Sept. 8, 2016 — A section

In motion

Back to school

Strong start

Vergennes Movement offers multigenerational yoga and exercise classes. See Arts + Leisure

The United Way took over the Back to School Shop and added its own twist. See Page 6A.

The Commodore girls prevailed in their home opener on Saturday.

See Sports, Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 70 No. 36

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, September 8, 2016 ◆ 48 Pages

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PAGE  2A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  September  8,  2016

Bernie  (Continued  from  Page  1A) or  Native  American,  gay,  straight,  male  and  female  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  when  we  stand  together,  there  is  nothing  we  cannot  accomplish.â&#x20AC;?

Sanders  was  in  full  throat  in  spite  of  a  rigorous  schedule  that  has  seen  him  in  much  demand  nationally  following  his  inspired,  though  unsuccessful,  run  for  the  Democratic  nomination  for  president.  Middlebury  Progressives  and  union  activists  have  since  1992  sponsored  a  Labor  Day  rally  featuring  Sanders.  This  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  edition,  dubbed  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labor  Day  Political  Revolution  Party,â&#x20AC;?  honored  the  one-­year  anniversary  of  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rights  &  Democracyâ&#x20AC;?  group.  Sandersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  political  â&#x20AC;&#x153;rock  starâ&#x20AC;?  status,  coupled  with  great  weather,  entertainment  and  food,  resulted  in  a  record  turnout  for  the  event.

Ellen  Oxfeld,  a  Middlebury  BERNIE   SANDERS College  professor,  longtime  advocate  for  single-­payer  health  care  and  a  to  pay,  by  far,  the  highest  prices  in  member  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rights  &  Democracy,â&#x20AC;?  the  world  for  prescription  drugs  was  again  a  lead  organizers  of  ZKHQ ODVW \HDU WKH ÂżYH PDMRU GUXJ Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Labor  Day  rally. companies  made  $50  billion  in  If  one  were  to  assign  a  title  to  SURÂżW" 6DQGHUVÂś ÂżHU\ VSHHFK LW ZRXOG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  is  it  in  this  country  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  probably  be,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  wealthiest  country  not?â&#x20AC;?  He  urged  his  in  the  history  of  the  supporters  to  think  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The American world  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  in  those  terms  if  they  people are sick and millions  of  people  are  told  that  their  tired of an economy working  for  starva-­ ideas  for  social  and  in which they are tion  wages?â&#x20AC;?  political  changes  are  working longer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  is  it  that  in  too  ambitious.

America  we  have  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  they  hours for lower more  income  and  always  tell  us  is,  wages, an economy wealth  inequality  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  thinking  too  in which 47 million than  any  other  coun-­ big,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Sanders  said,  Americans are try  on  Earth?â&#x20AC;? referring  to  opponents  living in poverty, Sanders  said  his  of  such  proposals  as  message  resonated  and an economy free  college  tuition  with  people  through-­ and  a  $15-­per-­hour  in which almost out  the  country  while  minimum.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  what  all new incoming he  was  stumping  for  can  be  done  is  bailing  wealth is going to WKH KLJKHVW RIÂżFH LQ out  Wall  Street  to  the  the top 1 percent. the  land. tune  of  $700  billion.  The American â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let  me  tell  you  What  can  be  done  what  I  have  learned  is  getting  involved  people have had during  the  past  year,â&#x20AC;?  in  wars  we  never  it. They want real Sanders  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  I  should  have  gotten  change.â&#x20AC;? learned  is  the  Ameri-­ into.  What  can  be  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bernie Sanders can  people  are  in  a  done  is  giving  tax  very,  very  different  breaks  to  billionaires  place  from  what  the  as  children  in  this  country  go  hungry.  media  and  the  establishment  tells  Our  job  is  to  think  big  and  to  ask,  us  they  are.  I  have  been  all  over  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why  not?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? this  country,  and  I  can  tell  you  that  He  continued  that  narrative  in  whether  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  West  Coast,  or  up  in  alluding  to  some  familiar  themes  Maine,  the  American  people  are  sick  he  has  reiterated  during  a  political  and  tired  of  an  economy  in  which  career  that  has  spanned  around  four  they  are  working  longer  hours  for  decades. lower  wages,  an  economy  in  which  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  should  the  United  States  of  47  million  Americans  are  living  in  America  be  the  only  major  country  poverty,  and  an  economy  in  which  on  Earth  not  to  guarantee  health  care  almost  all  new  incoming  wealth  for  all  people  as  a  right? is  going  to  the  top  1  percent.  The  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  do  our  people  continue  American  people  have  had  it.  They Â

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INCOME  INEQUALITY Vermont  media  who  have  covered  Sanders  for  many  years  have  grown  accustomed  to  his  recitation  of  statistics  in  underscoring  the  wealth  disparity  among  classes  in  the  United  6WDWHV 'XULQJ KLV ÂżUVW FDPSDLJQ IRU the  U.S.  House  in  1990,  Sanders  often  voiced  concern  about  the  gap  between  the  wealthiest  10  percent  and  the  remaining  90  percent.  On  Monday,  Sanders  took  aim  at  the  top  one-­tenth  of  1  percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  the  last  16  years,  the  number  of  billionaires  in  this  country  has  increased  by  10  times:  from  51  billionaires  to  over  500  billionaires,  and  over  half  the  kids  in  this  country  who  are  in  public  schools  are  on  free  or  reduced  school  lunch  programs,â&#x20AC;?  Sanders  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  got  to,  from  a  moral  perspective  and  from  an  economic  perspective,  understand  that  this  level  of  income  and  wealth  inequality  is  unsustainable,  that  the  rich  and  the  large  corporations  will  start  paying  their  fair  share  of  taxes.â&#x20AC;?

Sanders  also  warned  about  another  potential  disaster  in  the  savings  and  loan  industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  got  to  take  on  Wall  Street,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wall  Street  right  QRZ KDV VL[ ÂżQDQFLDO LQVWLWXWLRQV that  have  assets  of  $10  trillion  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  60  percent  of  the  GDP.  And  three  our  of  the  four  largest  banks  in  the  country  today  are  bigger  than  they  were  when  we  bailed  them  out  when  they  were  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;too  big  to  fail.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  The  time  is  now  to  â&#x20AC;Ś  break  up  these  huge  ¿QDQFLDO LQVWLWXWLRQV ´ +H FLWHG ÂżQDQFH UHIRUP DV D particularly  pressing  priority.  Sanders  said  he  will  be  visiting  Ohio  later  this  month  to  help  the  cause  of  Ted  Strickland,  a  Democratic  candidate  for  U.S.  Senate  this  November.  Sanders  said  Stricklandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  opponents  are  expected  to  spend  upwards  of  $100  million  in  an  effort  to  make  sure  he  does  not  defeat  incumbent  Republican  Sen.  Rob  Portman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  are  concerned  about  any  LVVXH RI VLJQLÂżFDQFH \RX PXVW be  concerned  about  the  Citizens  United  Supreme  Court  decision  and  the  fact  that  billionaires  today  are  buying  elections  in  this  country  and  moving  this  nation  into  an  oligarchic  form  of  society,â&#x20AC;?  said  Sanders,  who  advocated  for  publicly  funded  elections. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  got  to  make  it  clear  that  too  many  people  have  fought  and  died  in  this  country  to  defend  American  democracy,â&#x20AC;?  he  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  not  going  to  let  the  Koch  brothers  and  the  other  billionaires Â

SEVERAL  HUNDRED  PEOPLE  gathered  on  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  town  green  to  listen  to  Sen.  Bernie  Sanders  speak  at  a  Labor  Day  rally  Monday  evening.

buy  our  government  and  move  us  to  oligarchy.â&#x20AC;?

The  large  number  of  young  people  in  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  crowd  was  not  lost  on  Sanders,  who  touched  on  the  high  cost  of  education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  should  not  have  to  end  up  $50,000  or  $100,000  in  debt  because  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  the  right  thing;Íž  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  trying  to  get  an  education,â&#x20AC;?  Sanders  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  day  will  come  â&#x20AC;Ś  where  we  are  going  to  make  public  colleges  and  universities  in  America  tuition-­ IUHH DQG ZH DUH JRLQJ WR VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ lower  student  debt  by  allowing  those  ZLWK WKDW GHEW WR UHÂżQDQFH WKHLU ORDQV at  the  lowest  interest  rates  they  can  ¿QG ´ CLIMATE  CHANGE He  also  had  a  message  for  grassroots  environmentalists,  some  of  whom  warmed  up  the  crowd  with  a  plea  for  people  to  oppose  the  Addison  County  natural  gas  pipeline.  Construction  workers  are  already  burying  segments  of  that  Colchester-­ to-­Middlebury  project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All  of  these  issues  are  enormously  important,  but  there  is  one  issue  that  may  be  even  more  important  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  that  is  the  understanding  that  for  the  VFLHQWLÂżF FRPPXQLW\ WKH GHEDWH is  over:  Climate  change  is  real,  it  is  caused  by  human  activity,  it  is  already  in  this  county  and  all  over  the  world  causing  severe  (problems),â&#x20AC;?  Sanders  said  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  do  not  get  our  act  together,  what  the  scientists  are  telling  us  is  that  by  the  end  of  this  century,  this  planet  Earth  could  be  5  to  10  degrees  Fahrenheit  warmer,  which  will  mean  more  droughts,  PRUH Ă&#x20AC;RRGV PRUH H[WUHPH ZHDWKHU disturbances,  rising  sea  levels,  DFLGLÂżFDWLRQ RI WKH RFHDQ ² DQG E\ WKH ZD\ PRUH LQWHUQDWLRQDO FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW DV SHRSOH DOO RYHU WKH ZRUOG ÂżJKW over  limited  natural  resources.â&#x20AC;?

Sanders  urged  the  nation  to  embrace  a  more  aggressive  policy  toward  renewable  energy,  an  industry  that  he  said  would  help  the  environment  as  well  as  the  economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  turn  this  around  if  we  VWDUW LQYHVWLQJ LQ HQHUJ\ HIÂżFLHQF\ and  in  sustainable  energy,â&#x20AC;?  Sanders  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  pass  a  tax  on  carbon,  if  we  transfer  our  energy  system,  we  can  create  millions  of  jobs,  end  pollution  and  effectively  combat  climate  change.  This  is  not  a  technological  issue,  this  is  not  a  VFLHQWLÂżF RU HQJLQHHULQJ LVVXH LW LV D political  issue.  It  is  a  need  to  take  on  the  fossil  fuel  industry  and  their  paid  employees  in  Congress  and  tell  the  fossil  fuel  industry  that  their  short-­ WHUP SURÂżWV DUH QRW PRUH LPSRUWDQW than  the  future  of  this  planet.â&#x20AC;?

Sanders  has  been  publicly  SEN.  BERNIE  SANDERS  makes  his  way  through  the  large  crowd  at  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speech  in  Middlebury,  attract-­ supporting  his  erstwhile  opponent  Democratic  presidential  ing  a  standing  ovation  and  looks  of  awe,  as  did  this  young  girl  lower  right,  for  what  the  senator  accomplished  and  in  his  run  for  the  presidency. nominee  Hillary  Clinton.  He  did  not Â

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BERNIE  FANS  LISTEN  intently  to  the  senatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  speech  in  Middlebury  this  past  Monday.

mention  her  by  name  during  his  brief  as  he  strode  purposefully  to  a  black  Middlebury  appearance,  but  did  sedan  waiting  for  him  on  Merchants  allude  to  her  Republican  opponent,  Row.  While  walking,  he  obliged  fans  Donald  Trump.

ZLWK D IHZ ÂłVHOÂżHV´ EHIRUH VOLSSLQJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  should  come  together  and  not  into  his  waiting  vehicle. let  the  Donald  Trumps  of  the  world  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rally  also  served  as  divide  us  up  on  whether  we  were  an  opportunity  for  Democratic  and  born  in  this  country  Progressive  candi-­ or  born  someplace  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have got GDWHV IRU RIÂżFH WKLV else,  or  whether  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  1RYHPEHU WR EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ Muslim  or  Jewish  or  to, from a moral state  their  campaign  whoever  we  may  be,â&#x20AC;?  perspective and priorities  and/or  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  we  from an economic talk  about  Sanders.  come  together,  there  perspective, Among  them  were  is  nothing  that  cannot  understand Rep.  Diane  Lanpher,  accomplish.â&#x20AC;?

D-­Vergennes;Íž  Mari  that this level of The  Independent  Cordes,  a  Democrat  on  Aug.  31  put  income and wealth running  for  a  seat  in  in  a  request  for  inequality is the  Addison-­4  House  a  10-­15  minute  unsustainable.â&#x20AC;? district;Íž  Jill  Char-­ phone  interview  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bernie Sanders bonneau,  a  Progres-­ with  Sanders  sive  candidate  for  sometime  prior,  one  of  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  or  after,  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  rally,  but  was  two  House  seats;Íž  and  Vermont  state  unsuccessful.  Sanders  was  also  Sen.  David  Zuckerman,  a  longtime  unavailable  to  the  Vermont  press  Progressive  who  in  August  won  the  after  his  Middlebury  speech.  The  Democratic  nomination  for  lieuten-­ senator  was  besieged  by  well  wishers  ant  governor.

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  September  8,  2016  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  3A

Aldermen  give  more  money  to  partnership  Tap  fund  after  hearing  presentation By  ANDY  KIRKALDY part-­time  marketing  and  develop-­ VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  After  hearing  a  ment  coordinator  and  refurbishing  list  of  recent  Vergennes  Partnership  RIÂżFH VSDFH ZLWK YROXQWHHU ODERU IRU accomplishments  from  its  president,  KHU DQG WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ LQ &LW\ +DOO Renny  Perry,  also  an  alderman,  the  Â&#x2021; ,PSURYLQJ LWV ZHEVLWH VRPH-­ Vergennes  City  Council  on  Aug.  30  thing  that  drew  praise  from  Alder-­ unanimously  agreed  to  support  the  man  Matt  Chabot. cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  downtown  organization  with  Â&#x2021; &UHDWLQJ D VKRUW YLGHR WR SURPRWH $7,500  from  the  Vergennes  Water  Vergennes  that  should  be  ready  soon.

Tower  Fund.  Perry  abstained  from  Â&#x2021; &RQWLQXLQJ WR VHUYH DV WKH GRZQ-­ the  vote. town  organization  The  council  this  The council this that  is  required  if  spring  had  already  Vergennes  is  to  re-­ earmarked  $7,500  in  spring had already tain  its  Designated  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  annual  bud-­ earmarked $7,500 Downtown  status.  get  for  the  Vergennes  in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s That  status  allows  Partnership.  Coun-­ annual budget Vergennes  and  its  cil  members  agreed  for the Vergennes downtown  busi-­ the  organization  had,  nesses  and  property  Partnership. as  the  council  had  owners  to  apply  for  sought,  taken  on  a  Council members grants  to  support  im-­ more  active  econom-­ agreed the provement  projects.  ic  development  role  organization had, All  of  the  combina-­ while  continuing  its  as the council tion  sidewalk/handi-­ mission  of  preserving  had sought, cap  access  platform  and  enhancing  down-­ and  other  streetscape  taken on a more town. projects  completed  Mayor  Bill  Benton  active economic along  Main  Street  in  at  the  council  meet-­ development role the  past  15  years  have  ing  last  Tuesday  night  while continuing been  supported  with  said  the  partnership  its mission Designated  Down-­ had  taken  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  big  step  town  grants. of preserving in  the  right  direc-­ Perry  called  the  and enhancing tion.â&#x20AC;? combined  budget  and  Perry  outlined  what  downtown.

