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S.230

During the 2016 Legislative session, a priority for many members of the Vermont House of Representatives and Senate was to pass an energy bill giving Vermont towns more say in the siting of renewable energy projects. The Senate and House both passed S.230 –An Act Related to Improving the Siting of Energy Projects, and as originally presented by the Senate and House Energy Committees, passed the Senate on a roll call vote of 233 and passed on a unanimous vote in the House of Representatives. Due to amendments made to the bill when it was acted on in the House, a Committee of Conference comprised of members from both the House and Senate was appointed to reconcile the differences. The final version of the bill included critical language allowing communities with approved town plans be given “substantial deference” before the Public Service Board in the permitting process of renewable energy projects – including scope and location, and would provide funding to Regional Planning Commissions to support the development of these plans. Also included were steps for the Public Service Board (PSB) to develop rules regarding sound from wind generation. This provision was of particular interest to many Vermonters. Additional provisions in the bill included: • Creating a one-year pilot within the Standard Offer program to site renewable energy projects in locations such as rooftops, brownfields, closed landfills, gravel pits, and town designated areas; • Developing rules to address the ongoing maintenance of plantings used to screen energy facilities; • Planning for the decommissioning of energy facilities; • Enhancing notice provisions to neighboring towns and regions when applications for new energy- generation facilities are initiated; • Requiring radar-controlled lights on new wind generation facility with four or more turbines to minimize visual impact at night; • Simplifying the permitting process for

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group net metered systems that are majority-owned by customers; • Creating a working group to develop increased citizen participation in energy permitting proceedings. In June, the Governor vetoed S.230, identifying four areas of concern. The first concern was associated with the use of the Emergency Rule-making Process. This process was intended to provide expedited development of rules related to sound standards, until the PSB could develop and adopt final rules. The Governor had been advised that this process would deem there was an imminent threat to public health or safety, and it was not the intent of this bill to make such a statement. To correct this section of the bill, the rule-making process would be disconnected from the emergency standard. Secondly, the legislation states that during the temporary rule-making process, the PSB was limited to approving projects with sound levels no greater than the lowest maximum decibel level in a currently issued Certificate of Public Good (CPG). Conference Committee members were not aware of an approved project in Vergennes with a sound level 10 decibels below ambient sound. To address this issue, a correction was needed to create two classes of sound levels for wind. The third concern was associated with the requirement that any CPG for a renewable generation facility must be recorded as part of the deed and land record within 45 days of the issuance of the CPG. This provision, possibly creating burden and expense for residential homeowners, was added during the Committee of Conference process and was not in any of the original bills that the House voted on. Finally, the $300,000 in planning funding critical to assisting with the development of regional and town plans, required to grant them "substantial deference" before the PSB in its consideration of a project application, was inadvertently omitted in the drafting of the final bill. This funding was essential in order for many Regional Planning Commissions to complete regional plans, as well as having the ability to provide assistance to com-

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Contact above for more information munities developing town plans. On June 9, the Legislature went back into session for one day to consider the Governor’s veto. Members could sustain the Governor’s veto, override the Governor’s veto or introduce a new bill for consideration. The Senate introduced and passed S.260, a new bill that added only clarifying language to what was in S.230, and was subsequently passed by the House with no change. This language addressed the four areas of concerns identified by the Governor. First, a statement was added to make it clear that the use of emergency rule-making was solely for the purpose of using an existing procedure to adopt temporary rules in a short time frame, and that the imminent peril to public health, safety or welfare did not apply. Second, additional language to specifically create two categories of wind generation facilities, 500 kilowatts or less and greater than 500 kilowatts, was added. Third, language was added to specify that only a facility

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with a capacity greater than 15 kilowatts would be subject to the deed and land recording requirement, and finally, $300,000 in funding to support the development of town and regional plans was included. The Senate was still required to vote on the veto of S.230. This vote, which was taken after the passage of S. 260 by the Senate and House, was to sustain the Governor’s veto, because the bill had been replaced by earlier action. The Governor signed S.260 into law on June 13. To read the bill in full visit: http:// legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/ S.260. To follow any actions of the legislature or to check the status of a bill visit www.leg.state.vt.us or contact me for information. I can be reached at: kittytoll@live.com ktoll@leg.state.vt.us

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ALUMINUM CANS, FOIL AND

FOOD TRAYS: Labels OK. Flattening not required, please rinse. Snack bags and candy wrappers are not aluminum foil ! GLASS (ALL COLORS): Clear, green, blue, and amber bottles and jars .Please rinse. Dishes, window, mirror, ceramic, Pyrex and drinking glasses are acceptable, please rinse. No crystal , lids, metal or wood. NO light bulbs. #1 through #4 PLASTICS: Look for the recycling number stamped on the bottom of the container. Includes all labeled rigid plastic containers, 2 Gallon capacity or less . Labels are OK, please crush larger containers. Tubs and automotive product containers are acceptable as long as they are completely drained of fluid. Please rinse! No vinyl siding, Styrofoam, syringes or medical devices – These items should go in with your regular household or bulky trash. PLASTIC BAGS: Any plastic bag that is labeled #2 or #4, or has been identified as such. Call for the current list of acceptable bags. Other and pansion planned more Ben The ing have with Center items

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By Jackie Folsom

The Educational Scholarships from the CCIF (formerly UDAG) were announced prior to the June graduation. Eleven students completed applications, which requires a 500 word essay describing personal goals, extra-curricular activities and the importance of the funds. The following students each received an $880.00 check (either to their school or to them) for their future endeavors: ♦ Olivia Bellavance, attending UVM to study Biological Science; ♦ Zachary Coolbeth, attending CCV to study Sports Medicine; ♦ Kassandra Morse, attending Smith College (2 nd year) to study Computer Science; ♦ Mazie O’Connor, attending summer courses at UVM to study Astronomy; The sends young the best

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items include household batteries aerosol cans. Please note that an exof the Recycling Center is for summer, after which time items will be collected.

Recycle Center in Cabot is expandto take many items that people requested over the years. Along the items previously taken, the will now accept the following starting July 2, 2016: Aerosol Cans Agricultural Bale Wrap Alkaline Batteries, automotive Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries Cellular Phone Fluourescent Bulbs, CFL’s Hard and Soft Covered Books Lead Fishing Sinkers Mercury Containing Devices (Thermostats, Thermometers, etc.) Oil, oil filters Printer Cartridges Propane tanks Scrap Metals Car tires will be accepted for a fee.

