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Two of Vermont’s best softball teams call the county home, and they met on Tuesday. See Page 1B.

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Fire departments seeking new ways to fill up rosters Streamlined training, regionalization under consideration

By JOHN FLOWERS trained through the “Firefighter 1” MIDDLEBURY — Addison certification course, which requires County firefighters have joined a around 200 hours of training statewide effort to develop a much and constant refreshers on the shorter certification considerable technical process for aspiring and physical skills volunteer firefighters, “A lot of them needed at fires and other figuring the current say, ‘I don’t emergency scenes. requirement of more have 200 The initial training than 200 training hours hours to give.’” requires an investment is one of several factors of eight Saturdays, a — Cornwall fire hurdle that can stop that have been thwarting Chief Dennis many applicants in their recruitment efforts.

Rheaume tracks — particularly Area fire chiefs also vowed to organize a “job if their job includes fair” to reach potential volunteers in Saturdays. an effort to fill the dwindling ranks of “A lot of them say, ‘I don’t have local fire departments.

200 hours to give,’” said Cornwall The county’s volunteer firefighters fire Chief Dennis Rheaume. have for more than 20 years been With that in mind, fire officials are

looking to devise a new certification option that could allow candidates to shorten their minimum training requirement to 80 or fewer hours, depending on the kind of firefighting they would like to pursue. For example, a recruit who wants to specialize in interior firefighting could be required to complete a different number of training hours than someone who wants to focus on driving and maintaining apparatus.

Fire officials from throughout the state were scheduled to meet in Pittsford on May 3 to discuss the shortened training program concept, which would have to be approved by the Vermont Department of Public Safety, according to Middlebury Fire (See Fire departments, Page 14A)

MIDDLEBURY FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED to a service call at The Centre shopping plaza off Court Street Extension on Monday. The number of volunteer firefighters continues to dwindle at departments throughout the county and state. This is prompting emergency response leaders to consider a job fair and a new firefighter certification process to encourage more volunteers to join the ranks.

Independent photo/Anna Harrington

Holley Hall kiosk project triggers debate in Bristol monochrome or full color.

The perceived mismatch between the historic character of Holley Hall versus a screen likened to that found

By GAEN MURPHREE in malls, casinos and car dealerships BRISTOL — An Eagle Scout packed Monday’s selectboard project to construct an information meeting at close to overflow capacity. kiosk in front of Holley Hall in Among those voicing concerns downtown Bristol has drawn both about the kiosk was Ian Albinson, praise and criticism, whose comments often from the same kicked off an hour“Design is a quarters. long discussion.

The project also messy business “I fully support the shows the disconnect at best, kiosk project,” said that can occur when especially when Albinson. “I really like selectboard priorities it’s a public the design elements and processes leave project like this. that they use from the some townsfolk original building, this wondering how or And the fact building, in the kiosk where to weigh in on that a proposal design.” an issue of community is made, Albinson, a importance.

Bristol resident and then counter When Eagle proposals and member of the Bristol Scout hopeful Victor downtown suggestions come CORE Hinojosa presented his business group, said kiosk proposal to the in, this is good. the kiosk made a Bristol selectboard at This is all meant great contribution its April 17 meeting, to strengthen the to the organization’s board members quickly public process. downtown signage approved the proposal. goals.

— Bruce Beekens But many Bristol “My issue,” he said, residents are now “is that the screen itself saying, “Hey, wait a minute.” just doesn’t fit the character of the Almost universally admired is hall. It just doesn’t fit the character the proposed kiosk structure, which of the town. And I don’t think it’s a Hinojosa designed with Lincoln good direction for the town to take. landscape painter Reed Prescott.

“My biggest issue is the choice The wooden display is detailed to of an electronic screen versus echo elements of the historic 1884 something that’s more traditional.” building it stands in front of and is Albinson learned about the roofed in copper. proposed kiosk at the April 17 Public concern is with the actual meeting and posted his concerns on message display: a 5-foot-6-inch by social media, which brought forth 2-foot-7-inch Daktronics electronic much discussion online.

(See Bristol, Page 12A) message center, either amber

Electronic screen too modern, some say

Crash course

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE catcher Liza Tarr hangs onto the ball as she is taken out of the play by a Williams base runner Saturday morning. Middlebury lost the softball game, 5-1.

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Migrant workers share their stories at forum

By GAEN MURPHREE MIDDLEBURY — Area residents this past Sunday got a rare glimpse into the lives of two Addison County migrant farm workers who shared their thoughts and experiences as part of a community forum at

By the way

the Congregational Church of Middlebury.

The forum was the fourth in a Community Conversations series featuring discussion about social justice. The series is co-sponsored by the Congregational Church and

Havurah, and is moderated by the Rev. Andrew Nagy-Benson and Emily Joselson, a local attorney and congregant at Havurah. Also on the panel on Sunday were dairy farmer Phyllis Bowdish; Robert ZarateMorales, a Middlebury College

senior who’s part of the studentorganized Juntos organization; Julia Doucet, outreach coordinator at Middlebury’s Open Door Clinic; and Susannah McCandless, a board member of the Burlington-based (See Migrant workers, Page 13A)

Connor Homes begins rebirth on Pond Lane

The Addison County Gospel Choir will begin rehearsals for its summer season on May 9, continuing each Tuesday evening (See By the way, Page 14A)

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Seeks purchase of Good Point building

By JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Connor Homes founder Mike Connor said he’s putting the final touches on a financial package that would allow him to re-establish his home-construction business in the Good Point Recycling building in Middlebury’s industrial park.

He has already moved members of his administrative team into offices within the 50,000-squarefoot facility, and he plans to buy the building in the next two months and potentially expand in the near future.

On Tuesday the building was getting some repairs in anticipation of a property transfer.

Good Point owner/CEO Robin

Ingenthron said the potential deal would allow the nationally renowned recycling company to remain in onethird of the building for up to a year as it explores relocating to either a vacant building in Addison County or to a new structure that would be built in Middlebury’s industrial park.

“We are excited and hopeful,” Ingenthron said of the potential sale of the 227 Pond Lane. “We think Connor Homes is a great company, and this could be a winwin if the deal comes through. In the meantime, we had some space we are letting them use while they are working to close this deal.”

(See Connor Homes, Page 13A)

MIKE CONNOR STANDS near the entrance to what could become the new headquarters for Connor Homes. The business has begun moving into the Good Point building in Midlebury’s industrial park.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, May 4, 2017

A celebration!

THERE WAS MUCH to celebrate at the Bristol Watershed Center this past Sunday, April 30. The center’s 14th annual Beltane — ushering in May Day — also served as an opportunity to unveil a new, 26-foot-long footbridge built by students from the University of Vermont’s Environmental and Natural Resources program.

Lincoln resident and UVM graduate student Kristen Andrews organized what is being termed the “Compassionate Conservation Project.” The footbridge spans Norton Brook in the beautiful, picturesque Watershed Center. Area children had a great time dancing around the Maypole that was installed on the grounds for the special day. Bristol resident David Brynn, a longtime member of the Watershed Center Board, said a good time was had by all.

Photos by Jonathan Blake

Ferrisburgh board talks to farmers about tree-cutting in town ROW

By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh selectboard on Tuesday met with farmers Hans and Gerard Vorsteveld about their extensive tree cutting in the town right-of-way along Arnold Bay Road, work that

Board Chairwoman Loretta Lawrence termed as “massive,” and was described in the meeting agenda as “excessive.”

In all, Lawrence said, 200 trees with a trunk diameter of more than 10 inches were cut down, and

stumps remain.

Lawrence called the meeting “cordial,” but acknowledged the Vorstevelds and town officials don’t fully agree on whether there should be what she called “repercussions” for the removal of many mature trees.

Lawrence quoted two statutes indicating prior approval by Ferrisburgh tree warden Clifton Mix is necessary prior to any major tree work in the town right-of-way.

“They don’t really see they did anything wrong,” she said. “The

board really feels they need to understand the statutes. The tree warden thinks they need to understand it’s not OK. There’s not a complete meeting of the minds, but it was a friendly conversation.”

Lawrence said the farmers — who

had previously been involved in a right-of-way dispute in Panton regarding a structure in a main farmyard — wanted to plant crops closer to the road. She believes no ill intent was involved.

(See Ferrisburgh, Page 3A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, May 4, 2017 — PAGE 3A

Ferrisburgh charter vote on tap

Selectboard would hire key officials

By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh’s town-wide vote on a proposed town charter will be held next Thursday, May 11, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Ferrisburgh’s Route 7 town office building.

That two-page charter, if approved on May 11 and then adopted as required by the Vermont Legislature, would most notably change the town clerk and treasurer’s positions from elected posts to positions filled by selectboard appointment.

The proposed charter is brief in describing clerk and treasurer’s duties, but gives the selectboard the power to write job descriptions. It also states the jobholders do not have to be Ferrisburgh residents.

The charter includes basic language giving the town the right to “continue to be a municipal corporation” with “all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of the State … together with all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted,” including to “enact ordinances” consistent with the Vermont Constitution.

The driver behind the selectboard’s decision to propose the charter was dissatisfaction with the work of the town’s former treasurer. Board members said they could not enforce what they believed were needed changes because the treasurer did not answer to them, but rather to voters.

A recently completed audit of the months between July and February uncovered “federal tax deposits … not submitted correctly,” “late filing of W2s” from 2014, a letter “indicat-

ing that the Town had not filed their 2015 Annual Withholding Reconciliation … and the required accompanying W2s and 1099s,” a Vermont Department of Taxes letter indicating an unpaid amount of $2,849.56 and about $43 of penalties, three late IRS payments from 2016, and a Social Security Administration notice that it lacks W2s and W3s from 2015.

Selectboard members were frustrated with their inability to deal with these and similar problems because the treasurer answered to voters, not to them.

According to minutes from the second public hearing on the charter, on April 17, in response to a question from the lone attendee board members also cited short hours worked, unpaid bills, unmade deposits and un-reconciled accounts.

Minutes read, “The former treasurer did not answer to the selectboard. (Chairwoman) Loretta (Lawrence) stated that this was the main reason to pursue the proposed charter. (Selectman) Jim Benoit also stated that our outside, professional auditor recommended pursuing a town charter.”

Minutes also stated that Selectman Rick Ebel said the charter “would protect the town in the future” in a similar situation arose. In an interview this week, Lawrence said she agreed.

“You never know what will happen in the future,” she said.

In response to another question on April 17, board members said adopting the charter would not have a financial impact, although it could save some money on benefits because the treasurer’s position is proposed to be 20 hours per week.

Other questions asked at the first

public hearing, on April 10, included if the board could just appoint a clerk or treasurer, or whether the positions would have to be advertised.

Lawrence said the board could make an appointment or advertise for a larger pool of applicants.

Another question focused on amending the charter in the future.

The process would be, according to state statute, essentially the same as creating a new charter and could be triggered by citizen petition or selectboard decision. An amendment would require two public hearings, a town-wide vote, and approval by the Legislature.

The board chose Sept. 5 as the date the board would gain the appointment powers outlined in the charter, assuming approval. But it appears unlikely the Legislature will still be in session with time to act on the charter, and probably the soonest it could take effect would be early next year.

Residents in March re-elected Gloria Warden as town clerk and voted in former town auditor Deb Healey as Ferrisburgh’s new treasurer.

About a dozen other Vermont towns — including Vergennes, Stowe, Springfield and Berlin, as well as a number of larger communities, mostly cities — also appoint clerks and/or treasurers. Locally, Panton changed its charter in 2014 to make the treasurer and clerk appointed positions, and Panton selectboard members have said the move has worked well.

Lawrence hopes residents back the board’s proposal, and that they turn out to express their opinions.

“I hope the public supports it, and people get out to vote,” she said. “I hope for a good turnout.”

Orwell to join in budget revote

By JOHN FLOWERS ORWELL — Orwell voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 9, to cast ballots on the same 20172018 Fair Haven Union High School budget proposal of $7,831,980 that they and other Addison Rutland Supervisory Union residents defeated by a combined 927-763 tally in March.

Fair Haven Union High School serves students in Orwell, Castleton, Benson, Hubbardton, West Haven and Fair Haven.

District voters on Town Meeting Day defeated an FHUHS budget that represented a 3.4-percent reduction ($279,130) in spending compared to this year. But the budget also reflected a 9.75-percent increase in per-pupil spending, caused in large part by a drop in student enrollment and a $718,885 decline in revenues for the high school.

School leaders recently sent district voters an informational flyer about the budget, which will remain

unchanged for Tuesday’s revote. The flyer indicates the higher per-pupil spending rate of $14,881 would still be “substantially below the statewide union high school average of $15,380.” The flyer does not provide estimates on the tax impact on adoption of this budget.

Officials also noted FHUHS has averaged spending increases of 1 percent annually during the past 10 years.

The budget, according to the flyer, includes $38,500 for a new phone system that would allow FHUHS to be E911-compliant.

Polls will be open at the Orwell Town Hall between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on May 9.

There will be even busier ballots in other ARSU communities.

Residents served by the Fair Haven town school and the Castleton-Hubbardton Union School District will vote on revised versions of those 2017-2018 spending proposals, which also failed on March 7.

In addition, Fair Haven and Castleton voters will again be asked to support creating a Slate Valley Modified Unified Union School District under Vermont’s Act 46. Addison Rutland Supervisory Union officials need at least four of the district’s six communities to support forming a modified union district that would be governed by a single board presiding over a single budget.

Communities that don’t choose to participate will have to negotiate the future of their governance with the Vermont Agency of Education. If they can’t develop governance plans that meet the consolidation goals of Act 46, the AOE could place them in an already unified school district.

Orwell residents on March 7 voted 219-137 against joining the new Slate Valley district. It was the third time Orwell had defeated the Act 46 referendum, and no one in town filed a petition that would have required Orwell to participate in the May 9 reconsideration vote.

• Heard from town Vermont Green Line Committee Chairman Craig Heindel that the VGL companies have switched attorneys. The town and the companies that are negotiating to use town road rights-of-way to run an underground power line could reach an agreement in the next few months, and Lawrence said she hopes the change in counselors not set back a process that could be lu-

crative for Ferrisburgh.

“We’re moving at a snail’s pace, but we’re getting there,” she said.

The town’s VGL Committee will host an informational meeting at town hall at 7 p.m. on May 18 with Department of Public Service as well as Vermont Green Line representatives.

Reporter Andy Kirkaldy is at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

Ferrisburgh (Continued from Page 2A) “They did not see it as a massacre of trees,” Lawrence said. “I honestly think they didn’t know about the statutes.”

Lawrence said the selectboard expects the Vorstevelds at least to remove stumps.

“At this point, the damage is done,” she said. “It has to be cleaned up.”

Lawrence said the board provided the farmers with copies of the statutes and hope they will be open to planting trees to replace some of those they removed.

“They seemed to be friendly to that idea,” Lawrence said, adding no promises were made.

“The consensus is we’ll meet again,” she added.

The board appreciated the Vorstevelds’ willingness to open a dialogue on the issue.

“We were vey pleased they attended the meeting,” Lawrence said.

In other business, the board: • Discussed a new professional audit of town books from this past July to February that uncovered deficiencies that included failures to file W2s and W3s to federal authorities.

Lawrence said the board will review the audit with treasurer Deb Healey at its May 16 meeting.

CORRECTION: When we reported that the Ferrisburgh Historical Society will visit to the “museum” of New Haven resident Ralph Farnsworth at their next meeting, we gave the wrong date. The meeting is May 13, not two days later, as we reported. Participants will meet at the Ferrisburgh Historical Society on Route 7 at 1:30 p.m. that Saturday and carpool to the museum. For more info, call Gail at 425-4505.

Horse first

THE MORGAN HORSE Farm monument stands at attention in front of the farm’s Weybridge barn.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Trust local school boards on funding No matter the issue, have brought, or are in there’s always another the process of bringing, side to the story — and a hundreds of thousands of chance to distort facts just saved dollars to their local far enough to stay within budgets. These savings are sight of the truth. There’s real and derive from local no emergency about teachschool boards and teachers ers’ health insurance, but reaching agreements that there IS an opportunity for save health care dollars taxpayers to save millions now. All of the remaining of dollars. school districts are negoMonths ago, school tiating new contracts that boards, legislators and ed- by Senator Claire Ayer will be effective either July ucators knew that teach1, 2017, or once the sides D- Addison County ers’ health insurance was reach agreement followand Brandon changing effective Jan. 1, ing the existing statutory 2018. Vermont has done process. There are a large well, or at least better than most of number of schools (approximately the country, keeping insurance rate 20 right now) at an impasse, but that increases down and it is not surpris- backlog is to be expected given the ing to see that choices afforded to the new health plans coming online next teachers’ union are less expensive January, and school boards and educathan in the past. tors are working to settle contracts.

So what’s the emergency? Where’s The Scott Plan: About a third of the the “now or never”? Schools are already bargaining for much lower insurance rates. The emergency is that if the administration doesn’t act now to sweep teacher insurance savings into the state budget, school boards might keep the savings themselves.

At least seven unions and schools

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savings will go toward education tax relief, but the remainder of the savings will go to the state’s budget for non-educational expenses.

The flip side of this is that school boards negotiate the same lower cost insurance packages and keep the savings in their own budgets. When per-pupil costs go down, local tax rates go down. There’s no certainty that all schools will use all of the savings to reduce local tax rates. Schools may choose to rehire their part-time librarian, replace the cafeteria stove, or provide an artist in residence experience for their students. It’s a choice driven by local voters.

In brief, the only emergency in the governor’s proposal is to take health insurance savings for the state budget now, before local school boards use the savings in their own budgets. I trust school boards to spend and save wisely.

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The Vt. state college challenge Vermont State Colleges Chancellor Jeb Spaulding has a single message for Vermont legislators: The five-college system has been cut to the bone, jobs have been pared and expenses cut, and if the $4 million he’s asked for does not materialize, and if state support continues to be meager, legislators may be put in the position of deciding which VSC campus is most expendable.

At this juncture, it looks as if Mr. Spaulding may get his money.

Legislators generally support the VSC system and its mission. But there is also a growing sense of frustration. If the VSC system is in such dire straits, then how is the $4 million to be used to improve things so that additional appropriations are not needed in subsequent years?

The answers are not readily apparent. Nor are they easy. The state of the VSC system is both underreported and misunderstood. At many levels, the problems we’re encountering at the preK-12 level are on full display at VSC. Let’s start from the beginning: When students are graduated from our high schools, almost a third go out of state for their higher education.

Almost 40 percent of our graduates have no postsecondary education plans. Of the 30 percent remaining, 28 percent of our students go to the University of Vermont, 19 percent go to other independent schools in the state, and 53 percent go into the VSC, with almost half attending the Community College of Vermont.

The battle is over the dwindling number of students in our preK-12 system. The 25,000 fewer students makes it more difficult for the VSC system to attract enough students interested in postsecondary education.

A high percentage of the ones they do attract are first-generation college students, a cohort that has less support — at all levels — and more challenges.

The result is a less than desirable outcome when it comes to graduate rates.

The four-year graduation rate at Castleton University is roughly 32 percent. Vermont Tech’s is a notch higher at 33 percent. Johnson State College is at 17 percent and Lyndon State College is at 18 percent.

By comparison, the four-year graduation rate at UVM is 65 percent.

This matters because as the time it takes for students to graduate slips to five or six years, the costs increase accordingly. Most important, if students enroll but do not graduate, they have the debt but not the degree.

And it’s the debt load throughout the VSC system (with the exception of CCV, which confers two-year degrees) that is also of concern. Students at Lyndon, Johnson and Castleton, carry a higher median debt load than students at UVM. All of this plays out where it matters most, which is the end product, a bachelor’s degree. As expected, the University of Vermont leads the state with the number of bachelor’s degrees — over 2,300. VSC’s total is less than half that with a little over 1,000.

But UVM has a higher total of Vermont students getting bachelor’s degrees than the VSC system does even though UVM has a fraction of the number of Vermont students that VSC has.

From a sheer “investment” perspective, the return on the dollar invested in UVM far outstrips the investment in the VSC system.

That’s Mr. Spaulding’s challenge.

Today, there are two things in play; one is immediate, one is longer term. The immediate involves the $26 million the state could save if the Legislature were to agree with the governor on the need to have a statewide healthcare contract with our teachers. The savings would be annual, and it could free up some essential funding necessary for higher education writ large. (Vermont’s contribution to higher education is pathetically small — we’re dead last nationally in our appropriation levels.)

The longer-term challenge is figuring out what can be done to improve the graduation rate for VSC students. The $4 million that Mr. Spaulding says is essential to keep the VSC system afloat could quickly be made up if its retention rate were improved. Reportedly, if the VSC system could reduce the freshman dropout rate by 5 percent (which means having that additional 5 percent enter their second year), the $4 million deficit the system needs would be met without the state appropriation. The longer the students stay in school, the more revenue the school generates, which helps offset the cost of instruction and overhead, costs that are obligated once the student is enrolled.

With the graduation rate at VSC so low, the upside would seem enormous. That is the sort of improvement the Legislature should insist upon.

If the appropriation is to be made, then what, precisely, is VSC doing to improve its retention rate?

There have to be expectations built into our appropriations. We don’t have extra pots of money and the money we do spend needs to be carefully thought out in terms of what we get in return. No excuses.

That means keeping an open mind to what may be required. It may be that the VSC system that exists isn’t the model that works given our quickly changing demographics.

Most important, however, is the obvious role that our preK-12 system plays in this debate. We need to do a better job educating our soon-to-graduate students about college finances, student loans, etc. We need to focus more on the ties that can be established early in a student’s life that make postsecondary education an expectation, not an exception.

We need to work on dual enrollment opportunities.

But for the debate that rests before us, our legislators need to work with Mr. Spaulding and the VSC system to establish a better set of expectations and objectives. What we have now isn’t working — for either side.

— Emerson Lynn, St. Albans Messenger

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Give Bridport road a break Open letter and invitation to you who travel and feel the need to discard your trash on Middle Road (or any road) in Bridport. The banks on this road are steep, making it very difficult for the volunteers on Green Up day to pick up your trash!

Please stop! You can also stop in at the Town Clerks office any time and pick up green bags and help pick up after yourself. To the Twisted Tea person, please dispose of your cans properly, not on the side of the road.

Thanks.

Sheila Huestis Green Up volunteer Bridport

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SOME BEEF CATTLE find a little bit of privacy in a small field surrounded by trees in Weybridge Wednesday morning.

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Words to live by: Keep on flossing If Bob Nist weren’t a dentist he could be a stand up comic. The best part about my appointment with the dentist was his Midwestern brand of humor. His jokes were like bad puns. It was his timing — the way he drawled them out — that made them funny.

His hygienist was another story. An appointment with Charlotte was torture. She dug into my gums and left me bleeding. Then, the verdict would be a recall in three months. If I got into the habit of flossing, I might make it to six months. It was worth a try.

To go to seminary, I had to leave Bob and Charlotte behind. But I continued to floss all the way to California and, three years later, east to Maine. I flossed in 30 states. My dentist in California was excellent, but he had no sense of humor. The hygienist was gentle and never scolded me. You call this

By Johanna cleaning?

Nichols When I was ordained in Maine, the minister from my home church gave the sermon. She began with a greeting from my dentist, Bob Nist, who sent this message: keep flossing!

Sometimes, when it had been a grueling day, when the ancient boiler acted up, when my daughter called from somewhere to say she’d run out of gas and could she please be rescued, when the finance committee was grumpy, and I’d held the hand of someone in pain who was afraid to die, when I came home to a dark house, and I was tired to the marrow, I looked longingly at the bed and thought — just for a second — wouldn’t it feel wonderful to slide between the covers with debris between my teeth?

And I’d hear that voice in my head. Keep flossing,

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Johanna. You are your own best dentist.

So, how do we establish a good habit? There was a time when I decided that I wanted to make some major changes in my life. My goals were specific: to eat healthy food and exercise regularly. I realized that I would be more likely to succeed if I had support. I signed up for a program where, for one week, I ate three healthy meals a day, meditated every day, and danced and/or walked every day. By adopting those behaviors for a week, I figured I might have more success continuing with them.

I asked a neighbor to become my walking partner. We walked down the road to Tripp Lake and back five mornings a week. I was accountable to her. I knew that she would show up on days that I didn’t feel like walking. I started a morning meditation practice — a book of daily readings. Our family was already eating pretty well, so it was mostly a matter of being more mindful. No complaints from them! When I slack off, I miss the benefits, and I want to return.

In childhood I picked up good habits from my family and teachers. I was expected to make my bed, pick up my toys, help with chores, and be polite. The family motto was: if you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all. I still like to get into a bed that is made, tidy up around the house, and do the dishes after a meal. I learned along the way: If you’re going to do something, do it well. I was curious about what my daughters would say about the habits they picked up from childhood, so I asked them.

Here’s what they shared: wear a seat belt, brush (See Ways, Page 5A)

Time to regulate and tax marijuana Vermont’s legislators will devote some time to marijuana policy as the 2017 session winds down, but it is unlikely that they will take any definitive action this year. Some House members appear to support a simple decriminalization bill that would allow individuals to possess a very small amount of marijuana and cultivate a few plants at home for their personal use. Senators continue to favor the approach they voted for last year: a comprehensive scheme to legalize, regulate and tax the distribution and sale of marijuana in Vermont.

My thinking on marijuana policy has evolved over the past year. Readers of this column may recall that I have been skeptical about legalization, raising questions about the health effects of marijuana on young people, the impact of marijuana-impaired drivers on other motorists, and the ability of marijuana-related businesses to use federally regulated banks. While By Eric L. Davis these concerns are not unimportant, there are other considerations as well.

We now have the benefit of several years’ experience in Colorado and Washington, the first states to legalize marijuana, as well as the decisions of voters in Massachusetts, Maine, California and other states to legalize, regulate and tax cannabis. It is now time for Vermont to legalize, regulate and tax as well.

The Legislature should pass such a bill before the end of the biennium next spring.

Vermont’s prohibition policy on marijuana is not working. The laws on the books are enforced capriciously regarding most users of small amounts, and leave those few who are caught with unnecessary criminal records.

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Meanwhile, law enforcement resources are diverted from other more important priorities, such as crimes related to opioid addiction, domestic abuse and domestic violence. On the highways, a recent study indicates that Vermont has among the highest rate of drivers distracted by electronic devices, arguably a more serious safety hazard than marijuana-impaired drivers.

More importantly, Vermont’s current policy allows the black market in marijuana — estimated to be as much as $200 million a year — to flourish. The experience of Colorado and Washington demonstrates that well-designed regulatory systems, with tax rates set at appropriate levels, can result in a controlled distribution system and additional revenue for the state (quite likely more than the costs associated with regulation), while delivering a substantial blow to the black market.

Legislative committees, with the aid of the experience from other states, should be able to design a legalization, regulation and tax system that meets the needs of Vermont and is appropriate to the state’s size and rural character. A relatively small number of sales points should be approved to start, with the program able to be expanded after it has been in place for a few years.

If marijuana is to be legalized, regulated and taxed, two pieces of related legislation that have been considered at the Statehouse in the current session should be enacted at the same time. First, the age of legal purchase for tobacco products should be raised to 21, so that tobacco, alcohol and marijuana sales are all subject to the same minimum (See Davis, Page 5A)

Three cheers for Angelo’s trenchant editorial of April 27 strongly urging Democrats not to dismiss, but to embrace Governor Scott’s proposal to create a state-wide healthcare contract for teachers and school employees which, it is estimated, could save us taxpayers — hold on to your chairs — a cool $26 Million. All the more so since this seems to be a one-time opportunity.

The initial reaction of the Democratic majority was predictably negative and therefore procedural — too late in the session, not enough committee hearings etc., etc., even while our Senate was leaning toward education provisions in the proposed budget that, if passed, would actually increase property taxes, even as student populations continued their decline! The power of the teachers union was clearly in evidence all around.

As Angelo’s editorial rightly points out, the Governor’s proposal would not in any way affect teachers’ health care benefits or their collective bargaining rights, but would replace the current checkerboard pattern of teachers’ health care arrangements with a fairer system of parity across the state. What’s more its blindingly obvious that the state of Vermont is in a better position to negotiate a satisfactory but much less expensive health care deal than each little school district can do on its own. So what’s not to like?

Lastly, this is not a partisan issue but plain common sense. It will be interesting to learn whether our local Senators and Representatives will rise to the occasion.

George Jaeger New Haven

Negotiation, not war, the answer Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.

Jesus led by example. For me, there is something caring and tender about that scene. How do we simply love and serve one another? I read that maundy is a shortened form of the Latin word, mandatum, which means commission or commandment. Jesus said, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” (Book of John, Chapter 13, Verse 34) Fifty years ago, April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the Riverside Church in New York City. His speech was entitled, “Beyond Vietnam — A Time to Break Silence”. I recently listened to his lesson on Youtube. I share here some of my notes: “My conscience leaves me no other choice. . .We need a revolution of values, to change from a thing oriented society to a people oriented society. . .The pursuit of peace needs to replace the pursuit of war. . .We can no longer bow to the altar of retaliation. . . [War is using] power without compassion, might without morality, and strength without sight. . .Transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of peace.”

About 3 weeks ago on April 4, 2017, I listened to Noam Chomsky talk on Democracy Now!. He wondered whatever happened to using “negotiated, diplomatic, initiatives” as a way of working things out — in order to avoid confrontations, aka violent oxymoron solutions. Negotiating diplomatic initiatives are great skills for any high school graduate, for any participant in our democratic society. A mission statement, perhaps for some high schools in the United States, might embrace this concept.

Some high schools have used reflection and writing as a way for a (See Letter, Page 5A)

Addison Independent, Thursday, May 4, 2017 — PAGE 5A

Aristotle on ‘becoming virtuous’

Letters to the Editor Green Up Day had major effect on former Vermonter My family and I moved to East Middlebury in 1965. Three more siblings were born there. We lived around Middlebury, Salisbury, and Leicester until 1974. For some reason those nine years in Vermont simply won’t leave me. I think about Vermont in some way pretty much every day.

One of my most vivid memories is participating in the very first Green Up Day in 1970. I remember being very excited to be joining several others from the Salisbury communi-

ty to “green up” the area. I’ll never forget finding a $1 bill on the side of the road. I thought I was the richest kid on the planet.

When I saw the article about the poster and writing contest in the Addison Independent I just had to click and read. I saw the link to your website and of course I had to check it out. I wanted to call and tell you what an impact that experience had on me.

Two things. First, the power, and fun, of community working together. Anything can be accomplished.

Second, the very important civic responsibility of volunteering for efforts that benefit the common good and are bigger than yourself.

Those things have stuck with me and influenced my life all these years.

It amazes me that as an 11 year old punk I was able to figure that out. The point is, Green Up Day is way more than just picking up trash and keeping Vermont the beautiful place it is. It impacts lives.

Jeff Nicklas Richmond, Va.

Insurance deal for all teachers merits bipartisan backing

Angelo Lynn’s editorial “$26 million savings is too much for Dems to ignore” in last Thursday’s Addison Independent was spot-on.

Gov. Scott’s proposal to create a statewide health insurance contract for teachers and school staff is a once-in-a-generation opportunity that so-called leaders of the Legislature show every sign of passing up.

Saving Vermonters $26 million per year on taxpayer-funded health insurance costs should not be a political issue. Teachers are held harmless: no premium increase, and they keep the same generous

coverage they now enjoy. What’s not to love?

The crux of the matter is this: the teachers’ union opposes this, partly because their highly-paid attorneys generally mop the floor with our volunteer elected school boards, when negotiating in dozens, maybe hundreds, of marathon bargaining sessions district-by-district across Vermont. And when the NEA says “jump,” the majority in the Legislature only ask “how high, and when can we come down?” Vapid excuses like “we’re out of time” for this session just aren’t going to cut it with

voters. Work another week, Mitzi.

I hope our own state representatives and senators will recognize that if they won’t vote for a win for the taxpayers, a win for the teachers, a win for our elected school boards, and yes, a win for the children, they’re not really representing our interests anymore, are they? They are representing the interests of a corrupt special interest union that is needlessly pushing Vermont’s public education system closer and closer to a point of crisis.

Seth Hopkins Brandon

Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a weakness); good temper is a mean baker’s dozen of essays by Middle- between irascibility and a sort of inbury College Professor Emeritus Vic- difference; generosity is the mean tor Nuovo on the origins of western between extravagance and miserliness; pride is the mean political thought. between vanity and huAccording to Aristotle, mility. a virtue is a behaviorThere are more. But al habit that is acquired these will do for a beby practice. Becoming ginning. Reason and virtuous is no different judgment are applied from becoming skilled when steering a course in an art, craft or sport. It between these extremes, requires experience and and the more experiinstruction and the use of ence we acquire in our reason, good judgment efforts, and the more and a wealth of experiobservant we are of the ence. behavior of ourselves Aristotle uses the term “habit” to describe a dis- Thinking about and others, the more skilled we become in position to act in a certain politics — virtue — and the better way; he adds reason and the origins we become at avoidjudgment to emphasize ing extremes. Aristotle that virtuous actions are An essay by calls this capacity “right always deliberate, suited Victor Nuovo reason” or thinking corto the occasion, and meaMiddlebury College rectly. sured. A virtue is a habit professor emeritus All of these are social that we, and others, can virtues.

