OU NTA I N IMES M T Vol. 50, No. 25 I’m FREE - you can even bring me home to your parents! June 23-29, 2021 Parade of heroes, whoopie pies featured in downtown street party Rutland to celebrate reopening and honor its first responders A street party, fireworks, and free whoopie pandemic. Details on another celebration in pies will be part of a celebration of the end of the fall — the Rutland Whoopie Pie Festival — Covid-19 regulations — highlighted by a pa- will be announced after the parade. Both rade of health care and other essential-worker events aim to bring the community safely to- heroes in downtown Rutland. gether for celebration, connection and reflec- The Aug. 28 Parade of Heroes & Community tion after a long year, and to draw new visitors Celebration, from 3:30-9:30 p.m., will celebrate to experience Rutland’s historic downtown as all who helped the community get through the Street Parties > 6 BILLINGS FARM CELEBRATES 150 YEARS Saturday and Sunday Peppino’s sells to new owner Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock By Katy Savage celebrates its birthday. As the popular Peppino’s lockdowns and stay at home a week before the pandemic Page 21 Restaurant on Killington Road orders — though that wasn’t hit and Tondorf just opened closes, a new restaurant is necessarily her plan. her second Rivershed location coming to town. Tondorf signed the lease on in Braintree, Massachusetts, Peppino’s owner Lou Illia- a restaurant in Scituate, Mas- after a year of renovations. no, who opened his authentic sachusetts, called Salt Society, Peppino's > 6 Italian restaurant 30 years ago, sold the building in May. “It was just time for me to get out of the restaurant busi- ness,” Illiano said. Kara Tondorf, a restau- rateur from Massachusetts, just started renovations after buying the building for $550,000. She plans to bring By Ethan Weinstein her Massachusetts restaurant, Rivershed, to town by October. DOZENS RALLY IN While most restaurant RUTLAND AGAINST By Ethan Weinstein owners downsized in the CRITICAL RACE THEORY 'Fore!' Covid-19 global pandemic, Vermont State Top junior golfers compete Tuesday-Thursday at Green Moun- Tondorf did the opposite. Fairgrounds hosted tain National Golf Course for the 11th Killington Junior Golf This will be Tondorf ’s event last Wednesday. Championship. The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) fourth restaurant and one of By Polly Mikula Page 3 program is the same one Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson three restaurants she’ll have Lou Illiano sold Peppino's after 30 years of ownership; Kara played when they were in high school. See story on page 5. renovated and opened despite Tondorf plans to reopen it as a restaurant in October. Rutland kicks off Lt. Gov. Molly Gray’s Recover Stronger tour By Ethan Weinstein Lt. Gov. Molly Gray kicked off her Recover Stronger tour in Rutland on Wednesday, June 16. Her goal: learn what Vermonters learned from the pandemic, and what the state should do as it eases back to pre-pandemic life. Stopping at Rutland Intermediate School, RRMC, and the By Brooke Geery Village Snack Bar, Gray chatted with local residents to hear stories from the last 15 months. She will spend the summer OUTDOOR SUMMER traveling the state doing much the same. With $2.7 billion DINING DELIGHTS in federal funds allocated to Vermont from the American Enjoy fresh local food Rescue Plan Act, as well as the passage of the state’s $7.32 al fresco this summer! billion budget, Gray hopes to learn how working people want Page 26 Montpelier to spend that money. Arriving at Rutland Intermediate on the last day of school, Gray visited the fourth grade classes of teachers Sally Stacom and Phoebe Forman, both of which had participated in the virtual Lt. Gov. for a Day program this spring. Living “What did we learn from this pandemic?” asked Gray. “I’m here to actually listen to you and listen to your teacher. Listen ADE to your principal, and administrators to try to understand WHAT'S HAPPENING like, what are we going to do differently?” THIS WEEK? “We had to work together,” said one fourth grader. Over 200 local events! Some students praised the lack of sickness that came By Ethan Weinstein Page 14 Gray > 2 Lt. Gov. Molly Gray gives a student a fist bump at Rutland Intermediate School on June 16. 2 • LOCAL NEWS The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Rutland County facing shortage of foster homes By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — The pandemic has isolation brought by the pandemic may exacerbated an existing shortage of foster have contributed to kids’ mental health and homes in Rutland and throughout the behavioral challenges. state as an increased number of kids need “We’ve also seen the needs of those older a safe place to live. kids and teens increasing,” Fitzsimmons In Rutland County, 153 kids and teens said. “We’re seeing more substance use are in the foster care system, marking a or mental health challenges, self harming 39% increase from the yearly average of behaviors — just unhealthy ways to cope 110. Meanwhile, the number of foster with whatever abuse or neglect led them to parents has dwindled, possibly because being on our radar.” of the pandemic. Covid-19 may also be partially respon- “There’s a need going up, just because sible for the greater number of children who the stressors and the needs in the com- cannot remain in the care of their parents. munity have increased for all sorts of Lost jobs, isolation and illness added stress reasons, Covid-related and not,” said Me- to families that were already having trouble linda Humphrey, a Rutland City resident accessing food and housing. and former alderman who has fostered a “When the parents are overwhelmed and number of local kids. they don’t have coping skills, unfortunately, “At the same time,” she said, “I think peo- that can lead to abuse and neglect that we ple that may have otherwise been interested may not have experienced with that family in trying this out are backing away from it before,” Fitzsimmons said. because of being in a pandemic.” Courts have been backlogged during Rebecca Fitzsimmons, resource coordi- the pandemic, too, which has delayed chil- nator at the Dept. of Children and Families dren from returning home in some cases. office in Rutland, said she’s looking for With the goal of creating more fos- foster parents specifically to care for teens. ter homes in the state — as opposed to Children under 6 years old formerly repre- sending them to out-of-state residential By Ethan Weinstein sented a larger percentage of kids in the sys- facilities — the state recently rolled out a Joshua Ferguson enjoys a creemee with Lt. Gov. Molly Gray at the Village Snack Bar. tem’s care, but that dynamic has switched. program that offers higher pay and more “I think that’s where, statewide, we’ve training to foster parents who will eventu- Gray: Stops in Rutland first during Recover Stronger tour sort of come up against this kind of crisis ally be equipped to house kids who have from page 1 point where we have more youth than we acute behavioral needs. with masks. Others breathed a sigh of relief at the demise of masks. One shared his have homes who are open to caring for Fitzsimmons said about five families tried-and-true hand washing method. Most agreed that online learning in one form or youth,” Fitzsimmons said. are currently enrolled in that program another is here to stay. Most prospective foster parents, Fitzsim- from around Vermont, and they’ll receive According to fourth grade teacher Sally Stacom, the pandemic brought students mons said, hope to foster infants or very training on topics like de-escalation closer together. Students would arrive at school “early just so they can talk to each oth- young children. While there are still plenty and crisis communication. She said the er. So we got to use the Google Meet a little bit like that, where at the end of the meeting, of younger children who need care, more program will likely take place in phases as I would just stay. I would stay and observe and chat.” resources are available to them. interest grows. Lt. Gov. Gray encouraged students to dream big, but as far as careers, she stressed The pandemic brought new challenges Chynah Boise, a clinician with Rutland’s STEM and the trades. to foster parents. With a remote school- branch of the Community Care Network, “We really need young people “We really need young people to ing system, kids stayed at home more than provides mental health support to foster to stay in Vermont and stay con- usual. Some may have needed extra support parents — a one-of-a-kind program in the nected to Vermont, which is why stay in Vermont and stay connected with their classes. Parents may have worried state, as far as she knows. it’s super important for me to see about additional exposure to Covid-19, and Fostering > 17 you and for you to know you can to Vermont, which is why it’s super be lieutenant governor in this important for me to see you and for state. You can be an engineer, you can be electrician, you can you to know you can be lieutenant be a plumber, you can be an incredible teacher,” she said. governor," saiid Gray “Fortnite is not a career option” — though some in the audience corrected her that there are in fact professional YouTubers. Later that afternoon, Gray ordered an obligatory maple creemee at the Village Snack Bar, meeting up with State Senator Cheryl Hooker. While there, Gray chatted with locals about everything from electric vehicles to health- care access to rural broadband. “I was just at the Rutland Regional Medical Center,” Gray said. “I’m recognizing now that telehealth is in Vermont to stay. Telehealth is not a pandemic-only healthcare offering. Vermonters now expect to be able to access to health care from their home,” she said. In order for that to happen, the state will need to invest further in broadband. “Vermonters can’t wait five years or three years or arguably even a year for broadband access. And I think our next investment has to be in providing immediate tools for pro- viding immediate access right now. Looking at the tools beyond fiber, so that kids can get online. I was at the elementary school this morning, they’re still going to be using online learning, telehealth, remote work, mental health and support services — every- thing is moving, has moved, into broadband spaces.” Just a day into her month-long tour, Gray is praising Vermonters and the pandemic lessons they have learned, like the vital intersection of health access and Internet access. “That’s not something I learned from being inside the State House, it’s being in contact with By Emma Cotton/VTDigger communities directly,” she said. Rebecca Fitzsimmons in the Asa Bloomer Building in Rutland on Friday, June 18. The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 LOCAL NEWS • 3 A rally against Critical Race Theory draws dozens to the Fairgrounds By Ethan Weinstein Critical Race Theory (CRT) has sparked partisan fury across the nation in recent months. Now, those debates have come to Rutland. Roughly 70 people met at the Vermont State Fair- grounds in Rutland Wednesday night, June 16, to discuss the presence of CRT in school curricula and what they perceive as the theory’s toxic influence. Although ostensibly focusing on CRT, topics at Rutland’s gathering ranged from the Black Lives Matter movement to vaccine mandates. The event, hosted by Vermonters for Vermont, featured six speakers, includ- ing Essex-Westford School Board member Elizabeth Cady, former Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Klar, and Rutland School Board Commissioner Tricia O’Connor. In recent months, states including Arkansas, Idaho, Oklahoma and Florida have banned the teaching of CRT in public schools. CRT entered public discourse more widely after the killing of unarmed black people sparked country-wide protests last summer. More recently, the New York Times’ 1619 project garnered fury from the Right, catalyzing a movement to reimagine teachings about race and equity in K-12 education. The night at the Fairgrounds began with the recita- tion of the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the singing of “God Bless America.” Organizer Gregory Thayer then addressed the crowd. “You should be very, very proud of yourselves for being here,” he said. “If you don’t support critical race theory, that doesn’t By Ethan Weinstein make you a racist, it makes you extremely unracist,” said Dozens gathered at the Vermont State Fairgrounds to listen to presenters discuss the harm of teaching Critical Race Theory. Cady, the night’s first speaker. Earlier this month, Cady was the only dissenting vote Unified Union School District. ties that happened some time in the past, but, as has been when the Essex-Westford “If you don’t support critical This, he said, is the definition shown in some of the settings that were shared here, it’s School Board voted to adopt a of racism. fanning the flames of love and acceptance of everybody, new equity policy. race theory, that doesn’t make As one of the whitest states and helping each person to grow to their capacities.” Those present expressed you a racist, it makes you in the country, some felt that Others attended the meeting to meet likeminded fear that CRT would infringe CRT and education focusing citizens. upon free speech. Speakers extremely unracist,” said Cady, on racial oppression is ir- Bennington resident Kevin Hoyt made the trip “to called for a return of liberal relevant to Vermont’s students network and meet with some other conservative-minded values, saying that proponents the night’s first speaker. and causes them to negatively people who are sick of this crap.” of CRT have attempted to view their own country and Hoyt ran for governor as an independent last fall, fo- "Trojan-horse" its teachings into curricula without public identity. cusing his campaign on gun rights advocacy. approval. For Klar, Vermont’s whiteness is a fact, not a problem The night’s speakers addressed CRT from all angles — Several speakers referenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s that requires resolution. “Most of my black friends say as lawmakers, as School Board members, as concerned famous desire for his kids to be judged not by the color of ‘I don’t want to live somewhere that cold’,” he said to parents and grandparents. Audible gasps escaped the their skin but the content of their character, a sentiment murmurs of agreement. “Why is George Floyd so relevant crowd as state Rep. Art Peterson, R-Rutland-2, read from that these speakers felt CRT undermines. to Vermont?” Act 1, a law from 2019 targeting racism in schools. Some “I embrace the teachings of Martin Luther King,” Klar Martha Haftner, a former teacher from Randolph, jeered as Klar described the poetry of Rajnii Eddins, whose said. “That makes me now a racist.” attended the discussion because she felt that education poetry will soon be taught in some Vermont schools. “Based purely on race, [supporters of CRT] are pre- regarding race has strayed from best practices. “I feel very Ultimately, the event sought to raise consciousness. As pared to shift resources from one group to another,” said much that the way to connect the races is not through dif- for instrumental change, time will tell the evening’s effects Todd Filmore, the grandfather of a child in the Mill River ferent functions that are going to wave a flame on atroci- on public education.

By Ethan Weinstein By Ethan Weinstein Former Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Klar addresses the crowd in Rutland. Attendees rise for the singing of "God Bless America" at the beginning of the rally, June 16. 4 • LOCAL NEWS The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Rutland City officials plan to redistrict following population decline By Emma Cotton/VTDigger RUTLAND — After a decade of population decline, certain that, if we have an option that we think stands above southeast part of the city, is “one of the most out of balance Rutland City officials are beginning a conversation about the others, that we bang the drum loudly for it.” in the state,” by 17%, Notte said. Ward 3 deviates by 11%. redrawing the lines of its political districts, which would Districts around the state are facing similar challeng- “There’s no way we are going to get balance and get all change voting locations for many city residents. es, according to a map from the Secretary of State’s office, of our Rutland City districts in a legally acceptable limit “Some serious adjustments are going to have to be and officials are hurrying to determine how to best redraw without doing some significant shifting of households and made,” said state Rep. William Notte, D-Rutland, who district lines while waiting for official 2020 Decennial Cen- populations,” he said. represents Ward 4. sus data, which won’t be released until mid-August. Unless the city reverses the overall population decline, it The state’s Legislative Apportionment Board redraws Based on preliminary Census numbers, Notte expects will likely shrink to three representatives in another decade. House and Senate districts every 10 years, based on data the city to continue to have four state representatives, Notte, who said he’s been talking with other officials from the U.S. Census Bureau, to ensure compliance with but will need to significantly alter the shape and size privately about the matter, planned to present possible the U.S. Supreme Court’s one person-one vote standard. of the districts, which determine where residents go to changes to the Board of Aldermen on Monday night. State board members ultimately decide how the House vote, the Rutland Herald first reported. He’s heard several preliminary options for redistricting. districts are redrawn in Rutland and elsewhere, but Ideally, every House district in Vermont would contain One involves shifting all four districts until the appropri- Notte is beginning to meet with city officials in hopes exactly the same number of residents. Typically, the appor- ate balances are found. that they’ll have a say. tionment board divides Vermont’s population by 150 — the “Theoretically, they could all be at minus 9% and just “At the end of the day, of course, it’s the Legislature number of representatives in the Vermont House. slide under what’s legally viable,” Notte said. “That would will have the final stamp of approval,” Notte said. “So it’s a The state allows districts to deviate from that amount by require some huge shifts in lines and quite a bit of change. matter of seeing what works down here, and then making no more than 10%. One of Rutland’s districts, Ward 2, in the Redistricting > 8 Long in tooth and trail On June 22, Celia Ryker of Bridgewater Corners will release "Walking Home: Trail Sto- ries," a memoir of thru-hiking Vermont’s Long Trail at age 60. "Walking Home" is “a fascinating narrative,” said Jennifer Belton, former White House Library director. The memoir weaves stories of Ryker’s childhood and lost family members alongside luscious descriptions of the Long Trail’s woodland path, wildlife, and Green Mountains. It is an honest account of the author’s arduous journey accom- plishing a long-distance hike with health challenges. Ryker was diagnosed with a brain stem virus and has residual balance issues from that and from head injuries she sustained as a child. Her right leg had also sustained multiple fractures over the years as a farmer and horse trainer, but she was inspired to long-distance hike after read- ing the stories of other hikers with agility issues. When she turned 60, she knew it was time to act. “I thought I was writing an instructive booklet for the first-time geriatric distance hiker, but the book put on its own boots and took me on a different path,” said Ryker. “I would like the reader to put down my book and go out and buy new dresses, walking shoes, paint brushes, or tennis rackets. Whatever it is that they have been thinking about doing and haven’t found the time, or think they can’t do because of other constraints,” she says. Ryker’s first career was training horses, teaching and cam- paigning students on southeast Michigan’s local hunter jumper circuit. After 30 years she went back to school for gardening and landscape design. "Walking Home" is her first book. Ryker and her husband Submitted Don migrate between Vermont and Michigan with their border collie, Flurry. Celia Ryker hiked the Long Trail at 60 and wrote a memoir recounting her journey.

LOCAL PEOPLE. Kathleen Taft named associate director LOCAL SERVICE. RUTLAND—The United Way of Rutland was awarded a competitive Association of Food County (UWRC), the largest non-governmental and Drug Officials grant to assess and develop fundraiser for local services in the community, program standards and long term goals. Active Home Comfort – All season long! announced June 9 that the search team has ap- as a volunteer from a young age, throughout pointed Kathleen Taft as associate director. She her life she could often be found helping with joins Ashley Bride, who assumed the UWRC chamber of commerce fundraisers, working executive director role in March 2021. with disabled children through adaptive skiing BEAT THE HEAT! The board of directors partners with the and horseback riding, serving at soup kitchens, Get on the schedule for an air conditioning community and the executive director to form or participating in various community organi- or Mini Split AC Unit Installation. a search team. UWRC began the search process zations. Taft’s work will be closely involved with in late February and did a full review of the supporting UWRC community partners and % % scope of responsibilities. grant-funded agencies. 0 Down - 0 Interest Bride stated, “Kathleen is an excellent addi- Submitted “I am excited to pivot from direct For up to 36 months tion to UWRC, her experience and skillset will Kathleen Taft service to an impressive organization like allow her to be a great source of support to the the United Way that enables broader community agencies we partner with.” impact across the healthcare, financial stability, and Taft, a native Coloradan and graduate of Montana State Uni- education sectors,” Taft said. versity in Bozeman, Montana, recently relocated to Vermont “As a new Vermont transplant, I look forward to continuing from Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. She has experience in data to learn about the many wonderful organizations in Rutland management and analysis as a federal consultant, and program County doing important work in the community. I’m here to management and policy development with a local public health hear about anything we can do to support them in our role as Call us now at 866-326-0535 agency. As the person responsible for building a brand new en- funders. Ultimately we are here to support and honor their vironmental health program in an expansive, rural county, she work, and highlight their extraordinary efforts.” The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 LOCAL NEWS • 5

AJGA brings top youth golfers to Killington this week KILLINGTON By Ethan Weinstein FOOD SHELF Tuesday, June 22 through Thursday, some college golf scholarships, and get “A lot of people are coming in and vis- June 24 Green Mountain National Golf recognized,” said Tournament Director iting and staying here. I’ve heard count- Course (GMNGC) is hosting the Ameri- Sydney Della Flora. less parents say they just like it here: It’s can Junior Golf Association’s (AJGA) For many of the young golfers, the beautiful, they’d like to come back. [The Killington Junior Golf Championship, tournament provides an exciting op- tournament] puts Killington on the map presented by Junior Golf Hub. portunity to play in front of coaches and garners reputation for all the area Cancelled last year due to Covid, the from colleges around the Northeast. A has to offer,” he said. “It’s really good to Killington Junior Golf Championship, good performance this week may pay see some really quality young people now in its 11th year, features some of the dividends down the line. playing the game. I mean, these are the country’s best high school golfers. State representative Jim Harrison best of the best. This is the same program We are stocked with nonperishable food, paper goods “We were really excited to be able is the volunteer coordinator for the that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson & cleaning supplies. Any person in need, please call to to be back here and running the event tournament. He praised the event as a played when they were in high school.” arrange a pickup. Donations accepted. Please call Nan again, for the kids — they’re age 12 to 18 source of business for the local econo- “It’s a great event. We need to attract — that are playing. They’re all just trying my, not to mention an opportunity to people here in Vermont, and what better Salamon, 422-9244 or Ron Willis, 422-3843. to boost up their status, trying to earn watch many fantastic young golfers. way to do it,” he added. Sherburne UCC “Little White Church,” Killington, VT

