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Aspiring script writers gathered at Bread Loaf to work on their screenplays. See Arts + Leisure.

Bristol bids bon voyage to its Rec. Department director after years organizing the fun. Page 10A.

Two out of three local girls’ hoop teams came out on top in Tuesday action. See Sports, Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

Vol. 72 No. 4

INDEPENDENT Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

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Vote set for $36.7M ACSD budget

Job cuts proposed in some schools

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Addison Central School District board on Monday unanimously agreed to present Middlebury-area voters with a $36,762,479 spending plan to cover public school expenses in the seven district-member towns.

This budget reflects a 1.32-percent spending decrease and would result in elimination of more than 20 full-timeequivalent jobs.

The budget — if approved on March 6 by residents in Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge — would drive an estimated district education tax rate of $1.6379 per $100 in property value, a 4.35-cent increase over this year. It should be noted that district tax rate number doesn’t reflect Common Level of Appraisal impacts, which will make the actual tax impact vary in each community, depending on their most recent reappraisal of property values.

RUTH HARDY Board member Ruth Hardy, leader of the ACSD panel’s finance committee, said she believes the proposed fiscal year 2019 spending plan fulfills three major goals district officials had set at the outset of the budgeting process: • It places the district on a more sustainable financial trajectory going

forward. To avoid substantial cuts this year would have been to postpone tough financial decisions to future years, she told her colleagues on Monday.

“This was a thing we wanted to do — was to try to avoid, every single year, coming back with more and more budget cuts,” Hardy said, “because that can be draining on personnel and on morale,” said Hardy, an East Middlebury resident.

School districts will face some external financial pressures regardless of local efforts, Hardy acknowledged.

Ongoing education finance reforms at the state level and unpredictable school funding from Washington will likely keep pressure on schools to provide more services with less money.

• It provides a more equitable distribution of educational amenities throughout the school district, which includes the elementary schools in the seven towns, along with Middlebury Union middle and high schools. For example, the now-global pre-K-tograde-12 spending plan in the ACSD (See ACSD, Page 12A)

Whiting gun dispute unresolved

Landowner, town disagree on fines over violation notices

By ANDY KIRKALDY WHITING — Months after the Whiting Zoning Board of Adjustment upheld a Zoning Notice of Violation to Stickney Road resident Nicolas Iocco for operating an unpermitted commercial shooting range and for violating noise and safety provisions, Iocco and town officials remain at a standoff on his payment of $400 of daily fines that have piled up since May. Iocco insists he stopped running a commercial operation after receiving the original May 3 notice of violations, stopped all group shoots in July, and has since then rarely shot at all on his 90-acre property at 299 Stickney Road or on adjacent land where he has

By the way The Independent just learned on Wednesday afternoon that longtime Ferrisburgh selectboard Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence has decided not to run again for her seat on the board. In addition to wishing Lawrence well and joining Ferrisburgh residents in thanking her for her years of service, we would also like to remind those interested in replacing her on the Ferrisburgh selectboard — or in serving on any of the many elective boards in Addison County — that the deadline for submitting petitions for office is this coming Monday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m. Aspiring office holders must obtain the signatures of 5 percent of a town’s eligible voters on their petitions.

Good luck to those who do so.

Congratulations to Ripton resident Abi Jewett! The 18-year-old has been (See By the way, Page 7A)

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permission to shoot. their own land.”

“There’s a big misunderstanding But on Sept. 22 the zoning board somehow with my town. I’m still upheld two notices of violation getting blamed for against Iocco. conducting long- “You have to say, One was for range shooting on staging a number of ‘The shooting my property, and events on his and shooting as if it was a I’ve been doing the neighboring commercial use, and is unsafe,’ and property as the that is not the case,” come up with “Green Mountain Iocco said. “I have another plan, Rifle Challenge,” not done any kind and he’s never and charging $50 (of shooting), and or $60 to as many they are still blaming done that.” as 25 participants — zoning (including Vermont me for it and trying administrator State to charge fees and Police and Kate Briggs National fines on me. And it’s Guard just not true. I’m not members). Iocco said doing it, it’s just my own personal those fees covered insurance and use that I’ve gone back to, what target costs and nothing more, and (See Whiting, Page 11A) every Vermonter enjoys doing on

City seeking $500K to buy new fire truck

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — The Vergennes City Council on Tuesday officially added to the city’s Town Meeting Day warning a request for voter support for a $500,000 bond to fund a new fire truck. That vehicle would replace the Vergennes Fire Department’s Engine 1, a 24-yearold pumper.

The council had in November supported that recommendation submitted by a Vergennes Volunteer Fire Department committee that included Fire Chief Jim Breur and department officers and firefighters.

The committee had been studying department needs for three years and concluded it was time to replace the truck that is first to virtually

every fire.

Breur told the council the truck is beginning to develop more problems, and parts are becoming harder to find.

In a phone interview on Wednesday City Manager Mel Hawley remembered the 1994 decision to buy Engine 1 and another new truck, the first time the department had not purchased used vehicles.

“It’s amazing how time flies,” Hawley said.

Hawley said Vergennes will turn to a municipal bond bank in order to get a 20-year loan not available from private lenders. The resulting cost will be about $45,000 a year (See Fire truck, Page 11A)

Spending, enrollment to drop at Hannaford Career Center

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDLEBURY — For the second year in a row, Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) officials are proposing an almost level-funded spending plan to taxpayers in the 17 towns that send students to Addison County’s vocational-technical center in Middlebury.

The proposed fiscal year 2018-2019 budget request is for $3,468,524, which represents a 0.40-percent ($14,025) decrease compared to this year’s career center spending plan.

Career center Superintendent Dana Peterson said the proposed budget preserves all current programming

and staffing levels at the school’s headquarters off Charles Avenue and at its North Campus in Middlebury’ industrial park. The spending plan will be decided on March 6 by residents in the communities in the Addison Central, Addison Northwest and Mount Abraham unified school districts.

“The budget is slightly down this year, which is no small task, given fixed cost-drivers,” Peterson said, alluding to contracted personnel costs and state spending directives.

“Our staff pulled together very well.

We looked at everything from soup to nuts. We reviewed every line.

(See Career center, Page 11A)

A SYRIAN REFUGEE and her young child wait for care in a Lebanese hospital where Middlebury pediatrician Morris Earle Jr. recently spent two months helping establish a pediatric intensive care unit.

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Local physician helps refugees Earle spends two months helping Syrian children in Lebanon

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Dr. Morris Earle Jr. probably goes through suitcases the way most people go through Kleenex.

The pediatrician has made Middlebury his home base for several decades, but his medical talents take him throughout the world. The most recent travel sticker on his Samsonite reads “Lebanon,” where Dr. Earle spent two months setting up a pediatric intensive care unit serving young Syrian refugees flooding that Middle Eastern nation.

Earle has been a pediatrician since 1986 and has been practicing pediatric intensive care since 1991.

Last year, he concluded a 21-year run as a physician with Middlebury Pediatrics.

He continues to work per diem at Middlebury Pediatrics, but his career now often takes him regularly to Massachusetts. He’s employed as a pediatric hospitalist in Northampton, Mass., and as a pediatric intensive care doctor at University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester.

Earle has also cared for sick children throughout the world, including in Haiti, Liberia, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Ecuador and Zambia. Most of those trips were through the UMass Global Health Program, and had the goal of teaching medical residents and physicians in other countries.

“I think people wherever they are can do work that feels useful and needed,” Earle said during a

Tuesday interview. “Since I do intensive care, that’s something there’s quite a bit of need for, internationally.”

He first became interested in international service as a medical student at the University of (See Earle, Page 12A)

MIDDLEBURY PEDIATRICIAN MORRIS Earle Jr. holds a young Syrian refugee surgical patient in a hospital in Zahlé, Lebanon, during his recent stint there helping set up a pediatric intensive care unit.

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Governor proposes a lean state budget

By Anne Galloway percent and 5 percent. During that VTDigger.org period, the state’s recovery from MONTPELIER — There are no the Great Recession was slow and “bells and whistles” in Gov. Phil expenditures outpaced tax receipts.

Scott’s 2019 budget, which he un- The state’s economy continues to veiled Tuesday. grow at about 2 percent.

As expected, there are also no new Scott described a precarious ecotaxes and no new fees. Nor have any nomic future for the state that can big initiatives been proposed in the only be safeguarded with prudent, budget. fiscally conservative budgeting Instead, the governor’s office gave and hammered home his success in the Legislature a menu of options for bringing spending in line with revesolving the state’s $80 million edu- nues. “The truth is, for decades, the cation fund gap last week in the form cost of state government has been deof a memo. A $150 million prison signed to grow about 5 percent each plan was presented as a report last year,” Scott said. “So, balancing this week, but wasn’t mentioned in the budget without raising taxes was not governor’s Tuesday budget address. easy. It took careful, diligent and difScott has exertficult work.” ed fiscal discipline The low growth as promised. For budget Scott has the second time in proposed supports The Scott administration is a row, the goverabout a dozen proposing small increases nor has balanced small pilot projects to existing programs and the budget without funded with a few a half-dozen pilot projects raising taxes and hundred thousand across state government. in an unusual move dollars at a pop.

Here are a few highlights: he’s decided to “hit The largest initiathe pause button” • Eliminates Social Security tive is a $3.18 milon environmental taxes on single retirees who lion investment in earn $55,000 a year or less. Think Vermont, an fees.

The increase in The program would be rolled economic develgeneral fund spend- out over three years and would opment program ing will go up from cost the state $1.9 million this aimed at persuad$1.49 billion to year and by year three would ing working-age $1.56 billion, for cost about $6 million. tourists to make an increase of 2.33 • Doubles the Down Payment their short-term percent. The total Assistance Program, which stays a long-term working families proposition. budget, including helps federal spending, buy homes. The Scott Scott also wants transportation and administration proposes an to bring retired education, will go increase of $125,000. Last year Vermonters home, up from $5.8 bil- 30 families were given grants and said about lion to $5.9 billion. through the program.

26,000 nativeIn his speech, • Adds $250,000 to the born Vermonters the governor reit- National Guard scholarship live in Florida erated his pledge to programs. and another rebuild the state’s • Exempts military retirement 27,000 live in long lagging econ- pay from the state income tax.

New Hampshire. omy in large part • A $250,000 increase to the “It isn’t just the by reducing the historic tax credit program weather,” Scott tax burden on Ver- for downtowns and village said. “Many folks monters. His vision centers. on fixed incomes for the future, he • Sets aside $625,000 for want to stay here told the Legisla- rehabbing of aging housing in Vermont and ture in his budget stock. can’t afford that speech Tuesday, is second home “filled with endelsewhere. They less potential, a growing workforce, deserve, as much as anyone, to live and a stronger economy where no with the dignity in retirement they Vermonter must look elsewhere for earned through a lifetime of work.” prosperity.”

The governor proposes to eliminate “Success is dependent upon re- state taxes on Social Security storing our fiscal foundation, having benefits for single retirees whose the courage to confront the challeng- overall income is under $55,000. es we face and spending only what Vermont is one of only five states Vermonters can afford,” Scott said. that fully tax Social Security The affordability calculation for retirement benefits, according to the state budget, Scott says, is a per- the administration. centage increase that matches the What wasn’t mentioned in 2.36 percent growth in wages this the speech, or highlighted in the year. The annual budget growth rate budget narrative, is a $16.8 million under Scott’s predecessor, Democrat reduction in human services Peter Shumlin, ranged between 3.5 spending.

New Initiatives

Skate with the Panthers

AFTER THE MIDDLEBURY College women’s hockey team handled Bowdoin 3-0 on Saturday they hung out in Chip Kenyon Arena to meet and skate with some fans. Panther senior Julia Neuburger, above, raced around the rink with Becca Seeley and senior Elizabeth Wulf, right, chatted with Sebastian Poppe.

Photos by Steve James

Ferrisburgh board seeks meeting with farmers about tree-cutting

By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh selectboard on Jan. 16 met for an hour behind closed doors with town attorney James Carroll and tree warden Cliff Mix to discuss what one board member called “the Vorsteveld tree-cutting issue,” but took no official action.

But Selectboard Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence this week acknowledged the board asked Carroll to set up a meeting with the members of the Vorsteveld family who own the farm along Arnold Bay Road — and this past spring paid to have the east side of its 0.75 mile in Ferrisburgh clear-cut.

Following complaints from neighbors the selectboard sent two certified letters to the Vorstevelds calling the act illegal cutting of public shade trees in the public right of way, and saying they technically face up to about $1 million in fines.

In the second letter, dated Nov. 22, Carroll cited law that he said meant the farm owners “as individuals and partners of Vorsteveld Farm LLP, are subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each tree so injured or removed, as well as an award of damages … for the trespass and removal of the shade trees, as well as other injunctive relief to assure that the damage caused is mitigated through

a replanting plan.”

Lawrence said the only official response to that letter so far has been a response before a Jan. 1 deadline to acknowledge receipt of the letter.

Now, she said, the board would like to meet and possibly talk about a settlement.

“Maybe we can come to some sort of satisfactory mutual agreement,” Lawrence said. “Maybe there’s some sort of happy medium.”

Lawrence said the selectboard and Carroll believe mediation could work.

“We really just want to sit down and talk about it,” she said.

According to one Vermont law,

landowners may not cut trees in a town right-of-way without first receiving permission from a town tree warden or a selectboard, and the fine is up to $500 per tree for “any person who willfully critically injures or cuts down a public shade tree without written permission.”

Carroll references several state statutes the Vorstevelds allegedly violated by hiring a contractor to remove, per the letter, 306 shade trees with trunks at least 6-inch diameters and another 1,870 trees and shrubs along Arnold Bay Road.

But another tree warden in the region, who prefers to remain anonymous, identified another statute that

appears to support the Vorstevelds’ position that the farm owners had a right to remove what Hans Vorsteveld has described to the Independent as an “overgrown hedgerow.”

Vorsteveld also said the work was done to add cropland and improve drainage, and the finished product would be attractive.

That statute, 19 V.S.A. § 901 refers to “Removal of roadside growth,” and it reads: “A person, other than the abutting landowner, shall not cut, trim, remove, or otherwise damage any grasses, shrubs, vines, or trees growing within the limits of a State or town highway, without first having obtained the consent of the

Agency for State highways or the selectmen for town highways.”

And in a June meeting devoted to the tree-cutting issues, Carroll said the statutes on the issue “are not black and white” and “have gray about them,” although he added he was also confident in the town’s position.

This week Lawrence held out hope that a meeting could find middle ground. She acknowledged the board “has something in mind” for a resolution, and said possibly the Vorstevelds do, also.

“We don’t want everybody to spend money,” Lawrence said.

“They could have something in mind

Addison Independent, Thursday, January 25, 2018 — PAGE 3A

Vermonters march for their future “There was a really deep commitment to take back Inauguration Day,” said Emma Schoenberg of Rights and Democracy, one of the

By MIKE FAHER groups behind the event.

VTDigger.org Last year, on the day after Trump MONTPELIER — Though she took office, the Women’s March had to use a step stool to reach the overwhelmed Montpelier with a microphone, 16-year-old Greta crowd numbering 15,000 to 20,000.

Solsaa wasn’t fazed by thousands This year’s event was much smallof people gathered below her on er, with organizers estimating atthe snowy Statehouse lawn this tendance at 2,000 to 3,000. past Saturday.

Euan Bear of Bakersfield attend“Never forget your voice,” ed the January 2017 march, and rethe Rutland teen told the crowd turned for Saturday’s event because at the March For Our Future. she feels a powerful need to “fight “Never forget that we the Republican agenare the future, and we “Never forget da.” have something to say “Not very much has your voice. about it.” changed (in the past That was the theme Never forget year), except for the of the day as an that we are government getting amped-up throng conmore screwed up and verged on Montpelier the future, lots of people’s rights to rally around issues and we have getting impinged on,” like climate change something to Bear said. and discrimination. say about it.”

Bear said she fears Even those who were that Trump is stacking — 16-year-old far too young to vote the judiciary with conGreta Solsaa stepped to the podium servatives who will furand vowed to take acther erode the rights of tion. minority groups. She carried a sign “We’re all human beings, and that read “No Retreat on Equality.” we can all do something,” 8-yearLesley Fishelman of Dummerold Sophie Freebern told the ston traveled a few hours north crowd. to hear her grandchild speak at Speakers included two Addi- the march and to protest what she son County youngsters: 13-year- called the “meanness” and “unforold Ethan Sonneborn of Bristol giving” policies of Trump and the and 12-year-old Narges Anzali of GOP. Weybridge.

The rally was held a little over a Saturday’s event was a combi- week after Trump used a vulgarity nation of youth activists March to describe Haiti, El Salvador and For Our Future and the Women’s African countries during immigraMarch. It was held on the one- tion talks at the White House. year anniversary of President “It’s very much against how Donald Trump’s inauguration, my family got to this country and opposition to the president’s — and how Trump’s family got policies was a unifying sentiment. here,” Fishelman said. She’s em-

Local youths were among speakers

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SENIOR Erin Van Gessel, head of the Middlebury Women Leaders club, speaks with Nancy Gibbs, the first female editor-in-chief of TIME magazine, during a symposium that the club organized late last week.

Photo courtesy of Middlebury College/Todd Balfour

Symposium focuses on women College event celebrates empowerment, opportunities

By EMMA COTTON many insights about women’s emLast week the Middlebury Wom- powerment, women in the workplace, en Leaders, a student-run organiza- TIME and the media today. She’s a tion at Middlebury College, held a role model for everyone, it doesn’t three-day-long symposium featuring matter what your gender is. discussions and workshops led by AI: And aside from that, what women. were a few of your other favorite Among the events were a conflict moments from the symposium? mediation workshop by Middlebury EVG: One highlight was the fashCollege president Laurie Patton; a ion show, which was our grand finale.

Q&A with Nancy Gibbs, the first fe- It had been a marathon of sprinting male editor-in-chief of TIME Mag- for me the whole weekend. I had such azine; a discussion high hopes for the with the local Nulhefashion show, and was gan Abenaki Native The symposium ready for it to be a killAmerican Tribe; and was organized er success. I was a lita fashion show that by seven club tle bummed when the benefitted She Should members, but turnout was smaller Run, a nonpartisan was chiefly the than I had hoped for. nonprofit that encourI was worried that the brainchild of ages women to run girls who were modelMiddlebury senior ing were going to feel for public office.

The symposium Erin Van Gessel, a little let down, too. was organized by sev- who took over the But I was sitting en club members, but club’s leadership backstage, and when was chiefly the brain- this past semester. they came back in, I child of Middlebury was ready for them to senior Erin Van Gesbe sort of sullen, but sel, who took over the club’s leader- they were all laughing and smiling ship this past semester. and high-fiving. They had a blast, and The Independent caught up with that’s where I realized that it doesn’t Van Gessel to hear about the best mo- matter that it wasn’t a crazy huge ments from the event and her efforts crowd. My goal for the symposium to empower women on campus. was to generate excitement and make Addison Independent: What in- girls feel supported and get them spired you to hold this symposium? pumped up about the women’s comErin Van Gessel: The primary rea- munity on campus for 2018. Seeing son we held it this weekend was to those girls’ reactions made me realize commemorate the Women’s March that we succeeded in that. of 2017. At Middlebury, we’re pretty AI: Tell me about the Middlebury isolated. We’re not close to big cities, Women Leaders club. What else do and sometimes I think it’s hard for us, you guys do on campus? as students, to feel like we can make EVG: It was a club that had been an impact or have a say. I wanted to around for a while, but wasn’t that acgive us a platform to talk about this tive. I felt like there was a need for it big national issue: the fight for equali- on campus, and I had the time to put in ty and the women’s movement. the effort to make that happen. Now, AI: What was it like to interview our email list has 180 people on it, Nancy Gibbs? but in terms of coming to our events, EVG: It was the best. Everything it fluctuates. I’d say we normally get she says is so insightful. She speaks around 12 to 15 girls per meeting. just as eloquently as she writes — you It operates like a “Lean In” circle, can hear her author’s voice in the way from the book by Sheryl Sandberg. It that she creates a story with every looks at how we can get more wompoint that she makes. She shared so en empowered at work, and how men

can be partners in that fight. Recently, we went over the Lean In Women in the Workplace Report from 2017, because they partnered with McKinsey (a global management consulting company) and looked at, for example, how many women are in the C-Suite, how often are women being promoted, versus men. So we focus on those types of issues.

AI: Tell me a bit about you.

EVG: I’m majoring in political science. A lot of people are surprised by that, because they assume I’m going to be a gender studies major, but I’ve actually never taken a gender studies class before. I’m from San Rafael, Calif., and I started at Middlebury in February of 2014.

After this, I’m moving to New York to work in the field of executive search. Specifically, I’m going to work on placing people as new board members at large companies. The goal is to focus on diversity initiatives in particular — getting more women and people of color on those boards.

AI: What kind of feedback have you been getting about the symposium, and do you think someone will organize it again after you graduate?

EVG: A number of girls have reached out to say they’re really interested in Middlebury Women Leaders, and they can’t wait to participate next year. So it’s the new interest that it brought up, and the continuing commitment to the club and the cause — it’s exciting.

I feel really proud of everyone who was involved in it, and all the girls who helped plan it, particularly Rae Aaron (’19.5), MWL treasurer, and Maryam Mahboob (’18), vice president, they were my go-to. They had such a palpable excitement and energy all throughout the weekend, and it felt awesome. Everyone who showed up had rave reviews about the events they attended, and that’s what matters to me at the end of the day. I feel like it was a success, and I’m excited to pass on the torch to younger girls on campus and see where they take it.

barrassed for America because of the president’s behavior. But she’s also hopeful. “I’m assuming there’s going to be a huge backlash. I think there are going to be more Democrats in all offices in 2018.”

University of Vermont freshman Olivia Vought expressed a similar optimism. Before the march, she stood outside Montpelier’s City Hall holding a sign that read, “They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”

“From (Trump’s election), all these movements are really gaining momentum now,” Vought said.

Fellow UVM freshman Hannah November said she came to the rally because “it’s unfair that anyone should be singled out because of things they can’t control, like their race, their gender and their background.”

Anger “is not really enough,” November said. “You have to figure out what you can do for the future.”

The students were among a crowd that swelled on both sides of Main Street before marching down State Street to the Statehouse, led by a banner proclaiming “Youth Know What’s Up.” The lineup of speakers outside the Statehouse included a number of children. The youngest, Freebern, showed no hesitation in striding to the podium to talk about cleaning up litter and reducing electricity usage. “We all want to save those polar bears, right?” she asked.

Toward the end of her short speech, the 8-year-old lauded her fellow activists. “This march really helped raise morale,” she said.

“Thanks for coming.”

ANWSD advances Addison land swap

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON — A long-planned exchange of small parcels of town- and school-owned land near Addison Central School and the now-vacant, 150-year-old former Addison Town Hall can move forward after the Addison Northwest School District board on Jan. 17 signed off on deeds.

The town still needs to secure land and build a septic system for the old town hall before the land swap can be completed.

Each parcel is a third of an acre.

ANWSD will receive land close to the school that will benefit the elementary school, while the town will receive land close to its former town hall that could benefit it if the building is, as town officials hope, eventually renovated into a community center and new town clerk’s office. Among other things, the land will create a lot for a new town hall that would conform to zoning.

As part of the agreement originally reached by the Addison selectboard and the Addison Central School board, the town has also pledged to build a bus pad on the current schoolowned property if it develops the land it receives in the deal. School buses currently use a bus pad on the land ANWSD will trade to the town, and the new pad would replace the old pad if necessary.

The deal when made final could help along a hoped-for return of ownership of the former town hall to Addison. The former town’s hall’s ownership reverted to the Addison

Community Baptist Church next door to it on Route 22A when the town long ago stopped using the building, which lacks plumbing and septic, as a town hall.

The deal hinges on development of a shared septic system further to the west of the school and the town clerk’s office. That in-ground system would serve the existing town office building, the town’s fire station on the opposite side of Route 17, eventually the town hall building, and the church. In 2010 that system carried a roughly $500,000 price tag.

Church leaders agreed to deed the former town hall back to the town in exchange for a solution to its own septic issues, and town and church leaders alike have been discussing the concept and working on an arrangement for about a decade.

Town officials late last year were working out details of a deal with the owners of the Gosliga Farm for an easement to install the septic system on their property. Addison Town Hall Committee Chairman John Spencer said, however, that he didn’t expect that deal to close until 2019, and only then after some sort of voter feedback, either as a separate Town Meeting Day article or a budgeted line item.

Addison officials hope the former town hall, after renovation, can eventually serve that purpose again while also hosting the clerk’s office. The existing office is cramped and running out of vault space. They also have said the land exchange would create an adequate lot for town hall and

could provide parking.

The deal also makes sense from the ANWSD point of view because the parcel of land it will gain is closer to the school, and last week ANWSD Board Chairwoman Sue Rakowski described the deal as “sensible.”

AS MANY AS 3,000 people gathered at the Statehouse in Montpelier Saturday on the anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration to stage a protest called “March For Our Future.” The rally featured young speakers, including two from Addison County.

Independent photo/John S. McCright

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A DDIS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Letters

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It’s a game-changing idea, but who’s leading the way?

Gov. Phil Scott gave his budget address on Tuesday and did as well as he could to put a rosy face on a drab proposal.

What he outlined was a budget that held spending within a 2.36 percent growth rate and sprinkled small sums of dollars over several pilot projects to make it sound as if he were addressing the critical problems Vermont is facing: the opioid addiction crisis; affordable housing; reducing taxes; health care; creating jobs and luring a workforce into the state to fill them, to name a few.

Gov. Scott’s problem wasn’t that he didn’t hit all the touchstone issues, but that he was restricted by a self-imposed handicap: no new taxes or fees to accomplish any major objective.

For example, to address Vermont’s affordable housing concerns, he agreed to add $1 million housing package, which includes: funds to increase investment in downtown and village center tax credits; doubling funding in the Down Payment Assistance Program; and creating $625,000 in incentives to help renovate existing housing stock to, as the governor proudly claimed, help attract “young, working families to communities across the state.” One problem: When you divvy up $1 million into that many pieces of pie, you will have helped a few dozen people in minor ways. Even the $625,000 to help upgrade existing housing stock, is a pittance when you realize the cost of retrofitting an older Vermont home can easily be $150,000 or more. It’s good to help a handful of people, and we applaud the idea behind the initiative, but it’s not going to move the needle.

Or take the governor’s initiative to boost technical and trades education in Vermont, which is critical if we’re going to help the 40 percent of Vermont high school graduates who don’t go on to higher education. Gov. Scott proposed taking $500,000 to purchase training equipment, fit up new space, and expand adult career and technical education across the state. Sounds terrific, but considering the Hannaford Career Center by itself has a $3.4 million annual budget, and the Addison Central Supervisory District (Middlebury and the other six towns in that district) has a budget of $36.7 million, you can see that half a million dollars isn’t going far on a statewide scale.

That’s the problem with thinking small. It doesn’t change the status quo.

But let’s back up. Small is a relative term. Gov. Scott’s budget calls for an increase of $82 million, from $3.788 billion in this current fiscal year to $3.867 billion in the next fiscal year. That’s not chump change to most of us, and the governor has a point when he presses to keep spending within his stated 2.36 growth rate — a rate that matches the average increase in wages.

But if he’s going to propose a restrained budget, the rhetoric should match.

In his opening comments he proclaimed that his balanced budget “makes strategic investments to grow the economy, make Vermont more affordable and protect the most vulnerable.” It does not in any meaningful way.

What makes Vermont more affordable is expanding early education programs, as the previous administration did, in ways that allow young Vermont families to afford daycare so they can go back to work. (That also helps businesses find the employees they need.) What protects the most vulnerable is reforming health care systems from a fee-based system to a capitated care system as Vermont is in the process of doing to lower costs. What makes Vermont more affordable to workers is a higher minimum wage. And what grows jobs is taking the risks to create new markets, like the solar incentives that jump-started that industry in Vermont almost a decade ago and helped create 17,000 new, high-paying jobs, or the capitated insurance markets that were started decades ago.

In short, it is bold programs or bold steps that move the needle in meaningful ways. Tossing a few dollars to the wind, as if tossing peanuts to an elephant, won’t do much to satisfy the state’s hunger or need. *********** That’s not to dismiss the governor’s budget, altogether. Rather, his rhetoric could have simply stated that his effort was to toe the line on state-funded programs, supplement a few with more dollars to boost programs that were working, and add to others to fulfill critical needs.

And then he could have focused on what we think was the central message of his budget address: education reform.

He danced around the edges of this topic toward the end of his address, and even hinted that he understood the state must make substantial public investments to succeed. “We must recognize that investments to grow the economy and make Vermont more affordable are essential to a future where our classrooms are full of kids, and students graduate with greater opportunity,” he said.

Then he hinted that the Brigham decision (the basis of Act. 60 and Act 68) was no longer working.

“It’s time to accept reality. Due to the steady decrease in student population, the current funding mechanism is weakening the very system it was meant to strengthen... We know the challenge. We’re losing, on average, six workers from our work force and three students from our schools, every single day. It’s why the Legislature passed Act 46 (during Gov. Shumlin’s tenure), which — through difficult discussions — has positioned many districts to take the next essential steps. But we must accelerate this work.”

This “work” and those “essential steps,” which he was reluctant to mention directly, referred to consolidation. He then set out four goals for the Legislature to work toward: cut expenses to reduce the $80 million deficit the education budget is facing; change the school funding system; push consolidations forward; and increase the ratio of adult staff to students from 1-to-4 to 1-to-5. That last initiative, the governor said, would save the state $100 million each year once completed.

And that’s how he backed into his game-changing initiative, ending that portion of his speech with his most emphatic statement: “We must have the courage to reform our K-12 education system, and we must act now.”

What’s interesting is whether the governor will take a leadership role on this initiative or, like on most issues last year and as he did in this speech, put the onus on the Legislature to pave the way.

Angelo Lynn

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50th Green Up Day help sought Wanted. Person or persons to collaborate on planning a spectacular May 3rd 2018 Green Up Day in Middlebury!

Green Up Day celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and our unique state custom should be celebrated with pomp, circumstance and green bags stuffed with trash from Middlebury’s roadsides, fields and impromptu dump sites.

The effort needs a cross-section of folks to help — parents, scouts, service clubs, businesses, neighborhoods, schools, churches, college groups ... you get the picture and you can be a part of the process.

This is a special Green Up year and with minimal up-front organization it can be the most successful yet!

