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Pollution, protests, Porter, pictures and more. See what we choose as 2017’s biggest stories.

Kick + glide Frost Mountain Nordic ski club is making its programs more familyoriented. See Arts + Leisure.

Four local wrestlers won crowns at Middlebury’s annual Hubie Wagner Invitational. See Page 1B.

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County joins Vt. in new approach to health care Coordination, prevention & access are key

By CHARLIE talking to each other MITCHELL and teaming up to M I D D L E B U RY keep individuals and — “We’re trying to communities healthy, turn the earth in a rather than the current different direction.” fee-for-service That’s how Susan system.

Bruce describes what “ Va l u e - b a s e d the state is doing with p a y m e n t . ” healthcare reform “Accountable care.” in Vermont. Bruce “All-payer.”

There directs Addison are many names County’s Blueprint for the new system, for Health, which which is intended to coordinates the cover 70 percent of numerous caregivers Vermonters by 2022. that connect the dots The goal is simple: outside the doctor’s Pay doctors based on JESSICA HOLMES office. the health outcomes Bruce says the of their patients, state’s journey into “uncharted rather than the number of people territory” advances three goals: they see or procedures they perform. better care, better access to care, and The problem was clear to the cost savings. The method is simple: powers-that-be on the Green “Keep the healthy people healthy by Mountain Care Board. “Our costs doing preventative work.” were far outpacing inflation and Wrap-around care is the healthcare was becoming less and cornerstone of Vermont’s “all payer” less affordable,” explains Jessica experiment, which will incentivize Holmes, Middlebury College providers to spend more time (See Healthcare, Page 11A)

Shashok takes pass on re-election effort

Middlebury selectwoman marks 7 years

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury selectboard Vice Chairwoman Susan Shashok confirmed on Tuesday she won’t seek another three-year term this March, while the panel’s newest member, Farhad Kahn, said he would run for the post to which he was appointed last March.

The two incumbents’ plans lend some clarity to a Middlebury election picture that will come into full focus on Monday, Jan. 29, the date by which candidates for various municipal and school offices must

hand in their petition papers to the town clerk’s office.

Shashok, an East Middlebury resident and owner/operator of the Caroline’s Dream skin care products company, was appointed to the Middlebury selectboard in 2011, succeeding Janelle Ashley. Shashok had been a longtime civic leader and a water system operator in East Middlebury prior to joining the board. She has established herself as a key player on the selectboard, first as leader of the town’s Recreation (See Shashok, Page 12A)

Incumbent Kahn to run for first three-year term

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — While one Middlebury selectboard veteran will not run for re-election on Town Meeting Day, the panel’s newest member says he will seek voter approval to stay for three more years.

Selectman Farhad Kahn on Tuesday said he will run for the post to which he was appointed last

March. Selectwoman Susan Shashok confirmed she won’t run (See story, Page 1A).

Kahn — owner of the One Dollar Market on Court Street Extension — was the board’s pick to replace former Selectwoman Donna Donahue after she resigned 10 months ago. He said he continues to (See Kahn, Page 7A)

First of the year

KEITH AND KIMBERLY Lewia of Fair Haven pose with their newborn son, Kai Spaulding Lewia, at Porter Hospital Wednesday morning. With a Jan. 2 birthday, Kai was the first baby born at Porter in the new year.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

South Lake cleanup plan is coming together Vital elements include ‘protect’ and ‘restore’

systems. The first is the entire East Creek watershed, contained mostly in Orwell with tributaries snaking into Shoreham and across county

By GAEN MURPHREE lines into Benson.

ADDISON COUNTY — State The other is a series of creeks, water quality experts are nearing rivers and streams on the western completion of their game plan for edge of the county that drain directly improving water quality in the South into Lake Champlain. It includes Lake Champlain basin, one of 15 Whitney, Hospital and Wards creeks; designated watersheds Braisted Brook; statewide. and Stony Creek.

The plan’s key “By and large These are mostly in principle: “Protect the farmers are Addison, Bridport best, and restore the better stewards and Shoreham, rest.” respectively.

Some “That’s a really easy of the land environmental way to look at the than a great analysts and watershed scope of work. Protect deal of other planners also refer the best. Maintain, types of land to these streams that restore, enhance discharge directly into the rest. The basin use activities.”

Lake Champlain as — Ethan Swift the McKenzie Brook plans try to identify those opportunities,” watershed, named for a said Ethan Swift direct-discharge stream of the Vermont Department of on the New York side of the lake.

Environmental Conservation (DEC).

The bulk of the SLCTBP covers The plan is called the South Lake the Mettowee and Poultney river Champlain Tactical Basic Plan, or systems and the Lake Bomoseen and SLCTBP. Lake Saint Catherine watersheds In Addison County, the plan in Rutland County. Work on a new encompasses two key waterway tactical basin plan for the Otter

ETHAN SWIFT Creek watershed, which covers most of Addison County, will commence in 2018.

Until recently, Swift was the DEC’s lead planner for the South Lake Champlain, Otter Creek, and Hoosic-Battenkill watersheds. He was recently promoted to lead DEC’s monitoring, assessment and planning

Many pay taxes early after new law passed Town treasurers see surge of visitors

MIDDLEBURY TOWN TREASURER Jackie Sullivan, shown working at her desk earlier this week, worked extra hard last week, along with other town treasurers, to handle a surge in property tax payments made before the new year to take advantage of a change in tax law.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — In Ferrisburgh’s Route 7 town offices last week, longtime Assistant Town Clerk and Treasurer Pam Cousino shook her head about the unusual number of visitors and phone calls at a time when she and her co-workers probably had hoped to catch up on a few tasks.

“I thought it was supposed to be quiet this week,” Cousino said.

Many of those visitors and calls focused on one issue — prepayment of the final two of four installments of Ferrisburgh’s property taxes, due on March 1 and June 1, and not required before Dec. 31.

But as well as making changes that will eventually benefit the nation’s wealthy, according to many independent analyses, the tax bill recently passed by Congress

and signed by President Trump also eliminated local property tax deductions after 2017.

That change motivated many to pay in advance the final installments of their 2017-2018 taxes in order to claim those payments as deductions one final time on their 2017 tax forms. And that in turn meant a pretty steady stream of ringing phones in the Ferrisburgh town office and visitors at its counter, as well as in other town offices around Addison County.

Cousino said a handful of residents who would prefer not to have to remember to make quarterly payments have always just paid them in full early, but this year’s rush is different.

“This has never happened before,” Cousino said.

(See Early taxes, Page 11A)

program for all of Vermont’s waterways. Recently he sat down with the Independent to discuss the South Lake Champlain Tactical Basic Plan’s goals for Addison County and to talk about the state’s approach to maintaining our lakes, ponds and streams overall.

A TALE OF TWO WATER SYSTEMS In simplified terms, DEC’s “protect the best, restore the rest” motto provides a thumbnail sketch of the department’s goals for the two Addison County sub-basins.

East Creek and its tributaries include many protected and natural areas. Parts of its waters are protected within two state-designated wildlife management areas. A large swath of land at the mouth of East Creek is protected by the Nature Conservancy. East Creek and its various branches flow through some 800 acres of contiguous wetlands.

Orwell’s Spruce Pond, located deep in the heart of the Pond Woods Wildlife Management Area, gets a DEC “Best Lake,” rating. The East Creek system provides important habitat for waterfowl and many (See Lake cleanup, Page 12A)

By the way Cold enough for you? It’s been cold, for sure, but after a midweek respite of daytime highs in the teens, temps are forecast to dive (See By the way, Page 7A)

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Middlebury eyeing option tax use

Voters to decide whether to devote revenue to infrastructure

By JOHN FLOWERS to implement local option taxes of 1 MIDDLEBURY — The percent on sales, rooms, meals and Middlebury selectboard in March alcohol to fund the balance. will ask voters, among other things, Town officials estimated the local to apply $57,000 of option taxes would the community’s local yield around $650,000 option tax surplus to Local option tax annually for the the fiscal year 2019 revenues are community’s share of capital improvements out-pacing debt debt service. Officials budget. agreed at the time service for the M i d d l e b u r y project. The local that the tax proceeds residents back in would be dedicated to 2008 voted 1,535 to option tax surplus Cross Street Bridge673 to authorize a fund has grown related expenses, 30-year, $16 million to more than $1 including repairs and bond issue to fund the million. maintenance.

Cross Street Bridge But local option project, the centerpiece tax revenues are outof which is the span linking Main pacing debt service for the project.

Street to Court Street over the Otter The local option tax surplus fund Creek. Middlebury College agreed has grown to more than $1 million. to underwrite $9 million of those Wanting to keep the fiscal year 2019 project costs, while the town elected municipal tax rate as low as possible,

the selectboard will ask voters on Town Meeting Day for permission to dip into the that surplus fund to the tune of $57,000 — the amount of the planned increase in the proposed capital improvements budget. This would keep that budget at essentially the same $948,418 spending level as this year.

Selectwoman Susan Shashok, chairwoman of the town’s Infrastructure Committee, said it seemed reasonable to ask that a surplus in bridge-related funding be used to help pay for other municipal infrastructure needs.

She added residents could, in future years, see similar requests to use surplus local option tax funds to pay for capital improvements in the community.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Solstice celebration

A GOOD NUMBER of revelers gathered at the Watershed Center at the Waterworks property off Plank Road in Bristol on Dec. 21 to celebrate the winter solstice with a bonfire, warm drinks and music. They ventured into the forest on a cold, dark evening and marked the moment when the sun stands still on the southern horizon and turns to begin its march to summer.

Photos by Jonathan Blake

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Auto parts store set for Exchange Street

By JOHN FLOWERS member of Federated Auto Parts MIDDLBEURY — The former Distributors, one of the largest auto home of Whirlie’s World at 1232 parts distribution and marketing Exchange St. in Middlebury will organizations in North America. soon be occupied by a Fisher While Middlebury already Auto Parts store that is hosts three established tentatively scheduled to auto parts stores — While open next month.

Sanel, Napa and No. The Middlebury Middlebury 1 — Fisher Regional Development Review already Manager Adam Metzler Board recently paved the hosts three said Addison County’s way for the new store by established shire town has room for authorizing a change in more competition. auto parts use at the 1232 Exchange “We see Middlebury St. location from “indoor stores — as a growing market,” Sanel, Napa recreation” to “retail.”

Metzler said.

Once open, the store and No. Plans call for Fisher will sell a variety of auto 1 — Fisher Auto Parts to use 875 parts and accessories Regional square feet of the former on both a retail and Whirlie’s World space Manager wholesale basis. for retail, and use the Founded in 1929 by Adam Metzler remaining 5,055 square Blair Coiner, Fisher said Addison feet for storage and Auto Parts currently has County’s shire distribution of goods. around 500 company- town has The company doesn’t owned locations plan on storing any of its room for more products outdoors. employing 5,300 fulland part-time workers. competition.

Metzler anticipates It operates 12 stores few changes to the in Vermont, including locations interior or exterior of the building, in Barre, St. Albans, Hardwick, owned by Maxwell Eaton. The Johnson, Morrisville, Essex existing door on the western part of Junction, Montpelier, Burlington, the building will be replaced with a Waterbury, Randolph, Waitsfield and new glass door. Also, some exterior Berlin. sheeting on the structure will be Fisher is also a founding removed to expose an existing,

THE FORMER HOME of Whirlie’s World at 1232 Exchange St. in Middlebury will soon be occupied by a Fisher Auto Parts store. The new store is tentatively slated to open next month.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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Store hours will be Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, according to a project narrative included with Fisher’s application to the town. The store will be closed on Sundays.

Fisher plans to be in Middlebury for a while. The company signed a 20-year lease for the Exchange Street location, according to Metzler. Being on Exchange Street is convenient to downtown Middlebury and affords Fisher customers easy access via Route 7 from Bristol, Vergennes and

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This week we celebrate Sue Leggett and her four decades of work at The Addison Independent. She started on Jan. 2, 1978, when she was 18 years old. Hired originally to do layout work, her job has changed continuously over the years — from the days of letterpress, darkroom chemicals and paste-up layouts, to today’s computers and design software. Sue’s positive can-do attitude has allowed her to change with the times. She is still the production manager today and keeps everything in line with a smile.

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other nearby communities, according to Metzler.

“It’s a perfect location for us,” Metzler said.

Fisher’s impending occupancy of the 1232 Exchange St. ends a more than six-year run of indoor recreation at that location. It was in 2011 that Peter and Naomi Neff opened Whirlie’s World, which offered interactive video games, laser tag, bounce houses, arcade activities and snacks for kids and families.

Faced with declining business, the Neffs put Whirlie’s World on the market in 2016. The couple sold the business early last year to Jeremy Griffin and Danielle Deroscher, operators of the Party Outfitters location in the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland. Peter Neff had hoped the new owners would be able to pump more energy and amenities into Whirlie’s World.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

College accepts 326 through early choice

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury from 32 states, Washington, D.C., College has offered 326 students and 20 countries. The top countries early admission to the Class of 2022. represented outside the United The admitted students were chosen States are China, Canada and the from a pool of 650 applicants and Philippines. represent about 45 percent of a class “Students tell us they are drawn to that is expected to total about 715.

Middlebury’s blend of outstanding “Once again, we were inspired academics and rich experiences by the quality of our early decision beyond the classroom,” said applicants,” said Dean of Admissions Buckles. “These are qualities that Greg Buckles. “The Class of 2022 continue to attract so many talented will be a diverse and students to the college multi-talented group of “Once again, and to Vermont.” academic achievers who we were Most of the students bring that and so much learned of their admission inspired by the by logging onto a secure more to our community.”

Of the students quality of our website beginning at 8 admitted, 23 percent are early decision a.m. on Dec. 9. Mailed students of color. First- applicants.” letters arrived at their generation students, — Dean of homes the following meaning those who are Admissions week. Thirty of the the first in their family to Greg Buckles students were admitted attend college, represent through the college’s 11 percent of the group.

Posse Foundation The college deferred 39 applicants, program. Middlebury College has who will be considered for regular three 10-student Posse Scholar teams, admission in the spring, and denied from New York, Chicago and Los admission to 285 students.

Angeles. Those students are chosen Middlebury’s early decision following a rigorous selection process program is binding, which means in each city. that students who apply have selected Middlebury College offers two Middlebury as their first choice early-decision programs, including and are committed to attending if an Early Decision 2 round, which accepted. typically draws a smaller number — While 300 of the newly accepted about 300 student applicants. The students will enroll in the fall deadline for Early Decision 2 and of 2017, 26 will begin their first for regular admission applications semester at Middlebury in February was Jan. 1. Middlebury notifies 2019 through the college’s February Early Decision 2 applicants in Admissions Program. mid-February and regular decision Buckles said that the 326 students applicants in late March or early accepted to the Class of 2022 are April.

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Letters

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Trying to analyze Trump-speak

Fewer students, high taxes require thinking outside the box Among the top 10 stories in Addison County this past year, financing our public schools ranks right near the top. Specifically, coming to terms with declining student populations, while still experiencing increased costs, is a conundrum that frustrates taxpayers, school officials, legislators and the governor’s office alike.

And for most Vermont communities, the trends aren’t favorable, which means it’s only going to get worse.

Really, you say? Surely, student populations will stabilize, our rural populations won’t continue to decline and we’ll once again hit that sustainable place where budgets go up modestly, property taxes are affordable, and the cost per pupil isn’t the shocking $16, 546 it is today.

In our dreams. On the contrary, growth is not likely to come to most of rural Vermont. The growth centers in the state are our most urban places.

Chittenden County tops the list, with its northern neighbor Franklin County hanging on to its coattails — courtesy of the interstate (making it an easy 20- to 30-minute commute into Burlington). Lamoille County is the other growing area, boosted by the capital influence in Montpelier, Barre and Waterbury, and the tourist draw in Stowe. Most other counties in the state are losing population and students. In 2012, the state had its first population drop since the 1940s, and the state has lost population three years in a row from 2014-2016.

The problem this poses for the state’s education funding is significant.

Gov. Phil Scott addressed that at a recent education summit: “The root of the state’s school funding problem is that we have school infrastructure built to educate more than 100,000 students, but we currently only have 76,000 students statewide,” the governor explained, adding that “every One clear opportunity dollar we spend on underutiis creating schools with lized space in a public or indehigh academics that ri- pendent school is a dollar that’s not being spent on a child.” val the state’s best.

Addison County has been able to maintain its current population base, but we’ve seen our demographics age while younger families leave. While we’re doing OK, we teeter on the edge of what could be sustainable growth or slow decline.

One clear opportunity is creating schools with high academics that rival the state’s best. That is, we should strive to be on par, or better, than the high standard set at Champlain Valley Union in Hinesburg.

That’s important for several reasons, but two are key to our future vitality: • Property taxes are collected town-by-town, but pooled into a statewide fund to be doled out based on how many students each school has. While it’s an complex formula,” the basic premise is that schools get about $16,500 per pupil (the cost at Mount Abe is $16,932.) If you lose students, you lose funding; and when you gain students, the school gains funding. The closer a school is to its full capacity, theoretically, the more cost-efficient it operates, and the easier it is to plan for academic excellence. The obvious goal should be to attract more students to the point of full capacity.

• Addison County could benefit more than it does from Chittenden County’s employment base. In particular, the county’s northern towns (and school districts) could see growth as bedroom communities. That, in turn, could help local businesses grow — and spark new businesses to locate here. To do that those schools must be better than average. What we know is that excellent schools are magnets for young families; mediocre schools, on the other hand, send families looking elsewhere.

What to do?

First, we should all question whether it is wise to pour tens of millions of dollars into aging school facilities that were built 40-60 years ago for yesterday’s economy that is no longer the dominant force of our times. If school buildings pass their prime at 60 years, it’s time for residents to imagine how they might repurpose them (to retain value to Maintaining the the taxpayers) and yet build anew for stu- status quo for the dents striving to succeed in tomorrow’s next 50 years is job market.

Lincoln resident Steve Harris broach- not, by definition, es that idea in a community forum in toforward-thinking. day’s paper (see Page 5.) It is an interesting read with more than a few novel ideas, and we encourage readers in all school districts (because this is bigger than just the third bond vote to renovate Mount Abe’s building) to give it careful consideration.

Second, we must think outside the box. If current demographic trends continue, how long will we be able to support three union high schools in Addison County (and a fourth in Brandon that also serves Addison County towns)? Is high school consolidation in the cards 10, 20, 30 years down the road? If so, what will become of the facilities no longer used for education? Or perhaps the county’s high schools could specialize, creating fields of expertise — from mechanics and agriculture to robotics and artificial intelligence to communications, languages and international study. Or perhaps smaller hubs of specialized study could be an answer.

We don’t know, but maintaining the status quo for the next 50 years is not, by definition, forward-thinking.

Lastly, be open to possibilities. The world economy has changed. Our schools need to change with it. Plowing tens of millions into inefficient, outdated facilities may not only be the wrong answer, it might limit opportunities in that school district for decades to come.

Angelo Lynn

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Your editorial “Reflections on 2017” provided an excellent if depressing review of the past year. But your use of the Trump terminology, in referring to the recently enacted Republican tax bill, was a sour note in your editorial because it echoes the Administration’s double speak.

Trump would have us believe that up is down, black is white, bad is good.

His tax bill is anything but “tax reform,” at least not according to my ”American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.”

My dictionary defines the verb “reform” as follows: 1) To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects.

2) To abolish abuse or malpractice in.

3) To cause a person to abandon irresponsible or immoral practices.

To describe Trump’s tax plan as a “reform” is to fall into his verbal trap. If you have to be neutral, and ignore the fact that it favors the rich over the poor and will deepen a national debt that future generations will be saddled with, you can call it tax revision or tax cuts. If you want to call it like it is, try tax corruption, tax debasement, tax discrimination, tax debacle. Abuse and irresponsibility should figure in there as well.

Any of those labels is much closer to the truth.

Dick Beamish Middlebury

Healthy food bill would help kids

New year nap

KAI SPAULDING LEWIA, the first baby born at Porter Hospital in 2018, sleeps off his big day Wednesday morning. He was born on Jan. 2.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Timeliness is of personal essence I recently read an explanation of why he’s chronically late by the director of the film “Manchester by the Sea,” Kenneth Lonergan. He says it’s a “gluttony for wanting to keep doing what I am doing and also a lunatic resentment at being expected to do anything.”

That got me thinking about why I stubbornly adhere to my mantra, “Never Be Early.” A friend I often meet for a hike is late because she has trouble leaving the house.

I understand that. The closer I get to the door, the more little tasks pop out at me demanding attention. My husband, waiting in the car, asks if I stopped to paint the bathroom ceiling.

I’ve had a lot of practice with timing, having taught in a school in which we moved to bells. Class periods were an exact number of minutes.

Arranging activities for 20 some-odd students which could conclude graceBy Jill fully before the bell was a nightmare.

Vickers And there were longer stretches of time and larger pieces of work which also had to fit a mandated time frame. It was like one enormous timed test. If I didn’t have high-functioning clock cells when I started my career in education, I did 30 years later when I retired.

There’s a body chemistry component as well. I’m hooked on the rush from gambling whether I’ll hit it right. Can I walk into my dentist’s reception space at exactly 2:20 p.m. for my 2:20 appointment? Heart rate elevated, subtle exhilaration. I get a warm smile from the woman — it’s never a man — at her computer. Relief, I suppose, that I have shown up.

I know people who arrive early enough to drive around the block a few times and then wait in the parked car. What are such people rehearsing? My husband says

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leave early enough to change a flat tire if I’m driving somewhere. Who does that? He does, so I guess this is normal. Is there a checkbox — never late/often early or never early/sometimes late on Match.com? Is it part of job interviews? The schism can create so much strife.

Never Be Early has roots in my childhood. My father was afraid of being late. We, including my mother, were a bit afraid of him when he thought he’d be late. This meant sitting in the car with mom and my three siblings waiting for him to emerge from the house. Long, boring minutes in the backseat interrupted by squabbles over a window seat, inches of space between us, or who touched whom. If this is what being on time entailed, I wanted none of it.

Retirement meant letting go of much of what defined me and satisfied a craving to feel accomplished.

Never arriving early is a way of hanging on to at least an appearance of doing important stuff. But it goes deeper than that. It’s a way of ducking old age. If I can still dash around, fly out of the house at the last minute and still get there on time or a bit late, I’m not old. Not yet.

Recently, the one friend I know who is more attached to never being early and always flirting with being late, for the theater, the flight, the funeral, was diagnosed with a disorder that brought this to a halt. The woman I could not keep up with is now working through sludge, not air, to dress, brush her teeth, climb the stairs.

She is facing the terror of a progressive disease, but rather than letting it wear her down, she’s created ways to continue teaching, traveling, and moving in spite of it. She has cut back on work but not stopped, made new (See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

’Twas the season for slacking off

Well, I did it again.

This was the same message the devil on my shoulder For the second year in a row, I’ve had the week off had been giving me several times a day. Now I had a between Christmas and New Year’s, and, also for the sec- second opinion. So I crossed “go to bed early, do squats, ond year in a row, I got nothing done. eat dark, leafy greens” off my weekly list of goals and The difference is that last year I thought I’d use the replaced them with “eat, drink, be merry.” extra down time to catch up on projects around the house Limits, I decided, were for losers. and to focus on my health and fitness.

I really hit my stride right after Christmas. I had seven Neither happened. wide-open days before returning to work. By design, I This year I had no such expectations. had no plans, no obligations, no pesAnd I did not let myself down. ky self-improvement goals.

Instead of setting myself up for failAs a person who loves nothing ure, I gave myself permission to take a more than a good to-do list — how break from adult behavior and have a madcap I am! — I didn’t think I’d good time without worrying about the take to total passivity quite as readily consequences. I figured I had 51 other as I did. But doing nothing, it turns weeks of the year to wake up early, exout, is pretty easy. ercise and not eat homemade caramels I can’t even remember how I spent

By Jessie Raymond for breakfast. the week. I guess I socialized. I I had actually started feeling my reslept in. I watched movies. I surfed solve weakening around Thanksgiving the Internet. I dabbled in hobbies. I — not coincidentally the same time that I decided to get managed one real achievement: I cleaned out the upstairs a jumpstart on holiday baking. medicine cabinet — but I followed that up with a nap.

You see, if you fill your house up with molasses cookI wallowed in a glorious new sensation, that of not ies, macaroons and brownies in late November, the constantly feeling pressured to be doing something prochances of them lasting until Christmas (even frozen) are ductive. (And, full disclosure: Sometimes I literally just statistically near zero. Good intentions and willpower are wallowed.) no match for dark days and bitter cold. Add in holiday I knew I had mastered slacking off when I woke up on revelry and a long stretch of free time, and resistance be- Friday and, for several minutes, couldn’t figure out what comes futile. day it was.

By mid-December, I felt pangs of guilt every time I I learned a couple of things from my Week of Sloth: sampled another one of the treats that showed up at the namely, the less you do, the less you feel like doing, and office. “Don’t be so hard on yourself,” a coworker told the more junk you eat, the more junk you feel like eating. me. “It’s December. You’re supposed to enjoy the holi- It sounds like paradise, but it gets old. I quickly found I days.”

(See Raymond, Page 5A)

Around the bend

As a general pediatrician, I spend a lot of time discussing nutrition with my patients and their families. With the rates of obesity and other chronic diseases linked to poor nutrition continuing to cause a significant burden on people’s quality of life and on our healthcare system as a whole, continued efforts are needed to help combat this ever-growing problem.

While addressing this issue requires a multifaceted approach, it is well known that preventing childhood obesity is one of the most effective ways to help, and one strategy in particular is to improve the quality of the food being consumed by kids in settings outside of their homes. With all of us leading busier and busier lives, families are eating out with increasing frequency; it has been estimated that kids get about 25 percent of their total calories from eating out.

Unfortunately, the food they get at restaurants isn’t always the healthiest. On average, a child will consume twice as many calories from a meal served at a restaurant compared to a typical meal served at home, and kids’ meals are often served with soda or sweetened juices, which greatly increase their risk of being overweight or obese.

With that in mind, Bill S.70 has been introduced in the Vermont Senate and will be before the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, chaired by Sen. Claire Ayer of Addison County, when legislators return to session in January. This bill is supported by the American Heart Association and a number of state and local organizations dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of Vermonters (including Porter Medical Center and both pediatric practices here in Middlebury). It aims to improve the nutritional quality of kids’ meals by making healthy beverages, such as milk or water, the default option, insuring meals include fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins, and limiting the amount of calories, salt, sugar and fat that can be in a meal.

By creating a system to make the healthy option the easy, accessible option, our lawmakers would be taking a huge step toward improving the health of our children and, in turn, the health of our state as a whole.

Francisco Corbalan, MD, FAAP UVMHN Porter Pediatric Primary Care Middlebury

County dealt with the issue of death What will touch 100 percent of us during our lifetimes, but most of us don’t talk about? Death. Addison County has done very well in 2017 tackling this issue, but there is more to do. First we need to celebrate what has been done, so in the spirit of the “Chronology — a year in review” here are some highlights to note: (See Letter, Page 5A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, January 4, 2018 — PAGE 5A

Wacky, whimsical predictions for 2018 Even the most imaginatively no longer compete.

5. Lake Champlain will be jaded observers couldn’t have imagined what a wild ride 2017 restored to the jewel it once was, would be, thanks to a certain rather than a home to milfoil, president whose last name rhymes cloudy water and enough fertilizer to blow up the with “dump.”

Statehouse if left on I mean, who dry land. Likelihood: predicted all those Low, but also white-sleeved increasing as more dresses that Melania dairy farmers realize wore last year? Did organic milk may be anyone foresee that their only hope. at a meeting of the 6. State ag subsidies world’s leaders will no longer support where everyone else conventional dairy strode to a photo and will be used only shoot to prove their for organic dairy and vitality, Melania’s non-dairy agriculture. husband would ride Likelihood: Zero, there in a golf cart? since elected officials And who, other than a few permanently in Vermont appear to wounded middle-aged be living in the 1950s Alabama women, by Gregory Dennis when it comes to agricultural planning. knew about Roy They also remain Moore’s preference terrified by the putative political for 14-year-olds?

With those surprises in mind, I might of fewer than 1,000 dairy offer a few predictions about what operations.

7. Sen. Bernie Sanders will the new year will bring. Each prediction here is followed by the talk to a reporter from 7 Days likelihood of whether it will come newspaper. Likelihood: Low, since true — thereby making it possible Bernie appears to be harboring a for me to be wrong twice about permanent grudge against 7 Days and hasn’t talked to anyone at the one prediction.

1. The Grift, Addison County’s paper for nearly three years. If the best-ever band, will score a No. state’s press corps had any sense 1 hit with their timeless rendition of solidarity, the second question of “Sweet Caroline.” Likelihood every reporter asks the senator this will come true: Low. Neil would be: “Why do you refuse Diamond would never give them to talk to one of Vermont’s most the rights to record it. influential media outlets?”

2. UVM Health Network 8. Snowboarding will become administrators will admit they Vermont’s preeminent outdoor are grossly overpaid and will sport. Likelihood: Not gonna cut their own salaries in half. happen. Boarding is a wonderful Meaning CEO John Brumsted way to get down the mountain. would make “only” $1 million But its popularity is slowly fading a year. Likelihood the salary now that manufacturers have cuts will happen: Zero. UVM developed skis that are almost as administrators have been feeding fun to turn as snowboards.

9. The Middlebury College at the trough for way too long to have any idea how obnoxiously men’s hockey team will win 10 inflated their salaries are, at a time games this season. Likelihood: when thousands of Vermonters go Moderate. The college’s men’s without healthcare because they team used to join the stillcan’t afford a simple visit to the excellent women’s team in winning national championships. doctor.

3. Every dairy farm in Vermont But now they struggle to win at all will go out of business. Likelihood: due to injuries, younger players Very low, but increasing with each and plain old back luck.

10. Middlebury College will passing year.

4. The surviving Vermont admit that it really isn’t a “carbon dairy farms will all go organic. neutral campus” after all, despite Likelihood: Also very low, but a prominent banner proclaiming rising once we get to fewer that status. Likelihood: Extremely than 100 Green Mountain dairy low at an institution where green operations in an increasingly is a major part of the brand. But globalized market where the word “campus” applies to conventional Vermont dairy can carbon neutrality only if you count

Between The Lines

not only the main campus but also Breadloaf and all its trees.

To get to “neutral” the college apparently gave itself credit for the carbon that all those trees around Breadloaf are sequestering — even though the college never planned to do anything with those trees but look at them. Middlebury may continue to green itself with its commendable environmental policies. But actual neutrality this year is an impossible dream.

Especially given the college’s refusal to divest out of fossil fuel investments, and its regrettable embrace of carbon-heavy, fracking-obtained fossil fuel from Vermont Gas. 10. Gov. Phil Scott will admit he’s had it all wrong about wind power in Vermont and will reverse his stance by calling for widespread adoption of clean wind energy. Likelihood: Zero. While Scott has made some of the right noises about climate change, he appears to believe that words alone — rather than actual clean-energy policies — are all that’s needed to fight the carbon pollution that threatens Vermont’s skiing, maple sugar and tourism industries.

11. Gov. Scott will make no more public statements about how climate change could be good for the state. Likelihood: High. The governor proved to be a national embarrassment — and clueless about the suffering that climate change has already caused many Americans — when he said last month that climate devastation elsewhere in the U.S. could help Vermont’s economy.

12. Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Ehlers will squeak out a surprise victory over Scott this November. Likelihood: Low. Some other politically suicidal Democrat may yet take the party’s nomination away from Ehlers.

And Ehlers isn’t well known despite his longtime advocacy for cleaning up Lake Champlain.

Besides, Scott remains popular even after he stumbled through his first legislative session as governor — a stretch that saw him take more positions on educational funding and cannabis reform than there are teats on a cow.

Happy New Year, everyone. It’s going to be another wild ride.

Gregory Dennis’s column appears here every other Thursday and is archived on his blog at www.gregdennis.wordpress.com.

Email: gregdennisvt@yahoo.com.

Twitter: @greengregdennis.

Letters (Continued from Page 4A) • Porter bolsters Palliative Care with the return of a familiar specialist — Dr. Diana Barnard.

• The “Being Mortal Project” presents issues in end-of-life care to over 200 residents.

• The Middlebury Rotary grants funds to ARCH, which strengthens the “Music and Memory” program at Helen Porter and motivates Hospice Volunteer Services to support the program as well.

• “Living with Dying — An Addison County Partnership” begins a regular appearance in the Addison Independent with an interactive column for the community.

• Advance care planning clinics assist residents with conversations about options at end of life, which ultimately results in completed ad-

vance directives — a gift to family members.

• Over 25 community members are trained as hospice volunteers to companion people at the end of their life.

• UVM Larner College of Medicine — through a grant by Cabot Cheese — creates an “End of Life Doula” Professional Certificate program which four Addison County residents complete.

• PMC and ARCH partner to fundraise for renovations at Helen Porter, including a new end-of-life care center.

• “Stories from the Hearth” brings over 100 people to see community members share their poignant stories and reflective music of love, loss and healing.

• Marcia Wheeler, the founda-

tion and inspiration for the hospice program in Addison County, who brought her skills, dedication and compassion to so many of our friends and family at the end of life, retired. We will miss her.

We look forward to continuing these initiatives and starting new ones in order to provide the best care possible to our community. We need to get this right, for we only get one chance.

A deep expression of gratitude to all who supported these efforts throughout the year with your shared wisdom, your generous resources, your memorable stories and your human vulnerability.

Laurie Borden Hospice Volunteer Services and Addison Respite Care Home Weybridge

A slight course correction

On Town Meeting Day this for the benefit of students and citiMarch, voters of the five towns of zens alike. the Addison Northeast Supervisory The Future of Addison County Union school district will be asked Public Education: The problems we to approve a bond reface are much bigger quest for renovation than renovating one of the existing buildof 55 Vermont pubing at Mount Abraham lic high schools. The Union High School in means and methods This week’s writer Bristol. As we considwe have all come to is Stephen Harris of er this third request, rely upon for creating Lincoln.

I would like to sugeducated, responsible gest an alternative apcitizens is breaking proach that enlarges the objectives, down due to a number of forces bereduces the cost and produces a re- yond our immediate control. These sult that is far more appropriate to reasons include: our existing challenges.

• A statewide student enrollLet’s build an enhanced campus ment decline, down from 100,000 renamed “Gateway Park” that offers to 76,000 in the past 20 years. the following to the community: • A statewide decline in pop1) A newly built, first class, conulation among young home-buytemporary academic teaching building, family-starting citizens. ing for our middle and high school • Unsustainable Mt. Abe students. (60,000 square feet) budget increases (between FY16 2) A connected and supportively and FY17 of 10.4 percent, and a operated incubator facility (existprojected increase between FY17 ing Mt. Abe building) available to and FY18 of 4 percent, for an avlocal nascent business enterpriserage annual rate increase of 7.2 es; (50,000 square feet, available percent). This rate of increase will in 2,500-square-foot chunks) with double our tax burden for public meeting, exercise, research and education in 10 years. learning facilities to be re-envisioned • A cost per student per year as The Eagle Institute. It would be of $16,932. Each Mt. Abe 7-12 open to the Five-Town community graduate will cost us taxpayers a

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total of over $118,520, an investment far too dear to send away without any retention effort.

• A brain drain of our current graduates, where one in four will leave Vermont to attend post-secondary education, and not return.

In the words of Will Rogers, “When you find yourself in a deep hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”

We need to seek a solution that does not rely upon an expensive, taxpayer financed “gut-renovation” of every square foot of a 50-year-old, oversized, outdated school building.

I would like to suggest a modest alternative.

Enrollment Expansion: We can reverse our student body decline by creating a new school based on contemporary thinking and clarity of purpose. Vermont continues to thrive in certain areas. Chittenden County is currently home to the most robust growth and the finest public secondary schools in the state. Bristol can become the “next Hinesburg,” home to a school of fine reputation and dedicated to attracting new young families into the area. Let’s give Chittenden County a neighboring place to grow.

(See Harris forum, Page 7A)

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) friends in special movement classes, and changed apartments to be closer to family in a flatter part of the city.

It feels as though she’s on the other side of something huge the way my sister-in-law seemed when she gave birth a few months before I did.

Again, it’s a chance to watch and learn.

Kenneth Lonergan has pledged to himself to correct his stubborn habit of lateness. He’s set his watch 15 minutes fast, and it helps keep him

on schedule. I’m going to experiment with that. Not 15, but five minutes fast. This will involve giving up the notion that five minutes late isn’t late. People encourage that, saying, “Oh, you’re not late,” when I apologize. I know I am. In this time of year of new resolve, I’m going to try being a few minutes early while

I still can.

Jill Vickers is a native of the Champlain Valley, a retired teacher of literacy, and the founder of a video production company. Special interests include family history, travel, and outdoor activities. She lives with her husband and their springer spaniel in Bridport.

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) was craving my routines again.

On Jan. 2, I’d be back to work, back to working out, back to not having dessert every night (or at least not after every meal). On New Year’s Day, in a final act of rebellion, I stayed in my pajamas until noon and ate all the remaining chocolate.

It seemed like a fitting end to the week.

I could have done better. I could have chosen an apple, instead of apple pie, after dinner. I could have reminded myself that lying on the couch during the day is a sign of a misspent life. I could have thought about how, now that I’ve reached an age where calories count double, I’d have to work twice as hard to undo the damage I was doing to myself.

I said “yes” when I should have said “no.” I said, “More, please,” when I should have said, “Thank you, but I’m stuffed.” I said, “A bad Netflix movie is better than no Netflix movie,” when I should have gone for a walk. The bottom line: I indulged in fleeting pleasures at the expense of my long-term health and wellness goals.

Last year, this week-long detour from the dutiful, plodding path of moderation I try to walk left me feeling guilty and irresponsible.

This year, what can I say?

I regret nothing.

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Obituaries

Robert Crawford, 82, Whiting WHITING — Robert Dana Crawford, 82 of Whiting, left this life peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, at his home. Bob was born on April 14, 1935 in Essex Fells, N.J., the son of Harold Gay and Joyce (Westlake) Crawford.