They require count on; it makes our of philosophy being with others, a somutual dealings civil. cial context: courage Aristotle describes a virtue as a mean between two ex- in defense of one’s homeland; temtremes — the one involving excess, perance in regulating our public and the other deficiency. For example, private passions; generosity in sharcourage is a mean between reckless- ing our wealth; pride in seeking to ness and cowardliness; temperance accomplish great things that benefit is the mean between debauchery and others.

The simplicity of the method belies neurasthenia (emotional fatigue or

the difficulty of applying it.

Aristotle regards virtuous action as a continual experiment in living.

Every judgment is different and applies to different circumstances, so that finding the mean is always a new discovery, a new instance of right reason, which for an experienced person brings satisfaction; it is the seasoning of an active life.

Consider the virtue of temperance.

It involves regulating one’s temper, or keeping it. It is an important civic virtue. Aristotle calls it gentility.

In public discourse about critical issues passion often prevails over reason. And yet all would agree that reason or rational judgment, a careful weighing of principles and consequences, ought to decide what is the right or the best thing to do, for passions are blind.

But in the public sphere, mere reason lacks persuasive force; passion persuades or compels, but does not instruct. A virtuous politician must seek a position in between cool rationality and passion, for the goal of political discourse is informed consent sustained by commitment — which is also a virtue that steers a course between blind adherence and mere indifference. It takes training and experience to achieve this goal.

As Aristotle describes it, it involves a readiness to become angry “for such (See Nuovo, Page 7A)

Imaginary Trump talk warms up

Letter (Continued from Page 4A) student to look at his/her behavior.

The model was taught by William Glasser. It is called Reality Therapy.

The questions went something like this: What are you doing? Is your behavior helping you to become a responsible member of your community? What is your plan for behaving responsibly in the future? How can we help you follow through on your plan? What gets in the way, making it hard for you to follow through?

In what ways can you contribute to your community? Here is my question: Are my expectations too high?

How is it that world leaders do not display behavior that I expect from adolescents?

Instead of negotiating with Korea, the United States, Japan and South Korea participated in military drills off the Korean Peninsula. (CNN, 4/6/2017) And what is this talk of a preemptive strike? Is that a fancy way of saying, “Watch out for a sucker punch?” “North Korea Warns U.S.-South Korea, Maneuvers are Driving [World] Towards Nuclear Disaster.” (zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden, 3/6/2017).

A few months ago, I heard myself gasp as I read on page 16 of The Week magazine, 1/20/2017. “The

U.S. dropped 26,171 bombs last year — 3,027 more that in 2015.

Four-fifths of the bombs were dropped in Syria and Iraq; the rest were dropped in Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan.”

(McClatchyDC.com). And I actually believe that President Obama has a whole different set of reasoning abilities than our current president.

Our current president is escalating U.S. military presence. In a January raid in Yemen, one Navy SEAL was killed and at least 11 women and children were killed along with 14 Al Qaeda militants. (Nabih Bulo and W.J.Hennigan, “What happened the night a U.S. commando was killed in combat, the first such death of Trump’s presidency.”, latimes.com, 2/4/2017) “Early in March, 400 Marines were deployed to Syria.

Nearly 300 army paratroopers were deployed to Iraq.” (W.J. Hennigan, latimes.com, 3/30/17) On April 7, 59 tomahawk cruise missiles were launched from U.S. destroyers in the Mediterranean.

They landed in Syria in the early morning. (Don’t start thinking cruise missiles have not been used

by Presidents Obama and Bush. If you want details, check out “Countries Hit by U.S. Tomahawk Cruise

Missiles since Desert Storm”, forbes. com.) On April 14,2017, the “U.S. drops the largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan.” (CNN). How can this behavior change?

Even though Fay Honey Knopp died in 1995, I can still hear her direct calm voice in my mind. I can still see her twinkling eyes and her welcoming smile. I was introduced to her at Middlebury Quaker Friends Meeting.

Honey tackled difficult situations.

She worked with prisoners who were sex offenders. She worked at turning around a very vicious cycle.

She once wrote about what it was like to do her work, “how to stay rooted in the spiritual while actively pursuing justice, while being oppositional and confrontational, while being outraged, while all the time trying to reduce the pain in painfilled people and a pain-filled society.

Oftentimes, I tell myself, that may be my only mission: to reduce pain, and not increase it.”

I will go out with a song by Melanie DeMore. “You gotta put one foot in front of the other and lead with love. Put one foot in front of the other and lead with love.” When I sing it, I can listen and act on my beliefs.

Patricia Heather-Lea Bristol

that sell alcohol and lottery products might also become marijuana sales points, and staff could be crosstrained to administer and enforce marijuana laws as well as those related to alcoholic beverages.

The current prohibition regime is approaching the end of its useful life, if it has not already passed that milestone. Vermont needs a new approach to marijuana policy sooner

rather than later.

Eric L. Davis is professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College.

Davis (Continued from Page 4A) age. California has already raised the smoking age to 21, and other states are seriously considering doing the same.

Second, Gov. Scott’s proposal to merge the Department of Liquor Control with the State Lottery should be approved, with marijuana regulation added to the responsibilities of the new department. Some of the vendors

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I recently had a chance to sit down ing Vermont and the world in gen(in my imagination) with President eral. It’s a subject very much on my Donald Trump to discuss the Peoples mind, since I was one of hundreds of Climate March in WashVermonters — and more ington, D.C. than 200,000 Americans The march brought — who were in D.C. for an estimated 200,000 the climate march this people to the streets of past weekend. the nation’s capital to DT: I read the #fakeprotest Trump Adminisnews about that march. I tration policies that push heard you folks out there for burning more coal, around the White House. oil and gas. There were So what? Great city, D.C., scores of similar events by the way. Or at least it around the globe, includwill be once I drain the ing in Montpelier. swamp. I’ve appointed Fossil fuels are resome terrific billionaires sponsible for global to do that. Did you know warming and climate I’ve got a hotel in Washchange that, over time, ington? threaten to destabilize GD: Yes sir, I do know food production and, in by Gregory Dennis that. We marched past it a worst-case scenario, last Saturday chanting, civilization itself. What “Shame, shame, shame!” follows is an edited transcript of our DT: What, and you didn’t come in? “conversation.”

You should have tried the food. FabGreg Dennis: Thanks for taking the ulous food. The menu now has that time today, Mr. President, to discuss beautiful chocolate cake I was eating climate change and how it’s affect- when I bombed Syria.

Between The Lines

So you’re from Vermont, huh?

That’s a great, great state. I love Vermont “Live Free or Die,” terrific motto.

GD: Um, that’s New Hampshire.

DT: Of course, I knew that. Anyway, what I like best about Vermont is all the great ocean beaches.

GD: You must be thinking of Maine.

DT: Maine, Vermont — it’s all up there by Canada. And speaking of Canada, aren’t you folks a little concerned about that place when it comes to global warming?

GD: Well, we did work hard to stop the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, which is designed to bring dirty tar sands oil into the U.S. But you reversed Obama and OK’d the pipeline — which if it’s built will mean “game over for the climate,” according to the former chief scientist at NASA. DT: No, that’s not why we need to be worried about Canada. First there’s NAFTA, and free trade with our neighbors is a very bad idea. We need to do a big number on that. But (See Dennis, Page 7A)

Ways (Continued from Page 4A) your teeth, eat healthy food, don’t litter, offer your help to others, chat politely with service people, be on time, budget your resources, be prepared/make a list, complete one thing before beginning another/pick up before leaving somewhere. Of course, they have created healthy habits of their own. I don’t dare

ask them what bad habits they picked up, but I know that they love chocolate as much as their mother and grandmother!

I can’t say that I love to floss, but I am still flossing, and I have to thank Bob Nist, DDS — a Midwesterner who told bad jokes with a drawl —

and Charlotte whose mission was to terrorize people, and she had the tools to do it.

Johanna Nichols is a grandmother, writer, and Unitarian Universalist minister emerita. She welcomes responses to these columns at nichols.johanna@gmail.com.

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Obituaries

Ronald Messer, 84, Starksboro STARKSBORO — Dr. Ronald James Messer, 84, died on April 27, 2017 at his home in Marshfield, Mass. A long-time Vermont seasonal resident, Ron was beloved by many as a friend, doctor, and community advocate.

Ron was raised in Polo, Ill. The captain of his high school football team, he was once described by the Tri County Press as a “ripping, slashing ball-carrier capable of chewing an opponent’s line to shreds.” His talent won him a scholarship to Harvard University.

After he graduated in 1954, Ron attended Harvard Medical School and served as a Captain in the U.S. Army.

For almost 50 years, Dr. Messer specialized in radiology, focusing on mammography. In 1967 he co-founded Driftway Medical Center in Scituate Mass., a private practice. Ron is remembered for his gentle bedside manner and dedication to his patients. Known simply as the “Doc” in Vermont, he would always give medical advice and attention to anyone who asked.

Ron met his wife, Patricia “Scout” Watrouse, a Middlebury College graduate and hematology research assistant in Boston.

After their marriage in 1965 they bought “The Red House,” (Walter Hatch Homestead) in North Marshfield, Mass., which remained their home for 52 years. In 1972, they purchased a second home in Starksboro, Vt., which they spent many years restoring. For 20 years they ran “The Millhouse B&B” on the property each summer, and were active in the Starksboro community.

With Scout he had four children — Sarah, Suzy, Rebekah and

A memorial service will be held for Wendy Mitchell at North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church, 227 Old Hollow Road in North Ferrisburgh, Vt., on Saturday, May 27, at 2 p.m..

VERGENNES, Vt — Wendy G. Mitchell, 53, passed away very peacefully in her sleep on December 4, 2016, while at Good Shepard Hospice in Sebring, Florida after a courageous battle with cancer.

Wendywas born in Altus, Okla. on October 28, 1963. She was from Vergennes, Vt. She was survived by her longtime companion, William (Bill) Ayotte, son, Timothy Mitchell, WENDY MITCHELL and daughter, Kate Ayotte; her father, Richard Mitchell and step mother, Linda; sisters, Connie and Julie mother, Nancy Mitchell (Mitchell), Mitchell, and brother, Rick Mitchell. brother, Jeffrey Mitchell.◊ Wendy was predeceased by her

DR. RONALD JAMES MESSER

Joanne Cousineau, 63, New Haven NEW HAVEN — Joanne Cousineau, 63, of New Haven, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017. She was born in Middlebury, the daughter of Romeo and Colombe (Gevry) Cousineau.

Joanne spent a great deal of her life as a childcare provider and was fondly thought of as a “mother” figure to so many who knew her. She was a steadfast supporter of her family and friends, an avid volunteer and a crafter and teacher at CREATE Art and Craft Studio.

Joanne is survived by her children, Andrea, Cholena, Kyle, Valerie, and Daniel; grandchildren, Mercedes,

Jessica. With his first wife, Nina Foran Gee, Ron had four children — Kim, Kerry, Kate and Patrick.

Ron is also an adoptive father to Stacy Scott, who has been in the Messer clan since 1969. Ron was a devoted husband and father to this large and unique family — this, more than anything, is his legacy.

He is survived by his wife, Scout and their four children, his first wife, Nina, and their four children, and his son, Dr. Stacy Scott; fourteen grand-children; and his sister, Bernadyne Snook.

A Celebration of Life service will be held May 25, at 2 p.m., at the First Parish Duxbury Unitarian Universalist Church (842 Tremont Street/Rte 3A), in Duxbury, Mass.

Donations in his name may CORNWALL — Walter Noel be made to the Lewis Creek Sears, age 86, died April 27, 2017, Association, or the Vermont at Porter Hospital in Middlebury, Chapter of the Audubon Society. surrounded by his family.

Walter was born in Middlebury on May 14, 1930. He was the son of William and Florence (Thompson) Sears. Growing up in Middlebury, Walter received his early education there and graduated from Middlebury High School, class of 1948. While attending high school, he worked at by his wife Syliva June. They were Manley Marshall Hardware Store members of Trinity Baptist Church. and continued there following graduFuneral services for Ret. SSG ation. In 1950 Walter began his Philip Edward Lawrence were United States Postal Service career. held 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, He was a street delivery postman for 2017 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral 22 years and a rural route carrier for Home, Manchester, with interment 20 years. After 42 years of service, he following at Meriwether Memory retired in 1992.

Gardens with full military honors.

Following his retirement Walter Rev. Jimmie Chapman officiated worked with John Sanderson in the services, assisted by Dr. Will Middlebury until 2005. Then for the Cole. Serving as pallbearers were next several years he worked with the deacons of Trinity Baptist Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Church, Manchester.

Brandon. He was a member of the He is survived by his wife Sylvia Knights of Columbus Middlebury June Lawrence of Manchester; his Order #642 and belonged to daughter and son-in-law Lori Ann Middlebury American Legion Post and Speedy Boutwell of Newnan, #27.

Ga., and numerous nieces and nephews and his grand dog Riva.

The family requests to omit flowers and request donations be made to either Trinity Baptist SHELBURNE — Sheila Jean Church, P. O. Box 608 Manchester, GA, 31816 or Affinis Hospice 60 (Emerson) Benoit, 51, formerly of Oak Hill Boulevard Newnan, GA, Vergennes, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at her 30265.

Cox Funeral Home, Manchester home in Shelburne.

She was the daughter of the late is in charge of the arrangements.

Please visit www.coxfh.com to Kenneth and Norma Jean (Moffit) leave online condolences for the Emerson of Barre, born on October 26, 1965. She is survived by her family.◊

Phillip Lawrence, 77, native of Vergennes MANCHESTER, Ga. — Phillip Edward Lawrence, 77, of Manchester, Ga., passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at home with family and friends by his side.

Mr. Lawrence was born August 7, 1939, in Vergennes, Vt. the son of Philip Lewis Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Bunch Lawrence.

He joined the U. S. Army in 1959 and was assigned to the 9th Infantry Combat Support Company at Fort Benning, where he met his wife Sylvia June. In 1961, he was assigned to the Yukon Command in Fairbanks, Alaska, where his daughter Lori Ann was born.

In 1964, he returned to the 9th Infantry at Ft. Benning, and in 1968, he was assigned to Camp Sabre, Korea where he served a one-year tour and returned to Ft. Benning. In February 1972, he suffered debilitating injuries from a motorcycle accident. After spending the rest of the year at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Md. and later the Veterans Hospital in Dublin, Ga., he was given a medical retirement and returned home to Manchester, where he lived for the past 44 years, being cared for

Wendy Mitchell memorial service

In Celebration of the Life of

Bill Beck 1929 -2017

Nathanael, Kylee, Audra, Harper, and Mahalia.

A funeral service will be held at St. Mary’s Church in Middlebury on Saturday, May 6, at 11 a.m. A gathering for Joanne will immediately follow the service at Sanderson Funeral Home, 117 South Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753 from noon to 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the memorial fund for her grandchildren’s education at https://www.gofundme.com/ funeral-services-joanne-cousineau.

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

Walter Sears, 86, Cornwall

Walter is survived by his wife Elizabeth (Clifford) Sears of Cornwall, his daughter-in-law; Susan Sears, and five grandchildren; Alexandra Sears, Megan Sears, Peter Morrison, Ian Ketcham and Dallas Ketcham, as well as several nieces and nephews. Walter also leaves behind stepsons Eric Paquette and Mike Paquette and his wife Patrice.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Charlotte (Ringey) Sears, his daughter Deborah, his son David, and a grandson Nathaniel, five brothers; James, Leon, John, Ernest and Lloyd and two sisters; Beatrice and Ellen.

The Memorial Mass in celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, May 9, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption in Middlebury. The graveside committal service and burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Cornwall.

Memorial gifts in Walter’s honor may be sent to; ARCH (Addison Respite Care Home) PO Box 953; Middlebury, Vermont 05753.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.◊

Sheila Benoit, 51, Shelburne partner Craig Thompson, daughters Maria Benoit of Vergennes and Kristina Benoit of North Ferrisburgh, and brothers Paul and Bruce Emerson of Vergennes.

A graveside memorial service will be held at the North Ferrisburgh Cemetery on Friday, May 5 at 11 a.m.

Senate OKs possible property tax increase VTDIGGER – Tiffany Danitz Pache MONTPELIER — The Senate Thursday gave preliminary approval to a bill that will raise property taxes.

The proposal transfers $8 million of the state’s annual contribution for teachers retirement from the general fund to the education fund. That shift frees up money for child care, state colleges and the mental health system, under the Senate budget plan. But it also raises local property tax rates.

When the Senate takes up the bill on third reading today, there will be at least one amendment that promises to hold taxpayers harmless.

If the bill passes as is, the commercial property tax rate will go up by 3 cents this year. Lawmakers plan to use one time money to ameliorate the impact on homestead property tax rates this year, but residential rates could go up as much as 3 cents to 4 cents in fiscal year 2019.

Sen. Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, chair of the Appropriations Committee, said the idea that her proposal will raise property tax rates was just “rhetoric.”

“The tax rates for homestead property taxes will remain unchanged from 2017 to 2018. There is no change in the rate,” she said.

Senator Mark MacDonald, D-Orange, said Kitchel’s comments were “misleading” because the homestead property tax rate is fixed at $1.00, but the yield changes and that is what makes taxes go up or down.

“A couple years ago, the legislature made the property tax rate for homestead homeowners fixed – it doesn’t change anymore – that doesn’t mean there is no change in what homeowners pay,” Macdonald told lawmakers.

The yield is lower under the Senate proposal, “which means homestead property will pay a little bit more to pick up the cost of the transfer of teacher retirement to the education fund,” he added.

Sen. Dustin Degree, R-Franklin, said he supported transferring retirement costs to the ed fund, but only if it could be done without raising property taxes.

“I believe there is a third way, that we could fund that transfer and support the transfer,” Degree said.

He is offering an amendment before third reading today.

Gov. Phil Scott’s budget moved $35 million in teacher retirement obligations from the general fund to the education fund. Lawmakers rejected that proposal early in the

House proposes green burial minimum depth MIDDLBEURY — The House has just passed bill H.3 in the Vermont Legislature. The bill establishes a minimum depth of 3.5 feet for green burial, a depth which maximizes the impact of the body to enrich the soil.

Governor Scott is expected to sign the bill into law next week.

Michelle Acciavatti, citizen advocate for H.3 and end-of-life specialist, will be in Middlebury to speak about green burial on Thursday, May 11, at 7 p.m., at Champlain Valley Unitarian Society, 2 Duane Ct., in Middlebury In Green Burial: A New/Old End Of Life Option, Acciavatti discusses this positive way to respect our environment compared to traditional casket/burial vaults and toxic cremation. A brief documentary “Dying Green” will precede her presentation. The film is a fascinating account of a movement in a small town in South Carolina, which culminated in the establishment of FUNERAL MEMORIAL SERVICE CREMATION PRE-PLANNING SERVICES

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In recent weeks, Scott has insisted that the Legislature use $26 million in projected savings from teachers’ health care to lower the statewide property tax rate. His proposal is contingent on a statewide teachers’ contract for health care benefits.

Democratic lawmakers have said the plan interferes with collective bargaining at the local level.

At a press conference this week, Scott reiterated he would not sign a bill that would raise taxes.

Jeff Fannon, head of the Vermont NEA, said the state teachers union opposes moving the state retirement obligation to the ed fund. The union also vehemently rejected Scott’s statewide health benefit contract.

“There have been many proposals over the years to transfer general fund items to the ed fund and we typically oppose those because it increases property taxes,” Fannon said.

The new yield for homestead property tax will be set at $10,015 under the Senate proposal. The nonresidential property tax rate will be $1.563.

The statewide tax rate is $1. If your town spends $10,015 per pupil – the same as the yield rate set by the Legislature – then your taxes will be $1 for every $100 of assessed property value. Any spending above the statewide yield rate is picked up by local taxpayers. Average spending per pupil will be $15,380 in fiscal year 2018.

Lower yield rates correspond with higher local property tax rates.

Earlier in the session, the House approved yields of $10,077 for the homestead rate and set the nonresidential rate at $1.55. Last year, lawmakers agreed to a property yield of $9,701, and a nonresidential rate of $1.535 for fiscal 2017.

The Vermont legislature set up the teacher retirement system in 1947. In 2009 and 2006 attempts were made to move the obligation from the general fund to the education fund.

Both attempts failed.

Over the course of a decade, the legislature underfunded the teacher retirement system. At this point the amortized liabilities are $83.8 million.

The $8 million that would be transferred to the education fund pays for current retirees. The longterm obligation will be left in the General Fund. The $1.6 billion Education Fund relies heavily on property taxes, but also absorbs money from the general fund, sales and use tax, lottery profits and some other sources.

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The H.3 measure rides on the back of Act 25, the Natural Burial Ground Act, passed in 2015, which defines the terms for “green burial”.

Among them are the use of a biodegradable container or shroud, no use of vaults of any kind, no embalming and no pesticides. No mowing is required at green burial sites. All these are designed to contribute to ecologically sound land management practices. It is a return to the way our forebears cared for their dead for thousands of years with simple biodegradable materials. H.3 and Act 25 open the door to a new/ old end of life option.

New laws alone won’t make green burial readily available, however.

Vermonters desiring a green burial will need to advocate for this option with cemetery commissioners and educate their fellow citizens.

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Nuovo quires more effort to understand. The (Continued from Page 5A) causes and for such a length of time Greek word kalon is also and more as principle may require.” In such in- often translated as “beauty.” Perhaps stances the anger is real and heartfelt, if we fix in our minds the figures of but the action that it impels is reason- Greek sculpture, or Greek temples, figures finely wrought and full of able and fair.

Justice is another important civic grace, we can begin to understand virtue. Unlike Plato, and more like us, how ideas of beauty and what is noAristotle regards justice as an abstract ble or honorable converge in a single term with different uses or meanings. sentiment.

Aristotle associWe use it to signiates the noble with fy the practice of heroic action. Hefairness or equity “In public discourse roes are motivated in all our dealings, about critical issues or in acting lawful- passion often prevails by a sense of honor when they enter into ly. Injustice, on the over reason. And yet battle. It is front and other hand, signi- all would agree that center in the motto fies the practice of reason or rational of the United States getting as much as Military Academy, one can for oneself, judgment … ought memorialized by or a willful disre- to decide what is General MacArthur gard for law, mere the best thing to in his farewell adself-regard, or law- do, for passions dress there: Duty, lessness. are blind. But in Honor, Country. It Laws also can be applies to all of the just or unjust; laws the public sphere, virtues. A virtuous that favor a privi- mere reason lacks life is a noble life. leged minority, or persuasive force; In his use of this that give special ad- passion persuades or vantage to the party compels, but does not idea, Aristotle seems to rely on his mentor that happens to be instruct. A virtuous Plato, whose idea of in power, are unjust. a just ruler is of one Just laws aim at the politician must seek welfare and happi- a position in between whose life is wholly dedicated to the welness of all. In this cool rationality fare of others, whose respect, principled and passion, for duty is to serve them disobedience to the goal of political without any regard unjust laws is just.

We know this as discourse is informed to personal gain. Nocivil disobedience, consent sustained by bility indeed.

Shame is anothwhich is an honor- commitment…” er social passion. I able tradition. am reminded of the But we must never forget that civil disobedience is a scene of Adam and Eve, having eatpractice that requires also an abiding en of the forbidden fruit of the Tree respect for law. It is an endeavor to of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, make laws just. In contrast, the cur- standing naked and ashamed. Their rent paranoia against law and the shame was a fear of discovery, but institutions of government that has also of their nakedness (Genesis 3: raised its ugly head in our time and is 7–11). It is a curious comment on the motivated by resentment and vicious discovery of sexuality, perhaps, and self interest, is a perfect instance of of a loss of innocence. How they are connected, the narrator does not say. injustice — vile and reprehensible.

The Greek idea of shame is nobler Now, even though virtue is a set of rational states or dispositions, Ar- than this. The sense of shame that is a istotle believed that it is motivated motive of virtue is a fear of discovery, and sustained by passions — two, not just of being found out by others, in particular, honor and shame. The but of discovering oneself. It is the rehonorable together with the good, are alization by an individual that he or she the ideals of Greek culture. For Ar- does not measure up to a noble ideal. istotle, the good is the general name Shame is a sense of one’s moral nakedfor whatever is beneficial or promotes ness. Such a sensibility may be absent from us moderns; if so, it is our loss. enduring happiness in human life.

The honorable, or the noble, re- Perhaps it is not an irrecoverable loss.

Dennis (Continued from Page 5A) they’ve got single-payer healthcare up there. I’m open to that, as long as the insurance and drug companies can make a lot of money on it.

But actually, few people realize Canada may be the reason things are getting so hot here in America.

GD: How so?

DT: I mean, think about it. The Canadians might be pushing all the heat south of the border. Why do you think it’s so cold up there in Canada? I don’t know if that’s true but it’s an interesting idea. Canada could be responsible for global warming and Vermont is getting the worst of it. I mean, a lot of people are talking about it.

Anyway, don’t you have a lot of gays in Vermont? I love the gays. No one loves the gays more than I do.

But the blacks — not many of the blacks up there. It’s too cold for them, right? When you’re from Africa it’s like that, it’s just natural.

[Stunned silence.]

DT: Speaking of the blacks, did you know Frederick Douglass has visited Addison County? He’s an example of somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, I notice. And don’t you have Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys? How’s Ethan doing these days?

GD: He’s been dead since 1789.

DT: Well, that’s a shame. If he had stayed alive a little longer, he could have helped Andrew Jackson prevent the Civil War. GD: Sir, if we could get back to climate change. We ringed the White House on Saturday to call on you to reverse your policies. You’ve called for drastic cuts to the EPA, and you appointed an EPA director who has denied that climate change is caused by humans. Plus you’ve said it’s a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese to take away American jobs.

You’ve also got a personal stake in the issue, sir. As one protestor’s sign

pointed out on Saturday, Mar-a-Lago is only three feet above sea level.

DT: So what?

GD: So the ice caps are melting and sea level is rising. Your golf course — and other low-lying land along the East Coast — could soon be under water.

DT: I can always build another golf course.

GD: We don’t have the same choices in Vermont, though. Our maple sugar and ski industries are threatened by global warming.

DT: So, go up to Canada and ask them to give back some of the cold.

And while you’re at it, you can ski and buy maple syrup up there. Of course we’ll tax the syrup heavily when you come back across the border. Assuming we let you back in.

Speaking of the border, did I mention that the Canadians are going to pay for the wall? You’ve got a lot of rapists coming across that border and we’re going to put an end to that. I’ve explained all this to Pierre Trudeau, who by the way is the only international leader still talking to me other than Erdogan and Duterte and of course my buddy Putin. Great, great leaders, all of them.

Anyway, it’s going to be a huge, beautiful wall. And the Canadians will pay for it. Not only will it keep out the drug dealers and other bad hombres, it’s gonna be decorated with pine trees. We’ll have beautiful women on the wall at the border — American women only and maybe a few from wherever it is that Melania came from — and I’ll go up there to visit.

I’ll be able to touch any of those women I want, wherever I want.

When you’re a star, they let you do it.

Gregory Dennis’s column appears here every other Thursday and is archived on his blog at www. gregdennis.wordpress.com. Email: gregdenisvt@yahoo.com. Twitter: @ greengregdennis.

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All must protect migrants’ rights

“About 12 years ago, I made a house call — really a farm call— on the newborn twins of the wife of an undocumented Mexican farmworker. I’d cared for them in our community hospital and connected them with public health nursing and breast-feeding assistance. This family also had an 8-year-old boy in the local school, who was performing beautifully and beloved by all. His father was a pious, hardworking laborer on the dairy farm. Had he been documented, he would be a “model citizen.”

But then INS agents — the Immigration and Naturalization Service — predecessors of ICE — swept up the father in a raid; he was to be deported. The whole family would leave with him — even the twins, who were U.S. citizens.

I called Gov. Douglas, pleading with him to intervene. He came to my office in Middlebury and met with us — the mother and her 8-year-old son, the farmer, and a Migrant Justice volunteer. The boy was drawing something with crayons. Gov. Douglas acknowledged that these good workers are essential for the health of Vermont’s dairy farms, but immigration was a federal mandate. His hands were tied; there was nothing he could do. He was very sorry.

As he was leaving, Gov. Douglas asked the boy what he was drawing, and the boy held up a drawing of the Statue of Liberty.

My chest ached and I could barely restrain my tears.” — Jack Mayer, MD Jews the world over have just concluded the Jewish holiday of Passover, commemorating the biblical story of their escape from slavery in Egypt. We hold “seders,” or ritual meals, retelling this story of the Exodus, with motifs — matzah as the bread of affliction, salt water as the tears of oppression, bitter herbs as the harshness of slavery — that continue to hold relevance for us all. Our seders often include nonJews; together we recognize our shared experience, across many nationalities, cultures and ethnicities, of being the stranger, the immigrant, the refugee, the “other.”

We shine a light on the continued oppression of so many, in this country and around the world, and we recommit ourselves to fighting for freedom for everyone.

In this spirit we — a pediatrician and a lawyer — submit this letter, to shine a light on the newly precarious circumstances of a hidden, but essential, segment of our Vermont community — Mexican migrant farmworkers.

An estimated 1,000 to 2,000 undocumented farmworkers keep our Vermont farms productive. And yet their status as undocumented migrants now presents an even greater threat than it did 12 years ago. As ICE agents increasingly seek to arrest Mexican migrant workers, too often they — and their Vermont farm-owner employers, and we, their neighbors — do not understand their legal rights or

know how to help.

So, with permission, we have reprinted the English and Spanish versions of the ACLU’s “Know Your Rights” pamphlet. Please,

download a copy at http://tinyurl. com/hejr7bo. Or cut out the reprints, make copies, and share them with everyone you know.

Dairy farmers, share them with

your Mexican workers. Be an ally.

Shine your light on freedom.

Jack Mayer, MD Emily Joselson, JD Middlebury

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Horse, tack and equipment sale in New Haven.

Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m. — equipment & tack, 1 p.m. — horses, Addison County Field Days, Route 17. Sponsored by the Green Mountain Draft Horse Association. For more info go to www.greenmountaindraft.com.

Chronic disease management workshop in Middlebury. Saturday, May 6, 9:30 a.m.- noon, The Residence at Otter Creek. Free healthier living workshop for people living with a chronic disease such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer, obesity or heart disease.

Registration is required. Contact Connie Leach at 388-1220 or cleach@residenceottercreek.com.

Used book sale in New Haven. Saturday, May 6, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. New Haven Town Offices. All are invited to visit the biannual Friends of the New Haven Library used book sale at the New Haven Town Offices

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Call Nancy at 545-2422 evenings prior to 7 p.m. for reservations.

Community meal in Vergennes. Sunday, May 7, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, 85 South Maple St. Menu includes shepherd’s pie (hamburger, potatoes, corn, carrots, beef gravy,) rolls, pickled beets, and chocolate chip cookies. Free and open to the public.

Annual rummage sale in North Ferrisburgh. Thursday, May 4, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free books information from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library will be available in the children’s room. Come see what it’s all about. Proceeds benefit children and youth going to church summer camps and mission trips. Sale benefits everyone who enjoys rummage sale bargains! See you there.

Meal for seniors in Bristol. Thursday, May 4, noon, First Baptist Church of Bristol. Come enjoy the menu of baked ham, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, homemade rolls, and blueberry dessert. Come early to talk with friends and make new ones. Suggested donation CCV information session in Middlebury. is still $4. To sign up call Nancy 453-5276.

Monday, May 8, 12 noon, Community Caste in India lecture in Middlebury.

College of Vermont (CCV), 2nd Floor, Battell Thursday, May 4, 4:30-6 p.m., Robert Block, 10 Merchants Row. CCV in Middlebury is A. Jones ‘59 House Conference conducting a free information session for prospective Room, Middlebury College. students. Anyone curious about what Subramanian Shankar, Professor of BEGINNING SWING DANCE AT THE VERGENNES OPERA CCV has to offer is welcome to come English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of HOUSE — Partner dancing keeps both brain & body fit while having and ask questions. Free.

Hawaii will give the lecture “My Birth Is a great time! Presenting East Coast Swing in a friendly, easy format. Kelly Boe Memorial Ride in Middlebury. Monday, May 8, 3:30-5 My Fatal Accident”: Caste in India and Classes held at the Vergennes Opera House Thursdays, May 11 – p.m., Middlebury Union High School What It Teaches Us about Ideologies June 8, 6:30 – 7:30 PM. Partners not necessary. $10 per class or save entrance. Join a slow-paced bike ride of Social Inequality, Including Race.” to honor those who have been injured Free. $10 by paying for all 5 classes up front for only $40. or killed while cycling on public roads, Twist O Wool auction in Middlebury.