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renamed to honor Peter Giancola Local news ...... 2 Family encourages blood donations to combat severe shortage State news ...... 8 Opinion ...... 10 In hopes of drawing friends, colleagues and fans, one of Rut- land’s iconic blood drives has been renamed for local musician Calendar...... 14 and businessman Peter Giancola. The move comes at a time Puzzles ...... 16 when the American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as hospital demand — due to rising trauma cases and Music scene ...... 17 electives — outpaces donations. Donors of all blood types, Living ADE ...... 18 especially type O, are urged to make an appointment to donate. The Peter Giancola Mini Gift of Life Blood Drive will be held Food matters ...... 25 July 13 at the U.S. Army Reserve (2143 Post Road) in Rutland Pets ...... 30 Town, with appointments available from 12-6 p.m. The drive was dedicated to Giancola last year, prompting an outpouring Horoscopes ...... 31 of donors at a critical time, and has been renamed in his honor Columns ...... 32 in an effort to spread the word about the life-giving impact Classifieds ...... 35 blood donors can have. Appointments are available at red- crossblood.org or by calling 800-RED-CROSS. Service directory...... 36 Donors will receive a free Hydro Flask from Come Alive Real estate ...... 38 Outside and a $10 gift card courtesy of Suburban Propane. Giancola, a popular businessperson and saxophone player in the legendary local band Satin & Steel, relied on dozens of blood donors in the last 10 years of his life, whose donations im- proved his quality of life and helped him survive much longer than his doctors expected. Giancola died in March 2020 after a MOU NTA I N TIMES 10-year battle with cancer. is a community newspaper covering Central Vermont The drive, sponsored by the Giancola Family of Businesses that aims to engage and inform as well as empower and Green Mountain Power, is an important event for the Red community members to have a voice. Cross, collecting hundreds of pints of blood during a period Polly Lynn Mikula ...... Editor & Co-Publisher when donations often plummet. Jason Mikula ...... Marketing/Advertising Manager & Co-Publisher “Blood donors gave my dad several more years with his Ethan Weinstein ...... Assistant Editor/Office Manager family that he wouldn’t have otherwise had, and drastically Submitted Krista Johnston ...... Head Graphic Designer/Production improved his quality of life,” Giancola’S daughter, Gabriella, Pete Giancola and his kids celebrate after a past Crowley Lindsey Rogers ...... Marketing/Advertising Consultant said. “In supporting this drive, we want to give back in thanks Brothers Road Race in downtown Rutland. Giancola’s family Millie Bache ...... Marketing/Advertising Consultant for everyone who helped our dad and encourage others to help is urging blood donations at the upcoming Pete Giancola the hundreds of patients and their families who will benefit Gift-of-Life Mini Marathon, which was renamed in his honor. Interested in advertising? Call 802-422-2399 from blood donations made in his honor.” For classifieds/yard sales, email [email protected] Jennifer Costa, regional communications director for natural. “People turned out in droves to honor Pete last year, For events, email [email protected] the Red Cross of Northern New England, said 560 differ- including a lot of first-time donors,” Costello said. “This is a ent Vermonters each week must donate to meet hospital way to continue to remember Pete in the community, and to Contributing writers: demand. “Unlike other medical treatments, blood cannot remind people that when they donate, it benefits someone Katy Savage Paul Holmes Sandra Dee Owens be manufactured or stockpiled. It has a shelf life and we like Pete, whose life is saved or dramatically improved.” Julia Purdy Merisa Sherman Brett Yates need to provide a steady stream of donors to ensure local The blood drive’s goal is 256 pints, and there is room, even Curt Peterson Dave Hoffenberg Kevin Theissen patients have access to lifesaving blood as soon as they with precautions to make donors comfortable and safe, to Gary Salmon Brooke Geery Robin Alberti need it. We encourage anyone who is eligible to make an handle well over 300 donors. Appointments are critical to Dom Cioffi Virginia Dean Flag photo by appointment — and keep it. Your donation can save up to reaching the goal. Mary Ellen Shaw Ed Larson Richard Podlesney three lives,” Costa said. This drive is an offshoot of the national-record-setting Gift- Pete Giancola was a regular blood donor before get- of-Life Marathon (GOLM). The GOLM began as an ordinary ©The Mountain Times 2021 ting sick, and was incredibly appreciative of everyone who blood drive, but over time grew into the largest blood drive in The Mountain Times • P.O. Box 183 helped him through blood donations. American history, setting the national record of 2,350 pints in Killington, VT 05751 • 802-422-2399 GMP’s Steve Costello, who started the Gift-of-Life one day in 2013. The record still stands. Email: [email protected] Marathon with Terry Jaye nearly 20 years ago, said renam- For more information or to make an appointment visit: red- mountaintimes.info ing the Mini Gift of Life Blood Drive after Giancola was a crossblood.org or call 800-RED-CROSS. 6 • LOCAL NEWS The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021

Peppino's: Is to reopen under new ownership from page 1 Sticker Shock campaign aims to keep Rivershed, which serves burgers, sandwiches and tacos, with a Southern twist, has its third location in Scituate. youth safe, alcohol free It may sound chaotic, but that’s how Tondorf likes it. “I got a little bored this winter,” she said. “When I get bored I RUTLAND—The Regional Partners for Prevention (RPP), a program of Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC), will join tend to take on projects.” with Farrell Distributing for their third annual Sticker Shock campaign, which will take place on June 28. The restaurants aren’t Tondorf’s only project. Sticker Shock is a national campaign to reduce underage drinking by limiting youth access to alcohol. The cam- Tondorf and her wife moved to Killington full time last year paign is designed to discourage adults from buying alcohol for minors by educating them about the dangers and so their kids, ages 7 and 9, could attend a smaller school. consequences of these actions. The couple had owned a condo in Killington since 2016. Members of Regional Partners for Prevention, which promotes the fight against substance use and misuse among They bought a second condo last year and renovated it. After youth and young adults in Rutland County, will participate in its annual Sticker Shock campaign at Farrell Distributing. they realized they wanted to live in Killington full time, they Part of this initiative involves placing over 500 stickers on multi-packs sold their condo and bought a house. Tondorf is renovating the of beer and other alcohol products with a warning message about the new house while renovating the new restaurant. dangers and consequences of buying alcohol for minors. Tondorf is bringing one of her longtime chefs to Killington,a The program is a timely reminder to keep vigilant with alcohol as well as some of her employees. She said renovations at Pep- use, especially during the upcoming summer holiday season. In pino’s will be minimal, but one priority is to add an indoor and Vermont, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor to provide alcohol to minors. outdoor stage to host live music. If found guilty, this comes with a fine of up to $2,000 and/or up to Tondorf, a songwriter who grew up in Massachusetts, got two years in jail, and a possible driver's license suspension. into the restaurant business after touring the country with her "Sticker Shock is an awareness campaign to remind songs and tasting local food where she stayed. everyone about the laws pertaining to providing alcohol to “I’m a big foodie,” she said. “I wanted to put together a con- underage drinkers," said Kaitlyn Gawet, RPP coordinator at cept that blended all of my interests.” RRMC. "It is a great opportunity to partner with commu- Those interests include good food, a relaxed atmosphere nity members and come together on a common issue." and good music. According to the 2019 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Tondorf has used her songwriting connections to bring Survey, 15% of Rutland County high school youth re- some of the best country songwriters to her restaurants. She ported that they had their first drink before age 13 com- plans to bring those artists to Killington. pared to 13% at the state level. More than half (56%) of Tondorf also wants to bring a songwriter festival to town. Rutland County youth have ever consumed alcohol Tondorf organizes an annual festival in Massachusetts, and 31% had drunk in the previous 30 days before the called Rivershed Songwriters Festival, which hosts top song- survey compared to 55% and 31% across the state. writers from Nashville who have written for artists like Keith Additionally, it is important to talk with youth Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Faith Hill, Chris Young, and others. about expectations and to have open conversations “I think it’s going to bring a lot to the community,” Ton- about alcohol. Almost three out of every four youth dorf said. (72%) in grades 9-12 reported that their parents She said Rivershed will be open before the busy winter would disapprove of them drinking. More than half season and stay open year-round. (56%) disapproved of someone their age consuming As for Illiano, he’s still trying to decide what’s next. alcohol. By communicating expectations, the as- Illiano has been in the restaurant business since he was sumption that "everyone is doing it" falls away. 13. He started by prepping food and washing dishes for his "We are happy to support this campaign and father’s Italian restaurant, Little Maples, which had locations in show our youth that the adults in the community Middlebury, Rutland and Mendon. are here to support them," said Todd Bouton, Illiano was just 21 when he started Peppino’s. general manager of Farrell Distributing. Illiano was asked to start the restaurant by Killington busi- You can become involved with #ProjectSticker- Submitted ness owner Jack Giguere, who was looking for a tenant. Shock and support keeping youth alcohol-free by Over 500 stickers will be placed on multi-packs of beer and other “I fell into it,” Illiano said. “The building became available starting the conversation about substances with alcoholic products warning potential buyers in the Rutland area that and I took a shot at it back then just to see if it would fly.” the youth in your life. providing alcohol to minors is a serious crime . Illiano leased the building at first and then bought it in 1992. He crafted the menu similar to Little Maples and brought authentic Italian food to Killington. The menu started big. Street parties: Eat whoopie pie, thank a hero “It kept getting smaller and kept getting better,” Illiano said. from page 1 Like most small business owners, Illiano did it all. He was it comes alive again. victory party.” large,” Fort said. “Rutland Regional and the chef, the driveway plower, bookkeeper and secretary. The Parade of Heroes & Commu- Matt Levandowski, president, and Community Health Center employees “I loved the hours and I loved the business, I love to eat,” nity Celebration along with Rutland CEO of HFCU, said he looked forward were incredibly dedicated to the safety Illiano said. Whoopie Pie Festival are presented by to honoring workers who helped and health of our community, and the He learned it all from his parents who lived in Staten Island, Heritage Family Credit Union (HFCU) make Rutland County one of the saf- community’s support exceeded all of New York, after moving from Italy. His father was a hairdresser in collaboration with Chamber & Eco- est places in the country during the our expectations. Together, we helped and his mother helped him before becoming a stay-at-home nomic Development of the Rutland save lives, and that is something to mom. Illiano and his family moved to the Rutland area in 1976 Region (CEDRR) and the Paramount celebrate!” to be near his grandparents in Rutland. Theatre. “Everyone is ready for The Parade of Heroes will line Illiano’s father didn’t have experience running restaurants, “Everyone is ready for some fun, some fun," said Jepson. up at 3:30 p.m. at Grace Congrega- but was inspired after eating out a few times. and we’re all so appreciative of the tional Church and will be led, along “He’s only happy when he cooks,” Illiano said. “He decided hard work medical and other essen- with first responders and musi- he’s better than everybody else.” tial workers have done,” CEDDR Execu- pandemic. “From front-line medical cians, down Center Street by Heritage How Iliano’s family came up with the menu was simple, he tive Director Lyle Jepson said. “We will workers and police, fire and rescue Family’s Captain Credit Union at 4 said: “We cooked it, if we liked it, we served it.” celebrate the end of restrictions and crews, teachers and tellers, to grocery p.m. There will be remarks honoring Peppino's, which was open only in the winter, became a honor the medical workers, emergency store, utility and trucking workers, we community heroes, followed by a free fixture in Killington, known especially for its pork chops. responders and everyone who helped owe a huge debt of gratitude, and we concert by Enerjazz at 6 p.m., with “We used the best ingredients,” Illiano said. “It’s hard to protect and serve our communities want to say thanks in a way the whole fireworks at dusk. make a mistake when you use the best ingredients.” during this unprecedented time.” community can enjoy.” Local restaurants will be open, and Illiano jokes he wants to win the lottery and spend every day Eric Mallette, executive director of Claudio Fort, president and CEO additional vendors will add to the cel- on the lake. the Paramount, said the August event of Rutland Regional Medical Center, ebration for other downtown festivities. “I will figure out something, I just don’t know,” he said. “I would include some special guests said he was amazed at the region’s The Rutland Whoopie Pie Festi- don’t have a lot of aspirations. I don’t think I’ll be getting back and surprises. “It will be a fun and collaboration in combatting Covid-19 val on Oct. 9, will be a daylong festival into the restaurant.” exciting event for the whole family,” and the support for the upcoming with events from 10 a.m. till past mid- Tondorf, meanwhile, is looking forward to being active in Mallette said. “It will be like a combi- celebration. “We are proud of our night. Details will be announced at the Killington, in the town where she said her kids are “thriving.” nation of the 'Friday Night Live' and a employees and the community at Aug. 28 celebration. The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 LOCAL NEWS • 7

By Jason Mikula Kids' Kingdom community-built wooden playground at Killington Elementary School has been removed from the parking lot in front of the school. Destruction of the 30-year structure began soon after summer break commenced June 11. A new play- ground will be built in the field next to the school later this summer. Killington Elementary playground plans enter Phase 2 Future funds will pay for more creative, customized elements aimed to inspire and bring ‘magic’ into the play space By Polly Mikula Soon after Killington Elementary School students departed Zoom on Tuesday morning, June 15, to discuss the renovation for summer break on June 11, excavators showed up. A week plans for Kids’ Kingdom. later, the community-built wooden playground that had wel- “New equipment isn’t the same, it has a very different feel… comed students to school for over 30 years was gone. Kids’ Kingdom had a lot of magic around it,” said Harris. “Funds “It’s so sad to see it go,” said Police Chief Whit Mont- raised from this effort will be dedicated to making the new gomery, who had played on the structure when he was a playground a special, Killington-style experience for our kids,” By Jason Mikula student at the school. she added. “I don’t think any of us want to see a cookie-cutter Andrew Gieda from InStone Design poses with his machinery But Principal Mary Guggenberger said that the decades playground that you could find anywhere… we’re asking for at the Killington Elementary School Tuesday, June 22. had taken a toll on the old structure and it, unfortunately, no community input to see how we can make the new Kids’ King- longer met the safety or developmental requirements of a play dom as special and magical as it can be.” received 22 donations totaling $10,445 of its $40,000 goal. structure today. A new playground will be built in the field next “Kids’ Kingdom set a high bar,” Guggenberger added. “The outpouring of support from the greater Killington to the school later this summer. “Since we can’t just replace it, we need to consider the play- community with this initiative has been both inspiring and mo- “Kids’ Kingdom has long been a valued treasure at Kil- based learning environment as a phased approach. We just tivating,” Karr said. “Our committee will continue to work hard lington Elementary School,” Guggenberger said of the old can’t fund it all at once — and the work can’t all happen all through the summer months to push forward with creative playground. “The project was done more than 30 years ago at once anyway,” she said. design work and ongoing fundraising for the playground.” with some major, and quite costly, repair work done on it The first phase of the PEAKS Kids’ Kingdom Rebuild “Now we’re entering Phase 2, the ‘design and commu- about 11 years ago. Today, the design and construction of Initiative was aimed at the purchase of the new playground nity’ phase,” said Lorelei Danilchick, a PEAKS member. the Kingdom no longer meet the developmental and safety equipment — about $70,000. “In this phase we hope to bring magic to the new Kids’ criteria of all KES students. The structure is deteriorat- “We’ve received funding from Casella Waste Systems, Kil- Kingdom,” she said. ing, and a Band-Aid approach will no longer work on this lington Resort and the Play it Forward Fund, Rutland Regional PEAKS is currently brainstorming customized features dated, yet much loved Kids’ Kingdom.” Medical Center, Ottauquechee Health Foundation, Boston that they may incorporate into the the new playground, While Guggenberger knew that the playground was Children’s Hospital Anesthesia Foundation, and The Karr funds permitting. deteriorating, new licensing requirements and a laundry Group — allowing us to cover the expense of purchasing new An embankment slide, similar to the one at Woodstock list of concerns issued by the insurance company helped state-of-the-art playground equipment,” Sarah Hewitt wrote Elementary School, a mud kitchen, and an outdoor xylophone spark urgency. Planning began to design and fund a new on the GoFund Me page Kids’ Kingdom Rebuild@Killington were some of the creative ideas discussed at the community play structure months ago. Elementary School. “As we transition to Phase 2 of our rebuild forum on June 15. Brainstorming continues. “It feels fast, but it really has been a long time coming,” said fundraising initiative, we look to focus on the creative design “We’re looking for creative minds, active participation and Kimberly Harris, president of Parents and Educators Aligned and greater Killington community representation that has funding,” said Danilchick. “We welcome all ideas!” for Killington Students (PEAKS). historically made the Kingdom such an extraordinary place.” “We’re certainly not playground designers,” said Karr. “This “We didn’t want to take this on… especially during a pan- The GoFundMe campaign launched June 7 and received is a grassroots effort, we want more community members to be demic, but it had to be done,” she said. over $6,000 in donations in its first two days, according to involved for the project to really gain traction and awareness. PEAKS held an open meeting for the community via Missy Karr, a PEAKS member. And as of Tuesday, June 23, it has The more minds we can put together the better it will be.” 8 • STATE NEWS The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021