Water  Tower  Fund  the  partnership  has  request  â&#x20AC;&#x153;probably  the  done  since  late  in  2015,  focusing  on  best  deal  the  city  can  have,â&#x20AC;?  adding,  the  economic  development  angle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  that  for  $15,000.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  partnership  took  that  as  an  Perry  said  the  partnership  has  added  part  of  our  mission,  and  we  raised  about  $19,000  of  its  own  have  been  very  active  with  that,â&#x20AC;?  he  through  membership  dues,  donations  said.  and  other  efforts.  The  list  includes,  Perry  said: Aldermen  may  use  the  Water  Tow-­ Â&#x2021; +HOSLQJ GRZQWRZQ SURSHUW\ er  Fund,  fed  by  cellphone  companies  RZQHUV REWDLQ WD[ FUHGLWV WR VXS-­ who  pay  to  hang  broadcast  equip-­ port  building  upgrades,  including  ment  on  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  former  water  tow-­ one  project  that  will  be  announced  er,  to  pay  for  capital  improvement  soon.  Vergennes,  he  said,  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;one  of  projects  or  economic  development  WKH ODUJHVW XVHUV RI WD[ FUHGLWV LQ 9HU-­ initiatives. mont.â&#x20AC;?

Benton  said  what  the  partnership  Â&#x2021; $FWLQJ DV WKH FLW\ÂśV GH IDFWR has  done  meets  the  criteria  for  Water  agency  to  recruit  new  businesses  and  Tower  Fund  support.  VXSSRUW H[LVWLQJ FRQFHUQV â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  big  components  is  Â&#x2021; )XOÂżOOLQJ UHFRPPHQGDWLRQV LQ economic  development,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  the  new  Downtown  and  Otter  Creek  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  in  here  that  has  been  Basin  Master  Plan.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  whole  bunch  successful.â&#x20AC;? of  those  are  for  the  partnership  to  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  implement,â&#x20AC;?  Perry  said. andyk@addisonindependent.com. Â&#x2021; +LULQJ $P\ %RGHWWH %DUU DV LWV

Feds  consider  bringing  a  SRVW RIÂżFH EDFN WR *UDQYLOOH By  JOHN  S.  McCRIGHT GRANVILLE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  More  than  sev-­ en  months  after  Granville  lost  its  SRVW RIÂżFH WKH 8 6 3RVWDO 6HUYLFH is  considering  reopening  a  facility  where  residents  of  the  Route  100  town  can  collect  their  mail,  pur-­ chase  stamps  and  mail  their  pack-­ ages.

8636 5HDO (VWDWH 6SHFLDOLVW 0L-­ FKDHO . %XOODUG ZLOO DWWHQG WKH QH[W Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Granville  selectboard  meeting  and  propose  relocating  re-­ tail  services  into  a  yet-­to-­be  deter-­ mined  location  in  town.  The  Sept.  12  meeting  will  begin  at  6  p.m.  at  WKH WRZQ FOHUNÂśV RIÂżFH ZKLFK LV OR-­ cated  at  4157  Route  100.

From  1963  until  last  December  WKH 8636 OHDVHG RQH URRP LQ D 5RXWH KRPH QH[W WR WKH JHQHUDO VWRUH WR VHUYH DV WKH SRVW RIÂżFH ,W KRVWHG 3 2 ER[HV XVHG E\ *UDQ-­ ville  residents.  But  the  couple  who  owned  the  home  suspended  the  lease  due  to  health  reasons  and  on  -DQ WKH *UDQYLOOH 3RVW 2IÂżFH closed.  People  in  the  town  of  300  had  to  WUDYHO WR +DQFRFN WR SLFN XS WKHLU mail  after  that.  Town  Clerk  Kathy  :HUQHU VHW XS D VSHFLDO ER[ LQ KHU RIÂżFH ZKHUH WKH OHWWHU FDUULHUV FRXOG GHOLYHU RIÂżFLDO WRZQ PDLO At  the  time  of  the  closing,  some Â

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Granville  residents  worried  that  the  ORVV RI WKH SRVW RIÂżFH ZRXOG PHDQ the  loss  of  one  more  opportunity  for  social  interaction  and  the  further  degradation  of  community. $ 8636 PHGLD DOHUW VDLG WKH agency  has  been  engaged  in  nation-­ al  re-­evaluation  of  its  facilities  and  the  Granville  situation  falls  into  that  process.  After  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting,  people  can  send  written  comments  on  whatever  proposal  is  put  on  the  table  by  writing  to  the  Bullard  be-­ fore  Oct.  11.  Submit  comments  to:  Michael  K.  Bullard,  Real  Estate  6SHFLDOLVW 8636 )DFLOLWLHV 6HUYLFH 2IÂżFH 32 %R[ *UHHQVERUR NC  27498-­1103.

Comments  can  be  emailed  to:  michael.k.bullard@usps.gov.

Werner  said  on  Wednesday  that  she  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  anything  about  the  8636 SODQV IRU KHU WRZQ EXW VKH though  her  fellow  residents  would  ZHOFRPH D QHZ SRVW RIÂżFH â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  a  lot  of  people  would  like  WR KDYH WKH SRVW RIÂżFH KHUH VR WKH\ wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  go  so  far  to  pick  up  their  mail,â&#x20AC;?  Werner  said.

Dead  Creek,  dead  tree LATE-­AFTERNOON  SUN  SHINES  on  a  dead  tree  and  calm  water  at  the  south  end  of  Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Dead  Creek  Wildlife  Refuge  this  past  Sunday.  In  the  background  Snake  Mountain  and  Mount  Abraham  reach  toward  the  nearly  cloudless  sky.  Independent  photo/Andy  Kirkaldy

Addison  sets  hearing  for  new  town  plan 1HZ UHJV RQ ORWV VRODU SURSRVHG By  ANDY  KIRKALDY ADDISON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  residents  on  Monday  will  have  a  chance  to  learn  more  about  and  weigh  in  on  a  proposed  new  town  plan,  one  that  Addison  Planning  Commis-­ sion  members  said  will  allow  many  UHVLGHQWV PRUH Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ WR GHYHORS small  lots  and  will  call  for  limits  on  commercial  solar  arrays,  especially  near  Lake  Champlain.

The  planning  commission  will  hold  a  hearing  on  the  plan  at  6:30  p.m.  on  Sept.  12  at  Addison  Central  School.  7KDW KHDULQJ LV WKH ¿UVW VWHS RI an  adoption  process  that  includes  at  least  that  hearing  to  be  held  by  the  planners  and  another  by  the  Addison  selectboard.  If  any  major  changes  are  made  along  the  way  more  hearings  would  be  necessary.

Once  the  plan  is  adopted,  hopeful-­ ly  by  the  end  of  the  year  according  to  planning  commission  chairman  Frank  Galgano,  planners  will  begin  drawing  up  zoning  laws  that  would  put  new  provisions  in  the  town  plan  into  effect.   Galgano  said  last  fall  once  the  town  plan  is  in  place  the  upcom-­ ing  zoning  update  will  also  include  already  written  sections  regulat-­ ing  fences  and  creating  provisions Â

to  allow  residents  in  some  cases  to  Galgano  said  the  density  bonuses  receive  waivers  from  dimensional  meet  both  of  those  goals,  which  resi-­ requirements,  such  as  road  and  side-­ dents  supported  in  a  survey. yard  setbacks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  be  presenting  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  zoning  changes  with-­ density-­zoning  program  that  we  think  RXW FKDQJLQJ WKH WRZQ SODQ ÂżUVW ´ KH will  solve  that  problem,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. said.  0RVW ]RQHV ZLOO UHWDLQ WKHLU H[LVW-­ Planners,  with  consultation  from  ing  requirements,  however.  the  Addison  County  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  going  Regional  Planning  to  go  into  each  and  Commission  and  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not antiHYHU\ RQH RI WKH ÂżYH selectboard,  are  rec-­ solar â&#x20AC;Ś However, different  districts,â&#x20AC;?  ommending  â&#x20AC;&#x153;density  we think in Galgano  said. bonusesâ&#x20AC;?  for  creating  certain areas itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The  planning  com-­ home  lots  in  some  dis-­ mission  would  have  tricts,  most  notably  in  reasonable, and been  ready  to  move  what  is  now  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in other areas it is forward  earlier,  he  largest  zone,  the  Low  not. And we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t said,  but  its  members  Density  Rural  Agricul-­ really want to see believed  they  had  to  tural  zone.  commercial (solar) address  a  solar  siting  That  zone  now  re-­ issue  that  has  become  between the lake quires  a  5-­acre  mini-­ prominent  in  Addison  mum  for  a  housing  and Lake Street.â&#x20AC;?

County  and  in  Addi-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Frank Galgano, son,  especially  with  lot,  with  substantial  planning commission one  proposed  array  in  road  frontage.  The  se-­ chairman town  sparking  debate  lectboard  had  recom-­ mended  smaller  mini-­ and  a  new  state  law  mums  and  frontages  as  regulating  solar  being  a  way  to  encourage  more  homes  and  passed  this  past  June.

WD[ UHYHQXH â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  state  has  thrown  us  a  curve-­ Instead,  density  bonuses  would  ball  that  took  us  way  off  course  with  allow  landowners  or  developers  to  the  solar  and  wind  energy  stuff,  so  we  create  one  or  more  smaller  lots  if  had  to  deal  with  that,â&#x20AC;?  Galgano  said.  they  agree  to  preserve  open  land  on  0DQ\ WRZQVÂś RIÂżFLDOV EHOLHYH WKH a  larger  parcel  that  is  being  subdivid-­ process  for  siting  arrays  is  tilted  too  ed,  thus  both  allowing  more  afford-­ heavily  in  favor  of  the  Public  Service  able  lots  and  preserving  farmland  and  Board,  and  Addison  in  July  adopted  scenery. an  interim  siting  law  that  takes  effect Â

this  week.  The  proposed  town  planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  provi-­ sions  will  allow  Addison  to  become  VSHFLÂżF DERXW ZKHUH LW SUHIHUV VRODU arrays  and  how  they  should  be  sited  and  screened,  Galgano  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  we  are  recommending  WKDW ZH KDYH IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH DW least  in  the  Lakeshore  Residential  and  the  Lakeshore  Recreational,  the  two  (zones)  that  border  the  lake,  we  at  this  point  are  not  going  to  accept  commercial  solar,â&#x20AC;?  Gal-­ gano  said.  Residential  solar  arrays,  such  as  rooftop  units,  would  be  permitted,  and  in  some  cases  residential  track-­ ers  units  in  would  be  acceptable,  Galgano  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;but  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  somebody  giving  up  4  or  5  acres  to  a  commercial  unit.â&#x20AC;?

The  regulations  do  not  mean  plan-­ ners  oppose  solar  development,  he  emphasized.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  not  anti-­solar.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  anti-­alternative  energy,â&#x20AC;?  Galgano  VDLG Âł+RZHYHU ZH WKLQN LQ FHUWDLQ areas  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reasonable,  and  in  other  ar-­ eas  it  is  not.  And  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  really  want  to  see  commercial  (solar)  between  the  lake  and  Lake  Street.â&#x20AC;?

Other  changes  to  the  plan  are  more  like  updates,  rather  than  major  chang-­ es,  he  said.  They  include  rewrites  of  WKH /DQG 8VH 3ODQ DQG WKH FKDSWHUV on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Economy  and  Economic  Devel-­ opmentâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natural  and  Agricul-­ tural  Resources  and  Resiliency.â&#x20AC;?

:RUN EHJLQV RQ %ULVWRO 9LOODJH KRXVLQJ SURMHFW BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  somewhat  unusual  housing  development  planned  for  the  center  of  Bristol  has  broken  ground  on  property  off  North  Street  behind  the  Rite  Aid  and  Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  shopping  area.

Bristol  Village  Cohousing,  a  14-­ unit  project  that  bills  itself  as  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;eco-­ villageâ&#x20AC;?  is  inviting  the  public  to  a  rib-­ bon  cutting  ceremony  this  Saturday,  Sept.  10,  at  11:30  a.m.  at  16  North  St.  After  the  event,  tours  of  the  site  will  be  available.