As the person who has kinda, sorta been in charge of Green Up Day for too many years, it is time for me to step back and pass the green up bags along to a larger, more in-touch and active grass roots (pun intended) group. I am willing to collaborate and consult, but Green Up Day needs your input and help. Please contact me and/or the Town Manager if you are willing to help.

Let’s make number fifty the best green up day ever!

Peg Martin Middlebury

Marchers should inspire voters

Follow the bouncing ball

THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE women’s squash team posted a 6-3 win over Franklin and Marshall Saturday, but fell to Cornell in their final home match Sunday. Freshman Emily Beinkampen is seen here in her winning match against Grace Smith Saturday. For a photo from the men’s Saturday match see Page 1B. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Roods’ presence graced their town The year is 1991. Burnham Hall is packed. A small grey-haired woman wanders onstage in hiking boots and khakis, binoculars glued to her eyes, peering intently into the audience. Following close behind is a similarly dressed small gentleman. “Has anyone out there seen a bluebird?” he questions the audience as his partner continues peering about, both improvising the opening scene in our elementary school performance, one of my first as a teacher at Lincoln Community School.

And as I had just discovered, Ron and Peg Rood, though already well into their seventh decade, were always game for a fun time, whether onstage or behind the scenes.

Ron was a naturalist, writer and raBy Alice dio commentator whose fascinating Leeds stories told in clear, accessible prose continue to fascinate readers across the generations. Peg taught kindergarten at Mary Hogan Elementary School for 21 years and remains a presence in most of Ron’s stories.

The Roods left Connecticut in 1953 and moved to Lincoln, where they raised four children and served the community in every imaginable way, helping found numerous local organizations, teaching Sunday School, singing in and directing the church choir, serving in elected town offices and on local boards, volunteering and performing and speaking at the local elementary school, and dreaming up countless schemes.

At Peg’s recent memorial service — she died on November 7 at 95 — long-time friend and fellow community builder Bill Finger recalled Peg organizing a parade of torches to be carried by skiers down the slope

Ways of Seeing

from Lincoln’s former ski tow. Her planned gentle, evenly spaced procession got jumbled as Peg repeatedly lost one of her skis along the way and required help from other skiers, some flames blowing out in the process.

Once at the bottom, Peg had mapped out a formation of skiers to spell out “Lincoln” with their torches. It seemed there were only enough lit torches left for “Linco” until Peg quickly rearranged the participants, assuring her mission was accomplished. She was known for her gentle persistence.

The Roods attended every subsequent performance by my students after their initial appearance onstage at Burnham Hall. In fact, their presence helped set a standard for the quality of students’ articulation and projection. Our goal was to assure that the couple, whose hearing was faltering, could understand every word. If they gave me a thumbs-up at the afternoon matinee, we were all set for the evening show.

The Roods offered classroom presentations, too. Peg shared her knowledge of birds, while Ron — the more talkative of the two — told the delightful animal stories that made his books so widely popular.

Students loved hearing him explain how he and his family raised an orphaned porcupine, with its gentle yet playful personality and destructive chewing habits, how Piney nestled in their laps, poked his nose into Ron’s ear and accompanied them on trips. But his family set clear limits: “We allowed an animal to stay around the house as long as it wished,” Ron explained, (See Ways of Seeing, Page 7A)

Education is struggling in Vermont Education has been the subject of much Vermont news in recent weeks. Considerable attention was devoted to the Scott Administration’s proposals to restrain K-12 spending growth by establishing caps on per-pupil spending and student-to-staff ratios. These proposals will be the focus of much debate in Montpelier.

This debate will concentrate on inputs: how much money the schools spend, or how many staff they employ. The administration’s proposals give less attention to the outcomes of K-12 education: how much do students learn, how many of them are prepared for higher education and go on to such education, and, for those who do not undertake further study, what kinds of jobs they get upon completing high school.

Two sets of testimony presented to legislators last week contained disturbing information about educational outcomes in Vermont. First, Jeb Spaulding, chancellor of the Vermont By Eric L. Davis State Colleges, noted that while Vermont’s high school graduation rate of 87 percent is relatively high on a nationwide basis, it is relatively low when compared with other states in New England and the Northeast.

More importantly, Vermont now has the lowest high school-to-college continuation rate of any New England state. Only 60 percent of Vermont high school graduates enroll in further education programs within 18 months of receiving their diplomas. Spaulding also noted that college continuation rates are strongly related to family income, with students from lower-income households much less likely to continue their education after high school.

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The other testimony was presented by consulting economist Tom Kavet, who briefs legislators and the administration on the Vermont economy several times a year. Kavet reported that while Vermont’s headline unemployment rate is only 2.9 percent, the fifth-lowest in the nation, an increasing share of the new jobs created in the last 10 years are low-paid and/or part-time. These are the jobs that many Vermont high school graduates who do not go on to further education find themselves in a few years after graduating from high school.

Such jobs typically pay between $10 and $15 an hour, and may only provide 25 to 35 hours of work a week. A young Vermonter working full-time at $12.50 an hour will earn about $25,000 annually.

According to the Legislature’s Joint Fiscal Office, a single Vermonter needs an income of about $33,000 annually (about $37,000 in Chittenden County) to maintain a “basic needs budget.”

U.S. Census data show that Vermont was one of only four states where the poverty rate increased from 2015 to 2016; 11.9 percent of Vermonters had incomes below the federally defined poverty line, which varies according to size of household and age, in 2016.

Taken together, these data show that an increasing share of young Vermonters are unable to afford an instate public higher education. This is not a surprising conclusion when Vermont has the lowest state appropriation per full-time college student of any state in the nation. And if these young people do not go on to college, (See Davis, Page 5A)

One year ago, on Jan. 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, over 3 million people throughout the world chose to join the Women’s March on Washington.

They held simultaneous marches to express the values we hold sacred as women in our society, as Americans, and as citizens of our Earth.

We, the people, took to the streets to proclaim that we must no longer endure inflamed public discourse, nor actions, that validate longstanding violations of our human rights.

Nor could we permit those violations to continue.

The Women’s March reflected our steadfast determination to be the America that values all of its people, all of its women, and whose actions are deep-rooted in Integrity, Civility, Tolerance, Inclusion, Compassion, and Justice.

One year later, we must come to the inevitable conclusion that the Trump Administration unconscionably substantiates every one of our human rights concerns.

Enough is enough. It is our individual and cumulative obligation to change the tenor and construction of our political environment by our most meaningful means — the ballot box. To that extent, we take pride in the many thousands of women nationwide who have proclaimed their intention to enter public office where only a marginal handful stepped forward during the two prior elections.

Encourage them. Join them.

Faith Terry Middlebury

Security key part of Mt. Abe plan

Ask a student how they feel about the structure of Mt. Abraham and you are likely to hear that it feels like a prison. There is a reason for this perception. In the days before widespread use of security cameras, efforts to minimize vandalism, broken glass, and burglary, resulted in buildings with few windows, and often intimidating facades. Fortressing is one word associated with this style of architecture. Prison facilities still employ these designs for their own reasons.

Mt. Abraham’s original design appears to fall into this category.

The thick brick walls and limited windows were also energy efficiency efforts employed in the design. We have moved a long way from the days of heating with electricity but the evidence of its historical use can still be found in the deepest corners of the building.

The world was very different in the 1960s than the one it has evolved into today. Most people didn’t feel the need to lock their doors at night, much less lock a building against entry when it is full of children. The question of how best to safeguard our students has very different answers now. More visibility at the entrance, rather than less , has gained credi(See Letter, Page 7A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, January 25, 2018 — PAGE 5A

Two-party system in serious jeopardy With apologies to ornithologists, To understand the ideas “liberal” Editor’s note: This is the first in “conservative” requires a series of essays about political the wings of this “bird of state” and liberalism and conservatism and have minds that must be routinely historical understanding. We human restored and replenished with animals, who are afflicted with the two-party system. political wisdom, so that they may self-consciousness and memory,

By Victor Nuovo The 2016 presidential election continue to perform their vital can neither live nor think only in the present, rather we must plumb has been described as an epochal functions. This is my purpose. ********** the depths of the past in order to moment in American history, a If liberalism and conservatism are live responsibly now and hereafter. turning point, although where our nation is headed seems uncertain. dead or dying, a major cause of this The remark of the great SpanishAfter the stunning defeat of the is ignorance. No one seems to know American philosopher, George Democratic candidate and her party, what liberalism and conservatism Santayana, is pertinent here: “Those pundits pronounced liberalism really are. As citizens, we are who cannot remember the past, are accustomed to classify condemned to repeat it.” dead. But liberalism ourselves as liberal or In this instance, the past to be is the heart and soul conservative, although recovered is the history of the ideas of the Democratic if asked to define what of liberalism and conservatism. If Party; so, if this means we would be the viability of the two-party system liberalism is dead, hard-pressed to give an and its ideologies are essential to the so is the Democratic answer. stability of the American republic, Party.

There is a reason then it is critical that we study these On the other hand, for this uncertainty; histories and learn from them. it looks as though it resides in the very I conclude this essay with a the conservative parnature of the thing. preview of what comes next. ty, the Republicans, Modern conservatism and have fared no better.

Liberalism and liberalism have their roots in the Their standard-bearconservatism are European Enlightenment. Edmund er is not a conservaLiberalism vs complex historical Burke (1729–97) is surely the tive; rather he is a vulgar populist, an Conservatism ideas; they encompass archetypical modern conservative morality, politics and thinker. His Reflections on immoralist, a narAn essay by economics.

Unlike the Revolution in France, first cissistic celebrity, Victor Nuovo mathematical ideas they published in 1791, is a classic of whose only interest is in self-aggranMiddlebury College are not suited to precise conservative thought. The book is a or exact definition spirited defense of what has come to dizement. He is now professor emeritus or pure expression; be known as the ancient constitution the President of the of philosophy they are not simple and of traditional rights to property, United States and abstractions that can inheritance and an individual’s titular leader of the be grasped in timeless place in society. He saw these swept Republican Party.

He has put the Republican Party moments of intellectual clarity. away by the French Revolution. in crisis by ignoring its conserva- Rather, they pertain to public He attributed the intellectual tive principles, subverting its moral affairs, they are often conceived in justification for such violent actions to leading philosophers of the stance, and smothering its spirit. It social crises, and they are messy.

Like all human things, they Enlightenment, chief among them is likely that soon pundits will also are inconstant. Their parts often Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–78), pronounce conservatism dead.

But if liberalism and conservatism separate themselves and reverse whom he singled out for special are dead, the two-party system may sides, so that what counts as condemnation and ridicule.

To understand his argument, be in mortal danger and the political liberal today, becomes tomorrow’s conservatism. For example, John one must become familiar with future of our nation in jeopardy.

Rousseau, which It has often been observed that Stuart Mill, who should be a pleasant the stability of our civil society is regarded as the If the viability task.

However, and its government relies on two chief architect of of the two-party regarding liberalism, sources, the Constitution and the classical liberalism, Rousseau was on the two-party system. The key to their defined liberalism system and its fence. He advocated reliability has been their facility as a program whose ideologies are human freedom in managing competing political goal was greater essential to the for the stability of the and equality, great ambitions and interests. These liberty causes of discord are not repressed, individual and less American republic, liberal ideas, but doubted they could rather they are channeled into an government overall. then it is critical be achieved. His adversarial system, where they are Most current liberals sometime friend and enabled to flourish in constructive tend to favor of the that we study contemporary Denis ways, unified by our constitutional opposite policy; they these histories are mostly advocates and learn from Diderot (1713– system.

84) was the more To visualize this, imagine our of a welfare state them. consistent liberal, civil society as a great bird. Its body and they worry that unregulated and a realist. In his is “the People”, which is sovereign; the its soul is the Constitution; its exercise of rights can subvert social writings one finds the intellectual foundations of liberalism clearly head is the government; its tail programs.

Conservatives generally laid out. embodies the manifold statutes Political liberalism found its and regulations enacted by the subscribe to the rule of law, legislature, which represents the but when the law is used as an perfect expression in the life and People. On the left and right are instrument of social and cultural thought of Nicholas de Condorcet (1743–94), a proponent of its wings, the two parties. They are change, they are not so sure.

Perhaps it is change that separates Voltaire, who became a victim of rival expressions of the public will, liberals from conservatives, for the Terror following the French liberal and conservative.

Explaining how this system liberals are progressive, and Revolution. These three provide evolved would require reviewing conservatives, as the name suggests, a background for understanding the political history of the United want to keep things as they are. But Burke.

What is often called Classical States. Suffice it to say that the two- even one’s attitude to change is not a party system evolved through trial sure indicator of what distinguishes liberalism is supposed to begin and error as a means of controlling conservatives from liberals. Steve with John Stuart Mill (1806– divisive factions by providing Bannon, the self-anointed prophet 73). Mill drew all the parts of them living space under two broad of a new conservatism, who claims liberalism together and fashioned wings, thereby enabling the “bird of Edmund Burke as his inspiration, a definitive idea, and so he can state” to maintain a steady course, advocates changes in government serve in this series as a liberal at times veering off to the left or policies and social practices that are counterpart to Burke’s archetypal conservative. More will follow. radical if not revolutionary. right, although never too far.

Letters to the Editor Poverty, hunger are universal, but racism shouldn’t be Many years ago, 1971, I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines with my husband Paul and our four children. I worked and lived among the poor. I saw poverty that often one could only believe because you saw it firsthand: a man lying on the sidewalk leaning against a building with only a newspaper covering his dirty nude body; walking along a plank to keep from walking in black sewage water as I went to visit a home with walls lined with brown paper, located right where the tide flowed in beneath the homes every day — the tide doesn’t take a vacation; dirty little kids begging for money; little kids vomiting up pure rice. The list goes on and on.

Today it is still much the same.

Should the Philippines be on the list of ones to keep out?

We traveled through Europe after leaving the Philippines and the first thing I saw when I entered France was a beggar, in a filthy suit rummaging through a trashcan. Should we put this country on the list of ones to keep out?

When Paul was Vermont Commissioner of Agriculture, 1985, we took a trip to Honduras to see about a partnership with the country. In part we relived poverty all over again as we faced shacks and starving kids. Maybe this country should go on our keep out list.

Those are just a few countries with horrible poverty that too many people live in — but wait, there is one more I’m very familiar with. It’s pretty bad in places, all kinds of terrible, terrible living conditions, too many hungry kids, too much violence. It, like other countries, has places nobody really wants to live and always hopes to get out of.

When my dad was a kid in this particular country he was dirt poor — poorer than a church mouse as the saying goes. He remembers being hungry and his family not being able to buy a loaf of bread.

He was one of a lucky uneducated few who was able to get out of that awful poverty. Some of his siblings weren’t so lucky. And that country today still has some pretty darn awful poverty all over it that I have seen. Should that country

be told to keep out? Interesting question since my dad and his parents and great grandparents and so on were born in that country the United States of America.

And then there are all those people with colored skin who make up all those poor sections of the different countries. But back up a minute. Colored skin; variations of white, variations of black and brown, variations of yellow. Poverty doesn’t pick skin color. Far as I can tell you can be any color and be dirt poor, hungry, with a leaky roof, depressed, angry, finding no way out, and nobody seems to care. And you can be in any country, even the United States of America. Poverty knows no skin color or boundary. If nobody cares it can spread like a disease even in the United States of America.

So who are we suppose to keep out? Can’t quite figure it out; the ones coming legally, the ones coming illegally, or everybody?

One thing I know for sure, we have people who feel we should only let whites in and somehow reduce those who aren’t white, like put them in jail. That should be interesting because I’m not sure how you would figure out who is all white. I’m white but my skin sure isn’t white and I turn quite brown when exposed to the sun and can be darker than some people of color I know. Thomas Jefferson’s family was white but he did a pretty good job of mixing things up. Matter of fact, the white people in this country from the day they set foot on our shores have done a pretty good job of mixing us up — one of the reasons we have so many beautiful tones of brown to black and variations even of white.

I do know we have a tendency to treat our poor white a little better than our poor people of color — especially our African American people. Heck, we have a tendency to treat almost everybody better than our African American citizens who have been with us from the beginning helping to build our country, despite being treated so cruelly. Sadly there are those who still feel African Americans are not as good as they

are, not as smart, not as deserving.

And that is what we call racism.

When President Trump referred to Africa — which, by the way, is a continent made up of many countries of people of different colors and different educational levels and standards of living — and Haiti as ****holes, he made it sound like they were the filth of the earth and not deserving of coming to our country, even legally. No matter how you shake, it was a racist remark. Some try to defend him by saying there are places in those countries that are ****holes. He was speaking the truth. Well, yes there are and I repeat they are in our country too.

And I repeat I have seen them too.

And everybody living in them in any country wants out.

I don’t care if you are a liberal, a conservative, or somewhere in between, no matter what your religion or lack thereof, your color or where your roots come from. What I do care about is our country, and above all else our country as a democracy and our form of government that is based on its people and its three divisions — the Congress, the Executive and Judicial. A government that is supposed to protect all of its people — I repeat, all of its people. All lives matter and let us not forget Black lives matter too.

Our democracy cannot and should not pick one group of people over another.

Racism has always been a part of our country’s mix and it’s hurting us. We have a president that is racist and he has let his personal feelings on the subject flood out into our country, in both obvious and subtle ways. That is why I feel his comment on Africa and Haiti is racist and that it hurts us rather than helps us. We will always have racism as a part of the human race. It is all over the world. We cannot let its ugly head rule our country or the world. Our president, along with others, is using it and immigration as a tool to hurt us and keep us divided.

Frances L. Stone Orwell

Davis (Continued from Page 4A) many are unlikely to find a job that will let them earn enough money to support themselves, not to mention a possible future family, at a minimally adequate level.

Vermont’s entire education system may very well need radical change, in terms of funding models, organization and curriculum. Continuing to spend more money per K-12 student than almost all other states in the nation, while at the same time seriously underfunding public higher education, having too many children arriving in kindergarten or first grade not ready to learn (often because of family and social conditions beyond their control) and not giving non-college bound students the skills and experience needed for jobs that pay a decent income, is a combination that will not contribute to the long-term well-being of Vermont.

Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.

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Obituaries

Hazel Lauraine Warfield, 92, New Haven NEW HAVEN — Hazel Lauraine, 92, the youngest child of Norine Baker and Julius Herschel Serra, was born on Aug. 14, 1925, on the kitchen table of her family’s Staten Island home. So began a lifetime of building community through gracious hospitality. Lauraine quickly struck off on her own path, dropping her first name, attending a different high school from her siblings, and leaving the area to attend Cornell University (class of 1946), where she majored in Home Economics, and met the love of her life: George Warfield.

They moved to New Jersey when George was hired as a professor

by Princeton University. Here they raised their family and opened their hearts and home to neighbors, friends, students, clients, and strangers. There was always room at the table for one (or ten) more, an extra bed, a listening MICHAEL G. MASTERSON ear, and a shoulder to cry on.

Lauraine co-led one of the first integrated girl scout troops, helped to establish the new YM/YWCA as a center for intercultural and interracial understanding, volunteered for the American Association of University Women, and supported efforts toward full inclusion of all people in community life.

When her children were a little older, she went back to work outside the home, teaching young children with autism, running an industrial cafeteria where she taught people with disabilities how to do food service work, and serving as cook and housemother for a rehab group home.

George and Lauraine were both incredibly hard workers, so it was with a sense of amazement that they experienced the joys of relaxation during George’s one and only sabbatical. It was that year in Switzerland in which they began to slow down, enjoy life, make even more new friends and MARGARET LOIS FRANK became addicted to European travel, including behind the Iron Curtain (this Donations in Lodi’s honor may be was 1967-8) and Asia Minor. That made to Hospice Volunteer Services, year also impacted their 12-year-old PO Box 772, Middlebury, VT son. who learned there was a whole 05753.◊ other world out there.

When George became Director of the Institute for Energy Conversion at the University of Delaware, they left behind many dear friends, and quickly made new ones. The next move, to the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden Colorado, introduced them to more gorgeous scenery, opportunities for hiking and

Michael Masterson, 69, Randolph Center RANDOLPH CENTER — Michael G. Masterson, 69, of Randolph Center, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at Gifford Medical Center.

He was born Aug. 4, 1948 in Middlebury, the son of George and Hilda (Morrill) Masterson. He was a lifelong Vermonter. He graduated Randolph Union High School in 1966. Michael married Suzanne Giroux in 1968. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Michael retired from VTRANS as a highway maintenance employee after many years of service. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, and riding his motorcycle.

Survivors include his wife Suzanne of Randolph Center; daughter

Robine Dessaint and her partner Will Ralph of East Randolph; two grandsons, Skyler and Kaleb Dessaint of East Randolph; two brothers, Danle Masterson and Jeff Masterson; his mother, Hilda Masterson; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father and his grandson, Zachary Dessaint.

There are no calling hours. A graveside funeral service with military honors will be held Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center with Pastor Tom Harty officiating. Contributions may be made to Potter’s Angels, P. O. Box 162, East Randolph, VT 05041. Online condolences may be made at dayfunerals.com.◊

Margaret Frank, 82, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — “Lodi” Frank as she was affectionately known, joined her dearly beloved husband Donald, along with family members and friends who‘ve already passed, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.

She died peacefully with family by her side and in spirit, while living at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury, Vt. .

Lodi was born in Rochester, N.Y., lived in numerous places on both the East and West coasts of the country while growing up and began married life in Vermont as a registered nurse in Chittenden County.

She loved and nurtured her family, friends and church community.

She was resilient, optimistic, compassionate, had a sense of humor and was a wonderful listener. Her commitment to addressing social and environmental justice issues remained strong throughout her life.

Lodi’s awe of the natural world, appreciation for the simple things in life, enjoyment of music, art, reading,

birding, sailing, canoeing, camping, travelling, sense of adventure and deep love and commitment to family were all shared with the love of her life for 52 years.

Lodi leaves behind a legacy of living authentically with conviction and an opened heart and working for positive change in the world.

She will be remembered for her gentle spirit, kind heart and genuine wisdom.

We are grateful for the wonderful care Lodi received at the Residence at Otter Creek and from Addison County Home Health & Hospice. We send heartfelt thanks to all the amazing hospice volunteers who truly enriched Lodi’s quality of life.

Margaret Lois Frank is survived by her three children; Elizabeth Frank, David Frank and Jeanne (John) Dewey, as well as four grandchildren, a great granddaughter, her sister, Liz Miley (George), extended family members and friends.

She will be greatly missed.

Clarence Fisk, 84, Vergennes VERGENNES — Clarence R. (Bub) Fisk, 84, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 21, 2018.

He was born on Feb. 2, 1933, in Vergennes, the son of Sheldon and Rena (VanOrnum) Fisk. He was raised on and later operated the family farm in Ferrisburgh until mid-1980, later working for other local farmers in the area.

He is survived by his five children; Pamela Mable and husband Paul, Christine Barrows and husband Dewey, Mary Lou Little and husband Steve, Gary Fisk and partner Lorraine, and Greg Fisk and partner Veronica; also six grandchildren, including Chad, Christopher and Ryan Mable, Sarah and Travis Little, and Chauncy Barrows; seven great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and the mother of his children, Sylvia

Kimball Fisk. He was predeceased by his parents, sister and several nieces and nephews.

Clarence was a member of the Masons and the Odd Fellows Lodge in Vergennes and was a constant participant and competitor in tractor pulling events.

As per his request, there will be no calling hours. A memorial and graveside service will be scheduled at a later date to be announced.

Many thanks to a special niece by marriage, Tammy Booska, for all her caring, compassion and assistance to our father over the years.

Contributions in his name may be made to Addison County Benefit Pull, 112 Hunt Road, New Haven, VT 05472. To send online condolences to his family visit brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com.◊

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MIDDLEBURY — Many students of Tai Chi feel an enhanced sense of balance, stability, joint flexibility, awareness of surroundings, and mindfulness, all building confidence in their ability to perform daily activities.

With this in mind, Age Well and Ilsley Public Library have joined forces to offer a Tai Chi class to help prevent falls. Jerry Henderson, a certified Sun style instructor, will introduce and guide participants

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last years: her grandson Ethan, who provided so much of the primary care for both Lauraine and George, her wonderful health care team and hospice volunteer visitors, her loving HomeShare housemates, and her family, friends, and neighbors. After George passed on, the loving community that helped Lauraine stay in her home also helped her to stay dancing: at the Irish Festival at the College, the annual Middlebury Street dance, on a train ride celebrating the launch of AgeWell, and frequently in her own home.

She passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2018, surrounded by her grandchildren, and is held in loving memory by her children; Pamela Elizabeth Warfield of Prescott, Ariz.; Richard and Angela Warfield of Dallas, Texas; Cheryl and Don Mitchell of New Haven, Vt.; grandchildren Ethan Treleven Mitchell (wife Susannah McCandless); Anais Mitchell (husband Noah Hahn); Winston, Aubrey, and Ashley Warfield; grandchild of the heart Rachel Haskell; and great grand daughters- Ramona Hahn and Lucretia Treleven.

Lauraine’s parting gift of gratitude was an anatomical donation to the UVM Medical School. And she made it clear that, when her ashes are returned, she wants a garden party with good food, good friends, good music, and lots of dancing. You can honor her life with a gift of time or money to an organization you love, remembering her with a smile, or sharing a hike or dance with a friend.◊

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through basic Tai Chi principles, the moves of Tai Chi fall prevention, and related Qigong exercises in a series of classes beginning Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Ilsley Public Library.

Since retiring two and a half years ago, Henderson has focused on applying his Taoist Tai Chi practice from 45 years ago to learning new skills from local teachers, workshops, study, and practice. Henderson looks

forward to imparting his knowledge in a structured teaching system while sharing an open learning experience with all participants.

Class size is limited. Interested participants can register through Ilsley Library at 802-388-4095. For questions about the class contact Henderson at 802-453-3804 or 802-598-1830. Classes are free for those 50 and over, and are sponsored by, Ilsley Library and Age Well, and run through April 24.

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal.

Love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

Losing you thirteen years ago has been hard on all of us, especially today.

We all have our special memories to help us cope with your death.

The memories of you are evident every moment of every day.

Your two wonderful children and beautiful grand daughter are constant reminders of you.

Forever missed and greatly loved.

All of Our Love (to ALL of you), Your Family and friends

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camping, and more new friends, one of who taught Lauraine how to quilt.

Another passion of her life began.

After their first grandchildren were born, they resettled in Vermont on their daughter and son-in-law’s farm. Here began another round of full-on hospitality and community building: every summer they hosted young people, family, friends, and refugees, from around the world, guests who sometimes stayed all year.

Lauraine was an active community volunteer, teaching generations of young parent’s how to budget, cook, and make quilts at the Parent/Child Center, serving as President of the John Graham Emergency Shelter, sorting donations at HOPE (then called ACCAG), making a quilt to raffle for many organizations, befriending people who were hungry and homeless and helping them get back on their feet.

She and George continued to travel, often inviting Lauraine’s sister or other friends to join them. Wherever they went, (Australia, China, Korea, Japan, England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece …), Lauraine would strike up a conversation and proffer an invitation to lunch. Her correspondence with these new-made friends took an hour each early morning and opened doors for her children and grandchildren to exchange visits around the world.

Their home in Vermont became a center for international understanding. Lauraine was the social one, the talker, the storyteller. She was so genuinely creative, curious, and joyful. George loved her ability to bring people together, and no matter how large the crowd, he always washed the dishes. They were united by a lifetime of loving and caring for each other and the wider community, a shared love of hiking and camping, and perhaps most notably, by their shared love of dancing.

They danced to the big bands in New York when they were courting, they helped to create a dance club in Burlington with live music, they danced at the Basin Harbor Club, they always went to the Festival-onthe-Green Street Dance, they danced in dives their children were afraid to walk into, and they danced (albeit slowly) at their 70th wedding anniversary in 2015.

Lauraine’s legacy of love lives on in the community that supported her

Thank You

We would like to say a heartfelt thanks to our family and friends for their comfort during the passing of

Gerard Benoit.

In Loving Memory of

Scott Alan Cousino 141A Main Street, Vergennes, VT 877-6200 Monday - Saturday 10am - 5:00pm Sunday 12-4pm www.sweetcharityvt.com info@sweetcharityvt.com

Oct. 6, 1970 – Jan. 28, 2005

During this difficult time we were blessed with support by wonderful people. Whether it was kind words, prayers, food, cards or flowers, we appreciate all of your compassion and thoughtfulness.

We would also like to extend our deepest thanks to Addison County Home Health & Hospice, especially Tara Spaulding, Joanne Paige, Laura Dame, and Dr. Turner of Shorewell Health Center for their unending support.

Sincerely,

The Family of Gerard Benoit

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Nancy Waslick, 76, Leicester LEICESTER — Nancy M. Waslick died peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at her home on Fern Lake, surrounded by her family.

Nancy and her husband moved to Middlebury in 1982 and in 2000, moved permanently to their home on Fern Lake. Born on March 21, 1941 in Lock Haven, Pa., Nancy was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles and Mrs. Dorothy Markel. She attended Lock Haven High School and Lock Haven State Teachers College.

Nancy worked as a caregiver for many years at Elderly Services in Middlebury.

Nancy is survived by her husband Bill Waslick and her three children; son Mark Waslick of Middlebury, daughter Nancy Waslick of Warwick, R.I., and daughter June Kaufmann and her husband Eric of Weybridge, as well as four grandchildren; Katie Waslick and William Niles of Warwick, R.I. and Trey Kaufmann and Mason Kaufmann of Weybridge. She is also survived by a

NANCY M. WASLICK sister Frances Knott and her partner Rodger Cook of Montoursville, Pa., and two brothers; Craig and his wife Ann of Moorestown, N.J.,

and Charlie and his wife Linda of Traveler’s Rest, S.C. She is also survived by a brother-in-law Robert Waslick and his wife Carole Lee of Wilmington, De., as well as many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, Jan. 27, at SandersonDucharme Funeral Home in Middlebury from 10-11 a.m., followed by a service at 11:30.

Burial will take place at a later date in Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Nancy’s memory to Addison County Home Health and Hospice or Elderly Services in Middlebury.

The family would like to thank the staff at Addison County Home Health and Hospice, UVM Medical Center, Dr. Paul Unger and staff and a special thank you to loyal family friend, Dr. Stephen Leffler, Chief Medical Officer, UVM Medical Center, for his advice and support.

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Letter (Continued from Page 4A) ity. One theory behind the benefits of this approach is that it adds to the possibility of identifying a threat and contacting first responders before such event can progress to the interior of the building. This can make a huge difference in the outcome.