Redistricting: Representation may decrease due to population decline from page 4 All is well after a week But mathematically, it may be possible.” Another is to combine districts, splitting the city in half instead of into quarters, with two legislators representing each half. A third option could include transitioning some voters without restrictions from Rutland Town into Rutland City districts. Though the Legislature will ultimately decide how to redraw the districts for the city, State provides update on Delta variant, emergency Notte said he believes local officials should be actively involved in discussions so they can advocate for their preferred version of the new districts. housing program and veto session The districts will need to be ready before next summer’s primary election, putting legisla- By Hannah Laga Abram tors in a squeeze to use the formal Census data after it’s released later this summer. It’s been a week since Vermont lifted Vermont housed up to 2,000 home- “It’s going to be a bit of a rush,” Notte said. all Covid-19 restrictions — and the skies less households in hotels and motels He plans to introduce a bill at the beginning of next session that will propose using didn’t fall. On the contrary, as Gov. Phil throughout the state. The new eligibility state funds to send postcards to every resident with information about their new poll- Scott emphasized in Tuesday’s press con- requirements developed by the state ing locations. ference, new case numbers continue to expect to see about 700 people required “It’s a solid reminder for people in this community that, you know, we do need to explore decrease throughout the state, Vermont- to move out of emergency housing, with every option for increasing our population,” Notte said. ers continue to get vaccinated and things over 1,000 qualifying for additional hous- To that end, Lyle Jepson, executive director of the Chamber & Economic Development just might be looking up. ing support. of the Rutland Region, says the organization has been revamping its regional marketing Covid cases fell under 5,000 in New Secretary of Human Services Mike initiative after taking a less assertive approach during England this week, the lowest since the Smith estimated the state has spent more the pandemic. beginning of the pandemic, despite all than $79 million on emergency hous- This week, the Chamber is relaunching a digital “It’s a solid six states having fully reopened. Ver- ing in the past year, much of which has campaign called “Real Rutland” to target potential reminder for people mont saw only 38 new cases and has only been reimbursed by FEMA. The state employees and prospective newcomers to the area. recorded one Covid-related death in the has promised $41 million for the new It’s particularly focused on the health care, engineer- in this community past five weeks. Scott said he anticipates emergency housing protocols, in contrast ing and education sectors already located in New that, you know, we fatalities will remain low. to the allocated $6 million that supported England metropolitan areas. Vaccine rates continue to rise in the pre-pandemic program. “We’re first looking for folks that are a bit familiar do need to explore Canada as well, with 66.7% of the country “Transitioning to a more sustainable with who we are and what Vermont is all about, and having received at least one dose. Though scale of emergency housing program will then we’ll branch out from there,” he said. “We an- every option for Trudeau last week announced that the be ensure that Vermonters in need will be ticipate getting in front of about 500,000 people using increasing our border will remain closed for another connected to the resources and the care a digital campaign.” month, fully vaccinated Canadian citi- they need,” Smith said. He added that the With funding from municipalities and busi- population,” zens and residents are now able to enter emergency housing program is not meant nesses, the Chamber is also advertising a package the U.S. without a full two-week quar- to be a solution to homelessness; the goal to the first 30 people who qualify; it includes things Notte said. antine. Scott said clarity around when is to transition households to more per- like ski-lift tickets at Killington, memberships the border may begin to loosen and how manent housing. To meet this need, the to MINT makerspace, restaurant gift certificates, and airline tickets to Boston. That’s on opening will look remains lacking from state has allocated $120 million to build top of a statewide initiative that gives remote workers up to $7,500 to move to the state. Canadian officials. more affordable housing. Jepson said the initiative has been relatively dormant, but still, it’s drawn nine fami- At home, though, numbers are encour- The past week has seen such welcome lies, a total of 30 people, to Rutland since November 2020. He said he’s actively following aging, but “it doesn’t mean we’re letting changes that not even this week’s veto up on 163 more leads. off the gas,” Scott said. session can dampen Scott’s spirits. The Notte said the marketing campaign is one of several measures the city can take to grow The Delta variant, which Dr. Fauci legislators will return Wednesday for a the population, including relocating refugees and asylum seekers, monitoring the availabil- named as “the greatest threat” to the mostly remote veto session in the hopes ity of land and real estate prices, which are soaring across the state, and taking advantage of country’s pandemic response, now of overturning three bills Scott vetoed new railway connections. accounts for just over 20% of U.S. cases last year. Two bills are proposed charter “No one of those options is going to be our golden ticket,” he said. “I think we need to and has been identified in Vermont, changes in Montpelier and Winooski and work on all of them, and we will need to work on all of them diligently.” Dr. Levine said. More contagious than the third deals with shielding the records previous strains, rising cases of the Delta of young adults accused of certain crimes. variant have been recorded in places like the Midwest, with “I trust the vaccine, but I don’t lower vaccination rates. trust the virus,” Levine said, The variant is yet another good reason to get vaccinated adding that if it’s not this variant if you aren’t already, Scott said. Pop-up vaccination clinics will that threatens unvaccinated continue throughout the state folks, it will be the next one, this week, while most pharma- cies and drugstores now also or the next. offer walk-in vaccine appoint- ments. Democrats hope to rally two-thirds Dr. Levine also urged Vermonters majority votes in the House and the who are vaccinated to ensure the people Senate to overturn the bills the governor around them are vaccinated as well. wrote off. Scott said he thinks all three “I trust the vaccine, but I don’t trust the could be better, but he doesn’t feel as virus,” Levine said, adding that if it’s not competitive about it as he might have this variant that threatens unvaccinated before the pandemic. folks, it will be the next one, or the next. “After what we’ve been through in the He said that “listening and being empa- past 15 months, whatever happens, life thetic and non-judgmental can go a long will go on,” Scott said. “It’s not the end of way” in encouraging others to receive the the world.” vaccine. And regardless of which side of the But with 81.3% of eligible Vermont- veto Vermonters are on, Scott added that ers – and over 90% of Vermonters 65+ “we’ll all want to be watching Mont- — vaccinated, the state continues to give gomery’s Elle Purrier St. Pierre, who on its attention to reopening. A major part Monday qualified as the state’s newest of this transition will go into effect on July Olympian in the 1500-meter run. “It’s By Emma Cotton/VTDigger 1, when the current emergency housing very exciting for her and very exciting for Rutland City Hall protocols end. At the pandemic’s peak, Vermont,” Scott said. The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 STATE NEWS • 9 Legislators prepare for this week’s veto session By Xander Landen/VTDigger Though they adjourned last month, Ver- all three bills. The Senate is composed of 23 mont lawmakers are preparing to log back on Democrats and/or Progressives and seven to Zoom once again next week. Republicans. Legislators will return June 23 for a re- The juvenile records bill that Scott ve- mote veto session, during which Democratic toed would have allowed law enforcement leaders will attempt to revive the three bills to release initial arrest information of those that Gov. Phil Scott killed this year. They also 19 and under if they were charged as adults plan to pass a housing reform bill, S.79, that for any “Big 12” offenses, such as murder, was blocked by Republicans before the Legis- sexual assault or aggravated assault. lature concluded its work in May. But unlike current practice, law enforce- Earlier this month, Scott vetoed two pro- ment officials wouldn’t be able to release posed charter changes that would allow non- information of juveniles charged with other citizens to vote in local elections in Winooski crimes — including motor vehicle crashes and Montpelier. And in May, he struck down in which someone was killed. another bill, S.107, that would have shielded Under the legislation, the age threshold the records of young adults accused of certain would increase to 20 next year. crimes from public disclosure. Scott said he was concerned about rais- Democratic leaders in the House and ing the age at which those charged with Senate will need to rally two-thirds major- crimes receive protections meant for juve- ity votes to override Scott’s veto pen. In the niles in the criminal justice system. House, that means they need the support of Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger But Balint said S.107 is part of the Senate’s 100 legislators. In the Senate, they need 20. Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint, left, and her chief of staff Carolyn Wesley walk larger criminal justice reform efforts and that The House approved the Montpelier through the Statehouse in May. releasing the records of young people who charter change, 103-39, and Senate ap- are charged with crimes can harm them in proval came on a 21-9 vote, showing Democrats may gather the support needed to override Scott’s vetoes. In the long run. “I think it’s important for people to under- have the votes to override the governor. the House, there are currently 92 Democrats, seven Pro- stand that it’s not an outlier,” Balint said of the legislation. The Winooski charter change had slightly less sup- gressives, 46 Republicans and five Independents. “It is our belief that people are able to be rehabilitated.” port, passing 99-44 in the House and 20-10 in the Senate. Krowinski said Democrats are “working really hard” to get Rep. Pattie McCoy, R-Poultney, the House’s minor- In the House, the juvenile records passed in a vote of the votes but wouldn’t say whether her party has them yet. ity leader, said she hoped the Republican caucus would 88-36, though many legislators were absent. In the Sen- “There’s strong support for these, but I am working vote to uphold the governor’s veto pen. But with only ate, the breakout of the vote wasn’t recorded. really hard to make sure that every ‘i’ is dotted and every 46 members in the lower chamber, she said House GOP House Speaker Jill Krowinski, D-Burlington, said ‘t’ is crossed,” Krowinksi said. members “need to bring five more people along” to Democrats are working to build a coalition of support Senate President pro tempore Becca Balint, D-Wind- sustain Scott. with independents, Progressives and Republicans to ham, said her chamber has the votes to override Scott on Veto > 37 Vermont is 4th in the U.S. for child well- All-payer system costs taxpayers more being, annual ranking says than it saves, state auditor reports By Lola Duffort/VTDigger By Kit Norton/VTDigger Vermont ranks fourth in law in 2014, was third in the Census Bureau, 12% of Ver- The administrative the nation for overall child nation for the number of mont households reported costs of running OneCare wellbeing, according to Kids 3- and 4-year-olds attending having “little or no confi- Vermont, the company that Count, an annual 50-state preschool, with 64% enrolled dence” in their ability to make enacts statewide health care report produced by the between 2017 and 2019. But rent or mortgage payments. reforms, are greater than Annie E. Casey Foundation, high school graduation rates Nationally, 22% of surveyed the Medicaid savings that an influential national child and test scores sagged. households reported such are credited to its efforts, welfare nonprofit. Vermont’s ranking is difficulties. according to a report issued The foundation used 16 in- based on pre-Covid data, But the difference Monday by State Auditor dicators across four domains largely from Doug Hoffer. — economic wellbeing, 2019. But The expanded credit will lift The 38-page document, education, health, and family the Annie which looks at the operating and community context — to E. Casey an estimated 4,000 Vermont expenses associated with come up with its rankings. Founda- children out of poverty. the state’s all-payer health The Green Mountain tion’s data care system, shows that By Glenn Russell/VTDigger State made the greatest gains center also from 2017 to 2019, OneCare State Auditor Doug Hoffer speaks at a conference last fall. in economic wellbeing. includes survey data col- between white and BIPOC failed to meet Medicaid Vermont had the second- lected during the pandemic households was stark. While financial targets by a com- Vermont’s all-payer sys- gether doctors and hospitals lowest child poverty rate in from the U.S. Census. only 11% of white households bined $11.1 million. tem, created in 2016, aims that agree to be responsible the country. In 2019, only The Census’ Pulse House- surveyed reported trouble During that same time to change the way hospitals for the cost and quality of care 11,000 kids in the state were hold Survey data repeatedly paying rent or their mortgage, frame, the state — through and doctors are paid. Under of their patients. OneCare living in households below shows Vermont doing much 32% of Asian households, the Dept. of Vermont Health the system, doctors are receives money from Med- the poverty line, down from better, on average, than the 23% of Black households and Access — spent $14.5 mil- paid an annual set fee per icaid, Medicare and private 21,000 in 2010. Still, one in rest of the country, particular- 19% of Latino or Hispanic lion on OneCare to run patient rather than for each insurance companies, and four Vermont children lived ly when it comes to housing households did. Vermont’s all-payer health treatment or procedure. funnels the money to hospi- in households where no par- and food security, two areas “Despite the tremendous care model. The payments are meant to tals and doctors in monthly ent had year-round, full-time in which the state invested efforts that went into [housing “Put simply, at this time encourage doctors and hos- payments. employment, according to heavily during its Covid-19 and food], it’s still clearly not the financial costs to run the pitals to invest in preventive A total of 137 medical the report. response. But it also reveals an equitable situation,” said model significantly exceed care that will keep patients facilities — including 13 of In education, the report steep racial disparities. Sarah Teel, research director any Medicaid savings at- healthy. the state’s 14 hospitals, pri- shows mixed results. In email surveys con- for Voices for Vermont’s Chil- tributed to it,” Hoffer wrote OneCare, the accountable mary care doctors, federally Vermont, which passed ducted between April and dren, which partners with the in a letter accompanying care organization that man- funded health centers, a universal prekindergarten December of 2020 by the Annie E. Casey Foundation the report. ages this system, brings to- All-payer > 37 10 • Opinion The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 GUEST EDITORIAL Vermonters stand apart by standing together By Angelo Lynn It’s worth pondering what’s in Vermont’s DNA that makes us so agreeable? Why would Vermonters be the first to surmount an 80% vaccination rate? Why would the state legislature and a Republican governor lead the nation in adopting some of the most generous elections laws to promote easy access to as many voters as possible, while other states are making it harder to vote? Nor is this a new trend unique to this time and specific lawmakers. Recall that Vermont was the first state to embrace civil unions in 2000 after vigorous debate in the late 1990s. Decades before, Vermonters crafted Act 250 in 1970 — an act to preserve the sanctity of place, tradition and culture — and the nation’s first billboard law way back in 1968. Both of those last two measures, by the way, were passed in con- cert with Republican majorities in the Legislature. These were all significant acts that put the good of the whole ahead of individual concerns and profit. What makes Vermonters different? What makes us more civic-minded with a culture that embraces civility? Heritage perhaps. We’re a small state with a tradition of knowing our neighbors. And we lean on each other when in need. That’s not because we’re weak, but because for genera- tions Vermonters faced long, cold winters together and Modern Jonah by Randall Enos, Easton, CT reveled in lending a hand to each other — whether stack- LETTERS ing wood, or pulling each other out of a snow-filled ditch, helping with the harvest or pitching in for a community Juneteenth reveals the truth of what slavery did Welcome Pride, event. For generations, Vermonters celebrated govern- Dear Editor, in Rutland! ing local towns and schools together with day-long Town I am writing this letter in truth, in that immediately not proud of, and I know Meeting extravaganzas, culminating with community honor of Juneteenth, a day after the massacre it was that I am proud of him for Dear Editor, suppers, picnics and even dances. that commemorates June covered up and erased from admitting that truth. Congratulations to While many of those traditions and acts of togetherness 19, 1865, when the last en- the record. By recognizing We as Americans love to Avery Provin, Jeannette have faded, they’re dear to our hearts and still reflect our slaved people in Texas were and honoring the fact that celebrate our victories, but Langston and everyone best intentions. Yet, to maintain the idea is not for naught. freed from captivity. the Greenwood massacre more often than not, we run responsible for organizing What else guides our collective actions? In many ways this rep- occurred, a step in the right from our shame. We bury it, Pride in Rutland! You could hear reflections of such thought in Gov. resented a transition in our direction toward reconcilia- refuse to talk about it, hope I lived in Rutland for Phil Scott’s speech on Monday in which he dropped the country. It was the final act tion and healing in America it will go away. But we also most of my adolescence, pandemic-imposed state of emergency that had been in to physically abolish- forget that we cannot graduating from Rutland effect for the past 15 months. “Vermont has shown the ing slavery. But that In order for me to learn overcome our shame High School in 1966. world what’s possible,” the governor said at Monday’s press did not mean the this information, I had to unless we acknowl- During all that time I conference. “We are here only because of the unity of the legacy of slavery was edge it. could not recognize that people of Vermont, whose commitment to their neighbors over. leave Vermont. As a black man I was gay, having recently and care for each other never wavered.” We are all aware who grew up and was survived some horrific Together > 12 that the wounds of slav- was made, but that does not educated in Vermont, I can bullying in the small New ery continue to linger far change the fact that there is say I am honestly grateful Hampshire town where beyond that day in 1865. It still work to do. for the education I received I had previously lived. (I Legislators should uphold was a day when the last state Another important day here. In many ways, it has was so closeted — and government in our country to honor this month is June allowed me to become the obvious — that I was the the veto and rework S.107 officially recognized that 6, the day the Allies stormed small-town Vermont min- almost last to know.) slavery was over, and that all Normandy. My grandfa- ister I am today. We have a I did not begin to By Lisa Loomis of us had to find a way to live ther was the son of Polish good educational system acknowledge my sexuality Editor’s note: Lisa Loomis, who is president of the Ver- in a country where our sis- immigrants, and he served in this state, but we do not until I was 20, a process mont Press Association, is the co-owner and editor of the ters and brothers could no in Normandy, receiving provide our schools and that took me two more Valley Reporter in Waitsfield. longer be held in bondage. the Silver Star. He did not teachers the resources they years to work out. The Vermont legislature will be called back into special However, I feel June- often talk about his actual need to effectively teach us Finally, I left UVM in session this week to try to overturn three vetoes issued by teenth represents a start of experiences serving there, about the history of racism June 1969 and moved to Governor Phil Scott and also to possibly consider legislation a different type of chal- but when he sat down with in our country and how it is Boston because I did not that failed to get needed support before adjournment in May. lenge; a challenge to reveal his black grandchildren still present in our society. think I could come out in There is no need for this special session. Legislators, the truth of slavery and how to tell us what he learned In order for me to learn the Vermont of that era. media members, lobbyists and others who follow the State that institution made our from war, he phrased it in this information, I had to Learning about the Stone- House have noted each of the three vetoes can be addressed country less the America we the coolest way possible. leave Vermont. I lived seven wall riots several months in greater detail when the legislature returns in January. want it to be. He told us that Americans years in Harlem, where I later was the final kick I The cost to taxpayers will be approximately $50,000 for each Two weeks ago, our celebrate their achieve- was introduced to critical needed to declare that I day of the veto session. Legislative leaders have indicated nation remembered and ments, but acknowledge race theory and the explora- was gay and proud, and that in addition to the bills vetoed by the Governor, they honored the Greenwood their shame. tion of the history of racism to join Boston’s fledgling plan to take up S-79, a housing reform bill. It is expected the Massacre in Tulsa, Okla- I do not know what it was in our country. A lot of that LGBTQ movement. special veto session could last three or four days, costing homa. This attack against a my grandpa did in Nor- history was hidden from us Pride, in Rutland — it’s taxpayers $200,000 for issues that can wait until January. prosperous black com- mandy, but while I know he in the way that the history of time! The Vermont Press Association and the Vermont Associa- munity in 1921 was a blow was proud of his service. I the Greenwood Massacre Sincerely, tion of Broadcasters were among the groups and people that to our nation’s history, also feel that in his service was hidden from us. John Kyper S.107 > 13 but it was also a wound to he had to do things he was Juneteenth > 14 Roxbury The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 OPINION • 11

COMMENTARY CAPITOL QUOTES Why I will no longer teach at As the state begins opening up, some leaders fear that dropping the state of emergency will Rutland High School cause problems like homelessness and food By Jennie Gartner, a now former teacher at Rutland High School insecurity, to reemerge… In October 2020, I resigned my position as a is for or against. I’m a human being first and social studies teacher at Rutland High School, foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and effective at the end of this school year. As a whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” teacher, and adviser for the Gay Straight Alli- There has been speculation as to why I am ance, Model UN and New Neighbors student leaving Rutland High, speculation that ranges “Now that we have hit 80%, as promised organizations, my primary role has been as an from inanity to slander. I have been accused, and effective immediately, I am lifting all advocate for my students. in public, of indoctrination of students. I, and remaining state pandemic restrictions and I chose to leave after 16 years because the some of my friends and colleagues, have been the State of Emergency will formally end,” lack of leadership in our school district on issues of local, state and global The lack of opportunity for said Governor Phil Scott at a press conference importance inhibited my ability to honest conversation is taking its on June 14. educate and advocate for my students in a meaningful and candid way. toll on our students, the school In its district mission statement, Rutland City Public Schools says it district, and our community. “cultivates a passionate, diverse and “The recovery for Vermonters with resilient community of critical thinkers who subject to poisonous lies and character attacks low incomes, for those experiencing learn with purpose, create innovative and re- in public meetings, in the media, and in public sponsible solutions, and lead lives of integrity.” forums online. homelessness, and for those facing hunger, Through my 16 years in the district, this has It is not lost on me, nor on my current and will be slow. Maintaining access to critical been my goal. former students, that these lies are told about FEMA-funded programs supporting As a teacher and adviser, I have encouraged me and my colleagues in public, and yet there Vermonters’ access to basic needs like food, engagement in the community as a way to is no public apology or even demand for ac- emergency housing, and more depends make our world, and especially my hometown countability by the people who make these of Rutland, a better place. I have always tried to accusations, or by the leaders in our school upon the continuation of a declared State stand for equity, honesty and justice, and have district and the community who continue to of Emergency in some form. That support is encouraged my students to do the same. let these lies go unchecked. essential.” And let me be clear: These ideas are not I constantly hear from teenagers who be- wrote a coalition of 130 businesses and the purview of any one political party or moan that the school environment as dictated particular ideology. by leadership will not permit them to discuss organizations — spearheaded by Hunger Free I have attempted to model for my students anything of importance in the real world, Vermont, the Vermont Foodbank and Capstone a life lived by the words of author Dr. Ibram X. because these topics are deemed “too con- Community Action — with regards to Gov. Scott Kendi, who writes: “I’m for truth, no matter troversial” by the people in charge. The lack of ending the state of emergency. who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it Teaching at RHS > 12 Let's make a Killington waterway trail By John Keough “I feel like we have the resources to I founded Appalachian Trail Adventures (ATA) in 2007, and the company has grown really prevent any surge in evictions steadily each year, with a focus on providing fun adventures and premier customer service. due to lack of payment of rent,” I have lived and worked in Killington since 1986, and at 51 years old, that’s 34 years spent in the local area. ATA has enjoyed status as the number one tour on TripAdvisor in Killington said Josh Hanford, Vermont’s housing since 2010, and our overnight customers hail from locations around the globe. In addition, commissioner. we enjoy bringing folks from all over Vermont and out of state into Killington for day trips to kayak the town’s beautiful rivers. In return, they visit the town to dine, fill up with gas, shop and partake in other activities, thus giving back to the local economy. ATA plays a crucial role within the Killington community similarly to the ATV tours, the Adventure Center, restaurants, hotels, rental and retail shops, allowing visitors to enjoy their “While we rightly celebrate the coming out of stay by engaging in outdoor adventures. the darkness that was the coronacrisis, let us ATA engages in regular trash pickup on a daily basis at the trailheads and lake parking also demand a continuous progression forward lots all over Killington. Indeed, in the last 2 years, ATA has removed two trailers’ worth of toward the common good. Let us require a trash from the town’s river. ATA guides are walking “welcome centers,” happily fielding questions regarding where to dine and the region’s best attractions. future whereby the core benefits provided Town officers, residents and businesses act as local ambassadors to help market Killington’s during the pandemic (livable wages, expanded natural assets. With the Appalachian and Long Trail junction located in its proximity, Killing- unemployment, access to health care, ton is Vermont’s “hiking mecca.” The new mountain biking trails are a big hit, with beautiful increased paid sick leave, paid family medical water resources available to enjoy as well. In fact, Killington boasts over 6 miles of pristine rivers leave, free child care, free meals for every child) where folks can kayak, fish and bird watch along River Road to the Skyeship on Route 4. By implementing a waterway trail system, we can make the town of Killington a premier become permanently woven into our social summer “outdoor enthusiast destination” with unparalleled hiking, mountain biking and fabric.” kayaking adventure opportunities. This trail system will feature designated start and ending locations with parking areas, including trailhead signage and a river map. wrote David Van Deusen, president of the Vermont Is it time to propose a water trail system starting from Thundering Brook Road along AFL-CIO, in an op-ed. River Road all the way to the Skyeship on Route 4? The upper section along River Road and lower section from Rabeck Mountain Road can be paddled all summer, which is very rare in Vermont. The middle section from the River Road Bridge by Valley Park Condominiums to Rabeck Road is rough to paddle during low water conditions. However, this may have changed recently depending on beaver activity. Killington waterway > 24 12 • OPINION The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021

CARTOONS Teaching at RHS: Open, honest conversations are needed from page 11 opportunity for honest conversation is taking majority of my life as both a student and as an its toll on our students, the school district, and educator. our community. I choose to invest my time and energy We are all witnessing firsthand the fear where I will not be a focal point of people’s and vitriol that fills the vacuum when anxiety about a changing world and where people in positions of leadership fail to they fit into it, a place where leadership en- encourage critical thought, meaningful courages critical thought, civic engagement, conversation, and accountability. and honest, meaningful conversations. I will not apologize for fostering an And lastly, to those who say they are “not educational environment that encourages racist” and who believe that “racism is not an students to think critically and question the issue in our community”: There are school world as they know it because that is actu- districts, towns and cities all over Vermont ally the point of education. who are meeting this 21st-century moment And so I return to the district’s mis- with open minds, open dialogue and open sion statement. It is obvious to many of us hearts. Their leaders are innovative thinkers, that Rutland City Public Schools will not who embrace diverse populations, and have “cultivate a passionate, diverse and resilient inclusive visions for their schools, workplaces community of critical thinkers” if we do not and communities as a whole. give our students the freedom to discover These places do not hold on to painful what they are passionate about; if we do legacies of the past as a futile means to stop not encourage them to consider points of the world from changing; their residents view that are divergent from their own or work together to build an inclusive future that from those of the adults in their lives; if we embraces differences as strengths. And these are not allowed to teach them how to think Vermont communities are growing, both in critically about important topics that may at terms of population and opportunity for their SCOTUS vs.NCAA by Jeff Koterba, CagleCartoons.com times be uncomfortable to think about. residents. Resilience cannot be achieved if we I know which kind of community my shield our young people from learning friends, colleagues and I are working for about and engaging with the world that is Rutland to be. It’s time for Rutland City Public outside their immediate view. School’s leadership, and the leaders of our city, And so I choose to leave Rutland City to act in the best interest for our students, our Public Schools, a place where I have spent the residents, and our community’s future.