Robert attended High Mowing School in Wilton, N.H., where he met Bettelee Embich. After serving in the army Bob and Betty married in 1955.

They took over Betty’s parent’s farm in Whiting, which they owned and operated as Scapeland Farm for over 40 years, raising registered Ayrshire cattle. Their dedication to and passion for their farm and Ayrshire cattle resulted in numerous awards, including Dairyman of Year.

Bob above all else was a devoted husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He and Betty enjoyed traveling, golfing with his siblings, and boating with his family. He found pleasure in short breaks from farming by spending time with family at their house on Lake Champlain.

Robert is survived by his loving family: Bettelee, his wife of 62 years, and his three children, Sherry Crawford (Whiting), Cindy Crawford and her husband Kurt

ROBERT DANA CRAWFORD Anechiarico (Whiting) and Jim Crawford (Whiting); five grandchildren, Galen Parke, Brianna Parke, Dacey Anechiarico, Ben Crawford, and Elisabeth Crawford; and Robert’s two siblings, John Crawford and Patricia Crawford Kneisley of Florida.

There will be a memorial service early summer.◊

Juliann Desautels, 60, Wells WELLS — Juliann Desautels, 60, of Wells, died peacefully in her daughter’s loving arms Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, in Wells following a courageous battle with lung disease.

She was born on July 17, 1957, in Bellows Falls, the daughter of Commodore J. and Carolyn (Crouch) Garrapy.

Ms. Desautels grew up in Wallingford and graduated from Vergennes Union High School in 1977. In 1978 she received a professional qualification certificate in Marietta, GA truck School.

She did various jobs with the general public, especially in management.

In 1992 she graduated with an associates degree in Business Management from CCV. She enjoyed reading true stories, gardening, crocheting, puzzles, cooking and many collection hobbies.

Survivors include Tonia Huizenga and her spouse Dave Warner, who were her caregivers; a son, Jerimiah Desautels; two grandsons, Austin and Logan Burnett; two great grandsons, Bentley and Lucas Burnett; her friend and companion Kenny Baker; several siblings, including

Rodney Dushaney, 77, Middlebury Elizabeth Beck, 89, formerly of Orwell BLUFFTON, S.C. — Elizabeth Jean Beck, 89, of Bluffton, S.C. and formerly of Orwell, Vt., entered into eternal peace at Bloom at Belfair on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. Betty was born on May 7, 1928 in Rutland, Vt. to King and Gertrude (McCormick) Burnell.

Her beloved husband of 35 years, TJ Beck, in 1984, and daughter Heather Beck, in 1986, predeceased her. Betty is survived by her daughter Lisa Beck of North Port, Fla., son Christian Beck and daughter in-law Jennifer (Garson) Beck of Hilton Head Island, S.C., grandsons Lucas and Nathan Fallon (Kasey) of Kenton, Ohio and Vergennes, Vt., Taylor and Curtis Beck of Greenville, S.C., and granddaughters Emily Beck of Charleston, S.C. and Tessa Beck of Hilton Head Island, S.C. Although Betty lived in many places — Albany, N.Y., Stockbridge, Mass., Chicago, Ill., Hilton Head Island, S.C.; Essex Center, North Ferrisburgh and Middlebury, Vt., she considered only Orwell, Vt., her home and she will be greatly missed by her many friends and family across the Champlain Valley.

Later in life she worked as a switchboard operator at Middlebury College and developed many close friendships with her co-workers in the security office there. A lifelong pet lover, she was rarely seen without one of her beloved dogs by her side.

Betty was a devout Christian and belonged to many churches throughout her lifetime. She was a great student of God’s word and attended

JULIANN DESAUTELS her closest, Shirline Kiggen and William Garropy; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be no public services.

A seaside memorial will be at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the ASPCA, PO Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090-6929.◊

He attended Project Independence, where he enjoyed meeting new people and friends.

He is survived by sisters Beverly and husband Gary Terrier of Middlebury and Shirley Buyer of Monkton, and several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by mother Alma, father Forrest and brother Francis.

A graveside service is planned for spring.

Albert Watson, 85, Leicester LEICESTER — Albert L. Watson, illness. A full obituary will follow 85, of Leicester, died Dec. 30, 2017, in a future edition of the Addison at Porter Medical Center after a long Independent.

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ELIZABETH JEAN BECK bible study regularly with her close friends. She gathered her strength from the authority of God’s word, which helped her through the challenging early stages of dementia.

The Beck family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Bloom at Belfair and Memory Matters, and caregivers Marisol Bedon and Juanita Thompson.

A memorial service will take place in Vermont at a future date.

Memorial contributions may be made in Betty’s name to Memory Matters (PO Box 22330, Hilton Head, SC, 29925) or the Addison County Humane Society (236 Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT 05753).

April Duclos, 43, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — April A. Duclos, 43, died Dec. 25, 2017, at her home in Middlebury.

She was born Nov. 27, 1974, in Middlebury, the daughter of Thomas J. and Lois A. (Coleman) Duclos.

She was a graduate of Middlebury Union High School class of 1993.

She is survived by her daughter Tara L. Mitchell of Middlebury; by her father Thomas J. Duclos of New Haven, her mother Lois Duclos of Middlebury; by her sisters, Ann Duclos-Collier of New Haven, Mae Duclos of Middlebury and Sara Packer of Johnson; and by her grandchildren, Logan Taylor and Quinton Gero both of Middlebury.

There will be no services.

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MIDDLEBURY — Rodney Dushaney, 77, of Middlebury, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 28, 2017, at Green Mountain Nursing and Rehab in Colchester.

He was in the Vermont Army National Guard for many years.

He collected anything to do with railroad systems and trains and loved to hunt and fish.

He worked at Econo Cheese, Kraft Cheese, and Standard Register.

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FERRISBURGH — The positions. For more information, Ferrisburgh Grange “King Pede” contact the Town Clerk at 877-3429 card parties are scheduled for the or ferrisburghclerk@comcast.net.

The Commodore Parent Teacher Saturdays of Jan. 6 and 20. These gettogethers are held at the Ferrisburgh Group is starting out the year with Town Hall and Community Center a call for new members. This orgaand begin at 6:30 p.m. with a sand- nization works toward their mission wich supper and then on to an evening of promoting family involvement in of fun and card games. King Pede is the school, improving communicaan unusual game that involves “trick- tion between parents, teachers and taking” techniques such as in Hearts administrators and providing enrichand Spades or Pitch. This is a game of ment programs for students. The next fun and skill so come prepared to use meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in your strategic the Resource thinking.

Response It is winterCenter (Room time and that January 2 and 16: Ferrisburgh C15 across means the Town Selectboard meeting from the prinFerrisburgh 6:30 p.m. cipal’s office).

Skating Rink January 5 and February 2: If parents has ice and Friday Night Movies Bixby can’t commit is ready for 6:30 p.m. to meetings skating.

All January 6 and 20: Ferrisburgh but still want residents are Grange King Pede card to be involved, welcome to party 6:30 p.m. contact, Lynne enjoy this local January 10: Commodore Rapoport at opportunity to Parent Teacher Group VUHS lrapoport@ get out, visit anwsd.org to with friends, be included and enjoy the beautiful Vermont winter. There is on the distribution list. The list will always work to do to maintain the inform members of the agendas of surface, so there are several shovels the monthly meetings and also periin the warming hut to clear any snow. odic requests for help with different Also, provided are a few stacked school initiatives.

The Vergennes Basketball season crates for beginning skaters.

There is a schedule posted to is underway and the Commodore provide times for Open Skate (i.e. Booster Club is asking for help with no Stick ‘n Puck.) The skating rink is the concession stand during high located next to the Ferrisburgh Central school games. This year, specific School. For more information contact sports teams will be assigned to each Martha Davis, marthand@gmavt.net basketball game, so the players and or visit the Ferrisburgh Skating Rink families will know ahead of time Facebook page for updates on avail- which game they are responsible for. There will be a link posted soon ability and ice conditions.

The Bixby Library has many offer- for sign up. Thank you to everyone ings for January and throughout the who helps with the concessions and winter months. The Library is open also thanks to all for supporting our for students to use after school until school sports programs. For more 7 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays information, contact the Booster and 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays Club president, Kirsten De La Cruz and Fridays. Students are welcome 802-349-7152.

Want to learn more about to come after school to relax, do homework, or chat with friends. Ferrisburgh Central School or Union Middle/High The students can access the library’s Vergennes laptop computers and there is Wi-Fi School? Don’t forget that you can throughout the building. A library check out the schools’ website for lots card is not required for the students. of great resources and contact inforThere are other fun events at the mation for families and students: vuhs. library, such as the children’s story org and sites.google.com/a/anwsd. hours, writing workshops, and the org/fcs/. Parents and community Famous Friday Night movies on the members are also encouraged to sign first Friday of every month. Please up for the Vergennes Union Middle/ visit the Bixby website for more High School blog. Subscribing to information and also to sign up for the blog can be done with an email the Bixby Buzz Newsletter at bixb- account to get regular updates and/or ylibrary.org. follow @VergennesUHS on Twitter There are several positions for (blog posts feed the Twitter account Ferrisburgh town governance that automatically.) will be on the March 6 ballot. These NOTE: We are always interested positions are listed on the town in including a variety of Ferrisburghwebsite and petitions are available at related news in this column, so if you the Town Clerk’s office. Completed have news that would be of interest, petitions must be in the Town Clerk’s contact Sally Kerschner at smwkoffice by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29. ersch@comcast.net. You are able to Please consider serving our commu- access these columns and other infornity and gain satisfaction by this type mation about Ferrisburgh news and of public service work by contrib- events by viewing the Ferrisburgh uting your time in these important Town Website at ferrisburghvt.org.

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Letters to the Editor

Kahn

Bristol shouldn’t open its doors to natural gas pipeline

as an example the board’s discussion (Continued from Page 1A) have the energy and enthusiasm to last year about whether to take a position on the potential legalization serve on the selectboard.

He’s now aiming to win a three- of recreational marijuana in Vermont.

Members heard from year term on Town multiple people with Meeting Day, March strong opinions on 6. the subject. Some Like Shashok, urged support for Kahn has learned a legalization as a lot about Middlebury personal freedom during his time on and a potential new the board. revenue source “When you are an for municipal outsider, you don’t services.

Others really know what urged rejection, goes into running a noting potential town, especially with difficulties for police the (rail) bridges in enforcing driving project,” Kahn said. under the influence “I had no idea about of marijuana laws. all the intricate “I have my own set details they had to go FARHAD KAHN of values, but when I through to make it represent the town, happen … When you get into the physics of the project, sometimes I have to look beyond my personal beliefs and see what it’s very complicated.”

He’s enjoyed being part of benefits the town,” Kahn said.

If granted a three-year term, Kahn selectboard debates.

“The process itself is very would like to continue work on fascinating to me,” Kahn said, citing the rail bridges project and other

Vermont Gas Systems is not yet serving our community of Bristol with “natural” gas.

I understand that my selectboard has agreed to work with Vermont Gas Systems. Selectboard member, Michelle Perlee and town administrator Valerie Capels have the job of editing a licensing agreement with Vermont Gas Systems.

Let me reflect. What shall the next 20 years bring? Perhaps my genes will not predict my death within that time frame. Perhaps they will. After I die, those pipelines will still be in the ground. Who knows whether “natural” gas will continue to be used? I sure hope clean water will still be flowing in the water pipes.

I sure hope that most of the energy the Bristol community uses will come from renewable resources.

But for now, I have no power over the choice my selectboard made five years ago. Who knows what will drive their decisions. Money?

Choice? Trust?

Money? I will not be giving money to Vermont Gas Systems for a commodity that hails from Alberta, Canada.

Choice? I choose to conserve and keep my thermostat low and wear layers. (I know I am still part of the problem of emitting greenhouse gases. How do we heat our house?

We use oil to run our furnace. We burn wood in our wood stove. We cook with propane. We have a heat pump for the room above the garage.)

Trust? Vermont Gas Systems is not worthy of my trust. Here is my defense.

(Much of what you are about to read was presented at the Bristol selectboard meeting on December 4, 2017.)

The phase 1 natural gas pipeline project through Addison County to Middlebury original cost prediction was about 86 million dollars. The final cost was about 165 million dollars. The Public Service Board has forced Vermont Gas Systems to put a cap of 134 million dollars on the project.

Vermont Gas Systems advertises “natural” gas as clean and affordable. According to a VTDigger article, dated 4/12/17, entitled, “New pipeline now in use, says Vermont Gas”, Mike Polhamus, stated “Vermont Gas customers will pay about 135 million dollars of that over time through their rates.”

Is that a way for a consumer to save money?

Methane is not clean. It is a more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Read the “Scientific American” article, written in 2015, “How bad of a greenhouse gas is methane?” Read the “Science News” article, “EPA underestimates methane emissions” dated April 14, 2016.

Isn’t false advertising against the law?

“Natural” gas pipelines can leak.

The last one that I found on-line, here in Vermont, was April 2, 2016.

It happened in Milton. Evacuations happened. There was no explosion.

As any fireman knows, the potential problems from a gas leak are very dangerous. Sometimes, in life, it is what we do not see, that can hurt us.

On December 11, 2017 a Williston business and a 12-unit apartment complex was evacuated

because of high carbon monoxide levels. And you might ask what does this have to do with “natural” gas? Carbon monoxide is caused by fuels not burning completely. In this case, the furnaces were using “natural” gas as their fuel of choice.

Vermont Gas Systems turned off the furnaces. The Williston Fire Department and Vermont Gas Systems are investigating the source of the problem.

The construction team hired

by Vermont Gas Systems used to have signs below the transmission corridor. Those signs said, “Beware Induced Voltage.” I had to do a little research on that.

“A pipeline which shares a common corridor with AC transmission lines becomes energized by the magnetic and electric fields surrounding the power system in the air and soil.

This AC interference can result in an electrical shock hazard for people touching the pipeline or metallic structures connected to the pipeline or simply standing nearby.

Furthermore, damage to the pipeline coating, insulating flanges, rectifiers or even direct damage to the pipeline’s wall itself can occur.”

I understand that the integrity of the pipeline can be affected by this induced voltage.

Since Vermont Gas kept reporting that it was behind schedule, I wonder what conditions were placed upon their workers in the field. I read that workers were being forced to work 12-hour days, 6 days a week. I wonder if that is true. If so, I wonder about the quality of work being done by these workers.

In January 2014, police discovered a meth lab in the basement of two of the welders working on the V.G.S. new natural gas pipeline in Franklin County.

Read the Vermont Gas Google Reviews. They are averaging 2.2 out of 5 stars.

As stated in the April 12 VTDigger article, the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is investigating “concerns regarding the safety and integrity of the Vermont Gas System Addison Natural Gas Project”. I do not know the results of this investigation.

Our wetlands have been negatively impacted by this pipeline.

On Nov. 21, this year, I attended a hearing at Mount Abraham High School. The hearing had to do with Vermont Gas Systems and whether they had violated rules regarding blasting and the depth of the pipeline.

I listened to citizens voice their concerns. Mr. Michael Hurlburt, of Monkton, explained how Vermont Gas Systems did not follow his request of burying the pipe at a certain depth, since it was his land they were passing through. He went out, with his brother, to measure.

It was incorrect. Vermont Gas then complied with his request. Mr. Hurlburt also mentioned that water has now seeped into part of his former fields, since the pipe was laid in a very wet area. He can no longer use that part of his field. It is too wet for farming machinery.

Vermont Gas Systems have not yet returned Mr. Hurlburt’s fields to their original state.

Read the article, “Pond Lane

By the way (Continued from Page 1A) well below zero this weekend with Saturday’s high predicted to be only a few degrees above hell freezing over. As such, those with a little foresight are calling off or delaying some weekend events.

The Addison County Solid Waste Management District had planned to pick up discarded Christmas trees at curbsides in Vergennes and Middlebury on Saturday; but the organization postponed the pick up until the following Saturday, Jan. 13. Please do not put out your trees at the curb until the night of Jan. 12, or the trees might blow around the neighborhood and create a nuisance and/or hazard.

You can still drop off your tree at the District Transfer Station at 1223 Route 7 South in Middlebury during normal hours: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday. Elsewhere, one of the coaches of the MUHS Nordic ski team tells us that Saturday’s Harwood Invitational has been moved because of the ungodly cold — cheer for the local skiers at Trapps this Thursday.

We’re not sure if it is the cold

weather, but the Middlebury College men’s ice hockey game vs. Trinity scheduled for Sunday has been moved from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is more noteworthy than most hour delays because it means that the Friends of Panther Hockey’s annual “Skate with the Panther Men” fan appreciation activity after the game will be moved back from 5 p.m. to an approximate 6 p.m. start. Fans young and old are invited to join the Middlebury College men’s hockey team on the ice. Team pictures will be provided.

The annual model train exhibit is still up at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury and available to see through Jan. 13. Museum officials told us that they have two sets of mother/son volunteer train engineers running the trains at the Sheldon this year.

Susan Shashok (who you can read about in our Page 1A story today) and her son Alex have been running the trains since Alex was 8; and Jasmine Almeida (the Sheldon’s bookkeeper) and her son, Calvin, are new this year.

building owner names Vt. Gas, contractor in lawsuit”, written by John Flowers, on page 2A of the Addison Independent, dated Dec. 12, 2017. How is it that Vermont Gas Systems has not acted in a responsible fashion yet and reimbursed the insurance company that paid to have the 38 Pond Lane building cleaned up after flooding caused by Northeast Underground?

The flooding occurred on Dec.22 2014. Northeast Underground was contracted out by Vermont Gas Systems.

The way I see it, Vermont Gas Systems has misled the public with faulty cost predictions, has falsely advertised, could potentially endanger my community with gas leaks, has at times hired workers who are not meeting a standard, has at times not served its customers in a responsible manner, has negatively effected our wetlands, has not worked in a forthright manner with some landowners, is being investigated for violations of rules regarding blasting and the pipeline depth, and has not paid some of its bills in a timely manner.

The Bristol selectboard has taken on a huge responsibility entrusting our community to work with Vermont Gas Systems.

Stay posted, Bristol citizens.

Mark your calendars. Feb. 12, 2018 is the date. The time has not yet been announced. The selectboard will be holding “a public forum to gather citizen input on bringing natural gas to Bristol.” My understanding is that the selectboard wants feedback concerning what needs to be spelled out in the licensing agreement.

And you are probably wondering if this “Grinch” has anything positive to say during this season of open heartedness and good will. I am extremely grateful to live in the town of Bristol. My community is very precious.

I also have reflected upon Jesus whose birth many celebrate on Dec. 25. And some of you might believe that Jesus became the man who “went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers.”

(Matthew 21:12) Patricia Heather-Lea Bristol

major issue now before the board.

As a businessman, he’d also like to encourage more growth of the local economy. If that is to happen in a big way, Middlebury will have to bring a major department store to the community, according to Kahn.

He believes businesses like his could benefit from the shopping traffic a major, local retailer could generate.

Many Addison County residents are now traveling to major commercial hubs in Chittenden and/ or Rutland counties to do most of their shopping, Kahn believes.

“We need an anchor store to bring people into town,” Kahn said.

Candidates for elected local offices in Middlebury must gather at least 30 signatures on their petition papers and file them at the Middlebury town clerk’s office at 77 Main St. by the end of the business day on Monday, Jan. 29.

The Addison Independent will present an overview of the candidates in its coverage leading up to Town Meeting Day. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Harris forum (Continued from Page 5A) By undertaking the design and construction of a new, right-sized and contemporary academic center in a reinvigorated Gateway Park, we can engage the best thinking of the country’s most successful schools.

Together, our staff and students can drive a stake in the ground for academic excellence.

Population Increase: The statewide decline in population is not inevitable for the 5-Town area. We can become a beacon for young families looking for a quality of life for themselves and a fine public education for their children.

As every organization with a bright future understands, “Engage the kids and the parents will follow.”

Tax Containment: This type of growth is the best way to bend down the curve of rises in the annual cost per student. By increasing the student body, and the taxpayer base that supports their education, everybody’s individual burden is eased.

Talent Retention: By simultaneously developing the Eagle Institute, we can foster native business concepts that reside on the same campus as Bristol’s students,

otherwise known as tomorrow’s employees. Imagine a school environment where students can watch new ideas spring to life - where they can involve themselves on the ground floor of tomorrow’s products and services, even participating in exchange for academic credit.

I have watched a parade of businesses slip through Bristol’s fingers over the years, taking their energy and the employment of hundreds of people with them. A short list includes Danforth Pewter, Maple Landmark, Vermont Coffee Company, Aqua-ViTea and Autumn Harp, all of them built by dedicated and resourceful local residents frustrated at the beginning of their business growth by the inability of the Bristol area to support their need for shelter, resources and space. This is starting to change, the effort needs a boost.

Finally, imagine an Eagle Institute also serving as a center for research and development of strategies and solutions to our most pressing social problems. Think of local, non-polluting agricultural practices, think of new and more productive use of our currently underutilized timber resources, think

of safer, less poisonous transportation solutions, just think…

These are not outlandish pipe dreams that we can’t afford, these are objectives we need to adopt that require nothing more than a slight course correction.

To get to “Yes,” we have to first say “No”: Please join me in voting “no” for the third (and fourth time, if necessary) to the District’s requests to renovate Mt. Abraham Union High School. Let’s shift gears and take the time to think creatively together about spending less money while achieving a more sustainable future, right here in the community and state we all love.

Will Rogers also said, “You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.”

Editor’s note: Steve Harris is a principal of Harris & Harris Consulting Inc., employed as an Owner’s Representative for clients designing, permitting and constructing municipal and commercial projects throughout Vermont and the Eastern seaboard. He has been a Lincoln resident and taxpayer since 1984.

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For a good quarter of a century, the Parent/Child Center’s programs have epitomized all that is best in our human condition. The Center and its outstanding staff work to improve the lives of our young people and help them realize the full potential of their abilities. At the Parent/Child Center these young people find acceptance, dignity, professional guidance and a caring family. I take pride in supporting the work of the P/CC because I think it is performed at a critical time in the lives of many of these young people and allows them to become happy, productive members of society. In addition, and not incidentally, I support the Parent/Child Center programs because for over thirty years they have saved our government (that’s our taxes) long term social service expenses.

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contact Amy Alfieri at amy.alfieri@vermont.gov or 802-759-2398.

Addison County Right to Life meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 11, 6:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish Hall, College St. Enter via the side door on Shannon St. The agenda includes election of officers, arrangements for the Rally for Life in Montpelier on Jan. 13, and preliminary planning for the annual dinner. All members are encouraged to attend and visitors are welcome.

More info contact Chris Holden at 802-388-3563 or bobbillchris@rwch.net.

Crows and ravens lecture in Middlebury.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 7-8 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. These birds are considered harbingers of evil by some, and for others endless curiosity. In Otter Creek Audubon’s Cabin Fever lecture series, bird Diva Bridget Butler pulls back the shroud on these birds known as corvids.

Free.

info contact 802-388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

Invasive insect presentation in Shoreham.

Twist O’ Wool Spinning Guild meetSaturday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m., Platt Memorial ing in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. 4, 6 Library, 279 Main St. Learn about invasive insect p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. It’s species with Meredith Whitney, Forest Pest the annual potluck, so bring a dish to share, plate Education Coordinator with the Vermont Urban and forks. Show and tell and a spin in following and Community Forestry Program. A kid-friendly, dinner. All are welcome. insect-heavy experience. An insect craft and a snack are included.

“Beach Rats” on screen in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 13, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. Frankie, a teenTraveling Sightseeing Associates ager from the outer edges of Brooklyn, struggles planning meeting in Middlebury. to escape his troubled home life and reconcile his Saturday, Jan. 6, 12:30-2 p.m., Ilsley conflicting sexual desires. Free.

Public Library, 75 Main St. Join in the planning for “The Western Star” storytelling in Middlebury.

2018 trips to places of interest around Addison Saturday, Jan. 13, 4:30-6 p.m. The Abernethy County. A visit to the Henry Sheldon Museum will Room at Axinn Center, Middlebury College. This follow. More info contact Jan Walker at 802-388is a transportive storytelling event, inviting its audi4220 or janwalkervt@together. ence into a world of blinding blizzards, mysterious net. magi and the healing glow of one bright star. Actor “The Western Star” storytelling and singer Jack DesBois weaves original verse in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. and song into a striking tapestry of the Biblical 6, 4:30-6 p.m., St. Stephen’s Three Kings story. Join the Kings Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. This their journey through winter’s VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE — Beginning Swing Dance. on is a transportive storytelling event, darkness to the Savior’s side in Partner dancing keeps both brain and body fit while having a Bethlehem, and share in their inviting its audience into a world of blinding blizzards, mysterious great time. Presenting East Coast Swing in a friendly, easy gentle message of hope. $10 magi and the healing glow of one format. Classes are 6:30‑7:30pm with a practice session, open suggested donation supports local bright star. Actor and singer Jack all are welcome regardto all, from 7:30‑8:30 Thursdays, starting January 4‑February charities; DesBois weaves original verse less of ability to pay. Sponsored by 1. $10 per class. Partners are not necessary. Please bring clean, the Scott Center for Spiritual and and song into a striking tapestry of the Biblical Three Kings story. dry, soft soled shoes. Call Jim Condon for more information at Religious Life.

Join the Kings on their journey Roast pork supper in Vergennes.

475‑2349 or email jscondon@mac.com. through winter’s darkness to the Saturday Jan. 13, 5-6:30 p.m., Savior’s side in Bethlehem, and Vergennes United Methodist share in their gentle message of hope. $10 “Mundo Pequeño” presentation in Bristol.

Church, Main St., across from the Vergennes Thursday, Jan. 11, 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence suggested donation supports local charities; all Opera House. Menu includes Roast pork, mashed Memorial Library, 40 North St. Join Cameron are welcome regardless of ability to pay. potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, applesauce, roll, Russell and Eli Bennett as they share images King Pede party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Jan. 6, dessert and beverage served buffet style. Adults and stories of their 11-month, 12,000-mile bike 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community $9/children $5. Take out available. More info call ride from the tip of South America to Vermont.

Center, 3279 Route 7. The socializing begins at 802-877-3150.

Presented by the One World Library Project. Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, Jan. 13, 7-9:30 6:30 with a sandwich supper and then on to an Free and open to the public and accessible to evening of fun and card games. All are welcome. p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30. Featuring individuals with disabilities.

Night Tree on stage in Ripton. Saturday, Jan. Don Stratton calling to live banjo and fiddle music 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House,

by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All 1305 Rt. 125. Open mic followed by featured are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. performers. $10 general admission/$15 generMore info at 802-462-3722. ous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 Joel Cage performs in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. Shai Wosner performs in Middlebury. p.m. Open mic sign-up and info at 802-388-9782 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Friday, Jan. 12, 8-10 p.m., Robison Hall, or rcch.org.

Rd. Come hear this award-winning veteran singer/ Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter songwriter from Boston, once a member of the Field Rd. Pianist Wosner has attracted interinternationally acclaimed rock and roll group national recognition for his exceptional artistry, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes. Tickets $20. musical integrity, and creative insight. He returns Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations “California Typewriter” on screen to Middlebury with a program of late Schubert required for dinner and recommended for the in Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2 p.m., sonatas, including opuses 42, 51, and 78, the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. “Fantasie.” Reserved seating. info@brandon-music, or Brandon-music.net.

The MNFF Winter Screening Series presents Patti Casey and Tom McKenzie in Lincoln. this documentary directed by Doug Nichol. Jay Saturday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 Craven, MNFF artistic director, will give an introRiver Rd. Come hear this duo in the latest perforduction and Q&A. Watch the trailers, read more mance of the Burnham Music Series. Tickets $10 Merry Mulch in Middlebury and about the films and buy tickets at middfilmfest. adults/teens and children free. Refreshments will Vergennes. Saturday, Jan. 13, begins 8 org. A series pass, covering admission to all six be served. More info call 802-388-6863. a.m. Have your Christmas tree at the curb films, is available for $60. Individual tickets to the by 8 a.m. free of decorations, tinsel, etc., for Rotary films are $12. Also available on the THT website, Club of Middlebury and Vergennes to pick up. at the THT box office or day of show.

“The Western Star” storytelling in Vergennes. Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Green Mountain Club Young Jan. 13, 8-11 a.m. Otter View Park and the Hurd Sunday, Jan. 7, 4:30-6 p.m., St. Paul’s Church, Adventurers Mt. Independence hike in Grassland, corner of Weybridge St. and Pulp Vergennes. This is a transportive storytelling Orwell. Sunday, Jan. 14, 10 a.m. Geared Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the event, inviting its audience into a world of blindtowards adventurers 4-8 but all are welcomed.

Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community ing blizzards, mysterious magi and the healing Outings are tailored to individual participants. members to help survey birds and other wildlife. glow of one bright star. Actor and singer Jack More info contact YAC Leader Lauren Bierman Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. More DesBois weaves original verse and song into a at 802-349-7498 or laurenbierman1218@gmail. info call 802-388-6019 or 802-388-1007. striking tapestry of the Biblical Three Kings story. com. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Join the Kings on their journey through winter’s Green Mountain Club Skylight Pond and Skyline Lodge hike in Ripton. Saturday, Jan. darkness to the Savior’s side in Bethlehem, 13. A moderate 5.2-mile hike or snowshoe up to and share in their gentle message of hope. $10 the ridge on switchbacks for a gradual ascent to suggested donation supports local charities; all Skylight Pond and Skyline Lodge. Lunch at the are welcome regardless of ability to pay.

Free Beginner/Intermediate Sun Style Lodge. Optional short spur trail for great westSkate with the Panther ice hockey team in Tai Chi classes in Vergennes. Begins ern overlook. Wear appropriate clothing, bring Middlebury. Sunday, Jan. 7, 5 p.m., Kenyon Monday, Jan. 15, 10:15-11:15 a.m. St. water, food and hiking poles if desired. This is a Arena. Fans young and old are invited to join Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 S. Maple St. Come pracdog friendly hike. More info contact Ivor Hughes Middlebury College men’s hockey team on the tice Beginner/Intermediate Level, Parts 1 & 2 on at brhughes@gmavt.net or 802-453-4412. For ice after their 3 p.m. game vs. Trinity. Team Mondays & Wednesdays through April 11. More more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org. pictures will be provided. The event is sponsored info contact Beverly Blakeney at 802-222-0455 or “The History of Lionel Toy Trains and Others”

by Friends of Panther Hockey. email beverlyblakeney@gmail.com. talk in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 13, 11 a.m., Community Meeting Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Paul Bortz, a member of the Sheldon Museum’s Train Crew, will present a hands-on Free Advanced Sun Style Tai Chi talk, demonstration and discussion that explores Blood pressure/foot care clinic classes in Vergennes. Begins Monday, what makes Lionel wonderful. Bring in trains for in Brandon. Tuesday, Jan. 16, Jan. 8, 9-10 a.m., St. Peter’s Parish Hall, identification. Free magazines on hand. A tour of 11 a.m., Conant Square. Sponsored 85 S. Maple St. Practice Tai Chi Advanced Level the Sheldon Museum’s train layout will follow the

by VNA & Hospice of Southwest Region; (Part 3) Mondays & Wednesdays from 9:00talk. Talk is free, Sheldon visit by donation. More 10:00 am, through April 11. More info contact Lee Francis at 802-877-2464 or email lhfrancis1@myfairpoint.net.

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Festival-On-The-Green annual meeting in Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m., Middlebury Union Middle School, 48 Deerfield Ln. Enthusiastic volunteers wanted to help plan the Middlebury’s annual summer music event.

This will be the Festivals’ 40th year. Come to this meeting and find out how you can get involved.

Katherine Arden in Middlebury. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m., the Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Arden, Middlebury College alumna returns to the Vermont Book Shop to read, discuss and sign “The Girl in the Tower,” the second book in the trilogy that began with acclaimed “The Bear and the Nightingale.” Free and open to the public, with book signing to follow.

Book club meeting in Bridport. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Conference Room, Crown Point Rd. at Short St. Come discuss “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness,” by Arundhati Roy. All interested readers welcome. More info at 802-758-2858.

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“Animals of the North: What Will Climate Change Mean for Them?” presentation in Addison. Thursday, Jan. 11, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area, 966 VT Route 17. Naturalist Sue Morse, founder and science director of Keeping Track, a wildlife conservation nonprofit based in Jericho, will give a lecture and slide presentation from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then she will lead the group on a nature walk at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area until 1:30 p.m. Free and open to the first 20 people who

It’s quittin’ time

A FREE TOBACCO cessation program is being offered in Middlebury beginning Wednesday, Jan. 10, 5 p.m., at Porter Medical Center. The program runs for four to five weeks and is designed to help tobacco users decide to quit, develop a plan to quit, prepare, rehearse, know what to expect on “Quit Day” and more.

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FASCINATED BY MURDERS of crows or disturbed by the raven’s croak? Bird diva Bridget Butler pulls back the shroud on these birds on Thursday, Jan. 11, 7-8 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Come and learn about these intelligent and curious birds.

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Talk by Addison Godine in Middlebury.

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 4:30 p.m., Room 304, Johnson Memorial Building. Godine is director of construction for Getaway, a “tiny house hotel” company in Brooklyn. He also created the uhü (urban housing unit), a compact apartment space on wheels that traveled through Boston as a pop-up exhibition. As an architectural studies major at Middlebury, Godine was a leader of the 2011 Solar Decathlon team. Free.

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Soup supper in New Haven.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church. The Ladies Union will offer a variety of soups, bread, crackers, beverage and dessert. $8 adults.

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Addison County 4-H Foundation annual meeting in Middlebury.

Thursday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m., UVM Extension Office, on Pond Lane. More info contact Martha Seifert at 802-388-4969.

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Green Mountain Club hike or snowshoe at Watershed Center in Bristol.

Friday, Jan. 19. Moderate four-mile hike on the Middle Forest Trail. Meet at Watershed’s parking area (approximately 1.3 miles east of North Street, New Haven, on Plank Rd near the Bristol town line). Wear appropriate clothing; bring water, food and hiking poles if desired.

More info contact Ruth Penfield at ruthpenfield@gmail.com or 802-388-5407. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Ladies Union Soup Supper in New Haven.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church, Town Hill Rd. A variety of soups, bread, crackers, beverages and dessert. Admission $8 adults. More info contact Carol at 802-453-5059.

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Green Mountain Club TAM hike in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 20.

An easy to moderate three-plus mile hike that meanders through Battell and Means Woods with an 800 feet ascent up Chipman Hill. Wear appropriate clothing for hiking and bring water, a snack and hiking poles, if used.

This is a dog friendly event. More info contact Mike Greenwood at mike802vt@comcast.net or 802-349-5653 or Wendy Warren at wwwredhead@yahoo.com or 609-751-7633. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

King Pede party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, Jan. 20, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center, 3279 Route 7. The socializing begins at 6:30 with a sandwich supper and then on to an evening of fun and card games.

All are welcome.

“Quilters, the Musical” in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. A tender, moving play about a pioneer woman and her daughters that portrays the lot of women on the prairie through music, dance and drama. Free will donation.

Swing Noire on stage in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come see Vermont’s hottest Hot Club style quartet who play with great energy, soul, sophistication, and improvisation. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25.

Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon-music, or Brandon-music.net.

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“Love, Grief, and Activism: Mindfulness in Times of Crisis” lecture in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 22, 4:30-6 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. Come and hear Lama Rod Owens, an author, activist, and Lama (Buddhist Teacher) in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, as he discusses a radical vision of bringing our full selves into the complexity of living.

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Diabetes Prevention Program in Middlebury. Begins Tuesday, Jan. 23, 4:30 p.m., Porter Medical Center. The first session of a 16-week program designed to help people who are deemed at-risk for type one diabetes. Potential candidates are those considered pre-diabetic based on elevated results in glucose tolerance test, or A1C or previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Persons considered at-risk may also qualify to participate. Free.

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“Power and Culture in Foreign Aid: Beyond the Savior Complex” in Middlebury. Wednesday Jan. 24, 4-9 p.m., Robert A. Jones ‘59 Conference Room, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Middlebury College. The fifth annual student-organized conference on global development and aid. More info at https://tinyurl.com/y8tx39xm.

LIVEMUSIC The Mangroves in Middlebury. Friday, Jan. 5, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Notte (Two Brothers Tavern) Night Tree in Ripton. Saturday, Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

Shai Wosner at Middlebury College. Friday, Jan. 12, 8-10 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Joel Cage in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Patti Casey and Tom McKenzie in Lincoln.

Saturday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall.

Hamjob in Middlebury. Saturday, Jan. 13, 10 p.m.-6 a.m., Notte (Two Brothers) Swing Noire in Brandon. Saturday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

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INVASIVE INSECTS, LIKE this emerald ash borer, have become a regular feature of the Vermont landscape. Learn more about them in Shoreham on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m., at Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Meredith Whitney, Forest Pest Education Coordinator with the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program, will present a kid-friendly, insect-heavy experience.

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Here’s how to fix or prevent frozen pipes ADDISON COUNTY — Continued frigid weather this month brings back the reality of frozen pipes to Addison County residents. To help residents to be prepared and informed — and avoid the messy and often expensive issue of frozen pipes — the American Red Cross has provided the following information both to prevent water pipes in the home from freezing, and how to thaw them if they do freeze.

Keeping the thermostat set to the same temperature both during the day and at night is also helpful. By temporarily suspending the use of lower nighttime temperatures, you may incur a higher heating bill, but you can prevent a much more costly repair job if pipes freeze and burst.

For those going away during cold weather, leave the heat on, set to a temperature no lower than 55° F.

THE PROBLEM Water has a unique property — it expands as it freezes. This expansion puts tremendous pressure on whatever is containing it, including metal or plastic pipes. No matter the “strength” of a container, expanding water can cause pipes to break. Pipes that freeze most frequently are those that are exposed to severe cold, like outdoor hose bibs, swimming pool supply lines, water sprinkler lines, and water supply pipes in unheated interior areas like basements and crawl spaces, attics, garages, or kitchen cabinets. Pipes that run against exterior walls that have little or no insulation are also subject to freezing.