The Mt. Abraham lobby is currently full of natural light and allows a clear view out to the driveway. This is one reason the lobby is the social center for students’ morning arrival and serves as a great place to watch for their ride to arrive at the day’s end. However, the administrative office is sequestered behind an interior brick wall with only one small window from which to see a portion of the walkway to the entrance, but not the doors. A small door with a buzzer has been installed for individuals who arrive after classes commence and the doors have been locked. A camera trained on this door allows office personnel to identify persons seeking access.

While this method provides a starting place for providing secure access, the camera range is limited. Establishing a clear view of the entrance

by school personnel is included in the conceptual plan to update the entrance and administrative spaces.

On a more routine note, one far less dire, the arrangement of the administration office with no view to the lobby presents challenges in observing the flow of children into and out of the building. For first-time visitors, locating the office can be confusing. Eliminating the imposing interior brick wall to allow for visual connection between the administration and all who enter the lobby will transform the experience of entering the building. The view within the building will be further extended with the new library/media center on the opposite side of the lobby from the office.

Additionally, the concept for reorganizing the entrance calls for replacing the secluded main stairway with the installation of a new, open staircase leading from the lobby directly to the balcony on the second floor. This will further assist school administration in monitoring the flow of people into and out of the building. The existing stairwell will be converted into conference

space, which is an appropriate use for areas sheltered from view.

As we now know, the school board has approved a bond request of $29.5M. This is a significant 20 percent reduction from the November request. The architects are diligently working on revising the conceptual drawings to reflect this reduction. These drawings will be presented and explained at a meeting of the Renovation Committee as soon they are available. Please watch for the announcement and attend, if possible, so your questions about the revised plan can be answered directly.

The vote on this reduced request is scheduled for Town Meeting Day, March 6, 2018. Casting a ballot is the best way for all community members to have their voices heard regarding the future of our school. If you will be unable to go to the polls, absentee ballots will be available from your town clerk prior to March 6th.

Thank you for participating in this important project.

Denise Dalton Monkton

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(Continued from Page 1A) named to the 16-member 2018 FIS Alpine Junior World Championships Team that will represent the U.S. in Davos, Switzerland, in six ski events from next Monday through Feb. 8. Jewett is a senior at Green Mountain Valley School and a regular on the regional and international ski circuits. She will be looking to help the U.S. improve on its fifth-place team finish of a year ago.

Remember Sap!, the company that started in Bristol (now based in Burlington) that cans a carbonated maple sap beverage?

Co-founders Chas P. Smith and Nikita Salmon will appear on the ABC-TV show “Shark Tank” on Jan. 28 at 10 p.m. They will trying to win investor money to help them grow their business. 2018 is already off to a great start for Sap! and they have been named to Whole Foods Trends List for 2018 and also are gaining new distribution in several key Northeast based retail chains, according to Smith and Salmon.

Good luck!

Those advocating for the homeless in Vermont are planning the 12th statewide Point in Time Count on Jan. 31, when they will count the number of homeless Vermonters.

It’s an annual measure that can be used for year-to-year comparisons.

Homeless advocates will use the data collected in the count in their funding applications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development, as well as to provide a statewide baseline for measuring the success of housing and supportive services. Vermont’s last Point in Time homelessness count, conducted on a single night in January of 2017, recorded an overall statewide increase of 11 percent in the number of homeless individuals statewide. On that night a year ago, 1,225 persons were counted as homeless across Vermont.

By the way, we were told that the foot clinics run by Addison County Home Health and Hospice in Bridport Bristol, Middlebury and Vergennes have been suspended until Feb. 11. Go online to achhh.org to see details for future clinics.

Among the 24 Vermonters that Gov. Phil Scott appointed to state boards and commissions last month were two Addison County residents. Scott appointed Margaret Bolton of Addison to the Vermont Board of Health and Ulrika Schygulla of North Ferrisburgh to the State Program Standing Committee for Adult Mental Health.

Boards and commissions serve an important role in state government, giving Vermonters numerous opportunities to serve their state and communities. The governor’s office is soliciting applications to fill vacancies and upcoming term expirations. All those interested in serving on a board or commission should go online to governor.vermont.gov/boards-commissions to apply.

Sas Stewart of Stonecutter Spirits in Middlebury recently joined the board of directors of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility.

The Addison Northwest School District Early Education Program was one of 10 organizations that received an At-Risk Children gran from the Children’s Literacy Foundation this month. The grant provides a fun and inspiring storytelling session with one of CLiF’s children’s author/illustrators and storytellers; a new on-site children’s library for the program; an optional literacy discussion for parents and family members to emphasize the importance of developing early literacy skills and tips for helping children do so; and two new high-quality books for each child to choose and keep. The grant’s goals are to promote a love of reading and writing among children at high risk of developing low literacy skills The Otter Valley Class of 2018 is holding a shoe drive from Feb. 1 to March 31, with the goals of having the class march at graduation in free caps and gowns, raise funds for their Senior Ball, and maybe have some left over to go toward Project Graduation. Otter seniors will be collecting new shoes, gently used work shoes, or used shoes of any kind, and hope to collect 2,700 pairs. Shoes can be dropped off in the Otter Valley lobby, or at various businesses within the community.

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) “but always kept in mind that it was a wild creature. When it wanted to go back to the wild again, we let it go.”

Peg rallied after Ron’s passing in 2001, diving into new community pursuits, organizing concerts at Burnham Hall and appearing onstage in her wonderful 1920s-style striped jacket and straw hat. She continued spreading the word about school performances to seniors in the Lincoln community and even arranged their transportation. With her support, our students always re-

served special seating for Lincoln’s elders.

The Roods took on their later years with a grace that was always genuine, never rushed. They were wonderful models of how to contribute to a community throughout the life journey.

And journey they did. The Roods had a passion for traveling, returning to Lincoln with accounts of their adventures. Once, after a trip to Hawaii, Ron visited a kindergarten classroom. He passed a volcanic rock around so students could explore its appearance and texture

while he described the process by which igneous rock is transformed.

The last child to receive the specimen carried it carefully back to the front of the room, cupping it with both hands. As he placed it in Ron’s palm he whispered, “Here you are, Mr. Rood. It’s still warm.”

That warmth continues to radiate and inspire all who remember Peg and Ron Rood.

Alice Leeds, of Bristol, was a public school teacher for 25 years and is currently a writing instructor at the Community College of Vermont in Winooski.

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Ron Slabaugh, PhD, MSSW, CBP is a former psychotherapist and family therapist who now practices BodyTalk. The BodyTalk System (bodytalksystem.com) is a holistic healthcare method that supports and promotes wellbeing from within, using a careful noninvasive protocol to access the innate wisdom of the body and the natural tendency toward wellness.

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Jan. 27, 7‑9 p.m., Kirk Alumni Center, Route 30. A benefit for the Charter House Coalition.

Refreshments served. Free and open to the public.

Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher, community members read from his work, featuring his last book, “Points North.”

Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section annual meeting in Middlebury.

Thursday, Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Free senior meal in Bristol. Thursday, A brief social time with hearty refreshments will be Waffle Breakfast in Bristol. Sunday, Feb. 1, noon, First Baptist Church of followed by the meeting. GMC’s Kristin McLane Jan. 28, 7‑11 a.m., American Legion Post Bristol, Park St. Menu includes beef stew will present a program and photographs of her 19, 56 Airport Dr. Come support the Mt. with carrots and potatoes, fresh biscuits, fruit summer 2017 hike on the long distance Cohos Abraham UHS Softball Team and enjoy a fabu‑ surprise, and pound cake with blueberry sauce.

Trail in New Hampshire. More info contact Ruth lous breakfast of waffles, whipped cream, straw‑ Suggested donation $4. Come early and talk with Penfield at 802‑388‑5407 or ruthpenfield@gmail. berries, maple syrup, scrambled eggs, sausage, friends and meet new ones. com. Accessible parking at Middlebury Union and beverages. 7th grade to adult $9, 1st‑6th Collaborative Video Screening in Middlebury.

High School. For more activities visit gmcbread‑ grade $6, preschool and under free, All proceeds Thursday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m., Dana Auditorium, loaf.org. to benefit Mt. Abe softball spring training trip and Sunderland Language Center, College St. Short Farm to Farmstand Retailing workshop in equipment. More info at 802‑453‑4074. films produced by students in the Collaborative Middlebury. Thursday Jan. 25, 9:30‑noon, UVM Video Projects course during winter Extension Office, 23 Pond Ln. term. Free. More info at middlebury.

Learn tricks of the trade, share edu/arts or 802‑443‑3168. creative ideas and make the most of winter to fine‑tune busy revenue generating seasons.

Hands‑on displays and critique MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL — Adult: Basket exercises to improve service and Making, Monday Clay Hand Building, Weds AM Paint/ Community movie increase sales. Suitable for fruit night in Lincoln. and vegetable growers, specialty Pastels, Mon PM & Thurs AM Oils, Mon & Weds PM Wheel, Friday, Feb. 2, 6:30 and value added producers selling Thurs Pastels, Clay Sculpture, Garden Planters, Joe Bolger p.m., United Church of Lincoln. In direct to consumers. Tickets $10.

Landscapes. Children: After School Clay. Mon Wheel, keeping with the Winter Olympics Coffee, tea and snacks provided.

Tues Clay Hand Building, Do‑It‑Yourself Room Décor theme for Hill Country Holiday Pre‑registration required at weekend, this month’s movie will acornvt.org. All proceeds benefit & Paint It! middleburystudioschool.org Contact Barb be Cool Runnings, a very funny ACORN’s mission.

247‑3702, ewaldewald@aol.com comedy hit inspired by the true John Graham Housing & Services story of Jamaica’s first bobsled farewell and welcome celebra‑ team. Popcorn, cookies and bever‑ tion in Vergennes. Thursday, ages provided. All ages welcome.

Jan. 25, 6 p.m., Northern Daughters Gallery, All‑you‑can‑eat pancake breakfast benefit in New Haven. Sunday, Jan. 28, 7‑10:30 a.m., Military Whist in Lincoln. Friday, Feb. 2, 6:45 p.m., 221 Main St. Join the staff, board and volunteers New Haven Town Hall, North St. Have a great Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. The kick‑off event for as they celebrate the contributions of outgo‑ breakfast and support the New Haven Vol. Fire Lincoln’s Hill Country Holiday Weekend. Whist is ing executive director Elizabeth Ready and Department. Menu includes plain or blueberry an easy‑to‑learn card game and oh so fun to play. welcome new co‑directors Peter Kellerman and pancakes, French toast, pure Vermont maple Fun for all, prizes for some. Cost is $1 per player.

Kate Schirmer‑Smith. Catering by Three Squares syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, home The crowning of King & Queen, Randy and Sue Café. Suggested $10 donation. Proceeds to fries, coffee, tea, and juice.

Rice will take place during Whist. benefit John Graham Housing & Services. RSVP Caregivers’ conference in Shoreham. Sunday, to info@johngrahamshelter.org.

Jan. 28, 1‑4 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 “Book Editing for Beginners” workshop in Main St. For all people who work with small chil‑ Vergennes. Thursday, Jan. 25, 6‑8 p.m., Bixby dren, both informally and professionally. Learn Library, 258 Main St. Keith Morrill of Little City Green Mountain Club hike or snow‑ about ways to support emerging literacy in chil‑ Editing will help writers practice strategies, tech‑ shoe Raven Ridge in Monkton. dren ages 0‑5, how to select and share books nique, and approaches for editing their own writ‑ Saturday, Feb. 3. A Moderate 2.2‑mile round that children love, and some extension activities ing and the writing for others. Come ready to trip on Mature Conservancy protected land. Loop to take the learning beyond the book. More info work. Intended for writers who have completed starts at a causeway across a swamp and up onto contact Abby at 802‑897‑2647. at least a rough draft of a book‑length manu‑ the ridge returning through the woods. Views to script, but anyone is welcome. To register contact Handmade valentine making in Brandon. Sunday, the west from summit. Wear appropriate clothing, Jan. 28, 1‑4 p.m., Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Muir Haman at muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org, bring water, a snack and hiking poles if desired.

Sq. Help create valentines for hospice patients 802‑877‑2211.

More info contact Ruth Penfield at 802‑388‑5407 who receive meals through the Dinners with Love Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section or ruthpenfield@gmail.com. For more activities program. Supplies and snacks provided. Children annual meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, Jan. visit gmcbreadloaf.org. welcome.

25, 6:30‑8:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Indoor yard sale in Bristol. Saturday, Feb. 3, 8 Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. Meeting Community conversation in Middlebury. Sunday, a.m.‑2 p.m., Mt. Abraham Union High School, Jan. 28, 4‑5:30 p.m., The Congregational followed by a talk by Kristin McLane, GMA Airport Rd. The Mount Abraham Travel Club is Church of Middlebury, 2 Main St. The first of four Membership & Communications coordinator on accepting donations on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 9 Community Conversations for 2018, in “Love in her summer 2017 hike of the 170 mile Cohos trail a.m.‑1 p.m., at Mt. Abraham for their annual fund‑ Action” Middlebury College Economics professor in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. More raiser yard sale. Drop off at auditorium door in the Jon Isham and students from the Winter Term info at gmcbreadloaf.org. front of the school. Also accepting donations on the course, Hate, Love, and Reconciliation in the following Friday, Feb. 2, starting at 3 p.m.

Public Sphere will lead a discussion that explores Town‑wide rummage sale in Shoreham. Saturday, the power of love to effect social change. Free Feb. 3, 9 a.m.‑noon, Shoreham Elementary School, and open to the public.

Table of Grace community meal in School Rd. Help the Shoreham Elementary School Vergennes. Friday, Jan. 26, 5:30‑6:30 5th and 6th grades raise funds for the annual 6th p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church, grade trip to KEEC, Keewaydin Environmental 30 S. Water St. Menu includes chili, cornbread, Education Center, in May. Organizers are look‑ vegetable and dessert. Free. ing for donations of clean, gently‑used clothing.

Sister‑to‑Sister (no sleep) sleepover in Drop off times are at the school from Jan. Middlebury. Friday, Jan. 26, from 7‑9 p.m., 29 to Feb.2 during school hours — 7:45 Chellis House, 56 Hillcrest Rd. Middlebury a.m.‑2:30 p.m.

College’s Sister‑to‑Sister team is inviting all “The Opera House” on screen in middle school girls to campus to play board Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2 p.m., games and make ice cream sundaes.

Town Hall Theater, 68 South Pleasant Free. More info contact Karin Hanta at St. A new film by award‑winning 802‑443‑5937 or at khanta@middlebury. documentary filmmaker Susan edu.

Froemke, chronicles the creation of the Met’s storied home of the last 50 years, against the back‑ drop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the Green Mountain Club cultural life of New York City hike or snowshoe to Silent in the ’50s and ’60s. Tickets Cliff in Hancock. Saturday, $15/$10 students plus ($2/$1 Jan. 27. Hike steeply north on the Long ticket fee) and may be purchased Trail from Route 125, Middlebury at townhallteater.org, by calling Gap, for 0.4 of a mile to the more 802‑382‑9222, at the THT box office level Silent Cliff trail south 0.4 (Mon‑Sat, noon‑5 pm) or at the door, miles for views of Monastery if available.

Mountain and the Green 2nd annual meatball competition Mountains south. Wear appro‑ and meal in Lincoln. Saturday, Feb. priate clothing for hiking and 3, 3:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River bring water, a snack and hiking Rd. Residents go head‑to‑head poles, if used. More info contact against local chefs. Prizes Anne Christie at achris‑ are awarded to the top three tie1026@gmail.com or entrants. Contact Eric Rossier 802‑388‑4347. For more at 802‑522‑0979 by Jan. 28 to activities visit gmcbread‑ enter. A Lincoln Preschool event. loaf.org.

The preschool will then serve up “Recharge Together: All‑you‑can‑eat spaghetti with A Day of Active homemade marinara or Vermont Hope” workshop in beef Bolognese sauce, noodle Middlebury. Saturday, free eggplant lasagna, Caesar Jan. 27, 9 a.m.‑4 p.m., salad, garlic focaccia and a Champlain Valley double chocolate brownie Unitarian Universalist sundae for dessert. Service Society, 2 Duane Ct. In is from 4:30‑6:30 p.m. at a follow‑up to a similar Burnham Hall. $8 for adults, workshop of a year ago, $5 for seniors and $4 for the Interfaith Climate kids. The night’s menu will be Action Network (ICAN) prepared by the owners and offers this day of expe‑ chef of the Bobcat Cafe and riential, interactive prac‑ Brewery. tices, inspired by the Variety Show in Lincoln. work of Buddhist Joanna Saturday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m., Macy. Two registration Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. options: half day from 9 The last Hill Country Holiday TRY YOUR HAND at making valentines on Sunday, Jan. 28, from 1-4 p.m., at Bran‑ a.m.‑noon, and full day event of the day. Perform a don Town Hall, 1 Conant Sq. The little packages of love will be given to hospice from 9 a.m.‑4‑p.m. Drinks favorite song, poem, jokes, patients who receive meals through the Dinners with Love program. and light refreshments will skit or just come, sit back and be provided. Bring lunch. enjoy the show. Prizes for all Suggested donation $10, participants, including a cash to go to a local non‑profit. prize for the best kids act. Sign More info contact Heidi Willis at redsprings@ up by calling Todd Goodyear at 802‑349‑0498.

Storymatters meeting in Middlebury. myfairpoint.net or 802‑352‑4327.

Monday, Jan. 29, 4 p.m., Ilsley Public “Good Naked: Wit, Wisdom and a Writing Library, 75 Main St. Come and take the time Workshop” in Vergennes. Saturday, Jan. 27, to hear and tell stories in this friendly story circle. from 10 a.m.‑noon. Come celebrate the creative Pancake Breakfast in Lincoln. Sunday, The kick off theme is “Story for a New Year.” process at this no‑pressure workshop lead by Joni Feb. 4, from 7:30‑9:30 a.m. at Burnham B. Cole, a seasoned writing instructor and author Town forests public visioning workshop and Hall, 52 River Rd. Part of the Hill Country open house in Middlebury. Monday, Jan. 29, 6‑8 of the new book “Good Naked: Reflections on Holiday Weekend. Enjoy a relaxing community p.m., Middlebury Town Offices, 77 Main St. Share How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier.” breakfast of pancakes and sausage. Double stack thoughts and ideas to help explore the range of To register contact Muir Haman at muir.haman@ for $6 and all you can eat for $8. recreational uses you’d like to see in Battell Woods, bixbylibrary.org or 802‑877‑2211.

Grateful Dead for Acoustic Guitar workshop Means Woods, and Chipman Hill town forests. The Annual wassail celebration in Shoreham. in Middlebury. Sunday, Feb. 4, 1–2:30 p.m., workshop is an open house format, so drop in any Saturday, Jan. 27, 3‑6 p.m., Champlain Orchards, Otter Creek Yoga, Marble Works. Jeffrey Pepper time. More info at tinyurl.com/yavm5eqr 3597 VT Route 74. Join in thanking the orchard Rodgers of Pepper and Sassafras will lead this trees for an amazing harvest, and ask them for workshop based on the best‑selling Homespun another one next year. Singing, warm drinks, video series “Learn Seven Classic Grateful Dead horse and carriage rides, traditional Celtic cere‑ Songs for Acoustic Guitar.” Specific songs covered monies, hearty soup and bread, hard cider tast‑ Howard Frank Mosher commemo‑ in the workshop will depend on the group’s inter‑ ing, crafts, and a bonfire on the hill to top off the rative book event in Middlebury. ests. Listen to songs and watch video samples at night. Live music by Lyn Elder. Orchard walk and Tuesday, Jan. 30, 6:30‑8 p.m., The Vermont deadtothecore.com. Tickets $20. Reserve a spot at wassail at 4 p.m. Free. $10 suggested donation.

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IN “THE SQUARE,” on screen in Middlebury on Saturday, Jan. 27, 3 and 8 p.m., at Dana Auditorium, a divorced but devoted father of two, and the respected curator of a contemporary art museum in Stockholm, is forced, due to a PR stunt, to face an existential crisis.

Lego Building in Lincoln. Sunday, Feb. 4, 1‑5 p.m., TBD. The final event of Hill County Holiday Weekend. Always fun and creative Lego Building activity. Free.

“The Physics of Peering Into Our Brains and Hearts” lecture in Brandon. Sunday, Feb. 4, 4 p.m., Brandon Inn, 20 Park St. Michael Durst, Assistant Professor of Physics at Middlebury College will look at how today’s advanced lasers for biomedical imaging “see into tissues and organs without making an incision,” and “how they do it with such impressive resolution and breath‑ taking speed.” He’ll explain how “they go deeper to create 3D images, and discuss their application in medical research.”

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CCV Open House in Middlebury.

Monday, Feb. 5, noon‑2 p.m., Community College of Vermont, 10 Merchants Row. Come tour the newly renovated CCV space and talk to CCV President Joyce Judy and students, staff and faculty. Refreshments served. Free and open to the public.

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Tai Chi for Fall Prevention in Middlebury. Begins Tuesday, Feb 6, 4:30‑5:30 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Certified Sun style Tai Chi instructor Jerry Henderson will introduce and guide you through basic Tai Chi principles, the moves of Tai Chi fall prevention, and related Qigong exercises. Class size is limited. Register through Ilsley Library 802‑388‑4095. More info contact Jerry at 453‑3804 or 802‑598‑1830. Free for those 50 and over. Tuesday and Thursdays through April 24.

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“Whose Streets?” on screen in Middlebury. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 4 and 7 p.m., marquis Theater, 65 Main St. Middlebury Showing Up for Racial Justice offers the third film in the Seeing Color/Seeking Justice Racial Identities Film Series, aims to educate Addison County residents about the struggles of communities of color in the United States. The film documents the unrest and activism in Ferguson, Mo., in the wake of the police shooting of Michael Brown. All proceeds benefit Black Lives Matter Vermont and Middlebury SURJ. Suggested donation $10.

“Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time” presentation in Bristol. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 11 a.m.‑noon, Holley Hall. Award‑winning author Tanya Lee Stone comes for a free event offered by the One World Library Project to area middle and high school students and members of the community. Stone will discuss and answer ques‑ tions about her latest book, which examines global barriers to girls’ education.

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“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” on Stage in Middlebury. Friday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The Middlebury Community Players’ produc‑ tion of Steve Martin’s long‑running Off‑Broadway absurdist comedy of historical fiction, which finds Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meeting in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. Tickets $17 plus $2 THT preservation fee, available at Town Hall Theater Box Office Monday‑Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. or 802‑382‑9222.

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Green Mountain Club hike or snowshoe the TAM in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 10, meet at Wright Park. An easy three‑mile hike from Wright Park to Belden Falls with a return to Wright Park. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, a snack and hiking poles if desired. This is a family and dog friendly hike.

More info contact David Andrews at vtrevda@ yahoo.com or 802‑388‑4894. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

Monthly Wildlife Walk in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 10, 8‑11 a.m., Otter View Park, intersection of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Help Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust to survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. More info at 802‑388‑6019 or 802‑388‑1007.

Art and Chocolate, a Fun(d)raiser in Salisbury.

Saturday, Feb. 10, 10 a.m.‑2 p.m., Salisbury Public Library, 918 Maple St. Buy your Valentine a delec‑ table sweet, a jewel, a basket, a quilt, a painting, a new hat, or custom made poem. Children’s activity and free coffee.

Valentines dinner dance in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 10, 5‑11 p.m., VFW Post 7823, 530 Exchange St. Come enjoy happy hour, a roast pork from Pratt’s store with accompanying mashed potatoes,

gravy, glazed carrots, salad, rolls and desert, then dance to the Starline Rhythm Boys. Tickets $15/ person, $20/person at the door, if available. More info/RSVP at 802‑388‑9468, by Feb. 3.

6th annual Maple Fest in Shoreham. Saturday, Feb. 10, 6:30‑8:30 p.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. A benefit with a concert by Brandon’s Nelson Bandella, a maple dessert contest and a raffle. Submit your favorite maple dessert for the crowd to sample an rate. Free. Attendees are asked to just bring their appetites and plenty of cash for voting. Dessert entries must include Vermont Maple Syrup and a recipe card. Entry forms are available at the library or at plattlib.org. More info at the Platt; 802‑897‑2647 or platt@shoreham.net; Carol Causton at 802‑897‑2747 or cacauston@ gmail.com; or Judy Stevens at 802‑897‑7031 or judystevens@shoreham.net.

Contra dance in Cornwall. Saturday, Feb. 10, 7‑9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30. Featuring David Kaynor 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.

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” on Stage in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The Middlebury Community Players’ production of Steve Martin’s long‑running Off‑Broadway absurdist comedy of historical fiction, which finds Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meeting in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the cele‑ brated painter set the art world afire with cubism.

Tickets $17 plus $2 THT preservation fee, available at Town Hall Theater Box Office Monday‑Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. or 802‑382‑9222.

Paul Asbell on stage in Brandon. Saturday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. The multi‑faceted and highly acclaimed Asbell performs what he calls “steel string Americana” music from his three solo albums. Concert tick‑ ets $20. Pre‑concert dinner available for $25.

Reservations required for dinner and recom‑ mended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info at 802‑247‑4295, info@brandon‑music.net or online at brandon‑music.net Alex Smith and Jacob Brillhart perform in Lincoln. Saturday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. Singer songwriter Smith and fiddler Brillhart will perform “mountain folk” for the Burnham Music Series. Tickets $10 adults/teens and kids free. More info call 802‑388‑6863.

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“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” on Stage in Middlebury. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The Middlebury Community Players’ produc‑ tion of Steve Martin’s long‑running Off‑Broadway absurdist comedy of historical fiction, which finds Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meeting in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. Tickets $17 plus $2 THT preservation fee, available at Town Hall Theater Box Office Monday‑Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. or 802‑382‑9222.

Meet Mr. Bixby! in Vergennes. Sunday, Feb., 11, 2 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Ever wonder why our five‑town library is named the Bixby? Or maybe why it has such a beautiful and unusual stained‑glass dome? Please join us for an enter‑ taining and informative “reenactment” of how the library came to be and what it is currently doing to be a vital resource for our community. All are welcome. Refreshments. More info contact Gail at 802‑425‑4505.

LIVEMUSIC Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners in Brandon, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Patrick Ross in Bristol. Saturday, Jan. 27, 8‑10 p.m., Walkover Gallery and Concert Room.

Miss Guided Angels w/ David Gerald in Middlebury.

Saturday, Jan. 27, 10 p.m., Notte.

LC Jazz in Vergennes. Saturday, February 3, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

Pepper and Sassafrass in Ripton. Saturday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

Jarv & Mister Burns in Middlebury. Saturday, Feb. 3, 10 p.m., Notte Paul Asbell in Brandon. Saturday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

‘Alex Smith and Jacob Brillhart Perform in Lincoln.’ Saturday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall

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“Slavery by Another Name” talk in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Historian and Filmmaker Douglas Blackmon discusses his film, and Pulitzer‑winning book, “Slavery by Another Name,” which chronicle the return of forced labor across the South between the Civil War and WWII. The talk includes brief film clips.

Part of the Vermont Humanities Council First Wednesdays series.

“An Evening for Porter” in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 8, 6‑8 p.m., Edgewater Gallery at the Falls.

A benefit for UVM Health Network‑Porter Medical Center, featuring food and drinks from Two Brothers Tavern, cocktails by Aqua ViTea Spirits and a raffle for the original Rory Jackson painting, “Dry Quarry Stream.” Raffle tickets $10. More info at portermedical.org/tickets.

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” on Stage in Middlebury. Thursday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Opening night for the Middlebury Community Players’ produc‑ tion of Steve Martin’s long‑running Off‑Broadway absurdist comedy of historical fiction, which finds Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meeting in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. Tickets $12 plus $1 THT

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Bristol recreation leader moves on Senecal expanded fun programming

By JOHN FLOWERS BRISTOL — For the past 17 years, Darla Senecal has maintained a simple, yet successful, formula for shepherding Bristol’s ever-evolving slate of recreation department programs: Keep asking people what they want for activities, keep offerings as affordable as possible, and be available to trouble-shoot any problems that arise.

It’s a script that Senecal — a diminutive, ginger-haired powerhouse — has executed faithfully with a smile that seemingly never leaves her face, even while fulfilling some of the less glorious tasks in her ample job description, such as replacing a Holley Hall fuse or stapling events posters onto the makeshift town hall sandwich board.

While she’s adored her job, Senecal believes it’s time for someone else to lend their energy and vision as Bristol’s unofficial director of fun. She’s stepping down as recreation director at the end of this month to become regional coordinator for the Building Bright Futures program in Addison and Rutland counties.

“This job has changed, and it’s going to change,” Senecal said of the recreation post. “Trends come and go in recreation and the needs of your community change as your population ages. It’s always going to change. I feel like I have brought the department forward, and now is the right time for me to let the next person come and take the next steps.

I’m excited about the work that I’ve done and I’m excited about the work I’m going to do.”

Senecal has indeed seen a lot of changes since she joined the Bristol Recreation Department as an assistant to then-director Gerrie Heuts in 2000.

“I had kids in high school, and that was important to me — to be able to get to their games,” she recalled.

“It was a part-time position, and it allowed me to fit kids and family in and around a job that seemed like a really good fit for my skill-set.”

The still-fledgling service at that time offered a few dozen activities for kids, families and seniors.

Bristol residents were looking for

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LINCOLN — Community Movie Night will be held on Friday, Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Church.

In keeping with the Winter Olympics theme for Hill Country Holiday weekend, this month’s movie will be Cool

ways to stay active, whether it be in sports, cooking, studying nature or painting.

Compare that to 2017, when Bristol Rec. offered 110 classes, workshops, camps and events, including pottery making, balletjazz dancing, gymnastics, Zumba, volleyball, African drumming and estate planning.

There have been teen dances, a popular “Movies in the Park” film series in the summer, daddy-daughter and mother-son dances, and basketball.

Senecal and her faithful assistant, Valerie Hanson, now coordinate with a cadre of more than 40 instructors to make the programs work.

“No wonder I am tired,” she said playfully of the multitude of offerings.

What makes Bristol Recreation Department’s programming even more impressive is that it is accomplished without dedicated facilities.

The public playing fields adjacent to the Mount Abe campus are owned and managed by the Bristol Recreation Club, a separate nonprofit entity. The Bristol Hub and Skate Park at 110 Airport Drive, which serves area youth, is also a separate entity — though it works closely with the Bristol Recreation Department.

