Thursday, March 15, 2018

Premiere A new local theater troupe debuts with a musical version of Anne of Green Gables. See Arts + Leisure.

Close games

Water sample

The Panther men’s lax team played two home tilts that went down to the wire. See Page 1B.

The River Watch Collaborative will train volunteers to monitor our creeks and streams. Page 3A.

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ANWSD’s Canning takes job in Kuwait

Superintendent recruited for new post

By ANDY KIRKALDY becoming the superintendent of VERGENNES — Addison the Universal American School of Northwest School District Kuwait, in Kuwait City. Superintendent JoAn She was intrigued, Canning said she had as she had been while no plans to leave her reading about the job post before a possible in Ed Week back in retirement in the next 2010. She applied year or two. unsuccessfully for that But that was before opening, which turned Canning heard in out to be filled, and January from a recruiter another one in Abu who had kept her résumé Dhabi, which she didn’t after an unsuccessful get. But the recruiter did job application in 2010, not forget her and urged just before she became her to apply for the the Orange Southwest Kuwait job again. CANNING Supervisory Union “He said he was Superintendent, the really struck by my post she held for four years before résumé, but didn’t have an opening coming to Vergennes in 2014. at the time,” Canning said. “So I said The recruiter asked, Canning at least I’ll have interviews. I’ll learn said, if she would be interested in (See Canning, Page 12A)

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School students MaryAnn Eastman, left, Sophie Marks and Arianna Slavin stand in a long line of gun violence protestors who gathered on Middlebury’s Cross Street Bridge Wednesday morning. The protest included 17 minutes of silence for the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting last month.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Hundreds demand end to gun violence MUHS, Middlebury College students prod lawmakers By EMMA POPE McCRIGHT & SOPHIE POPE McCRIGHT MIDDLEBURY — “We need to do this until the term ‘school shooting’ is no longer in our vocabulary,” said Greta HardyMittell, a Middlebury Union High School senior. On Wednesday, the East Middlebury resident joined around 300 demonstrators — students from MUHS, Middlebury Union Middle School and Middlebury College plus many local residents of all ages — in a gun-control rally on the Cross Street Bridge in Middlebury. The approximately 50 high school students had initially planned to walk out of classes and hold a vigil in honor of the victims of the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., before joining (See Action, Page 2A)

After years, Ferrisburgh could act on dog rescuer

Neighbors complain about noise, filth and now rats By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — Sand Road resident Lauren Fisher told the Ferrisburgh selectboard last week the barking is worse in the summer. “It’s all hours of the day and night,” Fisher said. “It wakes us up at 2 a.m.” Family friend Ziggy Comeau described how the smell hit her when she got out of her car in the Fishers’ driveway, a few yards away from a small ranch home that hosts up to 30 dogs. “My eyes were burning,” Comeau said. “It was bad.” Now, Fisher told the selectboard, her neighbor’s property is not only

home to those dogs and many cats, but is also infested with rats that have chewed her siding and some subflooring. “They were scratching the walls at night,” Fisher said. More than two dozen people on March 6 crowded into the selectboard meeting in Ferrisburgh’s town office building to complain about Heidi’s Haven, a nonprofit dog rescue operation operated by Sheila McGregor — who also showed up to defend her work. McGregor’s 912-square-foot home sits on about an acre on Sand Road’s east side and has a (See Neighbors, Page 12A)

Mt. Abe students battle snow, bureaucracy for gun protest

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School students Wren Colwell, left, and Theo Wells-Spackman, and Middlebury College student Julian Gerson start a chant on the Cross Street Bridge in Middlebury during a school, college and community gun violence protest and memorial demonstration Wednesday morning. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

By CHRISTOPHER ROSS BRISTOL — Four weeks after 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., were shot to death, students from thousands of schools across the nation got up and walked out of class on Wednesday. The National School Walkout, as the event was dubbed, was organized to honor the Parkland shooting

victims and protest gun violence in America. Many students at Mount Abraham Union High School had planned their own protests, but heavy snowfall the night before prompted school closings throughout Addison County. Protests in Middlebury proceeded in spite of the weather, but in Bristol Mount Abe students (See Mt. Abe, Page 3A)

Democrat seeking to unseat Rep. Peter Welch Freilich running as a political outsider

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Dr. Daniel Freilich believes he can become part of the cure for a Congress he said is paralyzed by partisan gridlock and beholden to big money interests. Freilich, a Brownsville Democrat, U.S. Navy captain and medical doctor, is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., this August. As a member of the military and as a physician, Freilich believes he can lend some valuable insights into the oft-debated issues of health care reform and gun control. And he’s also got some strong opinions on renewable energy, economic equality and getting corporate money out of politics. “In Congress, we need leaders with moral clarity, outside the influence of money, to give us a fighting chance for good decision-making on behalf of all people,” Freilich proclaims on his new website, drdanforcongress. com. “Our vision for America must be one in which all citizens — regardless of income, race, gender, faith or orientation –— are empowered with

the same access and influence over the political process. Then, and only then, we will be able to focus on effectively addressing our most pressing priorities.”

This isn’t his first run against a formidable opponent from his own political party. Freilich ran unsuccessfully against U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., back in 2010. Freilich, during a March 8 interview with the Independent,

shared some of the policy priorities he will hammer home during what many would call a quixotic campaign against a very popular and wellfinanced Welch. Freilich hopes to topple the six-term incumbent in the Democratic Primary, and do it

DR. DANIEL FREILICH, a Democrat from Brownsville, will challenge U.S. Rep. Peter Welch in a primary this August.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

without accepting any special interest or corporate money. So he plans to make it a good, old-fashioned, shoeleather-and-chicken-suppers odyssey, with a lot of hand shaking and visits with local and statewide media. He believes Vermonters will find his campaign strategy and views — which are unabashedly left-of-center — refreshing, particularly among the many devotees of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. “The long-term thinking is that one will gain the confidence of the electorate, who will find this is the kind of representation they’ve wanted forever,” Freilich said. “I think we’ll have enough money by the time we get to the election to compete. I’m positive the numbers will be competitive, actually. “Whether we can win, we’ll find out.” Freilich also believes he can benefit from a “backlash” incumbents are facing during the era of President Donald Trump, who has become an increasingly polarizing political figure. “I’m positive that as we get (See Freilich, Page 12A)

By the way United Way of Addison County is hosting two days of information sharing and training next week in a seminar called “Poverty and Economic Inequality: What does it mean for prevention?” The event will be held March 19 and 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Middlebury Inn. (See By the way, Page 14A)

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Action “But we’re also here to demand (Continued from Page 1A) Middlebury College students and change; something has to happen in other community members on the government, gun legislation needs bridge. The demonstration was to pass to help our students … we one of more than 3,000 planned at need to start being vocal now.” MUHS senior Andi Boe reiterated schools around the country. However, the Middlebury walkout that point. “Whether you’re pro or against and vigil in front of the high school were postponed to an as-yet-to-be- gun control, we need to stop school determined date after school was shootings,” she said. The inspiration for cancelled Wednesday Wednesday’s protest due to heavy snow. came from the naThe bad weather “Our hearts tionwide calls for studid not prevent large are with you, dents to speak out on crowds from gather- (addressing the control. Students ing on the bridge at 10 families who had gun of Marjory Stoneman a.m., where protesters Douglas High School met, waved signs lost children to calling for lawmakers gun violence). But themselves rallied for to take action, and we’re also here to their peers around the country to join observed for 17 min- demand change; them in a walkout on utes of silence, one something has March 14 to raise the for each victim of the issues of gun violence Parkland shooting. to happen in and inaction on the Many chanted and government, gun part of lawmakers. carried colorful signs legislation needs “You see what’s with slogans such as to pass to help going on all over the “Enough is Enough” our students … country, see what’s and “No More we need to start happening in ParkSilence, End Gun land, and there’s this Violence.” Drivers in being vocal now.” — MUHS sophomore real youth activism passing cars honked and waved to show Theo Wells-Spackman that I haven’t seen in a long time,” said their support. The shooting at Marjory Julian Gerson, a Middlebury ColStoneman Douglas High School in lege senior who helped organize the Parkland was the seventh shooting demonstration. At Middlebury Union High at an American middle or high school this year, and the most School, the protest was organized deadly since a shooter claimed 26 through several different channels. “A friend suggested we hold a lives in at Sandy Hook Elementary protest here, and I decided to talk in Connecticut in 2012. Middlebury students said they to teachers who could help,” said are determined to do their part Boe, who was one of the demonto prevent another tragic school stration’s organizers. Although the shooting. MUHS sophomore Theo planned vigil and meeting on the Wells-Spackman addressed the bridge were conceived separately, the students at the local high school crowd on the bridge Wednesday. “Our hearts are with you,” he and college joined together to add said, addressing the families who strength to their message. “It’s important that the entire had lost children to gun violence.

MORE THAN 300 Middlebury Union High School students, Middlebury College students and community members lined both sides of the Cross Street Bridge in Middlebury Wednesday morning to show support for gun legislation and to remember the 17 people killed at a Florida high school last month. Similar demonstrations took place throughout the state and the country.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

community come together and students are part of that community,” Wells-Spackman said. The movement gained the support of the MUHS Student Senate, as well as Principal William Lawson, who encouraged the students to exercise their freedom of speech in a letter to families late last week. Although MUHS teachers could not support the protest for legal reasons, they offered advice and guidance in their capacity as private citizens. Senior Andi Boe, junior Marina Herren-Lage and sophomore Emily Pecsok, who all played organizing roles, stressed the need for a peaceful demonstration and debate. According to Boe, they hope for a peaceful discussion “rather than pointing fingers.” They also urged their fellow students to make their voices heard no matter their stance on gun laws. There was a feeling dents have been very vocal about of impatience with some adults in the changes they want to see. Those positions of authority. interviewed condemned the pro“The consequence posal to arm teachers of doing nothing is “The consequence as an increased risk, another school shootand said they hoped of doing nothing ing,” said Pecsok. to see more stringent “Students should is another school gun control legislation speak out because shooting.” passed on state and adults won’t.” — MUHS sophomore national levels. Many “I just wanted to their Emily Pecsok encouraged be able to show the peers to take part in community we aren’t going to be the movement. quiet about it,” Herren-Lage added. “We need to overcome chalOn the whole, Middlebury stu- lenges in order to fight for what’s

right,” said MUHS freshman Tom Nevins. A number of the students will be participating in the postponed MUHS vigil as well as marching in the March For Our Lives in Montpelier and across the nation on March 24. “It’s up to you (whether or not to participate), as long as you’re doing something,” Marina Herren-Lage said. The responses of students to recent shootings reflects their determination to make a difference. The goals of many students are

embodied in the words of 16-yearold Arianna Slavin: “I hope people will come together to act, speak up, and recognize that enough is enough … the time is now to make change.” News editor John McCright note: The authors of this story — an MUHS junior and freshman — are my daughters. When they heard that an Independent reporter was on vacation this week, they volunteered to cover this event and wrote the story with the same guidance any intern would get.

Addison Independent, Thursday, March 15, 2018 — PAGE 3A

Sewer leak in Brandon flows into waterway

Mt. Abe (Continued from Page 1A) MASA had also organized a march decided to reschedule. from Mount Abe to the Bristol Town Mount Abraham Student Activ- Green, where they intended to stage ists, which goes by MASA, is a “a non-admin-approved, student-orgroup led by seniors Chloe Lyons ganized gun violence protest,” said and Rosa Tropp, and Lyons. sophomores Emma The event, now Campbell and Ca- The event, now rescheduled for Satmille Lyons. MASA rescheduled urday, March 17, at had planned two for Saturday, 11 a.m., will include events for Wednes- March 17, at 11 guest speakers, eduday, one on school a.m., will include cational booths, art, grounds and one on music, voter registraguest speakers, the Bristol Town tion, and petitions for educational Green. change. The protest Regarding the booths, art, music, is open to the entire school event, Mount voter registration, community. Abe Principal Jessica and petitions for “We are here,” Barewicz wrote change. The protest Lyons said, “and we in a letter to the will not stand for the school community is open to the continuation of gun that “a great group entire community. violence in America.” of student leaders Now that the event and I have worked together to plan is scheduled outside of school, the a 17-minute silence followed by Mount Abe administration’s refusal student performances of music and to permit student attendance no poetry between 10 and 10:22. Class- longer applies. es will resume at 10:25.” However, the town of Bristol has That event has now been resched- refused to issue students a permit for uled for the same time on Monday, their demonstration. March 19. On March 9, Mount Abe 10th

grader Camille Lyons filed MASA’s permit application with the Bristol Recreation Department. On March 13, Town Administrator Valerie Capels informed the students that a town ordinance prevented her from issuing the permit because MASA had not applied for it at least 30 days in advance. The March 14 event would have occurred just 28 days after the Parkland school shooting MASA organizers intended to commemorate. The Bristol selectboard did not wish to impede the students, Capels said, but they were bound by the ordinance to deny the permit request. Members of the selectboard did not immediately respond to a request for comment. If students go ahead with their plans to protest on the town green Saturday, the town administrator is required by the ordinance to give them a “warning.” No such warnings have been issued since the ordinance was adopted, but Capels told students in an email that she expected it would cite relevant language from the

MOUNT ABRAHAM STUDENTS Emma Campbell, left, Chloe Lyons and Camille Lyons stand on the Bristol Town Green, which will be the site of a Saturday gun violence protest that they helped organize.

Independent photo/Christopher Ross

ordinance itself. Permit or no permit, Camille Lyons said MASA intends to hold its protest. “We will not let that stop us from doing what we know will benefit us all and hurt no one. This is far more important then having the permis-

sion of the town,” she said. The organizers are disappointed by the weather, she said, but they’re hoping the rescheduled event will draw a bigger turnout. Christopher Ross can be reached at christopherr@addisonindependent.com.

Local man cited for child porn

New Haven resident gets federal charges after a.m. raid

VOLUNTEERS TAKE SAMPLES from the New Haven River as part of the 2017 round of River Watch sampling Photo/Craig Zondag

County River Watch sets volunteer training session MIDDLEBURY — Smack in the there would be some time during the middle of March’s lion and lamb, training to summarize the results from the Addison County River Watch the 2016-2017 sampling from the two Collaborative is holding its annual focus watersheds. During training on March 17, spring training on Saturday, March participants will go over 17, from 9-11:30 a.m. the routines for preparing at the Addison County sample bottles, collecting Regional Planning The samples, and filling out Commission offices at 14 Collaborative Seminary Street in Mid- enthusiastically data forms. All the monitoring that the group’s dlebury. Bristol Bakery welcomes new volunteers conducts must bagels, Vermont Coffee volunteers be done according to Company strong coffee, as well as EPA-approved protocols. and fruit will be served experienced Because River Watch starting at 8:30 a.m. carefully adheres to these River Watch, a local stream prescribed methods, organization of about samplers. the state and federal thirty volunteers and scigovernments approve the entists, is looking ahead to a busy water sampling season. This validity of the data and the information year the citizen-science group will in- can be used to guide management tensify its monitoring of Lewis Creek decisions. For more information, please conand the mighty Lemon Fair River. “During spring and summer months tact Matt Witten at 802-434-3236 or we fan out in teams of energetic and mwitten@gmavt.net. conservation-minded people to collect water samples at about thirty sites on six different rivers,” said Matt Witten, managing director of the Collaborative. “And to prepare for that task, we ask volunteers to join us on a Saturday morning in March to learn the sampling protocols, share some coffee and bagels, and even catch the world premiere of our brand-new video,” Witten added with a smile. From April to September — one early Wednesday morning per month — about three dozen trained River Watch volunteers collect water samples. The Collaborative enthusiastically welcomes new volunteers as well as experienced stream samplers. River Watch has been monitoring waterways for over 25 years. The group’s mission is to monitor and assess the condition of Addison County’s creeks, streams and rivers over the long term, to raise public awareness of the values and functions of local watersheds, and to cultivate partnerships that support water quality stewardship. During 2016-2017, the New Haven River and Little Otter Creek were the collaborative’s focus watersheds and monitoring along those rivers and their tributaries had been intensified for those two years. Witten said that

By MIKE DONOGHUE BURLINGTON — A New Haven man is facing federal charges of distribution of child pornography and assaulting a federal agent during a court-ordered raid at his Addison County home. Colin Germain, 20, of Twitchell Hill Road appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Burlington on Friday, March 9. His case was continued until Wednesday afternoon at the request of Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole P. Cate. This week the defense asked for a two-day delay because Germain has been given a new guardian. The Department of Homeland Security filed a criminal complaint against Germain claiming he knowingly used his computer on Aug. 2 to distribute the visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and that on Nov. 7 he kicked a federal agent while a federal search warrant was executed at his home. Federal agents, assisted by Bristol and state police, seized 61 cell phones, 45 Apple iPods, 13 thumb drives, three DVD/ CD’s, and two computer tablets among other items during the search at the Twitchell Hill Road residence, Special Agent Mark Curtis of Homeland Security Investigations reported in court papers.

During the early morning raid Germain kicked Special Agent Michael McCullagh in the upper, inner section of his right thigh near his groin, Special Agent Caitlin Moynihan said in her five-page complaint Following the November raid, Germain admitted during questioning to sending a video involving a girl and a dog to two or three people, Moynihan said. She said he estimated the girl was about 8 to 10 years old. Germain denied any sexual contact with children, Moynihan wrote. The single-story ranch style home with yellow/tan siding and brown shutters is shared by his mother, Maureen Stevens, and stepfather, Wade Stevens, court records show. The child pornography case in Vermont was sparked by an investigation starting in Tennessee on March 17, 2016, Agent Curtis said in an 18-page affidavit. He said as the investigation continued and a search was conducted in Hartsville, Tenn., on Aug. 14, 2017, investigators found a link to Vermont. The investigation eventually revealed an email address serviced by Waitsfield Telecom in Vermont was being used to exchange child pornography, Curtis said. The

email was sent from a computer at the home of Germain’s mother, court records show. Vermont State Police reported they had gone to the house in November 2016 for a family fight and Maureen Stevens indicated that her son “has mental health issues.” Germain, who had assaulted his stepfather, was taken into protective custody that day, court records show. Court records show that Germain had been receiving service at Counseling Services of Addison County to address his mental health issues. Separately, Vermont State Police — with help from the Addison County Sheriff’s Department and Agency of Homeland Security Investigation — on March 9 executed a search warrant at the Twitchell Hill Road home in New Haven. Troopers report that they found evidence there that belonged to Germain, and that he was not supposed to have. State police arrested Germain, took him to the New Haven barracks, cited him for violation of court issued conditions of release, and released him into the custody of the Agency of Homeland Security Investigations. He is scheduled to answer this charge in Addison Superior Court, Criminal Division, on May 7.

By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — Old pipes and erosion led to a break in a Brandon sewer pipe, spilling over 1 million gallons of raw sewage into the Neshobe River. The break was discovered on March 7, and the spill was estimated to have begun Feb. 22, two weeks earlier. Brandon Town Manager Dave Atherton said the area around the pipe, down past Mill Lane almost to the post office, had eroded and exposed the 12-inch concrete sewer pipe, which dates back to the 1930s. The pipe was broken open in two places where it runs along the Neshobe between two manholes. The pipe was fixed within 24 hours, Atherton said. The river had been running high for days due to warmer temperatures and snowmelt during the time of the spill, he said. The Brandon Wastewater Plant was experiencing high flows at that time that weren’t going down, he said, and that’s when the broken pipe was discovered. “The river was running into the pipe, and the pipe was running into the river,” Atherton said. Unfortunately, this was not the only spill listed on the monthly Watershed Management Report from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. The report, which covers Feb. 12-March 12, lists sewer overflows in Manchester into the Battenkill River and Shelburne into Lake Champlain during that time period. The Manchester spill was small, 100-1,000 gallons, and Shelburne was estimated at 100,000-500,000 gallons. Then there was a listing for “wet weather combined sewer overflows.” There were three in Montpelier and three in Rutland, plus another one in Barton. Again, all of the spills were estimated to be between 100-1,000 gallons, except one, which was just under 100,000 gallons. All of this points to the ongoing issue of Vermont’s aging municipal infrastructure. Brandon’s wastewater plant was built in 1960, and there are 22 miles of sewer pipe running through town, much of which was installed from the 1930s to the 1960s. Atherton said the fact that the pipes often run along the river makes potential breaks even more dangerous. “Why they would run a sewer pipe along the river, I have no idea,” he said. “It’s ridiculous. This is a problem statewide. We all have aging infrastructure. We just fixed a half-mile of pipe out of 22 miles, so we have a ways to go. There has been years of not-so-good maintenance and we’re playing catch up.”

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Letters

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Gun control: It’s power politics, more than reason, that wins The lessons to be learned from the 3,000 student-led marches around the country this Wednesday protesting gun violence are many, but can be boiled down to a single challenge: Will today’s angst and motivation for change among students and gun-control advocates outlast the forces that champion gun rights to the extreme degree this country allows? Don’t be too sure change is coming. If you are, you’re likely to be disappointed. Rather, approach the issue with eyes wide open and understand one thing: the issue will not be won by those espousing the most reasonable argument, but rather by those who best employ power politics. Put aside, then, yesterday’s glory when the news around the country championed the momentum gained by gun-control advocates. That news will be dimmer tomorrow, and dimmer still the day after. The NRA and its allies know this. They’ve been there before: Sandy Hook Elementary, 2012, where the death toll was 27 with two wounded; Columbine High School massacre in Colorado in 1999, when 15 students were killed and 24 wounded; the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 when 32 were killed and 17 wounded; the Umpqua Community College shooting in 2015 in Roseburg, Oregon, where eight students and a teacher were killed and nine wounded. They have prevailed each time. To the NRA and ardent gun proliferation activists, the killings in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and teachers were killed and 14 wounded at the Stoneman Douglas High School, is just another incident that swings their well-oiled machine into action, gets members to press the flesh with legislators, and wrongly advocate that unrestricted access to guns in our society is the price we must pay for adhering to the Second Amendment. That happened right here, this week. While students in Vermont were planning their student marches this Wednesday, hundreds of gun-rights activists dressed in camouflage and sporting orange vest or hats (see photo and story on March 13, VtDigger. org) were lobbying legislators this Tuesday in the Capitol’s cafeteria in Montpelier. They were not staging public rallies to convince the community at large that their position is for the common good. Not at all. Rather, they were face-to-face with legislators warning them that if they did place restrictions on gun-rights, they would be hell to pay; they would rally their fellow gun-rights supporters and vote the traitors out of office. Think about that: While thousands of students were struggling to find the words to express their real fears and worries about their safety — words that tugged at our hearts as parents and grandparents, friends and neighbors — gun owners in Vermont and across the nation were turning a blind eye to those students and telling legislators that their need to unrestricted access to military-style assault weapons was more important than students’ safety; that universal background checks were too great an inconvenience to them, regardless if it might prevent a mass shooting; that gun accessories that make standard rifles into rapid-fire weapons are a gun-owner’s right to buy without restriction, regardless of the risk posed to students at school, or any other mass gathering. As unreasonable as those positions are, to beat them gun-control advocates will have to muster a grassroots, political activism that wields even greater political power. Students can help lead the way, but first they must grasp that explaining why gun control makes more sense than unrestricted gun proliferation is a moot point. Everyone knows it makes no sense to provide violent people with easy access to military-style assault weapons. We all know that allowing emotionally unstable people to buy guns without background checks is foolish in the extreme. We all know that providing easy access to high capacity ammunition magazines enables murderers to kill high numbers of people all too quickly. That’s common sense and it’s why the gunrights lobby doesn’t spend much effort arguing the issue; they just threaten legislators’ careers — that’s power politics at its meanest core. The good news is that not only is reason on the side of gun-control advocates, so are the numbers. A significant majority of Americans, including many gun-owning moderates, favor the modest types of gun-control measures that still provide ample access to gun ownership. The challenge students and guncontrol advocates face is learning how to mobilize at a grass-roots level so they can wrest the power away from what has long been a narrow-minded and brutally self-serving minority. Angelo Lynn

Condos: ‘Too much at stake’ Early this week, Vermont’s Secretary of State Jim Condos sent out an alarm to patriots everywhere, and specifically our congressional delegation, that a provision in a recent U.S. House bill had included a provision to allow Secret Service agents to enter polling locations at the direction of the president. The provision, Condos wrote, was included in language in House bill 2825, section 4012, which reauthorizes the federal Department of Homeland Security. Sec. Condos was shocked to learn of it because the measure would directly violate Title 18 of the U.S. Code, which makes it a crime for a military or civil officer in the service of the United States to bring or keep their troops “at any place where a general or special election is held,” unless it is necessary to protect against an armed invasion. “I am deeply concerned that anyone would think it reasonable to allow Secret Service agents to intrude upon the citadels of our democracy at the discretion of the president, who may also be a candidate in that election,” Condos wrote. “Opening the door for the possibility that armed federal agents could be directed by the president to patrol polling places and voting centers is a dangerous and slippery slope, and would upend a history of carefully crafted protections which ensure that presidents cannot weaponize military or civil officers to suppress and intimidate voters at their neighborhood precincts.” Condos said he had joined with 18 other Secretaries of State, both Democrat and Republican, requesting that Senators McConnell and Schumer take immediate steps to rectify “this harmful proposal.” To Americans who are worried about the long arm of the federal government encroaching on state rights, such a move should shock them to their senses. This is another in a pattern of moves taken President Trump, and this Republican-led Congress, to create a more authoritarian system that could erode our democratic institutions. It is an easy provision to eliminate, if only this Republican-led Congress will. As Condos says: “While it is disconcerting that we find ourselves in this position, it is my hope that our members of Congress will recognize this proposal for the true threat to our democratic process that it is. There is simply too much at stake.” Angelo Lynn

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2nd Amendment ‘not absolute’

Anticipation

ORWELL VILLAGE SCHOOL students wait with anticipation for their bus to leave school for PICO Mountain for a ski day last Friday. The school’s ski program allows all students to learn to ski for free. See next Monday’s edition of the Addison Independent for a full story on the program.

