Monday, March 20, 2017

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 28 No. 49

Saint Saens and friends • Champlain Philharmonic will feature cellist McKinley James in a program of French compositions at Town Hall Theater. See Arts Beat, Page 10.

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Energized Bixby relies on new plan, input to create changes

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — Changes are coming to the Bixby Memorial Free Library.

Some of those are already evident: The Bixby Gala, a vital fundraiser and spring fixture on the Vergennes social scene, will return for the first time in many years to the

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Main Street landmark on June 23, while new employee Francis McGill has a new job description — public relations, outreach and social media coordination as well as assistant to Head Librarian Jane Spencer.

Other changes are coming soon and have (See Bixby, Page 13)

By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — Edward Snowden, the onetime spy agency employee who leaked a trove of documents showing that the U.S. government watches American citizens, told a Middlebury College audience Thursday that his whistleblowing (See Snowden, Page 2)

Poet exploring nature & wonder • A Grisham Writer-inResidence will talk about nature writing on Tuesday.

See Page 2.

Men’s lax hosts NESCAC rival

• The Panthers were ranked, but coming off two close losses to top-five teams before Saturday. See Page 16.

A morning in the barn

A CAT GETS out of the cold and wanders through one of the Duclos/Thompson Farm barns in Weybridge on a recent morning. The cat sat watch over the many sheep and lambs and found a good scratching spot before checking its food bowl for a snack.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Pastry chef seeks a kitchen crown • A Leicester native is taking part in a Food Network competition. See Page 15.

Photographers put Sheldon collection into focus Five locals put their artistic spin on antique objects

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Sheldon Museum of Vermont History is full of treasures, including centuries-old maps, Civil War memorabilia and antique furniture that could fetch a bundle were it ever (perish the thought) placed on the open market.

But sometimes, value and beauty are in the eye of the beholder. It’s an old adage that rings particularly true in a new exhibit titled, “Focus on the Sheldon: A Five-Point Perspective.” The exhibit showcases some of the museum’s most

rudimentary and forgotten artifacts — such as random, wooden boxes of primitive, rusty screws; ageand child-worn porcelain dolls; and tiny toy soldiers that haven’t fired an imaginary shot since before World War I. Amazingly, five local photographers have brought those objects to life using their creative eyes, minds and — in some cases — some modern photographic techniques that allow the Sheldon treasures to be seen in a new light.

(See Sheldon, Page 20)

BOXES OF NUTS and bolts at the Sheldon inspired photographer Kirsten Hoving

Trent Campbell/ Independent photo

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PMC amends bylaws, seals affiliation deal

AIMEE NEZHUKUMATATHIL

Poet to discuss wonder in nature MIDDLEBURY — In a combined talk/reading at Middlebury College on Tuesday, poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil will explore a different way of thinking about environment and discuss “wonder” as an ecological love practice in nature writing.

The March 21 presentation at The Orchard, Franklin Environmental Center, Room

103, is titled “Floating Above this Difficult World: The Importance of Writing the Outdoors with Wonder.” It will take place from 4:30-6 p.m.

Aimee Nezhukumatathil is Professor of English at State University of New York at Fredonia and 2016-17 Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi.

Her fourth book of poetry, “Oceanic,” is forthcoming from Copper Canyon and her nature essay collection is forthcoming from Milkweed in 2018. She is poetry editor of “Orion.”

This event is co-sponsored by Franklin Environmental Center, Program in Environmental Studies and Middlebury Bread Loaf Orion Writers’ Conference.

Snowden (Continued from Page 1) has resulted in changes to laws and policies for the good.

“This conversation made us stronger as a nation,” Snowden said in his address via a video hookup from

Russia, where he lives in asylum. “It changed laws, and we live in a fairer and freer world because of it.”

Snowden was a National Security Agency contractor and Central Intelligence Agency employee in June

2013 when he leaked classified information to journalists. The information revealed massive NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens and of others abroad using cell phone and Internet data (see related story).

Some view him as a patriot and have given him awards for encouraging transparency and free speech.

Others consider him a traitor. Facing prosecution by American authorities, Snowden has lived in Russia since then; in January Russia extended Snowden’s permitted stay in that (See Russia, Page 3)

MIDDLEBURY — The members During the affiliation negotiations of Porter Medical Center voted unan- and at various community presentaimously at the PMC annual meeting tions, Kniffin emphasized that Porter last Wednesday night to amend the and the UVM Health Network agreed Porter bylaws, which represented the early on that maintaining the current final step for the Middlebury institu- array of clinical services that Porter tion to complete an affiliation with the now offers is essential, as well as a University of Vermont Health Net- mutual desire to bring more specialwork. ized medical care to the community The affiliation will become effec- and allow Porter to work collaborative in April, and the formal com- tively to secure closer clinical integramunity launch is planned for May 11 tion with the academic medical center. during National Hospital Week.

“These have been our priorities all “This vote by our members, by along, and we feel that this affiliation our community, is an with the UVM Health historic powerful confirNetwork is our best path mation of the very diliforward to accomplish all gent, comprehensive and of these goals,” Kniffin forward-looking stratesaid. gic planning process we During the past year, have been engaged in for he has specifically pointed to bringing a common more than a year,” said electronic medical record PMC Board Chair Mausystem; enhanced access reen McLaughlin. “After to clinical, quality and multiple meetings with financial expertise; and our internal and external construction of a new constituencies, as well as medical office building comprehensive analyses as specific and vitally imof how this affiliation will KNIFFIN portant elements of this enhance our mission to serve our community, our corporate affiliation.

“We are excited, we are enthusiasmembers have now formally voted to approve the required bylaw amend- tic, and we are ready to begin this new chapter in the history of Porter Mediments to conclude this process.”

Porter CEO Dr. Fred Kniffin ap- cal Center to build upon a strong founplauded this vote and enthusiastically dation of care and to enhance those services for the current and next gensupports this decision.

“I am confident that this affiliation eration of our patients and residents,” will lead to even greater collaboration Kniffin said.

Dr. John Brumsted, the president between Porter and UVM Health Network to improve access to health care and CEO of UVM Health Network and specialized services, and allow welcomed the Porter board’s move to Porter to continue to fulfill our mis- cement the affiliation. sion and improve the overall health of “Porter Medical Center’s decision our community,” he said. to join the UVM Health Network is McLaughlin added that the affili- very significant because of the delibation will continue Porter’s quest to erative process, including a special work in the best interest of the com- effort to include the whole commumunity and of the people who make nity to carefully examine all of the up the medical center and affiliated options,” said Brumsted, who is also practices.

CEO of UVM Medical Center. “The “Our underlying motivation was greater Middlebury community has ensuring continued local access to benefitted, and will continue to benhigh-quality healthcare services, with efit, from Dr. Fred Kniffin’s leadera focus on clinical integration, im- ship.” proving our facilities and ensuring our According to Kniffin, more deoverall financial strength to ensure tailed information about the planned that Porter remains a strong integral formal community launch on May 11 partner in this community for the next will be distributed to the community 100 years,” she said. shortly.

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Snowden — stranded in Russia, still seeking asylum elsewhere

By GAEN MURPHREE Edward Snowden has been variously viewed as a patriot and as a traitor for his 2013 revelations of massive NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens and of others abroad using cell phone and Internet data. Snowden first released classified documents and information through the Washington Post and the

UK’s Guardian news organization.

He leaked the documents from Hong Kong and had hoped to find sanctuary in South America. He ended up stranded en route at a Moscow airport when U.S. authorities revoked his passport. Snowden had applied for asylum to 27 different countries, according to his website.

In the United States, he has been charged with theft and with “unauthorized communication of national defense information” and “willful communication of classified communications intelligence information to an unauthorized person” in violation of the 1917 Espionage Act. The charges carry a maximum 30-year

prison sentence.

President Barack Obama declined to pardon Snowden before he left office, and Donald Trump in 2013 called Snowden “a terrible threat ... a terrible traitor.”

Snowden, whose revelations have led to changes in federal law and policy, has been awarded a number of in-

ternational awards for freedom of expression. Among them are Norway’s Ossietzky Award for “outstanding contributions to freedom of expression,” the Dutch Winston Award, the Berliner Award for Civic Courage, the Ordfront Democracy Prize, and the 2014 Right Livelihood Honorary Award.

Russia protected. Because every cell phone cause of “the failure in intended mea- and had the support of the majority,” get in contact with the journalists (Continued from Page 2) and give the documents to them,” he must ring to a unique number, gov- sures of constitutional oversight,” he said. country through 2020.

“They ended thanks to radicals said. “But I didn’t have a plan for the Thursday’s live conversation, ernments can now track ordinary cit- when the courts, Congress and other called “Democracy and Dictator- izens throughout the day by storing federal authorities seemed unwilling who were different, who said this day after tomorrow. I didn’t expect ship in the Age of Surveillance and that data in a kind of “bucket” that or unable to operate in transparency is wrong. They changed things by to make it that far. I didn’t expect to with the American people. building a critical mass mind by make it out of Hawaii.”

Leaks,” attracted 300 to Wilson Hall. can be accessed later.

Snowden also distinguished him“It’s the story of your life. You get Snowden played a video clip to mind, heart by heart. They formed a “You all know who he is and perhaps formed an opinion of his life up, check your email or check the illustrate this point, showing former chain that changed history. Until sud- self from leaker Julian Assange by choices,” said political science pro- weather and it generates ‘metadata.’ Director of National Intelligence denly an idea like slavery was no lon- explaining that whereas WikiLeaks Now they know you’re James Clapper testifying before Con- ger popular and people were willing has an anonymous “dropbox,” he was fessor Allison Stanger careful to contact reputable investiawake.” gress under oath that the NSA did not to fight to change it.” when she introduced “Now (spy gative journalists from leading publiSnowden listed the “wittingly” collect data FIELDING Snowden. “Give him the agencies) don’t cations and to hold them accountable kinds of ordinary acon millions of AmeriQUESTIONS benefit of the doubt.”

“For the first need anyone tivities that are tracked, cans.

Asked by an audience for verifying that the information was Stanger has written time in human to follow you from driving through a Within months, member whether he had worthy of publication. extensively on surveilhistory it’s “I charged them to only publish tollbooth to swiping a Snowden leaked the help from foreign govlance and whistleblow- because your debit card at a cafe. documents that showed possible for the ernments (specifically what served the public and required ing. Her forthcoming devices are “Now they don’t just the opposite — the government Russia or China), he them to agree to the additional conbook on whistleblowing following you need anyone to fol- NSA did conduct mass to track and asserted that he acted as dition that their judgment and mine includes a discussion of and throwing low you because your surveillance.

Snowden. Indeed, Stan- off evidence — store records of an individual. He played were not enough that in advance of devices are following Snowden detailed almost all of our a video clip of former publication they would go to the U.S. ger told the audience you and throwing off how the program began NSA Deputy Direc- government,” Snowden said. “And that an earlier version of what you read, tor Chris Inglis saying in all of these cases they went to the her book had been about who you call the evidence — what you as a response to the 9/11 lives.”

— Edward there was no evidence government and said, ‘Can you show read, who you call the terrorist attacks but said to go to press when most, who you Snowden Snowden was or had that we should not publish? That it most, who you call at 2 that to date the governSnowden’s 2013 revela- call at 2 a.m.” a.m.” ment has yet to show been a Russian or Chi- would cause harm?’ In every case tions forced her back to — Edward nese spy. that process was followed.

Snowden emphathat mass surveillance has been efsquare one.

Snowden Snowden pointed to the public re“Today, in 2017, the U.S. governsized that while many fective against terrorism.

In her research Stanmight feel they aren’t Instead, Snowden said he believes cord showing that he had intended to ment has never shown any evidence ger has interviewed all NSA whistleblowers as well as se- personally threatened by these prac- that surveillance can be used and has seek asylum in Latin America and that anyone has come to any harm as tices so long as they’re doing nothing been used to discredit those who try had ended up stranded in Russia by a result of these disclosures.” nior NSA leaders.

Gaen Murphree is reached at “My aim is to weave the truth out wrong, for him these practices threat- to challenge the system, in the same circumstances but not by design.

“I planned quite carefully how I’d gaenm@addisonindependent.com. way that the FBI tried to silence Marof those opposing tales,” she said. en the very basis of democracy.

“Privacy is the foundation to all tin Luther King Jr. by tracking his “And to understand a complicated other rights. Rights to self, to a free personal life. issue in its full complexity.”

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Editorial TrumpCare’s big sin

By now, the biggest sin of the GOP health care bill is well known: it’s a tax cut bill masquerading as a health care plan. Simply put it takes health care away from lower-income and middle-income Americans who need it most, and it cuts taxes on the rich and super-rich by $600 billion.

The genius of the plan, if there is one, is that many white, elderly residents of rural America and the Rust Belt are the very citizens who will lose the most, and yet many still believe Trump will somehow magically save the day, that they won’t lose any health care benefits they got under Obamacare, and that their premiums will go down.

It’s not true, of course. The math on TrumpCare is clear that 14 million will lose the insurance they received under Obamacare, and by 2020 the number swells to 24 million. As importantly, insurance premiums for seniors will skyrocket because the Trump plan allows insurance companies to charge seniors five times more than younger people rather than three times under Obamacare.

But the bill is more than just what happens to health care premiums. Sen. Bernie Sanders and his team studied the bill and found dozens of additional ways the proposal would hurt Vermonters. Here are a few. It would: • Eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides heating assistance to some 21,000 Vermont families; • Eliminate federal funding for five community action programs in Vermont that provide thousands of low-income Vermonters emergency food, shelter, heating assistance, transportation and health care, including the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity; • Cut Vermont’s $6 million in community development block grants that provide funding for affordable housing, transportation and economic development.

• Cut more than $500,000 Vermont now receives from the Legal Services Corporation, often the only legal resource available to low-income veterans, children and families in Vermont; • Cuts Head Start by $1.6 million in Vermont, which would throw 140 low-income children off high-quality child care and early education.

All for what? To make the rich richer, while the poor suffer more and middle-class Americans are asked to pay the greatest burden. In fact, it sounds like everything one might expect from Trump.

Leadership is the difference When I think of the cliché “what a difference a year makes,” my mind races in numerous directions. First to the national elections with Sen. Bernie Sanders on his surprising run against Sec. Hillary Clinton, and to Trump’s embarassing and shocking success against more experienced and better educated rivals, but also, more locally, of the turmoil Porter Hospital faced a year ago and how it has progressed.

It was last March that Porter Medical Center CEO Lynn Boggs resigned after nine months at the helm, numerous family doctors had left Porter’s employ, the nurses union was in uproar, Porter was said to be bleeding money, and more than 200 residents showed up at the annual meeting worried about the viability of their beloved hospital. By mid-March interim-CEO Fred Kniffin had stepped in to calm the churning waters and attempt to bring order to the chaos.

Recent news that PMC is building a new $485,000 express care clinic on campus to provide less expensive emergency care is just the latest example of the positive changes that have transformed Porter’s landscape. More significantly, doctors have been hired to fill many of the vacancies created nine months ago, and after six months of scrutinizing the options to affiliate with a larger medical institution or go it alone, last week PMC signed an affiliation agreement with the UVM Medical Center. Compared to a year ago, the financial picture at Porter Hospital appears much rosier.

A year’s time can make a world of difference.

How fast things can change reminds us that the crises we face today can be resolved, while others will surely be on the horizon. How leadership and the larger community deals with the crises is what makes the difference.

