Sweet chords
OV advances
A master bagpiper and friends will play Irish & folk dances in Middlebury. See Arts + Leisure.
The Otter boys got past VUHS on Tuesday, but MUHS and Mt. Abe lose bids. See Page 1B.
Spotlight Two Lincoln residents will be honored for nurturing Five-Town arts and artists. See Page 4B.
ADDISON COUNTY
Vol. 72 No. 10
INDEPENDENT Middlebury, Vermont
Thursday, March 8, 2018 42 Pages
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Voters reject Mount Abe bond; new approaches sought $29.5M plan falls by wide margin, yet some express optimism
By CHRISTOPHER ROSS ADDISON COUNTY — After voters in the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union on Tuesday defeated a $29.5 million bond for the renovation of Mount Abraham Middle/High School, 1,785–1,196, the pressing question is, “What now?” The bond’s defeat for the third time most likely delays any
All school budgets in county get voter OK
construction until at least 2020, pending the ability of the 5-town community to agree on a building project, vote for a bond and start the design phase. Proponents of the recently defeated bond noted that the renovation plan, if passed, would have initiated an 11-month design phase before breaking ground on the project in 2019. Proponents had
also noted that inflation added about $1.5 million annually to a bond of that size, according to the Mount Abe Renovation Committee. “It is sad for the students and staff,” said ANeSU board chair Dawn Griswold. “The Mount Abraham Board saw this as the time to move forward with the proposed project, and we were hoping for a successful vote. It’s not
the result we wanted, almost unchanged each but the community has “It’s not the time a vote was held. result we spoken.” Though she was Voters had initially wanted, but the disappointed, Griswold defeated the a $32 community has said she was grateful for million bond in 2014 by spoken.” those who championed a vote of 3,328-1,239; the project. “I would — Dawn Griswold, then defeated a $36.5 like to thank the school board chair million bond this past Renovation Committee November, 1,261-1,168 and Communication in a special election that drew Committee for working so a small turnout. The number of incredibly hard on the bond project. supporters of the three bonds was The Mount Abraham board is
grateful for your dedication, time and the hard work the members put into this proposal.” So what’s next? Superintendent Patrick Reen said future school improvement plans will ultimately fall to the newly formed Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) board. The ANeSU’s transition to the MAUSD will be complete on July 1. “The assumption is that there will (See Mt. Abe bond, Page 10A)
Town Meeting 2018
Career center also earns spending nod By JOHN FLOWERS ADDISON COUNTY — Reflecting a statewide trend that saw the vast majority of school budgets pass in Town Meeting votes, all four of the proposed Pre-K-12 budgets that will serve Addison County students during the 2018-2019 school year passed comfortably through Australian ballot voting on Tuesday. Statewide, 96 percent of school budgets were approved on Town Meeting Day with 135 budgets approved and only five — Alburgh, Cabot, Fletcher, Green Mountain Unified and North Hero — defeated. (Two school budgets were still being counted at press time, and 20 others will vote on their budgets at a later time.) This is the first year that all three of the Addison County’s newly consolidated school districts (plus Brandon’s OVUU) proposed single, Pre-K-12 budgets to their respective voters. Here’s how they fared on Town Meeting Day: • The Addison Central School District (ACSD) spending plan of $36,762,479 passed, 1,674-523. • The Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) budget of $28,343,828 won approval, 1,7341,231. (See School budgets, Page 10A)
By the way Get ready to do some real grumbling when the alarm clock sounds on Sunday morning. The h a n d s of the clock officially “spring” forward at 2 a.m. this Sunday marking the beginning of daylight savings time. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency is reminding farmers about upcoming sales closing dates for crop insurance coverage. Sales closing dates vary by crop, state, (See By the way, Page 16A)
Index Obituaries........................... 6A-7A Classifieds.......................... 5B-9B Service Directory............... 6B-7B Entertainment.........Arts + Leisure Community Calendar......... 8A-9A Arts Calendar.........Arts + Leisure Sports................................. 1B-3B
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE county gathered for town meetings Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Jeff Fortin, above right, stood to ask a question in Monkton Saturday morning; seven-month-old Graham Wilbur, top left, paid more attention to family friend Kori Mitchell than to the Orwell town meeting Tuesday morning; and Orwell Town Moderator Michael Audet, above left, listened to a comment from Peter Young Tuesday morning. Read wrap-ups from town meetings in all 23 Addison County towns and Brandon on Pages 11A-16A. Independent photos/Trent Campbell
Surprise! Rep. Sharpe Three win seats on Ilsley board won’t run for re-election Khan, Fuentes-George picked for Middlebury selectboard
By JOHN FLOWERS and CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — Longtime state Rep. Dave Sharpe, D-Bristol, and chairman of the House Education Committee, announced at his hometown annual gathering Monday night that he won’t seek re-election to another term representing the Addison-4 Vermont House of Representatives district. Sharpe, a former Bristol selectman, was first elected to the House in 2002. He has won re-election every two years since then. He spent the bulk of his legislative tenure on the House Ways & Means Committee
before being named leader of House Education in 2015. As chairman of House Education, Sharpe, 71, has helped shepherd bills aimed at improving school quality and containing education spending. He was a champion of Act 46, a law that promoted consolidating education governance and budgeting within the state’s individual school supervisory unions. Sharpe was very brief in delivering his statement about his political future to his constituents on Monday evening: “I’ve been honored to serve (See Sharpe, Page 16A)
By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury voters at their town meeting Monday night approved all money items on their warning and in Australian balloting the next day decided some hotly contested races for their selectboard and the Ilsley Library Board of Trustees. Incumbent Farhad Khan and political newcomer Lindsey Fuentes-George prevailed in a three-person race for two spots on the Middlebury selectboard. Khan drew the most votes, with 949. Fuentes-George finished second,
with 784 votes. Former Selectman Gary Baker finished out of the running with 399 tallies. “I want to thank the townspeople for electing me,” a grateful Khan said of his victory on Tuesday evening. “I look forward to working with new member Lindsey Fuentes-George. It’s going to be exciting, and I hope we get some work done.” Fuentes-George was ecstatic to earn a spot on the board in her first try. “I have been overwhelmed by the incredible support offered to me by
so many people in our community,” she said, through an emailed response. “We have such a special town, filled with people who freely offer their time to make it better. I feel so grateful to everyone who helped me as I navigated this new endeavor, and hope to work very hard for Middlebury. This has been heartening and humbling ... I look forward to getting to work.” Meanwhile, Amy Mincher, John Freidin and Alice Eckles emerged as the winners from among seven candidates seeking election to the (See Middlebury, Page 16A)
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Democracy in action
MORE THAN 100 residents occupy seats in the Mary Hogan Elementary School gym as Middlebury selectboard member Heather Seeley speaks from the podium during Middlebury Town Meeting on Monday evening.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Upgrades coming to Brandon street to get million-dollar makeover Panton’s town hall
Work OK’d after debate, many votes
By ANDY KIRKALDY said Moderator Doug Dows at PANTON — With a backhoe one point. humming away in the background “Fireworks,” said another and after a series of contested observer about a meeting that saw votes and lively discussions, Dows advise former selectboard about 30 residents at Panton’s chairman John Viskup not to Town Meeting on Tuesday morn- “cross the line” and get personal ing backed several measures to in criticizing the current board for improve and restore failing to show, in ViPanton Town Hall, skup’s view, sufficient which sat about a mile- “Democracy support for town hall and-a-half west of their can be renovations. meeting place, Panton’s messy.” One shortcoming town garage. — Moderator Viskup alleged was Next year Panton Doug Dows the selectboard’s deciTown Meeting can sion not to include the return to Panton Town kitchen in a warned Hall, but on Tuesday residents sat article. That could have been in folding chairs on the garage’s done, he said, by adding a holding concrete floor because of one of tank to accommodate kitchen the projects that town hall needs wastewater, a measure he said he was approved only that morning had confirmed as possible with — a functional handicap ramp to state officials. the building’s upstairs meeting “This is a one-time opportunispace, and handicap-accessible ty,” Viskup said. “Unfortunately bathrooms. it’s been hijacked by the current But even that article drew administration.” debate on Tuesday because Selectboard member Teresa supporters of more extensive Smith said board members did not renovations to town hall amended have enough information to evalit — only after a vote on whether uate the “impact of a dishwasher the amendment was legal — to and sink” on town hall’s limited include kitchen renovations. septic system in time to warn a “Democracy can be messy,” (See Panton, Page 3A)
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — A plan to fix pothole-laden main street in Brandon moved forward on Town Meeting Day when town residents OK’d a funding of a renovation plan. The $1.4 million bond question to pay for infrastructure improvements to Park Street passed overwhelmingly, 488-123. Much of Monday night’s town meeting discussion at the Brandon Town Hall centered on the details of the proposed plan. The project, as outlined by Selectman Devon Fuller and Aldrich & Elliot Engineer Jason Booth, would update the water, stormwater runoff, and wastewater systems under the road, in keeping with the state’s push to decrease pollutants running into Lake Champlain. The Park Street plan includes bioswales, vegetated areas spread along the sides of Park Street that would catch rainwater. The plantings in the swales would filter out phosphorus,
the chief pollutant, as the stormwater “The intent is to be a continuation gradually runs into the underground of where Segment 6 ends and Park stormwater catch basins. Street begins,” he said. “The intent of Booth Fuller and for it to be aesthetically Booth said the plants in “I’m really pleasing.” the swales will be water Faith Claessens plants and salt-resistant. impressed with asked Town Manger The project is set to the professional Dave Atherton if begin in early 2018 and development anything is going to be end by winter 2018. The and the done about Park Street whole road, which has conversation between now and when been deteriorating for the work begins, as we’re having years, will be leveled winter has taken a toll and graded once the tonight.” and there are potholes — Robert Black everywhere. infrastructure projects are completed. A coat “We are talking about of paving will be put down, and in that right now,” Atherton said. “It’s 2020 when the Vermont Agency of gotten so bad and we know we can’t Transportation re-paves Route 73 go through next winter the way it is.” over Brandon Gap, they will come Mary Lou Webster asked if the down Park Street and do the final original marble curbing along Park paving. Street would be salvaged and reused. At Monday’s town meeting, Booth Booth said they would try to save explained that the project will tie into what they could, but noted that a lot the Segment 6 upgrade of Route 7 of it is crushed and/or broken. that began last summer. “We would follow the Segment
6 design, which is granite,” he said, “but if Historic Preservation says we have to preserve the historic character and put in marble, that’s what we will do. We can try and preserve the marble that’s there now, but a lot of it is in pretty bad shape.” Brandon architect Robert Black commended the plan, suggesting that the town use it to promote Brandon, perhaps with a webcam and other marketing tools. “This is a really powerful and important project for the town,” he said, “and I’m really impressed with the professional development and the conversation we’re having tonight.” With the positive bond vote, the town will now apply for grants to fund as much of the Park Street project as possible, likely bringing the total cost well below the estimated $1.4 million. The end cost will be raised through water and sewer rate increases in concert with Brandon Fire District No. 1.
VT Ski + Ride magazine earns regional recognition MIDDLEBURY — Vermont Ski Best Cover and for Headline Writ+ Ride Magazine was named one of ing. Photographer Peter Cirilli’s the top three specialty publications shot of a skier launching through in New England at the New England the woods was named Best Sports Newspaper and Press Association’s Photo and Jeff Curtes’s image of annual awards dinner on Feb. 24 in Jake Burton Carpenter was named Boston. The quarterly magazine, a Best Pictorial Photo. The magazine was sister publication of the also a runner-up for Addison Independent, ADDISON COUNTY Arts & Entertainment was third in General coverage and PersonExcellence, the highest ality Profile. In total, honor category, for the quarterly magazine specialty publications. “Interesting stories, stunning was a finalist for nine awards. “It’s wonderful to be recognized design and photography and useful information packed into this maga- for General Excellence against zine. If I skied in Vermont I would such well-established magazines have to get this magazine and look in big markets,” said editor Lisa forward to its arrival,” the judges Lynn. “But the best thing is to see wrote. The category competition young people such as our former was stiff: The Providence Business intern (now staff writer) Emma Journal won General Excellence Cotton win Best Columnist and and Worcester Magazine was sec- Peter Cirilli win Best Sports Photo against some tough competition.” ond. Vermont Ski + Ride, a glossy In addition, Vermont Ski + Ride Magazine received five first- quarterly magazine, website and place awards. Staff writer Emma e-newsletter, is produced by Cotton won Best Columnist for Addison Press in Middlebury. her “Après” columns “Why Cider The largest outdoor publication in Houses Rule” and “8 Vermont New England, it reaches more than Vineyards To Visit.” Art director 100,000 readers a year in print and David Pollard and staff won for twice that digitally.
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Addison Independent, Thursday, March 8, 2018 — PAGE 3A
City, church eye sidewalk effort Council, St. Paul’s reps still disagree over share of costs By ANDY KIRKALDY its lawn next to the sidewalk into a VERGENNES — At its Feb. 27 park-like area to which the public meeting the Vergennes City Council will be welcome. The church vestry continued to discuss with St. Paul’s asked them to seek city funding for Episcopal Church representatives the improvements to city property, how much of the tab the city should they said. pick up for a Designated Downtown Stroup noted the sidewalk work grant to replace the Park Street fit the definition of what the Water sidewalk. Tower Fund should be used for, and That narrow sidewalk, in only fair said the church’s plans for its lawn condition and barely wide enough were “an exceptional project” that for two people to walk side by side, did not fit the template the council runs past the city bandstand on one was applying. side and along church property on “Our private space already serves the other. as a public space,” Stroup said. “As At the council’s Feb. 13 meeting a church one of our missions is comthe council moved to munity service.” jointly apply with the Council members church for a $46,250 “Our private were hesitant to treat grant to pay for half the space already the church differently cost of replacing the serves as a than other entities, narrow, deteriorating however. Alderman sidewalk and the re- public space. Matt Chabot noted taining wall that holds As a church one there were other back the church’s lawn. of our missions stretches of sidewalk All of the work will be is community that also required done on city property, attention and said he service.” officials said. had heard from resi— church dents who questioned The council agreed representative the to pay for $23,125, arrangement, Sarah Stroup and Alderman Mark or 25 percent of the project, from the city’s Koenig said a different Water Tower Fund and front the re- arrangement could set a precedent maining $23,125 to the church, with that “muddies the water.” two understandings: that the church Mayor Renny Perry, however, would pay the city back over five took a different tack. years, and that further talks could be “Compared to some of the other held about funding terms. projects this is different,” Perry City Manager Mel Hawley told said, noting the others offered “comthe council that the Water Tower mercial value related to doing the Fund, replenished steadily by streetscape,” and the fact the church cellphone companies who pay to is offering “more park space for the place broadcasting equipment on the community.” city’s former water tower, currently Perry added the work would have contains about $250,000. to be done eventually with or without That grant-funding template fol- church participation or the grant. lows that of several downtown proj“At some point in time the city ects in which business and property would have to rebuild it,” he said. owners have pitched in 25 percent In an interview the next day Perry for work that has typically included said he would vote for a motion that building handicap access platforms would call for the city to pay the full for their commercial ventures. 50 percent. In this case, church representatives Hawley added there had been Sarah Stroup and Sarah Cowan made “a number of exceptions” made the case the city should pay 50 per- in the past to the 25-percent share cent because the work is entirely on template, including for a smaller city property with no direct financial sidewalk project done partly in benefit to the church, and that the front of another city church that church is planning to spend several was not asked to chip in. times as much as $23,000 to improve Council members softened their
position as the discussion went along. Koenig suggested the council could consider asking St. Paul’s for a smaller share, and Deputy Mayor Jeff Fritz suggested “more amenable terms,” such as a 10-year payback. Council member Lynn Donnelly noted the sidewalk’s strategic downtown location in also suggesting more favorable terms. “That’s an important section of our sidewalk,” Donnelly said. The council members and church representatives agreed to move forward with the grant application as described in the Feb. 13 motion and to meet again to talk over the financing. “We can revisit this at any time,” Perry said. “We can change the formula later on.” In other business, council members: • Agreed to handle the recent complaint filed by a downtown business owner against City Manager Mel Hawley and City Clerk Joan Devine as part of the employees’ annual review in April. Mayor Renny Perry said the complainant had agreed that was an appropriate way to handle the matter. • Approved Hawley’s request that he be allowed to spend up to $10,000 from the Water Tower Fund to complete renovating the former police station squad room into a city hall conference room, a project that includes incorporating the hallway behind the lobby doors into the larger space. Those doors will also be replaced by energy-efficient glass doors. • Unanimously agreed that Perry’s continuing to remain as president of the Vergennes Partnership did not pose a conflict with his service as mayor. Perry said he was willing to step away from the partnership if council members believed a conflict of interest existed. Perry said he would continue to recuse himself from any decisions that had a direct impact on the partnership, such as funding requests. • Changed the term “senior alderman” to “deputy mayor,” to better reflect the duties of the position, now held by Fritz.
THE CITY OF Vergennes and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church have jointly applied for a grant to replace and upgrade this narrow sidewalk along Park Street. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
• Held a brief public hearing on the $500,000 fire truck bond vote that will be on the March 6 ballot. Hawley estimated the bond, if
approved, will add 0.2 cent to the Vergennes, Panton and Waltham tax rates in 2019-2020 and about 0.67 cent in 2020-2021, and then
slowly decline from there over the life of a 20-year bond. The impact on the Ferrisburgh rate will be about half that, he said.
“I think the town deserves the chance to debate the kitchen,” Dows said. Residents then also noted the selectboard could prioritize the handicap accessibility work, and they backed the amended motion with only a smattering of nays. CUPOLA The cupola vote was closer, with the vote in favor running 13-8. Some were concerned about the maintenance cost, including what resident David Graham called “excess weight” on the roofline. Raphael said the project cost included hiring an engineer to make
sure there would be adequate support for a new cupola. He also said materials planned for a new cupola were low-maintenance and would not require painting, and the design should thwart leaks, a concern raised by Carter, who said his church’s steeple was a “maintenance nightmare.” “We have taken that very much into account,” Raphael said. “We solved that problem.” Raphael urged a yes vote on the cupola for aesthetic reasons. “It is an icon of our community,” he said. “The cupola on the building is integral to the architecture.” Viskup said an earlier survey
Raphael prepared showed strong support for a putting cupola back on the building — as it had for the kitchen — and that result overcame his personal reservations. “The people voted for the cupola,” Viskup said. “The people are the ones who count.” Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.
Panton (Continued from Page 2A) Hall said the selectboard has discre- committee estimates, as $15,150 kitchen project for town meeting. tion on using those funds. for the downstairs bathroom, Nor, Smith said, did the board want “There is no written agreement,” $65,000 for the ramp, $69,000 for to risk leaving taxpayers on the hook Hall said. the kitchen and upstairs bathroom, for something that could be “far more He added that the money proposed and $6,500 for the holding tank and expensive than we are warning.” to be shifted to the restoration fund installation. Those figures totaled Ultimately, residents backed two was earmarked for the general fund $155,650. articles related to town hall, one that and doing so would Viskup listed the available funds dedicated money create a budget to pay for the work as $170,055, from a Fiscal Year Selectboard shortfall. including $100,000 from the 2017 2017 surplus to the “There is not surplus and $70,055 in the Town chairman John effort. a free lunch in Hall Restoration Fund — a figure One would move Viskup listed the this,” Hall said. that does not include the $38,755 $100,000 from that available funds to “Something is added on Tuesday. surplus to the Town pay for the work going to have to be Viskup said the board told him Hall Restoration money was not available, but that reduced.” Fund “for the pur- as $170,055, Viskup respond- he disagreed. pose of replacing the including “It’s still feasible,” Viskup said. ed by saying the existing Americans $100,000 from Viskup said he had been assured selectboard should with Disabilities the 2017 surplus have earmarked the by Agency of Natural Resources Act handicapped-acGMP money for personnel that municipal buildings cessible ramp, to and $70,055 in such as town halls can be granted town hall. remove the stage the Town Hall “You’re starting an exemption to be allowed to use and add a service Restoration Fund to understand holding tanks. kitchen and gray Hall remained skeptical, citing why the town hall — a figure that water storage tank restoration is under both septic regulations — “We have and to renovate the does not include a charge to follow state law” — and siege,” he said. two bathrooms in the $38,755 added Both Raphael finances. town hall to be hand- on Tuesday. “I am concerned we are going to and newly elected icapped accessible.” Vergennes-Panton increase taxes,” Hall said. That measure, That concern led to a challenge Water District with a Viskup amendment to include Commissioner Sean Willerford also to Dows’ decision to allow the the kitchen, passed with only one pointed to the fact Panton had run amendment. Dows said the kitchen audible no vote. large surpluses in each of the past had been widely discussed and was The other authorized the select- two years, and said the town could thus allowable at town meeting. board to borrow up to $100,000 “for probably afford to move the funds. But Eric Carter, who had earlier the purpose of replacing the cupola lost a race to Dows for moderator, The amendment passed easily. on the town hall with a new one.” KITCHEN ARTICLE said any spending measure must be The article passed, 13-8. Viskup rose to amend an article that advertised in advance and residents Residents also agreed to Town originally did not include the kitchen were not prepared to debate the Hall Committee Chairman David and holding tank, but referenced the issue. Raphael’s motion to add $23,775 to handicap-accessibility improvements. “I don’t believe that it’s properly the selectboard’s recommendation of He said with the GMP money the warned,” Carter said. “This amend$15,000 to be placed into the Town town could afford the work to turn ment is out of order.” Hall Restoration Fund. Dows maintained residents town hall into a place where “we can DEBATES BEGIN should be allowed to consider the come together as a community.” All three motions triggered debate. In a handout Viskup listed project question, and his point of view Raphael said his motion echoed his costs, mostly based on town hall prevailed, 13-7. motion in 2017, when he persuaded residents to add the same amount to the same fund. That amount is the annual estimated property tax generated by Green Mountain Power’s 5-megawatt Town of Middlebury property taxes due in the Treasurer’s solar array, not far from town hall. Office on or before Thursday, March 15, 2018. Raphael and Viskup, the board head when GMP proposed the massive Extended office hours: array, said that revenue was always March 12th – March 15th, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. intended to be used for town hall Please allow extra time if you are mailing your payment, restoration. postmarks are not accepted as timely payment. “The understanding was then, and it should be now, that money should For your convenience there is a payment box located go to the restoration project,” Viskup between the Town Office and the Library. said. Current Board Chairman Howard
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How to do something ‘remarkably cool’ — the next steps for Mount Abe “We’re at the edge of an incredible opportunity to do something remarkably cool.” That’s a quote from Bristol resident David Brynn in a story in today’s issue about the third defeat of a bond to renovate the Mount Abe middle and high school facility (see Page 1A.). What’s unique about his comment is that it looks at a defeated bond issue as an opportunity to do wonderful things at the school. It is uplifting. Any local initiative with that message at its core would inspire residents to be involved and share in the excitement. You’d want to roll up our sleeves, form teams and get to work. On the other hand, ANeSU Board Chair Dawn Griswold’s comment to our reporter, reflected defeat: “It is sad for the students and staff. The Mount Abe board saw this as the time to move forward with the proposed project, and we were hoping for a successful vote. It’s not the result we wanted, but the community has spoken.” Her disappointment is understandable. The board and renovation committee spent a lot of time and effort since 2014 for naught. But the vote was never about what the board wanted. It’s about what district residents want and the opportunity the board must grasp is to harness the excitement of some of the 1,785 residents who voted against the bond to help devise a better solution, and to bring along the 1,196 voters the board knows want a renovated school and are ready to spend upwards of $30 million to get it. Lincoln resident Steve Harris, who had opposed the bond proposal, said he thinks the third bond defeat is a “turning point” in the district’s discussion and will lead to a better approach to the academic future of district students. “I don’t believe that any of the nearly 3,000 voters that expressed their opinion wishes to do nothing,” he said after the results were known. “There is a great deal to do and the sooner we get started with a truly open evaluation of affordable and creative alternatives, the sooner a winning solution will reveal itself.” Neither Brynn nor Harris portrays the typical naysayer fighting a bond proposal because the tax consequences would be too high. Both are pressing for consensus around any proposal that would produce a cost-effective facility worthy of becoming a magnet school that attracts families to move into the Five Town district. The two important measures to success in that description are: 1) being cost-effective and 2) achieving a high quality academic institution. If those twin notions remain the goal, creative solutions will be found. ********** So, what’s next? Here are some preliminary thoughts: • First, because the bond suffered three defeats, the district can’t hold another bond vote until at least next November to allow district residents to step back, rethink the issue and perhaps come up with new approaches. And because the ANeSU district school board is to transition to the newly unified district board — overseeing the five elementary schools, middle and high schools — by July 1, 2018, the decision on any new bond will fall to that newly revised board. That provides an opportunity for new voices to get involved. • That said, the existing board needs to immediately set in motion a fact-finding committee, or two committees, that could outline two, or perhaps three, best-case options. The two previously discussed ideas are: a) renovating the existing building but at a much lower cost, say under $15-$20 million; b) taking a page from Steve Harris’ proposal to consider building a new, state-of-the-art smaller classroom facility adjacent to the current high school, while keeping large spaces in the existing building (such as the auditorium, gym, pool and library) for school use and leasing the unused portion of the building to create commercial incubator space. The advantage of pursuing at least two alternatives is that district voters can weigh pros and cons, apply critical thinking to researched ideas, and press the committee for more details. This work could be done this spring, and be ready to present to the new board in July. That board would then decide, with the public’s help, how to further flush out the options and seek more precise cost analysis. • As has been suggested, a facilitator could help lead the community discussions. Background research that explores new ways in which schools are preparing its students for tomorrow’s jobs, as suggested by previous reports in the Addison Independent, is plentiful and would hopefully become part of the conversation. A few of those sources are: Center for Reinventing Public Education (www.crpe.org); UP for Learning (www.upforlearning.org/); a cool story on how one Massachusetts high school combined its high school with a senior center (google Swampscott Senior Center hybrid), and, if you want to dream big, google the New York Times story of a $43 million public charter school Oracle built in Silicone Valley. Even if just a few of these suggestions are embraced, that should get the conversation started, and if undertaken with the attitude that there is an “incredible opportunity to do something remarkably cool” at Mount Abe, good outcomes will surely follow. Angelo Lynn
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Businesses need level playing field I am pleased with the Middlebury selectboard decision to oppose tax stabilization for Aqua ViTea. To decide otherwise would create the proverbial “slippery slope.” I have owned commercial property in the Middlebury Industrial Park for over 30 years, there were many times that not having the responsibility of meeting real estate tax obligations would have been very helpful to the bottom line. But in a free market environment all participants must pay their fair share. Equity in commerce is what is expected by all taxpayers, not special arrangements for a few. I wish Aqua ViTea no harm, but at the same time, a level playing field must exist for businesses to compete fairly. Maxwell Eaton Upper Jay, N.Y.