THAWING FROZEN PIPES If using a faucet and only a trickle comes out, suspect a frozen pipe. Likely places for frozen pipes include against exterior walls or where water service enters the home through the foundation.

Keep the faucet open. As the frozen pipe is treated and the frozen area begins to melt, water will begin to flow through the frozen area. Running water through the pipe will help melt ice in the pipe.

Apply heat to the section of pipe using an electric heating pad wrapped around the pipe, an electric hair dryer, a portable space heater (kept away from flammable materials), or by wrapping pipes with towels soaked in hot water.

Do not use a blowtorch, kerosene or propane heater, charPREVENTATIVE ACTIONS coal stove, There are a number of simple actions or other to take to help prevent freezing. For o p e n starters, keep garage doors closed if there are water supply lines in the garage. Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing, being sure to move any harmful cleaners and household chemicals up out of the reach of children.

When the weather is very cold outside, let the cold water drip from the faucet served by exposed pipes.

Running water through the pipe — even at a trickle — helps prevent pipes from freezing.

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Apply heat until full water pressure is restored. If unable to locate the frozen area, if the frozen area is not accessible, or if the pipe won’t thaw call a licensed plumber. Be sure to check all other faucets in case there are additional frozen pipes. If one pipe freezes, others may freeze, too.

FUTURE PROTECTION To prevent frozen pipes in the future, consider relocating exposed pipes to provide increased protection from freezing. (A professional can relocate pipes if the home is remodeled). Likewise, Added insulation in attics, basements and crawl spaces will maintain higher temperatures in these areas .

Licensed plumbers or building professionals can provide residents with more tips and strategies to prevent future freezes.

Town of Middlebury residents can contact the Water Department at 388-4045 with questions about the need to trickle a faucet. If on a septic system, finding an alternative way to dispose of this trickle water is recommended.

Green Up contest opens for students VERMONT — Green Up Vermont has announced its annual student contests for writing and poster design to promote the Vermont tradition of cleaning up our roadsides in spring.

Any student in kindergarten through 12th grade may submit one entry each for Green Up Vermont’s poster and writing contests.

Entries for the poster design contest must be received by Jan. 31. One poster design will be selected as the official Green Up Day poster, promoting Green Up Day, the first Saturday in May, which will be May 5. Poster entries should be 11 inches by 14

inches, created by hand, without the aid of computers, and must include the words “Green Up Vermont.”

Writing contest entries should be a poem or essay of no more than 200 words about Green Up Day and why it is important. Writing entries must be received by March 1.

The overall winner in each contest receives $250.

All rights for use and reproduction belong to Green Up Vermont.

Entries will not be returned. All poster and writing entries must include the following information, on the back upper right hand corner: student

name, grade, county, home address; parent/guardian name and phone; and school name (if it is a classroom project), address, phone and teacher.

SKIERS HEAD ACROSS an open field and toward the woods at Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton last week Entries do not have to be a part of when arctic blasts sent brave souls toward more protected trails. classroom project and can be entered Independent photo/Trent Campbell individually.

All entries should be mailed to Green Up Vermont, P.O. Box 1191, Montpelier, VT 05601-1191, or delivered to the Green Up Vermont office at 14-16 Baldwin Street by Jan. 31.

For questions, call 802-229-4586 or CASTLETON — Vermont’s fifth fishing we have here in Vermont,” offers opportunities for ice-skating, 1-800-974-3259 or visit the Contests annual Free Ice Fishing Day is set for said Louis Porter, commissioner of and a playground for the kids. page at greenupvermont.org for more Saturday, Jan. 27, and will be cele- Vermont Fish & Wildlife. “From those “The ice fishing festival is a free, information. brated by a fun-filled ice fishing festi- looking to try out the sport for the first easy and fun way for newcomers to val in Castleton. The festival will run time, to non-residents who may want get started in ice fishing, and also a from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 27, and to sample some of Vermont’s quality great opportunity for kids and families is free and open to anyone interested fisheries, the day offers full acces- to enjoy time together outdoors,” said in ice fishing. sibility to great ice fishing fun across Nicole Meier, information and educaThe ice fishing day, which takes Vermont.” tion specialist with Vermont Fish & place each year on the last Saturday Vermont’s Ice Fishing Festival also Wildlife. “We encourage people of in January, enables both residents and occurs annually in concert with Free all ages to come out for the day, wet a births non-residents to go ice fishing on any Ice Fishing Day, and the 2018 celebra- line, try some fresh-cooked, local fish • Jezriel Berry-Palmer and Eric LaRose of New Haven, Dec. 17, a boy, Ezra James Berry-LaRose. legal water body in Vermont for the tion will be held at Lake Bomoseen and enjoy all that Vermont has to offer • Katey Lafayette and Daryl Anderson of Whiting, Dec. 18, a girl, Kayleigh Marie Anderson. day without a license.

State Park in Castleton. during the winter.”

• Hilary Poremski-Beitzel and Christopher Beitzel of Florence, a girl, Grace Florence Beitzel.

“Free ice fishing day creates opporStaff from Vermont Fish & Wildlife Vermont Fish & Wildlife will lend • Michelle Conant and Tyler Steady of Whiting, Dec. 31, a girl, Charlie Ann Steady. tunities for a range of anglers, and and instructors from the Let’s Go ice fishing equipment to attendees really helps to showcase the great ice Fishing Program, will be on hand to for the day, but participants may teach ice fishing basics including knot bring their own tackle if they wish. tying, drilling holes, rigging and using Participants are advised to dress an ice fishing rod, setting tip-ups and warmly and wear ice cleats if possible. preparing for a day on the ice. Fishing Pre-registration is encouraged but regulations and fish identification will not required, and can be completed Each year with the Addison County Solid Waste Management District’s Merry Mulch Program, your be covered as well. online at vtfishandwildlife.com. For Christmas tree can become a part of something wonderful once the holidays are over. We chip Fisheries biologists will also oper- more information, contact Nicole your trees to make a fragrant mulch, which you UPCOMING EVENTS ate a fish fry station to cook up partici- Meier at 802-318-1347 or nicole. can collect for free in the spring to use all around pants’ catches, and there will be other meier@vermont.gov.

Thursday, January 4 your yard. Give your tree another purpose! refreshments on hand, including To learn more about ice fishing 9:00am – public skating Trees only please plenty of hot cocoa in the warming in Vermont or to purchase a fishing Friday, January 5 (no wreaths). huts. Lake Bomoseen State Park also license, visit vtfishandwildlife.com.

12:00pm – Lunch time public skate

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Vt. Free Ice Fishing Day is Jan. 27

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Recycle Your Christmas Tree SCHEDULED DATE POSTPONED Curbside Tree Pick-Up Schedule (Please see public notice, page 9B, for more info)

Vergennes Volunteers from the Vergennes Lion Club will pick up trees EARLY on Saturday, January 13th. Please put trees out the NIGHT BEFORE on 1/12, so you don’t miss it!

Middlebury Volunteers from the Middlebury Rotary Club will pick up trees EARLY on Saturday, January 13th. Please put trees out the NIGHT BEFORE on 1/12, so you don’t miss it!

Remove all ornaments, tinsel, garland and wire from trees.

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Call us at 388-2333

Tree Drop-Off If you missed the curbside pick-up, or live in a District town other than Middlebury or Vergennes, you can still drop off your tree at the District Transfer Station any time during our normal hours of 7AM to 3PM (M-F) and 8AM to 1PM (Sat.). The Transfer Station is located at 1223 Route Addison County 7 South in Middlebury. Christmas trees for Merry Mulch are accepted free Solid Waste of charge until the end of January.

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Healthcare (Continued from Page 1A) professor and member of the small governor-appointed body that oversees regulation on the state level.

The GMCB, along with the state Agency for Human Services and the Governor’s office, signed the waiver with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that got the ball rolling on payment reform two years ago.

Why is healthcare so expensive?

Many blame the “fee-for-service” model, which compensates doctors based on volume; that is, the more patients they see, the more insurance companies reimburse them.

Carrie Wulfman, Porter Medical Center’s Chief Medical Officer and a longtime primary care physician in Brandon who still sees patients every week, corroborates this analysis: “The only incentive in a fee-forservice world is to see more people, so you hope people are sicker so then you’ll have your appointments filled.”

Doctors certainly don’t wish for sick patients, but this is a fair representation of their financial incentives. It’s well known that this structure wastes time and money.

In Holmes’ words, “there’s plenty of evidence that the fee-for-service model has led to over-utilization.”

She says that between 10 and 30 percent of our healthcare is not costeffective.

So how do we make healthcare less expensive, all while improving quality? The solution, Holmes says, “is a way of really reimagining how we pay for and deliver healthcare in Vermont.” Private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid are disbursed to providers through one administrative body, formed by providers for providers, called an Accountable Care Organization (ACO).

Health practices join the network and allow the ACO to manage all their insurance reimbursements.

Vermont’s ACO is called OneCare Vermont. When your primary care practice has joined the ACO, your medical coverage is billed through OneCare Vermont. Ten of the fourteen hospitals in the state are signed on, along with about 160 other health organizations around the state.

Under the all-payer system,

doctors are given a lump sum based on the number of patients they see.

They get extra resources to treat patients that are known to have more complex care needs. This is called a capitated system.

With this capitated finance structure, according to Holmes, “(Doctors) are not going to be ordering another test just to generate money: (They will ask), is that test going to actually help improve the quality of my patient’s care?”

If providers meet health outcome goals for their population of patients, as measured by the ACO, doctors can stand to benefit financially, especially if they come in under budget. You heard that right — doctors could get rewarded for delivering less treatment.

Aiming to keep patients out of the office is really the way doctors see their job in the first place.

“The reform goals are goals that I’ve held all throughout my years in medicine,” says Dr. Wulfman. “I don’t want to treat people when they are sick, I want to help them stay well. That’s the fun of it for me.”

As Holmes says, “we want to pay providers to keep people healthy.”

That’s what the all-payer system is designed to do.

So far, so good. The past year has seen all Medicaid patients in participating health centers enter the ACO. Medicaid covers about 30 percent of Vermont’s patient

population. Holmes says that “by for a patient.”

The ACO facilitates the expansion all accounts, we are hearing positive feedback.” Medicare is next, going of integrated care in key ways.

First, it brings all the wrap-around live on the first of the New Year.

The Green Mountain Care Board providers onto one records platform is responsible for making sure this called Care Navigator.

On that platform providers can transition is accomplishing its goals of cutting costs while improving read extensive notes from numerous quality. After all, says Holmes, “an appointments around the care Accountable Care Organization has spectrum that may not appear relevant at first glance, but can in fact make a to be held accountable.”

So how is Addison County’s health big difference when evaluating and system changing in the midst of this treating a patient.

OneCare is also supporting care overhaul?

For a lot of the healthcare coordination by using analytics to community, business as usual identify “high-risk” patients and continues — the only difference alert providers that they may need is that they have more support and careful attention. As Dr. Wulfman more time to do their job the way explains, “we are going to identify they want to. the toughest, most complex patients, Value-based care brings an and focus our coordinated care team increasing focus on the web of work on (them) ... the ACO helps us caregivers outside of the doctor’s (identify those people) with analytics, office. The diverse group of through our insurance claims data.”

These high-risk patients, organizations that make up the “community care” or “wrap- representing more than 1,000 people, around care” in Addison County make up about 9 percent of Porter includes Home Health and Hospice, Medical Center’s Complex Care Counseling Services of Addison Coordination program.

Perhaps the most important way County, the Parent/Child Center, Turning Point Center, Champlain the ACO is supporting integrated Valley Office of Economic care is by hiring people like Angel Bishop. She is a member of the Opportunity, and Elderly Services.

The all-payer system incentivizes Community Health Team, a part of these players to come the Blueprint for Health. to the same table to The Community Health “Middlebury, form “care teams” for Team is made up of Care patients. This is the in a sense, is Coordinators like herself, central activity that a model for the dieticians and mental will help those who rest of the state health professionals need the most support for how care who field referrals from from the system — and is coordinated. primary care doctors. are also receiving the “(Providers will) send heaviest investment, Is there room me a referral if they find often without effective for more care some socioeconomic results. When these coordination? issue that the person parts of the care network Absolutely. needs help with, whether are more united, the But the silos it’s food insecurity, system is achieving transportation (or) they here seemed “integrated care.” don’t have insurance.

Dr. Wulfman outlines smaller and the They’ll send them my a case study in the willingness and way, and I will get in Addison Independent’s engagement of touch with them.”

Dec. 4 Community the providers Bishop gets about 20 Forum, where was huge.” referrals per week, and she illustrates the that caseload of several effectiveness of these — Jessica Holmes, hundred is growing.

GMCB member care teams. She asserts She often follows that as Chief Medical up with patients on the Officer, “the main work is about phone or meets them in person supporting a team of providers, wherever that is convenient for welcoming everyone to the table them. It’s important to her to have who can provide coordinated care the flexibility to meet people where

Healey said.

The math is in favor of those who paid early. Assuming that town property owners itemize their taxes, that their half-year tax bill is $3,000, and that the amount is fully deductible, those who did pay early will save between $450 and $1,188 in federal taxes — most who pay property taxes are in 2017 tax brackets that range between 15 and 39.6 percent of income.

In Middlebury, according to figures provided by Treasurer Jackie Sullivan on Tuesday, 165 taxpayers paid off early their March property tax installments, the final of three due in the town.

Treasurer’s assistant Deb Stevens said not everybody was certain what the law says or whether it was worth the trouble, and many were following the advice of accountants and tax advisers.

“A lot of people are confused,” Stevens said. “But they are willing to take the gamble.”

Unlike Ferrisburgh, Middlebury was willing to accommodate the

handful of residents — “Five tops, if that,” Stevens said — who wanted to put something toward their 20182019 taxes, although Stevens said she and Sullivan made no representation those payments would be deductible.

“You really have to talk to an accountant,” she said. “We don’t want to get in the middle of that, but we’ll always take payments.”

In Vergennes, where quarterly installments are due the 15th day of August, November, February and May, the rush was not as dramatic, probably in part because there are larger and pricier properties than in the county’s other large towns.

But Assistant City Clerk Melissa Wright said this past Friday between 16 and 20 property owners paid early, four or five times as many as normal. And those who did were motivated.

“I’ve actually had one person put it on a charge card,” Wright said, adding per city policy that meant a 3 percent surcharge on top of the taxes owed.

Wright described a “cross section”

CARRIE WULFMAN

difficulty affording crucial diabetes they are.

In a typical call or meeting, she is and asthma medication.

Groups of providers like the able to help patients apply for public assistance and find their local food Community Health Action Team shelf or transportation resources. (CHAT) and other sub-groups get “There is a lot available, but mainly together to talk about these issues and people just don’t know how to access work towards collaborative solutions, such as investing in housing. the programs.”

Care Coordinators like Bishop are It’s simple, but makes a difference.

Patients won’t always be willing mostly paid by grants from the state, or able to take some of these steps but also OneCare Vermont and a little bit from Porter Medical on their own. “I think Center’s budget. A that’s a huge part of care “The only short-term goal of Dr. coordination — just incentive in a Wulfman’s and OneCare connecting those dots fee-for-service is to provide more for people.” support for the work that The essence of this new world is to see is connecting the dots approach is grounded in more people, across the continuum of a holistic understanding so you hope care. of individual health, people are According to Bishop, beginning with factors sicker so then the new changes are such as diet, stress, efficiencies shelter, and other you’ll have your creating appointments that didn’t exist. “It’s symptoms of poverty. complete wraparound As Bishop says, filled.” this paradigm shift — Dr. Carrie care for the patient encourages providers to Wulfman and it puts all of their providers in touch with “look at all of the support each other so there’s not systems and not just their medical care alone,” and “trying to duplication of services. Things are address those socioeconomic issues getting done much more quickly.”

Holmes says Addison County has that are contributing to their overall a lot to be proud of when it comes health.”

Dr. Wulfman echoes this sentiment, to integrated care. “Middlebury, in a emphasizing the importance of sense, is a model for the rest of the “helping people get involved in their state for how care is coordinated. own care. It’s what they do when Is there room for more care they go out of the office that’s a much coordination? Absolutely. But the silos here seemed smaller and the bigger factor (in their health).”

Besides, Bishop explains, patients willingness and engagement of the might not always agree with their providers was huge.” doctors, or they just might not have She also says that Vermont’s time for the whole story. “Sometimes journey could set an exciting I will meet with (a patient) and just precedent for other states. “What try to hear what they have to say and Vermont is trying to do is the first of find out what their main concern its kind,” Holmes says. As a small is, because sometimes their main and collaborative state, Vermont concern is completely different from makes a great testing ground for new what the provider referred them for.” systems, and is now set to lead the After meeting with a patient, way in healthcare.

Bishop feels that she has done her job “We are for sure on the cutting when “they are feeling like someone edge,” Holmes said, add that who is listening and can really do while she’s optimistic about this something to help them. Sometimes experiment, the next five years will people don’t get to spend much certainly be telling. time with their doctors ... I think “I think people are really excited sometimes people just want to feel about it,” Bishop concurs, noting like they are being heard, and their that the goals of “breaking down concerns are being heard.” silos of care” appear to be playing Bishop observes that cigarettes, out on the ground. food insecurity and transportation “Now we are really are top concerns among her referrals. communicating,” Bishop says. “It is Many patients are also having definitely accountable care.”

Early taxes (Continued from Page 1A) Given those numbers Cousino said many taxpayers last week even sought to pay their estimated 20182019 taxes early, something Cousino and Ferrisburgh Treasurer Deb Healey politely declined to allow.

“A lot of them asked, though,” Cousino said.

Healey estimated as of late Friday morning between 70 and 100 Ferrisburgh property owners had paid off their full tax bills early rather than wait to pay their scheduled installments.

Many, Healey said, were owners of expensive lakefront property with big tax bills, but she said residents from “across the spectrum” showed up with their checkbooks.

“Everybody who can scrape together the money is doing it,” Healey said. “I did it. It does make sense to do it.”

And they did have to show up, or send checks or money orders via special delivery to beat the end-ofthe-week deadline.

“Postmarks don’t count for us,”

of residents coming in or mailing in payments, but believes she noticed a trend.

“I’d say people with more money are paying them off,” she said.

According to Bristol Town Clerk and Treasurer Jen Myers on Friday about 50 taxpayers had opted to take care of the second half of their tax bills early — 50 percent of Bristol

taxes are due on each of Nov. 5 and April 5.

“We’ve had quite a few people in the past few days,” Myers said.

She said like other communities a mix of people made the choice.

“I’d say it’s a combination of business and home owners,” Myers said The most common question asked

of Myers was whether Bristol would accept prepayments.

No worries there, she laughed — what was good for the residents was also good for their towns.

“Of course we’ll take your money,” Myers said. “It’s great for cash-flow purposes.”

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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Shashok $6.5 million plan, which included (Continued from Page 1A) Committee and then as chairwoman a Middlebury College offer to underwrite $4.5 million of the of the Infrastructure Committee.

Last year, her colleagues elected construction costs in return for the her vice chairwoman of the former municipal building/gym site at 94 Main St. and another townselectboard.

“I’ve learned a lot,” Shashok said owned parcel at 6 Cross St. “Community-wise, that was the of her tenure on the panel, which has given her a lesson in local most polarizing,” she recalled of the municipal building government. debate.

It’s been a Shashok hasn’t largely gratifying been afraid to part experience for ways from majority Shashok, with a opinion on some little frustration issues. For example, mixed in here and she wasn’t a fan of there. the Addison Natural “I started (on the Gas Project pipeline, board) one month which is currently after (Tropical being installed in Storm) Irene, and I parts of Middlebury. have been working But she stressed on the Middlebury the selectboard has River project the recorded unanimous entire time, and votes on the vast it’s still not done majority of issues yet,” she said of the to come before it natural disaster that during her tenure. ravaged portions of “I worked very And in cases her community. hard … to show where consensus Shashok and people we can couldn’t be reached, others have been members have been working on an disagree without respectful of one East Middlebury arguing.”

Flood Resiliency — Selectwoman another, according to Plan to keep the Susan Shashok Shashok.

“I worked very Middlebury River hard … to show within its banks and hopefully prevent future flooding people we can disagree without during major storms. Middlebury arguing,” Shashok said. “I think has been working in concert with the we’ve gotten really good on the Federal Emergency Management board at sharing each others’ ideas Agency, the state of Vermont, and differences without going to that affected residents and the fishing place that’s really uncomfortable community to design a multi- for us and everyone else in the million-dollar project for the river, community.”

While Shashok said the past year and local residents will likely be has been one of the most enjoyable asked to shoulder some of the cost.

As chair of the Infrastructure she’s experienced on the board, she’s Committee, Shashok has been given decided not to seek another term. a first-hand look at what it takes She wants to spend more time with to finance and complete a major her family. She also wants to focus construction project, whether it more attention on her business.

“I need to put more time into it in be major repairs to Creek Road or paving miles of municipal roads. order to keep it growing,” Shashok She knows what goes into setting said. “Hopefully, it will pay off.”

She explained her current local water and sewer rates.

All of this knowledge has helped selectboard duties take a lot of her her better understand the logistics time. The job requires a lot more of the biggest task now before the commitment than the two board selectboard: Replacement of the meetings each month. There are Merchants Row and Main Street rail regular subcommittee gatherings, bridges in downtown Middlebury. occasional retreats, constituent calls The previous, 1920s-era bridges and special meetings.

Shashok was recently diagnosed at those locations were supplanted last summer by temporary spans. with an autoimmune disease, and Workers are scheduled this spring she’s been advised to reduce stress in to begin preliminary work on a $52 her life. Unburdening her schedule million plan to permanently replace is part of her health strategy.

“I wouldn’t mind being able to read the bridges with a concrete tunnel.

“We’ve come to a pretty good a couple of books,” she said with a place on (the bridges project),” chuckle, noting her current lack of Shashok said, though she spare time. “And I could use a little acknowledged ongoing concerns down time to take care of myself.”

And Shashok believes it’s from some downtown merchants and property owners about the scope of beneficial for a town board to the planned project and its potential experience regular turnover. She impacts on downtown commerce wants to give someone else a chance and circulation during the next two to inject new energy an ideas into town affairs. or three years.

Candidates for elected local offices Shashok has played a role in many other weighty town issues during in Middlebury must gather at least her time on the board, including 30 signatures on their petition papers the often-divisive debate over and file them at the Middlebury town construction of the new municipal clerk’s office at 77 Main St. by the building at 77 Main St. and a end of the business day on Monday, new recreation center on Creek Jan. 29.

Reporter John Flowers is at Road. Ultimately, a majority of townspeople in 2014 endorsed the johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Lake cleanup per liter, Swift said.

(Continued from Page 1A) Given these phosphorus readings, species of fish. It includes important these rivers have become a high nursery areas for native trout. It holds one of the state’s largest stands priority for statewide efforts to clean up Lake Champlain. of narrow-leaved cattail.

“We know that they’re stressed The SLCTBP describes it as still because of runoff, because of containing some prime examples of “the floodplain forests that once nonpoint source pollution and runoff dominated riparian areas in the Lake from the landscape,” Swift said.

“Our monitoring continues to show Champlain Valley.”

“The whole East Creek watershed that there are chronically high levels is very complex biologically, from of nutrients (in these rivers). So the scale of natural communities that’s a concern.”

The East Creek water system, too, all the way down to species-level has challenges. Some diversity,” Swift said. parts of East Creek, for “We have rare, threatened example, are plagued and endangered species. “The whole by invasive species But just in general some East Creek like water chestnut and of the lower reaches of watershed is Eurasian watermilfoil East Creek are host to very complex and channel erosion, as a great deal of species biologically, are parts of Hospital and diversity, whether they’re from the scale Whitney creeks and the aquatic organisms — the other direct drainages. bugs and fish — or the of natural amphibians, the species communities all The SLCTBP identifies both as being stressed that live both in and out the way down of water that enjoy a to species-level by phosphorus and other nutrients. And even healthy riparian corridor diversity.”

Spruce Pond, which to provide habitat.”

— Ethan Swift has the “Best Lake” Hospital Creek and the ranking, has higherother rivers that drain directly into the lake flow through than-acceptable levels of mercury. what the South Lake Champlain This last, said Swift, reflects western Tactical Basin Plan describes Vermont’s down-wind position as “some of the “most intensive relative to coal-fired plants and agricultural areas in Vermont.” other sources of industrial pollution As such, they carry high loads of blowing in from states west of here.

Conversely, some data shows phosphorus into the lake. Indeed, signs of progress within the directaccording to the SLCTBP: “The area of (Lake Champlain) that drainage watershed. Implementation the McKenzie Brook Watershed of best management practices has drains to (South Lake A) has some tripled since 2015, according to of the highest total phosphorus Natural Resource Conservation concentrations of any lake segment.” Service data in the SLCTBP. This While the standard for acceptable tripling of best practices means phosphorus content would be 27 that the estimated reduction in micrograms per liter, the direct- phosphorus has also tripled.

For example, in 2013 use of drainage rivers have been tested at carrying 600 to 1,000 micrograms cover crops, reduced tillage and

THE SOUTHERN PART of Lake Champlain stretches south from the Lake Champlain Bridge in Addison. The new South Lake Champlain Tactical Basic Plan is geared toward protecting prime natural areas in and around the lake and restoring and enhancing the areas humans have degraded.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

other agricultural practices was estimated to have reduced pounds of phosphorus going into Lake Champlain by less than 500 pounds.

Increased implementation of these same practices is appraised to have reduced the amount of phosphorus going into the lake by 3,500 pounds in 2016 alone.

Swift also emphasized that conditions can vary within any river or watershed system. So, for example, Braisted Brook in Bridport looks much better than many other waterways within the McKenzie Brook watershed because it has more vegetation along the river, and thus better natural water filtration.

Swift said he was heartened by these accomplishments and emphasized farmers’ important role as stewards of the land.

“I don’t know about any farmers who don’t care about water quality, don’t care about the lake,” he said.

“Every one that I’ve interacted with wants to do the right thing. I think what they’re really looking to do, though, is they want to be sure that what they’re doing will have the intended effect.”

Swift said that maintaining the working landscape and keeping farmers in business is key to our long-term stewardship of both Vermont’s lands and water.

“By and large farmers are better stewards of the land than a great deal of other types of land use activities,” Swift said.

SOME GOOD NEWS Asked if the state’s waterways have overall improved or degraded over the past several decades, Swift emphasized that there’s some good news if you take the long view.

Since the passage of the first federal Clean Water Act in 1972, Vermont — like other states — has done better, he said.

“If we turn back the clock to just before the passage of the (federal) Clean Water Act, a lot of our waterways were essentially the receiving waters for a lot of raw sewage and other discharges,” Swift

said. “Our waterways were in worse shape than they are today. There’s no question about it.”

Swift offered a graphic local example of how bad water quality was back in the day.

“Otter Creek was quite polluted,” he said. “There was a bay in Lake Champlain just north of where the Otter Creek enters into Lake Champlain that the locals referred to as ‘Tissue Paper Bay’ because of the amount of sewage that was being dumped into the Otter Creek.

“So we’ve certainly come a long way as far as that goes.”

Swift also said that since the 1970s, environmental analysts have also come to better appreciate the multiple benefits that healthy river systems bring. Some of those benefits have been quantified in dollars and cents. For example, because of the extensive wetlands preserved along Otter Creek, towns like Middlebury didn’t see the devastation the Tropical Storm Irene caused elsewhere.

Environmental analysts have gotten better at thinking like a river, Swift said. Fully three-quarters of Vermont’s rivers have been altered by humans at some time, he said, and the state continues to deal with the consequences of this alteration.

“If we turn back the clock to the 1960s and 1950s and even before then, we had this mindset of applying super-phosphorus to our agricultural fields. We had a mindset of cutting down all the trees along rivers so that we could maximize crop production,” Swift said. “And if we really want to look at historical context of when we first settled and we first cleared the landscape, we straightened a lot of rivers, we dredged, bermed armored rivers.

“We did a lot of stuff that our systems are still responding to today.”

To read the draft plan go to http:// dec.vermont.gov/watershed/map/ basin-planning/basin4. DEC plans to begin work on the Otter Creek Tactical Basin Plan in 2018.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2018

MATT DICKERSON

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Sledding at grandmother’s house The day after Christmas, we piled into our modern sleighs beneath a clear blue winter sky. We went over the river and through the woods — and up and over two mountains, and over two more bigger rivers, and through more woods, and over one very long covered bridge and past two more smaller ones — to Grandmother’s House.

A team of a 165 horses carried our sleigh through white and drifted (and, thankfully, mostly plowed) snow atop the Snow Bowl and Bethel Mountain Road.

Another 150 horses came along behind us pulling the loaded sleigh belonging to one of my sons.

Our horses almost seemed like they knew the way.

My wife and I have been making this trip with our family for 30 years, and for two decades before that she took a similar trip with her parents from the opposite direction. Whenever a shiny new set of horses appears in our driveway, it isn’t long before the trip becomes familiar to them also.

A visit to Grandmother’s House is such a central part of our family holiday tradition that Thanksgiving and Christmas seem incomplete without it.

My wife’s Grandmother Fran is gone now. We lost her a few years ago. Yet her house will always be Grandmother’s House. Her youngest son and daughter-in-law, my wife’s Uncle Jerry and Aunt Karen, still live there. They carry on the grandmother tradition, hosting the clan gatherings. On this December 2017 trip, both of their daughters were home visiting from warmer climates: one from Florida with her husband and two daughters, and one from the west coast. We try to plan at least one trip when they are around.

Our sons and their significant others came with us. My wife’s parents also joined us from northern Vermont, and her brother and sister-in-law drove up from the Berkshires. Three generations of Fran’s clan gathered: (See Dickerson, Page 2B)

MIDDLEBURY — On Dec. 29 the Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team snapped a threegame skid with a solid 4-0 win over Spaulding in the consolation game at the Tigers’ own Fletcher “Buster” Brush Holiday Classic at the Memorial Sports Center.

The Tigers, dealing with a major injury bug, scored twice in the first period to also end a streak of three scoreless games on the way to improving their record to 2-3.

Raven Payne led the attack with a goal and an assist, and Tulley Hescock, Audrey Schnoor and Justine Smith also found the net. Goalies Abby Hodsden and Bridget Audet — seeing her first varsity ice hockey action — combined for seven saves to share the shutout. Spaulding goalie Amber McGinley stopped 36 shots.

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School junior Matt Cota works on Granville’s Richard Holland in the first round of the Hubie Wagner Invitational last Thursday afternoon. Cota was 5-3 at 160 pounds in the tournament.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Tiger, Eagle wrestlers excel at tourney Four win crowns as teams tie for third

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — Two Middlebury Union High School and two Mount Abraham wrestlers won weight class crowns at last week’s annual Hubie Wagner Invitational, hosted by the Tigers.

Winning for MUHS were senior Joe Whitley at 160 pounds and senior Dustin Davio at 132 pounds.

Taking titles for the Eagles were senior Ben Murray at 126 pounds and junior Kevin Pearsall at 182 pounds. Pearsall earned his 100th career win during the tournament.

All four dominated their weight classes — the closest match any had was Pearsall’s 7-3 victory in his final.

Their efforts helped the Tigers

and Eagles tie for third place in the 14-team tournament with 97 points.

Points were scored in the round-robin format for wins, technical falls and pins as well as placing in the top four.

Wrestles from Granville, N.Y., dominated, winning five weight classes and filling the podium to earn 217.5 points. Springfield (113.5) took second, and Fair Haven (93) was fifth, with Sam Worthing win-

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School freshman Connor Pouliot, wrestling at 220 pounds, struggles to avoid a pin against Milton’s Nick Johnson last Thursday in Middlebury.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

(See Schedule, Page 2B)

ning at 113 and Gable Shadduck second at 170.

The young Vergennes team was 12th with 30 points, all scored by freshmen, including Aidan Gebo’s third-place finish at 113.

The Tigers finished tied for third despite fielding only four wrestlers: Tiger senior Justin Jackson took third at 138 and sophomore Michael Whitley was fourth at 106 as all four reached the podium.

Coach Ethan Raymond was pleased that all four met expectations entering the event, and the team exceeded his hopes.

“I was hoping for top eight, so it was a real pleasant surprise,” Raymond said. “They definitely all rose to the challenge and met what their seeds were.”

He praised the tactical maturity of his two weight class winners. For example, Raymond said, Joe Whitley faced a “scrappy” wrestler in the final who is best at making things happen in scrambles, and Whitley wrestled carefully and patiently piled up points in his 9-1 win, while Davio did get caught a couple times in his 20-9 win in the final but “stayed calm” and got out of trouble.

“It was nice to see out of Dustin and Joe that they could go to that next level, wrestling not just with good technique, but thinking strategy on the mat,” Raymond said.

Jackson and Michael Whitley were not happy after semifinal loss(See Wrestling, Page 3B)

MUHS gymnasts host St. Johnsbury MIDDLEBURY — Visiting St. Johnsbury defeated the Middlebury Union High School gymnastics team on Dec. 28, 106.2-98.1.

Highlighting the Tigers’ efforts were Olivia Beauchamp, who won on the beam, and Laura Whitley, who finished in the top three in four events.

The top three in each event were: Vault: 1. Emma Stelzner (St. J), 8.4; 2. Molly Young (St. J), 8.0; 3.

Hannah Parker (St. J), 7.8.

Bars: 1. Stelzner (St. J), 7.75; 2.

Young (St. J), 5.9; 3. Whitley, 5.85.

Beam: 1. Beauchamp, 8.0; 2.

Whitley, 7.75; 3. Young (St. J) 7.45.

Floor: 1. Parker (St. J), 7.45; 2. Julianna Williams (Independent, Fair Haven), 7.35; 3. Whitley, 7.3.

All Around: 1. Stelzner (St. J), 30.35; 2. Parker (St. J), 27.3; 3.

Whitley, 26.55.

Otter grapplers place as OV hosts BRANDON — Josh Beayon’s first-place effort at 170 pounds highlighted the home team’s efforts on Saturday, when the Otter Valley Union High School wrestling squad hosted a nine-team tournament.

Three other Otters placed: Daniel Whitney took second at 138 pounds, and David Williams at 126 and Levi Cram at 113 each finished third.

As a team OV finished fifth with 69 points, behind Franklin Tech from Massachusetts (139), Milton (117), Fair Haven (93) and Springfield (87.5).

Tiger Nordic teams sweep races

MUHS defeats D-I CVU and others

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/10 Northfield at MUHS....................... 7 PM 1/13 MUHS at Rice............................... 7 PM Boys’ Hockey 1/6 MUHS at Burr & Burton.................. 5 PM 1/10 MUHS at Essex....................... 6:15 PM 1/13 Rutland at MUHS.......................... 7 PM Girls’ Basketball 1/4 VUHS at Harwood.......................... 7 PM 1/5 MUHS at Mt. Abe............................ 7 PM 1/6 VUHS at Mt. Mansfield............ 12:30 PM 1/6 OV at Springfield....................... 1:30 PM 1/8 VUHS at Fair Haven....................... 7 PM 1/8 MUHS at Mill River......................... 7 PM 1/9 Colchester at Mt. Abe..................... 7 PM

Sports BRIEFS Girls’ hockey tops Spaulding by 4-0

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 12/29 MUHS vs. Spaulding......................4-0 1/3 MUHS at Rutland..............................Late Boys’ Hockey 12/29 MUHS vs. Lake Placid....................1-0 1/3 MUHS at South Burlington...............Late Girls’ Basketball 12/30 Milton vs. MUHS.........................52-41 12/30 VUHS vs. Montpelier..................36-34 12/30 U-32 vs. Mt. Abe.........................43-35 1/2 South Burlington vs. Mt. Abe..........53-31 1/3 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield.....................Late 1/3 OV at Mill River.................................Late Boys’ Basketball 12/29 S. Burlington vs. MUHS..............89-57 12/29 Hartford vs. OV...........................61-51 1/2 Mill River vs. MUHS........................63-48 1/3 Mt. Abe at OV...................................Late COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 12/30 Midd. vs. St. Michael’s....................4-0 12/31 Midd. vs. Oswego...........................4-3 Women’s Basketball 12/29 Claremont M-S vs. Midd.............54-53 12/30 Midd. vs. Pomona-Pitzer............69-52 Men’s Basketball 12/29 York vs. Midd..................... 90-87 (OT) 12/30 Midd. vs. Clarks Summit.............81-58 1/2 Swarthmore vs. Midd......................91-75

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MIDDLEBURY NORDIC’S THOMAS Hussey powers through the Essex Skate Race, where he tied for second place. The Tiger boys’ team dominated the competition, scoring only 14 points.

HUNTINGTON — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ and girls’ Nordic teams swept races held on Dec. 27 at the Sleepy Hollow Ski Center in Huntington, defeating a field that included Division I power Champlain Valley.

The Tiger boys, with senior Sam Hodges winning the race, scoring 14 points to defeat CVU (40), Colchester (43) and Burlington (50).

The Tiger girls, with sophomore Malia Hodges and senior Caroline Kimble finishing second and third, respectively, edged CVU, 20-28, with Colchester (47) and Burlington (75) trailing.

The top 10 finishers in the boys’ race were: 1. Sam Hodges, MUHS, 14:03; 2. Gaelen Kilburn, BHS, 14:27; 3. Thomas Hussey, MUHS, 14:27; 4. Julian Schmitt, MUHS, 15:57; 5. Gus Lunde, CVU, 16:49; 6. Owen Palcsik, MUHS, 17:04; 7. Jared Leonard, CVU 17:40; 8.

Aidan Connors, CHS, 17:47; 9. Simon Kissam, BHS, 17:53; 10. Dylan Roberge, CHS, 17:56. The other MUHS boys’ varsity racer was 21.

Gabriel Cason, 21:33.