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A traditional meal and democracy

This is a short reflection on the way celebrating Lunar New Year has expanded my view of Town Meeting. Early this year, my mother passed away at about the same time as the grandfather of our host daughter, April. When April returned from the funeral in Shanghai, she suggested celebrating Lunar New Year on the farm as a good way for us all to begin the coming year. She offered to bring her friend Qian and to make the traditional eye dumplings. We did not realize that the two young women were actually planning to bring ingredients for and prepare the full traditional 8 course meal! It was an event comparable to the preparation of a full traditional Thanksgiving dinner in the United States. April had prepared it once with her grandmother when she was By Cheryl in third grade and Qian once with her Mitchell mother when she was a child. But they said that it is so much work that most families celebrate by going to a restaurant. The girls worked for hours, mostly from early memories and modern smart phones. My kitchen lacked the right kinds of pots and utensils and the nine members of our family, eager to participate, were probably more hindrance than help. Yet it was a magical evening. My mother would have loved this awesome meal and especially the way the shared preparation brought us all closer together. Surely April’s grandfather would have been so proud of the way she and Qian implemented a traditional meal in a non-traditional place. After supper, we were discussing cultural differences, especially related to holidays. Ethan asked about New Year’s Resolutions, which are such an important part of

Ways of Seeing

the American self-improvement mentality. April replied that many Chinese people celebrate the Solar New Year with personal resolutions, but for the Lunar New Year people make positive wishes for others. Doing so helps ensure they will pay attention to the well-being of their friends and neighbors in the coming year. It got me thinking about the role of Town Meeting in my life and feeling guilty that I had made plans to go to the polls but would miss the open discussion. When we first arrived 40 years ago, issues were vociferously and endlessly debated. It was sometimes scary to hear people disagree so violently, and yet the next day, it seemed as if we could live together in harmony again. In the early years going door to door to get petitions signed was one important way I met people whom I didn’t know and who often had ideas very different from my own. Now we sign petitions at recycling — very efficient and no risk of being bit by a guard dog — but we don’t really have time to exchange ideas. Most of our voting now takes place in closed booths rather than open shows of hands. A few years ago, deciding I needed to do more for my town, I joined the Library Board and now the Conservation Commission. I learned so much about our communal history, landscape, dreams, and ways of working together. Hopefully someday I will be able to contribute something valuable in exchange. I read the Town Report cover to cover, and vowed that next year (in addition to going to the polls) I would go back to attending meetings as my parents did diligently for most of their lives. (See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

Embracing the sameness of winter

If there’s one thing I love, it’s a long, cold, snowy isn’t much else to do. winter. Everyone knows that about me. And now here we It never gets old. are, in mid-March, with fresh snow on the ground. Of course, not everyone agrees with me. I have friends Isn’t it great? who, craving more action, resent that the physical limI worried that the winter storm we had last week was itations of cold and snow interfere with their normally going to be the last snowfall of the season. exciting lives. I don’t have this problem. If you charted “Boy, I’m going to miss this,” I said, putting on my my daily ups and downs over time, you’d end up with heavy coat, insulated boots, hat and mittens and tromp- a straight horizontal line — which is exactly what I’m ing out through the snow to feed the chickens, same as I going for. have done twice a day for the past 962 I mean, no, we didn’t go on any days or so. exotic vacations this winter. But we Luckily, I was wrong. This week’s also didn’t get the flu. Nothing has snowfall, along with continued cold happened, good or bad, for months temperatures, means I won’t be puton end. It doesn’t get any better than ting away those heavy boots any time that. soon. It’s almost like winter is going Unfortunately, I know my beloved to last forever! horizontal line of dullness won’t last Of course, I know that isn’t true, much longer: Spring is coming. By Jessie Raymond but I’m making sure to savor every In the winter, I run on autopilot. last minute of cold and damp and Getting dressed, for example, is gray I can squeeze out of this season. effortless: I just put on the same I just can’t get enough of these months of quiet, nearly multiple layers of boring gray clothes I’ve been wearing reclusive living, the colorless landscape, the monotonous since October. But soon I’ll have to think ahead: With daily routine broken only by the occasional near-death daily 45-degree temperature swings, I’ll spend 20 minexperience on icy roads. utes in the closet every morning debating whether it’s Every day when I wake up, I look out over the appropriate to wear thermal boot socks with sandals snow-covered, barren landscape and feel a surge of before Memorial Day. well-being. This is a real Vermont winter: lots of snow Right now, I don’t have to think much. Or do much. and cold temperatures — and it just never seems to But before long my free time will be filled with cookouts, change. golf and gardening. Ugh. I get tired just thinking about it. With few exceptions, every winter’s day is the same at People say I should look forward to winter ending, but our house. We don’t go anywhere, we rarely see people. why? I can only come up with two reasons: We just plod along doing chores, going to work, eating 1. This is the first year we’ve burned wood for the (See Raymond, Page 5A) like lumberjacks and heading to bed early because there

Around the bend

Laws of 1934, 1938 and two in 1968 led to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a 10-year federal ban on the manufacture of new semi-automatic assault weapons or of weapons that have features of assault rifles, the AR-15 among them. It also banned large-capacity ammunition magazines, limiting them to 10 rounds. This 1994 law required renewal 10-years later, but Congress failed to do so, thus lifting the proscription against AR-15 weapons. Within these and similar laws came a general recognition that persons with particular limitations create an exception to these broad rulings. Indeed, that’s one of the bases of existing laws that require certain sorts of “approval” before certain persons may purchase guns. “Second Amendment rights” are not absolute. In 2008 the United States Supreme Court ruled that Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to possess firearms “for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.” Even so, laws continue to exist that limit what particular firearms even the ordinary citizen may possess. For example, an amendment to a 1986 law banned civilian ownership of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986, making it either impossible or at least very expensive to own one. Such restrictions, however, do not essentially threaten our constitutional guarantee under the Second Amendment, rights we continue to enjoy. Hence, it is utterly false to claim willy-nilly that restricting us from the AR-15 would be a threat to our Second Amendment rights. Few legislators are willing to talk about this. It’s more tempting to “shut up” and to accept political donations from pro-gun groups who thus “buy” votes in houses of legislation and who seek to hoodwink us by false accusations. The moral issues here are far more difficult: 1. The wealthy gun-lobby “buys” votes in Congress to the partial, de facto disenfranchisement of many ordinary citizens. A list in the Feb. 21 New York Times reported $222,736 to the 2016 election cycle campaign committee of Lloyd Smucker. By comparison, other Pennsylvania 2016 candidates for Congress received NRA support from $5,500 to $82,150. The NRA virtually “owns” those members of Congress who too often represent the gun lobby instead of their constituents on gun control. Many citizens’ “equal rights” to be heard thus get trampled under foot. Why do we think many citizens feel so helpless vis-à-vis Congress? 2. That opening line in the Second Amendment about “A well regulated Militia…” implies firing one’s weapon in combat when so commanded. In a well-regulated militia, one does not kill someone simply because he dislikes that person. That’s murder. 3. Using a firearm for self-defense offends Jesus’ teaching (Matthew 5:38-39) about “turning the other cheek.” Part of the Sermon On the Mount, it reverses Old Testament teaching such as in Deut. 19:21. We still have not taken Jesus seriously on this teaching, nor the witness of the Amish thereto following the school murders at the West Nickel Mines School on Oct. 2, 2006. 4. Once a utilitarian process for gathering food, hunting has evolved into a sporting pursuit. Sports usually involve activity, often competitive, within some degree of limitation. You do not go running down the court or the field with the basketball or the soccer ball in your hands; you must dribble it. Sport hunting also has rules that limit us. It’s part of what makes it a sport and thus makes us “sportsmen.” Rapid-fire rifles are for combat but have no place in hunting. That isn’t more sportsmanship; it’s materialism! (See Letter, Page 5A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, March 15, 2018 — PAGE 5A

Letters to the Editor

Diderot on duty and justice

Middlebury business group urges move of bus stop

Dear Middlebury selectboard members, As an organization responsible for collectively voicing concerns and interests of Middlebury’s businesses community, the Better Middlebury Partnership respectfully urges you to carefully reconsider the permanent placement of an ACTR bus stop in front of the post office on Main Street in downtown Middlebury. Already, the downtown has lost 12 parking spots due to the construction project, with another five spots to be lost intermittently throughout the 2018 construction period. Merchants and restaurants (as well as other downtown businesses and organizations) regularly cite access to parking as their number-one concern. As a community trying to support these businesses, through what has already been and will continue to be a challenging time, we need to preserve every parking space available whenever possible. We strongly believe that ACTR is an invaluable local resource that provides essential services to our community, however, we urge the town of Middlebury to explore alter-

native bus stop locations that do not impact the most premium parking spaces our downtown has to offer locals and visitors. While there is a pull off for buses in front of Cannon Park/Ilsley Library as an alternative, still within the downtown and only 900 feet of flat, well-lit sidewalk away from the bank and post office ... there are frequently very few, if any open parking spaces to be found during business hours within 900 feet of these parking spaces. We believe that lack of access to easy, convenient parking has a direct, negative impact on the local businesses. People who have a choice simply choose to go elsewhere or shop the ever-increasingly easy online option. We understand that ACTR riders are also customers of downtown businesses and that they are often also making a transportation choice that is socially and environmentally conscious ... and that the more people who choose to use public transportation, the more relief Middlebury’s parking will experience — and to that end, we think that public transit options should be made as convenient as possible. However, we strongly believe that

there is a solution to be found that can encourage transit ridership without coming at the expense of downtown parking spaces that are so desperately needed at this time more than any other in our recent history. The BMP has heard countless complaints from businesses owners, shoppers, visitors and residents about the challenges of parking in Middlebury’s downtown. This is an access problem that is costing our downtown businesses money as well as deterring visitors and locals alike from conveniently feeling connected to our downtown. Given the feedback we have collected from community partners, we feel the decision to permanently remove further access to downtown would be a poor decision and will negatively impact downtown businesses. We urge you to relocate the ACTR stops and restore the parking spaces across from the post office, which have proved to be necessary for the vibrancy of our downtown. Thank you. Karen Duguay, on behalf of the Board of the Better Middlebury Partnership

ture. (It’s OK; now that we’re empty nesters, we have a lot more chairs than we need.) 2. I worry that this months-long stretch of nothingness has not been great for my brain. The plodding sameness of winter days, while comforting, lulls me into an intellectual fog. I think more slowly, and I’ve become absentminded. Take Saturday at the farm store, for instance. While picking up chicken feed, I also bought a packet

of flower seeds (might as well accept the inevitable). I didn’t realize until a few hours later that I had left the seeds on the counter. Upon my return, the store staff broke into giggles. “What’s so funny?” I asked. “Oh, nothing,” one clerk said, handing me the packet. “It’s just — well, these are forget-me-nots.” Wow. Maybe I need spring more than I realize.

ment does not specify to which arms we have rights. However, the courts have established that, when the safety of the citizenry is unduly endangered because of firearm misuse, a restriction against a particular firearm does not constitute a threat to the Second Amendment. The NRA recommends placing guns in schools. As though the schools have the money needed to do this and the teachers need yet another chore in solving society’s problems. We citizens should address this

problem on Election Day. We should insist on commitments from candidates seeking public office to address this problem within existing laws and legal precedent, along with new legislation that reduces public danger from firearms more appropriate to military than to civilian use. Karl E. Moyer Lancaster, Pa. Editor’s note: The writer, a parttime Vermonter, describes himself as “a frustrated Republican who awaits the ‘cleansing’ of his party.”

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) whole winter, and we had no idea how much we’d need. The answer, it turns out, is “more than we bought.” So now, instead of lugging armloads of wood into the house every day, we wander around the vicinity of the former woodpile, kicking snowbanks and cheering every time we turn up one more log. If we’re going to keep our pledge to not use the oil furnace, pretty soon we’re going to have to start burning furni-

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) 5. Not all horrific acts result from mental health. Some reflect human sin! The ease with which we have come to confuse the two leads to yet more anti-personnel immorality, of which sexual misconduct is just one example. We do not deal well discussing sin, as though that is somehow quaint. It’s easier to blame “things beyond our control” than to confess our disobedience against, say, the Sixth Commandment. 6. Finally, the Second Amend-

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) My dad had been raised in an orphanage and felt it was an incredible privilege to give back to whatever community he lived in. My mom’s father was employed throughout the great depression and her family home was always open to others in need. They loved going to Town Meeting, just to listen and learn, mom working on a quilt in her lap and dad following along with all the

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budget pages. It was a tradition they deeply valued. So I’m hoping to continue the personal resolutions of Solar New Year by getting more involved with my town, but also the Lunar New Year focus on protecting and celebrating Town Meeting as one of the most effective ways we can put our well wishes for others into practical action; good schools, good roads, protection of our environment, sup-

porting the organizations that help all of us, and careful planning for the future. Living in a place where Town Meetings are still vibrant is a gift I will no longer take for granted. Cheryl Mitchell is president of Treleven, a retreat and learning program located on her family’s sheep farm in Addison County. She does freelance consulting on issues related to children, families, social policy and farm to community work.

Editor’s note: This is the sixth in expense lists. All discarded. The casuist, who directs him to do a series of essays about political strongbox had no cover, which exactly what the will dictates. suggested that it also had been When the father objects, the casuist liberalism and conservatism. discarded. scolds him. What authority has he By VICTOR NUOVO Yet, in the box, beneath these to do otherwise? Can he interpret Denis Diderot’s father, Didier Diderot, was a master craftsman, a discarded papers, Diderot’s father the mind of the dead priest? Can maker of fine cutlery and surgical found a will that appeared to he stand in his place? No. “No one instruments. He had higher have been written long ago. The has the right to infringe the law or ambitions for his children. He executors named in it had been to read the mind of the dead, or desired that they enter the church dead for 20 years. He read the dispose of his property.” His duty is clear and he must do and he was disappointed when will, and he was disheartened. The priest left nothing to it. Denis, the eldest, his natural heirs, but Returning from his visit to chose to study law. everything to a rich the priest, Diderot’s father His disappointment bookseller in Paris. thought, what if he had yielded to increased when Diderot’s father was temptation and destroyed the will? Denis abandoned alone in the priest’s He would now be obliged to pay the legal profession house, seated by a the bequest himself, and this would and became a writer, fire. He despaired have ruined him financially. then, adding injury to over what he had just On his return, Diderot’s father insult, he became a read. He read the will carefully locks up all the valuables. professing atheist. over and over, and The dead priest’s heirs were waiting His younger it became more and anxiously. He calls them in. “There brother followed his more odious to him I was, pale as death, trembling, father’s wishes and because it was unjust. opening my mouth and shutting it ultimately became an He thought, “What am again, beginning sentences I could Archdeacon. A sister, Liberalism vs I to do? I am seated not finish, weeping,” he says in Angelique, became a Conservatism near the fire? Shall I telling his story. But finally, the nun. Yet despite their burn it?” He held it out words come out: “A will, a will differences, affection An essay by toward the fire, drew it which disinherits you.” What between father and Victor Nuovo back; he repeated this followed was a scene he shuddered son remained strong. Middlebury College gesture over and over to recall. “I can see them now: It was rumored that again. some rolling on the ground, tearing the father favored him professor emeritus What made him their hair; some gouging their over his clerical son. of philosophy hesitate? cheeks and breasts; some foaming Diderot’s affection He was sure the will at the mouth and swinging their and respect are evident in a short story in which would cause a great injustice, not to children by the feet, ready to dash he memorializes his father. He mention anguish, disappointment their skulls on the pavement, if not entitled it “Conversation of a and misery among the heirs. On prevented.” The designated legatee appears. Father with his children.” In it is a the other hand, this additional central divide between liberalism wealth would mean nothing to the The father’s one last hope was designated legatee. But the will that this very rich man, having no and conservatism. The story reveals that Diderot’s was clear, and he felt obliged to need of an inheritance, would take father also practiced a second honor it. His vocation required it, pity on the poor relatives. But his vocation. He probated wills and and his reputation depended on it. very appearance suggested that he settled estates and did so with such Yet he worried that by honoring would not. “Great shaggy black care and integrity that he was held the will he would commit a great eyebrows, tiny furtive eyes, a big mouth with a twist in it, and a pock in high reputation as an honest injustice. He remained awake all night, marked face.” And, in fact, he did man and his services were in much demand. The narrative presents seated by the fire, pondering what not. The younger Diderot upbraids the father, now old and in poor to do. The next morning he left the house and sought the advice of a his father. “Duty required you to health, reflecting on his life. listen to your heart, The father comments on the well-known casuist, a which has been in pain dangers faced by anyone reputed to learned priest, Father The story ever since,” he said to be “a man of principle,” and adds, Bouin. Here there is a reveals a split him. Granted that had “would you believe, my children, he destroyed the will there was a moment when I was break in the father’s impulse of the he would have been on the verge of ruining you—yes, story. The family moral will, obliged to pay the utterly ruining you,” which evoked doctor pays a visit to check on the which shows legatee out of his own the eager response, “How Papa?” And so he told the following father’s health; the that the divide savings, but for the father enquires after between same reason, having story. followed the dictates An aged priest had died and the physician’s other liberal and one in of the will, was he not Diderot’s father was asked by patients, likewise obliged to the priest’s relatives to settle his particular, a former conservative pay the rightful heirs estate. They were all very poor mayor of the town. is within us, what they deserved? and expected that their poverty He is a scoundrel just as it is all His father asks him would be relieved; they presented, and had just been around us. of to drop the subject; according to the narrative, “the convicted it is too painful to most hideous spectacle of poverty embezzling. He also you could hope to see.” Charity had become critically ill, yet the continue. Diderot wrote this narrative compelled Diderot’s father to doctor says he is confident he can accept: “How could I refuse to save him. This draws from Diderot for a philosophical purpose: paupers a service I had done for so the remark that it would be a to illustrate a dilemma that we many wealthy families,” he asked. disservice to the patient and to the all confront from time to time It turned out that the priest had public, for the gallows awaits him between duty and justice. Duty is amassed a fortune — 100 thousand and, besides, “there are enough the clear and compelling mandate; justice is a sentiment that is no francs, equivalent perhaps to scoundrels in the world.” The doctor responds: “My less compelling. The story reveals a million or more in today’s currency. He made an inventory business is to heal people, not a split impulse of the moral will of the dead priest’s tangible goods, to judge them, and if by healing — the one conservative, the and in his search he discovered a a man, I only save him for the other liberal — which shows that the divide between liberal and strongbox under the floor boards, hangman, so be it.” The father resumes his tale. conservative is within us, just as it which seemed to contain only He visits Father Bouin, the is all around us. “useless stuff,” letters, receipts,

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Obituaries

Judith Murray, 83, Bristol BRISTOL — Judith Ann Murray, 83, passed away on March 7, 2018, at Mountain View Center after complications from a fall. Judy was born January 20, 1935 in Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of Holton Rogers and Priscilla Jones. Judy learned to walk on her hands as a young child and often entertained friends and family by this ability. Her father taught her about herbs, kindling a love for herbs that followed her throughout her life. She became an herbalist through a course from London, England. Judy taught herb classes through Vermont Extension. She also conducted educational herb walks in various local places such as Button Bay, Lake Dunmore and in the woods around her home. As an expert in herbal medicine, she wrote several articles for newspapers and magazines. Her love of herbal medicine was often shared with people seeking her knowledge, wisdom and compassion. Anyone needing her care was never turned away and she never asked for payment from people seeking out herbal remedies. Her gentle ways touched many peoples’ lives. When she wasn’t teaching about herbs or sharing an herbal remedy with people in need, she helped in other ways. Judy enjoyed knitting and crocheting for charity and to celebrate the arrival of a baby. She frequently donated knitted or crocheted hats, mittens and scarves to Community Action. Whenever she heard someone was having a baby, they would receive a special knitted or crocheted baby afghan or layette. Many felt her generosity. Judy received recognition for

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excelling in a senior computer course from Governor Dean. Judy maintained a strong Christian faith from childhood. Being raised a Baptist, then briefly becoming a Methodist, and finally embracing the Christian faith of a Seventh-day Adventist. She remained a faithful member of the Bristol Seventh-day Adventist church for 42 years. After corresponding with William Orvis Murray, they married on August 13, 1958, at Judy’s home in Lorton, Va. The newlywed couple immediately moved to William Murray’s farm in Bristol. After a brief period of living in Newburg, N.Y., they returned to the family farm where Judy worked for VanRaalt Company. She worked for this company until it closed in 1967. Judy had two children and continued to serve her community through natural health education and creating handmade items for the needy. Judy is predeceased by both her parents and her husband. She is survived by brother Holton Rogers, son Roger Murray, daughter-inlaw Pamela Murray, granddaughter Hannah Murray, daughter Lenawee Silver, son-in-law Melvyn Silver, and grandson William Murray. A public memorial service will be held at the Bristol Seventh-day Adventist Church on March 25 at 2 p.m. Friends and family who knew her well are invited to attend. Donations are being accepted for a memorial stone in Judy’s honor. For more information please call Lenawee Silver 404-452-8108 or Pamela Murray at 802-989-9698 or 802-453-3680.◊

NEW HAVEN – Lavina (Bina) Kimball, 86, of New Haven, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 9, 2018. Bina was born on January 3, 1932, in Ferrisburgh, Vt., one of nine children, to the late Leo and Grace (Higbee) Steady. She graduated from Beeman Academy in 1950 and that fall married the love of her life, Chester Kimball. They were married 61 wonderful years until Chet passed away in 2011. Bina and Chet were lifelong partners in many ways. In 1960, they moved to Old Orchard Beach, Maine where they worked and raised their family. Upon returning to Vermont in 1978, they owned and operated the Blue Spruce and the Greystone Motels and the Bridge Restaurant. Upon retirement, Bina enjoyed taking care of her new home in New Haven, but her greatest love was caring for her family and friends. ALFRED J. CHAMBERLAIN Bina is survived by her son Craig and partner Denise Lathrop of New home. A small service was held at St. Haven, son Michael of New Haven, Patrick’s church in Port Henry, N.Y., on and daughter Laurie Parke and Jan. 18. ◊ husband Steve of Saco, Maine. She is also survived by her sister Sylvia Steady of Proctor, 12 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son Ronnie in 2007,

Alfred Chamberlain Jr., 67, formerly of Ferrisburgh MORIAH, N.Y. — Alfred J. Chamberlain Jr., 67, passed away at home on Jan. 11, 2018, after a long illness with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born on July 19, 1950, in Burlington, Vt. Alfred was a lifelong car guy. You may have seen us in our red 1977 Corvette cruisin’ around. He is formerly from Ferrisburgh, Vt. and moved to Moriah with his family in 1990. He is predeceased by his parents Alfred Sr. and Margret (Peggy), sister Lynn of Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada, and brother Robert of Seminole, Fla. Survived by his wife Gladys (White), their two children Joseph of Witherbee, N.Y. and daughter Sylvia of Mineville, N.Y., and his grandchildren; Jacob Dennis, Hannah Dennis, Damyn Dowe, Syeeda Dowe, Danielle Chamberlain and Ally Chamberlain; and his sister Polly Kies of Dewey, Ariz. Alfred was cremated and returned

Beverly White, 83, Bristol BRISTOL — Beverly Catherine (Bessette) White, 83, died on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 at Porter Medical Center. She was born on Aug. 1, 1934, in Shelburne, Vt. to Guy and Freda (Pollard) Bessette. On March 12, 1955, she married Richard Arthur White and they resided in Hinesburg up until Richard’s passing in 2000. Beverly then moved to Bristol to be closer to her children and their families. She later met Charles Lawyer and he became her companion for the next 14 years until his passing in 2016. After her children had grown she spent many years being a nanny for families in Hinesburg and Williston. She loved her children and grandchildren dearly and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and tending to her many flower beds. Beverly was predeceased by her husband Richard White, son Richard White Jr., and daughter Sandra Nyisalosky, as well as four of her siblings and their spouses. She is survived by her daughter Brenda Kimball and husband Wesley, her son Rick Angolano, and her brother William Bessette and his wife Iris,

LAVINA (BINA) KIMBALL and seven brothers and sisters. The family wishes to thank Dr. Dennis Sanders, Dr. Diana Barnard and her team and Addison County Home Health and Hospice for their generous and caring aid. Internment and Remembrance will be held in the spring. Donations in Lavina’s memory may be sent to Addison County Home Health and Hospice. Online condolences at sandersonfuneralservice.com.◊

David Rahr, 79, formerly of Cornwall

BEVERLY WHITE as well as seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A service in celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m., at the First Baptist Church in Bristol. A reception will follow at the church. Interment will be at a later date with family. ◊

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. — David G. Rahr died peacefully on March 9, 2018. He was 79. Mr. Rahr was born in 1938 to Gordon J. Rahr and Virginia (Crary) Rahr in Oak Park, Ill. and was raised in nearby River Forest. He graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School and matriculated at Princeton University in 1956. As an undergraduate, he was active in a variety of extra-curricular activities including serving as Director of the Princeton Summer Camp (now the Princeton-Blairstown Center) of which he was a Life Trustee. He graduated with honors from Princeton in June 1960 and worked for the University for the next 22 years with the exception of six months active service with the N.J. National Guard and a year in the private sector. He served successively as an Admission Officer, the Assistant Secretary of the University and as Secretary, then Director of the Alumni Council overseeing Princeton’s alumni relations efforts. In 1982, Rahr was named Director of Development at Middlebury College in Vermont with responsibility for fundraising, alumni relations and public affairs. After four years at the College, Rahr was asked by the founding directors of The Vermont Community Foundation to lead the formation of a state-wide charitable fund. The VCF began in Dec. of 1986 with essentially no permanent capital and modest operating funding. Rahr, at first the only full-time employee of the Foundation, guided its establishment and growth to the point when at his retirement in 2003 its permanent assets were nearly $100 million with annual grants of over $12 million. As a public charity, the VCF invests and manages hundreds of component funds and helps fund holders (primarily individuals and families) accomplish their charitable objectives in an efficient, collaborative and leveraged way while enjoying the economies of scale that come with being part of a state-wide charitable fund. Today, the VCF is the largest

DAVID G. RAHR foundation in Vermont with assets of $250 million and grants of over $16 million. More important than its size is the impact it and its partners are having on the growth of philanthropy to address the needs of the people and communities of Vermont. Rahr retired in 2003 and a year later moved from Cornwall, Vt. to Old Lyme, Conn., then recently to Old Saybrook. He continued to serve on the boards of several VCF affiliates and consulted with non-profit organizations in Vermont and elsewhere. He was a member of the Board of the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library for several years. Mr. Rahr is survived by his wife of 55 years, Susan (nee Vetter) and their two children; Tim, his wife Sarah Roman, and their three sons, Stephen, Tom and Owen of New Haven, Conn.; and, daughter Amy of Park City, Utah. He was predeceased by his brother, Sumner. Gifts in his memory can be made to The Vermont Community Foundation, Princeton University and the Old Lyme Library. There will be a celebration of David’s life at 2 p.m. on April 28 at The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, Connecticut.◊

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Eleanor Imlach, 97, Barre BARRE — Eleanor Imlach, age 97, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Middlebury, Vt. Eleanor was born on April 26, 1921. She graduated from Spaulding High School in 1939, and from the Heaton School of Nursing in 1942. She began her career as an Army nurse in 1945 and served as a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. Eleanor served at many hospitals throughout the world, including in Korea, Iran, Germany, and France, along with many in the United States. Eleanor proudly reached the rank of an Army Major, something that was exceptional for a woman at that time. When Eleanor retired from the Army in 1967, she returned to her home town of Barre, where she cared for her parents until their passing. She moved to Middlebury to be closer to her family, where she resided for the last 5 years. Survivors include her sister Evelyn Imlach Perry; her niece Ann Perry Perreault and her husband, Bruce Perreault; niece Kathleen Perry Tiller and her husband, Gary Tiller; nephew Courtland L. Perry III and his wife, Cynthia Hamblin Perry; and niece Jennifer Perry (Sargeant). She is also survived by great nieces and nephews and their spouses: Kate Perreault Callahan and Mike Callahan; Brye Perreault

ELEANOR IMLACH Beckwith and Steven Beckwith; Hayley Tiller Albert and Matt Albert; Chelsea Tiller Chapman and Matt Chapman; Cory (Courtland) L. Perry IV and Hsiao-Han Huang; Shelby Perry; Lily Sargeant; Dayle Sargeant; Greer Sargeant; and her great-great niece and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents William P. Imlach and Annie (Lillie) Imlach, and her brother-inlaw Courtland L. Perry Jr. Eleanor will be remembered by friends and family for her fascinating, funny, and heartfelt stories about her family, career, and travels, and for the wonderful collection of mementoes she brought home to share with her loved ones. The family would like to thank

Gertrude Cook, 94, formerly of Panton PANTON, Vt. / GRANVILLE, N.Y. — Gertrude “Trudy” Cook, 94, died at home on March 9, 2018. Gertrude was born in New Britain, Conn., on June 26, 1923, to William & Edith (Griffin) Miller. Surviving her are sister Edith Kneeshaw and nieces Rebekah and Rhiannon Condon, and Edith Budaj all of Panton, VT. She also leaves four step-children; Mike Cook, Jenny Wilday, Mark Cook and Mary Gebo. Gertrude was married to Roy Cook in 1966 and they lived in Granville N.Y. until Roy predeceased her in 2012. Also predeceasing her was a step-son Lance. Her faith was important to her, being baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1941. There will be a memorial service at the Kingdom Hall in Middlebury, VT on Saturday March 17, 2018 at 2 p.m.