PRACTICE SESSIONS — After all classes from 7:30 – 8:30 PM. including Middlebury’s Kelly Boe, and Thursday, May 4, 7 p.m., American Legion, Wilson Way. The Twist O Open to the public! $2 donation requested (included if taking the raise awareness that we all share the Wool Spinning Guild will hold its class). Proceeds go to hiring the LC Jazz band for a live dance! road and responsibility for keeping it safe. Check in is at 3:30 p.m., deparannual auction with preview of items Please bring clean, dry, soft-soled shoes. Call Jim Condon for more ture by 4 p.m. Please wear a helmet. to be auctioned off from 6-7 p.m. All information at 475-2349 or email jscondon@mac.com The 8-mile route through Middlebury are welcome. For more info contact and Weybridge will be escorted Carol at 453-5960.

by Middlebury Police and return to MUHS by about 5 p.m. Rain date: Monday May 15. on North Street. “Take what you like, give what you can.” All funds collected go to support the New Haven Free Computer Class in Middlebury. Monday, May 8, 3:30-5 p.m., Community Room, East View. Join Library. Books available range from fiction to children’s Personal safety fair in Bristol. Friday, nonprofit Technology for Tomorrow for free computer literature, how-to’s, history and much else.

May 5, all day. Mt. Abraham Union High Fire Department Celebration in New Haven. Saturday, class on Intro to Computers, Smartphones, and School will host workshops and presentaTablets. These classes are intended for computer May 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., New Haven Fire House, 1839 tions by numerous organizations, creating a daylong, newbies to advanced computer users and are relaxed, Main St. The New Haven Fire Department celebrates campus-wide event with a ‘personal safety’ theme for hands-on learning. Classes will continue on Mondays its 50th anniversary with food, drinks, kids activities students. The fair, developed by faculty and students in through June 5. Open to the public. If you are interand awards. partnership with the Youth Safety Council of Vermont Library open house in Monkton. Saturday, May 6, ested in attending any of these free workshops, please and with support from Co-operative Insurance call 802-448-0595 or email info@tech4tomorrow.org to 10 a.m.-noon, Russell Memorial Library. See library Companies, will showcase safety knowledge from sign up. upgrades, enjoy children’s activities and refreshments. across Vermont.

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Hike at Watershed Center in Bristol. Friday, May 5, Used book sale in Vergennes. Saturday, May 6, 10 Bristol Watershed. Moderate 4-mile to cabin on ridge a.m.-1:30 p.m., Bixby Library. The first of a series of wit h possible extensions on side trails if group is sales sponsored by the Friends of Bixby. New selecHosta and shade garden talk in interested. Meet at Watershed’s parking area (approxitions, and no book over $2. All children’s books $.25.

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The Middlebury Garden Club presents “Not Your clothing; bring water, food and hiking poles if desired. History walk in Orwell. Saturday, May 6, 1-4 p.m., Mount Grandmother’s Hostas Anymore.” Sue Anderson, Contact Ruth Penfield at ruthpenfield@gmail.com or Independence State Historic Site. Revolutionary War New Hampshire Master Gardner and owner of Mason at 802-388-5407. For other events and activities visit experts lead a tour on and off trails, exploring 1776 and Hollow Nursery in Mason, N.H., will speak on the www.gmcbreadloaf.org.

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Abraham Union High School. available in the children’s room. Come see what it’s all Gospel Choir rehearsals in Vergennes. May 9, 7-9 about. Proceeds benefit children and youth going to p.m., Champlain Valley Christian Reformed Church. church summer camps and mission trips. Sale benefits First rehearsal for the Addison County Gospel Choir. everyone who enjoys rummage sale bargains! See Rehearsals will continue each Tuesday night from 7-9 you there.

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Live storytelling in Middlebury. May 5, 7:30 p.m., May 7, 7:30-10:30 a.m., Bristol Waterworks, Teens and Adults are welcome to join us as we prepare Marquis Theater. Come out and see The Mantis, an Plank Road east of North Street. Ron Payne for our concert series in August. For more information, evening of live storytelling. All stories are true, first and Warren King will lead a search for newly arrived contact the Director, Suzanne Rood 877-3008. person, no notes and no stand-up comedy. All stories spring migrants. Hone your birding identification skills are up to eight minutes and should relate to the theme before leaf-out. Sponsored by Otter Creek Audubon “Tricksters.” Limit eight storytellers Sign up at the event Society with the Watershed Center. Call Warren at or by e-mailing Michael Kingsbury at mrk4vt@aol.com.

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Stargazing open house in Middlebury. Friday, May Middlebury. May 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 5, 9-10:30 p.m., Middlebury College Observatory, Annual Spring Breakfast in Monkton. Sunday, May Ilsley Public Library Community Meeting 7, 8-10:30 a.m., Monkton Volunteer Fire Department.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall. The Observatory and Room. Do you love Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Come and enjoy scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes, Middlebury Physics host a stargazing open house, James Dean, and Audrey Hepburn? Are you intrigued egg casserole, bacon, sausage, French toast, juice, weather permitting. See Jupiter in the evening, by the vital issues of that time; juvenile delinquency, coffee, tea and milk. All are welcome. For more inforand view a variety of interesting stars, star clusters, conformity, racial issues and the Hollywood blacklist? mation call Charlie at 877-2442. and nebulae through the Observatory’s telescopes.

Come hear Rick Winston show clips from several Observatory open house nights are free and open to the Middlebury Maple Run. Sunday, May 7, 9 a.m.-1 acclaimed films of various genres from the 1950s and p.m., MREMS, 55 Collins Drive. USATF-certified half public if the sky is expected to be mostly clear. Check discuss their significance. Sponsored by the Vermont marathon and two-person relay, and new for 2017, a the Observatory web site at http://go.middlebury.edu/ Humanities Council talk and the Addison County three-mile fun run. Beautiful, scenic routes with views observatory/ or call the Observatory at 443-2266 after Retired Teachers Association. of the Green Mountains and Adirondacks. 50/50 mix 7 p.m. on the evening of the event for weather status.

“Paying for College” workshop in Vergennes. of paved and dirt roads for the half marathon, and Wednesday, May 10, 6:30 p.m., Vergennes Union all paved for the fun run. Great t-shirts, live music on High School auditorium. New changes to the Free the course and a post-race pancake breakfast with Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, are Vermont maple syrup.

Green Up Day in Vermont. Various activi- Library Open House in Monkton. Saturday, May 6, 10 here. Find out what it means for your financial aid ties in towns around the county — see the plans at this workshop, hosted by the Vermont Student a.m.-noon, Russell Memorial Library. Come and visit Addison Independent next week for specifics.

Assistance Corporation. the library to view their upgrades and newly decorated Plus, all Vermont residents are encouraged to pick up “Barkskins” book discussion in Bridport. Wednesday, space. There will be children’s activities and refreshtrash along the roads, highways and byways of the May 10, 7 p.m., Bridport Highway Department ments. All children attending will receive a free gift Green Mountain State on the first Saturday in May. Conference Room, Crown Point Road at Short Street. book. For more information call 453-4471.

Annual rummage sale Dollar-A-Bag day in North Fire Department Celebration in New Haven. Saturday, The Bridport book club will meet to discuss “Barkskins,” Ferrisburgh. Saturday, May 6, 8-11 a.m., North

by Annie Proulx, and to start planning next fall’s book May 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., New Haven Fire House, 1839 Ferrisburgh Methodist Church, 227 Old Hollow list. All interested readers are welcome to join. Call Main St. The New Haven Fire Department celebrates Road. Free books information from the Dolly Parton 758-2858 for more information. its 50th anniversary with food, drinks, kids activities Imagination Library will be available in the children’s and awards. room. Come see what it’s all about. Proceeds benefit Deirdre Gill in Middlebury. Sunday, May 7, 10:30 a.m., children and youth going to church summer camps The Vermont Bookshop, Main St. Vermont author and and mission trips. Sale benefits everyone who enjoys illustrator Deirdre Gill will present the new book she Green burial film and talk in Middlebury. rummage sale bargains! See you there. illustrated, “Trains Don’t Sleep,” as part of Children’s Thursday, May 11, 7 p.m., Champlain Valley Rummage Sale in Lincoln. Saturday, May 6, 8 a.m.Book Week. She will read the book, discuss how she Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Court. noon, Burnham Hall. Fill a bag for $2. Sponsored by made the illustrations, and then draw and show some After viewing the film “Dying Green,” Michelle Acciavatti the Ladies Aide Industria. For info contact Mary Rogers of the sketches she did to make the book. Free and will lead a discussion on “Green Burial: Updating your at 802-453-5995. open to the public. The book is for ages 4-8.

Fundraising flea Market in Cornwall. Saturday, May 6, 8-11:30 a.m., Bingham Memorial School. This annual flea market supports spring field trips for student at Bingham Memorial School. Huge selection of items for every interest including clothes, tools, sports equipment, books, home goods, electronics, toys etc. Rain or shine.

Annual tag sale in Bristol. Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Baptist Church of Bristol. There will be a large variety of items. Come and enjoy browsing. You might find a “treasure” just for you.

New Haven River cleanup in Bristol. Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m.-noon, Sycamore Park, Route 116. Join the New Haven River Anglers for this Green-Up day event.

Bike swap in Middlebury. Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m.-12 noon, Cannon Park and Mill St. lot. Donate or sell your old bike, bring home a new one, get a safety check for $10, and do some outdoor gear spring-cleaning.

Check out exhibits, demos and test rides. Look for commuter, mountain, cargo, fat tire, adaptive, electric and specialty bikes and related special sales and displays at downtown Middlebury businesses. Drop off bicycle donations or consignment bikes at Frog Hollow Bikes Monday – Friday, May 1-5, 9:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m.

Proceeds to benefit Middlebury Safe Routes.

Spring tag sale in Cornwall. Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Cornwall Congregational Church. After dropping off your Green Up Day bags, swing by and check out the furniture, kitchenware, kids’ items, and general household merchandise on offer. In the spirit of spring cleaning, anyone who would like to donate good, THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE COMMUNITY Chorus, 90 voices strong, will perform “Spring clean, usable items is invited to do so. Please contact Awakening” in Brandon on Saturday, May 6, and in Middlebury on Sunday, May 7.

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“Der Rosenkavalier” in Middlebury. Sunday, May 14, 1-5 p.m. Town Hall Theater. In another installation of the MET Live in HD’s simulcast, the dream cast of Renée Fleming as the Marschallin and Elīna Garanča as Octavian star in Strauss’s opera. The Production also stars Günther Groissböck as Baron Ochs. Sebastian Weigle conducts. Pre-show talk at 12:15 p.m. in the Byers Studio. $24/$10 students Tickets are available at the THT Box Office: 802-3829222, www.townhalltheater.org, or in person Monday–Saturday, noon–5 pm.

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Monday, May 15, 3:30-5 p.m., Community Room, East View. Join nonprofit Technology for Tomorrow for free computer class on Internet Safety & Google Search. These classes are intended for computer newbies to advanced computer users ena- and are relaxed, hands-on learning. Classes will re G y ce La d amyre an Up Day is continue on Mondays through June 5. Open to the left, Ann Green tor Peg Martin, y in 2013. This year ’s Green na di or public. If you are interested in attending any of these co UP ur EN eb RE dl G id Y M UR in MIDDLEB adside hill free workshops, please call 802-448-0595 or email ro mpbell a Ca t m en fro /Tr e oto ag ph rb Independent file myre clean ga May 6. info@tech4tomorrow.org to sign up. y, set for Saturda Movement and Media Final Showing in Middlebury. Monday, May 15, 5 p.m., Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts. The students of Scotty household items, and good food. Starting at noon, Hardwig’s spring Movement and Media class perform attendees can fill a bag with anything except food for End of Life Options.” Learn about green burial as an original works created following a semester of interonly $4. For more information call Jeri at 897-8591. environmentally sound practice and a rewarding ritual. disciplinary investigation into the dynamic relationRummage sale in Middlebury.

Satuday, May 13, 9 It is a return to the way we have cared for our dead ship between the body and digital media. Durational a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury United Methodist Church, 43 for thousands of years with simple biodegradable installation works will be running from 4:30-6:30 North Pleasant St. New large size women’s clothes, material. p.m. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Free. www. dishes, purses and collectibles. Lots of jewelry, antique Supporting Vermont’s migrant workers talk in middlebury.edu/arts or 802-443-3168. furniture and books. Something for everyone. Saturday Bristol. Thursday, May 11, 7 p.m., Lawrence Memorial ANWSD Student art exhibit reception in Vergennes. is bag day — fill a bag for $2.50.

Library, 40 North St. Join Julia Doucet and Naomi Monday, May 15th from 5-6:30 p.m. Bixby Library.

Wolcott-MacCausland when they present Supporting Chronic disease management workshop in The annual K-12 ANWSD Student Art Exhibit highMiddlebury. Saturday, May 13, 9:30 a.m.- noon, The Vermont’s Migrant Farmworkers: Huertas Project and lights the excellent work from students in art classes Residence at Otter Creek.

Free healthier living workEl Viaje Mas Caro. Both programs are designed to from Vergennes, Ferrisburgh, Addison, Panton shop for people living with a chronic disease such as address the unique needs of Vermont’s migrant worker and Waltham. An artist’s reception takes place on arthritis, diabetes, cancer, obesity or heart disease. population. Hosted by the One World Library Project. at the library with refreshments and music. Show Registration is required. Contact Connie Leach at For more info contact Sue Hawkins at 802-989-3678. runs Saturday, May 13-Wednesday, June 7. All are 388-1220 or cleach@residenceottercreek.com. welcome!

Free bicycle light giveaway in Vergennes. May 13, 10 a.m.-noon, Vergennes Elementary School. At “Bike Smart: Be Seen!” lawyers from the Vermont Association for Justice will be giving away bicycle Rummage sale in Middlebury. Friday, headlights and tail lights to Vermont kids. The event is May 12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury United Senior Studio Art Thesis Exhibition a team effort with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Methodist Church, 43 North Pleasant St. New in Middlebury. Tuesday, May 16, 8 a.m.

Vergennes. For more info contact Fritz Langrock at large size women’s clothes, dishes, purses and collectthrough Friday, May 26, 8 p.m., Johnson 388-6356 or flangrock@langrock.com or Jill Strube ibles. Lots of jewelry, antique furniture andbooks.

Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Students at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes Something for everyone. Bake sale from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. enrolled in ART700 exhibit works in various media 877-6344 or jill@bgcvergennes.org.

Walking tour of public art in Middlebury. Friday, May in this culminating exhibition, which showcases the 12, 12:15 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art. In Vermont PBS story winners reading in Middlebury. work of advanced students completing semesterSaturday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m., Ilsley Public Library. this final installment of the Spring 2017 Fridays at the long independent studio art projects. Sponsored by Reed Allen, Campbell Gong, and the other Addison Museum series, Curator of Modern and Contemporary the Program in Studio Art. Free. www.middlebury.

County students who entered stories in the Vermont Art Emmie Donadio and Director of the Arts Pieter edu/arts or 802-443-3168 PBS Kids’ Writers Contest will read their award-winning Broucke offer a one-hour walking tour of Middlebury Technology and longevity talk in Middlebury. stories during a celebration at Ilsley Public Library College’s collection of public art. Bring questions and Tuesday, May 16, 6:30-8 p.m., The Residence comfortable walking shoes, as this tour will go off the Paddle Little Otter Creek in Ferrisburgh. Saturday, at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road. A community May 13. Canoe and/or kayak on Little Otter Creek. beaten path! Tour departs from the Museum’s lobby, conversation on the role of technology and longevModerate paddling on flat water. Bring your own canoe rain or shine. Free. www.middlebury.edu/arts or ity. Presented in collaboration with the Rotary Club or kayak, paddles, and required PFD. Contact Ivor 802-443-3168 of Middlebury and Technology 4 Tomorrow. Free and Hughes at brhughes@gmvat.net or at 802-453-4412.

Supporting Vermont’s migrant workers talk in open to the public. Handicap accessible. RSVP to For other events and activities visit www.gmcbreadBristol. Thursday, May 11, 7 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Connie Leach at cleach@residenceottercreek.com loaf.org.

Library, 40 North St. Join Julia Doucet and Naomi or 802-388-1220.

Wolcott-MacCausland when they present Supporting Farnsworth Museum visit in New Haven. May 13, Odyssey of the Mind Silent Auction Fundraiser in 2-4 p.m., Farnsworth Museum, North St. Join the Vermont’s Migrant Farmworkers: Huertas Project and Middlebury. Tuesday, May 16, 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

Ferrisburgh Historical Society as they visit the museum El Viaje Mas Caro. Both programs are designed to Support the six MUMS students heading to Michigan of local resident, Ralph Farnsworth. See a vast collecaddress the unique needs of Vermont’s migrant worker to compete in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. tion of, as Farnsworth says, “ . . . everything — or, to population. Hosted by the One World Library Project.

There will be a silent auction and live music from be more specific, anything old.” A carpool will meet at For more info contact Sue Hawkins at 802-989-3678.

David and Mimi Bain: American Roots and Blues. the Ferrisburgh Historical Society on Route 7 at 1:30.

Sister-to-Sister s’mores party in Middlebury. Friday, For more info, call Gail at 425-4505.

May 12, 7-9 p.m., Middlebury College Organic Garden.

Middlebury College’s Sister-to-Sister club invites all Roast pork supper in Vergennes. Saturday, May 13, 5-6:30 p.m., Vergennes United Methodist Church, middle school girls to a s’mores party at the organic Main St., across from the Vergennes Opera House. garden. We’ll make a fire and play games. Meet at One for the Road in Middlebury. Friday, May 5, 9 p.m.

The buffet-style menu includes roast pork, mashed Middlebury College’s Chellis House (56 Hillcrest Road) Two Brothers Tavern. potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, applesauce, roll, dessert and walk over to the organic garden. In case of rain, Ivory in Middlebury. Friday, May 5, 7-9 p.m., 51 Main. and beverage. Adults $9/Children:$5. Take out is availwe will stay at Chellis House. For more information Tim Brick in Middlebury. Saturday, May 6 8-10 p.m. able. For information call 877-3150. contact Karin Hanta: khanta@middlebury.edu, or at 51 Main.

“King Pede” card party in Ferrisburgh. Saturdays 802-443-5937.

Crazyhearse in Middlebury. Saturday, May 6, 9 p.m. of May 13, 6:30 p.m., Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Two Brothers Tavern, with guests Sand Machine.

Community The socializing begins with a sandwich Red Tail Ring in Ripton. Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., supper and then on to an evening of fun and card Ripton Community Coffee House. games. This is a great way to keep in touch with Bob Gagnon Quartet in Middlebury. Friday, May 12, your neighbors and support our Grange – so all are Young Adventurers Club hike in 7:30-9:30 p.m., 51 Main. welcome.

Monkton. Saturday, May 13, Willowell Fitz and Friends in Middlebury. Saturday, May 13, 7-9 Foundation. The hike’s theme will be “Finding Bat monitoring training and count in Ferrisburgh. p.m., 51 Main.

Saturday, May 13, 7:30 p.m., Kingsland Bay State Fairies.” While the pace is geared towards younger Blues Jam in Middlebury. Wednesday, May 17, 8-10 Park. Volunteers will be trained to monitor the endanadventurers (ages 4-8), everyone is welcome. Each p.m., 51 Main. gered little brown bat, followed by a count at dusk. outing is tailored to individual participants, and will Crazyhearse acoustic show in Middlebury. Friday Please arrive promptly with warm layers and approbe fun for the whole family! Call or email YAC Leader May 19, 7-9 p.m., 51 Main. priate bug protection. Sponsored by Vermont Fish Lauren Bierman for meeting location and details at Paul Asbell in Middlebury. Saturday, May 20, 7:30and Wildlife.

For more info contact Alyssa Bennett a 802-349-7498 or laurenbiermanrn@gmail.com. For 9:30 p.m., 51 Main.

802-786-0098 or at Alyssa.bennett@vermont.gov. other events and activities visit www.gmcbreadloaf.

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8-10 p.m., 51 Main Monthly Wildlife Walk in Middlebury. Saturday, May Cooper and Lavoie in Middlebury. Friday, May 26, 13, 7-9 a.m., Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 51 Main. corner of Weybridge St. and Pulp Mill Bridge Rd. Otter Moose Crossing in Middlebury. Saturday, May 27, Mother’s Day Breakfast in Vergennes.

Creek Audubon and the Middlebury Area Land Trust 8-10 p.m., 51 Main.

Sunday, May 14, 8-10 a.m., St. Peter’s invite community members to help us survey birds and Church Parish Hall, 85 South Maple St. other wildlife. Meet at the parking area of Otter View Eggs, omelets (to order), hot cakes, French toast, Park. Birders of all ages and abilities welcome. For Go online to see a full listing of sausage, bacon and more. Bring your family and more information, call 802-388-1007 or 802-388-6019. friends. Adults - $8.50; Seniors over 60 - $7.50 and Rummage and food sale in Shoreham. Saturday, kids 6-12yrs. $6.00, children under six years old are May 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Shoreham Congregational free and immediate families of five or more $28.00. www.addisonindependent.com Church, 28 School Rd. Get bargains in clothes, For more information, please call the rectory at

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SALISBURY — Ruth Bernstein, the new librarian at the Salisbury Public Library, will begin work on Thursday, May 4. The day was incorrect in last week’s paper. Please stop by and say “Hello.”

Saturday, May 6, is Green Up Day. Stop by Kampersville Store between 8 and 10 a.m. to get bags and route

assignments. Volunteer truck drivers will pick up bags along main roads on May 6 before 2 p.m. and on May 10 and 13 before noon. You may also take bags to the landfill yourself; please fill out a tally slip at the office.

Saturday, May 6, is also Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the Salisbury Landfill from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Beginning this Wednesday, May 3, the landfill will be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Salisbury Community School will hold their Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 9, beginning at 6 p.m.

The drawing for the Basket Raffle will also take place that evening. Tickets are still available at the school.

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Author to speak at Vt. Book Shop A real fish story

CHASE STOKES, 10, of Ferrisburgh captured the new Vermont state record carp for angling — 33.25 pounds, 40 inches long, 26.5-inch girth. Stokes caught the giant fish, left, in Otter Creek last Saturday. Not to be stopped, Stokes got his first turkey on Sunday at 5:50 a.m. — the first day of Youth Turkey Week.

The bird came in at 21.1 poinds, 10-inch beard and 1-inch spurs. Seth Gebo, Stokes’ partner through the Vermont Governor’s Youth Turkey Hunt, aided him in the hunt.

MIDDLEBURY — Vermont author and illustrator Deirdre Gill will present the new book she illustrated, “Trains Don’t Sleep,” on Sunday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m., at Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

As part of Children’s Book Week, Gill will read the book, discuss how she made the illustrations, and then draw and show some of the sketches she did to make the book. The event is free and open to the public.

The book, written by Andria Rosenbaum, is targeted for children

ages 4-8: “Puffing, chuffing, never yawning/ Climbing hills as day is dawning. Trains don’t sleep, they CLANG and HOOT Cross bridges and canyons, plow through snow, charge down mountains, and meander across fields filled with sheep.

And when it is time to rest and dreams are just ahead, never fear — trains don’t sleep so that you can.”

With the feel of a classic and vivid artwork that captures the power and majesty of trains, this

is a fast-paced rhyming ode to the locomotive.

Deirdre Gill’s debut book, “Outside,” was inspired by her own experiences of playing outside as a child. The outdoors is still a source of wonder and excitement for her — the place she goes to “see the possibilities” as well as to ski, hike and bike with her family.

She lives in South Burlington with her husband, Jason Chin, also a children’s book author and artist, and their son.

Program on migrant workers on tap

MARY ELIZABETH BURCHARD welcomed the century-old Mary E. schooner at the docks of the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine, late last month. Her brother owned the vessel at one time.

Area resident sees namesake ship

BATH, Maine — Salisbury’s Mary Burchard was in Bath, Maine, at the Maine Maritime Museum on the Kennebec River on April 23 to see a schooner called the Mary E. Built by Thomas Hagan in Bath in 1906, the Mary E. is the last wooden schooner built on the Kennebec still afloat.

For the first 50 years she was used as a fishing and coastal trade boat. She was abandoned in 1960 and was sunk by a hurricane in Lynn Harbor, Mass., in 1963.

Burchard’s brother, William R. Donnell, bought the Mary E. in 1965, brought her to Bath by truck

and spent two years restoring her.

He and his family sailed her out of Rockland, Maine, as part of the Windjammer Fleet for several years.

After he sold her she was used as a party sailing boat and was moved to the Long Island Sound.

Last year the Maine Maritime Museum purchased the long-lived schooner. She will undergo some work at the museum this year and will begin taking people sailing next year.

The Mary E. arrived under sail at the museum on April 23 and all women whose name is Mary E. were invited to be present to

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BRISTOL — As we are reminded by recent events, Vermont’s economy depends on the support of migratory agricultural workers. On Thursday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m., Julia Doucet and Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland will present “Supporting Vermont’s Migrant Farmworkers: Huertas Project and El Viaje Mas Caro” — a presentation about two programs designed to address the unique needs of this population. The event is hosted by the One World Library Project and will take place at the Lawrence Memorial Library at 40 North Street in Bristol.

Well over half the milk in Vermont is produced with the help of workers from Mexico and other Central American countries. Long work hours as well as separation from their cultural roots and native foods present challenges for this population. El Viaje Mas Caro and the Huertas Project were created to provide emotional and physical support. Both projects fall under the umbrella of Bridges to

Health, a three-organization consortium whose goal is increased access to health care services for migratory agricultural workers.

El Viaje Mas Caro is an ethnographic cartooning project. Julia Doucet, a nurse at Middlebury’s Open Door Clinic, will talk about this collaborative storytelling tool designed to mitigate loneliness, isolation, and despair among Latin American migrant farm workers on Vermont dairy farms. For more information about this project, go to https://www.vermontfolklifecenter. org/elviajemascaro-eng/.

Huertas Project enables Latino/a migrant farmworkers and families to access culturally familiar, healthy and local foods. Naomi WolcottMacCausland, migrant health coordinator, will talk about issues facing farmworkers and how Huertas distributes seeds and plant starts to farmworkers living on Vermont’s dairies. For more information about this project, go to https://www.uvm.

edu/extension/agriculture/huertas.

Local gardeners are encouraged to participate in the Huertas Project. If you have extra plum, cherry or sun gold tomato starts; rosemary or oregano plants, or aloe suckers, please bring them to the library presentation. Extra habanero or jalapeño peppers are also always appreciated.

For more information on the program, contact the Lawrence Memorial Library at 453-2366 or go to www.OneWorldLibraryProject. org or the One World Library Project Facebook page.

One World Library Project is a local community non-profit that “Brings the World to our Community” through regular programs as well as a collection of adult and children’s books and films about world cultures, all of which can be found at the Lawrence Memorial Library. The library’s online catalog has a full listing of OWLP items available for checkout at www.lawrencelibrary.net.

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Man receives citations after police chase Bristol

BRISTOL — At half past midnight on April 11, a Bristol police officer tried to stop a vehicle for defective equipment, but the driver sped off southbound on Route 116 south of the village.

The officer pursued the vehicle onto River Road, where the vehicle went off the roadway. The driver was able to get the vehicle back onto the roadway and drove back toward Route 116, where it turned southbound.

The officer continued pursuit at speeds of over 100 miles per hour, according to a Bristol police report.

The vehicle then turned westbound onto Cobble Road.

As the vehicle approached East Munger Street, the driver lost control of the vehicle and rolled it into a ditch. A female passenger was ejected from the vehicle, and the male driver ran from the vehicle into the woods.

The Bristol Rescue Squad transported the female to Porter Hospital, where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police later caught the driver at a farm on Munger Street, where they took him into custody and subsequently transported him to Porter.

The operator was identified as Zachariah Rusk, 21, of New Haven.

Rusk pleaded innocent in Addison Superior Court, criminal division, to charges of alluding a law enforcement officer, gross negligent driving, speeding and leaving the scene of a crash. `Between April 9 and April 23, the Bristol Police Department conducted nine town-contracted traffic patrols, covering Burpee, Hardscrabble, Hewitt, Monkton, Rockydale and Stoney Hill roads. Officers issued six tickets and one warning for speeding, one ticket for an expired inspection sticker, and one warning for failure to possess a driver’s license. On the night of April 22, a motorist reported being followed from Buel’s Gore by a vehicle with Maine license plates, but police could not find a Maine-registered vehicle.

During that period Bristol police also conducted eight security checks at Mount Abraham Union High School. On April 10, 19 and 20, police secured doors left unlocked and notified the custodians. On April 10, police also secured two windows.

No other issues were encountered.

During these same weeks, police took fingerprints from four persons interesting in working/ volunteering within the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union.

In other recent action Bristol police: • Were advised on April 13 of repeated open container violations behind a West Street business during lunch hours.

• Responded to an accidental alarm activation at the town office on April 13.

• Ordered four vehicles towed from Main Street at 11:15 p.m. on April 13. The vehicles were blocking the street sweeper; police had placed notices on cars and in mailboxes on the 11th and 12th; and the parking ban lights were on.

• On April 14 issued a no trespass notice on a Bristol man who reportedly had been repeatedly disruptive in the West Street Maplefields, allegedly using racial slurs and harassing an employee.

• Captured a stray dog observed

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bothering a pedestrian walking his dog on Pleasant Street on April 14.

Police identified the dog’s owner and returned it with a warning.

• Took an April 14 call from the parent of an elementary-age child, who reported having problems with her child and indicated that she found the child unmanageable. Follow up is pending.

• Responded to a report of an outof-control student at MAUHS on April 14. Police found the student had been brought under control. He was ordered to leave campus for the day. Witnesses reported disorderly conduct by the student, who was later cited through his parent to appear in juvenile court.

• On April 14 checked the welfare of an elementary student who had not been to school in some time. Police found that the family had moved from the area without notifying the school.

• On April 14 investigated a bad check written by an Addison resident to the town of Bristol for a parking ticket. Court action is pending.

• Did domestic violence training with Addison County Deputy State’s Attorney Rebecca Otey on April 14.

• Contacted the owner of a wallet turned in to Bristol police on April 14.

• Responded to Bristol Elementary School for a report of a juvenile disobeying parental and school staff requests on April 17. The officer assisted in getting the juvenile to a safe space for engagement by staff without incident.

• Worked with MAUHS students on a community sexting-prevention project on April 17.

• Worked out of Bristol Elementary on April 17.

• Investigated a report that several juveniles were seen playing with knives at the Bristol Recreation Field on April 17. No one was found with a knife.

• Met with a WCAX News reporter, Deputy State’s Attorney Ashley Hill and Addison County youth worker Pierre Cotton for a news piece on sexting on April 18, three days after the Addison Independent ran a piece on teen sexting, which is sending sexually explicit images through personal electronic devices.

The officer then coordinated interviews with the student leadership group at MAUHS for the news story.

The piece was aired on the evening news.

• Worked out of Bristol Elementary School on April 18. The officer met with a staff member who reported an assault by a student and disorderly conduct by a parent. Police are following up.

• Received a call on April 18 about a vehicle that was damaged while parked at Shaw’s on April 17.

Police attempted to contact the person several times on April 18 and 19, but did not receive a call back.

• Conducted several quarterly sex offender registry checks on April 18.

• Completed an accident report on April 19 for a Starksboro man who said a hit and run crash had occurred on April 18.

• Received a required U.S. De-

UVM extends agriculture progam deadline to May 15 BURLINGTON — The Youth Agricultural Individual Development Account (IDA) Program, a collaboration of University of Vermont (UVM) Extension 4-H and the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, has extended its deadline to May 15 for applications for its next program cycle.

The free one-year program helps young farmers, ages 14 to 21, acquire the necessary financial skills and business assets to operate their own agricultural business. In addition, it provides a 2-to-1 match of their savings, up to $1,000 in match funding, for the purchase of a business-related item when they complete an approved business plan.

The next cycle begins in late June.

Applications may be obtained at any UVM Extension office or online at go.uvm.edu/youth-ag-ida.

In addition to age eligibility, applicants must have one or more years of experience managing their own income from any size farm or food business. School credit is available.

Successful applicants will work with a mentor and farm business management experts to write a business plan and learn about the financial side of operating an agricultural enterprise. Throughout the year they also will participate in workshops, network with established farmers and receive other aid relevant to their operation.

For more information, contact Liz Kenton, IDA Program coordinator, at ekenton@uvm.edu or (802) 2576967, ext. 308. To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, contact her no later than May 15.