The top 10 finishers in the girls’ (See Nordic, Page 3B)

TIGER SENIOR CAROLINE Kimble skied to third place at Sleepy Hollow on Dec. 27. Middlebury’s race at Trapps scheduled for Saturday was moved to this Thursday because of the sub-zero forecast for Jan. 6.

Photos courtesy of Bruce Ingersoll

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, January 4, 2018

Girls’ hoop: Eagles, VUHS post victories ADDISON COUNTY — In recent high school girls’ basketball action, Vergennes moved over .500; Mount Abraham won Fair Haven’s holiday tournament, but then dropped two games vs. top competition; and Middlebury and Otter Valley came up short.

COMMODORES On Saturday the Commodores held on for a 36-34 victory over visiting Montpelier, thanks to help from the bench: 22 of their 36 points came from substitutes, including nine from Kate Gosliga and eight from Amber Krumrie.

Brianna Vanderway anchored the paint for 2-1 VUHS with 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots. Noel Riby-Williams scored 12 for the 3-1 Solons.

EAGLES On Wednesday the 27th the Eagles pulled away in the second half to defeat Burr & Burton, 48-24, in the opening round of Fair Haven’s annual holiday tournament. Mount Abe led by only 17-15 at the half, but Emma Carter (20 points in all) led a second-half surge. Jalen Cook (10) and Cora Funke (five) were among the eight Eagles in the scoring column.

On Thursday the Eagles outlasted the host Slaters, 33-29, to win the event. Carter led the Eagles with 15 points, and she and Abby Mansfield, who excelled on defense and

the boards, made the all-tournament team.

Adriana Dalto lead the 4-2 Slaters with 10 points and Kaylee Brown added eight.

On Saturday host U-32 (3-2) avenged an earlier loss in Bristol by defeating the Eagles, 43-35, behind balanced scoring led by Reilly Flye (nine points). Carter scored 15 for Mount Abe. On Tuesday visiting South Burlington improved to 5-0 with a 53-31 victory over the Eagles. Mount Abe eked out a 17-16 halftime lead, but the Wolves erupted behind Emma MacDonough in the second half for the win; she finished with 31 points. Cook (12 points) and Carter (nine) led the 4-2 Eagles in scoring.

OTTERS On Dec. 28 visiting West Rutland defeated OV, 52-44, improving to 4-1 in the process. The Otters dropped to 1-2 despite 14 points from Alia Edmunds and 12 from Gabby Poalino.

TIGERS On Saturday host Milton denied the Tigers their first win, 52-41, as Cassidy Button poured in 25 points.

Keagan Dunbar scored 19 to lead MUHS (0-3), Ashley Sunderland contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Shannon Sunderland added seven points.

The Tigers’ Dec. 27 game vs. Mill River was postponed to Jan. 8.

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Schedule (Continued from Page 1B)

1/9 OV at Woodstock............................ 7 PM 1/10 VUHS at MUHS............................ 7 PM 1/12 Mt. Anthony at OV........................ 7 PM 1/12 MUHS at Burr & Burton........... 7:30 PM 1/12 Mt. Abe at VUHS.......................... 7 PM Boys’ Basketball 1/5 Mt. Abe at Winooski........................ 7 PM 1/5 MUHS at Colchester....................... 7 PM 1/5 VUHS at Fairfax.............................. 7 PM 1/6 OV at Brattleboro............................ 1 PM 1/9 Fair Haven at MUHS...................... 7 PM 1/10 Mt. Abe at Randolph..................... 7 PM 1/10 VUHS at Mill River........................ 7 PM 1/10 Burr & Burton at OV...................... 7 PM 1/12 MUHS at Spaulding...................... 7 PM 1/13 OV at Mt. Abe........................ 12:30 PM 1/13 Fair Haven at VUHS................ 2:30 PM Wrestling 1/4 MUHS at Essex.............................. 6 PM 1/5&6 ................ MUHS/Mt. Abe at Peru, NY 1/6....................................OV at Mt. Anthony 1/9 Rutland & FH at OV........................ 6 PM 1/11 Mt. Abe at Milton........................... 6 PM 1/11 VUHS at CVU.......................... 6:30 PM 1/13 ...................OV/Mt. Abe at Nashua, NH 1/13 .............................. MUHS at Tilton, NH

Gymnastics 1/10 CVU at MUHS.............................. 6 PM COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 1/6 Wesleyan at Midd........................... 7 PM 1/7 Trinity at Midd................................. 3 PM 1/2 Plattsburgh at Midd......................... 7 PM Women’s Hockey 1/5 Midd. at Amherst............................. 7 PM 1/6 Midd. at Amherst............................. 3 PM 1/9 Morrisville at Midd........................... 7 PM 1/12 Midd. at UMass-Boston................ 4 PM 1/13 Midd. at Endicott...................... 3:30 PM Women’s Basketball 1/5 Conn. at Midd................................. 7 PM 1/6 Wesleyan at Midd........................... 3 PM 1/9 Castleton at Midd............................ 7 PM 1/12 Midd. at Bates............................... 7 PM 1/13 Midd. at Tufts................................ 3 PM Men’s Basketball 1/5 Midd. at Conn................................. 7 PM 1/6 Midd. at Wesleyan.......................... 3 PM 1/8 Morrisville at Midd........................... 5 PM 1/12 Bates at Midd................................ 7 PM 1/13 Tufts at Midd................................. 3 PM Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

THE MIDDLEBURY UNION High School boys’ hockey team won their own Holiday Classic tournament last Thursday and Friday in the Memorial Sports Center.

Photo by Michael Giorgio

Boys’ hockey wins its holiday tourney

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team swept two tight games last week to win the Tigers’ own Fletcher “Buster” Brush Holiday Classic at the Memorial Sports Center.

On Thursday the Tigers erased an early Milton lead with a pair of goals in the second period to earn a 2-1 victory.

Tyler Giorgio scored the equalizer, with an assist from Kolby Farnsworth, and then Farnsworth

netted the game-winner, with an assist from Giorgio. MUHS goalie Jeffrey Stearns made 20 saves, while Yellowjacket goalie Jackson Ehler stopped 30 shots.

On Friday the Tigers nipped Lake Placid, 1-0. Farnsworth scored at

2:07 of the third, with Ben Turner assisting, and Stearns posted 11 saves as the Tigers improved to 4-01 heading into a Wednesday game at South Burlington. Lake Placid goalie Anders Stanton made 39 saves to keep the Bombers in the game.

Panther men’s basketball loses first games LEXINGTON, Va. — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team in recent action suffered its first two losses of the winter, both to ranked teams. The Panthers split a pair of games at Washington & Lee’s four-team holiday tournament this past weekend before returning home to lose another non-league contest, a result that snapped the program’s 18game home winning streak.

The 7-2 Panthers were ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division III but dropped to No. 4 in the rankings this week after falling in overtime to No. 25 York in the Washington & Lee tournament’s first round on Dec. 29. This Tuesday’s loss to No. 12 Skidmore will almost certainly send them further down in the poll.

Middlebury this coming weekend will begin its NESCAC schedule by visiting Connecticut and Wesleyan.

On Dec. 29 the Panthers fell to

undefeated York (Pa.), 90-87, in overtime. In the tournament finale, York (11-0) bested Washington & Lee in overtime.

Vs. Middlebury, York led by 70-60 with 4:16 remaining, but the Panthers then outscored the Spartans by 14-2 to lead, 74-72 at 0:36. A layup from York’s Blayde Reich at 0:24 made it 74-74, and after turnovers by both teams York missed a three at the buzzer.

York opened overtime with an 11-4 run to make it 85-78 at 1:17, with only four Jack Daly free throws on the Panther side. With 38 seconds to go, a York free throw made it 8779. The Panthers responded with an 8-2 run capped with a Matt Folger three to make it 89-87 at 0:10. After turnovers from each team a York free throw made it 90-87 at 0:4.4. The Panthers had a chance to tie, but Jack Farrell’s deep three-pointer missed.

Folger led the Panthers with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Daly had 20 points, five assists and four steals, but also committed five of the Panthers’ 27 turnovers. Daly (four steals) and Farrell (five steals) helped force 25 York turnovers. Hilal Dahleh and Farrell each scored 11, while Nick Tarantino produced nine points and 11 rebounds. The Panthers shot 36.5 percent.

On Saturday the Panthers coasted past Clarks Summit, 81-58, dropping their opponent to 1-9. A 14-0 secondhalf run settled matters.

Daly, who was named to the alltournament team, led 11 Panthers who scored by tallying 16 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists. Adisa Majors had nine points and five rebounds off the bench in 15 minutes, while Folger, Farrell and Dahleh each contributed eight points, respectively. Eric McCord

added six points and eight boards off the bench.

On Tuesday Swarthmore (10-1) went on a 17-2 first-half run on the way to a 47-32 lead at the break.

The Panthers came to within nine midway through the half by forcing two turnovers and getting two Daly free throws on the break and a three from Daly. Two Joey Leighton free throws then made it 67-60 at 10:33.

Swarthmore’s lead hovered between seven and 10 points until a Dahleh fast-break layup made it 7264 at 6:46. Four Swarthmore points over the next minute pushed the lead to 12, and the Panthers came no closer.

Folger paced Middlebury with 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots. McCord finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Daly contributed 12 points and 11 assists.

New Hampshire in the hills lining the Connecticut River. Although in the winter, one can catch a glimpse of a neighbor’s lights through the trees, and other old farm houses can be seen across the valley, no neighbors’ houses are close enough to be visible. When the summer foliage is thick or when snow lies heavy on the branches, not even their lights can be seen.

Much of the property is forested, with enough maple trees mixed in to constitute a significant sugar bush (and enough oaks and old apple trees to make it something of a venison bush as well.) When my wife and I were newly married and living in Vermont, before we had any way of tapping and boiling our own syrup, a jug of syrup from Grandmother’s

House was an annual treat.

A huge meadow extends out from the house in both directions. On the north-northeast, the meadow is relatively flat. There isn’t much to see on this side except for the occasional deer wandering past. Touch football sometimes happens here, but it is more famous to the youngest generation as the big snowmobile loop.

On the southwest side, however, the meadow is steeply sloped, and extends beyond sight over a knoll and around a corner of the woods.

On that side, the meadow offers lovely views out the picture window of mountains on both sides of the Connecticut River. Two or three of my uncle’s binoculars always sit on the windowsill waiting for passing wildlife. They don’t usually have to

wait long. Not long after we arrived, a flock of turkeys plowed their way across the meadow, and roosted up in the trees. The day before, an eightpoint buck spent the late afternoon at the edge of the meadow. Both types of viewings are common from Grandmother’s House. Grandmother also always kept bird feeders just outside the windows. I think she enjoyed chasing off the gray squirrels as much as she enjoyed watching the birds.

Equally importantly, though, the steep slope of this meadow — along with a lumber trail extending into the woods at the bottom of the meadow — makes it a fantastic sledding hill. When we left our house in Vermont, the back of our Subaru sleigh was loaded with a few of our favorite sleds along with bags of snow pants, boots, and warm gloves. One of the sleds, appropriately enough, has been around our family for many years: a Christmas gift from Grandmother Fran. An additional supply of sleds awaited us at Grandmother’s House, enough that nobody would ever had to wait for a ride down the mountain.

We arrived to find that the snowmobile had already groomed the sledding hill. Anticipation grew. With the fresh batch of Christmas snow on the ground, conditions were perfect.

When a power outage delayed the preparation of the midday meal by a few hours, nobody complained. The younger two generations were soon suited up, and out on the hill.

Snowmobile rides back up from the bottom meant that the sledding time lasted especially long. Knowing the quantity of pies awaiting me later, I went old school a few times and tromped up the hill on my own, but I also accepted a couple rides. More than once, I looked back across the house toward the picture window, knowing that there were faces watching us. I remembered all the times that one of those faces would have been Grandmother’s.

Whether it was the sledding or the turkey and pies, or a combination of both, I’m not sure, but the younger generation was ready to fall asleep when it was time to depart. On the sleigh ride back over the rivers and mountains and through the woods, my wife and I ended up driving both cars while our passengers nodded off in the back. 2017 was quickly waning. That was OK. It had ended well.

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Wrestling (Continued from Page 1B) pair of matches at 138 on Friday and es, Raymond said, but each came was eliminated. back and wrestled well in their next Mayer said the trip was worth it. matches.

“Wrestling at that caliber can do “They were real aggressive, real nothing but make you better,” focused. That was the big thing I Mayer said the winter is going wanted to see out of them, that they well for the Eagles. Roman Mayer could come back from a tough loss also recently earned his 100th win, and refocus their enerand the Eagles also gy,” Raymond said. two weeks ago picked The Eagles earned “They were real up what is believed to their third-place tie aggressive, real be their first-ever dudespite fielding a splital-meet victory over focused. That squad. Two of their Champlain Valley. wrestlers, sophomore was the big thing “Overall for the Roman Mayer, a state I wanted to see team every day I just champion a year ago, out of them, that feel like we’re having and Gary Conant, a they could come a stronger and stronstate place-winner last back from a ger team,” Mayer said. winter, went to test “The season is comtheir mettle at a com- tough loss and ing along nicely, and petitive tournament in refocus their I’m looking forward energy.”

Lowell, Mass. to some more tough Three Eagles placed — MUHS coach events to get some of fourth, junior Ryan Ethan Raymond these guys who are Durfee at 285 and starting to come into sophomores Dawson it nicely to get some Phillips at 126 and John Bent at 145. more experience.”

Assistant Pete Lossman, filling in VUHS Coach Nate Kittredge has for Coach Nick Mayer, said things seen his team’s numbers bounce back went well. this winter with an infusion of young “We had a couple matches that wrestlers, all of whom have stuck it should have gone the other way, but out, and he is happy to be busier at overall we’re pretty happy,” Loss- tournaments like Middlebury’s. man said. “Especially with Ben and “We’re moving in the right direcKevin.” tion. I like where I’m at. I still have In Lowell, Mayer won three my numbers, haven’t lost anybody,” matches, two by pin, on Friday to Kittredge said. “It’s good to go from reach Saturday’s semifinal round, one mat to the next.” but showed up on Saturday 0.4 With six wrestlers posting wins pound over his 132-pound weight last week, he sees progress. and had to sit out. Conant dropped a “The best way for me to compare

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School freshman Zach Botala spins out from under Harwood’s Alan Clark at last Thursday’s Hubie Wagner Invitational in Middlebury.

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it is the Granville tournament to this one. We were dead last. The kids are moving forward in the right direction,” Kittredge said. “We’re still young. A lot of the mistakes we’re making are basic. We’re in a lot of the matches, but we make a couple errors and it’s costing us. I keep telling myself we’ve got nine freshmen, and that’s a good thing. Don’t worry about the small things right now.”

He also praised the Middlebury tournament and its round-robin for-

COMMODORE FRESHMAN DOMINIC Kandzior earns a first-round pin against Winnisquam’s Dalton Stender last Thursday in Middlebury.

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Men’s hockey takes tournament MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s hockey team opened second-semester play this past weekend by winning twice, including in the championship game defeating Oswego, ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division III, to take the title of the Panthers’ own Middlebury Holiday Classic.

The 3-7 Panthers return to action this coming weekend, when they host league foes Wesleyan on Friday at 7 p.m. and Trinity on Saturday at 3 p.m.

On this past Saturday the Panthers blanked visiting St. Michael’s, 4-0, in the tournament’s first round.

The Purple Knights (6-5-1) defeated Neumann, 4-2, in Sunday’s consolation game.

Panther Owen Powers opened the scoring 56 seconds into the second period with the teams skating fouron-four. Powers took a feed from David Belluche and converted a wraparound.

St. Michael’s had its best opportunity to equalize at 12:02, but Panther netminder Stephen Klein (31 saves) sprawled to deny Eric Salzillo. Just 1:20 later, Belluche scored from the point to make it 2-0, with Mitchell Allen assisting.

Danny Tighe made it 3-0 at 11:20 of the third with his first career goal.

He converted a Trevor Turnbull feed from behind the net. Turnbull tacked on the final goal 4:23 later: Tighe sent a pass to Turnbull at the left post, and he slid the puck past Purple Knight goaltender Chris Johnson (26 saves).

Klein preserved his 11th career shutout in the final minute by denying back-to-back shots.

On Sunday Allen scored with 2:29 to go in the game to lift the Panthers to a 4-3 upset of Oswego (9-2-1).

Klein made 34 saves and was named the tournament MVP, and Powers and Belluche also made the all-tournament team.

Both teams scored early in the first. At 2:22 Oswego’s Tyson Bruce wristed a shot past Klein from the high slot. About two minutes later Turnbull took a pass from Tighe and lifted a backhand home.

The teams exchanged goals late in the period. The Lakers’ David Ferreira scored with 2:07 remaining, and Belluche made it 2-2 with 50.5 seconds left by finding the top left corner after Powers won the puck in the corner.

After a scoreless middle period Middlebury took the lead at 6:27 of the third, when Allen converted a Charlie Lawrence drop pass in the slot. Oswego tied the score with 4:43 to go, when Michael Gillispie netted a power-play rebound.

Allen’s game-winner came after his initial shot after a long rush was blocked by a Laker defender, but he picked up the puck and fired it past Oswego State goalie Cedric Hansen (15 saves).

mat, which gives wrestlers more action and experience than most other tournaments.

“I might have a kid who won one match, but he had five attempts, he had five matches. That’s huge. That’s why we come here. There are definitely some other options, but this is where we like to be,” Kittredge said.

“It’s a really good tournament.”

TOURNAMENT DETAILS The championship wrestlers’ records were:

• Murray went 6-0 with five pins at 126 pounds and defeated Carlos Medranos-Garcia, 9-1, in the final.

• Davio went 5-0 with two pins and a technical fall at 132 and defeated Granville’s Christian Burnes in the final, 20-9.

• Joe Whitley steamrolled eight opponents, six by pin, at 160 and defeated Cole O’Connor of Burr & Burton in the final, 9-1.

• Pearsall went 6-0 with five pins at 182 and defeated Matt Lapachelle

EAGLE SENIOR KYLE Beatty ties up Winnisquam’s Damian Donahue during a 182-pound match at last Thursday’s Hubie Wagner Invitational in Middlebury. Beatty lost the match.

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of Springfield, 7-3, in the final.

The podium finishers and their records were: • Michael Whitley was fourth at 106 with a 2-3 record and two pins.

• Gebo, third at 113 with a 2-2 record and two pins.

• Phillips was fourth at 126 with a 2-3 record and two pins.

• Jackson was third at 138 with a 6-1 record and five pins. Jackson lost his semifinal by a late pin.

• Bent was fourth at 145 with a 2-3 record and two pins.

• Durfee was fourth at 285 with a 3-3 record and three pins.

Also winning matches and scoring points for Mount Abe were junior Matt Cota, 5-3 with three pins at 160, and freshman Nate Lavoie, 3-2 with two pins at 160. Other competitors for the Eagles were senior Kyle Beatty at 182, and sophomores Parker Gero at 120, Colby Pierro at 138 and Justice Green at 160.

Also winning matches and scoring points for VUHS were five freshmen: Jeremiah Moulton, 2-3 with two pins at 126; Zach Botala, 2-3 with two pins at 138; Trevor Hallock, 3-3 with two pins at 138; Barret Barrows, 1-4 with a pin at 160; and Dominick Kandzior, 1-3 with a pin at 182. Also competing for VUHS were junior Sarah Rathbun at 145, and freshmen Gabriel Payne-Vinick at 195 and Connor Pouliot at 220.

Harwood’s Sully O’Hara, who upset Shattuck at 170 pounds, was voted the tournament’s outstanding wrestler.

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

Women’s hoop splits two games CLAREMONT, Calif. — The Middlebury College women’s basketball team split two games on a weekend trip to California and will enter league play this weekend with a 9-2 record.

The Panthers will host Connecticut at 7 p.m. on Friday and Wesleyan at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

On Dec. 29 host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps edged the Panthers, 54-53, when CMS’s Corinne Bogle beat the buzzer with a floater in the lane. CMS improved to 8-2.

Panthers rallied in the second quarter to lead at the break, 32-29, and stretched the lead to 45-39 entering

the final period.

But the Panthers went cold and CMS went on a 13-2 run to lead by 52-47 with 1:38 to go.

The Panthers then went on a 6-0 run on a three from Sarah Kaufman, an Alex Huffman layup at 0:23 seconds, and a Catherine Harrison free throw at 0:5.6 to make it 53-52. Bogle (19 points) then went coast-to-coast and lofted a shot that crawled over the front of the rim for the game-winner.

Kaufman led the Panthers with 16 points. Maja Davis recorded 14 points and nine rebounds, and Betsy Knox had eight points and eight re-

bounds. CMS held the Panthers to 29.5 percent shooting.

On Saturday the Panthers led throughout in a 69-52 victory over host Pomona-Pitzer (2-9). The Sagehens cut a 20-point deficit to 53-46 in the fourth quarter, but Middlebury answered with a 10-2 run.

Knox led the Panthers with 16 points, Caveney had 12, Harrison recorded 10 points and eight rebounds, and Kira Waldman added nine points.

Middlebury outrebounded the Sagehens, 42-22; assisted 20 of 27 baskets; and outscored the Sagehens by 32-8 in the paint.

Boys’ hoop: Tigers, Mount Abe post wins ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school boys’ basketball late last week, Middlebury broke into the win column and Mount Abraham reached .500, while Otter Valley and Vergennes dropped road contests.

TIGERS On Dec. 27 the Tigers picked up their first win by defeating visiting Colchester, 65-58. The Tigers ran to a 38-20 lead at the break and stymied the Lakers’ attempt at a rally.

Cody Pomainville (15 points) and Parker Beatty (10) led a balanced MUHS attack.

On the 29th host South Burlington drilled 16 three-pointers in dealing MUHS a 89-57 setback. Evan Parker (19) led four Wolves in double figures. Pomainville led MUHS with 14 points.

On Tuesday host Mill River jumped out to a 28-9 first-quarter lead on the way to a 63-48 victory over the Tigers. Zach Ames led MRU with 16 points and hit three first-quarter three-pointers. Three players reached double figures for the 1-4 Tigers: Zach Dunn (13), and Pomainville and Tyler Buxton (11 each).

EAGLES On Dec. 27 the Eagles blitzed visiting Randolph, 66-38, building leads of 15-6 after one period and 35-17 at the break. Logan Rodriquez (14) and Dustin Whitcomb (13) paced the Eagles as they evened their record at 2-2 heading into a Wednesday game at OV. The Ghosts dropped to 0-3.

OTTERS On the 27th Mill River held on

to edge OV, 47-43, in a the opening round of a four-team tournament at Woodstock. OV’s Dylan Mackie tied MRU’s Brian Eaton for the game high with 20 points, and Josh Letourneau added 10 for the Otters.

On Dec. 29 Hartford knocked off OV, 61-51 in the tourney’s consolation game. Hunter Gaudette scored 21 for the Hurricanes. Letourneau and Mackie each scored 15 points as OV dropped to 2-3.

COMMODORES On Dec. 28 host Harwood pulled away in the second half for a 69-55 victory over the Commodores. The 1-3 Highlanders led at the break, 28-26, and scored 41 afterward.

Max Hill scored 21 for Harwood.

Lance Bergmans tossed in 21 for VUHS (1-2).

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL senior Katherine Koehler pushes off her left ski during a skate race at Sleepy Hollow Ski Center in Huntington last week. Koehler placed eighth in the girls’ varsity race and the Tigers won the team competition.

Photo courtesy of Bruce Ingersoll

Nordic (Continued from Page 1B) race were: 1. Emma Strack, CVU, 18:10; 2. Malia Hodges, MUHS, 18:19; 3. Caroline Kimble, MUHS, 19:14; 4. Myla Jacobs, CHS, 19:37;

5. Addy Harris, CVU, 20:01; 6.

Geneva Cote, CVU, 20:54; 7. Alicia Tebeau-Sherry, CHS, 20:56; 8.

Katherine Koehler, MUHS, 21:16; 9. Audrey Huston, MUHS, 21:28;

10. Lila Carleton, CVU 22:09.

Other MUHS girls’ varsity racers were 13. Isabel Olson, 22:37; and 21. Maisie Newbury, 25:59.

PAGE 4B — Addison Independent, Thursday, January 4, 2018

City police bust holiday grinches VERGENNES — Vergennes police cited two city teens and a 2017 Mount Abraham Union High School graduate on Dec. 29 on charges related to the late Christmas Eve and early Christmas morning spree of car break-ins and vandalism on a number of city streets, most in the city’s southeast quadrant.

Cited into Addison County Superior Court, criminal division, on March 12 were Kyle Kingsley, 19, and Bernard Rich, 18, both Vergennes residents who graduated from Vergennes Union High School this past June, and 18-year-old Josh Hardy of St. George.

They were cited for a variety of charges related to the entry, breaking into, and/or theft of cash and a

Photo by Tyler Pockette

Crows and Ravens: who’s who? as she pulls back the shroud on these birds known as corvids, on Thursday, Jan. 11, from 7-8 p.m., at Ilsley Public Library.

In her presentation, “Crows and Ravens,” Butler will shed light on how intelligent crows really are, the difference between crows and

ravens, and their complex social structure. Participants will also be given the opportunity to participate in the Crows In Vermont project, which aims to unravel the mystery of “murders” of crows that form in the winter. The event is free and open to the public.

Police look into asault complaint MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police received a complaint of a sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident at a South Pleasant Street residence on Dec. 27. Local police referred the case to the Addison County Unit for Special Investigations.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Investigated a death at a Route 7 North residence on Dec. 25. Police said April Duclos, 43, had died from natural causes.

• Helped Middlebury Regional EMS with a woman on Water Street who had expressed a desire to harm herself on Dec. 26.

• Received a report about a man walking erratically down the middle of Elm Street on Dec. 27. Police said they were unable to find the man.

• Heard from a man who alleged he had been struck by a vehicle in The Centre shopping plaza parking lot on Dec. 27.

• Responded to a report of a “suspicious” man at the Middlebury town office building at 77 Main St. on Dec. 27. Police determined the man was dealing with some mental health issues.

• Enforced the town’s winter

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parking ban ordinance on Weybridge Street on Dec. 28.

• Served a restraining order on a person at the Residence at Otter Creek on Dec. 28.

• Helped Middlebury Regional EMS with a drunken man who had fallen on Washington Street on Dec. 29.

• Investigated a report of a vehicle allegedly doing “doughnuts” behind the Hannaford Supermarket at The Centre shopping plaza on Dec. 29.

• Were informed of the theft of a package from the doorstep of a North Pleasant Street residence on Dec. 29.

• Served a no-trespass order on a local man on Quarry Road on Dec. 30.

• Returned a lost wallet to its owner on Dec. 30.

• Responded to a report of a suicidal woman at a Water Street residence on Dec. 31. Middlebury Regional EMS took the woman to Porter Hospital for counseling.

• Responded to a report of a

drunken youth in the Stonegate Drive area on Dec. 31. Middlebury Regional EMS took the youth to Porter Hospital.

• Assisted a South Village Green resident who was having some mental health issues on Dec. 31.

• Released, into the care of a family member, a drunken woman who had allegedly been uncooperative at Two Brothers Tavern on Main Street on Dec. 31.

• Helped Porter Hospital staff with what authorities called a “disruptive” man on Dec. 31.

• Responded to a family fight at a Case Street resident on Dec. 31. Police said one of those involved in the dispute was taken to Porter Hospital for a mental health evaluation.

• Helped a Mead Lane homeowner with a broken water pipe on Dec. 31.

• Enforced the town’s winter parking ban ordinance on Mill Street on Dec. 31.

• Turned over, to Rutland Rescue Squad members, a man whom police found walking on Route 7 outside of Rutland on Jan. 1. The police officer in question was returning to Middlebury after having dropped off an incapacitated man at the Grace House detox center in Rutland.

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Police alleged that during the course of the investigation Kingsley and Hardy admitted to being involved with other participants in the burglary of and $10,000 worth of vandalism to the Twin City Bowling Alley in Berlin on Dec. 18.

Police said on that day a number of individuals, allegedly including Kingsley and Hardy, broke into the bowling alley, stealing alcohol and damaging the structure and vending machines and computers inside.

City police said Kingsley and Hardy will face additional charges from the Berlin Police Department for those offenses, and that additional thefts from vehicles in the Barre-Berlin area are being investigated.

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CROW OR RAVEN? Find out at Otter Creek Audubon’s presentation on these corvids on Thursday, Jan. 11, from 7-8 p.m., at Ilsley Public Library.

MIDDLEBURY — Crows and ravens have fascinated us for centuries. They’re considered harbingers of evil by some, and for others they are an endless source of curiosity. In its first Cabin Fever lecture series, Otter Creek Audubon will host bird Diva Bridget Butler

variety of items from 14 vehicles, plus vandalism to four that included smashed windows, damaged antennas and windshield wipers, and possibly engine damage to one.

Kingsley and Rich were arrested first and a number of stolen items were allegedly found in Kingsley’s car, according to police, including GPS units, binoculars, a camera, cash, electronic equipment, ice skates, a canvas bag and flashlights.

Hardy was arrested separately, and police said he was cited for possession of ammunition and other items stolen in Vergennes, ticketed for possession of marijuana paraphernalia, and issued diversion paperwork for being a minor in possession of alcohol.

VERGENNES — In a week during which Vergennes police busted the youths who allegedly stole items from as many as 14 cars on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning and damaged another four vehicles (see story above), they also handled a number of somewhat more routine items.

Between Dec. 25 and 31, Vergennes police also: • On Dec. 25 helped vehicle owners get into their locked vehicles on Meadow Lane and Main Street.

• On Dec. 26 helped a vehicle owner get into a locked vehicle on South Water Street.

• On Dec. 26 sent the department

Drug Recognition Expert to help Vermont State Police at the New Haven barracks.

• On Dec. 26 looked into a report of a suspicious person apparently casing a South Maple Street home.

• On Dec. 28 dealt with a disabled truck on Main Street near the bridge.

• On Dec. 28 helped Vermont State Police find a city resident who had been reported as possibly suicidal.

• On Dec. 28 determined the driver of a truck that had been reported to be weaving on Route 7 was OK. • On Dec. 28 helped a vehicle owner get into a locked vehicle on Panton Road.

• On Dec. 29 checked a report of a man sleeping in a van and learned he was part of a moving crew.

• On Dec. 29 advised a woman dealing with harassing calls from her ex-husband.

• On Dec. 29 responded to a report of a man and an ex-girlfriend arguing about rent and living responsibilities and told them that it was a Family Court matter.

• On Dec. 29 arranged for an alternative for a youth refusing to go home with foster parents.

• On Dec. 30 handled a minor two-car accident on Meadowbrook Road in Ferrisburgh on behalf of state police.

Waltham property transfers WALTHAM — The following arms-length real estate sales were recorded in Waltham between October 2016 and December 2017 (Note: Due to changes in Vermont property-transfer forms only one buyer and seller are listed in most transactions): • Oct. 14, 2016: Thomas Larkin Estate to Lizbeth Ryan, home at 190 Route 66, $140,000.

• Dec. 14, 2016: Christopher Holwager to Marianne Lust Trust, mobile home at 1634 Green St., $3,000.

• Jan. 10, 2017: Fecteau Homes to Wyeth Bushey, mobile home, $78,769.

• Feb. 1, 2018, Vermod High Performance Homes LLC to McKnight Lane Limited Partnership, modular duplex for 55 and 57 McKnight Lane, $264,584.

• Feb. 1, 2018, Vermod High Performance Homes LLC to

McKnight Lane Limited Partnership, modular duplex for 41 and 43 McKnight Lane, $264,584.

• Feb. 1, 2018, Vermod High Performance Homes LLC to McKnight Lane Limited Partnership, modular duplex for 32 and 34 McKnight Lane, $264,584.

• Feb. 1, 2018, Vermod High Performance Homes LLC to McKnight Lane Limited Partnership, modular duplex for 20 and 22 McKnight Lane, $264,584.

• Feb. 1, 2018, Vermod High Performance Homes LLC to McKnight Lane Limited Partnership, modular duplex for 23 and 25 McKnight Lane, $264,584.

• Feb. 1, 2018, Vermod High Performance Homes LLC to McKnight Lane Limited Partnership, modular duplex for 8 and 10 McKnight Lane, $274,117.

• Feb. 1, 2018, Vermod High Performance Homes LLC to

McKnight Lane Limited Partnership, modular duplex for 7 and 9 McKnight Lane, $274,117.

• April 13, 2018: Kayhart Farms Inc. to Blue Spruce Farm Inc., 442.8 acres with a barn on Maple Street Extension, $1.213 million.

• May 5, 2018: Kevin Charbonneau to Alanna Bouffard, home a 788 Maple St., $230,000.

• Aug. 28, 2018: Roger Harris to Nathan Fallon, home at 3204 Green St., $247,500.

• Sept. 14, 2018: Donald Hunt to Willard Patterson, mobile home in High Manor Park, $32,500.

• Oct. 15, 2018: John Brigan to Jacqueline Russett, mobile home in High Manor Park, $23,000.

• Oct. 23, 2018: Thomas Cousino to Mary Bingham, home at 133 Crosby Heights, $136,400.

• Dec. 2, 2017: James Langeway to Edward Hardison, home at 121 Mossy Grove, $442,500.

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Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

GRIEF ANONYMOUS MEETING every Tuesday @ 6:00 pm at Grace Baptist Church, 52 Merchants Row, Middelbury, Vt. A support group for those grieving the loss of a love one.

MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and dis‑ cussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understand‑ ing of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs.

NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednesdays, 9 am, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

OA (OVEREATERS ANON‑ YMOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ day’s at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT.

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PROFESSIONAL PAINT‑ ING; interior/exterior, resi‑ dential/commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experi‑ ence. Best prices. Refer‑ ences. 802‑989‑5803.

( O A ) O V E R E AT E R S ANONYMOUS Saturday’s at 1:00pm. Located at Law‑ rence Memorial Library, 40 North St. in Bristol, VT. OPIATE OVERDOSE RES‑ CUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required.

For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org.

BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.

Help Wanted

Ripton Elementary School is seeking a Tutor to work one-on-one with a student in language and math skills.

The tutor will need to travel to the student’s home in Ripton and provide instruction five days a week for approximately 2.5 hours per day. Candidates must have experience working with children, be patient and willing to collaborate with the classroom teacher, special educator, speech-language pathologist and other team members.

Experience working with students with special needs is preferred.

Apply by sending a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters as complete transcripts to: Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central School District 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753

SPIRITUAL AWAKEN‑ INGS MEETING of Alcohol‑ ics Anonymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Friday, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church., Middle‑ bury, VT.

BUS DRIVERS and RIDE COORDINATOR

Do you enjoy working with the public? Are you interested in doing valuable work that supports our community and environment?

Consider joining our team as a Bus Driver or Ride Coordinator!

Positions Require: • Strong customer service skills and experience • Ability to maintain a positive attitude • A high level of professionalism BUS DRIVERS ONLY: • Clean driving record • Ability to maneuver large mobility devices and assist riders • CDL Class B with Passenger Endorsement, but we are willing to train Benefits include: • Competitive Salary • 100% employer paid health insurance, Vision insurance • Up to 36 paid days off annually • 403B retirement plan, Long term disability For more information and for an application, please visit us at http://actr-vt.org/job-openings/.

Employment is contingent upon passing required background checks and pre-employment drug testing.

TVT/ACTR is an AA/EO Employer Addison County Transit Resources, Human Resources 297 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT 05753

E.O.E.

WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

NOW HIRING:

Services

Part-time cashiers & deli help needed for flexible schedules, especially afternoons & evenings.

Plus Cooler Person for nights & weekends.

C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plas‑ tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

NIGHTS & WEEKENDS A MUST FOR ALL PART- & FULL-TIME POSITIONS.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.

Apply in person at: East Middlebury Maplefields 3201 Rte 7 South, E. Middlebury Ask for Brittany or pick-up an application EOE

Services

Learn more about local volunteer opportunities!

Services

Medical Interpreters Needed

If you are 55 and older, contact RSVP @ 388‑7044, rsvpaddison@ volunteersinvt.org or visit www.volunteermatch.org.

Volunteers of all ages can contact The United Way of Addison County’s Volunteer Center at www. unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/ VolunteerDonate and click on VOLUNTEER!

The Open Door Clinic is currently looking for individuals fluent in Spanish and English to become volunteer medical interpreters. All volunteer medical interpreters must complete an application process, pass a reference check and a language evaluation, and attend Open Door Clinic interpreter training offered twice a year.

If this opportunity interests you, please contact RSVP at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org for more information.

– now –

HIRING

THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT IS SEEKING A WEB PRODUCER/REPORTER The Addison Independent in Middlebury, Vt., is seeking an energetic multimedia journalist to join the award-winning, twice-a-week newspaper’s staff. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated excellence in reporting and producing stories in text, audio and video formats.

This position will feature a mix of classic print media and cutting-edge online news. As such, those applying should have a demonstrated experience in journalism and understanding of news writing and feature writing, as well as be interested and engaged in social media with an eye toward understanding the community and building reader loyalty. Some knowledge and experience with posting multimedia stories and content management systems a big plus. The job will include a lot of hands-on work improving the website, so candidates should bring ideas for doing that. Addisonindependent.com has been named the best news site in Vermont many times — our new hire will be responsible for making sure we continue and improve upon this tradition of excellence.

The person we hire will be intelligent, curious, indefatigable and work well as part of a team. Also, the candidate must have a car, as in-person interviews are a must.

Send a letter outlining your qualifications, resume and examples of your work to: news@addisonindependent.com.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

VERMONT’S TWICE-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Middlebury, VT 05753 • (802) 388-4944 • www.AddisonIndependent.com

Addison Independent

CLASSIFIED ORDER FORM

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PLEASE PRINT YOUR AD...

An ad placed for consecutive issues (Mondays & Thursdays) is run 4th time free!

• Special 4 for 3 rates not valid for the following categories: Services, Opportunities, Real Estate, Wood heat, Attn. Farmers, For Rent & Help Wanted

Name: Address: Phone: Email: DEADLINES: Thurs. noon for Mon. paper

RATES

Help Wanted

Applications will be accepted until the positions have been filled.

