Sunday, January 17, 2016
Berlin News to Know August 14th
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This communication is put together and distributed on a
volunteer basis by resident Corinne Stridsberg simply in an effort to share
information and build community, it is not from the town of Berlin
Please share this with your Berlin
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look for "Berlin , Vermont
For historical
news look for "Berlin , Vermont
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NOTE:
The first
installment on tax bills is due on Monday, August 17th.
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for an inexpensive (or free) wooden shed, or chicken coop, or scrap lumber to
help in building one herself. If you
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Below you will find:
UNTHINKABLE
MEETINGS / SCHOOL STARTING
MARK JOHNSON SHOW
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U-32 ATHLETICS HAS A NEW 1-2
PUNCH
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UNTHINKABLE
This is what I posted on the Berlin , Vermont
This weekend has
included unthinkable events here in Berlin Central
Vermont community. I'm not sure that we'll
ever really understand why it happened. Whether you knew any of the people involved
or not, it's heartbreaking. Each person absolutely makes a difference in our
community. We will miss those no longer with us and be supportive to those who
were left hurting. ((HUGS))
Update 8/11/15 The governor's office issued a statement Monday saying the
Herrings had urged people to avoid the social media fundraising sites. They say
no legitimate fundraising sites have been established as of now.
Update 8/14/15 Calling hours for our community members, Julie Falzarano and
Rhonda & Regina Herring, are going to be at the Kingston Northfield 8/14/15 ). Graveside service at 1pm Sunday
Middlesex cemetery with a follow on family and friends potluck at the
Montpellier Elks Club
Memorial contributions may be made to the Tiffany Herring Trust
Fund, c/o Richard Herring, 2595 Vermont Berlin , VT 05602
The media is
filled with stories on the topic, this one is an interview with Randy Herring,
one of Rhonda & Regina's three brothers.
www.wcax.com/story/29770016/herring-family-breaks-silence-about-slain-loved-ones
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MEETINGS / SCHOOL STARTING:
Berlin Conservation Commission
Meeting, Monday, August 17, 2015, Berlin Town Office, 5:30 PM Agenda: Consideration of VLT's request for
funding of conservation easement
Consideration of Little League's request for funding ball field improvements
Consideration of Little League's request for funding ball field improvements
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The Selectboard meets Monday, August 17th at 7pm at the Town office.
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The Sewer Commission meets Monday, August 25th 7pm at the Town office.
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School starts on Tuesday, August 25th for elementary students
and U-32 students in grades 10,11, & 12, while 7th, 8th, & 9th graders
start on August 26th.
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The Berlin Historical Society meets Tuesday, August 25th 7pm but please arrive at 6:30pm to view a
slideshow, scrapbooks, and other materials that will be out. All are
welcome.
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The Planning Commission will meet on Wednesday, August 26th 7pm at the Town office.
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MARK JOHNSON SHOW ENDING
The Mark Johnson Show which has
been on the radio airwaves twenty-five years is coming to an end at the end August
28th. He's going to take a position as a
senior reporter/editor at the online news site VTDigger www.vtdigger.org and
will start in October.
This is Mark giving the
announcement: http://markjohnsonshow.podbean.com/e/81015-mark-johnson-show
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U-32 ATHLETICS HAS A NEW 1-2 PUNCH
By James Biggam
|August
14,2015
By James Biggam
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U-32’s
interim athletic and recreation director Devin Wendel and new athletic trainer
Caitlin Roberts pose at the school on Wednesday.
EAST MONTPELIER – There was no need for outsourcing when U-32 Athletic Director
Amy Molina recently became director of student affairs.
Devin
Wendel has been named interim athletic and recreation director, and he’s a
familiar face after spending the past two years as the school’s athletic trainer.
In addition, Caitlin Roberts has been hired as a new full-time athletic
trainer.
“We’re
trying to make the best team to help U-32 keep moving forward, and we’re
keeping it pretty much in-house,” U-32 principal Steven Dellinger-Pate said.
“Really, Devin was the assistant athletic director – so he knows the system. He
knows the coaches, he knows the kids and there’s really no training that has to
be done. It’s a seamless move.”