7KH ÂżUVW XQLWV ZLOO EH UHDG\ IRU occupancy  in  January  and  the  entire  project  is  slated  to  be  completed Â

QH[W $SULO Two  other  buildings  on  North  and  12  North  St.  The  plan  is  to  leave  Peg  Kamens,  co-­founder  of  the  de-­ Street  are  also  part  of  the  project  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  8  WKH 7RPDVL +RXVH XQFKDQJHG IURP velopment,  said  the  project  is  based  1RUWK 6W NQRZQ DV 7RPDVL +RXVH

(See  Bristol,  Page  16A) on  the  idea  of  a  walkable  lifestyle  and  small  energy  footprint.  She  and  IHOORZ FR IRXQGHU -LP 0HQGHOO H[-­ plain  that  this  cohousing  community  will  have  some  shared  elements  and  some  private  spaces.  An  important  component  is  renovation  of  the  his-­ toric  buildings  on  North  Street.  The  VTXDUH IRRW 3HDNH +RXVH EXLOW in  1861  at  16  North  St.,  will  serve  DV WKH &RPPRQ +RXVH LQ ZKLFK WKH residents  will  have  the  opportunity  to  gather  for  community  meals. Â

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A DDIS ON Â Â INDE P E NDEN T

Letters

Editorial

to the Editor

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  conundrum:  Our  polar-­ opposite  views  of  political  reality Sen.  Bernie  Sanders  thrills  liberals,  moderates  and  even  conservatives  in  a  ZD\ WKDW +LOODU\ &OLQWRQ FDQ RQO\ GUHDP DERXW ² DQG LW DOO KDV WR GR ZLWK WKH SHUFHSWLRQ RI KRQHVW\ :KHQ %HUQLH VSHDNV SHRSOH EHOLHYH KLP :KHQ +LOO-­ ary  talks,  many  hear  only  lies,  half-­truths  and  plans  to  scheme  more  riches  into  her  and  Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pockets.  And  then  there  is  Trump:  When  the  Donald  talks,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  self-­important  blather  with  almost  nothing  based  on  fact.  And  yet  each  political  camp  believes  in  their  candidate  over  the  other.  7KHUH KDV EHFRPH VXFK D ZLGH JXOI EHWZHHQ IDFW DQG ÂżFWLRQ WKDW $PHUL-­ FDQV KDYH GLIÂżFXOW\ ÂżQGLQJ WKH WUXWK At  a  family  gathering  this  past  weekend,  a  moderate  Republican  who  is  KHDG RI D VXFFHVVIXO DQG ORQJ VWDQGLQJ OHJDO ÂżUP LQ &LQFLQQDWL 2KLR VDLG KH could  have  supported  Bernie  â&#x20AC;&#x153;even  though  he  would  have  cost  me  a  fortune  in  taxes,  but  I  would  have  because  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  honest.  You  can  believe  what  the  man  says.â&#x20AC;?  With  Clinton,  he  said  in  so  many  words:  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  crooked  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  steal  every  penny  form  the  U.S.  Treasury  in  a  heartbeat;Íž  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;evil  and  a  chronic  liar.â&#x20AC;?   +HÂśOO KROG KLV QRVH DQG YRWH IRU 7UXPS KH VDLG GLVPLVVLQJ 7UXPSÂśV KDELW-­ ual  lying  as  showmanship,  and  his  lack  of  foreign  affairs  experience  as  not  all  that  important;Íž  and  his  overarching  point  is  that  Clinton  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ruin  the  countryâ&#x20AC;?  by  appointing  liberal  justices  to  the  Supreme  Court.  At  least  Trump  would  nominate  conservative  justices  that  would  abide  by  the  Constitution.  The  author  of  those  comments  is  well  educated,  is  not  a  social  conserva-­ tive  and  is  a  student  of  law,  so  while  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  agree  with  him,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  take  his  criticisms  lightly.  But  it  is  astounding.  +H WUXO\ WKLQNV 7UXPS ZRXOG EH D EHWWHU SUHVLGHQW WKDQ &OLQWRQ ZKR PDQ\ KDYH FDOOHG WKH ÂłPRVW TXDOLÂżHG SHUVRQ´ WR HYHU UXQ IRU WKH RIÂżFH $QG EDVHG RQ KHU H[SHULHQFH LQ WKH :KLWH +RXVH DV D 8 6 6HQDWRU IURP 1HZ <RUN DQG with  her  years  as  Secretary  of  State,  she  might  be;Íž  although  experience  by  itself  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mean  she  would  be  a  good  president.  Character  does  matter,  and  she  battles  for  the  bottom  on  that  issue  with  almost  as  many  Americans  disliking  her  as  they  do  Trump.)  Still,  how  can  we,  as  citizens,  have  such  polar-­opposite  views  when  judg-­ ing  these  two  candidates?  Two  answers  seem  obvious:  First,  the  right-­wing  media  have  done  a  very  HIIHFWLYH MRE RI GHÂżQLQJ &OLQWRQÂśV FKDUDFWHU DQG KHU GHHGV RYHU WKH SDVW years  so  much  so  that  viewers  accept  it  as  truth  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  even  though  much  of  it  is  untrue  and  can  be  disproved  as  plainly  as  the  fact  that  President  Obama  was  not  born  outside  the  United  States.  Secondly,  the  Clintons  have  been  their  own  worst  enemies.   As  many  have  reported,  the  Clintons  have  long  tread  RQ WKH ÂżQH HGJH RI OHJDOLWLHV LQ WKHLU IRXQGDWLRQ ZRUN DQG RWKHU EXVLQHVV dealings.  They  have,  in  short,  brought  suspicion  upon  themselves.  Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  XVH RI KHU SHUVRQDO HPDLO DFFRXQW IRU VRPH RIÂżFLDO EXVLQHVV ZKLOH VHFUHWDU\ of  state  is  just  one  more  example  of  her  questionable  judgment  in  such  mat-­ ters;Íž  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  one  of  many  reasons  millions  of  Democrats  preferred  Sanders  as  their  candidate  to  represent  the  Democratic  Party.  But  even  so,  how  can  an  educated  person  vote  for  a  candidate  who  is  seri-­ ously  advocating  for  building  a  wall  between  Mexico  and  the  U.S.  to  keep  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad  guysâ&#x20AC;?  out,  and  who  swears  up  and  down  that  Mexico  is  going  to  SD\ IRU LW HYHQ WKRXJK WKH SUHVLGHQW RI 0H[LFR UHDIÂżUPV WKH\ ZLOO QRW" ,W seems,  in  the  famous  line  in  the  movie  Princess  Bride,  inconceivable.  ******* Indulge,  for  a  moment,  in  a  Monday  night  interview  between  Trump  and  NBC  interviewer  David  Muir,  who  asked  Trump  about  his  recent  trip  to  Mexico  and  the  Mexican  president  saying  afterwards  that  neither  he  nor  his  country  would  ever  pay  a  cent  for  the  wall  that  Trump  wants  to  build. â&#x20AC;&#x153;TRUMP:  And  the  fact  is  Mexico  will  pay  for  the  wall,  it  was  discussed  that  it  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  discussed,  but  they  know  my  stance  and  I  know  their  stance.  And  until  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  president  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  going  to  press  anything  very  much,  but  they  fully  know  my  stance.  My  stance  is  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  build  a  wall  and  Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  pay  for  the  wall.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  simple.

MUIR:  Did  the  Mexican  president  break  his  word  in  talking  about  it?

TRUMP:  They  all  know  the  ground  rules  and  the  ground  rules  were  there.  Rudy  Giuliani  said  it,  in  fact  Rudy  was  surprised.  Rudy  Giuliani  spoke  very  eloquently  about  it.  The  ground  rules.  And  we  had  ground  rules  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  OK.  They  know  my  stance  and  I  know  their  stance.  See  who  wins  in  the  end.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  win,  100  percent,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  pay  for  the  wall.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  build  a  wall,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  pay  for  the  wall,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  keep  drugs  out,  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  keep  the  people  that  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  we  have  gangs,  we  KDYH JDQJ OHDGHUV :H KDYH GUXJ NLQJV :H KDYH DOO RI WKHVH SHRSOH Ă&#x20AC;RZLQJ into  our  country,  all  of  those  people  are  going  to  get  out.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  gonna  get  ¾HP RXW :HÂśUH JRQQD VWRS WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZ RI GUXJV LQWR RXU FRXQWU\ 2XU FRXQWU\ is  being  poisoned.  Our  youth  are  being  destroyed.  We  have  cities  over  the  weekend  20  people  are  overdosed  on  drugs.  Twenty  people  from  one  city  and  dying.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  dying  all  over  our  country  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  coming,  mostly,  from  that  section  of  the  world.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  gonna  stop  it.â&#x20AC;?

7KDW LV 7UXPS XQÂżOWHUHG +H LV SUDFWLFDOO\ LOOLWHUDWH DQG KH LV E\ IDU WKH PRVW LQDUWLFXODWH SUHVLGHQ-­ WLDO FDQGLGDWH LQ PHPRU\ DQG SHUKDSV LQ WKH QDWLRQÂśV KLVWRU\ +H LV RIWHQ nonsensical,  confused  and  disjointed  in  his  thinking.  And,  yet,  his  supporters  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  seem  to  mind.  But  clear  thinking  matters.

For  example,  just  how  would  Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  wall  play  out?  We  build  it  at  a  cost  of  hundreds  of  billions  of  dollars  and  then  what?  Would  Trump  send  Mexico  a  bill?  And  who  is  going  to  make  them  pay?  Certainly  not  interna-­ tional  law,  which  would  be  on  Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  side.  Would  Trump  threaten  them  militarily?  Would  he  cut  off  aid,  and  make  enemies  on  our  southern  border?  Does  Trump  not  understand  it  is  far  superior  (and  far  less  costly)  to  have  a  friendly  neighbor  on  our  southern  border  than  one  who  feels  threatened  and  becomes  hostile?  Is  that  the  kind  of  leadership  Republicans  think  will  EHQHÂżW WKLV FRXQWU\" The  same  type  of  bullying  would  be  true  of  North  Korea,  Iran,  Syria,  maybe  Iraq  and  Libya,  and  China,  and  who  knows  where  else,  except  for  Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  friend,  Putin  in  Russia,  who  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  at  this  point  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  has  so  bamboozled  Trump  that  Trump  thinks  he  has  the  upper  hand.  Personal  intelligence  does  matter;Íž  judgment  matters;Íž  character  matters  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  DQG 7UXPS LV VHULRXVO\ GHÂżFLHQW RQ HDFK FRXQW :HGQHVGD\ QLJKWÂśV GHEDWH will  no  doubt  expose  some  of  those  vulnerabilities. &OLQWRQ LV QRW RXU ÂżUVW FKRLFH EXW VKH NQRZV WKH URSHV VKH XQGHUVWDQGV diplomacy,  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  respectful  of  other  world  leaders  and  of  Congress,  she  has  a  vision  she  can  articulate,  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fair  and  not  a  bigot.  In  short,  she  is  competent  and  not  a  danger  to  the  nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  future.  Trump  is,  if  for  no  other  reason  than  he  is  an  inarticulate  buffoon  who  is  prone  to  insults,  bullying  and  braggado-­ FLR 7KDWÂśV QRW RQO\ QRQ SUHVLGHQWLDO LWÂśV D VXUH ÂżUH UHFLSH IRU GLVDVWHU RQ WKH domestic  and  international  stage.  Angelo  S.  Lynn

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Vermont  Gas  should  pay  costs I  would  like  to  thank  Mr.  Dennis  (Addison  Independent,  Aug.  25),  DQG ÂżQDOO\ 0U 5HFKLD IRU FDOOLQJ out  Vermont  Gas  (Metro)  for  try-­ ing  to  use  that  provision  in  the  last  Memorandum  of  Understanding  to  cover  for  their  gross  ineptitude  in  laying  out  their  pipeline  by  putting  their  unforeseen  extra  costs  on  their  present  and  future  customers. )LUVW LW ZDV WKH GLIÂżFXOW SURFHVV of  trenching  through  the  very  rocky  ridges  and  ravines  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  to-­ pography.  Surprise!  Surprise!  Then,  the  need  for  subterranean  horizontal  drilling  to  go  under  environmentally  sensitive  wetlands.  Next,  the  extraordinarily  high  expense  of  taking  possession  of  the  land  they  needed.  Gatherings  of  protestors  at  various  sites  slowed  activity  on  the  construction,  another  unforeseen  expense.

These  costs  are,  or  should  have  been,  included  in  the  capital  project  planning.  Let  us  take  them  off  the  backs  of  the  customers  and  put  them  back  into  the  capital  expenditure  account  where  they  belong.

Be  assured  that  this  is  a  purely  commercial  enterprise  undertaken  ZLWK KRSHV RI ODUJH SUR¿W QRW DQ altruistic  project  by  Vermont  Gas  for  WKH EHQH¿W RI IXWXUH UHVLGHQWLDO DQG commercial  customers.

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Calif.  also  has  good  program Look  out COWS  LINE  UP  at  the  gate  in  the  doorway  of  a  Monument  Farms  Dairy  barn  in  Weybridge  Tuesday  afternoon.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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By John the  night,  why  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  she  take  the  McCright bottle,  why  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  she  quit  fussing  when  I  sing  her  the  song  that  has  worked  every  time  so  far.  It  is,  as  any  parent  knows,  an  adjustment.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  through  that  kind  of  adjustment  in  our  house.  We  brought  the  little  darling  home  last  Friday  after  work,  and  she  has  been  tremendous.  She  loves  to  cuddle  and  has  these  wonderful  smiling  eyes  that  look  into  mine  and  say  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  one  mind  speaking  directly  into  another  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  need  you.  I  love  you.  You  are  my  world.â&#x20AC;?  My  wife  loves  her,  our  older  girls  love  her,  even,  I  might  admit,  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  kind  of  grown  on  me.  My  only  res-­ ervation  comes  at  11  oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock  at  night  when  we  turn  in  at  bedtime.   I  close  my  book,  my  wife  turns  out  the  light,  my  body  weight  starts  to  settle  way  down  into  the  mat-­ tress  and  just  as  my  mind  steps  off  into  la-­la  land,  the  wonderful  new  addition  to  our  family  jolts  me  from  my Â

bed  with  a  loud  bark!

And  boy  can  Molly  bark.  She  puts  all  of  her  100  pounds  into  each  bellow  so  that  even  George  Washing-­ ton,  dead  these  216  years,  would  be  jolted  into  an  up-­ right  position  if  he  were  buried  anywhere  in  New  Eng-­ land  or  Upstate  New  York.  The  one  thing  my  neighbor  said  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boy  can  she  bark.â&#x20AC;?  The  poor  neighbors.  Poor  me!

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Clippings

&DUROLQD FDVH KLJKOLJKWV FRXUW LVVXH In  2013,  the  Republican-­majority  North  Carolina  legislature  enacted  a  law  requiring  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  voters  to  show  a  photo  ID  at  the  polls  and  limiting  early  voting  to  the  last  10  days  before  Election  Day.  The  NAACP  chal-­ lenged  the  law  in  federal  court,  claiming  that  the  new  requirements,  which  the  legislature  said  were  needed  to  prevent  election  fraud,  were  actually  motivated  by  ra-­ cial  discrimination.  Because  the  changes  would  dispro-­ portionately  affect  low-­income  and  minority  voters,  the  NAACP  argued  they  would  violate  both  the  federal  Voting  Rights  Act  and  the  Constitution.

The  federal  district  court  upheld  the  law,  but  in  mid-­July,  the  U.S.  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Fourth  Cir-­ cuit  ruled  in  favor  of  the  NAACP  and  overturned  the  district  court  decision.  The  appeals  court  refused  to  stay  its  By  Eric  L.  Davis ruling  until  the  Supreme  Court  could  consider  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  appeal,  and  or-­ dered  that  this  Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  election  be  conducted  under  the  old  rules,  with  no  photo  ID  re-­ quirement  and  early  voting  starting  in  mid-­October.  The  three  judges  on  the  appeals  court  panel  were  appointed  by  Presidents  Clinton  or  Obama.

A  few  weeks  ago,  North  Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Republican  gover-­ QRU 3DW 0F&URU\ DQG RWKHU VWDWH RIÂżFLDOV ÂżOHG DQ HPHU-­ gency  appeal  with  the  Supreme  Court,  asking  that  the  changes  be  reinstated  for  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  election.  With  the  high  court  in  recess  for  the  summer,  the  justices  consid-­ ered  the  case  on  the  basis  of  the  printed  record,  with  no  oral  argument.  Last  week,  the  Supreme  Court  decided,  by  a  4-­to-­4  tie  vote,  to  let  the  appeals  courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  stand. Â

Politically Thinking

No  photo  ID  will  be  required  to  vote  in  North  Carolina  this  year,  and  early  voting  will  begin  in  mid-­October.

