Monday, March 6, 2017

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ADDISON COUNTY

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Vol. 28 No. 47

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Hitting the high notes

• See and hear soprano Sonya Yoncheva sing the lead in Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Read Arts Beat on Page 10.

Quick action on bridges sought • Lawyer Peter Langrock asked Middlebury to begin replacing its downtown bridges within 72 hours; the town rebutted his argument. See Page 23.

Tournament time hits Middlebury • MUHS girls’ hockey hosted a quarterfinal, and Panther men’s hoop hosted an NCAA D-III Regional. See Page 19.

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE STUDENTS stand and turn their backs to controversial author Charles Murray as he takes the stage to speak in McCullough Student Center last Thursday afternoon. Students protested Murray’s campus visit with signs and sustained chanting that forced him to speak via closed circuit television from another campus location.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Protesters shout down speaker Middlebury College resorts to plan B to engage with controversial author

By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College students shut down the scheduled late afternoon presentation by speaker Charles Murray, with boos, jeers, stomps and chants last Thursday.

Photographers expose treasures • From vintage dolls to old eyeglasses, a new exhibit uncovers some Sheldon Museum gems. See Page 18.

“We’re deeply disappointed in the events of last night. There’s just no other way to put that,” Middlebury’s Vice President for Communications Bill Burger said Friday morning.

“We had hoped that Mr. Murray could come to this community

Gibbs vows to reclaim old Bristol firehouse

By GAEN MURPHREE BRISTOL — The old Bristol firehouse at 32 North St. will soon have a new owner, if all goes as planned. Last week, the Bristol selectboard unanimously chose William Gibbs’ proposal to renovate and restore the historic 120-year-old structure.

“She will be a gem in the town when I get done,” Gibbs had told the selectboard when he and the other contenders presented their vision for the 1897 building earlier in February.

Gibbs plans to restore the property and renovate it as a private residence, (See Bristol, Page 7)

and be allowed to speak and that Professor Stanger would be allowed to pose challenging questions to him in a way that we could all come away learning more.

“Unfortunately that was not possible.”

Later in the evening, a group of masked protesters violently confronted Murray and political science professor Allison Stanger,

the event moderator, as they left the building (see related story on Page 2).

Murray had been invited to campus by the student American Enterprise Institute Club for a lecture/discussion on his 2014 book “Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010.” The book looks at the increasing fragmentation (See Protesters, Page 2)

Time quickly dwindling for local school boards

Final 10-month terms lack takers

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Town Meeting Day business is most often about beginnings — the start of a political career, the minting of a new budget or the launching of a new program.

But Town Meeting Day ballots in the seven Addison Central School District (ACSD) towns on Tuesday will signal an end of what has been, in some cases, a centuries-old tradition of local (See School boards, Page 30)

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College professor injured when protesters attack car

By GAEN MURPHREE and JOHN S. McCRIGHT MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College Professor Allison Stanger was injured by protesters Thursday evening as she was escorting a controversial speaker from campus.

She was treated at Porter Hospital and released.

Charles Murray, a political scientist who has been criticized for his views on race and intelligence, was invited to speak on campus by a student group. He was greeted

late Thursday afternoon outside McCullough Student Center by hundreds of protesters, and inside Wilson Hall, students turned their backs to him and booed when he got up to speak.

College officials led Murray to another location and a closed circuit broadcast showed him being interviews by Stanger, the Russell J. Leng ’60 Professor of International Politics and Economics.

As Stanger, Murray and a college administrator left

McCullough following the event, they were “physically and violently confronted by a group of protesters,” according to college spokesman Bill Burger.

Burger said the protesters were masked.

“It is our belief that some of them were nonstudents. They were not from our community. I would call them ‘outside agitators.’ But I also believe that it’s possible that some of them were students,” he said.

Burger said college public safety

officers managed to get Stanger and Murray into the administrator’s car.

“The protesters then violently set upon the car, rocking it, pounding on it, jumping on and trying to prevent it from leaving campus,” he said. “At one point a large traffic sign was thrown in front of the car.

Public Safety officers were able, finally, to clear the way to allow the vehicle to leave campus.

“During this confrontation outside McCullough, one of the demonstrators pulled Prof.

Stanger’s hair and twisted her neck,” Burger continued. “She was attended to at Porter Hospital later and (on Friday) is wearing a neck brace.”

Burger described the attacks as “scary, violent mob action” and praised campus safety officers for their part in protecting Murray and Stanger.

Sgt. Mike Christopher of the town of Middlebury Police Department said local officers were on campus but hadn’t heard about the attack.

Protesters (Continued from Page 1) Murray is a scholar at the of American society by class American Enterprise Institute, an (focusing on non-Latino whites) and influential right-wing think tank. hypothesizes a moral decline in the He holds a Ph.D. in political science American working class. Murray’s from the Massachusetts Institute of ideas were brought up by a number Technology and a B.A. in history of Republican candidates in the 2016 from Harvard.

Presidential race.

Controversy leading up to Murray has drawn fire nationwide Murray’s scheduled lecture at as the co-author of the controversial 4:30 p.m. Thursday 1994 best seller included a student“The Bell Curve: “If there ever led protest outside the Intelligence and Class was a time for McCullough Student Structure in American us to challenge Center, joined by Life,” which posited community members that white men influential public from the Middlebury were innately more views with better Chapter of Indivisible, intelligent than women reasons, better and a letter signed by or people of color.

450 alumni protesting research, better New York Times logic and better Murray’s presence on columnist Charles campus. data it is now.”

Hebert called “The As interest grew, Bell Curve” “a — College President the event was moved Laurie Patton from Dana Auditorium scabrous piece of racial pornography to the larger Wilson masquerading as serious Hall, which seats over 400. For the scholarship” and, more simply, same reasons, the administration “bogus.” The Southern Poverty Law also decided not to admit the general Center includes a profile of Murray public, except for the press. in its database of extremists, and AEI Club student organizers had says he uses “racist pseudoscience planned to have Murray speak for and misleading statistics to argue 45 minutes then field questions. That that social inequality is caused by the did not happen. genetic inferiority of the black and Wilson Hall was packed, many Latino communities, women and the people stood around the edges. poor.” It labels Murray’s ideology as The afternoon’s tone was set “white nationalist.” from the moment Burger began

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE STUDENTS line up outside of McCullough Student Center before a scheduled talk by controversial author Charles Murray last Thursday afternoon. Students continued to protest Murray’s visit once they went inside.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

introductions. He was booed as he approached the podium, and his introductory remarks were peppered with boos, heckling and raucous cheers for comments shouted from the audience.

Around the room students waved signs saying: “Scientific racism = racism,” “Respect existence or expect resistance,” “Resist white

supremacy,” “AEI must go,” and “Free speech ≠ hate speech.” Many other signs also used profanity.

Remarks from AEI Club student organizers Ivan Valladares and Alexander Khan drew more heckling.

Especially loud boos followed remarks by Valladares in which he thanked Middlebury College President Laurie Patton for attending the event and praised her commitment to “rhetorical resilience,” a phrase Patton coined to convey the college’s commitment to strengthening students in the art of fair, open and robust public debate.

But the crowd quieted down when Patton herself stepped up to the mic.

The college president reminded the crowd that although “Mr. Murray’s work is deeply controversial, some of it is also influential in the public sphere.” She reiterated the college’s commitment to “unlocking the brilliance of every student.” And laid out the difference between listening to and endorsing a speaker’s ideas.

She praised the college community for its work thus far in the “painful work of building (a) robust public sphere” and its commitment to supporting all voices.

Patton underscored the importance of public debate.

“If there ever was a time for Americans to take on arguments that offend us it is now,” she said.

“If there ever was a time for us to challenge influential public views with better reasons, better research, better logic and better data it is now.

If there ever was a time we need to argue back, to declare ourselves committed to arguing for a better society it is now.”

Patton reminded the audience that anyone who shuts down the speech of another is in violation of the college policy.

“The very premise of free speech on this campus is that the speaker has a right to be heard,” she said.

This last comment was greeted with loud applause.

However, as Murray was then introduced and strode toward the podium he was booed loudly.

Murray uttered fewer than 10 words before all but a handful of the hundreds of students in the hall stood up, turned their backs to him, held up their signs and began chanting a series of prepared remarks, including: “This is not respectful discourse or a debate about free speech. These are not ideas that can be fairly debated. It is not ‘representative’ of the other side to give a platform to such dangerous ideologies ... We see this talk as hate speech ... And you will never have the comfort of our silence again. What is most important must be spoken, made (See Message, Page 3)

Addison Independent, Monday, March 6, 2017 — PAGE 3

Message (Continued from Page 2) verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

Death is the final silencing tool and so many voices and lives have already been taken in the name of eugenics and of white supremacy.”

The students then began chanting, in a call and response format: “Who is the enemy?” “White supremacy”; “Hey hey, ho ho, Charles Murray has got to go”; “Charles Murray go away, Racist, sexist, anti-gay”; “Your message is hatred, we will not tolerate it”; and “Charles Murray go away, Middlebury says no way.”

Protestors cycled repeatedly through these chants, roaring on for over 20 minutes. With hundreds shouting at the same time in unison, the sound was deafening. No other speaker could possibly be heard.

Finally Burger returned to the podium and — over catcalls of “shut it down,” more boos, and chants of “leave our school” — announced a plan B for those who wished to hear the presentation. Stanger and Murray would move to another venue and

CHARLES MURRAY

the remainder of Murray’s remarks, along with Stanger’s questioning of him, would be live-streamed to a giant video screen in Wilson Hall and to personal electronic devices across campus.

Stanger got up and was booed and shouted down as she tried to explain how her questioning of Murray would rigorously challenge his ideas.

Finally as the boos and shouts grew louder, and as the tone of the protesters grew even uglier, she said: “I think I have the answer. You’re not going to let us speak. I think that’s a terrible shame.”

Most attendees then departed from the venue.

Those few who remained to hear Stanger and Murray’s interchange, however, were again disappointed.

As their discussion was streamed, protesters in the room again made it impossible to hear by tapping their feet, rattling chairs, and shouting obscenities such as, “F••• white supremacy” and “F••• eugenics.”

As the chanting again drowned out the now onscreen interlocutors Stanger and Murray, a lone voice from the back of the hall shouted: “Respect free speech.”

In answer, the tapping, rattling, clapping and chanting continued.

A little later on, fire alarms were set off.

Murray, who is no stranger to protests, commented on Twitter about his experience late Thursday.

“Report from the front: The Middlebury administration was exemplary. The students were seriously scary,” he tweeted. “PS Middlebury Prof. Allison Stanger is really cool. Great conversation.”

THOUGHTFUL OPPOSITION While hundreds took part in the protest actions that shut down the

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE STUDENTS hold protest signs inside McCullough Student Center during a visit

by Charles Murray last Thursday. Murray, who is considered by some to be a white nationalist, was shouted down.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

event, others on campus questioned whether such tactics were the best way to oppose Murray’s views.

Student Kate Reinmuth commented: “I sympathize with the protesters, their skepticism about Murray’s works, and their legitimate pain at some of his assertions. However, I also believe that a commitment to free speech is a central pillar of the Middlebury College experience. In this way, I am disheartened by the actions of my peers.

“The only way to guarantee that your voice is never heard is to remove yourself from the conversation entirely and, unfortunately, this group of protesters did that on behalf of everyone today by shutting the discussion down.

Reinmuth continued, “I hope

that the college can come together in the next several days. All eyes are on how the administration, political science department, AEI Club, faculty, and students react to one another. I hope that a sincere discourse about free speech can occur — especially because it didn’t today.”

Said AEI event organizer Philip Hoxie: “I was obviously very disappointed that we were not able to engage with Dr. Murray’s lecture as planned. However, I do not believe that what we saw on Thursday accurately represents the sentiments of Middlebury College, but rather those of an organized and vocal minority. In fact, I think that the college administration showed a deep commitment to their core values while facing tremendous

adversity.

“Protesters have a right to have their voices heard. The AEI Club tried to work with Public Safety, the administration, and the Middlebury Resistance to ensure that protesters had ample opportunity to exercise their right to free speech. However, they do not have the right to silence the voices of others with whom they disagree. Moreover, actions were taken after the end of the event by protesters that in no way constitute speech.”

Reporter Gaen Murphree is at gaenm@addisonindependent.com.

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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Editorial

College incident a metaphor for what’s ailing our country There is much to regret at the Middlebury College event last Friday in which controversial author Charles Murray was shouted down by student protesters, and which further interrupted a taped interview with Murray by Professor Allison Stanger. It is the hallmark of liberal academic institutions that controversial viewpoints are engaged, debated and challenged. To deny such engagement undermines the very essence of academic learning and of free speech.

As President Laurie Patton said in addressing the students before Murray was to give his talk: “If ever there was a time for Americans to take on arguments that offend us, it is now. If there ever was a time for us to challenge influential public views with better reasons, better research, better logic and better data, it is now. If ever there was a time we need to argue back, to declare ourselves committed to arguing for a better society, it is now… The very premise of free speech on this campus is that the speaker has a right to be heard.”

But the protesters were not to be denied their planned opposition. They read en masse from a written script, then proceeded to chant for the next 20 minutes until college officials announced their alternative plan to move to another location and broadcast a live interview with Prof. Stanger. That the environment later became so unruly that Stanger was injured by a masked protester, demonstrates how quickly highly charged protests can get out of hand.

No doubt, many students who were part of shutting down Murray’s speech, regret the mob violence that rocked the car Murray and Stanger were ushered into, and regret that Stanger was grabbed and injured. And in the light of the next morning, no doubt they regret the dishonor their actions have cast upon the college. Perhaps many are also wishing they had thought of a better way to make their legitimate point, but without discrediting themselves in the process.

It can be a fine line between civil disobedience and anarchy.

As the college community finds a way to move forward, and tries to determine who the masked protesters were that seemed to be at the root of the violence, Prof. Stanger offered an important insight from her personal perspective that she shared on a Facebook post on Sunday, from which we extract two paragraphs below: “I want you to know what it feels like to look out at a sea of students yelling obscenities at other members of my beloved community,” Stanger wrote. “There were students and faculty who wanted to hear the exchange, but were unable to do so, either because of the screaming and chanting and chair-pounding in the room, or because their seats were occupied by those who refused to listen, and they were stranded outside the doors... What alarmed me most, however, was what I saw in student eyes from up on that stage. Those who wanted the event to take place made eye contact with me. Those intent on disrupting it steadfastly refused to do so. It was clear to me that they had effectively dehumanized me. They couldn’t look me in the eye, because if they had, they would have seen another human being.