Angelo S. Lynn

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SNOW FALLING IN the early hours of last week’s big snowstorm settles on two tractor tires resting against a Middlebury barn.

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Letters to the Editor Speaker never should have been allowed at college I am writing in response to the multiple opinions expressed in the March 9 edition concerning the actions of student protesters at Middlebury College.

The points I want to make have nothing to do with the violence that erupted. Violence at political protests is always wrong and almost always undermines the message.

I fear that the vitally important message the student protesters were trying to make is being lost or buried under the guise of free speech or civil discourse and we as a community, a predominantly white com-

munity, may be finding it somewhat uncomfortable to acknowledge.

I was most dismayed by Gregory Dennis’ column, Between The Lines, particularly his comment, “the actions of the protesters have no moral or ethical justification.” Mr. Dennis may vehemently disagree with the protesters’ methods, but to say their cause is not rooted in morals or ethics shows a complete lack of understanding of what it means to live in this country without the protections afforded by certain circles of privilege.

To add insult to injury, Mr. Dennis

patronizingly makes reference to how he is “always encouraged to see college students speak out.” After calling the protesters “politically stupid,” the complement rings completely hollow, instead, it sounds more like an empty platitude that in reality disrespects and diminishing the students’ life experiences and perspectives.

I don’t believe the issue at hand here is free speech. I think the real issue here and the moral imperative that led these students to protest was racism and inequality, and the fact that this institution of higher edu(See Letter, Page 5)

Addison Independent, Monday, March 20, 2017 — PAGE 5

Protesters fell for trolling tactics Letters Canniness is a virtue, at least for first task but they largely succeeded organizers. When protest goes well at the second: when Murray arrived — the women’s marches, the airport on Thursday he was greeted by a demonstrations — it helps immea- wall of noise, as protesters chanted surably, limiting the right’s ability to and screamed him down. When adact or at least exacting a high price ministrators took him off to a room where his remarks, and in political capital. But questions from a proprotest can go badly too, fessor, could be livesand when it does it gives treamed, a few peothe bad guys a gift. ple pulled fire alarms.

I should have gotten a When college officials chance to see this close tried to rush Murray up on March 2, because from the building, a Middlebury College, small throng, many in where I teach, had a masks, blocked the car protest go pretty sour. and sent our neighbor, But since my mother Allison Stanger, to the was taken to the emerhospital with a concusgency room early in the sion. week, I was camped out The result was in her hospital room, predictable: Murray not on campus. Still, the emerged with new picture of events that This week’s writer standing, a largely emerges from Facebook is environmentalist forgotten hack with a and campus chat rooms and best-selling renewed lease on pubis fairly clear. author Bill lic life, indeed now a It began when con- McKibben, who is martyr to the cause of servative students at the Scholar in Residence free speech. And ancollege invited a man in Environmental ti-racist activism took named Charles Murray Studies at a hit, the powerful proto speak on campus. Middlebury College, gressive virtue of openMurray is a profession- co-founder of 350. ness overshadowed by al troll — “Milo with a org and a Ripton apparent intolerance. doctorate,” as one ob- resident.

No one should be surserver described him — prised at the outcome: who made his bones a quarter century ago with a vile book, in America, anyway, shouting some“The Bell Curve,” arguing that in- one down “reads” badly to the largtelligence tests showed black people er public, every single time. And less able. Academics of all stripes it is precisely the job of activists to have savaged the book’s methodolo- figure out how things are going to gy and conclusions, but back in the read, lest they do real damage to imday it was one of the many bulwarks portant causes — damage, as in this of the nation’s ugly rightward and case, that will inevitably fall mostly on people with fewer resources than racist shift.

So, many students and faculty at Middlebury students.

One way of saying this is, activism Middlebury were mad that he was coming, as they should have been — is a science with fairly predictable it’s gross, in particular, that students rules: history has shown what does of color should have to deal with this and doesn’t work. And what doesn’t kind of aggressive insult to their le- work is rage; what does work is diggitimacy. But of course, that was the nity. That same week in Selma, Ala., point for Murray and his enablers at the Rev. William Barber (the North the American Enterprise Institute: Carolina pastor and leader of the they’re trolls. They want these kinds Moral Monday movement who is the of fights, over and over, as part of closest thing contemporary Amertheir campaign to discredit academia ica has to a Dr. King) confronted a and multiculturalism. And once some similar situation. The state’s attorney students had made the invitation, the general, in the Jeff Sessions tradition, die was cast, if only because Amer- came to an African-American church icans by and large believe that colleges and universities should be open to all ideas (and they’re probably right to think so, if for no other reason than it’s hard to imagine the committee that could vet what was proper and what wasn’t).

College authorities made their share of mistakes in the days that followed: there was no real reason for the political science department to officially support Murray’s visit, for instance. But other parts of the college reacted the right way: the math department, say, which held a series of seminars to demonstrate why Murray’s statistical methods were rubbish. Instead, it was goodhearted campus activists — both some students and some faculty — that really fell for the troller’s bait. Some began demanding that the college cancel the visit, and others threatened to prevent him from speaking. They failed at the

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to explain why his proposed voter ID laws were a good idea. It’s hard to imagine a more obnoxious man or setting: he was figuratively spitting on the graves of those who died in the Selma march for voting rights.

But they did not shout him down: they simply got up and exited the church to hold a well-attended press conference outside.

Middlebury students that I’ve talked to were sad and annoyed that their “voices weren’t heard” amidst the melee. They’re right to be sad: the things they had to say about inclusion, about marginalization, and about the debilitating effects of pseudo-scientific racism were profound, and markedly more interesting than Murray’s recycled bile. But they were wrong to be annoyed, any more than people who climb into a shower should be annoyed at getting wet.

If you shout down a speaker, that’s what people will remember, period. If they’d wanted to be heard, then they needed, like Rev. Barber, to be more creative: imagine if they’d taken the available seats, and then got up and peacefully left, not shouting but singing, or in pure silence. Imagine, on the next campus where Murray takes his nasty road show, if students and faculty organize to shame the college community into boycotting the talk, and instead hold a teach-in outside.

Imagine if they don’t take the bait.

This kind of discipline is hard work. I’ve spent much of the last decade helping organize protests largescale and small; one key part of the planning always involves making sure that necessary anger doesn’t turn into self-defeating rage. That’s why there are trainings beforehand, and why people sign pledges of nonviolence, and why there are marshals from within the ranks to make sure people don’t break that discipline.

College students are completely capable of this (it’s with seven Middlebury students that I formed the climate campaign 350.org, which has gone on to organize more rallies in more places than perhaps any movement in history). But everyone involved needs to take it for the serious task it is, understanding that emotion is as much an enemy as a friend for (See McKibben, Page 7)

to the Editor

New city mayor grateful for support

To the Citizens of Vergennes, I am honored once again that you have elected me as your Mayor. This is truly a privilege and I appreciate your support. As a team, we will be very successful in all endeavors. There is a wealth of knowledge, skill and talent in our

city; with everyone engaged our goals are not impossible.

Feel free to contact me at citymayor@gmwireless.net, (802) 877-3691 or (802) 238-2764. I look forward to hearing from you.

Michael H. Daniels Vergennes

Letter (Continued from Page 4) cation thought it was appropriate to give voice to such hateful, and harmful untruths. If Charles Murray was allowed to speak, who next? Would it be acceptable for Middlebury College to invite a member of the KKK or the Neo-Nazi movement ? Would it be considered civil discourse to debate whether women should be allowed to vote, or homosexuality a disease? These antiquated ideas, along with eugenics, have long been clearly discredited by far more reputable individuals than Charles Murray. While as of this writing, we still have the freedom to say whatever we want, should this mean that institutions of education and science provide a platform to such false and hateful notions, without the freedom of speech to protest?

Moreover, particularly in these times, these wrongheaded ideas are more importantly harmful and dangerous. Are we not aware of the uptick in hate crimes we are witness-

ing? I agree with the commentary from the Middlebury College student who makes this point more eloquently than I can. The college did a disservice to its community members of color along with everyone else who cares about equality. Providing a platform for such views, undermined the sense of safety and dignity for such students and by not acknowledging this and acting against it, we all continue to engage in the harm.

The students refused to give consent to such views of intolerance, racism and bigotry. Allowing Mr. Murray to speak under the misconceived notion of civil discourse and free speech, would have in essence legitimated this inequality.

We should be applauding these students for having the courage, that the college did not show, to refuse to accept the lies and hatred of oppression, and instead be willing to stand up for truth and equality.

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Archie Pecor, Jr., 76, Leicester LEICESTER — Archie V. “Bud” Pecor, Jr., age 76, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury.

Bud was born in Middlebury on Aug. 18, 1940. He was the son of Archie and Ruth (Otis) Pecor, Sr. He grew up in Middlebury, where he received his early education and attended Middlebury High School.

Bud worked as an independent automobile appraiser. He and Elaine owned and operated Graham Auto Damage Appraisers in Middlebury for over 35 years. He was a member of Foot of The Mountain Snowmobile Club and enjoyed his morning workouts and social exchange at Middlebury Fitness.

He loved the ocean and trips to York Beach, Maine, the Outer Banks of North Carolina and recently spent winters in Sebastian, Fla. Bud had a great sense of humor and loved a good joke and sharing them. His family was everything to him and his happiest times were when the family was gathered together. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Surviving is his wife of over 51 years, Elaine (Butterfly) Pecor of Leicester; two daughters, Wendy P. Marcisofsky of Henderson, Nev., and Caresse M. Whyte of Morrisville; his son, Garth O. Pecor of Middlebury;

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Margaret Roy, 82, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Margaret R. Roy died March 16, 2017, after a short illness, at the McClure Miller VNA Respite House in Colchester, Vt., under the professional and loving care of her granddaughter and the rest of the wonderful staff of The Respite House.

Margaret was born on May 30, 1934, to Burton H. and Florence Kimball, Sr. of Middlebury. She graduated from Middlebury High School and was a member of the United Methodist Church of Middlebury. Years ago, she retired from the staff of Middlebury College and had also been employed by Mike Lazarus in his 5 and 10 Store in Middlebury. She enjoyed jigsaw and crossword puzzles, cooking listening to Champlain Valley Fiddlers and spending time with her family.

She will be dearly missed by her husband of 37 years, Raoul J. Roy of Middlebury; her son John D. Fuller and his wife Marilyn, and their three children, Matthew and Jackson Fuller, and Lila Ortuno and her husband Marcus; her two great-grandchildren, Lilliana and Kellen Ortuno; her siblings Wayne

and Janet Kimball, Waltham; Kathy and Frank Wetmore, Cape Coral, Fla.; Connie and Larry Hamel, Lyndonville; her sister-in-law Peggy Kimball, Middlebury; and five stepchildren; Eugene and Jane Roy, Middlebury; Albert and Linda Roy, North Carolina; David and Stephanie Roy, South Carolina; Denise Sears, Florida; Anita Roy, Springfield, Vt., and Raoul’s 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her parents; sister Gladys Warner and her husband Bob, Weybridge; brother Burton H. Kimball, Jr., Middlebury; and step-son Henry Roy, North Carolina.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, March 21, from 4-7 p.m. at the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Service located at 117 South Main St., Middlebury.

A Service of Remembrance will be held on Wednesday, March 22, at 4 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Middlebury. The Rev. Jill Colley Robinson will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

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and his sister, Caresse Monteith of Plainfield; two grandchildren and nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Wilma Pecor.

Friends and family are invited to a gathering “In Celebration of his Life” to be held on Wednesday, March 22, MIDDLEBURY — Local health care providers and at 11 a.m., at Paddler’s Pub on Lake agencies that deal with death and dying will host a Dunmore. community discussion about the end of life, along with a Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made, in his memory to a screening on the subject on Tuesday.

“Being Mortal,” a documentary by Atul Gawande that charity of one’s choice.◊ originally aired on the PBS program “Frontline,” will be screened at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society off Charles Avenue in Middlebury on March 21.

A welcome reception will begin at 6 p.m., the film will be shown at 6:30, and a conversation facilitated by palliative care specialist Dr. Diana Barnard will follow at 7:30.

MARGARET ROY made to the McClure Miller VNA Respite House 3113 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester, VT 05446.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home. ◊

Film & discussion on mortality Tuesday

A central question is “If you thought you were dying, what would matter most?” The film explores what matters most to patients and families experiencing serious illness. Members of the public are invited to share thoughts and questions, too.

The event is hosted by the Addison County End of Life Care Partnership and the CVUUS, with help from the John and Wauna Harman Foundation in partnership with the Hospice Foundation of America.

It is free; light refreshments will be served.

More information: 388-4111 or lborden@hospicevs.org.

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Letters to the Editor Student behavior shows college is failing to educate Following the violence on March 2, Middlebury College officials and college President Patton would shift blame to “outside agitators,” and encourage us to believe this was a one off.

There is, however, every indication of a more systemic problem at the college. I am a graduate of Middlebury College, class of 1978. My wife taught in the language department. We are both very dismayed by what we can only describe as the intellectual intolerance of the academy.

Having started life as strong liberal progressives and slowly evolved to independent voters, we have learned to listen to and respect points of view very different from our own. The ability to debate points of view with which we disagree is the hallmark of the educated person. Middlebury is failing in its job to educate. Given the opportunity I would have been very interested to hear Mr. Murray’s presentation and his defense of his ideas.

I recently came across an interesting reference to his work: J.D. Vance, in his best-selling autobiography “Hillbilly Elegy,” writes compellingly about the dysfunction and decay in Appalachia, where poor kids and entire communities struggle. He read Murray’s book as a 16-yearold who grew up with a mother addicted to pain killers and a host of “step-fathers.” I quote Vance on Charles Murray: “…‘Losing Ground,’ another book about black folks that could have been written about hillbillies, which addressed the way our government encouraged social decay through the welfare state.”

Some may not want to entertain that our government encourages social decay, but Vance sees it

McKibben (Continued from Page 5) activists. There’s no easy version of activism, any more than there is of physics or French or the other tasks college students seriously engage in.

In fact, protest is probably a subject, like first aid or how to use the fire extinguisher, that college freshmen should learn.

Because there are going to be plenty of opportunities to try again in the years ahead, since trolling is more or less what Trump and Bannon do.

There will be more Milos and more Murrays; when we strengthen their hands, we weaken further the most vulnerable people on our planet, be they immigrants facing deportation or Southern blacks facing voter suppression laws or peasant farmers facing rising oceans. That’s not right or wrong, that’s just how it works.

differently. Raised in “hillbilly” country, he graduated from Ohio State and Yale Law, he is credible for his first-hand experience of poverty and decay, rather than second-hand conjecture.

The Middlebury community’s churlish reception of Charles Murray belies staggering lack of intellectual seriousness. Perhaps “Hillbilly Elegy” should be on the required reading list for all incoming freshmen. A hallmark of liberal arts education should be about being exposed to other points of view. I watched the Youtube video. Anyone who cares about our college should as well.

My take: the only thoughtful, serious voice was that of the student representing the AEI club, which had invited Mr. Murray.

He was the only one up to the occasion. And he was persistently heckled, a rudeness tolerated by the administration. Permission granted to continue and take it to the next level. With her turn at the podium, President Patton seemed most concerned to distance herself from Mr. Murray (and his not-left-leaning views?).

“Allow me to state the obvious, we are a left-leaning campus.”