The  four  justices  voting  to  uphold  the  appeals  courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision,  and  thus  to  strike  down  the  law,  were  all  ap-­ pointed  by  Democratic  presidents  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Justices  Ginsburg,  Breyer,  Sotomayor  and  Kagan.  The  four  justices  voting  to  put  the  appeals  courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  on  hold,  and  reinstate  the  challenged  provisions,  were  all  appointed  by  Repub-­ lican  presidents  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Chief  Justice  Roberts,  and  Justices  Kennedy,  Thomas  and  Alito.

Meanwhile,  North  Carolina  will  proceed  with  its  appeal  of  the  Fourth  Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision  through  the  Su-­ preme  Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  regular  procedure.  If  the  case  is  accepted  for  full  review,  oral  arguments  and  a  decision  will  likely  come  in  the  spring  of  2017.  If  the  Supreme  Court  continues  to  have  only  eight  members  at  that  time,  there  is  no  reason  to  believe  the  out-­ come  would  be  anything  other  than  a  4-­to-­4  tie  vote  upholding  the  appeals  courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  decision.

This  case  illustrates  the  importance  of  the  presidential  election  for  the  future  composition  of  the  Supreme  Court.  If  the  seat  vacated  by  Justice  Antonin  Scaliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  death  were  ¿OOHG E\ 0HUULFN *DUODQG RU DQRWKHU DSSRLQWHH RI +LOO-­ DU\ &OLQWRQ WKHUH ZRXOG OLNHO\ EH D ÂżYH MXVWLFH PDMRULW\ to  strike  down  the  North  Carolina  law,  and  similar  vot-­ ing  restrictions  that  have  been  enacted  by  Republican-­ controlled  legislatures  in  other  states,  such  as  Texas  and  Wisconsin.

If  Donald  Trump  were  to  win  the  presidential  elec-­ (See  Davis,  Page  5A)

This  is  related  to  Gaen  Mur-­ phreeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  article  on  the  Sexual  Assault  Nurse  Examiner  program  and  spe-­ cialist  at  Middlebury  College  and  3RUWHU +RVSLWDO Addison  Indepen-­ dent,  Aug.  25).

I  heard  the  reporter  on  VPR  this  morning,  commenting  on  whether  or  not  this  program  was  unique  in  the  U.S.,  as  it  may  be  unique  in  Vermont.

There  is  an  amazing  program  FDOOHG 6WXDUW +RXVH EDVHG LQ 6DQWD Monica,  Calif.,  that  serves  children  who  have  been  the  victims  of  sexual  abuse.  It  was  a  pioneer  in  the  late  1980s,  and  I  worked  as  a  volunteer  from  1988-­1990.

The  program  is  designed  to  pro-­ vide  legal  services  with  an  on-­site  DA,  police  and  social  worker  so  that  children  can  be  interviewed  in  a  more  supportive  atmosphere,  with  one-­way  glass  so  that  child  victims  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to  tell  their  story  multiple  times  in  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;scaryâ&#x20AC;?  institutional  set-­ ting.

They  have  a  special  team  at  Santa  0RQLFD +RVSLWDO WKDW FROOHFWHG WKH IRUHQVLFV ,I LW VHHPV GLIÂżFXOW WR FRO-­ lect  evidence  from  an  adult  victim,  it  is  even  more  fraught  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  dealing  with  a  young  child  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  often  when  the  perpetrator  was  a  family  member. +RZHYHU DQG HTXDOO\ LPSRUWDQW the  upstairs  is  devoted  to  specialist  therapists.  These  children  are  likely  to  be  in  therapy  for  many  years,  regardless  of  the  legal  case  against  the  perpetrators.

As  a  volunteer,  my  â&#x20AC;&#x153;jobâ&#x20AC;?  was  to  play  with  the  children.  Some  were  catatonic,  some  were  withdrawn,  some  seemed  normal.  I  was  never  meant  to  discuss  the  trauma,  just  try  put  the  children  at  ease  in  a  relaxed  setting  with  stuffed  animals,  toys  and  a  safe  environment.

Nancy  Heatley Perkinsville

Fox  spreading  propaganda Karlene  Callahanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  letter  in  the  Addison  Independent  (Sept.  1)  shows  irrationality.  She  says  her  source  of  news,  Fox,  is  different  than  other  sources  in  it  is  correct  and  all  others  are  wrong.  One  form  of  insanity  is  to  think  that  everyone  else  is  wrong.  +RZHYHU )R[ KDV EHHQ VKRZQ WR hold  truth  as  irrelevant  as  it  makes  up  news.  People  who  only  listen  to  Fox  have  been  shown  to  have  a  low  understanding  of  the  real  world.  Like,  they  believe  global  warming  is  wrong  and  the  Titanic  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  sink  DQG WKH +RORFDXVW GLGQÂśW KDSSHQ We  used  to  listen  to  extreme  right  media  sources  like  Fox  and  Rush  Limbaugh  and  note  the  errors  in  their  facts  and  how  much  was  made  up  to  mislead  the  right  wing  follow-­ ers,  but  why  bother?  Most  had  heard  enough  of  this  stuff  that  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  hear  more  and  Fox  lovers  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  hear  that  Fox  is  a  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

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SEPTEMBER IS “PREPAREDNESS MONTH” Recapping the past few notes in honor of Preparedness Month: 1. Make a PLAN — How to contact family/friends, set up out-of-area emergency contact, where to meet if separated; Securely locate copies of important documents Stocking up (include special needs for any kids, seniors, pets) 2. Begin emergency stocking, plan a rotation (1st in/1st out), date everything, watch the “use by” date &/or set your own at 6 months out.

3. Don’t stop, keep it rolling. Make it a habit.

Remember: A little at a time! Don’t try to do it all at once.

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Obituaries Grace Merkel, 95, Hubbardton

HUBBARDTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Grace  Ann  Merkel,  95,  of  Hubbardton  passed  away  Saturday,  Sept.  3,  2016,  at  the  Mountain  View  Genesis  Elder  Center.  She  was  born  on  Feb.  16,  1921,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  the  daugh-­ ter  of  Peter  and  Louise  (Streb)  Rossa.

Mrs.  Merkel  grew  up  on  Long  Island,  N.Y.,  graduating  from  Mineola  High  School  in  1939.

In  1965,  she  relocated  to  Vermont,  operating  the  Merkel  Country  Store  until  1973.  She  and  her  husband  were  the  operators  of  Half  Moon  State  Park  and  then  Bomoseen  State  Park  for  20  years  until  her  retirement.

She  was  a  member  of  Our  Lady  of  Seven  Dolors  Catholic  Church,  National  Arbor  Foundation  and  the  Eagles  Club.

Mrs.  Merkel  enjoyed  cooking,  arts  and  crafts.

Survivors  include  a  daughter,  Lynn  Bauer  of  Coral  Gables,  Fla.;Íž  two  sons, Â

Robert  Giffen  Jr.,  of  Hubbardton,  and  George  P.  Merkel  of  New  Haven;͞  a  sister,  Carol  Meola  of  Scottsdale,  Ariz.;͞  two  brothers,  Mike  Rossa  of  Center  Ridge,  N.Y.,  and  Peter  Rossa  of  Scottsdale,  Ariz.;͞  seven  grand-­ children;͞  eight  great-­grandchildren;͞  nieces  and  nephews.

She  was  predeceased  by  her  husband  Robert  G.  Giffen  in  1945;͞  her  husband  George  Merkel  Jr.,  in  2008;͞  a  daughter  Gail  Moir  in  2008;͞  and  a  brother  Gilbert  Rossa.

Friends  may  call  on  Thursday  from  4  p.m.-­7  p.m.  at  the  Durfee  Funeral  Home,  119  North  Main  Street,  Fair  Haven,  Vt. Funeral  services  will  be  held  at   10:30  a.m.  on  Friday  at  Our  Lady  of  Seven  Dolors  Church  in  Fair  Haven.  GRACE  MERKEL Burial  will  follow  at  the  Lakeview  VOLUNTEER  CAMILA  BLANCO  stands  next  to  one  of  the  buses  that  was  stuffed  with  school  supplies  for  Cemetery  in  Hubbardton.

Memorial  contributions  may  be  Church,  10  Washington  Street,  Fair  students  in  Addison  County  during  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stuff  the  Bus!â&#x20AC;?  drive  sponsored  by  the  United  Way  of  Addison  County. made  to  Our  Lady  of  Seven  Dolors  +DYHQ 97 ¸

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Stuff the Bus!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; donation drive brings school supplies to county students

Merton Torrey, 94, Addison ADDISON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  On  Friday,  Sept.  2,  2016,  Merton  Duane  Torrey,  94,  of  Addison,  was  reunited  with  his  beloved  wife  Shirley.

He  was  born  on  May  14,  1922,  the  son  of  Merton  and  Ella  (Wrisley)  Torrey.  He  attended  school  in  Addison  and  graduated  from  Vermont  Technical  College  in  Randolph.

Until  he  retired,  Merton  was  a  lifetime  farmer  on  the  family  farm  in  Addison.  He  was  an  avid  gardener  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;professional  lawn  mowerâ&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  tall  grass  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  stand  a  chance  with  him!  He  belonged  to  a  bowling  league  for  many  years  and  after  retirement  developed  a  passion  for  golf.  He  HQMR\HG ÂżVKLQJ ZLWK KLV JUDQGGDXJK-­ ters  and  was  an  avid  Yankees  fan.

During  his  years  in  Addison  he  KHOG PDQ\ WRZQ RIÂżFHV LQFOXGLQJ auditor  and  zoning  board,  which  he  helped  to  establish.  He  was  a  lifetime  member  of  the  Addison  Community Â

Baptist  Church.

Merton  is  survived  by  his  son  Steven,  daughter-­in-­law  Patty,  and  his  two  beloved  granddaughters,  Kimberly  and  Jessica.  He  was  prede-­ ceased  by  his  wife  Shirley,  brothers  Forrest,  Charles  and  Raymond,  and  his  sister  Allie.

A  memorial  service  will  be  held  at  11  a.m.  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  7,  at  Addison  Community  Baptist  Church.  Interment  will  be  in  Grandview  Cemetery  in  Addison.  In  lieu  of  Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV FRQWULEXWLRQV PD\ EH PDGH to  Addison  Community  Baptist  Church,  4970  Route  22A,  Addison,  VT;Íž  Vergennes  Area  Rescue  Squad,  PO  Box  11,  Vergennes,  VT;Íž  or  Middlebury  Rescue  Emergency  Medical  Services,  19  Elm  Street,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  To  send  online  condolences  to  his  family  please  visit  www.brownmcclayfuner-­ DOKRPHV FRP ¸

MERTON Â TORREY

Mary Reynolds, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Mary  Rogers  Reynolds  passed  away  peacefully  Aug.  25,  2016,  at  Mountain  View  Care  Center  in  Rutland.  Born  in  Washington,  D.C.,  in  1923,  she  was  a  graduate  of  Cornell  University.  During  the  War,  she  worked  on  defense  projects  at  Woods  Hole  Marine  Institute,  where  she  met  Carl  Reynolds,  whom  she  married  in  1947.  They  began  a  family  which  grew  to  seven  children  over  the  next  ten  years,  and  made  their  home  in  several  different  locations  in  New  England,  moving  as  Carlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  job  with  IBM  required.  She  moved  to  Middlebury  in  2006  to  be  near  two  of  her  sons,  and Â

became  a  resident  at  Mountain  View  Care  Center  in  2013  after  her  failing  health  made  it  unsafe  for  her  to  live  alone.  She  is  survived  by  three  sons,  John,  George  and  Steve,  and  one  daughter,  Elizabeth.  She  also  leaves  ten  grand-­ children  and  ten  great-­grandchildren.  Our  thanks  go  out  to  her  former  daughter-­in-­law  Lynn  Blagden,  to  the  caregivers  from  Addison  County  Home  Health  and  Hospice,  and  those  at  Mountain  View  Center.  A  private  family  memorial  service  will  be  conducted  in  the  future.  Contributions  to  Addison  County  Home  Health  can  be  made  in  memory  RI 0DU\ LI GHVLUHG ¸

landscaping  and  visiting  with  friends.

She  is  survived  by  her  son,  Winston  G.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winkâ&#x20AC;?  Leno  of  Ripton,  several  nieces  and  nephews.

Lillian  was  predeceased  by  her  husband,  Winston  E.  Leno  in  December  2010,  and  by  several  brothers  and  sisters.

sites  were  new  and  made  it  possible  for  anyone  in  the  community  to  contribute  to  the  program.  In  the  past,  the  program  had  more  strict  eligibility  guidelines  explains  Jesse  Brooks,  volunteer  coordinator  and  regional  prevention  coordinator  for  United  Way  of  Addison  County,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  saw  the  advantage  of  universal  access  to  this  program,  we  viewed  the  program  as  county  wide  support  for  all  of  our  school  age  children  with  the  understanding  that  all  children  should  be  given  the  tools  they  need  to  have  for  a  successful  school  year.â&#x20AC;?  A  study  conducted  by  Middlebury  College  shows  that  45  percent  of  indi-­ viduals  living  in  Addison  County  are  at  or  below  the  poverty  level,  whereas  the  RIÂżFLDO IHGHUDO SRYHUW\ OHYHO RQO\ UHFRJ-­ nizes  11  percent.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  understand  that  QRW DOO RI WKH IDPLOLHV ZKR IHHO D ÂżQDQ-­ cial  pinch  of  preparing  their  children  for  back-­to-­school  are  necessarily  families  who  are  eligible  or  qualifying  for  other  support  programs,  so  we  wanted  to  be  sure  that  if  they  did  need  the  assistance  of  the  Back  to  School  program,  they  could  get  it  with  no  questions  asked,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. Â

No  matter  what  budget  size  families  are  working  with,  the  expense  of  back-­ to-­school  is  undeniably  steep.  Stuff  the  Bus  and  the  Back  to  School  Shop  programs  are  designed  to  alleviate  the  strain  families  in  Addison  County  feel  when  this  time  of  year  is  upon  us.  It  is  the  mission  of  your  local  United  Way  of  Addison  County  to  make  sure  that  the  entire  community  is  set  up  for  success  in  all  areas  that  determine  our  overall  health  and  wellness.  United  Way  of  Addison  County  would  like  to  thank  the  following  who  helped  make  this  program  a  success:  City  of  Vergennes,  Town  of  Bristol,  Betcha-­ Transit,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church,  H.O.P.E.  and  the  Bristol  Recreation  Department.  Volunteers  for  the  event  included  Emily  Rasmussen,  Faith  Parkins,  John  Kromer,  Callie  Pegues,  Camila  Blanco,   Adelaide  Brooks,  Olivia  Brooks,  Jeremy  Brooks,  Trey  Bosworth  and  Darla  Senecal.  Backpacks  are  still  available  for  students  in  elementary  through  high  school  at  the  schools  themselves  or  by  calling  the  United  Way  of  Addison  &RXQW\ RI¿FH DW

FEMA  helps  Brandon,  Ripton  pay  for  Irene  damage

MARY Â REYNOLDS

Lillian Leno, 80, Ripton RIPTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Lillian  A.  Leno,  80,  passed  away  Saturday,  Sept.  3,  2016,  at  the  University  of  Vermont  Medical  Center  in  Burlington.