Vt kids: Ending child poverty in Vermont is within reach from page 9 for the annual report. “The recent federal ac- The expanded credit The foundation historical- tions taken toward economic will lift an estimated 4,000 ly pairs its annual report with protection are expected Vermont children out recommendations for in- to cut the child poverty rate of poverty, according to vestments in the social safety in half in the next year,” said the Center for Budget and net. The headline advice this Michelle Fay, executive di- Policy Priorities, a left-lean- year? That Congress make rector of Voices for Vermont’s ing Washington think tank. permanent the expansion of Children. “With Vermont in Over 100,000 Vermonters the child tax credit included a relatively strong position under 18 will benefit from in the American Rescue already, we could go even the expansion, roughly Plan Act, the Covid-19 relief further toward eliminating 30,000 lived in households package President Joe Biden child poverty with targeted that were not previously signed in March. state investments.” eligible for the full credit. Putin Summit by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune, UT

Vermonters together: Community bonds hold strong from page 10 Scott extended that level of caring, not by states in the Northeast are over 70% vac- declaring victory over Covid-19, but by say- cinated; even California’s stats say they are ing the state would continue to ensure every over 70%. Vermont, however, also had the Vermonter possible would be vaccinated lowest number of people infected over the and that all were important. “The people we past 15 months and the lowest number of vaccinate tomorrow,” he said, “are just as residents (256) to die from the virus on a per important as those we vaccinated yester- capita basis. As the governor said, we did day.” In other words, the 80% wasn’t just well protecting each other. a number to hit and declare victory, but More important than numbers, however, rather a testament to how many Vermont- Vermont leads the nation in the example of ers have been protected by the vaccines, our ideals. We reached the 80% mark first and yet how many more (1 in 5, after all) still because we recognize strength is about need protection. keeping our communities strong and Summing up the state’s ability to get 83.6% healthy. We recognize that strength isn’t of Vermonters age 18 and over vaccinated each individual taking a stand of belliger- with at least one shot of the vaccine, and ence and defiance, but rather being willing 80.3% of Vermonters 12 years old and older, to sacrifice for the common good, and spe- Scott lauded his fellow Vermonters for their cifically, for the good of your neighbor. We effort: “You cared for each other, you fol- recognize, as a state small in numbers, that lowed the science, and you put others first.” we are stronger together than apart. While we stand out, we’re not alone. It’s a simple enough lesson, yet hard Hawaii has a similar record. Massachusetts (apparently) for so many Americans to Father's Day Grad by Randall Enos, Easton, CT is close. New York and a handful of other embrace. The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 • 13

S.107: Adults are adults, not kids —they should not be shielded from the public's right to know Juneteenth: We can't turn away from history from page 10 from page 10 urged one of the vetoes. The bill, S.107, is designed to eventu- There also is the issue that teenagers can vote, drive, get mar- I was not taught this nation, and it robs us of the ally allow young adults up to age 20 to avoid having their ried and have a baby. But S.107 is saying they are not mature history in school as a child opportunity to grow and initial arrest and criminal conduct released to the public. enough to have their misconduct addressed as an adult. If they and, as a result, I was heal the wounds of racism In his veto message on S.107, Gov. Scott said that he drive drunk and kill somebody, it is okay to have that crime ill-equipped to deal with that are still with us. had “concerns with the policy to automatically raise the hidden. This is a clear case where the legislators should step modern-day racism in my I would hope that, on age of accountability for crimes, and afford young adults back to allow for proper vetting and to fully address unan- own life. I was lucky that this 156th anniversary of protections meant for juveniles, without adequate tools or swered questions when the Legislature returns in January for I had the opportunity to Juneteenth, legislators in systems in place.” the second year of the biennium. learn this history, which I Vermont will recognize Vermont, which closed its only juvenile detention center, Gov. Scott said as much in his veto message to the Legis- feel is vital to all people who how this understanding of does not have the proper programs, systems or housing in lature. “Three years ago, I signed legislation intended to give want to make our country history is currently under place for young adult offenders. young adults who had become involved in the criminal jus- a post-racist nation. But assault. I would implore There are also concerns for our local communities. tice system certain protections meant for juveniles. At the we cannot do that if we are them to pass legislation Somebody age 18 or 19 could be involved in child abuse, sexual time, I was assured that, prior to the automatic increases in not given the opportunity protecting the truth and abuse or elder abuse and have their cases heard confidentially age prescribed in the bill, plans would be in place to provide to learn what racism in our encourage the teaching of in Family Court. And as one legislator noted, the abuser can access to the rehabilitation, services, housing and other country looks like. America’s history with a then turn around and later get a job working or volunteering supports needed to both hold these young adults account- Vermont has a big straightforward portrayal with youth or the elderly. able and help them stay out of the criminal justice system problem with racism and of its racist legacy in our Also, a Vermont store owner or banker looking to hire a clerk in the future,” the governor wrote. “This has not yet been the systemic racism, and it schools, because too many or a teller will never know the applicant may have embezzled or case. In addition to ongoing housing challenges, programs comes from the fact that of us are unequipped to stolen funds from a job, or may have stolen checks and forged designed and implemented for children under 18 are too many of us do not enter into the vital conver- names because the arrest records will be automatically hidden. often not appropriate for those over 18. Disturbingly, there know what racism looks sations needed to heal our Should parents have the right to know the truth when are also reports of some young adults being used — and like, and too many of us nation’s lingering social their child’s best friend has been arrested on a charge of actively recruited — by older criminals, like drug traffickers, want to run away from our wounds. driving while intoxicated? What about being ticketed for to commit crimes because of reduced risk of incarceration, nation’s shame, rather The shame of racism will going 100 miles per hour on the Interstate? Is the youthful potentially putting the young people we are trying to pro- than acknowledge and never go away; it is a part of driver safe for your child to ride with? tect deeper into the criminal culture and at greater risk.” overcome it. our legacy. But it is only by In the rush to pass S.107, the bill never got a complete “I want to be clear: I’m not blaming the Legislature or the This attitude of avoid- acknowledging and over- airing in the legislature, and many of these questions were Judiciary for these gaps. All three branches of government ance is fueled by a political coming that legacy that our never fully answered. need to bring more focus to this issue if we are going to pro- environment that wants to nation can build a future we The House Judiciary Committee never had a single hearing vide the combination of accountability, tools and services take the history of racism all can celebrate together. and neither did the Senate Judiciary Committee. It would seem needed to ensure justice and give young offenders a second in our country and brand it Rev. Devon Thomas, the prudent that legislation that has a serious impact on the Ver- chance,” Scott noted in his veto letter. as identity politics, unfit for Second Congregational mont judicial and law enforcement systems would have war- So, we hope legislators can make quick work of this special legitimate history. Turning Churches in Jeffersonville ranted some testimony in those committees. Perhaps state, session. Uphold the veto. Kill S.107 so more work can be done our history of racism into a and Hyde Park and the county and local law enforcement officials might have some on the bill and the unaddressed issues. Come back in January political weapon is a critical United Church of Bakers- thoughts about a topic they deal with every day. with the answers. There is still plenty of time. blow against truth in our field and Fairfield

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Circle of Parents in Recovery THURSDAY 3 p.m. Virtual. Free. Support group meets weekly online on Thursdays from 3-4:30 p.m. For more info and to join a group contact Amber at [email protected] or JUNE 24 802-498-0603. Virtual Free Thursday Meditation NAMI Connection peer support group event 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eagles Nest Studio, 2363 US-RT4, Killington. Free. 3 p.m. Virtual. Free. Reoccurring Free Thursday Meditation offered in the former Mountain Struggling with managing your mental health? NAMI Connection Peer Meadows building, below Base Camp Outfitters. Limited to 8 people. Support Group can help. This is a free, 90-minute recovery support Su group for people living with a mental health condition. For more info. bm Please RSVP at 802-356-2946 or email [email protected]. itted visit namivt.org/support/peer-support-groups. Marketing Beyond Business as Usual 9:30 a.m. Virtual. Free. Circle of Parents for Grandparents Marketing has been challenging over the past year requiring re- 4 p.m. Virtual. Free. WEDNESDAY evaluating our strategies and tools. Join us for a 5-session series held Meets weekly online. Run by Prevent Child Abuse VT. For info and to on Thursdays from June 17-July 22 in which we’ll discuss business join a group contact Amber at [email protected] or 802-498-0603. fundamentals, branding, messaging and connecting with customers JUNE 23 and clients. With in-session exercises, breakout group conversations, Western Swing beginner 101 and brainstorming, we’ll all learn how to become more strategic and 6 p.m. Chester Town Hall in Chester. $12/class. Flowing with the Spirit: Vinyasa style yoga creative with our marketing efforts. For more info and to register visit West Coast Swing (Western Swing/modern) is versatile partner dance, 9 a.m. Mission Farm, Killington. $10 donation suggested. bit.ly/marketingbeyond. danced to a wide range of popular music from blues to pop and Mission Farm is offering a seven-week yoga course this summer R&B. It combines swing connection and rhythms with independent until August 4. Teacher Lizzie Robbins will lead this 45-minute class Circle of Parents movement inspired by influences from nearly every other dance style, on Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. During the yoga flow you will as well as contemporary music. No partner required to take class. connect with the power of your body through your breath. This class is 10 a.m. Virtual. Free. Virtual. Circle of Parents is a professionally facilitated, peer led self-help Fully vaccinated dancers or masks required per state of Vermont accessible for people of all levels of yoga experience. We will practice guidelines. Preregistration is required. For more info and to register in the orchard next to the church or the parish hall depending on support group for parents and other caregivers. Participants meet email [email protected]. weather. Please arrive 10 minutes early to set up and bring a yoga mat weekly for 60-90 minutes online in virtual meetings. To find a group and water. For more info and to register email [email protected]. appropriate for you, call 1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-244-5373) or 1-802- 229-5724 or email [email protected]. Compost workshop 6:30 p.m. Cavendish Town Elementary School, Proctorsville. Free. Fit and Fun exercise class Tai Chi Level 2 The Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management 9:30 a.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. $15/month. Low impact, aerobic, and stretching routines; move to lively, sing- 10 a.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. District in conjunction with the Cavendish Energy Committee and the a-long music led by Marilyn Sheldon. Feel better, increase strength, Often described as “meditation in motion,” Tai Chi is a mind-body Town of Cavendish will host a workshop specifically about composting practice, originating in China as a martial art. This class is a fun, at the Cavendish Town Elementary School. Ham Gillett of the Southern balance and flexibility. Preregistration required. Limited space. Call relaxing, and enjoyable way to move with mindfulness and enjoy the Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District will 802-773-1853 to reserve your spot. camaraderie of others while practicing. For more information call 802- address the aspects of Vermont Act 148 that relate to recycling and 773-1853 or email [email protected]. the composting of food waste. The presentation will last 45 minutes Movers and Shakers with time afterwards for questions about composting and recycling. 11 a.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. All attendees will be eligible to win the door prize of a new Soil Saver This free program of low-impact exercise is designed for people Killington Bone Builders composter and may order composters for residential use during with Parkinson’s, or anyone else who wishes to maintain or improve 10 a.m. Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Road, Killington. Free. the event. For more information and to sign up for the event, email flexibility, strength, and balance in a supportive and relaxing In the meeting room at Sherburne Memorial Library. Weights provided, [email protected]. environment. Start your week off right and work out with us. Call 802- masks please. For more info call Pat 802-422-3368. 773-1853 to reserve your spot. Meditation for Your Life Pollinators Power Party: We Bee Wild Cooks 11 a.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. FRIDAY 12 p.m. Virtual. Free. Meditation for Your Life is easy to learn and easy to practice. The Pollinator Power Party is for anyone interested in pollinators from Meditation creates the ability to improve all of our daily challenges. We those who have worked on ecosystems and sustainability for years believe that meditation will be beneficial to seniors and we will gear our classes to accomplishing a healthy attitude and spirit for all. Sessions JUNE 25 to people looking to learn about pollinators for the first time. The We Bee Wild Cooks event will feature a pollinator-friendly cooking demon are lead by Brian Salmanson. All participants will be sitting on a chair. and interview by Helen Cavallo, the chef and owner of Food & Bounty To reserve your spot call 802-773-1853. Yoga: prana & meditation 10:30 a.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. $7/class. and host of That’s Fresh. For more info and to register visit bit.ly/ No experience necessary. Gentle movements with body awareness, powerpollinators. Pollinators Power Party: Bat Magic and breathing exercises to invigorate and relax the body and the mind. 12 p.m. Virtual. Free. The Pollinator Power Party is for anyone interested in pollinators from Pre-registration required by contacting the Godnick Center at 802-773- Rutland Summer Farmers’ Market those who have worked on ecosystems and sustainability for years 1853 or [email protected]. Runs through April 30. Pre-registration 1 p.m. Depot Park in Rutland. Free. required, call 802-773-1853. The Vermont Farmers Market is proud to hold two outdoor markets to people looking to learn about pollinators for the first time. The in Rutland in the summer time. Can’t make it to the Saturday Market? Bat Magic event will feature the Senior Director of Bat Conservation Need more veggies and goods halfway through the week? The International (BCI), Mylea Bayless. Bayless leads BCI’s Network Introduction to meditation & Partnerships Division with more than 20 years of experience in 11:30 a.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. Wednesday market is your go-to for all things Vermont Farmers Market A variety of styles and techniques will be presented in a half hour intro mid-week! building collaborative teams for conservation, research, and wildlife management. For more info and to register visit bit.ly/powerpollinators. to meditation class. Pre-registration required, call 802-773-1853. Activity groups for older Vermonters: games and VLS lecture series: Baltimore vs Big Oil Pollinators Power Party: Monarch Biology and Bee social time 12 p.m. Virtual. Free. The Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School (VLS) is hosting Identification 101 2 p.m. Virtual. Free. 12 p.m. Virtual. Free. Do you enjoy games and activities? Are you living alone and want its annual Hot Topics in Environmental Law summer lecture series on select Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-1 p.m. Pat Parenteau, The Pollinator Power Party is for anyone interested in pollinators from to have fun with others who are also managing life alone during those who have worked on ecosystems and sustainability for years to the pandemic? Join a weekly group for virtual interactive games VLS, will hold his presentation on “Baltimore vs Big Oil: Cities Sue and other fun activities that promote connection and coping skills. to Recover Damages for Climate Disruption”. Free and open to the people looking to learn about pollinators for the first time. The Monarch Biology and Bee Identification 101 event will feature Dr. Chip Taylor, an Repeats every Wednesday 2-3 p.m. until July 28. To register visit bit.ly/ public, the lectures will be streamed virtually at vermontlaw.edu/live and on Facebook Live. For more info visit vermontlaw.edu/live. internationally acclaimed Monarch Butterfly scientist, who will teach gamesandsocialtime. about monarch biology, population trends, the role of climate change, and how you can get involved. Dr. Taylor is an Emeritus Professor in the Yoga Wednesdays at the Chaffee Drive-up pick-up meals Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of 6:30 p.m. Chaffee Art Center, 16 South Main Street, Rutland. $40 for 4 12 p.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. $3.50 Donation ages Kansas. For more info and to register visit bit.ly/powerpollinators. weeks or $15/class. 65+, $6 fee under age 65. Reservations required. Instructor Stefanie DeSimone will lead a yoga class using galleries Godnick Center, in partnership with Southwestern Vermont Council on on first floor. Please bring your own mat. Min. students is 5, max is Aging and Meals on Wheels, is providing drive-up pick-up meals on 10. Pre-register & pre-pay before class. For more information visit Mondays and Thursdays at noon at the Godnick Center. For more info chaffeeartcenter.org/event. or to make a reservation call 802-773-1853. Calendar > 13 The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 CALENDAR • 15

Calendar: Email [email protected] Taconic Music Faculty Concert II NAMI Connection peer support group from page 12 7:30 p.m. Riley Center for the Arts in Manchester. Free. 7 p.m. Virtual. Free. Taconic Music presents its fifth annual summer music festival, which Struggling with managing your mental health? NAMI Connection Peer Long Trail Friday takes place from June 14-July 12. The season encompasses four Support Group can help. This is a free, 90-minute recovery support 2 p.m. Snowshed Umbrella Bar at the Killington Resort. Free. faculty concerts featuring Taconic faculty and guest artists takin place group for people living with a mental health condition. For more info, Starting this Friday, every Friday is Long Trail Friday at the Killington at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays, June 19, 26 and July 3 and 10. In addition visit namivt.org/support/peer-support-groups or contact Nick Martin at to Taconic’s returning faculty, noted cellist Hannah Holamn joins the Resort. Enjoy live music from 2-5 p.m. at the Snowshed Umbrella Bar [email protected]. with drink specials on Blackberry Wheat, Long Trail Ale and Juic’d IPA roster to teach and perform. Faculty Concert II will include music from Long Trail. Stop by to enjoy the music, sunshine and a beverage! from Frank, Beach, and Mendelssohn. All concerts are free. Advance reservation is required. Seating is limited. For more info visit and to Don’t forget that your season pass gets you a discount on food and non-alcoholic beverages! For more info visit killington.com/. reserve tickets visit taconicmusic.org. TUESDAY Writing Through Covid Drive In Brandon: The Wizard of Oz 3 p.m. Virtual. Free. 8:45 p.m. The Jack McKernon Drive In at Brandon. $25/vehicle. JUNE 29 Join Covid Support Vermont in an hour of journaling prompts and The Jack McKernon Drive In, as part of the Same Sun Movie Series free writes to process and understand how we as individuals and a 2021, presents The Wizard of Oz. Tickets are $25/vehicle. Please do not bring more attendees than the vehicle has seat-beats. Gates open VLS lecture series: What’s the Actual Deal with the community are making our way through the Covid-19 pandemic here in Vermont. Bring writing materials and an open mind to our weekly at 8 p.m. and the movie begins 8:45 p.m. (or slightly later depending on EU Green Deal? daylight conditions). For more info and to buy tickets visit paramountvt. sessions. Repeats every Friday from 3-4 p.m. until July 30. To register 12 p.m. Virtual. Free. visit bit.ly/writingthroughCovid. org. The Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School (VLS) is hosting its annual Hot Topics in Environmental Law summer lecture series on select Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-1 p.m. Anna Marhold, from Drive In Brandon: The Goonies the Leiden University in the Netherlands, will hold her presentation on