So while the town of Middlebury has a newly built recreation facility on Creek Road, Bristol runs many of its programs in historic Holley Hall, when it is not being used for official town business. The department also collaborates with the Bristol Clay Studio at 27 Main St. and forms partnerships with other local venues — such as the Mount Abraham Union High School swimming pool and Bristol Elementary School gym — at which to hold activities and events.

“We have to think of how we can use the assets we have in a different way,” Senecal said. “We are unique for a recreation department, in that we don’t have our own playing fields or a gymnasium. We don’t have a lot of things that a traditional rec. department has. We partner with whoever we can.”

It sometimes comes down to bartering. For example, the town will let Mount Abe use Holley Hall for a dance in return for loan of the high school swimming pool.

Senecal has used email, social

media, surveys and focus groups to get input on what programming is most likely to succeed.

“There is no shortage of people coming in to tell us what we should do, which is great,” she said with a smile.

Programming has been slowly trending toward an older demographic — not only because Vermont is a graying state, but also because of Bristol Elementary’s acquisition of a federal grant that has allowed it to offer some on-site activities after school. These participants are also offered transportation home after the school activities, Senecal noted.

She praised that Bristol Elementary programming, though acknowledged it has thinned the customer pool for Bristol recreation programming.

So Bristol recreation offerings have been tailored accordingly.

You’ll see seniors coming to Tai Chi classes, and very young children partaking in a new Wednesday morning “tot playtime” at Holley Hall.

“Our goal has been to serve the entire family,” Senecal said.

And she’s served many families through the years.

“The thing I have loved about this job is that it’s given me such a connection to my community. I love that. I can’t imagine a job that would make me more intertwined with the breadth of our community on Bristol.”

HER NEXT STEPS Now she’s getting ready to become more invested in Addison and Rutland counties in her new role with Building Bright Futures, a statewide nonprofit, public-private partnership focused on “improving the well-being of young children and families by improving the system that serves them,” according to the organization’s website. Senecal will be able to do much of her work from home, but will also network with families throughout the area, recommending services that could benefit young children.

Rest assured, she will not be leaving Bristol. She plans to volunteer for various community causes.

Senecal will miss the day-to-day contact with locals of all ages that has helped make her Bristol Rec. job particularly enjoyable.

The Bristol selectboard on Feb. 5 is slated to review the recreation

department director’s job description and begin the recruitment process.

Bristol town Administrator Valerie Capels said Senecal will be missed.

“Darla has been a pleasure to work with in the short time I have been in Bristol,” she said. “Her enthusiasm for her work comes through in everything she does. Our loss will

be Building Bright Futures’ gain. It will be a challenge to find someone to take her place.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Runnings, a very funny comedy hit inspired by the true story of Jamaica’s first bobsled team. “Feel the rhythm!

Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it’s bobsled time! Cool Runnings!” Popcorn, cookies and beverages provided. All ages welcome.

The Third Annual Indoor Yard Sale will be held at Mt. Abe on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Mt. Abe Travel Clubs trips

to Scotland and Ireland in the spring.

Shop for books, clothes, housewares, toys and much more. If you have items to donate to the sale, contact Shawna at sherwinshawna@gmail.com.

Congratulations to Brittany Atkins, daughter of Victor Atkins, on being named to the dean’s list at the University of Vermont for the fall semester.

Ever wondered who lived in your area in the late 1800’s and what kind of

local manufacturing was around at that time? The Lincoln Library has teamed up with the Historical Society for an interactive display in the community room featuring historical information about the land parcels that people inhabit at the present time.

Every Friday morning starting at 7:45 a.m. the wonderful kitchen staff at the Lincoln Community School serves an Early Bird breakfast in the

multi-purpose room. The cost is just $2 for adults and $1.50 for children.

After filling up on the good eats, stick around for assembly at 8:15 a.m.

The students share how they’ve used their minds well, there are musical or theatrical performances and they perform skits about subjects they are studying. Make sure your vocal cords are warmed up because at the conclusion of assembly is usually a fun

sing-along. There’s a little something for everyone and it’s a good glimpse into all the fun things happening at LCS. All LCS families and the greater Lincoln community are welcome.

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Peterson said.

(Continued from Page 1A) Gaining more students will be a I think it was significant we were actually able to save money over last challenge, considering Vermont’s student population has been year.”

The proposed $3,468,524 budget shrinking statewide for more than is the lowest in seven years. It is a decade. Peterson said the career $127,932 less than the $3,596,456 center will use a three-pronged spending plan voters approved for approach to bump its enrollment, including: fiscal year 2016.

• More aggressive promotion of “Everyone scrutinized their (budget) lines to see where we could its programs to middle schoolers, so they’re more apt save and offset our to sign up when they increasing fixed costs,” “We looked at reach high school.

Peterson said.

• Finding creative While the proposal everything from to boost represents a slight soup to nuts. We ways programs that are spending reduction, reviewed every currently underit does reflect a line. I think it subscribed.

6.47-percent increase • Offering new, in the tuition cost for was significant we were actually trending programs enrolled students. when possible. For The PHCC’s current able to save example, PHCC will tuition rate is $20,162 money over last offer a computer per full-time-equivalent year.” science program next student. The state — Dana Peterson, fall. covers $8,236 of that career center Peterson wants amount, while a local superintendent to develop a closer assessment of $11,926 working relationship makes up the balance.

The total tuition cost per full-time- with the sending high schools.

“We need to work together as equivalent student is being pitched at $21,466 for 2018-2019. Each enrollment declines,” he said.

Career center officials are also FTE student slot would carry a local assessment of $12,889, with the state seeking more students for PHCC’s adult education programs. Peterson picking up the remaining $8,567.

Peterson said the rise in tuition believes there are some Addison is being driven, in large part, by County residents in the age 16-24 declines in both enrollment and demographic who didn’t graduate from high school and are now revenue.

Vermont’s career centers calculate looking to resume their education of enrollment based on a six-semester get some workforce training.

PHCC could become a player in average. Many Hannaford Career Center students also attend classes the Addison Central School District’s at their respective Addison County International Baccalaureate (IB) high schools. As a result, most curriculum. The Middlebury-area enrollees’ participation at the career district is transitioning to an IB program that, among other things, center is a fraction of an FTE. Sending school districts are billed will offer a “career component,” in proportion to the number of FTE according to Peterson. He wants students they have enrolled at the the career center to assist with that career training. career center.

PHCC currently offers 12 At PHCC, enrollment has been declining steadily since 2011, technical programs and six preaccording to Peterson. Last year, technical programs. Offerings range the career center had a six-semester from theater to auto mechanics. average enrollment of 134.89 FTE The center employs 14 different students. Officials are projecting professional instructors, as well as that number to fall to 127.67 for the a special educator, school counselor, literacy coach and a math coach. coming year.

More details about Hannaford “We’re trying to maintain a reasonable budget that keeps our Career Center programming can be costs as close to this year’s budget found at hannafordcareercenter.org.

Reporter John Flowers is at as possible, while increasing the number of students that we serve,” johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Gary’s Dad on his tractor.”

(Continued from Page 1A) Quenneville also confirmed that thus he was not running a business.

Also on Sept. 22, the zoning Gary Freeguard told Iocco at that board upheld the noise and safety meeting that he (Freeguard) could portion of the zoning violations win his home in a lawsuit.

As well as denying the tractor notice.

As was the case at that and incident, Iocco said there is “no other meetings, including during proof” he has shot in recent months.

“The farmer also lets other summer public hearings dealing with Iocco’s appeal of the May 3 people shoot on his property. violation notices issued by zoning And the other day I heard quite a administrator Kate Briggs, other few shots on his property. Well, people disagree with his version it wasn’t me shooting,” he said. of the facts, including Iocco’s “Everybody thinks, ‘Well, it must contention he rarely shoots on his be Nick out there shooting,’ when it’s not me.” and neighboring land.

At an April 24 selectboard For example at a selectboard meeting in December neighbor meeting neighbors complained, Gary Freeguard said a shot Iocco “shooting is occurring in up to fired went near Freeguard’s father; three directions,” including toward Iocco denies this. Freeguard a road popular among ATV riders.

According to May zoning board declined on-the-record comment on the incident other than to state minutes Beverly Bilodeau said she it occurred in early October, long felt it was not safe to use her land, after Iocco said he had stopped and Sue Bilodeau became one of using long-range weapons to shoot several neighbors to complain at targets thousands of yards away. about 6:30 a.m. starts and the use Freeguard said he had been of neighboring land by ATV riders. advised by his attorney not to say Gary Freeguard at that meeting more because he is looking into cited “thousands of rounds a day.”

At an August zoning hearing on suing Iocco for his shooting on the Iocco’s appeal, neighbor Owen neighboring property.

Town Clerk Gale Quenneville Kant raised the issue of ATVs and said long-range shooting is what has asked Iocco who his range designer was. unnerved neighbors.

Iocco denies the According to meeting minutes Iocco bought “The farmer also early starts, said his property near the lets other people shooting stops when ATV riders are in Shoreham town line in shoot on his the vicinity, and 2003 and has always property. And in August replied shot on it, but more the other day “God” was his range recently developed an I heard quite a designer, stating that interest in long-range natural terrain made riflery and began to few shots on it safe for long-range invite others to shoot his property. shooting. with him.

Well, it wasn’t RANGE SAFETY? “That’s what was me shooting.

Iocco echoed that scaring everybody,” Everybody point of view in a Quenneville said. recent interview.

According to thinks, ‘Well, it “I can see my minutes of an April must be Nick out target,” Iocco said.

2017 selectboard there shooting,’ “Behind the targets meeting, board when it’s not there are woods and members asked Briggs me.” if a compromise — Nicolas Iocco ridgelines and hills.”

Iocco said his was possible about shooting expertise the group shoots: “Kate asked if there was room for makes him qualified to determine negotiation? The answer was a if shooting is safe, and at resounding NO! They do not want zoning hearings supplied letters supporting his range safety from to negotiate, they want it to stop.”

Iocco maintains those group a former U.S. Army and Vermont shoots did stop promptly with the Army National Guard marksman May notice, other than family and and a certified firearms instructor “personal friends,” and the daily and range safety officer. fines should be waived.

Iocco said before a long-range “That was all previous stuff. shot is taken a shooter considers My family shoots with me, but I bullet speed, the ballistic cohave not conducted any organized efficiency of the bullet, the type shoots like I used to, but I’m still of scope and its calibration, wind getting blamed for that,” he told speed and direction, elevation the Independent. clicks, and more.

But Briggs said money was still “I’m at the point of being a being collected at shooting events professional in this field,” he said. this past summer, and that the “To shoot like I do you have to issues of noise and the safety of understand a vast amount about long-range shooting remain. ballistics of firearms.”

“He’s been fined because it’s He was asked if he could unsafe,” Briggs said. guarantee the safety of someone up MANY COMPLAINTS to a mile away who is not in his Some neighbors did not return field of view when he shoots. calls before the deadline for this “That’s what everyone wants to story, but minutes of Whiting know,” Iocco said. “But there’s so meetings throughout 2017 reflect much variation in what can and many complaints and, earlier in can’t happen. I can walk over there the year, documentation of group and I could set up anything I want shoots and payment requests. around it, put up yellow tape all the In December, neighbor Lori way around it … But the yellow and Gary Freeguard spoke at the tape, hundreds of yards in every selectboard meeting, according to direction surrounding this target, minutes: “Lori Freeguard stated would also make it so somebody this is clearly a safety issue. Lori could come and walk underneath is concerned about the safety at her that tape and walk behind it even home and the connected neighbors. though you had done proper things She said target practice for hours to say stay away from this spot.” at 1,000 yards is not normal. Gary Essentially, Iocco said, Whiting Freeguard stated that (Iocco) is dealing with a right-to-shoot shoots more than 100 shots, and issue. one day was shooting toward “You would have to say then

Fire truck (Continued from Page 1A) covers most of that town as the first in the first year of a note, he said, responder. assuming interest would be about The truck’s price tag is actually 4 percent a year from projected to be now. A truck would $520,000, but Hawley be built from scratch The cost would said the department can and then delivered if be shared among use $20,000 of what Vergennes voters back taxpayers in is a roughly $45,000 the proposal in March. fire department fund Vergennes and The cost would balance toward the be shared among the three other purchase. taxpayers in Vergennes towns the city The truck’s price and the three other department tag would not include towns the city serves as first equipment such as department serves as responder: hoses and nozzles that first responder: Panton, could add up to $20,000 Waltham and about 40 Panton, Waltham more, but Breur said percent of Ferrisburgh. and about in November the Exact tax-rate 40 percent of department hopes projections are tricky, Ferrisburgh. to sell Engine 1 for Hawley said, because $15,000 to $20,000 to grand lists can change fund those necessities. as well as the interest rate. But he The new truck would offer safety estimated the truck could add a features such as seatbelts and penny to the city’s municipal tax rollover protection, Breur said, and rate, and possibly the same amount be able to hold six fully prepared in Panton and Waltham. The impact firefighters in its cab. on Ferrisburgh would be less because Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at the Ferrisburgh fire department andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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THE YELLOW ARC on this Whiting property map presented to the zoning board shows the distance across neighboring properties that bullets from long-range rifles shot on Nicholas Iocco’s land could travel.

anyone in the state of Vermont, he’s never done that,” Briggs said. no matter where they shot, they Iocco has met with the could possibly injure somebody,” selectboard to complain about the he said, adding, “Everybody has fines, but has not accepted Briggs’ their own biases whether a shot offer. Last week he said about the and a placement of a target is safe. proposal that his attorney “has If someone doesn’t like shooting not commented back to me on it doesn’t matter where you set that subject yet, so I’m not going it, what kind of safety measures to comment on what I would or you do, they will always say it’s wouldn’t do on that.” unsafe, because they M e a n w h i l e will always say what “Whiting doesn’t Quenneville noted if, what if, what if?” that Iocco’s neighbors But Briggs said the want a shooting are mostly also gun safety question is not ordinance. owners and hunters, We weren’t so simple. and while the Whiting “He feels like he going to punish selectboard briefly is being safe because everybody.” looked at a gun law, he knows a lot about there was no real — Town Clerk interest. shooting,” she said.

Gale Quenneville Briggs said she has “Whiting doesn’t described the situation want a shooting to experts from the NRA and Fort ordinance,” Quenneville said.

Ethan Allen, the Vermont National “We weren’t going to punish Guard headquarters. everybody.”

“They all say no, it’s not safe,” Briggs said this case is Briggs said, adding that although symptomatic of how hard it is she does not dispute Iocco’s for small towns to deal with gun expertise, “Range design is problems in a state that has few something completely different.” statewide regulations that deal And Quenneville described with firearms — neighbors have an online video, since taken also complained about informal down, of Iocco taking a shot and shooting ranges in Goshen, Lincoln commenting. and Ripton.

“There was a video where Nick “The underlying problem is says, ‘I don’t even know where gun use… has never really been that went,’” Quenneville said. addressed at a state level,” Briggs “The neighbors have seen it.” said. “It comes down to a little tiny Briggs has proposed to Iocco town that has very little resources that she would recommend to the to deal with it. And it’s fine when selectboard that the zoning fines it’s OK. And when it’s not OK, it’s be waived if Iocco would pay the a huge and thorny problem.” town’s legal fees related to the In the meantime, not everybody case — now about $6,000 and is getting along in one of those counting — and stop the long- tiny towns, she said: “Tempers are range shooting. running high in Whiting.”

“You have to say, ‘The shooting Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at I’ve been doing is unsafe,’ and andyk@addisonindependent.com. come up with another plan, and

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Earle

ACSD

(Continued from Page 1A) Vermont. He took a course during his final year titled, “History of the Third World.” Now considered an outdated and pejorative term, “Third World” referred to developing nations with fewer resources.

“It made me realize there was this whole part of the world that I knew very little about,” Earle said.

He read a book this past spring about dire conditions at refugee camps in Dadaab, Kenya, that serve many Somali refugees, and wanted to use his medical skills to help ease the pain among the world’s growing refugee population. He learned the French organization Doctors Without Borders was looking for someone to establish a pediatric intensive care unit in a hospital in Zahlé, Lebanon, just seven miles from the Syrian border.

Zahlé is the fourth-largest city in Lebanon and provides temporary refuge for some of the 1.5 million Syrians who have fled their war-torn country. Many of the refugees have witnessed horrifying events in that civil war and escaped with little more than the clothes on their backs. Many need medical attention.

Earle believed he was the physician that Doctors Without Borders was looking for.

“I felt this was something I could do, that I could be useful there,” Earle said.

ON TO LEBANON Once the medical organization picked Earle for the job, he enrolled in a four-day orientation program to educate him on the cultural and medical conditions in which he would be working. This set the stage for his arrival in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Oct. 10 for a two-month stay.

“The people there were so nice and welcoming,” Earle said of his Doctors Without Borders and Lebanese colleagues, as well as the many Syrian patients he saw. “They were loving, warm and friendly.”

Earle’s first big task was organizing the new pediatric intensive care unit. Fortunately, Doctors Without Borders had already acquired most of the sophisticated medical equipment needed to treat severely injured and/or sick children. Many of those children had witnessed terrifying violence and were suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder;

(Continued from Page 1A) would extend foreign language instruction (Spanish), for the first time, to Bridport, Cornwall, Salisbury and Shoreham elementary schools.

“We are suddenly budgeting for nine school buildings with different grades in each building,” Hardy noted.

“We wanted to allocate resources — including personnel, services and programs — across the district to ensure we were treating students equitably.”

Until recently, the individual schools developed their own budgets fielded separately by voters.

• It responds to taxpayers’ concerns about tightening the reins on education spending during an era when student enrollment is declining, a trend that is projected to continue statewide barring a substantial shift in Vermont’s job market.

“We wanted to build a budget and a resulting tax rate that was affordable and fair to our voters and taxpayers,” Hardy said. “We all know that our community is not just the people who show up at our meetings, it’s not just the kids who come to our schools, it’s not just the parents of those kids and the teachers who work in the schools; it’s the broader community that has to foot the bill for whatever we decide our budget’s going to be.”

It’s a budget that would require a series of job cuts within the ACSD, some achieved through attrition and others through layoffs. The list of cuts includes eight paraprofessionals, four MUHS teachers, three MUMS teachers, three elementary educators (through retirements) and 2.6 teaching vacancies that won’t be filled. Also on the list is a position that is half of fulltime equivalence (FTE) in the ACSD central office.

Hardy stressed the proposed job cuts are “in schools and grades with declining enrollment.”

Overall, ACSD is expected to lose 51 students next year, and a total of 110 over the next five years. ACSD’s enrollment has declined by more than 21 percent since 2000. Most of the state’s districts are seeing a similar decline, as Vermont’s population continues to gray. Fewer students means less state aid.

At the same time, the fiscal year 2019 budget would add some resources at schools — like Middlebury’s Mary Hogan Elementary — where enrollment is either stable or bucking

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MIDDLEBURY PEDIATRICIAN MORRIS Earle Jr. trains intensive care nurses at a hospital in Zahlé, Lebanon.

Earle recently returned from a two-month working trip to the hospital.

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some had sustained injuries as a grateful for the care they received, result of that violence. according to Earle. Since the parents Others were incredibly spoke little English and Earle’s malnourished; Earle recalled one Arabic is limited, communication child whose arm was a thick as his often took place through pointing thumb. Some refugee children were to body parts, coupled with facial in the late stages expressions. of major diseases Because he is an that had not been experienced physician addressed because who has virtually seen of the upheaval in it all, Earle would Syria an the transient invariably get to the existence of most of root of the problem the families. and get the young “There were a lot patient on the mend of difficult cases,” he — much to the joy of said. the families, who had “I find when I get not had access to such out of my comfort good care. zone, I get a bit more Earle recalled of a perspective treating a child who on what I’m doing had come in with an and other people’s intestinal blockage DR. EARLE problems,” Earle that likely would have added. “I’d pictured refugees as sort killed him without medical attention. of photographs of people crowded When it was clear the child was on in boats. But really, when you get to the mend, his mother looked at Earle know them, they’re just like people and repeated three English words in Bristol, in Middlebury — except she had studied before coming to the they are living in tents.” hospital that day.

Patients and their families were very “I love you,” she told Earle. “I

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love you.”

“It was very moving,” Earle said.

Appreciation and close-knit families were two fundamental qualities Earle saw in virtually all of his patients.

“They felt like they were being treated with dignity by (Doctors Without Borders),” Early said of the Syrian patients, whose lives had been filled with severe hardship. “I felt proud to be part of the organization.”

Earle and approximately 10 other Doctors Without Borders physicians lived in apartments close to the hospital. They spent long hours performing their medical rounds, so there wasn’t a lot of time for tourism.

“There were some incredible workaholics,” Earle said.

No rest for the weary. Earle will return to Zahlé in March to spend another month working at the hospital, where he has heard that business has unfortunately picked up.

Earle relishes the challenge.

“It’s the best thing I’ve every done,” he said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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the statewide trend. Mary Hogan is in line for an additional second grade teacher this fall.

Hardy encouraged the ACSD to create, with community input, a plan outlining financial priorities for the next two or three years. That plan will likely include a reduction of 1.6 FTE principal positions beginning in fiscal year 2020, Hardy said.

CONSOLIDATION? She also suggested the board revisit the concept of having Middlebury Union Middle School absorb membertowns’ sixth-graders. This could, in turn, prompt the ACSD to consider which — if any — of the district’s nine school buildings could be put out of service. Mary Hogan Elementary is currently the only ACSD elementary school serving more than 100 students. Mary Hogan, MUMS and a few other district schools have the capacity to serve additional students if the ACSD were to ever consider a school consolidation.

The consolidation process is clearly laid out in Vermont’s Act 46, the law that recently led to school governance unification and pre-K-tograde-12 budgeting in the ACSD and districts throughout the state. School consolidation would require, among other things, a majority vote by residents in the affected communities.

“We have to reinvent the ACSD now,” Hardy said.

“We need to view all of the options through a lens of educational excellence, equity and fiscal responsibility,” she added.

Board Chairman Peter Conlon of Cornwall said the ACSD has hired a consultant to help its master planning committee “frame the questions we want to go to the community with … as we discuss the future of the district and how we envision it. That includes everything from grade configuration to school facilities, to more abstract concepts.”

Board member Jason DuquetteHoffman of Middlebury encouraged the panel to move from what he described as a “reactionary” style of budgeting to one that is more “forward thinking” and that aligns with ACSD’s broader goals for excellence in education.

“What’s the point of doing a strategic planning process if we’re not using that as a foundation for all the work we are doing?” DuquetteHoffman said.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018

KARL LINDHOLM

Elysian Fields, Papa Karl, sports and kids Last Saturday, I found myself in the Elysian Fields, or at least a reasonable contemporary facsimile thereof.

The Elysian Fields was the realm after death where heroes romp, according to the ancient Greeks.

Baseball fans know that the Elysian Fields was a real place too, a park in Hoboken, N.J., just across the Hudson from Manhattan, where the first recognized baseball game was played in 1846: The Knickerbocker club of New York City took on a team simply named the New York Nine (and lost 23-1).

The Elysian Fields I speak of here was actually indoors and nearby, right here at Middlebury College.

Last Saturday, five Middlebury College sports teams were playing at the same time under one roof in the athletics complex: men’s basketball, women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s squash, and men’s and women’s track and field.

If you like sports, as I do, this was paradise, sports heaven — hundreds of young people, competing out of their love of their games; many more than their number, spectators were there to support them and enjoy their strenuous efforts.

“Is this heaven?”

“No. It’s Middlebury College, in January, on a Saturday in the Field House.”

I had the good fortune three years ago of attending meetings with the architects planning the new field house. They said that one of the great challenges, and one that they were particularly enjoying, was building an expansive and congenial space that connected all the Middlebury indoor sports teams in adjacent venues.

The results of their efforts were on vivid display last weekend as people came and went, selecting from this smorgasbord of athletic options. It was a great afternoon for families — including my own!

(See Lindholm, Page 2B)

ScoreBOARD SCOREBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/24 Beekmantown at MUHS.................Late Boys’ Hockey 1/24 MUHS at Stowe..............................Late Girls’ Basketball 1/23 Mt. Abe vs. Mt. Mansfield.............45-38 1/23 MUHS vs. Colchester...................35-27 1/23 Milton vs. VUHS...........................32-29 1/25 Hartford at OV................................Late Boys’ Basketball 1/22 OV at VUHS.........................Postponed 1/24 Mt. Abe at MUHS............................Late 1/24 Missisquoi at VUHS........................Late COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Basketball 1/22 Smith at Midd................................ 6 PM

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Eagle, Tiger girls net hoop victories Mt. Abe

grapplers earn wins at Essex

Commodore rally comes up short

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — In local high school girls’ basketball games, all played on Tuesday, Mount Abraham picked up a road win to make a move in the Division II standings, Middlebury prevailed at home for its second victory of the winter, and Vergennes saw a rally at home from an early double-digit deficit fall just short.

Otter Valley was idle. The Otters are set to host Hartford on Thursday at 7 p.m. and visit West Rutland on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

EAGLES Mount Abe built a 19-point advantage after three-quarters at Mount Mansfield before settling for a 45-39 victory. The victory pushed the Eagles to 7-3, and the points from the D-I road win moved the Eagles to second place in the D-II standings behind Fair Haven (10-2), according to the Vermont Principals’ Association website.

Coach Connie LaRose said she (See Girls, Page 3B)

ESSEX — Two Mount Abraham Union High School wrestlers, senior Ben Murray and junior Roman Mayer, won their weight classes at this past weekend’s Michael J. Baker Essex Classic. Seven other Mount Abe, two Otter Valley and one Vergennes wrestlers also earned top finishes at a tournament that drew 21 teams from around the Northeast to Essex High School.

The Eagle team finished fifth overall and second among the 17 Vermont teams competing.

Queensbury, N.Y., won with 209.5 points, followed by Massabesic, Maine (161); Essex (147.5); Beekmantown, N.Y. (131); and Mount Abe (119.5).

Murray placed won at 126 pounds, defeating Calvin Leo of Essex in the final, 9-5.

Mayer won at 132, defeating Ethan Huff of Massabesic in the final, 8-0.

In all, eight of 15 Eagle wrestlers placed: • Junior Kevin Pearsall took third at 182, defeating Jared Forsythe of Champlain Valley by technical fall in the consolation final, 22-3.

• Freshmen Darius Kodis and Izzy Emmons placed (See Wrestling, Page 2B)

Middlebury women split hoop games

COMMODORE FRESHMAN KATE Gosliga gets her hand on an offensive rebound during Tuesday night’s game against Milton.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

COMMODORE SOPHIE HATCH, sandwiched between Milton defenders Madison North, left, and Cassidy Button, reaches for a rebound Tuesday night in Vergennes. Hatch had six points in the 32-29 Commodore loss.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Women’s hockey blanks Polar Bears twice MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s hockey team picked up a pair of shutout wins over visiting NESCAC rival Bowdoin this past weekend to improve to 10-3-1, 6-1-1 in league play. Their Friday win was the 550th of Coach Bill Mandigo’s career.

With an overall record now of 551145-40, Mandigo’s teams have won

more games than those of any other NCAA women’s hockey coach.

The Panthers’ NESCAC record puts them in the thick of the race for first place with Hamilton (7-1 in league play) and Connecticut (7-1-2 NESCAC). Middlebury, ranked No. 6 in last week’s NCAA Division III poll, visits Hamilton for games this Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday the Panthers posted their fourth straight shutout, 3-0 over visiting Bowdoin (7-6-1, 1-6-1 NESCAC). The Polar Bears carried play for stretches of the game and outshot the Panthers, 26-19, but goalie Julia Neuberger worked the shutout.

The Panthers’ Maddie Winslow cashed in on a power play just

1:26 into the game. Jessica Young centered pass to Winslow at the top of the crease, and she backhanded a shot into the top-left corner.

Midway through the period the Polar Bears fired five shots on Panther goalie Julia Neuburger during a power play. Neuburger’s best save in that stretch came when (See Women, Page 3B)

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/27 BFA at MUHS............................... 7 PM 1/31 MUHS at CVU/MMU................ 6:15 PM 2/3 MUHS at Essex......................... 4:30 PM Boys’ Hockey 1/31 South Burlington at MUHS........... 7 PM 2/2 Rutland at MUHS............................ 7 PM Girls’ Basketball 1/25 Hartford at OV.............................. 7 PM 1/26 VUHS at Winooski................... 6:30 PM 1/26 Mt. Abe at North Country......... 6:30 PM 1/26 Mt. Mansfield at MUHS................. 7 PM 1/27 OV at West Rutland................. 2:30 PM 1/29 Winooski at VUHS........................ 7 PM 1/29 Windsor at OV.............................. 7 PM 1/31 Milton at Mt. Abe........................... 7 PM 1/31 Missisquoi at MUHS..................... 7 PM 1/31 Mt. Mansfield at VUHS................. 7 PM 2/1 OV at Fair Haven............................ 7 PM 2/3 Winooski at MUHS.................. 12:30 PM 2/3 Enosburg at Mt. Abe................ 12:30 PM 2/3 North Country at VUHS............. 2:30 PM Boys’ Basketball 1/26 Enosburg at Mt. Abe..................... 7 PM 1/26 Mt. Anthony at OV........................ 7 PM 1/26 VUHS at St. Albans................. 7:30 PM 1/27 Rutland at MUHS................... 12:30 PM 1/30 Milton at Mt. Abe........................... 7 PM 1/30 VUHS at MUHS............................ 7 PM 1/30 Proctor at OV................................ 7 PM 2/2 OV at Fair Haven............................ 7 PM 2/2 Enosburg at VUHS......................... 7 PM Wrestling 1/27 ..................OV at Mt. Greylock Tourney 1/27......................Mt. Abe at VUHS Tourney

(See Schedule, Page 2B)

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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE Jacob Ellen eyes a tight shot during Saturday’s squash match against Franklin and Marshall. Middlebury lost the match, 5-4.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s basketball split two recent games, picking up a key NESCAC result on the road on Saturday before losing a non-league game on Monday. The Panthers stand at 13-5, 3-2 in league play. That NESCAC mark is good for sole possession of fourth place.

Middlebury will next host league rival Trinity at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

On Saturday the Panthers held off a late rally by host Williams (108, 2-3) to earn a 57-54 NESCAC victory. Middlebury bolted to an early lead and maintained an advantage throughout. The Panthers led by 25-11 after one period and 33-27 at the half.

After scoring the final six points of the third period, the Panthers entered the fourth up by 48-35. A Sarah Kaufman three-pointer 20 seconds into the fourth quarter made it 51-35, but the Ephs outscored the Panthers by 14-4 over the next six minutes to make it 55-51 with 1:32 remaining.

