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Vol. 71 No. 13

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Thursday, March 30, 2017  52 Pages

Temporary spans set for downtown Middlebury in June

Marijuana bill still alive in Vt. House Lawmakers weigh in on legalization effort

By JOHN FLOWERS SALISBURY — Vermont House members this week continued to debate H.170, which would allow Vermonters to legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana and up to two mature plants. The handful of local lawmakers who turned out at Monday’s legislative breakfast in Salisbury gave a sense of where they stood on the issue. The state Senate passed a marijuana legalization bill last year, but the initiative didn’t make it through the House. Last week the House AYER Judiciary Committee sent the bill to the House floor, but, lacking enough support to pass, on Tuesday it was sent to the House Human Services Committee for its review. It is unclear if the full House will vote on the bill this year. Nevertheless, local lawmakers are giving it their consideration. “I plan to vote in favor of this,” said Rep. Peter Conlon, D-Cornwall. “As our surrounding states move to legalization, we probably need to have a plan in place.” Conlon said an estimated 100,000 Vermonters use recreational marijuana, and he believes H.170 “will reduce the conflict between law enforcement and citizens,” and “free up police to work on more serious and important matters.” (See Marijuana, Page 14A)

VTrans to perform rail bridges work By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The longawaited, $52 million effort to replace Middlebury’s two downtown rail bridges is not expected to begin until early next year, but area residents this June will get a sneak preview of the major work to come. That’s when the Vermont Agency of Transportation will take out the deteriorating Merchants Row and Main Street spans and replace them with temporary bridges. Vermont Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn on Monday issued an emergency order authorizing the VTrans to install the two temporary bridges in light of “evidence of accelerated deterioration” in the two spans, which date back to around 1920. “We have been monitoring these bridges closely,” Flynn said through a press release. “In view of the current project timeline and the rapidly evolving state of the structures, we feel it is prudent to install temporary bridges this summer, before we are

forced into a situation requiring an emergency closure. This declaration allows VTrans to prioritize our resources and accelerate the design to rapidly install these bridges.” Wayne Symonds, structures program manager for VTrans, gave the Middlebury selectboard some details on Tuesday evening about the design of the temporary bridges and a tentative timetable for their installation. He said his agency will accept input from Middlebury officials and residents prior to putting the temporary spans in place. It’s an undertaking that could save some time during the $52 million project to come, but Symonds said the temporary spans could cost the downtown more than 20 parking spaces while they are in place. “Getting these temporary bridges in as soon as possible is my primary goal,” Symonds told the selectboard. Symonds described the temporary crossings as being “lightweight steel truss modular bridges” that will have (See Bridges, Page 12A)

Khan tops the field in race for selectboard Feel the beat

RIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL first-grader Teagan Flinner, foreground, Hayden Dunakin, middle, and Mary Claire Landwehr, back, practice drumming during a Taiko drumming workshop at the school Tuesday afternoon. The entire school worked with a drummer from the Burlington Taiko Group over the past several days and staged a performance Wednesday night. See more photos on Page 2A. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Old motel sized up for new recovery center By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Turning Point Center of Addison County is considering the purchase of the Greystone Motel on Route 7 South in Middlebury for use as a potential recovery facility and detox center for people battling substance abuse. Bill Brim, executive director of the Turning Point Center, or TPC, shared

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his organization’s preliminary plans for the property during an interview on Tuesday with the Independent and in a brief presentation to the Middlebury selectboard that evening. “I’m on a fact finding mission to see what the town wants to do about this,” Brim said of the potential acquisition of the Greystone Motel and how it could provide stays of

up to six months, and a variety of support services, for people trying to rebuild their lives as they recover from addiction. “I would like for this to be a community project.” The non-profit TPC is a member of the Vermont Recovery Network. It offers peer-to-peer support to people in recovery, or those

seeking recovery, from addictive substances and behaviors. Based at 54 Creek Road, the organization also dispenses Narcan emergency kits to people in an effort to prevent fatal opioid overdoses and offers visitors a safe, drug-free place to gather and associate. Turning Point officials have (See Recovery, Page 13A)

By JOHN FLOWERS choice of his new selectboard MIDDLEBURY — When Farhad colleagues, Tuesday’s appointment Khan emigrated from his native process was not without drama. India to the United States in 1991, he Middlebury selectboard Chairman had dreams of becoming a successful Brian Carpenter announced at the entrepreneur and one day outset that the board — starting a family. per the Vermont League On Tuesday evening, of Cities and Towns’ with his wife looking on, interpretation of the Khan took the oath of state’s Open Meeting office as a new selectman Law — could not in Middlebury, where he conduct a secret ballot owns and operates the vote on the candidates: One Dollar Market. former Selectmen Gary “I never, in my wildest Baker and Travis Forbes; dreams, expected this Jennifer Molineaux, kind of support from the director of finance for community,” Khan said the Addison County on Wednesday morning. Economic Development KHAN “I’m excited to be a Corporation; and Khan. part of this important board.” Because the board had on March Khan emerged as the top choice 21 interviewed the candidates, among four citizens vying to replace selectboard members on Tuesday former Middlebury Selectwoman quickly declared their preferences. Donna Donahue, who resigned Selectmen Victor Nuovo, Nick earlier this month. Artim and Carpenter initially voted While he ended up the unanimous (See Khan, Page 12A)

Free books for children build brains and spur achievement Program marks 10 years in Addison County

By the way The Bristol School Board on Tuesday chose two Bristol residents to serve on the fivemember elementary school board. Ryan Rossier and Ali Gibson were appointed to fill two recent vacancies on the board (See By the way, Page 14A)

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By GAEN MURPHREE Like more than 1,000 other kids ADDISON COUNTY — It’s throughout Addison County, Jensen Tuesday morning at the Lawrence is enrolled in the Dolly Parton Memorial Library and Jensen Ringey Imagination Library. Each month a is enjoying a good book the best book comes in the mail with his name way he knows how. on it, no charge and no The 13-month-old is strings attached. The sitting on his dad’s lap, “There is program serves kids enjoying the story his research, from birth to five. The only dad, Jameson, is reading data collected requirements: live in out loud. Addison County and in the U.S. and A little later, Jensen internationally, sign up. strikes out on his own, Dolly Parton launched gleefully turns some that indicates the Imagination Library pages and gently gnaws that children in 1996, in part as a a corner. He looks up who have had tribute to her beloved and beams, as only experiences with “daddy,” Robert a 13-month-old can. books at home Lee Parton, a hardThere’s nothing like a farmer and start school with working good book! construction worker “He’s definitely an advantage.” who never learned to — Mary Dodge read but who believed eating them,” said his mom, Jessie Ringey, 24, in her big dreams. The about Jensen’s early explorations of program initially served just Sevier the power of reading. “And now that County, where Parton grew up in he’s turned one, he’s turning the pages eastern Tennessee. It became available and letting me get all the way through nationwide in 2000 and today serves a book without him moving on to over 1 million kids in the United something else.” States.

In Addison County, the program is about to clock its first decade. In April 2007, Middlebury’s Ilsley Public Library began offering Parton’s tot-sized free book-of-the-month club to its youngest patrons — the first such offering in the state of Vermont. When Bridport resident Dinah Bain heard about Ilsley’s new program, she thought it was so important it should be expanded to serve all the county’s children. Bain got to work finding likeminded individuals and the organization Addison County Readers was born. Ten years later, the allvolunteer group is still going strong, putting Imagination Library books into the region’s littlest hands. Retired Ilsley children’s librarian Carol Chatfield remembers that when she first offered the program about 50 families signed up. Addison County Readers was organized and

operational by end of summer that same year and by January 2008, Bain said, the group had 451 children registered countywide. (See Books, Page 14A)

JENSEN RINGEY OF Bristol looks through the classic children’s book “Goodnight Moon” while sitting in the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol Monday morning. The Ringey family participates in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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Renewable energy bill ready to advance

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STUART PATON FROM the Burlington Taiko Group leads a group of Ripton Elementary School first- and secondgraders through a drumming lesson at the school Tuesday afternoon. Paton was an artist-in-residence at the school last week and this week as the students prepared for a performance at the school Wednesday night.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

By JOHN FLOWERS energy milestones that Vermont SALISBURY — Lawmakers should strive for, along with recomand visitors at Monday’s legislative mendations on how the state could breakfast in Salisbury mulled over cost-effectively achieve those goals. bill S.51, a proposal to steer Vermont “It would give us an orderly, toward its stated goal of satisfying 90 steady way to evaluate where we percent of its energy needs through are and where we want to get to,” renewable resources by Bray said. “There’s a the year 2050. cliché — ‘Failing to “The more As previously reportplan is planning to fail.’ ed in the Independent, we power our In this case, we have S.51 would place the vehicles, heat a very large, complex 90-percent goal in stat- our homes and innovative energy ute and would require and generate system, and if we are that state energy plans electricity using going to transform it, be tailored to achieve can do it to our adlocal resources, we 90-percent renewables vantage, and we need to by 2050. Sen. Chris the more money plan well in order to get Bray, D-New Haven, we keep in state there.” is lead sponsor of the and it builds a More than 18,000 bill. He hopes the Sen- stronger local Vermonters currently ate Natural Resources economy.” make their living in the & Energy Committee clean energy sector, ac— Sen. Chris Bray cording to Bray, who (which he chairs) will vote out S.51 by the end believes achieving the of next week as part of a miscella- so-called “90 by 2050” goal would neous energy bill. allow the state to add to its green en“We have a comprehensive ener- ergy jobs total. gy plan that is brought up every six “The more we power our vehiyears, but it is not actually binding cles, heat our homes and generate on anyone to do anything, other than electricity using local resources, the in electricity,” Bray said at Monday’s more money we keep in state and breakfast. “S.51 says, ‘Let’s make a it builds a stronger local economy,” commitment … In the Legislature, Bray said. if you don’t put something down in Testimony thus far on S.51 has black and white on a piece of paper been interesting and varied, accordand vote on it, you haven’t really ing to Bray. Some S.51 proponents made a commitment.” have asserted the DPS needs to upAmong other things, S.51 would date its comprehensive energy plan require the Vermont Department of each year — instead of in the curPublic Service to produce an annual rent six-year intervals — in order to report detailing how the state is pro- make real progress. gressing in its 2050 renewables timeOthers have voiced concern that line. The annual reports would also the “90 by 2050” goal is too ambirequire the DPS to establish green tious, Bray said.

Rainbow Room venture to live on through the Internet By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Abby DeGraw-Josey loved 99 percent of her experiences operating the Rainbow Room, a downtown Middlebury business she acquired in 2007. It was that remaining 1 percent — the hiring, firing, ordering supplies and taking inventory — that got tiresome and prompted her to close the store last month, ending the Rainbow Room’s 40-year run on Main Street. While the Rainbow Room no longer has a retail presence, it will live on in cyber space. DeGraw-Josey will continue to run the clothing, jewelry and accessories shop on an on-line basis, through her website. “It’s been a nice transition,” McGraw-Josey said on Tuesday of her decision. “The only downside for me is I am such a people person.” So instead of greeting customers at her door, DeGraw-Josey is taking orders on-line and processing them at her home office in New Haven. She still communicates with customers, only now it’s via email and through personal notes in their packages. DeGraw-Josey does see a lot of the UPS delivery person, with whom her dog has developed quite a friendship, she jokes. DeGraw-Josey continues to keep her eye out for another retail location in Addison County featuring lower rent and closer parking. But she’s in no hurry. “We have a big following, and I think people are waiting to see what’s going to happen (with the transition to on-line),” DeGraw-Josey said. “I’m re-educating myself on how to do business.”

Running business from home hasn’t meant less work for DeGraw-Josey. She’s virtually glued to her phone, and must closely monitor and fill orders. And she must still regularly replenish her wares and keep inventory. In the meantime, the Tinker & Smithy game store has relocated to the 72 Main St. store the Rainbow Room has vacated. “It was a quick turnaround,” DeGraw-Josey said. “They are really nice people. They have made the space their own and done a really good job.” While DeGraw-Josey will miss daily interaction with customers, she will not miss other aspects of running a business — such as the occasional slow months and the management tasks. She added her recent years in Middlebury have seen a reduction in foot traffic. And she said some customers continue to complain the lack of parking along Main Street. As recently reported by the Addison Independent, the town of Middlebury is trying to deliver more parking through a garage they hope to see subsidized through tax increment financing, as part of a major new development behind the Ilsley Library. DeGraw-Josey is committed to keeping the Rainbow Room alive, and is doing so knowing she is the latest of three stewards of the popular business. Marilyn Gaul established the Rainbow Room during the 1970s. Lorri Sperry acquired it during the 1990s and ran it until DeGraw-Josey bought it in 2007. The Rainbow Room can now be found at rainbowroomvt.com.

Addison Independent, Thursday, March 30, 2017 — PAGE 3A

New Haven pioneers with energy plan Among first to try for ‘substantial deference’

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Renewable energy sources in New Haven produce 15,558,572 kilowatt hours of power each year

By GAEN MURPHREE NEW HAVEN — Perhaps nowhere in Vermont has siting of so9,600,000 kWh of hydropower at Belden Falls lar power arrays generated as much controversy as in New Haven. 36,724 kWh of wind from four properties The town’s sweeping open fields 5,620,134 kWh of solar from 33 ground-mounted solar array sites and hosting of a substation that feeds 301,714 kWh of roof-mounted solar at 35 residences into VELCO’s high-voltage transmission lines (the ones that move energy across towns, states and re5,620,134 kWh gions) have made it a magnet for commercial solar power development. Large solar arrays now stand in some fields that once hosted cows and crops. The fact that developers could get permission from the state utility regulator to site solar arrays without giving the town any real voice created a fair amount of anger and prompted the Legislature last year to approve Act 174. The law gives towns a far stronger position in renewable ener301,714 kWh 36,724 kWh gy siting procedures before the state utilities regulator. Towns get this stronger position, called “substantial deference,” by process has come with its own chal- as well as the current use and development of alternative fuels townupdating their town plans in line with lenges. For example, New Haven devel- wide. parameters set by the state. New Haven’s new town plan, for New Haven approved a new oped its energy plan at the same time town plan this month that includes as the Department of Public Service example, explains that the town ofthe necessary updates. It is poised was developing its energy-compli- fice provides “leadership to the comto take a pioneering step that could ance standards. Those standards munity by using geothermal heat.” make it among the first, if not the were finalized last November. The The town office, town hall, school first, to revise the energy section DPS’s guidance document for towns and library reduce transportation of its town plan so as to win “sub- was finalized earlier this month. energy use by being clustered close stantial deference” before the Public And an additional document to help together. And the town wants to entowns analyze energy use and create courage energy generated from bioService Board. “I don’t know of any other towns strategies to meet state goals will methane, to benefit both its renewable energy goals and its agricultural as far along as New Haven is,” said come out at the end of April. “It’s a learning curve for every- economy. Adam Lougee, executive director Overall, the plan sets out the many of the Addison County Regional body,” said New Haven Town Clerk ways New Haven is already meeting Planning Commission. “It doesn’t Pam Kingman. Directly after residents the state’s energy goals, details how mean they don’t exist, approved the updated it will take additional steps to adbut I don’t know about “I think we New Haven Town Plan vance those goals, and sets the balthem.” have a very on March 7, Kingman ancing goal of protecting the town’s Gaining “substantial deference” is import- comprehensive sent the newly approved agricultural land, open space and town plan to the region- wild land and its historic character. ant, said Lougee, be- energy plan, al planning commission “I think we have a very comprecause “it’s supposed to not just solar for its review, which is hensive energy plan, not just solar reset the bar regarding but energy in standard procedure. But but energy in general, and that it the obligation of the general, and because the whole pro- will protect the townspeople and Public Service Board to that it will cedure is so new, it took maintain the agricultural sense of the review the town plan. ALL THAT REMAINS of a barn addition in Monkton is a faint outline of its former shape. some phone calls and town,” said New Haven selectboard It’s supposed to give the protect the Independent photo/Trent Campbell email exchanges to as- Chair Kathy Barrett. town a lot more voice in townspeople certain whether the plan Though submission to Public Serthe process.” and maintain “Substantial def- the agricultural was to go to the RPC vice Commissioner June Tierney is and to the Department of still a few months off, Lougee notes erence” is a new and sense of the Public Service concur- that other towns will be watching higher category of rently. New Haven’s progress in its quest consideration of what town.” — Kathy Barrett By JOHN FLOWERS tive Breakfast in Salisbury. “Let’s test, he noted. The New Haven Town for “substantial deference.” towns say that they SALISBURY — Act 250, the be very thoughtful and careful and “Now, as we get into diversifiPlan will likely go to the “It is important for towns,” said want regarding energy planning and development that came DPS for what’s called “energy com- Lougee. “We are very interested to state’s comprehensive review pro- make sure we are engaging all the cation of agriculture, we’re finding more conflicts between what municas part of Act 174. The law was the pliance review” in June, possibly see how the Public Service Depart- cess for development proposals, is right parties.” about to turn 50, and new legislation Rep. Harvey Smith, R-New Haipalities feel they have jurisdiction late May, said Lougee, after it comment reacts to New Haven’s submisbrain child of New Haven Sen. Chris sion and how they go forward in the (H.424) proposes to create a com- ven, cautioned that changes to Act over and what agriculture has traBray, D-New Haven, who hoped to pletes the regional review process. Once at the DPS, the town’s ener- process. It will certainly allow us to mission to review and recommend 250 exemptions could have a serious ditionally had for exemptions,” he craft something like an Act 250 proimpact on farmers. said. “We are in the process of trying cess for solar and renewable ener- gy plan will be subjected to a 60-day understand how the Public Service ways of improving the law. “It’s incredibly important and we “Agriculture has historically had to define that line, and it’s not going compliance review, complete with Department is interpreting the guidegy siting, to give towns more voice while also helping to bring about public hearing. To be deemed com- lines that they’ve set out and what need to have a robust, thoughtful an exemption from municipal plan- to be an easy line to draw, because a Vermont’s shift toward sustainable pliant, a plan must document how they require and what fulfills those process if we’re going to re-write the ning and zoning,” he said. “You also lot of municipalities feel they have DNA of development in the state of had an exemption under Act 250.” been shortchanged and need more of it meets a detailed checklist of stan- requirements. energy. Vermont,” Sen. Chris Bray, D-New Some agricultural operations are a say over what traditional agriculdards, goals and analyses. “So I think we’ll learn a lot from The pace of solar development, Haven, said at Monday’s Legisla- already being put to the permitting ture is doing.” The three important components it.” loss of open space and the sense of having no voice in the Public Ser- of documenting compliance are vice Board’s granting of Certificates analysis, pathways and mapping: • Towns must analyze their of Public Good have left residents of New Haven and many other Ver- current energy “resources, needs, mont towns divided on how best to scarcities, costs and problems” in regards to electricity, heating and embrace energy sustainability. The proliferation of renewable en- transportation. • Towns must provide strategies ergy in New Haven can be spotted at a glance, looking at Green Mountain (pathways) for meeting the state’s Power’s solar map. Compared to renewable energy goals in terms of most of the GMP service area (ap- electricity, heating and transportation. • Towns must map potential areas proximately 75 percent of the state), New Haven (along with many other for the development and siting of reAddison County communities) is a newable energy and map those plactangle of red amidst a sea of green — es they believe should be off limits. In addressing these three compored showing distribution lines that are rated as having “poor” or little to no nents within the three energy sectors capacity; green for “good” or having (again electricity, heating, transportation) towns must address a number plenty of available capacity. According to the new town of individual issues, including: Joe has been with Foster Motors for 26 years, building a wealth of • How the town itself will provide plan, “New Haven is ranked secautomotive and service tech knowledge. As our Shop Foreman for many ond in the state for the quantity of leadership in energy efficiency and years, he has built an impressive knowledge of automotive care, from ground-mounted solar electric gen- using renewables (such as having a routine maintenance to warranty work, and has taken special care to build eration facilities.” The 33 sites in more energy efficient town office). good customer relations along the way. “We want to make sure that our service is smooth and efficient to handle • How the plan encourages and town produce 5,620,134 kWh of the customers’ needs. Our goal is to produce top quality work on our solar power each year. And each supports greater energy efficiency customer’s vehicles, done in a timely fashion and at competitive prices.” Joe and conservation measures. year New Haven already produces said, and is proud to be a part of the dealer family whose motto is “We Care.” • How the plan will reduce trans15,558,572 kilowatt hours — three Joe lives in the Middlebury area with his wife, Annette, and sons Joseph times the electricity that it uses (see portation energy demand. and Michael. • How the town’s land-developchart). Joe, we are happy to have you as ment rules and general policies will PATH TO ‘SUBSTANTIAL Foster Motors Service Manager encourage greater energy efficienDEFERENCE’ Because New Haven is blazing cies. ROUTE 7 SOUTH • MIDDLEBURY • 388-9961 • FOSTERMOTORS.COM • How the town plans to encourwhat is still a very new path toward age conversion to alternative fuels, seeking “substantial deference,” the

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States and ‘people power’ must lead opposition to Trump’s actions on climate Part of Trump’s legacy as president will be actions states take to counter what he attempts to destruct. On immigration policies, health care, clean water, and climate change initiatives, states are fighting back with actions that will either stall the president’s actions or implement their own policies as state standards — much as many states, like Vermont, have done by refusing to help deport immigrants who have caused no harm. The states’ hope is to move the nation forward, rather than abide by Trump’s policies that would push the nation backwards into a third-world status. But it won’t be easy. This week, with the stroke of a pen, Trump set in motion actions that could undo much of the good President Obama accomplished in his climate change initiatives. Trump’s plans include rolling back carbon dioxide emission standards on coal power plants, loosening the higher mileage-per-gallon goals of U.S. vehicles, and will allow more air pollution to cloud our skies, produce acid rain, and denigrate our waters, forests and the air we breathe. Why? Because Trump is a denier of climate science, and he is a proponent of corporate profits at the public’s expense. One salvation is that the politics of Trump’s actions are against him. A solid majority of Americans agree with President Obama’s policies on climate change, saying they now recognize climate change is real, while almost 70 percent say they want to restrict carbon dioxide emissions from coal power plants — a main premise of Obama’s Clear Air Act, which was passed by Congress. Trump’s embarrassing position, claiming that climate change is a hoax, is even outside of mainstream Republican orthodoxy and by reneging on America’s commitments to the 2015 Trump’s promises to restore the Paris Agreement, coal industry to its once prom- Trump, once again, inent position is all bluster; it’s relegates America the backwaters snake oil; a con-man’s bait to get to of world leadervoters to bite out of desperation ship. In America’s only to turn his back on them lat- place, European and Asian countries er. are stepping to the fore, perhaps including China, whose image as a world leader on climate change could, ironically, overtake that of the U.S. It is shocking, but true, that Trump could cost America’s renewable energy industry the claim of world leadership — politically and economically. If Trump cuts scientific research and development funds, as he is proposing, he will send the best and brightest of climate scientists and renewable energy industries abroad where the energy of the future will be developed — and millions of jobs will be created. Trump’s shortsighted policies will cheat Americans out of those jobs while strengthening foreign competitors. To what gain? For the handful of jobs Trump might save in the coal industry — but those few jobs, many of which have already been replaced by automation, will soon be lost because coal power plants are no longer cost competitive with natural gas. That’s just dumb economics. And like Trump’s promises to present a health care plan that doesn’t cut benefits, reduce premiums and or cut Medicare or Medicaid, his promises to restore the coal industry to its once prominent position is all bluster; it’s snake oil; a con-man’s bait to get voters to bite out of desperation only to turn his back on them later. Sad, but just wait and see. ********** Fortunately, a coalition of states, including California and New York, are fighting back and it remains to be seen whether President Obama’s climate change legacy can be completely undone before sanity prevails. According to the Washington Post, “legal experts say it could take years for the E.P.A. administrator to carry out the process of withdrawing and revising the climate change regulations, and the process will be hit by legal challenges (by states) at every turn.” Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York told the Post he was preparing “to challenge any effort to do away with regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.” Such a move, he argued, “violated the Clean Air Act, as well as established case law.” “‘If they want to go back into the rule-making process, we believe they are compelled under law to come up with something close to the Clean Power Plan,” he told the Post. “They probably don’t want to hear this again, but if they want to repeal, they have to replace.”’ Still, it will be an uphill battle to prevent or slow-down the damage done to President Obama’s Clear Air Act and climate change policies. To that end, activists with Vermont-founded 350.org are organizing another mass march, called The Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, April 29 at noon. 350Vermont, a separate but affiliated group, will send 11 buses from across Vermont to the nation’s capital to participate and send a message to the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress. Like the public outcry over changes to Obamacare, the best defense to Trump’s reckless policies is to publicly protest and build a movement to elect representatives in 2018 and 2020 that better reflect the nation’s priorities and reinstate America as a world leader for the public good — not for selfish, short-sighted interests. Angelo Lynn

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Nuovo praised for open mind As a community and a nation we need more voices today like that of Victor Nuovo, cited in the March 23 edition of the Independent. “We are a deliberative body,” he said, referring to the Middlebury selectboard. “We also need to compromise.” Compromise is a word and a concept too often absent in today’s world. It is also how people with opposing views get things done. Victor concluded his remarks and indicated his changed position with clarity, logic and grace. We can all learn from his example. Kathleen G. Johnson Middlebury

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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.

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High taxes can mean low anxiety

A local brewery named their beer “Sunshine and Hoppiness.” Looking for a little happiness in a glass of beer is not a new idea. There was a time or two when I sipped in that direction. We all search for happiness in a variety of ways — effective or not. Surely it was a human impulse long before “the pursuit of happiness” found its place in our Declaration of Independence. I remember thinking about happiness in my early twenties. It dawned upon me that I should not seek it as a constant state, but rather to have as a piece of my day, my life. It was something I mostly thought of as time with friends, and hoped for in a loving relationship. Sometimes it would flood me while listening to By Laurie a particular song or walking through Cox the orchard in May. It might even accompany me as I shared lunch with my new piglet on a summer afternoon. Happiness could be pursued, but it might also simply arrive. I have been thinking about this lately because I will be traveling to Denmark, a country from which two of my grandparents immigrated. Planning this trip has put all things Danish to the forefront of my awareness, so I took note when I saw a list of the ten happiest countries in the world. It happens that during my travels I will spend time in four of the ten, but the number one happiest country is Denmark. This is not its first year to hold that ranking. I feel happy just anticipating my time there. From an entirely different motivation, I have been thinking about taxation, and the ongoing reluctance of politicians at either state or national levels to do anything to increase revenues. It is quite obvious from their words that they believe people abhor taxes, and that re-election

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depends on promises to cut them. It seems the stereotypical taxpayer is a person fretting and sweating to get their tax return completed and financed by April 15, not to mention the on-going angst of property taxes. Just reading these words may be enough to cause a bit of clenching in your stomach. Oh, those awful taxes, but — surprise! The country with the highest taxes is Denmark! How can that be? How can the happiest country in the world also have the highest tax rate? I began pondering this and had some ideas. I read a few articles and statistics, checking to see if I was on the right track. Here’s what I think. The main thing that keeps happiness at bay for people in our country is anxiety. While there are places in our nation where the threat of violence is significant, for the majority of people that is not the source of worry. For most people the source is economic. That’s why it is easy to harp on the negative side of taxes. So what’s the positive side? What makes those people in Denmark so happy? It is, quite simply, what they get from paying their taxes. If you don’t ever have to worry about medical bills and healthcare, that’s a relief. If you don’t have to worry about college tuition or student loans, a significant burden is set aside. If there is paid parental leave and high quality child care at little cost to you, parents not only feel the financial relief but also the ease of being able to adequately parent. For those who are not parents, you receive the benefit of children growing up in families with less stress and receiving the kinds of care, support and education that helps them develop into strong, functioning, empathetic (See Ways of Seeing, Page 5A)

A truly rare experience at a movie

Last weekend, I went to the movies. between father and daughter, loss of a loved one, unreThis may not sound like a big deal, but I haven’t seen quited love, raw vulnerability, the special love between a a movie in a theater since summer 2011, when I watched candelabrum and a feather duster — who among us can’t “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” in 3-D. empathize? I mean, no, the movie wasn’t unflinchingly I had to Google the release date, but I’ll never for- brutal, in the sense that no one got flogged half to death, get the movie because it’s when I discovered that 3-D but the knick-knacks did face some dicey moments when glasses give me the feeling that someone is driving a the castle got stormed. 16-penny spike into my forehead, and because, not being The poignancy of the plot, interspersed with dazzling a huge Harry Potter aficionado, I didn’t figure out what musical numbers, comic moments and action scenes, had a “horcrux” was until the climax of me alternating between crying and the movie. (In retrospect, it all would laughing so often that tears streamed have made more sense if I’d known down my face for most of the movie. earlier.) If you were in the theater for the SunSo what, you might ask, would get day matinee, you might have heard me to a theater for the first time in six me, about halfway back on the left years? It would have to be something side, sniffling and wailing softly while truly compelling to make me leave dabbing at my cheeks with a piece of home; farmers pull calves with less popcorn. By Jessie Raymond effort than it takes my husband to get By the climax of the movie, my me out of the house, even after ropemotions got the best of me. At the ing my legs and dragging me with a critical do-or-die moment, I found winch. What movie could possibly do the trick? myself gnawing on my seat upholstery to avoid bursting It was “Beauty and the Beast.” out in sobs. I don’t know if it was the surround sound, Why not? I loved the animated version that was around the large screen, the swirl of emotions, or the brilliant, when the kids were little. I like musicals. I like comedy. dynamic, choreographed action of the movie itself, but I like romance. I like happy endings. I like talking furni- I haven’t been moved like that since — well, probably ture. And I especially like escapism. since Harry Potter came back to life and I suddenly unGo on and rave about how wonderful “12 Years a derstood what a horcrux was (if you look closely, you Slave” was, but I ask you: Were there any Busby Berke- can still see my six-year-old teeth marks on the armrest ley-style dance numbers in it? I’m guessing not, but then at the end of the fourth row). I didn’t see it; I took a pass after reading a review that I’m no movie critic, so if you’re hoping for an analysis praised it for being “unflinchingly brutal.” Call me a sis- of “Beauty and the Beast” — the music, the CGI, how sy, but I don’t consider that a selling point. it compares to the 1991 version, whether the wardrobe Still, “Beauty and the Beast” touched me deeply. Love (See Raymond, Page 5A)

Around the bend

I have noticed two recent items in your publication about the good work done by the Neighborworks Heatsquad in providing energy audits and helping residents weatherize their homes. I would like to add that one of the nice features about Neighborworks is that they are a non-profit agency, so their advice is truly independent. Furthermore, their energy audits have been streamlined so that someone requesting an energy audit can receive the results the same day the audit is done. At that time, the auditor can help his/her customers make a plan for how to carry out the recommended weatherization work in the most cost effective way. They can also recommend contractors who are trained to do this kind of work. Best of all, Neighborworks stands behind the contractors they recommend. If there is a problem with the work, they will make sure the contractor fixes the problem to the satisfaction of the customer. I know that Neighborworks has gradually been increasing the territory they serve. I support their efforts to reach out to the rest of the state so as to provide their lowcost services to more underserved communities. To find out more about making a plan to receive an energy audit and learn about financing options through the Neighborworks Heatsquad, go to: https://heatsquad. org/. Fran Putnam Weybridge