8:45 p.m. The Jack McKernon Drive In at Brandon. $25/vehicle. “What’s the Actual Deal with the EU Green Deal?”. Free and open to The Jack McKernon Drive In, as part of the Same Sun Movie Series SUNDAY the public, the lectures will be streamed virtually at vermontlaw.edu/live 2021, presents the Goonies. Tickets are $25/vehicle. Please do not and on Facebook Live. For more info visit vermontlaw.edu/live. bring more attendees than the vehicle has seat-beats. Gates open at 8 p.m. and the movie begins 8:45 p.m. (or slightly later depending on JUNE 27 daylight conditions). For more info and to buy tickets visit paramountvt. Foot Clinic org. Dairy Celebration Days 12:30 p.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. $10.00 All Day. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock. $8-$16 for general Appointments will be made between 12:30-3 p.m. in 20 minute admission. increments. Provided by VNA and Hospice of the Southwest Region. Billings Farm & Museum’s annual Dairy Celebration Days takes place Preregister for an appointment by calling the Godnick Center 802-773- June 26-27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Celebrate Billings Farm’s 1853 or visit Rutlandrec.com/godnick. SATURDAY 150th Anniversary and Vermont’s rich dairy heritage during this two- day event. For more info visit billingsfarm.org Matter of Balance: Managing concerns about falls JUNE 26 1 p.m. Virtual. Free. Do you limit your activity for fear of falling? Have you fallen recently and didn’t want to tell anyone? Are you afraid to tell your doctor you have Dairy Celebration Days fallen? This program can help you! This program emphasizes practical All Day. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock. $8-$16 for general MONDAY strategies for managing falls. To register call the Godnick’s Center at admission. 802-468-3093 or email [email protected]. Billings Farm & Museum’s annual Dairy Celebration Days takes place June 26-27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Celebrate Billings Farm’s JUNE 28 150th Anniversary and Vermont’s rich dairy heritage during this two-day Covid Recovery Through Wellness event. For more info visit billingsfarm.org. Coffee Hour Social 1 p.m. Virtual. Free. Are you interested in developing a healthier and more meaningful life 9:30 a.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. Rutland Summer Farmers Market In an effort to bring people together in a safe way to socialize and while managing the Covid 19 pandemic? Join the Covid Support VT spend time catching up we will offer a Coffee Social Hour Mondays staff for exploration of the 8 components of wellness and balance. 9 a.m. Depot Park in Rutland. Free. in June. Tables will be set out for individuals to sit together in groups Each week, facilitators will focus on one aspect of the Wellness Wheel, From farm fresh veggies and fruits to artisan cheeses, handcrafted and provide support, encouragement and opportunities for interaction breads, maple syrup, Vermont crafts, hot prepared food, and more — of 6 or less. Masks will be required except when you are sipping your coffee, tea, or hot cocoa. Once you are seated we ask that you stay at for participants as they find new ways towards wellness. Repeats every find it all at the outdoor market. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. that table. This will also be a chance to share feedback for what you Tuesday 1-2 p.m. and Thursday 3-4 p.m. until July 29. To register visit would like to see happen at the Godnick Center. For more info call April bit.ly/Covidrecoverythroughwellness. Rutland County Audubon annual meeting at 802-773-1853. 10 a.m. Bomoseen State Park, Castleton. $4/person for State Park Knitting Group entry fee. All are welcome! Come meet our friendly expert birders. Learn about Killington Bone Builders 2:30 p.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. Gather your knitting (or crochet) project and let’s come together! We are Rutland Country Audubon Society (RCAS) and National Audubon, one 10 a.m. Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Road, Killington. Free. trying a new way of gathering with our creative interests. To RSVP call In the meeting room at Sherburne Memorial Library. Weights provided, of the most effective environmental non-profit organizations. Meet at 802-773-1853 or email [email protected] Bomoseen State Park pavilion. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. with masks please. For more info call Pat at 802-422-3368. lunch to follow. There will be a grill. Please bring your own hotdogs, burgers, or a dish to share. Stay for bird talk and birding in the park Drive-up pick-up meals Calendar > 15 afterwards or go for a swim. For the early birds: RCAS will meet at the 12 p.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. $3.50 Donation ages fishing access at Glen Lake on Moscow Road at 8 a.m. to bird. For 65+, $6 fee under age 65. Reservations required. more info visit rutlandcountyaudubon.org. Godnick Center, in partnership with Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging and Meals on Wheels, ‘‘HERITAGEHERITAGE CARES’CARES’ OUTDOOR Artisan Marketplace at the Chaffee Art Center is providing drive-up pick-up meals on Mondays and Thursdays at noon at the Godnick Center. Call 10 a.m. Chaffee Art Center, 16 South Main Street in Rutland. Free. (802)773-1853 for information or to make a reservation Stop by our new artisan marketplace that will be outside on the Chaffee for pick-up. For more info or to make a reservation call MUSIC SERIES grounds starting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the summer and fall. Booths will change each week with artists, crafters, specialty foods 802-773-1853. AATT and more selling their handmade items on the front, side and back HERITHERITAGEAGE DELI & BAKERYBAKERY lawns. Jewelry, paintings on canvas, stained glass, carvings, pottery Bone Builders and more! 1 p.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. SATURDAY, JUNE 26 AT 12 P.M. An Osteo Exercise Program. All you need to Birds & Blooms bring with you is a bottle of water. The weights 12 p.m. Proctorsville Green in Cavendish. Free. are provided. For more info and to RSVP call The first annual Birds & Blooms event from 12- 5 p.m. will feature 802-775-8220. one of a kind birdhouses, bird feeders, garden design gift certificates, potted flowers, decorative items for porch and garden, Vermont Open Discussion and Support pottery, stained glass and more. Some items will only be available at the silent auction and others will be tagged. You can see select items Group for Frontline Workers at People’s Bank in Ludlow and online at the Cavendish Streetscapes 3:30 p.m. Virtual. Free. Facebook page. This event is hosted by the volunteer Cavendish Join this facilitated discussion to share and Streetscapes Committee. For more info visit cavendishccca.org. learn from your peers in front-line positions about how best to manage during this time. Covid Support VT staff will provide a structured “Heritage Cares” outdoor music series environment for discussion and tips for 12 p.m. Heritage Deli and Bakery, Chester. Free. coping and wellness. For more info visit bit.ly/ Heritage Deli & Bakery, in collaboration with the Chester-Andover frontlineworkerssupport. Family Center (CAFC), will kick off “Heritage Cares” outdoor music series featuring Lucky Soul, a high energy, seven-piece horn band playing classical soul, funk and R&B music on Saturday, June 26 from Taconic Music NextGen Concert I 12-3 p.m. For the children there will be lawn games and Barnyard 7 p.m. Riley Center for the Arts in Manchester. Free. Snuggles to hug and feed a baby goat. A “Paint a Bowl” tent will Resident Taconic Chamber Music Intensive students provide a fun crafts experience to help the CAFC get ready for the will perform masterworks for string trio and quartet 3rd annual Empty Bowl Dinner to be held in October. This event will and piano quintet. The performance will include also include CAFC’s Silent Auction and a 50/50 Raffle. The event will music from Brahms, Prokofiev, and Schumann. Seating take place on the grounds of the Heritage Deli and Bakery at 642 is limited. For more info visit and to reserve tickets visit VT-103 across from the American Legion in Chester. For more info call taconicmusic.org. CAFC at 802-875-3236 or visit www.chester-andoverfamilycenter.org. Co urt esy CAFC 16 • PUZZLES The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021

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Calendar: Email [email protected] from page 13 [MUSIC Scene] By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Learning Kitchen: Back to Basics 3 p.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. Registration is now open for Southern Vermont Council on Aging’s WED. FRI. SAT. SUN. Learning Kitchen: Back to Basics: Do you need a refresh on proper kitchen techniques? Are you just starting to cook for yourself and are in need of some basic training? This year’s Learning Kitchen will focus JUNE 23 JUNE 25 JUNE 26 JUNE 27 on basic technique and tips for the kitchen. Topics like kitchen safety, how to use a knife, and basic cooking techniques will be included in LUDLOW BARNARD BARNARD BARNARD the course. This course will also provide tips for preparing meals for 6 p.m. Du Jour VT – Jim Yeager 6:30 p.m. Feast & Field (original 6:30 p.m. Feast & Field (original 4 p.m. Feast & Field (original one. Limited to 20 participants. To register call 802-786-5990 or email Clark Farm location) - A Clark Farm location) - A Clark Farm location) - A [email protected]. QUECHEE Midsummer Night’s Dream Midsummer Night’s Dream Midsummer Night’s Dream 5 p.m. The Public House – Kim Tales and Tails Summer Program: Library Wilcox and Guest BOMOSEEN BOMOSEEN CHESTER Scavenger Hunt and Mapmaking 6 p.m. Lake House – Ryan Fuller 6 p.m. Bomoseen Lodge & 4 p.m. The Pizza Stone VT – The Blind Owl Band 4 p.m. Roger Clark Memorial Library in Pittsfield. Free. RUTLAND Taproom – George Nostrand Tales of trails! Can you find the hidden treasure? There are prizes to 9:30 p.m. Center StreetAlley – CASTLETON take home if you can find them. Stick to the trail and do not let anyone Open Mic hosted by Tom Irish 6 p.m. Ice House Bar & Grill CASTLETON KILLINGTON step on your tail. After the scavenger hunt, practice cartography and – Aaron Audet & Elizabeth 6 p.m. Ice House Bar & Grill – 5 p.m. Jax Food & Games Patio – design a map of your own. For more info visit pittsfieldlibrary.com. Haggerty Heart to Heart Ryan Fuller SOUTH POMFRET 6:30 p.m. The Hillside at Artistree Parkinson’s support group CHESTER CHESTER 5 p.m. The Foundry – Jazz Night 4 p.m. Godnick’s Center, 1 Deer Street, Rutland. Free. – Nat Williams & Emily Musty with the Groovin Dukes 6:30 p.m. The Pizza Stone VT – 5 p.m. Country Girl Diner – Cruise The Godnick Center is excited to have “The Fighters”, a Parkinson’s Bayou X In with musical guest The Group Support Group meeting held onsite the last Monday of each month LUDLOW from 4-5 p.m. Newcomers are welcome! There is a Caregiver Support KILLINGTON KILLINGTON 4 p.m. Calcuttas at Fox Run Golf meeting held at the same time in a separate room. “For more info THURS. Club – Sammy B contact Lee Accavallo at [email protected]. 6 p.m. The Summit Lodge – 5 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub – Duane Carleton Duane Carleton Summit Lodge JUNE 24 ROCHESTER Circle of Fathers 6 p.m. The Foundry – Sammy B 6 p.m. The Foundry – George 6:30 p.m. Town Park – Summer 4 p.m. Virtual. Free. BARNARD Nostrand Concert Series with Dana and Fathers Support Group. Run by Prevent Child Abuse VT. For more info 8 p.m. Jax Food & Games Patio – Susan Robinson contact Amber Menard, Family Support Programs Coordinator, at 802- 5:30 p.m. Fable Farm Fermentory King Margo 8:30 p.m. Jax Food & Games 552-4274 or [email protected]. – Feast & Field Concert Series with Western Terrestrials Patio – Chris Powers STOCKBRIDGE LUDLOW 1 p.m. The Wild Fern – The Circle of Parents in Recovery BOMOSEEN 6:30 p.m. Du Jour VT – Eric King LUDLOW People’s Jam with Rick 5:30 p.m. Virtual. Free. 6:30 p.m. Du Jour VT – Chris Redington Virtual support group. Run by Prevent Child Abuse VT. For more info 6 p.m. Lake House – Aaron Audet Pallutto and Nikki Adams PITTSFIELD contact Cindy Atkins, Family Support Programs Coordinator, at 802- 498-0608 or [email protected]. 8:30 p.m. Clear River Tavern – CASTLETON Movie Night: Happy Gilmore QUECHEE 5:30 p.m. The Public House – MON. Grief support 6 p.m. Third Place Pizza – Josh Adam McMahon Jakab POULTNEY 6 p.m. VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region’s Rutland office at 7 Albert Cree Drive, Rutland and virtually. Free. 6 p.m. Taps Tavern – Electrostatic The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, (VNAHSR) will provide CHESTER Cats PROCTORSVILLE JUNE 28 grief support services both in-person and virtually every Tuesday from 4 p.m. Outer Limits Brewing 6-7 p.m. at the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region’s Rutland 5:30 p.m. The Pizza Stone VT - PROCTORSVILLE QUECHEE – Rhys Chalmers and Jillian office on 7 Albert Cree Drive. Led by Spiritual and Bereavement Springfield Springers Getman 5 p.m. Neal’s Restaurant & Bar – Coordinator, Collin Terenzini. Space is limited. To register call 5:30 p.m. The Public House – Sammy B Gully Boys 802-855-4533. KILLINGTON 7:30 p.m. Neal’s Restaurant & 5 p.m. Moguls Sports Pub – Bar – THE WHAT KNOTS with Duane Carleton Sammy B, King Arthur Junior and TRORC presentation Jim Yeager 7 p.m. Abbott Memorial Library, Pomfret. Free. Join the Abbott Memorial Library to learn from Kevin Geiger and 5 p.m. The Foundry – Ryan Fuller TUES. Geoff Martin about their work at Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional RUTLAND Commission (TRORC). As one of Vermont’s regional planning and data LUDLOW 5:30 p.m. Roots Restaurant – JUNE 29 collecting agencies, TRORC can be immensely helpful to all of us as we 6 p.m. Du Jour VT – BYO(Damn) Ryan Fuller try to understand the issues of the day such as housing, energy, climate Mic: Open Mic KILLINGTON change, the creative economy, health care, transportation and more. The event will take place on the lawn behind the Library. Please bring 8 p.m. Jax Food & Games Patio – PITTSFIELD Taco Tuesday with Rick Webb your own lawn chairs or blankets along with beverage and snacks. And 6:30 p.m. Clear River Tavern – of course, bring your questions! In case of rain, the event will move Gully Boys LUDLOW indoors. For more info call 802-457-2236. 7 p.m. Du Jour VT – Taco PROCTORSVILLE VIRTUAL EVENTS Tuesday with Brooks Hubbard 5 p.m. Neal’s Restaurant & Bar – Sammy B Thursday, June 24 7 p.m. The Underground Recording Studio presents QUECHEE Did we miss a local event? 5 p.m. The Public House – Jim QUECHEE Scott Forrest: theundergroundvt.bandcamp.com/ Yeager and Friend Email [email protected] and we’ll be sure to include your merch/scott-forrest-live next musical event on this page! If you have another event 6:30 p.m. The Public House – coming up, email [email protected]. Name That Tune Bingo with DJ Dave

Fostering: Teens are in need of foster homes more than ever, but fewer homes were available during the pandemic and organizations are hoping to combat the shortage from page 2 Foster parents, just like other parents, Humphrey, who began fostering in 2017, She usually hosts one teen at a time, and teenagers. It’s not just that they’re youth in our needed more support during the pandemic, took in a 16-year-old boy just as the pan- there are often months between the kids community right now, but they’re going to be she said. Some may have signed on to foster demic hit, which she called “challenging, who stay with her. Fostering, she said, isn’t adults in our community very, very soon. … a teenager who, in non-pandemic times, but … also fun.” always what people think it is. It’s important for them to be a part of this com- would have been busy and away from the “That was a little bit nerve-wracking, Given the need for more homes, she en- munity and know that they’re supported and home for most of the day. because the pandemic was still brand new, “Now, you’ve not only signed up to be a and it was kind of scary because he was also It’s important for them to be a part of this community foster parent, but you are a teacher, a foster the first teenage boy that I had supported and know that they’re supported and that adults parent, a counselor — it was not what a lot of at home,” she said. “So it was a brand new people signed up for,” she said. experience during a really scary time.” want them to be successful here,” said Humphrey. She’s seen a few parents walk away, be- Humphrey said she’s made strong con- fore and during the pandemic, but she tries nections with the local kids she’s fostered couraged prospective foster parents who are that adults want them to be successful here.” to help them avoid those situations. since she first started. She works for Green apprehensive, or have questions, to reach Those interested in fostering can contact “I do try to say, ‘You are an invaluable Mountain Power in downtown Rutland and out to others who are already fostering. their Family Services District office or resource, so what can we do to make this said the kids would sometimes stop in to see “These are our community members,” visit dcf.vermont.gov/fsd/contact-us/ work for you?’” she said. the employees’ dogs at the office after work. she said. “Especially when we think about districts. 18 • LivingADE The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 This week’s living Arts, Dining and Entertainment! Rockin the Region with actor Matt Vita Top actors, actresses, producers, writers and a model descended on Killington to film last week You might have seen some filming around Killington the past two weeks and that was for a yet to be named dark comedy based in Killington that will be out in 2022. Local resident and comedic actor Matt Vita brought this project to life. He created the story, as- sembled the dream team, and will be starring opposite America’s Next Top Model Winner Sophie Sumner, in a cast including Tony Award-winning producers David Lambert and Shawn Arani, New York actresses Sam Morales and Rockin’ the Sarah Faye Beard, comic geniuses Region Brianna Cala, Nikki MacCallum, By DJ Dave Christopher Griggs, and film actor Hoffenberg Haulston Mann. The movie was directed by Mark Dudzinski and Frank Perz, assistant-directed by Collen Doyle, written by Grace Day, and cast by Tessa Faye Talent. It’s being produced by Gnar Bois, which is made up of longtime friends Mark Dudzinski and Matt Vita. “Mark is such an indispensable person to both this project and my life. I can’t sing enough good praises about all the good things Mark has done for this project and for me as a friend and business partner,” said Matt Vita. This is their first movie together but Mark Dudzin- ski has been a prolific producer in the television and documentary world for 15-20 years. Vita said, “We have big plans for the future. It’s a beautiful project for many reasons but partially because it’s a launch out point for so many good people. I think all of our cast will be celeb- rities in the next five years.” The movie is about a group of women from New York City who win a dream getaway with their yoga guru, Callie, to Killington, Vermont. It’s a bachelorette party weekend and once they get up there, things get a little bit hilarious and creepy. Vita said, “We filmed for nine days in Killington, mostly at my private residence. We did a couple of off- site shots and then filmed for two days in New York City. We also shot with a drone controlled by a licensed pilot so I think we obeyed all the rules and regulations from Submitted the state. I made sure all my neighbors were aware. It Pictured (l-r) Co-Director Mark Dudzinski, Co-Star America’s Next Top Model Winner Sophie Sumner and Co-star Matt Vita. was a cool process but to shoot a feature film in 11 days, anyone in the industry will tell you you’re insane. We did it with a super awesome punk-rock skeleton crew. We for future projects and said, “The more I can get the town acted in a few of her projects over the pandemic. Grace did the unthinkable with a highly motivated crew. What involved and stoked about it is just real cool to me.” basically took the ball out of my hands and hit it out of the that means is we were working 20 hour days and firing on The crew will be back out there filming in August, to park. She put the meat on the bone, so to speak and really all cylinders.” wrap up some shots on Killington Road. If there’s any made the story come to life.” Vita’s added bonus was meeting some of his neigh- businesses out there that want to be featured in the mov- Luckily the pandemic didn’t pose a problem since bors and becoming friends. they filmed as restrictions The crew was raving Vita said, “We filmed for nine days in Killington, mostly at my private residence. We were lifting and everyone about all the craft services was vaccinated. which came from local didn’t a couple of off-site shots and then filmed for two days in New York City. We Dave DeCeglie is writing restaurants. Kyle Hickory also shot with a drone ... It was a cool process but to shoot a feature film in 11 days, the score for the movie now. — “aka Hickory the drunk He’s an AVN Award winning and underwhelming,” who anyone in the industry will tell you you’re insane. We did it with a super awesome composer for Hamilton. I mentioned in a pasts After the movie is com- article on the Woolen Mill punk-rock skeleton crew.” plete, Vita wants to hit the — cooked for them. I knew festival circuit. He said, “I he’s an amazing comedic magician but Vita and others ie, reach out to Matt Vita on his website (mattvita.com). got my eyes on a few that I would love to premiere at. I learned he’s an amazing chef, too. Vita said he has wanted to make a movie since he was got faith that we will. It would be a Nirvana home run if it Vita said, “Everyone was phenomenal but Kyle was 5 years old. He said,”I’ve flirted with it and skirted around were to be streamed on one of the big streaming plat- one of the standouts. I told him, Wow, you’re such a doing it my whole life. I think a lot of us were feeling in- forms and also if there were a limited theatrical release. multi-talented dude.” trospective this past year being locked up. If I’m not going That would be so cool. I would love for people to be able Andy Reid, who owns and runs Ramunto’ss Brick and to live my dreams now, when am I going to do it?” to see it in a theater. We were doing a footage review Brew of Bridgewater, also took nice care of them. Vita Vita said the idea for the film came to him during a and I’m confident. It’s looking so good. The more I see it added, “Andy is awesome. I love that dude and his food is restless night’s sleep. He wrote a page or two on it and come together, the more realistically hopeful I am that it amazing.” then reached out to Grace Day and asked her to write it. gets there. You never count your chickens before they’re Vita hopes to get the town’s businesses more involved Vita said, “She’s a prolific, amazing writer and I’ve hatched but the eggs are looking good, baby.” The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 LIVING ADE • 19 “Poet for Hire” Returns to Area to Participate in 77ART By Martha L. Molnar Poet for Hire? That is Cuttingsville native Madrid, he ended up on Spanish national Ben Aleshire’s most recent incarnation. He television. Along the way he’s written poems has set up his manual typewriter to write for Jimmy Page, Sir Tom Stoppard, Bernie poems for passersby on the streets of Paris, Sanders, and former U.S. Poet Laureate, Madrid, London, Havana, New Orleans, Tracy K. Smith. and many other cities. Poet, artist, musician, Not just a working poet, Aleshire is also troubadour and traveler, Aleshire has spent an artist and photographer. This June he’ll be almost half his life traveling. This month he printing portraits with an alternative photo- returns to the Rutland area to be the first art- graphic process called cyanotype, a process ist at the 2021 summer residencies at 77ART. invented in 1846 and used for traditional After skipping pandemic summer, blueprints. 77ART is back this year with two consecutive His work has been published in The sessions in July and August for artists from Times of London, Iowa Review and Boston around the country. They will spend a month Review, and he’s received fellowships and in Rutland practicing their art and shar- support from the Vermont Studio Center, ing their work with the community. 77ART Bread Loaf, and New York University, where strives to position the he’s currently a Goldwater Rutland area as a center People ask me Fellow. He also serves as for cutting-edge art. a contributing editor for Starting with just eight for love poems, Green Mountains Review, artists, the program grew hoping their wife and a freelance book critic to more than 30 in 2019. for Seven Days. Studio space at the Opera or boyfriend will On June 26, 7-9 p.m. House on Merchants take them back, for Ben Aleshire will present a Row is generously pro- reading from his poems and vided by Mark Foley, and eulogies to read at essays. Joining him will be technical support by The Pittsburgh poet and pho- Mint makerspace. funerals, for vows tographer, Clare Welsh. The As a poet for hire, for weddings, even evening will begin at 7 p.m. Aleshire says he has writ- with snacks and refresh- ten thousands of poems, for suicide notes,” ments in Aleshire’s studio, from the joyful to the where prints, books, and mundane to the tragic. Aleshire said. photographs from Aleshire “People ask me for love and fellow artist Clare poems, hoping their wife or boyfriend will Welsh will be for sale. At 8 p.m., Welsh and take them back, for eulogies to read at funer- Aleshire will read from their work, followed by als, for vows for weddings, even for suicide an informal meet and greet with the artists. notes,” he said, adding that he has been “a Twenty artists will be arriving in Rutland witness to so many people’s desires, fears, during July and August to participate in the and joys.” 77ART residency program. A diverse group, This vocation has taken Aleshire all they are all highly accomplished artists, most around the world. In Paris, he lived inside with advanced degrees from highly regarded the legendary Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore; institutions. Their art is multidisciplinary, in Edinburgh, he performed at the Fringe, ranging from traditional to video, taxider- Submitted the largest theatre festival in the world; in my, soundscape, and performance art. Cuttingsville native Ben Aleshire is a poet for hire and is presenting some work on June 26. Vermont bass fishing season opened June 12 Vermont’s bass fishing season kicked off is the sheer amount of quality, unpressured don’t get much fishing pressure.” the 2021 Vermont Fishing Guide & Regula- on Saturday, June 12, and anglers through- fish,” said Pientka. “You may find some larger Bass fishing in Vermont is a fun outdoor tions booklet available from license agents or out the state are eager to hit their favorite fish in the southern and western parts of the activity that can be enjoyed by adults and online at vtfishandwildlife.com. Licenses also body of water in search of fun and exciting country where growing seasons are longer, but kids alike, regardless of skill level, and can are available at: vtfishandwildlife.com. fishing adventures for largemouth and for numbers of solid, 2 to 4-pound bass that also be a great source of smallmouth bass. haven’t seen much fishing pressure, a lot of food for the table. “Anglers in Vermont are fortunate to Vermont waterbodies are tough to beat.” “Bass fishing is a great have world-class bass fishing for both spe- Vermont’s bass fishing has received way to get out and enjoy cies right in their backyard,” said Bernie national attention in a variety of fishing Vermont’s great outdoors Pientka, fisheries biologist with Vermont publications in recent years, and bass-rich and nothing can beat a tasty Fish & Wildlife. “From big-water angling Lake Champlain has become a favorite of meal of fresh, locally-caught on lakes like Champlain, Bomoseen and touring bass professionals. fish,” Pientka said. Memphremagog and the Connecticut Riv- The World Fishing Network recently Pientka noted that smaller, er, to hundreds of smaller, untapped ponds named Lake Champlain one of the seven best younger bass, which are also and reservoirs, Vermont is loaded with smallmouth bass lakes in North America. The much more abundant, are great bass fishing for anglers of all ages.” renowned fishing media outlet went on to generally better eating com- Vermont’s general bass season opens characterize Lake Champlain as “perhaps the pared to bigger, older fish. each year on the second Saturday in June and best lake in all of North America for both qual- Anglers heading out on the extends through the last day of November. ity largemouth and smallmouth bass.” water to fish for bass this sea- Outside of those dates, anglers can fish for “There’s no question that Lake Champlain son should be sure to check bass on open water on a catch-and-release hosts a very special bass fishery, probably one fishing regulations, includ- Courtesy VTF&W basis with artificial lures and flies, but only on of the best in the world,” said Pientka. “How- ing harvest and length limits Vermont’s bass fishing season starts Saturday, June 12 this waters that are not seasonally closed. ever, there are lots of other waterbodies that applicable to the waters they year. The World Fishing Network recently named Lake “One unique thing about bass fishing in might not get the attention, but can be just as are fishing. Vermont’s fishing Champlain one of the seven best smallmouth bass lakes in Vermont, compared to many other states, good, simply because those bass populations regulations can be found in North America. 20 • LIVING ADE The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Gathering Spot Project funds arts education in Ludlow As a result of the sponsorships from the recent Gathering Spot Project, which cre- ated designer artistic picnic tables for the Village of Ludlow, Vermont, funds were made available to establish a new local arts education program. Carol Lighthall (center) of the Okemo Val- ley Chamber presents Susan Balch (left) of the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts & Crafts hold a check for $1,600 to benefit the students of the Expeditionary School at Black River in Ludlow accepted by the Head of School Kendra Rickerby (right). Submitted

