, eggs, home fries, corned beef hash, meats, beverages, 

and maybe more! 

Vermont Farmers’ Market (Rutland) 

9 a.m. 

The outdoor summer market is held every Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in 

Depot Park (in front of WalMart), Rutland. 75+ vendors selling farm 

fresh veggies and fruits, flowers, specialty foods, hot foods, eggs, 

artisan cheeses, handcrafted breads, maple syrup, Vermont crafts, jars 

of every type, and more; plus hard goods and services. vtfarmersmarket.org. 


9 a.m. 





Killington Section GMC 

9 a.m. 

Killington Section Green Mountain Club outing: Upper Elevation Work 

Party (rain date Sunday, June 9). Join in some spring cleaning and 

maintenance on higher stretches of LT/AT. Bring work gloves, water, 

lunch. Tools provided. Meet 9 a.m. in Main St Park, near fire station off 

Center St., to carpool. Leader: 802-282-2237, 802-775-3855. 

Inspiration in Nature 

9:30 a.m. 

Learn about wildlife of Pine Hill Park on moderate stroll through trails. 

Look at various plants and animals, work with tools used by naturalist, 

and more. Bring wildlife guilde books, binoculars, walking shoes, bug 

spray. For ages 11+. 9:30 a.m.-12 noon. Free. pinehillpark.org. 

Let’s Go Fishing 

10 a.m. 

Pawlet Library’s second Vt. Life Skill Share program is free fishing 

program at Lake St. Catherine State Park on Free Fishing Day, 10 

a.m.-1 p.m. No license required. Park admission is free, too! Instructor 

will teach youth and adults how to fish and share info. 3034 VT-30, 

Poultney. 

Summer Reading Kick-Off 

10 a.m. 

Chittenden Public Library kicks off Summer Reading Program with 

“Dinoman! Through the Solar System and Beyond” reading, and visual 

presentation. An educational and exciting family program. 223 Chittenden 

Road, Chittenden. Free, open to all. 

Book Sale 

10 a.m. 

June Friends of the Rutland Free Library book sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Thousands of gently used, organized books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles for 

all ages. $0.25-$3. Discounted, rare and antique books. June highlight: 

Golf - BOGO golf books! 10 Court St., Rutland. 

Serenity Gentle Yoga 

10 a.m. 

Gentle yoga class helps strengthen, stretch, and lengthen the body 

gradually, while bringing mindful awareness to breath. Culminates 

with healing vibrations of Crystal Singing Bowl Sound Bath. Great for 

beginners and practiced yogis. Sol Luna Farm, 329 Old Farm Road, 

Shrewsbury. sollunafarm.com. 

National Get Outdoors Day 

10 a.m. 

VINS celebrates National Get Outdoors Day with Forest Fairy Hunt, 10 

a.m.-5 p.m. Admission to VINS, 149 Nature’s Way, Quechee. vinsweb. 

org. 

Open Gym 


Saturday morning open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., 

Rutland. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. All ages welcome. Practice current skills, create 

gymnastic routines, learn new tricks, socialize with friends. $5/ hour 

members; $8/ hour non-members. Discount punch cards available. 

802-773-1404. 

Kids’ Saturday Classes 


Chaffee Art Center offers different activity for kids each week - painting, 

cooking, craft making and more. $10. Pre-register at 802-775- 

0036. chaffeeartcenter.org. 

Q&A with Stephanie Jerome 


Have questions for Vt. House Rep. Stephanie Jerome? Maclure Library 

welcomes her the second Saturday of each month to answer questions 

from the public, “Coffee and Conversation,” 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

840 Arch St., Pittsford. 

Catfish Derby 


Huck Finn Catfish Derby at the Foundry at Summit Pond. 11 a.m.-2 

p.m. Poles provided, prizes for largest catch and more. $5 entry. BBQ 

available for purchase, lawn games, family fun. Benefits Killington 

Elementary School PEAKS. 63 Summit Path, Killington. 

Bridge Club 

12 p.m. 

Marble Valley Duplicate Bridge Club meets at Godnick 

Center Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Sanctioned duplicate bridge 

games. 1 Deer St., Rutland. 802-228-6276. 

RCMS Summer Series 

4 p.m. 

Soovin Kim, violin and Gloria Chien, piano, join for 

opening concert of Rochester Chamber Music 

Society’s 25th Summer Series. Works by Ravel, 

Copeland and Szymanowski. Rochester Federated 

Church, 15 N. Main St., Rochester. rcmsvt.org. 

Saturday Gravel Rides 

4:30 p.m. 

Analog Cycles leads weekly 20-35-mile gravel 

rides from Baptist Church Parking lot on East 

Poultney Green. Mix of road/dirt road/double track 

and easy single track. Gravel bike approved. Hard 

terrain, slacker pace. No drop rides. Rain or shine, 

unless lighting. Bring legit bright light lights, a tube, 

and water. 301-456-5471. 

Open Swim 

5 p.m. 

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont 

Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: Tues., Thurs., 

Saturday 5-7 p.m. 802-773-7187. 

Birding Boot Camp 

5 p.m. 

The Nature Museum hosts the Bird Diva, Bridget Butler, for an interactive 

talk and “boot camp” experience for birders of all levels. Become a 

savvier birder! $10 registration at nature-museum.org. Attend Session 

2 on June 9, 7 a.m. - $20 - an in the field bootcamp! 186 Townshend 

Rd, Grafton. 

Bike Bum Registration Party 

5 p.m. 

Killington Mountain Bike Club Bike Bum race series registration party, 

5-8 p.m. at Lookout Tavern, 2910 Killington Rd, Killington. Raffles, 

membership renewal, meet new people, learn about weekly rides, and 

more. killington.com for details. 

Bingo 

5:30 p.m. 

Bridgewater Grange Bingo, Saturday nights, doors open at 5:30 p.m. 

Games start 6:30 p.m. Route 100A, Bridgewater Corners. Just across 

bridge from Junction Country Store. All welcome. Refreshments available. 

Open Gym 

6 p.m. 

Friday night open gym at Head Over Heels, 152 North Main St., 

Rutland. 6-8 p.m. Ages 6+. Practice current skills, create gymnastic 

routines, learn new tricks, socialize with friends! $5/ hour members; $8/ 

hour non-members. Discount punch cards available. 802-773-1404. 

Sound Healing 

7 p.m. 

Experience healing sounds and vibrations of Crystal Singing Bowls. 

Register at sollunafarm.com. $25. Sol Luna Farm, 329 Old Farm Road, 

Shrewsbury. 

FOLA Film Screening 

7 p.m. 

FOLA screens 1984 film “Swing Shift” starring Kurt Russell and Goldie 

Hawn. Free, donations accepted. Water & popcorn provided. Heald 

Auditorium at Ludlow Town Hall, 37 S. Depot St., Ludlow. 

Sarah Blacker 

7:30 p.m. 

Sarah Blacker brings New England Groove Association with her to 

Brandon Music. $20 tickets, brandon-music.net. BYOB. 62 Country 

Club Road, Brandon. 

SUNDAY JUNE 9 

Heartfulness Meditation 

7:45 a.m. 

Free group meditation Sundays, Rochester Town Office, School St. 

Dane, 802-767-6010. heartfulness.org. 

Yoga Class 

10:30 a.m. 

Yoga with Dawn resumes at Plymouth Community Center, 35 School 

Drive, Plymouth. All levels welcome, bring your own mat. $10/ class. 

Book Discussion 

11:30 a.m. 

Wilderness Friends Meeting hosts book discussion at Shrewsbury Library, 

Cuttingsville. “Nine Things I’ve Learned About Life” by Harold S. 

Kushner. Order book from Phoenix Books Rutland. Preceding, worship 

at 10 a.m. Light refreshments at 11 a.m. Public welcome. 98 Town Hill 

Rd, Shrewsbury. 

CATFISH DERBY AT 

THE FOUNDRY 

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 11 A.M. 

By Robin Alberti 

The Snow Queen 

1 p.m. 

Students of Vermont Center for Dance Education present The Snow 

Queen on stage at Paramount Theatre, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. performances. 

$15/$25 tickets - paramountvt.org. 30 Center St., Rutland. 

Civil War Discussion 

2 p.m. 

Terry Richards and Bill Kaigle give presentation on Vermont in the Civil 

War Heritage Trail at Bridgewater Historical Society, 12 North Bridgewater 

Road, Bridgewater. Free, open to public. Refrehsments provided. 

Opening Reception 

4 p.m. 

Opening of “Wood Ledge” exhibit, by Paul Bowen, at BigTown Gallery, 

in the Projects Gallery. Artist talk 4 p.m. Coincides with first reading 

of Joan Hutton Landis Summer Reading Series with Nathan McClean 

and Angela Palm at 5:30 p.m. followed by refreshments. Free, open to 

public, donations welcome. 99 North Main St., Rochester. bigtowngallery.com. 

We Three Together 

4 p.m. 

Bill Cole, Gerald Veasley, Stephanie Richards in an improvised performance 

with double reed horns from India, China, and Korea, plus Didgeridoo, 

bass guitar, and trumpet. $10 suggested donation. artistreevt. 

org. ArtisTree, 2095 Pomfret Road, So. Pomfret. 

Grace Coolidge Musicale 

4 p.m. 

President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site welcomes pianist Abigail 

Charbeneau and cellist Kate Jensik to perform first Grace Coolidge 

Musicale in Coolidge Museum & Education Center. Free, open to public. 

Donations welcome. 3780 VT-100A, Plymouth. 

Pentecost Handbell Concert 

4 p.m. 

Grace Church Tintinnabula will be joined by the Tinmouth Handbell Ensemble 

to offer a concert of seasonal music. Special guest, Jen Cohen, 

will join the choirs on steel drums. 8 Court St., Rutland. 

Book Reading 

6 p.m. 

“The Telescope in the Ice: Inventing a New Astronomy at the South 

Pole” book reading and presentation with Vt author Mark Bowen. 

Reading plus Q&A. Free, open to public. Chittenden Public Library, 223 

Chittenden Road, Chittenden.

18 • MUSIC SCENE 


Stanley Cup Finals 

7:15 p.m. 

Paramount Theatre screens Sports Live in HD: Stanley Cup Finals, 

game six: Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. Free! 30 Center St., 

Rutland. paramountvt.org. 

MONDAY JUNE 10 

Killington Yoga 

8:30 a.m. 

All Level Flow Yoga, 8:30 a.m. at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, 

RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101. 


9:15 a.m. 




Rutland. 

Killington Bone Builders 

10 a.m. 

Bone builders meets at Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Rd., 

Killington, 10-11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Free, weights supplied. 

802-422-3368. 

Monday Meals 

12 p.m. 

Every Monday meals at Chittenden Town Hall at 12 noon. Open to 

public, RSVP call by Friday prior, 483-6244. Gene Sargent. Bring your 

own place settings. Seniors $3.50 for 60+. Under 60, $5. No holidays. 

337 Holden Rd., Chittenden. 

Rutland Rotary 

12:15 p.m. 

Rotary Club of Rutland meets Mondays for lunch at The Palms Restaurant. 

Learn more or become a member, journal@sover.net. 


5 p.m. 

Free tobacco cessation group. Mondays, 5-6 p.m. at CVPS/Leahy 

Community Health Ed Center at RRMC, 160 Allen St., Rutland. Free 

nicotine replacement therapy and other resources and supports. 802- 

747-3768. 

All Levels Yoga 

6:30 p.m. 

Chaffee Art Center offers all level yoga class with Stefanie DeSimone, 

50 minute practice. $5/ class, drop-ins welcome. 16 South Main St., 

Rutland. Bring a mat. 

SVT HikeTUESDAY JUNE 11 

7:30 a.m. 

Join Rutland County Audubon Society on Slate Valley Trails for slowpaced, 

bird identificaiton walk. Today, on Castleton University trails. 

Meet at D&H trail crossing, South St., Castleton. Parking lot on east 

side. Easy to moderate terrain. Bring water, bug spray, binocs, camera, 

field guides if you have them. jptilley50@gmail.com. 

Open Swim ** 

8 a.m. 

Enjoy the warm water at Mitchell Therapy Pool at Vermont Achievement 

Center, 88 Park St., Rutland: 8-9 a.m.; 12-1 p.m.; 5-7 p.m. 

802-773-7187. 

Water Conference 

8 a.m. 

Vt Environmental Consortium and Vermont Technical College host 

annual environmental conference, “The State of Vermont’s Water” at Vt 

Technical College, 124 Admin Drive, Randolph Center. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Include topics like groundwater and storm water rule updates, nitrates 

and chloride in water, agricultural best practices, permits, and more. 


9:15 a.m. 




Rutland. 

Mendon Bone Builders 

10 a.m. 

Mendon bone builders meets Tuesdays at Roadside Chapel, 1680 

Townline Rd, Rutland Town. 802-773-2694. 



Free tobacco cessation group. Free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. 

Every Tuesday, 11-12 p.m. at Heart Center, 12 Commons St., Rutland. 

802-747-3768. 

Restorative Yoga 


Restorative Yoga at Sol Luna Farm, Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. All 

levels, no experience needed. Surrender into rest and relaxation, with 

supported postures on bolsters and blankets. Crystal Singing Bowl 

Bath culminates session. 329 Old Farm Road, Shrewsbury. sollunafarm.com. 

Level 1 Yoga 

5:30 p.m. 

Level 1 Hatha Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 

River Rd, Killington. killingtonyoga.com, 802-770-4101. 

Summer Sunset 5K Series 

6:30 p.m. 

5K trail course at Giorgetti Park/Pine Hill Park, Oak St. Ext., Rutland. 

