Monday, April 17, 2017

MONDAY EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 29 No. 1

Middlebury, Vermont

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Monday, April 17, 2017

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Seedsheet sales surge after TV show

• See an opera about a Russian aristocrat and a maturing young woman. Read about it in Arts Beat on Page 10.

Wildlife outside our front doors • Naturalist Sue Morse will talk about bobcats in our midst at a presentation Thursday.

See Page 20.

• MUHS traveled to Rutland to take on an early-season challenge. See Sports, Page 16.

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Middlebury entrepreneur snags $500K from ‘sharks’

Listening to Tchaikovsky

Tiger boys’ lax faces a road test

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U.S. REP. PETER Welch, left, talks with Monument Farms Dairy owners Bob, middle, and Peter James during a visit to the Weybridge farm last Thursday morning. Last week, Welch talked to dairy farmers in Middlebury and St. Albans, while on a listening tour around the state.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Labor tops dairy concerns

Farmers tell Rep. Welch their frustrations with federal policy

By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — Congressman Peter Welch arrived in Middlebury last Thursday ready to hear county dairy farmers’ ideas for improving the next farm bill — in particular ways to fix the current farm bill’s underperforming program to help the dairy farmers

survive plunging milk prices.

But the price of milk and the Margin Protection Program’s failure to help Vermont’s dairies wasn’t at the top of anyone’s talking points.

Instead, farmers assembled at the UVM Extension offices shared with the Vermont Democrat other,

more pressing concerns about federal farm policy.

Top of the list: farm labor.

The first and most pressing issue raised by the farmers was the threat to foreign-born dairy workers from President Trump’s far more aggressive approach to (See Farmers, Page 18)

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College alum Cam MacKugler knew he had a winner in his Seedsheet invention, a product that allows anyone, virtually anywhere, to grow their own food.

And while his tiny, three-year-old company has been selling product at a nice clip from its headquarters in Middlebury, MacKugler knew Seedsheet could do a lot better if fertilized with major capital.

All he had to do was survive a little time in a “Shark Tank” — a reality TV show through which MacKugler made a convincing enough sales pitch to leverage a $500,000 infusion of capital from Lori Greiner, one of the celebrity investors on the popular show that airs Friday evenings on ABC. MacKugler showcased his product for seasoned investors — and to a TV audience of millions — during Shark Tank’s April 7 show.

MacKugler knew an appearance on Shark Tank would place more eyes on his product and provide a direct link to resources to grow (See Seedsheets, Page 7)

United Way attracting more volunteers, but donations are lagging Circus leaves the elephants at home

• A local man raises awareness of a rule that keeps elephants out of Vermont. See Page 2.

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — United Way of Addison County (UWAC) officials are coming to grips with two current philanthropic trends in Addison County, both of which will have a significant bearing on the organization’s future fundraising efforts.

First, the not-so-good news: Some of the county’s most senior, generous donors are either passing on, relocating or transferring their charitable dollars to other causes — such as grandchildren’s tuition bills. This is contributing to an estimate that the local United Way will fall about $50,000 short of what was a $650,000 fundraising goal for its 2016 campaign.

But there’s also some good news. While folks haven’t been giving as much money to UWAC as in past years, they are donating their time in larger numbers than ever before. UWAC during the last year has registered (See United Way, Page 15)

Tuneful friends

MONKTON MUSIC LEGEND Pete Sutherland, left, strums the mandolin while Ted Wesley of Lincoln plays guitar on April 9 at Bristol’s Holley Hall during the 5-Town Friends of the Arts tribute to Sutherland. Sutherland is playing the very mandolin that he used many years ago to teach Wesley the tune they played at the tribute.

Photo courtesy Stephen Mease Photography

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Elephants remain hot topic during local circus

Plan puts 7 homes on city property PUD pitched for Green Street site

By ANDY KIRKALDY VERGENNES — A seven-home Planned Unit Development, known as a PUD, proposal for a Green Street parcel in Vergennes would be the first to make use of city zoning provisions for “density bonuses,” which would allow more homes on the lot than otherwise permitted.

Scott Hardy, a Charlotte resident who has developed property in Chittenden County and might be familiar to some as the inventor of Neos overshoes, hopes to market seven small and highly energy-efficient homes with a “cottage look” at 186 Green St., the former home of the Fisher Flower Farm.

His application is now before the Vergennes Development Review Board, which will conduct a Monday (April 17) site visit, after which the board could call for a public hearing for a conditional use permit.

The homes for the “Fisher Farm Community” would be built offsite in White River Junction by modular construction firm VerMod. The homes, built by the same firm that made homes for the McKnight Lane affordable housing development in nearby Waltham, are intended to be “net-zero;” that is, meaning the solar panels on the roofs, combined with high levels of insulation and other energy-efficiency measures, would supply all the energy homeowners need.

Hardy said the homes would not be large — ranging from 900 to 1,300 square feet — or too pricey, with the cost for one-, two-, or three-bedroom properties running from between $185,000 to $265,000, depending also on whether buyers want high-end materials and/or full foundations.

All land would be owned in common with a condominium agreement, including a play area to the rear as well a central green, and a shared nine-bay garage is planned.

Hardy believes there is demand for village homes like these in a neigh-

A SUBDIVISION FOR seven highly energy efficient homes is planned along this stretch of Green Street in Vergennes.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

borhood like that on Green Street — 1.85 acres. Currently, however, Verand he said he has deposits for three gennes zoning bases that trigger on of the building envelopes, subject to Leadership in Energy and Environpermitting and then final purchase- mental Design (LEED) standards, and-sales agreements. which include a distance-from-ser“My goal is to try to create more vices provision that might be probof these net-zero, lematic even though pocket neighborGreen St., like “My goal is to try to 186 hoods around Verall of Vergennes, is mont. So instead of create more of these not far from downjust taking a 10-acre net-zero, pocket town. lot or a 5-acre lot and neighborhoods According to putting a five-bed- around Vermont.

Hardy’s submission room home on it, So instead of just to the DRB, the sevwhy don’t we put five enth unit “was sited one-bedroom homes taking a 10-acre based on anticipated on it?” he said. “We lot or a 5-acre lot changes to the Zonneed this kind of in- and putting a fiveing and Subdivision ventory, especially if bedroom home Regulations which it’s net zero. It gives on it, why don’t will include a denpeople a lower cost sity bonus for Efwe put five oneof ownership.” ficiency Vermont’s Hardy bought the bedroom homes on High Performance 1.85-acre lot at 186 it? We need this Home CertificaGreen St. for $98,000 kind of inventory, tion,” a standard in October. Without especially if it’s net he said the homes density bonuses, the zero. It gives people meet.

Medium Density City Manager and Residential zone that a lower cost of zoning adminisapplies to the parcel ownership.” trator Mel Hawley — Scott Hardy said he believes the would allow five lots.

Hardy proposes to rehomes themselves serve one home as senior housing, also meet the LEED certification, however, and that, according to zon- but confirmed Hardy “has requested ing, triggers a provision allowing a the planning commission use a difsixth home on the parcel. ferent standard than LEED.” Another density bonus provision A FIRST FOR PUDS for creating energy-efficient homes Hawley also confirmed that until would allow another home on the now no proposals to city zoning of-

ficials have made use of the density bonus provisions. The Claybrook subdivision off West Main Street and Hopkins Road, which won DRB approval in 2014, used PUD provisions to cluster homes on smaller lots, but did not seek to increase the number of lots permitted on the parcel.

“We’ve had PUD regs for a long time in our zoning regulations, but they’ve only been used in our Overlay District (by Claybrook),” Hawley said.

Hawley also described as unique the condominium ownership of the land — essentially, he described the homes as freestanding condominiums.

“This is a little different. This is not where individual property owners own a lot where they mow and would have an interest in another open space,” Hawley said. “The open space (on Fisher Farms) is everything outside of the footprint.”

Hardy said he considered traditional homeowner agreements (he called them HOAs), but decided the condominium approach, which he said does draw some lines around the homes, made more sense.

“It’s a small parcel,” he said. “You have to have an HOA anyway. It just seemed the right thing to do not to create these postage-stamp-sized lots. We have common land and limited common land. The limited com(See Vergennes, Page 5)

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — The Garden Brothers Circus came to town last week — minus two of its biggest attractions.

Vermont’s rules governing importation and display of exotic animals resulted in Garden Brothers leaving its two elephant performers elsewhere during the circus’ Vermont tour, which included a couple of April 12 shows at Middlebury’s Memorial Sports Center.

Vermont added elephants to its list of restricted species more than a decade ago, in part due to their propensity to carry tuberculosis in a strain that can be contracted by humans, according to Jason Batchelder, chief warden for the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

A note reading “no elephants, no refunds” was affixed to the Garden Brothers promotional sign that greeted a steady stream of children and adults who filed into the sports center prior to the 4:30 p.m. show.

Omission of the two prodigious pachyderms from the show didn’t seem to bother customers, who had also been promised horses, camels and ponies, along with the customary clowns, acrobats, “human slingshot” and “motorcycle madness.”

Indeed, the only elephant sighting came courtesy of Middlebury resident and animal rights advocate Don Glauber, who stood vigil outside the makeshift big top. In one hand, Glauber held a small stuffed elephant. In the other, he held a homemade sign that read, “Do you love elephants? If so, ask me what you can do.”

Glauber had read a Garden Brothers flyer promising the participation of elephants. Though there were none present at the Middlebury venue, he decided to stick around anyway to offer people insights on elephants and how they are affected by life in captivity.

“When elephants are doing rides or tricks … they are being put (See Elephants, Page 3)

Route 7 repaving to affect northern Addison County

NEW HAVEN — Travelers between New Haven and Charlotte village should be prepared for potential traffic hassles beginning this week.

Work on major repaving of Route 7 in the northern half of Addison County and the southern part of Chittenden County will resume on Monday, according to state officials, with a projected completion date of July 28.

The repaving work in the southern-most of two projects will run

from Lime Kiln Road just north of New Haven junction to the Ferrisburgh/Charlotte town line.

According to the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the project will consist of prepping the existing pavement to include grinding, crack-sealing, and pothole repairs prior to resurfacing with threequarter-inch pavement and pavement markings.

The Ferrisburgh rail crossing just east of Vergennes will also be rebuilt and improved, along with

other smaller items throughout the project.

This is a continuation of the Route 7 project last summer that ran from the north end of Middlebury village to Lime Kiln Road in New Haven.

A second, similar Route 7 rebuilding project in Charlotte will also resume this week. VTrans said this northerly project stretches 3 miles from the Ferrisburgh/ Charlotte town line north to the Ferry Road Intersection. Crews

are expecting to shift Route 7 traffic to the detour from just south of East Thompson Point Road north to just beyond the Charlotte Berry Farm by the end of the week.

Two-way traffic will be maintained as much as possible, but officials warn that alternating one-way traffic will be used at times.

VTrans warns motorists to expect delays, although traffic flow will be maintained at all times with one-way alternating traffic

during construction hours with flaggers on the job.

VTrans is also asking motorists to be careful while traveling through construction zones, and to note fines for speeding within construction zones are doubled.

Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the project may contact Stephanie Barrett, public relations officer, at 802-862-6085.

Project information updates will be available at countonitinc.com/ road-construction-scheduled.

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Elephants (Continued from Page 2) through something called the ‘phajaan,’ where the elephant is basically starved for up to 10 days and is placed in a container where it is stabbed and repeatedly yelled at and basically tortured until they give up their soul,” Glauber said. “They are basically tortured until they give up their soul and stop being elephants.

They do whatever they are told in order to be fed and not feel pain again.”

Don and Karen Glauber for the past eight years have been annual visitors and helpers at the renowned Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. Elephant Nature Park is a sanctuary founded

by Sangduen Chailert. It provides around 250 acres of roaming space for a variety of elephants that share a common bond — some sort of disability inflicted by man or in the wild. The Glaubers have been designated “elephant ambassadors” by the park.

“We have volunteered to offer free educational programs to any group that wants it,” Don Glauber said. “The Asian elephants are largely being exploited for rides and shows. The young elephants are often kidnapped from their families and then sent to zoos or circuses.”

Glauber said he was not trying to interfere with the circus’s Middlebury performances.

“I wasn’t trying to discourage anyone from going here,” Glauber said. “I have no animosity; there’s a lot of magnificent entertainment in there, and kids love this kind of experience.”

While Vermont has put up a general stop sign for elephants, Glauber said he realizes Garden Brothers elephants will simply rejoin the circus in other states on its tour, which will conclude in Nevada this July.

The circus will be performing in six or seven cities per week during its lengthy run.

Quinn Griffin is box office manager for Garden Bros. Circus. He said the circus’s elephants are well treated and have been trained through “positive reinforcement,” rather than what he acknowledged were some “more barbaric and old-fashioned” methods used by some operations in years gone by.

Griffin said mistreatment of the animals would be counter-produc-

CORRECTION: The April 13 edition’s front page story on the teacher contract negotiations in two local school districts gave incorrect information on the salary demands by the Addison Northwest Teachers Association. The ANTA (teachers union) lowered their salary increase demand to 9.75 percent for everyone (plus step increases) from the original demand of 10.95 percent. In last Thursday’s story we incorrectly reported that the union lowered the salary increase demand to 4.5 percent. We regret the error.

tive as well as cruel.

“Quite frankly, you have to take very good care of them, keep them warm and fed,” he said. “If they are grumpy, sick or unhappy for any reason, they will refuse to perform.”

Vermont, according to Griffin, is the only state that has a “catch-all” regulation against circus elephants.

“Every other state, you just need to make sure you have your permits in order, which is standard operation,” he said.

Still, Griffin acknowledged the elephants’ days under the big top might be numbered. The wellknown Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus last year staged its final elephant performance and announced its animals would retire to a Florida conservation center. Then Ringling Brothers announced the circus would close this spring after a more than 100year run.

“As long as it is legal to do so, we will certainly have elephants, because it is uncommon in the United Sates, and people like to see them,” Griffin said. “There’s definitely been a lot of pressure from animal activists. It remains to be seen how long it actually remains legal.”

Griffin believes the Garden Brothers circus would be able to function without elephants, though it would be challenging.

“We’ve done tours without elephants before, where it was just camels and ponies and it was successful,” he said. “You just don’t advertise elephants, but elephants are definitely synonymous with the term ‘circus.’ So while I don’t think it’s necessary, when you say ‘circus,’ people generally expect there are going to be elephants.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonsonindependent.com.

MIDDLEBURY RESIDENT DON Glauber was looking to bring awareness to the plight of circus elephants before the start of Garden Bros. Circus show in Middlebury’s Memorial Sports Center last Wednesday afternoon. The circus, which usually showcases two elephants, did not bring elephants for its Vermont shows.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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A D D IS ON INDE P E NDEN T

Editorial Moving toward secrecy Republicans, conservatives and political foes of President Obama, might recall the days they were salivating with news that George B. Kaiser, a major investor of the solar energy company Solyndra, had visited the White House on multiple occasions. Kaiser had donated to the Obama campaign, and Republicans pointed with accusatory confidence that the millions of federal subsidies to the firm, which later declared bankruptcy, must have been discussed during those White House meetings. While Kaiser denied such allegations, the important point is that Republicans — and the American people — knew that Kaiser had visited the White House, and on how many occasions, because of a transparency policy adopted by the Obama administration to keep such visitor logs public.

Trump, despite being critical of Obama for not being more open about such White House visitors, announced last week that he would be ending the practice of making the White House visitor logs public. In another flip-flop of a campaign promise, he is hiding behind the false claim of “national security,” which is bogus for a number of reasons, but chief among them is because exceptions can be made to keep information around national security issues hidden.

Obama’s purpose in making the White House visitor logs public was to shed light on which visitors, including lobbyists, gained access to the White House so the public could see who might possibly be exerting their influence over policy.

Obama and the Democrats were making government more transparent.

In practice, the visitor records, which were maintained by the Secret Service, listed the names of those entering the White House along with which member of the White House staff obtained permission for them to enter, and the name of the person they were to meet.

Trump is ending the practice because he wants those business dealings secret.

Contrary to his promise to “drain the swamp,” Trump has staffed his administration with multi-millionaires and billionaires; conflicts of interests abound with each appointment, yet his administration’s vetting process has largely cut-off testimony as a cowed Republican congress has rubber-stamped Trump’s selections; the scandal of Trump’s associates and campaign staff having close connections to Russia (and of colluding to influence the election) is serious and Trump is doing everything he can to hide information to the contrary (such as revealing his recent tax returns); his plans to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, such as they are, call for creating private-public deals, which would open the way for his presidency to pay friends billions of dollars for lucrative federal projects; and Trump’s dealings outside the White House — at Trump Tower and his Palm Beach club Mar-a-Lago — add to the prospect of an administration conducting the nation’s business in secret. It all smacks of a third-world oligarchy using federal funds to enrich his cronies.

Trump’s actions are the very opposite of the transparency conservative Americans said they were clamoring for, and of which Trump promised to deliver.

But this is not just another broken promise. What makes this worse is that Trump’s past business practices demonstrate how unprincipled he is: Trump has been sued numerous times for stiffing sub-contractors, who end up settling at a much-reduced rate because he has the funds to out-lawyer the poor Joe seeking full compensation; he has repeatedly used bankruptcy laws to “game” the system, and again stiff other businesses down the food chain; he recently shut down the Trump modeling agency because he allegedly employed foreign models who were in the country illegally, and lacked green cards or citizenship, and allegedly used that leverage to demand more work and pay lower wages; and his refusal to release his recent tax records is just another example of his complete lack of honesty, trustworthiness and transparency.

Is he hiding something? Absolutely. Does he want to set up a system in which OTTER CREEK, SWELLED by he can reward lobbyists who cater to him and reward those loyal to him with Middlebury last week. federal contracts and other favors? What do you think? If we know anything about this president it is that he rewards loyalty — and “yes” men — above all else; he lacks principle and a sense of integrity; and success is about winning (or reaping a fortune) at all cost.

That’s why transparency is more important than ever before. That Trump is moving so quickly to keep such dealings from public view should be alarming to all Americans.

But where are the voices of Americans clamoring for Trump to “drain the swamp?” Where are the calls for more government transparency?