(Really?) She repeated points about diversity while stating that she had already made up her mind about Mr. Murray: “I profoundly disagree with many of Mr. Murray’s views.” Which ones? Why? Nothing about open mindedness, encouraging independent, critical thinking, about respecting ideological diversity.

The general impression: I’m here because “my schedule is free,” we allowed this speaker because it’s our policy, I don’t like the idea that he is here any more than you do, I know some are here to engage in “non-disruptive” protest,

“please do.”

She then retreated, abdicating any sense of responsibility for the ugly behavior that followed. Permission granted. Again. We need to ask why this violence happened at Middlebury, a private college with a proud liberal arts tradition. Is there something askew in the culture at Middlebury? Has Middlebury lost its way? Is it a “left-leaning campus?” Is this the terrible but logical conclusion to accepted arguments that controversial points of view, triggers, micro- (or is it now nano- ?) aggressions are themselves a form of violence that justify violence in return?

Middlebury should find its way back to the foundation of liberal arts education. Van Jones, a Democrat and CNN contributor, speaking at the University of Chicago, “You are creating a kind of liberalism that the minute it crosses the street into the real world is not just useless, but obnoxious and dangerous.” He could have been speaking about Middlebury.

The school’s leadership needs to search its soul and ask how it can get back to the principles of a true education — exposing students to a multitude of points of view and experiences, including those that might be offensive, especially those that might be provocative.

It’s fine to condemn the violence but please don’t blame it on “outside agitators.” Let’s see if the administration or board does anything to change the culture that led to that violence. What is plain is that the administration’s brand of I’ve made up my mind liberalism is not compatible with Middlebury College’s proud tradition of Liberal Arts education.

Steven Nothern Scituate, Mass.

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Thank you for electing me for a second term on Middlebury selectboard. I value working for a strong Middlebury and deeply appreciate your effort to participate in Town Meeting and voting. Brian Carpenter and I were uncontested though would have welcomed other candidates. I am glad for the interest in filling our Selectboard vacancy to complete Donna Donahue’s term for one year. I hope these candidates and others will consider running in coming years.

I began by attending selectboard meetings occasionally and using the first minutes reserved for citizens to comment and notify the board about my concerns or initiatives. I realized the value of the public watching this at MCTV. Mostly, I observed the Board and learned how local government worked and, importantly, got to know our staff, whom I could access conveniently for a quick question or clarification.

As I served on a town committee (energy), I attended Board meetings more regularly to report on it. I realized what was entailed in being on selectboard as I read their packets online at the Town of Middlebury website. Any of you can see the documents we get to prepare for meetings there under “selectboard.” I became interested in serving on the Board when we were divided on the Town Office and Recreation Center. I felt I could contribute to consensus building and was committed to the project being an energy star.

I hope that you, and especially the current candidates not chosen to fill the vacancy, will consider participating by attending selectboard when we meet on second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. in our Town Office. Occasionally, these get rescheduled. This week’s selectboard meeting was postponed to March 21 due to a forecasted storm.

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One offered that sometimes a regional perspective can help.

You can express your interest to be nominated by contacting our Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay (kramsay@townofmiddlebury. org) or attending a Board meeting.

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MONDAY

Biology talk in Middlebury.

Monday, March 20, 4:30 p.m., McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College. Dr. Douglas Melton, co‑director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, will give a talk titled, “The Promise of Stem Cells for Cures and Improved Health.” Free and open to the public.

Mar

21

TUESDAY

ACHHH foot clinic in Middlebury.

Tuesday, March 21, 10 a.m.‑12 p.m., Rec Center, Creek Road. Addison County Home Health & Hospice will sponsor a foot clinic. Bring a basin and towel. Free.

“A History of Flower Paintings Through the Ages” discussion in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 21, 1 p.m., Residence at Otter Creek.

Enjoy a slide presentation and discussion by a gardening expert. Paintings by famous artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Claude Monet, Picasso, Gustav Klimt, Georgia O’Keefe and other American artists will be examined. An ever‑blooming flower show on canvas. Free and open to the public. Info: middleburygar‑ denclub.org.

Caregiver’s Group in Lincoln. Tuesday, March 21, 1‑2 p.m., Lincoln Library. If you are caring for another either close‑by or far away, this group is a great place to talk, listen and feel supported by others going through the same things.

Talk/reading in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 21, 4:30‑6 p.m., Middlebury College. In this combined talk/reading, poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil will explore a different way of thinking about environment and discuss “wonder” as an ecological love practice in nature writing. Nezhukumatathil’s fourth book of poetry, “Oceanic,” is forthcoming from Copper Canyon and her nature essay collection is forthcoming from Milkweed in 2018. She is poetry editor of Orion and is the

VERGENNES MOVEMENT STUDIO ‑ Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, a suite of meditative practices improving wellness, offered at 179 Main St., Vergennes. Weekly beginning Tuesday, March 28th – May 16 at 6:00 p.m. visit www.ronidonnenfeld.com, 802 793 5073.

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Grisham Writer‑in‑Residence at the University of Mississippi’s MFA program.

Rabies clinic in Monkton. Tuesday, March 21, Monkton Volunteer Fire Department, 6‑7 p.m.

Bring a copy of your pet’s most recent rabies vaccination. Rabies shots $15. The Town Clerk will be available to issue dog licenses as well.

Middlebury Community Players “Play Date” in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 21, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. “Play Date” is a special event where potential directors, designers, actors and other interested theater friends can brainstorm ideas for future produc‑ tions, chat with old friends and meet new ones. Enjoy refreshments and some surprise entertainment.

Vergennes Union High School Music Department Concert in Vergennes.

Tuesday, March 21, 7 p.m., Vergennes Union High School auditorium. Performing ensembles include the Commodore Singers, Concert Choir, Commodore Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Band. The Concert Choir and Symphonic Band will each perform original compositions by senior Lauren Scott. The concert is free and open to the public.

Fly Tying Class for Beginners in Middlebury.

Tuesday, March 21, 7‑9 p.m., Middlebury Union High School, room H005. Offered by the New Haven River Anglers Association.

Instruction and materials provided at no cost. $50 refundable deposit for tools. Limited to 12 participants. Call Peter Burton 388‑6876 to register.

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WEDNESDAY

Coloring Group for Adults in Lincoln. Wednesday, March 22, 10:15 a.m.‑noon, Lincoln Library. The Library has pencils and books if you do not have your own. A great way to connect with others and relieve stress.

Cat Talk in Lincoln. Wednesday, March 22, 1‑2 p.m., Lincoln Library. Come for an intimate conversation about cats and how they affect our lives. Helen Turner will lead the discussion with her stories, books and pictures. You are invited you to bring your own cat stories as well. Refreshments will be served.

AARP Fraud Watch Network Presentation in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 22, 2:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, Community Room.

AARP Fraud Watch Network will present a series on cyber and community fraud.

“The Lorax and Dr. Seuss” talk in Lincoln.

Wednesday, March 22, 3:30‑4:30 p.m., Lincoln Library. Do you happen to know the Lorax?

If you do, you will be happy to know that The Lorax is coming to the Lincoln Library with all of his friends to help us celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Nola Kevra and friend will bring this fun time to us and there may be a little planting of Truffula seeds following the show and some tasty treats. For kids of all ages.

STORYMATTERS in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 22, 4 p.m., Ilsley Public Library.

STORYMATTERS will hold a story circle; the theme is “Animal Tales” — share tales of

animal friends, acquaintances and others that are funny, desperate, familial, sad or loving.

Remembering and renewal group in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 22, 5:30‑7 p.m. Share stories and celebrate memories of those we have loved and lost. Pay tribute to the gratitude, grief and connection that remains alive in our minds and hearts. Be inspired in this safe, supportive community. 8‑week session. Call Hospice Volunteer Services at 388‑4111 or email molson@hospice.org for more information.

Ladies Union crockpot dinner in New Haven.

Wednesday, March 22, 6 p.m., New Haven Congregational Church. Ladies Union crockpot dinner will feature hearty main dishes, bever‑ ages and dessert. $8. For more information call Carol at 453‑5059.

Postcard Mania in the Early 20th Century talk with Robert Bogdan, author and professor emeritus at Syracuse University in Orwell.

Wednesday, March 22, 7 p.m., Orwell Free Library. From 1905 through the 1920s post‑ cards were wildly popular throughout the U.S. Vermont was no exception. Using illustrations of postcards from Orwell, Shoreham and other locations, the talk will discuss the postcard era with an emphasis on Vermont. Regional Postcard Exhibit presented by Orwell Historical Society opens at 6pm.

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23

Book fair in Weybridge.

Thursday, March 23, 8 a.m.‑4 p.m., Weybridge Elementary School.

Weybridge Elementary will hold its used book fair in the school common room at 210, Quaker Village Road. Smaller donations of new and gently used books for the fair may be dropped off in the collection box inside the school doors. Larger donations may be brought to the common room after March 20. Info: 545‑2113 or msutton@acsu.org.

Noonday recital in Middlebury. Thursday, March 23, 12:15‑12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Join us for a noonday Lenten recital with Betsy Killorin, flautist and George Matthew Jr., accompanist in a program of Baroque music. Bring a lunch. Event is free.

Competitive bidding bridge class in Middlebury. Thursday, March 23, 5:50‑7:30 p.m., Ilsley Public Library. This six‑lesson class led by Gisela Palmer is open to players who have completed the equivalent of an introduc‑ tory course in bridge. The class will use Audrey Grant’s Bridge Basics 2: Competitive Bidding.

Free. Contact Gisela for details: 462‑3373.

Ukranian Easter Egg Decorating in Salisbury.

Thursday, March 23, 7‑8 p.m., Salisbury Public Library. Ellen Bodin will demonstrate the Pysansky process for creating colorful and detailed designs. If people are interested in creating these eggs themselves, the library will schedule a workshop later.

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Wildlife open house

VERMONT FISH & WILDLIFE will hold an Open House Wildlife Meeting on Saturday, March 25, 12:30-5 p.m., at Middlebury Union High School. Come and learn about wildlife directly from Fish & Wildlife biologists and wardens. Free refreshments will be available.

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Book fair in Weybridge.

Friday, March 24, 8 a.m.‑4 p.m., Weybridge Elementary School.

Weybridge Elementary will hold its used book fair in the school common room at 210, Quaker Village Road. Smaller donations of new and gently used books for the fair may be dropped off in the collection box inside the school doors. Larger donations may be brought to the common room after March 20.

Info: 545‑2113 or msutton@acsu.org.

Fridays at the Museum. Professor Pieter Broucke, Associate Curator of Ancient Art, gives a gallery talk in conjunction with the Museum’s American Faces exhibition. This talk will focus on works of art in the Museum’s permanent collection of Roman art, which includes a newly acquired portrait from Fayum. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art. Free. www.middlebury.edu/ arts or 802‑443‑3168.

All you can eat fish fry in Bristol. Friday, March 24, 5‑7 p.m., St. Ambrose Catholic Church Parish Hall. The menu will include fried or

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Estate planning basics presentation in Middlebury. Tuesday, March 28, 3 p.m., Eastview at Middlebury, Community Room. Kathy Boe will present an “Estate Planning Basics” presentation. Open to all.

Zig Zag Lit Mag release party in Middlebury.

Tuesday, March 28, 6 p.m., Vermont Book Shop. Zig Zag Lit Mag will release their second issue. There will be readings and perfor‑ mances by local contributors as well as coffee and donuts. Free to the public.

Fly Tying Class for Beginners in Middlebury.

Tuesday, March 28, 7‑9 p.m., Middlebury Union High School, room H005. Fly tying class for beginners offered by the New Haven River Anglers Association. Instruction and materials provided at no cost. $50 refundable deposit for tools. Limited to 12 participants. Call Peter Burton 388‑6876 to register.

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Ukranian Easter Eggs

ELLEN BODIN WILL demonstrate the Pysansky process for creating colorful and detailed designs for decorating Ukranian Easter Eggs on Thursday, March 23, 7-8 p.m., at the Salisbury Public Library.

baked haddock, French fries, coleslaw, bever‑ age and dessert. Adults $12.50; children age 9 and under $6; immediate family of five $37.

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

Table of Grace free meal in Vergennes.

Friday, March 24, 5:30‑6:30 p.m., Vergennes Congregational Church. The menu will include lasagna, salad, bread and dessert. Come and bring your friends. Free.

Burlington Taiko Group performance in Ripton. Friday, March 24, 6:30 p.m., Ripton Community House. The Burlington Taiko school residency program will come to Ripton Elementary as part of a school‑wide theme study of “How We Express Ourselves.” Free performance Friday evening. Open to the public.

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SATURDAY

Green Mountain Club Hike to Skylight Pond and Skyline Lodge, Ripton. Saturday, March 25. This is a moderate 5.2‑mile hike with an elevation gain of approximately 1,500 feet. Hike up the ridge on switchbacks for a gradual ascent to Skylight Pond and Skyline Lodge. This is a dog friendly hike. Contact Mike Greenwood at mike802vt@comcast.net, or at 802‑349‑5653 or Anne Christie at achristie1026@gmail.com or at 802‑388‑4347. For other events and activities visit www.gmcbreadloaf.org.

Maple Syrup Open House and Pancake Breakfast in Cornwall. Saturday, March 25, 9 a.m.‑12 p.m., Bread Loaf View Farm, 564 Cider Mill Road, Cornwall. For kid and adults of all ages. Come for delicious butter‑ milk pancakes and sausage links covered in award winning maple syrup. Come learn about Vermont’s oldest traditions, take a horse drawn wagon ride and taste freshly boiled syrup! See the maple operation, smell the sweet steam, sample maple products, including our newest creation Rye Whiskey Barrel‑Aged Maple Syrup. All visitors receive “Friends & Family” discount pricing during events. $6/plate includes pancakes, sausage, milk and coffee.

Tinker with Arduinos in Orwell. Saturday, March 25, 10 a.m., Orwell Free Library.

Come play with programmable circuit boards with guidance from a master Maker Heath Hescock. This workshop is for those who attended the Introduction to Robotics on March 11 and those with a basic knowledge of the technology.

Open House Wildlife Meeting in Middlebury.

Saturday, March 25, 12:30‑5 p.m., Middlebury

Union High School. Vermont Fish & Wildlife will hold an Open House Wildlife Meeting where you can learn about wildlife directly from Fish & Wildlife biologists and wardens.

Free refreshments will be available.

Book presentation and signing in Middlebury.

Saturday, March 25, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. Don’t miss Vermont’s fabulous duo — Julia Alvarez and Sabra Field — as they celebrate the publication of “Where do they go?” a moving and comforting new book for children and readers of all ages. Together, they will read from the book and talk about its origins and purpose. Each will talk about their own process. Come meet these wonderful women! Event is free and open to the public.

RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@residen‑ ceottercreek.com or 388‑1220.

Addison County Hospice Fundraiser in Middlebury. Saturday, March 25, 4‑6 p.m., Middlebury Inn. Raffle and auction for Addison County Hospice. Purchase tickets at Sweet Cecily, Vermont Book Shop, Middlebury Inn, G. Stone Motors, Addison County Home Health &

Postcard mania

ROBERT BOGDAN, AUTHOR and professor emeritus at Syracuse University, will give a talk on the postcard era with an emphasis on Vermont, on Wednesday, March 22, 7 p.m., at Orwell Free Library.