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Eleven Students

Carter Maxfield, attending UVM to study Mechanical Engineering; Galadriel Morse, attending UMaine at Farmington to study Early Childhood Education;, Madeline Morse, TBD to study Early Childhood Education; Will Nally, attending CCV to study Liberal Arts and eventually Law Enforcement; Gage Sironi, attending UVM (2 nd year) to study Middle Level Education; Emma Stecker, attending UVM (2 nd year) to study Nursing; Megan Walker, attending Mt. Holyoke College to study Anthopology and Engineering. CCIF Scholarship Committee our congratulations to all these Cabot residents and wishes them in the future!

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Bike and Pedestrian Trails: As work

continues to improve pedestrian and bike access through the village and to various community facilities, we are looking to funding from a VTRANS Bicycle and pedestrian grant to improve and install walkways and trails. Connecting the existing trails which enter the village to the lower recreation field will be phase one.

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Town Plan :

Our community Town Plan is up for renewal. The process is currently under way by the Planning Commission, community input is encouraged for this process. Projects and goals that we believe are important or improvements that we want to see in our community should be noted and in-

Front porch forum has been a great resource to communicate on the proposed all terrain ordinance in Cabot. Sign up, see what your saying, and voice your thoughts.

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Notes

dicated within this document. This is used for grant applications to indicate community support, provide opportunities to revitalize our village center and make important community infrastructure improvements. Everything from water system upgrades to bridge replacements to connections in our trail system to the new rail trail network which will pass through our community. This document is also used for permitting of large scale development, commercial and industrial facilities within our community, and is used by the Public Service Board when renewing projects that require certificates of public good. Ideas and goals can be sent to either the planning commission at the Town office or emailed to me at zacabot@fair point.net.

Cabot residents for neighbors vehicle neighbors are can also sign up for

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Linda Russell

Linda Russell passed away in her home with her husband John Russell by her side in East Montpelier on Sunday June 19. Linda was born on November 5, 1949, in Rapid City, SD, to Lloyd and Iris Simmons. She was pre-deceased by her parents. Survivors include her four siblings, Mary Lou Roberts , Leroy Simmons, Robert Simmons, and Sharon Scheeler, husband John Russell, her three children Chris Russell, James Russell, and Michelle Delaney, and her grandchildren: Katherine Carter, Carsen Russell, Jacob Russell, Hunter Russell, Lilly Russell, Sam Russell, Flint Russell, and Mia Preston. Linda grew up primarily in Denver, CO, where she met and married her first husband, Steve Cotton. Steve and Linda had three children. Linda re-married John Russell of Stowe, VT. John and Linda spent most of their married life in Vermont. Linda was an active member in her church community at Faith Community Church in Barre and at Enough Ministries in Barre. She lived her life to serve the Lord and was a true follower of Jesus. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, camping, walking and swimming in God's green earth and spending time with her friends and family. While her children were growing up, Linda dedicated her time to raising her children and volunteering in her church community. After that, she continued her volunteerism, supporting her children and grandchildren, and was an office manager for Dr. Nist, and then Dr. Laurie Forest in Montpelier. Linda touched many lives during her time on earth. She spent many hours in the study of the Word and was very close in her walk with Jesus. Linda's ability to love and support everyone, regardless of how they treated her, was her most amazing attribute. She had the ability to live each day in the moment and leave her troubles at the foot of the cross. She was a constant joy to be around, and always put others before herself. She lived day to day with the faith that God would take care of her needs. A celebration of life was held Faith Community Church in Barre on June 25. Condolences and tributes can be submitted at www.awrfh.com. Charitable contributions can be made at http://enoughministries.org/.

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Dear Editor:

The decision by the Cabot Select Board to change the UDAG Fund to the Cabot Community Fund was done without voter approval. This new and friendlier title of a Community Fund does, however, award grants without voter approval. The 2 million dollar UDAG (Urban Development Action Grant) was secured by the town from HUD (Housing and Urban Development) in 1987 for the sole purpose of loaning it to the Cabot Creamery under the false promise of building a waste water treatment facility. The 2 million was paid back to the town in the early 90's and a UDAG Committee was formed for the purpose of making low interest loans to low and moderate income residents of Cabot. In 2010, the UDAG Committee changed the terms and uses of the original grant to allow for whatever projects it chose, and this change was approved by the voters. The UDAG fund was now separated into three parts: Loans, Grants and Scholarships.

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then, have been used toward municipal projects, school projects and multiple organizations. Uses for which the original grant prohibited because these institutions and groups had alternative sources of revenue. The UDAG Fund, a fund belonging to all citizens of Cabot, was invested in the Union Bank to ostensibly sustain an extra town fund through the dividends of that investment. But why should Cabot taxpayers be obliged to replenish that fund through dubious financial schemes that remain hidden from the public and may only appear to augment the fund? The voters in Cabot are systematically being excluded from all town decisions hiding expenses and projects within budget votes, changing voter approved articles into articles not approved by the voters, public officials being appointed by a select board that gives people multiple and conflicting positions and purchasing expensive equipment. Social exclusion, masquerading as communalism, is the first step toward an insidious and unchecked imbalance of power.

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By Roland (Slim)

The trees for this year are all planted and look okay. Planted four oak trees along Whittier Hill Road and five red maples on the backside of the parking lot at the Willey Building. Also relocated two maples that were in the parking lot to the back of the parking lot and relocated two maples from the parking lot at the front into the grass strip between the parking lot and sidewalk. One oak tree I didn’t have room for at the Willey Building went to the new town garage. I still have to put mulch on all of them. Roland, Jr., and I planted five red oaks on our property. We will see how they fare. I went around and marked my bush honeysuckle while it is in blossom and easy to see, and flagged Mike and Tom came to Vermont on a it with surveyors tape, so I can cut and fishing trip. They went to a place that treat it the end of August or September. rented boats and rented one. They went The Giant Hogweed on Elm Street on the lake and found a spot that had a has come back strong this year. I will lot of fish, and caught 20-odd big fish. have it sprayed again. I hope no one cuts So, as they left the spot, Tom told Mike any of it, because the more green, the to mark the spot so they could come better for the treatment to kill the plant. back tomorrow and fish there again. The seeds are viable for about ten years, The next morning, Tom asked Mike if and we are about five or six years into it. he marked the spot like he asked. Mike Hopefully, in three or four years, we will said, “Yes, I took a felt tip pen and see the end of it. marked a big X on the boat floor.” Tom Get out and enjoy the fields, streams said, “You fool, what if we don’t get the and woods, and beware of ticks. same boat today?!!”