There is a lot to be angry about in America today, but nothing good ever comes from demonizing our brothers and sisters….

“To people who wish to spin this story as one about what’s wrong with elite colleges and universities, you are mistaken. Please instead consider this as a metaphor for what is wrong with our country, and on that, Charles Murray and I would agree. This was the saddest day of my life. We have got to do better by those who feel and are marginalized.

Our 230-year constitutional democracy depends on it, especially when our current President is blind to the evils he has unleashed. We must all realize the precious inheritance we have as fellow Americans and defend the Constitution against all its enemies, both foreign and domestic. That is why I do not regret my involvement in the event with Dr. Murray. But as we find a way to move forward, we should also hold fast to the wisdom of James Baldwin, ‘Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.’”

Well said.

Angelo Lynn

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Adorable

A LAMB STEADIES itself on its young legs on the Duclos/Thompson Farm in Weybridge last Thursday.

The lamb is one of around 200 that have already been born this year on the farm, which will hold its annual open barn on March 12.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Letters to the Editor Department of Public Service, state must do better On a recent evening I made the trek to Montpelier to attend a public forum regarding the Addison County gas pipeline. I became involved last summer when I read about the threats of eminent domain on properties in Monkton and Hinesburg. This meeting was a result of a direct action “sit-in” at the Department of Public Service earlier this month. I received an email from 350.org announcing the public forum and decided to go.

Around 150 citizens from Salisbury, Lincoln, Hinesburg, Middlebury, even the Upper Valley, gathered to air their concerns. At first there

was a tone of graciousness about the meeting as Commissioner of Public Service June Tierney extended hugs and introduced many on her staff.

But the tone of the meeting shifted dramatically after an hour when the question was asked, “What can we, as citizens, do to stop the completion of this pipeline?” A young lawyer from the DPS said that since the Certificate of Good was issued and the Supreme Court had ruled, there was nothing that could be done.

There was a palpable silence and murmurs of “why are we here then?”

The next two hours were emotional

and heated. Those gathered voiced the frustration of allowing “business as usual” at a time when bold changes are required to adapt to the rapidly changing times.

Commissioner Tierney made it clear that her job was to follow policy and to not allow her personal feelings to factor in. Though I am upset about many things regarding this issue, this idea alone is upsetting. The mission of the DPS is to “serve all citizens of Vermont through public advocacy.”

(DPS website) She must be impassioned about not compromising the (See Letter, Page 5)

Addison Independent, Monday, March 6, 2017 — PAGE 5

Letters

to the Editor

Board chair backs Warden for clerk I am supporting Gloria Warden for town clerk. Gloria is completing her third year as Ferrisburgh’s town clerk. Gloria is a seasoned professional with extremely high standards and work ethics. She will always go the “extra mile” to find answers to questions people ask of her.

She works very closely with the League of Cities and Towns, Secretary of State’s office, the Vermont Clerk’s Association, and many, many more agencies. She is

well versed in the needs and duties required by the town clerk’s office.

The clerk’s office is open from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily. Most days, you will find Gloria still at the office at 5 p.m., still working.

During these past three years, Gloria has done an outstanding job.

Please join me in supporting Gloria Warden for town clerk on Town Meeting Day, March 7.

Loretta Lawrence Ferrisburgh

Healey has experience, work ethic

I am supporting Deb Healey for town treasurer. I have known Deb for many years. Deb’s business background, past business experiences, along with her business degree, make her a well-qualified, and seasoned professional for the job.

She is a team player. She knows what needs to be done and then gets the job done.

Her work ethics, in all aspects

of life, are outstanding. She has an in-depth understanding of our town accounting and how our town offices work. She would be a great asset to the town of Ferrisburgh. Please join me in supporting Deb Healey for town treasurer on Town Meeting Day, March 7.

Loretta Lawrence Ferrisburgh

Energy bill doesn’t help real issue There is no question that global warming is a reality. Our environment appears to be degrading. We have to set benchmarks (goals).

S.51 seeks to set very high levels of achievement as law. Sen. Bray either could not or would not answer the basis of 2015 total energy or supply any sound methodology to meet the goal of a 15 percent reduction of total energy levels using the unspecified total energy consumed in that year.

How are we going to be able to generate 25 percent of the renewable energy in just eight years (2025) from our farms and forests? How do we replace 10 percent of the energy used in transportation from renewable sources by the 2025 deadline?

That is a very tall order.

Almost all of the large solar arrays covering our landscape are credited to out-of-state usage. Not that solar

Letters to the editor The Addison Independent encourages readers to write letters to the editor. We believe a newspaper should be a community forum for people to debate issues of the day Because we believe that accountability makes for responsible debate, we will print signed letters only. Be sure to include an address and telephone number, too, so we can call to clear up any questions.

If you have something to say, send it to: Letters to the Editor, Addison Independent, 58 Maple St., Middlebury, VT 05753. Or email to news@ addisonindependent.com.

arrays are the only solution, but it would help toward our goals if the output from the existing arrays were assigned to Vermont.

Sen. Bray and Sen. Ayer: What measure do you propose to regulate and enforce compliance? Do you really hold to the statement concerning the Northeast from the southern population during the 70s energy crisis: “Let them freeze in the dark.”

Sen. Bray, perhaps you could get the other bill S.43 so-called regenerative soils into law. By your statement at the legislative breakfast in Bridport “it would set back agriculture eighty years.”

Our Addison County senators from the “land of milk and honey” need a reality check!

Edward Payne Bridport

Engineer, Marine running for Bristol selectboard seat My name is Lance Laliberte and I am running for the three-year term for Bristol selectboard. I was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and moved to East Warren, Vt., when I was nine years old.

When I graduated from high school I joined the United States Marine Corps. I served eight years and I am a veteran of Desert Shield/ Desert Storm. The Marines gave me a foundation that I have built my life on, discipline, integrity, devotion to doing what is right. I used those life skills to earn my Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Norwich University, Northfield, Vt., and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Mercer University Macon, Ga. I have been an electrical engineer for the past 20 years designing and building electronic equipment for commercial aviation. I have held various positions from electrical designer, engineering manager, and quality leader to currently project/ technical leader. The skills I have learned in the Marines and as an

engineer have given me an ability to adapt to changing environments and make decisions based on facts, evidence, data, performance, value and affordability.

My wife Kelly and I moved to Bristol, her hometown, 12 years ago to raise our two daughters, Tatum (13) and Reese (10), in a small community environment surrounded by family and friends. I may be a male, but I am surrounded by females who have a lot of positive influence on me! We enjoy Bristol and all that it has to offer and utilize its many services. We have a community who cares for one another and supports each other. It is my intention to get off the sidelines and contribute more than I have in the past. I have a lot to offer, I have skills and experience that can be applied to solve simple to complex problems. I have managed people, budgets and projects. I have had to make tough decisions.

In regards to issues our community faces I take a very fair approach, I listen more than I speak,

Letter (Continued from Page 4) quality of life of Vermonters. We are not fully or even partially represented by what works on a spreadsheet, what is legal, and what is policy.

We must protect what is intangible — our quality of life. The website for DPS states: “We work to advance all Vermonters’ quality of life, economy and security through implementation of our statewide energy…goals.”

I do not believe this pipeline is an enhancement to our lives, nor do I believe it will remain economically better or cleaner than a sustainable energy source, nor do I believe it is safe for the environment.

The quality of life in Vermont includes the beauty, safety and health of the environment. We live here because we take joy in seeing the deer out the window when we have our morning coffee and because we revel

in seeing the moon shadows on the snow in winter. We live here because there are no billboards and we work to keep sprawl at bay.

We live here because of the boldness of spirit to go against the grain of the world around us. We live here because there’s a chance that we can keep our waters clean, our soils rich and our air pure. The spirit of Vermont is not found in policy or numbers. This quality must necessarily be represented in all our advocates in Montpelier.

We are at a time in human history that requires courage, innovation and boldness. This is something that Vermont is primed to do. Going along with policy at a time when a bolder vision is required will not cut it.

Lillian Prior Snow Middlebury

I process information and make decisions based on what is right for the greater good. Special interests and political nonsense do not interest me.

I am running for Bristol selectboard because I would like help contain costs for the taxpayer. I also want to ensure performance and value in the operation of the municipal services provided by the town.

I appreciate your consideration for this position, I hope to serve the taxpayers in providing value and affordability for the years to come.

Lance Laliberte Bristol

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ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Lawrence Panton, Jr., 86, Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH — Lawrence A. “Turtle” Panton, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home on March 1, 2017 with his loving family by his side. Turtle was born Sept. 1, 1931, the son of Lawrence A. Panton, Sr. and Gladys Blair.

He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Joan Parks Panton; children Richard Panton, Julie (Lynn) Cushman, Susan (Brian) Purcell, Anne (Bill) Vincent, and Bruce (Amy) Barr; grandchildren Buster (Chastity) Panton, Michael (Annie) Cushman, Betsy (Joe) Curtin, Angie Yokubonus, Josh Panton, Daniel (Jamie) Yokubonus, Chelsea (Eric) Rheaume, Jon-Taylor (Morgan) Vincent and William Barr; eight great-grandchildren; one greatgreat-grandson; his brother, Robert (Helen) Panton; and several nieces and nephews. Turtle was predeceased by his parents and sister, Kay Kimball Smith.

Turtle was a man of many talents; he played polo at Basin Harbor Club, flew his own airplane to Warrensburg, N.Y., raced snow machines for Arctic Cat for four years, rode his Tennessee Walker horse in numerous Memorial Day Parades, traveled extensively with his wife, Joan, in their RV camper with their Harley Davidson motorcycle in tow.

Turtle was also proudly devoted to community service; he served as a 32nd Degree Mason, Scottish Rights and a Northern Cairo Shriner Clown.

He made many trips to the Boston Children’s Hospital Burn Unit and Montreal Children’s Hospital, and made many appearances in numerous parades with the Shriners.

Maurice Desautels, 84, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Maurice V. Desautels, 84, passed away Feb. 28, 2017, at University of Vermont Medical Center. He was born May 14, 1932 in Middlebury, Vt., the son of Henry and Justine Desautels.

Maurice, a dairy farmer, lived in Middlebury his entire life. He was an active member of the Lions Club, as well as the Knights of Columbus.

Maurice is survived by his wife of 63 years, Claire; sons Anthony Desautels (Louise), André Desautels (Laurie), and Shawn Desautels (Lucinda); grandchildren Athen Desautels (Tasha Dufrene), Brianna Desautels and fiancé Patrick

Dempsey, Shannon Francis (Jeremy), Mallory DeCoff (Matt), Dana, and Raphael Desautels; great-grandchildren Soleia Desautels, Rosalie, and Isabella Francis. He was predeceased by his brother Emile Desautels and infant granddaughter Amber.

A celebration of Maurice’s life will take place at the VFW in Middlebury on Sunday, March 12 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in his name to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 114 Perimeter Road, Nashua, NH 03063.

Online condolences at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

SHOREHAM — Michael Joseph McGurie, Jr., 72, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at his home in Shoreham.

Mr. McGuire was born in Queens, N.Y. on Nov. 24, 1944. He was the son of Michael and Lissette (Shenfield) McGuire, Sr. He grew up in Queens, where he received his early education. He worked in the Hell’s Kitchen section of Manhattan of New York City as a heavy truck mechanic.

He moved to Orwell in 1985 from Central Islip, Long Island, N.Y. He moved to Shoreham in 1988. He worked as a mechanic for J.P. Carrara & Sons and later for J. R.’s Rubbish Removal. He retired in 2008. He was an avid fisherman and loved deep sea

fishing.

Surviving is his wife, Maureen (Dahms) McGuire of Shoreham, whom he married April 11, 1987 in Shoreham; a daughter, Helen Gosselin of Addison; three step-daughters: Maureen DiBrienza of Oswego, N.Y., Lisa Moore of Woodbridge, N.J. and Judeann Flaherty of Stratford, Conn.; two stepsons: Phillip Flaherty of Long Island, N.Y. and Jason Dotter of Shoreham; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several cousins also survive him.

A gathering “In Celebration of his Life” will take place at a later date.

MICHAEL MCGURIE Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made in his memory to Addison County Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

MAURICE DESAUTELS

  Michael McGurie, Jr., 72, Shoreham

LAWRENCE A. “TURTLE” PANTON JR. Turtle worked for Simonds/ Hercules/BF Goodrich for more than 30 years as a Tool and Die maker. He was a dairy farmer in Ferrisburgh for ten years. In his “retired” years, he held many part-time jobs throughout the community, keeping him very busy. For the last five years, Turtle attended Project Independence daily, where he made many friends and received excellent care.

Calling hours were held Friday, March 3, from 5-8 p.m. at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Vergennes. The funeral service was held Saturday, March 4, at 1 p.m., at the Congregational Church in Vergennes. Immediately following the funeral service, a reception will be held at the American Legion Post 14 in Vergennes.

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Bristol

THE OLD BRISTOL firehouse, shown as it appeared 13 years after it was built, will be sold for $95,000 to William Gibbs, who plans to create a woodshop on the first floor and living space on the second.

ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Leonard Erickson, 77 MENDON — Leonard R. Erickson, 77, passed away March 3, 2017 at his home.

He was born in Duluth, Minn., May 10, 1939, the son of Emanuel and Esther (Rose) Erickson.

Leonard was employed at Polymers Inc. in East Middlebury for 33 years, retiring in 1999.

Surviving are his wife, Virginia (Darrah) Erickson of Mendon; a son, Timothy Erickson of Mariah, N.Y.; a daughter, Sandra Shuman of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two halfsisters, Barbara Thiery and Marion Greco both of Duluth, Minn.; seven grandchildren, several great-

grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a son, Joseph Erickson; a brother, Thomas Erickson; and two sisters, Carol Schmidt and Eleanor Shunett.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He was a fan of NASCAR, Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.

A graveside service will be held at a later date in Baird Cemetery in Chittenden.

Memorial contributions may be made to Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association, P.O. Box 787, Rutland, VT 05702.◊

(Continued from Page 1) with the first floor converted into a small wood shop and the second floor being made into the living area.

Gibbs is a master woodworker with over 30 years’ professional experience as a construction foreman, project manager and mill shop plant manager. He currently works as a bench carpenter for Connor Homes in the windows division that remains open.