Hospice, Hospice Volunteer Services, Rosie’s Restaurant. Tickets $25 each. First prize is a six‑night/seven‑day vacation to Nashville, Tenn. for two including airfare. Second prize is $500 cash. You don’t need to be present to win.

Ham supper in Brandon. Saturday, March 25, 4:30‑6:30 p.m., Brandon United Church. The menu will be scalloped potatoes, ham, cole‑ slaw, green beans, rolls and dessert. $10/ adults; children under age 12 $5; free for chil‑ dren under age 6.

Snow White Variety Show in Vergennes.

Saturday, March 25, 7 p.m., Vergennes Union High School. Ferrisburgh Children’s Theater will present the “Snow White Variety Show.”

Tickets $6 adults; $3 children; available at the door. Fore more information call 877‑3463.

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SUNDAY

All you can eat pancake breakfast in New Haven. Sunday, March 26, 7‑10:30 a.m., New Haven Volunteer Fire Department. The menu will include plain or blueberry pancakes, French toast, pure Vermont maple syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, coffee, tea and juice.

All you can eat public breakfast in Vergennes.

Sunday, March 26, 7:30‑10 a.m., Vergennes Masonic Lodge, 54 School St. All you can eat breakfast will include eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, blueberry pancakes, French toast, home fries, waffles, corned beef hash, sausage gravy and biscuits, juice, coffee and tea. $8. Everyone is welcome. Proceeds are used to support various local community needs and organizations.

Sunday Music Series: Moose Crossing Jazz Trio in Middlebury. Sunday, March 26, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek. Moose Crossing is the go‑to group for the jazz aficio‑ nado looking for classics from Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra, to Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and hard driving funk tunes from Josef Zawinul to Herbie Hancock, with some original jazz music too! Free and open to the public. Handicap accessible. RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@residenceottercreek.com or 388‑1220.

Addison Town Historical Society meeting in Addison. Sunday, March 26, 4 p.m., Addison Fire Station, 44 Route 17. The quarterly meet‑ ing of the Addison Town Historical Society will be held. Cliff “Bucky” Douglas will talk about early post offices in Addison, and how the town went from four to none. Light refresh‑ ments will be served.

WEDNESDAY

“Should There be Limits to Free Speech on Campuses?” talk in Middlebury. Wednesday, March 29, 4:30 p.m., EastView at Middlebury, Community Room. Matt Dickinson will give a talk titled, “Should There be Limits to Free Speech on College Campuses?” Open to the public.

Burlington Taiko Group student performance in Ripton. Wednesday, March 29, 6 p.m., Ripton Community House. The Burlington Taiko school residency program will come to Ripton Elementary as part of a school‑wide theme study of “How We Express Ourselves,” with a student drumming performance Friday evening. Free and open to the public.

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Noonday recital in Middlebury.

Thursday, March 30, 12:15‑12:45 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

The Middlebury Union High School Jazz Ensemble, known as “Midd Jazz” will be performing a concert, with Anne Severy, direc‑ tor. Bring a lunch. Event is free.

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Lenten Fish Fry in Vergennes.

Friday, March 31, 5‑7 p.m., St. Peter’s Parish Hall. Come join us for battered baked haddock, fries, macaroni and cheese, green beans, coleslaw, rolls, punch, milk and coffee. Adults $12, children under 12 $6. Children under 6 are free. Immediate family (only) $35. Please bring a dessert to share. For more information call 877‑2367.

Opening reception in Middlebury. Friday, March 31, 5‑7 p.m., Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater. An opening reception will be held for graphic designer Sanford Farrier’s collection “Plays Not Yet Written.” For more information call 802‑382‑9222 or visit www.townhallthe‑ ater.org.

LIVEMUSIC Chelsea Berry in Brandon. Saturday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

In the Pocket in Middlebury. Saturday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., 51 Main.

Daymark in Brandon. Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson in Ripton.

Saturday, April 1, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

Diana Fanning and Dieuwke Davydov in Brandon. Saturday, April 1, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

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The Champlain Philharmonic Now as a member of the Boston Orchestra will return at 4 p.m. on Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, she Sunday to the Town Hall Theater in has toured through Germany and Middlebury to present their Spring Switzerland. In addition to being a Concert series featuring works by classical cellist, James also plays the great French composers; Bizet, traditional folk music. Her band, the Irregulars, has played at Faure, Ravel and Saint contra dances and concerts Saens. The orchestra throughout the Northeast, will perform the same including the New World program the previous Festival, the Dance Flurry night (Saturday) in and the Champlain Valley Ackley Hall at Green Folk Festival.

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by Greg Pahl Tickets are available Poultney at 7:30 p.m. at the door for both The orchestra will be performances for $15 led by their new Artistic Director, Matthew LaRocca. LaRocca general admission, $10 seniors and teaches theory and composition at $5 students. Advance tickets for Saint Michael’s College, directs the Middlebury performance at the the South Burlington Choir and is Town Hall Theater may be purchased assistant director of Music-COMP, an by calling the THT box office at organization that teaches composition 382-9222 or go to townhalltheater. to hundreds of students throughout org. For more information visit champlainphilharmonic.org Vermont.

Featured on the program will be or Facebook at facebook.com/ Saint Saens’ Cello Concerto No. ChamplainPhil. The Champlain 1, Op. 33 performed by Shelburne Philharmonic is a community native McKinley James. The orchestra that performs regularly orchestra will also perform Faure’s in the Addison and Rutland regions Pavane, Op. 50 and selections from of Vermont. This is their 13th Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite 1 and performance season.

2 and Ravel’s “Valse Nobles et CHELSEA BERRY LIVE Hear Chelsea Berry, a singerSentimentales.”

James is currently a student at songwriter with the edge, power and the New England Conservatory of finesse of legends, live at Brandon Music in Boston. She was a winner Music on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Her vocals are smooth and lyrics of the Vermont All States reminiscent of the folk music of the S c h o l a r s h i p sixties. Singer-songwriter Livingston Competition. Taylor, brother of James Taylor, calls her vocals “world class” and Champlain her presence has been described by Philharmonic listeners as “compelling… she draws the entire house into her world like with McKinley moths to a flame.” As a vocalist and performer, she evokes the style of James Performs at artists such as Sheryl Crow, Janis Town Hall Joplin and Paula Cole.

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Met Live In Hd: “Idomeneo” at Town Hall Theater of her own shows from California to Washington, Minneapolis, New York, and everywhere in between.

Born and raised in Alaska, she now makes her home on Boston’s North Shore.

Fellow singer, guitarist and songwriter, Chris Smither says she is “Great, talented, beautiful… her future is so bright you’re gonna have to wear shades.”

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Cosmic Forecast For the week of March 20

Chelsea Berry Live At Brandon Music

Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25.

Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show.

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

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

“IDOMENEO” AT THT Mozart’s first operatic masterpiece, “Idomeneo” returns to the Met in the classic Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production, conducted by music director emeritus James Levine. This MET in HD extravaganza will be broadcast to Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Saturday at 1 p.m.

The superb ensemble includes Matthew Polenzani as the king torn by a rash vow; mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante; soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia; and soprano Elza van den Heever as the volatile Elettra, who loves Idamante to the bounds of madness.

A free talk about this opera will be given in the studio on the lower level before the broadcast at 12:15 p.m.

(45 minutes before the start time) by Scott Morrison. Tentative run time is four hours.

Tickets $24/$10 students, and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, 382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door Monday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. or one hour before show time.

“FOCUS ON THE SHELDON” As part of the current exhibit at Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum, “Focus on the Sheldon: A Five-Point Perspective,” there will be a panel discussion at noon on Wednesday with the five photographers whose works are

featured in the exhibit, facilitated by Pieter Broucke, Middlebury College Professor of Art and Architecture.

The Museum is located at One Park Street in downtown Middlebury across from the Ilsley Library.

Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Research Center hours: Thursday and Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Admission to the Museum is $5 adults; $3 youth (6-18); $4.50 seniors; $12 family; $5 Research Center. For more information call 388-2117 or visit HenrySheldonMuseum.org.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN There will be one live music performance this week at Two Brothers Tavern located at 86 Main Street in Middlebury. Join Two Brothers every Wednesday at 9 p.m. for The Open Mic, an evening of music, comedy or anything else. Two Brothers Lounge is a laid back atmosphere where collaborations and libations fuel creativity. Alternately hosted by Mark Sikora and Kai Stanley, come cheer on your friends or let loose on the stage.

It’s free to enter and there is no cover charge. For additional information, call 388-0002.

LIVE MUSIC AT 51 MAIN There will be one live musical event this week at Middlebury’s 51 Main on Saturday when In the Pocket takes to the stage, at 7:30 p.m. In the Pocket is a six-piece ensemble based in Burlington playing Jazz classics from the Swing, Be-Bop and Sinatra eras. Featuring Michael Lestrange on vocals and George Voland on valve trombone, Vermont’s “little big band” delights audiences of all ages with its repertoire of recognizable Jazz standards. Come party like its 1959 — with In the Pocket. All ages, no cover. For information visit www. go51main.com or call 388-8209.

PISCES: February 19-March 20 Pisces, make an effort to communicate more with those around you. Life can feel isolated without a good foundation of friends.

ARIES: March 21-April 20 Aries, you will likely experience a week of thoughtfulness and reflection. It can be a very “zen” experience for you, as you’re not typically used to slowing down.

TAURUS: April 21May 21 Taurus, keep your cool in the week ahead, which might be more tumultuous than you’re accustomed to. Don’t take things personally, and rest assured things will blow over soon.

GEMINI: May 22June 21 Old stories from your past may resurface, Gemini. These could be humorous, so approach them with a positive attitude and enjoy the fun-filled trip down Memory Lane.

CANCER: June 22July 22 Cancer, this week you may feel as if your energy doesn’t go as far as it once did. Speak up if you find yourself battling exhaustion. Others can help.

LEO: July 2-August 23 Leo, others see you as witty and a good storyteller, so you might be called on to make a speech or emcee an important event. Make it your own.

VIRGO: August 24-September 22 Virgo, you may have to play the role of peacekeeper this week when bickering between others gets out of hand. Step in and negotiate a truce.

LIBRA: September 23-October 23 Libra, be your own person, even when someone else tries to guide you into his or her

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You don’t require a lot of fanfare or extravagance.

Relish in creature comforts.

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Bixby (Continued from Page 1) been sparked by the library’s new strategic plan, which the Bixby board adopted in February after a year of deliberation.

By early 2018, Spencer said the library should have reconfigured its interior space to enhance children’s programming and create a technology center to bring together the Bixby’s computers, printers and Wi-Fi services, plus offer coffee.

Those improvements came as a result of earlier outreach, and Spencer said future changes — including in programming — will be motivated by ongoing efforts to learn how the Bixby could better serve the residents of its five constituent towns: Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham as well as Vergennes.

The strategic plan is driving much of what is happening, Spencer said.

“So many times there are strategic plans, and the committee says, here’s what we’ve done. And it gets filed away and nothing ever happens with it,” she said. “But we’re very committed to making sure that there’s a checks and balance system on the objectives and that we do our best to fulfill them.”

For instance, on community outreach, one of the three central plan goals states the Bixby should: “Deliver library services, programs and collections that are data- or customer-driven.”

To meet that goal, the Bixby surveyed town meeting attendees earlier this month, getting 200 responses, and will also seek more responses, plus hold focus groups.

And the decision to enhance children’s and technology spaces came after residents singled out those areas in a 2016 survey.

“We’ve already begun to work on a number of the objectives,” Spencer said. “We’re evaluating all of the programs that we do, for instance, to see whether we should continue them. We’re looking to the community to see what they’re looking for, what their interests are, so that we can create programs that

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are more attuned to onto the building,” “We’re what they want.”

Spencer said.

BUILDING WORK Meanwhile, a crucial evaluating all Architects have of the programs $100,000 roof repair already toured the should also begin this building with Bixby that we do, for summer, all funded by officials to brainstorm instance, to see grants donations, and how best to make whether we tax credits awarded to use of existing space should continue the Bixby that can be to accommodate an resold. expansion of children’s them.”

“We had already — Jane Spencer received some tax programming out of the crowded back room credits,” Spencer said. and to consolidate technology into “In December we found out that what Spencer called a convenient we were selected to get a Vermont and “welcoming spot” for computer Historic Preservation Grant for users. $20,000 that we had applied for in “We’re just looking for some the summer. And just last month we space-planning ideas, not to build heard that the Hoehl Foundation will

award Bixby $69,933.”

Leaks from the roof had begun to compromise the library’s second floor, and the board had identified fixing it as the building’s most pressing need.

Once that issue is addressed, Spencer said she and the board can turn their attention to making functional improvements to the building.

“Once you’ve got the big problem areas taken care of in your building, then you can start thinking about raising money and using private funds and more grants to do other things to the building to make it more serviceable,” Spencer said.

Top on that list is an elevator that

would run from the basement level to the building’s second floor, which is under-used because access is difficult.

“We have space on the second floor, really beautiful space and lots of it, and the access to it (particularly for those with mobility problems) is not great,” Spencer said. “Even moms and dads and grandparents with kids in strollers find it rather difficult to come up to the second floor.”

The interior reconfiguration and roof repairs follow a number of other projects.

“Over the past five years we’ve repaired/restored all windows, (See Finances, Page 14)

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FRANCIS MCGILL IS a new library assistant and P.R. director at the Bixby Memorial Free Library in Vergennes. Increased outreach to citizens in the five communities the library serves is one of the key goals of its new strategic plan.

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Finances (Continued from Page 13) but in the 1990s the average town redirected drainage from the parking per capita support stood at less than lot, rebuilt a crumbling service $5. entrance and created a second egress Spencer thanked the towns and from the main floor to increase said Bixby officials do not expect building capacity from 50-200 — to increase their requests in the near all with privately raised funds and future. grants,” Spencer wrote in an email.

“We want the towns to know how FINANCES grateful we are. It was a big deal,” she That new access, from the said. “We hope to be able to keep the Bixby’s west-end porch, allowed same percentage from the towns, and the library to host the gala (which at this point we don’t see any huge might be renamed the Bixby Ball growth in the budget.”

— stay tuned) again after a hiatus If the Vergennes City Council and then several years follows suit when it at the Basin Harbor “Lynn Donnelly sets the city budget Club and one year at in June, Spencer said the Vergennes Opera has many town support will House.

The gala ideas for make up 64 percent historically has helped bringing back of the Bixby’s annual boost the Bixby’s operating expenses. the gala the bottom line.

Library officials believe “We have a very way it used to that interest in the challenging amount be, and many Bixby’s endowment, of money we want new ideas for fundraising, grants to bring in with this and donations should year’s event,” Spencer things that leave the library said, adding that we’ve never in good financial Lynn Donnelly is the done before.” health and protect the lead organizer. “She — Jane Spencer endowment’s principal. has many ideas for Spencer said the bringing back the gala library’s finances the way it used to be, and many new have improved in recent years, ideas for things that we’ve never and this year the board will done before.” almost certainly not have to touch Bringing McGill aboard did not endowment principal to make ends add an expense, and Spencer hopes meet. his outreach expertise will prove to “The goal has been to stop doing be a net plus. He was hired about a that and get your financing really month ago after another part-time organized and in place so that you Bixby worker, Carolyn Tallen, left don’t need to be doing that,” she on good terms. said.

