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SASH- Making a Difference For
Island Seniors
By: Susan Davis
A few weeks ago, I touched base with Vermont Senator Tim Ashe (P – Chit)
about a program that is making a difference in the lives of senior citizens in
the Islands and throughout Vermont. In his non-legislative life, Ashe works
for Cathedral Square, a non-profit senior housing organization that owns and
manages a variety of senior housing facilities including The Round Barn in
Grand Isle, which also happens to be the home base of the Support and
Services at Home program (SASH) for the Islands.
I met Sonya Brown, a social worker and the SASH Coordinator and Todd
de Burto, a VNA SASH nurse as they were finishing a regular meeting with
several Round Barn residents.
See “SASH”, continued on page 2
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SASH
Continued from page 1
“SASH is part of the state’s Blueprint for Health and serves more than 3,500 Vermonters at affordable
housing sites and private residences statewide,” said Brown, noting that their team also works with residents
at Pine Manor in Alburgh.
SASH participation is completely by choice. Once an individual signs-on, he or she receives a complete
functional assessment, cognitive screening, a depression scale, as well as nutritional and falls assessments.
“Once we have created a medical profile of each participant, we then provide them with routine check-ins,
medication management, family communication and transportation assistance,” said Brown.
“This is patient-centered care,” said de Burto. “Because we work with individuals and their families we are
able to really get to know them in a way that their primary care physicians simply can’t, often because of time
constraints.”
On his scheduled visits, which can take anywhere from fifteen minutes to an hour, de Burto checks the
patient’s vital signs, discusses their medication to make sure that they are taking it properly, or taking it at all,
and provides foot care and wound care as needed.
“My days are so diversified,” said de Burto. “I have one gentleman who is nearly 100 years old, is blind and
still lives alone. So when I stop by, I always bring along a supply of a liquid nutritional enhancement to round
out the daily meals that he receives. On the other end of the spectrum is this absolutely charming lady that I
meet during her regular bridge game.”
Sonya Brown, coordinator of SASH Program, Frank
Raenden, resident of the Grand Isle Round Barn, and
Todd de Burto, VNA SASH nurse.
The SASH program in the Islands is definitely a
team effort that includes CIDER, the Visiting Nurse
Association (VNA) and the Vermont Agency on Aging.
“This program would not be as successful as it is
if it were not for our team,” said Brown. “We meet
on a monthly basis to make sure that we’re all on
the same page with our patients and discuss what
actions we might have taken,” she added. Those
“actions” differ according to each patient’s needs.
For individuals who are still in their own home, a
call to a family member might be needed or a call
to their primary care provider if there is a notable
change in their health or ability to function. “Often,
we make an appointment for the patients and then
coordinate how they are going to get there and back,
be it through CIDER or carpooling,” said Brown.
The SASH program, which began as a pilot program
through Cathedral Square, has been deemed a
success. “We believed that such a program could
make seniors healthier through better coordinated
care and save money in the long run,” said Senator
Ashe. “And we were right. A federally-contracted
researcher has found that SASH saves $2,200 per
year per person in Medicare spending compared to a
similar senior citizen in upstate New York. That’s a 15
to 20 percent saving,” said Ashe.
Reinforcing those statistics, the New England
Journal of Medicine published Housing as Health Care in which it observed that affordable housing paired
with supportive services like on-site case management and referrals to community based services can lead to
improved health care costs. It further noted that studies have shown that the costs of supportive housing are
largely offset by savings in services used, mostly from use of the health care system. With the average cost of
inpatient hospitalization at $2,219 per day compared to supportive housing costs of $50 to $70 per day, the
savings are indeed substantial.
As I was ending the interview at the Round Barn, one of its residents dropped by. Frank Raenden, a retired
business man whose third or fourth career was as the owner of Funky Frank’s in South Hero, has been a
resident for a number of years and is a participant in the SASH program. “This is such a wonderful program,
especially for the residents of the Islands,” he said. “There is a diversity medical conditions here at the Round
Barn and this program is able to meet the needs of everyone in a very personal way.”
Raenden also noted that he and his fellow residents have enjoyed the creativity behind a number of events
that take place through the program, in particular Todd de Burto’s power point presentations on The Meaning
of Life. “They certainly have been thought provoking and elicit a lot of private conversations,” he added.
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In This Issue...
Milton.........................................................Page 3
Alburgh News............................................Page 4
New York News..........................................Page 5
South Hero News.......................................Page 6
Calendar of Events....................................Page 7
Grand Isle News.........................................Page 8
Isle La Motte..............................................Page 9
North Hero News......................................Page 11
Dicker Dens.............................................Page 12
Legal Notices............................................Page 14
• Probate Judge: George “Ned” Spear
• Assistant Judge: Joanne R. Batchelder
and Sherri Potvin
• State’s Attorney: Douglas DiSabito
• Sheriff: Ray C. Allen
• High Baliff: Carol Tremble
• Grand Isle Senator: Richard “Dick”
Mazza
• Franklin County Senator: Dustin
Allard Degree and Norm McAllister
• Grand Isle State Representatives:
Mitzi Johnson and Robert “Bob” Krebs
Milton
News
Lorinda A. Henry . 802-893-7036
• lamoillecounty@yahoo.com •
TOWN CALENDAR
Tuesday, November 11- Town Offices closed
in observance of Veterans’ Day; Thursday,
November 13- Recreation Commission meets at
6 pm and Development Review Board meets from
7 to 9 pm; Monday, November 17- Selectboard
Meeting starts at 6 pm; Tuesday, November 18Planning Commission from 7 to 9 pm; Tuesday,
November 25- Conservation Commission from
6:30 to 8 pm; Thursday, November 27 and
Friday, November 28- Town offices closed for
Thanksgiving weekend.
COMMUNITY DINNER
It’s time to give back and give thanks! All are
welcome to the Milton Community Dinner Series,
featuring freshly prepared, healthy foods! The
dinners are located at the Milton Elementary/
Middle School cafeteria from 4:30 to 7 pm. The
next one will be on Monday, November 17. There
is no formal charge for dinner, but donations are
greatly appreciated. Join us for a delicious meal
of turkey, mashed potatoes, butternut squash,
gravy, rolls and pumpkin squares, and then
take part in the following activities: complete
a craft with the Milton Girl Scouts; learn about
opportunities with the Milton Rec Department;
discover volunteer opportunities to give back in
the area; sign the MEMS Kindness pledge or
check out a health-related book from the Milton
Public Library. All donations will benefit the
MFCC Food Shelf. Bring a non-perishable food
item for the food shelf, too!
The Community Dinners are sponsored by
the Milton Town School District Wellness Grant,
Milton Community Youth Coalition’s Community
Design Task Force, the Vermont Department
of Health and local businesses, farms and
organizations.
EMMA’S FOUNDATION
FOR CANINE CANCER
There will be a Holiday Pie and Bake Sale
for Emma’s Foundation for Canine Cancer at
KeyBank in Milton on Wednesday, November
26 from 10 am to 3 pm. Stop by and get your
holiday baked goods, and help us to fund
canine cancer treatments for our cancer dogs.
They need your help. Thank you. If you want to
make a donation, please call 893-7457 or email
Emmasfoundation@yahoo.com.
TENTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY ART SHOW
Join the Milton Artists’ Guild on Friday and
Saturday, November 14 and 15 in a celebration
of the arts featuring the work of many fine artists
and artisans. Pottery, photography, collage,
sculpture, watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings
will all be displayed in a holiday setting at the
Milton Grandge on Route 7. From 6 to 8 pm on
Friday and 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, enjoy
food, children’s art center, an arty raffle and live
music while you browse. For more information,
call 355-6583 or visit www.miltonartistsguild.org.
Admission is free.
MILTON COMMUNITY BAND
Milton Community Band’s fall rehearsal
schedule for the 2014 holiday concert began
Tuesday, October 28, from 7 to 8:45 pm, in the
Milton Middle School Band Room. Rehearsals
will be held every Tuesday through December 2.
The holiday concert will be on Sunday,
December 7, starting at 2 pm, at the Milton High
School. Save the date! For more information,
email miltonband01@hotmail.com or call 8931398.
THINK SAFE FOR KIDS
Join us for these free,
fun, and informative
programs that teach
kids about stranger
danger in a way that is
clear and specific but
easy to understand and
not frightening. These
programs
discuss
specific lures used by
predators, how kids can
stay safe from them and
much more. Program
420100A is for ages
four to six, and Program
420100B is for ages
seven to thirteen. The
instructors will be David
Quinlan and Martial
Way Staff, and they will
present the programs
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on Friday, November 14. The programs will be
held at Martial Way at 5 Chrisemily Lane; ages
four to six will be from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, ages
seven to thirteen: 6:30 to 7:30 pm. There is no
fee for this important program, but please preregister.
PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
STORY TIMES: All story times begin at
10 am. The story time schedule is: MondaysInfant Story Time for zero to eighteen months;
Tuesdays- Preschool Story Time for ages three
to five and Fridays- Toddler Story Time for ages
eighteen months to age three. All sessions
include stories, songs and craft time with Mrs.
Dulac.
ADULT BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION: This
group meets once a month, usually the first
Thursday. If you would like to join this wonderful
group, call 893-4644 to put your name on the
list for the next book. Discussion, conversation,
refreshments: a book party every month!
BASKET RAFFLE: The annual Friends of
the Library Basket Raffle is in process, and the
Library has baskets on display! Ticket sales will
continue through the month of November. The
drawing will be on Saturday, December 6. All
proceeds will help support Library programs.
Thank you for all of your help and involvement.
BABYSITTER SAFETY
Register for Babysitter Safety, happening on
Saturday, November 15. For ages 11 and up,
Babysitter Safety includes interviewing for jobs,
safe toys and games, first aid, diapers, feeding
and much more. For more information, visit
http://bit.ly/19zbxvI.
GROOVY LUNCH BUNCH
Milton’s seniors enjoy meals at the Arrowhead
Senior Citizens’ Center twice a week; there will no
longer be meals here at the Center on Mondays
as the attendance has been so low. All meals
and programs are sponsored by the Champlain
Valley Agency on Aging and are held at the
Milton Arrowhead Senior Citizens’ Center unless
otherwise noted. Seniors age sixty and over are
welcome. Call Shirley early at 893-1619, at least
25 hours ahead, for reservations. A $4 donation
is appreciated. Milton’s CVAA advocate is Julie
Petersen at 865-0360 or 1-800-642-5119. Mealsite Coordinator is Karen Fitzgerald.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY CALENDARS
The 2015 Calendars, History from Above -Aerial Views of Milton, is available at the Town
Clerk’s Office. The cost is $10 each, or two for
$18. Come get yours! Many people like to give
them for gifts.
TREE OF REMEMBRANCE
Each year, the Milton Women’s Club lights
an Annual Tree of Remembrance. The tree is
located at Municipal Building, and white lights are
lit through the holiday season in memory of loved
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ones. Send names you wish to remember and
contribution of $1 per name to Elaine Campbell,
PO Box 71, Milton, VT 05468. Proceeds will
benefit the Carol White Memorial Scholarship.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR IN MILTON
The fall MHS Drama Production for 2014 will
be the musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. Tickets
have gone on sale for the show, ably produced
by your award-winning, multi-talented, Milton
High School Drama Department. The Vermont
State Drama Champs have taken on an amazing
show this Fall, and you are not going to want to
miss it.