His project documentation and Feb. 13 presentation to the selectboard underscored Gibbs’ enthusiasm for and expertise in handling detailed restoration projects.

The selectboard first put out a request for proposal to find a new owner and new purpose for Bristol’s old firehouse last June, as the fire department was getting ready to move into the new fire station on West Street.

The selectboard rejected the only proposal submitted. A second call for ideas brought in three proposals. Robert Bernstein resubmitted his plan to renovate the 1897 structure as a museum of 19th century woodworking machinery.

Selectman John “Peeker” Heffernan recused himself from the decision-making process and together with his wife, Heather, submitted a proposal to renovate the building as a bed and breakfast. Gibbs proposed to renovate the structure as a woodshop and private home.

All three presented their proposals and answered questions at the Feb. 13 selectboard meeting.

Two weeks later, the selectboard made its decision.

“The selection process was terrific — transparent, open, honest,” said Town Administrator Therese Kirby. “The selectboard weighed the options, accepted feedback from citizens, and chose the project that best served Bristol’s taxpayers.

“Bill’s plan will put the building

on the grand list. The home occupation will draw visitors. He’ll restore not just the front but great portions of the building itself.

“It was a unanimous decision.

“The selectboard congratulates Bill and thanks Heather, Peeker and Bob for their well thought out proposals.”

The building will sell for $95,000 “as is.”

Kirby said the selectboard carefully weighed the pros and cons of each proposal.

With Bernstein’s museum proposal the selectboard weighed the likely loss of property tax, as the museum would likely become property-tax exempt over time. Also, the board was unconvinced that the museum would be a big enough draw to fulfill its promises to benefit local stores and restaurants and put Bristol on the map.

The Heffernans’ proposal was intriguing because of the need for more visitor lodging in Bristol.

But it was also at variance with Bristol’s revised zoning regulations up for approval on Town Meeting Day. These regulations stipulate that lodgings of 12 bedrooms or fewer must be owner occupied.

The Heffernans proposed a fourbedroom inn and planned to live off site.

The town plans to close the sale in early April — with one possible hitch. Vermont law gives 30 days for a petition by five percent of the town’s voters to halt the sale and take the matter before a special town meeting where the matter would be brought to a vote.

The Independent could not reach Gibbs before the Friday deadline for this edition, but we spoke with his son, John Gibbs, who will be working with Bill Gibbs on the project. John Gibbs said that once the sale closes, his dad expects to jump right in on the project.

“My dad’s not very good at sitting still. The second he gets it he’ll start working,” John Gibbs said.

Working from his dad’s project

timeline, John Gibbs said that work on the exterior would likely be completed within a few months and that the entire project would be completed within a little less than a year.

The father-son duo is also considering hosting a walk-through for Bristol residents to see the interior before work begins and after work is complete — if there’s sufficient interest.

“He really wants to include the community,” John Gibbs said.

Reporter Gaen Murphree is reached at gaenm@ addisonindependent.com.

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Cabin fever lecture series

TRAVIS HAMMILL, SOUTHERN Utah Wilderness Alliance, will speak about protecting the iconic redrock lands of southern Utah for recreation and preservation on Thursday, March 9, 7 p.m. at Ilsley Public Library. Sponsored by Otter Creek Audubon.

Free and open to the public.

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MONDAY

Guzheng Student Showcase in Middlebury. Monday, March 6, 4:30 p.m., Chateau Grand Salon. Come listen to students of varying levels showcase their talent on the Chinese zither, an instrument with over 2,500 years of history and one of the most popular Chinese instruments today. The repertoire will include both modern and traditional pieces. Sponsored by the Department of Music.

Free.

Dessert hour in Weybridge. Monday, March 6, 6-7 p.m., Weybridge School. Dessert hour prior to Weybridge Town Meeting will be a great opportunity to visit with neighbors. For more information or to volunteer to bring a dessert call Glenna Piper at 545-2000.

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TUESDAY

Bake sale in Lincoln. Tuesday, March 7, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Burnham Hall kitchen, Lincoln Library. Bake sale will feature sweet and savory treats, quiches and soup. If you would like to bake or cook something for the sale, email Ruth at mhfarm@ gmavt.net or sign up at the Library.

ACHHH foot clinic in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 7, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Armory Lane Senior Housing. Addison County Home Health & Hospice will sponsor a foot clinic. Bring a basin and towel. Free.

Blood pressure/foot care clinic in Brandon.

Tuesday, March 7, 10 a.m., Forestdale Senior Center, Brandon. The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will hold a blood pressure/foot care clinic. $10. No appointment necessary. Call 802-770-1536 for more information.

Resistance Tuesdays in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 7, 12:30-1 p.m., College Park. Interested in being an active participant in our democracy?

Come and gather in the College Park (opposite Sama’s) every Tuesday to discuss the issues of the day and find strength in solidarity. Children, dogs and posters welcome!

How to Write a Killer College Essay presentation in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 7, 7-8 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library. Bixby Library will host a one hour “How to Write a Killer College Essay” presentation by Denise Shekerjian that will help

assist students in the creation of their personal essays for college applications. Free and open to the public.

Fly Tying Class for Beginners in Middlebury.

Tuesday, March 7, 7-9 p.m., Middlebury Union High School, room H005. Fly tying class for beginners offered by the New Haven River Anglers Association. Instruction and materials provided at no cost. $50 refundable deposit for tools. Limited to 12 participants. Call Peter Burton 388-6876 to register.

Trump vs. the Media talk in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., Room 220, McCardell Bicentennial hall. As part of the Meet the Press Series, Eric Bates, the editor-in-chief of The New Republic magazine, will deliver a talk titled “Journalism vs. Trump: The Media as Opposition Party.” Bates is an award-winning journalist with a distinguished track record for producing hardhitting investigative reporting at Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Southern Exposure and The Intercept, as well as New Republic. Free and open to the public.

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WEDNESDAY

ACHHH foot clinic in Bristol.

Wednesday, March 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., American Legion. Addison County Home Health & Hospice will sponsor a foot clinic.

Bring a basin and towel. Free.

Rally for International Women’s Day on the Cross Town Bridge in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 8, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Following the motto “Bridges, not Walls”, we will gather on the sidewalks of the Cross Town Bridge to celebrate International Women’s Day. Children, dogs, posters welcome! Sponsored by Chellis House, Middlebury College’s Women’s Resource Center.

Remembering and renewal group in Middlebury.

Wednesday, March 8, 5:30-7 p.m., Share stories and celebrate memories of those we have loved and lost. Pay tribute to the gratitude, grief and connection that remains alive in our minds and hearts. Be inspired in this safe, supportive community. 8-week session. Call Hospice Volunteer Services at 388-4111 or email molson@hospice.org for more information.

Conservation Committee slide show in Salisbury. Wednesday, March 8, 7 p.m., Salisbury Community School. Jim and Kris Andrews will present a slide show of their trip to Tanzania. Everyone is welcome.

THURSDAY

ACHHH foot clinic in Middlebury.

Thursday, March 9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., The Commons. Addison County Home Health & Hospice will sponsor a foot clinic.

Bring a basin and towel. Free.

Noonday recital in Middlebury. Thursday, March 9, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Join us for a noonday Lenten recital with Emily Sunderman, violinist and George Matthew Jr., organist, playing Bach and Tchaikovsky. Bring a lunch. Event is free.

Classes at EastView in Middlebury. Thursday, March 9, 3-4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury.

EastView resident Nick Clifford will facilitate a class on “Prospects for Afghanistan and Pakistan,” the seventh in an eight-week series.

Illustrated lecture in Middlebury. Thursday, March 9, 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 125. Richard Saunders, Middlebury College museum director, will present an illustrated lecture titled “Making Sense of our Selfie Nation.”

Cities as Sustainability Leaders discussion in Middlebury. Thursday, March 9, 4:30-5:45 p.m., The Orchard, Franklin Env. Center 103, Middlebury College. After an introduction

by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar, student Malik Gomez ‘18 will facilitate this conversation with Jennifer Green, Sustainability Coordinator for City of Burlington, Vt., Mike McGinn, former mayor of Seattle, and Kevin Taylor, Senior Program Officer, Cities and Climate, World Wildlife Fund. Special appearance by Mayor William Peduto, City of Pittsburgh (via Skype).

CCV information session in Middlebury.

Thursday, March 9, 5-6 p.m., CCV Middlebury, 10 Merchants Row #223. Community College of Vermont will hold an information session for everything you need to know about taking classes at CCV. Quit Partners workshop in Middlebury.

Thursday, March 9, 6-7 p.m., Helen Porter Healthcare and Rehab. Get the support you need to quit tobacco at this free workshop.

Enter through the front doors and ask for the small conference room. Contact Christine Serfozo at 802-388-8860 or cserfozo@portermedical.org with questions or to pre-register.

Pre-registration is required.

Our Pelvic Floor – Holding It All Together! presentation in Middlebury. Thursday, March 9, 6:30 p.m., REV Fitness for Women, 175 Wilson Road. Get the “Low-Down” from Judy Holmes, MS, PT, of Middlebury Physical Therapy. Learn the anatomy and function of the pelvic floor, and common concerns such as bladder and bowel incontinence and pelvic pain. Discover treatment options and behavior modification techniques, AND, have your questions answered. Free. Registration required: www.revfitnessforwomen.com/contact-us.html or Michele Butler at 989-0096.

Book reading in Middlebury. Thursday, March 9, 6:30 p.m., Vermont Book Shop. Vermont author Eve Schaub, who was celebrated for her book “Year of No Sugar” will talk about her new memoir “Year of No Clutter,” which has been described as a deeply inspiring and frequently hilarious examination of why we keep stuff in the first place, and how to let it all go. Book signing to follow. Free and open to the public.

Cabin Fever Lecture Series in Middlebury.

Thursday, March 9, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library.

Travis Hammill, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, speaks about protecting the iconic redrock lands of southern Utah for recreation and preservation. Sponsored by Otter Creek Audubon. Free and open to the public.

Addison County Democratic Committee meeting in Middlebury. Thursday, March 9, 7 p.m., American Legion. Note location change. Ruth Hardy from Emerge Vermont will describe her program, and a resolution on marijuana legalization will be considered. All Democrats are encouraged to attend.

Doric String Quartet in Middlebury. Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. The U.K.-based Doric String Quartet will play their Middlebury debut with works from

Mendelssohn and Schubert. Free.

“Ceremony” film in Bristol. Thursday, March 9, 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library.

Filmmaker and energy healer Sas Carey will share and discuss her film “Ceremony,” which witnesses the spiritual journey and practice of a shaman in northern Mongolia. This free event will be hosted by the One World Library Project. For more information, contact the Lawrence Memorial Library at 453-2366 or go to www.oneworldlibraryproject.org.

“Hedda Gabler” live in HD in Middlebury.

Thursday, March 9, 7-9:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove returns to National Theatre Live screens at Town Hall Theater with a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece starring Ruth Wilson. Tickets $17/$10 students available at THT Box Office, 802-382-9222, www. townhalltheater.org, or in person Monday to Saturday noon-5 p.m.

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FRIDAY

“12 Years a Slave” discussion in Middlebury. Friday, March 10, 12:15 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art. Professors of History William Hart and Amy Morsman, accompanied by two of their students, will recount the fabulous and dramatic history that links a college alumnus, Class of 1829, to the narrative of the Academy Award-winning film “12 Years a Slave.”

All you can eat fish fry in Bristol. Friday, March 10, 5-7 p.m., St. Ambrose Catholic Church Parish Hall. The menu will include fried or baked haddock, French fries, coleslaw, beverage and dessert. Adults $12.50; children age 9 and under $6; immediate family of five $37.

For more information call St. Ambrose Church at 453-2488.

Opening reception in Middlebury. Friday, March 10, 5-7 p.m., Sheldon Museum.

Opening reception for the Sheldon Museum’s new exhibit “Focus on the Sheldon: A FivePoint Perspective.” Five local Middlebury-area photographers explored the collections of the Henry Sheldon Museum and found a wealth of inspiring material.

Taco dinner in Vergennes. Friday, March 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church. The CVCS seventh- and eighth-grade class will hold a taco dinner with your choice of many toppings, including refried and black beans, milk, coffee, lemonade, and brownie sundaes. Adults (13+) $8; children $5; ages 3 and under free; family cap $35. All proceeds go toward a spring trip to Washington, D.C. “12 Years a Slave” screening in Middlebury.

Friday, March 10, 7 p.m., Robison Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Academy-award winning film, “12 Years a Slave” will be screened. Free and open to the public.

One Act Plays in Brandon. Friday, March 10, 7 p.m., Otter Valley Union High School. Otter Valley’s Walking Stick Theatre will present five one act shows: “Governing Alice,” “13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview,” Shadows of Antiquity,” “A Mystery Tour” and “Peter/ Wendy.” Adults $7; students and seniors $6.

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SATURDAY

Green Mountain Club Walk along Dead Creek, Addison. Saturday, March 11. Walk along the Dead Creek area on Route 17 in Addison. About 2 miles.

Contact Claire Rivers, at 802-877-2263 or claireonbowman@comcast.net. For other events and activities visit www.gmcbreadloaf.org.

Monthly Wildlife Walk in Middlebury. Saturday, March 11, 8 a.m., Otter View Park at the intersection of Weybridge Street and Pulp Mill Bridge. Otter Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust invite community members to help us survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. For more information, call 388-1007 or 388-6019.

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A FLY TYING CLASS for beginners will be offered by the New Haven River Anglers Association on Tuesday, March 7, from 7-9 p.m. at Middlebury Union High School, room H005. Instruction and materials provided at no cost ($50 refundable deposit for tools.) Limited to 12 participants. Call Peter Burton 388-6876 to register.

Introduction to robotics and programming with master maker and engineer Heath Hescock in Orwell. Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m.-noon, Orwell Free Library. Learn how robotics are now an accessible technology to any interested individual through open sourced hardware and software. Work with Arduino boards and software to begin your journey into this interactive world of digital devices and the physical world. This workshop is great for older children and beginner adults.

“Pushing the Envelope” workshop in Monkton. Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m.-noon, Monkton Friends Methodist Church in the Ridge. Participants will make a special book out of envelopes, which will be created by hand. All materials will be provided. The book model was inspired by a travel album the librarians discovered in Dr. Russell’s collection. Hosted by the Russell Memorial Library.