“It’s working out great,” Spencer Meanwhile, Spencer said, if the said. “We’re really glad to have him strategic plan has its desired effect here.” residents should feel positive The Bixby received good news impacts. on the financial front on Town “The changes will be to support Meeting Day, when residents in programs and services that are Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton and meaningful and relevant to the Waltham backed an increase in per community,” she said. “The really capita support for the library from visible thing is there will be about $19 per resident to $22. The changes in the space.” statewide average of community Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at support for libraries is about $30, andyk@addisonindependent.com.

Addison Independent, Monday, March 20, 2017 — PAGE 15

Leicester native featured on Food Nework cooking show

By LEE J. KAHRS England Culinary Institute.

LEICESTER — When Adam His goal was always to be Young worked in the dishroom at a savory chef who creates the the Brandon Inn, he may not have main courses. It wasn’t until he imagined he would become an apprenticed under Pastry Chef Joy acclaimed pastry chef. But if you Jessup in New Orleans that Young ask Brandon Inn co-owner and chef found his calling on the pastry side Louis Pattis, Young was something of the kitchen. special from the start.

“I fought it at first,” he says on his “That kid is the website. “My ignorance hardest worker you could “It was just led me to believe that ever find,” Pattis said. a matter of desserts were just an “Work for him was just afterthought. But I something he had to do, time before learned that the success Adam Young no complaints.” of a pastry is determined So it comes as no had his own by a strict set of surprise to Pattis and business. The variables. Controlling his wife, Sarah, that toughest thing those variables and Young is starring in as precisely and for him will be working season three of the Food consistently as possible Network’s “Spring stepping back is paramount.”

Baking Championship.” and letting it Young went on to The eight-week baking happen.” become head pastry chef competition premiered — Louis Pattis at Quail Valley Golf Sunday, March 12, with and River Club in Vero Young as one of nine Beach, Fla., under Chef professional bakers competing Jose Faria, and then was named for a $50,000 grand prize. Each the executive pastry chef at the week, the judges will vote off one acclaimed Ocean House in Watch contestant as they are judged on how Hill, R.I. well they perform complex baking And then two years ago Young assignments. realized his dream of owning his Adam, 32, is the youngest son of own pastry business, and along with Anne and Ken Young, who own and his wife, Ebbie, opened Sift Bake operate Foxcroft Farm in Leicester. Shop in Mystic, Conn.

He graduated from Otter Valley About that time is when the Food Union High School in 2002.

Network started courting Young, his And he wasn’t always a mom says. dishwasher at the inn. Louis Pattis “It was always bad timing,” gradually introduced Young to Anne Young said. “First, they were other areas of the business like starting the business, then they were food preparation, cooking and, having a baby.” yes, pastry. Pattis himself is a fine The couple welcomed their chef and bakes all of the wedding daughter, Stella, last year. She will cakes at the inn. For all intents and turn one year old on March 23. purposes, the seed was planted That work ethic Adam Young and as high school graduation brought from the farm to the approached. Young applied and was Brandon Inn is behind his success, accepted to the prestigious New Pattis said.

OTTER VALLEY UNION High School grad Adam Young, shown with his daughter, Stella, in the Mystic, Conn., bake shop he and his wife opened two years ago, is featured on a TV cooking show on the Food Network.

“It’s a great story,” he said. “It’s a great thing to see somebody make it with their own two hands. We were lucky to take him in and be part of his making because he needed a challenge and he went with it. He knew what he wanted. It was never a question.”

Anne Young said Sift is “very, very successful” with 35 employees and a 24-hour baking schedule.

“They knew when they got into it that it would be all-consuming,” she said. “Adam’s dedicated for sure.

We’re very proud.”

The Pattises are proud as well, and Louis Pattis said now his young charge has to learn how to balance his family and his work.

“It was just a matter of time before he had his own business,” Pattis said. “The toughest thing for Adam will be stepping back and letting it happen.”

And it’s quite possible that Adam Young has already won the Spring Baking Championship, as all eight episodes were taped last summer in Hollywood, Calif., his mom said. And everyone involved is sworn to secrecy.

“We’ve had to keep everything hush until this week,” Anne Young said. “Even I don’t know what the outcome was. I don’t really want to know because I couldn’t keep it to myself.”

Season three of the Food Network’s “The Spring Baking Championship” premiered on March 12. Look for the next episode this Saturday, March 25, 1 p.m., and Sunday, March 26, 6 p.m. on the Food Network, or online at www. foodnetwork.com/shows/springbaking-championship.

SPORTS

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MONDAY

Women’s lax tops Cardinals

Panthers ranked first in NCAA-III

PANTHER SENIOR JAKE Schneider, surrounded by a wall of Wesleyan defenders, goes after a loose ball Saturday afternoon. Schneider had three goals and an assist in Middlebury’s 17-15 loss.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Wesleyan outscores Middlebury lacrosse

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s lacrosse team opened and closed Saturday’s home game vs. NESCAC rival Wesleyan strong, but the Cardinals hit the Panthers with a 12-3 mid-game run on the way to a 17-15 victory that was also Middlebury’s third straight close loss.

The 2-3 Panthers entered last week ranked No. 10 in NCAA Division III, but that was before Saturday and a midweek 11-10 loss at No. 5 St. Lawrence. Their earlier setback came at No. 3 Tufts, 16-13.

Wesleyan improved to 4-1. The Cardinals were just outside the top 20 in the March 13 poll and are now likely to move up.

Meanwhile, the Panthers must regroup quickly. Plattsburgh visits on Tuesday at 4 and NESCAC rival Bowdoin will show up on Saturday at 1 p.m. And a date with No. 2 R.I.T. in Syracuse, N.Y. looms on March 28.

After 16 turnovers and four failed clears — two in the fourth quar-

ter as the Panthers were trying to rally — on Saturday, Coach Dave Campbell said his team lacks time to enjoy a learning curve against its tough schedule and must find a way to harness its potential.

“Big picture, that’s what I’ve been saying to the guys after the last two games and after today, but at some point you’ve got to start learning those lessons and applying them,” Campbell said. “At some point it better click. So that’s what we’ll do going forward is learn from this. Hopefully by playing all these tough teams early that’s going to help us down the road.”

The Panthers outshot the Cardinals, 44-35, but at times had trouble getting good looks on Wesleyan goalie Ted Bergman (10 saves) against a tightly packed Cardinal zone. At the other end, the Cardinals earned high-percentage shots against first-half goalie Will Ernst (fives saves, 10 goals against) and freshman Will Perry (six saves, seven goals against) in the second half.

The turnovers hurt the defense,

too, Campbell said.

“We got some stops, and then we turned it right back over, didn’t clear it, and they made us pay, like good teams do. It was just a really sloppy day for us clearing the ball after we got stops. And, yeah, we didn’t get enough stops,” he said. “That’s what a good team does. They’re going to score some goals and make you pay for your mistakes, and I thought they did a much better job of that than we did today.”

The teams traded punches in the first period. After a solo Joey Zelkowitz put Middlebury in front, the Cardinals took advantage of Panther turnovers to go on a 3-0 run on goals from Taylor Ghesquiere, Tom Dupont and Harry Stanton over a span of 2:24.

But Middlebury responded by controlling the draw (the Panthers won 24 of 34) and went on a 7-1 run that stretched 4:11 into the second period. Jake Schneider scored twice and A.J. Kucinski once in the first period before Ghesquiere tied the score late in the opening period.

Then Middlebury reeled off four straight goals to open the second, two in transition, Zelkowitz from Henry Riehl and John Simms from John Gould. Parker Lawlor tossed in a bomb from the top of the box, and freshman Danny Jacobs capped the run with a man-up goal on a threadthe-needle feed from Kucinski.

Then things went south. The Cardinals went on 6-1 run to lead by 10-9 at the half, with Ghesquiere scoring twice and Harry Stanton assisting two transition goals. Those scored in the final 1:27 erased a Panther lead created by a highlight reel goal: Eric Rogers dove in transition to tap a ground ball to Kucinski for the conversion at 1:54. The final Cardinal goal from Andres Rodriguez came at 0:02 after a Panther turnover in the waning seconds.

Wesleyan kept scoring after the break, although the Panthers twice cut the lead to one, the second time at 6:26 when Riehl tossed in a bomb to make it 12-11. But the Cardinals then went on a 4-0 run over the next (See Men’s lax, Page 17)

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — The Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team on Saturday scored four straight times to start the second half and break open a one-goal game en route to a 10-6 victory at 18th-ranked Wesleyan (4-2). The Panthers, at 4-0 ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division III, will host RPI on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and visit Bowdoin at noon on Saturday.

Senior Mary O’Connell, who scored her 100th career goal during the game, scored the game’s first three goals in the first 7:30. Georgia Carroll scored less than a minute later for a four-goal edge.

But the Cardinals rallied to make it 5-4 at the break, with three goals in the half’s final 3:36, including a Baca Phillips tally with five seconds left.

Early in the second half Panther middie Casey O’Neill scored twice in a span of 59 seconds to make it 7-4. O’Connell made it 8-4 at 23:33, and Bea Eppler chipped into make it a five-goal Panther lead. After a Cardinal goal at 12:20, Sara DiCenso talked on the final Panther score.

O’Connell paced Middlebury with four goals and one assist, while Carroll and O’Neill each scored twice and recorded an assist. Panther defender Evie Keating led all players with five ground balls and caused three turnovers, while O’Neill collected three draw controls. Abby Manning paced the Cardinals with a pair of tallies.

Kate Furber made three saves for the, while Grace McCann made seven saves for the Cardinals. Middlebury held advantages of 22-14 in shots and 15-12 in ground balls.

Score BOARD COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 3/18 Wesleyan vs. Midd.......................17-15 Women’s Lacrosse 3/18 Midd. vs. Wesleyan........................10-6 Baseball 3/18 Midd. vs. NEC...................................5-0 3/18 NEC vs. Midd....................................6-4 Softball 3/18 Midd. at Norwich...................Postponed

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Schedule

Men’s lax (Continued from Page 16) 4:02, with two goals apiece from Colin Uyeki and Stanton.

Gould scored in the final minute, from Simms, but the Panthers were down four, 16-12, entering the fourth. Bergman stopped man-up bids from Jacobs and Kucinski early on, and at 9:18 Stanton, from Ghesquiere, made it 17-12.

Riehl fed Schneider and scored himself in the next minute to make it 17-14 at 8:24, but two turnovers and two Bergman stops on Riehl sealed the Panthers’ fate despite a flurry of late Cardinal penalties that led to a late Gould goal.

Stanton’s six goals and two assists paced Wesleyan, while Ghesquiere (four goals and an assist) and Uyeki (three goals, two assists) helped the Cardinals.

Riehl (two goals and three assists), Schneider and Gould (three goals and assist each), and Kucinski (two goals, two assists) led the Panthers. Jake Madnick and Zelkowitz scooped six ground balls apiece, while Madnick won 18 of 23 faceoffs. Kucinski and John Jackson each added five ground balls.

In all, eight Panthers scored, and Campbell believes offensive balance will be a strength as his attackers and middies learn to play better together.

“We have a lot of guys who are threats to score. We’ve got a lot of talent,” he said. “The longer the season goes and the more we’re running

COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 3/21 Plattsburgh at Midd......................4 p.m.

3/25 Bowdoin at Midd..........................1 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse 3/21 RPI at Midd. ................................5 p.m.

3/25 Midd. at Bowdoin.......................... Noon Softball 3/21 Midd. at Norwich (2).............Postponed 3/24 Midd. vs. Plymouth St. (FL).........9 a.m.

3/24 Midd. vs. Benedictine (FL)....11:30 a.m.

3/25 Midd. vs. New Paltz St. (FL)........9 a.m.

3/25 Midd. vs. Buffalo St. (FL)......11:30 a.m.

3/26 Midd. vs. Thomas (FL).................9 a.m.

3/26 Midd. vs. MIT (FL)................11:30 a.m.

Baseball 3/25 Midd. vs. Allegheny (2) (AZ)........1 p.m.

3/26 Midd. vs. Grinnell (AZ).................1 p.m.

3/26 Midd. vs. G. Adolphus (AZ).....4:30 p.m.

Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

ABOVE, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE freshman Jake Madnick wins the ball after a faceoff during Saturday’s game against Wesleyan. Above right, Panther senior Joseph Zelkowitz fends off the stick of Wesleyan defender Ben Shively. Right, Panther sophomore JACK Gould had three goals and an assist against Wesleyan Saturday afternoon.

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our stuff, we’ll start executing better … We have the pieces in place to do it, for sure.”

Campbell also believes in his midfield and defense, but also noted the team is more than a quarter of the way through a 16-game regular season — or, as Yogi Berra once

said, “It’s getting late early.”

Campbell said the Panthers must start to realize their promise soon.

“The potential of this team is off the charts. Whether we realize that potential is the biggest question for me going forward, and for us in general that’s our challenge,”

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, March 21 Through the night: Public Affairs 9:30 a.m. Justicia Migrante 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. Issues: Betty Nuovo with Rep. Robin Scheu 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Selectboard 9:40 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 11 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board Wednesday, March 22 Through the night: Public Affairs 6:10 a.m. Legislative Breakfst 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 9 a.m. Issues: Betty Nuovo with Rep. Robin Scheu 9:30 a.m. Justicia Migrante 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 3:40 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 5 p.m. Lifelines 5:30 p.m. Justicia Migrante 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:20 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs Thursday, March 23 8 a.m. Congregational Church Service 9:30 a.m. Lifelines 10 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 11:30 p.m. Issues: Betty Nuovo with Rep. Robin Scheu 12 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Development Review Board 9 p.m. Green Mountain Care Board Friday, March 24 5 a.m. Green Mountain Care Board 10 a.m. Selectboard, Legislative Breakfast 3:30 p.m. Justicia Migrante 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Legislative Breakfast, Public Affairs 9:30 p.m. Issues: Betty Nuovo with Rep. Robin Scheu 10 p.m. Lifelines 10:30 p.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace

Saturday, March 25 5 a.m. Development Review Board 9:30 a.m. Eckankar 10 a.m. Selectboard 2 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 3:30 p.m. Issues: Betty Nuovo with Rep. Robin Scheu 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6 p.m. Public Affairs Sunday, March 26 7 a.m. Las Promesas De Dios 7:30 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 9:30 a.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 12:30 p.m. Public Affairs 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 5:30 p.m. Issues: Betty Nuovo with Rep. Robin Scheu 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 8:30 p.m. Eckankar 9 p.m. Legislative Breakfast, Public Affairs Monday, March 27 5 a.m. Green Mountain Veterans for Peace 6 a.m. Green Care Board, Public Affairs 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 5:30 p.m. Issues: Betty Nuovo with Rep. Robin Scheu 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Town Meeting MCTV Channel 16 Tuesday, March 21 8 a.m. Ripton Coffee House 10:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 11:04 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 11:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence (9/2013) 11:50 a.m. The Story Matters 12:30 p.m. Project Independence 1 p.m. ACSD Board 2/28/17 (48 min.)

1:49 p.m. UD#3 Annual Meeting 2/28/17 (10 min.)

1:55 p.m. ACSD Annual Meeting 2/28/17 (10 min.)

2:05 p.m. ACSD Proposed Budget – Discussion (1 hour) 3 p.m. ID#4 Annual Meeting (29 min.)

Campbell said. “So it’s exciting, but there needs to be some urgency with this group. So we’ll get back at it tomorrow and see where that urgency is.”