Walk or run at your own pace. Youth fees (18 and under) covered by 

RRMC Rehab Services; $5 for all others. Register at pinehillpark.org. 

WED. 

JUNE 5 

PAWLET 

7 p.m. Barn Restaurant 

Pickin’ in Pawlet 

POULTNEY 

6:30 p.m. Taps Tavern 

Jazz Night with Moose Crossing 

RUTLAND 

9:30 p.m. The Venue 

Chris P and Josh 

STOCKBRIDGE 

6 p.m. Wild Fern 

Sammy B 

WOODSTOCK 

6:30 p.m. 506 Bistro and Bar 

Live Jazz Pianist 

THURS. 

JUNE 6 

BARNARD 

5:30 p.m. Feast and 

Field 

Music on the Farm with Jay 

Nash 

PITTSFIELD 

[MUSIC Scene] 

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg 

8 p.m. Clear River 

Open Mic Jam with Silas McPrior 

POULTNEY 

7 p.m. Taps Tavern 

The Medicine Tribe 

RUTLAND 


Krishna Guthrie 

SOUTH POMFRET 

7 p.m. Hay Loft 

Open Mic 

FRIDAY 

JUNE 7 

BOMOSEEN 

6 p.m. Iron Lantern 

Nancy Johnson 

KILLINGTON 

7 p.m. The Foundry 

Ryan Fuller 

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s 

Irish Pub 

Craic Agus Ceol 

9 p.m. Jax Food 

Tony Lee Thomas 

LUDLOW 

7 p.m. Du Jour VT 

George Nostrand 

PAWLET 

7 p.m. Barn Restaurant 

Moons and Goochers 

POULTNEY 


Fiddle Witch 

RUTLAND 

7 p.m. Draught Room 

Duane Carleton 

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way 

Tavern 

Free Wheelin’ 

10 p.m. Center St. Alley 

DJ Dirty D 

SATURDAY 

JUNE 8 

BOMOSEEN 

6 p.m. Iron Lantern 

Steve Kyhill 

BRANDON 

7 p.m. Brandon Music 

Sarah Blacker and New England 

Groove Association 

KILLINGTON 


Ryan Fuller 

7:30 p.m. McGrath’s 

Irish Pub 

Craic Agus Ceol 

9 p.m. Jax 

Josh Jakab 

LUDLOW 

3 p.m. Jackson Gore Village 

Courtyard 

2019 B2VT Finish Line Party with 

Ruby Street 


George Nostrand 

QUECHEE 

7 p.m. The Public House 


RUTLAND 

7 p.m. The Howlin’ 

Mouse Record Store 

Zach Presents: Writing in The 

Skies/ Geph/ Aegri Somnia 

9 p.m. Center Street 

Alley 

DJ Mega 

9:30 p.m. Hide-A-Way 

Tavern 

Karaoke 101 with Tenacious T 


Damn it all 

POULTNEY 

5 p.m. Otto’s Cones 

Point General Store 

Moose Crossing 

SUNDAY 

JUNE 9 

KILLINGTON 

12 p.m. Summit Lodge 



Jazz Night, Summit Pond Quartet 

RUTLAND 

4 p.m. Grace Church 

Handbell Concert 

7 p.m. Hide-A-Wayxe 

Katie Louise 


Open Mic with Chris Pallutto 

SOUTH POMFRET 

4 p.m. The Hay Loft 

We three together 

STOCKBRIDGE 


Rick Redington 


The People’s Jam 

MONDAY 

JUNE 10 

LUDLOW 

9:30 p.m. The Killarney 

Open Mic with King Arthur Junior 

PITTSFIELD 

7 p.m. Clear River 

The Idiots 

TUESDAY 

JUNE 11 

CASTLETON 

6 p.m. Third Place Pizzeria 

Josh Jakab 

LUDLOW 


Open Jam Session with Sammy 

B and King Arthur Junior 

POULTNEY 


Open Bluegrass Jam Hosted by 

Fiddlewitch

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 ROCKIN’ THE REGION • 19 

Rockin’ The Region 

with Ryan Fuller 

rockin’ 

the region 

by dj dave 

hoffenberg 

Catch Ryan Fuller 

this Friday and Saturday 

at The Foundry 

in Killington at 7 p.m. 

He has a few appearances 

there every 

month this summer 

and has been a regular 

part of its rotation 

for the past few years. 

He plays all over the Rutland region and can also be 

seen June 21 at the Hop ‘n’ Moose in Rutland, and 

June 28 at the Lake House in Bomoseen. 

I’ve seen Ryan Fuller play for the past 12 years, 

right after his start in 2006, when he was 23. His first 

ever gig was at Magoo’s in Rutland, now called Union 

Jacks. I first saw him play at Center Street Saloon. He 

and Joel Hopperstad, known as Fuller ‘n’ The Hole, 

would play Monday nights while I tended bar. He has 

come a long way, and is one of my favorites to see live. 

Fuller likes to play ‘90s alternative, but has a good 

variety of country and classic rock, too. His biggest 

musical influence is Dave Matthews Band. He’s 

been a fan for a long time. His favorite song to cover 

is “Grey Street,” and said, “That song is my all-time 

favorite song to play.” He is a rare performer in the 

sense that he takes requests, even if it’s not in his 

repertoire. He has an iPad and said that if he has internet 

and a general idea of how the song goes, he’ll at 

least try it. “You can pull up tabs and chords from just 

about anywhere these days,” he said. He never took 

a lesson on guitar – he taught himself. “The internet 

was a wonderful thing,” he said. 

Fuller has always liked music. His father, Randy, 

was a drummer in some country cover bands while 

he was growing up. He said, “My parents were always 

listening to Eric Clapton and Fleetwood Mac on the 

radio.” 

He played the saxophone when he was a teenager 

and most of what he learned was by ear. “I took lessons 

on the saxophone and I couldn’t read a note. By 

my senior year I could kind of pick out what this or 

that was, but for the most part, I would listen to the 

piece and play it back,” he explained. 

“I played in the band in high school. I got out of 

that, but always wanted to be a part of a band so 

I picked up the guitar at 19 thinking that I would 

never be a lead singer. I decided that I wanted to try 

and learn how to play it. I would listen to a song and 

try and mimic it. I would go to tablature sites to see 

where my fingers would go on the strings. By age 20, 

I had learned a handful of 

songs. I played [in] friends’ 

living rooms and just around 

the camp fire for a couple of 

years until I got that first gig 

at Magoo’s,” Fuller said. His 

first actual live performance 

was at 3D’s performing at 

Open Mic, which was just a 

song. He said, “It went a lot 

better than I thought it would. I was shaking pretty 

darn good.” 

After the Magoo’s gig, he would hit a few open 

mics, and would usually be invited back to play a 

“YOU CAN PULL UP TABS AND 

CHORDS FROM JUST ABOUT 

ANYWHERE THESE DAYS,” 

FULLER SAID. “THE INTERNET 

WAS A WONDERFUL THING.” 

gig or share a gig with someone else. He said, “It just 

kept growing and growing.” He met Hopperstad at 

3D’s who then started showing up at some of Fuller’s 

shows. Fuller added, “He came to the next and the 

next. It worked well for quite a while.” 

Fuller’s sound is unique because of his harmonizer 

pedal. It takes the chords 

that he’s singing and the 

chords that he’s playing and 

it finds harmonies based on 

how he sets it. He said, “It 

gives it – no pun intended – a 

fuller sound. It’s not just like 

I’m sitting around a bonfire; 

it gives it a little extra. People 

think it’s pre-recorded, but 

it’s definitely all on the fly.” Basically, he’s playing the 

guitar straight up and harmonizing with himself, 

which is a cool sound. 

Fuller has written a few originals, but said, “I’m 

Ryan Fuller 

Submitted 

very hesitant to play any of it in public. On occasion, 

if I’m feeling gutsy enough and someone asks for an 

original, I’ll pull one or two out, but that’s once in a 

great blue moon.” 

Music is not a full-time job for Fuller, although 

with the amount he performs, it could be. He’s been 

working at Omya for the past 12 years, and, as he puts 

it, “It would be stupid to stop that.” He also recently 

opened up Ruff Life Coffee in downtown Rutland and 

has Fuller Firearms, so he’s quite busy. 

Because of all the above, Fuller sees music as an 

outlet. He talked about that, 

“Because I have so many other things going on in 

my everyday life, it’s almost like a release from everything. 

My little vacation or my stress relieving thing. 

Some people play golf, some do yoga; mine is getting 

up on stage. It doesn’t matter who is in front of me 

or where I’m at, it’s all gone. It’s just the music at that 

point. It’s my release from the everyday.” 

Don’t miss a chance to see Ryan Fuller!

20 • 

Living 


ADEThis weeks living Arts, Dining and Entertainment! 

Summer has (un) 

officially arrived 

in Vermont 

Enjoy a free sample of Vermont’s 

fishing, state parks and historic 

culture during Vermont Days 

Saturday & Sunday, June 8-9—Vermont Days is 

an annual weekend in June celebrating the arrival of 

summer. Held June 8-9 this year, the weekend is a way 

to visit Vermont state-owned sites and fishing access 

– at no charge. 

Bring the family to any Vermont state park (day 

use), fish at any Fish & Wildlife fishing access (no 

license required for the day), enjoy free entry at state 

historic sites as well as free admission to the Vermont 

History Museum in Montpelier, and the Vermont History 

Center in Barre. 

Locals and visitors can all fish Vermont’s waterways 

without a fishing license throughout the 

weekend. 

Area state parks include Silver Lake State Park 

in Barnard; Quechee State Park in Quechee; Camp 

Plymouth State Park and Coolidge State Park in Plymouth; 

Gifford Woods State Park in Killington; Lake St. 

Catherine State Park in Poultney; Bomoseen State 

Park in Castleton; Half Moon State Park and Taconic 

Mountains Ramble State Park in Hubbardton; Branbury 

State Park in Leicester; and more throughout the 

state. 

Visit vtstateparks.com for a complete list of state 

parks, state-owned historic sites, Vermont-owned 

waterways for fishing, and more details. 

FOLA screens ‘Swing Shift’ starring real-life 

couple, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell 

Saturday, June 8, 

7 p.m.—LUDLOW— 

“Swing Shift” will be the 

next FOLA film shown 

Saturday, June 8 at 7 p.m. 

in the Heald Auditorium 

at the Ludlow Town Hall. 

The film takes the 

viewer back to California 

during World War II and 

looks at women entering 

the work force as necessity 

of war and then what 

happens when the war 

is over. 

The movie covers the 

daily lives of those on the 

home front from the time 

from Pearl Harbor to VJ 

day. Kay Walsh (Goldie 

Hawn) gets a job at factory 

while her husband 

Jay Walsh (Ed Harris) 

goes overseas to fight in 

the war. 

During her time at 

the factory, Walsh and 

her pal Hazel (Christine 

Lahti) get hazed, learn 

the ropes and figure 

out how to work in the 

male dominated factory 

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a trumpet playing safety 

control inspector at the 

factory (Kurt Russell) and 

things get complicated. 

“Swing Shift” was 

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for Best Actress in a Supporting 

Role for Christine 

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The screening is open 

to everyone and is free 

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The movie is rated PG, 

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The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 LIVING ADE • 21 

BigTown Projects gallery opens with 

wood exhibit, summer reading series 

Sunday, June 9, 4 p.m.—ROCHES- 

TER—BigTown Projects at the Big- 

Town Gallery in Rochester is excited 

to show work by Paul Bowen once 

again, exhibiting “Wood Ledge” in the 

Projects Gallery. As the recent group 

show, “On Edge,” at the Aldridge 

Museum (seven artists, including 

Bowen) explored the implications of 

boundary in the prescribing of both 

circumstance and consequence – so 

“Wood Ledge” takes a continuing 

look into this increasingly complex, 

unsettlingly dramatic dynamic with 

boundaries. 

This exhibition opens with the first 

reading of the Joan Hutton Landis 

Summer Reading Series 2019 on June 

9 with Nathan McClean and Angela 

Palm. Artist talk in the Projects Gallery 

begins at 4 p.m. Reading begins at 5:30 

p.m. followed by refreshments. 

This program is free and open to 

the general public, with donations 

welcome. BigTown Gallery is located 

at 99 North Main St., Rochester. 

For more information, visit bigtowngallery.com. 

By Paul Bowen 

“Firkins Edge” is part of the exhibit, “Wood 

Ledge,” by Paul Bowen, opening June 9 at 

BigTown Gallery in Rochester. 

VINS celebrates National Get Outdoors Day with fairy activities 

Courtesy VINS 

The Vermont Institute of Natural Science encourages outdoor activity 

every day, but welcomes families for National Get Outdoors Day, June 8. 

Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m.—QUECHEE— 

Join VINS on Saturday, June 8 for National 

Get Outdoors Day, an annual event to 

encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. 

What better way to celebrate than going on 

a Forest Fairy Hunt!? 

Building fairy houses with natural materials 

and trekking through the VINS forest 

while hunting for fairies offers children and 

their families a unique opportunity to connect 

with the natural world and to nurture 

respect for the environment. Come visit 

VINS for an adventure sprinkled with the 

magic and wonder of forest fairies with a 

visit from the resident Fairy Grandmother 

and fairy house building in Fairy Town. 

Wearing wings is encouraged! 

The event runs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and is included 

with admission to the VINS Nature 

Center. The forest fairy hunts and Fairy 

Town augment the Forest Exhibit. 

VINS is located at 149 Nature’s Way, off 

Route 4, Quechee. For more information, 

visit vinsweb.org. 