Williams moved to within two at 56-54 on a three-pointer at 0:19, but after a Middlebury free throw the Ephs missed a three-pointer with four seconds to go.

Davis led the Panthers with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Betsy Knox and Kira Waldman added 11 points each. Point guard Alex Huffman grabbed seven rebounds to go along with five points and four assists.

Kristin Fechtelkotter led the Ephs with 16 points and seven blocks.

On Monday visiting non-league foe Smith toppled the Panthers, 6045. Smith improved to 13-4 with a wire-to-wire win. The Pioneers led after one period, 17-8, and at the half, 33-24, before the Panthers used three-pointers from Maya Davis and Sabrina Weeks to pull to within 4036 after three periods.

A Davis layup made it 40-38 to open the fourth quarter, but the Pioneers responded with a 14-3 run over the next 6:31 to deal the Panthers their first home loss of the winter.

Weeks led the Panthers with 13 points, while Davis netted nine and had seven rebounds. Colleen Caveney chipped in with seven points and had five assists.

Lauren Bondi led the Pioneers with 17 points, while Kennedy Guest-Pritch reached the 1,000-point career landmark with her 12 points and six rebounds for Smith.

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, January 25, 2018

VPA chooses Mt. Abe trio for Hall

Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) My daughter Jane brought her two urchins, Dylan, 4 years old, and Carys, a year-and-a-half. They are lively, opinionated, and rambunctious little people, as children that age are likely to be.

Dylan wanted to watch only the hockey game between Middlebury and NESCAC rival Bowdoin, and refused in no uncertain terms to leave his seat in Kenyon Arena.

You have to admire Dylan’s taste in sports: the Middlebury women are ranked sixth in the country and perhaps moving up on the basis of their sweep of Bowdoin over the weekend.

He reminds me of his Uncle David (Middlebury, 2005) who when he was Dylan’s age was transported by the speed and action of hockey games, a delight which has never left him.

Carys, on the other hand, declined to remain in her seat there at Kenyon and only wanted to climb up and down the concrete stairs, an activity that exceeds her physical capacities.

Her movements display enthusiasm but not stability, or safety.

So an SOS went out to Papa Karl, who was absorbed in the basketball game in the adjacent gym, Middlebury against Williams. Watching hoop is my greatest wintertime pleasure. This season is the 100th year of Middlebury basketball, and I’ve been around for nearly half of them.

This Williams game matched two of the top 15 teams in Division 3 in the country (there are over 400 D3 men’s basketball teams nationally!). Williams and Middlebury have played one another for much of that century of hoop.

Carys also showed very little interest in sitting still at the basketball game, even though her Uncle Pete was there, along with more than 1,000 other excited hoop mavens.

So the game for us became a moveable feast.

HIGH ABOVE THE Panther basketball court, Carys, the author’s granddaughter, takes in the basketball game from a special vantage point.

We wandered the corridors watching the action from behind the glass windows overlooking the court. We met many other little people moving from game to game with their parents and siblings in tow in the hallways and the spacious lobby.

At the halftime, Carys and I left the gym and made the short walk to watch the track and field athletes running and jumping and throwing in the new field house proper — the long jump and pole vault over here, the shot put and weight throw over there in the infield, the runners racing around the 200-meter oval.

A track and field meet can lead to a kind of sensory overload — such a festival of colors with Midd athletes in navy blue, Cornell in their bright red, UVM green and gold, Castleton solid green, Williams purple and gold, all against the bright green surface of the infield, the brilliant blue

of the track itself, and the giant blue panther against the white south wall, all those athletes, all that dashing around. Irresistible.

After our track foray, Carys and I returned to the basketball game and our peripatetic ways. I was rescued when Jane and Dylan found us at a hockey period break, and I was left to stew by myself for the final minutes of the game as Williams reduced an 18-point deficit to just two before the Panthers prevailed, 70-66, a very satisfying win.

I don’t know if all these kids who watched the games in the field house and wandered the hallways and concourse on Saturday will become athletes or sports fans, but they’re off to a healthy start.

And for those of us further along in our journeys, though earthbound, we got to experience the Elysian Fields, on a Saturday afternoon, in January.

of Queensbury in a consolation match, 14-2.

• Freshman Nate Lavoie took fifth at 152 by defeating Mathew LaValley of Beekmantown in a consolation match, 9-7 in overtime.

For OV David Williams placed third at 120 by defeating Seamus Snow of Queensbury in the conso-

lation final, 4-3, and Josh Beayon earned third at 170 by pinning Sully O’Hara of Harwood in his consolation final.

Zander Wildasin of Vergennes placed fourth at 160, reaching the consolation final before losing by pin to Matt Wixon of Mount Mansfield.

Wrestling (Continued from Page 1B) fourth and fifth at 99, respectively, in round-robin competition.

• Sophomore Parker Gero was fifth at 120 after defeating former state champ Jacob Graveline of CVU, 10-5, in a consolation match.

• Junior Gary Conant placed fifth at 138 by defeating Gaven Wasson

MONTPELIER — Three longtime fixtures at Mount Abraham Union High School have been chosen to be among the dozen newest inductees into the Vermont Principals’ Association Hall of Fame.

Coaches Connie LaRose, Jeff Stetson and Mary Stetson are among the 12 student-athletes, coaches, officials, an administrator and a contributor who have been selected for the VPA Hall of Fame’s class of 2018.

The VPA Hall of Fame was organized in 2001 to recognize and preserve the heritage of Vermont high school interscholastic activities, including sports. According to the VPA, members of the hall have distinguished themselves through service, contributions and achievement in programs or activities sponsored by the VPA. They also must exemplify the highest standards of sportsmanship, ethical conduct and character.

The induction ceremony for the Class of 2018 will be held May 4 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier.

The ceremony begins with a 5 p.m. reception, followed by a 6 p.m. banquet and an induction starting at 6:45 p.m.

Banquet tickets are $45, and those interested in attending may contact Delina Benway at the VPA (802) 229-0547 for reservations and information.

According to a VPA press release, LaRose was honored for her more than 400 wins as a varsity girls’ basketball coach, mostly at Mount Abe, but also one year each at Beeman Academy and Bristol High School before moving to Mount Abe. Her Eagle teams have won three Division II titles and reached nine championship games.

LaRose also served as varsity softball coach for eight years apiece for

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CONNIE LAROSE

Mount Abe and Middlebury Union, and her teams at each school made one trip to a championship final.

Also, two-dozen years ago LaRose created a feeder program for girls’ basketball with the Valley Magic AAU team, and added a boys’ team when none was available for local students. LaRose has also served as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for nearly 40 years.

Jeff Stetson has served as Mount Abe’s varsity baseball coach since 1981, compiling a 318-285 record, directing the Eagles to eight title games, and capturing six D-II crowns.

He also served as an assistant football coach for Mount Abe, where he helped the Eagles win two D-IV state championships. Stetson has also at times coached junior varsity and middle school soccer while also working as a full-time teacher and serving as a co-athletic directors at Mount Abe with his wife, Mary Stetson. Both he and Mary also volunteered for VPA committees.

Mary Stetson has coached varsi-

ty field hockey at Mount Abe since 1992, compiled a 223-140-60 record, led the Eagles to 11 title games, and came home with seven crowns. She also has coached middle school softball and assisted with track and field.

As a physical education teacher and coach, she is passionate about sports, but known for sportsmanship. She has created a family with her student-athletes, who mentioned how she helped change lives for the good. She and her husband, Jeff, spent countless hours over many years serving as co-athletic directors at Mount Abe, which covers five Addison County towns.

Also chosen for the hall are Mount Anthony athletic director Tim Brown, Brattleboro student-athlete F. William “Bill” Holiday Jr., Essex track and field coach Joe Gonillo, Lamoille athlete David Kennedy, Danville athlete Dwayne Lynaugh, Arlington athlete Glenn Sherman, Rice all-around contributor John Varricchione, Barre basketball official Gary “Tino” Lavin, and Ludlow soccer official and baseball/softball umpire John Witalec.

Panther track athletes win at home meet MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College men’s and women’s indoor track and field athletes won several events at their own Winterfell Meet on Saturday.

Overall, the Panther men placed third among the seven competing schools with 136 points, trailing only NCAA Division I programs Albany (181) and Vermont (137). The Middlebury women recorded 86 points, placing fourth behind Albany (193), McGill (115) and Vermont (102).

The Middlebury teams return to action this weekend, when they host the Middlebury Invitational on Friday

and Saturday.

For the men, Minhaj Rahman won the weight throw for the second straight week, with a throw of 52’4.5”.

Kevin Serrao took the 800-meter run in 1:58.03, Nathan Hill won the 1,000 in 2:30.01, and Connor Evans claimed 10 first-place points in the 3,000, with a time of 8:48.06.

Also, the Panthers went 1-2 in the pole vault, John Natalone won his second title of the winter season, clearing a height of 14’6”, while teammate Evan Mercer was second (13’5.25”).

Middlebury added a second-place effort in the 4x800 relay, as the team

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of Sawyer Tadano, Matt D’Aquila, Peter Elkind and Evans finished in 8:26.95.

Kate McCluskey had a big day for the Panther women, winning the 600 meters in 1:35.12 and setting a program record in the 200 (26.17), as she finished fifth. Abigail Nadler won in the 3,000 in 10:09.30, while teammate Talia Ruxin was third in the race in 10:19.30.

The 4x800 relay quartet of Anna Willig, Meg Wilson, Tasha Greene and Nadler took second in of 9:51.95, and Helene Rowland placed third in the shot put at 37’5.75”.

Schedule (Continued from Page 1B)

1/27......................MUHS at Corinth Tourney 1/29 Mt. Abe Hosts............................... 7 PM 1/31 MUHS at MMU............................. 6 PM 2/1 VUHS Hosts................................... 6 PM 2/3.......... OV/VUHS/MUHS/Mt. Abe at MMU Gymnastics 1/31 CVU at MUHS.............................. 6 PM 2/3 MUHS at South Burlington............. 1 PM Indoor Track 1/27 ...........MUHS/VUHS at Plymouth State COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 1/26 Connecticut at Midd. .................... 7 PM 1/27 Tufts at Midd................................. 4 PM 2/2 Midd. at Wesleyan.......................... 7 PM 2/3 Midd. at Trinity................................ 4 PM Women’s Hockey 1/26 Midd. at Hamilton.......................... 7 PM 1/27 Midd. at Hamilton.......................... 3 PM 2/2 Wesleyan at Midd........................... 7 PM 2/3 Wesleyan at Midd........................... 3 PM Women’s Basketball 1/28 Trinity at Midd............................... 2 PM 1/30 Midd. at Keene St. .................. 5:30 PM 2/2 Midd. at Bowdoin............................ 7 PM 2/3 Midd. at Colby................................. 3 PM Men’s Basketball 1/28 Midd. at Trinity.............................. 2 PM 1/30 Midd. at Keene St. .................. 7:30 PM 2/2 Bowdoin at Midd............................. 7 PM 2/3 Colby at Midd.................................. 3 PM Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

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Men’s hoop moves up standings MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team won twice this past weekend, including a key NESCAC victory that allowed the Panthers (14-3 overall) to take over first place in the league at 4-1.

The Panthers are off until Sunday, when they visit Trinity (13-4, 2-2).

Middlebury moved up to No. 10 in this week’s NCAA Division III poll.

On Saturday the Panthers defeated then No. 11 Williams, 70-66, by withstanding a late Eph rally. Williams (13-4, 3-2 NESCAC) took a 21-13 first-half lead, but the Panthers closed the half on an 18-7 run capped by a buzzer-beating Matt Folger three-pointer to lead at the break, 31-28.

The Panthers stretched the lead to 46-40, thanks in part to six points from Hilal Dahleh, and then took the game over at both ends of the court in a 20-9 run over the next several minutes to lead by 66-49 with 7:10 to go. Jack Daly inside and out and

Eric McCord in the paint scored six points apiece and the Panthers forced several turnovers during the surge.

Williams fought back with 17-2 run to move within 68-66 on a jumper in the paint from Bobby Casey with 24 seconds left. Casey (15 points) hit two threes in the surge; James Heskett, who finished with 19 points, contributed points in the paint; the Panthers missed the front end of two oneand-one-free throw chances; and Williams forced turnovers.

But after Casey’s jumper Daly took the ball out of bounds and fired a pass three-quarters of the length of the court to McCord, who had worked his way behind the Eph press, for the game’s final and clinching points.

Joey Leighton and Dahleh led the Panthers with 16 points apiece, a career-best point total for Leighton.

McCord tacked on eight points and five rebounds, while Daly and Folger each scored seven. Folger added

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eight boards and four blocked shots, including stuffing a dunk attempt late in the opening half. Daly finished with 11 assists and four steals to go along with seven rebounds, while Nick Tarantino added seven boards and five points.

The Panthers had advantages in bench points (32-16), points in the paint (40-24), and second-chance points (14-5).

On Sunday the Panthers coasted to an 87-62 win at Pine Manor (7-9).

An 11-0 first-half run helped them to a 44-31 lead at the break, and they settled matters with a 14-2 run to open the second half in which they made their first five shots.

Jack Daly led Middlebury with 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Matt Folger finished with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Jack Farrell scored 11.

Tarantino finished with seven points and seven rebounds as the Panthers went deep into their bench and also outrebounded the Gators, 47-29. Jon Higgenbotham scored 13 to lead Pine Manor.

Men’s hockey splits Maine tilts

VERGENNES UNION HIGH School junior Emily Gosliga shovels off a pass during Tuesday night’s game against Milton. Gosliga scored a team-high nine points in the 32-29 Commodore loss.

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Girls (Continued from Page 1B) was pleased with a defensive effort led by guards Abby Mansfield (eight steals, four points) and Emma LaRose. The Eagles held the Cougars to 13 first-half points and led by 11 at halftime.

“The defense was really tough last night,” Coach LaRose said.

In the third quarter, forwards Emma Carter and Emma Radler (who scored all nine of her points in the period) combined for all 18 of the Eagles’ points as Mount Abe pulled away.

“We were pretty much in control throughout the game,” LaRose said.

Carter finished with 26 points and nine rebounds, and Radler added seven boards. Mount Mansfield, which outscored the Eagle bench by 13-3 in the fourth quarter, dropped to 4-6.

Mount Abe faces a tough road test on Friday at North Country (6-4).

Coach LaRose noted the Eagles have not defeated the Falcons since they joined the Lake Division three years ago.

TIGERS MUHS got past visiting Colchester, 35-27, for the Tigers’ second win in their past three games. Strong work on the boards and scoring from Keagan Dunbar (22 points and 12 rebounds) and Shannon Sunderland (seven points and 10 boards) helped spark the Tigers. Emma Corriveau led the 4-6 Lakers with six points.

The Tigers will host Mount Mansfield on Friday at 7 p.m.

COMMODORES At VUHS Milton held on for a 3229 victory over the Commodores.

The 5-6 Yellowjackets took an early 10-point lead, but the Commodores

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Middlebury College men’s hockey team split a pair of NESCAC games in Maine this past weekend and stands at 4-11, 2-7 in league play, heading into a pair of NESCAC home games this weekend. Connecticut visits on Friday at 7 p.m., and Tufts is set to show up on Saturday at 4 p.m.

On this past Saturday host Bowdoin (6-11, 4-8 NESCAC) scored twice in a span of 3:36 during the second period in a 2-1 victory over the Panthers. The Panthers outshot Bowdoin 13-10 in the first period but couldn’t take the lead. Their best chance came with five minutes left, when Danny Tighe rang a shot off the crossbar.

The Polar Bears’ Cody Todesco opened the scoring on a power play at 5:06 of the second period. Todesco found the net from between the circles. Ronnie Lestan made it 2-0 by converting a Todesco pass.

Middlebury’s Owen Peters made it 2-1 with a shorthanded goal at 7:48 of the third, assisted by Mitchell Allen.

Panther goalie Stephen Klein finished with 32 saves, while Erik Wurman made 33 stops for the hosts.

On Friday the Panthers edged host Colby, 3-2, as Klein stopped 39 shots and Frank Cosolito scored the tie-breaking goal, his first of the season, with 1:52 left in the game.

Colby took the lead on a Justin Grillo goal at 7:34 of the opening period. Panther Michael Fahie made it 1-1 later in the period, skating down the right side and putting a wrister past Colby netminder Sean Lawrence (20 saves). The Mules put nine shots on goal in the period’s fi-

nal five minutes, but Klein stopped them all.

Middlebury’s Kamil Tkaczuk netted a Fahie rebound on a three-ontwo rush to make it 2-1 early in the second period.

Colby’s Spencer Hewson’s power-play shot from the right point made it 2-2 at 8:01 of the third period. The Mules earned a penalty shot at 10:27, but Klein kicked

away Kienan Scott’s bid. Klein also sprawled to deny a Scott breakaway with a little more than six minutes remaining.

Finally, Cosolito ripped a low shot from the right dot that went through Lawrence’s legs at 1:52 for the game-winner and his second career goal. Middlebury’s win avenged a season-opening 9-1 loss to the Mules.

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fought back to within one point in the fourth quarter before falling, in part because Emily Gosliga (nine points) sank three three-pointers in the second half.

Brianna Vanderwey scored six points and anchored VUHS in the

paint with 13 rebounds and three blocked shots. Sophie Hatch and Kate Gosliga also added 6 points each for the 3-7 Commodores, who will visit Winooski on Friday.

Cassidy Button’s eight points led a balanced attack for Milton (5-6).

as the period went along and added a late power play goal: Jenna Marotta’s shot from the center of the blue line found the upper right corner past Polar Bear goalie Kerri St. Denis (16 saves).

On Friday the Panthers edged Bowdoin, 1-0. Madie Leidt scored early in the first period and goalie Lin Han made it stand up with 27 saves, three more than Bowdoin’s St. Denis.

Leidt’s goal at 4:07 of the first capped an end-to-end play. Han stopped the puck behind her net for Marotta, who pushed the puck up to Leidt. The Panther skated through a

pair of Polar Bear defenders before picking the top-right corner from the left circle.

Later in the period St. Denis twice denied Janka Hlinka from pointblank range. Han’s best save of the period came when Brooke Soloman redirected a shot from in tight.

In the final minute of the second period, Han twice denied the Polar Bears on a power play, including blocking Meg Sheehan’s a shot from the right point through traffic.

Midway through the third period Han sticked aside a Katie Leininger tip in front.

Women (Continued from Page 1B) she smothered a deflection by Julie Dachille at the right post.

Elizabeth Wulf netted her own rebound at the 3:22 mark of the second period to make it 2-0.

Bowdoin made a push midway through the period, and Neuburger made two big stops, pinning a Dachille shot under her left pad and corralling an Izzi Stoddard tip on a centering feed from Julia Surgenor.

In a tight-checking third period the Polar Bears had a chance with less than five minutes left, but Neuberger gloved Brigit Bergin’s shot from the left point. The Panthers got stronger

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3. Down 24-7 at the half, Vikings fans were left wondering what happened to the team’s stellar defense. After shutting out New Orleans in the first half of last week’s Minneapolis Miracle classic, the Vikings finished the season allowing 62 points over their final six quarters — after allowing just 17 points over their previous 14 periods of play. Sunday’s 38 points, 456 total yards and 346 passing yards allowed all marked season-highs for a Vikings defense that seemed magical just a fortnight ago. While Malcolm Jenkins and the Eagles put on a clinic in open-field tackling, the Vikings were a seething mess in pass protection. After allowing a third-down conversion rate of only 25.2 percent this season — tops in (See Eagles, Page 5B)

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Finishing 26 of 33 for 352 yards with three scores and zero picks, Foles (141.4) joins Tony Eason as the only signal-caller since the 1970 merger to begin his playoff career with three straight games of a 100-plus passer rating. If Foles plays like this two Sundays from now, anything is possible.

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By Chris Wesseling, NFL.com Tom Brady connected with Danny Amendola on a toetapping touchdown late in the fourth quarter of this past Sunday’s AFC Championship, leading New England to yet another electrifying comeback in the postseason to set up a Super Bowl meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Here’s what we learned as Brady embarks on his eighth Super Bowl appearance courtesy of Sunday’s 24-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars: 1. One by one, the odds kept stacking against Brady in a performance reminiscent of his last two thrilling Super Bowl triumphs. Down 10 points, nursing stitches in his throwing hand, directing a one-dimensional attack minus the greatest tight end in history as well as trusty chain-mover Julian Edelman, Brady shredded the league’s dominant pass defense for 138 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a sensational fourth quarter.

Overflowing the NFL Films vault with the latest in a seemingly unending string of instant classics, Brady stands alone atop quarterback mountain, increasing his insurmountable lead over the pantheon of gridiron legends.

Brady’s NFL-record eighth fourth-quarterback comeback in the postseason leaves him with 23 more touchdowns, 2,382 more yards, 11 more victories and three more Super Bowl appearances than any quarterback in playoff history.

2. Much like Super Bowl LI, the Patriots on Sunday were clearly outclassed by a younger, physical, more athletic squad through three quarters. Following a familiar pattern, however, they were forced to compensate with Brady’s brilliance, a stifling fourth-quarter defense, questionable coaching decisions on the opposing sideline and a series of clutch plays mixed with favorable calls. The Jaguars paid dearly for a delay-ofgame penalty late in the second quarter, accrued 68 yards in pass (See Patriots, Page 5B)

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Patriots (Continued from Page 4B) interference penalties attempting to cover Brandin Cooks and got caught playing with Brady’s fourth-quarter fire when their own play-calling regressed to an overly conservative approach. After orchestrating a practically perfect game plan through three quarters, offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and quarterback Blake Bortles managed just three fourth-quarter punts and a turnover on downs with the Super Bowl on the horizon.

3. The final outcome will end up overshadowing Hackett’s brilliant management of Bortles over the previous seven quarters versus the AFC’s super powers in Pittsburgh and New England. For the second straight week, Hackett eliminated the opposing pass rush, provided Bortles with easy, low-risk throws and allowed his embattled passer to find a comfortable rhythm. Making sound decisions and converting an impressive array of third downs in a ball-control attack, Bortles tied a career-high with 12 consecutive completions in the heart of the afternoon. By halftime, he had completed 13 of 15 throws for 155 yards, one score and a gaudy 131.9 passer rating. Until that fateful final frame, it was fair to make the claim that Bortles had finally lived up to his No. 3 overall draft-pick pedigree, producing the best game of his career on the biggest stage the franchise has seen to date.

4. For all of the pre-game scrutiny over the daunting prospect of containing the unguardable Rob Gronkowski, the All-Pro tight end hauled in just one pass for 21 yards before safety Barry Church’s helmet-to-helmet blow sent him to the locker room late in the second quarter. Although Church’s penalty helped the Patriots find the end zone in the halftime two-minute drill, Gronkowski was lost for the remainder of the game with a head injury. As valuable as any nonquarterback in football, his status will be one to monitor leading up to Super Bowl LII. 5. With Gronkowski nursing a head injury, New England desperately needed running back Dion Lewis to maintain the white-hot hand he had been boasting for the past month.

Instead, Jacksonville’s speedy defense bottled up the ultra-elusive tailback at the line of scrimmage and after the catch, showing superlative tackle form on first contact. Lewis’ lack of playmaking ability left Brady leading a one-dimensional offense

for the game’s entirety. Worse, a blindspot in Lewis’ peripheral vision allowed Myles Jack to strip the ball on a trick play that would put the Patriots in field-goal territory late in the third quarter. The Pats will need more production out of the LewisJames White-Rex Burkhead backfield trio against the stifling defense of the NFC champions.

6. With the exception of a bad drop

by Cooks in the third quarter, New England’s underappreciated wideouts surprisingly came out on top in their battle versus Jacksonville’s daunting pass defense. Stretching the field versus A.J. Bouye, Jalen Ramsey and even overmatched linebacker Telvin Smith, Cooks drew 68 yards in passinterference penalties to go with 100 receiving yards on six receptions.

Colts castoff Phillip Dorsett came through with a highlight of his own, pulling down a 31-yard flea flicker over Myles Jack. After converting six first downs in a season-best performance versus the Titans last week, Amendola took his game to an even higher level in Sunday’s fourth quarter. Following a 9-yard touchdown, Amendola broke free for a 20-yard punt return, hauled in a diving red-zone catch and capped off the comeback with a toe-tapping score in the back of the end zone. All Amendola does is take pay cuts and make big plays in the postseason.

7. While Patriot Coach Bill Belichick bathes in the deserved glory of his 11th Super Bowl appearance, the Jaguars’ triad of coach Doug Marrone, general manager Dave Caldwell and executive vice president Tom Coughlin merit a tip of the cap for building a bully that bulldozed its way out of the AFC’s basement and onto the doorstep of the Super Bowl.

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(Continued from Page 4B) the NFL and the lowest third-down conversion rate allowed since at least 1991 — the Vikings gave way as Minnesota converted an outrageous 10-of-14 third-down snaps.

4. Motoring a Philly ground game that piled up 110 yards at 3.7 yards per rush, LeGarrette Blount and Jay Ajayi authored a handful of key gallops, highlighted by Blount ripping through Minnesota’s frontseven for an 11-yard touchdown that put Philly up 14-7. Blount’s 10 rushing touchdowns in the playoffs since 2013 are four more than any other player and more than Eric Dickerson (4), Walter Payton (2), Jim Brown (1), and Barry Sanders (1) put up in the postseason combined.

5. Back to Foles, who made good use of Ajayi (18/73) through the air and spread the ball to seven targets.

Jeffery (5/85), Smith (5/69) and Agholor (3/59) — a largely invisible trio since Wentz went down — all sprung to life, while Foles showed much-needed, saucy chemistry with tight end Zach Ertz, who beat Minnesota’s coverage for 93 yards off eight grabs.

6. There’s no overstating the

amount of heartbreak Vikings fans are dealing with tonight. Four quarters away from becoming the first team in history to host a Super Bowl, the Vikings instead float deathlike into their offseason with plenty of questions under center.

Keenum, Sam Bradford and Teddy Bridgewater all are set to hit free agency. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported there is a “possibility” the Vikings will use the franchise tag on Keenum. The team also believes in Bridgewater, but long-term contracts for both players are exceedingly tricky. Minnesota’s offseason work begins right away.

7. Did last week’s miracle conclusion leave the Vikings in a psychologically rough place? Fair question, but don’t discount a rowdy, dog-mask-wearing Eagles crowd that spent much of the second half sarcastically morphing Minnesota’s SKOL chant into passionate cries for “FOLES!” Counted out for weeks by football-observing masterminds, the Eagles are just the latest bit of proof that most people covering this wonderful sport know absolutely nothing when it comes to predicting outcomes.

Addison Independent, Thursday, January 25, 2018 — PAGE 5B

Injured snowmobile driver cited for DUI Vt. State ADDISON COUNTY — At just after 11:30 p.m. this past Friday, Jan. 19, Vermont State Police responded to a reported snowmobile accident on a VAST trail off Route 7 in Leicester. The driver of the snowmobile, identified as 26-year-old Jason Rowe of Brandon, was transported to Porter Hospital in Middlebury to receive treatment for a shoulder injury and minor cuts.

State police later talked with Rowe at the hospital and through further investigation determined that Rowe was under the influence of intoxicants while he was driving the snowmobile on the VAST trail. So they processed him and cited him into Addison County Superior Court, criminal division, on March 12 to answer the charge of driving under the influence.

The 2002 Polaris Pro X 600 that Rowe crashed sustained moderate front-end damage.

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • On Jan. 15 at just past 7 p.m. stopped a grey 2008 Chevy Impala on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh after observing an equipment violation.

Police detected signs of impairment in the driver, identified as Cassandra Folks, 29, of South Burlington. They screened her for DUI, arrested her and cited Folks for driving under the influence, second offense, and driving with a suspended license.

• On Jan. 17 at approximately 5:10 p.m. responded to a two-vehicle crash in the area of Route 116 and Mountain View Drive in Starksboro. Police said they determined that Timothy Moran, 43, of Pittsford lost control of the 2001 Dodge Durango he was driving due to icy road conditions; the pickup crossed the centerline and struck a 2006 Ford F-150 driven by 27-yearold James Mackinnon of Burlington.

Although no one was injured, both vehicles were totaled.

• On Jan. 19 at just before 4 p.m. stopped a vehicle on Route 7 in Leicester and cited Matthew Billings, 34, of Cornwall for driving with a criminally suspended license and violation of conditions.

• On Jan. 20 at approximately 11:35 a.m. received a report of a onecar crash on Route 7 near River Road in New Haven. Police report that 18-year-old Sara Falconer of Valatie, N.Y., was driving a 2006 Chevy Equinox northbound on Route 7 in New Haven when she realized she was going to miss her right-hand turn onto River Road so Falconer abruptly turned the steering wheel, which caused her vehicle to go off the road.

Once off the road the SUV overturned onto its roof. Falconer and her two teenage passengers were all wearing their seatbelts and no one was injured.

The Equinox was considered a total loss and was towed from the scene.

Police report that the road conditions were mostly dry with a few wet areas.

• On Jan. 23 at approximately 8:43 a.m. went to the Charlotte Central

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School to investigate a threatening complaint. State police said they learned that Bruce Cobb, 57, of Lincoln threatened a staff member of the school. The staff member alerted school officials who initiated school safety protocols. No threat was made toward the school nor toward any of the students at the school. Police cited Cobb for criminal threatening.

Vermont State Police release a daily log of a selection of their activities.

In Addison County, those activities included: • Jan. 15, motor vehicle/ disturbances, Routes 17 and 17, New Haven.

• Jan. 15, motor vehicle/ disturbances, Route 7, New Haven.

• Jan. 15, welfare check, Shackett Road, Leicester.

• Jan. 15, driving with a suspended license, Route 7 at Monkton Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Jan. 16, motor vehicle/ disturbances, Routes 17 and 22A, Addison.

• Jan. 17, traffic crash with damages, Jersey Street South and Route 17, Addison.

• Jan. 17, motor vehicle/ disturbances, Pearson and Campground roads, New Haven.

• Jan. 17, motor vehicle/ disturbances, Route 7 at Hunt Road, New Haven.

• Jan. 17, agency assist, Creek Road at Dewey Road, Salisbury.

• Jan. 18, directed patrol, Routes 7 and 22A, Ferrisburgh.

• Jan. 18, directed patrol, Route 7 and Route 17, Addison.

• Jan. 18, alarm, Southwick Road, New Haven.

• Jan. 18, false alarm, Dog Team Road, New Haven.

• Jan. 18, motor vehicle disturbances, Route 116, Bristol.