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5:15 p.m. The Story Matters 6 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6:30 p.m. Ripton Coffee House Sunday, March 26 6:50 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 7:07 a.m. Yoga Sequence 7:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8 a.m. Project Independence 8:30 a.m. Lights, Camera, Action 5 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 5:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6 p.m. Middlebury Five-0 7 p.m. Ripton Coffee House Monday, March 27 5:30 a.m. Tiger TV, Lights, Camera, Action 8 a.m. Middlebury Five-0 9 a.m. Chronique Francophone 9:30 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 10 a.m. The Story Matters 10:35 a.m. Tiger TV, Lights, Camera, Action 12 p.m. Vermont State Board of Education 4:15 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action 6:20 p.m. PAHCC New Board Meeting 7 p.m. Tiger TV 7:25 p.m. The Story Matters 8:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange

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ACTR informational meeting to be held April 5 in Middlebury

Musical interlude

NORTH BRANCH SCHOOL students sit around a computer on top of a piano for an impromptu sing-along during lunch break at the Ripton school last week.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Weybridge school tag sale set April 8 WEYBRIDGE — The Friends of Weybridge School will be host the annual Weybridge Elementary Tag Sale on Saturday, April 8, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Donations of gently used household items, clothing, toys,

books and more can be dropped off at the school beginning on April 6.

The sale will be held at the school, 210 Quaker Village Road in Weybridge.

For more information, call 5452113.

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Sophie A. Saunders of Middlebury has been named to the dean’s list at Tuft’s University for the fall 2016 semester.

She is the daughter of Katie and Tom Saunders of Middlebury.

David Dregallo of Middlebury has achieved academic distinction

for the fall 2016 semester at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash.

Calvin Desforges of Bridport was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2016 semester at Morrisville State College.

MIDDLEBURY — Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) will host a public meeting to share information about its forthcoming merger with Stagecoach Transportation Services Inc. of Randolph. The April 5 meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Transportation Center on Creek Road in Middlebury.

This public meeting, along with similar meetings in the Randolph/ Bradford area, is to allow the public to gain a deeper understanding of the merger impacts and to ask questions.

Each organization is taking a closer look at the proposed merger to make sure all questions are identified and addressed. ACTR and Stagecoach expect this process to be complete by late spring with a final vote shortly thereafter.

The merger has been preceded by a three-year partnership between ACTR and Stagecoach that officials from the companies say has brought improved services, higher ridership and greater financial stability. The merger will create a more streamlined, efficient organization behind the scenes with no changes to on-the-street services.

In addition, there are no plans to change the unique branding of local services in the foreseeable future and neither ACTR nor Stagecoach anticipates any job losses.

Community members who need transportation to attend the meeting may call 388-2287 by Friday, March 31, to arrange a ride. Questions and feedback may also be submitted via info@actr-vt.org.

ACTR’s mission will remain unchanged — to enhance the economic, social and environmental health of the region, by providing community transportation services that are safe, reliable, accessible and affordable for everyone.

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Over the past four years of high school, Courtney has been on the Scholars Roll, being in the top 10 of her class. As a junior, she was inducted into the National Honor Society. Currently, she is enrolled in some of the most challenging classes Otter Valley has to offer, AP Literature and Calculus.

Courtney has been involved in field hockey, basketball and softball through all four years of high school.

Courtney participates in many volunteering activities to help her community, such as blood drives and food drives. In the summer, she will be working per diem at the Brandon Medical Center as a circulator and a front desk receptionist.

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Her advice to other students is to continue to work hard and persevere even when things get tough. Things that challenge you Courtney Bushey make you stronger and smarter, she says.

O.V.U.H.S. After high school, Courtney will be attending Endicott College to major in Nursing.

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“As a member of both my Advanced Anatomy class and Sports Medicine class, Courtney stood out as one of the most capable, inquisitive and responsible students,” Ms. Cioffredi says. “Courtney strives to make her learning meaningful and relevant to her life, which is one of the reasons she developed an internship at a local clinic. She has made such a positive impression at the clinic that she has been offered a job there for the summer. I am particularly pleased to see that she wants to pursue a career in the medical field and am convinced that Courtney will excel as she continues her studies.

“She is an active, outgoing presence in class with a subtle sense of humor,” her teacher continued.

“She is the perfect person to get a group project rolling, but she also knows how to sit back and let others take the lead. She is the type of driven, engaging and curious student that helped make our class a lively environment and a safe place to take intellectual risks.”

Mount Abraham Union High School is pleased to announce Samuel Kuhns as its Student of the Week. Samuel lives in Monkton with his brother and parents, Buzz Kuhns and Carroll Maxwell. His older brother, Robin, is currently attending Clarkson University.

Samuel has made Honor Roll every semester of high school except second semester of tenth grade. Last year, he was inducted into NTHS (National Technical Honor Society) for his work in ART (Addison Repertory Theater). ART is a theater program at the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center out of MUHS. He has spent half of every day at ART for the last year and a half, and has learned invaluable skills for the working world.

Samuel has been on the varsity track team since freshman year, where he focuses on pole vault. He has also played soccer since ninth grade, and just this year he was named bench captain of the Mount Abe varsity soccer team. He was honored by this gesture from his fellow team members and coach. A cappella singing with the group Sweet Transition has been one of Samuel’s favorite activities to participate in, and this year he was honored to be assigned the role of leading the group as their pitch. The spring and fall musicals are where Samuel has probably spent the most time as far as extracurricular activities go. He has been in every production that Mt. Abe Samuel Kuhns has put on except for “Shrek,” the fall play of his sophomore year.

M.A.U.H.S. Over the past summer, Samuel worked full-time at The Last Resort, an organic berry, produce and hay farm in Monkton. He learned a lot and enjoyed the opportunity to make some money working outside. He also works at Hillsboro Sugarworks in Starksboro over February and April breaks, and has done so for the past four years.

Outside of school, Samuel is usually either hiking or playing his guitar. In the summer, he plays pickup ultimate frisbee and jams out with his friends when they are back from college.

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Samuel has been accepted into a university for theater, so it would appear as if he’s looking forward to some college!

Spring musical director Justin Bouvier states, “Sam has a God-given ability to bring others’ truths to life on stage. I hope I have taught Sam as much as he has taught me more in his five years of being in the spring musical. I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors!”

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Sheldon invited to the Sheldon and given (Continued from Page 1) “In all of the photographs, carte blanche in hunting for items recognizable artifacts are altered and selecting a handful to star in through light, composition, color, photos. The individual participants viewpoint or post-processing,” would be allowed to arrange their said Sheldon Museum Executive items individually or collectively on the backdrop of their Director William choosing to maximize Brooks. “Paired with “Paired with the visual effect. the actual relics, Hoving, guest the photographs actual relics, curator for the exhibit, demonstrate the lure the photographs is plugged into the of the Sheldon’s demonstrate local photography r e m a r k a b l e the lure of scene. She teaches collections and the the Sheldon’s courses on modern transformative power remarkable art and the history of of photography.” photography. She has The seed of collections and the “Five-Point the transformative shown her own work in a variety of solo and Perspective” exhibit power of group shows around was planted last photography.” the world. Hoving spring by Brooks — William Brooks quickly found four and Kirsten Hoving, other photographers the Charles A. Dana Professor of Art History at keen on participating the Sheldon Middlebury College. The showcase venture, including Suki Fredericks, is modeled after a Sheldon exhibit Paul Gamba, Kate Gridley and Eric of a few years ago in which area Nelson.

“I came up with a group that was poets provided writings inspired by objects culled from the museum’s committed to following through vast collection. Brooks and Hoving with the project,” Hoving said.

The photographers made agreed it would be a good idea to do something similar with local appointments with Brooks to tour photographers. Each would be the entire museum and its barn,

LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER KIRSTEN Hoving created abstract images of old metal pieces and scraps found in the Sheldon Museum’s barn for a new exhibit called “Focus on the Sheldon: A Five-Point Perspective.”

Hoving is one of five artists with photographs in the show.

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where some of the more rustic and larger items repose. They gravitated toward the items that spoke to them, rather than the glittery and the gold.

“The joy is, they selected things that in some cases I had never seen before,” Brooks said.

A swatch of white lace. Miniature

croquet mallets. Some wooden toy blocks. A group of walking canes, each with a deep dark patina earned by years of heavy use. A pair of Victorian era pince-nez spectacles.

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Exhibit (Continued from Page 20) took three people to extricate from the Sheldon barn and parade to its temporary spot in the exhibit space.

Horses and farm animals have long been favorites of Fredericks, a photographer, paintings conservator, and organic farmer who lives in Leicester.

“I like to capture found arrangements of people, objects and places that appeal to my fascination with light and color and touch on unexpected relationships and juxtapositions,” she said of her exhibit work. “Since my move to Vermont in 1986, one of my ongoing projects has been images taken on our farm. Thematically for this exhibition, I photographed some of the animals found residing at the Sheldon Museum.”

Hanging near each of the objects is the photographer’s twodimensional depiction of his or her find.

Suddenly, a doll is more than an inanimate object, as captured in Gridley’s series of photos. They exude personality. Some of the dolls seem as innocent and child-like as the children who once toted them around. Others appear menacing, out of Central Casting for a horror film.

Gridley, who has painted full time since 1991, has become one of Vermont’s most celebrated portrait artists. Governors and federal judges are among those who have posed for her. Gridley didn’t have to caution her Sheldon subjects to sit still, nor did they request bathroom breaks.

She said she made portraits of

the dolls as she would have with a living subject — posing them, looking to catch their inner feelings, in abstract patterns of light and dark.

“For me, objects have always been alive: a Victorian chair is a wide hipped woman on short legs, a stout pitcher is a broad breasted person holding secrets,” Gridley explained her narrative about her Sheldon photos.

“The Sheldon dolls, dusty, missing arms, some in faded clothes, hair worn off, may have been alive, real, to a child in the past,” she continued. “Holding dreams and thoughts, I imagine they may have spoken.”

Gamba’s photos zero in on fabric and lace patterns, drawing attention to the details of thread and stitching.

“I am fascinated by artistry done by hand, quite often overlooked as part of the whole,” Gamba writes in his narrative. “Sometimes it can be personally awkward to admire the ‘parts’ closely, to walk up close, to take time to study the elegance of movement and flow created by hand. In these glimpses I have given you just that: the moment for you to walk up close and take your time. These antique garments were created with black and white fabrics and ornaments, so I chose monochromatic prints to showcase the simple, yet elegant ‘parts.’”

Hoving leaned toward the basics when picking her photo subjects.

“What really caught my eye was a pile of wooden boxes, each filled with its own special still life of nuts and bolts, wire chains, screws, and other hardware objects,” she

ONE OF LOCAL artist Kate Gridley’s doll photographs, left, in the new Sheldon Museum exhibit is of a doll, right, inspired by an historic painting, center, of Abby Painter.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

recounted in her narrative. “To monumentalize such humble, quiet items, I experimented with a variety of digital techniques, including negative reversal and color saturation.”

She also picked out a spindle, an architectural fragment, and a “mystery item” that she photographed against a wrinkled piece of yellowed paper, which she then digitally reversed to blue.

“It almost looks like (the objects) are under water,” she said of the resulting photos, which she dubbed, “Memory Ships on a Deep Blue Sea.” Nelson taught sculpture and drawing at Middlebury College

for 33 years prior to his retirement.

He is an artist who works in the mediums of wood, steel, mixed media, watercolor and photography.

For the Sheldon exhibit, he took photos of small objects from the museum’s collection, arranging them in a symmetrical manner.

One of the groupings features an assortment of old-school eyewear, appropriately titled, “All the better to see you with.” A novel grouping of canes is aptly titled, “When you walk.”

“My aim is to foster a connection between the objects and images that

are drawn from the very institution in which you are viewing them,” Nelson said in his narrative.

The “Five-Point Perspective” exhibit debuted on March 7 and will run through May 13. All five photographers will participate in a panel discussion led Pieter Broucke, Middlebury College Professor of Art and Architecture, beginning at noon this Wednesday, March 22.

Photos in the exhibit will be for sale, with a portion of the proceeds given to the Sheldon Museum.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND

Addison County’s Humane Society Sammy 5 years, Redbone Hound, neutered male. Sammy is a strong, active hound who lives up to the breed characteristics – and then some! He likes to chase, run, and follow his nose. Sammy gets along with other dogs but should be supervised with cats as he will chase them if they run. Potential adopters should be aware that he can be overprotective of people and places he calls his own, and be sure that any children in the household respect his boundaries.

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Jax 2 years, Shepherd mix, neutered male.

This friendly fellow traveled to Vermont to find a new home all the way from South Carolina. Jax is a bouncy, affectionate, attention seeking guy who loves to have a toy by his side. While Jax could use some basic training, he does well with other dogs and would do best in a home where he will receive plenty of opportunities to play and exercise throughout each day.

This handsome man will make a great K9 companion for most any family!

Chloe 3 years, Mastiff/Rottweiler, spayed female. Tired of the bright lights and loud noises in New York City, Miss Chloe decided to travel to Vermont to find a new home. This sweet girl has lived with other dogs in the past but had to separate from them when her owners decided to move and could only take one of the dogs with them. Chloe can get a bit overexcited, especially when she sees a leash and knows she is about to go for a walk, but would love nothing more than to relax at your feet afterwards with a toy by her side.

If you can promise lots of belly rubs and walks, this girl will make a wonderful companion for most families.

Precious 10 years, DSH Tortie, spayed female. Precious is an attention-loving older cat who came to Homeward Bound when her guardian passed away. She would love a home where she can sit on a lap and snooze the day away. Precious gets along well with the other cats in her community room, but we don’t know if she has any experience with dogs. If you are age 55+ you can adopt Precious with a donation in lieu of her adoption fee through our Senior-to-Senior program!

Hi, my name is Ruby.

Ruby is all of 10” tall and 16 pounds, Rupert 4 years, DSH Grey w/ white, neutered male. Rupert is a sweet fellow who came to Homeward Bound with his sister Stella. Although he may take a little while to warm up, once he does, his playful and affectionate personality truly shines through. Rupert lived with a dog in his previous home and the two peacefully coexisted. If you have a home with a cozy bed for Rupert to sleep on and plenty of toys for him to play with, he will reward you with love and affection!

Stella 4 years, DSH Grey w/ white, spayed female. Miss Stella came to us with her brother Rupert. Her previous owners stated that she is a very sweet gal who loves affection but she can be shy around people. Stella loves her brother Rupert (who is also available for adoption) and they often groomed each other and played together. She has lived with a dog in the past and she was a little fearful of him but they mostly ignored each other. Stella would love a quiet home, preferably with her brother Rupert, to call her own.

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…so the recent snowstorm presented some logistical challenges for our little Jack.

But for anyone who knows the determination of this breed, it wouldn’t surprise them to hear about the tricks and tactics quickly adopted to enable getting around.

Ruby would balance on her back legs peering into the depths of the snow from the safety of the shoveled paths her mama made for her. She’d

psych herself up and then plow into the depths, jumping up and down as she went to try to pack down the snow around her. On-lookers can barely see her little head bobbing up and down in the snow.

But she always comes through with a victorious smile on the other side.

Sarah Harrison Lynn Middlebury

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Tip of the Week Why do cats vomit? A rather unpleasant subject perhaps but a common problem and one that may have many causes. Vomiting can be a result of something minor, like coughing up a hairball or consuming a meal too quickly, or it can be a sign of more serious condition that requires immediate medical attention. Here are some tips on preventing and remedying this problem.