Molina was
hired in 2001 as the Raiders’ first full-time athletic director, taking over
for former physical education teacher and part-time AD Dan Violette. Molina was
an All-American basketball player at St. Michael’s College in 1993 and sports
will continue to play a prominent role in her new position.
“Amy will
actually be overseeing the athletic director,” Dellinger-Pate said. “If there
is an issue, she will be the first person to contact after Devin if something
can’t be resolved. She’s not going to let an athletic program that we’ve built
to this level just wander off.”
Molina’s
tenure as AD was widely successful, featuring a trio of state championships in
boys basketball (2003, 2004, 2010), boys soccer (2005, 2006, 2008), boys track
and field (2013-2015) and football (2001, 2002, 2006). Solidifying the school’s
status as an athletic powerhouse, Molina helped raise two championship banners
for boys hockey (2012, 2013), girls lacrosse (2006, 2014), girls hockey (2010,
2011), girls track and field (2013, 2015) and girls cross country (2005, 2006).
After
serving 14 years at the AD position, Molina ultimately decided it was time for
a change.
“Amy
expressed interest in moving toward the administration, although this is not
technically an administrative position because you’re not supervising
teachers,” Dellinger-Pate said. “What happened is we reshuffled the
administration so the two assistant principals and myself could focus on
professional development, curriculum development - all those wonderful things.
Her position as director of student affairs is really focused on building-and-student
issues: building and grounds, bussing, food services, school meal programs.
It’s more of the building-management kind of issues.
“We’re
making sure that the administration – two assistants and myself – have more
time in classrooms with the teachers and kids. And we actually reduced the
number of administrators we had as a result of this, so this is also a
cost-saving measure.”
It will not
be the first rodeo for Wendel, who graduated from Mount Abraham High School Endicott College Montpelier
Wendel’s
first month at MHS featured massive scheduling challenges after Tropical Storm
Irene destroyed multiple practice fields. He faced a far more dire situation
during a football game when Solons junior Dylan Mercadante suffered a pair of
strokes and a burst blood vessel following helmet-to-helmet contact.
“That big
injury at Montpelier
The long
commute from Bristol Central Vermont as an
athletic trainer at the top of Gallison Hill Road
“I spoke up
and said, ‘I’ve been here for over two years now and I know a lot of the inner
workings of the program,” Wendel recalls. “I said, ‘I think it makes more sense
to slide me over into that position, and then hire another athletic trainer
who’s gone through all of the same training that I have, instead of bringing a
new person in who doesn’t really know the school to run the whole athletic
department.’
“And I
think it was supported because the initial idea was that Amy would slide over,
we would hire an interim one-year athletic director and my position would stay
the same. That’s when I spoke up and said, ‘How about we do this?’ And they
kind of took that second idea because I’ve been doing lots of it for a couple
years, I’ve been able to look over Amy’s shoulders and see how she does things.
And the thing that everyone has to remember is that, right now, it’s still a
one-year position. Amy will probably slide right back into the AD job next
year, so my goal is to leave it as if she never left.”
Wendel and
Roberts will comprise a rare 1-2 punch of certified athletic trainers, with
Roberts taking on the bulk of the training duties. A graduate of Thetford Academy University of Vermont
“I’ve been
trying to get a job at a high school since I graduated, so it was very
exciting,” she said. “There’s really not that many scenarios in all of Vermont
And even
though U-32 has added Roberts to the payroll, the move could be cost-saving in
the long run.
“We often
times in the past have had to hire out (trainers) on busy days,” Wendel said.
“In the past we’ve had let’s say a JV football game, a soccer game, a field
hockey game and then three other teams practicing on campus. It makes for a
really busy day for one person. So to have two is fantastic, and it saves
another line in the budget. With that being said, there’s still some dates
where we still might even need another one. There’s some nights in the winter
where we have hockey and gymnastic and basketball all going on at the same
time. So it’s a good thing. We’re going to be able to keep our kids a lot safer
having two of us here.”
The Raiders kicked off fall practices this week and should be
competitive in every sport, with cross country running and girls soccer
returning especially strong rosters.
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