To reserve a space or for more information, call 453-4471.

MET Live in HD: La Traviata in Middlebury.

Saturday, March 11, 1-4 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Town Hall Theater will broadcast the Met Opera’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata, the tragic yet romantic story of an ailing courtesan who longs for true love. Tickets $24/$10 students available at the THT Box Office, 802-382-9222, www.townhalltheater.org, or in person Monday to Saturday noon-5 p.m.

Vermont Chili Festival in Middlebury. Saturday, March 11, 1-4 p.m., downtown Middlebury. The Better Middlebury Partnership will present the ninth annual Vermont Chili Festival with over 50 chilies to sample, live music and entertainment. Tickets $8 at gate or $6 in advance or online at vtchilifest.com. For more information contact Karen@bettermiddleburypartnership. org or call 802-345-1366.

“Our Little Sister” screening in Middlebury.

Saturday, March 11, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium. After the death of their estranged father, three 20-something siblings invite their 14-year-old half-sister to live with them at their grandmother’s house. “The film is quiet, understated, gentle, and presented with wonderful freshness and clarity” -Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. (Hirokazu Koreeda, Japan, 2015, 128 minutes) Free.

Corned beef and cabbage supper in Vergennes. Saturday, March 11, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church on Main Street. The menu will include corned beef, cabbage, boiled potatoes, carrots, onions,

rolls, dessert and beverage served buffet style. Tickets $9 adults; $5 children. Take out orders are available. Call 877-3150 for more information.

One Act Plays in Brandon. Saturday, March 11, 7 p.m., Otter Valley Union High School. Otter Valley’s Walking Stick Theatre will present five one act shows: “Governing Alice,” “13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview,” Shadows of Antiquity,” “A Mystery Tour” and “Peter/ Wendy.” Adults $7; students and seniors $6.

Bluegrass Gospel Project in Vergennes.

Saturday, March 11, 7:30 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. The Bluegrass Gospel Project will celebrate with one final concert at the Vergennes Opera House. Tickets $25 in advance; $30 at the door. For more information visit www.vergennesoperahouse.org.

Patrick Fitzsimmons and friends in Lincoln.

Saturday, March 11, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Road. Singer-songwriter Patrick Fitzsimmons and friends will be performing for the Burnham Music Series. The cost is $10 for adults; teens and kids are free. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 388-6863.

DJ skate night in Middlebury. Saturday, March 11, 8-10 p.m., Memorial Sports Center. DJ skate night presented by friends of Middlebury hockey. All ages and abilities welcome. $5 adult; $3 student. Snack bar will be open and rental skates available. Info: www.memorialsportscenter.org.

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highly recommended. Prizes will be given for the top finishers and best costumes. Fun, music and BBQ lunch included. All proceeds will be donated to nonprofit organizations with a focus on outdoor winter recreation for all ages. For more information contact Rikert Nordic Center at 443-2744.

Open Barn in Weybridge. Sunday, March 12, noon-5 p.m., Duclos and Thompson Farm, Sheep Farm Road (watch for the sign on Route 23). Join us for the 34th annual Open Barn with over 200 lambs and more born daily.

Enjoy the barn mural by local artist Danielle Rougeau.

MNFF winter screening series in Middlebury.

Sunday, March 12, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater.

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival winter screening series presents “The Eagle Huntress,” the delightful and highly acclaimed documentary from Director Otto Bell. Tickets $12 for an individual film. The series pass, good for all five films, is $50. Info: 802-3829222 or townhalltheater.org.

One Act Plays in Brandon. Sunday, March 12, 2:30 p.m., Otter Valley Union High School.

Otter Valley’s Walking Stick Theatre will present five one act shows: “Governing Alice,” “13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview,” Shadows of Antiquity,” “A Mystery Tour” and “Peter/Wendy.” Adults $7; students and seniors $6.

Traditional St. Patrick’s Day music and dance concert in Middlebury. Sunday, March 12, 4 p.m., McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College. Piper Timothy Cummings will join colleagues Pete Sutherland and Dominique Dodge, along with special guests Jeremiah McLane and Mary Wesley in a free concert celebrating the traditional music and dance of Ireland and Vermont.

Formosa String Quartet in Middlebury.

Sunday, March 12, 4-6 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society. Capital City Concerts presents renowned Formosa String Quartet joined by flutist Karen Kevra and pianist Paul Orgel. Tickets $15-25. Info: www.capitalcityconcerts.org.

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Purim Carnival in Middlebury.

Monday, March 13, 3:45-5 p.m., Havurah House, 56 N. Pleasant St. Come enjoy a wide variety of Purim themed booths: sporting games, cake walk, face painting, Go Fish, music and more. All ages welcome. RSVP to HHEdDirector@gmail.com

by March 10. $5 suggested donation.

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Advanced Drawing Exhibit in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 14, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Johnson Memorial Building, mezzanine. Diverse drawing techniques and approaches on view in this exhibit from ART300, taught by Hedya Klein. While students began with the same prompt, problem, or question, their creative responses result in expressions that are worlds apart.

The works produced in this class is varied in both content and technique. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Free.

Blood drive in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Road. During Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive to encourage eligible donors to give blood.

“A history of flower paintings through the ages” discussion in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 14, 1 p.m., Residence at Otter Creek.

Enjoy a slide presentation and discussion by a gardening expert of paintings by famous artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Claude Monet, Picasso, Gustav Klimt, Georgia O’Keefe and other American artists. An everblooming flower show on canvas. Free and open to the public. Info: middleburygardenclub.org.

Presentation in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 14, 2:30 p.m., Eastview at Middlebury, Community Room. Ray Hudson will discuss the book “Lost Villages of the Eastern Aleutians.”

Travels to the Four Corners; on the ancestral trail of Pueblo Ruins in Orwell. Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m., Orwell Free Library.

Travelogue with retired geography professor Joe Taparauskus. Taparauskus has traveled extensively throughout the southwest U.S., soaking in the culture and history of the ancient peoples who roamed the region.

During this talk, he will share photos, stories and fascinating geographic history of the four corners cultures.

LIVEMUSIC Dan Evans in Brandon. Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Mellow Yellow in Middlebury. Saturday, March 11, 3-6 p.m., 51 Main.

Blues Jam in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 15, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

Anthony Santor Trio in Middlebury. Friday, March 17, 7-9 p.m., 51 Main.

O’hAnleigh in Middlebury. Saturday, March 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 51 Main.

SUNDAY

Parish breakfast featuring Dakin Farm Ham in Vergennes. Sunday, March 12, 8-10 a.m., St. Peter’s Church Parish. Come join us for a delicious breakfast of eggs, omelets (to order), hot cakes, French toast, sausage, bacon and more. Bring your family and friends. Adults $8.50; seniors over 60 $7.50; kids ages 6-12 $6; children under age 6 free. Immediate families of five or more $28. For more information call the rectory at 877-2367.

2017 Bread Loaf Citizens Race in Ripton.

Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. (classic race) and 11:10 a.m. (skate race). The umpteenth annual 5K Nordic Citizens Race will be held at Rikert Nordic Center. Race day registration from 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. or pre-register at www.rikertnordic.com. Registration fee is $5 for kids ages 7-12; $10 for ages 13+ or $25 for a family. Lollipop race for kids ages 3-6 begins at 10:30 a.m. Wear a costume! Spandex is

Free community dinner in Bristol. Sunday, March 12, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall. The menu will be corned beef and cabbage, carrots, potatoes, dessert and beverages. Come and enjoy a meal with family, friends and neighbors. All are welcome.

Eve Schaub

VERMONT AUTHOR EVE Schaub will talk about her new memoir “Year of No Clutter,” which has been described as a deeply inspiring and frequently hilarious examination of why we keep stuff in the first place, and how to let it all go, on Thursday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. at Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury. Book signing to follow. Free and open to the public.

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British string quartet to play in Middlebury Food & Drink Mellow Yellow Saturday, March 11 | 3-6pm The Mellow Yellow Experience is a completely groovy, psychedelic show that transports audience members back to the era of Peace, Love and Rock & Roll. The music addresses the major social issues of the late sixties: The Apollo moon missions, the war in Vietnam, the drug culture. In the Mellow Yellow Experience, five accomplished and versatile musicians perform authentic renditions of the era’s greatest songs while a stunning multimedia presentation and light show brings each of the songs to life.

Blues Jam Wednesday, March 15 | 8-10pm Join us every 3rd Wednesday for Blues Jam. Dennis Willmott from Left Eye Jump will provide lead guitar, bass, and drums and these guys will back you up or take a break and let you play.

All musicians and blues fans are welcome! Everyone will get a chance to play.

Anthony Santor Trio Friday, March 17 | 7-9pm Will Sellenraad on guitar, Anthony Santor, on bass, and Geza Carr on drums. They will be performing Jazz tunes from Cole Porter to Wayne Shorter.

O’hAnleigh Saturday, March 18 | 7:30-9:30 pm O’hAnleigh is Irish-American music that hits home all over the world.

Tom Hanleigh, Becca Hanleigh, Doug Riley and Cindy Hill bring the traditions of Irish Immigrant culture and music to life with dynamic performances, from rowdy pub songs to haunting ballads to sizzling fiddle tunes, and original songs based on Irish myths and legends.

TUESDAYS

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The U.K.-based Doric String Quartet comes to Middlebury for the first time on Thursday, with a free 7:30 p.m. concert in Robison Hall at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts. The program will include Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E-flat Major; the Lyric Suite by Berg; and Schubert’s dramatic G Major Quartet.

The Doric String Quartet has firmly established itself as the leading British string quartet of its generation, receiving enthusiastic responses from audiences and critics across the globe. Selected for representation by Young Classical Artists Trust in 2006, the Quartet went on to win several prizes including first prize at the 2008 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Japan.

The Bluegrass Gospel Project at Vergennes Opera House The quartet performs in leading concert halls throughout Europe. The courtesan Violetta, opposite Michael at 382-9222 or in person at the THT Doric made a triumphant American Fabiano as her lover, Alfredo, and box office (daily except Sunday, debut in 2010 with recitals at the Thomas Hampson as his father, noon to 5 p.m.).

Frick Museum in New York and Germont. Nicola Luisotti conducts. BLUEGRASS GOSPEL Violetta Valéry enjoys her restless, Library of Congress in Washington, On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the and now returns for annual tours to exciting life as a courtesan, praising much-loved music ensemble, the the merits and joys of free Bluegrass Gospel Project, is putting North America. love. But when she meets a bow on their 16-year run Admission is free, and Alfredo Germont, a with a final concert, “The Last no tickets are required. young romantic idealist, Note,” at the Vergennes Opera Audience members are she awakens to her desire House. advised to arrive early as to be truly loved. But as seating is available on a In early December, singer Violetta’s health declines Colby Crehan informed the first-come, first-served and obstacles mount in group that her husband had landed basis. The Mahaney

by Greg Pahl the way of their romance, an irresistible job opportunity Center is located on the the two lovers are forced at Grand Teton National Park in campus of Middlebury to confront their notions Jackson, Wyo. The group considered College, at 72 Porter Field Road, just off Route 30 about love, loyalty and death. this exciting news and decided that The title role of the “fallen woman” it was a good time to disband. south/S. Main Street. Free parking is available curbside on Route 30 has captured the imaginations of Since their debut appearance at or in the Center for the Arts parking audiences and performers alike with Burlington’s Flynn Theater for lot. For more information, call 443- its inexhaustible vocal and dramatic First Night 2001, the group has MIDD (6433) or go to middlebury. possibilities — and challenges. logged many thousands of Violetta is considered a pinnacle of miles performing hundreds edu/arts the soprano repertoire.

“LA TRAVIATA” AT THT of concerts throughout the Mountain Dulcimer A free talk about the opera will Northeastern U.S. “La Traviata” will be broadcast Star with Dan Evans at Town Hall Theater as part of the be given in the studio on the lower This concert will also be the at Brandon Music MET Live in HD series on Saturday, level before the broadcast at 12:15 Vermont debut of the BGP’s p.m. (45 minutes before the start seventh full-length recording. at 1 p.m.

In the Met’s latest production of time) by Scott Morrison. farewell.

The new album is a compilation Tickets are $24/$10 for of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Tickets are $25 in advance yet-unreleased songs Sonya Yoncheva sings one of opera’s students, and may be purchased at performed at concerts between online at the VOH website most cherished heroines, the tragic townhalltheater.org, over the phone 2014 and 2016. vergennesoperahouse.org, or $30 at the door. For additional There will be a cash bar by information, call 877-6737.

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Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) will broadcast the National Theatre’s “magnificent” new production of Henrik Ibsen’s iconic “Hedda Gabler,” starring Ruth Wilson on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The play, which first premiered in 1891, centers on newlywed Hedda Tesman (nee Gabler), who finds married life with her academic husband George Tesman impossibly suffocating and dull, and longs for an excitement and beauty that is, at the moment, beyond her reach.

When Tesman’s former colleague, the talented but unstable Eilert Lovborg, re-enters Hedda’s life, she sees an opportunity to reclaim the enchantment and influence she has lost, even as her boredom and obsession with power grows dark and destructive.

Wilson is being lauded by critics for her “incandescent” and “extraordinary” performance as Hedda. She is joined by Kyle Soller as Tesman and an “intense” Chukwudi Iwuji as Lovborg. This intense, unique production of a theatrical classic is not to be missed.

Tickets are $17/$10 for students, and may be purchased at

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MOUNTAIN DULCIMER STAR World-renowned British dulcimer player, guitarist and composer Dan Evans will be performing at Brandon Music on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Over three decades Evans has built a niche career as a worldclass exponent on both the mountain (Appalachian) dulcimer and acoustic guitar. In concert he presents a repertoire of traditional folk songs and airs from the British Isles, imaginative and atmospheric original compositions and the occasional timeless classic.

Acoustic Magazine affirms that “Dan works through an astonishing variety of tunes and soundscapes... gifted with seemingly limitless imagination. It’s all incredibly pure and all incredibly beautiful.”

Jerry Rockwell and the Dulcimer Player’s News says Evans produces “some of the most expressive dynamics I’ve ever heard on a mountain dulcimer — ever!”

Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25.

Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show.

Venue is BYOB. Call 247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net for reservations or for more information.

Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Road in Brandon.