Services

Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) is seeking Dial-ARide Volunteers to transport residents of Addison County to necessary services such as medical appointments, shopping and community meals. ACTR also transports critical care patients for dialysis, radiation and chemotherapy. An orientation, ongoing Or contact The United training and supervision will be provided. Volunteers will Way of Addison County’s receive mileage reimbursement. Must have at least five years Volunteer Center at www. driving experience and complete a background check. Please unitedwayaddisoncounty.org/ contact RSVP at 388-7044 or rsvpaddison@volunteersinvt.org VolunteerDonate for more information. Thank you! and click on VOLUNTEER NOW!

Help Wanted

ADDISON COUNTY TRANSIT, a Division of Tri-Valley Transit, is hiring!

Help Wanted

RIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tutor

PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am.

We meet at The Resi‑ dence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

Help Wanted

STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown Middlebury. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities.

Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

Help Wanted

OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) big book meet‑ ing. Thursday’s, 2 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

Services

Volunteer Drivers Needed for Dial-A-Ride Program!

Opportunities

Mon. 5 p.m. for Thurs. paper

• 25¢ per word • minimum $2.50 per ad • $2 internet listing for up to 4 issues • minimum 2 insertions

Notices Card of Thanks Personals Services Free** Lost ’N Found** Garage Sales Lawn & Garden Opportunities Adoption ** no charge for these ads

Work Wanted Help Wanted For Sale Public Meetings** For Rent Want to Rent Wood Heat Real Estate Animals Spotlight with large

3$2

Att. Farmers Motorcycles Cars Trucks SUVs Snowmobiles Boats Wanted Real Estate Wanted Vacation Rentals

The Independent assumes no financial responsibility for errors in ads, but will rerun classified ad in which the error occurred. No refunds will be possible. Advertiser will please notify us of any errors which may occur after first publication.

Number of words: Cost: # of runs: Spotlight Charge: Internet Listing: TOTAL:

$2.00

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• accounting • advertising • appliance repair • auto glass • automotive • business cards

• carpentry/contractors • computers • engineering • equipment rentals • floor care • insulation

• landscape design • lumber • marketing • masonry • painting • property management

Accounting

Engineering

Masonry

Rene Many - CTPA, Inc.

1438 S. Brownell Rd. • PO Box 159 • Williston, VT 05495 802-862-5590 • www.gmeinc.biz

Fine Dry Stone Masonry

Tax Preparation & Accounting

Jamie Masefield

Corporate Partnerships, Small Businesses & Personal Returns

Certified by the Dry Stone Wallers Association of Great Britain

Call 758-2000 Today!

802-233-4670

Advertising

jmasefield@gmavt.net

Alan Huizenga, P.E., President Kevin Camara, P.E. Jamie Simpson, P. E. • Middlebury Brad Washburn, P. E. • Montpelier

CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT

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Advertise your business or service both in print and online in Addison County’s go-to source for local news and services.

WWW.ADDISONINDEPENDENT.COM Painting

Equipment Rentals 40 TYPES OF RENTAL EQUIPMENT TO CHOOSE FROM

• material forklifts • excavators • bulldozers • mini-excavators • skidsteers

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GAS OR ELECTRIC Washers Refridgerators Dishwashers Disposals

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Cell: 802-989-5231 Office: 802-453-2007

Dryers Ranges Microwaves Air Conditioners

Jack Alexander

982 Briggs Hill Road • Bristol

• Windshield Repair • Insulated Glass • Plate Glass • Window Glass • Plexiglass • Safety Glass • Mirrors • Auto Glass • Storm Windows • Screen Repairs • Custom Shower Door Enclosures Vinyl Replacement windows and Complete Installation Insurance Approved discounts

up to 188

• concrete compactors • backhoes

Plumbing Quaker Village Carpentry

275 South 116 Bristol, VT116 05443 275 South 116 275 South Bristol,VT VT05443 05443 Bristol,

Siding, Windows, Garages, Decks & Porches New Construction, Renovations and Repairs

802-545-2251

CLOVER STATE

1-800-880-6030 Fax:1-800-880-6030 (802) 453-2730 1-800-880-6030 Fax:(802) (802)453-2730 453-2730 Fax:

www.brownswelding.com

oVer 40 LiFTS

275 South 116, Bristol, Vermont 05443 oVer 40 LiFTS LiFTS oVer 40 (802) 453-3351• Cell (802) 363-5619

Please give us a call.

Please give us a call.

We have the lift for you!

We haveScissor theLifts liftupfor you!

40’ to 80’ manlifts to 32’ mini excavator

Maurice plouffe 1736 Quaker Village Road Weybridge, VT 05753

Desabrais Means Glass & Affordable Service

• Man lifts up to 80’ • man basket w/crane

Scissor Lifts up up to to 32’ 32’ Floor Care Scissor Lifts excavator

40’ to 80’ manlifts manlifts 40’ 80’ 42’to material forklifts 42’ material forklifts 42’ material Fork lifts up forklifts to 15,000 lbs.

Fork lifts lifts up up to to 15,000 15,000 lbs. lbs.

Fork

excavator excavator Skid Steer Skid Steer Skid Steer

mini excavator mini excavator air Compressor air Compressor air Compressor

SerVing VermonT NEW & neW York SERVING VERMONT YORK FOR For OVER30 30YearS! YEARS! SerVing VermonT& & neW York For 30 YearS!

WINDOW & SIDING CO., INC Windows • Vinyl siding • Garages Roofs • Additions • Decks

Waste Management – Roll-off container service

Fast, friendly, reliable service & competitive rates.

Middlebury, VT 05753 • 388-9049

802-877-2102 Toll Free: 888-433-0962

Automotive

www.cloverstate.com

mlbrunet@gmavt.net

Over two decades experience!

Over 30 yrs. experience

Field Automotive Inc.

Heating & AC

Complete Auto Service • Domestic & Foreign Repairs

Preventive Maintenance Brakes • Tune-ups Exhausts • Alignments Air Conditioning • State Inspections

Ductwork Design • Sealing Fabrication • Installation Insulation • Replacement Plasma Art • Torches • Welding Plasma Table • Duct Cleaning H.R.V. / E.R.V. Installation Ductwork Video Camera

62 Meigs Rd., Vergennes

877-9222

NDO N DUPlumbing & 'S Heating

Rt. 22A, Orwell 948-2082 388-2705

Buy Local! 802.989.0396

Business Cards ards Business C der r Made to O

Professional Installation • Heating Systems • Plumbing Supplies • Bathroom Design • Water Treatment Great Advice

Labels & Letterhead too!

New Construction Remodels and Additions Window and Siding Installation Smaller Home Repairs

Specializing in Ductwork for Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning Systems

Commercial/Residential . Owner Operated . Fully Insured . Neat & Clean

Plumbing • Heating 125 Monkton Road Bristol, VT 05443 802-453-2325 cvplumbingheating.com

Insulation

Fuel Delivery 185 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-4975 champlainvalleyfuels.com

Serving all your plumbing and heating needs.

Owned and operated by: Bill Heffernan, Jim & David Whitcomb

Order your Custom Business Cards here at the

Addison Independent.

Call Vicki at 388-4944 or stop by our office in the Marble Works between 8am & 5pm Monday- Friday.

Dense Pack Cellulose • Blown In Insulation Complete Air Sealing

802-545-2251 • Maurice Plouffe 1736 Quaker Village Road, Weybridge, VT 05753

MARK TRUDEAU GENERAL CARPENTRY HOME IMPROVEMENTS LOCAL CONTRACTOR Remodeling • Additions Painting • Roofing

WINNER of “Best Local Contractor” THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS by READERS CHOICE AWARDS!

802.388.0860 MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT

Lumber

The PC MediC of VerMonT

GET YOUR COMPUTER RUNNING LIKE NEW AGAIN !

• Fast, Reliable Repairs • Hardware & Software Installations & Upgrades • Spyware Removal & Virus Protection • Secure Wireless Network Setup • Computer Purchasing Assistance • Affordable Rates at Your Convenience

Paul Claudon • 802-734-6815 pcmedic@gmavt.net

 Rough Lumber Native Vermonter

 Pine Siding

 Open most nights & weekends mikeysmill.com

Long Beams

802-388-7828  End of S. Munger St.  Middlebury

Property Management

TJ SProperty Maintenance & Landscaping Mill Lumber Plant & Maintain Flower Beds Rock Walls Landscaping And more, Just Ask!

Plan Now for Spring/Summer 2018 Projects - We Can Help!

TJS Property Maintenance & Landscaping 802-377-1436 owner todd sequin

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Business Service Renewable Energy Soak Up The Sun! Don’t spend your hard-earned money making the hot water or electricity that you use today– SOLAR IS MORE AFFORDABLE THAN EVER! We’ve been here for you for 43 years – Let us help you with your solar projects today.

• renewable energy • roofing • septic & water • siding

LAROSE SURVEYS, P.C.

An EdgE BEyond

Ronald L. LaRose, L.S. • Kevin R. LaRose, L.S.

Sharpen, Restore, Polish

Land Surveying/Septic Design

Anything with a blade!

“We will take you through the permitting process!”

25 West St. • PO Box 388 Bristol, VT 05443 Telephone: 802-453-3818 Fax: 802- 329-2138

Tools

Japanese, Garden Clippers, Pocket-Knives, Scissors, Saws, Axes, Kitchen Knives Circular Saws Ice Skates, too!

Mobile Unit - Can travel anywhere in Addison County Professional level sharpening

Go Green with us –

larosesurveys@gmail.com

Tree Service

Dick Moore • (802) 771-8620 AnEdgeBeyond@icloud.com

Roofing

roofing Michael Doran

as seen at Addison County Field Days!

• Standing seam • Standing seam ••Asphalt shingles Asphalt shingles Slate •• Slate

imagine what white space can do for you.

Brett Sargent owner/operator

Marcel Brunet & Sons, Inc. Serving Vermont for over 42 years!

Vergennes, VT

Siding • Windows Additions • Garages • Decks 800-439-2644 • rbrunet1@myfairpoint.net • 877-2640

STORAGE 4 Sizes ~ Self-locking units Hardscrabble Rd., Bristol

mpdoransr@gmail.com

Phone (802) 537-3555

Special Services

Rubbish & Recycling Moose Rubbish

Recyling

802-897-5637 802-377-5006

25 Yrs Experience 60’ bucket truck wood chipper available Fully Insured Free Estimates

made you look.

Windows & Siding

Free estimates estimates •• Fully Fully Insured Insured Free

and

• surveying • tree services • window treatments

Sharpening

Knives

Call for a FREE on-site evaluation

• specialized services • stamps • storage

Randall Orvis

6’x12’ $30 • 8’x12’ $45 10’x12’ $55 • 12’x21’ $75

H. D. Oliver 3025 & 3233 Vt. Rte. 22A, Bridport, VT 05734

802-349-8123

Dangerous Trees Cut & Removed Stumps Removed Trusses Set Trees Trimmed Land Clearing Reasonable Rates • Year-round Service • Fully Insured

•

Repairs & Maintenence Custom Built Trailers & Hitches Transporting Cars & Compact Equipment

VISIT US ON FACEBOOK

CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

(802) 453-3351 • Cell (802) 363-5619 24 Hour Emergency Service 453-7014

www.livingstonfarmlandscape.com

AIRPORT AUTO Self Storage • Low Rates

Also a good selection of used vehicles

Brownswelding.com

Dave’s Tree Service Stump Grinding, Trimming, Tree Evaluation, Storm Damage, Firewood & Lot Clearing

44 School House Hill Road, E. Middlebury

FOR SEPTIC TANK PUMPING & DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE,

NDON'S DU

Rely on the professionals.

Plumbing & Heating

PORTABLE RESTROOMS Rt. 22A, Orwell • 948-2082 Rt. 7 So., Middlebury •388-2705

MADE TO ORDER

Short Surveying, inc.

Timothy L. Short, L.S. Property Line Surveys • Topographical Surveys FEMA Elevation Certificates 135 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 388-3511 ssi@sover.net

Available at the Addison Independent in the Marble Works, Middlebury

388-4944 Environmental Consultants – Licensed Designers Steve Revell CPG, LD#178 BW Jeremy Revell LD#611 BW • Tyler Maynard LD#597 B • Water Supply - Location, Development and Permitting • On-Site Wastewater Design • Single & Multiple Lot Subdivision • Property Development & Permitting • State and Local Permitting • Underground Storage Tank Removal & Assessment

Land Surveying - Water & Septic Designs State & Local Permitting Environmental Consulting

Jason Barnard

Michael Gervais

Licensed Designer

Licensed Surveyor

Serving Vermont from offices in Hinesburg and Enosburgh

802-453-4384

www.lagvt.com

Home Projects

802-282-9110 Free Estimates • Fully Insured!!!

Window Treatments

Barnard & Gervais, LLC

Toll-Free: 800-477-4384

Fax 802-453-5399 • Email: jrevell@lagvt.com 163 Revell Drive • Lincoln, VT 05443

Dangerous trees our specialty!!

Serving Addison County Since 1991

Self Inking & Hand Stamps

Celebrating 31 Years

Serving Addison County & Area Lakes

388-0432 • 388-8090

Septic & Water

FREE ESTIMATES FOR TREE SERVICES

WE HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR THE RIGHT JOB – TO GIVE YOU REASONABLE RATES

Monthly prices

Motor Home Specialties, LLC

Stamps

2744 Watch Point Rd • Shoreham, VT 05770 Email: BR213@yahoo.com

BROWN’S TREE & CRANE SERVICE

802-349-8433 802-482-2597 www.barnardandgervais.com

Laundromats

Premium window treatments, retractable screens and awnings.

298 Maple Street Middlebury, VT 802.247.3883 vtshadeandblind@gmail.com VermontShadeandBlind.com

Odd Jobs

Call today to list YOUR ad in our Business & Service Directory

388-4944

Painting

Sawmills

Winter Products & Services

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted

Help Wanted

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, 1 mile south of Brandon. $700/mo. plus utilities. Ab‑ solutely no pets or smoking.

802‑352‑6678.

2 CAR GARAGE in Bran‑ don. 24’x24’ with two 7’8”x6’8” high garage doors.

Electricity and snow plowing included. $250/mo. Available immediately. 802‑352‑6678.

BGS Master Plumber BGS Southwest District Maintenance BGS Master Plumber needed to fill position with great benefits working with the State of Vermont in our Southwest District Buildings and General Services Department!

YOU must be a Highly skilled Master Plumber licensed in State of Vermont for plumbing installation and maintenance work for the State of Vermont involving the design, installation, and maintenance of routine and complex plumbing work and oversight of contracted work.

BRANDON, GARAGE STORAGE. 10’x25’. Dry, secure. 802‑349‑4212.

BRIARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 2 BR apartments in Middlebury.

All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income to‑ ward rent. NS/NP, onsite laundry. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website w w w. s u m m i t p m g . c o m .

Equal Housing Opportunity.

In addition to plumbing responsibilities, duties will include general maintenance for other facilities as required.

• Middlebury/Mahady courthouse,

Help Wanted

For Sale

• Base pay is 20.60 hourly, can be Hired into Range.

FULL TIME DELI POSITION Set hours Monday‑Friday.

6am to 2pm. Prior work ex‑ perience w/ food preparation in commercial kitchen/deli required. Applicants should apply in person at Small City Market or call Cory at 802‑349‑7101.

1998 DODGE VAN from California. Not rusted and well kept. All Seats. $3,300.

Please call and leave mes‑ sage or text 802‑349‑4230.

• Hours are 6:30am to 3:00 pm with a half hour lunch.

• Work Travel will be done with a state provided vehicle.

If this describes you please go to the website below If you have questions please contact DFM Bill Eroncig at 802-324-5416 or bill.eroncig@vermont.gov

FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

Seeks To Fill The Following Positions: MACHINERY OPERATOR for skilled lumber mill positions due to employee retirement. You must be in good physical condition, have a desire to learn, be reliable, have a strong safety awareness and work well with others. We will teach you the skills you need to use the technology investments we are putting in place. Mill work has a production bonus.

SKILLED FORKLIFT OPERATOR to run large forklifts at our operation in Bristol. Other work includes light construction, planing, lumber stacking. Must be reliable, energetic, work well with others and have good safety awareness. Previous experience operating heavy machinery is a plus but not required, we will teach you the skills you need.

Call 802-453-4884 or visit The A. Johnson Co., 995 S 116 Rd, Bristol VT 05443 for an application.

For Rent

For Rent

1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space.

As is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802‑558‑6092.

Help Wanted

Position will be based out of

For Rent

HOPE IS HIRING‑ HOPE’s growing resale store seeks a 29.5 hour per week retail associate. Position requires the ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds, be self‑motivated and detail oriented. To apply, send re‑ sume and letter of interest to receptionist@hope‑vt.org.

HOPE’S RESALE STORE seeks a 29.5 hour/week warehouse assistant. The position requires the ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds, be self‑motivated and detail oriented. To apply, send resume and letter of interest to receptionist@ hope‑vt.org.

SHOVELING HELP NEED‑ ED this winter. Must be avail‑ able anytime, day or night to salt, shovel accounts. Could lead to landscape work in the spring. Call 388‑4529.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bot‑ tler. Eye for detail and ac‑ curacy. Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unas‑ sisted lifting of 25 pounds.

Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

For Rent

4 BURNER GE RANGE and oven. Set up for propane, but comes with natural gas con‑ version kit. Perfect working condition and less than two years old. $100 OBO. Call Christy. 349‑4778.

ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage fire‑ arm. $185. 802‑989‑5803.

FORD TRACTOR CIRCA 1950’S Model NAA. Good tires, two speed rear end with 6’ brush hog. Runs like a charm. $4,400. Please call and leave a message or text 802‑349‑4230.

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $4,397. Make & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info/DVD: NorwoodSawmills.com.

1‑800‑578‑1363, Ext. 300N. U S E D R E S TA U R A N T EQUIPMENT plus chairs, tables and hood systems.

802‑388‑4831.

YARD MACHINE 23” TWO stage snow blower. 8 Hp electric start, 2 stage 12” impeller. Teaumsen motor.

Gears 5 forward, 2 reverse.

Use very little. $250 firm.

Contact 802‑989‑5091.

Leave message.

For Rent

BRIDPORT 1 BEDROOM, 4 room apartment with porch/ lawn. Washer/dryer, heat/hot water included. No smoking, no pets. References and credit check. $700/mo. plus security deposit. For more info, David 802‑758‑2546.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease.

The entrance door measure‑ ments are 8’ wide by 7’ high.

For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

F O R R E N T: B R I D ‑ P O R T, C o m m e r c i a l / retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middlebury.edu.

LAKE DUNMORE: Winter‑ ized 2‑bedroom lakefront cottage available until June 1, 2018, shorter periods.

Sleeps 5. Comfortably furnished, fully‑equipped kitchen, bathroom with shower. Plowing, trash collection, recycling, WiFi, satellite television includ‑ ed. 802‑352‑4236; karen@ northcovecottages.com.

MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown.

Appliances, off street park‑ ing, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.

For Rent

MIDDLEBURY, VT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT

To request an application, call 802-472-5016 or e-mail pinemeadow@maloneyproperties.com.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

NOW OPEN Newly Constructed Loft, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus Contact: Christine Golden Nedde Real Estate 802-373-5893 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

For Rent

For Rent

MIDDLEBURY 3 BED‑ ROOM ranch. Two car at‑ tached garage with automat‑ ic opener. Fully furnished, even beds and bedding.

Big screen Sony. Central vacuuming, central air, 2 bathrooms, dishwasher, garbage disposal, all appli‑ ances, including washer and dryer. Front and back porch.

Paved driveway. Nice lot, nice neighborhood. 3 miles or 7 minutes to Middlebury College, or Porter Hospi‑ tal. Lawn mowing, snow, and satellite dish included. $2,000 plus utilities. One month security deposit.

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LINCOLN SELECT BOARD TOWN PLAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Lincoln Select Board will hold a public hearing on January 23, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. in the Lincoln Town Clerk’s Office in Lincoln, Vermont, on the proposed Lincoln Town Plan. This hearing is held pursuant to 24 VSA §4385. This notice is issued pursuant to 24 VSA §4444.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND AREAS OF TOWN AFFECTED The Town Plan is used as a basis for Zoning and other Town ordinances. For major development applications, certain sections are used as review criteria in Act 250 and other State regulatory proceedings. All areas within the Town of Lincoln are affected.

Topic areas for discussion include: TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE A Brief History of Lincoln, Vermont 4 The Town Planning Process 7 Population and Housing 16 Natural Resources 23 Energy 36 Public Resources and Services 42 Economic Development 51 Education 55 Transportation 57 Emergency Management, All Hazards Mitigation and Flood Resilience 64 Relationship To Surrounding Towns & The Region 78 Implementation 79 Copies of the proposed Town Plan can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office Lincoln, Vermont and ACRPC 14 Seminary Street Middlebury, Vermont or downloaded from the town of Lincoln website at: http://lincolnvermont.org/town-office/zoning-and-planning/ For further information please call Bill Finger at 802-453-4296.

Lincoln Select Board William H. Finger, Chair 1/4

PROPOSED STATE RULES

Graduated Sanctions for Violations of Probation.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 17P056 AGENCY: Human Services, Dept. of Corrections CONCISE SUMMARY: This rule establishes guidelines for the Vermont Department of Corrections’ (DOC) imposition of graduated sanction in response to probationers’ and youthful offenders’ violations of their probation conditions. Graduated sanctions provide the DOC an alternative to seeking revocation of probation in response to probations violations. When non-compliant probationers and youthful offenders can still be safely supervised in the community, graduated sanctions provide a mechanism for the DOC to respond to probation violations without reincarceration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Sarah Truckle, Agency of Human Services, Department of Corrections NOB 2 South, 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2000 Tel: 802-477-3910 Fax: 802-241-0020 Email: sarah.truckle@vermont.gov. URL: http:// corrections.vermont.gov/about/policies.

FOR COPIES: Kurt A. Kuehl, Agency of Human Services, Department of Corrections NOB 2 South, 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2000, Tel: 802-241-0033 Fax: 802241-0020 Email: kurt.kuehl@vermont.gov.

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ADDISON COUNTY WARNING

Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Section 133(3)(a), the taxpayers of the County of Addison are hereby given notice that a public hearing regarding the proposed county budget for 2018-2019 will be held at the Judge Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. This budget is for fiscal year July 1, 2018- June 30, 2019.

More information and extra copies of the budget may be obtained at the Addison County Superior Court, Frank Mahady Court House, Middlebury, Vermont. Tel. 802-388-1966 Alice M. George, Assistant Judge & Irene Poole, Assistant Judge 2018-2019 EXPENSES 2018-2019 Proposed (continued) Proposed REVENUE: Sheriffs Department: County Tax $ 182,511.00 Personnel: Estimated 0.042032 Salaries $ 84,850.00 Passports $ 5,000.00 Benefits $ 20,876.00 Interest Earned $ 175.00 Office Expense $ 500.00 Wills for safekeeping $ 5,000.00 Telephone $ 1,500.00 Miscellaneous income $ 15.00 Insurance/Bonds $ 13,000.00 Rent Income – Jail Bldg. $ 22,800.00 Training $ 500.00 TOTAL INCOME $ 215,501.00 Valcor/Spillman $ 3,500.00 Radio $ 750.00 Anticipated Surplus $ 30,000.00 Audit $ 1,750.00 $ 245,501.00 Subtotal $ 127,226.00

45,920.00 4,200.00 2,500.00 3,000.00 2,500.00 2,830.00 550.00 1,400.00 3,600.00 300.00 8,000.00 74,800.00

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WARNING ANNUAL MEETING, FIRE DISTRICT #1 EAST MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT

Probate Court: Supplies/Equipment Dues Contingency Records Preservation Subtotal

$ $ $ $ $

Jail Building: Utilities Bldg & Grounds Insurance Inspections Custodial Capital Improvements Subtotal

$ 25,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 3,500.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 2,750.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 40,250.00

TOTAL EXPENSE

$ 245,501.00

STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

400.00 625.00 200.00 2,000.00 3,225.00

The following positions in the Town of Ferrisburgh will be on the March 6, 2018 ballot.

Petitions are available at the Town Clerk’s office. Petitions must be in the Town Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 29th, 2018.

Moderator – 1 year term Selectboard – 3 year term Selectboard – 2 year term Auditor – 3 year term Lister – 3 year term First Constable – 1 year term Town Grand Juror – 1 year term Town Agent – 1 year term Rogers & Hazard Fund Trustee – 2 year term ANWSD School Director – 3 year term ANWSD School Director – 3 year term Please contact the Town Clerk at 877-3429 or ferrisburghclerk@comcast.net to find out more about these positions and how to apply.

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 22, 2018 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the Town Offices, 77 Main Street, to consider the following: 1. An application request by Off da Hook, LLC for final conditional use approval to rehabilitate and renovate an existing mixed-use commercial building converting the entire building to eight (8) dwelling units (apartments). Development Review Board approval for this project is required pursuant to section 747. The property is located at 24 Washington Street in the Village Residential Commercial district (VRC), parcel ID# 25:037.

2. An application request by Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc. for final conditional use approval to convert and use an existing professional office space for a retail dispensary of medical products and related services pursuant to Title 18, chapter 86 (Therapeutic use of Cannabis).

The property is located at 1641 Rte. 7 South in the Protected Highway district (PHD), parcel ID# 08:113.

Plans and additional information regarding these applications may be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office in the Town Offices or by calling 388-8100, Ext 210. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Jennifer L. Murray Town Planner/Zoning Administrative Officer 1/4

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 8-1-14 ANCV

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, PLAINTIFF V. LINDA OLDENBURG, MITCHELL S. OLDENBURG, CITIFINANCIAL, INC. AND OCCUPANTS RESIDING AT 121 TI VIEW LANE, SHOREHAM, VERMONT, DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Linda Oldenburg and Mitchell S. Oldenburg to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. as nominee for E-Loan, Inc. dated April 20, 2006 and recorded in Volume 65, Page 609, which mortgage was assigned to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust by an instrument dated January 8, 2016 and recorded on February 8, 2016 in Volume 83, Page 286 of the Land Records of the Town of Shoreham. Pursuant to the power of sale in the subject mortgage, of which Plaintiff is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same, the collateral property will be sold at Public Auction at 11:30 A.M. on January 16, 2018, at 121 Ti View Lane, Shoreham, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: A certain piece or parcel of land in Shoreham in the County of Addison and State of Vermont and more particularly described as follows: Parcel One: Being all and the sale lands and premises conveyed to James A. Oldenburg and Zelda A. Oldenburg, by Warranty Deed of John H. Oldenburg and Grace B. Oldenburg dated 26 January 1968, recorded 31 May 1968 in Book 26, Page 378 of the Shoreham Land Records and more particularly described therein as follows: Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or cashier’s check by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing.

The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Shoreham and any liens against the property.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Grant C. Rees Attorney, PLC, 30 Kimball Avenue, Ste. 307, South Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 660-9000. This sale may be cancelled at any time prior to the scheduled sale date without prior notice.

Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 7th day of December, 2017.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust, Grant C. Rees, Esq. Grant C. Rees Attorney, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 Attorney for Plaintiff 12/21

Addison County Superior Court (2)

The legal voters of Fire District #1 in the Town of Middlebury are hereby warned and notified to meet at the East Middlebury Community House on Monday, January 8, 2018, at 7:00 PM to transact the following business, to wit: FIRST: To hear, discuss and act upon the reports from the Prudential Committee, the Treasurer/Collector of Water Rents, and the Auditor SECOND: To hear reports from the Fire Department, the Historical Society, the Sarah Partridge Library, and the Town of Middlebury.

THIRD: To elect Officers of the District as follows: A Moderator A Clerk A Treasurer/Collector of Water Rents An Auditor A Member of the Prudential Committee to serve for three years FOURTH: To vote a tax on the taxable property within the District sufficient to defray maintenance and other expenses of the Sarah Partridge Community House, the Sarah Partridge Library, the Curtiss Recreation Area, and the Harry Goodro Recreation Area.

FIFTH: To see if the voters of the Fire District will give the Prudential Committee authority to borrow money on the credit of the District to make emergency repairs on the water system.

SIXTH: To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

Dated at East Middlebury, Vermont December 16, 2017 Peggy Jean Peabody, Clerk

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH OPEN POSITIONS

WARNING TOWN OF CORNWALL CAPITAL PLAN & BUDGET INFORMATIONAL MEETING

The Select Board of the Town of Cornwall will hold an informational meeting in regard to the proposed Capital Budget.

The informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. at the Cornwall Town Hall. Copies of the Capital Plan and Budget are available at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular hours. For further information, please call Sue Johnson, Cornwall Town Clerk at 462-2775.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos.

REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

802-388-1966

Addison County Regional Planning Commission-Shoreham (1) Addison County Solid Waste Management District (1)

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By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record.

The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/ rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.

To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible.

To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

EXPENSES: Court/County Personnel Salaries $ Benefits $ Dues & Memberships $ Office Expense $ Advertising-Passport/Budget $ Insurance $ Legal $ Professional Services $ Contracted Services $ Contingency $ Auditor $ Subtotal $

Public Notices

on Page 9B & 10B

Addison County Courthouse (2)

Cornwall (1) East Middlebury Fire District 1 (1) Ferrisburgh (1) Lincoln (1) Middlebury (1) Vermont Electric Power Company (1) Vermont Secretary of State (1)

ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE

The Curbside Christmas Tree Pick-up in Vergennes and Middlebury on Saturday, January 6 HAS BEEN POSTPONED to Saturday, January 13. Please do NOT put out the trees at the curb until the night of January 12, or the trees might blow around the neighborhood and create a nuisance and/or hazard. You can still drop off your tree at the District Transfer Station at 1223 Rt. 7 South in Middlebury during our normal hours of 7AM – 3 PM (M-F) and 8AM – 1PM (Sat.).

Thank you for your cooperation!

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The Public Notices section appears every Monday & Thursday in the

Addison Independent

IMPORTANT ANNUAL NOTICE REGARDING HERBICIDE USE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC UTILITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY

The Vermont Public Utility Commission has set forth rules under PUC 3.600 pertaining NOTICEHERBICIDE USE to the usePUBLIC of herbicides in the maintenance of electric utilityNOTIFICATION rights-of-way. Each spring, Vermontapplications utilities maintain electriconline rights-of-way several herbicide may begin or after April 1st.with These rules methods, afford youincluding import- the selective herbicides on trees andutlities brush.maintain They also encourage low-growingwith shrubs ant rights use and of duties.

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They also The application of herbicides may start as early April 1. Requests to utilities notice encourage low-growing shrubs and trees whichaswill crowd tall growing species for and, thus, by mail, however, be made

by February 15. application include stump, stem inminimize the use ofmust herbicides.

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Only electric that havemanagement tall growing techniques maintenance of electrical the systems in autility cost-efficient tree specieswhich withallow the potential of threatening electric systemmanner. are treated.

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STATE OF VERMONT

SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff v.

ROBERT T. DEGRAAF; OCCUPANTS RESIDING AT: 5018 HIGHWAY 22A ADDISON, VT 05491-0000 Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE

CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 4-1-17 Ancv

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Robert T. Degraaf to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital Corp., its successors and/or assigns, dated April 12, 2011, and recorded in Book 97 at Page 586 of the Town of Addison Land Records, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by Assignment of Mortgage recorded in Book 99, Page 231, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:30 PM on January 23, 2018 at 5018 Highway 22a, Addison, VT all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises to be conveyed to Robert T. DeGraaf by Warranty Deed of Allen & Olsson Addison House, LLC to be recorded in the Town of Addison Land Records. Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Allen & Olsson Addison House, LLC by Quit Claim Deed of Craig W. Allen, Brian D. Allen and Sandra Allen Olsson dated November 23, 2005 and recorded November 30, 2005 at Book 88 Page 108 of the Town of Addison Land Records and being more particularly described therein as follows: “Being a Portion of the same lands and premises conveyed to Craig W. Allen, Brain D. Allen and Sandra Allen Olsson by the Decree of Distribution of the Addison Probate Court in the Estate of Carolyn W. Allen, Docket No. 13291, dated March 25, 2005 and recorded in Book 86 at Page 529 of the Addison Land Records, and being more particularly described as follows: Being a Portion of the same lands and premises conveyed to Carolyn W. Allen by the Decree of Distribution of the Addison Probate Court in the Estate of George M. Willmarth dated December 12, 1979, and recorded at Book 39 Pages 462-464 Addison Land Records, and being further described as follows: It being three parcels of land: Parcel No. 1, being situate at Addison Corners, so called, and being bounded on the North by lands of the Baptists Society, on the East by the highway leading from Bridport to Vergennes, on the South by lands of Henry Bodette and on the West by lands of Chas Seeger. Being all and the same land and premises as set forth in the deed from Harold Crane to Anna Crane dated Feb. 26, 1916 and recorded in the Addison Land Records Book 24, Page 269.

Parcel No. 2, adjoins parcel No.1, beginning at the Southwest corner of land owned by Mrs. Cornelia Gage which is back of the Baptist Church sheds, thence south in the west line of land owned by Anna G. Crane, 9 rods, 2 ½ ft: thence westerly 16 rods, 13 ft, thence northerly 8 rods, 16ft to the South line of land owned by Cornelia Gage; thence Easterly 18 rods to place of beginning…

Being the same lands and premises conveyed to Anna Crane from Charles L. Seeger, dated June 16, 1926 and recorded in the Addison Land Records Book 25, Page 80.

Parcel 3 being all of the same land and premises conveyed to Harold Green by the Warranty Deed of Erwin S. Clark dated April 2, 1946, and recorded in Volume 28, at Page 96, of the Town of Addison Land Records, the property herein conveyed being described in said deed as follows: “It being all of the same property deeded ot the Grantor hereof by J. Ephrem Hebert, record of which deed may be found in Volume 28, Page 67, of Addison Land Records and bounded as follows – on the south and west by lands of Charlie Seeger, on the north by lands of Anna C. Crane, on the east by the highway leading from Vergennes to Bridport, -To said deed, the records thereof, and to the deeds and records therein referred to, reference is hereby made in further aid of this description.”

The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.

The public sale may be adjourned one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, without further court order, and without publication or service of a new notice of sale, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or by certified check by the purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

The Mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at sale.

Bank of America, N.A., Jennifer L. Maynard, Esq. Shechtman Halperin Savage, LLP 1080 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 877-575-1400 Attorney for Plaintiff jmaynard@shslawfirm.com Dated: December 22, 2017 12/28, 1/4, 1/11

PAGE 10B — Addison Independent, Thursday, January 4, 2018

Man seriously hurt in snowmobile crash

Author delivers her second book MIDDLEBURY — Katherine Arden returns to the Vermont Book Shop to read, discuss and sign “The Girl in the Tower,” Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m. This is the second book in Middlebury alum Arden’s trilogy that began with the acclaimed debut novel “The Bear and the Nightingale.”

In “The Bear and the Nightingale,” rich Russian fairy tale strands are woven through vivid and authentic descriptions of 14th-century life in the far north country and Moscow, enchanting readers and winning awards and introducing an irresistible heroine, Vasilisa. Vasya, to her family, has grown up at the edge of a Russian wilderness, where snowdrifts reach the eaves of her family’s wooden house and there is truth in the fairy tales told around the fire. Vasilisa’s gift for seeing what others do not won her the attention of Morozko — Frost, the winter demon from the stories — and together they saved her people from destruction. But Frost’s aid comes at a cost, and her people have condemned her as a witch.

In “The Girl in the Tower’” she faces an impossible choice. Driven from her home by frightened villagers, the only options left for her are marriage or the convent.

She cannot bring herself to accept either fate and instead chooses adventure, dressing herself as a

Salisbury SALISBURY — The Conservation Commission has acquired two wildlife cameras for use by Salisbury folk. The cameras can be mounted on a tree or a post on your property and record activity 24 hours a day. During daylight hours the images will be in color and at night in black and white; the

boy and setting off astride her magnificent stallion Solovey.

Katherine A r d e n deferred enrollment at Middlebury College for a year in order to live and study in Moscow. Once at Middlebury, she specialized in French and R u s s i a n literature, also taking eight months to study abroad in Paris and another eight months in Moscow. She received her Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude. Arden currently lives and writes in East Middlebury.

This event is free and open to the

KATHERINE ARDEN WILL be at the Vermont Book Shop on Jan. 10 to discuss her new novel, “The Girl In The Tower.”

public. For more information contact Jenny Lyons at 802-388-2061 or jenny@vermontbookshop.com.

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cameras also contain an SD card.

The cameras are available through the Salisbury Public Library and may be signed out for two weeks.

Library hours are Tuesdays from 3-6 p.m., Thursdays 2-5 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon.

The Salisbury library is asking people to not donate any more books

AUCTIONS PUBLIC AUCTION JCT. ROUTES 22A & 125 • BRIDPORT, VERMONT SUNDAY – JANUARY 7TH 9:30 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 9:30 A.M.