• Jan. 18, traffic accident with injuries, Route 7 at Monkton Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Jan. 19, citizen assist, Pea Ridge Road, Ferrisburgh.

• Jan. 19, driving with a suspended license, Route 7 and Maple Street, Leicester.

• Jan. 19, vehicle serial number inspection, Route 30, Cornwall.

• Jan. 19, welfare check, Quaker Street, Lincoln.

• Jan. 19, traffic crash, Route 7 at Holman Road, Salisbury.

• Jan. 19, agency assist, Lapham Bay Road, Shoreham.

• Jan. 19, motor vehicle/ disturbances, River Road, New Haven.

• Jan. 20, citizen assist, Pigeon Road East, Salisbury.

• Jan. 20, accident with damages, Route 7, New Haven.

Vergennes Police Log VERGENNES — Vergennes police handled a variety of incidents and violations between Jan. 15 and 21, including continuing violations of the city’s winter overnight parking ban, minor car accidents, a student drug case, an untimely death, and two animal control issues, all while working on a couple more serious investigations on which they were not yet ready to comment.

During those seven days, Vergennes police: On Jan. 15: • Ticketed a car in violation of the parking ban.

• Responded to a report of a suspicious car parked near a First Street driveway and learned it belonged to a neighbor’s friend.

• Heard from a woman whose brother-in-law had allegedly made three harassing phone calls; police said to let them know if more were made.

On Jan. 16: • Were told someone was shining a flashlight in John Graham Shelter windows; police learned it was a shelter manager.

• Helped Vermont State Police by responding to a minor two-car accident in Waltham.

• Heard that a dog had attacked another dog being walked on Union Street; police are hoping the dog walker can ID the owner of the attacking dog.

• Ticketed a car in violation of the winter parking ban on South Water Street.

• Talked to a man riding a bicycle on Monkton Road who had reportedly fallen off it twice on Route 7 in snowy weather. Police contacted a family member to give him a ride home.

• Referred a child custody dispute to state police because it was an Addison case.

• Helped a car owner get into a locked vehicle on McKnight Lane in

Waltham.

• Heard from a Vergennes Union High School student that his father had no license and might be driving to the school; police could not find him.

On Jan. 17: • Helped the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad at a South Maple Street call.

• Ticketed three cars in violation of the parking ban around the city.

• Helped state police by directing traffic around a disabled truck on Route 22A in Panton.

• Handled a Main Street accident in which a truck struck two parked cars in snowy weather.

On Jan. 18: • Issued nine traffic tickets while on special patrol on West Main Street.

On Jan. 19: • Ticketed a car in violation of the parking ban.

• Pulled a downed TV cable that had sagged down onto Main Street.

• Checked the welfare of an elderly Green Street resident and determined he was OK. • Worked on court diversion paperwork for and talked to the parents of students discovered smoking marijuana in a VUHS locker room.

• Took a report of an apparent phone scam from an East Street resident, who reported that a caller threatened an arrest if she did not call a certain number.

On Jan. 20: • Went to Booth Woods to help deal with loose cows and discovered the animals’ owner had the situation under control.

• Sent the department K9 unit to help state police on Plank Road in Bristol.

On Jan. 21: • Responded to an untimely death in a Hillside Drive apartment and determined it was not due to foul play.

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ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders.

Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery.

Bring a friend in recovery.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY M E E T I N G S S AT U R ‑ DAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Mid‑ dlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meet‑ ing 10:00‑11:00 AM. Begin‑ ners’ Meeting 6:30‑7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS RIPTON MEET‑ INGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway 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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AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free.

At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings.

AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking.

Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. New‑ comers welcome. Confiden‑ tial. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRANDON MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Mid‑ dlebury. Speaker Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Ste‑ phen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS BRISTOL MEET‑ INGS: Sunday, Discussion Meeting 4:00‑5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meet‑ ing 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00‑7:00 PM. All held at the Howden Hall, 19 West Street.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Dis‑ cussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Mid‑ dlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NEW HAVEN MEET‑ INGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at the Congregational Church, New Haven Village Green.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY M E E T I N G S M O N D AY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NORTH FER‑ RISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednesdays, 9 am, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Discussion Meeting 8:00‑9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM, at the Congregational Church, Water St. ARE YOU BOTHERED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs).

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 MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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( 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 turningpointaddisonvt.org.

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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.

ALL‑ AROUND FARM HAND, 802‑233‑1249 or 802‑233‑3849.

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

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

Plus Cooler Person for nights & weekends.

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.

NIGHTS & WEEKENDS A MUST FOR ALL PART- & FULL-TIME POSITIONS. Apply in person at: East Middlebury Maplefields 3201 Rte 7 South, E. Middlebury

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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.

Ask for Brittany or pick-up an application EOE

SPIRITUAL AWAKEN‑ INGS MEETING of Alcohol‑ ics Anonymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Friday, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church, Middle‑ bury, VT. WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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Full-time positions available at the Middlebury plant as floaters. Shifts will vary, but primarily will be on 2nd and 3rd shift. Work flexibility is a must. 24/7/365 environment.

Maintain a sanitary work environment, ensure accurate records, and understand specific SOP’s and product specifications.

High School Diploma, or equivalent is required. Must be able to lift 40 lbs.

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

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.

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OLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Barbara “shulamith” Clearbridge is an active volunteer in Addison County and beyond! She

volunteers as part of the Hospice Volunteer Services’ Wellspring Choir as well as the Congregational Church’s Interfaith Taize choir. On the national level, shulamith is on the steering committee of the War Tax Resistance Penalty Fund that assists people who are conscientious objectors to paying for war.

One of her favorite opportunities is working for Addison County Court Diversion where she sits on the Reparative Justice Board. Shulamith says she “meets with people who have broken the law. The goal is to “repair” the harm that was done. This includes harm to individuals, to the community as a whole, and to the offender, too. We make a contract with them and meet again a few months later. If they have fulfilled the items in the contract, it can mean they don’t have to go to jail.” She really enjoys her work there and says, “Often we can directly address the reason the person committed the crime. We can help them learn better ways to relate to others, or to help increase their understanding in a way that changes their life permanently for the better. Sometimes there is a health or social issue we can help them find help for.” Helping folks change their lives is vital!

Finally, shulamith wants you to know that “the various Court Diversion programs need many more volunteers!!

Commitment can be as little as a few hours a month, or much more intensive if you have the time!”

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THE ADDISON INDEPENDENT IS SEEKING A NEWS REPORTER The Addison Independent in Middlebury, Vt., is seeking an energetic multimedia journalist to join our award-winning, twice-a-week multi-media news staff. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated excellence in reporting and writing news stories. The ability to produce stories in audio, digital and video formats and to do news layout is also a big plus.

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. This reporter will play an important role in finding out what’s going on in the community and reflecting it back to community members through the newspaper and website.

Currently it is structured as a part-time job with some flexibility on when and how assignments are completed. It could become a full-time position for the ideal candidate.

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

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Housekeeping A.M. & P.M. Bistro Attendant Candidates must be available weekends, evenings, and holidays. We offer competitive wages and benefits.

Previous hotel experience is preferred but not required. Training is provided.

Join our award-winning team, providing quality customer service, a positive attitude and excellent work ethic. Interested, qualified candidates can apply in person at 309 Court Street, Middlebury. Please, no phone inquiries.

COME JOIN OUR TEAM! Alderman’s Toyota is looking for a motivated Technician to join our team.

If you are ASC certified, Your Toyota certification is made easy with our fast track program.

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NOW HIRING FOR SPRING 2018 SKILLED PIPELAYERS HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS GENERAL LABORERS FOREMAN SURVEYOR Casella Construction Inc. is seeking hard working, experienced heavy construction workers. Successful candidates will have knowledge of heavy or civil construction & a desire to work outdoors as a member of a team. Requirements: Must have reliable transportation to job site. Must pass drug test & be able to implement safe work practices.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS CLASS A and B CDL DRIVERS

Casella Construction has immediate openings for Class A and B CDL drivers in our Pittsford, VT location.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Health, Dental, 401k, paid holidays.

TO APPLY: Email jobs@casellainc.com or call 802-773-0052 to fill out an application.

Casella Construction Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. www.casellainc.com

Currently Seeking Certified Flaggers

Must have reliable transportation.

Willing to train.

Please call:

802-505-3859

NOW HIRING AT HELEN PORTER REHABILITATION & NURSING! RNs, LPNs & LNAs!

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Vermont Natural Ag Products in Middlebury, VT has an immediate FullTime opening for an experienced Class A trailer truck driver. Regional and local hauls include, but are not limited to, New England and New York. Bagged and bulk soil deliveries and backhauls. Have the ability to run a forklift and other equipment.

Mon- Fri. Occasional weekends in spring.

Wage based on experience, plus benefits: health insurance, vacation, and retirement plan. Candidate must be friendly, helpful, and responsible. Submit resume, 3 letters of reference, and proof of clean driving record to: tfmoodoo@sover.net or apply in person at: Vermont Natural Ag Products, Inc. 297 Lower Foote Street Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-1137 | www.moodoo.com

SECURITY OFFICERS Jericho, Vergennes and Williston, VT.

Willing to work nights and weekends Must be able to obtain a Government Clearance Qualified applicants MUST APPLY ONLINE at http://www.scisjobs.com. Or contact Lakeisha Henderson Lakeisha.Henderson@scisusa.com or 410-872-4970 ext 130. Select SCIS Positions, then Aero Defense openings, and then your State to find a location near you.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabilities

Help Wanted

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ARE YOU METICULOUS IN your attention to detail? En‑ joy multitasking and working in a fast‑paced environment?

Have good proficiency with QuickBooks and excellent verbal, written and listening communication skills? If so, this may be the job for you.

Champlain Orchards is look‑ ing for a dedicated addition to our finance department. If this sounds like you, please complete a Champlain Or‑ chards job application at: champlainorchards.com/ employment/.

CHAMPLAIN ORCHARDS IS an ecologically managed orchard and we are looking for an energetic, dynamic Sales Manager setting sales quotas, coordinating and managing staff. This position includes manage‑ ment of sales of our orchard products such as fresh fruit, sweet cider, pies and bakery products as well as our line of hard ciders. Proficiency with Excel, QuickBooks and data analysis is a must. If you’re a big picture thinker but can still manage a staff and the details of a sales department while developing new and existing markets please visit our website at: champlainorchards.com/ employment/ and complete a job application.

AUDY TRUCKING LLC is seeking a part‑time (30 hours) Office Assistant in our Vergennes office. A back‑ ground in the trucking busi‑ ness would be ideal but will train the right person. Please contact Jeff at 989‑5024 or Carol at 382‑8745 (leave message) for details and interviews.

58 Maple Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 addisonindependent.com • 388-4944

Full-time and Part time positions available

Dairy One Farm Service Technician Position Available—Full time; Primarily Addison County, Vermont; qualifications include ability to work without direct supervision; enjoy working with cows within the dairy environment; be timely working a varying schedule, including early mornings and late nights; a valid driver’s license and dependable vehicle required; highly motivated self-starter; positive personality and enjoy working with people; person will collect herd management data; weigh and sample milk during milking times and enter data into a computer; must have a working knowledge of the dairy industry; competitive salary and benefits; mileage reimbursement; training, support and equipment provided; Email letter of interest and resume to carol.benway@dairyone.com or apply online at dairyone.com

Help wanted at bustling charity resale store. We need a customer service rep to assist shoppers, operate a cash register, and perform other tasks as needed. Also, a materials handler to greet people donating goods, assist with pickups and deliveries, prepare merchandise for the sales floor, and more. Both positions are 29.5 hours per week to start. Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to us at 282 Boardman Street or email to receptionist@hope-vt.org. These positions will remain open until we find the right people.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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

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 cal

CHAMPLAIN ORCHARDS IS seeking a strong, orga‑ nized Production manager for our apple packing, sweet cider, bakery and shipping departments. You will man‑ age a staff of dedicated em‑ ployees ensuring the quality and accuracy of orders. You will be responsible for orga‑ nizing production schedules, assessing resources, main‑ taining inventory and quality control standards and ensur‑ ing that health and safety guidelines are followed. Our typical work week is Sun‑ day, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. If you are a strong leader with a determination to succeed we really want to hear from you. please visit our website at champlainorchards.com/ employment/ and complete a job application. l Cory at 802‑349‑7101.

Help Wanted IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR an Animal Control Officer for the Town of Salisbury.

Please call the town office for more information on duties and compensation.

802‑352‑4228.

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LATHROP FOREST PROD‑ UCTS is looking to hire a full time log truck driver. Clean driving record, Class A CDL required. Must be able to pass physical and drug test via DOT regulations. Lo‑ cal work no travel, woods experience helpful but will train the right individual. Paid health benefits, paid vaca‑ tion included. Looking for an individual who wants roots with a company. Application available at 44 South Street Bristol, Vt. 05443.

MR. MIKE’S CLEANING Service, Inc. is seeking Commercial Cleaners. We are looking for independent, self motivated and reliable individuals who are able to work nights. All applicants must pass a background check. Applications are available online at mrmikes‑ cleaningservicevt.com or in person Monday‑Friday from 9am‑3pm. $1,500 sign‑on bonus to eligible individuals.

RESIDENTIAL HOME MAN‑ AGER Community Asso‑ ciates is seeking to fill a new position to manage and direct the daily functions of two staffed residences, one in Middlebury, the other in Leicester. The job is a com‑ bination of staff supervision, direct service and adminis‑ tration. Looking for a strong leader and committed team player well versed both in staff supervision and direct service. Experience in Intel‑ lectual Disabilities or Mental Health needed. Schedule requires some flexibility.

Salaried full‑time position with comprehensive benefit package. To apply, submit resume to apply@csac‑vt. org, or visit csac‑vt.org.

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SUBSTITUTE CHILDCARE TEACHERS College St. Children’s Center is looking for substitute teachers. Must be at least 18 years of age, a high school graduate or have a GED. Some experience/ education preferred. Must be flexible and respectful.

Contact Lorie or Amethyst at 388‑2401.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bottler.

Eye for detail and accuracy.

Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unassisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whis‑ tlepigrye.com.

For Sale ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage fire‑ arm. $185. 802‑989‑5803.

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $4,397. Make & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info/DVD: NorwoodSaw‑ mills.com. 1‑800‑578‑1363, Ext. 300N. SNOWMOBILE TRAILER, 8’x10’ Featherlite. Call 802‑537‑3569.

U S E D R E S TA U R A N T EQUIPMENT plus chairs, tables and hood systems.

802‑388‑4831.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space.

As is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802‑558‑6092.

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, 1 mile south of Brandon. $700/mo. plus utilities. Ab‑ solutely no pets or smoking.

802‑352‑6678.

2 BEDROOM, FIRST FLOOR apartment with full private basement. W/D hookups. Located in Middle‑ bury, close to town on Court St. Off street parking, lawn care and snow plowing in‑ cluded. $1,100 per month plus utilities. No smoking or pets. 802‑352‑6678.

For Sale 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.

C O R N WA L L ‑ C L E A N , QUIET efficiency apartment. $675. Includes all. bates‑ properties@yahoo.com.

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.

FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Commercial/retail office.

1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middle‑ bury.edu.

LAKE DUNMORE: Winter‑ ized 2‑bedroom lakefront cottage available until June 1,. Shorter periods. Sleeps 5. Comfortably furnished, fully‑equipped kitchen, bath‑ room with shower. Plowing, trash collection, recycling, WiFi, satellite television included. 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.

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.

802‑388‑5474.

MIDDLEBURY OFFICE SPACE for rent. 400 sq.ft., second floor. Available Janu‑ ary 1, 2018. Contact Eric at 802‑388‑6054.

MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/ OFFICE space for rent.

1,303 square feet. Front door parking. Contact Eric at 388‑6054. (Countryside Carpet and Paint) NEW HAVEN, SUNNY, ef‑ ficient apartment. Views, hard wood floors. No pets, no smoking. References. $895/month plus utilities.

802‑236‑2040.

ONE BEDROOM, FIVE‑STAR energy efficient apartment in Salisbury, close to Lake Dunmore.

One half of duplex. Large bedroom with full bath up.

Living room and kitchen with all appliances on first floor. Heated basement with W/D. Private sun deck. $850/month, plus utilities.

Absolutely non‑smoking, no pets on premises. Deposit and references required.

Available 4/1/2018. Call 802‑352‑6678.

PROCTOR, VT, AVAIL‑ ABLE 1/1/18, 2 br. town‑ house. Garage, washer, dryer, hookup. $900/mo.

Includes heat. Call Kathy at 855‑1570 or Tony at 855‑1531. References and criminal background check required.

RIPTON, SMALL ONE bed‑ room house. No smoking or pets. $850 per month plus utilities. 802‑388‑2641.

ROOMS FOR RENT in historical Vergennes Inn. January through Mid May. Perfect for UTC, Traveling nurses or other traveling professionals. $550 to $950 per month.

Call Bill 802‑877‑3293. emersonguesthouse@msn. com.

TWO BEDROOM APART‑ MENT, central location near schools and stores.

Includes stove and refriger‑ ator. Available immediately.

Call 802‑349‑7555.

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Att. Farmers

Public Notices

DRY SLAB FIREWOOD, hard and softwood, processed fire‑ wood, sawdust. Book Bros.

West Haven, Vt. Call after 7pm, 802‑265‑8698.

FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

MIDDLEBURY, VT 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT Income Limits Apply. No Utilities Included. Modern apartment, carpet/tile, W/D connections plus onsite laundry facility. Efficient gas heat/hot water.

Ample parking and storage. Includes trash, lawn care, snow removal, professional management and 24-hour emergency maintenance. In quiet Middlebury neighborhood. References Required.

ORGANIC AND NON‑OR‑ GANIC hay. 4X4 string bales.

700‑800 lbs. Stored outside.

802‑537‑3652.

To request an application, call 802-472-5016 or e-mail pinemeadow@maloneyproperties.com.

Cars

Equal Housing Opportunity.

FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green.

802‑282‑9110.

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

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Check the Classifieds twice a week in the Addison Independent.

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VA L L E Y V I E W A PA R T‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 1 and 2 BR apartments in Vergennes.

All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

Elderly or disabled only. W/D onsite. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.sum‑ mitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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Real Estate REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Only three lots remain in the Daisy Lane Residential De‑ velopment. One is a beautiful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream. Lots are supported with village wa‑ ter and approved for simple in‑ground septic. Located in East Middlebury, just 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore. 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

Animals BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN RE‑ TRIEVER puppies. Males and females. $1,200. Call for more info. 802‑989‑5803.

Att. Farmers CORN SILAGE, SAWDUST at the farm. Book Bros. West Haven, Vt. Call after 7pm, 802‑265‑8698.

For Rent

Orwell (1)

Bridport (1)

Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center (1)

Panton (1) Addison Northwest Supervisory Union (1) Shoreham (1) Addison County School District (2) Vermont Electric Power Company (1) Middlebury (1) Vermont Secretary of State (1) New Haven (1) TOWN OF BRIDPORT ZONING

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2008 HONDA FIT SPORT, black with black/dark gray interior, manual transmis‑ sion, 80K miles, very good condition. Comes with Bridge‑ stone Insignia all‑season radials and Hakkapeliitta R snow tires, both with at least three seasons left in them. Fantastic commuter car that gets great gas mileage.

Inspected through 6/30/18.

802‑443‑5235.

Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944.

Talk to our sales professionals.

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Like new. $125 for all four.

802‑453‑4235.

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LANDOWNER REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO HERBICIDE COUPON FOR PERSONAL MAILING REQUEST LIST TREATMENT NOTIFICATION

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Name Town/City of Affected Property Street Address Telephone # (Home) Town (Work) State Zip Code OK to use Work Number: Yes o No o Electric Account Number Best Time to Call Property of Concern: o Year Round Residence o Summer Residence o Commercial Property o Water Supply o Land o Other Line and Pole Identification: Utility Initials Numbers We need all of this information in order to determine if you qualify for personal notification. If information is unobtainable, please state why. Use an extra sheet of paper if you need more space.

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The Orwell Development Review Board will meet on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm at the Town Clerk’s Office to conduct the following business: 1. Permit # 1-2-18: Joe Russell for a variance/waiver for relief from setback for construction on Royce Hill Rd. Information pertaining to this matter may be viewed M, T, Th, 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-3:00 and Fri. 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-6:00 at the Town Clerk’s Office.

Ray Papandrea, Chair Orwell Development Review Board

IMPORTANT ANNUAL NOTICE REGARDING HERBICIDE USE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC UTILITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY

It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing.

And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say.

The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

TOWN OF ORWELL HEARING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

Residents and non-resident property owners of the Town of Bridport are hereby warned to appear at the Bridport town office at 7:40 p.m. on February 13 to hear the application of Benjamin and Teresa Gleason, 2076 East Street. The applicant requests a perit to subdivide 2.06 acres from 76 acres.

Interested person(s) may forfeit the right to appeal the decision of the Town of Bridport Board of Zoning Adjustment or Planning Commission if they fail to participate by; atttending and speaking, submitting a signed letter of concern or are represented by an authorized person.

Edward B. Payne Zoning Administrator

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TOWN OF BRISTOL HEARING NOTICE

The Bristol Planning Commission will hold a hearing on February 20th, 2018 at Holley Hall located at 1 South Street beginning at 7:00 P.M. to consider the application for permits #18-400 and 18-401, Albert and Linda Lunna (parcels 09-01-85 and 09-01-57.2), subdivision with a Right of Way access per Bristol Zoning Regulations Article IV Section 407.

Copies of the complete zoning applications are available for review at the Bristol Town Office during regular business hours.

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 12, 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 Middlebury College for an amendment to their existing Planned Unit Development (PUD) and final conditional use approval for the proposed academic “swing” building adjacent to the Johnson Building at the south end of E-lot in the INS district on parcel ID# 24:280. The 23,000 sq. ft. “swing” building will provide temporary classroom space and office space for facility and staff.

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 1/25

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 To publish a legal notice in the Addison Independent please email information to legals@addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.

WARNING PATRICIA A. HANNAFORD REGIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING — FEBRUARY 14 AND MARCH 6, 2018

Member Districts are Addison, Bridport, Bristol, Cornwall, Ferrisburgh, Lincoln, Middlebury, Monkton, New Haven, Panton, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Starksboro, Vergennes, Waltham and Weybridge.

The legal voters of the Regional Technical School District are hereby warned to meet at the Hannaford Career Center, Middlebury, Vermont in said district on February 14, 2018 at 7:00 P.M., to transact and vote on the following business: Article 1: To elect the following officers: a) A Moderator b) A Treasurer c) A Clerk Article 2: To hear and act upon the reports of the Treasurer and Auditors of the District.

Article 3: To see if the voters of said District will vote to authorize its Board of Directors to borrow money, pending receipt of payment from member districts, by the issuance of its notes or orders payable not later than one year from date for the purpose of paying the sum approved by the voters.

Article 4: To see if the voters of the district will vote to pay a stipend to each voting member of the Board of Directors not to exceed $600.00 per member per year. Stipend Pro-rated based upon number of warned board meetings attended.

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Writing workshop offered by popular author at Bixby VERGENNES — Anyone who has ever tried knows that writing can be a challenge. Enter the Bixby Library.

Author Joni B. Cole will be at the Bixby to lead a workshop on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon. In “Good Naked: Wit, Wisdom and a Writing Workshop,” Cole, a seasoned writing instructor and author of the new book “Good Naked: Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier” (included in Poets & Writers list of “Best Books for Writers,”) will help writers celebrate the creative process in all its glory in a no-pressure setting.

As a part of the gathering participants will be invited to write from a “prompt” as a means of mining their own meaningful story material. Whether a writer, an artist, a wannabe, or an enthusiast for new experiences, this event offers participants a chance to uncover the creative potential within. Come, learn, have fun, and leave self doubt at the door.

Along with “Good Naked,” Cole is the author of “Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive” and the recently re-released “Another Bad-Dog Book: Essays on Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior.” More information on

IN “GOOD NAKED: Wit, Wisdom and a Writing Workshop,” author Joni B. Cole will help aspiring writers hone their craft in this workshop on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m.-noon at Bixby Library.

Cole is available at jonibcole.com.

Those interested should register for the workshop by contacting Muir Haman at muir.haman@bixbylibrary. org or call 802-877-2211.

Book editing for beginners; learn how at session in city

VERGENNES — The dust of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has settled and the manuscript is done. Or maybe a manuscript has been moldering in a desk drawer for months.

What’s next? That great novel, telling memoir, or riveting biography probably needs work. Honestly, it definitely needs work. But revision can be daunting — there’s too much to fix, too many distractions, and too little motivation to get started.

Never fear, Keith Morrill, owner of Little City Editing, will be offering a workshop titled “Book Editing for Beginners” on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 6-8 p.m. at the Bixby Memorial Free Library.

In this NaNoWriMo post-op workshop, participants will learn and practice strategies, technique, and approaches for editing their own writing and the writing for others, so come ready to work. Exact topics of discussion will depend on the needs

of participants, but might include examining theme, evaluating and developing narrative elements, and performing line and copy editing.

Morrill is a Vermont writer, editor, and educator. He is a copyeditor for the Hugo-nominated “Strange Horizons” and senior editor for “Zig Zag Lit Mag.” He holds a bachelor’s in English and classics and a master’s in teaching both from the University of Vermont, and a certificate in copyediting from the University of California, San Diego.

Learn more about Morril and his ventures at littlecityediting.com.

Though this workshop is intended for writers who have completed at least a rough draft of a booklength manuscript (ideally fiction or creative non-fiction), anyone is welcome to attend.

Register for the workshop by contacting Muir Haman at muir. haman@bixbylibrary.org or calling 802-877-2211.

Champions of diversity

VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL student Julian Roy of Middlebury, second from left, was one of four Vermont Commons students to travel to California in December to attend the National Association for Independent Schools’ annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference for high school students as part of their People of Color Conference. They spent two days in workshops aimed at making Vermont Commons School and the greater community more open, accepting and aware of the pitfalls of implicit bias, the cycle of oppression and fear of difference. Also pictured are Roy’s classmates Sama Mahdi of Burlington, Zane Faour of Richmond and Clara Retzloff of Underhill.

Photo courtesy Vermont Commons School

Police still seeking attempted robbery suspect BRISTOL — Bristol police are still seeking the public’s help in finding out who attempted to rob the National Bank of Middlebury branch office on Main Street on Jan. 13.

As reported in the Jan. 18 Addison Independent, at 11:10 that Saturday morning a woman approximately 5-foot-5 wearing a heavy red checked coat gave the teller a note demanding money but fled on foot before getting anything. The suspect was seen leaving the area in what was described as an older green Subaru Impreza, eastbound on East Street toward Starksboro.

The subject was described as a female.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Bristol Police Department at 802-453-2533.

In other activity between Jan. 8 and 14, Bristol police on 12 occasions conducted foot patrols at various locations — including on Mountain and Main streets, around downtown and near Bristol Elementary School. Officers also on Jan. 14 completed 30 minutes of directed patrol at an unspecified intersection after receiving complaints of traffic violations, and checked security

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at Mount A b r a h a m Union High School seven times. An officer completed fingerprint requests for individuals seeking volunteer and paid employment three times over that period.

In other recent activity, Bristol police: • On Jan. 8 completed a Vehicle Identification Number verification.

• On Jan. 8 received a call from a local resident who reported that someone called saying they were from Publishers Clearing House and they would be delivering a new truck and check. They requested the resident obtain $1,000 to pay taxes. The resident suspected it was a scam.

• On Jan. 8 conducted 30 minutes of traffic enforcement on North Street near Plank Road.

• On Jan. 9 assisted Vergennes police in an on-going criminal investigation.

• On Jan. 9 an officer presented information to students at an area school without incident.

Police Log

WARNING ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Public Notices found on Pages 10B & 11B WARNING ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 6, 2018

Member Districts are Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge The legal voters of the Addison Central School District are hereby warned to meet at the following polling places on March 6, 2018 to vote by Australian Ballot on the following article(s) of business: District Location Polling Hours Bridport Bridport Community/Masonic Hall 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Cornwall Cornwall Town Hall 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Middlebury Middlebury Town Office (77 Main St) 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Ripton Ripton Community House 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Salisbury Salisbury Town Office 8:00 AM-7:00 PM Shoreham Shoreham Town Office 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Weybridge Weybridge Town Clerk’s Office 7:00 AM-7:00 PM ARTICLE 1: Shall the voters of the Addison Central School District vote to authorize the ACSD school board to expend $36,762,479 which is the amount the ACSD school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $16,907.29 per equalized pupil.

ARTICLE 2: Shall the voters of the Addison Central School District vote to authorize the ACSD school board to appropriate $823,673 of the FY 2017 Unassigned Fund Balance (estimated at $1,523,673) to the ACSD Capital Reserve Fund?

ARTICLE 3: Shall the voters of the Addison Central School District vote to authorize the ACSD school board to authorize disbursement from an Education Reserve Fund for the Addison Central School District, and appropriate $500,000 of the FY 2017 Unassigned Fund Balance (estimated at $1,523,673) to said Fund?

ARTICLE 4: Shall the voters of the Addison Central School District vote to authorize the ACSD school board to create and authorize disbursement from a Health Care Reserve Fund for the Addison Central School District, and appropriate $200,000 of the FY 2017 Unassigned Fund Balance (estimated at $1,523,673) to said Fund?

Ballots shall be commingled and counted at Middlebury Union High School by representatives of the Boards of Civil Authority of the member town school districts under the supervision of the District Clerk of Addison Central School District.

Linda J. Barrett, Clerk Peter Conlon, Chair Addison Central School District Addison Central School District

ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES 8-11 PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE

Vergennes Union High School, along with all other Vermont high schools, participates in a statewide system of high school choice. Under this system, students from VUHS may apply to transfer to any other high school in the state. For the 2018-2019 school year, the maximum number of students eligible to transfer is limited to ten (10). The actual number will depend on the number of students selected in prior years to continue their enrollment at other area high schools.

To apply to participate in the program for the 2018-2019 school year (grades 9-12): • Complete an application available from the VUHS School Counseling Office; • All applications must be signed by a parent or guardian; • File the application with the School Counseling Office no later than March 1, 2018.

Notification of decisions to all students who have applied to participate will be provided no later than April 1, 2018.

Additional school choice information, including a timeline, is available from the School Counseling Office.