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ROBERT DEMIC, LEFT, Suzanna Miller and Ella Mason rehearse a scene from “Anne of Green Gables – The Musical” at Town Hall Theater Tuesday night. The show, the first from Poor Lost Circus Performers, opens at THT on March 16. For a full story about the troupe see next Thursday’s Arts + Leisure section in the Addison Independent. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
How I began becoming a Vermonter What you are about to read might be viewed as a plug for your local paper, but it’s really the story of how I began becoming a Vermonter. Merely attending school in Vermont hardly made the transformation for me. That task required a different sort of setting. After college graduation, I needed to find a job. Unemployment was high, wages were low, and young people were flocking to Vermont or, like me, not leaving. (That makes you wonder if we are on the right track now, hoping to woo a younger demographic with slick ads, etc., but that’s probably another column.) Vermont had found my heart, and I was determined to make my way. I read the classified ads and considered the possibilities: waitress, carBy Laurie penter, proofreader ... I knew I could Cox do the latter. I was a quick reader with a sharp eye for detail. And where was this job? At the Addison Press, which published the Addison Independent plus a variety of other printed items. I headed to its office in the stone building at the bottom of “Printer’s Alley.” This was not your current newspaper; a few decades have intervened. The publisher and managing editor was a crusty, opinionated old man referred to as “the Colonel.” Col. William Slater had been running the paper for a great many years, and I think he was pleased to get a college-educated proofreader for the grand sum of $80 a week. (Minimum wage was $2/ hour at the time.) For my part, I was pleased to get a job that would start immediately, had regular hours, and was close enough that I could commute on my ancient bicycle. This new job required me to read everything that was
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printed, and to read it with a keen focus so that no misspelling, typo, left-out word or grammatical error would slip by. I had a special pen, a sheet of proofreading codes, and a desk in the front office. Copy was brought to me as it came off the presses, and I would wield my new pen. I read reports of the selectboards, bowling league scores, DHIA reports (of butterfat content), and stories from the various town correspondents, mostly telling about who had whom to tea. I read the police and court logs and all the ads. The obituaries, wedding and engagement stories, and birth announcements were all part of my regular fodder. Extension Service reports provided lots of information about dairy farms, agriculture in general, forestry and nutrition. My youth and a particularly good visual memory allowed the articles to enter my mind and stay there. Not the precise bowling scores or gallons of milk produced on a given farm, but pretty much everything else. No matter what my friends might be talking about, I would have the relevant — or not so relevant — information. I knew every event scheduled in town, plus what had occurred the previous week. If we were driving down the road, I could share information about a business or farm we might be passing. And just to fill in any gaps in my knowledge, I shared my workspace with two much older women who happily added the unprinted details behind a story. It was, in fact, total immersion in the local scene, a larger scene than I ever could have directly experienced even if I had known how or where to try. I held this job a mere 16 months, yet I could feel, even at the time, (See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)
Don’t play politics with critical infrastructure Pennsylvania Station in New York City, opened in 1910, was one of the great civil engineering accomplishments of the early 20th century. Covering three square blocks in midtown Manhattan, Penn Station sits above a complex of 21 tracks, with tunnels extending eastward to Long Island under the East River and westward to New Jersey under the Hudson River. The original Penn Station, designed by the noted architects McKim, Mead and White, was a Beaux-Arts masterpiece of marble and granite. Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania Railroad tore down this station in the 1960s to make way for an office building and Madison Square Garden. Today’s Penn Station, a crowded underground complex, is the busiest transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere, serving Amtrak, the Long Island Railroad, New Jersey Transit, and the New York City Subway. The two railroad tunnels under By Eric L. Davis the Hudson River, connecting Penn Station and New Jersey, were built between 1904 and 1908. At the time of their construction they were the longest underwater tunnels in the world. These tunnels are one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure in the United States, serving trains carrying over 300,000 passengers a day to and from New York City. During rush hours, trains are scheduled through the tunnels every 150 seconds. In 2012, the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy flooded the tunnels, damaging overhead wires, electrical systems and concrete walls. In 2014, an engineering study concluded that the Hudson River tunnels had less than 20 years of useful life remaining. In recent years, failures of
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power, signal and switching systems in the tunnels have frequently led to massive congestion and delays in Penn Station. In 2011, New York and New Jersey began planning for the Gateway Project, a massive upgrade of Penn Station and its infrastructure. Most visible to passengers would be a relocation of the Penn Station waiting rooms, ticket office and retail operations from the crowded underground areas they now occupy to new facilities in the old Post Office building just across Eighth Avenue from Penn Station. The new space would be named Moynihan Train Hall, in memory of New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan. More important in terms of infrastructure, however, would be boring two additional railroad tunnels under the Hudson River. Once the new tunnels were completed, the two existing tunnels would be renovated. At the end of the project, rail capacity under the Hudson River would be doubled, allowing Amtrak and New Jersey Transit to substantially increase their service into New York City. This project would also have significant environmental benefits, potentially removing several hundred thousand automobile trips a day from congested roads. The estimated cost of the Gateway Project is $30 billion. Late in 2016, state and federal officials negotiated an agreement to split the cost evenly between the federal government, on the one hand, and New York and New Jersey, on the other. In accordance with this agreement, congressional committees have included $950 million (See Davis, Page 5A)
Lately a good and wise friend called me to express despondency over the latest slaughter of innocents in Florida by a deranged shooter with an AR-15. “But I have hope,” he said, “because I just read of a great idea to bring this madness to an end.” “Liability insurance,” he said. “We need a law that requires gun owners to insure their weapons, much as car owners have to insure their vehicles. Who is going to check background and rationality more thoroughly than an insurance company? And the premiums? An AR-15 is designed to terminate many people in a very short time. How much would it cost to insure that rifle? If you are 18? The cost would be outrageous! And, you would have to show proof of insurance in order to buy the ammunition.” I immediately saw the promise of this idea. Since it is apparent that most of the members of Congress no longer represent us, the People, but instead represent the interests of the NRA, the banking industry and the corporations, Congress could do no greater favor for the insurance industry than to require liability insurance coverage to own and use a firearm. The profit potential would be enormous, and the market unlimited. There are an estimated 101 guns for every 100 persons in the United States. A small premium would cover the shotguns and deer rifles of the mature, responsible hunter who keeps their guns secured, but a prohibitively high premium would be required, or coverage denied, for the unstable, alienated loner purchasing one of the 8 million AR-15s currently owned in the United States. So my good friend and I (both of us gun owners) now forward this idea for consideration. Republicans in Congress, do the right thing for your constituency (i.e. insurance corporations) and pass this legislation forthwith, Tim Price and Millard Cox Ripton
Tail is wagging dog in education A recent “Seven Days” article highlighted Vermont Secretary of Administration Susanne Young’s Jan. 18, 2018, memo to legislators on reforming education funding. She listed 18 ideas the governor proposes for cost containment, funding reformation, and what she terms “Five-Year Initiatives.” No doubt, several of those “ideas” are worth exploring. As she wrote, “It is our view that Vermonters want us to work together and be willing to think outside the box that has constrained education financing discussions for many years.” Unfortunately, the thinking represented in that memo is still very much in the box. The governor’s proposals, as well as every other suggested solution to our “education funding” challenge that I have seen come out of Montpelier this session, miss the mark. The focus seems to be on the tail, how we fund our schools, rather than on the dog itself, the design of the learning experience itself. Focusing on the input (of funds) rather than the output of our educational system (learned children) prevents us from truly thinking out of the (See Letter, Page 5A)
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Letters to the Editor There are many effective ways of reaching students “Mrs. Heather-Lea, what would you really do?” That was a question a student asked me when we were practicing a lockdown at our public high school. (I am a retired math teacher. I taught for over 30 years.) My response went something like this, “First I might pee in my pants. Then I would probably be singing and praying.” Upon reflection, I think I most likely would be protecting my students with my body and telling them, “I love you.” A teacher’s job is a difficult one. Being a good parent is the hardest job that ever existed and being a good teacher is running right up there, somewhere. As March 6 approached, I knew I had a job to do. I needed to vote on the Mount Abraham Unified School District budget. I was in a quandary. I wanted to support my schools’ teachers and students. Certain staff positions are being subtracted. Certain staff positions are being added. I do not agree with the direction that the superintendent and unified school board is taking. I filled out the survey after attending part of the Jan. 3 Community Budget Forum at Holley Hall. At that point in time, I said I would not vote for this budget since I did not agree with their plan for increasing student success. I wrote: “You are going to hire coordinators, coaches, and interventionists. You need to define these positions with examples. What in the world is an interventionist? It is time to redefine success. Stop depending so heavily on testing for that definition. “Being a retired public high school teacher, for over 30 years, I reflect. Here are some of the ways I became a better teacher: I co-taught a math class with a technical education teacher. I worked with colleagues, from other disciplines and from math, who shared techniques and ideas, during in-service time. I decided that I needed to take students where they were and give them some tools with which to reason and think, now and in the future. I used much of my time connecting with students, outside the classroom giving individual or small group instruction. “Realize that success, as society defines it, may not happen during students’ high school experience. Follow through. Stay connected. Find out what happens to graduates. Do not predict their future with some label offered by a standardized test given in high school. “By all means, ask teachers for ideas of how to help them reach more students and become better teachers. “Also, tell us what articles you have read or systems you have analyzed that are determining this new direction you are heading.” They never responded to my concerns. During the summers when I was still teaching, I did some traveling
and would meet new people. They would ask me what work I did. They then would ask me what changes I saw over the years. I would say, “I think adolescents are dealing with more and more adult issues.” One of my students had once told me, “Mrs. Heather-Lea, I have seen it all.” At that point I probably welled up with tears and told her that I was sorry that she had to go through all that in her life. She and I spent many an hour outside the “normal classroom” time, so she could get more attention and small group instruction. We also developed a trusting relationship. Students are facing many situations and conditions: bullying, (face to face or cyber), cancer, alcoholism, car accidents, divorce, poverty, accessibility to drugs, abuse (mental, physical and sexual), suicide, parenting their own parents, missing parents because they are fighting wars, living with parents who are experiencing P.T.S.D., losing a parent due to death, having a parent in prison, experiencing racism, being exposed to advertisements which sell sex appeal and popularity, being exposed to violent images, being distracted by “digital cocaine”, . . . How do we best serve our children? Here is my plea to Superintendent Reen and our Unified School Board: Work with teachers and students to solve problems. What are the best ways of reaching children and adolescents? How do we respond to the physical, emotional, and spiritual pain they are experiencing? How do we offer guidance and support in their search for meaning and purpose in their lives? Consider the following sources: Read student Ally Hoff’s article in The Bird’s Eye View, Issue 28, Winter 2018, “Finding What Motivates is Key to Success”. Here is Ally’s last paragraph. “Motivation can take time to acquire and many people need a little push, but it will come that much easier if you discover your interests and set goals for the future.” Read Cheryl Mitchell’s Ways of Seeing article in the Nov 2, 2017 Addison Independent, “After-school programming is key.” Holly Morehouse, director of the VT After-School Network was honored for her work and vision. Cheryl attended the ceremony. Holly expounds upon the idea of “having a third space for learning (the first two are the family and the school) as a critical arena in which children can explore their passions and interests at a leisurely pace surrounded by the loving and skilled attention of our communities.” Watch Michael Moore’s movie, “Where to Invade Next.” Both Michael Moore and Holly Morehouse visited Finland. They share these ideas from Finland, regarding children and their growth: every town has a community center
for youth. Every child will find and develop a hobby that brings them deep satisfaction. Give children more time to be kids. Allow children to find their happiness. Teach children to use their brains as well as they can. Stop teaching to the standardized tests. Teach children to think for themselves, learn how to be a happy person, and grow as a human being. Allow students time to play! The first six years of life are a very powerful time to learn. Let us “front load” the education process. Start early with love, support and positive role models. (I have also heard that it is the best time to learn a second language.) Cheryl Mitchell also writes about her visit to her Granddaughter Ramona’s pre-kindergarten school in one of the boroughs of New York City. “The school ... is filled with light and totally welcoming to families. It includes a supervised gym (for early drop-off or late pick-up to meet the needs of working parents) a full-time art teacher, and meals provided for all children. The curriculum is project based ... The programs mirror the hours and days of the school year for older brothers and sisters.” New York City is providing this experience in all five boroughs. Perhaps Vermont can take this lead and use it to expand our pre-kindergarten programs. Cheryl Mitchell is looking for help to have these ideas blossom and become a reality in Vermont. Too many individuals in our state are experiencing much pain in the area of drug addiction. I hope our Vermont Secretary of Education, Rebecca Holcombe, and Governor Phil Scott can also listen to these ideas. They offer a model of prevention. And I do believe their worth is “priceless” and perhaps far less expensive than any “war on drugs.” All children need to have time and a healthy place in which to develop their interests and their very own filter with which to use their senses, their bodies, and their minds. They will find their meaning in life. They will develop tools to serve their communities in which they live and work and, in turn, serve themselves. Desmond Tutu said, “It does help quite a lot to see yourself as part of a greater whole.” ( The Book of Joy, 2016, page 99) The Dalai Lama said, “We must teach people, especially our youth, the source of happiness and satisfaction. We must teach them that the ultimate source of happiness is within themselves. Not machine. Not technology. Not money. Not power.” (ibid. page 297) I hope that our pre-schools, schools, alternative programs, Mt. Abe’s Pathways Program, after-school programs, community experiences, recreation department classes, Vermont governor’s institutes, summer camps and more are fertile places of growth and opportunity. Patricia Heather-Lea Bristol
One reason for Trump’s pique is apparently that one of the principal supporters of Gateway is Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate Minority Leader with whom the president has an on-again, off-again relationship. In any case, one hopes
that cooler heads prevail, the 2016 agreement is adhered to, and work on this nationally important infrastructure project continues. Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.
Davis (Continued from Page 4A) in federal funds for the Gateway Project in the omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal 2018 that must be approved by March 23. Last week, President Trump reportedly insisted to House Speaker Paul Ryan — at a memorial service for Billy Graham, no less — that Congress include no funds for the Gateway Project in the upcoming appropriations bill. Trump supposedly believes the project is a boondoggle that should be paid for primarily by New York and New Jersey taxpayers. Has Trump already forgotten that as a real estate developer, he was often the beneficiary of substantial taxpayer assistance?
During Bill Clinton’s 1992 of plans with high premiums and campaign for president, a sign in the deductibles and expensive co-pays. campaign headquarters famously These costs have strained household read: “Change vs. more of the same. budgets to the breaking point. As a The economy, stupid. Don’t forget practicing physician for more than health care.” This was 30 years in rural New the central theme of York and in Vermont, I the campaign and the saw many patients who sign was meant to keep went without treatment everyone focused on because they simply the issues and themes could not afford care. that mattered most to That has to change. Americans. While the reasons The mantra rings for the growth in as true today as it did health care costs are 26 years ago — but varied and complex, to make it even more it is our responsibility relevant, I’d replace as providers of health “the economy” with care services to do “affordability” because everything we can to high cost continues to make care affordable This week’s writer be a significant barrier and accessible. UVM is John Brumsted, to health care. This Medical Center has taken president and CEO situation is unacceptable. important steps toward of the UVM Health With the passage of greater affordability Network. the Affordable Care Act by limiting the growth many more Americans of its commercial have access to health insurance rate requests to less than the rate of coverage. This is a good thing, but inflation. In 2017, for example, that as the cost of health care has grown rate was less than 1 percent and in faster than the rate of inflation, more 2018, we are committed to a similarly of the financial responsibility has low commercial request because we been passed to individuals in the form know Vermonters need relief. It is
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Letter (Continued from Page 4A) box, and addressing the nature of how we choose to deliver education in our schools. It seems the tail is wagging the dog, rather than the other way around. The “dog” represents the vast array of alternatives in curriculum, instruction, and structure of our learning environments. Innovations being practiced around the country, the world, and yes, in some of our schools in Vermont, are achieving high levels of learning at lower cost than many conventional models. For instance, blended learning, flipped classrooms, independent study, and virtual school initiatives are freeing up teacher time while empowering young learners. Integrated curricula, competency-based education, and personalized learning create a more focused, efficient body of skills and knowledge for our students. Structured volunteerism, mentorships, work-study programs, and
(Continued from Page 4A) that I had stepped more fully into this Vermont world than any of my friends. We were all busy living the life defined by splitting wood, planting gardens and driving cars that required knowing certain mechanics. But I had gained a level of in-depth knowledge that brought me a real understanding and appreciation of the whole local economy and social structure. If I ever were to move to another community — not too likely at this point — I would immediately start reading the local paper on a regular basis. I would read every word. So often we think we know about something when we only know its surface. Just as people increasingly trend to news sources that fit their pre-conceived ideas, we tend to seek out that to which we already have connections. You may have little interest in the
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I look to our governor and legislators for leadership in a movement to make our schools better — better for students, better for teachers and administrators, and better for taxpayers. Shifting the discussion from how to reduce costs to how to make our education system more cost-effective would spark renewed interest in exploring the many alternatives out there. Leadership from Montpelier could inspire innovators at our universities and in our schools to come together to coordinate efforts and scale up those practices that work. Not every initiative out there will fit our state or individual communities, but surely addressing the cost-effectiveness of educational practice must be a major part of our quest for affordable quality schools in Vermont. Rick Detwiler North Ferrisburgh
high school sports stories, but you might learn that the kid who lives down the road just scored the winning goal. Or perhaps you recognize the volunteer greeting you as you enter the hospital is the person recently honored for 40 years of service. These may be small events to you as you read them, but they provide the kinds of positive social connections we all need. So, read the local paper. Get to know your neighbors. Attend Town Meetings, potluck suppers and local performances. These things bring people together even when they disagree on some issues. They are the
things that help create and solidify community. Whether you are new to Vermont or have just been living in your own little bubble, get out, get connected. That’s how Vermont gained its character. That’s how a society, be it town, state or nation, becomes great. Laurie Cox is a retired school counselor and long-time Ripton selectboard member. Besides occasional writing, she sings with Maiden Vermont, pursues art, takes long hikes with her dog(s) and seasonally gardens. She also is about to become more actively involved in things political, environmental and just.
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critical that people begin to see these low increases reflected in the prices that the insurance companies pass on to them. An essential component in achieving affordability is the work we are doing across Vermont and Northern New York to better coordinate care among all providers and make greater investments in primary care, prevention and wellness. Already in 2018, we have taken a major step forward in accepting responsibility for health care costs by being paid a set amount for each individual who receives care. The amount will not vary — even if more services are used. This approach requires us all to work more closely together to provide the right care at the right time and in the right setting, regardless of whether this is in a hospital, a medical office or in the home. Our motivation is to keep our patients as well as they can be. We have come a long way in health care since the Clinton campaign, but we still have a long way to go to realize the change we need, to reject the notion that “more of the same” will get us there and to make health care more affordable for all. We are on the right path, and together, I know we can get there.
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MONKTON — Hope Evelyn Atkins Burritt, 91, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Green Mountain Nursing Home in Colchester. She was born August 30, 1926, in Monkton, the daughter of Thaddeus and Evelyn Morgan Atkins. She was a member of Monkton Friends Methodist Church. She volunteered at Round Robin in Middlebury. She graduated from Bristol High School in 1944 and then graduated from Mary Fletcher School of Nursing in 1947 in the Cadet Program. She married Guy Burritt in 1947 and he predeceased her on September 6, 1984. Hope is survived by two sons, Mark Burritt and wife Michelle;
George Wendel, 67, Bristol BRISTOL — George Wendel, 67, of Bristol passed away peacefully February 20 with his sons and close family around him. George was born August 23, 1950, the oldest son of the late Harland and Joanne Wendel. George graduated from Mount Abraham Union High School in 1969 then went to work at Standard Register where he worked for many years as Plant Manager. George also worked at IBM and then retired from Autumn Harp. George married his high school sweetheart Judy Wendel in 1971; they were married for 43 years. Judy predeceased him in 2014. George had many hobbies throughout his life, hunting, fly fishing and golfing. He was an avid golfer and became very good at the sport; he was a member of the
Middlebury College Golf Course. George won many tournaments in many different places. George was also an honorable member of the 131st Engineering Company of the Vermont Army National Guard, where he served 6 years. George is survived by two sons, Jarred Wendel of Bristol and Travis Wendel and his wife Kori Deluca of Wilmington, Vt.; and by two grandsons, Liam and Simon Wendel. He is also survived by his brothers Scott, Hal, Brian and Dean and his sister Cathy. The family would like to thank Porter Hospital and Porter Rehab for the care George received in his final weeks. There will be no service at this time. Donations in George’s memory may be sent to the Bristol Rescue Squad. ◊
The family of Fred and Anna Wells have kindly designated the John Graham Shelter to be the recipient of donations made in their parents’ memory. Fred and Anna Wells were remembered as “never turning away a person who needs a place to stay.” Donations in their memory help provide shelter and services to families in need and can be made at: www.johngrahamshelter.org/memorial/ or
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Stanley Burritt and wife Bonnie all of Monkton; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nephew James Atkins. She was predeceased by two sons, Steven Burritt and Reginald Burritt, and a brother, Norman Atkins. A memorial service will be held 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, at Monkton Friends Methodist Church. Burial will be in the spring. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Monkton Friends Methodist Church, Attn. Ralph Fitzgerald, 288 Monkton Ridge Road, North Ferrisburgh, VT 05473. To send online condolences to her family please visit www.brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com.
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CORNWALL — Alfred Roy Edson, 77, died Friday morning, March 2, 2018, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. He was born January 16, 1941, in Addison, the son of Roy and Rose (Laplante) Edson. Al was a graduate of Vergennes Union High School class of 1960. He married Nancy LaFountain on November 7, 1964. He owned and operated Al’s Dairy Equipment Inc. for 43 years. He was the current owner and operator of Sunset Hill Farm Garden and Nursery in Cornwall for the last 9 years. Al was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and enjoyed gardening, flowers, fishing, hunting, tractor pulls, racing snowmobiles and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife Nancy Edson of Cornwall, by his son Randy Edson and wife Robin of Orwell, by his daughter Shelly Edson of Cornwall, by his sister Marion
Holcomb and husband Butch of Hinesburg, by his grandchildren Mark Gebo, Daryl Gebo, Shannah Kyhill, Hailey Edson and Isaac Edson, by his great-grandchildren Seth Gebo, Brianna Gebo, Dayton Gebo, Carter Gebo, Braeden Kyhill and Audrianna Kyhill. Also by a niece and two great-nephews and a great-niece and numerous cousins. He was predeceased by his parents. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday evening, March 8, from 6-8 p.m. at the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home, 117 South Main St., Middlebury. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 9, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with the Rev. Luke Austin as the ALFRED ROY EDSON celebrant. Burial will be at a later date in St. Arrangements are under the direcMary’s Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be tion of the Sanderson-Ducharme made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Funeral Home. Online condolences at sanderson326 College St., Middlebury, VT funeralservice.com. ◊ 05753.
Valerae Murphy, 59, Waltham WALTHAM — Valerae Claire Murphy passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. She was born October 3, 1958, in Baldwin, Wis., the daughter of Peter Vander Weide and Claire Oppenhuizen. Valerae was a respected teacher who cared passionately for her students. She enjoyed knitting, painting, and was a talented pianist. As a devoted mother, supportive wife, proud grandmother, and friend to many, she will be intensely missed. Above all, she was a devote Christian that loved and served everyone she encountered. She truly was a light in this world. Valerae is survived by her
husband, Patrick; her two sons, Nate and wife Veronica and Matthew and his wife Alyshia; her 2 grandchildren, Luciana Berrospi Indo and Rowan Murphy; her mother, Claire; her 5 siblings, Trudy Harwell, George Vander Weide, Vince Vander Weide, Ruth Calland, and Paul Vander Weide; and her 12 nieces and nephews. A celebration of Valerae’s life will be held March 8 at 10 a.m. at the Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church, Vergennes, VT. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to Champlain Valley Christian School, 2 Church St., Vergennes, VT. To send online condolences to her family please visit www.brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com. ◊
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Fill not your hearts with pain and sorrow, but remember me in every tomorrow. Remember the joy, the laughter, the smiles, I’ve only gone to rest a little while. Although my leaving causes pain and grief, my going has eased my hurt and given me relief. So dry your eyes and remember me not as I am now, but as I used to be. Because I will remember you all and look on with a smile. Understand in your hearts, I’ve only gone to rest a little while. As long as I have the love of each of you, I can live my life in the hearts of all of you.
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Barbara Lynch, 74, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Barbara A. (nee Wallin) Lynch, 74, formerly of Amsterdam, NY; was taken from us unexpectedly on February 27, 2018, in Middlebury VT. Born in Amsterdam, on August 9, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Francis “Chip” and Freda Kormanek Wallin, and sister of the late Bruce Wallin. Barb grew up among many loving cousins in Amsterdam but made her home in St. Paul after graduating from St. Catherine’s in St. Paul, MN. She spent time working for IBM before staying home while her children were young. She later returned to work at the University of St. Thomas library and retired to Middlebury, VT. She thoroughly enjoyed the small town of Middlebury and spoke highly of all the people she interacted with around the community. Barb spent her time volunteering for Neat Repeats and enjoyed gardening, sharing stories with neighbors and building friendships. Barbara is survived by her children, Kerri (Jody), Kathleen Glusick (Dan) and Kevin (Michelle) and the father of her children, William P. Lynch. She was a proud and loving grandmother to Madison, Billy and Emily Glusick. Friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial, which will be celebrated Saturday, March 10, at 11:15 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 156 East Main St., Amsterdam, NY 12010. Interment will follow at St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Amsterdam. As a long-time dog lover, in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in Barb’s name may be made to Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society, 236 Boardman St., Middlebury, VT 05753. To send online condolences to the family, visit www.rileymortuaryinc. com. ◊
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Rebecca Lois ‘Becky’ Adams, 87, Brandon
BRANDON — Rebecca Lois “Becky” Adams, age 87, died Monday, March 5, 2018, at Porter Hospital in Middlebury. Mrs. Adams was born in Florence on March 24, 1930. She was the daughter of Herbert Clark, Sr. and Ethel (Palmer) Clark. She grew up in Breese Mills and graduated from Brandon High School, class of 1947. In addition to the family farm, Becky worked for many years as a cashier and bookkeeper at the Brandon A & P, Grand Union, and IGA. She was an Avon Rep for 25 years. In earlier years she was a 4-H leader for the Arnold District 4-H Club. She had been a member of the Neshobe Sportsman Club and belonged to Brandon American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit No 55. She retired in 1997. Becky was an enthusiastic volunteer for The Nature Conservancy. She enjoyed cooking and dancing and was an avid reader. She loved spending time with her grandchil-
REBECCA “BECKY” ADAMS dren and great-grandchildren. Surviving is her husband, Harold Adams of Brandon, whom she married in Florence on September 7, 1947; three sons, Ken Adams (Barb) of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Dan Adams (Kristie) of Pittsford, and Steve
Adams (Mary) of Manchester; two daughters, Linda Adams (Stephen) of Goshen, and Cindy Carswell of Middlebury; and her brother, Gilbert Clark (Kathy) of Proctor. She loved her 9 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her sister, Eva Torres; and two brothers, Robert Clark and Herbert Clark, Jr. Special gratitude is owed to Melissa Fox from VNA. The funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 11, at 3 p.m., at the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, March 11, from 1:30 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. The graveside committal service and burial will take place at a later date in Pine Hill Cemetery. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made in her memory to Brandon Area Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 232, Brandon, VT 05733. ◊
Ruth C. Lambert, 79, Cornwall CORNWALL, Vt. — Ruth C. “Rudie” Lambert, 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, in her home, surrounded by loving family and friends. Rudie was born on April 23, 1938, in Northfield, Vermont. The oldest daughter of Lawrence and Christina (MacKenzie) Lambert, she and her sister, Roma, grew up on “Stonehenge,” the family dairy farm in Cornwall, Vermont. There, she learned important lessons of farm life: hard work, doing a job right (the first time), working as a team, making do, doing a job when it needs to be done. She attended one-room schools in Cornwall through the 8th grade, and was in the last graduating class of the old Middlebury High School. Graduating from UVM’s nursing program with a B.S. and RN, she went on to graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. She spent most of her long career at hospitals in the greater Boston area as a pediatric nurse, then supervisor and director of nursing. After retiring from nursing, she returned to the Vermont she
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RUTH “RUDIE” LAMBERT loved so dearly. From spring to fall, one would find Rudie and her sister arduously toiling in the garden. She also loved animals. She would sit in her living room and watch the huge variety of birds put on a show for her as they flocked to her bird feeders. The deer were her spe-
cial friends, often visiting in the early morning or late evening. A beautiful sunset, a rainbow, a bobcat off in the distance were among the daily joys she hurried to share with her sister. Looking back to last summer, we recognize how fortunate we were to have taken an Alaska cruise when we did. It was life changing for us and made us understand why people say, “If not now, when?” Rudie was devoted to family and leaves a sister Roma Mortensen, brother-in-law Eric Mortensen, nephews David, Daniel and Aaron Mortensen and their families, besides numerous cousins. She also leaves her group of long time friends from nursing school and her Church community at the Cornwall Congregational Church. A memorial service to celebrate Rudie’s life will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at the Cornwall Congregational Church at 11 a.m. Donations in her memory can be made to the Addison County Home Health and Hospice in Middlebury, Vermont. ◊
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RUTLAND — Rutland Regional in the Orleans/Barton community. Medical Center last week named Under his leadership, North Country Claudio D. Fort as its next president Hospital rose to be among the top and CEO. Fort will sucperforming and lowest ceed current President cost hospitals in VerADDISON COUNTY and CEO Tom Huebner, mont. who is retiring at the end Prior to joining NCHS, of March after a 28-year Fort was chief executive tenure at the hospital. officer at St. Joseph’s Fort has been in executive Hospital in Highland, Ill., where healthcare leadership in both the he led the effort for the hospital to not-for-profit and for-profit sectors apply for critical access designation for nearly 30 years. and developed a malpractice subsidy “Rutland Regional Medical program for independent physicians. Center’s culture — collaboration, This effort facilitated the successful innovation, and community health recruitment of several primary care care excellence — thrives under a physicians and an orthopedic surgeon unique leadership to the hospital. style and a special In the earlier type of leader,” part of his career, said John Casella, he held healthcare chair of the RRMC administrator board, which positions with selected Fort unanNorth Country imously. “We’re Associates and confident Claudio Vencor/Hillhaven, is that leader, today both long term care and for the future of and skilled nursing Rutland Regional.” facility operators, Fort comes to and served as vice RRMC, Vermont’s president of Conlargest community tinuing & Primary hospital, from Care at Inland HosNorth Country pital in Waterville, Health System Maine. It was in his (NCHS) in position at Inland Newport, where Hospital that he he served as first began his jourCEO since 2008. ney into hospital NCHS is a private, administration. non-profit acute Fort earned CLAUDIO D. FORT care, critical access his Master’s in hospital, and multi-specialty group Business Administration from New with 47 providers, and a 23-bed Hampshire College in Manchester, nursing home. During his nine-year N.H., and received his Bachelor tenure with NCHS, Fort strength- of Arts in Economics and History ened the hospital’s balance sheet from the Whittemore School of and oversaw strategic initiatives Business and Economics at the that positioned the organization for University of New Hampshire in future operational success. Durham. His notable accomplishments “I have known Claudio for the include initiating a revised primary entire time he has been in Vermont care medical practice operational and I believe he will be a great model to improve access, efficiency, cultural fit for our organization,” and financial performance and said Huebner. “He is a warm, open, partnering with Northern Counties knowledgeable health care leader Federally Qualified Health Centers and I am confident that both the to establish the first dental clinic Rutland Regional Medical Center
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Lecture on pine martins in Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., Ilsley Library, Main Street. Chris Bernier, Fish and Wildlife Department fur‑bearer biologist, intrigued audiences with the story of Canada lynx in Vermont last winter. This time, as part of Otter Creek Audubon’s Cabin Fever Lecture Series, he will review the history of pine martens in Vermont and clarify their difficult relationship with fishers. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Otter Creek Audubon. “1968, Fifty Years of Struggle” conference at Middlebury College. Thursday, March 8, 4:30‑8:30 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center. The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs will host 15 experts to present on an array of topics pertaining to this historically pivotal period. Columbia University professor Todd Gitlin, author of “The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage” will give the keynote address. Free and open to the public. More info at tinyurl.com/yawvuq9d or contact Karlo Skarica at 802‑377‑9457 or kskarica@middlebury.edu. Conference continues Friday and Saturday; find out more online at tinyurl.com/yawvuq9d. “The Jina as King or the Jina as Renouncer: Seeing and Ornamenting Temple Images in Jainism” PUT ON A costume or some spandex and take part in the 5K Bread Loaf Citizens Race at lecture in Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 4:30 p.m., the Rikert Nordic Ski Center in Ripton this Sunday, March 11. These participants are seen in Sabra Field Lecture Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, the 2011 citizens race. Independent file photo/John S. McCright 72 Porter Field Rd. John Cort, Professor of Asian and Comparative Religions at Denison University will talk circumstances, influences, and builders of this monu‑ about the sectarian differences ment to demonstrate its position at the nexus of a between different Jain branches. global network of cultures at the dawn of Caribbean Free. and Latin American independence. Free. Addison County Right to Life Education lecture at Middlebury meeting in Middlebury. College. Tuesday, March 13, 4:30 Thursday, March 8, 6:30 MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION — a p.m., Axinn Center, Room 229. Ijeoma p.m., St. Mary’s Parish Hall, suite of meditative practices improving wellness, offered Clement‑Akomolafe, chief curator and 326 College St. Visitors are founder of Broken Compass, will deliver welcome. More info contact at Vergennes Movement Studio, 179 Main St., a talk titled “Our Broken Compass: Chris Holden at 802‑388‑3563 or Vergennes, weekly beginning Thursday, March 29th ‑ May Unlearning Education as Schooling in A bobbillchris@rwch.net. 17th @ 6:00 p.m. – 8:30. Visit www.ronidonnenfeld. World Gone Awry.” Free and open to the Julian Barnett’s “FootNotes” com, 802‑793‑5073. Registration Deadline – March 24. public. performed in Middlebury. Growing Mushrooms presentation in Thursday, March 8, 6:30 p.m., LINDY HOP SWING – Add swing outs & more to your Orwell. Tuesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center Orwell Free Library, 473 Main St. Local swing portfolio! Dance benefits brain & body while having for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. A mushroom farmers Heather Ewing and lecture‑performance about unfold‑ a great time to boot. Classes held at the Vergennes Opera Jimmy Horton will share their experiences ing communication, language, House on Thursdays, March 15-April 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. growing mushrooms. Come learn about subjectivity, practice, empathy, Partners not necessary. $10 per class. Open Dance for 1 the many ways to grow mushrooms, isolation and potential. For mature including in your backyard. Free. audiences. Free and open to the hour after all classes. Open to the public! Call Jim Condon public. for more information at 802-475-2349 or email jscondon@ Talk on Trump. Thursday, March mac.com, also on Facebook under James Condon. 8, 8‑9:30 p.m., Hillcrest Room 103, Middlebury College. Diabetes management Addison County Democrats and classic and skate races begin at 11. Costumes and program in Bristol. Wednesday, March Middlebury College Democrats are hosting a talk by spandex highly recommended. Prizes for top finisher 14, 9‑11:30 a.m., Bristol Federated Church, Professor Matthew Dickinson, who will speak about and best costume. Barbeque after the races. $5 kids 37 North St. Seize the opportunity and join this free “Donald Trump and the Era of Political Instability.” age 5‑12; $10 ages 13 and up; $25 for family. self‑help program to help you manage your condi‑ Open barn in Weybridge. Sunday, March 11, noon‑5 tion. Registration required. Contact Michele Butler at p.m., Duclos and Thompson Farm, Sheep Farm Rd. 802‑388‑8860 or mbutler@portermedical.org. Get a glimpse of life on the farm and see more than 200 new lambs frolic. Barn mural by Danielle Rougeau “Crime and Punishment” book group in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 14, 10‑11 a.m., Community Meeting Age Well senior luncheon in Bristol. will also be on display. Room, Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. Michael Katz, Friday, March 9, 11:30 a.m., Mary’s at Champlain Valley glacier lecture in Ferrisburgh. author of a new translation of Dostoevsky’s classic Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116. 11:30 meal Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, Russian novel leads this group for those who wish served at noon. Fresh kale Caesar salad, meat lasa‑ Route 7 Ferrisburgh Historical Society and Will Amidon to read and discuss the book during March and April gna, garlic bread, and warm banana bread with vanilla will speak on “The Deglacial History of the Champlain (March 14, March 21, March 28 and April 4). Register ice cream. $5 suggested donation does not include Valley – Setting the Stage for Human Occupation.” by calling the Library at 802‑388‑4095. Copies of the gratuity. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle More info contact Silas Towler at 802‑425‑3380. book available to borrow at the library. at 802‑377‑1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and Free Community Dinner in Bristol. Sunday, March 11, their spouse of any age. 5‑6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. Age Well senior luncheon in Shoreham. Wednesday, March 14, 11 a.m., Halfway House, Route 22A. Enjoy Poetry Reading in Middlebury. Friday, March 9, 3 Come enjoy roast pork, applesauce, roasted sweet a lunch of homemade meatloaf, mashed potatoes, p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge potatoes, peas, cheddar biscuits, desert and bever‑ green beans, beverage, and dessert. Advanced reser‑ Rd. In “Sunshine and Shadows,” local poet Carol ages. Bring a friend and/or neighbor to enjoy an vations required. Call Michelle at 802‑377‑1419. $5 Milkuhn reads work born from experiences after her evening out. All are welcome. suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to retirement to Vermont. Her powerful poems range anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. from “tasting wildness” on a Burlington bike ride History talk in Lincoln. Wednesday, March 14, 1‑2:30 to an unsettling insight gleaned while “stabbing an p.m., Lincoln Library. Beverly Brown will share stories escargot.” Refreshments and social hour to follow. about this mountain town and the Purinton family. Free, open to the public and accessible to those with Legislative breakfast in Orwell. Monday, Bring your family stories and photos. disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220, or March 12, 7‑8:45 a.m., Orwell Fire Station, “Walking to Listen: 4,000 miles across America” pryan@residenceottercreek.com. 604 Main St. Meet with Addison County legisla‑ lecture in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 14, 3 p.m., Lenten fish fry in Bristol. Friday, March 9, 5‑7 p.m., St. tors and discuss issues important to Addison County. The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. At 23, Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. Come to the 18th Purchase of breakfast not required to attend but helps Andrew Forsthoefel headed out the back door of his annual season of Fish Frys sponsored by St. Ambrose our hosts to defray the cost of opening their hall. home with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies Church. The all‑you‑can‑eat meal includes fired or Sponsored by Bridport Grange 303 and the Addison of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read “Walking to baked haddock, French fries, cole slaw, beverage and County Farm Bureau. Listen.” Come hear his stories about the trek and the dessert. Tickets $12.50 adults/children 9 and under Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. Monday, fascinating people he met along the way. Free, open to $6/immediate family of five $37. More info contact St. March 12, 11:15 a.m., KB Café, Kennedy Brothers, the public and accessible to the with disabilities. RSVP Ambrose at 802‑453‑2488. Main St. Enjoy meat loaf, mashed potatoes, glazed to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220, or pryan@residenceot‑ carrots, dinner roll, and fruit salad. Advanced reser‑ tercreek.com. vations required. Call Michelle at 802‑377‑1419. $5 Book club meeting in Bridport. Wednesday, March suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to 14, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department Conference anyone age 60 and up. Room, Crown Point Road at Short Street. Jesmyn Green Mountain Club walk in Ripton. Ward’s “Sing, Unburied, Sing” is the latest selected Saturday, March 10, Spirit in Nature book. All interested readers welcome. More info at Trails, Ripton‑Goshen Rd. An easy 2‑3 802‑758‑2858. miles depending on the number of paths we Women’s history month movie in Lincoln. Wednesday, choose to explore. Gently rolling terrain at a moder‑ Age Well senior luncheon in Vergennes. March 14, 7 p.m., Lincoln Library. “A Powerful Noise” ate pace. More info contact Ruth Penfield at Tuesday, March 13, 10 a.m.‑1 p.m., Armory follows three women in Bosnia‑Herzegovina, Mali and ruthpenfield@gmail.com or 802‑388‑5407. For more Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Lane. Doors Vietnam as they lead everyday battles against igno‑ activities visit gmcbreadloaf.org. open at 10 a.m. for bingo, tai chi, and coffee hour. rance, poverty, aggression and ethnic strife. Sponsored Monthly wildlife walk in Middlebury. Saturday, March VASA meeting at 11:30. Meal served at noon. Come by the Bridges Group. 10, 8‑11 a.m. Otter Creek Audubon and Middlebury enjoy a winter barbeque featuring beef and cheddar Economic inequality talk at Middlebury College. Area Land Trust invite community members to help burgers, baked beans with hot dog pennies, coleslaw Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m., Dana Auditorium. survey birds and other wildlife at Otter View Park with green peppers, wheat bread, and melon. Bring Author and activist George Lakey will speak on the and the Hurd Grassland. Meet at the parking area of your own place setting. Free transportation may be topic “A Divided American: What can we Learn from Otter View Park at the intersection of Weybridge St. provided. Call ACTR for more info 802‑388‑1946. $5 the Nordics?” It will expand on this book about how and Pulp Mill Bridge Road in Middlebury. Birders of all suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Scandinavian countries have almost eliminated ages and abilities welcome. For more information, call Call Michelle at 802‑377‑1419. Open to anyone age 60 income inequality and suggests ways that we could 388‑6019 or 388‑1007. and up and their spouse of any age. move toward the same goal in this country. Q&A to “I can be a writer?” An Intro to Creative Writing work‑ “The Palace of Sans‑Souci in Milot, Haiti” in follow. Free and open to the public. shop in Orwell. Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m.‑noon, Middlebury. Tuesday, March 13, 4:30 p.m., Sabra Lecture on race at Middlebury College. Wednesday, Orwell Free Library, 473 Main St. Join librarian, poet, Field Lecture Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 March 14, 7:30 p.m., Twilight Hall auditorium. Author and founder of Zig Zag Lit Mag, Muir Haman for a Porter Field Rd. Using unpublished archival sources Bayo Akomolafe will deliver a talk titled “A Libation at two‑hour intro to the creative writing process. Explore and a photographic survey undertaken in 2017, this the Crossroads: Decommissioning Whiteness in an some basic concepts, techniques, and at least one talk by Gauvin Alexander Bailey reconstructs the Age of Transraciality.” Free and open to the public. writing prompt to help spark your creativity. Bring a writing utensil and paper. Free. Boy Scouts dinner in Monkton. Saturday, March 10, 5‑7 p.m., Monkton Central School. Troop 525 will serve chicken with biscuits and dessert. Adults, $8; children $5. More information: 453‑4859. Corned beef and cabbage supper in Vergennes. Saturday, March 10, 5‑6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, Main St. across from the Opera House. Menu includes corned beef, boiled potatoes, carrots, onions, rolls, dessert and beverage. Tickets $9 adults/$5 children. Takeout orders available. More info at 802‑877‑3150 for more information.