Inspiring heroine for Women’s Day March 8 was International Women’s Day. I invite each of you to reflect and express gratitude for a woman who has touched your life. Here is part of the story of a woman (Shall I say “herstory”?), who has changed how I view the power of writing, speaking, and acting on one’s leadings. This African American woman’s name is Ida B. Wells. She lived from 1862 until 1931. She was born in Holly Springs, Miss. Ida was officially a slave for about the first six months of her life. The Emancipation Proclamation changed her status. Education was highly valued in Ida’s family. After the Civil War, Ida’s father was involved in the Freedmen’s Aid Society. He helped start a school for newly freed slaves. It was named Shaw University. Children often attended school with their mothers. “Ida’s own mother did so, to learn how to read the Bible and to learn how to write, so that she could inquire about her family in Virginia” (Paula Giddings, “Ida, A Sword Among Lions,” 2008, p. 29). Ida’s mother told her children, most likely repeatedly, that it was their “job to go to school and learn all (they) could” (ibid., p. 29). Ida’s life changed dramatically when she was 16 years old. She was at her grandmother’s helping with the work of picking the first fall cotton. Neighbors from Holly Springs came to visit. They gave her a letter which told the sad news. Both her parents and her nine-month-old brother died from yellow fever. Ida traveled back to Holly Springs to be with her siblings. Ida had three sisters and two brothers. Since Ida was the eldest, she felt a responsibility to her family. Ida found a job teaching six miles outside of Holly Springs. “There were no passable roads. She was forced to travel by mule and remain with local families for the remainder of (See Letter, Page 7A)

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Theorists helped shape our republic This is the first in a series of that have become the alphabet The ancient polis was a vibrant essays about political theory. My of political thinking down to the center of political and social subjects will be eminent political present. Together they bequeathed life: not only was it sovereign philosophers, ancient and modern, to posterity, to us, the very idea and autonomous, its legislative among them Plato, Aristotle, of Constitutionalism upon which scope was all comprehending, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, our nation is founded: the idea encompassing public safety, health Montesquieu and that the authority of and welfare, commerce, education, Rousseau. government arises from religion, foreign relations, defense Their writings and is determined by and the moral life. The centrality provide definitions fundamental law, and of the polis in the thought of Greek and clarifications of that the governed and political thinkers is evident in their fundamental political those who govern them key terms: politeia signified the themes: the origin of are mutually subject to art of governing as well as a city’s the state; reasons for this law as well as its constitution or fundamental law, preserving it; abuse of keepers. or more generally political theory; power and its remedies; A fundamental law is polites was a citizen; a politikos was the nature of political like the foundation of a a public official or statesman. Our authority, sovereignty, house: allow it to decay, terms “politics” and “politician” conflict resolution, and or undermine it, and the retain the sounds, but have lost much the rights and duties of house will collapse. of the meaning. The same may be citizens — chief among Thinking about Plato and Aristotle said of the term “citizen,” which them are the freedom of overlap. Aristotle spent is derived from the Latin civis and politics — expression and the rule 20 years in Plato’s civitas. the origins of law. Their writings Academy. He entered During the lifetimes of Plato influenced the framers as a youth, and left and Aristotle, the Greek polis had An essay by of the U.S. Constitution as an adult, a mature become an endangered species. Victor Nuovo — Alexander Hamilton, philosopher with Plato blamed this on commerce and Middlebury College plans to begin his own expansion through colonization, John Jay and James Madison — as they school. During these which caused rivalry and wars professor emeritus endeavored to create two decades, Plato’s last between cities, and a chronic contest of philosophy and perpetuate the years, Plato was at work for hegemony among them, which American Republic, rethinking political evoked fantasies of empire, greed and it is with them, who were also theory, which resulted in his book and vain ambition. During Plato’s original political thinkers, that the “The Laws.” It is a classic of political lifetime, the sovereignty of the polis series will conclude. philosophy; its central themes are was in doubt. During Aristotle’s There is, I believe, an urgent need constitutionalism and the rule of lifetime, its fate was decided. to revisit the intellectual heritage law. Aristotle read it and Aristotle was born that has shaped our government Plato’s earlier work, “The in Stagira, a minor city and our politics. We have arrived Republic.” He comments The task now in the NE of Greece, a at a critical moment in our history. on them in his “Politics,” falls upon us backwater bordering Our nation has a new leader, a self- which may also be as citizens to Macedonia. His father styled golden man, selfish and self- characterized as a treatise a physician who rediscover the was serving, intemperate, contemptuous on constitutionalism. But served for a time as court of truth, prejudiced, demagogic, who it was not by reading founding ideas physician to Amyntas III, feeds on flattery, whose chief interest that Aristotle imbibed and principles king of Macedon. When seems to be in maintaining his public Plato’s ideas, rather of our republic, he was 17, Aristotle image rather than governing justly, it was through daily to think them went to Athens to study a sometime television star who contact with the master, through and in Plato’s Academy and regards the world as though it were first as student, then remained for 20 years, reality TV, who is indifferent to if not as associate. What he to apply them until Plato’s death in ignorant of the tradition of the rule learned he revised and anew. In 347 BCE. He left the of law. Academy and Athens refashioned to fit his own short, what is Our institutions and practices are insights and purposes. required of us because he did not like not self-perpetuating; they require Plato’s successor, and It is noteworthy for us is a renewal a constant infusion of thought and that Plato and Aristotle sought his fortune of thought and he commitment. The framers of our had a very special object elsewhere. constitution could not have foreseen in mind when they action. Four years later, what has happened here, but they engaged in political Philip II of Macedon, anticipated it. The task now falls thinking. It was the polis, the ancient Amyntas’ successor, summoned upon us as citizens to rediscover the Greek city. The polis was in their Aristotle to tutor his son Alexander. founding ideas and principles of our thought autonomous, sovereign, Philip had become master of Greece republic, to think them through and and self-sufficient. The term is and was instrumental in ending to apply them anew. In short, what is usually translated as “city-state” the era of free and independent required of us is a renewal of thought to distinguish it from the modern cities. Alexander, soon to be called and action. “the Great, endeavored to conquer “nation-state.” I begin with Plato and Aristotle. In size, situation and mode of the whole world. Historians use Plato (427–347 BCE) is the founder government, the Greek polis is like the year of Alexander’s death, of political philosophy in the a Vermont town. It is their direct 323 BCE, to mark the end of the European tradition. Aristotle (384– ancestor. Our towns lack sovereignty Classical era and the beginning of 322 BCE) erected the superstructure. and have limited autonomy, yet they the so-called Hellenistic age. The He invented the academic discipline are an enduring testimony to the name is significant. Aristotle taught of political science, gave it its importance of local government and Alexander well, for he was not name, clarified its themes, and the opportunities it provides us to only an adventurer, who wanted to (See Nuovo, Page 7A) endowed it with concepts and terms exercise our franchise as citizens.

Ways of Seeing (Continued from Page 4A) citizens. So many of the things that stress us most can be reduced or eliminated through the financial security provided by such an approach, and in Denmark, the supports are there for everyone, no matter economic status. Of course it costs money — hence the high tax rate — and the ones paying the most are those with the highest incomes. The net result of this is a smaller spread between the haves and the have-nots. Does that make the wealthier Danes unhappy? Perhaps not. Studies show that money only goes

so far in contributing to happiness. Once your basic needs are covered and a few extras thrown in, more money does not increase happiness. Buying things for yourself does not increase happiness, while giving to others and volunteering does. Further, if the people around you are happy, it stands to reason that the society you live in is safer, more caring, and more trusting. There have been many factors in my own life that have led to happiness, even in times of less financial security. Likewise, I am not claiming that the social system Denmark pro-

vides, thanks to their high taxes, is the only reason for their happiness. Wouldn’t it be great though, if Vermont could be the happiest state? It could happen. We just might need to increase taxes in pursuit of happiness. Laurie Cox is a retired school counselor and longtime Ripton selectboard member. Besides occasional writing, she sings with Maiden Vermont, pursues art, takes long hikes with her dog(s) and seasonally gardens. She also is about to become more actively involved in things political, environmental and just.

Students deserve a free press

In the midst of the Trump ad- right to privacy and prevented ministration, the rights of a free them from being published in The press are questioned daily in Spectrum. tweets and from the podium in the Uhlig reported, “In their lawsuit, White House briefing room. three student journalists, Cathy Concern about First Amend- Kuhlmeier, Leslie Smart and ment rights is nothing new inside Leanne Tippett, argued that Dr. the less-than-democratic halls Reynolds had interfered with the of public high schools. The U.S. newspaper’s function as a ‘public Supreme Court has forum.’ School offiruled multiple times cials argued that the that various constinewspaper, as an extutional rights give tension of classroom way to public school instruction, did not This week’s writer administrators’ orenjoy First Amendders about safety is Robbie Maher, a ment protections.” and — their favorite junior at BFA-St. AlThe case worked word of all — appro- bans and editor and its way up to the marketing director priateness. U.S. Supreme Court, Court rulings on of the BFA Mercury which ruled in favor the First Amendment newspaper. of the principal 5-3, guaranteeing that and stated that school “Congress shall make no law ... administrators could censor an abridging the freedom of speech, article if it proved “ungrammatior of the press...” have trended cal, poorly written, inadequately against high school newspapers researched, biased or prejudiced, for decades. A 1988 case, Hazel- vulgar or profane, or unsuitable wood vs. Kuhlmeier, helped set for immature audiences.” the standard for censorship in pubThis is madness! Anybody can lic schools. have the opinion that something Vermont now has a chance to re- is poorly written. This ruling verse that troubling trend and join gives school officials the ability more than a dozen other states that to act like bouncers and decide have approved or are about to ap- what can go and what doesn’t in prove legislation that allows free a high school newspaper. This is speech to return to schools. The not journalism; that’s public relaVermont Senate has now passed tions... S.18, a bill that would allow for During my two years as edi“student journalist(s) (to) exercise tor of the Bellows Free Academy freedom of speech and freedom Mercury in St. Albans, I have of the press in school-sponsored covered challenging topics that media.” The Vermont House will include school administrators renow consider S.18 as legislators ceiving substantial pay increases return to Montpelier from town when numerous teachers were cut meeting week break. from the budget, the Black Lives The Hazelwood case began in Matter group protesting outside 1983 when, according to a Sept. BFA, the BFA school board’s con13, 1987, New York Times report cern that Missisquoi Valley Union by Mark Uhlig, “the principal of a had higher test scores — and the St. Louis high school deleted arti- list goes on and on. cles on sex and relationships from After working hard with the The Spectrum, the school’s news- paper’s adviser, Peter Riegelman, paper. Three students filed suit, and having successfully covered asserting their First Amendment these issues, it is troubling to rights had been violated.” hear that, should my school adThe principal of this school, ministrators have wanted to, they Robert E. Reynolds, deemed both could have blocked these stories articles to be inappropriate and from being published. However, not protective enough of students’ recognizing the importance of the

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student press, BFA Principal Chris Mosca chose not to. Burlington High School is a school that has been censored. This censorship came over a story that involved a Trump supporter being harassed at their school. By the Burlington High administration censoring the school paper and requesting prior review for the foreseeable future, the school is suppressing a legitimate issue that is not going away anytime soon. What is this going to do longterm? Teach kids that whenever there is a controversial issue, to run away from it and hide? Journalism students today should not be concerned with whether their feature story will be censored by their school’s hierarchy. Instead, students should learn, and practice skills, that make a journalist successful. Thankfully, S.18 would rework school administrators’ ability to meddle in student news publications. Support for the bill continues to grow, including from New Voices Vermont — a newly formed group of students, teachers, professional journalists and other believers in the Student Press. As the bill reads, nothing shall “prevent a student media adviser from teaching professional standards of English and journalism to student journalists.” These standards are similar to those listed on the Student Press Law Center journalism ethics site and practiced at BFA and other high schools across Vermont. Since every journalism program in the state has selected someone it deemed fit as an adviser, S.18 puts the judgment about what to publish and what to delete from the student paper in the proper, capable hands of the adviser. S.18 needs the support of parents, professional journalists, and the voters of Vermont so that it is passed and student journalists are able to experience the free and full responsibilities that the First Amendment protects in our nation.

Raymond (Continued from Page 4A) was overacting — you won’t find it from me. I was too drawn in by the exquisite scenery, the pace and the classic “beast meets girl, beast loses girl,” etc., story line to give it a critical eye. In fact, I have only one complaint: I liked the beast better than the prince. Sure, he was a little rough around the edges, what with the fur and horns and bad table manners and all, but I still found him more mysterious and attractive than the milquetoast tween heartthrob he eventually — spoiler alert — turned into. That probably says more about my taste in men than about the movie itself, but if you’ve met my husband, it shouldn’t come as a surprise.

A week later, I’m still feeling exhilarated by “Beauty and the Beast,” but I’m in no rush to go to the movies again. It might be another six years or so before a film grabs my

attention like this one. That’s a good thing. I’m going to need that much time to emotionally prepare for the experience.

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Obituaries

Richard Niebuhr, 90, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Professor Richard R. Niebuhr, a Harvard theologian who trained generations of young men and women for the classroom and the clergy, passed away February 26 in Middlebury, Vt., where he had lived the last 11 years. He was 90 years old. Professor Niebuhr taught at the Harvard Divinity School for 43 years, until his retirement in 1999. He worked principally with graduate students preparing for academic careers or for roles in the ministry. He also devoted several years in the 1970s to creating Harvard’s first undergraduate program in comparative religions. Professor Niebuhr pursued a keen interest in 18th and 19th century theologians of transatlantic fame — the German philosopher Friedrich Schleiermacher, the American pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards, and the Transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. The author of many scholarly books, articles and essays, Professor Niebuhr was honored by being named to hold the Hollis Chair of Divinity, the oldest endowed professorship in North America. Established in 1721 by the English merchant Thomas Hollis, the professorship requires its holder to be a person “of solid learning in divinity” and “well gifted to teach.” (The professorship also grants its holder the right to pasture a cow on the Cambridge, Mass., Common; Professor Niebuhr took pleasure in the distinction, but never availed himself of it.) Richard Reinhold Niebuhr was born in Chicago, March 9, 1926, son of the Rev. H. Richard Niebuhr and Florence Mittendorf Niebuhr. His father served as president of Elmhurst, Ill., College, but would shortly be hired by Yale Divinity School, where he would become known as one of the leading Christian ethicists of the 20th

century. Professor Niebuhr would also be influenced by his uncle, the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, who taught at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Professor Niebuhr graduated from Harvard University in 1947; as an undergraduate, he participated in the V-12 U.S. Navy Officer Training program. In 1955, he received a doctoral degree in theology from Yale. In the years in between, Professor Niebuhr was ordained as a minister in the Congregationalist Christian Churches (now part of the United Church of Christ). He also served student ministries in two hardscrabble locations — Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan and the southern Appalachian mountains. In the early 1950s, Professor Niebuhr served as a pastor in Cornwall, Conn., and taught two years at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Of considerably more importance, he met Nancy Mullican, a 1947 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, who had moved to New York City to pursue a singing career. The couple wed in New York on October 14, 1950. After Professor Niebuhr was hired by Harvard Divinity School in 1956, he and his wife moved to Cambridge, and then to Arlington, Mass., where they lived for half a century. Professor Niebuhr traveled widely to conduct research and lecture in other universities. He spent several months at the University of Cambridge, the United Kingdom; Heidelberg University, Germany; and Doshisha University, Japan. Through teaching summer school in 1964 at Colorado College, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Professor Niebuhr discovered one of his life’s great passions — traveling in the Western states. Ever equipped with camera and film, he took his

Nancy Niebuhr, 89, Middlebury

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family exploring canyons, mountain peaks, mesas and ghost towns from Arizona to Wyoming. Professor Niebuhr and his wife moved to Middlebury, Vt., in spring 2006, after he sustained a moderate stroke. Through prodigious exercise and with encouragement from physical therapists, he regained a limited ability to walk with a cane. The couple lived for two years on South Street, then moved to the Residence at Otter Creek. Mrs. Niebuhr, 89, died March 7, nine days after her husband. Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Niebuhr (Lynn Coale), of Weybridge; a son, Gustav Niebuhr (Margaret Usdansky), of Skaneateles, N.Y.; and four grandchildren, Katherine Jennings (Lance Jennings), Emily Lisa Coale (Eric Shaeffer), Christopher Niebuhr and Jonathan Niebuhr. A Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at the Residence at Otter Creek in the Founder Room. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Addison County Home Health and Hospice at P.O. Box 754 Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

MIDDLEBURY — Nancy M. Niebuhr, a craftswoman who specialized in elaborate embroidery of dresses for girls, passed away Tuesday, March 7, in Middlebury, where she had lived the past 11 years. She was 89 and lived in the Residence at Otter Creek. Mrs. Niebuhr’s practice of decorative sewing belongs to a tradition known as “smocking,” which dates back centuries to the medieval era. Practitioners like Mrs. Niebuhr typically work with light fabrics, such as cotton; they gather the material at the dresses’ cuffs, chest and neck, stitching to produce a richly colorful effect. As she became increasingly skilled, Mrs. Niebuhr joined a national organization for smockers whose conventions she would attend to learn more about the craft and

Joy Tatro, Monkton MONKTON — Joy (Barrows) Tatro died peacefully on March 23, 2017 at Porter Nursing Home. Her husband, Robert Olan Tatro, predeceased her. They worked together on his family’s farm. Joy loved playing Bingo.

She leaves behind two daughters; Kathy Tatro McQuinn (Bruce) of Shoreham, Wanda Tatro (Jason) of Saint Johnsbury; three granddaughters; Eryn McQuinn Ontl (Sven) of Germany, Kara McQuinn of Florida, Michelemy Burton of Marshfield.

She also leaves four brothers; Skip Barrows, Wayne Barrows (Diane), Ray Barrows (Shirley), William Barrows Sr., one sister Gala Densmore of Florida, many nieces and nephews. There will be no visiting hours. Burial will be private.

Max Dumas, 93, Bristol BRISTOL — Max Dumas passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24 at his home of 70 years with his loving family at his side. Max was predeceased by his wife, Mary in 2002, his daughter, Claire Scribner in 2013, his grandson, Craig Scribner Jr. in 1999, his parents and all of his siblings. He leaves three children, Marilynn (Walter) Lang, Michael (David) Dumas, Catherine (Michael) Smith, and son-in-law Craig Scribner Sr., grandchildren, Dana (Nicholas) Perzanoski, Patrick (Julie) Scribner, Erica (Colin) Smith, and great granddaughter, Payson Scribner and his adored kitty, Katie. The Dumas family would like to extend a special thank you to his friend and doctor, Wendie Puls, M.D., At Home Senior Care, and the many people who helped in fulfilling

his dream of remaining in his home. Donations may be made in Max’s memory to the following, all of whom were instrumental in Max’s care and happiness: Elderly Services/ Project Independence, PO Box 581 Middlebury, VT 05753; Addison County Home Health and Hospice, PO Box 764 Middlebury, VT 05753; Hospice Volunteer Services, 63 Maple St., Middlebury, VT 05753; or St. Ambrose Church, 11 School St. Bristol, VT 05443. A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 1, at 11 a.m. at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Bristol. A celebration of Max’s life is scheduled for June 3 from 2–4 p.m. at his home on 15 Monkton Road in Bristol. A private burial service is scheduled for a later date.◊

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William Trask, 87, Rochester WEST BOYLSTON — William F. Trask, aka Tuna, a fixture at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for nearly 60 years, passed away at his son’s home in Northboro on Saturday, March 25, 2017 after a brief illness. He was 87. Born in Rochester, Vt. on Aug. 31, 1929, he was the youngest son of John C. Trask and Nellie Foley Trask. Trask was a 1952 graduate of Middlebury College and was active in theater, named a member of the Blue Key, and was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. He served two years in the Marine Corps and was later the Assistant Dean of Men at Middlebury. He then worked for the Addison County Independent as the advertising manager. In 1958, he joined WPI as its Director of Placement, a job he held for most of the next 34 years. He helped run a number of activities at WPI, including Techniquest, the Goat’s Head Pub, and the United Way 24-hour Basketball Marathon. He was a member of and advisor to Skull. The class of 1962 dedicated its yearbook, The Peddlar, to him. In 1990, Trask was named to the Order of Omega in recognition of his outstanding contributions to fraternity life. He was named the Eastern College Personnel Officers’ Outstanding College Member of 1992. Despite retiring officially in 1992, he was on campus frequently, a

visitor at ATO and other fraternities, mentoring another generation or two of students, playing cards, attending sporting events and student weddings. In 2010, he was the first person to be awarded the WPI Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award. WPI created an online site, “The Tuna Files,” covering his life and legacy in 2016: http://wpiarchives.omeka.net/ exhibits/show/tunafiles. A resident of West Boylston since 1961, he was a member of the First Congregational Church, appeared in plays in various theater groups in Worcester County and volunteered at the WBHS library. He was frequently found at the Country Kettle or Lou Roc’s for breakfast during his retirement. His survivors include daughter Carrie of Auburn, Mass., daughter Laurie (husband James Mann) of Pittsburgh, Pa., two sons, Jeff (wife Rachel) of Silver Spring, Md., and Terry (wife Jessica) of Northboro, Ma., and grandchildren Leslie Mann, Luke Trask and Emily Trask. He was predeceased by his former wife Ruth Shonyo Trask, brothers John Crawford Trask, Winslow Trask and sister Caroline Trask Wright, and survived by his brother George Trask of Randolph, Vt. and many nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service will be held Saturday, April 1 at 11 a.m. in the

to socialize with friends she made through the meetings. Throughout her life, Mrs. Niebuhr was known for a happy demeanor, a gentle sense of humor and a friendly interest in others, which won her many friends. Nancy Mullican Niebuhr was born June 17, 1927, the youngest of three daughters of N. Spencer Mullican and Harriett Ross Mullican in Walnut Cove, N.C. She attended schools in nearby Winston-Salem. In 1943, she enrolled in the Women’s College at the University of North Carolina (now, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro); she graduated four years later with a bachelor’s degree in voice. Shortly thereafter, she moved to New York City, where she continued her musical studies, sang with local opera companies and hosted a radio program. She also met her future husband, the Rev. Richard R. Niebuhr, an ordained Congregationalist minister then working toward his doctorate at Yale University. The couple wed October 14, 1950. After her husband served a brief pastorate in Cornwall, Conn., Mrs. Niebuhr moved with him, first to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he taught two years at Vassar College, and then to Cambridge, Mass., in 1956, where he taught theology at Harvard University’s Divinity School, until his retirement in 1999. After a year in Cambridge, the couple moved to the adjacent town of Arlington, where they would live for half a century. Mrs. Niebuhr did not continue a

Winona Yasko, 93, formerly of Bristol NEWPORT — Winona Orvis Yasko passed away March 23, 2017 at the Bel-Aire Center in Newport, Vt. at the age of 93. She was predeceased by her parents, older sister Lovina Orvis Baslow, and husband, Michael A. Yasko, in 2001, whom she married on Oct. 10, 1942 in Bristol, Vt. Survivors are daughters Michele Young and her life partner Karl L. Mol of Huntington, W.Va., Carolyn Marie Schwebel and her spouse John of Leonardo, N.J. and younger sister Patricia Orvis of Brooklyn, N.Y. She was born in Cornwall, Vt. on Aug. 7, 1923 to Ralph F. Orvis and Agnes Wright Orvis. She spent her teenage years in the Jerusalem and Bristol areas. During their nearly 60-year marriage, Winona and Michael lived in a number of locations in Vermont, including St. Johnsbury, Barton, Bristol, and Bellows Falls. In their later years they and their Dalmatian, Daisy, became “snowbirds” at their winter home in Port Charlotte, Fla. Winona was very active in community, school, including PTA president and class mother, and political affairs all of her life. Winona was an advocate for children and the elderly in Vermont and the Greater New England areas. She advocated for her disabled daughter. When a librarian would only allow her daughters to use books from the Children’s Room, Winona, who loved reading, as did her daughters, made it very clear that her children could read ANY book they wanted to… (and they did, taking out the maximum five books at a time.) A dark-haired beauty with brilliant blue eyes, Winona was an impassioned, independent woman from her early years. When she let it be known that her first votes would be given to Democratic, not Republican, candidates, her parents refused to give her a ride to town. She persisted and had to walk a long way down through the woods to cast her ballots. Winona was above all a mother

who taught her daughters how to make her wonderful baked goods, including chocolate chip cookies, blueberry muffins, banana bread, and apple pies. She helped the daughters learn to sew, and made matching mother-daughter blue taffeta dresses, small pieces of which her now senior citizen daughters still treasure. Winona loved the many family cats and dogs and always allowed and encouraged their presence. She had many jobs, including seamstress at a Van Raalte factory, where she was not always appreciated because her speed forced others on the line to keep up. She was a secretary for Gov. Lee Emerson, cashier at the Barton A&P, and sold Avon products, often coming home from walking to make deliveries with freezing legs. She later served as a school nurse at a correctional school for teens and at the high school in Bristol. Winona often challenged what she saw as injustices in her workplace and other situations, a dominant trait that she instilled in her children. After her “girls” were in high school, she returned to nurse’s training, which she had had to leave after her marriage to Michael Yasko, a tall, dark and handsome soldier from Pennsylvania whom she had met in a soda fountain in Burlington Vt. Her professional education included an R.N. from the Medical Center Hospital School of Nursing and a B.S.N. from University of Vermont, with a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. (P.N.P.) from Northeastern University in Boston Mass. She also trained at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia Pa., where younger fellow students saw her as a big sister. Winona’s main pride involved her nursing identity. On family drives it was not unusual when an accident was seen for her to attempt to help, crying “I’m a nurse, I’m a nurse.” An avid swimmer, for several years she ran the food concession at Crystal Lake State Beach, providing a lovely

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WILLIAM TRASK First Congregational Church, 26 Central St. Interment will be at Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, Vt., at the convenience of the family. Donations can be made to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (www.wpi.edu/ give/ways-to-give/cash), Middlebury College (https://securelb.imodules. com/s/1637/02-middlebury/wide. aspx?sid=1637&gid=2&pgid=589& cid=1444) or the First Congregation Church, 26 Central Street, West Boylston, MA 01583.◊

professional career in music, but she enjoyed singing, accompanying herself afternoons on her piano, showing a fondness for hymns and spirituals. With her husband, Mrs. Niebuhr traveled widely, living abroad with him when he taught or did academic research in Heidelberg, Germany; Cambridge, U.K.; and Kyoto, Japan. For several years, the two spent summers in Colorado Springs, Colo., and near Dubois, Wyo., where Professor Niebuhr taught summer school at religiously-affiliated institutions. The couple moved to Middlebury in 2006, after Professor Niebuhr sustained a moderate stroke, which limited his mobility. The Niebuhrs first lived on South Street, then moved to the Residence at Otter Creek (then known as the Lodge at Otter Creek). Mrs. Niebuhr died nine days after her husband. Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Niebuhr (Lynn Coale), of Weybridge; a son, Gustav Niebuhr (Margaret Usdansky), of Skaneateles, N.Y.; and four grandchildren, Katherine Jennings (Lance Jennings), Emily Lisa Coale (Eric Shaeffer), Christopher Niebuhr and Jonathan Niebuhr. A Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at the Residence at Otter Creek in the Founder Room. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Addison County Home Health and Hospice at P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753.◊

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WINONA YASKO summer of swimming and selling experience for her daughters at young ages. Winona Orvis Yasko was a force of nature. You may have seen her driving quickly around a corner on the wrong side of a curvy road. She could be loving or resentful, as a “middle child” saying, “I get the neck of the chicken!” To quote from another obituary, “She could simultaneously be ornery and have a mischievous twinkle in her eye. Her family is so sad to lose her. She made them smile and laugh. She infuriated them. She inspired them. She made them crazy. She loved them, and they loved her.” She chose to donate her body to a medical school for instruction of medical students. Her remains will then be cremated and spread over Crystal Lake in Barton Vt., the site of her summer home for many years. She requested no flowers, but donations in her name to organizations of your choice, especially those that support pets, would be appreciated. To share remembrances, feel free to send them to cs@equalizers.org. Online condolences at curtis-britch. com. ◊

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SALISBURY — On the afternoon of Monday, March 27, Theo Fuller Lowell gently passed away surrounded by her loved ones at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington. Theo was born in Shoreham, to Gladwyne B. Fuller and Clement James (Jim) Fuller on June 27, 1935. She attended Burdett College in Boston, Mass. for business. She had a long career as a realtor working alongside her second husband Forrest Lowell doing real estate and auctions, antique appraising, and running the Lady Fair Beauty Shop for many years. She had her auctioneer’s license and did a few auctions herself as well. She most recently co-owned D&F Excavating and Paving with her husband, Gary, and stayed involved with the business until her passing. She enjoyed being very busy and enjoyed her family and friends, having coffee at Rosie’s and Kampersville, and feeding the birds. She had an amazing sense of humor that everyone enjoyed. She was extremely intelligent and always had the answer for everything. She leaves her husband Gary Du-

THEO FULLER LOWELL poise of Salisbury, her daughter Kandice Cook Heller and partner Michael Stone of New Haven, her daughter Helen Cook of Williston, her step-children Douglas Cook of New Haven, G. Peter Cook of Salisbury, and Mikie Cook Blair of

South Burlington. She also leaves her sister Sheila Fuller Siska of Chicago Illinois, several grandchildren, nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and nephews. She was Nanny and Aunt Theo to many, both related and non-related. She was beloved. She leaves behind many special friends. She was predeceased by her parents, her sisters Mary Ann Knapp and Barbara Fuller, her nephew Mark Knapp, her grandsons Taylor Cook, Morgan Heller and Evan Heller, a step-son Heath Dupoise, and her first husband Douglas Cook and second husband Forrest Lowell. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Lake Dunmore Fern Lake Association, P.O. Box 14, Salisbury, VT 05769 or Camp Thorpe, P.O. Box 82, Goshen, Vermont 05733, a charity very dear to Theo’s heart. Always remember Theo with a smile and a laugh and share happy memories always. She thanks everyone for being a part of her very happy life. She enjoyed every moment of it. Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.◊

Mary I. Plouffe 82, Bridport BRIDPORT — Mary I. Plouffe 82, died Monday March 27, at Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 25, 1934 in Benson, the daughter of Bernard and Velna (Doane) Burke. Mary worked as a cook/site manager for the Bridport Senior Center through the Champlain Valley Area on Aging. She was a member of St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Altar Society. She was also a member of the Bridport Ladies Auxiliary. Mary was also a 4-H leader for many years and enjoyed cooking, gardening, collecting and sharing recipes, watching Little House on the Prairie and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She married her husband of 56 years Jean-Noel Plouffe on September 3, 1960 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Orwell. Together with her husband, they purchased a farm on Route 22A in Bridport starting the Plouffe Family Farm in 1961. Mary is survived by her husband Jean-Noel of Bridport, her children, Bernadette Boyle and husband Patrick of Tomball, TX, Marcel Plouffe of Bridport, Lise Fifield and husband Jeffrey of Middlebury, Paul Plouffe

MARY I. PLOUFFE and wife Rebecca of Bridport and Suzanne Sampson of Ladson, S.C. By her sister Catherine Rochon of Rutland and by her grandchildren, Kathryn, Thomas, Kayla, Matilda, Daniel, Eric, Patrick, Pierre, Chelsea, Melissa, Michael, Desiree, Matthew and Beth. By her great-grandchildren, Camille, Aubri, Evelyn, Renee, Nora, Leonne, Matthew, Adela and Olivia. In addition she had a

special relationship with Steven and Sherry Ouellette, and their children Nicole Foster, Aaron Ouellette, and Stephanie Pope. She was predeceased by her parents, her siblings, Theresa Nantel and Donald Burke and her son-inlaw Brian Sampson. Visiting hours for family and friends will be held on Friday March 31, from 6-9 p.m. at the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home, located at 117 South Main Street, Middlebury. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday April 1, at 11 a.m. at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, Bridport, with the Rev. William Beaudin as the celebrant. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you consider donating blood to the American Red Cross blood drives. The family would also like to thank Rutland Regional Medical Center, Porter Hospital, Porter Cardiology, Helen Porter Healthcare, Addison Family Medicine, and Town Line First Response for their care. Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com◊

Claude Spaulding celebration of life BRISTOL — Friends, family, former colleagues and students are warmly invited to attend a Celebration of Life in honor of Claude

Spaulding on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 1 p.m. Spaulding passed away at age 68 on Nov. 2, 2016. The May 13 gathering will take

place at the family home at 49 Bristol Cliffs Drive in Bristol. Please feel free to share any fond memories.