First, be sure to feed your cat a good quality, high protein diet.

If your cat is eating a poor quality, “rendered” diet, it could be a contributing factor to vomiting.

“Rendered” means the proteins in your cat’s food are not approved for human consumption. They may include slaughterhouse leftovers which, though considered protein, can be hard for your pet to digest. Treats must also be a high quality or you will defeat the purpose.

Feeding the same type of protein over a long period of time — even a high quality protein — can result in GI inflammation and food allergies that produce vomiting. If your cat acts fine, is a healthy weight, doesn’t seem ill and has a normal energy level but just throws up occasionally, food allergy is a possible cause.

Switching to a different protein source every three months may help to prevent food allergies.

Milk may also be a culprit in feline vomiting. Cats don’t have the enzymes required to break down the milk sugar in cow’s milk. Gastrointestinal problems, resulting in vomiting, may arise from drinking milk from a different species.

Another common reason cats throw up is they eat too fast.

Because of their anatomy, undigested food eaten too fast may

be regurgitated several minutes after it’s consumed. This problem is common in multi-cat households where you give each cat her fair share of food but you have a “gobbler” who will eat his portion and then look for more. Since the kitty that eats slowly is at risk of being deprived of food, she learns to gobble her food to avoid pilfering by the gobbler.

One way to avoid this is to feed your cats in separate areas or rooms so they can’t see or hear the others eat. Allow each cat about 20 minutes of solitude to eat their food slowly and uninterrupted; then pick up any uneaten food. This will allow your slowereating cat to relax while eating.

As for vomiting by the gobbler, you may need to split his meals into smaller portions and feed him more frequently.

A condition called “pancreatitis” may be the cause of intermittent vomiting in cats. Sometimes a cat’s pancreas doesn’t produce enough enzymes to digest her food, creating inflammation of the pancreas. Adding additional enzymes to your cat’s food may help her process the food you have given her so that she does not vomit.

Hairballs are a frequent cause of vomiting. Cats with long hair and those who groom themselves (and other cats in the house) will need some help to reduce the amount of hair they are swallowing. Brushing your cats will keep the amount of fur available for consumption down. Also adding some fiber to your cat’s diet or a petroleum-free hairball remedy may help.

Poisoning may be the cause of sudden vomiting in kitties. If your cat suddenly starts throwing up — especially if she doesn’t do it

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Houseplants should not be eaten by your cat. (If your cat is eating houseplants, she may be trying to compensate for a lack of certain nutrients in her diet. Ask your veterinarian.)

Other things poisonous for cats include herbicides, pesticides and household cleaners. These will cause vomiting if ingested. (If you suspect your cat has ingested a poison, you should immediately call the ASPCA Poison Control Hotline at 1-888-426-4435.)

There are other more serious causes of intermittent vomiting in cats so never ignore a vomiting problem that does not respond to the remedies discussed in this “tip.” Throwing up is not normal for cats. It is a sign that something is not right, whether minor or serious. If you have a cat that vomits frequently or even intermittently, please have your vet investigate potential causes and remedies.

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Lincoln LINCOLN — We made it past Town Meeting. Now if we can all manage to pay our taxes! Lincoln is a beautiful place in which to live and a friendly community.

It is once again time to license our dogs. It won’t be that expensive for me this year compared to when I had three dogs. I love animals and would have more if it weren’t for the expense. And the heartache when they must leave us.

I feel badly for the Red Winged Blackbirds. They came back way too early this year and I’m hoping

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they can survive this awful cold snap and the blizzard to come.

There are two lovely ladies to whom I would like to wish happy birthday. Ruth Coyle and Muriel Orvis. Everybody sing!

Middlebury Winds will be performing their spring concert this year at Middlebury High School on Friday, April 7, at 7 p.m. and again at Mount Abraham Union High School on Sunday, April 9, at 4 p.m.

These musicians are all volunteers and the concerts are free. (Donations are gratefully accepted!). The music

Salisbury SALISBURY — The Salisbury Congregational Church will host the legislative breakfast on Monday, March 27, beginning at 7 a.m. The breakfast will be held in the church basement, which is handicapped accessible through the side door.

Everyone is welcome to come meet the state representatives and senators

is always wonderful so please come out and show them how much they are appreciated.

I heard that Debi Gray will be retiring soon to pursue other interests and have more time for family. Best of luck, Debi, and thank you for all the years of your joyful help, concern for others, professionalism and ease of making everyone feel welcome. You will be missed.

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and discuss issues of concern during this session.

The church is going to hold a rummage sale the last weekend in April and is asking people to collect items to donate. Call Nancy at 3524375 for more information or to make arrangements for drop off of items.

The rabies clinic, which was

scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, was canceled due to the storm. It will be rescheduled; people should call the town office for the new date.

Dogs must be registered on or before April 1; the town office will be open that day from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for dog licenses and payment of property taxes.

Author Chessman to talk, sign books in Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY — Harriet and financial forces on Edgar Scott Chessman will present her Degas and his work. The book new book, “The Lost Sketchbook has won advance praise from Jay of Edgar Degas,” in conversation Parini, Meg Waite Clayton, Micah with John Elder, Saturday, April Perks, and Elizabeth Rosner.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Dis‑ cussion Meeting 8:00‑9:00 PM. Both held at St. Paul’s Church, Park St. Tuesday, Discussion Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM, at the Congregational Church, Water St.

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OPIATE OVERDOSE RESCUE KITS are distributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required.

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

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MIDDLEBURY INTERACTIVE LANGUAGES is hir‑ ing for a part time temporary Staff Coordinator to sup‑ port the summer academics team from April‑June. This position will work closely with Human Resources to oversee on boarding of new employees. Please send re‑ sume and letter of interest to HR@middleburyinteractive. com.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) step meeting.

Tuesdays, 3 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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

Best prices. References.

802‑989‑5803.

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SELF MOTIVATED, CREATIVE, hard worker wanted for approximately 30 hours a week, including Saturdays.

Tasks include customer ser‑ vice, delivery, flower care, cleaning, etc. Will train in flower care and design. Ap‑ ply by email at colesflowers@ myfairpoint.net or call Paula 802‑388‑4003.

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

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

JOIN OUR TEAM!

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SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS MEETING of Alcoholics Anon‑ ymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Fri‑ day, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church., Middlebury, VT. WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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You love the outdoors. You rip, you ride, you rock. You’ll tackle anything. You don’t take no for an answer. If that’s you—and you’re looking for a dream job. Here it is:

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

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

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EXPERIENCED GARDNER LOOKING for garden‑ ing jobs for the summer of 2017. Excellent references and fully insured. Call Tara at Vermont Outdoor People.

802‑436‑1504 or taralee27@ gmail.com

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GOT POTHOLES? DeMers LLC. Driveway repair. Spring Cleanups. Free estimates.

802‑349‑8906. leondemers@ icloud.com .

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

802‑388‑4831.

Help grow two of the best-loved magazine brands in the Northeast: Vermont Ski + Ride and Vermont Sports. As our Brand Sales and Marketing Associate, you will not just sell ads, but will develop collaborative marketing partnerships with clients across our print, digital and social media platforms, but also for sponsorships and events.

United Technologies Aerospace Systems based in Vergennes, Vermont, designs and manufactures a variety of systems for the aerospace industry worldwide. Our systems include fuel measurement and management, health and usage management, motion control and actuators, fuel safety devices, proximity sensing, fire protection, braking, and steering.

Join UTC Aerospace Systems at our Career Fair to learn about our full-time hourly and salaried openings. Our hourly positions include openings for Assemblers, Material Handlers, Inspectors, Platers and Manufacturing Technicians.

UTC Aerospace Systems Career Fair Friday, March 24, 2017 • 9:00am - 4:00pm UTC Aerospace Systems 100 Panton Road Vergennes, Vermont 05491

Please apply online at www.utc.com/careers All applicants must be US citizens, permanent residents or have designated asylee status. Job seekers must bring their resume and other relevant documents to the event.

If you are unable to attend the event or would like to learn more about career opportunities at UTC, please apply online at www.utc.com/careers.

United Technologies Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability

You’ll tell the world why these two magazines — with a combined reach of 160,000 readers across seven states — are smart ways to reach New England’s most active, affluent and engaged audiences: skiers, riders, hikers, cyclists, kayakers, runners, second home owners and their families.

We’ll need you to spend some time in our offices in Middlebury and to represent us at events around the state. On the other days you’ll be out on the road, making calls, and following up.

We’re looking for someone who has: • A proven track record in sales • The ability to develop and sell to a new client list • Creative marketing and event ideas • Clear, compelling and concise communication skills • Boundless energy, gritty persistence and joyful enthusiasm • Passion for outdoor sports and Vermont, preferred This is a part-time or full-time job (depending on your circumstances) with a base salary, but compensation is largely commission-based. You’ll have flexibility and freedom in your schedule, but we will expect weekly reports and sales goals to be met.

Send your resume and cover letter to editor@vtsports.com

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MISTER UPS NOW ACCEPTING applications for Servers.

Please apply within, 25 Bakery Lane, Middlebury.

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THE VERMONT SOUP COMPANY is seeking a part time assistant for food preparation. Please send re‑ sume and two references to info@vtsoup.com.

Great Opportunities!

Mountain View Equipment, LLC.

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Experienced Technician

MUST HAVE LAWN & GARDEN, SMALL ENGINE, COMPACT DIESEL TRACTOR EXPERIENCE, YOUR OWN TOOLS, & A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD. COMPETITIVE PAY PLAN BASED ON EXPERIENCE. Please apply online or in person 1137 Route 7 North Opening in Middlebury Location 802-388-4482 • mountainviewequip.com Full time • Benefits • EOE

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TOWN OF NEW HAVEN ROAD COMMISSIONER

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

The position is compensated at a rate commensurate with experience.

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

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

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

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

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SPECIALIZED RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT join a dedicated team of support for two women with devel‑ opmental disabilities based in their Middlebury home. In a therapeutic environment, you will provide stability and consistency, and help them achieve their personal goals.

They are looking to expand their horizons, while learn‑ ing independent living/social skills, personal boundaries, emotional self‑regulation, and healthy life‑style. Seeking an energetic team player as well as creative thinker. Experi‑ ence with behavioral support desirable. Fully‑benefited po‑ sition with two overnights per week with weekend hours. To apply, visit www.csac‑vt.org, or respond to CSAC HR, 89 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, 802‑388‑6751, ext.

425.

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ADDISON COUNTY HOME HEALTH and Hospice is seeking an energetic Medi‑ cal Records Specialist. The position works in conjunction with intake to set up referrals, maintains medical records, performs audits, responds to request for records and provides support to clinicians.

Assists with other business of‑ fice duties as necessary. You must be a reliable team player with excellent organization, computer, and people skills.

This is a full time 40 hour a week with excellent health and other benefits. Submit resume and cover letter to: Stacey Sherman, HR Gener‑ alist, ACHHH, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753 or to hr@achhh.org. www.achhh. org. EOE.

NOW HIRING:

Full-Time Sales Associate for Night Shift & Weekends Class A CDL Driver (Vergennes) Full time, immediate opening. Feed Commodities Int’l. is looking for an experienced driver to provide excellent customer service delivering feed to farm customers from our Vergennes mill. This position will be responsible for the timely, efficient, accurate, safe and friendly transportation and unloading of animal feed. An example of responsibilities and expectations include: perform and document pre and post trip vehicle and trailer inspections; drive in a safe and lawful manner at all times; maintain clean, orderly and safe equipment; timely communication of all vehicle and customer issues; maintain a neat and clean personal appearance; and other tasks assigned from time to time.

Minimum of two years tractor trailer experience; valid Class A CDL license with a clean record; basic math skills, ability to work 40-50 hours per week and Saturdays when on call; ability to lift 75 pounds; pass a DOT physical and drug and alcohol checks, and DMV checks.

Benefits include a 401k with match, health, life, and short term disability insurance, paid time off and paid holidays.

Please send your resume and cover letter to ihiggins@feedcommodities.com.

Searching for someone to complete your team?

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FEED COMMODITIES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

ATTENTION STA/Bet-Cha Transit Inc.

Now seeking sporting events & bus route bus drivers in Addison County area. Work 2-4 hours a day. We provide training to qualified applicants. Train over the summer to start at the beginning of the school year. Eliminate childcare costs and collect unemployment during summer and holidays.

Please contact Lori at 388-7800.

Benefits available.

Apply in person at:

Maplefields of New Haven Route 7, New Haven, VT Ask for Sherry or pick-up an application EOE

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SEEKING PHYSICAL THER‑ APIST part to full time for a busy outpatient setting in Addison County. Looking for motivated team player with strong manual skills, evidence based treatment to develop individualized treatment plans to meet patient’s functional goals. New graduate con‑ sidered. Salary and benefit information on request. Please send resume and cover letter to diane@bptvt.com.

OUTDOOR KENNEL BY BEHLEN 10X10X6, used but in good shape. $800 new, ask‑ ing $350. Call 802‑388‑0739.

1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092.

Lawn and Garden

3 BEDROOM HOUSE in Middlebury. Available first to middle of April. $1,100 per month. First, last, secu‑ rity and references required.

802‑352‑4124.

MIDDLEBURY NATURAL FOODS CO‑OP seeking as‑ sistant manager of produce department. Ideal candidate has leadership experience and supervisory skills and enjoys working in a fast paced team oriented environment.

Excellent communication and customer service skills desired. Must be able to lift 60 lbs repeatedly. Evenings and weekends required. Full time with excellent benefits.

To apply, complete application (available in our store or at middlebury.coop) and send it with a letter of interest to: Mid‑ dlebury Natural Foods Co‑op, 1 Washington St., Middlebury, VT 05753.

FLORIDA VACATION RENT‑ AL, on golf course, 1 hour to Disney. 2br, 2ba, beautifully furnished. Available Wednes‑ day, April 12 on, $900. weekly.

802‑388‑2528.

1990 FORD 3910 TRACTOR 4WD with only 1403 hours, 3 cylinder, diesel engine, 50 HP. $2,650. Call 802‑297‑7844.

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For Rent

ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge.

Beautiful vintage firearm. $185. 802‑989‑5803.

CEDAR POSTS for sale.

8 footers, no points.

802‑388‑4831.

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Cars

MIDDLEBURY 2 BEDROOM house in town. Walking dis‑ tance to stores and schools.

Newly renovated. 388‑7743.

WEST ADDISON ‑ AVAIL‑ ABLE IMMEDIATELY Ready to move into, Furnished 2 bedroom apartment. Country setting on Lake Champlain. $950 per month includes utili‑ ties. No pets. 802‑759‑2382.

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOUSE on one of the six, now five remaining home‑sites in East Middlebury’s Daisy Lane, a small established subdivision with village wa‑ ter, underground electric, cable and telephone to each lot. All sites are approved for simple in ground septic.

Just down the street you’ll find a library, playground, tennis courts and the beau‑ tiful Waybury Inn and Pub. That’s not all, Daisy Lane is 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, two 18 hole golf courses and beautiful Lake Dunmore.

Telephone 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

2003 CHEVY IMPALA 58,500 miles. New front tires, muffler.

Inspected. Good condition. $2,200.00. 802‑989‑8503.

M I D D L E B U RY 3 B E D ‑ ROOM apartment on Court Street, heat included. Call 802‑388‑4831.