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May we borrow your family WW1 history? As part of the WWI exhibit (July 31 – Nov 11, 2018) profiling select Addison County men and women who served, either in the military or as civilians, the Sheldon Museum seeks WWI material and information – the identity of the veterans, photos, letters, diaries, scrapbooks and souvenirs.
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Did your relative(s) bring back alluring items from Europe? Is there a trove of family letters or a cache of photos conveying priceless memories? If you have memorabilia related Jacob Johnson Ross, M.D. of Middlebury, Vermont, Flight to an Addison County veteran or Surgeon 17th Aero Squadron, civilian involved in The Great War to serving in France WWI potentially lend to the exhibit, we’d like to hear from you. Please email Executive Director William Brooks, wbrooks@henrysheldonmuseum.org and outline what you have for him to review. The exhibit will be a fitting tribute to these men and women. Please respond by March 31, 2018.
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2018 Addison County RABIES CLINICS A number of rabies vaccination clinics are being sponsored by the Addison County veterinarians during the month of March. Each clinic is open to all residents of all towns. Dogs should be leashed and cats in carriers for the safety of all. To avoid confusion and delay, please bring a copy of the pet’s most recent Rabies Certificate. Payment by CASH only– please no checks. BRANDON Fire House
Sat, Mar. 10 1PM – 3PM
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VERGENNES Animal Hospital
Mon. Mar. 12 5:30PM – 7:30PM
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BRISTOL Animal Hospital
Wed. Mar. 14 5:30PM – 6:30PM
$15
LINCOLN Town Clerks Office
Sat. Mar. 17 9AM – 10:30AM
$15
STARKSBORO Town Clerks Office
Sat. Mar. 17 9AM – 11AM
$15
NEW HAVEN Town Clerks Office
Sat. Mar. 17 1PM – 3PM
$15
LEICESTER Town Office
Tues. Mar. 20 5PM – 6PM
$15
MONKTON Fire Dept.
Tues. Mar. 20 6PM – 7PM
$15
SALISBURY Town Office
Tues. Mar. 20 6:15PM – 7:15PM
$15
SHOREHAM Fire House
Wed. Mar. 21 5PM – 7PM
$15
GOSHEN Town Office
Sat Mar. 24 10AM – 12PM
$15
BRIDPORT Fire House
Sat. Mar. 24 10AM – 12PM
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WHITING Fire House
Tues. Mar. 27 5:30PM – 6:30PM
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ORWELL Fire House
Fri. Mar. 30 5PM – 7PM
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St. Peter’s Parish Breakfast in Vergennes. Sunday, March 11, 8‑10 a.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. Featuring Dakin Farm Ham, a delicious breakfast of eggs, omelets (to order), hot cakes, French toast, sausage, bacon and more. Bring family and friends. Adults $8.50/Seniors over 60 $7.50/ kids 6‑12yrs. $6/ children under 6 free/immediate families of five or more $28. More info contact 802‑877‑2367. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus. Bread Loaf Citizens Nordic Ski Race in Ripton. Sunday, March 11, 10:30 and 11 a.m., Rikert Nordic Center, Route 125. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Lollipop Race for youngsters age 3‑6 at 10:30; 5 km
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GOSHEN BROOK IS a feature that will be seen during a Saturday, March 10, walk on Rip‑ ton’s Spirit in Nature Trails, hosted by the Green Mountain Club.
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PROTESTS LIKE THIS one against racial integration in Little Rock, Ark., were not uncommon five decades ago, during a time of cultural upheaval. Middlebury College this Thursday through Saturday will host 15 experts in the conference “1968, Fifty Years of Struggle.” The keynote address is Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
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A Walk in their Shoes: Dementia Simulation in Middlebury. Thursday, March 15, 4‑5 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Understand how it feels to manage the many challenges dementia presents as Certified Dementia Practitioners guide you through the challenges of compromised vision, hearing and dexterity. Free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com. Vergennes for Responsible Educated Decisions (VRED) dinner & community night in Vergennes. Thursday, March 15, 5:15‑6 p.m., VUHS Cafeteria. Community dinner and dialogue night. VRED students will perform a skit related to suicide prevention. A free spaghetti dinner precedes the discussion. Not recommended for younger children. Crisis is opportunity talk in Middlebury. Thursday, March 15, 7 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury. Following up on a Wednesday talk, Professor George Lakey, the topic tonight will be “2018 as a Year of Crisis and Opportunity.” The U.S. is experiencing a perfect storm of intersecting forces: racial, gender and economic injustice, violence, climate disruption and political dysfunction. The speaker sees these as extraordinary opportunities for changes Americans have wanted for decades. Free and open to the public. Naturalists speaks on birds in New Haven. Thursday, March 15, 7 p.m., town office. As part of the Armchair Naturalist speaker series, conservation biologist Margaret Fowle of Vermont Audubon will address critical bird species in the Champlain Valley and how landowners can make a difference. Free. Presentation on transcontinental drive in Bristol. Thursday, March 15, 7 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Library. Christiane Kokubo and Nate Shepard drove from Starksboro, Vt., to Christiane’s home in São Paulo, Brazil, raising $1 for each kilometer of the journey to donate to a health clinic for the underserved in Vermont. The couple will share this adventure in a One World Library Project event, with a focus on how they expanded their understanding of the cultures they experienced. Q&A. More information at OneWorldLibraryProject.org.
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Poor Lost Circus Performers in Middlebury. Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Start Join Poor Lost Circus Performers their inaugural production, “Anne of Green Gables ‑ The Musical!” Follow the exploits of plucky and exuberant orphan Anne Shirley as she comes to be part of the Green Gables family and changes the world for all who meet her. Tickets $20 adults/$18 seniors/$15 student (plus $2 preservation fee) available at bit.ly/aogg18tix. More info at poorlostcircusperformers.com.
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St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in Shoreham. Saturday, March 17, 8‑10 a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church. Enjoy pancakes with Vermont maple syrup, sausage, corned beef hash, home fries, egg casseroles, Irish soda bread, and beverages as you chat with your friends and neighbors. Adults $8, children $4, families $20. Addison County River Watch Collaborative meeting in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, 9‑11:30 a.m., Addison County Regional Planning Commission offices, 14 Seminary St. Training session for volunteers interested in collecting water samples on the Otter Creek, Middlebury River, Lemon Fair River, New Haven River, Lewis Creek and Little Otter Creek. Collections April – Sept. Local bagels and coffee served starting at 8:30 a.m. More info at acrpc.org/ programs‑services/natural‑resources/acrwc/. Rabies clinic in Lincoln. Saturday, March 17, 9‑10:30 a.m., town office. Vaccinations for cats or dogs cost $15 each. Bring proof of prior vaccinations to obtain the full‑term of coverage. Please keep pets in your vehicle — cats in a secure carrier — until the veterinarian is ready to give the vaccination. Little League assessment in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, 1‑3 p.m., Middlebury College field house. For children intending to play softball or baseball in the Middlebury Area Little League. Softball assessment for minors and majors, league ages 8‑12, from 11:30 a.m.‑12:30 p.m. Baseball assessment for major and minors, league ages 8‑12, from noon‑1 p.m. Registration required at Middleburyparksandrec.org or email middareall@gmail.com. Poor Lost Circus Performers in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, 2‑4 p.m., and 7:30‑9:30 p.m. Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Start Join Poor Lost Circus Performers their inaugural production, “Anne of Green Gables ‑ The Musical!” Follow the exploits of plucky and exuberant orphan Anne Shirley as she comes to be part of the Green Gables family and changes the world for all who meet her. Tickets $20 adults/$18 seniors/$15 student (plus $2
preservation fee) available at bit.ly/aogg18tix. More info at poorlostcircusperformers.com. Sister to Sister in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, 2‑4 p.m., Chellis House, Middlebury College. All middle school girls are invited to join Middlebury College’s Sister‑to‑Sister team to celebrate St. Patricia’s Day: including a scavenger hunt around campus, riddle solving and green treats. Free. King Pede party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, March 17, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, Route 7. Join in for a sandwich supper and an evening of fun and card games. Children’s play in Vergennes. Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m., Vergennes Union High School auditorium. A cast of 25 Ferrisburgh Children’s Theater members will present “Haphazardly Ever After. There promises to be tons of magical fun in this original, one‑of‑a‑kind fractured fairy tale farce. $6 for adults, $3 for children. Blues jam in Brandon. Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Sister Wicked, 3 West Seminary St. English blues guitarist Tom Caswell hosts an evening of blues jamming. Everyone welcome to come and play some blues. If you don’t play, there’s plenty of room to dance. Nothing but the blues from 8 until late.
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Pancake breakfast in Addison. Sunday, March 18, 7‑11 a.m., Addison Fire Station at junction of Routes 7 and 22A. All‑you‑can‑eat plain and blueberry pancakes plus the fixings. Adults $6, kids $4. Funds go toward fire equipment purchases. Fiddle music and dancing in Middlebury. Sunday, March 18, 11 a.m.‑5 p.m., VFW Hall on Exchange Street. Champlain Valley Fiddlers Club will host people singing, playing instruments and square dancing. Honoring Deborah Lubar and Marianne Lust in Bristol. Sunday, March 18, 1‑3 p.m., Holley Hall. Lust and Lubar, both of Lincoln, will be celebrated for their decades of performances, nurturing the arts and artists, and keeping the ancient art of storytelling alive locally. Music, readings, tributes, and refreshments. Free and open to the public. Letters of admiration or memories to be shared in a “Tribute Book” may be submitted prior to the event by sending to tuiga.d3@gmail.com. Poor Lost Circus Performers in Middlebury. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Start Join Poor Lost Circus Performers their inaugural production, “Anne of Green Gables ‑ The Musical!” Follow the exploits of plucky and exuberant orphan Anne Shirley as she comes to be part of the Green Gables family and changes the world for all who meet her. Tickets $20 adults/$18 seniors/$15 student (plus $2 preservation fee) available at bit.ly/aogg18tix. More info at poorlostcircusperformers.com.
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Legislative breakfast in Shoreham. Monday, March 19, 7‑8:45 a.m., Platt Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Meet with Addison County legislators and discuss issues important to Addison County. Purchase of breakfast not required to attend but helps our hosts to defray the cost of opening their hall. Sponsored by Bridport Grange 303 and the Addison County Farm Bureau. United Way conference on poverty in Middlebury. Monday, March 19, 9 a.m.‑3 p.m., Middlebury Inn. Two‑day event focuses on how poverty and economic inequality play into efforts to prevent poverty and improve health. Continues Tuesday. Free, please RSVP to jesse@unitedwayaddisoncounty.org.
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United Way conference on poverty in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 20, 9 a.m.‑3 p.m., Middlebury Inn. Second day of a two‑day event that focuses on how poverty and economic inequality play into efforts to prevent poverty and improve health. Free, please RSVP to jesse@unitedwayaddisoncounty.org. Blood Pressure and Foot Care Clinic in Brandon. Tuesday, March 20, 11 a.m., Conant Square. Foot clinic $10. No appointment necessary. More info call 802‑770‑1536. Sue Halpern in East Middlebury. Tuesday, March 20, noon‑1 p.m., Sarah Partridge Library, 431 E. Main St. Ripton author Halpern will be on hand to discuss her book “A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home.” Join the discussion and learn about her new novel, “Summer Hours at the Robbers Library,” as well. “Planting a True Cottage Garden” talk in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 20, 1 p.m., Congregational Church of Middlebury, Union Hall Conference Room. Expert Charlie Nardozzi will show how to adapt classic English techniques to native Vermont plants. Sponsored by the Middlebury Garden Club. Free and open to the pubic. Everlasting ephemera from the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 20, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. A unique glimpse into 19th‑century local business advertising, medical practices, sports and entertainment. Refreshments and social hour to follow. Free, open
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to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com. Rabies clinic in Monkton. Tuesday, March 20, 6‑7 p.m. Monkton Fire Station. Vaccinations for your dog for $15. Option to register dogs with the town: spayed/ neutered $10, unaltered $13. Save the pollinators presentation in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 20, 7:30‑9 p.m., Ilsley Public Library, 75 Main St. In “Birds, Bees & Butterflies in the Land of Milk and Honey — The challenges & what we can do?” author and beekeeper Ross Conrad will share the “how to” of numerous techniques to assist struggling pollinators and improve their chances of survival.
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Memory Café in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 21, 10 a.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. A monthly gathering for people with memory loss and their caregivers, friends or family. Come and enjoy music and social conversation with good company while you connect with people who understand the challenges you face, in a safe, supportive and engaging environment. Refreshments provided. Free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com. Tobacco cessation program in Middlebury. Wednesday, March. 21, 5 p.m., Porter Medical Center, 115 Porter Dr. Seize the opportunity and join this free program to help you quit. Registration required. Contact Michele Butler at 802‑388‑8860 or mbutler@portermedical.org. Chunhogarang performs in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 21, 4:30 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. This six‑man ensemble from Korea will feature beautiful traditional Korean Gayageum chamber music pieces with Yanggeum (lute), Jangu (drum), Danso (short flute) and other wind instruments, Saenhwang and Taepyongso. Crockpot dinner in New Haven. Wednesday, March 21, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church. Hearty main dishes, beverages, dessert: $8. Sponsored by New Haven Ladies Union. Info: call Carol at 453‑5059.
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Bach’s 333rd birthday concert in Middlebury. Thursday, March 22, 12:15‑12:45 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. St. Stephen’s 7th Annual noonday recital series presents a celebration of Bach’s birth with a flute sonata, selections from the St. Matthew Passion and organ works, with Ellie Gebarowski‑Shafer, soprano, Emily Sunderman, violin, James Berg, flutist and George Matthe
L IV E M U S I C The “window recital” in Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 12:15‑12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Runa in Middlebury. Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Starline Rhythm Boys in Lincoln. Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall. Music From China in Middlebury. Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. Robin Gottfried Band in Middlebury. Saturday, March 10, 10‑11 p.m., Notte. Red Clover Jazz Trio in Middlebury. Sunday, March 11, The Residence at Otter Creek. Heliand Consort in Brandon. Sunday, March 11, 2:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Timothy Cummings & Guests in Middlebury. Sunday, March 11, 4 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. Organ concert in Middlebury. Thursday, March 15, 12:15‑12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Black & White Cabaret in Vergennes. Thursday, March 15, Vergennes Union High School. Prydein in Vergennes. Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. Ian Ethan Case in Brandon. Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. “An Evening of Songs and Arias” in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. Poques tribute w/ Eschatones & Crazyhearse. Saturday, March 17, 10 p.m.‑1 a.m., Notte. Windsong in Ferrisburgh. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall. Blue Velvet in Middlebury. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. College Choir Baltics in Middlebury. Sunday, March 18, 3 p.m., Mead Chapel, Middlebury College Chunhogarang in Middlebury. Wednesday, March. 21, 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts. Bach’s 333rd birthday concert in Middlebury. Thursday, March 22, 12:15‑12:45 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Go online to see a full listing of ONGOINGE VE NT S
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School budgets (Continued from Page 1A) • Addison Northwest School District (ANWSD) residents backed a $21.1 million budget by a 952-551 spread. • The $19,243,835 Otter Valley Unified Union (OVUU) school budget earned a 772-356 endorsement. • The Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center budget of $3,468,524 was OK’d, 4,686-2,027. Most of the budgets were levelfunded, or close to it. School directors — dealing with declining enrollment and calls to tighten the reins on education spending — advanced plans that reflected fewer teachers, paraprofessionals and staff. ACSD The $36,762,479 ACSD budget passed on Tuesday reflects a 1.32-percent spending decrease, will result in elimination of more than 20 full-time-equivalent jobs, and spells an end to the district’s long running alternative education program. It’s a 2018-2019 spending plan that will subsidize the elementary schools in Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge, as well as Middlebury Union Middle and High Schools. “We are very gratified to have this strong support and confidence from the voters,” ACSD board Chairman Peter Conlon said of Tuesday’s results. “This year’s budget required some tough decisions and difficult cuts.” MAUSD The proposed MAUSD budget reflects $24,746,279 in education spending to operate Mount Abraham Union Middle and High Schools, and the elementary schools in Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro. School leaders have created 11 new positions within the budget, including 4 educational coaches, 3.2 full-time-equivalent interventionists, 2.2 FTE special educators, a school psychologist and a 0.6 FTE coordinator. Ultimately, the spending plan will result in a 1-percent increase in equalized per-pupil spending, but will require a net reduction of 16.36 full-time-equivalent positions, including 15.16 FTE support staff, 0.9 FTE of a professional position, and 0.3 FTE administrator positions. While MAUSD leaders got good news Tuesday evening on the 2018-
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2019 budget, they learned a bond proposal to make major repairs to Mount Abraham Union High School had again failed (see related story, Page 1). “On behalf of the MAUSD board, we are thrilled that the first unified budget has passed,” MAUSD board Chairwoman Dawn Griswold said in an email. “We are very grateful and appreciative to the community for their support of our 5-Town students. This operating budget will support learning and instruction and improve outcomes for our students and this vote of approval will allow our administration and staff to begin planning for fiscal year 2019.” ANWSD The approved $21.1 million budget pares $10,000 from current spending, eliminates three teachers and about four other full-time jobs, and reduces the hours of two principals and one assistant principal. ANWSD Board Chairwoman Sue Rakowski said the board was pleased with the backing of “a substantial majority” of voters — in percentage terms, the margin was 63.3 to 36.7. “We thank our communities for supporting public education and making it possible for us to preserve all student programming and create more equitable access K-6 to the arts, physical education and athletics,” Rakowski said in an email. “We understand that declining student enrollment is putting pressure on taxpayers and we will continue to work diligently to identify creative and efficient ways to provide excellent educational opportunities at a cost that is affordable.” The spending plan, because of a higher statewide school tax rate and declining ANWSD enrollment, could raise residential school tax rates by about 8 cents in the five district communities — a year after rates dropped by more than that in Addison, Ferrisburgh and Waltham and were stable in Vergennes and Panton. Superintendent JoAn Canning said the teaching cuts are being made at Ferrisburgh and Addison central schools because low enrollment at those schools allow classes there to be combined. FCS enrollment is expected to decline from about 150 to 126 or 127, while ACS remains at 61, down from historically higher numbers. Because the three teachers with the least seniority in ANWSD work at Vergennes Union Elementary School, two FCS teachers and one ACS teacher will move to VUES. Teacher retirements in the next
month could allow Canning to make personnel moves without giving teachers pink slips. The cuts to the principals’ hours —moves to which some parents objected — are to those of Beth Brodie at FCS and Travis Park at ACS. Their positions will be reduced to 80 percent; they will remain fulltime during the academic year, but not work during the summer. The VUHS assistant principal position will also be reduced to 80 percent. Canning noted a statewide memo from Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe suggesting only schools of 179 students or more should have full-time principals. OVUU The OVUU budget represents a roughly $530,000 cut in spending from the current budget, owing to a number of moves at the state level that resulted in the district being underfunded by over $300,000. All of those factors led to a $1.6 million budget shortfall for the 2018-19 school budget and a projected double-digit local tax hike. But because so many districts across Vermont kept their budget increases well under 3 percent, that tax hike will now be more like 5 to 8 cents. Originally, Rutland Northeast Superintendent Jeanne Collins was tasked with finding $769,000 in cuts at the RNeSU Board’s request. Collins was thrilled with the passage of this difficult budget on the first try. “I felt there was a lot of support in the communities,” she said. “I thought the OVUU board’s work was thoughtful with an eye on sustainability. Getting to sustainability through change is painful, but without change you can’t get to sustainability and change is hard.” Under the approved budget, the district’s three small schools will consolidate. Collins said Whiting will become a pre-kindergarten, Leicester will serve kindergarten through grade 4, and Sudbury will serve 5th- and 6th-graders. The plan saves $210,000, with a reduction of three teachers across the three small schools. There was a plan to reduce staffing at Otter Valley Union by 3.5 teachers through attrition, meaning those teachers were leaving or retiring and not being replaced. But with a projected increase in enrollment of 40 students at the OV Middle School this fall, the OVUU board requested adding back one full-time teacher in the middle school. How that teacher will be used has not been decided,
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Collins said. OVUU will also see a reduction of one year-round clerical position. CAREER CENTER The approved, $3,468,524 Patricia Hannaford Career Center budget is the lowest in seven years. While it represents a slight spending reduction, it does reflect a 6.47-percent increase in the tuition cost for enrolled students. The PHCC offers vocational and technical education to students from the Addison Central, Mount Abraham and Addison Northwest unified school districts. The PHCC’s current tuition cost is $20,162 per full-time-equivalent student. The state covers $8,236 of that amount, while a local assessment of $11,926 makes up the balance. The total tuition cost per full-time-equivalent student will go up to $21,466 for 2018-2019. Each FTE student slot will carry a local assessment of $12,889, with the state picking up the remaining $8,567. Career Center officials said the rise in tuition is being driven, in large part, by declines in both enrollment and revenue. SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS There was only one true contested election for the union district school board posts up for grabs on March 6. In that race, for a spot on the MAUSD board, Lincoln residents picked Sara McClain over Annie Svitavsky, 321-113. Another “race” for the MAUSD materialized in Bristol, where both Kevin Hanson and Krista Siringo accidentally filed for a three-year term, leaving another available spot — with no takers — on the ballot. Hanson won the three-year term, leaving Siringo available for an appointment to the MAUSD vacancy. As the Addison Independent went to press, officials were still sorting out other vacancies on the MAUSD board, some of which will require appointments. Four candidates ran at-large for the ACSD board. Elected were incumbent Peter Conlon of Cornwall, Devina Desmarais and Margaret “Peg” Martin of Middlebury, and Jori Jacobeit of Shoreham. Addison Northwest voters also elected four members to their unified board. Earning approval on Tuesday were Finn Yarborough and Kristina Makulin of Ferrisburgh, Mark Koenig of Vergennes and Laurie Childers of Addison. There were not enough write-in votes for a single candidate from Goshen on Town Meeting Day to fill the OVUU Goshen seat. But Brandon picked Barry Varian to an OVUU seat, Becky Bertrand was returned to her Whiting seat, and OVUU Board Chairperson Bonnie Bourne was re-elected from Pittsford. Greg Bernhardt was re-elected as an at-large candidate to the OVUU board. Reporters Andy Kirkaldy and Lee Kahrs contributed to reporting for this story. John Flowers is at johnf@ addisonindependent.com.
Dedication
THE TOWN OF Middlebury dedicated this year’s town report to former long-time town attorney Karl Neuse. At Monday night’s town meeting Selectman Nick Artim, left, presented Neuse with a framed copy of the dedication page. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Mt. Abe bond (Continued from Page 1A) be leased or sold to a commercial be some interest in pursuing another developer to create business bond,” Reen said, “regardless of the incubator space, much like that size or scope of future plans for the created at nearby Bristol Works. school.” In light of the third bond defeat, OUT OF THE BOX Harris also suggested that an option The district is willing to going forward would be to engage consider out-of-thean independent box scenarios, he facilitator with said, but because experience helping of the “immense communities make cost” involved in decisions about their conducting feasibility schools. That would studies, focus would take the monkey likely be limited to off the school whatever plans offer board’s back, help the greatest possibility broaden community for success. participation and Lincoln resident conceive of new Steve Harris, a ideas to best serve the proponent of out-ofdistrict. the-box thinking and Bristol resident a critic of the $29.5 “The assumption David Brynn million bond, views also opposed the is that there will the bond’s defeat as renovation bond and a turning point in the be some interest had convened several 5-town community’s in pursuing community-wide discussion. another bond gatherings right after “I don’t believe that regardless of the the second bond any of the nearly 3,000 size or scope of defeat in November. voters that expressed He said he hopes the their opinion wishes to future plans for bond’s defeat will do nothing,” he said. the school.” provide opportunities — Superintendent for more people to be “There is a great deal Patrick Reen more engaged in the to do and the sooner we get started with a planning process for truly open evaluation of affordable the next steps. and creative alternatives, the “A lot of very dedicated people sooner a winning solution will at Mount Abe — parents, students reveal itself.” and administration — worked Harris said the vote was not very hard to be holistic in their a “no” to the students of Mount approach,” he said. “However, I Abe so much as a “yes” to a better feel like the circle wasn’t wide approach to their future. enough.” Harris had proposed one scenario “No one has all the answers right in which the district would build a now,” Brynn acknowledged, noting new 60,000-square-foot building the community needs a process that for classroom space just north of welcomes all the options. the existing high school (connected In the meantime, he said, “We to the existing facility with a need to slow down, ponder, hallway), while still using the engage, empower. We’re at the library, gymnasium, auditorium, edge of an incredible opportunity pool and other spaces of the existing to do something remarkably cool.” school facility. The space not used Christopher Ross is at in the existing building would then christopherr@addisionindependent.