Pawlet library offers free fishing 

clinic at Lake St. Catherine 

Saturday, June 8, 10 

a.m.—POULTNEY—The 

Pawlet Public Library is 

hosting a free fishing day 

for all ages and skill levels 

at Lake St. Catherine State 

Park on Saturday, June 8, 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Advance 

registration is required, 

and children must be accompanied 

by an adult. 

For more information and 

to register, call 802-325- 

3123. 

This Saturday is Free 

Fishing Day, designated 

by the Vermont Department 

of Fish and Wildlife 

(VDFW), so you won’t 

need a fishing license for 

this program. Try your 

hand at this new skill or 

join in to help teach if you 

are experienced. Meet at 

Lake St. Catherine State 

Park (also free on this day), 

3034 Route 30, Poultney, 

and Let’s Go Fishing program 

volunteer instructor 

Richard Mann will teach 

youth and adults how to 

fish. Participants should 

bring their own freshwater 

fishing pole if they have 

one. A limited number of 

fishing poles will be available 

at the park, courtesy 

of VDFW. Learn about 

Vermont’s fish population 

and habitat needs, proper 

fishing skills and ethics, 

respect for the resources, 

and responsibility to know 

the rules and regulations of 

fishing. Wear water shoes 

or sandals and bring a 

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This is the second of 

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on time-honored skills 

and activities that are part 

of the Vermont tradition. 

Future skill sharing 

programs will be canning 

fruit on Aug. 10, and forest 

management, timber 

harvesting and firewood in 

October. 

For more information, 

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22 • LIVING ADE 


Huck Finn Derby is family fishing for biggest catfish 


A young girl shows her catch to the judges during the 

Huck Finn Catfish Derby at The Foundry. 

Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m.—KILLINGTON—The 

Foundry at Summit Pond will be hosting the annual 

Huck Finn Catfish Derby on June 8 from 11 a.m.- 2 

p.m. Families and community members will enjoy a 

day on the pond casting out lines and catching some 

prize fish. 

All of the proceeds from the Huck Finn Catfish 

Derby will benefit the Killington Elementary School 

organization, PEAKS. Registration is only $5 day-of 

and includes a ready-to-use fishing pole. Participants 

will test their luck by casting their primitive Huck Finn 

style fishing poles with hopes of catching the largest 

fish in Killington! The largest catch of the day will 

receive a pair of tickets to a Red Sox game in Boston. 

Trophies will be awarded to all of the winners. 

A Vermont-style barbecue with burgers and hot 

dogs will be available for purchase at the event. Lawn 

games and family fun will be offered all day long! 

The Foundry is located at 63 Summit Path, just off 

Killington Road, Killington. For more information, 

visit foundrykillington.com or call 802-422-3007. 

RRMC offers off-season conditioning 

program for student athletes 

Wednesday, June 12, 6 p.m.—RUT- 

LAND—During the off season, it is 

still important for school athletes to 

maintain some form of conditioning 

program to reduce the risk of 

early season injuries and to keep their 

competitive edge. Rutland Regional 

Medical Center will be offering a free 

program. Off Season Conditioning 

for the High School Athlete, Wednesday, 

June 12, 6-7:30 p.m. in the CVPS/ 

Leahy Community Health Education 

Center in Conference Room B. 

This program, presented by Tyler 

White, AT; Matt Howland, AT; and 

Dominick Maniery, AT from Vermont 

Orthopaedic Clinic, targets student 

athletes in grades 7-12, coaches, and 

parents. It will focus on off season 

strength and conditioning principals 

in preparation for the upcoming fall 

sports season. Strength training, flexibility 

and sport-specific conditioning 

programs will also be outlined. 

For more information visit rrmc. 

org or call 802-772-2400. RRMC is 

located at 160 Allen St., Rutland. 

Grace Coolidge 

Musicale series 

begins June 9 

Sunday, June 9, 4 p.m.—PLYMOUTH NOTCH—The 

President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site welcomes 

two exceptional regional musicians for a Grace 

Coolidge Musicale on Sunday, June 9. Pianist Abigail 

Charbeneau and cellist Kate Jensik will perform in the 

Coolidge Museum & Education Center at 4 p.m. The 

45-minute concert is free and open to the public; donations 

are welcome. 

Charbeneau and Jensik will present the Sonata in E 

minor by Johannes 

Brahms. The piano 

and cello are equal 

partners in this 

three-movement 

sonata that displays 

many of the 

composer’s signature 

styles including 

THE PIANO AND 

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hemiola, dynamic octave passages, and sumptuous lyricism. 

The program also includes Vivaldi’s fourth Sonata 

in B flat major, Fauré’s Elegie, Op. 24, and a new work 

by New Hampshire composer Nicholas White, which is 

based on the Gregorian chant “Adoro te devote.” 

This is the first concert of the 2019 Grace Coolidge 

Musicales, a series organized by the Vermont Division 

for Historic Preservation and generously sponsored by 

the Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation. Two more musicales 

are scheduled for July 21 and Aug. 25. 

The site is located at 3780 VT-100A, Plymouth. For 

more information, call 802-672-3773, or visit historicsites.vermont.gov. 

DANIEL ANDAI 

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& Violin 

SIMON 

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June 29-July 27 Saturdays at 7pm • Killington Resort, Ramshead Lodge 

Enjoy weekly performances 

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The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 LIVING ADE • 23 

Audubon Society offers weekly 

hikes, bird watches 

By Marv Elliott 

A chestnut-sided warbler perches on a branch, as seen 

and photographed by Marv Elliott. 

Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 a.m.—CASTLETON—Join 

Slate Valley Trails (SVT) and the Rutland County 

Audubon Society for weekly slow-paced (approximately 

3 miles, 3-3.5 hours) hikes in Poultney, 

Castleton, Middletown Springs, and Wells. 

All are welcome. No worries for those that can’t 

identify many birds – there will be many friendly 

and accomplished birders in the group who will 

happily share their knowledge with all. Bring water, 

binoculars, cameras, and any field guides that may 

be available. For those that use insect repellant, 

bring that, too. 

The first hike was held June 4 on the Endless Brook 

Trails. The second hike is Tuesday, June 11, at the 

SVT Castleton University trails. Meet at the D&H 

trail crossing on South Street in Castleton at 7:30 

a.m. The parking lot is on east side of South Street, 

south of the crossing. It will be easy to moderate 

terrain. 

The third hike will take place Tuesday, June 18, 

on the SVT Poultney River and Rail trail. Meet at the 

D&H Trail crossing on Main Street, Poultney, at 7:30 

a.m., for an easy terrain walk alsting about 3.5 hours. 

The final hike in the series will be held Tuesday, 

June 25, with details to be announced. 

For more information, please email jptilley50@ 

gmail.com. 

Soovin Kim, Gloria Chien to open RCMS 25th 

anniversary concert season 

Saturday, June 8, 4 p.m.—ROCHESTER—The Rochester 

Chamber Music Society opens its 25th summer series 

on Saturday, June 8 at 4 p.m. at the Rochester Federated 

Church, with violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Gloria 

Chien. Kim has a long association with the RCMS and 

first performed on the series in 1999. Audiences were 

elated when he brought his newly formed Johannes 

Quartet as a regular fixture to the series. The Saturday 

afternoon concert offers a rare opportunity to hear these 

masterful performers in an intimate chamber setting. 

Programming will include works by Ravel, Copland and 

Szymanowski. 

Violinist Soovin Kim is increasingly sought after for 

the character, nuance, and excitement of his performances 

as concerto soloist, chamber musician and 

recitalist, both in the U.S. and abroad. Particularly 

known for his breadth of repertoire, Kim typically takes 

on everything from Bach to Paganini to the big romantic 

concertos to new commissions within a single season. 

He maintains a close relationship with the Marlboro 

Music Festival and is the founding Artistic Director of 

the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival. In 2014 he 

joined the faculty of the New England Conservatory. 

Taiwanese-born pianist Gloria Chien has one of the 

most diverse musical lives as a noted performer, concert 

presenter, and educator. She was selected by the Boston 

Globe as one of its Superior Pianists of the year. She 

made her orchestral debut at the age of 16 with the Boston 

Symphony Orchestra. In 2009 she launched String 

Theory, a chamber music series at Hunter Museum of 

American Art in downtown Chattanooga. In 2017, she 

joined her husband, violinist Soovin Kim, as co-artisitc 

director of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival 

in Burlington. A Steinway Artist, she holds the position 

of artist-in-residence at Lee University in Cleveland, 

Tennessee. 

Rochester Federated Church is located at 15 N. Main 

St., Rochester. For more info visit rcmsvt.org or call 802- 

767-9234. 

Gloria Chien 

Courtesy RCMS 

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506 Bistro 

The 506 Bistro serves a simple, seasonal 

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Back Country Café 

The Back Country Café is a hot spot for 

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Liquid Art 

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if you want something stronger, try their signature cocktails. Serving breakfast, lunch 

and dinner, they focus on healthy fare and provide you with a delicious meal different 

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Lookout Tavern 

With a free shuttle, take away and call ahead seating, 

Lookout Tavern is a solid choice. Nachos, quesadillas, 

sweet potato fries, salads, soups, sandwiches and 

dinner options are always a good selection. www. 

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Mendon Mini Golf &Snack Bar 

Mendon Mini Golf and Snack Bar serves a variety of 

dining options that include Handmade Burgers, Dogs, 

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100? Stop in to the Clear River Tavern 

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Inn at Long Trail 

Looking for something a little different? Hit up 

McGrath‚Äôs Irish Pub for a perfectly poured pint 

of Guinness, live music on the weekends and delicious 

food. Guinness not your favorite? They also 

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Jones’ Donuts 

Offering donuts and a bakery, with a 

community reputation as being the best! 

Closed Monday and Tuesday. 23 West 

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Killington Market 

Take breakfast, lunch or dinner on the 

go at Killington Market, Killington’s onmountain 

grocery store for the last 30 years. Choose from breakfast sandwiches, 

hand carved dinners, pizza, daily fresh hot panini, roast chicken, salad and specialty 

sandwiches. Vermont products, maple syrup, fresh meat and produce along with 

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Lake Bomoseen Lodge 

The Taproom at Lake Bomoseen Lodge, Vermont’s 

newest lakeside resort & restaurant. 

Delicious Chef prepared, family friendly, pub 

fare; appetizers, salads, burgers, pizzas, entrees, 

kid’s menu, a great craft brew selection & more. Newly renovated restaurant, 

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Seward’s Dairy If you’re 

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a little sweeter? Check out their own homemade 39 flavors of ice cream. Vermont 

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Sugar and Spice 

Stop on by to Sugar and Spice for a home 

style breakfast or lunch served up right. 

Try six different kinds of pancakes and/or 

waffles or order up some eggs and home 

fries. For lunch they offer a Filmore salad, grilled roast beef, burgers and sandwiches. 

Take away and deck dining available. www.vtsugarandspice.com (802) 773-7832. 

Sushi Yoshi 

Sushi Yoshi is Killington’s true culinary adventure. 

With Hibachi, Sushi, Chinese and Japanese, 

we have something for every age and 

palate. Private Tatame rooms and large party 

seating available. We boast a full bar with 20 

craft beers on draft. Lunch and dinner available 

seven days a week. We are chef-owned and operated. Delivery or take away option 

available. Now open year round. www.vermontsushi.com (802) 422-4241 

Vermont Butcher Shop 

Vermont Butcher ShopAs Vermont’s only sustainable 

whole animal butcher, we are passionate about our 

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Sign up for Bike Bum race series at kick-off event 

Saturday, June 8, 5 p.m.—KILLINGTON— 

Join the Killington mountain biking community 

at Lookout Tavern to celebrate and 

kick off the cycling season on June 8 from 5-8 

p.m. and good food, good brews and good 

times. This will be a time racers can register 

and pick up their plate numbers for the 

upcoming Bike Bum season. Organizers will 

be raffling off prizes to benefit the Killington 

Mountain Bike Club, a chapter of the Vermont 

Mountain Bike Association. There will also be 

an opportunity to renew KMBC memberships 

or sign up to be a new member. This event is a 

great chance to learn more about sustainable 

mountain biking and cycling in general. Meet 

new people, learn about weekly group rides 

and more. 

The Killington Mountain Bike Club rides 

Wednesday afternoons in an all ages race 

series that’s as much fun as it is competition. 

Sign up to ride solo, or with a team of up to 

five people. Racers will be placed in divisions 

by age class and will have one timed run each 

week. All races will be held on beginner/intermediate 

trails ensuring fun for all bikers. 

Teams may register for $150, individuals for 

$40 ($35 for KMBC members) or register for 

just one race for $15. Registration takes place 

at the top of the course. 

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Tuesday, June 11‚RANDOLPH—The Vermont 

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The conference will be held June 11 at VT Technical 

College in Randolph. The conference will include 

topics like groundwater and storm water rule updates, 

nitrates and chloride in water, agricultural best 

practices, permits, and more. The event runs from 8 

a.m.-4 p.m. Pre-registration includes all sessions and 

lunch. Welcome and opening remarks will be given 

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Vermont ANR Secretary. 

Topics to be discussed are: rules and updates on 

groundwater protection rule and strategy; wastewater 

system and potable water supply rule, stormwater 

permitting rule; prioritizing sites for reclassification; 

impact of revised rule from consultant; public/private 

partnership opportunities for 3-acre impervious 

sites; dam removal, flood plan restoration; the role of 

farm retirements on water quality; phosphorous control 

planning; and municipal roads general permit. 

After closing remarks and questions there will be 

an optional tour of new Vermont Tech environmental 

lab. 