HONOR YOUR VETERANS ON
NOVEMBER 11
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Alburgh
News
Lisa Arnold . 802-796-3325
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PRIZE/GIFT BINGO
There will be a fun Prize Bingo on Sunday,
November 16 at the Alburgh Legion Hall. Doors
will open at Noon, and games will begin at 2
pm. The Snack Bar will be open with many
delicious items. Please call Joanne at 752-0384
if you have any questions or if you would like to
make a donation. The Bingo is sponsored by
the Alburgh Post# 60 American Legion Auxiliary.
FALL YOUTH DANCE
The Alburgh 8th Grade Class is hosting a Fall
Dance for all students in grades 5 to 9. All area
students are welcome to attend. The dance
will be held on Saturday, November 1, from 6
to 9 pm, at the Alburgh Fire Hall. Drinks and
refreshments will be sold.
CALCUTTA
An exciting Progressive Calcutta to benefit
Alburgh’s 8th Grade Class of 2015 will be held on
Saturday, November 15 at the Alburgh Legion.
The Grand Prize starts at $1,000 and tickets are
available for $25 each. For more information or
to purchase a ticket, please contact Rebekah
at 796-4044. You do not need to be present
to win. The Calcutta will begin at 6 pm and
will be complete with raffles and an auction
for ball tickets, refreshments and more. There
will be music and dancing with an awesome
DJ immediately following the Calcutta. Entry at
the door for music only with no ticket will be $5.
Come out for an evening of fun and chance.
PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
By: Gina Lewis, Library Director
796-6077, alburgpl@fairpoint.net
NEW BOOKS: New books on the shelf this
week are Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult and
Winter Street by Elin Hilderband.
FOR THE KIDS: Story Time is every Tuesday
morning at 10:30 am. Bring your child to listen
to a story, do crafts and have snacks. This
program is recommended for preschool-age
children.
KIDS ART CLASSES: Dot Cota is here on
Thursdays at 3:30 to do crafts with the kids! The
program is free and open to kids of all ages.
HANDCRAFTERS MEET: The Library
handcrafters have moved to Thursday nights.
From Knitting to needlework, all handcrafters
are welcome! Come enjoy a quiet, laidback
environment with a wonderful group of individuals
to work on your latest project. Handcrafters will
meet every Thursday from 6:30 to 8 pm.
LIBRARY OPEN: The Library is open six days
a week: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday from 1 to 6 pm, Tuesday- 9 am to 5 pm
and Saturday- 10 am to 1 pm.
WI-FI is available inside and outside the
Library 24/7.
VNA Announces
Statewide Hospice
Study
The vast majority of Vermonters say they
would rather die at home than in a hospital or
nursing facility. They express a desire to spend
their final days in a familiar, comfortable setting,
surrounded by family and friends.
So, why then are only 30 percent of Vermonters
receiving hospice care at the end of life? That
question is the driving force behind a new
statewide hospice study being commissioned
by the VNA Madison-Deane Initiative (MDI),
with support from the VNAs of Vermont. MDI
is the education arm of VNA End-of-Life Care
services and has a mission to transform end-of-
life care through education, collaboration and
inspiration.
“The VNA has been working hard in our
communities to increase awareness of palliative
care and hospice. We now need to deepen our
understanding of the barriers to hospice specific
to Vermont and identify opportunities for
ensuring Vermonters can experience quality endof-life care,” said VNA President Judy Peterson.
Vermont has the third lowest hospice
utilization rate in the nation; only New York and
Alaska are lower, according to 2011 data from
the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care. This study
will conduct research to identify barriers to
hospice use and inform an agenda to increase
hospice utilization and improve quality end-oflife care in Vermont.
The study announcement coincides with
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month,
which takes place every November and helps
to create awareness of hospice and palliative
care throughout the country. Hospice is a teamoriented approach to expert medical care, pain
management, and emotional and spiritual
support expressly tailored to the needs and
wishes of a person with terminal illness. Support
is provided to the patient’s loved ones as well.
In a proclamation announcing November 2014
as Vermont Home Care and Hospice Month,
Governor Peter Shumlin acknowledged “home
care and hospice services allow families to stay
together and provide for greater health, dignity
and comfort in their homes.”
MDI’s decision to conduct a statewide hospice
study in Vermont comes in the midst of renewed
national focus on end-of-life care. In September,
the Institute of Medicine released the report
Dying in America. In this report, a national
panel called for sweeping changes in the
country’s system for handling end-of-life care,
which currently incentivizes invasive curative
treatments that can cause unwarranted suffering
for people who are very sick and their families
when, in many cases, an approach emphasizing
pain management and comfort would improve
quality of life and be more in line with patients’
wishes.
Kevin Veller, who the VNA hired to be the
hospice study’s project manager, said she looks
forward to hearing directly from Vermonters
about their experiences and desires around endof-life care.
“All of us will be in the position of making endof-life care decisions someday. The information
collected during this study will shed light on
how Vermonters are dying today and how they
envision an ideal end-of-life experience for
themselves or for their loved ones,” said Veller.
Veller, a lifelong Vermonter, gained an insider’s
view of healthcare policy issues as an aide to
former Sen. Jim Jeffords and, more recently,
as the director of outreach and enrollment for
healthcare reform at the Department of Vermont
Health Access. For ten years, she served on the
board of Vermont Ethics Network, which does a
great deal of public education around advance
directives and end-of-life healthcare decisionmaking.
As project manager, Veller will work closely
with a Study Advisory Committee representing
a broad range of perspectives including
physicians, hospice agencies, faith communities,
policymakers, consumers and business leaders.
Veller is currently conducting preliminary
interviews with stakeholders and experts to help
shape the scope of the study. The next step will
be selecting a research firm.
“During the research phase, we’ll be reaching
out to people in the community and looking
for their participation in this study. What we
hear will not only be helpful for healthcare
consumers but it will also inform providers by
offering deeper insight into the healthcare goals
of Vermonters,” Veller said.
The VNA anticipates study findings will be
released by late spring of 2015.
Alburgh Sno Springers
to Host Snowmobile
Safety Course
The Alburg Sno Springers Snowmobile Club is
pleased to sponsor a Snowmobile Safety Course with
Certified Instructor Richard Bayer at the Alburgh
Educational Center Cafeteria on Saturday, December
6.
All snowmobile operators born after July 1, 1983
and who will be at least twelve years old by April 15,
2015, are required to take this course to legally a
operate a snowmobile in the state of Vermont.
The Course will start at 8:30 am and conclude at
3 pm. A certificate of completion will be presented to
all who successfully complete the Course. There is no
cost, but participants should bring a lunch.
Pre-registration is required. For more information
and to register, call Dave Ladd at 802-372-5709.
Volunteers have been busy cutting brush and
putting up trail signs in preparation for the trails to be
open December 15, snow permitting. Unfortunately,
some signs have already been vandalized on the
Alburgh Recreational Rail Trail. Tampering with
snowmobile trail signs carries a fine of over $300
per offense. Anyone with any information is asked to
contact the Grand Isle Sheriff or Fish and Game.
The next Club meeting will be held on Thursday,
November 13, at 7 pm, at the Alburgh Fire Station.
If the conference room is occupied, they will meet
next door in the banquet hall. New members are
welcome. The Sno Springers are really encouraged
to see the club growing-- they hope to ensure the
future of snowmobiling in Grand Isle County. They
have VAST Trail Passes or you may purchase them at
Crossroads Travel Center.
It’s not too early to remind riders that they have
access to trails only because the local landowners
have faith in riders to do the right thing and ride
responsibly. Stay on the marked trails, slow down in
town and around residences, and do not drink and
ride.
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THE ALICE T. MINER MUSEUM
You are invited to enjoy an evening of music
with the Sounds of the Northway at the Alice T.
Miner Museum starting at 7 pm.
One of the North Country’s favorite musical
groups will perform a variety of genres, including:
traditional and contemporary folk songs, historical
and contemporary songs about women’s history
and liturgical music.
Seating is limited, so, reservations
are recommended by emailing director@
minermuseum.org or calling 518-846-7336.
TURKEY RAFFLE
Champlain Knights of Columbus Council 3523
will hold their annual turkey raffle on Wednesday,
November 19 beginning with a cocktail hour from
6 to 7 pm and a turkey dinner buffet-style with all
the trimmings served at 7.
Tickets are $13 per person and $25 for a
couple including dinner and 22 spins for raffle.
Other tickets will be available as well.
Bring your friends and enjoy a delicious meal
and chance to win raffle items.
CHAZY MUSIC THEATRE
The Chazy Music Theatre will hold an
informational meeting for their 2015 musical
Can-Can with music and lyrics by Cole Porter
and book by Abe Burrows. The meeting will
take place on Wednesday, November 19, from
7:30 to 9 pm, in the Chazy Central Rural School
Auditorium.
You are invited to go and learn about this
great show and meet the new director.
ROUSES POINT-CHAMPLAIN
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING
The monthly meeting of the Rouses PointChamplain Historical Society will be held on
Wednesday, November 19, starting at 6:30 pm,
at the Rouses Point History/Welcome Center
at 66 Pratt Street. All meetings are open to the
public.
CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW/
BAZAAR
Saint Mary’s in Champlain will host their
largest show in years with a Christmas Holiday
Craft Show and Bazaar on Saturday, November
15, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Saint Mary’s Parish
Center, formerly Saint Mary’s Academy at 1129
Main Street in Champlain. There will be plenty
of items to shop for, so, bring your Christmas
list and purchase that special gift. There will
besomething to eat as well.
There is still room for a few vendors, so, if you
wish to purchase space, please call the Parish
Office at 298-8244.
$1.3 MILLION GRANT FOR REC TRAIL
There will be a Northern Tier Recreational Trail
in the Town of Champlain thanks to being funded
by a $1.3 million grant funded by the Federal
Highway Administration and administered by
the State Department of Transportation. Each
municipal entity will borrow and bond $80,000 for
their share of the project, which will be bonded
over a twenty-year period.
The 5-mile trail will begin at Rouses Point
Elementary School in Rouses Point, go along
Chapman Street and Prospect Street, cut
through some land owned by Giroux Brothers,
then cross Route 276 near Northeastern Clinton
Central Middle-High School, entering Paquette
Industrial Park and then either follow Route 11 or
a path through private properties and continue
on Elm Street in the Village of Champlain. The
ending destination is to be determined.
It has long been a dream of Clinton County
Area One Legislator Harry McManus to have a
recreation/bike trail along Prospect Street from
Rouses Point to Champlain.
Town of Champlain Highway Superintendent
Allen Racine and his work crew have already
begun work along the North Country Golf Course
on Prospect Street.
LIBRARY ADVOCACY AND
SUSTAINABILITY SESSION
The
Clinton-Essex-Franklin
Library
System will sponsor
a
daylong
session
on library advocacy
and sustainability on
Friday, November 14.