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★ Addison ★ ADDISON — In Australian balloting on March 6, Addison residents supported town and Addison Northwest School District spending proposals and a land swap with ANWSD. Residents had no contested races to decide, but did return an incumbent to the ANWSD board via write-ins. Residents backed two spending measures for the town. The selectboard proposal of $332,212.99 for all General Fund items won approval, 201-58. It increases spending by a little less than $17,000 (about 5 percent), largely due to increases in pay for town employees. Of that amount, $240,366.56 will be raised through property taxes. Added to that will be a total of $57,706 of charitable requests on the ballot that were also approved. Voters also backed $769,911.24 in highway spending, an increase of roughly $27,000 (about 3.5 percent). Wages, health insurance and more money for sand and salt factor into the higher request. Of that amount, residents approved $650,479.54 of property taxes for road spending. Residents supported trading a town-owned 0.33-acre parcel near Addison Central School with another 0.33-acre parcel near Addison’s former town hall that is now owned by ANWSD. It won backing by 170-60. The deal will increase the size of the school lot and also make the town hall parcel a legal lot. Increasing the size of the former town hall’s lot will allow it to be subdivided in the future if Addison decides to renovate the structure and use it once again as its town hall and community hub. Incumbent selectboard members Jeff Kauffman and Roger Waterman both won re-election without opposition, as did lister William Munoff and Tri-Town Water District Commissioner Larry Simino. Laurie Childers’ term on the ANWSD board expired, but she did not file for re-election. On Tuesday she received 17 write-in votes, enough to return her to the board. Write-in candidates must receive either 30 votes or 1 percent of a town’s checklists. In Addison’s case, per officials, a candidate would need 11 votes to top the 1 percent threshold. Addison was the only town to vote against a level-funded $21.1 million ANWSD budget that won overall, 952-551. In Addison the vote ran against the budget, 135-128. School officials estimate ANWSD towns’ homestead taxes could rise by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions. The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes. Addison’s homestead school tax rate dropped 13.25 cents in 2017. Addison residents joined other towns in supporting a $7.63 million ANWSD bond that board members said would address a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools. In Addison the vote favored the bond, 148-115. Overall, the tally was 987-515. Board members said the bond will not raise taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 VUHS renovation and expansion will soon end.
★ Brandon ★ BRANDON — All floor and ballot items passed on Town Meeting Day in Brandon this year. The $1.4 million bond question to pay for infrastructure improvements to Park Street passed overwhelmingly, 488-123. Much of Monday night’s town meeting discussion at the Brandon Town Hall centered on the details of the proposed plan. The project, as outlined by Selectman Devon Fuller and Aldrich & Elliot engineer Jason Booth, would update the water, stormwater runoff, and wastewater systems under the road, in keeping with the state’s push to decrease pollutants running into Lake Champlain. The Park Street plan includes bio-swales, vegetated areas spread along the sides of Park Street that would catch rainwater. The plantings in the swales would filter out phosphorus, the chief pollutant, as the stormwater gradually runs into
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the underground stormwater catch basins. The project is set to begin in early 2018 and end by winter that year. The whole road, which has been deteriorating for years, will be leveled and graded once the infrastructure projects are completed. A coat of paving will be put down, and in 2020 when the Vermont Agency of Transportation re-paves Route 73 over Brandon Gap, they will come down Park Street and do the final paving. In a response to a plea for more urgent work on the road, Town Manger Dave Atherton said that was being looked at. With the positive bond vote, the town will now apply for grants to fund as much of the Park Street project as possible, likely bringing
the total cost well below the estimated $1.4 million. The end cost will be raised through water and sewer rate increases in concert with Brandon Fire District No. 1. Brandon voters also approved a proposed $3,138,185 municipal budget by a solid margin, 443-178. The amount to be raised by taxes is $2,578,045, a 2.75 percent increase over the current spending plan The budget was highlighted by increased revenues and increased health care costs. All of the ballot appropriations for various groups and non-profit organizations passed, including town funds to support the Brandon Free Public Library, the Brandon Senior Center, and the Brandon Area Rescue Squad.
All town seats but one were filled by incumbents with no challengers: Bill Moore, town moderator; Seth Hopkins, Brian Coolidge and Tracy Wyman, selectboard; Laura Miner, trustee of public funds (she got the seat filled for many years by Carolyn Whittaker, who recently stepped down); and Sharron Kenney, library trustee.
★ Bridport ★ BRIDPORT — Bridport residents at their town meeting elected David Bronson to a three-year term on their selectboard and passed all of the money items on their warning.
Bronson topped Brice Stocker, 127 to 91, in the one contested race. Residents agreed to spend up to $340,000 to replace the Sunderland Bridge on Crown Point Road. That project is contingent on the town receiving $175,000 in state money to go along with $165,000 in local funds to finance the project. A proposal to spend $85,812 toward replacing the Basin Harbor culvert located at the west branch of Dead Creek also earned voter approval, by voice vote. Officials plan to use accumulated reserves from a recent storm mitigation grant to cover its $85,812 share of the total $429,160 project. The proposed 2018-2019 highway budget of $958,736 and general fund spending plan of $280,558 were
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both green-lighted by local residents. The total amount approved this year is $1,239,294 of which $1,081,259 will be raised by local taxes. That represents an increase of 7 percent over last year’s $1,009,815 raised in local taxes. Other articles earning voter endorsement included: • $23,500 to help pay for painting the local salt shed, Hearse House and Masonic/Community Hall, as well as replacing lights at the town garage through the Efficiency Vermont program. The article also called for the purchase of a new stove for the Masonic/Community Hall. Officials plan to tap some accumulated budget surplus funds to apply to the cost of the above projects. • A combined total of $45,273 for the Bridport Volunteer Fire Department and a variety of Addison County-based social service agencies that help local residents. Bridport residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. See separate story, this issue, on how the 2018-2019 ACSD and Patricia Hannaford Career Center budgets fared at the polls. Running unopposed in local elections this year included Michael Lawton, two years, selectboard; James Walker, three years, water commissioner; and James Craig Sr., one year, as first constable.
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BRISTOL — Bristol voters on Town Meeting Day re-elected two selectboard members and filled half their open seats on the unified school board. Along with voters from four other towns, they also approved the district school budget and rejected the Mt. Abe renovation bond. Joel Bouvier and Peter Coffey, both running unopposed, were re-elected to the selectboard. Town Clerk and Treasurer Jen Myers was re-elected to a one-year term. Caroline Engvall defeated Jill Mackler, 788–728, for a three-year term as Lawrence Library trustee, and Lynn Camara won a one-year seat. (See Bristol Page 12A)
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(Bristol continued from Page 11A) Krista Siringo and Ali Gibson won re-election to the Bristol Elementary School board, and Kevin Hansen was re-elected to the Mt. Abe Union Middle/High School Board. Both of those boards will dissolve June 30 to be replaced the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) board, which oversees all schools in the 5-town district. Kevin Hansen defeated Krista Siringo for a three-year term on that MAUSD board, 497–383, and Erin Lathrop was re-elected to a one-year term. Hansen had encouraged voters from the floor of town meeting in Holley Hall Monday night to elect Siringo in their contested race, and to add him as a write-in candidate for another slot on the ballot, but when votes were tabulated Hansen had been elected twice. Because only two directors were elected for four open seats, the Bristol Elementary School board will have to appoint two additional directors at its March 12 meeting. Bristol Police District voters approved by a comfortable margin spending in the amount of $461,374 for the coming year. Also on Town Meeting Day, Bristol and other MAUSD voters approved a $28,343,828 budget for the coming school year, 1,734–1,231, with all ballots commingled. By nearly the same margin, 1,785–1,196, those same voters rejected a proposed bond for the renovation of Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School. On the floor of town meeting Monday night, amid lively and sometimes contentious discussion, an air of generosity prevailed. A majority of the roughly 130 voters present approved as proposed: • A General Fund Operating budget of $926,739. • A Highway Fund Operating budget of $775,541. • Voted appropriations totaling $682,728. And they approved, with an amendment, an Arts, Parks and Recreation Department budget of $251,195. The General and Highway funds, as well as the voted appropriations, passed without much debate, but the Arts, Parks and Recreation budget article inspired more than 30 minutes of intense discussion, during which an amendment to the article was proposed, followed by an amendment to that amendment. The Recreation budget had been set to decrease by more than 10 percent, with the goal that the department would provide the same services with fewer personnel. But former Rec Department Director Darla Senecal took issue with a nearly $5,000 pay cut for Youth Center personnel and proposed an amendment to restore that money to the budget. As the discussion evolved, Bristol resident Wendy Wilson offered an amendment to Senecal’s amendment, which would restore to the Rec budget the entire $26,802 the selectboard had proposed cutting. Wilson’s amendment passed, and with it the new spending amount, which will increase required tax revenue by 2.8 percent, according to Town Administrator Valerie Capels. In other business, Dave Sharpe proposed an amendment, which passed, reducing the penalty for delinquent taxes from 8 percent to 4 percent. Sharpe, who also serves as a state representative for the Addison-4 district, announced at the meeting that he would not seek re-election in the fall (see story in A section). During the last town meeting appearance of the Bristol Elementary School board, chair Elin Melchior moved that the town of Bristol establish board members’ salaries at $0. “You gave us a very generous raise last year,” she said. “We just got that money a week or two ago. It’s
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REP. PETER CONLON gives his legislative report during Leicester’s town meeting Monday night. Town Moderator Richard Reed is seen behind Conlon.
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my policy to take my family out to dinner and then to give it back to the education community.” This would make things simpler, she said, since the board is set to dissolve at the end of the fiscal year. Her proposal passed unanimously. A non-binding agreement focused on renewable energy narrowly passed, as proposed, after an amendment to eliminate “contentious” language was debated for 40 minutes and defeated. Linda Andrews near the end of the meeting Monday night introduced a nonbinding resolution urging Bristol voters to send a message of support to Gov. Scott and the Legislature regarding pending bills that address gun violence protection. These bills cover background checks, removing weapons from persons cited for domestic violence, and a bill called the Extreme Risk Protection Order, which is keeping guns out of the hands of those who pose a significant danger to others. The resolution passed nearly unanimously by a show of hands.
★ Cornwall ★ CORNWALL — Cornwall residents passed virtually all items on their town meeting warning and had no contested elections. Items earning voter approval with virtually no discussion included the proposed 2018-2019 highway
budget of $404,975 (up from $400,950 the previous year), the general fund request of $473,329 (up less than $20,000 from last year), an appropriation of $74,400 to help pay operating expenses for the Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department, $4,000 for the Cornwall Free Public Library and a combined total of $26,920 to support various Addison County social services agencies. Residents did, however, spend some time discussing and amending Article 10 on the warning, a nonbinding resolution. That resolution asked the Vermont Legislature to commit to developing renewable energy, delay any new expansion of natural gas pipelines unless or until it is determined that it will not cause the state to exceed the goal of no more than 10 percent of the state’s energy coming from fossil fuels by the year 2050, and ensure the transition to renewable energy is “fair and equitable for all residents.” Cornwall Town Clerk Sue Johnson said residents amended the resolution to remove the natural gas language. The resolution went to a paper ballot vote and was endorsed by a 75 to 11 tally, according to Johnson. Those running unopposed this year included Cy Tall, moderator, one year; Susan Johnson, town clerk and treasurer, three years; John Roberts, selectboard, three years; Benjamin Marks, selectboard, two years; and Laura Fetterolf, library trustee, two years. Cornwall residents are part of the
consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. See separate story, this issue, on how the 2018-2019 ACSD and Patricia Hannaford Career Center budgets fared at the polls.
★Ferrisburgh★ FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh residents at Saturday’s town meeting supported town spending, including a major equipment purchase, and in Tuesday’s Australian balloting chose a new selectboard member and backed Addison Northwest School District bond and budget proposals. The Ferrisburgh selectboard race was created because Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence chose to step down after 17 years on that board, a tenure that followed seven years on the Ferrisburgh zoning board. Winning the Tuesday race for
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Lawrence’s seat was Jessica James, a first-time candidate, fourthgeneration Ferrisburgh resident and University of Vermont graduate who has worked for the past six years as a legal secretary and administrative assistant for Ouimette and Runcie in Vergennes. She defeated Dennis Armell, 376-135. Armell, a retired former full-time Vermont Army National Guard employee and 10-year member of the Ferrisburgh Conservation Commission, was making his third run for the selectboard. Incumbent Selectman Michael “Red” Muir ran unopposed on Tuesday, as did incumbent ANWSD board members Kristina MacKulin and Finn Yarbrough. Residents on Saturday morning at Ferrisburgh Central School approved spending proposals by voice vote. They backed the selectboard’s proposal for a roughly $1.935 million town budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year that will raise spending by about 4.1 percent, including the charitable contributions that were also supported. Residents also supported two more financial measures that will boost municipal spending by another roughly 1.8 percent: a $115,000 purchase of a loader at $23,000 a year, plus interest, for five years, and an increase in the highway department contingency fund by $10,000 to $40,000. The increases due to all those decisions will total roughly $110,000 more than this year’s spending, which officials estimated will translate to about 3 cents more on the Ferrisburgh municipal tax rate. On Tuesday, Ferrisburgh voters backed the proposed $21.1 million ANWSD budget, 369-185. It won overall, 952-551. School officials estimated that budget could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions. The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes. About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates. Ferrisburgh voters also backed a $7.63 million ANWSD bond proposal, 360-194. It won approval overall, 987-515. Board members said the bond would pay for a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools. Board members have emphasized the bond will not increase taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 VUHS renovation and expansion will soon end.
★ Goshen ★ GOSHEN — After the annual potluck Monday evening, Goshen residents passed every item on the ballot in a relatively tame town meeting. Voters will go forward with a general fund spending plan of $242,753, which represents a $9,936, or 4.2 percent, increase from last year’s approved budget of $232,817. Voters had thought they were voting on a $229,253 spending plan; the extra $13,500 will cover a
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new stainless steel sander and a new moldboard (the curved metal on a snowplow’s front end used to move snow) to improve care of town roads. Voters also passed the $207,700 highway spending budget — a $1,500 or 0.7 percent decrease from last year’s road budget. All town officials ran unopposed. Kevin O’Classen, selectboard chair and town moderator, left a gaping hole when he died this past Dec. 25. Jeff Whiting, who served as moderator at last year’s town meeting when O’Classen was unable to lead the meeting, will take his place. Diane O’Classen, Kevin’s widow, will fill in as the trustee of public funds, and she also won a spot on the selectboard via a write-in vote. Current Second Constable Shawn Martin’s secured enough write-in votes to stay in his current post, though his name was not on the ballot. No one stepped forward to represent Goshen as a representative to the board that oversees Otter Valley Unified Union School District, which includes the towns of Goshen, Brandon, Pittsford, Sudbury, Leicester and Whiting. Write-in candidates needed at least 30 votes to legally qualify. Town Clerk Rosemary McKinnon last week said that if no one is written in for the spot, she may consider offering herself to the school board to be a school director for a year. By Australian ballot on Tuesday, OVUUSD residents approved $19,243,835 OVUUSD spending plan, which represents a roughly $550,000 cut in spending, or 1.22 percent, from the current budget. The vote was 772-356. In other OVUUS voting, Leicester resident Greg Bernhardt won reelection, uncontested, to a three-year term on the school board as an atlarge member.
★ Granville ★ GRANVILLE — Granville residents could have made several decisions to significantly alter the structure of their town offices, but 48 out of 229 registered voters chose instead to keep things mostly the same. The town report listed more than 20 benefits Granville would gain from starting its own town highway department; currently roadwork is contracted out. Those benefits included repairs that would be done in a timely manner and bettermanaged costs. The proposal, which included $199,800 to purchase road equipment and hiring a full-time road foreman, was defeated. Residents then approved a total spending budget of $398,264, of which $191,319 will go toward general town spending and $209,108 will go toward highway spending. That represents an increase of $13,246, or 7.4 percent, in town spending and increase of $41,308, or 24.6 percent, in highway spending. Granville voters had also considered adding two seats to the three-person selectboard, a question that petitioners had asked be put on the warning, but this proposal was also defeated. Voters chose Jim Dague for a three-year term on the selectboard. Dague will replace incumbent Sean Linskey. Mark Belisle was reelected as First Constable and Brett (See Granville Page 13A)
SUSAN VEGUEZ ACCEPTS the Bob Collins Award from the Middlebury Parks and Recreation department during Monday night’s Middlebury town meeting. Town Moderator and former Governor Jim Douglas is in the background. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
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residents voted on the budget for Otter Valley Unified Union School District, which includes the towns of Leicester, Brandon, Goshen, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting. Voters in the district approved the $19,243,835 OVUUSD spending plan by a tally of 772-356. That budget figure represented a roughly $550,000 cut in spending, or 1.22 percent, from the current budget. The proposed budget calls for Whiting Elementary School to become a preschool center. Sudbury and Leicester schools will split kindergarten through third grade at one school and grades four to six at the other, although a decision has not been made about which will host which grades. In other OVUUS voting, Leicester resident Greg Bernhardt won reelection, uncontested, to a three-year term on the school board as an atlarge member.
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(Granville continued from Page 13A) Stickney was elected to a one-year term as Second Constable. Granville also held its last annual town school meeting. On July 1, Granville will officially join with Hancock to form the Granville Hancock Unified School District, which will have its own six-member school board. School directors said that having the two towns merged will smooth out spikes and valleys in student numbers that have ranged from 70 students two decades ago down as low as 22 and back to 50 in the current year.
★ Hancock ★ HANCOCK — At a fairly quiet town meeting Tuesday morning, Hancock residents passed a 2019 town-highway budget of $371,088, which represents a $46,382 reduction from the current $417,470 spending plan. Residents also voted to approve a combined total of $30,121 for various social services organizations that serve Hancock, including the White River Valley Ambulance service. Incoming officials were elected from the floor. Most notably, Dan Perera will serve a three-year term on Hancock’s selectboard, replacing Shelley Twitchel, who did not seek re-election. Details on Hancock’s 2018-2019 school budget won’t be known until the annual school meeting in May.
And there are some big changes on the horizon. As of July 1, the Granville Hancock Unified District School Board will replace the Hancock School Board, as a result of governance consolidation mandated through Act 46. The new six-member board will be made up of three elected residents from each town. There will be one combined budget for the entire district. The board will be responsible for tuitioning all students Pre-K through grade 12 to the approved schools of their choice. Tuitioning towns must pay whatever the tuition receiving schools set with no obligation to parents or guardians, according to the annual school report. There are currently a combined total of around 100 students in the two towns, who attend more than 15 schools, according to school board officials. Hancock residents last year approved a 2017-2018 school spending plan $847,654.
★ Leicester★ LEICESTER — The annual town meeting in Leicester ended up being a fairly sleepy affair. On Monday at the Leicester Meeting House, residents approved to town and highways budgets as warned. The approved general fund spending plan of $281,274 represents a decrease of $1,682,
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or a half a percent, from last year. The $356,950 in highway spending that voters OK’d is $10,615, or 3 percent, more than last year. All together, municipal spending approved on Monday would require raising $472,617 in taxes from Leicester property owners up fourtenths of a percent from the current year. But that was before residents OK’d a separate appropriation of $40,000 for paving. That extra amount will figure into the final tax rate, which the selectboard will set later this year. On Tuesday, Leicester residents voted in a slate of uncontested candidates for town office. They included Richard Reed, moderator one-year term; Brad Lawes, selectboard, three-year term; Ronald Fiske, selectboard, two-year term; Deb Miner, auditor, three-year term; and Beth Ripley, delinquent tax collector, one-year term. Mike Rakowitz won one-year terms for two positions: grand juror and town agent. Also at the polls, Leicester
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LINCOLN — Voters in Lincoln re-elected Paul Forlenza and James Needham to the selectboard on Town Meeting Day, and re-elected Sally Ober to a one-year term as town clerk. The three ran unopposed. In a contested race for a Lincoln seat on the Mount Abraham Unified School District (MAUSD) board, Sarah McClain defeated Annie Svitavsky, 321–113. Also on Town Meeting Day, Lincoln voters, along with MAUSD voters from the four other district towns, approved a $28,343,828 budget for the coming school year, 1,734–1,231, with all ballots commingled. By nearly the same margin, 1785–1196, those same voters rejected a proposed bond for the renovation of Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School. At Monday night’s meeting in Burnham hall a majority of the 120 in attendance approved: • $978,893 in Highway Fund spending • $385,102 in General Fund spending • Spending up to $30,000 on energy-efficiency improvements to the Town Garage • Voted appropriations totaling $139,006. Highway paving and Town Garage improvements inspired a fair amount of discussion at the meeting, said Town Clerk Sally Ober. The selectboard, while acknowledging that residents wanted timely improvements to town paving, explained that skim-coating on some roads would not fix the larger structural issues that need to be addressed. They also explained that though the Town Garage isn’t that old, there were areas of the building vulnerable to rot because of insufficient insulation, Ober said. Voters also approved by voice vote, after lengthy discussion, a nonbinding resolution urging action on renewable energy in accordance with the Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan.
★Middlebury★ MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents decided hotly contested races for selectboard and the Ilsley Library Board of Trustees, and voted
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favorably on all money articles on their town meeting warning. Incumbent Selectman Farhad Khan (949 votes) and political newcomer Lindsey Fuentes-George (784 tallies) each won a three-year term on the selectboard. Former Selectman Gary Baker finished out of the running in the three-way race with 399 votes. Amy Mincher, John Freidin and Alice Eckles emerged as the winners from among seven candidates seeking election to the Ilsley Library board. Mincher, with 616 votes, and Freidin, with 502 tallies, emerged victorious in a four-person race for two, three-year slots on the library panel. Joseph McVeigh (450) and David Munford (255) finished out of the running. In a separate bracket in the library race, Eckles edged incumbent Barbara Doyle-Wilch, 403-402, for a one-year term. Patricia Chatary (157 votes) also finished out of the running. Most of the town’s business was conducted at Middlebury’s annual meeting held at Mary Hogan Elementary School on Monday. The approximately 120 attendees voted overwhelmingly, by voice vote, to authorize: • A fiscal year 2019 municipal budget of $10,574,426. The budget — coupled with a 1.4-percent growth in the grand list during the past year — is expected to result in an increase of about 0.37 of one penny in the community’s current municipal rate of 98.2 cents per $100 in property value • A five-year loan of up to $122,400 to replace a police cruiser and related equipment, a street sweeper, a skid steer and an asphalt hot box. • The use of up to $57,484 in surplus local option tax money from the Cross Street Bridge fund to offset increased spending for capital improvements next year. A more complete wrap-up of
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Middlebury’s town meeting begins on Page 1A. Middlebury residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. See separate story, this issue, on how the 2018-2019 ACSD and Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center budgets fared at the polls. There were no other contested elections in Middlebury this year. Former Gov. James Douglas was elected to another one-year term as town moderator. Residents at their annual gathering also honored retiring Middlebury Police Office Don Sweet, departing Parks & Recreation Director Terri Arnold, departing Ilsley Library Director Kevin Unrath, outgoing Middlebury Selectwoman Susan Shashok, longtime parks & Recreation volunteer Susan Vazquez, and former Middlebury Town Counsel and tireless civic leader Karl Neuse, to whom this year’s town report was dedicated.
★ Monkton ★ MONKTON — William Martin defeated Tim Earle, 288–236, for a two-year seat on the town selectboard, and Stephen Pilcher, who ran unopposed, was re-elected to a three-year seat on the selectboard. Sharon Gomez, re-elected to a oneyear term as the town/school clerk, and William Joos, re-elected to a oneyear term as town/school treasurer, also ran unopposed. Otto Funke, in another uncontested election, won a three-year term on the Mount Abraham Unified School District board. Voters approved, by a 399–178 margin, a Unified Planning Document for the town of Monkton that had been amended to reflect revisions in zoning regulations. (See Monkton Page 14A)
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spending approved for this year. Spending per equalized pupil will also go up, from $13,785 in 20172018, to $15,087 in 2018-2019, which represents a 9.9 percent hike. Separately, voters also approved $20,000 that will go toward preliminary design and cost for a new school facility.
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(Monkton continued from Page 13A) Also on Town Meeting Day, Monkton voters, along with MAUSD voters from four other towns, approved a $28,343,828 budget for the coming school year, 1,734–1231, with all ballots commingled. By nearly the same margin, 1785–1196, those same voters rejected a proposed bond for the renovation of Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School. At Saturday’s meeting at the Monkton Central School, voters approved: • $832,758 in highway spending • $345,979 for salaries and general expenses • $201,699 for capital funds and voted appropriations A nonbinding agreement urging action on renewable energy in accordance with the Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan inspired the most lively discussion of the day, said town clerk Sharon Gomez. The resolution passed without amendment.
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★New Haven★ NEW HAVEN — In three uncontested races for public office in New Haven, selectboard members John Roleau and Jim Walsh were re-elected on Town Meeting Day, and Sarah LaPerle was re-elected for a three-year term on the Mount Abraham Unified School District board. New Haven voters on Tuesday also approved the following town spending: • $1,160,886 for the Road Fund. • $729,174 for the General Fund. • $25,208 for voted appropriations. Voters approved two articles requesting up to $50,000 apiece from the Reserve Facilities Fund — one for replacing the furnace in the Town Hall and the other for repairing drainage around that building. Also on Town Meeting Day, New Haven voters, along with MAUSD voters from four other towns, approved a $28,343,828 budget for the coming school year, 1,734–1,231, with all ballots
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commingled. By nearly the same margin, 1,785–1,196, those same voters rejected a proposed bond for the renovation of Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School. At the New Haven Town Hall on Monday night, voters approved a land swap, which would convey a 0.15-acre parcel to the New Haven Town School District in exchange for a 0.26-acre parcel. They also approved an article establishing a Conservation Reserve Fund to identify and help preserve the natural resources within the town.
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Equipment Fund would foot the rest of the bill, minus an anticipated $39,000 trade-in of the town’s existing truck. Also supported were $84,775 toward Town Reserve Fund accounts. Specifically, voters allocated $20,000 each to the Highway Capital Equipment and Highway Capital Projects funds, $38,775 toward the Town Hall Restoration Fund (after an amendment to increase that contribution by $23,775), and $2,000 each to Tire, Reappraisal and Technology funds. On Tuesday, Panton voters backed the proposed $21.1 million ANWSD budget, 56-41. It won overall, 952551. School officials estimated that budget could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions. The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes. About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates. Panton voters also backed a $7.63 million ANWSD bond proposal, 54-44. It won approval overall, 987515. Board members said the bond would pay for a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools. Board members have emphasized the bond will not increase taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 Vergennes Union High School renovation and expansion will soon end.
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RIPTON — Ripton residents at their town meeting passed all the articles on their warning, including a general fund budget of $ 255,362 and a highway spending plan of $359,400 for fiscal year 2018-2019. The combined proposal of $614,762 was up around $40,000 from the $574,547 that residents approved last year for town services. Other articles endorsed by voters included:
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• $41,000 for the Ripton Volunteer Fire and First Response Department. • $7,000 for the Ripton Cemetery Commission. • A combined total of $22,316 for various Addison County human services agencies. There were no contested elections on the Ripton Town Meeting Day ballot this year. Elected without competition were Ronald Wimett, selectboard, three years; Alison Dickinson, town clerk, one year; Carolyn Smith, town treasurer, one year; Kathleen Sullivan, delinquent tax collector, one year; and Timothy Hanson, town moderator, one year. Ripton residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. See separate story, this issue, on how the 2018-2019 ACSD and Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center budgets fared at the polls.
★ Salisbury ★ SALISBURY — Following a county-wide pattern, Salisbury residents approved all the financial requests on their ballot on Town Meeting Day. There were no contested elections. Most of the town’s business was completed through Australian ballot voting on Tuesday. On that day, residents endorsed: • A general fund spending plan of $204,440, by a 122-16 tally. • A highway spending budget of $490,134, by a 115-23 margin. • Creation of a new “Town Hall Renovation Fund,” to be sweetened by at least $1,000 per year. Voters supported that initiative by a 115-23 margin. The community’s historic town hall building is located at 918 Maple St. It’s a 2.5-story, wood frame, Greek Revival-style structure erected in 1869. It needs some major improvements before it can again host major gatherings. • A combined total of $77,785 to benefit the Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department and a variety of Addison County social services agencies. Those running unopposed for municipal offices included Wayne (See Salisbury Page 15A)
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(Salisbury continued from Page 14A) Smith, moderator, one year; Susan Scott, town clerk, one year; Ramona “Pedie” O’Brien, selectboard, three years; Patrick Dunn, selectboard, two years; and Mindy Goodrich, delinquent tax collector, one year. Salisbury residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. See separate story, this issue, on how the 2018-2019 ACSD and Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center budgets fared at the polls.
Board members have emphasized the bond will not increase taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 Vergennes Union High School renovation and expansion will soon end.
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★Shoreham★ SHOREHAM — Shoreham residents at their town meeting endorsed all the money items on their warning, including a fiscal year 2019 highway budget of $752,939 that reflects an almost $75,000 increase compared to this year. The increase was associated with ramping up a part-time highway department position to full-time, elevating road crew salaries to the regional average, and the inclusion in the budget of a $40,000 local match for a state grant to repair Shacksboro Road. Residents also overwhelmingly endorsed a fiscal year 2019 town budget of $310,652. Other articles green-lighted by residents included: • $20,000 to boost the town’s Highway Equipment Reserve Fund. • $10,000 for the town’s Fire and Rescue Vehicles and Equipment Reserve Fund. • $5,000 for the town’s Sand and Salt Shed Reserve Fund. • $5,000 for Shoreham’s Building and Grounds Repair Reserve Fund. • A combined total of $23,793 for various Addison County social service agencies serving Shoreham. There were no contested races on Shoreham’s ballot this year. Elected unopposed were Will Stevens, town moderator, one year; Julie Ortuno, town clerk, one year; Kathleen Brisson, town treasurer, one year; Loren Wood, selectboard, three years; Karen Shackett and Will Stevens, selectboard, both for one year; Jim Ortuno, selectboard two years; and Cora Waag, library trustee, five years. Also, resident Tanya Scuteri was elected as a write-in candidate for four years of a five-year term for library trustee. Shoreham residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. See separate story, this issue, on how the 2018-2019 ACSD and Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center budgets fared at the polls.
STEVE MAIER ASKS a question about street lighting issues in Middlebury during town meeting Monday night.
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Unified School District board — both for three-year terms. A total of 415 residents went to the polls on Tuesday, about 31 percent of total registered voters. Also on Town Meeting Day, Starksboro voters, along with MAUSD voters from four other towns, approved a $28,343,828 budget for the coming school year, 1,734–1231, with all ballots commingled. By nearly the same margin, 1,785–1,196, those same voters rejected a proposed bond for the renovation of Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School. On Saturday at the Starksboro annual town meeting, a majority of the 135 residents attending approved: • $1,110,385 for General Fund spending. • $175,065 for reserve funds. • $28,750 for the Starksboro Public Library. • $167,000 to replace a utility truck. • $25,000 for surveying and other prep work related to replacing Fire Station No. 2 and renovating the historic Jerusalem Schoolhouse. • $40,925 for in-town requests. • $29,588 for out-of-town requests. In other town meeting business, Starksboro voters: • Authorized the selectboard to borrow $45,000 for a three-quarter-ton pickup truck with plow and sander. • Agreed to exchange parcels of land with Robinson Elementary School. • Exempted from property taxes the property owned by the Starksboro Volunteer Fire Department.
