PAGE 10A — Addison Independent, Thursday, January 5, 2017
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Carlson, Johnston CHITTENDEN, Vt. — On July 21, 2016, Holly Carlson and Stephen Johnston were joined in matrimony at the Mountain Top Inn and Resort in Chittenden, Vt. in a ceremony performed by the bride’s brother Thaddeus Carlson. The bride was attended by friends Nicole Nitchie and Veronica Sack McLean, matron of honor, and the groom’s sister Julie Johnston. Best man was brother of the groom, Jeffrey Johnston with groomsmen Matthew Carlson, brother of the bride and John Shearer, friend of the groom. Also in attendance were a niece and nephews of the bride: Anja Carlson, flower girl; Peter Carlson, ring bearer, and Joshua and Nathaniel Carlson, escorts of the bride’s mother at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Carlson of Middlebury and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John
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DANIAL AND KIRA Sargeant sit with their new baby boy, William David, after delivering the baby at Porter Hospital in Middlebury on New Year’s Day at 5:16 a.m. The baby was the first of 2017 at Porter.
Johnston of Ashville, N.Y. Holly attended Middlebury College and the Vermont Law School and is employed by Epsilon Associates in Maynard, Mass. Stephen is a tenured professor of engineering at UMASS Lowell, having studied at Penn State University. An August honeymoon included a trip to Venice, Italy followed by hiking the Alps in Switzerland. The couple resides in Waltham, Mass.
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• Michelle Bennett & Tyler Delorme, Mineville, N.Y., Dec. 27, a daughter, Nova Grace Delorme. • Ashley Zeno & Adam Thompson, Starksboro, Dec. 27, a daughter, Harper Mae Thompson. • Kira and Danial Sargeant, Granville, Jan. 1, a son, William David Sargeant. • Alexandra & Brad Thompson, Starksboro, Jan. 2, a daughter, Adeline Rose Thompson.
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Three young pianists to play in Burlington ADDISON COUNTY — This young pianists from Addison County — Nico Brayton, Greta Hardy-Mittell and Alex Larrow — have been selected to perform in the Cathedral Arts Young Artists Showcase Recital at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington next Tuesday, Jan. 10, at noon. The youngsters, all students of much-admired pianist Cynthia Huard, competed to secure a spot in this recital. Greta Hardy-Mittell of East Middlebury is a junior at Middlebury Union High School. She loves
music, and has studied piano with Huard for seven years. The past two summers she attended New England Music Camp, performing in honor recitals both years. She has also attended Point Counterpoint and Green Mountain Suzuki Institute camps, working as an accompanist at GMSI this past summer. Hardy-Mittell also plays piano in the MUHS jazz band and clarinet in the Vermont Youth Orchestra. She has been selected for the All-State Band the past two years. When not practicing or doing school work, Greta loves to write, read, run,
spend time outside and play games with her family and friends. Nico Brayton is a freshman at MUHS, where he plays piano and vibraphone in both jazz band and concert band. He has played the piano since he was six years old, and has taken piano lessons from Huard since he was 7. He often composes and improvises, with a particular talent for improvising while his piano teacher is instructing him. His other interests include math, geography, Alpine skiing and running for the Tiger cross country and track teams.
Twelve-year-old Alexander Larrow is home-schooled and lives in Cornwall. A former student of Jody Woos, he currently studies piano with Huard. This is his seventh year of piano study. He won the Vermont Division of the Music Teachers National Association Junior Piano Competition in 2015. He attended the Colorado Suzuki Institute, where he performed in the Solo Honors recitals and Pianists as Partners recitals in 2014 and 2015. He had previously attended the Green Mountain Suzuki Institute. Larrow also enjoys golf, skiing and tennis.