Speakers, moderators, and panelists include; Scott 

Stewart, Hydrogeologist, VT DEC; Ernie Christianson, 

Regional Engineer Manager, VT DEC; Matt Moran, 

Environmental Program Manager, VT DEC; Gunner 

McCain, McCain Consulting; Becky Tharp, Water 

Quality Program Manager, Watershed Consulting; 

Roy Schiff, Water Resource Scientist and Engineer, 

Milone & Macbroom; Jane Lazorchak, Land Acquisition 

& Stewardship Coordinator, Vermont F&W; and 

Amy Macrellis, Senior Water Quality Specialist for 

Stone Environmental. 

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Vermont’s general bass season 

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“One unique thing about bass 

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western parts of the country where 

growing seasons are longer, but 

for numbers of solid, two to fourpound 

bass that haven’t seen much 

fishing pressure, a lot of Vermont 

waterbodies are tough to beat.” 

Vermont’s bass fishing has 

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Birders get a closer look at identifying birds in the trees during an outing at The Nature Museum. 

The Bird Diva, Nature Museum offer 

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Saturday, June 8, 5 p.m.—GRAFTON—Join The Nature 

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identification, awareness, and appreciation of the 

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Aries 

March 21 - April 20 

You’re a little reluctant to jump into 

this with both feet. At the same time, 

something tells you it’s safe to go ahead 

and go for it because it feels right. For 

someone who’s good at trusting your intuition, 

you’re doing better with it than 

most; and this is the key to everything right 

now. Be less concerned with where you’ll 

wind up. Don’t worry so much about what 

makes sense. You’re at a point where you 

can move forward to embrace things that 

will deepen your connection to yourself 

and open possibilities for fulfillment that 

you never thought would come again. 

Taurus 

April 21 - May 20 

In the midst of change all you can do is 

hold steady and maintain a 360 degree 

perspective. Opportunities flooding in from 

multiple quarters don’t need to be decided 

upon until the seasons change. You have 

no way of knowing which way the wind is 

about to blow. If there is a method for any 

of the things that stand in front of you right 

now, it has to do with knowing how to drop 

the reins and observe the ways in which life 

always shows you what needs to happen 

next. Relax. Don’t be too concerned with 

anything but what it takes to see, and read, 

the writing on the wall. 

Gemini 

May 21 - June 20 

You can’t afford to be too cautious about 

anything right now. It sounds strange, 

I know, but this whole situation calls for 

bold measures and enough confidence to 

take chances that no one but you can take. I 

can’t say for sure how long it will be before 

you have any certainty as to how all this 

will play out, but the Law of Serendipity 

is working in your favor. Nothing matters 

more than your ability to listen to your heart 

and follow the instructions that come from 

within. Your next choice is up in the air. 

Anyone who has a problem with it doesn’t 

have your best interests in mind. 

Cancer 

June 21 - July 20 

You think you have it all figured out. 

There is always more to learn. You 

could go so much further if you could figure 

out how to go a little deeper into your 

primary issues. Its one thing to have it all 

sewed up intellectually and another thing 

to totally clear it. Your current situation 

has too many threads to the past for you 

to know how much of this needs to be preserved. 

You are definitely at a crossroads. 

This time, it looks like you need to get to 

the bottom of things knowing that the outer 

story will transform once you fix the fundamental 

stuff that fuels the inner piece. 

July 21 - August 20 

It’s hard to say what’s best at this point. 

You thought you had it all figured out, 

and now there is a totally new story going 

on. Like everyone else, you need to let go 

and allow whoever, or whatever is at the 

wheel provide the sign that tells you to stop 

or go. For your own sake, and because the 

need to find your place, and to be recognized 

are both vital to your sense of wellbeing, 

it would be great if certain things 

could be settled before it’s too late. Everything 

that’s on the line will be less overwhelming 

once you stop waffling around 

and nail down what you really want. 

Virgo 

August 21 - September 20 

You’re at a point where you have a huge 

amount of freedom. If you’re a little 

gun shy from the impact of every previous 

mistake, or from the fear that you can’t afford 

to lose the tiny patch of security that 

you have created for yourself, get over it. 

Once you get around those issues, whatever 

happens to be waiting for you ‘outside’ 

of the box is more than ready to take you 

wherever you really want to go. If you’re 

concerned about the practical aspects of 

whatever it takes to head off into parts unknown, 

trust me; life turns into a slipstream 

the minute we get on the right path. 

Libra 

September 21 - October 20 

You’re just waking up to the fact that 

your behavior is based on a model 

that you constructed when you were about 

2 years-old. What you had to do to survive 

your childhood is hard at work in your adult 

relationships, screwing things up in ways 

that turn you into a codependent being who 

has yet to find out who you really are. At 

the moment, major choices are pitting the 

part of you who needs to please everyone 

but yourself, against the need to come out 

of the closet and be yourself. It’s now or 

never. Be prepared: on the road to authenticity, 

others are bound to put up a fuss. 

Scorpio 

October 21 - November 20 

It’s time to get your fingers out of the 

machinery. In this situation someone 

expects you to step in; as much as they’re 

counting on it, they also need to figure this 

out for themselves. Not saying anything 

can be more powerful than words. Let 

them think this is their decision; and while 

you’re at it get a life. Having your mind on 

other people and their affairs keeps you out 

of touch with yourself. The trick to really 

being able to help people involves staying 

true to our own lessons and embodying our 

own potential purely enough to give others 

a good reason to embody theirs. 

Copyright - Cal Garrison: 2019: © 

Leo 

Sagittarius 

November 21 - December 20 

The sense that something is about to 

come down has many of you imagining 

the worst at a time when things could 

go either way. Don’t keep wringing your 

hands over what life, or others might be 

capable of. Whether you see it or not you 

have invisible arms of support that have 

been, and will always be there for you. You 

are also way more powerful than you realize 

and you’ve got the upper hand as far 

as honesty goes. In the end integrity may 

be the only thing that counts in this world. 

Stay connected to your own truth knowing 

that sooner or later it sets all of us free. 

Capricorn 

December 21 - January 20 

It may be time to say good bye. Moments 

like this are always attended with angst 

because no one teaches us how to end 

things. What’s going on right now is the 

result of choices that were made at a time 

when you had no idea what you were getting 

into. Facing the reality of the situation 

has shown you that you either ‘can’t get 

there from here’, or that you can’t function 

in a relationship where your partner 

keeps trying to turn you into something 

that you’re not. Whoever’s having a hard 

time with this needs it more than you do. 

It’s time to bite the bullet, cut the cord, and 

let go. 

Aquarius 

January 21 - February 20 

You’re at a high water mark, under a 

tremendous amount of pressure, and 

wondering if anything is what it’s cracked 

up to be. Questions about your ‘position’ 

have gotten deep enough to make you wish 

making your mark didn’t involve so much 

compromise. Step back far enough to look 

at what your position requires of you and 

ask yourself if you’re willing to suck it 

up and keep going. In the face of multiple 

forms of hypocrisy there will be choices to 

make – and you will have to find a way to 

achieve your goals and remain true to yourself 

every step of the way. 

Pisces 

February 21 - March 2 

You’re under a lot of pressure. Issues 

with tyrannical authority figures 

who remind you a lot of your parents are 

making you feel even more stressed out. 

When nothing flows it makes no sense to 

stiffen up and try to keep it all under control. 

You’re in a situation that needs you to 

be cool enough to move freely, and smart 

enough to figure out that whoever’s putting 

the pressure on is not half as conscious as 

you are. Pull yourself together and do your 

best to play this game without losing yourself 

to the idea that winning it will require 

you to give all your power away. 

Mother of the Skye 

Mother of the Skye has 40 years of experience as an astrologer and tarot consultant. She may be reached by email to cal.garrison@gmail.com 

@themountaintimes

Columns 

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 • 29 

Mother Earth is in a 

state of emergency 

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye 

This week’s horoscopes are coming out 

under the light of a brand new, Gemini 

moon. A long time ago, when I was living in 

a cabin up in eastern New York state, I noticed 

that it was under the light of the new 

moon in Gemini, and within the next two 

weeks, that the eggs of the snapping turtles 

would hatch, and the baby snappers would 

emerge from the ground and crawl back to 

the nearby creeks and rivers to begin their 

life here on planet Earth. 

From the Native American perspective, 

the turtle is the totem for the Great Earth 

Mother. It symbolizes good health, long life, 

and plays a big part in all of the indigenous 

creation myths. In those stories, the United 

States is referred to as “Turtle Island.” 

While the words that follow may not 

seem to be astrologically related, at a much 

deeper level they are – because the times 

that we are in find us standing at a millennial 

crossroad, a point at which our choices, 

and where we decide to put our focus, 

matter more than anything. As the baby 

snapping turtles inch their way back to the 

source, I hope that this excerpt from “The 

Weiser Field Guide to Ascension,” written 

by me back in 2010, will inspire you to 

consider your place in the scheme of things, 

and open your hearts to the idea that it is at 

this moment in time that we have the opportunity 

to begin again. 

Here it is: 

Before we get into the story, it will help 

you to know a little bit about the Kogi 

Mamas. Also known as the “Elder Elders” of 

the Mayan Nation, the Mamas are the high 

priests of the Kogi Tribe. Revered by their 

people as super human entities their consciousness 

is part of the Earth’s consciousness 

and their spiritual abilities are directed 

at making sure that Mother Earth, or Aluna, 

is maintained in a state of perfect health. 

The Kogi believe that without the Mamas, 

the planet would die. 

From the time they are in the womb, it is 

known that these special individuals are the 

ones who are destined to be the tribal wisdom 

keepers. In some instances a Mama is 

identified after birth, but either way, their 

training begins as soon as they are recognized. 

The following quote from Drunvalo’s 

book, ‘Living in the Heart’ talks about what 

happens to a Kogi Mama the moment they 

enter this world: 

“What is incredibly interesting is that 

when a baby who is or will become a Mama 

is discovered within the Kogi tribe, it is taken 

to an unusual place for special training 

and upbringing. In the old days, this was a 

completely dark cave, but today the baby is 

taken to a special building constructed of all 

natural materials where no light can enter. 

In almost complete darkness, this special 

baby will be fed only white foods while it 

grows up and given just enough light so 

as not to go blind. The baby also receives a 

most unusual spiritual training. For nine 

years this baby remains in complete darkness, 

learning to see without using the eyes, 

just like the super psychic children who are 

emerging around the world. At nine years of 

age, the young child is brought out into the 

light to learn how to see with the eyes.” 

Their spiritual training continues after 

they leave the darkness, but before they 

learn about anything else the Mamas learn 

about the inner realms; unlike us, they 

begin their lives in the heart. Connected 

to Source their consciousness evolves in 

ways that allow it to move anywhere and 

the Mamas develop the ability to see, and 

be, anywhere in the world without having 

to leave their home. What none of us ever 

knew is that generations of Kogi Elders have 

watched over the Earth from the highest 

mountains of northern Colombia; despite 

any doubt we may have about it, it is they 

who have kept her spinning. 

If their supernatural abilities allow them 

to see and be anywhere, they also endow 

the Mamas with the gift of prophecy, and 

this is where the story really begins; because 

in 13,000 years the Kogi Mamas have never 

been wrong about any of their predictions, 

and when the one they made in 1999 didn’t 

come to pass, it confounded them enough 

to go looking for a reason why. 

In their visions the Mamas could see 

that the Earth was in a near-death state as 

Mother of the Skye, page 30 

John Tesh comes to Paramount 

John Tesh gave a performance 

recently at the 

of nine!” John had no idea 

audience yelled out, “It’s 10 

Paramount Theater in 

why Rutland needed to know 

Rutland. It was one of the 

the time at that particular 

most enjoyable events 

Looking 

moment. However, he was 

that I have attended. 

Back 

curious to know what would 

Rutland is so fortunate to 

by mary ellen 

happen in 10 minutes when 

have access to entertain- 

shaw 

9 p.m. rolled around! Was it 

ers such as Tesh right in 

a precursor to something he 

our home town. 

needed to know about? 

He is in his ’60s and the stories he told For those of you who don’t know 

took the audience back in time to his Rutland City has had an 8:50 a.m. and 8:50 

younger days. I will share some of them p.m. whistle since I was a kid. It is sounded 

with you. If you are old enough, and I certainly 

am, then you will remember some of headed for home in the summer when 

from the fire station. Back in the ’50s you 

these experiences firsthand. If you are too you heard it blow. Your parents didn’t have 

young you will see what life was like “back to call to you. Every kid knew it was time 

then.” 

to stop playing and call it a day. Over the 

Tesh had an idea for a song that came years there have been attempts to end the 

to him one night when he was on the road whistle but without success. If you live 

and didn’t have access to a tape recorder. near the station it is a rather earth shattering 

sound. I am very glad that there is over 

He wanted to hum into that device before 

he forgot the rhythm. A light bulb went off ½ mile between our house and the station 

in his head and he dialed his home phone as I can still hear it loud and clear at our 

number and hummed into his answering 

machine. If you ever used one of the There was a movie screen behind Tesh 

house. 

old ones with a tape you know that your and throughout his performance images 

message must be kept short. Before he of long ago items appeared as he told stories. 

Among them was a record player with 

was finished the “beep” sounded and he 

was cut off. So, he dialed his home number a needle that you placed on vinyl records 

again and finished his song. When he got to start the music. I remember having 

home his two messages and a future hit yellow vinyl records with songs like “Old 

song were waiting for him. 

McDonald Had a Farm.” It was my favorite 

I remember many of us dialed our own and my parents swore that I played it 100 

homes and left messages for ourselves times a day! 

so we wouldn’t forget to do something. It There was also a picture of a console 

worked! 

television. We had a black and white 

Another fun memory Tesh mentioned Admiral TV that was truly a piece of furniture. 