During his two terms, President Barack Obama voluntarily released more than six million White House visitor records. Trump’s hope is that he will release As we celebrate National none. How is that transparent? How does that serve the American public?

— Angelo Lynn Volunteer Week April 23-29, I am humbled to take the opportunity ADDISON COUNTY to recognize the many individuals in Addison County who give their time, skills, resources, and energy Periodicals Postage Paid at Middlebury, Vt. 05753 to Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society. This Postmaster, send address change to Addison Independent, 58 Maple Street, Middlebury, Vermont • 388-4944 • Fax: 388-3100 • Web: www.addisonindependent.com organization was founded by E-Mail: news@addisonindependent.com • E-Mail Advertising: ads@addisonindependent.com volunteers and throughout our 41 Published every Monday, Thursday by the Addison Press, Inc. Member Vermont Press Association; New England Press years of operation, they have been Association; National Newspaper Association.

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Letters to the Editor Homeward Bound benefits from many volunteers

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non-profits, we are a small organization running multiple programs and volunteers are the glue that keeps many of these programs functioning daily. The transport volunteer who shows up at 8, coffee in hand, to drive an animal to a vet appointment supports our medical program; the clerical volunteer who spends regular weekday afternoons deleting duplicate entries from our database helps us run efficient fundraisers; the dog walker who shows up in the pouring rain (or

sleet or sweltering sun) to walk our dogs around the neighborhood is a vital part of our animal enrichment program; and event volunteers who lend trucks and time make Woofstock run smoothly for all.

I could go on and on; I cannot count the ways in which volunteers support the efforts of Homeward Bound so I will just say, Thank you!

Jessica Danyow Executive Director, Homeward Bound Middlebury

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Vergennes

Letters to the Editor Mediation an important step to reaching agreement After 11 meetings over seven months and without significant progress toward an agreement, the Addison Northwest School District Board declared impasse in its negotiations with the Addison Northwest Teachers’ Association (ANTA) on April 10. Impasse is a tool intended to improve the progress of negotiations by utilizing a neutral, third party mediator to help the parties reach an agreement. The board remains hopeful that the parties can agree to a fiscally responsible contract before the current agreement expires on June 30 and before the teachers need to begin enrolling in one of the four new healthcare plans by November 1. Major issues stalling the talks have been health insurance benefit coverage and salary.

Health Insurance Last month, the Board increased its original proposal and offered up to $13,044 toward a teacher’s premiums for family coverage and added a Health Reimbursement Account depending on which plan a teacher chooses. Beginning in January 2018, the Vermont Education Health Initiative (VEHI), a statewide plan that covers Vermont public schools, will replace its current healthcare insurance offerings with four new plans that provide the same

benefits using the same Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont network. The Board estimates that its proposal will provide an opportunity for savings without impacting the quality of healthcare coverage available to its teachers.

The ANTA health insurance proposal — unchanged from its original offer — requires the District to pay 95 percent of any insurance premiums and cover 100 percent of all out-of-pocket expenses including deductibles.

Teachers would pay, at maximum, 5 percent of their premiums — although it was unclear whether such a cost was being considered as an out-of-pocket expense. The Board estimates that financial exposure of the ANTA proposal is an additional $700,000 annually in healthcare expenses.

Salary The Board’s proposal increases the lowest end of the salary scale by 10.95 percent to assure that the district remains competitive within Addison County, and provides an average one-year raise of $750.

In contrast, ANTA’s last position is a 9.75 percent increase plus a seniority increase of 4.5 percent for all employees covered by the contract, resulting in one-year raises of up to $9,000.

Next Steps The board has agreed that

further discussions between the parties without the assistance of a neutral third party will not result in a new contract within a reasonable time frame. The board’s declaration of impasse permits the parties to engage a mediator to help reach an agreement. Board representatives plan to work with a mediator and ANTA representatives and remain hopeful that the parties can agree to a fiscally responsible contract before the end of the school year.

The board believes this process will help all concerned to reach common ground for the benefit of our students, teachers, and community.

On March 1, 2016, voters from the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, and Waltham and the city of Vergennes approved unification of the Addison Northwest School District, consolidating the five districts that had formed the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union. The 2017-2018 contract will be the first agreement between ANWSD and ANTA. Superintendent JoAn Canning on behalf of the Addison Northwest School District Board of Directors Vergennes

(Continued from Page 2) mon land is the area right around the buildings.”

Hardy also said he could have dedicated more homes to seniors and placed more units on the parcels, but decided against that approach.

“The best thing for the people that live in a community like this is to have a mixture of young people and older people,” he said. “I think that’s a happier, healthier lifestyle, and a lot of countries have proven that mixing the generations in the same environment is actually healthier for everybody.”

Hardy said he has been discussing the project with Hawley and the DRB since October. He met with the DRB in late March, and after Monday’s site visit the DRB will meet to discuss if Hardy’s application is complete. If so, the board could set an initial public hearing in early May. Hardy hopes by summer to have a permit and then firm up the existing buyers and intensify his marketing,

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including with public informational meetings. Part of his marketing pitch (more can be learned by emailing scott@linckia.com) is Vergennes itself.

“I think Vergennes has a lot to offer, and being able to have an intown location where you can walk to restaurants or services is really attractive,” Hardy said. “That was a big component to what I wanted to do and why I wanted to do it.”

Hardy also described potential buyers and the rationale for his offering.

“If you are a first-time home-buyer and do not want to be renting, or are down-sizing, your options are generally are duplexes, which are essentially an apartment, or condominiums, which are basically an apartment. A lot of people live in Vermont because they want to live in four walls and a roof. There are a lot of places other than Vermont to live in apartment buildings,” he said.

“It’s a inventory, a product, that’s not readily offered around Vermont.”

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HANCOCK — Dine on homemade sandwiches and desserts while listening to the music of 15 local musicians on Sunday, April 23. Door will open at at Hancock Town Hall at 5:30 p.m., with the music beginning by 6 p.m.

Sponsored by the Hancock Pride committee, donations for admission and refreshments will help make the Hancock Summer Concerts possible. For more information contact Jill Jesso-White at jesite@ myfairpoint.net

Trump and Ryan became victims of their own hubris Several millennia ago, when the ancient Greeks still worshipped their gods — Zeus, Apollo, Athene and the other Olympians — the mortals were warned not to defy the gods, or demonstrate inflated pride against them. This was called hubris, and several mortals did, in fact, defy the gods and they suffered from their bloated pride.

Oedipus was one of them.

For months, last year, we heard Donald Trump and Paul Ryan boast that the first thing they

would do, when Trump took office, would be to eliminate Obamacare. Their prideful boasts, their unmitigated hubris, echoed throughout the airwaves, almost daily.

We witnessed what happened to Trump and Ryan last month. Their hubris brought them down. They have been embarrassed by their own party; they are the laughing stock of the country. Ryan will suffer further when he faces his constituents. Trump will suffer

Bottle deposit increase urged Editor’s note: The writer asked us to publish this letter that she sent to Vermont Gob. Phil Scott.

Dear Gov. Scott, Once again I am out picking up roadside trash for Green Up Day. The vast majority of the litter is beverage containers (Twisted Tea seems to be edging out Bud Light in our area) on which the 5-cent deposit is an insufficient deterrent.

The amount of the deposit has not changed since it was instituted in the 1970s.

I would like to see the deposit increased to 25 cents, roughly the value of 5 cents at that time. Maybe people would think twice about tossing quarters out the window!

Gov. Shumlin’s office told me the mandatory recycling law would address this huge problem.

I don’t think it has or will, and hope your administration will move forward on this initiative.

Thank you.

Alice Grau Bridport

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daily from the glares of the American electorate, and his continued push for further legislation will be harder to enact.

Pride — hubris — goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall, as the Book of Proverbs tells us. These two have demonstrated their inflated pride, their hubris. They have, and will continue, to fall. The deities have spoken.

Larry Booker Pittsford

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Obituaries

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Billy Joe Wedge, 40, Brandon BRANDON — Billy Joe Wedge, age 40, died unexpectedly Friday, April 7, 2017, at his home in Brandon.

Mr. Wedge was born in Middlebury on February 28, 1977. He was the son of Donald and Donna (Grace) Wedge. He grew up in Bristol, where he received his early education and had attended Mount Abraham Union High School. He had worked at Carrara & Sons in Middlebury. He most recently worked as an equipment operator for D & F Excavating and Paving. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved spending time with his family.

Surviving is his wife, Jennifer (Clark) Wedge of Brandon, whom he married June 2, 2012, his father, Donald Wedge of Brandon and his mother, Donna Johnson of Forestdale; four sons; Jonathan Bolio of Stowe, Skyler Germaine of Hinesburg, Arron Giard of Salisbury and Mason Wedge of Brandon; 2 daughters, Haley Palin of Brandon and Autumn Germaine; three brothers, John Wedge and Ernest Wedge, both of West Virginia, and Timothy Wedge of Rutland; three sisters, Lynn Haskins and Rena Clark, both of Brandon and Amanda Johnson of West Virginia. One grandson and

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BILLY JOE WEDGE several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive him.

A private graveside committal service and burial will take place, at a later date at Maple Cemetery in Lincoln.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers may be made to the B. J. Wedge Memorial Fund c/o Miller & Ketcham, 26 Franklin Street, Brandon, VT 05733.◊

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Jennifer Bruch, 62, Bridport BRIDPORT — Jennifer Bruch, 62, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at her home in Bridport, Vt. She was born August 17, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Frank and Sally Bruch. She married Bryan St. John Schofield in Storrs, Conn., in 1976. She was a lifelong dancer, gifted teacher, and beloved friend, sister and mother.

She is survived by her mother and

father, five siblings and her children, Lilly and Whitman.

Per Jennifer’s wishes, there will be no public services. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Nature Conservancy in her name.

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

Online condolences can be left at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com.

Ruth Hummel, 101, Bristol BRISTOL — Ruth Hummel, 101, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Anthony Myrick’s Community Care Home in Bristol, attended by her daughter Sylvia and son Karl.

Ruth grew up a few blocks from the ocean in the Episcopal Rectory in Asbury Park, N.J. Her father, Randall Conklin, was the kindly and beloved Episcopal Minister and along with his musically talented wife, Harriet, raised Ruth and her siblings, Harriet, Randall, and Walt, in a house that was full of laughter and a very strong feeling of family.

From the Shore Ruth developed a lifelong love for swimming and the ocean. From her father she developed a lifelong respect for all people and an interest in all things.

She graduated at the top of her class at Asbury Park H.S. and went on to Montclair Teachers College, following her sister Harriet. In college and throughout their lives they were called by their nicknames, Tui and Tibi from the Latin declension Tu, Tui, Tibi, Te, Te. The group of 10 classmates that roomed together freshman year stayed together through graduation and continued to correspond and have their own reunions, including spouses and kids, for the next 40 plus years.

While in college, Ruth had a blind date, a shy guy from Princeton who had also gone to Asbury Park H.S. and graduated the year before Ruth.

Fritz (Frederick Hummel) became the love of her life and her partner in all things for the next 75 years. Ruth and Fritz got married in 1940 and lived in Philadelphia, where Fritz completed his medical training and Ruth commuted to Trenton Junior H.S., where she taught Latin and French. When World War II started, Fritz joined the U.S. Army as a doctor

with the rank of lieutenant. While Fritz was away in Australia and New Guinea, Ruth lived with her parents and young daughter, Suzanne, in their Asbury Park home. After the war, Fritz and Ruth settled in Belmar N.J., set up a medical practice and had Karl and Sylvia.

As things started to settle down, Fritz decided to go back to school to become a surgeon. The whole family moved to St. Louis, back to Belmar, and then to Forest Hills, N.Y. to finish up the surgical residency. After a few more years back in Belmar, the family moved to a wonderful house on a beautiful lake about 20 minutes from the ocean and stayed there for the next 26 years.

During all of this, Ruth worked in the office with Fritz as receptionist, nurse and cleanup crew — before going home to get dinner ready (while the doctor mixed the martinis) and then help children with homework.

She also volunteered in libraries, sang with various groups, and entertained their friends at the lake. Her love of music and singing wove through her entire life and left an enduring appreciation of music on her children and grandchildren.

In 1980, Ruth and Fritz moved into Crestwood Village, a retirement community near the Jersey Shore.

Ruth was involved in the community music, poetry and writing groups, making many friends. They continued a very active lifestyle making short and long trips through the back roads, the museums, the book stores, and to visit.

In 2013, Fritz passed away at 98 in Crestwood Manor where Ruth, at 97, was in hospice. Ruth moved to Bristol, Vt., to live with her son Karl and daughter-in-law, Abby. Ruth thrived in Vermont. She became a major part of everything at 18 Garfield: our meals,

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RUTH CONKLIN HUMMEL our pets, our friends, our cocktail parties. At 99, she stayed out in the rain on Halloween to hand out the candy and to listen to every child that came to our house. She had such a good time; she said she felt like she was 80!

Ruth, our mom, loved and cared for family and friends. She always welcomed new people into her life.

Those who met her knew her as a person who could light up a room and make anyone feel better about the day and themselves. Some of us think she is the most appreciative person we ever met. She appreciated life and everyone in it! We will miss her.

Ruth is survived by her children: Suzanne Hummel Bell (Jeff); Karl (Abby); and Sylvia; five granddaughters, Gabriella Santinelli, Kathleen Collins, Kari Hancock, Ruth Hummel, Helen Hummel; and four great-grandchildren, Ciara, Sinead, Eimear, and Sawyer.

In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Addison County Home Health and Hospice or to Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol, Vt. There will be some informal gatherings this spring to smile and laugh and share.

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Robert Jameson, 77, South Starksboro ESSEX JUNCTION — Robert (Bob) J. Jameson, 77, of South Starksboro/Essex Jct., passed away on April 1, 2017, from complications of COPD. He was born on July 15, 1939, in Wallingford, the son of William and Beatrice (Clark) Jameson. Bob had worked for Pike Industries and Breadloaf Construction (retired). He currently was living in Essex Jct. He really enjoyed hunting and fishing and motorcycling. Bob was a member of the Army National Guard.

Bob also enjoyed his time in Florida each winter. Bob is survived by his loving companion Yvonne Racicot, his sons Bobby, Jr. and his wife Sherry of Ky., Bill and daughters Lisa, Kathy, and Janet, his brother Bradley and his wife Ellie of N.H., his sisters

Lucy Carlson of N.H., Shirley Bell, Verna and Carl of Fla., 10 grandchildren and six-great-grandchildren, and extended family, Paul, Bonnie, Linda, Paula, Jennie and Paul, and especially Wyatt and Kyle; and also his best friend Jim Hoag of Monkton.

Anybody who asked Bob for help, he was always there to help.

He was predeceased by his brothers George, Frank and William, sisters Dora Black and Beatrice Newell and his parents. A private burial will be at later date in Starksboro. The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff at McClure Miller VNA Respite House, 3113 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester, VT 05446 and contributions can be made to the respite house.◊

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Seedsheets successful Kickstarter campaign (Continued from Page 1) his company. Seedsheets features a to being carried in 46 Home Depot weed-blocking fabric sheet that is stores, and I figured that our rapid embedded with dissolvable pouches, traction could possibly entice the similar to laundry detergent pods, show’s producers.”

Except for experiencing a few that contain organic and nonGMO seeds with a buffer of soil. jitters upon walking onto the Seedsheets are planted by placing a light- and camera-filled set of a Seedsheet directly on the surface of major TV show, MacKugler was soil and watering until the pouches quite comfortable reciting his brief dissolve and the seeds sprout Seedsheet spiel.

“Relatively speaking, it was through the aligned openings in the weed-blocking fabric. Customers actually a fairly normal business get a compact, well-designed and pitch compared to the fun and quirky ones I’ve done weedless garden, in here in Vermont,” which to grow herbs and “While the MacKugler said. other fresh ingredients TV show “I’ve participated in for salads, tacos, hot does have the Peak Pitch event sauce and other foods. at Sugarbush, where It was while test the dramatic ride marketing the product music overlaid entrepreneurs the chairlift with last fall at a major expo on top, I will investors and give in West Springfield, their ‘elevator’ pitch, Mass., that MacKugler honestly say and I’ve participated received encouragement that it was in the Road Pitch, to secure a spot on Shark as tense where investors travel Tank. The show features around Vermont on a panel of “sharks” and nervemotorcycles and stop — accomplished wracking off in select towns to entrepreneurs looking during the hear presentations. to invest in promising pitch as it So when compared new business ventures. to yelling my pitch The sharks include appears on over snow guns, or billionaire Mark Cuban; air.” real estate mogul — Cam MacKugler speaking to a room of leather-wearing Harley Barbara Corcoran; riders, presenting the Greiner, referred to as “Queen of QVC”; technology Seedsheet story to the Sharks in innovator Robert Herjavec; fashion a ‘business’ setting was ironically and branding expert Daymond normal.”

He was introduced as “an John; and venture capitalist Kevin architect and environmentalist O’Leary.

“I applied through their very who uses his skills to design a way unassuming online process, which to make anyone a gardening guru.”

After delivering his presentation involved a paragraph email to sharktankcasting@yahoo.com and announcing his desire to introducing myself and Seedsheet,” get $500,000 in exchange for MacKugler said during an email 10-percent equity in the company, exchange with the Independent. MacKugler fielded questions and “I didn’t really expect an answer reactions from the “sharks.”

Daymond John was highly because I remembered reading that over 40,000 companies apply each complimentary of Seedsheet, but year for about 150 spots, but just said he felt it presented “too many one month later I received an email challenges” and declined to invest, back from producers and was off to as did Robert Herjavec.

Greiner professed her love for the races. We were still very young in our business when I applied, the idea and offered a $500,000 and had just completed our very stake for 22 percent equity in the first gardening season actually in company, with Cuban offering to business. We had grown from a join in that offer. O’Leary made ADDISON COUNTY

Obituaries

Kenneth C. LaRose, 53, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY — Kenneth C. LaRose, 53, passed away on April 8, 2017. Kenny was born on July 13, 1963 to Wayne and Dorothy (Murray) LaRose of Bristol. He is survived by his two brothers, Donald LaRose and Ralph LaRose, and his sister Lola Callicoat. He was predeceased by his sister Marilyn LaRose.