★Starksboro★ ★Vergennes★ STARKSBORO — On Town Meeting Day, Eric Cota defeated Nancy Boss, 188–169, for a two-year seat on the Starksboro selectboard, and Koran Cousino was re-elected to a three-year term on that board in an uncontested race. Cheryl Estey was re-elected as town clerk and Stephen Rooney was reelected to the Mount Abraham
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VERGENNES — Vergennes residents on Tuesday strongly backed a 20-year, $500,000 bond to support the purchase of a new pumper truck for the Vergennes Fire Department. The vote was 401-96. The new truck will replace a 24-year-old pumper that department leaders said is becoming unreliable and expensive to repair. City residents
do not vote on the municipal budget; rather the city council will approve a budget at the end of June. City Manager Mel Hawley recently estimated the bond will add 0.2 cent to the Vergennes, Panton and Waltham tax rates in 2019-2020 and about 0.67 cent in 2020-2021, and then slowly decline from there over the life of the bond. No contested races were on the ballot. Three council incumbents ran without opposition: Lynn Donnelly (382 votes), Matt Chabot (362) and Renny Perry (359), who as senior alderman recently took over as mayor following Michael Daniels’ resignation. Mark Koenig (425 votes) was returned to the Addison Northwest School District (ANWSD) board without opposition. All nonprofit organizations that requested funding earned support. Vergennes voters backed the proposed $21.1 million ANWSD budget, 355-145. It won overall, 952-551. School officials estimated that budget could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions. The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes. About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates. Vergennes voters also backed a $7.63 million ANWSD bond proposal, 355-145. It won approval overall, 987-515. School board members said the bond would pay for a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools. Board members have emphasized the bond will not increase taxes due to savings through the energy improvements and to revenue from a solar array proposed for the Vergennes Union High School roof, and because payments on the bond that funded the 2000 VUHS renovation and expansion will soon end.
system design. In Australian balloting on Tuesday, Waltham voters backed the proposed $21.1 million ANWSD budget, 6621. It won overall, 952-551. School officials estimated that budget could increase the tax rate in ANWSD communities by about 8 cents, depending on final legislative decisions. The ANWSD tax rate increases would mean around $80 of additional taxes per $100,000 of assessed value for those property owners who pay based solely on the value of their homes. About two-thirds of area residents pay based on their income and would get prebates. Waltham voters also backed a $7.63 million ANWSD bond proposal, 7017. It won approval overall, 987-515. School board members said the bond would pay for a critical list of energy efficiency, fire safety and security problems at all four district schools.
WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge residents at their town meeting decided a contested race for library trustee and created a special fund to support future energy saving initiatives for the community. Diane Dapolito was the community’s clear choice for a five-year term as library trustee. She earned 137 votes, compared to 25 for resident Phyllis Bowdish and 14 for T. Charles Jordon. Residents heartily endorsed adding a penny on the municipal tax rate for the next four years to fund green energy initiatives within the community. The fund will be overseen by the Weybridge Energy Committee, though any expenditures will have to be greenlighted by the town selectboard. Voters overwhelmingly supported a fiscal year 2019 highway budget of $509,119, and a general fund budget spending plan of $126,123. Other articles earning voter support included: • $25,000 to help support the Weybridge Fire Department. • $13,000 to continue the community’s volunteer recycling program. • $5,000 to create a maintenance fund for town-owned buildings. • A combined total of $25,075 for various Addison County based social services agencies. • A clarification of the town’s property tax payment schedule. Taxes are due by Oct. 15 of each year. Taxes paid later than that are assessed an 8-percent delinquent fee, plus a 1-percent charge per month for the first three months of delinquency and 1.5 percent per month thereafter.
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There were no other contested elections on this year’s ballot. Elected unopposed were Spencer Putnam, town moderator, one year; Bruce Paquin, selectboard, two years; and Daniel James, selectboard, three years. Weybridge residents are part of the consolidated Addison Central School District that delivers K-12 public education to seven Middlebury-area towns. See separate story, this issue, on how the 2018-2019 ACSD and Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center budgets fared at the polls.
★ Whiting ★ WHITING — Thirty-six residents at the Whiting town meeting on Tuesday evening at town hall were kind to the incumbent town officials and to town roads. Those gathered at Whiting Town Hall on Tuesday evening added $10,000 to the highway budget in order to do a little more in repair dirt roads in town. That made the final municipal spending plan that was approved by voters $338,962.50 of spending for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, with $243,689.10 to be raised by taxes. One resident said that the budget for gravel to put on the roads had been level-funded for several years and offered an amendment to put $10,000 toward more gravel. Others suggested that on some roads the underlying problem could be the base of the road; so the amendment was amended to put the $10K toward road repair more generally, and it passed. Voters also returned all incumbents to their positions in voting from the floor. Those included Selectman Bob Wood, Road Commissioner Paul Quesnel, Lister Dennis Ethridge, Auditors Elizabeth Curran and Alison Remy, Collect of Delinquent Taxes Rani Fallon, First Constable Michael Dame, Second Constable Rusty Brigham, Town Juror Paul Quesnel, (See Whiting Page 16A)
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WENDY WILSON STANDS to offer an amendment that would undo proposed cuts to the Bristol Recreation Department budget during town meeting Monday night. Independent photo/Christopher Ross
WALTHAM — Waltham residents at their town hall on Monday backed town spending, returned officials to office, filled a selectboard vacancy, and supported potential future spending on Waltham Town Hall. Those returned to office from the floor of town meeting included Selectman Andrew Martin, Town Clerk Mary Ann Castimore and Treasurer Lucille Evarts. Residents’ backed the selectboard proposal of a 2018-2019 budget of $235,084 that is down almost $20,000 from current spending. That budget includes charitable donations, which were also supported. Waltham residents also authorized the selectboard to spend up to $25,000 as a local match for a grant to fund “needed repairs” to Waltham Town Hall. Selectman Tim Ryan said that, probably later this year, the town will apply for a grant of up to $50,000 to fund painting the building to historic preservation standards, doing deferred maintenance on such items as window sills and sashes, and possibly developing a septic
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By the way (Continued from Page 1A) and county, but in Vermont, most spring-planted crops have a sales closing date of March 15 this year. The deadline for growers of nursery crops is May 1. Federal crop insurance helps to mitigate the inherent risks farmers and ranchers face, from natural disasters to market related challenges. Information on applying
is online at rma.usda.gov. Middlebury Police Department is passing the word that U.S. Census Bureau field representatives are scheduled to be collecting data in Middlebury this year for a number of surveys. All Census Bureau representatives will be carrying proper identification. For
anything suspicious you may call Middlebury police at 388-3191 or you can contact the Census Bureau New York Regional Office, toll-free, at 1-800-9912520 for information and for any concerns on the legitimacy of the representative. More information on the surveys that the Census Bureau is conducting can be found at census.gov.
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STATE REP. DAVID Sharpe stands in front of Monkton’s town meeting Saturday morning to give a report from Montpelier and to announce he will not seek re-election after 16 years of service to his Addison-4 constituents. Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Sharpe (Continued from Page 1A) this community and neighboring communities in the Legislature. This is my 16th year, and I will not be seeking re-election this fall.” The Independent will feature a more elaborate report about Sharpe’s long legislative run in Monday’s edition. Reached out of state on Tuesday, Sharpe said his decision to step away from the House was based on a desire to “do other things,” including traveling and spending more time with his spouse, Pat, and their grandchildren. He added he’s pleased to be leaving at a time when he still enjoys
“My stepping aside allows for fresh blood, fresh ideas and new energy to come into the Statehouse. I think it’s a good thing.” — State Rep. David Sharpe support from a majority of district voters. Sharpe is confident other candidates will fill the breach that will be left by his absence. He said the Trump presidency is energizing Democrats nationwide to run for office.
“My stepping aside allows for fresh blood, fresh ideas and new energy to come into the Statehouse,” Sharpe said. “I think it’s a good thing.” Democrats Mari Cordes and Paul Forlenza, both of Lincoln have thus far declared plans to run in Addison-4, a two-seat district representing the towns of Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton and Starksboro. Incumbent Rep. Fred Baser, R-Bristol, is expected to run for re-election. Baser has emerged as a popular, bipartisan lawmaker who currently serves on the House Ways & Means Committee.
Whiting (Continued from Page 15A) and Town Agent Heather Bouchard Curran was also re-elected as moderator. There was discussion on repairing the firehouse and building a new town garage. The one-bay garage is not big enough to accommodate the town truck when it has the snowplow affixed to it. Townspeople asked the selectboard and town clerk to gather information on costs and building options and present them at a special
town meeting, which will likely be held late this summer. Also at the polls, Whiting residents voted on the budget for Otter Valley Unified Union School District, which includes the towns of Leicester, Brandon, Goshen, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting. Voters in the district approved the $19,243,835 OVUUSD spending plan by a tally of 772-356. That budget figure represented a roughly $550,000 cut in spending, or 1.22
percent, from the current budget. The proposed budget calls for Whiting Elementary School to become a preschool center. Sudbury and Leicester schools will split kindergarten through third grade at one school and grades four to six at the other. In other OVUUS voting, Leicester resident Greg Bernhardt won reelection, uncontested, to a three-year term on the school board as an atlarge member.
(Continued from Page 1A) Ilsley Library board. Mincher, with 616 votes, and Freidin, with 502 tallies, emerged victorious in a fourperson race for two, three-year slots on the library panel. Joseph McVeigh (450) and David Munford (255) finished out of the running. In a separate bracket in the library race, Eckles edged incumbent Barbara Doyle-Wilch, 403-402, for a one-year term. Patricia Chatary (157 votes) also finished out of the running. A major, looming renovation project for the Ilsley Library generated particular interest in board vacancies this year. The 2018 Middlebury ballot featured no other contested elections. Most of the town’s business was conducted at Middlebury’s annual meeting held at Mary Hogan Elementary School on Monday. The approximately 120 attendees voted overwhelmingly, by voice vote, to authorize: • A fiscal year 2019 municipal budget of $10,574,426. • A five-year loan of up to $122,400 to replace a police cruiser and related equipment, a street sweeper, a skid steer and an asphalt hot box. • The use of up to $57,484 in surplus local option tax money from the Cross Street Bridge fund to offset increased spending for capital improvements next year. The FY’19 municipal budget of $10,574,426 will require raising $7,331,905 in local property taxes; the balance of the municipal spending plan will be paid through various fees, state and federal revenues and an annual financial contribution from Middlebury College. This year’s proposal continued a pattern of what have essentially been level-funded municipal budget requests during the past four consecutive fiscal years, according to town officials. “The board worked hard to develop a budget for your consideration this evening that preserves existing municipal services and boosts funding for infrastructure improvements while minimizing the tax impact,” selectboard Chairman Brian Carpenter told the assembled voters. Middlebury Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay said the budget — coupled with a 1.4-percent growth in the grand list during the past year — is expected to result in an increase
In other action at Monday’s annual gathering, voters: • Honored retiring Middlebury Police Office Don Sweet, departing Parks & Recreation Director Terri Arnold, and departing Ilsley Library Director Kevin Unrath for their service to the town. • Lauded longtime volunteer Susan Vazquez for her contributions to Parks & Recreation, for which she was bestowed the department’s Bob Collins Award. • Praised former Middlebury Town Counsel and tireless civic leader Karl Neuse for his many contributions to the community. The selectboard dedicated this year’s annual report to Neuse. • Honored outgoing Middlebury Selectwoman Susan Shashok with a resolution of gratitude for her service. All of the town’s honorees received standing ovations from town meeting attendees. of about 0.37 of one penny in the community’s current municipal rate of 98.2 cents per $100 in property value. It should be noted the board agreed to apply $150,000 in fund balance to offset some of the property tax impact of the budget. Major budget drivers, according to Ramsay, include a combined $184,790 increase in contracted salaries and benefits for municipal employees, a $36,230 decrease in anticipated property & casualty insurance premiums, a $17,016 decrease in debt service, and a $20,102 decrease in equipment fund expenses. She also noted a $24,560 decrease in costs of the police K-9 program. Officials warned voters they’ll be asked to support two bond referenda this November that will eventually add to the local property tax levy. There will be a “flood resiliency project,” now heading to final design, aimed at preventing the Middlebury River from flooding East Middlebury village during major storms. The second bond will involve upgrades to some of the town’s deteriorating water mains, particularly in the Exchange Street area. Officials have yet to assign final costs to those two projects. LOCAL OPTION TAXES Residents gave a resounding OK
to the municipal budget, but asked questions about other aspects of town financing — namely, future disposition of a growing surplus in Middlebury’s local option tax fund. It was in 2008 that Middlebury residents supported a local option tax of 1 percent on sales, rooms, meals and alcohol to cover debt service and maintenance on the Cross Street Bridge. That fund is currently growing at a pace that exceeds annual payback and upkeep for the $16 million span, $9 million of which is being defrayed by Middlebury College. The local option tax surplus currently stands at around $1.3 million. Resident Victoria DeWind asked selectboard members about using the excess funds to reduce debt service and pay outright for (instead of borrowing) the $122,400 costs of the replacement police cruiser, a street sweeper, a skid steer and an asphalt hot box. “We are currently carrying $3 million in debt on borrowed money, and $800,000 of that is interest,” DeWind said. “I encourage the selectboard to please come back to the voters and ask for the approval to use that money for other things, rather than increasing our taxes. It’s $1.3 million that we could very well use for important investments.” Selectboard members promised to engage the public in a broader dialogue about the local option tax surplus, but for now wanted to limit the request to the $57,484 for added investments in local infrastructure. “We talked about if we pulled (the entire $1.3 million) out, it could disappear pretty quickly on any one particular project,” Carpenter said. “Given the funds were established for an infrastructure use for the town — the Cross Street Bridge — we felt those funds that continue to accrue could be used for other infrastructure throughout the town.” The surplus local option tax money can’t be used for school purposes. After much discussion and a failed amendment, residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of both using the $57,484 in local option tax surplus for infrastructure work and borrowing the $122,400 for the replacement equipment. Ramsay said the board could elect to ask voters at a future date to pay the $122,400 by some other means. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018
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Steelhead fishing and the Olympics A brisk wind blew off the Puget Sound. I stood on the third deck of a state-run ferry, looking west at distant snow-covered peaks of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Shades not unlike those of an October sugar maple accented the backdrop as the sun fell into the Pacific. Then my shivering got the better of me. I stepped out of the wind and into the warmth of the ferry’s enclosed deck to enjoy the view through a thick glass. Twenty-five years ago — before I caught my first steelhead trout — I planned a short summer backpacking trip to Olympic National Park with my younger brother. A day before we were to leave, my brother broke his ankle. We had to cancel the trip. I’ve dreamed of getting out there ever since, and this past week I got my chance. Except instead of a summer excursion to an interior alpine lake, I was there for one day of steelhead fishing on the far western point where several rivers flow out of the park and run the last two dozen miles down to the sea. My guide was Ryan Bullock, of Rain Coast Guides. The name of the guide service — or rather the informal name of the region after which the guide service is named — made me nervous. The town of Forks is the rainiest city in the lower 48, which is apparently why author Stephenie Meyer chose to set her famous Twilight Saga series there, despite her lack of experience in the area. Spotting his pickup from the attached drift boat, I found Ryan at 6 a.m. at the town’s supermarket, sporting goods store, and café where the specialty drinks all have Twilight-Saga-themed names. A few minutes later, we hopped in his pickup, and drove along the edge of the national park. We reached our put-in spot on a gravelly riverbank, and as the sky lightened with a hint of dawn, Ryan slipped the drift boat off the trailer and into the water. The national park signs identified the region as a rainforest. The first rain didn’t start falling until we’d been fishing for over an hour. I expected it to last all day. It stopped after 30 minutes, and didn’t start again until after lunch when another soaking shower settled (See Dickerson, Page 3B)
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OTTER VALLEY UNION High School senior Josh Letourneau scored a game-high 19 points in the Otters’ 52-46 win over Vergennes in Brandon Tuesday night.
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ADDISON COUNTY — Otter Valley outlasted Vergennes in Division II to highlight first-round boys’ basketball playoff action on Tuesday. In other games Middlebury and Mount Abraham both came up short vs. top-four seeds on the road. OV-VUHS The 14-7 Otters, seeded No. 5, repelled the No. 12 Commodores’ upset bid, 5246. OV Coach Greg Hughes praised the Commodores’ defensive effort. “Vergennes pressured us well. They made it tough to get into a rhythm,” Hughes said. Ultimately the difference was the 17-2 margin the Otters earned in the second quarter, which Hughes said allowed them to survive a seven-for-20 performance from the free throw line, including four-for-14 in the fourth quarter as VUHS fought back. Josh Letourneau led the Otters with 19 points, and Dylan Mackie scored 12. The Otters, winners of eight of their past nine, will play at No. 4 Montpelier (15-6) at 7 p.m. on Friday. The 7-14 Commodores had finished the regular season strong and saw a three-game winning streak snapped. Seniors Ethan Sausville (16 points), Lance Bergmans (13) and Bailey Smith (11) led the VUHS attack. EAGLES Host No. 3 Milton took a 32-19 halftime lead on the way to ousting No. 14 Mount Abe, 63-39, in another D-II
run that gave them a 24-7 lead. The Warriors came as close as 10 at one point in the rest of the half at 2515, but the Panthers answered with an Eric McCord layup and a Hilal Dahleh three to push the lead back to 15. A Jack Farrell three just before the break set the halftime score at 46-28. The closest the Warriors came in the second half was 17 points. Farrell led four Panthers in double figures with 19 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists. Dahleh contributed 16 points, while McCord recorded 12 points and 10 boards in 20 minutes off the bench. Jack Daly finishing with 11 points to go along with game highs of 12 rebounds and seven assists, and Nick Tarantino chipped in six points and eight rebounds. Cory Mackle led Eastern Connecticut, the Little
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s lacrosse team opened its season on Saturday by edging visiting Bates, 11-10. The Panthers held an 11-8 lead two minutes into the fourth quarter and then survived a late surge by the 1-2 Bobcats, who entered the game ranked No. 14 in NCAA Division III. The Panthers will host another NESCAC foe, Connecticut, at 1 p.m. this Saturday. On this past Saturday Bates took an early 2-0 lead, but the Panthers scored the next four LACROSSE goals, with Henry Riehl, A.J. Kucinski, Frank Cosolito and Michael McCormack finding the net. Bates then scored the final three goals of the first half to lead, 5-4. Riehl struck twice to put the Panthers back on top in the third. Matt Chlastwa (four goals, three assists) scored at 11:33 to tie the game at 6-6. Goals from Riehl and John Jackson 13 seconds apart gave the Panthers an 8-6 lead, but the Bobcats cut the advantage to 9-8 entering the final period. McCormack scored a man-up goal for the Panthers 17 seconds into the fourth quarter with a rising shot from the right side. And 1:42 later Chase Goree also scored with the Panthers up a man, converting a McCormack pass from the right side to make it 11-8. That score held for nearly 10 minutes before Clark Jones of Bates scored at 3:44 to make it 11-9. The Bobcats added a goal with 34 seconds left, but Jackson won the ensuing faceoff, with Wes Quinzani scooping the ground ball, and the Panthers ran out the clock. Riehl’s four goals paced Middlebury, while McCormack scored two with two assists. Kucinski recorded a goal and two assists. Eric Rogers paced the defense with eight ground balls, and McCormack added five. Goalie Charles Midgley made 16 stops. Rob Strain made 15 stops in goal for the Bobcats.
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COMMODORE LANCE BERGMANS fights for the opening tip during Tuesday night’s game against Otter Valley. The Otters won the game, 52-46. Photo by Lee Kahrs/Brandon Reporter
matchup. Ian Jennings sparked the 15-6 Yellowjackets with 24 points and 14 rebounds. (See Basketball, Page 2B)
Men’s basketball romps in NCAA regional WINDHAM, Conn. — The Middlebury men’s basketball team dominated its NCAA Division III Regional this past weekend at Eastern Connecticut State and will play at a Sectional this weekend hosted by Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J. The Panthers (21-6) will play MIT (24-5) in a semifinal on Friday at 5:30 p.m., while the other matchup pits Ramapo (23-6) against Franklin & Marshall (22-6) at 7:30 p.m. The winners will meet on Saturday at 7 p.m. with a trip to the NCAA final four on the line. In this past Saturday’s Regional final the 18thranked Panthers used balanced scoring and a big edge on the boards to defeat No. 10 Eastern Connecticut, 83-58. The Panthers took control with a 12-2 first-half
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East champion at 26-4, with 13 points. Middlebury shot 52.5 percent from the floor, while the Warriors made 30.3 percent of their attempts. The Panthers held advantages of 54-26 on the glass and 46-28 in points in the paint. On Friday Daly notched his second triple-double of the season in the Panthers’ 83-63 victory over Lebanon Valley (18-10). Middlebury scored the game’s first 10 points, but after a back-and-forth opening half led by just 40-36 at the break after scoring the half’s final five points, a three from Joey Leighton and a late Daly layup. In the second half, the Panther lead hovered between two and six over the first seven minutes before a Matt Folger tip-in gave Middlebury a 52-46 edge (See Panthers, Page 3B)
ScoreBOARD Girls’ Basketball Division II Semi at Barre 3/7 #2 Mt. Abe vs. #3 U-32 ....... Ppd. to 3/10 Boys’ Basketball Division I Playoffs 3/6 #4 St. J vs. #13 MUHS...................73-36 Division II Playoffs 3/6 #5 OV vs. #12 VUHS......................52-46 3/6 #3 Milton vs. #14 Mt. Abe...............63-39 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Midd. 3/4 Midd. vs. Amherst...............................2-0 Women’s Lacrosse 3/4 Midd. vs. Springfield...........................7-3
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Basketball Playoffs at Barre 3/10 #2 Mt. Abe vs. #3 U-32 ........... 3:45 PM 3/13 #1 Fair Haven vs. TBD............ 8:15 PM Boys’ Basketball Division II Playoffs 3/9 OV at Montpelier............................. 7 PM 3/12 Quarterfinal at Barre................ 8:15 PM 3/17 Final at Barre........................... 3:45 PM COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Hockey NCAA D-III Tournament 3/10 Midd. at Plattsburgh...................... 3 PM 3/16 &17 Final Four................................TBA Men’s Basketball NCAA D-III Sectional at Ramapo, NJ 3/9 MIdd. vs. MIT............................. 5:30 PM 3/9 Ramapo vs. Frank. & Marshall.. 7:30 PM 3/10...................................................... 7 PM Women’s Lacrosse 3/10 Midd. at Connecticut..................... Noon 3/12 St. Lawrence at Midd.................... 5 PM 3/17 Wesleyan at Midd......................... Noon Men’s Lacrosse 3/10 Connecticut at Midd...................... 1 PM 3/13 St. Lawrence at Midd.................... 4 PM 3/17 Midd. at Wesleyan........................ 2 PM Baseball 3/10 Midd. at Stevens...................... 4:30 PM 3/11 Midd. at Bard (2)........................... Noon 3/17 Midd at Emory.............................. 1 PM 3/18 Midd at Emory.............................. Noon Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE goalie Lin Han allowed just one goal in Saturday and Sunday’s NESCAC championship tournament.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
Women’s hockey nets NESCAC three-peat
THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE women’s hockey team won their third-straight NESCAC championship Sunday at Chip Kenyon Arena. The Panthers will travel to Plattsburgh for a NCAA quarterfinal game Saturday.
Photo courtesy Middlebury College/Will Costello
Plattsburgh up next in NCAA tourney By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s hockey team this past weekend continued its winter-long dominance of its NESCAC foes, winning twice on its home ice to claim its third straight league playoff title. Sunday’s 2-0 win over Amherst in the championship game and 2-1 decision over Bowdoin in the semifinal pushed the 20-4-3 Panthers’ record against NESCAC foes this winter to 16-1-2, including a 15-game unbeaten string in league play that they extended with the two victories. Their overall record includes a 161-3 mark since the Panthers, who are ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division III, returned to action after the holiday
break. Their only loss since Jan. 1 came at home to No. 2 Plattsburgh, 2-1, in a game Middlebury outshot the Cardinals, 42-24. The Panthers also earned a tie at top-ranked Norwich. Sunday’s win gave the Panthers the NESCAC berth in the NCAA tournament, and they will open at Plattsburgh (23-2-2) on Saturday at 3 p.m. in a quarterfinal. If Middlebury wins, a rematch with No. 3 Elmira, which dealt the Panthers an early-season loss on neutral ice, is probable in a national semifinal. Norwich looms on the other side of the bracket. Senior Jessica Young, who scored in both games over the weekend, had (See Hockey, Page 2B)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SENIOR Elizabeth Wulf takes a backhand shot on fallen Bowdoin goalie Kerri St. Denis during Saturday’s NESCAC semifinal game.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
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Hockey won three straight league titles, and (Continued from Page 1B) a short and sweet answer about how the crown is Middlebury’s 10th in the the Panthers feel about their chances league tournament’s 17-year history. “I’m just really happy for them. moving forward when The seniors have won asked after Sunday’s “I’m just really three in a row, and decisive win over 16-7happy for them. they’ve played in this 4 Amherst. “We’re very confi- The seniors have game four times,” Mandigo said. “And dent. Very excited and won three in a they get to hang a banvery confident,” Young row, and they’ve ner, which is big deal.” said. PAIR OF Regardless of how the played in this Panthers fare against in game four times. VICTORIES On Sunday Amherst an NCAA tournament And they get to launched six of the that, because of western hang a banner, game’s first seven teams’ travel concerns, which is big shots. Panther freshwill probably mean deal.” man goalie Lin Han that despite their No. 4 — Coach (23 saves) was sharp, ranking they will have Bill Mandigo gloving a strong Alex to defeat the Nos. 1, 2 Toupal wrist shot from and 3 teams to claim the left circle and kicking away a the title, Coach Bill Mandigo said his team should enjoy what it accom- bid from Emma Griese as she skated through the slot. plished this past weekend. But the Panthers took charge No NESCAC team has previously and by the end of the scoreless first period had outshot Amherst, 10-8, and forced Mammoth goalie Bailey Plaman (29 saves) to make tough UPCOMING EVENTS stops, including on senior Maddie Winslow’s low bid on the rebound Thursday, March 8 of junior defender Jenna Marotta’s 9:00am & 3:45pm – public skating screened shot from the right point, 10:30am – figure skate only 5:15pm – stick & puck and on Young’s attempt to stuff a feed from freshman linemate Madie Friday, March 9 12:00pm – lunch time public skate Leidt inside the right post. 3:45pm – public skating But Plaman could do nothing with 5:15pm – stick & puck a Young shot at 8:56 of the second. Saturday, March 10 Leidt poked the puck loose just 12:00pm – public skate outside the Amherst zone, and Young 2:00pm – stick & puck carried it into the right circle. From Sunday, March 11 near the dot her strong wrister went 12:00pm – public skate in over Plaman’s left shoulder and 2:00pm – stick & puck just under the crossbar. Monday, March 12 Plaman had better luck denying ju3:45pm – public skate nior Katherine Jackson’s breakaway 5:15pm – stick & puck bid half a minute later. Tuesday, March 13 But that seemed only to delay the 8:30am & 3:45pm – public skate inevitable, especially given that the 12:00pm – adult stick & puck 5:15pm – stick & puck Panther defense — Marotta, LafonWednesday, March 14 taine, sophomore Anna Zumwinkle, 5:15pm – stick & puck and freshmen Elise Park and Alexis Thursday, March 15 Ryan skated regular shifts — and 9:00am & 3:45pm – public skating forechecking limited good looks on 10:45am – figure skate only Han, who gave up one goal and made 5:15pm – stick & puck 46 saves in three tournament games. In the past 20 games, the Panthers Hockey Skate Rental: Youth 8J to Adult 13 have allowed more than one goal Schedule subject to change. only four times. See our website for the latest Schedules. “They work,” Mandigo said of his defenders. “And the young kids have LET US HOST YOUR EVENT! gotten more and more experience, Memorial Sports Center and they’ve gotten better. We do a 296 Buttolph Drive • Middlebury, VT good job of keeping the puck to the 802-388-1238 outside. They (opponents) may have info@memorialsportscenter.org www.memorialsportscenter.org possession of the puck at times in the zone, but the kids figure it out. And, again, it helps to have a goalie who can play.” When the Mammoths got a power play early in the third the Panthers did not allow a shot. Young, Marotta, LaFontaine, Jackson and sophomore NOW’S THE TIME TO Sidney Portner took turns making defensive plays all over the ice. START YOUR SEEDS After Han made a pair of routine stops on Amherst bids from the rightIt’s Town Meeting Time circle, senior forward Elizabeth Get Your Seeds in NOW! wing Wulf made the Mammoths’ hopes all but extinct at 8:55. LaFontaine shot Seeds Are Here! toward the right side of the net from Choose from Agway, the center point, and Wulf, camped Baker Creek, Botanical out in the slot, tipped it back inside
PANTHER FRESHMAN ELLIE Barney gets tied up with Bowdoin freshman Nell Fusco in front of goalie Kerri St. Denis during Saturday’s game at The Chip.
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PANTHER SENIOR MADDIE Winslow scores the game-winning goal against Bowdoin Saturday afternoon. Middlebury won the game, 2-1.
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the left post. Amherst did not threaten the rest of the way. On Saturday fifth-seeded Bowdoin (13-9-3) got a goal from Nell Fusco with 22 seconds to go in the first period to take the lead, but the Panthers’ 41-15 advantage in shots paid
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off in their 2-1 win. Young knotted the game with 10:48 remaining in the second period on a power play; her centering pass from the right side deflected in off two Bowdoin players. Maddie Winslow earned an assist on the play. In the third period, the Polar Bears killed off four Middlebury power plays, but Winslow scored the game-winner on the period’s fifth power play, a five-on-three opportunity. Leidt passed from the right point down low to Winslow, who one-timed it home with 5:35 remaining. Han made 14 saves, while Kerri St. Denis made 39 stops for the Polar Bears. ‘CLICKING TOGETHER’ One factor in the success this weekend and in recent weeks has been Mandigo’s decision to play his top three scorers, Young, Winslow
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and Leidt, together. Meanwhile Wulf takes the ice with Jackson and Portner, and senior Janka Hlinka skates with freshmen Morgan Griffin and Ellie Barney. Mandigo said typically it takes time to find the right mix, and now he believes the Panthers have it. “The goal is at this time (of the season) you’ve got the right people playing together,” Mandigo said. “It’s experimenting. It’s figuring out who should be playing with whom. Because this is the time you want the right people clicking together.” Young has played with Winslow and Leidt in the past, but not at the same time, and agreed the trio is gelling. “Team chemistry is really important, and I could have played with anyone today. But I think those two, we work really well together. We
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(Continued from Page 1B) Mount Abe senior Jackson Counter scored 13 points and sophomore Liam Kelliher added 12 for the 6-15 Eagles. TIGERS In D-I, No. 4 St. Johnsbury rolled to a 73-36 victory over the No. 13 Tigers. Alex Carlisle tossed in 28 points for the 16-5 Hilltoppers, who sank 13 three-pointers in the game. Senior Cody Pomainville led the 5-16 Tigers with seven points.
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Dickerson (Continued from Page 1B) in for an hour. That was all the rain action we got that day. Even if we’d gotten more, it was well worth it. The fishing action was fantastic and lasted nearly all day. Before the middle of the morning, I’d caught my largest steelhead ever — a 38-inch, 18-pound hog — and equaled the most I’d ever caught in a day. By the end of the day, I’d hooked nine wild steelhead and landed five, both personal bests. Our flies were big balls of red yarn. Ryan didn’t know why they worked. Before live bait was outlawed on steelhead streams, anglers used cured salmon eggs. When new regulations prohibited bait, they switched to yarn balls because they look like the egg balls. However, there is no natural food in the river that looks like a big ball of yarn, or of eggs. (In late summer and fall, steelhead will eat salmon eggs, but winter steelhead in this river don’t see anything like it.) I, however, was not going to argue with a guide. That proved wise. We’d been on the river about an hour and a half when I hooked and landed my first steelhead, a 32-inch male still bright as chrome and fresh up from the ocean. Not half an hour later, I hooked up with the 18 pounder: a male sporting dark red flanks and a steely red head against a bright green back with hints of gold. It put up a tremendous fight, refusing to be netted for several minutes. When I landed my third fish — a silvery female — without losing one, I started to feel smug. I then lost the next two hookups, illustrating the old adage that pride does go before a fall. When the fishing slowed down for
THE AUTHOR DISPLAYS the mammoth 38-inch, 18-pound steelhead trout he landed during a recent fishing expedition on the Olympic Peninsula off Washington state. It was the largest steelhead he has ever caught. Photo courtesy of Matthew Dickerson
the next hour, I worried I’d blown my last couple chances. I started asking Ryan questions about the river, the impressive log jams along the shore, and the bald eagle sitting on a big dead tree. The river currently flowed at 1,700 cubic feet per second, which is comparable to a typical mid-June flow on Otter Creek. Every couple years, however, after a good hard rain hammers the mountains, the river floods out at 40,000 cfs. I asked Ryan to repeat that number a couple times to make sure I hadn’t heard too many zeros. The impact of the scouring from that volume of water, and the routine dramatic shifts the channel takes in those floods, was evident along the wide gravel plane on both sides. After lunch, the fishing picked up again. In the afternoon, I hooked four more fish and managed to land two bright chrome steelhead fresh from
saltwater. Though the river does have a fall run of hatchery steelhead, all the fish in the river in late winter are wild steelhead. When I put my hand into the water to release them, I felt how cold it was from the melting glaciers upriver. As the glaciers continue to disappear in the Olympics, the loss of a year-round source of cold water will continue to put strain on the successful spawning of the peninsula’s famous salmon and steelhead. But Ryan expressed even more concern for the warming ocean waters that are bringing to the north Pacific a whole new set of species that are both competing with, and preying upon, the steelhead and salmon. By the end of the day, my arms were tired from fighting so many big fish and from casting a salmon rod all day. Despite the arm fatigue, I hope I don’t have to wait a quarter of a century to get back.