Courtesy CAFC Lucky Soul, a seven-piece horn band, will play classic soul, funk and R&B at the Heritage Win a free composter Cares outdoor music series held Saturday starting at noon. June 24 at 6:30 p.m. — CAVENDISH— comply with the law and to keep food scraps The Southern Windsor/Windham Counties out of your trash. These include transfer Solid Waste Management District in con- station drop-off and curbside pick-up. The Heritage Cares outdoor junction with the Cavendish Energy Com- presentation will last about 45 minutes mittee and the town of Cavendish will host with plenty of time afterwards for questions a workshop specifically about composting about composting and recycling in general. music series held Saturday on Thursday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the As a bonus, all attendees will be eligible June 26 at 12 p.m. — CHESTER — ing human rights through community, Cavendish town Elementary School, Main to win the door prize of a new Soil Saver Heritage Deli & Bakery, in collaboration animals, music, food, and fun! “I call it Street, Proctorsville. Masks and physical composter and may order composters for with the Chester-Andover Family Center Music with a Mission,” exclaimed Wilcox. distancing will be encouraged for all. State residential use. While these bins normally (CAFC), will kick off Heritage Cares out- “We want to mix it up with fundraisers, regulations on safety will be adhered to. retail for $100 each, they will be available to door music series featuring Lucky Soul, family friendly activities and a beautiful Effective July 1, 2020, Vermont state law workshop attendees for $55. Please bring a high energy, seven-piece horn band day filled with music, and laughter.” banned food scraps from household trash, exact change or a check; there will be no playing classic soul, funk and R&B music The Chester-Andover Family Center with the exception of meat and bones. way to process credit cards. A second draw- on Saturday, June 26 from 12-3 p.m. would like to thank the Heritage Deli & Residents must recycle or compost their ing will be held for a compost pail, good for The event will take place on the Bakery for giving the CAFC a platform at own food waste, or join with others to do kitchen use to gather scraps bound for the grounds of the Heritage Deli and Bakery this event. “We are excited and honored so. This rule has existed for several years composter. These pails will also be for sale at at 642 Route103 across from the American to collaborate with Heritage Deli to kick for restaurants, grocery stores and other the workshop for $5 each. Legion in Chester. off this music series,” said Nena food generators. The rules are now manda- Audience questions will be welcomed The Chester-Andover Family Nanfeldt, CAFC board mem- tory for households, but what exactly does and encouraged during the presentation. Center and Heritage Deli ber. The mission of the CAFC that mean? And how can we as Vermont Residents of Cavendish and any other town are planning a fun after- is to “make a difference in residents best comply with the new rules? are invited to attend. Composting is great noon with something for June our community by provid- Composting is easy and beneficial both for for the garden, it’s great for the yard, and it’s everyone. For the children ing resources for financial the community and for homeowners. now the law. To sign up for the workshop, or there will be lawn games assistance, supplemental Ham Gillett of the Southern Windsor/ for more information, please email caven- and Barnyard Snuggles to 26 nutritional food, afford- Windham Counties Solid Waste Manage- [email protected]. hug and feed a baby goat. A able clothing and household ment District will address the aspects of If you would like to purchase a composter Paint-a-Bowl tent will provide goods.” Vermont Act 148 that relate to recycling but not attend the workshop, please email a fun crafts experience to help the Food, wine and beer will be and the composting of food waste. He will your order. While sign-up is encouraged, CAFC get ready for the third annual available for sale, and picnic tables with discuss the basics of home composting walk-ins will be welcomed. Empty Bowl Dinner to be held in October. umbrellas will be set up on the lawn for and the other options available in order to And what would a fundraiser be without you to enjoy great food and live music by the famous CAFC Silent Auction and 50/50 Lucky Soul. If you prefer your own blanket Raffle? You will not be disappointed. and chairs, please bring them along. Admission to the event is free and all For more information about the activities are by donation. services provided by the CAFC or for vol- Heritage Cares is the vision of Michelle unteering inquiries, please call the Family Wilcox, proprietor of Heritage Deli & Bak- Center at 802-875-3236 or visit our web- ery, and was created to raise social aware- site at chesterandoverfamilycenter.org. ness and shine light on issues surround- First annual Birds & Blooms is June 26 June 26 at 12 p.m. — CAVENDISH — Facebook page. Celebrate the urge to create This Saturdaywill bring a burst of creative on Saturday, June 26 output to the Proctorsville Green. The first from 12-5 p.m. in annual Birds & Blooms event will feature one- Cavendish. of-a-kind birdhouses, bird feeders, garden de- sign gift certificates, potted flowers, decorative Courtesy Cav- items for porch and garden, Vermont pottery, endish Streetscape stained glass and more. Some items will only Committee be available at the silent auction and others The first annual will be tagged. Hosted by the volunteer Cav- Birds & Blooms endish Streetscapes Committee, you can event will feature Courtesy Cavendish Energy Committee see select items at People’s Bank in Ludlow one-of-a-kind bird- All attendees will be eligible to win a new Soil Saver composter. and online at the Cavendish Streetscapes houses and bird feeders. The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 LIVING ADE • 21 Billings Farm’s 150th birthday party will celebrate dairying

June 26-27 — WOODSTOCK — Billings • Learn about Billings Farm’s most fa- Farm & Museum’s annual Dairy Celebration mous cows and view artifacts and Days takes place June 26-27 from 10 a.m. to images from the past 150 years. 5 p.m. each day. Celebrate Billings Farm’s • Sign the Birthday Card for Bill- 150th anniversary and Vermont’s rich dairy ings Farm and share your favorite heritage during this two-day event. memories. The Dairy Celebration Days events will One hundred and fifty years ago, include: Frederick Billings imported Jersey cattle • Sample award-winning Billings from the Isle of Jersey, building a prize Farm cheddar cheese. herd and transforming his Woodstock • Watch how cheese straws are made estate into a model farm that and enjoy a sample in the Learning employed the latest sustain- Kitchen. able agricultural practices. • Step behind-the-scenes and visit While the intervening years with local youth in the Show Barn as brought successes, as in 1893 they groom their cattle and prepare when Billings Farm’s Jerseys June to compete in the Youth Invitational garnered top honors at the Co- Dairy Show on Sunday. lumbian Exposition in Chicago, 26-27 • Take part in hands-on dairy pro- and heartbreaking challenges, grams. Meet Billings’ very own as when the herd was sold off Courtesy Billings Farm & Museum prize-winning Jersey cows and learn during hard times in the 1930s, Youth lined up with their cattle during competition in the 2019 Youth Invitational about these milk producers and the the Billings family’s dedication Dairy Show at Billings Farm. products made from their milk. to Frederick Billings’ vision held true. • Enjoy our Dairy Bar birthday Today, the Billings Farm & Museum some of which is used to craft award-win- with its educational exhibits, engaging special: homemade strawberry rhu- breeds and milks a herd of nearly 50 blue ning artisan cheeses in partnership with programs and special events that bring to barb ice cream made with Billings ribbon Jerseys, producing more than Grafton Village Cheese. The Woodstock life Vermont’s rural heritage. Farm milk and sample complimen- 650,000 pounds of milk, some of which landmark is a Vermont destination which For more information visit tary birthday cake. goes to Agri-Mark for Cabot products and attracts thousands of visitors annually billingsfarm.org. Be water wise when gardening for efficiency By Nadie VanZandt, UVM Extension master gardener Conserving water is always a good idea, and if the dry weather of the last two summers is any indication, such practice should become habit. Fortunately, you can learn from gardeners in arid cli- mates how to successfully grow plants during droughts. These tried-and-true sustainable practices protect and insulate your plants to yield a bumper crop. A healthy soil amended with compost is your first defense against drought. Besides nourishing your plants, compost enables water retention. You can work the com- post into the soil around established plants. A good second defense is to adopt companion planting, the practice of growing plants together that physically and chemically complement each other. This improves productivity, discourages diseases and pests and maintains a healthy soil. The best-known example of companion planting is the clever use of corn, pole beans and winter squash by Native Americans. They called this trio the Three Sisters, and it has many benefits. The corn stalks support the pole beans, which in turn, fixate the nitrogen in the air to the soil. The large squash By Lynn Ketchum/Oregon State University,courtesy UVM Extension Master Gardener Program leaves shade the soil and act as mulch while their prickly Targeting the base of garden plants using a watering wand attached to a hose saves water and prevents fungal diseases. edges discourage weeds and pests. When using companion planting, consider spacing may contain weed seeds. shade cloth prevents debris and rodents from entering plants so their leaves barely touch when full-grown. This Most importantly, water wisely and with the right the pipe. keeps the soil surface cool. tools. Water early in the morning before the heat of the Dig a hole next to the plant and bury the pipe, open A third defense against drought is to use hydrozon- day. Avoid overhead sprinklers because most of the end down, with the holes facing the plant. For easy ing, the method of grouping plants with similar watering water is wasted through evaporation. access, leave 3-4 inches of pipe above ground. Place needs to conserve water. For example, deep-rooted veg- Targeting the base of the plants saves water and pre- your hose over the shade cloth to water the deep roots etables, such as asparagus and tomato, should be placed vents fungal diseases. A simple watering wand attached through the pipe. For plants with shallower roots, use together to benefit from deep, but less frequent, watering. to your hose will do the job. Less frequent and deep soaker hoses. Similarly, shallow-rooted plants, such as strawberries watering will benefit deep- rooted plants, such as toma- Reduce watering after the plants are established and and bush beans, planted together benefit from shallow, toes, pumpkins, parsnips, artichokes and watermelon. resume when flowering and fruit setting begins. but frequent, watering. To make a deep-rooted irrigator you can use a simple Finally, control weeds to ensure your plants do not Even sun lovers appreciate a little shade. In an estab- PVC pipe. Cut a 2-inch-diameter PVC pipe in 2-foot compete for nutrients and water. Make a ritual of remov- lished garden you can spread a shade cloth over vulner- lengths. Starting 8 inches from one end, drill 1/4-inch ing weeds before they flower and make seeds. able plants. Some gardeners even use patio umbrellas. holes every two inches along the rest of the pipe for Waterwise practices make sense in a changing cli- Heavy mulching is another way to keep the soil moist drainage. mate. With a few changes, you can still reap a bountiful and cool. About 2-3 inches of organic mulch such as Cover the pipe with a piece of open-weave shade cloth harvest, protect a precious resource and save money in straw or grass clippings will do the trick. Avoid hay as it tied securely to one end of the pipe with a plastic tie. The the process. 22 • LIVING ADE The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Vermont moose hunt application deadline is June 30 The deadline to apply for a 2021 Vermont moose hunting permit is June 30. Moose per- mit applications are available on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept.’s website at vtfishand- wildlife.com for the hunt limited to Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) E in the northeastern corner of the state. “Moose density in WMU E is more than one moose per square mile, significantly higher than any other part of the state,” said Nick Fortin, Fish & Wildlife biologist in charge of the moose project. “Moose densities greater than one per square mile support high numbers of winter ticks which negatively impact moose health and survival.” The Fish and Wildlife Department partnered with University of Vermont researchers to conduct a study of moose health and survival in WMU E. The results of this study, in which 126 moose (36 cows, 90 calves) were fitted with GPS tracking collars, clearly showed that chronic high winter tick loads have caused the health of moose in that part of the state to be very poor. Survival of adult moose remained relatively good, but birth rates were very low and less than half of the calves survived their first winter. “Research has shown that lower moose densities, like in the rest of Vermont, support relatively few winter ticks that do not impact moose populations,” said Fortin. “Reduc- ing moose density decreases the number of available hosts which in turn decreases the number of winter ticks on the landscape. The goal is to improve the health of moose in WMU E by reducing the impact of winter ticks.” The department will issue 60 either-sex moose hunting permits and 40 antlerless moose hunting permits available this year for a hunt limited to Vermont’s Wildlife Gypsy moth life cycle: from egg to larva to pupa to adult. The moths are making a comeback. Management Unit WMU E in the northeastern corner of the state. The science-based hunt will result in an estimated harvest of 51 to 66 moose, or 5% of the more than 1,000 moose currently estimated to live in WMU E. Gypsy moths are making a Lottery applications for hunting permits are $10 for residents and $25 for nonresi- dents. Winners of the permit lottery will purchase resident hunting permits for $100 and nonresident hunting permits for $350. comeback in Vermont Hunters who held a permit within the past five years are not eligible to apply for a permit or to buy a bonus point. Also, although a “bonus point freeze” was in place for Caterpillar infestations target tree foliage the 2018 and 2019 moose seasons, due to limited or no moose permits being available Many Vermonters around the state are ditions can combine to stress tree health for those years, that is no longer in place and applicants must continue to annually encountering gypsy moth (Lymantria and vigor. Due to this combination of submit a moose permit application if they wish to retain their past bonus points. dispar dispar), which are caterpillars stressors, Vermont may see another By law, five permits will be available to Vermont military veterans, three permits will causing defoliation of their trees, accord- year or two of high levels of gypsy moth be auctioned in accordance with regulations, and up to three permits will be available for ing to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. activity unless the state sees some rainy “Special Opportunity” recipients with life-threatening illnesses. This invasive insect arrived in the seasons to increase the spread of the A drawing for permit winners is scheduled for August 4. United States over 100 years ago and gypsy moth-killing fungus. has been expanding its range ever since. Based on the current stage of the out- Gypsy moth can be a significant defolia- break, chemical controls are not recom- tor (leaf eater) of trees and shrubs, and mended for large-scale areas. However, although they prefer oak trees, high there are practical, non-chemical steps populations will cause them to eat many homeowners can take to limit damage types of leaves, including maple and and decrease next year’s population: pine. Gypsy moth caterpillars can create • Keep your plants well-watered a nuisance for homeowners, from the throughout the summer to reduce stress. Vermont may see another year or two of high • If there are levels of gypsy moth activity unless the state only sees some rainy seasons to increase the a few trees, population of the gypsy moth-killing fungus. cater- pillars sights of caterpillars climbing the sides of can be squished or pruned out of the residences and falling excrement, to the trees and then submerged in soapy sounds of chewing on leaves. water. Vermont has not seen a large outbreak • Egg masses can be removed from of gypsy moth since 1991, although it has trees between August and May to been present at low levels for decades. reduce infestations in forthcoming At the time of the last major outbreak, years. Use a scraper to carefully re- a fungus called Entomophaga mai- move the masses and submerge them maiga became prevalent in the area and in a container with soapy water or significantly decreased the gypsy moth alcohol so that they can be destroyed population. This fungal pathogen is most (not onto the ground where they may abundant after periods of wet weather. still hatch). Due to the recent droughts and dry • A band of burlap can be installed weather we have experienced over the around the trunk of the tree this year last few years, populations of this fungus and can be monitored and trap for have been limited and allowed the gypsy caterpillars. It can also encourage egg moth numbers to increase. masses to be laid on the burlap this Although gypsy moth caterpillars are fall. After the eggs are laid, you can re- damaging, otherwise healthy trees can move the burlap and destroy the egg By W. Laroche Courtesy VTF&W often survive a few years of successive masses. This can help reduce popula- The deadline to apply for a 2021 Vermont moose hunting permit is June 30. defoliation. Defoliation and drought con- Gypsy moths > 25 The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 LIVING ADE • 23 Chaffee Art Center selected to receive a 2021 Summer Matters for All grant RUTLAND — The Chaffee Art Center Governor Scott has put an emphasis was recently selected to receive $38,675 on helping Vermont kids recover from the in funding from the Summer Matters for pandemic and the isolation it caused, in- All Grant program. According to Gover- cluding creating opportunities for them to nor Phil Scott, the Summer Matters for safely reconnect with their peers and their All Grant Program will award up to $3.85 communities. The purpose of the grant million to programs in 13 counties with program is to increase access to summer the goal of expanding access to summer enrichment opportunities for K-12 youth enrichment opportunities for K-12 youth statewide during Summer 2021. This was this summer. a highly competitive process with 188 pro- The importance of the arts is well docu- posals submitting $7,427,584 in requests, mented to show its ability to reduce anxi- which far exceeded available funds. ety, build confidence, increase commu- The grants, funded by federal dollars By Robin Alberti nication and creative expression which is secured by Senator Bernie Sanders and especially important in the current world administered by Vermont Afterschool, we live in. The Chaffee’s summer program were awarded to a variety of programs, Ducks on the water Explore the Arts! will invite children and including summer camps, libraries, Clover (dog) swims toward a flock of mallards in the pond at Spa At The Woods in Killington. youth K-12 to explore the arts (music, municipalities, teen centers, non-profit written word, theater, fine art, and more) social services organizations and more, with affordable camps and classes that to expand the number of weeks and slots, will be on a sliding scale based on means as well as to increase affordability and to pay. Grant funding will help us to create accessibility of summer programs. These 65th Anniversary a new Media Lab for youth to use on their offerings will supplement school-based own and build classes around. 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Give us a call at (802) 773-7760 or reach out on social @mcneilandreedy 24 • LIVING ADE The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Delaney Courcelle of Rutland appointed to the Vermont Commission on Women Governor Phil Scott has As the current President appointed Delaney Courcelle of the UVM College Republi- of Rutland to serve on the cans, she has grown member- Vermont Commission on ship to over 60 students, and Women (VCW), the state’s along with the duties of run- non-partisan commission ning a successful organiza- working to advance rights and tion, has hosted campus-wide opportunities for women and events with noted speakers. girls. Courcelle is also president Courcelle is a senior major- of a new student organiza- ing in Business Administra- tion on the UVM campus, By John Keough tion at the University of a chapter of the Network of Two kayakers float down the Ottauquechee River in Killington when the water was high. Vermont’s Grossman School Delaney Courcelle Enlightened Women. NeW is of Business. Excelling at a national conservative wom- coursework concentrations in entrepreneur- en’s organization with a mission to educate, ship and finance, she is the recipient of this equip and empower women to be principled year’s Major Junius Adair Award for Excellence leaders for a free society. The organization in Finance. This is one of the awards celebrat- holds biweekly club meetings, which include ing the Grossman School’s top undergraduate discussions and social events, and as presi- and graduate students at their annual Honors dent, Courcelle manages operations and is the Day Celebration. liaison and representative for the chapter at She is the current Chairwoman of the Ver- NeW’s national leadership conferences. mont Federation of College Republicans. In Courcelle she is also an intern at Baystate this role she oversees the Federation chapters Financial, conducting outreach for a financial at UVM, Middlebury College and Norwich wellness seminar series for Vermont-based University, providing guidance in recruiting, companies. fundraising, event planning and public rela- Outside of school and politics, Courcelle tions efforts. Additionally, as Chairwoman, is deeply involved with the local Catholic Courcelle leads monthly executive board community and also spends a great deal of her meetings, manages finances, and coordinates time providing child care to area families. She an annual convention. currently resides in South Burlington.