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partment of Justice report on April 19 from an area firearms dealer regarding multiple sales of pistols.

• Investigated a banging noise reported coming from the side of 31 Main St. on April 20.

• Tried, on April 20, to locate a person in connection with a fatal crash under investigation by the Vermont State Police, but learned that the person had moved.

• Responded, on April 20, to a report of a stray dog near River Road but could not find the dog.

• Worked out of Bristol Elementary on April 20 and met with the principal to discuss recent school threats and the school’s Crisis Plan review.

• Assisted the Bristol Rescue Squad at a district residence where a man had fallen down the stairs on April 20.

• Participated in training for emergency medical technicians at Bristol Rescue Squad headquarters on April 20. The training involved a mock motor vehicle crash. The Bristol officer provided trainees with feedback on their overall handling of the scenario.

• Received a report that a pair of shoes had been stolen from the boys’ locker room at MAUHS on April 20.

The investigation is ongoing.

• Responded, on April 20, to an alarm at the American Legion building, but on arrival found the building to be secure.

• Assisted the Bristol Fire Department on April 21 by controlling traffic on Route 116 near Cove Road, while the fire department battled an active structure fire.

• Investigated a call about a vandalized truck at the Kountry Trailer Park on April 22.

• Assisted state police locate a reported possibly impaired driver travelling east on Route 17 toward Bristol on April 22. The Bristol officer located the vehicle as it approached Daniels Four Corners and stopped it on Stoney Hill Road, and found the driver unimpaired.

• Tried to locate, on April 22, the owner of a debit card left in the police department drop box at the front door. A note attached to the debit card said it was left at the bank by someone in a Toyota sedan. Police returned the card to the bank.

• Received a report, on April 23, from a Main Street resident who observed several beer bottles broken on the sidewalk near Hatch 31. A second call notified police that the bottles had been picked up. Police found nothing of concern in the area.

For the food shelf

MIDDLEBURY LIONS CLUB President Randy Bigelow, left, and Lions Food From the Heart Project Leader Greg Wry, right, present HOPE Executive Director Jeanne Montross and CVOEO Food Shelf Coordinator Donna Rose with a check for $2,000 to go along with more than a ton of food collected during the Lions’ recent food drive.

Porter to celebrate UVM affiliation

MIDDLEBURY — Porter Hospital will be formally announcing and celebrating its recent affiliation with University of Vermont Health Network this month. Although the affiliation became effective in April following a vote at the PMC annual meeting in March, a community launch celebration is planned for May 11 during National Hospital Week.

Beginning at 10:30 a.m., the event will include remarks by administrative leaders from both Porter and the University of Vermont Health Network and the unveiling of the new monument signs that will stand at the entrance to the medical center campus.

“We are excited and confident that this affiliation will lead to even

greater collaboration between Porter and UVM Health Network and will improve access to health care and specialized services, as well as allow Porter to continue to fulfill our mission and improve the overall health of our community” Porter CEO, Dr. Fred Kniffin, said. “We encourage both members of our Porter family and our local friends and supporters to join us for this event,” he added.

During various community presentations over the past year, Kniffin emphasized that Porter and the UVM Health Network agreed early on that maintaining the current array of clinical services that Porter now offers is essential, as is a mutual desire to bring more specialized medical care

to the community and allow Porter to work collaboratively to secure closer clinical integration with the academic medical center.

“We are excited, we are enthusiastic, and we are ready to begin this new chapter in the history of Porter Medical Center to build upon a strong foundation of care and to enhance those services for the current and next generation of our patients and residents”, he added.

In addition to the formal ceremony in the morning, there will be a cookout, live music and other festivities occurring on campus for both employees and community friends. For more information, members of the community may call 388-4744.

Plans for city’s Memorial Day parade set VERGENNES — Memorial Day this year is observed on Monday, May 29. The American Legion Post 14, sponsor of the parade for 50 years, and one of the organizers for 40, has announced that the theme of this year’s Vergennes parade is “Service, Honor, Sacrifice.”

“This is a real community affair,” say Henry Broughton, a member of the Vergennes Memorial Day Committee. The parade attracts as many as 10,000 people each year.

The parade, which steps off at 11 a.m. from Vergennes Union High School, is expected to be about two

miles long and will feature 11 bands.

There will be all kinds of floats, according to Broughton, as well as fire departments and everything else that makes a parade.

Cash prizes will be awarded for floats, and Broughton remarks that any groups interested in entering the parade should plan their float in accordance with the parade’s theme.

To register a float get a form at the Legion.

As part of the American Legion Auxiliary program on the city green, Kristin DeGraaf, a local resident and junior at Rice High School, will

read “In Flanders Field” and Mason Charlebois, a Vergennes Union High School junior, will read the “Gettysburg Address.”

Vergennes Mayor Mike Daniels and other dignitaries will be in attendance, and Victor Nuovo of Middlebury College and a Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College at Oxford, England, will be the guest speaker.

Following the services at the end of the parade the American Legion will hold their annual chicken barbeque, to which the public is invited.

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Bristol (Continued from Page 1A) Meanwhile Albinson had met with Hinojosa about his design, met with the Bristol Historical Society, heard from other community members and researched other possibilities.

He presented his concerns and suggested some alternatives at the May 1 selectboard meeting, including keeping the main design but installing a pin board or using something like the E-ink technology

to create an electronic board with higher resolution, more sophisticated lettering and graphics.

Albinson’s sentiment was echoed by many in attendance, with one woman saying, “I think it’s a fabulous

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DRC Chair Ron LaRose, present at Monday’s meeting, pointed community members to the new zoning regulations approved Town Meeting Day. “The DRC has an 18-point checklist,” said LaRose.

“But public input can shape the kind of recommendation you make?” asked John Moyers.

Answered LaRose, “We go by our checklist.”

NEXT STEPS Tuesday night’s DRC hearing lasted three and a half hours, said Bristol Zoning Administrator Eric Forand. On Wednesday morning he said the DRC will recommend to the zoning board that the kiosk itself get built, but that the electronic messaging board be suspended until a committee can be formed to further review the matter. He also explained that in terms of formal processes, the ZBA would typically be the first spot for public input. Seen in that light, the town added an extra forum by devoting so much of its Monday meeting to the kiosk. Forand said his understanding is that Hinojosa would still be able to use the kiosk (minus the electronic messaging board) as his Eagle Scout service project.

Hinojosa said this has been a learning experience.

“I have learned many things throughout this entire process — mainly how everyone has their own opinion, and I respect that,” he said in an email with the Independent.

“Another thing I have learned is that more people will go out of their way to share their disapproval than they will their approval of something.

“The fact that the Bristol community didn’t know much about my project until it was mass-posted on social media is disheartening and strengthens my point of how the town needs to take a step into the future and not be afraid of an electronic messaging board.”

But he is undaunted.

“Despite having to see/hear about many online keyboard warriors down-talking the electronic board idea, I am eager to attain the rank of Eagle Scout … all while keeping the town informed about their local government with new technology, and have gotten much support from many community members to do just that.

“If you want something changed, empower yourself to physically get up and go to the place and meet the people who are the decision makers and be a part of the decision making process — that means so much more and has a lot more weight than a comment on social media.”

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young men working to achieve Eagle Scout approach the town all the time looking for projects. Over the years, said Kirby, some selectboard members have wanted an electronic sign, while others have argued for something more like a pin board.

Nevertheless, an information kiosk in front of Holley Hall has long been on the town wish list.

That, she thought, might be the source of the difference in perception between many community members and the selectboard.

Many community members might have just learned about it on or after April 17, which was Hinojosa’s first presentation of a detailed plan.

At Monday’s meeting, furniture designer Bruce Beekens spoke to the importance of public input on public projects and stressed that such input was critical, given the building’s importance to the community.

“I’d like to speak as a community member and also as a person whose livelihood depends on design and making things much like Victor is setting out to do here,” he said.

“Design is a messy business at best, especially when it’s a public project like this. And the fact that a proposal is made, then counter proposals and suggestions come in, this is good. This is all meant to strengthen the public process.

“Is it Victor’s project? I think it’s Victor’s service to the community, and I think the community needs to be an active participant in his service.”

Public response to Hinojosa’s efforts, said Beekens, showed the community’s respect for his efforts and shows how much Holley Hall means to the community.

“Building something for a public venue like this draws community response and well it should. This is part of the lesson I hope that Victor experiences through this process.

This is not a snap down or a criticism.

This is meant to be honoring your effort and saying that what you’re getting ready to do here is really important.”

After the discussion, the selectboard reaffirmed its April 17 decision and move the process forward.

Community member Anne Wallace expressed appreciation for the selectboard’s consideration but asked where citizens unhappy with the electronic message board could take their concerns.

Selectboard members said the proposal next goes before the DRC, which it did on May 2. That committee makes a recommendation to the Zoning ZBA, which meets on May 9 to make a final decision on the project.

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project but I’m here because I really do not like the idea of an electronic board in front of Holley Hall.”

The strong community response seemed to baffle or even upset some members of the selectboard.

“The board first met with Victor back in October, and he presented his plan,” said selectboard member Michelle Perlee. “So I’m a little disappointed that this outcry has come for him at the last minute. I mean he’s put in a lot of time since October and nobody has said a word until last week. And now there’s a public outcry for a design that nobody likes. I don’t think that’s fair to Victor.

“The board supported him back in October, and we approved it. So I really think that the community should support him and let the DRC (Design Review Committee) and the ZBA (Zoning Board of Adjustment) go forward.

“I don’t think it really will detract.”

Another concern raised by some attending Monday’s meeting was that the use of social media to respond to the kiosk project created bad feeling unnecessarily.

Megan LaRose said that Victor had felt attacked on Facebook and that respondents should be more careful about how things are said when their comments are directed at a young Eagle Scout.

Various community members articulated that the April 17 presentation was the first they’d heard about the project and the first opportunity they’d had to respond.

Indeed a review of the Bristol selectboard minutes finds no mention of the Holley Hall kiosk project in the October 2016 minutes.

(There is a mention of the Howden Hall kiosk project.) Before April 17, the first mentions are from June 2016. The June 13 minutes state briefly that Selectman Joel Bouvier “is working with an Eagle Scout to create a kiosk for the front of Holley Hall.” Likewise, the June 27 entry says only: “Joel discussed his request to spend up to $1,000 for a professional design of the kiosk.

Joel has been working with Victor Hinojosa to create a kiosk for the Town as an Eagle Scout project. Ted said he would like the Eagle Scout to make a presentation to the board with his design. Kris Perlee said part of his project could be to reach out to architects. Joel will come back to the Board with pricing on the digital sign.”

LONG ON THE WISH LIST Town Administrator Therese Kirby told the Independent that getting a kiosk in front of Holley Hall has been a goal of the selectboard since the building was renovated in 2010. She also said that

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(Continued from Page 1A) advocacy group Migrant Justice.

“Given the real threat posed by the current national policies on immigration issues, we thought it was important to share this information now,” Joselson said as she introduced the panelists.

Joselson framed the discussion by providing background information on the state’s dairy industry and its labor force, including: • The Vermont dairy industry is vital to the state’s economy, contributing $2.2 billion annually.

• Dairy helps to preserve the open, rural landscape prized by Vermonters and tourists alike.

• Dairy farms continue to struggle as costs go up and the price of milk stays low.

• Dairy relies on undocumented workers because farmers can no longer find Vermonters willing to do the work.

• There are an estimated 1,0002,000 undocumented farm workers in Vermont, most of whom hail from Mexico.

• Many work 14-16 hour days, seven days a week, in all seasons.

• These workers pay close to $4 million annually in state and local taxes and about $11.64 billion nationally.

• Federal immigration policy provides no legal pathway for the year-round workers needed by the dairy industry.

The farmworkers, identified as “Antonio” and “Alejandra,” spoke through McCandless as interpreter.

Antonio said he has been working on Vermont dairy farms for about three years.

“I like Vermont. It’s very peaceful here,” said Antonio.

“After spending 11 years in Houston, Texas, there’s just no comparison,” he added, drawing some laughter around the hall.

Antonio described crossing into the United States to join family in Texas.

“For many people, there’s a lot of difficulty in the crossing,” he said. “I had to walk for eight days, but the main danger I faced was running into rattlesnakes in the scrub brush. So I was lucky.

“I crossed through scrubland and grassland,” he continued. “It’s other people’s lot to pass through the desert. I haven’t had that experience.

I’m also lucky that I’m young and fit. Sometimes there are people who are older and have a hard time just physically, and you have to help them, or they might die. And sometimes even younger people who are in great shape have a hard time on the crossing.”

Work on the farm can be pretty hard, he said. They’re often up by 3 a.m. They typically work for four to six hours, take a lunch break, then work another four to six. On the farm where he works, cows are milked three times a day, — morning,

(Continued from Page 1A) It was around four months ago that Connor Homes laid off its entire workforce of 63, citing financial reasons. An investment group led by local businessman Sam Pryor assumed ownership of the company’s assets, including its 116,000-square-foot headquarters at 1741 Route 7 South.

Founded in 1992, the company designs and makes colonial reproduction “kit” homes.

Connor has been trying to resurrect the business, which he believes can again become a powerhouse if operated in a more “right-sized” location. He toured the Good Point facility earlier this year and was convinced it was just right for his company, to be renamed Connor Mill-Built Homes. He recently drew up a purchase and sales agreement with Ingenthron.

“This will be a much better layout for us,” Connor said of the Good Point location, which includes a combination of offices and wide-open work/storage space. It sits on 6.5 acres, thus providing ample area in which to expand in the future.

And Connor is already thinking about expansion — sooner rather than later.

He said his new business plan includes working with developers to design and produce colonial reproduction homes. Connor said he recently signed agreements to provide homes for three separate developments: two in New York state and one in Connecticut. He said he’s in negotiations with some other developers for similar ventures.

Connor is counting on these deals to infuse more capital into the re-boot of his company. Connor on Tuesday said he had secured financing for the Good Point building and is now recruiting investors for resources to begin operations. He said he expects to have clinched those resources within a week or two, which he believes would allow the company to begin producing homes within around three weeks. Those initial homes would be made at the former Connor Homes headquarters on Route 7 South, through a shortterm lease arrangement with Pryor, according to Connor. He is also hoping to purchase some of his company’s old equipment from Pryor and move it to the Pond Lane building.

midday and night.

“We’re here to provide a better life for our families,” he said.

Alejandra said she had been in the United States for about nine years; four in North Carolina and five in Addison County. “I wanted to let you know that if we’re here, it’s because of the bad policies and decisions and actions of our respective governments,” she said, framing her experience. “We’re here because we need to be. We need to work.”

Both workers said farmworkers in Vermont and nationally have felt more stress and tension under the current administration.

“I feel some fear when I need to go to the store, given the changes that have occurred,” said Antonio.

“But so far it would appear that the situation has been more difficult, more aggravated in other parts of the country. In Vermont things are a bit more tranquil and so we’re able to be a bit more calm.”

Alejandra first worked on farms with the calves. She now takes care of her three children and cooks for other farmworkers.

She stressed the need for jobs that come with the decent wages and decent working conditions.

Other panelists reported the stress and fear are up for Vermont’s dairy workers and that workers are increasingly reluctant to go to the grocery store or to community events, which can lead to practical difficulties like getting low on food and to social isolation.

Both farmworkers said that overall, Vermonters have treated them well.

But Alejandra admitted she had encountered some racism and added in Vermont, non-Caucasians can feel like they really stand out.

Asked what concerns recent changes in immigration policy caused for her family, Alejandra

THE OPEN DOOR Clinic’s Julia Doucet was a panelist at the Community Conversations forum on migrant farmworkers this past Sunday.

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said, “It’s sometimes quite difficult.

You might be feeling all this fear, but you have to just swallow it and tamp it down so that the face that you present to your children is a positive one because you don’t want them to grow up with that fear.

“And they do sometimes — they come home from school and they say, ‘Mama, am I Mexican? Am I American?’ I just want them to get out there and get involved with their classmates and be part of the community,” she added. “You work really hard for that but it is sometimes difficult to know how to support them. But you just put your

DAIRY FARMER PHYLLIS Bowdish participated in Sunday’s forum on migrant farmworkers, who are vital to the state’s dairy industry.

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best face on it and move forward.”

Other panel members provided their own perspectives on the current situation for migrant dairy workers.

Doucet noted that the Open Door Clinic has been conducting a survey of worker stress that found while stress is up, workers are still willing to come in for medical care. ZarateMorales said that Juntos, which provides tutoring in English among other supports for migrant workers, has seen a drop in participation this past year, fueled he believes by increasing fear of leaving the farm. McCandless emphasized that Migrant Justice works for solidarity not charity. She urged attendees to look more closely at its Milk with Dignity campaign and become a part of the movement to improve working conditions.

Phyllis Bowdish emphasized the close ties that can develop between farmers and workers. She noted her workers pay social security and income tax. She described how small- to medium dairies continue to struggle because milk prices remain at 1980s levels, while expenses continue to rise.

Bowdish noted the state’s reliance on its migrant work force.

“There’s just not local Vermonters willing to help,” she said.

Panelists said residents can help the cause of migrant workers by asking federal lawmakers to create a legal pathway for dairy workers. The workers also need transportation and tutoring in English, she added.

Asked if she’s had to temper her dreams due to the current administration, Alejandra said, “My dream hasn’t changed, but the struggle is harder.”

A Tuesday afternoon email soliciting comment from Pryor had not drawn a response as the Independent went to press on Wednesday. The 1741 Route 7 property was still listed this week as being “for lease or sale,” through Nedde Real Estate, for an asking price of $3 million. The property includes 19.2 acres of land and two divisible building lots.

The Route 7 property proved too much space for Connor Homes, Mike Connor said, though he believes the building will provide an excellent spot with great visibility for a future company. He said the smaller Good Point building would allow Connor Mill-Built Homes to quickly employ an initial workforce of around 30 that could quickly grow to 70, given the advance orders for homes Connor has reported receiving.

Connor has reached out to many of his former workers and said around 20 have agreed to rejoin him. He noted several others have gone off on their own to form a new business called “Addison Residential,” offering design, management, consulting and millwork. Connor said he hopes to collaborate with the new outfit sometime down the line.

“I can’t blame them,” Connor said of his former employees’ decision to form a new company. “If you get a chance to have a place to work, you’ve got to go back to work.”

Finding enough workers is becoming a problem for Ingenthron, as Good Point is going through a nice period of prosperity thanks to its recycling prowess. Among other things, Good Point has established itself as a national leader in the recycling of flat screens TVs, the components of which can fetch a premium through resale on eBay or contracts with manufacturers.

The company is about to sign a lease for industrial space in Brockton, Mass.

The company wants to maintain its headquarters in the Middlebury area, and is thus looking for a new local spot if/when its deal with Connor Homes is finalized. Good Point now has 30 employees, a number Ingenthron wants to double between his Middlebury and Brockton locations by year’s end.

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

Bristol Park Dental joins externships BRISTOL — The University of New England College of Dental Medicine (UNE CDM) has announced that Bristol Park Dental of Bristol has been selected as a community-based externship site. Students in the inaugural graduating class at the UNE CDM are completing the final component of their program: participation in the college’s first community-based externships around New England.

Spanning the final year of dental school, the Community-Based Education program introduces

students to clinical practice in areas with limited access to healthcare. This year, the class of 2017 participated in a total of 85 separate 12-week rotations throughout 33 designated sites primarily in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Senior Rebecca Filan is currently completing her training at Bristol Park Dental, where she is supervised by James Cossaart, D.D.S., adjunct assistant professor in the College of Dental Medicine.

Students Ben Higgins and Alex Kerbaugh completed their training at the site earlier this year.

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Firefighters (Continued from Page 1A) Chief Dave Shaw.

BIGGER ISSUE, SOLUTION Shaw and his colleagues statewide are increasingly searching for new ways to inspire recruits for local fire departments, which have seen rosters declining for more than a decade as the state gets grayer.

And it’s a problem that extends far beyond Vermont.

A March 31 report in the Boston Globe noted 70 percent of all firefighters in the United States serve on call rather than as fulltime career employees, saving their communities almost $140 billion a year. But volunteer firefighter ranks throughout the country have declined from 897,750 in 1984 to 808,150 as of 2015, according to the National Volunteer Fire Council.

NEW HAVEN FIRE Department Local departments have been able to offset the lower volunteer ranks Chief Alen Mayer and other local fire chiefs are concerned about the through mutual aid agreements. In decreasing number of volunteer essence, when a blaze is reported in firefighters in their departments.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell one town, firefighters in some of the surrounding communities will pitch in. has gone away. My parents worked “Regionalization of fire service is 40-to-50-hour weeks and raised five already here. It’s happening now,” kids, and they had time to volunteer.

Shaw said. “If you listen to your There were 24 hours in a day back scanner, if you have a fire call in then, too.”

Bristol, there’s going to be five fire The Cornwall Fire Department has departments there. If we have a fire 24 members, down from what had call in Middlebury, there are going been an average of more than 30, to be at least three (departments according to Rheaume. The crew has responding).” been responding to an average of 70 While the Middlebury department’s calls per year, though it fielded 95 membership has been declining, its last year. The average age of a current calls for service have been increasing Cornwall firefighter is between 40 steadily. The department has been and 45, he said. A core group of fielding 15 to 20 calls per week and around a dozen Cornwall firefighters a total of 230 last year, can usually be according to Asst. “What we’re mustered for service Chief Myron Selleck. finding is we are calls, according to Meanwhile, there Rheaume. are 34 firefighters working those Rheaume has in a Middlebury people out of tried to pick up new department that being interested recruits at community should ideally have events, but it’s a tough in the fire 50, Shaw said. A core sell in Cornwall these group of volunteers service. For us, if days. Cornwall is is thus required to do you’re attending supportive of its fire more work in what is a call three times department, but its a critical community — many a week, that’s a residents service. of whom are older “What we’re finding lot of time away. and who work in is we are working That’s an issue Middlebury — are in a those people out of for us.” better position to offer being interested in the financial assistance — Middlebury Fire fire service,” Shaw than service on the Chief Dave Shaw said. “For us, if you’re front lines. attending a call three “They say, ‘Who do times a week, that’s a lot of time I make the check out to?’” Rheaume away. That’s an issue for us.” said.

Middlebury is one of the few But money can’t lift a fire hose.

Addison County communities that “You can write me a check for $2 have been seeing a population bump, million or $3 million and we can buy but that hasn’t translated into more the fanciest fire truck in the world, interest in the fire department, said but I’ve got to have someone to drive Shaw. it,” Rheaume said.

“You would think with the minor As a result, Rheaume depends growth in population in Middlebury, on help from surrounding towns, we’d see some kind of uptick in our especially Middlebury. membership here,” he said. “But New Haven fire Chief Alen Mayer it’s just the opposite. People in this is rounding out his 39th year on the community require services that force. He oversees a 50-year-old are very difficult to provide on a department that counts 24 members. volunteer level.”

It wasn’t that long ago that New DIFFERENT TIMES? Haven was carrying around 35 Area fire chiefs said they’re well members. aware of the limits people have “I’ve seen all the changes,” Mayer on their volunteer hours. Work. said. “In the last 10 or 15 years, it’s Children’s extra-curricular events been very difficult to get people to to attend. Hobbies. But Shaw is join.” concerned that not as many people For prospective recruits, the are as keen on giving back to their number of training hours can community through fire service as be intimidating while trying to they once were. balance family and professional “The interesting thing is, all that commitments, local fire chiefs noted. was there before,” Shaw said of the “I think we’re seeing more and competing interests. “None of that more young kids going off to college

and moving out of state,” Mayer added.

New Haven is among several fire departments with cadet programs that give teens an introduction to firefighting in hopes they will eventually become full-fledged members. But relatively few have been graduating to department membership, Mayer said.

“We’ve got two (cadets) right now who are headed off to college,” Mayer said. “When they graduate, who knows where they’re going to end up? It may not be in Vermont.”

Mayer said the changing face of the economy has also affected fire departments’ candidate pools. Many folks used to toil in a local agricultural economy and were therefore just a few minutes from the local firehouse in case of an emergency.

But hundreds of farms have closed during the past few decades, and increasingly people have sought jobs in urban centers, leaving some towns to become bedroom communities.

“When I joined, a lot of the farmers were members,” Mayer said. “We have less and less farmers.

We’re down to around three farms in New Haven now, and more people working out of town, in Burlington, Rutland and all over the place. They can’t respond to calls during the day.”

Mayer is hoping New Haven’s firefighter recruitment efforts get a bump from a new fire station to be built in the near future. The Vermont Green Line companies agreed to give New Haven $3 million to build such a facility, one of several financial perks it offered the town in return for hosting a new power converter station that will be part of an effort to bring hydro and wind power from upstate New York via cable under Lake Champlain and into the New England power grid.

“If we end up with a new station, I think that could possibly help, but that’s not the magic bullet,” Mayer said.

Until a new station is built, the New Haven firefighters and first responders will continue to recruit, using word-of-mouth, direct invitations, the town newsletter and large banners. Mayer stressed the department is not only looking for folks to fight fires. It also needs people who can fund raise and help with paperwork.

RETENTION Teena Betourney is director of Middlebury Regional EMS. Only a few decades ago, the organization ran primarily on the efforts of a few dozen volunteers out of a converted home off Elm Street. The organization in 2010 transitioned to a new, 11,860-square-foot headquarters near Porter Hospital.

It offers a wide range of services to complement the ambulance service it provides to 10 Addison County communities covering a population of roughly 18,000 people over 400 square miles.

Middlebury Regional EMS has had to rely more heavily on paid staff as its volunteer base has eroded over the years (now down to just six for heavy rescue), noted Betourney.

“We’re having to pay people now because we can’t get the volunteers, which has put us in a financial crisis,” Betourney said.

The organization relies on fire departments to help out at emergency scenes.

“When we can’t get our own people, we call them for help,”

MIDDLEBURY FIREFIGHTERS Myron Selleck, left, Pat Shaw, LeRoy Graham and Dave Shaw met recently with firefighters from other Addison County communities to discuss strategies to beef up membership. Local fire departments are facing dwindling numbers of volunteers.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

Betourney said. “It’s tough all the way around.”

Regional EMS gladly accepts help from Middlebury College students, though the rigorous, costly training requirements present the same hurdles that firefighting trainees encounter. Students rarely have enough time to absorb the necessary medical skills needed to tackle frontline cases, Betourney noted.

They can begin to do such work in their third year — if they have had the requisite training, she said.

“And then we lose them the next year,” she said, adding, “They are extra hands, which is fantastic and we’re grateful, but they never get to run as that ‘partner’ to be able to lessen the load.”

Shaw said it will be essential for volunteer fire departments to find new ways to reach potential young members. That means becoming proficient in all forms of social media.

The Middlebury force maintains five roster spots for Middlebury College students who continue to respond to the call after learning about the opportunity.

“Today’s youth doesn’t respond the way that (older generations) did,” Shaw said. “It’s a different medium that they respond to. We have to be very diversified in how we look for these people.”

The college students have provided great service through the years, Shaw

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The Bixby Memorial Library’s used book sale will kick off this Saturday and will be offered on ensuing Saturdays through October.

The used book sales will run from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and will feature fiction in hardcover and paperback, along with selections of Vermont authors, travel guides, parenting and self-help books, biographies, history, cookbooks, crafts and gardening.

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Vergennes Union High School alum Danielle Brown has been making a splash on the Saint Michael’s College softball team.

Brown, a junior, was just named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on Sunday. Brown went 2-0 pitching with an earned run average of 2 for five games, during which she struck out 24 and walked only five in 28 innings. She limited opponents to a .204 batting average in four starts, of which she completed two — one of them a shutout. Brown ranked third among all NE10 hurlers in both strikeouts and strikeouts per seven innings (6.4).

The annual Addison Northwest School District Student Art Exhibit will be held at the Bixby Library in Vergennes from Saturday, May 13, to Wednesday, June 7. It is a K-12 show highlighting a sampling of the excellent at work created by students from Vergennes,

Former Gov. Jim Douglas, a Middlebury Republican, will deliver the commencement address at the College of St. Joseph’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 13. Douglas is a native of Springfield, Mass., and is a graduate of Middlebury College,

where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Russian Studies. He was elected the 80th governor of Vermont in 2002 and was reelected for three terms, with a majority of the vote. He previously served the state in its House of Representatives, as secretary of state and state treasurer. Douglas is now an executive in residence at his alma mater, teaching courses in politics and government.

The Crown Point State Historic Site in Crown Point, N.Y., will host an unveiling ceremony on May 13 for a monument commemorating the many cannons that were used to force the British to end their blockade of Boston Harbor.

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by American patriots from Lake Champlain to Boston. The public unveiling will take place at 1 p.m. at the historic site’s museum building. Re-enactors portraying the Green Mountain Boys, under the command of Captain Seth Warner, will commemorate the May 11, 1775 liberation of 111 cannons from the few British soldiers posted at the fort. An outdoor reception of light refreshments will follow, rain or shine. The event is free to the public.

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what can I do next?’” Graham said.

“It was all because of personal interaction. Someone got me through the door.”

Ultimately, Shaw believes “regionalization” will be key to the provision of fire service in the county. This could result in firefighting at a lower cost while boosting membership, he said.

While it might seem like the logical next step, Shaw noted it’s natural for some local departments to feel protective of their turf and resources. But change has to come, he said.

“We’d probably have to have to fund regional service through a county tax and not necessarily through the local property tax anymore,” Shaw said. Organizers would have to establish a new leadership hierarchy and a firefighter response schedule based on the location of the various local stations. It would also likely require some full-time staff, officials said.

“We’ve become much closer neighbors,” Shaw said. “Fire service has driven us to get along with our neighbors … We have to get along.

Dennis (Rheaume) needs me, and I need Dennis. We all need each other, much more than in 1946, when the Addison County Firefighters’ Association was formed.”

Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com.

said, though it’s almost always for short-term stints before graduation.

“We have them from all over the world. It’s really amazing,” Shaw said. “And most of them found us through our website.”

Once people join a fire department they usually stick around for a while, officials said.

LeRoy Graham, who chairs the Middlebury Fire Department’s membership committee, is an example of a firefighter who started out in a limited role and then eventually took the plunge.

Pat Shaw, assistant chief of the Middlebury Fire Department, recalled how Graham had agreed to temporarily cover some accounting chores while another member was taking a year off.

But soon, Graham’s interest went beyond his oversight of the organization’s books.

“Next thing you know, LeRoy’s in the apparatus room looking around,” Pat Shaw recalled. “We’re all snickering, because we know he’s going to get the bug. You know if he’s on the apparatus floor, you just thread the line and he’s hooked.”

Sure enough, Graham went through his Firefighter 1 training and is a full fledged member, now trying to attract others to follow in his footsteps.

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THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017

KARL LINDHOLM

SPORTS

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• School News • Legal Notices

A festival of athletics Our sports are formalized rituals of natural impulses, however much we complicate them. They are urgames — original, primal.

There is no sport more compatible with our primitive roots than track and field. As kids, we are all track stars: “Bet I can beatcha to that tree.

Ready, set, GO!” In the Olympics, the track and field events are simply called “athletics.”

Is there a better story than Pheidippides, 2,500 years ago, running from Marathon to Athens to announce the defeat of the Persians? Voila, the marathon.

As a kid in Lewiston, Maine, I loved to go to track meets at Bates College, both indoors in the winter, in a building called the “Cage,” and outdoors in the spring on the track around the football field, in the center of campus.

A track meet is a carnival, a festival, a gala, a three-ringed circus, a swirl of intense physical activity, energy itself, with runners and jumpers and throwers in harlequin attire, competing fiercely.

And there was my dad at Bates track meets, years ago, down there on the infield, in his sport coat, with a stopwatch, one of the judges and timers, so crucial in the era before electronic timing.

I have no more pleasant and exciting sports memories than watching a track meet at Bates on a Saturday afternoon in winter or spring. Such fun.

My parents spent one winter in Florida in retirement and never went back. My dad’s explanation was: “Who will pick second place in the dashes if I’m not there?”

Bates had two spectacular African-American athletes in the late 1950s, runner Rudy Smith and jumper John Douglas, both class of 1960, whose records (200 and 400 meters; long jump and triple jump) still stand nearly 60 years later.

My dad and I went to Boston in the winter to watch them compete, successfully, against the nation’s elite at the big indoor track meets in the Boston Garden.