Autism awareness events set in Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Staff at the Counseling Service of Addison County hopes members of the public will share their excitement about several local events to take place during Autism Awareness Month. Among other activities, they will be hosting a free community movie in a sensory friendly space, with room for games and play in the back for small children. On Sunday April 2, at 2 p.m. Town Hall Theater will screen “Off the Rails,” the remarkable true story of Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger’s syndrome whose love of transit has landed him in jail 32 times for the criminal impersonation of NYC subway drivers, conductors, bus drivers,

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School News Jonathan Rubright Scott, a senior majoring in computer science and financial economics at the University of Rochester, has been named to the dean’s list for academic achievement for the fall 2016 semester. Scott, a resident of New Haven, Vt., is the son of Joanne Scott and John Rubright, and a graduate of Mount Abraham Union High School. Matthew Michael Ferguson, a freshman majoring in optical engineering at the University of Rochester, has been named to the dean’s list for academic achievement for the fall 2016 semester. Ferguson, a resident of Middlebury, Vt., is the son of Holly Fulton and a graduate of Middlebury Union High School in Middlebury.

token booth clerks, and track repairmen. Currently incarcerated at Riker’s Island, Mr. McCollum puts in sharp focus the line between benevolence and risking the public’s safety. Immediately following the movie, Megan Mayo, CSAC applied behavior analysis director, will be available to talk about the movie, answer questions and help direct you to resources. Tickets, $12, are available through Town Hall Theater http://www.townhalltheater. org/calendar-and-tickets/ The Counseling Service’s playbased intervention space will be open for families and community members to explore on Friday, April 7, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at 67

Catamount Park, Middlebury (off Exchange St.) Clinical staff will be on hand to answer questions and pizza will be provided. From 4-5 p.m., Dave Thompson, BCBA and Jaime Deacon, BCBA will offering a quick overview of Asperger’s syndrome and provide some helpful suggestions for challenges in the home. To wrap up the month, a free showing of the family movie Moana will take place on Saturday, April 15, at 3 p.m., at 109 Catamount Park (off Exchange St.) This movie event is sensory and small-children-friendly. Come out and enjoy some family fun time! For more information, go to www.csac-vt.org.

(Continued from Page 5A) conquer the world, but a culturalnationalist who desired to make the nations he conquered Greek, to Hellenize them. The Greeks called their homeland Hellas, the Greek verb hellenizein means to cause someone to speak Greek and to adopt Greek customs and manners. During the Hellenistic age, the power of Greek cities declined even as new cities were founded.

The field of politics became fertile for imperialist adventurers like Alexander, and the seedbed for Rome, whose era followed. When Rome achieved supreme power, its elite prided themselves on the fact that they were fluent in Greek and had studied in Athens, much like elitists of my generation who prided themselves on being fluent in French and having studied at the Sorbonne. The Greek polis,

and Athens in particular, became the emblem of past glory and icon of cultural elitism. Aristotle not only lived through this change, but helped shape it. Postscript: Readers who enjoy visualizing the time and place of great personages should view Raphael’s fresco, The School of Athens, which can be accessed online: https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/The_School_of_Athens

in a local newspaper read, “A Darky Damsel Obtains a Verdict for Damages. . .What It Cost to Put a Colored Teacher in a Smoking Car. . .$500” (ibid., p. 67). The decision was later overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Ida started to write articles and letters to the editor. They were published in black newspapers and periodicals. She eventually became the co-owner of a newspaper called Free Speech. While Ida was in Natchez, Miss., on March 9, 1892, “her friend Tommie Moss had been lynched in Memphis with two other men who worked with him in the People’s Grocery: Calvin McDowell, the grocery’s manager, and Will Henry Stewart, a clerk” (ibid., p.177). Ida was devastated. However, she knew the way she could fight back was using the written and spoken word. The anti-lynching campaign was launched. “After the Memphis lynchings Ida began visiting the scenes of lynchings where she interviewed eyewitnesses or families of victims” (ibid., p. 207). She eventually wrote a book called “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.” In late May, while Ida was away in New York, “leading citizens (of Memphis) entered the vacated offices of the Free Speech, destroyed the type and furnishings, and left a note behind saying that anyone attempting to publish the paper again would be punished by death” (ibid., p. 234). Ida’s response, “Having my paper destroyed, had a price put on my life, and been made an exile from home for hinting at the truth, I felt that I owed it to myself and to my race to

tell the whole truth now that I was where I could do so freely” (ibid., p. 211). Ida carried on for the rest of her life using the power of the written and spoken word. I hope that I have piqued your interest in learning more about Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s life. You know how to do that. Thank you for listening so far. You can honor two more women, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. Listen to them sing Abel Meeropol’s song, “Strange Fruit.” “Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black body swinging in the Southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) the week” (ibid., p. 38). Ida came home on weekends and attended to the needs of her brothers and sisters. Her grandmother also helped during the week. Then Ida’s sister Eugenia died. Eugenia was the eldest of her siblings. Ida’s grandmother had a stroke. After two years, Ida moved with her two remaining sisters to Memphis, Tenn. They could live with Aunt Fanny. Aunt Fanny was Ida’s mom’s sister. Ida found a job teaching in Woodstock, Tenn. Ida traveled there by train. Life should have been easier, however challenges continued to emerge. And now you need to know of some history. In 1875, the federal government passed the Civil Rights Bill. It “had given blacks the right to sue in state courts, if they were discriminated against because of race, in public accommodations” (ibid., p. 48). Then the state legislature of Tennessee passed the nation’s first Jim Crow law, “specifying that proprietors had the right to exclude whom they wished from public or private accommodations” (ibid., p. 48). The first branch of the Ku Klux Klan was formed in Pulaski, Tenn., on Dec. 24, 1865. It initially was a “vehicle for white southern resistance to reconstruction-era policies aimed at establishing political and economic equality for blacks” (www.history.com). President Grant was generally not held in high regard by blacks in Memphis. He “refused the Tennessee governor’s request to deploy troops against the Ku Klux Klan” (Paula Giddings, “Ida, A Sword Among Lions,” 2008, p. 49). How is justice ever achieved? Trains were supposed to be separate but equal. In 1884, Ida was riding in the “white” ladies’ car. She had a first class ticket. “There was smoking, drunkenness, and a white man in the colored car” (ibid., p. 65). A conductor told Ida that she had to move to the colored car. Ida refused. Ida hooked her feet under the seat in front of her. “The conductor attempted to physically pull her out of her seat, tearing the sleeve off her dress in the process” (ibid., p. 62). Ida was left to defend herself by “scratching the conductor with her nails, and then bit his hands deeply enough to draw blood” (ibid., p. 62). Eventually the conductor received help from other passengers. Ida chose to leave the train. When Ida returned to Memphis, she sought out legal help. She won the case on the circuit court level. The headline

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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. Community bingo fundraiser in Orwell. Friday, March 31, 6:30-9 p.m., Orwell Town Hall. The Orwell Village School eighth-grade community bingo fundraiser will feature lots of great prizes, 50-50 raffle, special raffles and snack food available. This fun annual event is a fundraiser for the OVS eighth-grade end of the year class trip. “The Importance of Being Earnest” in Middlebury. Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m., Blackbox Theater, Hannaford Career Center. Oscar Wilde’s comedy presented by Addison Repertory Theater. Tickets: students $7, adults $10. For reservations call 802-382-1036.

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Green Mountain Club Hike Around Silver Lake, Salisbury. Saturday, April 1, meet at Falls of Lana/Silver Lake parking lot on Rte. 53 south of Branbury State park. Easy/ Moderate, 5.5 miles round trip including a loop hike around the Lake. Contact leader Ruth Penfield at 802-388-5407 or ruthpenfield@gmail.com. For other events and activities visit www.gmcbreadloaf.org. Friends of Middlebury Baseball Seventh Annual Pancake Breakfast in Cornwall. Saturday, April 1, 8 a.m.-noon, Bread Loaf View Farm, 564 Cider Mill Road. The menu will be pancakes with fresh maple syrup, maple cream and maple sugar, sausage, donuts, chocolate milk and white milk. Adult plate $8; child plate $4. Proudly supported by local donors. Used book sale in Middlebury. Saturday, April 1, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Ilsley Public Library. Over 300 excellent books about Vermont or by Vermont authors will be featured at a used book sale sponsored by Friends of Ilsley Public Library. Accessible by elevator or stairs, the sale features books in many categories at bargain prices. All sales benefit library programs. “The Importance of Being Earnest” in Middlebury. Saturday, April 1, 7:30 p.m., Blackbox Theater, Hannaford Career Center. Oscar Wilde’s comedy presented by Addison Repertory Theater. Tickets: students $7, adults $10. For reservations call 802-382-1036.

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Senior meal in Bristol. Thursday, April 6, noon, First Baptist Church of Bristol. The menu is meatloaf, mashed potatoes, carrots, homemade rolls and banana pudding dessert. Suggested donation $4. Come early and talk with friends and make new ones. Call Nancy at 453-5276 early to be sure to reserve a place. Free, eight-week Memoir Writing Workshop in Vergennes. Thursday, April 6, 6-8 p.m., Bixby Memorial Free Library, 258 Main Street. Thinking about writing your own memoir? Now’s the time to do it. Join MFA graduate Kris Johannesson as she teaches you essential tips & techniques to form your own compelling memoir. Pre-registration required. Limited seating. Call Library, stop in, or email muir.haman@bixbylibrary.org to sign up. Faculty Dance Concert in Middlebury. Thursday, April 6, 8 p.m. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theater, Middlebury College. One night only! The Dance Program spotlights samples of faculty choreography, featuring works by Gabriel Forestieri, Scotty Hardwig, Paloma McGregor, Maree ReMalia and Lida Winfield. Tickets: public $12, college ID holders $10, students $6.

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Off the Wall: Informal Discussions about Art in Middlebury. Friday, April 7, 12:15 p.m. Mahaney Center for the Arts and Museum, Room 125, Middlebury College. Take a closer look at an object from the museum’s collection with the Robert F. Reiff Intern, then enjoy further conversation over a light lunch in the lobby. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art and the Committee on the Arts. $5 donation suggested; free to College ID cardholders. All you can eat fish fry in Bristol. Friday, April 7, 5-7 p.m., St. Ambrose Catholic

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Presentation in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 4, 3 p.m., Eastview at Middlebury, Community Room. Professor John Elder will read from his book, “Pick Up the Flute: A Memoir Through Music” and play a few tunes. Jobs for Independence (JFI) presentation in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 4, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Road. Would you like help working on your life challenges and receive support for getting a job? Do you have 3SquaresVT or want to apply? JFI might be for you. If you are homeless or facing housing instability, have a past criminal conviction, or are facing or recovering from substance abuse or mental health issues come find out how Jobs for Independence could help. Presentation by CVOEO staff with Q&A following. For additional information or questions call Jeanette 388-2285. Natural health care discussion in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 4, 5-6 p.m., Ilsley Public Library. Stress, Anxiety, Fatigue, and Insomnia: Learn why so many of us deal with these symptoms and become more informed about how lifestyle, diet and natural medicine interventions can help. An energetic and inspiring discussion with local doctor, Matthew Perchemlides.

Church Parish Hall. The menu will include fried or baked haddock, French fries, coleslaw, beverage and dessert. Adults $12.50; children age 9 and under $6; immediate family of five $37. For more information call St. Ambrose Church at 453-2488. Poetry reading in Bristol. Friday, April 7, 6-7:30 p.m., Art on Main. Five local poets, Karla Van Vliet, Jon Turner, Basha Miles, Rachael Baird and Elyssa Cobb, will read from their poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. Refreshments and conversation will follow. Fish fry in Vergennes. Friday, April 7, 6-8 p.m., Vergennes Eagles Club. Fish fry at the Vergennes Eagles Club, $10 per person. Spa Night for Middle School Girls in Middlebury. Friday, April 7, 7-9 p.m., Chellis House, Middlebury College. Addison County middle school girls are invited to a spa night at Middlebury College’s Chellis House with the Sister-to-Sister Club. There will be face masks, nail painting, foot massages and more! Please bring a towel and wear casual clothing. For further information, contact Karin Hanta at khanta@middlebury.edu or 443-5937.

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All you can eat pancake breakfast in Addison. Sunday, April 9, 7-11 a.m., Addison Fire Station, at the junction of Routes 17 and 22A in Addison. $6/adults; $4/kids under 12. Benefit of the Addison Volunteer Fire Department. The menu will include plain and blueberry pancakes, sausage, bacon, home fries, coffee, hot chocolate and orange juice. Funds will be used to purchase equipment. For more information, call 759-2237. Pancake breakfast in Salisbury. Sunday, April 9, 7:30-11 a.m., Salisbury Community School. Annual Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department pancake breakfast. $10/adults; $5 children age 12 and under. Tickets available before and at the door. Call 388-1407 or 734-7771. Parish breakfast hosted by the Knights of Columbus in Vergennes. Sunday, April 9, 8-10 a.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. Come for a delicious breakfast of eggs, omelets (to order), hot cakes, French toast, sausage, bacon and more. Bring your family and friends! Adults $8.50; seniors over 60 $7.50; kids ages 6-12 $6; children under age 6 are free; immediate families of five or more $28. For more information call the

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Jane Comfort, Tiffany Rhynard, Polly Motley, Paul Besaw and Lida Winfield, all of whom have shaped her understanding of dance as a means of communication and connection Sponsored by the Dance Program. Free. Faculty Lecture in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 12 4:30 p.m., The Orchard, Hillcrest 103, Middlebury College. Dr. Krista Miranda, presents the lecture “‘I wasn’t made to click. But with you I Click. We. Click.’: Constructing the Prosthetic Body in Claire Cunningham’s Dance Theater.” This lecture explores how the body, exemplified by Cunningham’s prosthetic body, is a malleable assemblage of both self and other shaped discursively through sex, love, history, and one’s variable capacities over time. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Free. Twist O’ Wool Spinning Guild meeting. Wednesday, April 12, 7 p.m., 49 Wilson Road. There will be a general meeting and show and tell, followed by a session on Portuguese Knitting. All are welcome. Questions call 453-5960. Bridport Book Club meeting in Bridport. Wednesday, April 12, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department conference room, Crown Point Road at Short Street. The group will discuss “David Copperfield,” by Charles Dickens. All interested readers welcome. Call 758-2858 for more information. Next month’s title is “Barkskins” by Annie Proulx. Spring Piano Recital in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 12, 7:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Robison Hall, Middlebury College. The annual spring recital by students of Diana Fanning — a showcase for some of Middlebury College’s most talented piano students. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free.

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JUNYA IWATA ‘19, a piano student of Diana Fanning, will perform a solo piano recital — a culmination of his independent study work on Wednesday, April 5, 8 p.m. at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free.

rectory at 877-2367. 5-Town Friends of the Arts Honors Pete Sutherland in Bristol. Sunday, April 9, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Holley Hall. A celebration of Pete’s contributions to Vermont’s cultural heritage. Music by Nate Gusakov, Jamie Masefield, Caleb Elder & friends; tributes by friends and fellow musicians; refreshments and Vermont Folk Rocker Raffle Drawing. Free. For more information visit 5townfriendsofthearts.org. Eine kleine Nachmittagmusik: “A little afternoon music” in Middlebury. Sunday, April 9, 2 p.m., Le Chateau Grand Salon, Middlebury College. Gloria Breck ‘18, a piano student of Diana Fanning, presents pieces by Bach, Beethoven and Kabalevsky, as well as platters of Dolci delights. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free. Free community dinner in Bristol. Sunday, April 9, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Parish Hall. The menu will be beef stew, rolls, beverages and dessert. Everyone welcome. Come enjoy a dinner out with friends and neighbors. Samuel Beckett’s “Molloy” in Middlebury. Sunday, April 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, 1197 Exchange St. Gare St. Lazare Ireland celebrates 20 years of touring Beckett’s prose internationally with a revival of their first solo show. One night only performance. You will need a ticket to reserve your seat. Email your ticket request to: playhouse@vermontcoffeecompany. com.

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Pet Trust Workshop in Middlebury. Monday, April 10, 12-12:45 p.m., Homeward Bound, 236 Boardman St. Homeward Bound is teaming up with local attorney Carolyn Thompson to offer a special “lunch and learn” event to educate the community about Pet Trusts. To register, contact Hannah at Homeward Bound at 388-1100 ext. 224 or hmanley@homewardboundanimals.org. Only 12 seats are available. There is no cost to attend, but participants are asked to bring a brown bag lunch.

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Scratching the Surface: Intaglio Prints in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 11, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Johnson Memorial Building, Mezzanine, Middlebury College. Students present their new work from Hedya Klein’s class ART315, exploring traditional and contemporary methods of printmaking. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Free. Red Cross Blood Drive in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 11, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Middlebury EMS Building, 55 Collins Dr. Red Cross blood drive in Middlebury for National Volunteer Month. Make an appointment to donate blood by

downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Middlebury Garden Club Lecture in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 11, 1 p.m., Residence at Otter Creek. Speakers from Bartlett Tree Works will present a program on “Growing Trees and Shrubs in the Vermont Landscape.” The program will include: planting trees, root development and some special Vermont plants. This program is open to the public and qualifies for Master Gardeners hours. Recent Work of Dina A. Griffin, AIA, NOMA, IIDA in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 11 4:30 p.m., Johnson Memorial Building, Room 304, Middlebury College. Griffin, president of Interactive Design Architects (IDEA), gives a public talk about her practice and her efforts to get more minority women interested in architecture. Her 20 years of experience includes institutional, municipal, corporate, multiunit residential, and education projects. Out of IDEA’s impressive body of work, none is more recognizable than the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, an icon in Chicago’s architectural landscape. Sponsored by the Department of History of Art and Architecture and the Cameron Family Enrichment Fund. Free. Author talk in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 11, 4:305:30 p.m., Middlebury College, Axinn 219. Author and explorer Brooke Williams will talk about discovering our role in evolution with references to his new book, “Open Midnight: Where Wilderness and Ancestors Meet” (Trinity University Press). Brooke’s life has been one of adventure and wilderness exploration. His conservation career spans thirty years, most recently with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, and he has an MBA in sustainable business.

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“Why Poetry Matters” talk in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 12, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ilsley Public Library. Dr. Jay Parini will read from and discuss his most recent work. Artist talk in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 12, noon, Sheldon Museum. The Sheldon Museum will present photographer and art historian Kirsten Hoving and sculptor and photographer Eric Nelson who will discuss “The Lure of the Object.” Their work is included in the “Focus on the Sheldon: A Five-Point Perspective” exhibit. For more information on the exhibit visit www.henrysheldonmuseu. org or call 388-2117. Dance Master Class with Ellen Smith Ahern ’05 in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 12, 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Middlebury College alumna Ellen Smith Ahern ‘05 has worked professionally with a diverse array of artists, includi n g

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Illustrated lecture in Middlebury. Thursday, April 13, 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 125. Anne Goodyear, co-director, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, will present an illustrated lecture titled “This is a Portrait if I Say So.”

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Opening Reception in Middlebury. Friday, April 14, 5-7 p.m., Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater. Artists’ reception for painter Fred Lower.

LIVEMUSIC Daymark in Brandon. Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. The Welterweights 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. Sarah Blackler in Brandon. Saturday, April 8, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music.

ONGOINGEVENTS By category: Farmers’ Markets, Sports, Clubs & Organizations, Government & Politics, Bingo, Fundraising Sales, Dance, Music, Arts & Education, Health & Parenting, Meals, Art Exhibits & Museums, Library Programs. SPORTS Co-ed volleyball in Middlebury. Pick-up games Monday, 7-9 p.m., Middlebury Municipal Gym. Jack Brown, 388-2502; Bruce at Middlebury Recreation Department, 388-8103. Family tennis court time in Middlebury. Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Middlebury Indoor Tennis. Family play drop-in offers families a chance to play together. Equipment is provided. Open to all levels of play. Info: Erin Morrison, emorrison@acafvt.org. CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS ACT (Addison Central Teens). Drop-in hours during the school years: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 3-6 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 3-7 p.m. 94 Main St. (Middlebury Town Office building), below rec. gym. Teen drop-in space for kids. Hang out with friends, play pool, watch movies, and eat great food. Baking: every Thursday from 3:30-5 p.m. Info: 388-3910 or www.addisonteens.com. Addison County Amateur Radio Association. Sunday, 8 p.m. On the air on club repeater 147.36/147.96 MHz, 100 Hz access tone. Nonmembers and visitors welcome. Addison County Emergency Planning Committee. Last Wednesday, 5 p.m. State Police Barracks. Public invited. Addison County Republican Party. Third Friday, 7 p.m., Ilsley Library, Middlebury. 897-2744. American Legion Auxiliary Post 27. Fourth Monday, 7 p.m. American Legion, Wilson Road, Middlebury. Addison County Council Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. Fourth Tuesday, noon-1:30 p.m. Addison County Courthouse in Middlebury. 388-9180. Brandon Lions Club. First and third Tuesday, 7 p.m., Brandon Senior Citizen Center, 1591 Forest Dale Road. 247-3121. Bristol Historical Society. Third Thursday, 7 p.m., Howden Hall, 19 West St., Bristol. Champlain Valley Fiddlers’ Club. Middlebury VFW, 530 Exchange St. Third Sunday (except Easter), noon to 5 p.m. Donation $3. Refreshments available. Looking for fiddlers young and old. Open to public. Info: 342-0079. The Hub Teen Center and Skatepark. 110 Airport Drive, Bristol. Open mike night, first Thursday of the month, 5:30-7:30 p.m., free for all ages; reserve a spot at thehub@gmavt.net. Info: 453-3678 or www.bristolskatepark.com. LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer). Youth support group meets Monday nights, 4-6 p.m., Turningpoint Center, Marble Works, Middlebury. Info: 388-4249. Middlebury Garden Club. Second Tuesday. Location varies. Pat Morrow, 462-3741. Middlebury Lions Club. First and third Monday, 5:30 p.m., Rosie’s Restaurant. Meetings held October through June. NEAT (Northeast Addison Television) Channel 16. Fourth Monday, 5-7 p.m. NEAT studio in Bristol. Bruce Duncan, bduncan@madriver.com.

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SKYSCRAPERS TOWER OVER the Middlebury Union High School marching band as it steps down Fifth Avenue during the 256th St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City on March 17. Since 1989, MUHS has performed every other year at the parade, the largest in the world with over 225,000 marchers. In addition to performing, band members toured the Museum of Natural History, the Hayden Planetarium and Madison Square Garden, as well as seeing the Broadway show “Get On Your Feet.” Overhead photo by Kevin McCormick / GroupPhotos.com Street-level photos courtesy of band director Anne Seve

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Used Electronics Drive Saturday, April 1, 10AM to 2PM

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Our Addison program has over 60 Active athletes ranging in ages from 10 to 64. We offer sporting opportunities and special activities throughout the year. We have lots of fun. Our Addison Program is operated totally with volunteers and donated funds from our local communities

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The Importance of Being Earnest

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OSCAR WILDE’S “THE Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People” made its stage debut in London in 1895. The farcical comedy’s satire will travel more than 120 years into the future to arrive on the Hannaford Career Center’s A.R.T. stage this weekend with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Call 382-1036 for ticket information. Seen here from a rehearsal Tuesday afternoon are, clockwise from above, Sam Kuhns and Andrew Trombley; Ellie Martin and Sophie Lefkoe; Martin and Lefkoe; and Noah Bessette, Jeremy Gile and Lefkoe. Independent photos/Trent Campbell

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FARHAD KHAN, OWNER of the One Dollar Market on Court Street and a Middlebury resident for more than two decades, is sworn in as the newest member of the Middlebury selectboard by Town Clerk Ann Webster on Tuesday at the town office conference room.

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Khan state’s Open Meeting Law, the board went into secret session for around 20 minutes to reconsider the vote. When they returned, all six members declared Khan as their choice. Carpenter thanked the remaining three candidates for their interest and promised they’d be recruited for service on the town’s many subcommittees. “I think we’re all excited to have such a high degree of qualifications in our candidates,” Carpenter said. Khan will now take his place sorting out a variety of issues for his community, including planning for

the replacement of Middlebury’s two downtown rail bridges (see related story on Page 1A). He said he will be forever grateful to those who have helped him feel a part of Middlebury through the years. Khan recently learned 15 people sent the town letters in support of his selectboard candidacy. He has never even met some of those supporters. “This is all to the credit of the local people who have opened their arms up to me,” said Khan, who became an American citizen in 2011. It’s a positive relationship that

has persisted through political times in which some Muslim citizens in the U.S. have felt discrimination, while President Donald Trump has proposed banning travelers from Muslim countries. That hasn’t been a big problem in Middlebury for Khan — the past president of the Islamic Society of Vermont — nor for his wife and their three children. “When Trump was elected, people came into the store and gave me hugs,” Khan said. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

Public hearings set for otter and muskrat proposals

MONTPELIER — Three public hearings have been set by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board to gather input on proposed changes to otter and muskrat trapping regulations. The proposal originated as a petition from a member of the public and has passed first vote by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife

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After receiving public comment through emails, letters and public hearings, the Board will go through two additional rounds of voting before the rule is finalized. The proposal is available for public review at vtfishandwildlife. com. Comments on the proposal can be sent to ANR. FWPublicComment@vermont. gov.

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(Continued from Page 1A) for Baker; Selectwomen Susan Shashok and Heather Seeley picked Molineaux; and Selectwoman Laura Asermily selected Khan. Carpenter said he picked Baker at the outset because of his past experience on the board and therefore his “immediate ability to make an impact” on major issues the panel is facing. But since a candidate had to receive at least four votes to be declared a winner, the board needed to hold a second round of voting. Citing the “personnel” clause in the

(Continued from Page 1A) Symonds estimated there will be no posted weight limits. The decks a nine-day closure to remove the will be made up of massive steel current span and lay in the temporary panels that will be covered with a one at each of the two locations. thin layer of pavement to mute the Doing both spans concurrently noise from traffic, which will be would not be ideal but could shave a limited to 15 miles per hour. Both few days off construction, he added. bridges will be laid in about two “We need to maintain as much feet higher than the spans they are mobility as possible on Merchants currently replacing. Row while we are doing Main Plans at this point call for: Street,” Symonds said. • The Main Street temporary State officials want to complete bridge to be roughly 50 feet long and their preliminary plans for the 24 feet wide. It will accommodate temporary spans by mid-April. This two lanes of traffic. This project will would lead to construction in midrestrict sidewalk access south of June, beginning with two weeks of the bridge, between the church and approach and preparatory work. If Triangle Park, according to a VTrans all goes smoothly, both temporary officials. Workers will install a bridges should be in place — separate pedestrian bridge just north complete with lane striping — by of this temporary span, on the post mid-August, according to Symonds. office side of the street. Meanwhile, VTrans will work Unfortunately, it’s a project that with Vermont Railway on a possible could temporarily reduce the number suspension of train traffic for one of parking spaces on Main weekend during the height Street from the current of the project, according 39, to 16, according to “This is to Symonds. VTrans Symonds. But he believes a tough will also work with local some of those spaces could decision, but schools, Middlebury be saved if Printer’s Alley one that had College, town officials is relegated to pedestrian to me made.” and the Town Hall Theater traffic. The current plan — Selectman to coordinate construction maintains vehicular Nick Artim to minimize noise and access to Printer’s Alley traffic impacts for major from Main Street, but only events. Symonds expects by a left turn. there will be at least one 24-hour “I think it’s important that we save workday during construction. as many parking spaces as we can,” “There will be a couple of loud Selectwoman Susan Shashok said. days and nights while we are VTrans will check into the demolishing the bridges,” Symonds logistics of temporarily allowing said. Marble Works-bound vehicles to The Federal Highway pass back and forth through the at- Administration (95 percent) and grade rail crossing between Maple VTrans (5 percent) will cover all Street and Seymour Street. costs of the temporary bridges Symonds wants to install the Main project, according to Symonds. Street bridge first. Middlebury officials said they “I feel like we have more flexibility are pleased with VTrans’ decision on Merchants Row for closure,” to install temporary bridges, and Symonds said. they want the work to be done in a • The Merchants Row temporary way that minimizes hardships for bridge will be around 60 feet long, downtown merchants, shoppers and endowed with one, 14-foot-wide residents. lane. It will allow one-way traffic “This is a tough decision, but one eastbound across the bridge toward that had to me made,” said Selectman South Pleasant Street. Symonds Nick Artim. said the plan will preserve parking National Bank of Middlebury access for Battell Block tenants. President Caroline Carpenter A separate pedestrian walkway was among around 20 audience will be introduced just south of the members who listened to Symonds’ temporary bridge — the Battell presentation. She’s concerned Block side. about the proposed proximity of VTrans officials calculate only one the temporary bridge to the bank of the 40 Merchants Row parking building façade. paces will be lost while the temporary “It feels like it will be pushing us bridge is in place. But a few more off of Main Street,” Carpenter said. of those spaces could become Meanwhile, Vermont Rail and casualties in order to maintain the VTrans were in Middlebury on Merchants Row bus stop for Addison Monday applying spray-foam to the County Transit Resources riders. potential bat roosts observed under That stop is slated to be relocated to the two bridges. The goal was to South Pleasant Street sometime in protect the bats by ensuring that they September, according to Symonds. do not try to roost under the bridges Planners are still deciding whether in advance of demolition. to install one temporary bridge at a By law, any change in bat habitat time, or do them both simultaneously. must be done by April 1.

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Symposium to consider feminism and resistance

THE TURNING POINT Center is exploring the possibility of converting the Greystone Motel on Route 7 in Middlebury into a short-term detox center and transitional housing for people battling substance abuse.

