Around Town: Congratulations and Sympathy
Compiled by Edd Merritt,
March 10, 2011, page 23.....

CONGRATULATIONS

to Eric Naud who was inadvertently left off the list of honor students at CVU for the fall term. Eric is the son of Hilary Maslow of Charlotte. He earned placement on the A/B Honor Roll; we apologize for the omission, Eric. We also look forward to your next fascinating and always well-written movie review for the News. You’re on our honor roll every issue.

to Stephan Mann, a student at Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, who earned placement on the Dean’s List for the fall 2010 term. Stephen is the son of Channing and Kimberly Mann of Charlotte.

to Andrew Leckerling, a student at Middlebury College who earned placement on the Dean’s List for the fall 2010 term. Andrew is the son of Bill and Gerry Leckerling of Charlotte.

to Andrew Murray, a member of the class of 2013 majoring in criminal justice at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York, who earned placement on the Dean’s List for the fall 2010 semester.

to Abby Lazarowski who was featured in an article in the March 2 Burlington Free Press describing her plans to open a seven-week art camp this summer at the Shelburne Art Center. The camp is geared to children 5-7 years old and will be entitled “Integrative and Participatory Arts.” A CVU graduate, Abby is now a junior at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, where she heads up a program that combines art with psychology. The article quotes her as saying the Bard program is “really wonderful, driven by students who have founds ways to use their skills to help the community and to make sure that the kids there get opportunities they need.”

to Gianna Kiehl and Darcie Talbott of Stage Left Theater Company and their classmates at the Champlain Valley Waldorf School who chose to produce Thirteen: The Musical. They presented it at the Vergennes Opera House last Saturday and Sunday. The cast consists of eleven 13- and 14-year olds from this area. Kiehl saw the play on Broadway and was enticed by the music. She convinced Aiden Powell to take the lead of Evan and then drew in others from the Waldorf School to join him. Vermont Public Radio’s Neal Charnoff gave the show a highly favorable review. Another Charlotter, Wendy Bratt, served as “house parent” to the cast, helping to secure rights to the play and providing rehearsal space.

to Gretchan Morse, Executive Director of the Chittenden County United Way, who has been appointed to a four-year term on the Board of Trustees of Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington. Morse has long been recognized for her public and community service. She joined United Way in 1991 and has announced her retirement in June. She was also a state legislator and served as Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services and as a member of the Hospital Data Council. She is an emeritus member of the Wake Robin Board of Directors and serves on the board of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.

to Alice Trageser who wrote an article for the Burlington Free Press March 6 describing her work as an art teacher in the Hinesburg Community School. She teaches 480 students from ages 5 to 14 on a weekly basis and says “a lot of learning happens in her room.” Displaying students’ work is an “important last step in the process of creating,” she says. “Students need to see their work and the work of their peers and know it is valued.” Alice does that in her school’s hallways and through outdoor murals. “Walk in our halls, and there’s art made by every grade. Drive by our school and you’ll see the colorful outdoor murals that students helped make from recycled bottle tops.”

to Carrie Spear who received a 2011 Community Achievement Award from the University Mall of South Burlington. Jamie Polli, Marketing Director for the Mall, says Carrie was selected because se operates Spears Corner Store in East Charlotte “more as a town center with homegrown social events, most notably the “East Charlotte Tractor Parade.” One of three winners, Carrie will receive $500 to go toward a local charity of her choice.

SYMPATHY

is extended to family and friends of David Frank Palmer of Shelburne who passed away February 22. Palmer worked for a number of years as “animal control officer” for Shelburne and Hinesburg. In this capacity he told many stories about Eddie the Emu who romped through Hinesburg, Shelburne and Charlotte along with Leroy the Attacking Rooster and Charlie the Super Bull. David’s surviving family includes his brother “Tinker” Palmer and Tinker’s wife, Nancy, of Charlotte. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Camp Agape Vermont, c/o Shelburne Methodist Church, 30 Church Street, Shelburne, Vermont 05482.

is extended to family and friends of Monroe Allen of Englewood, Florida, who passed away February 21 at the age of 88. Monroe and his wife Lena (Lee) lived in Charlotte for a number of years, raising a family here and sailing iceboats on the lake. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in his memory to Tidewell Hospice, 5955 Rand Boulevard. Sarasota, Florida 34238 or to Harmony Foundation International, 110 Seventh Avenue North Suite 200, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.