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By Karen Mueller-Harder

This summer, Cabot Community Theater and the Cabot Recreation Committee are joining forces to offer a Theater Camp the mornings of July 11-15, for kids in grades 2-10. Under the leadership of Karen and Cameron MuellerHarder and Megan Walker, the kids will engage in theater games and activities, and will rehearse two one-act comedies: The Royal Joust and For the Love of Sunny . An afternoon session in Art and Set Design that same week will be creating the sets and props for the play, and kids can sign up for both programs, or just one. The fee for each camp is $60, with discounts for siblings or attending multiple programs. Registration forms were handed out at school, or you can email cabotrec-

get one. The plays will be performed on Friday, July 15, 5-6:00 p.m. in CSPAC-admission is free, and it should be an

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entertaining time, so please join us for the performance! We are also partnering with the Cabot Library to present “A Night of Improv and Drama” on Thursday, July 7 at 7:00 p.m. Clues, items and hints will help your group formulate short skits to be presented on stage of the worldrenowned Willey Building Theater! Whether you’re an experienced performer, or just want to get a taste of performing, younger or older, everyone is welcome to participate, or just to watch! Meanwhile, Cabot Community Theater is starting to plan for next year’s spring production, which will, hopefully, be another musical! We are currently looking for a director and music director, who would help to decide what show we’ll do. If you’ve always wanted to direct a certain show, or would be open to various possibilities, please send an email to karen@praxisworks.org

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~ Danville ~ Peacham ~ Cabot ~

“ As a business owner I know firsthand that I would like this state to be more business friendly, we need new and expanding businesses to create jobs and help our economy. I will also be a strong advocate for our local schools, they are a central part of our communities, we need to keep them that way and at the same time make them affordable to the taxpayers. I will work with other like-minded legislators to prioritize the economy and will be a consistent and reliable voice for small business and working families ,”

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Vermont Labels GMOs: Come Cele-

brate!! 12 noon-2:00 p.m. Vermont's GMO labeling law (Act 120) goes into effect July 1. Come celebrate this major milestone in food system transparency on the Statehouse Lawn. Family friendly activities will include speakers, live music, photo booth, games. Join us at the Montpelier Hunger Mountain Coop for non-GMO ice cream celebration from 2:00-4:00 p.m.,

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Do Good Fest presented by The

Point 3:00 -9:00 p.m. Admission is free, but there is a parking fee of $20.00 per vehicle. All proceeds benefit Branches of Hope. Four bands play from the main stage at the base of the lawn at National Life group in Montpelier. Food trucks, beer tent, children's play area.

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Tuesday, 7/19

It is a Good Day to Read! 10:30 a.m. Read about great summer days and celebrate with ice cream at Cabot School Playground. 13,000 Mile Bike trip with Lisa Ann Sammet; 7:00 p.m. She cycled through United States of America, Mexico and Canada, and will present slide show and tell you how she managed this incredible feat. Cabot Public Library.

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Main Street Cabot

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Invitation To Enter a Float!

Bring your kids, your llamas, your old car or tractor Advertise your business, Demonstrate your skill No need to register in advance. Just show up at Cabot Fire Department on Main Street for assembly by 10:00 a.m. Prizes for: (cid:1) Most Patriotic (cid:1) Most Humorous (cid:1) Most Original (cid:1) Most Colorful

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By Peter Dannenberg

with Research by Jane Brown As the Fourth of July parade passes under fluttering American flags along Main Street, consider the deep ties of Cabot’s founding fathers to the War for Independence. The Revolutionary War ran from April 19, 1775, to September 3, 1783. However, hostilities in North America practically ceased after the British defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781. The first Europeans to settle Cabot arrived in early 1783. At that time, Vermont was not part of the new United States of America. The Republic of Vermont was an independent nation from 17 to 1791. In 1791, after settling the claims of New York and New Hampshire over Vermont lands, Vermont became the fourteenth state. Many Vermont pioneers served in American forces during the war. These links to Cabot are primarily based on the work of Jane Brown, as recorded on the Cabot Historical Society Web site (http:// cabothistory.com/): Cabot's first cemetery at the Center of Town is the resting place of nine Revolutionary War veterans. (Others Cabot cemeteries hold Revolutionary War veterans, too. Some veterans lived in Cabot, but died elsewhere.) Some of these men came with Colonel Jacob Bayley to build a military road from Newbury, Vermont, to St. Johns (St. Jean) in Quebec. The road was not completed, but it opened the territory for future settlement. Early Cabot settlers built along the road. Among Cabot residents who served in the revolution were: • Ainsworth, Moses • Andrews, Benjamin, Mass. Military • Beardsley, Gershon Dr. (One of the owners of the Yellow House tavern) • Bill, Eliphalet • Blanchard, David, N.H. Military • Chapman, Edmund • Durgin, Trueworthy, N.H. Military • Edson, Nathan, Ct. Military • Gage, Stephen • Gould, David (Battle of Bunker Hill) • Heath, Jonathan, Lieutenant, N.H. Military • Heath, Nathaniel, Mass. Military • Heath, Starling, N.H. Military • Hitchcock, Lyman, Major, N. Y. Military • Hoyt, Joseph Evans, N.H. Military • Lyford, Fifield, Captain, N.H. Military (In 1776, Fifield was the thirteen-year-old son of Lieutenant Thomas Lyford. He served as his father’s servant at Ticonderoga. After a year, Fifield and his father transferred to dominantly Massachusetts, York, Bayley town ing bury, Walter