Featured speaker will
be Rebekkah Smith
Aldrich,
owner
of
Sustainable Libraries,
LLC. Ms. Aldrich is
currently
Coordinator
for Library Sustainability
at
the
Mid-Hudson
Library
System
in
Poughkeepsie,
New
York where she assists
66 public libraries in the
areas of governance,
management, funding
and facilities.
CEF System Director
Ewa
Jankowska
says, “the information
presented
and
discussion generated will be of interest to, and
practicable for, library trustees, directors, staff,
and friends. Training such as this is an important
part of our mission as a public library system,
and we are fortunate that Rebekkah can join us
for the day to lead us through the sustainability
process.”
This event is open to the public free of
charge, and it will be held from 9 am until 3 pm
in the second floor auditorium of the Plattsburgh
Public Library at 29 Oak Street. The workshop is
funded by a grant from the Lake Placid Education
Foundation.
During the morning session, Throw out the
Map: Sustainable Thinking for the Future of
Libraries, the group will take a look at how libraries
are perceived and explore the importance of
building a case for why we need to advocate for
libraries. After lunch, which will be provided by the
System, Ms. Aldrich will lead the group through
“Advocacy Boot Camp” which will include some
hands-on “best practice” exercises.
“It’s our hope that this workshop will give some
useful tools and ideas that all library stakeholders
can use to be competitive advocates in their
communities, their counties, and beyond, says
Director Jankowska.
For more information, or to register for this
event, please call the System at 563-5190.
The CEF Library System was chartered in
1954 to serve the residents of Clinton, Essex
and Franklin counties and is one of 23 public
library systems in New York State. For more
information, visit the System’s website at www.
cefls.org.
HOME TOWN CABLE
Home Town Cable (24) is the viewersupported, local, cable-TV/internet channel for
the communities of Altona, Champlain, Chazy,
Ellenburg, Mooers and Rouses Point. Daily
four-hour programming starts play at 11, 3 and
7, am and pm, except Wednesday’s three-hour
program, which is shown at 11, 2, 5 and 8, am and
pm. Programming is also available as free videoon-demand at www.hometowncablenetwork.
com and www.plattsburgh.com. Presently, over
9,600 videos are available for free online viewing
on-demand.
Upcoming programming includes: Thursday
and Friday, November 13 and 14- NCCS vs.
Beekmantown Varsity Volleyball, NCCS vs.
Plattsburgh Varsity Girls’ Soccer, Chazy Town
Board Meeting. Saturday and Sunday, November
15 and 16- Talking Business with Joey Trombley
at Champlain Telephone Company, Veterans
Day at American Legion Post 912 in Rouses
Point, Halloween Haunted House at Hairstyles
Unlimited in Chazy, Our Little Corner with Gordie
Little and The Civil War Raid on Saint Albans,
Part One; Monday and Tuesday, November
17 and 18- NCCS vs. AuSable Valley JV Girl’s
Soccer, Chazy vs. Moriah Varsity Girls’ Soccer,
Champlain Town Board Meeting. Wednesday,
November 19- Lake Placid – Saranac Lake –
Peru at NCCS CVAC Cross Country, Airborne
Speedway Racing Week, Number Two.
NOTES
It is wonderful to finally have good cell phone
service in Rouses Point. Verizon Wireless has
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completed the erection of a cell tower near the
water storage tank off Academy Street, and
residents are ecstatic about the service that this
new tower provides. It was almost impossible
for cell use in the Village prior to this tower
installation.
Congratulations to all the candidates who won
election posts on Election Day. May you keep all
the promises that were made while campaigning.
Hats off to all the candidates, whether you
won or lost this election-- you had the interest
and fortitude to serve, and I applaud you for that.
Kudos go out to the people that worked so
diligently on procuring funds for the proposed
Northern Rec Trail. Biking on Prospect Street
has never been a good idea as there is very little
shoulder on this road. It will be great to be able to
walk or bike to Champlain or vise versa.
Got An Hour?
A senior in Isle La Motte needs your help. Some
seniors have limited social contact and would love
to share their gift of gab with you. Just an hour of
your time can make a big difference in the life of a
senior in your town. CVAA is currently looking for a
volunteer to visit a senior woman in Isle La Motte. If
you would be willing to visit this senior, contact Bev
at 1-800-642-5119 for more information-- there is a
senior waiting to meet you, and CVAA would love to
introduce you to each other.
CVAA is a non-profit organization that empowers
seniors to live well.
For more information, call 1-800-642-5119 or
click on cvaa.org.
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South Hero
News
Mary S. Harwood . 802-372-4127
• mary.s.harwood@gmail.com •
TOWN HEARING
The South Hero Planning Commission will
hold a Public Hearing, starting at 7 pm, on
Wednesday, November 19 at the Town Office,
to hear a final subdivision review brought by
James Bond, who seeks to create one new lot
with remaining land at 7 Martin Road.
WINTER FARMERS’ MARKET
The Champlain Islands Farmers’ Market
Winter Markets will take place on Saturdays,
from 10 am to 2 pm, on the following dates:
November 22 and December 6 and 20 at the
South Hero Congregational Church on South
Street. See you at the Market!
ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS WREATH
The Women’s Fellowship of the South
Hero Congregational Church is taking orders
for beautiful wreaths made from high quality,
Vermont Grown evergreens. All wreaths are now
sold by pre-order. Order now, and make sure
you have one reserved. Last year, they were all
sold! Pick-up will be on Saturday, November 29
at the Church between 8 and 9 am.
Proceeds of the wreath sale help support
the projects and mission of the Congregational
Church of South Hero that includes the summer
Food for Thought Project, awards to graduating
high school seniors, the hand bell choir, and
financial contributions to church upgrades in
the facilities which are used by many groups in
the community. To find out more information or
to obtain an order form, please call the Church
Office at 372-4962 or contact Mary Jane Wirsing
at 372-5415.
Main St. Alburgh • 796-3434
Mon-Fri 7-6, Sat 8-12, Sun Closed
The time to change over
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LIBRARY NEWS
By: Carolyn Brennan, Librarian
HOURS: Sunday and Monday- Closed;
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday- 9 am to 4 pm;
Wednesday- 11 am to 8 pm; Saturday- 9 am to
2 pm.
PROGRAMS: A Mending Morning- Stop by
the Library on Saturday, November 15, from 9 to
11 am, for lovely hand-sewn winter birds, coffee,
treats and camaraderie.
DIY Terrariums will be presented on Saturday,
November 22 starting at 11 am; they are easy to
make and care for, even for the most botanically
inept! Add a splash of green to the grayest month
of the year; sign up by Saturday, November 15.
COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS: Need help
downloading a book from Listen Up Vermont?
See the revamped help pages available on our
website! Don’t forget: we’re happy to walk you
through the download process-- just call or stop
by.
TODDLER MUSIC: Toddler Music will be in
the first week of December-- we’re still tweaking
the time; details will follow.
TRUSTEES MEETING: The Library Board of
Trustees Meeting is held on the second Monday
of every month at 4:30 pm, and it is open to the
public.
South Hero Community Library is located
at 75 South Street inside Folsom Educational
and Community Center. Please stop by, email
southherolibrary@gmail.com, call 372-6209, or
visit us online at www.southherolibrary.org for
more information.
Death Notices
MONA ANN HARWOOD
Mona Ann Harwood, 88, of Lower Paxton Twp,
formerly of South Hero and Cherry Hill, New Jersey,
passed away on November 5, 2014 in the Lebanon
Valley Brethren Home in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.
She was born October 10, 1926 in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Douglas and Emily
Hughes .
Mona was a graduate of Chestnut Hill College,
where she received her BA in chemistry. Prior to her
career teaching high school chemistry in Cherry Hill,
New Jersey, Mona worked for the federal government
and as a cancer researcher. She retired from teaching
in 1990.
Mona was a member of Saint Andrew’s in the
Valley Episcopal Church in Linglestown, Pennsylvania;
and a former member of the Cathedral Church of
Saint Paul, Burlington, Vermont and Grace Church
in Haddonfield, New Jersey. She enjoyed gardening,
quilting and playing bridge. She enjoyed her friends
and a good joke, as well as, the Phillies.
Mona is survived by: her daughter, Susan A.
Harwood and her wife Janette Mullen of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania; her son, George D. Harwood and his
wife Mary Senior Harwood of South Hero, and her son,
Christopher M. Harwood and his wife Kate Harwood
of Gilbert, Arizona. She was a proud grandmother of
Emily, Gabriel, Zachary, Dylan, Benjamin and Cecelia.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, George R. Harwood, and son,
Thomas D. Harwood.
A memorial service will be held on the afternoon
of December 6 at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul
at 2 Cherry Street in Burlington. Internment will be in
the Saint James the Less Episcopal Church Cemetery
in Philadelphia, at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorial
contributions be made to Cathedral Church of
Saint Paul, 2 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05401 or
Grace Church in Haddonfield, 19 Kings Highway East
Haddonfield, NJ 08033.
Hoover Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., of
Hershey, Pennsylvania, is handling the arrangements.
Send condolences via the online guest book at
Hoover Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc.
RICHARD MANUEL MASTERS
Richard Manuel Masters, former resident of Newton
and Lexington, Massachusetts and Grand Isle, died
in his new home in Williston Woods, Vermont of
Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84 years old.
Richard was the son of Maurice and Grace Davis
Masters. He is survived by his wife of 58 years. Reta
and daughters; Robin of Nashua, New Hampshire
and Ruth and her husband Rick Sharp of Colchester,
Vermont, granddaughters; Catia of Somerville,
Massachusetts and Dorianne of Burlington, Vermont
and brother Roger of Hanover, New Hampshire. He
was lovingly cared for at home by his wife.
Dick was a 1955 Mechanical Engineering graduate
of Tufts University and served in special services in
the Army in Germany in communications, during the
Korean war.
As a mechanical engineer he worked at several
high-tech companies, most notably the Charles Stark
Draper Lab at MIT and as a consultant at Digital in
Maynard, Massachusetts.
In retirement, he started several small businesses
receiving a patent on a unique heat transfer system,
he also designed a couple of optimized manufactured
greenhouses and with his wife, started an original
handcrafted art and silver jewelry business.
Hk was an original thinker and could fix just about
anything, often creating his own parts in order to finish
as job. A lifelong skier, he was a founding member
of the Lexington, Ski Club, in Massachusetts with a
lodge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
and later a member of the 55+ Club at Smuggler’s
Notch. He loved all things to do with aircraft, flying
and model airplane making, which he continued to
do until his advancing dementia made that no longer
possible. He was a car guy who could spend forever
fixing, maintaining and talking about cars and car
mechanics. He loved photography, and pursued it
and his other hobby of collecting technical items,
including, among other things, cameras, radios and
typewriters, all his adult life. He always said “ if you
don’t have hobbies, you should never retire.”
He will be sorely missed by all who knew him for his
funny, gentle and wise soul and his grateful family for
whom he was both compass and anchor.
Online condolences can be made at www.
cremationsocietycc.com.
