PAGE 10A — Addison Independent, Thursday, February 2, 2017
D N U
ARO
calendar scrapbook
TOWN
WEDDINGS WEDDINGS
Cole-Levesque, Cartwright BETHEL — Zoe Cole-Levesque, daughter of Dana and Virginia ColeLevesque of Bethel, Vt., and Kyle Cartwright, son of Rory and Susan Cartwright of North Ferrisburgh, Vt., and Elin Waagen and Dan Snow of Dummerston, Vt., were married Oct. 1, 2016, at Lympus Church in Bethel, Vt. A reception was held at the Cole-Levesque residence, Lilliesville, in Bethel. The officiator was Oliver Parini. Emily Spaulding was the maid of honor, and Lars and Andy Cartwright were the best men. The couple traveled to Biarritz, France, for their honeymoon. The bride is a 2004 graduate of Middlebury Union High School and a 2009 graduate of Northeastern University. The groom is a 2008
MORE THAN 60 people rode stationary bikes at Middlebury Fitness, spurred on by spinning instructors, for one to five hours on a recent Sunday earning donations for the United Way of Addison County. Three ladies, above left, spun for five hours: Stacey Dwire (left), Ashley LaDuke and Susan Schaefer. Above right, Team Edgewood members catch their breath: Beth Karnes Keefe (left), Charlie Jackson, Lynne Peck, Nick Causton, Brooke Jette, Laura Rumbough and Christina Ellison.
graduate of Middlebury Union High School and a 2014 graduate of Fort Lewis College. They reside in Durango, Colo.
Grange film project earns grant support MIDDLEBURY — Historic New England received a $2,500 grant from the Vermont Community Foundation’s “Small and Inspiring” grant program and a $1,000 grant from the Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement program for its latest Vermont “Everyone’s History” project. The Williston branch of Yankee Farm Credit also provided $100 toward the project. Historic New England will partner with two local granges — Middle Branch Grange in East Bethel and Riverside Grange in West Topsham — to create a thirty-minute film celebrating the role of granges in Vermont’s agricultural heritage and their continuing relevance. The film will include oral histories from grange members, combined with archival images and footage of present-day grange events. It will screen in grange communities around the state and air on local cable access stations. The National Grange celebrates its
150th anniversary in 2017, making now an ideal time to draw attention to its role as an organization that has offered political, economic and social support to rural communities since 1867. Historic New England and its Vermont grange partners hope the film will create opportunities for new connections and other collaborations between granges, local communities and statewide agricultural organizations. “Granges continue to provide a sense of belonging for rural residents. Many still practice centuryold traditions while exploring innovative ways to respond to contemporary community needs,” says Charlotte Barrett, Community Preservation Manager for Historic New England. “We are thrilled to receive these grants to support a film that we hope attracts new grange members, as well as generates creative exploration of ways the grange can remain a vital institution in rural Vermont.”
Spinners for United Way exceed financial goal MIDDLEBURY — The 4th annual Spin United fundraiser in support of the United Way of Addison County surpassed its $10,000 goal when participants took part in the spinning event hosted and sponsored by Middlebury Fitness on Sunday, Jan. 22. On that day, 64 spinning fundraisers and 181 donors raised $11,391
for United Way and its programs and partners. Spinners at this event rode stationary bikes anywhere from one to five hours in exchange for donations. There were three five-hour spinners this year: Susan Schaefer of Milo Memorial, Ashley LaDuke of FlyWheel, and Stacey Dwire. This year’s event was made up of 18 teams from all over Addison County and representing several businesses and organizations. Participating teams were; BreadLoaf Spinners, Counseling Service of Addison County (two teams), FlyWheel, MiddFit, MiddLoons, MiddSpin, Middlebury YoPros, Milo Memorial, Old Spokes, Porter
Peddlers (two teams), SpinCycle, Spinderella, Team Edgewood, Team Midd (two teams), and Team Schiffer. The top three fundraising teams were Ann Hanson’s MiddSpin, Abby Blum’s Team Midd, and Laura Rumbough’s Team Edgewood with a combined total of over $4,300. Team Edgewood will be donating their fundraising efforts to Counseling Service of Addison County, which had 12 spinners participating and is one of United Way of Addison County’s funded partners. Organizers said this event was made possible with the help of many volunteer spinners and the generosity of the Addison Independent and
Middlebury Fitness owner Jerrod Rushton. They also expressed appreciation for Rushton’s facility and team of volunteer instructors and staff, who kept spinners energized and entertained throughout the entire event. Those included Ashley LaDuke (instructor and five-hour spinner), Lauren Ringey (instructor), Megan Sears (instructor), Janice Rushton (instructor), Tamara Chase (instructor) and Cody Mahoney (front desk). Also on hand were volunteer massage therapists Donna Perrin of Touch Massage and Abby Murphy. This much-appreciated service worked out kinks and soothed the tired muscles of spinners.
TWO OF THE teams that participated in the Spin United fundraiser were FlyWheel — Susan Bruce (above left), Jim Bruce, Ashley LaDuke and Lewis Holmes — and Old Spokes, featuring (above right, from left side) James Cole, David Hallam, Michael Chamberlain and Andrew Menkart.