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Recovery (Continued from Page 1A) Burlington, thus temporarily taking spent the past four years searching officers out of their service area. Middlebury police Chief Tom Addison County for a spot to host a recovery center. Brim envisions a Hanley on Tuesday confirmed his fully supervised place where people support for TPC’s plan. “The Turning Point plan will could escape temptations while receiving counseling, job placement offer something we’ve never had in Addison County — a and other services from local facility to bring organizations like the inebriates to,” Hanley Counseling Service said. “The plan will of Addison County also provide a safe, (CSAC) and Porter temporary lodging Medical Center. with a structured Clients would have environment for those to be referred to the new in recovery from center from CSAC, the addiction. We can’t court system or other ignore the current agencies that deal with situation where we’ve people struggling with got a significant addiction, according to addiction problem Brim. in our area with “It would be a safe insufficient structures place to get people “We can’t to assist people in moving in the right ignore the escaping addiction. direction,” Brim said. current While we focus heavily Finding a workable situation where on prevention, we recovery center must recognize the location in the county we’ve got a need to help the sick. has been a challenge significant Addiction is not just a for TPC. Real estate addiction social problem, it’s a prices, local zoning medical problem that and concern expressed problem in also begets, to some by potential neighbors our area with extent, crime. A healthy have hampered the insufficient community is a safe organization’s attempts structures to community.” to pin down a spot. FACING HURLDES But Brim believes assist people TPC officials realize the Greystone Motel in escaping they face several could fit the bill. addiction.” hurdles to putting their Owned by Leela — Police Chief plan into motion. Inc., the Greystone Tom Hanley The Greystone sits on a 3-acre lot and Motel is located in has 10 guest rooms. It is currently assessed by the town of Middlebury’s Protected Highway District. Social service facilities are Middlebury at $393,600. Brim believes the Greystone could only allowed in the community’s accommodate up to eight rooms Village Residential Commercial for recovery clients and another zone, explained Jennifer Murray, two rooms to serve detox patients director of planning and zoning for — people requiring monitored, the town. So TPC would need a short-term stays while ridding variance, or another creative solution their systems of alcohol and/or in order to use the Greystone for its medication overdoses. Area police purposes. must currently take detox patients to either the Grace House or the Marble Valley Correctional Facility in Rutland or to Act 1 detox center in

“What is permissible under the zoning will really depend on what (TPC’s) final proposal looks like, and whether we are able to classify the use as a group home or as a social service facility,” Murray indicated in a Tuesday email. But Murray also noted group homes for disabled and handicapped persons can receive special consideration under state law and local zoning — with certain caveats. So TPC could pursue a recovery facility at a different location if the Greystone option doesn’t work out. For example, Middlebury’s zoning laws allow for a residential care home or group home in the same districts as single family dwellings, if it is operated under state licensing or registration, serves not more than eight persons who have a handicap or disability as defined by state statutes, and if it is not located within 1,000 feet of any other such home, existing or permitted. “Middlebury zoning goes on to define handicap or disability, which includes drug addiction and alcoholism and specifically excludes any individual who is an alcoholic or drug abuser who, by reason of current alcohol or drug use, constitutes a direct threat to the property or safety of others,” Murray said. “So it’s a possibility we could permit a small recovery home under this exemption, if his proposal meets these criteria,” she added. It should be noted that Middlebury’s town plan and zoning regulations are up for review by the planning commission and could look different next year, according to Murray. She also pointed to “a couple of housing bills at the state level that could change how we regulate recovery homes.” While TPC officials might be able to navigate local permitting waters, they aren’t swimming in cash. Brim acknowledged it would cost a substantial amount of money to

acquire and renovate the Greystone to meet standards for a recovery center. TPC would have to solicit grants and donations to help underwrite the costs of a local recovery facility. With financing in hand, Brim and his colleagues would speak to the myriad other social service agencies to collaboratively operate the facility. “This is absolutely needed,” Brim said. Selectboard members on Tuesday evening listened intently to Brim’s presentation. But they stressed they will have no review powers over a recovery center application. That will fall to the Middlebury Development Review Board. “The work you are doing is important and needs to be done,” Selectman Victor Nuovo told Brim.

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School Briefs Kiera Mary Rose Kirkaldy of Middlebury and Janelle Florence Mandigo of Salisbury were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2016 semester at Simmons College in Boston.

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Ashley Emmell, a resident of Bristol, Vt., and a student at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., will be taking part in a medical mission to Haiti through the school’s Physician’s Assistant Program. She is the daughter of Scott and Alice Emmell. Emmell is a graduate student in the Physician’s Assistant Program and a member of the King’s College Physician Assistant Society. She will be inducted into Alpha Epsilon Lambda honor society in May.

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury A reception for environmental and College will host the 2017 Gensler Indigenous rights leader Winona Symposium on Feminism in a Global LaDuke will be held in Hillcrest Arena from April 10-14. This year’s 103 at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., hosted in topic is “Sex and the State: Feminist conjunction with the Environmental Responses and Resistance.” and is Justice Symposium at Middlebury focused on the Feminist response to College, LaDuke will give a lecture the global rise in nationalist politics. entitled “Native Women & Extreme The symposium aims Extraction: Lessons to provide a historical from Standing Rock and overview and analysis of Beyond.” In this talk, the connections between LaDuke will discuss the sex and the state. role of Indigenous women The symposium begins in battling the fossil fuel Monday, April 10 with industry and in reclaiming Kevin Moss’s lecture control over our future “Russia as the Savior of (Dana Auditorium, 7 p.m.). European Civilization: LaDuke is an LADUKE Gender and the Geopolitics Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) of Traditional Values.” enrolled member of the Moss, Professor of Russian and Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist who lives and works on the White Studies at Middlebury College, Earth Indian Reservation. She explores how “traditional values” — founded the White Earth Land he opposition to gender Recovery Project in 1989 equality, LGBT rights, and served as its Executive abortion and reproductive Director for 25 years. rights, and sex education — She currently serves as have become the national the Executive Director of idea of Russia, deployed Honor the Earth, where she internally as a populist works on a national level ideology to unify Russia, to advocate, raise public and externally as a kind of support, and create funding exceptionalist-messianic for frontline Native pose to present Russia environmental groups. MINTER as the savior of Europe A graduate of Harvard (Robert A. Jones ’59 Conference and Antioch Universities, LaDuke Room, 4:30 p.m.). has written extensively on Native On Wednesday, April 12, American and Environmental issues, Middlebury College students will host authoring six books, including: “The a discussion on reproductive justice Militarization of Indian Country,” and why it matters for everyone “Recovering the Sacred: the Power (Crossroads Café, 7 p.m.). of Naming and Claiming,” “All Sue Minter, 2016 Democratic our Relations: Native Struggles for candidate for Vermont Governor, Land and Life,” and “Last Standing will share her analysis and personal Woman”. perspective on being a “Woman Symposium sponsors include the in the Arena” on Thursday, April Gensler Family Fund, the Program 13. Minter, one of just two female in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist gubernatorial candidates in the Studies, Chellis House-Women’s country in 2016, will reflect on how Resource Center, the Center for “the year of the woman” became the the Comparative Study of Race year of Trump. Minter will share her and Ethnicity, and the Academic personal experiences, along with her Enrichment Fund. thoughts on barriers to women in For more information, please politics — and why it has never been contact Karin Hanta at khanta@ more important for women to step up middlebury.edu, phone: 802 443and lead (Dana Auditorium, 7 p.m.). 5937.

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Marijuana (Continued from Page 1A) Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Addison, voted for last year’s legalization bill, though she and some of her colleagues on the Health & Welfare Committee (which she chairs) had concerns about the impact of marijuana on youth and impaired driving. Ayer continues to support legislation that would legalize and regulate the use of recreational marijuana. Sen. Chris Bray, D-New Haven, voted against the Senate marijuana bill last year, based on health and public safety concerns. He is not yet sure on how he will vote on the House-passed bill. Rep Harvey Smith, R-New Haven, said he’ll vote against H.170. He believes Vermont should hold off on

such an action until other states have solved problems associated with legal cultivation and sale of pot. For example, Smith said Colorado has not yet resolved concerns about the use of pesticides in growing marijuana. “It’s still very much a wild west,” Smith said of the legal states. Middlebury attorney Dave Silberman, a longtime advocate for legalization, disagreed. At Monday’s breakfast ge said Colorado has approved some pesticides for marijuana cultivation and added legalization has eliminated “70 percent of the black market” for the substance. “Regulation (of marijuana) works,” Silberman said, as opposed to “pretending that a massive commercial industry doesn’t exist.”

By the way JORDYN ROSE MARIE Ringey, 5, enjoys a book with her dad, Jameson Ringey, at the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol Monday morning. Jordyn was a participant in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program sponsored locally by Addison County Readers.

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Books (Continued from Page 1A) Today the Imagination Library reaches 1,150 children through Addison County Readers — around 70 percent of eligible children. Earlier in 2017, ACR reached a milestone of 100,000 books distributed to preschoolers over the first Addison County decade. The group focuses on outreach: getting the word out about the program, signing up as many kids as possible, and raising needed funds. Twelve months of books costs $30 per child. Alongside its many volunteers and donors, ACR partners with United Way of Addison County, which acts as its 501(c)3 umbrella, and with Ilsley Public Library, which provides a database for registration. BIRTH TO KINDERGARTEN The program is designed to start with infants and help carry that child confidently into the first day of kindergarten. Jensen’s big sister Jordyn, now five,

has “aged out” of the Imagination Library. Now in preschool, Jordyn will start kindergarten in the fall. “Jordyn loved it,” her mother said. “She loved the fact that it comes in her name and in the mail so she gets mail. She was very excited about that and then of course reading them, getting different books every time. It was like opening a present.” ACR board member and Lawrence Memorial Library Children’s Librarian Marita Bathe-Schine explained that the first book every child receives is “The Little Engine that Could.” From there, books are tailored to children developmentally. Babies get simple, easy-to-use board books (and other easy-to handle formats) with big, bright colorful drawings. One-year-olds learn about colors and numbers. Two-year-olds get books that help introduce feelings. And so on, covering everything from trucks to dragons to Peter Rabbit to llamas in pajamas.

AUDREY BECKWITH OF Bristol and her son Mikko, 4, check out books from the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol Monday morning. Mikko is a current participant in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, which provides free monthly books for children ages birth to five.

Each year of a child’s life the selection grows in complexity so that by age four children are learning about science, hearing folk tales and enjoying rhymes and poetry. Audrey Beckwith, 37, said that her four-year-old, Mikko, loved the March title, “Violet the Pilot,” about a girl who builds her own plane out of scraps of wood and flies with her trusty dog alongside. “I feel like they’re pretty cool about having different kids, different colors, different backgrounds,” said Beckwith. “That’s really important to me because we’re a diverse family. And then this last one with the girl who was an inventor and an engineer — that’s awesome because 50 years ago it would have been a boy. So I’m glad that they’re picking out some good authors in the book club.” Having a favorite book right on the family bookshelf is great too, said Beckwith, because of how much young kids love repetition. Case in point, Imagination Library selection “The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson. “Kids this age they’ll read a good book over and over and over again. It’s not like you read it once and you put it on the shelf. When Mikko first started getting into books, “The Gruffalo” was a favorite, and we read it every single night or day. I didn’t even have to look at the words. I knew it by heart after awhile. “And he knew it too. I’d read a sentence and I’d stop and he’d finish the phrase or the page — which was so fun just listening to him know the story so well.” With two jobs and two kids and she and her husband also starting their own business, Beckwith says the convenience of knowing there’ll be a new book in the mail really helps out. And like most parents with young children, she loves the price tag. “The fact that this is absolutely free is so awesome,” she said. Schine said that one of the things she loves most about the Imagination Library is the ways it builds connections between children who get excited when they realize they’ve all enjoyed the same book. While no data can compete with the joy of holding a child on your lap and sharing a great book, ACR board member Mary Dodge nodded toward the positive effect that early shared reading has on the developing brain and on improved academic achievement and the growing data on the importance of having books in the home.

CONNOR TIMMONS OF Starksboro reads to his 16-month-old son, Declan, in the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol Monday morning. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents begin reading to kids at birth.

“The American Academy of Pediatrics in 2014 issued a policy statement recommending parentchild home reading beginning at birth and continuing at least through kindergarten,” said Dodge in an email. Moreover, she added, “There is research, from data collected in the U.S. and internationally, that indicates that children who have had experiences with books at home start school with an advantage. “Importantly, the impact of having books in the home is stronger than the impact of parent occupation or education.” Meanwhile, back at the library, Imagination Library graduate Jordyn Ringey tugs on her mom’s sleeve with an important question. “Mom can we take some books out?” Getting a big yes, Jordyn turns to her dad and shares her news. “We can take some books out!” she says excitedly. To learn more about Addison County Readers and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Addison County, go to addisoncountyreaders. org.

(Continued from Page 1A) that will have a say in the local school until a new consolidated Addison Northeast school board takes oversight of all five-town schools in 2018. Bristol School Board chair Elin Melchior said the board will appoint two more Bristol residents to the Mount Abe school board at its April meeting; if you’re interested in serving send an email to kwheeler@anesu.org or mail to Bristol Elementary School Board, c/o Superintendent Patrick Reen, Addison Northeast Supervisory Union, 72 Munsill Avenue, Suite 601, Bristol, VT 05443. Ripton Elementary School host an Open Classroom on Wednesday, April 5, from 8:30-10 a.m. for parents and their children who are considering enrolling at the school next year. Students will have the opportunity to meet teachers and students, explore the classrooms, and join in the learning activities for the morning. A light snack will be provided. Please contact the school by phone at 3882208 or email atwleeds@acsu. org or tharrington@acsu.org with questions. The new town of Middlebury website went live this week. Check it out at www.townofmiddlebury. org.

Two members of Middlebury Indoor Tennis who had in February won the New England 4.0 doubles championship fell short of a national title earlier this month in Indian Wells, Calif., but played well, enjoyed themselves, and got to see world-class tennis player Roger Federer play live — for free. Former Middlebury Union High School player Aaron Crystal and former Rutland player Zach Weaver won one of two matches played on the main stadium courts, but then lost a close match with a chance to reach the tournament’s semifinal round on the line. In an email, Weaver said, “Sportsmanship was at an all-time high from all teams we played, and the sting from the loss was easier to take, as we headed right in to the stadium court after our match to watch Federer play his semifinals match against Jack Sock, thanks to tickets from the USTA.” He also said something about “desert heat.” Sounds like a good trip. Well, the Middlebury Union High School Scholars’ Bowl team did well at this past weekend’s state championship, though they didn’t bring home the top trophy. The Tigers beat Champlain Valley, 385-335, in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champion Essex in the semis.

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Hoop excellence: Keeping it in the famiy Point. The Point: the tip of the spear, the sharp end of a tool or weapon. Point Guard: in basketball, the player initiating the attack on the other team. Senior Jake Brown was the point guard this year on the Middlebury College men’s basketball team: He was the point of the Panther attack, and he indeed ran the team, which finished with 27 wins and just four losses and was ranked fourth in the country (of 437 Division III college teams!). Middlebury’s style this year was to play fast, faster than the other team wanted to play: If they liked to play fast, the Panthers played fast better, forcing them out of their rhythm, dictating the pace of play. Jake made that happen. And he played both ends of the floor. He guarded the other team’s point guard, harassing, challenging, frustrating him, blunting opponents’ attack. Jake and his backcourt mates, the brilliant Matt St. Amour and Jack Daly, combined for over five steals a game this season. The point guard is the facilitator, distributing the ball, finding open players for scores. Jake led all NESCAC players in assists per game this year (6.3), and is second in career assists and most assists in a season at Middlebury, trailing the leader in both categories by one assist. Jake had no peer at the point in NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference). For his play this year, 12 points and 6 assists per game, he earned allleague honors. “In high school,” Jake says, “I led the league in scoring, but now I (See Lindholm, Page 3B)

Men’s lax drops pair of contests

New season

THE MIDDLEBURY UNION High School girls’ lacrosse team is gearing up for the season. On Tuesday the team ran drills on Middlebury College’s Kohn Field. Pictured are, freshman Phoebe Smith, above, freshman Taylor Moulton, above left, and sophomore Jayden Fitzgerald, left. Independent photos/Trent Campbell

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Lacrosse 4/6 U-32 at Mt. Abe..............................4 p.m. 4/7 Woodstock at MUHS.....................4 p.m. 4/10 OV at Mt. Abe..............................4 p.m. 4/11 Essex at MUHS...........................4 p.m. Girls Lacrosse 4/5 Burr & Burton at MUHS............4:30 p.m. 4/6 VUHS at Colchester.................4:30 p.m. 4/8 MUHS at Woodstock...................11 a.m. 4/10 Rutland at MUHS....................4:30 p.m. Softball 4/10 OV at Leland & Gray..............4:30 p.m. Baseball 4/5 OV at Windsor..........................4:30 p.m. 4/5 Burr & Burton at OV..................4:30 p.m. 4/10 OV at Mill River.......................4:30 p.m. COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 4/1 Midd. at Amherst............................. Noon 4/5 Hamilton at Midd............................5 p.m. 4/8 Midd. at Bates................................1 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse 4/1 Amherst at Midd. ...........................2 p.m. 4/5 Midd. at Hamilton...........................5 p.m. 4/8 Bates at Midd.................................. Noon Softball 4/2 Midd. at Union (2) ...................3:30 p.m. 4/7 Amherst at Midd.............................5 p.m. 4/8 Amherst at Midd. (2)....................... Noon Baseball 3/31 Midd. vs. Williams (AZ)................4 p.m. 4/1 Midd. vs. Williams (2) (AZ)............. Noon 4/7 Midd. at Amherst............................4 p.m. 4/8 Midd. at Amherst (2) ...................... Noon Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

Panther softball starts 5-3 CLERMONT, Fla. — The Middlebury College softball team opened its season in Clermont, Fla., by winning five of eight games between last Friday and Tuesday. The Panthers were set to wrap up their Florida trip with two more games on Wednesday before returning north for optimistically scheduled doubleheaders at Castleton on Saturday and at Union on Tuesday. Middlebury opened with two low-scoring losses on Friday, 3-1 to Plymouth State and 3-0 to Benedictine. In the opener, Plymouth State plated two unearned runs in the bottom of the second inning. Middlebury scored in the sixth on a Sarah Freyre (See Softball, Page 3B)

Middlebury BOARD nine nets one of five games

COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 3/25 Bowdoin vs. Midd.............. 14-13 (2OT) 3/28 RIT vs. Midd.................................28-12 Women’s Lacrosse 3/25 Bowdoin vs. Midd................ 11-10 (OT) 3/27 Midd. vs. TCNJ.................................6-4 3/29 Midd. at Franklin & Marshall...........Late Softball 3/24 Plymouth St. vs. Midd.......................3-1 3/24 Benedictine vs. Midd........................3-0 3/25 Midd. vs. New Paltz St. (FL).............3-0 3/25 Midd. vs. Buffalo St. (FL)................11-2 3/26 Midd. vs. Thomas...........................11-0 3/26 MIT vs. Midd.....................................8-2 3/28 Midd. vs. ME-Farming....................10-0 3/28 Midd. vs. ME-Farming....................15-3 Baseball 3/25 Midd. vs. Allegheny ......................11-10 3/25 Allegheny vs. Midd..........................12-6 3/26 Grinnell vs. Midd...............................7-6 3/26 G. Adolphus vs. Midd......................10-8 3/27 G. Adolphus vs. Midd....................13-12

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TUCSON, Ariz. — The Middlebury College baseball team won once in five tries to open its spring break trip to Tucson, Ariz. The 2-5 Panthers were set to play Gustavus Adolphus on Wednesday and then square off with NESCAC rival Williams in a three-game set on Friday and Saturday before returning to Vermont. On this past Saturday the Panthers opened by splitting a doubleheader with Allegheny, losing the opener, 12-6, before taking game two, 11-10 in extra innings. In game one, Allegheny exploded for eight runs on eight hits in the second inning on their way to the win. The Gators added a pair of runs in the third before the Panthers got on the board in the sixth on a single by Drew Coash and Grant Elgarten. Allegheny added two in the seventh to go up 12-1, before Middlebury scored five times on four hits in the bottom half of the inning with five runs on four hits. Singles by (See Baseball, Page 3B)

Panther women drop first, but rebound for win

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team on Saturday lost its first game of the season and its top ranking in NCAA Division III, but bounced back on Monday to defeat the No. 2 ranked team on the road. The Panthers, at 6-1 overall and 2-1 NESCAC now ranked No. 5, were set to play at No. 3 Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday after the deadline for this edition of the Independent and will host NESCAC rival Amherst at 2 p.m. this Saturday. On this past Saturday, host Bowdoin (6-1, 3-1) rallied from a three-goal second-half deficit to top the Panthers in overtime, 11-10. Polar Bear Annie Glenn scored the game-winner 1:18 into overtime, ripping a free-position shot high into the net. (See Lax, Page 3B)

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College men’s lacrosse team dropped a pair of recent games and stands at 3-5, 1-3 in NESCAC action, heading into a game at league rival Amherst this Saturday. On this past Saturday, visiting Bowdoin (4-2, 3-1 NESCAC) tipped Middlebury, 14-13, in double overtime. The Polar Bears’ Daniel Buckman tied the game with 1:10 to go in regulation and netted the unassisted game-winner in the second overtime shortly after the Polar Bears won the faceoff. Bowdoin took a 12-9 lead with 5:09 to go in the third quarter before Middlebury scored four unanswered goals to go ahead, 13-12, on a Parker Lawlor strike with 2:14 left in regulation. John Simms, Danny Jacobs with the Panthers a man up, and Jack Gould scored (See Lacrosse, Page 2B)

Dunbar leads Independent team — again

Tiger junior tops girls’ star squad

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — We have a three-peat on the 2017 Addison Independent Girls’ Basketball All-Star Team. After sharing the honor as a freshman and owning it outright as a sophomore, Middlebury Union High School junior Keagan Dunbar once again demonstrated the all-around game and the competitiveness to earn the nod as the Addison Independent Player of the Year. Dunbar helped Coach Jen Heath’s Tigers to the best local regular season record, 13-7, but didn’t do it alone: Two of her teammates join her on the Independent squad. Despite injuries, Coach Connie LaRose’s Mount Abraham team also finished with 13 wins after a first-round Division II playoff victory, and the Eagles also split two games with the Tigers. Three Eagles, two juniors and a sophomore, made the Independent team. Coach Billy Waller’s Vergennes group got off to a fast start, but a couple of injuries and the tougher Lake Division slate slowed them down, resulting in an eight-win season that was still an improvement over 2016. Two Commodores are honored here. Coach Steve Keith’s Otter Valley unit played just about everybody close, especially because of the Otters’ dedication to defense. But a challenging schedule — five D-I games plus another eight against teams that reached Barre in D-II, III or IV — helped limit OV to seven wins. Two Otters earned spots on the Independent squad. Selections were made based on observation, statistics and consultation with the coaches. Congratulations to the following: FIRST TEAM: KEAGAN DUNBAR, MUHS JUNIOR, PLAYER OF THE YEAR. Notes: Skilled, (See Stars, Page 2B)

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School junior Keagan Dunbar is the Addison Independent high school girls’ basketball Player of the Year. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

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Stars (Continued from Page 1B) hard-working, determined guard at both ends of the court who averaged 20.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.5 assists per game … Has a quick release, excellent ballhandling ability and three-point shooting range, and is unsurpassed at finishing lefthanded in transition … Scored her 1,000th point this winter and extended her own single-game program record with a 37-point game vs. Milton … Effective one-on-one DUNBAR defensively and particularly dangerous in the press … Voted a team tri-captain as a junior on a senior-heavy team. Heath’s Quotes: “Keagan had another great season for us. She’s definitely maturing as a player … She sees the court. She can score. She plays good defense … On our press she got a lot of steals and converted those into layups … She’s improved every year. She works in the offseason. She works during the season … There’s not a better player that I’ve seen this year … She’s not only a good player, she’s a good teammate. She helped the younger players a lot … She is a coach out there for us … She loves the game of basketball and loves being around her team.” EMMA CARTER, MT. ABE JUNIOR. Notes: Strong, skilled three-year starter at forward for the Eagles who led the team with averages of 21.5 points — shooting 39 percent from the floor and 77 percent from the line — and 8.8 rebounds … Improved her help defense and chipped in 2.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game … Has threepoint shooting range and the ability to slash to the basket … Elected a team captain and became a team leader … Works hard to improve CARTER her skills and fitness … Reached the 1,000-point plateau this winter and dropped 40 points on the Tigers. LaRose’s Quotes: “When she went to the free throw line it was money most of the time … She becomes that second help against pressure defense, too … She almost became another guard in those situations … Her court awareness and her recognition of what was happening out there defensively was greatly improved this year … She has an incredible work ethic … Across the board she’s just grown so much in all ways … She’s clearly one of the better athletes in my time that I’ve coached.” GABRIELA POALINO, OV JUNIOR. Notes: Relentless rebounder and defender who led the Otters with 9.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game while averaging a local best 1.8 blocked shots… Scored effectively in the post,

on the offensive boards or with a mid-range jump shot despite becoming the focal point of opposing teams’ defenses … Passed well out of the double-teams she saw as the season progressed … Strong, athletic and quick, and plays hard. Keith’s Quotes: “She POALINO had a terrific year overall … They were throwing double teams at her, coming down at her from the guard spots. They were making life tough for her … She’s very smart, very driven … She really understands spacing … She played real well on help defense … She came over and made some really nice plays … She could defend real well in the post … She’s a great kid … She’s a pleasure to be around, a pleasure to coach.” XZAVIA BERRY, VUHS SENIOR. Notes: Came into her own as a first-time starter in the middle and led VUHS with 8.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.75 blocked shots per games … Athletic player who grabbed between 16 and 18 rebounds several times … Effective defender who was fearless taking charges … Played well with her back to the basket and showed nice touch in the post, particularly off the glass … Blended well with new teammates after transferring from Mount Abe. Waller’s Quotes: BERRY “People figured out pretty quickly that’s where we wanted to get the ball a lot. She had some big games for us … She played some of her better games against the D-I competition … She made the right decisions most of the time whether she should go to the basket or find someone else … Nobody got off her feet better than she did … She’s not afraid of contact. She embraces the physical game.” PAYTON BUXTON, MUHS SENIOR. Notes: Athletic two-way player whose averages of 9.5 points and 4.5 rebounds from the guard spot were both second on team and whose 62 steals, 2.9 per game, edged Dunbar for the team high … Good ballhandler who made smart decisions … Could finish a the basket and hit from behind the arc, winning the D-I and II threepoint contest at the annual Senior Classic with a record 17 makes in a minute … Tri-captain and four-year varsity letter-winner. BUXTON

Heath’s Quotes: “She did take care of the ball … Payton is a great all-around player … She’s very unselfish … The 95 rebounds, I think, is pretty impressive … She plays great defense … She could shoot the three, and she could drive, and she passed well … We’ll miss Payton a lot next year … She really keeps her cool … I can’t think of a time I saw her flustered … Payton’s just a great kid.” SECOND TEAM: EMMA LAROSE, MT. ABE JUNIOR. Notes: Skilled and reliable ballhandler who averaged a local best 3.9 assists and just 2.0 turnovers a game as the Eagles’ point guard … Preferred to pass rather than shoot and averaged just 2.5 points, but hit several big baskets late in games … Smart, active defender who averaged more than a steal and a deflection a game and 1.8 rebounds … Co-captain and team leader. LaRose’s Quotes: “She says, ‘My job is to get the ball to the players who can score’ LaROSE … She grew in her own confidence … She just grew and grew in not wanting to get rid of the ball so quickly, moving the ball quickly if that’s what the situation dictated, but if nobody was open she could deal with that pressure defense … Defensively, she’s smart. She’s got a great basketball IQ. She’s at the right place at the right time … She works extremely hard both at practice and at games.” JALEN COOK, MT. ABE SOPHOMORE. Notes: Forward who was capable of scoring in bunches and averaged 8.6 points, second best for the Eagles … Contributed across the board with 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.9 blocked shots and a steal per game … Could step outside and hit from behind the arc or attack the basket … Versatile, long-armed defender with a nose for the ball. LaRose’s Quotes: “She’s a very good athlete. She’s going to get better … Her shooting range has improved a lot since a year ago. She can hit the three … COOK She’s got a quick first step. She can get to the rim. She worked hard at that this season … The long arms, the quick hands, the athleticism, they make her a steal threat every time she’s in a one-on-one situation … Overall, I think she made good decisions.” JULIA LEE, OV SOPHOMORE. Notes: Skilled second-year starter at guard and small forward who was second for OV with 7.8 points per game … Could hit from outside or finish on the break … Added 3.5 rebounds, 1.75

assists and 1.5 steals per game … Often defended opponents’ toughest counterpart … Had the ballhandling ability to back up at point guard. Keith’s Quotes: “She was asked to do a lot on top of scoring … Julia was probably our top defender, our toughest onball defender … As the LEE season progressed her three-point shooting got stronger … She liked to push the ball in transition and could attack off it … She got us into the offense and could handle the ball out front if she needed to … She was good with the basketball.” CIARA McCLAY, VUHS SOPHOMORE. Notes: Smart player who was second for VUHS in points per game (6.4) and total assists with 35 and led in steals with 2.6 per contest … Good ballhandler when needed to fill in at the point … Increased her scoring average as the season progressed … Had quick hands on defense and was strong enough to defend bigger opponents. Waller’s Quotes: “She really was our second-best offensive option … She had a run of scoring between McCLAY eight and 10 points a game for seven or eight games in a row, and when she didn’t it was only because the other team put their best guard defender on her … If I said this kid is hurting us offensively, I need to put you on her for a while, she rose to that … She’s the one who works hardest in getting into the lane for us.” LILY SMITH, MUHS SENIOR. Notes: Posted modest stats, but earned recognition here with tough, relentless one-on-one defense, on and off the ball … Notably held the Eagles’ Carter and North Country’s Carley Giroux in check in back-to-back games to close the regular season, Carter scoring eight points after torching MUHS earlier in the winter … Good ballhander who hit some key shots for VUHS while averaging 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds. Heath’s Quotes: “You saw what she did against Emma Carter, and then when we played North Country she did a really good job against their best guard … Lily was one of the best defenders I saw no matter who we played … I think there’s not a lot of kids who want to do that … She was very valuable … She did hit big shots when the other team would go on a run.” SMITH

Local boys’ basketball players and coach garner league recognition ADDISON COUNTY — Nine members of local high school boys’ basketball teams earned postseason recognition, as did one local coach. Middlebury senior Trey Kaufman and Vergennes senior Adam Gill

were each named Lake Division First-Team All-Stars, while Otter Valley senior Derek Aines was selected as a Marble Valley League B Division First Team All-Star. All three also were chosen for the

Senior Classic All-Star Game in Windsor this past weekend. Mount Abraham second-year Coach Martin Clark, whose team won five games after the program endured two winless seasons, was

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also named to the Division I and II Dream Team of outstanding underclassmen. Earning Lake Division Honorable Mention were VUHS senior Dylan Bradford, Mount Abe senior Chris Wood and MUHS junior Cody Pomainville.

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Lacrosse (Continued from Page 1B) to knot the game at 12-12 before Lawlor gave Middlebury the lead. Bowdoin won the faceoff after Lawlor’s goal, however, to set up Buckman’s tying goal. In that game, A.J. Kucinski paced Middlebury with three goals and four assists, Jacobs scored three times, while Simms and Lawlor each scored twice. Jack DeFrino paced the team with six ground balls, while Rogers added four. Will Ernst (24 min, eight goals against, six saves), Will Perry (29 minutes, five goals, four saves) and Charles Midgley (13 minutes, 1 goal, two saves) each saw time in goal for Middlebury. For Bowdoin, Brett Kujala led all scorers with four goals and three assists, and Buckman scored three goals. Sam Carlin won 20 of 29 faceoffs and scooped 14 ground balls. Goalie Peter Mumford made a dozen stops. On Tuesday, the Panthers’ 10-9 halftime lead over No. 8 RIT (6-2) evaporated as the Tigers dominated the second half to win going away, 28-12, in a game played in Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome. Middlebury took an early 7-3 lead, sparked by two goals apiece from Henry Riehl, Gould and Kucinski, and Ernst made seven first-half saves as the Panthers retained the lead. Perry made seven stops and allowed 14 goals after the break, and Midgley did not make a save and surrendered five goals as RIT outshot the Panthers, 60-35, overall. Riehl led the Panthers with three goals and three assists, Gould scored four times and added an assist, and Kucinski added two goals and an assist. Jackson scooped a team-best eight ground balls and won 19 of 33 faceoffs. Chad Levick recorded seven goals and three assists for RIT. Four goalies combined for 12 saves, including Jon Berg, who came on in relief of the starter and got the win with 10 stops.

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MIDDLEBURY COACH JEFF Brown sits in Salem, Va., in 2011 with his 15-year-old nephew, Jake, a sophomore in high school, before the Panthers’ appearance in the Final Four at the Division II national championship. About this image, Jeff says, “To think that a couple years later, he would be playing for us. It’s my favorite moment.”