Kenny brought a lot of joy to many people. Words that will always remind family of Kenny are cowboy hats, fire trucks with the siren on and parades. A special thank you to all the family at Seminary Street.◊

KENNETH C. LAROSE

CAM MACKUGLER, shown last summer after his Middlebury company, Seedsheet, secured retail spots in Home Depot, last week earned a $500,000 investment on the TV show “Shark Tank.”

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

a bid of $500,000 for 15 percent equity, which he eventually lowered to 12.5 percent.

Ultimately, MacKugler accepted Greiner’s final offer of $500,000 for a 20-percent stake in Seedsheet.

“Lori was the most emphatic about our product, and when she said, ‘I freaking love this!’ I knew that it was going to get very exciting,” MacKugler said.

BATTLING INVESTORS After John and Herjavec bailed, Greiner and O’Leary made competing offers and a massive ‘shark fight’ ensued, according to MacKugler.

“While the TV show does have the dramatic music overlaid on top, I will honestly say that it was as tense and nerve-wracking during the pitch as it appears on air,” he said. “Kevin, who is notorious for proposing tough royalty agreements and loans went off-book and made an impressively competitive offer, which took me by surprise. In the end, it was Lori’s connection with the product, her passion for growing food, and her absolute mastery of retail sales that led me to enthusiastically do a deal with her.”

MacKugler is quickly working to capitalize on his Shark Tank

appearance.

“It’s only been a week since the show has aired, and our time has been overwhelmingly occupied with fulfilling the thousands of orders that have resulted from our Shark Tank episode,” he said. “We’re very lucky to have had our episode air when it did, fortuitously aligning with the start of gardening season.

We are going to continue to feed off of the exposure that Shark Tank has provided for this season, and then work this fall to secure purchase orders from other retail channels for 2018. The show has definitely legitimized us for a lot of people and stores, so I’m hopeful that the exposure will simplify our sales outreach going forward and help us land large accounts for next year.”

In the short-term, MacKugler was set to join Greiner on her show “QVC live” this past Friday, April 14.

“Between Shark Tank and QVC, that’s close to 15 million people that will learn about Seedsheet in just seven days,” he noted.

Seedsheet has already ramped up production to meet the new, elevated demand, and the team is expecting ongoing growth as it secures new orders for 2018 and gets repeat

business from prior Seedsheets customers.

For now, MacKugler doesn’t expect Seedsheet to get too big for Middlebury.

“We are content with our current space off Exchange Street right now, and as we increase our manufacturing efficiencies and invest in more mechanical assembly processes and equipment, we will be able to produce more units in less space,” he said. “Eventually, we will probably have to move into a larger facility, but we love being located in Middlebury and hope to remain part of the burgeoning startup scene here for a long time.”

Right now the company has three full-time employees, including MacKugler, Director of Operations Dave Castle, and Mollie Silver, in charge of sales/marketing and product development. The company recently brought on five part-time workers to help meet the recent surge in orders.

“We have been producing and selling about 10,000 units per month, and will only increase efficiencies as we scale and invest in manufacturing,” MacKugler said.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

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Hayburners barnstorm Middlebury

LOCAL FAVORITE DEB Brisson and the Hayburners bring their tuneful talents to Town Hall Theater on April 21.

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NER reading in Middlebury. Monday, April 17, 7-8 p.m., 51 Main at the Bridge.

The literary magazine “New England Review” will continue its Vermont Reading Series when it presents readings by fiction writers Glen Pourciau and Genevieve Plunkett, poet Bianca Stone, and Middlebury College senior Hannah Nash, representing the student-run “Frame” magazine.

Addison County Democratic Committee Meeting in Middlebury. Monday, April 17, 7 p.m., Community Room, Ilsley Public Library.

Terje Anderson, one of Vermont’s representatives to the Democratic National Committee, will discuss developments at the national level. A representative of the Vermont Democratic Party will be there as well with some post election voting analysis for Vermont. All Democrats are encouraged to attend.

Film screening and discussion in Middlebury.

April 17, 7 p.m. Warner Hemicycle, Middlebury College. A screening of the Film “Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,” directed by Maxim Pozdorovkin, will be flowed by a discussion led by Steven Larson, M.D., Executive Director of Puentes de Salud, a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrants in south Philadelphia.

Middlebury Union High School Music Department Spring Concert in Middlebury.

Monday, April 17th at 7:00 p.m., Middle Union High School auditorium. The concert will feature the Concert Choir and Concert Band, who will be performing David Holsinger’s “City Scape”, a three symphonic movement piece. The concert is free and open to all.

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Age Well’s Third Tuesday Luncheon in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 18, noon. A special noontime meal will feature roast pork with warm applesauce, rice pilaf, broccoli florets, tossed salad with choice of dressing, dinner roll and pound cake with strawberries for dessert. There will be certified organic regular and decaf coffee donated by Vermont Coffee Company. Advance reservations are required; call Age Well at (802) 865-0360 ext. 1070 to reserve a space. Suggested donation is $5.

Presentation in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 18, 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. Rescheduled from April 4.

Technology 4 Tomorrow Workshop in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 18, 3:30-5 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road.

In “Making the Most of Email,” take a look at fundamental email functions and discuss email

etiquette. The presentation will be based off of Gmail, but is applicable to all email users. Learn how to: compose/send, reply/forward, attach files, add contacts, explore the CC and BCC functions, organize your inbox, and deal with spam. Free and open to the public. Handicap accessible.

RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@residenceottercreek.com or 802-388-1220.

Robert Buckeye in Middlebury. April 18, 4-5 p.m., Vermont Book Shop, Main St. Middlebury author Robert Buckeye presents his collection of novellas “Not Her Nor Him.” Buckeye is the author of four previous works of fiction: “Pressure Drop,” “Still Lives,” “The Munch Case” and “Fade.” He has also published a collection of his criticism, “Living In.” The event is free and open to the public.

Music Lecture in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 18, 4:30 p.m. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 221. Lynnsey Weissenberger, adjunct professor of Library and Information Studies at Florida State University, gives a talk on “Traditions and Technologies: Music Information in a Changing World.” The talk explores the ever-changing world of music information technologies and their challenges in documenting, describing, and transmitting global musical traditions. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free.

Joe Klein in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 18, 4:30 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College. Joe Klein, Time magazine columnist and author, will deliver the annual van de Velde lecture. His topic will be “Is American Democracy Inevitable?”

New children’s novel reading in Vergennes.

Tuesday, April 18th, 6-8:30 p.m., Bixby Memorial Free Library. Children’s author J.J. McGeester will read his soon-to-be-published new children’s novel, “Mr. Robinson” to kids for the first time.

Ages 10 and up. Preregistration required. Call the library at 877-2211 or email rachel.plant@ bixbylibrary.org to sign up. Refreshments served afterwards.

High Performance Homes talk in Middlebury.

Tuesday, April 18, 7 p.m., Vermont Room, Ilsley Public Library. In “Three High-Performance Homes, Three Approaches,” Jean Terwilliger of Vermont Integrated Architecture, Alex Carver of Northern Timbers Construction, and Tom LeBoeuf of Northeast Craftsmen Group will compare the design, construction, and performance of three new Addison County high-performance homes completed in 2015 and 2016. Sponsored by the Acorn Renewable Energy Cooperative.

Haitian Band Lakou Mizik in Middlebury.

Tuesday, April 18, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. A multigenerational collective of Haitian musicians formed in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake will share their soulful story and deeply danceable grooves. With the help of two Middlebury College grads, this band rose from the ashes of natural disaster and political crisis to create music that The Guardian gave a fourstar review and called “A joyous antidote to Haiti’s hard times.”

“Poverty, Inc” screening in Middlebury. Tuesday,

April 18, 7 p.m. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College. This award-winning documentary film —www.povertyinc.org — is based on over 150 interviews gathered over 4 years in 20 countries.

The film explores the hidden and less attractive side of doing good. A panel discussion with faculty from Middlebury’s Global Health, Food Studies, and Privilege & Poverty programs, as well as UVM’s Education department, will follow the screening. The event is free and open to the public.

“Choir Favorites, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” in Middlebury. Tuesday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Ct. The Ladies Night Out Women’s Chorus will perform some of their favorites. Come hear the Angel Trio from Mendelssohn, a Madrigal, an African American Spiritual, a song in the shape-note tradition, pop hits from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, current composed music by Eric Whitacre, Gwyneth Walker and Z. Randall Stroope. Some new-to-the choir music is also included.

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American Red Cross Blood Drive in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 19, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Middlebury College, 58 Hepburn Rd. Walk in or for an appointment visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.

Artist talk by Kate Gridley in Middlebury.

Wednesday, April 19, noon, Sheldon Museum.

The Sheldon Museum will present a talk by artist Kate Gridley, who will discuss aesthetic concerns, colors, edges, abstract spaces and simple observation that inform her portrait of dolls in the Sheldon’s collection. Gridley’s photographs and actual dolls are included in the current exhibit “Focus on the Sheldon: A Five-Point Perspective.”

For more information on the exhibit, visit www. henrysheldonmuseum.org or call 388-2117.

Milk with Dignity Explained in Middlebury.

Wednesday, April 19, 12:15 p.m. Axinn Center 101, Middlebury College. Speakers from Migrant Justice will discuss their Milk with Dignity Campaign and efforts to organize for farmworker justice in Vermont and beyond. Feel free to bring your brown bag lunch with you to this event.

Business Ownership Succession Seminar in Vergennes. Wednesday, April 19, 2-5 p.m., Kennedy Brothers Co-Working & Conference Center, 11 Main St. An Introduction to business ownership succession planning by John Davis CPA, Don Jamison of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center, and Bill Cherry, brewmaster and co-founder of Switchback Brewing. Limited to business owners and key managers. Free.

Award-winning composer in Middlebury.

Wednesday, April 19, 2 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, room 221, Middlebury College.

Christina Whitten Thomas will discuss her recent music, including a new choral suite premiering on Friday, April 21 at Middlebury College,

commissioned by the Vermont Choral Union.

The suite incorporates texts by Vermont-based writer Abigail Carroll, 1950s’ Waterbury poet Jean Killary, and Middlebury faculty member Jay Parini. Sponsored by the Department of Music.

Open to the public and free.

“State of Marriage” Screening in Middlebury.

April 19, 4:30 p.m., Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 356 College St. The Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives will screen “State of Marriage,” a gripping documentary that tells the story of the remarkable men and women who pioneered the national marriage equality movement through their groundbreaking efforts in Vermont. Join the filmmakers and featured activists for a post-film Q&A. Free.

Lake Champlain Over the Years: A Visual & Historical Narrative in Orwell. Vermont Humanities Speakers Bureau Lecture, Wednesday April 19, 6 p.m., Orwell Free Library.

Lake Champlain is one of the most historic bodies of water in the US. Created through a series of geological events, it has remained within its present banks for 10,000 years. Vermont historian Don Wickman will feature tales of lake heritage coupled with illustrations.

“Memoirs of an Art Dealer (Part Two)” in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 19, 7 p.m., Ilsley Public Library Community Meeting Room. James Maroney, former head of American Paintings at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, who shared some of his experiences in a First Wednesdays talk on November 2nd, is returning with more stories of the art world in the 1970s. Free.

“Facts or Fake News?” talk in Vergennes.

Wednesday, April 19, 7 p.m., Bixby Library.

In another installment of Bixby’s Coffeehouse Series, Adult Services Librarian Muir Haman shares resources to help navigate a world full of bias and slanted reporting. Open forum for discussion; free and open to all. Refreshments will be served.

“Five-Ring Circus: Why We Can’t Live With the Olympics — or Without Them” presentation in Middlebury. Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society Church. Sports Illustrated contributing writer Alexander Wolff will present a talk addressing the risks and rewards of the Olympic Games. Free.

Parking is available at Middlebury Union High School.

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A Walk in their Shoes: Dementia Simulation in Middlebury. Thursday, April 20, 4:30-5:30 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road. Experience how it feels to manage the many challenges dementia presents as Certified Dementia Practitioners to take you through an the challenges of compromised vision, hearing and dexterity which all affect cognition. In collaboration with Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Free and open to the public. Handicap accessible.

RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@residenceottercreek.com or 802-388-1220.

Dance Performance in Middlebury. Thursday, April 20, 6 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts. Join Maree ReMalia, Andrew W. Mellon Interdisciplinary Choreographer, for “Movement Matters: Two Years in Process” In “Movement Matters,” Remalia and her crossdisciplinary collaborators have learned about discoveries made through practices of embodied learning and the scope of activities that have taken place during a two-year residency. Enjoy an informal sharing through text, movement, archival media, and more, followed by a celebratory reception. Free.

Seed swap in Middlebury. Thursday, April 20, 6:307:30 p.m., Ilsley Library. Calling all seed savers.

Bring your seeds and share in the gardening conversation. For more information, call Chris at 388-4095.

“It Started with a Rock” performance in Lincoln.

Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln Community School. Watch Lincoln Community School fifthand sixth-graders examine U.S. history through the lens of theater. For more information contact Kaela Frank or Tory Riley at 453-2119.

“Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” in Middlebury. Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m., Town

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Marriage equality pioneers

“STATE OF MARRIAGE,” a documentary on the pivotal role Vermonters played in creating marriage equality across the country, will be screened on April 19 at Middlebury College’s Dana Auditorium.

Hall Theater. The National Theatre’s production of Tom Stoppard’s early masterpiece, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” will be broadcast live from the Old Vic Theater in London, marking the 50th Anniversary of the play. Harry Potter fans will recognize Daniel Radcliffe as one of the hapless pair. Tickets are $17/$10 for students, and may be purchased at www.townhalltheater.org, over the phone at 802-382-9222 or in person at the Town Hall Theater Box Office (daily except Sunday, noon – 5 pm).

Bobcat slide show in Cornwall. Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m. Bingham Memorial Elementary School, 112 School Road. Award-winning photographer and naturalist Sue Morse will present a slide show and lecture in entitled “Wild Yet Wonderfully Near Us: Bobcats in Cornwall and the Champlain Valley.” Morse will describe the habitat needs of these elusive cats, why they like living here, and the role they play in the local ecology. The program is free and open to the public.

Parker Merrill Speech Championship in Middlebury. Thursday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.,

Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts. In a Middlebury College tradition that started in 1825, student finalists compete for a top prize of $500. And in a less venerable tradition, dating only back to last April, speakers square off in a round of PowerPoint Roulette; watch as mixed doubles pairs — one professor, one student — deliver impromptu presentations incorporating seven slides they’ve never seen before.

Produced by Oratory Now. Free.

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Photographic Portraiture Talk in Middlebury. Friday, April 21, 12:15 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art. As part of the Fridays at the Museum series, celebrated National Geographic photographer and local resident Jim Blair will discuss photographic portraiture in the exhibition “American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity.” Blair has traveled to every continent on Earth. His photographs are published in numerous books and are included in the permanent

collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art, the Portland (Oregon) Museum of Art, and the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh). Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art. Free.

Robert Wyatt Piano Lecture: “Cole Porter,” in Middlebury. Friday, April 21, 3:30 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road.

Robert Wyatt’s music lecture surveys Porter’s life on Broadway and in Hollywood, covering 40 years that produced 33 stage works and the music for 23 films. Rare archival film clips and recording of original cast members, including Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, and Bing Crosby are featured, along with Porter singing and playing “You’re the Top”. Free and open to the public. Handicap accessible. RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@residenceottercreek.com or 802-388-1220.

Miss Vermont Competition in Vergennes.

Friday, April 21, 7 p.m., Vergennes Opera House. Come and see who will win the title of Miss Vermont 2017. The winner will earn $5,000 in college scholarships and will represent the Green Mountain State on the Miss America

stage in September in Atlantic City. In addition to the contest, she will begin a year of service traveling the state and presenting her platform.

Doors open 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 at the door.

Vermont Choral Union 50th anniversary concert in Middlebury. Friday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., Robinson Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. The program centerpiece features the world-premiere of a choral suite commissioned by VCU and composed by award-winning Middlebury College graduate Christina Whitten Thomas, and is scored for eight-part chorus and flute, with texts by Vermont-based writer Abigail Carroll, 1950s’ Waterbury poet Jean Killary, and Middlebury author Jay Parini. Tickets, $12 general admission/$6 students are available in advance at go.middlebury.edu/boxoffice or at the door. Details at www.vtchoralunion.org or call Jeff at 802-989-7355.

Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners in Middlebury.

Friday, April 21, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Area favorites Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners will bring their propulsive and tuneful blend of original songs—including some new material—and favorite covers to a night of live local music with an open dance The evening will feature the twin guitar mastery of Mark Pelletier on Telecaster and Clint Bierman on Gibson, with Brisson on rhythm guitar, Pete Ryan on bass, John Wallace on drums, and Doug Wilhelm on congas, harmonica and percussion. Along with its own material, the band covers tunes

by Natalie Merchant, Alabama Shakes, Joan Osborne, Imelda May, Slim Harpo and the Talking Heads, among others.

LIVEMUSIC Jeff Salisbury Band in Middlebury. Friday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., 51 Main.

Myra Flynn Trio in Middlebury. Saturday, April 15, 7 p.m., 51 Main.

Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble in Middlebury.

Friday April 21, 8 p.m., 51 Main.

Erin Cassells-Brown Trio in Middlebury. Friday April 28, 7:30 p.m., 51 Main.

Root 7 in Middlebury. Saturday April 29, 6 p.m., 51 Main.

Red Tail Ring in Ripton. Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

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Food & Drink New England Review Monday, April 17| 7-8:30 pm New England Review’s Vermont Reading Series is pleased to present fiction writers Glen Pourciau and Genevieve Plunkett, poet Bianca Stone, and Middlebury senior Hannah Nash, representing the student-run Frame magazine. FREE. Co-sponsored by the Vermont Book Shop and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.

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Blues Jam Wednesday, April 19| 8-10pm Dennis Willmott from Left Eye Jump will provide lead guitar, bass, and drums and these guys will back you up or take a break and let you play. All musicians and blues fans are welcome! Everyone will get a chance to play.

Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble Friday, April 21|8-10pm The Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble, the College’s swingin’ big band, makes its annual Spring appearance at 51 Main. Their music is sure to keep fingers snapping and toes tapping!

Middlebury College Tennis Team Banquet Saturday, April 23|6pm 51 Main will be closed for this private event.

Erin Cassels-Brown Trio Friday, April 28| 7:30-9:30 Erin Cassels-Brown is a well known solo songwriter and musician from Burlington, VT. He has been compared to indie-folk and altcountry acts such as The Tallest Man on Earth and Deer Tick. He has toured the east coast and American south as a member of the honky-tonk outfit the North End Honeys.

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Tchaikovsky opera to be shown at THT Deborah Warner stages a moving production of “Eugene Onegin” at the Metropolitan Opera, to be broadcast live at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Tchaikovsky’s many moods — tender, grand, melancholy — are all given free rein in “Eugene Onegin.” The opera is based on Pushkin’s iconic verse novel, which re-imagines the Byronic romantic anti-hero as the definitive bored Russian aristocrat caught between convention and ennui. Tchaikovsky, similarly, took Western European operatic forms and transformed them into an authentic and undeniably Russian work.

At the core of the opera is the Deb Brisson and The Hay Burners Play THT young girl Tatiana, who grows from a sentimental adolescent into on Tuesday at THT. purchased at www.townhalltheater. trapped amidst threatening terrain a complete woman in one of the Lakou Mizik is a multigenerational org, by phone at 382-9222, in person riddled with Ottoman mercenaries, operatic stage’s most convincing collective of Haitian musicians at the THT box office or at the door Arab revolutionaries, and outcast character developments.

Bedouin raiders. formed in the aftermath of the if available.

Anna Netrebko dazzles as Tatiana, devastating 2010 earthquake. The INTERNATIONAL FILM The film, in Arabic with English and Mariusz Kwiecien and Peter group includes elder legends and The 2016-2017 Hirschfield subtitles, will be shown at 3 and Mattei share the title role. rising young talents, International Film Series continues again at 8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium Alexey Dolgov sings the united in a mission to on Saturday at Middlebury College on College Street. It’s free. Some role of Lenski, and Robin honor the healing spirit with the 2015 UAE/Qatar/Jordan/UK of the films in this series may be Ticciati conducts. of their collective culture film “Theeb,” directed by Naji Abu inappropriate for children.

Tickets are $24 / MCLANE & CUMMINGS AT and communicate Nowar. $10 for students, and a message of pride, The year is 1916. While war rages BRANDON MUSIC may be purchased at Jeremiah McLane and Timothy strength and hope to in the Ottoman Empire, Hussein raises townhalltheater.org, over Cummings will perform at Brandon their countrymen and the his younger brother Theeb (“Wolf”) in

by Greg Pahl the phone at 382-9222 world. a traditional Bedouin community that Music at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. or in person at the THT McLane and Cummings are The Guardian calls is isolated by the vast, unforgiving box office (daily except Lakou Mizik’s first desert. The brothers’ quiet existence an energetic Vermont-based duo Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.). A free talk album “a joyous, glad-to-be-alive is suddenly interrupted when a who share music deeply rooted in about the opera will be given in the affair, packed with voices, chants British Army officer and his guide the traditional dance repertoire of studio on the lower level before the and call-and-response songs, their ask Hussein to escort them to a water Northern Europe and North America. broadcast at 12:15 p.m. (45 minutes origins in church choir and street well located along the old pilgrimage Wielding accordions and bagpipes — before the start time) by Douglas carnival.” route to Mecca. So as not to dishonor and often whistles and piano — they Anderson.

Lakou Mizik’s performance at his recently deceased father, Hussein create a beguiling blend which utterly HAITIAN BAND IN MIDD subverts the common stereotypes of Town Hall Theater will also include agrees to lead them on the Town Hall Theater and Middlebury’s own Jazz/Latin/Fusion long and treacherous their Old World instruments. McLane Middlebury Underground present band, Mogani. and Cummings draw from a broad journey. The young, Haitian band Lakou Mizik at 7 p.m. repertoire that includes bourrées Tickets are $15 and may be m i s c h i e v o u s from Central France, gavottes Theeb secretly from Brittany in Northwestern chases after his France, dance tunes from the brother, but Scottish Lowland & Border the group region, and compelling original soon find compositions reflecting North themselves American influences.

Concert tickets are $20. A pre-concert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call 2474295 or e-mail info@ brandon-music.net for reservations or for more information.

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THE HAY BURNERS AT THT Area favorites Deb Brisson and the Hay Burners will bring their ‘Eugene Onegin’ opera broadcast at THT (See Arts Beat, Page 11)

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Addison Independent, Monday, April 17, 2017 — PAGE 11

Cosmic Forecast For the week of April 17 Vermont Choral Union Sings 50th Anniversary Concert

Arts Beat (Continued from Page 10) tuneful blend of original songs — including some new material — and favorite covers to a night of live local music with an open dance floor at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater on Friday, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Led by Brisson’s expressive vocals, the Hay Burners are veteran performers whose repertoire ranges from Rock and R&B to Blues and Alt Country, with a CD of original material, “Heart-Shaped Stone,” to their credit. Brisson’s vocals are influenced by Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow, but are all her own.

The evening will feature the twin guitar mastery of Mark Pelletier on Telecaster and Clint Bierman on Gibson, with Brisson on rhythm guitar, Pete Ryan on bass, John Wallace on drums and Doug Wilhelm on congas, harmonica and percussion.

Tickets are $15, and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, over the phone at 382-9222 or in person at the THT box office.

‘ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD’ Town Hall Theater will broadcast the National Theatre’s production of Tom Stoppard’s early masterpiece, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Daniel Radcliffe, Joshua McGuire and David Haig star in the brilliantly funny situation comedy, broadcast

live from The Old Vic theatre in London. David Leveaux’s new production marks the 50th anniversary of the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight.

Against the backdrop of “Hamlet,” two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take center stage. As the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of Shakespeare’s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of their depth as their version of the story unfolds.

Tickets are $17 / $10 for students, and may be purchased at townhalltheater.org, over the phone at 382-9222 or in person at the THT box office.

VERMONT CHORAL UNION The Vermont Choral Union celebrates 50 years of singing timeless classical a cappella music with a special concert on Friday, at 7:30 p.m., in Robison Hall at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Directed by Jeff Rehbach, the Choral Union’s 36 singers take flight with soaring a cappella selections from Renaissance times to the present. The program, titled “Wings of Song,” highlights works drawn from five decades of Vermont Choral Union repertoire.

The centerpiece of the program features a dazzling choral suite (See Beat, Page 14)

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THT Hosts Haitian Band Lakou Mizik

‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ broadcast at THT

Beat (Continued from Page 11) composed by award-winning composer and Middlebury College graduate Christina Whitten Thomas.

She scores the work for eight-part choir and flute, set to poetry by three Vermont writers, including Addison County’s own Jay Parini.

Tickets $12 general admission, available in advance at the college box office, middlebury.edu/ boxoffice, or at the door. For more information, call Jeff Rehbach at 989-7355 or see vtchoralunion.org.

LIVE MUSIC AT 51 MAIN There will be two live musical events this week at Middlebury’s 51 Main. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday,

the 51 Main Blues Jam continues.

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TWO BROTHERS TAVERN There will be two live performances this week at Two Brothers Tavern located at 86 Main St. in Middlebury. Join Two Brothers every Wednesday at 9 p.m. for The Open Mic, an evening of music, comedy or anything else. Alternately hosted by Mark Sikora and Kai Stanley, come cheer on your friends or let loose on the stage. It’s free to enter/no cover charge.

Then, on Friday, the tavern presents Toast for an encore performance at 9 p.m. Toast are local heroes. They’ve been playing Rock ’n’ Roll all their lives, and it’s always a party, so bring your friends.

There is a $3 cover charge. For more information, call Two Brothers at 388-0002.

AFRICAN MUSIC AT COLLEGE There will be a performance of African music by the Middlebury African Music and Dance Ensemble, Damascus Kafumbe, director, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in Robison Hall at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts.

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PIANO RECITAL There will be a performance, “The Creative Composer,” by Natasha Koval Paden, at 4 p.m. on Sunday in Robison Hall at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts. This will be a recital of selected 19th century pieces, featuring Ferruccio Busoni’s extraordinary piano transcription of Bach’s “Chaconne” for solo violin, and Franz Liszt’s richly creative keyboard rendition of Mendelssohn’s orchestral “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” It’s free, and the public is welcome.

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United Way translating into fewer gifts to (Continued from Page 1) 114 new volunteers to help out at UWAC’s annual campaign.

“We’re confident the community 30 area non-profits. That brings United Way’s current total to 356 is still giving; it is just being distributed a little differently,” registered volunteers.

“We continue to engage younger McGowan said.

And she said that’s not really a members of the community,” said Nancy Luke, UWAC’s manager of bad thing, since the dollars are still development and marketing. This getting to nonprofits, albeit through way, the United Way is tapping a different route.

“We applaud that,” the energy of a new Luke said. “The goal is generation of folks who for these organizations can currently volunteer “The reality to be supported, time, and eventually, is the grant some dollars to support requests keep however that happens.

We will continue to the many charitable going up. focus on the ‘whole programs that help Funding from family picture,’ because clothe, feed, house and outside our we know that generally, heal area residents in community when somebody is using need. the services of one of That said, UWAC continues those organizations, officials are making to decline, they are probably using a final push to close and the need the services of multiple the books on the 2016 continues to (nonprofits).” campaign on a high note.

United Way officials They will soon send out go up in the are exploring ways of approximately 4,000 community.”

— United Way’s stemming the recent annual reports that will Kate McGowan decline in individual include a “don’t forget donations and those to donate” message. through payroll The annual report will disclose how the UWAC allocated deduction campaigns at local the resources from its 2015 fund businesses. UWAC this month lists drive, and share testimonials from 1,178 donors to its 2016 campaign, local residents who benefitted from a figure that includes 785 repeat contributors, 131 recently brought United Way resources.

“We also want to remind people back into the fold, and 262 people that the 2016 fundraising is not giving for the first time. At the same time, the campaign lost 33 donors, over,” Luke said.

Meanwhile, UWAC officials are according to United Way statistics.

The UWAC campaign includes already starting to funnel some of the 2016 dollars to the local partner several giving levels, with the agencies that include Addison “Robert Frost” category ($1,250 to County Transit Resources, Elderly $9,999) accounting for a combined Services Inc., the Open Door total of $311,280 from a combined Clinic, and Addison County Home total of 131 donors. These are unfortunately the folks whose Health & Hospice.

Some of the benefitting agencies numbers have been in decline, have decided to bring in their own according to Luke, as a result marketing and development people of deaths, relocations and other to do some fundraising on their financial commitments.

Meanwhile, McGowan said she’s own, according to Luke.

“I think part of that is in response noted a “shift in corporate culture” to their state and federal funding in recent years as it relates to being reduced,” she said. “They charitable giving. Employers now need more avenues for donations.” seem less anxious to pick a lead UWAC Executive Director Kate charity and encourage workers to McGowan is not surprised with donate to that effort, she said.

When the 2016 contributions this trend given the current fiscal climate. Some of the donors who are finally tallied, Luke anticipates have traditionally given through Middlebury College employees United Way are now giving will have given around $72,000. directly to agencies of their choice, The college usually generates

Life choice clinics to be held

MIDDLEBURY — What if you had choices . . . ? Inspired by the Being Mortal Project, the Addison County End of Life Care Partnership offers a week of Advance Care Planning clinics including advance directive forms, resources, guidance, conversation . . . and chocolate.

Anyone interested can drop in at Hospice Volunteer Services anytime between 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday, April 17 - Thursday, April 20.

As part of the service, area professionals will be on hand at select times each day to address

questions: • Monday, April 17, 2-3 p.m., Rev. Lucy Pellegrini.

• Tuesday, April 18, 12 noon-1 p.m., Rev Matt Wollam-Berens.

• Wednesday, April 19, 12 noon2 p.m., Jane Smith and Sara Audet, LICSWs from Addison County Home Health & Hospice.

• Thursday, April 20, 1:30-3 p.m., Carolyn Thompson, Attorney.

These clinics are free and open to the public and will be held at Hospice Volunteer Services, 63 Maple St, Middlebury. For more information call 802-388-4111.

around $100,000 in donations, according to Luke. She anticipates Porter Medical Center to “hold its own” at around $23,000 and for UTC Aerospace in Vergennes to at least remain level at $28,000 with its donations.

“UTC has really embraced the United Way culture,” Luke said.

McGowan acknowledged a regular conversation with her colleagues on the wisdom of setting an annual fundraising goal, given the changes in residents’ giving patterns. McGowan wants UWAC to stick with an annual goal.

“We have this internal debate every year,” McGowan said. “Do we set an easy, ‘low hanging fruit’ goal and then pat ourselves

on the back … or do we ask for what we really need? The reality is the grant requests keep going up. Funding from outside our community continues to decline, and the need continues to go up in the community. Do we want to just look good, or do we want to say, ‘This is what we truly need, can you help us?’”

And United Way officials said they’ll gladly work with whatever contributors can afford from year to year.

“That’s our promise to the community: ‘We will do great work with whatever you provide,’” McGowan said.

She stressed UWAC will leave no stone unturned in looking for

resources for its non-profit partners.

The organization is also looking for alternative funding sources and has been cutting its internal costs, according to McGowan.

“We work very hard for every dollar raised, so we’re not slacking off,” McGowan said. “We are working harder than we have ever worked before to find new donors and to engage with people on where the money goes and what the issues are.”

Anyone seeking more information about United Way of Addison County and its 2016 fund drive should check out unitedwayaddisoncounty. org, or call 388-7189.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

SPORTS

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Sports BRIEFS

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Girls’ tennis falls to Solons MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team dropped a competitive match to visiting Montpelier on Wednesday, 5-2.

Singles players Sierra Barnicle and Monroe Cromis scored the points for the Tigers, and the other matches were strongly contested.

The individual results were: • No. 1 singles: Claire Wulfman lost, 1-6, 2-6.

• No. 2 singles: Charlotte Keathley lost, 4-6, 7-5, 13-11 tiebreak.

• No. 3 singles: Tasha Hescock lost, 5-7, 2-6.

• No. 4 singles: Barnicle won, 6-2, 4-6, 10-4 tiebreak.

• No. 5 singles: Cromis won, 6-4, 6-4.

• No. 1 doubles: Calista Carl and Elizabeth Chamberlain lost, 3-6, 2-6.

• No. 2 doubles: Hattie Lindert and Nora Draper lost, 6-6 (5-7), 2-6.

Boys’ tennis drops opener MONTPELIER — Host Montpelier blanked the Middlebury Union High School boys’ tennis team on Wednesday, 7-0, dealing the program its first regular-season loss since 2015.

The Solons cruised in most matches, winning all but No. 1 singles in straight sets. That three-set match was hotly contested, but won

by Solon Tyler Cain over Tiger Ziven McCarty in the tiebreaker, 10-7.

The scores were: • 1st singles: Montpelier’s Cain McCarty, 6-7, 6-2, 1-0.

• 2nd singles: Montpelier’s Alberto Sanz defeated Owen Hammel, 6-1, 6-0.

• 3rd singles: Montpelier’s Graham Janson defeated Jesse Rubin, 6-2, 6-0.

• 4th singles: Montpelier’s Truman Lee-Solomon defeated Ronan Howlett, 6-0, 6-0.

• 5th singles: Montpelier’s Henry Valentine defeated Spencer Doran, 6-0, 6-1.

• 1st doubles: Montpelier’s Cole Bingham and Jim Wei Rahill defeated Sam Daly and Drew Kiernan, 6-0, 6-0.

• 2nd doubles: Montpelier’s Ben Hancock-Song and Alex Alison defeated Hunter Munteanu and Alex Marohnic 6-1, 6-2.

TIGER JUNIOR JACKSON Donahue is checked by a Rutland defender during Friday’s road game. Donahue had three goals and three assists in Middlebury’s 11-9 win.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Tigers use grit to defeat Raiders

By ANDY KIRKALDY RUTLAND — When Rutland’s Ben Davine scored back-to-back goals late in Friday’s third period against the visiting Middlebury Union High School boys’ lacrosse team, the Raiders had taken the lead for the first time, 8-7.

The Tigers led by as many as three, 6-3, at 4:44 of the second period, but Rutland seized the momentum with a 5-1 run over the next 13 minutes, thanks in part to Tiger turnovers.

But Tigers responded with their own run. The defense continued to make life tough for the Raiders, and senior attacker Andrew Gleason and junior attacker Jackson Donahue each scored and assisted each other in the final minute of the third period to restore the Tiger lead at 9-8.

Then at 10:13 of the fourth period, Gleason found sophomore attacker Jake Peluso curling around the crease, as Peluso deposited what proved to be the game-winning goal as the Tigers went on to win, 11-9.

Gleason, a tri-captain, said the Tigers told themselves to focus on

fundamentals when they lost the one turnover, and in the final minute lead.

Viens stole the ball from a Raider “It just starts from the back. We’ve attacker to end the final threat. got to work up from our defense, get “That was something else,” the ball on offense, possess, can’t Gleason said. “They handled make any stupid themselves really turnovers,” Gleason well, and Brett had a said. “Then we just nice takeaway right worked it around “They showed grit. there at the end. on offense, got the They didn’t cave.

That kind of sealed looks we wanted and the deal. We played were able to put it They didn’t panic. some nice team D They just played away.” today, and Cam had Gleason also cited the game and made some pretty timely the work of freshman saves.” their own breaks.” goalie Cam Devlin Coach Brian

(11 saves) and the Carpenter praised — Brian Carpenter, defense of senior the Tigers for Tiger coach Brett Viens, juniors answering the Fyn Fernandez Raiders’ challenge. and Brian Kiernan, “They showed and the long-stick grit. They didn’t middie rotation of freshman Quinn cave. They didn’t panic. They just Berry and senior Doug DeLorenzo. played the game and made their own In the last few minutes that group breaks,” Carpenter said. “We played forced rushed shots by Raiders solid D. We were doubling the ball Jared Migliore and Aiden Reilly that at times and putting it back on the Devlin either stopped or went wide, ground and coming back on offense senior midfielder Eli Miller forced and moving the ball around and

getting effective shots.”

