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" # ! $ $ " Showtime and Lantman’s Best Market Best Antique/Classic Vehicle: Hart & Mead Auto gift certificate July Fourth Best Pet/Livestock Entry: Gift Certificate to Hinesburg General Store Best Tractor: Estey’s gift certificate Festivities Best Costume: Showtime Video gift certificate Best Horse and Rider: from Hinesburg’s newest By Jennifer McCuin business, a Paisley Hippo gift certificate Parade Theme: “Fun in the Sun” Grand Marshal: George St. Gelais Thursday, July 3 permissible effective this year. Throwing candy and prizes Come run in the Hilly Hobble Foot Race - 2K, 5K, or from floats encourages children to dart out in front of moving 10K. 6:00 p.m. Registration for Foot Race at Hinesburg vehicles. Please keep our children safe. A Jolly Rancher that Community School. .7:00 p.m. Foot Race starts on corner of lands next to a moving vehicle tempts our children. Thank you Buck Hill Road and Route 116. for your help in adopting this new policy. Friday, July Fourth Schedule of Events Information and Preliminary Schedule 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Lions Club will be selling flags. Kohn, Rath & Meyer Book Sale at the Town Hall will be selling balloons with proceeds benefiting the Hinesburg 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Begin Parade assembly. Go up Fireworks Fund. We welcome parade participants! You don’t Lavigne Hill Road to line up at the bottom of Buck need to sign up to do a float or be in the parade. Each Hill Road West. participating child will receive a coupon for a creamee from 10:00 a.m. Food Booths Open on Route 116 and Papa Nick’s or a cookie from Kovals. For anyone interested in Hinesburg Community School Upper Parking Lot participating in the parade, please drive up Lavigne Hill Road 10:30 a.m. Judging of parade entries and turn left onto Buck Hill Road West between 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Parade starts through town from South to Nestech Concerts 10:30 a.m. You will be unable to access Buck Hill Road from North on Route 116, turning onto Mechanicsville Route 116. Road ending in Commerce Park. As a new addition to the Fourth of July activity package, 12:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social sponsored by the in the Park Community Alliance Church in front of the Mason’s Team in Training will be hosting a fundraising Kiddie Carnival Concerts begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Hinesburg Community School ball field from 12:00 p.m. Building to 3:00 p.m. You can purchase tickets for face painting, tattoo 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Kiddie Carnival July 9: Sister French parlor, carnival games, etc. This will benefit the Leukemia and 2:00 p.m. Lions Club Duck Race starts at the Post Office July 16: Dana and Susan Robinson Lymphoma Society. The Kiddie Carnival is now the “place to 4:00 p.m. Chicken BBQ begins at the Fire Station July 23: Billy Caldwell & the Aimless Drifters be” for the always popular egg toss and frog jumping activities. Dusk - Fireworks at Hinesburg Community School! July 30: To Be Announced August 7: Hinesburg Community Band* Throwing Candy – Not Permitted! Parade Prizes Best of Parade: Sub Party sponsored by Jiffy Mart *Please note the Hinesburg Community Band performs ATTENTION all parade participants, please be aware that Best Float: Pizza Party sponsored by Good Times on a Thursday evening. throwing candy from floats or while marching IS NOT Best Theme-Related Entry: Party package sponsored by Hinesburg Honors Veterans By Susan and Ed McGuire A well attended interdenominational prayer service was The service honored those who have served and continue other public service positions. Since the attendance of around held on the town green in front of the war monuments on to serve the country and the community in all branches of the 40 exceeded that of past 4th services, this was most likely the Memorial Day. Organized again by Peggy Cioffi with the St. armed services, as police, on fire and rescue squads and in first of an annual Memorial Day tradition for Hinesburg. Jude Liturgy Committee, it was moved from the 4th of July this year to give it more prominence and avoid conflicts with all the other Independence Day activities. An honor guard from Boy Scout Troop 690 presented Vermont and U.S. flags. The program included a welcome by Father David Cray, SSE of St. Jude church, readings, intercessions and prayers by Reverend Bill Neil of the United Church, Reverend Richard Adams, a retired Episcopal minister now living