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And of course, “Aunt Renee” and her lively cohort, are in their familiar spot at all the home games. Family atmosphere, indeed. Jake’s decision to come to Middlebury was hardly a foregone conclusion. He visited 16 schools and received considerable interest from Empire Eight schools (which include Elmira, Ithaca, Alfred, Hartwick, and others). “I didn’t know if I wanted to go to Middlebury. I didn’t know how much they wanted me,” Jake says now. “Uncle Jeff gave me the freedom to make my own decision. He said, ‘We need a point guard, but it’s up to you.’” Jeff confirms Jake’s version: “I wanted him to come for all the right reasons — because the school and the program were the right fit. I’m not a hard-sell recruiter anyway. Jake saw the value of Middlebury, and it’s been a great relationship.” “Hard sell” would never be a term applied to Jeff Brown, who by nature is reserved, preternaturally composed during games when chaos reigns and other coaches are in a lather, pacing the floor, berating

officials and players. Who can recall the last Jeff Brown technical foul? The hard sell was applied by Mike, Jake’s dad, “who really wanted me to come to Middlebury.” Jake chose Middlebury over NYU. “It wasn’t always Middlebury, but I’m glad I made the decision I did,” Jake says. Jake made a substantial contribution his first year while being tutored by an All-American guard, Joey Kizel. He also became fast friends with his teammates in his class — St. Amour, Bryan Jones and Liam Naughton. “We spend a lot of time together and will always be close friends.” Coming in, Jake didn’t know exactly what to expect playing for his uncle, who showed right away that Jake would not get special treatment. “I was a little less patient perhaps, sometimes tougher on him, than with other players,” Jeff says. “I never addressed the family issue with the team. It was really

quite easy. When his teammates saw Jake’s passion and work ethic, and saw how important basketball was to him, how well he played, he got the respect of his teammates. “Jake has led us really well. He relates well to all the players. To have a guy like that is so important to the team dynamic.” There is little hesitation on his part when Jake is asked about playing for Coach Brown, and living in close proximity to Uncle Jeff and Aunt Renee: “He should be Coach of the Year every year,” he says. “Everyone on the team feels the same way, and for me having a place off the court to go and talk has been wonderful.” Uncle Jeff is equally positive: “To be with Jake every day, and to connect with my brother Mike in this way, has been awesome. “Coaching Jake on the court and seeing his maturation and growth off the court and in the classroom — it’s the highlight of my career.”

nell led the Panther offense with two goals and four assists, while Perticone tallied three times and Emma McDonagh twice. Perticone added four draw controls and Delaina Smith led the team with three ground balls. Glenn netted three goals for the Polar Bears, while goalie Kayli Weiss made four stops. On Monday, the Panthers scored three times in the final 5:49 to pick up a 6-4 win at The College of New Jersey (4-1). In a low-scoring first half, TCNJ took a 2-0 lead on goals from Allie

Gorman and Emily Kratz before freshman Kate Zecca threw in a free position at 0:04 to make it 2-1 at the break. The Lions’ Kathleen Jaeger made it 3-1 2:12 into the second session, but 2:27 later O’Connell answered, with an assist from Georgia Carroll. At 16:06, Alex Fitzpatrick made it 4-2, Lions, by netting a free position, but McDonagh soon afterward converted a pass from Perticone to make it a one-goal game. Then the Panthers took over down the stretch. O’Connell tied the game with 5:49

remaining, after a feed from Zecca. O’Connell gave Middlebury the lead 3:15 later with a successful free position. Perticone then controlled the draw, leading to a Casey O’Neill insurance goal on a feed from DiCenso with 1:30 remaining. Perticone again won the draw, and the Panthers ran out the clock. Furber made 10 saves for the Panthers, and defender Alex White picked up five ground balls. Lions goalie Miranda Chrone stopped two shots as TCNJ earned a 27-12 edge in shots at goal.

MIDDLEBURY SENIOR JAKE Brown celebrates with his uncle and coach Jeff Brown after the Panthers’ victory over Williams to win the NESCAC Championship last month.

Lax (Continued from Page 1B) After a 6-6 first half, Panthers Sara DiCenso, Hollis Perticone and Henley Hall scored to make it 9-6, Middlebury, with 21:24 remaining in regulation. Bowdoin responded with a 4-0 run, taking a 10-9 lead on a Glenn goal at 8:22. Perticone forced overtime for Middlebury by converting a free position shot with 2.2 seconds left in regulation. Bowdoin held advantages of 28-19 in shots and 18-11 in draw controls. Panther goalie Kate Furber made a career-high 11 saves. Mary O’Con-

Baseball (Continued from Page 1B) Sam Graf and Jason Lock and Johnny Read’s three-run homer keyed the outburst. Colby Morris (1-1) suffered the loss. In the nightcap, Middlebury scored four runs in the top of the eighth and held on for the 11-10 victory. The Panthers scored in the first when Ryan Rizzo singled and came home on a Graf sacrifice fly. In the second, Brooks Carroll tripled to plate Sebastian Sanchez and Andrew Hennings. Justan Han scored Carroll with a sacrifice fly, and a Rizzo triple and Graf single made it 5-0. After Allegheny rallied to tie the game, a Rizzo single made it 6-5 in the sixth, but Allegheny scored twice in the bottom of the inning to go up, 7-6. In the seventh, a Sanchez two-out double scored Brendan Donohue, who had singled, to force extra innings. Middlebury struck with four runs in the eighth to go on top 11-7. Han doubled and Rizzo reached on a bunt single. Graf reached on a strike out following a wild pitch, and Lock doubled both runners home. Donohue and Raj Palekar singled in two more runs. In the bottom of the eighth, Ethan Palak’s two-out, three-run homer made it 11-10. Francis Faiello then tripled, but Jake Stalcup came on in relief to earn his first save of the year with a strikeout. Dylan Takamori (10) picked up the win. Rizzo had four hits and scored twice, Graf singled twice and drove in a pair, while Carroll tripled, singled and drove in two runs. Han singled, doubled and scored two runs. On Sunday, Middlebury led late leads slip away in losses to Grinnell, 7-6, and Gustavus Adolphus, 10-8. Grinnell took a 3-0, before the Panthers scored twice in the top of the fourth. Drew Coash drove in the

win vs. Thomas allowing five hits with three strikeouts in four innings. Gardner pitched a scoreless fifth inning. Mandell doubled twice, homered, drove in three runs and scored twice. Freyre drilled a two-run homer, singled twice and scored twice. Bravo poked a three-run homer, singled twice and scored twice, and Ali Della Volpe finished with three hits and scored twice. In game two, MIT scored four runs in the second, three in the fifth and one in the sixth. Middlebury got on the board in the fifth when O’Sullivan doubled and scored on a throwing error, and added an unearned run in the sixth. Daczkowski had two of Middlebury’s three hits. Quigley took the loss, allowing 11 hits and seven runs (three earned) over five innings with three strikeouts. Margiotta allowed a run in two innings. On Tuesday, the Panthers picked up two five-inning wins vs. Maine-Farmington, 15-3 and 10-0. Margiotta (3-1) earned the win for Middlebury in the opener, allowing three runs (two earned) over five innings. Giles led the Panthers, doubling twice, singling, scoring twice and driving in two runs scored. Stone doubled twice, and Gardner picked up two hits and scored three times. Bravo drilled a two-run triple, and Ally Doll, Daczkowski and Gardner poked RBI singles. Quigley (2-2) notched her second shutout in the nightcap, yielding two hits in five innings and whiffing seven. The Panthers broke open the game with a seven-run second inning that included a Stone two-run homer and RBI doubles by Daczkowski and Gardner. O’Sullivan added three hits in the game, scoring twice and poking an RBI double.

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Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) have more balance in my game. I’m more mature, smarter. My basketball IQ is higher. And I’m much better defensively: I have made that a part of my identity.” Sometimes the point guard, if he’s particularly effective in his role, is called “the coach on the floor.” That is certainly true of Jake — he is an extension on the court of Coach Jeff Brown, the NESCAC Coach of the Year two years in a row and Northeast Regional Coach of the Year this year. Under Jeff, Middlebury has established itself in the last decade as one of the top D-III programs in the country. Successful teams are able to create something of a “family” atmosphere. At Middlebury this is no mere cliché: Point guard Jake refers to “Coach Brown” when he discusses basketball, but he’s “Uncle Jeff” the rest of the time. Jake is Jeff’s nephew, his brother Mike’s second son (of three). Jake’s younger brother, Seth, 14 years old, has been on the Panther bench for more than half the games this year as the water boy and general factotum.

(Continued from Page 1B) triple and an Erin Giles single, but Plymouth got the run back in the bottom of the frame. Irene Margiotta went the distance in the circle for Middlebury, allowing one earned run on four hits. Siobhan O’Sullivan had two hits for Middlebury, and Taylor Gardner doubled. In the second game, Panther hurler Allison Quigley allowed three runs (two earned) over six innings on five hits, but was outdueled by Benedictine’s Holly Haberkorn, who tossed a five-hit shutout with five strikeouts and no walks. Melanie Mandell doubled twice for Middlebury. On Saturday, the Panthers bounced back with two wins, 3-0 over SUNY-New Paltz and 11-2 over Buffalo State. The Panthers scored twice in the opener in the top of the fifth on a Freyre double and RBI singles by Olivia Bravo and Mandell. In the sixth, Marybeth Stone singled and scored on a Bravo triple to create the final score. Quigley tossed a complete-game three-hit shutout, striking out six. Mandell stroke three hits and drove in a run, and Bravo drove in two runs with two hits and scored once. In the day’s second game, Buffalo State scored runs in the first and second before Margiotta shut the door; she allowed three hits with five strikeouts and three walks as the Panthers rallied for the five-inning victory. Leading the Panther attack were Mandell, with two doubles, two runs and an RBI; Taylor Gardner, with two hits, two RBI and two runs; and Freyre, with two hits, two runs and an RBI. Kati Daczkowski, Stone, Hye-Jin Kim and Margiotta contributed RBI hits. The Panthers split a pair of games on Sunday, defeating Thomas, 110, in five innings, before falling to MIT, 8-2. Margiotta picked up the shutout

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Rizzo went four-for-five with a double, while Hennings added three hits and an RBI. Middlebury starter Robert Erickson went six innings and allowed three runs (two earned) and came away with a no decision. Justin Legowski (0-1) took the loss, giving up five runs in one inning, but only one of those runs was earned. On Monday, Adolphus improved to 8-3 by outslugging the Panthers, 13-12. The Panthers took an early 3-0 lead, but the Gusties rallied for five runs in the top of the third to go on top. Middlebury struck for seven runs in the fourth on singles by Carroll, Graf and Rizzo, Lock’s three-run double, two Gustier errors, a double steal, and bases-loaded walks to Rizzo and Han. The teams traded runs in the fifth to make it 11-6, Middlebury, with a Read single plating the run for the Panthers. But the Gusties erupted for six runs in the sixth and added a key insurance run in the seventh. They then escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh by allowing only one run when Hennings was hit by a pitch. The Panthers threatened in the ninth also: Phil Bernstein singled and Hennings bunted him to second, but Middlebury could not push the tying run across.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY M E E T I N G S M O N D AY: As Bill Sees It Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM. Big Book Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY M E E T I N G S S AT U R ‑ DAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Mid‑ dlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meet‑ ing 10:00‑11:00 AM. Begin‑ ners’ Meeting 6:30‑7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS THURSDAY: Big Book Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Mid‑ dlebury. Speaker Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM at St. Ste‑ phen’s Church, Main St. (On the Green). ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS TUESDAYS: 12 Step Meetings; Noon‑1:00 PM. AND 7:30‑8:30 PM. Both held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ M O U S M I D D L E B U RY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street. Discus‑ sion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS NORTH FER‑ RISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS RIPTON MEET‑ INGS: Monday, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd. ALCOHOLICS ANONY‑ MOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Discussion 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. ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINK‑ ING? Opening Our Hearts Al‑Anon Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Middlebury’s St. Stephen’s Church on Main St. (enter side door and follow signs). Anonymous and confiden‑ tial, we share our experi‑ ence, strength and hope to solve our common problems. Babysitting available. MAKING RECOVERY EAS‑ IER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facilitated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and dis‑ cussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understand‑ ing of how they can help a person in recovery on his/her life’s journey. A certificate will be issued at the end of all the sessions. Please bring a friend in recovery who is also contemplating 12‑Step Programs. NA (JUST IN TIME) Wednesdays, 9 am, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Sundays, 3:00 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. NEW SUPPORT GROUP ‑ Grief Anonymous Meeting every Thursday @ 6:30 pm at Grace Baptist Church 52 Merchants Row, Middelbury, Vt. First Meeting Thursday, December 1st, 2016

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GOT POTHOLES? De‑ Mers LLC. Driveway repair. Spring Cleanups. Free estimates. 802‑349‑8906. leondemers@icloud.com . PARTY RENTALS; CHI‑ NA, flatware, glassware, linens. Delivery available. 802‑388‑4831.

OA (OVEREATERS ANON‑ YMOUS) MEETS on Thurs‑ days at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT. OPIATE OVERDOSE RES‑ CUE 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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PROFESSIONAL PAINT‑ ING; interior/exterior, resi‑ dential/commercial, pressure washing. 20 years’ experi‑ ence. Best prices. Refer‑ ences. 802‑989‑5803.

SPIRITUAL AWAKEN‑ INGS MEETING of Alcohol‑ ics Anonymous, 7:30‑8:30 a.m., Friday, upstairs at St. Stephen’s Church., Middle‑ bury, VT. WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

Services C&I DRYWALL. Hanging, taping, skim coat plas‑ tering. Also tile. Call Joe 802‑234‑5545 or Justin 802‑234‑2190.

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Town Administrator Bristol, Vermont The Town of Bristol is seeking highly motivated candidates for the position of Town Administrator. Bristol (pop. 3894) is a steadily growing, vibrant community located in Central Vermont’s Addison County. The Selectboard is seeking an individual with strong business and financial management skills, ability to oversee 11 full-time, 4 part-time employees and 35 paid on call fire fighters, administer approximately $3.27 million in general operating and other funds, experience in economic development, grant writing, growth and planning issues. Knowledge of municipal process and municipal experience are a must. A detailed job description is available at www.bristolvt.org. Salary is commensurate with experience. Minimum of four years of municipal experience, Incident Command System training and a degree, preferably in business or finance, are preferred. To apply, please send a confidential cover letter, resume and three references to: Bristol Town Administrator Search PO Box 249 Bristol, VT 05443 Deadline to apply is 4/24/2017. The Town of Bristol is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Bridport Central School is seeking a Paraprofessional to work closely with students in the classroom and throughout the school day. Candidates must have experience working with children, be patient and team oriented. Apply by sending a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters, and complete transcripts to: Dr. Peter Burrows, Superintendent Addison Central Supervisory Union 49 Charles Avenue Middlebury, VT 05753 Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.

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The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of The Addison Community Athletics Foundation (ACAF) is looking for RSVP and the volunteers to help bring a youth tennis program to Mary Hogan United Way of Elementary students starting April 3rd and ending April 21st. The Addison County, program will run during normal school hours and P. E. classes, posts dozens of Monday through Friday. Volunteer shifts are flexible and can volunteer opportunities be as little as 45 minutes a day throughout the program. on the Web.Go to Lessons will be taught by ACAF instructors and Mary Hogan P.

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The schools of the ACSD seek outstanding applicants interested in the following positions: ACSD • Director of Technology (Full Time) - Responsible for the design, support, and integration of all technology resources with ACSD. • Music Teacher (Part Time) - Position is .4 FTE at Shoreham Elementary School and .3 FTE at Bridport Central School. • Network Administrator (Full Time) - To Provide leadership in the design, maintenance, repair, security, and growth of the network infrastructure throughout ACSD. • Speech & Language Pathologist (2 Full Time) - One position at Middlebury Union High School while the other position will be serving two elementary schools. • Technology Support Specialist - Anticipated (Full Time) Responsible for supporting staff, teachers and students in the use of technology. Cornwall • Food Service Director/Cook (Part Time) - To work at a 78 student school with a strong Farm to School program. Must be committed to cooking healthy, locally-sourced, fresh food for our students using fresh, in season produce and knowledgeable about government food storage and safety regulations. Responsible for the ordering of food, preparation, and serving of all meals as well as associated paperwork. The position requires a person to lift 50 lbs. Middlebury Union High School • English Teacher (2 Full Time) - Demonstrated knowledge/background in English; willingness to be flexible and creative regarding instruction and assessment; interest and willingness to become involved in co-curricular activities; exemplary oral, written and technology skills required; demonstrated successful experience in a diverse classroom setting; and knowledge of standards-based curriculum and structure and performance-based grading. • Library Media Specialist (Full Time) - Must have a strong background in reference, young adult literature, audio visual, computer literacy skills, and ability to positively interact with high school student population. Must hold a VT Library Media Specialist endorsement and ideally would have an Educational Technology Specialist endorsement. • Science Teacher (Full Time) - Must have a working knowledge of Vermont’s Assessment Program, ability to teach Biology, Earth & Physical Science and AP Environmental Science, a willingness to be flexible and creative regarding instruction and assessment, demonstrated effectiveness regarding rapport with students, and communication with parents and students, interest and willingness to become involved in co-curricular activities, exemplary oral, written and technology skills, demonstrated successful experience in a diverse classroom setting, and demonstrated knowledge of standards based curriculum and structure. Middlebury Union Middle School • Social Studies Teacher - Anticipated (Full Time) - Must have experience working in a standards referenced grading and reporting system, an understanding of differentiated instruction, and demonstrated ability to use student assessment data to inform instruction. Experience with middle level and willingness to collaborate are essential. Experience as a member of an interdisciplinary team desired. Shoreham Community School • Food Manager and Cook (Part Time) - Individual to work at a 79 student school who is committed to cooking healthy, fresh food for our students. Must be familiar with using fresh, healthy produce; and knowledgeable about governmental food storage and safety regulations (Safe Serve certification is preferred, though not required). Responsible for the ordering of food, preparation, and serving of all meals. The position requires a person to lift 50 lbs. • Math Support Specialist (FTE to be determined) - Position entails: helping to differentiate math instruction; developing and providing tiered math interventions; providing additional math instruction; and assessing and monitoring student process in math. For further information about each position, please refer to the School Spring posting. Apply on line at SchoolSpring.com or send a letter of interest, resume, three current reference letters, complete transcripts and evidence of licensure to:

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NEW HORIZONS CLUB PROGRAM COORDINATOR National Bank of Middlebury is embarking on a STAR Search…. We’re recruiting for a “CONDUCTOR” to lead our successful mature market program. Talents needed: • Ability to listen to our customers and match products and services to their unique needs • Ability to JUGGLE multiple projects • Ability to DAZZLE our customers with superior service • Ability to ORCHESTRATE activities appealing to varied interests • Ability to be an NBM ambassador in our communities • Creativity • Diplomacy • Dependability • Flexibility This is a part-time position (24 hours/ week) in an excellent work environment. The position provides competitive compensation package. Interested persons must apply in person by April 7, 2017 at:

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PART TIME OFFICE HELP wanted 2‑3 days per week. Experience in accounting and Excel required. Role consists of data entry and filing. To apply please con‑ tact: Suzanne Atherholt at 802‑349‑6781 or milepoint‑ vt@yahoo.com.

LOOKING TO HIRE 2 cook‑ ing positions. One lead cook that can work independently and one back up at a facil‑ ity in Vergennes, VT. Pay based on experience, must pass a background check and drug tests. If interested please e‑mail resume to: ma3024@metzcorp.com.

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DOG TEAM ORIGINAL RECIPE Sticky Buns for Easter. Call 802‑349‑9473 for order and pickup time. 658 Exchange Street, Mid‑ dlebury.

MISTER UPS NOW ACCEPTING applications for Servers. Please apply within, 25 Bakery Lane, Middlebury.

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THE TOWN OF HINESBURG is currently seeking an individual to fill a high‑ way maintainer position with the Highway Department. A Class B CDL (commercial driver’s license) with tanker and trailer endorsements is preferred. For an application or with questions, contact the Town Administrator’s office (tlashua@hinesburg. org; 482‑2281, ext. 221) or visit the website (www. hinesburg.org). The Town of Hinesburg is an equal opportunity employer.

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VERGENNES, VERMONT LAW firm seeks a part‑time legal assistant. Ideally quali‑ fications would include past experience in a law office, familiarity with commercial transactions, estate plan‑ ning, and administration, and real estate transactions, a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software and computer skills, and ex‑ cellent organizational skills. Hours are fairly flexible. Pay to be commensurate with experience. Please e‑mail your letter of interest, re‑ sume, and references to: gwlange@langelawoffices. com.

For Sale ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage fire‑ arm. $185. 802‑989‑5803. CEDAR POSTS for sale. 8 footers, no points. 802‑388‑4831. COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE hit and miss engines. Spare parts, tractor magne‑ tos and other engine related items. Call 802‑352‑6050.

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M E TA L C A R P O R T 12X12X20 covered sides. $2,250. 802‑440‑2423. THE BARREL MAN; plastic and metal barrels, 275 gal‑ lon totes. A barrel for every need. 802‑453‑4235. WOOD: 265 FT OF 1”X6” 8 ft long. $2.00 board/ feet. Other sizes available. Call:802‑352‑4488. ZERO TURN MOWER, TORO TITAN ZX6000. Under 200 hours, new belt, extra blades. $2,750. 802‑440‑2423.

Vacation Rentals F L O R I D A VA C AT I O N RENTAL, on golf course, 1 hour to Disney. 2br, 2ba, beautifully furnished. Avail‑ able Wednesday, April 12 on, $900. weekly. 802‑388‑2528.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE commercial space. As is or renovate to suit. Creek Road, Middlebury. 802‑558‑6092. AMAZING DEAL, WHY RENT when you can own. Rehab 2 bedroom mobile home in 5 Unit Park, For‑ estdale. 802‑883‑2379 or 802‑249‑8677. BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS is currently accept‑ ing applications for 2 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent. NS/NP, onsite laun‑ dry. Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.sum‑ mitpmg.com. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing. Particularly on sites like Craigslist. And it’s easier to break the law than you might think. You can’t say “no children” or “adults only.” There is lots you can’t say. The federal government is watching for such discrimination. Let us help you sift through the complexities of the Fair Housing Law. Stay legal. Stay on the right side of the nation’s Fair Housing Law. Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944. Talk to our sales professionals.

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

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BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT heat, hot water, snow and lawn care included. Carpeting. Available now. $1150 per month. Basement. Garage. 802‑453‑2566.

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BRISTOL; 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT Heat, trash, snowplowing, lawn care, parking included. $1,175/ mo. 802‑453‑2566. CORNWALL 1 BEDROOM apartment, second floor, 1‑1/2 baths. Deck, skiylights. $925/mo. includes heat and hot water. batesproperties@ yahoo.com . DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measure‑ ments are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com. FOR RENT PRIME RETAIL space. 1,303 square feet. Location, location. Front door parking. Good visibility. Call Eric at 388‑6054. FURNISHED LARGE L‑SHAPED STUDIO in Middlebury. 10 minute walk to downtown. Cozy. Taste‑ ful. Private. Very clean. All included: Wi‑Fi, cable TV, all utilities, washer/dryer and parking. Text or call Ellie at 802‑989‑8941 for pictures and more information. $800 a month.

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INTERESTED IN RENT‑ ING OUT a property(ies)? Looking for rental housing in the Middlebury and sur‑ rounding areas? Check out the website below for short and long term rental opportunities. http://www. middoffcampus.com. Please create an account and list or rent with us if interested.

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NEW HAVEN, 4 BEDROOM house, 2 decks, private, for‑ mal dining room, master bedroom with full bath. Heat included. 1 year lease. Ref‑ erences, security deposit. 802‑324‑7385.

FIREWOOD, GREEN OR DRY cut, split. $200/cord. 802‑247‑6061.

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment. Garden space. No pets, no smoking. References, security deposit, lease. $875/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040. ONE BEDROOM APART‑ MENT $700 per month plus utilities included. $400 secu‑ rity. No pets. No smoking. Will not be available until April 1st. Located in Whit‑ ing. Contact Marie for an appointment. 802‑623‑6082.

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PRIME RETAIL SPACE IN Middlebury. Located in the center of town with lots of foot traffic. Overlooks the falls on Otter Creek at 44 Main St. 740 sq. ft., AC. 802‑989‑7277 or 206‑715‑5344. SINGLE ROOM PROFES‑ SIONAL office in historic Middlebury landmark, over‑ looking downtown. Space di‑ mensions 15x15, with com‑ mon areas and bathrooms shared with other profes‑ sional tenants. Rent $500 per month which includes heat, electric, hot water, gar‑ bage, recycling and private off street parking. For inquiry call 802‑989‑8822. VERG ENNES 3 BED‑ ROOM: washer/dryer hook‑ up, new appliances. $900/ month. No pets, no smoking. On Monkton Rd. Completed application required prior to viewing apartment. Must pass background check. 240‑281‑1508 or email: ocopom.ninja.turtle@gmail. com. Available now. WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lake‑ front. Washer, dryer. No smoking. Available Septem‑ ber through May. $1,000/ month. 860‑878‑9580.

MIDDLEBURY 3 BED‑ ROOM apartment on Court Street, heat included. Call 802‑388‑4831.

Real Estate BUILD YOUR DREAM HOUSE on one of the six, now five remaining home‑sites in East Middle‑ bury’s Daisy Lane, a small established subdivision with village water, underground electric, cable and tele‑ phone 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 beautiful 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. NEW 2017 ENERGY STAR display models. Modular, double and single wides. Open 7 days a week. Up to $27,500 down payment assistance available on new homes if you qualify. FactoryDirectHomesofVT. com. 600 Rte. 7 Pitts‑ ford, VT. 1‑802‑773‑2555. tflanders@beanshomes. com.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale. Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281. FIRST SECOND CUT H AY s m a l l s q u a r e s . 802‑777‑0161. W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

SUVs 2013 TOYOTA RAV4 35,000 miles, white, AWD, spot‑ less, no scratches, dents or stains. Excellent condition. Powertrain warranty still in effect, garaged, moon roof, cross bars, mudguard, back‑ up camera, bluetooth and audio controls on steering wheel. Snows included and full tank of gas. Fantastic driving car. $19,800. E‑mail: home4382@outlook.com or call 802‑233‑6588.

Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer special‑ izing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique collectibles, etc. Visit www. bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527. Con‑ sulting/appraisal services available. House calls made free of charge.

MIDDLEBURY‑ ONE BED‑ ROOM apartment with liv‑ ing room, kitchen and bath. Includes heat, hot water, rubbish removal and off street parking. Convenient to downtown. Sorry, no pets, no smoking. References and deposit required. $730/ month. 802‑453‑6074.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS - TOWN OF BRISTOL West Street & Lovers Lane Infrastructure Improvements Project, Bristol, VT 05443

Separate sealed Bids for the construction of the West Street & Lovers Lane Infrastructure Improvements project will be received for work including, but not limited to, the installation of ~4,200 LF of 8-inch dia. water pipe, several fire hydrant replacements, a pressure reducing valve vault, an underground meter pit manhole, curb stops & boxes, new corporation stops, new ¾” copper house service lines and water main isolation valves. Bids will be received by the Town of Bristol at the municipal offices located at: Holley Hall, 1 South Street, Bristol, VT 05443 until 3:00 p.m., (Prevailing Local Time) on Thursday, April 27, 2017, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The Contract Documents may be examined at the following location(s): Green Mountain Engineering, 1438 South Brownell Road, Williston, VT 05495 Bristol Town Offices, 1 South Street, Bristol, VT 05443 Works in Progress, 20 Farrell Street, South Burlington, VT 05403 Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Issuing Office: Green Mountain Engineering, P.O. Box 159, 1438 So. Brownell Rd. Williston, VT 05495 upon payment of $150.00 for each set. A Bid BOND, Performance BOND and a Payment BOND each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, will be required. Any BIDDER, upon returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS within 30 days after the actual date of BID opening and in good condition, will be refunded the payment, and any non-bidder upon so returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS will be refunded $75.00. Federal minimum wage rates and public work employment laws are applicable. A pre-bid conference for prospective bidders will be held at the Bristol Town Offices, located at 1 South Street, Bristol, VT at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Representatives of Green Mountain Engineering and the Town of Bristol Water System will be present to answer questions from bidders and discuss participation requirements. 3/24/2017 Ms. Therese Kirby, Town Administrator Date Authorized Representative

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ADDISON

The Addison Planning Commission will hold a monthly meeting on Monday, April 17, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office. To consider the following: 1. To approve the meeting minutes of the March 20, 2017 meeting. 2. To transact any business found necessary before the board. 3. To allow time for public comment interaction at beginning of meeting. 4. The Zoning Regulations for discussing a future presentation of the 2013 copy of revisions. We will also begin working on the “Subdivision” Regulations so to bring into compliance. 5. Continue working on items that are considered to be projects in progress. 6. We plan to begin making revisions on the Zoning Regulations to bring them into required compliance with the new “Revised Town Plan”. Homework read pages 23-34 & to continue with Chap. 7 to the end. Frank Galgano, Chair Starr Phillips, Secretary Addison Planning Commission 3/30

The New Haven Development Review Board (DRB) will hold a public hearing on the following applications beginning at 7:00 P.M. on Monday April 17, 2017 at the New Haven Town Office. 1. Application # 2017DRB-04-SD is a request for final plat approval for 2-lot minor subdivision (lot #1-5.9 +/-acres, lot #2-5+/- acres) of parcel #0520-000 on map #8. The subdivision proposes to separate the existing single-family home and the Pete’s Tire Barn structures and operation. The property is owned by Tire Barn Realty Trust dba Pete’s Tire Barn and Peter Gerry. Review will be conducted pursuant to the New Haven Subdivision Regulations. The property is located at 112 Hunt Road in the Highway Commercial District. 2. Application # 2017DRB-05-SP is a request for amended site plan approval by Peter Gerry (applicant) dba Tire Barn Realty Trust, pursuant to section 350 (NHZB) for the construction and use of a detached 4000 sq. ft. shop/ garage structure on the east side of the existing single-family home. Additionally the applicant is requesting approval for new signage. The property is located at 112 Hunt Road, map #8, parcel # 0520-000 in the Highway Commercial District. Applications are usually scheduled to be heard in the order they are listed above. However, applicants and interested persons should refer to the Boards agenda that will be posted pursuant to State law for changes. The above applications are available for review at the Town Office. Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing, or send a representative. Pursuant to 24 VSA § 4464(a)(1)(C) and 4471(a), participation in this local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. David Wetmore, Administrative Officer Dated: March 30, 2017 3/30

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. 3/13

PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 95-3-17 ANPR STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SS. IN RE THE ESTATE OF KEVIN JAMES BOISE NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Kevin James Boise late of Monkton, Vermont. I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Dated: March 17, 2017 Susan Boise 1277 Monkton Road North Ferrisburgh, VT 05473 (802) 453-3852 Name of Publication: Addison Independent Publication Date: March 30, 2017 Address of Probate Court: Addison Probate Court, 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 3/30

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LEMON FAIR INSECT CONTROL DISTRICT Public Notice of Intent to Apply Mosquito Larvicides

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #9A0158-9 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 – 6093

On March 14, 2017 State of Vermont, Vtrans, E.F. Knapp State Airport, 186 Industrial Lane, Berlin, VT 05641 filed application #9A0158-9 for a project generally described as the construction of an 8 foot high chain link fence to replace/complete the airport perimeter fencing to restrict unauthorized human and animal intrusion onto the airfield. The project is located at Middlebury State Airport in the Town of Middlebury, Vermont. The District #9 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 -- Minor Applications. The application and proposed permit are available for review on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state.vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “9A0158-9”. No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before April 10, 2017, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above. Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by April 10, 2017. Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non- party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5). Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 20th day of March, 2017. Geoffrey W. Green, District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802) 879-5657 geoffrey.green@vermont.gov 3/30

By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont. gov/SOS/rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members. To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible. To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (802-828-2231).