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West Point. There Fifield was a private in General Benedict Arnold’s lifeguard, about 100 men who were aides to the general until Arnold’s defection. Fifield later served in the War of 1812; it was then he became an officer.) • Lyford, Thomas, Lieutenant, N. H. Military • McDaniels, Jeremiah, Ensign, Vt. Military • Merrill, Amos, Mass. Military • Osgood, Thomas, N.H. Military • Osgood, William (Sr.), N.H. Military • Randall, Jonathan • Warner, Thomas, Ct. Military • Webster, Nathaniel, N.H. Military • Whittier, John, Lieutenant

The men who settled here were premilitary. Many came from New Hampshire, New or southern Vermont on the Hazen Military Road. When the was organized in 1788, the followmilitary men were sworn in by NewVermont, Justice of the Peace, Brock: • Moderator: Captain Jesse Levenworth • Selectmen: Lieutenant Jonathan Heath, Lieutenant Thomas Lyford, and Lieutenant David Blanchard • Town Treasurer: Major Lyman Hitchcock • Constable: McDaniels Ensign Jeremiah

• Surveyor of Highways: Private Edmund Chapman • Collector of Taxes: Ensign Jeremiah McDaniels These men no longer pass in review, without their service, there might be parade for us to watch.

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By Peter Dannenberg

If you walk upstairs in the Cabot Historical Society museum, at 3216 Main Street, you may notice our oldest artifact on the floor. It is an iron mess kettle found at a campsite of General Moses Hazen on Cabot Plain. It dates back to the Revolutionary War. Colonel Jacob Bayley and 60 men completed the first section of a military supply road from Newbury, Vermont, as far as Cabot Plain, six miles past Peacham, in June 1776. Moses Hazen, then a colonel in the Continental Army, resumed work in April 1779 with about 110 men. Road building ended later in 1779, when the road reached Hazen’s Notch in Westbury, Vermont, near the Quebec border. When construction ended, a small party of Hazen’s men returned to Fortification Hill on Cabot Plain. Colonel Hazen expected a British attack, so they built a blockhouse. Led by a sergeant, they lived in the blockhouse to warn of British, Tories and Indians who might use the new road to attack American settlements. No attack came. The party walked back to Peacham in spring 1780. The mess kettle was likely left behind then. John Damon found the kettle years later. He was a cattle dealer and land trader from Massachusetts. John Damon joined John Dana to run a small store on Cabot Plains in 1802. The two owned over a thousand acres on the plains and often wintered one hundred head of cattle in barns connected with the Yellow House tavern and inn. Smugglers stopped at the inn when illegally selling cattle to the British army in Canada during the War of 1812. Damon gave the kettle as a wedding gift to Ames Walbridge, who worked for him. In 1841, Ames Walbridge’s brother, Lyman, came to Cabot. Ames gave Lyman the kettle to boil sap. Damon later moved to Cabot Village. He was a justice of the peace when Cabot was in Caledonia County. Damon also served on a committee that advised the

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Museum on July 4?

state legislature against moving the state capital from Montpelier to another town in 1813. John Damon, Esq., lies in Durant Cemetery.

No major military invasions used the Bayley-Hazen Road after its completion, although a few small raids from Canada followed its path. Before road building started, some Americans on snowshoes used the Indian trail that paralleled the route to enter Canada. A passing mention in a letter of George Washington hints that the real purpose of continuing the road in 1779 was to mislead the British into thinking the Americans were planning another invasion of Quebec. Some think Colonel Bayley’s interest in land speculation was part of the reason he urged General Washington to build the shorter route. After the Revolutionary War, the road was vital to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Early Vermont settlers northwest of Peacham followed the Bayley-Hazen Road and hewed out homesteads along its forest path. T h i s piece is indebted to research by J a n e B r o w n . More on the Ba y l e y Hazen Military Road is at The Cabot Historical Socisite: https://sites.goo gle.com/site/histso corg1/the-bayley-hazen-road

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Transportation contributed by Cabot School,

Box Lunch and admission tickets courtesy of Cabot Community Fund 5:00 p.m.

5:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Pick up your free box lunch and buy your own drink At Cabot Village Store Board Cabot School Bus Bus leaves for Montpelier Recreation Field Cabot and NEK Night—Mountaineers take on Mystic Schooners of Connecticut All CCA-funded attendees must enter ballpark as a group End of Game Take bus back to Cabot There’s no expense to you for transportation, meal or game, but you must sign up and provide your own drink.

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SCHOL

School is almost done and summer is just about here. Don’t go hungry This summer, your own Cabot School is offering free breakfast and lunch for anyone under 18 years of age. Starting June 18, and continuing through July 29, breakfast will be from 8:00 to 9.30 a.m. and lunch will be from11:00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Looking forward to seeing all of you, so come in and get a good nutritional meal. Don’t go hungry, come and eat. For information,

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Historic Lower Cabot Schoolhouse Bell

The bell, which had been stolen from the Lower Cabot schoolhouse shortly after the building was constructed in 1880, had been recovered from the bottom of a nearby millpond during a drought year. Mark and Jackie Bromley bought the schoolhouse in 1996 and obtained the bell ten years later. Mark was in the process of rebuilding the bell tower with the intention of restoring the bell; but in 2015, the Bromleys sold the schoolhouse to the Robinsons – passing the mantle of the bell. The

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Dana and Susan Robinson and a crew of volunteers will restore the original bell to the bell tower of the historic schoolhouse in Lower Cabot. The public is invited. 1643 Rt. 215 South, Lower Cabot, Vermont See the bell on our float in Cabot Fourth of July Parade. Then come to the bell raising on Saturday, July 9 who may have attended the school, or who have stories to tell. To accompany the celebration, there will be live old-time music. Cabot’s very own farm-to-table Back Road BBQ food truck will be on site, and wagon rides will be offered by Paul Ruta and his Percheron horses, Jesse and Babe. The schoolhouse, built in 1880, served Lower Cabot for 68 years until it was closed by the Cabot School Directors in 1948. Charles and Barbara Carpenter bought the building in 1960 to store antiques. The Carpenters sold the schoolhouse to Bill Scoville, who had a gunsmith shop. In 1996, Mark and Jackie Bromley purchased and restored the property, turned the schoolhouse into a home, and raised their children there. In February of 2015, Dana and Susan Robinson bought the schoolhouse and are continuing the care and stewardship of the historic building. They have initiated a house concert music series and will be hosting other events – including the bell raising – with the intention of opening the school doors once again to the local community.