Lillian  was  a  telephone  opera-­ tor  for  many  years.  She  married  Winston  E.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winkâ&#x20AC;?  Leno  in  East  Middlebury  in  1954.

Lillian  enjoyed  gardening, Â

ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  This  year  the  staff  at  the  United  Way  of  Addison  County  hosted  a  back-­to-­school  dona-­ tion  drive  known  as  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Stuff  the  Bus!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  The  donation  drive  was  held  by  placing  school  buses  and  volunteers   for  collect-­ ing  supplies  at  three  different  locations  around  Addison  County:  Vergennes,  Bristol  and  Middlebury.  In  combination  with  the  collected  supplies  and  over  $3,000  in  cash  dona-­ tions  from  donors  in  the  community,  the  United  Way  of  Addison  County  was  able  to  prepare  over  150  supplies-­ stuffed  backpacks  for  elementary,  middle  and  high  school  age  kids.  The  backpacks  were  distributed  to  H.O.P.E.  in  Middlebury,  Vergennes  Food  Shelf  (located  at  the  Vergennes  Congregational  Church)  and  a  two  day  shop  located  at  Holley  Hall  in  Bristol  (hosted  by  Bristol  Recreation).  Although  the  Back  to  School  Shop  is  a  program  that  has  been  available  to  the  public  for  over  a  decade,  this  year  was  WKH ÂżUVW RIÂżFLDO \HDU WKDW WKH 8QLWHG :D\ of  Addison  County  took  on  the  program  and  the  staff  took  a  slightly  different  approach.  The  community  collection Â

Graveside  services  were  held  in  Prospect  Cemetery  in  Middlebury  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  7,  2016.  The  5HY -LOO 5RELQVRQ RI¿FLDWHG Arrangements  are  under  the  direc-­ tion  of  the  Sanderson-­Ducharme  Funeral  Home.  Online  condo-­ lences  may  be  offered  at  www.  VDQGHUVRQIXQHUDOVHUYLFH FRP ¸

BRANDON/RIPTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Federal  Emergency  Management  Agency  in  August  awarded  the  state  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Division  of  Emergency  Management  &  Homeland  Security  more  than  half  a  million  dollars  to  pay  the  federal  share  for  projects  tied  to  Tropical  Storm  Irene,  which  hit  9HUPRQW ÂżYH \HDUV DJR Among  the  six  towns  that  won  awards  through  the  Hazard  Mitigation  Grant  Program  were  Brandon  and  Ripton.

Brandon  received  $123,750  to  supplement  $1,196,533  awarded  in  July  for  Phase  II  of  a  downtown  over-­ Ă&#x20AC;RZ UHOLHI FXOYHUW SURMHFW Ripton  received  $14,848  for  an  emergency  generator  at  their  commu-­ nity  shelter.

Other  awards  were: $329,923  to  Charleston  for  culvert  and  ditching  improvements  along  Hudson  Road;Íž  $79,460  to  Richmond  for  a  structural  elevation;Íž  $11,668  to  0DUVKÂżHOG IRU DQ HPHUJHQF\ JHQHUD-­ tor;Íž  and  $96,750  to  Enosburg  for  a Â

culvert  upgrade  on  the  Tyler  Branch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  was  the  latest,  but  will  not  be  WKH ODVW SURMHFW WR EHQHÂżW IURP IHGHUDO assistance  tied  to  Tropical  Storm  Irene,â&#x20AC;?  a  press  release  announcing  the  money  said.

The  federal  Hazard  Mitigation  Grant  Program,  or  HMGP,  provides  DVVLVWDQFH WR FRPPXQLWLHV WR Âż[ DUHDV of  repetitive  damage  and  make  trouble  spots  safer.   Making  those  areas  more  Ă&#x20AC;RRG UHVLVWDQW WKURXJK HOHYDWLRQ RI a  building  or  road,  larger  culverts,  or  stronger  riverbanks  also  helps  save  towns,  the  state,  and  the  federal  government  money  in  repair  costs  over  the  long  run.

Of  the  $34.5  million  available  for  HMGP  after  Irene,  approximately  $20  million  was  allocated  for  acquisitions  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  buy-­outs  of  homes  and  businesses  damaged  by  Irene  that  were  built  in  Ă&#x20AC;RRGSODLQV DQG YXOQHUDEOH WR Ă&#x20AC;RRG-­ ing  again.  Of  194  HMGP  applications  submitted  to  FEMA,  141  were  for  buy-­outs.   To  date,  133  of  them  have  been  approved  by  FEMA,  and  more Â

than  100  are  completely  â&#x20AC;&#x153;closed-­ RXW ´ ,Q 1RUWKÂżHOG IRU H[DPSOH D neighborhood  of  homes  that  had  been  Ă&#x20AC;RRGHG DQG ZHUH YXOQHUDEOH WR IXWXUH Ă&#x20AC;RRGLQJ KDYH EHHQ UHPRYHG DQG WKH land  is  now  a  beautiful  town  park  along  Water  Street.

Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Congressional  delega-­ tion  was  essential  in  advocating  for  the  State  with  FEMA.   The  State  successfully  negotiated  with  FEMA  for  extra  time,  beyond  the  usual  one-­ year  window  for  submitting  HMGP  grants  and  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;routineâ&#x20AC;?  12-­month-­ extension,  for  a  third  year,  allowing  for  applications  to  be  submitted  right  up  until  the  third  anniversary  of  Irene  in  2014.

There  is  still  more  than  $8-­million  of  HMGP  funding  from  Irene  avail-­ able,  and  more  than  $8-­million  in  applications  pending,  many  of  them  still  under  environmental  and  historic  preservation  review.   Applications  still  pending  with  FEMA  include  7  buy-­ outs  (2  in  Ludlow  and  5  in  Chelsea),  and  20  infrastructure  projects. Â

Obituary Guidelines The  Independent  will  publish  paid  obituaries  and  free  notices  of  pass-­ ing.  Paid  obituaries  cost  25  cents  per  word  and  will  be  published,  as  submitted,  on  the  date  of  the  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  choosing.  For  those  who  do  not  wish  to  purchase  an  obituary,  the  Inde-­ pendent  offers  a  free  notice  of  pass-­ ing  up  to  100  words,  subject  to  edit-­ ing  by  our  news  department.  Photos  (optional)  with  either  paid  obituaries  or  free  notices  cost  $10  per  pho-­ to.  Obituaries  may  be  emailed  to   obits@addisonindependent.com.

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Acceptance is the answer

For the children UVM MEDICAL CENTER’S Mother-­Baby Unit recently received a donation of $30,000 from the Fraternal Order of Eagles Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund. This was the second year in a row the UVM Medical Cen-­ ter has received this donation. Pictured left to right: a hospital representative;; Rebecca Pelkey, state aux-­ iliary secretary;; Shaun Luther, state aerie chairperson (pro-­tem) Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund;; Sandra Sperry, assistant nurse manager, Mother-­Baby Unit;; Walt Ladabouche, Addison County aerie 3801 in Ver-­ gennes;; Valerie Conte, registered nurse;; Tom McGrath, Vergennes aerie member and Fraternal Order of Eagles grand aerie president-­elect;; Heather Payea, state auxiliary chairperson, Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund;; Glenda Smith, state auxiliary president.

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This week’s writer is Jessi de Boer, who wrote this in coordination with the Addison County Committee on Opiate Addiction. DeBoer, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and a licensed clinical mental health counselor, is coordinator of Adult Recovery Services at Counseling Service of Addison County

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JULOO KDPEXUJHUV KRW GRJV DQG YHJJLH EXUJHUV Blood  donation  in  Middlebury.  11th  annual  Kelly  Brush  Ride  in  Middlebury.  4XLOW UDIÃ&#x20AC; H IDPLO\ JDPHV ZLWK SUL]HV DQG 0RQGD\ 6HSW D P S P 6DWXUGD\ 6HSW D P S P 0LGGOHEXU\ PRUH 'RQDWLRQV ZHOFRPH DQG WD[ GHGXFWLEOH 5DLQ 0LGGOHEXU\ (06 %XLOGLQJ &ROOLQV 'ULYH More  than  700  riders  are  expected  in  the  11th  RU VKLQH ,QIR 7R PDNH DQ DSSRLQWPHQW YLVLW UHGFURVVEORRG RUJ RU DQQXDO .HOO\ %UXVK 5LGH ZKLFK UDLVHV IXQGV WR KHOS Bingo  in  Leicester.  Saturday,  Sept.  10,  1  p.m.,  FDOO 5(' &5266

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COURSE RSE

18-mile & 6-mile timed runs, 2-mile family fun run/walk.

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Start & end at Wright Park in Middlebury, VT. Postrace celebration with refreshments, prizes & music. All welcome, any ability.

All proceeds help to maintain & improve the Trail Around Middlebury (TAM).

Registration open now at http://www.maltvt.org

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Free  Library.  Becky  Maden  of  Singing  Cedars  Farmstead  will  teach  techniques  to  extend  your  gardening  season  and  provide  tips  on  storing  your  harvest.

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Talk  on  the  old  Bristol  airport  in  Lincoln.  Wednesday,  Sept.  14,  1  p.m.,  Lincoln  Library.  The  Lincoln  Library  will  host  Reg  Dearborn  for  an  informational  talk  and  slide  show  on  the  history  of  the  old  Bristol  Airport.  Historical  society  in  New  Haven.  Wednesday,  Sept.  14,  7  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  Library.  The  small  forest  on  the  east  portion  of  the  school  property  will  be  the  topic  of  discussion  with  photos,  newspaper  articles  and  personal  memories.  All  welcome.  Refreshments  will  be  served.  Book  club  in  Bridport.  Wednesday,  Sept.  14,  7  p.m.,  Bridport  Highway  Department  Conference  Room,  Crown  Point  Road  at  Short  Street.  Bridport  Book  Club  resumes  monthly  meetings  with  a  discus-­ sion  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lab  Girlâ&#x20AC;?  by  Hope  Jahren.  New  members  welcome.  Info:  758-­2858.

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THURSDAY

Brandon  $80 Bristol  $50 Ferrisburgh  $50

Book  reading/Q&A  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  15,  6:30  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Robert  Moor,  award-­winning  QRQÂż FWLRQ DXWKRU RI Âł2Q 7UDLOV ´ ZLOO UHDG IURP KLV book  and  answers  questions.  Historical  society  meeting  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  Sept.  15,  7  p.m.,  Howden  Hall.  The  Bristol  Historical  Society  welcomes  former  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  teacher  Jim  Ross,  who  will  talk  about  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  role  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Info:  453-­4767.

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Green  Mountain  Bicycle  Club  Century  Day  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  Sept.  18,  7:30  a.m.,  Wheeler  Lot,  Veterans  Memorial  Park,  South  Burlington.  Three  rides,  all  following  WKH VDPH URXWH IRU WKH ¿ UVW PLOHV ZLWK D IRRG stop  in  Bristol.  The  metric  century  is  62  miles  via  Bristol  and  Vergennes.  The  full  century  is  100  miles  to  the  Crown  Point  Bridge  and  returning  through  the  Champlain  Valley.  Leader:  Matt  Kuivinen,  881-­9045,  mattkui@earthlink.net.  Co-­leader:  Brian  Howard,  505-­1148,  bjhowd@gmail.com.

TAM  Trek  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Sept.  18,  8  a.m.,  Wright  Park.  Middlebury  Area  Land  Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  13th  DQQXDO 7$0 7UHN WR EHQHÂż W WUDLO PDLQWHQDQFH and  improvement  activities.  Full  TAM  (18  miles)  starts  at  8  a.m.;Íž  six  miler  starts  at  10  a.m.;Íž  fun  run  (about  2  miles)  starts  at  10  a.m.;Íž  TAM  hike  (about  3.5  miles)  starts  at  10  a.m.  $40  individuals;Íž  $120  groups.  Kids  under  13  free.

Tour  de  Farms  in  Bristol.  Sunday,  Sept.  18,  8:30  D P UHJLVWUDWLRQ %ULVWRO 5HF )LHOG $&251ÂśV DQQXDO 7RXU GH )DUPV IHDWXUHV WKH Ă&#x20AC; DJVKLS PLOH route  and  a  new  14-­mile  route.  Live  music  at  the  after  party  from  1-­5  p.m.  with  The  Doughboys,  free  Farmhouse  Ice  Cream  for  all  riders,  food  truck  and  local  beverages  for  sale  by  Shacksbury  Cider,  Savoure  Soda  and  Hogback  Mountain  Brewery.  Info:  www.acornvt.org.

Learn  about  alpacas  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Sept.  18,  11  a.m.-­4  p.m.,  Maple  View  Farm,  185  Adams  Road,  Brandon.  Visit  Vermont  Fiber  Mill  and  Studio  and  Maple  View  Farm  to  see  how  the  crias  (baby  alpacas)  have  grown.  Learn  about  alpacas  and  WRXU WKH ¿ EHU PLOO WKHQ EURZVH WKH IDUP VWRUH WR VHH SURGXFWV PDGH IURP WKHLU OX[XULRXV ¿ EHU ,QIR mvfalpacas@gmail.com.

Chicken  barbecue  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  Sept.  18,  Noon-­5  p.m.,  VFW  Post  #7823,  Exchange  Street.  Meal  includes  1/2  chicken,  potato  salad,  baked  beans,  rolls  and  butter.  Ice  cream  for  dessert.  $10.  Take  out  available.  Music  by  Champlain  Valley  Fiddlers.  RSVP  388-­9468.

Guest  speaker  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Sept.  18,  3  p.m.,  Brandon  Congregational  Church,  1  Carver  Street.  James  Calvin  Davis,  Middlebury  profes-­ sor  and  ordained  Presbyterian  minister,  will  speak  about  his  book  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Defense  of  Civility.â&#x20AC;?

Violin  and  organ  concert  in  Brandon.  Sunday,  Sept.  18,  4  p.m.,  St.  Thomas  and  Grace  Church,  Route  7,  Brandon.  George  Matthews,  Jr.,  organ-­ ist,  and  Emily  Sunderman,  violinist,  will  play  pieces  by  Vivaldi,  Handel,  Bach  and  Brahms.  Free.  The  church  is  handicap  accessible  from  the  Prospect  Street  parking  area.