TOWN OF WEYBRIDGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLANNING COMMISSION

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

A public hearing before the Weybridge Planning Commission will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at 7:00 PM, and on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., to pursue the following business: To review a subdivision request submitted by the Mary Lew Collins Trust to subdivide her land into a major subdivision of 5 lots as classified by the Weybridge Planning Commission. The property is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Route 23 and Perkins Road in Weybridge, Vermont. 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 statues that participation in the Public Meeting is a prerequisite to the right to take subsequent appeal. The full application and survey can be viewed at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Jeff Olson, Chair Weybridge Planning Commission

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TOWN OF NEW HAVEN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

10 V.S.A. Appendix Chapter 2, § 107. Handheld Spear, Speargun, Crossbow, and Bow and Arrow, § 122. Fish Management Regulation, § 123. Commercial Angling Rule, and § 109. Bow and Arrow, shooting carp. Vermont Proposed Rule: 17P009 AGENCY: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board CONCISE SUMMARY: This rule will facilitate the proper management of fisheries. This amended rule pulls together existing rules and department procedures which have been established since the early 1990’s related to fish buyers. This includes reporting requirements for the commercial purchase and sale of angler caught fish in Vermont. The rule defines spearing allowed by statute, protects trout in the Little River and Dog River by allowing catch and release only (except for children). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Catherine Gjessing, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2 Montpelier, VT 05620-0302 Tel: 802 595-3331 Fax: 802 828-1250 E-Mail: catherine.gjessing@vermont.gov URL: http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/about_us/fish_and_wildlife_board/board_rules. FOR COPIES: Eric Palmer, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2 Montpelier, VT 05620-0302 Tel: 802 535-7635 Fax: 802 828-1250 E-Mail: eric.palmer@vermont.gov. Rule on Sound Levels from Wind Generation Facilities. Vermont Proposed Rule: 17P010 AGENCY: Public Service Board CONCISE SUMMARY: The rule establishes a sound level limit at nearby nonparticipating residences that wind generation facilities must meet. In addition, the rule defines standards for how to model sound impacts during the permitting process and compliance methodologies to monitor and analyze sound level from a wind generation facility after construction. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Thomas Knauer 112 State Street, 4th Floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-828-2358 Email: thomas.knauer@vermont.gov URL: https://psb.vermont.gov/about-us/statutes-and-rules/proposed-rule-soundwind-generation-facilities. FOR COPIES: Kevin Fink Public Service Board 112 State Street, 4th Floor, Montpelier VT 05602 Tel: 802-828-2358 Email: kevin.fink@vermont.gov. 3/30

Local mosquito control districts may be making ground and aerial applications of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI), Bacillus sphaericus (BS), and spinosad to surface waters where mosquito larvae are present. Aerial and ground applications of Cocobear may be applied in selected wet areas. Cocobear is a monomolecular film that prevent adult emergence and can be used against mosquito pupae. Methoprene may also be used to prevent adult mosquito emergence. These applications will occur in the towns of Cornwall, Bridport, and Weybridge. Pesticide applications will begin on or after April 15, 2017. Further information or comments about the larviciding activities or application exclusion requests can be obtained from: Lemon Fair Insect Control District – David Dodge, Chair 802-462-3898 The Vermont Agency of Agriculture oversees the permitting of these mosquito larvicides and can be reached at 802-828-1319. For more information see the following websites. http://www.lficd.org/ http://agriculture.vermont.gov/plant_pest/mosquitoes_ticks/mosquitoes 3/16

TOWN OF GRANVILLE VERMONT ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID WINTER MAINTENANCE OF TOWN HIGHWAYS

The Town of Granville is seeking bids for winter plowing, winging, sanding and other activities in relation to winter maintenance for town roads that connect to VT Route 100. Bids shall be hourly rates for each piece of equipment with operator. Bids can be different rates for different years. Bids will list each piece of equipment in detail and operators with experience. Contractor will include a proof of insurance for general liability, commercial auto and worker’s compensation. Contractor must list the Town of Granville as additionally insured when awarded contract. Contract will start in the Fall of 2017 and end in the Spring of 2022 for a total of five (5) years. To be eligibile to Bid, contractor must contact road commissioner Kevin Bagley (802431-8446) for bid specifications. Bids are due to the Town Office 4157 VT RT 100 Granville VT 05747 by 3pm Monday April 10th. Bids will be opened at the select board meeting that evening at 6pm. The Town of Granville and or Contractor can terminate the contract with 60 days written notice to the other party. The Town of Granville reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 3/23

TOWN OF SHOREHAM NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The resident and non-resident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of the real estate in the Town of Shoreham, in the County of Addison, and State of Vermont are hereby notified that real estate taxes for the 2016 tax year and/or sewer fees for the year 2016 assessed by the Town of Shoreham remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid upon the following described real estate in the Town of Shoreham as indicated below, to wit: Michael T. Chicoine and Sara Chicoine: Delinquent 2016 Property Taxes Being 3 acres of land, more or less, with dwelling and any and all improvements thereon, located at 212 Philion Road, Shoreham, Vermont, and being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Michael T. Chicoine and Sara Chicoine by Quit Claim Deed of Julie K. Chicoine dated December 28, 2006, and recorded in the Shoreham Land Records in Book 67 at Page 488. Darryl Davis: Delinquent 2016 Sewer Fees Being 1.1 acres of land, more or less, with dwelling and any and all improvements thereon, located at 2846 Route 22A, Shoreham, Vermont, and being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Darryl Davis and Lori Davis by Warranty Deed of Russmann, LLC, dated May 16, 2006, and recorded in the Shoreham Land Records in Book 65 at Page 664. Reference is made to a Quit Claim Deed from Lori Davis to Darryl Davis dated April 15, 2013, and recorded in the Shoreham Land Records in Book 78 at Page 557. And so much of said real estate will be sold at public auction at the Shoreham Town Clerk’s office, a public place in said Town on the 12th day of May, 2017 at 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with costs and fees, unless previously paid. Any questions or inquiries regarding the above-referenced sale should be directed to the following address: Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C. ATTN: James F. Carroll, Esq. or Wanda M. Murray, Paralegal 64 Court Street Middlebury, Vermont 05753 Telephone: (802) 388-6711 Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C. and the Town of Shoreham do not give any opinion or certification as to the marketability of the titles to any of the above-referenced properties as held by the current owner/taxpayer. The only acceptable forms of bid payment at the day of tax sale are: bank check payable to Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C., Real Estate Trust Account; letter of credit from bank followed by bank check payable to Carroll, Boe & Pell, P.C., Real Estate Trust Account; and/or cash. No personal checks will be accepted. Dated at Shoreham, Vermont this 20th day of March, 2017. Kathleen Brisson, Town of Shoreham Delinquent Tax Collector 3/30

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DUIs and traffic wrecks seen last week Cops spot driver with suspended license ADDISON COUNTY — Between March 21 and March 27, Vermont State Police reported two instance of driving under the influence of alcohol and two car crashes. The first DUI citation was issued on March 23 after state police got a complaint at a little before 1 a.m. of a Ford truck driving up and down Big Hollow Road in Starksboro and onto a lawn. Police happened to be in the immediate area at that time and were able to locate the truck on Big Hollow Road. The trooper reported that Michael P. Jerome, 19, of Monkton was driving it. A preliminary sample of Jerome’s breath showed that his blood alcohol content was 0.138 percent; the legal limit for driving is 0.08.

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State police cited Jerome for DUI. Police issued the second DUI citation on March 25 to Sterling O. Pelsue, 20, of New Haven. Police stopped the car Pelsue was driving on New Haven Road in Vergennes after observing multiple traffic violations at around a quarter after 1 a.m. Police report that her blood alcohol content tested at 0.166 and so they issued the citation. The first crash was on March 21 at a little after 2 p.m. when a 17-year-old from Middlebury reportedly rolled the

2006 Volvo he was driving on Plank Road in Bristol. Troopers reported that the car was travelling at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit and too fast to safely negotiate the turn. No injuries were reported, but the Bristol Rescue Squad evaluated both the driver and passenger. The car was judged to be a total loss. Police issued the driver a ticket for speeding with an accident resulting. The second crash was attributed to icy road conditions. On March 27 at approximately 7:43 a.m. troopers responded to a report that a 2006 Subaru Legacy slid off Boro Hill Road in Monkton and stuck a tree. No one was injured, but the car sustained heavy front-end damage.

ADDISON NORTHWEST SUPERVISORY UNION PRESCHOOL SCREENING

can be found on Pages 8B & 9B.

TOWN OF FERRISBURGH WARNING OF ELECTION

The voters of the Town of Ferrisburgh are hereby notified and warned that on May 11, 2017, from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall, the Election shall take place to consider if the Town of Ferrisburgh shall approve the proposed Charter Language and submit to the General Assembly of the State of Vermont a proposal to adopt a municipal charter. The Charter in its entirety is available for inspection at the Town of Ferrisburgh Office during regular office hours, MondayFriday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The election shall be by Australian Ballot. 3/30

WEYBRIDGE CEMETERY REQUEST FOR BIDS

Quaker Village Road. Seeking bids for the 2017 mowing season. Bids accepted until April 4, 2017. Call 545-2482 for details. 3/23

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

What is it? The ANWSU Early Education Program will hold its annual Child Developmental Screening Days for all 3 and 4 year old children living in the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union. The preschool screening involves activities that are both fun for young children and help us learn about a child’s motor, cognitive and language skills. Who needs screening? Any child who is 3 – 4 years old that resides in the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and Waltham. When and Where can my child be screened? ANWSU is offering screenings at three different locations, on three different dates. Choose the best date or site that works with your schedule and call (802) 877-3332 ext. 17 to make an appointment. Please call during the weeks of April 3rd and April 10th. You must make a screening appointment, and April 21st is the deadline to make an appointment. Date Morning (8:30 - 10:30am) Afternoon (12:30 – 2:30) Monday, May 1st Vergennes Preschool Vergennes Preschool Tuesday, May 2nd Addison Central School Vergennes Preschool Wednesday, May 3rd Ferrisburgh Central School NO SCREENING 3/30

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY BOARD AND COMMISSION VACANCIES

Each year at this time the Town of Middlebury Select Board makes its annual appointments to volunteer positions required by State Statute, and local and regional boards and commissions. If you are interested in any of the following positions, please submit a letter of interest to the Town Manager’s Office, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, or send an e-mail to bdow@townofmiddlebury.org, no later than Friday, April 7, 2017. If you would like to find out more about any of these positions, please contact us at 388-8100, Ext 202. ( ) indicates number of positions open Three Year Terms Planning Commission (3) Design Advisory Committee (2) Development Review Board (2) Downtown Improvement District Committee (3) Parks and Recreation Committee (1) One Year Term Addison County Regional Planning Commission Delegate (3) Addison County Regional Planning Commission Alternate (2) Addison County Regional Planning Commission Transportation Advisory Committee (1) Energy Committee (7) Fence Viewer (3) First Constable (1) Middlebury Community Television Board (1) Sports Commission (3) Town Agent (1) Town Grand Juror (1) Town Service Officer (1) 3/27 Tree Warden (1)

WEYBRIDGE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

The Weybridge Cemetery Association Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Weybridge Town Clerk’s office. For questions, call 545-2502. 3//30, 4/3,6

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period, Bristol police: • Instructed a computer class at the Vermont Police Academy on March 13. • Responded to an alarm at Bristol Internal Medicine on March 13. • Received a temporary relief from abuse order for service on March 14 and forwarded it to the Vermont State Police as the individual lived outside the police district. • Assisted with traffic control at Stony Hill Road and Airport Drive for a tractor-trailer that had blocked the roadway due to the March 14 snowstorm. • Ticketed a vehicle parked on Main Street in violation of Bristol’s winter parking ban and had it towed on March 15. • Responded to an alarm at the Maplefields on West Street on March 15. The alarm was accidental. • Assisted Hinesburg police with checking a district residence for stolen property on March 15. • Stood by while an employee closed the Champlain Farms convenience story on West Street for the

Salisbury SALISBURY — The rabies clinic has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 30 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. It will be a joint clinic with Leicester at the Leicester Town Office. Sue Scott will be present so you may register your dogs during the clinic. Remember to bring a copy of your last rabies certificate; dogs should be leashed and cats in carriers. All 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 registrations and/or payment of property taxes, which are due April 8. The Salisbury Congregational

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Church will hold a rummage sale the last weekend in April and is seeking donations of good, clean items. Call Nancy at 352-4375 for more information or to make arrangements to drop off your items. Catherine Carpenter represented the Salisbury Community School at the recent state wide spelling bee Tickets for the basket raffle at the school will be sold until the drawing on April 18. Basket themes are For the Dogs, Home Movie Night, Death by Chocolate, Bird Lovers, First Aid, Gardening, Summer at the Beach, Made in Vermont, Tea Party and Arts and Crafts. Tickets are $1 each or six

for $5 and can be purchased from students or at the school. Fernanda Canales, principal at the school, has returned to work full time following her accident in January. She first had a medical leave of absence and then worked part time for a couple of weeks. Marilyn McDowell, librarian at the Salisbury Public Library will be leaving her position on April 13. She and her husband, Peter, will be moving to Danville to be nearer family. Marilyn has been an enthusiastic and committed librarian; the community will surely miss her. Stop by the library to say goodbye.

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night on March 16. • Assisted a motorist stranded in the roadway near the intersection of Stony Hill and Burpee roads on March 17. Police moved the vehicle to the breakdown lane. A friend of the motorist then arrived with fuel, and the vehicle was driven away. • Completed fingerprints for a town resident seeking employment with the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union on March 17. • Received a U.S. Department of Justice Report of Multiple Sale or Other Disposition of Pistols and Revolvers from a local firearms dealer on March 17. • Assisted a state police trooper with a traffic stop and consent search on East Street on March 17. The trooper arrested the driver for possession of narcotics. • Assisted the Bristol Rescue Squad on March 17. • Checked businesses and patrolled Main Street and the surrounding area on foot on March 18 at 12:30 a.m. and again at 9:49 a.m. Police secured one entrance door while patrolling just after midnight. • Attended an investigations course in Appleton, Wis., on March 20. The course and expenses were funded by the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

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BRISTOL — On March 17, Bristol police arrested Alara Bourgeois, 23, of Bristol and cited her for driving with a criminally suspended driver’s license. At around 5 p.m., an officer saw Bourgeois driving on East Street, recognized her and knew that her license was under suspension. Additionally, Bourgeois’s vehicle had no front plate and displayed a rear registration plate that did not belong on the vehicle. The officer took Bourgeois into custody and transported her to the Bristol Police Department. She was processed and then released with a citation to answer the charge in Addison Superior Court, criminal division, on April 3. Between March 13 and 19, Bristol police conducted seven towncontracted traffic patrols, covering Burpee and Hewitt roads and Route 116, issuing two tickets for speeding and three speeding warnings. Police also issued two warnings for inspection violations, two warning for defective equipment and warnings for lack of insurance certificate, possession of license, and cell phone use while driving. Officers conducted security checks of Mount Abraham Union High School on March 13, 15 and 17. In other activity during that

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Local woman cited on federal drug charges

BURLINGTON — A federal also said that “Scoob” and “Brisco” grand jury late last week indicted a stored proceeds from drug sales at woman originally from Bristol and his Poultney residence. two men from New Jersey, charging The grand jury returned a separate all three with drug-related crimes. indictment on March 23, charging The indictment charges that on Oddo with being a drug user in March 15, Francesco Escribano, possession of firearms. 34, aka “Brisco,” and Richard According to court filings, the Torruellas, 22, aka “Scoob,” both VSP Drug Task Force used an of Jersey City, N.J., and Alyssa informant to conduct controlled Grace, 20, engaged in drug-related buys of heroin from Escribano, crimes. Torruellas and Grace Torruellas and Grace in the Rutland are charged with area on March 13 and distributing heroin, The charges 15. On March 16, law and the indictment stem from police enforcement obtained charges that on March a search warrant for 16, all three defendants investigation the Rutland hotel possessed both fentanyl into, and the room in which the and cocaine base with suspects’ three defendants were the intent to distribute alleged staying. Inside the those controlled connection room, law enforcement substances. located 87 bags of to the death The charges suspected fentanyl, and stem from police of Alexandra 5.5 grams of suspected investigation into, and Rooker, 26, cocaine base. The the suspects’ alleged at a home in three defendants were connection to the Poultney earlier arrested on March 16 death of Alexandra this month. and had their initial Rooker, 26, at a home appearance before U.S. in Poultney earlier this Judge John M. Conroy month. the following day. Rooker, a Fair Haven resident, Last week, an autopsy was was reported missing on March performed on Rooker at the Office 8 by family members who had of the Chief Medical Examiner in not heard from her since March Burlington. Preliminary autopsy 2. Rooker was reportedly last results revealed no signs of trauma; seen by friends on March 3, when determination of cause and manner she was dropped off by a friend of death is pending. Time and date at the residence of Wayne Oddo, of death is unknown and currently located on Morse Hollow Road in under investigation. This death is Poultney. Detectives interviewed being treated as suspicious at this Oddo in the last several weeks in time and possibly related to a drug an attempt to locate Rooker. Oddo overdose. told detectives that Rooker had been On March 23, all four defendants at his residence but was no longer were arraigned before Conroy, a there. Police said their investigation U.S. magistrate judge. All four further revealed that both Rooker pleaded not guilty to the charges and Oddo are heroin users. against them. Judge Conroy ordered As part of an ongoing drug Escribano detained pending trial at investigation, Vermont Drug his initial appearance on Feb. 17. At Task Force detectives working the March 24 arraignments, Conroy closely with the Bureau of held hearings on the government Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and motions for pretrial detention of Explosives and the Federal Bureau Torruellas, Grace and Oddo, and of Investigation obtained a search ordered all three defendants jailed warrant for Oddo’s residence. On pending trial. As to Grace and Wednesday, March 14, Vermont Oddo, Judge Conroy expressed a State Police troopers, detectives willingness to consider releasing and FBI agents executed the federal them in the future upon the search warrant and discovered submission of plans that included Rooker’s body. According to drug and mental health treatment police, during an interview with counseling. If convicted, Oddo faces up to 10 law enforcement, Oddo admitted he was a heroin user, and that “Scoob” years’ imprisonment, and Escribano, and “Brisco” are heroin dealers Torruellas and Grace each face up who have stayed at his residence, to 20 years. compensating him with heroin. He

Grace has various ties to Champlain Valley towns

RUTLAND — Federal indictment issued last week against Alyssa Grace, 20, listed her a Brandon resident, but it is unclear what her association with Brandon is. According to her Facebook page, Grace is originally form Bristol and attended Mount Abe Union High School. Her last known address was Conway Terrace in Forestdale, which is considered Brandon. But Brandon Police Chief Chris Brickell said Monday that a check of her record indicates that Grace has been living in and around Rutland for the last three years.

Brickell said that Brandon police have only had one interaction with Grace, and that was at the Conway Terrace address in 2014, when they assisted the state Department for Children and Families with removing Grace’s child from the premises because Grace was a known drug user. Brickell said Grace had 14 interactions with police in 2016 and five more this year and they have all been in Rutland. He said she has been charged previously with theft, disorderly conduct, retail theft and in January of this year, possession of heroin.

Police in Vergennes make two drug-related arrests

VERGENNES — Vergennes was a civil issue. police made one arrest and issued • On March 21 accepted a cell one drug citation last week based phone a citizen found in a Walker on tips. Avenue snow bank; police said they On March 20 they arrested a cannot identify its owner. Vergennes man on outstanding • On March 21 helped the warrants from Burlington. Police Vergennes Area Rescue Squad at on that Monday went to a South Maple Street Riverside Apartments call. on Main Street based • On March 24 on information they went to check on a Police Log received from a relative report of a stalled of James Porcaro, 29, commercial truck and took him into custody. Police near the Otter Creek bridge; it was lodged Porcaro at the Chittenden gone. Regional Correctional Facility. • On March 24 took a report that On March 22 they stopped a a car parked on Main Street had vehicle on North Main Street near been struck by an unknown vehicle. the city police station based on a tip • On March 24 helped the that the operator was in possession Vergennes Area Rescue Squad at a of narcotics. They cited Karyn Main Street call. Lefebvre, 31, of Winooski for • On March 24 and 26 helped illegal possession of the controlled motorists get into their locked cars substances suboxone, an opioid, on Main Street. and gabapentin, a prescription drug • On March 25 cited George used to treat seizures that has also Sheldrick, 33, of Salisbury for been used by drug abusers. driving under the influence of In other action between March 20 alcohol. Police said they stopped and 26, Vergennes police: his vehicle while they were in • On March 20 following a Waltham helping Vermont State complaint spoke to the South Water Police at an accident scene. Police Street owner of a barking dog. allege that Sheldrick’s blood• On March 20 listened to a alcohol content tested at 0.135 complaint of alleged damage to a after his vehicle almost struck the vehicle while at the New Haven VSP cruiser and a tow truck; the Road car wash and determined it legal limit for driving is 0.08.

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THE VERGENNES UNION Middle School Jr. Iron Chef team, from left: Audrey Delp, Olivia Wyckoff, Abigail Goodyear, Chef Christian Kruse, Antonio Socinski and Audrey Tembreull. Photos by Molly Goodyear and Asia Kruse

CHEF KRUSE GIVES the students a pep talk before the Jr. Iron Chef competition begins.

VUMS students cook in Jr. Iron Chef Competition ESSEX — More than 200 middle and high school students from around Vermont competed in the 10th annual Jr. Iron Chef Competition on Saturday, March 18 in Essex. The Fusion afterschool program at Vergennes Union Middle School (VUMS) sent a team of five students coached by Basin Harbor Executive Chef Christian Kruse (Vermont Chef of the year) and JoAllen Vincent from

Cafe Services, the company that provides lunches at VUHS. Three awards are given at the event: The Crowd Pleaser, The Lively Local and the Mise en Place. The Vergennes team won the Mise en Place in the Middle School category. Mise en Place (everything in its place): This award goes to the team that shows exemplary teamwork, order and professionalism, both during the competition and in the registration process.

THE FINISHED PRODUCT: Veggie pot pie made with ingredients from Pete’s Green Organic Vegetable farm.

CHEF CHRISTIAN KRUSE and Judge Jerry Greenfield (Ben & Jerry’s founder) look on during the Jr. Iron Chef competition.

School bus stolen from Middlebury found in Rutland

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury some local and Vergennes juveniles police received a report that a small over some clothing on March 24. school bus had been taken from the • Arrested Matthew A. Billings, Earth Waste and Metal 34, of Middlebury on headquarters on Route 7 an outstanding arrest South on March 20. warrant for driving with Police said they a suspended license (fifth Police Log received word on March offense) and driving 23 that the bus had been under the influence located, undamaged, in Rutland. (fourth offense). Police said Billings In other action last week, was lodged for lack of bail at the Middlebury police: Marble Valley Regional Correctional • Seized marijuana and drug Center in Rutland. paraphernalia from a Buttolph Drive • Responded to separate traffic resident’s apartment on March 21. accidents on Main Street on March Police said the resident received a 24 in which some people sustained civil violation. minor injuries. • Were informed on March 21 of two separate cases of vehicles leaving the scene of an accident in a parking lot, one off Bakery Lane, the other off Washington Street. • Responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a Route 7 South residence on March 22. Police said the dispute was between a man’s a ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend. • Investigated a verbal dispute between two people in the Cobble Road area on March 22. • Received a report that some gas had been stolen from a Route 7 South business on March 23. • Helped an elderly woman get home after being discharged from the Porter Hospital Emergency Department on March 23. • Helped resolve a dispute between

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• Investigated on the morning of March 24 a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Merchants Row and Main Street that resulted in a minor injury to one of the people involved. • Responded to a domestic disturbance at a Jackson Lane home on March 25. Police said they referred one of the residents to the Counseling Service of Addison County. • Notified the Vermont Department for Children & Families about an incident involving a woman who allegedly struck a child to get him in a car parked off Court Street on March 25. Police said the child appeared OK when checked later by

Brandon police. • Were informed that someone drove away from Maplefields on North Pleasant Street without paying for gasoline on March 25. • Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS in entering a locked South Pleasant Street home on March 26. • Helped Bristol police search for a suspect on North Street on March 26. • Searched in vain for an alleged drunken driver in the Bakery Lane area on March 26. • Responded to a noise complaint at a North Pleasant Street apartment on March 27.

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Moira Smiley, a native of New Haven, will perform with Jayme Stone’s Folklife Project at the WalkOver Gallery Concert Room in Bristol this Sunday.

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Moira Smiley comes home for roots revival

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ince she was 12-years-old, Moira Smiley has been recording people singing and speaking. “I’ve always been more of a listener than a speaker,” she said in an interview last month. It’s part of her mission as an artist: “to broadcast the notion that the human voice is vastly flexible and sensitive. And if we pay attention, we can understand each other on a deeper level.”

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As a kid growing up in New Haven, Smiley (daughter of Susan and the late Jerry Smiley) remembers singing old shape-note songs and American folk hymns with her parents. “Folk music has been in my veins for a long time,” she said. As an elementary student, Smiley took piano lessons from Diana Fanning and cello from Dieuwke Davydov — two beloved local instructors who also perform together as a duo. When she graduated from Rice High School, Smiley moved out to the Midwest to pursue a piano performance degree at Indiana

University School of Music. By 1998 she earned her degree in Early Music Vocal Performance. While at IU, Smiley fell in love with Bloomington, Ind., and stuck around for seven more years performing with her vocal quartet, VIDA. They toured together singing a cappella folk songs from Eastern Europe and various other vibrant harmony traditions. In 2005, she headed to California where she recorded a solo CD, “Rua,” (it means “red” in Gaelic) of Irish, Appalachian and her own songs. SEE SMILEY ON PAGE 16

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‘Off The Rails’ DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES TRUE STORY OF DARIUS MCCOLLUM

“Off The Rails,” directed by Adam Irving, tells the true story of Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger’s syndrome who has been jailed 32 times for the criminal impersonation of NYC transportation officials. PHOTO / COURTESY OF ADAM IRVING

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he Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival presents “Off The Rails” for the fifth film in this year’s Winter Screening Series. Since January, MNFF has showed one film a month that focuses on prominent work by first and second time filmmakers; the series concludes with the sixth and final film in May.

BY ELSIE LYNN PARINI

“Off The Rails,” directed by Adam Irving, is “a riveting documentary that tells the incredible true story of Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger’s syndrome whose overwhelming love and comprehensive knowledge of transit has landed him in jail 32 times for the criminal impersonation of NYC subway drivers, conductors, bus drivers, token booth clerks and track repairmen,” reads the Winter Screening Series promo for this film. “Currently incarcerated, yet again, Mr. McCollum puts in sharp focus the line between folk

details What: “Off The Rails,” directed by Adam Irving, introduced by Jude Domski. Part of the MNFF Winter Screening Series. When: Sunday, April 2, at 2 p.m. Where: Town Hall Theater, Middlebury Tickets: $12 Contact: (802) 382-9222 or visit www. townhalltheater.org

hero benevolence and persistently risking the public’s safety.” What makes this screening extra special, is that it will be introduced by Jude Domski, Bristolarea native and close friend of McCollum.

“We are so pleased to have Jude Domski as part of this event,” noted Lloyd Komesar, MNFF producer. “Her longtime friendship with Darius McCollum, the central figure in ‘Off The Rails,’ provides our audience a level of insight into the film that is very special. We have tried throughout this year’s Winter Screening Series to have local people introduce our films and create connections to the work. Jude’s connection to Darius is a particularly distinctive example of how this process can personalize an event.” McCollum and Domski first connected in the early 2000s, when Domski was working as a theater director for Paperhat Productions Ensemble in New York City. “I was looking for a story to write a play about,” Domski recalled in an interview last week. She remembered McCollum’s story from when she was an adolescent, and so she wrote to him in jail. “I wrote to him and said I’d like to meet him and talk about the possibility to write his story.” CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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She developed CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 the script with the help of Paperhat, her own research and letters she exchanged with McCollum. “The letters became the structural thread to tell his story,” she said. The end result: “Boy Steals Train.”

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“I conceived and directed the play, but it was a collaborative effort of collaging and editing a bunch of different sources,” said Domski, who doesn’t claim the title of playwright for this piece. They took the play to Edinburgh, Scotland, where it was “enormously successful,” said Domski. “Mostly because of Darius’ incredible story.” The BBC took it up as a radio play, and then the script went dormant as Domski’s life went off in a different direction.

fascinating, but Adam did a great job. The cinematography is really beautiful. And they had a great team of people doing the graphics and animated section... It’s been fun to see his story get national attention; at first it was a little hard for me because it had been such a pet project for me and an opus from my theater days. Sure, there was a little bit of a twinge to not be able to take it out to the limelight in the theater, but ultimately I’m glad people know his story and that it’s told sympathetically and with passion... Yet, after all this time, he’s still in jail and it doesn’t look like the outcome will change.” Since his first offense, McCollum has been in and out of prison for over three decades. “He’s a classic recidivist,” said Domski. “He cycles through and cycles through again. Sometimes he’s out for a few months or few years and then he’s back in.” What’s kept Domski connected to McCollum through all these repeat offenses?

Darius McCollum and Jude Domski stand together on a day he was out of jail in 2014.

“Darius is a really lovely PHOTO / MATTHEW MURPHY person,” she said. “The thing that keeps coming back to me is how he is so affable and charming, and seemingly normal in this absurd situation... the story feels like it transcends the specifics; it’s about a man passionate about something that is forbidden. That has such an epic scale to it.”

“My feeling at the time, even when I first approached him, was that I wanted to tell this story and do the play, but I also had a commitment to him; to become his friend and keep in touch,” she said. For the past 15 years or so, Domski and McCollum share phone calls, visits and letters. “The project was so long ago,” said Domski, who now lives in South Burlington “IT’S ABOUT A MAN and keeps a small PASSIONATE ABOUT studio in Burlington. “He’s my friend.” SOMETHING THAT IS

From a different angle, Domski remains active with McCollum and his story in hopes of setting legal precedents. In McCollum’s experience so far, FORBIDDEN. THAT HAS Domski said it has In those 15 years, been a struggle to Domski said she SUCH AN EPIC SCALE TO IT.” have his Asperger’s was contacted by fully recognized as a many documentary — Jude Domski factor. “It’s amazing filmmakers who that there’s still this wanted to do level of ignorance something with the in our penal system. story. Darius’ best case scenario ― which is not likely “For various reasons those didn’t materialize,” ― but he could be one of those cases that sets precedents for others. We can hope.” she said. “But Adam had the resources and ambition to come through. He tracked me Catch “Off The Rails” and Domski’s down, contacted me to get Darius’ info, and introduction this Sunday at noon, in went off to make the film. Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. Tickets are $12. Call (802) 382-9222 or visit www. “It did really well on the festival circuit,” townhalltheater.org for more info. Domski continued. “The story is so

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OUT OF TOWN ‘9 to 5 The Musical’ takes the stage LOCAL ACTORS BRING CLASSIC COMEDY TO BURLINGTON THEATER

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yric Theatre Company presents “9 to 5 The Musical” on the MainStage of Burlington’s Flynn Center for the Performing Arts for five performances April 6-9. Based on the hit movie with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, “9 to 5 The Musical” is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. The title song, “9 to 5,” has become the working woman’s anthem. The plot shines a spotlight on the plight of women in the workplace in the late 1970s. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee (played in the movie by Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton) live out their wildest fantasy — giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always

kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can’t she? Actors Andrea Cronan, Kim Anderson, and Serena Magnan O’Connell, veteran performers with Lyric, bring these iconic roles to life with just the right amount of glamour and grit. With a clever story line and rousing production numbers, this fun, feisty and oh-so-fabulous show makes a great date or outing with your best gal pals. Showtimes: Thursday, April 6 and Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 8, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, April 9, 2 p.m. Tickets ($23-$38) for “9 to 5 The Musical” are on sale through the Flynn Center Box Office, by phone at 802-86FLYNN, or online at www.flynntix.org. Geri Ann Higgins, as “Dolly Parton” in Lyric Theatre Company’s “9 to 5 The Musical,” makes working 9 to 5 look so easy. TIM BARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY

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IN TOWN The Welterweights bring alt-country to town DUO LOWELL THOMPSON AND KELLY RAVIN PERFORM AT RIPTON COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE

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Lowell Thompson and Kelly Ravin are the Welterweights. Their band is a collaboration of the two songwriters SATURDAY APRIL who have created Ripton Community Coffee House a cohesive and thoughtful collection of music. The original songs, accompanied by skillfully played guitars — both acoustic and electric — can be best categorized as Americana or alt-country.

