Congratulations:
to Matt Zahn, Tony Sulva and their colleagues on the Champlain Valley Union High School Student Council, who raised $4,800 through their annual “Café for the Cause” and donated the money to the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS). According to an article in the December 24 Burlington Free Press, Sulva reported that Leo LaForce, head of the Red Hawk Café at CVU, was instrumental in organizing the collection. COTS Community Service Coordinator Deb Bouton said the money was placed in a general fund to be used to support two family shelters, one overnight shelter for adults and a prevention program.

to Kendra (Worley) and Scott Bowen on the birth of their daughter, Grace Catherine, on November 21 at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington.

to Carlanne Herzog, president of the Newcomers Club who was featured in an article in the December 31 Burlington Free Press for hosting a holiday brunch for members at her home in Charlotte on December 18. The club’s mission is to serve as a community resource for those newly arriving in the area. Carlanne and her group provide information on a variety of topics ranging from shopping to doctors. In the article she says, “We are here so people can access goods and services that they might not otherwise know about.”

to Elizabeth Sessions and Evan Langfeldt, who were married November 15 near the bride’s home in Rocky River, Ohio. Now residents of Charlotte, Mrs. Langfeldt works for Burlington City Arts, her husband for the ReArch Company in South Burlington.

to Ethan Bond Watts, a senior at the University of Vermont, whose blown glass sculptures were featured in the January 1 “Weekend” section of the Burlington Free Press. A graduate of CVU, Bond-Watts worked as an apprentice in the glass-blowing studio of Alan Goldfarb before enrolling at UVM. His looping hand-blown multi-colored glass bubbles

are on display at the Dudley Davis Center at the university as a gift from the 2008 senior class. The article describes his forms as resembling the “Nike swoosh.” His brother Tucker helped with the project.

to Maura O’Dea, AIA, who was appointed to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Vermont Board of Directors. In addition to working at Arnold and Scangas Architects in Colchester, Maura often collaborates with her husband, Justin Wygmans, on a variety of local renovation projects.

to David Pill, whose house on Roscoe Road in Charlotte just received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Vermont honor award for sustainability and design. David, an architect with Pill-Maharam Architects, designed the house, and Charlotter Jim Huntington built it. The jury, composed of three members of the Boston Society of Architects, called the design sustainable yet without compromising beauty. They said it connected well to the landscape and is strictly a “house – nothing mannerist or apologetic about it.”

to Kate Raszka and Adelaide Toensing whose pieces on animals were selected for inclusion in the Burlington Free Press “Young Writers Project” on January 5. Kate, an eighth grader at Charlotte Central School, wrote about plucking a chick from its brood, holding it for a second and the communication that transpired between the two of them before she returned it to the flock. Adelaide, a CCS third grader, dreamed of wolves howling peaceful music outside her window, their pride of performance and the beauty of the moon dancers. She wants to look closer.

to Charlotte runner Jack Pilla, who was the overall winner in the recent “Last Run 5-K” race of the Fieldhouse Series on UVM’s indoor track. At 18 minutes, 37 seconds, Pilla was a full minute ahead of the second-place finisher.

to the following blood donors, who received gallon pins from the American Red Cross Blood Services, New England Region: David Cray (14 gallons), William Gardner (37 gallons) and Bruce Hasse (60 gallons).

Sympathy:
is extended to family and friends of Theodore (Ted) L. Jones of Town Line Road who passed away at his home on December 17 at the age of 75. Having grown up in Massachusetts, Ted moved to Vermont in 1961 and to Charlotte in 1970. He was founder and sole proprietor for 25 years of a successful small business called Epoxy Specialties. His surviving family includes his wife Jacqueline (Mercure) and a son Jefferson, both of Charlotte. The family asks that those wishing to make donations in his memory do so to the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Hospice Program of the Champlain Valley. Condolences on-line may be made through burlingtonfreepress.com/obituaries.
is extended to family and friends of Edgar L. Van Zandt of Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, who passed away December 25 in Pennsylvania at the age of 80. Van Zandts owned property on Thompson’s Point in Charlotte where Edgar served as treasurer of the Thompson’s Point Association. The family asks that those wishing to make memorial contributions in his memory do so to Habitat for Humanity, 601 North Clinton Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 06538. Those wishing to send condolences on-line may do so through holcombefisher.com.
is extended to family and friends of Janice A. Palmer of Charlotte, who passed away January 4 at the age of 54. Janice graduated from Rice Memorial High School and received a bachelor of science degree from Trinity College. She worked for the state of Vermont in its Captive Insurance Division and later as an associate of the Bostwick Crawford Consulting Group. She helped create the girls softball league at Charlotte Middle School and coached whenever she was needed. Her surviving family includes her husband Craig, son Chad and his friend Kelly Monohan of Charlotte and her daughter Jodi and friend Dan St. Hilaire of Shelburne. The family asks that those wishing to make donations in her name do so to the Visiting Nurse Association, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, Vermont 05446, Vermont Respite House, 99 Allen Brook Road, Williston, Vermont 05495, or Starr Farm Nursing Center, 98 Starr Farm Road, Burlington, Vermont 05401.