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OUNTRY

Greetings. Freshly mowed grass fills the air. The buzz of bees pollinating the apple blossoms reminds me that the humming birds will soon be here. The bee balm is coming up along with all the lilies. Summer is officially here! I find it amazing that so much tragedy can happen in a life and yet life still does go on around us, in all its richness and beauty. We are hoping to get another Labrador puppy this fall. We are on a waiting list. We went to see some of the puppies already spoken for, and I can tell you how easy it is to make room in your heart for another friend. Served with salads, rolls, dessert and drinks Potatoes are popping up through the

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is good. With all the ups and downs and the loop-de-loops, we somehow find a way to make it through. I enjoy life, or do my best to. I am taking an herbalist course by Rosemary Gladstar. I am sure some of you have heard of her. The course is pretty extensive, and I really feel like I am learning something. I am enjoying myself and feeling energized. I have been out and about the gardens, watering, weeding and moving rocks. I like to make rock pathways and walls, and, as I wasn’t able to do

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40th Army Band

The Vermont National Guard and the Office of the Adjutant General are proud to present “Vermont’s Own” 40th Army Band summer tour. The Concert Band program will feature traditional patriotic American tunes, as well as contemporary musical favorites. Come see the 40th Army Band perform: Monday, July 4th at 8:00 PM on the Village Green at Smugglers’ Notch Resort in Jeffersonville, Vt. In what has become a Vermont musical tradition, “Vermont’s Own” 40th Army Band will perform a concert sponsored by Smugglers’ Notch Resort as part of the Jeffersonville community’s 4th of July celebration. The finale will feature Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture ,” followed by a fireworks display. Tuesday, July 5th at 7:00 PM at the Enosburg Opera House located at 123 Depot St, Enosburg Falls, Vt.

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OMMENTARY

such things last year due to illness, it is really great to be fine and able. I have been transplanting and seeding and trying to do more with herbs that grow here in the great Northeast Kingdom. One would think we are limited, but really, we aren’t, and some herbs are readily available at our grocery stores. It may not be for everyone, but I would recommend it to someone who is interested, just Google Sage Mountain and Rosemary Gladstar. I am going to be rearranging the living room; sometimes it is nice to just have a change, whatever it is. Sometimes it is coloring my hair, but other times it is a much bigger project to keep me challenged and busy. Being busy as much as possible keeps the mind limber, as well as our bodies, and I think, honestly, it helps us to live longer if we have purpose and goals well beyond our retirement years. Besides, who could be too old for fun? I am going to have as much fun as I can until I can’t. I hope you are planning something great, whatever it is, whether it is a root cellar or just reading a good book. Be busy and stop to smell the fresh grass and the lilacs. I have heard that crickets bring good luck, we have quite a few, I hope it can be spread around.

In peace and love, Laura Lee Smith

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ALL concerts are free and open to

the public. Members of the 40th Army Band serve one weekend a month and two weeks of Annual Training each year in the Vermont Army National Guard. As civilians the rest of the year, they are engaged in such diverse occupations as education, law, security, technology, medicine, and sales. Further information about the 40th Army Band may be obtained by calling the unit's office in Colchester, weekdays,

Band on Facebook.

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By Ellen Cairns

This month, we sat down with Stephany Searles to learn more about her and her husband Bobby, who live in Cabot and own the Cabot Store and Harry's Hardware. You can often find one or the other of them behind the counter at the hardware store. Cabot Chronicle: What's something people might not know about you? Stephany Searles: We have four kidsthree boys and one girl- ages 6-14, and a small hobby farm with three miniature donkeys and chickens. We mainly grow flowers and herbs in our garden, since we can get good locally-grown vegetables at the Cabot Store. CC: How did you and Bobby meet? SS: We worked together at Evergreen Eddy's restaurant in Williston. Bobby was a waiter and I was a hostess. CC: What brought you to Cabot and how long have you been here? SS: Well, I grew up in Essex and Bobby in Barre, but Bobby's dad had grown up in Cabot. We moved here when we decided to buy the store 11 years ago. CC: Had you ever owned a store before? SS: No, Bobby was working as a warehouse manager at a tire company in New Hampshire. He was working too many hours and I was home raising Abby. We threw caution to the wind and went for it. CC: What do you do in your free time? SS: Bobby is an avid hunter and likes to spend time in our apple orchard. I am a photographer. And I love to garden and knit. (If you’ve seen the knitted goods for sale in the Cabot Store, you’ve seen some of Stephany’s handiwork) We are all downhill skiers. CC: Do you like to cook? SS: Not really- it's hard to please everyone with four kids, so I mainly stick to the things I know everyone will eat. Bobby came from a family of 12, so he'll pretty much eat whatever's on the table. CC: What's your dream vacation? SS: I'd like to go out West- maybe rent a camper and see Colorado, Montana- that part of the country. CC: What are the best-selling items in each store? SS: At the hardware store, we sell a lot of gas, which people don't really know is not a money-maker. It does help keep people in town, though, which is the main reason

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Wished the General

The Cabot Chronicle asked Middlesex Station Commander Matt Nally (Cabot resident) what troopers wished citizens knew. He polled his barracks, and this is the information he received. We hope to have regular input on public safety matters. • -Invest in quality home surveillance. • -Lock your homes and cars and don’t leave firearms in vehicles unsecured. • -If you go on vacation, have the post office hold your mail.

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About Local Businesses

why we bought the Hardware Store. We also sell a fair amount of feed, and pellets for stoves in the winter. At the Cabot Store, I would say beer, dairy products, and a lot of deli items, like sandwiches and lunch meats. CC: How's the Cabot Cash going? SS: It started out ok, but has slowed down. I think there was some confusion about it at first. CC: I think it sounds like a good ideasort of like a CSA, which a lot of people like as a way to show their support. What's your favorite part of working here? SS: I like seeing the people who come in. I also enjoy stocking the shelves- my first job was at Brooks Pharmacy, and I always liked doing that, making it look nice. CC: What's your least favorite thing about it? SS: Just that the responsibility never ends. There is always something to change, fix or make better. CC: What do you think you would be doing if you didn't own the stores? SS: I was a hairdresser at a nursing home in Burlington, and I really loved that. I would also like to open a yarn shop. There aren’t many local places to buy good yarn. Bobby graduated from college with a degree in Political Science and Environmental Science. He had thoughts of getting into politics. CC: Anything else you'd like to share with our readers? SS: Just to thank them for shopping here and supporting us. We'll be talking with local business people in and around Cabot in this monthly feature. Have a business you'd like to see featured or learn more about? We'd love to hear from you! Write or call

ecairns09@yahoo.com, or by phone at 802-

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Public Understood

• -Don’t text and drive. • -Use motion sensor lights and timers at your homes. • -Have a neighbor check your residence when on vacation. • -Move over if able to while passing stopped emergency vehicles. plenty of room. Give

• -When an emergency vehicle approaches from behind with lights and sirens activated, move safely to the right and stop! Do not roll or just slow down.