We stayed at the Hotel Madison (See Lindholm, Page 3B)

ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls Lacrosse 5/1 Hartford at VUHS..............................16-4 5/2 MUHS vs. Essex...............................14-5 5/3 Stowe at VUHS.................................Late Boys’ Lacrosse 5/1 St. Albans vs. MUHS........................10-7 5/2 U-32 vs. Mt. Abe.................................8-7 5/3 Burr & Burton at MUHS....................Late 5/3 St. Johnsbury at OV.........................Late Softball 5/1 Mt. Anthony vs. OV...........................13-2 5/1 South Burlington vs. VUHS..............16-3 5/2 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS..............................3-2 5/2 Spaulding at VUHS.......Postponed to 5/3 Baseball 5/1 South Burlington vs. VUHS..............13-4 5/1 Mt. Anthony vs. OV...........................15-9 5/2 Mt. Abe vs. MUHS..............................5-0 5/2 Spaulding at VUHS.......Postponed to 5/3 COLLEGE SPORTS Baseball 4/30 Midd. vs. Skidmore...........................5-1 4/30 Midd. vs. Skidmore...........................6-3 5/2 Union at Midd...........................Canceled

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Sports BRIEFS First day at Ralph Myhre ends in tie MIDDLEBURY — On April 27, the first afternoon of Bill Davidson Thursday Men’s Golf at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course, produced a tie for first place.

Sharing first-place were the foursomes of Mike Adams, George Ramsayer, Russ Leng and Marsdin Van Order, and Steve Maier, Dayton Wakefield, Tom Maxwell and Nick Causton.

Taking third was the quartet of Dave Foran, Neil Mackey, Chris Prickett and Tom McGinn.

Mackey and Adams earned the low net scores on the day.

MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION High School senior Genysis Berube beats the throw to Middlebury shortstop Lily Smith and successfully steals second base during the Eagles’ 3-2 win Tuesday afternoon.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Eagles edge Tigers in softball showdown Mt. Abe erases deficit, stays unbeaten

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — In a Tuesday showdown between two of Vermont’s top high school softball teams, visiting Mount Abraham earned a 3-2 victory over Middlebury in a tense contest that saw two double plays, the game-tying run thrown out at the plate in the bottom

of the sixth, and the Eagles escaping two bases-loaded jams.

Division II Mount Abe improved to 5-0 with all five wins against D-I teams, its last three against teams in the top eight in the D-I standings: Essex, BFA-St. Albans and now MUHS. The Eagles have opened up (See Softball, Page 3B)

EAGLE SENIOR PITCHER Rachael McCormick notched 12 strikeouts against Middlebury Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles won the game, 3-2.

VERGENNES — The Vergennes Union High School softball team lost at South Burlington, 16-3, on Monday.

The Commodores’ Tuesday home game vs. Spaulding was moved to Wednesday. VUHS carried a 1-5 record into that contest.

The Rebels improved to 4-2 with the win, which was keyed by a five-run second inning, in which Liz Sargent drilled a three-run triple. Sargent finished with five RBIs. Rebel starter Becky Borrazzo allowed two hits and two walks in six innings, one of each to Sophie Rippner-Donovan, who scored two of the VUHS runs. Aly Gebo took the pitching loss.

Tiger girls blank OV in girls’ tennis

TIGER SOPHOMORE TAYLOR Sylvester makes a throw to first to record an out during Tuesday’s game against Mount Abraham.

Mt. Abe win a baseball highlight

By ANDY KIRKALDY ADDISON COUNTY — Mount Abraham knocked off Middlebury to highlight local high school baseball action earlier this week. In other games, Otter Valley lost at home, while Vergennes lost on the road, both to Division I opponents.

EAGLES OVER TIGERS On Tuesday, Eagle starter Adam Whitcomb tossed a complete-game, two-hitter as Mount Abe blanked host MUHS, 5-0. Whitcomb fanned 12 and allowed only

Rebels top VUHS sofball on road

two runners to reach base: Nick Kaufmann singled and Patrick Messenger doubled and reached third base in the seventh. “Adam had a great game,” said Eagle Coach Jeff Stetson.

The Eagles bunched seven singles off Tiger starter Wyatt Cameron to score all five of their runs in the third inning. George Bailey singled twice in the rally and scored; Zach Hines drove in a pair with a hit and scored; Whitcomb, Chris Wood and Eli Rickner (See Baseball, Page 2B)

BRANDON — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team blanked host Otter Valley on Monday, 7-0, winning every set in six contested matches.

In individual matches: • At No. 1 singles, Claire Wulfman defeated Sophie Wood, 6-1, 6-1.

• At No. 2 singles, Charlotte Keathley defeated Brigid Enright, 6-2, 6-0.

• At No. 3 singles, Sierra Barnicle defeated Molly Fisher, 6-3, 6-3.

• At No. 4 singles, Calista Carl defeated Ghislaine Robin, 6-1, 6-0.

• At No. 5 singles, Nora Draper won by forfeit.

• At No. 1 doubles, Amelia Ingersoll and Monroe Cromis defeated Brenna McCullough and Brittney Danforth, 6-3, 6-2.

• At No. 2 doubles, Tasha Hescock and Megi Hoxha defeated Ella Chaney and Madeline Fuller, 6-3, 6-4.

Eagles fare best at Essex track meet; Tigers solid

By ANDY KIRKALDY ESSEX — Track and field athletes from Division II Mount Abraham and Middlebury union high school teams put forth solid individual performances at a mid-vacation all-division meet hosted by Essex on April 26, highlighted by first-place finishes by Eagle juniors

Jackson Counter and Lydia Pitts.

Counter won the boys’ javelin with a toss of 162 feet, eight inches, with senior teammate Finn Clements taking second at 157-0. Pitts won the girls’ 100-meter hurdles race in 16.38. Also posting strong results were Eagle junior Emma (See Track, Page 2B)

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls Lacrosse 5/4 South Burlington at MUHS.......4:30 p.m.

5/6 Lamoille at VUHS..........................4 p.m.

5/8 VUHS at Hartford......................4:30 p.m.

5/9 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield.............4:30 p.m.

5/10 U-32 at VUHS.........................4:30 p.m.

5/11 CVU at MUHS.........................4:30 p.m.

5/13 VUHS at Harwood.....................11 a.m.

Boys’ Lacrosse 5/5 MUHS at South Burlington............4 p.m.

5/5 Mt. Abe at Randolph......................4 p.m.

5/6 OV at Hartford...............................7 p.m.

5/8 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield..................4 p.m.

5/8 MUHS at St. Albans.......................4 p.m.

5/9 Burlington at Mt. Abe.....................4 p.m.

5/9 Montpelier at OV............................4 p.m.

5/11 Stratton at OV ........................4:30 p.m.

5/12 MUHS at Essex...........................4 p.m.

(See Schedule, Page 3B)

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School sophomore Henry Hodde rushes the BFA-St. Albans goal during lacrosse action in Middlebury Monday afternoon.

Tiger boys’ lax rallies, but can’t overcome slow start

By ANDY KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School boys’ lacrosse team did not put its best foot forward in Monday’s first half against visiting BFA-St. Albans, and the Bobwhites made them pay for it.

St. Albans took a 7-1 halftime lead as MUHS struggled to get going on offense and get organized in transition and on defense, and the Bobwhites held off a stronger Tiger effort in the second half to prevail, (See Lacrosse, Page 2B)

TIGER SENIOR SPENCER Carpenter fights for a ground ball during Middlebury’s 10-7 loss to BFA-St. Albans Monday afternoon in Middlebury.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

PAGE 2B — Addison Independent, Thursday, May 4, 2017

Tiger girls win; VUHS, Eagles fall Lacrosse ADDISON COUNTY — In area tributors, and goalie Raven Payne high school lacrosse action earlier made five saves for the Tigers, who this week, the Middlebury girls won host also unbeaten South Burlington on the road to remain unbeaton Thursday. Hornet goalie Madi en, but the Vergennes/Mount Larson made three saves.

Abraham girls’ and boys’ EAGLE BOYS squads both came up short.

Also on Tuesday, the 1-3 EaMUHS GIRLS gle boys suffered their third On Tuesday, the Tinarrow loss of the gers improved to 8-0 season, 8-7 at U-32. with a 14-5 victory at LACROSSE Their three setbacks Essex (1-3). Isabel are by a total of four Rosenberg’s four goals goals. Owein LaBarr and Satchel McLaughscored three times to lin’s three goals and aslead the Eagles, Max sist paced the attack. Mikayla Rob- Ratti-Bicknell netted two goals and inson (two goals and two assists) chipped in two assists, Phoenix King and Andi Boe (two goals and an as- and Nate Wojciehowski added one sist) were also major offensive con- goal apiece, and goalie Patrick Da-

Wrap-Up

vison stopped 12 shots. Five Raiders scored at least one goal, and goalie Chandler Stevens made 15 saves.

COMMODORE GIRLS On Monday, visiting Hartford defeated the Commodores, 16-4, dropping the first-year collective varsity program to 2-0 heading into a Wednesday home game vs. Stowe.

Ashley Turner scored three times for VUHS and scooped five ground balls, while Nora Deming scored once and Erin Lawrence picked up an assist. Ciara McClay (six saves) and Madison Valiquette (two saves) split time in net for the Commodores.

Morgan Pero led Hartford with four scores, and Hurricane goalie Emi Harlow made eight saves.

Track (Continued from Page 1B) Carter, who finished second in the girls’ shot put with a heave of 30 feet, three inches, and Pitts, second in the triple jump at 35-0.25.

The Tigers fared best in girls’ relays, taking third in both the fourby-400-meter race in 4:38.94 (with Helen Anderson, Ailey Bosworth, Katherine Koehler and Caroline Kimble running) and the 4x800 in 10:49.15 (Anderson, Kate Oster, Bosworth and Kimble).

The Mount Abe girls placed sixth out of 14 teams with 39 points, and the Tiger girls were 13th with 14 points. Essex won the girls’ competition with 96 points.

St. Johnsbury romped to a win on the boys’ side with 176 points. The Mount Abe boys were 10th out of 15 teams with 21 points, and the Tiger boys were 14th with six points.

Local athletes’ results in individual events were, with top-six results scoring points: • Boys’ pole vault: 8. Patrick Marcotullio, MA, 8-0.

• Boys’ javelin: 1. Counter, MA, 162-8; 2. Clements, MA, 157-0; 19.

Nanja Horning, MU, 102-2; 23. Gabriel Cason, MU, 88-1; 30. Ethan Sawyer, MA, 65-9.

• Girls’ javelin: 4. Vanessa Dykstra, MA, 79-7; 11. Robyn Arena, MA, 66-7.

• Girls’ long jump: 4. Kiana Plouffe, MU, 14-7; 9. Abby Perlee, MA, 13-1.25; 22. Cassondra Dykstra, MA, 11-7.75; 23. Arena, MA, 10-65.

• Girls’ triple jump: 2. Pitts, MA, 35-0.25; 8. Perlee, MA, 28-3.25; 11. Arena, MA, 27-0.05.

• Boys’ long jump: 4. Josh Girard, MU, 18-7.75; 17. William

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Wright, MA, 16-11; 23. Duncan Crogan, MU, 16-4.

• Boys’ triple jump: 12. Wright, MA, 33-7.75.

• Girls’ shot put: 2. Carter, MA, 30-3; 5. Roza Stewart, MA, 27-10.

• Boys’ shot put: 5. Counter, MA, 44-1.5; 7. Peter Koenig, MA, 39-2.75; 13. Horning, MU, 35-4.5; 18. Clements, MA, 33-2; 20. Nevin Jemison, MA, 31-11.

• Girls’ high jump: 16. Mhairi McMurray, MA, 3-10.

• Boys’ discus: 10. Koenig, MA, 95-11; 11. Derek Jackson, MA, 951; 17. Horning, MU, 88-9; 35. Brian Cousineau, MA, 57-5.

• Girls’ discus: 10. Emily Pottinger, MU, 67-6; 12. Emma Radler, MA, 66-2; 25. McMurray, MA, 579; 31. Carter, MA, 51-5.

• Girls’ 100 hurdles: 13. Elizabeth Siminitus, MA, 20.85.

• Girls’ 100: 12. Trinity Bryant, MU, 14:03; 16. Carter, MU, 14.53; 25. Ginny Patz, MU, 14.75; 31.

Pottinger, MU, 14.83; 42. Cassondra Dykstra, MA, 15.5; 45. Claire Holloway, MA, 15.72.

• Boys’ 100: 13. Damien Morris, MU, 12.34; 19. Ben Balparda, MU, 12.45; 70. Ian Fenster, MU, 14.33.

• Girls’ 1,500: 15. Kimble, MU, 5:26.40; 41. Audrey Huston, MU, 6:41.56.

• Boys’ 1,500: 6. Henry Ganey, MU, 4:24.17; 26. Julian Schmitt, MU, 4:43.53; 28. Tobias Broucke, MU, 4:46. 41. Thomas Maron, MU, 4:58.45; 45. John Bent, MA, 5:00.32; 57. Ethan Reiderer, MU, 5:24.87; 62. Caleb Hamilton, MA, 5:35.45; 65. Cason, MU, 5:46.36.

• Girls’ 4x1: 4. MA, 57.03 (Pitts, Lucy Guy, Stewart, Carter).

• Boys’ 4x1: 6. MA, 53.7 (Wright, Hamilton, Ross Carr, Koenig).

• Girls’ 400: 19. V. Dykstra, MA, 1:13.74.

• Boys’ 400: 6. Girard, MU, 54.43; 19. Carr, MA, 57.61; 42, Hamilton, MA, 1:08.45.

• Girls’ 300 hurdles: 13. V. Dykstra, MA, 1:04.86.

• Girls’ 800: 13. Bosworth, MU, 2:45.36; 29. Koehler, MU, 2:51.7; 38. Siminitus, MA, 2:59.83.

• Boys’ 800: 7. Ganey, MU, 2:06; 15. Maron, MU, 2:16.04.

• Girls’ 200: 12. Bryant, MU, 29.34; 13. Pitts, MA, 29.4; 27.

Patz, MU, 31.03; 44. C. Dykstra, MA, 32.93; 48. Holloway, MA, 33.64.

• Boys’ 200: 10. Morris, MU, 24.97; 17. Balparda, MU, 25.42.

• Girls’ 3,000: 9. Oster, MU, 12:19.12; 16. Huston, MU, 15:00.06.

• Boys’ 3,000: 12. Schmitt, MU, 10:40.12; 14. Broucke, MU, 10:54.79; 28. Cousineau, MA, 15:53.9.

• Boys’ 4x400: 4. MU, 3:52.21 (Maron, Girard, Schmitt, Ganey).

(Continued from Page 1B) 10-7.

The Bobwhites improved to 4-1, while the Tigers dropped to 2-3 with their first loss by more than two goals — they were coming off a tough loss on Friday, 8-7, to four-time defending champion Champlain Valley.

And things won’t get easier: Burr & Burton (5-1) was scheduled to visit Fucile Field on Wednesday afternoon, and the Tigers are scheduled to visit undefeated South Burlington on Friday. The Rebels have edged MUHS, 12-10, already this spring.

Coach Brian Carpenter was at a loss to explain the Tigers’ first-half performance.

“St. Albans had to go to school this morning, so it’s not like you can blame vacation,” Carpenter said. “So I don’t know what the reason was they couldn’t get up. I know it was a big emotional loss against CVU on Friday, and they really hung it all out there. But they had the weekend to compose. I talked to them before they went out on the field they needed to redeem themselves and bring a good game and start some momentum going into this week because it’s going to be a tough week.”

He was pleased the Tigers responded and cut the lead to two twice in the second quarter, including to 8-6 with 7:25 to go on an Andrew Gleason goal. After that play, BFA goalie Killian Shea-Smith made big saves on Trey Kaufmann and Jackson Donahue, and Jakob Boeckermann hit the post before Bobwhite James Konrad scored a key transition goal at 4:38.

“They played a good second half,” Carpenter said. “They outplayed St. Albans in the second half. They decided they needed to hustle. It was all the same players. There really was no difference other than they got their act together.”

But the first half was not fun to watch for the Tiger coaches and fans.

BFA took the lead four minutes in on the first of Mac Kennedy’s four goals, set up by a cross-crease pass from Konrad.

The Tigers’ outshot the Bobwhites in the first period, but Shea-Smith made five of his seven saves to keep

MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH School senior Trey Kaufmann fires a shot on goal during Monday’s game against BFA-St. Albans. Kaufmann had three goals in the Tigers’ 10-7 loss.

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MUHS at bay. Carpenter noted that the Tigers were making the BFA goalie’s life a little too easy by shooting from long range and not being in position behind the goal to get the ball back when shots went wide.

“They were making mental mistakes, lapses, taking shots of 15 yards or greater,” Carpenter said. “We get one shot and we were back on defense. We were either playing catch with the goalie or not backing, and that’s not a way to win. We have the good sticks to get in for better shots.”

Several of those shots came when the Bobwhites had a player locked in for two minutes for hitting a defenseless player. After Cooper Cioffi converted a Griffin Knapp feed to make it 2-0 with 1:22 left in the period, the Tigers were assessed a similar penalty.

Konrad scored late in the period to make it 3-0, and the Bobwhites won their fourth straight draw to get the ball back to open the second quarter.

Kennedy tossed in a bomb to make it 4-0. BFA won the draw again, and just after the penalty expired Kennedy picked the lower left corner, and it was 5-0 at 10:47.

Scoring slowed, but before halftime

TIGER JUNIOR JAKOB Boeckermann fends off BFA-St. Albans senior Jordan Deso during Monday’s game in Middlebury.

only a Gleason bouncer that eluded Shea-Smith answered another Kennedy strike and a tip-in of a Kennedy assist by Griffin Knapp. Tiger goalie Doug DeLorenzo (five saves) made two strong stops late in the period to keep the score from getting further out of control.

The Tigers’ talk at intermission focused on some tactical details, but there was a larger theme.

“I told them it was beyond Xs and Os at halftime. It was all about heart,” Carpenter said.

They responded. For example, in the first half, BFA won seven out of 10 faceoffs. In the second, thanks largely to Spencer Carpenter, MUHS won eight of 11. Defenders Fyn Fernandez and Brett Viens also did good work in the second half.

But goals were still slow to come.

Finally, at 5:37 of the third, MUHS broke through: Boeckermann fed Kaufmann out front for a bounce shot. Twenty-five seconds later it was 7-3: BFA took a penalty, and the Tigers worked the ball to Jake Peluso to the left of goal. After one quick move he tucked a low shot home.

The Bobwhites held that four-goal lead into the fourth, and the teams traded early goals. Boeckermann ran down the left side and fed Kaufmann out front for MUHS, but Kennedy won a ground ball at the other end and fed Knapp to make it 8-4 at 10:47.

The Tigers kept coming. Kaufman set up Peluso at the left post with the Tigers a man up at 8:52, and Gleason went solo from the left side at 7:25.

But then Shea-Smith came up big on Donahue and Kaufman, and the right post denied Boeckermann.

Konrad scored in transition at 4:38, and even with a Kaufmann goal at 2:29 the Tigers were up against it. After a Tiger turnover, Kennedy iced the win at 1:37.

Ultimately, Carpenter said he hopes the Tigers learn from Monday.

“The message was they’re not good enough to play just half the game,” Carpenter said. “They have to play four quarters.”

Baseball (Continued from Page 1B) singled and scored; and Coleman Russell singled.

The Eagles improved to 4-3, and the Tigers fell to 0-7.

OTTERS On Monday, visiting Mount Anthony used back-to-back-to-back homers and five OV errors in a 10run fifth inning on the way to a 15-9 victory over the Otters. In all, the 3-2 Patriots drilled five homers in

defeating the 4-4 Otters.

The Otters outhit the Patriots, 1312, and scored runs late but could not make up the power deficit. Reilly Shannon poked three hits and losing pitcher Derek Aines, Colby McKay and Kollin Bissette picked up two apiece. McKay and Bissette drilled RBI doubles, and Dom McCullough added an RBI single. Aines had a onehit shutout until the fifth, when errors made all the runs unearned.

COMMODORES On Monday, host South Burlington dealt VUHS a 13-4 setback as Rebel freshman Jack Ambrosino held VUHS to four hits and one earned run in four innings. The 4-3 Rebels broke things open with a six-run second inning as the Commodores dropped to 2-4.

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Panther men pull off upset, advance to NESCAC semi AMHERST, Mass. — The Middlebury College men’s lacrosse team kept its season alive this past Saturday by upsetting No. 3 seed Amherst on the road, 12-11, in a NESCAC quarterfinal.

The Panthers, the No. 6 seed, improved to 7-8 and will take on top-seeded and undefeated host Bates at noon on Saturday in a NESCAC semifinal. No. 2 Wesleyan and No. 5 Bates will meet afterward, and the winners will meet on Sunday at noon for the league playoff title and the automatic NESCAC bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.

This past Saturday against Amherst (12-4) — which had won five straight, had been ranked No. 11, and had defeated Middlebury on April 11, 20-11 — Middlebury goalie Charles Midgley made a career-high 24 saves to backbone the upset. On Monday he was named NESCAC player of the week.

The game was close throughout the first half. Middlebury’s Chase Goree knotted the score with 59 seconds left, but Evan Wolf gave the Mammoths a 5-4 lead at the break by scoring with one second on the clock.

The Mammoths opened the second half with two early goals, but the Panthers scored three straight to knot

the score after three periods. Danny Jacobs started the run with a man-up tally, Parker Lawler added a mid-period marker, and A.J. Kucinski added a goal late in the quarter to make it 7-7.

Henry Riehl had a big fourth quarter for Middlebury, scoring three times and setting up a Kucinski goal that made it 11-10. After Chris Albanese scored in transition to make it 11-11 at 3:42, Amherst won the faceoff, but the Panther defense forced a turnover. Jacobs took advantage by whipping a shot home from 12 yards out with 1:42 remaining, and Midgley protected the lead with three late saves.

Jacobs led all players with four goals and added an assist, while Riehl had three goals and one helper.

Riehl’s three goals gave him 50 for the season. Kucinski chipped in two goals and an assist. Jack DeFrino led the Panthers with five ground balls.

Mammoth goalie Cory Tranbarger made 12 saves. The Mammoths held advantages of 49-43 in shots and 4228 in ground balls. Middlebury went three for three on man-up opportunities, while Amherst scored on its only attempt. The Panthers are now 7-0 against Amherst in NESCAC tournament play.

her down in the last lap to win the race.

In college, Chaplin turned the tables. While Sullivan enjoyed a fine career at Stanford, Chaplin was a six-time All-American and herself a national Cross Country Champion in 2001, running for the University of Arizona, where she is now a member of their sports Hall of Fame.

I was a track athlete myself. Well, not exactly.

When I was in high school, Lewiston was just establishing a track program in the spring. Many of the best athletes in the school played baseball with me, but donned the Blue Devil singlet on Saturdays when we didn’t have a game.

I went with my baseball friends who were talented in track and entered the two-mile run. I don’t think I ever won any points for my team, but I was glad to be there, competing with my friends and hanging out in the infield with the other athletes.

At the conference track meet in June, the track coach asked if I would run in the 880, as we had no one in that meet.

I happily complied. From my perspective, it was a good — that much shorter than the two-mile.

The half-mile was two laps around the track and, miraculously, I found myself in first place after lap one.

Holy smokes! Piece-a-cake. Why didn’t I do this all along? I’m gonna win. This is my event! I’m a track hero.

Half way through the second lap ...

Quicksand!

I was gassed. Running in place.

Rubber legs. Lungs gasping for breathe. I hit the proverbial wall.

I finished last.

My best friend Butch could hardly contain himself. He and my teammates laughed and laughed: “They passed you so fast, it looked like you were running backwards!”

And I loved them back, amidst my humiliation.

Sports.

Friends.

Joy. Humility.

Schedule (Continued from Page 1B)

5/13 Mt. Abe at Lamoille....................11 a.m.

Softball 5/4 VUHS at Mt. Abe......................4:30 p.m.

5/4 MUHS at Colchester.................4:30 p.m.

5/5 Mt. Abe at OV...........................4:30 p.m.

5/8 Mt. Abe at Rice.........................4:30 p.m.

5/8 Springfield at OV......................4:30 p.m.

5/9 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield.............4:30 p.m.

5/9 CVU at VUHS...........................4:30 p.m.

5/9 North Country at Mt. Abe..........4:30 p.m.

5/10 Fair Haven at OV....................4:30 p.m.

5/11 Missisquoi at Mt. Abe..............4:30 p.m.

5/11 VUHS at St. Albans.................4:30 p.m.

5/11 Milton at MUHS.......................4:30 p.m.

5/12 North Country at MUHS..........4:30 p.m.

5/12 Bellows Falls at OV................4:30 p.m.

5/13 Colchester at Mt. Abe.............4:30 p.m.

Baseball 5/4 VUHS at Mt. Abe......................4:30 p.m.

5/4 MUHS at Colchester.................4:30 p.m.

5/9 MUHS at Mt. Mansfield.............4:30 p.m.

5/9 CVU at VUHS...........................4:30 p.m.

5/9 North Country at Mt. Abe..........4:30 p.m.

5/10 Fair Haven at OV....................4:30 p.m.

5/11 Missisquoi at Mt. Abe..............4:30 p.m.

5/11 VUHS at St. Albans.................4:30 p.m.

5/11 Milton at MUHS.......................4:30 p.m.

5/12 Bellows Falls at OV................4:30 p.m.

5/12 North Country at MUHS..........4:30 p.m.

5/13 Colchester at Mt. Abe.............4:30 p.m.

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Softball

Lindholm (Continued from Page 1B) and walked through North Station to the adjacent Gahden for a day of non-stop, thrilling athletic competition.

Rudy Smith “seemed to set a record practically every week,” according to the Bates yearbook, the Garnet, running in events from the 40-yard dash to the 1,000-yard run.

At the Knights of Columbus Meet in Boston in 1958, we watched him set a KofC record in the 500, defeating two-time Olympic champion Charlie Jenkins.

What a thrill for a kid like me, watching athletes whom I actually knew, competing against others I had read about, before thousands in the smoky Boston Garden, with my dad.

Here in Middlebury, we have a beautiful outdoor track facility, an all-weather track, a 400-meter oval that encircles the former football field, now the women’s soccer pitch.

This year, it was the setting for a single intercollegiate contest, just one, in early April. I wish the Middlebury College school year were longer and teams more willing to travel to Vermont.

Most days of the year, the Middlebury track doesn’t have lithe lasses and lads competing or training for athletics glory. Now it’s often just lumpy figures like me, walking in circles.

For a couple of years, Middlebury College hosted an event called The Meet of Champions, a daylong competition for all the best track and field high school athletes. Hundreds of Vermont athletes and their families descended on Middlebury in early June.

In 1998, the great attraction was watching Erin Sullivan from Mt. Mansfield High, the national cross-country girls champion in 1997 and ’98. She won both the 1,500 and the 3,000-meter runs on the Middlebury track on a beautiful sunny day.

In the 3,000, she defeated her rival Tara Chaplin from U-32, as she so often did. Chaplin set a blistering pace to take the kick out of Sullivan, but the Mt. Mansfield champion ran

TIGER SENIOR PITCHER Payton Buxton struck out 10 Eagle batters during Middlebury’s 3-2 loss Tuesday afternoon.

Tennis 5/4 Harwood at MUHS Girls...........3:30 p.m.

5/4 MUHS Boys at Harwood...........3:30 p.m.

5/5 N. Country at MUHS Girls........3:30 p.m.

5/5 MUHS Boys at N. Country........3:30 p.m.

5/6 MUHS Girls at St. Albans..............3 p.m.

5/6 St. Albans at MUHS Boys..............3 p.m.

5/9 MUHS Girls at U-32..................3:30 p.m.

5/9 U-32 at MUHS Boys.................3:30 p.m.

5/11 Spaulding at MUHS Girls........3:30 p.m.

5/11 MUHS Boys at Spaulding.......3:30 p.m.

5/12 MUHS Girls at Montpelier.......3:30 p.m.

5/12 Montpelier at MUHS Boys......3:30 p.m.

COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Lacrosse NESCAC Final Four at Bates 5/6 #6 Midd. vs. #1 Bates..................... Noon 5/6 #2 Wesleyan vs. #5 Tufts..............3 p.m.

5/7 Final................................................ Noon Women’s Lacrosse NESCAC Final Four at Midd.

5/6 #1 Midd. vs. #4 Colby..................... Noon 5/6 #2 Hamilton vs. #3 Trinity.........2:30 p.m.

5/7 Final...............................................1 p.m.

Baseball 5/6 Midd. at Bowdoin (2)....................... Noon 5/7 Midd. at Tufts (2).....................12:30 p.m.

5/12-14........... NESCAC Final Four at Colby Late events occurred after deadline. Spectators are advised to consult school websites for the latest schedule updates.

(Continued from Page 1A) a big early lead in D-II standings.

Rivalry games lie ahead — Vergennes and Otter Valley have defeated the Eagles in recent years, plus Colchester and Missisquoi are undefeated. But Tuesday’s winning pitcher Rachael McCormick, who also pounded a go-ahead RBI double, said after surviving the past three games the Eagles feel ready for the challenges.

“It was a pretty tough stretch, pretty stressful, actually, but we came out on top,” McCormick said.

“We’re pretty confident, but the next two games are pretty important, so we’re trying to go in with confidence, but also knowing what we’re up against.”

Coach Polly Rheaume saw her Tigers drop to 4-2 after leaving nine runners on base, but remains confident in her team.

“We just had to have that one more hit,” Rheaume said. “I’m very happy with how they’re doing.”

With MUHS ace Payton Buxton — who last week notched her 500th career strikeout — allowing just two harmless singles through the first three innings, the Tigers took a 2-0 lead.

In the first, leadoff hitter Lily Smith walked and moved to third when Buxton doubled down the leftfield line. With one out, Smith scored

on Darcy Staats’ RBI grounder to The Eagles took the lead in the second base, with Staats reaching on bottom of the inning. With two out, an error and stealing second. Taylor Emily Aldrich worked a walk, taking Sylvester reached on a dropped third three close pitches after falling bestrike, but McCormick got a strike- hind in the count, 1-2. McCormick out and a pop-up to followed with a towwork out of the basering double to center es-loaded jam. to plate Aldrich.

“It was a pretty In the third, MUHS tough stretch, The Tigers had a made it 2-0. Buxton pretty stressful, golden chance to resingled up the midgain the lead in the dle, stole second, and actually, but bottom of the inning scored when Syl- we came out on off McCormick, who vester laced an op- top. We’re pretty allowed six hits and posite-field single to confident, but five walks and fanned right.

12. Three of those the next two The Eagles began walks came to the first games are pretty to get to Buxton (sevthree batters, Smith, en hits, two walks, important, so we’re Buxton and Abby 10 Ks) in the fourth. trying to go in with LaRock, loading the McCormick led off confidence, but bases with none out. with a single, stole also knowing what But McCormick got second and moved to we’re up against.” the next three hitters third on a wild pitch. on two popups back Jenna McArdle laced — Rachael McCormick to the mound and a a single to score Mcgrounder to Ouellette.

Cormick, stole second, and scored “It was a tough game,” McCorwhen catcher Genysis Berube timed mick said. “I was like, ‘OK, focus, a changeup and drilled a line single you can do this. You can get out of up the middle. this. And then relax.’ I just wanted The Tigers got unlucky in the bot- some strikes.” tom of the inning. Bridget Audet sinThe Tigers rallied again in the gled to lead off and was running on the sixth. Audet led off with a single, pitch when Carly Larocque followed and with two out Smith walked. with a liner to shortstop Katelynn Buxton followed with a ground sinOuellette, who doubled Audet off first. gle up the middle, but McCardle’s

throw from center field nailed Audet at home to end the last MUHS threat.

Eagle Coach Don McCormick said moving McArdle to center field has solidified the defense, while Rachael McCormick has risen to the occasion on the mound.

“Since we put Jenna McArdle in center field, it’s been just incredible,” he said. “And we’ve been getting good pitching. Rachael’s been throwing well. She’s scattered some hits, but she’s been able to stay out of the big innings.”

Buxton worked around a walk in the seventh by doubling a runner off first after catching a popup, and McCormick breezed through a 1-2-3 inning to nail down the big win.

Rheaume said she and the Tigers would not be discouraged by the setback.

“An excellent game like that, you learn from your mistakes, and you work on it and you build from it and you get better from it,” Rheaume said. “We’ve got a lot of talent on this team.”

Coach McCormick said Tuesday’s win typified the way the Eagles have been playing.

“We’re pulling out those close games,” he said. “I like the team.”

Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at andyk@addisonindependent.com.

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE JUNIOR Hollis Perticone avoids the stick of Amherst defender Kate Burns and fires a shot on goal Saturday afternoon. Middlebury won the NESCAC quarterfinal game, 8-7, and will host the NESCAC final four this weekend.

Women’s lax wins, will host final four

MIDDLEBURY — After holding off No. 8 Amherst this past Saturday, 8-7, the top-seeded Middlebury College women’s lacrosse team will host the NESCAC final four this weekend.

