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STATE OF VERMONT
SUPERIOR COURT
ORANGE UNIT
PROBATE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 22-PR-01721
IN RE ESTATE OF:
FRED CHEYETTE
Late Of Orange, VT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To the creditors of:
Frederic (Fred) Lee Cheyette
late of Orange, Vermont.
I have been appointed to
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or the estate must present their
claims in writing within four (4)
months of the date of publication
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Superior Court, Orange Unit, Probate
Division, 5 Court Street, Chelsea,
Vermont 05038. The claim may be
barred forever if it is not presented
within the four (4) month period.
Dated: April 21, 2022
Signed:
Dorothy L. Helling, Executrix
Estate of Fred Cheyette
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Dear VT World,
Vermont has one of the highest rates of reported Lyme disease
cases in the country. According to the CDC and VT lyme.
org, the Lyme disease incidence rate in Vermont was 170.5
cases per 100,000 people in 2019 with the threshold for
endemic status set at 10 cases per 100,000 people. Larval
ticks, which are always born uninfected, become infected after
feeding on rodent species like white-footed mice and chipmunks,
natural reservoirs for Lyme disease bacteria. That
infected tick may then go on to transmit Lyme disease to
people. Luckily, Vermont has an unsung hero of disease control
in the red fox! These animals should be revered for the
ecological services they provide, but sadly, they’re too often
treated like vermin and enjoy few protections.
Expanding evidence suggests that increases in tick-borne
illnesses may stem from a lack of traditional predators of mice
and other rodents. And the interesting part is that not only do
predators like foxes prey on mice, their mere presence causes
mice to scurry into their burrows and be less likely to infect
ticks. According to Dr. Tom Hofmeester’s study that focused
on red fox and the role they play in mitigating the spread of
Lyme disease, “the predators appear to break the cycle of
infection.”
We value foxes for eating rodents, but too often they get a
bad reputation when it comes to preying on some other animals,
specifically chickens. Like all animals, foxes are interested
in an easy meal, especially during this time of year when
they’re tending to their young. It’s up to us humans to secure
chicken coops with electric fencing and other protective measures.
Too many people are quick to kill foxes without
addressing the root problem. Killing foxes may result in leaving
young kits to starve in the den. Each year volunteer wild-
To My Fellow Vermonters,
For the last seventeen years I have worked as a fuel oil and
propane delivery driver serving the residents of Vermont. I
am just one of the many drivers and employees in the home
heat industry working to make sure you and your loved ones
stay warm during the long, dark and cold Vermont winters.
Without exception, every one of the drivers, technicians,
customer service representatives, dispatchers and managers
are laser focused on the goal of giving the best possible service
at the best price.
Those of us in the front lines of this industry are all hard
working Vermonters. We are not immune to the struggles of
the people we serve. Fuel prices this year have gone through
the roof and so have the prices of everything else. Even when
prices were much lower it was not easy for many of us to
make ends meet while paying to stay warm.
This year, even with the doubling of government fuel assistance
the challenge has been more difficult. While on my
daily route I listen carefully to the pain of low and middle
income Vermonters who have had no choice but to go cold
and hope for Spring to come early. You cannot help but feel
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By G. E. Shuman
Around my house I am the one who
takes out the garbage. It has just
always been that way. At one time
I tried to get that to be one of my kids’ jobs, but somehow it
never got done on time or when it got full, or something else
happened that made me give up on the kids’ chore idea. Ever
since then, I have just done the trash when it needs to be done.
Some time ago, (I guess everything happened ‘some’ time
ago. In this case it was about four years ago,) I found myself
with the pleasant job, (sarcasm) of having to paw through one
of those big black bags of trash after I had already put it in the
outdoor can. Today I would like to ‘recycle’ that article for
you.
I don’t remember the reason I was there under the carport
with my head nearly in that bag, but there I was. One of us had
evidently lost something… car keys, I think, and ‘someone’
had to look for them. For some reason, at our house, when
some really gross job must be done, that is always mine to do
too. (Think toilet plunging.) Go figure.
As I said, for whatever reason, and for whatever I was looking
for, there I was, with my elbow-length rubber gloves,
carefully removing the trash from that bag in the can, piece by
piece, and placing it into the open end of another one. As I did
so I became increasingly disgusted, and nauseated, and I
remember this part well … I never found whatever it was that
I was supposed to find. Go figure, again.