Islands in the Sun
Senior Center Class
Did you ever want to decorate something with
paint? Come paint with Dottie at the Islands in the
Sun Senior Center on Thursdays, starting at 6 pm,
and get help with style and technique that will let
you do just that. Learn to paint flowers, birds or even
Christmas decor to beautify your surroundings and
make you smile. No prior experience in is painting
needed. There is a requested donation of $5 per
class. Just bring yourself and your ideas-- Dottie will
advise you about the supplies you will need for your
project. Classes will begin on Thursday, November 13
and run until December 11. You can have a finished
product before the holidays. For more information
and to register, call Dottie, at 796-3773, or Irene at
999-5862.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
- Emerging Trends in Digital Marketing For Small
Business at the Lake Champlain Islands Economic
Development Corporation Office, North Hero
from 6 to 7:30 pm.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
- Painting Class at the Islands in the Sun Senior
Center, Alburgh starts at 6 pm.
- Alburgh Sno Springers Snowmobile Club
Meeting at the Alburgh Fire Station starting at
7 pm.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
- Milton Artists Guild Annual Art Show Reception
at the Milton Grange Hall from 6 to 8 pm.
- Epilepsy Foundation Annual Meeting at the Elks
Club, Burlington with social hour starting at 6
pm, dinner at 7 and business meeting and awards
at 8.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
- Hunters’ Breakfast at the Methodist
Community Center, Highgate Center from 4 to
8 am; Christmas Bazaar from 9 am to 2 pm with
Luncheon from 11 am to 1 pm.
- Milton Artists Guild Annual Art Show at the
Milton Grange Hall from 9 am to 4 pm.
- Genealogy Education Opportunities discussion
at the Vermont Genealogy Library, Colchester
from 10:30 am to Noon.
- Artisan Cider Pairing Event at the North Hero
House from 5 to 7 pm.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
- Alburgh Volunteer Fire Department All-YouCan-Eat Breakfast from 7 am to Noon.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
- SOLO Group Dinner Meeting at the Hibachi
Buffet, Saint Albans starts at 5 pm.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
- American Red Cross Blood Drive at the
Northwestern Medical Center, Saint Albans from
11 am to 4 pm.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
- Painting Class at the Islands in the Sun Senior
Center, Alburgh starts at 6 pm.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
- American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Milton
High School from 9 am to 2 pm.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
- Champlain Islands Winter Farmers’ Market at
the South Hero Congregational Church from 10
am to 2 pm.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
- Grand Isle Turkey Poker Trot/Walk starts at
Donaldson Park, Grand Isle at Noon.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
- The Girl Guides of Hemmingford Christmas
Bazaar at the Hemmingford Recreation Centre,
Quebec from 9:30 to 4 pm.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
- Holiday Craft Fair at the Isle La Motte
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Elementary School from 9 am to 2 pm.
- Champlain Islands Winter Farmers’ Market at
the South Hero Congregational Church from 10
am to 2 pm.
- Snowmobile Safety Course at the Alburgh
Educational Center.
- Milton Community Youth Coalition Calcutta
and Silent Auction at the Eagles Club, Shelburne
from 6 to 9 pm.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20
- Champlain Islands Winter Farmers’ Market at
the South Hero Congregational Church from 10
am to 2 pm.
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the learning styles,
talents and needs of our
children. Positive family
and school partnerships
are shown to have a
direct impact on our
student’s grades, their
confidence and ability to
learn, and their sense of
the value of education.
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November
Grand Isle
News
Julie Dickie
• grandislenews@yahoo.com •
Do you have Grand Isle happenings that you
would like to share? Be sure to send it in! News
needs to be received by 5 pm on Fridays, for the
Grand Isle News section, at grandislenews@
yahoo.com.
FROM THE SELECTBOARD:
THE VOTERS VOICE WAS HEARD IN
GRAND ISLE
Thank you to the voters of Grand Isle who
turned out in record numbers on November 4.
With 924 voters, this mid-term election had the
highest voter turnout out in over a decade. Voter’s
defeated two non-binding articles, one relating to
looking into the sale of the Annex building and the
other regarding eliminating school choice. The
Grand Isle Selectboard appreciates the Town’s
feedback that it received at the informational
meeting on October 30 regarding the Annex
article. With a large turnout, supporters of the
Learning Adventure presented a great array of
questions and supporting facts for their cause.
The Selectboard encourages all to attend the
Board’s meetings the first and third Monday of
each month, starting at 7 pm, at the Town Office.
To look at agendas, past minutes and contact
information for Selectboard members, please go
to the Town’s new website: www.grandislevt.org.
A FAMILY AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP By: Eric Arnzen, School Principal
The kitchen table is often not only the place
where we eat our meals, but also where our
children do their schoolwork each afternoon and/
or evening. As parents, we are our children’s
first, and most important teachers. As partners in
education we can learn from one another about
25 is Parent-Teacher Conference Day. Parentteacher conferences are a great opportunity to
partner together and have a two-way conversation
about your child’s progress at school and for the
teacher to learn what your child is like at home.
During your conference, ask questions like: Is
my child performing at grade level? What do
you see as his or her strengths? How could he
or she improve? Please tell the teacher about
your child’s skills, interests, needs, and dreams.
Be sure to share what your child is good at and
any areas where your child could benefit from
more support. These conversations will allow
the teacher to help your child more. Grand Isle
School uses PTCFast.com to make it easy for
you to schedule your parent-teacher conference
online. PTCFast.com sign up information will be
sent home with your child and available on our
school’s website early next week. Grand Isle
School uses Jupiter Grades, an online universal
report card grading system. Because it is a webbased program you can access Jupiter Grades
from any computer with an internet connection.
To log on use your child’s student ID# or password
to view assignments and homework, all of which
are updated weekly. If you need assistance and/
or a new password, please contact your child’s
teacher. Lastly, grade 6 to 8 open office hours
are held the first Wednesday of each month
from 3:30 to 6 pm. All middle school teachers
are available for a parent-teacher conference,
and there is no appointment necessary. Please
mark your calendars for December 3, and drop
in to meet with your child’s teachers. Family
and school partnerships are a necessary factor
in the success of our students. We believe that
every family and staff member is invested in
our students. We also believe that engaging
all family members so they are positively and
actively involved in our school will enhance
student learning.
FOOD DRIVE FOR LOCAL FOOD SHELF
Students in Mrs. Ochs and Mr. Foster’s
advisory, The Foxes, are sponsoring a food drive
for our local community. Their goal is to collect
100 pounds of food. Please bring any donations
to the Grand Isle School Lobby and place them
in the box by Friday, November 21. Thanks for
helping your neighbors!
TURKEY POKER WALK/TROT
Come and join your neighbors as we Turkey
Trot/Walk from Donaldson Park through Grand
Isle State Park and back on Sunday, November
23 at Noon, and try your hand at winning a
Vermont turkey. The walk begins at Donaldson
Park on Donaldson Road. Bring your woolies,
your family, your strollers and your baby joggers.
Sorry, dogs must stay home this time. Breathe
in the fresh crisp air, move a little, make a new
friend and bring home a turkey. Along the 3.1 mile
Turkey Trot Walk, you will find five checkpoints.
Five chances to pull from the deck of cards and
perfect the spot-on turkey hand. The top three
best poker hands take home a turkey, just in time
for Thanksgiving cooking. Gobble, gobble. For
more information, contact Shevonne Travers,
Grand Isle Recreation Committee Chair,
shevonne@vsbit.org or 372-5875. There is no
charge for this event.
A HALLOWING GOOD TIME
On October 31, the community of Grand
Isle and beyond descended on the Grand Isle
School for the third annual Trunk or Treat. Many
trunks decorated their vehicles and handed out
candy to the treaters who donned their favorite
Halloween costume. The Grand Isle Volunteer
Fire Department came out in full force handing
out fire prevention goodies, and the Grand Isle
Sheriff Department was also on hand to share
the candy goodness. The 8th grade Class
from Grand Isle School served up warm food
for those who needed a little alternative to the
candy dinner. Volunteers constructed a haunted
trail with smoke machines, flying corpses, kids
trapped in screen doors, and zombies at an
accident scene who spooked those who dared to
visit behind the Hyde Log Cabin where shrieks
and screams could be heard in the distance-again, another wonderful community event!
Many thanks to the community, and our
many volunteers, master builder and zombie
hunter partner-in-crime Tony Larose, Ann and
Mike Talbot, Franz and Anne Rosenburger,
Chad and Angie Ross, Jodi and Sierra Butler,
Wade Lawrence, Matt Emmons, Lisa Fresia
Cruz, the Hyde Log Cabin and the Grand Isle
Historical Society, Don Bartlett and the many
trunk and treaters that came out. What a great
night! For photos of the event, check out our
Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/
GrandIsleVermontRecreationCommittee.
HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW
It’s that time of year to reserve your table/
space for Grand Isle School Holiday Craft Show.
The show will take place on December 6 from 9
am to 3 pm. If you have great crafts to sell or
are a vendor, please come join us! You can pick
up forms to register at the School Office or email
grandislecraftshow@gmail.com. Please direct
any questions to Tanya Saunders at 372-1326.
TOWN LIBRARY NEWS
By: Kathy Tulissi, Library Director
802-372-4797, grandislefreelibrary@hotmail.
com
NEW BOOKS: Severed Souls by Terry
Goodkind, Dark Blood by Christine Feehan, Still
Alice by Lisa Genova and Desert God by Wilbur
Smith.
Would you like another resource for free
e-books? Contact the Library and I can help you
find more by clicking on the Internet Archive icon
on the Library’s weblog.
STORY TIME: Story Time is back! Come
listen to a great book at 10 am on Wednesdays.
FIBER NIGHT: We meet every Thursday
from 6:30 to 8 pm. Do you knit, crochet, sew,
quilt or do any other type of fiber craft? Are you
interested in learning a fiber craft? Please join
us for an enjoyable evening at the Library. We
teach, help solve problems, share experiences
and just have a good time. Don’t have tools or
materials, no problem-- we have plenty to share.
Come join the fun!
TRUSTEES MEETING: Trustees meet on the
second Monday of even numbered months at 6
pm, and the public is always welcome to attend.
HOURS: Tuesday- 1 to 8 pm, Wednesday- 9
am to Noon, Thursday- 4 to 8 pm and Saturday9 am to 3 pm.
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Isle La Motte
News
Anita Bruley . 802-928-3246
• avbruley14@hotmail.com •
We saw our first snowfall today; just a mix of
rain and snow in our area, but in the mountains
on both sides of us, they got quite a lot-- this
made the skiers happy. I don’t want snow and
cold weather, and I’m really dreading the winter
this year-- I feel it’s going to be a long, hard one.
Temperatures are in the 20s at night and not
much warmer during the day. It’s November and
dreary like this month is usually.
If you’d like to get the weather report at any
time, text WCAXWX 28201, and one of the
weather reporters will answer you. Today, I went
to a podiatrist in Burlington, Dr. Guerra. If you
need a podiatrist, go to him-- he is fantastic!
SCHOOL NOTES
Nothing extra happening this week-- pretty
much regular school days. I’m trying to go full
days this year-- don’t know if I’m going to be able
to keep it up.
MENU: Here is the menu for November 11 to
18 with milk and juice at each meal.