Eleanor’s care providers at EastView in Middlebury, Addison County Home Health and Hospice, and Dr. Wendy Puls and the staff at Middlebury Family Practice. We deeply appreciate the care they provided for Eleanor, particularly during her last few days. A graveside service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, 4601 Forbes Blvd, Suite 130, Lantham, MD 20706, 888-782-2148, dvnf.org For a memorial guestbook, visit hookerwhitcomb.com.◊

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from 6 p.m.-11 p.m. at Burnham Hall. This event will feature two local bands: Band of the Land and Gumbo Ya Ya. The evening will include a silent auction filled with fantastic prizes from local vendors, light refreshments, and shaking off the winter blues. All proceeds go to support programs at The Willowell Foundation. Tickets are $10 at the door. There will be an after school craft at the Lincoln Library on Wednesday, March 21, from 3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Join in on all the fun making cool spring creatures and planes. A snack will be served. Sign up at the library or email lincolnlibraryvt@ gmail.com. REMINDERS: The Lincoln Girl Scout Troop will be selling cookies at Joann’s Fabric in South Burlington on Saturday, March 17, from 10 a.m.-

MIDDLEBURY — Wilma Pojacik, 97, died on Tuesday, March 13, surrounded by her loving family. A service will be held for Wilma on Saturday, March 17, from 11-12 p.m. at Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon. A full obituary will be published in a later edition of the Addison Independent.

The family wishes to sincerely thank her caring doctor, Emily Glick and the wonderful nurses of the Addison County Hospice.◊

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author Bill McKibben. Hayhoe, climate scientist and evangelical Christian, and McKibben will discuss how today’s most important conversation isn’t about A Walk in their Shoes: why climate change matters; it’s Dementia Simulation in about learning to communicate MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION — a Middlebury. Thursday, March with people who have different 15, 4‑5 p.m., The Residence at Otter perspectives. suite of meditative practices improving wellness, offered Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Understand Rabies clinic in Monkton. at Vergennes Movement Studio, 179 Main St., how it feels to manage the many chal‑ Tuesday, March 20, 6‑7 Vergennes, weekly beginning Thursday, March 29th ‑ May lenges dementia presents as Certified p.m. Monkton Fire Station. Dementia Practitioners guide you 17th @ 6:00 p.m. – 8:30. Visit www.ronidonnenfeld. Vaccinations for your dog for through the challenges of compromised $15. Option to register dogs com, 802‑793‑5073. Registration Deadline – March 24. vision, hearing and dexterity. Free, open with the town: spayed/neutered to the public and accessible to those $10, unaltered $13. LINDY HOP SWING – Add swing outs & more to your with disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at “Bear Man” on screen in swing portfolio! Dance benefits brain & body while having 802‑388‑1220, or pryan@residenceot‑ Starksboro. Tuesday March a great time to boot. Classes held at the Vergennes Opera tercreek.com. 20, 7‑8:30 p.m., Common House on Thursdays, March 15-April 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Vergennes for Responsible Educated Ground Center. Join VT Coverts Decisions (VRED) dinner & commuand Common Ground Center Partners not necessary. $10 per class. Open Dance for 1 nity night in Vergennes. Thursday, for “ Bear Man,” a National hour after all classes. Open to the public! Call Jim Condon March 15, 5:15‑6 p.m., VUHS Cafeteria. Geographic film that focuses for more information at 802-475-2349 or email jscondon@ Community dinner and dialogue night. on the lives of Black Bears with VRED students will perform a skit mac.com, also on Facebook under James Condon. naturalist Ben Kilham, whose related to suicide prevention. A free black bear behavioral research spaghetti dinner precedes the discus‑ and rehabilitation methods part of the Green Gables family and changes the sion. Not recommended for younger children. spark controversy. Popcorn provided. More info world for all who meet her. Tickets $20 adults/$18 Crisis is opportunity talk in Middlebury. Thursday, contact Lisa Sausville at info@vtcoverts.org or seniors/$15 student (plus $2 preservation fee) avail‑ March 15, 7 p.m., Congregational Church of 802‑877‑2777. able at bit.ly/aogg18tix. More info at poorlostcircus‑ Middlebury. Following up on a Wednesday talk, Save the pollinators presentation in Middlebury. performers.com. Professor George Lakey, the topic tonight will be Tuesday, March 20, 7:30‑9 p.m., Ilsley Public Zig Zag Lit Mag release party in Bristol. Sunday, “2018 as a Year of Crisis and Opportunity.” The Library, 75 Main St. In “Birds, Bees & Butterflies March 18, 2‑4 p.m., ARTSight Galleries & Studios, U.S. is experiencing a perfect storm of intersect‑ in the Land of Milk and Honey — The challenges 6 South St. Celebrate our local literary magazine’s ing forces: racial, gender and economic injustice, & what we can do?” author and beekeeper Ross fourth issue, featuring work from twenty different violence, climate disruption and political dysfunc‑ Conrad will share the “how to” of numerous tech‑ Addison County residents. Refreshments from tion. The speaker sees these as extraordinary niques to assist struggling pollinators and improve Vermont Coffee Co., a performance from local opportunities for changes Americans have wanted their chances of survival. bluegrass musician Alex Smith, and a reading from for decades. Free and open to the public. those published in the magazine. Spotlight Artist and Naturalist speaks on birds in New Haven. Thursday, Writer Lily Hinrichsen and her cohorts at ARTSight March 15, 7 p.m., town office. As part of the will open their personal studios to the. Free. Armchair Naturalist speaker series, conservation Memory Café in Middlebury. biologist Margaret Fowle of Vermont Audubon will Wednesday, March 21, 10 a.m., The address critical bird species in the Champlain Valley Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. A and how landowners can make a difference. Free. monthly gathering for people with memory loss and Presentation on transcontinental drive in Bristol. Legislative breakfast in Shoreham. their caregivers, friends or family. Come and enjoy Thursday, March 15, 7 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Monday, March 19, 7‑8:45 a.m., Platt music and social conversation with good company Library. Christiane Kokubo and Nate Shepard drove Memorial Library, 279 Main St. Meet with while you connect with people who understand from Starksboro, Vt., to Christiane’s home in São Addison County legislators and discuss issues the challenges you face, in a safe, supportive and Paulo, Brazil, raising $1 for each kilometer of the important to Addison County. Purchase of breakfast engaging environment. Refreshments provided. journey to donate to a health clinic for the under‑ not required to attend but helps our hosts to defray Free, open to the public and accessible to those with served in Vermont. The couple will share this adven‑ the cost of opening their hall. Sponsored by Bridport disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220, or ture in a One World Library Project event, with a Grange 303 and the Addison County Farm Bureau. pryan@residenceottercreek.com. focus on how they expanded their understanding of United Way conference on poverty in Middlebury. Age Well Senior Luncheon in Middlebury. the cultures they experienced. Q&A. More informa‑ Monday, March 19, 9 a.m.‑3 p.m., Middlebury Wednesday, March 21, 11 a.m., Middlebury Rec tion at OneWorldLibraryProject.org. Inn. Two‑day event focuses on how poverty and Center, Creek Rd. Entertainment followed by a noon economic inequality play into efforts to prevent meal of shrimp and vegetable chow mein, brown poverty and improve health. Continues Tuesday. rice, oriental vegetables, dinner roll, and birthday Free, please RSVP to jesse@unitedwayaddison‑ cake. Bring your own place setting. Advanced reser‑ county.org. Poor Lost Circus Performers in vations required. $5 suggested donation. Open to Age Well Senior Luncheon Bristol. Monday, March Middlebury. Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. 19, 10:45 a.m., Cubbers, Main St. Chef’s choice — Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Start Call Michelle to reserve 802‑377‑1419. always delicious — includes beverage and dessert. Join Poor Lost Circus Performers their inaugural Tobacco cessation program in Middlebury. Suggested $5 donation, gratuity not included. production, “Anne of Green Gables ‑ The Musical!” Wednesday, March. 21, 5 p.m., Porter Medical Advanced reservations required. Open to anyone Follow the exploits of plucky and exuberant orphan Center, 115 Porter Dr. Seize the opportunity and age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Call Anne Shirley as she comes to be part of the Green join this free program to help you quit. Registration Michelle to reserve at 802‑377‑1419. Gables family and changes the world for all who required. Contact Michele Butler at 802‑388‑8860 meet her. Tickets $20 adults/$18 seniors/$15 or mbutler@portermedical.org. student (plus $2 preservation fee) available at bit. Basic Bridge Book 2 in Middlebury. Begins ly/aogg18tix. More info at poorlostcircusperformers. Wednesday, March 21, 5:30‑7:30 p.m., Community com. Room, Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing. United Way conference on poverty Instructor Audrey Grant on Competitive Bidding. A in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 20, 9 6‑week course. Through April 25. Free and open to a.m.‑3 p.m., Middlebury Inn. Second day the public. More info at 802‑462‑3373. of a two‑day event that focuses on how poverty Crockpot dinner in New Haven. Wednesday, March and economic inequality play into efforts to prevent St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in 21, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church. poverty and improve health. Free, please RSVP to Shoreham. Saturday, March 17, 8‑10 Hearty main dishes, beverages, dessert: $8. jesse@unitedwayaddisoncounty.org. a.m., Shoreham Congregational Church. Sponsored by New Haven Ladies Union. Info: call Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, Enjoy pancakes with Vermont maple syrup, Carol at 453‑5059. March 20, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors sausage, corned beef hash, home fries, egg casse‑ Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss “The Many Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Lane. A roles, Irish soda bread, and beverages as you chat Sides of History: Reflections on The Vietnam special program about suicide follows by a meal with your friends and neighbors. Adults $8, children War” in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 21, 7:30 served at noon. Menu includes chicken parmesan $4, families $20. p.m., Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center, over linguini, brussels sprouts, Italian bread and Addison County River Watch Collaborative Middlebury College. Don’t miss filmmakers Burns fruit cocktail. Bring your own place setting. Free meeting in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, and Novik, along with Middlebury graduate and transportation may be provided. Call ACTR at 9‑11:30 a.m., Addison County Regional Planning Vietnam veteran Mike Heaney as they discuss 802‑388‑1946. Advanced reservations required. $5 Commission offices, 14 Seminary St. Training one of the most divisive and controversial events suggested donation. Open to anyone age 60 and session for volunteers interested in collecting water in American history. Includes clips from the Burns up and their spouse of any age. Call Michelle to samples on the Otter Creek, Middlebury River, & Novik’s “The Vietnam War.” Free. Doors open at reserve 802‑377‑1419. Lemon Fair River, New Haven River, Lewis Creek 7:00 p.m. for Middlebury ID holders, and at 7:15 Blood Pressure and Foot Care Clinic in Brandon. and Little Otter Creek. Collections April – Sept. p.m. for all others, if space permits. A real‑time feed Tuesday, March 20, 11 a.m., Conant Square. Foot Local bagels and coffee served starting at 8:30 will be available for overflow seating in Crossroads clinic $10. No appointment necessary. More info call a.m. More info at acrpc.org/programs‑services/ Café. 802‑770‑1536. natural‑resources/acrwc/. “Planting a True Cottage Garden” talk in Middlebury. Rabies clinic in Lincoln. Saturday, March 17, 9‑10:30 Tuesday, March 20, 1 p.m., Congregational Church a.m., town office. Vaccinations for cats or dogs cost of Middlebury, Unity Hall Conference Room. Expert $15 each. Bring proof of prior vaccinations to obtain Charlie Nardozzi will show how to adapt clas‑ Age Well Senior Luncheon in the full‑term of coverage. Please keep pets in your sic English techniques to native Vermont plants. Vergennes. Thursday, Mar 22, 10 a.m., vehicle — cats in a secure carrier — until the veteri‑ Sponsored by the Middlebury Garden Club. Free Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane narian is ready to give the vaccination. and open to the pubic. Senior Housing, 50 Armory Lane. Bingo, tai chi, and Little League assessment in Middlebury. Saturday, Everlasting ephemera from the Henry Sheldon coffee hour followed by noon meal of pork chops March 17, 1‑3 p.m., Middlebury College field Museum in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 20, 3 with gravy, sweet yams, winter mixed vegetables, house. For children intending to play softball or p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. wheat roll, and pumpkin cake. Bring your own place baseball in the Middlebury Area Little League. A unique glimpse into 19th‑century local business setting. Free transportation may be provided. Call Softball assessment for minors and majors, league advertising, medical practices, sports and entertain‑ ACTR at 802‑388‑1946. Advanced reservations ages 8‑12, from 11:30 a.m.‑12:30 p.m. Baseball ment. Refreshments and social hour to follow. Free, required. $5 suggested donation. Open to anyone assessment for major and minors, league ages open to the public and accessible to those with age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Call 8‑12, from noon‑1 p.m. Registration required at disabilities. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220, or Michelle to reserve 802‑377‑1419. Middleburyparksandrec.org or email middareall@ pryan@residenceottercreek.com. Panel discussion on sexual assault and domestic gmail.com. Climate change discussion at Middlebury violence in Middlebury. Thursday, March 22, 7‑9 Poor Lost Circus Performers in Middlebury. College. Tuesday, March 20, 4:30 p.m. Davis p.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Road. The panel Saturday, March 17, 2‑4 p.m., and 7:30‑9:30 p.m. Family Library Room 105. Katharine Hayhoe will will feature four professional women whose vocation Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Start Join give a virtual presentation titled “Climate Change: is the field of domestic violence and sexual assault. Poor Lost Circus Performers their inaugural produc‑ Communicating Across Divides,” with remarks by They will talk about their work and answer ques‑ tion, “Anne of Green Gables ‑ The Musical!” Follow tions; learn how they are making a difference in our the exploits of plucky and exuberant orphan Anne community. Addison County Democratic Committee Shirley as she comes to be part of the Green Gables fundraiser with a share of proceeds for WomenSafe. family and changes the world for all who meet her. Suggested donation: $20. Tickets $20 adults/$18 seniors/$15 student (plus $2 Weimar Germany talk in New Haven. Thursday, preservation fee) available at bit.ly/aogg18tix. More March 22, 7 p.m., New Haven Community Library, info at poorlostcircusperformers.com. 78 North St. After World War I, Germany was Sister to Sister in Middlebury. Saturday, March 17, defeated, humiliated and in chaos. Local author 2‑4 p.m., Chellis House, Middlebury College. All Jack Mayer will talk about how the post‑war Weimar middle school girls are invited to join Middlebury government set the stage for the rise of the Nazis College’s Sister‑to‑Sister team to celebrate St. and the Third Reich. More information on the talk: Patricia’s Day: including a scavenger hunt around call Deborah at 453‑4015. campus, riddle solving and green treats. Free. Beauty & the Beast Jr. on Stage in Middlebury. St. Patrick’s Day community supper in Granville. Thursday, March 22, 7‑8:30 p.m., Middlebury Union Saturday, March 17, 5‑7 p.m., Moss Glen Grange High School Auditorium, Charles Ave. The MUHS Hall, 82 Post Office Hill Rd. Menu includes corned Class of 2018 presents this year’s senior class musi‑ beef or ham and all the fixings. No one leaves cal, a one‑hour version of the beloved Broadway hit. hungry. All proceeds benefit Project Graduation. For reser‑ King Pede party in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, March 17, vations or information, call 802‑382‑1192. 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, Route 7. Join in “Vernal Pools and the Critters that use them” for a sandwich supper and an evening of fun and presentation in Salisbury. Thursday, March 22, card games. 7‑8:30 p.m., Salisbury Elementary School, Kelly Cross Rd. Join Salisbury herpetologist Jim Andrews for this PowerPoint presentation on these common woodland pools, the preferred breeding locations Pancake breakfast in Addison. for Wood Frogs, Spotted Salamanders, and other Sunday, March 18, 7‑11 a.m., Addison amphibians. Part 1 of a two‑part event to help The Fire Station at junction of Routes 7 and 22A. Salisbury Conservation Commission locate and ADDISON COUNTY RIVER Watch will All‑you‑can‑eat plain and blueberry pancakes plus map the vernal pools in their community. Free and hold a training session for volunteers inthe fixings. Adults $6, kids $4. 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calendar Bring your own place setting. Free transportation may be provided. Call ACTR at 802‑388‑1946. $5 suggested donation. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802‑377‑1419. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Septic System Maintenance and Best Practices presentation in Orwell. Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., Orwell Free Library, 473 Main St. Soil Scientist Sheri Young discusses methods for a healthy and safe septic system. Free. Elka Bong, Dei Xhrist and Jane Boxall perform in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., Northern Daughters Gallery, 221 Main St. Elka Bong, a.k.a. Al Margolis plays clarinet, violin, objects and contact mics, Walter Wright on AVSynth, Dei Xhrist on voice electronics and Jane Boxall on percussion. VUHS Instrumental Concert in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., VUHS Auditorium. Come hear the Vergennes Union Middle and High School Jazz and Concert Bands.

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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. Hear about their journey on Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m., at Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol in this One World Library Project event. Photo courtesy Christiane Kokubo and Nate Shepard

roast turkey dinner with mashed potatoes and peas and shortcake with fruit for dessert. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802‑377‑1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. Judy Garland musical lecture in Middlebury. Friday, March 23, 3 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Music specialist Robert Wyatt will take you on a memorable journey through Garland’s extraordinary life and 45‑year career with live piano music and abundant film clips. Free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabili‑ ties. RSVP to Pat Ryan at 802‑388‑1220, or pryan@ residenceottercreek.com. Cartoon book exhibit in Ferrisbrugh. Friday, March 23, 2‑3 p.m., gymnasium, Ferrisburgh Central School. Come see the books created by FCS students in a two‑week arts enrichment program with illustrator and author Christine Mix. Lenten fish fry in Bristol. Friday, March 23, 5‑7 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall, 11 School St. Come to the 18th annual season of Fish Frys sponsored by St. Ambrose Church. The all‑you‑can‑eat meal includes fried or baked haddock, French fries, cole slaw, beverage and dessert. Tickets $12.50 adults/chil‑ dren 9 and under $6/immediate family of five $37. More info contact St. Ambrose at 802‑453‑2488. Table of Grace community meal in Vergennes. Friday, March 23, 5:30‑6:30 p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church, 30 S. Water St. Menu includes chicken and biscuits, stuffing, vegetable, cranberry sauce and dessert. Free. Annual Baked Potato Bar fundraiser in Cornwall. Friday, March 23, 5:30‑7 p.m., Cornwall Congregational Church, 2598 Route 30. Visualize a baked potato with loads of toppings, fruit kabobs and beverage for $5. All proceeds go to Addison County Habitat for Humanity. See you there. Call 802‑462‑3111 for more info or if you have a party of more than eight. Bingo benefit in Orwell. Friday, March 23, 6‑9 p.m., Orwell Town Hall, Main St. Help the Orwell Village School 8th Grade raise funds for their trip to New York City this spring. Come play Bingo, enjoy popcorn and baked goods, and walk away with one of many great prizes, such as gym memberships, dining gift certificates, and many others. Beauty & the Beast Jr. on Stage in Middlebury. Friday, March 23, 7‑8:30 p.m., Middlebury Union High School Auditorium, Charles Ave. The MUHS Class of 2018 presents this year’s senior class musi‑ cal, a one‑hour version of the beloved Broadway hit. All proceeds benefit Project Graduation. For reser‑ vations or information, call 802‑382‑1192.

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Green Mountain Club walk in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, March 24, Button Bay State Park, 5 Button Bay. An Easy 2‑mile walk. Lake Champlain views. Some alternate trails available to extend hike into local woods. Very little altitude change. Wear appropriate clothing for hiking and bring water, a snack and hiking poles, if desired. For more information contact Ralph Burt at rburt@gmavt.net or 802‑355‑4415. ‑For more activi‑ ties visit gmcbreadloaf.org. Sugar on snow party in Starksboro. Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m.‑2 p.m., Starksboro Village, Rte

116. Head to Starksboro village for a day of activi‑ ties to benefit the restoration fund of the Starksboro Village Meeting House, including a show and sale by local artists and craftspeople in the Meeting House and sugar on snow from local maple syrup served from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Starksboro Public Library with doughnuts and pickles. Hot dogs also served. Story time for the young and young at heart. Drawing with Pastels demonstration in Brandon. Saturday, March 24, 4‑5 p.m., Brandon Artist Guild, 7 Centre St. Come see pastel artist Judy Albright as she works on a painting and discusses the medium of pastel and the inspirations for her work in the current show, “Art from Farm to Table.” Free. Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble. Saturday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. 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 e‑mail info@brandon‑music.net.

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Green Mountain Club Young Adventurers Club hike in Middlebury. Sunday, March 25, 10 a.m., Wright Park, Seymour St. Extension. While the pace is geared towards younger adventurers (ages 4‑8), everyone is welcome. More info contact YAC Leader Lauren Bierman at 802‑349‑7498 or laurenbierman1218@ gmail.com. For more activities visit gmcbreadloaf. org. Beauty & the Beast Jr. on Stage in Middlebury. Sunday, March 25, 2‑3:30 p.m., Middlebury Union High School Auditorium, Charles Ave. The MUHS Class of 2018 presents this year’s senior class musi‑ cal, a one‑hour version of the beloved Broadway hit. All proceeds benefit Project Graduation. For reser‑ vations or information, call 802‑382‑1192. Craig Allen discusses Civil War in Addison. Sunday, March 25, 3 p.m., Addison Volunteer Fire Station, 44 VT Route 17, just west of Addison 4 Corners. The Addison Town Historical Society host Allen’s talk about the American Civil War and Vermont’s part in it. By all means bring CW artifacts you have to share.

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Governor’s breakfast in Middlebury. Monday, March 26, 7‑8:45 a.m., American Legion, 49 Wilson Rd. Meet with Governor Phil Scott and 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.

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Age Well Senior Luncheon in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 27, 10 a.m., Vergennes Area Seniors Armory Lane Senior Housing, 50 Armory Lane. Bingo, tai chi and coffee hour followed by a noon meal of roast pork with cider sauce, mashed potatoes, California blend vegetables, wheat roll, and oatmeal craisin cookie.

Age Well Senior Luncheon in Shoreham. Wednesday, March 28, 11 a.m., Halfway House, Route 22A. Soup, sandwich, coleslaw, dessert and beverage. Advanced reservations required. Call Michelle to reserve 802‑377‑1419. $5 suggested donation does not include gratuity. Open to anyone age 60 and up and their spouse of any age. CCV info session in Middlebury. Wednesday, March. 28, 12:15‑1:15 p.m., CCV Middlebury, 10 Merchants Row. At “Getting Started at Community College of Vermont (CCV)” learn about translating years of experience into college credit, admissions path‑ ways to UVM, VTC, Castleton, and other Vermont colleges, Tuition‑free opportunities for high school students and more. More info at 802‑388‑3032. ANESU Early Education developmental screening in Bristol. Thursday, March 28, 1‑4:30 p.m., Bristol Elementary School 57 Mountain St. Free. Children three years old by Sept. 1 or four years old not previ‑ ously screened are invited to attend. Screenings take about one hour. To schedule an appointment or for more info call ANESU Early Education Program at 802‑453‑3674. Basic Bridge Book 2 in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 28, 5:30‑7:30 p.m., Community Room, Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing. Instructor Audrey Grant on Competitive Bidding. A 6‑week course. Through April 25. Free and open to the public. More info at 802‑462‑3373. Peggy Shinn in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 28, 6:30 p.m., The Vermont Book Shop, 38 Main St. Vermont Author and Sports Journalist Shinn will read from, discuss and sign “World Class: The Making of the U.S. Women’s Cross‑Country Ski Team,” her new book chronicling the dramatic rise of the now Olympic Gold Medal‑winning team.

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L IV E M U S I C 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. Blues Jam in Brandon. Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Sister Wicked. 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. Tom Caswell in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 21, 6 p.m., Rough Cut. Bach’s 333rd birthday concert in Middlebury. Thursday, March 22, 12:15‑12:45 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Young Tradition Touring Group in Middlebury. Saturday, March 24, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Full Share in Middlebury. Saturday, March 24, 10 p.m.‑1 a.m., Notte. Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble. Saturday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Daymark in Bristol. Saturday, March 24, 8 p.m., Walkover Gallery Paul Asbell in Middlebury. Sunday, March 25, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek Champlain Philharmonic in Middlebury. Sunday, March 25, 4 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Elka Bong, Dei Xhrist and Jane Boxall perform in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., Northern Daughters Gallery. VUHS Instrumental Concert in Vergennes. Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., VUHS Auditorium. “Orgelgebet” performed in Middlebury. Thursday, March 29, 12:15‑12:45 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Heliand Consort in Middlebury. Friday, March 30, 7:30 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. Soulstice in Middlebury. Saturday, March 31, 10 p.m.‑1 a.m., Notte.

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CHRIS KOKUBO AND NATE Shepard pose behind their hosts, Salomé Octavo and Ciro Gonzalez, in Vera Cruz, Mexico, on their way to São Paulo, Brazil. The couple will present their trip at the Lawrence Memorial Library on Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m.

Starksboro couple shares 50K-mile adventure BRISTOL —Christiane Kokubo and Nate Shepard came up with a novel idea for their honeymoon — drive from Nate’s home in Starksboro, Vt., to Christiane’s home in São Paulo, Brazil, raise one dollar for each kilometer of the journey, and donate the proceeds to a health clinic for the underserved in Vermont. The couple will share this adventure, which they call From Home - Para Casa, on Thursday evening, March 15, at the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol. The event, hosted by One World Library Project and sponsored by The Vermont Humanities Council, is free, handicapped accessible and open to the public. Kokubo and Shepard came to know the undocumented Latino population in Vermont through their work at the Open Door Clinic (ODC), a small, non-profit, volunteer-staffed, free health clinic for the uninsured and under-insured in Addison County. More than 60 percent of the ODC

patient population are Mexican and Guatemalan dairy farm workers. Through their involvement at the ODC, the couple heard stories, made friendships and became interested in visiting Mexico en route to Brazil. They decided to use their travels as an opportunity to raise funds for the ODC. The year-long trip began in September of 2016, with adventures throughout North, Central, and South America. Kokubo and Shepard enriched their lives along the way. They gained insight into the Cherokee Nation at the Annual Cherokee Indian Fair in North Carolina, found inspiration at the vacation house of writer Gabriel García Márquez in Aracataca, Colombia, and were forced to bribe numerous police officers in Mexico City to prevent their car getting impounded. Kokubo comments, “Many of the most vivid moments come just as we are leaving. From a parking space, from a beer store, just driving

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past, fleeting images, conversations, snippets that por-tray a rich story of place, culture, and reality.” Nate Shepard is a Spanish teacher at Mount Abe Union High School. Christiane Kokubo is the communication specialist at the Open Door Clinic in Middlebury, and she is also a freelance journalist. The upcoming presentation will focus on how Kokubo and Shepard expanded their understanding of the cultures they experienced while traveling from Vermont to Brazil. Time will be available at the end for questions. The blog they created about From Home - Para Casa, Shepard writing in English while Kokubo wrote in her native Portuguese, can be found at fromhomeparacasa.com/. For more information on this event or about One World Library Project, contact the Lawrence Memorial Library at 802-453-2366 or go to OneWorldLibraryProject. org or the One World Library Project Facebook page.

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Danielle Jewel and Jacob Alexander Grey of Middlebury, Feb. 15, a boy, Jacob Alexander Grey, Jr. Allyson (Greeno) and Justin Brown of Brandon, Feb. 17, a boy, Huxley Estellar Brown. Jessica Vaughan and Jacob Zubow of Bristol, Feb. 20, twin boys, Caius Russ Zubow and Kade Roman Zubow. Abby and Nicholas Herberg of Bridport, Feb. 24, a boy, Tucker Nash Herberg. Tiffany (Danzig) and Nathan Littlefield of Shoreham, March 1, a boy, Oliver Burgess Littlefield. LeAnn and Michael Compagna of Whiting, March 2, a boy, Calvin Mitchell Compagna. Stephanie Colton and Justin Champine of Rutland, March 2, a girl, Madison Ann-Marie Champine. Jennifer and Matthew Myers of Bristol, March 3, a girl, Lucy Marilyn Myers. Chastity and Leon DeMers of New Haven, March 4, a girl, Evelyn Rae DeMers. Brooke (Robie) and Charles Bartholomew of Benson, March 4, a boy, Blake Charles Bartholomew. Heather (Fjeld) and Ethan Nelson of Brandon, March 7, a girl, Sigrid Pearl Nelson.