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Kelly Ravin rose to prominence as a driving force behind Waylon Speed, an “underground outlaw dirt rock band” the Washington Post called “a cross between Metallica and the Lumineers, with an unnecessary dash of Prince showmanship.” As members of Waylon Speed shifted focus to other endeavors, Ravin focused on his solo work. Ravin’s 2015 release, County Tracks, found him setting off on his own. On it, Ravin plays every instrument, bringing his arrangements and vision to life in a raw, scarily efficient fashion. A musician who splits his time between Burlington and Austin, TX, Thompson was called “the most genuine sort of musician out there,” by Big Heavy World. Any way you cut it, Thompson’s work speaks for itself and has been vetted by his fellow musicians — hand-picked

Lowell Thompson and Kelly Ravin will perform at the Ripton Community Coffee House as The Welterweights this Saturday evening. Yes, it’s April Fools, but, no, this is not a joke.

to share stages with the likes of Graham Parker, Justin Townes Earle and Dawes. His latest effort titled “Stranger’s Advice” was released in January 2015 and was met with critical acclaim. As always, the Ripton concert begins at 7:30 p.m. with an open mike set, followed by the featured performers. Open mike performers are encouraged to call in advance and reserve one of the four open-mike slots. Admission

to the coffeehouse is $3 kids (12 and under), $10 general admission, and $15 generous admission. The economically challenged may pay what they can afford. Refreshments will benefit The Friends of the Ripton Elementary School. The coffeehouse is held on the first Saturday of each month, except August. For more information, contact Richard Ruane or Andrea Chesman at 388-9782.

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Pianist Diana Fanning and cellist Dieuwke Davydov will make a stop at Brandon Music during their international tour SATURDAY APRIL celebrating 40 years of playing together. Their program includes classic pieces for piano and cello, as well as Vermont composer Kathy Wonson Eddy’s Peace on Earth: A thrush singing. Fanning will also perform Debussy and Chopin. Tickets are $20 with a pre-concert dinner available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the 7:30 p.m. show. BYOB. Call 247-4295 or visit www.brandon-music.net for info.

Gare St Lazare Ireland celebrates 20 years of touring Beckett’s prose internationally with a revival of “Molloy” next Sunday SUNDAY APRIL from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse in Middlebury. Molloy, a crippled tramp, recounts an attempt to visit his aged mother. Along his route he is apprehended by the police and later encounters an old woman and her dog. Molloy’s view of society, and the world, is as funny as it is true. This performance is free, but there’s limited seating. Reserve your ticket by emailing playhouse@vermontcoffeecompany.com.

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The Dance Program at Middlebury College offers samples of faculty choreography on Thursday, April 6, at 8 p.m. in the THURSDAY APRIL Dance Theatre of the Mahaney Center for the Arts. This year’s new works from Gabriel Forestieri, Scotty Hardwig, Maree ReMalia, and Lida Winfield offer a wide range of aesthetics and artistic voices, representing the college’s resident dance scholars and creators. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for Middlebury ID holders, and $6 for Middlebury students. For tickets, call (802) 443-6433 or visit www.middlebury.edu/arts/boxoffice.

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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.townhalltheater.org.

CRAFTS FISHING SEASON OPENS NEXT THURSDAY. ARE YOU READY? LEARN HOW TO TIE YOUR OWN FLIES AT MUHS ON TUESDAY FROM 7-9 P.M. THE CLASS IS TAUGHT BY PETER BURTON, GIVE HIM A CALL (388-6876) TO SIGN UP. LIMIT 12 PARTICIPANTS.

FLY TYING CLASS FOR BEGINNERS IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, April 4, 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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Adam Irving that tells the incredible true story of Darius McCollum, a man living with Asperger’s syndrome. Tickets $12 for an individual film. The series pass, good for all five films, is $50. Info: 802-382-9222 or townhalltheater.org. “I, CLAUDE MONET” SCREENING IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, April 4, 11 a.m., Town Hall Theater. Based on over 2,500 letters and narrated by Henry Goodman, “I, Claude Monet” reveals new insight into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth to impressionism but who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Tickets $10/$5 students may be purchased at www.townhalltheater.org, 802-382-9222 at THT box office or at the door MondaySaturday, noon-5 p.m.

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BARN DANCE AT TOURTERELLE IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, April 1, 7-9 p.m., Tourterelle Restaurant. Kick up your heels and kick off spring at the Beeman Elementary annual fundraiser. There will be a live band, beautiful setting and lots of fun to be had by all. $10 adult; $5 kids; $25 family.

SECOND ANNUAL LOCAL GAME DINNER AT TOURTERELLE IN NEW HAVEN. Thursday, April 6, 6:30 p.m., Tourterelle Restaurant. Enjoy a night of local game by hunters across the county, along with drinks and stories from seasons past. Live music by Brisson Boss & Pelletier. Reservations suggested. Suggested donation $40 per person or $20 per person if you donate three to four pounds of game. Info: www.tourterellevt.com.

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MNFF WINTER SCREENING SERIES IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, April 2, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival winter screening series presents “Off The Rails,” a riveting documentary from Director

LECTURE ON THE RISE OF THE THIRD REICH IN VERGENNES. Tuesday, April 4, 7-8 p.m., Bixby Memorial Free Library. Join local author Jack Mayer as he discusses his most recent novel, “Before the Court of Heaven” and how it explores the origins of the Third Reich. Free and open to the public. Brought to you by The Vermont Humanities Council.

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“VINCENT VAN GOGH AND THE BOOKS HE READ” IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, April 5, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library. Art historian Carol Berry will examine how literature influenced the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh in a talk that is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesday lecture series. Free and open to the public. RELIGION LECTURE IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, April 6, 4:30 p.m., Hillcrest Orchard Room, 103, Middlebury College. Visiting Lecturer, Amanda Lucia, Associate Professor, Religious Studies from the University of California, Riverside, will give a lecture titled, “Romanticizing the Premodern: Charting Indices of Indigenous and Asian Religions in Contemporary American Spirituality.” Sponsored by the Religion Department and the South Asian Studies Program. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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ADAM BOYCE WILL PERFORM “THE OLD COUNTRY FIDDLER: CHARLES ROSS TAGGART, VERMONT’S TRAVELING ENTERTAINER” IN HANCOCK. Friday, April 7, 11 a.m., Quin-Town Center for Seniors. The talk is free, open to the public and accessible to those with disabilities. Following the talk, the center will be serving lunch. RSVP to 802-767-3763 to make reservation. For more information, contact Jill Jesso-White at 802-767-4128.

MUSIC 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, director. Bring a lunch. Event is free. CHOCOLATE AND CHANTING IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, March 31, 6:30 p.m., Havurah of Addison County, 56 N. Pleasant St. Come for a very special Kabbalat Shabbat led by Rabbi Jan Salzman, Rabbi David Edleson and Dr. Rebecca Gould. This is an opportunity to try out a different sort of Shabbat, when the singing will be “kirtan-style,” meaning “call and response” with drums, harmonium, and other instruments to help us let down our hair and lift up our spirits. Bring some (nut-free) chocolate to share, any percussive instruments you might have and your bodies ready to move. Email dedleson@gmail.com with questions. COUNTRY AND GOSPEL BENEFIT CONCERT IN BRISTOL. Saturday, April 1, 5:30 p.m., First Baptist Church of Bristol. The menu will include shepherd’s pie, brownies a la mode and more. $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12, and children under age 5 are free. Music by “Old Bones” will begin at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds will make emergency surgeries and necessary food and supplies available for over 115 vulnerable Ugandan children through the work of Village2Village Project, a charity born in Bristol and founded by Laurie Kroll. PIANO AND CELLO CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, April 1, Brandon Music Café, 7:30 p.m. Pianist Diana Fanning and cellist Dieuwke Davydov will perform a concert at Brandon Music Café, 62 Country Club Road. For more information visit www.brandon-music.net.

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CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FIDDLERS IN BRANDON. Sunday, April 2, noon-5 p.m., American Legion, Route 7, Brandon. Champlain Valley Fiddlers will perform. All fiddlers are welcome for fun and dancing. Refreshments will be available. For information call 897-7461. JAYME STONE’S FOLKLIFE PROJECT IN BRISTOL. Sunday, April 2, 7 p.m., WalkOver Concert Room. Jayme Stone’s Folklife Project, which is a continuation of work with the Lomax Collection and Project, will be appearing in concert at the WalkOver Concert Room. The ensemble features Moira Smiley, a nationally known singer, composer and musician, who originally hails from New Haven, Vt. Tickets are $20/advance and $25/day of. Reservations and information at walkover@mac.com or (802) 453-3188 x 2. TWO TWENTY-TWOS: PIANO SOLO RECITAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, April 5, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Junya Iwata ‘19, a piano student of Diana Fanning, will perform a solo piano recital — a culmination of his independent study work. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free. BRITISH PIANIST PAUL LEWIS PERFORMS IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, April 7, 8 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. British pianist Paul Lewis will perform a classical concert of works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Weber. Concertgoers are invited to gather in the Mahaney Center for the Arts lobby for a seasonal pre-performance dinner at 6:30 p.m. The catered buffet is seated family style. Dinner tickets $30. SEE CALENDAR ON PAGE 13

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Meet the chef

Carin Fredette Sous Chef at Mary’s Restaurant

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hat do you do when the adults leave town? Why, throw a party of course!

Owners of the Inn at Baldwin Creek and Mary’s Restaurant in Bristol, Doug Mack and Linda Harmon, are away in Italy for a culinary tour. So naturally, their daughter/bartender Laura Mack and sous chef Carin Fredette are throwing a kitchen-takeover party from April 5-9. Fredette, a long-time fan of Chef Mack, joined the team in November of 2016. A native of Forestdale, Fredette — nicknamed Freddy by a friend from Otter Valley High School — now lives in South Starksboro with her partner, Tom, their three teenage sons and a dog named Dude. She’s been cooking practically her whole life and is excited for some upcoming events at the inn/restaurant “like our grand Easter buffet, Tacos and Tequila on May 5, and Sunday night movies in the barn,” she said. But first the kitchen-takeover, where you can get to know the new sous chef’s own culinary style. — Elsie Lynn Parini

HOW DID YOU GET INTO COOKING? Some of my earliest memories are in a kitchen. As a 5-year-old, I was flipping pancakes with my grandmother. She would tell me “be careful, it’s hot,” but honestly that’s what attracted me the most at that age. I took to cooking very naturally; I guess it was my destiny.

WHY DO YOU LIKE TO COOK? I absolutely love to cook! For me, cooking is an extension of myself. It’s art, it’s love, it’s what I do. The thrill of constant creativity while maintaining consistency is a balance of forging ahead with new concepts and relishing in my roots that I immensely enjoy. It’s so true that when you do what you love you never work a day in your life.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO MAKE? My favorite thing to make is something I have never made before. I like to let the ingredients take me where they want to take me. That’s how you develop great recipes, and create memorable food.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? That’s a hard one for me. But, If it was my last meal on earth and I had to choose one last meal, it would be a big bowl of tofu and veggie coconut curry with a fresh lime wedge and ground roasted peanuts over jasmine rice. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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MAPLE AND MISO WINTER GREENS SALAD Recipe from Carin Fredette, Sous Chef at Inn at Baldwin Creek and Mary’s Restaurant. A delicious sweet, soft, crunchy, and tangy Asian inspired salad. Vegan and gluten free.

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INGREDIENTS: 1 bag of kale, chopped small 1 lb. trimmed Brussels sprouts, shredded with a box grater or food processor ¼ cup of dried cranberries ¼ cup of pistachios, chopped

WHAT WILL YOU BE PREPARING FOR YOUR KITCHEN TAKEOVER FROM APRIL 5-9? It’s a new and unique menu I developed just for this week. Laura is doing a special craft cocktail menu as well so it will be a fun time for sure. Food should not be artistic torture, it should be wholesome, fulfilling and uplifting. That is my intention with this menu. Comfort food with some surprising twists. I want everyone to feel like a welcomed local. People can expect some good food that nourishes the body and senses.

2 tbsp of mild white miso ¼ cup of maple syrup 1 tbsp tahini 1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar 1 tbsp olive oil Pinch of sea salt

PREPARATION: Add the chopped kale to a mixing bowl and drizzle in the olive oil and add a pinch of salt over it, massage kale for about a minute. Add in the shredded Brussels sprouts, dried cranberries and chopped pistachios. Toss to combine. In a small mixing bowl add the maple syrup, miso, tahini and rice vinegar. Whisk to combine. Add maple miso dressing to salad, toss, plate, serve and enjoy!

When the week is over the menu is gone and we return to our winter menu.

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YOU’RE BECOMING A YOGA INSTRUCTOR? Yes! At the age of 41 I am about to take a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training course and become certified to teach. It’s never too late to dive into your passions, get out of your comfort zone and do what you love. Yoga and good food are my top two passions and I envision combining my love for yoga and healthy delicious food going forward. We have so many great events planned coming up at Mary’s but I would like to eventually offer yoga/wellness retreats at Inn at Baldwin Creek and Mary’s Restaurant.

HOW DOES YOGA INFLUENCE YOUR COOKING? Incorporating a yogi philosophy and lifestyle into my kitchen environment and cooking over the years has added a great depth of caring attention, fun playfulness and balance to the dishes I create and serve.

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NPR producers Chris Hoff & Sam Harnett gather unique sounds for their popular show. Here’s your chance to be surrounded by sounds from around the world and through the centuries, and to rethink existence and experience through your ears.

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They’re Back! 6 new short plays so fresh you’ll have to slap them twice! 2017’s plays will be inspired by the gallery show Posters for Plays Not Yet Written by Sanford Ferrier.

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I, CLAUDE MONET

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A one of a kind experience – films from around the world. This 11th Annual lineup is the finest yet with fish tales from Siberia, Idaho, Mexico, Florida, Kamehatka, Alaska, Montana & more! All profits go to the New Haven River Anglers Association. Advance: Middlebury Mountaineer, 56 Main St., 802-388-7245

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EXHIBITS AMERICAN FACES: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF PORTRAITURE AND IDENTITY. On exhibit Feb. 17-April 30 featuring 90 portraits from more than 20 collections exploring why Americans have been fascinated with images of themselves. The Middlebury College Museum of Art, located in the Mahaney Center for the Arts on Route 30, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007 or museum.middlebury.edu. ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART. Ongoing exhibit, highlighting an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early fifteenth-century Italian panel painting. Lower Gallery at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007. DICK KIRBY: METAL MADNESS. On exhibit March 3-April 30, featuring a one-man show of artist-designed steel works such as lamps, weathervanes, candle holders and coat racks. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org. FOCUS ON THE SHELDON: A FIVE-POINT PERSPECTIVE. On exhibit March 7-May 13, featuring five Middlebury-area photographers’ exploration of the collections of the Henry Sheldon Museum. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St, Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org. GLASS ART: MOLTEN COLOR AND FROZEN FORMS. On exhibit March 24May 7, featuring kiln formed glass sculpture by Alyssa Oxley; hand-blown glass by Bud Shriner; and kilnformed glass jewelry and objects by Micaela Wallace. The exhibit also includes work by emerging glass artists Anne Hulvey, Mary Ellen Jeffries, Cherie Marshall, Lori Pietropaoli and Christie Witters. Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main Street, Vergennes. (802) 877-3850 or www.creativespacegallery.org. GRACE MELLOW: NOT FOR SHOW. On exhibit March 2-April 9 featuring Grace Mellow’s gouache and pastel experimental figurative drawings. Northern Daughters Gallery, 221 Main Street, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or www.northerndaughters.com. PRELUDE TO SPRING: BOTANICAL ART IN VERMONT. On exhibit Feb. 17-April 1, featuring the work of three of Vermont’s nest botanical artists: Bobbi Angell, Susan Bull Riley and Stephanie Whitney-Payne. Compass Music and Arts Center is located in Park Village at 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. (802) 247- 4295 or www.cmacvt.org. RE-IMAGINE THE BRAIDED RUG. On exhibit, Feb. 4-April 29, featuring the work of West Fairlee rug braider Delsie Hoyt. Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or www. vermontfolklifecenter.org. SANFORD FARRIER: POSTERS FOR PLAYS NOT YET WRITTEN. On exhibit March 11-April 1, featuring large scale posters designed by graphic designer and Middlebury College graduate Sanford Farrier. An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 31, 5-7 p.m. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or www.townhalltheater.org. UNTOUCHED BY TIME: THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS FROM PERICLES TO PARR. On exhibit Jan. 10-April 23, featuring early archaeological publications, antiquarian paintings, drawings and prints, as well as photographs, books, and more recent images that are all drawn from collections at Middlebury. Together they bear testimony to the fascination with the Acropolis that has prevailed from the Enlightenment to the present. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury. (802) 443-5007. HAVE AN EXHIBIT YOU WANT PUBLISHED?

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EXHIBITS Posters, plays and possibilities

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FARRIER’S POSTERS ON EXHIBIT AT JACKSON GALLERY INSPIRE POP-UP PLAYS he Jackson Gallery presents a series of large scale posters designed by graphic designer Sanford Farrier. In the “Plays Not Yet Written” collection each poster is an invitation to the viewer to engage in a conversation about theatrical and thematic possibilities. It starts with a first impression, hopefully leads to thoughtful exploration, and finally poses the question: “So, given this treatment and imagery, what do you think this play is about?” The exhibit coincides with Town Hall Theater’s fourth annual Pop-Up Plays and will be integral to the process for this year’s event. Pop-Up Plays, an evening of plays written, directed and performed in 24 hours, will be performed on April 1. This year Sanford Farrier’s posters will serve as inspiration for the playwrights who will write the plays the night before they’re performed. “Sanford’s posters are wonderfully evocative — that’s part of his genius,” said Haley Rice, producer and creator of Pop-Up Plays. “Just looking at one of his posters, a variety of ideas spring to mind, which is the beauty of using them as inspiration. It’s this immensely satisfying

feeling of bringing something into existence that was only a notion — of creating the shows that haven’t been written yet. Making it happen. I’m not sure if Mr. Farrier ever thought they’d have a life beyond the poster, but it’s really cool that they will. I feel honored to be part of the process, and I hope he likes what the playwrights create.” A graduate of Middlebury College with an MFA from the University of Washington, Sandy Farrier has been a professional graphic designer for 35 years. His work has appeared in Communication Arts, How Magazine, Print Regional Design Annual, and the AIGA Awards Annual. After 28 years on the West Coast, Sandy returned to New England where he worked for three years at MIT as Associate Director of the Publishing Services Bureau and as Communication Design Consultant for the Office of the Arts and the Center for Global Change Science. He is currently Associate Professor and Chair of Visual Communications at Endicott College in Beverly, Mass. He is also a playwright and actor, and is an active and supportive member of the Newburyport theatre community. His “Plays Not Yet Written” series is a lifelong project with no end in sight. It forms a bridge between his career in design, his love of photography, and his relatively recent involvement in theater.

An artist’s reception will be held in the Jackson Gallery on Friday, March 31, 5-7 p.m. The Jackson Gallery is located in the lower level of Town Hall Theater, a community and cultural venue located in the center of Middlebury. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 12-5 p.m., and an hour before any public events in the building. For more info, call (802) 3829222 or visit www.townhalltheater.org.

Private life of Claude Monet featured in documentary

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“MY HEAD IS BURSTING — I WANT TO PAINT IT ALL.”

ward-winning director Phil Grabsky brings audiences a fresh perspective of arguably the world’s favorite artist — through his own words. Based on over 2,500 letters and narrated by Henry Goodman, “I, Claude Monet” reveals new insight into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth to impressionism but who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Monet was famous for his landscapes and garden scenes, including Impression, Sunrise and Water Lilies. His style and perspective on the images he created represented more the viewer’s impression of the sight they experienced rather than recreating the scene as it appeared in reality. This approach came to be known as impressionism, a movement which influenced and characterized a century of art, music and even literature. Monet is widely known as the father of impressionism.

– Claude Monet

But in addition to being a great artist, Monet was also a complicated man. Monet’s life is a gripping tale about a man who, behind his sundazzled canvases, suffered from feelings of depression, loneliness, even suicide. However as his art developed and his love of gardening led to the glories of his Giverny garden, his humor, insight and love of life are revealed. Shot on location throughout Europe at the very spots he painted, “I, Claude Monet” is a fresh and intimate cinematic exploration of some of the most loved and iconic scenes in western art.

Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies by Claude Monet.

“I, Claude Monet” will be screened at Town Hall Theater on Tuesday, April 4, at 11 a.m. Tickets are $10/ $5 students. Tickets available at www. townhalltheater.org, (802)382-9222, at the THT box office, or at the door Monday-Saturday, 12-5 p.m., or one hour before show time.

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the movie THE SENSE OF AN ENDING — RUNNING TIME: 1:48 — RATING: PG-13 Audiences for The Sense of an Ending are likely to be older people who can grasp the emotional wallop of an old man exploring his past. Young people with just a blink of a past are thinking about present and future, not about the ups and downs that formed them. What we have here is an upper middle-aged man digging hard to understand a major sadness in his early life. Prepare to be confused as you follow a slew of actors from school years through life to early old age. They give us six characters at different ages in shifting times. It’s worth the effort. Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent/Billy Howie) is the proprietor of a small camera store that sells old Leicas. Divorced, he is alone most of the time. Tony has learned of the death of his closest school friend and is searching for the diary he now knows Adrian (Joe Alwyn) left behind when he died. When he learns it is in the hands of his old love Veronica (Charlotte Rampling/Freya Mavor), Tony sets out to see her again to claim the diary and reconstruct his past. That’s a simplistic summary of a complicated story. Though there are approximately five main characters, they are played at different ages by different actors. So jump to ten actors, old and young, who appear, vanish, and reappear without help from the filmmakers in identifying who is who. It gets easier the more we hear their names, harder when Jim’s comments switch from reality to memory. And that is the last negative thing you will hear from me about this otherwise appealing movie. As Jim summons his memories, listen closely for what his personality and time have done to his past. We watch Jim and his ex-wife Margaret (Harriet Walter) reunite to help guide their daughter Susie (Michelle Dockery) through single mother childbirth. We watch him as a young man lose young Veronica (Freya Mavor), the love of his life, to his best friend Adrian.

Charlotte Rampling and Jim Broadbent in The Sense of an Ending (2017).

he must test his own memory against theirs, and we in the audience have the job of sorting the true facts of the mystery he has constructed in his head. What’s important to know is that every one of these actors gives a fine, often subtle performance. Add to that the impact of Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling as long ago lovers who meet in much older age and you will see an amazing mixture of restraint, resentment, and love tamped down. These two can deliver moods that are both subtle and overpowering in the same moment. Their brief time onscreen together is a gift of quiet talent. While the young actors deliver the remembered moments, their elder selves give us those memories wrapped in the reflections of many decades. Quite suddenly, we in the audience realize we are doing the same. — Reviewed by Joan Ellis

As Jim finds each of the women who played major roles in his earlier life,

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Edgar Degas traveled to New Orleans over the winter of 1872-1873 and his visit inspired some of his most beautiful and haunting paintings. Not much is known about the details of the trip — he came to visit his youngest brother, René, married to their cousin, Estelle, or Tell, who were expecting a child, and he was at a crossroads in his painting career. Art historians have wondered about the absence of a sketchbook devoted to New Orleans, and it is this mystery that forms the starting point for Harriet Scott Chessman’s delightful and beguiling new book. Narrated by Tell, his Creole cousin who lost her sight at a young age, as she entreats a former servant to describe the newly-discovered sketchbook. It’s a lovely, graceful story, its pacing evocative of New Orleans itself, and the nuances of the relationships delicately played out against the backdrop of an gentle afternoon. Harriet Scott Chessman, in conversation with John Elder, will present this book at the Vermont Book Shop, Saturday, April 8 at 4 p.m.

We Are Gathered Here, by Micah Perks Walking to Listen, by Andrew Forsthoefel The Roasted Vegetable, Revised Edition, by Andrea Chesman Yvain: The Knight of the Lion, by M.T. Anderson A Gathering of Larks, by Abigail Carroll When Everything Was Possible, by G S Bernhardt My Darling Detective, by Howard Norman

— Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

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Cash bar. Concert tickets $25/20/6. Info: www. middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168. “2 MOON SMILE” IN ROCHESTER. Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m., Rochester Federated Church. Heliand Consort and Clogs will premier “2 Moon Smile,” a new chamber opera by Australian composer Padma Newsome. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission by donation.

POETRY POETRY READING IN BRISTOL. Friday, April 7, 6-7:30 p.m., Art on Main. Five local poets, Kara Van Vliet, Jon Turner, Basha Miles, Rachael Baird and Elyssa Cobb, will read from their poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. Refreshments and conversation will follow.

NPR’S “THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SOUND,” A SERIES OF RADIO SHOWS WHICH AIR DURING ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, IS COMING TO THE TOWN HALL THEATER IN MIDDLEBURY TOMORROW EVENING. LISTENERS WILL BE SURROUNDED BY SOUND IN A WAY THAT ENCOURAGES THEM TO RETHINK THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR EARS. SHOW STARTS AT 7:30 P.M.

at www.townhalltheater.org, by phone 802382-9222 or in person at Town Hall Theater Box Office (daily except Sunday, noon-5 p.m.).

READING AUTHOR READING IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, April 8, 4 p.m., Vermont Book Shop. Harriett Scott Chessman will present her new book, “The Lost Sketchbook of Edgar Degas” in conversation with John Elder. Book signing to follow. Free and open to the public.

POP-UP PLAYS IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, April 1, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. This year’s Pop-Up Play participants are a handy mix of newcomers and old pros. Tickets are $12 and available at www.townhalltheater.org, calling 382-9222 or in person at THT box office Monday to Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES VFW ANNUAL SPRING FLING IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, April 1, 9 a.m.3 p.m., VFW Post 7823, Exchange Street. VFW annual spring fling with crafts, flea market, food tables and over 25 vendors. Lunch will be served.

THEATER “THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SOUND” IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. NPR’s “The World According to Sound,” a series of radio shows that air during All Things Considered, comes to Town Hall Theater. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased

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“ARCADIA” PRODUCTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, April 6, Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, 7:30 p.m., also on Saturday, April 8, at 2 p.m., Wright Memorial Theatre, Middlebury College. This play by Tom Stoppard is a compelling blend of science, mathematics, literature and landscape architecture; the magnetic force connecting them is sex, “the attraction that Newton left out.” Featuring Associate Professor of Theatre Alex Draper ’88; directed by Cheryl Faraone. Tickets: $12/10/6; on sale March 20.

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HOME Kick off spring with easy maintenance projects

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s the days get longer and the weather improves, this is the time to make sure that our homes or rental properties are well maintained. Here are a few doit-yourself projects to keep your home in tip-top shape:

BY SCOTT MCGILLIVRAY

INSULATION

Many older homes have inadequate levels of insulation in the attic. Topping it up will help reduce energy consumption and keep your house cooler in the summer months. A great product for this task is Roxul ComfortBatt insulation. It’s easy to install, cuts simply with a serrated blade or bread knife and protects against fire, moisture and mold. Aim for a depth of 16 inches or an R-value of 50.

ROOF Inspect your roof and make minor repairs. Winter can be especially hard on a roof. Look for ice, hail or water damage. Replace any cracked

or missing shingles and clear any debris.

GUTTERS It’s not glamorous work — clean those gutters. Your home’s gutters play an essential role in moving water away from your home and preventing damage. Consider installing gutter guards.

CAULKING Inspect windows and doors and re-caulk where necessary. Because a proper seal is essential in both heating and cooling seasons, this job should be performed twice a year to protect against drafts and moisture, and to keep insects out.

EXTRAS Other simple jobs include fixing leaky faucets, repairing and resealing decks, inspecting the foundation and scheduling a checkup for your HVAC system. The key is being honest about what you can handle and, when in doubt, call in the pros. — MetroCreative

Scott McGillivray is the award-winning TV host of the hit series “Income Property,” a full-time real estate investor, contractor, author, and educator. Follow him on Twitter @smcgillivray.

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That kicked off her songwriting CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and arranging career with Moira Smiley & VOCO — a group of four female voices, cello, banjo, percussive movement and accordion. VOCO has recorded four albums: “Blink” (2006), “Circle, Square, Diamond & Flag” (2008), “Small Worlds” (2009) and “Laughter Out of Tears” (2014). Smiley was also drawn to California to deepen her explorations of Eastern European vocal music with the KITKA ensemble. KITKA’s rigorous touring and recordings combine traditional songs and ground-breaking new works. Smiley did a songstudy trip through Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia in 2012, where she studied Irish Sean Nós (old-style) singing, Appalachian ballad and dance-song; she also began site-specific theater.

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ure it’s technically spring, but cabin fever is still hanging around — kind of like that honey-do list you said you’d get to last week. Lucky for us, the Cabin Fever Series at the WalkOver Concert Room in Bristol has another performance SUNDAY APRIL coming up WalkOver Concert Room, Bristol on Sunday evening.

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This month, Jayme Stone’s Folklife Project comes to the intimate concert space on Bristol’s Main Street. The ensemble features Joe Philips on stand up bass, Sumaia Jackson on fiddle, Jayme Stone on banjo and Moira Smiley on accordion. Everybody sings.

Stone’s project is a continuation of work with the Lomax Collection and Project — songs collected by folklorist and field recording pioneer Alan Lomax. The group’s collaboration has brought together some of North America’s most distinctive and creative roots musicians to revive, recycle and reimagine traditional music. In their latest tour, the group continues the Lomax evolution with sea island spirituals, Creole calypsos, and Appalachian dance tunes. Catch this group’s spellbinding singing, virtuosic playing and captivating storytelling at the WalkOver Concert Room, 15 Main Street in Bristol on Sunday, April 2, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of. For more info or to make a reservation email walkover@mac.com or call (802) 453-3188 x 2.