It was walnut to match our other 

was practicing piano when he was a child. 

His mother put a one hour timer on the furniture. Many hours of entertainment 

piano so he would practice for an hour. came out of that “box.” It was such an 

The device “ticked away” as he sometimes integral part of our living room that when 

played with one hand and tried to move consoles were no longer available, my 

the timer forward. He said to this day when handy husband, Peter, put his carpentry 

skills to use and found a way to put a 

he watches “60 Minutes” the ticking sound 

reminds him of his piano practicing. portable TV inside the box. We kept that 

For me the “ticking timer” is still the way system until our flat screen TV arrived a 

I time items that I am baking in the oven. I few years ago and then it was finally time 

don’t have a cell phone that lets me set an to say “good-bye” to the piece of furniture 

alarm and I don’t have a need for one as my that had graced our living room since 

“ticking timer” suits me just fine! 

1952. 

The 8:50 p.m. whistle sounded during 

John’s performance. I believe he said, mount, treat yourself to a night of fun. I 

If John Tesh ever returns to the Para- 

“What the hell was that?” Someone in the would definitely see him again. 

Hunting for the wild turkey nest 

By Susan Shea 

Last June I was walking through our field when 

I flushed a wild turkey hen. She emerged from the 

raspberry patch just a few feet away from me. I parted 

the thorny canes to reveal a nest on the ground lined 

with dried grass and containing nine large, creamy 

eggs, speckled with brown. Since we were planning to 

have the field mown to control invasive wild chervil, I 

set stakes topped with orange flagging near the nest. 

The man we had hired to mow was a turkey hunter, 

and he was happy to give the nest a wide berth. 

The hen returned to her nest, and in the following 

weeks, as I worked in the vegetable garden nearby, I 

could make out her brown figure through the brambles 

as she sat on the nest. This hen had mated with 

a strutting tom turkey in May (one of several females 

to mate with the polygamous gobbler). But she made 

the nest and incubated the eggs for almost a month 

alone. 

Most turkey nests are in the woods, but within 

100 feet of an opening such as a woods road, clearing, 

or field. The hen looks for a concealed spot with 

overhead cover from which she can easily watch for 

predators. Typical locations are depressions in thickets 

or beneath the branches of fallen trees. 

Our hen had visited her nest each day to lay one 

egg until she had a full clutch of nine. She probably 

was a younger hen, as older hens will lay 13 or more 

TOS, page 38

30 • COLUMNS 


What’s not going 

to change 

Change. We spend much of our time thinking about, predicting 

and anticipating it. 

Several years ago, the founder and Amazon CEO Jeff 

Bezos turned the question of change on its head. He said it 

is more important to consider what 

will not change. In other words, 

what are some fundamental truths 

we can rely upon? 

What won’t change 

Human nature. Sure, the players 

and environment may change, but 

how we behave as a group seldom 

Money 

Matters 

By Kevin Theissen 

changes. Our preferences as humans 

tend to be static. Our physiology 

(hardwiring) hasn’t changed 

much over the centuries. 

We are hardwired to be bad 

investors 

That is a fundamental truth. Think about it. As humans 

we are emotional, we tend to respond hastily when threatened, 

we often overreact, we prefer shiny or sexy things to 

the mundane, we are distracted easily and we hate uncertainty. 

We face this on a daily basis in the markets. 

Long-term investing is meant to be boring, but our brain 

desires the exciting. The majority of news is nothing more 

than noise to the long-term investor. It’s sexy and alluring, 

yet a costly distraction for most investors. 

We can learn from Mr. Bezos again. He said, “When you 

have something you know is true, even over the long term, 

you can afford to put a lot of energy into it.” 

Using your energy wisely 

Most investors use their time and energy speculating 

on market outcomes and public policy. In other words, we 

spend our time and energy on things that are unpredictable 

and always changing. 

We should spend our time and energy on things that 

don’t change – like human nature. We need to focus on 

what we can do today to respond better to whatever occurs 

tomorrow. 

For that reason, I focus on how to help all my clients 

ignore the noise, maintain the proper perspective and 

improve their financial decisions – despite our natural 

inclination to allow today’s news and yesterday’s market 

moves to influence us. 

Mother of the Skye: We must take care of our planet 


early as 1990. Because of this, they decided to extend 

themselves to the outside world in an attempt to 

warn us and inspire us to change our ways before 

things got any worse. Those efforts resulted in a 

documentary film that was produced by the BBC 

entitled: “The Elder Brothers Warning; the Message 

from the Heart of the World”. Aired in 1990 and still 

available on video, the film opened many of our 

eyes, but it didn’t circulate widely enough to have an 

impact. 

Less than a decade after the BBC introduced them 

to us, the Mamas could see that ‘Aluna’ was in a state 

of emergency and that she would surely be dead by 

or before Aug. 11, 1999; all of their visions confirmed 

this. When Aug. 11 came and went without a tremor 

the Mamas went into their hearts to see what it was 

that had kept their prediction coming true. Drunvalo’s 

account of the story tells us exactly what happened: 

“According to the Kogi Mamas, by the last solar 

eclipse of the twentieth century, on Aug. 11, 1999, all 

the techno-cultural peoples of the world should have 

gone to another dimension of the Earth’s consciousness, 

leaving behind the indigenous and natural peoples 

of the world to inherit the physical planet. (This 

is reminiscent of the Bible’s words that the “meek 

shall inherit the Earth.” This prediction is also very 

similar to what Edgar Cayce, the ‘sleeping prophet,’ 

said, that by the winter of 1998 the poles of the Earth 

would shift and an enormous change would happen 

on Earth. Many New Age people thought this meant 

that most of the consciousness of the world would 

move into the fourth dimension.) 

The young man (who relayed this information 

to Drunvalo) moved closer to me as if to emphasize 

what he was about to tell me. He lowered his voice 

and whispered, “On Aug. 12, 1999, the Kogi Mamas 

saw that we, the techno-culture, were still here on 

Earth. They went into a deep meditation to see why, 

since this was the first time in their long history that 

one of their predictions didn’t come true.” 

According to him, there in the darkness the Kogi 

Mamas could see lights all over the surface of the 

planet – and they had not been there before. In investigating 

these lights, the Mamas found that they were 

the lights of people who had learned about their Light 

Bodies, which in ancient times were called ‘Mer-Ka- 

Bas. It was the Mamas’ belief that these people with 

their Light Bodies had changed the course of history. 

As a teacher of the science of the Mer-Ka-Ba, I 

know that once we remember our Mer-Ka-Ba, we 

can, with certain training, alter the external world by 

what we think and feel. According to the Kogi Mamas, 

some of us did change the outer world so much that a 

new reality was created.” 

Out of gratitude for the work that Drunvalo has 

done the Mamas sent a gift along with the emissary 

who showed up mysteriously at the end of a 

workshop to deliver their message. After he finished 

telling Drunvalo what they had seen, the young man 

handed him a small bundle of tobacco, wrapped in 

red felt and said, 

“The Kogi Mamas wish to thank you for teaching 

about the Mer-Ka-Ba and for changing the world in 

the process.” 

Ever since I was a kid, in and around all the other 

things that have filled up my life, my main focus has 

always been my spiritual work. After 50 years on a 

path that began in earnest when I was a teenager, I 

didn’t come across Drunvalo’s work until 1997. Since 

that time, the Mer-Ka-Ba Teachings have been my 

spiritual mainstay. Every time I meditate I see how it 

changes the conditions in my outer reality and I have 

always held the faith that the work that I do inside 

myself has an impact on the greater whole. It wasn’t 

until the Kogi story came to my attention that I had 

any concrete evidence to prove that my meditations 

were more than just a way to make my own life better. 

The network of lights that the Kogi saw stretched 

out across the planet is made up of thousands of 

people. All of them are connected by the same wish 

and, along with the Mer-Ka-Ba Meditation all of them 

understand the secrets of the heart. If it amazes you 

that a small percentage of the human population 

could do that much to change the world, try to imagine 

what we could do if all of us turned our attention 

toward the teachings of the heart. Does the Kogi story 

call up a desire to turn on your light? With the ascension 

process so clearly imminent, does anything else 

matter? 

Let me leave you with that, and invite you to take 

what you can from this week’s ‘scopes. 

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 

CLUES ACROSS 

1. Ancient Rome had one 

7. Engagement rings tend to have 

them 

13. Not the leader 

14. Decorated 

16. Morning 

17. The Garden State 

19. __, myself and I 

20. Gets up 

22. Type of meal 

23. Cavalry sword 

25. Proclaims 

26. Historic places 

28. They go into space 

29. Hostelry 

30. Peter’s last name 

31. Necessary for syrup 

33. Kids’ channel 

34. Take upon oneself 

36. A bog 

38. Small cavities in a gland 

40. Grand Theft Auto vehicle 

41. More vigorous 

43. Supply to excess 

44. Pie _ __ mode 

45. Dash 

47. You sometimes pardon it 

48. Catch doing something wrong 

51. A constellation’s second star 

53. Famed French painter of dancers 

55. Engines do it 

56. Chemically inactive 

58. Moved quickly on foot 

59. Threaten persistently 

60. Commercial 

61. Listen without the speaker’s 

knowledge 

64. Rhodium 

65. Caregivers to kids 

67. Highly ornamented 

69. Real, fixed property 

70. Brains 

CLUES DOWN 

1. Resembling apes 

2. Famed TV host Sullivan 

3. Rare Hawaiian geese 

4. Convicted traitor 

5. Make into leather 

6. Urge to do something 

7. Small town in Spain 

8. They promote products 

9. Small Eurasian deer 

10. Ancient people 

11. The Volunteer State 

12. Academic term 

13. Natives of Alberta, Canada 

15. Cause to become insane 

18. Feed 

21. Crime organization 

24. Acrobatic feats 

26. Car mechanics group 

27. Mustachioed actor Elliott 

30. Inquired 

32. S. Korean industrial city 

35. Member of the cuckoo family 

37. Test for high schoolers 

38. Some nights are these 

39. Helps you stay organized 

42. Cool! 

43. Genus containing pigs 

46. An opinion at odds 

47. Types of bears 

49. Smartphones give them 

50. Nobel physicist Hans 

52. Where rock stars work 

54. Your car needs it 

55. Dutch name for Ypres 

57. Go after 

59. Cold wind 

62. Examines animals 

63. Popular island alcohol 

66. Northeast 

68. Indicates position 

Solutions on page 36 

SUDOKU 

Each block is divided by its own matrix of nine cells. The rule for solving Sudoku 

puzzles are very simple. Each row, column and block, must contain one 

of the numbers from “1” to “9”. No number may appear more than once in any 

row, column, or block. When you’ve filled the entire grid the puzzle is solved. 

Solutions on page 36

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 COLUMNS • 31 

Every once in a while, I splurge and 

buy myself a nice piece of clothing. Now, 

“splurge” to me and “splurge” to others 

can mean wildly different things. I’m not 

cheap, but I also cannot fathom spending 

several hundred dollars for an article of 

clothing, I don’t care what designer 

made it. 

So, when I say 

“splurge,” I’m 

talking maybe $75 

dollars (and that’s 

a big maybe). 

For instance, 

The Movie 

Diary 

By Dom Cioffi 

Dressed for success 

I was in Dick’s 

Sporting Goods 

recently looking 

for a new golf 

shirt. My first 

inclination was to 

head to the clearance rack to see what’s 

available. More often than not, I can find 

a great shirt for a reduced price (even if it 

was a style from a month ago). 

Occasionally, I’ll check out the brand 

name racks with the current looks, but 

I’m often turned away when I see price 

tags for $90. I mean, a collared shirt for 

almost $100 dollars? Sorry, I don’t care 

what it’s made out of. 

And, having had a career in marketing, 

I know that most of those items 

are marked up to pay for the relentless 

corporate advertising. 

Places like TJ Maxx were absolutely 

developed for my mindset. I’m not into 

boutique shopping and I don’t need 

the latest and greatest looks. I want 

comfortable, sharp, and well-made 

and I don’t want to break the bank to 

pay for it. 

Up until recently, I’ve been able to 

clothe my son for a reasonable price, 

but he’s starting to take notice of styles 

and brand names and is requesting 

items that are outside of my financial comfort zone. I’m 

especially wary buying him pricey items because he’s 

still young enough that everything he wears gets stained 

within hours of putting it on. 

I learned this lesson recently when he cajoled me into 

buying him white Adidas sweat pants. They were sharp, 

for sure, but my intuition told me they would be ruined 

within a week. 

I was right. 

I was doing the laundry not long after I bought them 

and noticed green marker on the right thigh. When I 

asked, he sheepishly told me that he did it by accident 

while writing on his arm. In my mind they were ruined, 

but he had no problem slipping them back on. 

Thankfully my son is now starting to earn his own 

money so when he starts pining for a pair of overpriced 

sneakers or a ridiculously marked-up team jersey, I can 

encourage him to tap into his own bank account. 

My wife operates in an entirely different realm. She 

can drop hundreds of dollars for a new dress that looks 

freakishly close to three other dresses she already owns. 

And don’t get me started on the shoes and handbags! 

Why one person would need multiple articles of clothing 

or accessories that look nearly identical to items you 

already own is beyond me. 

She will admit to having a problem, but does little to 

curb the buying. I wouldn’t say it’s to the level of an addiction, 

but she’s definitely teetering on the edge. 

I’ve learned to keep my criticism in check because 

it’s a sensitive subject, but when I start to see multiple 

ROCKETMAN 

new articles of clothing appearing in the dirty laundry, 

it’s hard for me not to mention that I still have shirts from 

when I was in college (sad but true). 