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There are a couple of options for doing this. You can just start out well-adjusted. All your emotions lined up in perfect uniforms, none of them fearing any others, taking turns nicely. Or you can fall down some stairs and hit your head. Not recommended for everyone, but works for some. Because of your fall and your broken foot and your bruised brain, quit everything. Start spending a lot of time alone. Watch the branches of trees wave gently below the clouds. Notice ice on leaky windows, the way it flowers and paints across the glass. Look closely at the insides of flowers. Marvel at the geometric certainty. Study the wings of birds, how the patterns make sense opened and closed. Watch wind ripple across water. Get excited by leaves falling so fast it sounds like rain. Get excited by clouds. Get so excited you join the Cloud Appreciation Society because all they do is send you pictures. No obligation to do anything. Remember reading Miss Rumphius to your kids and the lesson about making the world a more beautiful place. Sit in your chair, by yourself, and think about how best to do this thing. This thing that isn’t a thing. You can’t sing, you can’t paint, your dancing skills are something to keep secret, your gardens are a bit on the wild side. Think of something as changeable as wind. Start to laugh. A seed is bouncing around in your trampoline heart. A little bird of a thought. A bomb has gone off in your brain. You know what to do. Stop running. Let it overtake you. — Janet Fancher

I love this prose poem by be as simple as experiencing, Janet Fancher because of its amidst the cold dark days of energy and unique imagery. winter, a sense of new life and It feels like spring without movement in your soul. mentioning the word spring. It Joy can arise from the ordicarries the feeling of joy and nary and the overlooked. From a steady movement toward the patterns that ice crystals lightness. Joy is our birthright make on a window, and the and something that is available “geometric certainty of flowto us, whatever our situation. ers,” a wonderfully interesting “Joy,” said Bishop phrase. And from Desmond Tutu in the not so geometric conversation with uncertainty of life. the Dalai Lama for It can be in times of The Book of Joy, “is uncertainty, espemuch bigger than cially when we’ve happiness. While let go of control, happiness is seen that surprise and joy as being dependent most easily find us. on external circumPoetry is made stances, joy is not. for holding uncerThe depths of our tainty and surprise, suffering can also as well as paradox, By Susan Jefts result in the height that place where of our joy.” two different ideas The poem reminds us or tensions can live side by we don’t need to do or be side and offer meaning, even anything in particular to feel illumination. Poetry can also, joy. through a good metaphor, take I think of the lines of Mary something we thought we Oliver’s poem “Wild Geese.” knew and make us see it in a You don’t have to be good… way we haven’t before. We you don’t have to walk on can experience joy in many your knees a hundred miles ways; I find joy in words, in repenting….you just have dance, in soulful connection to let the soft animal of your with others, and the way the body love what it loves. Or, light of late day falls upon a as the speaker of this month’s tree. Until I read this poem, I’d poem writes, watch the never thought of joy as “a seed branches of trees, get excited bouncing around in my tramby leaves…..get excited by poline heart.” But I do now. clouds. Whatever it is that ————— brings you alive, let it in. Susan Jefts is a poet and There is generality in this educator living in Cornwall, poem and there is specificity. whose work has been There is surprise and paradox. published throughout the We wouldn’t think at first that country. She is currently workjoy could come after an unfor- ing on a book of poetry and tunate event, but it can. It can running workshops that use arise during illness or injury poetry as a tool for exploring when we experience an unex- life issues and directions. She pected sense of peace or grati- can be reached at sjefts7@ tude for something we other- gmail.com. Her website is wise might not have. Or it can manyriverslifeguidance.com

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(Janet Fancher lives in New Haven, where she is the co-owner, with her husband, of the custom cabinet shop Fine Lines In Wood, Inc. She holds an ancient MFA in Fiction writing from VCFA. She keeps her poems, and other writings, in disarray under her bed. The cabinets are on display in homes and businesses in Vermont and around the world.)

Salisbury SALISBURY — The Salisbury Conservation Commission will have a presentation and field trip about vernal pools this spring, Jim Andrews, well-known local herpetologist, will present “Vernal Pools and the critters that use them” on Thursday, March 22, at the Salisbury Community school from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The field trip will be held on Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will meet at the parking lot next to Camp Keewaydin’s walk over bridge on Route 53. Both events are free and open to the public.

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Like many communities, Salisbury voters attended the town meeting and cast their ballots in large numbers. Both the town budget and the highway budget were approved. All requests for funding from area organizations were approved as well. Wayne Smith, Sue Scott, Pedie O’Brien, Pat Dunn, Dan Kuczynski, Mindy Goodrich and Jeff McDonough were unopposed and elected. Salisbury’s rabies clinic will be held on Tuesday, March 20, at the town office from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. The cost is $15 per animal, cash only.

Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. Dog licenses will be available at this time; intact animals are $13 and neutered are $9, cash only. All dogs must be licensed by April 1. Property owners who chose to pay their taxes in two installments are reminded that the second payment is due April 5. The town office will be open on Saturday, March 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to receive tax payments and issue dog licenses. The Salisbury Congregational Church will hold a rummage sale on May 4 and 5.

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Sister essayists

OLIVIA, LEFT, AND Adelaid Brooks both won awards for their submissions to latest DAR essay contest. The awards were handed out on March 12. Older sister Adelaid received a monetary award, certificate, and pin for her winning essay in the Christopher Columbus contest. Her essay went on to win at the state level. Meanwhile younger sister Olivia was the local winner of the American History Essay Contest, which is open to students in the 5th-8th grades. She also received $25, a certificate, and a pin.

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Bristol man receives DUI citation

BRISTOL — A Bristol man is due in court this month to answer drunk driving charges that arose after police stopped his car during a town-contracted patrol. On Saturday, March 10, at approximately 6:17 p.m. Bristol police arrested Ryan Adam Cousino, 32, for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police said Cousino’s blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit, though they didn’t give an exact number. An officer on a town-contracted patrol stopped Cousino’s vehicle after observing speed and lane violations. Cousino was released with a citation to appear in Addison Superior Court, Criminal Division, on March 26. Between March 5 and March 11, Bristol police completed 21 foot and car patrols at various locations, namely on Mountain Street, Main Street and surrounding areas including near Bristol Elementary School, and at other locations around town, with one of the patrols done under contract from the town. Officers also completed four hours and 55 minutes of directed patrol and traffic enforcement in the police district and the town under a contract funded by Vermont Governor’s Highway Safety Program. During that same week, officers checked security at Mount Abraham Union High School six times.

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In other recent activity, Bristol police: • On March 5 an officer completed updated field training. • On March 5 received from district residents a request for house checks. • On March 6 investigated the report of an assault in the district. • On March 6 analyzed an electronic device for another law enforcement agency conducting an active investigation. • On March 6 at 10:35 p.m. investigated a vehicle collision in a parking lot and determined it did not rise to the level of a reportable crash. • On March 7 checked the welfare of another agency that was not receiving communications from dispatch and determined the agency had experienced radio trouble. • On March 7 during a towncontracted traffic patrol conducted a consented search and recovered a small amount of marijuana. • On March 7 logged a propertywatch case. • On March 8 at 12:21 a.m. arranged to have towed a vehicle in violation of the winter parking ban

whose owner could not be located. • On March 8 at 1:59 a.m. assisted Vermont State Police with an investigation. • On March 8 interviewed a juvenile for an ongoing investigation. • On March 8 ordered a loose dog be sent to the pound. The dog was later returned to the owner upon completion of town paperwork. • On March 9 an officer who is a member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a search warrant in New Haven. • On March 10 investigated the report of a vehicle idling for an extended period of time. The driver had been using the phone. • On March 10 assisted Vermont State Police, Bristol Rescue Squad and Bristol Fire Department with a single-vehicle crash on Burpee Road involving injuries and vehicle entrapment. • On March 11 an officer who is a member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force opened an investigation into child exploitation. • On March 11 verified for a district resident a vehicle identification number. • On March 11 at 3:30 p.m. investigated a complaint regarding unwanted text messages. The investigation is ongoing.

Man cited for domestic assault, DUI 2 ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police cited a Leicester man for domestic assault and drinking and driving this past weekend. On Saturday, March 10, at 10 minutes before midnight, troopers from the New Haven barracks responded to a Leicester home for a report of a family fight. Police looked into the report and decided that Bradleigh Helenhouse, 33, of Leicester had assaulted a household member, and he had operated a motor vehicle on a public highway while under the influence of alcohol. Authorities arrested Helenhouse, took him to the barracks for processing, cited him for domestic assault and driving under the influence (second offense), and lodged him at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $2,500 bail. Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by Middlebury police and the Brandon Area Rescue Squad. In another case state police — with help from the Addison County Sheriff’s Department and Agency of Homeland Security Investigation — on March 9 executed a search warrant at the home of Colin Germain, 20, on Twitchell Hill Road in New Haven. Troopers arrested Germain cited him for violation of court issued conditions of release,

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and released him into the custody of the Agency of Homeland Security Investigations. This was the same day Germain was in U.S. District Court in Burlington facing federal charges of distribution of child pornography and assaulting a federal agent (see related story in Section A). In other activity last week, troopers responded to Route 116 in Starksboro on March 12 at approximately 4:30 p.m. After investigating, police said they determined that Brandon Poquette, 18, of Starksboro, physically assaulted three people and also vandalized two vehicles. State police cited Poquette on three counts of simple assault and two counts of unlawful mischief, and released him. 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: • March 6, motor vehicle disturbances, Jersey Street at Route 17 West, Addison. • March 6, motor vehicle disturbances, Route 7, Ferrisburgh.

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• March 7, consent search, Route 7, New Haven. • March 8, traffic crash, Upper Notch Road, Bristol. • March 8, citizen assist, Kelley Cross Road, Salisbury. • March 8, motor vehicle disturbances, Route 22A, Orwell. • March 8, traffic crash, Long Point and Ashley roads, Ferrisburgh. • March 8, traffic crash, Bristol Road, Monkton. • March 9, accident with damage, Town Hill Road, Goshen. • March 10, motor vehicle problem/disturbances, Routes 7 and 22A, Ferrisburgh. • March 10, directed patrol, Route 7 and 22A, Ferrisburgh. • March 10, 911 hang-up, Town Hill Road, New Haven. • March 10, suspicious person or circumstance, Route 7, New Haven. • March 10, DUI, Fern Lake Road, Leicester. • March 10, citizen assist, Hardscrabble Road, Monkton. • March 11, citizen assist, Route 7, Ferrisburgh. • March 11, welfare check, Colorado Circle, Salisbury. • March 11, citizen assist, Upper Plains Road, Salisbury. • March 12, traffic crash, Route 30, Cornwall. • March 12, citizen assist, Route 116, Starksboro.

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for pet food as a form of rodent (Continued from Page 1A) one-car attached garage. It’s the control, and a pest control company northernmost of a group of three visited on Saturday in response to homes about 3.5 miles northwest a warning letter from Gaboriault of Vergennes. The home is owned about the rat infestation. Others at the meeting wondered by McGregor’s brother, James how McGregor could provide McGregor of Williston. Complaints about Heidi’s Haven proper exercise and attention for 30 date back to at least 2007, when a dogs. She answered that she takes town notice of zoning violation them on group outings to parks and was issued and then retracted friends’ homes. McGregor said she routinely when McGregor appealed. In 2013 another zoning administrator looked brings the animals to veterinarians into Heidi’s Haven, but did not issue if necessary, and only accepts dogs from shelters that she has “vetted a violation notice. Town officials have said over the in advance” to ensure she will only receive healthy years because it is a animals. rescue operation, not “I have no wish to a kennel, it conformed make you unhappy or with zoning, and miserable. I have no because the Agency of wish to have rats on Agriculture oversees my property,” she told rescue services their the neighbors. hands have been tied. Few seemed J a i m e e l y n n impressed, including Gaboriault, the Fisher family friend town’s health and Robin Curler, who animal control addressed the rat officer, acknowledged infestation. Ferrisburgh officials “It’s a huge, huge have not been able violation,” Curler to answer neighbors’ said. “That right “I still maintain concerns. there should shut you “We have exhausted because of the down.” every angle throughout number of dogs, And Brace said the years,” Gaboriault the sheer ratio of fencing is not doing said. “Every avenue we’ve tried to follow dogs to people to the job. “There was a dog in we’ve run against a provide for their wall.” needs, they can’t my yard last week,” she said. Fisher’s home lies be met.” McGregor said between McGregor’s — Humane Society more in emails to and another ranch Executive Director house owned by Scott Jessica Danyow the Independent. She said she has saved and Lisa Brace. Lisa about 2,000 dogs in Brace has for about two decades run a childcare center a 35-year career. Currently, Heidi’s out of her home. Her business Haven lists 25 dogs for adoption, offers a fenced-in playground in the and McGregor wrote she has 10 backyard and serves about a dozen cats, two in the garage to combat the rat infestation. At the meeting she preschool children a day. Loose dogs have been a problem said she and her husband own seven for a decade, Brace said, and this dogs. McGregor said her email that past October a half-dozen ran free from McGregor’s property onto when she first came to Sand Road her driveway, lawn and deck — problems were fewer. A “sweet older moments after the toddlers in her couple” next door “often donated care had walked back into her home. items to the rescue.” But she agreed relations with Lisa “It was right after we brought the children in from the playground,” and Scott Brace were strained, and added the Braces’ dogs have posed Brace said. Brace has pressed her case before problems in the neighborhood over to the selectboard with no results. the years. McGregor said when her animals But on March 6 the selectboard seemed poised to act, possibly on get loose, “We figure out how the zoning, noise or health issues, or all dogs got out, and repair/replace fencing as needed. Also worth three. Interim board chairman Rick Ebel noting, there are loose dogs ALL several times told McGregor she OVER Ferrisburgh.” Neighbors have said that at times should scale things down. “I want you to understand 20 or 30 in the past they have seen McGregor animals, that’s a lot of animals in a dump pet waste on area properties. small area, and your neighbors are McGregor did not address that feeling the effect of that,” he said. specific question in speaking to the larger issue. “We will do something about it.” “Unfortunately, we take most of VALID ISSUES? McGregor, 53, agreed at the our pet waste to the landfill. I would meeting that neighbors had a few like a more ‘green’ alternative, but we don’t have one at this time,” she “valid issues” to complain about. But she said she no longer allows wrote. As for the rats, McGregor wrote two noisy border collies outside at (See Issues, Page 13A) night, has installed storage cabinets

(Continued from Page 1A) out there, we’re going to be very competitive,” Freilich said. He repeats the mantra of “honorable service,” which he says can’t be accomplished when elected officials receive big contributions from entities that are expecting support for their commercial and political interests. “The underlying reasons of why we’re unable to constructively and effectively address the key issues of our country, to a large extent, are due to the conflicts of interest from the way our representatives take money from special interests,” Freilich said. He vowed to “fight endlessly” for campaign finance reform, and said accepting special interest money begets “tainted public service.” Freilich is also campaigning on a platform of “economic equality.” To level the economic playing field, he is proposing — among other things — to increase income, payroll, capital gains, estate and corporate taxes on what he calls the “ultra-rich and taxevading corporations.” He said his tax plan would raise $681.6 billion in additional annual revenue from those sources. “I feel that throughout the 20th century, we had a reasonable distribution of our wealth that created the American middle class, because of fair individual and corporate taxes,” Freilich said. “I think they have been chipped away year by year, decade by decade. And it is shocking

to me how the Democratic Party has “No patient should ever have to allowed this to happen, in spite of its forego a health-saving treatment being the ‘peoples’ party.’” because they are at the whims of an SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE insurance company,” Freilich states Freilich is a staff physician at the on his website. “Yes, payroll taxes will VA Medical Center in White River go up but health insurance premiums Junction, with occasional Navy paid by employers and employees will Reserves medical service at Andrews go away. Overall, the cost of health Air Force Base in Maryland. So he care will decrease for employers deals daily with the medical system, and employees dramatically. For and particularly federal those who pay their own health care programs “No patient health insurance, this is serving veterans. automatic money back in should The country is providing your pocket.” good health care services ever have If elected, Freilich to its veterans, according to forego a vowed to back to Freilich, who believes health-saving environmental legislation all Americans should treatment designed to address be afforded quality, because they climate change. And he accordable medical believes the economy are at the coverage. And that would could benefit from be best accomplished whims of an “greener” environmental through a single-payer insurance policies. universal health care company.” “A lot of people say, system, he believes. — Daniel Freilich ‘No crisis should be “I think (single payer) wasted,’” Freilich said. is the only way to do this “It’s an opportunity that is economically affordable, that for a massive investment in a green is high quality and that is morally environment, which means massive optimal,” Freilich said. investment in renewables and mass The lack of a level health care transit — kind of like what every playing field for citizens “is a blemish other modern democracy, other than on American society,” according to us, has figured out.” Freilich. He applauded Vermont’s success in A single-payer system, Freilich creating thousands of new jobs in the believes, would substantially reduce solar energy industry, and believes health care administration costs and the country should follow the Green make services more accessible and Mountain State’s lead. affordable. “The only reason, in my opinion,

one would not want to do such massive long-term investment is if you have a conflict of interest — for example, if you take money from fossil fuel companies that have a specific incentive in different programming,” Freilich said. “Among other things, our incumbent does that.” Recent school shootings have left Americans reeling, and the issue of gun control has again been in the headlines. As a military officer, Freilich has shot the M16 assault rifle. He’s proud of his marksmanship ribbon. He wants people to be able to own weapons for hunting and self-protection. But he said the country should adopt some new “common sense” rules to ensure prospective gun owners are properly vetted and that assault rifles are confined to the military. “People need to step up to the plate and say not only ‘what do I want,’ but ‘what’s good for all of us?’” Freilich said. “What is my right to bear arms, but what also is good for the rest of the country?’” Freilich has a 12-point gun control plan that includes an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, a waiting period, a concealed weapons ban, and setting 21 as the minimum age to buy a firearm. “This is my starting position to sit at a table and try to negotiate,” he said. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

either her or the hiring committee. Canning said the hiring committee told her they appreciated her “collaborative nature, my willingness to tackle tough and complex problems, my willingness to listen, my patience for change, my interest in people,” among other qualities. “Women do have, in some cases, very different personalities and ways to tackle problems as well as opportunities. And they said they really feel a woman can fit in very nicely,” she said. “They said they really enjoyed listening to my background.” Certainly, Canning said, she didn’t make the decision because of job dissatisfaction. “It’s bittersweet. I do love it here, and I feel so proud of how far we’ve come and the changes that we’ve made. It hasn’t always been easy, but I’ve embraced the opportunities and certainly hope that I’ve made some connections with students and families and staff, and I’m going to miss everyone,” Canning said. ANWSD Board Chairwoman Sue Rakowski said Canning, in turn, would be missed. Rakowski noted the district’s dire financial problems when Canning took over in 2014: She discovered a memo from the Agency of Education that threatened to withhold $1.1 million of funding for the district because

as I can, to be at their events, to be visible at the schools, to support my principals and to support the teachers indirectly,” she said. Canning said she is optimistic the opening will draw good candidates, in part because of the area’s and its board members’ enthusiasm for its schools. “I’ve never seen a group of such committed community members that want to see their schools be successful,” Canning said. “There’s just something about the culture here in the five towns that they really support their schools.” The ANWSD board is also hopeful. “I’d like to hope that we’re a place that people would look at and like to come work for us,” Rakowski said. The board agreed on Monday to hire Vermont School Board Association consultant Bob Stevens to coordinate a search for Canning’s replacement. The board also decided to establish an 11-member screening committee that will include two board members (Tom Borchert and Finn Yarbrough), a central office professional, a building administrator, two teachers, two support staff members, and three ANWSD residents, each from a different town and to be selected by lottery if necessary. Those interested in serving should submit their names, phone numbers, and address to Rakowski by March 21 at srakowski@anwsd.org. Rakowski said she expects final candidates to be presented to the board at its May 14 meeting. In the meantime, she said board members support Canning’s decision. “I wish her the best. I think it’s a great opportunity for her. And why not try something new?” Rakowski said.

Canning (Continued from Page 1A) a lot through that process.” She made the first cut after a Skype interview, and then learned she was a finalist when she met with the school’s hiring committee in Boston in February. The committee asked her to fly to Kuwait over February vacation to meet the ownership of the school and tour the city, and there she was offered a contract. Canning, who described herself as single with “grown children and no cats or dogs,” said the offer was too good to pass up. She gave her notice, effective at the end of this school year, in a Feb. 22 letter to the ANWSD board. As well as being an educational challenge, the job means traveling with students to events, including one this year in Switzerland; attending administrative conferences in the Middle East and Europe; and opportunities to explore the region during long weekends and holiday breaks. “Things like this don’t come along very easily for anyone,” Canning said. “And what an opportunity to learn a new culture, learn about the people, learn about the history. And to travel, quite frankly, all over the world.” She will also become the first female superintendent of the school, a fact Canning said was not lost on

of poor accounting practices, and an audit showed a $768,000 deficit at Vergennes Union High School. According to the most recent audit, ANWSD was about $1.6 million into the black. Meanwhile, after three earlier unsuccessful attempts at unification, voters two years ago backed district consolidation under one board. “She’s made a great positive impact on our district, especially in terms of finances and H.R. compliance,” Rakowski said. “She really turned those things around for our district. It was a place where we really needed to make some changes, and I think she really led us through that and did a great job.” Rakowski praised Canning for budgeting that was sensitive to the needs of schools and taxpayers, for taking steps to ensure every ANWSD teacher has been evaluated in the past three years, and for looking out for the interests of all students. “It’s obvious JoAn really cares about our district, the students, and she has tried very hard to make decisions based on equity and opportunity for the kids,” Rakowski said. Rakowski also said the board values Canning’s willingness to meet with students and to show up at plays and concerts. “She’s also made a concerted effort to be in the schools and be visible, and attend a lot of the events, and we’ve appreciated that,” Rakowski said. Canning, who has an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from the University of Vermont and worked in special education in Vergennes between 1991 and 1994, said that part of the job was important to her. “I’ve made it a point to try and get to know some of the students as much

Sexual, domestic violence discussion set March 22 MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County Democratic Committee is hosting a panel discussion on sexual and domestic violence on Thursday, March 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the American Legion in Middlebury. The panel will feature four professionals whose vocation has been the field of sexual and domestic violence. All are involved daily in efforts to address, to prosecute, to remedy and to prevent sexual assault and domestic violence. The panelists will talk about their work, any gaps in services, how other community members can help, and answer your questions and concerns. Come and learn how they are making a difference in our community. Panelists include: Kris Bowdish, Detective with Middlebury Police Department; Dennis Wygmans, Addison County State’s Attorney; Kerri Duquette-Hoffman, Executive Director of Womensafe; Melissa Deas, Executive Director of Domestic Violence to Responsible Choices; and Miche Chamberlain Modiba, Director of Addison County Restorative Justice Program (invited as of press time). As a detective with the police department, Kris Bowdish describes

her role as responding to the immediate report of sexual assault and/or domestic violence, as well as ongoing investigative work. “My objective is both the immediate safety of the persons involved, as well as the integrity of the investigation, to ensure a strong case for potential prosecution,” She says. In speaking of the survivors who come to WomenSafe, Kerri Duquette-Hoffman says, “I am continually amazed by the strength, courage and hope that I witness in the people I work with”. Melissa Deas, as executive director of the 27-week offender rehabilitation program Domestic Violence to Responsible Choices, describes how “The most powerful understanding DVRC participants can take away from the course is that they get to choose what they believe and who they want to be, and that they have the possibility of choosing to be respectful men” Refreshments will be provided. The event is a fundraiser for the Addison County Democratic Committee. Suggested donation is $20 at the door. A share of the proceeds will be contributed to WomenSafe.

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Issues on immediate admission if they (Continued from Page 12A) show up unannounced. she now had a plan: “It gave people a false sense “We will always keep cats out of security that things were done there, and we will also have to properly,” Haas said. “It didn’t do use bait stations for a while to what people thought it should be kill the resident rats. Terminex doing, including me.” recommended we use exclusion Several residents complained (sealing access to the garage and about the inspection process at the home), and bait stations. Doing March 6 selectboard meeting: They some research online, I found a rat believed McGregor had ample time poison that is just a high amount of to prepare to improve conditions calcium. The rats die from organ before her last inspection, in 2015. failure, but it is not dangerous at all “Somehow she does seem to to pets, children or wildlife. We will get through a state inspection,” do what we can to eliminate the rats Gaboriault said. from our property.” But Danyow said the situation Some on March 6 were skeptical points to a bigger concern: No one is of McGregor’s commitment to working with shelters and rescuers eliminating the rats. Fisher showed to improve poor conditions until the the selectboard a picture of baby rats only recourse is an animal cruelty taken from McGregor’s Facebook complaint. page asking if any “animal welfare “If this kind of situation occurred advocates” could help because “we when there was oversight, what kind have a mice problem in our garage.” of slippery slope are we on now?” THROUGH THE CRACKS? Danyow said. One animal advocate, Addison FUTURE IN FERRISBURGH? County Humane Society Executive On March 6 neighbors said things Director Jessica Danyow, visited at 2512 Sand Road have again gone Heidi’s Haven in 2013. She gave downhill. it mixed reviews and provided the THESE DOGS WERE among a group that came from Heidi’s Haven Fisher said Heidi’s Haven has Independent with information on a 2011 animal cruelty case and the rescue this past October onto a neighbor’s porch just after toddlers become “significantly louder” in from the backyard. Ferrisburgh officials might take action since she bought her home three operation’s state licensure that same came against the rescue operation after years of complaints. years ago, while the smell has “also year. Photo courtesy of Lisa Brace gotten significantly worse.” Danyow said the dogs liked “We can’t leave our windows McGregor and were not obviously shelter, rest, sanitation, or necessary “Having seen Sheila’s house open,” she said. unhealthy or unhappy. medical attention.” before I can attest that the state of Fisher pointed to the town’s “But I still maintain because of According to Cappetta’s statement, Sheila’s home that evening was the number of dogs, the sheer ratio McGregor was cooperative and told completely contrary to how it noise ordinance, which reads in part, “No owner of a dog shall keep of dogs to people to provide for their her she was “‘done rescuing’ as she normally is,” read one statement. or harbor a dog which by frequent needs, they can’t be met,” she said. may have taken on too much.” LICENSE GRANTED Danyow compared 2512 Sand In July that year McGregor pled October 2011 is also when the or long-continued noise, barking Road to the Addison County innocent and was released with a Agency of Agriculture granted or howling disturbs the comfort or Humane Society (ACHS), which she condition that she not possess “more McGregor a “pet merchant license” repose of persons in the vicinity.” Gaboriault on Feb. 27 wrote said has 14 kennels for than 4 dogs and 4 felines to operate Heidi’s Haven. James McGregor about the rat up to only a dozen dogs, that she owns and make Agency Veterinarian infestation, citing with five employees “I want you to good faith efforts to Kristin Haas code violations, or volunteers a day to understand 20 find homes for the other remembers the 2011 “I have no requiring that “a pest exercise, feed and clean or 30 animals, animals.” licensing discussion wish to make control company do up after them. She said that’s a lot of According to ACHS included McGregor’s you unhappy a site evaluation and at Heidi’s Haven she documents, McGregor court case. animals in a or miserable. I treatment,” and giving saw stacked crates and complied. They also But Haas said him a March 27 deadline was told two people small area, and state that in October attorneys advised the have no wish your neighbors 2011 Addison County agency not to deny the to have rats on to provide a report from cared for the animals. the company. She does not dispute are feeling State’s Attorney David license. my property.” As for Ebel’s McGregor’s motives. the effect of Fenster notified ACHS “In order to revoke — Sheila McGregor repeated suggestions “I think that Sheila that. We will that “because Sheila or withhold a license to McGregor that she is a well-intentioned conformed with all the from someone there has do something woman, who like many stated requirements that to be a demonstrated or imminent voluntarily scale back Heidi’s rescuers has gotten in about it.” he was dropping all of public health risk or public safety Haven (Sample: “When you’re — Selectman over her head, and has the state charges without risk,” Haas said. “If this is the case living in a neighborhood like that, it Rick Ebel more animals than she prejudice.” I remember correctly we talked can’t continue. You’re hearing that can provide for and can McGregor wrote with our assistant attorney general from the town.”), she was asked be tolerated by her community,” conditions deteriorated because and the circumstances did not whether Ebel made a “reasonable Danyow said. she had allowed another rescuer to rise to something we could set a request.” McGregor responded: “We can Many rescuers do good work. stay at her home, starting in January precedent on by refusing to give her According to the American Society 2011, not realizing he was mentally a license.” for the Prevention of Cruelty unstable. She said he caused the Danyow said she spoke with Haas to Animals, 670,000 dogs are problems at Heidi’s Haven. four years ago about the issuing of euthanized every year, a number “I had taken in a man with severe the license. that has dropped since 2011. (ACHS mental health issues. I was trying “There wasn’t a good answer is a no-kill shelter.) Rescuers have to help,” she wrote in an email. “I on how she could have gotten that played a role in the lower kill total. was in way over my head. I am NOT license,” Danyow said. And Heidi’s Haven gets good qualified to ‘save’ humans.” Haas said the situation shows why ratings at its Facebook site, plus McGregor supplied statements the agency should no longer oversee McGregor supplied testimonials from friends to attest to the man’s shelters and rescue operations, from happy adopters. mental issues, and from other and the Legislature revoked its But in September 2010 ACHS Vermont rescuers who wrote authority in 2016. The agency handled a complaint that McGregor that they had been to 2512 Sand has no “criminal investigative or was not treating her animals Road and had not seen the kind of enforcement authority,” Haas said, properly. According to Vermont conditions present in early 2011. nor could its representatives insist Humane Federation records, ACHS first tried to help McGregor improve her care, but Danyow said, “During those efforts conditions deteriorated at the residence.” According to Addison County Court Criminal Division documents, then-ACHS Executive Director Jackie Rose visited the property in April 2011 and found crowded and unsanitary conditions. Rose returned with Vermont State Police Trooper Cathy Cappetta on June 20, 2011. According to Cappetta’s affidavit, she smelled the “odor of feces and urine” in the garage and kitchen, and saw feces on the kitchen floor. Cappetta also noted “multiple kennels stacked on top of each other,” and counted 28 dogs and nine cats on the property. McGregor was cited for depriving an animal or “adequate food, water,

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THE OWNER OF a Ferrisburgh dog rescue service posted this picture of a pile of baby rats on Facebook seeking homes for the rodents. The property is now infested by rats, and the town health officer demands a plan to solve the problem by March 27. Photo courtesy of Lauren Fisher

reduce the number of dogs we save. I know I can’t save them all, but I am heartbroken by the number of sweet, healthy dogs dying and have dedicated my life to saving as many lives as I can.” Ebel said the board will at its March 20 meeting review town ordinances, and discuss whether new laws or changes might be appropriate, including looking at whether to buy a decibel meter. “Everything is on the table,” he said. Ebel said any steps cannot target Heidi’s Haven or any other single

resident or property, but must look at the greater good to help “neighbors get along with one another” in all situations. “We need to look at it on a townwide basis,” he said. “We have to take a broader look and see how it affects everybody.” Fisher and Brace both said after the March 6 meeting they hoped the selectboard could finally act. “Before they said their hands were tied,” Fisher said. “This was very encouraging.” Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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By the way in this unequal context? In this training you will take time to better understand the unequal economy that we are all living in and then particularly how that inequality affects people living in poverty. The work of two Addison County residents will be on display in a show called “Artists to Watch,” a survey of contemporary Vermont art in two exhibitions and in print. The exhibit, sponsored by the Vermont Arts Council and Kasini House, opened last Friday at the Council’s Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier

and runs through April 29. See the work of Sherri Rigby of Ferrisburgh and Pamela Smith of Bristol. Rigby studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and received a BA in Studio Art from the University of Vermont. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally. Smith is a self-taught painter. Five of her Madonnas, life-size papier mache sculptures, are part of the permanent collection at the Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, where one was recently featured in the exhibit “YUMMM! The History, Fantasy, and Future of Food.”