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By April Frost

www.AnimalVisions.org Every year, a lot of our animal companions fall victims to our 4th of July celebrations. Many animals run away out of fear of the noise and sight of fireworks associated with the celebration of this holiday. Please, do not ever take your dog with you to fireworks displays. The sight and sounds can cause great fear in animals, especially dogs, horses, goats, sheep and even cats Please keep your pets inside. Close your windows and close the shades or curtains to minimize the sounds and flashes of lights from fireworks. Play some calming music. If you plan on having fireworks at your property, please be sure to tell all your neighbors when they will be held and where. I know people who were not told that their neighbors were doing private fireworks displays in a field that

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By Melissa Laurita Kohl

St. Johnswort is plentiful in meadows and the edges of fields, flowering at the end of June and early July. It helps to heal nerves and can be used to speed up healing when there has been nerve damage. For example, in the case of burns. But that works internally, too. For those of us who are frayed and frazzled, it will help heal our nervous system. Due to media hype in this country, St. Johnswort, Hypericum perforatum, is an herb that, at one point, was synonymous with depression. Hippocrates used it for nerve damage, and since the 1500s, it has been used for psychiatric disorders, including depression. As an antidepressant, St. Johnswort does not work for everyone, but when it does work, its effect can be quite dramatic. Chemistry is the language of life. Herbs have complex chemistries, and so do we. Each of us is unique, so we will not all react exactly the same way to herbs, foods, or even pharmaceuticals. St. Johnswort is a very safe and gentle herb, but it has negative side effects with many pharmaceuticals (think of it as the herbal grapefruit). If you are taking antidepressants, it is crucial to work with an experienced practitioner if you are interested in using St. Johnswort.

• -Investigating cases takes time and usually cannot be solved in a matter of hours like on TV. • -Don’t drive with your pets on your laps. • -Do not swim in fast moving waters. • -Be prepared when going on a hike, tell others your plan, have a first aid kit, dress appropriately. • -Slow down through populated areas and be aware for children. • -Don’t give your information to anyone over the phone. There are many phone scams out there right now.

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Companions

was beside where their horses were out to pasture. In a panic, the horses broke through the fencing and took off in the dark. Several people and hours later, they finally caught the frightened horses and got them back to their barn. Another danger, in addition to sounds and flashes, is the traditional 4th of July barbecue, which generally consists of barbecued chicken and corn on the cob. While people are busy celebrating with a softball game, dancing, etc., the family dog has the opportunity to eat the left over barbecued chicken and corn on the cob. The cooked bones splinter and the corn cobs create intestinal blockages which may require an emergency trip to the veterinarian for emergency surgery. This occurs many, many times throughout the country on this holiday. The dangers are now outlined. Please enjoy celebrating the holiday, but use precautions where our animal companions are concerned.

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& Depression

This combination can be dangerous. Herbalists eagerly await the flowering of this herb because the yellow buds and blooms are the most active part. If you steep these flowers in olive oil, it turns a deep red. This oil can only be used topically, due to a risk of botulism. Herbalists use it for nerve pain and to heal cuts and burns. Rosemary Gladstar came up with a salve for cuts and burns decades ago, and has not changed it because it is so effective. The recipe is one part St. Johnswort, one part calendula, one part comfrey. I have personally used this salve, after cooling the burn with diluted apple cider vinegar, in the case of severe burns. Most notably, when my stepfather set his head on fire. When he went to the doctor the next day, they were surprised by the lack of blistering. As he came in for check ups, they were further surprised, as they had never seen anyone recover from burns so quickly. In fact, they stopped dressing his wounds at check ups, trusting that whatever we were doing at home was more effective. Melissa Laurita Kohl runs the Fungi & Flora Folkschool in Peacham, where she offers classes, private lessons, and herbal consultations. Contact her at:

school.com; or fungiflorafolkschool.com.

• -Be the eyes and ears in the neighborhood. If you See Something, please Say Something. • -Vehicles that are already traveling in the round-about/rotary have the rightof-way, while the vehicles attempting to enter do not. • -If you see a vehicle crash, call 911 and be a good witness. Do not put yourself in harm’s way by directing traffic. • -If you witness a motor vehicle incident or erratic driving, attempt to obtain a license plate if safe to do so. • -Many neighbor disputes and noise disturbances can be avoided by knowing your town ordinances.

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Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

Come on down and hear some music, visit with neighbors, dance and have a good ole’ time! We will have our book and bake sale, and if you don’t have time to pack a picnic, the barbeque will be sizzling with hamburgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers for sale.

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Katie Trautz and Alex Ellsworth

Alec Ellsworth and Katie Trautz are a Vermont based duo, playing traditional old-time and Cajun music. Both musicians are fiddlers who weave harmonies and melodies together with their instruments and voices. As multiinstrumentalists, they integrate accordion, triangle, and songs into their sets. They have traveled to Louisiana numerous times, where they’ve learned and shared Cajun and Old-time music, bringing the southern traditions back to their home-state of Vermont.

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First Set: Cold Country Blue

Grass has been playing since the early 70's, and is based in Plainfield, Vermont. They perform a variety of bluegrass material, ranging from Ralph Stanley standards to more contemporary arrangements, with an occasional old-timey piece included. The band also enjoys performing a variety of bluegrass gospel songs, characterized by haunting southern rural harmonies.

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By Helen Morrison

Look at this sweet, orange fluff of a boy...full of fun and friendliness. His name is Torch. He loves to have conversations with you and follow you about to see what you are up to. And he has the cutest little freckles on his lips. Torch loves to bask in the summer sunshine!