PATRICK FITZSIMMONS Patrick Fitzsimmons and friends will be performing for the Burnham Music Series at Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd., Lincoln on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

This acclaimed singer-songwriter will be on stage with Becca Kodis, Carl Boss and Geoff Doubleday.

Special guests include Nate Gusakov, Mike Dever and Deb Tier.

Relix magazine called Fitzsimmons “one of the most captivating songwriters around today” and Seven Days wrote: “Fitzsimmons is an immensely talented singer. Wide eyed and heartfelt, his music ably and honestly recalls a simpler period of American (See Beat, Page 13)

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Fitzsimmons is a 2011 and 2012 Solarfest national songwriting contest finalist and a three-time Ploughshares national songwriting contest finalist. His CD “So Beautiful So Blue,” made several Best of 2008 lists and was played on radio stations all over the country.

Admission is $10 for adults; teens and kids are admitted free.

Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 388-6863.

NEW EXHIBIT AT JACKSON On Saturday, The Jackson Gallery in Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater presents a series of largescale posters designed by graphic designer Sanford Farrier.

In the “Plays Not Yet Written” collection each poster is an invitation to the viewer to engage in a conversation about theatrical and thematic possibilities. It starts with a first impression, hopefully leads to thoughtful exploration, and finally poses the question, “So, given this treatment and imagery, what do you think this play is about?”

The exhibit coincides with Town Hall Theater’s fourth annual PopUp Plays and will be integral to the process for this year’s event. Pop-Up Plays, an evening of plays written, directed and performed in 24 hours, will be performed on April 1. This year, Farrier’s posters will serve as inspiration for the playwrights who will write the plays the night before they’re performed.

The Jackson Gallery is in the lower level of Town Hall Theater, located in the center of Middlebury. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday noon to 5 p.m., and an hour before any public events in the building. For further information, call 382-9222 or visit townhalltheater.org.

INTERNATIONAL FILM The 2016-2017 Hirschfield International Film Series continues on Saturday at Middlebury College with the 2015 Japanese film, “Our Little Sister,” directed by Hirokazu Koreeda.

“Our Little Sister” is adapted from Yoshida Akimi’s best-selling graphic novel “Umimachi Diary.”

Three 20-something sisters — Sachi, Yoshino and Chika — live together in a large old house in the seaside town of Kamakura. When they learn of their estranged father’s death, they decide to travel to the countryside for his funeral. There they meet their shy teenage halfsister Suzu for the first time and, bonding quickly, invite her to live with them.

The film, in Japanese with English subtitles, will be shown at 3 p.m. and at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on College Street (Route 125). It’s free. Some of the films in this series may be inappropriate for children.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN There will be three live music performances this week at Two Brothers Tavern located at 86 Main Street in Middlebury.

“La Traviata” broadcast at Town Hall Theater Join Two Brothers every Wednesday, at 9 p.m., for the Open Mic, an evening of music, comedy or anything else. Come cheer on your friends or let loose on the stage. It’s free to enter, and there is no cover charge.

Then, at 9 p.m. on Friday, Two Brothers presents Del Rue, an alternative band out of Rutland.

Their style ranges from blues to grunge but they enjoy playing it all.

There is a $3 cover.

Finally, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, enjoy the Chilli Festival After Party with The Horse Traders. Come digest your chill with the best local cover band. There is no cover charge. For more information, call 388-0002 ST. PATRICK’S CONCERT Timothy Cummings and Guests will perform at 4 p.m. on Sunday in Wilson Hall at Middlebury College’s McCullough Student Center on Old Chapel Road.

In this 14th annual St. Patrick’s celebration, the music and dance traditions of Ireland and Vermont are woven together to highlight their shared threads.

Timothy Cummings (pipes, whistles) is joined by fellow affiliate artists Pete Sutherland (fiddle, song, etc.) and Dominique Dodge (harp, song), Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano), Mary Wesley (dance caller), and student guests and invite you to join in celebrating these related traditions. Audience participation in both singing and dancing is warmly encouraged. It’s free, and the public is welcome.

“12 YEARS A SLAVE” On Friday at 12:15 p.m. in the Middlebury College Museum of Art, Professors of History William Hart and Amy Morsman, accompanied by two of their students, will recount the dramatic history that links a college alumnus, Class of 1829, to the narrative of the Academy Award-winning film “12 Years a Slave.” That evening, the film will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Robison Concert Hall of the Mahaney Center for the Arts, off Route 30. Both events are free and open to the public.

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St. Patrick’s Day concert set at the college MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Scottish Conservatoire in Glasgow, College Affiliate Artist Timothy Scotland in 2004. In addition to Cummings (bagpipes, whistles) teaching, performing, and composing, will join colleagues Pete Sutherland Cummings operates Birchen Music & (fiddle, song) and Dominique Dodge Publishing, a cottage industry devoted (harp, song), along with special guests to publishing a diverse array of new Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano) music for Scottish-style pipes. and Mary Wesley (dance caller) in a Fiddler Pete Sutherland has long free concert celebrating the traditional been one of Vermont’s premier music and dance of Ireland and folk musicians, known for his Vermont on March 12 masterful fiddling and at McCullough Student songsmithing. Equally at Audience Center. home on the banjo, guitar Audience members members and keyboards, he has can expect a program of can expect a toured extensively with instrumentals, audience- program of groups such as Metamora inclusive songs and instrumentals, and The Clawfoot participatory folk dances.

Strutters and his current audience(Those unable or not multi-generational trio, wishing to dance are inclusive Pete’s Posse. Pete has also very welcome to stay songs and been a record producer, and enjoy the continuing participatory festival director, collage celebration.) artist, and writer, and folk dances.

Also featured will be next month will be selections from Tim and taking a group of twenty Jeremiah’s new duo CD, “The Wind youngsters to Ireland as the Young Among the Reeds.” (Sometimes Tradition Vermont Touring Group. the duo is known by “McLane & Harper Dominique Dodge, a Cummings” but more often known native of the White Mountains, by their ‘affectionate nickname’ completed her B.A. Honors Degree in “Wheezer & Squeezer.”

Scottish Music at the Royal Scottish Cummings, who began piping at Conservatoire ― overlapping briefly age eight, holds a Bachelors in Music with Cummings ― and in 2013 Education degree from the College she earned her M.A. in Irish Music of Wooster, Ohio, and a B.A. Honors Performance as a Fulbright Scholar Degree in Ethnomusicology, and at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

M.A. in Musicology from Victoria She is now a performer, teacher and University of Wellington, New recording artist whose approach Zealand. He served as the Artist in brings depth and clarity to songs from Residence at the College of Piping the Gaelic, Scottish, and American and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada traditions. in Summerside, Prince Edward Accordionist and pianist Jeremiah Island in 2003. He studied at the McLane has a diverse musical National Piping Centre and Royal background including blues, jazz,

Celtic, Québécois, French and other roots influenced music. He has a M.A. in Contemporary Improvisation from the New England Conservatory of Music and is the founder-director of the Floating Bridge Music Camp. In the early 1990s he formed The Clayfoot Strutters and Nightingale, two bands that have helped shape the sound of traditional New England roots music.

He has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe, including such venues as the Royal Festival Hall, the Picolo Spoleto Festival, and the Carrefour Mondiale de l’Accordéon.

Mary Wesley is a dance leader, caller and organizer for contras, squares, morris, and family and community dances. She is a founding member of the Mad Robin Callers Collective in Burlington, and works locally with Young Tradition Vermont, a nonprofit organization supporting youth involvement in traditional dance and music. Originally from Lincoln, Vt., and the granddaughter of two dance callers, she travels throughout the U.S. and Canada to follow and share her love of dance.

The celebration led by Timothy Cummings and Guests will take place on Sunday, March 12, at 4 p.m. at Middlebury College’s McCullough Student Center, in Wilson Hall.

The performance, sponsored by the Department of Music, is free and open to the public. The McCullough Student Center is located at 14 Old Chapel Road, stretching between Routes 30 and 125, on the campus of Middlebury College. Free parking is available. For more information call 802-443-5221 or visit www. middlebury.edu/arts.

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Photos expose treasures at the Sheldon MIDDLEBURY — Since this past fall, five Middlebury-area photographers have been exploring the collections of the Henry Sheldon Museum and found a wealth of inspiring material. Photographs of the objects they discovered will be on view at the museum in the exhibition “Focus on the Sheldon” from March 7 through May 13.

An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 10, 5–7 p.m. In addition, at noon on Wednesday, March 15, the five photographers will participate in a panel discussion led Pieter Broucke, Middlebury College professor of art and architecture.

Suki Fredericks, Paul Gamba, Kate Gridley, Kirsten Hoving and Eric Nelson have photographed items ranging from dolls to fabrics and eyeglasses to a sculpted dog and a life-size horse. In the process they have interpreted their subjects from a variety of perspectives.

Building on her interest in photographing animals, Fredericks focuses on a variety she found at the Sheldon, with surprising results.

Gamba zeros in on fabric and lace patterns, drawing attention to the details of thread and stitching. Although she works primarily as a painter, Gridley applies her interest in portraiture to a series of moody photographs of dolls, whose personalities emerge through her lens.

Hoving investigates the Sheldon’s historic storage barn to produce eerie images of boxes of old tools and other strange objects. Nelson, who has been making smallscale sculpture for many years, photographs intricate compositions of small items ranging from toy soldiers to opera glasses.

In all of the photographs, recognizable objects are altered through light, composition, color, viewpoint, or post-processing.

Paired with the actual objects, the photographs demonstrate the lure of the Sheldon’s remarkable collections and the transformative power of

A NEW SHOW at the Sheldon Museum in Middlebury features photos of the museum’s collection made by five local photographers. The exhibit includes old eyeglasses made by Eric Nelson and images of dolls, below, captured by Kate Gridley.

photography.

“Focus on the Sheldon” will feature both the photographs and the objects, representing only a small portion of the extensive collection of unique treasures amassed since the museum’s founding in 1882. The exhibit is curated by Kirsten Hoving, the Charles A. Dana Professor of Art History at Middlebury College, where she teaches courses on modern art and the history of photography.

A photographer herself, Hoving has shown her work in a variety of solo and group shows around the world. Her collaborative photo project, “Svala’s Saga,” done with her daughter Emma Powell, is currently on view at the Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville, S.C., and at the Far Eastern Museum of Fine Art in Khabarovsk, Russia. A longtime fan of the Sheldon Museum, Hoving has enjoyed getting to know the collection in greater detail through this project.

The Henry Sheldon Museum offers a diverse, in-depth look at the history and art of the Lake Champlain region of Vermont. The museum is located at 1 Park St. in downtown Middlebury across from the Ilsley Library.

Museum hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.–5

p.m.; Research Center hours: Thurs. and Fri. 1-5 p.m. or by appointment.

Admission to the museum is $5 adults; $3 youth (6-18); $4.50 seniors; $12 family; $5 research center. For more information call 802-388-2117 or visit www.HenrySheldonMuseum. org.

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Addison Independent, Monday, March 6, 2017 — PAGE 19

Girls’ hockey advances to Division 1 semifinal Tigers blank SeaLakers, 5-0

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The No. 2 Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team had little trouble in Friday night’s Division quarterfinal against hard-working, but overmatched, No. 7 Burlington-Colchester, outshooting the SeaLakers by 37-11 in a 5-0 victory.

Now it gets interesting.

On Monday, the 16-4-1 Tigers host No. 3 Rutland (15-4-2), while three-time defending champion and top-seeded Essex (16-3-2) hosts No. 4 BFA-St. Albans (14-7).

The Tigers tied and defeated Rutland in overtime this season. BFA came on strong late in the season and split two games with Essex.

Monday’s winners play at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the University of Vermont. Essex is seeking its fourth straight title, while BFA is the only other girls’ program to have won a girls’ D-I crown. But the Tigers defeated both teams late in the season, splitting the winter’s series with Essex and BFA. And the Tigers have won eight times in nine games, including victories over each of the other teams in the semifinals.

“We’re starting to click,” said junior forward Andi Boe, who picked up two goals and an assist vs. the SeaLakers. “We feel like we’re playing well. We’re peaking at the

Score BOARD

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Hockey D-I Playoffs 3/1 #6 MUHS vs. #11 Woodstock.............5-2 3/4 #3 CVU vs. #6 MUHS.........................1-0 Girls’ Hockey D-I Playoffs 3/3 #2 MUHS vs. #7 Colch/BHS..............5-0 Boys’ Basketball D-II Playoffs 3/1 #8 OV vs. #9 Milton........................58-50 3/1 #1 Mill River vs. #16 VUHS............65-49 3/4 #1 Mill River vs. #8 OV...................54-33 Girls’ Basketball 3/2 Mt. Abe vs. VUHS...........................42-25 3/2 MUHS vs. North Country................45-43 3/4 Mill River vs. OV.............................56-36 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Midd.

3/4 #1 Midd. vs. #6 Bowdoin....................4-1 3/4 #5 Amherst vs. #2 Conn.....................2-0 3/5 Midd. vs. Amherst ............ Post-Deadline Men’s Basketball NCAA D-III Regional At Midd 3/3 Midd. vs. Farmingdale State...........85-74 3/4 Midd. vs. Lycoming.........................95-76 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey D-I Playoffs 3/6 Rutland at MUHS (Semifinal)........7 p.m.

(See Schedule, Page 21)

TIGER JUNIOR RAVEN Payne follows through on a shot and crashes into Burlington/Colchester goalie Jenna Blondin during Friday night’s Division I quarterfinal. Middlebury won the game, 5-0.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

right time.”

Boe acknowledged that even when the Tigers reached the semifinal round a year ago, when BFA

upset them, they did not feel as positive about their chances. This season, the late surge has given them more belief, Boe said.

“We just came off of two really big wins, Essex and St. Albans, and we had some lineup changes beforehand,” Boe said. “I think we needed

two big end-of-the season wins in order to prove to ourselves we could do it.”

(See Tigers, Page 21)

Panther’s men’s hoop wins NCAA regional

Reach Sweet 16 with home court triumphs

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The chants rained down on the Middlebury College men’s basketball team from the rowdy student section as the final seconds ticked off in packed Pepin Gymnasium on Saturday: “Sweet Sixteen. Sweet Sixteen. Sweet Sixteen.”