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(Continued from Page 1A) It is free, but organizers are asking those planning to attend to RSVP to: jesse@unitedwayaddisoncounty. org. We know that poverty affects our communities and negatively affects health outcomes. Many of us might be one paycheck away from that struggle ourselves. We also know that substance use touches people of all socio-economic incomes, yet has the largest impact on people with the least amount of financial resources. How can outreach and prevention be more effective

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Tigers enjoyed rare advantage; N.Y. over Boston Time for a couple thoughts appropriate for the season. (Late winter? Early spring? March Madness?) One of the arguments I have made to the Vermont Principals’ Association (fruitlessly) over the years in favor of having a smaller athletic Division I for Vermont High Schools is that about 10 or 12 of the big schools have not only an enrollment advantage over the smaller D-I schools, but better access to facilities and clubs. Think of the Shelburne Field House in Chittenden County, or all of the AAU basketball teams and soccer clubs based in Vermont’s largest county, home to more than half the state’s largest high schools, plus another that recruits shamelessly. Well, now we have found a sport in which one of the smallest D-I schools, Middlebury, actually enjoys a similar advantage: Nordic skiing. The Tiger Nordic teams have gone back-to-back winning state titles, albeit in D-II. Their performances this year actually outpaced those of larger D-I schools such as Mount Mansfield and Champlain Valley. Why? Rikert Nordic Center, now with Vermont’s best snowmaking capability, is a 20-minute drive from MUHS, and the Frost Mountain Nordic Ski Club is excelling at interesting young skiers in the sport and developing their abilities. Well, what do you know? Facilities and clubs can help teams. Of course, D-II Nordic runner-up U-32 was in no position to complain. The school’s girls’ basketball team made the short drive to the Barre Auditorium (for the third straight year) to get defeated by Mount Abe in Saturday’s semifinal even though the Raiders also reportedly (by the Barre Times-Argus) practiced in the Aud before the semifinal. Things that make you go hmmmm. Are you out there, VPA? Barre and Montpelier basketball teams have always had an advantage at the Aud, just like Chittenden County hoop, lacrosse and field hockey teams always have the edge once they reach the final four at UVM’s court and fields. Anyway, it was great to have the Tiger skiers win, and, on the (See Kirkaldy, Page 2B)

PANTHER SOPHOMORE DANNY Jacobs had a goal and an assist in Middlebury’s 12-11 win over St. Lawrence Monday afternoon.

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Men’s lacrosse splits home contests Panthers hold off Saints after setback MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s lacrosse team split a pair of tight home games in recent action. The Panthers are 2-1 heading into a Saturday road game at Wesleyan (2-1), ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division III. On this past Saturday visiting Connecticut (3-0, 2-0 NESCAC) edged the Panthers, 8-6. The Camels secured the win by scoring the game’s final three goals. Middlebury took a 3-1 first-period lead on strikes by Henry Riehl, Parker Lawlor and Michael McCormack, and still led by 4-2 on another Riehl strike until late in the second, when the Camels scored twice in the final two four minutes to make it 4-4 at the half. The teams exchanged man-up goals in the third until A.J. Kucinski made it 6-5 at 4:55. But the Camels got goals from A.J. Vasquez and

Maxx Trotsky to take a 7-6 lead after three periods. Camel PJ Kelleher made it 8-6 with 10:34 remaining in the fourth. Middlebury fired four shots at the cage in the closing minutes, but could not find the back of the net again. Panther goalie Charles Midgley finished with 12 saves, and Camel goalie Jameson Hill stopped 14 shots. Jordan Foster scored three times for the Camels. On Monday, the Panthers held off a late charge from visiting No. 11 St. Lawrence to prevail, 12-11. The Panthers led, 12-3, with 4:53 to go in the third before the Saints scored eight unanswered goals. Lawlor gave Middlebury the lead in the first minute, and goals by Frank Cosolito, John Jackson and Riehl made it 4-0 after one period. The Panthers added the first two

goals of the second quarter before the Saints got on the board. Twenty seconds before the half Kucinski converted a feed from Danny Jacobs to make it 7-1 at the break. In the first 2:10 of the third period the Panthers extended their lead to 9-1 with goals from Michael McCormack and Will Brossman. The Saints responded with markers from Conor Caffrey and Jordan Dow. McCormack scored twice to make it 11-3, once with the Panthers a man up, and Panther Laurence Jackson later caused a turnover and set up defender Eric Rogers for a goal to

make it 12-3 with 4:53 remaining in the third quarter. Dow then began the Saint rally with a man-up strike to make it 12-4 entering the fourth. In the fourth, Mike Donnelly scored a man-up goal, and Caffrey scored and then set up Steven Peterson to make it 12-7. A Cal Hynson man-up made it a four-goal game. Dow converted after a Panther turnover, and Mike Donnelly brought the Saints within 12-10 at 3:17 mark. Dow made it a one-goal game with 1:24 remaining, but John Jackson won the ensuing faceoff, and the (See Panther men, Page 2B)

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ D-II Basketball Final at Barre 3/16 #1 F. Haven vs. #2 Mt. Abe...... 8:15 PM COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse 3/17 Wesleyan at Midd......................... Noon 3/24 Bowdoin at Midd........................... Noon Men’s Lacrosse 3/17 Midd. at Wesleyan........................ 2 PM 3/20 Plattsburgh at Midd....................... 4 PM 3/24 Midd. at Bowdoin.......................... 1 PM Baseball 3/17 Midd. at Emory............................. 1 PM 3/18 Midd. at Emory............................. Noon 3/24 Midd. at Chapman........................ 2 PM 3/25 Midd. at Claremont M-S................ 2 PM 3/25 Midd. at Pomona-Pitzer................ 6 PM Softball in Clermont, FL 3/23 Midd. vs. Allegheny................ 12:30 PM 3/23 Midd. vs. Thomas.................... 4:30 PM 3/24 Midd. vs. Farmingdale.................. 2 PM 3/24 Midd. vs. Juniata...................... 4:30 PM 3/25 Midd. vs. Mt. Mary.........................9 AM 3/25 Midd. vs. Buffalo St.................11:30 AM Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

PANTHER SENIOR HENRY Riehl is pushed to the ground but still maintains possession of the ball during Monday’s game against St. Lawrence. Riehl scored a goal in the 12-11 Middlebury win.

forced to foul. A.J. Jurko knocked down two from the line for a 77-74 MIT lead. Daly raced the ball up the floor, but the Engineers chose to foul him rather than allow a potential tying three-pointer. Daly made both free throws for a 77-76 score. The Panthers then fouled Cameron Korb, whose two free throws made it 79-76. Daly was fouled with 8.1 seconds remaining, but missed the front end of the oneand-one. Matt Folger rebounded and dribbled behind the line, but his desperation three-pointer bounced off the rim at the horn. Daly, a senior, led Middlebury with 21 points and 13 rebounds to go along with five assists. Farrell finished with 15 points, including 12 in the first half, to go along with five rebounds and three assists. Majors, also a senior, had nine points on four-for-four shooting from the

By ANDY KIRKALDY BARRE — Top-seeded Fair Haven on Monday dealt the Otter Valley Union High School boys’ basketball team a loss for the third time this winter, and this one hurt the most. It came in a Division II semifinal in the Barre Civic Auditorium, 5842, and it ended the Otters’ strong season with a 15-8 record. The Slaters, who during the regular season defeated OV at home by 13 and in Brandon by eight, improved to 18-5 and are scheduled to play for the D-II title on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. However that timetable is open to question with the midweek snowstorm. The status of Wednesday night’s semifinal between No. 3 Milton and No. 7 U-32 was uncertain at presstime, and forecasts called for the storm to linger and also to postpone other scheduled games at the Aud. Whenever the final is played, Fair Haven, a perennial contender, will be seeking its first title since 2002. On Monday the Otters hung with the Slaters in the first period, trailing by 15-12 after the first eight minutes despite eight of Slater Cam Coloutti’s game-high 23 points. Early three-pointers from Josh Letourneau and Tyler Rowe kept OV in the hunt. The Slaters then outscored the Otters by 17-8 in the second period to take a 12-point lead at the half. Aubrey Ramey and Zach Murray hit three-pointers as Fair Haven went ahead by 30-16, but late hoops by Dylan Mackie and Rowe helped OV stay close. The Otters scored the first six points of the second half to pull to within 32-26, but five straight points (See OVUHS, Page 2B)

Sports BRIEFS BARRE — The Mount Abraham Union High School girls’ basketball team’s championship game in Barre was postponed from Tuesday night until Friday night due to the midweek snowstorm. The 19-4 Eagles, seeded No. 2, will meet No. 1 Fair Haven (20-3) on Friday at 8:15 p.m. in the Barre Civic Auditorium. The game is a rematch of one the Eagles won at Fair Haven, 33-29, on Dec. 28. The Slaters are playing without standout Halle Coloutti, who was injured in the team’s regular-season finale at Otter Valley. She has been replaced by her freshman sister, Ryleigh Coloutti, in the starting lineup.

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE Chase Goree charges toward the St. Lawrence goal Monday afternoon.

MIT nips men’s hoop in NCAAs

By ANDY KIRKALDY MAHWAH, N.J. — The Middlebury College men’s basketball team lost to MIT, 79-76, on this past Friday in an NCAA Division III Sectional hosted by Ramapo College. The Panthers, winners of an NCAA Regional the weekend before, ended their season at 21-7. MIT (25-6) fell on Saturday, 68-66, to Ramapo. The Panthers led, 67-62, with 7:15 to go, but made only three of 15 shots the rest of the way. One of the shots was a three by Jack Farrell that made it 70-70 with 5:29 left. MIT scored the next five points, but two Jack Daly layups made it 75-74 with 54 seconds left. On the ensuing possession, a steal by Farrell gave the Panthers the ball. A floater in the lane by Daly fell off the rim with 11 ticks remaining, and Middlebury was

Fair Haven too much for Otters in Barre Aud

Eagle girls’ final moved to Friday

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Basketball Final at Barre 3/13 #1 FHU vs. #2 Mt. Abe...... Ppd. to 3/16 Boys’ Basketball Division II Playoffs at Barre 3/12 #1 Fair Haven vs. #5 OV..............58-42 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Lacrosse 3/12 Midd. vs. St. Lawrence...................15-3 Men’s Lacrosse 3/12 Midd. vs. St. Lawrence.................12-11 Baseball 3/11 Midd. vs. Bard...................................7-0 3/11 Bard vs. Midd....................................9-3

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floor, while Folger scored nine points to go along seven rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots. Nick Tarantino, the team’s third senior, contributed eight points and seven boards, and Eric McCord chipped in with eight points. The Panthers pulled down 39 rebounds in the contest, setting a single-season record with 1,329, surpassing the total of 1,294 set last season. For MIT Hamilton Forsythe scored 23 points, including four threes, while Tim Roberts had a double-double of 13 points and game-best 17 rebounds, including key offensive boards down the stretch. Jurko tacked on 18 points and five rebounds. The Panthers shot 44.1 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent (six for 16) from three-point range. The Engineers made 40.9 percent of their shots, including 11 of 27 from behind the arc.

Women’s lax moves to 4-0 with pair of easy wins

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team improved to 4-0 with a pair of recent wins. The Panthers were ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division III in Monday’s poll. The Panthers will host No. 17 Wesleyan (3-0) this Saturday at noon. On this past Saturday the Panthers coasted past host Connecticut, 12-2. The Camels dropped to 1-2, 0-2 NESCAC. The Panthers opened Saturday’s game with a 5-0 run in which Emma McDonagh recorded two goals and two assists. After a Camel score, goals by Georgia Carroll and McDonagh made it 7-1 at the half. The Panthers then opened the (See Lacrosse, Page 2B)

Track athletes vie at NCAA D3 meet BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two All-American performances highlighted the efforts of Middlebury College track and field athletes at this past weekend’s NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, staged in Birmingham, Ala. On Saturday Jimmy Martinez earned All-American honors in the 400-meter run, finishing fourth in 48.34. On Friday Middlebury’s distance medley relay team finished third for the second straight year to earn All-American recognition. The quartet of Nathan Hill, Tyler Farrell, James Mulliken and Kevin Serrao ran the event in 9:57.94, marking the program’s third consecutive All-American finish and the fourth overall, with the other occurring in 2012. The women’s DMR team of Tasha Greene, Kate McCluskey, Meg Wilson and Abigail Nadler also raced on Friday, finishing 12th in 12:16.33. McCluskey also competed in the women’s 400 preliminary. She finished in a tie for eighth in 56.30, but just missing the cut for Saturday’s final by 0.003 second.

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Panther skiers take eighth at national meet BOULDER, Colo. Katie Feldman was — The Middlebury Erik Arvidsson the Panthers’ top College ski team earned Allperformer on Satconcluded the 2018 American honors urday, finishing in NCAA champion- with a fourth-place 13th place in 45:58. ships on Saturday Also skiing for Midin eighth place finish. Arvidsson dlebury were Cate among 23 scoring finished with a Brams (47:40) and teams. Denver won two-run time of Alexandra Lawson the title with 604 1:21.75. Riley (48:08). points, followed by Plant finished 25th On the men’s side, Colorado (563) and Adam Luban and in 1:26.58. Dartmouth (448.5). Sam Wood finished The Panthers tallied in 15th (55:28) and 248 total points over the four-day 16th (55:29) places, respectively. event, placing third among eastern Peter Wolter covered the 20K course schools. in 56:47, good for 25th place. The final day of competition feaThe Middlebury alpine ski team tured the women’s 15-kilometer and concluded action on Friday in the men’s 20K freestyle Nordic events. men’s and women’s slalom races.

Erik Arvidsson earned All-American honors with a fourth-place finish. He finished with a two-run time of 1:21.75. Riley Plant finished 25th in 1:26.58. Just one Panther woman completed both runs: Lexi Calcagni placed 25th in 1:25.77. The Middlebury Nordic ski team opened on Thursday with the women’s 5K and men’s 10K classical races. The Middlebury women placed all three racers in the top 23 of the 40-person race. Alexandra Lawson led the Panthers in 16:26 to place 18th, followed in 19th place by Feldman in 16:27. Brams took 23rd in of 16:34.

On the men’s side, all three racers were in the top 24, with the 18 of the 24 hailing from western schools, whose skiers are used to the high-altitude racing. Sam Wood took 16th in 29:05, Luban was 18th in 29:15, and Wolter was 24th in 29:37. The Middlebury alpine team was in action on day one in the giant slalom. The Panther women placing fourth in the event, led by a fourthplace effort by Caroline Bartlett. Bartlett finished the race with a two-run combined time of 1:53.57, which earned her All-American honors. Calcagni finished in 17th in 1:55.23, and Lucia Bailey was 20th in 1:55.99. In the men’s race, Arvidsson took 11th with a two-run time of 1:50.48.

Plattsburgh eliminates women’s hockey in quarterfinal PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Host Plattsburgh edged the Middlebury College women’s hockey team on Saturday, 3-1, in an NCAA Division

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III quarterfinal tournament matchup. Plattsburgh (24-2-2), ranked No. 2 in NCAA D-III, snapped a 1-1 tie against the No. 4 Panthers in the third period and then added a late empty-netter to nail down the victory and advance to the final four. Middlebury (20-5-3 and the NESCAC champion) received an unfavorable draw out of order to limit travel to the western colleges participating in the nine-team tournament. No. 3 Elmira was also in the four-team side of the bracket with Plattsburgh and Middlebury, while No. 1 Norwich found itself on the other side of the draw.

The Cardinals took the lead at 14:34 of the second period, three seconds after a power play had expired. Panther goalie Lin Han (35 saves) denied Erin McArdle’s hard shot from the right side with her blocker, but McArdle followed the shot and tucked the rebound home. Middlebury senior Maddie Winslow answered with a power-play goal at 17:45. Jenna Marotta sent the puck from the right point to the top of the zone to Madie Leidt, and Winslow tipped in Leidt’s shot on goal. Middlebury went on the power play 1:01 into the third period. The

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best chance came 1:30 in when Cardinal goalie Kassi Abbott (26 saves) stopped Leidt’s shot and her rebound bid.. Plattsburgh went back on top 6:58 into the third with a goal three seconds after a power-play opportunity had expired. Ashley Songin roofed the rebound of a Lizzy Viola shot. The Panthers pressed, but Abbott turned away some quality chances. Middlebury pulled Han after a timeout with 2:12 to go, and Plattsburgh’s Mackenzie Millen added an empty-goal with 12 seconds remaining. The loss was Middlebury’s first of the season on the road, snapped a 10game unbeaten streak, and was just the Panthers’ second loss of 2018.

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(Continued from Page 1B) second half with another 5-0 run, with Kristen Murphy netting two goals and an assist. The Panthers outshot the Camels, 33-15, and earned a 26-16 advantage in ground balls. Murphy finished with two goals and four assists. Emily Barnard and McDonagh (two assists) each netted a hat trick. Alex White scooped up six ground balls and caused five turnovers, while Evie Keating caused four turnovers and gathered four ground balls. In goal for the Panthers, Julia Keith made nine saves. Camel goalie Meghan Mullin made 14 stops. On Monday Middlebury won its home opener, 15-3, over St.

OTTER VALLEY UNION High School senior Payson Williams takes the opening tip off during Monday night’s Division II semifinal game in Barre. Otter Valley lost to Montpelier, 58-42.

Lawrence (1-1). The Panthers led at the break, 5-1, and then pulled away in the second half by amassing decisive advantages in shots (45-15) and draw controls (12-4), including a 9-3 advantage after the break. McDonagh paced the Panthers with two goals and three assists, Carroll had three goals and a helper, while Hollis Perticone scored three times and controlled five draws. Barnard and Jena McNicholas each scored twice and added an assist. Keating scooped five ground balls and caused five turnovers. Keith made nine saves in goal and picked up four ground balls, while Saints goalie Sophie Cardenali stopped 20 shots.

Panther men (Continued from Page 1B) Panthers ran out the clock to nail down the victory. McCormack’s three goals led the Panthers, while Jacobs netted one and had an assist. John Jackson won

10-14 face-offs in the game with six ground balls, while Jake Madnick won eight of 10 and picked up seven rollers. Midgley made 16 saves for Middlebury, while two St. Lawrence goalies combined for eight saves.

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OVUHS (Continued from Page 1B) from Drew Eddy and threes by Ramey and Coloutti helped the Slaters take charge. They led after three periods, 49-32, and then scored the first four points of the fourth quarter to put the game out of the Otters’ reach. The backcourt of Mackie (12 points)

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and Letourneau (11) paced OV. The Otters finished the season by winning nine of their final 11 games, with both losses to the Slaters. As well as Letourneau, a four-year varsity player, Payson Williams, Sawyer Heath and William Kelly put on basketball uniforms for the last time for OV on Monday.

Kirkaldy (Continued from Page 1B) side, I was happy to see my point reinforced. Secondly, in a short couple weeks the Major League Baseball season will begin, as hard as it is to believe with another foot of snow falling in the third storm of the month. Our snowplow guy has no trouble affording his Molson Ale this winter. It’s fashionable to pick the Yankees to romp in the AL East. Being a pillar of fashion (Merrells, jeans and hoodies? I’m in.) I have to agree. Skeptics point to the Yankees’ starting rotation, but there are no real issues: Luis Severino emerged as an ace last year, Masahiro Tanaka settled in after a poor start, Sonny Gray is better than average, CC Sabathia has reinvented himself as a control pitcher, and Jordan Montgomery had good numbers as a rookie. Tanaka’s elbow and Sabathia’s age are question marks, but compare that to the Red Sox with three starters projected to start the season on the disabled list — Drew

Pomeranz, Eduardo Rodriguez and Steven Wright — and a fourth, David Price, with an elbow as uncertain as Tanaka’s. Meanwhile, no one debates whether the Yankee bullpen is better than Boston’s. And even with the welcome addition of JD Martinez and expected bounce-backs from Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley and Xander Bogaerts it’s hard to see how the Sox will keep pace with a Yankee offense led by Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez and featuring solid players at all nine positions. Boston will play good defense, and if their pitchers do get healthy the Sox should contend for a wild card. And if Sale and Price are rested and healthy the Sox could make a postseason run. But the Yankees are a better bet than the Sox. Defending World Series champion Houston, however, remains the best bet of all. If anything, the Astros got better after adding Gerrit Cole to their rotation and having Justin Verlander for a full year. Yikes.

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Agriculture News U.S. budget bill offers $1B in dairy subsides

By KELSEY NEUBAUER would be felt by farmers “quickly.” VTDigger.org Bob Wellington, vice president of BURLINGTON — After Congress Agri-Mark, said at the press conferpassed a massive budget deal in ence that there would be an education Washington, D.C., last month, Sen. and awareness program that will get Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, was in farmers ready to enroll as soon as the Green Mountain State touting a legislation is officially passed. farming bill in the federal package “There is going to be no wait on the that secured more than $1.1 billion farmers’ part,” he said. “They need in subsidies to stabilize the dairy that money.” industry. Wellington said the Dairy farmers have bill would go a long seen their incomes way in keeping the steadily decline in struggling industry recent years, and with afloat until it could milk prices at a 20-year stage a recovery, as it low, there have been redid in the years after the ports of farmers selling 2008 recession. off their herds, or worse. While the bill is not Dairy co-op Agri-Mark going to raise farmers’ earlier this year sent incomes to where they farmers the phone were years ago, he numbers for suicide said they could now prevention hotlines. move ahead with a “We made sure The new bill extends to get in a great much-needed sense and expands the Margin of stability, and most Protection Program, deal of help for importantly keep their which went into effect dairy farmers. farms operating. last year. Leahy said This is an “The problem is once he worked with Senate example of the you lose a dairy farmer, Appropriations Com- way the Senate you never get them mittee Chairman Thad back,” he said. is supposed to Cochran, R-Miss., to seSome industry cure the new provisions. work. I said, it is observers were not “We were in session staying in the bill optimistic about the to about 3:30 a.m. this or the bill is not impact of the changes morning,” Leahy said. going forward.” to the margin program. “We made sure to get in — Sen. Leahy Among them is Andrew a great deal of help for Novakovic, a professor dairy farmers. This is in Cornell University’s an example of the way the Senate is College of Agriculture and Life supposed to work. I said, it is staying Science’s Dyson School of Applied in the bill or the bill is not going Economics and Management. forward.” “The Margin Protection Program The program provides a subsi- for Dairy Producers was created to dized insurance plan if farmers lose provide insurance against market and money on milk production. Under pricing volatility,” said Novakovic, the new bill, this safety net is made whose research focuses on the U.S. wider due to extended enrollment and dairy industry and federal policy lower premiums that will allow more related to dairy. “While well intended, small- and medium-sized farms to be the program has not proven to be parcovered. It also waives a $100 fee for ticularly helpful or effective, as dairy farmers in the greatest need. farmers have suffered below-average Leahy said the results of the bill returns since 2015.”

Dairy facts: Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) in Vermont was 12.3 million pounds, 0.2 percent above January 2017 but 2.7 percent below December 2017.

source: USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Number of milk cows in Vermont at the end of 2017 — 129,000; at the end of 2016 — 130,000. Vermont milk production for 2017 — 2,728 million pounds; for 2016 — 2,727 million pounds.