The Panthers (13-3) will take on Colby (13-3) on Saturday at noon, while No. 3 Trinity (13-3) and No. 2 Hamilton (12-4) will meet in the other semifinal at 2:30 p.m. The winners will meet on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the final, with the winner getting the league’s automatic berth to the

PANTHER SOPHOMORE JENNA McNicholas avoids two Amherst defenders during Saturday’s NESCAC quarterfinal game on Kohn Field.

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NCAA Division III tournament.

All four might have good cases for inclusion regardless: Colby fresh off its recent 9-6 win over the Panthers, is ranked No. 5 in the most recent national poll and is seeded No. 4 in the NESCAC tourney. In the national poll, defending NCAA D-III champion Middlebury is sixth, Hamilton is eighth, and Trinity is 12th. All four finished with 8-2 league marks, with the Panthers earning the top seed via tiebreakers after defeating Hamilton and Trinity on the road.

Vs. Amherst in this past Saturday’s quarterfinal, Middlebury emerged with a 5-4 halftime lead on a late first-half Bea Eppler goal.

Eppler, from Hollis Perticone, scored quickly to open the second half, and a Mary O’Connell free position conversion soon made it 7-4.

Amherst responded at 19:18, when Julia Crerend netted a goal.

After almost 14 scoreless minutes, Perticone made a pass from up high to Sara DiCenso, who turned and scored to make it 8-5 with 5:29 to go.

Down the stretch, the Mammoths’ Kate Wyeth made it 8-6 at 3:44.

Panther goalie Kate Furber denied Wyeth a minute later, but Crerend cut the lead to one at 1:55. Amherst had one last chance to score, but Furber stopped Kelly Karczewski to seal the win.

Eppler led all scorers with three goals, while O’Connell and DiCenso each added a pair. Perticone finished with three assists and six draw controls. Emma McDonagh dished out two assists to go along with a pair of ground balls. Alex White caused a pair of turnovers for the Panther

defense, and Furber finished with a dozen saves.

Crerend, Karczewski and Wyeth each scored twice for Amherst, and Kyra Gardner made 12 saves in goal.

On the previous Wednesday the Panthers nailed down the top seed by defeating visiting Williams, 18-5, in their regular season finale. The Ephs finished at 4-10, 1-9 in league play.

M.G. Gately led the Panther offense with three goals and three assists, while O’Connell and Jenna McNicholas contributed four goals apiece. Gately and Delaina Smith each caused two turnovers, while Perticone snagged a career-best nine draw controls to go along with three ground balls. Furber (five saves) and Alex Freedman (one) split time in goal. Two Eph goalies combined for seven saves.

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Weybridge Street (Rte. 23), Middlebury (opposite Ot‑ ter Creek Child Center).

Modern and antique fur‑ niture, horse gear, small and large rugs, Kenmore Elite Electric Dryer, sport‑ ing goods, lamps, boots, baby gear, baby toys, GE deluxe toaster oven, air hockey table, mini pool table, board games, bird houses, four coffee tables, men’s clothing, women’s clothing, children’s clothing, framed art work, wooden and upholstered chairs.

Tons of stuff for kids.

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

Help Wanted

FAMILY LUMBER OPERATION

Seeks To Fill The Following Positions: MACHINERY OPERATOR for skilled mill positions due to employee retirement. Must be in good physical condition with good math skills, very reliable, have a strong safety awareness and work well with others.

An ambition to learn and tolerance of heat and cold are important. The most challenging jobs such as sawing and grading take years to learn well and pay well for the skilled work. Mill work has a production bonus.

SKILLED FORKLIFT OPERATOR to run large forklifts at our operation in Bristol. Other work includes light construction, planing, lumber stacking. Must be very reliable, energetic, work well with others and have good safety awareness. Previous experience operating heavy machinery is a plus.

TRUCK DRIVER to replace an experienced employee who retired. Truck driving experience required and valid CDL. Summer and winter 60 plus hours; spring and fall 50 hours, and some maintenance work since hauling is slow during those times. Haul lumber and logs in a 75 mile radius around Bristol, VT. Wages based on experience and ability. A patient approach to driving is important. Please either send resume or visit the address below.

Call 802-453-4884 or visit The A. Johnson Co., 995 S 116 Rd, Bristol VT 05443 for an application.

NA MEETINGS MIDDLE‑ BURY: Fridays, 7:30 pm, held at The Turning Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

Services

Services

service that enables seniors to live independently in their homes. Full training provided.

For more information please call 802-388-7189 or visit our volunteer site at http://unitedwayaddisoncounty. galaxydigital.com.

Services

Services

The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of RSVP and the We are looking for volunteers interested in helping us maintain our vegetable United Way of garden this summer, and we’re looking now!

Addison County, posts dozens of Each year at Living Well Residence, we plant a large, organic vegetable volunteer opportunities garden on site. We harvest vegetables from this garden, which our chef on the Web.Go to then uses to make meals for our residents. Our residents enjoy helping tend to the garden, but they can’t do it all alone. www.unitedwayaddison

Organic Vegetable Garden Volunteers

county.org/ VolunteerDonate and click on VOLUNTEER NOW!

Garden volunteers would mainly help with weeding and harvesting.

We are very flexible and will work with your schedule! There is no minimum hour requirement for volunteering. For more information please call 802-388-7189 or visit our volunteer site at http:// unitedwayaddisoncounty.galaxydigital.com.

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.

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

O P I AT E O V E R D O S E RESCUE KITS are dis‑ tributed on Wednesdays from 9 am until 12 pm at the Turning Point Center of Addison County, 54 Creek Rd, Middlebury, VT. A short training is required. For info call 802‑388‑4249 or 802‑683‑5569 or visit www. turningpointaddisonvt.org.

The Volunteer Center, a collaboration of Volunteer drivers are needed in Bristol, Bridport, Middlebury RSVP and the and Vergennes to deliver warm smiles and hot, nutritious, United Way of Addison County, noon meals to seniors who are no longer able to cook posts dozens of for themselves. If you have 1 hour to give, every other volunteer opportunities week, you’ll make a huge difference by providing a on the Web.Go to www.unitedwayaddison

WOMEN OF AA Mondays, 5:30 pm, held at The Turn‑ ing Point Center, 54 Creek Rd.

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Mon. 5 p.m. for Thurs. paper

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Notices Card of Thanks Personals Services Free** Lost ’N Found** Garage Sales Lawn & Garden Opportunities Adoption ** no charge for these ads

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• accounting • appliance repair • auto glass • auto body • automotive • carpentry/contractors

Accounting

Engineering

Rene Many - CTPA, Inc.

1438 S. Brownell Rd. • PO Box 159 • Williston, VT 05495 802-862-5590 • www.gmeinc.biz

Tax Preparation & Accounting

• computers • engineering • equipment rentals • fencing • floor care • insulation

Heating & AC Ductwork Design • Sealing Fabrication • Installation Insulation • Replacement Plasma Art • Torches • Welding Plasma Table • Duct Cleaning H.R.V. / E.R.V. Installation Ductwork Video Camera

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Dryers Ranges Microwaves Air Conditioners

• landscape design • lawn care • lumber • masonry

Buy Local! 802.989.0396 Specializing in Ductwork for Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning Systems

Alan Huizenga, P.E., President Kevin Camara, P.E. Jamie Simpson, P. E. • Middlebury Brad Washburn, P. E. • Montpelier

Commercial/Residential . Owner Operated . Fully Insured . Neat & Clean

“INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS WITH A COMMON SENSE APPROACH DELIVERED TO OUR CLIENTS IN A PROFESSIONAL, COST EFFECTIVE AND PERSONAL MANNER”

Insulation

Jack Alexander

982 Briggs Hill Road • Bristol

Equipment Rentals

Auto Body

40 TYPES OF RENTAL EQUIPMENT TO CHOOSE FROM

• material forklifts • excavators • bulldozers • mini-excavators • skidsteers

Zutell’s Auto Body Sudbury, VT

Established in 1986

• Man lifts up to 80’ • man basket w/crane

Dense Pack Cellulose • Blown In Insulation Complete Air Sealing

• concrete compactors • backhoes

802-545-2251 • Maurice Plouffe

up to 188

We work with all insurance companies It’s your choice!

802-623-7290 zute@sover.net

Quaker Village Carpentry

802-545-2251 1736 Quaker Village Road Weybridge, VT 05753

CLOVER STATE

Desabrais Means Glass & Affordable Service

• Windshield Repair • Insulated Glass • Plate Glass • Window Glass • Plexiglass • Safety Glass • Mirrors • Auto Glass • Storm Windows • Screen Repairs • Custom Shower Door Enclosures Vinyl Replacement windows and Complete Installation Insurance Approved discounts

Middlebury, VT 05753 • 388-9049

Landscape Design 275 South 116 Bristol, VT116 05443 275 South 116 275 South Bristol, VT 05443 Bristol, VT 05443

Siding, Windows, Garages, Decks & Porches New Construction, Renovations and Repairs

Maurice plouffe

1-800-880-6030 Fax:1-800-880-6030 (802) 453-2730 1-800-880-6030 Fax: (802) 453-2730 Fax: (802) 453-2730

www.brownswelding.com

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275 South 116, Bristol, Vermont 05443 oVer 40 LiFTS LiFTS oVer 40 (802) 453-3351• Cell (802) 363-5619

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We have the lift for you!

We the Lifts liftupfor 40’ to 80’ manlifts haveScissor to 32’ you! mini excavator

40’ to 80’ manlifts manlifts 40’ 80’ 42’to material forklifts 42’ material forklifts 42’ material Fork lifts up forklifts to 15,000 lbs.

Fork lifts lifts up up to to 15,000 15,000 lbs. lbs.

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WINDOW & SIDING CO., INC Windows • Vinyl siding • Garages Roofs • Additions • Decks

Waste Management – Roll-off container service

Scissor Lifts up up to to 32’ 32’ Scissor Lifts excavator Fencing excavator excavator

mini excavator mini excavator air Compressor air Compressor Compressor air

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SerVing VermonT NEW & neW York SERVING VERMONT YORK FOR For OVER30 30YearS! YEARS! Fence SerVing VermonT& & neW York For 30 YearS! LLC.

Owner/Oper.

R. Scott Munson

Fully Insured

802-877-2102 Toll Free: 888-433-0962

Split Rail, Privacy, Chain link, Vinyl, Aluminum & More Commercial/ResidentialFree Esimates Located in Shoreham, VT

www.cloverstate.com

eight02fencecompany@yahoo.com 802-897-5658 www.802fence.com

Fast, friendly, reliable service & competitive rates.

mlbrunet@gmavt.net

Floor Care

Over 30 yrs. experience

Field Automotive Inc.

Complete Auto Service • Domestic & Foreign Repairs

Lawn Care

Company

Automotive

Bear Mountain Mowing LLC Eco-Friendly All Electric Lawn Care Low Noise and Zero Emission Mowing!

Residential and Commercial – Fully Insured

Bearmountainmowing.com Bearmountainmowing@gmail.com

802-398-7153 Mowing Seasonal Clean Ups Mulching Hedge Trimming Brush Hauling Snow Plowing

Andre’s Floor Refinishing

Preventive Maintenance Brakes • Tune-ups Exhausts • Alignments Air Conditioning • State Inspections

- An Established Vermont Business with Over 30 Years of Experience -

Lumber

Specializing in Hardwood & Softwood Floors Commercial Oil and Waterborne Finishes Quality Workmanship - Competitive Pricing

62 Meigs Rd., Vergennes

877-9222

The PC MediC of VerMonT

54 Daigneault Hill Road Orwell,Vermont 05760

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• Fast, Reliable Repairs • Hardware & Software Installations & Upgrades • Spyware Removal & Virus Protection • Secure Wireless Network Setup • Computer Purchasing Assistance • Affordable Rates at Your Convenience

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Long Beams

802-388-7828  End of S. Munger St.  Middlebury

Masonry

Paul Claudon • 802-734-6815 pcmedic@gmavt.net

Engineering

 Rough Lumber

802-948-2004

GET YOUR COMPUTER RUNNING LIKE NEW AGAIN !

New Construction Remodels and Additions Window and Siding Installation Smaller Home Repairs

1736 Quaker Village Road, Weybridge, VT 05753

Over two decades experience!

Matt Sheldrick Masonry

MARK TRUDEAU

CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT WWW.ADDISONINDEPENDENT.COM

GENERAL CARPENTRY HOME IMPROVEMENTS LOCAL CONTRACTOR Remodeling • Additions Painting • Roofing

WINNER of “Best Local Contractor” THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS by READERS CHOICE AWARDS!

802.388.0860 MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT

Over 15 years of experience in Historic Restoration on Stonework, Fireplaces, Chimneys, etc.

Carpentry Painting Roofing

802.989.9611 Fine Dry Stone Masonry

Carpet Cleaning & Water Removal Stripping - Waxing - Buffing 802-759-2706 802-349-6050 phone or fax

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cell phone

email: cmulliss@gmavt.net 1900 Jersey St., S. Addison, VT 05491

Jamie Masefield

Certified by the Dry Stone Wallers Association of Great Britain

802-233-4670 jmasefield@gmavt.net

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• masonry • medical supplies • painting • plumbing & heating • renewable energy • septic

Stamps

Plumbing & Heating

Bruce A. Maheu’s

MADE TO ORDER Self Inking & Hand Stamps

NEW & REPAIR Residential • Lake Camps (Dunmore) Brick – Block – Stone

Available at the Addison Independent in the Marble Works, Middlebury

Chimneys, Fireplaces, Outside Barbecues, Steps, Patios, Stone Walls

Call Bruce

Salisbury, VT

802-352-6050

Medical Supplies

388-4944 Plumbing • Heating 125 Monkton Road Bristol, VT 05443 802-453-2325 cvplumbingheating.com

Fuel Delivery 185 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-4975 champlainvalleyfuels.com

SALES & RENTAL Knowledgable Staff

Personalized Service

Serving all your plumbing and heating needs.

Owned and operated by: Bill Heffernan, Jim & David Whitcomb

STORAGE 4 Sizes ~ Self-locking units Hardscrabble Rd., Bristol

Renewable Energy

Monthly prices

6’x12’ $30 • 8’x12’ $45 10’x12’ $55 • 12’x21’ $75

Don’t spend your hard-earned money making the hot water or electricity that you use today– SOLAR IS MORE AFFORDABLE THAN EVER! We’ve been here for you for 43 years – Let us help you with your solar projects today.

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Fax: 388-4146 Marble Works, Middlebury, VT

DaviD vaillancourt Painting & Carpentry

24 hr Heavy Towing & Recovery Heavy Truck Repair & Diagnosis Heavy Haul, Oversize, Local & Long distance Call Jeff 802-948-2950

25 Yrs Experience 60’ bucket truck wood chipper available Fully Insured Free Estimates

Brett Sargent owner/operator

BROWN’S TREE & CRANE SERVICE

FREE ESTIMATES FOR TREE SERVICES

WE HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR THE RIGHT JOB – TO GIVE YOU REASONABLE RATES Dangerous Trees Cut & Removed Stumps Removed Trusses Set Trees Trimmed Land Clearing

Go Green with us –

Call for a FREE on-site evaluation

Septic & Water

802-352-4829

AIRPORT AUTO Self Storage • Low Rates

Reasonable Rates • Year-round Service • Fully Insured

(802) 453-3351 • Cell (802) 363-5619 24 Hour Emergency Service 453-7014

Brownswelding.com

Also a good selection of used vehicles

2321 W. Salisbury Rd.Salisbury, VT davama53@myfairpoint.net

• Interior/Exterior • Drywall • Taping • Building Maintenance • Fully Insured

Shoreham, Vermont

Serving Vermont for over 42 years!

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388-9801

Painting

Towing

Tree Service

Soak Up The Sun! Medical Equipment and Oxygen

• towing • tree services • window treatments • masonry

TREADWAY & RINGEY

MASONRY

27 Years Experience Honest & Fair Pricing Free Estimates Fully Insured

• septic & water • siding • stamps • storage • surveying • trailers/transport

44 School House Hill Road, E. Middlebury

Window Treatments

LAROSE SURVEYS, P.C.

Premium window treatments, retractable screens and awnings.

388-0432 • 388-8090

Celebrating 31 Years

Environmental Consultants – Licensed Designers Steve Revell CPG, LD#178 BW Jeremy Revell LD#611 BW • Tyler Maynard LD#597 B • Water Supply - Location, Development and Permitting • On-Site Wastewater Design • Single & Multiple Lot Subdivision • Property Development & Permitting • State and Local Permitting • Underground Storage Tank Removal & Assessment Toll-Free: 800-477-4384

802-453-4384

Fax 802-453-5399 • Email: jrevell@lagvt.com 163 Revell Drive • Lincoln, VT 05443

www.lagvt.com

HESCOCK PAINTING Free Estimates References Fully Insured

A friendly, professional, and affordable family business.

462-3737 or 989-9107

FOR SEPTIC TANK PUMPING & DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE,

NDO N RESTROOMS DUPlumbing & 'S Rt.PORTABLE 22A, Orwell • 948-2082 Rely on the professionals.

Heating

Rt. 7 So., Middlebury •388-2705

Kim or Jonathan Hescock hescock@shoreham.net

Ronald L. LaRose, L.S. • Kevin R. LaRose, L.S.

Land Surveying/Septic Design “We will take you through the permitting process!”

25 West St. • PO Box 388 Bristol, VT 05443 Telephone: 802-453-3818 Fax: 802- 329-2138

298 Maple Street Middlebury, VT 802.247.3883 vtshadeandblind@gmail.com VermontShadeandBlind.com

larosesurveys@gmail.com

Short Surveying, inc.

Serving Addison County Since 1991

Timothy L. Short, L.S. Property Line Surveys • Topographical Surveys FEMA Elevation Certificates

SEPTIC SERVICE Professional Installation • Heating Systems • Plumbing Supplies • Bathroom Design • Water Treatment Great Advice

NDON'S DU Plumbing & Heating

Rt. 22A, Orwell 948-2082 388-2705

TANK & CESSPOOL PUMPING ELECTRONIC TANK LOCATING TANK & LEACH FIELD INSPECTIONS NEW SYSTEMS INSTALLED ALL SEPTIC SYSTEM REPAIRS DRAIN & PIPE CLEANING Full Excavation Service

135 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury, VT 388-3511 ssi@sover.net

Barnard & Gervais, LLC Land Surveying - Water & Septic Designs State & Local Permitting Environmental Consulting

Middlebury, VT

Jason Barnard

Michael Gervais

Licensed Designer

Licensed Surveyor

Serving Vermont from offices in Hinesburg and Enosburgh

802-349-8433 802-482-2597 www.barnardandgervais.com

Trailers/Transport Motor Home Specialties LLC 3233 Vt. Rte. 22A, Bridport, VT 05734 (802-349-8123) Office Repairs & Maintenance New Services: Custom Built Trailers & Hitches Transporting Cars & Compact Equipment

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Recreational Director, Snack Bar, Boat Rentals & Arcade Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend

Communications Associate

PART TIME & FULL TIME Days, eves, & weekends a must Looking for friendly, motivated, energetic people who are searching for a summer job!!

Please stop in and pick up an application or speak to our manager.

1457 Lake Dunmore Rd, Salisbury

We are seeking a part-time Communications Associate (20-30 hours/week) who will be responsible for producing core communications materials for the Foundation and its associated funds: press releases, website, social media, blogs, newsletters, reports, and correspondence. This position will also help improve intra-office communication by recommending and/or creating new processes and coordinate events on an as-needed basis.

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years work experience required, preferably in a communications or marketing role. Candidates should have excellent written and verbal communications; experience with email marketing and content management; and be detail oriented, flexible, and motivated.

CELEBRATION RENTALS OF BRANDON is looking to increase its team for the 2017 season. Paying additional seasonal bonus.

Call 802-247-0002 to set up an interview.

Please send cover letter and resume to: humanresource@vermontcf.org Or mail to: The Vermont Community Foundation, 3 Court Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

Visit www.vermontcf.org/jobs for a complete job description.

Position will be open until filled.

The Vermont Community Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer and offers a competitive salary and benefits.

COMMERCIAL LENDING ASSOCIATE Main Street, Middlebury Office

A full-time opportunity is available in our Commercial Lending area!

Our Commercial Lending Associate will work collaboratively with our Business Community Lenders to bring commercial loan requests to fruition. Associates perform credit analysis and pre-closing loan duties while continuing to service our existing commercial loan relationships.

Minimum education, skills and/or experience necessary to fulfill the requirements of this position are: • Associates Degree in Accounting or Finance, or related field • Accounting/Finance related work experience desirable • Knowledge of commercial lending process • Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize effectively • Strong professional writing skills • Proficient use of the MS Office suite – ‘Power user’ of Word & Excel • Adept at learning commercial lending-specific software NBM offers a fast-paced and challenging work environment and competitive compensation package.

The Storm Café has immediate openings for

KITCHEN POSITIONS JOB OPPORTUNITY SERVICE TECHNICIAN WANTED Yandow Sales & Service North Ferrisburg, VT Due to an overwhelming service business this year, we are interested in adding an additional service tech to our service department. Previous mechanical experience in small engines and other, have own tools, and a good team player, a must. Pay negotiable based on experience also! Contact Richard Yandow at 802 425-2131 to set up an interview. Resumes and references may also be emailed to ryandow@yandowsalesandservice.com

Manufacturing – Line Worker 29 Green St., Vergennes 28 Main St., Bristol 140 Commerce St., Hinesburg EOE

The McKernon Group is seeking experienced Carpenters and Construction Managers who have building experience in keeping with high quality work to join our team. Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and hand tools The McKernon Group is looking for experienced Project Managers to join our team. This position involves overseeing projects from start to finish, coordinating personnel and equipment and overseeing quality of work. The right candidate must be experienced in all phases of construction. Candidates must be detail-oriented, experienced, and possess great communication, organization and leadership skills. This position is required to make field decisions that ensure the quality of the work while maintaining the safety of our employees. Must be capable of interpreting construction drawings and specs, and have knowledge of job cost and field reporting.

Benefits include health & dental insurance, 401k, and paid holidays and paid time off. Interested persons should send resume to kevin@mckernongroup.com, or stop by our office located at 381 New Rd. in Brandon to complete an application.

SALES PERSON Full or Part Time

Retail lumber and flooring sales.

Knowledge of building trades, flooring and wood species.

Excellent customer service and phone skills.

Commission on flooring sales. !

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Check the Classifieds twice a week in the Addison Independent.

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A C OR N PA IN TIN G IS NOW hiring for the exterior season. Experienced paint‑ ers preferred but willing to train the right candidates.

Must have valid drivers license, transportation 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.

ADDISON 4 CORNER STORE is hiring for deli position. Afternoons until closing and weekends. Call 802‑759‑2332.

Contact Sandra Trombley at 802 388 4982 or email strombley@nbmvt.com to learn more or request a copy of the job description. Please apply, in person, at one of our Middlebury, Vergennes, Hinesburg, Bristol or Brandon locations.

5 Carver St., Brandon 240 Court St., Middlebury 30 Main St., Middlebury

Please apply in person at: 3 Mill Street Middlebury, VT

Temporary positions available at the Middlebury plant for the duration of the summer. 2 shifts available currently: 12pm8pm and 8pm-4am. Overtime available.

Perform duties within the cheese packaging process. Ensure that the finished product is packaged correctly. Maintain a sanitary work environment, ensure accurate records, and understand specific SOP’s and product specifications. Work flexibility is a must. High School Diploma, or equivalent is required.

Must be able to lift 80 lbs.

Apply in person, by email to ajacobs@ agrimark.net or send your resume with cover letter to:

Agri-Mark

ALL‑ AROUND FARM HAND, 802‑233‑1249 or 802‑233‑3849 BANKRUPTCY: CALL to find out if bankruptcy can help you. Kathleen Walls, Esq. 802‑388‑1156.

HANDYMAN‑5 TO 10 hrs/ week doing odd jobs and maintenance at five Bristol buildings. $15/hr, flexible schedule. Bristol resident preferred. Email resume or paragraph about yourself to bethany@wellsmountain. com or call 453‑4065.

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LAKE CHAMPLAIN MARI‑ TIME MUSEUM is seek‑ ing a bright, responsible, friendly retail clerk and bookkeeping assistant.

The retail position is for Friday‑Sunday from mid April to mid October, with some flexibility to work oth‑ er days. The bookkeeping assistant position will be in the administrative office for an additional day each week. Applicants must be detail oriented, comfort‑ able dealing with the public and accurate with numbers and data. The position is located at 4472 Basin Har‑ bor Rd., Vergennes next to the Basin Harbor Club. For more information about the museum and this position go to LCMM.org.

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ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL ACME Arms Co. 12 gauge. Beautiful vintage firearm. $185.

802‑989‑5803.

LANDSCAPERS WANT‑ ED; BRISTOL landscape company looking for land‑ scape laborers. Work in‑ cludes all areas of land‑ scape construction; plant‑ ing, hardscapes and garden maintenance. Starting pay $12‑16 per hour depending on experience. Valid driv‑ ers license required. Colby Hill Landscape Company.

802‑363‑9958.

PART OR FULL TIME, 2 positions, convenience store. 802‑758‑2361.

PART TIME EMPLOY‑ MENT minimum 8 hour/ week position as Addison County Deputy Clerk in the Frank Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury. Minimum two 4‑hour shifts per week. No benefits. Call 388‑1966 for more information or email: addisoncountyclerk@gmail. com.

PART TIME POT WASHER needed. Otter Creek Bak‑ ery, Middlebury. 388‑3371.

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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS is looking for reli‑ able early morning risers with a valid driver’s license and car insurance to deliver our newspaper. Available routes are in North Fer‑ risburg and Shelburne.

Deliveries are to be com‑ pleted by 6 am Mon‑Sat and 7:30 on Sunday. Earn an estimated profit of over $1,000 per month plus tips.

This is a great way to earn extra money without inter‑ fering with your day job.

Please contact Monique at 802‑316‑7194 for more information.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN is seeking a Sous Chef and line cooks for it’s two brand new kitchens. Learn under Chef Matt Corrente in a great atmosphere with competitive pay. Nights and weekends required.

Please apply in person at 86 Main Street, Middlebury or send resume to info@ twobrotherstavern.com.

WHISTLEPIG CURRENT‑ LY HIRING FOR full time bottler. Eye for detail and accuracy. Flexible duties and hours Monday‑Friday.

Be able to stand on feet for 8 hours a day with unas‑ sisted lifting of 25 pounds.

Please send resume and 3 professional references to info@whistlepigrye.com.

For Sale 20 FOOT TANDEM EQUIP‑ MENT TRAILER 12,000 GVWR with spare. $3,000.

802‑462‑2816.

2004 CLUB CAR golf cart. Electric power, roof, windshield, headlights. Ex‑ cellent condition. $2,000.

802‑417‑4698.

For Rent

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THE BARREL MAN; plas‑ tic and metal barrels, 275 gallon food‑grade totes. 55 gallon plastic food‑grade barrels with spin‑on cov‑ ers. Great for rain barrels.

A barrel for every need.

802‑453‑4235.

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THE WORLDS FINEST road tandem. Santana No‑ venta. Large frame and fork. Asking $3,500. Call Brad at 802‑388‑0050.

Vacation Rentals 2 BEDROOM SUMMER R E N TA L . E n j o y L a k e Dunmore in your own pri‑ vate camp. Hillside camp overlooking Lake Dunmore with 320’ private frontage.

Across from road on East side above Branbury State Park. Rental to one family, $6,000. for whole season.

Mostly furnished, with all appliances. Beautiful views, great swimming, sun deck and dock on water. Call 802‑352‑6678.

ADDISON: LAKE CHAM‑ PLAIN waterfront camp.

Beautiful views, gorgeous sunsets, private beach, dock, rowboat and canoe included. $600 weekly, or call for weekends.

802‑349‑4212.

For Rent 1,800 SQ. FT. WARE‑ HOUSE commercial space.

As is or renovate to suit.

Creek Road, Middlebury.

802‑558‑6092.

2 BR, 2BA CONDO, Mid‑ dlebury. Newly renovated.

Oversized with lots of storage. Private second floor, end unit. Nice deck, sunny location, view of the woods (Twin Circles), walking distance to every‑ thing. $1,275/mo. heat, snow and trash removal, lawn care included. Credit check, security, references required. Available May 15.

802‑352‑4266.

BRANDON: PARK VIL‑ LAGE is now accepting applications for 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.

Rents starting at $700, includes heat and trash.

No pets. Laundry onsite.

Income restrictions ap‑ ply. Call Summit Property Management Group at 802‑247‑0165 or visit our website www.summitpmg. com.

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

802‑453‑2566.

For Rent

Attn: Ashley Jacobs

869 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 EOE

M/F/D/V

MECHANIC AND DRIVERS NEEDED Do you enjoy helping people, being a hero? MiddState Towing Co., a full service professional towing and recovery team, is looking for dependable individuals that will care for company equipment and provide quality service to our customers.

FULL-TIME MECHANIC position – Your primary responsibility is maintaining the trucks and equipment along with some fabricating. You will be involved with some towing and roadside service. CDL is preferred.

FULL-TIME & PART-TIME DRIVER positions – Your day/ night will be mixed with automobile towing, accident recoveries, roadside assistance (fixing flat tires, jump starts, lockouts) talking with customers and other heroic deeds. 2-3 nights per week and 1-2 weekends a month are required on a rotating schedule. We will provide in-house and professional training to qualified applicants. CDL is not required but is helpful.

Competitive pay and benefits for full-time employees include healthcare, IRA match, paid vacation, sick and holiday pay. We ask that you have a clean DMV driving record, allow a background check and reside within the immediate area of New Haven. Please contact Joe at 802-388-1110. www.middstatetowing.com.

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

Particularly on sites like Craigslist.

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

The federal government is watching for such discrimination.

Let us help you sift through the complexities of the Fair Housing Law. Stay legal. Stay on the right side of the nation’s Fair Housing Law. Call the Addison Independent at (802) 388-4944.

Talk to our sales professionals.

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THE ADDISON COUNTY COMMUNITY Trust is up‑ dating the waiting lists for the Creek View Apartments located in Vergennes, Ver‑ mont. Apartments include one and two bedroom units.

Rents are $755 and $880, respectively, all utilities in‑ cluded; Rental Assistance may be available. Income restrictions apply. Acces‑ sible units available. For more information, please call 802‑877‑3749. TDD 771. Equal Housing Op‑ portunity.

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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 Ad‑ dison. Available storage space in my barn for sum‑ mer/winter storage. The barn is structurally sound and weather‑tight with electricity. No heat or run‑ ning water. The barn is also available for lease. The en‑ trance 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 vis‑ ibility. Call Eric at 388‑6054.

LILAC KNOLL HOUSE at Park Village in Bran‑ don. Attractive 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 walking distance to every‑ thing. Two bedroom and three bedroom available on June 1. Text only to 802‑373‑6456.

MIDDLEBURY 1 BED‑ ROOM apartment. Close to college. $800/month plus deposit. Some utilities in‑ cluded. 388‑0401.

MIDDLEBURY: 1/ONE BEDROOM, 2/two bed‑ rooms and 1 efficiency apartment. All recently ren‑ ovated. No pets. Located on Court St. For more infor‑ mation call 802‑388‑4455.

THE ADDISON COUN‑ TY COMMUNITY Trust is updating the wait‑ ing lists for the Smallest City Apartments located in Vergennes, Vermont.

Apartments include one, two, and three bedroom units. Rents are $820, $928, $1,061, respective‑ ly; Rental Assistance is available. Income restric‑ tions apply. Accessible units available. For more information, please call 802‑877‑3749. TDD 771.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

VERGENNES 3 BED‑ ROOM: washer/dryer hookup, new appliances. $900/ m ont h. No pet s , 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.

WEST ADDISON: 2 STO‑ RY, furnished house on lakefront. Washer, dryer. No smoking. Available Septem‑ ber through May. $1,000/ month. 860‑878‑9580.

NEW HAVEN: BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, sunny apartment.

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

802‑236‑2040.

ROOM FOR RENT shared bathroom. Shared kitch‑ en. $112.50 per week.

802‑877‑9237.

SHOREHAM: SHARE A UNIQUE spacious country home, 25 minutes to Mid‑ dlebury, with professional in his 40’s interested in cook‑ ing, NPR, reading, hiking. $400 plus utilities. Shared bath. A pet would be con‑ sidered. 802‑863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, references, background checks required. EHO. 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.

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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, 8 0 2 ‑ 2 4 7 ‑ 6 6 3 3 . To m @ WhittakerRealEstate.com.

NEW 2017 ENERGY STAR display models. Modular, double and single wides.

Open 7 days a week. Up to $27,500 down payment assistance available on new homes if you qualify.

FactoryDirectHomesofVT. com. 600 Rte. 7 Pitts‑ ford, VT. 1‑802‑773‑2555. tflanders@beanshomes. com.

Att. Farmers FIRST CUT HAY for sale.

Small square bales. Call 802‑349‑9281.