The Tigers took a 6-4 lead in the first half. They led after one, 3-1.

Raider Cam Slenker scored first, but Gleason (three goals, two assists) answered with two goals, one set up by Donahue (three goals, three assists), and Donahue added a score.

Devlin made a couple stops, one on quick Raider goalie Cam Wilk (eight saves), who at one point raced the length of the field to shoot on net and then darted back to made a stop. The Raiders also hit a post or the crossbar four times, three by Migliore.

Rutland’s Reilly made it 3-2 to open the second period. Kolby Farnsworth, from Kaufmann, answered, but Migliore scored with MUHS a man down to make it 4-3 at 6:05.

The Tigers then scored twice in 1:04 to take their biggest lead.

Kaufmann tossed in a man-up goal, and Peluso curled out front and buried a Donahue feed at 4:44 to make it 6-3. At 2:40, Davine buried (See Lacrosse, Page 17)

Addison Independent, Monday, April 17, 2017 — PAGE 17

Sports BRIEFS Tiger softball edges Slaters

FAIR HAVEN — The Middlebury Union High School softball team won a pitchers’ duel with host Fair Haven on Saturday, 2-1, in the Tigers’ opener. The Slaters dropped their third straight game, all against Division I competition.

Payton Buxton tossed a complete-game four-hitter to earn the win, while Slater hurler Olivia Bowen allowed three hits and just one earned run.

Bowen poked two of the hits vs. Buxton, one of which plated a first-inning run and gave Fair Haven the lead. The Tigers scored an unearned run in the second to knot the score, and it remained 1-1 until the sixth. In that inning, Ella Beattie’s RBI single scored the winning run.

Abby LaRock and Taylor Sylvester also had hits for the Tigers, while Johanna Morse and Rhinna Carr had Fair Haven’s other hits off Buxton.

The Tigers will host Essex on Tuesday and Champlain Valley on Thursday.

Rutland blanks Tiger baseball RUTLAND — Host Rutland cruised past the Middlebury Union High School baseball team on Thursday, 13-0, in the opener for both squads.

Raider starting pitcher Reece de Castro allowed just two hits over six innings, striking out five to earn the win. Ten Raiders stroked hits, including de Castro, who had an RBI double.

The Tigers will look to bounce back on Tuesday, when they host Essex at 4:30 p.m. Champlain Valley is scheduled to visit on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. as MUHS faces tough tests early on.

Solons defeat Mt. Abe lax

BRISTOL — Visiting Montpelier on Wednesday defeated the Mount Abraham Union High School boys’ lacrosse team, 17-15, in what was the debut of Mount Abe’s cooperative team with Vergennes.

The Eagles will be looking to break into the win column on Monday, when they are set to host another Division III squad, Otter Valley.

Montpelier’s Conor Barrett posed

the biggest problem for Mount Abe last week, tossing in nine goals and adding an assist to spark the visiting Solons. Montpelier goalie Roger Medina backstopped the win with 13 saves.

Max Ratti-Bicknell led the Eagles with five goals, and Owein LaBarr contributed four goals and four assists. Mount Abe goalie Patrick Davison stopped six shots.

Tiger girls’ lax improves, 5-0 SOUTH BURLINGTON — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ lacrosse team picked up back-to-back road wins in Chittenden County on Friday and Saturday to improve to 5-0.

The Tigers will return to action on Tuesday at BFA-St. Albans. That game was moved from Monday.

On Friday, the Tigers defeated host Champlain Valley, 13-6, as Isabel Rosenberg (five goals and an assist), Kate Donahue (four goals) and Andi Boe (two goals and three assists) led

the attack. The Tiger defense and goalie Raven Payne limited the 1-1 Redhawks, who had scored 15 goals in a win at Burr & Burton.

On Saturday, the Tigers won at Rice, 10-6, as Payne stopped nine shots and Donahue (four goals) and Rosenberg (three) combined for seven scores.

Boe added a goal and three assists, Emily Laframboise chipped in a goal and an assist, and Ella Nagy-Benson also scored. Caroline Breen made six saves for 0-2 Rice.

Lacrosse (Continued from Page 16)

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School junior Jakob Boeckermann fires a shot on goal during Friday’s game against Rutland.

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a cross-crease pass from Joe Torres and it was 6-4.

The Tigers for a long stretch struggled offensively, mainly due to turnovers. Carpenter said they will be fine when they remember to translate practice onto the field.

“We’ve looked better in practice banging the ball around, and we allowed it to sit in one man’s stick where they could play him and we weren’t moving to get open,” Carpenter said. “Maybe they’ll learn a lesson from this game.”

Migliore scored to open the second half and set up a Dawson Cole goal, and it was tied. The Tigers dug back in on defense, and at 5:11 Berry stepped into the attack and converted a doorstep feed from Farnsworth, and MUHS led, 7-6. But Davine’s goals appeared to shift things the Raiders’ way.

But the Tigers answered, as they did again when Torres scored at 6:52 of the fourth to make it 10-9.

At 4:27 Tiger junior middie Jakob Boeckermann found Donahue cutting for an insurance goal, and the Tigers held the fort down the stretch.

Carpenter acknowledged Friday’s lapses, but said the Tigers played well when they had to — something he attributed to their attitudes.

“I feel really good about this team,” he said. “They support each other on the sideline. They’re not heckling when somebody does something wrong. They’re just encouraging them to pick it up and go. I think the chemistry is good, and we’ll continue to improve as we work on some of those mistakes we made today.”

Score BOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 4/14 MUHS vs. CVU...............................13-6 4/15 MUHS vs. Rice...............................10-6 Boys’ Lacrosse 4/12 Montpelier vs. Mt. Abe..................17-15 4/14 MUHS vs. Rutland..........................11-9 Baseball 4/13 Rutland vs. MUHS..........................13-0 Softball 4/15 MUHS vs. Fair Haven.......................2-1 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 4/12 Midd. vs. Springfield.....................13-12 4/15 Midd. vs. Trinity...............................11-7 Women’s Lacrosse 4/15 Midd. vs. Trinity.................... 10-9 (2OT) Softball 4/12 Midd. vs. St. Lawrence ....................3-0 4/12 Midd. vs. St. Lawrence ....................7-6 4/14 Midd. vs. Hamilton............................8-5 4/15 Hamilton vs. Midd.............................6-4 4/15 Midd. vs. Hamilton..........................11-1 Baseball 4/14 Midd. vs. Hamilton............................3-0 4/15 Midd. vs. Hamilton............................6-5 4/15 Midd. vs. Hamilton............................7-6

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Lacrosse 4/17 VUHS at St. Johnsbury...........4:30 p.m.

4/18 MUHS at St. Albans................4:30 p.m.

4/21 Burlington at MUHS................4:30 p.m.

Boys’ Lacrosse 4/17 OV at Mt. Abe.........................4:30 p.m.

4/18 South Burlington at MUHS..........4 p.m.

4/19 OV at Randolph...........................4 p.m.

4/21 Randolph at OV...........................4 p.m.

Softball 4/18 St. J at VUHS.........................4:30 p.m.

4/18 Mt. Mansfield at Mt. Abe.........4:30 p.m.

4/18 Essex at MUHS......................4:30 p.m.

4/20 VUHS at S. Burlington............4:30 p.m.

4/20 OV at Leland & Gray..............4:30 p.m.

4/20 CVU at MUHS........................4:30 p.m.

4/20 Mt. Abe at Rice.......................4:30 p.m.

4/22 VUHS at Randolph....................11 a.m.

4/22 OV at Brattleboro....................... 11 a.m.

Baseball 4/17 OV at Windsor........................4:30 p.m.

4/18 St. J at VUHS.........................4:30 p.m.

4/18 Mt. Mansfield at Mt. Abe.........4:30 p.m.

4/18 Essex at MUHS......................4:30 p.m.

4/20 VUHS at S. Burlington............4:30 p.m.

4/20 CVU at MUHS........................4:30 p.m.

4/20 Mt. Abe at Rice.......................4:30 p.m.

4/22 VUHS at Randolph....................11 a.m.

4/22 Mount Abe at OV.......................11 a.m.

COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse 4/22 Colby at Midd...............................1 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse 4/18 Midd. at Union........................5:30 p.m.

4/22 Midd. at Colby............................... Noon Softball 4/17 Norwich at Midd. (2)...............3:30 p.m.

4/18 Johnson at Midd. (2)...............3:30 p.m.

4/21 Midd. at Wesleyan.......................5 p.m.

4/22 Midd. at Wesleyan (2)................... Noon Baseball 4/19 St. Mike’s at Midd...................3:30 p.m.

4/21 Wesleyan at Midd........................4 p.m.

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Farmers (Continued from Page 1) immigration policy. Most of these workers are undocumented, and federal immigration policy provides no legal pathway for foreign workers that meets the long-term, 365-daysa-year needs of Vermont dairies.

And barn work no longer interests local workers.

“The Mexican workers are here because there’s a void,” said Brian Kemp, who manages Mountain Meadows farm and is president of the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition. “American workers don’t want to milk cows.”

A lot of farms could only last three days to a month without these workers, offered Kristin Quesnel, Mexican whose family runs farm Perry Brook Farm laborers in Shoreham. “are as The assembled farmers praised proud of the Hispanic putting work force as out quality k n o w l e d g e a b l e milk as we and hard working.

“They are are, and some of our most they know valuable workers how to ever,” said Phil Livingston, who work.”

— farmer Phil farms in New “These Livingston Haven. guys have worked here a long time, and they know as much about managing dairy cows as some of us do because they’ve just invested so much of their time and energy. They’re smart individuals and they’re very invested in their jobs and they’re —” “They’re proud,” said Marie Audet of Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport.

Livingston continued, “They’re

U.S. REP. PETER Welch sits in the Monument Farms Dairy offices last Thursday morning and talks with owners Peter James, left, Jon Rooney and Bob James. Welch met with the farmers, and others across the state, to discuss the farm bill and other agricultural issues.

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as proud of putting out quality milk as we are, and they know how to work.”

Farmers also commented on how much of the migrants’ income gets sent home to their families in Mexico. University of Vermont researcher Dan Baker has found that most send more than half their wages home to support their families.

For many local farmers of FrenchCanadian heritage, the concerns of a migrant/immigrant labor force, the

risks and rewards of having to go elsewhere to seek better opportunity, still hit very close to home.

Farmers expressed concerns that workers can’t travel back and forth to see their families, without threat, and, with the increasing pressure of possible deportation, are living with constant dread and anxiety.

“I wish Donald Trump could have been in that room with me to hear those farmers describe their Mexican labor,” Rep. Welch said

MCTV SCHEDULE Channels 15 & 16 MCTV Channel 15 Tuesday, April 18 6 a.m. Development Review Board 9:30 a.m. Betty Nuovo 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 6:00 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Selectboard, Legislative Breakfast 10 p.m. Development Review Board (DRB) Wednesday, April 19 5 a.m. Developmental Review Board 6 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 9 a.m. Eckankar 9:30 a.m. Lifelines 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 4:30 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 6:15 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Selectboard, Legislative Breakfast 9:30 p.m. Betty Nuovo Thursday, April 20 5 a.m. Selectboard, Legislative Breakfast 8 a.m. Congregational Church Service 10 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 11:30 a.m. Betty Nuovo 12 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs 5:30 p.m. Betty Nuovo 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Lifelines 7 p.m. Development Review Board (DRB) Friday, April 21 5:30 a.m. Betty Nuovo 6:00 a.m. Development Review Board

10 a.m. Selectboard, Legislative Breakfast 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Eckankar 6 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6:30 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 8 p.m. Betty Nuovo 10:30 p.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs Saturday, April 22 5 a.m. DRB, Public Affairs 9:30 a.m. Eckankar 10 a.m. Selectboard, Legislative Breakfast 4 p.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 5:30 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 6 p.m. Betty Nuovo Sunday, April 23 7 a.m. Las Promesas De Dios 7:30 a.m. Legislative Breakfast 8:45 a.m. Community Bulletin Board 9 a.m. Catholic Mass 9:30 a.m. Public Affairs 11 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church Service 12:30 p.m. Selectboard 3:30 p.m. Betty Nuovo 4 p.m. Congregational Church Service 6:45 p.m. Community Bulletin Board 7 p.m. Catholic Mass 7:30 p.m. Eckankar 8 p.m. Betty Nuovo 8:30 p.m. Las Promesas De Dios Monday, April 24 9:30 a.m. Las Promesas De Dios 10 a.m. Selectboard, Public Affairs (VMX) 6:15 p.m. Community Bulletin Board

in a follow-up interview with the Independent.

Thursday’s conversation, said Welch, “redoubles my energy to advocate for immigration reform.”

Welch said the farmers “made it loud and clear” that they’re “extremely threatened by an overreach against migrant labor ...

They very clearly stated this whole immigration crackdown is creating an enormous amount of anxiety on the farm for the farmer and also for

the Mexican labor.”

But even more moving, said Welch, was the human dimension to the current anxiety around farm labor.

“Very powerful to me just on a human level was the concern that these farmers have about the wellbeing of the folks who work on their farms.

“They’re noticing the lives of the people who are milking their (See Dairy, Page 19)

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6:30 p.m. Legislative Breakfast 8 p.m. Lifelines MCTV Channel 16 Tuesday, April 18 5:30 a.m. Hannaford Career Center (HCC) 10:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 11:04 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 11:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence (9/2013) 11:50 a.m. The Story Matters 1 p.m. HCC & ACSD Board Meetings 5 p.m. The Story Matters 6 p.m. TBD Wednesday, April 19 7:10 a.m. Yoga Sequence 7:30 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness and Wellness 7:50 a.m. HCC & ACSD Board Meetings 12 p.m. Chronique Francophone 12:30 p.m. First Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6 p.m. Green Mountain Club Thru Hiker Panel Thursday, April 20 6:40 a.m. Yoga - Mindfulness & Wellness 7 a.m. Chronique Francophone 7:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence 8 a.m. Green Mountain Club Thru Hiker Panel 11:30 a.m. HCC & ACSD Board Meetings 6 p.m. First Wednesday 8 p.m. TBD Friday, April 21 6:02 a.m. Yoga Sequence 6:30 a.m. Yoga - Mindfulness & Wellness 8 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8:30 a.m. Vermont State Board of Education

5:30 p.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 5:50 p.m. From the College 8 p.m. Chronique Francophone 8:30 p.m. Vermont Media Exchange Saturday, April 22 10:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 11:04 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 11:30 a.m. Yoga Sequence (9/2013) 11:50 a.m. The Story Matters 12:30 p.m. HCC, ACSD Board Meetings 6 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6:30 p.m. TBD 9 p.m. The Story Matters 9:30 p.m. Green Mountain Club Thru Hiker Panel Sunday, April 23 6:50 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 7:07 a.m. Yoga Sequence 7:30 a.m. Chronique Francophone 8 a.m. HCC & ACSD Board Meetings 3:30 p.m. Green Mountain Club Thru Hiker Panel 5:30 p.m. Chronique Francophone 6 p.m. First Wednesday 8 p.m. Festival on the Green Monday, April 24 5:30 a.m. Vermont Media Exchange 9 a.m. Chronique Francophone 9:30 a.m. Yoga – Mindfulness & Wellness 10 a.m. The Story Matters 10:35 a.m. Tiger TV, At the Ilsley 12 p.m. Vermont State Board of Education 5 p.m. Hannaford Career Center 7 p.m. Tiger TV 7:25 p.m. The Story Matters

Addison Independent, Monday, April 17, 2017 — PAGE 19

Citizens United and gerrymandering part of D.C. gridlock

By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — At a Thursday forum where Rep. Peter Welch listened to the farmers’ concerns, the Vermont Democrat also provided some insights into how the fiercely partisan environment in Washington, D.C., is making it hard to legislate sensibly.

Among factors contributing to the “can-don’t” atmosphere in Washington is the huge influx in

outside funds made possible by the Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” campaign contributions decision, Welch said.

He gave an example using his 2006 race for Congress against Republican Martha Rainville, in which both agreed to refrain from negative campaigning.

“Now Martha and I couldn’t do that because of Citizens United,” said Welch.

He explained that even if

candidates today made such an agreement they’d have no power over an outside group that wanted to toss its own negative ad into a Vermont race — with or without a candidate’s permission or approval.

Gerrymandering, he said, was an another factor in the current D.C. roadblock. Over the past 20 years, especially, district gerrymandering has made extremism necessary to winning primaries.

unequivocally their commitment (Continued from Page 18) cows. And those lives are filled with to Lake Champlain cleanup and integrity and honor and commitment to following through on the stateto family. It’s obviously hard for a mandated farming practice required father to be away from his wife and by Vermont’s 2015 Clean Water Act. But what farmers wanted the his children. And the farmers see it.

Congressman to “They weren’t understand was both emphasizing the the importance of inconvenience and “This whole federal funding to the threat to them. immigration lake cleanup and the They really were ways that federal considering on a very crackdown regulations can get human level about is creating in the way of farmers how hard it is for an enormous using federal funding these guys who are amount of effectively. working so hard to Many of the changes be constantly looking anxiety on the in agricultural practice over their shoulder farm for the infrastructure wondering if they’re farmer and also and needed going to get picked up. for the Mexican phosphorustoout ofkeep the “And you just wish lake are expensive — in my job that some labor.” running — Rep. Peter Welch sometimes of the people who into the hundreds of are so aggressive on thousands of dollars, this across-the-board, sweep-’em-up dragnet, could have they said. And while all of these a chance to see what our farmers in changes take a hit on a farm’s Addison County see: that it’s good bottom line, many don’t add a penny people, working hard, wanting to get to a farmer’s pocket.

Farmers also discussed how ahead.” criteria for funding through many of LAKE CLEAN-UP Next in importance to farmers was the federal ag programs — especially specifics for implementation — water quality.

Farmers and others in related are too restrictive. Rather than professions at the meeting stated specifying how a farmer needs

to solve a problem (down to the stones in a grassed waterway), why not specify the required result and let each farm parse the specifics depending on its own terrain and circumstances? This, the farmers suggested, would be a better use of federal dollars and make federal ag spending more efficient and more effective.

