No Pay for ex ojficio Notaries, but Registration OK That was a nice story on my spouse, Mary Schwartz, running for re—election as a JP in Franklin County. But there was one point to be clarified, not about Mary, but about Justices of the Peace. You wrote that Justices of the Peace “may receive pay for holding civil unions, marriages, and as nota- ries.” ' Justices of the Peace are con- sidered ex officio notaries public. But that part of the office is not activated until the JP (or any other adult resident) applies to . be so licensed with their county clerk. Being an elected JP gets you an exemption from the $20 fee, but you must still apply and be appointed (and sworn in). And ex oflicto notaiies may not charge a fee for their “notarial services.” Most importantly, notaries and Justices of the Peace can both register voters. ‘ There is much more informa- tion contained in “A Short Guide for Vermont Notaries Public 2006” available online at http://vermont- archives.org/notary/, which I used as a resource. « EUAN BEAR Bakersfield Duped by “Biggest Hair” Contestant For last month’s issue, I very proudly submitted a press release and picture commemorating the selection of Miss Lucy Belle Le- May of Beaver Pond, Vermont, as first runner up for Miss Biggest Hair at this summer’s annual Car- nival Week in Provincetown. I am ashamed to say that I, and there- fore your readers, were victims of a vicious hoax. Apparently Lucy Belle not only didn’t get recognized as first run- ner up, she received no recogni- WITT'S E N D BY LEAH WITTENBERG 3 WANTED J -o Comm on American Lawnmov/2V uomemsee(,@ aboc CRIMES of . EMISSION . A conventional lawnmower creates as much pollutlon in 1 hour as driving a car for 100 miles Lawnmowers account for up to 5% of 11.8. air pollution OCTOBER 2006 | out in the mountains 1 IE" ii! Send your Iettersvto: |ynn@mountainpridemediaorg or Out the Mountai s, PO Box 1122, Burlington, VT 05402 tion at all, therefore being a com- . plete loser two years in a row. Rather than accept her defeat as a true lady" of Beaver Pond, she not only lied to me, but appar- ently convinced (threatened?) the rest of her P-town entourage to go along with this sham. I sincerely apologize for mis- leading you and your readers in this matter. Sincerely (I can’t say it enough). AMBER LEMAY Beaver Pond, Vermont PS: AND the caption of the picture indicated that Taudry 'Hepbu'rn was a ‘Manhattan socialite” ... hell, sheié from Queens]! Volunteer Now for Pride 25 Maybe it's getting (a lot) colder, but I’m still thinking about surn- mer, particularly July 9, and all the fun I had with all of you at Pride 2006. We really couldn't have asked for a better day: beautiful weather, talented enter- tainment, a powerful speakout, and lots of fabulous queers to celebrate with! I’m hanging on to those great memories, and now I'm gearing up for Pride 2007! I _ You might be Wondering why I’m already ranting about Pride, it being a good ten months away. You might be saying, “Chelsea, you have better things to worry _ about: putting snow tires on your car before February, for ex- ample." But here’s the thing: 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of Pride celebration in Vermont, *-and I am determined to make this celebration the biggest, baddest, best one yet. . But I need some help - I need your help, actually. There are so many ways to help with Pride. You can write ’ grants, meet with potential spon- sors, plan a fundraising event, find great entertainers, coordinate volunteers, track down vendors, take photographs the list goes on (and on, and on). Whatever Pride may be to you: a celebration, a reunion, a reason to dust off your glitter tights and get down with your bad self - why not get involved in planning? Come to R.U.1.2? (34 Elm- wood Avenue, Burlington) on Tuesday, October 17 at 7 pm. Come to hear about how you can get plugged into Pride planning! Come to meet other people who care about their community! Come to hang out with me and eat free pizza! If you have any questions at all about Pride, how we work, who I am, what we need - please feel free to contact me at Chelsea@ pridevermont.org. I can’t wait to work with you this year! CHELSEA SULLIVAN CO-CHAIR. PRIDE VERMONT 2006 - Burlington Corrections Our apologies to readers who looked in vain on page 5 for the continuation of our page one story (“Gay Games or Outgames,” Sept. ‘06 OI TM), which was actu- ally continued on page 17. Also, the front page headline may have been misleading, as Vermont actu- ally counted six participant-win- ners in both Gay Games and Out- games this summer (five went to the Gay Games and one competed in the Outgarnes). In “Reflections on ‘He That Once Seemed Invisible” (Sept. ‘()6 OI TM), there was an error in the next to‘ the last paragraph. The sentence should read “This is why I am transitioning, or changing my sex from female to male."V The_.;d:-iadline for registering to ‘iéozéi iffighe GeneraI‘_li}1e