Tuesday, November 11- Breakfast: bagels
and pears, Lunch: chicken and biscuits, apple;
Wednesday, November 12- Breakfast: eggs
any style, apple, Lunch: beef and bean chili,
rice, corn bread, peaches; Thursday, November
13- Breakfast: yogurt and toast, applesauce,
Lunch: roast Thanksgiving turkey dinner; Friday,
November 14- Breakfast: bulls-eye egg, pears,
Lunch: pasta primavera, garlic focaccia, peaches;
Monday, November 17- Breakfast: oatmeal,
toast., Lunch: chicken and rice casserole, apple;
Tuesday, November 18- Breakfast: bagels and
pears, Lunch: pizza, veggies and dip, peaches.
FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Isle La Motte School Board is seeking
approximately four to seven Isle La Motte
resident volunteers to serve on a committee
exploring educational options for Isle La Motte’s
children. The number of volunteers serves as a
guideline only as the responsibilities and mission
of the group are still being finalized. No resident
who wishes to participate will be turned away.
This has been an incredibly challenging year for
our town and its residents. As the Town looks to
the future, it is imperative that it has all of the
information needed to make informed decisions
regarding the future of the elementary school
and the options for secondary school. This
advisory committee will be tasked with gathering
data, statistics and general information on all
of the options available. This information will
ultimately be provided to the voters to assist in
making educated decisions based on facts. The
committee will be required to follow all VT Open
Meeting laws. The committee members will be
responsible for appointing a chairperson. Please
provide a statement/letter of interest or further
questions for clarification to Board Chair Sarah
Peacock by Tuesday, November 11 by emailing
sarpeac@gisu.org or mail 42 School Street Ext.,
Isle La Motte, VT 05463.
The next School Board meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, November 12 starting at 5:30 pm.
This is a departure from our regularly scheduled
meeting of the third Wednesday of the month.
This meeting will be warned, and the agenda
will be available at the Town Office, Elementary
School and the Isle La Motte Country Store.
HOLIDAY CRAFT SALE
A Holiday Craft Sale is scheduled for
Saturday, December 6, from 9 am until 2 pm, at
the Elementary School. Organizers are looking
for crafters, artisans, artists and vendors; for
more information and to reserve your space, call
Jane at 928-3553 or e-mail embersgardern@
gmail.com.
JOKE OF THE WEEK!
Pizza
Pan's South Hero
372.4729
Open 7 Days
at 4:30
One little boy had a very strange Granny. In
the winter, no matter how cold it was, she would
go out and get the coal in her nightie. His dad
bought her a shovel, but Granny said her nightie
held more.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Local Teen Enjoys
Successful
Racing Season
Young Michael Wright, of Alburgh, earned
recognition at Airborne Park Speedway’s 2014 racing
banquet. Michael, just fifteen years old, was the driver
of the number 78 Mini Modified at the track. Michael
could be found most Saturday nights piloting his four
cylinder Mini Modified around the half-mile oval
against fifteen to twenty cars and most competitors
ten years older than him. Wright finished the season
ninth in points and received a sizable trophy. He was
also awarded the Mini Modified Sportsmanship of
the year award.
It didn›t stop there either, Airborne Park
Speedway is a Nascar Sanctioned Race Track. Wright
and all other competitors from Airborne are placed
in Nascar points with all sanctioning tracks around
the United States. Wright received the Nascar
Acheiment Award for the fourteen to seventeen year
old division. It was a complete surprise to all of his
family. In Michael›s speech, he thanked his parents
Stephenie Blair, Warren Wright, John Beaulac and
his Grandparents for all their support. He knows that
with out them and his crew members he would not
be able to race. Moderator Justin St.Louis says young
Michael Wright is following in his grandfather›s
footsteps, Michael W. Wright, a successful racer
in the Street Stock division at Airborne in the late
1990s. Michael is looking forward to racing next year
at Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh New York.
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62 percent increase over the previous year. These good folks drove 106,479
miles and donated 4,609 hours of their time to serve the Islands’ community.
Combined, CIDER staff and volunteers drove 240,149 miles or 1,249 miles
farther than the distance between the Earth and the Moon! Trips were
provided for 255 unduplicated individuals. So far this year, CIDER volunteers
have built two wheelchair ramps and a set of adaptive stairs, and we have
another ramp scheduled for later this month. We have also provided design
help with two other ramps. 38 individuals have participated in our Living
Strong in the Islands strength and balance training program, and nine more
regularly attend tai chi classes. 115 individuals or families have borrowed
a total of 175 pieces of adaptive equipment: wheelchairs, walkers, shower
chairs, etc., from our equipment loan closet. Our newsletter, The C.I.D.E.R.
Press reaches an average of 1,400 households each month.
The key to the success of CIDER remains the strong support that we receive
year in and year out from the five communities of Grand Isle County. This
includes over 175 “good neighbors” who donated their time and talent to
make this a place where everyone can live with independence and dignity.
If you are interested in serving as a volunteer driver, delivering meals-on-wheels, or in some other
capacity, please give us a call at 802-372-6425.
VFW Post Property Update
By: Gerry Carton, Gerald Carton, Commander Post 10854
Grand Isle County Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Grand Isle County Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10854 thanks the community for the
several comments and suggestions received about our new property on Pearl Street, Grand Isle. We
are very excited with the opportunities these forty acres will afford us, and we have been energetically
investigating several options.
One team has researched community services that we might be able to assist with: youth training
and recreation areas-- we sponsor the local Boy Scouts and plan to also sponsor the Cub Scouts soon,
community meeting spaces and veterans’ training, particularly with agricultural or small business
opportunities, would fit very well with our goals of serving the community and our veterans.
Another team has been working on a conceptual Master Plan, considering what our eventual site
layout could be, and how to build it: what components should be pursued in what order. WiemannLamphere Architects has been very patient and generous with us also, preparing conceptual plans
that we have displayed over the summer. These plans will likely change substantially as we further
refine our goals and needs, but they provide a great starting point for discussions.
Finally, a team is also working initial permitting, obtaining a local access permit for a driveway stub
so we can actually drive onto the property, and applying for public water supply and wastewater
disposal permits. Though based only on conceptual designs, these latter two permits will ensure
that water services and an on-site wastewater disposal system are feasible for this property. WaiteHeindel Environmental Management is assisting us with the wastewater design, and both applications
are now pending review at the State.
We expect to hold an informal public forum this winter to present our thoughts and goals, and to
gather ideas and suggestions from the community. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me
Post Commander, Gerry Carton, at 802-372-5888 or gcarton@comcast.net. Thank you to all who
have contributed to our change jars located in stores throughout the Islands!
A Note From CIDER
Champlain Islanders Developing Essential
Resources (CIDER) held our 22nd annual
Membership Meeting at Links on the Lake
restaurant in Alburgh on October 10. After
thanking departing Board of Directors members,
Sue Crowley, Betsy Howland, and Mary
Watson for their service to the organization,
the membership elected Doug DiSabito, David
Hobbs, Ben Joseph, Chris Kasprisin, Judy
Steacy and Pat Treckman to three-year terms.
Frank Driscoll was also elected to the Board on
November 6. The Membership voted to continue
minimum annual dues at $2 per household.
Here are a few CIDER facts worth noting:
during the past twelve months, CIDER has
provided some type of service to 485 different
individuals. This includes serving over 9,000
meals to elders and persons with disabilities
through “The Neighbors” community mealsite located at the South Hero Congregational
Church. Approximately two-thirds of these
meals are home-delivered “meals-on-wheels”.
Transportation, especially, but not only, to
medical appointments continues to be the most
active CIDER program. Our eight staff-operated
vehicles, including six that are wheelchairaccessible, provided 5,690 rides while driving
133,670 miles. Thanks to, we believe, the best
volunteer driver program in Vermont, our 55
volunteers provided an additional 3,328 rides, a
Turkey Poker Trot at Donaldson Park
Join your neighbors as they trot, or walk, from Donaldson Park on Donaldson Road in Grand Isle
through the Grand Isle State Park and back on Sunday, November 23,, and try your hand at winning
a Vermont turkey. Sponsored by the Grand Isle Town Recreation Committee, the walk will begin at
Noon. Wear your woolies, and bring your family with you, but, sorry, dogs must stay home.
Breathe in the fresh crisp air, move a little and test your luck. Along the 3.1 mile Turkey Trot, each
participant will have five chances to draw from a deck of cards and form their best hand. The top
three best poker hand winners take home a turkey, just in time for Thanksgiving cooking.
Remember this is not a race. To pre-register and for more information, contact Shevonne Travers,
Grand Isle Recreation Committee, by emailing shevonne@vsbit.org or call 802-372-5875. There is no
charge for this event.
Grand Isle Volunteer Fire Department
Announces Ongoing Fundraising Efforts
By now we’re sure you’ve heard about the need for a new fire station in Grand Isle. For those of you
who have so generously given, let us offer you a very sincere thank you. For those of you who are
wondering when is the best time to give, the answer is right now!
The Grand Isle Select Board has approved Dore and Whittier to seek hard bids for the new Grand Isle
Volunteer Fire Station to be located at the Gordon site with an expected start date in the spring of
2015.
For more information, log onto www.givfdvt.org or call Todd, at 802-578-0774, or Bill at 802-3728763. On this website, you will find many ways to contribute to this worthy cause, such as engraved
brick pavers, with your choice of engraving, for $100. To order bricks directly, visit www.bricksrus.
com/order/givfd or call Diane at 802-372-5446. Other opportunities include: purchasing a Fire
Department calendar for $12; Firehouse Pasta, by the case or package; Room naming opportunities;
Room sponsorship for $5,000; Apparatus Bay for $25,000; Other donations: Rookie- $50, Firefighter$100, Lieutenant- $500, Captain- $1,000, Assistant Chief- $1,500, Chief- $2,000 and several other
donating options.
Thank you from the Grand Isle Volunteer Fire Department Fundraising Committee.
> CHURCH SERVICES >
Congregational Church of South Hero, U.C.C.
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10 A.M.
NURSERY CARE AGES 5 AND UNDER
SUNDAY SCHOOL 8:45A.M. AGES 5 THRU GRADE 6
We Invite and Welcome Everyone.
Pastor: Rev. Cordelia Burpee
24 South St., South Hero, VT 05486
Tel: 802-372-4962 E-mail: ccshvt@gmail.com
www.vtcucc.org/South_Hero •www.facebook.com/CCSHVT
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm
Free Community Supper 2nd Friday each month 5:30-7pm
Island Roman Catholic Parishes
Serving the churches of Alburgh, Grand Isle,
Isle La Motte & South Hero
MASS SCHEDULE
St. Amadeus, Alburgh- Sunday: 10:30 a.m.
St. Joseph, Grand Isle- Sunday: 10:00 a.m.
St. Joseph, Isle La Motte- Sunday: 9:00 a.m.
St. Rose of Lima, South HeroSaturday: 4:00 p.m.
Father Lawrence P. Ridgley, Pastor
St. Amadeus Office 796-3481
St. Rose of Lima Office 372-4092
Champlain Islands Parish
Services
Rev. Hyungyong Choi
Isle La Motte
United Methodist
Church Sunday
8:00 a.m.
North Hero
United Methodist
Church Worship
Combined Service at
9:30 a.m.
The Churches with...
OPEN HEARTS...
OPEN MINDS...
OPEN DOORS...
