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The Burlington Free Press Friday, April 2. 2004 5B NEIGHBORS: City honors service In Brief ing with families to develop a sense of belonging in their neighborhoods. "For me, just to be in the same company as someone I so admire, is just it for me," Mullen said. "She's one of my models." Charlie Krumholz was recognized as the 2004 Herb Bloomenthal Community Activist for his work at the Starr Family Community Garden. The award is given annually in the name of Herb Bloomenthal, a community activist who died in 2000.

Search center for teen begins operation today MONTGOMERY A search center for missing Sheldon teenager Brianna Maitland will begin operation at the Montgomery Town Hall at 9 a.m. today. Maitland, 17, has been missing since the night of March 19, when she left the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery where she worked as a dishwasher. Her abandoned car was found the next day backed into the side of an abandoned house a mile outside of town. Brad Dennis, director of the California-based Klaas Kids Search Center, said Thursday his group would begin training volunteers today in how to do area searches, and searches would begin in the afternoon.

A large search effort is planned for the weekend. The center is named after Polly Klaas, a 12-year-old girl who. was abducted from her home in California and later murdered. Vermont State Police Lt. A Thomas Nelson, who is coordinating the police investigation into Maitland's disappearance, said officers were continuing to interview people who knew Maitland or might have information about her whereabouts.

Nelson said state police have been in contact with the Federal Bureau of Investigation about Maitland but does not have evidence she left the state. "There is not anything to say there is a good likelihood she is outside of Vermont right now," Nelson said. Marijuana group director to speak on medical bill Rob Kampia, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, will speak today on the medical marijuana bill currently in the Vermont Legislature. The talk, sponsored by University of Vermont Students for Sensible Drug Policy, will be held at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Lounge of UVM's Waterman Building.

For more information, call Matthew Johnson at 656-9625. miums had been paid by the end of January. Some officials worry enrollment will continue to drop as the department processes data for future months. Ready said the department needs to improve how premiums are handled, particularly in applying payments to the proper accounts. She also expressed concern that the department's computer accounting system is outdated.

it' Auditor gives mixed review of insurance premium program Continued from Page IB "It's something we just do," Rene Grimard said. "Nothing special." Among the honorees at the ceremony were residents, a neighborhood business and three group and project awards. Ginny Mullen, who was recognized for working with seniors and youth in the arts, said the highlight of the ceremony was sharing the evening with Sarah Sinnott, a fellow honoree. Sinnott was honored for her years of service work Neighborhood Night of Success honorees HERB BLOOMENTHAL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVISM: Charlie Krumholz for 10 years of service at the Starr Farm Community Garden. INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP AWARDS: Joseph Thibault for leadership of University of Vermont's Student Government Association.

Ginny Mullen for engaging youth and seniors in arts expression. Jules Fishelman for work with the Tommy Thompson Community Garden, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies and the Bike Council. Loc and Lan Nguyen for involving the Vietnamese community in English as a second language classes at the Sara Holbrook Center. Lois and Rene Grimard for secret snow removal work. Sarah Sinnott for more than 14 years service helping families build senses of community in neighborhoods.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD: Hannah Munger for starting and running Expression Danqe Company and her involvement in Straight Talk Vermont. CREATIVE NEWCOMER AWARD: Janet Kilburn for her efforts improving the Little Rosie park. CITY EMPLOYEE NEIGHBORHOOD LINK AWARD: Lt. Kathy Stubbing, Burlington Police Department, for her community-based policing in the South End. NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS: Dave Rockwood of Old North End Variety for support of "TV 5- Krumholz, who has oriented gardeners at the New North End garden since 1994, accepted the award from Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle and said he planned to expand his efforts this spring.

Krumholz will provide tilling services for all Burlington-area community gardens. "Hey, if you need any tilling," Krumholz said with a smile to the audience, "just give me a call. I'd be happy to help." Contact Victoria Welch at 651-4849 or vwekhbfp.burlingtonfreepress Mia. i SRI E3AW; IPS! Charlie Krumholz was presented with the Herb Bloomenthal Award for Community Activism. three bills All three bills should be ready for floor debate next week, Towne said.