Women’s lacrosse starts with victories SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team’s 2018 season got underway this past weekend with a pair of Panther victories on the road. The 2-0 Panthers, ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division III, will hit the road again this weekend, when they visit NESCAC rival Connecticut at noon on Saturday. Middlebury will debut at home on Monday at 5 p.m. vs. non-league foe St. Lawrence. On this past Sunday the Panthers scored six unanswered goals in the final 11:47 to defeat host Springfield, 7-3. The Pride dropped to 2-1. The Panthers and Pride were tied at the half, 1-1, even though Middlebury had a 10-2 advantage
in shots. Only Jenna McNicholas at 6:25 beat Pride goalie Brenna Keefe (16 saves) in the first half. Goals by Kate Sarnacki and Shelby Corsano in the first eight minutes of the second half made it 3-1, Springfield. The game remained that way until 11:47, when the Panthers produced the decisive sixgoal run, fueled by two goals from Georgia Carroll and one each from Henley Hall, Emma McDonagh (two assists), Hollis Perticone and Kirsten Murphy. Panther goalie Julia Keith made three saves. Panther Evie Keating picked up a team-best seven ground balls and caused five turnovers, while Susanna Baker added five ground balls and four caused turnovers. Middlebury
outshot Springfield, 30-9. On Saturday the Panthers bolted to a 7-0 first-half lead in a 12-5 win over NESCAC foe Bates (2-1). In the opening surge Casey O’Neill, Carroll, Murphy and Perticone (twice each), and Sara DiCenso did the damage. The Panthers stretched the lead to 10-2 in the second before coasting home. Carroll finished with three goals and four assists. Perticone won four draws, while Keating paced the team with four caused turnovers and five ground balls. Emma Johns caused three turnovers and scooped four ground balls. Keith made five saves, a total matched by Bates goalie Eliza Statile. Summer Dias scored three times for Bates.
bounds and 14 assists to go along with three steals. Folger led the Panthers with 14 points to go along with six rebounds and two blocked shots, while McCord added 12 points by hitting six of seven shots off the bench. Adisa Majors and Leighton each chipped in with eight points, while Majors yanked
down six boards. Andy Orr recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead Lebanon Valley, of Annville, Pa. The Panthers held advantages in rebounding (49-29), points in the paint (42-18), bench points (38-22), and transition points (18-2).
Panthers (Continued from Page 1B) with 13:05 left. The Panthers then rattled off a decisive 16-3 run over the next 7:23, highlighted by nine points from Folger, for a 68-49 lead with 6:42 to go. Middlebury led by as many as 23 before settling for the 20-point win. Daly finished with 13 points, 11 re-
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Tayler E. Gorton, 19, of Hinesburg for possession of LSD, following a traffic stop at the intersection of Court Street Extension and South Village Green on March 4. Police said they also ticketed three occupants of the vehicle for possession of marijuana and/or alcohol during the stop. In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Responded, with Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC) officials, to a Court Street residence on a report of a man experiencing mental health issues on Feb. 26. • Got help for a man believed to have been suffering a mental health crisis at the Champlain Farms store on Court Street on Feb. 27. • Responded to a report of a man trying to hit cars traveling on Exchange Street on Feb. 27. Police said the man was trying to stop a vehicle to ask for directions. • Investigated a death at a Rogers Road home on Feb. 27. Police said the resident, 74-year-old Barbara Lynch, had died of natural causes. • Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS with a patient in the East Main Street area on Feb. 27. • Took into protective custody a woman who had refused to stop her vehicle on Court Street on Feb. 27. Police said the woman finally stopped. Police said they took her to Porter Hospital for mental health
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screening. • Restored peace at a Court Street residence where they said an “out-of-control” man had been throwing household items on Feb. 27. • Assisted a woman who had just broken up with her boyfriend on Feb. 28. • Were informed that a boy had been hit by rocks thrown by other students at Middlebury Union Middle School on Feb. 28. • Served a no-trespass order on a man at the Charter House warming shelter on Feb. 28. • Directed traffic on Court Street while Green Mountain Power cleared downed lines from Court Street on March 1. • Responded to a noise complaint at the apartment building at 15 Court St. on March 2. • Investigated a report of a man harassing people at a Seminary Street apartment on March 2. Police said the man appeared to be having mental health problems, and was taken to Porter Hospital to be evaluated by CSAC officials. • Served a no-trespass order on a man who was not wanted at Shaw’s Supermarket on March 2.
• Helped Middlebury Regional EMS with a man who had fallen at his Maple Street residence on March 2. • Responded to a trespassing complaint at Shaw’s Supermarket on Washington Street on March 3. • Assisted Vermont State Police with an incident involving a juvenile on Happy Valley Road on March 3. • Served a temporary restraining order on a local man on March 3. • Investigated the report of a vehicle hitting a sign at McDonald’s Restaurant, then leaving, on March 3. • Helped Porter Hospital officials with a patient on March 3. • Alerted Middlebury Public Works officials to a water main break on South Street on March 3. • Restored peace at the scene of a loud party at a Weybridge Street residence on March 3. • Responded to a report of two brothers allegedly “acting out” outside a Court Street home on March 4. Police said the older brother had left the home upon their arrival. • Assisted a person in the Sydney Way area whom a physician indicated was not safe to drive on March 4. • Seized marijuana from a driver during a traffic stop on Court Street Extension on March 4. Police issued court diversion paperwork to the man.
VSP handle DUI, domestic assault ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police working out of the New Haven barracks reported a drunken driving citation and a domestic assault arrest, in addition to some other typical police work. On Feb. 28 at around 10 minutes past 7 p.m. troopers stopped a motor vehicle on Middlebrook Road in Ferrisburgh after observing an equipment violation. While talking to driver Derik Heir, 39, of Ferrisburgh, the trooper reports that he detected signs of impairment. After screening Heir for driving under the influence, Trooper Gurwicz arrested Heir, took him to the barracks for processing and released him after citing Heir for DUI. Separately, on March 3 at approximately 5:54 p.m. state police responded to a reported assault that took place at a Monkton home. Police report that they investigated and ended up citing Alex Lussier, 24, of New Haven for domestic assault. Lussier was jailed at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility without bail. State police operating out of the New Haven barracks release a daily log of a selection of their activities. In Addison County, those activities included:
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• Feb. 27, citizen assist, Kellogg Bay Road, Ferrisburgh. • Feb. 27, motor vehicle/ disturbances, Route 7 and Stage Road, North Ferrisburgh. • Feb. 27, agency assist, Route 7, New Haven. • Feb. 27, directed patrol, Route 7 and Middlebrook Road, Ferrisburgh. • Feb. 27, accident with injury, Nortontown Road and Route 22A, Addison. • Feb. 28, welfare check, Route 116 North, Bristol. • Feb. 28, citizen assist, Route 116 South and Hewitt Road, Bristol. • Feb. 28, DUI, South Middlebrook Road, Ferrisburgh. • March 1, suspicious person or circumstance, Hardscrabble Road, Monkton. • March 1, citizen assist, LaRose Lane, Bristol. • March 1, directed patrol, Fern Lake Road, Leicester. • March 1, medical assist, Upper Plains Road, Salisbury. • March 2, motor vehicle/
disturbances, Monkton Road, Monkton. • March 2, citizen dispute, Hillside Drive, Starksboro. • March 2, traffic crash/nonreportable, Route 125 and Hamlin Road, Cornwall. • March 2, accident with damage, Lovers Lane, Bristol. • March 3, suspicious person or circumstance, Route7, New Haven. • March 3, traffic crash/ non-reportable, Ireland Road, Starksboro. • March 4, fraud, Bristol Road, Monkton. • March 4, 911 hang-up, Town Hill Road, New Haven. • March 4, citizen assist, Big Hollow Road and Hinesburg Hollow Road, Starksboro. • March 5, agency assist with no further details revealed. • March 5, burglary with breaking and entering, York Hill Road, Lincoln. • March 5, motor vehicle/ disturbances, New Haven Junction, New Haven. • March 5, traffic crash/nonreportable, Silver Street, Monkton. • March 5, suspicious person or circumstance, Quarry Road, New Haven. • March 5, citizen assist, Route 7, New Haven.
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Lincoln artists to be honored for community work
BRISTOL — The 5-Town Friends danced in these original productions, of the Arts will be honoring Deborah some beginning as children under Lubar and Marianne Lust at an event at Marianne’s direction and now performHolley Hall in Bristol Sunday, March ing on stages around the world. 18, from 1-3 p.m. Deborah Lubar is a monologuist, Marianne and Deborah, both Lincoln actor, author, playwright, and storyresidents, will be celebrated for their teller who, in addition to performing in decades of performances, nurturing the “Marrowbone” and “Night Fires,” has arts and artists, and keeping the ancient toured widely to critical acclaim with art of storytelling alive in this neck of original theatrical performances about the woods. There will be music, read- women who endure the turmoil, realiings, testimonials, and refreshments. ties, and upheavals of the world with The event is free and open to the public. courage, strength, and open hearts. For the past 35 years, Marianne Lust She has taught theater at Oberlin, has written, directed, and produced Hampshire, and Smith colleges and “Night Fires,” an annual theatrical trained dramatic writers and performproduction celebrating the winter ers, locally and across the United solstice with music from around the States. world, dancing, and stories about love, Anyone who would like to submit a nature, peace, and journeys through memory, letter of admiration, or poem SELECTBOARD CHAIR SETH HOPKINS, right, introduces Debbie and the darkness into the light. Formerly prior to the event, to be shared with Dick Kirby at the Brandon town meeting at town hall Monday evening. “Night Fires” was performed at venues Marianne and Deborah in a “Tribute throughout northern Vermont, conclud- Book” is asked to please send it to This year the Brandon Town Report was dedicated to the Kirbys. Brandon Reporter photo/Lee J. Kahrs ing in Middlebury or Bristol. Most tuiga.d3@gmail.com. recently, it has been staged solely at 5-Town Friends of the Arts is a nonMiddlebury’s Town Hall Theater. profit organization dedicated to enrichUntil five years ago, “Marrowbone,” ing the lives of Bristol, Lincoln, New an annual celebration of story and Haven, Monkton, and Starksboro area storytelling, also directed by Marianne, residents by providing opportunities was performed at the peak of autumnal for all community members to particiLINCOLN RESIDENTS MARIANNE Lust and Deborah Lubar have spent color in the Lincoln woods. Numerous pate in and appreciate the arts and decades nurturing the arts. Next month the 5-Town Friends of the Arts By LEE J. KAHRS saying that the Kirbys are a shining local folk have told stories, sung, or cultural heritage of our region. organization will honor them for their dedication. BRANDON — “I just want to tell example of neighborliness. you what it’s like to be a celebrity “When my wife, Olga, and I in Brandon.” moved into Brandon, the Kirbys Dick Kirby took the microphone were among the first people to at Brandon town meeting Monday welcome us,” Hopkins said. “And GOLD AWARD GIRL Scout Chrisevening with his wife, Debbie, when Olga and the kids are out of tina Wiles, a Middlebury Union High School senior and resident after the couple was honored in this town, I can always count on an inviof Brandon, was honored by Barre year’s Brandon Town Report. Kirby tation to dinner. It’s those kinds of Elks Lodge 1535 on Feb. 22. Wiles, said that after he got word of the kindnesses that make a community.” a member of Girl Scout Troop No. dedication, he met with his weekly The Kirbys met as students in 30648 and an MUHS honor student, coffee group of older gentlemen Brandon High School, were married displays a letter from Elks Grand in Brandon, who call themselves, in 1955, and have lived on Forest Exalted Ruler McPherson, the Elk “Sick, Lame and Lazy.” Dale Road since 1956, raising four Gold Girl Scout Pin and an American Flag. Her Gold project was the cre“They all started saying they children. ation and implementation of a mencould have been chosen to be Hopkins said he and selectboard toring program between Mary Hohonored in the town report,” Kirby Vice-Chair Doug Bailey have gan Elementary School and MUHS. told the roughly 120 people gath- always admired the Kirbys’ volunShe plans to continue her education ered in the Brandon Town Hall teerism and work ethic. this fall at George Mason UniverMonday night. “And everywhere “Dick was out shoveling snow in sity to study international relations/ criminal justice. Christina Wiles is I go, I hear people saying, ‘Here front of the Brandon Artists Guild flanked by her parents, Brian and comes trouble.’” yesterday,” he said of the octogeTina Wiles of Brandon; and Barre Brandon selectboard Chair Seth narian. “We figured out that Dick is Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Maureen Hopkins presented the couple with as old as Doug and I put together, Lawson, right, and another Elk offer a copy of the town report at the but he still outworks us, and we their congratulations. start of Brandon’s Town Meeting, hope to follow his example.”
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Bigelow, Porter MILTON — Meagan Bigelow and Jason Porter have announced their engagement to be married. The bride-to-be, the daughter of Stanley and Lynne Bigelow of New Haven, is a 2002 graduate of Mount Abraham Union High School and a 2005 graduate of Castleton State College. She works as a medical assistant at UVM Medical Center’s Colchester Family Medicine.
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The prospective groom is the son of David and Sally Porter of Meredith, N.H., and of Susan Porter of Meredith. He graduated from the Holderness School in New Hampshire in 2001 and from Champlain College in Burlington in 2005. He works as a police officer in the town of Milton. The couple, who live in Milton, plan a July 2018 wedding at the Barn at Smuggs in Jeffersonville.
MIDDLEBURY — Mr. and Mrs. Adam Foster of Middlebury announce the engagement of their daughter Kayja Marie LaFountain to Domenico William Champine, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Champine of Proctor. The future bride has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hartford in Conn. and a
master’s degree in psychology from The College of St. Joseph. She is employed by Vermont Achievement Center in Rutland. Her future husband is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in business and is also employed in Rutland. A September wedding is planned.
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ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Wednesdays, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery. Bring a friend in recovery. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit turningpointaddisonvt.org. A L ‑ A N O N F A M I LY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drink‑ ers. Anonymous, confiden‑ tial and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday evenings. AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking. Members share experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve common prob‑ lems. Newcomers wel‑ come. Confidential. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Came to Believe Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 1‑2pm. Discussion Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Meth‑ odist Church, Old Hollow Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, www.aavt.org .
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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dug‑ way Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm. Big Book M e e t i n g , M i d d l e b u r y, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm. Big Book Meeting, New Haven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm. Discussion Meeting, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 6 FRIDAY. Spiri‑ tual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am. Dis‑ cussion Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Big Book Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 6‑7pm. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 8‑9pm.
ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (en‑ ter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confidential, we share our experience, strength and hope to solve our com‑ mon problems. Babysitting available.
OVEREATERS ANON‑ YMOUS (OA) big book meeting. Thursday’s, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 3 TUESDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Daily Reflection Meeting, Vergennes, Congrega‑ tional Church, Water St. 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm. Spiri‑ tual Awakening Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30am. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 4 WEDNESDAY. Big Book Meeting, Mid‑ dlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 7:15‑8:15am. Discus‑ sion Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. 12 Step Meeting, Brandon, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South, 7‑8pm. 12 Step Meeting, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 7‑8pm. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 5 THURSDAY. 12 Steps and Traditions Meeting, Ripton, Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. Big Book Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Alternating Format Meeting, Ferris‑ burgh, Assembly of God Christian Center. Route 7, 7‑8pm. Speaker Meeting, Middlebury, St. Stephen’s Church, Main St. (on the Green) 7:30‑8:30pm.
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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 7 SATURDAY. Discussion Meeting, Mid‑ dlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 10‑11am. Beginner’s M e e t i n g , M i d d l e b u r y, The Turning Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 6:30‑7:30pm. M A K I N G R E C O V E RY EASIER (MRE). Wednes‑ days, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turn‑ ing Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facili‑ tated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and discuss‑ ing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to cre‑ ate a better understanding of how they can help a per‑ son in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs.
OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS (OA) Monday’s at 5:30pm. Located at the Bristol Federated Church in the conference room, 37 North St., Bristol. Enter the church from Church St.
NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednesdays, 9 am, held at The Turning Point Cen‑ ter, 54 Creek Rd.
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Event Marketing & Communications – developing marketing plans, preparing materials and promoting through offline and online media. Event Management – managing all aspects of events including coordination of venues, soliciting and oversight of volunteers, and handson management of each event. Event Analysis – developing budgets and followup reporting for each event. Event Contracting – working with other area organizations to offer event management services. Please send cover letter, resume including examples of event management history, and three references to: rob@addisoncounty.com.
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PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Residence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.
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Helen Porter Nursing Home could really use friendly visitors who can engage, encourage, and motivate others. Ideally these folks would be available to come in for a couple of hours at a time and be flexible as to who they would be visiting on any given day. The talent to draw folks out is important, as well as the capacity to seek out common interests. The ability to play games is helpful too (chess, pinochle, cribbage, bridge, backgammon, rummy), but not necessary. An understanding of memory loss and lots of patience goes a long way! Week day, daytime hours are best to start. **Also seeking Sunday Bingo helpers!** Volunteers of any age Dedicated community volunteers help to provide meaningful leisure time activity and add a special touch to resident can contact The United care at Helen Porter. They perform many tasks that contribute to the enjoyment of nursing home services. Please Way of Addison County’s consider joining their fun, engaged team! For more information please go to http://unitedwayaddisoncounty. Volunteer Center at www. unitedwayaddisoncounty.org galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=323466. and click on Thank you! VOLUNTEER! If you are 55 and older, contact RSVP @ 388-7044, rsvpaddison@ volunteersinvt.org or visit www.volunteermatch.org.
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The United Way of Addison County seeks an energetic, dynamic, visionary Executive Director to lead, manage and direct the total operation of the organization. The Executive Director will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic short- and long-term goals for UWAC and will lead the organization toward advancing its mission by creating new and innovative community partnerships, programs and revenue sources while providing direction to staff and ensuring proper fiscal and operational management. For a complete job description please visit www.unitedwayaddisoncounty.org. To apply please email (uwacboard@gmail.com) with resume and references, no phone calls please. Applications will be accepted through April 1st.
Production Team Members Middlebury, VT
Agri-Mark is seeking full-time 2nd and 3rd shift Production Team Members to work at our manufacturing plant in Middlebury, VT. Positions require the ability to work on fast-paced production lines, performing a variety of tasks in the manufacturing of cheese and whey products, while ensuring that the highest quality and safety standards are in place. Previous production and/or manufacturing experience is preferred, but we are willing to train individuals who are dependable and motivated to succeed. Candidates with maintenance experience are also encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates must possess a High School diploma or GED and be able to frequently lift up to 40 pounds, while consistently adhering to GMP and safety practices. Agri-Mark / Cabot Creamery offers a competitive rate of pay and a comprehensive benefits package, to include pension plan. Apply online to jobs@cabotcheese.com, or mail your resume to: Attn: Human Resources 193 Home Farm Way Waitsfield, VT 05673 EOE M/F/D/V
Road Foreman Bristol, Vermont
The Town of Bristol is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Road Foreman to manage a 5-person Highway Department. Bristol (pop. 3,894) is a steadily growing, vibrant community located in the Champlain Valley in Addison County, Vermont. This “working” Foreman position requires experience with personnel management, all aspects of highway and bridge construction and maintenance, employee and contractor oversight, equipment operation and maintenance, job safety, mechanical ability, record keeping and communication skills, assistance with budget development, and any other tasks assigned by the Selectboard. The position is full-time, requiring a flexible schedule which will include nights, weekends and holidays. A detailed job description is available at www.bristolvt.org. Salary: $55,000 to $65,000 commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits package. To apply, please e-mail a confidential cover letter, resume, and three references to townadmin@bristolvt.org with Bristol Road Foreman Search in the subject line or send to:
Bristol Road Foreman Search PO Box 249 Bristol, VT 05443
Deadline to apply is Friday, March 23, 2018. The Town of Bristol is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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The Addison County Chamber of Commerce is seeking an experienced event manager to oversee all events sponsored by the Chamber, including Vergennes Day, Bristol Harvest Festival, BL8TN Car Show and the Middlebury Maple Run. Position will start at 40 hours per month and offers potential to grow to full-time through management of other area events.
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GREENHOUSE WORK‑ ERS‑SEASONAL Full time positions. Includes planting, watering, loading trucks. Must be strong, dependable, motivat‑ ed. Please call Paul at 759‑2294 between 9am and 6pm.
CAREGIVERS WANTED IN the Addison County area to assist seniors in their homes. Competitive pay, flexible scheduling. Please call At Home Se‑ nior Care at 802‑747‑3426 and ask for Jean or Diane.
DAIRY CATTLE FEEDER Full time position. Health insurance and retirement plan. Pay based on ex‑ perience. Valid driver’s license and references required. Kayhart Broth‑ ers, Addison. Call Tim 802‑349‑6676.
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Pepsi Beverages Company has immediate openings for CDL Class A Drivers or Class A Permit in South Burlington, VT Driver-Relief Schedule covers open routes/vacations and sick calls. Position delivers product to stores on scheduled route. Requires Lifting 20-45lbs, pushing/pulling product. Basic Qualifications: 21 Years or older Valid CDL A or Permit upon hire Pass DOT physical and DOT Road Test Please Apply by visiting www.pepsijobs.com
Help wanted at bustling charity resale store. Full time retail associate, 40 hours a week, including Saturdays. Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to us at 282 Boardman Street or email to receptionist@hope-vt.org. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Vermont State Housing Authority needs a topnotch, organized individual full time to handle maintenance & repair needs for residential properties in Middlebury, Brandon and/or Vergennes. Individual must be able to perform the necessary maintenance & repair work, respond at odd hours, work within budgets & time constraints & maintain records. High School + minimum 3 years related experience, reliable transportation & required level of vehicle insurance, valid driver’s license, clean driving record, your own hand tools & ability to move appliances & lift up to 100 lbs. up or downstairs. For complete details and job description, visit www.vsha.org. Cover letter & resume to: HR, VSHA 1 Prospect St., Montpelier, VT 05602-3556. Equal Opportunity Employer
ADDISON COUNTY TRANSIT, a Division of Tri-Valley Transit, is hiring!
BUS MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN/BUS DETAILER Do you enjoy working with the public? Are you interested in doing valuable work that supports our community and environment? Position Requires: • Maintenance Technician “B” skills • Experience with tires, brakes, exhaust and other preventative maintenance • Willingness to learn new skills • CDL Class C with Passenger Endorsement, but we are willing to train • A high level of professionalism Benefits include: • Modern, well-equipped shop • Competitive salary, Monday-Friday schedule • 100% employer paid health insurance • Up to 36 paid days off annually • Long term disability • 403B retirement plan • Vision insurance For more information and for an application, please visit us at http://actr-vt.org/job-openings/. Employment is contingent upon passing required background checks and preemployment drug testing. TVT/ACTR is an AA/EO Employer Addison County Transit Resources, Human Resources 297 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT 05753
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GREENHOUSE WORK‑ ERS WANTED part or full time. Seasonal. March 1 ‑ June 15. First Sea‑ son Greenhouses. Call 802‑475‑2588. Best time to call is between 5pm ‑ 6pm.
SHARED LIVING PRO‑ VIDER Active, engaging woman with an intellec‑ tual disability needs an Addison County Home. She enjoys having a busy day and 1:1 attention, as well as shopping. Her goal is to find a job and continue gaining skills to be more independent in her home and community. Experience in teaching, or supporting people with intellectual disabilities helpful. Generous tax‑free stipend as an independent contractor, monthly room & board payment, and respite budget. Contact Paula Dougherty for more details at Community As‑ sociates. (802)388‑4021.
LANSCAPERS‑ COLBY HILL Landscape Com‑ pany is now hiring for the 2018 season. Looking for applicants of all facets of landscape, and of the landscaping industry. We are a landscape construc‑ tion company, specializing in the installation of patios, walkways, walls and plant‑ ings, as well as mainte‑ nance. Starting pay $14/hr. Pay may commensurate with experience. Call Dave at 802‑363‑9958. PA R T ‑ T I M E C A R E ‑ GIVER FOR 17 year old disabled boy in Middle‑ bury. Applicants must have child care experi‑ ence, references and be reliable. Some lifting required. Flexible hours. Criminal background check. Send resume to: sstone7716@gmail.com.
Help Wanted: Caregiver NOW HIRING: Reliable, responsible Full-Time Closer and Part-Time deli help needed for flexible schedule – the ability to work nights, weekends and holidays is essential. Benefits included in competitive compensation package. Apply in person at:
East Middlebury Maplefields 3201 Rte 7 South, E. Middlebury Ask for Brittany or pick-up an application EOE
Looking for a full time caregiver to support an older gentleman with multiple disabilities who lives in his own space but within a supported living home. Caregiver must be available for day and overnight shifts to facilitate participation in community activites as well as home-based support including personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping and good conversation. Must be able to lift. Previous experience preferred but a positive, calm demeanor, reliability, and willingness to learn is essential. Seeking someone looking for long term employment. Schedule has some flexibility. Competitive salary and some opportunity for overtime. Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a background check. If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Pamela Smith, 450 East Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753.
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SPECIALIZED RESIDEN‑ TIAL SUPPORT Commu‑ nity Associates is seeking dedicated human service professionals to come join the team of support for women with developmen‑ tal disabilities and mental health challenges in their Middlebury home. In a 24‑7 staffed therapeutic home environment, you’ll help them organize daily activities and learn inde‑ pendent living skills, while addressing the goals to im‑ prove social skills, person‑ al boundaries, emotional self‑regulation and healthy life‑style. Shifts include weekdays, overnights and weekends. Experience with behavioral support and co‑occurring disor‑ ders desirable. Full‑time positions with compre‑ hensive benefit pack‑ age. To see the weekly schedules and apply, visit www.csac‑vt.org.
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SUMMER CAMP JOB‑ Looking for someone energetic and positive to help with a variety of jobs at Keewaydin, a fantastic boy’s summer camp on Lake Dunmore. Duties could include one or some of the following: teach‑ ing arts and crafts (wood shop), office assistance, driving, and child care. Dates: June 17‑August 18. Need to be at least 18 years old, 21 prefer‑ able. Pay: competitive. On‑campus housing: pos‑ sible.
A D D I S O N , P R I VAT E SUITE IN large house. Bedroom, private bath‑ room and sitting area, skylights. Shared kitchen, laundry. Includes utilities/ internet. $600 monthly, se‑ curity deposit, references. 802‑759‑2133.
WHISTLEPIG CURRENT‑ LY HIRING FOR full time bottler. Eye for detail and accuracy. Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday. Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unas‑ sisted lifting of 25 pounds. Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.
ADDISON: $350/MO. (all inc.) plus some dog‑walk‑ ing & chip in on yard work. Private bath/bedroom/liv‑ ing room. No smoking. No deposit. 802‑863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, references, background checks required. EHO.
For Rent BRANDON: PARK VIL‑ LAGE is now accepting applications for 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments. Rents starting at $700, includes heat and trash. No pets. Laundry on site. Income restrictions ap‑ ply. Call Summit Property Management Group at 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website, summitpmg.com. CHARMING STUDIO APARTMENT in the heart of downtown Middlebury. Tile bath and kitchen. Available immediately. Baba, 802‑388‑6456.
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For Sale 2 NEW COOPER M+S studded tires. 195/60R/15. Less than 100 miles on them. Selling at half price; 2 for $100. OBO 802‑453‑4235. ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185. 802‑989‑5803. DOG TEAM ORIGINAL RECIPE Sticky Buns for Easter. Call 802‑349‑9473 for order and pickup time. 658 Exchange Street, Mid‑ dlebury. SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $4,397. Make & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info/DVD: NorwoodSawmills.com. 1‑800‑578‑1363, Ext. 300N.
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NOW OPEN Newly Constructed Loft, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus Contact: Christine Golden Nedde Real Estate 802-373-5893 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com
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U S E D R E S TA U R A N T EQUIPMENT plus chairs, tables and hood systems. 802‑388‑4831.
For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middle‑ bury. 802‑558‑6092. 2 BEDROOM APART‑ MENT, 1 mile south of Brandon. $700/mo. plus utilities. Absolutely no pets or smoking. One year mini‑ mum lease. 802‑352‑6678. 2 BEDROOM, FIRST FLOOR apartment with full private basement. W/D hookups. Located in Middlebury, close to town on Court St. Off street parking, lawn care and snow plowing included. $1,100 per month plus utilities. No smoking or pets. One year minimum lease. 802‑352‑6678.
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It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing. Particularly on sites like Craigslist.
Shard Villa
A Level 3 Residential Care Home Now Hiring Medical Technician/Care Giver 3-11 shift – Full Time 3-11 / 11-7 shift – Part Time Must be a reliable & compassionate team player. At Shard Villa we are a close knit team of caregivers who rely on each other to ensure our residents receive the highest quality of care. We only hire committed professional caregivers who love working with the elderly during all hours of the day and night. Send resume to Admin.assist@shardvilla.org Or apply in person. 1177 Shard Villa Rd. Salsibury, VT
And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say. The federal government is watching for such discrimination. Let us help you sift through the complexities of the Fair Housing Law. Stay legal. Stay on the right side of the nation’s Fair Housing Law. Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944. Talk to our sales professionals.
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Att. Farmers
WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront. Washer, dryer. No smoking. Avail‑ able September through M a y. $ 1 , 0 0 0 / m o n t h . 860‑878‑9580.
MIDDLEBURY 3 BED‑ ROOM apartment, fully furnished, all inclusive except internet/TV. Call 802‑388‑4831.
WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.
MIDDLEBURY OFFICE SPACE for rent. 400 sq.ft., second floor. Available January 1, 2018. Contact Eric at 802‑388‑6054. MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/ OFFICE space for rent. 1,303 square feet. Front door parking. Contact Eric at 388‑6054. (Countryside Carpet and Paint) NEW HAVEN, SUNNY, efficient apartment. Views, hard wood floors. No pets, no smoking. References. $925/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.
DRY, WINTER/SUMMER S TO R A G E S PA C E i n Addison. Available stor‑ age space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com. EXECUTIVE 1 BEDROOM APT with office (not a bed‑ room) in Brandon. Beauti‑ ful location, close to town. All brand new. Complete with all appliances: stove, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer; energy star rated. Long term lease. No smok‑ ing and no pets on proper‑ ty. $850/mo. plus utilities. Credit check, references and deposit required. 802‑352‑6678. FOR RENT: BRIDPORT, Commercial/retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traf‑ fic visibility. tbrought@ middlebury.edu. FOR RENT: SINGLE bed‑ room apartment one block from downtown Middle‑ bury. Private off‑street parking. Quiet location. Utilities, garbage and recycling included in rent. $1,000 per month. Call 989‑8822.