in Hinesburg, Father Cray and Peggy Cioffi. Michelle Keller and John Penoyer accompanied with guitars and led singing of America the Beautiful, Amazing Grace and, as a finale, Battle Hymn of the Republic. A great turnout for the Memorial Day observance in the Town Rocky Harlow (Cub Scout Pack 691 Den Leader and Staff Sargeant of the Vermont Air National Guard) assists his son Stephen with Park. PHOTO BY SUE MCGUIRE Memorial Day flag replacement at a Hinesburg Cemetery. PHOTO BY SUE MCGUIRE 2 THE HINESBURG RECORD • JUNE 28, 2008 Thanks to Coach Terry Property Tax Bills “We – the parents of youth and HCS baseball players past You should receive your property tax bill in the mail during and present – want to thank Coach Wayne Terry for his long the first part of August. If you haven’t received yours by August years of dedication to baseball in Hinesburg. Wayne and his 15, please let us know and we will print you a new one. As soon wife Diane have volunteered to support our youth year after as you receive your bill, please check to verify that your property ETTER year in a quiet and unassuming manner, but this year marks at is correctly classified as either residential or non-residential. If LTOETTER THE EDITORS least 18 for Wayne and we wanted to honor and celebrate his you believe that your property is classified incorrectly, please contributions. Wayne began coaching T-ball when their son call our office as soon as possible for assistance. Ryan was small, and he moved along to Little League, Farm The property tax adjustments will once again be applied League, Babe Ruth, Senior Babe Ruth (16-18 year olds) and directly to your tax bill for those taxpayers who qualify and then to an official position with the Hinesburg Community who filed their HS-122 in a timely manner. Taxes are due on Middle School team. Wayne not only coached, organized, and or before midnight on November 15th, 2008. taught, but he transported students who would not otherwise The Town operates on a fiscal year and the tax year runs have been able to play ball – and he provided support and from July 1 through June 30. As always, we are happy to Congratulations confidence-building to all his players. Thank you, Coach Terry answer any questions you may have regarding your tax bill. to Steve Button – and thank you to all the folks who volunteer countless hours to support the young people of our community.” Congratulation goes out to Steve Button for receiving the – Cathy & Chip Foutz Green Mountain Water Environment Association (GMWEA) HINESBURG Presidential Award at the spring meeting in Killington, VT. Steve Button is the superintendent for the water and TTOWNOWN NEWNEWSS wastewater department in Hinesburg. He started working with the town almost nine years ago. Since then, he has constantly improved the quality, distribution, and conservation of the Town’s water. Mr. Button proactively deals with every water Wastewater issue he encounters, and works diligently to maintain the confidence his consumers have in the town’s water. His Treatment Upgrade biggest challenges are not the problems he encounters, but the solutions he creates. Bond Vote Mr. Button never misses a chance to assist a customer on the system, or a resident of the town. Working seven days a By Randy Volk week is not unusual for Steve, nor are late nights. Steve is a man of resources- that is the cornerstone of his intelligence The Hinesburg Selectboard will be presenting a bond issue and experience. Mr. Button often speaks with other operators; Hinesburg Community School 2008 Baseball Team. Back row: (left to the voters in September for an upgrade and small expansion trading ideas and giving/receiving tips of the industry. His to right) Coach Wayne Terry, Cameron Miller, Sevi Francis, Brad of the capacity of the wastewater treatment plant. With the humor provides a comfortable working atmosphere and his Luchini, Jacob Monty, Brad Bissonette, Jordan Martin, and Scott rejection of the previous bond issue it was decided to focus on Bissonette. Front row: (left to right) Wil Parent, Jacob Morris, patience and “can do” attitude insures success in any situation. a smaller project that encompasses the needed upgrades and Ryan Beaudry, Sam Foutz, and Jaden Kramer-Melnick. Missing provides some increase in capacity. The community spoke and These are just of the few qualities that landed him the from photo is Liam Casey and Jacob Race. Presidential Award from the GMWEA. we heard you. The bond debt will be born solely by the users Steve Button is a model operator, manager, and with no general taxpayer contribution.