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Vermont’s forest sector facing challenges

Vermont prides itself as the Green Mountain State, with nearly 80 percent of its land mass covered in forest. Healthy and productive forests are inherent to Vermont’s culture and heritage. Yet the industry responsible for bringing us countless valuable forest products — high quality furniture, specialty wood crafts, lumber and firewood, as well as services such as clean water, fresh air and a home for wildlife — is in decline due to a myriad of challenges. Rapidly changing commodity markets, overseas competition and an aging workforce all are contributing to an This week’s Com- i n d u s t r y munity Forum is by in transiChristine McGowan, tion. And Forest Products Proyet, both gram Director at the the enviVermont Sustainable ronmental Jobs Fund. a n d economic viability of Vermont’s forested landscape depends on a healthy forest products industry to responsibly manage, harvest, and utilize Vermont’s forests. Vermont’s forest products industry generates an annual economic output of $1.5 billion and supports 10,000 jobs in forestry, logging, processing, specialty woodworking, construction, and wood heating. In addition, Vermont’s forest recreation economy generates another $1.9 billion in eco-

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VERMONT’S FOREST PRODUCTS industry generates an annual economic output of $1.5 billion and supports 10,000 jobs in forestry, logging, processing, specialty woodworking, construction, and wood heating.

nomic output, and supports 10,000 additional jobs. While Vermont’s forests supply

high quality saw logs used in construction or by specialty woodworkers, the majority of wood presently in

our forests is considered ‘low grade,’ typically used for pulp to make paper or chipped for heat or electricity. Due to a sharp decline in the region’s pulp industry, combined with the low price of oil and a move away from expanding electric-only biomass in the region, the market for low-grade wood has substantially dried up. So, while markets for high quality wood are healthy, they cannot singularly sustain Vermont’s forest products industry. Without healthy markets for low grade wood, Vermont is likely to see continued decline in the industry’s in-state infrastructure such as logging operations, sawmills and kilns, as well as the local jobs they sustained and the forest management service they provide. Hope for the Future Despite what sometimes sounds like a gloomy forecast for this (See Forestry, Page 4B)

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Many win at MUMS 4-H Foods Day gathering MIDDLEBURY — Forty-one Addison County 4-H’ers participated in the Addison County 4-H Foods Day at Middlebury Union Middle School, on Saturday, Feb. 24. In keeping with the theme, Dreaming of Picnic Days, participants brought dishes for evaluation and took part with others in their age group in three different labs. The event, sponsored by University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H in Addison County, was open to 4-H’ers, ages 5 to 18, enrolled in county 4-H clubs. Labs included the Germ City nutrition lab, where the youths learned about food safety and the proper way to clean their hands, using a black light to check for germs after washing; an exercise lab featuring Volleyball; and a foods lab, where the 4-H’ers honed their culinary skills as they prepared food for a lunch buffet and snack break. Foods from the culinary contest were served at lunch. The contest was evaluated by Middlebury’s Hannaford Career Center culinary students and 4-H volunteers. Judging was based on presentation including

A CULINARY CONTEST, a highlight of Addison County 4-H Foods Day, Feb. 24 in Middlebury, produced several winners. They were, front row (left to right): Emma Oliver, Alexis and Erin Whipple, all from Bridport. Back row: Trevor Wright, Bridport; Annika and Adrienne Smits, both from Addison; Shyanne Wedge, Shoreham; McKenna White, Whiting; Catara Doner, Middlebury; Katherine Whipple, Bridport; Noah Sheldrick, Salisbury; and Lydia Raymond, Charlotte.

table setting and appropriate garnishes, appearance and taste, among other criteria. Winners by age group were: GRADES K-2 (desserts): Trevor Wright, Bridport, cherry pie in a jar (first); Noah Sheldrick, Salisbury.

whoopie pies (second); Annika Smits, Addison, mini fruit pizza (third) GRADES 3-4 (salads): Lydia Raymond, Charlotte, creamy potato salad (first); Adrienne Smits, Addison, wheat berry salad (second);

Alexis Whipple, Bridport, garden salad with ranch dressing (third) GRADES 5-7 (sandwiches): Emma Oliver, Bridport, curry chicken salad sandwich (first); Shyanne Wedge, Shoreham, cranberry walnut chicken salad (second); Erin Whip-

ple, Bridport, turkey wrap (third) GRADES 8-12 (bean bonanza): McKenna White, Whiting, paella (first); Katherine Whipple, Bridport, chocolate black bean muffins (second); Catara Doner, Middlebury, green bean casserole (third).

Vermont’s economic and ecological future. Finding markets for low-grade wood, product innovation, workforce development, technical and business assistance, and financing were identified as major issues impacting the forest products sector. The analysis identified the need for network development and value chain facilitation to sustainably develop Vermont’s forest economy. This led to the creation of the Vermont Forest Products Program, coordinated by the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund in collaboration with the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative and the Northern Forest Center. Network development accelerates

Finding markets for lowgrade wood, product innovation, workforce development, technical and business assistance, and financing were identified as major issues impacting the forest products sector.

Network will create the space for industry professionals from across the entire supply chain and trade association partners throughout the state to build stronger relationships and collaboration throughout the industry, including helping to promote new and existing markets for Vermont wood products, from high quality furniture to construction material to thermal biomass products such as chips and pellets. Value chain facilitation builds teams of private sector stakeholders, along with service and capital providers, to address bottlenecks in existing supply chains and/or to take advantage of emerging market opportunities for specific products or

services. Value chain action teams in the Vermont Forest Industry Network are comprised of members with knowledge or expertise from across the forest products supply chain and are working to advance the development of specific products including mass timber, automated wood heat, and locally sourced wood products. Creating and retaining quality jobs for Vermonters, opening additional markets for locally produced wood products, and improving economic development in the forest products industry, all while benefitting the environment, is achievable and the work has begun. Learn more or join the Vermont Forest Industry Network at vsjf.org.

Forestry (Continued from Page 3B) industry in transition, I see hope for the future. Within the forest products industry are entrepreneurs developing new and innovative wood products and business models, logging and forestry professionals with impressive knowledge of and dedication to Vermont’s forest health and productivity, and talented woodworkers whose craftsmanship bolsters Vermont’s reputation for fostering creativity. According to the 2016 Forest Sector Systems Analysis, commissioned by the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board, both protecting our forests and strengthening the entire industry are equally critical for

industry growth by bringing together diverse stakeholders to tackle systems-level change no one business or organization can do alone. Modeled after the successful Farm to Plate Network, a new Forest Industry

(Continued from Page 3B) Hosted by ACORN (Addison County Relocalization Network), the gathering will take place on March 21 for a 5-6:30 p.m. Happy Hour talk at Lincoln Peak Vineyard in New Haven. The certified “Organic” label is considered by many to be the most important label in the U.S. food regulation system. In this conversation with long-time Vermont organic farmer Miskell, participants will learn why independent organic farmers are working on creating a new label for consumers to differentiate largescale ag production from smaller, soil-based systems. Join ACORN as we hear about the “Real Organic Project” and learn from one of Vermont’s activist growers trying to keep his operation going in the midst of this challenging marketplace. “This is a crazy time in American agriculture,” said Annie Harlow of the executive committee of ACORN Network’s board of directors. “It is important that the public come together to learn how we can move forward to support sustainability-focused, small-scale farmers who are the backbone of the good food movement.” This talk will speak to the impact of large-scale mono crop farms and the huge animal-production mega-facilities that are a far cry from the original intent of organic that focused on animal welfare. This gathering is a chance for all to come together and learn how organic standards and labeling have evolved and the impact on the environment, the challenges faced by consumers as they seek to make sustainable choices and the multifaceted complexities of supply and demand of the ever-expanding organic marketplace. Lincoln Peak Winery is off the west end of River Road in New Haven. Admission to the even is $15, and it will include light fare and a cash bar. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. To register, visit www.acornvt.org. If you have questions or would like more information, contact Annie Harlow at annie@acornvt. org.

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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. AL‑ANON FAMILY GROUP ‑ For families and friends of problem drinkers. Anony‑ mous, confidential and free. At the Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. 7:30‑8:30 PM Friday eve‑ nings. AL‑ANON: FOR FAMI‑ LIES and friends affected by someone’s drinking. Members share experience, strength and hope to solve common problems. New‑ comers welcome. Confiden‑ tial. St. Stephen’s Church (use front side door and go to basement) in Middlebury, Sunday nights 7:15‑8:15 pm. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 1 SUNDAY. 12 Step Meeting, Middlebury, United Methodist Church, North Pleasant St. 9‑10am. Came to Believe Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 1‑2pm. Discussion Meet‑ ing, Bristol, Howden Hall, 19 West St. 4‑5pm. Women’s Meeting, North Ferrisburgh, United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. 6‑7pm. 12 Step Meeting, Vergennes, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Park St. 7‑8pm. AA 24‑Hour Hotline 802‑388‑9284, www.aavt.org . ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 2 MONDAY. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Ripton, Rip‑ ton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. 7:15‑8:15am. As Bill Sees it Meeting, Middlebury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. Noon‑1pm. Women of AA (Step/Speaker), Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd, 5:30‑6:30pm. Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, The Turning Point Ctr, 54 Creek Rd. 7:30‑8:30pm. Big Book Meeting, New Ha‑ ven, Congregational Church, Village Green, 7:30‑8:30pm. Discussion Meeting, Bran‑ don, St. Thomas Episco‑ pal Church, Rte 7 South, 7:30‑8:30am.

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

PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at The Resi‑ dence at Otter Creek in Middlebury. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS, 4 WEDNESDAY. Big Book Meeting, Middle‑ bury, 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. Alternat‑ ing Format Meeting, Fer‑ risburgh, 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. 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. 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 Meet‑ ing, Middlebury, The Turn‑ ing Point Ctr. 54 Creek Rd. 6:30‑7:30pm.

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MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and dis‑ cussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understand‑ ing of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs.

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The Town of Bristol is seeking a Chief of Police to lead a 3-person Police Department. Bristol (pop. 3,894) is a steadily growing, vibrant community located in the Champlain Valley in Addison County, Vermont. The Police Chief is the face of the Bristol Police Department and is expected to direct and manage all operations of the Department to ensure the protection of life and property and the prevention and suppression of crime. This salaried, exempt position is considered a “working” Chief, taking an active part in the law enforcement duties and patrols, working closely with residents, businesses, schools, emergency services/emergency management, and other local, county, and state law enforcement agencies. The Department is in the process of negotiating a 3-year Agreement between the Town and New England Police Benevolent Association Local 421. A detailed job description is available at www.bristolvt.org. Salary: $55,000 to $65,000 commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits package. The hiring process will include initial screening with a 5-member hiring committee and one or more public interviews with the Selectboard. To apply, please e-mail a confidential cover letter, resume, and three references to townadmin@bristolvt.org with Bristol Police Chief Search in the subject line or send to:

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Learn more about local volunteer opportunities! If you are 55 and older, contact RSVP @ 388‑7044, rsvpaddison@ volunteersinvt.org or visit www.volunteermatch.org. Volunteers of any age can contact The United Way of Addison County’s Volunteer Center at www. unitedwayaddisoncounty.org and click on VOLUNTEER!

Come to The Horse’s Touch Volunteer Training Night Sunday, March 18th at 4:30 p.m. Neverland Farm, Hinesburg

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:

Cabot Creamery Administrative Office Attn: Human Resources 193 Home Farm Way Waitsfield, VT 05673 EOE M/F/D/V

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

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DAIRY CATTLE FEEDER Full time position. Health in‑ surance and retirement plan. Pay based on experience. Valid driver’s license and references required. Kayhart Brothers, Addison. Call Tim 802‑349‑6676. DENTAL OFFICE SEEK‑ ING per diem hygienist in Vergennes to fill in pe‑ riodically. Please email your CV and availability to drcongalton@yahoo.com .

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GREENHOUSE WORK‑ ERS‑SEASONAL Full time positions. Includes planting, watering, loading trucks. Must be strong, dependable, motivated. Please call Paul at 759‑2294 between 9am and 6pm. HEAVY CONSTRUCTIONS LABORERS & Pipelayers. Excellent pay with benefits. Start Immediately in the Burlington Area. Courtland Construction Corporation, EOE, 802‑503‑4565. HEAVY EQUIPMENT OP‑ ERATORS, Excavator and Loader. Excellent pay with benefits. Start Immediately in the Burlington area. Court‑ land Construction Corpora‑ tion, EOE, 802‑503‑4565. HOPE SEEKS ONE more person to join its resale store team. Immediate opening for a retail associate. Full time, with benefits. Must have cash register experience, and be able to work Saturdays. Qualified applicants should send resume and cover letter to us at 282 Boardman Street or email to receptionist@ hope‑vt.org. This positions will remain open until we find the right people. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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OVER-THE-ROAD DELIVERY DRIVER needed for upstate New York, occasional overnights depending on weather. Class A CDL and two years’ experience required. Must have a clean driving record and be able to lift 50lbs. repetitively. Prefer if driver could take loaded truck home at night. Pay based on experience, paid vacation and IRA available. Stop by to fill out an application at Green Mountain Feeds Main Street, Bethel, Vermont or send resume to tlittle@greenmountainfeeds.com.

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Busy Landscaping and Excavating firm seeking skilled, motivated and reliable people. Full-time and Seasonal positions available. We are looking for experienced help in landscaping, excavation and lawn maintenance. Must have valid drivers license. Commercial mowing or excavation experience required. Wage based on experienced. Mail or email resume:

TOM BODETTE Excavating & Landscaping, Inc. tombodettelesinc@gmail.com. 6 Lower Plains Rd, Middlebury, VT 05753, Attn: Leslie. Call 388-4529.

Event Manager

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. Responsibilities will include: 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.

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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

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RESPITE/COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Bright and en‑ gaging young woman is look‑ ing for assistance accessing her community for social activities in her accessible van and assisting her with personal care needs/daily living skills at her home. Full time position. No benefits. Please email your resume to vkcornett@gmavt.net.

JOIN AN OUTSTANDING teaching team of dedicated early educators from early April through the school year. Position responsibilities in‑ clude working as part of a team, curriculum planning and implementation, work‑ ing with families and gen‑ eral classroom management. Innovative curriculum and philosophy. Summer employ‑ ment options also available. EOE. Send resume and three references to; Mary Johnson Children;s Center, 81 Water St., Middlebury, VT 05753. office@mjccvt.org. LAKE CHAMPLAIN TRANS‑ PORTATION is looking for an energetic, adaptable indi‑ vidual to join our paint crew. This position is based out of Burlington, but may require travel to our other crossings as work arises. Must be com‑ fortable working on the water and in changing weather conditions. General duties include; painting, scraping, sand blasting, and other support duties as needed. Full time, Monday through Friday $13.00 ‑ $15.00/ hour based on experience. Eligible for benefits after completing introductory pe‑ riod. Email your resume to jobs@ferries.com. 802‑864‑9804. LANSCAPERS‑ COLBY HILL Landscape Company is now hiring for the 2018 sea‑ son. Looking for applicants of all facets of landscape, and of the landscaping industry. We are a landscape construction company, specializing in the installation of patios, walk‑ ways, walls and plantings, as well as maintenance. Starting pay $14/hr. Pay may com‑ mensurate with experience. Call Dave at 802‑363‑9958.

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MAKE EXTRA MONEY at concerts, sports, and fes‑ tivals. GMCS is hiring staff for our event staffing and security team. Get paid to be a part of great events across Vermont with opportunities to travel to regional events as well. This is a great sec‑ ond job; with flexible event based scheduling,night and weekend hours available. No experience is necessary; we will provide initial training and you can opt‑in for additional training for higher pay. Apply online today. gmcsusa.com/ employment. PART‑TIME CAREGIVER FOR 17 year old disabled boy in Middlebury. Ap‑ plicants must have child care experience, referenc‑ es and be reliable. Some lifting required. Flexible hours. Criminal background check. Send resume to: sstone7716@gmail.com. THE STORM CAFE is look‑ ing for an experienced server to join our highly trained staff. Please apply in person at 3 Mill Street, Middlebury.

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Help Wanted: Caregiver 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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TRAFFIC CONTROL FLAG‑ GING GMF is hiring staff for our traffic control and flag‑ ging team. Get paid to keep work zones safe across Ver‑ mont roads and highways. We provide motivated indi‑ viduals a competitive wage, opportunities for promotion within our team, and a bonus for using a personal vehicle. No experience necessary; we will train qualified ap‑ plicants. Apply online today. gmfvt.com/employment. VERMONT SOAP IS seek‑ ing a highly organized indi‑ vidual with strong computer skills for our shipping de‑ partment. Must be able to lift 30lbs. Team player is a must. Previous shipping ex‑ perience is preferred but will train the right person. Com‑ petitive wages, paid time off and free gym membership after successful introductory period. Please email resume to nichole@vtsoap.com. WHISTLEPIG CURRENTLY HIRING FOR full time bot‑ tler. Eye for detail and ac‑ curacy. 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.

2 NEW COOPER M+S stud‑ ded tires. 195/60R/15. Less than 100 miles on them. Selling at half price; 2 for $100. OBO 802‑453‑4235.

Please send cover letter, resume including examples of event management history, and three references to: rob@addisoncounty.com.

Sen. Bernard Sanders 1-800-339-9834

SPECIALIZED RESIDEN‑ TIAL SUPPORT Community Associates is seeking dedi‑ cated human service profes‑ sionals to come join the team of support for women with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges in their Middlebury home. In a 24‑7 staffed therapeutic home environment, you’ll help them organize daily ac‑ tivities and learn independent living skills, while addressing the goals to improve social skills, personal boundaries, emotional self‑regulation and healthy life‑style. Shifts in‑ clude weekdays, overnights and weekends. Experience with behavioral support and co‑occurring disorders de‑ sirable. Full‑time positions with comprehensive benefit package. To see the weekly schedules and apply, visit www.csac‑vt.org.

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SHARED LIVING PRO‑ VIDER Active, engaging woman with an intellectual disability needs an Addison County Home. She enjoys having a busy day and 1:1 attention, as well as shop‑ ping. 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 intel‑ lectual disabilities helpful. Generous tax‑free stipend as an independent contrac‑ tor, monthly room & board payment, and respite budget. Contact Paula Dougherty for more details at Community Associates. (802)388‑4021.

ADDISON REPERTORY THEATER (A.R.T.) INSTRUCTOR The Hannaford Career Center is seeking a full-time instructor to direct the school’s award winning Addison Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) program at the high school level. Qualified candidates should have a working knowledge of techniques, methods and procedures of both technical and performance theater, including dramaturgy with a minimum of three years’ experience working with adolescents. Experience leading Account: Patriciaand Hannaford Career Center drama productions curriculum development is necessary. ViableWide candidates must hold or be eligible to obtain a Vermont 3 Cols Licensure endorsement in secondary English (05) and Career and Technical Education in Arts and Communication (17C). The successful candidate should be able to instruct and assist in the growth and success of a diverse population of students through careful preparation of course materials, effective teaching methodologies and informed critical feedback on assignments and discussions. Effective management and supervision of student work crews and performers is essential. Please send letter of interest, resume and three recent letters of recommendation to: Dana Peterson, Superintendent 51 Charles Avenue, Middlebury, VT 05753 Application Deadline: March 30, 2018 E.O.E.

ANTIQUE DOUBLE BAR‑ REL 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. THE BARREL MAN; plastic and metal barrels, 275 gallon food‑grade totes. 55 gallon plastic food‑grade barrels with spin‑on covers. Great for rain barrels. A barrel for every need. 802‑453‑4235. U S E D R E S TA U R A N T EQUIPMENT plus chairs, tables and hood systems. 802‑388‑4831.

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For Rent WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront. Washer, dryer. No smok‑ ing. Available September through May. $1,000/month. 860‑878‑9580.

Newly Constructed Loft, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom Apartments in Downtown Middlebury Historic Building | Air Conditioning European Appliances, Quartz Countertops & Washer/Dryer Off-Street Parking | Pet friendly Walk to Middlebury College campus Contact: Christine Golden Nedde Real Estate 802-373-5893 battellllc@gmail.com www.BattellBlock.com

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092. 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, refer‑ ences, background checks required. EHO. CHARMING STUDIO APARTMENT in the heart of downtown Middlebury. Tile bath and kitchen. Avail‑ able immediately. Baba, 802‑388‑6456.

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DOWNTOWN MIDDLE‑ BURY 3 bed, 1 bath apart‑ ment for rent. Updated paint/ floors, clean. $1,400/mo. Contact Pat 615‑212‑9561. DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measure‑ ments are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com. EXECUTIVE 1 BEDROOM APT with office (not a bed‑ room) in Brandon. Beautiful location, close to town. All brand new. Complete with all appliances: stove, refrigera‑ tor, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer; energy star rated. Long term lease. No smoking and no pets on property. $850/mo. plus utilities. Credit check, refer‑ ences and deposit required. 802‑352‑6678. F O R R E N T: B R I D ‑ P O R T, C o m m e r c i a l / retail office. 1,200 Sq. Ft. High traffic visibility. tbrought@middlebury.edu. MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM near downtown. Appliances, off street parking, lease. No pets. Real Net Management Inc. 802‑388‑4994. MIDDLEBURY OFFICE SPACE for rent. 400 sq.ft., second floor. Available Janu‑ ary 1, 2018. Contact Eric at 802‑388‑6054. MIDDLEBURY: RETAIL/ OFFICE space for rent. 1,303 square feet. Front door parking. Contact Eric at 388‑6054. (Countryside Carpet and Paint)

For Rent ONE BEDROOM, FIVE‑STAR energy efficient apartment in Salisbury, close to Lake Dunmore. One half of duplex. Large bedroom with full bath up. Living room and kitchen with all appliances on first floor. Heated basement with W/D. Private sun deck. $850/month, plus utilities. Absolutely non‑smoking, no pets on premises. Deposit and references required. One year minimum lease. Available 4/1/2018. Call 802‑352‑6678. RIPTON, SMALL ONE bed‑ room house. No smoking or pets. $800 per month plus utilities. 802‑388‑2641.

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ROOM IN NEW HAVEN, VT. Private entrance, private bath. No pets. No smoking. $600/month. Call 453‑4525. 9a.m.‑ 9p.m. SEASONAL HOME ON Lake Champlain. May thru November. 475‑2112.

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SHOREHAM 2‑BEDROOM, 2nd floor apartment. 920 Square feet of living space in former general store and Grange Hall. Natural pine floors. Eat‑in kitchen. Huge living room. Small 2nd floor porch w/verde antique marble floor. Propane heat & stove; electric hot water. Walking distance to elemen‑ tary school, and across the street from the Shoreham Inn & Gastropub. A scenic 20 minute ride to Middle‑ bury and the college cam‑ pus. No smoking. Available April. $775/mo + utilities. 802‑388‑5411. SHOREHAM: SHARE A bright, sunny home w/ profes‑ sional interested in cooking, NPR, reading & hiking. 25 minutes to Middlebury. $400/ mo. plus utilities. Private BA. No deposit. 863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background checks required. EHO. STUDIO APARTMENT, PRI‑ VATE bath, shared kitchen. No smoking. $400/mo. 475‑2112. SUGARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 2, 3 and 4 BR apartments in Mid‑ dlebury. All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NP/NS. W/D hook‑ups. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

NEW HAVEN, SUNNY, ef‑ ficient apartment. Views, hard wood floors. No pets, no smoking. References. $925/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.

For Rent It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing.

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Wood Heat FIREWOOD. CUT, SPLIT and delivered. $210/cord seasoned. $185/cord green. 802‑282‑9110. SIMPLY READY‑2‑BURN™ Everyday low prices; free delivery ‑ free kindling; sea‑ soned, clean, split, mixed hardwood. Small orders OK. Click www.MIDDMEN.com or call 1‑855‑MIDDMEN™.

Real Estate REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. The building season is upon us. If you’re considering a new home you should look at our two remaining lots on East Middlebury’s Daisy Lane. This is an established residential development with town water, nearby tennis courts, playground and only minutes away from the Snow Bowl and Lake Dunmore. Call Jack at 388‑2502 or 388‑7350.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale. Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281. FIRST CUT HAY large square bales. Processed. $35 a piece. 377‑1955. HAY FOR SALE small first cut, $3.00. Small second cut, $4.00. 802‑377‑5455. WH ITN EY’S C U STOM FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Cars 2015 SUBARU FOREST‑ ER, automatic. Color: dark gray. Maintenance record kept and available. 61,000 miles, new front brakes. Well maintained, clean as a whistle. Weathertech floor mats. Owned by an old lady who drove it conservatively. Comes with good snow tires. Price: refer to Blue Book. 802‑779‑7825.

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HONDA ACCORD BLACK SE Sedan. $7,000. 121,000 miles. Leather, heated, elec‑ tric seats. Well cared for. Snow tires included. Call 802‑462‑2366.

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 collect‑ ibles, etc. Visit bittneran‑ tiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/ appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge.

Particularly on sites like Craigslist. 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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WANTED: CAMPER. From original owner only. 16‑30 feet. No fifth wheels. Must be in good condition. Call to discuss features. Daughter /11) lives in Bristol, can check it lished: 5/5 Ads (Pub ed sifi as Cl out. Thanks. 540‑886‑8433. e. nt leg Re col For se to ENT rbished. Clo M APARTM 1 BEDROO Middlebury, newly refu00. Cell 540‑255‑7487. , heat. 000-00 Main Street h, includes y $750/mont of Middlebur ENT, mile north osit. 000-0000. M APARTM rubbish, 1 1 BEDROO ludes heat, electric, $595/month plus dep ly, inc ate s, edi tair ups Available imm ce on Route 7. and referen home s. Deposit plus utilitie M MOBILE 2 BEDROO Private lot. $650/mo. . in Salisbury -0000. uired. ferences req required. 000 DO USE/CON e and basement. Re 00. M TOWNHO Garag 2 BEDROO ons, Vergennes. heat. No pets. 000-00 mm Co and s ry utilitie Count sher, . excluding pletely $1,000/mo satellite, wa DERN, com Hi-speed internet, Very energy se. e. ROOM, MO

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Public notices can be found on Pages 9B and 10B. LEMON FAIR INSECT CONTROL DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY MOSQUITO LARVICIDES

Local mosquito control districts may be making ground and aerial applications of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI), Bacillus sphaericus (BS), and spinosad to surface waters where mosquito larvae are present. Aerial and ground applications of Cocobear may be applied in selected wet areas. Cocobear is a monomolecular film that prevent adult emergence and can be used against mosquito pupae. Methoprene may also be used to prevent adult mosquito emergence. These applications will occur in the towns of Cornwall, Bridport, and Weybridge. Pesticide applications will begin on or after April 15, 2017. Further information or comments about the larviciding activities or application exclusion requests can be obtained from: Lemon Fair Insect Control District David Dodge, Chair 802-462-3898 The Vermont Agency of Agriculture oversees the permitting of these mosquito larvicides and can be reached at 802-828-1319. For more information see the following websites. http://www.lficd.org/ http://agriculture.vermont.gov/plant_pest/mosquitoes_ticks/mosquitoes 3/12

SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT

STATE OF VERMONT

CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO.: 42-3-17 ANCV

PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK, n/k/a PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff v. ASHLEE MOULTON, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE MICHAEL MOULTON FAMILY TRUST,et al Defendants NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage Deed given by Michael Moulton to People’s United Bank n/k/a People’s United Bank, N.A. (“Bank”), dated July 3, 2013 and recorded in Book 65, at Page 740 in the Town of Salisbury Land Records (“Mortgage”), for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 AM on March 28, 2018, at the site of the real property with an address of 765 Smead Road, Salisbury, Vermont, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage: TO WIT: Being the lands and premises conveyed to Michael A. Moulton, Trustee of The Michael Moulton Family Trust by Warranty Deed Michael A. Moulton, Sr., dated January 7, 2016 and recorded on January 12, 2016 in Book 68, Page 37 of the Town of Salisbury Land Records. Being the lands and premises conveyed in the Quit Claim Deed of Hope D. Buchanan f/k/a Hope Moulton to Michael A. Moulton, Sr. dated October 12, 2015, recorded at Volume 67, Page 627 of the Town of Salisbury Land Records. Being the lands and premises conveyed to Michael A. Moulton by Warranty Deed from Jacqueline J. Larocque, dated October 18, 1993 and recorded on October 20, 1993 in Book 40, Page 398 of the Town of Salisbury Land Records. Reference is hereby made to the above-mentioned instruments, the records thereof, and references therein made, and their respective records and references, and the Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale issued July 17, 2017 in further aid of this description. Terms of Sale. The property will be sold in its entirety to the highest bidder as a single unit. It is up to each bidder to perform its own due diligence with respect to the property prior to the public sale that a bidder deems sufficient. The public sale of the Mortgaged Property will be “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS” (known or unknown), with no representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever, with the purchaser taking all defects and risks associated with or connected to the property being sold, and all liens of record, restrictions, easements, improvements, covenants, tenancies, rights, encumbrances, and matters of any kind and every nature which may take precedence over the lien of the mortgage being foreclosed. The high bidder is responsible for the payment of the property taxes and municipal assessments, and any fire district taxes (delinquent and current, with all penalties and interest as of the date of closing on the sale of the property after confirmation of the sale by the Vermont Superior Court). In order to qualify to bid at the public sale, at the time of sale, interested persons, other than from the mortgagee, must present to the auctioneer a deposit of $10,000 in the form of cash, a bank treasurer’s check, or certified funds. The deposit is subject to forfeiture. The mortgagee has the right to credit bid at the sale without producing any deposit. The remaining balance of the purchase price shall be paid in good funds at closing, to occur within thirty (30) days of the public sale or within ten (10) days of Court Confirmation of the Sale by the Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, Civil Division, whichever is later. The sale is subject to confirmation by the Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, Civil Division. The successful bidder, other than the mortgagee, will have to sign a purchase and sale agreement at the conclusion of the public sale. If the Plaintiff makes the highest bid, Plaintiff shall be required to pay cash or certified funds only to the extent that its bid is in excess of the sum due it by the Defendant Mortgagor up to the date of sale under the Judgment and Decree and the costs and expenses of the sale. The person holding the public sale may, for good cause, adjourn the sale one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due mortgagee plaintiff, including all costs and expenses of sale. Other terms to be announced at the time of the sale. Inquiries to auctioneer or mortgagee’s counsel. Sale to be conducted by Vermont licensed auctioneer. By: Elizabeth A. Glynn, Esq. Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd. PO Box 310 Rutland, VT 05702 (802) 786-1000 Attorney for Mortgagee/Plaintiff