A student’s enrollment application may be denied by another receiving school if the student has been expelled or received an extended suspension for violation of Vergennes Union High School’s alcohol, substance abuse, or weapons-in-schools policies during the year prior to enrollment in that regional partnership school. Upon enrollment in the receiving school, students are subject to the disciplinary policies and procedures of the receiving school. If selected to attend another high school in the regional partnership, students shall be guaranteed enrollment in that receiving school until graduation as long as they remain residents of the Addison Northwest School District and are not subject to expulsion as a result of the receiving school’s policy and federal and state law.

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• On Jan. 10 assisted a person to obtain medical assistance.

• On Jan. 10 participated in a diversion program.

• On Jan. 11 served two subpoenas on individuals for a court appearance.

• On Jan. 12 looked into a report of a juvenile in possession of tobacco.

• On Jan. 12 heard from a citizen that their parked vehicle was struck

while parked in a local parking lot on Dec. 16.

• On Jan. 12 calmed a dispute between Mountain Street residents without incident.

• On Jan. 12 checked on a reported flooding and traffic hazard on Upper Meehan Road. The road appeared impassable and the road crew was notified of the findings.

• On Jan. 14 found property left at the police station. The owner was identified and property returned.

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ADDISON

The Addison Planning Commission will hold a monthly meeting on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office.

To consider the following: 1. To approve the meeting minutes of the January 15, 2018 meeting.

2. To transact any business found necessary before the board: 3. To allow time for public comment interaction at beginning of meeting.

4. The Zoning Regulations for discussing a future presentation of the 2013 copy of revisions.

We are working on the “Zoning” Regulations page by page & section by section. We need to work on updating & referencing correctly according to VSA 24 Chapter 117.

5. Continue working on items that are considered to be projects in progress. We will read and discuss the rough draft for “Density-zoning” as prepared for suggestion from the Z.A. for our town to implement into the Town Plan. We will continue looking over the next 25 pgs. at the next meeting.

6. We will continue working on Zoning Regultions (2013 copy) & Subdivision Regulations to bring them into compliance with the revised Town Plan.

Frank Galgano, Chair Starr Phillips, Secretary Addison Planning Commission 1/25

Member Districts are Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge The legal voters of the Addison Central School District are hereby warned to meet at the Middlebury Union High School in Middlebury, Vermont on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 7:00 PM, to transact the following business: ARTICLE 1: To elect the following officers: a) A Moderator b) A Treasurer c) A Clerk ARTICLE 2: To hear and act upon the reports of the school district officers.

ARTICLE 3: To see if the voters of the Addison Central School District will vote to authorize its Board of Directors, under 16 VSA 562 (9), to borrow money by issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of anticipated revenue for the school year.

ARTICLE 4: To do any other business proper to come before said meeting.

PUBLIC INFORMATION HEARING FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Member Districts are Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge The legal voters of the Addison Central School District are hereby warned to meet at the Middlebury Union High School in Middlebury, Vermont on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 7:00 PM, for a Public Information meeting to discuss Australian Ballot articles warned for vote on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.

Hearing will take place immediately following adjournment of the Annual Meeting of said Addison Central School District.

Linda J. Barrett, Clerk Peter Conlon, Chair Addison Central School District Addison Central School District The 2018 Addison Central School District Annual Report will be available in the following manner: http://www.acsdvt.org/domain/30 (Departments/Finance) or call 802382-1274 to request a copy.

PROPOSED STATE RULES 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).

Reach First / Reach Up Rules.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P001 AGENCY: Dept. for Children and Families (DCF) CONCISE SUMMARY: This rule implements two changes to the Reach Up program required by Act 29 (2017): (1) increasing the resource limit from $2,000 to $9,000; and (2) excluding funds in retirement accounts and qualified child education savings accounts from consideration as resources. Additionally, this rule modifies provisions in the Reach First and Reach Up program rules related to interviews and orientation, Department of Labor (DOL) reporting requirements, the housing allowance, lump sum payments, matched savings accounts, and time limits. The proposed changes incorporate the concepts of behavioral science, as this field of study relates to how a program’s participants behave and make decisions, to make small, incremental changes designed to increase the effectiveness of the program for participants and reduce administrative burden for staff.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Heidi Moreau Agency of Human Services, Department for Children and Families, Economic Services Division, 280 State Drive, HC 1 South H12502, Waterbury, VT 05671-1201 Tel: 802-595-9639 Fax: 802-241-0460 Email: heidi.moreau@vermont.gov. URL: www.dcf.vermont.gov/esd/rules.

FOR COPIES: Danica Griffin, Agency of Human Services Department for Children and Families, Economic Services Division 280 State Drive, HC 1 South, Waterbury VT 05671-1201 Tel: 802-241-0957 Fax: 802-241-0460 Email: danica.griffin@vermont.gov.

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TOWN OF PANTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Development Review Board will convene four public hearings in the Town Clerk’s Office on Jersey Street beginning at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018 in accordance with the provisions of §340 of the Town’s Zoning Regulations and 24 V.S.A. 117 §§4464 to consider an application from Jon-Eric Greene (#17-7) for approval of a side / rear-yard setback waiver to permit the replacement of a detached accessory outbuilding on their property on Staton Drive (parcel ID# 02-01-52.000) with an attached accessory building.

The applications are available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office. Interested parties who wish to appeal or be heard at the hearing may do so in person, or may be represented by an agent or an attorney. Communications relating to the application may be filed in writing with the Board either before or during the hearing.

N.B.: Participation in the hearing is necessary to establish status as an ‘interested person’ and the right to appeal a decision rendered in that hearing, according to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. 117 §§4465(b) and 4471(a). Participation consists of offering, through oral or written testimony, evidence or a statement of concern directly related to the subject of the hearing.

Respectfully submitted, David Raphael, Chair

WARNING TOWN OF SHOREHAM NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 7 pm at the Shoreham Town Office to consider the review of application (#1743 & 44) in accordance with provisions of Section V of the Town Zoning Regulations.

The applicant Shoreham BTS Retail, LLC, requests to construct an approximately 7,545 square foot retail building on a new parcel subdivided from existing Shoreham Telephone, LLC (aka-OTT) lot at 3167 Route 22A. The application is available at the Town Office for review. Participation in this proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to make any subsequent appeal.

John Kiernan, Chair Applicant: Shoreham BTS Retail, LLC 14600 Detroit Ave. Suite 1500 Lakewood, OH 44107 Property Owner: Shoreham Telephone, LLC (aka- OTT) 09-01-24 56 Campus Drive New Gloucester, ME 04260 1/18

TOWN OF NEW HAVEN NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The resident and non-resident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of property in the Town of New Haven, in the County of Addison and State of Vermont, are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by such Town for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 tax years remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described property in such Town, to wit: Being a parcel of land of 3 acres, more or less, together with any buildings or improvements thereon, identified as Tax Parcel No. 0761-200, being a portion of the same lands and premises conveyed by Warranty Deed of Gerard LaRocque to Leon DeMers, Jr. and Carolyn A. DeMers recorded at Book 31, Page 174 of the New Haven Land Records; such 3-acre parcel being that retained by Warranty Deed of Leon A. DeMers, Jr. to John B. Theroux and Margaret M. Theroux recorded at Book 45, Page 278 of the New Haven Land Records. The herein property may have the benefit of an easement of access to Halpin Road, as more particularly described in the Warranty Deed of Leon A. DeMers, Jr. to John B. Theroux and Margaret M. Theroux aforementioned.

Pursuant to 32 VSA §5254, so much of such property will be sold at public auction in the Town of New Haven office, a public place located at 78 North Street, New Haven, Vermont on the 15th day of February 2018 at 10:00 a.m., as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs unless previously paid.

Dated at New Haven, Vermont this 20 day of December, 2017.

Sylvia Sue Ford Collector of Delinquent Taxes 1/11

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Drug overdosed woman revived MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Police helped revive a woman who had overdosed on drugs in the lobby of a Court Street building on Jan. 17.

Police said Middlebury Regional EMS officials found the woman to be unresponsive. Fortunately, an officer was equipped with Narcan, medication that stimulates bodily functions in a person who has stopped breathing due to drug overdose. Police administered it to the woman, who regained consciousness, according to authorities.

Ambulance staff then took the woman to Porter Hospital, police said.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Served a temporary restraining order on a man on Main Street on Jan. 16.

• Received a call about some alleged “drug activity” in town on Jan. 16.

• Issued parking tickets on Jan. 16 to some vehicles on College Street that were in violation of the town’s winter parking ban.

• Helped a driver whose vehicle had veered off Route 7 North on Jan. 17.

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• Responded to a report of a group of unhealthy looking horses in a pasture off Route 7 North on Jan. 17.

Police said the horses appeared to be healthy.

• Responded to the report of a stove fire on Methodist Lane on Jan. 17.

• Responded to a noise complaint at a Court Street apartment on Jan. 17.

• Responded to a report of a family dispute at the Addison County Courthouse on Jan. 17.

• Arranged for the removal of four vehicles that were impeding snow removal efforts on College Street on Jan. 17.

• Assisted Middlebury firefighters with a truck fire off Seymour Street on Jan. 18.

• Broke up a reported altercation between some people on North Pleasant Street on Jan. 19.

• Initiated an investigation into a

suspected domestic assault on Jan. 19. Police provided no details on the location of the alleged incident.

• Investigated a report of a minor in possession of tobacco on Middlebury Union High School grounds on Jan. 19.

• Investigated a report on Jan. 19 of a local elementary school student having recently missed several days of school.

• Helped Vermont State Police investigate a disturbance involving an armed man in Leicester on Jan. 19.

• Investigated a “suspicious” vehicle that was parked behind a Court Street Extension business on Jan. 20.

• Located a mental health patient that had walked away from Porter Hospital without permission on Jan. 20.

• Were informed an underage person had tried to use a fake identification card to buy alcohol at a local store on Jan. 20.

• Took, to Porter Hospital, a local woman who had expressed thoughts about taking her own life on Jan. 20.

• Assisted state police in gathering information about a missing person in the Fields Road area on Jan. 21.

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ADDISON COUNTY

St. Michael’s College names dean’s list

COLCHESTER — The following Addison County students students have been named to the dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College for the fall 2017 semester: Danielle J. Brown, a senior Accounting major, daughter of William and Sharon Brown of

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

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1650 .60 990.00 *Maiden Heifer CALVES Lbs. Wakefields Meadowbrook 92 Shawn Miller 116 Silloway 97 Nea-Tocht 117 Deer Valley Farm 106

Costs per lb 1.20 1.05 1.05 1.025 1.00

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Vergennes and a graduate of Vergennes Union High School; Junior Business Administration major Hayley Craddock, the daughter of Randy and Andrea Craddock of Vergennes and a graduate of Carihi Secondary; Makayla R. Foster, a sophomore English and Elementary Education major, the daughter of Tricia Foster of Middlebury and a graduate of Middlebury Union High School; and Mount Abraham Union High School graduate Vanessa C. Malloy, a junior Sociology and Anthropology major, the daughter of Walter and Jacqueline Malloy of New Haven.

Also Nathan K. Peck, a senior Accounting & Business Administration major, son of Lynne and Glen Peck of Leicester and a graduate of Middlebury Union High

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School; first-year Exploratory major McKenna J. Poppenga, daughter of Karen Laflamme and Robert Poppenga of Middlebury and a graduate of Middlebury Union High School; Mount Abraham Union High School graduate and first-year Biology major Ashley M. Turner, daughter of Stanley and Wendi Turner of Bristol; and Serena E. Zauli, of Orwell, a first-year Music & Elementary Education major, the daughter of Kelli Zauli of Orwell and a graduate of Fair Haven Union High School.

A student who has completed a minimum of fourteen credits of classes with grades, not including classes with a grade “P”, and achieves a grade point average of at least 3.5 in a particular semester is cited on the dean’s list for that semester.

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Cattle Auction Stoneholm Farm Complete Dispersal 1150 Head Registered and Grade Holsteins

Heifer Sale Tuesday Jan. 30, 2018 9:30 AM Cow Sale Wednesday Feb. 7, 2018 9:00 AM 550 cows and 50 close Bred Heifers. R.H.A. 24,213 3.8 922 3.1 Selling Feb 7, 2018 125 Due within 2 months 120 Fresh in last 2 months S.C.C. 180,000 calving internals 13.3 averaging 76 per day. 194 First calf, 171 Second calf. Mycoplasma Bulk Tank test negative. Cattle are all bred to Select Sires, A.B.S. And Alta Genetics, bred for production.

THE COWS AND HEIFERS LOOK TREMENDOUS. They have been bred 100% A.I. For 20 years. All calves under 4 months to be sold with cows at 2pm.

Herd is 99% registered. HEIFER SALE: there are 24 Holstein-Hereford Heifers. Heifers 600lbs down to calf size. 190 heifers due starting March 1st, balance about 350 heifers 5 to 16 months. Open heifers to be sold in groups.

Thousands of tons of Corn and Hay Silage available. If interested call Mike Barrett directly.

Motels: Exit 3 Super Eight 802-254-8889 Comfort Inn 802-579-1344

Tuesday Jan. 30, 2018 Heifer Sale will be at:: 13 Boggy Meadow Lane Walpole, NH 03608 Get off Exit 5, go toward Bellow Falls And right on Rte 5 South. Left on Rte 123 under bridge. R12 South to boggy Meadow lane.

Wednesday Feb. 7, 2018 Cow Sale will be at: Stonehole Farm 566 River Road South Putney, Vermont 05346 G.P.S does not work.

From the South get off Exit 4 take Rte 5 North.

Turn right on river road South to the farm.

Terms: Cash or good check sale day. Out of State buyers or those unkown to Sales Manager must have a letter of credit made payable to Reg Lussier with the limit.

No Cattle released until settled for.

Northeast Kingdom Sales, Inc. P.O. Box 550 Barton, VT 05822

Jim Young

(802) 525-4774 Cell: 274-0179 FAX: (802) 525-3997 Email: neksales@together.net

Auctioneers: Reg & Toby Lussier P.O. Box 191 Lyndonville, VT NH License: 2413 Reg: (802) 626-8892 Cell: (802) 535-6100 www.lussierauction.com email: reglussier@kingcon.com

Owner:

Mike Barrett (802) 579-4739

Stoneholm Farm 556 River Road South Putney, VT 05346

Good samaritan

ELIAS PIKE, A sixth-grader at Ripton Elementary School, found this little chickadee on the ground looking stunned last week when his class headed outside for recess. Since it was in the path of all the other students heading out the door, Eli carefully carried it away from the playground to a branch where it rested for a while and then flitted away.

Photo courtesy Wendy Leeds

County students make UVM dean’s list BURLINGTON — A number of Addison County students received recognition for their academic efforts when the Univeristy of Vermont announced its dean’s list for the fall of 2017. To be named to the list, students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Addison County students include:

Rebecca Nottonson of Addison; Suma Lashof, Marley Zollman, and Christian Fjeld of Brandon; Joshua Girard of Bridport; Kayla Brennan, Patrick Gooley and Claire Trombley of Bristol; Tyler Hogan of Cornwall; Connor Lewis of Granville; and Finnian Brokaw of Lincoln.

Also Anna Cavazos, Julia Cluss, Selina Hurley, Harriet Milligan, James Sanchez,

Matthew Schildkamp and Samuel Usilton of Middlebury; Courtney Carr, Seth Hoenes and Michelle Rogals of Orwell; Colleen Wilson of Shoreham; Alexandra AckertSmith of Starksboro; Janelle Boateng, Alexandria Crowell, Kyle Hinsdale, Sadie Kass, Samantha Kepes and Shay Pouliot, of Vergennes; and Sharon Palmer of Weybridge.

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ARTS+LEISURE

The Addison Independent

January 25, 2018

Middlebury Script Lab fellows Christopher DeWan, David Seamans and Emma Piper-Burkett sit and discuss writing with advisors Peter LiGuori, Andrew Peterson and program director Ioana Uricaru. The Script Lab was a week-long workshop that invited six fellows from around the country to work on their feature-length screenplays alongside 11 advisors and Middlebury College students in Uricaru’s J-term class.

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Screenwriters find inspiration at Bread Loaf

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n the evening of Jan. 17, up in the snowy hills of Ripton, a group of screenwriters gathered in the main dining hall of the Bread Loaf Inn. They clinked wine glasses and munched on bacon-wrapped scallops — their collective effervescence the product of a successful week-long retreat.

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It was the concluding event of the Middlebury Script Lab, in which six emerging screenwriters — the fellows — were chosen (out of 160 applicants) to workshop their projects-inprogress with advisors already established in the field. Thanks to funding from the Ron and Jessica Liebowitz Fund for Innovation, tuition, lodging and travel expenses were free for the six fellows.

The program, several years in the making, is the brainchild of Ioana Uricaru, assistant professor of film and media culture at Middlebury College.

“A few years ago, Middlebury faculty received the news that the Bread Loaf Inn was going to be winterized, and we were encouraged to think of projects that could be done up there.

My immediate thought was: screenwriting lab!” Uricaru said. “Based on what I heard from participants, it was a smashing success.”

don’t have to do that, so you can actually focus on the work.”

One of those participants was Oregon native Emma Piper-Burkett. Her script, called “Sweet Relief in Crystal Palace,” is about a woman who experiences lapses in linear time. Piper-Burkett has a background in documentary films, and has written several scripts before this one. “But this is the first feature I’ve wanted to do something with,” she said.

“For me, it’s been invigorating,” he said. “Life as a screenwriter in LA is hard, and demoralizing. This has given me a chance to step out of that and remember what I love about it.”

Piper-Burkett agrees with Uricaru — the program worked. “For me, it’s been so nice to have this time, where we’ve had really intense one-onone conversations about our work. Four or five people have read our scripts, and then you sit and talk with them about it for two hours. I think that that’s a huge gift, because in this industry, there’s so much vying for attention. Here, you

Christopher DeWan, a fellow from Los Angeles, workshopped a script about a man who tries to win back his estranged son by taking him to find Bigfoot.

The fellows started the week with a bootcampstyle two-day workshop about structure. After that, they had one-on-one meetings with advisors where they received detailed feedback. As the week continued, they practiced pitches, attended classes and participated in group meetings with independent filmmakers and producers.

“What the Middlebury Script Lab is able to offer is a temporary ‘bubble’ where the writers can do nothing but focus intensely on their craft — we’ll SEE WRITERS ON PAGE 3

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LO VE NEED A LITTLE INSPIRATION?

HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST LOVE LINES SUBMITTED TO THE ADDY INDY OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS:

SARAH, YOU ARE THE BUTTER ON MY BREAD, THE SPRING IN MY STEP, THE SUN ON MY FACE, THE MAPLE SYRUP IN MY COFFEE. 15 YEARS SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY. All my love always, John

Bring back the art of love letters Today’s digital world has given rise to fast, stinted communications. According to the Pew Research Center, texting is the most widely used smartphone app, with 97 percent of Americans using it at least once a day.

Across the globe, 8.3 trillion text messages are sent each year. That translates to roughly 16 million messages per minute. But come Valentine’s Day, your sweetheart might be less than impressed if they receive a text, so better dust off that pen and paper and write a good-ol’-fashioned love letter.

You might be surprised, but love letters are cherished keepsakes and a great reminder of your present-day love for one another.

Here are some steps for writing a romantic love letter or note.

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Jot down ideas and inspiration. Make a list of attributes and qualities you love about

TO MY DELICIOUS MUFFIN: I LOVE YOU MORE THAN A BACON WRAPPED HOCKEY-FLAVORED MICRO BREW AFTER 18 HOLES. mulu – your Tiger

your partner. Write down any phrases and words that come to mind; they can serve as the foundation for the letter.

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Categorize your thoughts into three areas. Jot down things that you like and love about your honey, things that you appreciate about them, and some of your favorite memories together.

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Write from the heart. Don’t feel pressured to make the letter more complicated than it has to be.

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Make the letter personal and specific.

Small details are important and make love letters more meaningful.

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Disregard length. The letter does not have to be a certain length. Whether it is a paragraph or several pages, the letter will be a success.

BOO- YOU MAY PUT OUT FIRES, BUT YOU SPARK MINE. I Sunshine. B (and H too!)

LOVE YOU. TEAZER, YOU ARE THE SMACK DADDY OF LOVE. Hugs and kisses, Smoochie

BUG, WE ARE TWO PEAS IN A POD. Sweet Pea I LOVE YOU DEARLY,

SUFFICE TO SAY THANKS, SISTERS MAKE THE VERY BEST

BABE, I DON’T THINK YOU’RE OLD XOXOXO your biker chick OR SLOW.

Share the love Send us the best 40 words of your love letter and we’ll let everyone know just how much you love your sweetheart. Look for the special Love Lines section of the Addison Independent on Thursday, Feb. 15.

Email submissions (before Feb. 9) to: alexis@addisonindependent.com or go to www.addisonindependent.com/love_notes Or drop them off or mail them to our office at 58 Maple Street in the Marble Works, Middlebury.

OF MY VALENTINES. Love to E&P today and every day. -C

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take care of everything else, from food to transportation to lodging to logistics to fireside relaxation,” Uricaru said. “Even the fact that up at Bread Loaf there’s almost no phone signal helps stay focused.”

overlapped with the Script Lab during the week that it was held, allowing her students to attend the workshops and classes, and begin to understand film in a professional setting.

“It’s been cool, because we don’t always get the business side of things [in class], or the nitty-gritty of how to write a screen play,” said senior film major Sierra Jackson. “We’ve been able to get information that even our peers in our department aren’t getting.”

The 11 advisors were handpicked for the program.

“Middlebury College has a Though Uricaru’s role at the superb track record when it Lab was more organizational comes to alumni success in than instructional, her the entertainment industry,” presence still inspired the Uricaru said, “so we first fellows. Her films, including reached out to them. We had “Tales from A Golden Age” a lot of support from Shawn (2009), “Stopover” (2010), Ryan, one of our prominent “The Witness” (2012), and alumni, and we ended up “Lemonade” (2018), have with a nice balance — about been screened half of the at Cannes, advisors were “A TEMPORARY Sundance, Middlebury AFI and Berlin alumni and ‘BUBBLE’ WHERE film festivals, half were from THE WRITERS as well as on the larger CAN DO NOTHING Netflix, Amazon entertainment and several industry BUT FOCUS TV stations. At community.”

INTENSELY ON the final dinner, THEIR CRAFT... ” the six fellows Uricaru drew inspiration for — Ioana Uricaru gathered at the front of the the Script Lab hall, presenting from similar Uricaru with a bouquet of labs that she had attended flowers and several bottles of as an emerging screenwriter wine. herself: the Berlinale Script Station in Berlin, the “We just wanted to say how Sundance Screenwriting and grateful we are for Ioana,” Directing labs in Utah, and one fellow said. “We came the Torino Film Lab in Italy. in for a short time, and she’s created this really safe and From her experience, she welcoming environment for understood how to create all of us.” a program during which the six fellows would make Uricaru said she’s trying to qualitative progress on their bring the Script Lab back scripts, network with the again in the near future. other fellows and advisors, and be immersed in an “I’ll work hard and do my best environment that closely to find funding for the next represents the world of edition,” she said. “I know professional screenwriting. that all the advisors want to come back and more want But the Script Lab had one to join us, and the people at marked difference from Middlebury and Bread Loaf other national screenwriting who helped making it are programs: Middlebury on board and ready to do it College students. Uricaru’s again. Fingers crossed!”

January-term class

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DANCE College dance company presents their new work

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he Dance Company of Middlebury will present their new evening of contemporary dance performance, “Native + Stranger” (pronounced “Native plus Stranger”) on Friday, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Mahaney Center for the Arts. Directed by Christal Brown in collaboration with Rulan Tangen, Matthew Taylor, and Jennifer Ponder, this concert is an interdisciplinary exploration of individuality, place, acquisition, lineage and the construction of identity.

Brown developed the concept for “Native + Stranger” while revisiting her childhood roots in North Carolina. There she discovered a striking separation between her current persona and her place of origin. Not being able to name this discomfort brought about the inquiry of origin and evolution. Brown then invited Rulan Tangen, Artistic Director of Dancing Earth, whose work privileges an expression of indigenous worldview while

The Dance Company of Middlebury will perform an evening of contemporary dance this Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., at the Mahaney Center for the Arts in Middlebury.

PHOTO / ALAN KIMARA DIXON

including dance as a functional ritual for transformation and healing.

This year’s company includes dancers Marquise Adleye, Annie Aguilar, Nadani Dixon, Morgan Grady-Benson, Caleb Green, Lucy Grinnan, Sam Kann, Anja Kuipers, Deborah Leedy, Matea MillsAndruk, Eliza Renner, Mayu Tanino and Tess Weitzner. The students have been drawn from a variety of origins and academic disciplines, and have worked together to build an artistic community prioritizing participatory decision making, shared values and intention, as well as personal trust and support.

Formed in 1980, DCM includes student dancers, selected by audition, who create new work annually under the direction of professional faculty choreographers and designers at the Middlebury Dance Program. This model creates a preprofessional environment for students to engage in intensive dance training, experiencing the inner workings of the choreographic process from varied perspectives. Each year, DCM premieres a new piece in Vermont in conjunction with a national or international tour. This year, with the focus on cultural formation and continuation, the company has worked with multiple artists and communities including: Abenaki elders; creators of the Clemmons Family Farm celebrating African American Heritage in Vermont; and Michelle Gibson, whose New Orleans Original BuckShop conveys the history and movement of the Second Line Aesthetic including improvised movement, brass band music and the embrace of communal ritual.

Don’t miss the Dance Company of Middlebury’s performances this Friday and Saturday, at 8 p.m., in the Dance Theatre of the Mahaney Center for the Arts in Middlebury. A post-performance discussion and reception will follow Friday’s performance. Tickets are $12 for the general public; $10 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, alumni, emeriti, and other ID card holders; and $6 for Middlebury College students. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call (802) 443-MIDD (6433) or visit go.middlebury.edu/arts.

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OUT OF TOWN Local legends host fifth concert in Hinesburg

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he fifth annual Local Legends Concert will take place on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Champlain Valley High School in Hinesburg. This event will be hosted by the citizen group Responsible Growth Hinesburg and will feature three area bands: Pete’s Posse, The Michele Fay Band and The Tenderbellies.

Twin fiddles in tight, wild harmony over highpowered guitar and pounding footwork; mandolin, claw hammer banjo, jaw harp and rocking keyboards with voices to

MICHELLE FAY BAND

the mix; old songs and tunes, lyrical and driving, alongside brand new ones. That’s the multigenerational heart and mind of Pete’s Posse, at work and at play. The well known multi-instrumentalist, Pete Sutherland, has decades of concert touring, teaching

and studio production behind him. His allVermont “Posse” includes his talented young fiddle protégé and fellow Clayfoot Strutter, Oliver Scanlon, and the dynamic accompanist Tristan Henderson, also of Atlantic Crossing and Pipers Den. Featuring Pete’s rootsy

PETE’S POSSE

songs, the band’s original and traditional fiddle music, and a few unique covers, this band provides a fine opportunity for an intimate listen to an ever-evolving musical friendship that spans generations.

The Michele Fay Band features original and Americana music that brings a comfortable groove of folk, swing and bluegrassinfluenced songs that are woven seamlessly together.

Fay’s heart-felt lyrics are central to the ensemble, accompanied by guitar and banjo. Tim Price adds ideal melodic instrumentals on mandolin and guitar, while Kalev Freeman works his “lilting” fiddle. Michael Santosusso provides tenor harmonies and drives a beat with the upright bass.

Finally, The Tenderbellies

are a Burlington-based string band that blend Americana, bluegrass, new grass, jazz and rock to create a performance suitable for any audience. While their musical roots vary greatly, The Tenderbellies share a commitment to tailoring each performance to match the unique atmosphere and audience of every venue and event. Their music ranges from bold and brazen to delicate and somber.

This year, there will be a drawing during intermission for the winner of a Vermont Folk Rocker (value $1,700) with a quilt (value $300).

The event begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the show are $20 for adults and $15 for those under 18. Tickets are available through flynntix. com, at the door or by calling Mary Beth Bowman at (802) 598-7799.

THE TENDERBELLIES

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IN TOWN Ravishing broadcast of ‘Tosca’ comes to town MIDDLEBURY’S TOWN HALL THEATER HOSTS FIRST “LIVE FROM THE MET” BROADCAST OF THE NEW YEAR

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own Hall Theater presents Puccini’s “Tosca” live from the MET, the first opera broadcast of 2018, on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m. Sir David McVicar’s new production offers a splendid backdrop for two extraordinary sopranos sharing the title role of the jealous prima donna: Sonya Yoncheva and Anna Netrebko. Vittorio Grigolo and Marcelo Álvarez alternate in the role of Tosca’s revolutionary artist lover Cavaradossi, with Željko Lučić and Michael Volle as the depraved police chief Scarpia. Emmanuel Villaume and Bertrand de Billy share conducting duties.

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Critics, for their part, have often had problems with “Tosca’s” rather grungy subject matter, the directness and intensity of its score, and the crowd-pleasing dramatic opportunities it provides for its lead roles. But these same aspects have made “Tosca” one of a handful of iconic works that seem to represent opera in the public imagination. Tosca’s popularity is further secured by a superb and exhilarating dramatic sweep, a driving score of abundant melody and theatrical

shrewdness, and a career-defining title role.

No opera is more tied to its setting than “Tosca,” which takes place in Rome on the morning of June 17, 1800, through dawn the following day.

The specified settings for each of the three acts — the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle, Palazzo Farnese, and Castel Sant’Angelo — are familiar monuments in the city and can still be visited today. While the libretto takes some liberties with the facts, historical issues form a basis for the opera: the people of Rome are awaiting news of the Battle of Marengo in northern Italy, which will decide the fate of their symbolically powerful city.

A free talk about this opera will be given in the studio on the lower level before the broadcast at 12:15 p.m. (45 minutes before the start time) by Scott Morrison, courtesy of the Opera Company of Middlebury. Run time is approximately 2 hours and 53 minutes.

Tickets are $24, $10 for students, and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, by phone at (802) 382-9222 or in person at the Town Hall Theater Box Office (daily except Sunday, 12-5 p.m.)

Editor’s Note: “Tosca” will also be shown at the Paramount Theater in Rutland, on Saturday, Jan. 27,

New documentary goes inside the Met Town Hall Theater regularly broadcasts operas from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. On Saturday, Feb. 3, the Middlebury theater will screen a new documentary on the creation of the New York opera house itself.