MONKTON: SHARE A HOME with woman in her 60’s interested in environmental issues, reading & cooking. $400/ mo. plus utilities/internet/ cable, and lend a hand with yard work. Private half bath. 802‑ 863‑5625 or HomeShareVermont.org for application. Interview, refer‑ ences, background checks required. EHO. NEW HAVEN, 2 BED‑ ROOM upstairs apartment.

Bright and spacious. Need 1st and last month’s rent.

Price includes heat, elec‑ tricity & rubbish removal.

No pets, $1195 per month.

Call 802‑453‑4037.

2 BEDROOM, 1 1/2 BATHS, partially finished dry basement, root cellar, washer/dryer, stove, refrig‑ erator, garbage disposal, 2 car garage, screened‑in porch, unique barn board siding. 59 New Haven Rd, Ve r g e n n e s . $ 2 2 5 , 0 0 0 .

802‑475‑2233.

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H AY F O R S A L E 1 s t and 2nd cut. Good qual‑ ity for horses and more.

Square bales $3.25. You pick up and load. Call 914‑325‑5299 in Ferris‑ burgh.

W H I T N E Y ’ S C U S TO M FARM WORK. Pond agi‑ tating, liquid manure haul‑ ing, drag line aerating. Call for price. 462‑2755, John Whitney.

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FAMILY OF 4 SEEKING home to rent under $1,300/ monthly. We have two large breed (well trained) dogs that we cannot part with. Home must be within reasonable commute to UTC Aerospace Systems in Vergennes. Need to move ASAP as our cur‑ rent lease ends before June. Can provide first, last and pet deposit (if needed). Please contact via email (preferred during day time hours) or phone. t_finch_07@hotmail.com.

559‑936‑0137.

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CLICK, CALL & SAVE‑ Green & Ready‑2‑Burn seasoned & kiln‑dried 16” split hardwood; free local deliveries; small orders OK; easy ordering ‑ Click: w w w. M I D D M E N . c o m ; Call: 1‑844‑KILNDRIED or 1‑855‑MIDDMEN. FIREWOOD, GREEN OR DRY cut, split. $200/cord.

802‑247‑6061.

METCALFE FIRE‑ WOOD‑QUALITY and clean hardwood for sale. $225/cord. Call 802‑989‑8180 or email metcalfefirewood@gmail. com for questions and de‑ livery.

Boats 14’ SEARS GAME FISHER, V‑Hull aluminum boat, very light. 7‑1/2HP Evinrude mo‑ tor. 14’ trailer, oars, anchor.

Senior citizen owned, gave up boating. $1,295. OBO. 802‑453‑4235.

Public Notices Index ADDISON NORTHWEST BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS

The following schedule of the Board of School Directors’ meetings is announced for the month of May, 2017.

ADDISON NORTHWEST SUPERVISORY UNION Friday, May 5 7:30 a.m.

Vergennes Union High School Board Facilities Committee Meeting at VUHS Thursday, May 11 6:30 p.m.

Ferrisburgh Central School Board Regular Board Meeting at the school Monday, May 15 6:00 p.m.

Vergennes Union Elementary School Board Regular Board Meeting in the VUES Library Thursday, May 25 6:30 p.m.

Addison Central School Board Annual Meeting at the school 6:45 p.m.

Addison Central School Board Regular Board Meeting at the school ADDISON NORTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT Friday, May 12 9:00 a.m.

Negotiations Subcommittee Meeting In the ANWSU Conference Room Tuesday, May 16 6:00 p.m.

Community Engagement Subcommittee Meeting at the Bixby Library Wednesday, May 17 6:00 p.m.

Policy Subcommittee Meeting In the VUHS Main Hall Conference Room Monday, May 22 6:00 p.m.

Negotiations Subcommittee Meeting with Addison Northwest Support Staff Association in the ANWSU Conference Room Wednesday, May 31 6:00 p.m.

ANWSD Board Meeting In the VUHS Library The purpose of each meeting is to transact regular business, including a review of 5/4, 5/8, 5/11 correspondence,

CORNWALL CENTRAL CEMETERY ASSOCIATION PUBLIC NOTICE Cornwall Central Cemetery Association Annual Meeting Public Notice. The officers and all persons interested in the Cornwall Central Cemetery are hereby Warned to meet at the Cornwall Congregational Church on Tuesday, May 16th at 7PM. For more information call 802-324-9499.

5/4, 5/8, 5/11, 5/15

Vergennes is scheduled to receive natural gas in 2017. As part of our commitment to safety, service teams will be out inspecting sewer lines in many neighborhoods this summer ahead of construction. We are excited to be a part of your community. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns you may have: www.VermontGas.com or 800-639-8081

THE TOWNS OF ADDISON, BRIDPORT, CORNWALL, SHOREHAM AND STARKSBORO 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE HERBICIDE SPRAYING

The above-mentioned municipalities have each requested from the Secretary of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets a permit to apply the following herbicides: Garlon 4 ultra (Triclopyr), Oust Extra (Sulfometuron) and Rodeo (Glyphosate) to control unwanted vegetation along town owned highways. Selective spray operations will start approximately May 20th.

The applications will be made by certified pesticide applicators using mechanically controlled equipment and hand control methods. Residents along the right-of-way are encouraged to protect sensitive environmental areas, organic farm land and water supplies from spray. It is the resident’s responsibility to notify the town of the existence of these situations adjacent to the town right-of-way. Citizens wishing to inform the town are urged to contact the person for their respective town as follows: Addison – Bryan Nolan – 759-2570 Bridport – Dusty Huestis – 758-2113 Cornwall - Mike Sunderland – 462-2752 Shoreham – Jason Paquette – 897-5451 Starksboro – Tom Estey – 453-2319 The appropriate place to contact with comments, other than your town is the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Agriculture Resource Management and Environmental Stewardship, 116 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602, Telephone (802)828-2431. Their link web page that would describe the town’s spray permit request can be found at www.VermontAgriculture.com 5/1

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

MIRRORCRAFT ALU‑ MINUM 15’ deep V, lake boat. New red oak seats.

Karavan galvanized boat trailer, LED lights, bear‑ ing buddies. 1987 8HP Mercury outboard, runs excellent, 2 cylinder with plastic gas tank and hose.

8’ oars, boat anchor, 4 life jackets. Used by senior citizen. All in very good condition. 802‑453‑4235. $1,895. OBO. Eager to sell.

Cars 2000 TOYOTA SIENNA, XLE loaded, 247,500 miles.

Registered until 12/16. $750. 802‑989‑4704.

Wanted TRUSTED 3RD GEN. VT Antique dealer specializing in jewelry, watches, silver, art, military, antique col‑ lectibles, etc. Visit www. bittnerantiques.com or call Brian at 802‑272‑7527.

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

The Town of Cornwall is accepting bids for all town lawn mowing, which includes; 3 cemeteries, the town green, DAR building, land adjacent to the town hall and the athletic field on Peet Road.

Bids will be opened at the Selectboard Meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2017.

For further information, please contact Sue Johnson, Town Clerk at 462-2775.

4/27, 5/1, 5/4

ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUEST FOR BIDS

ACSD is Requesting Bids for Lawn Mowing at 6 different Schools. Contact Eric Warren at 802-382-1183 for Bid Form. ACSD reserves the right to reject any or all bids according to Vermont Statutes.

5/1, 4

ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PAPER AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES 2017 – 2018 SCHOOL YEAR The Addison Central School District is accepting bids for the supply of paper and other educational/office supplies for the 2017-2018 School Year.

Bid Form and detailed bid specifications are available at the District’s Office.

Call: Bill Waller at 802-382-1293 or Josh Quinn at 802-382-1280.

Bids must be received no later than 2pm on May 16, 2017.

The Addison Central School District Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any or all bids in accordance with Vermont Statutes.

5/1, 4

PUBLIC NOTICE Full Passport Service Addison County Courthouse The Addison County Clerk is available to accept passport applications and provide passport photos.

REGULAR HOURS Monday – Friday 9am to 1pm Appointments appreciated, but not necessary.

Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of: Halpin Road Culvert Replacement 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 Wednesday, May 24, 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 8, 2017.

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

April 20, 2017 Ms. Kathleen Ramsay, Town Manager 4/24, 4/27, 5/1, 5/4

EVINRUDE 4HP OUT‑ BOARD motor, 1970’s vin‑ tage. Looks and runs like new. Senior citizen owned for fishing. $400. OBO. Can hear run. 802‑453‑4235.

NOTICE TOWN OF CORNWALL LAWN MOWING BIDS

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #9A0308-6 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On April 21, 2017, Milot Real Estate, 32 Seymour Street, Williston, VT 05495 and Village Walk MSV, LLC, 70 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401 filed application #9A0308-6 for a project generally described as the construction of a three story multi-family, 40 unit apartment complex with municipal water and wastewater services. The project is located 212 South Village Green in Middlebury, Vermont.

The District #9 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 -- Minor Applications. The application and proposed permit are available for review on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state.vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “9A0308-6”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before May 19, 2017, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion.

Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above.

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by May 19, 2017 Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 28th day of April, 2017.

Geoffrey W. Green, District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802) 879-5657 geoffrey.green@vermont.gov 5/4

802-388-1966

TOWN OF SALISBURY INVITATION TO BID

The Town of Salisbury is accepting bids for the mowing of the Village Cemetery (including both sides of the new fence), Holman Cemetery, West Salisbury Cemetery (including sumac control on stone wall at back of new section) and the Town Hall for 2017. Bidders should bid on each parcel separately. Bids must be submitted by May 15, 2017 to Select Board, PO Box 66, Salisbury, VT 05769.

4/27

TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Middlebury Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 22, 2017 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at the Municipal Office Building, 77 Main Street, to consider the following: 1. An application by Tyler Maynard for a Conditional Use review of a request to construct a single family house with an accessory apartment on Burnham Drive.

The property is located on parcel #09:058 in the Forest District.

All interested persons may appear and be heard. Written materials may be viewed in the Planning and Zoning Office during regular business hours. (802) 388-8100, Ext 210. Participation in this public hearing is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Jennifer L. Murray Town Planner/Zoning Administrative Officer 5/4

ADDISON NORTHEAST SUPERVISORY UNION REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Addison Northeast Supervisory Union is requesting proposals from vendors wishing to provide contracted instructional services for special education for the 2017-2018 school year. This annual procedure is instituted for the purposes of complying with federal guidelines for the use of grant funds often applied to services. Contract proposals are sought for the following services: -Occupational Therapy -Physical Therapy -Psychological Services -Transportation Services -Communication services -IEP/Medicaid Case Management Systems Sealed proposals must be mailed or delivered to Susan Bruhl, Director of Student Support Services, ANESU, 72 Munsil Ave, Bristol, VT 05443 no later than 4PM, 5/15/17.

Copies of the RFP may be obtained on our website at www.anesu.org and at the Office of the Superintendent at the above address between 8AM and 4PM, M-F before 5/15.

Period of Contract: 7/1/17 – 6/30/18

4/24

STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 225-10-15 ANCV WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2005-OP2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-OP2 v.

MICHAEL J. CRAVENS, DENISE COUSINO AND OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION OCCUPANTS OF 75 PINE STREET, BRISTOL, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered July 25, 2016 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Michael J. Cravens and Denise Cousino to Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated July 1, 2005 and recorded in Book 115 Page 409 of the land records of the Town of Bristol, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Sand Canyon Corporation f/k/a Option One Mortgage Corporation to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2005-OP2 dated October 25, 2011 and recorded in Book 135 Page 626 of the land records of the Town of Bristol for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction on at 75 Pine Street, Bristol, Vermont on May 15, 2017 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Michael J. Cravens and Denise Cousino by Warranty Deed of Bruce Ladeau and Jeanie MacDonough dated June__, 2005 and recorded in Volume ___, Page ___ of the Bristol Land Records and being more particularly described therein as follows: “Being all of Lot 1 as depicted on a Plan entitled ‘Hammond Property Pine Street/ Liberty Street, Bristol, Vermont’ by James Tyler Hart, dated November, 2004, recorded in Slide 52 as Map 324 of the Bristol Land Records.

“Being a portion of the same land and premises conveyed to Grantors by Executor’s Deed of Maureen Garofano, Executrix of the Estate of Lawson G. Hammond dated December 29, 2004, recorded in Volume 113, at Page 536 of the Bristol Land Records.

“The property is burdened and benefitted by an easement for ingress and egress and utilities via the ‘12’ Shared Driveway’, as depicted on the above-referenced Plat.

These easement rights shall run with the land, and shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Grantees and Grantees’ successors and assigns.

“The herein-conveyed property is subject to, and benefitted by, the terms and conditions of a certain Declaration of Covenants, dated July 1_, 2005, recorded in Volume _115_ at Page _407-408 of the Bristol Land Records.

“The herein conveyed property is subject to approvals and regulations of the Town of Bristol, Vermont state permits WW-9-0672 and 9A0301 (as they may be amended) and utility Easements, Rights of Way and municipal permits as may appear of record.

“Reference is hereby made to the above mentioned instruments, the records thereof, the references therein made and their respective records and references in aid of this description.”

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: April 12, 2017 By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh Grange’s famous “King Pede” card parties will be held on the Saturdays of May 13 and 27 at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall and Community Center at 6:30 p.m. The socializing begins with a sandwich supper and then on to an evening of fun and card games. This is a great way to keep in touch with your neighbors and support our Grange — so all are welcome!

The Friends of the Bixby have a riotous time sorting, shelving and selling a wide selection of donated books for the used book sale.

Through the generosity of library patrons and customers, the group regularly receives donations to include in their selection of hardcover and paperback fiction, including books by Vermont authors and about Vermont subjects, parenting and self-help books, biographies, children’s books, cookbooks, crafts and gardening.

Join the Friends of Bixby on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. to sort these books and to have some fun. There are additional volunteer opportunities during the week to assist with the work to sort and shelve the library’s collections. For more information, contact Karlene DeVine at kdevine@gmavt.net.

The Bixby Library’s Cultural Event Series for the month of May features VPR’s Charlie Nardozzi on “Growing an Edible Landscape without Sacrificing the Beauty.”

The presentation takes place on Wednesday, May 17, at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. This event is made possible through the Vermont Community Foundation.

The Bixby’s Coffeehouse Series presents “Happiness: Small Changes you can Make Today” by applying the practices that promote well-being as described in “Small Changes for Your Mind” by Brett Blumenthal.

The event takes place on Wednesday,

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NEWS

UPCOMING EVENTS May 16: ���������������Ferrisburgh Town Selectboard meeting 6:30 p.m.

May 4, 5, and 6: ��North Ferrisburgh Methodist Church rummage sale May 5: ����������������Bixby Friday Night Film “Arrival” 6:30 p.m.

May 6: ����������������Green Up Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

May 8: ����������������Ferrisburgh Central School PTO Meeting at FCS 6:15 p.m.

May 11: ��������������Town Charter Voting at the Town Hall 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

May 11: ��������������FCS Board Meeting FSC Gymnasium 6:30 p.m.

May 13: ��������������Ferrisburgh Historical Society tour of Ralph Farnsworth Museum 2 p.m.

May 13 and 27: ��Ferrisburgh Grange King Pede card party 6:30 p.m.

May 17: ��������������Charlie Nardozzi on “Growing an Edible Landscape” Bixby 7 p.m.

May 19: ��������������FCS Spring Concert May 21: ��������������Rokeby Museum Opening Day May 24: ��������������ANWSD Board Meeting 6 p.m. VUHS Library May 24: ��������������Bixby Library “Happiness: Small Changes You Can Make Today” 7 p.m.

May 27 ����������������Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Opening Day

May 24, at 7 p.m.

The Bixby Friday Night Movie for May is “Arrival,” that depicts what might happen when alien space crafts land around the world and an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. The film will be shown on Friday, May 5, 6:30 p.m. along with fresh popcorn!

The North Ferrisburgh Methodist Church, 227 Old Hollow Road, is holding its annual rummage sale on Thursday, May 4, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; on Friday, May 5, from 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

Dollar-a-bag day is Saturday, May 6, from 8 a.m.– 11 a.m. The proceeds will support children and youth who will be attending church summer camps and mission trips. In addition, information about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library will be provided. This program provides high quality, age appropriate books at no cost for children to promote early reading skills and a lifelong love of literature.

Voting on the Ferrisburgh Town

Charter will be held on May 11 at the Town Hall from 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Early absentee voter ballots are also available; you can request a ballot by phone (877-3429), email or stop by the office to vote early. Copies of the proposed charter are available at our office and on the town’s web site www.ferrisburghvt.org.

Ferrisburgh’s Green-Up Day will be held on Saturday, May 6. Green-Up bags are available at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Green-Up Coordinator Deb Healey will deliver bags to your house; call her at 475-2944 to make arrangements. Also, bags will be available on Green-Up Day at the Ferrisburgh Central School from 9 a.m.–10 a.m. Filled bags can be dropped off at the Town Garage on Little Chicago Road from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. The Town Garage site will be monitored and will not be accessible except during those hours.

Please remember that tires will not be accepted on Green-Up Day. If you discover tires dumped on

Vt. walleye season opens May 6 RUTLAND, — The Vermont walleye fishing season is set to open on Saturday, May 6, marking the return of some of the best walleye fishing in New England.

Vermont has excellent spring walleye fishing opportunities in a number of lakes and rivers across the state including Lake Champlain and its tributaries — the Missisquoi, Lamoille and Winooski rivers and Otter Creek — as well as Salem Lake, Island Pond, Clyde Pond and the Clyde River.

“We saw some really nice, trophysize walleye during our recent survey work, which certainly brightens the outlook a bit for the upcoming walleye season,” said Chet MacKenzie, fisheries biologist with Vermont Fish & Wildlife. “The fishing conditions are also lining up to be exceptional for opening weekend as flows have dropped in many of the major spawning tributaries to Lake Champlain, meaning anglers will have a great opportunity to connect

Public Notices found on Pages 8B & 9B. TOWN OF BRISTOL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Bristol Planning Commission will hold a hearing on May 16, 2017 at the Town Offices located at 1 South Street beginning at 7:00 P.M. to consider zoning permit #17-02SD, George Landis (Parcel #06-02-45), requesting right of way approval, per Bristol Zoning Regulations Article IV, Sec. 407.

The Bristol Planning Commission will also hold a hearing on May 16, 2017 at the Town Offices located at 1 South Street beginning at 7:00 P.M. to consider zoning permit #17-20, Terry Thomas (Parcel #06-02-07.3), requesting site plan review approval for a light industrial class 1 commercial building, per Bristol Zoning Regulations Article III, Sec. 394.

Copies of the complete zoning applications are available for review at the Bristol Town Office during regular business hours.

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with post-spawn walleye.”

A trio of additional waters — Lake Carmi, Chittenden Reservoir and the Connecticut River — also offer quality walleye fishing, but are subject to specific regulations.

In all waters of Vermont except Lake Carmi, Chittenden Reservoir and the Connecticut River, walleye have an 18” minimum length requirement and three-fish daily limit. The open season is from Saturday, May 6 to March 15, 2018.

Because of the lake’s high productivity and high rate of walleye harvest, Lake Carmi has a slot limit for walleye. The minimum length is 15 inches and all walleye between 17 and 19 inches must be released. The daily limit is five walleye, but only one may be over 19 inches long. The season is open May 6 through March 15, 2018.

Chittenden Reservoir has special walleye regulations in order to produce large walleye that can help control its over-abundant yellow

perch population and provide anglers with an opportunity to harvest a trophy walleye. The minimum length is 22 inches, the daily limit is two, and the season is open June 1 through March 15, 2018.

Connecticut River walleye fishing rules are set by New Hampshire. No walleye between 16 and 18 inches may be kept and the daily limit is four fish, of which only one may be longer than 18 inches.

As a reminder to anglers, there is no open season on sauger, a close cousin to the walleye. Once more abundant in southern Lake Champlain, sauger may still appear there rarely. If caught while fishing for other fish, sauger must be immediately released.

Anglers are encouraged to reference the 2017 Vermont Fishing Guide & Regulations Digest or the new Online Fishing Regulations Tool at www.vtfishandwildlife.com to review a full listing of Vermont waters and all applicable regulations.

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the roadside, call the Town Garage at 877-3076 to report the location.

If you find items too large to move yourself, please call the Town Garage with the location and description.

The location of any roadside dump sites, including those with tires, should be reported to the Sheriff for investigation. Many thanks to all who will assist with this important effort to keep our town beautiful and to promote a healthy environment.

The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is offering the Bob Beach Sr. Maritime Apprenticeships for students entering 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in Fall, 2017. Students join the crew of the Sailing Canal Boat Lois McClure as she travels up and down the Erie Canal this summer and will learn first-hand about regional history, canal boats, and shipboard life.

For approximately ten days, these trainee sailors and interpreters will work alongside the crew of the schooner and hone seamanship skills, become immersed in the lifestyle of a 19th century canal schooner, and build valuable leadership experience, while living aboard as

part of the ship’s crew.

The apprenticeship will be held between early July and mid August, 2017, and will consist of a 10-14 day rotation, living and working aboard the canal schooner Lois McClure.

Stipend included. More information at http://blog.lcmm.org/index. php/2017/03/24/bob-beach-sr-maritime-apprenticeship/.

In addition, the Museum opens officially on May 27 for the summer and fall season — visit www.lcmm. org for the description of opening day events and the activities planned for the 2017 season.

Rokeby Museum’s opening day for the 2017 season is Sunday, May 21. Please visit their website and Facebook page for details on upcoming events. A new focus this year is the Robinson family’s children. Thomas and Jemima Robinson moved to Rokeby in the 1790’s with their daughter, Abigail, and the stories of the subsequent generations and their children are of interest and importance to understanding the Robinson families.

The Museum’s collection includes a wide range of artifacts that offer a

glimpse into what it was like to live at Rokeby as a child. Visitors will be able to see a selection of 19th century toys, games and books along with a cradle, high chair, and clothing in the museum’s South Room.

The Ferrisburgh Historical Society is pleased to offer a tour of the Ralph Farnsworth Museum in New Haven on Saturday, May 13, beginning at 2:00 PM. This is truly a unique collection of artifacts, antiques, and memorabilia collected by Farnsworth over the past many decades. Plan to join the tour to see such artifacts as Edison phonographs, milkshake makers, toy tractors, and a jukebox.

Contact Silas Towler at 425-3380 for more information.

Note: We are always interested in including a variety of Ferrisburghrelated news in this column; so if you have news that would be of interest, contact Sally Kerschner at smwkersch@comcast.net. You are able to access these columns and other information about Ferrisburgh news and events by viewing the Ferrisburgh Town Websites at www. ferrisburghvt.org.

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Falling rocks cause car crash

Books from Betty

BETTY BELL, LIBRARIAN of the Seth Warner - Rhoda Farrand Chapter of the DAR, visited Annette Carter’s class at Beeman Elementary School to donate a number of books covering a variety of historical topics about our Constitution, the American Flag, famous women of the Revolutionary era, famous Vermont women, and about Seth Warner himself. Students posed many intelligent and lively questions: “what is the DAR” and “is there a similar group for men?” for example. They asked about United States history and Vermont’s role in the birth of our nation as well. Mrs. Bell was happy to tell the students about the changes to the school since she attended Beeman Academy a “few” years ago.

Homeless man cited for assault MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Christopher L. Lambert, who is homeless, for the alleged assault of another homeless person in the Court Street area on April 24.

Authorities took Lambert into protective custody and then took him to Rutland to receive additional care.

In other action last week, Middlebury police: • Helped Middlebury Regional EMS with a North Pleasant Street woman who had been having a medical emergency on April 24.

• Cited Daniel Williams, 30, of Burlington for unlawful mischief, following an incident in the Woodland Park area on April 24.

• Served a temporary restraining order on a local man on April 24.

• Continued their investigation on April 25 into a possible theft from a Washington Street business.

• Responded to a report of a “suspicious” man loitering at a Court Street convenience store on April 26.

• Investigated a report of a vehicle leaving the scene of an accident on Bakery Lane on April 26.

• Assisted a South Street resident who on April 26 reported receiving a threatening message.

• Received a report about a

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person allegedly camping behind the Otter Creek Child Care Center on Weybridge Street on April 26. Police said the individual has been given a week to leave the area.

• Responded to a report of a vehicle blocking Shannon Street at around 5 a.m. on April 27. Police learned that vehicle had rolled out of a driveway.

The owner retrieved the vehicle.

• Cited Isabelle Miller, 23, of New Haven for driving under the influence, following a traffic stop on Painter Road on April 27. Police said they measured Miller’s blood-alcohol level at 0.102 percent; the legal limit for driving is 0.08.

• Served a no-trespass notice on April 28 on a man who was not wanted at Noonie Deli in the Marble Works.

• Conducted a welfare check on April 28 on a South Pleasant Street man who had informed police he had taken sleeping pills. Police said the man was OK. • Investigated a report of gunshots

in the Wildflower Lane neighborhood on April 29. Police said fireworks created the noise.

• Served a no-trespass order on April 29 on a person not wanted at a School House Hill Road residence.

• Assisted Vermont State Police with an accident on Route 125 in Ripton on April 29. That one-vehicle accident, according to state police, involved a Ripton man who had driven into some rocks that had spilled onto Route 125 as a result of a rockslide that affected a patch of the road near the Middlebury/Ripton border. Police said the driver, 29-year-old Charles Desjadon, sustained a head injury in the crash.

• Responded, with Middlebury firefighters, to a report of an illegal burn at an Airport Road residence on April 30. Police said the resident was burning household trash and will be ticketed for the offense.

• Responded to a family dispute at a South Pleasant Street residence on April 30.

• Received a report that a vehicle had been vandalized while parked on Washington Street on April 30.

• Warned a man who had allegedly been seen urinating in the Marble Works parking lot on April 30.

Nature, bird walk offered May 20 at Mt. Independence ORWELL — Take a guided walk on the wild side to look for and identify birds during the annual Early Bird Nature Walk at Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell on Saturday, May 20.

Gather outside the museum at 8 a.m.

Your leader will be bird expert Sue Wetmore of Brandon.

Many birds fly through the Lake Champlain corridor as they make their way north with the spring. Wetmore will show you the world of birds, and

discuss their habitats and habits. You could see anything from the smallest birds to a majestic bald eagle. Every year the group tries to spot and add a new species to the list of birds seen on Mount Independence.

Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. No pets please.

The fee is $5 for adults and free for children younger than 15. This is a special event before the regular season for the site. The site opens regularly for the season on Saturday,

May 27, and will be open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Oct. 15.

Mount Independence, a National Historic Landmark, is one of the best-preserved and most significant Revolutionary War archaeological sites in the country. It also is known for its wealth of natural resources. It is located at 497 Mount Independence Road, six miles west of the intersections of Routes 22A and 73. Call 802-759-2412 for more information.

ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police responded to a 911 call this past Friday night, April 28, a little before midnight of a one-car rollover crash on Route 125 in Ripton near the Middlebury town line.

When troopers arrived on the scene, fire and rescue personnel were already on scene and told police that the driver and only occupant of the vehicle, 29-year-old Charles W. Desjadon of Ripton, had already been transported to Porter Hospital for treatment of cuts on his head.

Police report that just prior to the crash, a large section of rock ledge let loose on the east side of the roadway causing several large rocks to fall onto and across both lanes of the road. As Desjadon was traveling up Route 125 he observed the rocks falling onto the roadway but was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting them, police said.

The force of this impact caused Desjadon’s vehicle — a 2012 Jeep Wrangler — to leave the travel portion of the roadway and roll at least once before crashing on the roof in the northbound lane. It was noted that Desjadon was wearing his seatbelt, but he also had the front portion of the roof on his Jeep off at the time of this crash, causing his head to come in contact with the roadway.

The Jeep was considered a total loss.

No other vehicles were involved in this incident and Desjadon was treated and later released from Porter Hospital.

The highway was closed due to the rocks in road, Vermont Agency of Transportation personnel cleaned up the debris and the road was reopened to traffic approximately four hours later.

In other recent activity, Vermont State Police: • This week announced that area law enforcement agencies would conduct sobriety checkpoints in Addison County within the next four weeks. This will be done in an effort to monitor the flow of traffic along Vermont’s highways in the interest of detecting and arresting persons under the influence of alcohol or any drug that has impaired their ability to operate a motor vehicle.

• On April 24 at approximately 2:40 p.m. stopped a blue Kia Soul driven by Lauren Thompson, 26, of Leicester on Route 7 in New

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Haven for a moving violation. Police cited Thompson for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On April 25 at a quarter to 2 p.m. stopped for defective equipment a Saab sedan driven by 21-year-old Jason Curley of Essex Junction on Bristol Road in Monkton. Curley was arrested and transported to the New Haven barracks, where he was screened by a Drug Recognition Expert and deemed to be under the influence of drugs. Police cited Curley driving under the influence of drugs (second offense) and driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On April 25 at 5:06 p.m. responded to a report of a one-car rollover crash on Interstate 189 Eastbound in South Burlington. The driver, identified as Travis Ringwig, 39, of Vergennes, was transported to UVM Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries sustained during the crash. Police report that they determined Ringwig was driving too fast for road conditions, which were described as damp.

• On April 27 at 12:47 a.m. received a 911 call about a man who had walked to a residence on Sand Road in Ferrisburgh and said that he had been in a motor vehicle crash.

State police, assisted by the Vergennes police, responded to the call and found Christopher M. Jerome, 26, of Lincoln walking on Sand Road. Troopers said they determined that Jerome was attempting to drive into his driveway on Sand Road when he failed to do so and drove his vehicle into a grass ditch instead. No one was injured in this incident, but police suspected that Jerome had been drinking alcoholic beverages prior to the incident.

Jerome refused all standard field sobriety exercises as well as refused to take a preliminary breath test at the scene. State police cited Jerome for DUI, driving with a criminally suspended license, and for providing false information to a police officer.

• On April 27 at approximately 6:30 a.m. responded to a motorcycle crash on Route 73 near Willowbrook

Road in Sudbury. Police report that Craig I. Bilodeau, 27, of Whiting was driving a 2015 KTM motorcycle eastbound when he lost control of the bike while traveling around a corner, fell, and skidded into a guardrail. The Brandon Area Rescue Squad took Bilodeau to the Rutland Regional Medical center for treatment of unspecified injuries.

• During the early morning hours of April 28 stopped a motor vehicle driven by Timothy Earl Edwards, 29, of Middlebury on North Main Street in Rutland for an observed traffic violation. Police cited Edwards for violation of conditions of his release from jail, and lodged him at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $5,000 bail.

• On April 28 at a quarter to midnight stopped a motor vehicle driven by Justin Miller, 26, of Middlebury after the vehicle in question almost caused a head on collision in Middlebury. State police suspected that Miller was driving under the influence of alcohol; Miller refused to provide a preliminary breath sample. The trooper cited Miller for DUI. • On April 29 at 1:18 a.m. received a report that a vehicle drove off Lake Dunmore Road in Salisbury. Troopers came to the scene, identified the driver as Stephanie Kimball, 30, of Leicester, and detected several indicators of impairment. Police screened Kimball for DUI and determined she was under the influence of drugs.

Troopers cited Kimball for DUI drugs, second offense.

• On April 29 at 6 p.m. were notified of a vehicle operating erratically on Route 7 in New Haven.

Troopers located the vehicle on Route 7 in Waltham, saw several violations, and stopped it. Police identified the driver as Marlene Carr, 65, of Bristol. While speaking with Carr, troopers detected several indicators of impairment and screened her for driving under the influence. The officer ended up citing Carr for DUI, third offense.

• On April 30 were notified of vandalism at home in Clarendon.

Police said that Kevin Bruno, 31, of Brandon was gathering his belongings from the residence when he lost control of his temper and threw a hammer through a window.

Police cited Bruno for unlawful mischief.

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Jorge Martín recently returned home to Middlebury after his opera “Before Night Falls” was presented in Miami by the Florida Grand Opera.

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Behind the scenes with composer Jorge Martín

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iddlebury composer Jorge Martín, 57, has traveled around the country presenting productions of his various works, including “Before Night Falls.” It is an opera based on the memoir of Reinaldo Arenas, a Cuban writer who rebelled against the Castro regime. Martín himself was born in Cuba, and he moved to the U.S. when he was a young boy. He recently returned from Miami, where “Before Night Falls” was presented at the Florida Grand Opera, and talked with the Addison Independent about his work.

BY EMMA COTTON

What was it about Reinaldo Arenas’s memoir that inspired you to write this piece?

Several things captivated me about Arenas: his indomitable spirit, his storytelling, his story; his bold escape from Cuba in the 1980 Mariel

boatlift was miraculous! The themes of his memoir I also found compelling: the struggle for freedom — political, artistic, sexual; beauty as a subversive force; and the condition of being an exile and immigrant, especially resonant these days.

those are truly rare occurrences, and their sound is like nothing on earth! I loved working with all the personnel at Florida Grand Opera, both administrative and artistic; they were so enthusiastic, excellent at what they do, and jazzed to be working with a real live composer!