Like most musicians “making it” in Los Angeles, Smiley had more than one iron in the fire — she calls it “patch-working.” In addition to her work these days with VOCO, she also plays and sings with Jayme Stone, Solas and Tune-Yards. It’s all rooted in folk music. “Folk music ended up feeling like home over and over,” Smiley said, “though classical music felt like home too.” She said she loves Béla Bartók, Debussy and Shostakovich equally to Fats Waller and early American shape-note singing. In fact, Bartók’s short pieces for piano inspires her ongoing project “Bartók Sings” — re-imagining Bartók’s piano miniatures for voices and strings. Smiley was recently the soprano soloist in Stravinsky’s “Les Noces,” one of eight singers for Stockhausen’s “Stimmung,” playing the role of Sorceress in Purcell’s 1690 opera “Dido & Aeneas,” and performing a variety of art song collaborations around the world. She also taught a semester at University of Birmingham (UK), and sang and recorded with the acclaimed Theater of Voices, Fretwork Consort of Viols, The Dufay Collective, and Sinfonye. In 2002, she won the Barbara Thornton Memorial Scholarship for Medieval Music, given by the Sequentia Ensemble, and recorded Disc Three of the Complete Hildegard Works with Sinfonye (Celestial Harmonies). How’s that for accomplished? But that is not what keeps Smiley going. She’s inspired by the communal aspect of folk music, that and conservation. Which is what brought Smiley and Jamey Stone together for the Folklife Project. Well, that, and Smiley sang at Stone’s wedding 10 years ago. “It’s about listening to others and remembering,” she said. “The lyrics and melodies are from

“IT’S ABOUT LISTENING TO OTHERS AND REMEMBERING. THE LYRICS AND MELODIES ARE FROM EXTRAORDINARY SINGERS AND PLAYERS THAT ALAN LOMAX AND OTHER FOLKLORISTS RECORDED... MOST OF THE MUSICIANS WERE NEVER PROFESSIONALS; TO ME THEY’RE ARTISTS OF SOUND.” — Moira Smiley

extraordinary singers and players that Alan Lomax and other folklorists recorded... Most of the musicians were never professionals; to me they’re artists of sound.” Performing these songs with Stone’s project is an honor for Smiley. “I guess in a way it’s a feeling that the outpouring of human creativity is unstoppable,” she said. “I feel connected to the past in a soulful way.” Smiley is excited to come home for this Sunday’s concert at the WalkOver Concert Room in Bristol. Together with Joe Philips, Sumaia Jackson and Jayme Stone, Smiley said listeners will hear “music with a sense of history and adventure!”

Moira Smiley will perform with Jayme Stone’s Folklife Project at the WalkOver Gallery Concert Room on Sunday, April 2, at 7 p.m. PHOTO / ALEXANDRA DEFURIO

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Stay relaxed through the planning stages BY CHRISTY LYNN SHOREHAM — Abby Goodrich and Joe Murphy grew up one town away from each other. She in Shoreham, he in Orwell. Abby’s mother, Leslie Goodrich, was Joe’s teacher in elementary school. But despite their proximity, Abby and Joe never knew each other growing up. Kids from Shoreham travel to Middlebury for middle school and high school, those from Orwell go to Fair Haven. Instead, the two met years later at a wedding. Abby had been hired as a wedding photographer for the event. Joe was the best man. The two saw a lot of each other throughout the day and enjoyed the easy conversations that struck up between them. When Abby went home her mother asked her how the wedding went. “It was good,” she said. “I think I might have met a guy there.” Abby gave her mom Joe’s name and her mother shrieked with glee. “I love Joe Murphy. You could definitely marry him!” And she was right. Four years later, that unknowing statement became reality. The two were engaged on September 23, 2015. They both loved the idea of a fall wedding, so set a date for October 1 of the following year. At the time Abby was back in school studying to become a massage therapist and was also working, so she needed a lot of planning time. THE SITE The couple started their planning by touring wedding barns and sites where they might like to host their special event. But most were out of their budget and didn’t feel quite right. One day Abby came across a Facebook post from a local friend who was recently married and raved about an inexpensive rental option for tents, tables and chairs. She learned about Calvin Loven, who runs a small rental business supplying tents with clear sides, handmade tables, folding white event chairs and dance floors perfect for weddings. “I realized we could have our wedding right at my parents’ farm for less (See Murphy Page 3)

Contents Stay relaxed through the planning stages..................................................1 The Knot reveals the 2016 Real Weddings Study results.......................4 The secret drawer.............................................................................................6 Places to Get Married......................................................................................9 Regional differences in weddings ...............................................................9 Tips for guests looking for lodging.............................................................10 How to organize wedding planning............................................................10 How to build your wedding budget.............................................................11

Abigail Goodrich and Joseph Murphy got hitched at the Goodrichs’ farm in Shoreham last fall.

Photo by Barb Wood, Riverwood Photography

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Murphy (Continued from Page 1) money than we could have it anywhere else. So it was a go.” Sweet Butter Churn Farm in Shoreham was a dairy farm originally, but when Abby was growing up it also housed 200 head of sheep. Abby grew up actively involved in the farm and a committed member of her local 4-H chapter. But the farm work took its toll on Abby’s father, Stephen Goodrich, and after back surgery he decided to sell all the animals and retire to a new job (he is now a mail carrier for Shoreham). When the farm was deemed the site for Abby and Joe’s wedding, a new purpose was given to the property. The Goodrich family worked to clean up the area, removing an underused pool and a dilapidating barn to open a wide and beautiful view over the valley. THE HELP Abby and Joe were fortunate to have very supportive family members willing to help out with all steps of the planning process, so they decided not to hire a wedding planner or much outside help. “We had both my mom and my mother-in-law, as well as his sister, cousins, his grandma and a lot of aunts and uncles willing to help out,” Abby said. “We really saw this as a blending of two families and so everyone was willing to take part.” As a result, sending out over 200 save the date announcements and invitations turned into an evening of getting together with a bunch of family and forming an assembly line where each person had a task and together they quickly worked their way to completion. For the day-of, Abby and Joe worked to delegate tasks to as many extended family members as they could, relieving themselves of the details so they could enjoy the day. Abby’s mother prepared the drinks. She had all the fixings prepared ahead of time and was ready to go. Her aunts took care of appetizers, prepping them ahead of time and skirting off immediately following the ceremony to get them out and ready for guests at the reception. The couple did hire The Wheel in Benson to cater the reception dinner, but guests were responsible for tossing their own paper plates and plastic silverware following the meal. Trash collection was delegated to uncles. “In the end it really flowed pretty nicely and was just what we wanted. It had a real family vibe, which worked well for us.” THE DRESS In the search for her perfect dress, Abby made an appointment at Vows Bridal Outlet outside of Boston, Mass. But a week or so before her appointment, Abby found herself on other errands in Burlington and decided to stop into David’s Bridal just for a peek. She tried on several gowns and found one she really liked. In her excitement, Abby called her mom, sister-in-law and mother-

in-law and the four of them returned to David’s the following day to view Abby’s dress. No one liked it. But they encouraged Abby to try on some others and, lo and behold, they found the perfect one! She cancelled her appointment at Vows, but the four decided to go to Boston anyway — just for fun. IT ALL COMES TOGETHER The day of the wedding started our foggy and romantic, Abby recalled. As the sun rose the fog lifted and it was clear their outdoor ceremony was going to come off without a hitch. Around 160 guests traveled to Sweet Butter Churn Farm, many from Vermont, but others from Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire as well. The ceremony site was decorated with mums, pumpkins, hay bales and fall flowers in the day’s colors of cranberry, cream and sage. The tents stood on the ridge behind the ceremony site, overlooking the stunning pastoral views. Handmade signs welcomed guests to the site and directed them to the open seating. The six bridesmaids were split wearing either short cranberry dresses, or long grey gowns, but perhaps not for the aesthetic reasons you might assume with contrasting colors to enhance the visual pop of the wed-

Abby and Joe pose under their wedding arbor with parents Steve and Leslie Goodrich to their right and Carol Murphy and Bill Kirkpatrick to their left. Abby largely credits their smooth planning to the incredible help they received from family and friends.

Photo by Barb Wood, Riverwood Photography

With an October 1 wedding, much of the decorations chosen and the Murphy ceremony were fall themed. They used hay bales, pumpkins, mums and ornamental cabbage to decorate the site, which added to the quintessential farm scene while also staying within a modest budget. Photo by Barb Wood, Riverwood Photography

ding party. Instead, midway through the planning process, three of the six bridesmaids announced to Abby that they were pregnant. Now, this might have stressed some brides out. Abby had already picked out six matching cranberry dresses for all the bridesmaids and these announcements forced her to scrap that vision. “But I just said, ‘Oh crud, three of the girls are now pregnant. What do we do?’ Of course the answer was we buy new dresses and try to make it look intentional.” She decided rather than try to match a specific color cranberry, she could match the groomsmen’s grey suits. “I kind of went with what happened and got OK with it all.”

The groomsmen and fathers of the wedding couple were dressed in sharp grey suits from Rutland’s Mc-

Neil & Reedy, with cranberry ties to match the ladies. Abby’s hair and makeup was done by her cousin, and she carried a formal bouquet crafted by florist Karen Hescock at Bloomers Garden Flowers. The cake was made by Abby’s best friend and to accompany it her mother and mother-in-law made 300 homemade whoopee pies. They also built a fire outside of the tent for roasting marshmallows to enjoy while the autumn evening chill set in. Stephen Goodrich offered wagon and tractor rides until dark. Guests each received a small container of maple syrup to commemorate the occasion, prepared and donated by a friend of Joe’s who is a local sugarer. “That’s kinda how we wanted it,” Abby said. “Just a celebration of us becoming one and celebrating the new and what’s to come.”

ONE PIECE OF ADVICE “I tried not to stress, that was my biggest thing,” Abby said, reflecting back on the process. “I could have panicked along the way, but I was able to let things go and get around them.” In the end, Abby and Joe felt they got exactly what they had wanted and were able to avoid much of the anxiety that some couples feel around their wedding. The one time Abby nearly lost that calm and cool was the day of the wedding when her father called her into his room before the ceremony. He couldn’t find his pants. “He’s probably only worn a suit a couple of times in his life, so he’s not really used to it. But in that moment I just starting thinking, ‘Oh no. This can’t really be happening right now.’ “But then Mom came in and found the pants right there on the hanger, hiding under the suit coat.”

Lights in the wedding tents glow from the ridge at the Goodrichs’ Sweet Butter Churn Farm, creating a beautiful scene to view from the fire pit or ceremony site below.

Photo by Barb Wood, Riverwood Photography

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The Knot reveals the 2016 Real Weddings Study results NEW YORK – The Knot, the leading wedding brand and marketplace, on Feb. 2 released the results of The Knot 2016 Real Weddings Study. The 10th annual comprehensive report, the largest of its kind, surveyed nearly 13,000 US brides and grooms married in 2016 to uncover the financial spending habits and trends of real weddings in America. This study includes national and regional statistics on the average cost of a wedding, wedding vendor cost, how couples budget for their big day, the average number of wedding guests, spend per guest, wedding style trends and other key statistics related to weddings in America. In 2016, the average cost of a wedding reached an all-time high at $35,329, while the number of guests dropped. That correlation means spend per guest increased, showing that couples are spending with a focus on guests. Custom guest entertainment has more than tripled, from 11% to 41% since 2009, with photo booths (78%), games (18%), musical performances (12%) and fireworks (8%) at the top of the list. Not only are guests being entertained at weddings, but this year couples reported that nearly 20% of their guests hooked up at or after their wedding. “Wedding spend continues to rise, but at the same time, guest

lists are shrinking as couples spend more per guest to create an unforgettable experience for those closest to them,” said Kellie Gould, editor in chief of The Knot. “Couples are also using their wedding day to make their first big statement as a couple. From invitations to the reception band, couples are spending more to put their personal stamp on every detail.” GUEST EXPERIENCE IS TOP OF MIND AS GUEST SPEND RISES WHILE GUEST COUNT DROPS. Showing just how much couples are focused on creating the ultimate guest experience, the average number of wedding guests in 2016 is down to 141, compared to 149 in 2009, while the cost per wedding guest is up to $245, compared to $194 in 2009. To create a completely memorable experience for guests, couples are amping up the entertainment and personalization. Seventy-five percent of all couples have at least one signature wedding element (up from 66% in 2008), such as a signature cocktail (24%). Custom guest entertainment has more than tripled, from 11% to 41% since 2009, with photo booths (78%), games (18%), musical performances (12%) and fireworks (8%) at the top of the list. Also on the rise are cigar rolling stations, wine and liquor tastings

and dance performers. Don’t be surprised to see aerialists, acrobats, live painters or gospel choirs this year as 2017 wedding trends reach new heights in guest entertainment. WED TECH HELPS CAPTURE EACH AND EVERY MOMENT. As technology has become a part of our everyday lives, 22% of couples incorporated some type of technology into their wedding day including: GoPros in bridal bouquets to capture the walk down the aisle, drones to take aerial wedding footage and live streaming video to share the wedding day with loved ones who couldn’t attend. Sixty-four percent of couples created a wedding hashtag and shared with guests on their personalized wedding website (48%), table tent cards (32%), ceremony program (20%) and wedding invitation (19%). COUPLES ARE SPENDING OVER PLANNED BUDGETS WHILE PARENTS TAKE ON MOST OF THE WEDDING COSTS. Tradition rings true with parents paying for a majority of today’s weddings. On average, the bride’s parents contribute 44% of the overall wedding budget, the bride and groom contribute 42%, and the groom’s parents contribute 13% (others account for the remaining 2%). In 2016,

Category Overall Wedding (excluding honeymoon) Venue (reception hall) Photographer Wedding/Event Planner Reception Band Reception DJ Florist/Décor Videographer Wedding Dress Groom’s Attire and Accessories Wedding Cake Ceremony Site Ceremony Musicians Invitations Transportation Favors Rehearsal Dinner Engagement Ring Catering (price per person) Officiant

10% of couples paid for the wedding entirely by themselves, and 8% of couples didn’t contribute any finances to the wedding budget. Most couples (89%) say the economy did not affect wedding plans and 47% (up from 42% in 2011) report spending more than they planned for. MOBILE WEDDING PLANNING DOUBLES AS MORE COUPLES ARE PLANNING ON THE GO. In 2016, couples using smartphones for wedding planning activities more than doubled from 42% in 2014 to 90% in 2016. The most popular mobile wedding planning activity: browsing wedding gowns (62%). Researching wedding vendors (51%, up

2015 National Average Spend $32,641 $14,788 $2,618 $1,996 $3,833 $1,171 $2,300 $1,824 $1,469 $269 $575 $2,089 $703 $445 $792 $267 $1,296 $5,871 $68 $273

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from 31% in 2014), using online planning tools (43%, up from 21% in 2014), creating a personal wedding website (25%, up from 14% in 2014) and using an online RSVP service (20%, up from 7% in 2014) are also top of mind wedding activities on mobile. HOOK UPS AND GETTING DRUNK, OH MY. Looking for a love match? You may just find one at the next wedding you attend. Nineteen percent of couples say some of their guests hooked up during or after their wedding, with 4% reporting that guests who met at their wedding are now in a committed relationship. Guests aren’t the only ones indulging in reception liba(See Page 5, The Knot)

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The Knot (Continued from previous page) tions. Fifteen percent of brides admit they got drunk at their wedding and 18% say their groom got drunk as well. Nine percent of brides reported that she, or both her and her significant other, had an ex-lover at their wedding. Four percent of survey respondents admitted that their best man insulted someone during his toast. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Ceremony and reception locations are becoming even more important as couples plan a personalized wedding that’s a true reflection of their personalities and relationship together. Fortyeight percent said that having a reception venue with a scenic backdrop or locale was the top priority, while having both an indoor and outdoor space was most important for 30% of couples. As unexpected places to wed are on the rise, only 26% had a ceremony in a religious institution (down from 41% in 2009). Hosting weddings at farms, barns and ranches increased from 2% in 2009 to 12% in 2016, and historic buildings and homes rose in popularity from 9% in 2009 to 13% in 2016. Other popular non-traditional ceremony sites include beach houses, public gardens, wineries

and museums. COUPLES CONTINUE TO WED FAR FROM HOME. Only 20% of couples considered their wedding a destination wedding, down from 24% in 2011. Of those who had a US destination wedding, 49% got married 200 miles or more from where they lived at the time of their wedding. Nearly 13% of destination wedding couples host a second party when they return home for friends and family who weren’t able to attend. There are more than 340,000 destination weddings each year with 89% (up from 77% in 2015) taking place in the continental US and 11% (down from 23% in 2015) at international destinations. Top locales include Hawaii (35%), California (14%), Florida (12%), Caribbean (27%) and Mexico (10%). FALL WEDDINGS DOMINATE. Summer weddings still remain a popular season to say “I do,” but fall has taken the top spot with 40% (up from 30% in 2009) of couples hosting their nuptials in the fall months. September and October are tied for the most popular month, each accounting for 16% of weddings, followed by June with 13%. Saturday nuptials

are still strong at 70% followed by Fridays (14%) and Sundays (12%). Editor’s Note: About The Knot 2016 Real Weddings Survey The 2016 Real Weddings Survey captured responses from nearly 13,000 US couples married between January 1 and December 31, 2016. Respondents were recruited throughout the year from TheKnot.com membership, which represents nearly 80% of to-be-weds nationwide. Newlyweds received survey invitations shortly after their wedding date and were asked a comprehensive series of questions about the event and their planning process. All qualified respondents attested that they were 18 or older and had a wedding in 2016. Survey respondents represent a variety of ethnicities and educational and income levels, and are geographically dispersed across the country. The survey and data management partner for the study was Decipher Inc. The Knot is a big wedding resource and marketplace that engages, matches and connects couples with products, services and local wedding professionals they need to plan and pull off their wedding.

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BY DOUGLAS ANDERSON EAST MIDDLEBURY — Nobody remembers when the desk first came to the Waybury Inn. The East Middlebury, Vermont landmark has been in continuous operation since 1810, so it’s a good bet that the desk, with its fold-out writing surface and dozens of small drawers and crannies, has been there for decades. For many years the desk sat quietly in the inn’s Room 9, the honeymoon suite. No doubt most newlyweds paid little attention to it, their energy focused on other things. But one couple took the time to explore the quirky antique, and their curiosity was rewarded with the discovery of a slender secret drawer, in plain view though cunningly disguised as a bit of fretwork. To commemorate the moment, the bride dashed off a note and inserted it into the secret compartment: “June 27, 1987. On this day Julie M. Hughes married Michael Southwick in Middlebury. Vt. We spent our wedding night here. We hope you enjoyed your stay here and leave a note, as we have, for others to find in this secret drawer of the grand ol’ desk.” Thus began the romantic and very quiet tradition of the secret drawer in Room 9. Only those lucky enough to stay in this particular room — and clever enough to discover the secret drawer — have been aware of the custom. In time, over 200 eloquent and sometimes deeply personal messages would be left in the room. They now reside in a shoebox stashed in a low drawer, waiting to be savored by a new generation of guests. The writing is by turns passionate, philosophical, comic, and profound. “As recently its eight weeks ago neither of us knew the other existed…. We both have decided we want to spend the rest of our lives together. Some things you know right away, and this is one of them. Maureen, I love you, I always will.” And this: “In just one evening in this most peaceful place we have dedicated our lives to each oth-

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er and charted our future together. We promise to return and update you on all our future exploits.” Only a minority of the notes are from newlyweds, but all of them explore the magic of romance. “We discovered the secret box and spent 30 minutes smiling and laughing together. We are not newly weds. Our trip has been one of renewed love and friendship. After 16 years, we find we can still find things to talk about besides “the kids.” I love you, Ed. Thanks for a week to remember.” Many of the letters are surprisingly candid, with references to broken relationships, personal hardship, illness, and death. A husband has surprised his wife with a Vermont vacation because “… in February we found out that our eldest daughter has diabetes. She was almost at coma level. Then just a week ago I found out I’m going to have surgery.” One particular letter is remarkable for its unblinking clarity: “I remember the night I met him. Before I went out, I told God that I had had enough — no more physical abuse and no more mental abuse. No more. What was the sign that it was right? He asked to kiss me good nite. (No one ever asked, just assumed the role and went for it.) You know what I said? No. He wasn’t offended, and yes, I saw him again. Just remember: Fight for what is yours and ask God to bring you through it. You can’t do alone. We have been sober 12 years and have a beautiful five-year-old and are in this for the long haul.” One gets the feeling that many of these writers are articulating things they’ve long felt but never expressed. One muses on the therapeutic quality of the letters. Upon reading these letters, I was surprised how quickly moved I was, and am, by their sin and strength. Perhaps writing here is like talking while lying on a psychiatrist’s couch, free to think, to feel, to remember — trusting the listener as I do now you, the reader. Another writer picks up the thread:

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Issue “… It is your quiet voices, your secret voices that have moved me. You prove that we all have much to share with each other. Thanks to this wonderful place and those hearts who have been willing to share space within you.” The letters also tell of young love: “Not bad accommodations for a couple of college kids! We cannot afford to be staying here, but we are young and in love and funding such a wonderful night is a detail we will work out later. P.S. Mom and Dad, if you ever stay here and read this, Paul slept on the couch.” And of the tricks of the trade in surviving the longer-lasting variety: “Just celebrated our 25th anniversary. The man spoils me rotten and I know it. Sweet man, but tonight I will be up till the COWS come home. He snores like a 747 coming in for a landing. The trick is to go to bed before him and get a running start.” The advice in one note is especially poignant and persuasive, given its source: “Four traveling widows, having a lovely time in beautiful Vermont. We travel around for two weeks together each year since losing our beloved husbands. Much happiness to each and every one who stops here. Sometimes life is short with your partner. Live each day with laughter, love, and kindness to each other.” In the 1980s the Waybury Inn served as the exterior for television’s Bob Newhart Show. (Passersby might not make the connection today. During taping, the inn was painted white, but now it’s a more historically appropriate shade of green.) That very funny show is long gone. But the comic muse is alive and well in Room 9. “We picked this place to help celebrate a milestone in our lives … but now he is sick and in the bathroom while I am out here alone reading all these romantic letters of good times and fun in this room. Sorry we missed it!” In two different entries on a single sheet, an irrepressible young man tells a story with a happy ending:

Couples who stay in Room 9 at the Waybury enjoy reading the notes and adding to the long-standing tradition by leaving one of their own. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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“2-19-95. I just spent the most perfect weekend with the most beautiful woman in the world. All I want is for her to be happy, I know that I am up to the task because she is so easy to be around. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with her because someday I will marry her. You can count on it!” “10- 15 -95. I told you to count on it! Suzanne and I made our long awaited return to the Waybury Inn — as an engaged couple! We stayed in Room 10 but snuck into the honeymoon suite so we could add to this letter.” A recurring theme in these letters is how guests often can’t believe their dumb luck; had they missed the flight or skipped the party, they never would have found the love of their lives. But one letter stands out as a reminder that not everyone has been so fortunate. A 45-year-old woman writes: “I’m staying in this room, but I’m not a newlywed as a matter of fact, I’m single and here by myself. My friends laughed at me when I told them I was staying in the honeymoon suite. But I don’t care. This is my third trip to the Waybury Inn, and I love it. This is my time — it ‘s what I do for myself. Maybe someday I’ll bring that special man with me, and together we’ll spend a night in this romantic and cozy room.” Perhaps the best thing that can be said about the Room 9 writers is that they don’t romanticize romance. If anything, they take great pains to point out just how difficult life with another person can be. Relationships are hard. People go through bad times. But something pulls them through, and that something is intimacy and understanding. Romance endures. It also has some nice fringe benefits. From a couple who’ve been coming to the Waybury Inn since 1958: “For those of you who enjoy reading these letters for lascivious reasons, the answer is Yes! It is still great after 38 Years — especially in Room 9.” Editor’s Note: This piece was written by Douglas Anderson, originally appeared in Yankee Magazine and was provided by the Waybury Inn in East Middlebury.

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Places to Get Married Top 25 Most Expensive

Based on average cost of a wedding in 2016, couples spend the most on their weddings in the following areas in the U.S. Four of the five most expensive places to get married are in the New York/ Tri-State area. 1. New York – Manhattan: $78,464 2. New York – Long Island: $67,831 3. New Jersey – North/Central: $62,606 4. Illinois – Chicago: $60,035 5. New York – Outer Boroughs: $59,027 6. Massachusetts – Cape Cod: $58,608 7. New York – Westchester/Hudson Valley: $54,428 8. Rhode Island: $52,328 9. Florida – Southern: $48,596 10. Pennsylvania – Philadelphia/Delaware: $48,093 11. New Jersey – South: $46,486 12. California – Santa Barbara/Ventura: $45,957 13. California – Los Angeles: $44,062 14. Massachusetts – Boston: $44,028 15. California – San Francisco/Greater Bay Area: $42,716 16. Louisiana – New Orleans: $42,628 17. Connecticut: $42,127 18. Texas – Houston/East TX: $40,285 19. DC – Washington DC/Northern VA/Suburban MD: $40,176 20. California – San Diego: $37,268 21. Texas –Austin/San Antonio/South TX/Central TX: $36,522 22. Maryland – Baltimore: $35,861 23. Michigan – Detroit: $35,576 24. California – Orange County: $35,303 25. NY – Capital District/Upstate NY: $34,874 —The Knot

Regional differences in weddings

Top 10 Most Affordable Based on average cost of a wedding in 2016, couples spend the least on their weddings in the following areas in the US. 1. Arkansas: $19,522 2. Utah: $20,337 3. Montana: $20,794 4. Texas – West Texas: $21,688 5. Oregon: $21,854 6. Idaho: $22,018 7. Arizona – Tucson: $22,175 8. Iowa: $23,098 9. Nevada: $23,239 10. Oklahoma: $23,302

More U.S. Wedding Stats Average Wedding Cost: $35,329 (excludes honeymoon) (up from $32,641 in 2015)

Most Expensive Place to Get Married: Manhattan, $78,464 average spend Least Expensive Place to Get Married: Arkansas, $19,522 average spend Average Spent on a Wedding Dress: $1,564

Average Marrying Age: Bride, 29 ; Groom, 31 Average Number of Guests: 141

Average Number of Bridesmaids: 5 Average Number of Groomsmen: 5

Most Popular Month to Get Engaged: December (15%) Average Length of Engagement: 15 months

Most Popular Month to Get Married: October (16%) and September (16%) Popular Wedding Colors: Dark blue (29%), gold (28%) and light pink (28%) Percentage of Destination Weddings: 20%

The Knot 2016 Real Weddings Survey can be broken down on a region-byregion basis across more than 80 markets. Regional highlights include: • Cost of Weddings: Manhattan, New York, and Long Island, New York, have the highest average wedding spend ($78,464 and $67,831, respectively), and Arkansas and Utah have the lowest average wedding spend ($19,522 and $20,337 respectively), excluding honeymoon. • Marriage Age: New York City accounts for the country’s oldest brides, with Manhattan brides being 31.7 years old on average, and brides from Southern Florida being an average of 31.2 years old. Whereas Alabama and Tucson, Arizona, have the youngest brides (26.5 and 26.7 years, respectively), on average. The country’s oldest grooms can be found in Manhattan (34.4 years old) and Southern Florida (33.1 years old), and the youngest grooms are in Alabama and Utah (27.9 and 28.2 years, respectively). • Engagement Length: Couples from Orange County, California and Lehigh Valley/Poconos, Pennsylvania, have the longest engagements (20.5 and 19.3 months, respectively), while couples in Utah and Mississippi walk down the aisle a bit sooner after getting engaged (8.5 and 11 months, respectively), on average. • Wedding Size: Nebraska and Iowa couples have the largest number of wedding guests (230 and 210, respectively), and couples who tie the knot in Hawaii and Nevada still have the smallest number of wedding guests (74 and 84, respectively). • Wedding Style: Hawaii and Montana weddings are more likely to be casual than any other region in the US (44% and 39%, respectively), while Long Island and North/Central New Jersey have the most black tie weddings (40% and 38%, respectively). • Wedding Dress Spend: As in 2015, brides in Manhattan and Long Island still spend the most on their wedding gowns ($2,564 and $2,473, respectively), while Nevada and Oregon brides spend the least ($1,074 and $1,171, respectively). • Honeymoon: Couples from Alabama (89%), Mississippi (89%), Toledo, Ohio (87%) and Tennessee (87%) are most likely to book a honeymoon, while couples in Montana (33%), Nevada (60%) and Hawaii (61%) are least likely to book a honeymoon. • Gift Registry: Couples in Nebraska and Alabama are most likely to register for wedding gifts (98% and 96%, respectively), while couples in Nevada and Hawaii are least likely to register (66% and 70%, respectively).

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Tips for guests looking for lodging (MS) — Couples about to tie the knot often arrange for discounted hotel rooms for their wedding guests. Many hotels offer substantial discounts to wedding parties, but some guests and bridal party members might still want to examine their options before booking rooms. The following tips can help guests find the right room so they can enjoy their loved ones’ wedding weekends to the fullest. • Don’t overlook the wedding hotel. Many couples put a lot of thought into the hotel where their guests will be staying. Couples may have already done the legwork with regard to finding a hotel that’s closest to the wedding ceremony and receptions sites and still within arm’s-length of other attractions guests can enjoy while in town. Give ample consideration to the hotel or hotels affiliated with the wedding prior to beginning your search, even if the hotel is a chain you have never used before or have not liked in the past. • Prioritize proximity. It’s important to consider

factors aside from cost when searching for a place to stay for a loved one’s wedding. The most affordable option is not always the most ideal. Proximity to the ceremony and reception venues should be a priority, as guests won’t save much money, if any, if their hotel is so far away from the weekend’s activities that they must rent cars or take taxis all weekend. • Share rooms to reduce costs. If the wedding rates are unaffordable, float the idea of sharing rooms with fellow guests. Splitting the cost of a double room instead of booking a single room by yourself can save substantial amounts of money. Staying in the hotel with other guests will make you feel like you are not missing out on anything. • Look for lower rates in the wedding hotel. Room rates are locked in once couples choose a particular hotel or hotels, but guests might be able to find more affordable rates at the same hotel by waiting to book and perusing discount hotel websites and apps.

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How to build your wedding budget (MS) — Couples engaged to be married have a lot on their plates as they begin planning their weddings. Whereas tradition once demanded parents of the bride pay for a couple’s wedding, nowadays more and more engaged couples are completely or partially financing their own nuptials. That means prospective brides and grooms must develop wedding budgets that won’t ensure their first act as Mr. and Mrs. is paying down debt. Couples who plan to pay for all or most of their weddings on their own can heed the following tips to build wedding budgets that won’t break the bank but will still ensure a day to remember forever. EXAMINE YOUR COLLECTIVE FINANCES Few couples know the details of each other’s finances before getting engaged. While some may still hesitate to share their personal financial information upon getting engaged, an open and honest discussion and examination of each person’s finances is the only way to develop a realistic wedding budget that both partners can live with. Once couples know what they can contribute, they can then consult their parents to determine if their mothers and fathers intend to contribute.p DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY GUEST LIST A preliminary guest list can give couples an idea of how large and expensive their weddings will be. According to the Real Weddings Study, the average cost per wedding guest in 2016 was $245. While that cost can vary greatly depending on geography and other factors, couples should keep that figure in mind when drafting their guest

lists. If need be, keep costs down by trimming the guest list so it includes only close family members and friends. DON’T COUNT ON GIFTS Many couples justify runaway wedding budgets by telling themselves that they will ultimately get the money back via wedding gifts. While many guests will give financial gifts, counting on such windfalls is a recipe for accruing debt. Do not build potential wedding gifts into your wedding budget. If you do so and your expectations fall short, you could be facing considerable debt upon returning home from your honeymoon. GATHER QUOTES BEFORE CHOOSING WHERE TO TIE THE KNOT Where couples get married will have a great impact on how much money they will spend on their weddings. For example, the Real Weddings Study found that, in 2016, the average wedding in Manhattan cost couples slightly less than $80,000, while the average wedding in Arkansas cost less than $20,000. Venues within the same city can vary greatly with regard to pricing and offerings as well, so couples should give themselves ample time to gather quotes and find an affordable venue they like. BUILD EXTRA COSTS INTO YOUR BUDGET When determining a budget you can live with, remember to include a little extra for unforeseen costs. Weddings are large undertakings, and it’s reasonable to expect some unforeseen costs to arise. Building such costs into your initial budget will make these unforeseen circumstances that much easier to handle. Budgets can help couples stay on track and avoid debt as they plan their weddings.

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