But the real kicker is when I announce that I’m heading 

to Goodwill over the weekend and ask her to gather 

any items she wants to donate. Soon enough, a bag will 

appear with a bevy of clothing items that I know are less 

than a year old and that may have been worn only one or 

two times. It seems her life is a constant costume change. 

This week’s film, “Rocketman,” the musical life story 

of Elton John, features countless costumes changes that 

mirror the tumultuous life of one of rock and roll’s most 

original stars. 

Starring Taron Egerton (“Kingsman”) as Elton John, 

“Rocketman” is more of a musical documentary than a 

standard film (think “La La Land”). Egerton, who does all 

of the singing, does a wonderful job portraying the singer 

from his youthful days scrubbing for music gigs to his 

eventual rehab stint decades later. 

Any fan of John’s music will appreciate how his backlog 

of hits are interwoven into his life story. What may 

come as a surprise to many viewers will be the revelation 

of just how dysfunctional John’s life was as a child and 

how it led to his eventual drug and alcohol addictions. 

Check this one out if you’re a fan of the artist. And if 

you’re not, this is just the kind of vehicle to turn you into 

one. 

A rocking “A-” for “Rocketman.” 

Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email 

him at moviediary@att.net. 

QUESTION: Cliff and Butch are playing in a tournament. 

On the 6th hole, Butch’s putt rests on the green 

next to the flagstick, which is in the hole. Part of the ball 

lies below the surface of the green. Butch says the ball 

is considered holed even though the ball is not entirely 

below the surface of the green. Cliff says the entire ball 

must be below the surface of the green to be considered 

holed. Is Cliff correct? 

ANSWER: If any part of the ball lies below the surface 

of the green, it is considered holed. Cliff is incorrect. 

See Rule 13-2c in the Official Guide to the Rules of Golf, 

effective 2019. 

Saturday morning golf clinics will commence June 

8th @ 10:30-12:00. Remember, the swing’s the thing and 

continuous improvement is what it’s all about. 

BE 

HEARD. 

Please call or 

check us out 

online for this 

week’s movie 

offerings. 

Movie Hotline: 877-789-6684 

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Brandon Remick of Clear River Tavern tags out Jaxon Smith of Chinese Gourmet, heading for home plate. 

Killington Softball League: 

Two games with similar outcomes 

By Dave Hoffenberg 

Both games last week had similar story lines. The away 

team scored first, lost the lead, battled back and won close 

games 19-13. 

The Clear vs. Chinese Gourmet 

The first game pitted The Clear, coming off their worst 

loss, against Chinese Gourmet, coming off a win. The Clear 

scored two in the top of the first and then sent their veteran 

ace pitcher, Ronzoni Hacker, to the mound for his first game 

of the season. He gave up up an inside-the-park home 

run to the very first batter he faced, Jimmy Mee. With one 

out and runners on the corners, Josh “Purple Guy” Souza 

got The Clear out of a jam by turning a sweet double-play. 

Ronzoni got the only hit the next inning but his team failed 

to bring him home and then the Chi Go tied it up 2-2 in the 

bottom. Again the Clear could only manage one hit, no runs 

and this time suffered a “Cold Beer K” by newcomer Josh 

Stevens. The third was a bad inning for The Clear defensively 

after they gave up six straight hits which led to an 8-2 

lead. Ronzoni was able to deliver back-to-back “Cold Milk 

K’s” to end the onslaught. That fired him up as he vowed no 

more innings like that from the Chi Go. It fired his team up 

too and then Tall Tom Gilligan blasted a deep home run to 

start the fourth. The Clear hit through their order and then 

some, adding nine more runs to regain the lead, 12-8. Stevens 

redeemed himself that inning by smacking a three run 

shot. A couple of costly errors brought the Chi Go within 

two again, 12-10. The Clear loaded the bases in the fifth but 

stranded those runners. The Chi Go failed to bring their 

runners home as well and saw Stevens turn a double-play 

and then Mee “CMK” for the second straight time to end 

an inning. The Clear got those two runs back in the sixth to 

take another four run lead, 14-10. The Chi Go cut the lead 

to one in the bottom after Matt Lorman’s two run shot and 

a nice looking sac from Dom “Little Dolph” Battista. That 

was Battista’s third RBI of the game. They had a chance for 

more but Ben Seamen “CMK’d” to end the inning. The Clear 

was not done and Taylor Zink led off with a double. Ronzoni 

then suffered his first “CBK” of the season but DJ Dave Hoffenberg 

drove Zink home for an insurance run. The Clear 

got four more insurance runs to take their biggest lead of 

the game, 19-13, into the bottom of the seventh. Ronzoni 

delivered a lead off “CMK” looking to John Gatto, for his 

second of the game. Mee hit a double but his team failed to 

bring him home to suffer their first loss of the season. 

McGrath’s Sushi vs. Karrtel 

Speaking of losses, McGrath’s Sushi was fighting to avoid 

their third straight loss to start the season and standing in 

the way was the Karrtel. Chris George started the scoring for 

the Karrtel with a two run home run in the top of the first. 

M.S. took care of things in the bottom, scoring four with 

a big home run by Ryan Townhend for a 4-2 lead. A grand 

slam erased that lead in the second, 6-4 and Josh Linton 

kept it there with a “CBK” in the bottom. Mike Smith got a 

home run in the third and the Karrtel added another run 

to stretch their lead 8-4. The veterans from M.S. tied it up 

in the bottom 8-8, with runs from Cliff Melendy, Big Josh 

Tarleton and Nate “The Reverend” Mispel. It was crazy 

eights going into the fourth and crazy defensively for M.S. 

after they gave up eight runs to go down 16-8. In that inning 

the Karrtel had a couple of homers including one from Evan 

Anderson. Melendy scored again and a couple others to cut 

into the deficit 16-11. The Karrtel put those three runs back 

on the board for a 19-11 fifth inning lead. M.S. could only 

muster two more runs with Mispel scoring Tarleton and 

Townsend with a nice looking sac to score Mispel but it 

was not enough to avoid being winless through three 

games and match the Chi Go with a 19-13 loss. 

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Clear River Tavern 2-1 

TIE: Chinese Gourmet 1-1 and Karrtel 1-1 

5) McGrath’s Sushi 0-3 

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McGraths Sushi vs. FCFSMBC at Killington 7 p.m. 

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6pm at the 

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Enjoy a fabulous dinner and dance party with Satin & Steel 

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Springfield 

Humane Society 

Rutland County Humane Society 

CLYDE 

Handsome Clyde is one of 11 dogs coming from Virginia 

on Saturday May 18. Clyde is a 4 year old beagle and loves 

people, food and female dogs. Clyde and the other dogs can 

be seen on Thursday, May 23. Keep an eye on our Facebook 

page, Springfield Humane,VT as we will soon be posting all 

11 dogs! 

EMERIS - 2-year-old. 

Neutered male. Hound/ 

Labrador Retriever mix. 

I’m a high energy guy 

and I’ll need lots of exercise 

to keep me happy 

and out of things. 

SAPO - 1-year-old. Neutered 

male. Shepherd 

mix. I’m also super smart 

and I know Sit, Stay, 

Down, Off, Come, Leave 

It, Drop It and Shake! 

JASMINE - 12-year-old. 

Spayed female. Beagle. 

I’m a lovely, older 

lady who is looking for a 

home where I can enjoy 

my golden years. 

SILVER - 2-month-old. 

Male. American Rabbit. 

Silver. My brother Gold 

and I love to be held and 

snuggled. 

Springfield Humane Society 

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Wed. - Sat. 12-4:30 p.m., Closed Sun.-Tues. 

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society 

SKITTLES - 10-year-old. 

Neutered male. Domestic 

short hair. Black and 

white. I just know that 

Cookies and I will find 

our forever home together! 

COOKIE 

GRACIE - 1-year-old. 

Spayed female. Labrador 

mix. If you’re an active 

person looking for 

an energetic gal then we 

make the perfect pair! 

CADENCE 

Hi! My name’s Cadence and I’m a 3-year-old spayed female 

Doberman/Hound Mix. I’m looking for an active family 

that would love to take me on adventurous hikes. I’ve 

been working quite diligently on my obedience skills since 

I’ve been here at Lucy Mackenzie with my human friends, 

and I’m doing a great job. I would do best in a home with 

older dog-savvy children, because I’m a super exuberant 

girl. I’m sorry, but I just don’t care much for other dogs and 

need to be the only dog in my new home. 

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society 

4382 Route 44, West Windsor • (802) 484-LUCY 

Tues. - Sat. 12-4 p.m., Closed Sun. & Mon. • lucymac.org 

BAO - 1.5-year-old. 

Male. American guinea 

pig. Black and white. 

Burt and I love to play 

with toys and make silly 

noises. 

4.5-year-old. Neutered male. Domestic 

short hair. Black and white. I would love to 

find Skittles and me our forever home! Join 

us Saturday May 11 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in 

front of Pebbles for our annual Plant and 

Bake Sale. If you would like to donate baked 

goods or plants call Anne at 802-885-2174. 

All of these pets are available for adoption at 

Rutland County Humane Society 

765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT • (802) 483-6700 

Tues. - Sat. 12-5p.m. Closed Sun. & Mon. • www.rchsvt.org 

AMBER - 9-month-old. 

Spayed female. Domestic 

short hair. Brown 

tabby.I am a spunky little 

lady who will come and 

quietly bulldoze you over 

with my cute affection. 

BURT - 1.5-year-old. 

male. American guinea 

pig. Tri-colored. Bao and 

I can appear to be a little 

shy when you first meet 

us but we’re really quite 

fun. 

OREO - 8-year-old. 

Spayed female. Domestic 

short hair. Black and 

white. I am a mature 

lady who doesn’t require 

much more than a lap 

and food. 

GOLD - 2-month-old. 

Male. American rabbit. 

Brown. Hello! My brother 

and I are a handsome 

pair of fellas, don’t you 

think?! 

ELLA - 2-year-old. 

Spayed female. Labrador 

Retriever mix. I’ve 

been in foster care for 

a few months because I 

had heartworms but I’ve 

completed my treatment 

and I’m doing just great!

Classifieds 


REAL ESTATE 

WALLINGFORD LAND: Ice 

Bed Road, 3 acres, state 

approved. Good building lot. 

View of White Rocks. $25,000. 

781-254-1669. 

KILLINGTON RENTAL house 

for sale. Why pay mortgage, 

taxes and expenses for your 

home when the rental income 

pays all of the above? House 

located on the mountain, 

Killington, VT. Contact 781- 

749-5873, toughfl@aol.com. 

NEW LISTING: Killington ski 

village location, mountain view. 

Pinnacle 1 bdrm condo, $116K. 

Furnished, never rented, 

deck, stone fireplace, kitchen 

upgrade, ski locker, health 

club, shuttle to mountain. 

Owner, waynekay@gmail. 

com, 802-775-5111. 

KILLINGTON—2 BDRM 1.5 

bath condo, Mountain Green 

bldg. 2. FP, ski lockers, health 

club membership. $92K. 

Owner, 800-576-5696. 

TAKE OCCUPANCY NOW! 

3 BR, 2 BA chalet on East 

Mountain Rd, open living 

room/kitchen/dining, Master 

Suite with loft and vaulted 

ceiling, den with built in 

Queen bed, 520 sq ft DECK, 

workshop, wood stove, 

storage, laundry. $325,000 

Louise Harrison Real 

Estate,802-747-8444. 

LAND: Killington: ANTHONY 

WAY, 1.4 acres with access 

to sewer line, $59,900. Ski 

Country Real Estate, 335 

Killington Rd, 802-775-5111. 

LAND FOR SALE: Improved 

building lot in Killington 

neighborhood with ski home 

benefits. Views. Call 802-422- 

9500. 

ERA MOUNTAIN Real Estate, 

1913 US Rt. 4, Killington— 

killingtonvermontrealestate. 

com or call one of our real 

estate experts for all of your 

real estate needs including 

Short Term & Long Term 

Rentals & Sales. 802-775- 

0340. 

KILLINGTON PICO REALTY 

Our Realtors have special 

training in buyer representation 

to ensure a positive buying 

experience. Looking to sell? 

Our unique marketing plan 

features your very own 

website. 802-422-3600, 

KillingtonPicoRealty.com 2814 

Killington Rd., Killington. (next 

to Choices Restaurant). 

KILLINGTON VALLEY REAL 

ESTATE Specializing in the 

Killington region for Sales and 

Listings for Homes, Condos 

& Land as well as Winter 

seasonal rentals. Call, email 

or stop in. We are the red 

farm house located next to the 

Wobbly Barn. PO Box 236, 

2281 Killington Rd., Killington. 

802-422-3610, bret@ 

killingtonvalleyrealestate.com. 

PEAK PROPERTY GROUP 

at KW Vermont. VTproperties. 

net. 802-353-1604. Marni@ 

peakpropertyrealestate.com. 

Specializing in homes/condos/ 

land/commercial/investments. 

Representing sellers & buyers 

all over Central Vt. 

A Community Mental Health AgencyServing 

Windham and Windsor Counties 

Residential Specialist – Proctorsville, VT - Full time 37.50 hours/week 

available at Beekman House. Opportunity to join a dynamic team working in 

a therapeutic community for individuals with mental health and independent 

living challenges. We are looking for creative, flexible and dependable people 

to teach independent living skills, socialization and community integration in 

the Ludlow area. Applicants with relevant bachelor’s degree and/or residential 

mental health experience preferred. 

THE PERFORMANCE 

GROUP real estate 1810 

Killington Rd., Killington. 802- 

422-3244 or 800-338-3735, 

vthomes.com, email info@ 

vthomes.com. As the name 

implies “WE PERFORM FOR 

YOU!” 