What was it like behind the scenes at the Florida Grand Opera? How much time did you spend with the cast and crew, and what is your relationship like with them?

After all of the hard work, what does it feel like to watch the performance?

Opera companies don’t normally have a living composer to work with, so we are not a normal part of their process. But since I was available, I was able to answer singers’ questions and give them ideas for their interpretations. It was especially enjoyable to work with the conductor (Christopher Allen), who is really the heart and brain of every performance of an opera. Working with a large orchestra and opera chorus are the real treat for me because

Well, a composer learns that his music, once written, is no longer his own; it becomes the performers’. When you’re working with pros, as I was at FGO, you’re in such good hands, and it’s easier to relax and to trust everyone will do their job and bring all of themselves to their task. One time, waiting for a rehearsal to start, I marveled how in opera everyone involved has to rely on literally hundreds of other artists — musicians, singers, choristers, stagehands, wigmakers, costumers, designers, director — doing their part SEE MARTÍN ON PAGE 3

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Nuts and Bolts KIRSTEN HOVING PHOTOGRAPHS SHELDON MUSEUM’S COLLECTION

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iddlebury College professor and photographer Kirsten Hoving is one of the artists represented in the current exhibit “Focus on the Sheldon: A Five-Point Perspective,” on view at Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum through May 13. Hoving is also curator of the exhibit. Invited to tour the museum collections located in the three contiguous buildings of the Sheldon and the barn, Hoving found inspiration from multiple relics, but chose to “monumentalize” a varied assortment of cast off objects of de minimis value located in the second floor storage area of the 1890 historic barn. Her resulting photographs have intrigued, surprised and inspired the public, especially when compared to the original objects, also on display.

“The first thing I saw when I climbed to the second floor of the barn was a dead mouse, and yes, I did photograph it,” Hoving wrote when reflecting on her investigatory tour. “But what really caught my eye was a pile of wooden boxes, each filled with its own special still life of nuts and bolts, wire chains, screws and other hardware objects. To monumentalize such humble, quiet items, I experimented with a variety of digital techniques, including negative reversal and color saturation.”

What most would dismiss as discarded hardware long abandoned by museum handymen, Hoving has transformed through photography to images which have transfixed visitors who have identified the resulting works as oil paintings and hospital x-rays. The titles Hoving assigns to the images reflect her interpretations — “Nuts and Bolts,” “Labyrinth” and “Workman’s Dream” — while simultaneously providing the viewer with an introduction to the matching museum artifact.

“Another collection of strange objects spoke to me: a spindle, an architectural fragment, a mystery item,” Hoving continued. “These I photographed against a wrinkled piece of yellowed paper, which I digitally reversed to blue. As I post-processed, the phrase ‘Memory Ship on a Deep Blue Sea’ gave poetic shape to the strange voyages of these mementoes.”

Even before reading the titles reflecting ships and the sea, visitors speculated that the photos

“Memory Ship on a Deep Blue Sea 3” by Kirsten Hoving, is one of the photographs on exhibit at the Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Hoving’s photos are part of the “Five-Point Perspective” exhibit that runs through May 13.

were taken underwater, while in fact they originate in a dusty, poorly lit, hardly accessible attic store room. Hoving’s photographic techniques have converted the commonplace to the terrestrial, celestial and subaqueous. An ancient architectural fragment is transformed to a mollusk shell and a weaver’s spindle to a submerged fragment from the Titanic. A third object of unknown origin could be mistaken for an abandoned optometrist’s or veterinarian’s device slowly drifting to the ocean floor.

As exhibit curator, Hoving recruited the other four photographers — Suki Fredericks, Paul Gamba, Kate Gridley and Eric Nelson — and together they have installed an intriguing, sophisticated exhibit which belies the history of the objects photographed while inviting viewer interpretations of the photographic disguises.

Hoving is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Art History at Middlebury College, where she teaches courses on modern art and the history of photography. She has shown her photographs in a variety of solo and group shows around the world. Her collaborative

photo project, Svala’s Saga, done with her daughter Emma Powell, is currently on view at the Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville, S.C. and at the Far Eastern Museum of Fine Art in Khabarovsk, Russia.A longtime fan of the Sheldon Museum, Hoving has enjoyed getting to know the collection in greater detail through this project.

Mark your calendars: Hoving and fellow photographer, retired Middlebury College studio art professor Eric Nelson will offer a gallery talk “The Lure of the Object” at noon, Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the museum.

The Henry Sheldon Museum is located at 1 Park Street in Middlebury. Admission to the museum is $5 adults; $3 youth (6-18); $4.50 seniors; $12 family; $5 research center. For more info visit (802) 388-2117 or visit www.

HenrySheldonMuseum.org.

Editor’s note: This story was provided by the Sheldon Museum staff. It is the fifth and final story in a series featuring all five exhibiting photographers.

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flawlessly; that’s one reason live performance is such a thrill!

Your works have been shown all over the country. What is it like working with different casts around the country?

The world premiere was in Fort Worth, Texas, and I was very pleased that the opera played so well to an audience in a community which is not particularly Cuban at all. In Miami it was special because the story is living history; quite a few people in the audience actually met and knew the protagonist of the opera! That very rarely happens — and I hope one day, when none of that is part of the picture, and today in any other city, that “Before Night Falls” will still hold an audience and make them laugh and cry, because that is what my aim was: to write a work that speaks to all of us.

It was also a rare opportunity for me to get to see my opera come to life with a new cast (only one role was reprised from the opening) because every performer brings something of their own to a role, and their interactions — just as in any live theatrical production.

And, of course, it becomes something new with different voices, a different orchestra and conductor’s interpretation.

When did opera become a passion for you?

I started the piano as a little boy, but it wasn’t until I was in high school that I started to pay any attention to opera, and from then I was hooked. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” was what did it; the perfect melding of music and action and character and situation opened my eyes to all that music really is capable of.

I wanted to be a part of that.

Would you say there is a general theme that connects all of your work? If so, can you tell us about that?

I’ve been told there is a vocal quality to all my music. It also tends to be lush and Romantic, but not always. I like to be challenging even as I am entertaining. For me the guiding principle, my highest aspiration, is something Mozart wrote in a letter to his father: that music should fascinate both those that know little about its workings, reveling in the sheer pleasure of it, and the connoisseurs as well, who marvel at the technique and virtuosity.

Watching ice skaters, looking at a painting, or a quilt, I marvel at the beauty but know next to nothing about the technique, but I know an awful lot of work went into it!

What brought you to Middlebury? Is this where you compose music?

I work from home, in Middlebury, and I also travel some to attend performances, operas, concerts around the country, to keep up with friends and colleagues. I had a fantasy from childhood growing up in New Jersey of living in Vermont, and that dream came true when in 1994 I moved to Addison with my partner, later husband. When he passed away in 2013 I decided to move into the big — village. I was always drawn to the rural, the mountains, the quiet, the way of life here in this state. I love it. I need the quiet to work.

Where and how can Addison County residents experience your work?

My music has been performed around Vermont a fair amount over the years, including by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. These things are unpredictable, but a lot of my music is recorded, including “Before Night Falls,” and is available commercially.

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IN TOWN Community Chorus presents ‘Spring Awakening’

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he Middlebury College Community Chorus takes to the stage in Brandon and Middlebury this weekend for its “Spring Awakening” concert. Performances take place at the Brandon Town Hall on Saturday evening, May 6, 7:30 p.m., and at the Robison Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts in Middlebury on Sunday afternoon, May 7, 3 p.m.

Conductor Jeff Rehbach, of Middlebury, notes that the program offers songs of solace and hope, alongside pieces that celebrate the wonder of star-filled nights and an awakening to new possibilities. Included are rarely heard classical music, a traditional African song, and stirring works by contemporary American composers.

The concert includes two classical works that speak of hope in the midst of grief: Elegischer Gesang (Elegiac Song) by Ludwig van Beethoven and Geistliches Lied (Let nothing ever grieve thee) by Johannes Brahms. Other songs on the program are inspired by poems, like Robert Frost’s Choose or Sara Teasdale’s May Night.

The chorus will also sing two versions of Sure on this Shining Night. The program’s namesake “The Awakening” will also be featured, with words and music by pianist-composer Joseph M. Martin.

Rehbach leads the College Community Chorus, and Timothy Guiles returns to the piano as the choir’s

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PHOTOGRAPHY AND WOODCARVING EXHIBIT OPENING IN BRANDON. May 5, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St. The Brandon Artists Guild welcomes spring with a new exhibit — “Fish, Fowl and Flowers: Woodcarving and Photography.”

Floral photos by Richard Conrad and wildlife woodcarving by William Barnard will be on display.

“Fish, Fowl and Flowers” runs May 3-June 27.

ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION IN BRANDON. Sunday, May 7, 2-4 p.m., Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr. Norma Montaigne presents a collection of her vibrant and varied work in “Splash of Color.” Exhibit runs May 5-July 2.

WALKING TOUR OF PUBLIC ART IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, May 12, 12:15 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art. In this final installment of the Spring 2017 Fridays at the Museum series, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Emmie Donadio and Director of the Arts Pieter Broucke offer a one-hour walking tour of Middlebury College’s collection of public art. Bring questions and comfortable walking shoes, as this tour will go off the beaten path!

Meet in the Museum’s lobby, rain or shine. Free. www.middlebury.edu/arts or (802) 443-3168

GREEN MOUNTAIN BICYCLE CLUB VERGENNES VOYAGER 26 OR 39 MILES EASY/MODERATE

SUNDAY, MAY 14 Meet at 9:45 a.m., Vergennes Union High School, Monkton Road, east parking lot.

The Vergennes Voyager is an easy 26-mile rolling or a easy/moderate 39-mile flat to rolling rural ride running along Otter Creek to Middlebury for a bakery stop. The longer ride rolls out by Kingsland Bay State Park before heading south to Middlebury. There are no big hills on this ride. For information contact leader John Bertelsen at 864-0101 or email jo.bertel@gmail.com or co-leader/social ride leader, Karla Ferrelli at 864-0101 or email, karla.ferrelli@gmail.com.

ART OPENING IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, May 12, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater Galley on the Green. An opening reception for artist Kate Gridley’s show, “A Few True Things.” Light bites and wine from Lincoln Peak Vineyard will be available. For info call (802) 989-7419, email info@edgewatergallery. com or visit www.edgewatergallery-vt.com.

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“ARRIVAL” ON SCREEN IN VERGENNES. Friday, May 5, 6:30-9 p.m., Bixby Library, 258 Main St. Come enjoy this 2016 Oscar-nominated sci-fi thriller with free popcorn and cozy chairs.

“CLASSIC FILMS OF THE 1950S” IN MIDDLEBURY. May 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ilsley Public Library Community Meeting Room. Come hear Rick Winston show clips from several acclaimed films of various genres from the 1950s and discuss their significance. Sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council talk and the Addison County Retired Teachers Association.

IMPRESSIONISM FILM IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, May, 10, 11 a.m., Town Hall Theater.

Screening of “The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism” is part of Great Art Wednesdays.

Tickets $10/$5. Info: townhalltheater.org.

MNFF WINTER SCREENING SERIES IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, May 12, 7 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival winter screening series concludes with “The Red Turtle,” the mesmerizing animated film, seven years in the making, from the Oscar-winning Dutch director Michael Dudok de Wit. Tickets $12.

Info: (802) 382-9222 or townhalltheater.org.

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GREEN UP DAY FESTIVAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, May 6, Middlebury Natural Foods Coop. Stop by the Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf Section’s display table to meet club volunteers, view maps and latest GMC publications, or to just say hello. For more info visit www.gmcbreadloaf.org.

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HOSTA AND SHADE GARDEN TALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, May 9, 1 p.m., the Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road. The Middlebury Garden Club presents “Not Your Grandmother’s Hostas Anymore.” Sue Anderson, New Hampshire Master Gardner and owner of Mason Hollow Nursery in Mason, N.H., will give a talk on all things hosta. Open to the public.

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John Elder will present his memoir “Picking up the flute: a Memoir through music” and he will play on the flute. Open to the public.

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ANNEMIEKE MCLANE “GARDEN TOUR” IN BRANDON. Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Annemieke McLane will perform ‘Garden Tour’ — a collection of nature inspired piano piecs. Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25. Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show.

Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 247-4295 or e-mail info@ brandon-music.net for reservations or for more info.

RED TAIL RING IN RIPTON. Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House, Route 125.

Nationally and internationally known Red Tail Ring performs their brand of acoustic roots and vintage folk. Open mic followed by featured performer.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets $10/$15. More info at www.rcch.org or call (802) 388-9782.

“SPRING AWAKENING” CHORAL CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Sunday, May 7, 3 p.m., Robison Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts. The 90-member Middlebury College Community Chorus takes the stage for its “Spring Awakening” concert. Donations at the door help support ongoing renovations and programming at the Brandon Town Hall.

THE HORSE TRADERS IN VERGENNES. Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m., Vergennes Opera House, 120 Main St. Come for an evening of local craft beer and tunes.

Presented by the Hired Hand Brewing Company.

CELEBRATE ELLA FITZGERALD IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m., Robison Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

The Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble, Middlebury College’s swingin’ big band, will present a special program celebrating the centennial of Ella Fitzgerald. Free and open to the public.

JAZZ PIANO IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, May 7, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road. As part of the Sunday Music Series, Timothy Duch, a member of the Moose Crossing Jazz Trio, will give a concert. Free and open to the public. RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@ residenceottercreek.com or (802) 388-1220.

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the Green. “Springtide Graces: Madrigals, Motets and a Mass,” presented by Amaryllis — Vermont’s Early Voice, a 15-voice a capella ensemble directed by Susanne Peck. Suggested donation $13. For more info email lunalove@gmavt.net, call (802) 453-3513 or visit www.amaryllisvt.org.

DAWN UPSHAW IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, May 12, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts.

In the final concert of Middlebury College’s 20162017 Performing Arts Series, Dawn Upshaw, one of opera’s leading ladies, will give a traditional song recital. She will be accompanied by pianist Gil Kalish.

Assigned seating tickets are $25 for the general public; $20 for Middlebury College ID holders; and $6 for Middlebury College students. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call (802) 443MIDD (6433) or visit www.middlebury.edu/arts.

IAN ETHAN CASE IN BRANDON. Saturday, May 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music, 62 Country Club Rd. Acoustic double-neck guitarist and Candyrat recording artist Ian Ethan Case presents a new tour for 2017, previewing music from his upcoming album “Earth Suite” and featuring a custom instrument affectionately dubbed “The Beast”. 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 (802) 247-4295, e-mail info@brandon-music.net or visit www.brandon-music.net for reservations or more info.

THE MICHELE FAY BAND IN LINCOLN. Saturday, May 13, 7:30 p.m., Burnham Hall, 52 River Rd. The Michele Fay Band will be performing Americana music for the Burnham Music Series. Tickets are $10 for adults, teens and kids free. Refreshments will be served. For more info, call (802) 388-6863.

MOTHER’S DAY PERFORMANCE IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, May 14, 2 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road. David Young, author, artist, Grammy nominated musician and master storyteller will perform his signature music, chosen by 20,000 Wellness Centers for its healing qualities. Free and open to the public. RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@residenceottercreek.com or (802) 388-1220.

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demonstrates the ability to compose engaging and coherent pieces “in the moment” after a semesterlong study of improvisation as a performing art.

Directed by Lida Winfield and Michael Chorney.

Free. www.middlebury.edu/arts or (802) 443-3168.

THEATER “WAITING FOR GODOT” PLAY AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Thursday, May 4, Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6, 7 p.m., Hepburn Zoo Theater.

Two men wait by the side of the road for the arrival of the mysterious Godot in this absurdist tragicomedy by Samuel Beckett. Tickets: $5. Info: www.middlebury.edu/arts or (802) 443-3168.

“WORKING” IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 4, Friday, May 5, Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Middlebury Community Players presents the musical “Working,” a celebration of the men and women who keep America humming. Based on Studs Terkel’s landmark book compiled from interviews with hundreds of American workers. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the box office, (802) 382-9222, or online at www.townhalltheater. org. More info about the production at middleburycommunityplayers.org LIVE STORYTELLING IN MIDDLEBURY. May 5, 7:30 p.m., Marquis Theater. Come out and see The Mantis, an evening of live storytelling. All stories are true, first person, no notes and no stand-up comedy.

All stories are up to eight minutes and should relate to the theme “Tricksters.” Limit eight storytellers Sign up at the event or by e-mailing Michael Kingsbury at mrk4vt@aol.com. This event is open to the public.

OPERA COMPANY SNEAK PEEK IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, May 10, 3:30-4:40 p.m., The Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road.

Join Doug Anderson for a sneak peak of the Opera Company of Middlebury’s upcoming production of Puccini’s “Il Trittico.” Free and open to the public. RSVP to Connie Leach at cleach@ residenceottercreek.com or (802) 388-1220.

ADVANCED IMPROVISATION FINAL SHOWING IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 11, 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre. An ensemble of dancers and musicians

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“HOPE WITH ROOTS: THREE OLD LADIES, TOUGH AND WISE” IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 11, Friday, May 12, Saturday, May 13, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m., Vermont Coffee Company Playhouse, Exchange St. Theatre Group, Ltd. presents three short one-woman plays about keeping one’s heart open in hard times. Stephanie Gallas brings to life one very contemporary woman, Deb Gwinn imagines one who lived several thousand years before our own time, and Deborah Lubar conjures another feisty lady from thousands upon thousands upon thousands of years before that. Directed by Marianne Lust. Tickets: $10 — online only at VermontCoffeeCompany.com or at the door. Seating is limited. Doors and the café next door open one half hour before curtain.

“PATCHWORK PANCHATANTRA” STAGED IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, May 11, and Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m., Friday, May 12, 8 and 10 p.m., Hepburn Zoo Theatre, Middlebury College. With an unknown calamity raging outside the windows, and her parents unaccountably absent, Maya wants answers, but Joe, a mysterious visitor, tells stories instead. Three Panchantantra tales emerge from under his umbrella, spinning a nightmare from which Maya may never awake. Tickets $5. www. middlebury.edu/arts or (802) 443-3168.

MUSICAL THEATER SAMPLING IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, May 13, 8 p.m., Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts. In “Scenes and Songs,” vocal students of affiliate artists Carol Christensen, Susanne Peck and Beth Thompson present a lively sampling of musical theater from opera to Broadway in this popular and fun evening. Accompanied by affiliate artist Cynthia Huard and Annemieke Spoelstra McLane, piano. Free. www.middlebury. edu/arts or (802) 443-3168.

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WORKINGA musical from the book by Studs Terkel The latest version of this 70s musical includes two songs by Hamilton superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda.

For more info: www.middleburycommunityplayers.org

Thu–Sat 5/4–5/6 @ 8pm; Sun 5/7 @ 2pm Thurs $15; Fri–Sun $23/$18 Students w/ ID

Wed 5/10 11am $10/$5 Students GREAT ART WEDNESDAYS

THE ARTIST’S GARDEN: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM Pioneering American artists crafted a sumptuous visual language telling the story of an era.

Fri 5/12 7pm $12/$8 12 & under MNFF SCREENING SERIES

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Strauss’s grandest opera featuring the dream cast of Renée Fleming & Elīna Garanča.

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EXHIBITS ART OF THE WORD. On exhibit April 7-May 7, featuring work by New Haven artists Jane Ploughman of Ploughgirl Press, and John Vincent of A Revolutionary Press. Art on Main, 25 Main Street, Bristol. (802) 453-4032.

FAMILY TRAITS: ART HUMOR, AND EVERYDAY LIFE. On exhibit through May 15, featuring a selection of family cartoons by the late Stanley Lyndes.

Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St, Middlebury. (802) 388-4964 or www. vermontfolklifecenter.org.

FISH, FOWL & FLOWERS: WOODCARVING AND PHOTOGRAPHY. On exhibit May 3-June 27, featuring floral photographs by Richard Conrad and wildlife woodcarving by William Barnard. An exhibit opening reception will be held on Friday, May 5, 5-7 p.m. Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St, Brandon. (802) 247-4956 or brandonartistsguild.org.

FOCUS ON THE SHELDON: A FIVE-POINT PERSPECTIVE. On exhibit March 7-May 13, featuring five Middlebury-area photographers’ exploration of the collections of the Henry Sheldon Museum. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St, Middlebury. (802) 388-2117 or henrysheldonmuseum.org.

FRED LOWER, PAINTINGS. On exhibit, April 7-May 11, featuring the Fred Lower’s landscapes of Addison County. Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. (802) 382-9222 or www.townhalltheater.org.

GLASS ART: MOLTEN COLOR AND FROZEN FORMS. On exhibit March 24May 7, featuring kiln formed glass sculpture by Alyssa Oxley; hand-blown glass by Bud Shriner; and kilnformed glass jewelry and objects by Micaela Wallace. The exhibit also includes work by emerging glass artists Anne Hulvey, Mary Ellen Jeffries, Cherie Marshall, Lori Pietropaoli and Christie Witters. Creative Space Gallery, 214 Main Street, Vergennes. (802) 877-3850 or www.creativespacegallery.org.

JOE BOLGER: NEW WORKS. On exhibit through the month of May, featuring new paintings by Shoreham artist Joe Bolger. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 1 Mill Street, Middlebury. (802) 458-0098 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

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KATE GRIDLEY: A FEW TRUE THINGS. On exhibit in May, featuring Middlebury painter Kate Gridley’s work. An opening reception will be held Friday, May 12, from 5-7 p.m. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls, 6 Merchants Row, Middlebury. (802) 989-7419 or edgewatergallery-vt.com.

OCM has assembled an extraordinary cast of talented professionals for Il Trittico. Get to know the singers over drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and enjoy one amazing aria after another. CVUUS, 2 Duane Court, Middlebury.

SPLASH OF COLOR. On exhibit May 5-July 2, featuring Norma Montaigne’s vibrant and varied work. A reception will be held Sunday, May 7, 2-4 p.m.

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An opening night feast at THE DINER, next door to the theater. Enjoy a fabulous Italian feast created especially for OCM. Seating is limited. Call 382-9222 or visit the box office to reserve.

SUSPENDED MOMENTS. On exhibit April 13-May 28, featuring abstract oil paintings from Cameron Schmitz. Northern Daughters Fine Art Gallery, 221 Main St, Vergennes. (802) 877-2173 or www.northerndaughters.com.

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EXHIBITS See some great art by American Impressionists

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own Hall Theater’s Great Art Wednesdays series continues with “The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism,” directed by Phil Grabsky and narrated by Gillian Anderson.

Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, the American impressionist movement followed its own path, which over a 40-year period reveals as much about America as a nation as it does about its art as a creative power-house. It’s a story closely tied to a love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly

urbanizing nation. Travelling to studios, gardens and iconic locations throughout the United States, UK and France, this mesmerizing film is a feast for the eyes.

In 1886, the French art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel brought a selection of his huge stock of impressionist paintings to New York, changing the course of art in America forever. American artists flocked to the French village of Giverny, home to the master impressionist Claude Monet, and cheered the French new wave: painting outdoors with a new found brilliance and vitality. As Europe recoiled against the work of Monet, Degas and Renoir, Americans embraced it and created their own style

of impressionism.

The timing of Durand-Ruel’s visit fueled America as it steamed into the Industrial Age; urban reformers fought to create public parks and gardens amid smokestacks and ash heaps. These gardens provided unlimited inspiration for artists and a never-ending oasis for the growing middle class, made up of increasingly independent women, who relished the writings of English horticulturalists Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson.

“The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism” exhibit began at the Pennsylvania

A ‘Splash of Color’

For three years, Montaigne studied painting, life drawing, and sculpting at the University of Hartford Art School in Connecticut.

Her studies continued at Paier School of Art in New Haven, Conn., where she was first introduced to commercial art. Upon graduating, she immediately started her graphic design career with a full time position as an art director at a New Haven based advertising agency.

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Commercial art offered her a new world for freedom in expression, transferring design from canvas to packaging, billboards, car wraps, coloring books and children’s story books.

“I like to believe my art somehow makes people ‘see’ a subject just a little differently than they did the day before,” she said.

The Compass Music and Arts Center is located in Park Village at 333 Jones Drive in Brandon. For more info visit www.cmacvt.org.

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the movie NORMAN — RUNNING TIME: 1:57 — RATING: R Norman belongs to Richard Gere and his astonishing portrait of a New York City hustler. Add to that the rare sophistication of the filming and musical score created by director Joseph Cedar and his production team. In perfect collusion with the star, the musical background speaks for Norman when he is silent, almost as if the music is reading his mind.

Norman Oppenheimer appears to be without a home, family or friends.

He connives his way through life by plotting on park benches, on cocktail napkins in bars, and while wandering the streets of New York.

The early scenes may test your patience while the film takes its time showing us that he has not one thing on his mind but his next victim.

Who can he find to use? Hang in, because the last third of this movie is nothing less than brilliant.

Richard Gere in Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016).

Next victim? That would be Eshel (Lior Ashkenazi) a good Israeli/ politician/lawyer who is down on his luck at the moment. The two men meet by chance in New York in front of a shoe store window where Eshel finds an expensive pair of shoes he loves. Rifling through his head full of possible deals, Norman buys the shoes for Eshel as a gift. When Eshel becomes Prime Minister of Israel, Norman Oppenheimer is just a few steps behind. He pulls out his cocktail napkin diagram of contacts and worms his way into Israeli politics with all the ugly plans he designs as he goes. For a short while we watch Norman become a figure in the political intrigue of the new Prime Minister We know that the hustler’s tools are boasting and exaggeration of what he can do. In an odd coincidence, this movie opens at the same time that respected banks and brokerage houses are making the headlines of the Wall Street Journal with their newly exposed hustling of their own customers. Access is the name of every hustler’s game.

skill in setting Richard Gere loose to wander through surroundings that are designed as an artful, musical painting while Gere delivers a superb, nearly silent performance of his own creation. He does all this against a unique and powerful background that has itself become a character in the story. He walks silently through streets and buildings while opening his mind for us to read. No words needed.

In an admirable portrait of a life built on artifice, the supporting cast is excellent. Credit Steve Buscemi as the Rabbi, Charlotte Gainsbourg as Alex, Dan Stevens as Bill Kavish among a large number who support the central player as he walks through a life of delusion. Joseph Cedar blends these actors with new technology to create a story about a fellow we can’t admire. Result: just try taking your eyes off the screen as Richard Gere turns an unpleasant story into a brilliant portrait of a loser.

— Reviewed by Joan Ellis

What lifts this movie way beyond the ordinary is director Joseph Cedar’s

the book THE BAKER’S SECRET — BY STEPHEN P. KIERNAN (William Morrow & Company)

Set in Normandy just before D-Day, The Baker’s Secret is a story of French resistance. While La Resistance is present in the periphery of its telling, Kiernan’s focus is on the small but courageous acts of individual villagers, mostly on one another’s behalf. At the center is Emma, a 22-year-old baker, whose primary responsibility under German occupation is to bake bread for the Nazi officers quartered nearby. Her flour rations are enough for the dozen loaves demanded each day, but Emma discovers that she can stretch her batch to 14 if she mixes in some finely milled straw, allowing her to feed her neighbors. Emboldened by her successful deception, Emma expands her repertoire of cunning and empowers her fellow villagers to find ways to sustain themselves until their liberators arrive.

The Baker’s Secret is a fairly typical tale of World War II, replete with cartoonish villains, but Kiernan’s pretty prose and keen sense of his characters’ internal lives makes it a standout in the genre and a pleasure to read. An award-winning career journalist, Kiernan (Middlebury College ’82) has written numerous books of nonfiction, including the acclaimed Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System, and has spoken nationally on the subject. This is his third novel.

His second, The Hummingbird, came out in paperback last summer. Kiernan will be at the Vermont Book Shop, Thursday, May 18, 6:30 p.m.

— Reviewed by Becky Dayton of the Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury.

OTHER WWII FAVORITES JUST RELEASED IN PAPERBACK All the Light We Cannot See, (Scribner) by Anthony Doerr The New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. The Nightingale, (St. Martin’s Griffin) by Kristin Hannah The stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love and freedom in Germanoccupied, war-torn France.

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MUSIC Step into nature with pianist Annemieke McLane

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degrees in music pedagogy and a Masters in performance from the Conservatory in Zwolle. McLane made her way to Vermont in 2004. She was staff accompanist at the Boston Conservatory (2004-2006) and then pianist for the Vermont Youth Orchestra choruses for a couple years. She teaches piano at Saint Michael’s College, where she has been an accompanist for 11 years. She also plays with the Handel Society and Theater Department at Dartmouth College, and is Music Director (including choruses) for the United Church of Strafford. She “I TRY TO TELL also teaches at her home studio.

STORIES, SING

nnemieke McLane will perform her new recital program, Garden Tour at Brandon Music this Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Garden Tour is an extension of her most recent album Birds of Beethoven, released last August. The MAY program will include works such as

Rachmaninoff’s Daisies, Chopin’s Raindrop Prelude, the beloved Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy’s Nocturne, and more.

WITH MY HANDS.”

— Annemieke McLane

“How do you decide what music you put together in a program?” asked McLane’s 96-year-old friend.

“A flow, a good story,” McLane responded.

“I like it when the pieces all link together; like the love for music does, and the love for creation — nature — in this case… I try to tell stories, sing with my hands.”

Born in the Netherlands, McLane studied classical piano and received

She collaborates with vocalists and instrumentalists in concerts and recitals and forms a duo with her husband accordionist Jeremiah McLane.

Concert tickets are $20. A preconcert dinner is available for $25.

Reservations are required for dinner and recommended for the show. Venue is BYOB. Call (802) 247-4295, e-mail info@ brandon-music.net or visit www.brandonmusic.net for reservations and more information.

live music ONE FOR THE ROAD. Friday, May 5, 9 p.m.

Two Brothers Tavern in Middlebury.

CRAZYHEARSE WITH GUESTS SAND MACHINE. Saturday, May 6, 9 p.m.

Two Brothers Tavern in Middlebury.

RED TAIL RING. Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community Coffee House.

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Red Tail Ring brings vintage folk to Ripton Red Tail Ring will perform this Saturday, May 6 at the Ripton Community Coffee House. With guitar, banjo, fiddle and mandolin, along with close harmony singing, Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp “don’t just pay homage to vintage folk and roots music: The Kalamazoo duo breathes new life into it, channeling the power and charm of seminal material into their own original songs,” said John Sinkevics of LocalSpins.com.

Over seven years of touring, Red Tail Ring has performed their brand of acoustic roots at many notable venues and festivals around the United States (including the Wheatland Music Festival, Club Passim, The Ark, World Cafe Live), and have been well received by audiences over seas in Denmark, Germany and Sweden. Red Tail Ring is fresh off their fourth full-length studio release, Fall Away Blues, which features new songwriting fused with old-time and country blues sounds and themes. The album tackles topical subjects such as gun violence and environmentalism as well as age-old questions of place and love.

Catch this authentic duo’s set in Ripton this Saturday.

Doors at 7 p.m. followed by an open mic at 7:30. Red Tail Ring will play at 8. Tickets are $10/15. For more info visit rcch.org or call (802) 388-9782.

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HOME How to prepare outdoor furniture for the season

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s temperatures rise, it’s nice to be outdoors to soak up the sun.

Clean and comfortable furniture can make outdoor entertaining more enjoyable.

After months in storage or nestled under protective tarps, outdoor furniture likely needs a good cleaning before it’s put to the test once again.

Mildew may have formed, insects may be hiding out within cushions or other crevices and dirt may have accumulated — even if the furniture was cleaned before being stored away.

Experts recommend cleaning outdoor furniture between three and four times per year to keep it in optimal condition.

Before cleaning, determine the material your furniture is made of, as some cleaning products may not be safe for all materials. When in doubt, read the care tags on cushions and other products. Always test a cleaning solution in an inconspicuous area first.

WOOD There are mild oil-based soaps and products geared especially to cleaning wood. On wicker and painted woods, dilute the solutions before use. Hardwood furniture and built-in decking structures may benefit from annual sanding and then reapplication of a protective finish.

PLASTIC RESIN Use a wet sponge dipped in baking soda as a

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mild abrasive to clean resin, then rinse off the residue. Automatic dishwasher detergent mixed with a gallon of warm water also works well.

GLASS Dish detergent and general home cleaning solutions work well on glass surfaces. After cleaning, use vinegar or a glass cleaning solution and a microfiber cloth (or newspaper) to produce a streak-free shine.

OUTDOOR CUSHIONS Mix 1 teaspoon dishwashing detergent, 1 quart warm water and 1 tablespoon borax. Saturate a sponge and use it to wash the cushions. Let it sit for 15 minutes and then spray it off with a hose. Stand the cushions on their edges to dry.

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