Then, amid the first relaxed laughter in several days, committee members opened the box labeled "Cyanide Antidote" and cut a chocolate-iced cake for a departing staff member. Contact Candace Page at 660-1865, 229-9141 or cpagebfp.burlington freepress.com Classifieds Work2 i. Photos by GLENN RUSSELL, tree Press Lan (left) and Loc Nguyen received an Individual Neighborhood Leadership award during the fourth annual Neighborhood Night of Success on Thursday in Burlington. Easter Sale! Vermont U.S. attorney wins appointment backing Vermont U.S.

Attorney Peter Hall's nomination to one of the top federal courts in the nation won a unanimous endorsement Thursday from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Hall's nomination to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now goes to the full U.S. Senate where confirmation is likely based on Thursday's unanimous vote.

The court hears appeals from federal courts in New York, Connecticut and Vermont Hall, 55, a Republican, was nominated in December by President Bush for the seat on the New York-based appeals court on the recommendation of Gov. Jim Douglas, a Republican. But he also has the backing of U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat who is the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, and independent Sen.

James Jeffords. Hall would replace Fred Parker, who died in August. From staff, wire reports "The failure to properly design, test and train staff on new software systems can offer very serious challenges to new system implementation," she wrote. "It can also result in serious functionality problems, inferior service to customers and higher than expected costs to taxpayers." The department is expected to fully test its premium-collection and reconciliation software this year. 2ND, 3RD 4TH WES 24 to $239." to 449 00 $40- $QOQ 99.

nn $-700 99 $1 OO.00 to $29999 to $24999 $3l 00 1 4 The Associated Press MONTPELIER Auditor Elizabeth Ready is giving mixed reviews to how the state charges its working poor for state-subsidized health care under a new premiums-based system. In a report given to the Douglas administration and key lawmakers, Ready said initial efforts to charge monthly premiums to Vermont's nearly 40,000 working poor are running smoothly, but thousands of beneficiaries have lost insurance coverage in the first three months of the program, and many more could if they don't pay their premiums, Ready said. "Beneficiary enrollment has declined," she wrote. "The number of Vermonters who will lose access to health care benefits for failure to pay is not known." The idea to charge premiums for the state's Medicaid-related health-care programs emerged last year when lawmakers balked at Gov. Jim Douglas' attempt to spike co-payments and deductibles for those services.

Advocates of the premium program say it's fairer and more fiscally prudent than the old system that had been in place for almost a decade. The premium system is expected to generate about $15 million a year in payments. The premiums, due the last day of the month for the next month's coverage, are used for such programs as Dr. Dy-nasaur and the Vermont Health Access Plan. The welfare department says almost 93 percent of pre ITLA1 IL or 30 Off Easter Plush 30 Off Easter Baskets 30 Off Egg Decorating Kits 25 Off MSRP on selected Tableware Patterns NEW EVERYDAY PRICES! Easter Grass 50' Reg 95- neighborhood improvements, projects and neighbors in need.

GROUPS AND PROJECT AWARDS: UVM's Volunteers in Action for sustained engagement of UVM students in community service. Buell Area Neighborhood Association for bringing students and long-term residents together to improve the neighborhood. Food, Farms and Schools Program at Edmunds Elementary and Middle Schools for a collaborative approach to improving nutritional awareness and school food. they forced that vote. All four Republicans on the committee voted no, ensuring trouble when the bill reached the floor of the Republican-controlled House.

But early Thursday, Towne and others met with Senate President Pro Tern Peter Welch, D-Windsor. He pledged the Senate would try to bring all three bills to a vote, Towne said. Towne's Republicans decided to accept Welch's assurances and changed their votes to support seed-labeling. Republicans and Democrats alike then endorsed the right-to-farm and large-farm bills. FARM: Committee saves LQJLML1.

LLULL.LI ILa FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY APRIL sh mi Continued from Page IB Ruth Towne, R-Berlin, said after changing her vote on the seed-labeling bill from no to yes. Earlier, Republicans had insisted they would not support that measure unless it was wrapped into a single bill with the other two proposals. They feared Senate Democrats would pass the seed bill and ignore the other two, which are on Republican Gov. Jim Douglas' priority list. Democrats, meanwhile, insisted they would not support a package bill.

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