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Arnowitt

ImproVisions Jazz, led by local favorite pianist Michael Arnowitt, will perform a lively and colorful program of jazz past and present. The group will improvise on songs ranging from jazz classics and music from different world cultures to tunes from our own time including a few of Michael's own original compositions.

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August 11 Dave Keller Band

Dave Keller is one of the finest soul and blues men of his generation. His most recent CD, Soul Changes, earned a 2014 Blues Music Award Nomination (BMA) for Best Soul/Blues Album. His previous CD, Where I'm Coming From, won the 2012 Best Self-Produced CD Award at the International Blues Challenge (IBC). Keller has earned the respect of the torchbearers of the blues: recording and co-writing with legendary guitarist Ronnie Earl; touring regularly with Mississippi blues master Johnny Rawls; and spending many years as the protege of the late soul/blues singer Mighty Sam McClain, who said, "He's for REAL!! Y'all check him out!!"

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Shelter

Come visit this seven-year old feline fella at Kingdom Animal Shelter at 1664 Memorial Drive in St. Johnsbury Center. We are open Mondays and Tuesdays, 46:00 p.m., Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Friday noon to 300 p.m., the first and third Saturdays of the month, noon to 3:00 p.m.

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Stoddard

Children can practice easy juggling, balance beam walking on a board or rope on the ground. We will make our own stilts and practice stilt walking We will learn easy gymnastics like walking on your hands and tumbling. If you like, we can put on clown make-up.

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Schedule 2016

Have you ever seen a hawk soar through the air, only to land on a person’s fist? If you’ve ever wondered how this is possible, join VINS for a familyfriendly adventure in falconry! We’ll explore a sport that has fostered relationships between humans, animals, and the environment for 4,000 years. Learn how falconers train their birds of prey. Touch the equipment that keeps falconers and birds safe while they’re working together. You’ll also meet three live raptors up close!

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Archery with Mary Anna Abuzahra

Safe and noncompetitive archery. We will be using rubber blunt arrows rather than sharp field points, with light weight recurve bows. Please consider signing up in advance, especially if you have very young children who would like to take a turn or two. We will create a painted canvas by using paint on the arrow and shooting it at a large canvas "target".

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Wednesday, July 27 at 6:45 p.m. Se-

crets of Soap with Jaqueline Soule Keep clean and healthy with your own soap. Soap can do more than get you clean, it can smell nice, and even offer some healing properties. We will learn how to make milled soap - and incorporate soothing and fragrant herbs into our soap in this hands-on program. Everyone will make some soap to take home. All ages welcome. Children 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult

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F ROM T HE C ABOT P UBLIC L IBRARY

This summer’s theme is run of bluegrass festivals at East Hill Farm, Cold Country Bluegrass has the itch to perform for our friends in Central Vermont again. We’re a little older now, but the band has been together since the mid-seventies and is still ready to go. 4583 U.S. Route 2 So, Cold Country Bluegrass, and the

East Montpelier, VT grass concert at the Plainfield Town Hall 05651 at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19. For any of you who would like to donate, the

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By Rita Copeland, Executive Director

proceeds will go to the Twin Valley SenAmerican Red Cross Blood Draw will ior Center. be held at the Twin Valley Senior Center Cold Country is still the same since on Thursday, July 7, , from 10:00 a.m. to the 70’s: Bill Moulton on mandolin, Tony 3:00 p.m. Walk-in or by appointment, Washburn on fiddle, Craig Whipple on visit redcrossbllod.org or call 1 -800-733- guitar, Jeannette Hogan on bass and Con 2767. Hogan on banjo. A Free Bluegrass Concert with Cold The Sky Blue Boys (otherwise known Country Bluegrass & the Sky Blue Boys, as Banjo Dan and Will Lindner) have Banjo Dan & Willy Lindner at the revived the tradition of the brother duets Plainfield Town Hall, Tuesday, July 19. of the period of the Louvin brothers of the 40’s and 50’s. They are not to be missed. We would be pleased to see many of our friends again. So, come out on a warm summer’s evening… and enjoy!

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Cabot Library Wins Grant

Six New Hampshire and six Vermont libraries won 2016-2017 Rural Libraries grants from the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF). Grants include $2,000 in new books for public libraries, $500 in new books for school libraries, literacy presentations for local elementary school and preschool students, and $250 mini-grants to support library programs. In Vermont, the grantees are: ● Cabot Public Library (Cabot) ● Coventry Village School (Coventry) ● Greensboro Free Library (Greensboro) ● Poultney Public Library (Poultney) ● Salisbury Free Public Library (Salisbury) ● Westminster West Public Library falls mean rural librarians must often (Putney) choose between offering programs and In New Hampshire, the grantees updating old, outdated or insufficient are: children’s book collections. ● Libbie Cass Library (Springfield) The Rural Libraries grant helps ● Gay-Kimball Library (Troy) small libraries provide both books and ● Jefferson Public Library (Jefferson) programs. Each town librarian selects ● Milton Free Public Library (Milton new, hardcover children’s books for the Mills) public library and each town’s elemen● Monroe Public Library (Monroe tary school librarian selects new books ● Stephenson Memorial Library for the school library. (Greenfield) Schools also receive visits from profesRural Libraries grant programs begin sional storytellers, who give presentafall 2016. The grants are intended to tions, introduce children to their local create excitement about reading, in- librarians, and sign children up for licrease library book circulation, improve brary cards. A second round of presentathe number and quality of books avail- tions in spring 2017 will inspire students able to children and help connect small to participate in library summer reading public libraries and the school commu- programs and provide every child a book nity. of her or his choice to keep. The grant is also intended to smooth Libraries in towns of fewer than 5,000 gaps in library budgets. Funding short- residents are eligible to apply for grants.

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Evening Programs: (Days and times vary.)

Thursday, July 7 – 7:00pm – A Night of Improv and Drama – To all you budding thespians, this is the night for you! Clues, items and hints will help your group formulate short skits to be presented on the stage of the world renowned Willey Building Theater! Come prepared for a night to remember. Tuesday, July 12 th – 6:30pm – Make your own Dragon with Mazie O’Connor Mazie has been building and selling sculpey dragons for many years in local markets. She will guide you in making your own dragon. Supplies and tools will be provided. Books and examples of Mazie’s dragons will be available for ideas. Please sign up in advance so we know how much clay to provide. This workshop is for youth aged 10 and up. Tuesday, July 19 th – 7:00pm – 13,000 mile Bike Trip – Lisa Ann Sammet Lisa cycled 13,000 miles through the US, Mexico and Canada – come see her slide presentation and find out how she managed this remarkable feat.