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

TOWN OF WALTHAM REQUEST FOR BIDS LAWN MOWING OF TOWN PROPERTY

The Town of Waltham is accepting bids for lawn mowing and trimming services for approximately .56 acres of land located at the Town Hall, and approximately 2.5 acres of land located at the Sunset View Cemetery. Bids are due Monday April 2, by 3:00pm. Bid specifications are available through Town of Waltham Office of Clerk & Treasurer (802) 877-3641 or waltham@myfairpoint.net 3/15

PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos. REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

802-388-1966

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STATE OF VERMONT RUTLAND UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 650-12-16 RDCV

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC v. ANTHONY P. ALBARELLO AKA ANTHONY ALBARELLO, CARRIE L. ALBARELLO AND CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. OCCUPANTS OF: 6 West Seminary Street, 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 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Anthony P. Albarello and Carrie L. Albarello to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Security Atlantic Mortgage Co. Inc., dated May 11, 2009 and recorded in Book 201 Page 358 of the land records of the Town of Brandon, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Security Atlantic Mortgage Co. Inc. to Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP dated March 7, 2012 and recorded in Book 215 Page 489 and (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Bank of America, N.A., Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP to Nationstar Mortgage LLC dated September 14, 2016 and recorded in Book 232 Page 795 both 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 6 West Seminary Street, Brandon, Vermont on April 9, 2018 at 1:30 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Anthony P. Albarello and Carrie L. Albarello by Executors Deed from the Estate of Agnes Gertrude Groeger dated July 15, 2003 and recorded at Book 161, Page 87 of the Town of Brandon Land Records. Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Stella Pappas and Athena S. Arfanis by deed dated November 2, 1968 and recorded in Book 79, Page 278 of Brandon Land Records. Said lands and premises being commonly known as 6 Seminary Street, Brandon, Vermont. 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: March 5, 2018 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 3/15 Farmington, CT 06032

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TOWN OF FERRISBURGH ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE 32 V.S.A §5253

The resident and nonresident owners, lien holders and mortgagees of lands in the Town of Ferrisburgh in the County of Addison are hereby notified that taxes assessed be such Town for the tax years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described property in such town, to wit; Being all the same land and premises conveyed to Mark Bowen by Warranty Deed from Alan F. Chamberlain, Dated June 17, 2015 and recorded in Book 151, page 244 on Ferrisburgh Land Records. Said real estate being an unimproved parcel of land, situated at Rock Landing in the Town of Ferrisburgh, County of Addison and the State of Vermont. For a complete description, visit the Town Clerk’s Office. And pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5253 and § 5257 so much of such property will be sold at Public Auction at the Ferrisburgh Town Clerk’s Office, 3279 Route 7, a public place in such Town, on the 17th doy of April at ten (10) o’clock in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs, unless previously paid. Dated at Ferrisburgh, Vermont, this 7th day of March, 2018. Deb Healey Collector of Delinquent Taxes 3/15

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

STATE OF VERMONT

MALONE 1741 ROUTE 7 SOUTH, LLC, Plaintiff v. CONNOR HOMES, LLC, et al Defendants

CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO.: 42-3-17 ANCV

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage Deed given by Connor Homes, LLC to Merchants Bank n/k/a Community Bank, N.A. as Assigned to Malone 1741 Route 7 South, LLC (“Bank”), dated July 30, 2007 and recorded in Book 230, at Page 307 and by Assignment of Mortgage, Security Agreements and Assignment of Rents dated December 19, 2017 and recorded in Book 293, Page 833 in the Town of Middlebury Land Records (“Mortgage”), for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 AM on March 27, 2018, at the site of the real property with an address of 1741 Route 7 South, Middlebury, Vermont, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage: TO WIT: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Connor Homes, LLC by Warranty Deed of The Standard Register Company, dated July 27, 2007 and recorded in Book 230, Page 304 of the Middlebury Land Records. Said lands and premises are more particularly described as follows: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to The Standard Register Company by Warranty Deed from Middlebury Development Corporation dated April 21, 1965, recorded in the Middlebury Land Records in Volume 60 at Page 197, and being more particularly described therein as follows: “Commencing at a point marked by an iron pipe in the northeasterly edge of the right of way of U.S. Route 7, so-called, said pipe being 10 feet northwesterly of a concrete highway monument; thence running N 58° 17’ E a distance of 600.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence running N 31° 43’ W a distance of 1202.50 feet to an iron pipe; thence running N 70° 38’ W a distance of 441.70 feet to an iron pipe in the easterly edge of the right of way of Town Road No. 7, so-called; thence running S 19° 27’ W a distance of 161.50 feet in the easterly edge of said right of way to an iron pipe; thence running in a southwesterly direction in said right of way a distance of 155 feet, more or less, to a point, said point being 137 feet radially at right angles from center line station 1489+42 as shown on plans of Vermont Department of Highways Project, Middlebury F019-3(11), so called; thence running in an easterly direction a distance of 7 feet, more or less, to a concrete highway monument, said monument being 140 feet radially at right angles from center line station 1489+36; thence running in a southerly direction a distance of 125 feet, more or less, to a concrete highway monument, said monument being 60 feet radially at right angles from center line station 1488+45; thence running in a southeasterly direction on the edge of the right of way of U.S. Route No. 7 a distance of 612 feet, more or less, to a concrete highway monument, said monument being 60 feet radially at right angles from center line station 1482+33; thence running S 31° 42’ E a distance of 9.80 feet to an iron pipe and S 31° 42’ E a distance of 629.39 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing nineteen (19) acres of land, more or less. Reference is made to a Survey Map entitled “Plant Site, The Standard Register Company, Middlebury, Vermont,” dated March 23, 1965, attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference. The lands and premises herein conveyed are a portion of the same lands and premises conveyed to the herein Grantor by Warranty Deed of Auerele H. Quesnel and Ruth F. Quesnel, dated March 3, 1965, and recorded in Volume 60 at Page 148 of the Middlebury Land Records, all and the same lands and premises conveyed to the herein Grantor by Warranty Deed of Francis R. Churchill, et al, dated March 1, 1965, and recorded in Volume 60 at Page 147 of the Middlebury Land Records, and a portion of the same lands and premises conveyed to the herein Grantor by Warranty Deed of Victor J. Bergevin, et al, dated March 3, 1965, and recorded in Volume 60 at Page 146 of the Middlebury Land Records, to which deeds and their records, and the deeds and records cited herein, reference is hereby made.” Reference is hereby made to the above-mentioned instruments, the records thereof, and references therein made, and their respective records and references, and the Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale and Replevin Order issued October 4, 2017 in further aid of this description. Terms of Sale. The property will be sold in its entirety to the highest bidder as a single unit. It is up to each bidder to perform its own due diligence with respect to the property prior to the public sale that a bidder deems sufficient. The public sale of the Mortgaged Property will be “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS” (known or unknown), with no representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever, with the purchaser taking all defects and risks associated with or connected to the property being sold, and all liens of record, restrictions, easements, improvements, covenants, tenancies, rights, encumbrances, and matters of any kind and every nature which may take precedence over the lien of the mortgage being foreclosed. The high bidder is responsible for the payment of the property taxes and municipal assessments, and any fire district taxes (delinquent and current, with all penalties and interest as of the date of closing on the sale of the property after confirmation of the sale by the Vermont Superior Court). In order to qualify to bid at the public sale, at the time of sale, interested persons, other than from the mortgagee, must present to the auctioneer a deposit of $50,000 in the form of cash, a bank treasurer’s check, or certified funds. The deposit is subject to forfeiture. The mortgagee has the right to credit bid at the sale without producing any deposit. The remaining balance of the purchase price shall be paid in good funds at closing, to occur within thirty (30) days of the public sale or within ten (10) days of Court Confirmation of the Sale by the Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, Civil Division, whichever is later. The sale is subject to confirmation by the Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, Civil Division. The successful bidder, other than the mortgagee, will have to sign a purchase and sale agreement at the conclusion of the public sale. If the Plaintiff makes the highest bid, Plaintiff shall be required to pay cash or certified funds only to the extent that its bid is in excess of the sum due it by the Defendant Mortgagor up to the date of sale under the Judgment and Decree and the costs and expenses of the sale. The person holding the public sale may, for good cause, adjourn the sale one or more times for a total time not exceeding 30 days, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due mortgagee plaintiff, including all costs and expenses of sale. Other terms to be announced at the time of the sale. Inquiries to auctioneer or mortgagee’s counsel. Sale to be conducted by Vermont licensed auctioneer. By: Elizabeth A. Glynn, Esq. Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd. PO Box 310 Rutland, VT 05702 (802) 786-1000 Attorney for Mortgagee/Plaintiff

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Vergennes man cited for drunk driving after traffic stop VERGENNES — Vergennes police on Sunday cited a Ferrisburgh man not far from his Satterly Road home for driving under the influence of alcohol. City police allege that they pulled over a vehicle driven by Lyn Billings, 53, because it failed to stay in its lane and Billings failed to use a turn signal when making a turn. They stopped the vehicle not far from the intersection of Routes 7 and 22A. Vergennes police allege that Billings’ blood-alcohol level tested at 0.289, more than three-and-a-half times the legal limit for driving of 0.08.

MARKET REPORT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES

RT. 125 • EAST MIDDLEBURY, VT Sales for March 8 & March 12 BEEF Monument Farms T. Correia P. Parent Vorsterveld Farm A. Brisson VTC Farm B. Danyow Farm

Costs Lbs. per lb Dollars 1240 .67 830.80 1865 .65 1,212.25 1790 .65 1,163.50 1130 .625 706.25 1535 .61 944.03 1500 .605 907.05 1930 .60 1,258.00

CALVES Iroquois Acres H. Sunderland Wilcon Farm Woodnotch Champlainside Farm

Lbs. 108 105 99 99 104

Costs per lb Dollars 1.07 115.56 1.05 110.25 1.20 118.80 1.05 103.95 1.00 104.00

Total # Beef: 242 • Total # Calves: 275 We value our faithful customers. Sales at 3pm - Mon. & Thurs. For pickup and trucking, call 1-802-388-2661

In other incidents between Feb. 26 and March 11, Vergennes police: On Feb. 26: • Took a report of a minor accident in the Kinney Drugs parking lot. • Spoke with a man they saw swaying and drinking something from a dark bottle while walking on a downtown sidewalk. The man said he had health issues that caused him to walk unsteadily. Two days later they saw him again walking with difficulty and also yelling and screaming, and this time they persuaded him to come with them to the station and meet with the Counseling Service of Addison County. The man was taken to the UVM Medical Center for counseling and observation. On Feb. 27: • Helped the FBI by handing over a police report. • Stood by while a car was repossessed on South Maple Street. • Checked a report of a trailer blocking access to a Main Street apartment building parking lot and determined there was no problem.

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• Following a complaint told a woman that she had to comply with the terms of a child custody court order. On Feb. 28 were advised by New Hampshire probation and parole personnel that they had a client moving into Valley Vista. On March 1: • Took a homeless woman from the City Limits bar to a Burlington shelter. • Helped a motorist get into a locked vehicle on Monkton Road. • Took a report of a minor accident in the Shaw’s Supermarket parking lot. • Dealt with students drinking at the Northlands Job Corps; police cited Cory Abbate, 25, of Newington, Conn., for furnishing alcohol to minors and issued court diversion paperwork to four minors. On March 2: • Mentored a Vergennes Union High School student. • Backed up Vermont State Police at a reported assault at the Village Tavern in Ferrisburgh; both men were gone when police arrived. On March 3: • Told a woman chasing a man down the middle of South Water Street to stay out of the road; they gave the man the same warning.

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• Investigated an incident after dark in which two youths shot a pellet gun out of a Cataract Place residence, allegedly hitting a propane tank and coming near to a pedestrian. Police ticketed one youth for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and said a citation for reckless endangerment remains possible. On March 4: • Took a man they found walking shirtless and shoeless in the intersection of Main and North streets to the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility to sober up. • Took a report that a man had lost debit and ID cards. • Took a report of a minor accident in the Shaw’s Supermarket parking lot. On March 5 told two youths arguing online about video games to knock it off. On March 6: • Told the roommate of a woman moving out of an apartment not to throw away any of the woman’s belongings. • Helped Vermont State Police search a car near Meigs Road. On March 7: • Helped state police by dealing with a two-car accident at the intersection of Route 7 and Monkton Road. • Helped Vergennes Union Elementary School personnel deal with a behavioral issue. On March 8: • Ticketed and towed a car left on a city street in violation of the

Vergennes wintertime overnight parking ban. • Dealt with vandalism to a car at a Main Street apartment building; police said lotion was smeared on its windshield, mirrors and driver-side window. • Helped the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad with a drunken male, who was taken to Porter Hospital after his blood alcohol content tested at 0.439; as a matter of comparison, that is more than five times the legal blood alcohol limit for driving. • Ticketed a Main Street apartment resident for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and notified the Department for Children and Families, alleging the resident smoked in the apartment with her 1-year-old child present. On March 9: • Ticketed and towed a car left on a city street in violation of the Vergennes wintertime overnight parking ban. • Searched unsuccessfully for dogs that allegedly attacked a man and his dog on Main Street. On March 10: • Went to McKnight Lane in Waltham to check a report of a man looking in a woman’s door; police said they found no one or any indication that someone had been outside the home. • Went to Booth Woods to confirm an untimely death was not the result of foul play. On March 11 helped VARS at a South Water Street call.

AUCTIONS COMPLETE FARM DISPERSAL Auction Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Time: 9am

Location: 1211 Ethan Allen Highway, Charlotte, VT 05445 WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS!! Due to other interest, we have been commissioned to sell the machinery, cattle and barn equipment of Nordic Farms located in Charlotte, VT.

Auctioneer: Ron Wright | 802.323.7955 | P 802.334.6115 | F 802.334.1591 Owner: (Nordic Farms) Clark Hinsdale III (Office) 802-425-3008 (Cell) 802.431.3308 Ring man: Roland Ayer 802.343.3750 Website: www.wrightsauctions.com Online Sales Room: https://sales.wrightssports.com Cash or good check w/ID. Purchases will not be released until paid in full. For buyers unknow to management, they must provide a letter of credit issued to Wright’s Auction Service. Sale Managed by Wright’s Auction Service, Newport, VT. Like and follow our Facebook page (Wrights Enterprise). Follow us on Twitter (Wrights Sports). Lunch Catered by Wright’s Catering Service.

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Equipment Auction Stoneholm Farm Complete Dispersal of Equipment 281 Dummerston Station Rd., E. Dummerston, VT. 05346

Monday March 26, 2018 10:00 am Preview Sunday March 25, 10am to 4 pm. Located half way between Exit 3 and 4 of Int 91, Rte 5 to Dummerston Station Rd (the old Brattleboro Airport) Sale of the Decade! 20 John Deere Tractors - loaders - skid steers plus others

JD 444H loader, JD 444E loader, JD 444E loader for parts, JD 6150M 4x4-cab-H360 loader-3800 hrs, (2) JD 7810 4x4 tractor with cabs, JD 6715 2wd with cab, JD 6603 2wd with cab, JD 6110 4x4 with 640 loader-canopy, JD 6400 4x4 with cab & loader–less than 2000 hrs on motor, JD 4255 4x4 with cab-duals-power shift-Leon push blade, JD 8640 4x4 with cab-duals front & rear, Kubota M105S 2wd with cab, Ford 5600 diesel–1000 hrs on new motor, 2017 Kubota SSV75 2 speed skid steer with cab–800 hrs, JD 317 skid steer, Rogator 264 4x4 sprayer, (2) Mack 1987 R688ST dump trucks with 20’ alum bodies, Mack R686ST with 20’ steel dump & power gate, 1987 Mack DM 10 Wheeler with 4000 gal Houle tank, Mack R mod dump, Mack 10 wheeler cabover no body, Mack parts truck, 2007 GMC 1 ton mechanics truck-4x4, 1995 GMC Top Kick milk truck, Ford 7000 form truck with cement forms, 2008 CM alum 16’ cattle trailer, Hudson 8000# tag along trailer, Kuhn Knight RC250 Helix mixer with scales, Jay Lor 4425 mixer, JD 946 MoCo Hydro Swing disc mower–1 year old, NH H7450 Hydro Swing Disc, JD trailer for Hydro Swing mowers, Kuhn GF5001THA Digidrive tedder, Kuhn GA 7932 Master Drive double rake, Kuhn GA7822 Master Drive double rake, Houle 32’ pump, (2) Kuhn Knight 8132 side slinger spreaders, Hagedorn 275 hydro push box spreader, Knight 8032 Industrial side slinger, Loewen 3000 gal vac self loading manure tank, Kverneland 5 bottom adjust-a-width plows, Ford 5 bottom spring reset plows, Brady 820 3pth chisel plows, JD 235 transport harrows with wings, Ford 241 transport harrows with sod busters, JD 950 cultipacker, Brillion 22’ spring tooth harrows, Kinze 3600 12 row corn planter with transport, Kinze 3000 6 row planter, (2) Brillion 12’ seeders with hyd lift, (3) Mensch sawdust shooters-1 3pth, HLA stone bucket, (3) large 3pth cement weights, 4 large poly tanks, Gates hyd hose machine with fittings, Weatherhead mobile hyd hose machine, engine hoist, trans jack, plus many more items. Special: John Deere 7450 Pro Drive self-propelled chopper with 630C grasshead and 676 rotary corn head with large outside drums–1100 chopping hrs–excellent condition–used 3 seasons–Harvest Lab-sells with reserve. This promises to be a great sale with many choices to pick from, Equipment that is used in today’s farming world. Consigned from neighboring farms and a local Estate: JD–8200 4x4-cab-duals-6000 hrs-sells with reserve, JD 7420 4x4-cab-741 loader-one owner–7300 hrs, JD 6115D 4x4-cab-1 owner–1200 hrs like new, JD 6605 2wd-cab-1 owner–300 hrs, JD 4440-cab-quad, Kubota M120DTC 4x4-cabloader–6285 hrs, JD 2020 diesel, 2008 Chev 3500-4x4-Pro Tech alum flat bed with gooseneck hookup-gas-auto-8287 miles-no rust like new, 1988 Featherlite 24’ alum gooseneck cattle trailer, 1986 Donahue gooseneck flat bed dump trailer, 1987 Int 2674 with 19’ alum body, Krone Combi-Pack multi cut 1250 round baler with net & plastic wrap and built in wrapper, Teagle Tomahawk 4040 epth round bale shredder, JD 972 flail chopper, (2) Diller 24’ pasture feed wagons, Hagedorn 5440 tandem hydro push spreader-2 years old like new, JD 946 Hydro Swing disc mower, King Cutter 5’ 3pth rototiller, Kodiak 5’ bush hog, Lincoln portable welder with leads. Excellent line of equipment that you can’t find at auction. Terms: Cash or Good Check Sale Day No Buyer’s Premium 6% sales tax without exempt #, Lunch, Several hotels located in Brattleboro, Vt. www.lusierauction.com for pictures, updates, mailing list Ringman: Jon Lussier Hardwick, Vt 802-371-7403

Northeast Kingdom Sales, Inc. P.O. Box 550 Barton, VT 05822

Jim Young

(802) 525-4774 Cell: 274-0179 FAX: (802) 525-3997 Email: neksales@together.net

Auctioneers: Reg & Toby Lussier P.O. Box 191 Lyndonville, VT NH License: 2413 Reg: (802) 626-8892 Cell: (802) 535-6100 www.lussierauction.com email: reglussier@kingcon.com

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Mike Barrett (802) 579-4739

Stoneholm Farm 556 River Road South Putney, VT 05346

ADDISON COUNTY

School Briefs Molly Kerr of Shoreham has received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Western Governors University (WGU) at the university’s 64th commencement ceremony at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando on Feb. 10. Salisbury resident Janelle Florence Mandigo has been named to the dean’s list at Simmons College in Boston for the 2017 fall semester. She is majoring in economics and political science. Kyle T. Pecsok, of Middlebury, Vermont has been named to second honors on the Clark University dean’s list. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2017 semester. To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, of a maximum of 4.3 (all A+s). Shyanne Wedge of Shoreham placed third in the Junior Division (12- and 13-year-olds) in the 4-H Invitational Horse Quiz Bowl Contest in Essex Junction on March 3. In the event at Essex High School, 29 participants answered questions on horse breeds, reproduction, anatomy, feeds, health, equine history and related topics, earning points for correct responses. Zoey Thebodo of Orwell, was named to the Dean’s List at Wells College in Aurora, N.Y., for the Fall 2017 semester. Zoey, class of 2021, is a graduate of Middlebury Union High School. The dean’s list consists of students who earn at least a 3.5 grade point average for at least 12 hours of coursework in a given semester. About 33 percent of Wells students earned the honor during the fall semester. For his outstanding academic efforts, Jacob Giles of Salisbury, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., received the James D. Cartin Memorial Endowed Scholarship during the 2017-2018 academic year. Two Addison County natives were named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Simmons College in Boston, Mass.; Kiera Kirkaldy of Middlebury, an Exercise Science major, and Janelle Mandigo of Salisbury, who is majoring in Economics and Political Science. To qualify for dean’s list, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system.

Public notices can be found on Pages 9B and 10B. WEYBRIDGE CEMETERY REQUEST FOR BIDS

Quaker Village Road. Seeking bids for the 2018 mowing season. Bids accepted until March 30, 2018. Call 545-2482 for details. 3/15

EAST MIDDLEBURY FLOOD RESILIENCY PROJECT MON., MARCH 19, 2018 • 7 P.M. East Middlebury United Methodist Church Church St., East Middlebury

A public meeting to discuss the draft plans for the East Middlebury Flood Resiliency Project will be held Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Methodist Church in East Middlebury at 7:00 p.m. Design plans and the project narrative may be found on the Town’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, go to Residents > East Middlebury Flood Resiliency Project.

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TOWN OF SHOREHAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DESIGN ENGINEERING

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

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March 15, 2018 The new comunity theater group Poor Lost Circus Performers rehearses “Anne of Green Gables — The Musical,” which will be their first production. Pictured left to right: Phoebe Alexandra Doane, Krista Siringo, Aimee Diehl and Melissa Jennison. The show runs Friday-Sunday at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. INDEPENDENT PHOTO / TRENT CAMPBELL

New community theater ‘shows up’ — and then some

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icture this: The lights go dark on a theater packed with an eager audience, tension builds in the silence until places are taken and props set. Everyone is frozen; waiting for the cue to begin the scene.

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

How do you feel?

Some of us get knots in our stomach at the idea of performing, so we imagine ourselves in the audience; others put themselves behind the scenes. But for the theatrically inclined, well, they see themselves front-and-center on the stage.

The point is that everyone has a valuable role in theater. Without the backstage hands the show would be a disorganized mess. Without the actors there would be no one to perform the story. And without the audience there would be no reason for all the effort. Not everyone is made for the stage, but Jeffrey Fox, co-founder of the new community theater group Poor Lost Circus Performers, believes that community theater is made for everybody. “Community theater is the most inclusive activity of all,” explained Fox, who was a player and artistic director for Burlington’s Lyric Theater Company in the ’90s. “As Syndi Zook, former executive director of Lyric

Theatre Company says, ‘You don’t need to have any talent to be a part of community theater.’ What that means, to me, is that no matter who you are, what your abilities or limitations might be … if you show up and want to join, we’ll welcome you, give you something to do that you can succeed at, help you learn new skills, meet new people, contribute to the success of the undertaking, and — ideally — have a good time doing it. “You don’t need to be able to carry a tune or a paintbrush, hit a baseball, play the piano, be heard at the back of the auditorium, or even believe anything other than that good things happen in the theater,” Fox continued. “If you SEE MUSICAL ON PAGE 3

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Vietnam vet to read from his combat novel CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY HOSTS MIKE HEANEY ON SUNDAY EVENING

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ike Heaney’s platoon was in the lead on patrol in the dense Central Highlands of Vietnam when his company was ambushed by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army regulars, twice their number.

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“I was about the seventh or eighth position and 10 men were killed around me in less than a minute,” he recalled. Heaney’s unit was surrounded and almost overrun. “I remember thinking, ‘we’re not getting out of this alive,’” he said. In addition to the 10 men with Heaney, 16 more soldiers were killed and another 60 wounded from a

Mike, remained in the program and graduated as commissioned officers in the Army).

total of about 120 in his company. Heaney himself was wounded and spent three months in hospitals overseas, luckily avoiding the amputation of his right leg, before being sent home.

He joined the infantry, volunteered for service in Vietnam, and arrived there on Christmas Day, 1965. Upon his return from Vietnam, he enrolled in Harvard Law School, earned his degree, and practiced in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey.

That was in May, 1966. Now, some 50 years later, he says, “I think about that ambush every day.” Heaney will read from his combat memoir, “Moderate Casualties,” this Sunday, March 18, 7 p.m., at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Court, Middlebury (near Middlebury Union High School). Heaney was one of the American soldiers whose story was featured in Ken Burns’ monumental documentary of the Vietnam War, which aired this past fall.

But all was not right. “I was experiencing PTSD symptoms, drinking abusively and generally floundering,” he said. “I was basically a high-functioning alcoholic.” Mike Heaney in Plei Ku, Vietnam, in February 1966.

for me,” he said. “I got to tell the story of my 10 lost men, to give them at long last a voice of their own. I swore I would keep their memory alive.”

Working with Burns “was a blessing Heaney is a 1964 graduate of Middlebury College, where he was a student leader: co-captain of the soccer team and chief justice of the Judicial Council, among other distinctions. He was also selected the “Outstanding ROTC Student” in his senior year (all Middlebury men at the time were required to complete two years of ROTC training and many, like

He entered alcohol rehab in 1983. “There I met another sorry-ass Vietnam vet and both of us began talking for the first time, trading war stories and sharing a good deal of our sorrow,” Heaney said. “That opened a door: I wish everybody had an AA group,” In 1990, Heaney went back to school, graduate study at Rutgers, earned a Ph.D and turned to fulltime college teaching, mostly about Vietnam and other American wars, focusing on the men and women who fought them. In 2008, he traveled back to Vietnam and met with a group of Vietnamese veterans of the war: “They accompanied me to the site of the ambush of my platoon, and stood quietly by while I cried and said good-bye to the souls of my men,” he said. “Just as I said I would, souls that were now free.”

Mike Heaney and an official from the Vietnamese veterans organization in Binh Dinh Province in 2008, near the village of An Khe, close to site of the ambush of his company.

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make the choice to be there, you are welcome.”

When: Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m.

But, there’s a problem when you live in a community that doesn’t have a community theater group. So when Fox, a resident of Charlotte, found out that nobody was doing community theater in the Vergennes Opera House he decided to do something about it.