NEW HAVEN, 2 BEDROOM upstairs apartment. Bright and spacious. Need 1st and last month’s rent. Price includes heat, electricity & rubbish re‑ moval. No pets, $1195 per month. Call 802‑453‑4037.

NEW HAVEN, 4 BEDROOM house, 2 decks, private, formal dining room, master bedroom with full bath. Heat included.

1 year lease. References, se‑ curity deposit. 802‑324‑7385.

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BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT Heat, trash, snowplowing, lawn care, parking included. $1,175/mo.

802‑453‑2566.

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment.

Garden space. No pets, no smoking. References, security deposit, lease. $875/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.

C O R N WA L L 1 B E D ‑ ROOM apartment, second floor, 1‑1/2 baths. Deck, skiylights. $925/mo. in‑ cludes heat and hot water. batesproperties@yahoo.com .

SINGLE ROOM PROFES‑ SIONAL office in historic Mid‑ dlebury landmark, overlooking downtown. Space dimensions 15x15, with common areas and bathrooms shared with other professional tenants.

Rent $500 per month which includes heat, electric, hot water, garbage, recycling and private off street parking. For inquiry call 802‑989‑8822.

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 measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

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FOR RENT PRIME RETAIL space. 1,303 square feet. Lo‑ cation, location. Front door parking. Good visibility. Call Eric at 388‑6054.

S U G A RW O O D A PA R T‑ MENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 2, 3 and 4 BR apartments in Middlebury.

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 web‑ site www.summitpmg.com.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

For Rent

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It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say.

The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944.

Talk to our sales professionals.

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PROFESSIONAL COUPLE LOOKING for a house swap in order to attend Middlebury College June 23,2017 ‑ Au‑ gust 14,2017 with our dog and cat. Home is in Medford, Massachusetts, about 6 miles northwest of downtown Bos‑ ton. Great location with easy commute to Boston. Cape Cod is only 75 miles south for great weekend getaways.

Medford is home to Tufts Uni‑ versity as well as 5 miles from Harvard University. 3 bedroom , 1.5 bath home with off street parking. If interested contact: Adam Azia, a_azia@yahoo. com or 781‑396‑1396.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agitating, liquid manure hauling, drag line aer‑ ating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

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1995 FORD BRONCO 4WD, Only 29k Miles, Super luxuri‑ ous interior, Runs like new, 4X4, Automatic, $2500 Call: 802‑368‑1331.

Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collect‑ ibles, etc. Visit www.bittne‑ rantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Consulting/ appraisal services available.

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Public Notices Index Public notices for the following can be found in this ADDISON INDEPENDENT on these Pages 29 & 30.

Cornwall (1) To publish a legal notice in the Ferrisburgh (1) Addison Independent Hancock (1) please email information to Lincoln (1) legals@addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.

Middlebury (1) Middlebury Cemetery Assoc. (1) Middlebury Union High School (1) Monkton (1) Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union - Brandon, Chittenden, Goshen, Leicester, Mendon, Pittsford, Sudbury, Whiting (2) TOWN OF MONKTON NOTICE

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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.

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Shortly after Town Meeting the Monkton Selectboard begins the process of making appointments to various committees that perform the bulk of the Town’s business.

Many of these committees are actively recruiting new members and the work they do is vital to the Town of Monkton. This year the following positions will be appointed: Zoning Administrator Development Review Board (3 positions) Recreation Committee (3 positions) 911 Coordinator Emergency Management Director Delegate and Alternate to Addison County Regional Planning (4 positions) Delegate and Alternate to Transportation Advisory Committee (2 positions) Delegate and Alternate to Addison Solid Waste Management District (2 positions) Energy Committee (5 positions) Agricultural and Natural Areas Committee (2 positions) Recycling Coordinator(s) Tree Warden Animal Control Officer Green Up Coordinator Web Master Vermont State Police Commission Advisory Board Municipal Building Committee (7 positions – new committee) If you have an interest in volunteering for any of these positions please send an email to Selectboard@monktonvt.com, attend a Selectboard meeting, or reach out to any member of the Selectboard.

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found on Pages 29 & 30.

PublicPublic Notices Notices are found every Monday & Thursday in the

Addison Independent CHILD FIND NOTICE BRANDON, CHITTENDEN, GOSHEN, LEICESTER, MENDON, PITTSFORD, SUDBURY AND WHITING

The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is conducting a child find to locate all children birth to five years old, for the purpose of having accurate information for preschool screening and to plan for future enrollments. If you know of a CHILD BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE who resides in any of the following towns, Brandon, Chittenden, Goshen, Leicester, Mendon, Pittsford, Sudbury, or Whiting, please fill out and return this form to the address below AS SOON AS POSSIBLE or call 773-6926 ext. 17 for Mendon or Chittenden, call 483-2062 for Pittsford or Florence, call 2473721 ext. 2038 for Brandon, Goshen, Leicester, Sudbury or Whiting. Thank you. * Parents will be contacted previous to the April 11-13, 2017 screening dates.* CHILD’S NAME: ____________________________________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH: ___________________________________________________________ TOWN OF RESIDENCE : ____________________________________________________ PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME(S): _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ MAILING ADDRESS: ___________________________________________ ZIP: _________ 911 ADDRESS: ________________________________________________ ZIP: ________ TELEPHONE NUMBER: _____________________________________________________ Mail to: Rutland Northeast Early Childhood Program RUTLAND NORTHEAST SUPERVISORY UNION 49 Court Drive Brandon, VT 05733

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TOWN OF CORNWALL

The Cornwall Development Review Board will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday, April 5th 2017, at 7 pm, at the Cornwall Fire Department located on Route 30 in Cornwall, VT. Purpose of Meeting: To hear a request by Joseph Brown, of Centerville OH, to create a Personal Landing Strip on residential property at the end of Robbins Rd in Cornwall VT. The above applications are available to the public at the Cornwall Town Clerk’s office, Route 30, Cornwall, VT. You are free to review the file for any additional information concerning this particular matter.

Persons wishing to be heard at this Public Meeting may do so in person, or may be represented at the meeting by a licensed Vermont Attorney or an authorized agent. Please note that in accordance with Chapter 117, Section 4464, of the Vermont statutes, participation in the first Public Meeting for any hearing described above is a prerequisite to the right to make subsequent appeal.

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INVITATION TO BID TOWN OF HANCOCK PO BOX 100 HANCOCK, VT 05748

Sealed bids for the work described below will be accepted by the Town of Hancock until 3:00 PM, April 4, 2017.

TYPE OF PROJECT: Texas Falls Bridge Repair. (Hancock Bridge #7 on TH #2 over Robbins Branch Road.)

BID OPENING: Sealed bids shall be marked “TEXAS FALLS BRIDGE” and will be publicly opened and read aloud on Tuesday April 4, 2017 at 6:30 pm at the Hancock Town Clerks Office.

Job specs will be available via email or to be picked up at the Town Clerk’s Office, located 1027 VT Route 100, Hancock, VT. All contractors must provide three references and must have proof of liability insurance upon award of job. *The Hancock Select Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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MIDDLEBURY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC NOTICE

The rescheduled annual meeting of the Middlebury Cemetery Association will be held at the offices of Langrock, Sperry and Wool, 111 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT on 3/16 Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 5p.m.

TOWN OF LINCOLN PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Lincoln Planning Commission will hold a SKETCH PLAN HEARING for a 3-lot subdivision proposed by Thomas B. Shelton, Tara M. Watson and Carlotta F. Shelton for Parcel #13030105.0 located on the east side of Guthrie Road. Said hearing will be held April 6, 2017 at 7:05 PM in the Lincoln Town Office. Information regarding the subdivision may be seen at the Town Office during normal business hours. Person’s interested in participating at the Hearing must be present or express interest by letter.

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TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT LAWN MOWING BID 2017-2018 INVITATION TO BID

Sealed competitive bids for mowing various municipal parks, recreation areas, cemeteries, pump stations, and grounds of public facilities during the 2017 and 2018 seasons in the Town of Middlebury will be opened at the Town of Middlebury Public Works Building on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 3 PM. Information for Bidders and Bid Forms can be obtained without charge at the Municipal Building at 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, or can be accessed on the Town’s webpage at www.townofmiddlebury.org. Please contact Beth Dow at 388-8100 ext. 202 for additional information. Bids must be received by 3 PM on April 3rd to be considered for the contract.

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LEFT TO RIGHT, Sophia Parker, Alyse Beauchemin, Brandon Cousino and Sarah Dee Webber participated in the Speak-Out Competition sponsored by the Vergennes Lions. Parker won the competition.

Sophia Parker wins Speak Out speaker VERGENNES — Vergennes senior Sophia Parker won the

recent Vergennes Lions SpeakOut competition, and will

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH, VERMONT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT A public hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Town of Ferrisburgh will be held ot the Town Clerk’s Office on April 5, 2017 to consider the following application: 7:00 PM – Opening of Meeting; Minutes of March 1, 2017 7:05 PM – An application, #17-017, submitted by Mumin & Doreen Kadric for a waiver to build a replacement front & back porch, and extension of both with a connecting open porch. Property ID # 10.01.49. Zoning District RR – 5.

7:15 PM – An application, #17-018, submitted by Steve Almedia dba Hawk Creek Fence for a Conditional Permit to convert a single family residence to an office/retail space. Display of fence styles & products on lot. Property ID # 05.01.44.113. Zoning District VILL – 2.

7:25 PM – An application, # 17-019, submitted by Mark Franceschetti, for a Conditional Use Permit to construct a self storage facility on Property ID #05.01.11.3. Zoning District Village.

7:35 PM – Other business. a. Michael Lazar The above applications are available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office.

Persons wishing to appear and be heard my do so in person or be represented by an agent or an attorney.

PLEASE NOTE Participation in the local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Communication about the above applications may be filed in writing with the Board or at such hearing.

compete in the state competition. “New Mountains to Climb,” is the theme selected by Lions International President Bob Corlew.

Others competing were Alyse Beauchemin, Brandon Cousino and Sarah Dee Webber. Their coach was Cookie Steponaitis, former teacher at Vergennes Union High School. She mentioned how proud she was with the work that the students put into this effort.

Everyone did an outstanding job presenting their take on the theme, what it means for them as younger citizens and students and what it means for the 1.4 million Lions Clubs members around the world. Regardless what we have accomplished, there is always another need that must be addressed.

President Jim McClay commented on what faith it gives him in the future after listening to the presentations of these three outstanding students.

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CHILD INFORMATION DAY RUTLAND NORTHEAST SUPERVISORY UNION EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Early Childhood Program of the RNESU including Barstow Unified Union and Otter Valley Unified Union Schools will hold its annual Child Development Information Day to provide screening for all children who were born between, Sept. 1, 2012 and Aug. 31, 2014 and have not been previously screened. This screening serves the towns of Chittenden, Mendon, Florence, Pittsford, Brandon, Goshen, Leicester, Sudbury, and Whiting.

Screening dates are: April 11, 12, 13, 2017 • Information about your child’s development • Talk with Early Educators • Find out about early education resources in your area • Follow-up appointment available for additional screening For more information or to schedule your child for screening, please call Sharon Ladago at the Early Education program at 483-2062 for Pittsford or Florence, call Sybren Spensley at 773-6926 for Chittenden or Mendon, call Deb Lendway at 2473721 for Brandon, Goshen, Leicester, and call Kim Forbes at 623-7991 for Sudbury, and Whiting 3/20

REQUEST FOR BIDS: MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL

Middlebury Union School District #3 invites qualified general contractors to bid on the renovation of 2 bathrooms at Middlebury Union High School. The work includes demolition of the existing bathrooms and new plumbing fixtures, piping, flooring, tile, partitions, ceilings and lighting in the same location. The construction period is summer of 2017. Bids are due at 3:00 PM March 28, 2017. There will be a pre-bid site tour on March 20, 2017 at 3:00 PM. Drawings will be available at Blueprints, Etc., 20 Farrell St, South Burlington, VT, (802) 865-4503, on March 14, 2017. Please send Bids to Middlebury Union High School C/O Bruce MacIntire 73 Charles Avenue, Middlebury, VT 05753 3/20

ACTR receives funds from Neat Repeats

MIDDLEBURY — Neat Repeats Resale Shop recently donated $2,000 to Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) to help replace aging buses. ACTR plans to put two new 28-passenger buses in service to ensure the traveling public’s safety and meet ridership demands.

“ACTR is thrilled to receive this support from Neat Repeats,” said ACTR Executive Director Jim Moulton. “Their community investment helps everyone, but especially those who rely on public transportation to find and keep jobs, maintain independence, access critical

healthcare services and live happier lives.”

Neat Repeats is a charitable nonprofit organization that resells donated items and distributes the proceeds to alleviate community need. They welcome volunteers who enjoy people and have an eye for quality merchandise. Donations of saleable items such as clothing, shoes, jewelry, linens, small kitchen utensils, etc. are gratefully accepted.

Resale of these items benefits the community twice; by making quality goods affordable and by generating charitable funds to reinvest in the

community. Since 2008, Neat Repeats has invested $12,000 in ACTR’s public transportation infrastructure.

ACTR continues to raise local matching funds that are required to leverage its government grant for new buses. To learn more about ACTR’s services, or contribute to the capital campaign for fleet replacement, go to www.actr-vt.org or call 388-2287.

ACTR’s mission is to enhance the economic, social and environmental health of the region by providing public transportation services that are safe, reliable, accessible and affordable for everyone.

Conservation camp opens for applications

MONTPELIER — If you are 12 to 14 years old and want to learn about Vermont’s wildlife and gain outdoor skills, consider attending one of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s Green Mountain Conservation Camps next summer.

The one-week camp program is held at two locations — Lake Bomoseen in Castleton and Buck Lake in Woodbury. Campers participate in hands-on learning experiences about fish and wildlife conservation, ecology, forestry, orienteering, safe firearm and archery techniques, swimming, canoeing, fishing and more in an attractive outdoor setting. Natural resource professionals come to the camp during the week to share information on their programs and take campers out for field activities.

“Whether kids come alone or with friends, they are guaranteed to meet new people and form new bonds while experiencing Vermont’s natural resources to the fullest,” said Fish & Wildlife Education Coordinator Alison Thomas. “An important takeaway message and common theme during the week is that conserving and managing habitat will help ensure Vermont will have fish and

wildlife in the future.”

Conservation Camps open June 18 and continue until Aug. 18. Tuition is $250 for the week, including food, lodging and equipment. Please check the Fish & Wildlife website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com) for information, including scholarship availability. A printable application also is available on the website.

Whether you register online or on paper, it is important to read the information section before the application. It contains policy, refund, cancellation and billing information that you need to know.

For more information about Green Mountain Conservation Camps contact: fwgmcc@vermont.gov or call 802-828-1460.

Vermont’s conservation camp program is unique because it is sponsored and directed by Fish & Wildlife professionals — the same people who manage Vermont’s fish and wildlife resources. Working biologists, foresters, game wardens, and conservation educators teach young people about Vermont’s forests, wetlands and wildlife.

The program’s greatest strength is connecting young people to the outdoors. The camp program is

sponsored in part through a grant from the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.

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DAIRY 140 Head of artificially sired holsteins, 84 Mature cows (genex sired), 29 bred/springing heifers, 27 Yearlings, 23,975 Rolling herd ave.

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or persons receiving public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-424-8590. For the Washington, DC area please call HUD at 426-3500.

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