Rabbi  Victor  E.  Reichert  Bible  Talk  in  Ripton.  Sunday,  Sept.  18,  4-­5:30  p.m.,  Ripton  Community  Church.  Middlebury  College  President  Laurie  L.  Patton  will  deliver  the  annual  Rabbi  Victor  E.  Reichert  Bible  Talk,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reading,  Resting,  Contemplation:  A  Biblical  View.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  388-­0338. Â

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Fabulous  Flea  Market  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Sept.  17,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  Fabulous  Flea  Market  celebrates  its  9th  year  with  antiques,  collectibles,  artwork,  pottery,  the  popular  jewelry  table  and  more.  Ashley  Wolff  in  Salisbury.  Saturday,  Sept.  17,  10  a.m.,  Salisbury  Free  Public  Library.  Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  book  author  and  illustrator  Ashley  Wolff  will  be  the  featured  guest,  engaging  young  readers  as  she  GHPRQVWUDWHV KRZ VKH LOOXVWUDWHV KHU VWRULHV 2SHQ to  all.

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Ripton  $75 Starksboro  $40 Vergennes  $50

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Grand  opening  reception  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Sept.  16,  5-­8  p.m.,  Northern  Daughters  Gallery,  221  Main  Street,  Vergennes.  Grand  opening  reception  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Madonnas  Make  You  Brave,â&#x20AC;?  featuring  new  work  by  Anne  Cady  and  Pamela  Smith.  Apero  by  9HUJHQQHV /DXQGU\ DQG ZRRG Âż UHG SL]]D DYDLODEOH IURP 2QH +HDUWK ,QIR ZZZ QRUWKHUQGDXJKWHUV com.

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Hancock  $95 Middlebury  $60

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The  Casting  of  a  Bronze  Vessel  and  Writing  in  Ancient  China.  Monday,  Sept.  19,  4:30  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  Room  125.  Edward  Shaughnessy,  distin-­ guished  professor  in  early  Chinese  studies  at  the  University  of  Chicago,  discusses  the  casting  and Â

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Free  foot  care  clinic  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  20,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Middlebury  Rec  Center,  154  Creek  Road.  %ULQJ \RXU RZQ EDVLQ DQG WRZHO 2IIHUHG E\ ACHHH.  CVAA  third  Tuesday  meal  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  20,  11  a.m.,  new  rec  center  on  Creek  Road.  UVM  Extension  agronomy  outreach  professional  Nate  Severy  will  share  information  about  grow-­ LQJ ¿ HOG FURSV DQG KRZ WKDW WUDQVODWHV IRU KRPH gardeners.  Noon  meal  will  feature  stuffed  chicken  breast  with  sage  sauce,  oven  roasted  red  pota-­ toes,  green  leaf  salad,  dinner  roll  and  banana  cake  with  cream  cheese  frosting  for  dessert.  Suggested  donation  $4.  Reservations  required.  Call  CVAA  at  800-­642-­5119  ext.  1070.

Talk  by  Luis  Vivanco  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  20,  11:45  a.m.,  Henry  Sheldon  Museum.  Luis  Vivanco,  professor  of  anthropology  and  co-­director  RI WKH +XPDQLWLHV &HQWHU DW 890 SUHVHQWV Âł2I Wheelmen,  The  New  Woman,  and  Good  Roads:  Bicycling  in  Vermont,  1880-­1920,â&#x20AC;?  which  explores  the  early  history  of  the  bicycle  in  Vermont.  $8  includes  admission  to  the  exhibit.

Chicken  pie  supper  in  Weybridge.  Tuesday,  Sept.  20,  5:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Weybridge  Congregational  church.  The  Weybridge  Congregational  Church  will  hold  its  renowned  Chicken  Pie  Supper  with  seatings  at  5:30  p.m.  and  7  p.m.  $12/adults,  $6/ children  ten  and  under.  Reservations  required:  545-­2246.

Book  reading  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  20,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  Vermont  Book  Shop.  Robert  H.  Saunders,  director  of  the  Middlebury  College  Museum  of  Art  and  a  professor  of  art  and  archi-­ tectural  history,  will  present  â&#x20AC;&#x153;American  Faces:  A  Cultural  History  of  Portraiture  and  Identity.â&#x20AC;?  Book  signing  will  follow.  Community  chorus  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  Sept.  20,  7  p.m.,  Mead  Chapel,  Middlebury  College.  &RPH MRLQ WKH FKRUXV IRU WKH Âż UVW 7XHVGD\ rehearsal  of  new  season  as  they  prepare  for  their  annual  Thanksgiving  concert.  Sing  inspirational  works  by  American  composers  written  during  the  SDVW Âż YH \HDUV DQG HQHUJHWLF FODVVLFDO FKRUXVHV by  G.  F.  Handel  with  celebratory  psalm  texts.  2SHQ WR DOO ZLWKRXW DXGLWLRQ ,QIR FRQGXFWRU -HII Rehbach  989-­7355.

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THURSDAY

Mindfulness  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  22,  Middlebury  College.  Join  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Clifford  Symposium  for  three  days  of  inquiry  to  explore  mindfulness  during  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fully  Present:  The  Art  and  Science  of  Mindful  Engagementâ&#x20AC;?  event.  See  the  website  for  times  and  locations:  www.middlebury.edu/clifford.

Bixby  Memorial  Library  Museum  Room  open  house  in  Vergennes.  Thursday,  Sept.  22,  6-­7:30  p.m.,  258  Main  Street.  The  Bixby  Memorial  Library  will  hold  an  open  house  and  short  presentation  in  the  Museum  Room.  Guests  will  have  time  to  view  the  archaeological  collections  and  exhibits.  Free.

Sep

23

FRIDAY

Mindfulness  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  23,  Middlebury  College.  Join  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Clifford  Symposium  for  three  days  of  inquiry  to  explore  mindfulness  during  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fully  Present:  The  Art  and  Science  of  Mindful  Engagementâ&#x20AC;?  event.  See  the  website  for  times  and  locations:  www.middlebury.edu/clifford.

Swing  for  Charity  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  Sept.  23,  8  a.m.,  Basin  Harbor  Club.  First  annual  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swing  IRU &KDULW\´ WR EHQHÂż W (DVW9LHZ DQG 7KH 9HUPRQW &KDSWHU RI WKH $O]KHLPHUÂśV $VVRFLDWLRQ +ROH LQ RQH SUL]HV EUHDNIDVW LQFOXGHG OREVWHU OXQFK VZDJ bags  and  silent  auction.  Info:  jrobertson@east-­ viewmiddlebury.com  or  989-­7501.  Arts  Walk  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Sept.  23,  5-­7  p.m.,  downtown  Vergennes.  Monthly  summer  arts  walk  featuring  exhibits,  musicians,  comedians,  actors  and  poets  and  locations  around  the  Little  City.  Info:  http://vergennesdowntown.org/arts-­walk.

Table  of  Grace  free  meal  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  Sept.  23,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  Church.  Meals  are  held  the  fourth  Friday  of  the  month.  This  monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  menu:  chicken  and  biscuits,  VWXIÂż QJ YHJHWDEOH FUDQEHUU\ VDXFH DQG GHVVHUW â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rumorsâ&#x20AC;?  by  Neil  Simon  in  Shelburne.  Friday,  Sept.  23,  7:30  p.m.,  Shelburne  Town  Center,  5420  Shelburne  Road.  Shelburne  Players  present  Neil  Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  comic  farce  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rumors.â&#x20AC;?  Tickets  $15.  Purchase  tickets  at  Shelburne  Market  or  www. shelburneplayers.com  or  by  calling  343-­2602. Â

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L I V EM U S I C Jeff  Salisbury  Band  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Sept.  9,  6  p.m.,  Lincoln  Peak  Vineyard,  River  Road.

Dale  Cavanaugh  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  9,  6  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.

Gabe  Jarrett  Trio  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  9,  8:30-­10:30  p.m.,  51  Main.

Will  Woodson  &  Eric  McDonald  in  Brandon.  Saturday,  Sept.  10,  7:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.

Kelly  Raven  &  Lowell  Thompson  in  Lincoln.  Saturday,  Sept.  10,  7:30  p.m.,  Burnham  Music  Series,  52  River  Road,  Lincoln.

They  Might  Be  Gypsies  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Sept.  10,  8:30-­10:30  p.m.,  51  Main.

10  Strings  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  Sept.  15,  7-­9  p.m.,  51  Main.

The  Grift  in  New  Haven.  Friday,  Sept.  16,  7:30  p.m.,  Tourterelle.

Tim  Brick  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  16,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Bob  Levinson  Trio  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Sept.  17,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Blues  Jam  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Sept.  21,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Travis  Cyr  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Sept.  23,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

Moose  Crossing  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  Sept.  24,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.

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Program  aims  to  help  seniors  prevent  falls Tai  Chi  classes  to be  taught  in  city Â

VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  September  is  Falls  Prevention  and  Awareness  month  in  Vermont  and  there  are  many  classes  and  programs  being  offered  around  the  state,  including  in  Vergennes.

CVAA,  formerly  the  Champlain  Valley  Agency  on  Aging,  has  partnered  with  the  Department  of  +HDOWK '$,/ 'HSW RI $JLQJ DQG ,QGHSHQGHQW /LYLQJ 890 &HQWHU on  Aging,  the  American  Physical  Therapy  Association  and  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Agencies  on  Aging  to  provide  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro  to:  Tai  Chi  for  Health  and  :HOOQHVV´ FODVVHV LQ 9HUJHQQHV DQG Charlotte.

Tai  Chi  for  health  and  wellness  is  an  evidence-­based  program  proven  to  reduce  falls  by  47  percent,;;  help  reduce  stress  and  hypertension;;  build  strength;;  improve  balance,  bone  health,  circulation  and  quality  RI VOHHS H[SDQG EUHDWKLQJ FDSDF ity;;  and  promote  mental  clarity  and  mindfulness.  Tai  Chi  is  particularly  KHOSIXO IRU DGXOWV ZLWK LQÃ&#x20AC; DPPD tory  joint  conditions  such  as  arthri-­ tis,  in  improving  pain-­free  range  of  PRWLRQ GRFWRU UHFRPPHQGHG

Beginner  classes  will  be  held  every  Monday  and  Wednesday,  Sept.  19  to  Nov.  21,  in  Vergennes  at  St.  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Parish  Hall,  9:30-­10:30  a.m.  In  Charlotte,  classes  will  be Â

VanAmburg, Gutzmann %5$1'21 ² &\QWKLD VanAmburg  and  Mark  VanAmburg  of  Leicester  announce  the  engage-­ ment  of  their  daughter,  April  Amanda  VanAmburg,  to  Kurtis  Andrew  Gutzmann,  son  of  Lori  and  Walter  Gutzmann  II  of  Brandon.

The  bride-­to-­be  and  future  groom  PHW DW 2WWHU 9DOOH\ 8QLRQ +LJK School,  attended  Johnson  State  College  and  now  reside  in  Miami.

A  September  18,  2016  wedding  is  planned  at  Mountain  Top  Inn  in  Chittenden.

Reed, Birchmore '$5/,1*721 0G :(67 $'',621 9W ² -HQQLIHU DQG Jeffrey  Reed  of  Darlington,  Md.,  announce  the  engagement  of  their  daughter,  Emma  Rebecca  Reed,  to  Kyle  Raymond  Birchmore  of  Addison.  He  is  the  son  of  Valerie  and  Timothy  Birchmore  of  West  Addison.  Emma  will  be  graduating  from  Champlain  College  in  the  fall  of  2017  with  a  degree  in  Graphic  Design.  Kyle  graduated  from  Vermont  Technical  College  in  2013  and  works  in  the  construction  industry.  The  couple  met  at  Trinity  Baptist  Church  in  Williston  in  2014.  A  fall  2017  wedding  is  planned  in  Vermont. Â

TAI  CHI  FOR  health  and  wellness  classes  will  be  offered  in  Vergennes  starting  in  September  as  part  of  Falls  Prevention  and  Awareness  month. Â

held  at  the  Charlotte  Congregational  &KXUFK D P S P every  Monday  and  Wednesday.

Pre-­registration  is  required;;  you  can  do  so  by  emailing  Mary  at Â

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For  more  information  about  Falls  Prevention  and  Awareness  events,  contact  Angela  Smith-­Dieng,  angela.

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MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater  puts  on  a  number  of  blockbuster  shows  each  year,  but  perhaps  its  most  eagerly  anticipated  event  is  The  Fabulous  Flea  Market,  which  arrives  at  the  theater  Saturday,  Sept.  17,  from  9  a.m.-­2  pm.

This  year  a  record  number  of  qual-­ ity  antiques  vendors  will  be  on  hand.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  love  the  range  of  items  they  FDQ ¿ QG KHUH ´ VD\V 7+7 H[HFXWLYH director  Douglas  Anderson.  THTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  large  space  will  be  crammed  with  furniture,  primitives,  collectibles,  pottery,  prints,  advertising  art  and  much  more.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even  the  stage  and  the  ORZHU OHYHO JDOOHU\ ZLOO EH ¿ OOHG ZLWK YHQGRUV ´ VD\V $QGHUVRQ $GGLQJ WR WKH IXQ LV D VSHFLDO Ã&#x20AC; HD market  section  composed  of  items  GRQDWHG WR 7+7 VSHFL¿ FDOO\ IRU WKH sale.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  real  bargains  to  be  IRXQG KHUH ´ VD\V $QGHUVRQ ³2QH year  I  found  a  fabulous  set  of  dinner  plates,  a  tripod  for  the  THT  camera  DQG DQ DFFRUGLRQ ´ $OVR UHWXUQLQJ this  year  is  Town  Hall  Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  SRSXODU MHZHOU\ WDEOH ZLWK ¿ QH DQG costume  jewelry.

Admission  is  free.  Town  Hall  Theater  is  at  68  South  Pleasant  St.,  with  the  entrance  on  Merchantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Row.  Call  382-­9222  for  more  information  or  visit  www.

MIDDLEBURYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S  FABULOUS  FLEA  Market  takes  place  at  Town  Hall  Theater  Saturday,  Sept.  17,  from  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.  There  will  be  furniture,  collectibles,  pottery,  costume  jewelry  and  much  more. townhalltheater.org.

Vergennes  overnight  winter  ban  being  reconsidered  by  city  council By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vergennes  City  Council  at  their  Aug.  30  meet-­ ing  continued  to  discuss  amending  the  winter  ban  on  overnight  parking  on  city  streets,  a  law  that  allows  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  public  works  department  to  easily  plow  and  sand  roads  during  snowstorms.  Some  landlords  and  business  owners  have  told  the  coun-­ cil  it  has  posed  problems  for  their  tenants,  clients  and  employees.

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to  car  owners  if  they  needed  to  move  their  cars,  as  suggested  by  Alderman  Mark  Koenig;;  or  amend-­ ing  the  law  to  allow  employees  who  start  work  early  or  businesses  who  RSHQ HDUO\ WR DSSO\ IRU H[HPSWLRQV as  suggested  by  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley;;  or  the  general  use  of  private  or  public  parking  lots  as  an  alternative,  as  several  council  members  have  mentioned.  Hawley  will  get  the  council  infor-­ mation  on  the  number  of  downtown  apartments  and  private  parking  spaces,  probably  by  its  Sept.  13 Â

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to our children; Rick, Deb, Steve and Kim, all our grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends for the lovely party celebrating our 70th Wedding Anniversary.