We have been commissioned to sell the contents from a Starksboro and Brandon homes for this sale. The following will be sold…

Early 1833 Pennsylvania Blanket chest – Cutter spool cabinet – fancy walnut dining room table w/6 leaves – early 4 drawer cherry dresser – commodes – early 6` stenciled bench – NH regulator wall clock – Hunting and fishing books – Ash drop leaf table w/5 chairs – cedar chest – grain painted dome top trunk and others – early snow shoes and skis – fancy iron shelf brackets – basket of tip ups – early iron wall grate – large.set of Steer horns – wooden sap buckets – 1940’s Brunswick curved bowling bench – lg. asst. of Ladies handbags – Mounted ducks – 2 Orleans, VT Country Club chairs – early foot warmer – grain painted wardrobe cabinet – early bevel glass gun cabinet w/drawers – toleware and trays – tin and metal toys – maple hutch and server – camel saddle – variety of sterling – Griswold ironware – Copper ware – crocks & jugs – mixing bowls – early youth chair and rocker – several sets of chairs and others – wash stand – Ogee and Parlor mirrors – pair of early pineapple top twin beds – blanket boxes – B & A railroad lantern – drop leaf table – early stenciled arrow back rocker and others – iron lamp brackets – oil lamps – variety of nice table lamps – 10’ x 12’ rag rug – Hook rugs by Susan Sargent & others – flow blue and Wedgewood plates – Spode china – Czech service for 12 china – bone china cups and saucers – nice variety of linens – quilts – fur coats and jackets – large wooden bowls – marbles – kitchenware – nice wooden file cabinet – tin bird cage – glass door bookcases – vintage Christmas decorations – flat screen TV – wooden medicine cabinet – LR arm chair – 1 drawer stand – reverse painting on mirror – large planters and much more…

COINS – AND OTHER 1786 VT coins – silver dollars – silver quarters and half dollars – Mercury dimes – small Iron Fido paperweight – Hop-a-long Cassidy wrist watch – misc. jewelry PAINTING AND PRINTS Lake Dunmore McAllister North Forty photo – Ned Walker landscape –1986 VT Duck Stamp by Jim Killen – Ellis Island print

by Collette – 1896 Pointer dog by Osthaus – large pheasant print

by Charlie Murphy – pair of duck prints by Leslie Koubo – Warren Kimball – Nude carving, pencil sketches – fish charts – watercolors and much more…

OUTSIDE – 9:00 A.M. (WEATHER PERMITTING) Husqvarna 8 h.p. electric start snow blower – Garden cart – patio set – maple knee hole desk – wine rack – King size bed – Wicker porch chairs and much more…

Terms: Cash, check, MC, Visa Lunch by Bridport Grange AUCTIONEER: Tom Broughton PO Box 53, Bridport, VT 05734 802-758-2494 AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Preview 7:45 a.m. day of sale. Partial listing only. All items sold as is, where is, with no applied warranty.

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to the library at this time. Librarian Ruth Bernstein is currently entering the collection into a computer program and does not need additions at this time. Leaving books on the steps is especially bothersome as it means she has to find time and ways to dispose of them. Thank you for your help.

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for December 28 & January 2 BEEF Gosliga Farm Nea-Tocht Farm Defreest Farm Nop Bros. & Sons W. Stearns Jr. Blue Spruce Farms

Costs Lbs. per lb Dollars 1430 .60 858.00 1585 .60 951.00 1220 .59 719.80 1670 .58 968.60 1205 .58 698.90 1880 .57 1,071.60

CALVES Wakefields Monument Farms A. Farr Barnes Bros.

Hatch Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb Dollars 88 1.20 105.60 97 1.00 97.00 103 .95 97.85 103 .95 97.85 102 .90 91.80

Total # Beef: 253 • Total # Calves: 331 We value our faithful customers.

Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs.

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ADDISON COUNTY — An Addison man was reported to be in serious condition at University of Vermont Medical Center on Tuesday — six days after he was injured in a snowmobiling accident near Dead Creek.

On Wednesday, Dec. 27, at around 4 p.m. Vermont State Police raced to the Dead Creek Fish and Wildlife Access off Route 17 in Addison for a report of an unresponsive man on the ice. Troopers found that 40-yearold Timothy Oemcke had crashed his Arctic Cat Crossfire 7 snowmobile on the access road. Police report that he was wearing a DOT-certified helmet at the time.

The Vergennes Area Rescue Squad took Oemcke to the Burlington hospital due to the significant injuries sustained during the crash. Police described the injuries as “significant back injuries.” UVM Medical Center does not give details on a patient’s condition, but they describe “serious” as “vital signs may be unstable and not within normal limits (and) patient is acutely ill.”

This is an ongoing investigation and police said that they suspected alcohol impairment was a contributing factor to this crash.

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On Dec. 26 at approximately 10:30 a.m. stopped a silver 2009 Toyota Tacoma on Green Street in Vergennes after observing an equipment violation. Police identified the 59-year-old driver as Steven Burlock of Bristol, and said that they detected the strong odor of marijuana coming from Burlock’s vehicle.

Troopers searched the vehicle and report that they found a small amount of marijuana. While speaking with Burlock, troopers detected signs of impairment, so they screened him for driving under the influence, transported him to the New Haven barracks for processing and released him after citing Burlock for driving under the influence of drugs, third offense.

• Began investigating a report that on Dec. 26 at approximately 5:35 p.m. Patricia Disorda, 41, of Leicester was driving a Honda Ridgeline northbound on Route 53 in Leicester when a southbound pickup truck with a yellow plow on the front drifted into her lane and sideswiped the entire left side of her vehicle.

After being hit, Disorda activated her hazard lights, pulled over and stopped. She told police that in her rear view mirror she saw the truck stop, wait a few seconds then continue to head south on Route 53 without making any contact with her.

Vermont State Police ask anyone who may have witnessed this incident or saw a full-size pickup truck, color unknown, with what is believed to be a full size yellow plow on the front traveling south on Route 53 (Lake Dunmore Road), around the time of this incident is asked to contact Cpl. LeBlanc at the New Haven barracks at (802) 388-4919.

• On Dec. 26 at 9:30 p.m. responded to a one-car crash on Route 116 North

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near LaRose Lane in Bristol. As troopers arrived they found Bristol firefighters extracting Jason Marshall, 25, of Huntington from the 2011 GMC truck he had been driving. The Bristol Rescue Squad took Marshall to UVM Medical Center to be treated for leg and neck injuries. The truck was totaled. The cause of this crash is still under investigation, but police reported that neither alcohol nor drugs appeared to be contributing factors to the crash.

• On Dec. 26 between 9 and 11 p.m. Addison County Sheriff’s Department deputies joined troopers from the New Haven barracks in a DUI checkpoint on Route 22A in Bridport. Police came in contact with 75 vehicles and 187 people and did not report any arrests or citations.

• On Dec. 26 at approximately 3:50 p.m. responded to a two-car cash at the intersection of Routes 22A and 17 in Addison. Police report that Jennifer Bennett, 41, of Witherbee, N.Y., stopped the 2005 Subaru Forrester she was driving at the stop sign on Route 17 and then proceeded into the intersection, where her car was struck by a 2014 Mercedes SUV driven southbound on 22A by Christopher Bongiorno, 39, of Elyria, Ohio. Both vehicles were totaled as a result of the collision, but no one was injured. Police cited Bennett for unsafely entering an intersection and driving without a license.

• On Dec. 28 at approximately 6:18 p.m. clocked a vehicle going 87 mph in a 50 mph zone southbound on Route 7 in Salisbury. Police cited Brian Smith, 52, of Lunenburg, Mass., for speeding.

• On Dec. 31 concluded the investigation into a Nov. 29 crash on Route 74 in Shoreham. Police said they determined that no criminal violation had occurred but they did ticket the 17-year-old driver for driving too fast for conditionsaccident resulting and for a passenger restriction violation.

• On Dec. 31 reported on a singlevehicle rollover crash in the area of Sargent Cross Road and River Road in New Haven on the afternoon of Dec. 19. The trooper reported that his investigation showed that Kyle Bartlett, 18, of Bristol had been driving too fast for conditions, lost control of the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee he was driving and it left the roadway and rolled. Bartlett was transported to Porter Hospital and later police gave him a ticket.

• On Jan. 1 at 6:35 a.m. went to a one-car crash with possible injuries on Route 100 in Granville, just north of the Granville Fire Department.

Police report that Nicholas B. Paradis, 19, of Stockbridge was driving a 2011 Subaru Impreza northbound when he lost control of his vehicle, went off the right side of the road and collided with a bridge, totaling the vehicle and causing

damage to the bridge railing system.

Neither Paradis nor his passenger were wearing seat belts and the White River Valley Ambulance Squad screened them for injuries. Police ticketed Paradis for speeding and for failure to wear a seat belt.

Troopers from the New Haven barracks, along with other participating area law enforcement agencies in Addison County, will be conducting a series of DUI checkpoints and focused saturation patrols throughout Addison County during the month of January.

The intent is to promote highway safety by identifying and removing impaired drivers and reducing impaired driving related crashes.

State police said their goal is to ensure the safest roadways possible.

Vermont State Police release a daily log of a selection of their activities.

In Addison County, those activities included: • Dec. 26, motor vehicle disturbances, Green Street, Vergennes.

• Dec. 26, traffic crash, Route 17, Starksboro.

• Dec. 26, leaving the scene of an accident, Lake Dunmore Road, Leicester.

• Dec. 27, traffic hazard, North Main Street and Stickney Road, Whiting.

• Dec. 27, directed patrol, Route 7 and 22A, Ferrisburgh.

• Dec. 27, alarm, Delong Lane, Shoreham.

• Dec. 27, citizen assist, Route 7, New Haven.

• Dec. 27, animal problem, Monkton Road, Monkton.

• Dec. 27, family disturbance, Route 74, Cornwall.

• Dec. 27, family disturbance, Route 22A, Panton.

• Dec. 28, animal problem, Robinson Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Dec. 28, citizen assist, Cross Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Dec. 28, traffic offense, Route 7 and Plains Road, Salisbury.

• Dec. 30, directed patrol, Route 7, New Haven.

• Dec. 30, motor vehicle disturbances, Town Hill Road and Main Street, New Haven.

• Dec. 31, traffic crash, Cross Road and Route 22A, Bridport.

• Dec. 31, crash with damage, Creek Road, Salisbury.

• Dec. 31, traffic crash, Mountain Road, Addison.

• Dec. 31, citizen assist, Sand Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Dec. 31, motor vehicle disturbances, Little Chicago Road and Route 7, Ferrisburgh.

• Dec. 31, false alarm, Ridge Road, Cornwall.

• Jan. 1, suspicious person or circumstance, Sunset Knoll Road, Panton.

• Jan. 1, welfare check, Shamrock Drive, Starksboro.

• Jan. 1, traffic crash, Market Road and Route 22A, Bridport.

• Jan. 1, motor vehicle disturbances, Burpee Road and Route 116 South, Bristol.

• Jan. 1, traffic crash, Weybridge Road and Prunier Road, Weybridge.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ADDISON COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW OF SHOREHAM TOWN PLAN

The Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) and Shoreham Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing on Monday January 22nd 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Shoreham Town Office to review the Shoreham Town Plan. The Town of Shoreham has requested that ACRPC grant regional approval of their Town Plan pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4350(b). The purpose of the review is to determine whether the Shoreham Town Plan: (1) is consistent with the goals established in 24 V.S.A. § 4302; (2) is compatible with its regional plan; (3) is compatible with approved plans of other municipalities in the region; and (4) contains all the elements included in 24 V.S.A. §4382.

The Shoreham Town Plan encompasses the entire Town of Shoreham. Copies of the Shoreham Town Plan can be viewed at the Shoreham Town office at 297 Main Street Shoreham, VT 05770.

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A parent and their child brave the cold for a cross country ski at Ripton’s Rikert Nordic Center in last week’s frigid temperatures.

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Glide into a new season with Frost Mountain Nordic

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BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

hen you think of a Nordic ski club, you might think of spandex suits, streamline sunglasses and hundreds of lean athletes racing around a course pushing off of their skinny skis and tall poles. Next you might think brrrr… and skip the Nordic racing scene for warmer clothes and a more tranquil touring experience.

In years past, Frost Mountain Nordic club — the cross country skiing club that calls Ripton’s Rikert Nordic Center home — used to be more focused on racing, but they’re changing their stride this year to focus more on fun, family-oriented programs.

“There’s still a focus on the junior racing programing, but we’re also starting to reach out more to the master age (that’s 30-85 years old) and recreational skier,” said Mike Hussey, who’s been the director at Rikert for the past seven years and is also a member of the FMN board.

“The club has been changing over the past 12 months. It’s been a fun and inspiring conversation for me because FMN’s mission is definitely what we try do here at Rikert too: Encourage and provide opportunity to get people outdoors and enjoying winter.”

“The BKL is more of a philosophy than a program per se,” said Chris Anderson, treasurer of the FMN board, who started skiing before he could ride a bike.

FMN offers three programs for children, an adult program and a basic non-program membership for volunteers and passionate supporters. Fees range from $25 to $260 for the season, with scholarships available.

“Prior to 1981 there was only one technique in cross-country skiing, the diagonal stride, in which both skis stay in prepared tracks,” reads the Bill Koch Story on the New England Nordic Ski Association’s website. “While competing in a race on a frozen river in Scandinavia at the end of the 1980 season, Bill was surprised to see a Swede,

All three youth programs (grades K-8) are part of the Bill Koch League that meets on Saturdays.

Bill Koch, or “Kochie,” was a Nordic skier from southeastern Vermont. He rose to fame at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Austria, when he took the silver medal for the 30-km cross-country ski race. He competed in the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., and then captured the first official World Cup title in ’81.

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ART Winter Screening Series continues with ‘California Typewriter’

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he Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival continues its popular 2017/18 Winter Screening Series at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury with the engaging and thoughtful documentary, “California Typewriter” on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m.

A documentary portrait of artists, writers and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter as a tool and a muse, this intriguing film, directed by Doug Nichol, features Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and others.

It also movingly documents the struggles of California Typewriter, one of the last remaining repair shops in America dedicated to keeping the aging machines clicking. In the process, the film delivers a thought-provoking meditation on the changing dynamic between humans and machines, as the digital age’s emphasis on speed and convenience redefines who is actually serving whom, human or machine?

The “California Typewriter” screening will be introduced by MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven, who will also moderate a Q&A following the film.

Expanding to six films from five, the MNFF Winter Screening Series offers one distinctive feature every month beginning in December and concluding in May. The series retains its exclusive focus on

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Ken Alexander in “California Typewriter” (2016).

coming up Sunday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m.

“I Am Evidence,” directed by Trish Adlesic Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m.

“Novitiate,” directed by Margaret Betts Saturday, April 7, 7 p.m.

“Lady Bird,” directed by Greta Gerwig Friday, May 11, 7 p.m.

“The Judge,” directed by Erika Cohn

prominent work by first and second time filmmakers.

MNFF would like to alert its audiences to a change in the schedule for the February and March films in the Series.

The powerful and timely documentary, “I Am Evidence,” will now screen at Town Hall Theater on Sunday, Feb. 18 instead of Sunday, March 11. The riveting drama “Novitiate” will be shown on Sunday, March 11 instead of Feb. 18.

Trailers and additional information for all films in the Winter Screening Series are available at the MNFF website, middfilmfest.org.

Individual tickets are $12 and are available at the MNFF website, middfilmfest.org, or at the Town Hall Theater Box Office, either in person [Mon.-Sat., 12-5 p.m.], by phone at (802) 382-9222 or online at townhalltheater.org.

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Bjorn Risby, go sailing by him with a different technique. Risby had one ski in the track, but was pushing off to the side, like a speedskater, with his other ski. The technique was faster.”

Koch does’t claim to have invented skating, “but I did help popularize it,” he said.

BKL programs are now popular all over the region and encourage “deliberate play, diversification, healthy competition and staying active for life.”

The oldest youth group (fifth- through eighthgraders) meet three days a week. The Wildcats are coached by Ryan Kerrigan, who maintains his own year-round training business, VTXC.

team, the middle school racers (the Wildcats) and an entry level BKL skier. Our love of the sport has grown with all the new friendships and challenges over the years. This year, we have skied probably 20 days already.”

That’s thanks in large part to Rikert’s snowmaking systems.

“We give a huge shout out to Rikert for their snowmaking,” said Dana, Chris Anderson’s wife and a member of the FMN board. “It’s consistently fantastic snow!”

New to FMN this year is a program for adults only — the PhatCats. “We meet on Thursdays and Saturdays, with coaching from our head coach Ryan,” said Palcsik, who’s also a PhatCat. “The program is for adults who want to have fun, get outside and maybe get a little better with their technique. It’s made a huge difference in my skiing already this year.”

“WE DO IT BECAUSE

The PhatCat program also offers a way for parents to stay connected to the club once their kids graduate from the youth programs. The Palcsiks and the Andersons know this first hand. They all have kids in the programs — in fact that’s how they met and became friends.

“I started VTXC about WE LOVE SKIING, WE seven or eight years ago,” said Kerrigan, who bases LOVE THIS COMMUNITY the program out of the AND WE LOVE THE Waitsfield area. “It is mainly for high school runners… we PROGRAMMING FOR went to the youth mountain KIDS.” — Dana Anderson running championships in “At races the parents are Spain last year and this year right out there with the kids, we’re going to Rome… It’s keeping them warm and organized,” said Chris a year round program, so in the winter I work Anderson. “It can go from fun to overwhelming more with skiers and racers individually who and cold if the parents aren’t on their game.” want to improve.”

Kerrigan who is living in Addison County for the winter and renting his home in Stowe, uses Moosetracking (a digital tracking program) to monitor his racers’ workouts and in-person training to help with technique.

“We do it because we love skiing, we love this community and we love the programming for kids,” said Dana Anderson.

“I really enjoy coaching all aspects and all levels of Nordic as long as the energy and passion is there,” the 32-year-old said.

“We’re inviting people into the fold,” said Palcsik. “It can be intimidating to join a ski club with the gear, culture and cold. We wanted a way to capture some of the energy of the parents and friends.”

So is the “energy there” at FMN? Oh, yeah!

“The energy and momentum down here is really great,” Kerrigan said of FMN. “Watching people get into ski racing and realizing how fun and fast you can go is awesome. Most people think Nordic is walking on skis — which is also fun — but going fast on skis is pretty fun.”

Drew Palcsik is a good example. He’s the president of the FMN board this year, and didn’t grow up skiing.

“I came to the sport as an adult,” he said, “learning to ski alongside my two (now three) boys at Blueberry Hill Nordic Center, then at Rikert. I have one each on the high school

But parents and adults deserve some fun too.

Programs officially start Jan. 6, but you can join at any time. Register online at frostmountainnordic.org. Keep your eyes peeled for extra winter fun with FMN throughout the season; they’re hoping to expand into other outdoor activities like fatbiking and snowshoeing.

“I think the club is doing such an amazing job of getting the word out,” Kerrigan said. “We want to open everyone’s eyes to all winter experiences. Sure we encourage ski racing, but we don’t stop there. We’re trying to give the kids a well balanced and full winter experience.”

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OUT OF TOWN Constructed Gestures NEW EXHIBIT OPENS AT THE AMY E. TARRANT GALLERY IN BURLINGTON

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he Amy E. Tarrant Gallery presents “Constructed Gestures,” an exhibit featuring collages, montages, and digitally manipulated photography

by Wendy James, Greg Merhar, Sandy Milens, Bruce Pendleton, Paul Reynolds and Derrick Senior.

The exhibit will be on view Jan. 6-March 31, with an opening event and a chance to meet the artists on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2 p.m.

Not familiar with this gallery, it’s right next door to the Flynn theater in Burlington. The gallery opens to the public Saturdays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and is open for performance attendees prior to most MainStage shows and during intermission.

John Killacky, executive director of the Flynn, curated the exhibition. “I loved putting together

this show of these compelling photographers,” he said. “Wendy James’ surreal montages, Greg Merhar’s frozen abstracts, Sandy Milens commemorations of the World Trade Center, Bruce Pendleton’s color-saturated montages, Paul Reynold’s imaginary landscape, and Derrick Senior explosive high-speed movement captures invite the viewer into glorious subliminal terrains of exploration.”

“Vision 698” by Greg Merhar

Wendy James, long exhibited at Frog Hollow before moving to Lowell, Mass. Sandy Milens worked extensively with the Preservation Trust of Vermont. Paul Reynolds is best known as a wedding photographer. Bruce Pendleton’s has shown in galleries throughout Vermont. Greg Merhar’s work has recently been seen at the Burlington Art Hop. Derrick Senior is debuting at this exhibition.

For more info call (802) 652-4500.

“Lexface” by Derrick Senior

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IN TOWN Pianist Shai Wosner returns to Middlebury ALL-SCHUBERT PROGRAM AT MIDDLEBURY’S MAHANEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS PLAYS TO ARTIST’S STRENGTHS

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orn in Israel and educated at Juilliard, pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity and creative insight.

Known worldwide as a foremost interpreter of the works of the Austrian composer Franz Schubert, Wosner will treat audiences to an all-Schubert program at the Mahaney Center for the Arts on Friday, Jan. 12.

Performing Arts Series Director Allison Coyne Carroll first discovered Wosner when he visited Middlebury in 2011 as part of audience favorite Sophie Shao’s chamber ensemble, followed by a solo concert in 2013. His concert program will include opuses 42, 51, and 78 — the “Fantasie.”

These late sonatas are not only the culmination of Schubert’s piano works, but also some of the most profound essays in all of music.

“We have certainly heard late Schubert sonatas performed before on the Robison stage — and even on the Liebowitz piano,” notes Carroll, “but the works are often a revelation in the hands of a different pianist, especially one as exceptional and insightful as Shai.”

“When playing these sonatas, I do get a sense of communing with the audience,” said Wosner, “they have an enveloping quality.”

Pianist Shai Wosner plays an all-Schubert program at the Mahaney Center for the Arts on Friday, Jan. 12.

PHOTO / JAMIE JUNG

This concert is part of the Nelson Chamber Music Series with support from Marny and Rob Lichtenstein. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. on Jan. 12 in Robison Hall at Mahaney Center for the Arts in Middlebury.

Tickets are $28 for adults; $22 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni; $10 for youth 18 and under; and $6 for Middlebury College students. For tickets and more info call 802-443-MIDD (6433) or visit middlebury.edu/ arts/tickets.

one two three THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK ‘THE WESTERN STAR’ STORY Actor and singer Jack DesBois weaves original verse and song into a striking tapestry of the Biblical Three SATURDAY JAN. Kings story this weekend and next Saturday at St. Stephen’s on the green in Middlebury. Performances are from 4:30-6 p.m.

This is a transportive storytelling event, inviting its audience into a world of blinding blizzards, mysterious magi and the healing glow of one bright star. Join the Kings on their journey through winter’s darkness to the Savior’s side in Bethlehem, and share in their gentle message of hope. $10 suggested donation supports local charities; all are welcome regardless of ability to pay.

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SNAKE MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS RELEASES NEW ALBUM Snake Mountain Bluegrass, a Champlain Valley band of 30 years together, has just released a new album. Entitled “For Keeps,” the disc features 13 tunes from the five-member ensemble.

Earle Provin, Milo Stanley, Mike Connor, Mike Boise and Gregg Humphrey weave together guitar, fiddle, banjo and bass with multi-part harmonies to give the listener that classic bluegrass twang. The CD is available at The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury. See the group live at Skinny Pancake in Burlington for a “Bluegrass Brunch,” 12-3 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 7.

SUNDAY 7 JAN.

BOOK SIGNING AT BOOK SHOP Katherine Arden returns to the Vermont Book Shop to read, discuss and sign “The Girl in the Tower,” WEDNESDAY JAN. Wednesday,

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Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m. The Middlebury bookshop is thrilled to welcome back Middlebury College alum Arden for the second book in her trilogy that began with the acclaimed “The Bear and the Nightingale.”

This event is free and open to the public.

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CALENDAR

ACTIVE

MONTHLY WILDLIFE WALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 13, 8-11 a.m. Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland, corner of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help survey birds and other wildlife. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. More info call 802-388-6019 or 802388-1007.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB SKYLIGHT POND AND SKYLINE LODGE HIKE IN RIPTON. Saturday, Jan. 13. A moderate 5.2-mile hike or snowshoe up to the ridge on switchbacks for a gradual ascent to Skylight Pond and Skyline Lodge. Lunch at the Lodge. Optional short spur trail for great western overlook. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, food and hiking poles if desired.

This is a dog friendly hike. More info contact Ivor Hughes at brhughes@gmavt.net or 802-4534412. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB YOUNG ADVENTURERS MT. INDEPENDENCE HIKE IN ORWELL. Sunday, Jan. 14, 10 a.m. Geared towards adventurers 4-8 but all are welcomed.

Outings are tailored to individual participants.

More info contact YAC Leader Lauren Bierman at 802-349-7498 or laurenbierman1218@gmail. com. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

BOOKS KATHERINE ARDEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m., the Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Arden, Middlebury College alumna returns to the Vermont Book Shop to read, discuss and sign “The Girl in the Tower,” the second book in the trilogy that began with acclaimed “The Bear and the Nightingale.” Free and open to the public, with book signing to follow.

CRAFTS TWIST O’ WOOL SPINNING GUILD MEETING IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Jan. 4, 6 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. It’s the annual pot luck, so bring a dish to share, plate and forks. Show and tell and a spin in following dinner. All are welcome.

DANCE

CONTRA DANCE IN CORNWALL. Saturday, Jan. 13, 7-9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30.

Featuring Don Stratton calling to live banjo and fiddle music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. More info at 802-462-3722.

FILM “CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The MNFF Winter Screening Series presents this documentary directed by Doug Nichol. Jay Craven, MNFF artistic director, will give an introduction and Q&A. Watch the trailers, read more about the films and buy tickets at middfilmfest.org. A series pass, covering admission to all six films, is available for $60. Individual tickets to the films are $12. Also available on the THT website, at the THT box office or day of show.

“BEACH RATS” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan.13, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. Frankie, a teenager from the outer edges of Brooklyn, struggles to escape his troubled home life and reconcile his conflicting sexual desires. Free.

JUST FOR FUN TRAVELING SIGHTSEEING ASSOCIATES PLANNING MEETING IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 6, 12:30-2 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Join in the planning for 2018 trips to places of interest around Addison County. A visit to the Henry Sheldon Museum will follow. More info contact Jan Walker at 802388-4220 or janwalkervt@together.net.

LECTURE “ANIMALS OF THE NORTH: WHAT WILL CLIMATE CHANGE MEAN FOR THEM?” presentation in Addison. Thursday, Jan. 11, 9 a.m.

– 1:30 p.m., Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area, 966 VT Route 17. Naturalist Sue Morse, founder and science director of Keeping Track, a wildlife conservation nonprofit based in Jericho, will give a lecture and slide presentation from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then she will lead the group on a nature walk at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area until 1:30 p.m. Free and open to the first 20 people who contact Amy Alfieri at amy.alfieri@vermont.gov or 802-759-2398.

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WHAT YOU WANT TO DO JANUARY 4-14, 2018

CROWS AND RAVENS LECTURE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Jan. 11, 7-8 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. These birds are considered harbingers of evil by some, and for others endless curiosity. In Otter Creek Audubon’s Cabin Fever lecture series, bird Diva Bridget Butler pulls back the shroud on these birds known as corvids. Free.

INVASIVE INSECT PRESENTATION IN SHOREHAM. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Learn about invasive insect species with Meredith Whitney, Forest Pest Education Coordinator with the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program. A kid-friendly, insect-heavy experience. An insect craft and a snack are included.

MUSIC “THE WESTERN STAR” STORYTELLING IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 6, Sunday, Jan. 7, and Saturday, Jan. 13, 4:30-6 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. This is a transportive storytelling event, inviting its audience into a world of blinding blizzards, mysterious magi and the healing glow of one bright star. Actor and singer Jack DesBois weaves original verse and song into a striking tapestry of the Biblical Three Kings story. Join the Kings on their journey through winter’s darkness to the Savior’s side in Bethlehem, and share in their gentle message of hope. $10 suggested donation supports local charities; all are welcome regardless of ability to pay.

NIGHT TREE ON STAGE IN RIPTON. Saturday, Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, 1305 Rt. 125. Open mic followed by featured performers. $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. Open mic sign-up and info at 802-388-9782 or rcch.org.

FESTIVAL-ON-THE-GREEN ANNUAL MEETING IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m., Middlebury Union Middle School, 48 Deerfield Ln. Enthusiastic volunteers wanted to help plan the Middlebury’s annual summer music event.

This will be the Festivals’ 40th year. Come to this meeting and find out how you can get involved.

SHAI WOSNER PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Jan. 12, 8-10 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Pianist CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. He returns to Middlebury with a program of late Schubert sonatas, including opuses 42, 51, and 78, the “Fantasie.” Reserved seating.

JOEL CAGE PERFORMS IN BRANDON. Saturday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come hear this award-winning veteran singer/songwriter from Boston, once a member of the internationally acclaimed rock and roll group Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes.

Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802-247-4295, info@brandon-music, or Brandon-music.net.

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did you know?

ALTHOUGH FULL MOONS OCCUR ROUGHLY EVERY 29.5 DAYS, BLUE MOONS ARE MUCH MORE RARE. ACCORDING TO SPACE.COM, A BLUE MOON HAPPENS ON AVERAGE ONCE EVERY 2.7 YEARS. A blue moon has nothing to do with the color of this celestial orb, but rather it refers to when there are four full moons in a season of three months instead of three full moons. The fourth moon is referred to as the blue moon. Occasionally, two full moons appear during the same month. This will happen in January. January 1 featured the full Wolf moon; at the end of the month, on Jan. 31, sky-gazers can view the second full moon, or the blue moon.

Happy

New Year May your 2018 be full of peace, joy, art and leisure.

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Healthy

New Year’s

Recipes

HOLIDAYS CAN GET A LITTLE HEAVY WITH ALL THE FOOD, DRINK AND SWEETS. KEEP THINGS MERRY AND LIGHT THROUGH THE NEW YEAR WITH THESE HEALTHY HOLIDAY RECIPES FROM THE REGISTERED DIETITIANS OF THE NEW ENGLAND DAIRY PROMOTION BOARD.

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Holly Jolly Green Smoothie THIS IS AN EASY AND TASTY WAY TO GET KIDS TO EAT THEIR VEGETABLES ALONG WITH A HEALTHY SERVING OF DAIRY PROTIEN.

INGREDIENTS: 1-cup milk or plain yogurt ½ banana ½ orange, peeled and seeded 2 cups spinach ¼ cup raspberries ¼ cup strawberries 1 tbsp. honey ½ cup ice

DIRECTIONS: Place ingredients into a blender and blend until a smooth consistency is achieved.

Pour and serve with fun holiday themed straws.

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Healthful ways to improve your cocoa Today we drink cocoa just because it tastes good. But keep in mind that any toppings or mix-ins added to your hot chocolate may add extra calories.

Lower-calorie options: •

Extracts (e.g., coconut, vanilla, or almond)

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Spices (e.g., chili powder, cinnamon, or cayenne pepper)

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Cinnamon stick

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Peppermint stick

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did you know?

DATING BACK 3,000 YEARS, HOT CHOCOLATE BEGAN AS A BITTER MIX OF SMASHED CACAO BEANS, WATER, CHILI, AND OTHER SPICES. IT WAS ONLY WHEN THE SPANIARDS BROUGHT THE IDEA HOME TO EUROPE DID THE MODERN DAY VERSION BEGIN TO EMERGE. THE AZTEC MILITARY USED HOT CHOCOLATE FOR A SOURCE OF STRENGTH AND HEALING. DURING THE UNITED STATES REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THE DRINK WAS SERVED TO WOUNDED SOLDIERS TO SPEED UP RECOVERY. DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, HOT CHOCOLATE WAS USED TO COMFORT FATIGUED TROOPS.

ayered slaw with beets, apple, cheddar and bacon INGREDIENTS: 2 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and shredded 2 large apples, peeled and shredded 2 medium-large beets, peeled and shredded 2 tablespoons orange juice 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, divided 2 teaspoons honey 2 teaspoons minced shallot 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ¾ teaspoon salt, divided

¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled, optional 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese ½ cup toasted chopped pecans ¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries

DIRECTIONS: Place carrots, apples and beets in three individual medium bowls.

Whisk orange juice, 1 tablespoon vinegar, honey, shallot, mustard, ½ teaspoon salt and pepper in a small dish. Add oil and whisk to combine. Drizzle vinaigrette over the carrots, apple and beet, dividing evenly among the bowls.

Toss each to coat.

Whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, tarragon, the remaining tablespoon

vinegar and the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt in a small bowl.

Assemble salad in a large glass bowl or in individual glass bowls or jars. Layer half of the carrot, apple and beet into the bowl(s) or jars. Top with half of the creamy dressing. Layer on half of the bacon (if using) cheddar, pecans, and cranberries. Repeat with a second layer of each. Chill until ready to serve, up to 8 hours.

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T HEATER

OWN HALL

Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

Sun 1/7 2pm $12/$60 Series Pass

MNFF WINTER SCREENING SERIES

CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER

A documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter. Featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, the late Sam Shepard, and more.

Fri, Sat & Mon 1/26, 1/27 & 1/29 @ 7:30pm Sun 1/28 @ 2pm MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE J-TERM MUSICAL

CABARET

Vivacious, wounded cabaret performer Sally Bowles and American writer Cliff fall in love in the looming shadow of Nazi Germany.

Tickets are $20/$15 staff/$6 students On Sale 1/10 at 8am online or call 802-382-9222

Sat 1/27 1pm $24/$10 Students MET LIVE IN HD

TOSCA

Sir David McVicar’s ravishing new production offers a splendid backdrop for two extraordinary sopranos sharing the title role of the jealous prima donna: Sonya Yoncheva and Anna Netrebko.

A free talk about Tosca will be given at 12:15 – in the studio.

Sat 2/3 2pm $15/$10 Students

THE OPERA HOUSE

The Opera House surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera’s rich history and a time of great change for New York.

Featuring rarely seen archival footage, stills, recent interviews, and a soundtrack of extraordinary Met performances, the film chronicles the creation of the Met’s storied home.

Thu–Sat 2/8–10 @ 7:30pm; Sun 2/11 @ 2pm $12 Thu/$17 Fri–Sun MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY PLAYERS

PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE

Comedian Steve Martin’s absurd comedy of historical fiction finds Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meeting in a bar in Paris in 1904, the year before Einstein’s theory of relativity and Picasso’s transition into cubism.

Wed 2/14 11am $13/ $8 Students GREAT ART WEDNESDAYS

DAVID HOCKNEY

AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide.

Sat 2/17 1pm $24/ $10 Students

L’ELISIR D’AMORE

MET IN HD — Soprano Pretty Yende debuts a new role at the Met as the feisty Adina, opposite Matthew Polenzani. Bartlett Sher’s production is charming, with deft comedic timing, but also emotionally revealing.

Scott Morrison will give a free talk at 12:15pm in the studio.

EXHIBITS 10 YEARS: THE CAMERON PRINT PROJECT. On view Jan. 9-April 29, featuring 29 works of art produced over the past decade in a series of annual collaborations between visiting artists and advanced printmaking students. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, located in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum. middlebury.edu.

AN INSTALLATION OF FOLK, ETHNIC, VINTAGE & CONTEMPORARY ART INSPIRED BY ANDRÉ BRETON’S STUDIO AT THE CENTRE POMPIDOU. On view through Jan. 31, featuring a layered show of sculpture, painting and text, from beautiful African and European objects to the work of BigTown Gallery artists, including three artists new to the Gallery — Lou Fink, Alison Weld and Jason Horwitz. BigTown Gallery, 245 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 349-0979 or bigtowngallery.com.

ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early fifteenth-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007.

COMING IN FROM THE COLD. On view Jan.13-Feb. 20, featuring new works

by Vermont artist Rory Jackson. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 1 Mill Street, Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

CREATIVE SPACE WINTER SHOW. On view Jan. 1-Feb. 22, featuring the work of over 40 Vermont artists in all types of media including oils, acrylics, encaustics, prints, glassware, woodenware and jewelry.

Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main Street, Vergennes. (802) 877-3850 or creativespacegallery.org.

DRAW ME A STORY, TELL ME A TALE. On view through Jan. 13, featuring original artwork, sketches and more from 17 Vermont children’s book illustrators/authors. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park Street, Middlebury.

(802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

DRIVING THE BACK ROADS: IN SEARCH OF OLD-TIME VERMONTERS. On view, Sept. 23-Jan. 6, featuring photographs and stories by Ethan Hubbard. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

MORE LIGHT. On view Dec. 1-Jan. 28, featuring small works by Anne Cady, Edward Holland, Julia Jensen, Molly Bosley, Pamela Smith & Sobelman Cortapega. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes.

(802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com.

“RURAL INDUSTRY: AN EMBELLISHMENT OR BLEMISH ON THE LANDSCAPE?” On view through January, featuring eight untitled oil paintings by Mark Benton. The WalkOver Gallery, 15 Main Street in Bristol.

(802) 453-3188 x 2 or walkover@mac.com.

WINTER IN VERMONT. On view through January, featuring an ensemble show by the membership of season-appropriate artwork. The show includes a Christmas tree full of for sale ornaments. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

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MUSIC

WELCOME TO ‘THE MIDNIGHT SHOW’ PRODUCED BY KYGO, A

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emix DJ and producer “Kygo, a” takes us on a sonic flight with her latest EP, “The Midnight Show,” escorting us through a cosmos which transcends genre by seamlessly melding classical composition, sensory stimulating synthesizers, soul nurturing pianos, beautifully toned guitars, and a healthy dose of pop appeal guaranteeing the music captures the attention of listeners no matter the moment, the mood or their personal music tastes.

and drives this Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov original into new realms. A hard hitting, arena sized rhythm and groove section makes the song accessible to all listeners forcing our bodies into uncontrollable head nods, body rocks, and foot taps. A dissonant and busy violin riff accents the arrangement with context and texture as it mimics the flight of the bee through this masterfully crafted bed of enticing sounds. Maintaining an atmospheric, dreamy soundscape, this song would easily fit into a shoegaze/dream pop/indie pop playlist with ease.

BY RON POWERS

The second track features one of my favorite classical pieces, “The Moonlight Sonata” by Ludwig van Beethoven. “Midnight by Moonlight Sonata,” the Kygo, a version, kicks off with the iconic Beethoven piano melody which is guaranteed to infect the depths of your sensory system. Building into a lush, hypnotic and uplifting wall of synths, an infectious and memorable guitar riff, and an inspiring barrage of energetic frequencies, this piece is nothing short of breathtakingly beautiful. Crisp snares, caressing strings, and an abundance of sonic nuance transform this Beethoven classic into a heartfelt, soul-infused, undeniably awesome-

“The Midnight Show” is an exciting and unpredictable listen although it only includes two tracks. With that in mind, I promise this project will leave you wanting to hear more of Kygo, a’s work.