“The Opera House,” a new film by award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke, surveys a remarkable period in 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 of the last

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Puccini’s “Tosca” will be broadcast live from the MET on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m, featuring Sonya Yoncheva as one of the two sopranos playing the title role.

one more thing YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK

THE HONKY TONK MAN TAKES THE STAGE FOR A NIGHT OF COMEDY AT THE MARQUIS WWE/ WWF and Pro Middlebury Marquis Theater Wrestling legend The Honky Tonk Man will be doing his one-man comedy show “SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL: A Wrestling legend tells all” at the Middlebury Marquis, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. His show is all about his time in the world of pro-wrestling and stories of other greats.

Tickets are $15.

THURSDAY 25 JAN.

“The Opera House” will screen at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2 p.m.

50 years against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the ’50s and ’60s.

Saturday’s film begins at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15, $10 students + ($2/ $1 ticket fee) and may be purchased at townhallteater. org, by calling (802) 382-9222, at the THT box office (MondaySaturday, 12-5 p.m.) or at the door, if available.

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COMEDY

GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB HIKE OR SNOWSHOE TO SILENT CLIFF IN HANCOCK. Saturday, Jan. 27.

Hike steeply north on the Long Trail from Route 125, Middlebury Gap, for 0.4 of a mile to the more level Silent Cliff trail south 0.4 miles for views of Monastery Mountain and the Green Mountains south. Wear appropriate clothing for hiking and bring water, a snack and hiking poles, if used. More info contact Anne Christie at achristie1026@gmail.com or 802-388-4347. For more info visit gmcbreadloaf.org.

THE HONKY TONK MAN IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m., Marquis Theater, 65 Main St. WWE/WWF and Pro Wrestling legend The Honky Tonk Man present his one man comedy show “Shake Rattle and Roll: A Wrestling legend tells all,” about his time in the world of prowrestling and stories of other greats. Tickets $15.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB HIKE OR SNOWSHOE RAVEN RIDGE IN MONKTON. Saturday, Feb. 3. A Moderate 2.2-mile round trip on Mature Conservancy protected land. Loop starts at a causeway across a swamp and up onto the ridge returning through the woods. Views to the west from summit. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water, a snack and hiking poles if desired.

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

ARTS PHOTO EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION AND GALLERY TALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Feb. 1, 5-7 p.m. the Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St. “Up Home” is a display of hand-colored photographs by Susanne and Neil Rappaport.

They depict the home and life of Minnie Griswold, who passed away in 1952. Complimentary locallysourced food and drink, including beer, wine, craft cheeses, produce, and more will be served. Free and open to the public.

LOCAL STUDENT ART SHOW OPENING IN BRANDON. Friday, Feb. 2, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St. The annual show of new artwork by local students, grades K through 12, including work from students at Barstow Memorial, Leicester Central, Lothrop Elementary, Neshobe Elementary, Otter Valley Union, Sudbury Country, and Whiting Elementary schools. The show runs through Feb. 27.

BOOKS HOWARD FRANK MOSHER COMMEMORATIVE BOOK EVENT IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Jan. 30, 6:30-8 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. In celebration of the late Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher, community members read from his work, featuring his last book, “Points North.”

CRAFTS MILK AND HONEY QUILTERS GUILD COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 27, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. The guild invites anyone who likes to sew to join in making items for seniors and others in our community, including totes that attach to walkers, fidget quilts for Alzheimer’s patients, clothing protectors, and port pillows for chemo patients. Bring sewing machine and sewing supplies. Patterns/instructions will be supplied.

More info contact Peg Allen at 802-623-6211.

BENEFIT PAINT N SIP IN NORTH FERRISBURGH. Saturday, Jan. 27, 5-7 p.m., The Village Tavern, Route 7. Cost is $40 and proceeds go to benefit UVM Children’s Hospital. More info contact Jackie Rivers at 802-349-9315 or Jackie Rivers Paint N Sip on Facebook.

TWIST O’ WOOL SPINNING GUILD MEETING IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. “Show and Tell” followed by a general meeting, and spin/knit-in. All are welcome. More info at 802-453-5960.

DANCE THE DANCE COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m., Dance Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Join the Dance Company of Middlebury for “Native + Stranger,” an interdisciplinary exploration of individuality, place, acquisition, lineage, and the construction of identity. Artistic Director Christal Brown collaborates with Rulan Tangen, artistic director of Dancing Earth, over two semesters. Tickets: $15 General public/$12 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

THE DANCE COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m., Dance Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Join the Dance Company of Middlebury for “Native + Stranger,”

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an interdisciplinary exploration of individuality, place, acquisition, lineage, and the construction of identity. Artistic Director Christal Brown collaborates with Rulan Tangen, artistic director of Dancing Earth, over two semesters. Tickets: $15 General public/$12 Midd ID holders/$6 Midd students. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

FILM “THE SQUARE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 27, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, 356 College St. Christian (Claes Bang) is a divorced but devoted father of two, and the respected curator of a contemporary art museum in Stockholm. While gearing up for a daring installation examining altruism and our duty to help others, a shocking viral stunt cooked up by the museum’s PR agency sends Christian — and the museum — into an existential crisis. In English, Swedish, and Danish with English subtitles. Free. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168.

“BEST OF THE FEST” FILMS ON SCREEN IN VERGENNES. Friday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) brings two of their 2017 award-winning films to Vergennes as part of its statewide winter tour. The screening will open with the short, “An Autobiography,” followed by the feature film, “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story.”

JUST FOR FUN “RECHARGE TOGETHER: A DAY OF ACTIVE HOPE” WORKSHOP IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. In a follow-up to a similar workshop of a year ago, the Interfaith Climate Action Network (ICAN) offers this day of experiential, interactive practices, inspired by the work of Buddhist Joanna Macy. Two registration options: half day from 9 a.m.-noon, and full day from 9 a.m.-4p.m. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided.

Bring lunch. Suggested donation $10, to go to a local non-profit. More info contact Heidi Willis at redsprings@myfairpoint.net or 802-352-4327.

MILITARY WHIST IN LINCOLN. Friday, Feb. 2, 6:45 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. The kick-off event for Lincoln’s Hill Country Holiday Weekend. Whist is an easy-to-learn card game and oh so fun to play. Fun for all, prizes for some. Cost is $1 per player. The crowning of King & Queen, Randy and Sue Rice will take place during Whist.

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ERIC SORENSON SPEAKS IN NEW HAVEN. Thursday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m., Town Offices, North St. Sorenson, a Natural Community Ecologist for the VT Fish & Wildlife Department, will give a presentation entitled “Vermont Conservation Design: A Vision for Our Ecological Future — How Do New Haven and Neighboring Areas Fit into this Vision?” Free. Part of the New Haven’s Armchair Naturalist Speaker Series.

MUSIC DEB BRISSON AND THE HAY BURNERS IN BRANDON. Saturday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Led by Brisson’s powerful, expressive vocals, this group of veteran Addison County performers offers music that is real and heartfelt, from soulful and bluesy to rocking alt-country. 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@brandonmusic, or Brandon-music.net.

PATRICK ROSS PERFORMS IN BRISTOL. Saturday, Jan. 27, 8-10 p.m., Walkover Gallery and Concert Room, Main St. The first show in this years Cabin Fever Series will feature multi-instrumental wiz Patrick Ross. Tickets are $20 More info or for reservations call 802-453-3188 x2.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Featured artists Mary Rowell, violin; Emily Taubl, cello; Matthew Taylor, sax and flute and Cynthia Huard, piano, collaborate with Middlebury College music students in a program of “New and Old, Side by Side” chamber music. Composers include Peter Hamlin, Jorge Martin, Padma Newsome, Matthew Taylor, Maurice Ravel and Franz Schubert. Free and open to the public.

LC JAZZ “WINTER THAW” CONCERT IN VERGENNES. Saturday, February 3, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Join LC Jazz and shake off your winter blues. Free will donations at the door, to be used for local scholarships.

PEPPER AND SASSAFRAS ON STAGE IN RIPTON. Saturday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, 1305 VT Rt. 125. Open mic followed by featured performers Wendy Sassafras Ramsey on vocals, flute, clarinet, guitar and accordion and Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers on acoustic guitar.

Tickets $10 general admission/$15 generous admission/$3 kids under 12. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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GRATEFUL DEAD FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR WORKSHOP IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Feb. 4, 1–2:30 p.m., Otter Creek Yoga, Marble Works.

Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers of Pepper and Sassafras will lead this workshop based on the best-selling Homespun video series “Learn Seven Classic Grateful Dead Songs for Acoustic Guitar.” Specific songs covered in the workshop will depend on the group’s interests. Listen to songs and watch video samples at deadtothecore.com. Tickets $20.

Reserve a spot at jpr@jeffreypepperrodgers.com.

“TOSCA” LIVE STREAM IN HD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Jan. 27, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The MET’s latest rendition of this beloved opera stars Kristine Opolais in the title role opposite Vittorio Grigolo and Bryn Terfel.

A free talk about the opera will be given in the studio on the lower level before the broadcast at 12:15 p.m. Tickets: adults $24/$10 students, and are available at 802-382-9222, townhalltheater.org, at the box office Monday-Saturday noon-5 p.m., or at the door.

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HILL COUNTRY HOLIDAY WEEKEND PARADE IN LINCOLN. Saturday, Feb. 3, line-up at 11:15 a.m., old pallet mill. This year’s theme is the Winter Olympics. Dress up as a famous gold medal winner, carry a favorite country’s flag or run with the Olympic torch. Be creative. Go for the Gold. The Lincoln Library will host a soup and bread lunch immediately following the parade at Burnham Hall.

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FROM

DREAMS TO REALITY

Making plans for your 2018 garden

Johnny’s Select Seeds operates a 40-acre Research Farm in Albion, Maine, to develop, test and cultivate their seeds.

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anuary is surely the quietest month of my gardening year. Outdoor chores are limited to a little pruning, and it will be three months or more before the first flowers of spring — snowdrops, daffodils, Lenten roses to mention just a few — start to push their way through the cold earth to greet the new season.

BY JUDITH IRVEN

January is also when those alluring gardening catalogs, filled with pictures of luscious vegetables, gorgeous flowers and cheery-looking gardeners, arrive in our mailboxes. Most offer seeds, bulbs or live plants; others focus on tools and gadgets that promise to make gardening more productive.

But dig a little deeper and you will discover those garden catalogs also contain a wealth of valuable information that can help us fine-tune our garden plans for the coming season.

I realize that, in today’s fast paced world, many companies have decided to stop printing paper catalogs and now reach us only via their virtual equivalents. But I find there is something incredibly satisfying

about browsing a real catalog, with a pencil and pad of yellow stickums in hand, and dreaming of my garden yet to come. Once I have assembled and refined my ideas using a paper catalog, only then I will go online to actually place my order.

And, whether your gardening involves growing flowers on your balcony or taming a meadow, or something in between, January is the perfect time to contemplate your choices before spring comes knocking at the door.

JOHNNY’S SELECTED SEEDS As just one example of a catalog that is an absolute pleasure to read in the middle of winter, let me share with you a little about the one that comes from Johnny’s Selected Seeds of Maine.

This venerable New England company — now totally employee-owned — has been selling seeds and supplies to growers and home gardeners for over 40 years. Back in 1973, Rob Johnston, who grew up in rural Massachusetts, had the dream of trialling and developing a wide range of vegetable varieties that would be both delicious-to-eat and easy-to-grow.

Today the company has over 200 employees who, among other things, operate Johnny’s 40-acre Research Farm in Albion, Maine, which coincidently has a climate that is very similar to ours in Vermont.

Although the actual seeds that Johnny’s sells are grown in a variety of places, the viability and flavor of every single vegetable and flower variety listed in their catalog has been tested by the Albion Research Farm staff.

Here they also record the specific growing details of each variety, Including the allimportant “days to maturity,” how soil temperature affects seed germination, soil requirements for optimal growth and lots more.

In addition they use their real-world laboratory to find the best cultivating tools and seasonextending techniques.

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are no GMOs in any of Johnny’s offerings). And everyone at Johnny’s is justifiably proud that seven of their new varieties have won a coveted All-American Selection (AAS) award.

As a direct result of the work at the Research Farm, Johnny’s Seed Catalog not only offers a vast array of vegetable and flower seeds (including many that are organically grown), but it is also packed full of factual information to guide gardeners of all skill levels.

The message here is that northern gardeners need to carefully consider the “days to maturity.”

For crops like tomatoes (which will be started indoors and then set out as transplants) this is the number of days you can expect from when you plant them outside to when the first fruit ripens. So if you plant an heirloom variety like “Brandywine” (rated as 78 days to maturity) around here, it will be almost September before you begin your harvest. Whereas if you plant Sungold (57 days to maturity) — which the

| ARTS+LEISURE | Thursday, January 25, 2018 — PAGE 9 gradually dissolves in the soil, allowing the seed to germinate normally.

Johnny’s tells you how to use pelleted seed and also sells 125 varieties that have pelleted seeds.

These include colorful carrots, gorgeous lettuces (frilly, smooth, green and red), as well as beets and chard.

FLOWERS FROM SEED In addition to my veggie garden I also have many beds devoted to perennials and shrubs, where the flowers come and go through the season. In 2018 I am planning on interspersing some annuals among the perennials to provide color and continuity to my planting scheme.

Cosmos is an obvious choice — its white, pink and red flowers will coordinate nicely with my summer perennials, and the Versailles Mix is said to be “early blooming and vigorous.” And I always loved the sweet peas that grew in my mother’s garden.

“I FIND THERE IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLY SATISFYING ABOUT BROWSING A REAL CATALOG, WITH A PENCIL AND PAD OF YELLOW STICKUMS IN HAND, AND DREAMING OF MY GARDEN YET TO COME.”

But there are so many others that I would also love to grow. This year Johnny’s offers 70 species of annual and perennial flowers, most with several varieties which I will be carefully perusing during these quiet winter months.

OTHER FAVORITES Johnny’s is just one example of a great garden catalog. Here are two more of my favorites.

Johnny’s Select Seeds 2018 catalogue.

TOMATOES FOR EVERYONE As an example of the information embedded in the Johnny’s catalog, their tomato section alone boasts over 80 varieties, with fruit colors ranging from classic red, to sunny yellow, striped green and near-black.

Many varieties are the typical free-growing indeterminate varieties, but if space is at a premium for you, check out the compact determinate varieties. In addition the cultural information and comparison charts can help you decide what would be best for you.

It behooves Vermont gardeners, who can expect both chilly nights well into May and the possibility of early October frosts, to pay careful attention to the “days to maturity” for the varieties we are considering.

We know that tomato seedlings will sulk if they are planted before the soil has really warmed up. Hence the adage to wait until Memorial Day before planting your vegetable garden in Vermont.

But, at the other end of the season, one year I discovered the hard way that my luscious-looking heirloom beefsteak tomatoes would only begin ripening as the summer salad season was coming to an end.

catalog promises will produce “exceptionally sweet bright tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes” — you will be enjoying them in salads from late June onwards.

This year I plan on ordering seeds for Sungold; the slightly larger Mountain Magic (66 days to maturity); and the very tasty heirloom variety known as Pruden’s Purple (68 days to maturity).

PELLETED SEEDS Carrots have notoriously tiny dust-like seeds. Even with the most careful planting, I always seem to finish up with a mass of tiny seedlings growing far too close together, meaning I then need to spend precious time on my knees carefully thinning the plants so that the remaining plants are spaced about two-inches apart.

Other seeds like lettuce are a bit larger but they still require a careful hand to get them spaced correctly. And the individual seeds of beets and chard are bundled into capsules — each capsule will produce half a dozen baby plants that also must be thinned.

The solution is to use pelleted seed where the seeds are coated in an inert substance which

The Whole Seed Catalog from Baker Creek is a gorgeous publication devoted to seeds of heirloom flowers and vegetables with a compelling history from around the world. Just one of hundreds of choices, an Iranian squash with a smooth marbled skin in greens and oranges caught my eye. And, what’s more, it is said to keep for a year when stored in a cool place.

If your thoughts turn mostly towards flowers, then the pictures in the Dutch Gardens Catalog will surely have you salivating. From lilies, dahlias and begonias to clematis and cone flowers, you will be dreaming of gardens yet to come.

Judith Irven and her husband Dick Conrad live in Goshen where together they nurture a large garden.

Judith is a landscape designer and Vermont Certified Horticulturist. She also teaches Sustainable Home Landscaping for the Vermont Master Gardener program. She writes about her Vermont gardening life at northcountryreflections.com.

Dick is a landscape and garden photographer; you can see his photographs at The Brandon Artists Guild and at northcountryimpressions.com.

You can reach Judith at judithirven@gmail.com.

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T HEATER

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Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

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Fri, Sat & Mon 1/26, 1/27 & 1/29 @ 7:30pm Sun 1/28 @ 2pm

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE J-TERM MUSICAL

There is an open Dress Rehearsal on Thursday, January 25. $10 Adults, $5 All Students. Cash only, please. Lobby opens at 6:30PM at Town Hall Theater. Doors at 7:00PM. General admission seating.

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.

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.

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.

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.

UP HOME. On view Jan. 16-March 31, featuring hand-colored photographs

by Susanne and Neil Rappaport of Minnie Griswold and her perfectly preserved life in Pawlet. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury.

(802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org.

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.

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.

Sun 2/18 2pm $12 MIDDLEBURY NEW FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL

I AM EVIDENCE

A riveting and timely documentary of four sexual assault survivors whose rape kits went untested for years, following them as they navigate their way through the criminal justice system and learn that, so often, the system is broken.

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MUSIC Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners return to Brandon

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his Saturday, Jan. 27, Brandon Music welcomes back Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners. Led

by Brisson’s powerful, expressive vocals, this group of veteran Addison County performers offers music that is real and heartfelt, from soulful and bluesy to rocking altcountry. With an album of original songs, “Heart-Shaped Stone,” to its credit, the band mixes its own work with favorite covers by artists such as Natalie Merchant, Amy Winehouse, Ryan Adams, Slim Harpo, the Talking Heads and more.

Backing Brisson’s guitar and vocals are Mark Pelletier on guitar and vocals, Carl Boss on bass and vocals, John Wallace on drums, and Doug Wilhelm on congas, percussion and harmonica.

“If I had to pick a genre for our music, it

would be Americana — but it really is a little bit of everything,” Brisson said. “In my vocals I tend to reach for a soulful, passionate feel, and we’ve got some really fine harmonies going with Carl and Mark. They also step in with some lead vocals, and Mark’s lead Telecaster is just so expressive on top of the driving bass and percussion.

“I love music, I feel it deeply and I want the crowd to feel it as well,” she added. “I think that comes through with this group.”

Saturday’s concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert ON I SS BR dinner is available for DEB an extra $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 247-4295, email info@ brandon-music.net or visit brandonmusic.net for more info.

live music PATRICK ROSS. Saturday, Jan. 27, 8-10 p.m., Walkover Gallery and Concert Room, Bristol.

MISS GUIDED ANGELS W/ DAVID GERALD. Saturday, Jan. 27, 10 p.m., Notte, Middlebury.

MARY ROWELL

New and old chamber music performed sideby-side in Middlebury On Thursday, Feb. 1, featured artists Mary Rowell, violin; Emily Taubl, cello; Matthew Taylor, sax and flute and Cynthia Huard, piano, collaborate with Middlebury College music students in a program of “New and Old, Side by Side” chamber music. Composers include Peter Hamlin, Jorge Martin, Padma Newsome, Matthew Taylor, Maurice Ravel and Franz Schubert. A unique and exciting program will include two premieres and a collection of works that are evocative of natural beauty.

The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Robison Hall, located on the Middlebury College campus at 72 Porter Field Rd. The concert is free and open to the public.

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MATTHEW TAYLOR

LC JAZZ. Saturday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House.

PEPPER AND SASSAFRASS. Saturday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

JARV & MISTER BURNS. Saturday, Feb. 3, 10 p.m., Notte, Middlebury.

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the movie THE POST — RUNNING TIME: 2:33 — RATING: PG-13 “The Post” does a grand job of filling in the cracks of a major historical scandal. It often takes a long time to do that — in this case five decades.

Over time, the primary players confess in regret or die in silence while others feel entitled at last to pull together the details of a major event.

This movie shows us the threads of the Pentagon Papers case that ignited Watergate. Those threads were suppressed under four administrations while American boys died in Vietnam. Now they are given us by Tom Hanks as Post editor Ben Bradlee, Meryl Streep as Post owner Kay Graham, and the fine director Steven Spielberg.

At the outset, Bradlee is editor of The Post when it was considered just Washington’s local newspaper. Graham’s husband, editor of the paper, has recently committed suicide. Ben Bagdikian (Bob Odenkirk) is a Post journalist on assignment in Vietnam to assess the validity of the controversial war.

Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys), thoroughly disillusioned by the human cost of the war, risks taking 5,000 pages of incriminating papers to the New York Times from his job at Rand. A judge shuts down publication by the Times.

Ellsberg then delivers those papers to The Post where Bradlee and Graham explore both the politics of the Vietnam war and the possible consequences if they publish the papers. Prison sentences and destruction of their paper hang over their heads as a possibility.

As Hanks literally becomes Ben Bradlee, we drop fully into the story. He gives us Bradlee’s determination to publish if he can convince Kay Graham it is the right thing to do. Meryl Streep’s Graham, now owner after her husband’s suicide, gets a fast course in courage. She must decide whether to risk everything by publishing the papers the court has forbidden. In that process, she shows us Graham’s deep mix of brains and courage that had

Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep star in “The Post” (2017).

been used before her husband’s death in social and volunteer situations.

Together Hanks and Streep bring these two figures to fighting life and lift the movie to the top of 2017. Both are thoroughly convincing.

Matthew Rhys’s Daniel Ellsberg is a deeply caring idealist determined to stop the dying of American boys in a political war. Rhys endows Ellsberg with a brave mixture of courage and fear.

We see glimpses of the future (this was 1971) in short shots of Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson as they argued and covered the truth of that war while allowing it to continue. The movie tackles and exposes the bi-partisan wrongs of the war and shows us the enormous courage Graham showed in encouraging Bradlee to publish at great risk to all of them and to their paper. A short final shot reminds us that the release of the Pentagon Papers led to the biggest scandal in American political history. We look forward to watching this same cast deliver the story of Watergate.

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

the book POINTS NORTH: STORIES — BY HOWARD FRANK MOSHER (St. Martin’s Press)

BOOKS BY HOWARD FRANK MOSHER, (1942-2017) Disappearances (1977)

“Points North” will be, sadly, Howard Frank Mosher’s last book. A fitting finale to a wonderful writing career, the 10 stories in “Points North” are fond farewells to the wonderful people and places of Kingdom County, the fictional embodiment of Mosher’s beloved Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, and a lasting gift to all of us who have enjoyed his twelve novels and two memoirs over so many years. The woods and rivers, the villages and baseball fields, the school and newspaper office, and the farmhouses and camps are all revisited to tell the last tales of love and longing, joy and sadness, and to resolve some mysteries and unfinished fates of the characters from earlier books. Each story is a gem. Mosher really knows how to spin a yarn, and he has put his heart into what he knew would be his last book. As he says in one of his stories, “In the end, stories and love are what we were left with,” and indeed, he has left us with the gift of both.

— Reviewed by Grant Novak of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

Editor’s Note: Howard Frank Mother passed away Jan. 29, 2017, in Irasburg.

The Vermont Book Shop will host a commemorative event with local authors and community members reading, Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 6:30 p.m.

Where the Rivers Flow North (1978) Marie Blythe (1983) A Stranger in the Kingdom (1989) Northern Borders (1994) North Country (1997) The Fall of the Year (1999) The True Account (2003) Waiting for Teddy Williams (2004) On Kingdom Mountain (2007) Walking to Gatlinburg (2010) The Great Northern Express (2012) God’s Kingdom (2015) Points North (2018)

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call to artists

BARN ART

The Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon is accepting submissions for the juried exhibit “Barn Art.” The exhibit will be on view from April 6 through June 16. All submissions are due by Feb. 23.

Barns are of course a regular sight on the Vermont landscape, serving a very necessary and functional purpose to farmers, but they have also become an iconic image for the state and a valuable tourist attraction. One barn in particular is also a big part of the Compass Center. Brandon Music, Compass’ concert venue, is a beautifully renovated 1820s New England barn which also happens to be the former studio of folk artist Warren Kimble. The Brandon Music barn will soon take on another purpose by hosting “Barn Opera,” operas performed by professional singers in an intimate and informal setting. With all of these connections, an exhibit which celebrates the barn as an icon seems most fitting.

Submissions for the exhibit will be considered by Vermont artists Denise Letendre, Susan Bull Riley and Stephanie Stouffer, and judged based on the submitting artist’s interpretation of the “Barn Art” theme. A cash prize will be awarded, along with future exhibiting opportunities at Compass.

ABOUT THE JURORS Denise Letendre is a photographer from central Vermont. She escaped high paced suburban Connecticut for the beauty and slower pace of Vermont. Letendre was awarded Juror’s Choice in the Compass Center’s “Winter as Prism or Prison” exhibit in 2016.

Susan Bull Riley’s paintings have received honors in regional, national and international galleries and institutions. They have been sought by organizations such as The New York State Museum, The National Science Foundation, the Vermont Community Foundation, the American Chestnut Foundation, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and from many local land trusts.

Her work can be found in public and private collections in this country and beyond.

Stephanie Stouffer has been a resident of Belmont for her 35-year career as a freelance illustrator, creating hundreds of designs which were licensed to high-end international companies like Caspari, Certified International and Peking Handicrafts. Previously, she worked for Hallmark for 10 years as an illustrator and studied sculpture at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

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HOME Expect the unexpected TIPS FOR REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS WHEN RENOVATING YOUR HOME

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ackling any renovation project is an exercise in patience.

Renovations can impede daily activities and cause a certain level of upheaval in homeowners’ lives.

Homeowners planning renovations also may find that they must have some wiggle room when it comes to both their budgets and their expectations. Remodeling, particularly with regard to older homes, may unveil unforeseen issues that only arise in the face of the renovation.

So what can homeowners expect during a renovation?

The following are a few issues that might arise during home improvement projects.

arrange to be outside of the home when the bulk of the construction is taking place.

DELAYS Even the best contractors cannot control every aspect of the job. They rely on subcontractors and vendors to do portions of the work. Materials may not always arrive on time, or they may fall short of homeowners’ expectations. This can push back the project schedule. Homeowners should hope for everything to be done on time, but it can be less stressful if homeowners anticipate delays and be a pleasant surprise if there are no delays.

HIDDEN ISSUES Contractors may uncover all sorts of issues that need to be addressed before a project can progress. Examples include the presence of asbestos (common in older homes), plumbing problems, incorrectly wired electrical systems, and leaks or moisture issues. These problems also can impact the cost of the project, so set aside some money in the budget for unforeseen expenses. Chances are you are going to need some extra money to handle a few surprises during the project.

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DIRT AND NOISE Homeowners can count on dust, debris and noise throughout the renovation process. Dust appears when walls come down or go up, and construction teams typically erect temporary walls or tarps to contain the debris.

Air filtering systems also can limit dust particles. Noise is unavoidable.

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REAL ESTATE November reports show sales trends for 2017

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he facts of residential real estate in Vermont have remained consistent in 2017 according to statistics provided by Vermont Realtors. In year-over-year comparisons, the number of homes for sale has been fewer in most locales, and homes have been selling in fewer days for higher prices. This hasn’t always been true, but it has been a common enough storyline to make it an overarching trend for the year.

Comparing November 2017 to the year prior, new listings were up 8.7 percent for single-family homes but decreased 6.3 percent for townhousecondo properties. Pending sales increased 43 percent for single-family homes and 24.2 percent for townhouse-condo properties.

townhouse-condo units.

In Addison County for the month of November 2017, new listings were down 4.8 percent for single-family homes but up 100 percent for townhouse-condo properties, as compared to November 2016. Pending sales doubled for single-family homes and remained flat for townhouses and condos.

REAL ESTATE MARKET

trends

The median sales price was up 2.4 percent to $221,000 for single-family homes but decreased 0.3 percent to $190,000 for townhouse-condo properties. The month’s supply of inventory decreased 24.1 percent for single-family units and 22.0 percent for

realestate

The median sales price was up 0.3 percent to $265,000 for single-family homes, while townhouse-condo properties saw a uptick of 24.2 percent to $208,000. The month’s supply of inventory decreased 19.4 percent for single-family units and 90 percent for townhouse-condo units.

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Complete these home projects over a weekend

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ome improvement projects ramp up when the weather warms up, as homeowners channel the rejuvenating feelings of spring and tackle their home todo lists. Large-scale renovations can greatly affect a home, but smaller projects can yield impressive results and be completed over the course of a single weekend.

If time is of the essence, these weekend or one-day projects may satisfy homeowners’ desires to fix up their homes.

PAINT AN ACCENT WALL Painting a focal wall in a home can create a serious impact. The bonus is it will not take as long or require as many materials as painting an entire room. Accent walls frequently feature a bold color, so decide on placement and tackle this project in less than a day.

INSTALL STAIR RUNNERS Dress up hardwood stairs with decorative carpet runners.

Runners come in elongated pieces of carpeting or individual pieces that can be placed on each step. If carpeting doesn’t fit with the home’s design, painting individual stair treads also can

create visual appeal.

DRESS UP THE ENTRYWAY An entryway is a guest’s first impression of a home. Many entryways can use a minor overhaul, both inside and outside. Paint the front door a different color so it pops from the curb. Install a new mailbox or decorative house numbers. A new welcome mat can change the look as well. Inside, consider laying a new floor.

Resilient vinyl tiles come in many different patterns and can mimic the look of wood, travertine or marble. Installing a floor can take a day or two.

INSTALL A NEW FAUCET Instantly improve a kitchen or a bathroom with new fixtures. New faucets can provide aesthetic appeal and low-flow faucets can help conserve water.

CREATE A GALLERY ON

THE STAIRCASE Gather and arrange framed photos, artwork or wall accents so that they ascend the wall of a staircase.

This creates a designer touch and can dress up an often barren area of wall space.

INSTALL A NEW LIGHT FIXTURE Improve drab spaces with a little illumination. Better Homes & Gardens suggests replacing an existing fixture with something new and vibrant. If hanging a new fixture is not within one’s skill set, freestanding table or floor lamps also can cast a new glow on a space.

ADD MOLDING Molding can add instant aesthetic appeal to a room. Molding is appropriate near the floor, at the top of walls where they meet the ceiling, or even mid-wall as a chair rail. Some homeowners like to create framed molding on walls in formal living spaces.

UPDATE KITCHEN OR BATHROOM HARDWARE Replacing hardware is a fast and easy project, but one that can have immediate impact. Swap out tired or outdated hardware for newer brushed metals and more impactful shapes and designs.

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