By John Keough A Kayaker slides down a bank of trees and brush to enter the river trail during a sunny day.

Killington waterway: Killington could be kayak destination from page 11 The River Road Class 2 wetland has recharging the groundwater. Inn at rail drawnsightings of over 114 different bird Knowing this, one of the most effective Inn at cGrat species, making it one of Vermont’s top ways to improve river quality is to install h birding locations. The river supports beaver baffles. A beaver baffle allows some ’s L ng TM healthy beaver, brookie, minnow, water to pass through the dam without L ng TrailT turtle, bull frog, dragonfly and crayfish breaching it and destroying the wetland, populations. Beyond that, the lower minimizing beaver damage to property Irish Pub river sections along Route 4 are bursting and trees. with wildlife, including coyote, deer, The baffle doesn’t create running water porcupine, moose and bear. noise, so the beavers won’t increase the Past efforts to Pub Open Daily promote river resources from River Road all the A water way trail system would afford 11:30 am - 9 p.m. way along Route 4 to us an opportunity to exert a positive the Skyeship parking lot Take-Out Available have stalled. However, environmental and economic impact in recent years, the town D on Killington that both residents and eer has installed parking 2 Lea .2 m p areas and signage visitors can enjoy. s i. f tar rom for the lower Route 4 t to Après section by Rabeck Road # and Mission Chapel Road — thus only dam height, raising the water level. The MTB/Hike leaving River Road parking areas to be baffles can also be installed so that road 1DESTINATION constructed. culverts stay above the water levels. This A Killington waterway and wetland management plan has worked successfully management plan should be adopted for other towns across the U.S. and Canada, Rte. 4 between Killington & Pico to promote the town’s scenic waterway, and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. striking a balance for people, businesses has installed over 300 beaver baffles in 802-775-7181 and wildlife while improving water Vermont since the program started in 2000. quality for bird and fishing habitats. In conclusion, a waterway trail system innatlongtrail.com During drought conditions (such as would afford an opportunity to exert a last summer), the water quality suffers positive environmental and economic Rooms & Suites available dramatically. Thankfully, beaver dams impact on Killington that both residents significantly improve the water table line, and visitors can enjoy. The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Food MattersMatters • 25

Submitted Celebrating Patty Stugart By Kie-ker/Pixabay Courtesy UVM Extension Master Gardener Program There will be a celebration of life held for Patty Stugart on A pizza-themed garden, which includes ingredients to make pizza, is a fun way to get kids interested in gardening. Saturday, June 26 at the Clear River Tavern in Pittsfield at from 2-6 p.m.

Growing a themed garden Join Us For: By Andrea Knepper, extension master gardener intern, University of Vermont Mini Golf Have you been bitten by the gardening bug but aren’t through the planning process for this themed garden. The Batting Cages sure where to start? Picking a theme such as a salad bar same process can be applied for other themed gardens. garden or salsa garden can help narrow down choices Brainstorm ingredients you might need for your pizza. Great Food and focus your planning. Or how about growing a pizza Think of everything from sauce to toppings to garnishes. Soft Serve garden with all your favorite ingredients and toppings? Your list may be extensive and include tomatoes, pep- 26 Flavors of Hershey’s Ice Cream Choosing a theme can minimize frustration when vis- pers, eggplant, zucchini, spinach and basil, for example. iting the garden center and being overwhelmed by all the Narrow down your ideas by researching space and In Mendon on Rt 4 • Across from Sugar & Spice • 802-776-4921 beautiful, interesting choices for vegetables and herbs. sunlight requirements and days to maturity to make your Before you start thinking about plants, decide where selections. Or take your list to your local garden center Open Daily 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. you’re going to put your garden bed. Try to find a loca- for help choosing suitable varieties. tion that receives full sun. You also should check out the University of Vermont This means the site gets at least six hours of direct sun- Extension Master Gardener gardening resources website light per day. Keep in mind that the hours of direct sun- at go.uvm.edu/gardening-resources. This site also has light can change over the course of the growing season. many informational articles for novice and veteran gar- Raised beds are a great choice for beginning garden- deners, gardeners, including tips for growing plants and ers. One or two 4-foot square beds is a nice size to get troubleshooting. started. Containers are another great option. Once you’ve selected and purchased your plants, A five-gallon bucket is a great size for a tomato plant, keep any information that comes with the plant. Stick for example. You can use smaller containers for other the plastic tag in the ground next to the plant, write the plants or combine some smaller plants in a large con- information in a notebook or make your own tag noting tainer. Grow bags are another inexpensive choice. the variety name. Know the first and last frost dates for your area and Plant your seeds or starts carefully, ensuring they plan accordingly. You can search the National Gardening have enough space. Make sure larger plants won’t shade Association’s website (garden.org/apps/frost-dates). Or smaller plants later in the season. The little seedlings you check out the websites of garden and seed companies. plant now will grow tremendously over time. Free POOL Wednesdays • DARTS • 20 TV Screens • PIZZA Many have online calculators where you can pop in your Water your garden regularly and keep the weeds to a BURGERS • BBQ RIBS • SALADS • GYROS • WINGS zip code to get the average date of the first and last frost minimum. Consider using an organic fertilizer or adding in your area. compost during the growing season. Check your plant Next, make a list of things you like. Don’t limit your- tags for any additional care your plant might need. TAKE-OUT self to thinking just about gardens and plants. Include Soon enough, you’ll have tomatoes for sauce, basil for AVAILABLE everything from colors to activities to food and drink. pesto and several pizza topping options that you grew Do you love to make pizza with your family? Let’s go yourself! CALL (802) 422-4777

Gypsy moths: Persistent pests hiding in bark, learn to recognize and eradicate them with some tips and tricks FRIDAY: from page 22 LIVE MUSIC STASH BROS. tions next year. Start by wrapping and become larger, insecticides are ties are activated when it interacts THURSDAY: an 18-inch wide strip around the less effective at reducing popula- with particular enzymes in the SATURDAY: DUANE CARLETON DUANE DOUBLE PLAY tree at chest height. Tie a string tions. caterpillar’s digestive tract. around the center and fold the In future years, however, early- Btk is most effective when applied top portion down to form a skirt, season treatment can be effective. between May and early June, when WE’VE GOT YOUR GAME with the string acting as a belt. The most commonly recommended gypsy moths are still in the larval Pick off the caterpillars daily and products contain the bacteria Bacil- stage and are small (1/2 to 3/4 inch). 16 DRAFT BEERS • OUTDOOR DINING dispose of them by submerging lus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk). Btk Two spray applications are usually PING-PONG • MINI GOLF • HORSESHOES • BAG TOSS them into a container with soapy is applied to foliage where gypsy required for effective control. Appli- OPEN WED. - SAT. at 3 p.m. water or alcohol. moth larvae will consume it and are cation of Btk after mid-June is not an TAKE-OUT In most cases, it is too late to use then killed. effective way to manage this pest. ON THE KILLINGTON & insecticides for control of gypsy This strain of bacteria is specific For more information visit vtinva- ACCESS ROAD RESERVATIONS moth. As the caterpillars develop to moth larvae, and its toxic proper- sives.org/invasive/gypsy-moth. 26 • Food MaMatterstters The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021

Submitted Submitted The patio seating outside Mon Vert Cafe, in Woodstock’s downtown, is a popular option. The challah french toast at Mon Vert is accompanied by a healthy portion of fresh fruits. Mon Vert Café is a ‘family affair’ By Curt Peterson Editor’s note: This is the third of the Covid Survival Series by minimal, with expanded patio seating. ibility — almost all of her staff have returned to work at reporter Curt Peterson about area restaurants and their adapta- As of this writing, the café has not returned to full capacity, Mon Vert as the pandemic winds down. The staff numbers tions during and plans post- Covid. which is 50, including both indoor and outdoor seating. All around 20, including part-timers. The Covid-19 pandemic has been “challenging” and “scary,” indoor seating is on the second floor, except one table reserved Mon Vert is a “family affair” — DiNatale’s partner Scott but ultimately “just a blip,” according to Sam DiNatale, owner of for people who are unable to negotiate stairs. Smith, is the chef; her mother, Sandy, often present, acts Mon Vert Café on Central Street in Woodstock. “We get a lot of out-of-state walk-ins,” DiNatale explains, as “our cheerleader”; and Sam’s father, Joe, a pioneer in “After all, it’s only business,” the 2004 graduate of Woodstock “and we don’t know who is vaccinated and who isn’t, so this is massage therapy, helps out however he can. Sam’s sister Union High School told the our choice. Besides the com- keeps the books and helps with staffing issues. Mountain Times. “What’s im- Like other restauranteurs who have munity, my first concern is for DiNatale’s son, Joseph, is 13 and a student at Wood- portant is I still have my family, our staff, most of whom are stock Middle/High School. She says being a single parent we have our health, and we all weathered the pandemic, DiNatale young and are just now getting just adds to the challenge, but the people around her sup- survived together.” says state and federal assistance their first vaccine shots.” port and understand that he is her first priority. She is one When the pandemic Like other restaurateurs of Woodstock’s representatives on the Windsor Central emerged early in 2020, the were necessary for their survival. who have weathered the pan- Unified Union School District Board. café’s business was season- demic, DiNatale says state and The café is open for breakfast and lunch, from 9 a.m. to 4 ally slow — much of its clientele is tourists — and expecta- federal assistance were necessary for their survival. p.m., Friday through Wednesday. Beer and wine are available. tions were that the effect would last a couple of weeks to a “Vermont handled the pandemic amazingly and Gov- An eclectic breakfast menu includes “Avo Good Morning” month at most. ernor Scott did a great job. The proof is in the pudding,” (avocado, tomato, red onion and greens on toast), “Floren — But, DiNatale says, “The news kept changing. I did a lot of she said, referring to Vermont’s record as one of the safest Woody Wrap” (scrambled eggs, baby spinach, Parmesan and online research on my own. My whole job became being as and fastest-recovering populations in the country. “We garlic aioli), and the classic Mon Vert Cristo on challah bread. informed as possible by knowing information from all sources were able to get a PPP [Payroll Protection Program] grant Lunch might be Mt. Hunger Salad (bacon, apple, yellow possible, and keeping the staff informed.” and other supports. And I can’t say enough about our local pepper, red onion, feta), Hail Caesar Wrap, Popeye the The business was totally closed for two to three months, community — they were amazingly supportive.” Fungi, or Oink and Cluck. and reopened for take-out-only until June. Indoor dining was She also credits her employees with loyalty and flex- Reading the menu can be as fun as eating the food. JONESJONES DONUTSDONUTS Come to our sugarhouse for the best breakfast around! After breakfast, check out our gift shop for all your souvenir, gift, and maple “Jones Donuts and Bakery is a syrup needs. We look must stop if you reside or simply forward to your visit! come to visit Rutland. They have Outdoor seating & dining now been an institution in the community open! Take-out available. and are simply the best.” Serving Breakfast & Lunch 7a.m. - 2p.m. daily OPEN WED. - SUN. 5 TO 12 CLOSED MON. + TUES. Check out our menu online! Sugar & Spice Restaurant & Gift Shop 23 West St, Rutland Rt. 4 Mendon, VT 802-773-7810 802-773-7832 | www.vtsugarandspice.com The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Food MattersMatters • 27 OUR SALMON IS SLAMMIN’

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oduced by The Mountain Times © 2021 • Menus are samples 32 • Columns The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Sundews are diminutive but deadly 2021’s mid-term In 1860, a year after publication ble to overcollecting and habitat loss. Most of these glands secrete tiny drops The term “solstice” is the past six months since of his seminal work on the origin of Sundews are perennials, and North of what looks like glistening dew. This Latin for “sun standing the December Solstice or species, Charles Darwin American species typi- substance is mucilage, a thick, sticky still.” These two around the time wrote to a friend, “At the cally inhabit acidic soils material that traps prey. major points Jupiter and Sat- moment, I care more found in temperate bogs, Shimmering in the sunlight, the of the sun’s urn moved into about Drosera than the swamps, sandy banks, and droplets may fool some insects into annual journey Aquarius and origin of all the species fens. Northeastern plants mistaking them for a flower’s trove of are our invita- formed their in the world.” Darwin can range from penny- sweet nectar. Upon alighting on a leaf, tion to pause Great Conjunc- maintained a lifelong sized to about 3 inches in the insect comes into contact with the and reflect tion. fascination with carnivo- diameter. (Several tropical mucilage and is immediately trapped. on the last six To personal- rous plants, including species can grow to the As the insect struggles to free itself, it be- months while ize this, think members of the genus The Outside size of a small bush, with comes more firmly stuck. The trapped casting our gaze about the Drosera, collectively Story individual leaves reaching insect’s movement triggers a response on the next. Cosmic house of your called sundews. His re- By Frank several feet in length.) The from the plant’s tentacles, which begin Regardless Catalogue birth chart search into these fascinat- Kaczmarek leaves can range in shape to curl toward the prey. If the victim of whether By Cassandra governed by ing species led to the 1875 from nearly circular to reaches the leaf’s edge, the hairs along you’re celebrat- Tyndall Aquarius. As publication of “Insectivo- grass-like threads, but all the leaf’s margin block escape by curl- ing winter or the Solstice rous Plants,” which remains a major function in a similar manner: they trap ing inward. The insect dies within about summer, you’ll occurs, Jupiter reference work today. and digest insects such as mosquitoes, 15 minutes, either from exhaustion or notice that over the next hits the brakes in Pisces Sundews are found on every flies and gnats and absorb the nutri- by suffocation as the glue-like mucilage few days and weeks, the and prepares to re-enter continent except Antarctica, and over ents. In this way, they thrive in soils plugs its breathing tubes. sun will seemingly stand Aquarius by July 28, where 150 different species and hybrids have that would starve most other plants. The sundew’s glands then secrete still, especially once the it will remain until just after been identified. Often referred to as How are these botanical carni- a cocktail of acids and digestive sun reaches 15 degrees of the December Solstice. “flypaper” plants, sundews trap their vores able to turn the tables on their enzymes that cover the entire insect, Leo around Aug. 8. Starting The next six months may insect prey in sticky hairs on the upper animal prey? How does a sundew initiating a digestive process that lasts now and for the next few be about expanding and surfaces of their leaves. attract, trap, digest, and consume an from 2 to 14 days. The months, enjoy the experi- amplifying what Aquarius Four out of the seven species of insect? The roundleaf sundew will soft parts of the insect ence of long hot nights, like means in your chart. sundew native to North America are serve as a working model. are dissolved, releasing a Neil Diamond once sang Summer’s long days found in the northeastern United The roundleaf sundew is a di- nutrient- and mineral-laden about. provide ample time for States. The English sundew, an minutive plant and easy to overlook, soup which the sundew absorbs As the sun pauses and reflection, rejuvenation endangered species, lives only in especially when growing among through its leaf surfaces to supple- changes direction, you and for setting intentions the northern reaches of Maine. The sphagnum moss, a common associ- ment the plant’s growth and aid in too may like to take time leading into the next six threadleaf sundew, listed as threat- ate. The nearly round, green leaves flowering. At the end of the process to pause and reflect on months. ened, grows in southern parts of grow close to the ground in a radiating the undigested exoskeleton is all that Massachusetts and Connecticut and rosette pattern measuring 1 to 3 inches remains of the hapless victim. in parts of New York, New Jersey, in diameter. The upper surface of each Not all insects initially trapped in and Pennsylvania. The spatulate leaf is covered with hundreds of red, the leaf become a meal. Some larger Wall Street cliches sundew and the roundleaf sundew hair-like filaments called tentacles. insects may break free of the sticky grow throughout the region. Sundews Situated at the end of each tentacle is a dew by losing a leg or two, only to die Pundits say a lot of things about the markets. Here is a around the world are highly vulnera- tiny, reddish-colored globular gland. of their wounds later. A significant small handful: percentage of trapped insects fall • Buy the rumor and sell high, victim not to the plant, but because there’s no such thing as a to marauding bog ants free lunch. or spiders. This pil- • Prediction is difficult, but laging behavior is never catch a falling knife. not without • Cut your losses, no one ever risk, and on went broke taking profits. occasion • As Mark Twain said, October the ma- is a peculiarly dangerous month rauders Money to speculate in stock. The others fall Matters are July, January, September, victim By Kevin Theissen April, November, May, March, to the June, December, and February, plant’s so sell in May and go away. car- • Bull markets climb a wall of worry, and bear nivory. markets decline on a slippery slope of hope. If insects But remember, pigs get slaughtered and have the capac- everyone looks like a genius in a bull market. ity to dream, then • Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy sundews surely are the when others are fearful, and just make sure stuff of their nightmares. you don’t fight the tape. Frank Kaczmarek is a pho- • When the tide goes out, you’ll find out who’s tographer and retired biologist been swimming without a bathing suit. and author of “New England • Make sure you know where your money is at Wildflowers: A Guide to Common the closing bell. Plants,” a Falcon field guide pub- Are these and other cliches true or have truth to them? lished in 2009 by Globe-Pequot Press. Maybe. Or maybe they did at one time. He lives in Lyman, New Hampshire. Or maybe they hold true sometimes but not others. Illustration by Adelaide Murphy Does history repeat itself? Or is Mark Twain right when Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned he said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” and edited by Northern Woodlands Be careful of what information you come across and magazine and sponsored by the choose to rely on — and make sure you try to get all the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the relevant facts. New Hampshire Charitable Kevin Theissen is the owner of HWC Financial in Foundation: nhcf.org. Ludlow. The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 COLUMNS • 33 Ruling the roost I have celebrated Father’s Day in the same fashion for spinning hillbilly in do some crazy things. And when I consider 16 years: My wife gets me a card and a thoughtful gift and overalls holding a beer the number of close calls we had while places it next to the coffee maker, danced inside the card. “having fun,” I honestly can’t believe we so when I wake up on Sunday My son thought this made it through high school unscathed. morning, it’s there for me to open. was the greatest card ever I’ve still got a few more years to influ- I have done the equivalent for and laughed hysterically ence my son’s direction in life, but I’m her on Mother’s Day for the same while I stood and stared realizing more and more that the work 16 years. at it. I did years ago, when he was most im- In the early years, we signed the I also laughed, but inside pressionable, is what will likely guide cards from our son, but when he I was weirdly broken up as him the most going forward. was able to start writing, we both the reality of knowing he I feel blessed to have my son. He’s The Movie made sure he scribbled his own took the time to pick this card given me the greatest joys in my Diary name and eventually wrote some- out by himself hit me. When I life while also pushing my buttons thing semi-meaningful. turned it over and read a short deeper than they’ve even been By Dom Cioffi In the past couple of years, I’ve missive about how he was pushed. I wouldn’t trade him for made it a point to emphasize to my proud to be my son and that we anything (even though I used to son how important Mother’s Day is. I’ve told him that, as would have many more Father’s tease him that if someone offered he grows older, he needs to make sure to acknowledge the Days together, I nearly started me $100 bucks, I’d sell him in a date in a particularly poignant fashion so his mom knows crying. minute). how much he loves her. I suppose that was a bit of a This week’s feature, “Father- I’ve also told him that Father’s Day is important too, turning point. hood,” starring Kevin Hart, is a but that he should never feel like he needs to get me a gift. Both my wife and I have noticed fun-loving and touching mis- Spending time with me is all I’ll ever want since I know our a distinct change in our teenaged sive about another father raising a time together will grow less and less as the years pass. son lately. He’s attending to himself child in a world of hurdles. This dad faces the mul- He listens intently when I give him these talks, but I like never before. We don’t have to titude of dilemmas that any parent experiences while get the feeling it’s usually lost in the noise of his busy life. tell him to take a shower anymore; he’s making better food also battling an interfering job and family that wants to However, this year our son surprised us and took it upon choices when he’s out without us; and he’s been surprising- take precedence. himself to recognize Mother’s and Father’s Day on his ly good about letting us know where he is since his friends Check this one out if you’re looking for a solid emo- own, making it the first year we didn’t cover for him. with licenses are now starting to pick him up to go out. tional comedy peppered with the quick wit that Hart is For Mother’s Day, he bought my wife a lovely bouquet This transition into adulthood has been fun to watch, but known for. What’s most surprising is the range of emo- of flowers and a heartfelt card where he wrote a touching it’s not without its unique worries. Temptation is around tion that Hart displays. He’s known for his comedy, but in note about how thankful he was to have a mom like her. every corner in today’s world and one poor decision can this role he provides the whole acting package. For Father’s Day, I got an oddly fat card stuffed into have a bitter lasting effect if kids aren’t careful. A domineering “B-” for “Fatherhood,” available for a bulging envelope. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I I get chills when I think back to what I was doing at his streaming on Netflix. opened it, but when I did, a country music song called age. I was friends with some great young men — all good Got a question or comment for Dom? You can email “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” started playing, while a kids with a strong moral compass — but boy oh boy, did we him at [email protected]. Restoring a treasured RYP president looks back at past year This time of year, it seems as though dice Britt. Across all demographics, we’ve many organizations take a look back at the seen the struggles individuals have faced picnic table past year and all they have accomplished. physically and emotionally by not being I watch with a gleeful satisfac- make the old new again, to start Reflecting on the past year probably brings able to see one another. While our programs tion as the wood greedily soaks fresh, to commit the effort to up similar themes for many organizations certainly looked a little different this year, up the stain. The pale color of creating greatness. across our region, given the it was heartwarming to be able the pine is overwhelmed by It was a little bit different various challenges the world to offer even a small sense of the darkness, like The Noth- experience this time. The two has presented us this past year networking to our young profes- ing taking over Fantasia in the plates of metal in my left arm and a half. sionals during what was prob- “Never Ending Story.” It seeps vibrated like someone was tick- Prior to the start of my ably one of the most difficult across the grain like tentacles ling me from the inside. It was venture as president for Rutland years any of us ever experienced. as I swipe my brush slowly hilarious. Really. Well, okay, at Young Professionals, I would Most recently, RYP was also along the wood. It’s beauti- first it was extremely disconcert- have never guessed that 10 able to offer the first ever RYP ful, this creeping darkness, Livin’ the ing as the metal would continue out of my 12 board meetings Futures Scholarship, awarded the dark walnut stain a stark Dream to vibrate long after I stopped to would have been conducted Young to two local high school seniors contrast to the freshly sanded By Merisa take a break. I am now a tuning over Zoom, along with all other Professionals who are pursuing their post- pine. The stain soaks up the Sherman fork. Seriously — tuning forks aspects of our programming. By Kimberley secondary education within brightness, penetrat- are made with steel and While this past year wasn’t Rupe Vermont. RYP fully recognizes ing deep into the wood I’m not the neatest my arm is stainless. It at all how I envisioned it, I am the need to engage with our and transforming it into makes me laugh all the so incredibly proud of the nine local students who are the future something completely painter. It’s in my hair, time, except when I’m other leaders that represent our organiza- leaders of our community and reassure different. It’s almost like it’s dripping down my shoveling snow and hit tion on our board of directors. This group them that opportunities exist here and that a magic trick, turning something. That sucks. led this organization through a year like no they can build a life they love right here. Our something from white leg and there’s a big But how beautiful other, but most importantly, continued to board of directors was honored to be able to black with just a wave to watch the wood just be there for one another and other mem- to support these students in their pursuit of my hand. blob on my foot. consume the stain, like bers of their communities across Rutland of higher education and look forward to The picnic tables it was dying of thirst County. continuing this scholarship in the years to had needed refinishing. Badly. A couple of and only this will help it survive. Watch- Since the start of the pandemic, RYP has come. years of basking in the sunshine had started ing the wood soak up this external object, continued to provide professional develop- I was proud of our organization for alter- to weather the picnic tables and they were enthusiastically drawing the stain into its ment and networking opportunities for ing our programming to adapt to the current starting to look unloved. The dark stain existence, I am feeding the wood, providing young professionals throughout our region needs. I was proud of our new Futures had turned into a light gray and the fibers sustenance and nutrition. You can literally in a virtual setting with topics and activities Scholarship. I was incredibly proud of our on the tabletop were beginning to get that how grateful the wood is for this act of love. including financial planning, career advice, board of directors for guiding us through fuzzy splitting look. It was time to get out the The pine is literally glowing, replete with and one of my personal favorites, an online a challenging year. However, as president, sander and slop on a fresh coat of stain. To Livin’ the dream > 34 cooking class hosted by RYP member Can- RYP > 37 34 • COLUMNS The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 Chittenden Softball League: Games are underway