Let’s take a deeper look at the two featured songs.

“Midnight Flight of the Bumble Bee” immediately grabs us with a guitar riff that pierces deep, sticks with you for a long time,

sauce sonic layer cake of a remix.

This two-track EP could easily play on repeat.

You’re likely to notice something new with each listen.

Kygo, a is originally from Asia but makes it known that she is half-Norwegian. She is a DJ who does very well at producing engaging original compositions and is not afraid to stretch her creativity or the idea of genre categories to new and exciting limits.

“The Midnight Show” is now available on Spotify or Apple Music. I highly encourage you to listen.

Connect directly Kygo, a on Twitter, FB or Soundcloud. Live appearances available via Songkick.

Ron Powers, formerly from Middlebury, does freelance A&R for several indie labels and is constantly searching for and writing about his new hot music discoveries.

live music THE MANGROVES. Friday, Jan. 5, 10 p.m., Notte (Two Brothers Tavern), Middlebury.

NIGHT TREE. Saturday, Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

SHAI WOSNER. Friday, Jan. 12, 8-10 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury.

JOEL CAGE. Saturday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

HAMJOB. Saturday, Jan. 13, 10 p.m., Notte (Two Brothers), Middlebury.

SWING NOIRE. Saturday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

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13 songs, featuring Earle Provin, Milo Stanley, Mike Connor, Mike Boise and Gregg Humphrey.

Available exclusively at The Vermont Book Shop.

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the movie CALL ME BY YOUR NAME — RATING: R— RUNNING TIME: 2:12 If you have any reservations about seeing “Call Me by Your Name,” I suggest that you erase them and go right now. How does director Luca Guadagnino get us to forget within minutes any reservations we might have about seeing a film about male homosexuality? He does that by giving us a work of art.

Guadagnino takes us to a 17th century Italian villa where we meet a gentle intellectual family. They have been described perfectly by the director as a family rooted in compassion, trust, and wisdom. Father Perlman (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a professor of Greco-Roman culture, mother Annella (Amira Casar) is a translator, and both work at home. Son Elio (Timothée Chalamet) is a thinker who writes music while studying piano and musical history. He is also 17 years old.

Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet in “Call Me by Your Name” (2017).

Whenever the father needs help with research he imports a young academic as his assistant. Oliver (Armie Hammer) arrives for that temporary stay. Elio, who has had a lovely friendship with Marzia (an excellent Esther Garrel) while they explored their new interest in sex with trust, is stunned by his strong attraction to the visiting researcher. When Oliver understands what Elio wants, he is careful and protective of the boy’s age and innocence.

As they bicycle and walk and swim, we in the audience are soaking up the beauty of the Italian countryside. No paved roads or cars, just peace.

By the time Elio and Oliver indulge themselves, we realize Elio’s parents are extending to their son a quiet understanding of where he is at the moment.

In other hands, this movie might have been fraught with disapproval, tempers, and drama. Mr. Guadagnino has quite literally created magical surroundings and wise, quiet people for an utterly natural coming-of-age story that catches much of what so many feel but don’t say.

thoroughly winning as they set the tone of understanding. And a salute is due the designers of the peace of life in the surrounding Italian beauty that sets the tone.

Director Guadagnino avoids all the trappings of a predictably difficult subject and hands us instead quiet time to think of what is actually happening emotionally in all these good people. He never asks us to take sides. His final family scenes are written and acted with such dignity that most of us left the theater lost in quiet thought.

It is Timothée Chalamet who carries the main role so well that we are quietly on his team as he learns. Armie Hammer plays the older male with restraint and kindness until he understands exactly when it is okay to respond to his young partner. The final conversation between the parents we have come to like so much wraps the whole movie in a perspective that would probably have been impossible for other filmmakers. Their movie is on most lists of Top Ten Bests of the Year. The praise is deserved.

Michael Stuhlbarg and Amira Casar — as father and mother — are

the book JUST LIKE JACKIE — BY LINDSEY STODDARD (HarperCollins)

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

BOOKS THAT DESERVED MORE ATTENTION IN 2017 Reservoir 13, by Jon McGregor

Vermont author and educator Lindsey Stoddard’s debut novel for middle readers, ages 8-12, set in Vermont, is sure to be warmly received. The story, centered on family, how to find it and how to hold it together, is appealing on so many levels. From the very first chapters, Robinson, the feisty but capable young girl who has been keeping a rather large secret about her grandfather’s worsening Alzheimer’s disease, will steal your heart. A long-time middle school teacher, Stoddard wrote Just Like Jackie hoping to reach kids who are struggling with big feelings and tough situations. She believes they will identify with Robinson’s quick wit and her not-so-great behavior at school. Robinson, named for the great ballplayer Jackie Robinson, is always moving — fixing cars at her grandpa’s garage, boiling sap into maple syrup, or playing baseball. She has a tough-girl attitude but she is also sensitive toward and protective of her grandpa, and she does come to recognize the people who want to help care for her as her own family. With its lovely message of acceptance and family, this book already feels like a classic.

— Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

Elmet, by Fiona Mozley Dark at the Crossing,

by Elliot Ackerman A Kind of Freedom, by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton A Life of Adventure and Delight,

by Akhil Sharma Conversations with Friends,

by Sally Rooney One of the Boys, by Daniel Magariel The Book of Joan, by Lidia Yuknavitch

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LIFESTYLE Resolve to read more — it’s good for your health

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he availability of digital content has made it easy to forget how pleasurable it can be to pick up a good book or newspaper and get lost in a story. In fact, a 2015 Huffington Post/YouGov poll of 1,000 adults in the United States found that 28 percent hadn’t read a single book in the previous 12

months.

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health analyzed 12 years of data from the University of Michigan’s Health and Retirement Study concerning reading habits. Among the 3,600 participants over the age of 50, those who read books for as little as 30 minutes per day over several years were living an average of two years longer than those who didn’t read.

stress as a result. By losing oneself in a book, worries and stress can melt away, says research conducted in 2009 at the University of Sussex.

Measuring heart rate and muscle tension, researchers discovered that study participants needed just six minutes to relax once they began reading.

There are many other reasons why reading is good for the mind and body. The following tips can help men and women find more time to read.

Studies have shown that reading improves fluency and story retention while providing a host of additional benefits to young children.

However, the perks do not end with the passing of adolescence. Data published in the journal Neurology found reading regularly improves memory function by working out the brain. This can help slow a decline in memory and other brain functions. Frequent brain exercise can lower mental decline by 32 percent, according to research published in The Huffington Post.

Studies even suggest that reading can help a person be more empathetic to others’ feelings.

Research published in the journal Science showed that reading literary works (not popular fiction) cultivates a skill known as “theory of mind,” which is the “ability to ‘read’ the thoughts and feelings of others.”

Reading also can be calming, helping to reduce

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Find small minutes to read. Busy people may think they don’t have the time to devote to reading, but if they read in small intervals, the amount of time will add up. Read during commutes (if you’re not driving), while in physicians’ waiting rooms

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It’s okay to quit. If you’re a few chapters into a book and it’s not striking your fancy, it’s okay to trade up for a more interesting tale. Don’t feel obligated to finish a book if you are not engaged.

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Read on paper. Reading printed material can be a welcome, relaxing change from looking at screens all day. This may inspire you to read more and for longer periods of time.

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Join a book club. A book club in which you engage with fellow readers can motivate you to read more often.

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Local swimmers claimed league titles and set records this past weekend. See Sports, Page 1B.

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Flying high A wildlife expert has a comeback story to tell about eagles and falcons. See Page 10B.

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Special Report

Feds seek Champlain cleanup

cuts; state pushes back

EPA chief, Vermonters at odds over who pays $2B pricewatertag quality

on Lake Champlain

By JOHN FLOWERS, GAEN improvements.

MURPREE, WILL DiGRAVIO “The EPA will encourage New and JOHN S. McCRIGHT York and Vermont to continue to VERMONT — Strides have make progress in restoring Lake up cleaning been made toward Champlain from within core water Vermont the since Champlain Lake programs,” reads the proposed Legislature two years ago passed 2018 budget for the EPA, under Act 64, the Vermont Clean Water the direction of Administrator Act, and the U.S. Environmental Scott Pruitt. “This funding change Protection Agency released its Lake eliminates the Lake Champlain phosphorusChamplain program. of s last “President targets reduction This change returns both parties summer. responsibility the Steps taken have have supported local funding for ranged from issuing funding for Lake environmental efforts agricultural Champlain ever new to state programs and passed best-practice rules to since we and local entities.”

1991 in legislation phosphorus curtailing The budget, released rivers to establish the into runoff in May, also reduces and the lake; to the Lake Champlain other to n funding repairing of roadsides, Special Designatio geographically specific which similarly reduces Act. The Trump projects in cleanup erosion; to taking the Administration’s the Gulf of Mexico, eliminate to call reducing first steps in Chesapeake Bay and spillage of sewage and these investments Puget Sound. road salts into Vermont is a travesty.”

Does this mean — Sen. Patrick that the huge effort waters. fear Leahy some But Vermonters have made water the effort to clean to start restoration of a 20-year, $2.3 billion effort to improve of fear the ago. Vermont has commenced Lake Champlain in Lake Champlain two summers recreation, drinking, tourism and economic development. Some Lake Champlain and to improve A KAYAKER COOLS off with a swim the state’s waters for cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and and Peter Hamlin water quality generally will fall by quality in the lake and other waterways to preserve Photo courtesy of Chris Robbins other toxins and preserve its waters of the bill. the wayside? How will Vermont pay federal government won’t foot its share for recreation, drinking, tourism and for this? natural beauty could be hampered The answers vary. No doubt, by a change in administration at the programs are well underway federal level. toward the cleanup goal (see The cost of this huge undertaking story, right). But the Lewis Creek is estimated at $2.3 billion over the Association, for one, is preparing next 20 years. For the current fiscal for less federal money to help it year, the EPA allocated nearly $4.4 achieve its mission. million toward the Lake Champlain The association, which is devoted cleanup. But in its proposed FY to restoring this Lake Champlain reduce to looks EPA 2018 budget the tributary that flows through northern By GAEN MURPREE its overall spending by 30 percent (See Status of cleanup, Page 11A) VERMONT — While politicians and essentially zero out spending and federal agencies jockey to pay for the $2.3 billion clean up of Lake Champlain and improvement of Vermont’s waters, state and local agencies tasked with making it all happen are moving full speed ahead.

Agriculture officials have written and begun to implement rules for curbing the amount of animal waste and other phosphorous from getting into the lake. Towns are surveying work they need to do to stop runoff from roads and beginning projects.

Municipalities are trying to get their arms around how to reduce the n amount of sewage that escapes into County Regional Planning Commissio Jason Paquette, left, and Addison rivers. water quality-related SHOREHAM ROAD FOREMAN together in Shoreham to inventory It is all to meet the mandates of Transportation Planner Josh Donabedian examine a roadLake Champlain, this stretch of Lapham Bay Road will from reaching lined up in the coming year. the 2015 Vermont Clean Water Act, improvements. To prevent phosphorus Addison County towns have similar work Independent photo/Trent Campbell as well as the U.S. Environmental likely need two larger culverts. Nineteen (See Agriculture, Page 13A) PRUITT EPA ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT

Towns, farms move full steam ahead

on water quality

State commitment strong; questions loom about federal partners

Malt maker, Ferrisburgh e land strike deal for primrespectively .

By ANDY “I’m very hopeful,” “We can bring KIRKALDY said. wing back Peterson FERRISBU RGH grain-gro “At this point I’m — The Ferrisburgh to New England committing money on and Vermont. selectboard attorneys and to 39th the of Organizers Tuesday agreed on It went west firms. I en engineering on-the-Gre annual Festival a $337,500 deal to certainly wouldn’t do in Middlebury report some sell the town-owned 150 years ago, that if I didn’t think spectators left the talent showcase 34.91-acre parcel at and I think it’s that ultimately we t.

(See By the way, Page 2A) the junction of Routes really importan couldn’t get it done.”

7 and 22A to Andrew It’s good for the Ferrisburgh Peterson of Monkton, sustainability Selectboard owner of Peterson of agriculture in Chairwoman Loretta Quality Malt. able Lawrence said she be to Vermont n P e t e r s o and other board Obituaries ................................ 6A it become plans to build a to have members are also Classifieds ......................... 4B-9B 1 0 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - local again.” hopeful this time Service Directory .............. 6B-7B barn-like — Andrew Peterson around they have a foot, Entertainment ........Arts + Leisure malt-processing buyer who can meet Community Calendar ........ 8A-9A house and to grow s after two contingencie Arts Calendar ........Arts + Leisure contract is he said barley on the land. He Sports ................................ 1B-3B earlier deals fell apart. She noted optimistic the deal can eventually Peterson has had encouraging early close despite the hurdles that remain, contacts with state officials about his such as permitting and financing plans. contingencies that are due to be (See Ferrisburgh, Page 3A) met in January and November,

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Stevens keeps Abenaki legacy alive Tribal chief wants to ensure customs and culture endure

By JOHN FLOWERS Friday, Don MIDDLEBURY — Monday through of Addison Stevens ensures the Counseling Service harmony, as the County’s computers are working in manager. organization’s information technology for the responsible The rest of the week, Stevens is Nulhegan the of chief as people, well being of an entire Abenaki Tribe.

American Stevens, 51, explained his role as a Native Addison with the leader during a recent interview he takes very Independent. It’s a responsibility customs seriously, knowing that Abenaki language, if they books and culture will only be found in history generations. future to on aren’t passed with others, “I have an awesome responsibility, along didn’t have, so to get that recognition that our people opportunities to we can carry on our culture and give to have pride in Nulhagen Abenaki our children,” Stevens said. “You have DON STEVENS, CHIEF of the at a tribal leads his late mother, Margaret, who you are.” to 1787 and Tribe, back at the Counseling roots Abenaki his celebration. Stevens works Stevens can trace tribe.

Service of Addison County.

Courtesy photo Antoine Phillips, a former chief of his (See Abenaki, Page 7A)

Feds seek Lake Champlain cleanup cuts; state pushes back

Everybody uses it, but it’s often taken for granted.

Water.

And Vermont’s water made a lot of headlines in 2017 as lawmakers — amid steady pressure from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — continued to discuss an action plan to clean up the state’s waterways, with the focus primarily on Lake Champlain.

Everyone was (and continues to be) a stakeholder in the estimated $2.6 billion cleanup plan, for which the Legislature has yet to assign a longterm funding source. The feds have promised to cover a big portion of the bill. But Vermont must still raise at least $30 million annually for the next 20 years as its share of the cleanup.

State officials believe the state will be able to bankroll the plan in the short-term — through 2021 — using funding from the property transfer tax, the state’s capital bill, and revenue from some competitive federal grants. Vermont could also soon receive more than $5 million annually as an impact fee from the TDI Clean Power Link project that calls for installation of electric power lines under Lake Champlain.

Vermont Treasurer Beth Pearce gave the Legislature a report this past January that assessed potential cleanup costs and pitched 65 possible revenue sources for the state’s share of the Clean Water Initiative, including an excise tax on pesticides, a gas tax, a $50 annual flat parcel fee, and/or a sales tax on auto repairs.

Lawmakers formed an advisory council following the 2017 legislative session to take another look at potential funding sources for clean water. The panel issued a report in

November that didn’t suggest any specific taxes or revenue options.

Indeed, finding extra money has been a difficult chore during these tough budget times.

Individual lawmakers have sought to protect their respective constituencies as much as possible from the sticker shock. Business groups have lobbied against suggestions the commercial sector bear a larger proportion of the water quality improvements. Municipalities have been on guard about potential new fees or regulations related to their wastewater treatment plants. Farmers have also voiced concern about being targeted as a result of fertilizer- and manure-related runoff into Vermont’s waterways. And Gov. Phil Scott has made clear his disdain for any increases in broad-based taxes or fees.

State Sen. Chris Bray, D-New Haven, stepped forward in the fall with what he hoped could be a conversation starter for water quality funding: A per-parcel fee that he said could yield $18.8 million of the state’s estimated $30 million annual commitment.

Bray, chairman of the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee, noted the average Vermont household size is currently 2.4 people, and there are roughly 360,000 parcels in the state. A per-parcel fee of $1 per week — amounting to $52 per year for the landowner — would yield $18.8 million annually. He reasoned that sum could be combined with another $12 million each year from the state’s capital bill to come up with Vermont’s annual $30 million “lift” for water quality programming.

It remains to be seen how Bray’s legislative colleagues will receive the per-parcel fee suggestion when the 2018 session convenes in early January. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore told the Independent in December she had some concerns about a per-parcel fee, centering on the potential administrative costs of collecting such revenues.

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50 Years of Funding Here are just a few of the many oranizations YOU helped fund over the years and the year their funding began:

Ho H.O.P.E. (1969) $1,263,736 Elderly Services (1981) $1,163,647 Counseling Service of Addison County (1969) $1,152,838 Addison County Home Health & Hospice (1975) $1,085,551 Addison County Parent Child Center (1981) $765,808

United Way of Addison County PO Box 555 48 Court Street Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-7189 unitedwayaddisoncounty.org

Mary Johnson Children Center (1978) $752,328 John W Graham Emergency Shelter (1982) $692,663 Age Well/CVAA (1986) $670,333 WomenSafe (1982) $566,575 Hospice Volunteer Services (1985) $539,202

= 12,829,701! $

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Vermonters raise their voices

Reflecting what seems to be a broader consen- February in Bristol drew heated criticisms and sus nationwide that it is OK — even necessary a day of protest from people who objected to the — for people to come out, wave placards with indiscriminant killing of coyotes.

Lincoln resident Mari Cordes took a whirlclever and pointed statements, and raise their voices, Addison County residents seemed to be wind, three-day trip to our nation’s capital in late June to join protests over the proposed out protesting a lot more in 2017.

Some trace the reason for this apparent uptick Congressional repeal of Obamacare. Cordes, in civil demonstrations here back to the man a nurse and longtime activist, joined dozens of whom Addison County voters overwhelmingly other protestors in an act of civil disobedience defeated in the 2016 presidential election, but at the Russell Senate Office Building in D.C., who won the electoral college vote. Following which is headquarters to many U.S. senators. the inauguration of Donald Trump as President After giving their view on the repeal, they began of the United States, hundreds of Addison chanting and eventually sat down in the hall with County residents took to the streets in protest, their arms locked. Eventually Cordes and some both in Washington, D.C., and in Montpelier, others were jailed.

Protests of a quieter form took place when many sporting pink “pussy hats” specially knitted for the occasion. Two busloads took local a Vergennes man of Mexican birth was threatmen, women and children to the nation’s capital ened with deportation in early July. He won a reprieve, at least temporarily. for the Women’s March on Washington.

In mid-August, about 100 protesters gathered Other area citizens joined the Women’s March in Middlebury to express solidarity with on Montpelier, including counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Middlebury Union High Va., where self-proclaimed white School student Greta Hardysupremacists and neo-Nazis marched Mittell, who became internet (and drew almost no criticism from famous when she recited her Trump). Locally, already inflamed poem “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t sensibilities were further aggravated by Cry” to the 15,000-20,000 displays of Confederate flags outside protesters gathered in front two Middlebury homes and in Vergennes. of our state capitol.

Officials responded to the issue of racism and It didn’t take long before crowds appeared on local streets. A week after the inauguration, bigotry in all its forms. Addison Central School Trump issued an order suspending entry into the District created a task force to recommend ways United State to people from a number of predom- of creating a more racially sensitive environinantly Muslim countries. A crowd of more ment in its schools following incidents among than 500 students, faculty, staff and commu- students. In Vergennes, the city council adopted nity members assembled outside Middlebury a resolution supporting inclusivity, tolerance and College’s McCullough Student Center on Feb. universal rights, and rejecting hatred.

During the playing of the national anthem at 2 for a rally supporting refugees and denouncing the recent travel ban. The ban struck close a Middlebury College football game in October, to home as Middlebury President Laurie Patton two African American players — Ian Blow and reported the college had four enrolled students Diego Meritus — kneeled in a move in sympawho were citizens of the countries on Trump’s thy with NFL players who had been kneeling during the anthem for a year to draw attention to list.

College professor Ata Anzali and his family racial disparities in policing, and to the number were living in his native Iran during of unarmed black men killed by police officers. a sabbatical, but despite his being a permanent U.S. resiIn focus On fast track dent, he feared they may not Best friend be able to return once the ban became official, so the ADDISON family of four rushed back COUNTY to their home in Weybridge with only a few days Connor eyes preparation. ne for business, w spot as Rt. 7 Vermonters ra Congregational Church property now ise their voices for sale of Middlebury pastor Andy Nagy-Benson and Havurah member Emily Joselson responded by organizing a forum at which Muslim townsperMiddlebury pa sons could speak about study local ec nel to their experiences that onomy Will propose bus iness growth ideas grew into a series of community conversations throughout the Local resident year. s join Montpel Women, backer ier crowd s flood state cap Just a month later, ital to show solidar ity Middlebury College Ferrisburgh’s budget won’t trigger was thrown into even tax hike greater turmoil when protests erupted over the appearance of right-wing speaker Bristol board Count y folks take stan backs plan Charles Murray on d in Washington, D.C. By the way with 1% rise campus. He was in spending shouted down and, regrettably, his party was jostled Index by protestors (Read more in our No. 8 story of the year).

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By JOHN FLOW ERS MIDDLEBURY Company officia — ls told Conn Homes found er Mike Conn or on Tuesday that the layoff workers confirmed on s — which or took effect Tuesd Dec. 30 — up a new Midd ay he is sizing perma are now nent. which to rekind lebury location in But Mike Conn le the business or said he’s negotiations to after hoping reopen the enterp to at its longtime rise He confir change that narrative.

Route 7 plant failed med on Wedn esday he is This news is at . least a temporary in negotiations with the setback for the owne r of a building 63 who helped makelaid-off employees park off in Middlebury’s industrial Exchange Street Connor Home specialty colon s’ quickly that could ial reproduction homes. “kit” thriving accommodate the once business.

Employees had “We’re very been told of optimistic this potential return is to work by the a going to happen,” Conn of this month, end the move or but to the industrialsaid of current Connor Mike Connor and which park, is being facilit Homes co-ow ated Samuel Pryor have been unabl ner Gaucher, director of the by Jamie forge a deal for e to Office Middlebury of the Econo transf mic Developme er of the Innov Route 7 property nt & ation. or its assets.

(See Connor Home s, Page 11A)

By JOHN FLOW ERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury through the Middlebury town officials Business Development had planned to Fund (MBDF) voters at town — on, meeting in Marchask or soon after, June 30. help chart the to “I don’t feel community’s comfortable giving future somet economic devel hing that opme But after check nt policy. on for close to has been going ing with four years lawye and state officia ls, and discus rs full year of continuation another the issue amon sing we haven , knowing ’t achieved our gst themselves on Tuesday, goals to date,” select members of Middlebury select the Carpenter board Chairman Brian said of his desire appoint a comm board agreed to up the to shake current strategy, ittee to recommend a new economic which he said “needs to be development cours for the town come e than later. tweaked” sooner, rather July 1.

This effectively “My sense is our structure needs will likely turn means Middlebury be chang to current business the page on its econo ed in the way we go about mic developme growth strategy nt, and it needs — (See Middlebury , Page 11A)

By ANDY KIRK ALDY FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh select The budget on Tuesd board adopted a ay that if appro by residents ved on Day would barely Town Meeting move the town’ municipal tax rate, effectively s the hours of cut the position from 35 elected treasurer allow the board to 20 per week, and to time worker for hire an extra partthe town office .

Board members also adopted Town Meeting a will ask reside Day warning that nts to make other decisions: three $190,000 truck, whether to buy a to change prope tax payments to rty a quarterly sched and to create a $500 Conse ule, rvation Fund.

Residents on asked to appro March 7 will be ve a $1,850,100 (See Ferrisburgh , Page 7A)

EAST MIDD during Satur LEBURY TEENAGER Greta day’s March on Montpelier Hardy-Mittell reads her and others. , which attrac poem ted people warni “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Cry” to ng national politi cal leaders to thousands gathered at the State respect the rights of women, minohouse rities Photo by Holly

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14,000 lbs of household batteries recycled by the District

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149,000 lbs of books recycled 42,000 lbs of unregulated hazardous waste (other than paint) collected at the HazWaste Center and kept out of the landfill

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Hardy-Mittell rs, and — that was the 10th roused a laugh from the speaker at the crowd coura the hard-working, brilliant, by comparing Women’s March geous woman the marchers Montpelier — on “Dumbledo can an re’s Army” from to by the lazy class bully be beaten

By EMMA COT in the wake of event organized who doesn TON the know how Harry Potter last Novem MONTPELIER series. Then to keep his hands ’t she delivered the first — Greta election, and in conju ber’s to Hardy-Mittell, line of her poem himself.” a junior at with the Women’s Marchnction with gusto.

Her words Middlebury in Wash Union “Don’t tell me Statehouse and echoed off the High voicesington, to ensure that the School, stood I can’t cry from on the steps of speakers wome becau smattered across n are heard se I care,” she read. of the Vermont the epic crowd Statehouse last during the era of Presid which Her Saturday aftern poem includ ent ed many Addis , addressed a Trump. oon Coun student in her on speakers left until counting the class who, could ty residents who didn’t The 15-yearor n’t go to the Clutching a foldedit was her turn. old the day after huge march in the D.C. paper copy of East a self-authored election, Middl poem, the nerve had The poem she had quiete s reside e b u r y earned much appla said crying — and nt took d that morning use began to resurf some laughter about the stage after when ace. the Mittell closed Hardy The sign-waving results with a smile, sayingLt. Gov. David was , “Do pussy , not tell me hat-wearing crowd “ridiculous.” before her Z u c k e r m a n , because I will that I can’t cry, — expected to “Don’t tell anyway.” After be only a few after leaders a thousand — me I can’t graceful exit, her mom, standi of nonprofits was estimated ng at 15,000-20,000 cry, because the side of the stage, swallowed on

by Vermont State like Planned in her a bear Police, makin hug.

America has Pare ntho od, g it the larges “It was so incred t after told the world ible to see the — has told many people who were cominso g our children out to support the same causes (See Montpelier, Page 12A)

By JOHN S. McCR IGHT WASHINGTON, D.C. — “I just kept crying,” East Middlebury resident Joann Colwell said a Congratulations recounting her experience at Union High Schoo to Vergennes the Women’s March on Wash Charlebois, who l junior Mason By GAEN MUR ington this past PHRE this Saturd E week ay.

“I’ve never been named a finali was BRISTOL — in a crowd that big, Bernie Sand st in U.S. Sen. meeting, Bristo Last year at town and I’ve been in ers’ annual l some big crowd State an almost 10 percevoters said yes to of the Union s.” essay contest.

Big was a word contest gives The spending — largelnt hike in overall used by many Verm of the Addison students an oppor ont high school payments for the y to cover bond County residents who went to to articulate the tunity each year South Street Bridgnew fire station and the issues they would e. the National Mall huge rally on On Monday, the (See By the way, the day after Bristo President Trum l selectboard Page 7A) chose to offer p’s inauguratio voters a 2017n.

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Third times a charm?

Voters reject Mt. Abe bond again

Will the third time be the charm? service vehicles.

That’s what proponents of a new bond • Two additional outside terraces for lunchvote to renovate the Mount Abe Union time use, accessed through the large and High School facility are hoping. A third small cafeterias. vote among Addison Northeast Supervisory • A relocated library to the front of the Union district voters is likely to be scheduled building, across the lobby from the main for this coming Town Meeting Day in March. office area.

That proposal will follow two prior defeats • Consolidated shop and design/tech areas and a year of planning, haggling and anguish that would take up much of what is now over what to do with the nearly 50-year-old the library. building.

• A reconfigured band room floor to make The latest vote, a poll of it ADA (Americans with five-town residents on a $36.6 Disability Act)-compliant, million bond that took place along with a larger area at the on Thursday, Nov. 2, failed back of the auditorium that by 93 votes: 1,261 to 1,168. could be partitioned off for But the first bond vote, held in chorus classes.

2014 on a $32.6 million proj• An upgraded auditorium ect, went down 3,328 to 1,239. with new stage flooring, some In comparing the two votes, turnout at the new seating, new lighting and new sound first vote was almost twice as high and with equipment. almost all of those additional votes going • An expanded middle school art area.

The project proposal also included variagainst the proposal. But even in the second vote, the number of supporters dropped by ous code, safety and maintenance improvements, including making the stairways and 71.

• The plan defeated this past November bathrooms ADA-compliant; installing a new would have provided for, among other sprinkler system to serve the entire buildthings: ing; putting in new fire alarm and security • A renovated main entrance with more systems; replacing and/or refurbishing the windows that would allow in more natu- entire heating and ventilation system; and ral light. removing and replacing lighting, the electri• A second gym oriented toward the rear of cal system and various plumbing fixtures. the building, with its own event entrance/ While school board members had argued lobby. that the full renovation was needed and little • A “loop” road so that traffic could circu- could be trimmed, a new group of district late around the entire facility,12/8/17 including4:34 a citizens formed after the second bond defeat, Top Ten 2017:Top ten 2015 PM Page 1 rear bus drop-off and delivery docks for spearheaded by Bristol resident David Brynn,

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and have held community meetings drawing as many as 50-plus people. Their goal, Brynn says, is to pass the third bond vote with 60 percent voter participation and 60 percent approval. To do that, Brynn and others say, the renovation price must come down.

At the latest school board meeting in D e c e m b e r, a proposal for a $29.5 million was floated, but even that might be too much. Meanwhile, there appears to be another idea from Lincoln resident Stephen Harris, who is advocating a plan to build a brand new 60,000-squarefoot school building connected to the north end of the existing building at less than $20 million. Harris’ plan would keep the existing high school facility intact to share the large

spaces: the gym, library, auditorium and swimming pool, while leasing the rest to a commercial developer as incubator space for commercial enterprises.

Whichever plan is chosen, ANESU district residents can anticipate a lively and provocative first half of the year as they sort through the various options.

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State struggles to fund education as students decline and costs increase In his first year in office Gov. Phil Scott has put a spotlight on a seemingly untenable problem: the state’s declining school enrollment and increasing school spending. Scott challenged state legislators and local school boards to come up with a sustainable solution.

“We must increase the value students see from the dollars we spend, while providing relief from costs that continue to grow faster than Vermonters can afford to pay,” Scott said at a Dec. 18 summit on education that drew more than 300 educators from around the state. He noted that per pupil education costs in the state have grown faster than even health care costs over the past 10 years — and health care, he noted, was seeing increased utilization, unlike the declining number of students we are educating.

Responding to the governor’s appeal and the realization that property taxes are growing at a rate that can’t be sustained, Addison County school boards set preliminary budgets that reflected steep budget cuts in staffing and some services. Addison Central Supervisory Union, representing Middlebury Union High School and the seven district towns, initially proposed a budget cutting $1.9 million and called for a cut in 14 teachers, a principal and 18 paraprofessionals. Good news (in the form of gaining 53 pupils in a change in the way the state figured pre-K students) reduced those cuts by $600,000 — requiring fewer proposed layoffs — but still the proposed reductions will be significant. The school districts in Brandon, Bristol and Vergennes areas also face tough budget numbers that will suggest similar cuts to staff and programs.

What’s driving the hard look at education spending is a continuing decline in student population, while costs per pupil continue to rise. The numbers are stark: • Vermont is currently losing 1,000 students per year and has lost 30,000 in the past 25 years.

MUHS will see 50 fewer students next year.

• While the number of students in the states’ K-12 schools dropped from 103,000 in 1997 to 76,220 in 2017, the number of school employees rose from 14,451 to 18,015.

• Not surprisingly, Vermont’s staff to pupil ratio has declined from 6.67 staff per pupil to 4.23 per pupil, with Vermont having more staff per

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46 Pages pupil than any other state 21, 2017 Thursday, December Middlebury, Vermont in the nation, according to Vol. 71 No. 51 Suzanne Young, Gov. Scott’s ANWSD likely to Secretary of Administration. nd • The student demographic face $7.6M bohike seen trends in the state mirror that tax no d; eye ate Facilities upd of the workforce as well.

The state loses 1,788 people between the ages of 20-64 each year. According to Young, since 2000, the state has 25,000 fewer people under the age of 20, but State funding news 60,000 more people changes ACSD plan ’ to $1.3M over the age of 65. That Budget problem ‘shrinks declining workforce leads to declining revenue from the income and corporate tax revenue — putting an even greater strain on the state budget.

To counter those trends, the Government and educators Legislature in 2016 passed Act 46, struggle to fund Vt. schools which encourages school districts to consolidate governance and Holiday meal budgets, which should — theoretically — make it easier n for school Taking music to Japa districts to in Asia es tun an eric Am al tradition MUHS student performs consolidate y wa e th By educational services down the road if that’s what boards determine is in their best interest.

The issue is compounded by the state’s Index need for a bettereducated workforce, and the income equality gap for those without a post-secondary education. Businesses are reporting a lack of skilled and qualified candidates to hire, Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe told education And that’s the conundrum Vermont faces: summit attendees, which puts the onus on educators students need more and better education than and schools to get better at equipping students with ever before, but the rising costs of education the skills they need to enter the workforce. At the and the lack of good-paying jobs once students same time those without higher education are being graduate make the public investments ever left behind in a global economy that is increasingly harder to manage. It’s sure to be a dominant displacing laborers with robots. issue in the Legislature this session. 

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By ANDY KIRKALDY Addison VERGENNES — The t Board Northwest School Distric to voters a will probably propose Meeting $7.6 million bond on Town list of long Day that would fund a safety and energy efficiency, fire four district all at es upgrad y securit schools. believe And board members or even that bond can be mostly without completely paid for increasing taxes.

ANWSD Board members and financial administrators stressed that stages, projections are still in early known: is but one central factor

payments The timing of new bond the end of can closely coincide with that funded payments on the bond tion and the 2000-2001 renova Union High expansion of Vergennes School. erson of chairp ert, Borch Tom s facilities the ANWSD board’ rs are committee, said numbe l. preliminary, but hopefu it as “We’re trying to make terms le in revenue-neutral as possib t,” Borchert of the budgetary impac happening said. “Essentially what’s nts for the here is that the payme simply take upcoming bond would 15A) Page , VUHS (See

By JOHN FLOWERS Public — MIDDLEBURY lament the school officials often Vermont’s of unpredictability is not It . education funding system information unusual for state aid and drabs, to be released in dribs the point at sometimes right up to finalize which school districts must g Day their budgets for Town Meetin votes. different. no been has year This

information But a batch of state aid buoyed the received on Dec. 17 l School spirits of Addison Centra d the learne District directors, who tion has Vermont Agency of Educa student agreed to increase the ACSD count by 53. etation of The agency’s new interpr district’s the Middlebury area school pre-K on enrollment — which keys d this counte ’t weren children who 11A) Page , (See ACSD

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By MICHELLE MON St. Albans Messenger can NORTHFIELD — How with ts Vermont provide its studen able afford a quality education at an ts across cost as the number of studen e? That the state continues to declin been has is the question the state decade. a least at for r answe trying to

on new It’s a question that is taking a declining urgency in the face of economic sluggish workforce, nt tax growth and nearly stagna revenues.

Scott On Monday, Gov. Phil imately approx of group a convened the state 300 educators from around16A) Page les, (See Strugg

food shelf Donna Rose, CVOEO holiday coordinator, shared a little know let us cheer with us when she u and her about how Anita Nadea — 17 in nts assista of band joyful collected all — recently organized, pounds of and delivered 1,694 food to delicious and nutritious O/ CVOE and the food shelf. Rose Action Community Addison gratitude offered their sincere said the and appreciation. She itment of enthusiasm and comm helping to all of the volunteers a wonder out their neighbors was on a to behold. Rose also passed and Nova special thank you to members Trevor, the youngest r delive helped of the crew, who (See By the way, Page 15A)

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— a way CORNWALL really like using music as “I her to ing march other people Munkres enjoys led her to communicate with a common own tune, which last month not speak might y who Count n from her native Addiso said. ture of language,” Munkres parents to the Japanese prefec It also doesn’t hurt that her other Tottori. There, she and four days play music (with Romy) in the Red Vermont youths spent nine can Dog Riley ensemble and her brother performing traditional Ameri at is also an accomplished musician. peers music for their Japanese a major art festival. by a The trip was organized ion Tradit g “Youn group called a nonVermont,” or YTV — seeks that profit organization to ans to inspire young musici of embrace traditional forms are pants music and dance. Partici gifts urged to share their artistic d in with others, which has resulte to other YTV members traveling s. nations for performance 15-year-old a Munkres, School High Union Middlebury for YTV. student, is tailor-made since She’s been playing the flute began she was in 5th grade and The 6. playing violin at age studies Cornwall resident also nal Irish and performs traditio

invited When YTV officials to Japan — Munkres to make the trip she accepted her first ever to Asia — Sustic, without hesitation. Mark er, had YTV’s touring group managsojourn ay helped organize the nine-d with the ge exchan l cultura a through estern Tottori Prefecture in southw Japan.

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By JOHN FLOWERS Abraham BRISTOL — The Mount will meet Union High School Board consider a early next month to t for an budge million $29.5 , leaner that would MAUHS renovation plan on Town be put to five-town voters .

March Meeting Day in directors Mount Abraham school agreed to take that tack on “I definitely Tuesday after hear from receiving new public i n f o r m a t i o n the the that people from M A U H S want n o i t a v Reno something C o m m i t t e e . to be done, panel That but they met on Dec. want 14 to chart the really next steps in to know getting major what their repairs for the options are. deter iorati ng, Because in 50-year-old we school the end high off are paying building B r i s t o l ’ s for this with Airport Road our tax bill.” delivers that — school s e c o n d a r y board member education Sandy Lee Addison to Northeast (ANESU) Union Supervisory l, Lincoln, students from Bristo and Haven New Monkton, Starksboro.