Where: Town Hall Theater, Middlebury Tickets: $20 adults, $18 seniors, $15 students (plus $2 reservation fee). Contact: (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

With the help of Stacy Raphael — who started on the stage at five or six years old, received her bachelor’s in performing arts, founded Augenblick Theater Co. (a small, professional theater company in Vergennes) and has produced and directed many shows since — the two created Poor Lost Circus Performers. Central to the group’s mission is to “fan every flame” that encourages community theater. That inspiration came from a talk Fox had with Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater Executive Director Doug Anderson way back in 2003. Now 15 years later, the Vergennes-based community theater group is finally producing its first show. “We hope to be able to ‘grow the game’ by developing new talent, both onstage and off,” Fox said. “By finding a variety of ways for people to have fun, learn and add something in a safe and welcoming environment.” What’s with the name: Poor Lost Circus Performers?

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performance will go up on the Town Hall Theater stage this Friday through Sunday, March 16-18.

Ella Mason and Robert Demic practice a scene together.

“Poor Lost Circus Performers is an homage to the movie ‘The Princess Bride,’” explained Fox, who bonded with his late wife Sue over this movie during their first date. “In one scene Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) says to Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright), ‘A word, my lady. We are but poor, lost circus performers. Is there a village nearby?’ before they kidnap her. I always thought that was a great name, and it’s a shout-out to my bride.” Another shout-out to Fox’s bride is the first play that this new company is producing: “Anne of Green Gables — The Musical.” Set in late 19th century Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada, this

“Sue introduced our family to PEI and Anne … She took us to see ‘Anne of Green Gables’ in Charlottetown, and we talked about doing a production in Vermont sometime,” Fox remembered. “She died of cancer in the summer of 2015; this production is dedicated to her.” A cast of 36 players, ranging in age from six to 76, will present this timeless tale of a spunky young orphan who rises from destitution to happiness on the farm owned by her new caretakers. “In a word, ‘Anne of Green Gables’ is fun,” said stage manager Patricia Reid. “This production is chock full of talented and excited cast and crew … This play is sweet, it’s funny, it’s moving and it’s human.” Reid, who recently moved to Addison, is new to theater, but says that she’s been welcomed with open arms to the Vermont theater community. “Several times over the last few months I’ve found myself in a blissful state — fully aware that I’m taking part in something that captures the relationships between human beings both now in 2018, and back through time in the village of Avonlea,” she said. “Maybe I’m learning what the essence of theater is and why so many of us are drawn to it. I’d encourage locals to come and experience it for themselves.” Right on. Raphael, a Vergennes resident and the producer of “Anne of Green Gables — The Musical,” agreed.

A group of youth-performers rehearses for “Anne of Green Gables — The Musical.” Pictured front left to right, Phoebe Raphael, Sam Michaels, Isabelle Gallivan, Avery Hohenschau and Asa Baker-Rouse INDEPENDENT PHOTOS / TRENT CAMPBELL

“It is even more critical in this fragmented, polarized world that we have opportunities to connect with other members of our community in an intergenerational, creative, generative way,” Raphael said. “Coming together to put on a show often feels daunting in the busy lives of Vermonters, but something radical begins to happen when a group of strangers make space to work toward a common task — especially one that has at its heart the aesthetic component of storytelling, music and dance … I’m grateful to live in such a vibrant little corner of the world and hope many people come out to get a dose of this important ‘medicine.’”

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OUT OF TOWN

Irish festival brings heritage to Burlington

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he Burlington Irish Heritage Festival kicked off its 23rd year last week, with Irish heritage festivities all over the Queen City. The fun continues through March 30. Here are a few events this weekend. To learn more visit burlingtonirishheritage.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17 What: Children’s Crafts When: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Where: Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St., Burlington Share the Irish heritage with a new generation by creating some Irish-themed crafts. All ages are welcome. Admission: Free. What: Instrument Petting Zoo –

Young Tradition Vermont When: 10-10:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Where: Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St., Burlington Get up close and friendly with some of the most important instruments used in traditional music. Display and hands-on guidance by Young Tradition Vermont. All ages are welcome. Admission: Free. What: An Intro to Irish Music When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Where: Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St., Burlington Dominique Dodge will lead an informative exploration of Irish traditional music and song on the harp. She is deeply grounded in traditional music and song. Admission: $8 suggested donation

What: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Fiddle Workshop When: 3-4 p.m. Where: Burlington Violin Shop, 23 Church Street, Burlington A one-time, one-hour Irish Fiddle Workshop with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, renowned Donegal fiddler with Altan, who will be performing the same evening at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Admission: $5 suggested donation for children and youth, $20 for others. RSVP to mark.sustic@gmail.com. What: Concert: Altan – A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration When: 8 p.m. Where: Flynn Main Stage, 153 Main St., Burlington For 30 years, County Donegal’s Altan has been the gold standard of Irish bands. Led

by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Ciaran Tourish, Altan performs a special St. Patrick’s Day celebration on the MainStage. Admission: $25-$70. Call 802-86-FLYNN or email box@ flynncenter.org

SUNDAY, MARCH 18 What: Burlington Irish Heritage Festival Ceili When: 1-3 p.m. Where: Contois Auditorium, City Hall, 149 Church St., Burlington The annual Festival Ceili is fun for the whole family with Irish step dancing and some fine traditional musicians. Hear fiddles and flutes, Irish pipes and pennywhistles; and the bodhrán, an Irish frame drum. Area musicians are welcome to bring their instruments and join in for a lively seisun. Admission: Free.

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IN TOWN

Prydein, a Celtic rock band, will perform along with the Catamount Pipe Band this Saturday evening at the Vergennes Opera House.

Celtic rock band celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

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ot sure what you’re going to do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year? Well, here it is.

Come to the Vergennes Opera House on Saturday, March 17 to celebrate the day in proper style with one of the best rockin’ Celtic bands to settle in SATURDAY MARCH. the Green Mountain Vergennes Opera House State — Prydein.

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Prydein will once again bring their incredible, fun and engaging style to the Vergennes Opera House stage along with the Catamount Bagpipe Band. Prydein members Aron Garceau (guitar), Iain MacHarg (bagpipes), Andy Smith (bass), Caleb Bronz (drums) and Hazen Metro (bagpipes) together with the Catamount Pipe Band (which, by the way, was started and is managed by MacHarg) are sure to present an

evening to remember. So grab your friends, something green and welcome in St. Patrick’s Day with Prydein and the Catamount Pipe Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m. A cash bar will be provided by the Bar Antidote. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, and are available at Classic Stitching on Main Street in Vergennes or online at vergennesoperahouse.org.

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Leicester-based English bluesman Tom Caswell will host a new Blues Jam in Brandon on Saturday, 8 p.m., SATURDAY MARCH at Sister Wicked, 3 West Seminary Street in Brandon. All are welcome to participate in the jam. There will be a sign up sheet located near the stage. Admission is free. BYO food and drink. Donations welcome. For more info search “Tom Caswell Blues” on Facebook or email tomcaswellblues@gmail.com.

This Saturday, March 17, 8-12 p.m., kick up your Irish dancing shoes at the American Legion in SATURDAY MARCH Middlebury. The dance is a benefit to help raise money for the Addison County food shelf at HOPE. There will also be a raffle. Tickets $10 at the door. For more info call the American Legion at (802) 388-9311.

Have spring fever already? Come to the Congregational Church in Middlebury on Tuesday, TUESDAY MARCH 1 p.m., to hear Charlie Nardozzi talk about “Planting a True Cottage Garden.” He will show how to adapt classic English techniques to native Vermont plants. Sponsored by the Middlebury Garden Club. Free and open to the pubic.

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More info at flynncenter.org/education.

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.

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.

“THE ECSTASY OF ST. TERESA OF ÁVILA: ARTIST, PATRON AND CONTEXT” IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, March 23, 12:30 p.m., Sabra Field Lecture Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Jessica Boehman of CUNY LaGuardia Community College will discuss Middlebury’s terracotta relief “The Ecstasy of St. Teresa of Ávila,” which has been attributed to Tommaso Amantini, a Baroque sculptor trained in Bernini’s circle in Rome. Part of the Fridays at the Museum series. Free. ARTISTS’ RECEPTION IN VERGENNES. Friday, March 23, 5-8 p.m., Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main St. Reception and wine tasting courtesy of Vergennes Wine for “Never Felt Better: Fiber Transformed” special exhibit on view through April 8.

BOOKS

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.”

DANCE

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. Join Penny Campbell as she leads this intensive designed to support and strengthen improvisation technique tools — both in performance and creation — for the community of advanced improvisers/contemporary dance-makers. Cost $40. Register at flynncenter.org/education.

FILM

“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. “LOVING VINCENT” ON SCREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, March 23, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Come see Van Gogh’s life and paintings brought to life in the world’s first oil painted animated feature film. Tickets: $12 (plus $1 preservation fee)/$7 students (plus $1 preservation fee) available at townhallteater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office (MonSat, noon-5 p.m.) or at the door, if available.

JUST FOR FUN

DANCE MASTER CLASS 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.

WILLOWELL FOUNDATION “BOOGIE BENEFIT” IN LINCOLN. Saturday, March 24, 6-11 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 E. River Rd. Get Also on tap, a silent auction filled with fantastic prizes from local vendors, light refreshments, and shaking off the winter blues for a good cause. All proceeds go to support programs at The Willowell Foundation. Kid Friendly. $10 at door.

MOVEMENT MATTERS IMPROVISATION LABORATORY IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 17, noon-4 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 72 Porter Field Rd. Dancer Hannah Dennison leads 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.

ORGAN CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, March 15, 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main St. St. Stephen’s 7th annual 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.

MUSIC

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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. 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.

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. All 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. 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 who has wowed audiences and packed the barn at Brandon Music since 2014. 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 e-mail 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. 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. WINDSONG IN CONCERT IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall, 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. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Margie Bekoff (Harp) and Jim Morse (Trumpet; Flugelhorn) have been demonstrating the seemingly unlikely pairing of harp and horn for the past few years. They 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 802-388-1220, 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 including compositions from the Americas and the Baltic states. Free.

25, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd. Come listen to Paul play the guitar. 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. CHAMPLAIN PHILHARMONIC IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March 25, 4 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. In “Lion and Lamb” the philharmonic presents their spring concert with works by Verdi, Grieg, Sibelius and Schubert. Tickets $15 adults/$12 seniors/$5 students (plus $2 preservation fee for adults, $1 for seniors and students) available at townhallteater.org, by calling 802-382-9222, at the THT box office (Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm) or at the door, if available. More info at champlainphilharmonic.org.

THEATER

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. Join Poor Lost Circus Performers at their inaugural production, “Anne of Green

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. WINTER CLEARANCE

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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 GebarowskiShafer, soprano, Emily Sunderman, violin, James Berg, flutist and George Matthew Jr., accompanist. Free. IRISH MUSIC TRIO IN BRISTOL. Saturday, March 24, 8 p.m., Walkover Gallery and Concert Room, 15 Main St. The Cabin Fever Series presents Daymark, an international trio performing traditional Irish music infused with infectious energy, raw power, and Northern swagger. Expect to hear flute, border pipes, fiddle, guitar and vocals. Admission $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Reservations: 802-4533188, Ext. 2. PAUL ASBELL JAZZ IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, March

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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. 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.” Come see tons of magical fun in this oneof-a-kind fractured fairy tale farce. $6 for adults, $3 for children. “YOUNG TRADITION TOURING GROUP” ONSTAGE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, March 24, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater, 68 S. Pleasant St. Teen players, singers and dancers perform a traditional music and dance repertoire they have learned over an 8-month experience. Tickets $20 (plus $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.

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Bread & Puppet

serves Middlebury sourdough and theater the event

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antastoria is a street theater form championed by Bread and Puppet — a Northeast Kingdom theater company founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann — that involves the performance of pictures through the use of song, movement, text and puppetry. The word “canta-storia” comes from Italian (sung story), though the form has its roots in India circa 600 AD and has flourished in various guises for the last 1,500 years. For over 50 years, Bread and Puppet has performed Cantastoria in the streets and on stage to speak to the urgent themes of the moment. On Saturday evening, the troupe will bring “From The Possibilitarian Arsenal: A Cantastoria Extravaganza” to the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury. This program comprises a chronological selection of five Bread and Puppet Cantastoria, from “The Foot” (1982) to “From the Possibilitarian Arsenal of Belligerent Slogans” (2017), all of which celebrate creative intervention in the face of an intolerable status quo, and the beauty and necessity of protest. The pieces demonstrate the range of director Schumann’s pictorial invention — from woodcuts emulating Dürer’s “Apocalypse” to wildly expressionistic paintings. The show also highlights the range of the Bread and Puppet ensemble — from impassive Brechtian didacticism to gleeful slapstick dance. After the performance Bread and Puppet will serve its famous free sourdough rye bread with aioli, and Bread and Puppet’s “Cheap Art” — books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread and Puppet Press — will be for sale. The Bread and Puppet Practitioners-of-the-Pursuit-ofWhat Brass Band will welcome the public. Don’t miss the experience this Saturday, 7 p.m., at CVUUS, 2 Duane Court in Middlebury. Suggested admission $10-$25. No one turned away for lack of funds. For more info visit cvuus.org or breadandpuppet.org.

Peter and Elka Schumann reside on the Bread and Puppet farm in Glover, Vt., where they bake bread and create puppet theater.

the recipe

BREAD AND PUPPET SOURDOUGH BREAD

Bread and Puppet bread starts with a rye starter. To create a rye starter, put some rye flour (or better, rye meal, if available) in a jar, and stir in water until the mixture is a pancake batter consistency. Keep it at room temperature and feed it a bit of rye flour and water every day, stirring to maintain a uniform, goopy consistency. After a few days, you should start to see bubbles. That means yeast and bacteria from your environment have taken up residence in the goop and you’ve created a living starter. Note: If you want your starter to be unique and local don’t open any packages of dry industrial baker’s yeast in the presence of your starter before it’s healthy and strong — the industrial strains are powerful and they will out-compete the local strains at that early stage.

starter in a large mixing bowl. Then add a bit of rye flour water to the starter in the jar to keep it going for next tim the mixing bowl, add enough rye and water so that the equals about half the volume of bread you want to bake until uniform and let sit in a warm part of the house, cov with a damp cloth, overnight.

On baking day, add unbleached white bread flour in qu equal to the volume of the expanded starter that sat overnight. Add a couple teaspoons or tablespoons of sa depending on size. Mix the salt into the white flour (that sitting on top of the rye mixture) with your fingers. Then the dough with your fists, punching down and turning o Slowly add warm water at the edge of the bowl and kee kneading. Be careful to only add as much water as you to integrate the dry matter. You’ll notice the longer stran gluten forming. You’re done kneading when it feels like united piece of dough, is a bit shiny, and no longer stick your fingers. (About 15 minutes).

Once you have an active starter, you can keep feeding it every day if you’re baking regularly. If not, you can put it in the fridge and feed it once or twice a week.

Cover with damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for t three hours.

The afternoon or evening before baking day, put most of your

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“We were refugees for years,” the 83-year-old said in an interview last week. “ We gleaned grains from fields and had a coffee grinder that we used to grind them up… There was a communal stone oven; families would bring their loaves there and we would all eat bread together.” In the early 1960s Schumann and his wife, Elka, lived in New York City’s Lower East Side, where Bread and Puppet Theater was born in 1963. In 1970, the couple was invited to Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt., where they spent five years in a theater residency before settling in their current location on an old dairy farm in Glover, Vt. “Bread and Puppet is based on bread baking and the not-for-sale distribution of bread at moments created by art,” Schumann explained, “these moments are created in opposition to capitalist

culture and habit. Therefore the puppet show is not only a puppet show, but an eating-bread-together event.” The bread served is the traditional rye sourdough from Schumann’s youth. “My recipe isn’t even a recipe,” he said. “My mother made it that way; everybody made it that way… Common bread was rye bread... And the bread was the main meal, not an accompaniment.” Schumann learned to bake the bread in order to help his mother. “Her hands were so worn,” he recalled. “She was very glad to have a young kid help her kneed the dough because the flour is not finely ground. It’s a heavy bread — you could use it as weapon, but you shouldn’t.” Schumann bakes this same recipe for Bread and Puppet performances. “Our show consists half

temperature. Then flour your hands, flour a surface, flour a pastry cutter, and flour baking sheet(s). With hand and pastry cutter, cut and lift loaf-sized chunks of dough from the bowl and roll them on the floured surface to coat them with flour, handling as lightly as possible. Quickly and gently lay the loaves on the floured pans (OK for loaves to touch each other and fit tightly in the pan).

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of bread and half of puppets,” he said. “Our bread is better than any commercial item could be because you eat it with your family, friends and community, and it sustains you.” Today, the Bread and Puppet farm grows and harvests its own rye (and some vegetables) to use in its bread.

Try the bread for yourself at Bread and Puppet’s show at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury on Saturday, March 17. But fair warning: “You need good teeth; it’s a job to eat a good piece of bread,” Schumann said. “That’s another message right there.”

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Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT Tickets: 802-382-9222 www.townhalltheater.org Preservation Fee: $1-$2 per ticket

Fri & Sat 3/16–17 @ 7:30pm; Sat & Sun 3/17–18 @ 2pm $20/$18 seniors/$15 students

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

The timeless tale of a spunky young orphan whose accidental presence transforms the lives of all who encounter her.

Fri. 3/23 11am & 7pm $12/$7 students

LOVING VINCENT

Oscar-nominated Loving Vincent is the world’s first fully oil painted feature film, bringing the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story.

Sat 3/24 7pm $20

YOUNG TRADITION TOURING GROUP

Teen musicians and dancers kick off their tour of traditional music and dance at Town Hall Theater.

Sun 3/25 4pm $15/$12 Seniors/$5 Students CHAMPLAIN PHILHARMONIC:

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The Champlain Philharmonic Spring Concert Series features Verdi’s La Forza Del Destino, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite 1, Sibelius’ Spring Song, and Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony No. 8 in B Minor. champlainphilharmonic.com

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In the Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater

ELINOR STEELE TAPESTRY

Now through March 31, 2018 Vermont designer/weaver Elinor Steele Friml will display examples representing forty years of dedication to the art of contemporary hand-woven tapestry.

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) 349-0979 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. EVERYTHING ALL TOGETHER. On view March 15-April 29, featuring a solo exhibit from Maine contemporary artist Hannah Secord Wade. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or northerndaughters.com. 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. 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.

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MUSIC Ian Ethan Case brings unique trio to Brandon Music

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coustic double-neck guitarist and Candyrat recording artist Ian Ethan Case is quickly becoming recognized as “one of the most creative and engaging fingerstyle guitarists in the world” according to the International Center for Creativity. He has wowed audiences and packed the barn at Brandon Music since 2014, with listeners quickly catching on to his truly unique style and astounding talent. Case performs at Brandon Music on March 17 with his trio, performing music from his latest album and new un-recorded works. After a decade of composing and performing around the country largely under the radar, in 2015 a viral Facebook video of his song “Butter II” introduced his music to over 6 million listeners in a month. In addition to a record deal and endorsements, 2016 and 2017 took Case on tour throughout Europe and the U.S., including two performances with a full symphony orchestra. His newest album, “Earth Suite” (released March 2), features a dozen musicians, including fourtime Grammy-winning cellist Eugene Friesen and internationally acclaimed percussionist Jamey Haddad. While the studio album features a large group and dense orchestration, Case brings much of that expansive sound to his 2018 concert performances thanks to live looping and sound specialist Stephanie Case.

Ian Ethan Case, a double-neck guitarist, will perform at Brandon Music on Saturday, March 17, with multi-percussionist Jeff Willet and master flute player Amir Milstein. PHOTO / SID CEASER

Joining the Cases for the first time in Vermont will be two musicians featured on the “Earth Suite” album: Philadelphia-based multi-percussionist Jeff Willet, and master flute player Amir Milstein. The group will bring listeners on a cross-cultural journey connecting Arabic, Flamenco, Latin, acoustic fingerstyle and forward-thinking jazz elements in a performance that is certain to feed those

livemusic 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. PRYDEIN. Saturday, March 17, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. IAN ETHAN CASE. Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. SONGS AND ARIAS. Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. ESCHATONES AND CRAZYHEARSE. Saturday, March 17, 10 p.m., Notte, Middlebury. WINDSONG. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall. BLUE VELVET. Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, Middlebury. COLLEGE CHOIR BALTICS. Sunday, March 18, 3 p.m., Mead Chapel, Middlebury College.

hungry for something new. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for and 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.

Windsong performs in Ferrisburgh this Sunday Head over to Bixby Library in Vergennes on Sunday afternoon, 2-4 p.m., for a lively concert of classical music presented by Windsong — a woodwind quintet made up of five Vermont musicians. This year, the library is teaming up with the Ferrisburgh Historical Society who will provide the venue at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall as Bixby navigates construction in the library’s Community Room. The Windsong quintet

includes Hilary Goldblatt (flute), Daniel Frostman (oboe), Andrew Miskavage (clarinet), Julie Wolfe (bassoon) and Vergennes music teacher Susan O’Daniel (french horn). The event is free, there is plenty of parking, the Ferrisburgh Town Hall is ADA accessible and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served at a reception after the performance. For more info visit bixbylibrary. org or call (802) 877-2211.

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the movie RED SPARROW — RUNNING TIME: 2:20 — RATING: R If “Red Sparrow” were a little less terrible, making fun of it might be an entertaining exercise. But because it is truly and inexplicably bad, there’s no fun to be had in writing about it. Here is one the 12 confusing paragraphs from the International Movie Data Base summary of the movie. Good luck. “Dominika is removed earlier than expected to carry out a mission under her uncle and General Vladimir Korchnoi (Jeremy Irons). The target is an American CIA operative, Nate Nash (Joel Edgerton). She is to find out the name of his Russian contact. She is placed in a rooming flat with Marta (Thekla Reuten) who also went to Sparrow school. Nate has convinced Dominika to become a double agent and work with the CIA.” That’s just a hint of the dozens of characters we are expected to track during its exasperating length of two hours and 20 minutes. Audiences walk out shaking their heads after failing to follow the impossible puzzle. Listen up, Hollywood: You can’t ask any audience to sort through a crowd of characters with the implied command that they must know the importance of every single one. The Sparrow School operates under the ice cold control of Matron (Charlotte Rampling) who is teaching women how to use their bodies as espionage tools. Because Dominika (Jennifer Lawrence) needs money to support her ailing mother (Joely Richardson), she enrolls. After learning — by mistake — the identity of a double agent, she has no choice but to use her body as her tool for navigating the Russian/American spy underground. The red sparrow is played by Jennifer Lawrence who has often won the hearts of audiences with her skill, her personality, and the marvelous voice that she can bend to all kinds of movie demands. In this story, that creative voice is reduced to a skilled monotone Russian accent that hides all her personality and skill. She moves through a complex world of

Jennifer Lawrence and Sergei Polunin star in “Red Sparrow” (2018).

espionage and sex with a heavy heart and many tears. She will be raped, beaten literally to pulp, vomiting from horror and naked through much of the story. She plays Dominika as well as anyone could but all this to support your mom is a thin premise. In a fine gang of good male actors, the confusing script leaves us wondering which one is Jeremy Irons, or Joel Edgerton, or Matthias Schoenaerts. Huge casts with secondary parts defeat good stories. We live in an era where there is nothing unusual about on-screen nudity or sex, but this movie raises the question of what has happened in our culture to make people want to watch vomit, rape, beating and torture with a new tool that allows the torturer to literally skin his victim who is chained to a chair. The question always surfaces: Is it a reflection of our current culture or is it Hollywood creating a new one? At the very least, when your mother needs financial help, don’t become a red sparrow. — Reviewed by Joan Ellis

the book THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT — BY CHRIS BOHJALIAN (Doubleday)

When you’re a novelist living in rural Vermont who writes a New York Times bestseller every year, you fly a lot. When you fly a lot, you come to wonder about the lives of the women and men in all those galleys and cockpits. And when you’re Chris Bohjalian, your curiosity is intense and enthusiastic, its findings subject to, shall we say, dramatic enhancement. Take, for example, the titular flight attendant at the center of Bohjalian’s newest novel. Cassandra Bowen awakens, head throbbing, shame rising even before her gruesome discovery, beside a nearly decapitated corpse in a swank Dubai hotel suite. The last she can remember is drinking expensive vodka with the handsome, young financier who’d been seated in 2C and his friend Miranda. He is now very dead, Cassandra can’t imagine she did it, and there’s no sign of the other woman. Action ensues, of course: the FBI interrogates, a Russian oligarch plots, and assassins lurk. It’s exciting and suspenseful and hugely entertaining. “The Flight Attendant” is rich with detail gleaned from years of observation and inquiry, but its real power is as a page-turner. I loved it. — Reviewed by Becky Dayton of The Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS Sunburn, by Laura Lippman The Perfect Nanny, by Leila Slimani A Separation, by Katie Kitamura The French Girl, by Lexie Elliot The Lying Game, by Ruth Ware The Woman In the Window, by AJ Finn A Stranger In the House, by Shari Lapena

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he following armslength 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: • Nancy Foster to Terri Arnold, home on 0.36 acres at 342 South St. Extension, $190,500, Aug. 18.

FERRISBURGH This residential/commercial property has a history of retail and light manufacturing. Most recently as a commercial 3 bay car repair garage. This property is ideal for a small business owner looking to expand in a high traffic area. Situated in the center of Ferrisburgh, this highly visible property could help grow your business. This property includes a very nice home for you or as additional rental income all on 4.2 acres. MLS# 4631169 NOW $399,000

• Manuel Carballo to Kathryn DeGraff, home on 0.27 acres at 32 Fields Road, $340,000, Aug. 23. • Estate of Donald Kenyon to Harvey Simpson, mobile home on 2.86 acres at 144 Halladay Road, $110,000, Aug. 25. • Carolyn Grant to Lawrence Montague, home on 0.25 acres at 88 Peterson Terrace, $173,000, Aug. 28.

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$273,000, Aug. 28. • Kathleen Kilbourne to Jill Smith, home on 0.34 acres at 78 Seminary St. Extension, $155,000, Sept. 1. • Patricia Perkins to Paul Zeno, home on 0.8 acres at 1 Stonegate Drive, $235,500, Sept. 5. • Middle Road Ventures to Wendy Campbell, 0.56acre lot at 99 Meadow Glen Drive, $96,500, Sept. 8. • Edward Fagen to Charles Randel, home on 17.6 acres at 1403 Halpin Road, $279,500, Sept. 8. • David Manner to Michael Giorgio, home on 2.59 acres at 1 Fred Johnson Circle, $340,000, Sept. 11. • Porter Real Estate Holdings LLC to 99 Court St. LLC, office building at 99 Court St., $475,000, Sept. 15. • Alan Covey to Suzanne Gurland, a home on 0.29 acres at 5 Heritage Circle, $344,500, Sept. 15. • Suzanne Gurland to Ronald White, trustee, a home on 1.12 acres at 235 Burnham Drive, $251,500, Sept. 15. • Douglas Corkins to Ethan Raymond, a home on 0.26 acres at 18 Stonegate Drive, $198,000, Sept. 22. • Michael Nienow to Per Urlaub, home on 0.51 acres at 305 Mead Lane, $284,000, Sept. 25. • Foster Brothers Farm Inc.

to John Rouse, 6.45 acres off Wilson Road, $180,600, Sept. 27. • Jeffrey Garner to Benjamin Smith-Trevail, a home on 1.25 acres at 111 Oak Drive, $349,000, Sept. 28. • Leon Adkins Jr. To Karen Schaefer, a home at 17 Overbrook Drive, $227,000, Oct. 4. • The Snyder Middlebury LLC to Darlene Wilson, home on 0.39 acres at 231 Fields Road, $408,835, Oct. 6. • Thomas Latham Jr. To Mary Benoit, home at 15 Evergreen Lane, $178,500, Oct 10. • Robert Prigo to Julien Weber, a home on 0.45 acres at 12 Swanage Court, $281,500, Oct. 20. Editor’s Note: This is the second portion of the Middlebury listings. A third and final list will publish next week.

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