Rock vs. DMTB rare “CBK” to Judd Washburn. cally batting through their orders, but it was The 2021 season is finally upon us and FSBC then scored three to cut the deficit DMTB who got one more to take their first Standings the defending Champion’s Rock Land- to one. Jake “From State Farm” Clark-Trap- lead 13-12. Meizner tied it 13-13 in the se- Rock Landscaping 1-0 scaping started out where they left off last ana drove in Wolf and then scored himself veth and Sharpe broke the tie with his first TIE: Flannels Fanatics 1-1 and Dirty summer — with a win. Taking the first loss off a nice looking sac by Chris Major. John ever home run, although it was an assist by Mike & The Boys 1-1 was a new team, Dirty Mike and The Boys Ralston also drove in Shawn Smith. Sharpe the outfielder for a four base error. Regard- 4) First Stop Base Camp 0-2 (DMTB). Rock shut them down 1-2-3 in started piling up the “CBK’s” delivering less Sharpe gave his team a 14-13 lead with Schedule their first and then pitcher Warren “Da his second one looking, this time to Scott the hard hit ball. We go to the bottom of the (All games played at Barstow School Bomb” Bombardier sent one deep in the “Scooter” Watelet in the fourth, one looking seventh and Nick Duprey scored for the tie Lower Field) woods for a 2-0 lead. Team to Purple Guy in the fifth and getting and then Davis hits a walk-off RBI single for Wednesday, June 23 Captain and namesake Jared “Not my Favorite” Hall to go his team’s first win, 15-14. • 5:50 p.m. Rock Landscaping vs. Dirty Mike Davis Jr. led off down swinging. FSBC kept that mo- It was a heart-breaking defeat for FSBC. Flannel’s Fanatics with a single but his team mentum going and tied it at 6-6 after DMTB vs. Flannels • 7 p.m. Rock Landscaping vs. First couldn’t get him home. Wolf jacked a solo shot. DMTB knocked the stuffing out of the Stop They played some good Flannels awoke in the sixth with ball while cruising to a 19-4 mercy win Monday, June 28 “D” in the bottom, shutting back-to-back singles from Crosby over Flannels. They had little highlights • 5:50 p.m. First Stop vs. Rock Land- Rock down 1-2-3. and Swahny. Cliff Aker subbed in for but lots of lowlights. They pulled Jeremy scaping DMTB cut the lead in Washburn and broke that tie with a “Creeper” Rayner out of retirement and • 7 p.m. Flannel’s Fanatics vs. Dirty half in the third after Troy RBI single and then Scooter drove in it showed in the sixth with his “CBK” Mike & The Boys “Cowboy” Gilbertson By DJ Dave two to give Flannels a 9-6 lead. That looking. They also got Neighbor Larry Wednesday, June 30 drove in Collin “Dizzle” Hoffenberg would be your final score but not your Napolitano to walk over and join the • 5:50 p.m. Dirty Mike & The Boys Clark. Rock couldn’t get final “CBK” score. Sharpe delivered mess and he matched Creeper but had a vs. First Stop anything going and DMTB two more with back-to-back “CBK’s” sweet web gem in left field. DMTB Littler • 7 p.m. Rock Landscaping vs. was able to tie it up in the fourth when Davis by Hoffenberg and Hall. Sharpe’s final tally shined going three for four with six RBI Flannel’s Fanatics scored. Then they took the lead (3-2) in the was three looking, one swinging, three and three runs scored. sixth after Matt Littler sent one deep. foul-outs plus he had three put-outs. Best That woke Rock up. Chad Lonergan pitcher effort of the season so far but the scored to tie it and then his team re- best “CBK” would be delivered by league gained the lead after Captain Josh Stevens veteran and future Hall of Famer Ronzoni launched a two-run shot to make it a 5-3 who got Shawn Smith to go down swinging final. to end the game. Flannels vs. FSBC FSBC vs. DMTB Flannels Fanatics started their season FSBC had a huge see-saw battle in their with a hard-fought battle against long time next game against DMTB. Sharpe started rival First Stop Base Camp (FSBC). Josh the scoring, three followed and FSBC took “Purple Guy” Souza led off with a triple a 4-0 early lead. Davis was able to deliver and then scored off a two-run bomb by “CBK’s” to both Smiths (Shawn looking and Nate Swahn to give Flannels a 2-0 lead. Donelon swinging) with the latter ending FSBC pitcher Johnny Sharpe delivered the the inning. first “Cold Beer K” of the season to Ronnie Not to be outdone, Sharpe delivered two Crosby, looking. of his own but his were bigger because they Sharpe led off the bottom of the first with were both looking to Jordan “Little T” Tolar a single, which was followed by Bobby De- and Jared Dennis whose ended the inning derer’s double. They both scored to tie it 2-2 but not before DMTB cut the lead to one after being driven in by Smith Donelon and (4-3). Collin “Hungry Like The” Wolf, respectively. Both teams stank in the second but Wolf They had a chance for more but Max Elles and Trapana scored in the third to stretch stranded the bases loaded. the lead 6-3. They had a chance for more but Flannels had a big second inning, scor- Ed Mazzella stranded the bases loaded. ing four runs off of RBI singles from Jim Davis and Tolar both scored to cut the Cassineri, Brando Remick, Ronzoni Hacker deficit to one again. They traded runs in the and DJ Dave Hoffenberg. fourth and after the fifth it was tied up 8-8. FSBC had no answer except to see Rick DMTB ended the inning with back-to-back By Dave Hoffenberg Meinzer suffer his first ever “CBK” in his first “CBK’s” from Davis and Chance Passmore The calm before the storm: The Chittenden fields behind Barstow Elementary School stand ever at-bat. Sharpe was “Sharp” in the third, with the latter’s looking. empty awaiting players from the Chittenden Softball League to descent upon them for some holding Flannels scoreless and delivering a Both teams had big sixth innings, practi- lively competition. Last week marked the first of the season for the adult league.

Livin’ the dream: Finishing a favorite picnic table brings joy and memories — it’s a centerpiece to our outdoor experience, well used particularly in the summer months from page 33 that “just stepped out of a salon” feeling. one leg up and over. But you’re drawn quickly back, nestling Lassen Table, but the memories are many, including color- The work goes faster with friends. The time seems to back into the coziness of the picnic table. ing with my sister when we were very small. We would take fly by as you chat with your neighbors about this and that, Because the picnic table seems timeless. A few easily cut the crayons and do rubbings of the wood grain to provide letting the motions of the brush carry the rhythms of the pieces of lumber holding itself together in such a distinct yet texture to our drawings. Even as kids we noticed the beauty conversation. Love is floating around us like a cloud and I beautifully simple pattern that has been a staple in the history of a simple wooden picnic table. am certain that it too, is being absorbed by the tables. You of this country. The first table with attached seating was cre- So now, with the help of friends, we are refinishing ours. understand the someday soon, you will all be sitting around ated by Charles H. Nielsen in 1903, an invention derived from I know which boards have beautiful bulls-eyes and which these tables, drinks in hand while you laugh together over the Victorian era’s enthusiasm for outdoor picnics and the are still leaking sap even as I am covered in globs of dark some keg cooked chicken or lobsters. lack of sturdy outdoor furniture. But it wasn’t until 1926 that stain. I’m not the neatest painter. It’s in my hair, it’s dripping These tables are our outdoor centerpiece, the heart of Lassen National Forest created the first A-frame picnic table down my leg and there’s a big blob on my foot. Nope, make the backyard and now that we can, the place of gatherings that we all know and love today. The “Lassen Table” became that both feet. The tables are done but there’s still stain in with our friends and neighbors. Together we’ll sit and tell a staple in national parks and it was where members of the my bucket. And so I start staining the bird houses but I run stories while the kids run around the yard. Someone will yell Civilian Conservation Corps would eat their meals. out of stain and have to refill. But now I have stain left over, over from the fire pit and one of us we’ll have to get up and They are classic pieces of Americana. My grandfather so I start on the bird houses. I am trapped in a never ending get something, but the table keeps us nimble, as you swing built the picnic table that we had growing up. It wasn’t a staining project … so it goes. The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021 • 35

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All-payer: State Auditor’s report finds that OneCare costs taxpayers more than it saves them from page 8 mental health and disability agencies, they hope to enter into a second care spending, health care quality, nursing facilities, and home health five-year contract with CMS, and yet I and population health outcomes,” providers — are participating in the think most reasonable people would Mullin said. accountable care system. agree that we don’t have sufficient -in Mike Smith, secretary of the Agency The state auditor’s office found that, formation on which to base a decision of Human Services, also submitted a re- based on available numbers, Vermont as to whether that is a prudent thing sponse to the report, in which he touted has spent at least $29.8 million to imple- to do yet,” he said. the success of the all-payer system. Weekly • Bi-Weekly • Seasonal • Year-Round ment the all-payer model since the state “There’s nothing wrong with the “Predictable payments from Medic- signed its five-year agreement with the concept of all-payer, the ACO [account- aid have added stability for Vermont’s 802-422-2230 • redduckrefuse.com Centers for Medicare and Medicaid able care organization]. The question is system of care, especially consider- Services in October 2016 to implement implementation,” Hoffer said. ing unprecedented disruption from the health care payment structure. In a written statement, OneCare Covid-19,” he wrote. Eighty-four percent of that money CEO Vicki Loner said her organization Smith said the auditor’s report takes has come from taxpayer dollars disagrees with the “general conclu- a “narrow approach to understand- through the Medicaid contract that the sions and perspectives” in the auditor’s ing the impact of the all-payer model Dept. of Vermont Health Access has report. She said the auditor report failed and instead presents several totals with OneCare. The two other major to account for the health care benefits that combine ACO savings, losses and payers — the Centers for Medicare and the system has brought the state. operating costs.” Medicaid Services and Blue Cross Blue “This work takes time and invest- In response to these critiques, Hoffer Shield of Vermont — have not provided ment and OneCare’s 4,000+ providers told VTDigger that the report never says any administrative payments to OneC- are committed to providing high-qual- that operational costs should be used to #1 RENTAL AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE are, according to the report. ity, effective care for Vermonters and determine the effectiveness of the all- The report also recommends a have seen positive health outcomes as payer system. That metric should rely IN KILLINGTON FOR 45+ YEARS financial reporting requirement in the the result of their joint efforts in OneC- on Vermont’s health outcomes. Medicaid contract with OneCare, so are,” Loner said. “We are proud of the However, he stood by the impor- the accountable care organization will good work being done in our state and tance of taking a close look at the • Vacation Rentals provide detailed information on how the deep commitment to tackling one financials. money from the Vermont health access of the most pressing issues of our time.” “If measuring the dollar impact • PRoPeRty ManageMent department has been allocated. Kevin Mullen, chair of the Green wasn’t important, then why do they This is the second report on the all- Mountain Care Board — which regu- bother to measure it every year?” Hoffer • cleaning seRVices payer model that Hoffer and his office lates the state’s health care system said. “That’s the program measure that have issued in the past 11 months. — responded to Hoffer’s report with everybody talks about — is it shared In an interview, Hoffer said he written comments. Mullin wrote that savings or shared losses.” KILLINGTONGROUP.COM hopes that, as the state prepares to he disagrees with the findings, and “Since almost a majority of negotiate a new five-year contract with an analysis of the financial cost is not OneCare’s operating costs are paid by KILLINGTON ROAD - (802) 422-2300 the Centers for Medicare and Medic- enough to assess how the all-payer taxpayers, we have every right to ask the aid Services, it will consider the new system has worked. question, and that question is a simple information in the report. “Look at it holistically and include one: Are we getting savings that are “If the state proceeds as it is today, the model’s impact on overall health greater than our inputs?” he said.

Veto: Legislators will return this week for a Veto session at the statehouse, will they have enough votes to overturn? from page 9 McCoy said she didn’t believe coming back for a veto islative schedule. Last month, on the final day of the session, session is necessary nor a good use of taxpayer dollars, given House Republicans blocked the measure, refusing to sus- that lawmakers can take up the measures again in 2022. (The pend the rules and send it back to the Senate, where it needs Legislature’s two-year cycle, or biennium, started this year.) final approval before it can be sent to the governor’s desk. Clifford Funeral Home The Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office estimates The legislation establishes a rental registry for short- 2 Washington Street • Rutland, VT 05701 (802) 773-3010 that it will cost the state $30,000 to $40,000 per day to fund and long-term rental units, and a statewide system to Gary H. Clifford • James J. Clifford lawmakers’ remote work next week. enforce safety standards in rental properties throughout “I don’t believe we should be going back next week for Vermont. whatever reason because all of what they’re talking about In addition, it would create a grant program for landlords can be done in January,” McCoy said. to receive up to $30,000 to fix up existing housing stock and candido electric Krowinski said that it’s important for the cities of a fund to provide no-interest $50,000 loans for first-time residential & light commercial • licensed & insured Montpelier and Winooski that lawmakers swiftly attempt homeowners — specifically aimed at people of color and to enact the charter changes into law. other would-be buyers from marginalized communities. offi ce: 802.772.7221 “If we can override these vetoes, they can start planning In some cases, the bill would also make it easier for land- and doing the work for their upcoming elections to ensure lords to evict tenants during the state’s eviction moratorium cell: 802.353.8177 that they can expand the participation that they wanted to — though that is now set to expire July 15. frank candido rutland/killington for noncitizen voters,” Krowinski said. Republicans are concerned the legislation could dis- [email protected] Balint said she wants to “seal the deal on these three courage investment in the state’s rental housing market bills and start January with our eyes focused on the next and are worried about the cost of administering the new we help youyou see the light! issues at hand.” She said that moving forward with the statewide housing system. sweeping housing legislation is also important this year “I just really don’t get the sense of why we need to be given Vermont’s “incredible housing shortage.” first in the nation for a rental registry. No other state in “These are bills that we’ve worked on for years,” Balint said. the nation has this,” McCoy said. “And we are so close, and it’s time to just get the job done.” But Democrats say that passing the measure is critical at While the veto session is scheduled to begin June 23, Balint a time when the state lacks affordable housing stock. Balint said lawmakers will likely hold a “token session” that day. added that it offers important protections for renters. That means the Legislature will technically be in session, “We know that we have people across the state that are but no lawmakers will be working or holding votes until living in substandard housing,” Balint said. BE June 24. The token session will allow Senate Democrats to “This is a step that we can take to actually make sure take up the housing reform bill next week, despite Republi- that when somebody offers a property for rent, that it is can opposition. safe and habitable,” she said. GOP members have declined to suspend procedural rules For more information on how the votes play out, visit MOUNTA IN TIMES HEARD. mountaintimes.info and allow Democrats to pass the bill ahead of the typical leg- mountaintimes.info. 38 • REAL ESTATE The Mountain Times • June 23-29, 2021

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RYP: Kimberley Rupe passes the leadership torch to Elicia Pinsonault from page 31 what I was most proud of was our statement our past presidents: Laura Galster, Steve and the actions that followed regarding Peters, Will Gormly, Sara Gilbert, and Katye Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Munger. I will be forever grateful for their This past September, our board of direc- hard work and dedication which allowed us tors made the decision to share our thoughts to accomplish all that we have this past year, on these issues with our broader communi- despite the pandemic. ty. RYP focuses on creating a vibrant Rutland While my time as president of RYP is Region, engaging with our community, coming to an end, I’m looking forward to Visit our office at creating social and professional networking seeing the work that this amazing group will 1810 Killington Rd, Killington opportunities, and working to build a region continue to do. The board of directors for that attracts and retains young profession- the coming year is filled with individuals als – young profession- who have diverse back- als of different races, I can’t help but grounds and amaz- ethnicities, genders, wonder where my ing work ethics, and a Ready To Serve Your religions, sexual orien- president who will lead tations, political affilia- career might have them to continued great- tions, and more. ness. Rutland County is Real Estate Needs Since our found- ended up without RYP. incredibly lucky to have ing in 2013, we’ve such a strong network of stood tall on the foundation our founding young professionals helping lead to positive Our Professional Team members laid for us and were proud to change throughout the region. take actionable steps to make our commu- I share my thanks to all who have made nity a more welcoming place for all young this past year (and all the years prior) so professionals. Specifically, we have formed amazing and memorable. a diversity committee to explore future ini- As I finish up my time as what started as a tiatives and events, and I’m looking forward committee volunteer and ended in a presi- to seeing the amazing work this committee dency role and prepare to and pass over the will bring to life in the coming months. reins to a dear friend and incoming president, RYP has been an instrumental part of my Elicia Pinsonault, I can’t help but wonder life for the past several years. Throughout where my career might have ended up without Augie Stuart Gary Thompson Cathy Quaglia this time, I’ve met some wonderful friends, RYP. Luckily, I never had to find out. Principal Broker Associate Broker Associate Broker grown my career, and felt as though our Kimberley Rupe is the communications [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] organization was making a positive change & community engagement director at Cham- (802) 353-0460 (802) 779-2722 (802) 345-3797 in our community. ber & Economic Development of the Rutland Stepping into this role as board presi- Region and also the outgoing president for dent, I knew I had some big shoes to fill from Rutland Young Professionals. , Sellers and Buyers 73 SPRUCE LANE Killington, VT Contact us for the Best Representation. Request your free Market Evaluation.

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