2 rejected ANESU voters on Nov. by plan tion a $36.6 million renova It was fivea 1,261 to 1,168 tally. at passing town residents’ second try MAUHS a major repair plan for the in 1968. building, which opened margin Encouraged by the close re-energized of the Nov. 2 vote, a back to Renovation Committee went er new, consid to board g the drawin s. Some less costly project option ant import it ered members consid below $30 a big crowd to to get a future request with Santa event drew g feedback ’s annual Breakfast million, acknowledgin 14A) EATION Department Campbell RECR rent OL photo/T BRIST dent THE Indepen (See Mt. Abe, Page

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After many public meetings, much liti- easements by a 279 to 168 tally. gation, thousands of hours of debate and Meanwhile, a Wellesley, Mass.-based millions of dollars spent, Vermont Gas in company and the Goodrich Farm in Salisbury March turned on the spigot to its Addison late in the year confirmed they were teamNatural Gas Project pipeline. ing up on a project that would turn on-site Initial recipients included some of the cow manure and Addison County food waste biggest businesses within Middlebury’s into renewable energy that would be piped to industrial park off Exchange Street, includ- Middlebury College. ing the Agri-Mark/Cabot cheese plant and Vanguard officials said plans called for Vermont Hard Cider. Vermont Gas officials a Farm Powered-brand anaerobic digester spent considerable time signing up additional that would, on a daily basis, process 100 commercial and residential users and crews tons of manure from the 900-cow Goodrich continued to install distribution lines in the Farm off Shard Villa Road and 165 tons of more densely populated areas of the commu- organic food waste per day from some of nity throughout the year. the Middlebury area’s biggest consumers, Ultimately, Vermont Gas including Agri-Mark/Cabot. The wants to funnel Canadian digester would process the waste natural gas to more than and extract from it natural gas that 4,000 households, busiwould be fed through a 4-inchnesses and institutions diameter pipe five miles into the in Middlebury, Bristol, Vermont Gas pipeline now being Vergennes, New Haven installed in Middlebury. and perhaps eventually Middlebury College will buy a other Addison County portion of the Goodrich gas from communities.

Vanguard, and Vermont Gas will purchase The $165.9 million pipeline extends 41 the remainder that and sell it as “renewable miles from Colchester into Addison County. natural gas” to other customers.

The project drew support from some local Meanwhile, Bristol officials in 2017 business people and residents who wanted resumed discussions with Vermont Gas on an energy option that company officials a memorandum of understanding that could argue is currently cheaper and cleaner than lead to some of the more populated parts most fossil fuels. But the plan was assailed of town receiving natural gas through the by many citizens and environmentalists who, Vermont Gas pipeline. As was the case in among other things, feared the natural gas other parts of the county, some Bristol resipipeline might pose safety concerns while dents have expressed a desire for the natupotentially stalling the region’s transition to ral gas option, while others don’t want to renewable energy alternatives. see pipeline infrastructure installed in their Vermont Gas’s customer recruitment community. efforts in Middlebury hit a snag in the fall.

As the year ended, the state utilities reguLocal resident Ross Conrad disagreed with lator had hired an “independent expert” to the selectboard’s decision to award three free check the burial depth of the VGS pipeline easements to Vermont Gas in order to reach between Colchester and Middlebury, part of 15 downtown customers, including the Ilsley which is closer to the surface than intended.

Library and new municipal building. Conrad The expert will look at a half-mile section argued the company should have to pay for where the pipeline’s depth doesn’t comply those easements — one behind the town with the state permit. The analysis will offices and Ilsley Library, one near Mr. Ups also check the pipeline’s depth at stream Restaurant, and one on Mill Street. crossings.

Middlebury selectboard Rock on, Jim members pointed to a Challenged Worship precedent of utilities being given free municipal easeTY ments to offer their services.

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By GAEN MURPHREE / pipe for the final stage, COUNTY ADDISON she said. “That means four years call ‘gas up,’” away from being MONTPELIER — Over g the we’re about a week of controversy surroundinnatural able to offer an important energy businesses and construction of a 41-mile families the to Colchester choice gas pipeline from in Addison County.”

Vergennes and y Dumont to Middlebur Bristol attorney James before the the court Tuesday on culminated in 30 minutes on Tuesday. argued before Hinesburg residents Vermont Supreme Court behalf of seven question legal the was At issue that laying the 1,987 Systems who contend of whether Vermont Gas to bury feet of pipe through Geprags Park terms under which should have been allowed Park in violates the Geprags bequeathed pipeline under Geprags piece of benefactor Dora Hinesburg — the last major be days the land to the town. Dumont conduit to be laid. It could Court appealed to the state Supreme Court Board last or months before the Supreme after the Public Service issues its decision. granted Vermont Gas an September ground the in is the park.

But the pipe itself only about easement across that order on both and the pipeline itself is The PSB based , Vermont conveying natural one week from completion said the public good of Parent Beth would on pipe Gas spokespers gas and on the fact the after Tuesday’s hearing. directional drilling and completed be laid using “We’ve successfully (See Pipeline, Page 11A) Park and our last drill under Geprags

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By GAEN MURPHREE quality, Terry Norris, and Republicans of New Haven and BRIDPORT — Water certification, Harvey Smith regenerative agriculture Wyck of Ferrisburgh. legislative Warren Van g the farm labor, and the Among the items engenderin at bill the topped was the so-called budgeting process the Bridport most discussion bill (S.43 Monday’s Ag Lunch at regeneration agriculture would create a Grange. for and H.430). The bill Close to 50 attendees gathered of regenerative agriculture certification is part the annual lunch, which a means to “incentivize as program coseries .” the legislative breakfast Grange ecosystem restoration farming sponsored by the Bridport Farm The aim is to promote carbon and the Addison County practices that increase and “reduce the Bureau. included sequestration Legislators in attendance sediment and waste Conlon of amount of Democratic Reps. Peter (See Lawmakers, Page 3A) of Lanpher Diane Cornwall and

As the climate up in a previous season.the flow of sap. a sugar maple that healed and decrease points to a taphole in earlier in the season sugaring industry.

RKS OWNER Dave Folino tap holes to plug up HILLSBORO SUGARWOers worry that warmer weather will cause climate change could hurt Vermont’s iconic Independent photo/Dylan Thomas weather caused by changes, some sugarmak more pests and extreme Maple experts also say

sugarmakers Climate may challenge Vermont higher temperatures than year cause used to see this time of climate the Folinos worry about might change, and how it affect sugarmaking in the COTTON EMMA By — years ahead.

ADDISON COUNTY worried “I’m hills the Earlier this week, in climate n, about of Starksboro and Huntingto through change already wind whipped audibly 15,000 existing,” Dave Hillsboro Sugarworks’ sitting rain said, sugar maples. Light the 1979 beside a hulking tapped on the roof of evaporator in the the onto dripped and sugarhouse of sugarhouse. ground. Sue Folino, co-owner “We have huge husband, the operation with her trees downpours almost quivering the eyed Dave, every summer that warily. to can rip have the ability “It’s days like this that cause erosion, or the forest apart,” she said. or good wash out roads, Although it’s been a bit of them so do quite a sugaring season for other ed by damage. The far, days characteriz seems or thing that unpredictably strong winds

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ing over a new leaf Monkton berry farm turn Land conserved as couple begins work

By GAEN MURPHREE years MONKTON — Forty-four 108 bought ago, a young couple and acres on Davis Road in Monktonyears the started dairy farming. Over berries to the farm changed its focus the and became beloved throughout Farm. community as Norris Berry will couple young new a spring This acres. begin farming those same 33 and Stephen and Sarah Park, married last 23, respectively, and just the Monkton fall, began their lease of smack dab landmark on March 15 — While that in the middle of a blizzard. blueberry flurry of snow set back their weeks, the pruning schedule by a few fazed. young farmers aren’t a bit love being Both Stephen and Sarah the hard love both and outdoors physical labor farming requires.

Also, both love food. of friends “We always have a tableful Park. around our house,” said Stephenwhole the “And I have always loved of growing process, the full process (See Berry farm, Page 14A)

Out of 252 since, Science and Forestry. to be happening a lot more high survey respondents, 44 percent high, damage maybe the year 2000, is have seen increased wind tapping winds, and a tremendous to trees, 39 percent are amount of wind and 21 percent have damage. I think earlier, decline in the health of a they’re the first seen maples. Experts identify warning shots their severe changes, e already hitting temperatur from damage events and us that didn’t weather the chief threats to one of as used to occur as pests Vermont’s iconic industries. often.”

The stakes are high. Vermont’s The Folinos industry contributed over maple alone. not are state’s economy than $300 million to the More supporting between 2,735 50 percent of in 2013, full-time jobs, according 3,169 sugarmakers are and Center for Rural Studies. concerned about to UVM’san iconic industry for “It’s climate change, there’s no doubt about according to a Vermont,Mark Isselhardt, a maple said study by UVM it,” Extension. and specialist with UVM Extension U.S. a growing industry.

SUNY’s College “It’s (See Climate, Page 13A) Environmental of

Porter now planning for the way new growth By on campus

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By JOHN FLOWERS Medical working in a variety established Porter — URY MIDDLEB and to work Both emerging Center officials are back on the artists are encouraged to apply. planning for future growth work/installations next five Site-specific PMC campus during the (See By the way, Page 14A) effort will years. The four-month master culminate in a facilities a new by plan that will be anchored medical office building. of 2015 It was back in the summer with the 6A that Porter signed a contract Obituaries ................................

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Unfortunat last Berry Farm in Monkton (See Porter, Page 11A) bushes at the Norris it in the coming year.

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Porter starts new phase in medical affliation

Porter Medical Center in 2017 officially sealed its affiliation with the University of Vermont Health Network, and immediately began planning for bigger things — including repairs to its nursing home and new facilities on its campus off South Street.

It was quite the turnaround for what is now known as the “University of Vermont/Porter Medical Center.”

Only a year earlier, PMC had been laying off staff, mopping up red ink and watching some of its health care providers leave for other jobs.

Porter CEO Dr. Fred Kniffin and Dr. John Brumsted, president and CEO of both UVMHN and University of Vermont Medical Center, applauded the new organizational union at a May ceremony in Middlebury. The new partnership, officials noted, would net Porter — among other things — long-term financial stability, more diverse health care services, a new medical office building, and an upgrade to its electronic medical records system.

Porter and UVMHN hired a consultant to help draft a facilities master plan detailing potential new construction and renovations at PMC during the ensuing five years. Officials plan to go public with details of that plan in early January.

At the same time, Porter providers began their transition to becoming UVMHN employees, though they would continue to be dedicated to the Middlebury campus. On the other hand, UVMHN began sharing some of its professionals with Porter. Among the first was Dr. Diana Barnard, who was picked to lead palliative care services at Porter Medical Center. Barnard had for the past five

years presided over UVM Medical Center’s Palliative Care Team.

In another major personnel move, Porter hired Mary Jane Nottonson as the new director of Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation.

Nottonson learned she would need to quickly guide HPH&R through a significant renovation project while simultaneously looking at ways to shore up a fiscal year 2017 deficit estimated at $2.1 million.

The $850,000 Helen Porter project will make the facility better equipped to serve patients rehabbing from serious injuries and illnesses, as well as those in the final stages of their lives.

Specifically, it will include five new patient rooms, two specially designed rooms for terminally ill patients, and a few private rooms for patients.

Porter and UVMHN officials on Nov. 6 made their pitch to Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board for a new, $151 million Epic-brand electronic medical records system that would allow patients’ histories — including medication lists, past procedures and hospital stays — to be seamlessly transferred and viewed by health care professionals within the network. With a nod from the Green Mountain Care Board, the Epic system would be installed at Porter, the UVM Medical Center, Central Vermont Medical Center and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

Green Mountain Care Board officials were still considering the Epic request as December drew to a close.

The many nurses serving PMC got some good news in 2017, in the form of a new, threeyear labor contract. The pact assured nurses

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In the midst Playoffs arrive of all this for Panther hoop • Both Middlebur change, Porter, hoste y teams d quarterfinals Satu beginning in See the results on Page 18.rday.

February, was piloting a “next generation” payment Tubing time model for its Medicaid Skiers let it at p a t i e n t s . the Snow Borip Unified Addison N wl ortheast step • Middlebury Colle ge hoste Under this its Winter Carnival this d into its futu era house thrivin re with first gather s inOp20t g weekend. See photo s on Pages h year of revival scheme, the 18-2 ing 0. government makes a lump sum payment to Porter to cover Medicaid costs for a set patients number of patients rather than reimbursing the who are enrolled in that federally subsidized health insurance program. The hospital for costs based on procedures.

Under this model Porter has received around $4 million allotment was intended to cover $4 million in Medicaid funds to pay the medical expenses for the Medicaid pool of patients costs of around 2,600 at-risk, Addison County through this December.

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move that would result in reduced indep for Addison Coun ty’s hospital but net endence financial stability, some key capital improit greater and a more diverse vements menu of health care for local patients. services Thursday’s board step, but the affilia votes were a monumental tion move still hinge changes to Porter’s s on organizational bylaw some s.

Those changes must be approved by voting

members of the PMC corporation organization’s annua at l meeting on Marc the Officials are not anticipating a negat h 15. as the prospect of ive affiliation with UVM vote, drawn mostly positi HN has ve comments durin of public meetings g during the past year a series the merger idea was at which unfur Porter CEO Dr. Fred led.

Kniffin, (See Porter, Page in a statement 23)

AFTER A DEAR and his six-year-oTH of big snowstorms over the ld daughter, Penn last Middlebury. y, took advantage two years, the county finally saw of the snow and a snow day for some significant snowfall last area schools last week Monday to go tubin . Daniel Likun g down a hill in Independent photo/

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By GAEN MURPHR EE BRISTOL — An unify budgeting and governance in accor excitement permeatedatmosphere of pride and with dance Act 46. meeting of the newly the first organizational “It took a lot of work to School District, held formed Addison Northeast said Superintendent Patric get to this evening,” at Mount Abraham High School last k Reen.

Unio n Secretary of Educ Thursday. The distri ation Rebecca Holco result of a vote last ct is the comm mbe ended the ANeSU November by the Act 46 Study Comm five town of the Addison North ittee east Supervisory Unio s for “the tremendous amou nt of work” they n to did.

(See District, Page 22)

By ANDY KIRKALD Y VERGENNES — Vergennes City Coun On Feb. 14 the report from Friends cil heard an upbeat of House President Geria the Vergennes Opera nne Smart about financial and artist the ic theater. The VOH health of the historic has several big show lined up for the coming months and s is (See VOH, Page 7)

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HERE’S A LOOK at some of my favorite photos from the past year. A September assignment for the Arts + Leisure section sent me to the Middlebury College Mahaney Center for the Arts dance studios to photograph Assistant Professor of Dance Christal Brown, top right. A shaft of sunlight illuminated a small spot on the floor and Brown spun and leapt into it enthusiastically for me over and over. Sunlight also played a part in a shot from Ferrisburgh’s Town Meeting, top left, in March. This iconic shot of Nick Thomann standing to ask a question was definitely enhanced by sunlight streaming onto him. The scariest costume at this year’s Spooktacular in downtown Middlebury was this giant crying baby mask, top center; very freaky. Rugby is not a sport we usually cover in the Addison Independent, but the sport’s raw physicality and emotion always make for good photos, like this shot, middle right, of a Middlebury College women’s game against Dartmouth in May. An animal cruelty case in November sent me to Homeward Bound in Middlebury to photograph some of the victims. I was expecting the worst, but instead found, thanks to the Homeward Bound folks, mostly healthy and happy animals, including this cat, middle left, who actually seemed to be smiling.

Middlebury Union High School’s annual senior raft race always provides me with fun subjects, plus I get to spend the afternoon in the water at the beach. Here, middle center, Pierson Beatty leads his team, including Andrew Gleason, to the finish line. A tender, quiet moment between a father and daughter reading together, bottom left, switched gears quickly when five-year-old Jordyn Rose Marie Ringey reacted joyously to her father, Jameson’s, take on an Arthur book at the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol in March.

In May I met up with Chad and Morgan Beckwith, bottom right, on their Ice House Farm in Goshen and was overcome by the enthusiasm of their goats, who climbed all over their owners like true publicity hounds. A routine assignment covering a speech at Middlebury College by controversial author Charles Murray, bottom second from left, turned anything but routine when he was met by protestors. The very vocal response (and more) by angry students was, perhaps, ill-advised, but in the moment it was invigorating and empowering. Photos from the protest, including a couple of mine, were seen in news outlets around the country. Finally, plenty of photos of the big dig railroad bridge project in downtown Middlebury were printed in our pages this year and my favorite was of these pre-schoolers, bottom second from right, gawking at the progress.

Independent file photos/Trent Campbell

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Rail bridge replacement tears up downtown Middlebury

A $52 million effort to replace Middlebury’s two downtown rail bridges isn’t due to begin in earnest until early next spring, but area merchants and residents in June got a sneak peek of the major work to come when the Vermont Agency of Transportation demolished the deteriorating Merchants Row and Main Street spans above the railroad and replaced them with two temporary bridges.

VTrans fast-tracked installation of the temporary spans after issuing an emergency order in March acknowledging “evidence of accelerated deterioration” in the 1920s-era rail bridges.

Workers toiled from roughly mid-June through Aug. 12, with interruptions for July 4 festivities, Festival on the Green, the St. Stephen’s Church Peasant Market, and the Lion’s Club auction and barbeque.

Merchants and passersby watched with interest as the old bridges gave way to temporary spans, slated to stand for another three (or more) years until they are replaced with a precast concrete tunnel.

Work went smoothly, though not without some anticipated inconveniences.

Many coveted parking spaces were lost on both Main Street and Merchants Row — which was made one-way eastbound toward South Pleasant Street. Printer’s Alley, located between the National Bank of Middlebury and the site of the former Lazarus building on Main Street, was closed to vehicles, thus cutting off one vehicular entrance to the Marble Works.

Some downtown merchants noticed little disruption to commerce, while others reported their receipts dipped rather dramatically.

John Melanson, owner of Carol’s Hungry Mind Café at 24 Merchants Row, said he was down around $5,000 this June compared to the same month last year, while Alice Quesnel, manager of the Battell Block, said she had heard little construction-related buzz from tenants

in what is the downtown’s largest mixed-use building.

The Better Middlebury Partnership co-organized initiatives to try and minimize hardships for businesses and draw shoppers into the downtown during construction. Efforts included more signs, an information booth on Cannon Park from which volunteers dispensed advice on local parking and shopping options, a special transit bus, and giveaways of “Middlebury Money” for use at affected businesses.

Around 250 people responded to an online survey following the project and a majority indicated they were “satisfied” with the results and thought construction was less onerous on their lives than they had anticipated.

But some downtown residents and property owners continued to oppose the impending $52 million tunnel project and urged state officials to reduce its size and scope.

Middlebury attorney Peter Langrock in March called for the town to replace the two spans within 72 hours, alleging the bridges were insufficient and dangerous.

He included in his correspondence to town leaders an estimate — from Middlebury-based J.P. Carrara & Sons — of $5.2 million for replacing the two spans at their present locations and at their present vertical clearance, using precast concrete.

He made his appeal based on Chapter 19, section 971 of state statutes that he said gives citizens the right to file a “notice of insufficiency” if they feel public infrastructure is failing and needs to be quickly corrected.

Town officials rejected Langrock’s request, arguing the bridges and their upkeep are the railroad’s responsibility. Selectboard members added they believed the state statute doesn’t give the town the right to make the bridge repairs on its own initiative.

At year’s end there were still some locals who weren’t happy with the plan to replace the bridges.

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College protesters shout down speaker

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There were many protests in Addison County in 2017 (see No. 2 in our Top 10), but one that struck a particularly grating chord that echoed around the nation was the demonstration over speaker Charles Murray’s appearance at Middlebury College this past March 2. The local college, like institutions of higher learning around the country, continues to wrestle with free speech issues as we head into the new year.

Middlebury College students shut down the scheduled late afternoon presentation

by Murray at Wilson Hall with boos, jeers, stomps and chants. Employed as a scholar at the right-wing think tank American Enterprise Institute, Murray has been described variously as a professor on the one hand, and a racist troll on the other. He has drawn fire nationwide as the co-author of the controversial 1994 best seller “The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life,” which posited that white men were innately more intelligent than women or people of color.

Hundreds protested outside the speaker’s venue. The public was not allowed to attend the speech, but Wilson Hall was packed; many people stood around the edges. Introductory remarks were peppered with boos, heckling and raucous cheers from the audience. Around the room students waved signs saying: “Scientific racism = racism,” “Respect existence or expect resistance,” “Resist white supremacy,” “AEI must go,” and “Free speech ≠ hate speech.”

Many other signs also used profanity.

Members of the student club that sponsored Murray’s appearance where heckled when they spoke. The crowd quieted down when President Laurie Patton stepped up to the mic, but they did not give Murray the same respect.

He uttered fewer than 10 words before all but a handful of the hundreds of students in the hall stood up, turned their backs to him, held up their signs and began chanting: “Who is the enemy? — White supremacy” and “Your message is hatred, we will not tolerate it.”

After 20 minutes, Murray was ushered out of the hall, and he held a discussion with political science professor Allison Stanger that was live streamed on closed circuit TV.

Later, a group of masked protesters violently confronted Murray, Stanger and a college official as they left building. Stanger was taken to the hospital to be treated for a neck injury.

College spokesman Bill Burger said at the time that officials believed that some of them were not students but “outside agitators.” The trio got into a car, and the protesters violently set upon it, rocking the car, pounding on it, jumping on and trying to prevent it from leaving campus.” Burger said that “at one point a large traffic sign was thrown in front of the car,” before Murray escaped.

Describing Murray’s trip from building to car, Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley said, “He was like a little fish dropping into the shark pool.”

The campus response to Murray drew national attention.

Not surprisingly, the college was thrown into turmoil as students, faculty and administrators debated the value of free speech and wrestled with the concept of inclusivity, not just on campus, but in America today. The faculty was divided over the issue, with some emphasizing free speech as a foundational value of higher education, and others other emphasizing inclusivity and an inclusive process as important next steps on campus.

The head of the Political Science Department issued an apology for the way he went about giving the department’s backing for Murray’s speech, which was then quoted (perhaps out of context) by The Wall Street Journal.

None of the protesters faced criminal charges, but the school disciplined 67 students.

Clearly the face of Middlebury College had not been fully rehabilitated by fall. Late in November someone spammed the college email system announcing that right wing provocateur James O’Keefe would visit Middlebury on Nov. 30 to discuss the college’s “free speech problem.” It is still unclear who — if anyone local — brought O’Keefe to town; but he was not welcome on the college campus and ended up delivering a rant at the Courtyard

by Marriott motel on the outskirts of town to a small group that seemed to be dominated by media waiting for some news to happen — it didn’t.

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Vt. Green Line short-circuits

For about two years the towns of New Haven and Ferrisburgh, and to a much lesser extent Waltham, had talked with a consortium of companies that had hoped to build an underground transmission line running from upstate New York to New Haven.

The so-called Vermont Green Line, or VGL, was planned to carry hydro- and wind-generated electricity from New York to power-hungry southern New England states. It would have run under Lake Champlain, surfaced in Ferrisburgh, run along back roads to Route 7, headed south through Ferrisburgh and a short stretch of Waltham to New Haven Junction, and turned east to a new converter station in New Haven, and then hooked into the existing power grid.

For using town road rights of way and saddling New Haven with the noisy converter station, the companies involved, National Grid and Anbaric Transmission, made promises to the towns.

New Haven — which agreed to the project after debate and a town-wide poll — would get payments of $1.4 million per year for 40 years, with yearly 1 percent adjustments for inflation; $4 million to build a new fire station and a new town garage; and a VGL Compensation Fund for designated abutters, with an initial amount of $1 million.

A final deal was never struck in Ferrisburgh, but at a November 2015 meeting VGL representatives suggested they would pay the town at least $350,000 a year for 20 years, on top of an estimated $150,000 a year in local property taxes the project would generate.

They also left the door open for further talks that never really got off the ground, although a town committee worked out power-line design details and contract language, and the VGL firms agreed to spend $40,000 to support Ferrisburgh’s research efforts

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Tough losses

Carmichael brin gs pros to Vergenne Broadway entertainment. s for a night of See Arts + Leisu re.

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A young Panther team played well men’s hockey still fell twice. at times, but See Page 1B.

Vermonters find out what happens after seces McKibben’s new sion in Bill book. Page 3A.

on the project and on fees for lawyers and technical ADDISON COUNTY experts.

But the two towns’ visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads never became real, or at least it now looks unlikely they will.

Vt. Green Lin Late last year the VGL firms announced they had e short-circuits not won a contract they had expected, but were still confident in the project and were pursuing alternatives.

Then this past November the companies announced they were calling a City shelter, others help halt to their 13-month effort to obtain new mom to permitting for the project, in the form get fresh start of a Certificate of Public Good from the Public Utilities Commission.

Joe Rossignoli, director of U.S. business development for National Grid, did say the companies hope to revive the plan if they can get a contract when Massachusetts makes a decision on a major energy deal early in 2018.

Shooters cla Rossignoli said although the companies “feel im success After 554 bucks taken, rifle sea son second-b as though the project has a lot of value, we want est in 13 years Homeless fa to find out what commercially the landscape cing wage sh Most work, but ortfall high cost of she looks like for new transmission lines after this lter, child care challenging giant Massachusetts procurement takes place.�

Ferrisburgh selectboard members took the Veteran Christm news in stride. But New Haven had gone further tree farmer read as y down the road. for one last seas on The announcement left New Haven “in limbo,� said Selectman Steve Dupoise, who By the way has been the selectboard’s lead negotiator with VGL developers. “Joe (Rossignoli) called me a couple of weeks ago and said that they were going to Index be pulling that, and I said, ‘OK, where does that leave us?’� Dupoise said. “And he said, ‘Well there’s some other RFPs coming in Massachusetts and that might turn into something.�

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By JOHN FLO WERS VERGENNES weeks old, tiny — At just three Hunter holds the distinction of being the youn gest resident of the John W. Grah am Emergency Shelt er He doesn’t realizin Vergennes.

28-year-old mom e he and his , Samm ie, don’t have a home of their own.

But Sammie plans to chang all that, and she’s e getting a big lift from John Graham Hous ing & Services (JGH that runs the S), the nonprofit Vergennes shelte and five multi r -unit apartment buildings in the county.

Sammie, 28, is Burlington. She originally from got involved with some people who became bad influences on her life, leadin g to a tailspin that she to herself. Let’s prefers to keep just say Samm found herself in Addison Coun ie around a year ty ago with few resources and no She is not close place to stay. to her folks — literally and figura tively — and had no place to sofa-surf.

So she knocked on the door of the John Grah am has thrown her Shelter, which preserver as she a critical life SAMMIE, A works RESI (See Sammie, Page toward a since February, gaveDENT at the John Graham birth to her son, Shelter in Verge 14A) will be heading Hunter, three nnes back

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Store in Orwe er of deer ll; That total of Jerus weigh at county repor alem ed Country ting stations Store in StarkCorner just 19 short of deer taken came year this overa sboro; 2016’s total of Lincoln and West the highest since 573, muzzleload ll — for rifle, bow, stores; Green Moun Addison general er and youth seaso officials in 2005 Vermont wildlife remains tain Trails End ns — Bristo banned the takin on in pace l; and to break C&S spikehorn bucks g of 2005 recor Hunting Supplies the post- in d of 1,064 set in East Middlebur rifle season, the during November ’s y.

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By JOHN FLO WERS SHOREHAM and his family — Two decades ago, Ray Gaut were in the mark They had plent et for a Christmas hier y tree.

Red Sled Chris of options, but elected to visit tmas Tree Farm on Route 74 Westthe Shoreham. in “What’s “My in-laws lived in Shore most fun right next to ham, the Shoreham Gauthier recal is when Inn,� led. “We decid try (Red Sled) ed to families out.�

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By JOHN FLO WER ADDISON COU S NTY — It’s easy to assume the typical home less person is unem ploye unable to afford d and therefore a roof and four walls.

The reality in Addi son County is far different.

Almost all the temporary inhabitants of the John Grah am

Emergency shelte r in Vergennes are employed, but are simply earning enough not to few vacant apartm land one of the according to local ents in our area, advocates.

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Around $400 a week , befor taxes, is not enough to land e apartment in an Addison Coun where the vacancy rate ty, approximately is 1 percent.

(See Homeless, Page 14A)

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Va., up for a rally in Charlottesville, While the flag was s people one woman dead, numerou short period of time, it had in need of relatively some in the injured, and a nation a visceral impact among healing. rate neighborhood. placed his George Locals noted the Confedeat a Kemi Fuentesflags flying this past weekend of infant daughter into her car seat last village drive down Case Street home in the that Friday for a familiar to pick up his East Middlebury and another Street/Route 116 Case a at ay was still flying on Wednesd residence wife from work. the Case School House Hill Road But as he pulled past George — who east of the airport. visiting Street home, Fuentes-and is black — Patricia Sprague said her for the hails from Jamaica was unfamiliar, that son was responsible ng somethi saw her flew at very unwelcome: A Confederate flag that ed concerns about and into unsettling and RESIDENTS have express t homes. This flag Case Street home last Friday differen EAST MIDDLEBURY (See Flags, Page 3A) removed have been flying at two confederate flags that the weekend. She said she n Flowers ouse Hill Road. has been seen at 32

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By GAEN MURPHREE to hundreds of neo-Naz white MIDDLEBURY — Close members and Monday Klux Klan 100 people gathered came together in for a rally nationalists ury “Unite Middleb in the under evening opposing Charlottesville ostensibly to in solidarity with those to the Right” banner, white nationalists, in response protest the removal of the weekend’s tragic a Robert E. Lee statue Emancipation events in Charlottesville, “We are here from Va. to affirm our Park in the home of the ity of Virginia.

“People needed to values — our Univers share their indignation On Saturday, one said democratic dismay,” and counter-protester was Ariane van Driel van values.” killed and 19 wounded Wageningen, one of — Gloria when a man who the organizers of the Gonzalez apparently was a white a Zenteno supremacist plowed his demonstration and leader with Middlebury vehicle into a crowd of Two Virginia Indivisible. held counter-protesters.

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State police crack down on careless, drunk driving

Gun regulations draw fire

Two county communities hosted at times heated debates this year about where lines should be drawn between the right to shoot firearms and the right to neighborhood peace and safety.

The situations and the results varied.

In Whiting neighbors of a gun range that town officials said was illegal complained about noise and safety. About two dozen showed up at a zoning board hearing in July to oppose ongoing shooting at a Stickney Road range. The owner, Nicolas Iocco, said he no longer runs the range as a business, although he would accept donations.

In August the zoning board held a site visit and hearing on zoning notice of violations issued to the Stickney Road gun range. The notice alleged it is an illegal commercial range, that structures on the site were not permitted, and that it was an unsafe public nuisance.

Its operator maintained its hours were reasonable, and its topography makes it safe. But neighbors disagreed and claimed a video he showed back at town offices of the earlier hearing was misleadingly edited — some tempers flared.

Ultimately, Iocco appealed to the zoning board the notice of violations issued by zoning administrator Kate Briggs, but the board upheld the positions that it was a commercial operation and a public nuisance. At year’s end, a town official said Iocco was staring at fines of $200 a day dating back to May — roughly $40,000 — but according to town officials was not accepting zoning officials’ position.

Elsewhere, neighbors also complained about

informal shooting ranges in Goshen, Lincoln and Ripton, but the situations did not evolve to the same level as Whiting’s.

In Bristol spring incidents of guns being fired near homes prompted the selectboard in April to ask Police Chief Kevin Gibbs to research a town ordinance on gun use. Gibbs checked laws elsewhere and then recommended for selectboard consideration a law that would, among other restrictions, ban discharging firearms, bows or similar weapons within 500 feet of someone else’s property, but allow the chief to grant permits for exceptions to that rule.

A late-July selectboard hearing on the proposed ordinance drew about 70 residents, with most opposed. Their main arguments against the law was that it was unnecessary and wouldn’t prevent isolated incidents of irresponsible shooting.

“You just can’t fix stupid,” one resident said.

Proponents said the law would promote safety without infringing rights. One described an incident in which a handgun was fired in the direction of a road in one neighborhood, but then said she was told by Vermont State Police there was nothing they could do without a town ordinance. Another person said two people were shooting pistols within 100 feet of a home.

In early August the selectboard put an end to the proposed gun ordinance. Board members pointed to the public opposition, and they noted the spring incidents that had prompted the proposal had not been repeated. They unanimously spoke against the law, saying it was unwieldy and unnecessary.

“I totally understand the safety concerns,” said Selectboard Chairman John “Peeker” Heffernan. “But if somebody is going to discharge a weapon in village limits I doubt an ordinance is going to change that.”

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By WILL g one on The sound of gunfire ADDISON COUNTY — unfamiliar to folks fatal car crashes, includin Aug. 7 that is not Route 22A in Bridport on way off in the woods the forests of Addison people. claimed the lives of four who enjoy trekking through der who lives adjacent to a County. For Bill Mathis, Lt. Jeffrey Danoski, comman , range in Goshen, that barracks gravel pit turned shooting bullets flying past as of the VSP’s New Haven under into remains turned crash has 7 salvo Aug. distant said the he sits on his porch. victims — four The ation. investig (happened) “It’s taters headed for jobs at “These areas is one of all out-of-s probably four or five Fair and Field Days pit in Ripton, which ts are Addison County the ground of a sand are not shooting times,” Mathis said. “It Volkswagen officials and residen S and casings litter — were traveling in a DOZENS OF BULLET g ranges throughout Addison County. Town to the area. is a bit disconcerting to ranges, formal center line Pike mental and safety risk several informal shootin Beetle that crossed the Photo courtesy of Chris have bullets whiz over concerned that the range is posing an environ or informal.” and collided with an 22A of Route head.” s near the range said no truck. resident pickup “The g — John Sinclair, your said. l oncomin Pike informa and increasingly Another people in the Beetle were dropped.”

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Shooting near homes in Ripton, draw attention to consider a unbuckl the people in the pickup supervisor be found d the town’s selectboard ing firearms d alternatives are needed.

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(See Drivers, Page 12A) riddled with holes, and campsite and house,” into a provide the land that, (See Gun ranges, Page 14A) going out towards (a nearby) “The National Forest would and managed,” get it built would state the Pike said. and ranges like these Informal, unregulated shooting

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he Top 10 catalogs what the news staff of the Addison Independent chose as the most important stories of 2017, but readers have their own opinions about what interested them most last year. To get one indication of that, look at the top 10 stories on our website. Here are the headlines for the most-read stories of 2017 on addisonindependent.com, with the number of page views they go according to Google Analytics.

Note: Many of these stories had separate followups that are not included in the count. We also can’t explain why the Charles Murray story on its own was No. 7 but the sidebar story about the professor who was injured was far and away the top story — must have something to do with the way Google tracks webpage visits. Our top story g o t more than 17 times more t h a n N o .

2; we figure that must be because it was linked on a national website, probably one with an agenda based on the kinds of comments we received for the Murray story.

We’ll post this list with links to the stories at addisonindependent.com.

1. Middlebury College professor injured by protesters as she escorted controversial speaker page views: 187,293

2. A sad day on Middlebury College campus page views: 11,147 3. Middlebury’s Connor Homes furloughs entire workforce page views: 6,491 4. Feds charge Bristol man with child pornography page views: 6,406 5. Four fair workers killed in two-vehicle crash on Route 22A page views: 4,430 6.

Bridport woman crowned Miss Vermont 2017 page views: 3,808 7. Protesters shout down controversial speaker at Middlebury College page views: 3,428 8.

Addison County restaurants win highest honors at tourism summit page views: 3,226 9. Fire destroys Blue Spruce Motel on Route 7 in Middlebury page views: 2,608 10. Missing Middlebury dog is found! page views: 2,601 Picking only 10 top stories in 2017 leaves most of the stories we saw and reported on the cutting room floor. Addison County saw many important, interesting, touching and fun stories last year. Here are some of the other stories of 2017 that caught our eyes.

• Foreign nationals working on county dairy farms are forced into the shadows by more aggressive enforcement of immigration laws. There probably would have been more protest on this issue, but the workers themselves were skittish about drawing attention to themselves. In the meantime, dairy farmers are also struggling not only with their labor supply but also with low milk prices. We’re told that more may set up robotic milking machines this year.

• As you can see in our online listing above the closing of Connor Homes was a big deal to local

readers, even if it did reopened in a smaller footprint and different location a few months later. And local officials were trying to improve the business climate in the county. Middlebury ended its effort to attract businesses and didn’t renew the contract of Business Development Director Jamie Gaucher. Bristol took baby steps toward building a new business park.

Middlebury hosted a series of meetings this fall to find ways to enhance local business related to the new climate economy. the Kennedy Brothers complex in Vergennes got a big tenant as Shacksbury Cider moved in and cranked up production.

• There was a lot of discussion about legalization of marijuana in Vermont this past year. It almost passed the Legislature. Two Middlebury farmers were focused on legalization a few years back of marijuana’s cousin hemp — they planted 13 acres of it and drew favorable reviews from the Agency of Agriculture.

• Directors at Middlebury’s Ilsley Public Library released a plan to renovate the 90-year-old building. The price tag — $8 million to $11 million — prompted some sticker shock. It’s still a work in progress. Thank goodness we have a new director of the library starting soon.

• Maple syrup production keeps growing in Addison County, but this past spring some sugarmakers were worried that climate change could curb the flow of maple sap. Did much matter this year as Vermont reported a big maple syrup crop.

• In the quirky category, we particularly like the story about how Middlebury author Stanford Pritchard penned an updated and annotated version of William Strunk Jr.’s classic writing-advice work, “The Elements of Style,” and it turned out to be selling surprisingly well after it was translated into Korean.

• Finally, a story that everyone could take part in: In mid-August an untold number of people went out to the open spaces and cast their gazes to the sky to view a partial solar eclipse. It was surprisingly moving to see and evoked a great feeling of community.

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