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meeting,  to  help  the  council  deter-­ mine  the  scope  of  the  issue.  The  council  agreed  to  revisit  the  issue  then.  7KH FRXQFLO DOVR DZDUGHG WR WKH 9HUJHQQHV 3DUWQHUVKLS VHH VWRU\ DQG PHW ZLWK D UHSUHVHQWDWLYH RI 9HUPRQW *DV VHH VWRU\

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and  would  be  easiest  if  done  soon  because  it  is  being  drained  to  allow  replacement  of  a  valve.  7KH FRXQFLO FDPH WR QR ¿ UP conclusion  whether  the  projects  VKRXOG EH GRQH WKLV IDOO RU QH[W spring.  Hawley  said  he  will  check  if  estimates  will  change  for  work  QH[W VSULQJ DQG LV VWLOO KRSLQJ D local,  low-­cost  pool  inspection  can  be  performed.  He  has  said  he  is  not  sure  an  inspection  is  neces-­ sary,  while  some  aldermen  have  said  an  inspection  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  as  requested  by  some  residents  whose  families Â

are  regular  pool  users  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  could  be  a  good  idea.  ³,W QHHGV WR EH GRQH ´ $OGHUPDQ Renny  Perry  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things  change  RYHU WKH \HDUV ´ Â&#x2021; 9RWHG WR PRYH XS WKH VWDUWLQJ time  of  future  meetings  from  6  to  S P VWDUWLQJ ZLWK LWV 6HSW meeting. Â&#x2021; +HDUG IURP +DZOH\ WKDW GHOLQ TXHQW WD[ FROOHFWLRQV KDYH JRQH well.  At  this  point  last  year,  he  said,  WKH GHOLQTXHQW WD[ WRWDO VWRRG DW about  $40,600,  and  the  comparable  ¿ JXUH IRU LV MXVW D OLWWOH PRUH

than  $24,000. Â&#x2021; +HDUG IURP 0D\RU %LOO %HQWRQ that  the  Agency  of  Transportation  plans  to  replace  the  bridge  over  2WWHU &UHHN RQ 5RXWH ZKLFK FLW\ RI¿ FLDOV KRSH FDQ HYHQWXDOO\ become  a  northbound  truck  bypass  IRU 9HUJHQQHV 2I¿ FLDOV LQ QHLJK boring  towns  so  far  oppose  the  plan.  Benton  said  a  better,  wider  bridge  could  help  the  idea  gain  traction.  ³,W ZDV WKH ELJJHVW REVWDFOH ´ KH said.  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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use  the  same  design/build/engineer-­ LQJ WHDP KH XVHG RQ WKH QHZ ÂżUH VWD-­ tion,  Cushman  Design  Group,  Nay-­ lor  and  Breen  Builders,  and  Green  Mountain  Engineering.  PROTOTYPE The  planning  group  envisioned  a  campus-­like  business  park  that  would  offer  several  buildings  of  dif-­ ferent  sizes,  suitable  for  a  range  of  uses,  from  light  industrial/manufac-­ WXULQJ WR SURIHVVLRQDO RIÂżFH VSDFH They  also  wanted  a  business  park  that  was  close  enough  for  employ-­ ees  in  Bristol  neighborhoods  to  be  able  to  walk  or  bike  to  work  and  that  would  provide  easy  access  to  down-­ town  for  lunch  or  shopping  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  thus  WKH 6WRQH\ +LOO DFUHDJH ÂżW WKH ELOO  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  people  can  walk  out  of  WKHLU RIÂżFH RU WKHLU SURGXFWLRQ MRE walk  across  the  street  on  a  sidewalk,  go  watch  their  kids  play  softball  and  come  back  to  work  an  hour  laterâ&#x20AC;?  said  Harper,  citing  the  integration  between  business  park  and  commu-­ nity  the  study  group  envisioned.

Given  that  the  site  is  perched  atop  a  steeply  wooded  hillside  with  the  New  Haven  River  snaking  below  on  the  east,  it  was  also  important  to  pre-­ serve  as  much  as  possible  of  the  nat-­ ural  beauty  of  the  setting  and  make  it  inviting  to  employees,  prospective  employers,  community  members  and  visitors.

The  prototype  depicts  four  build-­ ings  along  a  gently  curving  road  that  would  altogether  offer  close  to  60,000  square  feet.  The  small-­ est  of  the  buildings  is  suggested  at  9,450  square  feet  and  the  largest  at  24,200.  Two  medium-­sized  build-­ ings  are  suggested  at  12,650  and  13,390  square  feet.  The  three  largest  buildings  are  shown  accompanied  by  loading  docks.

Access  to  the  business  park  would  be  from  West  Street  on  an  extension  of  the  same  road  that  now  serves  the  ¿UH VWDWLRQ 7KH URDG ZRXOG EH ODUJH enough  for  regular  and  emergency  vehicles  and  would  end  in  a  circle  towards  the  south  end  of  the  prop-­ erty  that  would  allow  for  a  smooth  WUDIÂżF Ă&#x20AC;RZ Near  the  West  Street  entrance,  closest  to  the  nearby  housing,  would  be  a  residential  area.  The  current  design  calls  for  eight  two-­bedroom  row  houses.

Parking  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  proposed  256  spaces  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  dispersed  around  the  buildings  and  along  the  access  road  so  as  to  maximize  green  space  and  keep  the  feel  of  walkability  and  the  campus-­ like  atmosphere.  The  proposed  de-­

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sign  makes  room  for  a  hoped-­for  ACTR  bus  stop  to  link  employees  to  home  and  downtown.

To  capitalize  on  the  beauty  of  the  site  itself,  the  prototype  shows  a  trail  running  the  perimeter  providing  views  to  the  river  on  the  east  and  the  Green  Mountains  to  the  south.  The  trail  would  be  open  to  community  members  and  employees.

Total  costs  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  construc-­ tion,  architecture,  infrastructure,  en-­ gineering  and  permitting  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  esti-­ mated  at  close  to  $14  million.  Kirby  emphasized  that  for  the  town,  development  of  the  project  will  end  up  as  money  in  the  bank.  Once  the  town  sells  its  8.61  acres  to Â

Stoney  Hill  Properties,  its  1999  $1  purchase  will  net  $35,000  per  acre.  Said  Perlee,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  all  feel  very  posi-­ tive  about  the  plan  and  hope  that  it  will  continue  to  move  forward  on  a  positive  note  and  that  Kevin  Harper  will  have  plenty  of  interest  from  prospective  businesses.  As  you  can  imagine  the  selectboard  is  hoping  for  a  long  and  lucrative  business  park,  ZKLFK ZLOO EHQHÂżW WKH WRZQ IRU \HDUV to  come.â&#x20AC;?

Residents  who  want  to  learn  more  about  the  business  park  will  be  able  to  attend  a  public  information  session  at  an  upcoming  selectboard  meeting.  Kirby  expects  it  will  be  held  within  the  next  60  days.

By  GAEN  MURPHREE BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  just  going  to  be  another  business  park,â&#x20AC;?  said  Stoney  Hill  Properties  developer  Kevin  Harp-­ er.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  want  something  unique.â&#x20AC;?

While  Harper  wants  to  attract  a  range  of  businesses  and  is  open  to  all  comers,  part  of  his  vision  for  the  busi-­ ness  park  is  to  make  it  an  anchor  for  sustainable  economic  development,  focusing  on  two  of  the  countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  important  sectors  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  agriculture  and  wood  products  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  emphasizing  value-­added  products. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  sustainability  means  is  that  we  tap  the  resources  in  our  commu-­ nity  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  agricultural  products,  wood  products  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  we  add  value  to  those  raw  materials.  That  means  unlimited  things,  like  we  make  furniture  out  of  trees,  not  logs  that  we  put  on  a  boat  and  ship  to  wherever.â&#x20AC;?

Harper  gives  the  example  of  top-­ quality  hardwoods  sold  to  Germany  as  raw  materials  to  be  made  into  veneer,  rather  than  employing  local  skill  and  craftsmanship  to  create  our  own  kind  of  end  product. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  we  getting  furniture  from  those  logs  or  cabinets  or  whatev-­ er?â&#x20AC;?  he  asked.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  a  rich  heritage  RI FUDIWVPDQVKLS DQG ÂżQH ZRRUGZRUN-­ ing  skills,  if  you  look  around,  all  over  the  place.â&#x20AC;?  For  agriculture,  Harper  envisions  the  same  range  of  possibilities  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  com-­ panies  that  would  use  local  produce  and  make  applesauce  or  crackers  or  soup  or  jellies  or  process  and  package  vegetables.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  putting  it  into  a  form  some-­ one  can  eat,â&#x20AC;?  said  Harper.

Alongside  agriculture  and  wood  products,  Harper  would  like  to  attract  companies  that  design  or  build  compo-­ nents  for  renewable  energy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those  three  areas  would  be  ideal  tenants.  Wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  it  be  great  if  you  were  sawing  up  logs,  making  furni-­ ture,  making  apple  pies  and  creating  alternative  energy  that  makes  us  less  dependent  on  fossil  fuels?â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  All  three  would  also  be  relatively  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cleanâ&#x20AC;?  manufacturing  processes,  said  Harper,  which  would  make  them  good  neigh-­ bors.

Sustainable  to  Harper  also  means  companies  that  provide  good  jobs  at  livable  wages  and  have  fair  and  hu-­ mane  policies  towards  employees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  want  companies  that  have  a  heart,  that  have  a  social  mission,  that  care  about  the  community  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in,  who  live  and  work  in  this  community.â&#x20AC;?

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As  currently  envisioned,  the  busi-­ out  really  well  for  us:  if  the  town  can  ness  park,  to  be  sited  on  8.61  of  the  help  sponsor  a  grant  and  have  input  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  30-­acre  Stoney  Hill  property,  into  the  development  process  it  ben-­ HÂżWV ERWK SDUWLHV ´ is  expected  to  bring  in  200  jobs.  The  project  results  from  a  pub-­ NOT  A  BLUEPRINT At  the  selectboard  meeting,  Harp-­ lic/private  partnership  between  the  town  of  Bristol  and  developer  Kevin  er  stressed  that  the  initial  design  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Harper  of  Bristol  Works!  and  Stoney  while  essential  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  should  be  thought  Hill  Properties.  David  Blittersdorf  of  of  as  a  prototype  for  reaching  out  to  AllEarth  Renewables  and  founder  of  potential  businesses,  not  a  blueprint  Renewable  NRG  Systems  is  partner-­ for  immediate  construction.  Kirby  referred  to  the  design  as  a  ing  with  Harper  on  the  business  park  sales  and  marketing  tool  that  shows  project.

Having  a  developer  on  board  prospective  businesses  â&#x20AC;&#x153;what  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  envisioning,  what  was  essential  to  the  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  designedâ&#x20AC;?  as  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  winning  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going Harper  begins  his  state  planning  grant.  to just push up search  for  the  busi-­ And  the  study  itself,  QHVVHV WKDW EHVW ÂżW WKH Kirby  emphasized  buildings and business  park  and  the  was  essentially  free  hope that we community.  to  the  town  because  got it right. If â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  going  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  $25,000  to  just  push  up  build-­ matching  grant  was  we put up a ings  and  hope  that  met  by  $7,000  from  10,000-squarewe  got  it  right,â&#x20AC;?  said  Stoney  Hill. foot rectangle, Harper.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  put  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  a  great  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going up  a  10,000-­square-­ partnership,â&#x20AC;?  said  Se-­ foot  rectangle,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  lectboard  Chairwom-­ to want an going  to  want  an  an  Michelle  Perlee.  L-shaped 8,000 L-­shaped  8,000  or  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  the  proper-­ or 15,000. We 15,000.  We  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  just  ty,  and  Kevin  has  the  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just wing wing  it,  push  them  background  and  the  up  and  hope  they  will  experience  to  do  the  it, push them up come.â&#x20AC;? business  park.â&#x20AC;? and hope they At  the  same  time,  The  study  commit-­ will come.â&#x20AC;? said  Harper,  the  mas-­ tee  itself  brought  to-­ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kevin Harper ter  planning  study  gether  a  broad  range  and  the  business  park  of  stakeholders:  Harper,  Kirby,  Bristol  Zoning  Ad-­ prototype  are  essential  to  beginning  ministrator  Eric  Forand,  selectboard  the  permitting  process  and  laying  the  member  Peeker  Heffernan,  planning  necessary  groundwork  before  busi-­ commission  members  Sue  Kavanagh  nesses  sign  on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unless  you  plan  for  this  stuff,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  John  Elder,  and  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission  ex-­ not  going  to  just  happen,â&#x20AC;?  said  Harp-­ er.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Entrepreneurs  are  running  busi-­ ecutive  director  Adam  Lougee.

The  town  and  Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Stoney  nesses.  They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  time  to  do  +LOO 3URSHUWLHV ZLOO MRLQWO\ ÂżOH IRU Act  250  permits  and  planning  grants.  Act  250  permits.  And  Bristol  and  Growing  entrepreneurial  companies  Stoney  Hill  have  contracted  that  need  a  space  and  they  needed  it  yes-­ Harper  will  buy  the  property  once  terday.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  only  way  it  is.  So  the  building  of  the  water  main  ex-­ if  we  can  give  them  an  opportunity  tension  to  Lovers  Lane  makes  the  by  pre-­approving  this  site  for  a  va-­ property  developable  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  or  Harper  riety  of  shapes  and  sizes  and  uses  can  buy  the  property  at  a  lower  price,  of  buildings  then  we  can  build  the  within  two  years  if  the  extension  is  building  for  them.  Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  taken  all  that  work  out  of  the   mix.  But  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  built.  Meanwhile,  the  town  has  had  con-­ not  going  to  put  anything  up  until  siderable  input  on  what  the  business  somebody  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey,  I  need  X,  Y,  park  will  look  like  and  what  kinds  of  or  Z.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Middlebury Garden Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roadside Attractions ADDISON  COUNTY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middlebury  Garden  Club  has  an-­ nounced  the  winners  of  its  annual  Roadside  Attractions  Awards.  These  accolades  recognize  gardens  culti-­ vated   by  people  around  the  county  who  are  not  members  of  the  club.