By then the outcome of the 26-3 Panthers’ NCAA Division III Regional final vs. 24-5 Lycoming had long been determined. The Warriors, ranked No. 15, cut No. 6 Middlebury’s 20-point halftime lead to 14 (See Panthers, Page 20)

PANTHER SENIOR JAKE Brown shovels a pass off to teammate Jack Daly during Friday night’s game against Farmingdale State.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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Girls’ hoop:

Panthers (Continued from Page 19) several times in the second half, but every time the Panthers had an answer, often with a Matt St. Amour three-pointer, an assist from Jake Brown or Jack Daly, or a key rebound from Adisa Majors or Eric McCord.

It appeared certain that when the NCAA announced the sites of its four Sectionals — expected on Sunday after the deadline for the Independent — Pepin Gymnasium would be included on that list.

Middlebury is set to play Endicott (22-8) in one Sectional semifinal, while Susquehanna (22-5) will meet Williams (21-8) in the other. No. 17 Susquehanna, from Pennsylvania, is the only other ranked school in the group and the only one outside of New England.

Certainly, the Panthers are looking forward to hosting, even if Endicott and Williams defeated Panthers this season, although Middlebury then topped Williams in the NESCAC final.

“We’re hoping it will be here. I know our student section is hoping it will be here as well. I’m sure they’ll out in full support if it is,” said St. Amour (30 points, six three-pointers, five rebounds and four steals on Saturday). “It’s always fun to be at home, play in front of everybody, play in this atmosphere.”

Freshman forward Matt Folger, whose career-high 18 points on Saturday included a huge fast-break dunk set up by senior Bryan Jones, remembers watching his future teammates in the NCAA tournament on his cellphone a year ago.

On Saturday, that dunk raised the Pepin roof, turned into a three-point play, and sparked a 19-0 first-half Panther run in which Folger scored eight points. That run snapped a 19-19 tie, began at 10:18 and ended with a St. Amour three-point play at 6:28.

Folger described the difference between watching from afar on a

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE Eric McCord puts up a shot during Friday’s NCAA Division III regional semifinal against Farmingdale State.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Eagles and Tigers win

ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham defeated Vergennes to highlight local girls’ basketball as the regular season concluded late last week.

In other games, Middlebury picked up a key home win, but Otter Valley lost on the road.

The Vermont Principals’ Association was set to release playoff pairings on Monday morning. Teams will play first-round games on either Tuesday or Wednesday, with quarterfinals on Friday or Saturday.

EAGLES OVER VUHS On Thursday, the Eagles bolted to a 25-11 lead over the visiting Commodores on the way to a 42-25 victory.

Emma Carter tallied 22 of the Eagles’ points, while Xzavia Berry led VUHS with 12.

The Eagles finished at 12-8 and will apparently earn the No. 6 seed in Division II and host No. 11 Randolph (10(See Hoops, Page 21)

PANTHER JUNIOR ADISA Majors scores on a jumper against Farmingdale State Friday night in Pepin Gymnasium. Majors had 18 points in Middlebury’s 89-75 win.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

five-inch screen and helping the Panthers to key win.

“It’s so amazing. It’s so wonderful to see the environment and just to be in it,” Folger said. “I mean, just walking over here today for shootaround I got goose bumps about this game.”

St. Amour hit back-to-back threes on assists after Folger’s dunk, but said the real story of the run was the 3-2 zone that Coach Jeff Brown opted for against the dangerously quick Warriors, who started four guards.

“We got stops. We were able to communicate. Coach drew up a great game plan with the zone. We knew they had a couple of shooters, and we knew it was important for us to communicate to let each other know that those guys were the shooters, and the other guys we could sag off a little bit to pack in the middle,” St. Amour said. “Then we were able to get out in transition, where we’re at our best.”

The Warriors shot just 32.3 percent in the first half as the Panthers took a 50-30 lead, with Jones taking a Daly feed and streaking for a buzzer-beating layup for an exclamation point.

Lycoming kept trying to rally in the second half. Darius James (a team-high 13 points) had a hot streak, Calvin Chandler hit a couple of threes, and T.J. Duckett (12) and Nyk King (10) did some damage.

But when the Warriors threatened, Middlebury answered. At 54-40, Daly (14 points, six assists) and St. Amour hit back-to-back threes, both set up by Brown (10 assists). At 6046, Brown assisted Folger on an inbounds play and a St. Amour trey.

At 65-50, McCord scored inside, and then St. Amour, as he dove onto the press table, flipped a behind-theback pass to Daly for a three-point play that made it 70-50.

“We’re not worthy,” chanted the student section. Lycoming came no closer than 17 in the final 12:25.

Majors (12 points, 11 rebounds) and McCord (six points, nine boards) helped the Panthers to a 48-

OV boys win one in tourney

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE JUNIOR Jack Daly puts up two of his 18 points against Farmingdale State Friday night.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

32 edge on the boards.

Brown said the basics helped the Panthers win.

“That was really the difference,

on the defensive end, getting some stops, guarding their shooters on the three-point line, and rebounding the ball,” Brown said.

EAST CLARENDON — Host No. 1 Mill River ousted the No. 8 Otter Valley Union High School boys’ basketball team from the Division II playoffs on Saturday, 54-33, in a quarterfinal matchup.

The Minutemen got a combined 39 points from Austin McMurray (24) and Mike Morgan (15) in improving to 21-2 and defeating the Otters for the third time this winter.

OV finished at 11-11 after also on Wednesday outlasted visiting No. 9 Milton, 58-50, in a first-round matchup.

The game was tied at the half, 2222, after OV fought back from an early 16-6 deficit. The Otters took charge with a 13-2 run early in the fourth that erased a 36-35 Milton lead, and then hit their free throws to ice the win.

Derek Aines led OV with 22 points, and Dylan Mackie, Josh Letourneau (17) and Payson Williams (13) hit hoops in the key surge. Ryan Brown led Milton (912) with 18 points.

VUHS boys hoop fall to Mill River

EAST CLARENDON — Host No. 1 Mill River on Wednesday bounced the No. 16 Vergennes Union High School boys’ basketball team from the Division II playoffs, 65-49.

The Minutemen, who improved to 19-2 headed into a Saturday quarterfinal vs. Otter Valley, bolted to a 34-14 halftime lead over the Commodores and held them off in the second half. MRU standout Mike Morgan led his team with 21 points.

VUHS senior guards Adam Gill and Dylan Bradford wrapped up PANTHER SENIOR MATT St. Amour scored 18 points in Friday’s NCAA their Commodore careers with Division III regional semifinal against Farmingdale State. St. Amour ex17 and 15 points, respectively, as ploded for 30 points in Saturday’s regional final against Lycoming.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell VUHS finished 3-18.

Addison Independent, Monday, March 6, 2017 — PAGE 21

TIGER FRESHMAN ALEXIS Bartlett holds Burlington/Colchester opponent Meghan Lehouiller off the puck Friday night in Middlebury.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Tigers (Continued from Page 19) The five-back defensive rotation of Abby Gleason, Satchel McLaughlin, Molly Wetmore, Raven Payne and Kate Donahue remained mostly unchanged, but Coaches Matt Brush and Derek Bartlett juggled things up front, creating groups of Julia Carone flanked by Tulley Hescock and Monroe Cromis, and Lexi Bartlett between Boe and Helen Anderson.

“We move people around pretty consistently the whole season until the last two or three weeks, and we found a lineup that seems to be pretty effective,” Brush said.

On Friday against Burlington/

Schedule (Continued from Page 19) 3/8 Final at UVM..................................8 p.m.

Girls’ Basketball 3/6 ....................Playoff Pairings Announced COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey 3/6 .....................NCAA Pairings Announced Men’s Basketball NCAA Sectional Site TBA 3/10 Midd. vs. Endicott...........................TBA 3/10 Williams vs. Susquehanna.............TBA 3/11 Final................................................TBA Men’s Lacrosse 3/7 Endicott at Midd.............................3 p.m.

3/11 Midd. at Tufts...............................2 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse 3/8 Midd. at St. Lawrence...............5:30 p.m.

3/11 Tufts at Midd................................2 p.m.

Baseball 3/11 Midd. at Castleton...........................TBA Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

Colchester (BC) the Tigers earned a 15-3 edge in shots the first period, but took only a 1-0 lead about four minutes in. Carone circled the net clockwise to the right-wing dot and fed McLaughlin pinching in from the left point. McLaughlin found the upper left corner from the left circle.

Eleven minutes in, Tiger goalie Katie Billings (11 saves) turned aside BC’s Tatum Vachereau’s shot from the high slot, and late in the period Billings blocked two bids during a power-play scramble.

Billings also made seven of her saves in the second period, as Madison Chagnon, Olivia Maher and Megan Lehoullier all had chances. Her

kick save on Maher with seconds to go in the period was a beauty, and after an earlier kick save Donahue skated through the crease and knocked away the rebound bid.

“Katie Billings was the difference there,” Brush said. “She made a couple of timely saves.”

BC goalie Jenna Blondin also did good work in the second period, stopping Cromis from the slot early in the period, denying Hescock back-to-back mid-period, and kicking away a Cromis tip from Donahue on a late power play.

But the Tigers still added two goals. Three minutes in Boe fed Donahue at the left post, and Blondin

TIGER SENIOR JULIA Carone fights for position during Friday’s game against Burlington/Colchester.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

stopped her. But the rebound squirted across the crease and Hescock backhanded it in.

At 7:32 Carone’s relentless forecheck kept the puck in the zone, and Anderson fed Boe in the slot for a 12-foot one-timer, with Hescock picking up the second assist.

The Tigers’ strong skating and tireless effort paid off in the third with an 10-1 edge in shots and two more goals. At 5:18, Anderson sent the puck up to Boe, and she scored

Boys’ hockey falls in Hoops D-I quarterfinal

SOUTH BURLINGTON — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ hockey team won a first-round Division I playoff game last week before losing a road quarterfinal. The Tigers finished at 12-8-2 and fared better than the other three D-II teams who were bumped up to D-I this winter.

On Wednesday, the Tigers bolted to a 5-0 lead over No. 11 Woodstock before surrendering two third-period goals in a 5-2 win. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the game’s first two minutes on goals from Andrew Gleason, assisted by Brett Viens, and Tyler Giorgio, set up by Devon Kearns and Kolby Farnsworth.

MUHS then put the game out of reach with second-period strikes

from Farnsworth, Henry Hodde and Kam Bartlett. Giorgio assisted Farnsworth and Bartlett, and Jake Peluso assisted Hodde’s goal.

Cullen McCarthy netted both Wasp goals, one with three second left.

Tiger goalie Doug DeLorenzo posted 16 saves, and goalies Jason Drebber and Henry Greene made 15 saves apiece for the 4-16-1 Wasps.

On Saturday, No. 3 Champlain Valley (12-6-3) edged the Tigers, 1-0, at Cairns Arena in South Burlington.

Redhawk Joe Parento notched the game-winner in the second period, and CVU goalie Ty Parker worked a 14-save shutout. DeLorenzo made 33 saves in the Tiger net.

(Continued from Page 20) 10), probably on Tuesday. The teams did not meet this winter.

The 8-12 Commodores look to be the No. 10 seed and will probably travel to meet an unfamiliar foe, No. 7 Fairfax (16-4), in the first round.

TIGERS WIN The Tigers on Thursday edged visiting North Country, 45-43, as Payton Buxton (13 points) sank three three-pointers in the fourth quarter, including the bucket that gave MUHS the lead for good. Keagan Dunbar (20 points) added a key late free throw as the Tigers avenged an earlier loss to the Falcons and finished the season at 13-7.

MUHS also held NCU standout Kylie Wright to 14 points, although

with a wrister from the right-wing circle. At 10:32, Gleason banged home a one-timer from the slot on a power play. Cromis set up the play, with Carone also assisting.

Brush said the Tigers played with energy and confidence.

“The last couple of games we had in the regular season vs. Essex and BFA certainly gave us some confidence,” he said. “We’re playing with a sense of urgency and it showed on the ice.”

she notched 10 rebounds and six steals for the 14-6 Falcons.

The Tigers will enter the D-I playoffs as the No. 9 seed and visit No. 8 Colchester (13-7) in the first round.

MUHS lost two close games to the Lakers this winter.

OTTERS FALL On Friday, host Mill River defeated the OV girls, 56-36, to finish the regular season at 16-4 and lock down the top seed in D-II. Rylee Nichols led MRU with 16 points.

Sophia Markowski scored 10 points for OV, which finished at 7-13. The Otters are expected to be the No. 14 seed and face No. 3 Fair Haven in the first round. OV lost twice to Fair Haven in February, 3022 and 42-25.

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Addison Independent, Monday, March 6, 2017 — PAGE 23

Midd. officials reject call to replace rail bridges

By JOHN FLOWERS bridges, but the potential of crumMIDDLEBURY — The town bling concrete falling upon the tracks of Middlebury has rejected a local has the potential for a catastrophic attorney’s call for immediate derailment which could destroy the replacement of the community’s two town,” Langrock wrote in his letter. deteriorating downtown rail bridges, “My clients believe that the best arguing the state owns the spans and way to resolve the problem would be is already poised to fix them through for the town to immediately replace a four-year, $52 the bridges along million project. the lines suggested On Tuesday, in the enclosed Feb. 28, attorney “(If the railroad Carrara estimate.”

Peter Langrock Langrock’s letter sent a letter to the fails to make comes in wake of Middlebury select- repairs), the the recent discovery board. In the letter of a new, one-foothe asserts that the town’s remedy diameter hole in the Main Street and is to petition the sidewalk portion Merchants Row rail of the Merchants bridges are insuf- Transportation Row rail bridge, ficient, dangerous Board for an next to St. Stephen’s and that the town Church. order compelling Episcopal should begin replacMiddlebury public ing them within “72 the repairs to works crews last hours.” week covered the be made … The Chapter 19, hole with a small section 971 of state statute does not steel plate. Plans statutes give citi- give the town now call for a larger, zens the right to file 20-foot-by-18-foot a “notice of insuf- the right to make steel plate to be ficiency” if they feel repairs on its own placed over the public infrastruclatest hole as well as ture is failing and initiative.” previously patched needs to be quickly — Selectboard Chairman damage on the span. corrected.

Brian Carpenter Work is schedL a n g r o c k uled to begin this included within his Wednesday, March correspondence an 8, and may extend estimate — from Middlebury’s J.P. into Thursday, during which there Carrara & Sons — of $5.2 million for will be no parking on the Village replacing the two spans at their pres- Green side of Merchants Row. ent locations using precast concrete.