Parish Office 372-6638
UNION BIBLE CHURCH
Main St., Route 2, Alburgh, VT
Dr. John C. Kehoe, Pastor
796-3055
Independent—Bible Believing—Gospel Preaching
SUNDAY School & Bible Study _______ 9:30AM
SUNDAY Worship__________________ 10:30AM
WEDNESDAY Prayer Mtg. & Bible Study 7:00PM
WEDNESDAY Children's Bible Club____ 7:00PM
“A Friendly and Joyful Welcome Awaits You”
Nursery Provided at all Services
website: www.unionbiblechurch.org
GOD'S LITTLE BROWN CHURCH
A non-denominational
GCMF affiliated Church
CORNER ROUTE 2 AND ROUTE 129
SOUTH ALBURGH, VERMONT 05440
REV. C. ANDREW CHRYSLER, PASTOR
(802)782-9384 WWW.GLBCVT.ORG
“God’s Word has the answer”
WORSHIP......SUNDAY 10:00 AM
BIBLE STUDY/PRAYER-WEDNESDAY 6:30 PM
THE BORDERS
REGIONAL MINISTRY
Episcopal Diocese of VT & Anglican Diocese of Montreal
www.diovermont.org www.montreal.anglican.ca
St. George’s, Rte. 202, Clarenceville
Sunday, November 16th -- Worship at 10 a.m.
St. Thomas’, Rtes. 225 & 202, Noyan
Sunday, November 23rd -- Worship at 10 a.m.
The Rev. Thora L. Chadwick 802-863-8036
pastor@bordersregionalministry.org
We Welcome You To Attend
Island Bible Fellowship A/G
North Hero Community Hall
Rte 2, North Hero Village
Sunday Services 9:00AM – 10:30AM
Pastor Larry Rohm
802-393-9427
North Hero
News
Courtney A. Schaetz
• nheronews@yahoo.com •
ELECTION RESULTS
From the election results for North Hero on
November 4, the candidates in contested local
races with the highest vote totals included: Dick
Mazza for Senator; Jason Moquin and Robert
Krebs for Representative; Joanne R. Batchelder
and Sherri Potvin for Assistant Judge and Doug
DiSabito for State’s Attorney. The Town’s 423
participating residents also gave majority votes
to Peter Welch for Congress; Scott Milne for
Governor; Phil Scott for Lieutenant Governor;
Beth Pearce for State Treasurer; Jim Condos
for Secretary of State and William H. Sorrel for
Attorney General.
CIDER PAIRING EVENT
Celebrate Vermont Cider Week at the North
Hero House on Saturday, November 15, from 5
to 7 pm, with an Artisan Cider Pairing Event.
The event will offer the opportunity to taste four
Vermont artisan ciders, from Hall Home Place in
Isle La Motte, and Vermont artisan cheeses, as
well as, other local delicacies; take home their
own cider-tasting glass and hear Steve Stata,
owner of Hall Home Place, discuss artisan cidermaking. The cost for this experience will be $19
per person, and reservations are required.
For reservations and more information, call
the North Hero House at 372-4732.
SPECIAL VOTE
There will be a special vote on Tuesday,
November 18 regarding the approval of the
zoning bylaw amendments proposed by the
Planning Commission and Selectboard. You can
vote at the Town Office between 10 am and 7
pm or obtain an absentee ballot prior to the vote.
More information is available on the Town
website: www.northherovt.com.
NEW MEMBERS NEEDED
The Department is currently looking for
members. No experience is needed-- they will
train you. If you are looking to do a good deed
for someone, this is the way to go. You will not
only feel like you have helped your community,
you will know that you did all you could do to help
your neighbors. If you want to give back to your
community, please contact Mike, at 372-6727,
for more information.
The Fire Department Woman’s Auxiliary
is also looking for members to join their team.
They meet the second Tuesday of each month
at 7 pm. Please think about joining a group of
ladies who put their all into raising money for the
Fire Department to purchase what they need to
keep our community safe. To make a difference
in your community via the Woman’s Auxiliary,
contact Jeannie Pratt at 372-4237.
PROPERTY TAXES DUE THIS MONTH
It is that time of year when many of us get
wrapped up in planning for the family holidays
that are approaching, but don’t forget that the
next installment of your property taxes are due
by Thursday, November 20.
As stated on the Town website: “All installments
are subject to late fees of 1 percent per month.
Any unpaid balance after the last due date is
subject to interest and an 8 percent delinquent
penalty fee. All past due payments are applied
to the oldest balance and pro-rated across any
outstanding principal, interest and penalty.”
WHAT’S UP IN NORTH HERO?
Do you have something you would like to
share with your North Hero neighbors? I am
always looking for your input on what appears
in this column; please send your stories, events
and ideas to nheronews@yahoo.com.
PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLETTER
The Islander, November 11, 2014 Page 11
By: Joe Resteghini
Breaking bread, and sharing a meal is more
than just sitting down to maintain our physical
sense of homeostasis. Getting together to take
a moment to share food, and to share ourselves
is vital in keeping the balance between our
driven lives and our need to connect with the
people in our lives who make us feel important
and special. That said, we really like our food to
taste good too. In trying to meet the needs of
connecting on a personal level with food that is
prepared with artistry and love, Miss Tina and
I will be preparing some of the side dishes for
our Thursday, November 20 Thanksgiving Feast
here at School. Please come join us. How was
that for weaving in a plug for my mom’s mashed
potato recipe?
With a full belly, you may even be able
to connect with your child’s teacher around
scheduling a parent conference. The conferences
are scheduled for Tuesday, November 25, and
you can register for your conferences soon at
ptcfast.com.
Friday, November 21 will be our picture
retakes. We are aiming for 100 percent
attendance at our parent conferences and 0
percent picture retakes, but just in case there
was a wild hair, please make note of the date.
The week of November 24 will be busy. There
is no school for students on the 24th-- this is a fullday teacher in-service. There is also no school
for students on the 25th-- this is conference day.
North Hero Eagle Care will be open during these
days, and if you are in need of childcare, please
contact Mrs. Hutchins, or call the Office, so that
you can secure a spot.
From the first days of school the teachers and
staff at North Hero School have been working on
developing a time for students to get enrichment
opportunities, and support in areas of their
academics that they. We have been working
hard to meet all students’ individual needs. I just
want to share my appreciation, publicly, with all
of the people involved in this project. It has added
a level of planning and preparation time on our
busy schedules that we really don’t have, but,
but, the teachers and staff are doing it anyway.
The reason they are tapping themselves to the
max: they know that our kiddos need it, and they
are driven to do more. The students are learning
and making gains, and the staff is enjoying the
activities.
We are all lucky to be together in this lovely
learning environment, and we thank you for your
support in educating our future leaders.
LIBRARY NEWS
By: Judy Poquette, Librarian
372-5458, nhlibrary@comcast.net
HOURS: Tuesday from 2 to 7 pm Thursday10 am to 3 pm and Saturday- 9 am to 1 pm.
INTERLIBRARY LOANS: Vermont libraries
have a great service to offer. If our Library
doesn’t own a book you want, we can request
it from a library that does own it. This service is
free to all our patrons. I enjoy searching for those
requests, so, never hesitate to ask for a book
you want to read.
CHILDREN’S STORYTIME: Don’t forget
that a Children’s Storytime is held on Tuesdays
starting at 3 pm.
NEW MATERIALS: Books- Triumph: The
Extraordinary Life and Faith of Louis Zamperini.
Killing Patton by Bill O’Reilly; Children’s BooksDiary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff
Kinney, Pete, The Cat at the Beach by Dean
James; DVDs- Live Die Repeat: Edge of
Tomorrow, Chef; Audios- Cooked by Michael
Polann.
FREE PASS: The Echo Pass is available for
all Vermont residents, and it may be checked out
for two days.
WI-FI: Available 24/7 from our parking lot.
Free public computers are also available.
The Islander, November 11, 2014 Page 12
Eric Arnzen, Principal. Grand Isle School. 224 US Route 2, Grand Isle, VT
05458. (802) 372-6913 X102 11/18
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--------------------------------ISLAND SEWING: All aspects of sewing. Alterations, mending, formal wear.
Specializing in bridal gowns. 30+ years experience. Call 802-372-0194 BTFN
--------------------------------R&L HOME & LAWN CARE. Landscaping, Mowing, Property Maintenance,
Bark mulch, Small bucket loader, Brush-hog, Tree service, Spring seasonal
clean-up, General carpentry, Roofs, Decks, Siding, Remodeling. Fully insured.
Free estimates. 802-372-4486 BTFN
-------------------------------M and T Excavating. Light excavation services offered. Septic tanks replaced,
leach fields and mound systems installed, lot clearing, footings and foundations
dug. Mark 802-363-5922 Tracy 802-373-0016. 11/18
--------------------------------LANDRY CARPENTRY. Call Alan for your general contracting projects. 802-3723701 11/25
--------------------------------R. ROSE CONSTRUCTION. Interior Painting. Remodeling. Kitchen, Bath etc.
Free Estimates! Insured. 802-372-5693 BTFN
--------------------------------TURNBAUGH ROOFING- Slate, shingles, metal, rubber. Painting all flashings
& metal roofs. Chimney repair. FREE ESTIMATES. INSURED. 802-372-5781
John. BTFN
--------------------------------WELDING: Aluminum - stainless & steel. Inshop & portable. Propeller, skeg
repair. Jesberger Welding. 802-796-4079 802-324-6954. 8/4/15
--------------------------------You’re an Overeater? You’re not Alone! Try Food Addicts Anonymous.
Phone Mtgs. 42 phone meetings every week; AM & PM. More info: Carol
372-8672. www.foodaddictsanonymous.org BTFN
--------------------------------Affordable Locksmith, keys made, locks opened, changed, repaired, installed. 24 hr. emergency openings. Senior discounts. Free estimate. Call
Mike 802-372-1335 11/11
--------------------------------Steve’s Painting/Taping. 25+ years experience. Non-smoking, neat, courteous, timely. 802-399-0184 11/18
--------------------------------FA. Harding Co. Painting & Handyman Services. Security checks. 35 years
experience. 978-808-8235 Alburgh 12/23/14
-FOR SALE------------------------------Clean, late cut mulch hay. Good
for mulching, banking, bedding
or water lines. $2.50 multi-bale
discount. Call or text 802-3095500 South Hero. 11/11
------------------------------FRESH THANKSGIVING TURKEYS. Pasture raised, all natural.
Reservations only. $3.75/lbs. Call
Dreamwalker Farm at 372-6255
11/18
------------------------------- MULCH HAY - $2.75/bale. Dreamwalker Farm. 372-6255
11/18
------------------------------CHICKEN ROASTERS. All natural,
pasture raised $4/lbs. Call Dreamwalker Farm at 372-6255 11/18
------------------------------Empire: Space heater, 65,000 btu.
14” w - 10”d - 87”h. $585 or best
reasonable offer. 802-249-7129
11/11
--------------------------------1998 Chevy Lumina - just inspected. Only 73,000 miles. Some rust,
mechanically sound and very dependable. $2000 Firm. 802-3725379 11/11
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-LOST / FOUND-
--------------------------------Fire Wood fo sale. Split hard
wood. Dry and green available.