The  winners  for  2016  include  Monument  Farms  Dairy  in  Wey-­

bridge,  Gil  and  Eleanor  Kupfer  on  Leicester/Whiting  Road  in  Leices-­ ter,  Irene  and  Randall  Preston  on  Route  125  in  East  Middlebury  and  Middlebury  Natural  Foods  Co-­op.  A  ¿IWK ZLQQHU LV WKH XQNQRZQ SHUVRQ who  prepared  the  beautiful  plants  at  D KRPH RQ 0RQNWRQ 5LGJH 5RDG LQ 0RQNWRQ

It  is  worth  slowing  down  for  the  sharp  bend  in  the  Leicester/ Whiting  Road  in  Leicester,  for  safety  and  the  pleasure  of  WDNLQJ LQ *LO and  Eleanor  Kupferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  front  and  side  yard  gardens,  which  are  carefully  tended  by  their  daughter  Pamela.  There  are  arrangements  of  annuals:  geraniums,  mari-­ golds,  day  lilies,  and  on  the  porch,  pots  of  zinnias,  bego-­ nias,  and  petunias.  In  between  hydrangea  and  rosa  rugosa  are  plenty  of  perennials:  iris,  varieties  of  hosta,  monarda,  HFKLQDFHD OXSLQHV DQG QRZ Ă&#x20AC;R[ DQG VXQĂ&#x20AC;RZHUV

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Monument  Farms  Dairy  at  2107  James  Road  is  considered  by  many  to  be  at  the  heart  of  the  town  of  Weybridge,  and  anyone  VWRSSLQJ E\ WKH RIÂżFHV WKHUH are  greeted  by  wonderful  window  boxes  all  summer.  Designed  and  planted  by  Myrna  Culver,  this  year  they  include  an  elegant  arrange-­ ment  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby  Face  Blueâ&#x20AC;?  angelonia,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apple  Blossomâ&#x20AC;?  diascia  breezee,  miniature  GRXEOH SLQN Âł6LON QÂś 6DWLQ´ SHWXQLDV Âł%DQGDQD 3LQN´ lantana,  white  lobelia  chi-­ nensis,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diamond  Frostâ&#x20AC;?  eu-­ phorbia,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raspberry  and  Lavender  Streamâ&#x20AC;?  lobularia.  Mature  foundation  plantings  include  crimson  barberry,  euonymous,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ballerinaâ&#x20AC;?  bosta.

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LEICESTER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Leicester  Historical  Society  is  sponsoring  Prize  Bingo  on  Saturday,  Sept.  10,  at  1  p.m.  at  the  Senior  Center.  All  are  welcome;;  refreshments  available.  The  Leicester  selectboard  is  look-­ ing  for  several  residents  to  serve  on  a  Development  Review  Board  or  the  Planning  Commission,  as  the  town  is  moving  to  the  DRB  model  of  gover-­ nance.  Contact  chair  Diane  Benware  at  247-­3786  for  more  information.

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LINCOLN  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Lincoln  Li-­ brary  will  host  Reg  Dearborn  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  14,  at  1  p.m.  for  an  informative  talk  and  slide  show  on  the  history  of  the  old  Bristol  Air-­ port.  The  airport  was  located  on  the  property  where  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  is  today.  It  is  DOZD\V LQWHUHVWLQJ WR ¿QG RXW DERXW places  near  or  in  which  we  live.  Re-­ freshments  will  be  served.

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Those  who  make  an  appointment  will  be  offered  one  of  two  options: â&#x20AC;¢  A  comprehensive,  29-­point  safety  check  for  a  passenger  vehicle.  This  includes  a  check  of  belts,  hoses,  Ã&#x20AC;XLGV EUDNHV DLU ¿OWHU &9 ERRWV DQG joints,  steering  linkages,  lights,  ex-­ haust,  tire  pressure  and  tread  depth.  Customers  will  receive  a  check-­sheet  with  documented  recommendations.  Complimentary  carwash  included.  (45  minutes)  â&#x20AC;¢  A  $25-­$35  oil  change.  This  in-­ FOXGHV RLO ¿OWHU DQG DOO Ã&#x20AC;XLGV WRSSHG off.  The  cost  varies  based  on  type  of  oil  recommended  by  the  vehicle  manufacturer.  Those  who  require  a  type  of  oil  different  than  what  is  rec-­ ommended  are  asked  to  specify  their  requirements  when  making  appoint-­

ments.  Cars  getting  an  oil  change  will  also  get  the  29-­point  safety  check  and  complimentary  carwash.  (75  minutes) This  service  will  be  provided  by  DSSRLQWPHQW RQO\ 7KH ¿UVW DSSRLQW-­ ment  is  at  9:15  a.m.;;  last  appoint-­ ment  is  at  1  p.m.  The  career  center  ZLOO KDYH ¿YH ED\V RSHUDWLQJ DQG multiple  car  wash  stations.  Customer  should  arrive  at  the  North  Campus  facility  15-­20  minutes  prior  to  ap-­ pointment  time.

To  make  an  appointment  contact  Wendy  Pratt  by  email  at  wpratt@ pahcc.org  or  by  phone  at  802-­382-­ 1033.   The  career  centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  North  Campus  is  at  372  Mainelli  Road  in  Middle-­ bury.  To  get  there,  take  Route   7  north  from  the  village  of  Middlebury,  and  turn  left  onto  Exchange  Street;;  the  Bridge  School  will  be  on  your  right.  A  little  past  Maple  Landmark,  turn  right  onto  Mainelli  Road  and  drive  all  the  way  to  the  end  of  the  road  and  look  for  the  big  green  building.  Turn  right  into  the  Hannaford  Career  Cen-­ ter  parking  lot.  Use  the  front  door  DQG VLJQ LQ DW WKH RI¿FH

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THIS  SCHEMATIC  LAID  over  an  aerial  view  of  the  Appalachian  Gap  Distillery  off  Mainelli  Road  in  Middlebury  shows  the  existing  building  in  black  and  the  5,400-­square-­feet  of  new  space  is  in  white.

Distillery  (Continued  from  Page  1A) Gapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  growth.  Much  of  that  will  be  in  the  form  of  a  steel-­framed  build-­ ing  to  store  and  age  App  Gapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  whis-­ key.  A  connector  between  that  steel  structure  and  the  main  building  will  house  some  new  warehouse  and  stor-­ age  space,  along  with  a  loading  dock.  Finally,  a  1,000-­square-­foot  addition  off  the  south  side  of  the  building  will  host  the  distilleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bottling  and  packaging  functions.

The  project  will  also  allow  for  modest  expansion  of  App  Gapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tast-­ ing  room  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  has  become  an  increasingly  popular  spot  since  the  creation  of  an  Addison  County  â&#x20AC;&#x153;tast-­ ing  trailâ&#x20AC;?  that  showcases  area  brew-­ eries,  cideries,  vineyards  and  spirits  manufacturers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  exploding  at  the  seams  in  this  place;Íž  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  enough  room,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said,  noting  busi-­ ness  has  been  growing  at  around  20  percent  to  30  percent  each  year.

The  Vermont  Economic  Devel-­ opment  Authority  (VEDA)  has  ap-­ SURYHG ¿QDQFLQJ RI IRU ZKDW LV EHLQJ HVWLPDWHG DV D project.  Appalachian  Gap  Distillery  H[SHFWV WR FUHDWH ¿YH QHZ MREV ZLWKLQ three  years  of  its  expansion,  accord-­ ing  to  a  VEDA  press  release.

App  Gap  products  are  currently  available  in  Vermont,  Massachusetts  and  Australia.  App  Gap  entered  the  Boston  market  around  six  weeks  ago,  and  the  companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  gin  is  getting  a  particularly  warm  reception  there,  according  to  Hubbard. /RRNLQJ DKHDG $SS *DS RIÂżFLDOV want  to  make  sure  they  are  not  only  satisfying  growing  demand,  they  also  want  to  maintain  enough  stock  to  age.  Some  of  their  Ridgeline  whis-­ key  is  now  reaching  the  three-­year  mark. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  whiskey  that  we  made  yes-­ terday  will  be  consumed  three  or  four  years  from  now,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  fundamentals  of  whis-­ key  production  is  that  you  have  to  plan  two,  three,  four  years  ahead  for  production,  so  that  you  can  meet  po-­ tential  demand.â&#x20AC;?

App  Gap  currently  produces  around  1,000  cases  of  spirits  per  \HDU D ¿JXUH +XEEDUG ZRXOG OLNH to  ramp  up  to  2,000  within  the  next  couple  of  years.

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FDVHV RI ZKLVNH\ VLWWLQJ LQ EDU-­ rels.  The  new  storage  building  will  boost  the  distilleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  storage  capac-­ LW\ WR DURXQG FDVHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  we  grew  any  faster,  we  would  be  in  trouble,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.

If  all  goes  according  to  plan,  App  Gap  will  break  ground  on  its  expan-­ sion  project  on  Oct.  1  and  complete  it  the  within  six  months.  And  when  work  gets  under  way,  you  will  see  Hubbard  occasionally  step  away  from  his  architectural  and  distilling  jobs  to  pick  up  a  hammer  to  assist  with  construction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  a  ridiculous  capacity  for  working  too  hard,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said  with  a  chuckle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  this  to  get  boring.â&#x20AC;?

More  information  on  the  Appala-­ chian  Gap  Distillery  can  be  found  at  appalachiangap.com.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) more  than  two  decades  ago  and  can  no  longer  be  satisfactorily  patched  based  on  Federal  Aviation  Admin-­ istration  standards,  according  to  97UDQV RIÂżFLDOV  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  end  game  really  was,  we  had  many,  many  years  of  trees  growing  up  in  the  approach  sur-­ faces  of  the  airport,  and  we  need  to  be  able  to  get  those  trees  cleared,â&#x20AC;?  Rouelle  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  runway  is  not  only  entirely  too  short  for  the  mix  of  aircraft  going  in  there,  the  pavement  was  giving  way  to  a  point  where  we  needed  to  refurbish  them  anyway.  In  addition,  our  taxiways  were  not  to  any  type  of  FAA  standard  at  all.â&#x20AC;?

Rouelle  said  90  percent  of  the  project  will  be  funded  through  a  grant  from  the  FAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Airway  Trust  Fund,  which  is  money  generated  through  the  sale  of  airline  tickets  and  air  cargo  fees.  The  other  10  percent  will  come  from  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  transportation  fund,  according  to  Rouelle.

Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  airports  system  gener-­ DWHV PRUH WKDQ PLOOLRQ LQ UHYH-­ nues  annually  that  has  to  be  used,  by  federal  law,  for  aviation  purposes,  according  to  Rouelle.

The  state  this  year  applied  for  10  aviation-­related  grants  through  the  FAA,  including  one  for  Middlebury,  Rouelle  noted.

The  tentative  project  schedule  calls  for  clearing  trees  at  the  run-­

way  approach  this  winter,  when  was  part  of  the  project  application  the  ground  is  frozen.  The  runway  ZDV D ÂłRQH VL]H ÂżWV DOO PRGHO WKDW and  taxing  apron  work  is  expected  averages  sound  over  24  hours  and  to  get  started  in  May,  according  to  GD\V SHU \HDU GHVLJQHG IRU DQ Rouelle,  who  believes  the  commu-­ airport  in  Boston  or  Chicago.â&#x20AC;?  The  nity  will  like  the  end  product.

0LGGOHEXU\ $LUSRUW WUDIÂżF KH FRQ-­ Âł7KLV LV NLQG RI D \HDU Âż[ WR tended,  occurs  overwhelmingly  that  airport,â&#x20AC;?  Rouelle  during  daylight  hours  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  huge  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is kind and  warmer  weather. milestone  for  this  air-­ He  also  noted  that  of a 20-year project  boosters  touted  port.â&#x20AC;?

But  not  a  welcome  Ă&#x20AC;[ WR WKDW the  potential  economic  milestone  for  some  air-­ DLUSRUW 7KLV GHYHORSPHQW EHQHÂżWV RI port  neighbors. having  a  longer  runway,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Given  the  expected  is a huge thus  tempering  VTrans  growth  and  increased  PLOHVWRQH IRU assertions  that  the  pro-­ WUDIÂżF DW WKH 0LGGOHEXU\ WKLV DLUSRUW Âľ posed  work  was  all  about  Airport,  we  can  expect  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Guy Rouelle safety.

LQFUHDVHG FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFWV WR 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV VHHPV arise  between  airport  ac-­ to  echo  the  economic  tivity  and  local  residents  and  busi-­ GHYHORSPHQW EHQHÂżWV DFFRUGLQJ WR nesses  who  are  near  the  airport,  Holmes.  especially  since  the  town  of  Mid-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  (Middlebury)  selectboard  dlebury  does  not  seem  to  be  doing  as  a  whole,  as  existed  prior  to  the  much  to  limit  development  that  is  recent  election,  was  fairly  dismis-­ incompatible  with  ongoing  airport  sive  of  neighborhood  concerns,  activity  through  zoning  regula-­ repeatedly  emphasizing  the  theo-­ tions,â&#x20AC;?  said  Ross  Conrad  of  nearby  UHWLFDO HFRQRPLF EHQHÂżWV RI DQ\ Dancing  Bee  Gardens. airport  expansion  for  Middlebury  Burnham  Drive  resident  Lewis  without  full  discussion  of  the  con-­ Holmes  is  a  member  of  the  Middle-­ cerns  of  East  Middlebury,â&#x20AC;?  Holmes  bury  Airport  Neighborhood  Asso-­ said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fortunately,  in  contrast  to  the  ciation.  He  continues  to  have  con-­ overall  tone,  certain  members  of  the  cerns  about  the  approval  process  selectboard  were  very  responsive,  for  a  project  that  he  believes  could  thoughtful  and  collaborative  during  have  a  profound  impact  on  airport  discussions  held  in  public  and  pri-­ neighbors. vate  meetings.â&#x20AC;?

Holmes  said  the  noise  study  that  Jamie  Gaucher,  director  of  the Â

0LGGOHEXU\ 2IÂżFH RI %XVLQHVV 'H-­ velopment  &  Innovation,  acknowl-­ edged  the  runway  work  could  help  business  growth  at  the  airport  and  provide  a  more  valuable  amenity  to  prospective  entrepreneurs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Access  to  infrastructure  is  al-­ ways  important  from  an  economic  development  perspective,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  glad  that  this  project  is  moving  for-­ ward.  I  also  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  important  to  recognize  that  this  was  very  much  a  team  effort,â&#x20AC;?  Gaucher  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folks  in  Middlebury  and  Addison  County  have  been  trying  for  decades  to  im-­ prove  the  airport  and  make  it  more  safe,  and  now  that  some  of  this  work  is  about  to  happen  the  community  ZLOO FHUWDLQO\ EHQHÂżW ´ Burnham  Drive  resident  Prem  Prakash  took  issue  with  the  project  RQ ÂżQDQFLDO WHUPV Âł$V D ÂżVFDO FRQVHUYDWLYH , GRQÂśW WKLQN PLOOLRQ LQ WD[SD\HU PRQH\ should  subsidize  any  project,  any-­ where,  earmarked  for  private  busi-­ nesses  and  individual  hobbyists,â&#x20AC;?  Prakash  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let  the  marketplace  and  private  funds  provide  the  need-­ HG ÂżQDQFLQJ ,I RXU IHGHUDO DQG VWDWH JRYHUQPHQWV LQ WKHLU LQÂżQLWH ZLV-­ dom,  insist  that  our  money  must  be  spent,  I  guess  I  would  rather  see  it  go  to  our  airport  than  many  of  the  other  things  at  which  they  throw  our  cash.â&#x20AC;?

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