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Volume 123     No 10 No 5569         October 11,  2007 Thursday                           Morrisville, VT 05661                        Web Edition

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Wolcott Adds Wellness to Town Plan

by Amy Kolb Noyes
WOLCOTT – The Wolcott Planning Commission unveiled something new at Saturday’s public hearing on the 2007 rewrite of the Wolcott Town Plan. If the plan is accepted by the selectboard, Wolcott will become the first town in Vermont to include a “Health & Wellness” chapter in its Town Plan. Continued on Page 2

Work Day at Wolcott Historical Society

by Amy Kolb Noyes
WOLCOTT – The large windows facing the playground of Wolcott’s old two-room schoolhouse are now crystal clear. A small but hard-working volunteer cleaning crew spruced up the windows, and other parts of the old building, Saturday morning, October 6. The Wolcott Historical Society (WHS) is preserving the old school building. Founding member Mary Jane Dexter said WHS plans to create a permanent museum display as well as a revolving display. Dexter said there will also be space for a community meeting room that will accommodate about 50 people, plus the building has kitchen facilities. Continued on Page 2

Wolcott resident Dan Goodrich is happy to have found a permanent home for this old diesel engine, which once ran the old St. J and LC rail line. Goodrich and fellow train buffs are restoring the engine, which will be on display in front of Wolcottıs train depot, next to the new home of the town historical society. Goodrich will meet with the Wolcott Selectboard next week to formalize an agreement to put the locomotive on display. Meanwhile, Goodrich is forming a nonprofit organization called the Friends of the 70 to take over the maintenance of the 70-ton engine. In this photo, Goodrichinspects the engine cab after its arrival  in Wolcott. TJ Goodrich photo

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Bidwell Busted for Friends & Family Drug Dealing

by Mickey Smith
 Following several "drug buys" conducted by the Vermont State Police's Vermont Drug Task Force, the Vermont State Police executed a search warrant at the Johnson, Ridge Road residence of Kyle Bidwell, 24. Continued on Page 2

Scheduled Flu Shot Clinics

Both Copley Hospital and Lamoille Home Health are offering public flu vaccination clinics throughout Lamoille County again this year. Clinics start the week of October 22 and are open to all adults over 18, regardless of risk factors. Costs for the clinics vary. More information can be obtained through the contact information listed below.
Lamoille Home Health Clinics

Monday, October 22, 4-5 p.m., Eden Town Clerk’s Office
Tuesday, October 23, 3-5 p.m., Stowe Community Church
Thursday, October 25, 10 a.m.-noon, Morrisville VFW
Monday, October 29, 10 a.m.-noon, Sterling View Community Center, Hyde Park
Tuesday, October 30, 10 a.m.-noon, Wolcott Town Hall
Tuesday, October 30, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Johnson Municipal Building
Tuesday, November 6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Second Congregational Church, Jeffersonville
Thursday, November 8, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Waterville Town Hall
Saturday, November 17, 9-11 a.m., Lamoille Home Health Agency, Morrisville
Tuesday, November 27, 2-4 p.m. Stowe Community Church
Thursday, November 29, 3-4 p.m., Sterling View Community Center, Hyde Park
For more information or to confirm a scheduled clinic has not changed, call Lamoille Home Health at 888-4651 or log on to the Vermont Department of Health website at www.healthyvermont.gov.

Copley Hospital Clinics
Wednesday, October 24, noon-2 p.m., Copley Hospital Lobby
Tuesday, October 30, 10 a.m.-noon, Copley Terrace, Morrisville
Thursday, November 1, noon-2 p.m., Copley Woodlands, Stowe
Additional Copley clinic dates to be announced. For more information call Linda Shaw at 888-8369.

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Renee Wahler (on ladder) and Mary Jane Dexter worked on the inside of the old Wolcott Schoolhouse windows during a work session Saturday morning in advance of a public hearing on the Wolcott Town Plan. The old school building will soon be home to the Wolcott Historical Society. Dexter said the society will hold another cleaning day once construction supplies for the new town offices, being renovated next door, are cleared away. The historical society plans to use the old school building as a museum, and have a meeting room available for public use.   Noyes photo

Computers in the Cruiser

by Mickey Smith
Troopers with the Vermont State Police have been getting a new tool to help their efforts fighting crime; computers are being installed in cruisers around the state in an effort to get troopers out from behind their desk and on the road more.
The computers offer the troopers complete access to dispatch, the state's crime database, and the internet through a cellular phone hookup.

East High St. One Way

by Amy Kolb Noyes
MORRISVILLE – Road issues continue to dominate the Morristown Selectboard’s agenda. At its meeting Tuesday evening, October 9, the selectboard responded to a petition from residents of East High Street, asking for a portion of their road to either be made one-way or thrown up altogether by the town. East High Street runs between Randolph Road and Lower Main Street. The portion of the road in question is the narrow dirt section that goes down the hill between Winter Street and Randolph Road, behind the Bourne’s Inc. property. Continued on Page 2

Lamoille Union District Weighing Sweeney Property Options

by Mickey Smith 
HYDE PARK - The Lamoille Union Supervisory District is debating the future of a century old home on Cricket Hill bought by the district for its accompanying land. The Sweeney House was bought by the district in 2000 as part of a 116 acre parcel of land that adjoins the school’s property, for $380,000. Now, facing an estimated $40,000 to $64,000 in repairs, the district board of directors is debating if they should keep the house or sell it.
Continued on Page 2

The fate of the Sweeney House is being debated by the Lamoille Union School
Board.                             Smith photo

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Around Town  by J.B. McKinley 10-11-07

 

It’s like playing the first heart in a round of Hearts – hearts have been broken – someone used the word “snow!”  Yep, I heard it on VPR weather and no doubt WLVB weatherman Roger Hill was also talking about wet snow in the higher elevations this Friday (though I didn’t hear him say it). This year the thought of snow seems almost incredible, it’s been so nice outside. We haven’t even had much wet and dreary weather, not to mention frost and cold.

Nevertheless, like squirrels stuffing their cheeks for winter, there are those of us who know we must get the pre-winter chores done.  It’s a long, long list: tidy up the premises, fix that leaky roof, think about snow tires, split, carry and pile wood, take out screens, buy a new shovel, wrap up the garden hose, dig out the winter coats, boots, mittens and gloves, bank the old foundation, put plastic over the old windows, make sure you have enough hay, clean the chimney, put away your boat or convertible (lucky you!), till under the garden, rake the leaves, mow the lawn for the last time,  and fix the old plow truck or snowblower or call the snowplow man. Long list, yes, but I’ll bet you have a few of your own chores I haven’t mentioned.

It’s a busy time of year. Maybe the increasing chill in the air is meant to wake us up from our summer lethargy. Maybe those bright leaves serve a similar service for our eyes. Suddenly we can see all that has to be done before everything gets covered in white.

Whatever else it is, if it comes, Friday’s snow will be yet another wake up call. It won’t be long before leafpeepers are replaced by skiers. Waterfowlers and deer hunters are looking to their equipment and buttering up their spouses, another season is upon us and we are at its mercy – might as well enjoy it!