PRESTIGE REAL Estate of 

Killington, 2922 Killington 

Rd., Killington. Specializing 

in the listing & sales of 

Killington Condos, Homes, 

& Land. Call 802-422- 

3923. prestigekillington.com. 

SKI COUNTRY Real Estate, 

335 Killington Rd., Killington. 

802-775-5111, 800-877- 

5111. SkiCountryRealEstate. 

com - 8 agents to service: 

Killington, Bridgewater, 

Mendon, Pittsfield, Plymouth, 

Rochester, Stockbridge & 

Woodstock areas. Sales & 

Winter Seasonal Rentals. 

Open 7 days/wk, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

RENTALS 

ONE BEDROOM Plymouth, 

Vt. $600, includes utilities. 

802-672-3719. 

MOUNTAIN GREEN main 

building, very large studio. Best 

views in Vermont. Most utilities 

included. Available immediately 

til November, $795; or lease 

year round $1,195/month. 

thomasgessler@verizon.net 

or 610-633-0889. 

KILLINGTON SEASONAL 

rental 2 BR, 1 BA, woodstove, 

excellent location. $8,000 

seasonal + utilities. 781-749- 

5873, toughfl@aol.com. 

PICO 1 BRs: One furnished 

available now for year round 

or now through fall. Heat, cable 

included. $1,175/ mo. Another 

available for winter season 

starting mid October, $8,200 

everything included. Call 

Louise Harrison Rentals 802- 

747-8444. 

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 

KILLINGTON SEASONAL 

rental 3 BR, 2 BA, fireplace, 

dishwasher. $9,000, Nov. 

1-April 30, + utilities. 781-749- 

5873, toughfl@aol.com. 

KILLINGTON ROYAL FLUSH 

Rentals/Property management. 

Specializing in condos/winter 

& summer rentals. Andrea 

Weymouth, Owner. www. 

killingtonroyalflush.com, 802- 

746-4040. 

BUSINESS 

OPPORTUNITIES 

PRICE REDUCED! 

KILLINGTON RESTAURANT 

for sale. The mountain 

renaissance is taking hold, now 

is the time! 4000 square feet of 

restaurant space in great county 

wide location for both summer 

and winter business. Recent 

renovations and upgrades 

for continuation of 25 plus 

year operation or your dream 

concept. Building generates 

35k in rental income aside 

from restaurant operations as 

currently configured. Asking 

assessment, restaurant is 

free! Ample parking. $555K. 

Contact killingtonrestaurant@ 

gmail.com. 

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE 

in Woodstock on Rt 4. Next 

to 4-season motel (www. 

sleepwoodstock.com), 8 mins 

to the Village, 15 mins from 

Skyeship Gondola. Immediate 

business from motel guests. 

Newly painted, repaved 

parking, 1,248 sq ft, 50+ 

seating plus picnic tables. Turnkey 

operation for restaurant, 

bakery catering. Reasonable 

rent/lease. 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: 

established deli/grocery/gas 

for sale just south of Rutland, 

beautiful 1 ac lot, spacious 1 

bedroom apt above w/ private 

entrance. By owner, serious 

inquires only please. 802-451- 

8301, leave msg. 

COMMERCIAL SPACE 

AVAILABLE with another well 

established business. Small 

or large square footage. Close 

to ski shop, restaurant and 

lodging. Great location for any 

business. Call 802-345-5867. 

EQUAL 

HOUSING 

OPPORTUNITY 

All real estate and rentals 

advertising in this newspaper 

is subject to the Federal 

Fair Housing Act of 1968 

as amended which makes 

it illegal to advertise “any 

preference, limitation or 

discrimination based on race, 

color, religion, sex, handicap, 

family status, national origin, 

sexual orientation, or persons 

receiving public assistance, 

or an intention to make such 

preferences, limitation or 

discrimination.” 

This newspaper will not 

knowingly accept any 

advertisement which is in 

violation of the law. Our readers 

are hereby informed that all 

dwellings advertised in this 

newspaper are available on an 

equal opportunity basis. If you 

feel you’ve been discrimination 

against, call HUD toll-free at 

1-800-669-9777. 

SUDOKU 

FOR SALE 

LOVE SEAT: Navy, wine, 

gold plaid love seat, excellent 

condition. Call 516-697-6267. 

$125. 

ESTATE SALE: Great Ski 

Condo Estate Sale in 

Killington! Friday & Saturday, 

June 7 & 8, 9am - 3pm Both 

Days. 61 Heights Dr. Unit 

C-1, Killington, VT 05751. 

Early Numbers Given at 

8:30 - First 15 Admitted 8:45. 

Excellent Condition Furniture, 

Bedroom Suites by Pipers 

Grove, Immaculate Chocolate 

Micro-Fiber Sectional, Cherry 

& Satin Maple King and Queen 

Bedroom Suites, Custom 

Ski-Themed Primitive Dining 

Table with White Eames Dining 

Chairs, Live Edge Coffee Table, 

Industrial Side Tables, Leather 

Recliner, Red Leather Natuzzi 

Club Chairs, Full Beds, Custom 

Ski Chairs, Goods Lamps, Flat 

Screens, Kitchen, Great Sale! 

Visit BobBurgessEstateSales. 

com for Sale PHOTOS, 

Information, and More 

Upcoming Sales. Directions 

From Rutland: Route 4 East to 

Right on Killington Rd. Go 0.3 

miles to Right on Heights Dr. 

$3.00 PERENNIALS – 541 

Hale Hollow Road, Bridgewater 

Corners, 1 mile off 100A. 802- 

672-3335. 

MASTER BEDROOM furniture: 

Dresser, bureau, 2 night tables. 

Frank, 802-353-8177. $100. 

FIREWOOD for sale, we stack. 

Rudi, 802-672-3719. 

FREE 

FREE REMOVAL of scrap 

metal & car batteries. Matty, 

802-353-5617. 

PUZZLES from page 30 

HCRS is proud to offer one of the best benefits packages in the area. Our 

benefit package, coupled with competitive salaries, allows us to attract and 

retain the best staff you may ever work with. The high caliber of our staff 

creates an environment of excellence; making HCRS a great place to work 

and helping us make a positive difference in our community. 

Please apply via our website at www.hcrs.org | Equal Opportunity Employer 

SKI-IN SKI-OUT PICO MT 

1Bedrm Condo for Rent 

$1,350/month or $9,500/ski season 

Ski Mt View Ski-in/Ski-out Hike in & out 

Fully furnished & equipped. Includes: 

Cable TV, rubbish removal, parking, heat, firewood. 

Not included: Electric & Wifi. References required. 

Contact: skionskioffvt@aol.com

The Mountain Times • June 5-11, 2019 CLASSIFIEDS • 37 

SERVICES 

WINDOW WASHING gutter 

cleaning, power washing, 

roof cleaning, painting. It is 

that time of year again to 

get your home looking new 

again. We can help. Brian’s 

Home Services. Give us a call 

today 802-299-1621 or email 

brianshomeservices@yahoo. 

com. 

BEAUREGARD PAINTING, 

25 years experience. 802- 

436-1337. 

POWER WASHING 

SPECIALISTS. Call Jeff at First 

Impressions, 802-558-4609. 

LOT CLEARING and stumping. 

802-672-3719, 802-558-6172. 

EMPLOYMENT 

PEPPINO’S IN KILLINGTON 

is looking for a part time 

barkeeper. Mix drinks and serve 

great food while you make 

some extra money! Evening 

shifts. Maybe you already work 

in “the biz “ and are ready for 

a change of scenery or would 

like to supplement your full 

time gig. Let’s see if we can 

make a match! Contact Lou 

at peppinosvt@comcast.net. 

WAITSTAFF: Birch Ridge Inn 

at Killington is interviewing 

candidates for both full time and 

part time wait staff positions for 

evening dinner service. To 

arrange an interview call 802- 

422-4293. 

INNKEEPER / RESIDENTIAL 

MANAGER needed for our 

Mendon Mountain View 

Lodge. Please visit www. 

killington.com/jobs for a full 

job description and to apply. 

Or visit our welcome center at 

4763 Killington Rd. Open daily 

8-4. (800) 300-9095. EOE. 

HOUSEKEEPERS 

NEEDED Killington Grand 

Hotel. Please visit www. 

killington.com/jobs or a full 




8-4. (800) 300-9095. EOE. 

CASHIER: A.M. preferable. 

PT/FT/Year round. Competitive 

wage. Killington. Please call 

802-558-0793. 

KILLINGTON RESORT: 

Food & Beverage, new 

opportunities. Executive 

Sous Chef, Banquet Sous 

Chef, Line Cook, Cook 1, 

Cook 2. Please visit www. 

killington.com/jobs for a full 




8-4. (800) 300-9095. EOE. 

DELI: Sandwich/Prep cook. 

Experience would be great, 

but if you enjoy working with 

food, we will train. Competitive 

wage. Please call 802-558- 

0793. 

MOGULS: WAITSTAFF, P/T 

bar staff, dishwasher, line cook 

needed to work at fun locals 

bar. Apply in person: see Sal 

at Moguls. 

WANTED 

HIGHEST PRICES PAID - 

Back home in Vermont for a 

Spring visit and hope to see 

new and returning customers 

for the purchase, sale and 

qualified appraisal of coins, 

currency, stamps, precious 

metals in any form, old and 

high quality watches and time 

pieces, sports and historical 

items. Free estimates. No 

obligation. Member ANA, 

APS, NAWCC, New England 

Appraisers Association. Royal 

Barnard 802-775-0085. 

Want to submit a classified? 

Email classifieds@ 

mountaintimes.info or call 

802-422-2399. Rates are 50 

cents per word, per week; free 

ads are free. 

National park tourism in Vermont 

creates $4.7 million in economic benefit 

A new National Park Service (NPS) report 

shows that 63,886 visitors to national 

parks in Vermont spent $3.8 million in the 

state in 2018. That spending resulted in 51 

jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the 

state economy of $4.7 million. 

“The national parks of Vermont attract 

visitors from across the country and 

around the world,” said Northeast Region 

Director Gay Vietzke. “Whether they are 

out for an afternoon, a school field trip, 

or a month-long family vacation, visitors 

come to have a great experience, and end 

up spending a little money along the way. 

This new report shows that national park 

tourism is a significant driver in the national 

economy – returning $10 for every 

$1 invested in the National Park Service 

– and a big factor in our state’s economy as 

well, a result we can all support.” 

March-Billings-Rockefeller National 

Historical Park is the only national park 

in Vermont, excepting the area covered 

by the Appalachian Trail and the North 

Country National Scenic trail. 

The peer-reviewed visitor spending 

analysis was conducted by economists 

Catherine Cullinane Thomas and Egan 

Cornachione of the U.S. Geological Survey 

and Lynne Koontz of the National Park 

Service. The report shows $20.2 billion of 

direct spending by more than 318 million 

park visitors in communities within 60 

miles of a national park. This spending 

supported 329,000 jobs nationally; 

268,000 of those jobs are found in these 

gateway communities. The cumulative 

benefit to the U.S. economy was $40.1 

billion. 

Lodging expenses account for the 

largest share of visitor spending, about 

$6.8 billion in 2018. Food expenses are the 

second largest spending area and visitors 

spent $4 billion in restaurants and bars 

and another $1.4 billion at grocery and 

convenience stores. 

Visitor spending on lodging supported 

more than 58,000 jobs and more than 

61,000 jobs in restaurants. Visitor spending 

in the recreation industries supported 

more than 28,000 jobs and spending in 

retail supported more than 20,000 jobs. 

Report authors also produce an interactive 

tool that enables users to explore 

visitor spending, jobs, labor income, value 

added, and output effects by sector for national, 

state, and local economies. Users 

can also view year-by-year trend data. The 

interactive tool and report are available at 

the NPS Social Science Program webpage: 

nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/ 

vse.htm. 

To learn more about national parks in 

state name and how the National Park Service 

works with state name communities 

to help preserve local history, conserve 

the environment, and provide outdoor 

recreation, go to www.nps.gov/VT. 

Castleton University announces 

summer concert series lineup 

802.775.5111 • 335 Killington Rd. • Killington, VT 05751 

NEAR GREEN MTN NTL GOLF COURSE! 

Lenore 

Bianchi 

Kicks off series with The Grift, June 25 

CASTLETON—Castleton University, in 

partnership with Heritage Family Credit 

Union, will present the 24th annual Castleton 

Summer Concerts at the Pavilion every 

Tuesday evening from June 25 through Aug. 

6 at the Castleton Pavilion. 

Heritage Family Credit Union Presents: 

Castleton Summer Concerts at the Pavilion 

features a premiere lineup of local bands 

in an eight-show series that highlights live 

entertainment by outstanding local area 

professional musicians. 

Kicking off this year’s series is The Grift, 

taking the stage on June 25 at 7 p.m. The 

Grift is Vermont’s good-time party band, 

playing catchy original tunes and popular 

covers across a variety of musical genres. 

Members of the band, who have been performing 

together for almost 20 years, have 

also shared a stage with the likes of Carlos 

Santana, Phish, and Dave Matthews. 

This year’s lineup also includes: 

SKI OR BIKE HOME - SHUTTLE 

‘tricia 

Carter 

HIGHRIDGE 

1BR/1BA, $124,900 

2BR/2BA $219,900 

woodburning fi replace 

Indoor pool/outdoor whirlpool 

SKI IN & OUT THE LODGES 

• 1-LVL 3BR/3BA, Furnished & 

equipped, Wash/Dryer, patio 

• Gas fplc, gas range, gas heat 

• Mud-entry w/ cubbies+bench 

• Double vanity, jet tub, 

• Common: Indr pool $469K 

CONVENIENT LOCATION!!! 