“We need more flexibility,” said Jonathan Chamberlin of Bourdeau Brothers in Middlebury.

“The focus should be on the end result, which is no erosion,” said Audet.

Another water quality-related concern was funding cuts to the UVM Extension program and the need for more staffing at the Vermont Natural Resources Conservation Services office, both of which provide important technical assistance to farmers.

Other concerns raised at the Thursday forum included how estate taxes affect farm succession and the importance of export markets to the dairy industry.

Welch seemed to genuinely appreciate the input from the farmers and later described what he heard as “powerful Vermont stories.”

Gaen Murphree is at gaenm@ addisonindependent.com.

Welch gave an example of D.C. colleagues being in support of a piece of legislation but unwilling to co-sponsor for fear of constituent or party backlash.

“The gerrymandering ... has eroded the essential component of effective government: the willingness to compromise ... It’s a dynamic that’s very dangerous.”

It’s different in Vermont, he said, because the entire state is a single congressional district, so he has to

listen to everybody.

“You have the opportunity to listen to people with different points of view. And you have the opportunity to try to translate the differences in ways that help us come together,” said Welch.

“Vermonters get that cooperation and finding common ground is the way you get things done,” he added. “And in Washington they observe that it seems to be just a partisan fight constantly.”

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Lincoln students bring history to life LINCOLN — How do kids learn History? At the Lincoln Community School, kids are learning through theater. On Thursday, April 20, school fifthand sixth- graders will give two performances of the original musical production “It Started with a Rock.” The production examines “How are we affected by the systems around us and how do we affect those systems?” using U.S. history as a case study.

Students have been studying and reflecting on this question all since the beginning of school in August.

Through student-written vignettes interspersed with song and dance, the performance examines the Revolutionary War, Westward Expansion, the Civil War, the Underground Railroad, Immigration, and injustices throughout history.

Performers reflect on their understanding of just how interconnected American history is with enduring U.S. governing systems. As they have grappled with complex issues, students have discovered value and perspective in the connections

between historical events and current times.

Through a generous grant from the Friends of Lincoln Community School, performance artists and educators Grace Freeman and Helen Weston have directed this unique and heartfelt production.

The dress rehearsal (open to those who would like to attend a day performance) is at 1 p.m. on April 20. The evening performance is at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Kaela Frank or Tory Riley at 453-2119.

Naturalist Sue Morse to talk about bobcats April 20

CORNWALL — Award-winning photographer and naturalist Sue Morse will present a slide show and lecture in Cornwall on April 20 at 7 p.m. at Bingham Elementary School entitled “Wild Yet Wonderfully Near Us: Bobcats in Cornwall and the Champlain Valley.”

It may be a surprise to many that Weybridge, Cornwall, Shoreham and surrounding areas have some of the best habitat for bobcats in the state. Through her visually stunning photos and funny anecdotes from her work in the field, Sue Morse will describe the habitat needs of these elusive cats, why they like living here, and the role they play in the local ecology.

Morse will also share evidence

showing that lynx and cougars are beginning to return to Vermont’s forests.

As do many wildlife species, bobcats face challenges in the 21st century. Morse will help us understand how important thoughtful planning and management in our local woods are to protect the habitat critical for their survival.

A resident of Jericho, Sue Morse is recognized as one of the top wildlife trackers in North America.

Since 1977, she has been monitoring wildlife, with an emphasis on documenting the presence and habitat requirements of bobcat, black bear, Canada lynx and cougar.

The program is free and open to the public.

Middlebury College to screen film on marriage equality MIDDLEBURY — When Vermont wrote civil unions into law, it led the way for marriage rights in the U.S. “State of Marriage,” a documentary film on the efforts of Vermonters to bring about the changes in marriage equality, will be screened on Wednesday, April 19, at 4:30 p.m. in Middlebury College’s Dana Auditorium.

This will be the first Addison County screening of the documentary, hosted by Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives. The film draws on archival footage and more recent interviews to tell the story of the remarkable men and women who pioneered the national marriage equality movement through their groundbreaking efforts in Vermont.

The work of Susan Murray and Beth Robinson, then attorneys in Middlebury, is featured as they work through the legal system and create a grassroots movement, all the while facing stiff opposition to the idea of gays and lesbians marrying legally.

There will be a question and answer segment following the film with the filmmakers Jeff Kaufman and Marcia

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Students of the Week from area High Schools Otter Valley Union High School Mount Abraham Union High School It is with great pleasure that Otter Valley Union High School has selected Abigail Pinkowski as its Student of the Week. Abigail lives in Pittsford with her parents, Marty and Lori Pinkowski, and her younger sister, Leah.

“Otter Valley has made many of my achievements possible!” Abigail says. “Throughout high school I’ve taken advanced classes that challenge me and my knowledge and help me become a stronger student.”

Her hard work has paid off, with many appearances on both principal’s list and honor roll to her credit.

Abigail has been playing varsity soccer since her freshman year.

She also plays lacrosse and has been elected captain for both soccer and lacrosse teams this year. She loves being a team player, and says being a leader and role model was one of the best opportunities she has had. Abigail is involved with other school activities as well, including student council and Otter Paws — a fundraising group that provides money and support for charitable organizations and local families in need. Through Otter Paws she has helped out at blood drives, bingo fundraisers and other events to raise money for breast Abigail Pinkowski cancer or children’s hospitals.

O.V.U.H.S. Outside of school, Abigail enjoys soccer, skiing, hiking, lacrosse, and time with friends and family. Throughout high school she also has done a lot of volunteer work at her church.

If she weren’t busy enough with all that, Abigail currently works at Sugar and Spice in Mendon.

High school has taught Abigail to plan ahead. Whether it’s for a test, a game, or anything else, she has learned to be prepared for anything that comes her way. Her advice to other students? Play every game like it’s your last, not only in sports but in everything you love to do.

Post-high school, Abigail plans to attend a four-year college and explore subjects in the Humanities and Social Sciences. She also hopes to play soccer at the college level.

“Last year, I had the good fortune to have Abbie in my advanced anatomy class as well as the dual enrollment sports medicine class,” Advanced Anatomy teacher Michele Cioffredi said. “She stood out as one of the most capable, inquisitive and responsible students. She is the type of driven, engaging and curious student that helped make our classroom a lively environment and a safe place to take intellectual risks.”

The Otter Valley community wishes Abigail congratulations and good luck in all her future plans.

Mount Abraham Union High School is pleased to recognize Baxter Clements as its Student of the Week.

He is the son of Carolyn Hart of Bristol, and Tom Clements of Starksboro, and has two brothers, his twin Finn and older brother Fisher, who attends Castleton University. For most of his high school career, Baxter has been on the honor roll. He took American Studies, a college prep class, and chemistry, which he says a lot of people have trouble with.

In addition to his schoolwork, Baxter has been on the rowing team every year throughout high school. Baxter works for the Village Creemee Stand, where he has learned to work better as a team. He says it has also helped him be more polite to other people. In his spare time, Baxter loves to read and play video games.

In reflecting on his high school years, Baxter has this advice: “Make friends. They are your lifeline. If you need help they’ll be there, if you are stressed or frustrated you can always turn to your friends.”

Upon graduating, Baxter plans to go to college, where he will pursue a degree in cybersecurity.

Civics Teacher Al Zaccor is high on Baxter’s strengths.

Baxter Clements “Baxter is a star contributor in our Civics class,” Zaccor said. “He M.A.U.H.S. is a great communicator with an insightful mind and a lively sense of curiosity. Baxter will do great things in the world!”

Baxter has also made a positive impression on math teacher Teri Fitzgerald.

“Baxter Clements is a mature, responsible, and intellectual young man,” Fitzgerald said. “Good manners, engagement in learning, attention to detail, and an amiable personality make it a pleasure to have Baxter in class! An independent thinker and responsible student, Baxter typically completes his work quickly and thoroughly. He asks great questions, offers insights, and pays very close attention to details — in fact, he is my best proof reader!

“Whether working individually or in a small group setting, Baxter remains calm and patient with himself and other learners,” she added. “He is engaged in the lessons and practice work and consistently shows mastery on his summative assessments.”

Otter Valley Students of the week receive a gift certificate from the Book & Leaf Bookstore. Mt. Abe Students receive a free pizza from Cubbers. Students of the Week from ALL area high schools will receive a gift certificate from Vermont Book Shop. Students of the Week are chosen by school teachers and administration.

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PETS IN NEED HOMEWARD BOUND

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

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Gotti 6 years, American Staffordshire mix, neutered male. Gotti came to us as an emaciated stray. This handsome guy is mellow, friendly and very sweet. He walks very well on a leash and loves to receive plenty of comforting pets. Because he weighs about half of his ideal weight, Gotti will need a new family who prioritizes his nutrition, so he can be his healthiest, most handsome self! It will be necessary for his new family to allow Gotti the time he needs to get to know potential dog friends.

Harper 7 years, grey shorthaired, spayed female. Harper is a laid back gal who likes to nap on laps and climb up on your shoulder to snuggle into your neck! When she’s had enough snuggling – and she isn’t shy about letting you know when that is – she enjoys finding a quiet place for a nap. Harper would like to either be the only pet in her home or have one other mellow feline companion, and would do best with older children who can respect her space. She is an absolute love that you just HAVE to meet in person! Ask an Adoption Counselor about how you can take Harper home for a “test drive!”

Meet Magnum!

Honeybee 5.5 years, black & white shorthaired, spayed female. Sweet like honey, Honeybee came to us as part of a large transport from Franklin County when their shelter closed.

Honeybee loves to scratch her nails on scratching posts- the only place we’ve seen her do so. Isn’t that a good girl? She then loves to climb to the top of a cat condo and peer out the window to watch the cars and birds go by. Honeybee is very curious and, when not on a cat bed, loves to sniff and explore her surroundings. Bring a whole lot of sweetness to your home with Honeybee!

He is named after Tom Selleck…

Aslan 3 years, orange Tabby shorthaired, neutered male. If you’re looking for a cat who will happily sit on your lap for as long as you’ll let him, look no further because Aslan is your guy! Not only will he make a great lap - cat but he also has a very endearing habit of stretching out his paw with every pet he receives. It’s so cute! Aslan is a sweet, affectionate, outgoing, confident cat who will walk right up to anyone who enters his community cat room. He does well with the other cats here at the shelter, and will make some lucky person a wonderful feline friend!

Athena, Kratos, & Arrows 4 & 5 years, ferrets, males & female. Athena (female), Kratos (brown male) and Arrows (white male) are bonded ferrets who require a home together. They are a fun-loving crew whose curiosity and outgoing spirit will keep their new family entertained for hours. All three of them are very friendly and would love nothing more than a home where they can spend their days together, playing and napping in a hammock.

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… from Magnum P.I., because unfortunately this will be the closest I ever get to Tom Selleck. Magnum is three years old. I just got him in December from Homeward Bound. His snaggle-tooth had me at first look. His past was not the best and he has some battle scars on his body. However, I am happy to say he just loves his new home! We have a great time together

and he will be my traveling buddy! He is goofy and pig headed, but he is my boy! He loves to eat snow, loves to play soccer and loves the water. So much in fact that he will jump into the tub and ask for a bath.

Can’t wait to see him this summer in lakes and ponds!

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Vt. offers wildlife class for teachers MONTPELIER — Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 16-21. The hands-on field course, which gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and wetlands with some of the state’s leading natural resource experts, takes place at the Buck Lake Conservation Camp in Woodbury.

“Wildlife resources are important to all Vermonters in one way or another,” says Fish & Wildlife’s Education Manager Alison Thomas. “If educators can get connected with the outdoors and in turn expose their students, then many of these students will be able to make informed decisions about Vermont wildlife and their habitat needs when they become adults.

“This course is hands-on and

experiential,” added Thomas. “The course continues to evolve and incorporate new environmental education ideas and activities. But, we also continue to do traditional programs that have been part of the week for 31 years. It’s a great mix of new and old with all of it being incredibly helpful and memorable.”

Tuition is $650 for the course with credits and $275 without credits.

Books, food and overnight facilities are included. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. A course description and schedule of activities are available from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s website at www. vtfishandwildlife.com. You can also contact them by calling (802) 371-9975 or emailing Alison.Thomas@Vermont.

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Pet Pages Homeward Bound

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Proud to help you provide quality care for all of your pets, we know your animal companions are a central part of your life!

Winter is over ands pet shed their fur Spring is finally here and one of the things animal owners will notice is that their pets are starting to shed more fur. Animal coats respond to many factors. As with humans, hair goes through natural cycles — hair falls out and new hair grows in. Shedding is a hormonal response in animals, varying with species and breed, and is typically, but not always, due to changes in the season or temperature.

When the weather grows colder, the fur coat becomes thicker to help keep the animal warm during the winter months. When the weather grows warmer, the animal sheds part of its fur coat to help it adjust to the milder temperature.

In the wild, animals generally shed their coats twice a year, once in the spring to lose their heavy winter undercoat and again in the fall to prepare for the growth of the winter’s undercoat.

While all dogs, cats and rabbits shed to some extent, they shed in different cycles depending on their type of coat. Double-coated dogs (meaning that they have a topcoat as well as an undercoat) generally drop their soft undercoats twice a year and lose their topcoat once a year. If they shed all at once, the fur will c o m e out in

tufts and is often called “blowing a coat.”

Dogs having only a topcoat may shed continuously throughout the year or only every 10-12 months.

The shedding may continue anywhere from three weeks to two months. Dogs that live outside usually shed heavily as days lengthen in the Spring but those that live mostly indoors may shed at least a little all year.

In cats, there is no single period of hair shedding. Indoor cats tend to shed continuously throughout the year, with peaks of activity occurring during Spring and Fall.

Rabbits shed about every three months. Every other shed will be a lighter shed and may not be very noticeable. The shedding period in rabbits can last up to six weeks or more.

Shedding in indoor animals also responds to light so that as the days get longer they may shed more, even if there is no change in the temperature. Even artificial light can prompt shedding.

Other causes of shedding may include hormonal events, such as a heat cycle and giving birth for female animals, poor nutrition or illness or too frequent bathing, which dries out the hair coat, and stress or fear.

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hairs that come out in response to stress are called telogen hairs; these are hairs in the resting phase of the normal growth cycle just before they are shed. You may notice that when you take your cat to the vet, she leaves a lot of fur on the examining table even though you groomed her before her visit.

While our pets will lose shed hair without any help from us, it is important that we groom our pets during the shedding season.

Removing the loose hair that our pet has shed helps the hair in its renewal process. It also decreases the amount of hair that might be ingested, causing hairballs.

Grooming also cleans the skin of dandruff, eliminates dry skin flakes and improves the fur’s insulation.

Brushing increases blood circulation at the base of each hair, stimulating glands in the skin to secrete substances that will keep the hair weatherproofed and promote a shiny gloss. Brushing and grooming are also important because they allow us to detect any parasites or other skin issues our pets may have.

Finally, most pets enjoy grooming session, which will strengthen the bond between you and your pet.

So it’s time to get out the grooming tools and the vacuum cleaner and prepare for Spring with your pets!

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Otter Valley Union High School honor roll BRANDON — The following students at Otter Valley Union High School were recognized for academic achievement during the second marking period of the 20162017 academic year.

GRADE 7 Principal’s List: Hayden Bernhardt, Erika Chapin, Marissa Connors, Olivia Depatie, Sienna Diezel, Jamie Dube-Bordeau, Alexandria Griffin, Alice Keith, Anna Kerr, Lucas Klein, Josephine LaRock, Tyson Stickney, Umaryn Swift, and Kieran Williams Honor Roll: Benjamin Atherton, Adrianna Beayon, Collin Blier, Jarrod Brutkoski, Tanner Brutkoski, Michael Dame, Domanic Davis, Isaac Derepentigny, Nathan Desabrais, Brian Donahue, Krista Eddy, Elisabeth Emrick, Madison Gilmore, Brittney Harvey, Riley Keith, Maggie Loyzelle, Brielle Mackie and Daniel O’Brien.

And also Nicholas Parker, Fraser Pierpont, Madison Quenneville, Nichole Racine, JoAnna Ray, Dylan

Stevens-Clark and Evan Thomas.

GRADE 8 Principal’s List: Aidan Blier, Ashley Carrara, Caleb Chisamore, Joseph Cijka, Josie Cone, Grace Coolidge, Alan Frasier, III, Chloe Fuller, Raychel Kemp, Mallory Lufkin, Jessica Malbon, Bonnie Moore, Mia Politano, and McKenna White.

Honor Roll: Paige Backus, Sarah Calvin, Bradley Danforth, Gregory DiPietro, Lane Eddy, Dylan Gaboriault, Madilyn Morgan, Jadynn Pope, Anoushka Pschorr, Lucias Sheldrick, Rena Taylor, and Connor Watters.

GRADE 9 Scholars’ Roll: Livia Bernhardt, Edward Kopp, Carolynn Lafountaine, Ian Ouellette, and Elinor Ross.

Principal’s List: Lauryl Blanchard, Phoebe Elliott, Johan Harding, Mary Kingsley, Morgan LaPorte, Moriah Lucia, Jocelyn Noble, Stephanie Palmer, Haleigh Pelkey, Kati Kelkey, Leah Pinkowski, Paul

Schultz, and Olivia White.

Honor Roll: Jacob Adams, Caitlin Bixby, Nathanial Blake, Tyler Boynton, Austasia Bryant, Haley Curtis, Ashlynn Depatie, Evan Diaz, Emily Doty, Julia Eastman, Alia Edmunds, Isabella Falco, Emma Falquero, Madison French, Samantha Hatch, Jordan Lemieux, Julian Lopez, Kristin Markie, Alyza McKeighan, Spencer Pelkey, Shayla Phillips, Sawyer Pierpont, Aiden Purcell, Nahum Sgorbati, Kelsie Sunhawk, Logan Trombley, Sophia Walker, Jacob Young, and Keisha Young.

GRADE 10 Scholars’ Roll: Joshua Beayon, Michael Bedard, Samuel Buswell, Ella Chaney, Meghan Chaney, Hayden Gallo, Clay Hays, Timothy Kittler, Nicholas LaCoille, and Ethan Sulik-Doty.