Later that day, after I had somewhat recovered from my
experience with the trash, I began to think a bit differently
about that awful experience. Some of the items I witnessed
were still fresh in my mind, (and nostrils,) if the word fresh
can be used in this story. Other things were remembered, but
a bit differently.
life rehabbers in Vermont take in orphaned fox kits after their
parents were killed by humans.
Rather than killing every fox who is simply trying to survive,
we humans should take the time to learn how we can
coexist with these inherently harmless creatures that offer free
rodent control. Rats, for example, can cause tremendous problems
for those who keep chickens. Without the free rodent
control that foxes offer, some people may choose to use
rodenticide, which not only kills mice, but kills all of those
animals, including protected species like owls, who feed on
the deceased rodents. Foxes, bobcats and other wildlife also
suffer from rodenticide poisoning. The best rodent control is
to let nature do its job, since foxes eat hundreds of mice, as
cited in Red Fox Diet-What Foxes Eat from Robin Page’s A
Fox’s Tale.
Another threat to foxes are dogs that are allowed off-leash,
including bear hunting hounds, placing both adult foxes and
their young at risk. There’s also a trapping season where foxes
are lured to baited leghold traps, often resulting in their limbs
being painfully crushed between the jaws of a trap.
It is crucial that we learn to coexist with foxes and other
predator species as they may be impacting our health for the
better without us even realizing it. For tips on how to prevent
conflicts with foxes, check out Got Chickens? Got predators.
No problem!
“The takeaway is, we shouldn’t underestimate the role
predators can play in reducing Lyme disease risk.” - Richard
S. Ostfeld, senior scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem
Studies
Thank you,
Jennifer Zwerling
Burlington
the anguish of your neighbors. I understand it. Everyone in
the industry understands it. The dominant political party in
Montpelier does not understand it. They are callous to the
struggle of their constituents.
The evidence of this rude disconnect is a thirty minute
recorded discussion on the morning of April 15th between
four of Vermont’s Democratic state senators in the committee
on natural resources and energy. The conversation is revealing
and just plain disgusting for those of us being pinched in these
hard economic times. They can be found at this link. https://
www.youtube.com/watch?t=1230&v=dW4zADVny4&feature=youtu.be.
State senator Mark McDonald(D) and Committee Chair
Chris Bray (D-Addison) were discussing the implementation
of the “clean heat standard legislation.” The worst comments
came from McDonald(D) who is quoted as saying “Before I
kill someone to get their clean heat credits, I want to know
what the charge is going to be. Embezzlement, scam, securities
fraud?” (20:30-52:00) followed up later in the conversation
with a response to committee chair Senator Chris
Bray(D) who states “Well for the person who says, ‘I don’t
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Kitchen Trash
-A Newly Recycled Column-
You see, in that trash was the envelope from a wonderful
card my granddaughter Sofi had given to us just days before,
for our anniversary. That beautiful young girl is such a treasure
to us, as are all our grandkids. There were also several
empty and discarded toddler food containers from the last
time we had fed another beautiful granddaughter, the then
two-year-old Nahla. She loved having lunch with Grammy
and Papa. I am thankful that she still does. I had to move
many merchandise bags from recent trips to Walmart,
Hannaford’s, and T J Max, along with others. (Back then
people threw bags away. Silly people.) Evidently, in the time
that particular smelly trash bag was in our kitchen wastebasket,
we had been able to make a lot of purchases at those
stores.
There in the trash was a broken toy. (It was always fun to
watch Nahla play, but she tended to be a bit rough on her toys
back then.) There were a few empty medicine bottles; We had
received new ones. What would we do without those prescriptions?
There was also a wrapper from a new shirt I had purchased,
and several candy and cookie bags. I also recall seeing
a soft drink-soaked coloring book picture that one of the
grandkids and their grandmother had done together when they
were visiting around the dining room table. Of course, there
were lots of slimy food scraps and gross coffee grounds in the
mix. Evidently, we had food, and plenty of it, including my
morning coffee.
Even in recent challenging times, we in our country have
much to be truly thankful for, just as I did four years ago when
I first wrote this column. As strange as this may seem, counting
our blessings may be as simple as counting our bags of
trash. If you are the one at your house who always takes them
out to the can, be thankful that you have them to take.