Adding to local residents’ Current plans call for the two concerns is that workers recently 97-year-old bridges to be replaced placed a cement block over a new beginning later this year with a hole discovered in the Main Street 360-foot-long concrete tunnel. The rail bridge on Jan. 30. A state work — currently on hold pending inspection of the spans roughly two an environmental assessment of the months ago deemed the bridges safe project site — is expected to take for travel, but the newly discovered parts of four years and will include damage has prompted some selectextensive drainage work and rail board members to publicly quesbed excavation marked by intervals tion whether the Vermont Agency of detours, dust, noise and artificial of Transportation (VTrans) should lighting. deploy some temporary spans to “The situation is dangerous not serve the public in anticipation of only to people having to cross the the $52 million project.

Just saying no

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE STUDENTS stand and turn their backs on guest speaker Charles Murray, seen in the background, during his visit to campus last Thursday. Murray is the controversial author of “The Bell Curve,” which correlates intelligence with race. Students protested his visit and forced a change in venue for his talk.

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But Langrock and his clients don’t believe the town should wait that long. They want the town to take immediate action.

“My clients are acting in good faith, out of concern for safety of the community,” Langrock’s letter concludes. “We expect the selectboard has the same views and we would be willing to work with the board as a whole to reach a solution to this very dangerous situation.”

Langrock was out of town and unavailable for comment as the Addison Independent went to press on Friday. His letter did not spell out what — if any — legal action he might take on behalf of his clients if the requested, expedited bridge project does not proceed.

“It is my opinion that the town, within 72 hours, must either deny the allegations in the notice or commence working repairing the highway or bridge,” the letter states.

The town has chosen the former option.

In his March 1 letter of response, selectboard Chairman Brian Carpenter states the bridges and their upkeep are the railroad’s responsibility. He added if the railroad fails to make repairs, “the town’s remedy is to petition the (Vermont) Transportation Board for an order compelling the repairs to be made … The statute does not give the town the right to make repairs on its own initiative.

“In sum, Vermont law allocates responsibility for repairing the Main Street and Merchants Row bridges to the owner of the railroad, which is in this case the state of Vermont,” the letter continues. “Because the town has neither the obligation or the right to repair or replace the bridges on its own, (the state statute in question) does not apply, and the town must decline to take the

action requested in the notice of insufficiency.”

Vermont Assistant Attorney General John K. Dunleavy also weighed in on the Langrock letter.

Dunleavy, in a March 1 letter to Langrock, said a longstanding lease between the state and Vermont Railway “allocates responsibility for bridges carrying public highways (both state and town) over the railroad to the state.”

In concluding, Dunleavy noted VTrans, Middlebury and Vermont Railway are “already cooperating to advance a federal-aid project to replace the existing gradeseparation structures. Meanwhile, VTrans has accelerated its inspection schedule of the existing bridges and is prepared to deploy temporary bridges on short notice should circumstances warrant.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Beloved Seuss characters come to life in MUHS senior musical MIDDLEBURY — Strange and whimsical characters created by Dr. Seuss will come to life on stage in Middlebury this weekend as the Middlebury Union High School Class of 2017 present “Seussical the Musical.”

This musical adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ classic stories melds plots from favorite childhood books like “Horton Hears a Who” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” — which intertwine and unfold like some kind of endlessly permuting

zany dream sequence — and weaves in long-beloved characters like the Grinch, the Cat, Yertle the Turtle and Gertrude McFuzz.

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Otter Valley to stage 5 one-acts BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School’s award winning Walking Stick Theatre will present a collection of one-act performances on Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11, at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, March 12, at 2:30 p.m.

Students are directing four of the five short plays to be performed.

“Governing Alice” by C. Denby Swanson is a modern adaptation of the Greek classic Antigone. The story focuses on a rebellious high school student named Alice, whose older brother, the class valedictorian, is shot while robbing a convenience store. Facing an unyielding principal, Alice must find a way to honor her brother and come to grips with his bad behavior, all while accompanied by a bookish Greek Chorus.

Audiences will get a chance to laugh when students present “Thirteen Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview.” When two college recruiters at a prestigious university

need to fill one last spot to keep their jobs, 13 eccentric, dimwitted and nutty high school seniors are eager to come in for an interview and hilarious chaos ensues.

In the drama “Shadows of Antiquity,” Madame Carlotta is the custodian of a shop in which each of the items on sale has a gruesome story attached to it. A young couple sheltering from a severe storm find refuge in the shop and are enthralled as Madame Carlotta’s tales come to life, little knowing that they will be the subject of the next tale.

In “A Mystery Tour,” a flower arranging society holds its annual mystery tour at Blockley Castle, just like every other year. But this year there’s an escaped elephant, a missing kleptomaniac, the discovery of a mistress and the most tragic secret yet. Audiences will love this dramedy.

Jeff Hull, director of the Walking Stick Theatre, will lead students in the play “Peter/Wendy.” In this lyr-

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ical, atmospheric interpretation of Peter Pan, Jeremy Bloom strips the familiar story down to its emotional essence. Peter lures Wendy away from her nursery to the magical world of Neverland, where she joins his adventures with Tinker Bell, Tiger Lily and the menacing Captain Hook. An inventive adaptation that pays homage to the darker themes of J. M. Barrie’s original, “Peter/ Wendy” will mesmerize audiences of all ages. This performance also includes original music by an OV student, which is performed by a quartet.

Performances will be held in the high school theater and tickets will cost $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors.

Otter Valley Union High School’s thespians have been praised for their work. Their one act performance of “Inevitable” won top honors at the state festival and went on to be performed at the New England one-act competition in Connecticut.

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ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Fri‑ days, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd).

A great place to meet with your peers who are in recov‑ ery. Bring a friend in recovery.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRANDON MEETINGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 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 ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS MONDAY: 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.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS T H U R S D AY: B i g B o o k Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

Speaker Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green).

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NEW HAVEN MEETINGS: Monday, Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at the Congre‑ gational Church, New Haven Village Green.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Dis‑ cussion 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.

Cards of Thanks THANK YOU ST. JUDE and Holy Father for prayers an‑ swered. MA. THE FAMILY OF GLADYS ORVIS wishes to express our sincerest appreciation for the thoughtfulness and love presented to us during the recent passing of our mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

Thank you to all for the acts of kindness shown to us during this difficult time. A special thank you to the staff at Ad‑ dison County Home Health and Hospice and Helen Porter Health and Rehabilitation Cen‑ ter for the great care provided to Gladys in her final years.

God Bless you all.

AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anonymous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday evenings.

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AL‑ANON: FOR FAMILIES and friends affected by some‑ one’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems.

Newcomers welcome. Confi‑ dential. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRISTOL MEETINGS: Sun‑ day, Discussion Meeting 4:00‑5:00 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Meeting, 6:00‑7:00 PM. All held at the Howden Hall, 19 West Street.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS FRIDAY: Discussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Middlebury 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 ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Method‑ ist 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 ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meet‑ ings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleas‑ ant Street. Discussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Mon‑ day, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd.

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Living Well Residence is looking for volunteers who are interested in leading any type of activity, and they can also help think of ideas if you’re not sure of what you’d like to do! Some examples of what people have done in the past include leading trivia, reading to folks, a craft activity, sharing a collection or pictures of a vacation, and more. Volunteers can lead an activity on a weekly basis, every other week, once a month, or just once! We are very flexible when it comes to your schedule and availability. Interested volunteers can contact our office at 802-388-7189 or visit the Volunteer Center at http://unitedwayaddisoncounty.galaxydigital.com/need/ detail/?need_id=239275

United Way of Addison County is seeking a (or several) volunteer coordinator(s) for their annual Stuff the Bus back to school donation drive event. The ideal candidate(s) are highly efficient, organized, and thorough. Event planning experience is a plus but not a requirement, this would be a great project for higher level high school student/students. Interested candidates can call our office at 802-388-7189 or visit our Volunteer Center at http://unitedwayaddisoncounty.galaxydigital.com/need/ detail/?need_id=240149

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ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednes‑ day at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confi‑ dential, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

Babysitting available.

MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 5:30‑7:00 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 understanding of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s jour‑ ney. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions.

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NA MEETINGS MIDDLEBURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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

ACORN PAINTING IS LOOKING to hire a few qualified painters. Must have experi‑ ence with interior and exterior finishes, product knowledge, tools, valid drivers license and transportation. A good attitude, strong work ethic and refined skills earns top pay. Serious applicants only. For appoint‑ ment call 802‑453‑5611.

NEW SUPPORT GROUP ‑ Grief Anonymous Meeting every Thursday @ 6:30 pm at Grace Baptist Church 52 Merchants Row, Middelbury, Vt. First Meeting Thursday, December 1st, 2016 OA (OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ days at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT. OPIATE OVERDOSE RESCUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required.

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

PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at the Mountain Health Center in Bristol. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkin‑ soninfo@uvmhealth.org.

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PROFESSIONAL PAINTING; interior/exterior, residential/ commercial, pressure wash‑ ing. 20 years’ experience.

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COMMUNITY BASED /HOME INTERVENTIONIST Looking for a caring, compassionate adult, experienced with kids, to spend a couple of after‑ noons a week with a 7 year old boy in the Bristol/Lincoln area, to have fun and work on social skills. To apply, send resume and cover letter to apply@csac‑vt.org or apply online at www.csac‑vt.org.

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COMMUNITY BASED/HOME INTERVENTIONIST looking for a caring, compassionate adult, experienced with kids to spend a couple of afternoons a week with an 8 year old girl in the Middlebury area.

Looking to help her have fun and build self‑esteem and social skills. To apply, send resume and cover letter to apply@csac‑vt.org or apply online at www.csac‑vt.org.

A L L A R O U N D FA R M HAND 802‑233‑1249 or 802‑233‑3849 BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.

I M M E D I AT E O P E N I N G FOR part time housekeeper to clean and maintain our award winning restaurant and inn. 4‑5 days, 20‑26 hours per week, including weekends.

Enthusiastic team player with an eye for detail. Great pay and benefits. Send re‑ sume or letter of interest to: info@baldwincreek.com or call 802‑453‑2432 for inter‑ view.

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SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS MEETING of Alcoholics Anon‑ ymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Fri‑ day, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church., Middlebury, VT.

Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, tap‑ ing, skim coat plastering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

PARTY RENTALS; CHINA, flatware, glassware, linens. Delivery available.

802‑388‑4831.

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P.O. Box 646 • Middlebury, Vermont 05753 • 802.388-3171 Join the Parent/Child Center Team We are seeking a social worker to work with low-income families. Strong candidates must have knowledge of child and adolescent development, family systems, mental health issues, excellent communication skills, and strength in building relationships. Flexibility and collaboration is a must. This is a position with generous benefits, total hours negotiable. A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field is a must. MSW preferred.

Contact Info: Please contact Donna Bailey at dbailey@addisoncountypcc.org or Sue Bloomer at sbloomer@addisoncountypcc.org . Deadline for applicants is March 17, 2017.

Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. is seeking Experienced Carpenters for a long-term opportunity with a high quality, people oriented general contractor. Candidates should have experience in commercial and residential rough and finish carpentry and all types of roofing. Applicants should be able to lift 50-75lbs and should have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, written or oral instructions. Applicants should have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Some travel within Vermont or New Hampshire will be required.

This is a full time position with competitive pay; benefits after six months of full time employment. Qualified candidates should submit an application or resume and references to: Amanda Locke Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. 191 Alta Woods, Brandon, VT 05733 or email to alocke@naylorbreen.com Job applications are available on our website, www.naylorbreen.com or by calling 802-247-6527.

Naylor & Breen Builders, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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KAYHART BROTHERS IN ADDISON has an opening for outside crops, equipment and mechanic position. Experience preferred. Full time. Competi‑ tive pay, health insurance and IRA. References and valid divers license required. Call Tim at 802‑349‑6676.

MIDDLEBURY PT FLORAL MERCHANDISER. Morning availability, Tue., Fri., & Sun. with additional hours required for holidays. Please contact Cindy at: 518‑410‑4028.

FIRST SEASON GREEN‑ HOUSES is now accepting applications for greenhouse workers. Work is seasonal.

March‑May or June. Can be full or part time. Knowledge of plants helpful but not manda‑ tory. Also, looking for a jack of all trades person who is familiar with propane heaters. Profit sharing and discount on plant purchases included. Contact Bill Spencer at 802‑475‑2588 to schedule an appointment. Best time to call is 5‑6 pm.

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COMMUNITY INTEGRATION SPECIALIST provide 1:1 men‑ toring to individuals with devel‑ opmental disabilities in goal‑ori‑ ented community activities.

Help them access community resources, make friends, learn new life/social skills, and ex‑ press their creativity. You will be supporting diverse needs and interest. Seeking a candidate with patience, good judgment, flexibility and excellent bound‑ ary setting skills. Experience in behavioral support strongly desired. Good driving record, use of personal vehicle and GED required. M‑F with com‑ prehensive benefit package. To apply, visit www.csac‑vt.org, or respond to CSAC HR, 89 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

802‑388‑6751, ext. 425.

MARY’S AT BALDWIN CREEK in Bristol, is seek‑ ing individuals for front of the house positions, both server and bartender. Fine dining experience serving the best of local food is preferred, but we are happy to train a posi‑ tive, hardworking passionate server. Bartenders should have solid foundation in craft cock‑ tails. Send your resume with a cover letter indicating why you feel you would be a great addition to our crew. Email: info@innatbaldwincreek.com.

802‑453‑2432.

SEEKING A RETAIL/ADMIS‑ SIONS ASSOCIATE for the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to work 3 days a week (Friday‑Sunday) from mid April to mid October, with some flexibility to work other times.The museum is located at 4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Ver‑ gennes. For more informa‑ tion go to LCMM.org or email percival@madriver.com.

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Please send resume and 3 references to:

Rainbow Pediatrics Attn: Lisa Ryan 44 Collins Drive, Suite 202 Middlebury, VT 05753 OR Email them to: lisaryan@sover.net

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TOWN OF NEW HAVEN ROAD COMMISSIONER

Part Time (possibility of becoming full time) Working Road Commissioner This person will be charged with overseeing the construction and maintenance of the town highways on behalf of the Selectboard.

The position is compensated at a rate commensurate with experience.

The Road Commissioner should have the following critical skills and qualifications: • Have working knowledge of road construction and maintenance, culvert installation, operation of construction equipment, experience plowing snow etc.; • Possess at least a high school diploma or GED; and, • Commercial Driver’s License, with proper endorsements is a plus.