Principal’s List: Mickeen Hogan Honor Roll: Savanah Blanchard, Alexander Carpenter, Nathan Claessens, Collin Elliott, Joshua Granger, Hayden Hull, Benjamin Klein, Gabriella LaGrange, Jordan

Laraway, Dylan Mackie, Sophie Markowski, William Mattsson, Brenna McCullough, Marcus McCullough, David Mills, Peyton Mitchell, Chauncey Moncrief, Isaiah Nelson, Jacob O’Connell, Anna Paynter, Kathryn Paynter, Houston Pratt, Victoria Racine, Reilly Shannon, Colby Smith, Kameron Strickland, Aedan Taylor, Payton Traynor, Maria VanCor, and Daniel Whitney.

GRADE 11 Scholars’ Roll: Michael Daly, Owen Kulp, Gabriela Poalino, and Cameron Silloway Principal’s List: Tricia John, Eric Notte, and Payson Williams.

Honor Roll: Samantha Carroll, Madison Coombs, Brittney Danforth, Sarah Dolney, Olivia Gaissert, Derek Hatch, Sawyer Heath, Sarah Hobbs, Carson Holmquist, Brandon Jankosky, Alexandra Lear, Joshua Letourneau, Jacob Miner, Jessica Mischanko, Emily Perry, Colby Reynolds, Justin Tremblay, and Michael Whitney.

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Principal’s List: Brittney Beaulieu, Mikayla Clark, and Courtney Randall.

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LIONS CLUB NEEDS stuff for their annual auction. Please NO appliances or electronics. Call for pick up, 388‑7124. Help us, help others.

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

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

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SUNDAY: 12 Step Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street.

Came to Believe Meeting 1:00‑2:00 PM held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY: Big Book Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM is held at the Middlebury United Methodist Church on N. Pleasant Street.

Discussion Meeting Noon‑1:00 PM at The Turning Point Cen‑ ter, 54 Creek Rd.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS VERGENNES MEETINGS: Sunday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Discus‑ sion 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, Wa‑ ter St.

MAKING RECOVERY EASIER (MRE). Wednesdays, 1‑2 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). This will be a facili‑ tated group meeting for those struggling with the decision to attend 12‑Step Programs. It will be limited to explaining and discussing our feelings about the 12‑Step Programs to create a better understanding of how they can help a person in re‑ covery 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.

Public Meetings ADULT ALL‑ RECOVERY Group Meeting for anyone over 18 who is struggling with addiction disorders. Wednes‑ days, 3‑4 p.m. at the Turning Point Center (54 Creek Rd). A great place to meet with your peers who are in recovery.

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

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BRANDON MEETINGS: Monday, Discussion Meeting 7:30‑8:30 PM. Wednesday, 12 Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. Friday, Big Book Step Meeting 7:00‑8:00 PM. All held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rte 7 South.

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

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MIDDLEBURY MEETINGS SATURDAY: Discussion Meeting 9:00‑10:00 AM at the Middlebury United Methodist Church. Discussion Meeting 10:00‑11:00 AM. Beginners’ Meeting 6:30‑7:30 PM. These two meetings are held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NORTH FERRISBURGH MEETINGS: Sunday, Daily Reflections Meeting 6:00‑7:00 PM, at the United Methodist Church, Old Hollow Rd.

ARE YOU BOTHERED BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? 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 fol‑ low signs). Anonymous and confidential, we share our ex‑ perience, strength and hope to solve our common problems.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS RIPTON MEETINGS: Mon‑ day, As Bill Sees It Meeting 7:15‑8:15 AM. Thursday, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Meet‑ ing 7:15‑8:15 AM. Both held at Ripton Firehouse, Dugway Rd.

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The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of United Way of Addison County is seeking a (or several) RSVP and the volunteer coordinator(s) for their annual Stuff the United Way of Bus back to school donation drive event. The ideal Addison County, candidate(s) are highly efficient, organized, and posts dozens of volunteer opportunities thorough. Event planning experience is a plus but on the Web.Go to

The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of RSVP and the We are seeking a professional photographer and a United Way of professional videographer for two upcoming events Addison County, hosted by the United Way of Addison County. We posts dozens of volunteer opportunities are seeking individuals for May 4th (2017) and on the Web.Go to

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L o c a l age n c ie s c a n p o s t t h e i r v o l u n te e r ne e d s w i t h Th e Vo l u n te e r C e n te r by c a l l i ng RSV P at 388-7044.

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NEW SUPPORT GROUP ‑ Grief Anonymous Meeting every Thursday @ 6:30 pm at Grace Baptist Church 52 Merchants Row, Middelbury, Vt. First Meeting Thursday, December 1st, 2016 OA (OVEREATERS ANONY‑ MOUS) MEETS on Thursdays at 6 PM. Located at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Road, Middlebury, VT.

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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.turningpointad‑ disonvt.org.

STOREFRONT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. In the heart of downtown. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of possibilities.

Available September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

ACORN PAINTING IS NOW hiring for the exterior season.

Experienced painters pre‑ ferred but willing to train the right candidates. Must have valid drivers license, trans‑ portation and be reliable. This is a fun job for people with a solid work ethic. Excellent starting pay with incentives to earn more. For an interview, or to learn more, please call 453 5611.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) step meeting. Tuesdays, 3 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd. PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Thursday of every month from 10 am to 11:30 am. We meet at the Mountain Health Center in Bristol. For info call APDA at 888‑763‑3366 or parkin‑ soninfo@uvmhealth.org.

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

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

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CONSTRUCTION ELE‑ MENTS‑ PROJECT consulting, planning and management. Se‑ cure structures and safe rooms.

Over 40 years of experience with competitive hourly rates.

Resume on request. Call David, 802‑948‑2257.

CONSTRUCTION: ADDI‑ TIONS, RENOVATIONS, new construction, drywall, carpentry, painting, flooring, roofing, pres‑ sure washing, driveway sealing.

All aspects of construction, also property maintenance. Steven Fifield 802‑989‑0009.

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

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

PARTY RENTALS; CHINA, flatware, glassware, linens. De‑ livery available. 802‑388‑4831.

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PROFESSIONAL PAINTING; interior/exterior, residential/ commercial, pressure washing.

20 years’ experience. Best pric‑ es. References. 802‑989‑5803.

Help Wanted A&W ROOT BEER STAND looking for a few people. Apply in person at A&W on Monday, April 17 from 9am‑5pm.

Help Wanted

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Town of Ferrisburgh Highway/Grounds Maintenance Worker 1 Seeking entry level, full time team oriented individual for routine maintenance of Town properties. Primary responsibilities include snow plowing, lawn mowing, trimming and light janitorial duties. The applicant needs to be respectful of equipment and safety conscious during vehicle and equipment operation, have a good work ethic, and the ability to take and remember directions. This work is physically demanding and we work in all types of weather. Competitive salary and benefits are offered. Pay scale $12.50 to $15.00 DOE. Applications and complete job descriptions may be picked up at the Ferrisburgh Town Office, P.O. Box 6, 3279 Route 7, Ferrisburgh Vermont 05456.

The Town of Ferrisburgh is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Application remains open until filled.

Addison Northwest School District Join our exceptional team!

We want YOU to join our team of exceptional people.

Being the Director of Building, Grounds, and Safety in the Addison Northwest School District is different from other organizations.

This new role will play a critical part in leading the Facilities Team. Whether you are orchestrating the excellent care of our building and grounds, or you are providing hands-on support for repairs or overseeing a new project or any of the other part this role-plays across the school district, you will make a significant difference in the health, safety, & learning of the communities we serve.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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

Growth Opportunity Paris Farmers Union on Route 7 South in Middlebury is looking to fill a management position. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership and organizational skills. Honest, motivated, hard working team player only. You must enjoy working in a fast paced retail environment and possess a genuine, strong desire to provide outstanding service to our customers. Knowledge and/or experience with animals, farming, gardening, yard care, landscaping, plumbing, electrical, hardware, etc. or any combination thereof would be a plus.

We are a solid, stable organization that’s been around for 98 years. We offer an excellent benefits package and a competitive wage structure.

Paris Farmers Union currently operates 11 retail stores, a Wholesale Division, Farm Sales & Service Division, Warehouse and Trucking, and a Municipal/ Contractor Sales Division.

Please send your resume with references to: Brian Stevens, Retail Store Operations Mgr. Paris Farmers Union P.O. Box D S. Paris, ME 04281 EOE

EOE

SchoolSpring’s Job Posting ID: 2770341

COMMUNITY INTEGRA‑ TION SPECIALIST provide 1:1 mentoring to individuals with developmental disabilities in goal‑oriented community activities. Help them access community resources, make friends, learn new life/social skills, and express their cre‑ ativity. You will be supporting diverse needs and interest.

Seeking a candidate with pa‑ tience, good judgment, flex‑ ibility and excellent boundary setting skills. Experience in behavioral support strongly desired. Good driving record, use of personal vehicle and GED required. M‑F with com‑ prehensive benefit package.

To apply, visit www.csac‑vt. org, or respond to CSAC HR, 89 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, 802‑388‑6751, ext. 415.

COSTELLO’S MARKET IS looking for an experienced person to wrap subs, do prep work, deep frying, dish wash‑ ing and other duties. Please apply in person to Costello’s Market, Marbleworks, Middle‑ bury.

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ELECTRICIAN’S AP‑ PRENTICE WITH residen‑ tial experience. Please call 802‑353‑1516 for more in‑ formation.

Searching for someone to complete your team? or

Are you searching for a job?

Either way, you are on the right track with the

We hope you choose ANWSD to be your next career partner and become part of our exceptional team. If you are an experienced professional in the field of Building Grounds and Safety who is committed to providing team-focused services, we encourage youto apply to our opening on www.

SchoolSpring.com and we will be in touch!

FLSA: Full Time-Exempt/Salary. Benefit eligible including: BCBS Health Insurance, Delta Dental, Life, Long-Term Disability, Vermont Municipal Retirement plus 403(b). Paid Vacation, Personal and Sick, Holiday, Professional Development Days.

Help Wanted

58 Maple Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 addisonindependent.com • 388-4944

FULL TIME LUMBER AND sales person.

Experienced,honest, or‑ ganized person to answer phone, sell our flooring and help customers select retail lumber. Tally slips and handle transactions. Excellent math skills and some knowledge of wood products and /or wood‑ working experience preferred.

Must be personable, out going individual with excellent phone manner. Call Tom Lathrop.

802‑453‑2897. Ext. 2 to apply.

Exclusively Vermont Wood Products and Lathrop’s Maple Supply. Hewitt Rd., Bristol, VT. FULL TIME LUMBER HAN‑ DLER assist with flooring production and various other duties. Heavy lifting involved.

Must be extremely reliable and a team player. Call Tom Lathrop. 802‑453‑2897 ext 2 to apply. Exclusively Vermont wood products and Lathrop’s Maple Supply, Hewitt Road, Bristol, VT 05443.

HOPE HAS AN OPENING at its resale store for a 24.5 hour a week textile sorter.

Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds, to stand, sit and walk for prolonged periods, be able to perform work requiring re‑ petitive hand motion, must be speedy and attentive to detail.

Send resume and cover let‑ ter to: receptionist@hope‑vt. org. mailto: receptionist@ hope‑vt.org.

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Busy Landscaping and Excavating firm seeking skilled, motivated and reliable people. Full-time and Seasonal positions available. We are looking for experienced help in landscaping, excavation and lawn maintenance. Must have valid drivers license.

Commercial mowing or excavation experience required. Wage based on experienced.

Mail or email resume:

TOM BODETTE Excavating & Landscaping, Inc. tombodettelesinc@gmail.com.

6 Lower Plains Rd, Middlebury, VT 05753, Attn: Leslie.

Call 388-4529.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

PART OR FULL TIME, 2 po‑ sitions, convenience store.

802‑758‑2361.

K.A. BAGLEY INC. is hiring for lawn care/landscaping. Need to be honest, reliable, valid driver’s license. Call 352‑9088 to apply.

HOUSE KEEPER WANTED responsible for cleaning guest rooms and common areas.

Responsible for doing laundry.

Must be able to stand, walk, bend, do stairs and lift up to 20 pounds. Part time to full time. Weekends required. Call Michele at the Swift House Inn; 802‑388‑9925.

KITCHEN HELP WANTED evenings, Thursday through Sunday (and Wednesdays beginning in June). Call Mi‑ chele at the Swift House Inn. 802‑388‑9925.

Help Wanted

For Sale

For Rent

THE TOWN OF MONKTON has an immediate opening for a full time road crew member. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with basic mechani‑ cal skills. The applicant must work well with others and the general public. Candidates are required to have a CDL, the ability to be on call during the winter months and live within 20 minutes of the Monkton town garage. Duties will include general road maintenance, grading, plowing and mowing.

This position includes a full benefit package. Compensation will be based on experience.

Applications are available at the Monkton Town Hall.

ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge.

Beautiful vintage firearm. $185.

802‑989‑5803.

BRIDPORT; 2 BEDROOM upstairs apartment. No smok‑ ing, no pets. 802‑758‑2361.

802‑388‑2754.

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

BRISTOL : 2 BEDROOM Heat, lawn care, garage, basement. $1,160/mo. 802‑453‑2566.

LANDSCAPE COMPANY LOOKING FOR reliable, hard working people for our 2017 crew in Addison and Chitten‑ den counties. Job includes clean‑ups, landscaping, plant‑ ing and garden maintenance.

Must be comfortable working outdoors in all types of weather.

Previous experience not nec‑ essary, but preferred. Must have valid driver’s license and dependable transportation. Pay hourly rate $11 ‑ $16 per hour.

Call Dave, 802‑363‑9958.

LANDSCAPERS AND LAWN‑ MOWERS looking for honest, hard working people for the 2017 season. Valid drivers li‑ cense required. Call Mark at pleasant Valley Landscaping.

802-343-4820. North Ferris‑ burgh, Vt.

MEN’S RALEIGH M50 blue and black,16x26 mountain bike.

In excellent condition. Call Rich‑ ard at 388‑7774.

THE BARREL MAN; plastic and metal barrels, 275 gallon food‑grade totes. 55 gallon plastic food‑grade barrels with spin‑on covers. Great for rain barrels. A barrel for every need.

802‑453‑4235.

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

273 MAIN STREET, VER‑ GENNES Available now, me‑ dium size 2 bedroom apart‑ ment. $920 per month. Laundry hookups, large enclosed porch & full bath. Heat and hot water included. Call 802‑862‑7467.

AVAILABLE NOW, SUNNY 2 bedroom at Willow Apt. in Vergennes. Off street parking, propane heat, must be 55 or older. Rent is $800 plus utili‑ ties. Call Summit Property at 247‑0165.

e For Rent

For Rent

For Rent

It’s against the law to discriminate when advertising housing Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

Houseman Laundry Housekeeping A.M. & P.M. Bistro Attendant Evening Front Desk Associates Candidates must be available weekends, evenings, and holidays. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Previous hotel experience is preferred but not required. Training is provided. Join our award-winning team, providing quality customer service, a positive attitude and excellent work ethic. Interested, qualified candidates can apply in person at 309 Court Street, Middlebury. Please, no phone inquiries.

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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For Rent

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

802‑453‑2566.

DRY, WINTER/SUMMER STORAGE SPACE in Addi‑ son. Available storage space in my barn for summer/winter storage. The barn is structur‑ ally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or running water. The barn is also available for lease. The entrance door measurements are 8’ wide by 7’ high. For more info: 802‑363‑3403 or rochon_m@yahoo.com.

FOR RENT PRIME RETAIL space. 1,303 square feet.

Location, location. Front door parking. Good visibility. Call Eric at 388‑6054.

LILAC KNOLL HOUSE at Park Village in Brandon. At‑ tractive 2 bedroom. Bright and sunny. $830.00. Includes heat and trash. Must be 55 or older.

No pets. Call 802‑247‑0165.

M I D D L E B U RY ‑ T W O APARTMENTS available in the heart of town within walk‑ ing distance to everything.

Two bedroom and three bed‑ room available on June 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

MIDDLEBURY 3 BEDROOM apartment on Court Street, fully furnished, all inclusive except internet/TV. Call 802‑388‑4831.

MIDDLEBURY: 1/ONE BED‑ ROOM 2/two bedrooms and 1 efficiency apartment. All re‑ cently renovated. Located on Court St. For more information call 802‑388‑4455.

MONKTON: SHARE A HOME with woman in her 60’s in‑ terested in environmental issues, reading & cooking. $400/mo. plus utilities/inter‑ net/cable, and lend a hand with yard work. Private half ) bath. 802‑ 863‑5625 or 1 /1 /5 5 : d lishe HomeShareVermont.org for Ads (Pub Classified application. Interview, refer‑ ences,llebackground checks to co ge.

For Rent T required. EHO. ARTMEN ly refurbished. Close P A M O O ry, new 1 BEDR 000. t, Middlebu Main Stree , includes heat. 000-0 th n ry o /m 0 5 NEW $7 f Middlebu2 BEDROOM 0. north oHAVEN, 000-000Bright ARTMENT, c, rubbish, 1 mileupstairs P t.

A si o apartment. and M p e O d O s ri lu ct p le e th n t, 1 BEDR o a cludes he mediately, $595/m spacious. Need 1st and last in s, ir a st p im u . Available month’s rent.

Price renceincludes on Route 7 sit and refe home s. Depoelectricity E & rubbish re‑ IL tilitieheat, B u O s M lu p M .

O o 2 BEDRO Private lot. $650/m moval. No pets, $1195 per . in Salisbury 0-0000. month. Call 802‑453‑4037. uired.

0 0 . d e ir rences req requ E/CONDO and basement. Refe S U O H N 000.

Garage OM TOW 2 BEDRO mons, Vergennes. heat. No pets. 000-0 m d o n C a y s tr e n iti u util Co . excluding ly te, washer, $1,000/mo , complete eed internet, satelli nergy N R E D O Hi-sp ery e OM, M 2 BEDRO ke Dunmore house. 85’ lake frontage. V rough June 678.

La well, 009 th d 2 , lle 9 ri 2 d 802-352-6 , furnished st h u lus utilities. ened porc rental; starting Aug p . re o sc /m r, 0 e 0 ry ,0 d 1 th gotiable. $ or 10 mon efficient. F n-smoking. Pets ne o N .