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LIGHT‑FILLED GROUND floor one bedroom apart‑ ment attached to our home on Chipman Hill.Ten minute walk downtown, 1 mile from Middlebury College campus, near Battel Woods hiking trails and the TAM. Everything is new, including appli‑ ances. Fully furnished and professionally decorated. All utilities included plus trash, lawn care and snow removal. Washer/Dryer in apartment. Shared patio and yard plus a private balcony in quiet, friendly neighborhood. Off‑street parking. No smoking. $1395/month. One month security deposit. Available March 15th. Will send pho‑ tos. References required. 802‑989‑7644. MIDDLEBURY 2 BED‑ ROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994.
ONE BEDROOM, FIVE‑STAR energy effi‑ cient apartment in Salis‑ bury, close to Lake Dun‑ more. One half of duplex. Large bedroom with full bath up. Living room and kitchen with all appliances on first floor. Heated base‑ ment with W/D. Private sun deck. $850/month, plus utilities. Absolutely non‑smoking, no pets on premises. Deposit and references required. One year minimum lease. Available 4/1/2018. Call 802‑352‑6678. RIPTON, SMALL ONE bedroom house. No smoking or pets. $800 per month plus utilities. 802‑388‑2641. SHOREHAM: SHARE A bright, sunny home w/ professional interested in cooking, NPR, read‑ ing & hiking. 25 minutes to Middlebury. $400/mo. plus utilities. Private BA. No deposit. 863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, references, background checks required. EHO. TWO BEDROOM APART‑ MENT, central location near schools and stores. Includes stove and refrig‑ erator. Available immedi‑ ately. Call 802‑349‑7555.
Wood Heat FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green. 802‑282‑9110. S I M P L Y READY‑2‑BURN™ Ev‑ eryday low prices; free delivery ‑ free kin‑ dling; seasoned, clean, split, mixed hardwood. Small orders OK. Click www.MIDDMEN.com or call 1‑855‑MIDDMEN™.
Real Estate R E A L E S TAT E F O R SALE Only three lots re‑ main in the Daisy Lane Residential Development. One is a beautiful wooded 1 1/4 acre with a small year round stream. Lots are supported with village water and approved for simple in‑ground septic. Located in East Middle‑ bury, just 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, 2 golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore. 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.
Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale. Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281. HAY FOR SALE small first cut, $3.00. Small second cut, $4.00. 802‑377‑5455.
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Cars PUBLIC AUTO AUCTION: 3/10/18 at 9AM, Register at 7:30AM. 300+/‑ Repos, trades and donations expected. Williston, VT. Online bidding available. 1‑800‑474‑6132. THCAuc‑ tion.com.
Wanted LIONS CLUB NEEDS stuff for their annual auction. Please NO appliances or electronics. Call for pick up, 388‑7124. Help us, help others. TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique col‑ lectibles, etc. Visit bittne‑ rantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Con‑ sulting/appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge. VT COLLECTOR WILL PAY cash for old wood bird carvings, goose, duck and shorebird decoys. 802‑238‑1465.
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WA N T E D ‑ H O U S E CLEANER needed to clean summer camp at Lake Dunmore. Beginning in July, through September the camp would need to be cleaned on Saturday late morning/early afternoon. Cleaning would be based on weekly rental sched‑ ule and may not include every week. Should take no more than 2 hrs. to clean at $30.00 per hour. References requested. 267‑614‑4281. WA N T E D : C A M P E R . From original owner only. 16‑30 feet. No fifth wheels. Must be in good condi‑ tion. Call to discuss fea‑ tures. Daughter lives in Bristol, can check it out. Thanks. 540‑886‑8433. Cell 540‑255‑7487.
Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plas‑ tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190. CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, dry‑ wall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pressure washing, driveway sealing. All aspects of construc‑ tion, also property main‑ tenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.
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PROFESSIONAL PAINT‑ ING; interior/exterior, residential/commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experience. Best prices. References. 802‑989‑5803.
Free NUMBER ONE NEW ENGLAND soccer camps. Vermont Voltage Pro Soc‑ cer Academy. Residen‑ tial and day camps 2018 schedule announced. Go to voltagesportsclub.com or call 802‑527‑1077.
Opportunities STOREFRONT LOCA‑ TION, LOCATION, LO‑ CATION. In the heart of downtown Middlebury. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities. Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.
CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given to the residents of the City of Vergennes, owners of land within said city and other interested persons and parties, that the City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 6 p.m. in the Vergennes Fire Station Meeting Room as required by 24 V.S.A. § 4442. The purpose of the public hearing is for the City Council to hear and receive testimony regarding the amendments to the Vergennes zoning and subdivision regulations as proposed by the Vergennes Planning Commission. A copy of the full text and accompanying map is on file in the City Clerk’s office for public examination. Statement of Purpose: The purpose of amending the zoning and subdivision regulations is to bring them into conformance with the amendments to the municipal development plan that were approved by the City Council in 2017, to identify a Planning Unit Development as a development method rather than a use consistent with 24 V.S.A. § 4417, to create a Solar Energy Overlay District to identify prime locations for siting and regulating solar energy projects greater than 15 kW consistent with 24 V.S.A. § 4414(2), and to clarify the regulations with minor amendments. Geographic Area Affected The entire area of the City of Vergennes is affected. Sections with Proposed Amendments Section 106. Definitions Section 1003. Applicability (Planned Unit Development) Section 1006.C. Density Section 1006.D. Density Bonus Section 1006.J. Energy Conservation Section 1202.1. Off-Street Parking Requirements Section 1306.I. Sandwich board signs shall: Section 1309. Sign Lighting Section 1408.C. Residential Buildings on Lots Section 1501. Accessory Structures Section 1511. Garages Section 1601. Establishment of Zoning Districts Section 1604.D. Historic Neighborhood District (Coverage maximum) Section 1604.F.11. Historic Neighborhood District (demolition) Section 1609.F.2.f. Central Business District (residential uses on street, ground or basement level) Section 1613.B. Northern Gateway District (add Hotel as Conditional Use) Section 1617. Solar Energy Overlay District Section 1618. Illustrated Guidelines 3/8
TOWN OF WHITING – NOTICE OF TAX SALES
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES TO BE SOLD l, Rani Fallon, Collector of Delinquent Taxes for the Town of Whiting, Vermont, pursuant to my duties, hereby state that I have filed a true and attested copy of my Warrant in the Whiting Town Clerk’s office together with a list of all delinquent taxes relating to the properties hereinafter described. I further state that by virtue of the tax warrant and bills committed to me, I have extended these warrants and do hereby levy upon the properties described hereinafter and so much of it as will satisfy said delinquent taxes will be sold by public auction on March 26, 2018 at 6 o’clock in the PM at the Town Clerk’s office 29 South Main Street, Whiting, Vermont. Description of properties to be sold: Property no. l: 5 acres on the North of Leicester Road (T.R.#l) Parcel #006-017 Elita Quelch Book 17, Page L33 Property no. 2: 3.6 acres on the South of Leicester Road (T.R.#1) Parcel #006-054 Elita Quelch Book 17, Page 133 Property no. 3: 3.44 acres on the East side of Barnes Road (T.R.#8) Parcel #003-021Jill Rawson Book 14, Page 112 NOTICE OF TAX SALE– TOWN OF WHITING The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Whiting in the County of Addison are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by such town for the years 2014 through 2017 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described lands in such town, to wit: 5 Acres on the North of Leicester Road (T.R. #1) Parcel# 006-017 3.6 Acres on the South of Leicester Road (T.R. #1) Parcel# 006-054 Land described in the Warranty deed from Laurence & Madeline Denis to Leslie & Elita Quelch to Elita Quelch, January 12, 1990 and recorded in Book 17 Page 133 of the Land Records of the Town of Whiting. Pursuant to 32 VSA S 5254 so much of such lands will be sold at public auction at the Town of Whiting Clerk’s Office, a public place located at 29 South Main Street Whiting, Vermont on the 26 day of March, 2018 at 6 o’clock PM as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless previously paid. NOTICE OF TAX SALE– TOWN OF WHITING The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Whiting in the County of Addison are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by such town for the years 2015 throu gh 2017 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described lands in such town, to wit: 3.44 Acres on the East side of Barnes Road (T.R. #8) Parcel #003-021 Land described in the Warranty deed Robert L & Jill E Rawson and recorded in Book 14 Page 112 of the Land Records of the Town of Whiting. Pursuant to 32 VSA § 5254, so much of such lands will be sold at public auction at the Town Clerk’s Office, a public place located at 29 South Main Street, Whiting, Vermont on the 26th day of March, 2018 at 6 o’clock PM as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless previously paid. Dated at Whiting Vermont, this 2lst day of February, 2018 Rani Fallon, Collector of Delinquent Taxes 3/1, 8, 15 Whiting, Vermont
STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION
Public Notices Index Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on these Pages 9B & 10B.
Addison County Courthouse (1) Addison County Probate Court (1) Addison County Superior Court (2) Middlebury (1) Middlebury Cemetary Association (1) Porter Medical Center (1) Shoreham (1) Vergennes (3) Vermont Secretary of State (1) Whiting (1) TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO MIDDLEBURY ZONING & SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
On February 28, 2018, the Middlebury Selectboard adopted amendments to the Middlebury Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. Pursuant to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. §4442(c-d), bylaw amendments shall be effective 21 days after adoption, unless petitioned for popular vote. 5% of the voters of the municipality must petition for a meeting of the municipality to consider the bylaw amendment, and that petition must be filed within 20 days of the vote. In that case, a meeting of the municipality shall be duly warned for the purpose of acting by Australian ballot upon the bylaw, amendment, or repeal. The full text of the proposed regulations can be viewed in the Planning & Zoning Office or the Town Clerk’s Office at 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT. The proposed regulations may also be viewed online on the Town’s web site www.townofmiddlebury.org. Go to > Residents > Proposed Zoning Regulations Amendments > Zoning & Subdivision Regs Amendment - Final Draft. 3/8
PROPOSED STATE RULES By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/ rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members. To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible. To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231). Required Agricultural Practices Rule for the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program. Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P008 AGENCY: Agriculture, Food & Markets CONCISE SUMMARY: This rule amendment involves the addition of requirements for reducing nutrient contribution to waters of the State from subsurface tile drainage. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Laura DiPietro, Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets, 116 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620 Tel: 802-595-1990 Fax: 802-828-1410 Email: laura.dipietro@vermont.gov URL: http://agriculture.vermont.gov/ rap-tile-rule. FOR COPIES: Ryan Patch, Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets, 116 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620 Tel: 802-272-0323 Fax: 802-828-1410 Email: ryan.patch@vermont. gov. Regulations Governing the Operation of Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center. Vermont Proposed Rule: 18P009 AGENCY: Agency of Human Services, Department for Children and Families CONCISE SUMMARY: The Department for Children and Families (DCF) is in the process of applying for certification for the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center (Woodside) as a psychiatric treatment residential facility (PRTF), which will allow DCF to draw down Medicaid funds to support the Woodside operations. As a PRTF, Woodside is required to follow federal PRTF regulations. A state rule is needed to define which licensed practitioners may make orders for restraint and seclusion in the facility. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Leslie Wisdom Agency of Human Services, Department for Children and Families 280 State Drive, HC 1 North, Waterbury, VT 056711080 Tel: 802-241-0944 Fax: 802-241-0950 Email: leslie.wisdom@vermont.gov URL: http://dcf.vermont.gov/fsd/laws-rules. FOR COPIES: Luciana DiRuocco, Agency of Human Services, Department for Children and Families 280 State Drive, HC 1 North, Waterbury, VT 05671-1080 Tel: 802-241-0929 Fax: 802-241-0950 Email: luciana.diruocco@vermont.gov. 3/8
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VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 670-11-14 ANCV
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-7 v. HARRIE S. DEMERS, SUZANNE M. DEMERS, CACV OF COLORADO, LLC, CENTURION CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SCOTT C. MITCHELL OCCUPANTS OF: 159 High Pond Road, Brandon, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq. In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered March 10, 2017, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Harrie S. Demers and Suzanne M. Demers to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., dated March 26, 2007 and recorded in Book 191 Page 365 of the land records of the Town of Brandon, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. to The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-7 dated February 28, 2012 and recorded in Book 215 Page 343 of the land records of the Town of Brandon for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 159 High Pond Road, Brandon, Vermont on March 13, 2018 at 12:30 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to David A. Lee and Jacqueline Lee by deed of Gary W. Dean , David A. Dean , Robert M. Dean and Nancy Dean Jakiela, dated September 13, 1986 and recorded at Book 95, Page 482 of the Brandon Land Records, and described therein as follows: Being a part and parcel of the lands and premises conveyed to the herein Grantors by Decree of Distribution in the Estate of Allyn W. Dean from the Rutland District Probate Court, Dated April 2, 1980, recorded at Volume 93, Page 47 of the Brandon Land Records. The lands and premises herein conveyed are described as follows: Beginning at a point marked by a marble monument, said point lying within the southwestern terminus of a stone wall , and said point being the approximate northwestern corner of lands now or formerly belonging to one gale Parmalee and said point lying approximately within the northeasterly right-of-way of High Pond Road, so called ; and said point being 25 feet from the edge of the pavement of High Pond Road, so called ; thence from said point and place of beginning proceed along the said Parmalee’s northwesterly border and said stone wall a distance of 302 feet; at that point said stone wall and said Parmalee’s boundary line turns easterly, thence continues in the same course through the herein Grantor’s lands an additional 298 feet to a point marked by a marble monument ;thence turn and go northwesterly through the herein Grantor’s lands on a line parallel with High Pond Road, so-called a distance of 700 feet to a point marked by a marble monument ; thence turn and go through the herein Grantors’ lands on a course approximately parallel with the first mentioned course 600 feet to a point marked by a marble monument, said point lie within the approximate northeastern right-of-way of High Pond Road, so-called ; thence continues on the same course distance of 25 feet to the edge of the pavement of said road; thence go southeasterly along the northeasterly edge of High Pond Road so-called 700 feet to a point ; thence turn and go northeasterly a distance of 25 feet to the point and place of the beginning. Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description. Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. DATED: February 8, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljungrenn, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 2/22, 3/1, 8
PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos. REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.
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PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 55-2-18 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF WAYNE S. JONES NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Wayne S. Jones late of Ferrisburgh, Vermont. I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Dated: March 2, 2018 Wayne Jones II 1753 Panton Road Vergennes, VT 05491 (802) 989-0264 vergenneshoop44@gmail.com Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: March 8, 2018 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 3/8
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Lincoln LINCOLN — The Starline Rhythm Boys will be celebrating their 20th anniversary at Burnham Hall, on Saturday, March 10, as part of the Burnham Music Series. The Starline Rhythm Boys perform vintage country, honky-tonk and rockabilly music along with very powerful country harmony duet vocals. Their repertoire consists of many superb originals, as well as great covers of both classic and obscure numbers. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, teens and kids are free. Refreshments will be served. The Lincoln Library will be offering an afternoon of history sharing on Wednesday, March 14,
Monkton THE NEWLY OPENED Dead Creek Visitor Center in Addison is seeking new volunteers to host those coming to see new exhibits like this one. Photo by Tom Rogers, Vermont Fish & Wildlife
Volunteers needed for Dead Creek ADDISON — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers to serve as department ambassadors and greet visitors at the new Dead Creek Visitor Center in Addison. The department will host a new volunteer training workshop on two consecutive Saturdays, April 21 and 28, in the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area conference room. The Dead Creek Visitor Center opened on the north side of Route 17 East in Addison in September 2017 and has been operating under limited hours this winter. By fully staffing the center this spring, the Fish & Wildlife Department is hoping to broaden
hours of operation and opportunities for the public to visit the center. The training will focus on customer service, the Fish & Wildlife Department’s mission, and tools to assist visitors about the region, the exhibits and the wildlife management area. Volunteers will receive the resources and information to effectively answer questions and be a knowledgeable guide to visitors. “We’re looking for volunteers who enjoy talking to people and have a strong interest in fish and wildlife, conservation and wildlife-based recreation,” said Amy Alfieri, wildlife biologist and manager of the
Dead Creek Visitor Center. “You don’t have to be an expert, just have an enthusiasm for sharing information with visitors.” Various shifts are available for volunteers from May through midNovember, with a possible extension through the winter. Volunteers and participants in the training must be 18 years of age, attend the entire two-day training, and agree to a background check. There is no charge for the training, and all curriculum materials will be provided. Pre-registration is required by April 15 by calling 802-759-2398 or emailing amy.alfieri@vermont.gov.
Community Players scholarship ending soon ADDISON COUNTY — The Middlebury Community Players annually awards two $1,000 scholarships to students who have graduated from high school within the last two years and who plan to attend college. In order to be eligible for either of these scholarships in 2018, you must have graduated in either
2016 or 2017 or will graduate in 2018, plus you must have worked with the Middlebury Community Players in some regard over the course of middle school and/or high school (either being in or working on a show, or helping out at an MCP-sponsored event, such as our costume sale).
To get a scholarship application form go online at tinyurl.com/ y9ompz2j. For full consideration, applications must be postmarked by April 15 and mailed to: Middlebury Community Players, ATTN: Board President, P.O. Box 372, Middlebury, VT 05753.
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MIDDLEBURYCEMETERY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF SHOREHAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DESIGN ENGINEERING
can be found on Pages 9B & 10B. To publish a legal notice in the Addison Independent please email information to legals@addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.
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, 2/26 March 13, 2018.
CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7 p.m. in City Hall for the following purpose: To consider the request by Brett Simison and Amy Yuen to demolish the existing accessory structure at 15 Victory Street under Sections 1604.F.11 of the zoning and subdivision regulations. A copy of the application and photos are available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office. February 26, 2018 Mel Hawley 3/8 Administrative Officer
STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION Addison Unit Docket No. 164-9-16 Ancv Quicken Loans, Inc., Plaintiff v. April R. Rockwell f/k/a April R. Vaughn and Occupants residing at 12 Ireland Road, Starksboro, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by April R. Rockwell f/k/a April R. Vaughn to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc. dated June 22, 2012 and recorded in Volume 103, Page 187, which mortgage was assigned to Quicken Loans, Inc. by an instrument dated July 19, 2016 and recorded on August 1, 2016 in Volume 112, Page 549 of the Land Records of the Town of Starksboro. Pursuant to the power of sale in the subject mortgage, of which Plaintiff is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same, the collateral property will be sold at Public Auction at 10:00 A.M. on April 4, 2018, at 12 Ireland Road, Starksboro, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises as conveyed to Richard D. Rockwell f/k/a Richard D. Lafayette and April R. Rockwell f/k/a April R. Vaughn, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, and their heirs and assigns by Administrator’s Deed of Peter D. Ryan and Kenneth R. Gardner, Co-Executors of the goods, chattels and estate of Eleanor H. Gardner, deceased, dated March 9, 2004 and recorded March 13, 2004 in Book 77, Page 450 of the Land Records of the Town of Starksboro and in said Deed described as follows: Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or cashier’s check by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Starksboro and any liens against the property. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Grant C. Rees Attorney, PLC, 30 Kimball Avenue, Ste. 307, South Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 660-9000. This sale may be cancelled at any time prior to the scheduled sale date without prior notice. Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 28th day of February, 2018. Quicken Loans, Inc., By: Grant C. Rees, Esq. Grant C. Rees Attorney, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 Attorney for Plaintiff 3/8
Project: Buttolph Road Bascom Brook Culvert Replacement – STP MM18(16) The Town of Shoreham is requesting proposals for the Bascom Brook Culvert Replacement Project, a VTrans qualified project. Work includes Design services for a project to replace an existing13’x9.5’x30’ steel arch culvert on concrete footers with a new 16’x8’x40’ concrete box culvert with wing walls. Deadline: Sealed proposals will be received at the Shoreham Town Offices at 297 Main Street,Shoreham, VT 05770 until March 28, 2018 by 6pm. Request for Proposal: A complete copy of the RFP and SOW is available on the Town’s website at shorehamvt.org under announcements. Questions? Contact Jason Paquette, Road Foreman, (802)897-5451 or shore3/8 hamroads@shoreham.net
PORTER MEDICAL CENTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Porter Medical Center Board of Trustees recognizes the value and importance of conducting its business in an open and transparent manner. Accordingly, the Board will include a public session at the beginning of its full Board meetings quarterly in January, April, August and October, in which the public is given an opportunity for comment. Other business that involves confidential or proprietary information is conducted in private session. The next eligible meeting is April 4th. For more specific information please call 3/8 388-4741.
CITY OF VERGENNES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall for the following purpose: To consider the request by H.V. 2005, Inc. for site plan review and conditional use review to construct a multiple-family dwelling containing twenty-four dwelling units and associated site improvements on their property located on the northwesterly side of an extension of Armory Lane. The request will be reviewed pursuant to the zoning regulations and subdivision regulations. A copy of the subdivision plat, site plan and specifications is available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office. February 26, 2018 Mel Hawley Zoning Administrator 3/8
MONKTON — Don’t forget to bring some food items to benefit the food shelf when you go to the recycling center in town on March 10. Monkton Boy Scout Troop 525 will be on hand to collect the items you bring. Troop 525 is gearing up to prepare you a great dinner again this year at the Monkton Central School. The Erik Davis Memorial Dinner will be held on this Saturday, March 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. This year the feature meal is chicken and biscuits, with dessert to follow. You will have the option of a “take-out” meal if you can’t stay. The Scouts will be delivering
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from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Join us as we continue our conversation about the history of this mountain town. Beverly Brown will share stories from the Purinton family that settled in Lincoln in 1803. Please bring your own family stories and pictures as well. Refreshments will be served. As a celebration of women’s history month, the Bridges Group is showing the movie “A Powerful Noise” at the Lincoln Library on Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. This movie follows three women in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mali and Vietnam as they lead everyday battles against ignorance, poverty, aggression and ethnic strife. Pet owners, mark your calendars
for the Lincoln Rabies Clinic, to be held at the Town Office on Saturday, March 17, from 9 – 10:30 a.m. Vaccinations for cats or dogs cost $15 each. Bring proof of prior vaccinations to obtain the full term of coverage allowed by the veterinarian. Please keep pets in your vehicle until the veterinarian is ready to give the vaccination. Be sure to bring cats in secure carriers. You may register dogs during the clinic, as well. All dog licenses expire on April 1. REMINDER: No school this Friday, March 9, for parent/teacher conferences. Until next time ... Dance like nobody’s watching. Nothing is impossible. Go the extra mile.
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some “meals on wheels” dinners in the area this year. The silent auction with an abundance of great prizes will once again entice you to bid on your desired items. Prices for the dinner will be adults $8 and children $5. Come enjoy a wonderful meal, visit with friends and neighbors, bid on some super items and support your local Scouts. For more information call 453-4859. The annual Rabies Clinic will be held on March 20 at the Monkton Volunteer Fire Department from 6 to 7 p.m. Rabies shots for your pet will cost $15. Please be sure to bring a copy of your latest rabies
vaccination certificate on your pet also. To protect your pet and others, please have him/her on a leash or in a pet container. Monkton Town Clerk Sharon Gomez will be on hand to register your dog for you. Your dog(s) needs to be registered on or before April 1 so it’s a great time to get it done. Prices for the license are as follows: spayed/neutered $10; un-neutered $13. After April 1, the prices go up to $12 and $15, respectively. This clinic is for all the public, not just Monkton residents. For more information, call the town clerk at 453-3800.
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Timmothy Cummings, pictured at the Round Church in Richmond, will perform Irish and folk dance tunes with four friends at Middlebury College’s Wilson Hall this Sunday beginning at 4 p.m. PHOTO / RYAN MACDONALD
Master bagpiper strikes a chord with listeners
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erhaps more than any other musical instrument, bagpipes are linked to ceremony. Processions for parades, funerals, weddings and graduations are often led by a piper who elicits the ancientsounding flutter of high and bass notes — and goose bumps from everyone within earshot.
BY EMMA COTTON
At age eight, Timothy Cummings connected with that sound. His piano teacher assigned him the song “Piping Tim,” and he wondered aloud to his parents why one of his hands remained on one side of the piano, continuously repeating a low bass note. In response, they took out a vinyl record of The Black Watch, the official piping band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, and he heard the
low drone note of the bagpipe for the first time. “My memory is that I was transfixed,” Cummings said. “So I kept pestering my parents to find a piping teacher, and they found someone very close by. My brother decided that he wanted to learn, too, so my parents had to put up with two beginning bagpipers in the same household.” But unlike so many who abandon the instruments they learn to play as a child, Cummings sustained his passion. In high school, he attended marching-band-style bagpiping competitions. He later attended the College of Wooster, whose mascot is the Fighting Scot. The college has a large piping band and offers scholarships to pipers. Cummings majored in music education, and completed his student teaching qualification
in New Zealand — which has the highest number of pipe bands per capita in the world. After teaching at a public school for two years, he played pipes for the highly competitive Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band. Though Cummings learned to play in the Scottish tradition, his initial attraction to the instrument was based solely on its sound. “If the instrument’s sounding good, people are strongly affected by it,” he said. “I’ve done a lot of thinking about why that might be. Some of it’s the drone note — the background humming. The drone is a very primitive musical tool, very ancient, and basically it provides this tone where the melody will clash against it and then harmonize with it. It’s this tension and release. It’s the most primitive form of that in music, I think.” SEE BAGPIPES ON PAGE 3
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FILM Screening Series brings ‘Novitiate’ to Middlebury
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he Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival continues its 2017/18 Winter Screening Series at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury with the beautifully realized narrative drama, “Novitiate,” on Sunday, March 11, at 2 p.m.
Directed with great sensitivity by Margaret Betts, “Novitiate” takes place in the Vatican II era in the early 1960’s, as radical theological changes in the Catholic Church threaten the course of nuns’ lives. As young Cathleen progresses from postulant to novitiate within the fraught confines of a cloistered community, her faith is repeatedly challenged by the harsh, often inhumane realities of being a servant of God. The film masterfully portrays the powerful attraction of a religious vocation and why, at such a tender age, young women
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would willingly embrace its rigors. With outstanding performances from Margaret Qualley, Julianne Nicholson and the incomparable Melissa Leo, as the Reverend Mother, “Novitiate” offers an exceptional view of a world in change. As Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times noted, “‘Novitiate’ surehandedly takes us inside the world of belief with care, concern and a piercing, discerning eye.”
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival brings “Novitiate” to the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury this Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m., as part of its Winter Screening Series.
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The “Novitiate” screening will be introduced by Jay Parini, D.E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College, and the author of “Jesus: The Human Face of God” and an upcoming novel on the life of St. Paul the Apostle, along with numerous other novels, biographies, poetry collections and essays. Parini will also moderate a Q&A session following the screening of “Novitiate.”
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Expanding to six films from five this season, the MNFF Winter Screening Series has offered a distinctive feature every month since December and will continue through May. The series retains an exclusive focus on prominent work by first and second time filmmakers. Coming up on April 7 at the MNFF Winter Screening Series will be the marvelous Oscar nominated drama “Lady Bird,” directed by Greta Gerwig. More details to come. Trailers and additional information for all films in the Winter Screening Series are available at middfilmfest.org. Individual tickets are $12 and are available at middfilmfest.org, or at the Town Hall Theater Box Office, either in person (Monday-Saturday, 12-5 p.m.), by phone at (802) 382-9222 or online at townhalltheater.org/ calendar-and-tickets.
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Now, Cummings is a professional piper and composer. In 2016, he released an album with accordion player Jeremiah McLane (the two unofficially call themselves “Weezer and Squeezer” because of the nature of their instruments). The album, called “The Wind Among the Reeds,” features classical and dance music from Brittany and the British Isles, and won the Montpelier Times-Argus’s award for “Best Album” the same year. “Both musicians are masters on their respective instruments, and they blend well on this album of dance music,” wrote reviewer Art Edelstein, owner of Soul Station (an artist management company based in New York City). “It takes some guts and lots of talent to release an album that seemingly has such a small potential audience. By giving ‘The Wind Among the Reeds’ this award, we hope this album and these musicians reach a much wider audience with their music.” Cummings records along with local bands when they’re in need of a piper (he plays both bagpipes and the penny whistle). He teaches aspiring pipers at Middlebury College, of which there are between one and seven per semester. He writes a music theory column in Piping Today magazine, based out of the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. And, he leads Middlebury’s commencement procession — which, he says, is partly utilitarian. “When the graduating class processes in, often the parents are crowding their path so much that it’s difficult for them to get through,” he said. “But if you put a very
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Pete Sutherland, Jeremiah McLane, Dominique Dodge, Timothy Cummings and Mary Wesley (not pictured) will perform a free St. Patrick’s Day concert on March 11 in Middlebury College’s Wilson Hall. PHOTO / ANASTASIYA PROKHORENKO
loud instrument in front of them, it’s a little bit like Moses parting the sea.” This Sunday, March 11, all are welcome to come hear Cummings play, along with Jeremiah McLane (accordion, piano), Pete Sutherland (fiddle, banjo and singer), Dominique Dodge (harp and singer) and Mary Wesley (dance caller) at Middlebury College’s free annual St. Patrick’s Day Concert. The tradition, started by Middlebury’s longtime artist in residence François Clemmons, features Irish and folk dance tunes. “Clemmons would sing a lot of the favorites, ‘Danny Boy,’ ‘When Irish Eyes Are Smiling’… and it was often participatory,” Cummings said. “He would bring in a lot of other musicians, too — fiddlers, and more Irish music, and that’s when I started to get more involved. He did that for 10 years, and I did the last two or three with him. And then he retired, and passed the baton to me. I moved the event to Wilson Hall in the McCullough Student Center, which has space for dancing.” For the first half of the concert, the audience sits and absorbs the music, occasionally joining in to sing. At intermission, the
chairs are cleared, and the audience can get up and dance. Cummings notes that while the concert will start with the classic Highland bagpipe, he’ll mostly be playing the quieter bellowsblown varieties of pipes for the indoor venue. “I’ve seen toddlers dancing with 80-year-olds, and everybody in between. That kind of dancing is accessible enough that anybody can do it,” Cummings said. The concert will take place this Sunday, from 4-7 p.m. in Wilson Hall, and is free and open to the public. For more information call 802-443-5221 or visit middlebury.edu/arts.
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Join the actors of Vermont Shakespeare Festival for a concert-style reading of “Wittenberg” by David Davalos on Sunday, March 11, at 3 p.m. The reading is part of the group’s 2018 Salon Series — where they have been branching out from their headquarters in Burlington to bring Shakespeare around Vermont. This Sunday, Vermont Shakespeare Festival will read at The Vermont Coffee Company on Exchange Street in Middlebury About the play: It’s October 1517 at Wittenberg University in northern Germany. The characters of Hamlet, his mentor John Faustus, and Faustus’ colleague and Hamlet’s instructor and priest, Martin Luther, all collide in a brilliant theatrical construction by David Davalos. How these three men’s sagas overlap and intertwine and how they end up irrevocably affecting the course of each other’s lives is the substance of “Wittenberg,” a comedy that reveals the story behind the stories of Hamlet, Doctor Faustus and the Protestant Reformation. The reading will last approximately two hours with a 15-minute intermission. Refreshments available. A discussion will follow the reading. $10 suggested donation. For more info visit vermontshakespeare.org.