For further information, please contact the New Haven Town Clerk’s office, Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 453-3516, or contact Kathy Barrett at 453-4232.

Application form and job description can also be found at www.newhavenvt.com.

Applications with 3 references to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on March 21, 2017 to Town of New Haven, 78 North Street, New Haven VT 05472.

Candidates must be available weekends, evenings, overnights 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 or e-mail your resumé to Karrie.LaMere@Courtyard.com. Please, no phone inquiries.

MIDDLEBURY NATURAL FOODS CO‑OP seeking as‑ sistant manager of produce department. Ideal candidate has leadership experience and supervisory skills and enjoys working in a fast paced team oriented environment. Excellent communication and customer service skills desired. Must be able to lift 60 lbs repeatedly.

Evenings and weekends re‑ quired. Full time with excellent benefits. To apply, complete application (available in our store or at middlebury.coop) and send it with a letter of in‑ terest to: Middlebury Natural Foods Co‑op, 1 Washington St., Middlebury, VT 05753.

YEAR ROUND WAITSTAFF needed for busy family restau‑ rant. Apply in person to Rosie’s Restaurant, Rte 7 South, Mid‑ dlebury.

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SEEKING PHYSICAL THERA‑ PIST part to full time for a busy outpatient setting in Addison County. Looking for motivated team player with strong manual skills, evidence based treat‑ ment to develop individual‑ ized treatment plans to meet patient’s functional goals. New graduate considered. Salary and benefit information on re‑ quest. Please send resume and cover letter to diane@ bptvt.com.

SUMMER TEACHERS‑EARLY CHILDHOOD Summer teach‑ ing positions open at Middle‑ bury early childhood program.

Work with a team on overall classroom management, indoor and outdoor play and activities.

Experience with children is re‑ quired. Send resume and three references to: Mary Johnson Children’s Center, 81 Water Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, office@mjccvt.org, EOE.

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CEDAR POSTS for sale. 8 foot‑ ers, no points. 802‑388‑4831.

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Public Notices Index NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF WALTHAM DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

The Waltham Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 6:30 PM in the Town Clerks Office to hear an application by David & Kevin Kayhart, dba as Kayhart Farms, Inc. for a final plat plan approval for a two (2) lot subdivision.

This property is located on the west side of Maple Street in Waltham.

All interested persons may appear and be heard. Application #17-001 is available for viewing in the Town Clerks office during the business hours of 9AM to 3 PM on Tuesdays and Fridays. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Terrance Evarts, DRB chairperson 3/6

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MIDDLEBURY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Middlebury Cemetery Association will be held at the offices of Langrock, Sperry and Wool, 111 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT on Tuesday, 2/27 March 14, 2017 at 5p.m.

VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Hearing Officer of the Vermont Public Service Board will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 7:00 P.M., to gather public input regarding Case number 8791 – Investigation pursuant to 30 V.S.A. sections 30 and 209 regarding the alleged taking of harsh sunflower plants by Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. in Monkton, Vermont Hearing location: The public hearing will be conducted at the Town of Bristol’s Holley Hall located at 1 South Street, Bristol, Vermont.

Prior to the 7:00 P.M. public hearing the Vermont Department of Public Service will host an information session at 6:00 P.M. to describe the incident and the separate ANR investigation into this matter that has already concluded.

The hearing site is handicapped accessible. Please contact the Clerk of the Board if you require accommodation (802-828-2358).

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School boards (Continued from Page 1) boards will stop meeting by the school boards. end of June. They’ll spend the next In short, residents in the ACSD four months tending to such things towns of Bridport, Cornwall, as student discipline, employee M i d d l e b u r y, complaints, and a Ripton, Salisbury, final audit. After Shoreham and that, the boards will Weybridge will be remain constituted asked to support until Dec. 31, candidates running in case they are for the last 10 needed to tie up any months in the legal loose ends. history of their “There is the local elementary sense of the end of school boards, an era,” said Ripton along with the Elementary School UD-3 school board board member that has governed Bryan Alexander.

Middlebury Union While he has middle and high every confidence schools. the ACSD board Come July 1, will represent the newly unified R i p t o n ’ s ACSD board will educational officially assume interests, Alexander all functions “The ID-4 board has and his counterparts now the duty of been chaired by a on other local the local boards. woman for at least panels said it will This transition in seem strange to no school governance three-and-a-half longer be meeting is spelled out in decades … I think monthly at the Vermont’s Act 46, the ID-4 board has town’s elementary which has been played this important school to deal with embraced by all role for women’s education matters Addison County at the grassroots leadership in our communities level. except Orwell community.”

“I’ll miss that,” — Ruth Hardy he said. at this point — and Orwell is Alexander hopes considering the measure again on Ripton residents will remain just as Tuesday. vocal and invested in their school Based on advice from legal through the unified board. counsel, the local Addison Central “I have a persistent concern this

shift … could reduce the amount of local input, control and involvement in the school,” Alexander said. “I have a lot of confidence in the new ACSD board and have hopes for them, but (local involvement) is a long-term concern.”

Alexander and other local school board members shared their thoughts as they prepare to become the last in a long line of school directors in their communities. Consolidation is the watchword these days in Vermont public schools, in the interest of efficiency and in light of declining enrollment.

Sixty years ago, the conversation in Vermont was about closing multiple one-room schoolhouses in each community in favor of single, central elementary school in each town.

Now, with Act 46, it’s about merging education governance to encourage shared resources and global budgeting in an effort to contain rising school costs.

Needless to say, the final 10-month, lame-duck terms on the local boards have not drawn much interest among candidates. For example, all three positions up for grabs on the UD-3 board have no takers. Folks just aren’t keen on signing up for a post that will offer little more than a historical footnote.

Peter Conlon, chairman of the UD-3 board, said the panel’s only possible actions before June 30 will revolve around student discipline, school property issues and laborrelated inquiries.

Conlon also chairs the unified

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, March 7 Through the night: Public Affairs 9:30 a.m. Las Promesas De Dios 10 a.m. Selectboard 2/27/17 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 7:55 p.m. Town Meeting 11 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board Wednesday, March 8 Through the night: Public Affairs 6:10 a.m. Legislative Breakfst 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 10 a.m. Town Meeting 3:40 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 5 p.m. Lifelines 5:30 p.m. Las Promesas De Dios 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:20 p.m. Selectboard 2/27/17 9 p.m. Public Forum – Fracked Gas Pipeline Thursday, March 9 5 a.m. Public Forum – Fracked Gas Pipeline 8 a.m. Congregational Church Service 9:30 a.m. Lifelines 10 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 12 p.m. Selectboard 2/27/17, Public Affairs 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Development Review Board 9 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board Friday, March 10 5 a.m. Green Mountain Care Board 10 a.m. Town Meeting 3:30 p.m. Las Promesas De Dios 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Legislative Breakfast, Public Affairs

10 p.m. Lifelines 10:30 p.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace Saturday, March 11 5 a.m. Development Review Board 9:30 a.m. Eckankar 10 a.m. Town Meeting 2:30 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Las Promesas De Dios 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:20 p.m. Selectboard 2/27 17 9 p.m. Public Forum – Fracked Gas Pipeline Sunday, March 12 5:30 a.m. Islam in America Today 7 a.m. Las Promesas De Dios 7:30 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 9:30 a.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 12:30 p.m. Public Forum – Fracked Gas Pipeline 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 8:30 p.m. Eckankar 9 p.m. Town Meeting Monday, March 13 5 a.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace 6 a.m. Green Care Board, Public Affairs 10 a.m. Selectboard 2/27/17, Public Affairs 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Town Meeting MCTV Channel 16 Tuesday, March 7 7 a.m. Hannaford Career Center Annual Meeting (PAHCC) 10:31 a.m. Chronique Francophone 11:04 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 11:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence (9/2013)

ACSD board — which he believes ACSD board.

Hardy, also a member of the is the wave of the future.

“While this change is bittersweet ACSD board, continues to believe as it marks the end of the local that school governance unification is school budget meeting, it is ushering the right move for Middlebury-area schools. But she in an era when we think of our school acknowledged she kids as part of a will feel a sense of bigger learning loss when the ID-4 community, just as board sunsets. we do for our older “There’s kind students,” he said. of a bittersweet “It has also created feeling,” Hardy a much more nimble said. “We know school governance this should happen system that makes and it’s a good improvement and thing … but it’s innovation easier also sad.” and faster.”

She noted END AFTER 151 the ID-4 board YEARS has provided an Ruth Hardy chairs important vehicle Middlebury’s Mary for women to make Hogan Elementary inroads in local School board, also elected positions. known as the ID-4 “It’s been a board. Middlebury “While this change source of civic has had a local is bittersweet … it is leadership for school board for 151 ushering in an era women in our years, according to o m m u n i t y, ” when we think of our cHardy Hardy. The board said. “The — which once made school kids as part ID-4 board has pivotal budget, of a bigger learning been chaired by a programming and community, just as woman for at least personnel decisions we do for our older three-and-a-half — is now meeting students.” decades. Our other every other month boards in town — — Peter Conlon with less rigorous the UD-3 board duties. and the selectboard Recent meetings have included — I don’t know if they have ever staff presentations on current had a female chair. I think the ID-4 school programs, along with talks board has played this important about the transition to the unified (See Tradition, Page 31)

MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY TELEVISION: P.O. Box 785, Middlebury, Vt. 05753

Please see the MCTV website, www.middleburycommunitytv.org, for changes in the schedule; MCTV events, classes and news; and to view many programs online. Submit listings to the above address, or call 388-3062.

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UD#3 Annual Meeting 2/28/17 (approx. 10 min.)

2 p.m. ACSD Annual Meeting 2/28/17 (approx. 10 min.)

2:15 p.m. ACSD Proposed Budget – Discussion (approx. 1 hour) Wednesday, March 8 7:10 a.m. Yoga Sequence 7:30 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness and Wellness 8 a.m. The Story Matters 9 a.m. ACSD Board 2/28/17 9:49 a.m. UD#3 Annual Meeting 2/28/17 10 a.m. ACSD Annual Meeting 2/28/17 10:15 a.m. ACSD Proposed Budget - Discussion 12 p.m. Chronique Francophone 12:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange 5:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6 p.m. The Story Matters 7 p.m. School Boards Thursday, March 9 5 a.m. Otter Creek Audubon Society 6:40 a.m. Yoga - Mindfulness & Wellness 7 a.m. Chronique Francophone 7:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence 8 a.m. The Story Matters 12 p.m. School Boards 4 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 4:30 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon 6 p.m. First Wednesday 8 p.m. PAHCC Board, ACSD Boards Friday, March 10 5:30 a.m. The Story Matters 6:02 a.m. Yoga Sequence 6:30 a.m. Yoga - Mindfulness & Wellness 8 a.m. Chronique Francophone 10 a.m. PAHCC Board

1 p.m. ACSD and other School Board Meetings 5:30 p.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 5:50 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon 8 p.m. Chronique Francophone 9 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Saturday, March 11 5:58 a.m. The Story Matters 6:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence (2013) 7 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 7:30 a.m. STEAM 7:45 a.m. ACSD and other School Board Meetings 12 p.m. Project Independence 12:30 p.m. PAHCC Board 6 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6:30 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon 8 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 Sunday, March 12 6:50 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 7:07 a.m. Yoga Sequence 7:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 10:30 a.m. STEAM 10:45 a.m. ACSD and other School Board Meetings 4:58 p.m. The Story Matters 5:32 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6 p.m. Otter Creek Audubon Monday, March 13 5:30 a.m. STEAM, Tiger TV 6 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 6:30 a.m. PAHCC Board 9 a.m. Chronique Francophone 9:30 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 9:58 a.m. The Story Matters 10:31 a.m. Tiger TV 1:30 p.m. The Story Matters 2:01 p.m. ACSD and other School Board Meetings 6 p.m. The Story Matters 7 p.m. Tiger TV 7:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange

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Tradition (Continued from Page 30) “We meet, and sometimes we role for women’s leadership in our don’t have a lot of business, but we community. I see myself as part of enjoy each others’ company and that tradition, and I feel honored to educational conversations that we think about the women who came have,” Buck said. “That something before me.”

I have always held dear and I will The ID-4 board was scheduled miss come December when our to hold its final annual meeting on board stops meeting.”

Sunday, March 5, at which members CORNWALL BOARD planned to thank area residents who Sarah Kemp chairs Cornwall’s made substantial contributions to the Bingham Memorial School Mary Hogan School over the years. board. She and her colleagues Carol Ford has been a Ripton are completing various projects school director since they started, knowing 1985. There were times their timeline is short. she thought about “There is the But Kemp is confident stepping down, but sense of the Cornwall’s educational community members end of an interests will be well kept urging her to extend era.” represented by the ACSD her stay. board.

— Bryan “Quite honestly, I love “I think this is a Alexander the Ripton school,” Ford huge step, but I believe said. “Staying on has because of the people we been an easy decision.” have elected to put in place, it will be Now that decision is out of her positive,” Kemp said. hands — and she’s fine with that.

“It will be hard in some ways Ford said she has faith in the ACSD for people to get used to not being board and administration to represent so closely connected in the way we the best interest of Ripton students. have been connected, but I also think Ford also hopes the ACSD board a lot has been put in motion so we will reach out to Ripton citizens. can be connected in other ways,” “It’s important for the ACSD Kemp said, citing the parent-teacher board to get community input so organizations as an example. they are not operating in a vacuum” “I think there is definitely a sense she said. of this chapter coming to a close, Suzanne Buck is vice chairwoman but we also have some big things to of the Bridport Central School finish up,” Kemp said. “There have board, and is also her community’s been things to keep us busy.” representative on the ACSD board.

No elected board members in She and her colleagues are committed Addison Central will be more to phasing out the Bridport school affected by school governance board and helping local residents consolidation than Lorraine Morse understand how their school will be of Middlebury. The breadth of managed by the ACSD panel. her public service during the past

decade is mind-boggling. She serves simultaneously on the ID-4, UD-3, Addison Central SU and Patricia Hannaford Career Center boards.

Oh, and by the way, she also serves on the new ACSD board.

Morse will have some additional free nights, as her ID-4, UD-3 and ACSU board commitments will soon end.

“I think it is bittersweet, especially for the people who have been on these boards for a while,” Morse said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-424-8590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500.

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