Mtn Views & minutes to Slopes 

Endless Possibilities: 13 guests! 

3 AC for RV’s, Camping & Events 

Renovated Great Room with 

New Windows & Custom Bar 

$595K 

6 BR’S W/PRIV. BATHS 

• Total of 8 BR’s and 7 Baths 

• 3,680 sq.ft. Deck with hot tub 

• Lounge w/bar & woodstove 

• Rec/game room + laundry 

• Nearby golf course & 

mtn bike trails $335K 

Just like new! 3BR/3BA suites 

Granite, maple fl oors, 5Ac 

Open fl r plan w/cath. ceiling 

Heated garage& storage 

House Generator, large deck 

$579K 

OPEN FLOOR PLAN 

• 3BR/3BA, 1Ac, 2,310 sq.ft. 

• Hardwood fl oors & radiant heat 

• Nearby golf course & bike trails 

• Upgraded kitchen, Hot tub $325K 

Meghan 

Charlebois 

Merisa 

Sherman 

• July 2 – Studio Two (Beatles tribute 

band) 

• July 9 – DC3, Rick Redington & The 

Luv, and The Heavily Brothers (Rocking 

Americana) 

• July 16 – Mile Twelve (Bluegrass) 

• July 17 – Chamber Music Institute (A 

special Wednesday evening performance) 

• July 23 – Blues for Breakfast (Blues and 

rock) 

• July 30 – Twangbusters (Country classic 

and Honky Tonk) 

• August 6 – Satin & Steel (Soul and R&B) 

All concerts in the series begin at 7 p.m. and 

are free and open to the public. The Castleton 

Pavilion is an indoor/outdoor facility, 

which allows concerts to be held rain or 

shine. Castleton University will be collecting 

non-perishable food items to support 

local food shelves at each performance. 

For more information visit castleton.edu/ 

summerconcerts. 

• 3BR/4BA, 3-LEVELS 

• Master Suite w/jet tub+steam 

shower 

• Jet tub, game room 

• Furnished & equipped $649K 

SINGLE FAMILY - PITTSFIELD 

• 3BR/1.5BA, 1.8 Ac 

• 1,512sq.ft. 

• Woodstove 

• Workbench room 

• Laundry $235K 

TIMBER FRAME + 2-CAR GARAGE 

Pat 

Linnemayr 

SHUTTLE TO & FROM 

PINNACLE 

1 BR: $116K 

pool & Whirlpool 

tennis , paved parking 

Furnished & equipped 

Stone fi replace 

TOP RIDGE – SKI IN & SKI OUT 

Chris 

Bianchi 

Over 140 Years Experience in the Killington Region REALTOR 

LOTS OF LIGHT 

3BR, 3BA, 2800 sq.ft. 2.6 AC 

Open fl oor plan, cathedral ceiling 

Stone fi replace, large deck, garage, 

Wood fl oors, master suite, loft 

Hot tub room+bonus rooms 

$470K 

• 3BR,3BA en suites+1/2bath, 

1,728 fi n sf+full basemt. 

• 2013 constructed, 

spectacular Pico mtn. views 

• Radiant heat - basement! 

• Paved driveway $525K 

HOUSE & 2 LOTS 

• 4BR/3BA, 1,920 sf, gas heat 

• PLUS 2 LOTS (4.5 Acres) 

• New Roof, Great rental $419K 

Katie 

McFadden 

Michelle 

Lord 

MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE 

MLS 

®

REAL ESTATE 


The Outside Story: Spying on a wild turkey nest 


eggs. Now she would stay on the nest 

day and night for 28 days to incubate 

the eggs, only taking a brief break midday 

to feed on protein-rich insects. 

According to the Wild Turkey Federation, 

only 10 to 40 percent of turkey 

nests hatch successfully. Ground nests 

are very vulnerable to predators; raccoons, 

skunks, foxes, snakes, and many 

other animals have a taste for eggs. Our 

dog loves eggs too, so I kept him on a 

leash when walking past the raspberry 

patch. The hen would freeze on the 

nest when we walked by. 

After a month of seeing the hen regularly, 

I checked the nest. She was gone, 

and the nest was full of opened shells. 

The young must have hatched! 

I imagined our hen feeling something 

stir beneath her breast – a chick 

using its eggtooth to break out of the 

shell. As the downy chicks hatched, the 

hen would have brooded them under 

her wings, keeping them warm. 

After letting the chicks recover for 

a day, she’d check for predators, then 

lead the chicks away from the nest, into 

the pasture beyond, digging up insects 

for them to eat along the way. Turkey 

poults are “precocial,” which means 

they are well-developed and able to 

walk soon after hatching. 

Though the chicks weigh only 1.6 

ounces when they hatch, they gain 1.1 

pounds per month, said Vermont Department 

of Fish and Wildlife biologist 

Chris Bernier. By summer’s end, they 

usually weigh several pounds. 

The hen would have eventually led 

her brood to an open woodland with 

overhead protection, but one that 

wasn’t too thick for them to navigate. At 

night she would have sheltered them 

under her broad wings. 

After 8 to 10 days, the poults would 

have begun to grow their first flight 

feathers, and by two weeks of age they’d 

be able to fly short distances to low 

branches to roost. Soon their down 

would be replaced by juvenile plumage, 

which offers better protection 

from bad weather. They would undergo 

two more molts before their first winter, 

and as adults they’d have 5,000 to 

6,000 feathers. 

During the first four weeks of life, 

turkeys are very susceptible to weather 

and predators. Prolonged cold, rainy 

weather can kill them. A whole host of 

predators, including hawks and bobcats, 

will hunt them. Only 25 percent of 

poults make it past their first month. 

Throughout the summer, our young 

turkeys would have followed their 

mother, scratching in the leaf litter of 

the woods for tree seeds and catching 

grasshoppers and other insects in the 

pastures. 

By August they would have been able 

to fly to the treetops to escape danger 

and to roost. In the fall and winter, the 

family would join other hens with their 

broods. They would stay with their 

mother until the spring mating season. 

One day in early November, after 

we’d received a few inches of snow, a 

group of four juvenile turkeys marched 

up our driveway. 

We watched through the window 

as they fed on green grass where the 

snow had melted on the south side of 

our barn. Then they continued behind 

the house toward the raspberry patch. 

There’s a good chance they were the 

turkeys that were born there. 

Susan Shea is a naturalist, conservationist, 

and freelance writer who lives 

in Brookfield, Vermont. The illustration 

for this column was drawn by Adelaide 

Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and 

edited by Northern Woodlands magazine. 

Visit the website at northernwoodlands.org. 

The column is sponsored by 

the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New 

Hampshire Charitable Foundation 

(wellborn@nhcf.org). 

Rutland chamber: New marketing company takes over 


media pages, launched in October 2017. 

When Mondo announced it was pulling out in December, the company was working 

on video promotions of Rutland people. Cohen said those videos will continue to 

be posted while LIFT takes over. 

“LIFT will assess all of the things that have been done and the data and will develop 

a new strategy,” Cohen said. 

Real Rutland started to promote Rutland as a place to live in the midst of headlines 

attention that Rutland had developed a drug problem. Cohen said Real Rutland is a 10- 

year plan to highlight Rutland’s assets and increase its population. The budget toward 

the campaign was $175,000 the first year and $150,000 the following two years. 

“We take one year at a time,” Cohen said 

While tracking the success of the campaign is difficult digitally, Cohen said 11 

families have moved to Rutland since last fall, which includes a total of 27 people. 

Meanwhile, 32 people are signed up for Rutland Red Carpet concierge service, which 

started in February to pair new families in Rutland to old to help new people settle in 

and network. 

In another effort to attract new families ,a Stay to Stay weekend is coming to Rutland 

in June with 11 families signed up to visit Vermont. 

The Stay to Stay program is part of the governor’s effort to entice people to Vermont. 

A total of 48 people have signed up for Stay to Stay weekends this year, Cohen said. 

“These are all really good leads for our marketing (efforts),” Cohen said. 

Mission farm: Upgrades historic building 


The property is home to the stone 

gothic revival style Church of Our 

Saviour, built in 1895 by Elizabeth 

Wood Clement on the site of her father’s 

homestead. She gifted the entire 

property to the Episcopal Diocese of 

Vermont. It is also home to Clement’s 

childhood home (the Josiah Wood 

House from 1817 Heminway Guest 

House (formerly a carriage house of 

1840, gardens, fields and trails. 

Today the congregation is doing 

more than just restoring its historic 

buildings. It is building new partnerships 

with the community by offering 

this bucolic setting as a place for 

unique social, educational, spiritual, 

artistic and land-based activities. The 

Heminway Guest house regularly 

hosts non-profit groups for spiritual 

and recreational retreats, and it offers 

emergency short-term housing for 

those in need. In collaboration with 

the Killington Pico Area Association 

and Killington Recreation Department, 

Mission Farm is home to the weekly 

Killington Farmers Market. The church 

still holds weekly Sunday Services at 

9:30 a.m., and as it has for generations, 

a place for the greater Killington community 

to experience life milestones 

like Christenings, weddings, funerals 

and other blessings. 

Those who value the beauty and 

memories of Mission Farm, now have 

an opportunity to help ensure the use 

of these buildings for future generations. 

The Healthy Living Fund will 

match donations to the 2019 Rehabilitation 

Fund dollar to dollar up to 

$27,000. For more information about 

the money, contact Sue Durant, Senior 

Warden, at cosvt@vermontel.net or 

802-422-9064. 

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“I’ll be happy when I get a promotion.” 

“I’ll be happy when I’m in a relationship.” 

“I’ll be happy when I lose 10 pounds.” “I’ll 

be happy when …” you fill in the rest. It 

happens to all of us at some 

point. We are told to set goals 

and to work hard towards 

them. I’m not saying that 

you shouldn’t set goals. 

You should absolutely 

have a big scary goal out 

on the horizon. But, that 

doesn’t mean you can’t be 

happy now. 

I can already hear some people, “Kyle, 

is this going to be another article where 

you tell us to just be happy all the time?” 

Well, kind of. What I have noticed, in myself 

and in people around me, is that when we 

are striving for greatness, we can miss the 

beautiful road we are on that’s taking us 

there. We all want to improve. Whether that 

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Live better, avoid the ‘happy later’ loop 

is in the gym or in our personal or business 

lives, most of us want to be better. However, 

there’s an issue with this. When we 

set out our goals, very often we will tie our 

happiness to that goal. This can lead to an 

unhappy, dissatisfied state. 

When we set goals, we 

HEALTHY HABITS believe achieving them 

By Kyle finneron will make us happy. If we 

didn’t, we wouldn’t waste 

all of our time and effort 

in achieving them. This 

doesn’t just pertain to 

achievements – this can also be the case for 

physical items. But will they truly make you 

happy? 

I have found that most material items 

offer shallow happiness. Yes, it feels great 

when we get a new car or that new outfit, 

but before long we become bored with 

something we pined over for so long. This 

has happened to me multiple times. We 

This unique business opportunity with real estate 

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new plumbing, electric, underground utilities, cat 5 

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put certain items on a pedestal. It can be a 

certain pair of shoes, a designer handbag or 

a new car. While these are nice and can be a 

lot of fun, they hardly make us truly happy. 

The Oxford dictionary defines happiness 

as “The state of being happy.” That doesn’t 

really help. The definition of happy is “Feeling 

or showing pleasure or contentment.” 

That’s better. In my opinion, happiness is a 

feeling of ease and peace in your life. When I 

have felt happiest is when I have a feeling of 

excitement and overall lightness in my life. 

It should be pointed out that happy is a 

state. It is not a trait that we are born with, 

which mean that just because you may not 

be happy right now. 

Here is my biggest question for you: Do 

you have to wait to be happy? Some people 

focus on the future so much, they miss the 

present. While the thought of reaching our 

goals is a great motivator to keep moving 

forward, we don’t want to miss the journey. 

Just because we believe that we will be 

happier in the future that does not mean we 

cannot be happy now. 

I’m not saying that everything should 

always be sunshine, rainbows and unicorn 

kisses. There will be times in your life where 

you will be sad, maybe even depressed. We 

all have off days and all experience stress 

that can affect our mood and mindset. The 

key here is to know that it is okay and perfectly 

normal to have these off days. Note: I 

am not a doctor or psychologist! If you feel 

that you are feeling down most of the time, 

I would suggest speaking with a licensed 

GROW YOUR LIFE IN KILLINGTON 

professional. 

What I am saying is that no matter what 

you are going through, or how bad of a day 

you are having, there is something that you 

can be happy about. 

This week I challenge you to take a step 

back and ask yourself, “Am I postponing my 

happiness?” If so, what can you be happy 

about now? 

Are you healthy? 

Do you like what you do for work? 

Do you have friends that support you? 

Do you have a hobby you enjoy? 

Do you have the ability to read this? 

The last question may seem a little off 

but people tend to forget, there are people 

that can’t read. There are also people that 

can’t see. There are people that aren’t able to 

take the time to read a newspaper or a blog 

post. While I’m not saying that you should 

be happy because someone has it worse off 

than you. I want you to stop and appreciate 

the things that you do have. 

We focus on the negative – a lot. When 

was that last time you were healthy and 

thought about how easy it was to breathe? 

Probably never. How about appreciating 

that fact that you don’t have a headache? 

Think about the last time you were sick. 

Did you have a hard time breathing? It was 

terrible, right? But since you got better, have 

you taken a second to think about that fact 

that now you can breathe with ease? Probably 

not. 

So take a deep breath and ask yourself, 

“What can you be happy about now?” 

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