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IN TOWN Starline Rhythm Boys celebrate 20th in Lincoln
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ost of us know of The Starline Rhythm Boys — heck, most of us have probably stomped around to their vintage country, honky-tonk and rockabilly music. Well this Saturday, March 10, the three-member band is celebrating 20 years of playing together at the Burnham Music Series in Lincoln. It all started back in 1962 when Billy Bratcher (upright bassist) was born. “I would fall asleep hearing him downstairs listening to Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash on the eight-track,” the Bennington native recalled. “And Waylon Jennings. He was into those guys, heavy.” Bratcher encountered live rockabilly music as an underage patron in a Hoosick Falls, N.Y., nightclub, where a performer named Jack Smith took his breath away. “The visual was wild. He wore sharp duds and white bucks,” Bratcher remembered. “He took the microphone on top of the bar and belted out this rockabilly music.” In his youth, Bratcher was recruited by a locally well known band called Visible Twitch, who took him to Albany and bought him his first bass. In 1987, Bratcher decided to move to Burlington because it was “a more happening place.” Soon after his arrival, he heard Danny Coane (guitar/ banjo) play at Nectars. “A vibrant... blistering... wild man... behind the microphone was belting out this Jerry Lee Lewis song,” Bratcher said. “I was so excited. I was with my girl and I said: ‘One of these days I’m going to play in a band with someone like him, or him.’” But before they got together, Bratcher first organized a band called Buck and the Black
The Starline Rhythm Boys celebrate 20 years of music together with a performance at Burnham Hall in Lincoln this Saturday evening. PHOTO / NATALIE STULTZ
Cats, which released an album in 1996 that featured a rough-handed commercial fisherman named Big Al Lemery on guitar. Soon thereafter Texas bandleader Wayne Hancock worked a show with the Cats, and decided to take Bratcher on the road with them. It was a chance for Bratcher to tour nationally and work with the top names in the business. But full-time road work didn’t jibe with Bratcher’s desire to start a family, so after a year he returned to Burlington and took a day job. One night in 1998 Bratcher invited Coane and Lemery to come over and play some tunes. “We just started doing some songs... some Haggard tunes, whatever,” Coane remembered, “and it was like, wow this sounds awesome. This is really happening.”
The enthusiasm was mutual among the three, and after some rehearsals Bratcher approached Red Square, a nightspot in Burlington. Management gave them a listen, and the Starline Rhythm Boys have been packing them in there (and at other venues around the state) on a regular basis ever since. The Starline Rhythm Boys have become known for their superb originals, as well as great covers. They are a unique original band with outstanding, real-deal sound, style, energy, stage presence and appearance. Come celebrate two decades of great music on March 10 at Burnham Hall, 52 River Road, in Lincoln. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show begins at 7:30. $10 for adults, teens and kids free. Refreshments will be available. For more information, call (802) 388-6863.
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The Middlebury College Department of Theater and Dance is performing “FootNotes” this Thursday. It is a lecture-performance about unfolding communication, language, subjectivity, practice, empathy, isolation, dancing and potential. Profane language is used briefly. Held in the Dance Theater of the Mahaney Center for the Arts. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
This Sunday, March 11, is daylight savings time. Technically the time changes at 2 a.m. on Sunday, but most of us will be asleep then, so spring ahead before you go to bed. Daylight saving time was established as a federal standard in the mid1960s, but its origins can be traced back to an essay by Benjamin Franklin circa 1784. The general idea is to extend daylight into the evenings longer during the warmer months.
Become an exhibiting member of the Brandon Artists Guild. Apply by Wednesday, March 21 for April 7 jurying. Artwork is juried according to various scored criteria which include overall impact, clarity, craftsmanship, consistency of style and quality, presentation, feasibility, and marketability. BAG participation is also considered. For more details and to apply visit brandonartistsguild.org or call (802) 247-4956.
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contemporary dance-makers. Cost $40. Register at flynncenter.org/education.
THREE-DIMENSIONAL NEEDLE FELTING WORKSHOP IN VERGENNES. Saturday, March 10, 9 a.m.-noon (kids 5 and up) and 1:30-4:30 p.m. (adults), Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main St. Suzi Ryan leads these workshops. Kids make a needle-felted heart to take home. Must be accompanied by an adult. Cost $20 and includes felt and needle. Adult session will make a threedimensional bunny. Cost $45. Wool, needle, pattern and foam block included. More info at info@CreativeSpaceGallery.org.
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“NOVITIATE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. The MNFF Winter Screening presents this narrative drama directed by Maggie Betts. Watch the trailers, read more about the films and buy tickets at middfilmfest.org. A series pass, covering admission to all six films, is available for $60. Individual tickets to the films are $12. Also available on the THT website, at the THT box office or day of show.
CONTRA DANCE IN CORNWALL. Saturday, March 10, 7-9:30 p.m., Cornwall Town Hall, Route 30. Featuring Fern Bradley calling to live banjo and fiddle music by Red Dog Riley. $5-10/person (sliding scale). All are welcome. No experience or partner necessary. More info at 802-462-3722. DANCE MASTERCLASS IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 15, 4:30 p.m. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Brian McGinnis offers a class on Contemporary Modern Technique that uses the joy and passion of moving to engage in the structure and foundation of dance. Be ready to practice a broad range of skills that will help diversify your physical well-being and stimulate your adrenaline. Free. MOVEMENT MATTERS IMPROVISATION LABORATORY IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 17, noon-4 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Led by dancer Hannah Dennison, this intensive physical movement is focused on improvisation skills and relationships to the self, others and the elements of space and time. All experience levels welcome. Cost $40. More info at flynncenter.org/education. ST. PATRICK’S DAY DANCE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 17, 8-12 p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Help raise money for the Addison County food shelf at HOPE. There will also be a raffle. Tickets $10 at the door. MOVEMENT MATTERS LOOKING DEEPER: A CONTEMPORARY DANCE INTENSIVE FOR ADVANCED IMPROVISERS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 18, noon-4 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts. 72 Porter Field Rd. Penny Campbell leads this intensive designed to support and strengthen improvisation technique tools — both in performance and creation — for the community of advanced improvisers/
“I, DANIEL BLAKE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 10, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. While fighting to collect welfare benefits, Daniel befriends Katie, a single mother who has just moved from a homeless shelter in London. Through their friendship, an unconventional family takes shape. Free.
“SILENCE” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 17, 3 and 8 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 356 College St. In medieval Japan, two Catholic priests (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) journey to find their mentor, who is rumored to have renounced his religion. Free.
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“JAMES WHISTLER, WALTER GREAVES, AND THE INVENTION OF THE NOCTURNE” TALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, March 9, 12:30 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. In the 1870s, James Whistler and his sometime rival Walter Greaves developed the visual genre of the nocturne. Borrowing its name from Chopin’s piano sketches, it aims to capture the moody stillness of the night, explained in this presentation by Professor Pieter Broucke as part of the Fridays at the Museum series. Free.
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THE “WINDOW RECITAL” IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 8, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. As part of St. Stephen’s 7th annual noonday recital series. George Matthew Jr., organist of St. Stephen’s, plays works reflecting scenes of the new chancel window, including “Leid to the Mountains” by Flor Peeters, Bach’s choral prelude “Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam,” and “Cwm Rhondda” by Paul Manz. Free. RUNA ON STAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Come hear the innovative Irish folk group as they
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interweave tunes from Scotland and Ireland with jazz, bluegrass, and even flamenco. Tickets $20 (+ $2 preservation fee) available at townhallteater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office (MonSat, noon-5 pm) or at the door, if available. THE STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS IN LINCOLN. Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. Help the Boys celebrate their 20th anniversary when they take the stage for the Burnham Music series. Tickets $10 adults/ teens and kids free. Refreshments. More info call 802-388-6863.
JULIA MARK PERFORMS IN BRANDON. Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. A singer-songwriter and pianist of jazz-inflected folk/pop, Mark writes lyric-driven, optimistically dissonant songs about life on the moon, loss of memory, shifting homes, and palindromes. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info call 802-2474295 or e-mail info@brandon-music.net. MUSIC FROM CHINA IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 10, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. The Music From China ensemble has carved a unique place in the music world by playing not only traditional repertoire, but also the latest in contemporary works as well. Tickets: $22 General public/$16 Midd ID holders/$10 Youth (18 and under)/$6 Midd students. *Tickets purchased for the Moody Amiri concert will be honored. RED CLOVER JAZZ TRIO PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 11, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. This trio performs a wide variety of jazz styles including traditional New Orleans (Dixieland), swing, fusion, and contemporary. Performances are tailored to the interests of the audience present. Part of the Residence’s Sunday Music Series. Free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-388-1220, or pryan@ residenceottercreek.com. HELIAND CONSORT PERFORMS IN BRANDON. Sunday, March 11, 2:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Flutist Berta Frank, oboist Katie Oprea, clarinetist Elisabeth LeBlanc and bassoonist Rachael Elliott perform “Old World/ New World Legends,” an eclectic mix of chamber music and song inspired by old world mythology and new world folk and dance music. More info at heliandconsort.org or 802-735-3611. Tickets $20, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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may be reserved by calling 802-247-4295 or at info@brandon-music.net. TIMOTHY CUMMINGS AND GUESTS PERFORM IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 11, 4 p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College. Piper Timothy Cummings celebrates the traditions of Ireland and Cape Breton with fellow affiliate artists Pete Sutherland, Dominique Dodge, Jeremiah McLane, Mary Wesley and guests. Audience participation in both singing and dancing is encouraged. Free. MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER SALON IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, March 14, 6:15-7:15 p.m., Middlebury Community Music Center, 6 Main St. Students from a variety of studios gather in MCMC’s salon to perform pieces they have been studying in their lessons. Light refreshments. Free. BLACK AND WHITE CABARET IN VERGENNES. Thursday, March 15, 6:30 p.m., VUHS Middle School Gym. Critically acclaimed Black and White Cabaret features solo and small ensemble performances created by students, the Commodore Jazz Ensemble and the Commodore Singers. Gourmet desserts served in a Cabaret-like setting. Admission is by donation and proceeds benefit scholarships for 2019 VUHS Music trips. ORGAN CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 15, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. The noonday recital series presents Frederick DeHaven of Cornwall, organist emeritus of Christ Church, Gross Pointe, Mich., in a program of Couperin, Bach and Brahms. Free. PRYDEIN ON STAGE IN VERGENNES. Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Enjoy St. Patrick’s day with this Celtic rock band, along with the Catamount Bagpipe Band. Doors and cash bar open at 6:30 p.m. IAN ETHAN CASE PERFORMS IN BRANDON. Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Come hear the acoustic double-neck guitarist and Candyrat recording artist, Ian Ethan Case. Tickets $20. Pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. More info call 802-247-4295 or email info@brandon-music.net. “AN EVENING OF SONGS AND ARIAS” IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Select music students present a variety of songs, duets and arias that range from the Baroque era to the present. Accompanied by affiliate artist Cynthia Huard and by Annemieke McLane, piano. Free.
WINDSONG IN CONCERT IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, U.S. Route 7. The Ferrisburgh Historical Society along with the Bixby Library, present this woodwind quintet of area musicians. More info contact Gail Blasius at 802-425-4505. BLUE VELVET PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Margie Bekoff (harp) and Jim Morse (trumpet; flugelhorn) play a variety of genres of music including jazz, blues, pop and Celtic tunes, creating their own arrangements to complement their instruments. Free, open to the public and accessible. Part of The Residence’s Sunday Music Series. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802-3881220, or pryan@residenceottercreek.com. COLLEGE CHOIR BALTICS TOUR CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 18, 3 p.m., Mead Chapel, Middlebury College. Hear selections from the program for the choir’s upcoming tour to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The concert features international repertoire. Free.
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“SEMIRAMIDE” LIVE IN HD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 10, 1 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. A rare MET production about the murderous Queen of Babylon. A free talk about the opera will be given in the studio on the lower level before broadcast at 12:15 p.m. Tickets $24 (plus $2 preservation fee)/$10 students (plus $1 preservation fee) available at townhallteater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office (Mon-Sat, 12-5 pm) or at the door, if available. “QUILTERS, THE MUSICAL” IN BRANDON. Saturday, March. 10, 4 p.m., Brandon Inn, 20 Park St. A tender, moving play about a pioneer woman and her daughters that portrays the lot of women on the prairie through music, dance and drama. Free will donation. “WITTENBERG” CONCERT-STYLE READING IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 11, 3-5 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. Join the actors of Vermont Shakespeare Festival for a concert-style reading of this play. Part of Vermont Shakespeare Festival’s 2018 Salon Series. A discussion will follow the reading. $10 suggested donation. Refreshments available. POOR LOST CIRCUS PERFORMERS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2-4 p.m., and 7:30-9:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Poor Lost Circus Performers present their inaugural production, “Anne of Green Gables — The Musical!” Tickets $20 adults/$18 seniors/$15 student (plus $2 preservation fee) available at bit.ly/aogg18tix. More info at poorlostcircusperformers.com.
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A GARDEN for all seasons
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his is the dream of gardeners everywhere: A garden that will be beautiful in every season — and indeed in every month — of the year. While this may seem to be a somewhat unreachable aspiration, I can assure you it is not at all out of the question.
BY JUDITH IRVEN
We winter-weary Vermonters are already anticipating the flowers that will grace our gardens throughout the coming season. And many of us are also eagerly making plans for the new plants we hope to add in 2018.
EVER-CHANGING SEASONS For me, the glorious cycle of the seasons, both in our gardens and in the wider landscape, is one of the really special aspects about life in the North Country. Soon winter will draw to a close, and by mid-April those cherished harbingers of spring — snowdrops, daffodils, bluebells and crocuses — will start to push up through the cold earth to welcome the new growing season. And out in the forest, ephemeral wildflowers carpet the ground and the serviceberry trees burst into boom. By mid-May, as the ephemeral wildflowers start to retreat underground, the woods are clothed in pale green leaves. And in our gardens, even as late-season daffodils are still flowering, the crab apple trees cover themselves in delicate pink and white blossoms. Then the lilacs, peonies and roses, with sumptuous blossoms and intoxicating fragrance, all burst on the scene, and early perennials like catmint, salvia and veronica start to flower. July and August is high summer in Vermont. This is when many garden favorites — coneflowers, false sunflowers, Shasta daisies, blazing stars, daylilies, sea holly, helenium, smooth hydrangeas and many more — put on their show. But by mid-September there is a rustle of drying leaves in the air, whispering that fall is just around the corner. Now it is time for the black-eyed Susans and panicle hydrangeas to bloom, soon to be followed by the purple fall asters. These classic
Every May this Donald Wyman Crab apple in Judith’s garden covers itself with blossoms.
flowers of autumn, together with Vermont’s brilliant fall foliage, combine to create a truly memorable “grande finale” to the growing season. Before long the first snowstorm transforms everything. And, as winter settles in, it is time to enjoy the world outside from the warmth of our homes. The winter scene is primarily monochromatic, with a simple beauty all its own. Fresh snow highlights the shapes of trees and shrubs, while two wooden chairs become the ghosts of summer. But even in winter we can observe patches of color as the stems of blueberry and dogwood bushes glow red in the low-angled sun and some tall parchment-colored grasses sway in the wind. Of course, whatever the season, not all days are bright and sunny; there will also be gray days and rainy days. But for me the dreary times only serve to highlight those days when the sun is shining and the sky is blue — when I have a smile on my face and a song in my heart.
PLANNING AHEAD One of the best parts of planning a garden of any
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size is selecting a medley of plants that will give flowers from spring until fall.
But, as we know, most flowering trees, shrubs and perennials only bloom for a few weeks each seaso making it tricky to know which plants will actually b in flower together.
Photographs of your garden, as well as of those you have visited, can be invaluable reminders of when different plants bloom. Look through all your pictures to find ones showing flowers that you especially like. Copy these to a new album on your computer and organize them according to the day and month when each photograph was taken. This will quickly give you a sense of the flow of flowers as the season progresses.
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You can also take this idea one step further and make your own “seasonal bloom chart” that displays the names of all the plants you like and when they bloom Take a large piece of paper and mark the weeks from May till October along the top and bottom of the page. Now, starting in early spring and continuing throughout the season, list the plants
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of interest down the left side. Then, for each plant, draw a colored block showing the weeks it is in bloom and its approximate color. Jane Sorenson and her husband David Marchant of Fairfax, grow an abundance of hardy pollinatorfriendly plants which they sell both at their farm and through their website. And, to help gardeners choose pollinator-friendly plants that will also flower together, Jane has developed several great bloom sequence charts for various plant types — perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees, vines etc (all hardy in Vermont) — which you can download from riverberryfarm. com/pollinator-plants-at-river-berry-farm.
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with our favorite summer flowers.
WINTER Wise gardeners will also include plenty of woody plants, both deciduous and evergreen, as well as some beautiful garden structures, in their garden plans. They will also position these year-round elements so that, in addition to gracing their gardens from May until October, they will also stand out in the snow during those other six months when we mostly view our gardens from our kitchen windows. Editor’s Note: For more about creating beauty during the winter months check out a series of articles on Judith’s blog.
Once you know how to choose plants that will bloom at the same time, next plan how best to combine them so that their individual colors, shapes and textures blend harmoniously together. When mixing flowers of various colors most gardeners just follow their intuitions and get great results. Think of yourself as an artist who paints pictures with plants and you cannot go wrong. For instance I combined the purple candles of Blazing Star (Liatris spicata), some Shasta Daisies (Leucanthemum superbum) with white daisylike flowers and yellow centers, along with some yellow daylilies. Here the complementary shapes delightfully enhance their contrasting colors. If you want to delve further, there are plenty of good books on the subject. My personal favorite is “The Gardener’s Palette” by Sydney Eddison, a talented artist who lives and gardens in Connecticut. She provides an easy introduction to the artist’s color wheel — a device that has been long used by artists to describe the varied emotional responses people have to different colors and color combinations. And she illustrates each of her points with plenty of great photographs from her own garden. You can also purchase her stand-alone colorwheel for gardeners and use it to explore your own reactions to different color combinations.
MORE THAN FLOWERS As we have seen, our favorite flowers tend to come and go as the season unfolds. So, to create a calm and lasting backdrop, be sure to include plants with beautiful leaves in your garden plans. For shady corners swaths of barrenwort (Epimedium rubrum) and big-rooted geraniums (Geranium maculatum) together with a mix of ferns will create a constant presence from May onwards. For damp spaces both the Umbrella Plant (Darmera peltata) and Rodger’s Flower (Rodgersia aesculifolia) will make grand statements. And, for sunny spaces, prairie grasses like Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens), Switch Grass (Panicum sp) and Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) all combine beautifully
ABOVE: A pair of wooden chairs are like the ghosts of summer in the garden. RIGHT: Midwinter: In this sculpture by Bill Heise, a bird sips the snow in his birdbath. BELOW: Blue and yellow flowers always look great together, as with these late-flowering yellow daylilies and some spiky sea holly (Ertngium planum) in early September. PHOTOS / DICK CONRAD
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Judith Irven and her husband Dick Conrad live in Goshen where together they nurture a large garden. Judith is a landscape designer and Vermont Certified Horticulturist. She also teaches Sustainable Home Landscaping for the Vermont Master Gardener program. She writes about her Vermont gardening life at northcountryreflections.com. Dick is a landscape and garden photographer; you can see his photographs at The Brandon Artists Guild and at northcountryimpressions.com. You can reach Judith at judithirven@gmail.com.
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EXHIBITS 10 YEARS: THE CAMERON PRINT PROJECT. On view Jan. 9-April 29, featuring 29 works of art produced over the past decade in a series of annual collaborations between visiting artists and advanced printmaking students. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, located in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu. ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early fifteenth-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007. ART FROM FARM TO TABLE. On view March-April 30, featuring a fresh exhibit of pastel paintings by Middlebury artists Judy Albright and Cristine Kossow. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org. CAN’T LOSE SHOES. On view March 1-30, featuring mixed-media by Rick Skogsberg. Gregg Blasdel will give a talk at the gallery on Thursday, March 15, 6 p.m. The gallery will celebrate their final day in Vergennes on Friday, March 30, 3-6 p.m. BigTown Gallery, 245 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 3490979 or bigtowngallery.com. ELINOR STEELE TAPESTRY. On view Feb. 10-March 31, featuring Elinor Steele Friml’s 40 years of dedication to the art of contemporary handwoven tapestry. The exhibit will include works from several of her series, including abstract and impressionistic images, landscapes and geometric compositions. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 16 from 5-7 p.m. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org. NEVER FELT BETTER. On view Feb. 23-April 8, featuring work by member artists Deb Allen and Marsha Chase (of Panton), and guest artists Kathy Giroux, Kim Goodling, Nancy Hayden, Muffy Kashkin-Grolier (of Orwell), Lynn Ocone, Susi Ryan and Linda Veilleux. Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main Street, Vergennes. (802) 877-3850 or creativespacegallery.org. OPERA AT-A-GLANCE. Visitors can listen and explore different operas and astounding voices of great singers now through the end of March. Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. (802) 247-4295 or cmacvt.org. UP HOME. On view Jan. 16-March 31, featuring hand-colored photographs by Susanne and Neil Rappaport of Minnie Griswold and her perfectly preserved life in Pawlet. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or vermontfolklifecenter.org. WHILE THE TREES RUN. On view Feb. 1-March 11, featuring NoDa’s stable of artists and introducing two new Californian artists: Katie Ruiz and Heather Gordon. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com. WINTER INTO SPRING. On view Feb. 3-March 31, featuring paintings by Klara Calitri, Linda Hampton Smith, Molly Hawley, Patricia LeBon Herb and Yinglei Zhang. Isley Public 75 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4095 or ilsleypubliclibrary.org.
Mount Abe Emerging Artists exhibit at downtown art gallery Bristol’s Art on Main welcomes the 9th Annual Mount Abe Emerging Artists exhibit, which will run from March 6-23. This show features work from talented students in grades
9-12 and celebrates Youth Art Month. The following student-artists were invited to submit their work on the basis of their artistic talent and
dedication to creating art: Sawyer Forbes, Wyatt Thompson, Alexis Kowenhoven, Rosemary Thurber, Aidan May, Noble Westbrook, Casey Ober and Chris Wolak.
Stop by the gallery at 25 Main St. in downtown Bristol to see what these students have come up with. For more information call (802) 453-4032 or visit artonmain.net.
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MUSIC Music From China takes stage in place of Moodi Amiri
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or three decades, Music From China has created a unique place in the music world by playing not only traditional Chinese repertoire, but the latest in contemporary works as well. The group last performed for the Middlebury Performing Arts Series in 1999, and are frequent visitors to the Summer Language Schools. On Saturday, March 10, Music From China will bring a quartet of traditional Chinese stringed instruments, including the erhu (2-string fiddle), pipa (lute), zheng (zither) and daruan (bass guitar) to the Mahaney Center for the Arts. They are filling in the concert date for the originally scheduled duo of Moody Amiri. “While we were saddened
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Brandon Music lines up pianist and quartet JULIA MARK Julia Mark is a singer-songwriter and pianist of jazzinflected folk/pop but her songs are unique in their subjects. She writes lyric-driven, optimistically dissonant songs about life on the moon, loss of memory, shifting homes and palindromes. Mark will play at Brandon Music, on March 10. With the songwriting penchant of Carole King and the soft-easy vocals of Suzanne Vega, Mark is for the listener who likes to transcend into a musical and visual scene.
Music From China will perform traditional and contemporary works at the Mahaney Center for the Arts March 10.
to learn Moody and Amiri were going to be unable to perform on March 10, it was most fortunate to discover Music From China was both available and delighted to sub in,” explained Allison Coyne Carroll, Performing Arts Series Director for Middlebury College. Don’t miss this show on Saturday, 8 p.m., in Robison Hall at the Mahaney Center for the Arts on the college campus. Tickets are $22 for
adults; $16 for Middlebury College faculty, staff, emeriti, and alumni; $10 for youth 18 and under; and $6 for Middlebury College students, and are on sale at 802-443-MIDD (6433) or middlebury.edu/arts/ tickets. Editor’s Note: Tickets purchased for the Moody Amiri concert will be honored for the performance by Music From China.
livemusic WINDOW RECITAL. Thursday, March 8, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Middlebury. RUNA. Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS. Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, Lincoln. ROBIN GOTTFRIED BAND. Saturday, March 10, 10-11 p.m., Notte, Middlebury. RED CLOVER JAZZ TRIO. Sunday, March 11, The Residence at Otter Creek, Middlebury. TIMOTHY CUMMINGS & GUESTS. Sunday, March 11, 4 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. ORGAN CONCERT. Thursday, March 15, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Middlebury. BLACK & WHITE CABARET. Thursday, March 15, Vergennes Union High School.
She grew up in semi-rural New Jersey, listening to bebop greats and folk music legends. After several years of classical piano lessons, she began writing her own music as a student of the late jazz pianist, Eric Doney. After graduating from Wesleyan University with degrees in Psychology and Music, Mark continued northward to Boston and became immersed in the singer-songwriter scene. The Brandon concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
HELIAND CONSORT Heliand Consort returns to Brandon Music on Sunday, March 11, at 2:30 p.m., with a new program. “Old World/ New World Legends,” features an eclectic mix of chamber music inspired by old world mythology and new world folk and dance music. Flutist Berta Frank, oboist Katie Oprea, clarinetist Elisabeth LeBlanc and bassoonist Rachael Elliott perform works ranging from virtuosic solos, to trios, woodwind quartets and songs. Listeners will be treated to sensuous melodies and precocious harmonies of Claude Debussy, Jean Francaix and Benjamin Britten. Familiar folk dances include a Brazilian waltz by Francisco Mignone and a habañera by Cuban-American composer and saxophonist, Paquito D’Rivera. A program highlight and one of several pieces inspired by Greek mythology is “What Pan Was Doing,” written for Heliand Consort by Vermont composer Don Jamison. In it, he sets a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning which recounts the story of how Pan, the Greek god of shepherds and music, created his “pan pipe” or reed flute. Jamison’s poignant setting takes the unusual step of alternating pairs of voices and instruments to sing and accompany. Tickets are $20 for both concerts. A pre-concert dinner is available before both shows for an extra $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 247-4295, email info@brandon-music.net or visit brandon-music.net for more info.
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the movie BLACK PANTHER — RUNNING TIME: 2:14 — RATING: PG-13 “Black Panther” is technically superb. It is also uninterruptedly violent. With apologies to the gifted team that made this movie, I’m troubled by the degree of physical violence that will be seen by millions of people. Here’s to the first person who makes a movie as good as this one where enemies outwit each other with their brains instead of their weapons. Consider the strengths. Wakanda is a small nation of rock canyons, water, fields and trees. Beneath that natural cover the small nation conceals a culture unknown to the world. How did this happen? Long ago, a meteorite made of Vibranium crashed into Wakanda and left rich ore that would allow it to develop the extraordinary vehicles and weaponry the citizenry has kept secret from the world. The movie opens with the notification to T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) that his father has been killed and he, the son, will become King of Wakanda. This is complicated by the appearance of Erik Killmonger (Michael Jordan), a villain who challenges T’Challa for the throne. Their rivalry becomes the battle line for the violence that follows as the story works its way toward crowning T’Challa. Killmonger intends to win the throne with the high tech weapons in the hands of his revolutionaries. That’s the background for a nearly uninterrupted explosion of violence in the air and on the ground by all the weaponry the Wakandans have invented that the world has yet to see. What saves things — at least almost — are the threads of talk that represent honest disagreement and genuine searching for a better world on the part of some of the Wakandans who don’t want to use their wonderful inventions for killing. Imagine a world where new technologies are used for fun instead of war. Throughout, we hear sparks of the debates of today as they sizzle among the players. They ask, “Do advanced nations have a duty to share their discoveries to build bridges rather than erecting barriers?”
Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther” (2018).
There is a wonderful scene here of the Black Panther riding atop a spiraling vehicle controlled remotely by Shuri (Letitia Wright) in her lab in Wakanda. Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) wants to help the less fortunate. The narrow misses, the colorful battles — all are delivered in extraordinary technology. The women have the good ideas here and they begin to lead their new king in the right direction. Murderous violence is born in the minds of men who then manufacture it and use it, but what if the country who had the tools refused to use them for killing? What if brains instead of brutality won the war? That twist could have been set against the glorious costumes, visual joy and extreme action delivered in five languages by the genuinely fine actors in this movie. Imagine using these superb special effects to celebrate a country built on that kind of leadership at a time when the world is threatened — as it is now — by men like Killmonger. — Reviewed by Joan Ellis
the book SPEAK NO EVIL — BY UZODINMA IWEALA
MORE NEW FICTION BOOKS FROM NIGERIA Stay with Me, by Ayobami Adebayo
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Niru’s future looks bright. Accepted early admittance to Harvard, he is a star on the track team at his prestigious Washington, D.C. high school and the dutiful second son of affluent Nigerian parents. But Niru is gay, and in Nigeria, that is an unpardonable sin. His father, still intensely loyal to his home country and and a deeply religious man, reacts with violent anger, going so far as to try to expunge, as he sees it, his son’s aberrant behavior and defiance. Niru attempts to obey his family’s wishes, but when that becomes impossible, he is forced to make decisions that will change the course of his life. His best friend, Meredith, is also leading what appears, at first glance, to be a charmed life. She can see a future with Niru — after graduating Harvard, they will go on to postgraduate and doctoral studies, eventually moving in together, then getting married — but Niru’s revelation to her knocks her off course. An emotional, gripping narrative, this long-anticipated novel by the author of the acclaimed “Beasts of No Nation,” is not only a coming of age story for our time, it’s also an impossible to put down contemporary thriller. — Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.
Born on a Tuesday, by Elnathan John Easy Motion Tourist, by Leye Adenle Season of Crimson Blossoms, by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Freshwater, by Akwaeke Emezi Taduno’s Song, by Odafe Atogun Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun, by Sarah Ladipo Manyika
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• Mark Smith to John Child, home at 35 Evergreen Lane, $241,500, July 10.
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• Lisa Kirkland to Elizabeth Sears, condominium at 25 Overbrook Drive, $187,500, July 14.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS IN MIDDLEBURY he following arms-length real estate sales were recorded in Middlebury during the second half of 2017. It should be noted that due to changes in Vermont property-transfer forms, only one buyer and seller are listed in most transactions: • TD Bank to Anthony J. Neri Rentals LLC commercial/ retail buildings at 3 Elm St. (former Greg’s Market) and 30 MacIntyre Lane (home of Pool World), $400,000, June 27.
• Harriet O. Hayes Estate to Timothy Wright, home on 0.6 acres at 5 Swanage Court, $232,000, June 29. • Katherine Schmidt Revocable Trust to Linda Namy, home on 1 acre at 19 Kings Row, $245,000, June 30. • Bates Properties of Middlebury LLC to Pregnancy Resource Center of Addison County, 102B Court St., $75,000, June 15. • Scott Mallory to James Berg, home at 11 Woodland Park, $345,000, June 30.
• Eaton Family Trust to Alan Convey, condominium at 24 Twin Circles, $29,000, July 14. • Frank Mazza to Arthur Barenbaum, home on 0.42 acres at 579 Buttolph Drive, 251,000, July 14. • Estate of Vivian V. Werner to Margaret Lichtenstein Revocable Trust, home at 14 Little Pond Road, $80,000, July 17. • Barbara Allen Estate to Brian Joslin, home on 12.9 acres at 1813 Halladay Road, $230,000, July 7.
• Jane D. Miller Revocable Trust to David Munro, home on 0.43 acres at 26 Seminary St., $,320,000, July 21. • Langfeldt 2015 Family Trust to Timothy Copeland, home on 5.1 acres at 149 Wildflower Lane, $400,000, July 21 • Middle Road Ventures to Kevin Rock, a 0.51-acre lot at 51 Meadow Glen Drive, $90,000, July 31. • Roger Quesnel to Peter Starr House LLC, home on 1 acre at 161 S. Pleasant St., $500,000, July 31. • Ian R. Burke to Karl L. Johnson, home on 0.23 acres at 253 Fields Road, $320,000, July 31. • Anne Runyon to the Neil C Mackey and Kathleen
Mackey Trust, home on 0.35 acres at 5 East Road, $225,000, Aug. 1. • Michael Palmer to Peter Whittemore, mobile home on 0.9 acres at 21 Leno Lane, $120,000, Aug. 10. • Mary Nadeau to Peter Caldwell, home on 0.12 acres at 152 Cottage Way, $ 254,900, Aug. 15. • New England Associates LLC to Grace Nadeau, home on 0.29 acres at 211 Creek Road, $252,500, Aug. 15. • Keith Champine to Josephine Kruse, home on 0.1 acres at 164 Cottage Lane, $217,000, Aug 11. Editor’s Note: This is only a portion of the Middlebury listings. Look for more next week.
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