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Public Notices

CLASSIFIEDS For Rent NEW HAVEN, QUIET 1 bed‑ room, furnished, basement apartment. $650/month plus deposit. No smoking, no pets. 802‑453‑3183.

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTI‑ FUL VIEWS, sunny apart‑ ment. Garden space. No pets, no smoking. Refer‑ ences, security deposit, lease. $875/month plus utilities. 802‑236‑2040.

For Rent STOREFRONT LOCA‑ TION, LOCATION LOCA‑ TION. In the heart of down‑ town. Approved for seating for 24. Plenty of parking, lots of opportunities. Avail‑ able September 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

ONE BEDROOM APART‑ MENT $700 per month plus utilities included. $400 security. No pets.

No smoking. Will not be available until April 1st. Lo‑ cated in Whiting. Contact Marie for an appointment.

802‑623‑6082.

SHOREHAM: SPACIOUS 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex apartment in quiet country location. 5 minute walk to berry and apple picking.

20 minute drive to Mid‑ dlebury or Brandon. This three‑story apartment is very clean, approx. 950 sq.ft, eat‑in kitchen, large living/dining room, bonus room, full basement with W/D hookup, room for workshop, large yard & storage building. Lease, references, and deposit required. No smoking, pets negotiable. $825.00/month plus utilities. Rent includes TriTown water, lawn care & snow plowing. Email: eleanorbrisson@shoeham. net or Call: 802‑897‑7880, leave a message.

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PRIME RETAIL SPACE IN Middlebury. Located in the center of town with lots of foot traffic. Over‑ looks the falls on Otter Creek at 44 Main St. 740 sq. ft., AC. 802‑989‑7277 or 206‑715‑5344.

SHOREHAM: SHARE A UNIQUE spacious coun‑ try home, 25 minutes to Middlebury, with profes‑ sional in his 40’s inter‑ ested in cooking, NPR, reading, hiking. $400 plus utilities. Shared bath.

A pet would be consid‑ ered. 802‑863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, references, background checks required. EHO.

Addy Indy Classifieds are online

www. addisonindependent. com/classifieds

Real Estate BUILD YOUR DREAM HOUSE on one of the six, now five remaining home‑sites in East Mid‑ dlebury’s Daisy Lane, a small established subdi‑ vision with village water, underground electric, cable and telephone to each lot.

All sites are approved for simple in ground septic.

Just down the street you’ll find a library, playground, tennis courts and the beau‑ tiful Waybury Inn and Pub. That’s not all, Daisy Lane is 15‑20 minutes from the Snow Bowl, two 18 hole golf courses and beauti‑ ful Lake Dunmore. Tele‑ phone 802‑388‑2502 or 802‑388‑7350.

LAKE‑ 8.9 ACRES + of wooded land with 650 feet of lake frontage. Peaceful retreat, quiet water sports.

A rare find. $300,000.

Whittaker Real Estate, 802‑247‑6633. Tom@ WhittakerRealEstate.com.

SUGARWOOD APART‑ MENTS is currently ac‑ cepting applications for 2, 3 and 4 BR apartments in Middlebury. All income/ assets must be verified to determine monthly rent, but tenants only pay 30% of their income toward rent.

NP/NS. W/D hook‑ups.

Call 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg.com.

Equal Housing Opportu‑ nity.

VERGENNES 3 BED‑ ROOM: washer/dryer hookup, new appliances. $900/month. No pets, no smoking. On Monk‑ ton Rd. Completed ap‑ plication required prior to viewing apartment. Must pass background check.

240‑281‑1508 or email: ocopom.ninja.turtle@ gmail.com. Available now.

VERGENNES ROOM FOR RENT. Shared bathroom and kitchen. $100/week.

802‑877‑9237.

WEST ADDISON: 2 STORY, furnished house on lakefront. Washer, dryer. No smoking. Avail‑ able September through M a y. $ 1 , 0 0 0 / m o n t h .

860‑878‑9580.

Wood Heat FIREWOOD, GREEN OR DRY cut, split. $200/cord.

802‑247‑6061.

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 Pittsford, V T. 1 ‑ 8 0 2 ‑ 7 7 3 ‑ 2 5 5 5 . tflanders@beanshomes. com.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

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Addison Northwest Bridport (1) Supervisory Union – Addison, Ferris‑ Cornwall (1) burgh, Panton, Ver‑ Ferrisburgh (1) gennes, Waltham (2) Middlebury (3) To publish a legal notice in the Addison Independent please email information to: legals@addisonindependent.com or fax it to (802) 388-3100.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Town of Middlebury (Owner) 77 Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753

Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of: North Pleasant Street Infrastructure Improvements Project will be received by The Town of Middlebury, Public Works Dept at: 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753 until 1:00 pm (prevailing local time) on Friday, May 12, 2017, if mailing, or to the Public Works Department at 1020 South Route 7, if hand delivering, and then at Middlebury Public Works Dept. publicly opened and read aloud.

Each BID must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the OWNER for five percent (5%) of the total amount of the BID. A BID bond may be used in lieu of a certified check.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Green Mountain Engineering, Inc., 1438 South Brownell Road, Williston, VT 05495 Town of Middlebury, Public Works Offices, 1020 South Rt. 7, Middlebury, VT 05753 Works in Progress, 20 Farrell Street, Suite 103, South Burlington, VT 05403 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Green Mountain Engineering, Inc., located at 1438 South Brownell Road, Williston, VT 05495 upon payment of $120.00 for each set.

A Performance BOND and a Payment BOND each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, will be required.

Federal minimum wage rates and public work employment laws are applicable.

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 $60.00.

A pre-bid conference for prospective bidders will be held at the Middlebury Public Works Department, located at 1020 S. Route 7 in Middlebury, at 9:00 a.m. on May 1, 2017.

Representatives of Green Mountain Engineering and the Town of Middlebury will be present to answer questions from bidders and discuss participation requirements.

April 13, 2017 Ms. Kathleen Ramsay, Town Manager 4/17, 20, 24, 27

WHITNEY’S CUSTOM FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

Cars 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA, XLE loaded, 247,500 miles. $1,000 OBRO. 802‑989‑4704.

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY SPECIAL SELECTBOARD MEETING ORIENTATION RETREAT TUESDAY APRIL 18 • 6 P.M.

ROOM 116 – LARGE CONFERENCE RM. 77 MAIN STREET AGENDA

6:00 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Annual Orientation Retreat - Welcome & Introductions - Operating Principles & Policies - Open Meeting Law Requirements - Planning for Smooth & Successful Meetings - Review & Update List of Subcommittees & Assignments - Discussion of a Facilities Tour & Scheduling the Tour (if desired) - Scheduling & Location of Strategic Planning Session 7:30 4. Adjourn If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at 388-8100 x-202 as early as possible.

Additional information about most Agenda items is available on the Town’s website, www.townofmiddlebury.org, on the Selectboard page.

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TOWN OF FERRISBURGH, VERMONT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

A public hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Town of Ferrisburgh will be held at the Town Clerk’s Office on May 3, 2017 to consider the following application: 7:00 PM Opening / Minuets of April 5, 2017 7:05 PM An application #17-033, submitted by David & Tanya Delp, to site a solar unit on their property. Property ID# 18.20.58. Zoning District Ra 2. A waiver from required setbacks (2) required.

7:15 PM Application #17-018 (recessed from April 5, 2017). Steve Almedia.

7:25 PM Application #17-019 (recessed from April 5, 2017). Mark Franceschetti.

7:35 PM Other business: a. Appeals Form The above application is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office.

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

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

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

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Consulting/appraisal ser‑ vices available. House calls made free of charge.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author to deliver college graduation address MIDDLEBURY — Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, political commentator and former editor-in-chief of Newsweek, will deliver the 2017 Middlebury College commencement address on Sunday, May 28.

A presidential historian, Meacham is the author of a number of books, including “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush,” which was named one of the 10 best books of 2015 by the Washington Post and one of the best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review, Time magazine and National Public Radio. He is also the author of 2012’s “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power” and the 2009 Pulitzer Prizewinning “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House.”

Meacham is contributing editor to Time; editor-at-large of WNET-TV (New York metropolitan area public television station); and former executive editor and executive vice president at Random House.

He is also a regular guest on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, PBS’s “Charlie Rose” and other broadcasts.

“Jon Meacham is a gifted historian and an insightful commentator on politics and religious faith in America,” said Middlebury President Laurie Patton. “As a writer, editor, and journalist, he has demonstrated the ability to offer

REQUEST FOR BIDS TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY 77 Main Street Middlebury, VT 05753

Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Well Monitoring Improvements project will be received by the Town of Middlebury, VT. The project consists of the construction of two (2) well monitoring buildings with appurtenances, an addition to the existing Well House No. 3, electrical, site work, and restoration.

The BIDS shall be received by the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 1020 South Route 7, Middlebury, VT, until 1:00 p.m., May 2, 2017 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. If BIDS are forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the BID must be enclosed in another envelope containing the BID addressed to the Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 77 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled at the Public Works Department 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend this meeting.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Town of Middlebury, Public Works Department, 1020 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT Aldrich + Elliott, PC, 6 Market Place, Ste. 2, Essex Jct., VT 05452 AGC of VT Plan Room, c/o Works In Progress, 20 Farrell Street, Suite 103, S. Burlington, VT 05403 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Blue Prints Etc. located at 20 Farrell Street, S. Burlington, VT 05403, upon a non-refundable payment of $150.00 for each set. Checks shall be payable to Blue Prints Etc. April 10, 2017 Kathleen Ramsay Town Manager 4/10

clear insight into our nation’s past and present. I’m particularly pleased this year that our graduates will have the opportunity to hear from Jon as they prepare for their next challenges after graduation.”

Meacham will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree at the commencement ceremony.

Middlebury also will honor four other distinguished men and women with honorary degrees this year: Alison Bechdel is a cartoonist whose 2006 graphic novel, “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,” was named Best Book of the Year by Time magazine and top nonfiction book of the year by Entertainment Weekly. The musical based on “Fun Home” won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 2015. Her 2012 book “Are You My Mother?” was a New York Times graphic books best seller and one of Time magazine’s top 10 books of 2012.

Bechdel is the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship. Her selfsyndicated comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For,” an award-winning generational chronicle, ran for 25 years from 1983 to 2008. Bechdel’s cartoons and graphic essays have appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times Book Review, Granta, Entertainment Weekly, Slate and Ms., among other publications.

Kate Darling, a leading expert on robot ethics, is a research specialist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, where she investigates social robotics, conducts experimental studies on human-robot interaction, and explores the emotional connection between people and life-like machines. Her writing and research

JOURNALIST AND HISTORIAN Jon Meacham will deliver the commencement address at Middlebury College’s graduation ceremony on Memorial Day weekend.

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anticipate the difficult questions that will arise as human-robot relationships evolve in the coming years.

She is an intellectual property policy advisor to the director of the MIT Media Lab, and increasingly works at the intersection of law and robotics, with a focus on legal and social issues. Darling is a fellow at the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Yale Information Society Project. In 2017, the American Bar Association honored her legal work with the Mark T. Banner award in Intellectual Property.

Grace Potter is a singer-songwriter who grew up in Waitsfield,

WARNING SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT

(Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes, Waltham) The legal voters of the Addison Northwest School District are hereby notified and warned to meet at 5:45 p.m., on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Vergennes Union High School to transact the following business: Article 1. Shall the voters authorize the Addison Northwest School District to borrow money to be used for the payment of School District expenses pending receipt of payments from the State Education Fund by the issuance of its notes or orders payable not later than one year from date of issuance?

Dated at Vergennes, Vermont this 22nd day of March, 2017, Addison Northwest School District Board of Directors Susan Rakowski, Chair Rose Wenzel, Clerk 4/3

WARNING POLICY ADOPTION ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Addison Northwest School District will be reviewing and adopting the following policies: • C1 Student Records (formerly F5) • C2 Student Drugs and Alcohol (formerly F7) • C2R Student Drugs and Alcohol Procedures (formerly F7) • C5 Firearms (formerly F21) • D1 Proficiency Based Graduation Requirements • D2 Grade Advancement (formerly G9) • D3 Responsible Computer and Network and Internet Use (formerly G11) • D4 Title 1 Comparability (formerly G12) • D5 Animal Dissection (formerly G13) • D6 Class Size (formerly G14) • D20 Curriculum Development and Coordination • D21 Educational Support System (formerly G7) The Addison Northwest School District Board will take action of adopting the above stated policies on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the Vergennes Union High School.

The policies are located at the Superintendent’s Office and at www.anwsu.org website for review.

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Vt., and formed her first band, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, as a student at St. Lawrence University.

With her band, Potter released four full-length studio albums including 2010’s self-titled album and 2012’s “The Lion The Beast The Beat,” both of which debuted in the Top 20 on the Billboard charts. In 2010, Potter performed a duet of the Grammynominated song “You and Tequila” with country star Kenny Chesney.

In 2011, she established the Grand Point North festival, a Vermontbased, two-day music festival now in its seventh year. In 2015, Potter received the ASCAP Harry Chapin Vanguard Award by the organization WhyHunger, honoring her for her charitable work. She also received the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Her most recent album, “Midnight,” was released in 2015.

Fred Swaniker is a Ghanian social entrepreneur and leadership

development expert. He has launched schools and a leadership network to help develop 3 million leaders for Africa over the next 50 years, including the African Leadership Academy, the African Leadership Network, Global Leadership Adventures, and African Leadership University.

Swaniker holds a BA in economics from Macalester College and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Swaniker was named a TED Fellow in 2009, and in 2011 Forbes recognized him as one of the Top Ten Young Power Men in Africa. He was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2012.

The Middlebury College commencement ceremony will take place on the main quadrangle at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 28. More than 5,000 family and friends are expected to attend.

ANeSU seeks board members BRISTOL — Addison Northeast Supervisory Union officials are alerting residents of Bristol, New Haven and Starksboro that there are openings on the Mount Abraham Union High School Board for members from each of those three towns.

Current school members of the local school boards in each town would like candidates interested in filling these spots to step forward by end of day Monday, April 17, so they could fill those openings on Tuesday.

The openings in the MAUHS board comes as ANeSU is transitioning to the Addison Northeast School District, which will consolidate governance of the six district schools under one board.

It is the responsibility of each town school board to appoint a qualified

person(s) to fill a MAUHS board vacancy until an election at a special or annual town meeting.

The MAUHS board is seeking two Bristol residents, one New Haven resident and one Starksboro resident interested in serving on the 13-member school board.

Interested residents of these three communities are invited to submit a letter of interest to serve as a board member by Monday, April 17. The board will meet with interested individuals on Tuesday, April 18, at 6:15 p.m. at their next regular board meeting at Mount Abe, and will appoint the new member at that time.

Email submissions to: kwheeler@ anesu.org or drop them off at the ANeSU offices at 72 Munsill Avenue, Suite 601, in Bristol.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TOWN OF CORNWALL

Public Notices

The Cornwall Development Review Board will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday, May 3rd 2017, at 7 pm, at the Cornwall Town Hall, located on Route 30 in Cornwall, VT. Purpose of Meeting: To hear a request by Joseph and Kristen Brown, of Centerville OH, to subdivide their approximately 280 acre lot on Robbins Road into 2 lots, with Lot 1 = 276 acres, and Lot 2 = 4.2 acres. This matter was classified by the Cornwall Development Review Board as a Minor Subdivision on April 5th 2017.

All applications are available to the public at the Cornwall Town Clerk’s office, Route 30, Cornwall, VT. You are free to review the file for any additional information concerning this particular matter.

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

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TOWN OF BRIDPORT NOTICE OF HEARING

A hearing will be held as follows: Draft 2017-2024 Town Plan Tuesday 9 May 2017 at Bridport Town Office 82 Crown Point Road Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 HISTORY 2 POPULATION 3 HOUSING 11 ECONOMY 18 COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SERVICES 24 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ENERGY 32 TRANSPORTATION 37 NATURAL RESOURCES 41 LAND USE 53 COMPATIBILITY 60 IMPLEMENTATION 63 TABLE OF MAPS 64 APPENDIX A 76 Hard copies available at the Town Office, 82 Crown Point Rd. Online at www.bridportvt. org home – policy, reports 2017 plan.

Please forward written comments to Bridport Planning Commission, 82 Crown Point Road, 4/17 Bridport, VT 05734

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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SOPHIA PARKER, A senior at Vergennes Union High School, recently won the Vermont Lions Clubs’ Speak-Out Competition. The judges felt Parker best met and presented International President Bob Corlew’s theme for the organization’s 100th year — New Mountains to Climb. Parker and her fellow speech-givers are pictured here with coach Cookie Steponaitis.

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

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

Jacob Dombek, of North Ferrisburgh, an Exploratory major at Ithaca College, was one of over 150 Ithaca College students to be named to the Empire 8 President’s List. In order to be considered for the President’s List, a student-athlete must earn a 3.75 grade point average or higher while participating in a conference-sponsored sport. In addition, the student-athlete must display positive conduct on and off campus and be enrolled full-time at the member institution.

Samantha Reiss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott F. Reiss of New Haven, and William Koller, son of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Koller of Bridport, have both been named to the Dean’s list at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Reiss is a 2014 graduate of Mount Abraham Union High School majoring in Biology.

Koller graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 2013. He is majoring in Psychology and French and Francophone studies.

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Jeb Hodsden of Addison was a named to the New England Wrestling Association All-Academic Team.

Hodsden is a member of Castleton University’s fledgling wrestling team.

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Harmony Taggart of New Haven has been named to the Emerson College Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester.

Taggart is majoring in Marketing Communications. The requirement to make Emerson’s Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.

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Doug Campbell of Middlebury has been named College of St. Joseph Student of the Month.

The freshman Psychology major has been recognized for his dedication to the CSJ c o m m u n i t y, academic success and engagement within the community as a member of the College’s Provider Scholarship Program.

Campbell said his personal keys for success include setting a high goal for himself and persevering no matter what happens.

In addition to his time spent volunteering through the Provider Program, Campbell is a member of the college’s men’s soccer team.

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