$250/cord. Local delivery included. Taking orders now. Call 802796-3100
--------------------------------LOST: Ladder: between S. Hero / Mallett’s Bay. Will describe.. Reward. 928.3047.
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-JOBS-
--------------------------------We wish to thank each and everyone for their loving support and acts of kindness during the loss of our beloved E.P. It is people like you that make this world a
better place. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Phyllis M. Etheridge and
the entire Eteridge family.
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-------------------------------Grand Isle School is looking for
a temporary school custodian,
Monday through Friday, up to
40 hours per week. Position to
begin immediately. Responsibilities include: Maintaining the
cleanliness and appearance of
the school building, including
office, classrooms, restrooms,
cafeteria and health area, set-up
and take-down of areas sued for
school and community events,
and other projects as assigned by
the administration. The ability
to interact respectfully with the
school community is a must.
Requirements: High school diploma/GED. Hired applicant will be
required to do a Criminal Background Check at their expense.
All applications must include
cover letter, current resume and
three letters of reference and be
sent to:
-THANK YOU-
-SERVICES-
Good Times at the
North Hero Halloween Party
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Who ever expected that the electricity would go out before the start of the annual North Hero Parks and
Recreation Halloween Party held at Camp Ingalls? Perhaps, it was deliberate on the part of the kamikaze
squirrel who tripped the transformer fuse and gave its life to add an extra degree of atmosphere to the
occasion. It also prompted the efforts of many on hand before the six o’clock start to get candles and a cook
stove so we didn’t have to cancel the affair. For nearly an hour, kids and parents flowed in thinking it was all
part of the plan and happy to deal with the popcorn popper being temporarily out of order. Most kids were in
costumes, some adults too, and all had a great time
consuming things that perhaps are only ordinary
on Halloween. About half-way through the event,
the crew from Vermont Electric Cooperative fixed
the street side breaker, and all was back to normal.
Maybe next year, we should try it again without
electricity but not at the sacrifice of a squirrel.
Special thanks should go out to the volunteers,
Dwayne Cormier and the responsive crew at Vermont
Electric Cooperative.
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Health Services
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Cash Paid for
Junk Car Removal
372-4819
Excavating, Waterlines, foundations, septic systems,
driveways, roads, retaining walls, lake shore reinforcements,
town water connections.
Mooring Systems, Custom design
for your needs. Installed. Fast Service.
Scuba Diving Service, from mooring placement to ice
vehicle recovery. Zebra Mussels filters installed and services.
Welding, Certified Welder. All materials, Fabricating,
Portable Equipment.
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Flexible payment
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Walter W. Burnett, D.M.D.
James S. Simollardes, D.D.S.
General Dentistry
Milton Dental
Associates, Inc.
33 School St.
Milton, VT 05468
893-2552
The Islander, November 11, 2014 Page 14
Legal
Notices
NOTICE OF TAX SALE
The resident and non-resident owner, lien holders
and mortgagees of lands in the Town and Village of
Alburgh, in the County of Grand Isle and State of
Vermont, are hereby notified that the taxes assessed
by such town for the years 2011 through 2013 remain,
either in whole or in part, unpaid upon the following
described land in such town, to wit:
PARCEL 1: Being all and the same land and premises
conveyed to Michael J. Clough by Warranty Deed
of Marjorie A. Campana dated July 12, 2004 and
recorded in Volume 113 at Page 515 of the Town
of Alburgh Land Records and more particularly
described therein as follows:
“Being all and the same land and premises conveyed
to Marjorie A. Campana by Quit Claim Deed of Edi
E. Campana dated April 13, 2004, and recorded in
Volume 111, Pages 196-198 of the Town of Alburgh
Land Records. Also being all and the same land and
premises conveyed to Edi E. Campana and Marjorie
A. Campana by Warranty Deed of Claire Miron dated
July 12, 1985, recorded at Volume 53, Pages 12-14 of
the Town of Alburgh Land Records.
Being two parcels of land together with all building
thereon, being more particularly described as follows:
PARCEL 1: Lot No. 5 as shown on a “Plan of
Property of Cedarvale Estates, Inc., Alburg, Vermont,
C.S. Bennett, Professional Engineer”, recorded in the
office of the Town Clerk of Alburg, Vermont, said lot
extending to the low water mark of Lake Champlain,
together with all buildings and improvements thereon
erected, and together with a right of way for ingress
and egress, in common with other, over the exiting
private road from the westerly side of the premises
herein conveyed to Town Highway 39 as shown in
the plan aforesaid.
Under and subject, nevertheless, to certain
agreements, covenants and restrictions, as more fully
set forth in a certain Warranty Deed from Luther W.
Macomber to Ralph B. Emerson, dated January 29,
1962, and recorded in the Land Records of Alburg,
in Book 37, Page 7, and in a certain Warranty Deed
from Cedarvale Estates, Inc., to Catherine Napolitano
dated July 8, 1963 and recorded in the Land Records
of Alburg at Book 37, Page 257.
PARCEL 2: Beginning at a point marking the
intersection of Lots No. 4 and 5 on the westerly
sideline of said lots as shown and depicted on a revised
“Plan of Property of Cedarvale Estates, Inc., Alburg,
Vermont, C.S. Bennett, Professional Engineer”,
which map is on file with the Town Clerk’s Office
in Alburg, Vermont; thence proceeding in a generally
southerly direction along the westerly boundary line
of Lot No. 4 a distance of 17 feet, more or less, to
a point; thence deflecting to the left and proceeding
in a generally easterly direction along an imaginary
straight lien to a point which is 50 feet southerly,
more or less, of the intersection of Lots No. 4 and
5 on the easterly boundary line of said lots; thence
deflecting to the left and proceeding in a generally
northerly direction a distance of 50 feet, more or less,
to a point marking the intersection of Lots No. 4 and
5; thence deflection to the left and proceeding in a
generally westerly direction a distance of 303 feet,
more or less, to the point of beginning.
Said lot of land is subject to various agreements,
covenants, and restriction, which appear at length in
the deed of Anthony O. Lovi from Cedarvale Estate,
Inc. dated June 13, 1964 and recorded in Book 38,
Page 27 of the Land Records of the Town of Alburg.
This conveyance runs to Lake Champlain at low
water mark and includes full and exclusive right to
the lake shore frontage, included with this lot.
Included herewith is a right of way for ingress and
egress, in common with others, over the private road
leading from the town highway and adjoining the
westerly edge of this lot as shown on said map. The
said Cedarvale Estates, Inc., it successor and assigns,
reserves the right to travel on that portion of said private
road, if any, that is included in this lot hereinabove
described, and this conveyance is made subject to the
rights to travel over said roadway as granted by the
said Cedarvale Estates, Inc., to all property owners
within the said Cedarvale Development.
In order to comply with the state of Vermont Health
Regulations on the subdivision of lands and disposal
of waste including sewage, the grantee shall not
construct or erect a structure or building on the parcel
of land conveyed herein, the useful occupancy of
which installation of plumbing and sewage treatment
facilities without first complying with the said State
regulations.
To which deed and to the deeds, records and
references therein contained, refer in further aid of
this description.
PARCEL 2: Being all and the same land and premises
conveyed to Eric W. Sweet and Melanie Therrien
by Warranty Deed of Renee E. Aube dated June 9,
2011 and recorded in Volume 150 at Page 128 of the
Town of Alburgh Land Records and more particularly
described as follows:
Being a parcel of land containing 11.11 acres, more
or less, together with improvements thereon, located
on the westerly side of the Greenwoods Road, so
called, in the Town of Alburg, and being all of Lot 2
as shown and laid down on a plan of lands identified
as: “Subdivision Map, Earle & Grace Collins, RFD2,
Box 59, Alburg, Vermont 05440, Alburg Springs,
Vermont”, which said plan of lands is dated May 25,
1994, prepared by Brooks Land Surveying, Inc., and
recorded as Map Slide 224 of the Map Records of the
Town of Alburg.
Being all and the same land and premises conveyed
to Scott W. Garrow and Renee E. Aube by Warranty
Deed of Earle W. Collins and Grace H. Collins dated
April 17, 2000 and recorded in Voluem 86, Pages 6-8
of the Alburgh Land Records. Reference is further
made to a Quit Claim Deed of Scott W. Garrow to
Renee E. Aube dated March 25, 2005, and recorded
in Volume 149, Pages 140-141 of the Alburgh Land
Records.
To which deed and to the deeds, records and
references therein contained, refer in further aid of
this description.
PARCEL 3: Being all and the same lands and
premises decreed to William R. Mooza and Judith W.
Williams by Decree of Distribution of the Estate of
William B. Mooza dated July 17, 1976 and recorded
in Book 42 at Page 329 of the land records of the
Town of Alburg. Also being all and the same lands
and premises conveyed to Judith A. Williams by
Warranty Deed of William R. Mooza dated January
23, 1978 and recorded in Book 43 at Page 525 of the
land records of the Town of Alburg.
Being Lot No. 1 as the same is set forth and described
on a certain plan of 9 lots, dated April 1, 1965, and
filed in Book 38 at Page 290A of the land records of
the Town of Alburg.
In aid of this description reference is made to a certain
Option dated October 20, 1971, and recorded in Book
40 at Page 365 of the land records of the Town of
Alburg. This conveyance may be subject to all of
the agreements, covenants, restrictions and option to
repurchase as provided in this Option.
To which deed and to the deeds, records and
references therein contained, refer in further aid of
this description.
And so much of such lands will be sold at public
auction at the Town Clerk’s Office in the Town of
Alburgh, a public place in such town, on the 12th of
December, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., as shall be requisite
to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless
previously paid. Information regarding the amount
of taxes due may be obtained through Scott R.
Bortzfield, Esq., Attorney for the Tax Collector, Terry
A. Tatro, at (802) 524-9982.
DATED at Alburgh, Vermont this 3rd day of
November, 2014.
/s/______Terry A. Tatro_____________
TERRY A. TATRO, TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE
TOWN AND VILLAGE OF ALBURGH
Notice of Self Storage Lien Sale
Island Mini Storage
Wally’s Point Road
South Hero, VT 05486
Notice is hereby given that the contents of the selfstorage units listed below will be sold at public
auction. The sale is being held to collect unpaid
storage unit occupancy fees, charges and expenses
of sale.
The entire contents of the self-storage units listed
below will be sold, with the proceeds to be distributed
to Island Mini Storage for all accrued occupancy
fees, late payment fees, sale expenses, and other
expenses in relation to the units and associated sale.
Contents of the units may be viewed on Saturday,
November 15, 2014 commencing at 10:00 a.m. at
Wally’s Point Road, South Hero, VT. The auction
will commence immediately after the viewing
period. The highest bidder must remove the entire
contents of the unit within 24 hours after notification
of successful bid. Purchase must be made in cash
or preapproved check and paid in advance of the
removal of the contents of the unit. A $50.00 cash
deposit shall be made and will be returned if the unit
is broom cleaned. Island Mini Storage reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all bids.
The content of the following tenant(s)’s self-storage
unit will be included in this sale:
South Hero Location 10:00 a.m.