Hunger Free VT – free summer meals – Cabot School cafeteria – June 20 – July 29 Breakfast 8-10am, Lunch 11am -12:30pm

All programs are on Tuesdays and start at 10:30 am.

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July 12 – Read to the Finish Line!

Even the slowest tortoise can defeat the quickest hare, and even the proudest hare can learn a timeless lesson from the most humble tortoise: Slow and steady wins the race ! Meet with Deb Bothfeld at the Cabot school gym for Story Hour this week.

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EXPECT THE ECLECTIC – roots,

blues and badinage – with Newfoundland-born, Woodbury-based multiinstrumentalist and high-octane raconteur RIK BARRON , Greensboro Bend guitarist RANDY BULPIN and introducing Burlington singer-songwriter Rik Barron , actor, musician, raconteur and ex-Mountie, has a thirty-year career playing guitar, banjo and mandolin to audiences of all ages around the world. He's a founding member of The Fousty Toutons, Above: Junior Girl Scouts learned how to keep food away from bears. Below: Having fun at Clark’s Trading Post.

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By Sue LaGue

The Cabot Girl Scouts have wrapped up the school season in May with a surprise shower for Grade 2 teacher, Lisa Liard, and an award ceremony on May 23. The Junior Girl Scouts, Cadence Codling, Charlotte Kellett and Victoria Pike, earned the First Aid, Jeweler, Cookie CEO, Digital Photographer, Savvy Shopper and made great progress on Gardner badge and also the cooking badge. As part of a service project, the Juniors worked on cleaning the McSweeny Memorial and hopefully will add other plantings in the coming season. The Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts, run by Darci Herdling, were very busy this year with many service projects, fun activities and badge work. Many of the Daisys earned three of the five petals that help teach the girls about the traditions and meanings of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. One of the Brownies, Haylee North, memorized the entire GS Law to recite to the whole audience. As September 31, but there is an opportua group, the girls were able to participate nity to renew online or through your in regional (Maple Leaf Community) GS leader for an early registration badge activities of bowling and gymnastics, and until June 30. Girls can also use their a day at Jay Peak water park. As a cookie dough funds for membership rewhole, the Cabot troops sold over 4,800 newal. boxes of cookies. The cookie program is Newfoundland's most famous folkabilly band and has worked closely

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Mae Barron , Rik's

daughter, lives in

Burlington and is

poised to begin her

career as a singer-

songwriter. You can

find her videos at:

h t t p s : / /

www.youtube.com/

user/msmaisymous.

Next year, there will be a need for a very important, as the main fundraiser new Daisy Troop leader. Darci is moving to support the programs and activities. up to take over the Brownie and Junior It also helps the girls learn business and Troops, since Sue LaGue will not be remoney handling skills. There were turning as a leader. Daisies accepts girls many awards for the various levels of in kindergarten and first grade. Brownie cookie sales. The highest salesperson level is for girls in 2 nd to 3 rd grade and was Cheyenne Herdling, with sales of Junior level is for girls in grades 4 and 5. over 1,800 boxes. Cadettes are grades 6 to 8. One of the Even though the school year is over, limiting factors in continuing Girl Scout there continue to be Girl Scout activities opportunities in Cabot is finding adult through the Green and White Mountain volunteers. For more information, conGirl Scout Council. The Junior Troop tact Cecilia Gulka (cgulka@fairpoint.net) went to Bear Facts at Clark’s Trading or check out the website listed above in Post and Fun Fest, a 24 hour camping the volunteer opportunities. experience at Camp Farnsworth in Thet-

ford in June. There are also summer

camp opportunities through the council

at their five properties in VT and NH.

For a full schedule, go the website http://

www.girlscoutsgwm.org. There are

scholarships available, and cookie dough

funds the girls earned can be allocated

for the tuition.

Girl Scout membership is October 1 to

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Girl Scout Volunteers

Cabot Girl Scouts are looking for a pair of co-leaders for next year’s Daisy troop. Daisies are girls in kindergarten and first grade, at the very start of their Girl Scout experience. As a volunteer, you’ll introduce girls to new experiences that show them they’re capable of more than they ever imagined. You’ll be their cheerleader, guide, and mentor, helping them develop skills and confidence that will last a lifetime. Imagine the smiles, the excitement, the memories made—those are the moments you’ll share at Girl Scouts. All leaders are registered Girl Scouts and receive several hours of training, much of it online at your own pace. Support is provided through the main office, the regional community of GS leaders and through experienced local leaders.

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WILLEY BUILDING, 3084 MAIN

STREET . Admission will be by donation at the door. Presented in coopera-

with bass and guitar virtuoso Chili Taylor, a collaboration that has resulted in three Canadian Folk Music Award, two Indie Award nominations and two East Coast Music Award wins. Rik has recorded and performed with banjoists Dan Levinson and Mark Johnson taught at the Maryland and Smoky Mountain Banjo Academies. Through his long relationship with banjo icon and innovator Tony Ellis, Rik has forged a unique instrumental style combining the elements of Celtic, Maritime and American music. For information about Rik's many CDs, go to rikbarron.com.

ducer. Randy has shared the stage and studio with many international stars including, Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, John Prine, Ricky Nelson, Joe Cocker, Bo Diddley and Stefan Grappelli. Randy leads a double life as a mental health therapist, but he still finds time to perform with blues rockers Mono Malo and to collaborate with violinist and vocalist Leslie Campos as Laslo Cameo; the duo issued their first CD, "Second Avenue Highway" in 2007.

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Needed

Program resources are provided in the form of guide books, leaders manuals, webinars and local meetings with other leaders. In addition, the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains Council has recently created an online Volunteer Tool Kit, which provides detailed plans and suggestions for actual troop meetings. For more information please check the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains website www.girlscouts gwm.org or call the council office at 8-

teering for next fall, or you have any questions, please contact Cecilia Gulka this summer, at cgulka@fairpoint.net or

perwork started and be ready for the start of the GS year in September.

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