Wally’s Point Road
Unit #82 and #106
Ms. Debbie Martell
P.O. Box 226
Grand Isle, VT 05458
TOWN OF NORTH HERO
NOTICE OF DELINQUENT
PROPERTY TAX SALE
The resident and nonresident landowners,
lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of
North Hero in the County of Grand Isle are hereby
notified that the taxes assessed by such town for the
2013–2014 and prior fiscal years remain, either in
whole or in part, unpaid on the following described
lands in such town, to wit:
Property No 1: Parcel of land identified by
the Town of North Hero by the address 402 Bridge
Road and by the parcel ID number 02-00-17, being
all and the same land and premises conveyed to
Douglas P. Arey and Jeanie E. Arey by warranty
deed of Patricia W. Arey, dated June 22, 2007, of
record in the Town of North Hero Land Records in
Book 80, Page 466, owned by Douglas P. Arey.
Property No. 2: Parcel of land identified by
the Town of North Hero by the address 180 Abnaki
Road and by the parcel ID number 11-02-06, being
all and the same land and premises conveyed to Eric
Ragis and Lisa J. Ragis, of record in the Town of
North Hero Land Records in Book 55, Page 563,
owned by Eric and Lisa Ragis.
Such lands and premises will be sold at
public auction at the North Hero Town Office, 6441
U.S. Route 2, North Hero, Vermont, December 3rd,
2014, at ten o’clock in the morning, as shall be
requisite to discharge such taxes with costs, unless
the same are previously paid.
Dated at North Hero, Vermont, this 24 day
of October, 2014.
/s/ Pete Johnson, North Hero Town Clerk - Treasurer
To the Editor:
I would like to thank the
person, or should I say
non-person, who stole the
furnace out of my dead
mother in-law’s house on
Reynolds Road in Grand
Isle.
It was probably the
same non-person that
stole her car last summer, seeing that he didn’t
go to jail for that. Thanks again for costing me
about 1,500 that I don’t have to replace it before
winter.
Larry Cameron, Alburgh
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter to ask the voters of
North Hero to approve the revision of the Town’s
Development Regulations at the special election
being held on Tuesday, November 18. On that
day, the polls will be open at the Town’s Offices in
the North Hero Elementary School building from
10 am to 7 pm. These revised Regulations have
been approved once before: Primary Election –
August 26, 2014, but under our laws, the losing
side can ask for a re-vote and that is what has
happened. If you cannot vote on November 18,
you will be able to vote by absentee ballot prior
to the 18th. For information about absentee
voting, please contact
the Town Clerk’s Office at
372-6926.
The
current
D e v e l o p m e n t
Regulations, sometimes
called the zoning by-laws,
replaced the version last
adopted in 2010. As a
member of the Planning
Commission, which is
the local agency that
has the responsibility
to make changes in
the Regulations, I have
seen how much hard
work
our
chairman,
Kate Kinney, and all the
other members of the
Planning
Commission
have put into preparing
the new Regulations.
The Committee worked
on these regulations
for 4½ years with
technical
assistance
and advice from the
Northwest
Regional
Planning
Commission
about compliance with
Vermont statutes. It is
important that community
members
understand
that the Commission’s
goal in making these
changes was to make the
Regulations easier for
property owners to use.
When a permit is needed
the Commission wanted
property owners to be
able to easily understand
the Regulations and
to be able to apply for
permits
without
the
assistance of an attorney
or other technical expert.
The expansion of the
Regulations was due in
large part to the maps,
charts, and glossary
that were added to help
property owners navigate
through the permitting
process.
If you have any
questions
about
the
Regulation
changes,
please
contact
any
member of the Planning
Commission through the
Town Clerk’s Office. We
will answer your questions
to the best of our ability.
Additionally, full copies of
the previously approved
Regulations are on the Town’s website. You are
encouraged to read them and see for yourself
what they say.
Ben Joseph, North Hero Planning Commission
To the Editor:
Myself, and most residents of South Hero,
don’t live directly on South Street, so this might
seem rather NIMBY, but a further look will reveal
the importance of widening South Street. South
Street may appear to be like many other dead
end roads in South Hero, but lets take a closer
look.
From Route 2, the first building, with a Route 2
address is Merchant’s Bank, a staple of business
in South Hero, and until recently, the only bank
in the Islands. Adjacent to the bank is a local
lawyer’s office and the South Hero Land Trust
Office. A few address’s down, we come to one of
two churches in South Hero, the Congregational
Church. A little bit further, the Masonic Temple,
still an active organization. Next door to the
temple building is the South Hero Cemetery,
with town founders to current family and friends
who have passed buried on the grounds. The
next cornerstone on South Street is our K to 8
elementary school: Folsom Educational and
Community Center, our school and town library.
Just past Folsom, we come to two of the busiest
addresses in the county, at least during pick-
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your-own season. To the south of Allen’s, is the
CIPCC, a vital organization for the families of the
islands. This is only in the first mile.
The road continues past a major corridor to
Route 2: Landon Road, past more orchards, a
farm, and who hasn’t been to White’s Beach,
or to Good Hope Farm, or as I still refer to it,
Contentment Farm. Beyond the junctions of
Whipple and West Shore, South Street finally
takes a bend, and gets more like the rest of the
roads in South Hero, a residential street.
South Street can be seen as a microcosm of
America. We have finance, religion, education,
agriculture and residence all occupying sharing
and utilizing this one street in our town.
Yet this street is too narrow to safely
accommodate all these functions. How many
times have you driven to anywhere on South
Street and encountered an oncoming car, truck,
bus, tractor, even a biker, student walking to
school, someone walking their dog, pushing a
stroller and wondered, “Gee I hope I don’t hit
them.”?
It’s the 21st century. We should be
encouraging our community, youth to seniors,
to be more active, to live healthier lives, to try to
curb the obesity epidemic by providing a safe
street for some of our towns most important
entities. Lucas Tremble, South
Hero
# 1 in Grand Isle County!!
ISLANDS REALTY
SHARI
233-6392
FRANZ
777-7646
EVAN
999-6277
CARLA
363-5758
LINDA
598-9322
CRAIG
372-4179
TIM
236-1402
www.lakechamplainrealestate.com
SOUTH HERO-Elegant 4 BR/5 BA colonial w/quality materials throughout. 4 bay
garage,. equipment building, horse barn
w/5 stalls, ponds, perennials, apple trees,
2 miles of riding trails, numerous meadows
& lots of wildlife. 86.78 acres with lake &
mountain views. $1,350,000.
ALBURGH- Large commercial building
with many updates located in the heart of
Alburgh. Large office space & conference
rooms downstairs with plenty of storage
space and 3 bedroom apartment upstairs. Upstairs apartment gets $850.00 per
month. Town water & sewer. $139,900.
ALBURGH- Adorable and “Like New” 3
BR home directly on Lake Champlain and
located at the end of a dead end road.. Nice cement seawall with built in stairs
leading to the water. Prime West Shore
lake frontage. Full foundation. Sunset
& mountain views. Town water & sewer. NOW $260,000.
SOUTH HERO- Artfully renovated 3 BR/3BA, Island Farmhouse on pretty 1 acre lot with
Lake Champlain views and lake
access a few hundred feet away.
Enclosed porch, deck, barn & shed.
2nd floor studio apartment. $298,000.
GRAND ISLE- Great 3 BR/2 BA
home on 1.25 acres with 1/5th ownership to 130’ of lake frontage. 3 car
attached garage. Nice mixture of
trees for privacy. Heated swimming
pool. Lake views from your deck. $369,000.
SOUTH HERO- This 1.5 BA cottage is
move in ready w/many of the furnishings included. Relax on your deck, take a swim in
the resort’s pool, visit the clubhouse, enjoy
the resorts 160 acres, use the marina on
Lake Champlain w/slips & moorings or play
golf. All this for only $98,900.
FRANKLIN- Picture perfect, 4 BR/3 BA
colonial overlooking Franklin Village! This
home features a large updated kitchen,
formal dining room & 1st floor master OR
family room. Bring your summer bar-bque to the new deck, sit back & enjoy the
country views. 4.60 acre manicured lawn. $229,000.
NORTH HERO- Super cute and
well maintained home on 1.70
acres. Beautiful views of Lake
Champlain & the Green Mountains. 2 Car detached garage. $195,000.
ISLE LA MOTTE- Well maintained 2
bedroom lake cottage on 1 acre lot
with 112’ of Lake Champlain frontage
on the West Shore. 1 car garage. Gorgeous lake sunsets & Adirondack Mountain views. A must see at $249,900.
SOUTH HERO- This 1.5 BA cottage is
move in ready w/many of the furnishings
included. Relax on your deck, take a swim
in the resort’s pool, visit the clubhouse, enjoy the resorts 160 acres, use the marina
on Lake Champlain w/slips & moorings or
play golf. All this for only $89,900.
ALBURGH- This 3 BR cottage has
many updates and comes with 60’ of
clean, direct, West Shore lakefront,
dock, boat ramp and protective seawall. Town water & sewer. Lake sunsets & Adirondack Mountain views.
$269,000.
ST. ALBANS- Put your own modern
touch on this charming 2 BR bungalow or
keep the charm of yesterday. The metal
roof is 10 years old, most windows have
been replaced, town water & sewer. Clean,
affordable & perfect for home or rental.
$128,000.
NORTH HERO- Seasonal, log home retreat with guest quarters, protected bay and
500’ of direct lakefront!! Take your morning
coffee on the screened porch to watch the
fabulous sunrises highlighting the Inland Sea
and the Green Mountains. It’s wooded lot is
set off the road enough to offer quiet and privacy. If you love to play on Lake Champlain
there couldn’t be a better location! $745,000.
SOUTH HERO- The views from this 3BR/4
BA cape are truly stunning & the builder has
taken advantage by creating an open kitchen
& living area that is flooded w/light & handcrafted w/the finest materials. 225 ft of private
lakeshore w/lakeside patio. Crystal clear water & is easily accessible. Peace & quiet w/the
dead end road. $794,900.
NORTH HERO- Beautifully renovated
3 BR/ 1.5 BA, year round Cottage Inspired
Cape w/100’ of deep, clean & protected lake
frontage and shale beach. 0.45 acre with
gorgeous views. Gleaming Oak & Douglas
fir floors. Hearth & propane FP insert. 1 car
garage. Easy commute to Burlington. MOTIVATED SELLER! $259,900.
ALBURGH- 2 BR home with so much
character & charm it is truly a must see! Directly on Lake Champlain and located at
the very end of a dead end road.. Nice cement seawall w/built in stairs leading to the
water. Prime West Shore lake frontage. Sunset & Adirondack Mountain views. Town water & sewer. NOW $289,000.
SOUTH HERO- Exquisitely maintained, year round, lake home on 0.62
acre on quiet dead end road. 100’ of
Lake Champlain frontage with serene
lake views and gradual beach. Large
lakeside deck. About 20 minutes to
Burlington. $349,000.
SWANTON- Directly on Lake
Champlain you’ll find this cute
as a button 3 BR cottage with
enclosed porch and shared boat
ramp. Seawall. NOW $170,000.
4 South Main Street, Alburgh, VT 05440
2 Ferry Road, South Hero, VT 05486
Office: 802-862-0124
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